“Yes, the Tibetan general Cheng Xiangyang and the Zhennan general Chi Chongyuan both came from the East Palace,” the guard continued slowly, “Back then, General Chi and General Cheng, under the cover of General Pang Yi, gained a firm foothold in the Southern Xinjiang camp in order to gain control of the military power for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. However, they did not want His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to be framed by villains and demoted to Ningguta to become a commoner, and even suffered humiliation and disability. For a time, he was cut off from Southern Xinjiang, but this further inspired General Cheng and General Chi to avenge His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and support His Royal Highness in his comeback. So later, with the cooperation of the Western King of Peace, the two The general personally overthrew Xu Chengjin and gained the trust of His Majesty. One became the General of Zhennan and the other became the General of Tibet. Now it is finally time for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to make a comeback. The Southern Xinjiang Camp, the Tibetan Army, and the Northwest Camp will work together to overthrow the traitors and help His Royal Highness the Crown Prince take the throne. "Speaking of this, the guard paused, his eyes fell on Zhong Minge, and then continued slowly, "If we can get the support of His Royal Highness, it would be the best, but if His Royal Highness is unwilling to help, but wants to take advantage of the opportunity to make a profit, then our Southern Xinjiang Camp and the Tibetan Army will definitely accompany us to the end."
The reason why the guard described the origins and past of Chi Chongyuan and Cheng Xiangyang in such detail was naturally because he wanted to shock Zhong Minge. And he did it. Even if Zhong Minge racked his brains, he could never have imagined that Chi Chongyuan and Cheng Xiangyang, two important provincial governors, were actually Zhong Mingwei's men. For a moment, he was shocked.
"Your Highness has no intention of participating in these disputes since leaving the capital. I hope General Chi and General Cheng will understand this." Seeing that Zhong Ming'e was unable to speak, Liao Chongwu spoke up himself and said to the guard, "Brother, to be honest, the Jinyiwei sent by Prince Rong arrived in Yongzhou yesterday and ordered Your Highness to help search for the whereabouts of Prince An. Your Highness will not go along with such traitors, so he ordered his subordinates to get rid of those Jinyiwei. Moreover, Your Highness had already joined Prince An's army before leaving the capital. At this time, Your Highness naturally wants to serve Prince An. How could he have other thoughts?"
As he spoke, Liao Chongwu went to the side room, took out his packed bag, opened it in front of the guard, took out a letter from it and handed it to the guard, then said: "Your Highness ordered me to find the whereabouts of Prince An yesterday. Here is your personal letter, asking me to hand it to Prince An in person. If this brother does not come today, I will follow your order and set off to find Prince An."
The guard took the envelope doubtfully and opened it. When he saw the contents of the letter, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Zhong Minge, saying, "I am sorry for offending you just now. If I have offended you in any way, please forgive me, Your Highness!"
Zhong Ming'e also recovered at this time, and looked at the guard with his eyes downcast: "Now the whereabouts of Prince An is unknown, and Prince Rong is rampant in the capital, and has sent people everywhere to search for the whereabouts of Prince An. I wonder if General Zhennan has any good ideas?"
"Your Highness, General Chi has ordered that if Your Highness truly wishes to submit to Prince An, he will order his subordinates to present the plan to Your Highness..."
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According to Chi Chongyuan's plan, tomorrow is the day when the Huguang army will march to Jiangsu and Zhejiang. By then, the Huguang army will control Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Jiangsu and Zhejiang are prosperous places. More than half of the court's annual tax revenue comes from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, so Jiangsu and Zhejiang must not be in chaos. What's more, Jiangsu and Zhejiang are the places where scholars gather. Once there is any disturbance, those scholars will surely make endless trouble. Once Jiangsu and Zhejiang are in chaos, it will not only involve unrest in the Great Zhou, but also make the scholars and candidates in Jiangsu and Zhejiang dissatisfied with the court. This is not good for Zhong Mingwei to ascend the throne in the future. Chi Chongyuan thought far ahead, so he came up with the plan of letting the Huguang army stationed in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to ensure the stability of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
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