Chapter 163: Loyalty issue, dilemma.

Although what Sun Kewang said was outrageous, what Hong Chengchou said in the memorial was outrageous. He found the child - it was so outrageous!
Compared with Jia Ziming's tricks, we in the Qing Dynasty still think Sun Guozhu's rhetoric is more credible.

"Your Majesty, even if this is the case, Xian Guoan and Chen De must not move lightly, otherwise our Qing Dynasty will be unstable if we are not careful." Xiaozhuang said slowly.

"Eniang? Why?" Shunzhi asked in confusion: "Do you still think Sun Kewang is untrustworthy?"

"Silly boy, how many Han people are really willing to shave their heads and be loyal to our Qing Dynasty?"

Xiaozhuang sighed and said: "Even the three kings Wu Sangui and Kong Youde who work the most hard, if it weren't for the pressure of my Eight Banners heavenly soldiers, do you think they wouldn't have any thoughts?"

"Wu Sangui and Kong Youde are already like this. Even if Sun Kewang provides information and works for our Qing Dynasty, can you ensure that he doesn't stab me when he sees that our Qing Dynasty is weak?"

"Now the Qing Dynasty has gathered heavy troops in the southwest, but Huguang is empty. If the more than 1 elite troops of Xian Guoan and Chen De withdraw, the entire Huguang will become Sun Kewang's bag."

"When that time comes, can you be sure that Sun Kewang won't have any second thoughts?"

"This..." Shunzhi's expression changed upon hearing this.

This person's loyalty is sometimes forced out. If the Qing Dynasty had not been deterred by force, how many of the Han kings, Han generals, and Han officials would be willing to shave their heads?
Apart from anything else, when Li Zicheng swept the world in the past, both the gentry and the Ming army followed King Li Chuang.

But after a stone, Li Zicheng died, and the Ming army and gentry in the north left Li Zicheng one after another and welcomed the Qing Dynasty.

If our Qing Dynasty fails, the choices of these people can be imagined.

In the same way, Sun Kewang's negotiation of peace with the Qing Dynasty was also a manifestation of his own behavior in the eyes of the Qing Dynasty.

Although he provided a lot of information, if the back was completely given to him.

Let people see the fighter plane and see the hope. Who can ensure that Lord Sun will not give it a try?

No matter what, we in the Qing Dynasty must be on guard against the Han people!

This is true for hardcore traitors like Wu Sangui.

This is even more true for Sun Kewang, a person whose strength and criminal record are far superior to Wu Sangui.

"Eniang is right, it was my son who was negligent."

"It's good that the emperor can understand. After all, the Han people are not of the same mind as we Manchus. For the sake of the Qing Dynasty, we have to be on guard no matter what." Xiaozhuang nodded.

Shunzhi also nodded slightly when he heard this, expressing his agreement.

At this moment, a voice came.

"Your Majesty, Queen Mother, Ao Shaobao would like to see you."

"Obai?" Shunzhi's expression changed.

"Quick pass!"

"Hey!" The attendant quickly went down.

"This slave is here to see the Emperor and the Queen Mother!" Oboi saluted with a memorial.

"Bao Bao, no courtesy. What's the matter with you being so anxious to see me?"

Seeing the solemn expression on Ao Bai's face, Shunzhi's heart tightened involuntarily.

In today's time of gambling on the fate of the country, anything can happen!

"Back to the emperor, Sun Kewang agrees to be cared for." Oboi replied.

"What!" Shunzhi sat up in shock.

"What you said is true!"

"Your Majesty, how dare this slave to deceive the Emperor? Sun Kewang did agree to be cared for, but..."

"Great! With Sun Kewang's help, our Qing Dynasty will be able to unify the world just around the corner!"

Before Shunzhi could finish speaking, he looked up to the sky and roared with ecstasy on his face.

With the help of Sun Guozhu, the former top leader of Nanming, Shunzhi thought that pacifying Yunnan was just around the corner!

