Chapter 33 Chapter Thirty-Two

"Duke Zhou was afraid of rumors, and Wang Mang was humble when he was a corporal. If he died that year, who would know the truth of his life?" This is a philosophical poem about "hiding human nature and commenting on life". From this poem, we can see that what can really make a complete and comprehensive evaluation of a person's life is neither the momentary truth, goodness and beauty, nor the falseness and ugliness of one thing, but the eternal river of time... Some people are kind and lovely today, but evil and hateful tomorrow... Some people are amiable and respectable here, but they are cast aside there...

Some people are full of evil, but when they die, they move the world... In our previous stories, such "two-faced people" abound, Ma Shiying, Zhu Dadian, Li Chengdong, Zheng Chenggong, Liu Kongzhao... Perhaps it is because of this that the history of human beings is so complex and full of twists and turns. Sun Kewang eventually became such a "two-faced person" "not immune". During the three-year entrepreneurial period when he first arrived in Yunnan, he worked hard, carefully, and diligently, and finally created a thriving regime in this magical land south of the colorful clouds!

But just as his career reached its peak step by step and he became the much-anticipated "national savior", his life trajectory began to reverse. From "Leader" to "King of Qin", from "King of Qin" to "Lord of the Country", step by step the power climbed, and step by step he was self-sufficient, which made him inevitably experience the power and pleasure of power. Afraid of losing everything and wanting to get more, under the temptation of power, Sun Kewang looked at An Long with complicated eyes more than once. "If you are good at the top, you will be flattered at the bottom." Within the Sun Kewang Group, a "persuading faction" headed by Minister of the Ministry of War Ren Zun was soon "born".

For the sake of their own happiness, the "persuasion faction" shouted to the society: "The fate of the Ming Dynasty is over, and nothing can be done." They asked Emperor Yongli to follow the trend of historical development and give Sun Kewang the "Zen throne" as soon as possible. In addition to shouting slogans, the "Persuading into Progress" group also made a lot of "auspicious" tricks to provide "concrete materials" for their own theoretical propaganda. Among them, Fang Yuxuan, the "Master of Astrology", made up a set of "beautiful lies" that "the emperor's star is in the well, and the destiny is in Qin".

Later, the two closest people to Emperor Lian Yongli, the "Office Director" Ma Jixiang and the "Security Department Director" Pang Tianshou, also "consciously" joined the "Persuading the Advancement Sect" to contribute to the cause of promoting advancement! With the support of various persuasive forces, Sun Kewang increasingly wanted to change himself from a "wage earner" to a "owner", and to change the "right to use" of the world into "ownership". However, considering that once he becomes emperor, he will give others a handle, and Li Dingguo, Zheng Chenggong, and even the evil Qing government outside may attack him in a "justifiable" way, Sun Kewang feels in a dilemma.

"The revolution is not yet successful, and comrades still need to work hard!" In the end, Sun Kewang "very wisely" put aside the matter of proclaiming himself emperor for the time being. But his hype was very "reasonable", but it scared Emperor Yongli enough. Emperor Yongli knew very well that once Comrade Xiao Sun proclaimed himself emperor, what he would lose would not only be his political life... Everyone has the heart to protect themselves, not to mention the emperor who is highly sensitive to his own safety and attaches great importance to personal life.

To protect themselves and seek foreign aid, Emperor Yongli and his cronies, who did not have much strength, put their hopes of foreign aid on the Li Dingguo, who "has a relatively simple mind, relatively outstanding abilities, and has a particularly bad relationship with Sun Kewang". Subsequently, the "Working Group for Introducing Li into the Guard" headed by Chief Academician Wu Zhenyu was secretly established, and intensive underground liaison work began. In this "working group", in addition to the group leader Wu, there are more than 20 core members including Zhang Fulu, Quan Weiguo, Zhang Juan, and Xu Ji.

These members, including ministers and eunuchs, all came together for a common goal. Of course, this goal of struggle is simple and simple, and it is not simple or simple. To put it simply, it is because for the current Li Dingguo, a secret decree that is "sincerely worded and earth-shattering" can lead him to go through fire and water, and he will do whatever he wants. It is not easy to say, because in order to successfully attract Li Dingguo, two hurdles must be overcome. The first hurdle is "selection", that is, it is necessary to send a loyal and reliable messenger to deliver the emperor's secret decree to Comrade Li Dingguo accurately, safely and quickly after crossing thousands of miles and going through the test of war and chaos.

The second hurdle is "secrecy", that is, this work must be done with great care and secrecy, and there must be no rumors about it.Otherwise, the working group will lose everything and its members will be wiped out. Without Team Leader Wu worrying about it, Lin Qingyang, one of the members of the working group, volunteered to undertake the arduous and glorious task of "delivering the decree". In order to make this matter more ingenious, Lin Qingyang set off at the end of 1652 and went to Li Dingguo's army under the pretext of "asking for leave to bury relatives".

At this time, Li Dingguo was fighting with the Qing army on the Zhaoqing battlefield. After receiving the secret decree from Emperor Yongli, he was extremely calm, thinking that "this is a big matter and needs to be discussed in the long run." He left Messenger Lin in the army, waiting for the right time! The "Working Group for Introducing Li into the Guard" waited from winter to spring, and then from spring to summer, but they hadn't seen "good news" in return. They were extremely anxious, and once again sent secret envoys to go there with secret decrees.

