scourge the qing dynasty

Chapter 8 Guiding the Way
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Seeing that Feng Xiang's mouth was open enough to stuff three eggs, Liu Xuanchu smiled even more happily, and his tone became more gentle, "After reaching this conclusion, the old man has determined that you and the old man share the same ideals, common ambitions, and are dignified. Man of the Han family! So the old man immediately made up his mind to persuade the prince to use you again, and at the same time, the old man made up his mind to persuade the prince not to use you again now!"

"Old senior, are you being too arbitrary?" Feng Xiang tried to calm down, and asked solemnly: "Old senior, are you not afraid that this junior is really an eyeliner sent by the court? In front of the senior, you deceived the trust with sweet words, and sold the prince and the senior to the court as soon as you turned around?"

"If you are such a person, then you wouldn't dare to propose to the lord the idea of ​​raising a thief." Liu Xuanchu said calmly: "Now that Kangxi Xiao Mazi is getting older, and the conflict with Oboi's beard is becoming more and more acute, if the lord If you really make up your mind to raise a thief, even if the court on the verge of civil strife knows the prince’s intentions, you can only obediently obey. In this case, even if you are an insider of the court or a duplicitous villain, you intend to rely on defrauding the trust of the prince and the old man , ready to sell the prince and the old man in exchange for glory and wealth, then with your self-respecting strategy of raising a thief, no matter whether it is Ao Dahuzi or Kang Xiaomazi, you will not be spared! It is precisely because of this that the prince did not kill you, because The prince knows that it is impossible for you to betray him!"

"There are such serious consequences?" Feng Xiang was taken aback, and only then realized that the self-respect plan he offered to Wu Sangui today was actually a certificate of honor to be tied to Wu Sangui's thief boat, and thinking about getting off the boat is no longer just saying that The problem can be lowered.Over there, Liu Xuanchu observed Feng Xiang's thoughts, vaguely guessed Feng Xiang's thoughts, and said with a smile: "Master Lu, no matter whether you have considered this dangerous consequence beforehand, it is too late if you want to regret it now. But you can rest assured, As long as you are loyal to the lord, the lord will never treat you badly, the lord is not Zhu Yuanzhang, nor Liu Bang, and he will not hide the bird and hide it. The old man himself is the proof of this."

After being silent for a long time, Feng Xiang finally asked: "Senior, since you already understand the junior's ambition, why do you want to prevent the second prince from using the junior again? Could it be that the senior wants the junior to serve the prince directly? "

"Wrong, and it's a big mistake." Liu Xuanchu shook his head, and said slowly: "Lord Lu, I didn't want you to work directly for the prince or the old man, but to save your life, so I prevented the second prince from being reused. You. Do you understand this?"

"The old senior wants to save the junior's life?" Feng Xiang was even more confused.Liu Xuanchu said calmly: "Lord Lu, you are very smart. You can actually analyze the situation and thoughts of the prince from the several palace reports released by the court. You are indeed a natural talent. But, Lord Lu, you know Do you have those two fatal weaknesses? If you don’t correct these two weaknesses, no matter where you go or what you do, you won’t be able to become a master!”

"Senior, please enlighten me, and this junior is all ears." Feng Xiang put away his youthful madness, and respectfully asked Liu Xuanchu for advice.Liu Xuanchu didn't answer, just picked up the room and smoked on the table, but didn't go to the table to light a fire, just refused to speak with the cigarette holder in his mouth.Feng Xiang was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses, hurriedly took down the candle lamp on the table, and personally lit the dry smoke for Liu Xuanchu, then Liu Xuanchu nodded in satisfaction, and suddenly said: "Lord Lu, your two fatal flaws are that you are too courageous. Big, so big that there is no limit! The second is that the city is too shallow, so shallow that people can see through you at a glance! If you can't change these two shortcomings, not only will you not be able to become a great weapon, but you may also be in danger of your life at any time!"

