Seeing that Wu Sangui agreed, Xia Guoxiang was completely relieved in his heart, at least he would not be sent to the capital as a hostage. He knew that Wu Sangui was a sensitive person, and his fear and hesitation just now would definitely lose points in his eyes, so he had to show his loyalty.

So, Xia Guoxiang asked: "Mr. Li, change the father with a son, after all, our thoughts, Li Chuang may not agree." The son is young and loved by his uncle, but if he is not sure, he can not act easily, which will damage the relationship between father and son. The stakes are high, and there must be an alternative. ”

Li Zhaoji smiled and said, "What General Xia said is true, but Shizi is the most suitable candidate.

Ping Xibo needs to consider the posture of submitting to Li Chuang, but he also has to throw some difficult problems to the other party, just say that the generals under his command are unwilling. First, I asked Li Chuang for some money and food for an official position, and the more these things, the better. Second, it can be explained to Li Chuang that Ling Zun has a lot of prestige in the towns of western Liaoning, and Ling Zun must come forward to appease and persuade the generals. ”

Wu Sangui nodded: "What Mr. Li said is that I will also tell Li Chuang's side that since they are obedient, both parties must have a sincerity, and it is Li Chuang's sincerity to return to his father, and we must let Liaozhen see that my family is safe."

It's just that after appeasing Li Chuang, what to do next, please give me advice. ”

Li Zhaoji nodded slightly, and said in his heart that Wu Sangui had his own plans for these things, and he didn't need to say it himself.

Seeing Wu Sangui asking about the next plan, Li Zhaoji breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't have no alternatives, but he didn't want to harm this person unless he had to. This candidate is the governor Shen Youlong, Wu Sangui handed over Shen Youlong, and Li Chuang's side will definitely agree to exchange.

But Xia Guoxiang obviously didn't want to let it go so lightly, he said: "Uncle, now that the governor Shen Youlong is already a stumbling block to your great cause, I think that if you exchange him, Li Chuang's side will not only be willing, but will also be convinced of your sincerity, and then you can delay more time."

Mr. Li, you are resourceful, how could you not think of exchanging Shen Youlong? ”

Wu Sangui did not directly judge, and first rebuked Xia Guoxiang: "Prime Minister, Hugh should be rude to Mr. Then he asked, "What does Mr. Li think?" ”

Li Zhaoji saw that Xia Guoxiang forced himself into a corner, but he couldn't protect Shen Youlong at this time, so he said: "General Xia wants to use Shen Youlong as a bargaining chip, just now Ping Xibo asked what to do next, Li simply answered this question together, if you finish speaking, you still think you want to take Shen Youlong to change, then Li will not stop it." ”

Wu Sangui said with a smile: "I know that Mr. has already planned, please give me advice." ”

Li Zhaoji said: "Now that the vassal king who is qualified to inherit the throne is in your hands, then you are holding the title, but if you want to achieve a great cause and control the court, you can't do without literati and doctors.

If Ping Xibo hands over Shen Youlong now, and the news is transmitted back to Jiangnan, everyone says that you are Cao Mengde, and you are blackmailing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, then Jiangnan Shi will not only not be your help, but will also become your enemy. If these people find a vassal king to succeed you at random and compete with you, even if they don't succeed, it will involve too much time and make you lose too much.

Moreover, it may not be that people are unsuccessful, in the end, you Ping Xibo only hold part of the military power, but the scholars and doctors have the right to speak.

