Wang Pu in the late Ming Dynasty

Wang Pu pondered for a long time, and finally said fiercely: "Zhao Xiao has not made a real step of rebellion. We can't touch him, otherwise, it will ruin our reputation and make people all over the world feel cold." The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in later generations was because Hong Xiuquan suspected Shi Dakai, who left in anger, and the great cause collapsed. He must take it as a warning. Suspicion is a devil, which will make each other fall into a chain of suspicion and finally fall into a trap of disunity and destruction.

"If we don't get rid of him as soon as possible, when you come back from Liaodong, he will become a big deal. No, we would rather kill the wrong person than let him go. We should take advantage of his weak wings and strike first." Wang Yan said worriedly.

Wang Pu glanced at Wang Yan in surprise. This sentence has a bit of the flavor of Lu Zhi.

"But once this hole is opened, there is no going back." Wang Pu said in distress: "Zhao Gou waited until the Northern Expedition severely damaged the Jin Kingdom before killing Yue Fei. I killed the most capable general around me before I even conquered the country. Isn't it stupider than Zhao Gou?" He didn't expect that being a small prince would bring so many difficult choices. If he won the world, he didn't know how to face more and more complicated people and things.

"Well, I thought of a way to weaken his military power without being noticed by anyone, and without being criticized." Wang Yan suddenly had an idea and smiled.

"Oh, female Zhuge, tell me quickly." Wang Pu asked happily.

"At present, only Lin Changxing knows that Zhao Xiao has the intention to rebel, which means that there must be some conflict between the two of them. We will divide Zhao Xiao's 2,000-man team into two, half of which will remain with Zhao Xiao, and the other half will be given to Lin Changxing, who will be transferred to Datong. Then a secret order will be issued to him to watch Zhao Xiao. Once Zhao Xiao really rebels, he can immediately take out the secret order and counterattack in time."

"Well, good, not bad, it's a good idea. This is called checks and balances, and it is a good way to use people." Wang Pu slapped his thigh and praised it. After thinking for a while, he said: "However, we can't let others see it. Even if Zhao Xiao sees some clues, the rest of us can't let them see that we are calculating against him." He can't ruin his reputation. As a lord, he must create a kind personality to gain the trust of his subordinates and make the team cohesive.

"This is convenient. Just say that the Eastern Tartar invaded, and you are ordered by the emperor to take most of the elite troops to Liaodong. Fearing that the bandit army in the rear will take the opportunity to go north to Datong, you can use this as an excuse to divide half of Zhao Xiao's troops back, and no one can find fault with it." Wang Yan said.

"Well, there is also some new soldiers to Zhao Xiao in the future. Don't let people see my calculations, otherwise they will think that I am sorry for Zhao Xiao and give him a pretext for rebellion, and people will not be very supportive of me." Wang Pu said, he thought about it carefully, and then said: "Don't equip Zhao Xiao with aluminum armor cavalry, let him use pure fire gun soldiers."

"Why is this?" Wang Yan asked puzzled.

"Fire gun soldiers are very dependent on the non-stop supply of the production line in the rear. If he dares to rebel in the future, I will cut off his supply, and those soldiers will be useless." Wang Pu couldn't help but laugh very proudly: "Ha ha ha, I am much smarter than Chongzhen, Hong Xiuquan and Zhao Gou."

After discussing the big things, Wang Yan talked about two small things. One was that Emperor Chongzhen sent a bunch of Jinyiwei and Dongchang eunuchs to Shanxi, closing mines and arresting people everywhere, threatening to collect mining taxes. Wang Pu was very unhappy and said, "This is Chongzhen testing our bottom line. Don't hold back. Send people to kill the most arrogant part of them. It seems that there are also wise people in the court. They understand that one of our weaknesses is the mineral resources in Shanxi. They plan to cut off my fuel, but without military support, all calculations are a joke. There are some wise people in the court, but not many."