"Junior, senior, please give me detailed guidance." Feng Xiang asked with his hands down.Liu Xuanchu said calmly: "Lord Lu, tell me yourself, how many times have you closed the gate of hell today? For the first time, you, a Western selection official who was promoted by bribing the second prince, dared to directly point out that the prince's heart disease was caused by the prince. The imperial court, if the old man hadn’t just analyzed this point for the prince last night, the prince has already realized his mistake in decision-making, and the prince would have killed you at that time! The second time, in order to support the old man, you even publicly satirized the prince’s red face. The man Wang Shirong is nothing more than an idiot, and Wang Shirong's narrow-mindedness can still accommodate you? The third time is even more dangerous. The new officials, before gaining the trust of the prince and finding out the prince's character and temper, dare to offer the prince a self-respecting plan to fight against the court? Are you not afraid that the prince will kill you to silence you, and you are not afraid that the news will leak, and the court will destroy you all over the house? "

When Liu Xuanchu said something, Feng Xiang's body trembled, and the sweat began to roll off his face.Liu Xuanchu took another puff of tobacco, and then said: "As for your city, it doesn't matter if you don't talk about it—you risk pointing out the prince's heart disease, I'm afraid even a three-year-old child can see it, you are gambling your future with your head; And when the old man prevented the second prince from reusing you, even a blind person could see the disappointment on your face. But you are lucky, you happened to meet the old man and try your best to deal with the prince for you, otherwise—— Master Lu, ask yourself, do you still have the opportunity to stand here and listen to the old man's nagging? Also, ask yourself, if the old man didn't prevent the second prince from using you again, you would continue to be so outspoken under the second prince's command , speak without restraint, continue to be so ignorant, say whatever comes to your mind, talk about it yourself, how long can you live?"

"Junior thanks senior for saving his life." Feng Xiang knelt down on his knees with a plop, and kowtowed repeatedly to Liu Xuanchu.Feng Xiang really convinced Liu Xuanchu this time, and for the first time realized how dangerous his bold and adventurous character is in this turbulent and chaotic world, and realized that if he doesn't correct these two shortcomings, then don't say Taking advantage of the San Francisco Rebellion to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and expel the Tartars, whether or not they can save their lives is a big problem.

"You don't have to thank me, thank you." Liu Xuanchu put down the bong, stroked the top of Feng Xiang's head with his skinny old hand, and said with a smile: "If you hadn't convinced me by analyzing the prince's situation with the mansion report, you would have offered to raise a thief later. Your self-respect proves that you are not a rare talent who can't do anything, and the old man is too lazy to meddle in such nosy things. The old man is old, half of his body has been buried in the soil, but the Tartars are still raging in our Han land. Harm us Han people, I am anxious! Now I can have one more like-minded companion, one more latecomer with unlimited potential, why would I not do it?"

Sighing, Liu Xuanchu suddenly stared into Feng Xiang's eyes and asked: "Master Lu, are you willing to worship this old man as your teacher? There are too few counselors and assistants around the prince. Although Wang Shirong is clever, he is too narrow-minded to tolerate others." Xia Guoxiang is short-sighted, and neither can become a great weapon; Fang Guangchen and Liu Xin are more than loyal to the prince, but they are not capable enough, and their talents and ambitions are not even comparable to Wang Shirong and Xia Guoxiang! The biggest wish of the old man now is to cultivate a man for the prince before he dies. As the successor of the old man, even if the old man is under the Nine Springs, he can rest in peace. Lord Lu, you have great potential, and the old man is optimistic about you."

"Master, please accept three respects from student Lu Yifeng!" Without hesitation, Feng Xiang immediately kowtowed three times to Liu Xuanchu, sincerely.Liu Xuanchu laughed happily, first accepted Feng Xiang's gift of apprenticeship calmly, then picked up Feng Xiang, took out a book from his arms and handed it to Feng Xiang, and said with a smile: "Yifeng, I am busy with my work as a teacher, it is difficult to I spared myself to teach you personally. Fortunately, you are extremely talented, so you don’t need to worry too much about your teacher. This book "Mao Xia Ce Questions" was written by me, and it is also the heart of my teacher. I will pass it on today. Here it is, I hope you study it carefully, and it will definitely come in handy in the future."

"Students thank the teacher for his great kindness, and will live up to the teacher's expectations, and study the books passed down by the teacher with all their heart." Feng Xiang kowtowed, took the "Mao Xia Ce Question Collection" from Liu Xuanchu's hands with both hands, kowtowed three more heads, and said solemnly: "Please rest assured, teacher, the students will definitely work hard to improve their self-cultivation and knowledge, fulfill the teacher's life wish, expel the Tartars, and restore China to me!"

"Very good, very good. Master, I believe you will definitely do this." Liu Xuanchu happily supported Feng Xiang, and then instructed: "My master is a close friend of King Pingxi, and his reputation is too great. You are a registered person, so you can’t talk about the matter of worshiping me as your teacher now, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble. You know this matter, I know it, and I will let the prince know in secret.”

"Student, thank you for your guidance." Feng Xiang was very moved, he never thought of his risky move today, although he did not succeed in getting the opportunity to get close to the core of Wu Sangui Group, but he found such a good teacher for himself.

