Qian Qianyi, the leader of Donglin for many years, fell, and the Ming Dynasty's political arena seemed to have experienced an earthquake. Anyone who understands knows that this is the Donglin Party throwing away the car to protect the commander. Throwing Qian Qianyi out to calm the public's anger ensures that the Donglin Party can continue to control

imperial court.

Almost at the same time, an earthquake comparable to Qian Qianyi's downfall also occurred in Jinan in the north.

"Tell me again, what happened?" Li Xiao felt that he heard wrongly, and his eyes were fixed on Li Xiu.

"Wu Sangui led a raid on Pi Island, killing many people and taking away many people and some equipment. The remaining equipment was blown up. What they were doing happened to be that a transport ship was going to load gunpowder. Seeing the thick

The smoke did not reach the shore, but that bastard Wu Sangui actually led his men to catch up. He killed and wounded many people on the transport ship. The captain was Liu Laoliu's nephew. He was a good man on the water, otherwise the news would not have been spread back now."

Li Xiu was a little angry when he spoke. When the news came back, Li Xiu sent a five-masted ship to chase him, but he also knew that Wu Sangui was determined to run away in the vast sea. He really didn't know where to chase.

"Damn it!" Li Xiao punched the table.

Big Hammer has always been responsible for the gunpowder production base in Pidao. Now nitric acid gunpowder is Li Xiao's only advantage. It is precisely with this advantage that Li Xiao can make great progress in the firearms of the Jiangnan Forbidden Army and the Eight Banners Army.

, can still suppress them.

Now that his biggest support was lost by Wu Sangui, that bastard, Li Xiao wanted to take Wu Sangui's skin off him.

"I will inform Cao Wenzhao now and ask him to take the third division to the capital to capture the two old thieves Wu Xiang and Zu Dashou." Li Xiu's face was as ferocious as a jackal and as ferocious as a wolf.

"No!" To Li Xiu's surprise, Li Xiao objected.

"Brother, Wu Sangui did such a thing. How dare he do this without me and my uncle Zu Dashou as the main envoys? I'm afraid that by this time, they have already killed Yuan Chonghuan in the capital. No! Yuan Chonghuan and Zu Dashou have always had a good relationship.

, they are wearing a pair of pants. Maybe they are planning to collude with Qian Qianyi, or collude with Huang Taiji."

"Don't talk nonsense! Qian Qianyi is finished. Fei Ge sent a letter to report. Qian Qianyi has been arrested. Jinling City is also in chaos now. As for Huang Taiji, I don't believe in Zu Dashou, but I still believe in Yuan Chonghuan's integrity.

."

"Then...brother, what should we do now? We can't...!"

"Let me think about it!" Li Xiao's mind was in a mess now, and there seemed to be a fog lingering in front of his eyes. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't see through it.

"Who knows about this?"

"The cargo ship was damaged and docked at Lushun Pier. I have sent a five-masted ship out to look for it. I hope I can find it, but for fear of the news leaking, I didn't even dare to write a letter. I rode all the way from Penglai."

"Okay! You handled this matter well. Get up immediately and go to Tianjin Wei, where our ammunition storage point is. Seal the ammunition storage point to me. No one is allowed to take away a single bullet without my warrant.

"

"promise!"

"I'll write two letters, and you can find a close associate to send them to Yuan Chonghuan immediately."

When Li Xiu heard what Li Xiao said, his eyes immediately lit up. Was he asking Yuan Chonghuan to arrest Zu Dashou and Wu Xiang?

"You can also find a close relative to send another letter to Zu Dashou. However, the arrival time of the two of them in the capital must be staggered by one day."

"Brother! What are you...!" Li Xiu was a little confused. He asked Yuan Chonghuan to kill Zu Dashou and Wu Xiang. He had to do it secretly. Why did he write to Zu Dashou? If Zu Dashou was prepared, he would have run away with his men.

But what should we do? The second cavalry division is full of cavalry, and the infantry under Yuan Chonghuan cannot catch up with Zu Dashou no matter what.

"Go and run your errands. You don't have to worry about the rest."

"promise!"

Wu Sangui, Wu Sangui, you really have a bone in the back of your head.

