In the battle of water, the Allied forces immediately obtained a province of Guizhou and several prefectures in western Hunan, and there were 170,000 Qin vassals. However, such a large achievement was definitely not digested in a short time with the current size of the Allied forces. If these 170,000 Qin vassal soldiers were willing to go overseas in Southeast Asia, everything was easy to say, but the people holding the knife were the most unpleasant to listen to people's advice. In the end, even the soldiers and their families immigrated to Luzon, and the remaining Allied forces could not digest it. If they were treated differently and waited for the Qing army to fall, it would be civil strife. Since this was the case, they had to push it to the opposite side of the Qing Dynasty.

Through violent means, the interests of the gentry were handed over to the Qin vassals, allowing the Qin vassal soldiers to oppose the gentry. In the specific operation, Li Dingguo made a little changes, not only drawing the elites of the Qin vassals, but also pulling the officers and veterans of the Qin vassals into the Jin vassals or Shu vassals, and then letting the people from the Jin vassals, Shu vassals or Qiong vassals manage the Qin vassals in Guizhou. Even if the Qing Dynasty recognized the interests of the Qin vassals in Guizhou, as long as the Allies transferred the officers away, the troops would lose their organizational level to prevent them from falling into the hands of the Qing Dynasty.

Both Li Mingxun and Li Dingguo knew that there was a loophole in this plan, that is, Sun Kewang. If the Qing Dynasty actually enthroned Sun Kewang and used Guizhou as a vassal, then with the help of Sun Kewang's prestige and connections, a new army could be organized. Therefore, no matter what, Sun Kewang must be eliminated first.

Sun Kewang arrived in Beijing at the end of May and was highly favored. Emperor Shunzhi not only gave him a mansion, python robes, court clothes, and satin, but also gave him a banquet three times within ten days. Sun Kewang became a popular figure in the Qing court. Sun Kewang was not only a political game for the Qing Dynasty to buy horse bones, but also Sun Kewang was good at managing and selling himself.

Of course, Sun Kewang's business was based on betraying the great cause of the southwest anti-Qing. He called Yunnan and Guizhou the Wangtu, called the soldiers and horses of the various vassals of the Xiying the Wangdian, and called Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu, who were also Zhang Xianzhong's adopted son, as his kindness, and called Dingguo and Wenxiu's actions in the southwest a slave to rebel against the master, and used all means to improve his status.

Of course, Sun Kewang did not just boast. He also asked someone to draw a detailed map of the southwest to contribute to the Qing court. "The general of the map gathered rice as a mountain, and it was as bright as the master'. He marked all the information in the southwest on it, and recommended a group of guides familiar with the southwest to the Qing court. In accordance with Hong Chengchou's requirements, he wrote dozens of letters and sent them to the southwest in batches, claiming that he had been named king. The Qing court treated him very well and regarded him as a prince. He was extremely favored. The generals in the southwest, regardless of the vassal state, could all surrender, and the Ming army in the southwest could receive generous titles. Only Dingguo was not included in the pardon.

Chongfu Temple, Beijing.

The summer in the capital is hot and the south. When the wind is strong, the dust from the northwest Mongolian Plateau is soaked in the sky above the city. The fine loess powder covers the city with a haze. There is another scene in Chongfu Temple outside the city. Pilgrims wearing gauze scarves come and go to the temple to pray for blessings. The shaman at the entrance of the temple looked rosy. He looked at the pilgrims coming in and out. Suddenly, a big belly pilgrim came to the mountain gate, attracting his attention.

"Amitabha, where did the donor come from?" the novice monk walked up to him and asked.

The man took out an exquisite porcelain bottle from his arms, dug a piece of powder with his slender little fingernails, sucked in his nose, and said with a smile in a strong Shanxi accent: "Ala's hometown, Jiexiu, Shanxi, is now living in Zhangjiakou. He made a wish in the temple two years ago. Today I am here to fulfill my wish. What do you call me?"

The novice monk hurriedly said, "Don't dare, don't ask me."

According to the description of the rich man, the novice monk knew his identity. He was a Shanxi imperial merchant who was bought and sold in Zhangjiakou. This was the most wealthy man in the Qing Dynasty.

"Don't ask? Haha, this name is interesting. If you don't let Ala ask, Ala insists on asking. Do you know where is a Master Qi?" asked a Shanxi merchant.

