If there is anyone among the governors and governors sent by Xiao Mazi to Yunnan and Guizhou who are most hated by Wu Lao Han Jian, then it is definitely not Zhu Guozhi, who is known as the number one corrupt official in the Mazi Dynasty, nor Lin Tianqing, who sold Wu Sangui in exchange for the position of governor of Yunnan, not to mention Zhao Yanchen and Bian Sanyuan and others before, but the Han Jianzheng Blue Banner - Gan Wenkun.

Since Gan Wenkun took office, Wu Lao Han and him have formed many grudges in the open and secret, I am afraid that even the two parties are not clear, not to mention anything else, the grain case pursued by Gan Wenkun ordered Wu Lao Han to return more grain and grass, and Gan Wenkun used the excuse of promoting moral politics to exempt the military and civilian people in Yunnan and Guizhou from all the duties owed to Wu Lao Han Jian, these two items alone made Wu Lao Han Jian suffer heavy losses and lose face, and also made Wu Lao Han Jian's anger and hatred for Gan Wenkun reach the extreme.

It is precisely because of this that after deciding to raise troops against the Qing Dynasty this time, Wu Laohan not only ordered Li Benshen, Wang Yongqing and Cui Shilu and other Guizhou generals to block the passes in Guizhou, but also separately sent Li Kaixian to lead 500 cavalry to the north first, and went straight to Guiyang to arrest Gan Wenkun, and repeatedly emphasized that he must live!

Fortunately, in the original history, Gan Wenkun escaped from Guiyang in advance because he received the news first, and fled until Zhenyuan before he was surrounded by Zhang Jijian, the prefect of Zhenyuan, and Jiang Yi, the chief soldier, and was forced to commit suicide, and did not fall into the clutches of Wu Laohan's annihilation alive - it was absolutely worse than death, and for this reason, Wu Laohan was furious, and blamed Li Kaixian, who was ineffective, for his incompetence! But in this period of history, can Gan Wenkun still be so lucky?

After sending off Xiao Erlang, who had reported the news, Gan Wenkun's father and son got together again and began to discuss the next plan of action. And when things come to this point, it has been determined that Wu Laohan annihilated the banner of the Qing monarch and raised troops to rebel, and the Guizhou army has already rebelled against Wu Laohan, and the incident is only in the morning and evening, and Guiyang City, the capital of Guizhou on the cusp of the storm, naturally cannot continue to stay, and there are naturally only two roads left in front of Gan Wenkun's father and son, one is to take the official road of Zhenyuan to the north as soon as possible, and escape from Guizhou to report to Xiao Mazi and Aobai. The first is to venture south according to Lu Fatzi's instructions, taking advantage of Wu Sanguijun's psychological illusion that Gan Wenkun would only go north and flee back to Qujing, and then flee from Qujing to Guangxi.

"Brother, I think Lord Lu's plan is the safest." Gan Wenjiong hurriedly said: "Wu thief expected that we would only go north, and would never have thought that we would risk going south, we disguised ourselves as ordinary people, and then used the excuse of returning to our hometown and going south on the Qujing Mansion Road, and there was a great hope of escaping back to Qujing, and then fleeing from Qujing to Guangxi." ”

"Father, the child also thinks that he should go to Qujing." Gan Guocheng echoed: "Although it is closer to escape from Guizhou from Zhenyuan or Zunyi, since Li Benshen and Wang Yongqing have blocked Li'er Pass and Zazuo Pass, other important passes must have received similar orders, even if we bypass a few passes near Guiyang from the trail, but when we get to a place far away from Guiyang, we are not familiar with the place, how can we take the trail to bypass the pass?" Rather than throwing yourself into the net, it is better to take a gamble and take the risk of returning to Yunnan, which is more certain. ”

The situation was critical to this point, but Gan Wenkun refused to make up his mind, and expressed whether to flee or not, or flee there. Seeing that he was silent for a long time, Gan Wenjiong and Gan Guocheng were inevitably so anxious that they scratched their ears and cheeks, and urged together: "Brother, there is no time, hurry up and make up your mind, where are you going?" ”

"Yes, father, there is not much time left for us, it is estimated that Cao Shenji and Li Benshen's gang of thieves have already begun to discuss, whether to let us go and leave a way back, or take us to make a meeting gift for Wu Lao Thief, and then make up our minds, if they start to do it, we will have no chance to leave even if we want to."

