The forty-second time: Wu Sangui's anti-Qing promulgation, scolding Zhu Guo
Wuhua Mountain was shrouded in an atmosphere of chilling terror. On the loess official road from Yunnan City to the royal palace, the soldiers stood guard, built tents, and formed an endless square brigade, marching quickly and orderly to the suburbs. Guerrilla and above
All the generals and subordinates gathered on the large campus next to the lawn in front of the main palace of the prince's palace. Hundreds of people stood solemnly in black crows. They didn't know why the prince suddenly gathered his officials in large numbers. They were all pounding in their hearts and looking livid.
At the time of Sipai, Xia Guoxiang, Hu Guozhu, Wang Yongning, Wang Yongqing, Wu Yingqi, Ma Bao, Gao Dajie and other trusted generals and advisers, as well as the prince and grandson Wu Shipan, all filed out from the Yimen with sullen faces, followed by three people.
More than a hundred boxes and cages were carried out from the military academy and placed neatly in a row on the archery field. Everyone was surprised when Wu Sangui walked out from the back of the palace. He was wearing a green cloth cotton robe, a bamboo cloth jacket, and two pairs of shoes under his feet.
Liang's thousand-layer soap boots looked very shabby when contrasted with the golden clothes of the accompanying guards. He glanced at everyone, sighed sadly, waved his hand and ordered:
"Open all the cages!"
The military academies silently thanked Wu Sangui as a sign of agreement, and stepped forward to open the box together. In the sunlight, they saw gold, silver, pearls, jade, Qiong, Yao, Qi, Lin, Gui, Bi, Zhang, Cong, Wan, etc.
Yu, Bei and Pu were bright and dazzling. Everyone didn't know what they meant and were stunned for a moment.
"You... are all people who have followed this town for decades, and you are all two generations of people who have crawled through the piles of dead people and broken city walls. These things are originally prepared to buy some properties for the brothers, so that they will not be frozen in the rest of their lives...
"After a long while, I listened to Wu Sangui's low and slow words. His complexion was green with white, and his energy was insufficient. He was tortured by sorrow and thought, and was so thin that he seemed to be too weak to wear clothes. After saying this, his tone changed again and again, and he became
He was extremely aggrieved and tactful, "Mr. Wu is not a miser. He will not bring these things with him when he is alive or when he dies. There is nothing he can't bear to part with. I originally wanted to share them slowly so as not to attract attention, but now the situation has changed, so I have to do it."
The money is distributed to everyone."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a slight commotion among the soldiers. A short general raised his head and asked loudly: "What is the trouble for the prince? Just say that we should share the worries for the prince!"
"Is it Zhao Yong?" Wu Sangui glanced at him, "When we attacked Baoqing, if it weren't for you, I would have been shot by a stray arrow. Is that when you were promoted to an officer? My dear brother, I can't take care of you now.
Yes! The imperial court sent Master Zhe and Master Fu to sit down in Yunnan City and urge me to return to Liaodong for retirement... The river is thousands of miles away, and the Yunshan Mountain is far away. This trip will be unlucky, and I am afraid that I will never see you again."
These words were so emotional that hundreds of generals burst into sobs. Zhao Yong could not help but take a step forward, put his sword on his head and asked in protest: "Please tell me, Your Majesty, why did the imperial court issue an order to withdraw the feudal vassal without any reason?"
"Alas, this is hard to say." Wu Sangui said, "The power of God is unpredictable - most of the birds are hidden behind the bows, and the rabbits are dead and the dogs are cooked. This is a truth that has never been changed through the ages! I, Wu Sangui, don't blame anyone now, I only blame myself for my mistakes back then.
, Led the wolf into the house! Today, in his waning years, he is guarding the border without knowing where he will die, and it is his own fault... I really regret it! I can only pity you old brothers, who have made many great contributions, and once they disappear..." At this point, Wu Sangui burst into tears, and he
He was moved by his words. After a long time, he blew his nose, pointed at the treasures, and said sadly: "I have no use for these things. Please take them, either to build farmland, or to make a living for merchants.
I have a little thought. In the future, there may be a serious disaster in Sangui, brothers, you can still see things and think about people - come, come! Come forward, I will distribute it myself!"