In order to prevent leakage of secrets, when sending secret envoys, Emperor Yongli transferred Ma Jixiang, who had already had a hard time, to Nanning as an official. This time, Emperor Yongli's secret envoy fulfilled his mission and came to Li Dingguo's army on the Xinhui battlefield, and solemnly handed over the secret decree to him. This time the decree is secret, the words are more sad than last time, the feelings are more sad than last time, and the effect is more sensational than last time! After watching it, Li Dingguo was so moved that he was "choked up and speechless, and burst into tears like rain". At the risk of leaking the secret, he sent a letter back to Team Leader Wu, saying that he "would rather lose his friend (Sun Kewang) than his king, and after taking down Guangdong, he will pick him up and return to Guangdong." Emperor Yongli and the members of the working group, after receiving Li Dingguo's reply, their hearts were suspended one by one, and they temporarily fell back into their stomachs. But everything may change in the long river of time, and the plan of "bringing Li into the guard" is also the same! It was Liu Yixin, a peripheral member of the "Introducing Li into the Guard" working group, who triggered this change. Liu Yixin, as his name suggests, especially likes to comment on "new things". Comments are also possible, but he has just arrived in Guangxi Ma Jixiang, as his own audience. In his self-righteous thinking, Ma Jixiang, as Yongli's number one favorite, will definitely be his "best audience". The "best listener" Ma Jixiang was also very interesting. As soon as he heard the short message "introducing Li into the new discussion" from his mouth, he immediately forwarded the "original text" to Sun Kewang. It was about his own wealth, life and political future, so Sun Kewang would naturally not take this short message lightly. He immediately set up a "Li Dingguo special case team" in the first place, with his confidants Zheng Guo and Wang Aixiu as the chief and deputy team leaders, to strictly examine the case. Emperor Yongli first became the first "criminal suspect" interrogated by the "special case team". Emperor Yongli, who had rich experience in "coping with", immediately cited the case of Chen Bangfu forging the imperial decree to seal the king, and sternly argued that the imperial decree of fornicating Li Dingguo must be the product of "faking and forgery"! Since it is "making fakes and fakes", the counterfeiters must be severely punished. Soon, Wu Zhenyu, Zhang Fulu and more than 20 suspects of "coordinating edicts (falsifying imperial edicts)" were "collectively shuanggui". Judges Zheng and Wang were not polite to these suspects. They brought all the tiger stools, pepper water, and big sticks and used them in turn. Now that things have come to this, Wu Zhenyu, Zhang Fulu and others are also steadfast, mighty and unyielding! They all confessed in unison that their "correction" behavior was completely spontaneous and had nothing to do with Emperor Yongli. After obtaining the confession, Sun Kewang immediately made the following judgment in the name of Emperor Yongli. Wu Zhenyu, Zhang Fulu and others, the facts of the crime are clear, the crime is established, and the consequences of the crime are serious, so they must be severely punished.Therefore, Wu Zhenyu, the first offender, was given to commit suicide (to take care of his official status as the chief academician, and he was given a lighter punishment); the accomplices Zhang Juan, Zhang Fulu, and Quan Weiguo were sentenced to death; ! In this case, a total of 18 officials (including eunuchs) of the Yongli Dynasty were executed, and it was called the "Eighteen Mr. Case" in history. As Mr. Eighteen's heads fell to the ground one by one, the power struggle between Emperor Yongli and Sun Kewang did not fall to the ground, but the dust flew up. While he issued an order to comfort Sun Kewang's "injured" heart, he persevered in sending another secret envoy to ask Comrade Li Dingguo, no matter what, to overcome all difficulties and come to save himself from the dire straits. When the secret envoy hurriedly settled in the army, it was already October in the golden autumn when swan geese flew south. Although the weather has turned from hot to cool, Li Dingguo's heart is still hot in summer. Since the defeat of Xinhui at the end of last year, he took his troops who had survived many battles and transferred to the Nanning area.While resting and recuperating, training soldiers and horses; contacting volunteers in Guangdong, preparing to go to Guangdong three times. But Emperor Yongli's mournful cry for help led his melancholy eyes from east to west. If Emperor Yongli was "ruthlessly persecuted to death" by Sun Kewang, then the great cause of anti-Qing and Ming Dynasty would lose its source and motivation. Now that things have come to this point, going to Anlong to escort him has become Li Dingguo's most urgent task. But he also knew that if he went to Anlong, he would fight brother Kewang. At this time, Kewang has an army of 200,000, strong and strong; and his soldiers, only 30,000, are full of scars. If you want to win the escort work under such a situation of disparity in power, the key word is - fast! He