Hanzhong, Liu Xuanchu's residence. After bidding farewell to Wu Sangui, Liu Xuanchu immediately returned home and retreated from his entourage. He Shi Shiran sat down, took a sip of tea, and said to the empty room: "You can report back to the prince, Wu Sangui will take action against Hong Chengchou.
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Behind the screen, a figure suddenly appeared. The figure was ordinary in appearance, the kind that would not stir up any waves if thrown into the crowd. He bowed deeply to Liu Xuanchu. Although he was wearing Manchu clothes, he had a certain sense of romance.
Chic.
"Thank you sir for your mediation. Your Highness and the Crown Prince will know your merits. I will summon Changsha immediately and fully cooperate with your actions."
Liu Xuanchu waved his hand and said: "There is no need to talk about the merits. I have been working as a slave for a tiger for several years. I just want my conscience to be at ease."
The man smiled and said: "Sir, you are serious. You are in the Cao camp and your heart is in the Han Dynasty. I owe you a share of the credit for the resurgence of the Ming Dynasty."
Liu Xuanchu forced a smile and drank tea by himself. The man didn't care, smiled, bowed again, turned and left.
In Changsha, Hong Chengchou has been somewhat unmotivated recently. According to his original judgment, after Sun Kewang surrendered, the two kings of Nanming, Jin, and Shu would continue to fight for power. By then, due to repeated internal strife, Nanming could defeat him, but to his surprise, Jin and Shu
The two kings quickly chose to compromise, with the King of Jin taking the lead and the King of Shu assisting. There was no major turmoil again. Li Dingguo marched westward to Yongchang, and the imperial camp in Guiyang was in chaos. He thought Guizhou was empty. As a result, Ji Xiha lost his army and generals in Guizhou, and he himself died there.
That also triggered the conflict between Manchu and Mongolia. Before Lao Hong, who was confused by the dispute between Manchu and Mongolia, could recover, the Ming army launched a large-scale attack on Hubei, attacking Xunyang, Gucheng, and Xiangyang, beating Hu Quancai to the point where
He was so confused that he did not dare to compete with the Ming army on land, so he turned to the navy to save face. This was fine, because the military supplies that the imperial court had worked so hard to squeeze out were originally going to be sent to Hanzhong.
Xiangyang was completely robbed by the Ming army. Now Wu Sangui was also exploded, and he was eager to attack Chongqing for food. But he didn't want to think about how much Wu Sangui could do without the cooperation of the Qing army on the east and south roads.
Langhua? He thought he didn’t know what he was thinking about. Sichuan, thank Wu Sangui for daring to think about it. Does he have such good teeth?
"These damn slaves don't care about the emperor's great cause at all." Hong Chengchou thought about his hatred and said angrily. Seeing that Nan Ming was breathing his last breath, he did not concentrate on the outside world at this time, and bulldozed Can Ming to the ground with all his strength.
They began to have their own agendas and schemes. If this really made Ming Xianyu stand up, how could he, a second minister like him, get away with it? How would the history books record it, and what kind of infamy would he leave behind? "A group of mediocre people without foresight, since they are
If you don’t kill the traitor, Can Ming, and turn everyone in the world into slaves, do you still want to build a memorial arch in the future?”
Hong Chengchou kept scolding that there were still too few Manchus. Although the intimidation of the Manchu soldiers was still there, China was too big. With stalls spread everywhere, how many people could still keep an eye on Wu Sangui? What's more, Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu defeated the Manchu soldiers several times.
, how much of this so-called deterrence is left? If a small tribe confronts a big country, how can it not be overthrown if its military power is not there?
"Wu Sangui wants to fight, then let him fight. It just so happens that the Kuidong Army is in Hubei and unable to support Chongqing, so this is a good opportunity." Seeing that Wu Sangui was like a wild horse that had escaped the reins and could not be pulled back, Hong Chengchou had no choice but to follow the trend.
After thinking about it, he said, "But we can't fight according to Wu Sangui's idea, and we can't give him Chengdu. We have to drive him to Guizhou... Who else can I send to monitor him?"