Of course, you can also let the vassal king succeed to the throne first, and then order Shen Youlong to go to the capital in the name of the vassal king, and the king will let the minister die, and the minister has to die, and this can be done. But in the end, you also offended Dr. Jiangnan, even if you seize power, how can you be stable? ”

Wu Sangui nodded heavily and said to Xia Guoxiang: "Minister Guo, have you heard, Mr. Li is thoughtful, and the temple is counted first, but you suspect that he protects Shen Youlong, which is really hateful, and you still don't pay compensation to Mr. Li." ”

Xia Guoxiang immediately crossed his hands and saluted and apologized, Li Zhaoji recorded Xia Guoxiang's experience in his heart, thinking that if he had a chance in the future, he would definitely clean him up, but he said: "General Xia is also loyal, don't blame Ping Xibo." ”

Wu Sangui said with a smile: "Mr. is broad-minded and impressive. Please continue to explain the strategy. ”

"Ping Xibo, whether it is to compete for the world or for power, it is not enough to rely on barbarism. No matter what you do, you must make yourself have more friends and fewer enemies. In the matter of your appointment as a new monarch and the ruling court, who do you think is your friend? Li Zhaoji asked.

Wu Sangui clenched his fists and said, "Mr. is naturally counted as one." ”

Li Zhaoji laughed: "Since I praise the painting for you, I am naturally counted as one, but I am an outsider after all, not even a Ming commoner." What I can help you with, except for praising the military plane, is to let my small army fight one or two, and the rest, I can't do much.

If I'm too involved, others will say that you're colluding with foreign vassals, so I can't help much. ”

Wu Sangui didn't understand why Li Zhaoji had such an attitude of being like a detached, but he was inconvenient to ask at this time, for fear that Li Zhaoji would be angry and would not have an idea.

So he said, "If you support a new king, it is not my family that can do it." Jiangbei Huguang also has several towns and horses, which can cooperate. ”

"That's wrong again." Li Zhaoji hurriedly waved his hand.

"What's wrong again?" Wu Sangui scratched his head.

"Pingxibo, think about the problem and think long-term. Yes, support the new king, these people will definitely agree to help, after all, everyone is good, but what about when the support is over? Isn't the imperial court a vassal town? When the time comes, so many people holding swords and soldiers, the scholars and doctors will help the weak and suppress the strong, and divide the division, where will you still be good?

Wouldn't the future Da Ming soon fall into infighting?

You said that the towns of Jiangbei and Huguang, although their combat strength is weak, but there are a lot of people and horses, and if you count them, there are no less than 200,000, and although your Liao town is strong, there are only 50,000 soldiers. You can't all be sent to Jiangnan, just imagine, when the new monarch is first established, you become a duke, and people will follow to ask for dukes, they are all dukes, why do you press them?

Therefore, the town commanders, you can contact and befriend, and do not let them join the matter of supporting the new king. ”

"What Mr. said is reasonable, but Daming has always been a noble and martial artist, and I have no foundation in Jiangnan and no contacts. The scholars will not support me because I hold the position, and if they make a vassal king of their own, will the towns not support them and be my enemies?

Therefore, it seems safer for me to unite the towns, make friends with them, and turn enemies into friends in advance. "Wu Sangui is not stupid, he has his own plans.

Li Zhaoji nodded: "Ping Xibo really has the ambition of the world, so ah, the scholar doctor is the key, if you can win them, you don't have to care about the general soldiers of each town." ”

Li Zhaoji thought to himself, how can I make you befriend Zhuzhen? Lao Tzu will use these knives to hack you to death in the future. Could it be true that you are a traitor in control of the Ming Dynasty?

"Everyone scolds Cao Mengde, everyone wants to be Cao Mengde, and everyone doesn't want Cao Mengde. Mr. Li, how can these scholars support me? I know that in this matter, my posture should be lowered, and I cannot show my ambition for the time being, but those scholars and doctors are all human spirits, and they are full of poetry and books, so it is not easy to deceive. Wu Sangui was worried.

Li Zhaoji laughed: "Ping Xibomo should be worried, if I, Li Zhaoji, are not sure, why would I teach you such a strategy?"

