"What? Xuan Chu, this is no joke! ”

In the Liecuixuan of the Pingxi Palace, on Wuhua Mountain, Wu Sangui stood on the ground dumbfounded, and at his feet was a broken teacup of Chenghua Doucai. The utensils of the Chenghua official kiln, even in the early Qing Dynasty, have been worth a lot, and this tea bowl has a lifelike old birthday star, which means a long life of 100 years old, which is very loved by Wu Sangui.

But when he heard the news today, he was broken, but now he didn't have the slightest sense of distress and pain, he just looked at Liu Xuanchu, who was sweating profusely and panting, with an incredible gaze.

On his side, Gan Wenkun, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Li Tianyu, the governor of Yunnan, and several military attaches under the prefect of Yunnan Province and the king of Pingxi, all sat or stood, all like clay puppets, their mouths wide open, and each of them had exaggerated shocked looks on their faces. Among these people, Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu, the two officials sent by the imperial court, were already covered with cold sweat, so nervous that even their facial features were distorted, and the corners of their mouths even twitched unconsciously.

Seeing the anxiety, disbelief, and fear and horror of the people in front of him, Liu Xuanchu was also full of sorrow, took a deep breath and said loudly: "Lord Wang, it's true. The identity of his uncle is already that he is really the third prince of Zhu! He relied on the money given by the prince, and colluded with a group of rebels in the south of the Yangtze River, and also got the assistance of Aobai, and raised things in Suzhou, once occupying most of the city, but the result was a failure, and was suppressed by Shi Lang and Wang Zhongxiao with troops! My uncle was arrested, and Miss Eight was gone! ”

With a "bang", Wu Sangui retreated, sat back on the chair, and then jumped up again, and the green tendons on his forehead had already become violent before he could speak: "The surname is Shi, the surname is Wang, the old man and you don't share the sky!" Come on, beat the drums, gather the generals, the old man wants to send troops to Liangjiang! ”

As soon as he said this, the military generals under the Western Election Officials and Pingxi Wang's Domain all looked hideous, looking at Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu viciously. Gan and Li were trembling all over their bodies, and they couldn't stop.

Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi in Yunnan, wants to send troops to Liangjiang, that is, he is going to rebel! Both of them are banner people, and their families are all in Beijing, so they can only be loyal ministers of the Qing Dynasty, and it is impossible to surrender and rebel. And if they want to be loyal ministers of the Qing Dynasty, then I am afraid that they will be dragged out by Wu Sangui's people to cut off their heads and sacrifice the flag!

At this moment, someone suddenly opened his mouth and reminded: "Lord Wang, Shi Lang and Wang Zhongxiao are not officials of Liangjiang, they are all officials of Beijing, and you can't catch them if you send troops to Liangjiang!" ”

Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu turned their heads, followed the voice, and saw that it was indeed an ugly-looking big fat man, who was the former prefect of Qujing, Lu Yifeng. This Lu Yifeng is an official in the west, and he is considered Wu Sangui's "private", but because he let Wang Jizhen go before, the news of Aobai's entry into Yunnan leaked, and he was dismissed by Wu Sangui and went back to Dali for retirement. However, his teacher was Liu Xuanchu, Wu Sangui's most relied on military advisor, and his family was very rich, so he gave Wu Sangui's son Wu Yingqi a large sum, so he returned to Pingxi as an official. However, the prefect of Qujing has already appointed someone else, so he can only be an alternate officer.

"They went back to Beijing. Then the king raised troops into Beijing and communicated with the emperor about the interests and harms! Wu Sangui said this sentence in a trembling voice, which made the people around him feel that the king of Pingxi, who had 100,000 troops, was not confident enough.

Thinking about it carefully, Wu Sangui's lack of confidence should also be. Although he has 100,000 troops, he is also assisted by Aobai. But after all, he is a corner of the world, and he has an even more fatal weakness. He has no righteous name!

Therefore, the third prince of Zhu in Jiangnan is likely to be a very key chess piece in Wu Sangui's rebellion roadmap.

First of all, this third prince Zhu should have many henchmen in Jiangnan, once the world is in turmoil, the Qing court's troops are attracted to Yunguichuan, he can raise the banner of rebellion in Jiangnan, as long as he can take Suzhou and mess up Jiangnan, he can make the Qing court difficult If this third prince Zhu has contact with the Zheng family on Dayuan Island, once there is a big trouble, the court is afraid that the court will have to withdraw troops from Yunguichuan to recover Jiangnan.

