Unlike the historical Shanghai Cheng victory, there is only one Haicheng County left on land, and today's Zheng Group, Zheng Chenggong and Chen Kai respectively control the two-line battlefield in southern Fujian and eastern Guangdong, which is almost the territory of the four prefectures. In the affairs of southern Fujian, Liu Qingtai, the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, can be said to be the final word, but Guangdong is the territory of Pingnan and Jingnan, and even Li Qifeng, the governor of Guangdong, is like a fart when he speaks, not to mention officials like him who are not in charge of being there.

However, no matter how big the vassal king is, it is not as big as the imperial court. Liu Qingtai agreed with Jin Li here, and the Eight Banners of Hangzhou Garrison immediately pulled out the camp and returned to Hangzhou. At the same time, he urgently reported to the Qing court with an urgent report of 800 miles, not only as a condition for peace, but also in the hope that the imperial court would immediately order the termination of the military action in Guangdong, so as not to cause a chain reaction and lead to the ruin of the overall situation of Fujian's pacification.

Jin Li embarked on the return journey, and the Qing court reacted immediately after receiving the report. First of all, of course, it is necessary to terminate the military operation in Guangdong, and it must be terminated immediately, immediately, and immediately. Because, in the matter of the last war, the Qing court had already used the reason before the holy decree of the Holy Decree of the Invasion of the Army, and this time it was indeed before, but the reason could not be used again, otherwise there would be nothing left of the already low credibility, and the matter of appeasement would not be considered.

The Qing court reacted, and soon, in mid-August, Shang Kexi, Geng Jimao and Kakhamu easily assembled a large army from western Guangdong and southern Jiangxi, and prepared to use the Sanhe Dam as an incision to give Chen Kai a good sword.

"Who opened the imperial court?"

With such a big rebellion, Shang Kexi and Kakam naturally did not dare to question it.

"Outside, the military order is not subject to it!"

Such a well-known truth that has been quoted by countless soldiers, with these minions, they would not dare to reply to the masters of the Qing court.

Of course, these naturally do not prevent them from meditating in their hearts a few times, it is just a secret refreshment. But in reality, they still don't dare to make a difference.

Guo Hu, Gao Jinku, and Kong Guozhi returned to the green battalion, and then Shang Kexi sent away Titicamu, who was reluctant to give up on Guangdong. The four Qing armies, full of resentment that they could not go to Chaozhou to slaughter the city, embarked on the way home, and they were naturally not satisfied. In comparison, Shang Kexi was naturally even more dissatisfied with this, because as far as he was concerned, this was not just a matter of slaughtering the city's goods, but more importantly, if Chaozhou was not uprooted, Chen Kai would always be blocked at the mouth of the Pearl River, which was a situation where he should be killed alive!

"I was cheated by civilian officials when I was in Dongjiang, and now I'm being cheated by civilian officials again, what a fucking bastard!"

Not to mention the old affairs of the Dongjiang River, this was ordered to stop the war, and behind it was naturally the local Liu Qingtai, Tong Guoqi, and the main Fu faction in the DPRK and the central government who were obstructing it. Others don't mention it, Liu Qingtai was demoted to the Qing Dynasty as a Liaoyang Zhusheng, and he has always been a civil official. Of course, there is no scolding of Chen Kai here, who made Chen Kai also a civil official, or a guy with all kinds of tricks, and he didn't let him be happy everywhere.

At this moment, there are only three fathers and sons, Shang Kexi, Shang Zhixin and Shang Zhixiao, in the room, and Shang Kexi dares to complain loudly, not afraid of reaching the ears of the Qing court and falling into a charge of resentment. However, after complaining, looking at the two sons who were not as weak as the crown, and looking at the two faces that were angry but had nothing to do, he simply waved his hand and asked Shang Zhixiao to invite Jin Guang.

