Taohua Town, Huang'an County, Huangzhou Prefecture, since Prince Lu secretly arrived at the front line and assumed the post of General Fuyuan, this place is used as the temporary location of the new General Wang Xingyuan.

The reason why Taohua Town was chosen as the temporary location of Xingyuan is that this place is located in the northwest of Huangzhou, far away from the thief army;

The second is that this place is a traffic artery, you can enter the territory of Henan in the north, the north of Hanyang in the west, and connect with Anhui in the east.

Prince Yonghui did not come to Huguang alone, and he came with him as well as the military department full of Lang Fu monk, the minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Xu Sizeng, and the commander of the Manchurian Yellow Flag Protector Army, Ai Xing.

Fu Seng is actually Yonghui's father-in-law, and his daughter Yin Ergen Jueluo is Yonghui's grandson Fujin, who was previously stationed in Yin Li as the deputy commander, and was transferred to Beijing two months ago to serve as the Mongolian Zhengbai Banner Commander, and now comes to Huguang with his son-in-law as a minister.

Xu Si was once born in the yellow flag coating, and served as a corridor in Yunnan and Fujian, and then has been a weaver in Jiangning. At the beginning of the year, the Minister of the Interior was vacant, and I don't know whose path Xu Si had taken, and he was transferred back to Beijing to serve as the Minister of the Interior.

He is in charge of the Weaving Office, the Yangxin Hall Office, the Wuying Hall Book Repair Office and other units.

The Yellow Flag Protector Commander Ai Xing A was the chief military officer of Malan Town before serving as the commander of the Guardian Army, and this person's name was the same name as the great hero at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the first rank duke, the minister of the guard, and the Ai Xing A who captured the Yongli Emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty.

It's quite a bit of a brave name.

In addition to these three people, there is also a Han official.

This person is the third place in the first class in the 30th year of Qianlong, and he won the middle to explore the flowers, but he was changed to the first in the second class by the emperor on the grounds that he was the son of the minister, and he was Dong Huan, who was the heir of the Golden Palace.

It seems that Dong He has lost his reputation as a flower explorer, but both inside and outside the court know that the emperor loves Dong He too much, so he changed it to the first in the second class, which is to say that the form is reduced and the real is promoted.

Sure enough, Dong Huan later prospered in official affairs, and served as a waiter in the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Officials, and the Criminal Department.

The ranking is even ranked first in Zhang Jing's department, and it is not surprising that Dong He will be the minister of the military aircraft department this year and next.

On the other hand, Tanhualang back then is only a five-grade Zhizhou now, and there is no hope of entering the imperial court in this life.

Among the four ministers, one was Manchuria, one was Mongolian, one was Han Jun, and one was a Han official.

The two civil and military arts, whether it is an official position or a grade, are all high-matched, which shows the importance of the prince's mission to the south.

However, at first, the four Fu monks were not optimistic about seizing power in the south, and were even very pessimistic.

Because according to the information they obtained, the traitor devil six ran a team in Sichuan in the early years and formed a small gang, and many of the current green battalion generals on the Huguang front line were promoted by him, and he bought and attracted the Beijing Green Battalion horse infantry that originally belonged to the Jiumen Admiral's Yamen, and recruited a large number of thieves on the Huguang front, so that a huge military group was formed around it.

Therefore, it is extremely difficult to forcibly seize power directly in the army by relying on the holy decree alone, and if it is not done well, it will lead to the failure of the mission.

Dong Huan then proposed to launch an offensive in Huangzhou to cooperate with the "Spring Offensive" of Guizi Liu, and transferred the Eight Banners Army under the command of the Minister of the Interior, Niu Lunbao, from under the nose of Guizi Liu, and then controlled the Huguang Green Camp to weaken the strength of Guizi Liu.

The operation was quite successful.

Huguang Admiral Zu Yingyuan and others were defenseless and were arrested.

The leaderless Huguang Green Battalion did not mutiny, but obediently stationed in various places according to the orders of Prince Xu.

It's just that according to Dong He's meaning, the generals of the Huguang Green Battalion promoted by Zu Yingyuan and other devils can't stay, and they should cut the grass and eradicate the roots to prevent future troubles.

The commander of the escort army, Ai Xing'a, also agreed to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, but Prince Lu did not accept it, but ordered the guards to imprison 17 senior generals of the Huguang Green Battalion, including Zu Yingyuan and Ma Deli, in Xingyuan, and give them food and drink every day, but they are not allowed to contact the outside world.

