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Chapter 396 Sowing Discord

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    When Fatty Lu was working as a hands-off shopkeeper in Hangzhou to see if he could hand over the southern front battlefield to the old running dog Li Tianzhi alone, the opponents of the Fatty Army, the Honghua and Qing courts, were not idle either, and one after another happened inside the control area.  This earth-shattering and far-reaching event has brought about earth-shaking changes-but unfortunately, everyone in the world knows about fat, and these things are basically beneficial to Fatty Lu and Fatty Army.

    First of all, let¡¯s look at the Qing court. Although relying on the arrival of the autumn harvest and the gradual large-scale planting of potatoes and sweet potatoes in the north, some of the food shortage crisis in the Shandong area of ??Zhili has been alleviated, but after September, the situation in the north began to get out of control again.  It's time - because it's time to return the military coins issued by Kang Mazi.  The huge debt of 23.4 million taels of silver with interest is undoubtedly an astronomical figure for the Qing court, which cannot even afford military salaries, official salaries, and mite grains, and it is also a huge debt that does not take back Jiangnan.  A hurdle that can never be overcome.

    In desperation, the old hag of Xiaozhuang had no choice but to bite the bullet and promulgate a decree to the people in Zhili and Shandong, deciding to extend the period for the return of the general's coins for one year, and return the principal with interest in the second year.  Naturally, as soon as this decree was promulgated, Zhili Shandong immediately exploded. The Han people who were overwhelmed by exorbitant taxes and famine rioted one after another. In less than a month, more than 20 people were killed.  The head of a local official was cleared, and the official warehouses of two prefectural cities and six county towns were robbed.  , Barely maintaining the order in the capital area, they are helpless against these Han mobs who don't know the truth.

    The house leak coincided with continuous night rain. At this extremely critical moment, there was another big problem inside Miqing¡¯s northern green battalion. Cai Lu, the Hebei military officer stationed in Huaiqing, Henan, took advantage of the opportunity when Henan governor Lang Tingxiang ordered him to send troops to suppress the rebellion.  Suddenly launched a mutiny to control Huaiqing City, killed all the civil and military officials and their families in the city who refused to surrender, and led the people in the city to cut their braids and hair, and swear allegiance to the Great Zhou Dynasty.

    Similar rebellions of general soldiers were common in the San Francisco Rebellion, but after the news of Huaiqing's rebellion spread back to Beijing, the old hag of Xiaozhuang couldn't help but cry, because Huaiqing's location is close to Taihang in the north and the Yellow River in the south.  It just happened to cut off the connection between the Qing court and the Tongguan Qing army. Kang Mazi dug up the south bank of the Yellow River before, and blocked Tongguan's detour from the hinterland of Henan to return to Beijing and rescue Shandong and Zhili.  Even if the old witch of Xiaozhuang wanted to mobilize the last elite soldiers of the Qing court to return to Shandong and Zhili, she would have to detour through Niangziguan in the middle of the Taihang Mountains.

    As a last resort, in order to take precautions, the old hag of Xiaozhuang had to make a major military adjustment, that is, order Tong Guoyao, the admiral of Huguang who was stationed in Xunyang, to go north to take over the important area of ??Tongguan, and replace the Baoyi army led by Tong Guogang to return to Huaiqing.  , to pull out the nail of Huaiqing, and open the way to return to Zhili and Shandong.  As for the Xunyang and Xiangyang areas that Tong Guoyao originally guarded, they can only resign themselves to fate.  Abandoning the retreat west of Taihang Mountain, or even abandoning the entire south of Shanhaiguan, has also appeared in the consideration of Xiaozhuang old hag.

    Of course, abandoning the west of Taihang Mountain and the entire south of Shanhaiguan can only be the last choice of last resort. The old hag of Xiaozhuang will never give up easily until the last moment. Besides, the old hag of Xiaozhuang still has a little hope and fantasy.  That is, the conflict between the Fat Army and the Honghua court has become public, and the contradictions within the Wu Army have also become public.  Especially after receiving the news that Wu Guogui led the Wu clan to attack Guo Zhuangtu, the old witch of Xiaozhuang seemed to see a glimmer of light, and immediately sent envoys to Yunnan to contact Guo Zhuangtu, expressing her willingness to send Honghua  The imperial court paid tribute to the court, drew the Yellow River as the boundary with the Honghua court, and provided help for the Honghua court to put down Wu Guogui's rebellion.

    Confessing vassals to Wu Shifan and Guo Zhuangtu is not enough. After careful consideration, the treacherous old witch of Xiaozhuang sent a secret envoy to infiltrate the southwest to contact Wu Guogui, expressing her willingness to provide assistance for the Wu clan to crusade against Honghua power traitor Guo Zhuangtu  , but the prerequisite is that after the Wu clan successfully pacified Guo Zhuangtu, they must agree to a truce with the Qing court and draw the Yellow River as the boundary.

    As for the most dangerous Fatty Lu, the old witch of Xiaozhuang dared not provoke this little fatty who had a deep hatred for the Qing court. The only thing she could do was to hope that Geng Jingzhong, who was in the south of Fatty's army, could restrain Lu more.  For a period of time, Fatty also prayed to the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty, begging them to bless Fatty Lu to fight the civil war first, and then consider the Northern Expedition, so as to give the Qing court a little more breathing time.

