The Summoning of the Troubled Times at the End of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 534 The Fragrant Wu Sangui

In an instant, it entered April, the season of early summer.

At this moment, the territory of Xiangzhou was in a mess, but the besieged coalition forces lost all morale and were defeated by the Qi army in one fell swoop.

Among them, Xiang Yan, the leader of the alliance, committed suicide in shame, Fan Zeng also vomited blood and died in anger, and Ying Bu fought hard to break out of the siege by relying on his martial arts.

He turned to Zhu Yuanzhang to the east, and Chen Youliang's military strength was also greatly damaged. Under the protection of Zhang Bixian and other generals, he led the remnants out and quietly returned to Jiujiang.

As for Fu Youde, he was abandoned by Chen Youliang in the chaos, and he was captured after fighting hard!

Under the persuasion of the generals and Gao Qi, Fu Youde agreed to surrender to Daqi.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was intercepted in Fushui, also contacted Xu Da in Liyang to send reinforcements to assist, and with the brave cooperation of Yingbu who came to join him.

In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang lost most of his army before he was able to return to Liyang and join Xu Da's troops.

This battle was very fierce. Although the Qi army wiped out the main force of the Jiangdong forces, the anti-king forces in Jiangdong were greatly reduced, and they had to linger on.

However, the casualties of the Qi army were equally tragic, and the war that took place in Xiangzhou also destroyed this place. The people either migrated to Qianzhou and Dianzhou, or went south to Lingnan.

After the war, the reconstruction of Xiangzhou was also a big problem.

Therefore, after the battle, Gao Qi summoned the generals of the battle in Changsha to commend the generals who have made great contributions.

Secondly, I also discussed with the generals about rebuilding Xiangzhou, so that the people who have suffered from the war can return to their homes as soon as possible and continue to live and work in peace and contentment!

In the end, the most important task was also put on the agenda, that is, to take advantage of this opportunity to calm Jiangdong and unify Jiangnan.

Unifying the south of the Yangtze River and swearing to the Northern Expedition has been a major decision-making strategic goal of the Qi State since its establishment.

At this time, the coalition forces were facing a major defeat, and it was also the time when the rebel kings in Jiangdong were at their weakest.

With Gao Qi's wisdom, of course he will take the opportunity to send troops to dominate Jiangdong.

After all, if a good opportunity is taken this time, then with Zhu Yuanzhang's ability to restore him, it will definitely become a hindrance to the unification of the Qi army.

Afterwards, after some discussions, Gao Qi ordered the reinforcements from the states to send troops back to the states to guard in case of change!
Immediately afterwards, Zhong Yao and Yu Chenglong were ordered to work in Xiangzhou to cooperate with each other, striving to restore the order in Xiangzhou as soon as possible.

Next, Gao Qi ordered Yue Fei to be the Generalissimo of the Sweeping East, to control the troops from all walks of life, to lead Li Jing, Wang Xuance, Lu Xun's troops, and the soldiers and horses under his command, plus Qi Jiguang and Zhou Yu's naval forces, a total of 40 troops. Jiangdong is advancing, striving to unify Jiangnan as soon as possible.

Moreover, in order to allow his own side to clear the obstacles when they marched into Jiangdong, Gao Qi also deliberately made the surrendered Sun Ce a general under Yue Fei's command.

Later, Jia Xu, Fang Xuanling and other counselors were ordered to assist Yue Fei in making suggestions and military advice.

After a series of appointments were stabilized, Gao Qi dismissed the enlisted sergeants and led the rest of the army back to Jiangling.

When Gao Qi returned, the servant Zheng He sent an urgent letter.

Tell Qi Wang Gaoqi that the queen is happy!

Just to say, after hearing that the grandson Wugou was happy, Gao Qi was immediately overjoyed, and immediately ordered the whole army to march day and night.

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Liaodong
Since the beginning of spring, after the accumulated blood has slowly melted away, several armies from the Manchu Qing Dynasty came again!