Jin Guang is Shang Kexi's confidant and strategist, and he came in a hurry at this moment, so he naturally understood what was going on. Seeing Shang Kexi's angry face, Jin Guang's eyes rolled, and he immediately said to Shang Kexi: "Lord, the key to peace in the southeast is that the war in the southwest is stalemate. Since we can't solve the problem fundamentally, let's do what we can. ”

As soon as these words came out, Shang Kexi was stunned for a moment, staring at the golden light tightly for a few seconds, and then asked tentatively: "What did Mr. say, but Hao Shangjiu?" ”

"The prince is very intelligent, a little bit is thorough, and the students are convinced." bowed, and then Jin Guang added: "This is one of them, in addition, Xu Shuai, the left-wing commander of the Jingnan Domain, is still in Zheng Cheng's prison, since the court is making peace with Zheng Wei, it is better to take the lead and ask Zheng Wei to send Xu Shuai back as sincerity!" ”

Xu Degong was an important general under the Jingnan Domain, and his status was especially above Lian Decheng, which was similar to Xu Erxian of the Pingnan Domain and the line Guoan of the Dingnan Domain. Xu Degong was captured by Chen Kai last year, and then handed over to Zheng Chenggong, who at first intended to persuade him to surrender, but Xu Degong was stubborn and simply thrown into prison, only to wait for the situation to be more favorable to the Ming army in the future.

At this moment, Jin Guang mentioned this person, and he was still happy that even if he had a flash of inspiration, he immediately clapped his hands and praised: "Mr. is really Zhang Zifang alive!" ”

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Like Liu Qingtai in Fuzhou, Shang Kexi's calculations can only be achieved through the approval of the Qing court. The reason for this is that the Qing court's control over the local area is far better than that of the Ming court since the middle and late Chongzhen Dynasty, and the master and slave are different, and the relationship between the Ming court and the minister is not as simple as that, which makes them dare not go against the imperial court decree in major matters.

However, as Jin Guang said, the fundamental reason for the peace in the southeast lies in the stalemate of the war in the southwest, otherwise if it was only Zheng Chenggong and Chen Kai who were in chaos in the southeast, the Qing court would have to attack it with heavy troops, and why would it be necessary to spend so much time on some details?

Guiyang Fucheng, far away in the southwest, when it comes to the southwest, the most well-known city is nothing more than Chengdu, followed by Kunming and Guilin, which are also picturesque. Here, since the establishment of the province, its presence is much lower than that of other provincial capitals in the southwest. However, at this moment, this is the center of the entire southwest anti-Qing Dynasty, and every government order and military order issued in the Qin Wangfu in Guiyang is affecting the entire southwest anti-Qing situation all the time.

After nearly half a year of travel, Yao Zhizhuo and Zhu Quangu finally came to Guiyang City. It was March when I set off, and now it is July, and there are many hardships along the way, and I am also too sick to travel when I pass through Xiangtan, so I simply put it there to recuperate. However, today, I finally arrived at this destination.

"When I go back, I think it's going to be faster."

Yao Zhizhuo said, and Zhu Quangu also responded with approval. Now that they have reached this point, they still take more waterways along the way, and they have walked for more than four months with the speed of waterways. However, on the return trip, the Xiangjiang River, Dongting, and then to the Yangtze River waterway, all the way down the river, the speed is naturally much faster.

Walking into the east gate of Guiyang City, the word Wusheng swept overhead. Along the way, since entering Huguang, no matter which side of the control area of the Ming and Qing dynasties, the inventory is quite strict. Fortunately, behind them is a group of anti-Qing people in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are never a few energetic characters, and the checkpoints on the Qing court's side do not take much effort, but it is much more troublesome to enter the controlled area of the Ming army.

"I'm here to see Elder Lei Ge."

The so-called Lei Ge Lao is Lei Yuelong, a scholar of Sun Kewang's Qin Palace. As soon as the guards heard this, they hurriedly reported to the officer, who interrogated them for a moment or two, and then directly sent someone to escort Yao Zhizhuo and Zhu Quangu to Lei Yuelong's mansion.

They came to see Lei Yuelong because of He Wangsheng's relationship. When he arrived at the Lei Mansion, Lei Yuelong was still discussing political affairs in the Qin Palace, but he didn't have time to come back. However, after waiting for more than an hour, Lei Yuelong also returned home on duty, read He Wangsheng's letter, and vaguely remembered that his father was a disciple of the governor of Tianjin, and this relationship can be regarded as a connection.

"So, the non-party is contacting the righteous soldiers of Nanzhili and waiting for the army to go downstream?"

He Wangsheng has no party, this word comes from the words "gentlemen are not the party, villains are not the party" in the "Analects". This is very much aimed at the disadvantages of the times in the situation of endless contention between Donglin, the Eunuch Party, and the Qi, Chu and other parties at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, Lei Yuelong's impression of this disciple was vague, but once he remembered this name, his number was also remembered.

came to meet him, and he planned to open up the way to meet Sun Kewang through Lei Yuelong's relationship. Of course, there are also many of them who want Lei Yuelong to say things on behalf of the master and apprentice, so when Lei Yuelong read the letter and asked about it, Yao Zhizhuo and Zhu Quangu knew everything and said everything.