"Hahahahaha! My ancestors bless me! The Qing Dynasty will finally rule the world!"

Xiaozhuang was also overjoyed when she heard this, but looking at Obai's face, she felt something was wrong in her heart.

"Your Majesty, Ao Shaobao hasn't finished speaking yet."

"Obai, what news do you have?" Shunzhi laughed.

"Your Majesty, Sun Kewang also said that he has mastered the evidence that Wu Sangui and Hong Chengchou secretly hid the third prince Zhu, and asked the court to arrest him quickly. At the same time, he was appointed as the commander-in-chief of all armies. He would lead the troops to eliminate the rebellious ministers first, and then wipe out the remaining evildoers." Ao Bai said cautiously.

"What!" Shunzhi was dumbfounded.

"Your Majesty, this is the memorial that Sun Kewang entrusted to the governor of Huguang, Zhang Changgeng. Whether it is true or false, I cannot judge for the moment." Ao Bai handed over the memorial respectfully.

Shunzhi immediately took the memorial and read it again.

It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, Shunzhi will break into a cold sweat as soon as he looks at it.

Sun Guozhu said in his memorial that Wu Sangui originally used the Qing Dynasty King's division to suppress the bandits, which was not a lie, but a real idea.

It's just that after the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, they were overwhelmed by the power of the Eight Banners' heavenly soldiers, and the remnants of the Ming Dynasty were unable to bear the heavy responsibility. Therefore, Wu Sangui was in Cao's camp and his heart was in the Han Dynasty, silently waiting for the opportunity.

After Hong Chengchou entered the country with the Qing Dynasty, he could not bear his own infamy. He had been waiting for the opportunity, preparing to abandon the light and turn to darkness to wash away his eternal infamy.

The two hooked up together and then planned to attack the Qing Dynasty.

During this period, Dingwang Zhu Cijiong was acquired by Wu Sangui.

Wu Sangui fostered him in the home of a gentry named Wang, whose pseudonym was Wang Shiyuan.

Just wait for the opportunity to raise troops to fight against the Qing Dynasty, support King Ding as the leader, and restore the former Ming Dynasty.

But now Li Dingguo's soldiers and horses are strong enough to compete with the main force of the Eight Banners.

The long-awaited opportunity for Wu Sangui and Hong Chengchou has arrived.

For the sake of the Qing Dynasty, Sun Kewang requested that Wang Shiyuan be arrested quickly, interrogated secretly, and uncovered the traitors secretly deployed by Wu Sangui and Hong Chengchou.

Then he was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the southwest Qing army, unified command of the Eight Banners Army, the Dianqian Army and the Green Camp Army to annihilate the Hongwu Rebellion Party, and then marched into Yunnan to destroy the Yongli Imperial Court in one fell swoop.

"Your Majesty, what did Sun Kewang say in the memorial?" Xiaozhuang looked at Shunzhi's expression and felt his throat rising.

"Please take a look, mother." Shunzhi quickly handed the memorial to Xiaozhuang.

Xiaozhuang's expression was extremely solemn, and when she finished reading it, her whole face turned pale.

"Let Prince An, Prince Jian, Malji, Sony, Yebilong, and Suksaha come to the palace quickly!" Xiaozhuang said in a deep voice.

"Hey!" The attendant quickly left.

"Obai, what do you think about this matter?" Shunzhi asked with a cold sweat.

"Your Majesty, this matter still needs to be verified. Although Sun Kewang said it conclusively in the memorial, Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui are related to the 10,000+ army in the southwest, and are also related to the world's plans. The court must be cautious." Obai said solemnly. .

Shunzhi clenched his fists when he heard this. Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui were in high positions of authority.Then our Qing Dynasty is not so easy to deal with.

"Your Majesty, let's wait for the minions to come and then discuss it carefully. Sun Kewang's words may not be true." Xiaozhuang sighed.

