Zhu Youdong saw that everything he wanted to say was finished, and Zhang Zuochen also promised to govern Yunnan by himself, so he immediately left. After Zhu Youdong left, Wan Niance immediately said, "Have you seen it, Elder Ge?" He just didn't want to rescue the emperor, and he was just a marquis, how could he appoint a provincial magistrate? Why did you agree, Elder Ge? ”

Zhang Zuochen looked at the anxious Wan Nian Ce, and suddenly asked inexplicably: "Lord Wan, with our emperor's approach, can we restore the Ming Dynasty?" Wan Nian Ce was stunned for a moment, and said: "The emperor is a little timid, and he has no responsibility, if it is better in the peaceful years, I am afraid it will be difficult in this troubled world." ”

Zhang Zuochen said: "Yes! What's more, he doesn't want to come back yet, I heard that this Pingyu Marquis is a descendant of King Xiang. After speaking, Zhang Zuochen went directly to the Yunnan Governor's Yamen. When the imperial court left Kunming, Yongli abandoned the ministers of the court, and then abandoned the country and fled to Burma alone.

This is tantamount to a bolt from the blue for a scholar who values his family and the country and the world, so Zhang Zuochen also has a hatred for Yongli in his heart, and the hated Yongli is incompetent and unangry. Now I heard that Yongli repelled again and again and went to rescue his courtiers.

If Yongli himself is unwilling, even if Burma is persecuted, it is impossible to forge Yongli's holy decree. Therefore, Zhang Zuochen was even more disappointed with Yongli. On the other hand, Zhu Youdong is very courageous, and he is a descendant of King Xiang, and he is also the Taizu bloodline of the Yongle lineage. Although it belongs to the side branch, Yongli is not the emperor's descendant, Yongli can be the emperor, and Zhu Youdong can do it.

In addition, Zhang Zuochen was a person who had already surrendered to the Qing Dynasty once, although when he surrendered at that time, he never thought about going out to the Qing court. But in my heart, I have cut off a trace of friendship with the Yongli court. If Yongli can assist, of course it is the best, if not, Zhang Zuochen doesn't care very much.

What's more, there are other better options now, and Zhang Zuochen will certainly choose a better one without hesitation. Compared with the world when Yongli took over, Zhu Youdong's starting point is undoubtedly much lower. But Yongli lost the world, and Zhu Youdong started almost from scratch, restoring to the state before the Qing army entered Yungui on his own.

And the situation now is definitely better than before the Qing army attacked, at that time, the army of the imperial court, all sides of the army were vying for power and profit, and the army was not in harmony. Now Zhu Youdong's army was created by Zhu Youdong. commanded the military situation and conveyed it quickly, and Zhu Youdong commanded the army like an arm. As long as Zhu Youdong gives an order, his generals and soldiers all obey orders, which are incomparable to Yongli.

Of course, Zhang Zuochen hopes that his efforts can be recognized and the results can be seen. And not like when he was in the Yongli court, in addition to constant retreat, it was defeat. No matter how hard you try, the end result is a complete loss.

In the end, I am afraid that I will have to bear the name of rebellious ministers and thieves, after all, for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, these people are rebellious ministers and thieves. Therefore, Zhang Zuochen's heart has changed, and he is willing to accept Zhu Youdong. What's more, only Zhu Youdong can save Yongli now, if Zhu Youdong doesn't go, or Yongli can't wait for Zhu Youdong to save him, Zhang Zuochen just wants to do something to the people of the world and himself.

It is this change in heart that makes Zhang Zuochen no longer entangled in whether he can rescue Yongli. Even if Zhu Youdong really supervises the country or ascends to the throne, Zhang Zuochen will not object, after all, he is also the blood of Taizu. Now that Zhu Youdong wants him to govern Yunnan, Zhang Zuochen will accept it with an open mind. Since we want to govern Yunnan, we must first familiarize ourselves with the situation in Yunnan.

It wasn't until Zhang Zuochen left that Wan Niance finally thought of why Zhang Zuochen wanted to talk about Zhu Youdong's life experience, and he was shocked all over, could it be that Zhu Youdong really had a big mind. As soon as Wan Niance thought of this, he immediately chased after Zhang Zuochen and said, "Elder Ge, is he really the blood of Taizu?" ”

Zhang Zuochen glanced at Wan Niance and said, "Is this fake?" He was and is now the Taizu bloodline, and he will also be the Taizu bloodline in the future. Wan Nian said: "Then he wants to..." ”

Zhang Zuochen said: "What do you care about him?" Now only by governing Yungui well and making me strong can I save the emperor. The rest of me doesn't do what he thinks now. After saying that, Zhang Zuochen ignored Wannian Ce, and only cared about walking.