When Wu Sangui takes the opportunity to march again, it will not sweep half the world?

Secondly, the appeal of the third prince of Zhu to the Han doctors is really too great! He is a Ming Zhengshuo, and Wu Sangui is just a traitor who lures thieves into the house! The third prince of Zhu raised troops, and Wu Sangui responded, and the whole world would follow. And Wu Sangui raised troops alone, that is, he sang a one-man show alone, and there were several Han warlords who responded.

Therefore, in Wu Sangui's plan, the third prince of Zhu is likely to be a key role, if he dies or is taken by the imperial court, then Wu Sangui's rebellion will not be easy to make

However, it is not easy to build, and it does not mean that it cannot be built.

The military attaches under Wu Sangui all clenched their fists, and looked at this prince with red eyes, as if they were waiting for him to give an order, they were going to send troops to the Northern Expedition and enter Beijing to kill Kangxi!

And Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu are even more nervous, Wu Sangui may not have enough confidence to enter Beijing, but I am afraid that he still has the confidence to kill the two of them to vent his anger and then divide the southwest. And since the court moved Wu Sangui's daughter and son-in-law, it means that they are ready to tear their faces!

If Wu Sangui doesn't react at all, then he will have no face, and those soldiers who are standing on the side and watching will probably fall to the court.

But Lu Yifeng just shook his head slowly: "Lord Wang, raising troops into Beijing is a rebellion. If the third prince is still there, then this is not impossible to make! It's a big deal, you don't want the prince. With the status of the third prince, the Han people in the world will still stand on your side. Although the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers can fight, there are many of us, and if we exchange ten for one, we can always win, right? But if we don't have the third prince, do we still have an advantage? Although you have an army of 100,000, the court has an army of 500,000 and 600,000! Let's beat them five or six at a time, is that okay? Even if it works, the imperial court can still scavenge money from Jiangnan to recruit new soldiers, and fight with us continuously! Our people will eventually be exhausted! ”

"The surname is Lu, what nonsense are you talking about!"

"Lu Yifeng, when it comes to this matter, I complain that if you detain Wang Jizhen, the emperor may not know"

The people below accused Lu Yifeng one after another, but Wu Sangui closed his eyes and shouted violently: "Don't say anything!" This is all providence, it is providence! This king has tried his best, but he still can't save the overall situation. This king is tired."

He was so loud at first that it seemed to shatter the roof tiles, leaving everyone stunned. But in an instant, his whole person withered, as if he was a few years older, and even the brilliance on his face disappeared at once, and the whole person slowly slid onto the chair and sat there paralyzed.

Several of Wu Sangui's cronies also saw that something was wrong, and they all came up and asked, "Lord Wang, are you okay?" ”

"I'm fine," Wu Sangui waved his hand weakly, and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm just a little tired, I'm tired. Stand down, all of you! ”

Although Wu Sangui said that he was fine, his whole person didn't look like he was fine. On the contrary, it looks like a stroke and a stroke!

Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu still wanted to observe again, but Wu Sangui's son-in-law Guo Zhuangtu had already reacted and came up to pick up people, so he directly pulled the two of them by the wrist and dragged them outside Lie Cuixuan, and shouted: "Third brother, Ma Junmen, quickly send Gan Zhijun and Li Futai with me." ”

Wu Guogui and Ma Bao were still a little stunned just now, but as soon as they were reminded by him, they immediately reacted, hugged Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu, carried one by one, drove them out of Lie Cuixuan, and sent them all the way down Wuhua Mountain.

Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu also wanted to say a few words to Guo Zhuangtu, Wu Guogui, and Ma Bao, but two people who seemed to be Wu Sangui's personal soldiers rushed over, and whispered a few words in Guo Zhuangtu and Wu Guogui's ears.

Looking at the backs of Guo Zhuangtu, Wu Guogui, and Ma Bao, Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu stood there in a daze, and it took a while to react. Li Tianyu lowered his voice and said to Gan Wenkun: "Bingru, King Pingxi seems to have had a stroke."

