Buried alive in the Qing Dynasty

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If this news reached Wu Yingxiong's ears, wouldn't it be frightening?

And the ministers in the South study immediately understood what Zhu Heqi meant—that was to scare Wu Yingxiong away.

"My lord," Zhuge Sanhe took up the topic and said, "The tomb of the first emperor of Zhaomiao has almost been completed. Shouldn't it be time to send a minister south to welcome Zigong of Zhaomiao to Nanjing?"

After Emperor Yongli was killed by Wu Sangui, he was buried in Guizhou.It's not a decent imperial mausoleum, just an ordinary tomb.

After Zhu Heqi officially proclaimed himself emperor, he also placed Emperor Yongli in the rank of first emperor, and built an emperor's mausoleum for him outside Nanjing.The construction of the mausoleum is not fast, and it has not yet been completed.So the burial has not yet started, but now that it is necessary, it is natural to hurry up and speed up.

Zhu Hechi nodded slightly, "It is indeed time to send someone to Yunnan and Guizhou. But... who should we send? This person must be able to speak in front of Wu Yingxiong."

"I recommend Fang Guangchen." Yang Qilong said, "He is Wu Sangui's close friend, and he has a very good relationship with Wu Yingxiong, so he should talk about everything."

"Okay then, it's just him." Zhu Heqi said, "Announce him to Beijing... I'm going to personally explain what he should say to Wu Yingxiong!"

He paused, then said again: "Wu Yingxiong should have a lot of eyes and ears in Beijing, right?"

Commander Pang Siming of Jinyiwei knew that this was an imperial decree, and immediately responded: "Your Majesty, I know what to do now!"

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Zhu and his family did not live in the Forbidden City, but in Xiyuan next door to the Forbidden City.The whole family is still living in Yuxi Palace, just like Nanjing.

On weekdays, Zhu and Qi would ride their bikes to the Palace of Heavenly Purity in the Forbidden City to "work" while their children would go to study at the Royal Academy in Xiyuan. children, and some children of important ministers and nobles.

Most of Zhu Heqi’s wives and concubines also have their own careers to work on... Although it is impossible for Zhinv Palace, Crystal Palace, Gold and Silver Palace, Perfume Palace and other industries to move to Beijing with Zhu Heqi, the offices of several "CEOs" are still possible. moved to Beijing.Although it is inconvenient to remotely control the industries in Jiangnan from Beijing, after years of development, these industries have all been on track, and they have become leaders in their respective industries, and a large number of business backbones have also been discovered.Therefore, the work pressure of several big noble concubines, imperial concubines and noble concubines is not so great, and they can also be managed remotely.The reason why Emperor Zhu didn't let them all return to the family was mainly because he wanted to let them all have careers, so that they would not have to think about Gong Dou all day long...

But today, when Zhu and Qi left the court and returned to Yuxi Palace with Xinna's imperial concubine and "secretary" Li Wenji riding together, they still smelled a hint of "Gong Dou".Because he found a woman who was tied up in a big way, kneeling outside the main hall of Yuxi Palace with tears on her face, and sobbing non-stop, which made people feel sympathetic.

"What kind of program is this?" Zhu Heqi hurriedly got out of the car, walked a few steps forward and saw that the person who was tied up was Wu Tu... This is a bit rare!

Emperor Zhu looked at the bumpy Wu Tu who was tied up, and asked with a sullen face, "Little Tu, are you violating the family law?"

"Your Majesty, Xiaotu is well-behaved. How could she break the family law?" The person who spoke was Da Boling. She likes to break the family law the most. Children never tire of it.

Zhu Heqi asked: "What's going on? Why are you tied up like this?"

"Your Majesty, little Tu heard that you dreamed about the late Emperor Zhaomiao last night... That's why I asked my concubine to tie her up so that I can plead guilty to you on her father's behalf." Da Boling explained the reason for Wu Tu, and then said more He asked, "My lord, you didn't go back to the palace last night, where did you spend the night?"

