The Sichuan Army stopped again in Anqing. Although the news was not smooth, Deng Ming still heard some rumors about the third imperial edict. After stopping, Deng Ming once again summoned the officers of three majors and all captains to discuss how to deal with it.

Because he had not obtained a copy of the imperial edict, Deng Ming's subordinates were skeptical about the rumors. Not long ago, Zhou Peigong and his gang also took the copy of the second imperial edict and sweared to the Ming army to ensure that Shunzhi would not insist on his personal expedition. Not long after, the Jiangnan officialdom began to circulate the saying that Shunzhi's personal expedition had basically been a foregone conclusion.

"Our army has reached an agreement with the Governor of the Grain Transport and the Governor of Jiangning. We will leave Liangjiang as soon as possible and return to Kuidong without stopping along the way." In the past, Mutan was also a believer who never tires of deceit, but after following Deng Ming to experience the benefits of keeping his promises, Mutan also unknowingly valued reputation more and more: "If we stay, it may be harmful to the reputation of the admiral."

"Maybe the copy Zhou Peigong brought us was fake," Ren Tang was very concerned about the safety of the Zhoushan army and immediately suspected Zhou Peigong, thinking that it might be that he wanted to lure the tiger out of the mountain and then concentrate his forces to attack Zhang Huangyan. Ma Fengzhi: "Zhou Peigong and Jiang Guozhu and others have collaborated to deceive us."

"No, doing so will do more harm than good for them. They cannot hope that the Tartar emperor will come to the south." Mu Tan felt that this view was a bit unbelievable. Even without the assistance of the Sichuan Army, the Zhoushan Army would have warships, and it was not something that Jiang Guozhu could easily shake. If it was for the purpose of assisting Shunzhi in personally expedition, wouldn't the officials in the Liangjiang River be afraid of the incident?

The lack of first-hand information also made Deng Ming feel tricky. From his perspective, Lin Qilong and Jiang Guozhu did not need to deceive himself. The Ming army and the Southeast Qing army agreed on the issue of preventing Shunzhi from expeditioning personally, and did not want the emperor to come and cause the situation to get out of control. However, if the news was true, Deng Ming naturally could not stand by and would definitely fight side by side with Zhang Huangyan.

"Stop in Anqing for a while first, confirm the news. If the Qing Emperor did not come, we will continue to go. If he did come to the south, we will return to Chongming." Deng Ming issued an order. If Shunzhi did not give up on his personal expedition, the strategy would return to the original track. Frustrating Shunzhi would have great political significance. Everyone understands this. In addition, Deng Ming has another reason: "In addition to encouraging the hearts of the people in the world, we must not forget that Zhoushan is an ally of our army, Zhang Shangshu,

Admiral Ma is our comrade. The so-called allies are that when they encounter an enemy's attack, they can expect to get support and help from their allies. So if we are in Sichuan, it would be fine. Since we are close to us, supporting Chongming is our unshirkable responsibility. Everyone, this principle is the same as when we need to protect Chengdu and pay taxes to us. The same scholars served are exactly the same. If the army is unwilling to fulfill its obligation to protect the people and support the allies, we will not have citizens and allies."

After staying in Anqing for a few days, Deng Ming learned that another Jiangning envoy came to ask for a visit. The rumors have become more and more realistic in the past few days, which has made Deng Ming very angry with the Southeast officialdom. After learning that the envoy has arrived, he immediately called him into the tent.

When the visitor saw Deng Ming, he asked to exclude foreigners and could only leave an absolutely reliable confidant, such as Major Mutan and Mu. The visitor was not young, and seemed to be a scholar and aide, and did not look like a brave man. Deng Ming met the other party's request and asked most of the guards to retreat.

"Meet Admiral Deng," After everyone else left, the envoy immediately revealed his identity: "See Jiang Guozhu."

"Governor Jiang?" After confirming the other party's identity, Deng Ming was very surprised. The other party acted as the Governor's Office in Liangjiang, which was a border area. It was logical that he would not take the risk to see him in person, and he made a special trip to Anqing from Nanjing.

The visitor was indeed Jiang Guozhu himself. After returning from Yangzhou, he learned that Deng Ming was staying in Anqing and not leaving, so he felt that the sky was about to collapse. Jiang Guozhu had already discussed with Lin Qilong and others that he would jointly persuade Shunzhi to dispel the idea of ​​personally expedition, but the premise was that Deng Ming would leave first. Now that Deng Ming doesn't leave, how should they guarantee the peace of Jiangnan to the court?

Although he was full of dissatisfaction, since the governor of Jiangning had come to visit him, Deng Ming politely asked the other party to sit down and use tea, and then asked the Shunzhi dynamic question that he was most concerned about: "Does your emperor still want to personally fight?"

"Oh, the emperor, the emperor," Jiang Guozhu smiled bitterly and stretched out his hand, pointing to his head: "I don't have a bright mind, but we are ministers and don't serve them with all our hearts and strengths, what can we do?"

"Is it mean that the emperor still wants to fight in person?"

"He thought, but he would not be able to go to the camp in person. The official can pat his chest to assure Admiral Deng." Jiang Guozhu came to Anqing in person and entered the Ming army camp alone to see Deng Ming. He made up his mind and persuaded Deng Laohu to leave no matter what, and then continue to go to Quanfuhu to return to the capital and stay honestly.

This time, Jiang Guozhu brought a copy of the third imperial edict. In addition to the one given to him, there were also those who gave Lin Qilong to show that they were open-minded and knew Deng Ming. Just this afternoon, after seeing Jiang Guozhu and his friends' documents on the victory, Shunzhi had just issued a declaration that he would pursue wherever Deng Ming fled, but Jiang Guozhu still didn't know at this time.

After reading Shunzhi's imperial edict, Deng Ming became even more worried: "From this point, the emperor seems to have some personal grudge with me, so he will probably chase him. Moreover, if such imperial edict is issued, how can he go back to Beijing without saying a word? Does he want to face him?"

"The emperor is shameless. He can even accept his sister-in-law as a concubine. He can issue such shameless edicts to spread the whole world. Is he still afraid of anything?" As long as he can send Deng Laohu away, Jiang Guozhu was already speechless: "The emperor is different from Admiral Deng. The emperor speaks like a fart. He doesn't take his words seriously. As long as Deng returns to Kuidong, the emperor will definitely not go to Jiangnan. The emperor dares to use his life to guarantee his life!"
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