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Volume 2: A Different Chief Chapter 783: Persuasion

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    Wu Sangui's expression changed, and his face was uncertain. After a long time, he sighed: "I have a deep hatred with the Hulu. In the battle of Songjin in the past, my uncle died at the hands of slaves and thieves. This hatred is irreconcilable. The great hatred has not been avenged.  "How can we seek skin from tigers and coexist with slaves?" Fang Guangchen said: "When the two countries fight, casualties are inevitable. How can the elder uncle be less wise than this when he was a hero? Looking at the historical situation, it is very common for us to be an enemy country now.  If a man wants to achieve great things, he should do extraordinary things. Guangchen persuades this hero with all his heart and courage. When this hero chooses to gain fame and wealth, the elder uncle should judge the situation at the right time and make a decisive decision. " Wu Sangui is still hesitant!  "Introducing the barbarians into the pass is not a trivial matter. I'm afraid it will attract criticism." Fang Guangchen said: "At this time and at that time, it was a bad strategy to pay the barbarians in the past. Now the king's father is dead, the nine temples are in ashes, and the leader of the thieves is even more arrogant. It is sinful.  To the extreme, both humans and gods are angry, and the most important thing is to avenge your father! As long as we can wipe out the traitors and regain the capital, what's the use of just borrowing prisoners?" He spied on Wu Sangui's expression and loudly advised: "More words, I  They are just borrowing troops, not surrendering the captives. During the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang army was weak. Suzong used Huihe's power to take back the two capitals, and Yizong also used Shatuo's power to quell the rebels. It was said that Guo Ziyi and others were all good.  Generals such as Li Guangbi are not enough, and external forces must be used skillfully. " Fang Guangchen's father was Fang Yizao. When Fang Yizao was patrolling Liaodong, he felt that there was a huge disparity in strength between the two sides and that he should negotiate a peace with the Qing Dynasty and then free up his hands to suppress the bandits.  He even cited the "Ida tribute" model during the Longqing period and suggested negotiating with the Qing Dynasty.  However, Huang Daozhou and other ministers strongly opposed the matter, so the matter was settled. Fang Yizao also died soon after being exhausted in the fierce court struggle.  The experience of following his father also left a deep impression on Fang Guangchen. He believed that his father's proposal for peace talks back then was right. If the peace talks had been successful, freeing up hands to suppress the bandits, there would have been no disaster like today's bandits trapping the capital.  .  He did not take it seriously that Wu Sangui was worried about the bad reputation of bringing in prisoners. During this period, he stayed in the capital to understand the psychological changes of the scholar-bureaucrats.  If in the past they wanted to join the new dynasty to seek wealth and honor, but most of the officials were refused to use them, and after the officials were chased for bribes and subsidies, then exterminating the bandits and destroying the country have become the most important thing in the minds of the scholar-bureaucrats.  Everything else can come second.  Just like in history, at the end of May of the 17th year of Chongzhen, after receiving the news that Wu Sangui and the Qing soldiers defeated the invaders and recovered the capital, the emperor and ministers of the newly established Hongguang Dynasty reacted with joy, calling it a righteous act that contributed to the country.  Ma Shiying was the first to write a letter and said: "Wu Sangui should go quickly to help. There is millet to pull in the sea, there is Jin Shenghuan to send, and Sangui can be captured with money. Ma Shaoyu, the former magistrate of the county, and Chen Xinjia used to send slaves. In the past,  The next policy is now the best policy. Shi Kefa also wrote in early June: "Use the imperial edict, quickly draft it, use silver coins, and quickly purchase a number of official officials."  A number of household expenses have been prepared together. It is scheduled to start within the month. The common people will not be anonymous, and the bandits will be eliminated in one fell swoop. "Liu Zongzhou, the censor of Zuodu, also wrote in early June: "It is urgent to make an introduction.  When we march north, we may pay homage to the elders of Yanzhong, or we may attack the king of Yi, trying to imitate the meaning of protecting Xu, even though the rebels have not yet begun to have no conscience.¡±  Everyone in the Hongguang Dynasty was pleased with Wu Sangui's "borrowing troops" to lure wolves into the house. Almost all decision-making ministers were immersed in the fantasy of "borrowing troops to quell the invaders". Only some middle- and lower-level officials objected, but to no avail.  On the second day after Ma Shiying ascended the throne, the Hongguang Dynasty also decided to make Wu Sangui, the Western Bodhisattva, the Duke of Ji, and the Jin Dynasty made Li Yutian, the governor of Liaodong, the Minister of the Ministry of War. Both were given imperial edicts and lumi, and Wang Duo, a great scholar, personally drafted and added rewards.  