The restless Hong Chengchou reached for the tea cup. When he tasted it, the tea was cold. He was even more angry and scolded: "Where is Lao Chen? Where did he die? Why don't you know how to make tea for me?"
The sound of panicked footsteps sounded, and a middle-aged man walked in quickly, with a slightly frightened expression, and knelt down and said: "Excuse me, sir. I was just called out by my family. The kid got sick, so I went to deal with it."
Now, for delaying your business, this is a small crime worthy of death..."
After Hong Chengchou heard this, he was no longer angry. This man had been following him for many years and he had always done his best. Occasionally, there was no harm in making a few mistakes. He asked with concern: "Get up, have you invited the doctor? There is an imperial doctor sent by the emperor in my house.
, you can take it back later and show it to your son."
There was a trace of struggle in Lao Chen's eyes, and he bowed his head silently to thank him. Then he stood up and hurriedly changed Hong Chengchou's tea and poured water. Hong Chengchou closed his eyes again and pondered, and continued to think about Wu Sangui, but did not notice that the old man
Chen's slightly trembling hands and face turned pale with tension and conflict.
"Why don't you retreat?" Seeing Old Chen Wuzi standing there in a daze, Hong Chengchou was stunned and asked displeasedly.
"Master..." Lao Chen suddenly knelt down on the ground and kowtowed to Hong Chengchou, "I'm sorry for you, I'm not a human being, but there's nothing I can do about it. My family has been arrested by them. If I don't do this,
The little ones can't save them..."
Hong Chengchou was shocked and angry, and had a very bad premonition in his heart. He stood up suddenly, feeling dizzy, and his legs were weak. He pressed on the desk to hold himself steady. Hong Chengchou took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.
Asked: "What did you do to me?"
Lao Chen continued to kowtow and said with a cry: "The medicine they gave me was asked to be added to the master's tea. Master, please call the doctor quickly. Maybe it's still too late..."
Hong Chengchou smiled miserably and sneered at Lao Chen's comforting words. Since the other party had taken action, how could he give him a chance to survive? He felt the passing of his vitality and knew that he didn't have much time. He waved his hand and said: "Call Luotuo to see me, hurry up.
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"How is the old man?!" When Luotuo rushed into the bedroom like a wind, Hong Chengchou was already on his deathbed. He forced himself to say to Luotuo: "I don't have much time left, please listen carefully. After I go, will there be any secrets?"
In the event of mourning, you will temporarily take over the post of manager and do not cause chaos in Hunan."
"Who poisoned me?" Lotto asked with tears in his eyes, and asked in a hateful voice.
Hong Chengchou gasped: "My death is a small matter, but the war in Hunan is a big deal. If you wipe out the remaining Ming, I will be able to rest in peace even if I am under the fire. The person who poisoned me..." Hong Chengchou paused, his eyes filled with blood.
, "Nature has taken care of it."
He hated Lao Chen's betrayal so much that he not only executed Lao Chen, but also spared his family members. The people at Jinyiwei Hunan Station did not expect that Lao Chen would find out after he took action, and were arrested by people sent by Hong Chengchou.
Fortunately, the Jin Yiwei took various countermeasures and immediately ceased their activities when the opportunity came, so they were not followed. After all, being betrayed by one's subordinates is a shameful thing. Hong Chengchou rambled on and only told Luo Tuo about the war.
I don’t want to mention the whole story of my poisoning.
Luotuo's head was as big as a bucket after hearing this. He was a typical Manchurian boar skin. He had nothing to say when fighting in battle. Let him take charge of the overall situation and it would kill him. He patiently listened to Hong Chengchou's last words with an impassioned look on his face.
Jia Shen felt sad: "Don't worry, sir, I have remembered everything you said. I will definitely be optimistic about Hunan and wait until the court sends someone to take over."
Hong Chengchou seemed to have heard nothing, coughed violently, and suddenly a mouthful of blood spurted out. The people around him panicked, and several doctors rushed up to give him first aid. Hong Chengchou woke up again, found Luotuo, and warned: "Don't take the initiative to attack in the near future.
Guizhou, and beware of Wu Sangui..."
"We have succeeded. Hong Chengchou is dead." At Liu Xuanchu's residence, the man from the Imperial Guard came again.
