scourge the qing dynasty

Chapter 232

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Not to mention, Fatty Lu was really put into a prison car and escorted to Wuchang City. All the officials, civilians, soldiers and soldiers along the way knew that Fatty Lu had betrayed the secret firearms of Prince Pingxi’s residence to Prince Pingnan’s residence. The super popular man who became a prisoner suffered such a miserable retribution.

Why do all the soldiers and civilians passing by the prison van know about it?There is no way, our Fatty Lu is too wronged and wronged—just like Fatty Lu’s loyal lackeys Xiao Erlang and the third brothers of the Liu family wiped their tears and told passers-by that it was Prince An of the Qing Dynasty who sent Fatty Lu’s family Binding tickets, using the lives of Fatty Lu's family as a threat to force Fatty Lu to reveal the secrets of firearms, Fatty Lu is really helpless, and Fatty Lu did not betray all the secrets, only the formula of the new gunpowder.

In short, it's not our Fatty Lu who deserves to be damned, but our Lord An, Yue Le!Our Fatty Lu is just a victim of being threatened by the despicable, shameless and wretched Wang Ye Yue Le!

Whether Fatty Lu was wronged, or whether he was kidnapped by Prince An, let’s not discuss him for the time being. In short, when the news that Fatty Lu was arrested by Wu Jun because of selling the secrets of the new firearms in the Pingxi Palace reached Guangzhou, the Pingnan Palace exploded. pot!Yue Le suspected that Fatty Lu was playing tricks, and even more suspected that Shang Kexi and his son had obtained this priceless secret, and concealed the news from him in order to monopolize it.The old traitor Shang suspected Yue Le and his eldest son Shang Zhixin, and hurriedly reported the situation to Kang Mazi.

As for our eldest son Shang Zhixin Shang, he is even more of a man of action. Almost on the day when the news reached Guangzhou, the eyeliner that appeared next to the old prince Pingnan suddenly doubled, and his study and bedroom were stolen one after another. The thieves of unknown origin turned upside down, and there was also Prince An, and the number of eyeliners and secret agents around him suddenly increased several times. It's true that not all of them are sent by myself-the ones sent by myself only account for half of them at most!

There are also Taiwan's Zheng Jing and Geng Jingzhong of the Jingnan Palace. After hearing the news, they also quickly stepped up their reconnaissance efforts on the Pingnan Palace. During the relocation of an army of thousands of people, Leng Shi discovered [-] to [-] secret agents of unknown origin to monitor and spy, but it also saved a lot of anti-espionage expenses for the old traitor. For the first time in his life, Fatty did a good deed of being filial to his father-in-law.

Jokes are jokes, and humor is humor. In order to create signs of the theft of new firearms, Fatty Lu's uncle Wu Shizong has spent a lot of money. Just escorting Fatty Lu's prison car has reached a thousand-strong army. Armed with guns and closely guarded, as vicious as a tiger and as aggressive as a wolf, he swaggered through the city and crossed the city along the way, causing everyone along the way to stare and whisper.And poor Fatty Lu can only sit in the prison car obediently, enduring the bumpy journey and insults from the people. Only when there is no one else in the dead of night can he get out of the prison car and move his legs around the prison car.

Facing such a situation, Fatty Lu himself was flattered and humiliated. There was no one else around, so he persuaded Fatty Lu in a low voice: "Young master, what's the matter? In order to create the illusion that the firearms secrets were stolen, why are you wronging yourself like this? I feel distressed just looking at it."

"No way, the enemy is too cunning, how could the enemy be fooled if you don't act like a trick?" Fatty Lu replied casually while kicking his fat legs to activate his blood.

"But even if the enemy is fooled, so what?" Xiao Erlang said unconvinced: "It's amazing to kill the dog Yue Leman and the old traitor Shang Kexi. These two guys are often defeated by your subordinates, Young Master. They are not your opponents at all, young master, if you want to deal with them, young master, you can kill them directly on the battlefield, why do you want to use such a cruel trick to wrong yourself like this?"

