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Chapter 556 A mere 10 people

In June of the fifth year of innovation, the imperial guards led by Ning Yu arrived at Tianjin Wharf. Apart from the soldiers everywhere on the wharf, there were also a large number of Zhili people. Therefore, most of them spontaneously came to meet the emperor.

In the joyful atmosphere, Yuan Zhongquan, the prefect of Tianjin, also honestly led the officials, and stood in front of the pier to welcome the emperor. Everyone had smiles on their faces. This was the first scene Ning Yu saw after getting off the boat, but it was Ning Yu frowned slightly, and soon calmed down again.

However, for people in the officialdom, they are often accustomed to watching their words and expressions, and the changes in the emperor's expression will naturally not be hidden from their eyes, and there are some subtle changes in the atmosphere in the arena.

Yuan Zhongquan, the prefect of Tianjin, felt a thump in his heart, and quickly said in a soft voice: "Your Majesty, I have never organized the people to come to welcome the holy car. It is really because the people are grateful for the holy majesty and came to greet the holy car spontaneously. I really can't bear to disobey the public opinion, so I never persuaded Li, please give your majesty a lesson."

Only then did Ning Yu show a little smile, and said slowly in Huguang dialect: "Since the situation is excusable, I won't blame you. It's just that the people are grateful for the imperial court, and the government also needs to guide them well. I travel intensively between the two capitals. If we greet people like this every time, it is really a nuisance to the people, and trampled events are more likely to occur, so we should learn from it.”

"Your Majesty's kindness, I will know."

After exposing this small turmoil, Ning Yu will also set off towards the capital in the imperial chariot, and the imperial guards who will accompany him will also go together. At that time, he will rest and recuperate in the camp on the outskirts of Beijing to prepare for the follow-up north. The matter of levy.

Speaking of it, Ning Yu felt a bit hasty about this Northern Expedition. It was not that he was worried that he would not be able to beat the Russians or Zhungeer, but that he was worried that Monan Mongolia would be taken after all, and that the control of Monan Mongolia would be difficult. It has just entered the initial stage, if Mobei is taken down in one go, I am afraid that the imperial court will not be able to do enough.

Not to mention anything else, the staffing of officials alone is a big problem. For example, Monan Mongolia is divided into three provinces, and the staffing of officials up and down is not a small number. Dividing three provinces will require more officials. If you think about it further, once the Jungar Khanate is conquered, a large number of officials will be needed to establish rule.

For Ning Yu, if he just defeated Zhungeer, although it can be regarded as a great military exploit, even the court is full of praise, but for Ning Yu, it is still not enough, because war is not just War, both economically and politically, needs to be taken into account.

But the situation is different now. It was originally expected that Tsengar Khanate would continue to lead the Jungar Khanate for one to two years. There will be no such fast progress, and Ning Chu's reaction will be scrupled—but the current situation is changing very rapidly, and Galdan Celing's superiority has brought the war between the two sides ahead of schedule.

Ning Yu also understands in his heart that the situation will not go according to his own ideas. Now that there have been changes, he should follow the changes. As long as Galdan Celing is resolutely and completely defeated, the situation in northern Xinjiang will still be determined by then. Da Chu will take the lead.

After the carriage arrived at the capital, the second assistant Li Fu, the privy envoy Ning Zhongyi, Sun Jiagan and others greeted him immediately, and everyone's expressions were a little excited.

"The minister waits to see His Majesty, Your Majesty is in good health."

"I'm safe."

Ning Yu waved his hand, then sat on the throne in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and said calmly: "When I was in Nanjing, I thought that the actions of the Zhungeer Khanate would not be so fast. Old, no matter how heroic he is, it will be difficult to cover up the problem of old age."

Everyone nodded one after another. They had already deeply realized this point. After all, Kangxi had already proved this point. No matter how wise he was, he still seemed so weak in front of the years, and Arabutan would not exception.

After all, Ning Yu just mentioned it casually. He understands that what has happened cannot be changed, "But since we are going to fight, I won't worry about it. Once this battle starts, we will decide when it will end."

"In order to prepare for this battle, I asked the cabinet to prepare a military budget of 3000 million silver dollars, of which 500 million will be allocated for special military expenditures, and the other 500 million will be sold as national war bonds, and this is only the first military expenditure , if not enough, we will continue to issue war bonds.”

