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Chapter 744 You Can Talk About Everything

On the eighteenth day of the winter month, Xinye County, Nanyang Prefecture.

After a month, the Southern Expedition Army finally arrived at the intersection of these two provinces, three days later than originally planned.

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Due to the heavy snowstorm, it was reported from the front that the road was knee-deep in snow and it was difficult for the horses and chariots to move forward. Jia Liu then ordered the various ministries to postpone their progress. Some went to Xinye City to avoid the snowstorm, and some camped outside the city.

In order not to let the soldiers of the Eight Banners disturb the people, Jia Liu even issued a strict order: "Don't demolish houses to death from freezing, and don't plunder to death from starvation. We must follow the example of the Yue family army and carry forward the spirit of Yue Wumu. Anyone who dares to disturb the people will be severely punished!" "

He also ordered Xinye County to organize civilian husbands to deliver firewood to the army in a timely manner, so as to protect the officers and soldiers from the cold to the greatest extent and avoid non-combat casualties.

The special task force under the Eight Banners Internal Affairs Committee led by Ding Qing temporarily acted as a gendarmerie, on duty at Xinye traffic hubs, and patrolled back and forth in small groups to ensure that the military orders of General Wang can be effectively implemented.

Originally, Jia Liu was going to stay outside the city. He always advocated the unity of officers and soldiers, but he couldn’t resist persuading him from left to right. They all said that the prince was the Qing Dynasty’s purple gold beams and white jade pillars. It is also a great loss for the country.

It is said that the son of a thousand gold can't sit down.

Jia Liuyi thought the same thing, he was wearing the last breath of the Qing Dynasty, so he couldn't be careless, so he checked into the largest hotel in Xinye City - Confucian Temple under Wen Wu's persuasion.

Local rumors say that Li Zicheng, a great bandit of the Ming Dynasty, stayed in this Confucian Temple for one night when he retreated from Xi'an to Huguang more than 100 years ago, and wrote a poem.

The poem goes: "The world is vast and lost for a while, and I temporarily live in Chuangping to lie down and relax.

Nourish the Qi and organize the army to wait for the launch, and remember the internal organs when regaining the lost ground. "

Whether this not-so-organized poem was written by Li Zicheng is impossible to ascertain. The six of Jia tend to think otherwise, because the poem is not as good as his.

However, considering the current situation, Jia Liu believes that this is undoubtedly a good sign.

Of course, what he replaced was not Li Zicheng, but Dorgon.

With the arrival of the General King, this 400-year-old Confucian Temple not only ushered in the second emperor, but also became the focus of the whole country, at least within fifty miles of Xinye.

Messages continued to arrive day after day.

The governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Leer, would like to send an official document, saying that Wang Deyong, the admiral of Shaanxi, has ordered 5000 green battalion soldiers from Shaanxi, 3000 green battalion soldiers from Gansu, and another 2000 Eight Banners soldiers stationed in Xi'an. , went south from Xi'an on the ninth day of this month.

It is expected that at the beginning of next month, he will be able to join forces with General Wang Headquarters in Xiangyang Mansion.

At that time, the reputation will be strong.

"The Shaanxi-Gansu Green Camp has been the crown of the Green Camp since the beginning of the country, and now tens of thousands of people have come to help, which is like adding wings to a tiger for the prince."

The person who spoke was Ji Yun, the servant of the Ministry of War, and the only high-ranking official in Beijing who came to the army to listen to him. According to the usual practice, he was called the Minister of Counselor.

Ji Yun was mainly responsible for the correspondence between the general Wang Xingyuan and the governors, frontline ministries, and the imperial court, and was also responsible for the allocation of food and grass for the army.

Kind of like a logistics minister.

This is also the imperial court system. The general and the king must send the hall officials to accompany the conscripts.

Jia Liu asked Ji Yun what kind of background Wang De used.

Ji Yun was busy saying that Wang Deyong, like the prince, was also a son of a general. His grandfather was Wang Jinbao, one of the "Four Han generals in Hexi" who brought down San Francisco during the Kangxi period. , died in the Battle of Burma.

