Kunming, spring flower season.

Northern suburbs, Prince Pingxi's Annex.

Because of the regulating effect of Dianchi Lake, Kunming is evergreen all year round, the temperature difference is not big in a year, in the classical era is the most comfortable area of China's climate, no matter whether it is the scorching sun or wind and snow outside, stay indoors in summer will not sweat, winter does not need a cotton jacket.

In his early years, Wu Sangui fought in the bitter cold land of eastern Liaodong for a long time, and earned his own blood to Kunming, a treasure land for family heirlooms.

Kunming is very windy in spring, many boys and girls fly kites on the lawn in the wilderness, laughter brings a peaceful atmosphere, and the war seems to be gradually fading away.

The sky was getting dark, the other courtyard was lit up, but the popularity was getting stronger, and Wu Sangui came with a large team of followers.

Wu Sangui was born as a military general, and he loves romance, and he takes Meiji as his wish. Although he was outside the plug when he was young, he did not forget his love for it, and finally won the peerless beauty Chen Yuanyuan. To Yunnan Town, even though he is more than half a hundred years old, he wants to enjoy more than before.

Wu Sangui bought dozens of beauties from Jiangnan and placed them in Wuhua Mountain, as well as "Eight-Faced Guanyin" and "Four-sided Guanyin".

These two Meiji were originally from Nanchang and the prostitutes of Li Mingrui, the waiter of the Ming Dynasty's Ministry of Rites. Li has more than a dozen prostitutes, and their voices and looks are the choice of the moment, and they are the most beautiful on the eight sides and four sides, and they are very moving. Eight sides, four sides with beauty and good singing and dancing favored by Sangui, was hidden in the palace of the Golden House. There is also a maid beside Sangui, who is deeply loved by Sangui, named "Lian'er", seventeen years old, graceful and beautiful, full of attractive youthful charm in childishness, Sangui is overwhelmed by it.

Among all the women who are fat and thin, Wu Sangui's favorite has always remained the same, and it has always been Chen Yuanyuan.

This annex is built for Chen Yuanyuan, covering a wide area, from Anfu Garden to Shangshan Temple, lush gardens, pavilions and pavilions are all magnificent.

In the garden, the flowers and trees are quiet. There is a "Liecui Xuan" inside, which has five halls side by side, spacious and bright. The open space outside the window is several feet, and it is planted with green grass, like a green carpet

Wu Sangui often leaves the palace of Wuhua Mountain on the night of spring flowers and autumn moons, and in the moonlight, he sets up a wine banquet, lets Yuanyuan sit aside, and persuades wine from time to time.

Sangui's favorite thing to listen to is the "Song of the Great Wind" by Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and Yuan Yuan got up and sang: "The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying, Weijia is returning to his hometown in the sea, and the warriors are guarding the Quartet." ”

Yuanyuan has followed Wu Sangui for more than 20 years, is clever, can write poetry, and now although he is over forty years old, he can still sing and dance, and his charm has not diminished.

Wu Sangui's wife's surname is Zhang, a native of Kanto, and the wife of a military general has a strong temperament, and she killed many women bought by Wu Sangui. Chen Yuanyuan's status in the house is second only to Zhang's, but she is obedient in everything, respectful everywhere, and never falls in love with Zhang's.

In the seventeenth year of Shunzhi, Beijing asked the princes to set up concubines, and it stands to reason that the princess of Pingxi should be Zhang's, but Wu Sangui wanted to give Chen Yuanyuan, but Yuanyuan was unwilling to get involved in politics, so he wrote a letter to Wu Sangui and refused.

Wu Sangui treats the people around him very well with affection and money, which allows him to successfully recruit the allegiance of military generals from all sides and win the favor of many civil servants who originally did not want to do it. Sangui is extremely rich, but he has not forgotten the past.

Fu Zonglong, the former secretary of the Ming Military Department, was the commander of Sangui, and Sangui took his son Fu Ruru back to Kunming, raised him in the mansion, and treated him like his own brother. The palace is very strict, Fu Ruru enters and exits casually, and the guards dare not interrogate.

Jiangxi Ningdu people Zeng Yingxuan had been kind to Sangui, his son roamed in Yunnan, Sangui treated him like a guest, and when he left Yunnan, he gave 140,000 taels of silver.

