Yuzhu was drinking tea after meeting with Guyuan Admiral Pan Yulong.
Wu Jiang came in and reported that there was a cabinet minister named Tu Lichen who was outside asking for an audience.
Yuzhu took the name card and took a closer look. Well, it was indeed the Tu Lichen in his impression.
Tu Lichen, whose surname was Ayanjueluo, was from the Zhenghuang Banner of Manchuria.
This person's official luck was actually quite poor during the Kangxi Dynasty.
As of the fifty-fifth year of Kangxi's reign, Tu Lichen was only a sixth-rank cabinet minister.
In the old TV series, Tulichen was deliberately renamed Tulichen and made into a character like the head guard.
In fact, the real head guard is Yuzhu, the foreman and imperial minister.
"Invite him in." Yuzhu knew something was wrong. Tu Lichen came to see him.
After Tu Lichen came in, he immediately asked for greetings and said extremely respectfully: "Please greet me Master Zhu."
Yuzhu waved his hand and said gently: "Yaopu, you have come back from a long way, so you don't need to be so polite."
"Come, take a seat and serve tea!"
After Tu Lichen sat down, he clasped his fists and cupped his hands and said, "To be honest with you, Mr. Zhu, I was sent to Turgut as an envoy due to my humiliation. When I was passing through the Hohan Kingdom on my way back, I heard that the hinterland of the Junggar people was very empty..."
After Yuzhu listened carefully, he understood Tu Lichen's purpose.
When Tu Lichen passed through Shaanxi, he took the initiative to visit Yuzhu. In fact, he understood that there was bound to be a big war in the west, and wanted to get involved and take advantage of the opportunity.
In today's Shaanxi-Gansu region, apart from Nian Gengyao, the most important person in charge of military power is Yuzhu.
Tu Lichen did not go to Nian Gengyao, but came to Yuzhu.
This shows that Tu Lichen is more optimistic about Yuzhu's future and plans to follow Yuzhu.
To be honest, compared with Nian Gengyao, who has no military exploits so far, the Western Expedition captured the jade pillar at Hutus Pass, so he is obviously more trustworthy.
Besides, Tu Lichen was under the Manchu Zhenghuang banner, and Nian Gengyao was under the Han army's Xiangbai banner. Is there any reason for a serious Manchu bannerman to seek refuge with the Han army's bannermen?
That would be so embarrassing!
Yuzhu knew very well that this snowy battle would be very difficult.
The two Qing armies sent by the old emperor both collapsed on the plateau and were wiped out one after another.
From Yuzhu's point of view, he naturally wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to gain military merit, so that it would be easier for him to take charge of the government in the future.
However, because it was far away from the capital and Yuzhu was not with the old emperor, we had to wait for the old emperor's arrangements.
After Yuzhu settled Tu Lichen, he didn't waste any time. He immediately wrote the memorial, expedited it for 600 miles, and delivered it to the capital.
It was also a coincidence that just when the old emperor was hesitating, he saw Yuzhu's memorial that he wanted to keep Tu Lichen.
After reading the memorial, the old emperor made up his mind and ordered Zhang Tingyu to be called.
A month later, both Yuzhu and Nian Gengyao were recalled to the capital, and the old emperor met them in Changchun Garden.
"My son, the jade pillar, bows to the Khan's Ama, and respectfully wishes the Khan's Ama to greet you."
"My servant Nian Gengyao comes to see the Emperor and respectfully wishes His Majesty's blessing."
"Yili!"
"嗻."
On the carpet in front of Kangxi, a huge map of the entire territory of the Qing Dynasty was spread out.
This complete picture was the only one in the entire Qing Dynasty, and it was only in the hands of Kangxi.
"Cewang Alabutan is too arrogant. Not only did he kill Lhasang Khan, he also wanted to take the Snowy Region as the territory of the Junggar Khanate. I will never agree!"
"Liang Gong, tell me how to fight back against the Junggar people?" Kangxi first asked Nian Gengyao.
Wang Chaoqing knew well that the two young ministers who were most important to the old emperor in his later years were right in front of him.
Now, it depends on whose opinion is more in line with Long Live Lord's wishes.
Nian Gengyao kowtowed heavily. After standing up, he bowed and said, "When I return to the emperor, I think we should march from Qinghai and Sichuan together..."
Upon hearing this, Yuzhu knew that Nian Gengyao had indeed figured out the old emperor's thoughts, and he also knew the old emperor's temper very well.
After Nian Gengyao finished speaking, the old emperor nodded frequently, twirled his beard and chuckled, obviously being touched by what he said.
"Zhuer, what do you think?" the old emperor asked Yuzhu again.
Unlike Nian Gengyao, Yuzhu fought with the Junggar people and won the battle and captured the Hutus Pass.
Yuzhu deliberately walked to the edge of the map, raised his hand and drew a big circle around the snowy area, and said loudly: "Khan Ama, I think we should march in three directions, that is, from Sichuan, Qinghai and Hami.
Three fronts launched attacks against the Dzungars at the same time, causing them to be unable to look after each other..."
To be honest, Yuzhu has been thinking about the war with the Junggar people recently.
In the first Snowy War in history, the main force defending the Qing army in Sichuan was actually the Snowy Noble Army who was dissatisfied with the rule of Lhasang Khan.
On the Qinghai side, those who prevented the Qing army from entering the plateau were the thousands of Dzungar people led by Dace Lingdun Duobu.
Specifically, the main target of the Dzungars must be the looming Hutus Fortress, not the snow-covered plateau.
