Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 118 Let's bully you happily together! (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)

"Shi Junmen, reinforcements have arrived, and three hundred cavalry are here!"

The one who shouted, of course, was Wang Zhongxiao who had the confidence to win!
At this time, he had already led [-] cavalry with [-] prudent and slow movements, and caught up with the [-] vanguard army led by Shi Lang and Cao Yin who were eating and drinking in a large town.

There are more than 300 people, and more than 100 tables are opened just outside this town. This table is a "labor army table" run by local gentry. There is also a large altar of rice wine.

The main table where Shi Lang sat was put together by four tables of the Eight Immortals, and the dishes were all prepared by the chefs invited from Wuxi County. Every plate was shiny and delicious.At the table with Shi Lang, there were also the five Qing dog officials brought by Wang Zhongxiao, Jing Chuan, Zhang Jingke, Wang Shengming, Zhu Xu, and Jiang Zixu were all working on the table, seeing Wang Zhongxiao coming on a flying horse , all stood up to greet them.Shi Lang looked okay, with a smile on his face, not panicking at all, as expected of a famous general!
And the five candidate counties looked like they were about to cry. They came to Jiangsu to serve as officials, but they were pulled by Wang Zhongxiao to fight!

That Wang Zhongxiao brought people to arrest. No, when he invited them, he said that there must be many co-prefects, judges, county magistrates, push officials and run away or "have nothing to do with the king" (that is, let Oboi hacked to death!), they just went to fill the gap!He also said that it was a great shortage in Suzhou, and that it could be made up for without spending money, which was a great deal!

But is this cheap so easy to take advantage of?

This shit is taking advantage of Oboi!Will be hacked to death!
If they were not forced by the "family members, masters, and team leaders" sent by the creditors, they would have fled early.

"Shi Junmen, what's the situation ahead?" Wang Zhongxiao got off his horse and strode to the banquet. Before he was seated, he asked loudly.

"It's not good," Shi Lang tried his best to put on a worried expression, "Just now Mu Fantai sent someone to urge us to enter the army. He has now retreated to Hushu Pass, and he has packed up hundreds of remnants of the soldiers, barely occupying this place. close."

"Is the city of Suzhou lost?" Wang Zhongxiao asked.

Shi Lang shook his head: "No, it's not over yet. The remaining three battalions in the north of the city, the Humble Administrator's Garden, Qimen, and Loumen are being defended desperately by Zuo Yuanyang, a member of the Fubiao Chinese Army!"

Jing Chuan, one of the "Five Great Dog Officials", had a look of admiration on his face, provoking Thumbs and boasting: "Oh, this Zuo Yuanyang is powerful enough, he can actually block Oboi!"

"It is really a blessing for the country and the country to have such a general in the Qing Dynasty!" Another "dog official" Zhang Jingke also echoed Thumb.

Chen Jian, who came with Wang Zhongxiao, also took the opportunity to make a suggestion: "This is great! Now the third prince Zhu was captured alive by Mu Fantai, and the three gates of Gusu City and the third battalion in the north of the city were captured by Zuo Shenrong. It seems that Oboi's situation is over, as long as our reinforcements arrive, Oboi will definitely be defeated!"

Shi Lang said with a smile: "Wang Shiwei, I also feel that Oboi is doomed. Why don't we set off after dinner. It's less than 150 miles away from Suzhou. We will continue to travel day and night, trying to arrive within two days. As long as we enter Suzhou before Oboi captures the north of the city, even if we hold a gate, we can force Oboi away!"

"Okay! I'll listen to Shi Junmen!" Wang Zhongxiao nodded heavily, "We'll go to Suzhou to fight Oboi after this meal!"

Although he really wanted to trick Shi Lang, but the plan couldn't keep up with the changes - he didn't expect that Jie Shu would walk for almost 2000 days from Beijing to Jiangning for more than [-] miles, with an average of [-] miles per day. The result was stunned. Shi Lang, who had set off for more than a month, arrived first with a thousand Fujian soldiers.He didn't expect that Chen Yonghua, Wang Dapao, and He Tianran could fight so well!A casual "Pingjiang Riot" took down most of Suzhou City!
Now he can't stop Shi Lang from recovering more than half of Suzhou to make meritorious service. And he can at least share half of this meritorious service!He is now a third-rank imperial guard, if he makes a great contribution, how can he be promoted to a second-rank chief soldier later on?
Turning around and fighting with Wu Sangui, if he can be the commander in chief, he is much better than being a spy in Beijing!

