Buried alive in the Qing Dynasty

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It was quiet in the hall, the father and daughter just looked at each other like this, and after an unknown amount of time, Wu Guogui said, "No way!"

"No? Daddy, what do you mean..."

Wu Guogui said sternly: "I need to add more money... Can I add another one million?"

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July [-]th, Jiangling Mansion, Great Zhou Palace.

In Zhou Tianzi's Wu Yingxiong's imperial study, three people are staring at each other.Today Wu Yingxiong didn't go to court anymore, so he nestled in his study, holding a letter, carefully reading it over and over again, and he didn't know how long he read it.Wu Guogui and Hong Shiming stood by, their brows furrowed.

It was so quiet in the study that the breathing of three people could be heard.

At the end, Wu Yingxiong shook his hands, and put the letter written by Zhu Heqi on the table, covering his honest face with his big plump hands, and sighed deeply: "Why is this letter so old?" Isn’t it for me? King Pingxi! You can still own the land of the four provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Guangxi... and hand over the eight state capitals of Jingmen, Xiangyang, Anlu, De’an, Huangzhou, Wuchang, Hanyang, and Changsha And after all the sailors, you can give them two years to slowly move the feudal domain...You can move the population as you want...Third brother, let's not talk about you, even I want to surrender! Why don't we surrender never mind……"

Hearing Wu Yingxiong's words, the sweat on Wu Guogui's forehead rushed out!How can you drop it?Why are you so cowardly, "bear"?I wanted to surrender before I fought.

Thinking of this, he quickly shook his head: "You can't surrender! Brother, you were an emperor... Can the emperor who surrendered have a good life? Besides, how did our father treat others forever? The new Daming now recognizes Yongli. The late emperor was given the posthumous posthumous title of Emperor Zhaozong!"

"I know, I know..." Wu Yingxiong nodded, "I just want to be a rich man, why is it so difficult?"

"Brother," Wu Guogui said, "this is an opportunity!"

"Opportunity?" Wu Yingxiong was taken aback, "Third brother, didn't you say you can't surrender?"

Hong Shiming on the side couldn't listen any longer, so he quickly interjected: "Your Majesty, what the third master means is that this is a chance to defeat Zhu Heqi!"

"Defeat Zhu Heqi?" Wu Yingxiong showed an unbelievable expression, "Is it possible?"

"It's possible!" Wu Guogui said, "I can attack the Ming army's Chibi Shanshui Camp and the pontoon bridge with a false surrender plan... In this way, the Ming army's Jiangbei camp will be isolated and helpless, and the main force of the Ming army will be in the Chibi Mountain camp in the south of the Yangtze River. Among them, Jiangbei is only a partial division, as long as the Qing soldiers go south, we can join hands to wipe out this army!"

Wu Yingxiong didn't know how to fight, so he could only ask Hong Shiming, who also didn't understand.

Hong Shiming pretended to think deeply for a while, then nodded and said: "Your Majesty, this is a clever plan... The old minister will ride a fast horse and go north to Xi'an to discuss this matter with the Qing emperor!"

Wu Yingxiong nodded: "Okay, okay, go and come back quickly."

Chapter 604 I really want to win!

Hong Shiming is also one of the few people in the Wu Zhou Kingdom who are on the blacklist of "unacceptable surrender" by Ming Dynasty.

And his troubles are bigger than Wu Guogui's. Wu Guogui strangled Yongli to death, and Zhu Heqi is not Yongli's descendants... Just look at his attitude towards Wu Tu.

However, Hong Shiming's father made a fool of Zheng Jing's grandfather, Zheng Zhilong, by cheating first and then killing him!What's even more hateful is that the Qing soldiers attracted by Hong Chengchou robbed Zheng Zhilong of all the family property he had accumulated for many years.

Zheng Jing's originally well-off rich three generations have become "negative three generations", and he has not yet earned back the loss!

Taking money from someone is like killing your parents!Hong Chengchou not only killed Zheng Jing's grandparents, but also took away Zheng Jing's family property.

So the person Zheng Jing hated the most in his life was Hong Chengchou!After he captured Quanzhou, he took all Hong Chengchou's relatives to Taiwan to plant sugar cane!

If Hong Shiming fell into Zheng Jing's hands, wouldn't he have to take a big chunk out of it?

Therefore, after knowing that he had a chance to defeat Zhu Heqi once, his enthusiasm was quite high, and he rode a fast horse and headed for Xi'an that day.In six days, he traveled [-] miles and arrived at Jingzhaofu City, where Emperor Kangxi lived.

On the second day after entering the city, he saw the pockmarked emperor Kangxi, who looked a little thinner but still full of spring breeze, among the emperors of the Qing Dynasty walking in the huge Xi'an Mancheng.