The reason is that many officers and soldiers of the Huguang Green Battalion are actually from the Eight Banners of the Han Army, and the Eight Banners of the Han Army on the side of the Beijing Division were bewitched by the six devils and hugged together, and they also stole the central army establishment of the forward battalion through illegal means.

Before failing to purge the remnants of the Fulehun party, the emperor intended to appease the Eight Banners of the Han Army, so Yonghui could not carry out a major purge of the Huguang Green Battalion, otherwise it would not only violate the wishes of the emperor Ama, but also make the Eight Banners of the Han Army in Beijing take risks, and once again an ominous incident would occur in the city.

This consequence is not something that he Yonghui can bear as a step-prince, and it will completely ruin his chance to return to the sect.

Huang Ama now only has three sons left, the twelfth brother Yongxuan and the traitor Fu Lehun are too close, although he is still bearing the name of the crown prince, but Yonghui knows that the position of the twelfth brother as the crown prince will not be guaranteed sooner or later.

The fifteenth brother Yongyan is still young, and his mother Concubine Ling has passed away, so no matter from which point of view, he Yongyan is the best candidate for the prince.

This time, Huang Ama sent him to Huguang may not be a test.

If he can successfully complete the task of Huang Ama, maybe he can really return to the sect and become a strong contender for the prince.

With this thought, Yonghui is very positive.

Under normal procedures, the power of Devil Six has been weakened by half, and the imperial court has announced the Devil Six's Eighty-Eight Crimes, and Prince Lu is the general of Fuyuan, so the civil and military forces on the Huguang front line should know the current affairs as a handsome man, and they have drawn a clear line with Devil Six, making it a rat that everyone shouts and beats.

The contents of the relevant official documents and holy decrees have been sent everywhere, and the Xingyuan side has been prepared for the aftermath after the devil is captured.

However, what Yonghui never expected was that the second commander of Huguang and the governor Bo Qing's forehead refused to obey the order, and also declared that Wang Xingyuan, the general who served as the prince, was an illegal organization, and the officials and soldiers who obeyed the orders of the company were rebels, and cut off the supply of grain and grass to the 20,000 Qing troops in Huangzhou, which made Yonghui and others furious.

The co-organizer of the university, Shi Niu Lun, was so angry that he wanted to write to the imperial court to remove him from the position of governor of Boqing, and put him in prison for interrogation in the Jingjia volume.

"Isn't this a complete reversal of Bo Qing's forehead to Devil Six?"

Dong He objected to pointing the finger at Bo Qing's forehead, believing that this person might not be able to see the situation clearly, or be deceived by Devil Liu.

Therefore, it was proposed to send someone to Xiangyang with the prince's own letter, so that the governor of Huguang would be lost and return to the arms of the imperial court.

Since it is necessary to crush the devil to death with great righteousness, the attitude of the governor of Huguang must be very important.

Yonghui agreed with Dong Huan's statement, and personally wrote a letter to Bo Qing's in Xiangyang and ordered someone to send it quickly.

It's just that what happened next made Yonghui a little unable to sit still.

First of all, the first town of the new army organized by the imperial court in Hubei Province was telegraphed to support the sixth of the new army, and secondly, Bao Guozhong, the chief soldier of Sichuan, Ruilin, the deputy commander of Rehe, and Li Mi, the minister of the management of the army, sent telegrams one after another, all saying that the will of the imperial court to open the six questions of the devils was a chaotic edict, and they refused to obey the order.

Ai Xing Ah counted that these devil six henchmen probably have 20,000 troops.

However, the first town of the new army with the largest number of people was formed by surrendering troops, and the loyalty and combat effectiveness of the devil six were not too high.

However, the thousands of green battalion soldiers commanded by Bao Guozhong, the general soldier of Sichuan, and the cavalry commanded by Ruilin were somewhat threatening.

Fortunately, there were not many soldiers and horses in these troops, and the total number of troops was only about 10,000.

But soon, Baoning, the governor of the Shaanxi-Gansu Green Battalion, sent a telegram to the whole country, taking a clear stand against the imperial court's indiscriminate edicts.

This made Peach Blossom Town Xingyuan Wenwu feel the pressure.

More than 10,000 elite soldiers of the Shaanxi, Gansu, and Green Battalion were unable to resist them.

The news of the death of Wang Deyong, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, also came, and there was no need to guess whether he died of illness or was murdered.

Bad news followed.

Jingzhou general Wan Chaoxing called a telegram to cry out for the devil six, nonsense that the court had a big traitor, and said that the devil six was Yue Wumu of the Qing Dynasty, so angry that the prince Yonghui wanted to cut Wan Chaoxing into eight pieces.