When the generals saw what he said, they were so sad and angry that they all shed tears and knelt down and kowtowed. Wu Sangui said Zhang Huang: "This... doesn't have to be like this! This matter can't be delayed any longer! The imperial envoy and Zhu Zhongcheng urged me to go on my way three times a day.
, the longer I delay, the more serious my sin will be. If you refuse like this, won't you make things difficult for me?" After saying this, he covered his face and cried, sobbing silently.
"Why the hell is the imperial envoy not the imperial envoy? The middle prime minister is not the middle prime minister!" Ma Bao jumped out of the shift and shouted, "We only know the prince! The prince will not move the feudal clan. If he dares to kill him, I will dare to kill him.
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"Ma Bao, you made me miserable last time, and now you are so rude?" Wu Sangui asked hurriedly, "If you ruin the imperial envoy like this, won't you kill me?"
"How could the Qing Dynasty be what it is today without a prince?" Xia Guo saw the excitement among the crowd and shouted, "Today a young Yi Di boy enjoys the dignity of ninety-five years. How could he know that it is difficult for us to start a business? How can we swallow this tone?"
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Wu Sangui was shocked and said: "Prime Minister, you have read poetry and books since you were a child, why do you say this? The ancient saying goes: 'If the king wants his minister to die, the minister has to die!'" Xia Guoying replied: "There is another ancient saying.
"The king regards his ministers as nobles, so he should repay them with his countrymen; the king looks at his ministers as passers-by, and he should repay them as passers-by; the king regards his ministers as grass, and he should repay them with enemies!" After hearing this, Wu Sangui was stunned for a long time, and then sighed: "
I have been a minister of the Ming Dynasty for half my life, but I have surrendered to the imperial court just for breaking into trouble and borrowing troops to avenge it. How can I say nonsense now? There is no need for the Prime Minister to say anything more!... Now I only have one unfinished matter, the arrival of Emperor Yongli in the first year of Kangxi's reign.
Dian, although I tried my best to preserve him, but the imperial court insisted that I kill him, so I had no choice but to let him die with his whole body and bury him properly - it has been twelve years! Before leaving, I thought of offering a drink at his tomb, can you?
Would you like to go with me?"
"Your Majesty!" All the generals were already crying. When they heard Wu Sangui's trembling question, they cupped their hands and responded in unison like thunder. After Wu Sangui finished speaking, he went inside to change his clothes. After a while, the generals couldn't help but
I was shocked: it turned out that he was dressed in Ming Dynasty clothes from top to bottom, with a python robe and jade belt, and a gray braid tucked into a futou official hat. There was no trace of Qing Dynasty officials in his whole body.
"Everyone," Wu Sangui's face became paler and he stroked his official uniform and said, "I have kept these clothes at the bottom of the box for thirty years, and finally I can wear them again! I first wore my clothes in a majestic manner, and they are indeed better than the clothes I am wearing now.
Okay! How can I go to see the late emperor with this tail-like braid trailing behind my head? I wore it today and went to the late emperor’s grave to cry bitterly and accept the late emperor’s punishment. I am willing to accept it!” Wu Sangui raised his head and looked at it with tearful eyes.
Qing Qiong commanded: "Let's drive!"
Zhe Erken knew all about Wu Sangui's visit to Yongli Mausoleum that night. After a night of urgent secret discussions, Zhu Guozhi still insisted on going up the mountain alone to see Wu Sangui. Zhe Erken and Fu Dali spent the little money left in the vassal treasury.
They all proposed to appoint Fuya's personal soldiers to escort them to Guizhou to meet Gan Wenkun.
Zhu Guozhi, neatly dressed in robes and hats, sat in a large sedan with eight carriages and headed straight for Wuhua Mountain. Peering out from the window, he saw three steps, one sentry, five steps and one post along the way. The checkpoints were rigorously checked, and he couldn't help but secretly worry about Zheerken and the others.
: I'm afraid I can't escape! As I approach the reception hall at the foot of the mountain, I can see that it is even more heavily guarded. Every other stone, there is a captain standing upright with a sword, staring eagerly at this majestic sedan. Approaching the stone in front of the palace
Beside the palace, a Mr. Qian blocked the way and said loudly: "This is a forbidden area of the palace. Please get off your sedan chair and enter the palace!"
"Joke!" Zhu Guozhi replied from the sedan window, "I am an important minister of the emperor, and I have been given the Forbidden City to ride horses! Where is this place, you dare to block my sedan? - Carry it in!"
