Wu Sangui's expression changed, his face was cloudy, and after a long time, he sighed: "I have a deep hatred with Hu Lu, the battle of Songjin in the past, my uncle died at the hands of slaves, and this hatred is not shared." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info The revenge has not been avenged, how can you seek skin with the tiger and coexist with slaves? ”

Fang Guangchen said: "The two countries are at war, and casualties are inevitable. Looking at the situation in the history books, it was an enemy country in the past, but now it is a big ordinary. If a husband wants to achieve great things, he should do extraordinary things. Guangchen persuaded him with all his heart, when this heroic man chose to be famous and rich, the eldest uncle should be the prime minister, and he should make a decision at the right time, so as not to lose this merit of splitting the soil! ”

Wu Sangui was still a little hesitant: "Bringing Hu Lu into the customs is not a trivial matter, but I am afraid that it will attract criticism." ”

Fang Guangchen said: "At this time and that time, the former money was taken as the next policy, now the monarch's father is dead, the ashes of the nine temples, the head of the thief is even more arrogant, the crime is extreme, people and gods are angry, and revenge for the monarch's father should be the first righteousness!" As long as you can exterminate the thieves, recover Shenjing, and borrow captives, what is the way? ”

He spied on Wu Sangui's expression and persuaded loudly: "What's more, we are just borrowing troops, not surrendering." In the rebellion of Xi'an History, the Tang army was weak, Suzong borrowed the power of Hui to recover Erjing, and Yizong also used the power of Shatuo to pacify the thieves, all of which were rumored to be beautiful talks. Uncle Chang, it is not enough to have generals such as Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi, but also need to use external forces. ”

Fang Guangchen's father was Fang Yizao, and when Fang Yizao was governor of Liaodong, he felt that there was a huge disparity in strength between the two sides, and he should negotiate peace with the Qing Dynasty, and then free his hands to suppress the thieves. He even invoked the model of "I answered the tribute" during the Longqing period and suggested negotiations with the Qing Dynasty.

It's just that Huang Daozhou and other ministers strongly opposed it, and the matter was over, and Fang Yizao also died soon after because he was exhausted in the center of the fierce courtier struggle.

The experience of following his father also left a deep impression on Fang Guangchen, who believed that his father's proposal for peace talks back then was not wrong, and if the peace talks were completed back then, he would have freed up his hands to suppress the thieves, and there would be no thieves trapped in Beijing today.

He didn't think much of Wu Sangui's concern that the introduction of captives into the customs might not have a good reputation, and he stayed in Beijing during this time to understand the psychological changes of the scholars and doctors.

If in the past, they wanted to seek wealth and nobility in the new dynasty, but most of the officials were refused to use them, and the officials were even chased for stolen goods, then the extermination of the thieves and the destruction of the Shunguo country have become the first important thing in the hearts of the scholars and doctors, and everything else can be placed in the second place.

Just like at the end of May of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen in history, after receiving the news that Wu Sangui and the Qing soldiers defeated the thieves and recovered the Beijing Division, the newly established Hongguang Dynasty monarchs and ministers reacted elatedly, calling it a righteous act of merit in Sheji.

Ma Shiying was also the first to say: "Wu Sangui should go quickly to help, there is millet to save in the sea, there is Jin Shenghuan to make, and because of Sangui to take prisoners." Ma Shaoyu, the former magistrate of the county, Chen Xinjia once made a slave. In the past, the policy is also in the present, and the governor should be consulted and supplemented by preparation. ”

Shi Kefa also wrote in early June: "Use the edict, write it quickly, use silver coins, and buy it quickly." and a certain number of accompanying officials, a certain amount of money should be given, and the food should be completed together. It is scheduled to start within the month, and the money is not nameless, and the exterminator is in one fell swoop. ”

Liu Zongzhou, the imperial history of the left capital, also said in early June: "Rushing to the north, the middle road to the north, or the father and elder in the Yanzhong, or the king of Shangyi, imitate the righteousness of Baoxu, although the thief has no conscience."

As for Wu Sangui's "borrowing troops" and luring wolves into the house, everyone in the Hongguang Dynasty was applauded, and almost all the decision-making ministers were immersed in the fantasy of "borrowing the capture of Pingkou", and only some middle- and lower-level officials opposed it, but it had no effect.

On the second day of Ma Shiying's dismissal, the Hongguang Dynasty also decided to enshrine Pingxibo Wu Sangui as the Duke of Jiguo, and Jin Feng Liaodong Governor Li Yutian as the secretary of the military department.

Not only that, but because he was worried that Wu Sangui and others would not have enough to eat, he also ordered to transport 100,000 stones of rice and 50,000 taels of silver from the sea to receive rewards, and he also transported them to sit on pythons, silk and other rewards to show his favor.