After hearing this, Wang Yan smiled and said, "I found out that it was Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai, who submitted a memorial to the emperor and made this suggestion."

"Why did this bastard get on with me? I didn't provoke him." Wang Pu was surprised. He and Sun Yuanhua were both disciples of Xu Guangqi. They were considered to be fellow disciples and comrades. In the Ming Dynasty, this relationship was really close.

"I have also sent people to inquire about this matter for a long time. Only Qian Longxi told me the truth. It turns out that Huai Shang and Sun Yuanhua jointly opened a Nanyang Colonial Company and also sold tobacco and grain."

"I am so drunk." Wang Pu jumped up on the spot. How could the ancients play so many tricks? Could it be that Sun Yuanhua is also a time traveler?

"His source of goods comes from Guangdong and Guangxi. The seagoing ship is an old model. It is very likely to encounter accidents during transportation, and the speed is very slow. I have sent people to negotiate with the pirates and give them fire guns to let the pirates rob their fleet." Seeing Wang Pu's big reaction, Wang Yan hurriedly comforted him. The steamship of the Shenjia Camp is fast and is not afraid of pirates.

"I'm afraid this is not enough." Wang Pu frowned and said, "To deal with such a sinister thief, you need to be like a lion pouncing on a rabbit, and you must do your best." Now Sun Yuanhua's danger level has exceeded that of the Eastern Tartar Emperor Taiji. If he is a time traveler, it will be even more terrifying. There is only one winner in the fight for the world, and it will not stop until death. If the opponent is a time traveler, there is no exception.

Moreover, fighting the world with the ancients is like fighting against a human machine. Bugs can be stuck, and the human machine is not smart. The routine is fixed, and the pressure is much less. Fighting the world with a time traveler is like fighting against a person. Bugs cannot be stuck. The opponent will also be flexible and hard to defend, and the pressure will be much greater.

"So, what is the master's plan?"

"Let me think about it." Wang Pu said in a deep voice. In history, Sun Yuanhua was killed by Kong Youde. According to the time, it should be in the past six months. The Eastern Tartars surrounded Dalinghe and attacked the reinforcements. The Ming Dynasty had to constantly drive the troops to die. On the way to Liaodong, Kong Youde's troops were already afraid of death, and they were also harassed by the servants of the gentry passing by. It is said that someone in the army stole a chicken from a certain family, and the servants of that family came to the door and insulted them. Kong Youde rebelled in anger, corrupted the entire Shandong, and then took a boat to the Eastern Tartars.

This is the famous Dengzhou Mutiny in history. If Sun Yuanhua is a time traveler, he will definitely try to resolve this crisis.

"We can cooperate with Liu Xingzuo. The Eastern Tartars invaded and Dalinghe was in danger. The emperor will definitely transfer Shandong troops to Liaodong for rescue. We will give Liu Xingzuo some benefits and let them go to Shandong for a sneak attack." Wang Pu smiled and said, if Sun YuanhuaHe is a time traveler. Kong Youde did not rebel after a plan. He still has this trick.

"You, you mean Liu Xingzuo will rebel." Wang Yan was surprised. Liu Xingzuo was originally a general of the Eastern Tartars. He rebelled against the Eastern Tartars and surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. In the last invasion of the Eastern Tartars, he led troops to defend the king and captured more than 30 heads of the Eastern Tartars. Now people all over the world are praising Liu Xingzuo's loyalty.

"Are you surprised?" Wang Pu asked. He knew the history. Pidao seemed to be cursed next. Every wave of people above would choose to rebel and surrender to the Tartars.

"But, he rebelled against the Ming Dynasty. Will he return to the Eastern Tartars? How can Huang Taiji accept him?" Wang Yan said puzzledly.

"Then you underestimate Huang Taiji. This guy has a broad mind. It's not difficult to play a game of buying horse bones with a lot of gold." Wang Pu said.

