Han’s Son is Not a Slave

Chapter 86: Dangerous Words

There was a table in the second hall of Luo Dingzhi Prefecture Yamen, with a few side dishes on it. Zhou Shixiang and Song Xianggong sat opposite each other, each with a wine glass in front of them, but no one had ever drank it.

The weather is already warm, and Guangdong is further south of the mainland. At this time, the temperature is much higher than that in the north. Both of them are wearing only single shirts. Even so, they still feel stuffy. Outside, there was no sunny day, it was very stuffy, and it looked like it was going to rain.

After tasting a few bites of the side dishes, Duke Xiang of Song finally couldn’t hold back his doubts and raised his head to Zhou Shixiang: “Qianhu really wants to sell Luo Ding to Tang Sanshui?”

“As long as Tang Sanshui is willing to buy it, of course I am willing to sell it.”

Zhou Shixiang put down his chopsticks with a smile and motioned to Lin Wan’er, who was serving the marquis, to go down first. After the girl reluctantly withdrew, he said to Song Xiang justice: “One is willing to sell, one is willing to buy, Zhou Yu beat Huang Gai, this business is good. No one suffers.”

“No one suffers in business, but thousands of households have ever thought about it…”

Song Xianggong hesitated, wondering if he should tell the truth about his opinion, and what kind of words should be used to say this, so that Zhou Shixiang would not hear it.

He hesitated about how to speak, but Zhou Shixiang happily said: “Mr. Song don’t have to hesitate, if I guess correctly, sir, this must be saying that it is very inappropriate for me to sell Luo Ding to Tang Sanshui, this move is suspected of being a tactic, or Was it the traitor’s work?”

Hearing this, Duke Xiang of Song gave a wry smile: “If thousands of households know it, why would they still sell it?”

“If I don’t sell it, this Luo Ding can be owned by Daming?”

Zhou Shixiang sighed lightly and shook his head: “Mr. Lei Xianchu’s attitude is also in his eyes. I replaced him with Luo Ding and tens of thousands of people from the entire battalion. Why didn’t he want to change? After all, we are not from an upright background. , in the eyes of the governors of the Yongli court, they are nothing but bandits and bandits who can’t help. When they need me, they can be promoted to officials and nobles. Zhang Xiaoqi, the governor of the four houses, is probably just a chamber pot, if you want to use it, take it out, and when you don’t need it, put it in, and if it smells bad, throw it away.”

These words made Song Xianggong feel uncomfortable, and he couldn’t help but say, “Thousands of households are saying something ugly.”

“It’s ugly, it’s a bit ugly, but the words are not rude, and you can taste it carefully. Is there something wrong with what I said? If I was born in a serious guard, whether it’s Zhang Xiaoqi or Lei Xianchu, it will be like this. Spy on us?”

Thinking of Lei Xianchu’s reaction after hearing about Zhou Shixiang’s condition, Song Xianggong was also speechless and could only sigh: “It’s a pity that Cheng Langzhong is not in Gaozhou. If he were there, the situation would be changed again.”

“If Cheng Bangjun handled this matter by himself, he might not be any better than Lei Xianchu.” Zhou Shixiang didn’t expect Cheng Bangjun, the leader of the military, to speak on the side of the Taiping Camp. If this kid really came to Luoding to handle it , I am afraid that he will be furious after seeing what Taiping Ying has done. After all, he represents the Yongli court, but what Taiping Ying does is like a rogue. This is definitely a heinous thing in the eyes of the orthodox Yongli court. Even worse than the Qing army who entered the customs.

Relatively speaking, Lei Xianchu, a pure warrior, performed much better than a civilian. At least he didn’t scold him on the spot. Pang Tianci, a magistrate, showed a normal attitude. Compared with Qingliu, an official who was close to the people was always more pragmatic. After being angry, you have to weigh your own weight and whether the other party has the possibility of turning his face and killing someone.

Song Xianggong was silent for a while, but still persuaded Zhou Shixiang to say: “After all, the Gaozhou side has not officially replied yet, Qianhu, you are in a hurry to sell Luo Ding to Tang Sanshui, in case the Gaozhou side agrees to our conditions, then This Luo Ding is occupied by the Qing army, what should we exchange with Gaozhou? How can we explain this?”

Zhou Shixiang knew that Song Xianggong still had fantasies about Gaozhou, so he asked him: “Gaozhou is only more than a hundred miles away from here, one day is enough to come back soon, one day is not enough, two days is enough? But it’s been four days. , why is there no movement from Gaozhou? If they really care about Luo Ding and us, sir, do you think they will drag on for so long? Since Gaozhou doesn’t want to see us, why should we beg them, Lian and Leizhou? No, let’s go somewhere else, trees can die, people can live, the world is so big, as long as I am united in the Taiping Camp, there is no place for us to live in peace.”

Song Xianggong was a little surprised: “Why is Qianhu in such a hurry to leave Luoding?” He couldn’t help but be surprised, because this was the sixth time Zhou Shixiang said in front of him that he would leave Luoding immediately.

Zhou Shixiang hesitated a little, not knowing how to explain to Duke Xiang of Song that he made his judgment based on the historical memory of later generations, and after ten seconds, he finally said: “Don’t hide it from Mr. ”

“Something happened?” Song Xianggong was startled, not knowing what Zhou Shixiang was referring to.

