After Yuzhu led his troops out of Beijing, he marched north first, toward Xuanhua Prefecture, in accordance with the requirements on the fire ticket issued by the Ministry of War.
Marching in this era must be based on the requirements of the Ministry of War. You can only cover as many miles as the daily prescribed mileage.
Otherwise, as long as contact is lost along the way, the garrison troops in the cities along the way must alert the court.
After leaving the capital and heading north, the first stop is Changping Prefecture.
In the pre-Ming Dynasty, Changping Prefecture had an extremely famous name: Juyongguan!
Kangxi once decreed that the Qing Dynasty would not build the Great Wall.
Therefore, Juyongguan has lost its important significance of guarding the gateway to the north of the capital. This section of the Great Wall has also been in disrepair for a long time, and there have been many gaps.
When the army was passing through the border, troops were stationed along the way for strict inspection.
Vice General Changping Xie personally led his people to count the number of people and weapons in Yuzhu's team, and then officially issued the customs clearance documents.
When a large army is sent out, it cannot be supplied with food and grass anywhere. Instead, it must go to a palace designated by the Ministry of War to obtain supplies.
After passing Changping Prefecture, we exited the Inner Great Wall.
Xuanhua Prefecture is located between the Inner Great Wall and the Outer Great Wall, and its geographical location is extremely important. Therefore, the Qing government set up the Xuanhuai Town General Army in Xuanhua Prefecture.
Originally, the commander-in-chief of Xuanhuai Town was under the control of the Zhili Admiral. In the seventh year of Kangxi, after the Zhili Admiral was abolished, Xuanhuai Town came under the direct jurisdiction of the Zhili Governor.
The chief military officer of the Qing Dynasty held a second-grade military position and was of very high rank. However, under the background of favoring civility and restraining military force, the chief military officer of each town must obey the control of the governor or governor.
The governors of the Kangxi Dynasty were generally from the second rank. Among them, those with the title of Minister of War were classified as the second rank.
In the officialdom of the Qing Dynasty, reciprocal reception was a basic rule for officials to greet each other.
Yuzhu's chief officer is the third-rank deputy commander of Xining, who seems to be three ranks lower than the second-rank commander.
However, Yuzhu has a very powerful title, that is, General Jingxi with a golden seal.
In the Qing Dynasty, all titled generals who were in contact with the four directions of southeast, northwest, and southeast had exclusive military power and had to be held by banner men.
Of course, there are always exceptions under autocratic imperial power. For example, Yue Zhongqi of the Yongzheng Dynasty was the unique Han general Fuyuan.
Before going on an expedition, the titled generals who led the four directions would be awarded several magic weapons that represented the imperial power to organize the army, namely, banners, festivals and royal order flags.
With these items, military attachés and jade pillars below the fourth rank (not included) can be killed at once!
As for General Fuyuan, he is even more awesome.
When the Fourteenth Army was stationed in Xining, the Gansu Chief Envoy was almost killed on the spot due to heavy rain, which delayed the transportation of grain and grass.
The chief envoy, also known as the feudal lord, is a second-rank official, ranking second only to the governor and governor, and is a proper red-topped senior official.
This shows how powerful the general’s power is!
Liu Jie, the commander-in-chief of Xuanhuai Town, went three miles away from Xuanhua Prefecture and waited by the roadside to welcome Yuzhu's arrival.
In the officialdom of this era, there are many things to pay attention to when welcoming people and sending them off.
There are thirty-mile suburban greetings, ten-mile suburban greetings, five-mile suburban greetings, three-mile suburban greetings, city gate greetings, yamen gate greetings, hanging flower gate greetings, and other red tapes.
Yuzhu is a general with a seal, and he also has the title of third-class son. Therefore, the three-mile greeting arranged by Liu Jie did not go beyond his duty.
In front of the Jieguan Pavilion beside the road, Liu Jie looked to the south.
A long way away, I saw a towering big-toothed flag with a big "Jade" character written on it.
Well, Yuzhu is here!
