Zhu Qinglai, the deputy battalion officer of the pro-military battalion, brought a big green horse for Zhou Shixiang, and after he got on the horse, he was very puzzled and asked: "Dashuai, Geng Jimao's Qing army is the weakest, and when we solve the city, we can free up our hands to clean him up, why did Dashuai move the idea of persuading him instead?" This doesn't seem to be possible, it's easy to kill this kid directly. ”

After speaking, he hesitated for a moment and said: "Jiang Fan, that kid just sent someone to me, and asked the last general to persuade the marshal to let him let go of the Jingnan Palace, he said that as long as the marshal ordered, he would take the Jingnan Mansion before dawn, and promised to capture Geng Jimao's wife and son for you!" ”

"It's not to persuade Geng Jimao to surrender, it's to Geng Jimao himself anyway."

Zhou Shixiang first corrected the erroneous statement of his subordinates, and then instructed a personal guard on horseback: "You go and tell Jiang Yingguan, just say what I said, Jingnan Wangfu can't be moved, and after those Han military families in the palace come out, he will lead someone to count and make a book for me one by one, and the list will be handed over to me tomorrow morning." In addition, he is not allowed to send a single soldier into the palace, otherwise I want him to look good. ”

"Obey!"

The guards were ordered to beat their horses and go away.

Zhu Qing understood the matter of making a book of the Han army's family members, and now most of his people are busy checking the Han army's family members under the Pingnan Domain.

These Han army families are very important to the Taiping army, and they can shake the hearts of the Han army under Shang Zhixin and Geng Jimao, and even let the two Qing armies collapse themselves. With these family members in hand, those Han troops who fled back could be included in the Taiping Army, making the strength of the Taiping Army snowball.

However, since he has his family members as hostages to directly disintegrate the Han army under Geng Jimao and Monk Zhixin, why is the marshal ready to send someone to persuade Geng Jimao to surrender. Let him do something anyway. For this reason, the Jingnan Royal Mansion was also kept, and many brothers in this palace were very greedy.

Zhu Qinglai was very confused. I don't know why Da Shuai made this move, he muttered: "Isn't it the same thing to persuade him to surrender anyway, the last general doesn't know what Da Shuai thinks, so he will directly kill Geng Jimao and do what he wants that kid to do anyway." The family members of the Han army under his command are all in our hands, and these people will definitely run back to Guangzhou for the sake of their wives and children. Geng Jimao has no soldiers, and it's not worth a penny, so what are you keeping him for? ”

"That kid is worthless. It's not valuable, but his hat of King Jingnan is very valuable. ”

Zhou Shixiang smiled, slowed down his horse, and said to Zhu Qinglai: "If the Han army under Geng Jimao is all gone. He, the king of Jingnan, surrendered again. It's really worthless on my side of Daming, but if he takes the initiative with his Han army to anyway I Daming, he, the king of Jingnan, will be worth a lot. You say, how will the imperial court place a Manchu prince who will return anyway and still have soldiers under him? ”

"Well," Zhu Qinglai thought for a while and hesitated: "Why does the imperial court have to continue to make him the prince?" The full Tartars can make Geng Jimao the prince, and our great tomorrow can't be more stingy than the emperor of the Tartars, right? ”

"Yes. Our great tomorrow will definitely not be stingy than the Tartar Emperor, so the imperial court will definitely crown Geng Jimao as the king. But it's not the King of Jingnan, I guess if I can't get it, I'll change the word, call him the King of Jingbei, hehe, I can't make him a prince. ”

Thinking that if he could really change Geng Jimao from the King of Jingnan of the Manchu Dynasty to the King of Jingbei of the Ming Dynasty, Zhou Shixiang couldn't help but be a little funny, and felt that the world had changed really much.

Zhu Qinglai became more and more unfair, and he said with an indignant face: "Dashuai, Geng Jimao's kid is obviously exhausted, but you give him a way out, not only that, but our court also wants him to be the prince of our Ming Dynasty, isn't this riding on our heads?" The handsome man is just a general soldier, why should he Geng Jimao be the prince! ”

If Xu Yingyuan was here, he would definitely be able to guess why Zhou Shixiang wanted to give Geng Jimao the right way to go, but unfortunately Zhu Qinglai was not smart enough to think of this joint, but it is not good to be too smart, and it is better not to think too much about it if you lead the troops.