The situation has changed abruptly.

The total strength of the Qing army, which is now telegraphed to support Guizi Liu, has reached 40,000, which is twice as many as the troops in Taohua Town who obeyed the orders of Prince Xu, the general of Fuyuan.

The focus was on another group other than the two sides – the Urshibaran group.

Although there are only seven regiments with less than 10,000 troops, the group surpasses the Baoyi Battalion and the Yuanmingyuan Escort Army under the command of Niu Lunbao in terms of equipment and combat effectiveness.

More importantly, the group is Prince An's troops in Jingzhong, and if they fall to Devil Six, it shows that Prince An's loyalty to the emperor is still doubtful.

"What did Hubei Governor Zheng Dajin say?"

The second power supply of the governor of Huguang, Bo Qing, has not yet come out, and Yonghui is now eager to know the opinion of the Hubei locality.

That is, what is the attitude of Zheng Dajin, the governor of Hubei.

If Zheng Dajin expressed his support for him to become the prince, then he could bring over part of the army under his command, and at the same time win the support of Hubei officialdom and local gentry.

Don't underestimate the local gentry in Hubei, in the process of fighting with the Xinghan thief army, local regimental training accounted for a huge proportion.

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Soon, a telegram from Zheng Dajin, the governor of Hubei, was urgently submitted.

“... He calls on both sides to exercise restraint and avoid further deterioration of the situation, and hopes that the two sides can resolve their contradictions and differences through dialogue and consultation, restore regional stability, and jointly quell chaos. ”

The co-organizer of the university, Shinou Lunbao, looked at the message in his hand and was confused: "What do you mean?" ”

Ai Xing said angrily: "What else can it mean, he Zheng Dajin wants to not offend both sides!" ”

Dong He shook his head and said, "No, Zheng Dajin supports Devil Six." ”

Niu Lunbao frowned slightly: "How can you see it?" ”

Dong He sneered: "If you don't support the court, you don't support the prince, what do you support if you don't support Devil Six?" ”

"If the governor and the governor don't listen to the prince, then?"

Xu Si, the Minister of Internal Affairs, had a worried face, and originally imagined that the Holy Decree would be issued, and all parties responded, completely crushing the Devil Six with great righteousness, and completely isolating him, and finally forcing him to a dead end.

Plans are about to be adjusted.

"If they don't listen to the king, can they still not listen to the emperor!"

Yonghui had a gloomy face, ready to give Huang Ama a fold, and transferred the governor of Huguang, Bo Qing, and Zheng Dajin, the governor of Hubei, unless the two of them were determined to oppose the imperial court with the devil Liu, they could only leave Hubei.

Just as he was about to order someone to grind the ink, a guard outside hurriedly came to report.

"What?"

"Back to the prince, Rui Qin... Jia Thief Shikai sent a letter to him, indicating that he wanted the prince to open it himself. ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, but they didn't expect that Devil Six would have the courage to send someone to deliver a letter.

Yonghui silently ordered the guards to bring the letter.

The guards hurriedly handed over the letter, but Yonghui did not answer, but asked his father-in-law to open it.

When the monk opened the letter, he handed it to his son-in-law.

But the son-in-law asked him to read it directly.

The Fu monk was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood that his son-in-law should not have any correspondence with Devil Six at this time, and no matter what was written in the letter, he should be frank and public.

At that moment, he opened the letter and looked at it carefully, but his face changed drastically.

Seeing this, Yonghui couldn't help but wonder: "What did you say in the letter?" ”

"Lord Wang,"

The blessed monk has a difficult color on his forehead, and his eyes are also very anxious.

This made the ministers on the side, such as Aixing, Dong Huan, and Niu Lunbao, curious.

"It's okay to say it directly, it's nothing more than vulgar words."

Yonghui waved his hand, no matter how the devil scolded his father and son in the six letters, he would not take it seriously.

"This..."

Fu Monk's forehead was a little difficult to speak, and he refused to read it for a long time, which made his son-in-law a little unhappy and urged him again.

Helpless, the Fu monk had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "Lord Wang, Jia Thief said..."

Paused again.

"What the hell are you talking about?"

Yonghui is also in a hurry.

"He said... He said that the emperor was... It is a Han person, so how can the son of a Han person be the general king of the Qing Dynasty? ”

After that, the blessed monk hurriedly stuffed the letter into his son-in-law's hand, as if the thin paper was extremely hot.