Han’s Son is Not a Slave

Chapter 1147: Headless Koan Zhu 3 Prince

When the Qing army invaded Yunnan, Li Dingguo planned to take Zhu Youlang to Kuidong and Wen’an to meet, and sent Feng Shuangli and others to Jianchang to do business in advance. He fled the country and went to Myanmar, resulting in the stillbirth of the Sichuan plan. 【Full text reading】

Now, Wen Anzhi has sent his son to invite Li Dingguo to go to Kuidong, but Li Dingguo cannot go, because Kuidong has not yet recognized the Dingwu court in the southern capital, and even the reign name is Yongli, and it will never be with Taiping. any official contact with the military.

The reason for this is that Wen Anzhi insisted that Zhu Youlang did not die at the hands of Wu Sangui, but at the hands of Tan Yi. Therefore, Zhou Shixiang wanted the military and civilians of Kuidong to recognize the legitimacy of the Dingwu court, so he had to execute Tan Yi, who killed the monarch, otherwise the military and civilians of Kuidong would not be honored to establish Dingwu.

This request doesn’t sound too much. It is worthwhile to execute the king killer in exchange for Kuidong’s attachment.

How Zhu Youlang died, there was a lot of discussion outside, Wu Sangui denied it, claiming that the Taiping Army killed Yongli. The Taiping Army certainly did not admit it, and both sides accused the other of being the murderer who killed Yongli.

It is also said that Zhu Youlang fell off a cliff and died in the chaos of the army, and some people said that he was killed by a few scattered soldiers who were obsessed with money. He imitated Emperor Chongzhen and hanged himself on an old tree. Some people say that Zhu Youlang is not dead, but he became a monk just like Emperor Jianwen, whose whereabouts are unknown.

A few days ago, a team of Ming troops from Jianchang encountered a Taoist priest from Mount Qingcheng when they were out hunting. According to the Taoist priest, there was a new person in their Taoist temple on the mountain. This person was handsome and spoke Hengzhou dialect.

After hearing about this, the Ming army felt strange and reported to Feng Shuangli, King of Qingyang. Feng Shuangli was also greatly surprised when he heard that there was still such a thing, and specially asked Ai Chengye, the prince of Yan’an, to take people to Qingcheng Mountain to see what happened. But after Ai Chengye and the others went, the people in the Taoist temple said that the man had already gone down the mountain and his whereabouts were unknown. This matter was settled, but rumors that the emperor Yongli was not dead spread in the river.

In short, there are all kinds of bizarre theories about Zhu Youlang’s death, and until now, there is no reason that can convince the world, and it has become a headless koan.

Wu Sangui did not know what the truth was, but Zhou Shixiang did.

Whether Zhu Youlang died or not, and how he died, has already rotted in Zhou Shixiang’s stomach. Perhaps before his death, his son might have an answer.

Wen Anzhi’s request was rejected by Zhou Shixiang.

Tan Yi’s betrayal that day led to the failure of the thirteen clans to seize Chongqing, which was Wen Anzhi’s greatest regret and hatred. In addition, Tan Hong sent someone to report that Tan Yi was going to intercept Yongli, and that Kuidong’s troops who rushed to rescue Yongli were indeed blocked by Tan Yi’s team, and they also saw Tan Yi leading the troops to charge. The hillside where Yongli was located, therefore, Wen Anzhi believed that Tan Yi had killed Yongli, so he strongly demanded that Nanjing execute Tan Yi, who was named Duke of Chuan.

Killing Tan Yi, a capricious traitor, and winning the hearts of Wen Anzhi and Kuidong’s army and people, if it was someone else, he might have agreed. However, Zhou Shixiang couldn’t agree, because Wen Anzhi probably really thought that Tan Yi killed Zhu Youlang, so he wanted to kill him to vent his hatred.

But he knew that Zhu Youlang’s death had nothing to do with Tan Yi, and even Tan Yi didn’t think about killing Zhu Youlang at first, but to save him from Zhang Guozhu and Wu Sanfu and give it to the Taiping Army.

Based on this alone, it is certainly not worthwhile for Zhou Shixiang to keep Tan Yi. The most important reason why he could not agree to Wen An’s conditions is that executing Tan Yi is equivalent to telling the world that the murderer who killed Zhu Youlang was Zhou Shixiang!

