Cutting 1719

Chapter 114 Personal expedition
The ups and downs in Huguang finally changed the sky of the capital. In April, the capital ushered in a thunderstorm. The rain sprinkled on the fields also poured the hearts of Kangxi monarch and ministers. This court will make the ministers thoroughly watch After clearing the weakness under Kangxi's tough side, he naturally let it go. Obviously, the drama is still to come.

Changchun Garden is the place where Kangxi lived for a long time in his later years. On the remnants of the original Tsinghua Garden, a luxurious palace was built imitating the landscape of Jiangnan, and he named it "Changchun Garden". Therefore, Kangxi has always handled government affairs here. .

At this time, in the study room of Danningju in Changchun Garden, Emperor Kangxi gloomyly flipped through the memorials sent by the governors from all over the country, and drew a big red cross on the memorials from time to time. After a while, the accumulation on the desk The thick stack of memorials has been processed.

At this time, the Manchu, Mongolian and Han ministers of the Qing court and the royal family were all waiting in the inner hall, like the third elder brother Yinzhi, the fourth elder brother Yinzhen, the fifth elder brother Yinqi, the ninth elder brother Yinzhen, and the tenth elder brother Yin, the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang and others were all listed one by one. Except for the fourteenth elder brother Yinti who was far away in the Northwest Army, the several elder brothers in the capital were almost all present.

Kangxi walked slowly out of the study, but almost stumbled and fell to the ground. Fortunately, the little eunuch was by his side all the time, so he supported him with his body, and he didn't make such a fool of himself.

But this scene was imprinted in the hearts of all the ministers and elder brothers, especially for those elder brothers who grew up listening to Huang Ama's great achievements since they were young, the image of tall and stalwart in their hearts was quietly shattered at this moment.

Looking at Emperor Kangxi's aging appearance, his weak body and even his unsteady standing, a fact that everyone has to admit has now appeared, that is, Emperor Kangxi is really old.

The Emperor Kangxi who used schemes to kill the powerful minister Oboi since he was a child, the Emperor Kangxi who encountered the San Francisco Rebellion when he first came to power, and the Emperor Kangxi who made three expeditions to the desert and finally defeated Galdan's ambitions, will never go back.

The ministers and elder brothers all knelt in front of the emperor, their faces were full of respect, and they shouted long live the emperor, but Kangxi was tired of it. How many of these people did not look forward to the early death of the emperor?

"Everyone, it's all here today. You can see the current situation in your eyes. Let's discuss."

Kangxi sat on the throne in the main hall, looked at the officials with cold eyes, and did not scold at the top of his voice, but looked at everyone with this rather calm expression.

Han Shangshu Bai Huang of the Ministry of War presented the memorial, knelt down and said: "The servant sent a message to the Holy Majesty, and it was sent in a hurry from eight hundred miles away. The religious bandits in Yu Province have conquered Ruzhou on April 24, and Chu Ni has also sent troops to Xinyang. It seems that there is an intention to unite. , Xuzhou and Runing have already sent an emergency to the Ministry of War." Bai Huang was originally a bannerman of the Han army, so he should call himself a slave.

Kangxi closed his eyes slightly. These situations were already expected. If the situation got worse, I am afraid that the two provinces of Huguang and half of Henan would be difficult to save. Except for some isolated cities that have not had time to be left behind, today's big Qing has already lost two and a half provinces.

Regarding the Qing soldiers in Hunan, Kangxi did not have much confidence, and it was not realistic to gather the green camps of the Qing army in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and other places, because those places were originally border areas, and there was no way to gather strength. Now they can only transfer troops from the capital to the south.

What worries Kangxi the most is that so far, he has never won a victory against Chu Ni. This is of course because the green camp is decayed and unusable, but it also reflects a problem, that is, the Qing court's understanding of Chu Ni is not true. is too little.

This army that has won many battles and victories always seems to be covered with a layer of mist, which makes Kangxi a little confused. Therefore, in his eyes, there is only one real enemy of life and death, and that is Chu Ni.As for the other White Lotus Sect and Zhu Yigui, they couldn't do much.

"This turmoil should be based on Chu's rebellion. Let Alu rule over the Green Camp in Henan Province, and the Shandong and Shanxi Green Camps will launch a siege against the religious bandits in Henan Province. Even if the bandits cannot be wiped out, they should be delayed first."

"Send an order to Manbao to transfer Lan Tingzhen, the general of the Nan'ao army, and Shi Shibiao, the admiral of the navy, to attack Zhu Yigui. The rebels must not be allowed to grow up."

These two are aimed at the two groups of rebels who are not yet so threatening. Kangxi said that he paused for a moment, he hesitated slightly, and finally said in a low voice: "In the northwest, first discuss peace with Cewang Arab , Tell him that I am willing to give him the grassland that originally belonged to his uncle."

This made all the ministers look at each other in blank dismay. It is a pity that the Qing court has fought in the Northwest for many years to achieve today's situation, but now it has to be completely abandoned by Emperor Kangxi's order.

But what they don't understand is that in Kangxi's heart at this time, no matter how big the Northwest is, it will be beyond his reach and cannot affect the rule of his Aixinjueluo family. One way out.

"Let Nian Gengyao, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, lead a large army to attack Huguang today, order Zhang Guzhen, the admiral of Yunnan, to garrison Lijiang and Zhongdian, and let Chabina be the governor of Liangjiang to supervise the green battalions of the four provinces of Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Anhui, and Zhejiang, and advance to Wuchang today. "

A series of orders were issued, which made Kangxi's spirit slightly better. This time it can be said that the green camp of the whole country is empty, but this is not enough, Kangxi continued.

"I am determined to personally conquer, wipe out the Chu rebels in one fell swoop, and order Jingni General Fu Ning'an, Sanzhi Minister Alana, and Qi Lide to accompany him." These words made everyone horrified.

How old is this old man?Are you still counting on yourself to conquer San Francisco like you did back then?If it goes well, let it go, but if it doesn't go well, what if there is an accident during the march?Do you want to have the Qing Dynasty?
Ma Qi, Zhao Hongxie, Shi Shilun and other ministers tried to dissuade them one after another, "I dare not, how can the Huguang rebellious bandits be so rampant for a while? Why is the emperor so busy?" Even the elder brothers were crying In a group, they knelt down to persuade Kangxi.

But among these people, only the fourth elder brother Yinzhen did not persuade him. In his mind, the current situation has deteriorated to an unimaginable extent, and there is no way to save it without strong medicine. The 20 Green Battalions in the provinces, plus the [-] Eight Banners Army, are enough to deal with the Fuhan Army, which is no more than tens of thousands of horses.

It’s just that in the eyes of other ministers, this battle is not based on this algorithm. Ma Qi, who is sophisticated in the world, persuaded him immediately: “Your Majesty, whether it is Chu Ni or Yu Province’s religious bandits, in this game of chess in the world, it’s nothing more than mediocrity. My lord The land is vast, the people are outstanding, they can be defeated ten times, but they cannot be defeated once, the emperor really thinks highly of them."

If it was the original Kangxi, he would probably be on the downhill, but this time it is different. He still values ​​the title of Emperor of the Ages very much in his heart. It couldn't be better.

But in Kangxi's heart at this time, he never considered the possibility of failure at all.How can a person who is used to winning be afraid of losing?
(End of this chapter)