Fujian, Nan'an Marquis Mansion.
After receiving Dorgon's order, Zheng Zhilong let out a sigh of relief.
The regent of the Qing Dynasty finally agreed to send troops.
Although the Han vassal king, Pingxi King Wu Sangui, was sent, Zheng Zhilong was still asked to give an explanation to King Gui.
Otherwise, if the King of Gui becomes angry and cuts off the food supply to Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Zhilong's hundreds of thousands of troops will have whatever they want to eat and drink.
Zheng Zhilong immediately ordered people to send the news to Guangxi to inform King Gui, and at the same time said that he would respond to King Gui's call at any time.
Of course, Zheng Zhilong has the final say on how to respond, and Zheng Zhilong also has the final say.
There is another thing that worries Zheng Zhilong right now, and that is the shrinking of the sea trade business.
Compared with the past, the Zheng family's sea trade tax revenue has dropped significantly.
There must be a monster when something goes wrong, and Zheng Zhilong certainly doesn't believe that this is because the enthusiasm of the maritime merchants has dropped.
The profits are huge.
Even if you have to pay a large amount of sea tax to the Zheng family, you can still make a lot of money.
Only a fool would not do it.
As for what happened, Zheng Zhilong was not sure for a while.
But he vaguely felt that this had something to do with the court.
The imperial court previously cooperated with the Zheng family to establish the Huangming Trading Chamber of Commerce, but now they have left the Zheng family alone.
Judging from various indications, the role played by the Huangming Trading Chamber of Commerce is to develop maritime trade.
Sea trade is the foundation of the Zheng family and cannot be easily shaken.
Zheng Zhilong decided to send someone to inquire inside the Huangming Trading Chamber of Commerce to see what the little emperor wanted to do.
Apart from these, there was only one thing that worried Zheng Zhilong.
That is his son Zheng Chenggong.
Of course, letting his son go to Nanjing proved to be a huge mistake.
Now, holding Zheng Chenggong in the little emperor's hand is like holding a hostage.
Zheng Zhilong would not dare to act rashly unless absolutely necessary.
This was one of the reasons why he did not dare to agree to King Gui sending an army to respond.
Zheng Zhilong admired his son very much and wanted to rescue him from the devil's cave of the imperial court.
As soon as his son arrives in Fujian, Zheng Zhilong has no scruples and can do whatever he wants.
Shaanxi, Xi'an.
Azig received an order from Dorgon.
Dorgon pacified the Western King Wu Sangui and became the general in the southern expedition.
He led a hundred thousand green battalion troops and his own troops to attack Huguang.
This order was so sudden that Azig had no time to react.
By the time he realized what was happening, it was too late.
Could it be that he could forcefully keep Wu Sangui?
In desperation, Azige went to ask Wu Sangui for his opinion.
Unexpectedly, this guy agreed readily.
Hey, he really has a white-eyed wolf.
Sometimes it was really hard for Azig to guess what his fellow brother was thinking.
The Ming and Qing armies had just suffered a disastrous defeat in Sichuan and were about to send another army to Huguang.
Are they eager to regain their position?
Fortunately, Azig did not have to deploy any more flag soldiers.
Regardless of whether it was the Manchu Banner, the Mongolian Banner, or the Han Banner, they were all Azig's thorns in the side, and he would feel sad for a long time if anyone lost one of them.
As for Wu Sangui, a white-eyed wolf, he can leave if he wants.
Even if he is dead, Azige will not frown.
From the moment he received the order, Azig ordered that the grain for Wu Sangui's army be mixed with sand.
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This can be regarded as a counterattack against Wu Sangui's heartless behavior.
The soldiers under Wu Sangui were the Guan Ning cavalry back then, and they never ate rice mixed with sand in their daily lives.
I didn't say anything about being bitten, but I just felt that my character had been insulted.
They angrily reported to Wu Sangui that Prince Ying was bullying others too much.
They say the tea cools down when people leave.
But now the tea has gone cold before anyone leaves.