Emperor Kangxi has been competing with the accompanying ministers these days... Kangxi is very fond of going to court, even if he is on an expedition or on tour, he will hold a court meeting whenever possible.So every time you go out, bring as many officials as you can.

This time he came to Xi'an, of course he was no exception, almost half of the imperial court moved here.This was nothing at all, but at the beginning of July, Kangxi suddenly issued an edict to change Xi'an Mansion into Jingzhao Mansion, and announced that he would stay in Jingzhao Mansion for several months until the end of the Huguang War. I received Jingzhao Mansion to live with me.

The accompanying ministers were not stupid, and they immediately realized that Emperor Kangxi was about to move the capital to Jingzhao Mansion, and they immediately gave all kinds of advice, each of which was scarier than the other, as if moving the capital would lead to the collapse of the country.

Kangxi raged several times for this, but the people below refused to give in, which made Kangxi have an urge to restore the imperial staff system.

But when he quietly took a small notebook and wrote down the names of those who opposed the capital move, and was about to settle the accounts after the fall, he suddenly discovered a very serious problem-many of the people on the blacklist were Batulu!

Almost all of these Batulu are military commanders... they are all the leaders of the New Eight Banners, or the leaders of the guards, ministers, ministers or senior guards.

The reason for the opposition of these new Eight Banners commanders is also very simple, that is, their subordinates have received allotments around Beijing, so why are they willing to give up so easily?

And the land around Beijing is obviously more fertile than the land in Guanzhong!

After two to three thousand years of reclamation in Guanzhong, the soil has been exhausted. In the era when there was no "magic fertilizer", the output was pitifully low.

Therefore, it is normal for people below to be unwilling to migrate.

What makes Emperor Kangxi feel abnormal is that these slaves who compete with him give him a sense of powerlessness... These slaves have soldiers!

So Kangxi had no choice but to reason with them, and finally persuaded some Baturu from Shangsanqi to agree to move to Jingzhao Mansion.

And another thing that aroused the opposition of a large number of officials was to let Kong Shenggong go back to Shandong to run "Luyong"... Shandong was the only "rich province" under the rule of the Qing Dynasty.Moreover, the population is also the largest among the provinces under the rule of the Qing Dynasty, with 800 million.

Of course, the big guys are unwilling to give up such an important province to organize group training, let alone agree to let Kong Shenggong take the lead.

Finally, after haggling for a long time, the ministers agreed to take out Tai'an Prefecture, Jining Prefecture, Yanzhou Prefecture, Dongchang Prefecture, and Caozhou Prefecture in Shandong to hold a group training for Confucianism.At the same time, Xiong Cilu, Zhou Peigong, Zhang Ying, Fu Honglie, Huang Zhisheng and other Confucian masters were compatible with the prefects or prefects of the four prefectures and one prefecture, and were in charge of the Confucian group training.

In addition, the regiment training in each state capital must be assisted by officers from the New Eight Banners or the Green Battalion.

Although Kangxi had made some progress in the two matters of moving his family and running a group training, he also felt that his imperial power had been weakened.

For a hero like Kangxi, the power in his hands has been weakened, which is really unbearable!

According to Kangxi's own analysis, the reason why his imperial power was weakened was that besides the new Eight Banners system and the Xiangxian system, which had their own functions, it was because he could never defeat Zhu Heqi...

Just when Kangxi desperately needed a victory against Zhu Hechi to prove himself, Hong Shiming brought him a chance to win!

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"Your Majesty, this is indeed Zhu Heqi's personal letter...Zhu Heyi's handwritten Zhao style block script is very good, and he likes to write inscriptions everywhere. The titles of many apocryphal scriptures of Confucianism are his characters. "

In Emperor Kangxi's South Study Room, Mingzhu, a scholar who has studied Zhu Heqi's writings and handwriting, has carefully examined Zhu Heqi's personal letter brought by Hong Shiming.

This letter was indeed written by Zhu Hechi!

Kangxi nodded, then asked left and right: "What do you think?"

"Long Live Lord," University scholar Tu Hai was the first to kneel down and speak, "I think Zhu and Qi are trying to deceive Wu Guogui."

"How do you know?" Kangxi asked.

Tu Haidao: "Wu Guogui is the murderer who strangled Yongli after all. How could Zhu and Qi treat him so favorably? Besides, most of Wu Yingqi has defected to Daming... Many of Wu Guogui's generals are Wu Sangui's former troops. If Wu Guogui kills Wu Yingxiong, Surrendering to Daming again, what will the generals below think of him? At this time, Zhu Heqi will release Wu Yingqi again, will Wu Guogui still have a way out?"

