scourge the qing dynasty

Chapter 27 You're Done
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"Okay, there is a reason for the incident, I will pardon you for not guilty, get up." The old man Shang waved his hand impatiently, and said: "Report the cause and effect of the matter to Lao Tzu, and you are not allowed to hide anything."

"Father, let the child talk about this matter." Shang Zhixin took the lead and said lightly: "Actually, the matter is also very simple. This year, the imperial court stepped up the pace of weakening Wu Sangui's strength. Wu Sangui, an old man, couldn't take it anymore, and was worried that the court would kill donkeys and kill rabbits, so he came up with the idea of ​​asking himself to withdraw his domain and use the throne to buy a lifetime of peace."

"So, old man Wu Sangui really wants to ask himself to withdraw from the domain?" Old traitor Shang asked worriedly: "And how does he plan to withdraw from the domain? Is it really the way to withdraw the domain slowly?"

"That's right." Shang Zhixin nodded, and said, "Just like what Lu Yifeng said, the old man Wu Sangui withdrew his domain just to use the method of slowly withdrawing his domain to get rid of the imperial court's suspicion of him, and to solve the problem after the withdrawal of the domain. As for the placement of the soldiers. As for him asking Lu Yifeng to persuade his father to join him in petitioning to withdraw from the feudal clan, he just has no good intentions."

"Wu Sangui old man doesn't have any good intentions?" Old Shang Shang asked vigilantly.

"Of course it's dragging you into the water." Shang Zhixin said darkly: "He sent someone to persuade you to withdraw from the domain, and at the same time deliberately let Kong Sizhen and the people behind Kong Sizhen know about it. Agreeing to withdraw the vassal is tantamount to standing on the united front with him. Whether it is asking the court for an increase in military pay, or negotiating with the court about the specific time for withdrawing the vassal, it is all about tying you, father, to the chariot of his old Wu Sangui. He advances together and retreats together! Father, you can’t go with him, or follow his arrangement.”

"So that's how it is!" The old traitor Shang roared suddenly, "After a long time, Wu Sangui's old man came up with such a wicked idea! I almost fell for him!"

"Speaking of which, father, you asked Lu Yifeng to tell the old man Wu Sangui, saying that you asked Wu Sangui to discuss the conditions for withdrawing the vassal with the imperial court first, and then follow suit in accordance with the law. Who gave you the bad idea to write it?" Shang Zhixin sneered and said: "Father Wang, have you ever thought about what would happen if Lu Yifeng directly brought this message to Wu Sangui and that stinky bitch Kong Sizhen? The court saw that you planned to follow Wu Sangui's example and gradually withdraw the feudal clan. On the issue of aftermath, will we sacrifice our Guangdong interests to Wu Sangui, and set Wu Sangui as an example of withdrawing from the feudal clan?"

"Damn it, it's lucky that Lu Yifeng belongs to my family!" Old man Shang broke out in a cold sweat, and quickly turned his head to give Jin Guang a vicious look, which caused Jin Guang to shrink his head, not even daring to take a breath.

"Forget it, luckily nothing major happened, so let's pretend it didn't exist. Lu Yifeng is loyal to our Shang family, and he won't talk nonsense when he goes out." Shang Zhixin, who always dislikes the golden light, rarely shows mercy, He waved his hand and let things go.

"Yes, yes, Lu Yifeng, you did the right thing. Fortunately, you reported the letter to Zhixin immediately, otherwise you will be in great trouble." The old traitor Shang nodded repeatedly, and praised County Magistrate Lu several times in an extremely rare way. sentence.At the end, the old traitor Shang asked his son again: "Zhixin, what should we do now? Should we sternly reject that old bastard Wu Sangui and cut off his thoughts?"

"Father, are you crazy?" Shang Zhixin frowned and yelled, "Can you refuse such a thing? Wu Sangui invited you to jointly sign a petition to withdraw the feudal clan, and even leaked the news to the court on purpose. Father, you just refuse , What does the emperor think of you? What does the court think of you? Now that the emperor and the court have made it clear that they want to weaken Wu Sangui, you still want to jump out to make the emperor and the court jealous? To block the old Wu Sangui? "

The old traitor Shang was stunned for a moment, and it was true when he thought about it carefully—Wu Sangui even asked himself to withdraw from the feudal clan, and he himself refused Wu Sangui's invitation, resolutely refusing to withdraw from the feudal clan. Don't you hate yourself to death?
"Then what should we do?" Old Shang treacherously patted his forehead, and said in embarrassment: "This promise is to be kidnapped by the old Wu Sangui, and if you don't agree, it will arouse the suspicion of the emperor and the court. It's a dilemma. How should we deal with it? Ignore it and pretend it didn't happen. have this happened?"

"Old man Wu Sangui has dragged the bitch Kong Sizhen into the water, and it is absolutely impossible to ignore it." Shang Zhixin shook his head, "Keeping silent on this matter is equivalent to being ambiguous, and being ambiguous means that you are not willing to withdraw the feudal lord, my father. The imperial court will still be suspicious of the father."

"Damn it! This is really difficult!" The old man Shang gritted his teeth, "Wu Sangui, you old bastard is really the enemy of my life, and you deliberately cheated me!"

"Father, we have only one solution now." Seeing that the time has come, Shang Zhixin seized the opportunity and said, "Give Wu Sangui a hand to help this old man get through this difficulty, and then let this old man continue to be our shield. life can be better.”

