Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 572: Brothers are suspicious of each other (Part )
"Mr. Yang, I already know the emperor's handwriting, but the Qing army is showing signs of counterattack. I am the commander-in-chief of the entire army. A war is imminent and I cannot escape. Please report back to the emperor and come back to see him after I have finished handling the military affairs." Li Dingguo calmly told Sun Kewang's envoy Yang Xingxian about Sun Kewang's handwriting.

"Don't King Anxi hope that the emperor will lead his army to march eastward from Chenzhou and join you in encircling and annihilating the Qing army in Hunan, and then join forces with the thirteen Kuidong families to attack Hubei from the north and Jiangxi from the east? This is what the emperor wants to discuss with you. If you don't go, how can this matter be successful?" Yang Xing was good at lobbying and scratched Li Dingguo's itch. This military genius had always wanted to encircle and annihilate the Qing army in Hunan, then take Hubei from the north and Jiangxi from the east. However, Sun Kewang refused to cooperate.

Hearing that it was because of this, Li Dingguo hesitated and said, "Mr. Yang, take a rest for now and let me think about it." After Yang Xingxian was settled, he immediately called his confidant Gong Yi for discussion. Gong Yi, courtesy name Hemei, was a Jinshi scholar in the fifth year of Tianqi's reign and a doctor in the Nanjing Ministry of War during the Chongzhen Dynasty. He was his think tank.

"Hemei, what do you think about this?" he asked gently.

"The king is small and narrow-minded. If you lose the battle, nothing will happen. But now that you have become a king, the world admires you, and your reputation has surpassed him, how can he tolerate you? You must not go, if If you go to Yuanzhou, you will definitely become a prisoner." Gong Yi was originally from Shandong and spoke quickly and happily.

"But if the leader of the country really wants to discuss with me the encirclement and annihilation of the Qing army in Hunan, wouldn't I miss a major event if I don't go?" Li Dingguo hesitated.

"In this case, I would like to go to Yuanzhou as your envoy to inquire about it first. If there is no danger, you can go there again." Gong Yi volunteered.

"There are labor and plum blossoms."

"General, the Crown Prince of Funan is here." Bai Wenxuan was reading military books in the camp when his subordinates came to report.

"Let him in".

The fourteen-year-old Crown Prince of Funan, Liu Zhen, entered the big tent. He came because of his father, King of Funan Liu Wenxiu. People who are accustomed to leading soldiers will not be able to bear it once they are idle. Liu Wenxiu felt aggrieved after being left idle in Kunming, so she wrote a letter asking her son to bring it to Sun Kewang, asking to lead the army again. Because his father had some personal relationship with Bai Wenxuan, Liu Zhen came to look for Bai Wenxuan first.

"My dear nephew, regarding the matter of King Funan, I have repeatedly appealed to the king for mercy. However, the king is angry, so we can only do this slowly," Bai Wenxuan said to Liu Zhen.

"Thank you, Uncle Shi, for taking the trouble," Liu Zhen quickly thanked him.

"Alas~" Bai Wenxuan suddenly lamented.

Liu Zhen was shocked, "Why is Uncle Shi sighing? Is there any difficulty in my father's affairs?"

"The wise nephew does not know that Xifu has rejected the title of King Xining granted by the king. Some villains have come forward to slander Xifu and say that Xifu has rebel intentions. The king plans to summon Xifu to Yuanzhou for a military meeting and seize the opportunity to detain and release the military power. I am worried about the subordinates of Xifu. If you don't accept it, brothers will kill each other and gain the advantage of the Tatars in vain. Alas! Seeing that the two kings have become kings and there is hope for the restoration of the Central Plains, and these storms are happening, how can people not sigh with regret!" Bai Wenxuan's sigh came from the heart, A sigh, a slow sound.

"Alas! Why worry about fighting with each other if we are in the same room?" Liu Zhen also sighed along with him.

Gong Yi came to Sun Kewang's tent, bowed and said, "See the Lord of the Country."

Boss Sun Kewang was not happy, "I asked Hongyuan (characterized by Li Dingguo) to come, why did he let you come instead of him?"

"The Qing captives intend to go south, and the commander can't leave for the time being. I specially sent my subordinates to come first to listen to the instructions." Gong Yi replied in a neither humble nor overbearing tone.

"What Gu and Hongyuan are talking about is a major military matter. How can you be in charge? Go, go," Sun Kewang repelled him.