ordered the deployment of elite troops from the entire army to form a fast company emergency force, led by himself, to march towards Anlong at a 24-hour uninterrupted speed. Three days later, the troops arrived at Tianzhou (now Tianyang, Guangxi). Tianzhou lies between Guangxi and Guizhou, and there is a branch of Sun Kewang who sent to intercept Li Dingguo's important army. But to Chu Dingguo's surprise, this army became the first "big gift" from Ke Wang. In front of the formation of the two armies, Sun Kewang's soldiers, who did not want to fight a civil war, stood like pines and cypresses, as quiet as virgins, but they did not shoot their bows or arrows. Seeing this, the top officers of this army - Liu Zhenguo and Guan Youcai had no choice but to run away! Li Dingguo ordered not to pursue the two generals, and when he saw "good", he took over the land and held a grand "welcome ceremony" for the army, and also issued 20,000 taels of silver as a "special bonus" to encourage him. The "Tianzhou incident" shocked Sun Kewang. After being shocked, he immediately sent his most promising general, Bai Wenxuan, to Anlong to "welcome (hard frame)" Emperor Yongli to Guiyang. But people's optimism goes both ways. Bai Wenxuan, who was not optimistic about Sun Kewang's unscrupulous and self-important behavior, turned around as soon as he arrived in Anlong, changing from an "anti-imperialist" to a "royalist". In the name of Anlong's remote location and the difficulty of recruiting civilians, he dragged the "welcome (hard frame)" work and refused to do it, and waited for the arrival of Li Dingguo's army. The chrysanthemums that Sun Kewang was waiting for in Guiyang had withered and the plum blossoms bloomed, but Emperor Yongli did not come to "come to guide the work". Feeling that the situation was not good, he quickly sent his trusted young general Ye Yingzhen to Anlong to supervise the matter. The difference between Young General Ye and General Bai is that he has no independent thinking at all on the big political issue of "anti-emperor and protecting the emperor". Therefore, as soon as Young General Ye arrived in Anlong, he took out an invincible posture and aggressively forced Emperor Yongli to "go on the road" again and again. But every time he was persecuted, he was blocked back by General Bai "not indifferent". On January 16, 1656, General Ye heard that Li Dingguo's army was in sight, so he was so anxious that he immediately led his troops into the palace to do the final "forced palace". However, General Bai showed up again at a critical moment, led his troops to arrive again, and used "both civil and military" means to stop Young General Ye's "frenzy". On the morning of the 22nd, when the mist was foggy and the sky and the earth were chaotic, a dozen or so cavalrymen suddenly went straight to Anlong City, circling the city and shouting, "The Xifu soldiers are here!" The small Anlong City suddenly burst into cheers, cheers, firecrackers, gongs and drums, resounding throughout the city! Only Ye Xiaojiang fled alone in fright, and ran to report the "unfortunate news" to Sun Kewang. Facing the rising sun piercing through the clouds and mist, Li Dingguo, who had traveled through mountains and rivers and experienced ups and downs, led his army into Anlong City with ease. The meeting with Li Dingguo was the most exciting and sincere moment in Emperor Yongli's life! At this moment, he gathered too much longing and longing.For a moment, Emperor Yongli, who was in his thirties, actually faced Li Dingguo, weeping uncontrollably, with tears streaming down his face. Because from this moment on, he will bid farewell to the windy sword, frosty sword, and fearful days forever, and get the sincere help and protection of the person in front of him. Perhaps, as a "rare species", the friendship between monarchs and ministers can only flash and be reflected at this moment. When the crying stopped, Emperor Yongli said emotionally to Li Dingguo: "Jiu Zhiqing is loyal and loyal, and I hate seeing you late!" Li Dingguo, who was born in a peasant family, saw that the "Tian Huang nobleman" Emperor Yongli was so sincere and respectful to him, he was moved and suddenly blamed himself. With tears in his eyes, he replied affectionately: "Your Majesty's kindness, I wanted to take the two Guangdongs to welcome Luanyu, but I gave up halfway, and I failed Your Majesty's expectations. Even if I die, I will not be able to atone for my sins." After exchanging heartfelt complaints, the passion of both parties began to settle, and the minds began to calm down. One of the most realistic questions is immediately before the monarchs and ministers, where will they go? An Long couldn't stay any longer. Not only was the country remote and remote, it was not easy for a large army to live here, but it was also too close to Sun Kewang's "nest". Once Sun Kewang, who was furious and angry, sent troops, civil war would be inevitable. After urgent discussions with Bai Wenxuan and others, most people agreed to return to the rear of Yunnan. Following everyone's opinions, three days later, Li Dingguo and Emperor Yongli set out for Kunming, Yunnan. On February 11, the army arrived in Qujing, Yunnan. Dingguo asked Emperor Yongli to "stay" here, and