A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 864 Persuasion
Wu Sangui's expression changed, and his face was cloudy and uncertain. After a long time, he sighed: "I have a deep hatred with the Hulu. In the battle of Xisongjin, my uncle died at the hands of slaves. This hatred is irresistible. The great hatred has not been avenged. , how can you seek skin with a tiger and live with slaves?"

Fang Guangchen said: "When the two countries fight, casualties are inevitable. How can the eldest uncle be a hero in this world, how can he not be as wise as this? Looking at the situation in history books, it is very common for an enemy country in the past to be a family now. If a man wants to achieve great things, he should do extraordinary things. Guangchen tried his best to persuade him, when this hero chooses fame and wealth, the eldest uncle should judge the situation and make a decisive decision, so as not to lose the merit of splitting the ground!"

Wu Sangui still had some hesitation: "It's no small matter to lure Hulu into the pass, I'm afraid it will attract criticism."

Fang Guangchen said: "At this time and at that time, captives were the worst policy in the past. Now your father is dead, the nine temples are ashes, and the leader of the bandit even assumes his title. The crime is extremely sinful. Humans and gods are all angry. Revenge for your father is the most righteous thing! As long as it can be wiped out The bandits, recovering Shenjing, borrowing captives, what's the point?"

He peeked at Wu Sangui's expression, and persuaded loudly: "More importantly, we are only borrowing soldiers, not surrendering captives. In the chaos of Anshi in the past, Tang soldiers were weak. Suzong took back the second capital with the power of Huihe, and Yizong also used the power of Shatuo to pacify Rebellion and thieves are all rumored to be good stories. Uncle, it is not enough to have generals such as Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi, and you need to use external force skillfully."

Fang Guangchen's father was Fang Yizao. When Fang Yizao was governor of Liaodong, he felt that the strength of the two sides was very different, and he should negotiate peace with Qing, and then free up his hands to suppress the thieves.He even cited the model of "I Da Feng Gong" during the Longqing period, and suggested negotiating with the Qing.

However, Huang Daozhou and other ministers strongly opposed the matter, and Fang Yizao also died shortly after he was exhausted in the fierce courtier struggle.

The experience of following his father also left a deep impression on Fang Guangchen. He believed that his father's proposal for peace talks back then was not wrong. .

Wu Sangui didn't take it seriously that Wu Sangui was worried that attracting captives might not be well-known. During this period of time, he stayed in the capital to understand the psychological changes of the scholar-bureaucrats.

If in the past they wanted to rely on the new dynasty to seek wealth and honor, but most of the officials were refused to use them, and after the officials were chased for their stolen goods and paid for them, then the eradication of the bandits and the destruction of the Shun country had become the top priority of the literati and bureaucrats. Everything else can come second.

Just like in history, at the end of May in the 17th year of Chongzhen, after receiving the news that Wu Sangui and the Qing soldiers defeated the intruders and recovered the capital, the newly established Hongguang Dynasty's monarchs and ministers responded with joy, calling it a righteous act of merit in the community.

Ma Shiying was also the first to go to Shu and said: "Wu Sangui should travel quickly to help. In the sea, there is millet to save, and Jin Shenghuan to envoy, and because of Sangui, he can be captured with money. Ma Shaoyu, the former county magistrate, and Chen Xinjia used to be a money slave. The worst policy is the best policy today, and should be consulted and sent to the supervisor to prepare for driving."

Shi Kefa also wrote in early June: "Apply the imperial edict, quickly draft it, use silver coins, and quickly buy it. And accompany a number of officials and servants, pay a certain amount of house fees, and prepare them together. It is scheduled to start within a month. The concubine's money is not unknown, and the extermination of the bandits is done in one fell swoop."

Liu Zongzhou, the censor of Zuodu, also said at the beginning of June: "Rush forward to a place, and go northward, or call on the elders of Yanzhong, or rise up to the king of Yi, and try to imitate Bao Xu's righteousness, although the rebel has no conscience at all."

For Wu Sangui's "borrowing soldiers" to lure wolves into the house, the ministers of Hongguang Dynasty were all applauded. Almost all the decision-making ministers were immersed in the fantasy of "borrowing captives to fight the bandits". Only some middle and lower level officials opposed it, but it had no effect.

On the second day of Ma Shiying's appointment, the Hongguang Dynasty also decided to confer Wu Sangui, the Xibo of Ping, as the Duke of Ji, and Li Yutian, the governor of Eastern Liaodong, as Minister of the Ministry of War. They were all given imperial coupons and lumi, and the Grand Scholar Wang Duo personally drafted and added awards. It was ordered by Wu Sangui and Li Yutian.

