Sighing sincerely, Lei Yuelong was still powerless. The matter of moving the capital was postponed, at least until Li Dingguo came back from Yongchang, and the two monarchs and ministers talked about the matter, to be precise, Yongli untied Li Dingguo's heart knot, and persuaded him to approve the relocation of the capital. It's just this delay, but I don't know when.

The relocation of the capital in November was put on hold, and the imperial court continued to operate in Kunming, while Li Dingguo did not return to Kunming to recuperate, but continued to recuperate in Yongchang Mansion while entering Wang Shangli's department. At the same time, while Liu Wenxiu was in Guizhou, he was reorganizing and purging the rebels who had fled into Guizhou, and he was also trying his best to appease the generals of the Qin clan who were originally subordinate to Sun Kewang and did not enter Yunnan with the army this time, but stayed in Guizhou.

Since the beginning of chasing into Guizhou, Liu Wenxiu has not been idle, and has already reined in and reorganized more than 30,000 rebel troops, and calmed the military morale of Guizhou very well. At this time, the troops originally stationed in Guizhou were not suitable to move lightly, so Liu Wenxiu planned to transfer the 30,000 reorganized rebels to the Huguang front line to compete with the Qing army. Of course, this work must also wait until all the rearrangement matters are completed, otherwise if there is a deviation, the consequences of the turmoil in the military spirit are unimaginable.

Liu Wenxiu figured it out, and things were done step by step. In this way, until the first month, two pieces of news came from the front and back feet of Kunming, one said that the imperial court rewarded the meritorious soldiers in the counterinsurgency war, and at the same time punished some generals who were attached to the party; The other is the imperial court's decision to cancel the proposal to move the capital.

The former has consulted Liu Wenxiu's opinion, and Liu Wenxiu prefers to only reward and not punish, even if it is punishment, it is only for some diehard Sun Kewang, such as Zhang Hu and Guan Youcai. Obviously, the imperial court did not follow his advice, but rewarded and punished the "meritorious crimes" in the internal strife at the moment when the great enemy was present.

"Bai Wenxuan, Ma Jinzhong, and Feng Shuangli were crowned county kings, Ma Weixing was crowned the prince of the country, Jin Tongwu and Qi Sansheng were crowned marquis, and the rest of the generals also had their own rewards. Di Sanpin, Wang Hui, Zhang Guangcui and others were demoted on the grounds that the party attached to Sun Kewang, and Guan Youcai and Zhang Hu were executed. It's not proper for the court to do this. ”

Liu Wenxiu complained to his son, but it was limited to that. This is not only because the decree has been issued and he has no way to change it, but more importantly, the decision to cancel the relocation of the capital is even more incomprehensible to him.

"Father, what the child saw in Kunming, although Uncle Li has not come back yet, it is the people of the Jin Wangfu who are pushing this matter hard. Moreover, Uncle Li first complained of illness and asked to be relieved of his military power, and now he asked Sichuan and Chu to guard the border towns and return to Yunnan to garrison. I'm afraid that not only do I have objections to the move, but I also have thoughts of coming to my father......"

After the end of the counterinsurgency war, Li Dingguo's headquarters troops and horses were basically in Yunnan, while the troops in Guizhou, Sichuan, and Huguang were either Liu Wenxiu's headquarters troops or the troops of the former Qin Domain, which he tried his best to pacify and reorganize. If it is said that it is a petty act to express dissatisfaction with the right to ask for resignation, then it is obviously pulling Liu Wenxiu's hind legs if he asks Sichuan and Chu to guard the border towns and return to Yunnan to garrison them.

"To whom did you say that?!"

"The child only thought about it, and only talked about it with his father, and never talked about it to others."

Liu Wenxiu's reaction was fierce, which scared Liu Zhen. After listening to the explanation, he calmed down and carefully pondered the profound meaning behind Li Dingguo's move, and it was not until a long time later that he said that he would go back to Yunnan when the military affairs were not very busy and have a good talk with Li Dingguo, so as to clear up the possible misunderstanding here.

Within a few days, Liu Zhen returned to Kunming City, and Liu Wenxiu still devoted all his energy to pacifying and adapting the work. Due to Sun Kewang's surrender, while the internal threat was eliminated, the external threat expanded dramatically, which made Huguang's defense burden even heavier, and also made him less time to pay attention to other things.

In a blink of an eye, it entered March, and Huguang's calm made Liu Wenxiu feel even more uneasy. Fortunately, the reorganization is about to be completed, as long as there are more than 30,000 elite troops who were originally driving the front army blocked in Huguang, the Qing army wants to make some attempts, but I am afraid that it may not be able to end well.