Now all the families in Sichuan are very clear that after Tan Yi led his troops out of Chongqing that day, they immediately raised the banner of the Taiping Army. This shows that Tan Yi had already accepted the Taiping army’s surrender before Zhu Youlang was ambushed. Then Wen Anzhi insisted that it was Tan Yi who killed Yongli, and anyone who thought about it would know that there might be another mastermind behind this incident.

No one is a fool. No matter how daring Tan Yi is, he will not be able to commit monarchy, because it will not benefit him at all. At first Wu Sangui didn’t dare to do this, besides Tan Yi. The living Zhu Youlang is more important to Tan Yi than death.

So, if Tan Yi is the murderer of the king, why did he suddenly kill him from Chongqing, why did he intercept Wu Sanfu and the others, and how did he know that Zhu Youlang was among them?

If you think about it deeply, you can know that this may not really be what Wu Sangui did.

After Yongli’s death, Wu Sangui was the most unlucky and lost his qualification to call on the world. However, the Dingwu regime in the southern capital really became the only successor of the Ming Dynasty because of the death of Yongli. If it is said that after Yongli’s death, who will benefit the most, it is obviously the Dingwu court in the southern capital. However, the actual controller of the Dingwu court was Zhou Shixiang who held a heavy hand. Acknowledging that Tan Yi was the murderer, Zhou Shixiang had to face the doubts of the world.

Of course, Zhou Shixiang couldn’t make people suspect that he killed Zhu Youlang, so he couldn’t agree to Wen Anzhi’s conditions. Even if Zhu Youlang was really killed by Tan Yi, he would treat it as non-existent. Only the death of Tan Yi, the real murderer of Zhu Youlang’s death will never come to an end. If he agrees to Wen Anzhi, I am afraid that the world will not say that he, the King of Qi, avenged the dead Yongli Emperor, but that he killed and silenced.

In addition, the surrender of Tan Yi enabled the Taiping army to extend its forces into Sichuan and block the Wu army in Guizhou. There is no credit or hard work. Leaving Tan Yi’s life is also to tell those former Ming army generals who worked hard for Wu Sangui, even Tan Yi and others can be proclaimed dukes in the Dingwu court.

For both public and private, Zhou Shixiang couldn’t execute Tan Yi, at least, he couldn’t do this until the world was not unified. Zhu Youlang’s death has become a headless koan, and there will never be any truth, which is in the interests of Zhou Shixiang.

Zhou Shixiang refused to execute Tan Yi, and the consequence was that Wen Anzhi refused to recognize the Dingwu regime.

Kuidong is now a fourth-party force independent of the Taiping Army, Guanning Army, Qing Army, and Chuangjun Yubu (Loyalty Camp), or the successor of the Yongli regime. Although this regime is not recognized by the world at all, it has no strength to compete with the rest, and even the interior itself is divided.

Mrs. Gao, who stayed in Kuidong, did not support Wen Anzhi. In this way, Yuan Zongdi, the governor of Hubei, and Li Laiheng, the king of Shun who were outside, could not stand on Wen An’s side. Wen’an Zhineng ordered only a few thousand Ming troops and some volunteer teachers who had withdrawn from Sichuan and Huguang.

Zhou Shixiang really didn’t understand why Wen Anzhi was so stubborn. Could it be that who killed Yongli really can be compared with the overall situation of the Anti-Qing Dynasty?

After Yongli abandoned the country, Zhou Shixiang also sent someone to Kuidong to contact Wen Anzhi, hoping that the other party could join him in supporting King Tang to ascend the throne, but Wen Anzhi refused, and always used Yongli, who abandoned the country, as the Zhengshuo.

Sili Supervisor Pan Yinglong and university scholar Hong Yuao both came from Kuidong. The former was also Sili Bingbi of the Yongli court, and the latter was the Huguang Academy appointed by Yongli. Abandoning Tang Gui’s portal view and taking the initiative to stand up to support Tang Wang’s succession to the throne, his mind and knowledge are much stronger than Wen Anzhi’s view of guarding the portal.

Perhaps this is also a manifestation of loyalty.

Zhou Shixiang admired Wen Anzhi, who was still at the age of 70 and still insisted on fighting against the Qing Dynasty, so he had no intention of solving Kuidong by force. He believed that, over time, the old superintendent would realize that his stubbornness was wrong.

