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    The consul from Zhejiang arrived together with the envoy from Zhoushan and reported to Deng Ming that Zhenhai had returned to the Ming army. Zhang Huangyan was busy moving a large number of Zhejiang's eastern troops from Zhoushan back to Zhenhai. Zheng Xi and Zheng Zheng were also returned to the mainland with them.  Some of Zan and Gan Hui's subordinates.  At the same time, Zhang Huangyan also wanted to ask Deng Ming to come forward to negotiate with Zheng Jing and return King Lu to the Eastern Zhejiang Army.

    In this life, Zhu Yihai is still here, Zhang Huangyan keeps reporting good news to King Lu, and Zhu Yihai, who originally died in depression like Wen Anzhi, also survives.  Not long ago, Zhang Huangyan sent envoys more times to tell King Lu that Zhenhai was about to return to the hands of the Ming army, and that he would soon have the opportunity to set foot on the land of his motherland again.  However, Zheng Jing, like his father, suspected that Zhang Huangyan wanted to establish another emperor, so he hesitated to return it to King Lu. Now that Zhang Huangyan had taken in Zheng Xi's group, his relationship with Zheng Jing was very bad, so he hoped that Deng Ming would come forward to persuade Zheng Jing to let him go.  people.

    "If I were here, I would definitely not let King Lu go to Zhenhai." Although Zheng Jing had already called himself Zhu Jing, except for his subordinates, everyone still regarded "Guo Xingye" as Zheng Chenggong's specific title.  , due to the internal strife in the Zheng family, Mu Tan, who had risen to prominence next to Deng Ming, was more loyal to Deng Ming than to Zheng Jing: "The surnamed man of the country wants to support the admiral as the emperor" Seeing Deng Ming frown, Mu Tan  Tan no longer continued to dwell on this topic: "But now King Yanping (Yongli has officially recognized Zheng Jing as the successor to the throne of Yanping County and the rank of general of Tulu.) is probably worried that after Zhang Shangshu established King Lu as the emperor, Lu  The king will take revenge on King Yanping because of his dissatisfaction with being under house arrest for these years.¡±

    "How can we retaliate? To deprive King Yanping of his official title and declare him a traitor?" Deng Ming asked rhetorically. King Lu would not be so stupid as to do such a thing. The current king of Lu and Zhang Huangyan are not in their twenties.  The pair have been together for many years and have become mature and stable due to setbacks.  When Zhang Huangyan asked Deng Ming for help this time, he swore that he just wanted to see King En set foot on his homeland again, and would never try to support King Lu to provoke internal strife in the Ming army again - Deng Ming believed in Zhang Huangyan's sincerity.  .

    Moreover, Zhu Yihai is no longer the pampered and carefree son of the clan. From the fact that he wants to pass the throne to Deng Ming through Zhang Huangyan, it can be seen that King Lu now has no intention of competing for status - if Zhejiang  The army became the largest force in the Ming army. Perhaps King Lu and Zhang Huangyan's thoughts of being kings and ministers would be rekindled, but there is nothing to worry about now.

    The biggest threat is Zheng Xi and Zheng Zanxu. Out of their hatred for Zheng Jing, they might instigate King Lu to establish his own rule. Then they would declare Zheng Jing a traitor and strip the title of Prince Yanping from Zheng Jing and give it to Zheng Jing.  Attack.  However, it is said that King Lu and Zhang Huangyan would not provoke internal strife in Guilu again because of their personal grudges. King Lu had no friendship with Zheng Xi and Zheng Zanxu.

    Ren Tang strongly agreed with Zhang Huangyan's proposal: "The emperor has been hunting in the south for many years, and all the people in the world are discouraged and disappointed. Now if a vassal of Taizu returns to the country, it will be like the rising sun, which will definitely make the loyal people in the country rejoice. I  This is a good thing to see, and it is also very beneficial to the great cause of the Duke."

