At the end of March of the tenth year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, Kunming, Yunnan.

After passing through most of Sichuan and walking hundreds of miles in Yunnan Province, Wang Zhongxiao, who finally came to Kunming, finally arrived at Wu Sangui's lair, and now it has become a little strange Kunming City.

After a few months of martial law, the streets of Kunming are much more lively than when Wang Zhongxiao left three years ago. The streets are full of people, all the shops are doing brisk business, and I saw some men wearing gray or blue round-necked robes (Ming Dynasty costumes) and red tasseled hats (Qing Dynasty official hats) on their heads with their wives and children, and they were shopping in large quantities! It's as if a windfall has just been issued.

However, this kind of unclear and unclear dress is not the most surprising to Wang Zhongxiao, when passing by one of the most prosperous intersections in the city of Kunming, he suddenly saw a group of men wearing yellow round-necked robes and red hoods carrying two large flags and shouting something.

Because the streets were very noisy, Wang Zhongxiao didn't hear them shouting for a while, but his eyesight was very good, and he could see the words on the two flags from afar. On one side of it, the Chinese characters of "Heaven and Earth will be divided into Yunnan rudders" are embroidered! On the other hand, "Qingtian is dead, Zhou Tian should stand"!

Well, the banner of the Yunnan rudder of the Heaven and Earth Association was generously carried on the streets of Kunming!

There is also this "Qing Tian is dead, Zhou Tian should stand".Did Wu Sangui learn the propaganda methods of the Yellow Turban Uprising? Next, will there be any more "Cutting the White Snake", "Fish Belly Book" and "Stone Man Turning the World Against the World" and so on?

Thinking of this, Wang Zhongxiao turned around and asked Wu Shicong, who led him into the city: "Big brother, this, what's going on?" How will Heaven and Earth go to the streets? That's too blatant, isn't it? ”

Wang Zhongxiao and Lu Sanhao came to Yunnan as messengers of Kangxi, wearing Emperor Kangxi's handwritten edict, and there were palace guards sent by Yue Le to follow, so he now has to pretend to be the "final" minister of the Qing Dynasty.

When the Grand Chancellor saw a thief in public activity on the street, he always had to ask about it.

Wu Shicong sighed: "Isn't this my grandfather's return wind before?" ”

Started to fool around?

Wang Zhongxiao nodded cooperatively: "I know this, didn't you say it?" ”

"It's good, it's good, but it's." Wu Shicong sighed again, "What do you say?" It's just that when I wake up, it's a little weird! ”

Getting weird? Wang Zhongxiao thought to himself: Was crossed? Or are you pretending to be a ghost?

"Young Master, teacher, what's a strange way for this prince?" Lu Sanhao also asked - he came to Yunnan this time as the master and envoy of Wu Yingxiong, the prince of Pingxi, so he also had to perform along.

"After the prince woke up, he said that he dreamed of the Emperor of Heaven, and the Emperor of Heaven said to him: Qingtian is dead, Zhou Tian should stand!"

The answer to this question was Liu Xuanchu, the military advisor of the King of Pingxi, and today he and Wu Shicong greeted Wang Zhongxiao and Lu Sanhao and their party at the gate of Kunming City.

Wu Sangui still has this operation?

It's a lot of progress!

Wang Zhongxiao pretended to be surprised and asked, "Why did this prince start a set of the Yellow Turban Army?" ”

Wu Shicong spread his hands, "I don't know what's going on?" My grandfather has been mysterious since he got sick, except for my father, me, Fang Senjun, Guo Senjun, Xia Dutong, Hu Dutong, and Aunt Chen, he didn't see much people, and even if he did, he didn't say a few words. ”

Oh, Wang Zhongxiao thought: Is this "pretending to live"?

Liu Xuanchu added: "After the prince said, 'Qingtian is dead, Zhou Tian should stand', the Yunnan branch of this Tiandi Association began to carry out public activities. And the prince also ordered all the subordinates to change into new battle robes, which is the kind of round-necked robes. In addition, the prince also opened the treasury to reward the soldiers below, and released two million taels! The market in Kunming has risen. I don't plan to spend this day! ”

Wang Zhong said in filial piety: There are more and more flowers for this Wu Sangui rebellion! But that's mostly my credit. It was I who passed on the two "treasure books" of rebellion, "The World is Public" and "The Heavenly Dynasty's Tianmu System", as well as the professional rebel organization of the Tiandihui, to Wu Sangui's side.

