Buried alive in the Qing Dynasty

Emperor Kangxi nodded and said with a smile: "Uncle, I know you have had a hard time in Beijing these years... This time it's fine, you can go back to your own home in Yunnan, and you and the princess can live a good life in the future. The troubles in Guangdong and Fujian, King Pingnan, King Jingnan, Gege Dingnan and the Green Battalion soldiers I have drawn from the northern provinces will go to destroy it. This disturbance is not serious, and it will not affect Yunnan. Even if a few rebellious troops turn into bandits, We will also deploy the Eight Banners forces in Huguang, Jiangxi, and Jiangnan to intercept them! You are in Yunnan, live in peace of mind, and I will keep you safe for the rest of your life!"

After listening to Kangxi's words, Wu Yingxiong was sobbing so hard that he could only kowtow again and again...

Chapter 183 The Kangxi Siege!

The crisis caused by Shang Kexi's greedy life and fear of death monk Zhixin was finally temporarily suppressed by Emperor Kangxi's methods of "accusing adultery as loyalty" and "referring to live for death".

In addition to the means, Kangxi also paid a price.

He released Wu Yingxiong, who had been imprisoned in his hands for many years!

Although Wu Yingxiong's eldest son, Wu Shilin, was left in Beijing while Wu Yingxiong was released.But Wu Shilin can't be compared with Wu Yingxiong... If Wu Sangui is really dead as the rumors say, that's okay.If the old traitor tricked his son into going home by pretending to be dead, then Kangxi would be a little passive.

Wu Shilin alone can't restrain Wu Sangui who is a hero!

Fortunately, Wu Sangui is old after all, and he didn't necessarily have the ambition to compete in the world when he was young?Not to mention now.And Wu Yingxiong's character... At least in Kangxi's view, he didn't have the ambition to conquer the world.

If Wu Sangui was really dead, then Wu Yingxiong would not be difficult to appease.

Therefore, Kangxi would rather hand over Yunnan to Wu Yingxiong, who knew the basics, than let Wu Yingqi, who was unclear about the details, succeed Wu Sangui.

Of course, when things got to this point, Emperor Kangxi would not be completely unguarded against Wu Sangui.

So while releasing Wu Yingxiong, Emperor Kangxi was also preparing to send out his own trump card—the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers!

At the same time when Wu Yingxiong and Shang Zhidian were happily preparing to move, Emperor Kangxi summoned the cabinet scholars and some ministers who discussed politics in the South Study Room, and began to discuss how to encircle and suppress the third prince Zhu and how to make good use of the precious Eight Banners. Heavenly soldiers.

On a wall of the South Study Room, a half-wall map of mountains and rivers made by the Hanlin Academy has been hung.

The so-called half-wall map of mountains and rivers means that there are only places such as Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and Zhejiang, Liangjiang, Huguang, Sichuan, and Yunnan and Guizhou on this map, and there are no places such as the Central Plains, Northeast, Northwest, and Mongolia.

And on this half-wall map of mountains and rivers, there are six key state capitals, which are drawn very carefully.The six key prefectures are Guangzhou, Chaozhou, Quanzhou, Huizhou, Zhaoqing and Qiongzhou.

Now the remnant or pseudo-ming army, apart from occupying Taiwan Island, mainly operates in the territory of the above six prefectures.

"Your Majesty, banditry is the heaviest in Guangzhou and Chaozhou. Of the thirteen counties under the jurisdiction of Guangzhou, only two counties, Qingyuan and Longmen, have not yet been captured by rebels. The county town has all fallen.

Among the ten counties under the jurisdiction of Chaozhou, five counties including Jieyang, Chaoyang, Chenghai, Huilai, and Puning were basically controlled by the bandit army.

Heshan County in Zhaoqing Prefecture, Haikou Station in Qiongzhou Prefecture, Jieshiwei in Huizhou Prefecture, and the area around Jinjiang in Quanzhou Prefecture were also controlled by bandit troops.

In addition, Qiongshan, the capital city of Qiongzhou Prefecture, and Jinjiang, the capital city of Quanzhou Prefecture, have all been besieged by bandit troops, and the situation is very critical..."