Zhu Heqi glared at Daboling angrily, and said in a deep voice, "Sister Ling, is it something you should ask about my whereabouts?"

Li Wenji on the side was the most considerate of Zhu Heqi, and quickly said: "Great imperial concubine, the Holy Majesty went out of the city yesterday to inspect the project of the Great Ming Academy of Magic... After the inspection, I went to the Zizhu courtyard to rest, and let the younger sister Waited for bed."

Zhu Heqi looked at Da Boling: "Sister Ling, what else do you want to ask?"

Da Bo Ling graciously knelt down to Zhu and Qi, and said with a smile: "I am talking too much, please punish me."

"That's about the same..." Zhu Heqian looked at Wu Tu again, "Little Tu, Wu Yingxiong's faults cannot be borne by you, and I can't bear to punish you. Sister Ling, untie her."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wu Tu thanked her, but her heart was full of doubts. Didn't her father strangle him to death with a bowstring under Wu Sangui's order?How did it become Wu Yingxiong's fault?

Wu Yingxiong was still a hostage in Beijing at the time, what could be wrong?Is it the wrong birth?

Just thinking of this, Zhu Heqian said again: "Sister Ling, after dinner, you bring Xiao Tu to my study."

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Yuxi Palace, Imperial Study Room.

After dinner, Zhu Heqian changed clothes and was sitting behind the desk reading the briefings sent by the Prime Minister's Office and the Military Advisor's Office when Da Boling walked in with Wu Tu.

"Sage, Sister Tu is here." Da Boling's voice rang in Zhu Heqi's ears.

"Sit, all sit." Zhu Heqi put down the briefing in his hand, and greeted the two beauties to sit down, and then he heard the sound of chairs being dragged, and when he looked up, he saw that Da Boling had already pressed Wu Tu on a The chair was up, and then she herself sat in another chair.

"Xiao Tu," Zhu Heqian looked at Wu Tu, "I'm going to touch Wu Yingxiong!"

Wu Tu trembled like a frightened little rabbit.

Da Boling saw that she was too scared to speak, so she had to say something more: "Then Wu Yingxiong has to run quickly...he can't wash his neck and wait for the knife to come over him?"

Wu Tu timidly asked: "The sky net has been restored, and the sky will take him in. Where else can he go?"

There are many places to go, such as Myanmar!

Zhu Heqi glanced at Da Boling.

"Wherever the former emperor of Zhaomiao went, he will go there!" Da Boling said slowly, "Myanmar is a land of poor mountains, bad waters, and dysentery. The Holy Majesty will definitely not make a large-scale conquest... As long as the Burmese are willing to take Wu Yingxiong in, his life will not be over. Did you keep it?"

Of course Wu Tu knew that what the noble concubine Da Boling said was on behalf of Zhu Heqi!

Zhu Heqi's favorite woman has always been Da Boling, and Da Boling also understands Zhu Hechi's thoughts best.Therefore, it was inconvenient for Zhu and Qi to say some things, so Da Boling spoke for them.

Wu Tu raised his head and looked at Zhu Heqi, who smiled and said, "Little Tu, you haven't been back to Yunnan for many years, right? You must miss Yunnan very much, right? I will send Fang Guangchen south to welcome Zhaomiao Zigong to Nanjing Imperial Mausoleum Burial. You can take a trip to Yunnan with Fang Guangchen and meet your father at the end!"

"Yes!" Wu Tu said, "The Holy Majesty has done his best, so I must tell them well."

Zhu Heqian nodded and said with a smile: "This is not a benevolent gentleman. What I hate the most is the person who toasts and refuses to eat the fine wine. Xiao Tu, it's getting late, you should go back and rest first!"

"Yes." Wu Tu responded, and then took his leave.

Now in the study, there are only Zhu Heqi and Da Boling...

Chapter 733 We are not rebels, we can also open up territories on behalf of Ming Dynasty!