The several bearers and the government servants who opened the way were all desperadoes selected by Zhu Guozhi over the years. After hearing these words, they let out a loud "Oh" sound, sifted the big gong, and rushed straight into the ceremonial gate until they reached the main hall.
I got off the sedan just before.
Zhu Guozhi bowed down and came out, and saw more than a hundred soldiers standing in front of the palace, motionless as if made of iron. He thought for a moment, stood at the entrance of the palace and reported loudly: "The emperor ordered the Crown Prince Taibao to add the title of Shangshu to Yunnan Governor Zhu Guozhi.
See His Royal Highness King Pingxi!" With that said, he lifted up his robe and walked up the stairs.
The layout inside was even more solemn. Wu Sangui sat high on a silver chair with yellow embroidery and dragons, without a trace of smile on his face. Hu Guozhu led a group of civil servants and generals to form a figure-eight formation like wild geese wings, standing majestic and angry. Only Xia Guoxiang and Wu Shi
Pan Shi sat on both sides, looking away carelessly.
"Zhu Guozhi," Wu Sangui asked with a sneer after Zhu Guozhi had paid homage, "Are you here to force the Gu family again?"
"I don't dare to force you." Zhu Guozhi replied loudly, "I have been asked to come here to inquire about the prince's departure date. This is a major issue for the imperial court. Who is Zhu, and dares to force him in private?"
"Why don't you dare?" Wu Sangui said coldly, "Of course you dare! You have been forcing the Gu family for many years! I have never treated you badly!"
Zhu Guozhi glanced at Wu Sangui provocatively, and said in a nonchalant manner: "The prince is a member of a powerful vassal, and Zhu Guozhi can't be more than a scholar. Guozhi dare not accept this! Let me ask you, I don't have the power to tie a chicken in my hands, and I don't have the size of a blade in my waist.
, What can you use to force the prince with a large number of soldiers?"
"Bold!" Wu Sangui roared, and his voice shook the hall. He was very angry with Zhu Guozhi on weekdays. Yesterday, he agreed in front of the grave to start an incident today. Unexpectedly, Zhu Guozhi came to the door himself. Seeing that Zhu Guozhi was still acting as usual.
With such an unruly look, Wu Sangui couldn't help but get angry, "You are just a corrupt petty official. This vassal looks at all Han people and has always been tolerant, but you are becoming more and more ignorant of promotion!"
"What kind of bribe did I take? Who was the briber? Who testified? How much was the bribe?" Zhu Guozhi straightened his body, stared at Wu Sangui without blinking, and asked questions like a barrage, "If it is corruption, why doesn't the prince have the necessary qualifications?"
impeach?"
"I'm too lazy to interfere with you!" Wu Sangui roared, "The imperial court allocates 10 million silver to me every year, why does it only give me 9 million? Who will take the remaining 1 million?"
"This," Zhu Guozhi said, "Your Majesty said a little too much. The imperial court actually allocates 20 million silver every year, and I distribute it to the three vassals. Your Majesty only gets 9 million, which is really hard to satisfy!"
Before he finished speaking, Hu Guozhu shouted from the side: "You don't have to be harsh. You are just a poor Confucian scholar who got proud by chance and acted like a villain!" "How can I be a villain? Have I rebelled against my father?"
Zhu Guozhi suddenly turned his face, anger bursting out of his eyes, forcing Hu Guozhu to dodge in a hurry.
"Hu Guozhu is right, you are a villain!" Wu Sangui said, "How did you get rich in the first place? You are just a fifth-grade official with a promising future, but you are dying for the sake of the late emperor's concubine. You go and present a beautiful woman."
Picture, you get promoted by flattering! This vassal said you didn't?" Wu Sangui didn't want to take the topic away. He had been resentful of this nail for a long time and wanted to humiliate him before he died, "——I, Wu Sangui,
No, it’s all thanks to hard work, no matter which foot you lift, it will be cleaner than your face!”
"Oh?" Zhu Guozhi was startled at first, then suddenly laughed loudly, "The prince's words are really unexpected! Heaven, earth, king, dear, teacher, are supreme and righteous. Is there such a thing as flattery? The late emperor was Empress Dong at the time.
