After hearing this, Wu Zheng could no longer hold back his temper and said sternly: "What do you want to say? Do you want to persuade me to surrender to the Qing Dynasty?"

Qian Qianyi calmed down at this time, and said, "The prince's desire to resist the Qing Dynasty is well known to everyone. Even if I am a fool, I cannot persuade the prince to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. I just wanted to say that since our dynasty cannot make a northern expedition in the short term, and now I have just signed a peace agreement with the Qing court, I should strengthen my power."

Wu Zheng then calmed down and asked, "How to grow stronger? I just signed a peace agreement, can I start another war?"

Qian Qianyi shook his head and smiled mysteriously, "The prince has been smart for a lifetime and is confused for a while... Although he is unable to fight north, he can advance west."

Wu Zheng was stunned and said, "But Anqing Prefecture, Huangzhou Prefecture, and Jiujiang Prefecture in the west are also occupied by the Qing court."

Qian Qianyi smiled and said, "Prince Rong Lao said it slowly."

Wu Zheng was really interested by him.

Qian Qianyi said: "Before, the Dashun bandits were defeated by the Qing court and Prince Shuoying Ajige in Hubei. After Li Zicheng's death, the remaining troops of the Dashun bandits were divided into two and retreated to western Hubei. They surrendered from the Longwu Dynasty. The wife of Li thief Gao Guiying was named the first-rank wife of Zhenyi by Emperor Longwu. His troops were also known as the Zhongzhen Camp, which was under Du Yinxi, the governor of Huguang in Longwu Dynasty, and fought against the Qing Dynasty in Huguang. After the fall of Longwu Dynasty, Du Yinxi led his troops to join the Yongli Dynasty, but the Zhongzhen Camp was still stranded in Huguang."

"The prince had defeated the Qing army led by Duoduo and restored Ningbo, Jinhua and other places. The Qing army had almost lost control in western Zhejiang. Now the Zhongzhen Camp has begun to march eastward, with its troops aiming directly at Jiujiang and Anqing."

Wu Zheng heard this and felt aroused, "What do you mean is that our army can cooperate with the rebel army to recover Jiujiang and Anqing?"

Qian Qianyi was stunned and said, "How could the prince think so? If our army cooperated with Zhongzhen Camp to regain Jiujiang and Anqing, wouldn't it be time for the Qing court to start a war again? What I mean is that while the Qing army is unable to deal with Zhongzhen Camp, our army can advance west along the Yangtze River and take over Huguang. Just imagine, our court will take over Huguang from Zhongzhen Camp, and the Qing court will naturally make no sense to see the blame."

Wu Zheng was shocked. He suppressed the anger in his heart and said coldly: "So, our army will definitely fight for life and death with the Zhongzhen Camp? But the Qing court can watch the fire from the other side of the river. Isn't this a cheaper Qing court?"

Qian Qianyi said: "The Qing court did take advantage, but the one who made the most profit was our dynasty. The Huguang gentry tribe suffered from the thief army for a long time. When Du Yinxi, the governor of Huguang in Longwu, was still in decline, but now Du Yinxi is gone. The thief army looted the gentry tribes many times. The Huguang gentry tribes have sent envoys to express their concern to our dynasty several times, hoping that the royal army will advance westward, wipe out the thief army, and return to Qingping in Huguang."

Wu Zheng finally understood, and he asked: "If our army wants to advance westward, it must pass through the land occupied by the Qing army. Even if we advance westward by naval troops along the Yangtze River, the Qing army must not obstruct the river. How did the chief auxiliary arrange it?"

Qian Qianyi smiled and said, "Now the Yixing Dynasty has signed a peace agreement with the Qing court. This matter is a great thing for the Qing court. As long as the court sends envoys, the Qing court will definitely agree."

"So, the 500,000 taels promised by the Prime Minister and the 200,000 taels should all come from the tributes of the gentry and gentry in Huguang, right?"

Qian Qianyi smiled slightly and said, "That's right."

