Forty-ninth Chapter Chahar's Anti-Qing Attack on Beijing, Zhou Peigong Takes the Stage
At the end of the year, Kangxi held a cup of strong tea in both hands, sat cross-legged in the upper study, staring at the dark night sky outside the room in a daze. The endless autumn rain was still falling slowly. Since the beginning of autumn, Beijing
The city seemed to have leaked the Tianhe River. War reports from Hunan kept coming, and the reports and documents around him were piled up, including river flood films from various places. The newly recruited eunuch Li Dequan from Baoding had several times
He tried to sort out the documents on the case for him, but he was stopped because only he could easily find any one piece from the messy documents. After Geng Jingzhong's return, the situation in Guangdong and Guangxi also improved, and even Wu Shicong also
Secretly contact Fu Honglie to prepare a way out; Shang Zhixin sent someone to contact Sun Yanling and prepare to defect. Although these turbulent people are not trustworthy, they can find out from them that Wu Sangui is in a bad situation and his command is not effective. The thing to worry about is Hunan and Wu Sangui
Unable to give an inch in Yuezhou, they were still mobilizing troops from Yunnan and Guizhou - things turned out to be almost as Zhou Peigong expected at the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Guild Hall. It was really going to be a decisive battle in Hunan! Kangxi knew very well that if this battle was won, not only the Guangdong and Guangxi
If they surrender, Pingliang's army will surrender without a fight; but if they fail, even Geng Jingzhong will change his mind again.
Thinking of this, Kangxi felt a little numb, so he stood up and moved his hands and feet, took off his coat and walked a few steps, then went to the case, pondered for a while, and wrote:
The journey at midnight is long, and I think about the warriors every time.
How can the ocean atmosphere and waves be calm? The sun will read the military letter and write a triumphant chapter.
After thinking about it, I added another sentence in front:
——At three drums at night, I sit and wait for the ministers to discuss the affairs, and write with my thoughts.
He stopped writing and shouted outside: "Li Dequan!"
"The slave is here!" Li Dequan, who was in his twenties, replied, and knelt down in front of Kangxi almost at the same time. This man was originally chosen by Mingzhu for self-protection. He was tall, long-faced, articulate, and neat in doing things.
He had fun with eagles, cockfights, lackeys, and cicadas. There was also a strange thing. He only slept for one or two hours a day. Whenever he crowed, he was always there. Kangxi suffered a palace coup, and he had a lot of trouble with the eunuchs.
I was extra careful and only gave him the eighth-grade crown.
When Kangxi saw him coming in, he asked, "So Etu and the others haven't come yet?"
"Reply to the master!" Li Dequan quickly stood up and said with a smile, "I'm afraid it's about to arrive. Tu Hai and Zhou Peigong are already waiting outside."
"Tell them to come in!"
Tuhai and Zhou Peigong outside had already heard the news. They looked at each other, waved their horse-hoove sleeves and bowed to come in. However, they heard Kangxi smile and say: "Since you came first, why don't you come in? Is it cold outside?"
"It's not cold!" Tu Hai replied hurriedly and solemnly, "The Lord works diligently on midnight, so why are the slaves afraid of the cold?" Zhou Peigong knelt behind him and glanced at the poem dripping with ink from the corner of his eyes, thinking without words.
"I have been thinking these past few days," Kangxi sat back on the couch, his expression becoming solemn, "We cannot lose this battle in Yuezhou, and we must increase our troops. I will call you tonight to discuss how to fight this battle.
"
Tuhai thought for a while and said: "Long live, there are no more troops to mobilize in several northern provinces. The capital now has only more than 5,000 soldiers and horses, including the Shanpu camp. It is impossible to mobilize any more. Nowadays, the governors of various places have only temporary subordinates.
Recruited from the private sector."