"Give old Wu Sangui a hand, help him through what difficulties?" Old traitor Shang widened his eyes, blowing so harshly that his bristly beard flew up.

"Come on, my royal father, can you put aside the rotten sesame matter between you and Wu Sangui for the time being?" Shang Zhixin said impatiently: "Besides, my son wants you to give him a hand now." , It is also to pull us, and it is also to push Wu Sangui's old man in the future, so that he will fall even worse. At that time, there will be opportunities for you to vent your anger, and by the way, you can fish in troubled waters to benefit us in Guangdong. Otherwise, Father, even if you don't give him a hand now, he won't fall there, not only will we have no chance to fish in troubled waters, but it may cause even bigger troubles."

The old traitor Shang gritted his teeth for a long time, finally sat down weakly, and asked viciously: "Tell me, how should I pull that old bastard Wu Sangui now? How should I push him in the future? Let him die without a place to die! Yes, if we don't give Wu Sangui a hand now, how can we cause more trouble?"

"It's very simple." Shang Zhixin said convincingly: "At present, Wu Sangui has the idea of ​​asking to withdraw from the feudal clan, mainly because the imperial court has pushed him too hard, and it has taken power and cut wages, and it is almost on the neck of his neck. Exhausted! Under such circumstances, if we ignore Wu Sangui's situation, then if the old man Wu Sangui really reached an agreement with the court to withdraw the vassal, then we will be passive. At that time, the old man Wu Sangui will become a loyal minister of the court. On Geng Jimao’s side, there is Taiwan’s Zheng Jing watching him, and it’s unlikely that the imperial court will attack them, so don’t we become a thorn in the imperial court’s eyes and flesh?”

The old traitor Shang nodded slowly, thinking that what his son said was very reasonable-if Wu Sangui withdrew the feudal clan and handed over the military power, the court would naturally not suspect him. Geng Jimao's Fujian was relatively important to the court, and his own Guangdong Naturally, he will become a thorn in the side of the court.After thinking for a long time, the traitor Shang finally nodded again and said, "Yes, we can't let Wu Sangui fall now. If he falls, our life in Guangdong will be difficult. Tell us, what should we do specifically?"

"Father is finally enlightened. For the sake of our Guangdong, those bad things with Wu Sangui should be let go." Shang Zhixin mocked his father, and then said: "Actually, we don't need to work too hard, as long as father gives the court a treat. According to the table, it is enough to ask the imperial court to increase the salary of our Guangdong army. As for the reason, Zheng Ni from Taiwan harassed the coast of Guangdong. .”

"Why did you do this?" Old traitor Shang asked, "Be more specific."

"Because..." Shang Zhixin wanted to answer by himself, but suddenly forgot the words he had discussed with the county magistrate Lu beforehand.

Fortunately, it just so happens that our county magistrate Lu, who has a good memory and ability to adapt to changes, was on the scene, and hurriedly said: "My lord, you are tired, let the humble job take over from the lord. The reason for this is actually very simple, lord. When I was an undercover agent in the Pingxi Palace, I knew that Wu Sangui had a lot of connections and strong strength in the court, and many court officials were actually on Wu Sangui's side. The son of the world thinks that if you, my lord, are involved in this memorial, Ask the imperial court to increase the salary of the Guangdong army, so no matter whether he can ask for the military salary, Wu Sangui will have an argument to deal with the imperial court's demand for a cut in salary, and he will also have a bargaining chip with the imperial court. With contacts and power, it will be easy to get out of the current predicament."

Speaking of this, Lu Da County Magistrate laughed wickedly, "In this way, the old man Wu Sangui will naturally dispel the idea of ​​cutting the vassal, continue to be a buffer wall between the prince and the court, and continue to let the old man Wu Sangui stand in front and replace the prince. Resist the open and dark arrows from those treacherous officials and thieves in the court."

"It's a good idea." Old Shang treacherously said: "But in this way, wouldn't I become a bird in the first place? The court must not suspect that I am helping old Wu Sangui on purpose?"

"This is even simpler." Shang Zhixin laughed and said, "Father, you forgot that raising wages and withdrawing the feudal clan was a strategy proposed by Wu Sangui. Kong Sizhen already knew about this, and he must have secretly reported it to the emperor and the court." "Father, if you make this statement, the emperor and the court must think that you are already tempted, and it's too late to rejoice, so why would you still be suspicious of you? And after the incident, after the limelight of this matter has passed, father, you will quietly sue Wu Sangui The old man made a trick, saying that you were tricked by the old man Wu Sangui and planned to withdraw the feudal clan by asking for payment, but in the end he was sold by the old man Wu Sangui. You found out that you were deceived and confessed to the court—— Come on, the emperor and the imperial court must hate old man Wu Sangui to death? If old man Wu Sangui thinks of this trick again to deceive the imperial court, will the imperial court still believe him?"

"A clever plan, let's do it like this!" The old traitor Shang was finally moved by the joint efforts of his son and the county magistrate Lu, and he slapped his thigh happily and said, "Give Wu Sangui a hand first, and then sell him after the limelight. He continues to serve as a shield for Lao Tzu, making the court even more suspicious of him, so that he will die even worse in the future! During the period, he can also take advantage of the opportunity and kill three birds with one stone!"

"Master Jin, what are you still doing in a daze? Hurry up and prepare the four treasures of the study for me. I want to report to the imperial court, and ask the imperial court to increase the salary of my Guangdong army!"

(End of this chapter)