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Chapter 389 The Traitor's Legacy

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    Back in time, when the news of Wu Guogui¡¯s initiative to attack Guo Zhuangtu was sent back to Kunming, the news was confirmed. The first order of Guo Zhuangtu, the actual ruler of the small court in Honghua, was to send Wu Guogui¡¯s younger brother Yuan Xinxing  Wu Guoren, the chief of the Firearms Battalion, was arrested and immediately ordered to beheaded. The civil and military officials of the Honghua court headed by Feng Su, Guo Chang, Laidu, and Lu Shuzi hurriedly stopped him. They all said that Wu Guoren had not actually participated in Wu Guogui's rebellion.  The hearts of the former officials of the palace were chilling, and they pushed all those who could have been won over to Wu Guogui's side, making it even more difficult to deal with.

    Wang Shirong, who only got a position as a Zhongshu Sheren in the Honghua court, also stood up and warned, saying that Wu Yingqi and his son were killed in Wu Guogui's mutiny, and Wu Yingqi deserved his punishment.  It is possible to turn hostility into friendship, but if Guo Zhuangtu kills Wu Guoren again, not only will the road to peace be completely blocked, but the Wu clan will also completely break with Guo Zhuangtu.

    After listening to the civil and military officials' remonstrance, Guo Zhuangtu remained silent for a long time, and then he let out a long sigh. He looked at the gray sky outside the hall, and said to himself: "Isn't it that I'm in an unending situation with the Wu clan?  ?¡±

    Wang Shirong, Feng Su, Che Wenlong and others were silent, knowing that what Guo Zhuangtu said was all the truth. Given the current situation, the conflict between Guo Zhuangtu and the Wu clan is indeed difficult to resolve. Once the Wu clan regains power,  Guo Zhuangtu's family will surely die without a place to bury them. The more Guo Zhuangtu prevents the Wu clan from taking power, the more hatred and hostility the Wu clan will have against Guo Zhuangtu. If Guo Zhuangtu insists on killing the Wu clan  , then in order to protect themselves, the Wu clan can only talk to Guo Zhuangtu with swords and guns, forming an endless loop that no one can break. Unless one party falls, this death struggle will never end.

    "Some people say that I am powerful, and they say that I coerce the emperor to order the princes and control the government." Guo Zhuangtu said to himself again, "But am I not powerful? The emperor is only twelve years old, can he control this chaotic situation?"  Can you sit firmly in the Great Zhou Dynasty? The Wu family accused me of killing Wu Yingqi and his son, but can I not kill Wu Yingqi and his son? Put Wu Yingqi back to Wuchang, he brought Wu Shicong and Lu Yifeng together to rebel, and Da Zhou immediately  You are all involved, you say, I killed Wu Yingqi and his son, is it for myself, or for the great Zhou?"

    All the civil and military officials in the Honghua court nodded silently. They all understood that Guo Zhuangtu had no choice but to kill Wu Yingqi and his son.  The two factions fought against each other and fell into civil war; the same is true if Wu Yingqi is killed but Wu Shicong is not.  Therefore, although Guo Zhuang tried to kill Wu Yingqi and his son, there were selfish factors, but from the overall point of view, it was for the sake of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and for the good of Wu Shifan!

    "Guo Xiang, you can only make two preparations." Fatty Lu's Dali parent officer Feng Su suggested: "One is to actively prepare for the war, guard the dangerous passes of Yunnan and Guizhou, and prevent the rebels from going south; the other is to send envoys to contact the rebels and communicate with all  General Lu contacted and presented Wu Yingqi's confession of attempted rebellion, explained the difficulties of killing Wu Yingqi and his son, won the support of generals who were not from the Wu clan, and appeased the Wu clan to negotiate peace with them and strive for a peaceful end."

    "That's the only way to go." Guo Zhuangtu sighed, and then said: "Everyone, hurry up and discuss how to deploy defenses in Yunnan and Guizhou, how to appease the Wu clan, and how to win the support of other generals?"