"Of course we can't make decisions in places like the capital and Zhili." Kangxi was also thinking, "The Mongolian Horqin tribe has sent four thousand cavalry, and the Niebuhr tribe is willing to send three thousand, and one thousand war horses have been sent to Hunan. These seven thousand horses
What do you think about investing in Hunan? - I also want to connect with the fifth generation to disturb Wu Sangui's rear?"
"If the seven thousand cavalry were a fresh force, they would be very effective," Tu Hai thought about the strength of both sides. "But now they are still in Mongolia, and marching thousands of miles will lose strength. If Wu Sangui mobilized troops from Yunnan and Guizhou, even if he did not
In training, we can still only be equally matched. This person is something that I think I can't count on. Yesterday, Long Live even said that he would accept the memorial and ask the imperial court to rule across the Yangtze River with Wu Ni. With such a heart, it is hard to count on asking him to participate in the war. I thought
It would be a good idea to transfer troops from Jiangxi and Zhejiang to the east to aid Hunan."
Kangxi heard that most of them were hopeless. He suddenly looked back at Zhou Peigong and asked angrily: "You claim to be a good general who is good at defeating people and has the power to recover. Why don't you say a word?" At this time, Mingzhu, Xiong Cilu, Suo'etu and others had already
When he came in, he saw that Kangxi's face was not kind, and he was so frightened that he knelt aside.
"I don't want to speak." Zhou Peigong hurriedly kowtowed, "This is a critical moment for the safety of the country. Please allow me to think carefully for a while."
Kangxi sneered and said: "Okay, you are just thinking about it! I have already decided that I will personally conquer Yueyang!" As soon as these words were spoken, several people were shocked at the same time. Suo'etu knelt down and kowtowed: "I don't think so! The capital master
Long live this important place and must not stay away from it. Wu Sangui wants to draw a river to rule it, but he obviously has no ambition. The Lord is too light. If there is a slight failure, it will start his intention to march north to the Central Plains. Wouldn't it be——" "Shut up!" Kangxi shouted
, "I would rather be the emperor who died in battle than the leader of peace!"
After hearing this, Mingzhu hurried forward and said: "Personal expedition is a last resort. Now that Geng Jingzhong has surrendered, Shang Zhixin and Wu Sangui also have different aspirations. The thieves' power is declining, so there is no need for the Lord to personally conquer." Xiong Cilu said: "
Wu Sangui is at the end of his battle, and the two sides have been unable to fight for a long time. Long live the expedition personally, which will greatly boost my morale. In my opinion, the Lord's personal expedition is the way to success!" For a time, several ministers presented their reports one after another, each expressing his or her own opinion. In the middle of the dispute,
He Guizhu came in like a wet chicken, held up a hand-painted document, and said: "I just delivered it from Gubeikou. Because Long Live has a special order to deliver it at any time, I came all night..."
"Okay, Niebuhr must have sent troops to help!" Kangxi said with a smile as he opened the seal, "I will take these three thousand cavalry to the south of the Yangtze River in person. Wu Sangui -" At this point, he stopped abruptly, as if
He rubbed his eyes as if he didn't believe it, and the hand holding the letter started to shake slightly. He retreated to the couch absentmindedly, and sat down with his legs weak.
It immediately became quiet when she went to the study, and she could only hear the patter of rain outside. After a long time, Mingzhu finally couldn't help but asked: "Long live this..."
"Prince Chahar has rebelled and has imprisoned Niebuhr." Kangxi said with difficulty, "Taking advantage of the empty capital, I brought ten thousand cavalry to attack!" I don't know if he was frightened or angry, but his voice sounded
Trembling violently, he gritted his teeth and smiled viciously: "Okay... I've already betrayed you... betray me!"
Several ministers seemed stunned for a moment, their heads buzzing. Tuhai couldn't help but his heart was beating wildly: Beijing is actually an empty city. How to deal with this great change that is just around the corner?
"Long live, I have already made up my mind, please allow me to start playing!" Zhou Peigong suddenly kowtowed and said.