After hearing this, Jia Liu nodded and told Ji Yun: "Pass down this king's military order to Wang Deyong, and ask him to take charge of the army with Yunnan Admiral Chang Qing after he arrives in Xiangyang. Don't mobilize troops before this king arrives."

Ji Yun wrote down in response, reminding the prince that Chang Qing, the admiral of Yunnan, was seriously ill and could not lead the army at all, so is it possible that another good general will be in charge of the green flag soldiers in Yunnan?

Jia Liu said that when he arrives in Xiangyang, he will see how serious Chang Qing's condition is before deciding who will lead the Yunnan soldiers.

The candidate in his heart is Zu Dashou's gray grandson Zu Yingyuan, because this kid is so far the only general that he, the honorary president of the Gongjin Association, can bring out besides Yang Yuchun.

But Zu Yingyuan was appointed as the admiral of Huguang by default, so it is a bit tricky who should be appointed as the admiral of Yunnan.

Let's see if Chang Qing is really sick and can't get out of bed.

Ji Yun said yes, unfolded the next newspaper, glanced at it and said: "My lord, Wang Fu, the general of Sichuan, said that since the defeat of Wuchang, all the departments on the western front of Wuchang have retreated on a large scale, and Jingzhou has also come back. Lost, the morale of the army is low right now, people are in a state of panic, all the generals of the Sichuan army are looking forward to the heart of the prince as they are looking forward to the warm sun, please hurry up and take charge of the overall situation."

"This king also wants to reach the front line as soon as possible, but God forbids it."

Jia Liu said with emotion that the eagerness to see the old subordinates is actually urgent, but the weather is not right, and there is heavy snow on the way, so now he can only stay in Xinye temporarily, and start the journey after the wind and snow stop.

Anyway, there is no rush for such a few days.

He also ordered Ji Yun to draw up military orders for Wang Fu and other generals of the Sichuan army, with the general idea that the general Wang should not rush into action before the arrival of the king.

A few days ago, the governor of Sichuan, Mr. Bo, and the governor of Sichuan, Chairman Li, both sent people to congratulate the chairman on his coronation as the general king.

Apart from expressing their swearing-in support for the Great General King, the two also pointed out that the Xinghan Army should not be allowed to continue to dominate, especially they should not be allowed to go down the river to capture Nanjing. worst enemy.

Jia Liu is still vigilant about this. Li Chengliang raised bandits in Liaodong back then, and ended up raising a big Qing Dynasty.

He can't really support the Ming Dynasty here.

The bigger the territory, the stronger the soldiers and horses, and the people's hearts will not be ancient.

In order to win the cooperation of his father-in-law Gu Shidao and his nephew Gu An, he sent someone to Baoding to ask his wife Yuanyuan to bring his son Keqing to the army, hoping to impress the Gu Group, which has been upgraded from a small workshop to a large enterprise, with family affection.

Under the premise of one China and one emperor, anything can be discussed.

It's just that Yuanyuan said that Keqing was suffering from a cold and had a fever, and the doctor said that it is not suitable to travel far in the cold, so he can only come to Huguang in the spring of the next year.

He casually went to look at another pile of official documents and secret letters on the table. Not long after, he frowned slightly, and threw the secret letter in his hand to Ji Yun unhappily: "Who is this Zhu Shaogong? What is Yan Enhou?"

"Zhu Shaogong? Yan Enhou?"

Ji Yun was puzzled, so he hurriedly picked up the secret letter to read, and found that there was no signer, and there was no official seal of the relevant unit, which meant that he did not know where it was sent from.

However, there is a small "common" inscribed on the left side of the top of the secret letter, and it is guessed that it may be the source of news in the meeting.

Half a month ago, when Jia Liu was passing through Luoyang, he personally set up an altar to welcome Ji Yun to join the Gongjinhui. This is another ministerial-level senior official who joined the Gongjinhui after Asiha, Quini, Jin Jian, and Enming .

