At dawn, a fast horse galloped on the official road from Leizhou to Gaozhou.

Gaozhou General Military Office, Gaozhou General Soldier Li Yangzhi has just received an urgent report from the Leizhou Peninsula: There are Haikou soldiers who have come ashore on a large scale, inciting the rebels to flee overseas. The local magistrate sent people to arrest the rioters, but they suffered a crushing defeat, and more than 100 Qing soldiers and more than 10 officials were killed. The Leizhou Peninsula asked Gaozhou to send troops to the rescue.

Li Yangzhi, once Liu Wuyuan's lieutenant general, was Shang Kexi's vanguard in attacking Guangzhou and one of the executioners who slaughtered Guangzhou. According to the qualifications, Li Yangzhi could have been promoted to commander, but in the eleventh year of Shunzhi, Li Dingguo led the army to attack Gaozhou, Li Yangzhi was defeated and fled, Shang Kexi was furious, and demoted this person to a general. Later, Li Yangzhi was sent to Gaozhou, and then promoted to the chief soldier.

"Haikou ashore? How many people are there? Kuriyoshi asked the messenger.

The messenger replied, "My lord, the man we ran back said that there were more than 300 pirates ashore. But they have more than a dozen big ships at sea! Each one is as big as a mountain! ”

"Just 300 pirates, don't be afraid! But what about the high general soldiers over there? Li Yangzhi was puzzled.

The messenger replied, "Lord Huizhentai, Gao Zhentai is still in Qiongzhou, and he hasn't been here for a long time. ”

"It's almost the New Year, and Mr. Gao still refuses to go back to Guangzhou? It's weird, too! Li Yangzhi was very puzzled. According to previous years, Gao Jinku has to return to Guangzhou every year to give gifts to his top boss Shang Kexi, Li Qifeng, Yang Yuming and others.

Yang Yuming, originally the Ming army garrison in Jinzhou, Wu Sangui's old department, and later followed Wu Sangui to the Qing Dynasty. is also a famous minister, in Xinhui used the people to block Li Dingguo, it was this person's "credit", which caused Li Dingguo to fall short. Therefore, this person has won the trust of the imperial court monks, and he is already the candidate for the governor of Guangdong next year.

But strange is strange, Li Yangzhi didn't want to send troops to the Leizhou Peninsula a year ago.

"The Chinese New Year is coming soon, even if this matter is reported to the Pingnan Palace, the King of Pingnan will not come forward now. You go back first, after the New Year, we will send troops to the Leizhou Peninsula. Also, is there something big happening in Qiongzhou? Neither the prefect nor the general army came back to report the situation? Li Yangzhi said.

The messenger arched his hand and said: "What happened to Qiongzhou, the villain doesn't know!" ”

Li Yangzhi frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then said: "After the New Year, we will send troops to Leizhou Mansion." During this time, if there are pirates landing, you can just stick to the city! As long as they don't conquer the city, let them make trouble as much as they like! After the New Year, we'll go clean up on them! ”

Wang Xinyu is very strict in the blockade of the Qiongzhou Strait, Qiongzhou has been conquered such a major event, and there is no leakage at all!

However, at this time, because Gao Jinku and Zhu Zhiguang did not report the situation to Guangzhou before the Chinese New Year, Shang Kexi vaguely guessed that something big was likely to happen in Qiongzhou!

Another messenger from Leizhou hurried 800 miles, day and night, and delivered an urgent letter to the Pingnan palace in the morning.

"Report!" A fast horse stopped at the gate of the Pingnan Palace, and the knight on the horse turned over and dismounted.

The guard at the door stopped the knight: "Who is coming?" Why did you break into my Pingnan Mansion during the New Year! ”

"Leizhou is in a hurry! The Haikou landing, 100,000 urgent! The messenger took out the urgent mail sealed with a fire-lacquered seal and handed it to the guard at the door.

The guard accepted the urgent mail and bowed his hand to the messenger: "Please wait! We will report to the king! ”

The messenger waited outside for a full hour before he saw the guard come out and bow to him: "Our master promised to see you, please come with me!" ”

Shang Kexi was originally meditating and chanting scriptures in the Buddhist hall, and the reason why this old traitor believed in Buddhism in his later years was because he got acquainted with Jinbao, a former Southern Ming official who had been wrongfully imprisoned by the Southern Ming court. The desperate Jin Bao was dissatisfied with the Qing court's ability to shave his hair and become a monk, and his legal name was "Return".

