Buried alive in the Qing Dynasty

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[-] vs. [-], the advantage is a bit small!

After thinking about it for a while, Emperor Kangxi couldn't hide the worry on his face. At the same time, he thought about it and said: "Once Wu Sangui crosses the river, it will show that his ambition is in the world, and he will definitely show that he will advance and not retreat." Therefore, the battle of Jingzhou is related to the survival of the Qing Dynasty. It must not be defeated. It must be concentrated in order to be safe. Today I want to discuss with you how many troops should be sent to Jingzhou, and where should my imperial camp be placed? place?"

Hearing Kangxi's question, a group of academicians kneeling below were a little dumbfounded—although they usually "talk about the Three Kingdoms" in a clear and logical manner, they also talked about military and state affairs in the same way.

But now it's time to play for real!

They are either Jinshi or pen-stickers, and they don't know how to fight!

The only one whose background has something to do with the military is actually Nalan Xingde and his Amanalan Pearl, who was born as a Lanling bodyguard... How about making him a full minister in the Ministry of War?

But the military experience of a Lanling bodyguard is not enough to defeat Wu Sangui!

Seeing that the people below were all frowning and silent, Kangxi somehow thought of Oboi!

It's really difficult for the country to miss Oboi!

It would be great if Aobai was still around now!The three Oboi brothers, Zhuobutai, Oboi, and Murima, can all fight, not just in general, but in particular.From the charge to the general, although he was a bit domineering, he was reliable at critical moments!

If the three of them were still there now, the Third Prince Zhu in Guangdong would have been wiped out long ago, and that old thief Wu Sangui would not dare to rebel, and the Qing Dynasty would be as safe as a rock!Moreover, the three of them are old men, even if they are domineering, they will not be domineering for a few years. It is too unwise to kill them.

Thinking of this, Kangxi actually sighed: "If Obai is still around, what is Wu Sangui?"

"Your Majesty, what did you say?" Nalan Mingzhu remembered something, and suddenly looked at Kangxi with joy.

Kangxi was also taken aback, and blurted out: "Mingzhu, I said that if Aobai is still here..."

"Emperor Shengming!"

Mingzhu kowtowed and bowed, startling Kangxi, and said to himself: "Could it be that Oboi is really not dead? How is this possible? I did the autopsy myself!"

"Your Majesty," Mingzhu said, "Although Obai and Murima are no longer alive, their brother Zhuobutai is still alive!"

Ah... Kangxi also remembered that among the three Oboi brothers, there was one Zhuobutai who survived, so wise!

This old guy Zhuobutai has been fighting from Heilongjiang to Burma!The time Wu Sangui was ambushed by Li Dingguo at Mopan Mountain, it was Zhuobutai who led his troops to arrive in time to turn the defeat into victory for the Qing army.

When Oboi fell from power, Zhuobutai ate melons along with him.He was supposed to be killed, but the Empress Dowager spared him the death due to his words.Last year when it was rumored that Oboi rebelled, Kangxi exonerated all Oboi's henchmen in order to appease people's hearts. Zhuobutai also returned to his post, and now he is retirement behind closed doors!

Although he is in retirement, he is actually not too old. He is one year younger than Wu Sangui and has just passed his [-]th birthday.

Since Wu Sangui can still rebel at this age, Zhuobutai, who is one year younger than him, can of course come out to help the Qing court put down the rebellion.

Thinking of this, Emperor Kangxi was straightforward, and immediately said to Nalan Mingzhu: "Mingzhu, you should go to Zhuobutai's house immediately to convey my will. I want to reinstate him as an official and let him serve as a Manchurian man with a yellow flag. Dutong, let him be a bachelor and minister of state affairs!"

Chapter 268 Your Majesty, You Can Still Rely on Coated Servants!

When Guarja Zhuobutai, one of the few surviving generals in the Qing Dynasty, followed Nalan Mingzhu into the South Study Room, it was already late at night.But the lights were still on in the South Study Room. Emperor Kangxi sat cross-legged on the cold kang with a cup of tea in his hand, staring out the dark window in a daze, as if thinking about something.

