Seeing that Wu Sangui was silent, the house slave asked, "Lord Wang, does this Jiang Xuan see or not?" ”

"Nope." Wu Sangui said in a deep voice, "Let's just say that this king is infected with a small illness, and it is inconvenient to meet guests." ”

"Yes."

The house slave answered and took the order.

A confidant general asked, "Lord Wang, why did Jiang Xuan come to Taiyuan?" ”

"yes." Another henchman also chimed in, "Our Guan Ningjun and the Jiang family have never had much friendship, why did you suddenly remember to have a friendship with us today?" ”

"Friendship?" Wu Sangui sneered, "Jiang Jian wants to use our Guan Ning Army as a pawn for him. ”

The two henchmen said in a condensed voice: "Lord Wang, is Jiang Zhen going to rebel?" ”

"That's right, Jiang Jian is definitely going to rebel." Wu Sangui nodded, and said regretfully, "He Jiang Zhu can rebel, but we can't rebel, after all, Jiannu was put into the pass by this king, and the Han people all over the world will put this account on the head of this king, if this king turns his face with Jiannu again, then there is really only a dead end." ”

The two henchmen were silent.

Wu Sangui thought for a while and said loudly: "Someone." ”

A general entered the house and asked, "What does the prince command?" ”

Wu Sangui said: "Immediately send a fast horse to send an urgent delivery to the Beijing division with 800 miles, and say that Jiang Zhuo, the general soldier of Datong, is going to rebel." ”

"Yes."

The family general agreed to take the order.

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Datong, the general army marches.

Jiang Xuan panted and entered the warm pavilion and said to Jiang Xuan: "Second brother, Wu Sangui doesn't know what to do, and he actually refuses to see each other. ”

Jiang Ming's eyes showed coldness, and he said in a deep voice: "This is also expected. ”

Jiang Rang, who was sitting on the side, said: "Second brother, do you want to think about the matter of raising troops against the Qing Dynasty again?" ”

Jiang Yan said disapprerovingly: "Why? ”

Jiang Rang said: "I always feel that the news that has spread in Datongfeng recently is like a rumor, Wang Pu's central army is powerful, but after all, he only has 40,000 guns, while Jiannu has an army of 300,000, the difference in strength is so great, and Jiannu is not a group of rabble, that is the real elite of a hundred battles, how can it be so easy to clean up?" ”

Jiang Jianzhen said with a smile: "Big brother, this news was originally a rumor spread by Wang Pu's faction. ”

"What?" Jiang Rang was stunned and said, "Since the second brother knows that this is a rumor, why do you insist on opposing the Qing Dynasty?" ”

"yes." Jiang Xuan also said, "Just with our Jiang family, I'm afraid we are not the opponents of Jiannu and Wu Sangui." ”

"Big brother, third brother." Jiang Jian smiled and said, "You have to take a long-term view, for the benefit of the Jiang family, we can take refuge in the thieves, we can take refuge in Jiannu, so why can't we raise troops against the Qing Dynasty?" Have you ever wondered why Wang Pu is spreading rumors in Datong? ”

Jiang Rang and Jiang Xuan asked in unison, "Why?" ”

"High moves, high moves!" Jiang Jianyao gave a thumbs up to the south and said loudly, "Wang Pu's trick is high, let me tell you the truth, Jiannu is afraid that it will be difficult to escape." ”

Jiang Xuan was puzzled: "What do you mean?" ”

Jiang Jian explained: "Although the news spread by Wang Pu is a rumor, one thing is certain, that is, the Central Army and Jiannu have fallen into a stalemate in Liaocheng, and in a short period of time, Jiannu can't help the Central Army, and the Central Army may not be able to help Jiannu!" ”

Jiang Xuan said: "But there will always be a day when the deadlock will be broken, and I don't know who wins and who loses?" ”

Jiang Pai said: "Third brother, think about it, Wang Pu has only forty or fifty thousand people, Sun Chuanting still has countless reinforcements to help, and he is backed by the rich land in the south of the Yangtze River with sufficient food and salary, and what about Jiannu?" Jiannu is already in the nest, according to the news sent back by Xizuo, the number of Jiannu who remain in Yanjing will not exceed 20,000 at most, and more importantly, Jiannu's foundation is weak and food is scarce, so you should know who can win this battle in the end. ”

Jiang Rang said: "Now to say that Wang Pu can win the battle of Liaocheng, I'm afraid it's a bit premature, right?" Dorgon is not a good stubble. ”

"Wang Pu is not a good stubble!" Jiang Ji said, "Although we are not convinced, we can't help but admit that in terms of the use of soldiers alone, there is really no one who can compare to Wang Pu." ”

Jiang Rang said: "Jiannu can't defeat the Central Army, and you can still retreat." ”

"Retirement?" Jiang Ping smiled and said, "Where to retreat, Yanjing or Guanwai?" If Jiannu and Wang Pu are in Liaocheng, there may be a chance to turn things around, but if they dare to withdraw from the army, it will really be over, not to mention holding Beizhi and Shanxi provinces, and it is difficult to say whether they can escape back to Guanwai alive. ”

