scourge the qing dynasty

Chapter 89
(PS: A monthly ticket is nothing to the great gods, but to a pure and honest newcomer wolf, it can take one step or even a few steps forward on the monthly ticket list. Therefore, friends, don’t add icing on the cake, let’s give charcoal in the snow. )
Li led his ancestors to jump over the wall in a hurry to bite Lin Tianqing, and directly brought the matter to Bian Sanyuan, governor of Yunnan and Guizhou. Fatty Lu had already prepared himself for this, so naturally he was not too nervous—Fatty Lu is now in the Pingxi Palace Bian Sanyuan is Wu Sangui's confidant and lackey, so how can Fatty Lu suffer?As for further disturbances, it is tantamount to dragging Bian Sanyuan and Lin Tianqing into the water together. If the sky falls and they are tall enough to support them, Fatty Lu doesn't have to worry.

Lin Tianqing was the one who got the most out of it. He finally got out of the mountain and served as the governor of Yunnan again. He encountered such a thing when he first arrived in Kunming to accept the seal. Being 'slandered' by a subordinate for embezzlement and accepting bribes is a hundred times more disgusting than eating flies. No matter how good-tempered Lin Tianqing was, he couldn't hold back his anger. He expressed on the spot that he would use his power in the court to fight Li Suzu to the death.But Fatty Lu didn't have time to scold Lin Tianqing, so he greeted Lin Tianqing, led Shang Wanyi, Xiao Erlang and other bastards, and followed Liu Xuanchu and Wu Yingqi to Wuhua Mountain to pay respects to the old traitor Wu Sangui.

This time, with Liu Xuanchu and Wu Yingqi leading the way, not only did Fatty Lu no longer have to give money to the guards at the foot of Wuhua Mountain, but half a year ago, the guards of the Pingxi Palace, who were showing off their might, were still waiting in line at the foot of the mountain, including Kong Fanlin and Luo Kedi, who escorted Lu Fatty's old acquaintance in Guangzhou met again after half a year, and their status and status were very different. It really made Fatty Lu sigh, and also made Kong Fanlin and Luo Kedi, who often forced Fatty Lu to treat customers and prostitutes, with deep emotion-this dead fat man , yesterday got mixed up so quickly?
What made Fatty Lu flattered was still behind. After hearing the report from the guards, Wu Sangui actually led Wu Sanmei, Hu Guozhu, Guo Zhuangtu, Xia Guoxiang, Fang Guangchen, Ma Bao, Gao Dejie and other confidants to the palace. Greeting in front of the gate, the old traitor gave such face, Fatty Lu, who was under the edge of the house, had no choice but to drag Shang Wanyi up to salute, and pay respects to the old traitor Wu Sangui as a junior.The old traitor Wu helped Fatty Lu himself very affectionately, and then asked Shang Wanyan to ask, laughing and said: "My niece, please hurry up, when the old man saw you last time, you seemed to be less than five years old." Right? I remember that I still had a snotty nose at the time, but in the blink of an eye, she has become a pretty girl."

"I made my uncle laugh." Shang Wanyi said with a blushing face, "Wanyi came here this time and dragged my uncle to be impeached by my father. She really deserves death."

"It's a trivial matter!" The old man Wu waved his hand triumphantly, and said with a smile, "You and nephew Yifeng are in love with each other, and you don't dislike the poor and love the rich. He is still a humble official, so he voluntarily gave up his glory and wealth and followed him to a remote place. This kind of strength of character is enough to set an example for women in the world! As an uncle, is there any reason why you cannot be fulfilled? Don't worry, as long as the old man is alive, he will never let anyone bully you This pair of mandarin ducks in distress!"

Not to mention, old traitor Wu really has a few points that are worthy of praise, not to mention the matter of Chen Yuanyuan. When old traitor Wu was young, he had a colleague named Wang. Because of his close relationship, old traitor Wu He promised to marry his colleague's infant son Wang Yongning if he had a daughter. Later, Wu Sangui gained power, but Wang Yongning's family was in decline, and his father had passed away. He was 30 years old and hadn't married yet. Wu Sangui had the courage to beg all the way to Yunnan for the marriage letter he wrote back then, and he didn't dare to ask Wu Sangui to marry his daughter to him, but only asked Wu Sangui to help him a little bit.What Wang Yongning never imagined in his dreams was that after seeing the marriage letter, Wu Sangui immediately married his daughter Wu Mei to him and gave him a large dowry. Living for his daughter and son-in-law, Wang Yongning also got rid of poverty and became rich, and became a tyrant in Suzhou.This matter was spread as a good talk for a while, and the old traitor Wu made a lot of face, and it also completely compared the two old traitors Geng Jimao and Shang Kexi, the nouveau riche.