As long as the Junggars recapture the Hutus Fortress, the entire Uliasutai region will become fat under the iron heel of the Junggars.
Therefore, in his speech, Yuzhu used a contemptuous tone to comment on the Junggar people on the snow-covered plateau. They had few soldiers and generals and were vulnerable to attack. They were obviously a partial force.
Yuzhu has outstanding military exploits, and he is qualified to say so.
Nian Gengyao was very depressed. No matter how much he looked down on the Junggar people, it was just talk on paper.
After Yuzhu finished stating his opinion, the old emperor calmly ordered: "Call Zhang Tingyu."
"Special order, Duke Yuzhu pays homage to General Anyuan, bestows him with the White Rainbow Sword, leads an army of 30,000, and attacks Junggar from Hami..."
According to the arrangement in the decree, the soldiers and horses under Yuzhu were divided into three parts. One was the 18,000 elite Eight Banners soldiers under General Xi'an, the second was the 6,000 new troops, and the third was the 6,000
Firearms Camp.
"My son Yuzhu, I accept the order and thank you for your kindness." Yuzhu knelt down and accepted the order.
As for the general's seal, military talisman and white rainbow sword, you need to wait until the morning of an auspicious day and kneel in front of the Meridian Gate to receive them.
In the Qing Dynasty, the most distinguished general was not the well-known General Fuyuan, but the ordered general who was served twice by the emperor's father and regent Dorgon.
The general under command is the top general who truly exercises all imperial power.
At that time, Dorgon had the right to kill the deputy commander who accompanied him on the expedition without having to ask for an order after he was appointed as the general.
Objectively speaking, this can be completely equated with the emperor's personal conquest.
Under the ordered generals, the second most distinguished general is still not the Fuyuan general, but the Dingguo general who was once served by Prince Duduo of Yu.
The third-ranked general is not the Fuyuan General, but the Zhenghuang Banner Gushan Ezhen Tan Tai, who once served as the Southern General.
Because Wu Sangui rebelled against the Qing Dynasty, even the seal of the Pingxi General he once served was destroyed and will never be used again.
Therefore, the so-called General Fuyuan, whom everyone is familiar with, can only be ranked in the fifth most distinguished position.
As for General Anyuan, whom Yuzhu served as, he was second only to General Fuyuan and became the sixth son among the generals.
After arranging the position of the jade pillar, Zhang Tingyu announced the decree again.
"The cabinet has issued an order to Nian Gengyao, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, to promote the rank of general and command the towns of Green Camp in Sichuan and Shaanxi to march into the snowy region from Xining...I hereby express my gratitude!"
Yuzhu's General Anyuan emphasizes the auxiliary Duke of the clan, and the word he uses is "bei", which means "bei".
Nian Gengyao just waited and came down. Showing off his power as a general is a matter of increasing his rank, not worshiping him as a general.
In the Qing Dynasty, where the etiquette was strict, the difference between the words "bai" and "jia" meant a world of difference!
However, Yuzhu's so-called General Anyuan seems to be very noble and glorious. In fact, the more than 30,000 troops and horses he leads can only be regarded as a partial army to contain the Junggar people.
No matter how hot the old emperor's head is, he doesn't dare to hope that Yuzhu can lead more than 30,000 people into the hinterland of the Tianshan Mountains.
However, the old emperor's arrangement was exactly what Yuzhu wanted.
Why is Huo Qubing so arrogant?
Isn't it that they often go deep into the hinterland of the Huns and capture a large number of Hun princes?
The biggest problem in the northwest is not the lack of soldiers, but the lack of food.
To put it bluntly, Yuzhu led 100,000 troops to attack Junggar, but the food was all gone before reaching Hami, so how could we still fight?
What made Yuzhu more satisfied was that the old emperor not only allowed all members of the new army to return to the army, but also gave him three thousand more firearms.
You must know that in the entire Qing Dynasty, the most elite firearms troops totaled only more than 12,000 people.
The old emperor took out half of the artillery and gave it to Yuzhu, so he did not treat him badly.
With six thousand new troops and more than four hundred artillery pieces, Yuzhu was extremely satisfied!
Moreover, among the Eight Banners soldiers stationed in Xi'an, there are more than 5,000, consisting of one man and three cavalrymen.
For the first time, the three armies of infantry, cavalry and artillery gathered under Yuzhu's command. He was really satisfied!
After Nian Gengyao left, the old emperor deliberately left the jade pillar behind to comfort him.
No matter how much the old emperor tried to hide it, he could not hide the ironclad fact: Yuzhu was considered a side force, and Nian Gengyao's side was the main direction of attack.
After returning home, Longkoduo listened to Yuzhu's introduction and couldn't help but sneered: "My cousin's suspicion has returned again. He deliberately wanted to give military glory to Nian Gengyao and suppress Xian's future.
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Yuzhu took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Amma, I am still very young. I have plenty of time to enjoy myself!"
"You, stop talking to me. This time you march into the army, you must go slowly, don't be jealous of others, understand? If you are disobedient, even if you take the risk and win the battle, I will ask my family to deal with you.
Boy." After all, father and son are connected. Long Ke was worried that Yuzhu would be suppressed and felt unhappy.
What if Yuzhu wanted to take credit and was ambushed by the Dzungars. Longkodo simply didn't dare to think about the consequences anymore.
Seeing Longkodo looking at him eagerly and full of worry, Yuzhu couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.
No matter how bad Longkodo is and how greedy he is for money, he still has pure father-son love for Yuzhu!