Jiang Rang nodded and said, "Speaking of which, I really have to fight against the Qing Dynasty." ”

"Big brother, I'm afraid this is the last chance." Jiang Jian sighed and said, "If you can't take advantage of the current situation to raise troops against the Qing Dynasty, and wait for Wang Pu to defeat Yanjing and restore the Central Plains, then there will be nothing to do with our Wang family, and in a few years, when Wang Pu has swept away the Jiannu and the thieves, it will be time to clean up our Wang family when we go back." ”

Jiang Rang smiled bitterly: "Even if you start an army against the Qing Dynasty now, Wang Pu is afraid that he will not let go of our Wang family afterwards." ”

"Big brother, you underestimate Wang Pu." Jiang Xuan shook his head and said to Jiang Xuan, "Third brother, you go and invite Deputy Chief Zhao here." ”

"Zhao Liujin?" Jiang Xuan was stunned and said, "What are you asking him to do?" ”

"Huh." Jiang Jian smiled and said, "Zhao Liujin is Wang Pu's old department, there are some things that we can't say, so it's most convenient to let Zhao Liujin go and tell Wang Pu." ”

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In the blink of an eye, the Ming Central Army has been confronting Jiannu in Liaocheng for more than half a month.

In the past half a month, Jiannu and the Ming army seemed to have made an appointment, and neither of them was willing to take half a step out of the camp, and both sides were quietly working hard in secret, both wanting to open a gap from elsewhere to disintegrate the other party.

Dolgon sent the hardcore Han Annihilation Fan Wencheng to Nanjing, trying to use the party struggle of the Southern Ming Dynasty to break up Wang Pu's central army, and Wang Pu sent people to Datong, Xuanfu and other places to spread rumors and lure Jiang Pin, Wang Chengyin, Tang Tong and others to rise up against the Qing Dynasty, but Wang Pu's real killer was the Henan army of the Red Lady.

When Wang Pu was staring at the sand table in a daze, the sound of small footsteps suddenly sounded outside the tent.

When the curtain was lifted, Liu Qingyan, who was wearing fox fur, had already walked in, Wang Pu looked at Liu Qingyan's little face that was red from the cold, and asked, "How is it, is there any news from Fengyang Mansion?" ”

"Look, you're in a hurry." Liu Qingyan glanced at Wang Pu charmingly, and said angrily, "Can't you let the slave family take a breath first?" ”

Wang Pu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Okay, you gasp, you can breathe hard." ”

"Nasty." Liu Qingyan glanced at Wang Pu, rubbed his pink face that was red with his small hands, and said, "The new Fengyang prefect Zhang Huangyan has urgently transferred 10,000 stone of grain from the Bozhou official warehouse, and Monk Zhang has already sent this batch of grain back to Henan with 5,000 righteous brothers, and your red beauty also wrote that he will be able to send troops to the north in three days." ”

Wang Pu nodded, and asked again, "Is there any abnormality in Nanjing?" ”

Liu Qingyan said: "There is no abnormality in Nanjing, but there is news in Datong." ”

"Oh?" Wang Pu's heart moved, and he asked, "What's the news of Datong?" ”

Liu Qingyan said: "Jiang Ping already knows that Zhao Liujin is your internal response to stay in Datong, and he asked Zhao Liujin to tell you that as long as you can promise to let him continue to be the chief soldier of Datong, he will raise troops against the Qing Dynasty, Jiang Ping also said that he is sure to persuade Wang Chengyin and Tang Tong to form a three-sided attack on Yanjing." ”

"Let Jiang Pai continue to be the chief soldier of Datong?" Wang Pujian said with a smile, "Hehe, that's not simple, Sister Yan, you immediately tell Zhao Liujin with a flying pigeon message, and let him tell Jiang Pai that as long as Jiang Pai takes the national righteousness as the most important thing and no longer helps and abuses him, the court can not blame the past bad deeds, and he will continue to be his Datong commander-in-chief!" ”

"Master Hou." Liu Qingyan blinked her beautiful eyes and asked, "You don't plan to ask Elder Sun Ge for instructions?" ”

Wang Pu pursed his lips and said, "There's no need for that, will Old Man Sun still oppose the things I decided?" ”

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Nanjing, Cabinet.

Sun Chuanting, who stepped into the cabinet signing room, suddenly felt a chill down his spine, suddenly sneezed loudly, and almost slipped to the ground with a weak foot, Qian Qianyi, who was walking behind, hurriedly stepped forward to support Sun Chuanting, and said with a low smile: "Elder Ge, you are now the pillar of the Ming Dynasty, you must pay attention to your body." ”

"Yes, Ge Lao." Lu Daqi also echoed, "If the elder can be trusted, today's recital will be left to the subordinates and the old man, and you can just rest beside the elder." ”

"Hey." Sun Chuanting gently broke free from Qian Qianyi's support, and said disapprerovingly, "Elder Qian Ge, Elder Lu Ge, you are serious, and your old body is still strong." ”

"Hehe, that's it." Qian Qianyi said with a smile, "The elder of the pavilion is all in his sixties, but whoever sees him says that the elder is only in his early forties, and the subordinates and the elder Lu are very envious." ”

Lu Daqi felt a chill down his spine, thinking that Qian Qianyi's old slippery kung fu was really first-class, and his kung fu was not much different from his kung fu, but when he thought about it, why wasn't he like this? Since being held by Wang Pu's guy, I don't know how many things I have done and how many things I have said against my will.