As time goes by, amid the crisp and rhythmic sound of the snare drum, the figures on the southern horizon become increasingly clear.
I saw the leader, riding on a horse, holding a red general's flag high.
According to the military system of the Qing Dynasty, the direction facing is the front, that is, the south. The five elements belong to fire, and fire is red, so the front camp of Yuzhu uses a red flag.
This is common sense in military use, and Liu Jie is naturally well versed in it.
Liu Jie rushed up to meet him. As the distance got closer, he couldn't help being surprised.
Good guy, the attire of the soldiers and horses that Yuzhu brought out of Beijing was completely different from all the troops of the Qing Dynasty.
Yuzhu's men were arranged in a row of five, all holding their guns in their right hands and advancing at a constant speed.
Every time they took a step forward, everyone's arms swung back hard.
The left arms of hundreds of people swing at almost the same amplitude, which is so uniform that it’s almost suffocating!
What surprised Liu Jie was that these soldiers were all wearing gray military uniforms, big-brimmed hats, cowhide belts tied around their waists, "bird guns" on their shoulders, and strange gray cloth strips tied on their legs.
They were wearing cloth shoes, and they were carrying a backpack wrapped in linoleum behind them.
On the other hand, the soldiers around Liu Jie, without exception, had a large white circle on the chest of their coats, and inside the circle was an ugly big character: BING.
Except for the deputy generals, staff generals and other generals who wore official hats, the rest of Liu Jie's men had ugly gray cloth strips wrapped around their heads.
I am always afraid of comparison!
After the two armies met, a judgment was made!
Compared with Yuzhu's soldiers and horses, Liu Jie's subordinates are like long-term laborers working in the homes of rich people in the countryside.
Yuzhu was not the arrogant Nian Gengyao. When he saw Liu Jie coming to greet him, he dismounted from his horse and walked towards Liu Jie with a smile.
Yuzhu's attire is extremely conspicuous and easy to recognize.
With the red coral top, single-eyed flower feathers, and unicorn tonic, you can tell at a glance that it must be a jade pillar.
"Commander Liu Jie of Xuanhuai Town, please pay your respects to Commander Yu." Liu Jie said he was very polite, but in fact he just bowed his hands as a courtesy.
"Thank you, Liu Zhentai. I'll welcome you from afar." Yuzhu returned the greeting with a smile.
Liu Jie and Yu Zhu were not subordinate to each other. One had a high official position and the other had a high title. Yu Zhu only took advantage of them.
Xuanhua Prefecture, known as Xuanfu Town in the former Ming Dynasty, was the most important military town among the nine borders of the Ming Dynasty, guarding the west gate of the capital.
After the Qing army entered the pass, Xuanfu Town was renamed Xuanhua Guard. In the 32nd year of Kangxi, the guard post was withdrawn and Xuanhua Prefecture was established.
After the meeting, Liu Jie followed local custom and waved his hand, and someone brought out a plate of jujubes and held it in front of Yuzhu.
"Commander Yu, all officials who come to Xuanhua must first eat a jujube, which means a bright future."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Liu Jie’s introduction made Yuzhu suddenly realize that the meaning of Gaga in the Qing Dynasty was roughly the same as that in modern times.
After Yuzhu ate a jujube, Liu Jie and the prefect of Xuanhua welcomed him into the largest restaurant in the city, the Huibin Building.
After three rounds of wine and dozens of dishes, the servants served one dish alone.
Liu Jie introduced with a smile: "This dish is called Shao Nanbei. It uses Saibei mushrooms and magnolia slices from Jiangnan as the main ingredients. Cut them into thin blades and stir-fry them in a hot oil pan. Add some seasonings and fresh soup.
Boil to thicken the gravy, then pour in chicken oil and serve. This dish is silvery red in color, delicious and refreshing, and has a strong aroma..."
The prefect of Xuanhua also joined in the fun, pulled up Wen, and chanted softly in a long voice: "One plate of delicious food, two flavors from the south of the Yangtze River and the north of Saibei."
