In mid-March, Fujian already had a hint of heat, and the Guan Ning army in Wu Sangui's army and a large number of soldiers in the north were extremely unaccustomed to this hot and humid weather, and many people were already infected with illness because of this, and the attrition of non-combat factors was increasing every day, and the officers of the Eight Banners among them were even more bitter.

On March 18, the people sent to Min'an finally turned around, which also brought great news to Wu Sangui, and Zheng Zhilong finally expressed his intention to return to the Qing Dynasty.

Persuading Zheng Zhilong is still Zhang Cunren's idea. Before coming to Wu Sangui's army, Zhang Cunren had already returned to Beijing and spent some time in Hong Chengchou's army of Sichuan. He is well aware of the changes that have occurred outside the Guan, and now Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Tinglin under Zhu Ping'an have also launched attacks in Hebei and Henan. The Qing army urgently needed to end the fighting in the south as soon as possible and let the main force of the Green Battalion return to the north for reinforcements.

Zhang Cunren stayed in Hong Chengchou's army for half a month, and he also saw the war in Nanzhili and was worried in his heart. Zhang Cunren is a Liaodong native Han official who is desperately attached to the Qing Dynasty, and Hong Chengchou has long been notorious, and the Ming Dynasty is eager to eat his flesh and sleep on his skin, and the two of them have no other choice but to follow the Qing Dynasty to the black.

Nanjing can't be fought if it doesn't work, Bolo just encountered a hard bone, Yan Yingyuan, Li Yan and Shi Kefa guarded Nanjing like an iron bucket, the Qing army not only did not fight quickly, but was broken several sharp teeth, which made Zhang Cunren and Hong Chengchou worried about the war in front of them. The green camp made by the Empress Dowager Da Yu'er and Emperor Shunzhi is now getting bigger and bigger, and it is becoming more and more difficult to control. Bolo, a reckless man, even let Wu Sangui lead the army directly into Fujian, which is simply stupid.

There is no way, in order to better control Wu Sangui's living force. Zhang Cunren had no choice but to rush to Fujian without stopping after the plan with Hong Chengchou was decided. Finally rushed to Wu Sangui's army, but Zhang Cunren fell ill all of a sudden, after all, he was old, and the weather in Fujian really made Zhang Cunren, a native of Liaodong, feel very uncomfortable, although he would not die of old age, but Zhang Cunren lingered on the sickbed for about ten days in a row.

Rao is so. Zhang Cunren still insisted on his sick body to see Wu Sangui, and offered a strategy to recruit Zheng Zhilong. I have to say that Zhang Cunren's vision is indeed unique. The analysis of Zheng Zhilong's situation and mentality is extremely accurate, and even Fang Guangchen is full of admiration.

Through Zheng Chunliang, Zhang Cunren and Zheng Zhilong hooked up, and agreed to Zheng Zhilong's request. He even directly took out a secret decree stamped with the emperor's jade seal and showed it to Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Chunliang's envoys. On this secret decree. It is determined that Zheng Zhilong will be crowned as the king of Zhennan, and given the iron coupon of Danshu, Zheng Zhilong's lineage will guard Fujian for generations, and garrison the southern sea frontier for the Qing court. The Qing royal family will also marry Zheng Zhilong's sons and nephews and marry Qin and Jin.

Listen to Zhang Cunren read out the secret decree. Zheng Zhilong's envoy was overjoyed, but Wu Sangui and Fang Guangchen were secretly frightened, and the two exchanged a tacit look. It can be said that in the history of the Qing court's feudal kings, especially the Han vassal kings, it has never been before, once Zheng Zhilong is determined to return to obedience, his status in the Qing court will far exceed that of other princes, including Wu Sangui.

But these are still secondary, if Zheng Zhilong returns to the Qing court and sits in the position of the king of Zhennan, then for Wu Sangui, this trip to Fujian will be a trip in vain. The Zheng family's navy is the best in the world, and there are still 100,000 people in the Lu Division, and the Qing court has a lot of help, but Wu Sangui is going to be robbed of the limelight and be taken away from a large piece of interests.

Zhang Cunren and Zheng Zhilong's envoys talked very happily, but Wu Sangui couldn't be happy, but he couldn't show it on his face, so he patiently waited for Zhang Cunren and Zheng Zhilong's envoys to make a decision, and then stood up and said goodbye.

"Lord Wang!" As soon as he got into the carriage after going out, Fang Guangchen couldn't wait to say: "Zhang Cunren, this is to suppress the prince, we must not let Zheng Zhilong sit in the position of the king of Zhennan!" ”

Wu Sangui's face was pale, and his palms were clenched into fists, "This king doesn't understand, but what can be done now, it's a big deal, after a few days, the king of Japan suggested to that Zhang Cunren go directly to Jiangxi, or go to Guangdong, and Yungui, the world is so big, where can this king go." Who still has the heart to take care of these places in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and when the dust settles on the major events in the world, the king will have full wings, and it will be no problem to fight at least one prince of the territory! ”

Fang Guangchen sighed, "What the prince said is angry." Not to mention what kind of situation the general trend of the world will evolve into in the future, just say that at the moment, Zhang Cunren is anxious to mobilize troops and horses to return north as soon as possible, how can he agree to the prince's request to continue to go south or west? ”

Wu Sangui was furious when he heard this, "This is not good, that is not good, is it necessary to let this king swallow his anger and let others humiliate?" ”