However, due to a winter buffer, Liu Bei also prepared sufficient defenses. Under the continuous attacks of the Manchu Qing, they were unable to break through the defense line and enter the hinterland of Liaodong.

Not only that, but when the Manchu Qing was aggressively attacking Liaodong, the Kingdom of Jin joined forces with Temujin to eliminate Xianbei on the Mobei Plateau.

Also reached an agreement with Temujin, a non-aggression pact.

Later, Temujin also followed the etiquette of the Central Plains, and under the advice of the Han people Li Ru and Dong Ping, he took Dragon City as his capital and established himself as emperor!

In the founding of the Yuan Dynasty, Temujin called himself Genghis Khan.

It is only said that after becoming emperor, Genghis Khan's ambitions soared. On the one hand, he collected Han classics and studied Han culture on the grassland.

On the other hand, Genghis Khan also pointed his finger at the Western Regions in the west of the Yuan Dynasty.

Immediately afterwards, Temujin set up his son Tuo Lei in Longcheng to frighten the small children in the country and make the defense their enemy.

As for Genghis Khan, he personally took Mu Huali and Bo Ershu as his generals, led the way by Han Chinese Li Ru and Dong Ping, and led 20 yuan of imperial cavalry to conquer the Western Regions.

Prepare to wipe out all the forces entrenched in the Western Regions in one fell swoop, and then organize the army to prepare for war, and enter the Han area from Yumen Pass.

After signing the non-aggression treaty with Genghis Khan, Wanyan Aguda was also ambitious and aimed his spearhead at Youzhou.

Under the leadership of Han general An Lushan, Wanyan Agu marched with [-] cavalry and conquered Youzhou himself.

For a moment, Youzhou was shaken, and the palace was shaken. After Luo Yi heard about it, he couldn't calm down for a long time!
Afterwards, Luo Yi took Luo Cheng to sit in the palace, overlooking the overall situation, and he personally led the army to the north to fight fiercely with the Jin army.

However, both the Qing army and the Jin army were blocked outside the pass and could not enter.

But at this time, Wu Sangui, who guards Yulin Pass, has become "fragrant" in the eyes of the barbarians.

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Linyu Pass, inside the city mansion

It is only said that when Wu Sangui was born, his implanted identity was the general of Yulin Gate appointed by Luo Yi.

In my memory, Wu Sangui has been guarding Yulin Pass for more than ten years. Due to Wu Sangui's excellent ability, he has always been trusted and reused by Luo Yi.

Also because Linyu Pass is the main traffic artery between Youzhou and Liaodong, its strategic location is extremely superior.

On weekdays, there is still a lot of oil and water here, and Wu Sangui controls the military and political power in the pass.

After guarding for more than ten years, Wu Sangui is almost the tyrant of this place.

At this time, soldiers coming and going were patrolling the streets, but there was not a single citizen on the streets of Nuo Da.

This is also the characteristic of Linyu, because this place is the front line of defending Liaodong.

Therefore, the people living here have long been relocated to the pass, about a hundred miles away from Linyu.

Then, Wu Sangui walked slowly towards his mansion as usual.

In the past, when Wu Sangui returned to the mansion, he would let the singers he recruited hold a singing banquet in the mansion to relieve boredom.

However, today's atmosphere is a bit unusual, as soon as he entered the mansion, he saw the steward of the mansion immediately go out to report.

"My lord, there are some unusual guests in the mansion today."

"Among them, several were wearing black robes and bamboo hats, while the other was wearing a scholar's costume, like a leader."

Following a brief explanation of the situation by the steward in the mansion, Wu Sangui didn't understand who was paying attention to him, and couldn't help thinking about it.

Immediately following, Wu Sangui ordered his guards to guard outside the mansion, and then went straight to the mansion alone.

Walking into the mansion, one can see that the leader who is wearing scholar's clothing looks like a pure Manchu man, with a high forehead and long hair.