Following the edict from Wu Sangui and Li Yutian.  Not only that, because Wu Sangui and others were worried that they would not have enough to eat, they also ordered 100,000 shi of rice and 50,000 taels of silver to be transported from the sea to reward them. They also transported pythons, silk and other rewards along with them to show their favor.  This can also explain why Hongguang Dynasty hesitated to move forward and stayed in the south of the Yangtze River at the beginning of the defeat of the rogue bandits.  They all thought about "borrowing the captives to defeat the invaders" or "joining the captives to defeat the invaders", and worried that going north to regain Shandong, Jinan and other places would "provoke" the Qing army and give them an excuse to go south.  That¡¯s why their behavior was so absurd. They sat back and watched Shandong, Henan and other places fall, and even regarded them as "barbarian soil". They were afraid of sending troops north to anger the Manchus.  In this regard, there is no difference between Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying. Although one belongs to the Donglin Party and the other to the Eunuch Party, they are both the strongest supporters of the policy of "borrowing the captives to quell the invaders" and "alliance with the captives to quell the invaders".  Precisely because he understood the psychological changes of the scholar-bureaucrats, Fang Guangchen boldly judged that as long as he could exterminate the bandits, everything else was secondary. Borrowing prisoners to suppress the bandits was only a trivial matter, not to mention the overriding righteousness of avenging his father.  Historically, Wu Sangui did not hesitate to borrow troops. Although he was a little moved at this time, he was still hesitant.He said: "I'm afraid it's easy to invite gods but difficult to send them away." Hearing Wu Sangui's relaxed tone, Fang Guangchen was overjoyed. He said, "Uncle, don't worry. The barbarians only want rich and silk children, and thieves are a serious problem. With the strong momentum of Huihe,  He also withdrew his troops. In the past, Yelu Abaoji of the Khitan Kingdom invaded Kaifeng, and the people in China were difficult to control. He only took his wealth and silk children and returned to Youzhou. It is expected that the Eastern slaves will be the same. The Ming Dynasty has a vast land and a lot of wealth. As long as we can destroy the bandits,  What's the point of restoring Shenjing?" Wu Sangui was still pacing: "How can I, the great Earl of the Ming Dynasty, condescend to be humbled by the barbarians?" Fang Guangchen said: "A man can bend and stretch. In the early days of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty was the first emperor of the Tang Dynasty.  Bi Khan claimed to be a minister and paid tribute, and because of Tang Taizong's bravery, he also had an alliance with the Wei River. However, a few years later, Tang Taizong destroyed the Turks and repaid this humiliation. "He shouted: "For me, the Ming Dynasty!  , What's the point of mere humiliation? As long as Shenjing is restored, the prince ascends the throne, and the country is rejuvenated, it will be possible to avenge this great revenge." He looked around and whispered: "The princes in the capital also have this.  Think about it." Wu Sangui looked sharply: "Oh?" He said with a trembling voice: "Do all the officials in the capital agree with the policy of borrowing captives?" Fang Guangchen said: "That's not necessarily the case. Everyone hopes for the Marquis Yongning, but that's not the case.  "No one is watching the elder uncle." He said: "My younger brother has estimated that there are about 30 to 40% of the people watching the elder uncle. But if we can take back Shenjing before Wang Dou, then the voices will naturally be different, and the officials will be different."  The number of supporters will reach 60% to 70%!" He shouted: "Even if Wang Dou holds the crown prince, the elder brother has made great contributions to the country and the country, so he dares to risk the disapproval of the world and take action against you?  , he is not afraid of the fierce public opinion in the world and the accusations of thousands of people?" Wu Sangui was greatly moved by these words.  A hint of coldness flashed in Fang Guangchen's eyes: "The eldest uncle of Jie Shi was able to compete with Wang Dou, and he was very ambitious and wanted to implement Xuanfu's strategy. However, Anshi's reform eventually brought chaos to the world. People of Jie Shi had old thoughts.  There are more people who follow the eldest uncle!" He shouted: "If Wang Dou controls the prince and wants to do Cao Mang's evil deeds, is he deceiving me that there are no loyal people in the Ming Dynasty?" He looked at Wu Sangui fiercely: "Chang Bo,  There needs to be someone in the world who can stand up to Wang Dou, and that person is you! Please stand up for me, the Ming Dynasty!" He gave Wu Sangui a deep bow and bowed to the end.  Wu Sangui stopped walking, his face changed. After a long time, he whispered: "I need to discuss with the tribe, and also persuade some people"  Wu Sangui wrote a letter to say this, and sent his confidants out of the city urgently.  Rush to Ningyuan, Jinzhou and other places.  