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Chapter 363 Wu Shifan, be careful of Xuanwu Gate! (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)

October [-], Hengyang County, Hengzhou Prefecture.

Ever since Wu Sangui, Emperor Zhaowu of the Great Zhou Dynasty, stayed in Hengyang and turned this ancient city on the banks of the Xiangjiang River into the de facto capital of the Great Zhou Empire, the atmosphere in Fuqian Street where the emperor walked in Hengyang City has never been as good as it is today. Sad and dull.The whole walk seems to have become a tomb, the gate of the walk is tightly closed with copper nails, and the official sedan chairs and carriages that used to pass through the gate are gone.Only Wu Sangui's Yi Ding soldiers guarded the door with a stern face.These Yi Ding soldiers are the Yi Ding Tuqi who followed Wu Sangui across the battlefield. Now they are all old people in their 60s and [-]s. Their beards and hair are white. Most of them have a lot of official positions, but now they are all dressed in white. Bi Jia, wearing a blue cloth armor in the style of the Guanning army, holding a long spear with a shiny tip, is standing on the last post for their old emperor.

And the reason why they put on white bijia and blue cloth face armor is to pay tribute to their young master, the crown prince of the Great Zhou, Wu Yingxiong!
Today is the day when Wu Yingxiong arrived at Hengyang Mansion. The prince of the Great Zhou was packed in a high-quality nanmu coffin, escorted by Guo Zhuangtu, Hu Guozhu, Lin Xingzhu and [-] released Wu Zhou army prisoners of war, and took a boat along the Xiangjiang River Going south, it goes directly to Xiaoxiang Gate of Hengyang City.

Although Wu Yingxiong was the same as in history, he still couldn't escape the end of an untimely death.But the treatment after death is much stronger!
On the second day after he "died", Li Laishun, who came day and night, arrived in Jiujiang with the general order "Release Wu Yingxiong and return to the country". It is really a step late!

Once this person died, he could not be brought back to life, so Li Laishun had no choice but to find the best coffin in Jiujiang City, put Wu Yingxiong in it first, and then sent six hundred miles to report to Li Zhongshan urgently.

And Li Zhongshan did the same!Li Laishun has done his best, and Li Fengtian (Li Zicheng) seems to have nothing wrong with it. Wu Yingxiong "hanged himself", not after he was captured.Guo Zhuangtu can prove this point!

Therefore, Li Zhongshan had no choice but to reward Li Fengtian and others, and at the same time asked the loyal king Li Laishun to select a full [-] strong men who were willing to help Wu Shifan from the prisoners of war of the Zhou army detained in Jiujiang and Hukou. Guo Zhuangtu and Hu Guozhu and Lin Xingzhu who were arrested on the Yangtze River escorted Wu Yingxiong's coffin to Hengyang and handed it back to Wu Sangui - the reason why he did this was to support his good friend Wu Shifan to continue to fight Wu Yingqi ; The second is to show the soldiers of the Wu Zhou government that "the people of the world are one family".

And as soon as the news reached Hengyang, Wu Sangui, who had just been hit by Laodaohe's defeat and hadn't recovered from it, was anxious, sad and angry. As a result, the old problem of heartache happened again, and he almost died on the spot , Although he recovered later, he was still on the verge of dying, that is, hanging his last breath.

In fact, Wu Sangui had already made preparations to lose Wu Yingxiong, so Wu Yingxiong's "suicide" was not the main reason for knocking him down completely. The reason why he was dying of illness actually made Li Zhongshan angry.

This Li Zhongshan is so hateful, he has to pretend to be a good person, not only to pretend to be a good person, but also to use the method of releasing Wu Zhou prisoners of war to strengthen Wu Shifan's power - this is to provoke a civil war in the Wu family after Wu Sangui's death. !
Originally, after the two major wars in Laodaohe and Jiujiang, Wu Yingxiong and Wu Guogui's factions were seriously injured, while Wu Yingqi's faction remained relatively strong.Therefore, as long as Wu Sangui canonize Wu Yingqi as the prince, the future Wu Zhou regime will be able to maintain internal stability.

