Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan had no idea Hao Yongzhong's distraction, Li Dingguo said: "The emperor was killed in Burma, which dealt a big blow to the Ming Dynasty, which can be said to be tantamount to a thunderbolt from the blue, but we can't do nothing." A nation shall not be left without an owner for a day. We also have to set up a new master for the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible, otherwise the willingness of the soldiers to resist the Qing Dynasty is not high. ”

Hao Yongzhong also came back to his senses and said: "What the King of Jin said is right, I think he will set up the Marquis of Ping as the prison country, and after a period of time, or the southern capital will be restored, you can enter the emperor's throne." Bai Wenxuan said: "It is indeed the most appropriate to support the Marquis of Pingyu now, but we have to ask." What does Marquis Pingyu think of the generals of my Great Western Army? ”

Hao Yongzhong smiled: "I'm afraid this is also what King Jin meant." If I say that the Marquis of Pinglu has great respect for the King of Jin, and also attaches great importance to the soldiers of the Great Western Army, the King of Jin must think that I am speaking for the Marquis of Pinglu. "Regarding these calculating interests, Bai Wenxuan certainly can't let Li Dingguo come out to bargain.

However, this is also an issue related to the interests of the officers and men of the entire Great Western Army, and now we have to ask it clearly. Bai Wenxuan glanced at Li Dingguo, and then said to Hao Yongzhong: "General Hao said that he laughed, this is all related to the food and clothing of his soldiers, and tens of thousands of family members are also watching, we also have to ask first." ”

Hao Yongzhong hurriedly said: "I understand this, I think that when we decided to join forces with the Marquis of Ping, we also had a lot of concerns, and we were also afraid that the Marquis of Pingju would be excluded everywhere because of our past, and when the overall situation began to stabilize, it would be the same as what happened in Guangxi. ”

Although Li Dingguo did not say anything explicitly, he still nodded again and again. After all, he used to be in the Yongli Imperial Court, but under one person, above ten thousand. Even Yongli is the task of courtesy and concession to the three of them, and as for military affairs, it is a golden mouth, and the existence of the final word. Now we are joining forces with the Restoration Army, just looking at the transmission of the Restoration Army's decrees and the implementation of military orders. It is impossible for Li Dingguo to have the prestige of the past, not to mention that now the Restoration Army is all under Zhu Youdong's orders.

Hao Yongzhong said: "King Jin can rest assured about this, if you are still not at ease, I have a way." Li Dingguo said: "Oh, what way? Hao Yongzhong said with a smile: "I just saw the King of Jin with the family of the army, if I can choose the daughter of a general to form a good relationship with the Marquis of Qin and Jin, wouldn't it be very reassuring." ”

Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan were stunned for a moment, Bai Wenxuan was better, and Li Dingguo immediately lowered his face. At the beginning of Meng Lian, Li Dingguo misunderstood that Pi Xiong laughed at himself, and wanted to use his daughter to marry Zhu Youdong. Listening to Hao Yongzhong now, if it weren't for Hao Yongzhong's marquis, and now he is the commander of the first army, he would have been angry a long time ago.

Bai Wenxuan thought about it, and immediately felt that it was feasible, so he said: "This method is good." Hao Yongzhong also said: "Of course, we were also worried in Kuidong at the beginning, and later let the daughter of Linguo Gong marry the Marquis of Pingyu, so we can rest assured." Later events have indeed proved that our concerns are superfluous, and Pingyu Hou has no intention of seeing the outside world at all. ”

Hao Yongzhong just put forward an opinion, reassuring Li Dingguo and the others, seeing that Li Dingguo was a little reluctant. I don't force it at the moment, after all, if Li Dingguo's daughter also marries Zhu Youdong, what should Li Xiao do? Li Dingguo is the king of Jin, Li Laiheng is the duke of the country, and the title is several levels behind. Hao Yongzhong said: "These things, I am to say, it is okay if the King of Jin disagrees." But there is one thing that King Jin still needs to know, and that is the affairs of the army. ”