Gan Wenkun still hesitated and didn't speak, Gan Guocheng observed his words and asked tentatively: "Father, are you worried about the safety of the seven mothers?" Want to take them out of Guizhou too? ”

Gan Wenkun's surname is Haoyin, and after coming to Guiyang, he married seven people with his wife and concubine alone, Gan Guocheng knows his father's fetish, which will naturally have this question, but Gan Wenkun quickly shook his head in denial, and said categorically: "Of course it's not because of them, there are thousands of difficulties and dangers on the road to leave Guizhou this time, how can I take them with me?" In order to protect their reputation, lest they fall into the hands of Wu thieves and ruin their innocence, before we leave, let your seven mothers die for the country! (Note: By the way, Gan Wenkun has done this in history.) ）

"What are you still hesitating about, father?" Gan Guocheng stomped his feet and said: "Since Father Shuai knows the truth that women are like clothes, why don't you make up your mind now?" If you don't hurry up, it'll be too late. ”

"Of course I have to go, but I hesitate now to go there." Gan Wenkun frowned and said: "Originally, with the method prepared for us by Sanhao, using Wu Lao Thief, he would never have imagined that we would return to Qujing to the south, and we had the greatest grasp, but even if we returned to Qujing, we also went from Qujing to Guangxi smoothly, but after returning to the capital, how can I explain to the imperial court?" Wu Lao Thief rebelled, I, as the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, abandoned the land and fled, and the emperor and Ao Zhongtang pursued it, how can I explain? ”

"What do you say, father?" Gan Guocheng said profusely: "Now the Guizhou army is all the lackeys of Wu Lao Thief, except for dozens of pro-soldiers in our hands, there is not a single soldier, what else can we do?" ”

"Go to Hubei!" Gan Wenkun made up his mind and said: "Take a gamble, go to Hubei from Zhenyuan Official Road, contact Cai Yurong in Hubei, join forces with him to hold the dangerous passes in Hubei, block Wu Lao's army in Yungui, and buy time for the counterinsurgency army of the imperial court, so that you can have an explanation to the imperial court!" ”

"But along the way, what if it is intercepted by Wu Lao's army?" Gan Guocheng asked worriedly.

"Bring the clothes of the people and the guides, and if you can't go north, go south." Gan Wenkun replied decisively. Gan Wenjiong and Gan Guocheng saw that Gan Wenkun had made up his mind and knew that the situation was urgent, so they didn't dare to object, but just nodded and agreed. At that moment, Gan Wenkun immediately ordered, "Guocheng, you go and prepare the horses to salute, Wenjiong, you go and gather the soldiers and officials of the Governor Yamen who are loyal to us, and see who else is willing to go with us." I'll go back to the back house to do some errands, and we'll meet in the back hall later. ”

Gan Wenjiong and Gan Guocheng agreed together and acted separately, while Gan Wenkun took off the saber on the wall and went into the inner house where his family lived alone. About two pillars of incense time, Gan Wenjiong will be loyal to Gan Wenkun's personal soldiers and the governor's yamen officials about 50 people all summoned to the back hall, Gan Wenkun was also covered with blood and carried a saber out of the back house, to the last dozens of lackeys loyal to themselves announced the news of Wu Laohan's rebellion, and generously expressed that everyone can choose, willing to go with their own immediately out of the city, to Hubei to atone for their sins, unwilling to go with their own can also leave by themselves, the governor's yamen in the property can also be taken at will.

Not to mention, Gan Wenkun really has a few loyal lackeys, the two pen-style Yatu and Huashan both expressed their willingness to follow Gan Wenkun to the ends of the earth, and there are more than a dozen pro-soldiers who also refused to leave the old master, expressing their willingness to follow Gan Wenkun to the north. At that moment, Gan Wenkun hurriedly dismissed everyone, led more than ten people and his brothers and sons to get on the horse together, and rushed out of Guiyang City quickly.