The gossip is far away, let’s get down to business, after a few words of politeness with Fatty Lu and his wife at the gate of Wang’s Mansion, the old traitor Wu asked the maid to send Shang Wanyi to the back garden to meet his wife Zhang and Chen Yuanyuan, and then personally pulled Fatty Lu’s fat Enter the mansion with your hands, go to the Yin'an Hall where the banquet is set up, and personally welcome the dust for Fatty Lu.During the dinner, the old traitor Wu also formally introduced Fatty Lu to his cronies, and praised Fatty Lu for his wisdom, courage, loyalty and loyalty, and asked all the cronies to treat Fatty Lu like brothers.In the end, old traitor Wu asked Liu Xuanchu to introduce everyone present one by one to Fatty Lu, so that Fatty Lu could get acquainted with and integrate into the Pingxi Palace as soon as possible.

When introducing everyone present to Fatty Lu one by one, Liu Xuanchu focused on introducing two characters to Fatty Lu - Hu Guozhu and Ma Bao, and took the opportunity to explain: "We must get along well with Hu Guozhu and Ma Bao, and others will be fine. These two guys are determined to put the Pingxi Palace above the Tazi court, if there is a big event in the future, these two people must be the backbone!"

"Thank you for your mentor's guidance." Fatty Lu nodded, secretly admiring Liu Xuanchu's knowledge of people - in history, Wu Sangui was able to make up his mind to fight against the Qing Dynasty. It was indeed Hu Guozhu and Ma Bao who played the most critical role. Hu Guozhu contacted and encouraged Wu Sangui's generals to fight against the Qing Dynasty. Ma Bao simply chopped off the old traitor Zhu Guozhi and Zhu Baidi who was extolled by the coat mite, forcing Wu Sangui to raise troops against the Qing.After agreeing, Fatty Lu lowered his voice and asked again: "Teacher, how should students get along with them in order to gain their trust?"

"These two guys have a common temper - they would rather die than suffer, and try to take advantage." Liu Xuanchu replied with a smile: "As long as you can suffer and let them take advantage, they will treat you as a brother." Lu Fatty understood, and looked at Liu Xuanchu with a sinister smile, understanding.

It is obviously impossible to become life and death brothers with Wu Sangui's accomplices and lackeys at once. What Fatty Lu can do now is to get acquainted with them, first maintain a friendship that will meet and nod in the future, and then slowly get along with them Establish friendship, and even form an alliance of interests—fortunately, Fatty Lu, who holds the big killer of Eight Banners drug in his hand, is very confident in this point.So Fatty Lu can only keep nodding and bowing behind Liu Xuanchu's ass, not daring to put on airs of the new celebrity in the West Prince's Mansion. The melon cracked jujube was sent away.

After the banquet, it was already dark, old traitor Wu's confidantes or lackeys gradually dispersed, or they were drunk and still gathered together to yell and drink, but Shang Wanyi was still in the back garden with Zhang and Chen Yuanyuan, It looked like he wouldn't come back to meet Fatty Lu until late at night.When Fatty Lu was feeling bored, Liu Xuanchu suddenly walked up to Fatty Lu and gave Fatty Lu a wink. Fatty Lu got up knowingly, followed Liu Xuanchu out of Yin'an Hall, entered the garden on the right side of Yin'an Hall, and came to Lu Fatty. In Lie Cuixuan where Fatty first met old traitor Wu.

There were tea lights in Lie Cuixuan, Liu Xuanchu didn't speak, but just gestured for Fatty Lu to sit down, and he also took a cup of tea and slowly drank it.After a while, old traitor Wu led Hu Guozhu and Fang Guangchen into Lie Cuixuan. Fatty Lu and Liu Xuanchu hurriedly got up and saluted. Wu Sangui sat at the head seat and waved: "There is no need to be too polite. Sit down, my lord." The wine is a little high, and I want to chat with you for a few gossips."

Everyone agreed to sit down to Wu Sangui in a proper manner, Liu Xuanchu was the elder and took the first place, Hu Guozhu who was the next in age took the second place, Fatty Lu honestly took the last place first, and was older than Fatty Lu Fang Guangchen, who was not much bigger, smiled and sat in the third place.The old traitor Wu was not in a hurry to speak, he took a few sips of tea to drive away the drunkenness, and then asked slowly: "Is the situation in the capital really that bad? Obai and the emperor have really turned their heads ?”

