Of course, Li Zicheng's envoys can see it!

Not to mention that everyone is "eighteen sons", let's just say that the territory that Li Zicheng now occupies in Wuchang, Hanyang, Yuezhou and other places is also a good location for both Wu and Qing, and can also cope with the Northern Expedition of the Liangguang New Army.

Moreover, Li Zicheng's current line is also relatively close to the Wang family, and everyone is considered to be in the same way.

The Juntian Prefecture military system implemented on his own territory is still relatively close to the Juntian Township military system implemented by the Wang family in Guangdong. The difference is that Li Zicheng is more "feudal", while Wang Zhongxiao's path is more "average".

This is because the Wang family has more powerful financial resources - the estimated annual income of the five sea and land tax customs under the control of Guangdong Customs, namely Macao Customs, Guangzhou Customs, Leizhou Customs, Shaozhou Customs, and Jiangkou Customs (the junction of the two Guangzhous), plus the chambers of commerce of Guangzhou Commercial Port (including the outer city and the Pearl River Wharf area), Foshan Town, Macao City, Qujiang City, Jiangkou City, etc., can exceed three million taels per year - so the Wang family is now in a position to pay military salaries of varying amounts to the new officers and soldiers and the Shangfan Township soldiers. At the same time, they are responsible for the expenses incurred during their service. Therefore, in the process of equalizing land in Guangdong, Wang Zhongxiao was able to adopt a relatively even method, so that most of the Guangdong peasants owned the same amount of land.

And Li Zicheng didn't have so much money on the land he started this time, so he adopted the method of having more soldiers and less land for households, and then relying on land income to support the service, and exchanging more land for war exploits.

In the general direction, however, both sides adopted the method of military mobilization by depriving the landlord class of its interests (to varying degrees, but in the same direction), and to take control of large populations and land.

Therefore, from this point of view, neither the king of the south nor the north of Li is likely to please the gentry and landlord class, and they can also be regarded as natural allies politically.

Huang Zhisheng, a former Xinhui tyrant, was of course extremely disgusted with the rule of Wang Fuchen's father and son in Guangdong-although he presided over the more fierce Juntian in Lizhou and Wuchang, but equalizing other people's fields and being others equalizing fields, can he be the same?

No matter how disgusted Wang Fuchen's father and son are, now that they meet, they still have to bow respectfully, and they have to pinch their noses and present the gift list.

This time, Li Zicheng showed his sincerity in reconciling with Wang Fuchen, not only wrote a handwritten letter, but also asked Huang Zhisheng and his party to secretly carry a lot of treasures that were not copied from the homes of the big landlords who rebelled against Juntian in Wuchang and Hanyang.

In the lobby of a four-cornered building in Foshan Town, Wang Fuchen and Wang Zhongxiao, father and son, took the gift list and letters brought by Huang Zhisheng and read them separately. Wang Fuchen took the gift list, smiled from ear to ear after reading half of it, and pretended to be concerned and asked: "Mr. Huang, have your family been sent to Foshan?" Are you okay? Now there is a lot of vacant land in the city of Guangzhou, so it is better to divide a street for them in the inner city or near the Tianzi Pier! ”

The big landlord of Xinhui used to have tens of thousands of acres of land at home, but now it has become "half a mountain" and "a street in the prime area of Guangzhou" on Xiangdao.

Huang Zhisheng Huang is not uncommon!

"No need," Huang Zhisheng said, "King Li has already given the foreign minister's family a grange in Huang'an, and the foreign minister wants to take all the family members from Guangdong to settle in Huang'an this time." There is no need for a street in Guangzhou and half a mountain in Xiangdao. ”

That sounds a little infuriating!

Wang Zhongxiao, who had just finished reading Li Zicheng's handwritten letter, raised his eyes and looked at this dignified Xinhui old man, and said in his heart: Huang'an and Macheng next door are good places, and the stars are shining!

"Mr. Huang," Wang Zhongxiao said gently, "if Chenzhou, Guizhou, and southern Yongzhou in Hunan were still in the hands of Lu Zhen, the governor of Hunan in the Qing court, most of Jiangxi would still be firmly in the hands of the Qing court. It's probably not easy for your family to go through the territory of the Qing court to Wuchang, right? Why don't you let them stay in Foshan for a few more days, and when we meet King Chuang in Jiangxi, how about you bring Guangdong to welcome your family to the north? ”

"We're going to join King Chuang?" Wang Fuchen was stunned for a moment.