The secret letter of unknown origin said one thing, the former governor of Huguang, Chen Huizu, was persuading the rebel army to support a descendant named Zhu Shaogong. It is said that Zhu Shaogong was a descendant of Zhu Ming, from the Yanenhou clan.

Who is Yan Enhou, of course Ji Yun knows.

"My lord, this Marquis of Yan'en is the first-class Marquis of the Yongzheng Dynasty. The first Marquis of Yan'en, Zhu Zhilian, is a descendant of Zhu Gui, the thirteenth descendant of Emperor Jian of the Ming Dynasty. , who is in charge of offering sacrifices to the Xiaoling Mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty, is hereditary like Duke Yansheng in Qufu."

Ji Yun also said that Zhu Zhilian enjoyed the grace of carrying the flag, and changed from the inlaid white flag of the lower five banners to the pure white flag of the upper three banners.

The current Marquis of Yanen Zhu Yifeng is Zhu Zhilian's great-grandson, and his father is Zhu Shaomei, so according to the content of the secret letter, Zhu Shaogong may be the uncle of the current Marquis of Yanen Zhu Yifeng.

It may be a direct relative, or it may be a collateral line. What is the relationship needs to be explored.

Jia Liu doesn't quite believe that Marquis Yan En is really a descendant of Zhu Ming.

As far as he knows, even the third prince Zhu who was over 70 years old in Kangxi was cut off, causing Zhu Ming's descendants to change their surnames one after another. He was copied and beheaded, so Zhu Zhilian might be a fake descendant of Zhu Ming that Yongzheng promoted to confuse people's hearts.

Regarding this, Ji Yun couldn't say well, and felt that it should be true.

Master Yongzheng is exactly as he himself said, he is a frank and good man, and he will not cheat.

"My lord, if Zhu Shaogong is crowned emperor over there, there will be disadvantages and no benefits for my Daqing and my lord. What if Anqing is defeated and Jiangning is occupied?"

Since ancient times, the prerequisite for rebellion against thieves must be to have great righteousness, that is, to be able to confuse people's hearts.

The background of the Xinghan Army is actually the adherents of the Ming Dynasty in Xiaojinchuan. These people still regard Zhu Ming as orthodox to this day, so it cannot be ruled out that this group of people really embraced Zhu Shaogong as emperor.

Although it has been a hundred years since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, Zhu Ming's influence in the hearts of the people is still very heavy, especially in the southern region where the anti-Qing and Ming Dynasty thoughts are extremely serious.

In recent years, civil unrest that has broken out repeatedly in various places has shadows of anti-Qing and Ming Dynasty behind it, such as the previous religious riots in Shandong, and the current war in Taiwan.

Little Jinchuan is the last foundation of the Ming Dynasty.

When the army attacked Burma at the beginning, it was also because there were many descendants of the former Ming and Jin king Li Dingguo in the Burmese army. These people wanted to use the Burmese army to attack the Central Plains in the north, so the imperial court had to send troops abroad to crusade.

Therefore, Ji Yun believed that the Xinghan army really embraced Zhu Shaogong as emperor, which would definitely set off a wave of anti-Qing and Ming Dynasty in the south.

The front line is tight right now. The loss of Jiangxi has caused Anhui in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River to face the pressure of the bandit army. It is said that the bandit army has been besieging Anqing for a month. Although Jiangning general Songgui has led the army to reinforce, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that the battle of Anqing is very important. Once it falls, it means that Nanjing has no more soldiers to defend.

The situation is the same as that of the pirate Zheng's invasion of the Yangtze River in the early days of the country.

If the rebel army breaks through Anqing and the soldiers come to Nanjing and pay homage to the Xiaoling Mausoleum, it is afraid that the south of the Yangtze River will change color.

That Zhu Shaogong ascended the throne in Nanjing, isn't he the second Zhu Yuanzhang?

Therefore, Ji Yun suggested that a diplomatic note should be sent to the Xinghan Army immediately to strongly protest this matter.

"Now all cats and dogs are going to compete with this king for the top stick. Hmph, the wedding dress that this king finally made, can't be the bridegroom."

