Chapter 345: The Qing court softened and Wu Sangui became hardened
Wu Sangui experienced many strong winds and waves, and countless battles and battles.
After so many years of fighting, he can be considered a hero!
But even so, facing his woman's soft plea, Wu Sangui admitted that he couldn't control it anymore.
There are not many occasions when a man like Wu Sangui can get ahead and make irrational decisions.
But Chen Yuanyuan said that she could handle it easily!
Wu Sangui finally couldn't stand Chen Yuanyuan's plea and agreed.
"Okay, okay, I will think of a way, think of a way!"
"I will definitely give you a satisfactory result, but tonight, you have to..."
Although Wu Sangui is old, being old does not mean that he has no need.
Chen Yuanyuan agreed shyly, but she was very happy in her heart.
At this moment, Wu Sangui's son Wu Yingqi strode in from outside.
As soon as he walked nearby, he saw his father and Chen Yuanyuan in Niwai. He and Wu Sangui looked at each other and their footsteps suddenly stopped.
He reacted instantly and apologized.
"My son is reckless, please punish me, father!"
Wu Sangui's mouth twitched, but he would not punish his son for this.
Over the years, Wu Yingxiong was detained in the capital by the Manchus.
Wu Sangui only has one son, Wu Yingqi, around him, and the relationship between father and son is still very good.
"come on!"
"What happened? You are already a grown-up this year, so why are you not stable?"
Wu Sangui scolded subconsciously.
Throughout the ages, fathers have always liked to teach their sons. This is a common problem passed down in the blood of the Chinese people.
It can’t be changed!
Wu Yingqi walked over quickly and greeted Wu Sangui and Wu Sangui.
"Father!"
"Aunt Chen!"
"..."
After saying hello, Wu Yingqi spoke again.
"Father, the angel delivering the imperial edict has arrived in Kunming!"
The original indifference on Wu Sangui's face disappeared in an instant, and was replaced by a sharp look.
He wanted to take a good look at how the Qing court would deal with him this time, King Pingxi, who had "trapped" two thousand Zhenghuang Banners in Manchuria!
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The envoy sent by the Qing court was named Zhou, named Benchang, and given the courtesy name Peigong.
After entering Kunming City, Zhou Benchang clearly discovered that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the city.
The Qing troops stationed at the top of the city looked at him with no respect at all like an angel!
On the contrary, it reveals a faint hostility!
However, this is also normal!
After retreating to Yunnan from Burma, Wu Sangui directly ordered a major mobilization of the green battalions stationed in Yunnan in order to prevent the Qing government from being cruel to him.
He transferred all his trusted troops to station near Kunming!
It can be said that Kunming now is Wu Sangui's independent kingdom.
These confidants only have eyes for Wu Sangui, the King of Pingxi, and they don't have much respect for the imperial court.
How can we expect them to be respectful to Zhou Benchang, the envoy sent by the Qing court to "account" King Pingxi?
A major defeat in the Shan State resulted in the annihilation of two thousand Zhenghuang Banner Manchu soldiers. In addition, the prince mobilized the entire Yunnan garrison and transferred all his cronies to the surrounding areas of Kunming.
In the eyes of most people, this is a typical separation between the prince and the court!
Just about to fall out!
Under such a general background, the imperial court sent envoys again. Apart from accountability, they could not think of anything else!
And more importantly, in the eyes of these people, Wu Sangui was really unjust when two thousand Zhenghuang Banner Manchu soldiers were wiped out in Shan State.
They all knew that the prince had ordered an all-out rescue effort, and even sent Guan Ning's cavalry to rush into the formation in an attempt to snatch them out.
But unfortunately, the two thousand Manchu soldiers really failed to live up to expectations, and the Ming rebels' troops were too tenacious. The two thousand Manchu soldiers were surrounded and annihilated so quickly that they failed to reinforce them.
In their view, the only people to blame for the Shan State War were the Manchu soldiers themselves, but not the King of Pingxi!
Due to a strange combination of circumstances, these close confidants of Wu Sangui, whose relationship was not very good in the past, turned out to be the same enemy when faced with the angels sent by the Qing court.
It was under such cold gazes that Zhou Benchang walked into Kunming City.
As soon as he entered the city, he was taken directly to Wuhua Mountain by Wu Yingqi who came on a flying horse.
On Wuhua Mountain, Zhou Benchang saw Wu Sangui, who was dressed in prison uniform and had a haggard face (makeup).
Zhou Benchang ordered people to put on the ceremonial guard of an angel and took out the imperial edict wrapped in yellow silk cloth from a tray.
He spoke.
"Wu Sangui, King of Pingxi, accepts the order!"
Wu Sangui knelt in front of the imperial edict with a pale face, and spoke with some fear in his voice.
"The guilty minister Wu Sangui accepts the order!"
Zhou Benchang opened his mouth and read.
"By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict: King Wu Sangui of Pingxi is brave, resourceful, and loyal to state affairs. He is actually a rare general in the country and the Optimus Pillar of the Southwest..."