Wang Zhongxiao had already handed over Li Zicheng's handwritten letter, and said with a smile: "My lord, King Chuang's letter said that he is definitely not the true son of heaven, so the proverb of 'Eighteen sons dominate the world' will not be on him, but may be on us." Our ancestor is also surnamed Li. Right? ”

Wang Fuchen was shocked when he heard this, and quickly took Li Zicheng's letter and read it again, and then said with a panicked face: "King Chuang actually called me a brother and a brother, and asked me if I had the idea of the world, this is really exalting me Li Fuchen!" ”

Ah, this is Li Fuchen?

Wang Zhongxiao was stunned, and said in his heart: You really dare to think about it!

Huang Zhisheng also smiled and said: "Li Zhijun, now Shang Zhixin's two brothers are in Nan'an, and it is justified for you to send troops to fight for it." The army of King Chuang has already invaded Yining Prefecture and Wuning County in Nanchang Prefecture, and then to the south is Ruizhou, Yuanzhou, and Linjiang Prefecture, and after Li Zhijun's men and horses have captured Nan'an, Ji'an Mansion to the north. Let's meet in Ji'an! ”

Wang Fuchen couldn't make up his mind, and looked back at his son Wang Zhongxiao, Wang Zhongxiao said with a smile: "It's not okay to have two teachers, if you want to meet teachers, you have to have three teachers!" ”

"Three? Who else? Huang Zhisheng asked.

"Of course it's General Wu of Hunan!" Wang Zhongxiao said, "We first have to meet with General Wu in Hunan, and then discuss the business of carving up Jiangxi together!" ”

It is very simple for Wang Fuchen and Wang Zhongxiao to enter Hunan, because Lu Zhen, the governor of Hunan, is now in a panic, and he is looking forward to the Wang family sending troops to Hunan every day - Kangxi has already given him a decree that he must insist until Wang Fuchen's troops enter Hunan.

As long as Wang Fuchen arrived, Lu Zhen would be able to hand over the territory and then retreat to Jiangxi, which was ordered to retreat, and not to be held accountable for the loss of land.

However, the old Wang family has not yet rectified the territory of Guangdong, so they are not in a hurry to enter Hunan.

Moreover, how to divide the territory of Yongzhou, Guiyang Prefecture, and Chenzhou must be coordinated, and they all belong to Wang Fuchen and Wang Zhongxiao, can Wu Guogui in the north be happy?

Now the plate of the old Wu family looks not small, but because of the lack of a central city, and there is a geographical barrier, there is a possibility of forming Hubei Wu Yingxiong, Hunan Wu Guogui, and Northwest Wu Yingqi.

At that time, Wu Guogui's position may be able to influence the direction of the world

Therefore, Wang Zhongxiao must find a way to win over his father-in-law!

Thinking of this, Wang Zhongxiao said to Huang Zhisheng again: "Mr. Huang, it is not a top priority for the three families to meet in Jiangxi now. The top priority is to restore the Ming court! With the Ming court, we can only be justifiable when we confront the Manchus! ”

"Restore the Ming Dynasty?" Huang Zhisheng was stunned, "What does Wang Jieshuai mean to support the third prince of Zhu?" ”

Wang Zhongxiao was noncommittal, but said with a smile: "It may be inconvenient for King Chuang to come forward in this matter, but there should be someone under King Chuang who can inherit the title of Duke of Linguo, right?" ”

Lin Guogong is Li Laishun's brother Li Laiheng, Li Laishun is Li Guo's son, and Li Laiheng is Li Guo's adopted son. After the defeat of Laiheng, his Ming Linguo kilometers should be inherited by Li Laishun.

Li Zicheng has no son to ascend the throne, and his heir can only be Li Laishun, so Li Laishun comes forward to support the third prince of Zhu, which is not a good way out for the upper and lower ranks, and at the same time, it can also consolidate Li Laishun's position as the heir within the camp.

"There are indeed people among King Chuang's sons and nephews who can inherit the position of Duke Linguo!" Huang Zhisheng said.

