Chapter 58 2. Wu Sangui blocked all the passes

After Wu Sangui finished the family meeting, he still couldn't calm down, so he brought Wang Shirong to discuss. When Wang Shirong saw Wu Sangui's face, he asked, "Has Emperor Kangxi agreed to withdraw the feudal domain?" Wu Sangui nodded and said: "Just received a letter from Ying Xiong, the imperial decree will arrive soon." Wang Shirong's eyes shone with excitement.He has been waiting for this day for a long time, and now this day has finally come, why don't you tell him not to be excited?Wang Shirong asked: "What does King Pingxi want me to do?"

Wu Sangui asked back: "What does the master say?" Wang Shirong said: "Wang once told King Pingxi that the admiral Wang Fuchen of Shaanxi was the left wing of King Pingxi, and Shang Geng was the right wing of King Pingxi. Now that the right wing has moved and the left wing has not returned, presumably King Pingxi wants me to go to Shaanxi." Wu Sangui said in admiration: "Mr. knows my heart very well! I just don't know if you are sure about this trip?" Wang Shirong said: "Wang believes that Wang Fuchen has been in contact with King Pingxi for decades, and their relationship cannot be extinguished overnight. If Wang goes to persuade him, Wang Fuchen will definitely move."

Wu Sangui shook his head and sighed: "Sir, what you said is absurd! The theory of emotion is only suitable to confuse the common people. People in the officialdom are only driven by interests, but not moved by emotions! You must think of another way!" Wang Shirong said: "Then Wang threatened him with the secret letter he had exchanged with King Pingxi. If he refused, he would dedicate it to the court." Wu Sangui smiled and said: "Although this move is useful, it may not be miraculous!" Wang Shirong asked, "Why did King Pingxi say that?" Wu Sangui blinked and said: "I remember that my master once told me that Wang Jizhen, the son of Wang Fuchen, was used as a hostage by the court. Just think about it, compared with his son, how important is the secret letter?"

Wang Shirong secretly scolded himself for being confused.Yes!Even if he used a secret letter to force him, the consequences would not be more serious than the death of his son.Wang Shirong was secretly anxious.That day, he boasted in front of King Pingxi just to persuade King Pingxi, saying that he would be able to persuade Wang Fuchen, but now he has nothing to do, why don't you tell him to be in a hurry.But he suddenly found that Wu Sangui was not in a state of anxiety, and he was surprised.I thought: Is there any premeditation between him and Wang Fuchen? Wang Shirong hurriedly asked: "Could it be that King Pingxi and Wang Fuchen have already made an appointment?"

Wu Sangui shook his head and said: "No." Then, he still sat calmly. Wang Shirong asked again: "Does King Pingxi have an idea?" Wu Sangui said indifferently: "It's not a good idea either. This king is thinking that although the emperor has shown favor to Wang Fuchen first, he is still worried that Wang Fuchen will change his mind temporarily, so he will send imperial envoys to supervise. Therefore, this king thinks it is better to Wang Fuchen forced him to go to Liangshan." Wang Shirong was startled, and asked, "How to force?" Wu Sangui said: "Kill the imperial envoy, and Wang Fuchen will have to rebel!"

Wang Shirong whispered in his heart that this plan is very clever!But he still had some worries in his heart, and asked: "If Wang Fuchen refuses to rebel, how can the imperial envoy kill him?" Wu Sangui smiled and said: "Sir, don't worry, there are people under Wang Fuchen's command who you can order!" Wang Shirong was shocked: King Pingxi is really not simple!Then he became ashamed of himself: I have studied with my master for many years, and I think I can strategize and win thousands of miles away. I am afraid that no one in the world can match me. Now it seems that I am really improving myself!For King Pingxi in front of him, what are the schemes he planned?The most frightening thing is that he clearly has a plan in mind, but he can pretend to be ignorant and listen carefully to others' suggestions for him.Not to mention anything else, I am afraid that no one can match the city in his heart, but he actually considers himself a planner in front of him!Wang Shirong suddenly felt inferior.

