When Hong Chengqi pleaded with Shunzhi to send elite Han soldiers from all over the world to conscript the southwest, he analyzed the pros and cons of Shunzhi in detail -- many of these elite soldiers selected by Hong Chengzhi were loyal people like Daniel Zhang and Zhao Liangdong, but many of them were thorns and evil eagles in various provinces. In Hong Chengchou's plan, these people will not come back after following Wu Sangui into the southwest, if they can fight with Li Dingguo, it will be the best.

At the beginning, when he saw that Wu Sangui's progress was too smooth, Hong Chengchou also pretended to put on a posture of thinking about Wu Sangui, and persuaded him that if he wanted to protect himself, he should not let Yunnan be left alone. But Wu Sangui refused to be fooled, insisting on completely eliminating Li Dingguo without leaving any troubles, obviously not intending to fall into Hong Chengchou's plan of losing both.

According to Hong Chengchou's backup plan, that is, to trap these people in Yunnan and not release them back, and spend decades of work waiting for them to die of old age with Wu Sangui to prevent future troubles. At that time, when Hong Chengchou and Shunzhi played against each other, Sony and Ao Bai were on the side, and they all agreed very much with this plan. It's a pity that he fell short, and suddenly a Deng name popped up, burning Hong Chengchou to death, and Wu Sangui also returned to Guizhou.

At that time, Ao Bai was still looking forward to turning bad things into good things, so that Wu Sangui could continue to fight Li Dingguo, but Wu Sangui said that he would not throw his old book into it for the sake of the Qing Dynasty. Although Wu Sangui was resolute in dealing with Tusi such as Shuixi, every time he heard that the Qing court wanted him to fight Li Dingguo, he shouted that there was a shortage of grain. In the past few years, Wu Sangui cleared all the sand that Hong Chengchou had stuffed in his army, and the Manchurian Eight Banners that supervised him were also fed, and the 100,000 army basically became his henchmen.

At the beginning of Shanhaiguan, Wu Sangui's dazzling set of wrists left a deep impression on Dolgon, so since entering the customs, the Qing court has always put Wu Sangui in areas where grain and straw cannot be self-sufficient. Military expenses and grain and grass have always been a powerful rope used by the Qing court to tie the neck of Wu Sangui, a vicious wolf, coupled with the military deterrence of Manchurian soldiers, so that this guy has never dared to act rashly.

Now that the deterrent power of the Manchurian soldiers has been weakened by Yan Zòng because of Deng Ming, if Wu Sangui's report and analysis are true, it means that even a guy like Zhang Changgeng has a "Ding seems to be askable" because of the possession of two provinces; So, if Wu Sangui Group is put into Huguang and let him be self-sufficient in grain and grass, what will be the consequences? King Pingxi has an army of 100,000 in his hands, almost all of them are elite generals in the Han army, compared to Zhang Changgeng, who is alone and lonely, Wu Sangui is definitely a much more terrible scourge. Wu Sangui must not be allowed to get rice from Hunan, this is the consensus of the auxiliary ministers of Yanjing.

"How are we going to get back to King Pingxi?" Hearing Sonny mention Aobai's name, Aobai asked.

This is a very difficult matter for the Auxiliary Ministers.

Fortunately, the Ming court did not trust Wu Sangui either, and Wu Sangui reported that the court tried to instigate him to fight Liangguang and Fujian. This report Sony felt very credible, the Ming court's thinking was clearly visible, and it was obvious that like the Qing court, he was extremely wary of Wu Sangui, so he was counting on him to go to the Dongjiang clan to fight the feudal soldiers. However, Sony expected that the Ming court's wishful thinking would not succeed, just as the Qing court could not persuade Wu Sangui to go shopping for Li Dingguo.

It's just that since Wu Sangui has spoken, he also said that he will still stand firmly on the side of the Qing court, so he must be rewarded for his loyalty. Just like the Kunming fire, anyone can be punished, but the king of Pingxi, who has an army of 100,000, cannot be punished; Whoever shows loyalty can not be rewarded, but the king of Pingxi, who has an army of 100,000, can't not be rewarded, and he can't reward Huguang to him, so he can only let Huguang allocate more grain and grass to him.

"Write a letter to Zhang Changgeng and inform him privately, so that he knows that King Pingxi has impeached him on suspicion of collaborating with the enemy. The imperial court knew that Wuchang was the front line, and military spending was tight, but it was still not possible to completely ignore the needs of friendly troops like Zhang Changgeng. The imperial court meant that Zhang Changgeng had to increase the grain and grass for the king of Pingxi, which was also an opportunity for him to prove his innocence and not collaborate with the enemy. Sony's solution is not only to beat and threaten Zhang Changgeng, but also to appease Wu Sangui, and at the same time to remind Zhang Changgeng - remind him not to be attacked by Wu Sangui, so that the Qing court will have a headache not only for Deng Ming in Sichuan, but also for them to worry that Wu Sangui will run to Nanjing after Deng Ming in the name of aiding Liangjiang.

"Send another letter to Zheng Jing," With the continuous decline of military deterrence, Sony feels that national affairs are becoming more and more difficult, and every decision needs to be carefully considered, while striking at the enemy, it is necessary to take one step at a time and see three steps, so as to prevent the younger brother from taking the opportunity to strengthen himself: "Let's just say that the imperial court has been carefully considered, and feels that Taiwan has not been the territory of the Celestial Empire since ancient times, and their father and son have expanded their own territory, and they can follow the example of North Korea, without shaving their heads or changing their clothes, and ask Zheng Jing if he is willing to negotiate peace with the imperial court." ”

If Zheng Jing is recruited, the forces of Fujian and Liangguang can be saved, and the troops of the Dongjiang system can also be transferred to other places, not only to monitor Wu Sangui from behind, but also to reinforce the Yangtze River valley, and to assist Hangzhou in suppressing the rebellious party in northern Zhejiang.