This can also understand why the Hongguang Dynasty blindly held back at the beginning of the defeat of the Liukou and guarded the south of the Yangtze River. They all thought about "borrowing the capture of Pingkou" and "uniting the capture of Pingkou", and they were worried that going north to recover Shandong, Jinan and other places would "provoke" the Qing army, and they would be given the truth to go south.

That's why their behavior is so ridiculous, sitting back and watching the fall of Shandong, Henan and other places step by step, and even treating them as "Hu Tu", just for fear of sending troops north to anger the Manchus.

In this regard, there is no difference between Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying, although the two of them are one of the Donglin Party and the other of the Eunuch Party, they are the most resolute supporters of the policy of "borrowing and capturing Pingkou" and "uniting Pingkou".

It was precisely because he understood the psychological changes of the scholars and doctors that Fang Guangchen boldly judged that as long as the thieves could be exterminated, everything else would be secondary, and it would only be a trivial matter to capture Pingkou, not to mention that the righteousness of avenging the monarch's father was overwhelming.

In history, Wu Sangui did not hesitate to borrow troops, although he was a little moved at this time, he was still hesitating, he muttered: "I am afraid that it is easy to invite God and it is difficult to send God." ”

Hearing Wu Sangui's tone loosen, Fang Guangchen was overjoyed, and he said: "Uncle Chang doesn't have to worry, Yi Di only needs his children to be rich, and the thief is a big trouble." With the great momentum of the return, he also withdrew from the army. In the past, Yelu Abaoji of the Khitan State entered Kou Kaifeng, and the people of China were difficult to govern, so they only took money and their children to return to Youzhou, and it was expected that the same would be true for Dongnu. I have a vast land and a lot of wealth, as long as I can exterminate the thieves and restore Shenjing, what is the way to do it for the children of wealth and silk? ”

Wu Sangui was still pacing: "I'm a dignified Earl of Ming, how can I deign to be under the humility?" ”

Fang Guangchen said: "The big husband can bend and stretch, in the early days of the Tang Dynasty, Tang Gaozu called the Khan of Shibi a tribute, with the heroic martial arts of Tang Taizong, there is also the alliance of Weishui." However, a few years later, Tang Taizong destroyed the Turks, avenging this great shame and humiliation, and the heavens were intimidated by Zhufan! ”

He said loudly: "For my Daming, what is the humiliation? As long as Shenjing is restored, the crown prince is enthroned, meritocracy, and the country is revitalized, it is not a day before he takes revenge. ”

He looked left and right, and whispered: "The princes of Jingzhong also think so. ”

Wu Sangui looked at it fiercely: "Oh? ”

His voice trembled a little and said, "All the officials in the capital division agree with the strategy of borrowing captives? ”

Fang Guangchen said: "Not necessarily, the princes are looking forward to the Marquis of Yongning, but it is not that no one is waiting to see the eldest uncle." ”

He said: "The junior brother has estimated, there are about three or four percent of the people who are watching the elder, but if you can recover Shenjing before Wang Dou, then the voice will naturally be different, and the number of supporters of the hundred officials will reach six or seven percent!" ”

He shouted in a low voice: "Even if Wang Dou holds the crown prince, but the eldest uncle has made great contributions to the country and the society, he still dares to risk the disapproval of the world to attack you?" Sure enough, he is not afraid of the world's turbulent speech, what Wanfu is referring to? ”

These words moved Wu Sangui's heart.

A hint of coldness flashed in Fang Guangchen's eyes: "Uncle Chang can fight against Wang Dou, and he is also quite thoughtful, and he is bent on implementing the policy of Xuanfu." However, Anshi changed the law, and finally confused the world, and the people of the time thought of the old, from the elder to the more public! ”

He shouted: "If that Wang Dou controls the prince and wants to do that Cao Mang's misdeeds, and he also deceives me that there is no loyal person in the Ming Dynasty? ”

He looked at Wu Sangui fiercely: "Uncle Chang, there needs someone in the world to fight against Wang Dou, and that person is you!" For my Daming, please be sure to stand up! ”

He bowed deeply to Wu Sangui and bowed to the end.

Wu Sangui stopped, his face changed, and after a long time, he whispered, "I need to consult with my clansmen, and I need to ...... Convince some people ......"

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Wu Sangui personally wrote a letter to mention this matter, and sent his henchmen out of the city and hurriedly sent them to Ningyuan, Jinzhou and other places.

Shanhaiguan to Ningyuan 200 miles, to Jinzhou 300 miles, fast horses, all of which are one or two days away.