He once brought a lot of gifts and precious medicinal materials to Wen Anzhi and Mrs. Gao from Kuidong through Yuan Zongdi, governor of Hubei, hoping that these two old people who have witnessed decades of history can persist longer. , and persisted until the day when Manchu was exterminated, and until the day when Huaxia was reborn.

Wen Anzhi refused to recognize the Dingwu court, but sent his second son to Guiyang to invite Li Dingguo to Kuidong. Li Dingguo must be very embarrassed. He has already listed the Emperor Wu, how could he go to Kuidong, which still uses the Yongli era name, at this time. If he went, wouldn’t he say that the dignified King of Jin was a man whose words and deeds were inconsistent.

Moreover, the small land in Kuidong is very barren, and the life of the military and civilians is still extremely difficult. And Li Dingguo just accepted Zhou Shixiang’s request to take charge of the important task of conquering the Northwest in the Third War Zone, proving on the battlefield that he is not old. Therefore, it is impossible for Li Dingguo to go to Kuidong at all. He had to recharge his batteries and lead his army to seek justice from Wu Sangui.

Li Dingguo never admitted that Wu Sangui was someone who had recovered from the Ming Dynasty. In his opinion, this person was as hateful as the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Moreover, Li Dingguo and his subordinates were rescued and returned to China by the Taiping Army, and his old army also accepted the adaptation of the Taiping Army, which made him even more unable to go to Kuidong.

As the King of Jin, Li Dingguo’s every move now represents not only his personal gains and losses, but also the interests of nearly 10,000 soldiers and civilians who have returned to the country. If he goes to Kuidong, it is obvious that those old ministries who have just gone through a near-death experience from the border and abroad before they can set foot on their homeland will not be able to go with him. , but whether they can survive in Kuidong.

At first, Li Dingguo thought of going to Kuidong and Wen’an in desperation, but he was definitely not based in Kuidong, but hoped to attack Sichuan or Huguang together with Kuidong’s loyalty camp, and re-open the battlefield of anti-Qing Dynasty.

The land of Kuidong is by no means a place for military support.

Li Dingguo could not let his subordinates follow him to endure hardship and starvation again because of one person’s gain or loss. He asked Wen Xieji to go back and tell his father, hoping that the old inspector would recognize the Dingwu regime with him for the sake of fighting against the Qing Dynasty. Accept the adaptation of the Taiping Army, so that the soldiers of Kuidong can come out from Kuidong and go to the battlefield of the anti-Qing and killing Tatar together with the Taiping Army.

Wen Anzhi sent the second son Wen Xieji to Guiyang to ask Li Dingguo to go to Kuidong, so Guiyang has already rushed to send the news to Zhou Shixiang’s desk.

Zhou Shixiang did not take this matter to heart because he believed that Li Dingguo could not go to Kuidong.

Guo Zhiqi from the southern capital sent a letter over, saying that Emperor Dingwu would no longer obstruct the marriage of Zhou Shixiang and the eldest princess. Guo Zhiqi hoped that Zhou Shixiang would go to Beijing to marry the eldest princess in these few days. After that, he will petition Emperor Dingwu in the name of the cabinet and issue a decree for restructuring.

After putting down Guo Zhiqi’s letter, Zhou Shixiang got up and moved his muscles and bones. It was a little funny. He felt that Guo Zhiqi, the first assistant, could not wait now~www.readwn.com~ Immediately tie his highness, King Qi, to the boudoir of Her Royal Highness the princess. It means that the emperor is not in a hurry for the eunuch.

From Zhou Shixiang, it can be seen that Guo Zhiqi does not support himself to usurp the throne, otherwise, he will not do so. Perhaps, this old Guo Ge is now a dead horse as a living horse doctor, and has placed the important task of saving the Ming Dynasty on the princess.

“blind!”

Zhou Shixiang called out to the outside, and the blind Li Zaiwai promised to come in quickly.

“Bring that third Prince Zhu here.” Zhou Shixiang instructed.

“Master, which third Prince Zhu?”

Blind Li was confused, but he had heard of the third prince of the Dragon King, but not the third prince of Zhu.

Zhou Shixiang glared at the guy who didn’t care about anything, and muttered, “It’s the teacher who was sent by Haining a few months ago.”

“Oh, the one surnamed Wang!”

Blind Li remembered, hey hey he went to lead someone with a smile.