It seems that the rebellion still needs to be organized, there are theories to guide the rebellion, the organization can implement the theory, and the collective wisdom and efforts can be put together to put together a lot of rebellion work.

In addition, there are two schools in Guangdong that specialize in cultivating military generals for the anti-Qing Dynasty and the restoration of the Ming Dynasty!

Hahaha, Kang Mazi is in big trouble this time, and his Qing Dynasty is almost gone.

When a few people were talking, they had already walked along the street to the group of Tiandihui anti-thieves holding big flags, wearing yellow robes and red hoods, and they also heard what the anti-thieves were shouting?

"Qingtian is dead, Zhou Tian should stand, the land is divided, and the world is safe!"

Most of the people who watch these heaven and earth will rebel on the street are those men dressed up in the "combination of the Ming and Qing dynasties" and their families, these people are actually the feudal army and green battalion soldiers under the command of Wu Sangui, and they have just taken the settling-in fee, so most of them who went into the city to buy some food for their wives and children are the old foundations of the "breaking and dedicating" the second army, and of course they know the meaning of these slogans.

"Qingtian" undoubtedly alludes to the Qing Dynasty, and "Zhoutian" is of course the world of the Han people - the Han people's etiquette comes from the "Zhou Li", so "Zhoutian" is "Hantian".

Therefore, "Qing Tian dies, Han Tianli" is to be opposed!

And "all the fields, the world is safe" is why to rebel, for whom to fight, and what are the benefits of a successful rebellion!

It's all made clear, and it's only when it's the other way around!

When the people of the Heaven and Earth Society shouted such an inspiring slogan, some people immediately echoed it loudly.

"Well said, this day is long overdue! The sky has changed, so that you can go out of the mountains of Yunnan and sit in the world! ”

"That's right! Why do they eat fragrant and spicy food in Beijing, so that the whole world is supplied? It's not fair! ”

"Yes, it's not fair, the world is helped by the foreheads, but the benefits are all theirs? Is this fair? ”

"It's not fair!"

"They also want to snatch the foreheads away from Yunnan! What should you do? ”

"Fight with them. If you win, you will be able to divide the land and sit in the world! ”

Of course, these people may be trusted. It's good to set off the atmosphere if you have support! Once the atmosphere is up, a wider mobilization can be carried out.

Of course, Wang Zhongxiao passed on the methods of more extensive mobilization to Wu Shicong and Wu Yuanyi, who then brought them back to Yunnan. This rebellion can be carried out on its own in isolation from the masses, but the revolution must mobilize the masses extensively and rely on the masses.

With the participation of the masses of the people, the anti-Qing revolution can burst out with tremendous strength!

And Wu Sangui's purpose in blocking the postal routes and trade routes in and out of Yunnan immediately after the "stroke" and imposing martial law in Kunming was to confuse the Qing court and create the illusion that he could not afford to be ill, in order to facilitate mobilization in the army and in the city of Kunming - although Wu Sangui's army had a strong will to rebel, not everyone knew why they wanted to rebel, and what were the benefits of rebellion? They are just used to it, and they belong to habitual rebellion!

The residents of Kunming must also be fully mobilized, because most of them depend on the Pingxi palace to survive, either craftsmen who produce weapons for the Pingxi palace, or royal merchants who do business for the Pingxi palace, or the families of the army and officials under the Pingxi palace.

Only by making these people aware of the significance of the "anti-Qing revolution" and the benefits they can gain from this "revolution" can they be united. Only by uniting these people can Wu Sangui's clique exert its greatest combat effectiveness, and only then can it quickly complete the relocation and redeployment after entering Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu, so as to complete the control of the newly attached areas.

And the mobilization of Yunnan Tiandi will be in Kunming City, and now it seems to be working well.

The crowd of onlookers also cheered

"Medium!"

"Too!"

"It's long overdue"

In the midst of cheers, Wang Zhongxiao, Lu Sanhao and others had already passed through the most prosperous area of Kunming City and arrived at the Yunnan Governor's Yamen, which was not far from Wuhua Mountain.

The governor of Yunnan is different from the governor of other places, the governor of other places can really control the governor of the yamen, although the number of people is not much, usually one or two thousand, only a few provinces have as many as three or four thousand governors, but they are a little armed. But the governor of Yunnan has always been under the control of the Pingxi Palace!

