Chapter 33 Thirty-third round of distributing money and treason to the king, buying the dead soldiers, denouncing traitors and loyal ministers, sacrificing their lives bravely

Following Wu Sangui's order, Wang Shirong came to Shaanxi to instigate a mutiny. Just as Wang Fuchen summoned the generals and announced Mo Luo's order to transfer the troops of Ma Yigui and Zhang Jianxun, his warlord Xingyuan was suddenly surrounded by troops sent by Zhang Jianxun. Seeing that he succeeded, Wang Shirong appeared in public and threatened Wang Fuchen and his generals: either follow King Pingxi to revolt and share the wealth, or fight each other with swords and guns.Wang Fuchen was at his wit's end, so Ma Yigui, the brother of the traitor Zhang Jianxun, made his statement first.

"Hey, what else is there to say. Mr. Wang is the former trusted adviser of King Pingxi. Wherever you are talking, brother, I will follow!" Wang Pingfan also hastily replied: "I said brother Jianxun, there is such a good thing, why didn't you tell me yesterday, what are you trying to do to grab the top spot, okay, okay, why are you talking nonsense, let's follow Mr. Wang , Follow King Pingxi and beat Kangxi!" Wang Shirong waved Yu Xiao, and said to everyone: "Okay, brothers, I thank you on behalf of Prince Pingxi. Fuchen brother, you speak, as long as you don't dislike, the generals under the tent are still your loyal subordinates. If Are you determined not to follow--I'm afraid it will cause trouble and hurt the peace of our brothers, huh?"

In a blink of an eye, everyone betrayed their relatives, and Wang Fuchen wanted to cry but had no tears and no way to die. He slumped on a chair and said, "What else can I say now? Since my brothers want to ascend to Pingxi King, I can't stop you. You can take all your soldiers and battles with you, and I will not keep any of them. This is a heinous crime, and I will take it from the emperor myself..." "Hey...why do you have to be arrogant, besides, you can't bear the crime. Come on, present that thing to the admiral." A military academy outside the door came in at the sound, holding a large plate in his hand, and came to the hall to stand still.Wang Shirong stepped forward, stretched out his hand and lifted the red cloth covering the plate. Wang Fuchen took a closer look and was taken aback.It turns out that the disk contains the head of Mo Luo, the Minister of the Ministry of War and the imperial envoy who manages military affairs in the Northwest!

Wang Fuchen felt his eyes go dark, and all the roads were blocked. At the foot of Lishan Mountain yesterday afternoon, the words Mo Luo said still rang in his ears, and it was indeed a mutiny by his subordinates.Sure enough, he left himself with two paths of death or betrayal.At this time, Emperor Kangxi's friendly demeanor, the scene of bestowing books and guns appeared before his eyes again.How could Wang Fuchen, a handsome man, do such an unfaithful and unrighteous thing.Subconsciously, he stretched his hand to the back of the seat, and suddenly touched the leopard-tailed gun that Kangxi gave him. He held it in his hand, looked and looked sadly, and raised his tearful eyes and said to the generals: "Brothers, the future is boundless, Brother Yu, I will take my leave now!" After speaking, he raised his gun and stabbed himself in the throat!

Gong Rongyu has been standing by Wang Fuchen's side.He has never had a good impression of Wang Shirong, a woman who is very feminine.I have always been disgusted with the arrogance and wildness of Zhang Jianxun and others.He is the general of the Chinese army single-handedly selected by Wang Fuchen, and he swears allegiance to Wang Fuchen to the death, but he obeys Wang Fuchen's order.Therefore, from the beginning of the incident until now, he has been watching with cold eyes and not saying a word.If Wang Fuchen also surrendered, he didn't want to stop him; if Wang Fuchen resolutely refused to follow the righteousness and cause a fight, he would draw his sword and would rather die than protect Wang Fuchen.At this moment, seeing that Wang Fuchen was about to commit suicide with a gun, he rushed over.Embracing his benefactor: "Don't commit suicide in the army, let's discuss it slowly. Brothers, everyone is a person who crawled out of the bloody battlefield. Can you bear to persecute elder brother like this?"