"I heard that you suffered a lot of losses." Liu Xuanchu asked instead without much joy.
"It's not small." The man nodded, but then he said happily, "But it's worth it. Old Thief Hong ranks first in the list of traitors listed by His Highness. As long as we can kill him, we can afford no matter how high the price is.
"
Liu Xuanchu said with a half-smile, "I wonder if King Pingxi is also the person you must kill?"
The man hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and said: "Wu Sangui ranks second." After a pause, he said with a slightly doubtful look: "For some reason, His Highness seems to have a very bad impression of Wu Sangui. He mentioned Hong Chengchou many times.
Wu Sangui is different from others, and there is absolutely no room for forgiveness... In fact, we feel that compared with Hong Chengchou, Wu Sangui is still better."
Although Wu Sangui surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, his army did not have the habit of massacring cities. His surrender was considered excusable by Shilin, and he was listed as someone who could be fought over. Therefore, there were some opinions within the Jinyiwei regarding Zhu Cixuan's decisiveness.
Different opinions. But unfortunately, Zhu Cixuan has unprecedented control over the rebuilt Jinyiwei, and these opinions are ignored by him. Just kidding, he, the Yongli Prince, was killed by Wu Sangui in his previous life, and Wu Sangui had no plans to do anything anyway, at least he remembered
There is no such opponent in the game. Why not kill him as soon as possible and keep him waiting for the New Year?
Liu Xuanchu was also quite surprised and couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness is so hostile to King Pingxi, do you know why?"
The man smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, I look down upon you. How can I meet His Highness the Crown Prince? However, the commander once mentioned Your Highness's comments about Hong and Wu."
"His Highness said that it is very difficult to maintain integrity under the threat of life. He is a saint who sacrifices his life for righteousness, so he never uses the standards of a saint to ask ordinary people. And most of us are ordinary people. It is shameful to surrender to the Qing Dynasty.
, but it is not unacceptable. As long as he is willing to do anything, he will welcome him. But Hong and Wu are different. Hong Chengchou can still say that he will die if he does not surrender. When Wu Sangui surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, his life was not in danger. "
Seeing that Liu Xuanchu wanted to speak, the man continued: "Your Highness also said, it would have been fine if Hong and Wu had just surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, but after surrendering, they turned around and attacked their old masters. How could it be explained by just four words: they were involuntarily?"
?If you really have to surrender because you have no choice but to surrender, what's the difficulty in imitating Xu Shu and surrendering to Cao Cao? What's more, the Manchu Qing Dynasty is not only an enemy to our Ming Dynasty, but also a foreign race! They are the precursors of foreigners to invade China, causing our Han people to be destroyed.
Wei, Hong Wu and others deserved their death."
Liu Xuanchu was silent for a moment, and then asked: "If King Pingxi is willing to do anything, will His Highness still want to kill everyone?"
The man smiled and said: "Someone asked your highness, and your highness said that if the Ming Dynasty needs a traitor to save it, and China relies on a traitor to expel the slaves, then the Ming Dynasty will deserve to perish, and China will inevitably perish. Wu Sangui's family is full of arrogance.
, as long as Jiannu doesn’t put the knife to his neck, he won’t do anything. If Jiannu dares to kill him, he will probably be useless anyway.”
Liu Xuanchu thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Although His Highness is young, he does see things clearly, but such harsh words are not in line with the right way of a dignified person."
The man did not accept the words and changed the topic: "Sir, you have made great achievements, are you willing to return to the Ming Dynasty? Chengdu is at a time when it is employing people, and there must be a place for you to show your talents."
Liu Xuanchu was originally Liu Wenxiu's subordinate, and he had no resistance to returning to the Ming Dynasty. After thinking about it, he still shook his head and said: "For the time being, I will stay with King Pingxi, which is more beneficial to the Ming Dynasty. However, Liu has a grievance
Could you please convey your request to the Commander-in-Chief? Liu hopes to visit Chengdu and pay homage to His Highness."
"What's so difficult about this?" The man smiled and said, "I'll make sure your wish comes true, sir." This chapter has been completed!