Not only that, but because they were worried that Wu Sangui and others were not full of food, they also ordered to transport 5 shi of rice and [-] taels of silver from the sea to help and reward them.

This can also understand why the Hongguang Dynasty was at the beginning of the defeat of the rogue bandits, why he blindly stagnated and guarded the south of the Yangtze River.They were all thinking about "borrowing the captives to fight the bandits" and "joining the captives to fight the bandits", and worried that going north to recover Shandong, Jinan and other places would "provoke" the Qing army, and gave them an excuse to go south.

That's why their behavior is so absurd. They sit back and watch Shandong, Henan and other places fall, and even regard them as "Hutu", because they are afraid of sending troops to the north to offend the Manchus.

In this regard, there is no difference between Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying. Although the two belonged to the Donglin Party and the other to the Eunuch Party, they were both the most staunch supporters of the policy of "borrowing the captives to suppress the bandits" and "uniting with the captives to suppress the bandits".

Just because he understood the psychological changes of the literati and bureaucrats, Fang Guangchen made a bold judgment that as long as he could wipe out the bandits, everything else was secondary, and it was only a trivial matter to borrow captives to suppress the bandits, not to mention that the great righteousness of avenging the king's father was overwhelming.

In history, Wu Sangui never hesitated to borrow troops. At this time, although he was a little moved, he was still hesitating. He mused, "I'm afraid it's easy to ask God to send God away."

Hearing Wu Sangui's tone loosen, Fang Guangchen was overjoyed. He said: "Don't worry, Elder Uncle. The Yidi only want money and children, and the bandits are a serious problem. With the momentum of Huihe, they also retreated. In the past, Yelu Abaoji of the Khitan Kingdom invaded Kaifeng, The people suffering from China are difficult to govern, so they only take the children of wealth and send them back to Youzhou. I think Dongnu is the same. My Ming Dynasty has a vast land and a lot of wealth. As long as I can wipe out the bandits and restore Shenjing, what is the value of mere children of wealth?"

Wu Sangui was still pacing: "How can I condescend to humble myself as the Earl of the Ming Dynasty?"

Fang Guangchen said: "A man can bend and stretch. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Tang Gaozu paid tribute to Shibi Khan. With the heroism of Tang Taizong, there is also an alliance with Weishui. However, a few years later, Tang Taizong destroyed Turkic. Deterrence to the tribes!"

He said loudly: "For my sake, what's the point of mere humiliation? As long as Shenjing is restored, the prince ascends the throne, appoint people on their merits, and the country recovers, it's not like I haven't avenged this great revenge for a day."

He looked left and right, and said in a low voice: "The princes in Beijing also think so."

Wu Sangui looked fiercely: "Oh?"

His voice was a little trembling: "All the officials in the capital agree with the policy of borrowing captives?"

Fang Guangchen said: "It's not entirely true. You are looking forward to the Marquis of Yongning, but it's not like no one is watching the elder uncle."

He said: "My little brother has estimated that there are about [-] to [-] percent of the elders watching, but if we can recover Shenjing before Wang Dou, then the voice will be different, and the supporters of all officials will reach six or seven." become!"

He shouted in a low voice: "Even if Wang Dou holds the crown prince in Jieshi, the eldest uncle has made great contributions to the country and the society, and he dares to risk the disgrace of the world to take action against you? Sure enough, he is not afraid of the world's raging words, Mr. Wan Refers to?"

These words moved Wu Sangui's heart.

Fang Guangchen's eyes flashed a glimmer of coldness: "Jieshi Changbo can fight against Wang Dou in court, and he is very thoughtful, and he wants to implement the strategy of the Xuanfu. However, Anshi's reform will eventually mess up the world. Jieshi's people are old-fashioned, There are more people from the eldest uncle!"

He shouted: "If Wang Dou controls the crown prince and wants to do that Cao Mang's wrongdoing, will he also deceive me that Ming has no loyal people?"

He looked at Wu Sangui sharply: "Uncle Chang, the world needs someone to fight against Wang Dou, and that person is you! For my Ming, please stand up!"

He bowed deeply to Wu Sangui and bowed to the end.

Wu Sangui stopped in his footsteps, his expression changed, and after a long time, he whispered: "I need to discuss with my clansmen, and also...to persuade some people..."

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Wu Sangui personally wrote a letter about the matter, and sent his confidants out of the city to rush to Ningyuan, Jinzhou and other places.