Outside of Changmen in Suzhou, the ten-mile long street, the first and second-class prosperous and wealthy place in the world, is now both bleak and lively.It was bleak because there were not a few tank boats left in the river in the middle of the long street, and they all disappeared overnight, and they ran really fast.The bustle is because the shopkeepers and assistants of those shops who can't get away from the "temple" are not doing business today, and they all stand outside the shops, beating gongs and drums, and eating pots of rice, to welcome Master Wang!

Oh, they welcomed the Master Wang, of course they welcomed the Master Wang of the Qing Dynasty led by Wang Zhongxiao and Shi Lang who was about to be "tired into a dog"!The king of the Ming Dynasty had already been away for two days, and they went out from Changmen. They took four "heavy" tank boats, and under the banner of "Daming Northern Expedition Army", they slid into Taihu Lake along the river. .The merchants here on Ten Mile Long Street have seen it with their own eyes!
However, the fact that the master of the Ming Dynasty has already left is currently being kept secret. This is the cleverness of Zuo Yuanyang and Zuo Canrong!
Now the governor, the governor, the military sect, and Wang Zhongxiao, the chief of the secret service, led three thousand elites from Jiangning day and night to make meritorious service!It's not a trip for nothing!

The riot in Suzhou this time was too ugly. The third prince Zhu and Oboi had not many people, sneaked into a provincial capital quietly, and then made a sudden attack, took down most of the city with almost no effort, and even Almost all the yamen were looted and looted, and then they were set on fire, and they ran away by boat with the property looted from the yamen.

And Zuo Yuanyang, a member of the Fubiao Chinese Army with thousands of soldiers, did not dare to go out to fight when the Third Prince Zhu and Aobai were making trouble in Suzhou Mansion, and did not even dare to go after Zhu San and Aobai when they retreated. Chase, has been hiding in the Humble Administrator's Garden, eating, drinking and having fun with Wu Sangui's "daughter", and now you still have the nerve to go alone to regain the lost ground?
If he dares to do this, Duo Long, the governor of Liangjiang, Ma Hu, the governor of Jiangsu, and Wang Zhongxiao, the sticky chief, will immediately make him unable to eat. Can't you defeat Oboi?Well, next time you fight Wu Sangui, you will be the vanguard and be the first to die!

Fortunately, this Zuo Yuanyang is a smart official. Although he already knew that the third prince Zhu and Ao Bai had left, he not only refused to report to the higher authorities, but also kept reporting to ask for help, asking Duolong and Mahu to come and save Suzhou immediately. !Moreover, he exaggerated the number of troops of Third Prince Zhu and Oboi by [-] or [-] times, calling them thousands of soldiers and civilians!
All he did was to defend the northern part of Suzhou City with a mere thousand men, resisting the attack of thousands of men commanded by Obai, and persisted until the reinforcements arrived.

In addition to studying how to write a report to fool his superiors with his Shaoxing master, Zuo Yuanyang has been actively contacting chambers of commerce inside and outside Suzhou these two days—he needs to raise money to reward the heavenly soldiers!

Although the "thief soldiers" of the third prince Zhu and Oboi were "no offenders in autumn" before and did not rob Suzhou (many businesses were still robbed, but not by rebels), but the ones who came back were three thousand Qing Tianbing!

If the rewards are not in place, the soldiers of that day will let the merchants in Suzhou know what invincible soldiers are!
"Shi Junmen, Wang Shiwei, Cao Shiwei, various chambers of commerce in Suzhou have raised 20 taels of silver this time to reward the Heavenly Soldiers. Thank you very much!" Zuo Yuanyang, who went out of the city ten miles to meet him, is currently introducing the enemy situation in Suzhou City while accompanying Shi Lang, Wang Zhongxiao and others leading the army into the city.

The enemy situation looks serious!
"The rebels in that city" Wang Zhongxiao continued to ask about the enemy's situation.

"The rebels. The rebels have occupied more than half of the city!" Zuo Yuanyang said, "But their power is over. Once the heavenly soldiers arrive, they will be wiped out!"

"Oh." Wang Zhongxiao was a little worried, "They, they still occupy most of the city?"

How is this different from the plan?Shouldn't they have fled into Taihu Lake?Could it be that Chen Yonghua had a bad idea because he saw that Suzhou City was good?It shouldn't be!

"Wang Shiwei, don't worry," Zuo Yuanyang said with a smile, "the rebels are almost finished. They are short of Zhijun, Ma Futai, Shi Junmen, and the three thousand heavenly soldiers led by Wang Shiwei!"

"Oh." Wang Zhongxiao understood a little bit, "Then can we catch Oboi? Give me a letter of approval."