Wang Yan nodded, but his face did not show conviction. It seemed that he did not quite agree with Wang Pu's speculation. It was indeed too magical and completely contrary to common sense. However, in the late Ming Dynasty, when everything was in ruins, even common sense was breaking down.

"Liu Xingzuo will definitely rebel. We can give him some weapons to boost his courage, but we should grasp the timing. If we give him too much, he will easily rebel in advance. If we give him too little, he will hesitate to rebel. Oh, give him some food and grenades first, and hint that Sun Yuanhua has cannons and Huang Taiji is in need of them." Wang Pu suddenly felt that he was too despicable. If this matter was leaked, he would definitely be regarded as a traitor to the country and be killed by everyone. So he said, "Don't leave any written evidence. Liu Xingzuo will be our enemy in the future."

"Well, I understand. ”

“No, you don’t understand. I want Liu Xingzuo to die in Shandong. I can’t give the cannon to Huang Taiji just to kill Sun Yuanhua. Huang Taiji will be even more powerful if he gets the cannon. How can we live like this?” Wang Pu was desperate and was mean to the end. He first tricked Liu Xingzuo into looting in Shandong to make Sun Yuanhua’s death sentence real. Then he personally wiped out Liu Xingzuo and put all the gold, silver and jewelry looted from Shandong into his trouser pockets. He also went to Pidao to raid Liu Xingzuo’s lair. He got all the benefits and got the reputation of helping the needy. It was a good thing to kill four birds with one stone. Moreover, if things continued like this, no one would believe the rumors that were unfavorable to him. No one would doubt that he, the hero who put down the chaos, could be the culprit.

Wang Yan was stunned and said in astonishment: "This is a good, good plan." She almost said it was a plan to wipe out the whole family.

"Hehe, today I look like a time traveler. In fact, I am a good person. I was forced to be a treacherous person by the enemy." Wang Pu muttered softly.

Wang Yan also said another little thing. It turned out that the Hubei Censor Su Yuanqiao was still visiting the Daidi area to collect evidence of Wang Pu's rebellion. Recently, Datong Censor Chen Tai went to Datong's general's headquarters to complain.

Su Yuanqiao, whose courtesy name is Peirun, Wang Pu kept repeating this name. The Hubei Censor went to Datong to find evidence of rebellion. This was to push his local colleagues in Datong into the fire pit. No wonder the Datong civil servants hated him so much and frequently came to the general's office to complain.He knocked on the door and reminded Wang Pu in a roundabout way that this guy couldn't stay, but Wang Pu had also checked and found that Su Peirun and Sun Chuanting were close friends. He didn't want to offend a famous historical official with integrity for no reason. To put it bluntly, this kind of person has ability and perseverance, and is the hardest to mess with.

But he couldn't say this reason, so he had to use his usual excuse to perfunctorily deal with Wang Yan, saying: "A good-for-nothing scholar is just a corrupt boy, don't bother with him." But Wang Pu also knew that this would not be a good thing, so he said: "I want to meet this stubborn guy sometime."

Wang Pu didn't want to see Prince Fu again, so he went through an alley with his guards from the back door and got on his horse from the corner of the street. He didn't know that this scene was seen by everyone. The man was acting like a coolie, with shiny dark wrinkles on his face and bright eyes. He lowered his head to avoid the guards around Wang Pu, and then quickly followed them after they left. Although Wang Pu was riding a horse, he was in a busy street, with guards on both sides clearing the way, so he couldn't help but be cautious when walking, so he didn't shake off this tail.

After passing several streets, the pedestrians on the road gradually became less and less, the common people were less, the servants and those with bright clothes were more and more, and the road surface was changed from messy earth and stone to square stone bricks. There were tall buildings and pavilions, and this was Fan Ye Road in the southwest corner of Zhou Wangfu.

"Fan Ye Road Wangfu." Wang Pu looked at the exquisitely carved door sign and the rockery in the pond next to it and couldn't help but secretly praise it. The aesthetics of the ancients' mansions are also close to modern ones, just looking for a clean and refreshing elegance. It is said that this place was originally the property of the King of Zhou. Wang Yan owed a big favor to buy it and used it to accommodate Wang Pu's concubines.