"You're wrong." Fatty Lu shook his head, walking with his hands behind his back, and said to Xiao Erlang in a low voice: "Since ancient times, famous invincible generals have always fought more carefully and never underestimated any enemy. Rookie and novice, you have to be more careful and cautious. And the monk Yue Le and the old traitor are definitely not as incompetent as you imagined. The reason why they were defeated by me before was because they treated me lightly. Heart, I suffered a big loss because of carelessness, now they have seen how powerful I am, and when we meet on the battlefield in the future, will they still be as careless as before?"

"The traitor Shang is a veteran of the battlefield. He has eaten more smoke and dust on the battlefield than I have eaten. He is experienced and good at fighting; Yue Le has the style of a general, neither arrogant nor rash, calm and wise, and good at fighting. Winning people's hearts, both civil and military, is the only enemy I fear in Mangou. Both of them hate me to the bone now. If they are allowed to gain the trust of the Mangou Emperor and be entrusted with the military task by the Mangou Emperor, then they will come to the battlefield Above, it must be my mortal enemy, the confidant of our army! Such an enemy, even though I am not afraid of them, but if I can get rid of them with the help of the Emperor Mangou, it is tantamount to getting rid of two confidants , for us to expel the Tartars and restore China in the future, it will have endless benefits."

"Really?" Xiao Erlang was dubious, and asked again: "Master, do you think you think too highly of them? Ever since our Yunnan-Guizhou army started, Monk Yue Le is glad that the old traitor is in front of our Yunnan-Guizhou army. Didn't take advantage of the cheap?"

"It's just that they were unlucky and didn't have a chance to show their talents." Fatty Lu replied indifferently: "Yue Le was always covered by Oboi's brilliance, and was later restrained by Tuhai, Chani and Cai Yurong, so he didn't have a chance to show his talent on his own; Fortunately, the old traitor was careless when he first joined the army, and I was lucky enough to capture him alive. Our luck cannot continue to be so good, and their luck cannot continue to be so bad. If we don’t get rid of them as soon as possible, wait until they show their strength, When we are alone, we want to eliminate them, the difficulty is not so high."

"The young master is really far-sighted and far-sighted." Although Xiao Erlang didn't take Fatty Lu's words very seriously, he still flattered him quickly and said flatteringly: "I believe that as long as the young master's bitter trick of sacrificing himself succeeds, Monk Yue Le will be happy!" The traitors will be killed."

"The unlucky one will only be Yue Le, Shang Kexi, the old traitor, and Emperor Mangou will definitely not touch him casually." Fatty Lu said darkly, "Now that Geng Jingzhong has rebelled, if Emperor Mangou takes the old traitor Shang Kexi again, Then Shang Zhixin will inevitably lose control and become independent. In order to keep Guangdong, the only nail in the south, the Emperor Mangou will not take down the head of the old traitor Shang Kexi. If my expectations are not bad, Yue Le's luck this time The head almost fell to the ground, the best luck is to escort back to the capital, the Jiaozong mansion will be locked up forever, and another full dog prince will come to Guangdong and the monk is gratifying. The old traitors joined forces and worked hard to maintain the situation in Guangdong from a complete collapse."

"You can only get rid of one Yue Le?" Xiao Erlang scratched his head, regretting, "Just to get rid of one Yue Le, it's really not worth it for the young master to suffer so much."

"You're wrong again. I did this for two purposes." Xiao Erlang is Fatty Lu's most loyal lackey, and he naturally dared to tell him some of Fatty Lu's inner thoughts. Fatty Lu said in a low voice: "The first One purpose, I want to disperse Mangou's forces, and induce Mangou to draw troops from the Huguang battlefield to go south to Fujian to counter the rebellion, monitor Guangdong, and increase the odds of winning for us to launch a sudden battle across the river. The second purpose is for me Your own future is here."

"For your own future, young master?" Xiao Erlang asked in surprise.