    The internal chaos of the Wu Army was actually not much better than that of the Qing court. After receiving the news that Wang Shirong and the old traitor Wu ordered Fatty Lu to raise troops to conquer him, Guo Zhuangtu, the first official of the Honghua court, was of course furious and almost wanted to kill Lu.  Fatty's eldest son, Lu Bangjing, chops it into dumpling stuffing and feeds it to the dogs!  But after thinking about it again, Guo, who is good at playing tricks,Guigui entered Yunnan.  Tell me, does Guo Zhuangtu dare to turn a deaf ear to what Hu Guozhu said?  "

    Fatty Lu and his confidant lackeys were silent together. After a long while, Wang Shaobo took the lead in applauding, flattering him and said, "It's still the prince who can see people's hearts and analyze them very well. Yes, if Hu Guozhu threatens Guo Zhuangtu, saying that if Guo Zhuangtu doesn't agree  Wu Clan's conditions, then he will stand by and ignore Guo Zhuangtu's life and death, and Guo Zhuangtu must consider submitting."

    "No wonder Hu Guozhu dared to go back to Yunnan to negotiate with Guo Zhuangtu." Yao Qisheng also came to his senses, "Hu Guozhu must have seen through Guo Zhuangtu and dared not touch him, so he went back to persuade Guo Zhuangtu to surrender to the Wu clan without  I am worried that Guo Zhuangtu will kill him or detain him."

    "We can't let them reconcile." Zhu Fangdan yelled, "Pingxi Palace, which is more chaotic inside, is the best Pingxi Palace for us."

    Several of Fatty Lu's confidantes nodded together, thinking that what Zhu Fangdan said was absolutely right, and only if Wu Jun continued to fight among himself would it be in the fundamental interests of Fatty's army.  Although Fatty Lu himself does not speak or express his opinion, his small eyes are rolling wildly, but he has already begun to plan how to smash Hu Guozhu's dream of yellow beams, how to cheer Guo Zhuangtu, and fight Wu's clan to the death, both sides will suffer, including using the lurking  Despicable thoughts such as the secret assassination of Hu Guozhu by the Fatty Army from Yunnan and Guizhou kept coming to Fatty Lu's mind one after another.

    Despicable villains are usually easy to think of together, after a long time of thinking, Fatty Lu opened his mouth and ordered: "Uncle Shao, draw up an order for this king, and this king will issue a grand decree."

    "Understood." Wang Shaobo quickly walked to the desk next to the Yinluan Hall and sat down, stretched out a paper and picked up a pen, and asked, "My lord, who is the order for?"

    "Issuing an edict to Prime Minister Xia." Fatty Lu replied with a name that was unexpected to all the lackeys. Fatty Lu ordered: "You look at the edict, and the writing should be as arrogant and rude as possible. There are three main contents. One, ask him why  Detain the edict issued by the former emperor to this king and ask him to explain. Second, ask him why he did not send troops to help my father-in-law Wu Guogui suppress the rebellion, and ask him whether he is in collusion with Guo Zhuangtu's rebels. Third, order him to surrender his military power and send  Hand over the army to my father-in-law Wu Guogui, no, hand it over to General Ma Bao, let General Ma Bao lead the army to help my father-in-law Wu Guogui put down Guo Zhuangtu's rebellion!"

    "My lord is so ruthless! I was afraid that Guo Zhuangtu would not be able to defeat the Wu clan, so I simply pushed Xia Guoxiang to Guo Zhuangtu to give Guo Zhuangtu courage and strength!" Several of Fatty Lu's henchmen gasped.  Whisper together in my heart.  Then Wang Shaobo tentatively asked again: "My lord, wouldn't it be more effective if Xia Guoxiang handed over the military power to General Wu Guogui?"

    "No way." Fatty Lu sighed, and said with compassion: "My father-in-law, General Wu Guogui, has openly rebelled against Guo. If General Xia Guoxiang handed over the military power to him, it will inevitably cause greater civil strife and bring disaster to the people. But Ma  General Bao is reasonable and has never stated who he is supporting. Only by letting General Xia Guoxiang hand over the military power to General Ma Bao can General Ma Bao control the situation and avoid harming the people."

    "Fuck! Be a bitch and set up a memorial arch! Are you trying to take the opportunity to drive a wedge between Xia Guoxiang, Guo Zhuangtu and Ma Bao? Don't say it so nicely!" Fatty Lu's lackeys cursed together in their hearts, and at the same time  Together they sympathized with Xia Guoxiang in their hearts, "Poor guy, if you don't listen to our prince, you are violating the will of Emperor Gao, the great ancestor of the Zhou Dynasty.  The way of clans and clans killing each other is gone."

    "By the way, by the way, I will also send a decree to General Ma Bao." Fatty Lu added, "Make him ready to take over Xia Guoxiang's army, and reward him with some gold, silver and jewels by the way, more rewards." (to be continued)  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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