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In the teahouse outside the Forbidden City, Zhang Mingcheng and his friends Huang Laopi and Fan Tong drank tea and discussed national affairs. In the past, they had no status in Liaodong, but after entering the customs from the dragon, their life is getting better and better. First of all, he managed the large area of land for the master, and completely bid farewell to the heavy body labor, and now even the housekeeper's work is done by other coats, and they live in beautiful houses with these noble big coats, and when they go in and out of the wine shop and teahouse, the guys are also serving one by one.

"Yesterday, it was announced that Yuezhou had won a great victory, and the Huguang Green Camp fought bloodily and drove the Sichuan thieves back to Jiangling. also killed a general of the Sichuan thieves, hey, it's surnamed Zhao again. ”

"Another surname Zhao?" Huang Laopi narrowed his eyes: "Could it be Zhao Haiba again?" ”

"Of course not." Zhang Mingcheng shook his head, Zhao Haiba was killed twice in the Jiujiang victory and the Huangzhou victory, there are several similar jokes, and the two victories don't sound so credible. However, Yanjing's big coats still prefer to believe that this is just a flaw in the great victory, just a mistake that anyone can accidentally make: "It's Zhao Wulang and Zhao Luba." ”

Since Zhao Tianba was "killed" by Prince Kang Jieshu in the Battle of Huai'an, his family has suffered. Soon after the imperial court rewarded Jieshu for his exploits as the leading thief general, Liang Huafeng claimed that he rose up to pursue the Ming army that had withdrawn from the canal, and killed Zhao Tianba's second brother Zhao Diba -- after reporting the great victory again and again, the names of the enemy generals who had been killed finally appeared on the Jiangnan chapter this time. Since the imperial court did not investigate Jieshu's deception, it means that the false report about Zhao Tianba was within the scope of tolerance of the auxiliary minister.

Everyone didn't dare to grab Prince Kang's credit, if someone else killed Zhao Tianba again, it would be equivalent to pointing at Jieshu's nose and scolding him for lying; But Liang Huafeng didn't have such a big face, and Zhao Guozuo's recital to the imperial court also killed Zhao Diba, saying that this person was not killed in Yangzhou at all, but took the party to Hangzhou Bay to try to rob it, and was killed by the heroic Hangzhou garrison Eight Banners General Song Kuige. The reason why he has to use this name is mainly because Liang Huafeng not only saw death and did not save him in the Jingjing disaster initiated by the banker, but also was suspected of falling into the well, Zhao Guozuo would definitely not let go of such an opportunity to disgust the governor of Jiangnan.

Zhao Jiaerlang died in Yangzhou, and then the third brother Zhao Shanba died in Chizhou. But Jiang Guozhu's announcement of this achievement was questioned by Zhang Chao, who took Dong Weiguo's good news and said that Zhao Shanba, the third eldest of the Zhao family, and Zhao Haiba, the fourth eldest of the Zhao family, were obviously killed in Jiujiang.

Just like Jiangxi and Jiangnan competing for credit, Huguang also solemnly pointed out that the hero who really eliminated Zhao Haiba for the imperial court was the Huangzhou prefect of Huguang. After Zhao Haiba died in Huangquan, soon after, Zhao Liulang was also beheaded in Wuchang.

"What's Zhao Jialiulang's name?" Fan Tong interjected and asked.

"Street Fighter." Zhang Mingcheng and Huang Laopi replied in unison.

"Oh, yes, yes." Fan Tong nodded repeatedly. Since the places of death of Zhao Luba and Zhao Jieba were not disputed, their fame was far less resounding than that of their second, third, and fourth brothers, and Zhao Tianba's first three younger brothers spread throughout the country because of fierce pen-and-ink lawsuits in Zhejiang, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, and Hubei.

"The eldest brother of the Zhao family," after answering Fan Tong's question, Huang Laopi hesitated for a while: "What's it called?" ”

Zhang Mingcheng, who had fluently answered Fan Tong's question with Huang Laopi just now, also recalled for a while, and asked with great confidence: "Is it called 'Tianba'?" ”

Prince Kang's recital was very low-key and did not make a big deal of publicity, so Zhao Tianba's fame was far from being comparable to that of his five virtual brothers.

"It seems to be," Huang Laopi frowned and thought for a while, and nodded: "It should be, there are land, mountains, seas, roads, and streets behind it." That Dalang should be heavenly. Well, it's Zhao Tianba, yes, there are so many famous younger brothers, it's hard for him to be famous. ”

The people of Yanjing have no way of knowing how much the Ming army in western Sichuan paid on the way back to Jiangling from Huai'an, but they are all deeply impressed by the six brothers of the Zhao family, except for the eldest brother's life and death, the other five brothers must have died unexpectedly, so that everyone can't help but sympathize with these six brothers.

"I heard that the father of the Zhao family brother is a thief." Zhang Mingcheng said something he had just heard.

"Sure enough, it's a thief!"

"It turned out to be a thief."

Huang Laopi and Fan Tong had very different reactions.

"The six tyrants of the Zhao family, what is so strange about being a thief who can give a child such a name?" Huang Laopi asked his friend strangely.

"It's because of the six tyrants of the Zhao family that I'm weird," Fan Tong's face was full of surprise, and he snapped his fingers and said: "Dominate the sky and the earth, dominate the mountains and the sea, and then dominate the road and the street...... The names of the six sons are so domineering, I think this must be a lay disciple of Shaolin Temple and a hero of the mighty rivers and lakes! I didn't expect it to be a thief. ”