Wu Zheng asked, "Your Majesty must have agreed to this matter, right?"

Qian Qianyi said: "The prince was right this time, and His Majesty really agreed. As long as the prince is willing, the court and the prince will each issue an army of 20,000. Without the obstruction of the Qing army, it will be enough to pacify Huguang."

Wu Zhengquan understood, no wonder Zhu Cilang agreed to Qian Qianyi's advice to sell official positions and titles to raise funds to form 15,000 musketeers.

No wonder I spent a lot of money this time, and I was also called the general. I showed my kindness so much that I could cooperate with the westward advance.

But Wu Zheng understood that although the Dashun Army was recognized by the Longwu Dynasty, the Yixing Dynasty did not recognize it, and it was still a bandit army. Even in the Longwu Dynasty, some ministers recognized it, while some ministers did not.

For example, when the remaining troops of the Dashun Army first started to cooperate with the Longwu Dynasty to fight against the Qing Dynasty, they served under the command of He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang. However, He Tengjiao was not enthusiastic about the alliance between the two sides. He was forced. At the beginning, he sent troops to defeat the Dashun Army that entered the country, but was unexpectedly defeated by the Dashun Army, which still had a strong Dashun Army. Under the shock of force, He Tengjiao had to choose to cooperate with the Dashun Army.

It is understandable that Zhu Cixuan's father was forced to hang himself by Li Zicheng. As a son, how could he cooperate with the Dashun Army? He will definitely get rid of it quickly.

At this time, he can not only avenge his father's revenge and regain his province's land. How could Zhu Cilang let go of such a good opportunity?

The most important thing is that this is in line with Zhu Cilang's ruling philosophy.

Zhu Cilang originally wanted to recruit the gentry and the elite class of wealthy families to recreate the glory of the Ming Dynasty.

How could Zhu Ciyang refuse the initiative of the elites in Huguang?

But Wu Zheng could not tolerate such a thing happening.

Although he is not optimistic about the Zhongzhen Camp, it is a force that resists Qing Dynasty after all.

Not to mention its combat power, but at least it has many people. When it joined forces with He Tengjiao, there were still 180,000 Dashun Army. After two years of war, it was reorganized into Zhongzhen Camp by the Longwu Dynasty. When Du Yinxi took over, there were still 120,000 people. When Longwu Dynasty was destroyed, Zhongzhen Camp was divided into two (not a split, but the Qing army went south to Huguang and Zhongzhen Camp was divided), and the Zhongzhen Camp was stranded in Huguang, with more than 50,000 people.

Wu Zheng really didn't know whether to sigh or applaud such a force against Qing Dynasty was wiped out by his own people.

But one thing is certain that Wu Zheng is sure that even if he does not participate, Zhu Cixuan will not give up this good opportunity. With the strength of the Yixing Dynasty, the Northern Expedition is not enough, and it is enough to wipe out this rebel army. Moreover, following Qian Qianyi's words, the gentry and gentry in Huguang have already been connected.

This made Wu Zheng think of it that once upon a time, Shuntian Prefecture was sold to the Qing Dynasty by the northern merchant gangs and gentry.

Seeing Wu Zheng pondering, Qian Qianyi thought Wu Zheng was hesitating about what benefits he could get, so he smiled and said, "Your Majesty promised that after the recovery of Huguang, the court will acquiesce the prince to use troops against Jiangxi and Fujian. The recovered areas are all under the jurisdiction of the prince, and there is no need to pay taxes to the court."

This made Wu Zheng feel moved. He had indeed told Zhu Cixuan on the chariot before that his future strategy would shift to the south. It seemed that Zhu Cixuan had listened to it at that time, so he thought of drawing such a big cake for himself.

The problem is that Jiangxi and Fujian are still under the hands of the Qing army, and even Taizhou and Wenzhou have not been recovered.

In other words, Zhu Cilang wants to make a fortune by himself.

But I have to say that Wu Zheng was really moved after hearing Qian Qianyi's words.
Chapter completed!