"It looks a little like that!" Gan Wenkun said, "If this is the case, the emperor will be blessed." ”

"Bingru," Li Tianyu said, "The people in the Pingxi Royal Mansion can't do a good job of blocking the news, and it won't be easy to get out of Yunnan when the time comes, so you might as well leave now and go back to Guiyang Mansion to assemble pacesetters first, just in case." ”

Gan Wenkun nodded, "Yes, yes, I have to go back to Guiyang immediately!" ”

Li Tianyu said: "Go back to my governor's yamen first, and I will immediately arrange for the pacesetter to send you out of the province." ”

When the two were discussing, a chubby five-grade official trotted all the way from Wuhua Mountain, who was the original Qujing prefect Lu Yifeng. This Lu Yifeng ran to Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu before stopping, and did not salute the two, but said to the two while panting: "Gan Zhijun, Li Futai, why haven't you left yet?" ”

Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu were taken aback by Lu Yifeng's words.

"What? King Pingxi him."

"Governor Lu, what's going on?"

Lu Yifeng glanced back at Wuhua Mountain, sighed and said, "Let's go, let's talk as we go." ”

Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu both rode horses to Wuhua Mountain, and the two immediately let their Goshha lead the horse, and asked a Goshha to give a horse to Lu Yifeng, and the three of them went to the Yunnan Governor's Yamen in Kunming City together.

On the way to the governor's yamen, Lu Yifeng told Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu: "The prince has fallen."

"Stroke?" Li Tianyu asked.

Lu Yifeng nodded: "It should be a stroke!" The palace is in chaos."

As soon as he was halfway through his words, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves behind his ears, and then he saw several personal soldiers of the Pingxi Palace's palace galloping towards him, and the wind seemed to pass by Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu, heading towards the east gate of Kunming City.

Lu Yifeng raised his horsewhip and pointed at the cavalry who were galloping away and said to Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu: "Gan Zhijun and Li Futai, they must have gone to Zhaotong Mansion to find Wu Ergongzi back." ”

These days, Wu Yingqi is stationed in Zhaotong Mansion, the northernmost border of Yunnan Province and Sichuan, just to stop at will, by the way, to stock up on grain, build roads, suppress disobedient Tusi, and from time to time cross the border to go to the next door Sichuan in the name of suppressing bandits and visiting friends.

In the eyes of Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu, two loyal ministers of the Qing Dynasty, Wu Sangui sent his son Wu Yingqi to run Zhaotong Mansion in order to prepare for sending troops to attack Sichuan in the future!

This is a rebellion!

And now the Pingxi Royal Mansion is in a hurry to send people to recall Wu Yingqi, who is preparing for the rebellion, the biggest possibility is that Wu Sangui is really sick, this is really God bless the Qing Dynasty!

At this time, Lu Yifeng said again: "If the humble position is not wrong, the Pingxi Royal Mansion will soon block the road and block the news. If Gan Zhijun wants to go, he should be led by his humble position and leave Yunnan by the small road! It's best to set off immediately, it's too late, I'm afraid that the Kunming city gate will be closed, and then I really can't go. ”

Gan Wenkun frowned: "Can't go?" This official is the governor of Yungui, do they dare not let this official leave? ”

"It's hard to say that Second Prince Wu has always been ambitious, and he is short-tempered, impulsive and irritable, maybe he will offend Gan Zhijun when his mind is hot!"

It's polite to say offended, but you're not welcome to rebel!

Li Tianyu said: "Suppress the army, without further ado, I will arrange for you to leave with Governor Lu immediately!" ”

Gan Wenkun nodded: "Okay, then there will be work!" ”

After saying this, Gan Wenkun waved his horsewhip violently and whipped it on the buttocks of the horse under his command, and the horse was in pain, so he spread his hooves and galloped towards the yamen of the governor of Yunnan.

"Your Majesty, the Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou's eight hundred miles has arrived!"

Xiao Guizi stood in the south study with his eyebrows lowered and replied in a low voice.

This Kangxi Emperor seems to be a little "difficult to serve in adolescence" recently, since he got the report from Suzhou, and knew that Wu Sangui's daughter and son-in-law were dead, he has been a little moody, and it is becoming more and more difficult to serve. Looking at his appearance of suffering from gains and losses, everyone felt that Wu Sangui could not give up, and a big war was imminent.

