When the Louvre meets the Forbidden City

Kangxi got up early the next day to go to court, looked at Wei Xiaobao who got up together, and was still a little sleepy, thinking of his usual behavior, very suspicious that he would find another place to sleep after he went to court.

Sudden dissatisfaction, thinking that you are so righteous that you must let me work hard, then you should not be too idle.

So he sent an errand to Wei Xiaobao on the spot, ordering Wei Xiaobao to take a team of soldiers from the Xiaoqi Battalion to check and set up defenses in advance on the road where His Majesty patrols the streets every day.

The street patrol was something that Kangxi decided on yesterday, that is, he planned to ride out of the palace every day, out of the Shenwu Gate, and walk along the street to Jingshan, pretending to be nothing, riding around go there.

This is done for nothing else but to calm the hearts of the people.Let those in the capital who want to flee with their families to avoid misfortune see that the situation is not as serious as the rumors say, the court is very confident in suppressing the rebellion, the emperor is still in the mood to ride out for a walk every day stroll.

Since he was going out of the palace, His Majesty's security guards were a big problem. Kangxi originally sent Duo Long, the head of the imperial bodyguards, to be in charge of this matter. Long and the two are responsible for this together.

In fact, Kangxi needn't worry about Wei Xiaobao being lazy, because now Wei Xiaobao himself is a person who advocates hard work the most. He has extraordinary willpower. He can even sleep only two hours a day, and the rest of the time can be put into work with vigorous energy.

The word laziness does not exist in his dictionary.

Wei Xiaobao's official position is the commander of the Zhenghuang Banner of the Xiaoqi Camp.

The Xiaoqi Battalion is one of the imperial guards, and the soldiers are called 'vests'.There are more than 8000 Manchu, Mongolian, and Han vests selected from the leaders of the Manchu, Mongolian, and Han banners.Each of the Eight Banners has a Dutong, and there are eight Dutongs in the capital, so there are not many people under Wei Xiaobao's command.

Fortunately, although this point of manpower is not enough to fight, it is still not a problem to patrol and deploy defenses on a street.

It is said that Wei Xiaobao has been busy since becoming the commander of the Xiaoqi Battalion, messy things keep happening, and he is not in the capital most of the time, so he has never taken good care of the soldiers under his command.

The previous one was a character who never knew what to do, so he didn't care about it; the current Wei Xiaobao is different, the army is the most important capital to him, almost a part of his life.

And he has not been in contact with the army for a long time.During the years of confinement in St. Helena, he was not even allowed to keep his own escort.Although there are fewer soldiers under his command now, they are much stronger than at that time.

Therefore, after returning to the capital and settling down, the first thing to do was to inspect the Xiaoqi battalion that he was in charge of.

Since the previous Wei Dutong was never concerned with the soldiers of the Xiaoqi battalion, many of the vest soldiers under his command didn't even know what Wei Dutong looked like. They only heard that he was an ignorant young man. A senior official, just because he can play with the emperor, always makes the young emperor happy, so he can make a fortune at a young age. To put it bluntly, he is a jester who made his fortune by flattering horses.

Many people secretly looked down on him in their hearts. It was the first time they heard the order from Deputy Commander Akton saying that when Wei Dutong came to inspect the camp tomorrow, no one took it seriously.Including Acton himself, the vice capital who came to pass the message, everyone thought that Wei Dutong thought it was because he was bored recently that he wanted to take a look.

As a result, the group suffered a lot on the second day. Wei Dutong was not tall and had a serious temper.The patrol inspection was extremely strict. After arriving early in the morning, the number of people was counted first, and then ordered to line up to practice for him to see.

All the soldiers cheered up and lined up according to the usual practice formation, led by the coach, and practiced on the school field humming.

Wei Dutong looked at it for a while and then called to stop, ordering to change the formation. He wanted to see the speed of everyone's formation, and the cavalry also came up.

Deputy Commander Akton wiped his sweat and whispered in his ear, "Wei Dutong, our soldiers usually practice their skills on the school grounds and nothing else. The cavalry is not assembled for the time being, or I will lead My lord, go and have a rest, have some tea and some snacks, and we will come back for inspection in the afternoon."

"Nonsense! Gather a team of cavalry to gather until noon? Even if they crawl, it won't take so long!" Wei Xiaobao angrily scolded.

Acton then wiped his sweat and explained in a low voice, "That's it, Wei Dutong, you didn't say yesterday that you would patrol the cavalry drills, so I didn't call them in advance, and I will slow down when I call them here."

"If the enemy army comes, do you want the other party to call you a day in advance? So that you have time to assemble your troops! How can you fight on the battlefield like this!" Wei Xiaobao frowned so much that he could kill a fly, and raised his hand to point at the school field. A few teams said, "These soldiers are small in stature, not strong in fighting power, and they are so loose. What use will the court want you soldiers!"