When Li Dingguo heard that it was the army, he immediately cheered up and said, "The army? What's the matter with the army? When our army is well rested, we will continue to attack the Qing army. Hao Yongzhong shook his head and said: "Don't worry about the King of Jin, when the Marquis of Pingyu formed an army, he set the rules. Whenever two armies join forces, whether they are friendly armies, they join and take refuge. Whether the enemy surrenders on the battlefield, or captures the soldiers, they must all be broken up and reorganized. ”

Bai Wenxuan said proudly: "How is this possible, isn't this all our troops collected?" We are actually the same as the surrendered Qing army? Li Dingguo also said: "It's too much for the Marquis of Pingyu to do this, even the Manchu Qing Dynasty didn't say that they would collect all the troops." I'm afraid that few people in the world will agree to such a condition, and those who originally wanted to surrender are afraid that they will not surrender again. ”

Hao Yongzhong said: "King Jin is wrong, since the establishment of the Restoration Army, there are really few surrenders. Even Wu Sangui's Guan Ning Army was broken up and reorganized. Now the only ones who can maintain an independent formation in the Restoration Army are the white pole soldiers of Shizhu. ”

Bai Wenxuan said: "Since the white pole soldiers can be formed independently, we can't do it." Hao Yongzhong said: "King Gongchang thinks too much, and the white pole soldiers can exist independently in the Restoration Army. The first is that the Marquis of Pingyu admires the loyal Marquis very much, and the second is that our Restoration Army does not have the tactics that can be suitable for the white pole soldiers, otherwise the Pingyu Marquis will definitely not let the white pole soldiers exist independently. ”

Bai Wenxuan was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect this Pingyu Hou to be so decisive. Li Dingguo said: "In other words, we can't fight together with the Restoration Army, unless we accept the reorganization of the Restoration Army, we have no other choice?" Hao Yongzhong said: "I personally think so. King of Jin, now the whole of Sichuan, Guizhou. Not to mention that there are military towns with separate leaders, but the Tusi everywhere has almost been canceled by the Pingyu Marquis. ”

Li Dingguo was shocked and said: "How is it possible, those Tusi are willing to let the Marquis of Pingyu cancel the hereditary?" Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan thought of themselves, how many words and benefits they paid in order to borrow troops from those Tusi and let them fight the Qing Dynasty together. In order to make Na Song resist the Qing Dynasty, Mu Guogong let his son join that family. Unexpectedly, the Marquis of Pingyu actually canceled the hereditary inheritance of Tusi, but this is the case, Zhu Youdong also let the Restoration Army quickly occupy such a big place.

Hao Yongzhong said: "If you want to say that it is voluntary, there are some, but if you want to say that it is all voluntary, it is definitely impossible." Bai Wenxuan said: "How did the Marquis of Pingyu do it?" Hao Yongzhong said: "If you want to say that it is simple and simple, it is four words, and everyone is treated equally." ”

Li Dingguo said: "It's that simple? Hao Yongzhong said: "Yes, whether it is for the Miao people, or the Yi people, and the white people from all over Yunnan. As long as they are willing to go out of the mountain, they will all be changed to Han people, and from then on they will be the same as Han people. If Tusi voluntarily took people out of the mountains, he would join the army, do business, and practice the same as the Han people. If you are willing to go to Sichuan for resettlement, we will also give you the road money and escort them to Sichuan. In this way, there are many people who are willing to go out of the mountain, and if they are unwilling, they will stick to the stubborn resistance, and we will never let go. ”

Hao Yongzhong said that it is easy, but it is not easy to do it. In any social change, there will be people who will benefit and there will be people who will oppose it. Of course, the Restoration Army will not be like the Manchu Qing Dynasty, as soon as it encounters resistance and resistance, it will come to "sweep the holes and leave no traces". In fact, it is the three-light policy, and there is no life for people and animals everywhere it goes. The Restoration Army only dealt with the Tusi who resisted in various places, and then resettled the people separately in various places.

