The sweep of the remnants of the Qing army in Huguang by the Great Western Army and Guangxinwei, disguised as the Great Western Army, was almost a succession of victories, and the Qing court seemed to have completely abandoned Huguang.

In theory, this is indeed possible.

There are a lot of Qing troops in Fujian, Guangdong, and many of them are the elite of the Han Banner Army, such as the Blue Banner Han Army of Zhishun King Shang Kexi, the Zhenghuang Banner Han Army of Geng Jimao who has just inherited the title of King Huaishun of his father, and the Zhenglan Banner Han Army of Li Chengdong, the Guangdong Governor who has survived several times, and so on.

All things add up, and there are still 17 or 80,000 in the Qing army in Fujian, Guangdong, and so on.

After leveling the remnants of tens of thousands of Qing troops in Huguang, Li Dingguo agreed with Wu Zheng's point of view, and no longer transferred his troops to the west to "absorb" the remnants of the Dashun army that was fighting against the Shaanxi-Gansu-Qing army, but transferred the main force to Guangxi, and at the same time, the Guangxin defense of Gao Yigong attacked Guangdong.

The Liangguang Campaign is at a stage where it is on the verge of breaking out.

At this time, the Qing court finally had a move.

Chen Mingxia, a Han scholar of the Qing court, was ordered to send an envoy to Jiangnan, but Chen Mingxia and his entourage were suspended in Yanzhou for a few days.

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"General Shen should know that Prince Rui is not the regent, with his ability, it is impossible to fight against the imperial court, the emperor is already in power, if the imperial court is determined to cut the domain, where should the general go, please think twice...... The official is worried about the general, and there may be too much in the words, but the deep meaning of the general's plan in the words can only be expressed. ”

Chen Mingxia raised his wine glass and continued in a slightly "tragic" tone: "The northwest, southwest, and southeast are surrounded by strong enemies, and with the ability of a general, it is time to lead 30,000 tigers and establish meritorious deeds...... At that time, on the day of the king's worship, Chen still needs a lot of support from the general. ”

Shen Zhiyuan smiled, played with the wine glass in his hand, and suddenly said, "As far as Shen knows, Chen Xiang should have a lot of contact with Nanmian, right?" ”

Chen Mingxia's face changed, and he said in a deep voice: "What does the general mean by this?" Is it to frame Chen? ”

Shen Zhiyuan shook his hand with a smile and said: "Chen Xiang, don't worry, when the building is about to collapse, leave a way back for yourself, blameless...... But do not do unto others as you would have them do unto you...... What path Chen Xiang chooses, Zhiyuan has no intention of blocking it, so what path does Zhiyuan choose, why should Chen Xiang worry more? ”

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The banquet ended unhappily halfway.

Chen Mingxia did not stop because of this, he went to another banquet.

Different from before, the former is Chen Mingxia Zuodong, and the latter is Ganglin and Qi Chongge Zuodong.

Things in the world are so ridiculous.

Chen Mingxia is a Hanchen, and the original Ming minister descended to the Qing Dynasty.

And Ganglin is an out-and-out Manchurian, and there is not much intersection between the two.

But Chen Mingxia is good at political communication and is very close to Sony, and at the same time, he is also very close to Tan Tai, Dolgon's confidant.

Tan Tai was killed during the first battle of crossing the river by the Northern Expeditionary Army, and before his death he still held the title of Manshang of the Qing court.

And Sony and Tan Tai are out-and-out political enemies.

Ganglin also intersected with Chen Mingxia because of Tan Tai's relationship, and when the two saw each other, it can be said that they were "old at first sight", and since then they have become irreversible.

This time, Chen Mingxia was ordered to go out of Beijing as an envoy, and most of it was because Chen Mingxia had a friendship with Ganglin.

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"Brother Baishi's trip to Jiangnan, I'm afraid it's because of the crisis in Fujian and Guangdong, right?"