The one who was explaining the "bandit feelings" to Emperor Kangxi was Suo'etu, a scholar of the Baohe Palace. Hui County, a county located in Guangzhou Prefecture, was surrounded by the Ming army on three sides (and one side faced the sea), but it was still the land of the Qing Dynasty.

But... Shang Zhixin, who is sticking to Xinhui now, has been "destroyed", so Xinhui will naturally be "destroyed".

Emperor Kangxi nodded, then turned his head to look at a fat prince who looked almost 50 years old, and said with a smile: "Prince An, what do you think of the military situation in Guangdong and Fujian?"

The fat man known as Prince An is the "treasure of the town house" of the Qing clan, the fourth son of King Abate of Raoyu County and Prince Shuo'an Yue Le.

Because of the nonsense before Shunzhi's arrival - saying that Yue Le was going to pass on the throne, he was cast idle for several years.But now that the veteran generals of the Qing Dynasty are dying, Emperor Kangxi, no matter how "wise" he is, has no military experience, and the ministers and slaves in the court have never fought any battles.

So Kangxi invited this "treasure of the town house" out.However, he was not sent to Guangdong, but asked him to serve as his own staff in the name of the Minister of State.

At this moment, Chief Staff Officer Yue Leyue's fat face was a little troubled, and his brows were also furrowed, as if he felt something was wrong.

"Your Majesty, that Zhu Heqi occupied eleven counties in Guangfu all at once?" Yue Le frowned, "Isn't this too fast?"

"There are not eleven counties," Kangxi said heartily, "Ten counties. But it's a bit fast..."

Yue Le said again: "Couldn't it just occupy the county seat?"

Controlling the county seat does not mean controlling the entire county... The eleven counties in Guangfu are almost the entire Pearl River Delta!Among other things, the population alone has more than 100 million!

It was also the trade center and iron smelting center of China at that time, and it was also rich in sugar, salt, silk, cotton cloth, and other various handicraft products.

If this land is firmly controlled by Zhu Heqi, in time, a hundred thousand troops can be pulled out!

Standing behind Kangxi, Tu Hai, a scholar of the Hall of Central Harmony, understood what Yue Le meant, and sighed, "I have already controlled the township below! This matter is all due to Prince Ping Nanjing's too cruel methods in governing Guangdong, and lost People's hearts. And that Zhu Heqi is particularly good at bewitching people's hearts..."

Yue Le pondered for a while, but couldn't say anything... Shang Kexi is "dead", and has a posthumous title, which is a word of "respect", what else can he say?

"Your Majesty," after pondering for a while, Yue Le finally spoke again, "Have you noticed that Remnant's forces are scattered? They actually don't have many troops, but they are divided into Guangzhou, Chaozhou, Qiongzhou, and Quanzhou. There is a sea route between them, but the sea march is not very convenient after all, right?"

Kangxi sneered and said: "Of course they are scattered...Although they have a Jieyang puppet dynasty, they are actually the puppet third prince Zhu, the puppet Yanping Prince's gang, and Chen Shangchuan who is attacking Qiongzhou is another small hill. Each faction is self-contained and cannot be echoed at all."

"Your majesty is wise!" Yue Le first complimented Kangxi, and then said, "I think that the traitors in Chaozhou, Quanzhou, and Qiongzhou are nothing to worry about. Only the traitors in Guangzhou are a serious problem. If we can concentrate our forces to conquer Guangzhou If all the rebels are wiped out, the thieves in Chao, Quan, and Qiong will not last long."

"It makes sense!" Emperor Kangxi nodded repeatedly.

Yue Le was Yue Le, and a few words hit the nail on the head.

"Prince An," Kangxi asked again, "In your opinion, how should we destroy the Guangzhou thieves?"

Yue Le thought for a while, "Your Majesty, this servant thinks that the terrain of Guangzhou leads to the river and the sea, and it is the place where the river and the sea converge. Therefore, if you want to win Guangzhou, you still need to have a navy. If you can train a navy on the Xijiang River, cooperate with the fixed Nangege's Guangxi soldiers, advancing by water, should be able to get twice the result with half the effort.