On the imperial case, there are piles of inscriptions and memorials, all of which are military newspapers sent from various places, and there are also some internal and diplomatic memorials.Ever since Wu Sangui released the news that he was going to cross the river, the atmosphere in the provinces north of the Yangtze River, which were originally relatively stable, suddenly became tense.From time to time, there are news of rioters rebelling or green battalion generals ready to move.Mo Luo, governor of Shanshan and Shaanxi, said that Cai Yuan, the general, Shao Lingzhi, and Bai Guangyong, the deputy generals, were all suspected of secretly collaborating with Wu Sangui.General Pingnan Le Erjin, who had already arrived in Jingzhou, secretly reported that Yang Laijia, the general of Xiangyang, and Hong Fu, the deputy general of Yunyang, showed signs of rebellion.It is not a big problem for the chief soldiers and deputy generals in Shaanxi and Gansu to make troubles, but once Hubei gets into chaos when Wu Sangui crosses the river north, it will be really troublesome.

The Battle of Jingzhou was Wu Sangui's first battle after crossing the river, and it was also his first battle after Xuan Ye's personal conquest.It is very important. If Kangxi wins, not only Wu Sangui will be contained in the south of the Yangtze River, but also the third prince and grandson of Zhu Sangui in Guangdong will be unlucky—because once Wu Sangui loses, the Qing Dynasty’s heavy troops in the Yangtze River Basin will be wiped out. , can maneuver along the Yangtze River at any time, if Zhu San and his son dare to go to the sea to seize Jiangning, what awaits them will be crushed by 20 or even [-] heavenly soldiers!

But if the Qing Dynasty is defeated in Jingzhou, the situation will take a turn for the worse!

When Kangxi was feeling restless, Wang Fuchen who was standing guard outside the door suddenly called out: "Master, Mingzhu and Zhuobutai have arrived."

"Tell them to come in!" Kangxi said, "Wang Fuchen, you come in too."

Wang Fuchen is now named "Minister of the Concierge" and has not officially taken office yet.But this slave is loyal, and offered to stand guard outside the South Study Room with a knife.

And Kangxi didn't doubt him, and personally gave him a treasured sword that is particularly fun to cut people, and asked him to guard the gate of the South Study Room-this is "Living Lu Bu"!The martial arts are so high that there are few rivals among the Manchurians of Dorgon's class.If there was a rebellion at the gate of the South Study Room, would Emperor Kangxi die immediately?

But Wang Fuchen's performance tonight is very in line with the temperament of a loyal slave. Not only did he not rebel, but he also looked at the door very seriously. This is a door god!

I saw the "door god" Wang Fuchen leading Zhuobutai and Mingzhu into the South Study Room.The palm of Emperor Kangxi's right hand was once again pressed on the handle of a revolver pistol...

Walking in with Mingzhu and Wang Fuchen was an old man with gray braids and a gray beard.But the figure is very tall and straight, and the movement of throwing off the horseshoe sleeves and kneeling to salute is also very neat.

Kangxi looked at his old loyal slave and said softly, "Zhubutai, you have been wronged."

"Slave..." Zhuobutai burst into tears when he heard Kangxi's words, "Slave is not wronged..."

You've cried like this, aren't you wronged?

"Wang Fuchen, quickly move Zhuobutai a stool so that he can sit and talk." Kangxi continued to coax old Zhuo, "Sir, don't kneel down, get up and sit up... The Forbidden City is quite cold at night, and the floor tiles are even colder. You If you kneel for a long time and your knees are frozen, you won’t be able to fight on horseback, and you will be able to defeat Wu and destroy Zhu for me.”

What a good benevolence!

Zhuobutai almost thought that the person who killed his two brothers was not Emperor Kangxi...

Zhuobutai still sat down on a stool brought by Wang Fuchen.But Mingzhu and Wang Fuchen continued to "kneel as punishment"—waiting with excitement for Emperor Kangxi's inquiry.

It's late at night now, except for Emperor Kangxi and the eunuchs and guards on duty, there are only Zhuobutai, Mingzhu and Wang Fuchen in the South Study Room... not even Suo'etu is there!

So the happiest person tonight is actually Mingzhu - Suo'etu is Sony's son, and Suo'etu is the biggest hero in capturing Obai!In order to get rid of Obai, Suo Etu resigned from the position of the right servant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and became a first-class bodyguard. He conspired with Kangxi every day and helped Kangxi find thugs.

As for the deaths of Aobai and Murima, most likely Kangxi instructed Suo'etu to do it... This Suo'etu killed the two invincible generals of the Qing Dynasty in one fell swoop, the crime is not small!

At this time, Kangxi asked straight to the point: "Zhubutai, did Mingzhu tell you about the current situation of the battle against rebellion and bandits?"

