That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 218 Qianlong Zaiyuan First King

The south of the Yangtze River was already rich and prosperous. With the lifting of the maritime ban, countless maritime merchants rose up, and the south of the Yangtze River, which occupied the right time and place, became more and more prosperous.

Xiao Bai went to Jiangnan to raise money and food, so naturally he put a lot of effort into Jiangnan early on. The reason why he immediately sent invitations when he first arrived in Jiangnan was not because he was reckless and conceited, but because he already knew all about Jiangnan's affairs. The depth of this pool of water, where people can be drowned and where people cannot be drowned, is very clear.

As Qin Mumian said, there are three strategies to deal with the rich businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River, but the best strategy is too much to test the skill and fire, and the effect is too slow, he doesn't have so much time to wait, so he chose relatively faster the middle policy.

Kill the chickens to warn the monkeys.

The immediate question is which chicken to kill?
Of course, Jiang Bin's little thought of using a knife to kill people could not be hidden from Xiao Bai's eyes. He didn't care about any plans between Jiang Bin and Duanmu's father and son, but it didn't mean that Xiao Bai was willing to be used as a sharp edge for killing.

Xiao Bai, courtesy name Taibai, was born in Dongdu, which is the current imperial capital.He had a grandfather who swept the world and created the Great Qi Dynasty with one hand, and a father who ruled the world with great talent. His mother was born in the noble Xu family of the dynasty. His uncle is Xu Yan, who ranks first among the three heroes of the early Qi Dynasty.

As early as in the previous dynasty, his great-grandfather Xu Lin was the governor of Dazheng, and he was an official in the same dynasty as his great-grandfather, Emperor Wuzu, Xiao Lie. In terms of family background, the two families are absolutely well-matched.

And because his mother was the empress of the Yuan Dynasty, he was the eldest son of Xiao Xuan and the eldest grandson of Xiao Yu, and he was named King of Bohai County in the year he reached the crown.

Among the two families, Xiao Bai's uncles and cousins ​​are all crowned kings, and most of the uncles and cousins ​​also inherit the title of duke, and the rest are either rich or noble. Since his birth, Bai has decided that his future journey will never be ordinary. Whether he succeeds or fails, he will leave his name in history.

Xiao Bai lived up to the high expectations of the two families. He was extremely intelligent since he was a child, and he was among the best in the Imperial Academy dedicated to the clan.

At the age of five, he was personally enlightened by his ancestor Xiao Shen, who had already lived for three years, and began to practice swordsmanship. At the same time, he also practiced Xiao Family Boxing. It couldn't compare to a freak like Xiao Yuanying, but it was enough to be called amazing.

Different from Xiao Yuanying's focus on cultivation, Xiao Bai's research is extremely complex. At the age of 12, when other children were still shaking their heads in private schools, Xiao Bai had already entered the Yangshen Temple, commonly known as the Imperial Study Room, and looked at his father. It is how to deal with state affairs, how to play with the emperor's mind, how to fight wits with powerful officials and generals.

Xiao Bai is such a proud son of heaven who makes his peers jealous and envious to resent the injustice of the sky. Bai is likened to a sword, when he can put the sword back into its sheath, then he will become a perfect successor to the dynasty.

However, Xiao Bai's method of "hiding the sword" is not to suppress it with poems and books, but to fight poison with poison, and the sword is deviated to the extreme.

This is also what Xiao Xuan meant. In his opinion, excessive poetry and book etiquette will only completely obliterate his son's innate vigor and spirituality. He does not want to see his son become a nerd, so he disregards his wife His entreaties and the opposition of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty sent his son, who had just become crowned, to the Governor's Mansion.

In the tenth year of Taiping, Xiao Bai, who had just reached the crown opening of the mansion, entered the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to practice as a county king.

This was definitely a sensational event at the time, because at that time many people regarded Xiao Xuan as the best candidate for the crown prince, and even the rebel barbarian kings in the southern border heard the news and wanted to capture the future king alive Prince Qi.

From the eighth year of Taiping to the 14th year of Taiping, there were seven major and minor wars in southern Xinjiang. When Xiao Bai went to southern Xinjiang, it was just in time for the fifth and most intense war.