he himself led an army to Kunming to "explore the road and collect points". Since Sun Kewang transferred most of the troops to Guizhou and Hunan, there were not many guards in Kunming and its vicinity, and there were only about 20,000 soldiers at full strength. Moreover, Wang Ziqi, He Jiuyi, etc., who commanded these armies, did not have the guts to challenge Li Dingguo, the "two famous kings". In desperation, Wang Ziqi, who was sick and seeking medical treatment, hurried to Liu Wenxiu and Mu Tianbo, two "good doctors in the world", to check his pulse. The prescription given by Liu Mu and his wife is to welcome the emperor into the city. But Wang Ziqi still missed the old prestige and kindness of the "lord" of Sun, and was unwilling to betray him. Just when he was hesitating, Li Dingguo's own soldiers went to the city, and ordered to open the city gate in the name of the emperor. Things have come to this, Wang Ziqi had no choice but to be coerced by Liu Mu and others, and passively went out of the city to greet him. A few days after Li Dingguo's army entered the city, on March 26, Emperor Yongli's holy driver came to Kunming. Since Yunnan became an inseparable part of the Ming Dynasty, Kunming, a place with high mountains and far away rivers, has never had ordinary people who have seen the emperor. Therefore, upon hearing the presence of the holy driver, all the people in Kunming City were empty, and everyone wanted to witness the "special demeanor" of this true dragon emperor. Compared with Emperor Hongguang's fat head and big ears, Lu Jianguo's ugly appearance, Emperor Longwu's sad face, and Emperor Shaowu's big belly, Emperor Yongli "comes out" with a dignified appearance, red lips and bright teeth, a face like a bright moon, and a long beard hanging down his chest. , a standard "embryo" of the emperor. Emperor Yongli, with his magnificent posture, not only aroused the admiration of people from all walks of life in Kunming, but also made everyone have infinite yearning for "Zhongxing Daming". Visible!A beautiful face is definitely a natural "passport" for any interviewer. For the "optimism" of the masses, Emperor Yongli, who has suffered a lot, is also very understanding of "humanity". He specially set up the car curtain and let the people "watch for free". Moreover, he immediately issued an oral order: "When I arrive, don't divide the soldiers and civilians into old and young, let them watch and watch, and the patrolling officers and soldiers are not allowed to fight indiscriminately!" Under the guidance of his "enlightened policy", Kunming City was immersed in a joyous atmosphere throughout the day. Emperor Yongli, who had settled down, immediately appointed Fu Gang and Lei Yuelong as cabinet scholars, Zhang Zuochen as Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Wang Yinglong as Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Established, officials all finalized. This move marked the official establishment of the central government of Yongli, and Comrade Zhu Youlang stood up from then on and became an emperor with "power and authority". Immediately after the establishment of the new central government, two "eye-catching" policies were introduced. One policy is to "repay kindness with resentment". The emperor, who was called "cowardly and cowardly" by countless people in history, not only did not retaliate against Wang Shangli, He Jiuyi, Zhang Hu and others who had given him countless supercilious looks and persecutions, but instead retaliated with kindness. He named Wang Shangli the Duke of Baoguo from the Marquis of Guyuan, and conferred the titles of Duke Kui, Marquis of Baokang, and Uncle Chunhua to Wang Ziqi, He Jiuyi, and Zhang Hu, who had only military positions but no titles. Even Ma Jixiang and Pang Tianyi, who once "sold the emperor for glory", were only sentenced to "isolation inspection" (afterwards, Pang Tianyi, who was seriously fragile, committed suicide by taking poison, while Ma Jixiang, who was resistant to falling and fighting, made a deep "ideological review" , reactivated and added to the cabinet). After repaying grievances with kindness, it is to repay kindness with kindness. He made Li Dingguo the king of Jin and Liu Wenxiu the king of Shu in one step, making these two kings with different surnames succeed Sun Kewang's King Qin, and became the other two kings with different surnames in the Ming Dynasty (later he also named Zheng Chenggong the king of Yanping County). Then, Feng Baiwen was selected as Gong Guogong. For the "old relative" Mu Tianbo who had contributed to the city, Emperor Yongli had a natural "sense of intimacy and trust". He put Comrade Lao Mu in charge of the Imperial Guard, and gave him the privilege of being able to enter the army at any time for urgent matters, which was equivalent to handing over half of his wealth and life to him. Another policy is to ease the conflict with Comrade Sun Kewang. On the way to Kunming, Emperor Yongli heard such a text message from the "Roadside Society": "It is expected to govern the country well, and the country can be used by soldiers", and saw scrolls of pictures of the country's customs and the prosperity of the people, which made He has a new understanding of Comrade Sun Kewang, whom