The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 345 The Qing court softened and Wu Sangui became hard

Wu Sangui has experienced many storms and waves, and even countless battles.

After so many years of fighting, he can be regarded as a hero!
But even so, facing his woman's soft pleading, Wu Sangui admitted that he couldn't hold back.

There are not many occasions where a man like Wu Sangui can make an irrational decision.

But Chen Yuanyuan said that she was easy to handle!

Wu Sangui finally couldn't stand Chen Yuanyuan's pleading, and agreed.

"Okay, okay, I 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 doesn't mean that there is no need.

Chen Yuanyuan agreed shyly, but was very happy in her heart.

At this moment, Wu Yingqi, Wu Sangui's son, strode in from outside.

As soon as he walked nearby, he saw his father and Chen Yuanyuan lying side by side. He and Wu Sangui looked at each other, and stopped abruptly.

He reacted in an instant, and apologized.

"My son is reckless, please punish him!"

The corner of Wu Sangui's mouth twitched, but it was not enough to punish his son because of it.

Over the years, Wu Yingxiong was detained in the capital by the Manchu Qing.

Wu Sangui has only a son like Wu Yingqi by his side, and the relationship between father and son is still very good.

"come on!"

"What's going on? You're already old this year, why aren't you steady?"

Wu Sangui scolded subconsciously.

Throughout the ages, fathers like to teach their sons a lesson. This is a common problem handed down in the blood of Chinese people.

Can't be changed!

Wu Yingqi walked over quickly and greeted Wu Sangui and the others.

"Father!"

"Aunt Chen!"

"..."

After asking Ann, Wu Yingqi spoke again.

"Father, the imperial edict's angel has arrived in Kunming!"

The original indifference on Wu Sangui's face disappeared in an instant, replaced by a sharp edge.

He has to take a good look at how the Qing court will deal with him this time, King Pingxi who "destroyed" two thousand Zhenghuangqi Manchuria!
……

The envoy sent by the Qing court was surnamed Zhou, named Benchang, and styled Peigong.

After entering Kunming City, Zhou Benchang clearly discovered that the atmosphere in the city was not right.

The Qing army stationed at the top of the city looked at him without the respect of angels at all!

On the contrary, it reveals a faint hostility!
However, this is also normal!

After retreating from Myanmar to Yunnan, Wu Sangui directly ordered a major mobilization of the garrison green battalion in Yunnan in order to prevent the Qing court from really attacking him.

He transferred all his trusted troops to station near Kunming!
It can be said that the current Kunming is Wu Sangui's independent kingdom.

In the eyes of these cronies, only Wu Sangui, King Pingxi, did not have much respect for the imperial court.

Zhou Benchang, the envoy sent by the Qing court to "accuse" King Pingxi, how respectful can we expect them to be?
In a big defeat in Shan State, the two thousand Zhenghuang Banner Manchurian soldiers were wiped out. 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!
Almost turned his face directly!
Against such a background, the imperial court sent envoys again, and they couldn't think of anything other than accountability!

And more importantly, in the eyes of these people, Wu Sangui was really wronged when two thousand Zhenghuang Banner Manchurian soldiers were wiped out in Shan State.

They all knew that the prince ordered all-out rescue, and even sent Guan Ning's iron cavalry to rush into the battle, trying to snatch them out.

However, the two thousand Manchurian soldiers were really disappointing, and the soldiers of the Ming bandits were too tenacious. The two thousand Manchurian soldiers were surrounded and wiped out so quickly that they failed to reinforce them.

In their view, the battle of Shan State can only be blamed on the Manchu soldiers themselves for not living up to expectations, but no wonder Pingxi Wang and his old man!
Under the circumstances, these cronies and soldiers of Wu Sangui, who had not had a good relationship in the past, became united in the face of the angels sent by the Qing court.

Zhou Benchang walked into Kunming City under such cold gazes.

As soon as he entered the city, he was taken directly to Mount Wuhua by Wu Yingqi who came by flying horse.

On Mount Wuhua, Zhou Benchang saw Wu Sangui's haggard face (make-up) in a prison uniform.

Zhou Benchang ordered people to put on an angel's guard of honor, and took out the imperial decree wrapped in yellow silk from a tray.

speak up.

"Pingxi King Wu Sangui accepts the order!"

Wu Sangui knelt in front of the imperial decree with a pale face, and said in a voice of fear.

"Criminal Wu Sangui accepts the order!"

Zhou Benchang opened his mouth and read.

