lied to Kangxi

Chapter 291 Yu Shuai Arrives
After Yuzhu led the troops out of Beijing, he marched northwards first, toward Xuanhua Mansion, according to the requirements on the fire ticket of the Ministry of War.

Marching in this era must follow the requirements of the Ministry of War and can only cover as many miles as the daily mileage stipulated.

Otherwise, as long as contact is lost halfway, the troops stationed in the cities along the way must report to the imperial court.

Going north from the capital, the first stop is Changping Prefecture.

In the pre-Ming Dynasty, Changping Prefecture had an unusually famous name: Juyongguan!

Kangxi once made a decree that the Qing Dynasty would not build the Great Wall.

Therefore, Juyongguan also lost the significance of guarding the gate north of the capital.This section of the Great Wall also has many gaps due to years of disrepair.

When the army crossed the border, the troops stationed along the way checked extremely strictly.

The deputy general of the Changping Association personally led people to count the number of Yuzhu troops and their weapons, and then officially listed the customs clearance documents.

When the army is out, it is not that they can supply food and grass anywhere, but they must be in the big mansion designated by the Ministry of War to obtain supplies.

After passing through Changping Prefecture, we left the Inner Great Wall.

Xuanhua Mansion is located between the Inner Great Wall and the Outer Great Wall, and its geographical location is extremely important.Therefore, the Qing court set up the general army of Xuanhuai Town in Xuanhua Mansion.

Originally, the commander-in-chief of Xuanhuai Town was controlled by the admiral of Zhili.In the seventh year of Kangxi, after the admiral of Zhili was abolished, Xuanhuai Town came under the direct jurisdiction of the governor of Zhili.

The commander-in-chief of the Qing Dynasty was a second-rank military officer with a very high rank.However, under the general background of advocating literature and restraining martial arts, the chief military officers of each town must obey the restraint of the governor or governor.

The governors of the Kangxi Dynasty were generally from the second rank.Among them, the governor with the rank of minister of the Ministry of War is the second grade.

In the officialdom of the Qing Dynasty, it was the basic rule for officials to greet each other and receive them on an equal footing.

Yuzhu's real official is the deputy chief of Xining from the third rank, which seems to be three ranks lower than the chief soldier of the second rank.

However, Yuzhu has a very powerful title, that is, General Jingxi with a gold seal.

In the Qing Dynasty, all the titled generals who were connected to the four directions of the southeast, the northwest, had the exclusive power of military affairs in each area, and they had to be held by bannermen.

Of course, under autocratic imperial power, there are always exceptions.For example, Yue Zhongqi of the Yongzheng Dynasty was the unique Han general Fuyuan.

Before the expedition, the titled generals with the Quartet will be awarded several magic weapons representing the imperial power, namely the banner, the festival and the king's order.

With these few things, all military officers and jade pillars below the fourth rank (not included) can be chopped up!
As for General Fuyuan, he was even more awesome.

When the old Fourteenth was stationed in Xining, the chief envoy of Gansu, who was delayed in the transportation of grain and grass due to heavy rain, was almost killed on the spot by his order.

The chief envoy, also known as the Fantai, is second only to the governor and governor from the second rank, and he is a proper red-capped high-ranking official.

It can be seen from this that the great general has great power!
Liu Jie, the chief soldier of Xuanhuai Town, went three miles away from Xuanhua Mansion, and waited by the road to welcome Yu Zhu's arrival.

In the officialdom of this era, there are many things to pay attention to when welcoming and sending off.

There are thirty-mile suburban welcomes, ten-mile suburban welcomes, five-mile suburban welcomes, three-mile suburban welcomes, city gate welcomes, Yamen gate welcomes, hanging flower gate welcomes, and other red tapes.

Yuzhu is the general of Guyin, and he has the title of third-class son.Therefore, the three-mile welcome arranged by Liu Jie did not exceed his duty.

In front of the Jieguan Pavilion beside the road, Liu Jie overlooks the south.

A long distance away, I saw a towering big-toothed flag with a big "Jade" written on it.