Sha Mi said, "It turns out that I was looking for Master Qi. I think that at this time, he should be meditating in Xiheting."

The Shanxi guest smiled, took out a large ingot of silver, and said, "Let's lead the way."

The group walked through for a long time and came to Xihe Pavilion. There was indeed an old monk meditating on the cushion. The man had a white face and no beard and had a light figure. If you look closely, you will see that his Adam's apple is very small and almost disappeared. You should know that he is an eunuch. Shanxi guest said, "I have some things to talk about in the palace with Master Qi, so you can go and do it first."

The shaman was not surprised and turned away. It turned out that the Chongfu Temple was originally built in the Zhenguan year of the Tang Dynasty to fight against Goguryeo. It was burned down in the Yuan Dynasty and built in the Zhengtong year of the Ming Dynasty. The emperor wrote the title Chongfu Temple. Although it was rebuilt by Emperor Yingzong, the one who paid for the money was the eunuchs in the palace. Since then, the eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty would pay for money, especially those who were in power. When they were young, they would take charge of Chongfu Temple. When they were old, they would come here to take care of their old age. This Master Qi was one of the eunuchs in the Chongzhen Dynasty.

This is not a secret in Chongfu Temple. After more than ten years of the Qing Dynasty, eunuchs in the palace also came to manage the matters, so the novice monks here naturally knew about this.

After the novice monk left, the Shanxi guest gave him a breath and said, "Master Qi, how are you preparing for the things?"

Master Qi smiled and said, "The clothes and imperial edicts that flow out of the palace are all ready-made. I have prepared the people you want for you, four eunuchs, but you promised to do it?"

"The money promised you will not be shorter. If there are casualties, you will give your family three times the pension. But one thing is that I have to ask someone to take to Tianjin Wei first, otherwise I can't believe it." Shanxi Ke said.

"It's up to you, as long as we don't have less money," said Master Qi.

As he said that, he handed a note to the Shanxi guest. The Shanxi guest looked at it and then tore it apart. Before leaving, the Shanxi guest said to Master Qi: "I remember when I first met Master, the master accidentally mentioned Pang Tianshou, saying that he was a great harm to you."

"This dog thief has caused our family to be expelled from the palace." Master Qi said angrily.

"Hey, Master, don't be angry. Let me tell you that although Pang Tianshou has lived a good life in Guizhou for several years, he has been executed now and died so miserably." Shanxi guest threw down his words and went.

After leaving Chongfu Temple, Shanxi guests came to a fur business shop in Beijing. Four people were waiting here, all of whom were about thirty years old, and they were all feminine and obviously were eunuchs. Shanxi guests asked several questions in a row, and after answering them, they were relieved.

In addition to the shop, the group came to a house. More than a dozen men gathered in the backyard, and four large boxes were placed in the yard. These men all had thin braids, tall cheekbones, and solid figures, which were no different from those of Manchus. They were even dressed in Manchu Forward Camp uniforms, which immediately scared the four eunuchs.

"Don't panic, they are all the same as you, Xibei goods." Shanxi guest said with a smile.

One of the eunuchs who were a little older said, "We have seen the Forward Camp of Suwei in the palace, and their skin color and appearance are the same."

Shanxi Ke smiled: "You are right, these people are Manchus or Mongolians."

Since then, the group has lived here and distributed their clothes to wear them, they have started to practice. The yard is extremely hidden and there are not many people coming and going. Therefore, it is okay to practice this team of promulgation for seven or eight days. The four eunuchs were all from the Qing palace and were very familiar with the Qing Dynasty promulgation. They were both actors and directors, and they were stunned for the men who played the ceremonial guards and guards.

Until the eighth day, an outsider finally came and said to Shanxi guest: "Sir, Sun Thief has come out of the palace. I heard from the inside that Sun Thief seems to be attending the meeting of the king of politics and discussing military affairs. The insider does not know what the specific content is, but when he saw the several Tartar ministers who came out looked happy, the Tartar Emperor seemed very happy."

The Shanxi guest nodded: "I think it was Sun Thief who sent his new master useful information. Hehe, when the master is happy, he has to give some bones. Haha, Sun Thief has to eat this bone."

Yi Wang Mansion.

Sun Kewang came back from the palace with a happy face. When his wife saw it, she asked, "Master, why are you so happy?"

Sun Kewang said: "Haha, the emperor finally agreed to let me lead troops in Guizhou."