Shanhaiguan is [-] miles from Ningyuan and [-] miles from Jinzhou. It takes a day or two to travel quickly.

After the fall of the capital, Dorgon, the slave chieftain, wholeheartedly persuaded the generals in Guanliao to surrender, slowed down the siege and attack on the cities, and stopped hunting and killing the messenger Tangma.At this time, the road is generally clear, but Uiju is still out of contact.I heard that the slaves were besieged and attacked fiercely from time to time, but Wu Sangui and the others were too busy to take care of themselves, guarding each city, unable to rescue them at all.

On the fourth day of the lunar new year, Wu Sangui received a reply letter from Ningyuan and Jinzhou, no matter the generals of Zu Dabi, Zu Dale, Zu Dacheng and other ancestral families in Jinzhou, or Wu Sangui's younger brother Wu Sanfu in Ningyuan, his personal accompanying lieutenants Yang Shen, Guerrilla Guo Yunlong and others all agreed with Fang Guangchen's strategy of borrowing captives to suppress the bandits.

Everyone believed that in order to preserve the status and interests of the Wu Zu family and the interests of the Liaodong Group, the only way to borrow external force was to regain Shenjing first.Only in this way can we have the qualifications to further dialogue with Yongning Hou Wangdou in the future, so that people will not be knifed, and I will be pinched and flattened by others.

They were particularly interested in Fang Guangchen's statement that he was contending with Wang Dou. Sure enough, this flag was erected and he made great achievements in recovering Shenjing.

This kind of result is bigger than Wang Dou's family, and then they are at the mercy of mermaids, and even go to the military academy for training at a very old age. In the end, one was transferred to the east and one to the west, and the entire Guanning group was broken into pieces. better.

With the support of his clansmen, Wu Sangui was refreshed. He strikes while the iron is hot, and invites Dongping Bo Liu Zhaoji in Shanhaiguan, Fan Zhiwan, Governor of Jiliao, and Li Yutian, governor of the closed gate, to discuss the matter. Speak out your ideas and hope to win everyone's support.

He even invited Ding Xibo Tang Tong, the commander of Miyun who had returned to the Ming Dynasty, to discuss with him.

However, the final result surprised Wu Sangui.

……

On the fourth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, the weather has gradually warmed up, but it is still quite chilly at night, and it rains from time to time.This day is the day before the Ching Ming Festival, and it is also the Cold Food Festival. It is rumored that it was set up to commemorate the promotion of the virtuous officials of the Jin Dynasty in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Walking on the city wall of Guancheng, Wu Sangui's face remained ashen. Today's discussion surprised him. In the end, only Tang Tong stood by his side, and the rest...

Liu Zhaoji, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan and uncle of Dongping, even yelled at him, Fan Zhiwan, governor of Jiliao, and Li Yutian, governor of the closed gate, also frowned and indifferently.

Wu Sangui still hears the voice of Fan Zhiwan, Governor of Jiliao, "Elder Uncle, the matter of thieves will be dealt with by the Marquis of Yongning. We only need to guard the wall and protect the elders in the hometown. After the crown prince ascends the throne , You will be rewarded for your merits, so don’t make troubles.”

Li Yutian also said: "Uncle, the crown prince and Marquis Yongning will send troops in a few days. We only need to defend the pass wall and we will have great merit. After Marquis Yongning eliminates the bandits, we can join forces to deal with the Tartars. We will guard the pass Hard work, Marquis Yongning and the crown prince will definitely see it, and will not forget me."

Wu Sangui knew what they were thinking, not to mention that the Crown Prince ascended the throne and was eager to employ people, even Wang Dou was no match for a traitor.All the officials in the capital were surrounded by bandits, they guarded the side wall and guarded the side for the country. What a great achievement this is?Not to mention how many levels they have been promoted to, at least the current official positions cannot be escaped, so none of them want to be troublesome.

They are not warlords and generals, what kind of foundation do they want?It doesn't matter where you are transferred, as long as you have an official to do it.Without Wu Sangui's worries about the survival of their own group, they naturally didn't want to take any risks. Anyway, for them, as long as they defend the city, they will be credited.

However, for Wu Sangui, what happened today was a great shame and humiliation. He had good intentions and invited everyone to join in the great cause, but everyone refused and even scolded him.He, Wu Sangui, has always been in Liaodong for the wind, the rain for the rain, and he is respected everywhere he goes, so what happened today?
I couldn't help but become angry from embarrassment, and my self-esteem was greatly hurt.

He clenched his fists and stared at the vast lights several miles away beyond the wall, which was the camp of the Qing army.

(End of this chapter)