Fatty Lu knew that Wu Sangui was asking himself, so he answered honestly: "My lord, the capital is still very friendly on the surface, but in the dark, Prime Minister Ao and the emperor have both accelerated the pace of controlling the defense of the capital. One of the evidences is On the same day that he left the capital, Prime Minister Ao asked his confidant Minister of the Ministry of War Chu Ha to come forward and recommend Wu Liuyi, the admiral of the nine gates, to be the admiral of Guangdong and Guangxi. Lima took over—of course, this statement was refuted by the emperor as a matter of course."

"I know this, but what if it's just an ordinary job change?" Wu Sangui asked: "What conclusive evidence is there to prove that the emperor and Oboi have completely turned their faces, and they have already exhausted their energy to pull each other down?" Invert? Get rid of the opponent and then go fast?"

"Yifeng, this matter is not a joke." Liu Xuanchu said, "Oboi's secret envoy has arrived in Yunnan, what the prince is worried about now is whether this is a trick jointly set up by Oboi and the emperor, specially for the prince and us A trap set by the Pingxi Palace?"

"Conclusive evidence?" Fatty Lu scratched his head, and then he remembered that as a time traveler, he certainly understood that Xiao Mazi and Old Man Ao would fight to the death sooner or later, but how could people like Old Traitor Wu and Liu Xuanchu believe their one-sided words and decide Aobai and Xiao Mazi must turn their faces?And why do you believe in your own words without any real evidence, and use the entire Pingxi Palace as a bargaining chip to bet in the big casino of Ma'ao Zhengzheng?
"Back to the lord, there is no conclusive evidence for the humble job." After thinking for a while, Fatty Lu replied helplessly, and then said: "But since Prime Minister Ao believed in the illusory plan fabricated by the humble job, it is enough to prove that Prime Minister Ao also I am guarding against the emperor."

"Lord Lu, we all understand your loyalty to the lord." Fang Guangchen interjected, "But this is a big matter. What if Brother Oboi just pretended to believe your words in order to catch the lord behind you?"

Fatty Lu almost vomited blood, and it was only then that he remembered that Wu Sangui and his think tanks still had a fatal weakness in history—suspiciousness, indecision, lack of courage to move forward, and this finally led to the failure of the anti-Qing plan!Fortunately, Fatty Lu's good teacher Liu Xuanchu was present this time, and he spoke up to support Fatty Lu: "My lord, the students think Yifeng's words are reasonable. Judging from the report of Shizi and Yifeng, combined with the observation of various signs in the capital, this time Ao The possibility that Bai and the emperor will join hands to set the emperor up is very slim, and the prince should not miss this great opportunity to form an alliance with Obai to achieve great things together."

"Mr. Maoxia, in this matter, you can't tolerate the friendship between teachers and students." Fang Guangchen retorted unconvinced, and then said: "Just last year, the imperial court cut the power and salary of the prince. The prince's suspicion and vigilance are already evident, under such circumstances, if the prince makes another wrong step and accidentally falls into the trap of the court, causing a catastrophe, who will bear the consequences?"

Although Fang Guangchen's proposition was too cautious, Fatty Lu and Liu Xuanchu, considering Wu Sangui's short-sightedness, couldn't find anything to refute for a while.But at this moment, a voice suddenly came from behind Lie Cuixuan's screen, "I will bear it! I don't understand, what kind of big mistake will this cause? Is the imperial court deploying heavy troops in Guangxi, or is the imperial court deploying troops in Hunan? He has deployed heavy troops with Sichuan, can he eat the prince in one bite?!"

"Wang Shirong?!" Fatty Lu almost jumped up, only to realize that Wang Shirong was also there, but kept hiding behind the screen.Liu Xuanchu smiled slightly and said: "Mr. Liangchen, come out and talk, the old man doesn't understand, Yifeng was just playing a little joke with you at the beginning, comparing you to an embroidered pillow, why do you hold a grudge against him so much, even Wouldn't you sit with him and drink tea?"

"Who has a grudge against him?" Wang Shirong rushed out, blushing and asked Liu Xuanchu, "Am I such a narrow-minded person?"

"Yes!" Fatty Lu, old traitor Wu, Liu Xuanchu, Fang Guangchen and Hu Guozhu who were present all answered in unison in their hearts.