After seeing Wu Sangui, the leader in scholar's attire immediately walked over to perform the Han ceremony, and then greeted Wu Sangui in very standard Central Plains dialect.

"General Wu, I am the eldest grandson of the imperial family of the Qing Dynasty. My name is Aixinjueluo Xuanye. This time, I have specially ordered by my emperor to come here to meet General Wu."

Hearing this, Wu Sangui felt a bit of meaning, and couldn't figure out why Man Qing would come to visit him.

After all, the Qing Dynasty is now fighting fiercely with Liu Bei in Liaodong. They don't think about how to defeat the enemy, but come to visit themselves?

If something goes wrong, there must be a demon, and Man Qing's plan is definitely tricky!

"Could it be that the Manchu Qing army couldn't attack Liaodong for a long time, so they specially sent people to investigate the details of Linyu, hoping to use this as a breakthrough?"

For a moment, Wu Sangui couldn't help thinking wildly, thinking about Man Qing's intentions.

After thinking about it for a long time, I still haven't determined the real purpose of Manqing's visit this time.

Not because of this, Wu Sangui asked slowly: "Your Excellency is the royal family of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so you must know very well about the war that your country caused in Liaodong, right?"

"Since your country is fighting with our army, and your envoy hastily came, isn't he afraid that Wu will catch him and send him to the Peking Palace?"

Hearing the threatening words from Wu Sangui's mouth, Kangxi didn't take it seriously at all, and laughed out loud at first.

Then he said: "Haha! General Wu was joking, I am full of love and that is the best way to treat friends."

"General Wu's talent is greatly admired by my emperor and even the ministers of the Qing Dynasty."

"So, in Xuan Ye's opinion, how could General Wu do something that would harm a friend?"

"Moreover, the black-clothed warriors outside the mansion are warriors personally trained by the number one warrior in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, General Obai. Everyone can count as ten."

"If something goes wrong with me today, I'm afraid they will give General Wu a lot of trouble, right?"

Kangxi deserves to be the emperor who created the prosperous Qing Dynasty in history, and his thinking ability should not be underestimated!

First of all, he used words to play the family card with Wu Sangui, allowing the Qing side to occupy the commanding heights of etiquette.

Then he threatened with words, telling Wu Sangui not to act rashly, I came prepared!
Hearing this, Wu Sangui was suspicious at this time, is this Xuan Ye really a Manchu?

Why didn't he have the recklessness of the Qing Dynasty at all, but instead read poetry and books, learned all the etiquette and culture of the Han family, and also had thousands of strategies in mind.

In fact, Wu Sangui didn't know that the purpose of Kangxi's coming this time was to persuade Wu Sangui to open the city and offer up the pass, and take refuge in his own side.

Kangxi's identity implanted in this birth is the eldest son of Huang Taiji and the eldest grandson of Nurhachi.

Because Nurhachi has many sons, and almost every one of them is extremely outstanding, Kangxi would think of Wu Sangui when the Liaodong War was stalemate.

Regarding Wu Sangui, Kangxi had conducted a special investigation before, and knew that this person was greedy for profit and had great ambitions.

He must not be reconciled to just being the general of Yulin, spending his life in obscurity!
Therefore, Kangxi suggested to Nurhachi to take the initiative to persuade Wu Sangui to surrender.

Thinking that Yulin Pass is located behind Liaodong, once Wu Sangui agrees to surrender, Liaodong will definitely be defeated!

After Nurhachi thought about it, he agreed to Kangxi's request.

Afterwards, both parties tried a bit before sitting down and talking slowly.

"General Wu, you have both martial and bravery, so Luo Yi didn't appoint you to make contributions to the front-line general, but instead sent you to this tiny place to guard the city gate for him."

"General Wu, is this really what you yearn for?"

"However, although Luo Yi doesn't value you, I, the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, treats you with great favor. Shi Chang praised the generals of Youzhou, and only General Wu can compare with my generals of the Qing Dynasty."