"Really?" The lady's voice also increased.

After arriving in Beijing, Sun Kewang had always wanted to return to the southwest to lead troops. Although he did not dare to mention the opening of the vassal of Yunnan and Guizhou, he had always had this fantasy. Originally, the Qing court did not allow it. Sun Kewang tried several times but failed. Sun Kewang said: "This time it was true. I don't know what Li Dingguo thought. He actually captured all the gentry in Guizhou and gave all their land and houses to the big head soldiers. The Qing court had no choice but to know my prestige in the southwest, so he had to let me lead troops in Guizhou. Humph, when I arrived in Guizhou, I raised my arms and shouted, and 100,000 Pixiu gathered. At that time, the Qing court would not be able to do anything."

Although he said so, Sun Kewang knew that the lady and all his relatives were going to stay in Beijing.

"Prince, Prince, the father-in-law who came to promulgate the imperial edict in the palace." The housekeeper suddenly came in and said breathlessly.

Sun Kewang said in confusion: "Just just came back from the palace, everything in the southwest has been decided. What is the purpose of promulgation?"

The housekeeper hurriedly said, "Prince, hurry up and prepare to accept the order. The slave saw a group of people carrying eight big boxes. I guess they would be rewarded again."

Sun Kewang did not doubt that he had him, and quickly called out the whole family and young. Soon, more than a hundred people in the family knelt all over the yard. Sun Kewang saw the ceremonial guards entering the mansion. Four eunuchs were led by more than ten vanguard guards followed by, and sixteen other people were carrying boxes. When the eunuchs saw Sun Kewang’s whole family kneeling down, he said, “Prince, look, there is no place for boxes. These are all gifts from the imperial court. You can’t put them on the street.”

Sun Kewang didn't expect that there would be so many rewards. He was hesitating, the eunuch stepped forward and shouted, "Slightly back, slightly back." He swept with a whisk and cleared a gap among the crowd, which was considered to have put down the box. The eunuch began to announce the order, and the general idea was that Sun Kewang had outstanding achievements and rewarded gold, silver, and brocade. When Sun Kewang heard that there were a thousand taels of gold alone, he immediately became happy.

If it were before, Sun Kewang would not care about that little money, but he had become a pauper who fled from Guizhou in a panic. Although Shunzhi gave him generous rewards, his family had great achievements and could not withstand consumption.

After the decree was read, the eunuch said with a smile: "Prince Yi, congratulations. Such a generous reward has never been seen by several relatives when they entered the pass."

Sun Kewang also knew that this guy was going to give a reward. He thought that he had received tens of thousands of taels of gold and silver anyway, and he didn't care about the money. So he asked someone to double the reward he prepared, and then he was considered to be a evasion. After getting the reward, he took out a large handful of keys from his sleeve with a fake smile and said, "Oh, you said that our head is really not useful. He actually forgot to give you the key to the box. If you smash it, the box will be our sin."

Sun Kewang took the key and said in his heart that it was fortunate that he gave the reward, otherwise it would be a big trouble. Before leaving, the eunuch said to Sun Kewang: "Prince Yi, there is a gift prepared by the emperor in the largest box, which has not been recorded in the gift list. It is said that you will open it in front of the whole family. This is the emperor's oral order. Don't make it public, and you must not let the empress dowager know."

"Empress Dowager?" Sun Kewang also knew the energy of the empress dowager, but he always felt something was wrong. Before he could ask, the eunuch had left. Sun Kewang walked towards the box in confusion, and at the same time said to the butler: "Let everyone in the mansion kneel down and pay homage to the holy objects."

Sun Kewang walked to the largest box and saw a copper lock. At this time, he realized that the boxes were of different sizes and styles, but the locks were the same lock, so the keys were naturally the same size. Sun Kewang had to test one by one. When the fifth test was done, the copper lock was opened and the lid was lifted. What Sun Kewang saw was rows of neatly arranged gunpowder columns, and this was the last scene he saw in his life. The violent explosion instantly tore up Sun Kewang and his family who were kneeling in circles.

A full five hundred kilograms of gunpowder exploded from the Yi Palace, sweeping everything around. Sun Kewang's family died in a violent explosion. Afterwards, the Qing Dynasty did not even spell out a completed corpse, and it was not even known whether Sun Kewang was dead or kidnapped.
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