As long as the Azig army broke through Xing Shengping and joined forces with Duoduo and Haojie, the situation in the entire Jiangnan would be completely different, and the Qing army would not only be able to expel Liu Yongxi from Jiangnan Province, but even counterattack Zhejiang to recover Hangzhou, so that Liu Yongxi would become a real "Jinhua thief".

Therefore, Haoge, Duoduo and Hong Chengchou all pinned all their hopes on Azig, no one thought that Azig would not be able to hold on and prepare to return to Huguang, Duoduo was so angry that he gritted his teeth: "The king of England is confused, as long as he insists on three or five more days, he will definitely be able to defeat Xing Shengping, if he withdraws like this, the situation in Jiangnan will be unimaginable." ”

After Azig returned to Huguang, the situation in Jiangnan was no longer an unimaginable problem, in fact, news had already come from Beijing, and the regent and all the princes believed that if the Qing army could not hold on to Jiangnan, it was necessary to make the next step as soon as possible, at least to maintain a situation of dividing the river and ruling it.

Duoduo and Hauge had no interest in dividing the river before, but now they must consider this problem, although Azig has done his best to buy time for the Jiangnan Qing army, but he still has to return to Huguang after all, and the Jiangnan Qing army must also consider how to go next.

Hong Chengchou scolded Liu Yongxi there: "Liu Xiaothief is too shameless, he is the Yue King of the Ming Dynasty, not the Yue King of the Dashun Dynasty, how can he collude with the Dashun thief, the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty will definitely not let Liu Yongxi go!" It's just that since the situation has come to this point, we would rather give Jiangnan to the Tang King than lose it to the Jinhua thief. ”

Although it is also lost to the remnant of the Ming, but the consequences of the two are completely different, lost to the Jinhua thief is naturally the Qing Dynasty will never be able to set foot in Jiangnan, but if it is lost to the Tang King, there may be a chance to fight back to Jiangnan, and more importantly, if Jiangnan falls into the hands of the Tang King, Zhejiang and Fujian will definitely fight, which is also the best opportunity for the Qing Dynasty.

Duoduo deeply agreed with Hong Chengchou's proposal: "What Scholar Hong said is very true, I would rather give Jiangnan to the Tang King than cheapen the Jinhua thief, by the way, Scholar Hong, you seem to be from Fujian." ”

A very important reason why the Qing court let Hong Chengchou come to Jiangnan is that Hong Chengchou is not only familiar with Jiangnan but also a Fujianese, which has the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort, and now Hong Chengchou is also very active in this matter: "I will contact Tang Wang, no matter what, I can't cheap Jinhua thief and Liu Yongxi, and now there is a strange commodity in Nanjing City." ”

Duoduo was very concerned about this question, and immediately asked, "What does Scholar Hong mean?" ”

Hong Chengchou said without hesitation: "King Fu, no matter what, if we release Emperor Hongguang, how can the Jinhua thieves be in chaos." ”

Although King Fu did not achieve anything in one year, and he had countless opponents politically, he was the Hongguang Emperor after all, and the small court of Zhejiang's prison also recognized this.

Therefore, Duoduo laughed out loud at once: "Or Scholar Hong has a way, let's release Emperor Hongguang and see how the Jinhua thief will deal with the aftermath?" ”

Although the Qing Dynasty only recognized the legitimacy of King Fu but did not recognize him as the Hongguang Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, in order to deal with Liu Yongxi and the Yue Ming army, Duoduo was not only ready to recognize the legitimacy of the Hongguang Emperor, but also prepared to play it as a trump card.

The news of the near future was transmitted to Liu Yongxi and the Yue Ming court as soon as possible, so that Zhang Guowei had to remind Liu Yongxi: "Your Highness, if the affairs of King Tang and King Fu are not handled well, I am afraid that there will be endless troubles in the future." ”

Liu Yongxi said very frankly: "Zhang Xiangguo, no matter how this matter is handled, in the end, there will be endless troubles. ”

Zhang Guowei immediately understood the meaning of Liu Yongxi's words: "Your Highness, is there no better way to deal with the aftermath of this matter?" ”

Liu Yongxi said without hesitation: "I believe there must be, but you can ask Her Royal Highness Niangniang and the princess if you are willing to give up the position of the prison country, since this is the case, it is better to let me be this wicked person." ”

Although Zhang Guowei wanted to persuade Liu Yongxi, he also knew that what Liu Yongxi said was indeed the truth, and it could even be said to be a golden and good word.

Therefore, he thought for a long time and made up his mind: "Your Highness, let's handle this matter, those of us who are courtiers are worried about the lord." ”

Liu Yongxi sighed: "This kind of thing is to bear the infamy of a thousand years, Zhang Xiangguo must not be reluctant." ”

Zhang Guowei made up his mind: "This kind of thing always needs someone to bear the charge, so it's better to let me come, after all, this is also for the country." ”

In this matter, Zhang Guowei has made up his mind.

And Hong Chengchou has many confidants in this matter, and now Azig has the same idea.

"If it weren't for the change in Jingzhou, we would have gone too quickly this time, we could have handed over Jiangxi to King Tang, who was better to talk than a thief in Jinhua."

