The dull atmosphere was shrouded, and people were breathless, at least Wu Sangui felt uncomfortable. If you die in Yunnan and when you will die, if you know the date of your death, it is really a tormenting thing.

"Lord Wang—" Liu Xuanchu pondered for a moment and said, "The Ming army moves frequently, and it seems that it is about to take a big action. Min Shizi has the ability to ask questions, and he must take the opportunity to raise troops. At present, our army's food and salary are not abundant, and it is really difficult to resist such a major event, so we should think of something else. ”

"And what can I do?" Wu Sangui said distressedly: "If you retreat without a fight, how can the imperial court be compatible?" ”

"The court will not tolerate it, the prince has tens of thousands of elite soldiers, why not be heavy?" Liu Xuanchu finally made his words clear and looked at Wu Sangui expectantly.

Wu Sangui was silent, but he didn't show much surprise, there were originally two paths, one or the other, but he couldn't make up his mind.

"The court has become suspicious of the prince, and it is necessary to guard the main road and control the food and salary, all of which are aimed at the prince." Liu Xuanchu continued to advise: "When the coastal border is moved, the army will gather, and I am afraid that I will attack the prince." ”

Wu Sangui's face changed, but he finally sighed after a long time, "Ying Xiong is still in the Jingshi, I, alas, let's wait and see!" ”

Liu Xuanchu was disappointed in his heart, and he still needed to persuade again, but Fang Guangchen interjected again.

"Even if he is worried about the safety of the prince, the prince still has other ways to do it." Fang Guangchen thought about it and said: "The top priority is to leave Yunnan Province first and retreat into Guizhou. The emperor died, and the prince should be a courtesy, isn't it a reason? ”

The gift of a minister? Crying in Beijing? Wu Sangui looked at Fang Guangchen with some confusion, not knowing what he meant.

Shunzhi's sudden death and the ascension of the new monarch to the throne mean to Wu Sangui? What impact will it have on his future? Is it beneficial, or is it harmful? Wu Sangui and Xinjun were completely unfamiliar with each other, and they had no connection with him and everything that happened between him and Shunzhi's death. Sonny and other four ministers are auxiliary ministers. Whether to attack him, or to give him more respect and favor. Wu Sangui has not considered this, but it is difficult to draw a clear conclusion.

The Lord Shaoguo doubts, this sentence is the most suitable for the current situation. In this regard, Wu Sangui still has to observe and wait. Enter Beijing and cry to Shunzhi. He was worried that if he sent him to the door, the court would leave him in Beijing. At that time, life and death will be taken away, and he can only bow down and obey his orders, and he will no longer have the power to resist.

Fang Guangchen saw Wu Sangui's doubts and incomprehension, smiled faintly, and said: "Entering Beijing to cry and worship the emperor is justified, but it will go to Guiyang." Due to the urgency of the military situation, the prince had to stay for the time being. In this way, the court has no reason to blame. ”

"What about this Kunming, before the first battle was fought, it retreated in a panic, how can the court not blame it?" Although Wu Sangui was eager to leave Yunnan Province immediately, he would not enter for the rest of his life, so that the prophecy would be frustrated. But I still want to get things done as well as I can.

"Send a general and bring two or three thousand people to guard Kunming." Fang Guangchen's thinking was already clear. The speech was also more fluent, "The Ming army is mobilizing, and the prince only explained to the court that the army wants to attack Qujing and cut off the retreat of our army. If Kunming is lost. The prince was just tricked and deceived by the actions of the Ming army. ”

I see. Wu Sangui knew that he wanted to find a scapegoat and bear the responsibility for the loss of Kunming and the defeat of the army. As for himself, he first left Yunnan in the name of entering Beijing to worship and sent the main force to Qujing. As soon as Kunming was lost, the main force retreated into Guizhou for preservation.