Wang Shirong smiled meaningfully: "Brothers, don't panic. General Wang's beloved son, Wang Jizhen, is now in the capital, and he has his difficulties. Well, you are brothers in need. I am an outsider, and it is inconvenient for me to participate in your military affairs, so I bid farewell. !” After speaking, he turned and left. Zhang Jianxun hurriedly stepped forward to stop him: "Hey, Mr. Wang, after you fired this cannon, you should give your brothers an idea, and take care of the funeral before leaving!" "Ha..., Wang Junmen understands the righteousness, and will not leave Pingliang's 40,000 soldiers and let go. My business is over, and I have to return to Yunnan immediately. As for the future, you can discuss it with Wang Junmen. Kansai Ma Yaozi once again shakes up the military power of the past, and will surely be famous in history, and his achievements will last forever. Brothers, let's see you again on the battlefield!" After finishing speaking, he stopped Yu Xiao and went away without looking back.

The Pingxi Palace, located on Wuhua Mountain, has always been majestic and magnificent, but today it suddenly changed its appearance, shrouded in a chilling and terrifying atmosphere. On the official road leading from the palace to Yunnan Mansion, groups of soldiers lined up in square formations and hurriedly marched out of the city.The cavalry rode their horses and galloped, raising dust that covered the sky and the sun.In front of the gate of the palace, there was a post at three steps, and a whistle at five steps. Soldiers in full armor, holding shining knives and guns, lined up from the palace gate to the entrance of the main hall, and formed a big circle on a large lawn beside the hall.In the middle of the lawn was a general stand, and several hundred generals above the guerrilla ranks stood in line in front of the stand, all of them nervous and ashen-faced.No one knew what the prince was planning to do by ordering the generals to be summoned suddenly.

At the end of the day, Xia Guoxiang, Hu Guozhu and other trusted generals and counselors walked out of Yimen with gloomy faces, boarded the general platform, and stood on both sides.Following behind him was a group of army dumplings. They brought out more than 300 large boxes and placed them neatly on both sides of the arrow path.Just when everyone was whispering in amazement, the commander of the Chinese military stood in the middle of the stage and shouted: "My lord is here..." The school grounds fell silent in an instant.Hundreds of eyes shot at the entrance of the main hall.I saw a group of guards in brocade clothes and gold armor, surrounded by the aging Wu Sangui, came out.Wearing a green cotton robe, a bamboo mandarin jacket, and soap boots with "double girder layered soles" on his feet, he walked up to the general's platform with heavy and slow steps, and stood in the middle, with a dejected look on his face. After a glance, he ordered softly: "Open all the cages."The military academies were moved upon hearing the sound, more than 300 large boxes were opened, and the generals gathered in the school grounds were all stunned.I saw streaks of dazzling brilliance spraying out from the pet box. Under the sunlight, people could barely open their eyes.It turned out that these more than 300 boxes contained all kinds of priceless and exquisite jewelry.The people under Wu Sangui are all masters of making money and heroes of robbery.Ordinary jewelry, gold and jade, they have seen a lot.But no one has seen so many, so good, this mountain of treasures, one by one seems to have suddenly entered the treasure cave of the Dragon Palace, all of them are dumbfounded, and they don't know where they are.At this moment, Wu Sangui coughed lightly, and spoke in his aged and heavy voice:

"The brothers who came here today are all brothers who have followed me for decades, and they are all people who crawled over from the dead. It's not easy! Our army, with swords and blood for decades, has accumulated this little treasure Some are rewards from the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and some are the spoils of our victories! Wu is not a miser. The mountains and the water were distributed to the brothers, and everyone was asked to go back and buy the manor property. In this life, they will not suffer from cold and hunger, and their children and grandchildren can also get a little money. Take it out at once, let's share it together."

Speaking of this, Wu Sangui suddenly choked up, and two lines of muddy tears flowed down, unable to speak any more.The generals in the audience were commotion.A short general couldn't help shouting loudly: "My lord, what are you talking about? If there is any difficulty, you just order it down, and we will share your worries." "Is it Zhao Yong? I remember that when Baoqing was attacked, if it wasn't for you, I would have been shot by Liu Ya. You are still my savior. Old brother, I can't take care of you now! The imperial court sent Mr. Zhe and Mr. Fu came and stayed in Yunnan and urged me to go back to Liaodong to retire... Guanshan is thousands of miles away, Yunhe is far away, this trip will be bad, and I will say goodbye to you forever!"