Jia Liu also had a very headache, and after rubbing his temples, he suddenly asked Ji Yun: "Do you think it is possible that this king is also a descendant of Zhu Ming?"

"Ok?"

Ji Yun was stunned.

"I know this matter sounds absurd, but what is not absurd in the world? You, Ji Yun, are the number one writer in the Qing Dynasty. You can be said to be knowledgeable and knowledgeable. You are also studying Ming history. Let me see if you can do it when you have time." Check out the history"

Jia Liu sincerely hopes that Ji Yun can modify his personal file for him.

He really didn't want to meet the Xinghan army in battle.

Therefore, it is necessary to find common ground between the two parties.

If you respect the Ming Dynasty, I can also respect the Ming Dynasty.

If necessary, I, the Great General King, can also follow the example of Shizu Shunzhi to go to Chongzhen's grave and cry for a long time, calling Chongzhen a big brother.

"Don't look at me with such strange eyes. I can get to where I am today because of my shamelessness."

Jia Liu was quite frank, and signaled Ji Yun to put away those unfriendly eyes.

"In the history of fighting for power and profit, and changing dynasties, people usually have to be killed, so that the lives of the people are ruined, and the people are in dire straits. The so-called prosperity means that the people suffer. Death means that the people suffer. This king has climbed up from the grassroots step by step. He really sees the suffering of the people. It hurts in the eyes."

Jia Liu instructed Ji Yun to complete this task, not only to be reasonable and credible, but also to be tight-fitting, and never to give anyone a wrong.

"Think about it, I'll go outside and have a look."

After leaving Ji Yun with a dazed face and bitter heart, Jia Liu stepped out of the Confucian Temple Hotel surrounded by a group of personal guards.

At this time, the night was dark and the wind was high, and the snowflakes were still falling, and all that came out was white air, and my hands and faces were so cold.

Captain Bao was worried that the prince would be frozen, so he kindly persuaded him: "The prince is a man of gold, so leave the night watch to the last general!"

"For a handsome person, the most taboo is to hand over all matters, big and small, to the subordinates, because it is easy to be deceived by the subordinates."

Jia Liu was afraid of the cold, but he was more concerned about whether the tens of thousands of Eight Banners soldiers who went with him lived and ate well in the wind and snow, whether they had enough clothes to keep them warm, and whether they had enough wood to light a fire to keep out the cold.

The captain of the Bao brigade couldn't persuade him, so he had no choice but to walk the streets ahead with the prince.

The officers and soldiers living in the city, except Jialiu's headquarters army, which is the Zhengbaiqi Guard Army, all other troops camped outside the city.

There is no way, Xinye is a small county, and the vacant houses in the city cannot accommodate the army, unless the people are driven out of their homes.

After leaving the city, he first came to the dressing camp of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Jia Liu chose a few tents at random to go in and ask for warmth, and even put his hand into the wrapped bedding to feel if it was warm.

The parents were short-sighted, and the Baoyis were very moved, and they all said that the general Wang is really a good prince who loves the people like a son.

Not long after, Jia Liu and his party went to the Yellow Belt Camp again.

When he arrived at the gate of the camp, Baozhu wanted to get the officers from Nengzhi Huangdaizi camp, but Jia Liu said no, and went straight to the front post of the camp gate.

The scene that caught his eyes made him furious.

Several yellow belt soldiers on duty here were curled up in the corner, sitting on the ground paved with hay, sleeping with their muskets in their arms.

Quite smart, I don't know where to find a few planks and stick them against the wind.

There was a bonfire burning in front of him.

It is true that the mud cannot stick to the wall, and the vigilance is so lax, if there is an attack by bandits, wouldn't it be called a pot!

"asshole!"

Angrily, Bao Zhu stepped forward to wake up the gang of lazy yellow belt soldiers with a horsewhip.

He didn't want to but was stopped by the general king, and then he saw the general took off his cloak without saying a word, and lightly covered a yellow belt soldier who was sleeping soundly.

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