In addition, it will take some days to form a navy.Before that, for the hearts of the people in Guangdong, the imperial court should still fight against the rebels..."

Kangxi nodded again, "Prince An said it very well. To run a naval division requires expertise, so that Shi Lang can be assigned to run a Xijiang naval division... Tuhai, Xuan Shilang and Geng Jingzhong entered the court together."

"The slave leads the order."

"As for people's hearts, is there any good way to win people's hearts?"

"This..." Tu Hai thought for a while, and really thought of a way for him, "Your Majesty, the Han people like to take the exam to become an official. If the imperial court can hold a big rural exam in Guangdong, and give out more honors, then more Give some small officials with sesame seeds and mung beans to the scholars in Zhongju. The hearts of the scholars in Guangdong will naturally return to the court."

"Okay!" Emperor Kangxi laughed, "Attacking the heart is the top priority, and attacking the city is the bottom... This time, I will attack the heart first, and then attack the city, and wipe out the rebels in Guangzhou in one fell swoop!"

"Emperor Shengming!"

Tu Hai and Yue Le hurriedly gave Emperor Kangxi the high title of "Shengming".

Kangxi smiled, and said to Tuhai again: "Tuhai...that Guangdong admiral Xuezhang Xuezheng, you have to mention him, there is some trouble, he has to solve it!"

Tu Hai understood the meaning of Kangxi's words, and quickly replied: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, this servant will definitely ask Xue Zhang to get things done."

Chapter 184 The life of a slave is also life!

Shaozhou Prefecture, Qujiang County.

This small city in northern Guangdong surrounded by mountains is now the capital of Guangdong Province on the Qing side.

When the news of the fall of Guangzhou Fucheng and the defeat and capture of the Southern King Shang Kexi spread to the Jieyang front, the Qing army, which was confronting the third prince Zhu under the Jieyang city, couldn't hold back anymore, and immediately collapsed across the board.More than [-] troops from Yan Ziming, Miao Zhixiu, Zhang Guoxun, Deng Guangming, Zhang Mengji and other troops were defeated.Abandoning artillery, military supplies, and tents, he fled in despair.First he rushed to Mianhu Village, then escaped with Guangdong Governor Liu Bingquan, abandoned Puning County and Mianhu Village, ran all the way out of Chaozhou Prefecture, and fled to Huizhou Prefecture before stabilizing his position a little.

Then Liu Bingquan ordered Yan Ziming, Miao Zhixiu, Zhang Guoxun and others to divide their troops to guard Guishan, Heyuan, Lianping Prefecture, Changning in Huizhou Prefecture, and Longmen County in Guangzhou Prefecture.On the other hand, I withdrew to Shaozhou Prefecture together with Deng Guangming, Zhang Mengji, and the Chaozhou Prefecture and Zhifengming Mountain.

At this time, some Qing Dynasty officials who escaped from Guangzhou also went to Qujiang, the capital of Shaozhou.So Liu Bingquan pleaded guilty on the zhezi, and at the same time stunned the Qing and Guangdong governor's yamen in Qujiang.

Although this yamen is stunned, but the number of officials has been reduced by more than half - the escape from Guangzhou is not easy!It was a typhoon and a heavy rain, and there were also thieves and rebels who robbed, killed and chased along the way.When crossing the Liuxi River, because the wooden bridge was too crowded, many people were squeezed into the water and drowned.After crossing the Liuxi River, I was starving all the way because of lack of food... The gates of the native buildings along the way were closed, and there was no group of refugee officers at all.When Liu Bingquan went to Qujiang, Shaozhou to do some counting, it would be miserable!Even the vassals and standard Taiwans in Guangdong Province are gone, and the original prefect of Guangzhou is gone.On the Shaozhou side, there are still enough important officials, only Guangdong Governor Liu Bingquan, Guangdong Admiral Xue Zhang, Governor of the Pingnan Palace, Tong Shangzhijie, Deputy Capital of the Pingnan Palace, Tong Shangzhilong, and Honglu Temple Zhengqing Jinguang Wait for a few people.

These few officials were also considered unsafe. Except for Xue Zhang, all of them handed over the papers of pleading guilty and waited for Emperor Kangxi to send them off.