Although Wu Zhou's family fortune has been lost to less than half, as long as everyone can twist into a rope and support Wu Yingqi together, then the country may survive. It is nothing more than changing from "Cao Wei" to "Shu Han", "three points Returning to the Zhou Dynasty is probably impossible, but the foundation of the third and fourth generations, the family and country for decades is still possible.

Wu Sangui reckoned that Wu Yingqi and Wu Shicong would be safe to pass on the two generations of emperors. When Wu Shicong's son ascended the throne, it might be time for the three divisions to be unified.

But Li Zhongshan is so hateful!

He actually used the method of releasing the prisoners to strengthen Wu Shifan's strength-these released prisoners, needless to say, must have come from the military guards and Zhechong Mansion controlled by Wu Yingxiong and Wu Shifan!

Wu Shifan originally had thousands of people in his hands, and with the addition of the ten thousand, the number would be tens of thousands.

In addition, Wu Shijue, Wu Guogui's son, also led tens of thousands of people to Hengyang after dealing with He Tianran for a period of time.If he also joins Wu Shifan's camp - this is a high probability event, then there will be 3 people on Wu Shifan's side!

And after Wu Yingqi was defeated in Laodaohe, the direct line army he could get was only around [-].

Now the two sides are evenly matched!
Once Wu Sangui died, would the old Wu family have to fight with their uncles and nephews?This is to follow the old path of the old Yuan family in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
Wu Sangui woke up from his half-sleep drowsily. His body was already failing, but he still couldn't worry about what happened behind him.Everyone around him felt that he was dying of illness because of the defeat in the army and the loss of his beloved son.But in fact, he didn't love Wu Yingxiong that much. What really made him fall was his anticipation of the internal strife in the Wu family after his death.But so what?He was powerless to change anything now, and he didn't even dare to announce the replacement of the heir - Wu Shifan had long been a grandson, so after Wu Yingxiong's death, he was the natural heir to the throne, and there was no need to re-canonize him at all.

If Wu Sangui deposes Wu Shifan now, Wu Yingqi will be established separately.The army supporting Wu Shifan may resist, and even directly join Li Zhongshan after the resistance fails!

But if Wu Sangui does not depose Wu Shifan, can Wu Yingqi and Wu Shicong, who have [-] soldiers in Hunan alone, agree?
At first glance, the troops of Wu Yingqi and Wu Shicong do not seem to be very large. Apart from the [-] in Hunan, there are still [-] in Shaanxi and Gansu.However, Wu Zhou's government soldiers system is different from the recruitment system. The government soldiers are actually based on households!

Wu Yingqi and Wu Shicong's army is not [-] to [-], but [-] to [-] households, and each household has more than one member!Even if there is only one male in a household who can serve as a soldier, as long as someone is willing to fill in the vacancy, the family will still have soldiers.

However, Wu Yingqi and Wu Shicong's territory is in Shaanxi and Gansu. For men in Shaanxi and Gansu, where the land is barren and the population is relatively large, joining the army is their only way out.There is no need to wait for Wu Yingqi and Wu Shicong to return to Shaanxi and Gansu, the Zhechong Mansion they control can help them make up for their losses.

So the current Wu Zhou Group cannot do without Wu Yingqi and Wu Shicong.
When Wu Sangui opened his eyes, he saw Wu Yingqi, Wu Shifan, Wu Shicong, Wei Pu, Fang Guangchen, Liu Xuanchu and others standing in front of his sick bed with worried faces.

Wu Sangui sighed silently: "Is the boss here? How is the situation now? Is Li Zhongshan's army still in Changsha? Where is the Ming army from Guangdong?"

Now the situation in Hunan is very clear. Li Zhongshan, who won the great victory in Laodaohe and captured Changsha, seems to want to take all of Hunan.Now that the Ming army has divided into two groups, it has assumed a pincer-like offensive posture against Hengyang, where Wu Sangui is entrenched.

However, the Ming army, which had taken a good posture, did not launch a fierce attack immediately, apparently waiting for Wu Zhoujun to retreat from Hunan by itself.

And Wu Zhoujun also knew that Hunan couldn't hold on, the reason why he didn't run away was mainly because Wu Sangui was terminally ill and really couldn't move!