According to the original historical process, Gan Wenkun and others should have been able to escape to Zhenyuan smoothly before being surrounded by Wu Sangui's army, but it is a pity that this time because of the influence of the wings of a demon moth of a great scourge, Wu Laohan's army this time was not only far ahead of the historical process, but also the anti-Qing attitude was far more resolute than in history, and at the same time, Guizhou Governor Li Benshen and Guizhou Governor Cao Shenji and others were also affected. So this time Gan Wenkun just escaped from Guiyang City, Cao Shenji and Li Benshen, who were hesitant in history, quickly made up their minds and sent cavalry to chase and arrest, but as a result, Gan Wenkun and others had just fled to Longli County, and they were caught up by the pursuers of Wu Sangui's army............

In the battle of Longli, more than a dozen personal soldiers under Gan Wenkun naturally had no power to resist in front of the overwhelming Wu army soldiers, and Bi Tishi Yatu and Hua Shan were powerless and were soon captured alive by the Wu army soldiers. Fortunately, it was dark at this time, and Gan Wenkun's father and son and brothers fled into the dense forest under the cover of night, and finally temporarily got rid of the pursuers of Wu Sangui's army, but more than a dozen of Gan Wenkun's personal soldiers were surrounded by Wu Sangui's army.

When it was close to the third watch, the three brothers of Gan Wenkun, father and son, who had entered the dense forest, finally found the path in the forest, and what made Gan Wenkun's son Gan Guocheng overjoyed was that he not only walked this path, but also was very familiar with it. ”

"Then this path, can you go back to Qujing's official road?" Gan Wenkun asked quietly.

"Yes, you can go to Qingyan Fort first, and then turn on another path to the official road leading to Yunnan." Gan Guocheng replied casually, and asked suspiciously: "Father, why are you asking this now?" Do you want to go to Qujing again? ”

"Don't you go there in Qujing?" Gan Wenkun asked rhetorically: "Don't you see that Yatu and Huashan were captured alive by Wu Lao's lackeys, but they know that we are going from Zhenyuan to Hubei, in case they sell us, Wu Laojiao's army is not allowed to fortify on the official road in Zhenyuan, encircle, chase and intercept, we still want to get by?" ”

"yes." Gan Guocheng finally came to his senses, and hurriedly said: "Father Shuai is wise, it is possible that they will sell us, and this time we are coming to Longli, the lackeys of the old thief Wu will definitely think that we must go to Zhenyuan, and they will not prevent us from killing them and turning around to Qujing again." ”

"Of course, otherwise, how could I announce in public that I would go to Hubei on the official road of Zhenyuan?" Gan Wenkun replied proudly.

"Brother (father), are you deliberately attacking the west?!" Gan Wenjiong and Gan Guocheng screamed at the same time.

Gan Wenkun smiled, did not deny or admit it, but urged: "Quick, immediately change into the people's clothes, find a place to bury the original official uniform, take the road guide that Miyoshi opened to us, and go to Qujing!" ”

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Not only did the Wu soldiers in Guizhou think that he would go to Hubei on the official road of Zhenyuan, but even the two pen posts and more than a dozen personal soldiers under Gan Wenkun also thought that he was really going to Zhenyuan and Hubei, so when the soldiers of the Wu army tortured Gan Wenkun's whereabouts to resist the punishment, they also explained the whereabouts announced by Gan Wenkun in public - to go to Hubei on the official road of Zhenyuan, and then organize the army to blockade Guizhou in Hubei.

Completely misled, Cao Shenji, Li Benshen and other civil and military officials in Guizhou who were loyal to Wu Sangui naturally organized heavy troops to surround and intercept them, and at the same time informed the civil and military officials along the Zhenyuan official road, asking them to block the large and small intersections, and put up posts and images to search for Gan Wenkun, father and son. On the second day, after Li Kaixian, who was personally sent by Wu Sangui to arrest Gan Wenkun's father and son, arrived in Guiyang, he heard the introduction of Cao Shenji, Li Benshen and other Guizhou civil and military officials, and immediately raised troops to the north, chasing all the way along the Zhenyuan official road, carefully searching for the whereabouts of Gan Wenkun's father and son.