Kunming, Wuhuashan Pingxi Palace.

In the study "Sizhen Pavilion" of King Wu Yingxiong of Pingxi, King Wu Yingxiong of Pingxi, General Wu Guogui of Pingxi, and Governor Zu Zeqing of Guangxi were silent. Three letters were placed on the desk between the three of them.

These three letters were sent by Fang Guangchen, Wu Yingxiong's former servant, Wu Tu, Wu Guogui's daughter, and Ding Zuda, the former hometown of Zu Zeqing's family.The contents of the letter all have the same meaning—Emperor Zhu is going to attack Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi, and told them to run away.

Yes, just run away.Surrender is not possible, because Emperor Zhu always had strange dreams these two days, dreaming that Emperor Yongli cried to him, saying that he was killed by Wu Sangui, Wu Yingxiong and his son, and asked Emperor Zhu to help revenge!In addition, Zhu Heqi also stubbornly believed that Zu Zeqing was Wu Yingxiong's best friend, and they wanted to deal with them together.Therefore, Zhu Heqi has appointed Wuxiang Hou Zhuge Zhengyang as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and also ordered the three old brother towns stationed in Guangdong to prepare for martial law.

Now Wu Yingxiong is one of the real culprits that Zhu Heqi believed killed Yongli, Wu Guogui really killed Yongli, and Zu Zeqing is considered by Zhu Heqi to be Er Wu's best friend!

In short, the three of them are now on Emperor Zhu's blacklist. If they don't want to rebel, they have to be arrested!

But Zhu and Qi have prepared at least 20 troops to suppress the three of them!

The room was quiet, only the sighs and sighs of three unlucky men who deserved their crimes were heard.I don't know how long it took before I heard Wu Yingxiong sigh: "The Holy Majesty has not only prepared an army to encircle and suppress us, but he has not forgotten to dig our corners! Luo Sen, Wu Zhimao, and Tan Hong from Sichuan, and Li Benshen from Guizhou have all received Zhu Yuanzhang. A personal letter from He Qi and Wu Yingqi. Wu Yingqi and Wu Shicong also released the governor and admiral of Sichuan. It is clear that they want to use their father and son to win me and my third brother's subordinates! I am afraid that once the heavenly soldiers arrive, my side will collapse. , a dead end..."

Wu Yingxiong is still a bit self-aware, he can't be Wu Sangui at all, and none of his subordinates want to die with him!So as soon as the Da Ming soldiers came, his army would immediately disintegrate. At that time, everyone would scramble to arrest him and sacrifice him to the Da Ming Son for atonement. No one would help him fight.

In fact, he, the king of Pingxi, is all short-sighted, and the affairs of Yunnan are all handled by Pingxi General Wu Guogui, and Wu Yingxiong is an old otaku on Wuhua Mountain.

Seeing Wu Yingxiong's useless appearance, Zu Zeqing couldn't help crying.He couldn't figure it out, why did he get together with this wimp?He has always been on three boats. As early as when Zhu Heqi conquered Guangdong, he surrendered to Xin Daming.Although he also professed his vassal to Wu Sangui, Wu Yingxiong and his son, and the Qing Dynasty at the same time, he really didn't want to be an enemy of any of the Ming, Qing, and Zhou families. He just wanted to be the king of Guangxi comfortably.

How could such a small request not be fulfilled?

What made Zu Zeqing even more speechless was, why is Wu Yingxiong so cowardly?If it fell apart before it was fought, it would be a dead end. Can such a product still be counted on?Is it my destiny to be buried with this guy?

Thinking of this, he turned to look at Wu Guogui, wanting to see what Wu Guogui meant?If Wu Guogui wanted to tie Wu Yingxiong to Emperor Zhu for atonement, then he could help tie him up!

"Big Brother, Fourth Uncle Zu," Wu Guogui finally said, "Don't be afraid, we still have a chance!"

"Where is the opportunity?" Zu Zeqing looked at Wu Yingxiong with malicious intentions.