The governor of the Qing Dynasty did not have two adjutants, and if there was no Fu Biao, his subordinates would be a group of unprepared masters. And Yunnan Governor Li Tianyu is even more miserable, his master disappeared very interestingly after martial law in Kunming! So when Wang Zhongxiao and the others arrived, Li Tianyu had only maids, servants, family members, and little wives left under his hands, except for some Goshha personal soldiers.

It's just a bare-bones governor who can't do anything, and he doesn't even have a person to give advice. Before, he was blocked in the yamen by the people of the Pingxi Palace, and he was "housed" in the governor's yamen in Kunming for a few months, and he almost starved to death, but he really didn't expect it to be released.

And what he didn't expect was that he could still see the Qing courtiers carrying the emperor's edict.

When his subordinate Goshha came to inform him that Lu Yifeng and a Wang guard from Beijing asked to see him, he didn't care about the dignity of the governor and came out to greet the "lower official" in person.

"Shikai, Miyoshi, what's the situation outside? Is the imperial court's crusade army coming? Yunnan is about to turn the sky upside down! ”

After inviting Wang Zhongxiao and Lu Yifeng into the lobby of the yamen, Li Tianyu couldn't wait to inquire about the situation outside—obviously he was still blind, and he didn't know that the imperial army was approaching step by step.

Wang Zhongxiao replied: "Li Futai, the heavenly soldiers of the imperial court have divided their troops into five routes, and they have been pressed around Yungui, but the emperor sent these five routes army not to crusade, but to send the heir of the king of Pingxi, and to force the second son of the king of Pingxi and the king of Pingxi to go to Beijing. Xiaguan and Lu Zhifu came to Kunming this time to convey the emperor's edict to the two sons of King Pingxi and King Pingxi."

As he spoke, his brows suddenly furrowed, "Li Futai, what's going on in Kunming City?" Why is it that people everywhere are saying that 'Qingtian is dead, Zhou Tian should stand'? Also, wouldn't heaven and earth be anti-thieves? Why did they openly go out on the streets to deceive people's minds? And has this King Pingxi been cured? ”

Li Tianyu said: "Kunming is already out of order!" It's been messy since King Pingxi had a stroke!

Although the king of Pingxi has his own army, he is still a little measured in his actions. But his son Wu Yingqi was rebellious and irritable, acted without scruples, and had long harbored evil intentions and plotted rebellion. Before King Pingxi fell ill, he may have colluded deeply with the third prince of Zhu and the Heaven and Earth Society. After the illness of King Pingxi, he intensified his efforts, and almost turned Kunming City into a demon cave where heaven and earth would be rampant with thieves! ”

"There is such a thing!"

"Why is he so mad?"

Wang Zhongxiao and Lu Yifeng both looked inexplicably surprised, their eyes widened, and their faces were full of exaggerated expressions, as if they were racing their acting skills.

However, Li Tianyu didn't find anything wrong, he, a person who was kept in the dark, was still answering questions for two people who knew the truth.

Li Tianyu paused for a moment, and then said, "As for King Pingxi, he has probably passed away!" It's probably a long time ago! The official guessed that Wu Yingqi's various rebellious actions should be related to the death of the king of Pingxi! ”

He began to make up for it in the direction of the illusion!

Wang Zhongxiao was taken aback, "What? King Pingxi has been. Futai, you can't believe such a big thing! ”

"Does this official seem to be a person who can talk nonsense?" Li Tianyu said, "This official has already gone up to Wuhua Mountain to visit after King Pingxi announced that he was cured."

Wang Zhongxiao asked: "Have you seen the king of Pingxi?" ”

Li Tianyu said: "I should have seen a stand-in. The king of Pingxi didn't let him look closely, but the official still felt that he was more energetic than before he got sick, and it didn't look like he had a stroke at all! And he rarely spoke when he met with officials, and even when he spoke, he only said 'I know', 'hand it over to my son Ying Qi to do it', and 'Ying Qi will do things at ease'. Where is this King of Pingxi? It's completely Wu Yingqi's puppet! ”

Lu Sanhao gasped: "It seems that King Pingxi has really passed away!" Should Wu Yingqi be a secret? ”

Wang Zhongxiao said: "Then, does Wu Guogui know?" ”

"The official also thinks that the king of Pingxi is gone." Li Tianyu said, "Wu Guogui should also know that he had moved to Qujing three months ago and had never returned to Kunming, so it seems that he was also worried about being killed by Wu Yingqi." ”

"Then can the lower official see Wu Guogui?" Wang Zhongxiao frowned and asked, "Xia Guan brought the emperor's edict to Wu Guogui and the handwritten letter from the prince of Pingxi."

