Ma Dong said, "Wu Sangui's attitude is still the same, not to harm, not support, not to return, and wait for us to decide the winner with the Qing Tartars before going to the district."

This did not exceed Li Mingxun's expectations. Wu Sangui, the guy, obviously had not given up yet. Ma Donglai said: "When he was in Dianjing, Wu Sangui's envoy asked about our country's attitude."

"How did you respond?" Li Mingxun asked after changing a cup of tea for Ma Donglai.

Ma Donglai said: "Of course, according to the decision of the Senate, Wu Sangui returned to Emperor Ming, and our country spared the life of the Wu thief. However... Wu Sangui seemed a little anxious, after all, he is still the King of Pingxi of the Qing Dynasty."

This is also the problem with Wu Sangui. He grabbed Zhu Youlang and had a good card in his hand, but only this was limited to this. He originally thought that the United States and the Qing Dynasty would decide the victory and defeat in the last autumn and winter, but the last autumn and winter was a tug-of-war between the United States and the Yuele heavy army group in Liangzhe. The United States lost Liangzhe and part of Fujian territory, and the Yuele group was exhausted. Wu Sangui was in the southwest and did not know the general trend of the world, so he was trapped in Bashu and was quite passive.

Fulin in Beijing kept urging Wu Sangui to send Emperor Zhu Ming to Beijing, but was delayed by Wu Sangui. Wu Fan even directed a drama in which Emperor Ming was robbed by thieves as soon as he left Bashu. He was almost in trouble, which was considered to be a cover-up. However, Fulin directly ordered Wu Fan to execute Zhu Ming's royal family in Sichuan to show loyalty, but was also rejected by Wu Sangui. Wu Sangui was quite cunning, deceiving the Qing court, indicating that the emperor intended to go to Beijing and hold a abdication ceremony to declare the Qing Dynasty to the world orthodox. On the other hand, he also stated that it was difficult for the ministers to kill the king to defend themselves. There was always a quarrel between the Qing Dynasty and the Wu Fan.

This situation is more beneficial to the United States, because the Wu Fan and the Qing Dynasty were already in harmony with each other and no longer obeyed the orders. The elite troops in the southwest did not go to the southeast, and they were only in conflict and exhausted with the Ming Fan of the southwest, and there was no major war. In the past two years, the southwest has remained much more stable and has not consumed too many resources of the Zhongming Alliance.

As he said that, Ma Donglai took out a piece of paper and placed it in front of Li Mingxun. There were two lines of names written on it. The first line was written in a red pen, with a total of seven or eight people, and the second line had more than twenty people, but the ordinary black characters. Ma Dong said: "This is what the student got from the southwest this time. The red name is confirmed. The black name is the general of the Ming Dynasty who had contact with Wu Fan. The black name is doubtful. This time in Dianjing, although the students had contact with King Jin, King Shu and Old Lin of Qiong Fan, they did not cooperate publicly in this regard."

Li Mingxun took a look and found that the red names were mostly official generals of the Three Feudals of the Ming Dynasty, with the Shu vassals being the most, followed by the Jin vassals, with only one person in the Qiong vassals, and the proportion of black names was also the same, but there were more people from the Zheng vassals of Zhoushan. The last few people who were encircled were of the United States, mostly those who served as gentry and enlightened landlords.

Obviously, this list is definitely not just a small matter of smuggling. If it is only involved, there may be hundreds of people on the list. These people have contact with Wu Fan. The purpose must be related to Zhu Youlang in Wu Sangui's hands. These people are either the hardcore of the Zhu Ming royal family or are dissidents who are unwilling to the status quo. It would be fine if they just wanted to rescue Emperor Zhu Ming, but Ma Donglai solemnly took it out, which has already shown that they have other purposes, and it is very likely that they hope to contact all Zhu Ming vassal states to cooperate with Wu Fan, continue to support the Zhu Ming royal family, and maintain the rule of the feudal landlord class and the vassal states.

"Where did this list come from?" Li Mingxun asked.

Ma Donglai smiled: "From Ma Jixiang."

"He is not dead?" Li Mingxun was a little surprised. Ma Jixiang was a good dog. He frequently jumped jobs among Zhu Ming's various sects. Xixun changed to Dongxun, Dongxun changed to Li Chuang. Li Chuang jumped to Sun Kewang, and Sun Kewang transferred to Li Dingguo again, and was eventually used by Li Mingxun. But Li Mingxun clearly remembered that this guy was also captured by Wu Fan, and he also knew that Wu Fan killed many officials Zhu Mingwen who had captured to Chengdu.