"Indeed, as the elder said, Director He has traveled all over the world over the years, and he has interacted with many leaders of the rebel army in Nanzhili."

Yao Zhizhuo bowed down and replied, Lei Yuelong listened, and then thought of the people mentioned by Yao Zhizhuo earlier, especially the former secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Qian Qianyi, who greatly reduced the water estimate in this statement, and also had a basic calculation in his chest.

"The old man needs to talk to His Royal Highness King Qin about this matter first. The two of you are waiting in the house to be summoned, don't wander around. Speaking of this, Lei Yuelong thought for a while, and then hurriedly added: "Don't intersect with people related to the King of Xining and the King of Funan, especially the former, don't mention it when summoned, just praise His Royal Highness the King of Qin." Otherwise, it will backfire! ”

"Thank you for your advice, the last general remembers, I won't be out of the house in the past few days."

"That's good, that's good." Hearing such a reply, Lei Yuelong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and immediately reminded him again that Li Dingguo's matter must not be mentioned when summoned, and he was not too verbose at all.

After talking for a long time, Yao Zhizhuo and Zhu Quangu settled in Lei Mansion. Fortunately, although Lei Yuelong was not the most trusted person around Sun Kewang, his words carried great weight, and Sun Kewang also attached great importance to this person's opinion, and issued an order to summon these two people within two days.

The Qin Palace, Guiyang, is magnificent, jewels, the palace is magnificent, and it is quite majestic. Three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry, and the defense is extremely strict. The two of them walked into it, although they had never seen the real palace in their lives, but they had seen these layouts and furnishings with their own eyes, but they all thought of the inner courtyard of the Ming Court in the north and south of the palace at the first time.

Sun Kewang is the identity of the prince, the two did not dare to be rude, and walked through the process of meeting according to the etiquette of the Ming court, and then after Sun Kewang asked about it, he spoke to Sun Kewang according to the words he had thought earlier.

“…… As a result, the king led the king to recover Huguang and went down the river from Wuchang. Nanzhi was subordinate to the rebel army contacted and recruited by Mu Weng, Director He, and Li Supervisor, who were launched at any time and backstabbed Jiangnan Commander; Fujian Zhangguo Gongshui Division dominates the coast of Fujian and Guangdong, and has responded to the herdsman's move, and is willing to blockade the Yangtze River with a boat division. As soon as the king arrives, the king division of the southwest and southeast is connected as a whole, showing the trend of locking the river. At that time, it will be a considerable self-defeat! ”

Yao Zhizhuo talked eloquently, he was not the first time to step into the southwest, when the Lu Jianguo Dynasty collapsed in the Qiantang River, he fought guerrilla in Tianmu Mountain for several years, and his father went to the Yongli court in Guangxi, and his father died of illness in Guangxi later, so Qian Qianyi chose to use his person as the leader of the "mission".

From beginning to end, Yao Zhizhuo never mentioned the three words Li Dingguo, and even earlier he and Zhu Quangu also used the words "Ding" and "Guo" in the established statements to replace them with other words, for fear of touching Sun Kewang's heart knot.

"What's Governor Chen's opinion?"

Yao Zhizhuo said something, Sun Kewang thought about it for a while, but suddenly came to this, and asked to listen to Chen Kai's opinion by name. In this regard, Yao Zhizhuo also understands that Chen Kai is talented and wise, which even Qian Qianyi praises, and at this moment Sun Kewang asked, most of his talent has reached the ears of His Royal Highness the King of Qin.

"Don't hide it from the king, Governor Chen went to Changshu to meet with the herdsman in the year before last, and he was quite optimistic about the three bureaus of the catalpa. On the side of Zhangguo Gong in Fujian, there is the friendship of teachers and students of the herdsman, and the persuasion of Governor Chen is also indispensable. ”

"I see."

Such a reply did not surprise Sun Kewang. But after a summons, he didn't give an immediate reply, and the two went back to Lei Yuelong's mansion. On the side of the Qin Palace, Lei Yuelong observed carefully, and saw that Sun Kewang was indeed interested in this, but he still seemed to have some concerns.

