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129 Appeal to Li Dingguo (Part 2)

Seeing that Li Dingguo, one of the leaders of the Western Army, was willing to return, Du Yinxi was quite happy. He raised his glass and said, "As a matter of fact, Gao Yi, Du, respecting General and everyone here."

"Slow down!"

Sun Kewang, who had been drinking alcohol before, suddenly said in a muffled voice: "That's just my second brother's idea, my old Sun didn't say agree."

Sun Kewang immediately made the scene awkward with just one word.

Li Dingguo frequently winked at Sun Kewang. Sun Kewang was unmoved. Seeing that the scene became more and more awkward, Li Dingguo suddenly smiled generously and said, "Brother is drunk, don't mind Du Fu."

"Where is it, General Sun speaks quickly, and Du admires it." Du Yinxi also laughed and slightly concealed his inner embarrassment.

Li Ding Guo Highway: "Du Gong entered Guizhou for thousands of miles, and he was exhausted all the way. I guess he was tired. If I don't abandon him, please go to the back hall to rest for a night. It will not be too late to discuss the matter of surrender tomorrow."

Du Yinxi also knew that this matter was too urgent and needed to give them some time to discuss it. He nodded and said, "It's so hard for the general."

After Du Yinxi was arranged to rest in the back hall, Li Dingguo returned to the main hall and dissuaded Sun Kewang. "Brother, the adoptive father and the King of Chuang have worked hard for more than 20 years, and have been ravaged all over the world, died and have nowhere to be found. It is really sad that the East Captain enjoys the benefits of the fisherman.

We were originally subjects of the Ming Dynasty, but we were forced to rebel. Now that China is invaded by foreign invaders, we should strictly distinguish the boundaries between China and the barbarians and put China first. As long as we return to the Ming Dynasty, sincerely assist, fight against the enemy together, restore China, and clear the country, we will be avenged as a thief for half a lifetime and will be famous in history in the future. Brother, I hope to think twice!"

"The second brother is nonsense. He only seeks power and wealth for life. Everything will be empty after death. What's the use of being famous in history?" Sun Kewang sneered and said, "As long as you conquer Yunnan, your brother will be the king of the country, you will be the generals. How happy is it? Whether he is Ming or Qing, Hu or Han? As long as we keep our territory, who will fight whom, and who will break the ground, it is better than anything else."

"What are you saying, brother!" Li Dingguo said angrily: "The Emperor Yongli of the Ming Dynasty has been recognized by the world and the country has a master. If we do not overestimate ourselves and are arrogant, wouldn't we betray ourselves? If our elder brother has the ability, go to Yunnan by himself, and don't take Dingguo to take the lead!"

Li Dingguo became more and more angry as he spoke, and he couldn't help but pull out his waist knife and stab him. Seeing this, the generals rushed up in a hurry, snatched the knife down, and immediately tore a corner of his clothes to wrap him up.

Liu Wenxiu had been watching before, but at this time he had a choice. He stood beside Li Dingguo and said, "Wenxiu has been tired after being a thief for half his life. The Tartars ravaged China and bullied us the Han people in the Central Plains. They regarded the people as inferior to the cattle and horses. Wenxiu was also a child of the Han family. How could he sit and watch the mountains and rivers fall and the people be ravaged? Now that he has a chance to cleanse the reputation of the thief, he is willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty with his second brother, fight against the Tartars together, and restore my country."

Others such as Bai Wenxuan, Feng Shuangli and other generals also expressed their willingness to obey Li Dingguo's orders.

Seeing this, Sun Kewang was secretly angry and had to take back his views. He patted Li Dingguo on the shoulder and said, "Why do you do this for the second brother? Since you are determined to make our Western Army surrender to the Ming Dynasty, you will be the one who will follow you."

Sun Kewang's sudden compromise was beyond Li Dingguo's expectations, and he couldn't help but widen his eyes and asked, "Brother, are you trying to deceive me?"

Sun Kewang drew an arrow and sweared: "If I don't say the truth, there is such an arrow." After that, he broke the arrow.

Seeing that Li Dingguo was serious, he didn't seem to be joking. He felt quite relieved.

But before he could speak, Sun Kewang said again: "But the ugly words are ahead, my brother can submit to the Ming Dynasty and be the main one, but it can only be limited to nominal ones. The troops and horses of his troops do not belong to the Ming Dynasty and do not obey orders."

Li Dingguodao: "Brother means, do you listen to the Xuan or not?"

Sun Kewang nodded and said undeniably: "This is my brother's bottom line. I can't break through any more. Otherwise, my brother will not rely on it. Let's talk to that master tomorrow."

Li Dingguo knew that Sun Kewang was ambitious and used to being a leader, so he was not happy to be inferior to others. Seeing that he made such a decision, he stopped forcing him.

