Two months ago, Chengdu, Sichuan.

Wu Guogui turned over and dismounted in the villa outside the city. He had seen him with the gatekeeper, and he entered the courtyard. Unlike the grand Pingxi Palace in the city, this villa is extremely elegant. Only the Red House with four corners of the flying house looks a bit different. Various colors of flowers are planted around the Red House, which is contrasting with the red and green bamboo forest, which is particularly quiet.

Among the people standing at the Moon Gate, in addition to the personal soldiers and servants, there were two maids. Wu Guogui's face changed and he suddenly became a little angry. Sure enough, the melodious Wu dialect voice came from the Red Chamber, singing the three autumn osmanthus and the ten miles of lotus. Needless to think about it, it must be Chen Yuanyuan, the favorite concubine of the King of Pingxi, who was singing.

"Okay, okay, the wonderful sound of the round song is even better than before." In the Red Chamber, Wu Sangui was very happy and praised. When he saw Wu Guogui coming in, he asked casually: "Guigui, how do you feel about this song just now?"

Wu Guogui was disgusted with Chen Yuanyuan, regardless of the past, but he only said that after King Pingxi was granted the title of Sichuan, he hanged with this woman all day long, was fascinated by life and was not enterprising, and suffocated his previous fighting spirit.

"I think General Wu still thinks that his wife's song "Wu Yue Chunqiu" is the most wonderful." Fang Guangchen, who was drinking tea on the side, smiled and joked.

"Wu Yue Chunqiu" is also called "Huanshi Ji". One of the songs of lotus picking is the most exquisite. Although Wu Yue Chunqiu itself talks about love and love, there is a big atmosphere. It talks about Wu Yue fighting for hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period. When Gou Jian was hostage, he presented Xi Shi to the King of Wu for revenge and revival, so that the woman's beauty could eliminate his will, which made the King of Wu abolish the national government and thus gave Gou Jian the great cause of "Three Thousand Yue Jias to swallow Wu". Fang Guangchen said a double talk, and the other three understood it.

"The king has a major military and national affairs to be discussed, so I have stepped down." Chen Yuanyuan left with the pipa in his arms. Wu Sangui smiled and nodded, but he did not get angry with Wu Guogui, but asked, "Guigui, what happened, is so panicked?"

"An envoy came to the capital and asked the king to go back and listen to the order." Wu Guogui said.

Fang Guangchen smiled: "With the general's wisdom, he should have known the will."

Wu Guogui grinned and said, "The Tartars are very greedy. I gave two thousand taels and told me everything, saying that we should send 30,000 troops to Jiangnan to assist in the war."

"It's a pity that two thousand taels of silver." Wu Sangui poured Wu Guogui a cup of tea and asked him to sit down.

"The prince has known it a long time ago." Wu Guogui's eyes widened when he heard this.

"The same is true of the news that the prince sent from the capital." Fang Guangchen said.

Wu Guogui sat down and said, "I told the Tartars that the prince went to the military camp to comfort the army, so he didn't have to go back for a while. Let him wait first. The prince has the opportunity to make a decision. Mr. Fang is here and has news in advance. It seems that the prince is confident, but he is a humble position."

Wu Guogui was also a little reckless, and almost ran into Wu Sangui and Chen Yuanyuan. Now that he thought about it, he shouldn't have it. Wu Sangui didn't care. He got the news this morning and asked Fang Guangchen to discuss it, but he was unwilling to do so. He was upset and asked Chen Yuanyuan to come out to sing the song. Wu Sangui said: "I thought about it for more than half a day, but I had no clue."

Fang Guangchen said: "Prince, don't panic. Isn't this General Wu here? Let's discuss it together."

Wu Guogui waved his hand quickly: "Mr. Fang, don't say that. I am just a rough man. I am different from your slight and delicate heart. I dare not mention it. Just do the job as the prince said."

"President should not be too humble. Some things are the ones who are confused and bystanders are clear. Let's go back to the following questions. First, who can win if you think the Eastern Federation and the Qing Dynasty compete with each other?" Fang Guangchen asked.

There were no outsiders on both sides, and Wu Guogui was not afraid of nonsense and shook his head: "I can't say it well. In recent years, the two sides confronted each other and no one could do anything to each other. In the past two years, I felt that the Qing Dynasty was in decline, but now it seems not that simple."

Wu Sangui nodded slightly, but Fang Guangchen asked again: "Then do you think the Qing Dynasty launched an autumn and winter offensive and Yue Le attacked Fujian and Zhejiang, can he win?"

"That's definitely not possible, it's fine if Zhejiang is in eastern China. It's estimated that Yue Le can't even touch the edge of Fujian." Wu Guogui said immediately.

Fang Guangchen smiled: "But the Qing army is so powerful that it is heading south."

Wu Guogui laughed and said, "My Mr. Fang, you can't just read things like Tangbao in wars, nor can you listen to others' nonsense. Indeed, Yue Le can fight. He first broke the Qiantang River and then attacked Quzhou City, attacked on both sides, and restored Zhejiang East several times. But this information deceived the people and could not deceive me like Qiu Ba. To put it bluntly, it is useless to restore much land, and it is useless to win. The Eastern Band depends on how many island barons can be killed.