Wu Sangui sent people to visit Chen Yuanyuan's relatives in Jiangnan, Yuanyuan's uncle was filial piety in the Ming Dynasty, ashamed to be with Sangui, Yuanyuan's parents and brothers went to Kunming, at the banquet of family reunion, Yuanyuan's father broke the wine glass, Chen Yuanyuan took this as a reason, paid a large sum of money, and sent his family back to Changzhou, the wisdom here is really beyond the reach of ordinary women.

Sangui and Yuanyuan are an old couple who have gone through hardships together, and at this time, Sangui is drinking and enjoying Yuanyuan's singing and dancing.

The singing voice is clear and beautiful, the feelings are excited, the singing makes Sangui emotionally fascinated, the singing helps the wine, and when he is drunk and not drunk, he can't help but pull out the sword, and in the singing voice of Yuanyuan repeatedly, Sangui strolls and dances.

That night, Sangui stayed overnight in the courtyard.

A happy life never lasts long, and Sangui still has to return to Wuhua Mountain to deal with a lot of military and political affairs that make him anxious.

Wuhua Mountain was originally the Yongli Palace, Wu Sangui occupied Kunming, and expanded into the Pingxi Palace on the original site.

There was the most powerful Han military and political team in the Tatar court, and the war in the south was urgent, and the Tatars could not move Wu Sangui's headquarters troops, but they successively transferred a group of generals from Yunnan.

Among them, Daniel Zhang was appointed Governor of Gansu, Wang Fuchen was appointed Governor of Guyuan, Ma Ning was appointed Governor of Shandong, Li Benchen was appointed Governor of Guizhou, Wu Degong was appointed Governor of Huguang, Yan Ziming was appointed Governor of Guangdong, Wang Jingong was appointed Governor of Fujian, Liu Jinzhong was appointed Commander of Ganzhou, and Zhao Liangdong was transferred to Datong Commander-in-Chief.

Wu Sangui didn't care too much about this, most of these generals were later transferred to his temporary command, not their descendants, and it didn't matter if they were transferred, and they all received the benefits of Wu Sangui to a greater or lesser extent, and it was not a bad thing to inherit his favor and spread it throughout the country.

Wu Sangui's core force is 53 subordinate soldiers under the leadership of the domain, aiding 4 towns and 7 towns in Yunnan and 11 towns, and 10 battalions of green battalions of loyal and brave soldiers.

The four sons-in-law of the prince were Hu Guozhu, Xia Guoxiang, Guo Zhuangtu, and Wei Pu.

The old general of the Guanning Army, Wu Guogui was the right capital of the Wu Fan Banner Battalion, and Wu Yingqi was the left capital.

The original Guanning Army has been fighting for 20 years, and most of them are gone, and now it is the original sons and nephews and the Shun army that surrendered in Shaanxi and Shanxi.

Most of the 11 towns were green battalion soldiers assigned to Wu Fan, and the 10th battalion was the former West Battalion officers and soldiers headed by Ma Bao.

The strength of each unit is: 12,000 flag battalion soldiers;

3,000 per town in 4 towns, equivalent to 12,000;

10 battalions totaling 12,000;

Yunnan garrisoned 7 towns and independent cooperatives, totaling 30,000.

Through the Wu Domain, the number of troops was as high as 66,000.

In addition, Wu Sangui could also influence Zheng Jiaolin, the governor of Sichuan, Li Benshen, the governor of Guizhou, Tan Hong and Wu Zhimao, the general soldiers of Sichuan, Wang Yongqing, the general soldier of Qianxi, and Cui Shilu, the general soldier of Yuanzhou, Huguang. A considerable part of the green camps, such as Guyuan Admiral Wang Fuchen and northern Huguang, were also the only ones in Wu Sangui and Ma. In general, Wu Sangui was able to control and influence 100,000 troops.

The military strength of Wu Sangui's subordinates is not a big problem, and after the Sanshui War, it has been faintly one of the strongest military groups in the country, and what he lacks is that there are no reliable civilian officials. Hu Guozhu and Xia Guoxiang both have big problems, and the mastermind that Sangui relies on is Fang Guangchen, the son of Fang Yizao.

Wu Sangui forced Yongli to death, ranking first on the list of traitors, and his position is close to Beijing, but Wu Fan also has his own demands.