Kangxi nodded: "That makes sense! If Wu Yingqi killed Wu Guogui, Zhu and Qi wouldn't have to bear the name of breaking the contract... What a calculation!

But Wu Guogui should have seen through Zhu Hechi's tricks, so he just wanted to do something!Tuhai, do you think this matter is safe? "

"Big!" Tu Hai said without hesitation, "Even if you can't win completely, you should be able to hit Zhu Hechi once... If you are lucky and can burn a large number of puppet Ming army naval warships, then the Battle of Chibi will be possible. beated."

"Your Majesty, this servant feels that even if we cannot win, our loss will not be too great." Suo'etu said, "After all, the main force of the puppet Ming army is in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are not many people in the Jiangbei camp. And Prince An has been fighting for a long time. Even if you can't win, you should be able to retreat with the whole army."

Mingzhu said: "Your Majesty, this servant thinks this is a good opportunity to claim Xiangyang City from Wu Zhou. We only got Fancheng, not Xiangyang. If we can get Xiangyang back, we will be able to occupy more of the Huguang battlefield in the future." Great initiative, and undefeated."

The few people below are all one-sided support to join the war!

In fact, the Qing Dynasty has no choice now.This "feigned surrender and defeat of the enemy" is likely to be the only chance to reverse the unfavorable situation on the Huguang battlefield.

If the Qing Dynasty didn't follow suit, Wu Zhou's little capital would be useless at all, and even if the sneak attack was successful, it wouldn't cause too much damage to the Ming army.

If the sneak attack fails, Wu Zhou's main force will be liquidated immediately!At that time, Wu Zhouke will be finished.

So Kangxi had no choice but to make up his mind!

"Hong Shiming!"

"The foreign minister is here."

Hong Shiming was still lying on his stomach respectfully!

Kangxi said: "I can agree to send troops...but it will take some time for the heavenly soldiers to gather, and they will not arrive until around the fifteenth day of the eighth month.

In addition, the heavenly soldiers also need a place where they can garrison troops.I want Xiangyang, can it be done? "

"Your Majesty, there is no problem in sending troops in August..." Hong Shiming said, "However, I can't decide the matter of ceding Xiangyang, so I have to ask the emperor for instructions."

"Okay," Emperor Kangxi nodded and said confidently, "In this case, then quickly send someone to report to Wu Yingxiong! If he can agree to my conditions and give me the Xiangyang Mansion... then I will accompany him Take a gamble in Huguang!"

Chapter 605 The villain Kangxi is here, let's escape together!

Kangxi's request to cede Xiangyang Mansion is actually in the arms of Wu Yingxiong!

Xiangyang, which is Wu Yingxiong's Xiangjing, is actually a fortress used to resist Wu Yingqi's eastward move.Because Wu Yingxiong was afraid that his good brother would raise troops from Xi'an to snatch his throne, so he moved the capital from Jiangling Mansion to Xiangyang Mansion, and an emperor came to guard the gate to defend his younger brother.

But now Wu Yingqi's power has been disintegrated, and Zhu Heqi's army has invaded Huguang again, and Huguang is about to be lost!

Under such circumstances, taking Xiangyang as the capital is simply stupid.Because as long as one is lost in Jiangling and Jingmen, the altars and pots in Xiangyang Prefecture, and the population attached to the Wu and Zhou dynasties will not be able to evacuate.

And today's military and political system of Wu and Zhou is based on the "Jia Dingfu military system", of which Jia Ding is the core of the whole system.The most important factor that determines the status of a general in the Wu and Zhou system is the number and elite of servants.

And Wu Yingxiong's status is also determined by his servants!

Wu Yingxiong's family was inherited from Wu Sangui, and they were called "Yi Dingwei", with a population of 3000...to be precise, not [-] people, but [-] households.Its core is the descendants of the old family members who have followed the Wu family since the time of Wu Xiang!

As feudal family soldiers that have been passed down for two or three generations, the actual number of Yidingwei's [-] households is of course far greater than [-], almost [-] to [-]!

On average, there are about eight members in a family, and the average number of strong men is two.In other words, Yi Dingwei can produce [-] elite soldiers under extreme circumstances!

And these three thousand barbarian households all moved to Xiangjing with Wu Yingxiong, and they had already been arranged comfortably before Zhu and Qi called.

In addition, Xiangyang Mansion is also an important military town, with tens of thousands of military households around it, with a population of [-] to [-]!

In addition to the population of Yi Dingwei and Xiangyang Fubing, there is also a House of Internal Affairs in Xiangjing that manages craftsmen, royal servants, tenants of the imperial estate, and herdsmen of the royal horse farm.This House of Internal Affairs has more people in charge than Yi Dingwei—the production of firearms, gunpowder and war horses of the Wu and Zhou courts are all in the hands of this House of Internal Affairs.There are 15 to [-] households of craftsmen and herdsmen alone, with a population of more than [-]!