After Shang Kexi became acquainted with Master Tanggui, he learned that he had been loyal to the Nanming regime, but was wrongfully imprisoned. On the way to be escorted, the Qing soldiers invaded Guangxi, and Jin Bao took the opportunity to escape, but he was unwilling to die for the Qing court, so he became a monk. After hearing about what happened to him, Shang Kexi remembered that he had also been loyal to the Ming Dynasty, but because of the bloody case caused by a chicken, Shang Kexi followed Kong Youde to mutiny, and finally had no choice but to take refuge in Houjin.

Thinking of the past, Shang Kexi regarded Master Shugui as a confidant.

Although Master Tanggui was wronged by the Southern Ming court, he was still loyal to the Ming Dynasty. After getting acquainted with Shang Kexi, he has been persuading Shang Kexi to do good.

Although Master Tanggui knew that he could not persuade this big traitor to oppose the Qing Dynasty, he could persuade him to kill fewer Han people.

Shang Kexi often had nightmares because he slaughtered countless people in Guangzhou and killed countless people, dreaming that the unjust souls who died under the butcher knives of the Qing army were looking for himself to collect debts. Shang Kexi was worried about retribution after his death, so he also listened to the advice of Master Tanggui and began to believe in Buddhism, listening to Master Tanggui reciting scriptures to himself every day, so that he could not be punished by the Buddha after his death and be reborn in a good family again.

Just now, when Shang Kexi listened to Master Shugui reciting Buddhist scriptures, no one was allowed to disturb, even if Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi, and Geng Jimao, the king of Jingnan, came together, they were not allowed to disturb. Unless it is a holy decree, it can be interrupted and you can still listen to Buddhist scriptures.

The messenger walked into the lobby, only to see Jin Guang, a military advisor who was still gratifying, coming out.

Jin Guang was loyal to the Qing court, and in real history, because he refused to follow Shang Zhixin against the Qing Dynasty, he was killed at the age of 68. When Shang Kexi slaughtered the city in Guangzhou, Jin Guang tried his best to persuade the soldiers and civilians to surrender, and asked the soldiers and civilians who returned to submit to him to plant a small red flag at the door, and at the same time asked Shang Kexi to slaughter the soldiers and civilians with a small red flag at the door of his home. In addition, Jin Guang also invited a large number of soldiers and civilians from Guangzhou to his camp, thus saving the lives of many soldiers and civilians in Guangzhou. Therefore, it is really hard to say whether this person is a traitor or an evil.

"Bandit landing? Two hundred pirates landed in Leizhou? The situation in Guangdong has actually deteriorated to this point! Jin Guang was shocked.

At this time, the Qing army in Guangdong was already in a hurry, and Zheng Chenggong had just captured Chaozhou a few days ago and captured and killed Huang Yingjie, the general soldier of Chaozhou. Originally, in real history, Zheng Chenggong attacked Chaozhou in the winter of 1660, was blocked by Huang Yingjie, attacked for more than a month, but failed to break the city, Qing reinforcements were about to arrive, Zheng Chenggong had to withdraw after collecting grain in the surrounding villages and towns. However, because of the new siege technique taught by Wang Xinyu, Zheng Chenggong had people use gunpowder to blow up the city and conquer Chaozhou.

The city of Chaozhou was conquered in just three days, and Huang Yingjie was captured and beheaded by Zheng Chenggong. In the city, because there is heaven and earth, when the city of Chaozhou is broken, the warehouses in the city will not have time to burn down, and they will be controlled by the heaven and earth society. Zheng Chenggong invaded the city and seized a large amount of grain, cloth, silk, gold, silver and other large quantities of property.

By the time the Qing army arrived in Guangdong, Zheng Jiajun had already boarded the ship, returned to Xiamen with a large number of captured supplies, prisoners and people, and went to Xiamen to celebrate the New Year happily.

The messenger simply reported the situation, and Jin Guang asked the messenger to go back first: "You go back first!" The prince is still listening to and reciting Buddhist scriptures, and it will take several hours! These things will be reported to the prince by the official! ”

"Thank you, Lord Kim!" The messenger saluted and took his leave.

After more than three hours, in the afternoon, Shang Kexi sent Master Yugui away, and then came to the living room.

"Knock on the prince!" Jin Guang Danqi knelt on the ground and saluted, "There are 100,000 urgent things to report!" ”

"What's the matter? Is it another matter of Zheng counterattacking Chaozhou? Shang Kexi asked. Chaozhou was conquered by Zheng Chenggong and lost one of the generals, which made Shang Kexi frustrated.