Zhou Shixiang nodded and said in a deep voice: “The Yongli court now relies on the Daxi Army to support the situation, but this Daxi Army is the old department of the big thief Zhang Xianzhong. Don’t forget, sir, to plan for his Zhu Youlang family. The ancestral tombs are the same group of people, sir, do you think Zhu Youlang really trusts the gang of people who dug his ancestral tombs?” He was not polite at all to the Emperor Yongli of Anlong Mansion, and called him by his first name.

Song Xianggong is a rebel, how much loyalty can he have to the Zhu family emperor? Therefore, he didn’t have much feeling for Zhou Shixiang calling Yongli’s name directly, but he was quite disapproving of his judgment, saying: “At this moment, it was the great thief Zhang Xianzhong who destroyed the Fengyang Emperor’s Mausoleum. People led them and sent troops to the north of Yunnan and Guizhou, and they fought for dozens of battles, big or small. Why did Zhu Youlang fail to trust them? If thousands of households assert that Zhu Youlang can’t believe Sun Kewang and them because of the destruction of the imperial mausoleum, I think it’s a bit too imaginative that something big will happen to the Yongli court.”

“The Great Western Army has won a lot of battles against the Qing Dynasty in the past few years, but have you ever thought about it, Li Dingguo is a famous king, and his soldiers are pointing directly at the Yangtze River. Seeing that the southern half of the Yangtze River can be defeated, why did he suddenly switch to Guangdong? ?”

Song Xianggong didn’t believe the reason for suspicion, Zhou Shixiang had no choice but to come up with the second reason, that is, there was a problem between Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo, otherwise the battle would be good, then the children of Shunzhi wanted to rule the river, why Li Dingguo Suddenly leaving Hunan and leading the troops to Guangdong, is it possible that the second battlefield in Guangdong is more important than the main battlefield in Hunan, or is it more important to recover Guangdong Province than to go to Beijing in one go?

This question made Song Xianggong stunned. For a moment, he felt that there was a problem between Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo, but it was impossible to tell where the problem was. This cannot be blamed on him. After all, his knowledge is limited by his identity and environment, and he cannot understand the real trend of the Ming and Qing dynasties, let alone the battles between the top officials of the Ming and Qing dynasties.

While he was hesitating, Zhou Shixiang said it again, but this time it was half-truth and half-truth, he said, “I heard people say when I was in the Xinhui that Sun Kewang of the Great Western Army and Li Dingguo are different in appearance and spirit, so Sun Kewang can hold his own. The status is the most respected, and there is a hidden desire for self-reliance, but Li Dingguo is loyal to Zhu Youlang. If this is the case, I am afraid that the two will conflict sooner or later. If Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo have a domestic conflict, Li Dingguo will inevitably withdraw to Guangxi, concentrate on The main force will fight against Sun Kewang. As a result, the Yongli court will be a disaster. Whether Sun Kewang wins or Li Dingguo wins, it will be a disaster for Daming! It is far too far away to say, Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo fight each other, and the gentleman thinks that Guangzhou’s Shang Ke is happy. Wouldn’t Geng Jimao and Luo Ding take advantage of the situation to occupy the whole of Guangdong? At that time, whether Luo Ding or Gaozhou can no longer be owned by Daming, in this case, why can’t I make a deal between Luo Ding and Tang Sanshui, and exchange him for food supplies Come, is it really possible to bring the brothers to be buried with the Yongli court in Luoding? Don’t forget, sir, our capable soldiers are pitifully small.”

What Zhou Shixiang said was really sensational, but it sounded like a real thing, Song Xianggong couldn’t digest it for a while, and he opened his mouth, not knowing how to say it well.

“Sir, think about it again, what is the big thing that makes Cheng Bangjun go back to Anlong Mansion in a hurry? Why is Zhang Xiaoqi in charge of the situation in Gaozhou City, not Le Tongwu? Zhang An is right, after he entered the city I didn’t see any Daxi army, UU read www.uukanshu.com only Zhang Xiaoqi’s Gaozhou soldiers, where did Naletongwu’s soldiers go? Why didn’t Lei Xianchu and Pang Tianci mention Cheng Bangjun when they came? I have tried to find out about Letongwu several times, but he both refused to mention it. Why? If Letongwu is really in Gaozhou, why can’t he say anything? Let me believe that Le Tongwu is not in Gaozhou at this moment, and even Gaozhou City has no soldiers or soldiers from the Daxi Army, and Zhang Xiaoqi has not many soldiers and horses in his hands, otherwise he will never disregard the previous agreement of Cheng Bangjun to annex us!”

“As I see it, Zhang Xiaoqi refused to allow us to move our defense. On the one hand, he looked down on our background and what we did, on the other hand, he was afraid that the governor really had no troops to garrison Luo Ding, and pointed out that we could replace him. Why don’t you stand here to block the Qing army. Otherwise, why don’t you pay attention and don’t even give an answer? This attitude is to spread us like ducks, as long as we can block the Qing army for him, our life and death But it has nothing to do with his governor of the four houses. If I was not willing to sell Luo Ding to the Qing army, it was because those officials of the Ming Dynasty did not take us seriously. When he was in the first year of junior high school, I would be the fifteenth. I can’t stay longer than a day.”

Zhou Shixiang said so much at once, only to find that Song Xianggong’s face was ugly, and he couldn’t help realizing that he seemed to be talking too much and too hastily. He was able to completely abandon his fantasies about Gaozhou, but when he was about to speak, he saw Duke Xiang’s right hand suddenly trembling on the table, and then the trembling five fingers suddenly tightened to the palm of his hand, and his firm voice came from his ear: “Since the The situation is so critical, then Luo Ding really can’t stay for a day, but I don’t know where Qianhu wants to go?”

“Xiangshan County!”