he once hated to the bone. He is eager to renew his relationship with Comrade Sun Kewang, so that he can return to his banner and become the pillar of the revival of Daqing. Therefore, he "cautiously" handled the fragile relationship between monarch and minister with Sun Kewang. Since he entered the city, he already knew that the best house in Kunming was the "luxury house" built by Comrade Sun Kewang, but Emperor Yongli did not "bring" it for use, but only used the Dingbei, which had been vacant for a long time. The former residence of General Ainengqi was used as the imperial palace. He kept all the ministers' memorials attacking Comrade Sun Kewang, and did not accuse him of his disobedience! Emperor Yongli did not discriminate against the "remnants" of comrades left in Kunming and "used them according to their ability". Under the guidance of his "detente policy", the internal excesses of the entire Yunnan regime have been calm and calm! The next step is to start a direct "dialogue" with Comrade Sun Kewang. Emperor Yongli sent Bai Wenxuan and Zhang Hu as his special envoys to live in Guiyang with the seal book, hoping that Comrade Sun Kewang would put the overall situation first, abandon prejudice, eliminate estrangement, and reunite.If this is the case, it promises that his personal political status is still above the two kings of Jin and Shu. Before leaving, Emperor Yongli, who was so poor that he didn't have many personal belongings, took out his personal belongings, a gold grate, and asked the two special envoys to pass it on to Comrade Sun Kewang as a token. When the two special envoys met Comrade Sun Kewang, they received different "rewards" from the comrade. Zhang Hu, loyal and loyal, gave him a warm compliment. Bai Wenxuan, half-hearted, was severely whipped. Bai Wenxuan, who is good at self-protection, immediately expressed "tameness" after receiving the whip, and once again won the trust of Comrade Sun Kewang. Although Sun Kewang expressed dissatisfaction and arrogance to Emperor Yongli, he was very timid when he really rebelled. After all, as far as Yu Gong is concerned, Zhu Youlang is the emperor. Standing on the commanding heights of the system and morality, being an enemy of his old man is like writing the four characters "rebellious minister and thief" on his face. Personally speaking, his own family members all live in Kunming, and if there is a rebellion, the whole family will go to heaven.On this point, he does not have the courage to emulate Comrade Wu Sangui. In this dilemma, half a year passed unknowingly. Half a year later, Emperor Yongli sent someone to bring all his family "in good condition". This made him very grateful, and once planned to "coexist peacefully and for a long time" with His Majesty Zhu Youlang. Just at this time, Comrade Wang Ziqi came. Comrade Wang Ziqi came to Guiyang this time, and his identity was still a higher-ranking special envoy of Emperor Yongli.There is only one job duty, which is to convey Emperor Yongli's good will of "reconciliation". While Comrade Wang Ziqi was "passively" completing his own job, he "actively" completed a non-his job. He told Comrade Sun Kewang with ulterior motives that the current Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu are playing the sequel of "Using the Emperor to Order the Princes" with gusto. Comrade Ah Q's style of doing things is "what the monk can touch, so I can touch", while Comrade Sun Kewang's style of doing things is "what I can touch, the monk cannot touch". Therefore, he was sincerely angry at the two brothers Li and Liu who followed in their own footsteps and also made a "copycat version of coercing the emperor to order the princes". He could reconcile with Emperor Yongli, but he could not reconcile with these two brothers with different surnames. The anger of punishing Li and destroying Liu began to burn in his heart. However, when he thought that doing this would destroy the "fruitful results" he had worked so hard in Yunnan, his anger subsided for the time being. Desires can't be turned back, desires and unwillingness, in this back and forth, day and night, more than five months have passed by in a flash. Here in Kunming, seeing Sun Kewang for almost a year, he was indifferent, and it is estimated that he would not commit a "nervous" attack. Ever since, they confidently and boldly formed an "Army for Conquering Sichuan", led by Liu Wenxiu, marched towards Sichuan, and recovered some areas one after another. After Liu Wenxiu dispatched troops out of Sichuan, the deployment of troops in Kunming, Yunnan Province was empty again. Wang Ziqi immediately sent a secret letter to Sun Kewang, telling him that "Dingguo is easy to capture alone", and said that he would return to Chuxiong to rectify the troops in the headquarters as an internal response. Wang Ziqi's secret letter completely sent Comrade Sun Kewang to the road of rebellion. When the central government in Kunming had been established for more than a year and the people generally recognized this fait accompli, Comrade Sun Kewang rebelled "untimely". Of course, raising troops to rebel is a systematic project after all. Therefore, Comrade Sun Kewang also did a lot of work in three aspects before putting it into practice. In terms