Hearing Ning Yu's words, everyone nodded. They had already tasted the sweetness of the previous war national debt, especially after the Northern Expedition ended, a large amount of spoils and land made a large amount of national debt enter the stage of repayment, and many people made money. Therefore, the issuance of national debt will be more easily accepted by the common people.

After Ning Zhongyi knew the emperor's determination, he was naturally overjoyed, and he said loudly: "Your Majesty, the army is ready now, and the Monan tribes have also sent many people to join the Fuhan Army. The cavalry division, of which the division commander is Boer Jijin Gendun, the deputy division commander Wang Musheng, and the chief of staff Dong Yuhe, the tentative full strength is 8000 people."

A smile appeared on Ning Yu's face. Regardless of the combat power of this division, it can at least show that in the past six months, the Mongolian tribes in Monan have gradually integrated into the Great Chu. The results of the Southern Mongolia countermeasures are of great significance for the subsequent recovery of Mobei Mongolia and Moxi Mongolia.

"Okay, with this move, it can further show that people's hearts are going north. We already have an [-]% chance of winning this battle!"

Just when everyone was excited, Sun Jiagan cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, there is one strategy that has not yet been used. If Your Majesty can use it, there should be a [-]% chance of winning."

"Oh? Is there any other good strategy for Sun Qing?" Ning Yu had a little hesitation on his face, while Li Fu, the second assistant, showed a clear smile.

Sun Jiagan nodded lightly, and then said softly: "Your Majesty only has one concubine and one concubine at present. Although there is the style of ancient sages, the harem is withered after all, which is not good for the country. It is the time when you are personally conquering Mongolia. Please also invite Your Majesty to stay in Mongolia." Choosing a concubine is to enrich the beauties of the harem, and secondly to win over the hearts of the Mongolians."

Ning Yu's face suddenly turned gloomy. He had always been opposed to involving state affairs with his own private affairs, but this Sun Jiagan didn't seem to know it, and he still offered such a plan carelessly.

Of course, Ning Yu knew in his heart that making peace with Mongolia was a very good policy for the Qing court to win over Mongolia. It almost ran through the entire early and mid-term of the Qing court. Like Nurhaci, after he unified Jianzhou Jurchen, he married Borji from the Horqin tribe. The Jin family successfully differentiated Chahar Mongolia by means of intermarriage, and at the same time narrowed the relationship between Manchuria and Mongolia.

Then after the Qing court entered the customs, in order to better win over the Mongols and control their actions, the Qing court still maintained the marriage with Mongolia. Whether it was Shunzhi or Kangxi, they had actually made peace with Mongolia.

And now Sun Jiagan is also out of this mentality, to offer himself a marriage policy, in any case, he can't be blamed, it just makes Ning Yu feel a little uncomfortable.

"Sun Qing, I don't think the affairs of the imperial court and the affairs of the previous court should be too deeply involved, so let's forget about this plan." Ning Yu's expression was relatively pleasant, and he didn't want to suppress this capable minister because of this issue. .

However, when Sun Jiagan hadn't spoken, Li Fu spoke again, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I think what Sun Daren said is true. As for the affairs of the imperial court that His Majesty said, it is also a matter of the world. If you can Why not promote the relationship with the Mongolian tribes through the policy of marriage? I believe that the reason why the three tribes of Khalkha are hesitant is the lack of His Majesty’s personal statement."

Ning Yu was slightly taken aback, he wanted to refute, but it was hard to say what he said, after all, what Li Fu said was not without reason, in this era, if you want people to believe the sincerity of the other party, that is to be relatives with the other party , Whether it is a marriage or a marriage, it is a strategic countermeasure.

"Forget it, Sun Jiagan, just go to Monan and Mobei and tell them that I plan to choose a concubine in Mongolia, and then send troops to Mobei to defeat Zhungeer!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Sun Jiagan's face was overjoyed. With the emperor's will, there would probably be more tribes on Dachu's side in the future battle of Mobei.

Yunchun City is now the nominal capital of the Qing Dynasty, but more blond and blue-eyed Russians appear here. It has to be said that it is a great irony.

In the center of Yunchun City is the seat of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, and this so-called palace is just a simple quadruple courtyard, which is not very eye-catching. Among the small houses next to the palace, there are Xu Yuanmeng, Zhang Tingyu and other clan ministers who are the pillars of the Qing Dynasty today.