"It's a bit difficult." Zuo Yuanyang shook his head, "Oboi may have already escaped!"

I totally get it!Chen Yonghua and the others had already left!It's just that this Zuo Yuanyang will be an official, and he won't "take all the credit"!Not bad, not bad, he is a good official!The bigger such an official is, the faster the Qing Dynasty will die!

Wang Zhongxiao asked with interest: "How much can I report?"

As he spoke, he made a beheading gesture.

Zuo Yuanyang extended a slap: "Five hundred!"

"Five hundred. That's a lot!" Wang Zhongxiao said as he thought, "Your surname Zuo is cruel enough!"Actually killed five hundred ordinary people to take credit?Doesn't your conscience ache?
Zuo Yuanyang explained: "Some of them were killed by the lower officials when they attacked the Humble Administrator's Garden, the stronghold of the third prince Zhu. cut from his body."

That's okay. Wang Zhongxiao nodded and said, "The emperor should be satisfied with double the head of five hundred people. Shi Junmen, how many are you here?"

"Fifty," Shi Lang smiled and stretched out a slap, "I have less, fifty is enough."

heart is not black
Wang Zhongxiao said heartily: "Won't you ask for more, a crafty sycophant?"If you ask for so little, my master and that sloppy governor of Mahu will not target you!
"That's fine!" Although Wang Zhongxiao was dissatisfied in his heart, he still nodded and agreed, "Then give me [-] points. I don't want it, it's the following cavalry team and the cavalry team that will pay the bid."

"Then it's three hundred and five, and there are six hundred and five left." Zuo Yuanyang smiled, "The lower official will divide it into two hundred and five. The lower official's Fubiao Chinese Army has suffered a lot in this battle. Good job."

"How much did you lose?" Wang Zhongxiao asked.

Zuo Yuanyang stretched out his hand and squeezed "six", "There are more than six hundred casualties!"

"Six hundred? That's a lot." Wang Zhongxiao was taken aback at first, then suddenly put away his exaggerated expression, looked at Zuo Yuanyang and asked, "Zuo Canrong, will you settle the score?"

Zuo Yuanyang said with a smile: "The bad rules, the bad rules in the army. There are [-] soldiers under the supervision of the lower officials. There are so many officials up and down, and a total of [-]% of the quota is taken."

"Oh, then you are an upright official!" Wang Zhongxiao nodded with a smile, "If you gain [-], you will lose [-] to yourself. My master's supervisor will definitely have to be accounted for. Shi Junmen, how about you?"

"I, we in Fujian don't have this rule," Shi Lang smiled wryly and shook his head, "We live by the sea."

"Yes, yes," Wang Zhongxiao nodded, "Shi Junmen, you are the admiral of the Fujian Navy, so you have lost a lot this time!"

"Isn't it!" Shi Lang expressed regret, "If I had known the present, why bother!"

Shi Lang was a good admiral of the navy, and he said that his ancestors were smugglers, he knew the way, and he could make a fortune lying down.If he hadn't been bent on avenging his family, and was bragging every day to train [-] sailors to flatten Dayuan Island, he wouldn't have let Geng Jimao and Liu Zhaolin (the governor of Fujian) join forces to make a fool of him—Dayuan Island would give It’s all right, how can others raise bandits and make money by smuggling (in fact, they can still make money, but no one can predict the future)?

"Shi Junmen, then you should report fewer casualties. Report fifty!" Wang Zhongxiao said, "Just change the name later and recruit them back."

"Okay!" Shi Lang said with a smile, "Just listen to Wang Shiwei!"

Wang Zhongxiao did the math again, "That is to gain six hundred, lose more than a thousand, and capture the third prince Zhu. Considering that the opponent is Oboi, the emperor should be very happy. By the way, where is King Pingxi's daughter? "

"He committed suicide by throwing himself into a well!" Zuo Yuanyang replied, "The corpse has been soaked in the well for several days, and it has turned white and smelly. Would you like to see it?"

Have a look?Let Wu Xiaotu go and have a look?Wang Zhongxiao thought to himself: forget it, it's an ugly death, don't scare the little Tu, how timid the little Tu is!
"It doesn't matter," Wang Zhongxiao shook his head, "Let's report it as King Pingxi's daughter. Have you searched the Humble Administrator's Garden? Is there any evidence to prove that Wang Yongkang is the third prince Zhu?"

Zuo Yuanyang shook his head, and said: "How can there be time to search? But... the hands and feet of the people below are always not clean."

