Southern Ming, my destiny is too abstract

Chapter 80 The Deepest Affection in Seoul
"I, Zhang Zuochen, Grand Secretary of the Eastern Pavilion and Minister of Personnel, greet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Your Highness, I, Gong Yi, have the honor of holding the position of Minister of Revenue."

"Your Highness, I, Sun Shun, am the Minister of War."

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Zhu Cixuan glanced at Yongli's remaining ministers one by one.

There were nearly a hundred civil officials and more than thirty military officials.

It took him nearly an incense stick of time just to introduce himself one by one.

Since Emperor Yongli was trapped in Anlong, Guizhou and Qianlong, and after a purge by Sun Kewang, most of the court officials, except for the generals of the Dashi Army, were from Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan.

The southwest is a corner of China, just like Guangdong and Guangdong.

They always fought to the end against foreign enemies, until nine out of ten houses were empty and there was no one living there.

These court officials followed Zhu Youlang to Yongchang, and they had all made up their minds to die for their king on the last land of the Ming Dynasty.

Then, suddenly, their king was gone.

The emperor abandoned his country and fled in treason.

They fought to the death for the sake of China and the Ming Dynasty, all the way to western Yunnan, Yongchang, Tengyue, and the border.

They are not afraid of death.

But how could they be traitors?
With their faith collapsed, most court officials and military generals like Ma Bao had no choice but to surrender to Wu Sangui.

Some of them, like Lei Yuelong, still had their hair left, and many of them wore Taoist robes. With their last thoughts of their homeland, they became monks and hid in the mountains.

There were neat court robes and ragged robes.

But their faces were all haggard, and there was a glimmer of hope in their eyes.

Even though the news of Wu Sangui's defeat spread, there was no news about Zhu Cixuan's assault team.

I can meet them in Mengmian.

It seemed that he was planning to rush to Hongsawadi and continue to follow the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Cixuan fought back tears and said, "My dear gentlemen, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

"You have worked hard."

The prince's eyes were red, and most of the hundreds of Ming Dynasty civil and military officials lost their composure on the spot and burst into tears.

It seemed as if he wanted to vent all the frustration and unwillingness of the past three years.

They never wanted to become slaves of a conquered nation, nor did they want to surrender to the Qing Dynasty and shave their heads.

There is no choice.

Prince, why don’t you come back earlier? Your Highness, why don’t you replace His Majesty earlier?

Lei Yuelong, who was leaning on a crutch, had cloudy eyes. He forcibly pulled Zhu Cixuan's right hand and choked out a sob:
"Prince, where are the Emperor and you? I've been wandering around western and southern Yunnan for two years, but there's no news from you!"

Before he could finish his words, Lei Yuelong got so excited that he fainted.

The people around were suddenly in chaos.

He hurriedly called a doctor, who pinched his Ren Zhong acupoint and gave him some aromatic medicine to open his mind.

Seeing Lei Yuelong tremble and open his eyes, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

This old cabinet minister from the Wanli period was sent to a nearby resting place for recuperation.

Zhang Zuochen sighed and said, "At the beginning of Your Majesty's expedition to Burma, Elder Lei led his men to the border to wait for news. Only last year did he give up and return to Yuxi to live in seclusion."

"After hearing that the Holy Emperor and His Highness were safe in Hongshawadi, I gathered my old subordinates and planned to rush to Ava City."

"I heard that Duke Mu Tianbo of Qian planned to recapture southern Yunnan and march into Yuanjiang Prefecture. He wanted to go to Yuanjiang, but was stopped by the Qing army. He had no choice but to go with us through Jingdong, Mengmian and the border."

Zhu Cixuan let out a light breath to relieve the low pressure in his heart.

He asked Zhang Zuochen and others who came from Kunming about the situation of the Qing army in Kunming.

However, Gong Yi directly told him a great piece of news.

Wu Sangui deployed heavy troops in western Yunnan, and Zhang Yong led more than 10,000 elite troops to Zhenyuan Prefecture, Xinhua Prefecture and Lin'an Prefecture to resist Mu Tianbo.

Liu Xuanchu also arranged for the thousands of defenders in Kunming to go to western Yunnan to fill the vacancies left by Wu Sangui's losses.

"Kunming has no soldiers or generals?"

Zhu Cixuan was immediately overjoyed.

He led the assault battalion, but he never thought of capturing the city of Kunming.

As the provincial capital of Yunnan and Dian, it has been a fortified city for thousands of years in order to suppress the chieftains of Yunnan and Dian.

Even when Wu Sangui invaded Yunnan and Yunnan, he waited until the other two Qing armies joined forces before sending out his troops.

The original intention of Zhu Cixuan and Jin Weixin's discussion was to feign an attack on Kunming and disrupt eastern Yunnan, forcing Wu Sangui to send troops back to defend the area, so that Li Dingguo could find an opportunity to attack western Yunnan.

This is just like Emperor Yongli abandoning Kunming.

Wu Sangui took Kunming without any soldiers, and Zhu Cixuan could also easily occupy Kunming.

Gong Yi replied, "That's right. Wu Sangui lost 50,000 to 60,000 troops at Mubang, but the old Dashi army in western Yunnan still has over 10,000."

"To prevent Qi Sansheng and Wu Zisheng from harboring rebellious intentions, Wu Sangui transferred part of the old Dashi army to eastern Yunnan and transferred his elite troops from Liaodong and a Jiala Eight Banners elite from Kunming."

