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    Originally, the relationship between Wu Sangui's family and the Geng family was not very good, but the situation in the Qing court was deteriorating day by day, and San Francisco suddenly discovered that they had common interests again.  As the third generation of the Geng family, Geng Jingzhong did not have much loyalty to the court, and his fear of the few Manchu soldiers had long since dissipated. After the failure of the emperor's military adventure, the exchanges between Fujian and Guilin suddenly became frequent.  Shang Kexi from Guangdong was more cunning and planned to be loyal to the Qing court for the rest of his life, but Shang Kexi didn't mind if his son went out to help the Shang family grab territory.

    "Shang Zhixin said that he would launch a mutiny at the right time and put his father under house arrest." Xia Guoxiang replied. Needless to say, this mutiny will definitely not be bloody. Although Shang Kexi continues to be "loyal" to the Qing Dynasty, as long as Shang Zhixin  If it's public, then naturally no one will insist on killing him, which is great to see.  And if the situation changes in the future, for example, Deng Mingde dies of a sudden illness, and his generals are fighting among themselves like the three kings back then, Shang Kexi can also launch a "mutiny" to arrest Shang Zhixin, the "traitor", and then the situation will remain the same.  Can keep the family safe.

    "Shang Kexi is getting less and less courageous, but that's okay." Wu Sangui sneered. Shang Kexi hedged his bets. This will make Guangdong less confident and timid when grabbing territory. This is not a bad thing for Wu Sangui.  .

    Since Shang Zhixin agreed to join, Wu Sangui estimated that he could turn Southeast Asia upside down this time. Anyway, he would gradually come under the control of the Ming court, so Wu Sangui knew that it couldn't be too early; only at the moment when he was finally done, Wu Sangui could  With complete freedom of movement, no matter who he hits at that time, he will not be criticized too much.

    Not only Wu Sangui knows this truth, but Shang Zhixin and Geng Jingzhong also know it.  Fujian was very poor. Geng Jingzhong hinted to Wu Sangui that he was interested in both Zhejiang and Jiangxi. Now half of Zhejiang was a restricted sea zone. Geng Jingzhong planned to tear off a piece of southern Zhejiang and then go to Jiangxi to occupy some territory; and Shang Zhixin  They are also interested in Jiangxi, but because the Shang family is still thinking about not offending both parties, Wu Sangui estimates that Guangdong will not act quickly.

    Wu Sangui has always strongly encouraged Shang Zhixin and Geng Jingzhong's ambitions. As long as these two vassals mess up Zhejiang and Jiangxi, Li Dingguo will create an opportunity for the Eastern Expedition. However, only Li Dingguo's main force has gone to Jiangnan or Henan. Wu Sangui  Only in this way can we draw more territory for ourselves without causing conflict with the Ming army.

    In addition to Li Dingguo, Wu Sangui also sent people to contact Zheng Jing from Taiwan. When Zheng Chenggong counterattacked Nanjing when the building was about to collapse, Wu Sangui admired his courage.  Even if Zheng Jing was not as good as his father, his words when he refused the Qing court's persuasion to surrender were very resounding. In Wu Sangui's mind, he should be a hero.  Therefore, Wu Sangui persuaded Zheng Jing to send out all Taiwan's troops and launch another siege of Nanjing while Chiang Guozhu's main force invaded Jiangxi. If Zheng Jing did this, the southeast would be in chaos, which would further increase the probability of Li Dingguo's eastern expedition; and  The Eastern Zhejiang Army is an ally of Taiwan and is unlikely to stop Zheng Jing from entering the Yangtze River. When Deng Ming comes back, he will bear the brunt of the conflict between Li Dingguo and Zheng Jing who invaded Jiangnan.  Not to mention the low-key Wu Sangui who is expanding his territory in Hunan.

    After Xia Guoxiang left, Wu Sangui stared at the map for a long time. There was a chance for chaos in the world in the sixth year of Kangxi, but the situation did not evolve in the direction Wu Sangui hoped. This time Deng Ming went to sea may be the last chance.

    "I really hope that Geng Jingzhong directly captured Hangzhou, Zheng Jing took Nanjing, and Li Dingguo captured Wuchang." Wu Sangui muttered softly. Deng Ming has always been very restrained and always gave the governors of various places in the Qing Dynasty a way out, so now the governors of various places  None of them had any intention of fighting with Deng Ming. Even Beijing felt that as long as they did not offend Deng Ming to death, there might be a way out in the future.

