Cui Wancai's expression was very eager, "After the governor of the capital is crowned king, he will be able to accept the hearts of the Han people in the world, so that there will be great hope for the pacification of the south and the Central Plains in the future!" ”

In this era, everything pays attention to the famous teacher, if it was just tossing in Hubei, it is not impossible to call a Fuhan Metropolitan Governor, but seeing that the entire territory of Huguang has been decided, it is inevitable to call the governor at this time, and it is natural to call the king the king.

Ning Zhongyuan has no desire to worship the king, but now in order to accept people's hearts, it can be so, this matter is a good thing for all the followers of the Fuhan Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, because if you are crowned king, everyone can be promoted. However, in this way, many people left the affairs of the Qing army behind.

Ning Zhongyuan pondered slightly in his heart, and said worriedly: "Now that the Qing army is heading south, I am afraid that it will attack my Wuchang in July. ”

Ning Zhongjing was cautious, and said in a low voice at this time: "What the Metropolitan Governor said is not unreasonable, if this battle is reversed, the Qing army will have nothing to do with me, and it seems that it will not be ......too late to be the king at that time."

Cui Wancai had a relaxed look on his face and said with a smile: "Governor, the most critical point of being the king this time is that you can coordinate the resources and material resources of the people of Huguang and unite the gentry and businessmen, so that you can hold on to the Qing court until the situation changes, as for whether the Qing court will attack our army in advance, it will not affect me much, but will affect the Qing court's own preparations." ”

This reason is actually very simple, there are two ways to play chess, fast chess and slow chess, and the Fu Han army can only play fast chess at this time, seeking an opportunity to win in the chaos, if it becomes slow chess, I am afraid that after the Qing court finishes cleaning up the White Lotus Sect, it will be difficult for the Fu Han army to hold each other.

Ning Zhongyuan's brows furrowed, obviously having accepted Cui Wancai's proposal, and then the specific operation level, the problem was not so tricky, and he muttered slightly: "If you are the king, you still need the advice of Mr." ”

Cui Wancai stroked his short beard and said in a deep voice: "Our army takes the Governor of the Han Dynasty as the banner, and it would be quite good if it was called the King of Han, but the white lotus had already called the King of Han first, and it would be a great disadvantage to call it again this time." ”

When Ning Zhongyuan heard this, his brows furrowed again, according to the news, at this time, the Qing army in Shanxi, Shandong and Henan also moved, and the target was the White Lotus Sect, but the other party didn't care about it, and after capturing Ruzhou and Lushan, he didn't see any other moves, as if he was afraid of attracting the attention of the Qing army.

This move made Ning Zhongyuan quite unhappy, not only did the other party not want to become a knife in the hands of the Fu Han army, but at this time, he also wanted to use the Fu Han army as a knife and lead the Qing army in the north to attack Wuchang directly south.

This marriage contract has just been drafted, and the other party has begun to play tricks, and now he finds that the king he wants has also been robbed by the other party, which makes Ning Zhongyuan have to be very annoyed.

"If it goes on like this, I'm afraid that his White Lotus Sect won't be able to keep this Han King."

Ning Zhongyuan was really angry, so he said this, but it was just talking, it was impossible for the Fu Han army to make any moves against the White Lotus Sect at this time, after all, before the Qing court was destroyed, it was the right choice to let the White Lotus Sect continue to maintain.

Cui Wancai naturally understood the unhappiness in Ning Zhongyuan's heart, and said in a low voice: "Now that the war is imminent, no matter how the White Lotus Sect moves, it is impossible for the Qing court to ignore it, as long as the White Lotus Sect still exists for a day, the Qing court will naturally be like a thorn in the back and have to pull it out." ”

"As for the king, the Zhengshuo of all dynasties is named after the place of origin or the title of the previous dynasty, and now our army started in Hanyang and flourished in Chu, so it is naturally named after Chu and should be called the king of Chu!"