of organization, in the name of the "lord of the country", he named Ma Jinzhong the king of Jiading, Feng Shuangli the king of Xing'an, and all other comrades who followed him in the "revolution" were rewarded. In terms of public opinion, he quoted the basic law of the Ming Dynasty (the ancestral system) - "there are treacherous officials in the court, and the foreign vassals can raise troops to eliminate them", and solemnly declared that he would "follow the heavens to calm the difficulties and punish the traitors". In military affairs, he mobilized all the mobilizable troops in Hunan and Guizhou to form the conquest army, with himself as the commander, Bai Wen as the general, and Ma Jinzhong, Zhang Hu, Ma Weixing, and Ma Bao as the generals.Commanding an army of 140,000, he swore to set off on August 1, 1657, and marched towards Yunnan. Comrade Sun Kewang feels very good looking at this mighty army who can "throw the whip and stop the stream"! According to the reliable information he got, Li Dingguo's army was only 30,000, which was less than a fraction of his. What's more, he also has the "fifth column" composed of Wang Shangli, Wang Ziqi and others, who are preparing to "cooperate with the inside and make a breakthrough in the center" in Yunnan. From this point of view, no matter how he reasoned, he was sure to win. So complacent, he planned for a rainy day, and specially asked someone to forge 300 pairs of iron flails in Guiyang, and prepared to give them to Ding Guowenxiu and others for "free use" on the day of victory! On August 18, Sun Kewang crossed the Panjiang River with his troops. Yunnan, which had lived through more than nine years of peace, once again trembled under the blade of war. The civil war was imminent, and Emperor Yongli, who was forced to fight, issued an edict "Specially added to the King of Jin to conquer, give Shangfang sword, act cheaply, put up a seal of envoy, and the king of Shu will serve as deputy enlistment", and quickly dispatched soldiers from Yunnan and Sichuan to quell the rebellion! In order to prevent Wang Shangli from "adding obstacles" in Kunming, before dispatching troops, Li Dingguo transferred his troops to his tent for use. Wang Shangli, who has become a "polished commander", suspects that something has changed, and puts his promise to Sun Kewang behind him, and runs to Yongchang Mansion to hide on his own. On September 15, the armies of the two sides met unexpectedly at Jiaoshui in Qujing and stationed separately. Sun Kewang's soldiers camped in 36 camps; Li Liu's soldiers camped in 3 camps. Even though there is such a disparity in strength, Sun Kewang, who knows that his military talent is not as good as Li Dingguo's, is still planning to play tricks. He sent Zhang Sheng, Ma Bao, and Wu Dading to lead a light cavalry to attack Kunming overnight, "very enthusiastically" preparing to add some "worries" to Li and Liu. Comrade Sun Kewang, who had finished this matter, thought that he had considered everything thoroughly, so he calmed down and waited for frequent success reports on the battlefield. Did he really consider Zhou Quansheng? In this life-and-death battle, Sun Kewang did consider all aspects, including military strength, logistics, generals, overt schemes, and insidious tricks. But like all dictators in the world, he was overconfident, but forgot to consider one of the most important factors. This factor is the willingness of the combatants to fight. For the generals and soldiers of the original Daxi, how many people who will meet on the battlefield are brothers and partners who have been with them day and night.How can you bear to face each other with swords and guns? For the generals and soldiers who joined in the later period, it was their own country and lord that they would sacrifice their lives to support, not Sun Kewang himself. Therefore, from the day when Sun Kewang raised his troops, Bai Wenxuan, Ma Jinzhong, Ma Bao, Wu Dading and others who were in charge of the army got in touch with Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu through various channels, and integrated Sun Kewang's various military plans together. One informs. And all of this, Sun Kewang knew nothing about it. On September 19, the water battle that determined the fate of both sides started at dawn. At the beginning of the war, Dingguo's forward Li Bengao was killed because his horse stumbled. Sun Kewang, who was watching the battle on Gaogang, saw the defeat of Li Dingguo's army, and immediately ordered the whole army to dispatch to take advantage of the victory! Seeing that the situation was critical, Bai Wenxuan immediately led 5,000 cavalry and charged towards Ma Weixing's camp. As soon as Ma Weixing saw Bai Wenxuan was killed, he immediately commanded the army and followed him to kill Sun Kewang's camp. When Li Dingguo saw it here, he immediately turned his horse's head and followed the two armies to charge. Wherever the three armies went, Sun Kewang's soldiers also cooperated very well. They neither fired bows nor arrows, but raised their arms and shouted: "Welcome the King of Jin! Welcome the King of Jin!". Sun Kewang's big camps fell apart in less than two hours in this way. This was a very interesting change. The entire battlefield