Seeing Feng Xiang's excited and inexplicable expression, Liu Xuanchu nodded, patted Feng Xiang's shoulder lovingly, and said kindly: "Yifeng, I came to see you today as a teacher. Besides wanting to accept you as an apprentice, there is one more thing. I want to tell you. My teacher asked the prince for an errand for you today, so that you can take a detour to Guangdong to do something for the prince when you are rushing to Beijing to meet your majesty."

"What does the teacher want the students to do in Guangdong?" Feng Xiang asked curiously.Liu Xuanchu replied: "This year, the Tatars want to force the prince to cut expenses, and reduce the annual military pay of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces from 300 million taels to 200 million taels. The anti-Qing forces next to me have been wiped out. It is difficult to find a suitable excuse to refuse. The situation is very embarrassing. In order to weaken the strength of the court and strengthen the strength of the prince, I gave the prince several ideas to fight against the court. One of the methods It is to send people to Guangdong to persuade Pingnan King Shang Kexi to respond to the prince, to express to the Tartar court, and to ask the Tartar court to pay Guangdong more. Reduce the prince's military salary and give it to Shang Kexi?"

"But is it possible for Shang Kexi to agree to such a matter of shooting the first bird?" Feng Xiang asked worriedly.Liu Xuanchu nodded with a smile, and replied: "The analysis is correct. It is unlikely that Shang Kexi will agree, and Shang Kexi has been at odds with the prince all his life, and it is even more impossible to offend the Tartar court for the sake of the prince. Fazi didn’t have high expectations.”

Feng Xiang scratched his head, he really didn't know what kind of medicine his cheap teacher was selling in the gourd. He knew that the possibility of persuading Shang Kexi to join forces with Wu Sangui to deal with the Manchu Tartars was unlikely, so why would he send himself as a student to If you touch this nose, you will lose face?But fortunately, Feng Xiang has an advantage in the history of later generations. After turning his eyes, Feng Xiang suddenly came to his senses and blurted out: "Men, could it be that you want the students to take advantage of Shang Kexi's eldest son, Shang Zhixin? The students heard that Shang Kexi He is old, and the government and military affairs in Guangdong are actually in the hands of Shang Zhixin."

"Smart!" Liu Xuanchu happily patted Feng Xiang on the head, and said with a smile: "As expected of a student who is optimistic about the teacher, he can understand a little! To tell you the truth, judging from the situation in Guangdong that Pingxi Palace has, Shang Zhixin has not only been practical He controlled most of the power in Guangdong, and was very dissatisfied with Shang Kexi's position of being loyal to the Tartar court. He suggested many times that Shang Kexi improve relations with the prince, and at the same time strengthen ties with Jingnan King Geng Jimao. Retiring together, coexisting and co-prospering, the Tartar court dare not take action against San Francisco at will, so both the teacher and the prince believe that if Guangdong is to respond and support us in Yunnan and Guizhou in the negotiation of military pay, the only hope is to fall in Shangzhi on the letter."

"Well, the students must try their best to persuade Shang Zhixin to respond to the prince, so that the Tartar court can't find an excuse to cut the military salary of Yunnan and Guizhou." Feng Xiang agreed.Liu Xuanchu patted Feng Xiang's head again, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, after listening to the teacher, although Shang Zhixin is someone we can win over, this kid is not simple, treacherous and vicious are not inferior to his father Shang Kexi , the possibility of us persuading him to be the young bird is not very great. So this time you are going to Guangdong as the envoy of the prince, you can only have the mentality that you can succeed or fail. If you succeed, of course it is best, if you cannot If you succeed, you have to be careful to save your own life and keep a useful body, so that you will have the opportunity to expel the Tartars and restore China to us in the future."

"Thank you, teacher, for your guidance. The students will keep it in mind." Feng Xiang replied respectfully.Liu Xuanchu nodded, then lowered his voice and said: "As a teacher, I asked you to go to Guangdong with mercy. In addition to letting you serve as the prince's envoy to hone yourself, there is also a private purpose-Guangdong, Fujian and Jiangnan are the places where the anti-Qing and Fuming underground activities are the most. The place where the anti-Qing forces and the remnants of the former Ming Dynasty are based, when you go to those places, if you have the opportunity, you can properly interact with these people, cultivate relationships, and establish contacts for future use, understand?"

A gleam flashed across Feng Xiang's fat, ordinary eyes, and he nodded solemnly to Liu Xuanchu.

(End of this chapter)