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

Chapter 237 Ma Jixiang: Strike first to gain the upper hand!

Fortunately, Lord Sun is not worried about this. After all, his three sons each have their own destiny.

The eldest son, Sun Zhengqi, was in poor health. Not only did he die in the 18th year of Shunzhi, but he also left no descendants.

Historically, Sun Guozhu's title of Righteous King was inherited by his second son Sun Zhengchun, but the second son also died a few years ago, leaving no descendants.

Our Qing Dynasty can only let Sun Zhenghao, the third son of Lord Sun, inherit.

The third child was quite capable. He followed Kang Mazi on an expedition to Mobei, became the commander-in-chief of the Han army at Xiangbai Banner, and became the Minister of War of the Han Dynasty.

Although the death of Lord Sun was criticized, the wealth of the old Sun family lasted for more than a hundred years.

Not to mention anything else, before the title of King Yi was demoted, the sons of Sun Guozhu could receive tens of thousands of taels of silver and tens of thousands of shilumi by relying on this title.

Coupled with the magnificent King Yi's Mansion and the gold and silver jewels that were given as rewards, one can imagine the living conditions of the eldest and second eldest son.

But in this case they died prematurely and could not even give birth to a son.

No wonder the others can only blame their own bodies.

It's impossible to say that we have cleared the eldest and the second child, and only let the third child go, right?

This is also the reason why Li Sixing and Ai Chengye have a higher rate of leaving the country than Sun Kewang's sons.

The eldest and the second child are frail and sick, and they are two sickly children.

Wealth and wealth are like this. If they were allowed to lead troops to fight, I'm afraid they would have been tortured to death.

As for the third child, he can serve as the governor of the Qing Dynasty and the minister of the Ministry of War, and go on an expedition to Mobei.

The body is good and the ability is there.

It's just that he is still young now, so the sons of Lord Sun can only do this.

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"Fork it out, fork it out for me!" Wu Sangui was so angry that Wu Yingqi was shaking all over.

"Quick! Pull the second prince out!" Hu Guozhu said quickly.

Originally, everyone was already decent, but the second prince made such a fuss, which made Wu Sangui feel ashamed.

If he loses his dignity, the second prince will also be in trouble and lose his dignity.

"Second Prince, calm down!" Wu Fan's civil and military officials around him quickly grabbed Wu Yingqi.

Everyone was afraid that something might happen to the second prince of Pingxi Palace.

"They think Ying Xiong will never come back!"

Wu Sangui looked at the scene in front of him, feeling sad in his heart, and his eyes couldn't help but turn red.

Only you really care about your son!

Although Wu Sangui sold his father and his son.

But what is surprising is that he is a person who pays more attention to emotions.

In history, after raising troops to rebel, he sent troops to Hunan for the sake of Wu Yingxiong, trying to cross the river with the Qing government to take back his son.

Later, after Shi Luxia took back Wu Yingxiong's son Wu Shifan, Wu Sangui cried bitterly for several days and then named his eldest grandson as his heir.

Now in order to rescue Wu Yingxiong, Wu Sangui also made up his mind to postpone the date of raising troops.

Let's talk to the Qing court first and ask someone to take Wu Yingxiong's family back.

Wu Yingqi was pulled out by a group of people, but Hong Chengchou let out a long sigh at this time.

"Uncle Chang, are you determined to save Ying Xiong?" He sighed.

"Teacher, as long as we postpone it for a few months, I will send Lu Xia and my elite troops to pick up the Ying Xiong family!" Wu Sangui said confidently.

There are indeed many talented people in Wu Fan. Historically, they traveled thousands of miles from Yunnan to Beijing.

Although Lu Xia and other guards failed to pick up Wu Yingxiong, Wu Shifan was picked up by these guards.

With such talent at hand, it’s no wonder Wu Sangui didn’t give up hope!

"Uncle Zhang, now that you have made up your mind, the teacher can't persuade you anymore."