became an election field. Sun Kewang's soldiers fulfilled their sacred right to vote in a different way. And what supported them to cast a solemn vote was their sharp eyes and fair heart. Sun Kewang, who witnessed this "unbelievable" change, wanted to cry and cry without tears. Only when his big and small brains were back to normal functioning did he realize that the most important thing right now is to run for his life! Under the protection of a small group of cronies, he fled in a hurry, and handed over all the hundreds of thousands of troops he brought to Li Dingguo for "peaceful reorganization." But for his failed life, the pain has just begun! When he passed by Anshun with his remnant soldiers, Ma Jinzhong, who was stationed here, not only refused to welcome him in for a rest, but instead sent an army to "receive" the few guards he had left. few. At the same time that Comrade Sun Kewang was defeated like a mountain, the troops of Zhang Sheng, Ma Bao, and Wu Dading who attacked Kunming also staged a story of "similar but slightly different" from Jiaoshui on the edge of Kunming city. The protagonist, Comrade Zhang Sheng, failed to attack the city, but was attacked and captured by the supporting characters Ma Bao and Wu Dading, and presented them to Emperor Yongli as their "proof of anyway". A few days later, Sun Kewang, who looked desolate and exhausted, finally returned to Guiyang before the war.Followed by Liu Wenxiu's tens of thousands of troops. But the home he had been running for several years did not give him a trace of "warmth". Feng Shuangli, the guard of Guiyang who was determined to draw a clear line with him, vigorously created an atmosphere of terror when Wenxiu's army arrived at the end, which made Guiyang panic and panic three times a day. Sun Kewang, who had already become a warlord, couldn't stand such successive blows. Before his nerves collapsed, he took his wives, children, and some hard-core members, a total of more than 400 people, and escaped from the east gate of Guiyang. Along the way, when passing through Xintianwei, Pianqiao, Zhenyuan, Pingxi, and Yuanzhou, there are deep ditches and high fortifications, and the city gates are closed, ruthlessly rejecting him, the incomparably noble "lord" of the past. outside. Only a few guards with "declining conscience" hung some "food" from the city wall like sending off beggars, and expressed "compassion and comfort" to him. His original intention was to take refuge in Hunan for a while and make a comeback.But this wishful thinking plan was immediately ruthlessly strangled by the cruel reality in front of him. Where is the next step? There are thousands of roads in the world, but after counting, there are only three in front of him. Article 1: Learn from Comrade Lianpo, who is the most courageous in history to correct his mistakes, run back to Yunnan, and play the old trick of "pleading guilty to the thorns", please Emperor Yongli and Brother Dingguo for the sake of old love , show mercy and give him a chance to reform himself. But he immediately vetoed this path himself. Because if you follow this path, although Emperor Yongli and Brother Dingguo will forgive themselves in the crowd, but after that, they will find a hidden place to "serve" themselves, and keep "serving" themselves. "To the end of life. "Give me freedom, I would rather die." Comrade Sun Kewang, who knows the value of freedom, must not walk on this road of "life is better than death" because of momentary confusion. Article 2: Find a "Xanadu", live in seclusion, isolate yourself from the world, die in Linquan, and become a "Tao Yuanming" in the new era. But this path was immediately rejected by him with a wry smile. If it's just my family, it's okay to go this way.But there are more than 400 people behind me, and most of them "people with lofty ideals" are not willing to be "peasant hermits" with themselves. As their leader, he must be responsible for everyone's destiny and future. If the first two paths are dead, the last remaining path is to surrender. Surrendered to the "Man Tartars" who had the vengeance of killing his father (the adoptive father Zhang Xianzhong), and fought and killed him for ten years, sold his soul and friends. But following this path, wealth can be regained, life can be guaranteed, and subordinates can be accounted for. More importantly, his jealousy, anger, and hatred after his defeat can all be liquidated and vented in the future surrender career. He screamed at his subordinates hysterically: "Now that I have been bullied by Li Dingguo to this point, I will not hesitate to cut off a few hairs on my head, and surrender to the Qing Dynasty as a beggar teacher to avenge this sworn enemy!" After making up his mind to surrender, he first sent Yang Xingxian and Zheng Guoguang to the front line of Baoqing to contact the Hunan authorities of the Qing Dynasty. Surrendering and accepting rebels is an effective traditional method for the Qing Dynasty to become bigger and stronger. Therefore, after receiving Sun Kewang's "surrender offer", Zhang Changgeng, the governor of Hunan Province in the Qing Dynasty, who was overjoyed, immediately sent Li Ruchun and Wang Ping to lead troops to "dock ". But at this time, Sun Kewang, who fled to