Well, Yuzhu is here!

As time went by, amidst the crisp and rhythmic sound of snare drums, the figures on the southern horizon became clearer and clearer.

I saw the leader, riding on a horse, holding a red general flag high.

According to the military system of the Qing Dynasty, the direction to face is the front, that is, the south, the five elements belong to fire, and fire is red, so the front battalion of Yuzhu uses a red flag.

This is the common sense of using soldiers, and Liu Jie is naturally familiar with it.

Liu Jie hurried up to meet him, and as the distance got closer, he couldn't help being greatly surprised.

Good guy, Yuzhu brought the soldiers and horses out of Beijing, and their attire was completely different from that of all the troops of the Qing Dynasty.

Yuzhu's subordinates formed a row of five, all marching at a constant speed with their right hands holding their guns.

Every time they took a step forward, all of their arms swung back vigorously.

The left arms of hundreds of people are almost the same, which is almost suffocating uniformity!

To Liu Jie's surprise, these soldiers were all wearing gray military uniforms, big-brimmed hats, leather belts tied around their waists, "bird guns" on their shoulders, and strange gray cloth strips tied on their legs. They were cloth shoes, and a backpack wrapped in linoleum was on his back.

On the other hand, the soldiers around Liu Jie, without exception, have a large white circle on the chest of the jacket, and inside the circle is an ugly big character: Bing.

Liu Jie's subordinates, except for the lieutenants and generals who wore official hats, had ugly gray cloth strips wrapped around their heads.

Everything is afraid of comparison!
After the two armies meet, the high and low will be judged!
Compared with Yuzhu's soldiers and horses, Liu Jie's subordinates are all like long-term laborers in the home of a rich man in the country.

Yuzhu was not the crazy Nian Gengyao, when he saw Liu Jie coming to greet him, he got off his horse from a long distance away and walked towards Liu Jie with a smile on his face.

Yuzhu's attire is extremely conspicuous and easy to recognize.

The red coral top wears, the one-eyed flower feathers, and the unicorn make up the clothes. You can tell at a glance that it must be a jade pillar.

"Xuanhuai Town Commander-in-Chief, Liu Jie, pay my respects to Yushuai." Liu Jie said it politely, but in fact he just bowed his hands in salute.

"Thank you, Liu Zhentaiyuan welcomes you." Yu Zhu returned the salute with a smile.

Liu Jie and Yuzhu do not belong to each other, one has a high official position and the other has a high title, Yuzhu just takes advantage of it.

Xuanhua Mansion, known as Xuanfu Town in the former Ming Dynasty, is the most important military town among the nine borders of the Ming Dynasty, guarding the west gate of the capital.

After the Qing army entered the pass, Xuanfu Town was changed to Xuanhuawei.In the 32nd year of Kangxi, the guard station was withdrawn and Xuanhua Mansion was established.

After the meeting, Liu Jie waved his hand in accordance with local customs, and someone brought out a plate of 尜尜 (quack) dates and held them in front of Yuzhu.

"Yushuai, all Shangguans who come to Xuanhua must first eat a 尜尜 jujube, which means that the future is bright."

Liu Jie's introduction made Yuzhu suddenly realize that the quack of the Qing Dynasty was roughly similar to the modern meaning.

After Yu Zhu ate a 尜尜 date, Liu Jie and the prefect of Xuanhua welcomed him into the largest restaurant in the city, the Huibin Building.

After three rounds of wine and dozens of dishes, the servants served a single dish.

Liu Jie introduced with a smile: "The name of this dish is Shaonanbei. It is mainly made of Saibei mushrooms and Jiangnan magnolia slices. They are sliced ​​into thin blades, stir-fried in a high-fired oil pan, and add some seasonings and fresh soup. Bring to a boil and thicken the sauce, then drizzle with chicken oil and serve. This dish is silver-red in color, delicious and refreshing, with a strong aroma..."

The magistrate of Xuanhua also made fun of it, picked up the text, dragged out his voice, and whispered softly: "One plate of delicacies, two flavors of Jiangnan and Saibei."

