Cutting 1719

Chapter 236 Fighting Kangxi ([-])
Kangxi looked at the ministers in the tent, his face finally softened a little, and even the atmosphere in the whole tent was slightly relaxed, and some ministers immediately breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.

"What Tong Fahai said, I deeply agree with it."

Looking at the courtiers kneeling on the ground, Kangxi was still a little bit angry, so he said to the courtiers in an instructive manner: "Since the army marched south, the number of times it has failed is not all because of insufficient understanding of Chu Ni. , so that he was passive everywhere, which led to the situation today. Therefore, I thought that I should never be led by the nose by Chu Ni again, and the Qing Dynasty could no longer tolerate such a situation. You, you have to think about it for me , think about it carefully!"

"Special decree, to promote Tong Fahai to be Minister of the Ministry of War, and Xun Zhu will be the Minister of Security in charge of Luanyi from now on."

Both Tong Fahai and Xun Zhu received orders to thank each other at the same time. Needless to say, Tong Fahai had risen from a second-rank governor of Guangdong to a first-rank minister of the Ministry of War in no time.And Xunzhu is not unhappy at all. He has been promoted from the Minister of the Ministry of War to the Minister of Security in Zhangluanyi. After all, in the current Qing court, except for General Yili and General Suiyuan who are stationed at the frontier fortress, they have the first rank. Outside of rank rank, the remaining two from first rank military positions are Minister of Internal Affairs and Minister of Guards.

This question of the emperor and his ministers was correct, but everyone did not expect that Tong Fahai, who had always been low-key and cautious, would speak freely in front of the emperor, and it happened to speak to Kangxi's heart, so he gained Kangxi's attention and was promoted to be a military commander. Shang Shu, this is a skyrocketing career.

Kangxi glanced around at the ministers, his face showed a bit of color, which is also what he was telling the ministers: If you want to have candy, you have to do your work well first!

But at the moment, this alone is not enough, Kangxi said again: "Nian Gengyao, governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, supervised the war diligently, made great achievements in keeping Chu Ni in check, and was promoted to Han Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and rewarded for his achievements."

Well, another Minister of the Ministry of War was given out. This scene made all the officials a little envious, but it was considered to have achieved Kangxi's goal of rewarding those who are willing to do things with high officials.

"Now my country, the Qing Dynasty, is facing a complex situation. Chu Ni is aggressive and affects the whole world with a new victorious army. Taiwan's Zhu Yigui is also behind the Qing Dynasty. There is also a white lotus cult that is eyeing tigers. In this world The crisis has far surpassed that of San Francisco."

Kangxi's face was slightly rosy, but there was an abnormal whiteness in the ruddy complexion. This discerning person could understand at a glance that Kangxi was almost at the point of exhaustion.

"Ministers and workers, our Qing Dynasty is by no means the country of the Aixinjueluo clan, but the country of the entire imperial court! Now that the decisive battle is coming, you all need to work hard to preserve my country and the country of the Qing Dynasty! All the ministers work hard with their hearts, how can I be stingy with rewards?"

All the ministers quickly knelt down and shouted together: "Report to the emperor, put down the bandits, help the world, and restore the peace of the country and the people of the Qing Dynasty. The slaves are duty-bound."

After Kangxi finished his efforts, he gave the decree to Puzhao, the minister in charge of the guards. The content of it was naturally what Tong Fahai said. Then Puzhao led the [-] green battalion from Lugong Mountain, all the way to Lu Tingyi and the Dalai Lama. close.

The [-] Qing troops marched along the trail. Since they stayed on Lugong Mountain for a few days, these Qing troops felt really depressed. After all, Lugong Mountain was just a hill, so it was quite boring, so once they got down the mountain Afterwards, all the green battalion soldiers were more or less excited.

It’s just that unlike the excited green camp soldiers, Puzhao, the minister in charge of the guards at this time, felt something was wrong. He subconsciously believed that these people like himself had been abandoned by Kangxi, and he even became a leader to lure Chu Ni out of the city. It's just that the king's life is in front of him, and Puzhao doesn't dare to question it, but just keeps sighing.

Li Shude, governor of Shandong, followed Puzhao from time to time, flattering him from time to time: "Master Pu, what does the emperor mean? We have just arrived at Lugong Mountain not long ago, and some of the positions we have built with great difficulty have all been wasted. .”

Puzhao snorted twice, "What do you mean? Your Majesty's meaning, then we have to follow suit! Li Shude, your Shandong soldiers have been restless these days. As the governor of Shandong, you should know how to do it!"

"That's right, the humble staff naturally knows what to do, and will never cause trouble to the adults!" Li Shude flattered his face, but he felt somewhat miserable in his heart. Today's green battalion soldiers are used as cannon fodder everywhere, especially There are 1 green camps from Shandong, and there are only more than [-] left, and the rest have been taken to fill trenches.

It's just that the military order was like a mountain, and he didn't dare to disobey it in the slightest. Li Shude had no choice but to call together the generals of several towns under his command, and simply conveyed the meaning of the imperial decree, so that all the generals would take care of their soldiers and not make trouble. Don't be a deserter, otherwise Puzhao will kill a group of people in the name of the imperial decree, and it will only be a matter of one sentence.

The faces of all the generals were a little gloomy. Of course they knew the reason for the low morale. The main reason was that during the period from Liantan Town to Kongcheng, the Green Battalion soldiers did not get the money for the departure. There was resentment in people's hearts, and some even chose to be deserters. After all, no one wanted to do the job of sending them to death if they had no money.

If it's just like this, that's all. The key is that Kangxi licensed the Eight Banners soldiers to burn, kill and loot all the way in order to boost morale. Sliding down, people's hearts are turning away.

When Li Shude saw that the generals looked wrong, he was quite distressed at the moment, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Everyone is from the village, and it is not easy to come out. Even if I, Li Shude, do not serve as this official, I have to let everyone go back safely."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, but it was hard to be too sure. Even if they agreed, it's just that the adults have their worries, and the green camp soldiers below also have their fun.

"Old Chen, how long has your leg been lame? How can you still walk with us?"

"Hey, if I don't go with you, where can I go? If the adults in the court say to go, then I can only go along."

Hundreds of Qing troops scattered behind the line, most of them were soldiers from the Green Battalion in Shandong, all of them wore tattered green battalion coats, holding spears and short knives, and some of them carried Holding a shotgun, he followed the large group loosely.

The weather in February is not so cold anymore, and the faint sunshine is warm on people's bodies, but everyone will never forget that in the past winter, as many as [-] green camp soldiers died of frostbite after marching all the way. Thousands of people, most of these people were buried hastily.

Old Chen was tricked and abducted along the way, and managed to survive this winter. Now that he was going to fight again, his brows were tightly frowned, "My God, when will this battle come to an end?"

"Old Chen, until we are all dead, I'm afraid this battle will be over." The soldiers from the green battalion on the side sneered, and the others also looked desperate and self-deprecating.

(End of this chapter)