Although Xue Zhang, Xuezheng of Guangdong Province, did not hand over the plea, Shang Zhixin "surrendered himself" through him, and Shang Kexin's distress letter brought by Jin Guang was also passed up through him—who made him an unjust person in the city of Guangzhou that day? The biggest one among the Nanwang system officials?So he, like everyone else, was anxiously waiting for Emperor Kangxi's decree.

On June [-]th, Emperor Kangxi finally sent his imperial bodyguards to deliver the decree to Liu Bingquan, Xue Zhang, Shang Zhijie, Shang Zhilong and others.

In addition to several edicts, the imperial guard also sent a "private letter" by the way, which was a "private letter" from Tu Hai, a scholar of the Hall of Central Harmony, to Admiral Xuezhang Guangdong Xuezheng... This is really a bit unusual.

In addition, these edicts were all for Liu Bingquan, Xue Zhang, Shang Zhijie, and Shang Zhilong, and there was nothing wrong with Jin Guang.

Although this Jin Guang is a gratifying military adviser, he has the official position of Zhengqing of Honglu Temple, and this is one of the nine ministers!

It's also kind of weird.

But no matter how unusual or weird, Liu Bingquan, Xue Zhang, Shang Zhijie, and Shang Zhilong still had to accept the decree and read the decree.

But they didn't drive away Jin Guang who looked pitiful... Although Jin Guang has the official position of the official of Honglu Temple, his official position is false, and his real identity is still the dog of Pingnan Palace.Therefore, the edicts that Shang Zhijie and Shang Zhilong can read are equal to Jin Guang's ability to read.

"What? Ping, King Pingnan and I Dagong have become loyal? Am I right?"

In the second hall of the Guangdong governor's yamen in Qujiang County, Liu Bingquan was the first to pick up the court post and look through it. After a few glances, he couldn't help crying out.

As he spoke, he handed the court post in his hand to Xue Zhang—this court post was for Liu Bingquan, Xue Zhang, Shang Zhijie, and Shang Zhilong.

Xue Zhang took the post from the court and read it carefully, his brows were already twisted into a ball, and then he glanced at the golden light, "The emperor said that the prince and I Dagong both died in Guangzhou... General Shang Wuye The heir will be the new Pingnan King."

The old man Jin Guangjin burst into tears when he heard this, "My lord, the second prince..."

Kangxi's decree is equivalent to the death penalty of Shang Kexi and Monk Zhixiao... For the Qing Dynasty, they are already dead!

For Zhu Heqi, the value of Shang Kexi and Shang Zhixiao is only one death... These two guys are too cruel to Cantonese people, killing them can relieve the hatred of Cantonese people and buy people's hearts for Zhu Hechi.

So these two people must die!

As for the group of Shang Zhixin, Shang Kele, Li Tianzhi, and Wang Guodong who were still trapped in Xinhui City, it seemed that they had no choice but to die.

Because for the Qing Dynasty, they are already dead!

Liu Bingquan sighed: "For the dignity of the court, this is the only way..."

The old man Jin Guangjin just burst into tears.

Liu Bingquan glanced at Shang Zhijie with a sick face again, and comforted him in a low voice, "We slaves must understand the difficulties of the master."

Shang Zhijie is suffering!He had no disagreement with Ama Shang Kexi, his eldest brother Shang Zhixin, and his second brother Shang Zhixiao's being martyred.

But why is it not he who succeeds, but his fifth brother Shang Zhidian?

But no matter how dissatisfied he was in his heart, he could only thank Lord Ron...

At this time, Xue Zhang took out the edict issued to him by Emperor Kangxi, and at the same time allowed Liu Bingquan, Shang Zhijie, and Shang Zhilong to read it together.

"Liu Futai," Xue Zhang finally showed a smile on his face after reading the decree, "The emperor asked us to hold a Guangdong provincial examination, and we can get double the filial piety."

"Really?" Liu Bingquan also laughed, and then reached out to take Ting Ji from Xue Zhang's hand, looking more and more happy.

This is a good thing!

First of all, it shows that he and Xue Zhang are still officials... The emperor also asked them to hold the Guangdong Provincial Examination, and they will definitely not be punished for their crimes!