"Third brother, where is the opportunity?" Wu Yingxiong looked at Wu Guogui eagerly.

Wu Guogui gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "The opportunity lies in Burma, in Annan... Yunnan and Guangxi seem to be in the south of the sky at first glance, and there is no end to the world, but if Burma, Annan, Siam, and Zhen Let’s look at the lands of La and Champa together. The three of us still have a lot to do! We have no less than [-] reliable troops in our hands, and half of them are equipped with flintlock guns. The number of sugar weapons is also sufficient. We all have grenade hammers and Weiyuan cannons. We can’t defeat the Ming army, nor can we defeat Myanmar and Annan? As far as I know, the Toungoo Kingdom of Myanmar has long been weakened, and the following lords are all entrenched in one side. Government orders can only be circulated around the capital. South Nguyen and North Zheng in Annan have been attacking each other for many years, and both sides have long been weak. Once our Da Ming soldiers arrive, they will either be captured without a fight, or they will be wiped out!"

Wu Yingxiong stared blankly at Wu Guogui, "Third brother, we are not soldiers of tomorrow, we are rebels!"

Zu Zeqing nodded: "That's right, the three of us don't think that Myanmar and Annan are poor and far away, but why are the people below willing to follow us to the land of dysentery to resist the Celestial Empire?"

Wu Guogui said with a straight face: "Brother, Fourth Uncle Zu, what are you talking about? Why are we rebels? Who said that? When did the imperial court issue an edict to suppress us? Did the imperial court issue an edict to attack us?"

"No, not yet." Zu Zeqing shook his head quickly.

Wu Yingxiong said: "Not yet, but it will be soon."

Wu Guogui smiled: "Since there is no edict to crusade, then we are still the King Pingxi, General Pingxi, and Governor of Guangxi... Our soldiers are the soldiers of Ming Dynasty! With the lessons learned from Japan, how can Xiaoxiao in Burma and Annan dare to fight against us?" Heavenly soldiers? Once the heavenly soldiers arrive, they will either flee or descend in anticipation of the wind. Maybe we can take Annan and Burma without bloodshed!"

After Zhu Heqi conquered Japan, the countries and feudal lords in Southeast Asia who used Japanese mercenaries as soldiers were stunned. They felt that their backs were very hard with only hundreds of Japanese mercenaries in their hands.And Daming beat hundreds of thousands of Japanese warriors to the ground in one go...

Therefore, if Wu Yingxiong, Wu Guogui, and Zu Zeqing sent troops under the banner of the Great Tomorrow Army, the people in Annan and Myanmar would not be able to stand it just because of this momentum.

In addition, the troops under Wu Yingxiong, Wu Guogui, and Zu Zeqing are all "fearing the Ming like a tiger". If the three of them play the banner of anti-Ming, the hearts of the people below will disperse.If they claim to have obtained the imperial decree of the Emperor of Heaven, they will send troops to Annan and Burma to seek disobedience.Of course the people below are confident - they have been waiting for this day for a long time!They want to make contributions and get rich rewards from the imperial court!

Zu Zeqing rolled his eyes and felt that this method is feasible, so he said to Wu Yingxiong: "Your Majesty, let's do what we do... After we conquer Burma and Annan, we can use the power to know the affairs of Burma and Annan. In the name of the court, please be crowned king."

Wu Yingxiong was dubious, "Can it be sealed?"

Wu Guogui smiled and said: "If you can't seal it down, you can still be a power to know the state affairs... After our son is a lifetime, he will probably be able to become a king. Wasn't it like this in North Korea?"

Wu Yingxiong said: "Yes, but the Holy One always dreams about Yongli, what should we do? If he wants to hold on to this matter, we still have to die!"

"This matter is easy to handle!" Wu Guogui said, "I killed Yongli, and it has nothing to do with elder brother and fourth uncle Zu... The whole world knows about this!"

Wu Yingxiong and Zu Zeqing looked at Wu Guogui, waiting for his next words.