    "When did the people become discouraged and disappointed?" Li Xinghan said angrily: "The Duke has conquered Jiangnan again and again. Even if he was discouraged and disappointed before, he has already become inspired again. Moreover, King Lu is back. Will Zhang Shangshu do anything in the future?  The idea of ??support?"

    "When today is fine, even if there are unbearable things, and the East Palace is still there, why should Zhang Shangshu support King Lu? Zhenhai was obtained by the Duke, and King Lu only came back after it was safe. If he really wants to return  You can land in your homeland by boat just like the Duke. Didn¡¯t the Duke land in Shandong with hundreds of people?" Zhao Tianba¡¯s status now far exceeds that of most of Li Dingguo¡¯s generals. He even  On behalf of Deng Ming, he took command of the Sichuan Army. The size of the soldiers and troops who followed his orders at that time was even larger than that of King Jin. However, Zhao Tianba was still wary of King Lu: "Ah, by the way, this Zhenhai  It's just a small place, and Zhao Guozuo is not a trustworthy gentleman." Zhao Tianba turned to look at Deng Ming: "The Duke should not agree to take King Lu back, Zhenhai is not safe."

    In this small-scale meeting of the Sichuan military, only Ren Tang agreed to help King Lu return to Zhenhai, Zhao Tianba tended to object, Mu Tan was undecided, Li Xinghan waited for Deng Ming's decision, and Zhou Kaihuang remained silent, appearing to  Absentmindedly, he was probably thinking about the lunch menu.  Zhou Kaihuang never cared much about such matters involving the Ming Dynasty clan. Not long ago, Wang Guangxing also sent a secret envoy to Chengdu to report that when Prince Deng Ming of Dong'an County wanted to live in Chengdu, Zhou Kaihuang made an exception and said, "This is  We need to ask Commander Hu and Marquis Nan'an (Hao Yaoqi) what they mean."

    Deng Ming got the news that this year the Prince of Dong'an County suddenly identified himself as the Crown Prince of Chu - he suspected that Gong Yan was also responsible for this. In the past, Zhu Shenglang might have just suspected it, and it was probably Gong Yan who added fuel to the flames after hearing the news -  Moreover, Prince Dongan also heard that the living conditions in Chengdu are better than those in Fang County.It's much better, so I hope to move to the territory controlled by my family and enjoy the blessings.

    "I will write to King Yanping." Deng Ming thought about it and decided to help Zhang Huangyan: "If a person's wish is to return to the motherland, we have no reason to interfere, right?"

    Of course, to be on the safe side, Deng Ming sent a letter to Zhang Huangyan and Zheng Xi, asking them to promise not to stir up trouble. King Lu could only stay in Zhenhai as a prince and not try to restore his status as a supervisor.

    The first reason for convening a meeting of senior military officers today is to find out through them the views of various factions on King Lu. Now Deng Ming only needs to ask these subordinates to understand the general views of various Ming armies across the country on an issue;  The second step is to discuss Wu Sangui's new trends with them. For Deng Ming, King Lu's affairs are more important than Wu Sangui's letter, because King Pingxi is very far away from Deng Ming's scope of activities, and Wu Sangui is a foreign enemy, and if the problem of King Lu  Improper handling may lead to internal conflicts - if Zhang Huangyan says he disagrees with King Lu's return, he may feel dissatisfied and feel that Deng Ming is wary of Chongming and Zhoushan, and he cannot trust Zhang Huangyan's guarantee.

    "Wu Sangui wrote to Yang Ge again, testing him again to see if he could do anything. I think Wu Sangui couldn't bear it anymore." According to the timing, this letter was probably written by Wu Sangui after he learned that the Central Army of the Qing Dynasty had returned from the Huaiyang battlefield.  Written after returning to Xuzhou, Wu Sangui still can¡¯t figure out what happened to the imperial army led by Yang Zai, so he kept writing to Yang Zai, trying to get in touch with Emperor Yongli and Ma Jixiang through this line, but  Unexpectedly, all his letters were forwarded to Chengdu and Kunming by Yang Zai.

