Chapter 79 (11) Raising soldiers is like raising tigers

Knowing that Kong Youde died in Guilin, Wu Sangui was shocked, so he quietly took Wang Fuchen to find Hong Chengchou. Wu Sangui asked: "Lao Hong, what happened to Lao Kong...what's going on?"Logically speaking, he shouldn't. Hong Chengchou lowered his eyelids and remained silent for a while. While Wu Sangui was waiting in panic, he suddenly waved his hand, and a servant immediately brought out a copy of the memorial on a tray. Wu Sangui picked it up and saw that it was Kong Youde's memorial to the Qing court.Counting the time, after the memorial was delivered, Li Dingguo rushed to Guilin.

Wu Sangui watched, the more he watched, the more frightened he became. The memorial reads: ... I grew up in the north, and I am not used to the haze of the southern wilderness.Every time I take off my clothes and look at myself, the scars of knives and arrows are like scratches. On the night of wind and rain, my bones hurt and phlegm surges, and I faint for a while.The ministers are old and the sons are young, begging for the grace of the saints, that is to say, the able ministers will be replaced, so that the ministers can go to the sky as soon as possible and enjoy the green fields. It turned out that this memorial was Lao Kong's resignation report to the court. He wanted to go back to the north and enjoy the green fields...

The shock in Wu Sangui's heart reached the extreme, so he asked: For such a trivial matter, the court... Hong Chengchou glanced at him: so what?You have to know that Kong Sizhen, the elder girl of the old Confucian family, carried the coffin back to Beijing. All the ministers of the third rank and above in the imperial court went out of the city to greet them in person, and the officials of the fourth and fifth ranks had to watch the coffin all night.Is this political treatment high enough? But...Wu Sangui muttered: Old Kong is also a person who has sacrificed his life for the imperial court. Just because he wanted to resign, the imperial court...

Hong Chengchou sneered: Xiao Wu, if there is nothing wrong with your brain, I don't believe you don't know.All the military forces of the Han people today are squeezed into the five southwestern provinces. As long as there is a slight carelessness and the cover is lifted, the situation of twenty years ago will repeat itself.You are not afraid, but the court is afraid! Wu Sangui: So what if you are afraid?Old Kong just wanted to resign his old age and return home, and had no other intentions... Hong Chengchou: Raising soldiers is like raising tigers. He retired and returned home. What if the tiger hurts someone?

Wu Sangui was silent, and after a while he said: "In your opinion, Lao Hong, if this continues, what will happen?" Hong Chengchou raised his hand: There will be no further development, no more. Wu Sangui stood up, signaled to the left and right, and the left and right immediately retreated quietly. In the room, only he and Hong Chengchou were left.Approaching Hong Chengchou, he whispered: Lao Hong, what should we do to avoid Lao Kong's tragic ending?Show me a way. Hong Chengchou closed his eyes and remained silent. Wu Sangui: Old Hong... Hong Chengchou remained silent. Wu Sangui stood sideways beside Hong Chengchou for a long, long time, but Hong Chengchou did not speak. Wu Sangui sighed and turned to leave when Hong Chengchou spoke suddenly.

The voice was low as a whisper. He said: You can't let Yunnan have nothing to do for a day. Wu Sangui paused for a moment, and said: I understand. He strode out and never looked back.