Yuzhu smiled slightly, the two of them really worked hard to entertain him.

As Yuzhu, he has long been tired of delicacies from mountains and seas, so it seems quite sincere to use "burning the north and south" as the finale.

After leaving Xuanhua, Yuzhu led his army through Huai'an County and entered the border of Shanxi Province.

Shanxi and Shaanxi are bounded by the Yellow River.

Baode Prefecture, now Baode County of Xinzhou, is the largest city along the Yellow River in Northwest Shanxi.

Yuzhu deliberately chose this place to change his ship because he took a fancy to the many advantages. The city university has a large population, so it is more convenient whether it is recruiting civilians, finding a boat, or supplying food and grass.

Food, grass and folk husbands are all easy to handle.In order to recruit enough transport ships, Yuzhu waited in Baode Prefecture for more than half a month, and finally led the army to board the ship again and head west.

More than three months later, in the scorching July, Yuzhu finally led the Wuwei Army and successfully arrived at the important town in the northwest, Xiningwei.

At this time, the civil and military officials of Xiningwei gathered at the official ship dock outside the city to welcome the arrival of Yuzhu, the immediate boss.

Today's Xining Guard, the composition of the garrison is extremely complicated.

There are Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners soldiers stationed there, as well as Green Battalion soldiers, as well as volunteers unique to the Northwest.

Volunteers are also temporarily recruited local soldiers.

It was nearly noon, and the official boat that Yu Zhu was on slowly approached the shore.

Banners, festivals and flags representing imperial power are lined up in sequence.

At this time, I saw a Geshha, holding an official title card high, and got off the boat along the gangway flamboyantly.

Today's officials in Xining are headed by Ma Jia Zhang Sheng, the fourth-rank garrison of the Eight Banners.

Zhang Sheng took a look, but saw that on the official title card at the beginning, there was a line of unusually striking gold-painted block letters: Kangxi 45 Year Bingxu Enke Palace Examination No. 1 Awarded Jinshi and Rank.

Alas, Manchurian champion, Zhang Sheng sighed secretly, with this title, it is enough to suppress the officials!
According to the obvious rules of the Qing Dynasty that emphasized the right path of the imperial examination, only the official titles of Jinshi or Jinshi were eligible to be ranked ahead of all official titles.

Yuzhu's titles are really too many, and it's hard to see clearly if I list them one by one.

Zhang Sheng only saw clearly the more important official titles: General Jingxi, Third Class Yong Yizi, Deputy Chief of Xining Garrison.

When the jade pillar of the red top appeared at the bow of the boat, Zhang Sheng hurriedly led all the officials to plunge down together.

"Xining garrison Eight Banners defense officer, humble post Ma Jia Zhang Sheng, leading the city officer, please Yu Shuaian."

"Under the command of the Gansu Green (Dulu) Battalion, the Xining Battalion's general will bid for Yan Sen, please Yu Shuaian."

"The officer of the Xining Volunteer Camp, Ma Qingfang, a grassroots citizen, please come to Yu Shuai."

Yu Zhu walked down the diving board, came to Ma Jia Zhang Sheng, helped him up with his own hands, and said with a smile: "Thank you for waiting for a long time."

Ma Jia Zhang Sheng stood up straight, grinned, deliberately lowered his voice, and said in a soft voice, "I'm not going to hide it from you, Yushuai, my brother has repeatedly warned me in letters, and I must obey your orders."

Yu Zhu nodded and smiled, this Ma Jia Zhang Sheng was no one else, but the half-brother of Ma Jia Han Yuan, the head of the Dog Breeding Office and the Duke of Feng En Fu.

The Ma Jia family is not a clan, but has won the hereditary title of Duke of Feng En Fu.

This is mainly because there is an unspeakable wonderful story between Ma Jia Hanyuan's direct grandmother and Lord Shunzhi.

There are rumors in the market that Hanyuan's Ama is actually the seed of Lord Shunzhi!
(End of this chapter)