The Tartars were in the palace just now, and they spit out and said that they had killed many island barbarians and seized many weapons, but they did not mention the military flag at all. The prince knew that the island barbarians had a lot of military flags. If you had a battalion flag, it would mean that one battalion would collapse. If you got a group flag, you would destroy a regiment. However, after fighting with the island barbarians for several years, the Qing Dynasty had only obtained several battalions at most, and there was no large-scale annihilation of the enemy. The same was true for the attack on the southeast.

Speaking of which, I think it wasn't Yue Le who revived Zhejiang East, but it seemed that Dongfan gave Zhejiang East to Yue Le, just delaying the time. Yue Le went south, attacked the city and captured a village, and had to take a thousand people to defend the city. When the war broke into Fujian, he would drive the Eastfan soldiers together. Yue Le couldn't swallow it and would have to collapse his teeth."

Wu Guogui became more and more excited as he spoke, but he looked at Wu Sangui with a look of ugly expression. He quickly called out: "Prince, this is a stupid opinion of humble officials, and I can't count it."

"Mr. Fang said so," Wu Sangui said.

Wu Guogui grinned. In his heart, he was very proud to have the same idea as a smart person like Fang Guangchen.

"Yue Le cannot win a battle in the southeast, but he can consume the food and wages he has accumulated over the past three years. After the battle is over, he will be two or three years later. Dongfan will not be waiting for three years, Prince." Fang Guangchen said leisurely.

Wu Sangui knew what Fang Guangchen meant. If Yue Le could not win a big victory, he would be defeated. The United States would definitely make a comeback while the Qing Dynasty was weak. The battle between Guangdong and Guangxi lost Guangdong and Guangxi, and the battle between Fujian and Zhejiang was lost. Where will the next time be? Shandong, Liaodong or Jiangnan, important places in the capital or the source of finance and taxation, the Qing Dynasty could not lose any place.

Wu Guogui sat there listening to the two of them playing puzzles, looking at this, and then looking at the ones, they all looked mysterious, but he expressed the truth in one sentence: "It seems that this broken ship in the Qing Dynasty is about to sink."

After a long quiet in the Red Mansion, Wu Sangui remained silent. Fang Guangchen added tea to everyone and said, "There are still three thousand nails in the broken ship. The Qing Dynasty ship has not sunk yet. As long as it is operated properly, it will not only not be buried with you, but also be able to share a lot of money."

Wu Sangui's eyes lit up and he looked at Fang Guangchen. Seeing that he was confident, it was just because Wu Guogui was here, so he couldn't speak directly. He asked quickly: "Guigui, go back and tell the angel that as long as the court gives the money in place, I, Wu Sangui, are willing to lead 30,000 elite troops to the southeast in person."

"Ah! Prince, it's time, we are still fighting for the Tartars." Wu Guogui said in surprise.

Fang Guangchen: "Fee money, pay money."

Wu Guogui hurriedly said: "The court is not as good as before when it is taking action, but 30,000 soldiers can be pulled to the southeast with two million. When it comes there, it is not enough to be slaughtered. The court can still afford the two million silver."

Fang Guangchen shook his head helplessly: "Can you get two million silver, what about ten million?"

Wu Guogui frowned slightly, and Fang Guangchen said, "General, when you go back, you go to the palace first and ask the palace's record office to take out the orders that the court owed in the past few years. I remember that last year there were ten million. I gave the orders to the envoy and asked him to make up for the money. Pingfan immediately sent troops."

"Oh oh oh, haha, I understand, let's go and handle it now." Wu Guogui left with satisfaction.

Fang Guangchen: "Prince, you can't tear your face at this time."

Wu Sangui said: "I have my own way. At worst, I can take a step back. I will send troops to block the Thirteen Kuidong families and let Hong Chengchou dispatch elite troops to the southeast. It is impossible to tear the face, but the troops cannot get close to each other. Mr. Fang, you have any worries about how to get off this broken ship."

"How did we get off the Ming Dynasty's broken ship?" Fang Guangchen asked.

Wu Sangui said: "That was obtained by Shanhaiguan as a letter of fame, and he fought for his Aisin Gioro family to death. Even if he wants to vote for Dongfan, there is no letter of fame. Hong Chengchou or Shen Yongzhong? They are not worth enough to protect the entire Wu family."

Wu Sangui is still very self-aware. He knows how serious the sins he has committed are. Not to mention anything else, on the list of traitors issued by the United States, he and Hong Chengchou were ranked first in both literature and military, and everyone was punished.

"What if I take the Ming Dynasty as a confession?" Fang Guangchen asked deeply.