"Although the Shan State was defeated, its loyalty has not diminished. I have given you four pieces of imperial attire for the four seasons, ten sets of Eastern pearls, one piece of white tiger skin, and ten pieces of Suzhou embroidery brocade..."
Wu Sangui is now the prince, which can be said to be a blessing.
In addition, I should praise Wu Ming and go to the palace with swords and shoes, which are the standard equipment for rebellious officials and traitors!
Besides the Shan State's new defeat, the Qing government's reward this time was mainly to stabilize Wu Sangui, not to increase the reward.
Therefore, the Qing court only rewarded Wu Sangui with money and nothing else.
Wu Sangui listened to Zhou Benchang read out the imperial edict, and the fear he pretended on his face quickly disappeared.
Instead, there was a hint of thoughtfulness.
The Qing court is very weak now!
The two thousand Manchurian troops under the True Yellow Banner were gone. Instead of punishing him as the commander-in-chief of the Southern Expedition who "failed to save his life", he was greatly rewarded.
The weakness of the Qing court was fully exposed!
If this is the case, then he has an idea!
Well, it’s time to have a good relationship with Li Dingguo, an old rival!
After all, as the saying goes, if you don’t fight, you won’t get to know each other!
He and Li Dingguo have been enemies for so many years, and they still have some sympathy for each other...
Well, Wu Sangui thinks so!
If the Qing court issued an edict this time to reprimand him, or even wipe out his title of prince, Wu Sangui, a patient with advanced maniaphobia, would not dare to have such a small thought.
But isn’t the Qing court itself softening now?
If the Qing court becomes soft, won't Wu Sangui become hard?!
After Zhou Benchang announced the decree, he comforted Wu Sangui.
"Please be at ease, Prince Pingxi. The royal court knows your loyalty!"
"Isn't this a reward for the prince?"
"As long as the prince can protect this western frontier for the Qing Dynasty, the imperial court will definitely reward him!"
Wu Sangui stood up from the ground tremblingly, put on a very flattering smile on his face, and said.
"Please tell the angel to tell the emperor and the empress dowager that your servant Wu Sangui will definitely protect the southwest half of the Qing Dynasty!"
Zhou Benchang nodded with satisfaction and left.
Wu Sangui's waist straightened instantly. Looking at Zhou Benchang who left quickly, an inexplicable meaning flashed in his eyes.
He casually gave instructions to Liu Xuanchu, the counselor beside him.
"Mr. Liu!"
Liu Xuanchu stood up and said.
"Students are here!"
Wu Sangui said.
"Madam, I want some perfume made by Westerners. Later, you can take some war horses, grain, ironware, etc. and go south to see if you can buy some..."
Seeing that Wu Sangui finally wanted to contact the Ming Dynasty instead of following the Manchus and becoming a traitor, Liu Xuanchu was happy.
But his face remained calm and he just accepted it.
"The student understands that he must buy perfume for his wife!"
Wu Sangui nodded with satisfaction. He knew that Liu Xuanchu understood the deep meaning of his words.
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Fuyuan City, port!
The huge Ming army fleet pulled anchor and headed north, with a shadow of sails almost covering the entire sea area.
Hundreds of ships, large and small, formed a huge fleet, heading north, with the twelve-pointed sun and moon flag of the Ming Dynasty hunting in the wind, making it extremely ostentatious.
Zhu Hongyu stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the sea in the distance, his eyes full of inexplicable meaning.
Beside him, Bena stood tall and graceful, and the sea breeze blew in, ruffling the girl's hair.
Blown by the sea breeze, the wide skirt directly hugged the girl's delicate body, outlining a graceful curve.
Zhu Hongyu's attention was no longer on Beina, his eyes were blank, and he was thinking about the next battle.
"Your Highness, there is an urgent report from Zhoushan. The Qing government has sent Fujian Navy Admiral Shi Lang, Manchu general Duolong and others to prepare for the attack on Zhoushan in the south of the Yangtze River..."
Wang Ruxian trotted to Zhu Hongyu's side.
Zhu Hongyu's eyes narrowed, and then he asked.
"What do you think about Zhoushan? Are you confident in blocking the Qinglu invasion?"
Wang Ruxian said.
"Zhoushan garrison Zhao Erhu sent a letter to the military government, asking for support!"
Zhu Hongyu took a deep breath and gave instructions.
"I'm sending an order to Zhoushan, if you can hold it, you can hold it, but if you really can't, then withdraw!"
"Don't care about the gains and losses of a city or a place!"
As Zhu Hongyu led his troops back to Qiongzhou, the military government was stepping up preparations for the Guangzhou war.
At this important juncture, Zhu Hongyu would rather give up Zhoushan for the time being than divide his forces.
He wanted to concentrate his forces and inflict a heavy blow on the Qing government in Guangdong, a real heavy blow!
A serious injury that is enough to revive the hearts of the world!
Wang Ruxian clasped his fists and accepted the order, then stepped back to prepare an official document.
The fleet is still heading north, but not very fast!
At night, Zhu Hongyu stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the sea of stars in the sky.
All in all, it has been almost three years since he came here!
