The old emperor pondered for a moment, sighed with emotion, and said softly: "It's me who delayed Lao Wu. However, it's also Guo Luoluo's fault..." It stopped abruptly.
If it were a jade pillar dating from the 45th year of Kangxi's reign, I would definitely not be able to hear the old emperor's unfinished thoughts.
Now Yuzhu, hehe, of course he understands!
I remember that in those days, Concubine Yifei Guo Luoluo always went to the Empress Dowager in order to maintain her favor.
why?
Because, in order to pretend to be a pure and filial son, the old emperor went to the empress dowager every day, rain or shine, to pay her respects at least three times.
As long as Concubine Yi stayed with the Empress Dowager, she would often bump into the old emperor and always have a chance to talk.
In fact, the old emperor was deliberately pretending to be pure and filial to others.
If anyone takes it seriously, then he is "very smart"!
After Lao Wu was born, the old emperor handed him over to the empress dowager to raise him.
Lao Wu was ten years old and spoke fluent Mongolian, but could not speak Chinese very well. The old emperor obviously saw him, but he just pretended not to see him.
To put it bluntly, even if the fifth child was not hurt, he lost his right to inherit the throne early because he was raised by the empress dowager himself.
On the surface, the old emperor was indeed obedient to the empress dowager. However, the old emperor had never been soft on the forces that suppressed the Mongolian princes and ministers overtly and covertly.
The nephew of the Empress Dowager participated in Galdan's rebellion. The old emperor slaughtered him and all his sons mercilessly like chickens and dogs.
Yuzhu deliberately recommended Lao Wu as the commander because he understood the old emperor's mentality clearly.
There is no risk for Yuzhu in electing a prince who has no ambitions and will never ascend to the throne.
"The Fourth Brother is very effective in running errands and leading troops to fight..." The old emperor stopped again.
Yuzhu knew very well that the fourth child was really not a good material for leading troops in war.
In the third Qingzhun War in history, Lao Si misjudged the wrong person and chose the idiot Fu Erdan as his commander.
As a result, during the battle with Tongbo, Fu Erdan was ambushed by the Junggar people. Of more than 10,000 elite Eight Banners soldiers, only 2,000 escaped.
In this battle, there were only 14 high-ranking Manchu officials above the rank of second-rank and deputy commander-in-chief, and 12 of them actually died in the battle.
At that time, when the Eight Banners of Manchuria were running in Beijing, almost every family was mourning, and the cries were loud.
You must know that from the time the Qing army entered the Pass until the Battle of Guilin, a total of only eighteen Qing generals above the third rank were killed in battle.
Among them, except for more than ten senior generals of the Eight Banners of the Han Army, only a few of the real senior officials of the Eight Banners of Manchuria died in the battle.
It is no exaggeration to say that apart from the Guilin and Hengzhou victories commanded by Li Dingguo, the Battle of Tongbo must have been the battle with the greatest losses for the Eight Banners in Manchuria during the early Qing Dynasty.
The old emperor mentioned the third child first and then the fourth child, but ignored the fifth child. It was obvious that he wanted Yuzhu to replace the fourteenth child.
Others may not know it, but the old emperor must have known it in his heart. Without the foundation laid by Yuzhu, it would have been impossible for the fourteenth old man to achieve such a prominent military exploit.
"Khan Ama, Mrs. Liu is about to give birth, I have no intention of going anywhere." Faced with the old emperor's persistent pursuit, Yuzhu simply acted shamelessly and acted like a rogue.
"Hmph, what big deal can it be if you are greedy for women and love your children? Besides, Mrs. Liu is just a ruined bitch. Is she worthy of your favor?" The old emperor became more and more angry and stern as he spoke.
He yelled, "Do you believe it or not, I'm going to kill Mr. Liu right now?"
The old emperor fell out when he said he would, but Yuzhu didn't dare to support him, so he quickly took off his hat and knelt down to apologize.
"Your Majesty, I have found out my guilt. I would like to ask Khan Amma to spare Mrs. Liu. After all, she is the biological mother of Quan Zi Qiu Jue."