Under such circumstances, Li Zhongshan had no choice but to allocate some troops to capture Yuezhou, while resting his troops in Changsha City, waiting for Wu Sangui's death - because he did not want to force Wu Yingqi, Wu Shicong, and Wu Shifan to fight again.It is not too difficult to wipe out the remaining main force of the Wu family on the Hunan battlefield.But once the main forces of Wu and Zhou are completely destroyed, then Kangxi will seize the territory of the Wu family in Henan, Shaanxi, and Gansu, and reunify northern China.
Wu Yingqi replied: "Father, the elder brother's coffin is about to arrive at Xiaoxiangmen. As for Li Zhongshan's army, it has not moved south. The Ming army from Guangdong is also staying in Chenzhou and Guiyang. They probably need to rest In a few days, you can rest at ease when you are old. As long as your health recovers, we will be able to regroup and defeat Li Zhongshan and Li Fuchen."

Although he was comforting Wu Sangui, the sadness in his tone could no longer be concealed.

Wu Sangui smiled bitterly. He was dying in an instant, and his heart was very depressed, but his mind didn't seem to be confused. He knew that he couldn't get up, and Wu Zhou could only ask for a Shu Han situation. He waved his hand and said: "Should Qi and Shi Cong stay behind, and the others retreat outside first."

Hearing what he said, everyone frowned—is the old man still holding his breath and making arrangements for the funeral?

Everyone understood Wu Sangui's reluctance in their hearts, and felt that he was going to die, so they didn't say anything, except for Wu Yingqi and Wu Shicong, they retreated first. "

Wu Sangui sighed first, and then slowly said: "When a bird is about to die, its song is mournful, and when a man is about to die, his words are good. My fate is not long, and I have no ability to leave an iron bucket of mountains and rivers for you, so I have to throw it away." This mess, this mess, only you can take care of it, Shifan can't take care of it."

"No, my grandson can handle it!" Wu Yingqi became anxious when he heard it.

Seeing that this mess is about to fall into his hands, can he not be in a hurry?

With the current situation in Wu Zhou, what is the emperor doing here?Being a king of subjugation and then being arrested and slaughtered by Li Zhongshan?

They are not emperors, as long as they hide in the northwest, they can advance and retreat freely.Jin can learn from Wu Guogui and become the king of Ming Dynasty.Retire. Just retreat far away and never come back!

Wu Shicong also quickly expressed his loyalty: "Grandpa, my grandson understands that you are learning from Emperor Zhaolie of the Han Dynasty, Tuogu! My father and I must learn from Zhuge Liang, and we must devote ourselves to death!"

Wu Sangui was stunned, looked at his son and grandson, and said in his heart: You are not of foreign surnames, what do you learn from Zhuge Liang?You have to "replace it yourself"!

Thinking of this, Wu Sangui said: "Shifan looks like a man and a woman. I don't think he looks like a king. I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to take on a big role."

"Father, don't worry," Wu Yingqi said, "The old Tang Gaozu Li Yuan was also a boy and a girl, and was nicknamed a grandma's face by Emperor Sui Yang, but he still created the foundation of the Tang Dynasty for 300 years!"

Wu Shicong also said: "The great grandson is extremely smart, and he is by no means comparable to the empress of the Shu Han Dynasty. My father and I will definitely help and do our best."

Still want to be Zhuge Liang?
Wu Sangui thought: What's the matter with these two? "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is broken?No, it must be pretending!

"Second child," Wu Sangui looked at Wu Yingqi, "You are the King of Qin, and Li Shimin is also the King of Qin, so you shouldn't"

"I'm different from Li Shimin, my surname is not Li!" Wu Yingqi knew that Wu Sangui had misunderstood, so he quickly explained, "Father, don't worry, I will definitely help my grandson well in the future."

"Yes, yes, grandson too!"

It really looks like it.
Wu Sangui didn't know what to say for a while, so he asked Wu Yingqi and Wu Shifan to withdraw first, and then Wu Shifan came in to speak.

Wu Shifan has just cried, his eyes are red, there are still tears on his cheeks, and his face is delicate and delicate, he looks like a big girl.Wu Sangui sighed, and said to Wu Shifan: "Shifan, I will not grant it, what should you do?"

