Southern Ming, my destiny is too abstract

Chapter 64: Done, I'll Promise You Guiyue
"Do you think these relics of Zhuge Wuhou are real?"

Wu Sangui, the Pingxi Earl of the Ming Dynasty and the Pingxi King of the Daiqing Dynasty, pointed at the stone tablet and bronze tripod placed in the lobby and asked.

Everyone in the room was Wu Sangui's close confidant, an old man who had followed him since he started his career in Liaodong, and they still did not dare to speak carelessly.

The stone tablets and bronze tripods still have fresh soil on them.

But the words above are terrifying and frightening.

【Three Feudatories Rebellion, Pingxi Rebellion】

Shunzhi died and Kangxi came to power

【No Hundred Years of Luck】

[Three emperors and two young ones, the Qing Dynasty lost its seclusion]

[Suppressing the Western Rebellion, The Ming Dynasty Continues]

Kangxi reduced the power of the feudal lords and suppressed the rebellion in Xi

……

How can prophecies and auspicious signs not confuse people’s minds?

At the end of the Chongzhen period, there was a rumor in the Forbidden City that "a long rainbow pierced the sun, with its head facing downwards."

The name of Emperor Chongzhen was Zhu Youjian. The big head facing down is Jia, and the line running through the sun is Shen.

Later, the Jiashen Rebellion really happened.

These are said to be ancient artifacts left behind by Zhuge Liang during his southern expedition to pacify the barbarians.

Everything indicates that Dai Qing, who has already taken over the Middle-earth, is going to end it, and their father, the commander-in-chief, is going to rebel.

There is no need to say much about Zhuge Wuhou's prestige in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan.

Most Han people consider themselves to be from Shu and descendants of Zhuge.

Most local chieftains were proud that their ancestors were conquered by Zhuge Liang.

These days, the chieftains in western and southern Yunnan have dug up so many things, even though there are remnants of the Ming Dynasty behind the scenes.

But everyone in Yunnan and Yunnan, from top to bottom, was saying that the King of Pingxi was going to rebel and would oppose the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty had only been destroyed for less than two years, but public opinion was still there.

And as the Emperor of Jin established himself in Hongshawadi, the Ming Dynasty continued.

Even many of Yongli's old ministers who defected to the Qing Dynasty have come to sound out the Prince of Pingxi in recent days.

Wu Yingqi complained, "These rumors are spreading misleadingly. It's because you, father, have let those old Ming officials run wild, spreading rumors and making up prophecies."

"In my opinion, they should all be arrested and put under strict supervision."

Wu Sangui said expressionlessly: "Can you catch them all?"

"The old army of Daxi, the old ministers of the Ming Dynasty, not to mention those who returned home to live in seclusion and became monks, now in Yunnan and Yunnan, one of the two Qing officials was once a Ming minister."

"If they really arrest them all, then Yunnan and Yunnan will truly rebel."

Wu Yingqi waved his sleeves and said, "So we're just going to let them do whatever they want?"

"Zhuge Kongming lived in a different dynasty, yet he truly foresaw the present as if he were a god."

"If he is truly a god, why didn't he protect Sichuan and Shu from being slaughtered by Zhang Xianzhong, and why didn't he help Liu Wenxiu defeat his father in Sichuan and Shu?"

"Besides, when did Zhuge Kongming ever reach Yunnan during his southern expedition?"

"The Banlao Wa people on the border are also involved in the thousand-year alliance with Zhuge Kongming. What the hell is their connection?"

"After listening to a few stories about the Three Kingdoms, you know there's a Zhuge Kongming in the Middle Earth, right?"

From Mengding to Mengmian, and even to Chuxiong Prefecture, which is adjacent to Kunming City, chieftains wrote letters saying that the King of Pingxi had rebelled against the Ming Dynasty and attacked Daiqing, and they were willing to raise troops to assist.

And Ban Lao, the chieftain of Mengding on the border, sent dozens of people, saying that he wanted to sign an alliance with Zhuge Wuhou and guard the southern border for a thousand years.

But for the sake of the world, he is willing to send troops to assist the King of Pingxi.

Wu Guogui, who served under Wu Sangui when he was stationed in Liaoxi, said:
"The false crown prince of the Ming Dynasty has stationed his troops in Mubang. Menggen, Menglian, and Mengding have already surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. This is most likely the false crown prince's scheme."

"To alienate the prince and Dai Qing."

Wu Sangui stood up, walked to the auspicious stone tablet and bronze tripod, and ran his thumb across the engravings on the bronze tripod.

"I've consulted over a dozen veteran craftsmen, and they all say the ritual inscriptions and carved patterns on this bronze tripod and stone tablet are no different from those found in the Han and Jin dynasties."

Wu Yingqi was surprised and pale: "Father, are you also confused by these rumors?"