Ganglin invited the wine and said, "Don't blame me for not listening to my words, Brother Baishi is afraid that it will be difficult to succeed immediately...... This Wu Zhengna, the same stubbornness as Li Dingguo, is like being born against our clan, you see, first Prince Yu, then Prince Rui, and even the King of Doluo Duanzhong County has been detained in Hangzhou for several years...... It's too difficult to get Wu Zheng to watch from the wall. ”

Qi Chongge said with a sense of wine: "That is, I heard that Li Dingguo, the puppet king of the Jin Dynasty, sent his son and daughter to Hangzhou Mansion, what does he want to do?" It is nothing more than taking children as hostages in exchange for new firearms in Jiangnan...... It is reported that in the Battle of Huguang, the sharpness of the firearms of the Onishi Army was comparable to that of the Northern Expeditionary Army...... Hey, I started building a new army, and I was inferior to the enemy...... And so much more. ”

Chen Mingxia held the wine glass and listened "intently".

Compared with the previous seat, Chen Mingxia was much quieter.

However, after Qi Chongge finished speaking, Chen Mingxia still spoke, "The emperor knew that the two were loyal ministers, and before he came, he summoned me to the palace and specially told me to tell the two of them that as long as they are loyal to the court, not only can they not be honest with the past, but they can also be rewarded for their merits...... Two adults, miss this time, that ...... It's hard to say, but you have to cherish it. ”

Gang Lin and Qi Chongge glanced at each other, and their faces changed abruptly.

Gang Lin said: "Since Lord Chen has made his words clear, I won't go around in circles...... Now Yanzhou is in the hands of Shen Zhiyuan, and Prince Rui handed over all military and political affairs to Shen Zhiyuan to decide with a word...... Lord Chen, it's not that we don't want to be loyal to the emperor, it's really ...... I can't do it. ”

Chen Mingxia smiled and said: "If it were someone else, it might be really powerless, but Shen Zhiyuan has one of the biggest weaknesses, that is, he is Han...... Aside from the 30,000 new troops under his command, the rest of the troops in Yanzhou are all loyal to the imperial court, at least it is impossible for the Maner Second Banner to obey a Han Chinese and contrast the imperial court...... Adults, why don't you start with this? ”

After Ganglin and Qi Chongge looked at each other again, Qi Chongge said: "Please Lord Chen make it clear, what does the emperor want me to do?" ”

Chen Mingxia arched his hand to the north and said: "The emperor has issued an edict to recruit Shen Zhiyuan, if it doesn't work, you can separate Prince Rui from his relationship, and the ownership of Yanzhou is related to the great cause of the imperial court...... If you two make great achievements, I will never hesitate to reward them. ”

Ganglin and Qi Chongge got up and bowed to their knees, "The ministers obey the emperor's instructions." ”

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Prince Rui's Palace.

Compared with the palace of Shuntian Mansion, the palace of Ziyang City occupies more land and is more magnificent.

Dolbo looked at Shen Zhiyuan with reverence, "Since you think that Ganglin and Qi Chongge will secretly throw themselves into the imperial court, why don't you take the two of them...... Once? ”

Shen Zhiyuan took a sip of wine, shook his head and said, "No." The new heir of the prince, the foundation in Yanzhou is not stable, although Ganglin and Qi Chongge are the courtiers under the command of the prince, but once the two are taken down, it is equivalent to telling the emperor that the prince intends to stand on his own, and it is not in the interests of the prince to tear his face with the court at this time...... Moreover, after all, these two people were left by the first king to assist the prince, and the bones of the first king showed cold, so he disposed of these two people, for fear that it would cause a backlash from the old ministers of the first king, which is unwise. ”

"That'...... Do you allow this traitor to obey the yin and the yang under the nose of this king? ”

Shen Zhiyuan said with a smile: "Since the prince already knows the plans of these two, there is no need to worry...... Let's let them live a few more days. ”

Dolbo laughed too, "What the forehead said is very ...... Once the human heart is clear, it is naturally not to worry. ”