Although Cao Shenji, Li Benshen, Li Kaixian and others were like grate hair, carefully grate the roads leading to Zhenyuan several times, and also closely searched the big villages and small villages along the way, looking for the hiding places of Gan Wenkun and his son, the result was naturally nothing, Gan Wenkun and his son disappeared without a trace. And when the news was transmitted back to Kunming, the old man who hated Gan Wenkun to the bone annihilated Wu Sangui was naturally furious, and ordered Li Kaixian and others to find Gan Wenkun's whereabouts, to see people alive and corpses to die! Otherwise, it will not be spared!

Wu Lao Han Jian's anger will not talk about him for the time being, just say that it took Gan Wenkun and others two days to turn onto the official road to Yunnan, disguised as ordinary people and went south to Qujing, relying on the Qujing road led by Lu Fatzi, Gan Wenkun and his son are really unimpeded on this road, and the big and small passes are really unconditionally allowed - but it is not surprising that Wu Lao Han's blockade of the large and small passes is a foreign blockade, Xu Nan is not allowed to go north, plus no one thought that Gan Wenkun would come to Yunnan, Therefore, Gan Wenkun's father and son, who are holding the true road guide in their hands, will naturally not be taken care of by others.

There is another thing that worries Gan Wenkun, that is, after Wu Sangui's army gathers to the north, Lu Fatzi, a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty who holds the military power of the Qujing Green Battalion, will inevitably lead the army to resist. But fortunately, it took another five days to pass the Shengjing Pass and officially set foot in the territory of Qujing Mansion in Yunnan, the situation in Qujing Mansion was still relatively calm, except for the more patrol troops on the official road, I did not hear the news that Wu Sangui's army went north and Lu Fatzi led the army to resist.

"Could it be that the old thief Wu Sangui is still gathering troops and didn't go north immediately?" Seeing these situations, Gan Wenkun was inevitably secretly happy in his heart, and hurriedly took his son and brother to speed up the south, and relied on the road guide opened by Lu Fatzi himself to successfully pass the Jiaoshui Pass and came to Qujing City.

The war was imminent, and the defense of Qujing City was inevitably much tighter, and every citizen entering the city had to be searched before entering the city, so as not to let anyone enter the city with weapons and take advantage of the fire and robbery. Seeing this scene, Gan Wenkun's father and son had to endure the pain and handed over the last three self-defense waist knives, so that they were able to enter Qujing City without alarming others, and found all the way to the front of the Qujing Prefect's yamen.

"Oh my God!" Seeing the grizzled Gan Wenkun and the other father and son in the lobby, Lu Fatzi couldn't help but open his mouth wide enough to stuff three eggs, and said happily and nervously: "Oh my God! Lord Governor, the lowly ...... thought that he would never see you again, and that you had not listened to the advice of the lowly and went to the far side of the town. ”

"Miyoshi, let's talk about the rest later." Gan Wenkun smiled bitterly and said: "The three of us are tired, hungry and sleepy now, three good brothers, can you get us some food and drink, and then talk about it when we are done?" ”

"Despicable capital offense, despicable capital offense." Fat Lu hurriedly confessed his guilt, and hurriedly turned back to Zhu Fangdan and ordered: "Master Zhu, quickly, ask the room to prepare the best meals and the best wine, and you must entertain the governor and them." Zhu Fangdan agreed, and hurried down to make arrangements.

"You don't need the best food, just a little hot." Gan Wenkun patted the dust on his body and said: "Along the way, we all gnawed dry food, and we didn't eat a decent meal. ”

"Yes, yes, don't worry, Lord Governor, it will be soon." Lu Fatzi agreed repeatedly, and quickly led Gan Wenkun and his son into the back hall and arranged for tea to wait, and after Gan Wenkun and others drank the hot tea in two mouthfuls, Zhu Fangdan really led his subordinates to bring a table of good wine and food, and Gan Wenkun and others immediately pounced on it like reincarnated hungry ghosts, and directly picked up the wine and food.