Acton looked a whole head shorter than himself but looked imposing, even standing with his chest up and belly folded, and the meticulous Master Wei thought to himself that the group of people I pulled out today were selected in advance by me yesterday. Said, at least they are about the same size as me, but you still think they are thin, how tall are you?

Complaining in his heart, he didn't dare to talk nonsense, just nodded and said yes, "Yes, yes, Wei Dutong taught you to scold them when you leave your lowly position. Damn, the food in our camp is not bad. Why do they all look like white chickens!"

Wei Xiaobao's face sank, and he wanted to get rid of this nonsense deputy on the spot, but then he remembered that he didn't have the right, so he could only suppress his anger, "No, it's not about eating, it's because they are born thin and small, so it's useless to scold them." , can only rely on strict training to make up for this defect. Starting tomorrow, I will supervise the training myself."

Acton, the deputy governor, was very puzzled. As far as he knew, Lord Wei Xiaobao had an easy-going personality, loved to talk and laugh, and his favorite thing to do on weekdays was to gamble money and listen to operas. What kind of madness is this today?

But Wei Xiaobao is his immediate boss, even if he goes crazy on a whim, he can only be obedient.

The one who complained endlessly accompanied the drill for several days, and almost all the people in the first battalion were tired to the ground.

It was not until Kangxi ordered their Xiaoqi battalion to check and deploy the defenses on the streets that Shengjia passed by every day that Acton felt that he understood a little bit. I am afraid that Wei Dutong had already got the news, so he ordered his generals to practice and prepare in advance. Get up, and then I can show myself in front of the emperor.

I am very emotional: the celebrities in front of Your Majesty are different!

Everything can go ahead, so everything is prepared in advance according to the emperor's mind, so there is no reason not to coax the emperor to be happy, and then quickly get promoted and make a fortune.In the future, I will definitely follow Lord Wei firmly. Although his official position is only one level higher than his own, his future is very 'unlimited'!

It's a pity that Acton thought that this preparation to show in front of the emperor was not noticed by Kangxi at the beginning.

It was after a while that Duo Long noticed it first. He and Wei Xiaobao followed Kangxi's guard of honor cavalry every day, so he could see the surrounding situation more clearly. It looks like well-trained and well-managed.

That day, while riding with Wei Xiaobao, Duolong took the opportunity to laugh and boast, "Brother Wei, you are a good soldier in the Xiaoqi Battalion. I didn't even know you had this ability."

Wei Xiaobao was modest, "Big brother praised you."

"That's right. I think they are better than the soldiers and horses of the vanguard battalion led by Ajichi. Those soldiers of the vanguard battalion are very capable when they show off their power in the capital. When they are really sent to do something, they will make a mess. They can't find the north for a long time. It's annoying. Look anxious."

Wei Xiaobao smiled, the Vanguard Battalion is also a part of the imperial guards, the general commanders are concurrently held by princes and ministers, only the Manchus and Mongols can be in charge, they have always been tough, they are all strong elites, they are only stronger than the Xiaoqi Battalion not weak.However, the Vanguard Camp and the Xiaoqi Camp have always been at odds, and Duolong is talking nicely with him.

Although he knew that this was a sign of a good relationship between Duolong and him, he did not approve of such a division of camps and formation of cliques. If there was an obvious division of camps among the officials, it would inevitably weaken the strength of the country.

"Brother, you don't have to talk to me all the time. The Qianfeng Battalion and the Xiaoqi Battalion are all troops of the imperial court, so they should be treated equally."

"Equal treatment?"

"Yes, this is the idiom he taught me when I went to Prince Kang's house to listen to an opera yesterday. Is it wrong?"

Duolong rubbed his head, thinking that you used the word correctly, but the question is why are you treating Ajichi equally?Didn't he speak ill of your Xiaoqi camp in front of the emperor a few days ago.

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived, the two were talking, the front team suddenly slowed down, there was a general on a tall horse with a group of soldiers waiting by the roadside, Kangxi stopped the team when he saw him, the general He got off his horse and kowtowed to salute.

Duoluhe had to laugh, "Isn't this Ajichi? Why are you waiting here? You look like someone blocking the way and calling for an injustice."

After a few words between Ajichi and Kangxi, the little eunuch next to Kangxi quickly ran over to deliver a message, "Wei Dutong, sir, the emperor wants you to go over."

Doron asked, "What's wrong?"

The little eunuch replied, "It was Mr. Ajichi who found people gathering to make trouble outside a street. He was afraid of affecting the emperor's side, so he rushed to report."

Duo Long heard, "Okay, Brother Wei, you just wanted to treat him equally, and now he came to tear you down."

It was Wei Xiaobao's job to inspect and set up defenses along the way Kangxi passed by, and suddenly there was a commotion outside a street.