Second, holding the township examination is a chance to make money!

The emperor said in the court letter that twice as many candidates can be taken as compared with the last Guangdong provincial examination.

Now eleven counties in Guangfu, one county in Zhaoqing Prefecture, and five counties in Chaozhou are all lost.Qiongzhou Prefecture has been unable to contact because the only port leading to the mainland, Haikou, has been occupied.

The few counties left in Chaozhou that have not been lost may not last long.

Therefore, those who can participate in the Guangdong provincial examination are talents from Zhaoqing, Shaozhou, Huizhou, Jiaying, Gaozhou, Leizhou, and Lianzhou.The number is more than half less than the previous one!

In this case, the quota for juren will be doubled... Obviously, the emperor's intention is to use the fame of juren to win over the powerful in Guangdong.

It doesn't matter whether you have knowledge or not!

Therefore, Xue Zhang, who presided over the township examination, and Liu Bingquan, who co-organized it, charged a little "remedial tuition" from it, which is also justified.

The money Liu Bingquan had embezzled over the years had been hidden in the backyard of the governor's yamen in Guangdong, and it was gone now, so he just took this opportunity to get some money back.

He was thinking about how to make money, when Xue Zhang suddenly exclaimed: "What... what?"

Liu Bingquan was startled, and quickly looked up, only to find that Xue Zhang was trembling with a piece of letter paper—the letter paper should have been sent to Xue Zhang by University scholar Tu Hai.

"Xue Tixue," Liu Bingquan looked at the terrified Xue Zhang and asked, "What was written in Tu Linzhou's letter?"

Xue Zhang's face was pale, and he didn't answer Liu Bingquan's words, but looked up at Jin Guang, "Mr. Jin, Tu Dashi...he wants to ask you to be a loyal soldier of the Qing Dynasty together with King Pingnan and I Dagong!"

It turns out that the trouble that Kangxi wanted Xue Zhang to solve was Jin Guang!

Because apart from Jin Guang, no one of sufficient importance in the Qing court camp had ever seen the captured Shang Kexi, so as long as Jin Guang was loyal, Shang Kexi would naturally be able to become a loyal hero with peace of mind.

When Jin Guang learned that Shang Kexi and Shang Zhixin had been martyred, he knew that he might die, but he didn't expect the time of death to come so soon.

But he had no choice but to sigh: "The main slave dies, the slave has to die...but the slave's life is also life!"

After finishing speaking, old man Jin burst into tears!

Chapter 185 The Great Qing Tigress!

On the seventh day of July in the 11th year of Kangxi, Jin Guangjin Da Zhonglie cried and was hanged on the beam of the second hall of the Guangdong Governor's Yamen in Qujiang County. No.15 days.At the gate of Shuiguan in Gaoyao, Fucheng, Zhaoqing, Guangdong, a group of people in neat robes and gowns have gathered, and a reception pavilion and painted archway have been built.

It was obvious from this posture that the newly appointed Dingnan General Sun Yanling and his Master Fujin, Heshuo Dingnan Princess Kong Sizhen had finally arrived.

In April, Emperor Kangxi issued an edict ordering Sun Yanling and Kong Sizhen to lead Guangxi soldiers and horses to Guangdong to participate in the war.However, at that time, Kangxi also gave Kong Sizhen an edict to recruit fifteen assistant leaders to the Dingnan Wangfu Banner Army. This matter could not be completed overnight.

Recruit the Banner Army!

Although it is not the Eight Banners Army, the Dingnan Wangfu Banner Army is much more noble than the ordinary Green Battalion soldiers. Of course, it must have high standards and strict requirements.At the same time, we cannot openly recruit people from Guangxi... Raise the flag!Where can Guangxi people be treated so well?This has to recruit people from Kong Youde's old department and Ding Yu who are stationed in Guangxi.

There were a total of [-] old troops who followed Kong Youde into Guangxi, half of them were Liaodong soldiers who followed Kong Youde in the early years, and they could be regarded as Kong Youde's true direct descendants.

After Kong Youde's death, this group of people was led by Kong Youde's confidant general, Guangxi Admiral Lan Guoan, and was later supplemented to more than ten thousand.