"Sanhao, why hasn't Wu Sangui's old thief raised troops to the north yet?" After the hunger was relieved a little, Gan Wenkun chewed his food and asked vaguely and impatiently: "It stands to reason that Wu Sangui's old thief has few soldiers and little food, so he should be the first to capture the Huguang grain area?" Why has it been more than half a month and almost a month, why is Wu Sangui's old thief still standing still in Kunming? ”

"Ao Bai is really powerful." Lu Fatzi replied to the question and said: "After the prince of Pingxi decided to raise troops, he soon received news that Wuchang, Yuanzhou and Yuezhou, which are important cities in Huguang, have a large number of soldiers and horses unusually mobilized, especially Yuanzhou, the gateway from Guizhou to Huguang, has increased its troops to 20,000 in one go!" It can be seen that while Ao Bai decided to force the prince to rebel, he was ready to block the prince in the territory of Yungui - old thing, there are really two brushes in the military. Because of this reason, the prince was not in a hurry to go north, and planned to wait for Aobai's army to go south. ”

"How can you say that?" Gan Wenkun was a little displeased, and asked again: "Then what are you going to do now?" Have the Qujing Green Battalions been transferred back to Qujing City? ”

"No, I'm still training around the Sanchakou Pass." Fat Lu replied very briskly, "As for what I should do next, of course, I will send the three of you to Kunming to dedicate to the prince, and then swear to raise troops and follow the banner of the prince!" ”

"What?" Gan Wenkun jumped up with the plate, and Gan Wenjiong and Gan Guocheng squirted out the food in their mouths. But before they could make the next reaction, the front door and the back door of the back hall had already been knocked open together, and brothers Liu Xu and Liu Zhen led a team of soldiers to rush in, holding knives and guns and aiming at Gan Wenkun and the other father and son.

"Lu Yifeng! You've apostatized too?! Gan Wenkun pointed at the fat man Lu and roared.

"Apostasy? Don't say it so badly. Lu Fatzi smiled and said: "I have made up my mind from the beginning to prosper the Han Dynasty and destroy Manchuria, kill all the dogs and you traitors, and I am determined to do it all my life, and now I have finally begun to take the first step, how can I be said to be a traitor?" ”

"Lao Tzu killed you!" Gan Wenkun roared wildly, and pounced on him to strangle Lu Fatzi to death. But as soon as his body moved, Liu Zhen and Liu Xu brothers had already rushed up and pressed Gan Wenkun to the ground, Gan Wenkun, who was good at martial arts, tried hard to struggle, but he didn't expect that suddenly the sky was spinning again, and his head began to dizzy, and Gan Guocheng and Gan Wenjiong next to him were also staggering, and they were planted on the wine table together. Gan Wenkun couldn't help but be even more shocked, and shouted: "Poisonous in wine and food?!" ”

"Don't say it so badly." Zhu Fangdan shook his head and said, "Although I, Zhu Fangdan, like beautiful women a little too much, I am also a miracle doctor, how can I poison people in my meals?" - So, the food is just some sweat medicine that I prepared myself, and there is also it in the tea you drank earlier. ”

"Dog Thief ——!" Before fainting completely, Gan Wenkun roared from the bottom of his heart.

"Dog thieves? If I'm a dog thief, then what are you? Fat Lu sneered and said, "How many innocent people did your father Gan Yingkui kill when he followed Mangou into the customs back then?" You are bent on treating the dog as a dog, and you killed seven innocent women who were defiled by your occupation with your own hands, what is your Gan family? Quisling! ”

"Tie them all up and report to the prince! Post the notice again, and the official is determined to lead the Qujing army and people to follow the prince, raise troops to clear the king's side, and kill the thieves! Swear to resist the tyranny of the Manchurian dog and defend the Eight Banners Fushou Paste pioneered by our Qujing! ”

(To be continued)