"Good!" Wang Zhongxiao smiled and said to Wang Fuchen, "Since that's the case. My lord, my family might as well form an alliance with the Chuang family! Everyone is 'eighteen sons', check the family tree, maybe they are still relatives! ”

Wang Fuchen said with a smile: "Li Fuchen was also born in the camp back then, so he naturally admired King Chuang!" Mr. Huang, go back and tell King Chuang that if he intends to support the third prince of Zhu with his auxiliary ministers, then the auxiliary ministers are willing to join King Chuang and become brothers with the same surname! ”

The so-called Lianzong is actually similar to worship, but most of the worship is to marry brothers with different surnames, while Lianzong is to recognize the family between the same surname, which can be regarded as a representative organization worship!

"Well said!" Huang Zhisheng said with a smile, "This is a great benefit to both families, and there is a good chance that King Chuang will agree!" It's just a matter of supporting the third prince of Zhu. How? ”

Wang Zhongxiao said with a smile: "This matter is already being done, King Chuang only needs to continue to march to Jiujiang to attract the attention of Jieshu, and then after the change in Nanjing, send an envoy to persuade King Ding of the Ming Dynasty in the name of Linguo Gong." ”

Huang Zhisheng's eyes lit up, and he already understood a little bit what Wang Fuchen wanted to do?

He didn't continue to inquire - this matter was a secret of others, and he asked too many people to be suspicious!

"Good!" Huang Zhisheng nodded: "I will return to Wuchang immediately to see King Chuang!" ”

Wang Fuchen said with a smile: "Mr. Huang, Li wrote a handwritten letter to Lu Futai in Hunan, saying that you are Li's staff member and asking him to let you cross the border." ”

Wang Zhongxiao added: "I will also write a letter to General Wu to not hide from Mr. Huang, General Wu in Hunan is in the old Taishan below, and with the letter below, you can also be unimpeded in Hunan." ”

Huang Zhisheng was shocked again, and said in his heart: Your family is really good at building relationships, on the one hand, Wu Sangui's grandson-in-law, on the other hand, Li Zicheng's clan son, on the other hand, the Guangdong domain of the Qing Dynasty, and on the other hand, you have to support the third prince of Zhu. Shun, Qing, Wu, Ming, none of you will be left behind!

Is this not just a house slave with three surnames? is basically a loyal minister with four surnames, and he became a loyal minister at the same time.

Lu Bu is compared with your family. Far from it!

Just a few days after Huang Zhisheng took the handwritten letter written to him by Wang Fuchen and Wang Zhongxiao, with the return gift of "Li Fuchen", he embarked on the road back in a big way, and two Fujian visitors were ushered in on the Tianzi number in Guangzhou.

These two are Chen Yonghua, the general soldier of the Daqing Sea Road on behalf of Zheng Jing, and Yu Renying, the master of Geng Wangfu, who represents Geng Jingzhong.

Of course, the two of them came here for the Northern Expedition to Nanjing!

"Chief helmsman, Ming Xiang and Liu Zongzhen have already taken Shang Zhixin and they have entered Fujian, and they will arrive in Fuzhou in a few days King Yanping and King Geng ordered the two of us to come by sea, just to ask when you can leave for the north?"

In the Shizi Mansion, which originally belonged to Shang Zhixin, a doorway posted "Earthquake Gaogang, a group of streams and mountains through the ages; The door faces the sea, and the three rivers flow for thousands of years", Chen Yonghua and Yu Renying, who came all the way, finally met Wang Zhongxiao who came from Foshan.

After the two sides exchanged pleasantries for a while, Chen Yonghua asked about Wang Zhongxiao's trip north.

Chen Yonghua now calls Wang Zhongxiao the "chief helmsman", of course, the chief helmsman of the Heaven and Earth Society!

Now the third prince of Zhu is no longer the position of the chief helmsman of the Heaven and Earth Society, but has handed over this position to Wang Zhongxiao.

Yu Renying also smiled: "Wang Jieshuai, let's set off quickly, if the waterway is smooth, maybe we can get to Fuzhou before the Ming Dynasty!" ”

He and Wang Zhongxiao met as early as when they were in Beijing, and later accompanied Geng Jingzhong to the south together, and they were quite familiar with each other. However, he is not a member of the Heaven and Earth Society, so he does not call Wang Zhongxiao the chief helmsman, but calls him "Wang Jieshuai", Wang Zhongxiao is now the envoy of the Guangdong Navy!

Wang Zhongxiao's teacher Mingzhu didn't go fast this way. Minister of the Imperial Mission, where can you not be sent to us, and stay for a few more days?

So he walked for more than a month before he arrived in Zhangzhou.