    After some discussions, relying on the team of the old traitor Wu to stay in Yunnan and Guizhou, the plan for the defense of Yunnan and Guizhou was quickly formulated. The defense of Guizhou was presided over by Li Benshen, the general in charge of Guizhou, and Guo Zhuangxing, Guo Zhuangtu¡¯s younger brother, was assisted.  He personally presided over the assignment of troops and horses to strictly guard the dangerous passes and important cities. At the same time, Dong Zhongmin, the governor of Wu Jun and Guangdong, was appointed as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.  Fortunately, there are still more than 30,000 troops in Yunnan and Guizhou, and there are enough firearms. There is no need to worry about the food and grass for the autumn harvest at the beginning, so the small Honghua court will not be able to support it for a while.

    When it was their turn to discuss appeasement of the Wu clan, the civil and military officials of the Honghua court had a difficult time, because the Wu clan who had been prosecuted by the teacher would definitely ask Guo Zhuangtu to hand over power no matter whether he accepted the appeasement or not.  A little bit of Guo Zhuangtu would certainly not agree.  Therefore, the Honghua court could only decide to send envoys to visit Wu Guogui, bestow high-ranking officials with titles, explain that Wu Yingqi was killed out of helplessness, and try to persuade Wu's clan to stop fighting¡ªof course, this is also basically impossible.  Guo Zhuangtu, who killed Wu Yingqi, father and son, would continue to be in power, and the Wu clan would neither agree nor dare to rest assured.

    In view of the fact that it is difficult to recruit the Wu clan successfully, we will try our best to win the support of the generals of the neutral faction.??More frankly, he smiled and said: "I can be sure that it is definitely more lively than the current Wuhua Mountain."

    "I'm not worried about that. I've learned from the past, so I'll naturally save my resources just in case." Fatty Lu grinned, then quickly pulled Wang Shirong away, and said with a smile, "Mr. Liangchen, please come to the city to talk.  I have already prepared a banquet for you to wash away the dust, General Wang and General Han are also waiting to kowtow to you."

    "Don't worry, you have to kowtow to me first." Wang Shirong threw off Fatty Lu, stretched his hand into his arms, took out a stack of bright yellow silk cloth from the fleshy part of his arms, and shouted: "Great Zhou Taizu Gao Emperor's edict, Yue County King Lu Yifeng  Lead the crowd to kneel down!"

    "The royal edict?" Fatty Lu was taken aback.

    "Proclaim the emperor!" Wang Shirong's face sank, and he shouted: "Before you didn't dare to change the banner, it was because Xia Guoxiang carefully withheld the edict that canonized you as the king of Yue County. Now that the late emperor's edict has been delivered, if you still think you are  Minister of the Great Zhou, correct me immediately!"

    "My minister is dead!" Fatty Lu hurriedly knelt down, and called the civil and military officials of Fatty's army to kneel down together, kowtowed and sang: "Long live the emperor, long live, long live."

    "By God's fortune, the Emperor Zhao said." Wang Shirong unfolded the will of the old traitor Wu and read aloud: "After my funeral, if there are foreign relatives who dominate the government, slaughter Wu's clan, mutilate my flesh and blood descendants, and try to usurp the government in vain,  Lu Yifeng, King of Yue County, saw the imperial edict and was granted the title of Prince of Yue. He launched a campaign against crimes, crusade against treacherous traitors, and revived the Great Zhou! The Wu clan, subjects of the Great Zhou, and soldiers of the three armies were all controlled by Prince Lu Yifeng of Yue.  Lu Yifeng, Prince of Yue, will make the decision on my behalf! I respect you!"

    Fatty Lu, who thought that the traitor Wu was going to kill him in the will, heaved a sigh of relief, and hurriedly kowtowed to thank him, "I obey the order, long live the emperor, long live the emperor."

    "Prince Lu, please get up." Wang Shirong put down the edict of old man Wu's treacherous edict, and said to Fatty Lu lightly: "Prince Lu, I have done my duty as a courtier of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and I will do my best to fight for you and eliminate your worries. Next  , but it all depends on you. Whether to be Zhou Gong or Zhu Yuanzhang is already in your mind."

    Fatty Lu was silent, knowing that the old traitor Wu must have anticipated the current situation before he was alive, so he left such a will, not only using himself to save his descendants, but also selling himself a big favor to let himself  Even if he wanted to rebel and seek rebellion, he would become dishonest and his words would be dishonest. With the last limit of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, he tied his hands and feet in an attempt to usurp the Wu family.

    "Old and immortal old fox, your abacus is too good!" Fatty Lu lamented from the bottom of his heart again.  (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.) (Remember the website URL: www.hlnovel.com
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