These 15 people basically stayed within the territory of Xiangyang Prefecture.

In fact, Wu Yingxiong's court is a copycat of the Great Qing Dynasty. The servants are equivalent to the Eight Banners, the government soldiers are similar to the green battalion, and the generals below are equivalent to the big and small banner owners. In addition, there is a House of Internal Affairs with many people, power, power, and wealth. up.As for the civil service system, it is basically used for miscellaneous work and tax collection.

As for Wu Yingxiong's direct control, Yidingwei, Xiangyang Fubing, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, if you don't count the Huangzhuang mainly located in Jianglingfu, the total population under the jurisdiction of Yidingwei, Xiangyang Fubing, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs is about 25!

These people are Wu Yingxiong's core disk!

If Wu Yingxiong wants to run away, he must take them with him, otherwise he will be a lonely "bear", and sooner or later someone will catch him and peel him for meat!

And these 25 people are not nomads, they packed up the yurts, drove the cattle and sheep, sang songs and left.

They had finally settled down in Xiangyang, and they just wanted to live a peaceful life, so why are they willing to leave without saying anything?

So even though Wu Yingxiong himself had already slipped to Jiangling and issued a decree to relocate, but the people underneath just dawdled and refused to move...until Kangxi was coming!

Everyone knows the rules of the Qing Dynasty, if you don't run away, you will be stupid!

So when Emperor Kangxi personally led his army to the north bank of Xiangyang Fucheng on the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 18th in the [-]th year of Kangxi, on the Hanshui embankment in the south of Fancheng, which had been controlled by the Qing army for a long time, what he saw was a sea of ​​people on the other side. The old and the young, with big bags and small bags, are going to follow Wu Yingxiong to the south of the "Xiangyang elders".

Standing on the embankment and looking south, Kangxi was taken aback when he saw this "deja vu" scene, then blurted out and asked: "Hey, what's going on here? Why does it look like Uncle Liu Huang crossing the river with his people? "

Prince An Yue Le, who had already arrived in Fancheng, quickly took over the topic, and immediately answered with a bow: "Your Majesty, the people of Xiangyang are going to escape with Wu Yingxiong... Wu Yingxiong arranged a boat to send them to Jingmen by water first." , and then migrate to Jiangling."

"But why did they run away?" Kangxi looked puzzled, "Wu Yingxiong is not a wise king. Is it better to endure hardships with him than to be a commoner in the Qing Dynasty?"

Kangxi really couldn't figure it out!

When he came to Xi'an before, he took over an empty city where all the people ran away. Even the surrounding area of ​​Xi'an was empty. Up to now, there are not many Shaanxi people in the city of Xi'an, and no one will do it if they want to eat a roujiamo!

Why is this back in Xiangyang?

If Xiangyang is Zhu and Qi's territory, everyone will follow, and Kangxi will recognize it... But the problem is that Xiangyang is Wu Yingxiong's territory!

Kangxi felt that he was not as good as Zhu and Qi, so why not as good as Wu Yingxiong?

Could it be that the worst master among the Three Kingdoms is himself?

"This..." Yue Le didn't know what to say when he heard this question.

He is obviously a big villain, a big devil, but he doesn't know it, and he still thinks he is a good person!

"Long Live Lord," Mingzhu was still clever, and immediately changed the subject, "Wu Yingxiong seems to have left Xiangyang City... Should we go to the bridge?"

It turned out that the purpose of Kangxi's coming to Xiangyang was to "recover the lost ground", and to meet Wu Yingxiong on a long bridge!

That is, on the pontoon bridge between Xiangyang City and Fancheng, he would have a "king to king" with Wu Yingxiong... He was still a little worried about the upcoming Battle of Chibi, fearing that Wu Yingxiong, the "bear teammate", would trick him, so he made an appointment Wu Yingxiong came out to meet him.

Kangxi felt that he had a good understanding of people, and if Wu Yingxiong had ghosts in his heart, he would not be able to escape his bloodshot eyes.

Thinking of this, Kangxi rode alone on the long bridge over the Han River.

Wu Yingxiong over there was also riding a horse alone, but when he was on the bridge, there was a sudden commotion among the "people" on the south bank of the Han River, who took the lead and shouted: "Kang Mazi...Kang Mazi is on the bridge , Your Majesty, be careful!"

This was a great lead, and the more than 20 people waiting to board the boat on the south bank of the Hanshui River all followed suit.

"Your Majesty, be careful..."

"Be careful, Kang Mazi!"

"Don't call Kang Mazi bad!"