Shanhaiguan is two hundred miles from Ningyuan and three hundred miles from Jinzhou. It takes one or two days to go quickly.  After the fall of the capital, the slave chief Dorgon devoted himself to persuading the Guan and Liao generals to surrender, slowed down the siege and attack on each city, and stopped hunting and killing Tang Ma, the messenger.  At this time, the road was generally clear, but Yizhou was still out of contact.  Hearing that slaves and thieves were besieging them, they violently attacked them from time to time. However, Wu Sangui and others were too busy guarding their own cities to save them.  On the fourth day of the lunar month, Wu Sangui received a reply from Ningyuan and Jinzhou. Whether it was Zu Dabi, Zu Dalue, Zu Dacheng and other generals from the Zu family in Jinzhou, or Wu Sangui's younger brother Wu Sanfu from Ningyuan, his personal deputy generals Yang Shen,  Guerrilla Guo Yunlong and others all agreed with Fang Guangchen's strategy of using captives to quell the invaders.  Everyone believes that in order to preserve the status and interests of the Wu Zu family and the interests of the Liaodong Group, the only way is to use external forces to regain Shenjing first.  Only in this way will I have the qualifications to further talk to Yongning Hou Wangdou in the future, and I will not be allowed to be rounded and flattened by others.  They are particularly interested in Fang Guangchen's statement about competing with Wang Dou. Sure enough, if this flag is raised and he has achieved great success in regaining Shenjing, he will definitely receive a steady stream of Austrian aid, and the forces dissatisfied with Wang Dou will gather on their side.  This kind of result is more powerful than the Wang Dou family, and then they are at the mercy of mermaids, and even a lot of them have to go to the military academy for training. In the end, one person was transferred from the east and the other from the west. The entire Guanning Group was reduced to pieces.  Be good.  With the support of his tribe, Wu Sangui was in high spirits. He struck while the iron was hot and invited Liu Zhaoji, the Bo of Dongping in Shanhaiguan, Fan Zhiwan, the governor of Jiliao, and Li Yutian, the governor of Guanmen, to discuss the matter.  I express my ideas and hope to win everyone's support.  Even Miyun Commander-in-Chief Dingxibo Tangtong, who returned to the Ming Dynasty, was invited by him to discuss.  However, the final result surprised Wu Sangui.  ¡­ ¡­ On the fourth day of April in the lunar calendar, the weather has gradually warmed up, but it is still quite chilly at night, and it rains from time to time.  This day is the day before Qingming Festival, and it is also cold.It is said that this festival was established to commemorate the recommendation of the virtuous ministers of the Jin Dynasty in the Spring and Autumn Period. On this day, everyone could not bear to raise fire and would rather eat cold food.  Walking on the city wall of Guancheng, Wu Sangui's face was always livid. Today's discussion made him unexpected. In the end, only Tang Tong stood on his side, and the rest Shanhaiguan General Soldier and Dongping Bo Liu Zhaoji even yelled and cursed at him.  Fan Zhiwan, governor of Jiliao, and Li Yutian, governor of Guanmen, also frowned and looked cold.  The voice of Fan Zhiwan, Governor of Jiliao, was still echoing in Wu Sangui's ears: "Uncle, the matter of bandits will be handled by the Marquis of Yongning. We only need to guard the wall and protect our elders. After the crown prince ascends the throne,  , I will reward you according to my merits, and don¡¯t cause too many troubles.¡± Li Yutian also said: ¡°Uncle Chang, the Crown Prince and the Marquis of Yongning will send troops soon. We only need to hold the wall and wait for the Marquis of Yongning to eliminate the traitors.  After the thieves, we can also join forces to deal with the Tartars. Marquis Yongning and the prince will definitely see it and will not forget about us. "Wu Sangui knew what they were thinking, not to mention that the prince was eager to hire people.  , even Wang Dou is not comparable to the bandit.  All the officials in the capital surrendered to the thieves. They guarded the border wall and guarded the border for the country. What a great achievement is this?  Regardless of how many levels they were promoted to, at least they couldn't escape their current official positions, so they all didn't want to get into trouble.  They are not warlords or generals, so what kind of foundation do they want?  It doesn't matter where you are transferred, as long as you have an official position.  Wu Sangui didn't worry about the survival of his own group, so naturally he didn't want to take any risks. Anyway, for them, as long as they defended Guancheng, they would have merit.  However, for Wu Sangui, what happened today can be described as a great shame and humiliation. He was kind-hearted and invited everyone to work together to achieve a great cause, but everyone refused and even scolded him.  He, Wu Sangui, had always had the wind and the rain in Liaodong. He was respected wherever he went. How could he have experienced what happened today?  I couldn¡¯t help but become angry from shame, and my self-esteem was greatly hurt.  He clenched his fists loudly and stared at the vast lights outside the wall, a few miles away, which was the Qing army's camp.  (To be continued.)
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