"Zhu Yicheng? You said he was Zhu..." Yin Huaxing was moved immediately. Zhu San's name came to his mouth but swallowed it back. You should know that Prince Zhu San and his sons and grandsons had already been taken to the vegetable market to cut them all, and the court did not recognize his identity at all, and even publicized that Zhu San was just a fake.

"That's right!" Although Nian Gengyao was a literati, his courage was much greater than Yin Huaxing. He nodded immediately and said, "In my opinion, Hong Qiang is Zhu Yicheng, Zhu San's grandson, and the fifth prince Zhu, who was previously regarded as the surrogate Yuan Qi, was regarded as the governor of the country."

"Hong Qiang is Zhu Yicheng? Isn't this possible? After Yuan Qi raised his army, hasn't Zhu Yicheng always been in his army? Moreover, Yuan Qi, a rebel, still under the banner of pseudo-Ming, how could Zhu Yicheng become Hong Qiang? Liang Gong, are you thinking too much?"

"Haha..." Nian Gengyao smiled and said, "Isn't this impossible? Yes, when Yuan Qi raised his army, he did take the banner of pseudo-Ming, and he also regarded Zhu Yicheng as the governor, calling himself the Grand Marshal. However, Xigong, since Yuan Qi's defeat in Hangzhou, although his subordinates have not changed, the so-called governor Zhu Yicheng has never appeared again. At first I just thought that this person might have died in the battle in Hangzhou. Yuan Qi was not clear about it because he was afraid that people would find the secret, but then Ningbo suddenly rose, and the so-called Hong Qiang also popped out of the crack of the stone. After some inquiry, I found that Hong Qiang's identity was not simple."

Yin Huaxing showed his inquiring eyes, Nian Gengyao continued: "Hong Qiang has never heard of this person before. This person emerged shortly after the Battle of Hangzhou. He also heard that this person was extremely young, less than 20 years old. Not only could he gather a group of strong bandits and soldiers in a short time, and secretly occupy Ningbo while my Jiangnan was attracted by Yuan Qi, Zhu Jiancai and other troops, and then separatist the land. Isn't it strange? You should know that at this time, the Yuan Qi's troops no longer advocated the Ming Dynasty's regent, and this time may not be too coincidental. In addition, it is similar in age, and with his youth, he can drive so many rebels to serve him, would his identity be a simple person?"

"Well, this is indeed strange, but even if it is strange, it cannot be said that Hong Qiang is Zhu Yicheng. Besides, if Hong Qiang is Zhu Yicheng, why didn't he join forces with Yuan Qi? On the contrary, he went to Ningbo specifically, and why did he want to be named Hong Qiang again?"

"This is not difficult to explain." Nian Gengyao smiled and said, "In my opinion, Zhu Yicheng may have many conflicts with Yuan Qi. After the Battle of Hangzhou, Zhu Yicheng took advantage of the situation to escape Yuan Qi's control. The reason he went to Ningbo was to avoid Yuan Qi. In addition, this person deliberately hid his name because he was worried that the big tree would attract the wind and attract the encirclement of the imperial army."

"If this is the case, Zhu Yicheng is not simple. Lianggong, do you need to adjust your strategy and attack Ningbo first?" Yin Huaxing said seriously after a while. You must know that Zhu Yicheng's identity is not comparable to Yuan Qi and others. If Hong Qiang is Zhu Yicheng, then there is no need to say much about the importance of his identity.

"It's not necessary." Nian Gengyao shook his head and said, "Compared with Yuan Qi, Zhu Jiancai and other troops, Hong Qiang in Ningbo is troublesome, but there is no great threat to the entire Jiangnan situation. On the contrary, Yuan Qi, Zhu Jiancai and others are now occupying the junction of the three provinces. Once these thieves flee into the Central Plains, it will be even more difficult to eliminate them. Besides, the layout has been completed, and there will be many adjustments. It is not that Yuan Qi will be destroyed first, and Zhu Jiancai will turn east after waiting for the troops. As long as I, Zhejiang and Fujian, defend strictly, even if Hong Qiang occupied Ningbo, what will happen between Taizhou? When our army goes east directly, what will he use to resist?"

"This statement makes sense!" Yin Huaxing nodded as a famous veteran. In fact, as a famous veteran, he must have understood the principle of fighting. The reason why he asked this just now was to retreat to advance and deliberately test Nian Gengyao's attitude. After being dismissed from office and was driven back to retire, Yin Huaxing became much more cautious and spoke very carefully. Especially Nian Gengyao was specially appointed by Kangxi to the governor of Zhejiang. In name, he was to assist Yin Huaxing, but in fact, Yin Huaxing knew more clearly that Nian Gengyao was a chess piece sent by Kangxi to Jiangnan, to monitor and restrain him. Once he made a stance of his own will, who would not guarantee that Nian Gengyao would not report to Kangxi behind his back?

The discussion about Zhu Yicheng's identity was temporarily put on hold. Whether it was Yin Huaxing or Nian Gengyao, let's put Ningbo aside for the time being, and to destroy Yuan Qi and Zhu Jiancai's troops with all their might. But no matter what, Zhu Yicheng in Ningbo was targeted by these two people, and even Zhu Yicheng didn't even know that Nian Gengyao guessed his identity through clues. It is definitely not a simple person to say that Nian Gengyao can leave such a reputation in the history of the Qing Dynasty.