"Grandpa," Wu Shifan said with tears in his eyes, "Grandson doesn't know where to go?"

His plan was pretty good. If he could be the emperor of Wu Zhou, he would be the emperor. If he couldn't, he would go to Daming and vote for his elder brother Shikai.But now his father Wu Yingxiong's death is inextricably related to brother Shikai, why can't he go to the suspected father-killing enemy, right?

Wu Sangui nodded with difficulty, and said in a low voice: "The 36 plan is to go and I am here, your uncle and your cousin dare not do anything to you. If I am not here, be careful of the changes in Xuanwumen!"

Xuanwu Gate?
Wu Shifan was startled.

"Grandpa, you said that my second uncle wants to emulate Tang Taizong Li Shimin?"

Wu Sangui nodded.

Can't it?Wu Shifan is stupid, Wu Zhou is already like this, the throne burns his ass while sitting, so what is there to fight for?Striving to be the king of subjugation?
The prince of the Wu family and the emperor of the Wu family are treated differently after joining Daming!The Wu family has shares in Republic Daming, as long as the Wu family is not the mortal enemy of the Republic, there will always be rich people.

But the probability of the Wu family being killed is very high!

Seeing that his grandson was afraid, Wu Sangui felt a little relieved, and said to him: "Shifan, after your father's funeral is over, you can leave. Run to Daming, and join your brother-in-law Li Zhongshan!"

Are Wu Yingqi and Wu Shicong coming for real?
Wu Shifan was so shocked that he couldn't speak, "Grandpa, grandpa, grandson won't be a grandson anymore, okay?"

Of course not!

Wu Sangui shook his head: "Shifan, you were born in the emperor's family, don't you understand the rules of this emperor's family?"

Most of all, the ruthless emperor's family looks like a republic!
Wu Shifan said in his heart: It seems that I can only go to vote for brother Shikai.

Wu Sangui said worriedly again: "When you go back, pack up your things immediately and remember, it must be kept secret, and no one else will know! Otherwise."

What would happen otherwise?
Wu Shifan's heart attack almost scared Grandpa out, "Grandson knows, grandson must run away quietly!"

"Okay, okay, let's get ready!" Wu Sangui was finally relieved.

He has already killed Wu Yingxiong and Wu Shilin, and he is indeed a little sorry for Wu Yingxiong's family. Now that he can keep Wu Shifan, he will have an explanation when he sees Wu Yingxiong later.It's just that I don't know what to say when I see Chongzhen?Did he die of illness during the crusade against Li Zicheng?It can be regarded as the loyalty of Ming Dynasty, right?

At the same moment, Wu Yingqi and Wu Shicong, the father and son, were walking side by side on Fuqian Street where there were no pedestrians. They were going to Xiaoxiang Gate to wait for Wu Yingxiong's coffin to arrive. Both of them seemed to be preoccupied.When he was approaching Xiaoxiang Gate, Wu Shicong suddenly said, "Father, why don't we run away?"

"Escape?" Wu Yingqi looked back at Wu Shicong, "Where do you want to escape to?"

"Gansu!" Wu Shicong said, "Father, the Western Regions have a lot to offer, so let's make the most of the 36 plan. We have soldiers and guns, and we will be the biggest in the Western Regions."

Wu Yingqi shook his head: "No! It's true that the Western Regions are promising, but that's for Lu Shiming! He was ordered by Feng Fujian to command [-] troops to attack the Western Regions.

You were able to pacify Ye Erqiang last time because you obeyed the emperor's edict, not because you fled and wandered away.If we flee back to Gansu, then the Wei Mansion below will not regard us as the lords!At that time, let alone opening up a new home country in the Western Regions, we can't even stay in Gansu! "

"Well, what should I do?"

At this time, the father and son had arrived at a city gate in the east of Hengyang City.

Wu Yingqi looked up at the city gate, and muttered in a low voice: "Xuanwu Gate, Xuanwu Gate is here!"

"Xuanwu Gate?" Wu Shicong looked up at the city gate, "Father, this is not Xuanwu Gate, this is Xiaoxiang Gate."

Wu Yingqi shook his head: "No, it's the Xuanwu Gate!"

(End of this chapter)