"Following the fate of the heavens, the emperor said: Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi, is brave and resourceful, loyal to the affairs of the country. He is indeed a rare general in the country, and the Optimus Prime in the southwest..."

"Despite the defeat of the Shan State, my loyalty remains undiminished. I am specially given four pieces of four-season court clothes, ten sets of oriental pearls, one piece of white tiger skin, and ten pieces of Su embroidery brocade..."

Wu Sangui is now the prince, it can be said that there is nothing more to add.

In addition, it is time to praise the unknown, and the sword shoes are the standard equipment for these rebellious officials and thieves!
Besides, Shan State’s new defeat, the Qing government’s award this time was mainly to stabilize Wu Sangui, not to add rewards.

Therefore, for the sake of Wu Sangui this time, the Qing court only rewarded money and nothing else.

Wu Sangui listened to Zhou Benchang read the imperial decree, and the fear on his face quickly disappeared.

Instead, there is a touch of thoughtfulness.

The current Qing court is very imaginary!

Two thousand Zhenghuang Banner Manchurian soldiers were gone. Instead of punishing him, the "willing to die" Southern Expedition coach, he was greatly rewarded.

The weakness of the Qing court is fully exposed!

If so, then he has an idea!
Well, it's time to get in touch with Li Dingguo, an old rival!
After all, as the saying goes, if you don't fight, you don't know each other!

He and Li Dingguo have been hostile for so many years, and they are somewhat sympathetic to each other...

Well, Wu Sangui thinks so!
If the Qing government issued an order to reprimand him this time, or even wipe away his title of prince, Wu Sangui, a patient with terminal phobia, would not dare to have such careful thoughts at all.

However, isn't the Qing court going soft now?
If the Qing court softened, wouldn't Wu Sangui become hard? !
After Zhou Benchang announced the decree, he spoke to appease Wu Sangui.

"Prince Pingxi, don't worry, the royal court knows about his loyalty!"

"Isn't this a reward for the prince?"

"As long as the prince can protect the land of the West Frontier for the Qing Dynasty, the imperial court will definitely reward you!"

Wu Sangui stood up tremblingly from the ground, with a flattering smile on his face, he spoke.

"Please the angel tell the emperor, tell the empress dowager, my servant Wu Sangui, I will definitely protect the southwestern half of the Qing Dynasty!"

Zhou Benchang nodded in satisfaction, then left.

Wu Sangui's waist straightened instantly, looking at Zhou Benchang who was leaving 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.

"The students are here!"

Wu Sangui spoke.

"Madam wants some perfume produced by Westerners. I will bring some war horses, food, ironware, etc. and go south to see if I can buy some..."

Seeing that Wu Sangui finally had the intention to get in touch with Daming, instead of following Man Qing wholeheartedly as a traitor, Liu Xuanchu was very happy.

But his face remained calm, and he just agreed.

"Student understands, must buy perfume for madam!"

Wu Sangui nodded in satisfaction, he knew that Liu Xuanchu understood the deep meaning in his words.

……

Fuyuan City, the port!

The huge Ming army fleet pulled anchor and headed north, a shadow of sails almost covered the entire sea area.

Hundreds of ships, big and small, formed a huge fleet, all the way to the north, the twelve-pointed sun and moon flag of Ming Dynasty fluttered in the wind, extremely ostentatious.

Zhu Hongyu stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the sea in the distance, his eyes were full of inexplicable meaning.

Beside him, Bella stood tall and graceful, and the sea breeze blew in and messed up the girl's hair.

Under the blowing of the sea breeze, the wide skirt directly wrapped the girl's delicate body tightly, outlining a pair of graceful curves.

Zhu Hongyu's attention was not on Bei Na at all, his eyes were empty, and he began to think about the next battle.

"Your Highness, urgent report from Zhoushan, the Qing court dispatched Shi Lang, Admiral of the Fujian Navy, and Duolong, the Manchurian general, 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 say in Zhoushan? Are you confident in blocking the invasion of the Qing captives?"

Wang Ruxian said.

"Zhoushan garrison Zhao Erhu Xingwen military government, requesting support!"

Zhu Hongyu took a deep breath and ordered.

"Decree Zhoushan, if you can hold it, you can hold it, if you can't hold it, you will withdraw!"

"Don't care about the gains and losses of a city or a place!"

As Zhu Hongyu led the team back to Qiongzhou, the military government was stepping up preparations for the Guangzhou war.

At this critical juncture, Zhu Hongyu would rather give up the Zhoushan side for the time being than divide his forces.