    If the situation continues to develop smoothly like this, then Deng Ming may be able to spread the word in the future, and Wu Sangui, Shang Zhixin, Geng Jingzhong, and other ambitious people such as Jiang Guozhu and others will have no chance.  But fortunately, Deng Ming finally made a mistake this time. He did not continue to sit in Chengdu to suppress various domestic forces. As long as Zheng Jing and Li Dingguo took over Jiang Guozhu and Zhang Changgeng's lair, or showed their intention to take over their lair, the governor would  They will feel that it is still necessary to resist the Ming army to the end; if Geng Jingzhong and Shang Kexi drove Zhao Guozuo and Zhang Chao to an end, that would of course be even more desirable. Then Beijing would be touched and think that the Ming army would not leave them a way to survive after all - etc.  Anyway, Wu Sangui didn't mind shouting harsh words such as "Han and traitors cannot stand together", "Eradicate the grassroots", "No men and women will be left behind" to deepen this impression in Beijing.

    In the past, Deng Ming was obviously very wary of Wu Sangui. King Pingxi believed that this was mainly because Gong Yan could not play a good role-Wu Sangui made Chuangying miserable when they were in Shanhaiguan. It was normal for Gong Yan to be resentful.  In the sixth year of Kangxi's reign, the Ming army had a chance to capture Beijing, but Deng Ming was unusually cautious.He restrained himself and only forced the Qing court to purchase a batch of bonds before returning to the court. Wu Sangui suspected that it was the old guy Gong Yan who was causing trouble - it must have been Gong Yan who told Deng Ming the lesson of rushing to Beijing in a hurry.  However, Gong Yan passed away last year, and Deng Ming gave the Dashunli Government Minister a grand burial with the courtesy of a prime minister. So now there should be no one speaking ill of King Pingxi in Deng Ming's ears, right?  Wu Sangui felt that his image was pretty good. When he met Deng Ming for the first time, he was polite and considerate, and he was the one who suffered the loss. As long as there was no grudge against him, Wu Sangui felt that Deng Ming himself would not treat him anything special.  of bad feeling.

    "Li Dingguo, Zheng Jing, you are all determined to be Yue Wumu. Don't let me down."

    In Wu Sangui¡¯s view, this is the so-called mantis stalking the cicada, with the oriole behind.

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    Dongning.

    "Wu Sangui plans to join forces with the King of Jin anyway and seize the entire Yangtze River. He suggests that I send troops to Nanjing and join forces with the King of Jin in Anqing." Zheng Jing showed Wu Sangui's letter to his subordinates. Zheng Jing in this world is better than Deng  The days in my previous life were much more comfortable.  Because Deng Ming has been giving Zheng Jing a large amount of profits from maritime trade for many years, Taiwan can now gather an army of 100,000. Although it is still not as good as Zheng Chenggong's heyday, it is still equivalent to 60 to 70% of the strength at that time.

    Wu Sangui's letter also stated that Shang Zhixin and Geng Jingzhong would also fight together anyway, but this was still a tacit understanding between the three vassal kings for the time being. Apart from Zheng Jing, no one else knew about it, and even Li Dingguo was kept in the dark, so  Wu Sangui implored Zheng Jing to keep it secret.  But Zheng Jing did not hesitate to give the secret letter to his subordinates to read together, and asked the subordinates participating in the meeting to express their opinions.

    "This is a great thing." Chen Yonghua, Taiwan's chief internal affairs officer, agreed with surprise: "The three vassals are all rebels. The king of Jin, Zhejiang and the king, how can the Qing court be our opponent? Their elites have already  Even the farmers in western Sichuan cannot be defeated. Even if Prime Minister Deng is not around, we can conquer the south of the Yangtze River in one fell swoop."