"Erlang, haven't you noticed that I'm already climbing too fast? Are I showing my sharpness too much?" Fatty Lu spoke surprisingly, and whispered: "As a newcomer who has just joined Pingxi Palace for six years, I am not only The prince relied on him as his confidant, and he also received a marriage gift from the prince, and betrothed his granddaughter Wu Xiaotu to me. In addition, I have surpassed countless old people in the Pingxi Palace in terms of strategic decision-making and battlefield tactics. My nephew's counselor is going straight to the prince's number one confidant, Hu Guozhu. If this continues, I can't attract people's envy and gossip?"

"So, young master, you use this trick to destroy your reputation, ask for trouble, and resolve the hostility and jealousy from your colleagues?" Xiao Erlang was not stupid, and he immediately understood Fatty Lu's good intentions.

Fatty Lu nodded slowly, and said in a dark voice: "Since ancient times, if a person with high meritorious deeds wants to avoid attracting the suspicion of the king and the envy of his colleagues, he is nothing more than imitating Xiao He to destroy his reputation, emulating Guo Ziyi to cover up with wine and sex, or imitating Shi Shouxin to make friends." The right to send troops, but I want to learn all of these. Not only do I not want to hand over the power to the army, but I also want to get more power and troops from the prince, and I also want to get the opportunity to lead the army independently. But my wish is not only not there yet What can I do, besides gaining the prince’s trust further and at the same time resolving the jealousy and hostility from my colleagues?”

"That's why, young master, you offer this bitter trick to the prince?" Xiao Erlang finally realized suddenly, and said in a low voice: "Young master, you were escorted back to Wuchang by the prison car. After seeing the red eyes of the prince's subordinates, the anger will naturally disappear. You will not treat the young master any more." Jealous and hostile. But the lord knows in his heart that you have been wronged, and he understands that you are thinking about his great career, and you are willing to suffer such grievances and suffer such hardships. Naturally, you will trust and feel more at ease with the young master. Young master, even if you are dismissed from office, you are actually more important, and if you have the opportunity, you will be able to realize your wish to be an independent leader and lead the army."

Fatty Lu smiled, very satisfied with Xiao Erlang's progress, and said in a low voice: "I'm just telling you what I'm saying in my heart. You need to be smart. But don't worry, when the young master, I will become a dragon and fly into the sky one day." Time, naturally I won’t treat you, the most loyal brother, the most reliable brother. Well, it’s almost dawn, take me back to the prison car, don’t let the dog-like spy find out.”

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Whether Fatty Lu’s behavior of asking for trouble is smart or stupid, let’s not discuss him for the time being, but the only thing that is certain is that although Fatty Lu was escorted back to Wuchang City in a prison car, although he suffered countless hardships on the way , but the old monk Yue Le from Guangdong who raped the two hapless people suffered far more than Fatty Lu.There is no other reason, Kang Mazi forced them to hand over the production secrets of Wu Jun's new firearms, so when Kang Mazi's order was sent to Guangzhou by his confidant guard Wu Dan, the old traitor Yue Le and the monk were all dumbfounded. , all overwhelmed.

"I'm wronged, I really didn't get these secrets." The old traitor Shang wiped his sweat and argued with a mournful face, "I can swear to God, to the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty, I really didn't get Wu Dog The secrets of firearms! Before the old man even had time to let his daughter get in touch with that thief Lu Yifeng, that thief Lu Yifeng has already been detained by the Wu Dog Army, and there is no chance to get these things!"

"Master Wu, Xiao Wang can testify for the old prince Shang." Yue Le also said to Wu Dan: "The old prince's little Gege is very stubborn. After he found out that he was tricked back to Guangdong by the old prince, he never talked with the old prince again. In a word, I didn't agree to help the old prince get those firearms secrets from Lu Yifeng's thief."

"Since you didn't get Wu Gou's firearm secrets, why did Wu Gou's army arrest Lu Yifeng's dog thief?" Wu Dan asked forcefully: "If Lu Yifeng's dog thief didn't disclose the firearm secrets to you, why did Wu Gou's army arrest you?" Want to arrest him? Lu Yifeng's dog thief is a big celebrity in front of Wu Sangui's old thief, Wu Dog's army has no real evidence, will they have the courage to arrest him?"