Seeing the wry smiles of Wu Sangui and others, Wang Shirong was a little embarrassed to guess what they were thinking, so he had to change the subject and said: "My lord, although the student and Mr. Maoya have always been at odds, in this matter, the student has to support Maoya Mister's point of view! The students think that Fang Tingxian's worries are justified, but the current signs are enough to prove that Oboi is not joining hands with the emperor to set the prince up this time!"

"How do you see it?" Wu Sangui sat up straight and asked.

"It's very simple. If Oboi joins hands with the emperor to set you up, you will be tricked, my lord. What can they do to you?" If the prince takes action, then they must at least deploy heavy troops in Guangxi, Hunan, Sichuan and other places. As soon as the prince is fooled, they will immediately launch a poisonous plan to trap you in Yunnan and Guizhou, so as not to cause chaos-but they are not doing this now Doesn't this just prove that Oboi really wants to form an alliance with the lord this time, to fight against the emperor together? How can you miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, lord?"

"Huh? Although Wang Shirong is a little narrow-minded, he has a clear mind and is unambiguous about major issues." Fatty Lu suddenly felt a little impressed by Wang Shirong, and felt that this guy was not as disgusting as he imagined.

"It makes sense." Wu Sangui was moved by Wang Shirong's words, and he also saw through some of the current puzzles-after all, Wu Sangui is definitely not the kind of person who wants to die and his ministers have to die, without arranging a perfect plan to prevent accidents. Well, unless that old fox of Oboi was stupid, he would never play tricks to force Wu Sangui against him.

After thinking for a while, Wu Sangui turned his gaze to his son-in-law Hu Guozhu, who had been silent all this time, and asked, "My son-in-law, what do you think of this matter? Do you think this king should agree to form an alliance with Oboi?"

"Back to father-in-law, my son-in-law doesn't think it's important to form an alliance with Obai." Hu Guozhu replied calmly: "The key is, how much benefit can forming an alliance with Obai do for father-in-law? Does it outweigh the harm, or does the harm outweigh the benefit?"

"Sure enough, I would rather die than suffer, and try my best to take advantage of it—opening my mouth means that the harm outweighs the benefit, and the benefit outweighs the harm." Once again, Fatty Lu secretly admired Liu Xuanchu's ability to know people, thinking that his evaluation of Hu Guozhu was really sharp.At the same time, Fatty Lu was secretly worried, "It will be tiring to fight with these people in the future."

"Then do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages? Or the disadvantages outweigh the advantages?!" Wu Sangui continued to ask.

"The harm outweighs the benefit!" Hu Guozhu replied decisively: "Although Oboi holds great power, he is not the emperor after all. He can't decide the key events, and the emperor is getting older and controlling more and more power. Many. It can be seen that although we can gain some benefits in the short-term by forming an alliance with Oboi, in the long run, we will suffer a lot! Therefore, my son-in-law thinks that it is okay to make an alliance with Oboi, but it must not be trustworthy !"

Wu Sangui stopped talking again, but Liu Xuanchu and Wang Shirong were anxious and stood up together. Liu Xuanchu said, "My lord, although General Hu's words are reasonable, but the alliance with Oboi disrupts the government, weakens the emperor's control over the court, and puts the court in a hurry. Divide and transform your power, this will be more beneficial to you, my lord."

"My lord, this is short-sightedness!" Wang Shirong was not as polite as Liu Xuanchu, and said directly: "As General Hu Guozhu said, the emperor is getting older and controlling power is getting bigger and bigger. Next, once Oboi is brought down by the emperor and the emperor controls the government alone, then the next target of the emperor will be your turn! So the students think that they support Oboi to fight against the emperor, and even support Oboi to follow Huo Guangyinyi, It will be more beneficial for the prince to abolish the establishment and cause chaos in the court."

"Mr. Maoxia, Mr. Liangchen, please stop joking." Hu Guozhu retorted: "Oboi is loyal to the imperial court, would he abolish the establishment? Don't support Oboi for not abolishing the emperor. !"

"General Hu's words are justified. The matter is of great importance. The prince should act with caution." Fang Guangchen, who had been refuted before, took Hu Guozhu's side as a matter of course, supporting him to confront Liu Xuanchu and Wang Shirong.

Both the pros and cons have their own reasons, and no one can convince the other. The dispute was so intense that even though Fatty Lu was present, he interrupted with a speech. Take this opportunity to observe Wu Sangui, see how he reacts when his subordinates have completely different opinions, and whether he has the courage to make a decisive decision and fight against all opinions.Unfortunately, to Fatty Lu's disappointment, Wu Sangui obviously did not have the decisiveness that Fatty Lu expected, but had an unusually hesitant expression, always uncertain, and his indecisive character was fully revealed.At the end, Wu Sangui even pointed to Fatty Lu and asked, "Yifeng, what do you think of this?"