    After Li Dingguo saw the letter, he asked Yang Zai to try to contact Emperor Yongli and ask the emperor for his opinion on the matter. However, Yang Zai strongly opposed it, saying that no matter what imperial decree the emperor issued now, it was impossible to be sure whether it was Yongli's original intention. Yang Zai  He also used the example that Yongli issued several withdrawal orders to Bai Wenxuan and Deng Ming, which left Li Dingguo speechless.  Bai Wenxuan, Ma Bao, He Jiuyi and others also agreed, thinking that the emperor and the chief minister's intentions were difficult to predict - they were embarrassed to say it in front of Li Dingguo, but they all held this view behind their backs - seeing that everyone had such a unanimous attitude  , Li Dingguo, who was somewhat frustrated with the emperor, did not insist on letting Yongli Qiangang be arbitrary. He also admitted that it was difficult to say whether the imperial edict meant Yongli or Mangbai.

    "Wu Sangui once again reiterated his request, hoping that Ming Dynasty would guarantee his prince status. He hoped to also obtain a one-word king like the King of Jin, King of Shu and Sun Kewang. This request was made by Wu Sangui last time; and this time Wu Sangui and  The difference last time was that he came up with specific methods of repayment. Wu Sangui said that he was willing to command the army to attack Hunan. He would first join forces with me and the Kuidong commanders to kill Zhang Changgeng. After taking Hunan, he would hand over Guizhou to  King Jin."

    "Is Wu Sangui starving?" Zhao Tianba sensed Wu Sangui's desire for Hunan from Deng Ming's words: "Hunan is rich in rice. Most of Wu Sangui's thoughts are about food. Did he also suggest May and June?  send troops?"

    Deng Ming read Wu Sangui's letter and nodded: "Yes, Wu Sangui suggested that I attack Hubei early next year to attract Zhang Changgeng's attention to Hubei, and then he would use this as a bargaining chip to ask the Qing court and Zhang Changgeng for a  Pen salary and army rations. After he gets the army rations, the whole army will invade Hunan at the end of April or the beginning of May anyway, and then jointly deal with Zhang Changgeng with us. Well, going to Hunan in May will be a good time, and it will not affect  Farming in Hunan will be harvested in the autumn after the subsidies he defrauded have been used up, and Wu Sangui really made a good plan."

    "And Wu Sangui must think that it is easier to deal with Zhang Changgeng with us. Compared with Huguang Green Camp, the vassal soldiers of Shang Kexi, Geng Jimao, and Sun Yanling are obviously more difficult to deal with." Zhao Tianba continued: "So Wu Sangui will most likely keep his promise.  Give Guizhou to the King of Jin, so that the King of Jin¡¯s troops can go to Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian to gnaw hard bones, and he will go to Jiangnan with us to eat meat.¡±

    "Isn't Wu Sangui's son still in Beijing?" Ren Tang asked: "Can the 100,000 troops under his command listen to him? These are the troops that the emperor has raised for many years, and most of them have spies among them.  , fostered many factions, right?"

    "Wu Sangui won't care about a son, and he might find a way to get his son out of Beijing." Seeing the look of disbelief on his subordinates' faces, Deng Ming smiled and said, "Don't underestimate King Pingxi, this guy  He is ruthless and clever, and he has endured it in Guizhou for several years. I guess he has pulled out all the nails that the imperial army placed in his army, and people's hearts have been appeased."

    As for the excuse, Deng Ming couldn¡¯t help but wonder whether Wu Sangui would claim that the concubine he stayed in Beijing, or his daughter-in-law (this possibility is relatively low), or his son¡¯s concubine was snatched away by Sony?  Wu Sangui was so angry that he fought against Shanhaiguan to become a beauty. This time, he was angry again and fought from Shanhaiguan back to Shanhaiguan?
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