In that battle, the governor of Daqi, Wei Jin, personally took the post of commander-in-chief, and the general Yin of the Southern Great Army led the army. Two other governors and six commanders accompanied him, and twelve soldiers from the right army and the central army were drawn The strength of the main barracks is a total of 12 troops.

The Daqi official system continued from the previous dynasty, so the so-called generals with various titles are just officials with scattered ranks, while the real military attachés with real power are all called Dudu. The right commander of the first rank, and then down to the command envoys of the second rank who guarded the various places.

As for the general military officer of the military officer, just like the governor of the civil servant, they are only temporary officials.

A first-rank chief governor, a first-rank left governor, a second-rank right governor, six second-rank commanders, and a super-rank Bohai County King, all from official positions alone It can be seen how much the Daqi court attached importance to this battle.

The Southern Xinjiang side is even more powerful. After the previous four wars, the small tribes have almost disappeared. The 72 villages had to put aside their previous suspicions and organize Wushan to discuss affairs at the time of life and death. With Jiuyin as prime minister and Qiangliang clan as general, more than [-] mighty men fought a decisive battle with Daqi's official army.

In this battle, we don't talk about those unknown master fighting skills, but only talk about fighting in the army. Xiao Bai, who has just won the championship, is only in the realm of ghosts and immortals at this time, but he will take the lead every time he falls into battle, beating nearly a thousand enemies with his domineering sword. From then on, he began to forge his prestige in the army.

In the 12th year of Taiping, the two-year-long war came to an end. The barbarians in southern Xinjiang were defeated.

Since then, there has been no war in southern Xinjiang, and the subsequent battles were mostly small-scale wars, which are not worth mentioning.

After this battle, Wei Jin changed Pei Zhennan General Yin to stay in southern Xinjiang for the time being, and Xiao Bai, who had worked so hard to reach the position of governor and acquaintance, also stayed in southern Xinjiang, leading an army alone to eliminate the remnants of the rebels.

At that time, Emperor Taizu of the Great Qi Dynasty Xiao Yu led the army to conquer Shuzhou for the first time. After the capture of Shuzhou, the nobles in the middle of Shu colluded with the barbarians in southern Xinjiang to rebel. Blood flowed into rivers and corpses into mountains, no matter old or young, women or children, no one was spared, so Lin Han was called General Shura.

However, unlike the present Khan King of the Grassland, Xiao Bai appeared to be extremely restrained. He wooed the local nobles, and showed both kindness and power, gradually showing his scheming and artifice as a king.

In the 14th year of Taiping, Xiao Bai was ordered to return to Beijing. At this time, he was already at the peak of human immortality.

After returning to Beijing, Xiao Bai no longer held specific positions, but detached himself as a prince, and began to get involved in court affairs in the name of assisting the Ministry of War.

With the military qualifications in southern Xinjiang, no one raised any objections to this.

After achieving the ultimate in Wu, Xiao Bai began to switch from Wu to Wen. In the 16th year of Taiping, he started to wander among several yamen in the name of assisting the government, although he was not yet at the level of a prince supervising the country. , but compared with other princes, it is already a world of difference.

What's even more rare is that Xiao Bai has maintained a very clear mind and cognition along the way. He knows his position, and he doesn't deny his glorious starting point. He is not conceited or arrogant, and gradually withdraws his sword Sheathed.

Cultivation in the officialdom is also practice, and Xiao Bai actually broke through the shackles in one fell swoop and successfully set foot in the realm of the earth fairy in the past few years.

At the beginning of the 20th year of Taiping, which was the year of Xiao Bai's thirties, he was enshrined as the King of Qi, known as Qianlong, and he officially became a vassal of Qizhou, surpassing King Liao and King Yan, ranking first among all kings , the status is extremely prominent.

At this time, he was only two steps away from reaching the top, so he became more cautious and cautious, not daring to show any arrogance.

It was precisely because of his attitude that even though Xiao Xuan had never praised him personally, his attitude became more and more gentle. The errand in Jiangnan this time was undoubtedly another paving way for his son.

Of course, the premise is that Xiao Bai can do this job well.

As a king, not only can you do thunderous things, but you should also have feminine means to turn around.

The sword doesn't have to be blood-splattered five steps, it can also be a sword with a honey belly.

This is a father's alternative way of teaching, and it has indeed taught an extraordinary son.

(End of this chapter)