"That's what E Niang said." Shunzhi said solemnly.

Within an hour, Yue Le, Jidu, Sony and other Manchu and Qing officials all arrived at the palace.

"You all should take a look." Shunzhi waved his hand.

Sun Kewang's memorial was quickly delivered to the hands of these important Manchu ministers.

"Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui actually hid the third prince Zhu!"

Looking at Sun Guozhu's words, he even listed the names of people and general place names in the memorial.

Sony and other important officials of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were all shocked, and many people even exclaimed.

"Your Majesty, we must send an order to the governor of Shandong as soon as possible to arrest the third prince Zhu and verify the authenticity!" Sony said hurriedly.

"This is natural." Shunzhi took a long breath, and even his feet couldn't help but tremble.

"The most important question now is that Sun Kewang's memorial does not seem to be groundless for no reason. If Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui really hid Prince Zhu San, what should we do in the Qing Dynasty!"

"This..." Sony's hair stood on end, he didn't even dare to imagine.

"Your Majesty, there is nothing to say. Just send an order immediately for Doni and Luo Tuo to kill Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui!"

"In the past, when the Qing Dynasty had not entered the customs, Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui gathered 10,000+ elites from the Ming court, but they were all defeated by the Qing Dynasty."

"Now between the two of them, one has no soldiers or generals, and the other only has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. It is easy to kill Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui!" Prince Jian Jidu said carelessly.

"Prince Jian, do you think the Qing Dynasty can withstand such a torment?" Xiaozhuang sneered when he heard this.

"Queen Mother, the Qing Dynasty is about to dominate the world. The invasion of the pirates was defeated by the divine wind. Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui, in the hands of the Qing Dynasty, cannot make any trouble at all!" Jidu continued to say. .

Among the nobles of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, few of them were sane if we were to discuss it in detail.

Azige was stationed in Datong, and when Jin Shenghuan and Li Chengdong rebelled against the Qing Dynasty, they kidnapped the brides of Jiang Xiang's subordinates.

Jiang Xiang personally took people to ask for it, but Azig beat him out directly.

The shameless and heartless General Jiang couldn't bear it, so he directly launched an army to rebel against the Qing Dynasty.

Ye Zhanpi's eldest son, Chu Ying, couldn't wait to succeed to the throne when Ye Zhanpi was still strong.

He also planned to kill his four younger brothers and five ministers, successfully turning himself into a loner.

Daishan, because he liked his third son from his younger wife, planned to kill his eldest son and second son from his ex-wife.

Not only did he take Amin and Mang Gurtai to rob his eldest son's house, but after his eldest son died of smallpox, he also insisted on killing all his wife and children.

He even committed adultery with his own baby mother and prepared to take over after Boarhide's death.

Mang Gurtai's mother had a conflict with the boar skin. In order to please the boar skin, he personally killed his own mother. During the period of mourning for the boar skin, he played, pulled, played, and sang.

Just such a group of people, Huang Taiji's premature death from hypertension is inseparable from them.

Although the older generation of Eight Banners nobles are almost dead now, there are still many new generation Manchu nobles with abnormal brains.

And Jidu, who was so angry that he dared to lead the Eight Banners and fight Zheng Chenggong in a naval battle, was obviously the orthodox successor of Tunguska.

"Prince Jian, Wu Sangui and Hong Chengchou are indeed no match for our Qing Dynasty, but if they join forces with Li Dingguo, what do you think will happen to our Qing Dynasty!" Xiaozhuang sneered.

"Queen Mother, even if they join forces, I, the Qing Dynasty, will not be afraid!" Jidu said seriously.

"Okay!" Shunzhi scolded: "Prince Jian, how many Manchu and Mongolian bannermen are there in our Qing Dynasty, and how many fierce battles can we fight!"

