Chapter 1358 Blackmail!
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"This is the case." Since Wu Zheng made a noise, he did not want to hide it. "This is actually what Dorgon himself means. I think he is the regent of the year, so I will fulfill him."
"How dare you ask... how the Regent... died?"
Wu Zheng snorted: "What, do you question me?"
"No, no... the foreign official did not question the King of Wu, but the foreign official just wanted to confirm how the Regent was... dead?"
"I was shot in many places by my escort and died... Lord Nala can check the body by himself."
"Huh..." Suksaha let out a long sigh and said melancholy, "That's it."
Wu Zheng couldn't understand and said in surprise, "What's the matter?"
Suksaha bowed again and said, "The foreign official said before that there is something that must be fulfilled by the King of Wu... refers to this matter. It is not hiding it from the King of Wu, nor is it afraid of the King of Wu laughing. The Regent of our court has always been crazy and disobedient. He often humiliated the emperor's words and deeds, and monopolized the power of the court. After several years, he had the intention of rebellion. Before the war, he was jointly impeached by the ministers of our court."
Wu Zheng frowned and said, "What's the matter with me?"
Suksaha hurriedly explained: "Please release news to the outside world that the regent of this dynasty committed suicide, or was terminally ill, and his life was all fine."
Wu Zheng looked down, "Absurd! Dorgon issued a hair shaving order, causing the Jiangnan to be slapped in Yangzhou for ten days, Jiading three massacres, and Jiangyin City almost became an empty city... How many innocent Han people died for this? Our soldiers have fought bloody battles for dozens of months and annihilated the enemy chiefs. What a great merit? You want to let the king declare to the outside world that Dorgon died or committed suicide. Wouldn't it be that the merits of our soldiers for no reason?"
Suksaha obviously didn't expect Wu Zheng's reaction to be so intense. He opened his mouth several times to explain, but swallowed it back.
After a moment of silence, Wu Zheng asked angrily: "Why do you need this? To be honest!"
Seeing that there seemed to be a turning point, Suksaha hurriedly said, "The King of Wu thinks it should be clear now that our army of nearly 100,000 Prince Ying was stranded in Fengyang Prefecture and did not go north. This is actually... due to the will of our court, from here, our court can be considered to have helped the King of Wu. Otherwise, the progress of the battle at this time... is still unknown."
"Nonsense!" Wu Zheng retorted bluntly, "My Duke of Wei, Xia Wanchun's army and Liao Zhongping's army in the left camp have formed a force of attacking Fengyang Prefecture in the west and south. Ajige's self-protection is a problem and he still has the ability to reinforce Xuzhou? Well, even if Ajige barely divides his troops to reinforce Xuzhou, my two guards will form a clamp attack on Xuzhou. The main reinforcement force of the First Army of the Northern Expedition has crossed the Yellow River. If Ajige comes, he will just die more people..."
Suksaha's face was strange. He obviously disagreed with Wu Zheng's statement. He just wanted others and could only be silent.
Wu Zheng was actually very clear in his heart that it was a fact that the First Army reinforcements went north, but once they crossed the Yellow River, it was equivalent to entering the Qing army's home court. On the contrary, the supply line of the Northern Expedition Army was lengthened, and the financial treasury was empty and the rats were running out. The difficulty of a decisive battle can be imagined.
Wu Zheng is really "distorting the facts".
But it is undeniable that the current initiative in the battlefield is indeed in the hands of Wu Zheng. At least before the main force of the Eight Banners of the Qing court went south, Wu Zheng had the final say in Xuzhou and Yangzhou.
It is precisely because of this that Wu Zheng could call the deer as a horse and said to Suksaha with a firm word, "If Ajige reinforces, it will be nothing more than more unjust souls outside Xuzhou City."
Seeing Suksaha not refuting, Wu Zheng lost interest in coercion and waved his hand and said, "I am strange. Dorgon is the regent of your regent after all. With such a noble identity, why do you have to arrange a way of death for him after his death?"
This question has been asked about the point.
Suksaha hesitated and said, "The Regent has been in power for many years, and his party members are everywhere in the court. If it is confirmed that the Regent died at the hands of the King of Wu, the peace talks cannot be continued... This is obviously not good for the King of Wu and the Yixing Dynasty."
Wu Zheng waved his hand in annoyance and said, "My dynasty and I... don't need your consideration."
"Of course... how the Regent died is also crucial to our dynasty." Suksaha planned to tell the truth. "If the Regent's party members in the dynasty knew that Prince Ying was stranded in Fengyang Mansion and watched the Regent die, it was the court's instruction, then our dynasty would likely... be civil strife."
Wu Zheng raised his eyebrows and smiled strangely: "I cannot ask for it, so I am optimistic about it."
Suksaha smiled awkwardly and sighed: "What is the joke that the King of Wu said... If it were just a civil strife in this dynasty, perhaps the King of Wu and the Yixing Dynasty could enjoy the benefits of fishermen, but the fact is not the case. The King of Wu should know that if the Regent died at your hands, you are the main enemy in the regent's party. If our dynasty loses control of the army, then the first thing that will be the King of Wu. In other words, in this peace talks, both of you and me will become unlimited, and the war will be endless, and the world will be in a mess."
Wu Zheng's face became serious. He realized that Suksaha was talking about the facts. Once the little emperor could not control the army, the first thing he had to face was the backlash of Dorgon's followers. The armistice negotiations were like a useless thing, and the war would continue infinitely, endlessly and never stop.
This is obviously inconsistent with the current situation. The General's Mansion needs time and time to breathe.
Seeing Wu Zheng silent, Suksaha felt hopeful and hurriedly said: "Actually, our dynasty did not intend to start a war with the King of Wu. They were all done by the Regent without hiding the emperor and his ministers... From this point of view, your and my goals are the same."
Wu Zheng cursed in his heart, he was so dirty.
But reason tells himself that Suksaha is right. If Dorgon died at the "enemy", he would be a hero in the Qing court. Fulin and a group of ministers who opposed Dorgon would be accused of "harming" Dorgon, which gave Dorgon's reasons for rebellion.
Although the Qing court had to be in need and wanted to have civil strife, the time was wrong. At this time, the continuation of the war would drag down the General's Mansion. Because Wu Zheng had received a secret report, the court had sent a delegation to Xuzhou to participate in the negotiations. If there was no accident, it would arrive tomorrow, which means that the court would not continue to participate in the war.
Under such circumstances, it was undoubtedly rational to agree to the Qing court's request. Dorgon took the blame. It was Dorgon who launched the war, causing the military and civilians on both sides to die "innocently" in the war. This not only allowed Fulin to consolidate the imperial power, be justified, and deal with Dorgon's funeral at will, but also allowed the war to end quickly.
Thinking of this, Wu Zheng smiled and spit out two words, "Xuzhou!"
Chapter completed!