Unconsciously, he had more and more women, and the small Yanmenguanwei could not accommodate them.

I saw an acquaintance when I entered the door. One of his six maids was originally arranged to be a housekeeper here.

"Take me to my cousin first." Wang Pu ordered. His cousin's insanity had not improved, but her pitiful appearance left an unforgettable mark in Wang Pu's heart, so Wang Pu wanted to go to her first.

It is said that this is the side hall built by King Zhou for his former wet nurse. There is a winding carved gallery in the yard. The princes of the Ming Dynasty liked to find country women as wet nurses. The preferences of rural women are a bit complicated and vulgar. Wang Pu walked through the gallery with a frown. The gallery was built back and forth like a maze. He couldn't help but complain in his heart that the original owner of this house must have been a slow person, and there were countless idle days, which made him, a busy man, lose his temper.

After entering another alley, the view suddenly opened up. A mini artificial river about ten feet wide gurgled out from under the rockery on the left, crossed the courtyard with lush grass and flowers, crossed with a half-moon-shaped arched stone bridge, and sank under another rockery on the right. Wang Pu praised Wang Yan for his ability. According to his instructions, he placed his cousin in a residence with water, lawns and flowers. According to the medical knowledge of later generations, a beautiful environment can cure mental illness. Two cranes suddenly popped up and confronted Wang Pu for a moment. They seemed curious and wary of this stranger. Then they turned sideways and lowered their heads to look for food in the water. Wang Pu saw that the two cranes had red bellies.Golden crowns are rare in later generations and should be rare protected animals. He took a step forward to take a closer look, but they were frightened and quickly spread their wings and fluttered a few times, but their wings were tampered with and could not fly, so they kicked their long legs and walked away quickly.

"This is the housewarming gift given to us by King Zhou. Do you like it, master?" The maid behind him smiled.

"I don't care, as long as my cousin likes it." Wang Pu smiled.

"Master is the most affectionate and righteous."

The words here seemed to have startled someone in the dense forest of flowers and plants, and a sweet voice came: "Who, who is there."

"Ha, it turns out that Ruoxue is here too." Wang Pu heard from Wang Yan that his cousin Qin Jinling was usually the best friend of Fu Ruoxue. After the Fu family was attacked by Xing Hongniang, Fu Ruoxue did not cry or make a fuss even though he lost his family. He usually stayed with Qin Jinling and took care of his eldest son Wang Pingan.

"Oh, Master, Ping An, come quickly, call, call Daddy." Fu Ruoxue was very surprised to see Wang Pu, and hurriedly called the little kid over. A little shadow poked its head out from the chair in the pavilion and called out, "Daddy." The little kid's voice was unusually crisp.

"Oh, I haven't seen you for half a year, and you can actually call people." Wang Pu was very surprised. He was only over one year old, and he could call people. It was really amazing.

With a series of small steps, Fu Ruoxue threw herself on Wang Pu's chest and cried, "Wow, Master, when will you come back? You have to stay too long."

"Well, about three or five days. When the army is assembled, we will go to war again. Oh, my husband, I can't rest for a moment." Wang Pu sighed.

"Daddy, Daddy, Daddy." Little Ping An came over hopping and threw himself at Wang Pu's feet like his mother.

"Yo yo yo, amazing, amazing, such a strong and sturdy boy." Wang Pu laughed and picked up Xiao Ping'an and lifted him above his head. At this moment, all the sinister means he used outside and the accumulated guilt instantly dissipated. For his son, he must not lose, no matter what means he had to win. Wang Pu is familiar with history and is very clear about the rules of this era. The losers in the struggle for the world will not die well. For example, when Hong Xiuquan lost, his son was tortured alive by the Qing court. If Wang Pu himself lost, his son's fate would not be better.

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