The governor's yamen of Guangzhou City, in the past, people came and went, but today there are few people, and a group of capable officials and guards blocked the entire governor's yamen.

Yang Zongren was dressed in a second-grade official uniform, kneeling in the center of the hall, and the brocade chicken on his chest was majestic.

It's just that Lord Yang Zongren, who was majestic in the past, is now pale in the face, he has already learned the news of Nian Qianyao's victory, and he knows in his heart that he lost the bet this time.

If the battle situation deteriorates by three points, Yang Zongren's original plan may come true, and the emperor may not be so ruthless due to various considerations.

But the problem is that no one expected that at this juncture, Nian Qianyao would hit Yun County, but this time it made Yang Zongren's performance become a thorn in Kangxi's eyes, and he almost wanted to pull it out quickly.

The person who came was the eunuch who passed the decree and the Shangshu Tuo Lai of the Criminal Department, one of them was yin and yang, and the other was angry and black-faced, and they looked a little funny.

Soon the process began, first the eunuch told Kangxi's will, and then began to scold Yang Zongren viciously, you must know that being scolded by a lowly eunuch is a very tragic way of humiliation, if many ministers have this experience, I am afraid they will think of killing immediately.

However, Yang Zongren is tough in his heart, so he naturally won't take these things seriously, and the key this time is how to survive. As long as he can live, Yang Zongren is confident that when he comes to the next dynasty, he will be able to make great progress.

This is not Yang Zongren's conjecture, but based on his understanding of Chu Reverse, as long as one or two more victories are fought, the foundation of Chu Reversity will be completely established, and the foundation of Chu Reversity will no longer be just a rogue who spins up and whirls out, but an existence that can really fight with the Qing court.

If it comes to this point, the Qing court will not be able to complete the rebellion by relying on its own Eight Banners alone, especially the northern Haoqiang is also ready to move, and the Qing court can only seek cooperation with the Han landlords and squires, and then Yang Zongren can be pushed to the front as a representative of them. Therefore, Yang Zongren has hope in his heart, and he is not willing to admit defeat.

Shangshu Tuolai of the Criminal Department went to Guangzhou in person this time, but he didn't have any level, and when the will was finished, he scolded Yang Zongren a few more words, and let Yang Zongren be flailed, which is really rare for officials.

Guan Yuanzhong sighed slightly in his heart, he still admires Yang Zongren very much, this person has the means and scheming to be an official, but there is only one point, the gambling is too heavy. At this critical juncture, going into such a sensitive twist and turn is tantamount to looking for death.

However, it was also a colleague, Guan Yuanzhong sighed slightly: "Gonggong Li, Lord Tuo, this Yang Zongren is also a scholar, and he still takes care of some along the way, so as to save face for the whole court." ”

The father-in-law had a smile on his face at this time, and it was not the vicious appearance that he scolded just now, "Yo, Lord Guan, look at what you said, although this Lord Yang has annoyed the emperor, as long as he waits until the emperor returns to Beijing, he will admit his mistake, and it is not impossible for the official to be reinstated in the future, and our family will not dare to humiliate the pillars of the court." ”

On the contrary, it was the Shangshu Tuo Lai of the Criminal Department, but there was a little resentment in his heart, "General Guan, this matter is really the way that Yang Zongren is not a courtier, and it is also appropriate to punish the emperor like that." ”

Guan Yuanzhong smiled bitterly angrily, and arched his hand: "It should be, it should be." Then he turned his head to look at Yang Zongren, who was described as withered, and sighed, but he didn't say much.

The current situation is like this, it is not good for anyone, he Guan Yuanzhong is also a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and it is difficult to save himself.

After Gonggong Li and Tuo Lai imprisoned Yang Zongren, they then collected all the documents and case files in Yang Zongren's residence, as well as some of the official documents in the governor's yamen, and when all this was completed, they did not continue to stay, and went back to Beijing.

After Guan Yuanzhong sent them ten miles outside the city, he returned to the mansion, and he was slightly anxious in his heart, not only because Chu Yi was watching from the side, but also because he was unknown about his own future and fate, especially after Yang Zongren was taken away, the entire Liangguang officialdom had already fallen two big men in a row.

Could it be him next? No one really knows.

In the evening, a knight galloped from outside the city, and narrowly entered the city when the city gate fell.

Guan Yuanzhong was having dinner at this time, the diet was quite simple, just a porridge and a dish, he had been in Guangzhou for 20 years, but he never liked the local flavor.

"My lord, there's an urgent report from the north!"

The guard hurriedly walked in from the outside, his face a little bitter.

"In the battle of Qingjiang City, the 40,000-strong army has been wiped out, and the losses of the Ning thieves are not large, and there is no new movement at present. Also, Gao Qiqi has died in battle. ”

Pop - The porcelain bowl in Guan Yuanzhong's hand fell, fortunately there was a thick blanket on the ground, and it was not broken, but all the porridge inside spilled out, wetting a large piece of the blanket.

"How so? This high position has also fought for so many years, how could he lose so badly? Guan Yuanzhong's face turned pale, as if he had seen his end.

The guard's face was also very ugly, "It is said that Gao Qiwei was angry to death by Na Ning Yu on the battlefield, and then our army was ..... rout."

It turned out that at the moment when Gao Qiwei fell that day, he was misinterpreted by some people with a heart to be narrow-minded and did not bear the humiliation before he died of anger, but he shirked his responsibility completely.

Guan Yuanzhong didn't know that the reason why Gao Qiwei was defeated so badly was of course due to the weakness of the soldiers of the Green Battalion, and also due to the pressure from Kangxi.

The form of the battlefield was transformed little by little, the advantages held by the Qing court were gradually lost, and the progress of the Qing army in the north was also sluggish, while the Fu Han army was not, a large number of muskets and artillery were produced, and began to enrich the grassroots of the army, which also made the Qing army's battle better and better.

Guan Yuanzhong is not only worried about this battle, but the grand strategy of the entire Qing army, judging from the current form, there are more than 100,000 people in the north of the Qing army, more than 60,000 people in the east, more than 100,000 people have been consumed, one governor killed in battle, one prisoner, and the commander is not counted, plus the surrendered Jingzhou general, it can be said that the Qing army has almost never won in the front.

And this fiasco reflects a very profound problem, that is, the current combat effectiveness of the Qing army is too far behind the Fu Han army, and it is difficult to completely solve the Fu Han army by relying on the current 160,000 troops alone.

For Guan Yuanzhong himself, the current southward Fu Han army has no way to stop, it may attack Guangzhou at any time, the Qing army is difficult to stop, and now he can still watch Yang Zongren return to Beijing for trial, whether he can escape from Guangzhou at that time is two different things.