"Speak...speak!"
"Although Prince Chahar's change is recent, it is a scabies disease." Zhou Peigong's calmness surprised everyone, "The war situation in Hunan is currently at a stalemate, and I don't think it is necessary for the Labor Saint to go to war personally."
"I'm thinking about where the pay will come from," Xiong Ci said. "How can we fight a war if we have soldiers but no pay?"
Kangxi frowned and breathed a sigh of relief after a long time, "Anyway, there are no major problems at the moment. As for wages, let's move 50,000 from the palace first..."
The fourth day was the military parade day, and it was still drizzling in the sky. The day before, I heard from Tuhai that more than 31,700 soldiers had been recruited and they had been tested once. After the review today, they will march to Gubeikou. Kangxi I got up early in the morning and went to the Cining Palace to greet the Empress Dowager, and then went to the Ancestral Temple to burn incense. Because I didn't want to attract anyone's attention, I just rode my royal horse and went straight to Nanhaizi surrounded by Wei Dongting's bodyguards.
Nanhaizi was originally the Shanglin Garden of the former Ming Dynasty, also known as Feifangbo. In the early years of Shunzhi, two palaces, east and west, were built next to Haizi. There is a nine-bend bridge leading to an island in the sea, named "Yingtai" with a radius of 100 miles. In the middle, there are lush forests and bamboos, hills, valleys and ponds. Since the early Ming Dynasty, countless tigers, leopards, jackals, bears, deer, deer, elk, deer and elk have been kept free. Due to the country's downturn, there has been no business for a long time, and it has long been overgrown.
It was nearly October, and the garden was sparsely red and green, with the remaining lotuses withered, and rain falling on the autumn pond, causing ripples of sadness, which was very chilling. As soon as Kangxi and his party arrived in front of Yiluan Hall, they heard the thunderous sound of cannons in front. They were hit by the rain. The wet flag, with the words "Picture of the General Fuyuan by Order", slowly rose in the cold wind. In front of the wooden village, the dragon flag covered the sky, and the police were heavily guarded. Inside, there were black crows and soldiers holding weapons. The square team was motionless, because they were all newly equipped with armor from the inner treasury, and they looked very bright and neat. Beside the stage and outside the camp gate, there were dozens of captains from the Nine Gates Admiral's Mansion guarding them, holding swords on their waists fiercely, one by one. Kangxi looked at it without squinting. Kangxi couldn't help but feel warm in his heart. He nodded and said to Xiong Cilu with a smile: "This slave of Tuhai, coupled with the helper of Zhou Peigong, has really become a general!" Xiong Cilu smiled, but before he could answer, suddenly I heard someone shout in front of me:
"Who's riding here? Come down!"
Several people were startled. When they all looked at it, they saw a flag official standing at the door holding a large flag. When Wu Dan saw this formation, he slapped his horse and was about to step forward to answer, but Mu Zixu grabbed him. He pulled it back and said in a low voice: "Brothers, please don't make mistakes. Let's wait and see what Brother Wei will do." Wei Dongting had already turned over and dismounted, threw the bridle rope away, stepped forward, and whispered a few words to the flag official.
The flag official nodded with a straight face, stepped forward and knelt down on one knee, raised his hands across his chest and gave Kangxi a military salute, and said: "Tujunmen, Zhoujunmen has an order, if you want to come to inspect in person, you can wait at the camp gate for a while." .At this moment, we are marching to kill people with military law." Goren, a new guard who was young and energetic, was following Kangxi. He rushed to the horse and shouted: "You are blind, long live this!" The flag official raised his face and said coldly. : "I know this is long live. If it were anyone else, riding in front of the camp would be a capital crime!"
Goren sneered "Hey" and raised his whip to whip him. Behind him, Kangxi suddenly darkened his face and shouted:
"How dare you! Get off your horses! Stand down and pluck out your feathers!"