Ma Donglai said: "Obviously, Ma Jixiang is a very qualified traitor. He seems to have a talent that can make all the people in power feel that he is essential. It is said that the Ming Emperor trusts him very much at present, and Wu Sangui also uses him to contact the various vassals of the Ming Dynasty."

Li Mingxun asked, "I can't get out of here and go to Dianjing again. This time you are going there, you are in Dianjing, Guangzhou and Qiongzhou. What is the attitude of the Three Feudatories to the abducted Emperor Ming?"

"Mr. Lin is very supportive of us and is also very determined to be incorporated into the United States. As far as I know, instructing the Qiongfan ministries to carry out secret purges, military power has been held in the hands of people who are absolutely trusted. Most of the middle and high-level generals graduated from our military academies, and most of the certification rights are mastered. But you know, those people, after all, their fathers are even Zhu Ming's loyal ministers, and they may have some power in this way.

King Jin was also very supportive, but I feel that in this matter, King Jin may not be able to obtain absolute support within the Jin vassal state. Liu Wenxiu, the lord of the Shu vassal state, had ambiguous attitude. He hoped to continue to be his King of Shu under the framework of the Sino-Ming Alliance. However, he did not have the courage to openly oppose it. Whether he could win the Shu vassal state and the Jin vassal state depends on how much the United States was willing to pay. Obviously, giving each vassal a position as a veteran is not enough. The interests must be decentralized and comprehensive." Ma Donglai talked freely.

Seeing Li Mingxun hesitating, Ma Dong said: "Students think it's better to stabilize Wu Sangui at the moment. They push this problem backwards. Students always think that whether it's the enemy or our allies, they don't have the accuracy of the United States' strength, and no one has the absolute confidence to believe that we can seize the world."

Lee Mingxun focused on the key points, which was one of the reasons why he urgently promoted the United States to land on the coast and launched a decisive battle. United States needed a decisive victory to prove its energy.

"Teacher, students think that the Three Feudals of the Southwest will not act rashly. The Zheng Fan of Zhoushan is weak and does not have decisive abilities. The gentry in Jiangnan should be worthy of our attention!" Ma Donglai whispered.

Seeing Li Mingxun raise his head and become serious, Ma Dong said: "Teacher, as far as I know, Qian Qianyi and others have secretly contacted Wu Sangui, and behind this old dog is not only the gentry and doctors in Jiangnan, but also... some green camp generals."

"If this is the case, the situation will be more serious." Li Mingxun raised his head and looked at the strategic map hanging on the wall in front of him. The map had clearly marked the first step in the national liberation of the United States, landed in Qingdao, liberated Shandong, and took Beijing directly!

This military strategy is currently only circulated among veterans and senior army generals, but it has formed a practical plan. In fact, various departments have added troops to Qingdao and hoarded materials to Jeju, marine fortresses and other places. When this hot summer passes, the plan will become a reality. This is the arrow shot out and it will be difficult to recover.

Obviously, this plan is a bit risky. The United States did not want to consume the Qing army on the thousands of miles of fronts from southwest to southeast, because it was beneficial to the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty's advantage now lies in its huge size. The huge size brings abundant human and military resources. More importantly, it brings a broad depth. If it starts from the southeast war zone, it needs to go to Jiangxi and Liangzhe first to attack the Qing Dynasty's financial and taxation core - Jiangnan. When attacking from the southwest, it is necessary to cross mountains and ridges to occupy the Qing Dynasty's grain base - Huguang. No matter which one, it will not bring decisive victory.

Taking Beijing directly from Shandong not only occupied the political center of Beijing, but also made the Qing Dynasty fall into a dilemma, retreating back to its hometown in Liaodong or going south to seek support from Han gentry? No matter which one is a dead end.

After the north is settled, we can attack Huguang and Jiangnan. In addition to hitting the Qing Dynasty, this plan can also make Zhu Ming's vassal states restrict their hands. Not to mention anything else, the southwest vassal states were still pressed by Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui in the southwest, unable to move, and unable to seize the fruits of victory in national liberation.

But if the gentry of Jiangnan and Wu Fan joined forces to successfully use Zhu Youlang's card, it is very likely that when the United States competed for the Central Plains, this group of traitors and landlords played a political game anyway, including Huguang and Jiangnan in the sphere of influence, and seized the greatest victory of national liberation, which eventually led to the Sino-Ming alliance turning into a national civil war!

"Teacher, if the operation is done properly, this is the best opportunity for our country to replace Zhu Ming with justification." Ma Donglai saw Li Mingxun's thoughtfulness and reminded carefully.