Li Mou and ask you a question, now, King Fu, King Lu, and King Chong are all in the hands of you and me, may I ask Ping Xibo, who should be the emperor? ”

"Of course it's King Fu!" Wu Sangui said without hesitation: "The rules of the Ming Dynasty are that there are grandchildren and no grandchildren. King Fu is the bloodline of the Divine Sect, although King Lu is the uncle of the Divine Sect, but the Divine Sect is dripping, and the natural bloodline is even worse. Therefore, the king of Lifu. ”

"Wrong!" Li Zhaoji's judgment was also unhesitating.

Wu Sangui laughed: "Sir, if you say I'm wrong, I may hesitate, but in this section, I will definitely not be wrong." Although I, Wu Sangui, can't talk about being rich and five cars, I have read the four books and five classics. If you want to get the support of the scholars, the title of orthodoxy is inevitable, and therefore, you must be blessed with the king. ”

"A scholar is a scholar, and a Jiangnan scholar is a Jiangnan scholar, which cannot be compared. Don't forget, Jiangnan Shi is mostly from the Donglin Party, and there is a big gap between King Fu and the Donglin Party. Li Zhaoji said with confidence.

Wu Sangui's eyes gurgled, he slapped himself on the head, and said in his mouth: "Oh, I'm stupid, I'm really stupid."

Mr. is really well-informed, although you are not a person from my Ming Dynasty, but when it comes to my Ming Dynasty, you know more details than me, a Ming general.

Damn, shit, I'm such a fool to forget about the past. ”

Now that Chongzhen is dead, several of Chongzhen's sons have been captured by Li Chuang, imitating the changes of the civil fort back then, and King Fu is the first heir to the Ming Dynasty.

But the problem is that the Fuwang lineage and the Donglin Party have old enmities.

This matter starts with the old Fu King who died in the hands of Li Chuang, the old Fu King is the third son of Mingshenzong, his mother is Zheng Guifei, Zheng Guifei favors the harem, and Lao Fu Wang has become Shenzong's favorite son, so when Shenzong wants to establish a prince, he proposes to abolish the elder and the youngest.

Therefore, the battle for the national capital in the history of the Ming Dynasty was born, for this matter, Emperor Shenzong and the civil officials fought for a full fifteen years, and forced out four first assistants, more than ten people in six departments, involving more than 300 officials, more than 100 dismissed, dismissed and assigned.

In the civilian group, the Donglin Party is at the forefront.

Although the Donglin Party succeeded in the end, the eldest son was made the crown prince, and King Fu went to Henan to take up the domain, but Emperor Shenzong counterattacked and cleaned up a lot of the Donglin Party.

It can be said that King Fu and the Donglin Party are outright hostile, and the foundation of the Donglin Party is in Jiangnan, and Qian Qianyi and others are all Donglin.

Xia Guoxiang also figured out the reason, and he asked: "Mr. Li, as you can see, the Donglin Party is unwilling to establish the King of Fu, so it will establish the King of Lu."

It doesn't matter who you set up, no matter who you set up, the uncle is the benefactor of the Son of Heaven and supports it. But the problem is that if Doctor Jiangnan let the towns participate in the support, wouldn't it be a dilution of the uncle's credit. ”

Li Zhaoji smiled: "To the bosses of the towns, you have to contact and make friends." ”

"Sir, please be clear." At the critical time, Wu Sangui became even more excited.

Li Zhaoji said: "If I were Ping Xibo, I would send someone to Japan or go down to Jiangnan myself." Who was the first to be seen? The seer saw the marshals of Jiangbei and told them that King Fu was in his hands and could support ........ ”

"Aren't you going to be the king of Lilu?" Xia Guoxiang interrupted Li Zhaoji's words.

Wu Sangui slapped him on the head: "Shut up, don't interrupt Mr. Li." ”

Li Zhaoji continued: "These Jiangbei commanders must be willing, so you write a note, ask them to sign, take these signatures, go to Nanjing to find the Jiangnan scholars, and tell them that King Fu and King Lu are in your hands, who are you willing to support?"

They will definitely choose King Lu, you take out that Chen signature again, do you say that the scholar is still willing to let the towns participate in the support? ”

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