    Chen Yonghua couldn't help but get a little excited when he said this: "Recovering Shenjing was the late king's lifelong ambition. The king rode on the Yangtze River and captured Nanjing first, and then joined forces with the King of Jin in Anqing. Not only did he fulfill the late king's legacy, but he also left an eternal reputation.  "

    Although the relationship between Deng Ming and Zheng Jing was quite harmonious, this time Deng Ming sent troops to Nanyang and Zheng Jing also sent his confidant Feng Xifan to accompany him. However, Chen Yonghua certainly would not object to the expansion of Yanping Domain's territory.  On this issue, Chen Yonghua felt that San Francisco and Taiwan had more common interests. Besides, when Deng Ming expanded his territory, he never got Taiwan's consent, right?

    "But why did San Francisco choose this time anyway?" Zheng Jing questioned: "Why did they choose to jump out when Bao Guogong was going to sea? They have their own wishful thinking, right?"

    "It's just that I want to get some credit." Chen Yonghua didn't care much about this: "This is not harmful to the king."

    "Hmm." Zheng Jing seemed not very satisfied with Chen Yonghua's reaction.

    "Your Majesty, in my opinion, we should not attack Nanjing, but Fujian." Liu Guoxuan said loudly: "There is also Guangdong, which is also worth fighting."

    "Why?" Chen Yonghua exclaimed: "If the San Francisco is acting the same way, even if we suspect that they will not join forces with them, it is not easy to attack them, right?"

    "That's wrong," Liu Guoxuan said with a smile, "Master Chen, do you think who is stronger or weaker, Lu Ting or Geng Jingzhong?"

    "Of course it's Lu Tingqiang."

    "Even if the imperial court doesn't care, if Geng Jingzhong goes to fight Zhao Guozuo and Jiang Guozhu, what will be the outcome?" Liu Guoxuan asked.

    Chen Yonghua pondered for a moment: "Let's go to 50-50."

    "I think Geng Jingzhong has a greater chance of winning. Although Jiangnan and Zhejiang are richer than Geng Jingzhong, their soldiers are definitely not as good as the Geng family's vassal soldiers. As Wu Sangui said, if we join the war and the imperial court does not intervene, Zhao Guozuo and Jiang Guozhu will surely  There is no doubt that we will lose, then Geng Jingzhong will definitely compete with us for territory. If we don't agree to him, maybe Geng Jingzhong will fight with us; Lu Ting will definitely not want to lose the taxes in Jiangnan, and he will fight again no matter what.  The vassal navy, troops and horses will be in front, but Geng Jingzhong will grow stronger under the protection of our troops and horses." Liu Guoxuan made Zheng Jing nod his head after hearing this, but Chen Yonghua obviously hadn't woken up yet, so Liu Guoxuan went further  Explanation: "And we can pretend to agree to Wu Sangui and Geng Jingzhong. When he hears that we are willing to send troops, Geng Jingzhong will be eager to send troops to Zhejiang and Jiangnan to seize the territory. His rear is empty, and our army's surprise attack will surely achieve a complete victory - at this time  Geng Jingzhong is in a stalemate with Jiang Guozhu on the front line. If he is unable to do anything, he will definitely cede territory and sue for peace. When Geng Jingzhong takes Zhejiang, we will take half of Fujian first; when Geng Jingzhong enters Jiangnan, we will take the whole of Fujian -  ¡ªUnless Geng Jingzhong wants to be attacked from both sides, or is willing to give up the rich land he just fought so hard to capture, he willThey will definitely meet our demands time and time again and cede land to us.  "

    Chen Yonghua was stunned when he heard this: "But what if Geng Jingzhong gets angry and rebels back? He is not a loyal minister and a filial son, he is unreliable."

    "Yes, Geng Jingzhong is unreliable, and in fact, Shang Zhixin is equally unreliable, so instead of hoping that they can sincerely unite with us, it is better to capture their Fujian and Guangdong. If these two provinces can be firmly in the hands of the king, they will definitely be able to  It will be of greater use." After Liu Guoxuan finished speaking his opinion, he turned to Zheng Jing and clasped his fists and said: "I have a little foolish opinion, but I dare you to make your decision."

    Liu Guoxuan's theory of "a bird in hand is better than two birds in an alliance" obviously suited Zheng Jing's taste. Prince Yanping clapped his hands and laughed, deciding to put on a good show of the oriole behind: "That's it.  Do it, write back to Wu Sangui and tell Wu Sangui that I agree; however, this vassal state must hold its troops back first, and after Monk Geng Jingzhong sends out troops, this vassal state will take Fujian first, and then Guangdong!"
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