After the fall of the Jingshi, the slave chief Dolgon persuaded the generals of Guan Liao to surrender, slowed down the siege of each city, and no longer hunted and killed the messenger Tangma. At this time, the road was generally clear, but only Uiju still lost contact. I heard that the slaves and thieves were besieged and beaten from time to time, but Wu Sangui and the others were too busy to take care of themselves, guarding their respective cities, and they were powerless to save them.

On the fourth day of the first lunar month, Wu Sangui received a reply from Ning Yuan and Jinzhou, whether it was the generals of the Zu family such as Zu Dabi, Zu Dale, and Zu Dacheng in Jinzhou, or Wu Sanfu, the younger brother of Wu Sangui in Ning Yuan, his personal deputy general Yang Shen, guerrilla Guo Yunlong and others, all agreed with Fang Guangchen's policy of borrowing and capturing Pingkou.

Everyone believes that in order to maintain the status and interests of the Wuzu family and the interests of the Liaodong group, the only way to borrow external forces is to take the first step to recover Shenjing. In this way, in the future, I will have the qualifications to further dialogue with the Marquis of Yongning, so that I will not be a swordsman, and I will pinch and flatten the fish and meat.

They were particularly interested in Fang Guangchen's statement that he was competing with Wang Dou, and sure enough, this banner was erected, and there was a great merit in recovering Shenjing, and they would definitely get a steady stream of support, and the forces dissatisfied with Wang Dou would gather on their side.

This kind of result is bigger than Wang Dou's family, and then they are at the mercy of mermaids, and even a lot of them have to go to the military academy for training, and finally they are transferred to the east and west, and the entire Guanning group is broken to pieces.

With the support of the clansmen, Wu Sangui's spirit was lifted, he struck while the iron was hot, and discussed with Liu Zhaoji, the Dongpingbo in Shanhaiguan, Fan Zhiwan, the governor of Jiliao, and Li Yutian, the governor of Guanmen, to discuss the matter, and expressed his intention to borrow Pingkou to recover Shenjing, hoping to win the support of everyone.

Even the Miyun General Soldier who returned to the Ming Dynasty, Dingxi Bo Tangtong, was invited by him to come over to discuss.

However, the final result surprised Wu Sangui.

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On the fourth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, the weather has slowly warmed up, but it is still quite cold at night, and it rains from time to time. This day is the day before the Qingming Festival, and it is the Cold Food Festival, it is rumored to be set up to commemorate the promotion of the virtuous ministers of the Jin Kingdom in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Walking on the wall of Guancheng, Wu Sangui's face has always been pale, today's deliberation surprised him, and the final result was only Tang Tong standing on his side, and the rest ......

Liu Zhaoji, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan and Dongpingbo, even roared and scolded him, and Fan Zhiwan, the governor of Jiliao, and Li Yutian, the governor of Guanmen, also frowned and were cold.

Wu Sangui still echoed in his ears the voice of Fan Zhiwan, the governor of Jiliao: "Uncle Chang, the matter of the thieves is handled by the Marquis of Yongning, we just need to guard the wall and protect the father and elder of Xiangzi." After the crown prince ascends the throne, he will be rewarded for his merits and deeds, and he will not cause more trouble. ”

Li Yutian also said: "Uncle Chang, the prince and the Marquis of Yongning will send troops soon, and we only need to defend the wall to have a great achievement." After the Marquis of Yongning eliminated the thieves, he could also join forces to deal with the Tartars. We are waiting for the hard work of guarding the pass, and the Marquis of Yongning and the prince will definitely see it in their eyes and will not forget what we are waiting for. ”

Wu Sangui knew their thoughts, not to mention that the crown prince ascended the throne and was in a hurry to employ people, even Wang Dou was not comparable to a thief. Among the officials of the Beijing Division, they guarded the border wall and defended the border for the country, what a great achievement is this? Not to mention how many levels they are promoted, at least the current official position can't run, so they don't want to do much.

They are not warlords and generals, what kind of inheritance do they want? It doesn't matter where you are transferred, you just have to be an official anyway. Without Wu Sangui's worries about the survival of his own group, he naturally didn't want to take any risks, anyway, for them, as long as they held the city, they would have merit.

However, for Wu Sangui, today's events can be described as a great shame, he was kind and invited everyone to work together, but everyone rejected or even scolded him. He Wu Sangui has always been in Liaodong to get the wind and rain, and he is respected everywhere he goes, how can he go through today's events?

I couldn't help but be annoyed and ashamed, and my self-esteem was greatly hurt.

His fists clenched, and he stared at the vast lights beyond the wall, miles away, which was the camp of the Qing army. (To be continued.) )