Li Tianyu shook his head: "I'm afraid I can't see it. Wang Guard, if you came from Qujing, you should have already seen him, and you wouldn't have asked this question. Since you asked, then you should have come from Zhaotong Mansion. Wu Yingqi will not let Ling and Wu Guogui meet! ”

"Then is it possible for Wu Yingqi to turn back?" Wang Zhongxiao asked again.

"No way." Li Tianyu said, "If there is no turning back arrow when he opens the bow, it is impossible for him to turn back." He announced that the king of Pingxi had recovered and that the Yunnan postal route had been opened, probably only to confuse the imperial court. ”

"How's that okay?" Wang Zhongxiao's face was anxious, and it seemed that every inch was a little messy.

Lu Yifeng suddenly interjected at this time: "Wang Guard, don't worry. In fact, in the current situation, it doesn't matter if you see Wu Guogui or not. The two Wu have already made a bad relationship, and they don't even have a good look, so only Shenli is left. If Wu Yingqi is defeated by the imperial court once, Wu Guogui will inevitably belong to the imperial court! ”

"That makes sense!" Wang Zhongxiao nodded.

Lu Yifeng then said: "Wang Guard, we have now found out the reality of Yunnan. The top priority is to take Li Futai away, lest he be victimized by Wu Yingqi! As for the matter of dividing the second Wu, in fact, when you leave, you can stuff the secret decrees and letters from the emperor and the prince to Wu Sanye to Wu Shicong! ”

"Brilliant plan!" Wang Zhongxiao clapped his hands, "Drive the tiger and devour the tiger. That's a great plan! As he spoke, he took out another copy of Kangxi's edict and handed it to Li Tianyu, "Futai, you see this, if we give this to Wu Yingqi, will he allow you to go north to meet the prince of Pingxi?" ”

"I'll see!" Li Tianyu was overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly took Kangxi's edict and looked at it.

It turned out that this edict was to invite Wu Yingqi to send Wu Sangui north to recuperate. and asked Wu Yingqi to hand over the power of the Pingxi Mansion to the prince Wu Yingxiong, and also ensured that he would not blame the past, so that Wu Yingqi and Wu Sangui would be two rich men who enjoyed their lives in peace.

"Wu Yingqi won't agree!" Li Tianyu shook his head again and again, "And most of the King of Pingxi has already passed away. How did Wu Yingqi protect him to the north? ”

"But this edict gave Wu Yingqi an excuse to move his army north!" Wang Zhongxiao reminded, "Wu Yingqi's rebellion is already on the verge of attack, and it has to be sent!" And the emperor has long been aware of his conspiracy, so he has already arranged the five-way army, if these five-way armies are deployed around Yungui, then Wu Yingqi will be more auspicious. So he's probably going to take a risk now! If he wants to take a risk, he will have to paralyze Prince An and the heavenly soldiers of the imperial court. ”

Lu Sanhao also nodded: "That's right, Wu Yingqi is a person who dares to take risks!" Now that he is in great trouble, he will definitely want to fight to the death. And he has nothing to fight in Yunnan, if he wants to fight, he must go out of the province and into Sichuan! Only in Irikawa can there be a glimmer of life!

Since ancient times, it has been entrenched in Yunnan, Guichuan and has three points in the world! And as long as he wants to fight, then he will let Futai leave Yunnan and go to pick up the prince, so as to paralyze Prince An and the imperial army. ”

Li Tianyu also figured it out now, this is his last way to live! If you don't want to die in Yunnan after Wu Yingqi's rebellion, and you don't want to be buried with Wu Yingqi, then you can only have an excuse to welcome Wu Yingxiong to leave Kunming, the place of death.

Thinking of this, Li Tianyu nodded and said, "Let's do this, let's go to Wuhua Mountain tomorrow to meet King Pingxi, and at the same time hand over the emperor's decree to Wu Yingqi!" ”

(End of chapter)