Yuzhu smiled slightly, these two people really worked hard to entertain him.
As Yuzhu, he has long been tired of eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, so the finale of "Burning the North and the South" seems quite sincere.
After leaving Xuanhua, Yuzhu led his army through Huai'an County and entered the territory of Shanxi Province.
Shanxi and Shaanxi are bounded by the Yellow River.
Baodezhou, now Baode County in Xinzhou, is the largest city along the Yellow River in northwestern Shanxi.
Yuzhu deliberately chose this place to change ships, because he saw many advantages. There were many people in the city, and it was more convenient whether it was recruiting civilians, finding ships, or replenishing food and grass.
Food, grass and civilians were all easy to handle. In order to collect enough transport ships, Yuzhu waited in Baodezhou for more than half a month, and finally led his troops to board the ships again and head west.
More than three months later, in the hot July, Yuzhu finally led the armed guards and successfully arrived at Xiningwei, an important town in the northwest.
At this time, the civil and military officials of Xining Guard gathered at the official ship dock outside the city to welcome the arrival of Yuzhu, their immediate boss.
Today's Xining Guards, the composition of the garrison is extremely complex.
There are both the Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners soldiers stationed there, the Green Camp soldiers, and the unique volunteers of the northwest.
Volunteers are temporarily recruited rural soldiers.
It was nearly noon, and the official ship on which Yuzhu was riding slowly docked.
Banners, festivals and royal flags representing imperial power were lined up in sequence.
At this time, I saw a Goshiha, holding an official title plate high, and disembarking from the ship along the gangplank in a arrogant manner.
Today's officials in Xining are headed by Ma Jia Zhang Sheng, a fourth-rank garrison and eight-banner defense lieutenant.
Zhang Sheng took a closer look and saw that on the official title card at the beginning, there was an unusually eye-catching line of gold and block letters: In the 45th year of Kangxi's reign, the first place in the Bingxu Enke Palace Examination was awarded the title of Jinshi.
Alas, Manchuria's number one scholar, Zhang Sheng secretly sighed. With this title, he is enough to suppress all officials!
According to the explicit rules of the Qing Dynasty, which placed special emphasis on the correct path through the imperial examinations, only those who were born as Jinshi or had obtained the title of Jinshi were eligible to be ranked before all official title cards.
There are so many titles for Yuzhu that it is impossible to see clearly even if they are listed one by one.
Zhang Sheng could only see clearly the more important official title plaques: General Jingxi, Third Class Yongyizi, Deputy General Manager of Xining Garrison.
When the red-topped jade pillar, pacing in all directions, appeared on the bow of the ship, Zhang Sheng quickly led all the officials and rushed down together.
"The Eight Banners Defense Lieutenant stationed in Xining, Ma Jia Zhang Sheng, who has a humble position, is leading the city official Bian. Please give me peace, Marshal Yu."
"Under the command of the Gansu Green (read Lu) Camp, the Xining Camp Commander-in-Chief, I would like to sign up for Yan Sen. Please be kind to Commander Yu."
"Official of the Xining Volunteer Camp, Ma Qingfang, a grassroots citizen, please be kind to Marshal Yu."
Yuzhu walked off the springboard and came to Ma Jia Zhang Sheng. He helped him stand up with his own hands and said with a smile: "I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Ma Jia Zhang Sheng stood up straight, grinned, lowered his voice deliberately, and whispered: "To be honest with you, Marshal Yu, my brother has repeatedly warned me in letters that I must obey your instructions."
Yuzhu nodded and smiled. This Ma Jia Zhang Sheng was none other than the half-brother of Ma Jia Han Yuan, the leader of the Dog Breeding Department and a minister of the country.
The Ma Jia family was not a clan member, but they received the hereditary title of Feng En Fu Duke.
This is mainly because there is an indescribable and wonderful story between Ma Jia Hanyuan's direct grandmother and Mr. Shunzhi.
Rumor has it that Hanyuan’s Ama is actually the son of Lord Shunzhi!