"Well, now that I know my mistake, I will spare Liu's life for the time being." The old emperor threatened Yuzhu, and felt very proud, and said casually, "If Hong Xi is appointed as the deputy commander, who do you think will be the commander?
Is it suitable?"
Damn, why do you even need to ask?
The old emperor actually wanted Hongxi, who had never led an army, to be the deputy commander of the Western Expedition. Apparently, he was just to be gilded with military qualifications.
The only one who can truly command the war is Yuzhu!
Now that the old emperor has made his words clear, if Yuzhu dares to continue to refuse, he will be hammered immediately.
"I am willing to do my best. However, I have a small request..." Before Yuzhu could finish his words, he was interrupted by the old emperor who raised his hand, "I am only allowed to bring two concubines."
Only two concubines are allowed. The implication is that Yuzhu's two wives, three legitimate sons and eight concubines must stay in the capital as hostages.
In the eyes of the old emperor, the Han women around Yuzhu were simply worthless, and death would not be a pity!
After coming out of Qingxi Bookstore, Yuzhu walked slowly outside.
Qin Ding, the personal eunuch, led the horse given by the old emperor and followed closely behind Yuzhu.
As a special gift, you can ride horses in Changchun Garden. This is a special treatment that only Yuzhu enjoys.
However, Yuzhu is not stupid, and he definitely cannot regard Changchun Garden as his own back garden.
In Changchun Garden, riding a horse once is called Zhien. Riding a horse every day is a sign of ignorance.
Although the old emperor hinted that Yuzhu would be the commander-in-chief and Hongxi would be the deputy commander-in-chief. However, there are still many variables in this matter.
First of all, how could Lao Ba and the others be willing to give up the military power in the northwest they had finally obtained to Yuzhu?
Secondly, although the fourth child has the two trump cards of Longkodo and Nian Gengyao, how can he sit idly by and ignore the fact that the Tong family and his son have more than 200,000 Chinese and foreign troops?
In addition, Yuzhu has always pretended to be a pure minister and a lonely minister, which offended many old Manchu nobles. How could these people just watch the Tong family gain power?
Back in the day, there were two brothers, Ma Qi and Ma Wu, one of whom was a cabinet scholar and the other a leading bodyguard and minister of the imperial court. They were rumored to have eaten all the grass in the world.
Now, if Longkodo and Yuzhu become more powerful, God knows what kind of rumors will be outside?
After Yuzhu returned home, he came to Zhou Quan to discuss the matter.
After hearing the whole story, Zhou Quan shook his folding fan and said with a smile: "If Hong Xi is really the deputy commander, Dong Weng will be one of the assistant ministers in the future. The students congratulate Dong Weng in advance!"
Yuzhu waved his hand and said, "What if the Fourteenth still returns to the northwest?"
Zhou Quan laughed softly and said: "From Shaanxi to the west, most of them are barren lands, and there is a shortage of military supplies. We must rely on the transportation of military supplies from Henan and Shanxi. At that time, Dong Weng only needs to send people to cut off the flow of military supplies from Henan and Shanxi to Shaanxi.
There is no food route, even though the bandit army is outnumbered, there is nothing they can do, they are so hungry that they panic."
Yuzhu asked Zhou Quan again: "Can't we learn from the thieves and send troops to steal food?"
Zhou Quan closed the folding fan, smiled slightly, and explained: "Learn to be a thief? Hehe, this is the way to die! From Shaanxi to Henan, or to Jin, the mountains are high and the roads are far, and the passes are dangerous. As long as Dong Weng can control it in time
The green battalions of Zhili will have nothing to worry about!"
"Are the green soldiers in Zhili so easy to control?" Yuzhu picked up the tea cup and asked Zhou Quan with a smile.
Zhou Quan said softly: "Dong Weng has 40,000 soldiers and horses, and there are also brave and powerful troops in his hands. Whoever dares to disobey will be destroyed in five days at most and three days at least. Neither righteousness nor heroic soldiers can do it."
Que, it is enough to frighten Xiaoxiao and command the world."