Liu Ziguang made a bold statement, and Man Gui, Zu Dashou and other generals pressed their hands on the hilts of their swords and looked at Wang Fuchen with murderous intent. Wang Fuchen's subordinates were frightened and thought that the Ming army was going to attack them, so they immediately pulled out half of their sabers and looked around.
, there was just a sound of a hammer being pulled, and hundreds of fire blunderbuss were poked out from the fortress, aiming at these people. As long as Liu Ziguang gave an order, they could be beaten into a hornet's nest.
Wang Fuchen stood still and made an impassioned speech: "Fuchen is indeed not qualified to make demands, but even if the commander kills Fuchen, Fuchen still has to persist. Teacher Hong has the kindness to rebuild Fuchen and transform Fuchen from a
The Shanxi bandits were promoted to high-ranking officers and generals, and Emperor Kangxi was even more kind to his assistant minister. The assistant minister was the admiral of Shanxi appointed by Emperor Kangxi. Although he was excusable, he changed his family before he had made any achievements.
But the situation cannot be justified, so I boldly put forward these three requests and asked the commander-in-chief to consider them."
This was a bit too much, not what a surrendered general should say, and all the Qing generals turned pale with fright. If Liu Ziguang was angered, it would not be the end of the world. Not only would the future he had gained be lost, but his life would be at risk.
Even Zhou Peigong became anxious and whispered: "Second minister, what are you talking about?"
However, Liu Ziguang was not angry. He suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed. After laughing twice, he suddenly turned around and said: "It is indeed the Northwest Horse Harrier! You are loyal and courageous. I admire you. I agree with all three of your points!"
Immediately Ma Yaozi's tears came down. Gang Gang was so moved that he slammed his knees on the ground, followed by three loud noises: "The commander-in-chief is righteous, and I will never forget it. From now on, I will serve in the battlefield."
The three conditions he just put forward were indeed from the bottom of his heart. Wang Fuchen was different from Zhou Peigong. Zhou Peigong had an exquisite heart. Wang Fuchen was indeed a straight man. He really didn't want to go to war with his teacher Hong Chengchou, nor did he want to let his subordinates
Brother went to kill each other with his colleagues in the Zhending Mansion, so he made these requests. As for asking Liu Ziguang to save Kangxi's life, he made it out of a sudden fever. In fact, he regretted saying it. Whether Kangxi killed or not was a matter of course.
I am afraid that even Liu Ziguang would have difficulty deciding on major national issues. How could he plead for Kangxi?
But Liu Ziguang actually agreed. As a general who commanded hundreds of thousands of horses, he naturally promised a lot of money. How could Wang Fuchen not be moved by this? He thought to himself that Marshal Liu was really a talent lover. He actually agreed to hug Emperor Kangxi for me.
Everyone knows heroes, and I, Ma Yaozi, couldn't lose any points. At that time, I knocked my head on the ground three times and made a deep hole.
In fact, Liu Ziguang was unhappy. Wang Fuchen's random conditions made him very angry, but then he thought, this kind of stubborn guy is easy to control, so it is better to agree to these trivial conditions and subdue this general. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms
It was written like this in the article, so I pretended to be bold and laughed twice, and accepted Wang Fuchen's conditions in full. The effect was indeed excellent. Looking at Wang Fuchen's attitude, he must have sincerely surrendered.
Seeing that the marshal subdued Wang Fuchen, Zu Dashou Mangui and others, who had originally wanted to take the opportunity to kill this thorn in his side, also laughed and put away their knives, raised their hands to congratulate the marshal, and there was a lot of joy and laughter in front of the camp gate.
There were 30,000 surrendered troops in Dengzhou City, plus Zhou Peigong's 20,000 troops, which was a quite powerful army. Liu Ziguang immediately reorganized them into the Jingxi West Army, and then paired it with 10,000 Ming troops to set off directly.
Attacking Shanxi, the Western Route Army were all descendants of Shanxi. Using them as the vanguard would definitely be able to capture Shanxi Province without a single blow. At that time, Zu Dashou would lead Shanxi, implement the policy of shaving off one's hair and changing clothes, and restore Ming Dynasty's rule in Shanxi.
As long as Shanxi is captured, Kangxi, who is hiding in Zhending Mansion, will really become an old turtle in the jar. The roads from east to west, north and south are all blocked, and there is no place to escape. Even if Hong Chengchou is protecting him, what's the use?
It's not a dead end. When the time comes, it would be an elegant thing to catch Kangxi in Nanjing and have Zhu Youxiao confer him the title of Chonghunhou or something like that. Then find a small courtyard to encircle him and bring him out for fun sooner or later.
The 60,000-strong West Route Army moved toward Shanxi. Since then, there were very few Qing troops left on the battlefield in Shandong. Let Mangui and the others lead the clearing slowly. Liu Ziguang sent the battle report to Nanjing to ask for credit for the generals.
Zhu Youxiao played the report accurately one by one. Zu Dashou Mangui and others were given the title of admiral and were rewarded with a thousand taels of silver. Their parents and children also received awards. Shi Kefa, the prefect of Qingzhou, was promoted to the governor of Shandong for his merits in protecting the people. He took office immediately.
Knowing that this was the result of Liu Ziguang's recommendation, he was naturally very grateful. Since then, he has officially returned to the Liu Clan Party, and has completely drawn a clear line with Dong Lin.
Liu Ziguang achieved a complete victory within a month after taking over the Shandong Army, which made Zhu Youxiao both happy and worried. He was happy that the situation of the battle had finally changed, but he was worried that Liu Ziguang's prestige in the army was increasing day by day, and he already felt vaguely like a military god.