And Zhangzhou is the residence of the governor of Fujian and the Haicheng Mansion, the city is full of crowns, and it is also an important commercial town (smuggling town), and the officials there are full of money, so it is not called this opportunity to have a good chat with Mingzhongtang?

By the way, they still have to inquire about the situation in Guangdong, why did so many knots pop up in Guangdong? Is that still the territory of the Qing Dynasty?

In addition, will Fujian be the same as Guangdong in the future?

In short, Mingzhu has to stay in Zhangzhou for a few more days before he can continue to leave for Fuzhou.

At the same time, Geng Jingzhong and Zheng Jing from Fuzhou are ready to do big things!

"Where is the third prince?" Wang Zhongxiao asked.

"Returning to the chief helmsman," Chen Yonghua said, "I've arrived at Xiamen Island, and I've already seen King Yanping!" ”

"Is the plan ready?" Wang Zhongxiao asked again.

"That's it!" Chen Yonghua said with a smile, "We are going to attack Nanjing in three ways, and the main force led by King Geng and Liu Jieshuai is the main force, 15,000 people, go to Nanjing by land!"

The second way is the sailor under the command of King Yanping, who took the sea route to attack Ningbo! ”

"Ningbo?" Wang Zhongxiao asked, "Don't go to the mouth of the Yangtze River?" ”

"Don't enter the mouth of the Yangtze River," Chen Yonghua shook his head and said, "The Yangtze River sailor is not the same thing as the boat master at sea, the sailor of Yanping Wangfu is a boat master at sea, and there is no advantage when he enters the Yangtze River, so it is better to land in Ningbo honestly." Now Dinghai near Ningbo is completely in our hands, Dinghai is where the Yamen of the Aid Commander is located, and the person who Dinghai County Order gave to us is that Feng Xifan who bought it! So there is no problem for King Yanping to land in Ningbo. After taking Ningbo, Yanping Wang Jin can march along the canal to Nanjing, and take a step back can also be based on Ningshao and from eastern Zhejiang. ”

Wang Zhongxiao nodded, and said in his heart: This Zheng Jing is still so "fine"! It's too "fine", so you don't dare to stud! Therefore, in history, he did not dare to go straight to Ningbo and Shaoxing, and cooperated with Geng Jingzhong to take Zhejiang in one fell swoop. Now they don't dare to go straight to Nanjing, but want to take Ningbo and Shaoxing, the two fat prefectures, first.

In contrast, Geng Jingzhong is bold enough to play!

Although his "gambling skills" are mediocre and his luck is not good, he is indeed bold!

Fifteen thousand people will dare to pounce on Nanjing!

"What about the third way?" Wang Zhongxiao asked again.

Chen Yonghua said with a smile: "Xiaguan is the third road, Xiaguan will lead the boat division and the Jiangnan Tiandihui brothers to secretly enter Nanjing, and suddenly attack in Nanjing, creating an excuse for King Geng and Liu Jieshuai's soldiers and horses to enter the city.

In addition, the third prince will also go all the way with Xiaguan! ”

"What? The third prince is also with you? Wang Zhongxiao was stunned, "Fufu, aren't you afraid that the third prince will be arrested?" ”

"Don't be afraid," Chen Yonghua said with a smile, "Chief helmsman, don't you remember how many officials on the ground in Jiangnan we bought?" Moreover, the third prince himself also bought an official in the name of Wang Shiyuan. He is the master of Shaoxing who bought the alternate county in Guangdong. Now that the situation in Guangdong is in chaos, what is wrong with him abandoning his official position and returning to Jiangnan to carry out activities in Liangjiang? The local officials in Liangjiang can still embarrass him as an official in Guangdong? ”

It is indeed impossible for the officials of Jiangsu to arrest the officials of Guangdong, and the officials should go on a blind date!

"Hahaha!" Wang Zhongxiao laughed and said, "Okay, Chen Fufu, you're really going to be in trouble. Okay, then I'll be with you all the way! Let's go to Jiangning together! ”

"Wang Jieshuai," Yu Renying asked, "in what name are you going north?" ”

He knew that it was impossible for Wang Zhongxiao to go north in the name of the envoy of the Guangdong Navy, otherwise it would not be a sneak attack, but a dignified northern expedition.

Wang Zhongxiao said with a smile: "The chief helmsman of the Heaven and Earth Society, Li Zhongshan!" My family's surname is Li, and now I happen to go north to do some business in the name of Li Zhongshan."

(End of chapter)