"The prince has soldiers in his hands, and he focuses on running Guizhou, or he can form a separatist situation, and take a closer look at the situation in the Ming and Qing dynasties." Fang Guangchen played with the fan, paused for a long time, and continued: "Of course, there is another trick in this, that is, to make the Ming army persecute too much. Zhang Weihan is still in the house, and he can use it. ”

"The intention of offering the court is to communicate with the pseudo-clan and buy time with fake surrender." Wu Sangui heard some doorways, and his eyes flashed with hope, "Well, Ying Xiong is in the Jingshi, so I will use this as an excuse, or I can make the pseudo-sect not suspect him." ”

When he said this, Wu Sangui was not sure. After all, no matter whether the Ming army was weak or strong, Zhu Yongxing did not take action to win Wu Sangui anyway, and he never even said a word. This made Wu Sangui feel even more confused and frightened, either the pseudo-sect was waiting for him to take the initiative, or he didn't take himself seriously at all, and he had to kill him quickly.

Liu Xuan was extremely disappointed when he saw that Wu Sangui still didn't have the determination to return to the Ming Dynasty anyway, and said coldly: "I heard that Hong Chengchou was snubbed in Beijing, and the rabbit died and the dog cooked, and the ancients did not deceive me. ”

Wu Sangui glanced at Liu Xuanchu, and after seeing that he finished speaking, he looked at his feet, and when he didn't say anything, he was also unhappy in his heart, opened his mouth, but still endured it.

Fang Guangchen sighed helplessly, and said in a low voice: "The puppet king Dingguo has also been a famous king twice, and the megatron lake is wide, but with civil strife, the general trend will collapse. Although the pseudo-sect is powerful, how do you know that it will not repeat its mistakes? After the death of the emperor, it remains to be seen whether the imperial court will change its course. ”

Liu Xuanchu's eyes flashed, and he understood that Fang Guangchen was explaining to himself, and he let out a breath of turbidity, and he didn't say anything more.

Fang Guangchen turned to Wu Sangui and said, "The prince can leave the world and still be in Beijing, and he needs to plan for rescue; Second, we can take Shuixi as the hostage, and our army will not be conscripted for the time being; No matter how much money is bribed, and people who can speak well can be done, things may be done. ”

Wu Sangui pondered for a long time, and finally nodded in agreement.

Wu Sangui, who was crawling in the big plot of history, did not realize the absurdity of his life's struggle until his later years. thinks he is a smart man and a hero, but he has always been on the verge of a desperate situation. Short-sightedness is the difference between him, a shrewd speculator, and a true historical great, and proof that he is not destined to become a great weapon. And the lack of principles is his fatal wound, what he lacks the most.

The situation was unfavorable, and the army and military power became the lifeblood of Wu Sangui. A traitor like Wu Sangui has lost his moral security. What he did made the righteous man and gentleman indignant for a long time. Moreover, after surviving in the upper echelons of the military and politics for so many years, he has made many friends, and inevitably made many enemies, and how many people in the court are eyeing him! Once he loses the army, Wu Sangui's net worth and life will be seriously threatened.

Therefore, fighting with the Ming army, exhausting his strength, and then being easily controlled by the already suspicious Qing court was not the best choice for Wu Sangui. The process and outcome of the war between the Ming and Qing dynasties had become delicate and unpredictable, and he had to choose a middle route, preserve his strength, wait and see what happened, and then make a move.

The Qing court's change of course soon came, and Shunzhi's edict was published in the newspaper, saying that it was a testament, but it was actually a criminal edict. Among them, a total of 14 sins are listed, mainly because of the failure to abide by the ancestral system and the gradual contamination of Han customs, and the reuse of Han officials caused the Manchu ministers to have no intention of doing anything, which almost completely negated the political achievements of Shunzhi that still had some glory in his life. It doesn't matter whether this was the intention of the new ruler and heralds future policy changes.

Wu Sangui couldn't wait to leave Kunming, go to Qujing, enter Guizhou, and go to Beijing to fulfill the "courtesy of the people". His honor and official position all come from Shunzhi, and Shunzhi is completely denied, how can he not be shocked. With Hong Chengchou's cold reception after returning to Beijing, and his urging words, he only felt uneasy to stay in Yunnan Province for a few more moments.

……………… (To be continued......)