Wu Sangui needs 3 million taels of silver every year to maintain the basic expenses of the army even if he does not fight, and the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou can only meet a small part of it, and Wu Sangui sent tens of thousands of people to smash the large copper mine in Dongchuan, which can produce 3,000-5,000 tons of blister copper every year, which is still not enough.

Beijing has now cut off most of Yungui's military salaries, and only sent 500,000 taels of opening fees to try to transfer the main force of the Wu domain east out of Hunan.

Wu Guogui, the right-wing commander, had a stubborn personality, and he fought hundreds of battles from Liaodong, and he was brave and outstanding, which was Wu Sangui's greatest military support.

Wu Guogui opened the map and said, "Your Highness, we can let Li Benshen and the Guizhou soldiers deploy in Yuanzhou and Jingzhou, send Ma Bao and other battalions to support him, and then send a part to occupy Changde to the west of Dongting Lake, so that it can echo with Jixiha in Yuezhou to the east of the lake, and this domain will stop at Guiyang, and can go east at any time to cut off the Xiangjiang River." ”

Wu Sangui stroked his gray beard, "Ma Bao and others are old thieves, and they are afraid that they will not be safe if they stay in Yunnan." What you said is very right, Changde will be handed over to you. ”

"Yes."

"The island is strong, the field is strong, remember not to fight. Daoyi's primary target must be Yuezhou, if you can block it in Changde, don't be reluctant if you can't stop it. ”

Fang Guangchen was the mastermind of the Wu Domain, and Sangui obeyed him, Fang Guangchen said: "Your Highness, the imperial court only gave 500,000 taels of silver, and we can only send 20,000 soldiers to Hunan at most. ”

Sangui bowed his head, there was no way, Qiu Ba couldn't see the opening fee, it was impossible to move his buttocks, even Wu Sangui didn't have a way.

"What do you think should be done?"

"Send Wang Pingfan and Shen Yingshi to lead troops into Sichuan and occupy the salt mines in Zigong."

"Into the river? What about Li Guoying? ”

"Li Guoying was overwhelmed by the Kuimen thieves, and this domain could send troops to occupy southern Sichuan under the banner of supporting General Wu Zhimao."

"This ...... Is it appropriate? After all, there is no will of the imperial court. ”

Fang Guangchen sneered, "Your Highness, when is it, who cares about the little doll in Beijing." ”

Wu Sangui hesitated and said, "This domain only wants to defend Yunnan for the imperial court. ”

Fang Guangchen shook his head, Wu Sangui was getting older, and he was becoming more and more indecisive.

"Your Highness, sooner or later, the imperial court will not be able to support the grain and salary of this domain, and this 500,000 taels may be the last one. With the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou alone, how can they afford to raise so many troops under the domain. If you don't want to go deep into Huguang to make wedding dresses for others, Sichuan is our only way out. Recently, Sichuan has recovered production, and with the acquisition of Sichuan Province, the domain has an additional land for grain, and it can also be connected with the Fuchen of the Guyuan Wang. ”

Wu Sangui frowned deeply, Fang Guangchen said that the life root of the Wu Domain, the lack of money and food, and the salt wells of Zigong were fatal to the attraction of the Wu Domain. And this action almost does not need to pay a cost, Wu Zhimao is his nephew, and Tan Hong in Chongqing can be done with a letter, after occupying Zigong, and then going up the Neijiang River, the Chengdu Plain is at your fingertips.

Even for money, Wu Sangui had no choice.

The decision was made quickly.

Zhang Guozhu, the governor of Yunnan, commanded 15,000 troops to defend western and southwestern Yunnan to defend Li Dingguo, who was eyeing the Golden Triangle. This part of the army is mainly composed of the former green battalion soldiers and the officers and soldiers left behind by various departments.

Ma Bao and other 10,000 unreliable Xiying soldiers reinforced Li Benshen.

Wu Guogui led 8,000 people to Changde.

Wang Pingfan and Shen Yingshi entered Sichuan through Zigong, and Di Sanpin, the general soldier of Guangluo, entered the Chengdu Plain from the most familiar Xichang area, with a force of about 10,000.

The rest of the troops gathered in Kunming and Guiyang to wait.