Wei Xiaobao was not afraid, and went to Kangxi's horse with Duolong. Kangxi didn't joke with him in front of people, and asked in a businesslike manner, "Wei Dutong, Ajichi said that there are people gathering around here to make trouble, I'm afraid It was planned in advance by the subordinates of the third prince Zhu, you know."

Wei Xiaobao said, "I don't know yet, but since it's a disorderly party, and the Qianfeng Battalion is charged with guarding His Majesty's patrol, why didn't Commander Ah arrest them immediately?"

Ajichi felt uncomfortable, thinking that my name is Ajichi, but my surname is not A, how can I be called Commander A in public?The boy is not good enough, he doesn't even know this, but he speaks aggressively.

He didn't know that Wei Xiaobao had always called people like that, Duolong had been called "Big Brother" and "Big Brother" for several years.

Although Kangxi only let the imperial guards and soldiers from Xiaoqi Battalion escort him this time, according to the historical rules, when the emperor goes on tour, the Vanguard Battalion must take over the role of guards, and they should take care of them when they see any abnormalities on the road. Wei Xiaobao's words are correct.

Ajichi explained, "It's just that a lot of people gathered together for no reason, including men, women and children. The momentum seems to be quite large, but there is no big reason, and no one talks nonsense. I think the emperor has been talking nonsense these days. I told you not to disturb the people easily by causing troubles in the Gyeonggi area, so I didn’t order to arrest people, first come to ask the emperor for instructions.”

As soon as he said this, everyone understood. It seems that some rebellious party got the news that Emperor Kangxi would go out of the palace every day to walk around here, so it incited the people to make trouble.

Your Majesty's move was intended to appease the hearts of the people. It would be inappropriate to send troops to arrest people just because the people gathered a little too much; It is also inappropriate, it will inevitably damage the face, but this is a bit difficult to handle.

Kangxi pondered for a while, and said to Aji Equator, "Go and drive these people away, but don't hurt anyone, and don't make a big commotion."

Ajichi was in a dilemma, "This... Your Majesty, I'm afraid it will take a long time..." Xin Dao said that this is a group of rioters who have deliberately gathered together, waiting for an opportunity to make a big fuss, just the slightest touch accident.

Wei Xiaobao suddenly interjected, "Your Majesty still has to go back to the palace to deal with government affairs, how can there be so much time to wait, since Commander Ah is in trouble, then I should let the Xiaoqiying battalion clear the way for you."

Kangxi looked at him, "You can?"

Wei Xiaobao replied, "Yes, Your Majesty doesn't need to waste time for such a trivial matter." Riding his horse back, he shouted, "Akton, send an order to form a phalanx, go ahead and open the way!"

Acton, the deputy commander of the capital, immediately issued an order. The soldiers of the Xiaoqi Battalion have been practicing arranging a square formation every day, and they are so proficient that they can almost line up together with their eyes closed.At this time, the officer shouted, and immediately formed a team. Almost in a blink of an eye, four square formations were formed, front, rear, left, and right. Squeeze away the idlers along the road like a big razor for shaving your head.

Kangxi and Duolong saw that Wei Xiaobao was juggling, and turned the long line of guards behind them into several large square formations, stuffed them in the street, and slowly but firmly squeezed out large groups of civilians with unknown intentions using the iron armored army's rampant tactics. Wu Ting couldn't help being both surprised and laughing.

Duolong had always had a close friendship with Wei Xiaobao, and was not on good terms with Ajichi, so at this moment he glanced at him quite proudly, and said loudly, "It's all right now, Your Majesty, please drive."

Kangxi suppressed a smile and turned his horse's head, "Wei Dutong is very flexible in his actions, Ajichi, you have to learn a little bit, let's go."

Ajichi came to pick on the fault of the Xiaoqi camp, but he was compared to himself, very breathless, and extremely strange, did this kid think that this would happen, so he was ready early in the morning?

When Wei Xiaobao went to see Kangxi at night, he found that he was still amused by this, "Xiao Guizi, what did you think of, that you trained your subordinates like this? It's really... Really funny, but it's just right, and today's situation just comes in handy .”

Wei Xiaobao didn't like to hear it, thinking that you really don't know much, what's so funny about it.

The most commonly used formation when he fought back then was the phalanx. This dense formation can maximize the power of muskets and at the same time resist the impact of cavalry.

Recently, I have seen the soldiers of the Xiaoqi Battalion who are like the old masters get angry. Although I know that they still mainly use weapons such as broadswords, spears, and crossbows, they have also practiced according to their own requirements, and plan for the future. Talk to Kangxi and slowly transition these troops to the gun camp.

Today's situation is just a temporary play for him. This kind of on-the-spot adaptability has always been his strong point.

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Quotes from Napoleon: To think well is to be wise, to plan well is to be wiser, to do well is to be wisest and best

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