Zhou Shixiang asked Zhu Qinglai with a smile: "Let me ask you, Geng Jimao, a guy who was cornered by us, can continue to be the prince, what do you say the court will do to me?" ”

Zhu Qinglai was stunned there, he was not really stupid, but he didn't understand this middle joint for a while, and after a little thought, he suddenly realized that he excitedly shouted: "The court will also give the handsome king!" ”

"In order to balance Geng Jimao, the new prince, the imperial court must also crown me as the king, otherwise it will be impossible to restrain Geng Jimao. Moreover, Guangzhou was conquered by my Taiping army, and the Manchurian soldiers of Hahamu were also eliminated by our Taiping army, and Geng Jimao, the king of Jingnan, was also forced to be cornered anyway, if the court did not crown me Zhou Shixiang as the king, I am afraid that they would be embarrassed to call themselves the court. ”

Zhou Shixiang raised his whip and said in high spirits: "Back then, Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo went out of Yunnan to resist the Qing Dynasty with the Great Western Army, and they were able to be crowned kings without an inch of merit, and today Ben Shuai led you to lay the foundation of Guangdong with your white hands, the Jingnan general of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was killed by us, and the king of Pingnan Shang Kexi was also killed by us, Geng Jimao, the king of Jingnan, was also forced by us anyway, Guangzhou City was captured by my Taiping army, we have made so many contributions for the Ming Dynasty, why didn't the court give me the title of king!" Not only must you crown me king, but you must also crown me a prince! ”

After entering the city of Guangzhou, Zhou Shixiang thought about the king again, he didn't really care about the name of the prince, but he had to use the Yongli court's king to make himself and the Taiping Army really become a new political force in the Southern Ming Dynasty.

Sun Kewang can be crowned the prince by virtue of the Great Western Army going out of Yunnan to the north, what does he rely on? Isn't it the hundreds of thousands of Western soldiers under his command!

Zhou Shixiang is not bad now, although the strength of the army is not as good as Sun Kewang back then, but the military exploits he has made have far surpassed the other party!

As for Li Dingguo, Zhou Shixiang also thought that he was no worse than him. The former beheaded a prince and forced a prince to death, and he Zhou Shixiang also beheaded a Jingnan general and forced a prince to death, and he was able to persuade a prince to rebel immediately, and the Manchurian Tartars killed were no less than Li Dingguo. Therefore, Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo can be princes, and Zhou Shixiang can also be princes.

Sun Kewang, who became the prince back then, immediately set aside the Yongli court, obtained the leadership of the Southern Ming regime, and was also recognized by all the forces in the world to restore the Ming Dynasty. Li Dingguo also relied on the prince of King Jin to win the hearts of the people of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and exerted his influence and appeal to the extreme.

Sun Kewang was about to be defeated and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and Zhou Shixiang did not want to be politically subordinate to Li Dingguo, so he had to become a prince and make the Taiping army another pillar of the Yongli court.

At the same time, Zhou Shixiang did not allow the Ming Dynasty officials in Guangdong to pick the fruits of his victory, nor did he allow anyone to point fingers at him, telling him what to do.

Prince!

That's the second only prince after the emperor!

Zhu Qinglai is so excited, his own marshal is going to become a prince, wouldn't these generals be able to follow the tide and be crowned a prince!

However, Zhu Qinglai suddenly thought of something, and his excitement fell, and he asked Zhou Shixiang worriedly: "Marshal, what if the court refuses to make you the prince?" ”

Zhou Shixiang didn't think about this problem, because he didn't think that Yongli Emperor Zhu Youlang would be so unwise, after all, he Zhou Shixiang and the Taiping Army made such a great contribution, and he would immediately restore the whole province of Guangdong for Nanming. You can't let Zhou Shixiang be the same as Geng Jimao is also a "two-word king", right?

But it's always wrong to think about the worst in everything, in case Zhu Youlang is really faint and reluctant to give up this prince, then Zhou Shixiang can't put all his eggs in his basket.

"If the court doesn't crown me as a prince, then our Taiping Army won't recognize him as the court!"

Zhou Shixiang did not hesitate to reveal his heart in front of Zhu Qinglai. The latter was stunned for a long time, and was speechless for a long time, until he found that the handsome mount had driven far away, and then he stomped his foot violently and scolded: "Dog. The eternal calendar of the day really wants to give the prince to the marshal of our family, and we don't recognize him as the emperor! (To be continued.) )