"I said it," Zhuobutai said, "I talked for a whole hour."

Kangxi nodded approvingly, this pearl is very good at handling things!

"Then what do you think?" Kangxi asked again, "Can I win by personally conquering Wu Sangui?"

"We can win!" Zhuobutai said, "Wu Sangui is nothing to worry about, there is only one person in great trouble for the country!"

"Who?"

"Zhu Heqi!" Zhuobutai was a little excited, "Breaking Macau, capturing Kexi, defeating Tuhai, sweeping Guangdong, capturing and killing more than [-] to [-] of my heavenly soldiers... Your Majesty, don't treat him as a remnant of the previous Ming Dynasty, you must He is regarded as the founder of a generation!

And that Wu Sangui is actually a remnant of the Ming Dynasty, and my defeated general in the Qing Dynasty is nothing to worry about. "

Mr. Zhuo has seen Zhu Heqi's sharpness when the Qing Dynasty rose outside the customs back then!

And Zhuobutai's opinion is actually similar to Yue Le's - Yue Le went to Jiangning to sit in town in person, just to prevent Zhu and Qi from going north.

"Zhuobutai," Kangxi said, "I have ordered Prince An to sit in Jiangning to prevent Zhu and Qi from going north. As long as we can concentrate our forces to defeat Wu Sangui first, we can use the power of the whole world to destroy the rebels in Guangdong. "

"Your majesty is wise!" Zhuobutai said it nicely, but he had no idea in his heart.

He was actually sure of beating Wu Sangui, as he said, Wu Sangui was just a remnant of the Ming army.How strong can it be?

Although Zhu Hechi was the "certified" grandson of Chongzhen, his army was newly built, and it had almost nothing to do with the sluggish Ming army earlier.

And this newly-built army is obviously still in the rising period... In the next few years, they probably still have room to continue to rise.

But Zhuobutai didn't want to talk about this with Emperor Kangxi now, because there was nothing he could do.

Although Wu Sangui's rebellion was not enough to overthrow the Qing Dynasty's rule in the pass, it made the Qing court unable to make an expedition to Guangdong, and at least bought a few years for Zhu Cijiong, Zhu Heqi and his son.

"Zhuobutai," Emperor Kangxi asked again at this time, "How many troops do you think I need to send to defeat Wu Sangui in Jingzhou?"

"Returning to the emperor," Zhuobutai said, "this servant feels that the heavenly soldiers will not be able to defeat Wu Sangui in Jingzhou Prefecture."

Kangxi was taken aback: "What? Didn't you just say that Wu Sangui is not worth worrying about?"

"The servant did say that," Zhuobutai said, "but the imperial court still cannot fight in Jingzhou."

Kangxi was puzzled, "Why?"

"Because the imperial court's greatest advantage on the Huguang battlefield lies in Shi Lang's naval force... As long as this naval force is present, the imperial court's army along the Yangtze River east of Hanyang and the army along the Han River south of Xiangyang will be one. That's why the servant suggested Huguang's heavenly soldiers must always deploy around this waterway that is completely mine."

Kangxi whispered: "Then don't you want to give up Jingzhou City?"

Zhuobutai said: "Your Majesty, Wu Sangui didn't cross the river for a small Jingzhou City, and your Majesty, your personal expedition was not to defend Jingzhou City. Then why do you have to fight with him for the gains and losses of a city and a place? The servant suggested to General Pingnan Immediately move to Jingmen Prefecture, Anlu Prefecture, and Xiangyang Prefecture for defense."

Kangxi was noncommittal, and then asked: "Zhubutai, how many Eight Banners soldiers do I need to send to Hubei to ensure victory?"

"Your Majesty," Zhuobutai said, looking at Emperor Kangxi, "this servant feels that the Eight Banners soldiers are no longer enough... At least the Eight Banners soldiers in Beijing are no longer enough to defeat Wu Sangui!"

"What?" Emperor Kangxi stood up suddenly, "The Eight Banners are not enough, so who else can I rely on?"

Zhuobutai said calmly, "Your Majesty, you can still rely on the coat servants!"

Chapter 269 Hitting and upgrading to become a slave!

By coating?

When Emperor Kangxi heard Zhuobutai mention coating, he couldn't help but glance at Wang Fuchen and Nalan Mingzhu who were kneeling upright.