"About this, Xiao Wang really doesn't understand." Yue Le almost didn't cry, and replied helplessly: "Xiao Wang has been thinking about it for a while, and thinks that there are only two possibilities. This is a cunning trick, deliberately pretending to be arrested by Wu Dog's army, and creating the illusion of the theft of firearms secrets. The second possibility is that someone pretended to be our envoy under our banner and deceived Wu Dog from Lu Yifeng's dog thief. The secrets of the firearms, planting the blame on us."

"Prince An, excuse me for asking another question." Wu Dan asked: "You said that Lu Yifeng's dog thief is playing a cruel trick, so why does he use such a trick, and what is his purpose? Maybe someone is using your banner Defrauded Wu Gou of the firearm secrets from Lu Yifeng, so who has the courage? Lu Yifeng is so treacherous and shrewd, how could he be easily fooled?"

"This..." Yue Le was at a loss for words. In fact, Yue Le was also wondering whether the leak of Wu Jun's firearms was true or not. Shang Kexi and Monk Zhixin believed that this pair of top-notch father and son got it from Fatty Lu behind his back. Wu Jun concealed the secrets of firearms again, intending to monopolize these priceless treasures?
After hesitating for a long time, Yue Le had no choice but to bite the bullet and suggest: "Master Wu, can you wait a little longer? After finding out what happened to Lu Yifeng's dog thief after he was escorted back to Wuchang, Lu Yifeng's dog thief Is it really clear whether I am playing a trick or not?"

"Prince An is right." The old traitor Shang raised his hands in agreement, "Guard Wu, you don't know how treacherous the old man's unfilial son-in-law is. Before the old thief Wu Sangui chopped off his head, even the old man couldn't be sure. , Is he playing tricks? If it proves that Wu Gou’s firearm secrets have indeed been leaked by Lu Yifeng’s dog thief, then guard Wu, please rest assured that even if the old man is digging three feet in Guangdong, he will pretend to be us from Lu Yifeng. Find out the liar who got the firearm secrets from the dog thief, and present it to the master!"

Facing the old traitor Yue Le's oath, Wu Dan was noncommittal, but said to the old traitor Shang: "My lord, can I take a step to speak?"

"Take a step to talk? Of course you can." The old traitor Shang was stunned at first, then suddenly realized, he quickly agreed, and invited Wu Dan to the back hall, and talked with Wu Dan alone without the crowd.

"Old lord, my master's oral order." Wu Dan put on a serious expression, the old traitor Shang did not dare to neglect, quickly knelt down on both knees, kowtowed and said: "Slave is welcome, kneeling to receive the emperor's oral order, long live the emperor, long live, long live, long live."

"Prince Pingnan, the emperor asks you." Wu Dan asked in a deep voice: "After Anjun Wang Yuele came to Guangdong, did he express any resentment? Or did he act disobedient?"

"Master, why do you ask this?" The old traitor Shang shook his head first, then quickly kowtowed, and replied honestly: "I will report back to my master. As far as I know, King An is loyal to my master and dare not hold any grudges." , Occasionally lied to the emperor, and corrected under the persuasion of the slaves."

"Very good." Wu Dan nodded in satisfaction, then lowered his voice and said, "Master, I'll ask you again, is it possible for King An to monopolize the secrets of Wugou's firearms? For example, to hide it from you, or to act alone, or with your subordinates." Collusion, in your name, secretly defrauding Wu Gou's firearm secrets from Lu Yifeng's dog thief?"

"Master is so suspicious of Lord An?" Old traitor Shang shuddered again. After hesitating for a moment, the loyal and good slave, Old traitor Shang finally kowtowed and told the truth, "Master, this slave is incompetent. It is possible to act alone, or to collude with the subordinates of the slaves, to secretly steal the secrets of Wu Gou's firearms from the dog thief Lu Yifeng, but the slaves have not found any signs. In addition, the slaves boldly believe that the relationship between Prince An's character and his master's Faithful, you shouldn’t do this.”