Isn't this an obvious attempt to drive people away?
As a prince, Azig, the person in charge of Shaanxi's military and political affairs, acted like this, completely ignoring the overall situation, which is really chilling.
Wu Sangui laughed it off.
In his opinion, these are just tricks that are not worth mentioning.
The reason why Azig did this proved that he had no choice but to vent his revenge in this way.
But Wu Sangui didn't care.
As long as they can leave Shaanxi and gain a certain degree of autonomy, Wu Sangui thinks it is a good deal.
His life has not been easy since he was surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.
He is controlled by others everywhere and looks up to others.
This was something he had never experienced when he was the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan.
Moreover, he discovered that the British Prince Azig was deliberately inserting spies into his army and wanted to dismantle his army.
This is absolutely unacceptable to Wu Sangui.
The reason why he is able to achieve his current status is because of the soldiers in his hands.
Wu Sangui indeed made a great contribution when he offered Shanhaiguan to allow the Qing army to enter.
But it was impossible for Dorgon to confer Wu Sangui as King of Pingxi based on this alone.
Dorgon was more concerned about the nearly 100,000 Guan Ning cavalry in Wu Sangui's hands and wanted to win over him.
Facts have proved that Dorgon's plan succeeded.
First, he won over Wu Sangui by conferring the title of king.
Immediately afterwards, Wu Sangui was sent to Azig to serve as a vanguard.
All the credit belongs to Azige, and all the hard work belongs to Wu Sangui.
As time goes by, Wu Sangui will inevitably have thoughts in his mind.
He came to the Qing Dynasty to enjoy the glory and wealth, not to ride around for others.
If this is the current treatment, then what was the point of his surrender to the Qing Dynasty in the first place?
Wouldn't it be good to continue to stay in Shanhaiguan and be the emperor of the country?
Is it just for the vain name of King Pingxi?
So Wu Sangui decided to break away from Azige's control.
The best way to escape Azigh is to fight.
Only in wartime generals have the highest autonomy, and Wu Sangui couldn't wait to lead his troops to fight.
These are troubled times, and he knows that sooner or later he will have an opportunity.
Sure enough, the Qing army was defeated in Sichuan and almost completely wiped out.
Azig and Dorgon were shocked one after another.
These arrogant Manchu nobles realized that the Ming army was not so weak that they were vulnerable.
On the contrary, the Ming army had considerable combat effectiveness.
At that time, Wu Sangui concluded that his opportunity had come.
The reason is the same.
It is because the number of soldiers in the Eight Banners of the Qing Army is limited.
After this defeat, it will be difficult to recover in the short term.
But the battle still had to be fought, and Dorgon could only rely on Han vassal kings like Wu Sangui.
In terms of combat effectiveness, Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Shang Kexi, three kings of Shun, are not as thick as Wu Sangui's thighs when tied together.
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In the end, Dorgon found that Wu Sangui, whom he had been suppressing in cold storage, became his only choice.
I really don't know whether to cry or laugh.
Of course, Wu Sangui himself would still openly express his submission to the Qing court.
After all, after he sacrificed Shanhaiguan, he decided that there would be no more Ming Dynasty.
It may seem wonderful to go it alone, but many problems may arise.
The first is the issue of food and fodder.
Under the establishment of the Qing army, Wu Sangui did not need to worry about food, but if he worked alone, these were all issues that he needed to consider.
Wu Sangui doesn't think he has the channels to handle this, so he still needs to rely on others for now.
When he becomes stronger and full-fledged one day in the future, it may be time to jump out and go it alone.
But this condition is obviously not met at the moment.
Being able to leave Azig's control is the best thing.
Wu Sangui turned a blind eye to Azig's little move and ordered the army to be ready to break camp and head to Huguang at any time.
But before leaving, he had to ask Azig for some food.
According to the rules, this batch of grain and grass must have come from Shaanxi, but this time Wu Sangui had to be cautious and never allow Azige to add sand to it
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