Hong Chengchou said in a deep voice: "But have you ever thought about how if we had raised troops before and annihilated the main Manchu and Mongolian forces of Doni?"

"Chang Bo, your prestige will be greater than that of Sun and Li in the hearts of people in the world."

"Now that the opportunity has been missed, if you raise your troops now to annihilate Dhoni's remnants and make amends, it is not too late."

"Delay it for a few more months. When Donnie returns to the north and you let the tiger go back to the mountains, what will happen even if you take back the bear?"

"Teacher, please rest assured. Even if Doni escapes back to Shaanxi-Gansu with the remaining defeated soldiers, the students have been operating in the Shaanxi-Gansu Green Camp for many years and are confident enough to seize Shaanxi-Gansu." Wu Sangui replied.

Wu Sangui has been in Hanzhong for ten years, and his management and penetration of Shaanxi-Gansu Green Camp can be said to be all-pervasive.

Historically, even after staying in Yunnan for more than ten years, Wu Sangui felt that the Shaanxi-Gansu Green Camp would turn to him.

Not to mention that he had just left Hanzhong not long ago.

But dreams are beautiful, reality is very skinny.

After Wu Sangui raised his troops, not to mention the Green Camp of Yunnan and Guizhou, the Green Camp of Sichuan completely defected, and the Green Camp of Huguang also surrendered like a cloud.

But Shaanxi-Gansu Green Camp...

Zhang Yong, Zhao Liangdong, Sun Sike, Wang Jinbao and others all drew clear lines with Wu Sangui.

Wang Fuchen initially dedicated Wu Sangui's envoy to Kangxi.

However, Wang Fuchen had to rebel against the Qing Dynasty because of the hijacking by his subordinates.

"Uncle Chang, if you raise an army at this time, contact Li Benzhen, Zheng Jiaolin and others in Guizhou and you will be able to wipe out all of Duni's troops."

"Then they moved north to Shaanxi-Gansu with lightning speed. Once Dorni was destroyed, the Eight Banners in Xi'an were too weak to influence the overall situation."

"In this way, Shaanxi and Gansu are at your fingertips. If you hesitate for a few months, let Dorni return north, and let the Manchu Qing adjust the northwest defense line, the war situation will definitely be reversed!"

Hong Chengchou said seriously: "If you insist on having your own way, you will regret it sooner or later."

Wu Sangui's heart moved when he heard this, but after thinking about it for a while, he still said:

"Ying Xiong has not returned, and Yong Li is still in Myanmar. Our army has postponed it for a few months, firstly, to wait for Ying Xiong to return, and secondly, to take Yongli back home."

"After the autumn harvest, our army will have enough food, and we will have eternal calendar in our hands, and we will hold the world's righteousness in our hands. This is the best strategy!"

Seeing this, Hong Chengchou shook his head. If he followed his method, he would directly support Wu Yingqi as emperor.

The way I worship my son confirms the rumor that Wu Yingqi is the third prince of Zhu.

Then as long as Wu Yingxiong is abandoned, Wu Sangui's future will be bright!

But Wu Sangui could not bear to part with his son after all!

Once a few months pass, I'm afraid the good situation will be in vain!

Seeing that Hong Chengchou's persuasion had no effect, everyone in Wu Fan said nothing.

If Wu Sangui was persuaded to raise an army immediately, it would undoubtedly mean that he would give up his eldest son.

How could they, who are subordinates, say such things, how dare they say it!

"Uncle Chang, since you have made your decision, you should make preparations in advance." Hong Chengchou sighed:

"Now that the hinterland of Yunnan is in your hands, you can use the name of the Qing Dynasty to force the Burmese to give Yongli, and at the same time contact Ma Bao of Lijiang, Wang Youde of Jianchang, Gao Chengen of Yazhou, and Nasong of Yuanjiang."

"Let Li Benzhen and Zheng Jiaolin from Guizhou find a way to stay in Guizhou."