"Sure enough, I'm old and confused." Wu Dan sighed secretly, and helplessly took out another imperial decree from his bosom, held it in his hand and said: "The emperor's secret decree, King Pingnan kneels to listen."

"Slave Shang is happy to accept the order." The old traitor Shang was taken aback, and hurriedly kowtowed again.

"The king of Pingnan is still happy to listen to the order." Wu Dan read: "I order you to capture Anjun Wang Yuele immediately, put it in a prison car and hand it over to the first-class guard Wu Dan to take him to the capital. If Anjun Wang and his party resist, You can kill it immediately! This is it!"

"What?" The old traitor Shang couldn't believe his ears, he lowered his voice and exclaimed in surprise: "Master Wu, master is too hasty to draw a conclusion? Now whether the secrets of the firearms on Wugou's side have been leaked, or whether it was caught King An obtained it and concealed it, and there is still no conclusion, how can we take King An now?"

"Old prince, you don't know the situation." Wu Dan shook his head helplessly, and said with a wry smile: "The son-in-law of Prince An's son-in-law, Prince Chahar, Burni, has turned against him. There is evidence that Prince An has colluded with Burni before, and I also want to ask Wu Sangui to raise troops together, if the emperor doesn't take Prince An down quickly, not only will the situation become more difficult to deal with, but you will also be implicated by him, old prince."

"There is more." Wu Dan looked at the tongue-tied Shang old traitor, and added a reminder: "Old prince, you haven't thanked him yet."

"Slave..., take the order to thank you." The old traitor Shang finally came back to his senses. After kowtowing his head, the old traitor Shang jumped up immediately and rushed back to the hall. Wu Dan hurriedly followed in fear of accidents, and touched Touching the third imperial decree in his arms - the imperial decree ordering the accompanying warriors to execute the old traitor immediately!But fortunately, after the old traitor Shang rushed into the hall, he immediately shouted: "Come on!"

"Yes!" A few guards of the royal residence came in outside the door, and they clasped their fists together in agreement.

"Take down Lord An!" The old traitor Shang pointed at Yue Le.

"My lord, what are you talking about?" Yue Le almost didn't jump up.The guards also looked at each other, suspecting that they had misunderstood the order, but the traitor Shang shouted angrily: "What are you still doing? Take it down!"

"Take it!" Several guards finally agreed, and rushed forward to press Yue Le to the ground. Yue Le was so frightened that he was scared out of his wits, and shouted: "Old prince, are you crazy? Why did you take me?"

"Why you are taken, you understand in your heart." The old man Shang said with a ferocious expression: "Prince An, it seems that the old man has really misjudged you. Nigou thief plotting rebellion?"

"Me? Rebellion?" Yue Le almost fainted from fright, and shouted: "My lord, are you crazy? I am at odds with the old thief Wu Sangui, how could I conspire with him? And Burney, me and the old thief He hasn't seen each other for at least two years, how could he conspire with him?"

"Prince An, if that's the case, you'd better go back to the capital and tell the Ministry of Punishment and the clan's mansion." Wu Dan stood up and kindly persuaded: "Prince An, if you are smart, I would like Wu Gou's firearm You should hand over the secret as soon as possible, you are very clear about how important that thing is to the master, as long as you are willing to hand it over, I believe the master will pardon you for the sake of the same clan."

"I don't, I don't!" Yue Le struggled desperately, and shouted in a crying voice: "My lord, Mr. Wu, as evidenced by heaven and earth, I really didn't keep Wu Gou's firearms a secret! This is Wu Gou's trick. It's Lu Yifeng's trick! I was wronged, I was wronged!"

"Prince An, it's useless for you to complain." Wu Dan shook his head, and reminded: "Prince An, you'd better not struggle, and don't mess around, otherwise, the old prince has received the order to kill you first and then play of."

"Cut first and then play?" Yue Leru suddenly woke up after being struck by lightning, crying and wailing heart-piercingly, "Lu Yifeng, you bastard, you are trying to trick me to death! Where did this king provoke you?" , How can you frame me with such a vicious plan? Dog thief, you traitor, traitor——!"