"It can be seen from this that my emperor attaches great importance to General Wu, and I hope that General Wu will consider it. As long as he agrees to join our Qing Dynasty, take down Liaodong, and enter the Central Plains."

"At that time, conferring the title of king or conferring a title will be a no-brainer. Will General Wu consider it?"

For a while, when Kangxi faced Wu Sangui, he didn't have any extra words, and directly offered him a bargaining chip.

Dealing with a villain like Wu Sangui who has a lot of selfish interests, there is absolutely no need to waste words.

As long as you can offer enough benefits to impress his heart, you will be half successful at this time.

Hearing that Kangxi's eloquence was eloquent, Wu Sangui could not be easily deceived, and said slowly, "Brother Xuan Ye, what you said is all from your heart."

"Wu Mou doesn't know the truth or falsehood. Besides, the King of Yan has personally appointed Wu Mou as the general soldier of Linyu Pass to guard this place."

"Holding the military and political power here, its power is not insignificant."

"To tell you the truth, although Wu is just a small soldier in this surrounding area, he is living a fairy-like life without restraint!"

"I'm caught between Liu Bei and Luo Yi. As long as this situation is maintained forever, then Wu's life will always exist."

"Mr. Xuanye, if you don't have any bargaining chips to impress, you want me to surrender, I'm afraid it won't be so easy!"

Indeed, Wu Sangui offered a bargaining chip directly, blatantly demanding the price from Kangxi directly.

It is said that Kangxi is so smart, how can he not know Wu Sangui's plan, after careful consideration, he has an idea.

"General Wu, as long as you can join my Qing Dynasty, once my Qing Dynasty takes control of the Central Plains, the fiefdoms of the Central Plains are up to them to choose."

"Moreover, General Wu can be hereditary and unrestricted!"

"My Qing Dynasty will not interfere with the fief where General Wu is located, and in order to show my sincerity, Xuan Ye is willing to write a letter of commitment and hand it over to General Wu for safekeeping."

As soon as the words fell, Kangxi took out a letter of commitment from his sleeve, which was directly stamped with the Great Seal of the Qing Dynasty.

Later, Kangxi wrote down the agreement with Wu Sangui one by one.

At this point, Wu Sangui no longer had to worry about the future, immediately accepted the letter of commitment, and promised to submit to the Qing Dynasty, swearing that he would do his best for the Qing Dynasty and never betray him!

According to what Kangxi said, Wu Sangui had actually been dissatisfied with Luo Yida for a long time, even though Wu Sangui was the local emperor here.

But in Wu Sangui's view, with his own talents, he should be a general of the three armies, and he should belong to the world by making contributions in battle and becoming famous all over the world.

However, now it seems that if he does not find another way out, he may have to spend his whole life in Yulin Pass.

Therefore, with the arrival of Kangxi, the two hit it off almost immediately, and immediately had a happy chat!
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For a long time, when Kangxi and Wu Sangui were discussing how to cooperate with the march into Liaodong, the steward came to report, and someone outside the pass asked for an interview.

"Speak to the general, the Jin envoy outside the city is asking to see you, don't you know?"

Hearing this, Wu Sangui was very puzzled, what happened to him, why did everyone come to him?

This barbarian regards himself as a "traitor" as Gao Qi said?

Otherwise, it is impossible to explain that even Jinren came to visit.

However, now that Wu Sangui has accepted the conferment from the Qing Dynasty, of course he will not accept the Jinren again.

Just when Wu Sangui was about to wave his guards to drive away the Jinshi, Kangxi who was beside him stopped.

"General Wu, the Jin envoy has come from afar, how can we neglect it?"

"It's the right way to invite good students to come in and treat them well!"

For a while, Wu Sangui still didn't understand what Kangxi meant, and didn't know what it meant.

Immediately, Kangxi explained softly in his ear, and Wu Sangui suddenly showed a sneer.

Immediately, Xuan Ye evaded, but Wu Sangui sat high in the lobby and ordered the guards to bring the envoy here, so as to entertain him.

(End of this chapter)