He wants to concentrate his forces and deal a heavy blow to the Qing court in Guangdong, a real blow!
A heavy blow enough to revive the hearts of the world!
Wang Ruxian accepted the order with cupped fists, and then retreated to prepare official documents.

The fleet is still going north, but the speed is not very fast!
At night, Zhu Hongyu stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the sea of ​​stars in the sky.

Counting it, it has been almost three years since he passed through!

Three years passed in a flash, but he felt extremely fulfilled.

Form a recovery army, resist the tyranny of the Spaniards, recover Luzon, recover Qiongzhou, then expel the Dutch colonists, take Malacca, and further plan to control the entire Southeast Asia...

Although it can't be compared with those sons of the plane who traveled back a year or two, pacified the Central Plains, wiped out the Qing Dynasty, and created a prosperous world.

That's a cheat...

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 is enough for Zhu Hongyu to leave his name in history.

It took nearly a month for the fleet of the Ming army 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 into a dazzling look.

It is full of emotion and warmth!
Now Li Lingxiu is seven months pregnant, and her belly is already showing.

A small face was also slightly rounded due to pregnancy, but standing under the hot summer sun, Li Lingxiu's face was full of unconcealable exhaustion.

As soon as Zhu Hongyu got off the boat, he strode up to Li Lingxiu, grabbed Li Lingxiu by the arm, and said with a slightly reproachful voice.

"The weather is so hot today, you can take care of your baby with peace of mind, what are you doing here?!"

Li Lingxiu said with a bright smile on her face.

"Yu Gong, His 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 concubine, it is natural that I should come to greet His Highness."

"Yu Si, I miss Your Highness!"

The smile on Zhu Hongyu's face could hardly be concealed, he hugged Li Lingxiu in his arms, and said in a gentle voice.

"Thanks a lot!"

Zhu Hongyu didn't say much, and directly waved Li Lingxiu back to the Jianguo Mansion in Zhenyuan City.

Li Lingxiu also noticed Bei Na who was following Zhu Hongyu, but he didn't say anything.

If Zhu Hongyu was just her brother next door, Li Lingxiu would definitely be unhappy seeing Zhu Hongyu bring another woman back.

But now Zhu Hongyu is the supervisor of the Ming Dynasty, the future emperor of the Ming Dynasty, it would be strange if she was the only woman.

In the future, the 72 concubines of Sangong Sixth Court will definitely be used!

Now Li Lingxiu thinks that as long as she is still a princess, she can take care of the child in her belly.

As for the child's father, let's cool off first!
Zhu Hongyu returned to the Jianguo mansion and ordered someone to prepare a bathtub to wash up.

Enjoying the rare comfort, Zhu Hongyu relaxed his body and mind, and a wave of fatigue surged up.

But he knows that now is not the time to rest!
After squinting for a while and adjusting his state, Zhu Hongyu stepped out of the bathtub.

Drops of water dripped down his muscular body, and his toned muscles were very eye-catching.

The young maids serving at the side looked at Zhu Hongyu who was naked, with shyness written all over their faces.

But ashamed to be ashamed, the movements that should be there are non-stop.

Several maids took towels and Sipa and went forward to wipe their bodies.

The soft little hands brushed over his sensitive parts, but Zhu Hongyu didn't see the slightest abnormality.

Enjoying the service of the beautiful girl, Zhu Hongyu complained in his heart.

Ah bah, what a damned feudal dross!

But... I like it!

And which man can refuse to have several beautiful girls waiting on him when he is taking a bath?
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, Wen Wen, Kaya, and Bella to sleep together in a big quilt.

……

However, Zhu Hongyu only rested for one night.

The next day, he threw himself into the extremely intense official duties.

With Zhu Hongyu's return to Luzon, the battle in Guangdong, which had been in preparation for more than half a year, was about to begin.

Soldiers and horses in Luzon, Qiongzhou and other places are undergoing emergency assembly and training.

Large quantities of ordnance materials were shipped out of the warehouse and moved onto transport ships.

Zheng Chenggong also ordered the generals to gather troops and horses, and prepare to cooperate with the recovery army to counterattack the mainland together.

If we say that in the first half of the 17th year of the Yongli calendar, the Qing army was counterattacking, and the Ming army was shrinking the defense line.

But in the second half of the year, with the end of the Nanyang War, Zhu Hongyu was free, and it was time for the Ming army to gather troops and horses for 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 General Forces of the Liberation Army" are impressively written!

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Two large chapters of [-] characters, today's [-] characters are presented.

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