Sun Chuanting sat down in the chair of the first assistant of the cabinet, and said thoughtfully to Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi: "Qian Ge Lao, Lu Ge Lao, it is not easy for the soldiers of the Central Army to kill the enemy on the front line, and the imperial court must not let them kill the enemy hungry, let alone let them shed blood and tears. ”

"Elder Ge is right." Qian Qianyi hurriedly echoed, "The second batch of food must be delivered as soon as possible. ”

Lu Daqi's eyes couldn't help but pass a trace of annoyance, Qian Qianyi, the old slippery head, finished saying the beautiful words, and the rest of the words that offended people could only be said by him: "Elder Ge, the subordinates have already counted the money and grain of the transfer department with Lord Gao, although there are still some left, but it is only enough to pay for the vassal king's money." ”

Jiannu entered the customs, the five northern provinces fell successively, a large number of vassal kings lost their fiefdoms, had to go to Nanjing for refuge, although these feudal princes and brothers are full of brains, lazy to eat, but after all, they are the dragon sons and grandsons of Emperor Hongwu, and the imperial court has to take out a lot of money and grain to support them.

Qian Qianyi saw that Sun Chuanting did not look unhappy, and also said tentatively: "There is also the matter of selecting palace maids and chamberlains, and Grandpa Zhang has also urged him many times, according to Grandpa Zhang's intentions, if there are too many 50,000 palace maids and waiters for a while, then first select 5,000 boys and boys in Nanzhi and Zhejiang provinces, and send them to the palace with clean bodies." ”

"I'll talk about the selection of the palace maids later." Sun Chuanting said, "The top priority is to gather the army's food and salary as soon as possible, and we must not let the front-line soldiers starve and freeze, as for the Yu Lu of the vassal kings in Nanjing, I owe it for the time being, Qian Ge Lao, Lu Ge Lao, you and I are all cabinet assistants, long live the Lord and young, we have to take this idea." ”

Qian Qianyi clenched his fists and responded: "Ge Lao Mingjian." ”

Lu Daqi also said respectfully: "Then do it according to the old man's wishes." ”

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Nanjing, the residence of Zhu Changfang, King of Lu.

A while ago, the weather suddenly turned cold, Zhu Changfang accidentally suffered from the cold, and he has not been good until now, and yesterday he received a bad news, and he fell ill again in a hurry, this bad news was just promulgated by the imperial court, saying that the distribution of the feudal kings of the towns and clans living in Nanjing should be delayed.

The fief of Zhu Changfang, the king of Lu, was originally small, and when he fled, he left most of the valuable belongings in the palace, and a small amount of gold, silver and jade ornaments with him were also pawned.

Zhu Changfang also pointed to the leader of the Lu to go to the Wonderland to watch the striptease dance, now it's good, the silver is gone, the rice is gone, now let alone go to the Wonderland to watch the dance, even the rent of the apartment can't be paid, if the landlord didn't see him as the prince, I'm afraid he would have been swept out of the house a long time ago.

Thinking of this, Zhu Changfang felt a headache again, and moaned loudly.

The only housekeeper who fled to Nanjing with Zhu Changfang hurriedly stepped forward and comforted: "Lord Wang, bear with me, the villain will invite Lang Zhong for you." ”

"Langzhong, please?" Zhu Changfang didn't have a good breath and said, "Where did you get the silver?" ”

"Hey." The old housekeeper sighed and said gloomily, "Even if the villain gives up this old face, he has to ask the prince to bring Langzhong." ”

So saying, the old butler went out.

After less than a meal, the old housekeeper came back, and really brought back a Langzhong.

Na Langzhong took Zhu Changfang's pulse, and said indifferently: "The prince is not sick, it's just that the middle qi is stagnant and the blood is not smooth, is there anything unhappy about the prince?" Or have you encountered a hurdle that you can't get over? ”

"Well, don't mention it." Lang Zhong's words poked Zhu Changfang's sadness, and said gloomily, "The dehaired phoenix is not as good as a chicken." ”

"Can the prince talk to the grass people?" Lang Zhong said, "As long as you talk about your troubles, the prince's mood will be comfortable, and his qi and blood will be smooth." ”

"Ugh." Zhu Changfang sighed, shook his head and said, "It's all like this, what else is there to say." ”

Lang Zhong suddenly asked: "Is the prince worried about the fall of the throne?" ”

"Huh?" Zhu Changfang was shocked, sat up and asked, "Do you know this?" ”

Lang Zhong said indifferently: "Sun Chuanting, Wang Pu and his son relied on the military power in their hands to steal the throne that originally belonged to the prince with a fake prince, and also sent the righteous and upright head of the Ministry of Rites, Lord Zhou, into the prison, who doesn't know about this matter in the whole Jiangnan?" It's just that no one dares to say it. ”

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(To be continued)