Li Xiao did not dare to use flying pigeons to send letters for such matters, so Li Xiao wrote several letters and sent capable personnel to Shanhaiguan and Aocanghai in Liaodong. Almost at the same time, Man Gui, who was confronting Zhang Xianzhong's troops in Heze, suddenly returned

Cao Wenzhao's third division withdrew and began to distribute ammunition and dry food. The quartermaster worked desperately to collect carriages.

Zhang Huangyan brought over Lu King Zhu Yihai from Yanzhou. However, he could not go to the capital now and could only stay in Jinan first. The unexpected incident disrupted all the plans designed by the senior officials of the Liao Army.

"Boy, do you think this matter has nothing to do with Zu Dashou or even Wu Xiang?" Sun Chengzong was smoking, and Zhang Huangyan was also smoking. Old Chen Fu got a corn cob pipe from somewhere, and he was still smoking.

The study was filled with smoke, and Li Xiao was helplessly sucking in second-hand smoke and looking at a few old guys.

"If it is related to Zu Dashou and Wu Xiang, their Second Division will take corresponding actions. But the Second Division has not taken any action now. Instead, it is actively cooperating with the reorganization. Several regiments of the Second Division have been split into various divisions.

This is the foundation of Zu Dashou’s family. The fact that he has the heart to do so without obstructing him proves that this matter has nothing to do with Zu Dashou or even Wu Xiang.”

"My lord! It's very possible that Zu Dashou was dissatisfied with the reorganization and that's why he instigated Wu Sangui to do this." Old Chen Fu always sees the worst in people. Zhang Huangyan nodded beside him. It was obvious that he agreed with what Old Chen Fu said.

Without Zu Dashou's consent, even with Wu Sangui's courage, he would not have dared to do such a thing.

"The reason I just said is tenable, now let's talk about the untenable reason. That is that I trust Zu Dashou!" After Li Xiao said this, everyone looked at Li Xiao.

They have taken over the gunpowder factory, how can they still be trusted?

"Your Majesty! This matter cannot be taken carelessly. The country cannot be left without a king for a day. The people south of the Yangtze River must also be looking for a close prince to inherit the throne. We cannot delay the establishment of King Lu. If we cannot rush to the capital as soon as possible to ascend the throne,

, they established the emperor first, but we are passive." Zhang Huangyan is more concerned about whether Zhu Yihai can successfully ascend the throne.

"Three days! There will be news within three days. Whether Zu Dashou rebels or not, there will be news within three days." Li Xiao raised three fingers and looked at a room full of old smokers.

.

Since Li Xiao said this, everyone shut their mouths. Anyway, just wait for three days.

Suddenly, the door curtain opened and he walked in. He seemed to be unaccustomed to the choking smoke in the room and coughed before approaching Li Xiao.

"Commander, Zu Dashou and Wu Xiang are here."

"Oh, how many people did you bring?" Li Xiao was very surprised. He had walked through this broken road a few days ago. He drove quickly and slowly in a carriage for five days before wandering from the capital to Jinan. This ancestor had two birthdays.

God, he rushed from the capital to Jinan quickly? As expected of a cavalryman, this degree.

"Each person brought two Ma Bian, a total of four people." After Shunzi finished speaking, the room immediately became silent.

Several old foxes looked at each other and continued to pretend to be dumb and smoke. At this time, they brought four people to Jinan, either to commit suicide or to show their loyalty.

"Let them come in." Li Xiao glanced at the few old foxes who just didn't believe that this matter had nothing to do with Zu Dashou Wu Xiang.

Soon Zu Dashou and Wu Xiang walked in and saw Li Xiao sitting in the middle of the study. Zu Dashou knelt down on the ground without saying a word, and Wu Xiang next to him also knelt down on the ground.

"Commander! There is a rebellious child in the family. His father and I, the uncle, are both responsible. I came here today just to ask the commander to give us a happy life. Damn it, my brothers did such a rebellious thing.

I have no shame in living." After Zu Dashou finished speaking, he took out his dagger and held it in both hands and handed it to Li Xiao. Wu Xiang next to him did the same!

They didn't carry any guns at all, and the ceremonial swords on their belts were just decorations.

"Hey!" Li Xiao glanced at Zu Dashou and Wu Xiang who were kneeling on the ground, holding Yi swords in both hands, and let out a long sigh.

"We were here just now, discussing your affairs. Several old gentlemen said that you two are going to rebel. They advised me to send troops now to kill all your men. I told them that I believe in you, Zu Dashou and Wu Xiang.
Chapter completed!