Wan Niance looked at the figure of Zhang Zuochen leaving, and said to himself: "Yes, who can say for sure what will happen in the future?" Now I can't lead the troops to save the emperor, what I want to do is to govern the place. Wan Niance suddenly came easily. thought: "I have to let the elder Ge arrange an errand." ”

Thinking of the errand, Wan Nian Ce suddenly thought that just now Zhu Youdong said that if he didn't nod, no one could do it for himself, and he suddenly said in distress: "I really lifted a stone and hit my own feet, I can't help it, I have to go to Pingyuhou." ”

Zhu Youdong came out of Zhang Zuochen and returned to the barracks directly. As long as Zhang Zuochen comes forward to govern Yunnan, he can save a lot of things, which makes Zhu Youdong a lot easier.

Not long after Zhu Youdong returned to the barracks, someone came to report that someone had come to look for him. Zhu Youdong was stunned for a moment, and didn't remember who came to find him, so he called someone in. As a result, when I came in, I was just reprimanded by myself for being a ten thousand years of strategy. Zhu Youdong suddenly said impatiently: "What are you doing with me again?" ”

Wan Niance didn't raise the bar at this time, and said with a smile: "Didn't this just offend Master Hou, I came here to ask for it." Hearing this, Zhu Youdong suddenly became interested and said, "Will you still confess?" I thought you were born to carry a bar. ”

Wan Nian said: "Master Hou said that he laughed, and the lower officials are not sages, how can they not admit their mistakes." Zhu Youdong didn't want to talk about this, so he said directly: "Say, what are you doing here?" Wan Nian said: "I came to make amends to Hou Ye, and I just want to give Hou Ye a hand." ”

When Zhu Youdong heard this, he was still reluctant to take the official position. Zhu Youdong said: "If you want to be an official, don't you have an official from the imperial court?" How did you remember to come here for me? Wan Niance smiled bitterly and said: "Master Hou, don't laugh at me, I'm a demote, and what other court official positions do I have." Besides, now that the court is gone, what is the use of this official. ”

Zhu Youdong said: "Yes, the imperial court is gone, and I don't have an official here, you better go back, and when the imperial court comes back, it will naturally seal you." Wan Niance almost cried, and said: "Master Hou, if you don't nod, who dares to give me an official, now you are the actual controller of this Yunguichuan." ”

Zhu Youdong suddenly said: "Hey, you can't say that, you are saying that I am plotting to usurp the throne, what is the actual controller, this place belongs to the imperial court, not my own." Wan Niance was also busy saying: "Don't be surprised by Lord Hou, it is the lower official who said the wrong thing, it is the court, and the court of Hou Ye is loyal and unyielding." ”

Zhu Youdong saw that no matter what he said or how sarcastic, this 10,000-year-old strategy just wouldn't go. Suddenly there was no way, so you can't just let the people in the army fork it out. At this moment, Tan Shuanghua came in and said, "Master Hou, that Qin has made a move." ”

Tan Shuanghua came in and saw that Wan Niance was also there, and immediately said, "What are you doing here?" I can tell you, we don't have what you're looking for, what evidence of a plot to usurp the throne you're looking for in us. It's going to disappoint you, we don't have it here. ”

When Wan Niance heard this, he knew that some time ago, he wanted to find evidence of Zhu Youdong's plot, and Zhu Youdong knew about it. Immediately, the old face turned red and said, "The general is wrong to blame me, I am here to make amends to the Hou Ye today." When Tan Shuanghua heard this, he was curious: "You will also make amends?" I don't think so. ”

The flesh on Wan Niance's face twitched twice involuntarily, and said, "The general is laughing, the lower official is really here to make amends." Tan Shuanghua said: "Okay, you have made amends now, go back." Wan Nian Ce was stunned for a moment, go back? I want to be an official when I come to make amends, and I want to take Zhu Youdong, the big ship that has just set sail. I didn't say anything now, so I sent myself back, and I'm embarrassed to come back a second time?

At that moment, Wan Nian said: "The general said that he was laughing. Then he looked at Zhu Youdong with a blank look, Zhu Youdong was speechless for a moment, and said: "Your business, go and let Zhang Zuochen arrange it first, I have military affairs to be busy here." ”

As soon as Wan Niance heard Zhu Youdong speak, he immediately said happily: "Yes, I'll go to find Zhang Ge Lao, I won't bother Master Hou, and I will leave the official." After saying that, he slipped out directly.