"At the time of King Wen of Zhou, the Miao descendants of Ji Lian were called bears. Mane Bear Shiwen Wang..... The heir of the Wen and Wu diligence, and the seal Xiong is in Chu Man, and the son is named Tian, surnamed Mi, and lives in Danyang. ”

"From this, the state of Chu should be established, and then the road will be blue, and there will be the prosperity of the state of Chu, which is in line with the opportunity for our army to rise up."

Ning Zhongyuan was stunned when he heard this lecture, he has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, except for reading some military books, he has never read any other books, and now listening to Cui Wancai's words, he can't help but have a headache.

"If Mr. thinks that calling the King of Chu is the best fortune of the heavens, I will naturally follow it." Ning Zhongyuan is a soldier, and he has always had such a clean and neat style, so he doesn't play any three invitations and three concessions.

On June 12 of the 60th year of Kangxi, Ning Zhong originated from Wuchang and called the king of Chu, the purpose remained the same, reiterating the expulsion of Hulu, the restoration of China, the establishment of discipline and Chen Gang, and the relief of the people, like a strong wind, gradually rose from Chu and began to blow to the world, everyone knows that although the world has not been completely chaotic, it is not far away.

When the world was in turmoil, the reaction speed of the imperial court was much higher than before, Nian Qianyao in the northwest direction had begun to conduct a small-scale test towards Xunyang Mansion, and the horse team at the outpost had already fought a few battles with the Fu Han army, and the casualties on both sides were very heavy, and Ning Zhongyuan's newly formed garrison fourth division was marching towards Xunyang.

At this time, the soldiers and horses of the Beijing Division had already left the Beijing Division, and the materials needed by the elite of the 50,000 Eight Banners had been prepared by the state capitals along the way, and they were repeatedly ordered to increase the speed of advance along the way, which shows how anxious Kangxi was at this time.

Kangxi lay on the chariot, listening to Zhang Tingyu's work report weakly, his chest was a little undulating, his face was flushed, after all, he was an old man who was almost seventy, and he was a little impatient in the weather in June.

Zhang Tingyu knelt under the chariot, although there was ice in the chariot, his face was still full of sweat, and he didn't care about wiping it, just reading the folds presented below word by word.

"Yang Lin, the governor of Liangguang, played a setback, and on the eighth day of the sixth month, he fought with Chu and Ningyu under the city of Changsha, and the enemy's artillery was very good, and our army was difficult to defeat with a hundred cannons.... At present, he has retreated to Yuling to recuperate, and he urgently needs reinforcements, otherwise Chu will go south....." Zhang Tingyu couldn't help but hesitate a little when he thought of this time.

"Read on!" Kangxi's voice came from Xing Yuan, as if he was still trying to maintain the dignity of his father.

"Huh." Zhang Tingyu looked at it, calmed down slightly, and continued to read: "Otherwise, Chu will be unstoppable if he goes south." In addition, Chu rebel has proclaimed himself the king of Chu, and he is doing things that are indignant to heaven and man, and he should be attacked by all the people....."

"Smack-" A celadon cup was thrown down from the chariot by Kangxi, "What is Yang Lin doing to eat!" I have already made an edict, as long as I hold Chu Shun, why do you rush to attack, and now I ask for reinforcements, where will I give him reinforcements! If you act recklessly, your heart can be punished! The Punishment Department brought back for a detailed trial! ”

This thunder and rain dew made Zhang Tingyu panic, with the decline of Hanchen in the court, Yang Lin is already the hope in Hanchen's heart, if this success is to promote him as a scholar, but now it seems that not only Hanchen's hope has failed, but he Zhang Tingyu has no support from Hanchen, and it is difficult to make a difference.

However, at this time, Zhang Tingyu did not dare to be cautious, and immediately put aside the little caution in his heart and began a tirade.

"The minister thinks that now is the time for the court and Chu to fight for the hearts of the people and the soldiers, and Yang Lin is guilty and not in the green camp!"