Wu Guogui pretended to be mysterious and said: "Isn't my daughter Xiaotu and Fang Guangchen coming to Yunnan soon? As long as they arrive, we won't be afraid that the Holy Majesty will continue to dream of Yongli."

Chapter 734 Yongli Western Expedition!

Fang Guangchen, the imperial envoy, and Wu Tu, the imperial concubine, set off for Yunnan to pick up Yongli with Zhu Heqi's imperial decree.They took their servants with them, traveled through the starry night, and finally traveled thousands of miles, and arrived at the picturesque Kunming mansion in the first month of the fifth year of the Grand Duke.

The relationship between Fang Guangchen and Wu Yingxiong is excellent.When Wu Yingxiong and Wu Yingqi were fighting back then, Fang Guangchen stood firmly on Wu Yingxiong's side, and often gave Wu Yingqi eye drops in front of Wu Sangui.And Fang Guangchen is Wu Sangui's old friend, he has always been respected by Wu Sangui, so of course what he said carries weight.It can be said that Wu Yingxiong's ability to become the Emperor of the Great Zhou in the end is inseparable from Fang Guangchen's support.

So Wu Yingxiong and Wu Guogui also gave Fang Guangchen a lot of face, and went out of the city for thirty miles to meet each other. Fang Guangchen and Wu Tu were greeted into Kunming City and Wuhua Mountain in a beautiful manner.Moreover, a very grand welcoming ceremony was arranged for Fang Guangchen, a big bureaucrat of the older generation. Not only did the middle door be opened wide, but a total of [-] flintlock soldiers were displayed, all wearing breastplates and carrying flintlocks on their shoulders. The guns formed a vertical formation at the foot of Wuhua Mountain, surrounded by the fat little Wu Yingxiong, who had a little gray hair, and Wu Guogui, who was still looking very sluggish.Seeing Fang Guangchen holding the imperial edict and Wu Tu with a sad face, Wu Yingxiong and Wu Guogui hurriedly saluted.

Although Wu Yingxiong and Wu Guogui were respectful, Fang Guangchen couldn't help frowning when he saw the [-] fusiliers below Wuhua Mountain... This scene seems familiar!

Didn’t Wu Sangui support himself in Yunnan back then, secretly raising elite soldiers and warriors, and wanted to rely on these elite soldiers to protect himself, but in the end he caused suspicion and persecution from the court...Wu Sangui, who is obviously not rebellious, is just because you suspect me, and I am on guard against you In the vicious circle, the anti-flag was really raised in the end!

Now Wu Sangui's son and adopted son seem to be on the old road again...

"Master Fang and Xiaotu are all our own people. When you arrive at Wuhua Mountain, you should go home. Please come inside." Wu Yingxiong said, and made a gesture of respect, and then led Fang Guangchen and Wu Tu up Wuhua Mountain.

A group of people entered the main hall of the palace and sat down for tea. Wu Guogui said with a smile, "Lord Fang, Xiaotu, you haven't come back since you left Yunnan with the former president, right? It's been almost ten years in a blink of an eye. It's hard to come back this time." Home, let’s stay longer...Yunnan is a wild and remote place, it’s not easy to come and go!”

Wu Guogui said these words with deep affection and sincerity, so that Fang Guangchen just sighed and Wu Tu burst into tears.Wu Yingxiong laughed a few times: "The next time you come to Yunnan, you probably won't see Guogui and me."

After Wu Tu heard this, he whimpered twice, and tears finally rolled down his face.

Fang Guangchen still had an old face on his face, and when he changed the subject, he got to the point: "This time, the old man came to the south under order to welcome the Zi Palace of the late Emperor Zhaomiao to the north... and to make it easier for the two virtuous nephews. "

Hearing Fang Guangchen's words, both Wu Yingxiong and Wu Guogui frowned and remained silent, as if something was embarrassing.