After saying that, Kangxi jumped off the horse first, and the accompanying guards all obeyed. Wu Dan stuck out his tongue and made a face at Mu Zixu. Mingzhu also read a few books in the past few years, and said with a smile: " These two really want to learn the story of Zhou Yafu's Xiliu Camp. Let's be honest and let him kill our horses. How will we go back?" Suo'etu said with great interest: "As long as the victory is achieved, Long live the Lord will not ride a horse. Rejoice!" Xiong Cilu smiled and said to Kangxi: "Master, please stand here. This is higher, so you can see what's going on inside."
Zhou Peigong is indeed carrying out military orders to kill people. These banner slaves are no longer what they were when they first entered the customs. They are now living with their families in Beijing. I heard that they only received a little more than one tael of silver for the expedition, and they are all listless. In addition, some of their wives and children are screaming, and some are A farewell party for friends. Yesterday during the preliminary school, more than 700 people arrived at Chenzhong and came to the team lazily. As it was announced in advance that today would be the day of the school, unexpectedly, more than 100 people came late. Zhou Peigong ordered each battalion to remove the latecomers. They will all be kidnapped and sent to the Chinese army for disposal.
When Liu Ming, the staff officer of the Chinese army, saw that all the prisoners had arrived, he stepped forward and reported to the commander Tu Hai: "General, please give me a blow!" Tu Hai nodded. Although he was the chief general, he knew that Kangxi wanted to test Zhou Peigong's talents, so he did not He was willing to preside over it and only ordered loudly: "Let Zhou Junmen deal with it according to military law!"
Zhou Peigong frowned slightly and strode to the entrance of the stage. The misty autumn rain had already wet the yellow mantle on his body, and the peacock feathers in his newly gifted eyes were dripping with water. He glanced coldly, and the huge campus immediately stood up. It fell silent, not a single cough was heard, and the 30,000 sergeants remained as motionless as iron. After a long time, Zhou Peigong said loudly: "Now the military order of General Fuyuan is re-declared-those who disobey orders will be executed! Anyone who shrinks in the face of battle will be executed! Anyone who fails to comply as scheduled will be executed. Those who fail to rescue will be beheaded! Those who kill good people will be beheaded! Those who rape local women will be beheaded!"
The words "kill" were spoken several times, and the more than 100 people kneeling below were all ashen-faced. However, Zhou Peigong said again: "General Tu has stated these general orders yesterday, and there are still 107 people who have responded today." If you can't find them, they should be dealt with in two parts. Because the country is using troops, we will choose the last three to behead in public, and the remaining three will have eighty military sticks each!" Upon hearing the order, the Chinese army went with a thunderous "chirp". The three soldiers who were so frightened were dragged to the platform for inspection, and then pulled towards the camp gate. One of them struggled, howled and refused to submit, and screamed: "Zhou Junmen have mercy... I have an old master." , I have a child, you can't do it, Zhou Junmen...I beg you...you can't avenge your private revenge!"
"Avenging private revenge?" Zhou Peigong was very surprised. When he looked down, he didn't recognize the man. The man struggled and shouted: "As long as you don't kill me... I will tell you the whereabouts of Asuo. If you kill me, you will never see her again in your life... ..." Zhou Peigong suddenly remembered that this person was Liu Yigui, the chief minister of Prince Li whom he met at Zhengyangmen in the ninth year of Kangxi's reign! In this way, this person was responsible for the disappearance of Asuo in Lanmian Hutong. Thinking about it , he blurted out and asked: "You evil slave, where did you get Asuo? Tell me!" At this time, even Tu Hai, who was sitting on the commander's seat, was stunned.
"Spare my life and I will tell you!" Liu Yigui shouted.