The next day, the result of the General Li Dingguo's proposal was told by Du Yinxi, especially Sun Kewang's decision. Du Yinxi thought for a moment and said, "General Sun's request was agreed to the Ming Dynasty, but he must also agree to two things in the court: First, the Ming Dynasty flag should be erected, and the fake name of Daxi should not be used; second, the burning, killing, and robbing the prefectures and counties should not be taken. The military pay required by the government is coordinated by the court and local prefectures."

Li Dingguo then conveyed Du Yinxi's words to Sun Kewang. Sun Kewang agreed and sent his troops to kill those who violated these two rules without mercy.

After the two sides agreed, Du Yinxi returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to fight for the title of the generals of the Western Army, and let the generals wait in peace here.

After Zhongzhen Camp, Du Yinxi successfully recruited the remaining 40,000 troops of the Western Army again, which made Zhu Youlang look at him with admiration.

Zhu Youlang gave Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu each had a pair of python jade belts, each with a pair of top-class armor, and a reward of 100,000 taels of silver, and 500 pieces of silk and rows of silk. Sun Kewang was named Guiyi Bo, Li Dingguo was named Wu Yi Bo, and Liu Wenxiu was named Fuchuan Bo.

The order was issued to Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu to nearly 20,000 troops and family members to enter Weixingdu, and also appointed Sun Kewang as the general of military affairs of the Yunnan and Guizhou. Xu entered Yunnan and assisted the court in quelling the rebellion of Shadingzhou. After his success, Xu guarded Yunnan and Guizhou.

After more than a month of hard work, Zhu Youlang's monarch and minister finally successfully recruited the rest of the Western Army.

Given He Tengjiao's death, the morale of the Huguang army was unstable (Chapter 127: The ending of He Tengjiao, the swordsman added some details. If you have any doubts before, you might as well read the end of that chapter again.), Zhu Youlang ordered Du Yinxi to return to Huguang to stabilize the overall situation. Before leaving, Zhu Youlang transferred another regiment of 4,000 Beijing camp imperial guards as the governor of the bidding army, and joined him to help him rectify the military and political affairs of Huguang, and streamlined the government. There were only one and three regiments and two battalions left, with a total of 15,000 guard forces, two of which were the navy regiments.

In mid-September, the autumn is already strong, the dates on both sides of the official road are ripe, and the red jujube forest is endless.

Outside the south gate, there is a ten-mile street pavilion.

Zhu Youlang personally held a large yellow silk box and walked to Du Yinxi to stop. Du Yinxi suddenly understood and quickly knelt down and kowtowed to thank him. Long live the mountain, and then held the brocade box.

Zhu Youlang said: "I have a boundary with Huguang. I have a word to say goodbye to me. Compared with Wen Tianxiang of the Song Dynasty, I am the Shaobao of Shao. I hope I will do my best to live up to my high hopes."

Du Yinxi kowtowed again and thanked him. Long live the mountain, he opened the brocade box with his trembling hands and took out the imperial words. The little instructor next to him held the brocade box for him. He spread a volume of yellow-patterned golden cloud dragon wax paper with a sentence written by Zhu Youlang, each word was two inches square, and then he wrote the five words "Give the governor Yinxi". The wax paper was covered with a seal seal with "Zhu Youlang's imperial pen". Du Yinxi recited in a trembling voice: "If it is beneficial to the country's life and death, how can it avoid it because of misfortune and fortune."

After reciting, Du Yinxi worshiped and cried, but was sobbing that he couldn't say a word.

After giving the imperial remarks, Zhu Youlang waved his hand and the internal supervisors retreated aside. He walked to Du Yinxi and said in a heavy tone: "The situation in Huguang has been decaying for many years and is full of scammers. The success or failure of the refined military and government is all related to the beloved minister. At present, the generals of the official army are arrogant and lazy. When you return to Huguang, the first step is to purify discipline, so that the soldiers of the three armies dare not regard the commander as nothing, and use the national laws as a joke. Only then can the authority of the court be shown and the weak morale can be boosted."

"I understand."

Zhu Youlang also said: "The army of the Eastern Barbarians is coming. When the military and political situation is being purged, my dear will take into account both defense, build fortifications, deploy troops, and plan a major offensive and defensive plan in advance. I want to be determined and my steps are stable. Only when both are taken into account will I take into account other detailed arrangements, I will talk about it after I arrive in Huguang. I wish you a smooth journey and a successful horse!"

Du Yinxi kowtowed and thanked him before leaving.

After entering Huguang, on the way to Changsha Provincial Capital, he gave the local officials a manifesto, informing the court of saving the people's virtues and will encourage everyone to serve their loyally. At the same time, he used an urgent document to edict the governor of Panyuan, Fu Shangrui, the generals of the commander-in-chief of the Thirteen Towns stationed in Hunan and western Hubei, and the Zhongzhen Camp, all arrived at the Changsha meeting of the Hunan Provincial President at the end of September and listened to his face-to-face advice.
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