Wu Sangui was stunned. I don’t know what it meant. Fang Guangchen pointed to the big cabinet next to him, which was filled with various newspapers and documents. They were read by Wu Sangui on weekdays. He was also detained at the Pingxi Palace and raised many merchants from Guangdong, Guangxi and even the Dongfan Island. Wu Sangui relied on these materials and people to study the United States over the years. Fang Guangchen said: "The prince should know that Dongfan, oh, that is, the United States of China, compared with the past dynasties of China, it is not another dynasty, but another dynasty, right?"

Wu Sangui focused on the key points. He could not explain clearly what the relationship between the feudal dynasty and the bourgeoisie was, but there were no merchants in power in all dynasties. Even the United States was completely different from the Song Dynasty, which valued merchants.

"Prince, Li Mingxun has been in and out of the sea and borders over the years and has repeatedly invaded and made many mistakes. He has been based on the liquidation of gentry. The gentry is the literati and officials, and the foundation of the dynasty. The Qing Dynasty is like this, and the Ming Dynasty is the same. Now Li Mingxun unites the Ming Dynasty in the name of resisting the Qing Dynasty, but one day, the Ming Dynasty, like the Qing Dynasty, was destroyed by the United States, just like the Qing Dynasty.

To destroy the Qing Dynasty, the United States had the national righteous flag and the virtue of the enemy. As long as the country was strong and the army was strong, it could be destroyed in one fell swoop. The Ming Dynasty was originally the orthodox Chinese. Now the three vassals of Qiong, Jin and Shu were established together. Even though its strength was not as strong as the United States, it was not as good as the United States, and the troops were not won over the people when they were defeated. Moreover, when the Ming Dynasty was destroyed, Li Mingxun was successful and famous, and the only thing he was worried about was that the historical books were left with the name of his own. How could he still be willing to take action?" Fang Guangchen talked happily.

Wu Sangui said: "Mr. I mean, let me destroy it on my behalf and surrender to China?" Wu Sangui asked.

Fang Guangchen shook his head slightly, and Wu Sangui immediately understood that it was not that this was wrong, but that Wu Sangui could not do it. Pingfan was known as 100,000 soldiers, but only 40,000 elite soldiers. In recent years, he fought against Shufan and Jinfan on the border between Yunnan and Guizhou many times, but he lost more than less. Although these vassals had excellent soldiers and sufficient food, it was already a blessing to confront him.

"Prince, for the sake of the present, I can only use the emperor to command the princes. The key is to the emperor in Kunming." Fang Guangchen whispered.

Wu Sangui suddenly realized that if he got the emperor, although it was a delusion to order the Three Feudals of the Ming Dynasty to be a delusion, it was an excellent card. If he grabbed the emperor, he could immediately change his ranks and become an ally with the United States. After all, Zhu Youlang, the supreme leader of the China-Ming Alliance, so that he could take off his traitor hat from the legal principles. By then, he could advance with the United States, and he could seize the land of Huguang, Shaanxi and Gansu, and contact the two vassals of Shu and Jin, understand them with reason and unite them, so as not to be destroyed by the United States after the Qing Dynasty was destroyed.

Even if the family cannot be changed, the Ming Dynasty without an emperor will have no leaders. Whether it is the chaos of the new monarchs in various vassals or the replacement of Li Mingxun, it can cause the breakdown of the Sino-Ming alliance, at least it will be turbulent, and you can also make plans again.

The more Wu Sangui thought about it, the more excited he became, and asked, "Although the plan is good, it is difficult to implement. Now there is always one person in Kunming with Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo, and our army of Pingfan cannot go straight in, etc. Mr. Fang, is it because Feng Shuangli has made a breakthrough?"

Fang Guangchen said seriously: "Feng Shuangli has always been dissatisfied with the two Lis because she was unable to divide the vassals, and was treated slowly by the snow. She had long been unjust. She just needed to operate it well and let him submit in one fell swoop!"

Wu Sangui had a long contact with Feng Shuangli, and had contact before he entered Sichuan. At that time, the southwest of Dading, Feng Shuangli, as the general who led Ai Nengqi's troops, had real power. However, when he was in the southwest, the United States was the main force. Li Mingxun prohibited Li Dingguo from scattering titles, so Feng Shuangli was still the Duke of the State. Feng Shuangli was dissatisfied, but was informed by Li Dingguo that even if he defeated Sun Kewang's merits and was granted a new vassal, he would be the first to be granted Bai Wenxuan in terms of merits. Feng Shuangli was disheartened and was dispatched to the south to suppress the chieftains, so he had contacted Wu Sangui long ago.

At first, it was just a smuggling trade, but later it became larger and larger. Because Feng Shuangli smuggled all the goods from Yunnan, he directly moved the cakes from Shufan. Therefore, he was scolded several times by Liu Wenxiu. Fang Guangchen's plan was very simple, and he informed Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu of the smuggling between Feng Shuangli and Pingfan to directly force Feng Shuangli to rebel.

"Although Feng Shuangli is not as good as Dingguo and Wen Xiu, he is also a hero. He has been a member of the Eastern Band for many years and should be very clear about the Eastern Band's strength. I think it will not be so easy to surrender." Wu Sangui said.
Chapter completed!