At the end of Ming Dynasty: I, Sun Kewang!Desperate comeback!

Chapter 118 Let Lord Zheng become the tool to rule Annan
That's basically what happened in the southwest.

Neither Li Dingguo nor the Qing Dynasty, nor Sun Kewang now, can do much.

The thinking of Li Dingguo and the Yongli court was so painful that I couldn't communicate with them at all.

Three years ago, after taking control of Yunnan, he attacked and killed the "pseudo officials" who were loyal to him.

These people sent Bai Wenxuan and Zhang Hu to Guiyang to make peace with their country.

If the King of Qin respects Yongli, we should respect the King of Qin.

The Yongli court also ordered him, who was expected to go to Yunnan, to escort him, and gave the money and grain to Yongli, and handed over the troops and horses to Dingguo, and Wenxiu managed Sichuan and Guangzhou.

This condition... Li Dingguo and the Yongli court really dare to open it!

Therefore, the thinking of Li Dingguo, Yongli, and even Liu Wenxiu is not on the same channel as the current Sun Kewang.

Many of the things they took for granted, in Sun Kewang's view, meant they were treating themselves as fools.

In fact, it's not just them, Guo Xingye's thinking and concepts are even more shocking when detailed.

During the siege of Zhangzhou in 1652.

Because Chen Jin was defeated and there was no hope of relief, he was depressed and frequently beat, cursed, and killed the servants around him.

In fear, his slave Ku Chengdong and others stabbed Chen Jin to death and dedicated his head to Zheng Chenggong.

As a result, Ku Chengdong and others died in the hands of Zheng Chenggong, on the charge of treason against the master by using slaves!

It is a great treason for a servant to rebel against his master!

Ku Chengdong and others begged for mercy, and the soldiers under Guo Xingye also persuaded him.

He said that if Ku Chengdong and others were killed, no one would come to surrender in the future. If they were not killed, they would be rewarded, and the whole of Fujian and Fujian could be obtained.

Then Mr. Guo Xing said something earth-shattering.

Those who win the Eight Mins are a temporary self-interest, and punishing the rebellious are an eternal justice. I cannot bear to abandon the eternal justice with temporary self-interest.

Zheng Chenggong was not born in the peasant army, so his values ​​are more consistent with those of scholar-bureaucrats.

To him, a slave is a slave!The Lord is the Lord!
A slave cannot rebel against his master!

Even if the master humiliates, beats, scolds, and kills him arbitrarily, the slave cannot rebel against the master!

This is the value of Guo Xingye!

In Zheng Chenggong's opinion, it was just a moment of self-interest to reward a large treasury, set an example, collect Fujian, and then expel the Tartars.

And upholding ethical principles is eternal justice.

Therefore, Zheng Chenggong was first of all a defender of feudal order, and then others.

It is conceivable that in the mind of Zheng Chenggong, who studied at the Nanjing Imperial College, what was the status of bandits like Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo?
This can also explain why when Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo were gaining military power, Zheng Chenggong mainly focused on Fujian to strengthen himself.

When Sun Kewang was defeated and surrendered, Li Dingguo fled to the death place in western Yunnan.

Zheng Chenggong had only been living for ten years, and the army he had accumulated went straight to Nanjing.

Because in his heart, he and the 'robbers' such as Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo were not the same people at all.

Dian and Zhongzhen are both national enemies. This was not just the idea of ​​the Yongli court, but the idea of ​​the entire scholar-bureaucrat class!In fact, it also includes Zheng Chenggong!
Whether it is Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, or Li Guo and Gao Yigong who united the Ming Dynasty to resist the Qing Dynasty, they are all stinking under the pen.

As for myself, the leader of the country, his reputation as a rebellious minister and traitor is known to the world, and he will be in danger of death later on.

The real handle fell into the hands of this group of people, and one person took all the blame for Nanming's downfall.

Only a few Yunnan literati remembered how good they were as the leader of the country after being captured by the Qing army.

"Li Dingguo and the Qing Dynasty have no choice but to treat Monk Zheng first. I'm glad." Sun Kewang let out a long sigh.

Our Qing Dynasty controls most of the world and has regained the power to dominate the world. However, the more than [-] armies that it has worked so hard to manage have dispersed overnight and are cramped in a corner of Guangxi.

The teammates around me are on the same page as ducks and have completely different values. Sometimes thinking about this situation is really disappointing.

However, no matter how hard it is, we can't reduce it to Qing Dynasty. We can only rely on [-] people to drive forward and carry the load again.

On April [-]th, a fast horse drove into Nanning City.

"A great victory in Annan, a great victory in Annan!" The messengers waved the news of victory and shouted continuously on the streets of Nanning.

Soon this information was delivered to Sun Kewang after eight hundred miles of expedited travel.

"On April 23, our army fought a decisive battle with Zheng's army and used firearms to break his elephant array..."

"My lord, I'm so happy!" Zhang Hu and others rejoiced and congratulated him repeatedly.

Sun Kewang smiled slightly and said: "Annan, a small country like this, how can it defeat the elite troops in front of me!"