Jin Guangdao: "Back to the prince, it's not Chaozhou, it's Leizhou who reported that two hundred Haikou landed and robbed a group of people. The local Catchers, Green Battalion and Lian Yong went to arrest the pirates, but they were defeated, killing and wounding more than 100 people. ”

Shang Kexi pretended not to be impressed and said, "Get up!" However, more than 300 pirates have landed, and more than 100 people have been killed and wounded, so why bother! ”

Jin Guang stood up and arched his hand: "Lord Wang! Although it is only 300 sea cowards, doesn't the prince feel strange about this matter at all? Nalei Prefecture also belongs to the jurisdiction of the Qiongzhou General Army, but the Lei Qiong General Army is tall, and he hasn't sent anyone to report for a long time! It's almost the New Year, and there is no news from Qiongzhou! At this time, the pirates landed again! In addition, our Hai'an Naval Division in Leizhou was completely annihilated; Sun Yanling's sailors over there in Guangxi were also all knocked out! Isn't it strange that all these things add up? ”

Shang Kexi had actually guessed that something was a little bad a long time ago, and after listening to Jin Guang's analysis, he understood: "This king thinks that Haikou first destroyed Sun Yanling's sailors, and then attacked our Hai'an sailors, and then there was no news of Qiongzhou Island. Taken together, these things prove one thing: the Qiongzhou Navy Division must have been wiped out! ”

Jin Guang said anxiously: "Lord Wang, I think that the situation may be much more serious!" It's not just that the Qiongzhou Navy Division has been wiped out, it's likely that even Qiongzhou has been lost! ”

Shang Kexi's face suddenly changed greatly: "There are more than 7,000 officers and soldiers in Qiongzhou, all of whom are Jiangxi soldiers who can recruit and fight well!" There are also local soldiers, plus the people who can be recruited, you can make up 30,000 troops! How could it be lost so quickly? ”

Jin Guang said solemnly: "Originally, I didn't believe that Qiongzhou would be lost so quickly. But Zheng counterattacked Chaozhou, and it only took three days to capture it! The city was blown up, and Huang Zhentai was martyred! And the Haikou who attacked the Guangxi Navy Division and the Hai'an Navy Division must have been Zheng Wei's gang, and it could not be Zhang Wei of Zhejiang! Zhang Yi doesn't have this strength either! If the Zheng Rebellion Department that attacked Qiongzhou had a way to quickly break the city, Qiongzhou would definitely be in danger! Maybe even the whole territory of Qiongzhou has been lost! ”

"Then the king will send an order now, and let the Admiral Wu Liuqi send a fleet to Qiongzhou to have a look!" Shang Ke said happily.

Jin Guang sighed, shook his head and said, "Lord Wang, you still don't have to send someone!" If you go, you can only die in vain! There are hundreds of giant ships in the west! None of our sailors can match it! ”

"Then according to the will of the military advisor, how will we behave?" Shang Kexi asked helplessly.

Jin Guang's face was serious, and he said solemnly: "Lord Wang! According to what I can see, this matter will be delayed as much as possible! As long as the court doesn't know, we will delay as much time as possible! Haikou is also hiding the affairs of Qiongzhou, and we will also hide it, so that the imperial court will not know so quickly! If the imperial court knows that our Guangdong naval division is not an opponent at all, if the imperial court forcibly sends our naval division, it can only let the officers and soldiers of the naval division go to death in vain! When we can't hide it anymore, we will let Wu Liuqi's sailor go to Qiongzhou. Anyway, it's almost the New Year, let the soldiers finish the New Year first, and then we'll figure out a way. ”

"Alright! Then it's up to the military division! Shang Kexi nodded helplessly.

Shang Kexi returned to the backyard sullenly, and when he saw a little Lori playing in the backyard, his mood improved again.

This little girl is about eleven or twelve years old, very delicate and cute, and is Shang Kexi's favorite thirteenth daughter. This little girl has been kind-hearted since she was a child, never killing, and does not eat meat. Although he was young, he was very sensible, and every time he went out of the house and saw the poor, he would ask his attendant servants to sponsor them, and when he returned, he would ask his father for money. The little girl may want to pay for her father's sins. It is also very strange to have such a vicious father and give birth to such a kind daughter.

"Ru'er, come, can Daddy come and play with you?" Shang Kexi walked in front of Little Lori.

"Daddy, why don't you seem upset?" The sensible little girl saw Shang Kexi's sullen appearance and asked.

"Daddy is fine!" Shang Kexi said perfunctorily, and then he diverted the topic, "It's still Ru'er who is the most sensible and the most distressed by her father!" Much better than your older siblings! ”

Let me explain: Shang Kexi began to believe in Buddhism after 1658, and it was definitely not a discovery of conscience, but the massacre of the city of Guangzhou, and the killing was too heavy, causing him to often have nightmares, so he believed in Buddhism, one is to not have nightmares, and the other is to be unpunished after death.

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