Wugang, was intercepted by Yang Wujun, the general soldier of Wugang, and pursued by Bai Wenxuan's army, and he could not escape. Fortunately, Li Ruchun and Wang Ping led the troops to come, and Sun Kewang and his party, whose lives were hanging by a thread, were pulled back from the death line "with love and righteousness". Life is like climbing a mountain. As long as there is a peak ahead, the footsteps will move forward firmly. Once you step on thousands of mountains and valleys, the real opponent is yourself. Comrade Li Dingguo's life has entered such a pattern step by step. Defeating Sun Kewang, eliminating his internal opponents, and ascending to the high position of the actual "top leader" in Nanhuang changed his life realm immediately. Gradually, stubbornness, extremes, and self-importance began to seep into his behavior. As a pure person, it is difficult for him to accept the usual compromise and moderation in Chinese politics, and he is more willing to repay kindness and eliminate evil! Therefore, on the one hand, he gave great rewards to the heroes who suppressed the rebels, and Bai Wenxuan, Ma Jinzhong, Feng Shuangli, Jin Wu, etc. were conferred kings, dukes and marquises respectively. It can be said that everyone is happy! On the other hand, for Chuxiong and Yongchang, who were supposed to be able to "peacefully resolve" with a letter of amnesty, he personally led the troops and fought hard, forcing Wang Ziqi, Zhang Mingzhi, Guan Youcai and others who had supported Sun Kewang to You have to be desperate and take risks. As a result, another civil war was fought, and both sides were killed or injured! Then, based on a slightly more stable Li Dingguo, he unbelievably started the "closed door doctrine". He called Sun Kewang's old army who "abandoned the dark and surrendered" Qin Bing;Regardless of politics, service, logistics equipment, and living welfare, they are all "Qin inferior and Jin excellent". 如此一来，秦兵晋兵，各不相属，经渭分明！ 慢慢地，这些感觉“低人一等”的秦兵，便汇集在“忠厚宽容”的刘文秀身边。 刘文秀同志，便在无形当中，成为秦兵的“领导者及代言人”。 结果，李定国与刘文秀的内在矛盾，潜滋暗长！ 内在的矛盾，总会通过外在的具体事件，表现出来。 先是在孙可望“越界逃逸”的责任追究上，对耳熟能祥的李定国，疑心刘文秀演了一出“捉放曹”，私而忘公地把“万恶”的孙可望给放了。 李定国的怀疑情绪，感染了永历帝，他站在李定国的一边，谴责刘文秀，让其有口难辩。 接着发生的“迁都”事件，更把两人的关系，抛到“万劫不复”的深渊。 “迁都”事件发生的前提，是随着贵州、湖广、四川局势的稳定，刘文秀提出了“迁都贵阳，以利进取”的建议。 这个建议，合情、合理、合形势、合政策，永历帝也深表赞成，并定下了迁都的日期。 但李定国担心永历帝一旦走出云南，便可能让朝政大权，旁落到刘文秀手上，因此一个劲地表示反对。 争来闹去，一气之下的定国同志，赌气地向永历帝递交了辞职报告。 在李和刘之间，永历帝感激李定国，依赖李定国，也惧怕李定国。 最终，“对人不对事”的永历帝，在“迁都”问题上，屈从了李定国的错误意见。 这件事之后，李刘的裂痕，公开地暴露在公众面前，让朝野上下，为之忧心重重。 见覆水难收，心存芥蒂的李定国，为防止再出现孙可望式的内乱，便动员永历帝在军队内“大换血”，把刘文秀及众多经验丰富的一线将领，调回毗明“待岗”。 内心极极度苦闷的刘文秀，一回昆明，就把各种事务，交予护卫陈建处理，转而把自己宅在家里，不问世事。 “哀莫大于心死，悲莫大于血冷”，在前途无望中，疾病开始快速侵袭刘文秀心灰意冷的肌体。几个月后，他由“宅家”変成了“宅床”。 当永历帝、李定国相偕来家中探望时，刘文秀已是面容枯犒，病入膏肓。 目送两位离开后，眼见来日无多的刘文秀，写下了自已人生中的最后一道上疏。 “北兵日逼，国势日危，现只有与夔东十三家联合，取四川以图存。尔后，进军陕西、河南，或能转败为胜，挽救危局……臣有窖金十六万两，此毕生积蓄，现捐出以作兴军之用。臣死后，家人仍会秉承忠贞，为国效力……” 这些遗言，既是对永历帝说的，也是对李定国说的。 1659年4月25日，刘文秀病逝于昆明。 虽然文秀同志治国不及孙可望，打仗不及李定国，但就其人品、谋略和组织协调而言，却有略胜一筹之处。 他的离去，让李定国在此多事之秋，顿时失去了一位“忠言可讲、危急可倚”的好兄弟。 南明的夕阳，正一点点地向天边沉沦！ 与刘文秀在明永历朝饱尝猜忌形成鲜明对比的，是孙可望在清顺治朝的备受恩宠！ 孙可望的归降，首先对已经陷入山穷水尽的五省经略——洪承畴老儿来说，无疑是一个柳暗花明的“利好”消息。 四年多来，由于寸土未拓、劳而无功，这位已被无数汉人唾骂为“当代秦桧”的大汉奸，在满人那里，也横遭非议，认为其所作所为，是不忘故国，有意“存明”！ “唾沫效应”加上年老体衰，让洪老儿有苦难言，萌生退意。 半个月前，忍无可忍的他，终于以“眼疾失明”为借口，向顺治帝打了辞职报告，并很快获准离职回京休养。 就在他打点行装、牺惶北上时，来降的孙可望，却像一位“妙手回春”的良医，未曾谋面，就让他药不到，病已除。 对洪老儿而言，作为“同道中人”的孙可望，不仅和自已有共同的语言可讲，而且在末来进军大西南的日子里，这位昔日的“国主”，将发挥别人“难以企及”的特殊功用。 于是，这老儿一扫病态愁容，棈神抖擞地赶到湘乡，去与孙可望“约会”。 在路上，他还心急火燎地向顺治帝上了一封“病已痊愈，愿留职为国效力”的奏章。 收到奏章的顺治帝会心一笑，自然淮奏。 12月28日，孙可望、洪承畴这两位新老汉奸见面会，在湘乡如期举行。 在热烈友好的气氛中，两位有过共同人生经历的汉奸，免不了做一番“虚情假义”的吹捧。 见面会后，洪老儿趁热打铁地给顺治帝上了一封用“小说手法”写就的奏章，夹在孙可望的降表里，一同呈上。 在这篇奏章中，洪老儿将孙可望“由叛到归”的过程，娓娓道来，让读者（内阁成员及皇帝）赏读之余，看到了洪承畴忍辱负重、以守代战，最终促使南明生变的“高大形象”。 当然，在奏章的最后，他也对孙可望“归来”的作用、意义、使用方法，也一一作了介绍。 其实，不用洪老儿费心，对“天上忽然掉下个孙国主”，顺治帝简直可以用“喜从天降、喜不自胜、喜极而泣”的喜悦三步曲来描述！ 几年以来，就是在这个“孙国主”领导下，四季如春的云贵高原，成为了最大最牢的“反清堡垒”，把年轻的顺治搅得心神不定、未老先衰！ 川黔桂千里国防的艰难建设，几十万军队的昼夜防守，数百万两白银的浩大支出，曾让顺治帝感到身心疲惫、欲振乏力。 更致命的是，明清战争状态一日不停，内地的汉人不甘心做顺民之心，便会一日不死。 因此一度期间，顺治帝已在认真考虑“以土地换和平”的方案，想通过让出长江以南的土地，划江而治，以使双方得到相互的认可和生存。 但现在，这种沉闷颓丧的空气，一扫而光。 而对孙可望的“攻心”工作，正式实施。 1657年12月，按“对等”原则，顺治帝下特旨，封孙可望为大清“义王”。 为体现封王的隆重及庄严，顺治帝特派出弘文院学士麻勒吉（副总理级）为正使，礼部尚书（正部级）胡兆龙、礼部右侍郎祁彻白（副部级）为副使，从京城出发，千里迢迢，赶往湖南，行册封大典。 1658年2月20日，册封大典在湖南长沙举行，“赶来”的省城各界群众，“有幸”目睹了这一难得一见的盛况。 这可是孙可望同志人生历史上的第二次封王了。 上一次，他拿着“广土众民、兵强马壮”的云南，归附永历，请求封王时，是何等的曲折、何等的艰难。 这一次，他土地、兵马、钱粮一无所有，仅靠400多人的资本，却被如此之快、如此之重地封王，出乎意外，始料不及！ 一时间，即将“奔四”的他，竟在册封大典上，被感动得热泪盈眶。 洒泪之后，一种为新主子效犬马之劳的冲天干劲，在孙可望干涸的心田，勃然而生！ 但这还不是“攻心”工作的高潮。在封王之后，孙可望在麻勒吉的陪同下，进京陛见。 5月2日，在北京京郊，孙可望受到了“外国国家元首”来访，才可享受的待遇。 以和硕简亲王济度、和硕安亲王岳乐为首，大清公侯伯等大批“高官”组成的“巨无霸郊迎团”，对其进行规模宏大、场面热烈的“十里郊迎”。 次日，顺治帝在太和殿接见了孙可望，并对其温言抚慰，关爱备至！ 在接下来的十天内，在顺治帝的过问下，孙可望的住房问题、薪资问题、待遇问题，都“优质高效”地得到了解决！ 考虑到孙可望远道而来、人地比较生疏，内心比较孤独，生活比较困难，顺治帝特别为其举办了三次高级别的“接风酒会”，并先后赐银一万二千两，锦衣多件、美食多种。 见孙可望转眼成了顺治帝的红人，大清的当朝官员，也争先恐后加入“捧孙团”，促使这位“大清义王”的人气指数，急剧攀升！ 吃过了、喝过了、住过了、红过了，这一切之后，就该孙可望“加大工作力度，体现自身价值，积极回报组织”的时候了。 这一点，“义王殿下”也是心知肚明，因此在清军业己开始的进军大西南行动中，他就上窜下跳，积极扮演着“领路人”及“招降者”的双重角色。 他曾日以继夜、忘我工作，写出了累牍连篇的“永历朝国防白皮书”，对南明现在的山川地理、国防设施、兵力分布等，作了全方位地“揭密”，在书后并附上了自制的“滇黔地图”。 为将研究成果转化成“战斗力”，他从自己带来的四百多人中，选出了一批熟悉地形的向导，经过思想改造后，带着他的研究成果，下拔到前线的清军中，作为“超级导航”使用。 在招降工作中，孙可望采取了“多处撤网，重点捕捞”的办法，不遗余力地给留在南眀阵营中的“老部下”写信，现身说法地引诱这些同志，沿着他开辟的投降道路前进！go ahead!进！ 在写信中，他还超越责权地出台了一项特别政策————“各将可赦，惟定国一人不赦”，以此出了自已心中的一口“怪气”。 但实际上，他真应该感谢李定国这位“好兄弟”，因为正是在这位兄弟“关门主义”的配合下，孙可望的“招降政策”，才效果显著，成绩突出！ 在清军进军西南的战争中，大批感觉受到“不公正待遇”的“秦兵秦将”，自动放下武器，拿着“义王”的介绍信，归顺清朝。