And now here comes the 800-mile flight of the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou. The atmosphere was indeed tense to the extreme. However, Emperor Kangxi still tried his best to maintain the shock that a holy monarch should have, except for venting to the eunuchs and palace maids who served him from time to time, when facing the courtiers, it was almost the same as before.

didn't think about it, Kangxi finally couldn't hold back at this time. He was sitting behind the desk, but when he heard this, he stood up suddenly, and took a step to Xiao Guizi, his two eyes were as wide as copper bells, his hands stretched out, and he seemed to be shaking a little when he looked closely, and said in a loud voice: "Quick!" Hurry up and show me it! Wu Sangui, that old thief, really dare to rebel, I, I."

Xiao Guizi hurriedly tore off the seal on the densely folded box, took out the fold inside and handed it to Kangxi, and then bent over and looked at Emperor Kangxi eagerly like a shrimp.

Kangxi opened the fold and stood there and read it, he read it very carefully, he didn't read enough once, and then concentrated all his energy and read it again.

Then his hand shook, and the secret fold fell to the ground like this, Emperor Kangxi raised his head, and the expression on his numb face kept changing, revealing joy for a while, and a look of disbelief for a while, "Wu Sangui, the old thief, was so angry that he had a stroke?" And so he fell. My number one henchman is in serious trouble, and he fell ill like this? This, too"

It turned out that this recital was given to Kangxi by Gan Wenkun, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and the content of it was to report Wu Sangui's stroke - that was what Gan Wenkun saw with his own eyes! Although Wu Sangui's "wind" is not big, it is a hit after all!

It is impossible for Wu Sangui, who has suffered a stroke, to command the Northern Expedition of the army, and if he can't lead the troops himself, of course he can't build it. Moreover, there seems to be controversy within the Pingxi Domain about who Wu Sangui's seat should sit on.

According to Kangxi's understanding, there have always been "Shizi Party" and "Second Master Party" in this Pingxi Palace. Among them, the leader of the Shizi Party is, of course, the Shizi Wu Yingxiong! Wu Sangui's main advisers and ministers, such as Fang Guangchen, Guo Zhuangtu, Liu Xuanchu, Wang Shirong, and Lu Yifeng, almost all supported Wu Yingxiong. And the generals under Wu Sangui's command, including his adopted son Wu Guogui, his righteous son Wang Pingfan, as well as generals Ma Bao, Gao Dejie and others, most of them are close to Wu Sangui's second son Wu Yingqi and are members of the Second Master Party.

In addition, there are several military leaders such as Xia Guoxiang and Hu Guozhu, who have a lot of troops, who are not relied on on both sides.

After Wu Sangui suffered a stroke, the city of Kunming was quickly blocked, and the roads in and out of Yunnan were also controlled!

Gan Wenkun, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, who gave Kangxi a secret fold, was discussing with Wu Sangui in Kunming about the issue of military salaries for Yunnan and Guizhou in the coming year, but after Wu Sangui's accident, he still followed Lu Yifeng, the former prefect of Qujing, who was familiar with the topography of Qujing Mansion, to leave Yunnan and return to Guizhou by taking a small road. And Gan Wenkun returned to Guiyang on the front foot, and the road in and out of Yunnan was completely blocked on the back foot, and he couldn't get out one step later!

And Li Benshen, the governor of Guizhou, who had always been in cahoots with Wu Sangui, led his troops out of the city and moved to Anshun Mansion shortly after Gan Wenkun returned to Guiyang, controlling the main road from Yunnan to Guizhou.

All kinds of signs show that Wu Sangui's old thief is really in trouble!

After thinking about it for a while, the expression on Kangxi's face finally changed from uncertain to complete ecstasy, and he muttered to himself rarely: "God really bless me Daqing!" Wu Sangui seems to be not very good, and the Pingxi Domain is looking at the two tigers to compete again, and the imperial court is taking the opportunity to support Wu Yingxiong to return to the throne of Yunnan. Wu Yingxiong is a righteous son, and it is justifiable for me to support him to return to Yunnan, Wu Yingqi dares to resist, but he is not only against the imperial court, but against the imperial court and their own orthodoxy of the Pingxi Domain, and there is absolutely no possibility of victory! ”

After Kangxi said this, the little spirit of the Holy Lord of the Ming Monarch had all returned to him, "Call those scholars, Xiong Cixu, and Chen Tingjing to me!" By the way, I will send someone to Fengtai to call Prince An, and then send 600 miles to Tianjin Station to rush to Tianjin Station and call Wang Fuchen to me! ”

Xiao Guizi's father-in-law also showed a surprised expression and shouted: "Huh! ”

(End of chapter)