The work is about to be completed, and Liu Wenxiu still does not dare to slack off. But at this time, the holy decree was issued to ask him to return to Kunming, but it disrupted his overall plan for nearly half a year.

"Sun Kewang is expected to surrender, and it won't be long before the Tartars will attack. What is your intention in asking the Son of Heaven to recall me at this time?! ”

Liu Wenxiu never had such a mind, and seeing this, he could only put aside Guizhou's military affairs for the time being, and rushed back to Kunming with a light car.

Fortunately, the two places are not too far apart, and Liu Wenxiu didn't spend too much time rushing back. However, in today's situation, even if it is delayed for a day or even an hour, it is likely that there will be an even greater crisis in the future. Once His Majesty was finished, after coming out of the palace, he went straight to Li Dingguo's mansion, pointed at the latter's nose and questioned loudly.

The idlers and others had already retreated, and only Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu, the two righteous brothers, were left facing each other. Liu Wenxiu was furious, but Li Dingguo didn't have any intention of explaining, but slapped the table, pointed at Liu Wenxiu, and asked loudly: "You want the Son of Heaven to move the capital to Guiyang, but you want to be the second Sun Kewang?!" ”

Liu Wenxiu's anger stems from unprovoked constraints. But at this moment, Li Dingguo's anger was even better, especially the sentence "Sun Kewang is second", which shocked Liu Wenxiu's original anger away, and he looked at the anger that had already erupted in a daze, and suddenly didn't know what to say for a while. In other words, he didn't understand how Li Dingguo came to such a conclusion.

"Okay, okay, okay, you're still playing dumb with me. Then I ask you, did you consult with me when you went to the capital of Shuqian? ”

"You are a prince, and I am also a prince, why should I consult with you!"

According to the system, both of them are the titles of the prince, and they each hold the power of the army, and there is no relationship between superiors and subordinates. Liu Wenxiu has ideas and suggestions, so it is a public-to-public matter, and there is indeed no reason to discuss it with Li Dingguo. However, Liu Wenxiu made such an answer in a hurry, but something suddenly remembered in his mind. It's just that this vague memory has not yet fully unfolded, and the anger on Li Dingguo's side tore the curtain of memory to shreds in an instant.

"Back then, you and I jointly escorted the Son of Heaven into Yunnan. At that time, you said to me: My generation was forced by corrupt officials and corrupt officials, so they rebelled and overthrew the court and society. Now it is the younger brother of the Emperor Lie, if you work together to protect it, if you have to restore the Central Plains through Yunnan and Guizhou, then you will be crowned with a wife and a son, and you will return to your hometown, and you will also have a history of beauty. If you only act indiscriminately with the King of Qin, although you are called the king and the prince, you will not be able to be corrected in the end. But my generation today takes the King of Qin as Dong Zhuo, and I am afraid that Dong Zhuo will be replaced by Cao Cao after him. So, you and I swore to heaven that if there is any major event in the future, we should discuss with each other, so as not to be like Sun Ke to you and me again. Now, moving the capital is such a big event, you actually did it secretly without me, don't you want to be Sun Kewang's second, what is it?! ”

After the counterinsurgency battle, Li Dingguo sat in Yunnan, and his troops in Yunnan were naturally controlled by him. Among them, there are his headquarters soldiers and horses, as well as the army of the Qin Domain, which was reined in after the war. On the Guizhou side, as well as the southern Sichuan and southern Hunan, Guangxi and other areas, Liu Wenxiu is in charge. If you look at it just from the map, Liu Wenxiu is already a weakened version of Sun Kewang, it's just that he doesn't have this intention. And once the imperial court moves the capital to Guiyang, then Liu Wenxiu's political status will naturally be improved, and he will be closer and closer to Sun Kewang.

At this moment, Li Dingguo was already furious, if he hadn't been in a high position for a long time, he was afraid that he would have been fighting against each other for a long time. However, on the other side of him, Liu Wenxiu was still stunned, the words he said just now were almost Liu Wenxiu's original words, and at this time, Liu Wenxiu had obviously remembered this, but he almost wanted to speak, but he never knew what to say.

"I don't have that in mind."

"But you've already done it, how can I believe you really don't have such intentions?"

The major affairs of the military state are related to the life and death of tens of millions of people, and it is by no means justified by "I forgot, pay attention next time". Liu Wenxiu said this, and in the face of Li Dingguo who was angry, the two of them still did not speculate.

In the quiet room, the sound of heavy breathing was stopped, as if to vent the anger in his heart. In this way, after a long time, he still didn't speculate for more than half a sentence, and Liu Wenxiu simply left Li Dingguo's mansion on his own. It's just that the negotiation was fruitless, even if he had understood what Li Dingguo was thinking, he still couldn't clarify the misunderstanding, but this rift became more and more clear.