Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 960
Although Sun Kewang reached a verbal agreement with He Tengjiao, and he also received some support from the Ming army, he knew that the support He Tengjiao gave was only for him to fight with the Jin army. His armaments were also of inferior quality.

Sun Kewang knew that this relationship was extremely unreliable, so he sent Bai Wenxuan to Nanjing, and he had to reach a written agreement with the Ming Dynasty so that he could feel at ease.

However, Bai Wenxuan went to Nanjing, and the negotiations were still going on, but the Ming Dynasty frequently sent troops to the southwest and actively prepared for war, which made him uneasy.

Sun Kewang was very suspicious, and he was not the type to sit and wait for death. Therefore, after Haoge withdrew to Jiading Prefecture, he did not approach Jiading Prefecture, but temporarily truce, and quickly informed Ai Nengqi in Yunnan to be optimistic about Yunnan. The city of Luzhou was fully prepared for battle. There was no artillery, so the craftsmen were asked to make trebuchets and stone cannons around the clock, and tens of thousands of soldiers and young men were recruited to train for defending the city.

Early in the morning, Sun Kewang took dozens of generals to inspect the recruiting points in the city. Seeing that there were many young and strong applicants, he said to everyone: "If I can have three years to recuperate, I can train an army of 20 troops! It's a pity that the current crisis The attitude of the Ming Dynasty is not clear, and it keeps increasing its troops to the border. This king does not have enough time. Now you all have to be vigilant and cheer up. If the Ming Dynasty really turns its face and refuses to recognize anyone, then the only way we can win The key is to train and train."

Many generals nodded one after another, and Sun Kewang said again: "Wang Fuchen, your troops should shrink back and not enter the area controlled by Hauge. All decisions will be made after Bai Wenxuan brings back the news."

After finishing speaking, Sun Kewang let out a breath of foul air. Even though more than three months had passed, there should be news from Nanjing. Could it be that the Ming Dynasty really wanted to use negotiations to make him relax his vigilance, and then took the opportunity to prepare for war and make a surprise attack.

Thinking of this, Sun Kewang's expression darkened, and at this moment, a general hurried forward, bowed and saluted, "Your Majesty, General Bai has returned with the envoys of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Where is the person? Come and meet me!"

The envoys of the Ming Dynasty also came, and Sun Kewang was immediately overjoyed.

"Just entered the city! The end will bring them here!"

"Wait a minute, bring Bai Wenxuan here, and the envoy will find a place to settle down first."

The general left quickly, and after a short while, a dusty man rode over. It was Bai Wenxuan. He got off his horse and saluted Sun Kewang. How to say?"

Bai Wenxuan looked around and saw that they were all old men from the Western Army, so he took out a letter from his chest and handed it to Sun Kewang, "My lord, the previous conditions were all rejected by the Ming Dynasty. These are the conditions proposed by Wang Yan, and they are all in the letter." .”

Sun Kewang couldn't help frowning, took the letter, and saw that it said, Prince of Ming Chu Yan to General Sun!
This gave Sun Kewang a bad premonition, but he still opened the letter swiftly, moving his eyes up and down to read the letter.

The general next to him saw that Sun Kewang's face was getting more and more serious, and finally he suddenly crumpled the letter into a ball, and said angrily: "Wang Yan persuaded this king to surrender, dismiss the deployment, and grant me the post of the right governor of the former military governor's mansion, and seal Anguo Gong. Hmph, he wants to be beautiful, thinking that this king will disregard the arrangements and only think about his own glory and wealth, like a three-year-old child, who will give in if given a little sweetness! ”

Everyone immediately became angry when they heard this, but Bai Wenxuan looked at Sun Kewang blankly, because he did not tell the truth to the generals, the Ming Dynasty did not want to disband the Western Army, but to reorganize it.

Someone said indignantly: "Your Majesty is sitting on a land of thousands of miles and has hundreds of thousands of troops, but Wang Yan doesn't even give him a county king. He even wants to disband the Western Army and put him under house arrest in Nanjing. I don't think he has any sincerity!"