"Back to the lord, low-ranking people speak lightly and dare not casually participate in military affairs." Fatty Lu replied in great disappointment—Fatty Lu was indeed too disappointed. When he couldn't make up his mind, Wu Sangui actually took the initiative to ask a seventh-rank sesame official like himself for advice. It proves that Wu Sangui already attaches great importance to himself, but Fatty Lu can still imagine how difficult it will be to persuade Wu Sangui to take a correct but risky strategic decision at a critical moment in the future.

"It's okay, I just want to hear your opinion." Wu Sangui put on the posture of a corporal.

"The humble official believes that we should be hypocritical and let the snake wait and see what happens." Helpless, Fatty Lu had no choice but to imitate Lin Tianqing's reconciliation, and said plausibly: "The situation in the court is not yet clear. Who will finally gain the upper hand, Prime Minister Ao or the Emperor? It is impossible to say. Therefore, the humble staff believes that you cannot immediately agree to the request of Ao Bai, let alone refuse it outright. You can only make false claims, give Ao Bai a little sweetness casually, encourage him to continue fighting with the emperor, and then wait and see what happens. It’s not too late to make a decision after seeing the situation.”

Fatty Lu’s words seem reasonable, but they are actually nonsense—Kunming and Beijing are separated by tens of thousands of miles, and there are no mobile phones in this era, all rely on fast horse carrier pigeons to deliver messages, and wait for the situation in the capital to be clear before placing bets, Day Lily It's all cold!So as soon as Fatty Lu finished speaking, both Wang Shirong and Liu Xuanchu stared, and began to be very disappointed in Fatty Lu.As soon as Wu Sangui heard that he was facing his spleen and stomach, he immediately slapped his thigh and said: "The words of Yifeng are right against Guyi! Let's do this, first make a deal with Ao Baixu, neither refuse nor agree, wait for them to decide whether they are up or down. "

"Master Lu is indeed a young hero. This is a wonderful view, and my son-in-law agrees." Hu Guozhu also agreed with great satisfaction——Fatty Lu's so-called opinion is actually just a variant of his suggestion, but it is more tactful, and he is more indecisive towards Wu Sangui temper a little.

Both Wu Sangui and Hu Guozhu agreed with Fatty Lu's opinion. Fang Guangchen, who was on the side with Hu Guozhu at the beginning, of course happily agreed. At present, the basic position of the Pingxi Palace in the struggle between Xiao Mazi and Oboi has also been settled—false and passive, and wait and see what happens , Make sure to place your bet again.Having made this decision, Wu Sangui immediately sent Fang Guangchen to negotiate with Obai's secret envoy, and made some symbolic promises to make false promises with Obai, and neither side will offend for the time being.

Faced with Wu Sangui's decision, the conservative representatives of the Pingxi Palace, Hu Guozhu and Fang Guangchen, were overjoyed, the radical representative Liu Xuanchu said nothing, and the other radical representative Wang Shirong was furious, seizing the opportunity to curse in a low voice in front of Fatty Lu: "Short-sighted! Stupid!"

"Is it really short-sighted?" Fatty Lu ignored Wang Shirong's accusation, and only confided his thoughts to the displeased Liu Xuanchu behind his back, "Teacher, the student knows, you must think the student is short-sighted—but, teacher Have you ever thought about it? If we succeed in persuading the prince to form an alliance with Ao Zhongtang, and help Ao Zhongtang to abolish and establish, then the consequences will be dangerous!"

"Why is such a consequence dangerous?" Liu Xuanchu asked suspiciously.

"Given the indecisive and indecisive character of the lord, if you don't push him completely, will the lord make a big deal?" Fatty Lu asked solemnly: "With Oboi's old treacherous and cunning character, in the situation where the emperor's heart is unstable Next, will you take drastic measures against the prince? As for the emperor of Tartars, if Oboi fights with him with the support of the prince, even the emperor of Tartars will be seriously injured, and so will the old fox of the empress dowager. It will prevent the Tartar emperor from driving the prince to a desperate situation! Then, if the prince is not forced to the point of no return, will he take the risk of rebelling? Can the wishes of the teachers and students be fulfilled?"

Liu Xuanchu remained silent for a long time, and when he spoke again, Liu Xuanchu's old face, which was full of displeasure before, was filled with a relieved smile, "You see farther than us, and Wang Shirong and I are the ones with short-sightedness."

(End of this chapter)