Zhu Cixuan looked at Gong Yi, hundreds of Ming Dynasty officials, and the thousands of servants and subordinates they had summoned.

Suddenly there was a sense of absurdity.

Wu Sangui seemed to be Li Zicheng, and he seemed to be Dorgon, about to enter the pass and go straight to the capital.

Gong Yi pulled out a map. "Your Highness, Liu Xuanchu sent me this map privately." "He predicted Your Highness would launch a surprise attack from Jingdong and Chuxiong, so he asked me to bring this map of the Qing army's deployment in southern and eastern Yunnan."

Zhu Cixuan was startled when he heard the voice: "Wait a moment."

"Who is Liu Xuanchu?"

There are still such wise and powerful people in the Ming Dynasty who can predict the future.

Even if there was a spy in the Ming army who told Wu Sangui his plan to attack Kunming by surprise, Liu Xuanchu in Kunming should not have known the news in advance.

Gong Yi bowed and said, "Liu Xuanchu was originally a scholar from Shu, serving as a guest in the tent of Liu Wenxiu, the King of Shu."

"When the King of Shu was defeated by Wu Sangui in northern Sichuan, he joined Wu Sangui's army. Although he was in the Qing camp, his heart was always in the Ming Dynasty."

"He has always been in contact with the old ministers of the Ming Dynasty. It was with his help that Minister Zhang and I were able to leave Kunming City."

It took Zhu Cixuan a while to come back to his senses.

He is a real enhanced version of Xu Shu.

With so many powerful men and two million taels of gold, how did Zhu Youlang suffer defeat after defeat and end up in Hongsha?

Gong Yi continued, "After I spoke with him, I first contacted my old subordinate Meng Mian, the envoy Daosong, and asked him to make some arrangements."

Zhu Cixuan blinked.

Now I understand why the officials of Mengmensi turned a blind eye to their forced march.

Chieftains from all over the country provided livestock and men to help the Ming Dynasty advance in an endless stream.

No wonder Dai Qing officials didn't react at all.

You can tell Gong Yi is Bai Yi just by hearing his name.

He became a Jinshi in the Tianqi period and served as a Yuwenlang of the Ministry of War in the Southern Capital during the Chongzhen period. After following the Yongli Emperor, he was promoted to the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of War.

They recruited soldiers and collected food in western and southern Yunnan for a long time.

The chieftains and prefects in various places were all his old subordinates.

Even after the Ming Dynasty fell, Na Song from Yuanjiang Prefecture still started a rebellion. It was he who personally persuaded him with the righteousness of the cause.

Gong Yi pointed towards Jingdong Prefecture and said, "Jingdong Prefecture Governor Tao Dou was the first to surrender to Wu Sangui."

"I didn't dare to alert the enemy, so I didn't try to persuade him to surrender."

"Your Highness, as long as you pass Jingdong Prefecture, you can go straight to Kunming from the south of Chuxiong Prefecture."

Zhu Cixuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

Chuxiong Prefecture is also a big city, but it deviates from his path and has nothing to do with him.

But Jingdong Prefecture was in the middle, so they had to pass through.

In addition to the 3,000 soldiers of Jingdong Prefecture itself, Zhang Yong also sent 2,000 Green Camp soldiers to prevent Mu Tianbo from Yuanjiang in southern Yunnan from going up the river.

The key is the Mother Melon Pass on the way.

He had only 500 men, and the 2,000 soldiers brought by the chieftain and court officials had no siege equipment, so it was difficult for them to pass through the pass.

Should we abandon these servants and chieftain soldiers and take a detour?

It's just that the marching speed will be slower later.

After discussing with Bai Wenxuan and others, Zhu Cixuan decided to go to Mugua Pass first to take a look.

At night, after visiting Lei Yuelong, Zhu Cixuan returned to his tent.

A prompt is popping up on the system panel.

[You recruited the second-rate civil officials Zhang Zuochen and Gong Yi, gaining 100 Mandate points.]

[Li Dingguo conquered the Three Xuans, and you recovered the Three Xuans and Mengmian, gaining 400 Mandate points.]

"I'll have two thousand life points soon. I'll borrow the principal's luck and do it."

When Zhu Cixuan saw Kaka lying on a mat on the ground eating kimchi, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

as predicted.

The picture freezes directly on a plastic surgery face.

【Ding……】

[Seoul's Most Deeply Affectionate: So what if I'm willing to overthrow the country for you? A pure love warrior falls to the ground. When you face a woman, her charm lowers your intelligence and makes you lose your mind.]

Zhu Cixuan slapped his thigh in pain: "Oh no, I've become a substitute."

Now he has really become Wu Sangui.

Damn it, once you get to Wu Sangui's territory, you'll take away his destiny.

Can the principal’s belief not outweigh Wu Sangui’s resentment?
……

The next day, Zhu Cixuan, still in a depressed mood, summoned all civil and military officials.

Civil officials such as Lei Yuelong and Gong Yi were left in Mengmian, and more than thirty military officials followed the army to lead and command the servants and chieftain soldiers.

Including civilians, a total of 3,000 soldiers entered Jingdong Prefecture.

However, the next night.

When Zhu Cixuan arrived at Mugua Pass, he was suddenly stunned.

Under the moonlight, the sun and moon flags on the city walls were fluttering in the wind.

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