At this time, Yuan Qi also felt that the crisis was coming. After the grain shortage in Jiangnan intensified, Yuan Qi had a comfortable life. Not only did he expand his controlled territory, but he also increased the number of troops under his command. In addition, he seized time to train troops and expand his strength to prepare for the war. However, when the eldest prince was transferred back to the capital, Yin Huaxing and Nian Gengyao came to Jiangnan one after another. In addition, the Qing court increased its support for Jiangnan, food, and grass, Yuan Qi had already smelled the smell of gunpowder from the solemn air.

"What do you say about Zhu Jiancai?" On this day, Yuan Qi was meeting a subordinate who had just returned from Zhu Jiancai's army. Before, Yuan Qi sent a letter to Zhu Jiancai. In the letter, he tactfully expressed his views on the current situation and hoped that the two armies could command the same, and told Zhu Jiancai that he had absolutely no idea of ​​annexing the situation, but just considering the current situation in Jiangnan.

"General Zhu said there is no problem with joining forces to fight the enemy. As for the joint forces, it will be spared. He is afraid that his soldiers will not understand the rules and make the prince unhappy. However, if the war begins, the prince can tell him directly if necessary, and there is no need to be such trouble..." The little leader replied uneasy. Although Yuan Qi had expected the meaning of this sentence before, he sent someone to pass on the message to the present situation to do his best. Sure enough, Zhu Jiancai rejected his suggestion. Since that is the case, Yuan Qi also gave up his mind. He must make plans for the subsequent arrangements.

"Okay, go down." Yuan Qi waved his hand and then called Gao Jin for discussion.

Yuan Qi's army had many officials. After all, he was the banner of the Grand Marshal and used Zhu Yicheng's name to sign many officials, including Zhou Zhongliang and others. However, after the Battle of Hangzhou, Yuan Qi's army suffered heavy losses. Now only 30% of the officials stayed by him at that time, but in terms of the number of people, there were still dozens. But among so many people, only Gao Jin and Wang Yousan were the two who truly trusted. As brothers who were with him at the beginning, they were Yuan Qi's true confidants.

But compared with Gao Jin, Wang Yousan has no strategy, so only Gao Jin, who is calm in his work, can discuss it.

"What are the prince's plans?" After hearing Yuan Qi's statement, Gao Jin thought about it and asked.

"After a lot of trouble, our troops are already thorns in the eyes of the Qing court, and the Qing court is reluctant to get rid of it. I know that this old guy is not an ordinary person and is very difficult to deal with. As for the new governor of Zhejiang Nian Gengyao, although Kang Mazi can send this person to Zhejiang, it is probably not an ordinary person. Brother, although our troops occupy several counties now and have a lot of soldiers in their hands, they are far from the Qing gou army. If our troops and Zhu Jiancai's troops join hands, they may be able to deal with it based on the terrain. But Zhu Jiancai's bastard is clearly in the years of preserving his strength. If this happens, it will be a matter of time before the Qing army will be defeated."

Yuan Qi looked worried. When he mentioned Zhu Jiancai, he even cursed. However, he never thought that he had led the rebel army to monopolize the power. Zhu Jiancai was at the scene at that time, and he could see clearly before and after. With such a lesson, Zhu Jiancai dared to obey Yuan Qi's orders to join forces? If he tricked him over and cut off his head and swallowed his troops, he would have no place to cry at that time.

Of course, Gao Jin also understood the situation in his heart, but as a brother, he would never talk to Yuan Qi in person. After careful consideration, Gao Jin then said: "Zhu Jiancai ignored the overall situation. The prince should not be angry. Since this is the case, it would be better to make plans early. After the Battle of Simingshan, we came so critically. Isn't it okay to almost wipe out the entire army in Hangzhou? The prince is auspicious and heavenly figure..."

"Okay, my brother is talking about this, why are you?" Yuan Qi interrupted Gao Jin's words unhappily.

Gao Jin smiled and said, "Actually, this game is too broken and it depends on whether the prince is willing to give up."

Yuan Qi was stunned and asked immediately: "How to break the deadlock? Shuang, don't keep it a secret, just say it."

"The prince just said that our army now has several counties and has a lot of troops in hand. As long as the prince is willing to do so, why not abandon this territory? As long as the person is there, the world is so big, where can it go? Prince, only by preserving his strength can there be a future! Could it be that after the Battle of Hangzhou, the prince lost his spirit?"

"This..." Yuan Qi was stunned for a moment, he didn't say anything for a while. Gao Jin was right. Yuan Qi has been worried about gains and losses since the Battle of Hangzhou. He took advantage of the chaos in Jiangnan to revive the army. Now he has several counties and has tens of thousands of soldiers. This is all because Yuan Qi finally fought.

If Yuan Qi had such strength in his hand, he would have ambitions and ambitions to swallow the world, and would not have been as anxious as he is now. Yuan Qi himself has never noticed when he became like this, and now Gao Jin pointed out this point.

Gao Jin's words are right. No matter how big the territory is, it is important. In fact, there is a saying in later generations, saying that the land of the land is lost, the land of the people is lost, and both the land of the people are lost.
Chapter completed!