A tall and strong, majestic.One is tall and tall, with elegant demeanor.If their identities were not known in advance, the two people might be confused at first glance.He regarded Wang Fuchen as a descendant of Jin Taiji, a hunk of the Jurchen Yehe tribe, and Nalan Mingzhu as a literary and elegant Han official.

Thinking of this, Emperor Kangxi sighed softly: "The Eight Banners of Manchuria have only entered the Dingding Central Plains for more than 20 years. How come we are becoming more and more like Han people?"

Zhuobutai showed a dumbfounding expression when he heard the words, and Emperor Kangxi saw it, and Kangxi asked, "What? Is what I said wrong? How vigorous were our Eight Banners when they were outside the customs. Bowing horses, riding and shooting, they are invincible in the world." Well, ten Ming armies can't defeat one of our Eight Banners soldiers. But now..." He pointed at Nalan Mingzhu and Wang Fuchen, "Ten Mingzhu may not be able to defeat one Wang Fuchen now!"

Mingzhu was said so by Kangxi, her fair and delicate face turned red, but she turned her head to look at Wang Fuchen, it seemed that she really couldn't beat it!

But Mingzhu is also a shameless person, so she immediately kowtowed to Kangxi and said, "Your Majesty, this slave will go back and practice hard before coming back..."

"Don't practice anymore, it's too late, and you can't do it." Zhuobutai laughed, "Ming Zhongtang, do you think our older generation's Eight Banners soldiers are all trained?"

"Isn't it?" Kangxi interjected and asked, "Zobutai, are the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers of the older generation born brave?"

"Returning to the emperor," Zhuobutai said, "the heavenly soldiers of the older generation were all forced out! They were all spelled out! Except for a very few nobles, everyone else was climbed up by the strong stepping on the bodies and bones of the weak Only the strong can serve as infantry and vests, only the strongest of the strong can serve as red armored soldiers, and only the unbelievably strong can serve as white armored soldiers...The white armored soldiers are equivalent to the current guards of the Forbidden City. The boy led five white-armored soldiers, and together with his six white-armored soldiers, he took down a hill guarded by hundreds of Ming soldiers, and killed and injured dozens of others. Now the gatekeepers outside Taihe Gate can How many people killed and wounded the third prince Zhu dozens of people?"

"How is that possible?" Kangxi said in his heart, "You can't let Oboi go now! Third Prince Zhu's men will throw a lot of fire and thunder before killing people. No matter how good the martial arts are, a thunderbolt will ascend to heaven!"

"Old man," Nalan Mingzhu beside him was not convinced anymore, "Where can I find the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers you mentioned? Are you going to transfer the Sauron camp outside the pass?"

"Why transfer Sauron's camp?" The old man shook his head, "It's been said that we use coated slaves... how many people are there in Sauron's camp? There are more than 5000 soldiers in total, and it doesn't work if they are all transferred to Hubei. Half of the smallpox will die first, and the remaining 2000 are no match for the old Eight Banners back then, they can't beat Wu Sangui."

Then, the old man pointed at Wang Fuchen again, and then said to Kangxi: "Your Majesty, you have to use such a coated slave!"

After hearing Zhuobutai's words, Kangxi didn't know what to say, maybe this old man is confused?Not all the coat-coating servants are like Wang Fuchen, otherwise Wang Fuchen wouldn't be so famous!

Mingzhu has already spoken, "Old man, Mr. Wang (he is the minister of the interior, so he can be called a lord) although he was born in a coat, but not all the coats are as fierce as him."

"I know, I'm not confused yet... Ma Yaozi became a coated slave because he is strong enough!"

Zhuobutai suddenly looked at Kangxi, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, when we were outside the customs in the early years, the circle of our Eight Banners was not closed. No matter who they are, Manchurian, Mongolian, Han, Sauron, Korean, even if they can't tell the origin It doesn't matter, as long as you are willing to work hard for the master, you can join. There are many people who join as slaves in clothes, and then rely on military merit to climb up the ranks!

It is precisely because of this way to rise that almost all the warriors outside the pass were included in the Eight Banners, and this is how the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers are invincible!

But now?The Eight Banners disciples are not accepted, and even the circle of slaves has been closed... If a man like Ma Yaozi has not become a coat now, what else can he be?Be a green battalion soldier?What is there to be a green battalion soldier?If they want to find a family for themselves and future generations, who should they work for? "

Ah...so that's it!

Daigo empowerment!

Emperor Kangxi was awakened immediately!