Sixty thousand and eight banners were enough to defeat the Ming Dynasty. Sun Kewang's fifteen thousand elite troops could defeat an Annan easily.

"We admire the talent of the king." Fang Yuxuan said flatteringly.

Annan had a population of tens of millions, and Sun Kewang only sent [-] elite troops to advance. This made Fang Yuxuan and others not only worried.

I had thought that, as Sun Kewang had expected, the front army drove north and south, and received good news one after another.

Now they have defeated the main force of Zheng's army and killed countless enemies.

This made Wan Niance, Ma Zhaoxi, Fang Yuxuan, Cheng Wanli, Wu Fengsheng and other civil servants.

Zhang Hu, Liu Tianxiu, Wang Dewang, Zheng Guo, Wang Aixiu and other generals.

The five-body cast of admiration.

"The king once said that although Annan has a large population, it is vulnerable to attack. What happened now is just as the king expected! Our knowledge is indeed not as far-reaching as the king!"

Zhang Hu also spoke and flattered Sun Kewang.

For a time, the sound of flattery continued in the palace of the king.

"Okay, okay." Sun Kewang waved his hand and said, "Zhang Hu, it was you who said that Li Dingguo was in Yunnan, and he was promoted and promoted all the time. He had less than [-] soldiers and horses, so he could be easily obtained."

"But what happened in the end? In one battle, the ten years of Yungui's foundation were destroyed. Now Annan has a small victory. Big things are yet to be expected. From now on, you should be less sycophantic and do more serious work."

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Hu's expression changed and he almost broke into a cold sweat.

It was he who had tried his best to advocate at the beginning, coupled with Zhang Sheng's bold words, saying that Li Dingguo could be captured by himself.

Only Lord Sun would take 10,000+ people to Yunnan to deliver the pagoda.

"Okay, what kind of person is Gu? You, Zhang Hu, have been following me for 20 years, so it's not like you don't know."

Sun Kewang said slowly: "If I had followed your suggestion and sent tens of thousands of people from Guiyang to attack Li Dingguo while Li Dingguo was not yet firmly established in Yunnan, I might have been able to destroy Li Dingguo with a single drum beat."

"It is also undesirable to hesitate and delay in Guiyang for a long time before finally making up your mind to march into Yunnan."

"Now that things have come to an end, let the past things pass. Just go about your errands with peace of mind."

"Thank you so much, Your Majesty! Thank you so much, Your Majesty!" Zhang Hu was overjoyed and thanked him loudly.

In fact, although Sun Kewang is famous for being petty-minded, extremely cruel, and fond of skinning, these are all exaggerated and smeared.Apart from anything else, how many of the old brothers in Xiying died at the hands of Sun Kewang?During the battle of Jiaoshui, Li Bengao was killed.

As for the number of Xiying old brothers who died at the hands of Li Dingguo, that was a bit too many.

Ling Chi Zhang Sheng, skinned Zhang Hu, forced Wang Ziqi and Wang Shangli to death, angered Liu Wenxiu to death, and killed He Jiuyi with a stick.

To put it bluntly, Li Dingguo had more heads in Xiying than even the Qing Dynasty.

This was because Sun Kewang ran away with Chen Jian, Zou Jianchen, and Qi Sansheng.

In short, Li Zicheng failed because of leniency, Zhang Xianzhong failed because of strictness, Sun Kewang also failed because of leniency, and Li Dingguo failed because of strictness.

A young man like Bai Wenxuan rebelled in Anlong. Finally, Sun Kewang gave him a chance, and he rebelled again.

Later, when Wei Qing was on the road, the current Lord Sun could not be killed.

Liu Wenxiu's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were following behind. If Bai Wenxuan was killed and the two sides started fighting, Sun Kewang would have no chance of peacefully transferring to Guangxi.

In front of Bai Wenxuan, Lord Sun was about to become Prime Minister Zhuge, so Sun Kewang asked himself whether the ruler of the country was defeated by his indecision, rather than being narrow-minded under the pen and unable to tolerate sand in his eyes.

But Li Dingguo's actions are truly unacceptable.

When he decided to withdraw to the place where he died in western Yunnan, Chen Jian and Zou Jianchen, in order to fulfill Liu Wenxiu's last wish, held up Liu Wenxiu's suicide note and begged the Yongli court to move to Jianchang.

Then... Li Dingguo directly ordered the arrest of Chen Jian and Zou Jianchen.

As a result, Feng Shuangli, Chen Jian, Zou Jianchen, Di Sanpin, and Ai Chengye parted ways with him and went to Sichuan alone.

Di Sanpin represents the lineage of the king, Chen Jian and Zou Jianchen represent the Shu vassal, and Ai Chengye represents the Ai Nengqi lineage. When things have reached this point, in addition to the Jin vassal, Li Dingguo is the most offending force in the entire Xiying. All offended.

Later, He Jiuyi followed his order and took more than [-] troops from Nanning, traveling thousands of miles from Nanning and crawling into groves in the tropical rainforest for more than a year. He finally fought against Li Dingguo, but he was killed with a stick.