Zhou Peigong couldn't explain how he felt in his heart. If Asuo fell into the hands of this person, and now that military law has been implemented, Prince Li's palace will definitely take revenge on Asuo! Thinking of the past events of giving hairpins, rice, and cherishing his trust, he could not say a word. Personality, the love between children has been deeply engraved in his heart. He gritted his teeth and thought for a while, then sneered: "I am already a general of the imperial court, how can I allow you to threaten me with personal love? Drag him out - behead him!"
Immediately, the horns in the camp sounded in unison, echoing in the autumn wind. Kangxi was listening outside and had no clue. He saw six captains dragging out three soldiers who were scared and pale, and knelt down under a big willow tree by Haizi. Then there were three earth-shattering cannon blasts. He raised his knife and cut off three heads. The executioner raised his head and seemed to rush in. In less than a pack of cigarettes, the three bloody heads were already hanging high above the camp gate.
"This general is a scholar, and I am not a person who is easy to kill." There was a dead silence in the military camp. Zhou Peigong said quietly, "Since the emperor has entrusted me with your heart and entrusted me with special tasks, I have to obey the strict order - drag the rest down and beat them.
Anyone with a *call sign will be given twenty military sticks!"
When the order came out, there was a slight discussion inside, and then there was silence again. There was only a crackling sound, and no one dared to hum. Xiong Cilu and Suo Etu were horrified when they heard it.
He smiled playfully, his heart pounding. When he looked at Kangxi, his face was expressionless. Wu Dan grinned and wanted to laugh, but he forced himself to hold it back.
"Soldiers!" Tu Hai's voice sounded like a bell just after the corporal punishment, "In this battle, the enemy is a clown, not worthy of being defeated by heavenly soldiers. But the Lord is committed to the military in the south, and you are all the pillars of the imperial court.
Domestic slaves are closely related to the country. Serving the country and sharing the emperor's worries are also for your own wealth and life - this is the first level!" Kangxi laughed and said: "There is also the second level. Listen to what this slave said.
.” “Second level,” Tuhai said again, “I know that most of you were born as banner slaves, your families are poor, and your salary of more than one tael is really very little - fight with all your strength to win the battle of Chahar.
, I guarantee you will be rich for half your life!"
Before he finished speaking, he was drowned out by the discussion of the sergeants below. When Kangxi listened carefully, he could no longer distinguish what people were saying, and his heart sank: "Why are you talking about this? You obviously have no money, so fight
Where does this 'half-life wealth' come from?" Unable to comprehend the truth, Zhou Peigong spoke again, his voice louder than Tu Hai:
"Niebuhr is an orthodox descendant of the founder of the Yuan Dynasty, and his family has gold, mountains, and seas of gold! I once checked the historical records and found that the gold in stock was no more than ten million taels! The family's private wealth was several times more than this amount! On the day the city was destroyed, half of it was
Give it to the Emperor, and take half of it and divide it equally between you, the general and I will get nothing!"
Kangxi listened and couldn't help but laugh out loud. At this time, the military camp was filled with excited noises. Some were amazed, some were envious, and some were jumping for joy, shouting: "Kick the dog!"
Ri's lair, take out the gold!" The tense atmosphere just before the killing suddenly became more active.
Xiong Cilu stood by and laughed and said: "This is the old trick used by the Marquis of Huaiyin to drive the soldiers of the Three Qin Dynasty eastward. The villain is trying to make a profit, but now this is really the only way." Mingzhu also said: "Long live Lord, have you not noticed? He is like this
There are six words for 'cut', but there is no 'those who plunder people's wealth and behead'."
Kangxi didn't say anything after hearing this. Of course he paid attention, but these people came here just to make a fortune, and they didn't pay the soldiers. What could the two generals do to inspire the morale of the soldiers? After a long time, Kangxi sighed: "This is an expedient measure.
After success, the imperial court will provide some food subsidies, exempt taxes for a few more years, and slowly recover..." Just as he was saying this, he heard the sound of drums in the army, and Tu Hai and Zhou Peigong had already greeted them out of the camp gate in a dignified manner. (