Wu Sangui shook his head: "Such thorough preparations are beyond the capability of everyone."

"The Ming court was exiled to Hongsawadi, where could they find so many masters?"

"Most likely the Ming court in Kunming, or even Anlong, had already made preparations."

In just over a year, Wu Sangui didn't believe that the Yongli Emperor and Li Dingguo, while in exile and fighting, were wasting their energy on these rumors and auspicious signs. "Li Dingguo doesn't have such a mind, Zhu Youlang doesn't have such a strategy, if He Jiuyi is not lying."

Wu Sangui turned around and looked at his confidants: "That's what Crown Prince Zhu Cixuan did."

"How old was he then? Fifteen or thirteen? He actually foresaw that I would stay in Yunnan."

Wu Guogui and others immediately looked serious.

What a terrible plan.

Predict the future.

It's so terrifying and so wise as Kong Ming.

Wu Guogui pondered, "Then why did he use this arrangement now? In two or three years, when the Qing court really becomes suspicious of the prince, wouldn't the alienation effect be better?"

Wu Sangui exhaled lightly: "You are right, he is trying to alienate Dai Qing and me, and now he wants to force me to go to Hongsha to fight him in advance."

"Ma Bao has probably already told him about the imperial court sending the elite Eight Banners. Zhu Cixuan doesn't want to wait for our army to gather and wants to fight away from the main force."

"They might even be thinking of using my old Daxi army as their main force to incite them to revolt."

Wu Yingqi first scolded Ma Bao for being two-faced.

Then he sneered, "He is courting death. He really thinks that by attacking a small foreign country, he can deal with his father."

"Without the Eight Banners, my father would kill him just like he would an ant."

Wu Sangui waved his hand and said, "Call He Jiuyi first."

Regardless of whether He Jiuyi voted sincerely or not.

If Zhu Cixuan wanted to let him come back like this, he would definitely need to be persuaded.

After an incense stick of time had passed and the stone tablet and bronze tripod had been removed, He Jiuyi, who had been waiting in the palace, finally walked into the hall.

After exchanging greetings, Wu Sangui expressed concern about the well-being of his family and relatives.

Then he began to ask about the actual situation of the Ming court in Hongsawadi.

After hearing Zhu Cixuan's plan to kill Ping Dali and behead Mang Bai in battle, the country was destroyed in three months.

Wu Guogui and others were so shocked that they couldn't close their mouths.

Wu Sangui frowned even more than ever before:
"So, the Ming Dynasty is not only stable in Ava City, but also has more than ten small countries paying tribute."

"We can also manage Southeast Asia, just like Zheng Yanping managed maritime trade."

He Jiuyi nodded and said, "Yes, I heard that the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty has already recruited many Han people from Southeast Asia to build ships and cannons, and they are also assisting with the Red Barbarians from the West."

Cannons and muskets.

With tribute and Southeast Asia, there will be no shortage of military pay and food.

Wu Sangui frowned even more, and after a while, he said coldly, "Then why did you betray the Ming and join the Qing?"

"If they stay in Hongsha, they will prosper for generations. Zhu Cixuan will have to arrange marriages for you generals with royal families from small countries."

He Jiuyi stood up instantly and said in panic, "I am afraid of the prince. I am afraid that when I am with Sun Kewang, I will only enjoy glory and wealth for a while, and then I will have to flee again."

"At that time, I had no idea where I would escape to. I couldn't even adapt to Hongsha, let alone Southeast Asia or the West."

Wu Sangui nodded slightly and turned to ask about the details of He Jiuyi's Mubang rebellion.

I heard that of the three or four thousand troops that surrendered to the Qing, only a thousand or so were brought back.

Wu Yingqi exclaimed in horror: "Just because Zhu Cixuan cries, he cries and sends back three thousand soldiers?"

The others were also in a trance for a moment.

What kind of leader is this?

One cry persuaded three thousand soldiers, and two poems convinced Li Dingguo.

It's even more exaggerated than Huang Taiji asking his wife to persuade Hong Chengchou to surrender.

In time, even if Huang Taiji were resurrected, the Qing Dynasty would not be able to defeat the Ming Dynasty led by Zhu Cixuan.

If the four remaining Ming emperors had even a third of this demeanor.

I am afraid that Dai Qing Gulun will have to retreat back outside the Great Wall.

He Jiuyi saw that the time was ripe and spoke carefully:
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince said that if you are willing, he can give you what Dai Qing can give you."

"Not only Yunnan and Guizhou, but also Guangxi and Guangdong can be promised to the prince to guard for generations."

"As long as the prince gives him three to five years to recuperate, he can wait until the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty have fallen into decline and will no longer be able to enter the country."

"When the time comes to rebel against the Qing, even if we can't conquer the country, we can still rule by dividing the country."

"South of the Yangtze River at that time, Zhu and Wu shared the world."

(End of this chapter)