Of course, the main reason was that he did not report to Li Dingguo immediately after receiving the letter of surrender from the Qing army. His loyalty was not absolute, which made Li Dingguo suspicious.

However, Li Dingguo should also consider that it was not easy for He Jiuyi to travel from Nanning to the woods for more than a year to join him.

You don't have any sense of moral integrity. Who the hell came from Nanning to the woods for more than a year to come to Xishuangbanna to play with you?

As a result, as soon as He Jiuyi died, the tens of thousands of soldiers under his command broke through the defenses and all came out in a loud voice, leaving not even a hair for Li Dingguo.

Later, facing the fact that loyalty does not mean absolute disloyalty, Qi Sansheng and others were even more numb. It was already that time, and it would be good to persist. Who doesn't have a few letters of surrender from Wu Sangui?
Therefore, a large number of generals, summoned by Li Dingguo, did not dare to join forces with Li Dingguo, fearing that they would also follow in He Jiuyi's footsteps.

In the huge Western Camp, only Bai Wenxuan was willing to believe in him and chose to work with him to fight the crisis.

This is also the reason why 10,000+ Ming troops moved into western Yunnan, but Li Dingguo only had [-] men to support the crisis.

……

Hearing what Lord Sun said, Zhang Hu felt relieved.

After all, after following Sun Kewang for 20 years, how could he still not know the temperament of his ruler?
What's more, he was not the only one encouraging the troops to be sent to Yunnan.

Military generals such as Zhang Sheng and Zheng Guo, as well as civil servants such as Ma Zhaoxi and Wan Niance, none of them could escape.

As the saying goes, the law does not punish the public. Even if the leader of the country is unhappy, he will not kill all his right-hand men, right?

Moreover, Sun Guozhu's mental state has become more and more stable since arriving in Guangxi, so Zhang Hu naturally doesn't worry anymore.

"Your Majesty, now that the main force of Zheng's army has been defeated, it is time to defeat Annan in one fell swoop!" Fang Yuxuan said.

"Destroy Annan?" Sun Kewang frowned.

"No! Not only can I not destroy Annan, but I want to protect Lord Zheng!"

"Lord Protector?" Wan Niance and others looked at each other in confusion.

"Master, we just planned to get some money and food from Annan so that we can train new soldiers as soon as possible."

Wan Niance raised his hand and said: "But now, Annan's troops are so invincible. If we can capture Shenglong and seize Annan as our base, our situation will be even better."

As soon as these words came out, everyone nodded.

"My lord, Annan's soldiers and horses are vulnerable, so why not just destroy Annan!"

Zhang Hu and others spoke out one after another.

Sun Kewang heard the words and said calmly: "Zhang Hu, Zhaoxi, Nian Ce, destroy Annan, it will be as easy as turning the palm of your hand!"

"But if Lord Zheng is destroyed, it will be difficult for Annan to calm down in a short time."

"The Qing government has advanced troops from three directions, and the situation in Yunnan is extremely chaotic. If I, with my elite troops, are trapped in Annan, how can I send troops to the Northern Expedition to help the way of heaven?"

"This..." Wan Niance and others began to think deeply after hearing this.

"I know that Annan is a golden rooster that can lay eggs. After capturing Annan, if we can put down the rebellion and run the business well, then there will be a steady stream of money and food every year in the future."

Sun Kewang said seriously: "But do we have the time to manage Annan now?"

"In the past, Emperor Yongle sent troops to capture Annan, but after many years of operation, not only did it produce no output, but it also consumed a lot of troops, money and food."

"Instead of doing this, it is better to save Lord Zheng's life and let him become our tool to rule Annan."

"Let Lord Zheng become our tool to rule Annan?" Wan Niance and others' eyes lit up.

"As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake."

Sun Kewang smiled and said: "But I, Sun Kewang, a powerful dragon, can suppress Master Zheng, a local snake in Annan, but even so, his local snake is not useless."

"We are now short of money and food in Guangxi. If we let the Qianqian army plunder Annan, it might trigger a civil uprising and cause war to spread all over the world."

"In that case, let Master Zheng do this for me."

"What the Lord means..." Wan Niance asked.

"Annan has a population of tens of millions, so I, Sun Kewang, will ask for tens of millions of money and food per head!"

"Ten million dollars in food?" Wan Niance and others were shocked.

"Why do you think it's too little?"

"No, no, no!" Wan Niance said quickly: "Master, ten million in food and salary is too much."

"Too many?" Sun Kewang smiled slightly.

How could there be more?

Didn’t we also give the Qing Dynasty’s 5000 million taels in the same way?

There are advanced experiences to learn from. From Annan, based on headcount, tens of millions of food and salary will never be too much.

After all, what our Qing Dynasty handed over to the great powers was 5000 million taels.

What was plundered from the heads of the common people was far more than this number.

Once the Xinchou treaty was signed, everyone was happy.

The great powers benefited, and our officials in the Qing Dynasty benefited even more!
Sun Ke is expected to lead Annan officials to make a fortune, aren't they willing?
You know, they still have the bulk of it!

(End of this chapter)