Li Mingxun never knew that this was an opportunity. He asked: "How to do it?"

Ma Donglai said a few words in Li Mingxun's ear. Li Mingxun's face changed and he said, "I'm afraid Emperor Ming will not allow it."

Ma Donglai smiled: "He is already a man in the middle of the house, so it is difficult to make decisions. Besides, he is just a frog in the well, so how much do you know?"

Li Mingxun punched the table: "There is no turning back when you open the bow. No matter what, the destiny is in me and the advantage is in me. You can't lose. No matter what, you will take Shandong first!"

At the end of June of the 15th year of Yongli, Taipei State Hotel.

Fajado was in front of him and was sweating profusely. While sighing, he said, "Haint Master, do you know that after I returned to Europe, what I miss most was Chinese dishes. Unfortunately, I brought back the Spanish chef to be a Cantonese chef. The delicious enjoyment he brought me was far from that time in the East. Fortunately, I often went to Lisbon as the king's representative. The banquet at your country's consulate in Europe satisfyed my desire."

Li Mingxun watched Fahado roll the greasy roast duck into a ball and stuff it into his mouth. He couldn't help but remind him: "Fhado, my friend, this was not in Cebu back then. You are fifty-two years old. Eating too much greasy will harm your health."

Fahado stretched his neck and looked at the cucumbers and tomatoes on Li Mingxun's plate. Fahado said: "Obviously, your life is boring. At the age of 52, I can no longer enjoy the happiness brought by the beauty. If I lose food again, what is the meaning of my life?"

Li Mingxun shrugged helplessly and could only watch Fahado eat. Although his appearance was a bit funny and even a bit rude, Li Mingxun understood that this was a style. At least Fahado was willing to negotiate with the United States on his back. Even as long as the conditions were right, he could represent Spain and leave the European Anti-China Alliance to make unilateral peace with the United States. Li Mingxun urgently hopes to reach a peace agreement, and it is very important to have a breakthrough.

"What do you Spain have to ask about the peace negotiations? You can say it now." Li Mingxun asked until the time of the dessert after meals.

Fahado ate a plate of exquisite pastries and said, "You should be clear that the interests of the church are always inconsistent with the interests of the kingdom, and satisfying the interests of the kingdom is to satisfy the interests of the kingdom merchants."

Lee Mingxun naturally understood this and knocked on the table: "It was Spain and the Netherlands that launched a war against us. You are the invaders and colonists, and we are the victims. Now that the victims have won, the invaders are absolutely not allowed to show off their power in front of us."

In a word, Spain must leave the sphere of influence of the United States, that is, the Nanyang region.

"So, the Philippines Governor's District cannot be saved?" Fahaduo asked without any surprise.

"Of course, but I can use Cebu Port as a free port and guarantee the interests of all legal merchants, giving you Spanish merchants a three-year buffer period. Within three years, Spanish merchants must become merchants who follow our laws and business rules." Li Mingxun reminded.

This is already a very relaxed treatment. If the Marines land in Cebu and conquered the entire Mindanao, then everything between the Spanish and the Spanish is gone. If a peace agreement is reached, more than 20,000 Spanish people in the East can guarantee the safety of their property and their lives. If they are unwilling to become a member of the United States, they can spend three years selling their property, especially slaves, and spend this time adapting to and learning the laws and life of the United States, especially religious aspects.

"Where is the church in the Philippines Governor's District?" Fahado asked, although he himself scoffed at the church.

Lee Myung-hoon said: "We can give God's church and land a reasonable price, and missionaries who do not have to leave, of course, if they give up their missionary cause, we can regard them as legitimate merchants."

"Materials can be sold, but where is the Lamb of God?" asked Fahado.

Lee Mingxun said directly: "We will not retain the lambs who are willing to follow the shepherd dog, but the lambs that remain in the local area are no longer God's."

Fajado said: "I don't think the Holy See will not agree, nor will the major churches."

"We can only resolve the dispute with the Kingdom of Spain. As for the church, let them send battleships again." Li Mingxun said.

Fahado said: "Your Excellency, I must remind you that the dispute between our two countries is not only in the East Indies, but also in the Americas."

Obviously, the Spanish already knew about the United States' development of the Americas, but Li Mingxun didn't care. He knew that the Kingsoft stronghold in the Americas had at least 8,000 immigrants from the United States, and had considerable strength after more than ten years of development. In the distant America, this was not a colony that could be easily captured, and the Senate had planned to increase its investment in the Americas.
Chapter completed!