"Hong Chengchou is the manager of the five provinces, and Wu Sangui is the king of Pingxi. If we, the Qing Dynasty, kill such people at our request, what will everyone in the world think?"

When Jidu heard Shunzhi's scolding, his face was filled with resentment, but in the end he didn't say anything.

"We, the Qing Dynasty, must not be rash regarding the Third Prince Zhu. Even if we want to kill people like Wu Sangui and Hong Chengchou, we must have enough evidence before we can kill them."

Shunzhi said slowly: "Otherwise, if we kill him rashly, the Han people in the world will definitely be dissatisfied, and our Qing Dynasty will be in danger!"

Obai and others nodded upon hearing this.

Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui are the most hard-working Han people since the Qing Dynasty entered the customs.

If such a person was killed recklessly, what would other Han kings, other Han generals, and other Han ministers think?
Even Wu Sangui and Hong Chengchou, who had made such great contributions, died.

The Han people were really disappointed with the Qing Dynasty.

So in order to influence, you have to have evidence before you can kill him no matter what.

"What the emperor said is absolutely true. Wu Sangui and Hong Chengchou have made great contributions to our Qing Dynasty. If they are killed rashly, the people of the world will definitely not accept it."

Obai said in a deep voice: "I request to go to Shandong in person to find out the authenticity of Wang Shiyuan. After the matter of the third prince Zhu is clarified, we can deal with Hong and Wu!"

Shunzhi and Xiaozhuang nodded when they heard this.

"Consider what Shao Bao said. Send an edict to grant Ao Bai Shang Fang Sword. Tell the governor of Shandong to cooperate with Ao Shao Bao in handling this matter!" Shunzhi said slowly.

"Slave, thank you, Your Majesty." Ao Bai kowtowed and thanked him.

"Your Majesty, the war in Yunnan and Guizhou is about to break out now. By the time the incident involving Prince Zhu is revealed, I'm afraid the war in Yunnan and Guizhou has already been revealed." Ye Bilong said worriedly.

As soon as these words came out, both Shunzhi and Xiaozhuang became very upset.

Officials like Wu Sangui and Hong Chengchou have no evidence to deal with.

Fortunately for Hong Chengchou, he didn't have any trusted soldiers and horses, so Luo Tuo could handle them.

But Wu Sangui had tens of thousands of troops and horses, as well as trusted generals such as Hu Guozhu, Xia Guoxiang, Wang Pingfan, etc. It was really difficult to deal with it!

"My lords, if Hong and Wu ordered Duoni and Luotuo to be arrested alone, not only would they lose the generals and commanders in front of the battle, and the morale of the army would be disturbed, but the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under Wu Sangui would also be in chaos, which would be detrimental to our Guizhou army. It’s a shocking disaster!”

"But if we don't arrest him, what will happen to me, the King of the Qing Dynasty, if the two of them defect before the formation?"

Shunzhi looked very unhappy and said solemnly.

"This..." A group of Manchu and Han officials were silent.

"Your Majesty, why don't you order the army to stay in Guizhou and try to avoid a big war? Let's wait until Ao Shaobao proves the authenticity of the story about the third prince Zhu." Sony offered advice.

"Your Majesty, you must not do it." Oboi said hurriedly: "What the court is worried about now is that they don't know the loyalty and treachery of Hong and Wu."

"If the army implements this strategy, and if Hong and Wu do not object, our Qing army will miss the opportunity in vain. If it is delayed until next year, it will not only allow the army to stay in Guizhou for a long time, but also waste national power."

"And once it gets to summer, our Qing Dynasty's 10,000+ troops are no match for Li Dingguo in the scorching heat!"

"On the other hand, if Hong and Wu really hid the third prince Zhu secretly as Sun Kewang said and had rebel intentions, the army's abnormal behavior would inevitably be noticed by them. The army's strategy of sticking to Guizhou would not only be ineffective, but On the contrary, it will alert the enemy!"

(End of this chapter)

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