Seeing that he hadn't spoken for such a long time, Wu Sangui asked, "Do you have any doubts, sir?" Wang Shirong quickly said, "I have no doubts." Wu Sangui asked: "When does the master plan to leave?" Wang Shirong said, "Leave immediately." Wu Sangui praised him well, and Wang Shirong got up and left. Afterwards, Wu Sangui gathered all his confidantes and prepared to discuss important matters together.After everyone came together, Wu Sangui said softly: "Everyone, the emperor has issued an order to withdraw the domain, and the imperial edict will arrive immediately, so this king summoned everyone to discuss important matters."

When everyone heard this, they immediately became commotion.Although this matter had long been expected by the generals, they still couldn't help getting excited when they got the exact news. Wu Sangui waved his hand, and everyone fell silent again.Wu Sangui said: "My king estimates that there will be some time before the imperial decree arrives. Please tell me what preparations should be made during this period of time?" Yang Shen asked: "Is King Pingxi really planning to raise troops?" Before Wu Sangui could speak, Ma Bao spoke first: "That's natural! Why don't you prepare something else? Just let him get rid of it!"

Wu Sangui laughed.For some reason, he has always had a soft spot for Ma Bao!Maybe it's Ma Bao's outspoken character, with no heart.And this is exactly what Wu Sangui wanted to show most, but he didn't dare to show it himself, so he could only make up for it by liking Ma Bao.According to his own feelings and Ma Bao's combat ability, he should have given Ma Bao the position of commander, but he was afraid that Ma Bao would be plotted against if he had no heart for the city, so he only gave him the position of commander-in-chief. Yang Shen said: "In this case, it is necessary to plan carefully!"

Wu Sangui took over the conversation and said: "That's why I asked everyone to discuss it in the future!" Yang Shen said: "Yang believes that the first thing to do is to discuss the name of the army." Ma Bao said: "It's a good excuse to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty!" Ma Bao never forgot his desire to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty. Xia Guoxiang said: "The general thinks that fame can be acquired slowly. This is the business of scholars! Articles are made by people, so it is not easy to find a reason to do things?" Feeling guilty about underperforming.Therefore, he has been thinking about how to deploy.

Ma Bao asked, "What does Commander Xia think?" Xia Guoxiang said: "The first thing to do is to contact people from all walks of life, such as Wang Fuchen, Sun Yanling, Shang Zhixin, Geng Jingzhong, etc." After Xia Guoxiang finished speaking, he glanced at King Pingxi from the corner of his eye, and seeing that King Pingxi had no sign, he quickly kept silent. Ma Bao asked, "What's next?" Xia Guoxiang muttered to himself: "The second is of course to dispatch troops and generals!" Ma Bao smiled and said, "Commander Xia is right." Wu Sangui said: "Would you like to listen to General Fang's opinion first?" Everyone applauded loudly.Wu Sangui then said to Fang Xianting: "Brother Fang, tell me!" Fang Xianting has been thinking hard about how to deploy to deal with the enemy, and just happened to have a plan, so he asked Wu Sangui to point it out.After Fang Xianting inspected it, he said, "Fang believes that the first step is to block it!" Everyone was startled, thinking: Why is it a blockade? Wu Sangui nodded secretly. Fang Xianting said: "Starting tomorrow, you must send troops to block all the passes, and those who come and go can only enter and not exit. Only in this way can we ensure that our news will not be leaked." Ma Bao couldn't stand it any longer and asked, "What about the second step?" Fang Xianting said: "The second step is to stabilize. Most of the people in Yunnan and Guizhou are our people, but there are two people who have to guard against them. One is Gan Wenkun, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and the other is Zhu Guozhi, the governor. We must put these two people under house arrest. Let them go, or there will be endless troubles." Ma Bao asked: "One of them is a bachelor governor, and the other is a useless governor. What troubles will there be?" Fang Xianting said: "Today is different from the past. We want to oppose the imperial court. And the two of them are high officials of the imperial court. If they are asked to raise their arms, I'm afraid there will be some responders." Ma Bao asked, "Is there a third?" Fang Xianting said: "The third is liaison. Send people secretly to various places to liaise and agree on major events against the Qing Dynasty." Ma Bao asked: "Then the fourth is to dispatch troops by oneself?" Fang Xianting said, "Exactly!" Wu Sangui said: "Just follow Brother Fang's plan!" As a result, all the passes leading to the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou were under martial law, and passers-by were only allowed to enter but not to exit.