Li Dingguo saw that Zhu Youdong couldn't even let go of the Tusi in various places, and knew that if he didn't accept the reorganization, the Restoration Army would definitely not accept his own army, and it was very likely to cause a merger between the two arms. Li Dingguo said: "Then can you wait a minute, I want to meet this Pingyu Marquis first." ”

Hao Yongzhong heard Li Dingguo say this, and he also knew that Li Dingguo basically agreed, otherwise he would not have gone to see Zhu Youdong. Isn't this confusing? You went to see Zhu Youdong, if you don't agree, Zhu Youdong will let you go safely? At that time, the families of the entire army were in the hands of the Restoration Army, who could run away? Are the soldiers willing to leave with you alone?

Hao Yongzhong didn't break it immediately, and said: "Okay, since King Jin has decided, I won't say more." It's just that there is little grain in this Jingdong land, and it is not only for the army of King Jin to consume. We will also feed more than 20,000 officers and men of the Tenth and Ninth Armies. If the King of Jin agrees, I think it will be how about letting the army and his family go to Kunming? ”

Li Dingguo also knew the situation in Yunnan, and Jingdong did not have much grain and grass, so he immediately said: "It's okay, tomorrow I will let the army set off and go to Kunming to rest." ”

After Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan returned to their camp, they found that there were already a lot of soldiers of the Restoration Army and began to send food to the barracks. When Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan returned to their big tent, all the generals were there, and they were talking about all kinds of things they had seen and heard in the Restoration Army. Seeing Li Dingguo and the others coming in, they all looked at each other.

Li Dingguo said: "What? The army is all arranged? Qi Sansheng said: "King Jin, don't worry, we have all arranged it, and there will be no chaos." Bai Wenxuan also said: "Today is the first day of our reunion with the Restoration Army, let the soldiers under us behave properly." ”

Wu Sanxing continued: "Of course we know this, and we have already let our subordinates explain it. King Jin, King Gongchang, you still talk about the situation over there, what Hao Yongzhong said there. Bai Wenxuan said: "He didn't say anything there, just some daily explanations. ”

Bai Wenxuan then repeated Hao Yongzhong's words aside, and the rest was okay, when Bai Wenxuan said that he wanted to reorganize the army. The generals blew up immediately. Wu Zisheng said: "How can this be, if all the troops are given to them, then when the time comes, it will be good for the Restoration Army to kick us away." If they start to kill, we'll be left to be slaughtered. No, no, the army must not give it to them. ”

Qi Sansheng also said: "Yes, we don't have an army, so what value do we have." In this troubled world, the army is the foundation of our existence, and everything else is easy to say, the army is absolutely not good. Li Sixing also followed: "Yes, father, the army is gone, what else do you have as the king of Jin, isn't it a false name?" ”

Li Dingguo saw that everyone was against it, Li Sixing also used his identity to talk about things, and suddenly said: "If you can contribute to my Ming Dynasty, what if I don't want the title of King of Jin, as long as the Restoration Ming Army can treat his brothers well, my personal honor and disgrace are not important." ”

Li Dingguo's words sounded very refreshing, and he didn't care about personal gains and losses at all. Le Tongwu said: "The king of Jin is wrong, if he really joins forces with the Fuming army, they will reorganize our army." If we lose the King of Jin again, how can we fight with the people of the Restoration Army, and when the time comes, the brothers will not even have anyone to talk to, wouldn't they be bullied. ”

Qi Sansheng, Wu Sansheng and others also echoed, Wu Zisheng said: "Yes, the King of Jin can't just consider personal gains and losses, but now there are still tens of thousands of people waiting for the King of Jin to speak for them." Saying this, the others immediately looked at Li Dingguo.

Bai Wenxuan said: "Actually, you don't have to worry too much, it is said that the towns in Kuidong have been reorganized, and the Qing army that surrendered later, the Ming army anyway, and other armies that are willing to resist the Qing Dynasty together must be reorganized." I think that since the Marquis of Pingyu wants to completely reorganize the army, he will not consider the disputes between the various departments. ”

Wu San said: "King Gongchang, this is not right, how can we hand over our net worth and life to others." Li Dingguo said: "If we really want to support the establishment of the Pingyu Hou Prison State, then His Royal Highness the Prison State wants to rectify the army, and it is understandable." I think people are overthinking it. ”