These words were very emotional, hundreds of generals were all sad, and everyone shed tears.Zhao Yong couldn't help but took a step forward, and asked defiantly: "Please tell me clearly, why did the imperial court order to withdraw the feudal clan?" "Hey, what can I say?——The power of the sky is unpredictable! Alas, it is an eternal truth that the birds are hidden and the rabbits are dead. I, Wu Sangui, do not blame anyone now, but my own mistakes in the past." , lead the wolf into the house, and wait until the end of the year and don’t know where to die, and you will suffer for yourself, and you will regret it! I only pity you old brothers. You have made a lot of hard work, and once the smoke disappears..." At this point, Wu Sangui burst into tears. After wiping it off, he pointed to the jewels under the stage and said, "I have no use for these things. Please take them away, or buy farmland, or use them as a source of income. It is also a sign of my heart. If Wu Sangui is in danger in the future , Brothers can also see things and think about people—come, come! Come forward, and I will distribute it myself!" All the generals knelt down and kowtowed under the rain of tears, but none of them came to receive the reward.Wu Sangui said hypocritically: "Brothers, don't do this! The matter is urgent and cannot be delayed any longer! The imperial envoy and Zhu Zhongcheng urged me to go on the road three times a day, and it would be even more sinful to delay it. Don't you make things difficult for me by putting off like this? ?” After speaking, he suddenly covered his face and cried bitterly. Ma Bao hurriedly jumped out of the shift, and shouted, "What if the imperial envoy is not an imperial envoy, and if the prime minister is not the prime minister! We only know the prince! If the prince doesn't withdraw from the feudal domain, whoever dares to force his life, I will kill him!" "Ma Bao, you got into trouble last time, why are you still so rude? Wouldn't you kill me if you spoiled the imperial envoy like this?" When Xia Guo met the crowd, he immediately shouted: "If there was no prince in the Qing Dynasty, how could there be today? Kangxi, a young Yidi child, enjoys the honor of ninety-five years. How does he know that our business is difficult? How can we swallow this tone?" "Guo Xiang, you have read the scriptures since childhood, why are you ignorant, the king wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die." "No, my lord, there is a clear saying in ancient times: If the king regards his ministers as powerful national scholars, he will repay them with the national scholars; "Hey--this is even more unspeakable! I, Wu Sangui, was a courtier of the Ming Dynasty in the first half of my life, and I received a lot of kindness. I only surrendered to the Qing Dynasty because of trespassers and rebellion. Life. There is one more thing, I am very sad, that is, in the first year of Kangxi, Emperor Yongli of the Southern Ming Dynasty fled to Yunnan. I wanted to protect him properly, but the imperial court ordered me to kill him. In desperation , I had no choice but to let him die with a whole body, and to bury him with generous gifts, which was considered a little dedication to the former Ming, but he was notorious in front of the world. Alas! I blame myself for being less assertive. It has been twelve years since the incident Right and wrong, I don’t want to talk about it. I just want to pay homage to Emperor Yongli’s tomb before I leave, will you go with me?” The weeping generals, upon hearing Wu Ergui's question, agreed thunderously: "Follow the king's order!" Wu Sangui stopped talking, and walked back to the main hall while wiping his tears.When he came out again, the generals were even more surprised.I saw him wearing a python robe and jade belt from the Ming Dynasty, his gray hair was coiled up and tucked into an official hat, and all over his body, the temperament and clothing of the Great Qing Pingxi King had disappeared.He said in a tone of self-condemnation, self-reproach, self-sarcasm, and self-deprecating: "For thirty years, this robe has been pressed at the bottom of the box, and I finally wore it again. Otherwise, wearing horseshoe sleeves and dragging a big debater , what face do I have to meet the first emperor? Today, I wear Mingchen's robes and cry in front of the tomb of the first emperor. Even if the first emperor Yongli and Emperor Zhaolie are in the dark, give me punishment, I am also willing .Let's drive!" Wu Sangui led the