In a small house, however, it was a melancholy scene at this time. Grand scholar Xu Yuanmeng was lying on the bed with a pale face, and there was almost no movement in his chest. Only two eyeballs were still rolling. But he was telling everyone that Xu Yuanmeng was not dead yet.

Zhang Tingyu was sitting in front of the hospital bed at this time, his face was extremely gloomy, he was holding Xu Yuanmeng's hand with both hands, tears were almost streaming down, after all, without this great scholar, the Qing Dynasty would be even more depressed.

"Mr. Shan, the Russians just sent someone to say that they are going to fight, and they will fight against Chu Ni at that time, and ask us to fight too—hey, it's raining all night in this house, and you lie down again , what should Qing do?"

Xu Yuanmeng tried his best to raise his head, but felt that his whole body was very strenuous. Finally, he chose to give up, and murmured in a low voice: "I can't. I can't fight. The Russian wolf's ambition is unreliable."

Zhang Tingyu felt sad in his heart, and sighed: "No, these Russians just want our people to serve as cannon fodder for them. Who cares about the life and death of our Qing Dynasty? It's just that our military power is in their hands right now, of course. There are a few assistant leaders who can still listen to us, but their situation is not good. I don't know what the emperor thinks."

Speaking of the emperor, Xu Yuanmeng sighed softly, and Zhang Tingyu also sighed. The reason is that the current emperor of the Qing Dynasty no longer wants to think about the mess of the Qing Dynasty, and borrows wine every day. Soothe your worries, and then have fun with a few court ladies all day long.

Xu Yuanmeng closed his eyes lightly, and murmured: "Heng Chen, I don't want to revive the Qing Dynasty. If you have a chance in the future, vote for Ning Chu. As long as you can save the emperor's life."

Hearing Xu Yuanmeng utter such words made Zhang Tingyu a little stunned. He shook his head lightly, with a look of misery on his face, "At present, Emperor Ning wants to kill the subordinate officials, how can he accept the subordinate officials to serve? Your Majesty is really joking."

It's just that Xu Yuanmeng was no longer alive at this time. He finally died in Yunchun, but his eyes were always open, his face completely lost its blush, and he almost turned into a thin and small stem. firewood.

When Emperor Qianlong learned of Xu Yuanmeng's death, he didn't express too much sadness. He just confirmed one thing with Zhang Tingyu, that is, Ning Chu would not call over in a short time-he continued to devote himself to the reproduction of his children and grandchildren. During the great cause, he seemed to have completely hidden the grief of the country's subjugation in his heart, and he would never show it again.

However, just after Zhang Tingyu buried Xu Yuanmeng, Earl Sarawula sent someone to invite Zhang Tingyu over, but Zhang Tingyu was naturally unable to refuse, and followed a Russian officer to the tallest castle in Yunchun City.

Earl Sawaula seemed to be in a good mood. When he saw Zhang Tingyu coming in, he greeted Zhang Tingyu warmly and asked someone to make a cup of warm black tea for Zhang Tingyu.

"Master Zhang, we have good news and bad news right now, which one do you want to know?" Earl Sara Wula even started making such a small joke with Zhang Tingyu.

Zhang Tingyu was not used to Earl Sarawula's jokes, so he sighed softly, "Could it be that the bad news is that we are going to fight with Chu Ni?"

"No, it's good news."

Count Savaula laughed loudly, and then said meaningfully: "Only by fighting can we get everything we want. For the Russian Empire, it is naturally the dominion of the East, and for your Qing Dynasty, it is the right to rule the East." The former land, of course, does not include the Far East."

Zhang Tingyu no longer has any expectations for the restoration of the Qing Dynasty. Even with the help of the Russians, he doesn't think he can defeat Ning Chu. It's just that he is under the fence right now, so it's not easy to express clear opposition. He just squeezed out a shriveled look on his face. smile.

Earl Sawaulabi didn't seem to care about Zhang Tingyu's thoughts, but continued on his own: "As for the bad news, it's not that bad. Ningchu has more power than we imagined. According to Zhungeer According to news from the khanate's old rivals, it seems that they will have at least 10 men in this battle."

Speaking of this, Count Savaula had a sneer on his face, "Of course, it's only a mere 10 people."

(End of this chapter)