Seeing that Wan Niance was finally gone, Zhu Youdong said to Tan Shuanghua: "What did that Qin send recruit?" Tan Shuanghua said: "Actually, it's nothing, he came to Doni and asked them to step up the encirclement and suppression of the Ming army in Yunnan, so that they can return to Sichuan to destroy us." ”

Zhu Youdong was stunned for a moment and asked, "That's all?" Is it worth such secrecy? Even if he said it earlier, it's useless, now Doni, Luo Keduo, Duran, these Manchu clans have been arrested by us, and Hong Chengchou, a big traitor, is also in prison, so it is impossible to complete the deployment of Shunzhi. ”

Tan Shuanghua said: "Of course it's more than that, that Qincha's name is Amida, and he is Shunzhi's guard." When he came, he was all the way with Wang Jieshu of Kangjun, and Jieshu was in Huguang to supervise the army. Since most of the Huguang army entered Yungui, now there are not enough people to defend Jingguo Gong. It is also necessary to go to the rear to recruit and let the defenders from all over the country come to defend. ”

Zhu Youdong was stunned for a moment and said, "The Qing court's army is so depleted? Immediately, Zhu Youdong understood and said: "Yes, the army in the south of the Yangtze River in the Qing court wants to defend the king of Yanping County along the coast, and now Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, and Nanjing have to garrison a large number of soldiers, especially this time the king of Yanping County attacked Nanjing, and the Qing court did not dare to withdraw the coastal army." ”

Tan Shuanghua said: "Then can we directly attack Huguang, anyway, the Qing court does not have the strength to defend, maybe, we can still capture a Manchu prince in Huguang." Zhu Youdong said: "You are the prince of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and stand for you to catch, it is not easy to catch the commander in the army." Of course, I want to send troops to Huguang, but our current army is also in Yungui, and there is no army to attack at all. Tan Shuanghua said: "You can let Jing Guogong send troops, they also have an army of 30,000 now, why can't they attack Huguang?" ”

Zhu Youdong said: "They can't move now, the Qing court Huguang has no troops, but in Liangguang, and there are also large armies stationed in the north, if they attack rashly, the army of the Qing army in the north will go to Xunyang, and Xiangyang will enter Kuidong, and it will be too late to regret it at that time." Tan Shuanghua said: "Amida said that Shunzhi was originally going to mobilize a large army to besiege Sichuan, but it was blocked by the ministers of the court and Xiaozhuang. ”

Zhu Youdong said: "Although these people have their scruples, they do us a favor. It only took us half a year to lay down the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan. If it weren't for the fact that we were able to capture some supplies from the Qing army, we wouldn't have been able to support it for so long, so the main thing for us now is to govern the place. ”

Tan Shuanghua said: "I don't understand what you said, won't we fight the Qing army?" Zhu Youdong said: "Of course not, we can't stop at all now, think about it, we now have no less than 200,000 troops, if we don't fight the Qing army and don't capture it, how can we support the army?" ”

Tan Shuanghua pouted and said: "Then you said that the most important thing now is to govern the place, and not to attack Huguang, Huguang is the main grain-producing area." Zhu Youdong said: "It's not that we don't fight, we can't transfer the army over now, and there are still more than 200,000 Qing troops in Yunnan." Is it possible that I can send troops to attack the city of Beijing now, annihilate the Manchurians in one fell swoop, and then let the people live and work in peace and contentment? I need to manage the officials in the rear now, and the officials are hard to find. ”

Tan Shuanghua said: "Didn't Wan Niance come to ask you for an official just now?" If you don't give it to others, you have to look at you here for ten thousand years. Zhu Youdong said: "Don't talk about him, it's better if he is not an official, if he is an official, it will be a disaster." I don't do my own thing, I just think about showing loyalty all day long, and I just want to be loyal. And then there is the nest, all day long, suspecting this disloyalty, that one wants to rebel. I don't want an official like him. ”

Tan Shuanghua smiled: "I just said a word, you look at you and you crackle and say a lot." Since he has such a ability, why not let him go to Jinyiwei? ”

When Zhu Youdong heard this, he immediately glared at Tan Shuanghua nervously, and said, "Who did you listen to, can anyone command Jinyiwei?" Then he looked around again to make sure that no one else was reassured. Tan Shuanghua said: "You don't look at what army I am in charge of now, what secrets of yours can hide from me." ”

Zhu Youdong looked at the proud Tan Shuanghua and said, "You know, don't talk nonsense, something big will happen." Tan Shuanghua said: "Okay, I won't say it." Zhu Youdong said after a pause: "How is Myanmar?" ”

Tan Shuanghua knew that Zhu Youdong was asking Yongli, and hurriedly said: "There is no definite news yet, but the last news said that Zhuo Luo and Wu Sangui had arrived at the royal city of Myanmar on the eighth day of December, but the Burmese king Mangda was unwilling to hand it over directly to the Qing court. ”