The immortal has passed away without thinking about food and tea, and is dying. I recommend Wumen painters to paint the beautiful face of the empress to comfort the holy bow. Like a good doctor, he prescribes the right medicine. What's wrong? When it comes to the prince's feet, it is even harder to say. It is in line with a popular saying.
——Don’t say that there are no friends in the world, but who in the world doesn’t know you?”
Although it was not stated clearly, it was clearly referring to the story of Wu Sangui who first surrendered to Li Zicheng for fame, and then surrendered to the Qing Dynasty behind his father's back because of a woman. Wu Sangui was so angry that his whole body was trembling, and he didn't want to fight with him anymore, so he shouted: "Take this Tartar."
Get the dog slave for me!"
"Cha!" There was a thunderous response from outside the corridor in the palace. Several captains rushed over and tied Zhu Guozhi tightly like a duck in water.
"I'm so surprised," Wu Sangui looked at Zhu Guozhi mockingly, "Gan Wenkun ran to Guizhou a long time ago, and Zheerken and Fu Dali also wanted to escape, why didn't you leave? You are so unlucky, you happened to meet me and wanted to kill someone as a sacrifice
Flag, revolt and drive out the barbarians!"
"It's really strange to me," Zhu Guozhi said, his face turned red after being strangled, but he still pushed back, "The emperor treated me as a civil servant, and I will repay him as a civil servant. Even though I know that you have evil intentions, how can you leave your post without authorization in the face of difficulties? - You?
As a 'veteran of three dynasties', why don't you understand this?" Wu Shipan saw that he was unyielding, stepped forward and pulled Zhu Guozhi's arms violently, and asked viciously: "How dare you still speak harshly?" Zhu Guozhi was in pain.
He was dripping with cold sweat, turned around without a *, and spat a mouthful of blood on his face.
"Zhu Guozhi!" Prime Minister Xia Guozhi remained silent. Seeing that Zhu Guozhi had no intention of surrender, he stood up and said, "I will tell you the truth and you will die in peace! The prince cannot bear the shame of the Ming Dynasty's fall, and has decided to lead the righteous army and fight back to Yan."
Beijing, help the third prince Zhu to return to his throne, Xuan Ye’s days are numbered!”
"Wu Sangui!" Zhu Guozhi was so angry that he yelled, "You are acting against nature, and you are cruel to the people. You are a beast in clothing that is worse than a pig or a dog! The people of the world must eat your meat and sleep on your skin..." Before he could finish his words, he was picked off by Ma Bao.
His jaw dropped, but he continued to babble and insult.
"Kill him and sacrifice the flag!" Wu Sangui ordered coldly and sat back in his chair, feeling frustrated, tired, angry and confused all at once.
Three cannon shots passed through the air, and the trumpeter raised his long horn high, making a sad cry of "Woo-Woo", and the empty peaks echoed. Under the pale sunshine, a bright yellow dragon flag slowly rose, with "Woo-Woo" embroidered on it.
"Emperor Zhou and the whole world are recruiting soldiers and horses, Marshal Wu." Thirteen characters were dancing in the biting cold wind.
In less than a moment, thousands of sergeants all put on white clothes and armor. Their braids were loosened and rolled up on their heads according to the previously invented hairstyle. Unfortunately, the shaved hair on their foreheads could not grow back for a while, and some of them turned blue.
, some were white, some were disheveled, and looked a little funny. Wu Sangui walked out of the hall, climbed onto the school platform, personally inspected the honor guard of the three armies, ordered Zhu Guozhi to be dragged under the flag, and then nodded to Prime Minister Xia Guozhi.
When Xia Guoxiang saw Wu Sangui, he solemnly stepped up to the stage and shouted to the executioner: "Open the saber and sacrifice the flag!"
Then there were three more loud noises, and Zhu Guozhi's bloody head rolled down on the wet grass. Here, Prime Minister Xia praised loudly again: "My fellow soldiers, please listen carefully to the Generalissimo's message!"
Hu Guozhu hurriedly cleared his throat, went up to the school platform with a message in his hands, and saluted Wu Sangui. Wu Sangui hurriedly stood up and returned the salute and stood aside. The soldiers of the three armies listened carefully, and Hu Guozhu read in a high and steady voice:
The whole world is calling for soldiers and horses. The general is telling the world: This town is deeply respected by the Ming Dynasty princes, who control Shanhaiguan. At that time, Li Ni initiated a rebellion, gathered millions of people, ran rampant in the world, and invaded the capital. It is so painful that Emperor Yi died.
