Peng Rong made contributions after successfully persuading Zhou Zhongliang to join the Qing Dynasty, which finally made himself an official from a master.

Unfortunately, he was not very good at the official position in Beijing. Coupled with the changes in the situation at that time, Peng Rong, who obviously felt that it was wrong, decided to leave the capital and go south to Hunan to find another way.

Originally, Peng Rong thought of going to Jiangxi to find Zhou Zhongliang, but who thought that Zhou Zhongliang fled south shortly after Hunan. Seeing Zhou Zhongliang like this, Peng Rong concluded that Zhou Zhongliang would definitely not die well. Naturally, he had no idea of ​​finding Zhou Zhongliang. After thinking about it, he finally went to Guangxi and joined Zhao Hongcan's subordinates.

The reason why he joined Zhao Hongcan was because Peng Rong thought carefully, and Zhao Hongcan did not disappoint Peng Rong at that time. Peng Rong quickly emerged under Zhao Hongcan and was highly valued. Peng Rong was very grateful to Zhao Hongcan for this, and even gave him advice.

Whether it was the previous Guizhou negotiations or later the king-general, there was a shadow of Peng Rong behind these strategies. Moreover, Zhao Hongcan's power advantage has continued to be obvious, which made Zhao Hongcan even more value Peng Rong. Now Peng Rong can be said to be the most important official and adviser under Zhao Hongcan, and Zhao Hongcan also trusts Peng Rong very much.

But to this point, Peng Rong felt something was wrong. He originally tried hard to help Zhao Hongcan as long as he wanted to show his talents and make himself stand out. But who would have thought that with the smooth progress of the war in Guizhou and the change of the overall situation in the world, Zhao Hongcan's mentality also began to change. Now Zhao Hongcan is like two people and begins to feel hot.

Originally, Peng Rong planned for Zhao Hongcan, just to let Zhao Hongcan and himself gain more political capital in the future so that they can gain benefits. Peng Rong is a wise man, and he can see clearly that the world is already in the general trend, and the Ming Dynasty is unstoppable to become the lord of the world.

Zhao Hongcan was called King of Song, not only drew a clear line with the Qing court, but also surrendered to the Ming Dynasty in this name, just to gain a name in front of the Ming Dynasty. In Peng Rong's view, Zhao Hongcan could take two paths next, one way was to learn from Gao Jin's method to go directly to the Southeast Asian countries, then establish a country overseas, and then occupy one side.

If you follow this path, the foundation in Guizhou and even Guangxi must be directly given up. To whom? Naturally, it is to give it to the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, this method is used to solicit the Ming Dynasty's tacit approval for Zhao Hongcan to conquer the countries in the South China Sea and become the vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.

As for the second path, it is very simple. As long as the Qing army in Yunnan and Guizhou were defeated, Zhao Hongcan directly joined the Ming army, and then took the initiative to surrender and handed over all the troops and territory in his hands. In this way, he became a minister of the Ming Dynasty. With Peng Rong's understanding of Zhu Yicheng, Zhao Hongcan's title of King Song, who could definitely be retained, but Zhao Hongcan had to enter the capital next, and then his Zhao family became a noble honor in the Ming Dynasty.

The former is better for Zhao Hongcan. At least it is better to become the lord of a country when he was founded abroad than to be a king of Song in the Ming Dynasty. The latter is a good thing for him, Peng Rong. He can take this opportunity to become a minister of the Ming Dynasty. With his ability, he will definitely be valued in the future. In addition, his current official position is not low, and he will be a high position as a governor in the Ming Dynasty.

This is the way out that Peng Rong racked his brains to plan for himself and Zhao Hongcan. In his opinion, no matter which way these two ways out, they will have good results, and the success rate is very high. The current situation also proves his original vision. If he continues according to his ideas, success is inevitable.

But Peng Rong never expected that Zhao Hongcan, who became Queen of Song, had ambitions swelled up, especially after taking over half of Guizhou, Zhao Hongcan even began to be proud, intending to swallow up Yunnan and Guizhou provinces directly, and then head south to Annan, Wanxiang and other countries, intending to build his Song King's foundation.

This inexplicable idea shocked Peng Rong. If it were a few years ago, the overall situation in the world was not dominated by the Ming Dynasty, perhaps Peng Rong would have supported Zhao Hongcan to do so. But now this situation has long been different. The Ming Dynasty has become the lord of the world, so there is no two lord in the world. Moreover, whether it is Guangxi, Guizhou, or Yunnan, these three provinces were originally the land of China. As the lord of the world, the Ming Dynasty, including the Ming Emperor Zhu Yicheng, would definitely not allow these three provinces to become a land outside the world.

Zhao Hongcan did this like this and was seeking death. He was clearly provoking the bottom line of the Ming Dynasty. Peng Rong originally wanted to persuade him, but Zhao Hongcan's proud words directly dispelled Peng Rong's idea. Because at this time, Zhao Hongcan was already arrogant and crazy, and could not listen to other words at all. If Peng Rong's forced advice would not only have no effect, but it might also be counterproductive.

How could a smart person like Peng Rong do such a stupid thing? He knows that he cannot do it. Although such a person is respected, he often ends up miserably. Peng Rong doesn't want to be such a person.

Just like today, Zhao Hongcan spoke wildly when he was proud and gave Peng Rong a jade Ruyi. Although Peng Rong was full of joy when he took this thing, his heart was actually sinking to the bottom of his heart at that time because he knew that Zhao Hongcan's ship was about to sink. If he could not change the ship in time, he would sink to the bottom of the water with Zhao Hongcan.

So Peng Rong only reacted like this after returning home because he had already seen the result in Zhao Hongcan. This result was not something he was willing to see, but could not stop it.

Now, Peng Rong must make a choice. Just like Zhou Zhongliang made the choice back then, Peng Rong also faces a barrier to choice.

He knew very well that perhaps this was the most important and last choice in his life. Once the choice was wrong, he would never have a chance again.

"Gao Jin...or Da Ming?"

There are only two answers, or there are only two choices. Peng Rong can only choose Gao Jin or choose to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. The former has the benefits of the former, and the latter has the advantages of the latter. Peng Rong thought quietly, with a tangled look on his face.

Time passed by minute by minute. I don’t know how long it took, but suddenly the candle wick of the candle jumped and the room suddenly lit up, which shocked Peng Rong, who had been sitting in a daze, and then he suddenly came to his senses and stared at the candle in front of him.

He reached out and picked up the candle wick with a bamboo stick. Peng Rong said to himself at this moment: "Maybe this is God's will..."
Chapter completed!