Seeing the attitudes of these two people, Fang Guangchen's heart beat a little faster.He doesn't want to follow in Zhu Guozhi's footsteps!So he quickly winked at Wu Tu—your uncle and father, you have to be responsible for comforting them.

"Uncle, daddy..." Wu Tu said, "The Holy Majesty has been dreaming about the late Emperor Zhaomiao lately! He said that the late Emperor Zhaomiao told him in his dream that he was unwilling, that he wanted, that he wanted..."

"Coincidentally!" Wu Yingxiong patted his thigh, "Little Tu, your uncle, I have been dreaming about Lord Yongli recently, and he also said that he is not reconciled!"

"Ah?" Wu Tu was taken aback, "He, what did he say to you?"

"He said that he failed to regain Myanmar and was captured by the king of Myanmar, so he was very unwilling!"

"What? Take back Myanmar?" Fang Guangchen stared blankly at Wu Yingxiong, "Is there such a thing?"

"Yes!" Wu Guogui glared, "Why don't Master Yongli stay in Yunnan and Guizhou well and lead soldiers to Burma?"

"Didn't he take refuge?" Fang Guangchen said.

"How is it possible?" Wu Yingxiong said seriously, "The former emperor of Zhaomiao was also the son of troubled times. He led the army and people in the southwestern part of the Ming Dynasty to fight against the demons of the Qing Dynasty for sixteen years. What a heroic lord he is, how could he take refuge in the small state of Burma?"

Wu Guogui nodded and said: "Besides, the small Burmese state with few soldiers and few generals, how could they keep the former emperor of Zhaomiao? The plan of the former emperor of Zhaomiao was to take Burma as his home first, and then restore the country of China... It's a pity that the destiny is not here, so that It's a pity that he died before he was a teacher. It's no wonder that he will die with regret!"

Wu Yingxiong also said: "So Yongli Lord is not reconciled, and wants me, Pingxi King, and Guogui, Pingxi General, to take him to pacify Burma!"

what?

How can you do this?

Fang Guangchen was stunned by these two shameless guys.

Wu Tu's eyes lit up, wiped away tears, and looked at her shameless father Wu Guogui, "Father, you and your uncle are planning to carry Lord Yongli's Zi Palace westward to Burma?"

Wu Guogui said: "This is not what your uncle and I meant. It was what the late Emperor Zhaomiao said when he entrusted the spirit of heaven to your uncle in a dream... By the way, did the former Emperor Zhaomiao also say the same when he entrusted the dream to the Holy One?"

"This..." Wu Tu frowned, "Your Majesty didn't say anything. Why don't I make an excerpt and ask?"

"Yes, yes, you have to ask clearly!" Wu Guogui said, "If you ask clearly, your uncle and I will return the wish of the fourth grandfather of your ancestral family, the late Emperor Zhaomiao."

Wu Yingxiong said again: "Little Tu, ask again, after the Burmese Toungoo Kingdom is destroyed, is it necessary to establish a Guiwang Mansion in Awa? Burma is a barbaric state, and has never been subject to kingship. If you want to establish a province immediately, I am afraid that it will be difficult to let the officials rule for a long time, and it may be the same as the recovery of Annan back then. The best way is to set up a few vassal kings to guard Burma for the court together, just like the early North Korea."

Wu Tu already understood what Uncle Wu Yingxiong meant, and she thought about it: "But...the former Emperor Zhaomiao has died, so who should be the King of Gui?"

Wu Guogui smiled and said: "Naturally, it is the son of the sage...Xiao Tu, why don't you and Wei father write an account and ask?"

Zhu Heyi had quite a few sons, but what Wu Guogui wanted was obviously his grandson, Wu Tu's son born to Zhu Heyi.

Fang Guangchen also understood Wu Guogui's thoughts, and he also felt that regaining Myanmar was an opportunity to make a name... He is so old, if he doesn't make some great achievements that can be remembered in history, he will be in vain in this decades-long chaotic world Did the tide rise and fall?