"It doesn't matter, it's fine if you haven't searched before!" Wang Zhongxiao said, "As long as you search carefully, you can always find clues, right?"

As he spoke, Wang Zhongxiao glanced at Shi Lang and Zuo Yuanyang—the ironclad proof that Wang Yongkang is the third prince of Zhu was carried by Wang Zhongxiao with him!As long as Shi Lang and Zuo Yuanyang don't get in the way.

"That's right, that's right." Shi Lang nodded immediately, "Wang Shiwei, you are the leader of the stick, and you know how to do it. You must do this matter!"

As long as this Shi Lang is not involved in the matter of "cutting down the Zheng family", he is quite clear-headed.

Zuo Yuanyang also nodded and agreed: "That's right, as long as Wang Shiwei goes to search, he will definitely find ironclad evidence. As long as there is ironclad evidence, then everyone will have a way out!"

This one is even more sober, he is a banner man, and he joined Zuo Menggeng in the formation of the Zhenghuang Banner of the Han Army. Can you not understand the deception?
Moreover, if you really want to investigate the battle in Suzhou, you will find that the truth this time is that the third prince Zhu and Aobai led people into the city, killed and looted, burned many government offices, and hacked down along the way. Many officials and soldiers died, and at the end they robbed a lot of official warehouses, set fire to many yamen, and finally came to evaporate. No matter how you look at it, the court has lost!
And the only most reliable way to turn defeat into victory is to package Wang Yongkang as the third prince Zhu who is completely fake!

As long as the Third Prince Zhu is captured, the battle of Suzhou can be disguised as a victory, and officials at all levels participating in it will be promoted and rich.

Wang Zhongxiao laughed loudly and said, "Search the evidence carefully, there will always be some evidence!"

When Wang Zhongxiao and Shi Lang "invaded" Suzhou City, the [-] troops led by Duolong, Governor of Liangjiang, and Ma Hu, Governor of Jiangsu, had already arrived at Hushu Pass in the north of Suzhou City.

Hushu Pass is not a military pass, but a bank pass, that is, a tax-collecting pass. It was established in the early Ming Dynasty. It has been 300 years since it has developed into a prosperous city. town.

After the unlucky Mu Tianyan withdrew from Suzhou City, she retreated to Hushu Pass and continued to "stand firm and wait for help". Hushu Pass is the bottom line, and there is no further retreat!Because Mu Tianyan, the chief envoy of Jiangsu, has "old history" with some big businessmen who do business in Hushuguan, and he can still raise a life-saving money from them.

If Hushu Pass cannot be kept, then Mu Tianyan has no money to save herself.

Today, I finally got the "strong support" from Duolong and Mahu with livid faces!

Duolong and Mahu were beaten by Mu Tianyan this time!Of course he wouldn't give him any good looks, the two of them didn't want to see him after they arrived at Hushu Pass, but later Mu Tianyan became ruthless and sent all the raised money up, and only then did they get a chance to meet them.

Although seeing Duolong and Mahu, Mu Tianyan didn't know how to beg for mercy, "Duozhijun, Mafutai, lowly, lowly this time."

"Don't talk about those useless things!" Seeing Mu Tianyan's hesitation, Duo Long waved his hand impatiently, "Just one, is Wang Yongkang the real Third Prince Zhu?"

"Yes, yes, yes, is he really the third prince Zhu?" Ma Hu also asked anxiously, "Tell the truth!"

"This." Mu Tianyan shook her head with a mournful face, "Humble job, I can't grasp him, he won't admit it!"

"What does it matter if he admits it or not?" Duolong stared, "There must be solid evidence for this matter and the two guards, Wang Shikai and Cao Yin, must confirm it!"

"That's right," Ma Hu nodded again and again, "If they don't recognize each other, we're all doomed!" He pointed at Mu Tianyan, "When the time comes, you go to Caishikou, and I'll go to Ninggu Pagoda!"

"Yes, yes" Mu Tianyan looked at Duolong, "Duozhijun, Wang Shiwei is your beloved disciple, so you can't say a word?"

"Is this something I can say in one sentence?" Duolong glared again, "Have you ever thought about how much this matter has anything to do with it? How is Suzhou now? Has everything been recovered?"

"almost."

Duo Long said: "Then hurry up and take Wang Yongkang into the city to discuss with Wang Shikai and see how we can settle the case!"

While talking, Duolong looked at Ma Hu again. Governor Ma understood what he meant, and hurriedly stood up and said, "Multiple Army, Mu Fantai and I will go and talk to Wang Shiwei!"

"Okay, take my film and tell Shikai!"

(End of this chapter)