Wu Sangui immediately responded: "The King of England is too right, I would rather be cheap than the King of Tang than cheap Jinhua thieves, we can be so simple in Huguang." ”

Azig's eyes suddenly lit up: "That's right, you can do this in Huguang, we can put more thought into He Tengjiao." ”

He Tengjiao belongs to a perfect person, but from the perspective of ability, it is purely to add chaos to the anti-Qing camp, in a sense, without Governor He, Huguang's anti-Qing rebel army may achieve more results.

And Wu Sangui gave a clearer answer: "The current situation is different, we must use Han people to deal with Han people, and we must use Ming monarchs and ministers to deal with Jinhua thieves." ”

Azig couldn't find an effective way to deal with the Yue Ming army, and it wasn't until Wu Sangui reminded him that he woke up from a dream: "This is too good, you have to use the Han people to deal with the Han people, and you have to use the Ming monarchs and ministers to deal with the Jinhua thieves." ”

But no matter how many ways Duoduo, Haoge, Hong Chengchou and Azig came up with to deal with the Yue Ming army, and no matter whether the so-called method of "using Han people to deal with Han people, and using Ming monarchs and ministers to deal with Jinhua thieves" is effective, it is an out-and-out fact that Azig is returning to Huguang now, so many people's minds are; : It's become more active.

This naturally includes Liu Zeqing, the Marquis of Dongping of the Hongguang Dynasty, but no matter how active Liu Zeqing's mind is, he didn't expect Azig to return to Shihuguang so soon, let alone Wu Shengzhao's first uprising.

Although Liu Zeqing still has many opportunities, he feels that he is at most the second Wu Shengzhao, and in essence, Liu Zeqing is a typical warlord of the late Ming Dynasty, and everything is based on his own interests.

"Your King Yue was also a general of the Hongguang Dynasty with Master Ben a year ago, and he was not as good as you Master Liu in terms of status, but now he wants Master Ben to bow down and be a minister, how can there be such a cheap thing in the world."

As a lobbyist, Chen Zilong naturally said bitterly and persuaded him: "Dongping Hou, the situation is different now, the British King Azig has returned to Huguang, and this Nanjing city cannot be defended for a few days." ”

But Liu Zeqing is extremely stubborn: "I don't see any difference, the soldiers of King Yu and King Su have been guarding Nanjing, and my defense area is in Huaibei, what does the loss of Nanjing have to do with me." ”

Chen Zilong really admired this Marquis of Dongping, the first to contact King Yue and Empress Zhang was this Marquis of Dongping, but it was also this Marquis of Dongping who wavered at the critical moment.

Now Chen Zilong can only open the skylight and say brightly: "Dongping Hou, let's open up, if you have any conditions, just mention it, I will try my best to do it, and if I can't do it, I can convey it to His Royal Highness King Yue and Zhang Niangniang." ”

Now Liu Zeqing laughed out loud, he said triumphantly: "Brother Zilong, this is happy, my defense area is different from other people's defense areas, it has been near Huai'an, even if the king of Yue recovers Nanjing, he will continue to march to Jianghuai, after all, since ancient times, he must defend Huai." ”

Chen Zilong just wanted to speak, Liu Zeqing continued to say triumphantly: "Now this master is the key to the victory or defeat of the Ming and Qing dynasties, this master is on the side of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty can naturally be ruled by the river, and the Yue Ming army can easily cross the Jianghuai to recover Xuzhou, it depends on how the king of Yue chooses?" ”

Chen Zilong didn't expect this Dongping Marquis to think so highly of himself, but he couldn't help but ask angrily: "I don't know what conditions Dongping Marquis wants to propose." ”

Liu Zeqing said unceremoniously: "I think the system of the Hongguang Dynasty is very good, from Huai'an to Xuzhou should be the territory of the old man, I should collect the money and grain by myself, the officials are also appointed by me, and the local administration is decided by me, and other than that, ......"

Chen Zilong was already frightened by Liu Zeqing's lion's mouth, but he didn't expect Liu Zeqing to have additional conditions: "Dongping Hou, everything should be done in moderation." ”

But Liu Zeqing was full of interest: "A year ago, the king of your family Yue was just the chief soldier of Jingkou Town, and later he was transferred to the chief soldier of Linhuai Town, but now it is a harem of turbidity in the middle of the day, and it is not an exaggeration for me to be the king side by side." ”

Chen Zilong felt that Liu Zeqing had gone crazy, there was no example of a different surname being crowned a king before his death in this dynasty, even Liu Yongxi was first crowned the Duke of Yue, and then he was named the King of Yue because of his immortal military exploits.

And Liu Zeqing took himself seriously, and actually wanted to sit on an equal footing with His Royal Highness King Yue, which was self-defeating.

But Chen Zilong is a very good lobbyist after all, he didn't show his thoughts on his face, but said in a neutral tone as neutral as possible: "Dongping Hou, it is impossible to be the king side by side, and I may be able to fight for the king of two words." ”

But Liu Zeqing never gave himself any chance: "I want to be the king side by side, the king of the two words is not interesting, you must know that I am now the Marquis of Dongping, and I am not at the same level as Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo and Gao Jie, besides, such a God-given opportunity, I don't seize the opportunity to be a one-word king, wouldn't I be too sorry for myself." ”

Chen Zilong looked at this Dongping Marquis Liu Zeqing with pity: "Dongping Marquis, please rest assured, I will definitely convey your request to His Royal Highness King Yue and Zhang Niangniang truthfully, and they will definitely consider your request from a long-term perspective." ”

Chen Zilong's eyes were full of pity.