Zhou Tianxu sat down on the chair next to Liu Xuanchu, took a sip from the teacup, and praised him.
"Good tea, but premium Yunnan Pu'er?"
Liu Xuanchu fell into deep thought.
He is Wu Sangui's counselor. Anyone who can be a counselor is extremely smart.
How can we not understand the principle that the cunning rabbit will die and the lackey will be cooked?
He also tried to persuade Wu Sangui about this, but to no avail, Wu Sangui was more stubborn.
In other words, Wu Sangui was secretly afraid of the Manchu Eight Banners soldiers and simply refused to listen to him.
Dedicate yourself to being a loyal minister and good general of the Qing Dynasty!
Liu Xuanchu sneered and said.
"Aren't you afraid of death? Whether I will die or not is a matter for the future."
"But if I shouted to catch the thief, you would be dead and dismembered today."
Zhou Tianxu was threatened like this, but he spoke without any panic.
"Hey, I am a thief of the Ming Dynasty. So what exactly did you talk about with me, the thief of the Ming Dynasty, for such a long time?"
"If I get caught, I'll be able to talk to you easily!"
Zhou Tianxu saw the murderous intent in Liu Xuanchu's eyes, chuckled, and said.
"Mr. Liu, don't look at me like this. I also have companions in the city. If I die, they will publicize that my death is a trick with Mr. Liu!"
Liu Xuanchu's face darkened and he finally spoke.
"Tell me, why did you come to visit me?"
"You'd better not even mention the rescue of Yongli. That's impossible."
"Don't say that I don't have that much energy. Even if I did, I wouldn't seek death like this!"
Zhou Tianxu said.
"I am not here to rescue Emperor Yongli!"
Liu Xuanchu also picked up the teacup, took a sip, and asked.
"What's that for?"
The tea soup is translucent and golden, with a fragrant aroma. After washing, it will make people feel refreshed.
Liu Xuanchu's mentality calmed down, and there was an interesting expression on his face.
Zhou Tianxu said.
"I just want you to tell King Pingxi that Emperor Yongli can die, but he must not die at the hands of King Pingxi."
"King Pingxi will report the news of the capture of the Great Tomorrow to the capital. What decision will Jiannu make? Whether this decision is beneficial to King Pingxi, I think Mr. Liu must be able to think of it."
Liu Xuanchu nodded, as if he understood what Zhou Tianxu was thinking.
Wu Sangui reported the news of the capture effort. There is no doubt that the Manchu Qing Dynasty will definitely let Wu Sangui take the blame for killing the Emperor of Heaven.
In this way, the possibility of Wu Sangui rebelling against the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty was naturally eliminated!
Liu Xuanchu chuckled.
"It seems that you no longer take Yongli seriously!"
"You are here because you don't want King Pingxi to kill Yongli. You want to leave room for King Pingxi to return to the Ming Dynasty anyway!"
Seeing that Liu Xuanchu understood what he meant, Zhou Tianxu stood up and said goodbye.
"That ten thousand taels of silver is considered as a meeting gift for my husband!"
"I'll take my leave now!"
Liu Xuanchu nodded and said.
"good!"
"Xing'er, see off the guests for my father!"
Liu Xuanchu's son stepped forward and led Zhou Tianxu outside the Liu Mansion.
Liu Xuanchu, on the other hand, ordered people to bathe and change clothes for him.
He soaked in the bathtub, and in the hazy mist, he saw himself in the bronze mirror.
The next moment, Liu Xuanchu waved his hands and said angrily.
"Come here, please take out the bronze mirror and throw it away!"
"Just throw it away! Didn't I say that there are no mirrors in the house?"
It's not that he thinks mirrors are unlucky, it's just that he really can't stand what he sees in the mirror.
The money rat tail is not human-like!
The maids and servants hurriedly took the mirror out.
Liu Xuanchu sat slumped in the bathtub, with a wry smile on his face.
…
It was night, Liu Xuanchu asked to see Wu Sangui late at night!
Wu Sangui met his men in the flower hall of his home. When Liu Xuanchu came, he was drinking lotus seed soup that Chen Yuanyuan had cooked for him.
"Students pay homage to King Pingxi!"
Liu Xuanchu knelt in front of Wu Sangui and knocked his shaved green forehead on the ground, making a muffled sound.
Wu Sangui said.
"Sir, please get up. No need to be polite!"
Liu Xuanchu stood up and sat down in front of Wu Sangui.
The two sat opposite each other. Wu Sangui indicated that Chen Yuanyuan, who was already an aunt but still had charm, also served Liu Xuanchu a bowl of lotus seed soup.
Liu Xuanchu declined.
“Students don’t dare!”
But Wu Sangui opened his mouth and said.
"Xuanchu doesn't need to be polite. You and I have worked together for these years, so why should we be polite?"
Liu Xuanchu couldn't resist, so he could only pick up the spoon and put a few mouthfuls into his mouth.
When the sweet and soft lotus seed soup entered his mouth, Liu Xuanchu's eyes flashed with surprise.
After so many years, Chen Yuanyuan is no longer beautiful, but she can still win the favor of King Pingxi. It is not without reason.
Wu Sangui put down the bowl, and Chen Yuanyuan came forward, gently wiping his mouth and cleaning his beard carefully.
After Chen Yuanyuan finished cleaning up, Wu Sangui asked Liu Xuanchu.
"Sir, why did you come to see me late at night?"
Liu Xuanchu said.
"Students are here to give advice to the prince!"
Wu Sangui nodded, but couldn't help but frown slightly.
"If you respect yourself as a rebel, sir, there is no need to say more. I am loyal to the Qing Dynasty and will never do such a heinous and unethical thing."
"Furthermore, now that Yongli is captured, there is no one left who can support him even if he respects himself!"
Wu Sangui thought that Liu Xuanchu came to persuade him to respect himself as a bandit.
Although he didn't scold his number one adviser harshly, he still blocked his words of persuasion.
He Wu Sangui was loyal to the Qing Dynasty!
But what Wu Sangui didn't expect was that Liu Xuanchu shook his head and said.
"No, no, no, the students are not here this time to support the bandits' self-respect!"
"What's that for?"
Wu Sangui was curious.
Liu Xuanchu said.
"The student is here to persuade the prince to escort Yongli to the capital immediately and set off now to avoid long nights and dreams and any accidents!"
"You know, Thief Li's troops are still wandering near the border, waiting for an opportunity to rescue Yongli!"
"Kunming is too close to the front line, so it's really not safe!"
"If anything happens, the prince will be held accountable by the court!"
"Instead of holding Yongli in hand, it is better to send heavy troops to escort Yongli back to Beijing as soon as possible!"
Liu Xuanchu knew that Wu Sangui, an old traitor, was very loyal to the Qing court. If he directly said that Wu Sangui reported to the Qing court that he had captured Yongli.
Then the Qing court will definitely order you to kill Yongli, making you take the blame and cutting off your possibility of rebelling against the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty.
Then Wu Sangui, an old traitor, might not care at all.
Instead, he would choose to wait excitedly for the imperial decree to arrive and then take action against Yongli, in order to please his master.
As for the consequences of killing Yongli, Wu Sangui doesn't care!
Anyway, he was not prepared to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty!
Therefore, Liu Xuanchu changed his method of admonition and said in a roundabout way that for the sake of the Qing Dynasty, you'd better send Yongli to the capital as soon as possible.
If something goes wrong with Yongli in your hands, you might be punished by the master of the capital!
Things that were originally difficult to handle can be solved by changing the way of saying it, and your ideas will be opened up!
Sure enough, when the old traitor Wu Sangui heard this, his expression changed.