It's useless to cry like this anymore, with a hapless son-in-law like Burni and a top enemy like Fatty Lu, no matter how much Yue Le cries for injustice, he won't be able to clear it up by jumping into the Yellow River—but there's no other way No matter how stupid the emperor is, he would not take it lightly if the clan generals who possessed military power were suspected of attempting rebellion, let alone Kang Mazi, who was worried about his own son.So our unlucky Prince An had no choice but to be taken down by the guards, and then put into a prison van, and sent to the capital for trial by imperial envoy Wu Dan.

It was also at this time that Wu Dan, who saw that the old traitor Shang really had no intention of treason, told the truth to the old traitor Shang, "My lord, the master still has an order. Belle Leer Jin will take over Yue Le's mission. Le Belle is now in Ganzhou city. Here, after I send the news to Ganzhou, he will immediately go south to Guangzhou to replace Yue Le and join hands with you to lead the Guangdong army. I hope you can work together and be loyal to the country."

"Le Beile is in the city of Ganzhou?" The old traitor Shang broke out in a cold sweat, thinking that Le Beile must not have come alone, right?In order to prevent the old thief Wu Sangui from entering Jiangxi, the master has deployed heavy troops in Jiangxi. If I refuse to accept the order, will Le Belle lead the Jiangxi army into Guangdong?

Also frightened into a cold sweat was Shang Zhixin, the treasured son of the old traitor, Shang Zhixin. After seeing that Yue Le was only a little bit suspected of stealing Wu army's secrets and conspiracy, he immediately changed from a prince to a prisoner. I can't help beating drums in my confidence - if it is about suspicion, whether it is swallowing firearms secrets or treason, my suspicions are much greater than Yue Le's. If Wu Jun also tried to alienate me that day, the old man would not put his own Peel the skin and send it to the Emperor Mangou as a human skin lantern?

Although he was thrown into a prison van and taken out of Guangdong in a daze, Yue Le still had a glimmer of hope, thinking that if this matter was really a trick of Lu Fatty, after Fatty Lu was taken into Wuchang City, all he had to do was look at the old traitor Wu. No matter how you deal with Fatty Lu, your own grievances will naturally be cleared up—after all, the old traitor Wu wouldn't really kill such a capable lackey as Fatty Lu, right?If the old traitor Wu hadn't killed this capable running dog, the truth about how Fatty Lu framed himself and caused chaos in the southeast would naturally come to light.

Hope turns into hope, but on the way to the north, after finally hearing about the situation of Fatty Lu being taken to Wuchang City, Yue Le finally despaired, and burst into tears again, "Lu Yifeng, you thief, you are really driving me to death!" ! This time, I really can’t speak clearly with a hundred mouths, and I can’t wash it out forever by jumping into the Yellow River!”

Yue Le was in despair. After what happened after Fatty Lu was escorted back to Wuchang City spread to Guangzhou, the traitorous father and son of Old Shang and Le Erjin, who succeeded Yue Le in charge of the Guangdong army, were completely dizzy. They were all trembling, suspicious of each other, and wary of each other as if they were facing a big enemy. Their morale and fighting spirit, which had been barely maintained, had completely collapsed. With Geng Jingzhong as the main enemy, not to mention counterattacking Chaozhou and Zhangzhou to contain Geng Jingzhong, if Geng Jingzhong came to fight Guangdong regardless of division, all the Qing troops in Guangdong would have to shout Amitabha.

The civil strife in Guangdong naturally made Fujian cheaper. After Geng Jingzhong got rid of the threat of the southern line, he was able to concentrate on going north. Unprepared Wenzhou, Chuzhou, Taizhou and other important towns in southern Zhejiang fell one after another. Jinhua is urgent, Ningbo is urgent, Shaoxing is urgent, southern Zhejiang is urgent, and the whole of Zhejiang is urgent!The red-eyed Kang Mazi had only one choice left, which was to mobilize troops from the only Huguang battlefield with sufficient troops and go down the river to extinguish Geng Jingzhong's rebellious fire!

(End of this chapter)