Three years passed in a blink of an eye, but he felt extremely fulfilled.
Form the Liberation Army, resist the tyranny of the Spanish, recover Luzon, recover Qiongzhou, then expel the Dutch colonists, capture Malacca, and further plan to control the entire Southeast Asia...
Although it can't be compared with those sons of the plane who traveled through time in a year or two, pacified the Central Plains, destroyed the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and created a prosperous age.
That's cheating...
But Zhu Hongyu is quite satisfied with his achievements!
In any case, just expelling the Spanish and Dutch colonists and returning Nanyang to the rule of the Han family was enough for Zhu Hongyu to leave his name in history.
It took the Ming army's fleet nearly a month to return to Luzon from Fuyuan City.
As soon as the fleet docked, Zhu Hongyu saw Li Lingxiu and others waiting at the port.
The moment he saw Li Lingxiu, Zhu Hongyu's eyes suddenly burst out with a dazzling look.
It is full of touching and tender feelings!
Li Lingxiu is now seven months pregnant, and her belly has already become pregnant.
Her small face had also become slightly rounded due to her pregnancy, but standing under the hot summer sun, Li Lingxiu's face was filled with unconcealable exhaustion.
As soon as Zhu Hongyu got off the boat, he strode to Li Lingxiu, supported Li Lingxiu, and said with a hint of reproach in his voice.
"The weather is so hot today. You just want to take care of your baby with peace of mind. What are you doing here?!"
Li Lingxiu had a bright smile on her face and said.
"Mr. Yu, Your Highness has been leading the army for more than half a year. He has fought hard and expanded the territory for the country. As a princess, it is natural for me to come to welcome His Highness."
"In private, I miss Your Highness!"
The smile on Zhu Hongyu's face could hardly be concealed. He held Li Lingxiu in his arms and said warmly.
"Thanks a lot!"
Zhu Hongyu didn't say much, and directly waved his hand and took Li Lingxiu back to the Supervisor's Mansion in Zhenyuan City.
Li Lingxiu also noticed Beina following Zhu Hongyu, but he didn't say anything.
If Zhu Hongyu was just her brother next door, Li Lingxiu would definitely be unhappy when she saw Zhu Hongyu bringing back another woman.
But now Zhu Hongyu is the supervisor of the Ming Dynasty and the future emperor of the Ming Dynasty. It would be strange if she was the only woman.
In the future, I will definitely use the Seventy-two Concubines of the Three Palaces and Sixth Ward!
Now Li Lingxiu's idea is that as long as she is still a princess, she can take good care of the child in her belly.
As for talking about the child’s father, let’s go and cool down for now!
Zhu Hongyu returned to the Jianguo Mansion and ordered someone to prepare a bathtub to take a bath and wash himself.
Enjoying the rare comfort, Zhu Hongyu relaxed his body and mind, and a wave of fatigue came over him.
But he knew that it was not the time to rest yet!
After squinting for a while and adjusting his condition, Zhu Hongyu stepped out of the tub.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Drops of water flow down his strong body, and his toned muscles are very eye-catching.
The young maids waiting on the side looked at the naked Zhu Hongyu, with shyness written all over their faces.
But even if I am ashamed, I should keep moving as I should.
Several maids came forward with towels and silk handkerchiefs to wipe their bodies.
The soft little hands brushed his sensitive parts, but Zhu Hongyu didn't notice anything strange at all.
Enjoying the service of the beautiful girl, Zhu Hongyu complained to himself.
Ah, what a damn feudal dregs!
But...I like it!
And which man can refuse to have several beautiful girls busy waiting on him when he takes a shower?
After getting dressed under the service of several maids, Zhu Hongyu strode out of the bathroom.
That night, he had a meal with his family.
Then I stayed with Li Lingxiu for half the night, and in the second half of the night, I took Zheng Xuan, Wenwen, Kaya, and Beina to sleep with me under a big quilt.
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However, Zhu Hongyu only rested for one night.
The next day, he plunged into extremely intense official duties.
As Zhu Hongyu returned to Luzon, the war in Guangdong, which had been prepared for more than half a year, was about to begin.
Troops and horses in Luzon, Qiongzhou and other places are undergoing emergency assembly and training.
Large quantities of ordnance supplies were transported out of the warehouse and moved onto transport ships.
Zheng Chenggong also ordered his officials to assemble troops and prepare to cooperate with the Liberation Army to counterattack the mainland.
If we say that in the first half of the 17th year of Yongli, the Qing army was counterattacking and the Ming army was shrinking its defense line.
But in the second half of the year, with the end of the Nanyang War and Zhu Hongyu freeing up his hands, it was the Ming army's turn to gather troops and mount a large-scale counterattack!
In Zhu Hongyu's office, Shi Yongxin, dressed in military uniform, stood in front of Zhu Hongyu and handed a stack of reports to Zhu Hongyu.
On the cover of the report, the words "Report on the Summary and Verification of the Total Strength of the Liberation Army" were written boldly!
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Two chapters of 4,000 words, and today’s chapter of 8,000 words is presented.