"Ge Lao, our army is newly defeated, and the losses of the front army are not small, although there are not a few killers and prisoners, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to fight again for a while."

Fan Ying, the scholar of the Dongge University Scholar Department of the Qin Palace, was a native of Sichuan, and two sons died when Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan, but the former governor of Yunnan and Guizhou was already one of the most trusted civil officials within Sun Kewang's group. At this moment, Sun Kewang was inconvenient to speak, so Fan Ying brought up the old matter.

Four months ago, on March 17 of the seventh year of Yongli, due to the fact that Li Dingguo gave up Hengzhou Mansion and Yongzhou Mansion successively in February last year and February this year, Li Dingguo entered Guangxi, but the main force of the Eight Banners Army led by Dingyuan's general Dorobele Tunqi did not follow, but chose to march westward in the following month.

The west of Hengzhou Mansion is Baoqing Mansion, and Baoqing Mansion is the eastern gateway of Chenzhou Mansion, which is where the Ming army must defend. So the Ming army Chen Bing Zhoujiapu, and then Sun Kewang even led the front army to help the battle overnight, even if the Qing army was caught off guard.

The Qing army suffered a small setback, but unexpectedly refused to give up. The two sides then started a bloody battle in Zhoujiapu, and after a fierce battle, the Ming army was defeated, and the Qing army captured more than 700 war horses and a war elephant and then withdrew from Baoqing Mansion, and turned to hold the Chenzhou defense line. On the side of the Qing army, after also paying two Mongol Melle Zhangjing Wujing and Wei Zheng, as well as a large number of casualties of the Manchu, Mongolian and Han armies of the Eight Banners, they still did not dare to continue to attack in the face of the defeated Ming army, and only occupied the unguarded Baoqing Mansion and then hurriedly reported to the Qing court.

The Battle of Zhoujiapu was also called the Battle of the Fork in the Road in later generations, because the Qing army sent troops from the fork in the road, and because the offensive momentum of the Ming Army in the southwest was interrupted by the Qing Army after this war, and the Ming attack and Qing defense became a pattern of confrontation between the two sides. The specific casualties on both sides are all secretive. However, Sun Kewang slowed down for a long time after the war before he could make any more moves, and the Qing army was even more busy pulling Tun Qi and other generals back to punish the crime, which can be seen from this.

"The army before the drive is not injured and is still recovering. And there is news that the court appointed Hong Chengchou as the southwest economic strategy, which is really not a good match. ”

Fan Ying said that this is what Sun Kewang is worried about. But at this moment, he was inevitably tempted by the fact that he was going down the river to seize the rich land in the south of the Yangtze River, and then relied on the wealth and goods of the southeast to raise the southwest soldiers, so he was extraordinarily hesitant.

"This is indeed the words of Lao Cheng Mouguo, and what Tsukasa sees is also the current status quo."

Lei Yuelong agreed with Fan Ying's point of view, but he was originally a participant in the "Three Bureaus", and as soon as the conversation changed, he said to Sun Kewang: "However, the old minister thinks that the Imperial Court now occupies most of the world, and it will not be beneficial to the Imperial Court or the Qin Palace. Since the Jiangnan righteous warriors and the Fujian sailors both intended to do it, why not take this opportunity to try to go downstream. At that time, even if it is to rule the river with the court, it will be an enterprising way. As for how to spread it, it is not too late to agree to it first, and then it is not too late to think about it, it is not good to cool the hearts of Jiangnan righteous people. ”

After Lei Yuelong's words, Sun Kewang looked around at the ministers and saw that no one refuted, and he was also quite moved. As he says, it is not harmful to him, and whether he succeeds or not, his authority is in his hands.

Moreover, there is also the existence of Zheng Chenggong, according to Sun Kewang's intelligence, Li Dingguo seems to intend to join forces with Zheng Chenggong to seize Guangdong, and the battle of Zhaoqing a few months ago was an opportunity, but how do you know that Li Dingguo himself has broken things. Now with this three bureaus, Zheng Chenggong is bound to send troops to Jiangnan as a countermeasure. In this way, it will be difficult to divide troops in Jiangnan and Guangdong, and when he asked Chen Kai's opinion earlier, there was even more fear that Chen Kai would be dissatisfied with this proposal, and then instigated Li Zheng to join forces.

"This matter is so decided, and tomorrow I will call that Yao Zhizhuo to see Lonely!"