Wu Sangui exclaimed in shock, "Zhao Yun?"
I said, "Who else could be so skilled with a gun besides him?"
Wu Sangui said, "It seems you've been recruiting quite a few people to your side again."
We entered a room, and Wu Sangui sat down in a chair and said, "Tell me, what's going on? Didn't you say you wouldn't come here?" He said this with a smile on his face.
I said, "If you don't want this wheel, I can help you. He Tiandou also has a kind of red medicine..."
Wu Sangui waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "No, no, no, we're already here, why are you taking it back?" He had seen He Tiandou give Kongkong'er and Zhang Bing the red medicine before, and knew that once they took it, they would turn back. Although he didn't know if there were any side effects, this thing wasn't some kind of brain-boosting drug. Whether it was effective or not was another matter, but at least that stuff wouldn't kill people. Who could guarantee anything about this thing?
Wu Sangui then asked, "Has the way of Heaven gone wrong?"
I said, "Not yet."
Wu Sangui asked, "Then why did you come to see me?"
I said with a dark face, "Can't I come to see you if there's nothing wrong?"
Wu Sangui stammered, "No, it's just that I'm about to go to war with Kangxi."
I said, "That's why I came here."
Wu Sangui: "...You still have something to say!"
I chuckled and said, "This is for your own good—do you think you can beat Emperor Kangxi?"
Wu Sangui sighed and said, "Now that things have come to this, of course I know we can't win."
I said, "What about before you took the medicine? Did you think you could win?"
Wu Sangui blushed and said, "There were differences before. But back then, we could at least try our luck."
...I finally understand who Wu Sangui's generals learned from. With a leader who is so good at finding excuses for himself, how can his subordinates learn well?
I said, "Do you really think you can win with a bunch of shameless people?" This old shameless person led a bunch of little shameless people... and there are even older shameless people who think they can unify the whole country just because they occupy Yunnan.
Wu Sangui chuckled and said, "Those guys are quite formidable in battle. But I also know that the little brat Kangxi is not easy to deal with, so I'll just declare myself emperor first without thinking twice."
I suddenly realized, "You're just trying to have your fun and then die." I suddenly realized that those people in history who were so eager to become emperors were all useless. Instead of working hard, they were only thinking about getting those empty titles. They couldn't even afford to take a taxi, let alone talk about going public within the year.
Wu Sangui said helplessly, "Wasn't I forced into this? What has happened in my life that wasn't forced upon me?"
I waved my hand and said, "No need to say anything. After you left, the Heavenly Dao did indeed change, and now there is a surplus population. You have 50,000 here."
"What's the meaning?"
I said, "That means that during the same period in history, the Qing Dynasty had 50,000 more people than before."
Wu Sangui said, "Then go find Emperor Kangxi. I am from the Great Zhou Dynasty."
I glared at him and said, "It's because you killed 50,000 people. These people will cause trouble after the Heavenly Dao reads their names. You need to bring them with me."
Wu Sangui asked anxiously, "Then what will happen to my Great Zhou Dynasty?"
I said, "Give up being the emperor, come with me."
Wu Sangui said, "That's not right. If we follow the timetable, I remember that I was still more than a year away from defeating Kangxi."
When I heard him say that, I took out the list and saw that Wu Sangui did not die of illness until a year later, and the short-lived Great Zhou regime was finally declared a failure. I asked in bewilderment, "How did this happen?"
Wu Sangui thought for a moment and said, "It seems that the problem lies with Kangxi – he postponed the plan to pacify Yunnan by a year. By now, we have already launched a full-scale war, and these 50,000 people must have died in this year."
I murmured, "The idea list and the population list cannot be violated, so let's do this—" I said, "You let these 50,000 people come with me to the Qin Dynasty first, and you stay in Yunnan for another year. If you're lucky, Emperor Kangxi will be back from his vacation at Yucai, and then we can discuss things among ourselves. At that time, you can set up a minority autonomous region for them, but you have to give up independence."
Wu Sangui said, "War is a battle where people die on both sides. Why should I be the only one to send out 50,000 men? If you take 50,000 with you, won't I be left with no troops?"
I shrugged: "So you're planning to have me talk to Emperor Kangxi? Besides, don't you have a bunch of shameless people with you? Oh, right, these people can even earn you foreign exchange. All the dynasties are interconnected now, and Yucai currency is the universal currency."
Wu Sangui was taken aback for a moment before saying, "You're really causing a lot of trouble. The baby hasn't even been born yet."
I took out my phone and glanced at the date, saying, "It should be soon. What's the due date again—"
As I was speaking, my phone suddenly rang, startling me. I answered, and a frantic voice on the other end cried out, "It's born! It's born!"
I jumped up immediately: "No way? She's already given birth?"
The man shouted, "The steamed bun is about to be born!"
I wiped the sweat from my brow and said, "What are you yelling about before you've even given birth—who do you think you are?"
The man said, "I'm your Brother Yu!" He really deserves to be called a patriarch; he's so anxious about Baozi giving birth. There was a lot of noise around; you could vaguely hear the voices of Fatty, Ersha, and a few other girls, as well as the sounds of maids going in and out.
I said, "I'll go back right away."
Xiang Yu shouted, "Hurry up!"
I asked cautiously, "How's Baozi doing now?"
Xiang Yu said, "I was just cursing you."
Sure enough, a woman's voice, brimming with righteous indignation, rang out: "Xiao Qiang, you bastard! It's all because of you that I'm about to die! Ouch, it hurts so much!"...
I was immediately relieved and hung up the phone. Wu Sangui asked, "Isn't Baozi at the hospital?"
I said, "In the Qin Dynasty. Third Brother, you should start preparing for the 50,000 people; I need to hurry back."
Wu Sangui waved his hand and said, "Hurry up, didn't you drive?"