"Among them, Jianchang and Yazhou are the most important matters. Once Yongli is obtained, you can go straight to Baoning with Liu Wenxiu's legacy!"

After Liu Wenxiu took over Sichuan, he left 5,000 people from Gao Chengen's department in Yazhou to take charge of the farming work in southwest Sichuan. Before his death, the king of Shu once said: The enemy troops are getting closer and closer, and the country is becoming more and more dangerous. I have 30,000 elite soldiers. Between Li, Ya, Jian, and Yue, I have 200,000 gold hoards. I know this about Hao Chengyi.

Although Liu Wenxiu may have exaggerated the strength of the Sichuan Ming Army.

But there are 10,000 armored soldiers. In addition to soldiers and horses, the most important thing is that these places have accumulated several years of food and grass, which can meet the temporary needs of a hundred thousand troops.

"What the teacher said is that I will lead my elite troops to western Yunnan and meet with Ma Bao and others first."

"When Ying Xiong comes back and Yong Li returns to the country, he will command 100,000 troops from the southwest to attack Shaanxi and Gansu in the north!" Wu Sangui said solemnly.

"Okay, uncle, once you go, the teacher will help you coordinate things in Yunnan."

Hong Chengchou coughed twice and said: "Although Yunnan suffered a military disaster, Yuanjiang, Lijiang and other places still have some grain reserves from Sun Kewang's period."

"The order of Wuding and other places occupied by your troops is still good. Although the food obtained during the autumn harvest cannot support an army of 100,000, it is enough to sustain a fight."

"Then thank you, Teacher." Wu Sangui bowed solemnly.

The southwest land is in great ruin, but the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in this area are all elite soldiers and strong generals.

Either the old troops of Xiying, or the elite soldiers of Green Camp.

If things go well, Wu Sangui may not be able to accomplish great things with this army!

Three days later, Wu Sangui led a large number of troops out of Kunming and headed straight for western Yunnan along the road.

At the same time, Hong Chengchou, an old man, worked hard.

On the one hand, they tried their best to restore production in Yunnan and prepare military supplies.

On the one hand, he tried his best to contact various people in the southwest.

He has always been a courageous person and did his best.

When he was a minister of the Ming Dynasty, he massacred the peasant army.

When he was a minister of the Qing Dynasty, he tried his best to eliminate Nanming.

But now that he has decided to become a minister of the Ming Dynasty again, he is also working very hard to fight against the Qing Dynasty.

Just as Sun Kewang and Wu Sangui were preparing, Li Dingguo, Shunzhi, and Zheng Chenggong also took action.

During the battle at Mopan Mountain, Emperor Yongli continued to flee westward and reached Tengyue under the escort of Jin Tongwu.

As they got closer and closer to Myanmar, Gong Yi, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Zheng Fengyuan, the Minister of Rites, Hu Xian, the official secretary, Chen Qixiang, the imperial censor, and Jiang Zhilian, the head of the Literary and Selection Department of the Ministry of Personnel, and others chose to leave because they were unwilling to leave their homeland. Go and escape into seclusion in the mountains.

Wang Yinglong, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, was an old man from Xiying, and Zhang Xianzhong, Sun Kewang, and Li Dingguo all valued him very much.

By this time he was very old and had difficulty moving.

Wang Yinglong thought that if he went to Myanmar, he would probably die in a foreign country.

So he said to his son: "I am a humble person, but I have been favored and given a job, and my official position has reached the level of Sikong."

"If you can't help the country first, and now you can't serve the emperor in times of trouble, how can you continue to live in this world with dignity?"

His son comforted him for a long time. Seeing that Wang Yinglong's mood gradually calmed down, he turned around and exited the house.

Unexpectedly, in the early morning of the next day, his son came to pay his respects and found that Wang Yinglong was hanging high on the roof beam, already dead.

