There is a rare atmosphere of joy in the Changsha Prefecture yamen.

This is because Lu Guisheng, the young minister of Guanglu Temple in the Ming Dynasty, led his troops to join us.

For Hu Quancai, this can be said to be the best news in several months.

The Qing army suffered a lot of pressure from one round of defeats after another, and the abscess was provoked at the moment when Wuchang City was broken.

Hu Quancai felt desperate for a moment and even wanted to commit suicide.

It was his aide Zhou Peigong who tried his best to dissuade him from being able to support him.

Even though Emperor Shunzhi did not deprive him of the position of governor of Huguang, Hu Quancai still looked down on the prospects and felt that the future was bleak.

The Ming army was like a chicken blood, and nothing could stop them from moving forward.

How could you fight with such a group of lunatics?

It was not until Lu Guisheng's appearance that Hu Quancai suddenly realized that the Ming army was not a monolithic part.

They also have conflicts, differences, and even traitors.

He is a traitor, my good minister.

For Hu Quancai, what he liked was not Lu Guisheng and the thousands of soldiers he brought, but the Ming army intelligence brought by Lu Guisheng.

This is the same as the Qing court's request for him when Sun Kewang surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.

If Sun Kewang had not told all the Ming army's defense situation in the southwest, the Qing army would not have taken Guizhou so smoothly.

Lu Guisheng's official position in the Ming court was not low, and he should be able to come into contact with some important matters.

If Hu Quancai could not defeat the Ming army while knowing the arrangement of the Ming army in advance, he would be convinced.

Therefore, Hu Quancai enthusiastically invited Lu Guisheng to the banquet. As for the prefect of Changsha, Gao Tianjue, although he had a serious fight with Hu Quancai before, he still attended the banquet.

At the banquet, Hu Quancai took the lead and spoke: "This governor welcomes Lord Lu's arrival on behalf of the soldiers of Huguang. If the emperor learned that Lord Lu surrendered, he would be very happy!"

Lu Gui had already written a draft before he came, so he naturally talked about it this time.

"Lu has been looking up to Governor Hu for a long time. Governor Hu is both civil and military, and is a rare capable minister. Being able to serve Governor Hu is a blessing for Lu."

Hu Quancai noticed that Lu Guisheng had shaved his hair and had his braids, and his forehead was covered in blue.

He smiled and said, "Mr. Lu shaves his hair very quickly."

Lu Guisheng didn't feel embarrassed, and smiled charmingly, "Shaving hair and braids is the elegant government of the new dynasty. How dare the officials refuse to obey? Besides, the scalp is often itchy when they keep their hair buns, and it feels much more comfortable after shaving."

This reason stunned Hu Quancai.

He thought that Lu Guisheng was a leader in shamelessness.

After some greetings, Hu Quancai said in harmony: "I heard that Lord Lu is a relative of Lu Xiangsheng, a famous minister of Chongzhen Dynasty, Lu Jiandou, I wonder if it is true?"

Lu Guisheng smiled and said, "According to seniority, he is his nephew."

Hu Quancai made a sudden realization: "No wonder Lord Lu is so brave and decisive. It turns out that he came from behind the general."

Lu Guisheng and Lu Xiangsheng were both civil officials leading troops, and they were relatives, but in terms of integrity and ability, Lu Guisheng was left out of the sky by Lu Xiangsheng.

But Lu Guisheng was not ashamed at all and said with a smile: "Governor General has been too rewarded, and Lu just gained the legacy of his clan uncle."

Hu Quancai now understands that a person is invincible if he is inferior.

As long as a person is shameless and shameless to a certain extent, no one can defeat him.

And it is obvious that Lu Guisheng is such a character.

"Governor-General Xiaguan Jing has a cup!"

Lu Guisheng poured the good wine and raised his hands respectfully.

Hu Quancai nodded slightly and raised his glass with one hand to signal.

The two of them drank a glass of each, and Hu Quancai asked, "I wonder what useful information will Lord Lu bring to this surrender?"

Now is an extremely critical period for Hu Quancai.

Whether he can make a new contribution and win the emperor's trust is related to his future career and the future of the old Hu family.

But now he put all his hopes on Lu Guisheng, hoping that Lu Guisheng would not let him down!

"Ahem, I can't hide it from it. The lower officials knew the movements of the Ming army very well. The Governor asked, and the lower officials knew everything."

"good!"

Hearing this, Hu Quancai excitedly said, "I did not read the wrong person. Lord Lu is really the lucky star of me!"

Faced with Hu Quancai's flattery, Lu Guisheng accepted it happily, but his face was not blushing and his heart was not beating.

He thought to himself that he had to come to a hot spot to suppress Hu Quancai from the beginning, so he swallowed and said, "Do you know why the Ming army can be bloodless every time they attack the city?"

Hu Quancai narrowed his eyes and said, "I hope to hear the details."

"The Governor has heard of something called a hot air balloon. It is made of imitating the Kongming lantern, but it can be seated after being enlarged several times."

After a pause, he saw Hu Quancai's expressionless face, Lu Guisheng then continued: "The Ming army took off in a hot air balloon and flew into the city or burned the granary or burned the troops and reserves. In the least, it could make the defenders exhausted and sleepy. The next morning, the Ming army took advantage of the situation to attack the city, and they could often win in one battle."

"No wonder..."

Hu Quancai was puzzled before, why the granary and Hyogo caught fire inexplicably, now it seems that he can't understand it clearly.

"If the Governor thought that the Ming army was just relying on hot air balloons, it would be wrong. In fact, the Ming army was able to win every battle because they had a lot of Thai artillery and muskets."

Lu Guisheng talked happily: "The Xiaguan has seen these firearms with his own eyes, which are very different from the firearms used by the Ming army in the past. One of the firearms, called the Flintlock Gun, loaded with fixed-mounted gunpowder, which saves time and does not require ignition of the fuse, which is very convenient."

Lu Guisheng repeated the noun he heard from Zhu Youlang, and it was so happy that he splashed everywhere.

"There are also those six-pound cannons, and the twelve-pound cannons are extremely powerful. They have fast firing speed and are easy to load. And they are better because of the light weight of the cannon, which can be used in field combat."

Although Lu Guisheng didn't know what pound meant, it did not prevent him from boasting in front of Hu Quancai.

As soon as Lu Guisheng opened his mouth, he was like a surging river, endlessly, and Hu Quan was fascinated by hearing it.

Interesting, it's getting more and more interesting.

Originally, he thought that the Ming army had used magic, otherwise how could he have taken control of the city head so smoothly? Now it seems that there is a reason.

Seeing that Hu Quancai was obsessed with listening, Lu Guisheng thought to himself that he simply gave him some information.

"In fact, the Ming army has another killer weapon, that is, the coffin bombing city."

"Coffin bombing the city?"

Hu Quancai was greatly surprised.

"Yes, put the gunpowder into the coffin and stuff the coffin into the ground. With a bang, the city wall exploded."

Lu Guisheng's description was vivid and afraid that Hu Quancai would not believe it, and even added sign language.

Hu Quancai narrowed his eyes and stared at Lu Guisheng for a long time, thinking that this guy is such a treasure.

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