"That's right! While the Ming Dynasty was actively preparing for the war, they gave us unacceptable conditions. I think they have long harbored evil intentions and plotted against us!"

Bai Wenxuan knew that Sun Kewang had great ambitions and would not easily accept the Ming Dynasty's conditions, but if the Ming Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty joined forces, it would be a dead end if they did not accept it.

When Bai Wenxuan saw the righteous indignation of the crowd, he immediately became anxious, but he did not challenge Sun Kewang's words, but said: "My lord, when I arrived in Nanjing, the envoy of Jin Kingdom was also in Nanjing. I heard Hauge's words with my own ears. It is precisely because of this that the Ming Dynasty has the confidence to offer such conditions."

After he finished speaking, the generals who were still filled with righteous indignation just now quieted down, and Sun Kewang's face immediately changed.

He wants to be the king of Daxi, rule the southwest, and then wait for the world to change and fight for hegemony. Wang Yan offers a duke title and wants to trick him to Nanjing. It is wishful thinking, but if what Bai Wenxuan said is true, then this The conditions are considered good, because with his strength, the Ming Dynasty can't handle it, let alone the joint attack of the Ming and Jin armies.

Sun Kewang looked serious, "Is this true?"

"The envoy of the Kingdom of Jin is Han Chaoxuan, Hauge's minister of war and a senior scholar. It is impossible for him to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty to show me the play. I can guarantee that it is true, because I was behind the screen at that time."

The surrounding generals exclaimed, Sun Kewang's heart trembled, and he unfolded the crumpled letter paper again, looked down at it again, he had finally created a foundation, and he was really unwilling to accept such a condition.

Sun Kewang was silent for a while, and the people around him didn't dare to speak out. Suddenly, Sun Kewang's eyes turned cold, and he looked at Bai Wenxuan, "Wenxuan, did you overhear this news, or did Ming Dynasty let you hear it on purpose?"

Bai Wenxuan was stunned for a moment, "Wang Yan arranged for the minister to listen behind the screen, but it was Han Chaoxuan who said it. This is absolutely true. This at least shows that Jin Guo has this intention."

"The Kingdom of Jin has this intention, but it doesn't mean that the court has this intention. I don't think Wang Yan intends to make peace with the Kingdom of Jin. He just wants to use the Kingdom of Jin to intimidate the king, and after forcing the king to surrender, he is dealing with the Kingdom of Jin!"

Sun Kewang said angrily: "Wang Yan wants to recruit this king with such a condition. This king might as well surrender to Hauge!"

His words stunned the people around him. Hauge was the enemy of the Western Army, and Zhang Xianzhong died at the hands of Hauge. How could the Western Army surrender to Hauge? Everyone exploded immediately.

Seeing this, Sun Kewang realized that he was speechless, and hurriedly said: "This is the king's angry words. You have followed the king for many years and created such a foundation together. How could the king give it up to others?"

When he said that, everyone became quiet. The Western Army is not like the Ming Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, which have a powerful central government. They still maintain the characteristics of a peasant army alliance.

"Then what should we do now, accept the conditions of the Ming Dynasty?" The generals were quiet for a while, and Wang Fuchen broke the silence.

Sun Kewang already had an idea in his mind, so he waited for someone to ask, "Such a condition is naturally unacceptable. This king will not surrender like Jin Guo, but if he wants to deal with the Ming Dynasty, he must bring Jin Guo in."

He looked at the crowd as he spoke, and there was no objection, so he continued, "Wang Fuchen, if you send someone to see Hauge, it means that the court wants to recruit this king first, and then deal with Jin Guo, to test Hauge's reaction. You bring this letter with you, Jin Guo wants to carve up this king with the Ming Dynasty, and this king wants to see what Hauge thinks after reading this letter!"

After he finished speaking, he handed the letter to Wang Fuchen. The eyes of the generals around him couldn't help but Bai Wenxuan was worried. He felt that even if he joined forces with Hauge, they had no hope, "My lord, what about the envoys of the Ming Dynasty? "

Sun Kewang narrowed his eyes, "Stop them, just say that the king is dissatisfied with the conditions, and hope that the Ming Dynasty can give him a prince!"

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