His son held the cold and stiff body of his old father and couldn't help but cry bitterly: "The father died for the country, and the son became loyal to his father!"

After that, he also followed the hanging beam and committed suicide.

Wang Yinglong and his son both died in Tengyue, at the westernmost end of the motherland.

On the afternoon of the day when the Battle of Mopanshan ended, Emperor Yongli and his party hurriedly left Tengyue and ran southwest to Nandian.

Hearing that Emperor Yongli had fled here, Dao Chengxiang, the chieftain of Nandian, quickly ordered his younger brother Dao Lebao to lead dozens of chieftains to escort him.

Emperor Yongli and his concubines were standing under an ancient banyan tree next to Zhenlu Pavilion. It was getting late and everyone was hungry.

Local villagers heard that the emperor had taken refuge here and offered bean porridge.

Emperor Yongli was able to barely wrap his belly, but the Queen Mother and the concubines, who were not used to eating such coarse grains, held it in their mouths for a long time and could not swallow it, and they all held their heads and cried.

At this moment, a family stir-fried together what they thought was the best food and made a dish consisting of bait cubes, ham, eggs, and vegetables.

Emperor Yongli was full of praise after eating it: "The fried bait cubes saved my life."

Since then, there has been a famous dish in western Yunnan - Dajiujia.

After the emperor and his family were full, Jin Tongwu cooked rice in a pot and fed the civil and military officials a full meal.

As the saying goes, once a person is full, things will increase.

When you are hungry, you only have one worry: hunger, but when you are full, you will have countless worries.

The civil and military officials who had eaten and drank enough began to curse when they thought of their current situation.

Among them, Ma Jixiang is the first to bear the brunt.

"If it weren't for the horse thieves who interfered, how could the emperor and I have ended up like this?"

"Exactly! If we go to Sichuan, how can we, the Gongun lords, be trapped in food and clothing?"

When they thought of the hardships they had endured along the way, the civil and military officials gnashed their teeth.

They did not dare to scold Li Dingguo in front of Jin Tongwu, so they could only direct their firepower at Ma Jixiang.

Ma Jixiang and his cronies all looked gloomy.

But it's not easy to do anything in front of Emperor Yongli.

Talking about words is no match for this group of people, so I have to swallow my words.

But when night fell, Ma Jixiang quietly called his brother Ma Xiongfei, son-in-law Yang Zaimi and others to discuss the matter.

Ma Jixiang got straight to the point and said: "We have worked hard to ensure the safety of the Holy Emperor."

"Hundreds of officials are here today, and they are making irresponsible remarks all day long in front of the emperor. The emperor is soft-hearted and will definitely regret not entering Shu earlier. If so, you and I will die sooner or later!"

Ma Xiongfei and Yang Zaimi were both silent when they heard this.

Ma Jixiang continued: "Based on the current situation, all civil and military officials hate us. Only by acting first can we save our lives!"

"It's better to strike first!" Ma Xiongfei and Yang looked at each other secretly.

"Now that things have happened, all the civil and military officials hate us, and the King of Jin is not here, so we are helpless. If we are not careful, and the emperor has murderous intentions towards us, do you think we have a way to survive?" Ma Jixiang said earnestly and sincerely.

The only people he could rely on were Li Dingguo and Jin Weixin.

But now that these two people are not here, the civil and military officials have this attitude again.

If Emperor Yongli was persuaded to issue an order to kill him, Ma Jixiang would probably lose his head!

"Brother, apart from the civil and military officials, it is indeed the only way for our brothers to survive. It's just that Marquis Pingyang led four thousand elites to protect the emperor and the civil and military officials."

"It's impossible to attack them just by relying on these royal guards in the hands of you and my brothers!" Ma Xiongfei said worriedly.

They still have the imperial guards under them on weekdays, so it is not a problem to kill a few ministers.

But now that Jin Tongwu's four thousand elites are here, the Jin Yiwei under their command simply don't dare to make a mistake!

(End of this chapter)