Fang Guangchen smiled and hurriedly supported Wu Sangui, "Lord Wang's anger, now it seems that the Qing court is also in a hurry to jump over the wall, the outside of the gate has been lost, the foundation is not there, and the war in the north is obscure, and the students have indeed lost confidence in it." ”

"Do you want this king to rebel against the Qing?" Wu Sangui was taken aback, "Shanhaiguan surrendered without a fight, this king has lost the hearts of the Ming people, and now he betrays the Qing Dynasty, how can he have a foothold in the future, wouldn't he become a slave with three surnames!" ”

Fang Guangchen suddenly laughed, "Why did the prince say this? Did the prince forget, on the same day, the mountain customs were opened, and the Qing soldiers were brought into the customs, but it was under the banner of revenge for Emperor Chongzhen. The prince can say that after you arrived in Beijing, you launched an attack on the Liukou with all your might, but at this time you found that the Qing army had wolf ambitions, and after entering the customs, there was no intention of exiting, and you actually stole the artifact and plotted the territory of the Ming Dynasty. The Qing army was powerful, and the prince had to temporarily endure the humiliation and accept loyal people in order to revive the Ming Dynasty! ”

"One day in the future, the day of the Ming Dynasty's resurrection, the prince will lead the army to respond, even Zhu Yujian, Zhu Ping'an and his son will look at the prince differently, this is because the prince has soldiers under his command, and now the way of the world is just man-made, and the reputation of the district can only be written by the victor, isn't this what the king is talking about? What is the king, what is the coward, can't the prince still see through it? ”

Fang Guangchen's words made Wu Sangui nod again and again, and the depression in his heart subsided a lot, "Then how should we plan now?" ”

For Wu Sangui's dependence, Fang Guangchen's heart couldn't help but be quite complacent, and even whispered in Wu Sangui's ear: "It doesn't matter how you plan, the key is that Zheng Zhilong must not stay, the water and land army under his command, the prince must be in control!" ”

Wu Sangui thought so, but he still had a trace of concern in his heart. This concern comes from a kind of alertness to danger on the battlefield. "But don't forget, our opponents are not only Zheng Zhilong and Zhang Cunren, but also the most dangerous one!"

"Which one?" Fang Guangchen was very puzzled.

"Zhu Ping'an!" Wu Sangui gritted his teeth and said these three words. From the first side of Julu City, Wu Sangui and Zhu Ping'an were on the same page, including the attack in Beijing later, Chen Yuanyuan was nowhere to be found, and it was not until the past two years that I heard that there was suddenly a woman named Xing Yuan next to Zhu Ping'an, and there was news that this Xing Yuan was Chen Yuanyuan back then. Wu Sangui suddenly realized that since the meeting of Jingshi, he has been teased by Zhu Ping'an.

As a rising star in the Ming Army, Wu Sangui's light was completely suppressed by Zhu Ping'an, so in Wu Sangui's subconscious, he regarded Zhu Ping'an as the biggest opponent in his heart. Time flies, over the years, Wu Sangui has been struggling to survive in the cracks, but Zhu Ping'an has indeed become more and more prosperous, and now he has become the eldest son of Emperor Daming, His Royal Highness King Rui, which makes Wu Sangui have a strong sense of frustration and jealousy.

From the bottom of his heart, Wu Sangui is unwilling to return to the camp of the Ming Dynasty, he would rather divide a province and be a mountain king behind closed doors. Especially this time, to be quiet and hold Fujian firmly in his hands is another major choice in his life that can be comparable to that of Shanhaiguan.

At this time, Wu Sangui was also worried that Zhu Ping'an would suddenly appear and ruin his own big things.

"Zhu Ping'an? Is it possible? Fang Guangchen was very surprised, he never expected Wu Sangui to mention this name. Wang Ye Mingjian, he is now far away in Liaodong, and the war outside the border is far from over, can he intervene in this Fujian? Moreover, Shandong's forces are concentrated in the north of the Yangtze River, and this Fujian is far away in Fujian and Guangdong, and Zhu Ping'an is beyond the reach of the whip!

"You still don't know Zhu Ping'an too much!" Wu Sangui said with deep feelings: "Over the years, I have gathered the news submitted by all parties, as well as the news heard by the Qing court detectives, and I have become more and more aware of the unfathomable depth of this person. Dolgon is so arrogant, and he is indeed a masterpiece of a generation, but for so many years, he has never won a victory in front of Zhu Ping'an. Even if the Qing court occupied Guanwai and Shengjing at the beginning, Zhu Ping'an could still design and plan with ease, and made Dolgon very passive several times. From this point, it can be seen that Zhu Ping'an's wrist is powerful. Don't talk about it at the moment, just talk about Nanjing, if it is Shi Kefa guarding Nanjing, I dare to guarantee that Nanjing can only hold out for three months at most, but now, the important town battalion under Zhu Ping'an has entered Nanjing, not to mention, and the little-known Yan Yingyuan recommended by him, in just one month, he actually let Boluo lose his troops and generals, and even people like Kong Youde and Shi Tingzhu died under the city of Nanjing. Think about it, if there were no Zhu Ping'an operating behind the scenes, would there have been so many changes? ”

Wu Sangui looked at Fang Guangchen and said meaningfully: "Don't forget, now that Zhu Ping'an's father Zhu Yujian is still in Zheng Zhilong's hands, will he give up?" (To be continued......)