After driving Gong Yi away, he summoned the counselor Fang Yuxuan to discuss, "You let me lure Li Dingguo to Yuanzhou to arrest him. Now I just want to send my subordinates to come. If I don't come, what can I do?" Fang Yuxuan thought for a while and said: "Back then, Gaozong even sent Li Dingguo to Yuanzhou to arrest him." It will take twelve gold medals to recall Yue Fei, but if I don’t get one letter, you can write letters one after another.”

Sun Kewang nodded and wrote seven to three days and nights. In order to reassure Li Dingguo, the meeting address was changed to Wugang between Yuanzhou and Hengzhou. At the same time, he secretly dispatched an army to Wugang. Seeing that Sun Kewang was urging him urgently, Li Dingguo had no choice but to lead his bodyguard westward.

Gong Yi was repelled by Sun Kewang and returned to the camp. Suddenly he reported to Liu Zhen, the crown prince of Funan, asking for an audience.

"The Crown Prince of Funan? Well, this must be for the restoration of King Funan's military duties. Invite him in." After Liu Wenxiu was relieved of military power by Sun Kewang and idled in Kunming, public opinion was fierce. Most of the old generals in Daxi thought that the punishment was too harsh. Gong After Yi, he came for this matter.

A heroic young man walked into the tent majestically. Although he was young, he already had the air of a father.

"I'm going to see the Crown Prince of Funan." Gong Yi greeted him with courtesy.

Liu Zhen waved his hand and said, "The situation is urgent. Mr. Gong, don't be too polite. Go back and tell Xifu that the king's summons to discuss the military situation is false, and arresting and killing is real. Please don't come to Xifu!" Because his father and Xifu are not here! Sun Ke hoped that there would be a gap. He exaggerated the wording and changed "detain" to "arrest and kill."

"what!"

Gong Yi was shocked all over. After asking for details, he bowed deeply to Liu Zhen and said, "Your Majesty, we will never forget your great kindness. I will go back and tell Xifu now, and we will say goodbye."

Ziyang Ferry, also known as Hengjiang Ferry, is an important ferry on the Zijiang River and one of the ten scenic spots in Wugang Prefecture.

Li Dingguo camped on the bank of the river, looking at the surging water with many thoughts on his mind. Go south along the Zijiang River and cross the Shiyang Pass to reach Wugang Prefecture City. The closer he got to the location of the military meeting, the more uneasy he felt, always feeling that something bad was going to happen.

"King Anxi, Mr. Gong is back." He was looking at the river when a personal guard reported.

Li Dingguo raised his eyebrows and said, "Quick, please ask Mr. Gong to come in."

"King Anxi, the king asks you to discuss whether the military information is false and whether the arrests and killings are true." Gong Yi stumbled into the account and told him the truth as Liu Zhen told him.

"My sworn brother wants to kill me?" Li Dingguo was shocked after hearing this, and sighed: "I originally wanted to work together to recover, but now we must do this, how can we achieve great success?" He immediately led his troops eastward and returned to the Hengzhou camp, hoping to pursue him. Less than that.

On the way back, Gong Yi asked: "King Anxi, where are we going now?"

Li Dingguo sighed and said, "If I fight with my sworn brother, I will only gain the advantage of the Qing captives in vain; but if I stay in Huguang, I will be harmed by my sworn brother. For the current plan, we can only go to Guangxi, which we have newly established, to open up a new foundation." . It’s just a pity that Huguang’s good situation has been ruined in vain.”

After returning to the military camp, Li Dingguo was extremely angry. He summoned his generals and said: "Unfortunately, I was trapped in the army. I was prepared to face dangers and hardships. I wanted to make great contributions, help the royal family, and make my name immortal. Now I have just killed a famous king and achieved a great victory, but I am jealous." Four. Moreover, my younger brother from Funan (referring to Liu Wenxiu) and I came from Yunnan together. Once we are mistaken, we will be abandoned at every turn. It will be especially important to avoid me. My wife is both in Yunnan, so why should I run away as a last resort!" After finishing speaking, , that is, he led his troops to abandon Yongzhou (Lingling), and retreated into Guangxi via Yongming (now Jiangyong County) across Longhu Pass. From then on, he avoided meeting Sun Kewang, and the twenty-year brotherhood of brothers was wiped out.

(End of this chapter)