Chapter 302 Li Dingguo's Thoughts

"Shangli, you are the only one who is in the Daxi Army with me, and I will not hide it from you. In fact, after the old king passed away, the Daxi Army's future has been completed. It is also a temporary measure to avoid Yunnan for a while, and it is impossible to last for a long time. Didn't you see it? The other three kings are not very convinced by me, and they cannot form a unity within. What can be done? Besides, the Qing army is powerful and gradually sweeping the world. It is really difficult to compete with them." Sun Kewang said with a heart-to-heart look when he heard Wang Shangli's question.

"Master, you want to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, do you?" Wang Shangli asked in surprise.

"The original intention was to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. With so many soldiers and horses, we would definitely be able to have a good background. However, the old king died at the hands of the Qing army, and before his death, he had a last word to let us fight against the Qing Dynasty. Even if I wanted to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, the Western Army would not follow him. Therefore, Ren Zhi suggested to hide on the island for a while and to observe the world's style. I still agree with it." Sun Kewang said.

Wang Shangli understood that Sun Kewang was not optimistic about the strength of the Western Army, nor did he think that Zhu Youlang could support the general of the building.

"The king of the country, according to my opinion, it is not appropriate to go too late. If you want to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, you must make a decision early. If the Qing army unified the world, you will never be able to sell it for the best price. It doesn't matter if you have any objections, just find a way to get rid of the evil, and others will naturally follow it. If everyone agrees, it is basically impossible. The king of the country, if you keep breaking down, you will be in trouble. If you care about your old feelings, others may not be sure. If you don't do it well, you will be sold long ago." Wang Shangli has completely tied himself and Sun Kewang, so he completely considered the problem from Sun Kewang's standpoint.

"But, Zhu Youlangruo..." Sun Kewang asked hesitantly.

"Master, I think Zhu Youlang is just a false threat, and he has no strength to fight against the Qing soldiers. If you don't believe it, you will almost see it after another half a month." Wang Shangli said confidently.

"Oh, why do you say that?"

"Master, Kong Youde is attacking Quanzhou, and he will probably attack Guilin soon. Let's see if Jiao Lian can come up with these two magical weapons. If he takes it out, it means that Zhu Youlang already has the capital to compete with the Qing soldiers. If he can't, it means that he is just getting a few to scare us. Li Dingguo, Ai Nengqi, and Liu Wenxiu can't say anything. At that time, we only need to join forces with Kong Youde and two armies to attack Guangdong together. What can Zhu Youlang do if he has a few grenades and mines?"

"Wonderful!" Sun Kewang's eyes lit up after listening to Wang Shangli's analysis, and he stroking his hands and praised.

"Okay, that's it. Shangli, send more scouts to pay close attention to the war in Guilin."

"Abide by the order!"

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Li Dingguo returned to the mansion, and his eldest son Li Puxing continued to enter the main house.

Li Dingguo's courtesy name is Ning Yu, born in the first year of Tianqi, has three sons and one daughter. Li Puxing was eleven years old, his second son Li Sixing was eight years old, and his third son Li Runxing was still in his infancy. His daughter was Li Haiyue, and he was four years old.

The maid helped Li Dingguo remove his outer clothes, put on a long gown, cleaned his face again, and sat on a bamboo chair. Li Puxing took a cup of brewed tea from the maid and presented it with both hands: "Father, please drink tea."

Li Dingguo took it and took a sip. He looked up at his son. He saw that his son had a white face and a bright star. Although he was only eleven years old, his body had grown wide and almost five feet tall. He was wearing a white shirt clean and looked very gentle.

"What did you learn today?" Li Dingguo asked with a stern face.

"Reply to my father's words, my son is practicing guns today, and the white snake spitting out his letter has been mastered. In the next day, he followed Mr. Xu to practice calligraphy and wrote three pieces of paper." Li Puxing replied.

Li Dingguo's shooting skills are very powerful. He was passed down from his ancestors. It is called the Plum Blossom Gun. There are thirty-six styles, and "White Snake Spits the Letter" is one of them.

Li Dingguo naturally passed the marksmanship to his son. At the same time, he also knew the importance of literacy and hired a teacher named Xu for his son to teach him to read and learn literature.

"You must practice diligently in shooting skills, and you must not slack off. You must practice writing every day and be more attentive. Get out of here, and be quiet for your father." Li Dingguo was very satisfied with his son's hard work, nodded and encouraged him, and then asked him to retreat.

"Yes." Li Puxing bowed slightly and slowly retreated.

Li Dingguo took his eyes off his son and began to think about what happened today.

From Ma Bao, Li Dingguo learned about the general situation in Guangzhou - people's hearts are stable and the market is prosperous, the emperor is very popular with the people, and the emperor is also acquainted with the gods and people, and actually created grenades and mines.

Although there is no intuitive understanding of grenades and landmines, we learned from Ma Bao that these two are powerful firearms.

All of this made Li Dingguo very happy because he always had a dream, which was to establish a regime that would allow the people to live and work in peace and contentment.

He rebelled with Zhang Xianzhong because he couldn't eat enough and hated the corruption of the court. He hoped that one day, Zhang Xianzhong would lead them to overthrow the rule of the court, establish a new regime, and give the people of the world a stable and prosperous life.

In the past sixteen years of rebellion, Li Dingguo grew from a young man to a general of the Daxi Army with outstanding military achievements. Zhang Xianzhong fought south and north, blocked east and killed west, and finally established the Daxi Kingdom in Sichuan.

But he gradually discovered that the Daxi Kingdom established by his adoptive father was not what he wanted, because his adoptive father was greedy for money and lust, cruel and bloodthirsty. Not only did he not rescue the people of Sichuan, but he pushed them into a darker abyss.

He was in great pain, but because Zhang Xianzhong was his adoptive father and had great nurturing him, he could only hide this pain in his heart.

If Ma Bao's narrative is still superficial, then what Fu Zuolin said in the hall explains the deep-seated reasons for Guangzhou's prosperity and stability: that is, they have an extremely wise emperor. At that time, his heart was like a door opened, bright, and he felt that such an emperor was what he wanted to protect.

He made up his mind at that time that no matter what others thought, he must join Zhu Youlang, the wise master, and devoted all his own things to fulfill his dream.

However, after all, Li Dingguo also carried a burden on his shoulders because he didn't want to betray the Daxi Army and abandon his reputation as his brothers. It would be best to convince Sun Kewang, Liu Wenxiu, and Ainengqi to join him.

Sun Kewang's thoughts were very clear. In the past, he was unwilling to surrender to the court because he could not see the future of the Ming Dynasty. Surrendering to the Ming Dynasty was equivalent to burying the Ming Dynasty for the Ming Dynasty. Now Fu Zuolin and Ma Bao were bothering each other, wondering if his thoughts were changed?

It's better to change it.

"Prince, General Bai, two Generals Ma are visiting." At this moment, the butler Li Xuzhong came in to report.

"Oh, please." Li Dingguo quickly ordered.

After a while, Bai Wenxuan, the commander-in-chief of the rear army, General Shenwei Ma Jinzhong, and General Fenwei Ma Bao came in together.

These three people are all confidants of Li Dingguo.
Chapter completed!