It turns out that the "relying on coating" that Zhuobutai said is not relying on the existing coating, but to open the circle of coating, so that all civilians who can fight can join in.Of course, at the same time, it must be easier for the coated slaves who have made great achievements to carry them into the Eight Banners.

If you don't do this, then why should the fierce people below help Daqing fight?Help Wu Sangui, Zhu Hexi and the others fight well?They have a lot of establishments for the founding heroes!

Now to help the Qing Dynasty fight, I can only mix with the green battalion soldiers to do it.Not to mention that the military pay is not much, and the imperial court still doesn’t treat them as their own, let them be cannon fodder to lead the battle, but also give them the worst equipment, eat the lowest food and salary, and have no room for advancement after making meritorious deeds——The Eight Banners are Those who can be officers of the green battalion have rough paths and are members of the imperial court, so they squeeze out the room for advancement of the green battalion soldiers.

When the Qing Dynasty first entered the customs, being a green battalion soldier could still be robbed. There was not much room for advancement, but he could make a fortune.But now all the good places are in the hands of the imperial court. Yunguichuan in Wu Sangui's hands has nothing to grab, and Hunan is a little better, but not too lucrative.Guangdong is richer...but Guangdong is rich in thunder!

When Emperor Kangxi thought of this, his face was already glowing. He jumped up, walked around the south study room twice, stopped suddenly, and said loudly: "Mingzhu, draw up an order for me! Order the kings in Beijing, Baylor , Beizi, and the yamen of the Eight Banners all went to their respective Zhuangzi to collect strong and strong coats and then handed them over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs... I don’t care what the original origin of those coats is, I only want strong and strong men! There is a one-month deadline, and I will be recruited for two Ten thousand, no, thirty thousand strong coats!

Then he issued an order to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to expand the Coated Huolei Battalion into the Coated Firearms Battalion and the Coated Infantry Battalion, with the number of staff expanded to [-].Then a group of strong and capable personnel were transferred from the Vanguard Battalion, Xiaoqi Battalion, Guard Army Battalion, and Baoyi Xiaoqi Battalion to serve as officials in the Baoyi Firearms Battalion and the Infantry Battalion. "

After saying these words, Kangxi turned to look at Zhuobutai again, "Zhubutai, what else do you want to add?"

Zhuobutai also had a look of surprise on his old face, he didn't expect that the young hero who used thunder to get rid of his two brothers trusted him so much, and was so resolute and resolute.

It seems that there is still hope for the Qing Dynasty!

Thinking of this, the old man stopped hiding it, but revealed his plan and said: "Your Majesty, this servant suggests that you make another decree and release another [-] quota for the generals of the green battalion to throw the flag. After the officer throws the flag, he can directly When carrying the banner of the Han army, the soldiers can first serve as slaves in coats, and then carry it into the Eight Banners after performing meritorious service."

"Okay!" Emperor Kangxi slapped his hands, "With these 20 banners and coated slaves, I can firmly control the [-] Green Battalion soldiers, and I don't have to worry about them rebelling anymore. Zhuobutai, you are really my humerus, Oboi's First Class Super Martial Lord will be given to you now!"

Zhuobutai quickly lay down on the ground, with a face full of gratitude, he fell to the ground and kowtowed to thank him.

Kangxi smiled and said: "Old man, get up quickly... You are now the pillar of our Qing Dynasty. When Wu Sangui and Zhu Third Prince are leveled in the future, I will make you king!"

He paused, and then said: "Zhubutai, Mingzhu, and Wang Fuchen, the three of you, together with King Yu and King Gong, are ministers of the Coated Banner Army... The Coated Banner Army managed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs includes the newly established Firearms Battalion , Infantry Battalion, as well as the two Battalions of Vanguard and Xiaoqi, all of which are in charge of the five of you!"

As he spoke, Kangxi looked at Wang Fuchen "affectionately" again, "Wang Fuchen, work hard, I will never treat a good man like you badly!"

Chapter 270 Who Was Happy Too Early?

"Father, I am overjoyed! Father is overjoyed..."

Early in the morning, when Wu Sangui was eating Suzhou-flavored Yunnan rice noodles cooked by Chen Yuanyuan himself in his President’s residence, his son Wu Yingxiong’s voice full of surprise came from outside.

President Wu, who was sipping soup, heard his son's shout and quickly put down the spoon, stood up and strode out. When he reached the hall outside, he saw Wu Yingxiong standing there with a flushed face, holding several This report is panting!