Leaving the other bodyguards and servants waiting in the posthouse, Lu Da County Magistrate took Kong Fanlin, Xiao Erlang and Guangzhou Sanhu to the road to Huizhou overnight. Before leaving, just in case, the magistrate of Lu Da county specially told the guards and servants who stayed at the post house, "Remember, if anyone comes to inquire about my situation, just say that I have gone to Dongguan to visit relatives, and it will take up to three days." Come back in five days, and then return to Yunnan immediately."
"My lord, what if those bastards in the Pingnan Palace don't believe it?" Luo Kedi, the vice-captain of the guard, said in a deep voice, "Just now, I sent someone to go around the posthouse and found a few people with bad looks. He is a running dog from Pingnan Palace."
"Believe it or not, it's up to them." Lu Da County Magistrate said coldly: "If I go to Huizhou this time, I can successfully persuade Shang Zhixin to stand on our side, and these bastards will naturally have Shang Zhixin to deal with them. If you are not convinced, Anyway, it¡¯s a loss, and I don¡¯t care if I lose completely.¡±
"Understood, please rest assured, my lord, the subordinates are waiting for you to come back." Luo Kedi and other guards clasped their fists and agreed, and Xiao Erlang's servants also told Lu County magistrate to be careful-they were still waiting to talk to Lu County Ling went to Qujing to enjoy the blessings, but he didn't want any accidents to happen to Lu Da County Magistrate. The magistrate of Lu Da County stopped talking, led the horse out of the post house, and rushed out of the city before the gate of the outer city was closed, and rushed to Huizhou overnight. carry.
In order to prevent the old traitor from sending people to intercept and interrogate extraneous issues, the county magistrate Lu Da and his party of six did not dare to rest all the way after they left Guangzhou. After staying there, he stopped to rest for half an hour, and then immediately got on his horse and set off on his way. Fortunately, the three brothers Shen Xin, Liu Zhen, and Liu Xu, newly recruited by the county magistrate of Lu County, played a big role at this time. Relying on their familiarity with the terrain, they led the magistrate of Lu County to take a shortcut and run straight. Throwing off the tails sent by the old traitor Shang and Jin Guang, and greatly speeding up the journey, on the morning of the third day, which was also the morning of the seventh day of October in the sixth year of Qingkang Mazi, the county magistrate Lu Da and his party finally arrived. They arrived outside the city of Huizhou where Shang Kexi's eldest son, Shang Zhixin, was temporarily stationed.
To be honest, because of the records of Shang Zhixin's bloodthirsty madness in the later generations of the Manchu Qing Dynasty¡ªalthough no one knows whether it is true or not, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has always been very good at discrediting history. The impression is not good, and there is a little disgust. However, at least Shang Zhixin rebelled against the Qing Dynasty in history, and it is gratifying to kill his hard-core traitor father, so just based on this, the impression of Lu Da County Magistrate on him is more gratifying than his traitor father The impression is a hundred times better. At the same time, Shang Zhixin is currently the only hope for magistrate Lu to get out of the predicament.
The luck of the county magistrate Lu Da was really mediocre. After arriving in Huizhou City, he ran to the barracks to ask Shang Zhixin to see him before he even had a sip of water, but was told by the guards in front of the camp that Shang Zhixin was not in the camp. When Qishang Zhixin went, the leader who guarded the gate of the camp immediately bulged his eyes and shouted: "How dare you dare to inquire about the whereabouts of our army's commander-in-chief? Take it as a fine work!"
"This general, we don't work carefully." The county magistrate of Lu was sweating profusely, and quickly asked Xiao Erlang to take out the official defense guide issued by Wu Sangui, and held it in front of the leader with both hands, explaining: "Please look, general, This is the guide given to me by Prince Pingxi, I have something urgent to see the eldest prince Pingnan, please help me and tell me the whereabouts of the eldest prince."
"Sorry, I can't read." Nazuo Ling pushed the official document away and said coldly: "So I can't help you. If you must see the eldest prince, you can wait here by yourself, but stay away from the camp gate. , an important military camp, idlers are not allowed to stay."
"I'll just wait if I have time! I hurried to find Shang Zhixin, Shang Kexi, that old traitor can't be suspicious, maybe the old traitor sent to monitor me will arrive in Huizhou soon!" Lu Da County Magistrate anxiously I was sweating profusely, and I only hated myself for being a seventh-rank county magistrate the size of a sesame seed and mung bean. If the official position was a little higher, would these veteran soldiers dare to treat me like this?
"General Li, General Li Tianzhi!" When Lu Da County Magistrate was helpless, the Guangzhou Sanhu Liu family brothers who were behind Lu Da County Magistrate suddenly yelled loudly, and kept waving to a general in the barracks, shouting loudly : "General Li, do you still remember us? You recruited troops in February this year, and you specially tested our fists, feet, knives and guns."
"Huh? It's you?" The Guangdong general who happened to pass by here turned his head and saw the Liu brothers, hurried over and asked in surprise, "Why are you here again? The palace didn't post a notice to recruit soldiers recently?"
"The general misunderstood. We have already found a job to serve as a government servant for this lord. This time, we are not here to serve as a soldier." Liu Zhen saluted, and quickly introduced to the county magistrate Lu: "My lord, this General Li , that is, we go up??The voice of crying and begging for mercy, how could you just chop you up like this? "
"Not necessarily?" The county magistrate of Lu Da also smiled more happily, and said word by word: "Master, you are an extremely smart and meticulous person, and you will think that the low-ranking Western candidate is the same as your old and foolish father. The official and the special envoy of Prince Pingxi, is he sincerely persuading him to take the initiative to ask the imperial court to allow San Francisco to withdraw?"
Shang Zhixin stopped his smirk, tilted his head and looked at the county magistrate Lu for a long time, finally showed some smiles, nodded and said: "Good boy, he is indeed the person sent by Wu Sangui. He really has the courage and insight to dare to stand in front of Lao Tzu." , Lao Tzu who scolds me¡ªbut, I like you to be so kind! Tell me, that old boy Wu Sangui, what is the real purpose of sending you to Guangdong?"
To know what happened next, please see the next chapter, "Showdown".
Note: Li Tianzhi, a historical figure, was the General Soldier of Guangzhou after Shang Zhixin forced Shang Kexi to death. He once punished Wang Guodong, a Guangdong rebel general who betrayed Shang Zhixin and took refuge in Xiao Mazi. Guangdong soldiers were killed by Kang Xiaomazi in Gongbei Building (now Beijing Road, Guangzhou). (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com