generals to pay homage to the Yongli Mausoleum. That night, the governor Zhu Guozhi reported to the imperial envoy.Wu Sangui mobilized the crowd and blatantly worshiped the Emperor Nanming, which showed that he was determined to rebel and no longer had any scruples.The development of the situation is so serious that it must be reported to the court immediately.Zhe Erken wanted to send Zhu Guozhi there, because he was familiar with him and it was convenient for him to leave the country.But Zhu Guozhi would rather die than follow.He said that as a big official in the borderlands, the guards have the responsibility, and it is even more obligatory to protect the safety of the imperial envoys.He wanted to go to the Pingxi Palace in person and report his interests to Wu Sangui so that the two imperial envoys could take the opportunity to escape.And immediately sent people to put forward all the silver in the governor's yamen, and sent ten soldiers to escort the imperial envoy to Guizhou to join Gan Wenmao. After all the arrangements were settled, Zhu Guozhi, dressed in robes and crowns, sat in eight sedan chairs and headed straight for Wuhua Mountain.On the way, Zhu Guozhi lifted the curtains of the sedan chair, and saw Wu Sangui's soldiers guarding all the intersections along the way, closely checking pedestrians.Every few dozen steps, there is also a captain with a knife and gun, patrolling on horseback.He was secretly worried that Zorken and Fu Dali would not be able to get out. As soon as the big sedan chair was carried to the front of the palace, it was stopped by a boss: "The palace is the most important place, all officials get off the sedan chair!" "Zhu Guozhi suddenly raised the curtain of the sedan chair, and said loudly: "I am an important minister before the emperor, and I have given you a horse to ride in the Forbidden City. Who dares to stop it—carry it in!" " Several bearers, all of Zhu Guozhi's personal soldiers and servants, promised to carry the big green woolen sedan chair through the yamen gate, past two rows of forbidden soldiers, and carried it to the gate of Wu Sangui's Yin'an Hall. Zhu Guozhi calmed down, walked out of the sedan door slowly, brushed off his sleeves, adjusted his crown, and reported loudly: "The Qing Dynasty imperially ordered the Crown Prince Taibao to add the title of Minister, and the governor of Yunnan Zhu Guozhi, please see His Royal Highness King Pingxi!" , Then he lifted his robe and stepped forward, walking in boldly. In Yin'an Hall, the atmosphere was even more chilling.Wu Sangui sat in the middle on a yellow satin embroidered dragon and silver chair, surrounded by several trusted generals and advisers, and eight husky bodyguards, holding their precious swords in their hands, watching the tiger for a long time.Zhu Guozhi turned a blind eye.Paying homage, without waiting for Wu Sangui to speak, he stood up and sat down beside him. After a long pause, Wu Sangui burst out a sentence through his teeth: "Zhu Guozhi, you are so courageous to break into Yin'an Hall and persecute the lonely king!" "My lord's words are wrong! I'm acting according to the order, but I'm just asking about the date of my lord's trip. Why do you talk about persecution?" "Hmph, once the Guwang Dynasty is decided, I will naturally take note of you. You come here again and again to ask, if it's not persecution, what is it? Besides, you have been persecuting me for many years in Yunnan." "As a feudal lord, the lord holds his own soldiers, but Zhu is just a scholar, with no sizeable blade at his waist, and no strength to restrain a chicken in his hands. He just wants to force him. Can he be forced?" Before the words were finished, Hu Guoxiang shouted from the side: "Shut up, such a small governor is so presumptuous. Our prince sits in Yunnan, relying on decades of hard work on the battlefield. Whichever foot you lift is cleaner than your face .” "Oh, there is such a reason? Are you not afraid of being ridiculed when you say this from the mouth of the important ministers around the prince? As for whether the prince's feet are clean or not, it is difficult for the lower officials to say clearly. As the saying goes, people in the world don't know, Everyone in the vast sea knows the king. King Pingxi has done so many earth-shattering things in his life, do you still need me to describe them one by one?" In a word, Wu Sangui's sick spot was poked, and he was furious: "Presumptuous, take down this dog slave and kill him to sacrifice the flag!"