It would be very detrimental to Liu Ziguang's healthy growth if he continues to do so. Having such great achievements is something that no emperor can tolerate.
Liu Ziguang's strength has reached a peak. He actually controls the two provinces of Hebei and Shandong. Liaodong and Korea are also within his sphere of influence. He has a complete government in his hands, a full set of Han bureaucracy, and a powerful navy in his armed force.
Ten thousand red shirts equipped with the most advanced weapons, one hundred thousand Shandong Forbidden Army, more than one hundred thousand surrendered troops of the Jingjun, half of the country, three hundred thousand troops, coupled with the reputation of being invincible, wanted to separate one side and claim hegemony. Zhu
There is really nothing you can do against him.
Just when Zhu Youxiao was worried all day long and couldn't sleep, a letter from Liu Ziguang asking for his resignation relaxed his tense nerves. Liu Ziguang said in the letter that the war situation had been decided and asked to be relieved of military power and go home to recuperate.
Zhu Youxiao was overjoyed and quickly called Huang Zongxi and Wei Zhongxian for discussion. Both Huang and Wei believed that this was Liu Ziguang's test. If he immediately agreed to lift his military power, he would feel the imperial court's fear, so they would never agree and would instead seal him.
Official positions and titles.
But Liu Ziguang's official position is already big enough, and his title is high enough. The next higher up is the duke. He is only twenty-seven years old this year. Is it possible that in the future he will be awarded a king with a different surname and add nine tins? Zhu Youxiao
After a slight hesitation, the matter was delayed for two days. Liu Ziguang's side came again, urging the court again to agree to his request to return to Beijing to rest.
Since Liu Ziguang insisted so much, Zhu Youxiao had no choice but to "reluctantly" appoint Shi Kefa to temporarily take charge of Shandong's military affairs. It was a tradition of the Ming Dynasty for civilians to control the army. It was only because of the constant wars in these years that military men came to power. Now Shi Kefa, the governor of Shandong, is allowed to take charge of Shandong.
Military affairs are actually an act of bringing order to chaos.
After handing over military power, Liu Ziguang returned to Nanjing with 200 guards. Zhu Youxiao personally went out of the city to greet him. The monarch and his ministers met happily. Liu Ziguang saluted and paid homage. Zhu Youxiao hurriedly helped him up and said affectionately: "My dear, thank you for your hard work."
It had been a long time since he had stood face to face with the emperor. Liu Ziguang looked at Zhu Youxiao wantonly at the risk of being accused. Zhu Youxiao was already nineteen years old and was about to turn twenty. He was the same as the fifteen-year-old when they first met.
The young man is now very different. He has grown much taller, has a dark mustache on his mouth, and his eyes have become much more mature. He is no longer the willful young man he used to be. Liu Ziguang really wants to say, Your Majesty, you look great.
Although he opened his mouth, he still held back his words. Only the emperor's elders could say such things, and Liu Ziguang was at best a relative, so naturally he couldn't talk nonsense.
Zhu Youxiao said: "The pacification of the north this time is all due to Aiqing's command. I was just thinking of giving you a good reward, so why did you resign? If Aiqing is not in charge of the north, my country will be unstable."
Liu Ziguang said: "The pacification of the north was all due to the strong support of the imperial court. The soldiers sacrificed their lives, and the humble ministers had no merit. Now that Wei Guogong is sitting in Beijing for the emperor, frightening Mongolia and Goryeo, there is no need to worry. To be honest with the emperor, the humble minister's family is happy."
We have a baby, and Wei Chen, the father, also wants to take advantage of the war to settle down and go home to enjoy family happiness, but he is lazy, so please punish him."
Zhu Youxiao laughed loudly: "It's human nature, it's human nature. Come on, come on, let's go into the city."
When the monarch and his ministers returned to the palace, Liu Ziguang excused himself from having too many errands and resigned to take the title of Minister of the Guard. Originally, he had no time to be on duty in the palace. This errand was just a false title, so he took it as long as he took it. Zhu Youxiao had just
At first he firmly disagreed, but Liu Ziguang had no choice but to agree after repeated requests. Liu Ziguang also wanted to resign from the post of admiral of Nachang, and Zhu Youxiao naturally refused to agree. After going back and forth several times, he compromised and promoted Sun Gang as admiral of Nachang.
Liu Ziguang guided the work of the South Factory as a cabinet minister.
At this point, Liu Ziguang had almost all been relieved of his duties. Most of the red shirt troops were stationed in the north and were under the control of Xu Zengshou. The Shandong Army was not his direct lineage in the first place.
The only troops the emperor could command were several hundred guards at home. In this way, the emperor had no reason to be suspicious of him.
Before leaving, the emperor rewarded Liu Ziguang with a lot of jewels and silks, and also gave him a small electric four-wheeled toy car. This was a children's car specially made by Zhu Youxiao for his nephew Liu Kangang to play with. Naturally, Liu Ziguang was
Thanks so much, my brother-in-law and brother-in-law returned to their previous closeness.
After Liu Ziguang left, Zhu Youxiao's face was still filled with a smile. He called Huang Zongxi and Wei Zhongxian over and said happily to them: "You said Liu Aiqing is Cao Cao and Sima Zhao. You are obviously mistaken! I see Liu Aiqing.
It's Guo Ziyi, it's Wei Qing, it's a very loyal minister."
Huang Zongxi and Wei Zhongxian complained endlessly, saying to themselves: When did we say that Liu Ziguang was Cao Cao? Isn't this all caused by your own suspicion, Your Majesty? We are just cooperating with you. Of course, we can't say this. The two of them only