Destroyed and painful, the fall of Donggong Dingfan...
Wu Sangui bowed his head and listened to the speech, then moved over, knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times at the Chongzhen tablet of "Emperor Ming Lie" behind a curl of cigarettes, held a bowl of sake in his hands, raised it solemnly to the sky, and drank it lightly on the ground.
Fang loudly said: "If you are unjust, you will get little help, but if you get it, you will get a lot of help! I would like to inform the officers and soldiers of the three armies, Geng Jingzhong from Fujian, Shang Zhixin from Guangdong, Sun Yanling from Guangxi, and Qinwang Yishi from Shaanxi* have raised their flags and raised their troops to fight against the ugly captives together, and they will be here within a few days.
We can meet on the banks of the Yangtze River!"
The sergeants below suddenly burst into cheers, raised their swords and spears and shouted: "Long live! A thousand years live my Generalissimo! A thousand years live!"
Wu Sangui rushed back to Li Cuixuan, but bad news followed one after another.
"Your Majesty," Gao Dajie held a stack of documents in his hand and handed them to Wu Sangui one by one, saying, "This is an urgent report from Sun Yanling. Fu Honglie's seven thousand troops have gathered in Cangwu and seem to be rushing to Guilin——"
"Well," Wu Sangui said, "tell Zhi Xin and ask them to coordinate."
"Zheng Jing's men in Taiwan have crossed the sea and captured three counties of Geng Jingzhong. Geng Jingzhong said that they must be eaten before they can advance north." Gao Dajie handed over another item.
Wu Sangui nodded silently. Although the three vassals had an alliance beforehand, they still seemed to have different aspirations!
Gao Dajie handed over another one and said: "This is an ultimatum sent from Loushanguan. It is a party gift for doing business in Guizhou. Samuha has taken the sons of Gan Wenkun and Zhu Guozhi and fled from Qijiang to Sichuan!"
"You bastard!" Wu Sangui suddenly changed his color, "Loushanguan can be sealed with a mud ball, how can we let them escape?"
"Returning to the marshal," Gao Dajie said, "Zou Ming, the guard guarding the pass, was an old member of Gan Wenkun. Gan Wenkun committed suicide in front of the pass. I begged him to let go of the two young masters, and he..."
"Where are they at the party ceremony?"
"They pretended to be the young master's attendants during the party ceremony. This was done after the fact..." Gao Dajie said, "Zou Ming has been transferred to Guiyang. Please let the marshal pay his respects."
"What's there to say?" Wu Sangui said coldly, "Kill him!"
"And this one," Gao Dajie added, "Zerken and Fu Dali also disappeared last night."
Wu Sangui grabbed the report with his hands, read it quickly, and said dejectedly: "Thirty-two people committed suicide in the Governor's Mansion... Hahahahaha!" He laughed a little uncontrollably, and his voice sounded a bit like crying.
"Marshal," Hu Guozhu came closer and asked, "What's wrong with you? Can Zheerken and the others escape?" Wu Sangui said: "Of course they can't leave. This is Yunnan, not Guizhou - I feel strange.
, Kangxi was only nineteen years old, what virtues and kindness did he bestow on them, and why were these people willing to sacrifice their lives for him like this?"
When Xia Guo met Wu Sangui, he felt that it was unlucky to see Wu Sangui in such a depressed state. Although he knew that Sun Yanling and Sun Yanling were both unreliable people, he comforted him and said, "Let them escape. It's just a matter of letting Kangxi know about it for a day or two."
.*Rebellion against the Qing Dynasty is at odds with me. The first priority right now is that we must quickly capture Hunan and create a great momentum, so that all parties will follow suit!"
"That's right," Wu Sangui gritted his teeth and said, "If we do the opposite, the Western Front will be fine, and I can march eastward with peace of mind! This man finally has some backbone. His son Wang Jizhen is also in Beijing, so he has such courage!" He suddenly said
Thinking of Wu Yingxiong, I feel sad for a while, with hope in my sadness: I hope Kangxi is willing to come to negotiate peace, and dividing the river to rule is not beyond negotiation. (To be continued)
