Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 171 Xiao Kangxi stands firm and steady, and the old Chuang Wang makes his last fight! (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)

As the piercing sound of cleaning whips sounded, they arrived outside the gate of Qianqing Palace early, and some of the ministers who were still rubbing their hands and yawning all of a sudden regained their energy and strolled to where they were supposed to stand. Stand next to each other.

This time is only at the beginning of the morning, that is, seven o'clock in the morning, and it is seven o'clock in the morning on the 11th of the first lunar month. It is the first month in Beijing, and it is still the early morning of the first month of the [-]th year of Kangxi, which has not fully come out of the Little Ice Age. how cold!
If you stand on Jingshan Mountain and look down, the city of Beijing is still white at this time. The snow has not yet melted!

Even at this temperature, at this time, the top bureaucrats in the Qing Dynasty had to get up early and run outside the imperial gate of the Qianqing Palace, enduring bursts of biting cold wind, waiting for the Qing Dynasty The little holy master sat under the gate of Qianqing to listen to the government.

This is Yumen listening to politics, which is the so-called early court!

It's not the same as a bunch of ministers wearing flower feathers standing in a hall to court in later TV dramas. Kangxi likes to court outdoors - of course, if the ministers are outdoors, he may not be sure.

It was too cold in winter, so he listened to the government in the Xinuang Pavilion of Qianqing Palace, and the ministers were freezing outside the Qianqing Gate.The summer was too hot, so Kangxi went to the Qinzheng Hall on Yingtai Island to listen to the government, and the ministers basked in the sun outside the Qinzheng Hall.If it happened that Kangxi went out, for example, to hunt rabbits on the grassland north of Yanshan Mountain, the ministers would have to go to court in the wild.

Moreover, Kangxi was not like those Qing emperors who became more and more lazy later, who only went to court every three to five times, but he went to court every day.He would only change the time unless it was raining or snowing. If it kept going all day, it would probably have to be cancelled.

In addition, this imperial gate is not the same as the vegetable market, where a large group of courtiers discuss politics one by one, but go to Kangxi in turn to kneel and talk about things.According to the system, the ministers of the clan's mansion go to kneel first, and then the six ministries and nine ministers and other imperial gates go up to kneel one by one. The emperor made a small report.

But today the rules have changed a bit. When the ministers arrived outside the gate of Qianqing, they saw that the imperial couch had been placed in the middle of the gate of Qianqing, and a screen and watch case were set up behind the couch. Seeing this, the emperor is pretending to be arrogant today. Facing the biting cold wind, we have held a government hearing at the Qianqingmen. Maybe we should use this opportunity to announce something important to the big guys?
Recently, some people in the capital have been rumoring that the little emperor followed Cao Rui's example and went to Xi'an to supervise the war. This little emperor compares himself to Cao Rui, so the problem arises. In his eyes, who is Cao Zhen and who is Sima Yi Woolen cloth?
Also, if the little emperor is Cao Rui, who is Zhuge Liang?Could it be Wu Sangui?Doesn't this really flatter this family slave of the three surnames?
When the cleaning whip sounded, the officials who were freezing outside the Qianqing Gate were all thinking about these issues.When they met each other's eyes, they were full of worry.

Even if the little emperor, Wu Sangui, and Yue Le are not compared with the characters in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", it is a bit worrying to say that this imperial conquest is a bit worrying. Combat by nature, going to battle is a personal hobby.The little emperor is the son of An Yi who grew up in the palace since he was a child, and he is about to be conscripted by his own driver. How can this situation be better?

In addition, in recent days, some people have been rumoring that the emperor wants to develop the wasteland outside the pass. A total of [-] households with no land and little land will be recruited from the six provinces of Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Zhili in the pass to help the Eight Banners outside the pass. farming!
This always sounds a bit wrong!

Isn't the land outside the pass reserved for the Manchus as a retreat?
This is about to come in handy?

"The emperor is here!" With the shout of a guard with a loud voice, the important officials of the Qing Dynasty who were standing in the cold wind all went up to the mountain to pray for long live.Then I heard the sound of footsteps, followed by the voice of the little Emperor Kangxi who was in the period of changing his voice: "Pingshen, Pingshen!"

Everyone got up and peeked up.I saw Kangxi in a thick court dress, sitting on the imperial couch, twisting the court beads with a smile, and his pockmarked face was full of confidence, as if he had won a big battle.Seeing that the officials had got up and took their seats, he smiled and said, "I'm here in person today to tell you two important things. One is that I plan to imitate Emperor Wei Ming's imperial conquest of Xi'an. Zhuge Liang from the Three Kingdoms period But a person like a fairy is many times stronger than Wu Sangui, who is in trouble today. How much noise did he make when he left Qishan? Cao Wei almost couldn't stand it!
However, when Cao Rui announced the imperial conquest, the people of Yongzhou immediately became more stable.Once the hearts of the people are stabilized, no matter how capable Zhuge Liang is, he can only take one step at a time, and fight steadily.But once this is done steadily. How much money does the Shu Han have?How much is Cao Wei worth?No matter how capable Zhuge Liang is, if one Han soldier is exchanged for three Cao family Wei soldiers, Cao Wei is sure to win!
Now that Wu Sangui rises suddenly, the world is shocked, just like when Zhuge Liang came out of Qishan.The key to resisting Wu Sangui is to stabilize people's hearts.With people's minds stable, wouldn't it be a matter of time before Wu Sangui was exhausted by relying on the manpower and material resources of the court?What is the population of the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan in Wu Sangui's hands now?How many people does the imperial court have?As long as we can hold on, Wu Sangui will be crowned sooner or later!

In addition, the reason why Cao Wei was able to flatten the heroes of the Central Plains in the past was that he was able to pacify the world in one breath. Even with opponents like Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu, he could still stabilize the market in the Central Plains. Apart from the fierce and insidious Wei Wudi, he relied on the tyranny of the land and the peace of the people. the law.Cao Wei did a good job in farming, so that the people in the Central Plains can live in peace, and the Cao family can also collect enough money and food.If you have money and food, you can last forever!
I also want to learn from Cao Wei now, not only to conquer Wu Sangui personally, but also to recruit a total of [-] poor farmers from the six provinces of Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Zhili in the Guan to farm outside the Guan. These [-] households are of course They are all under the name of the Eight Banners!
I plan to set up the Eight Banners Tuntian Dutong to be responsible for this matter, and select 1000 million mu of good land from outside the customs that was originally good land, but has now been abandoned for reclamation.I have already done the math. 1000 million mu of fertile land, even if you only charge five buckets of wheat per mu, you can earn 500 million shi a year! How about 500 million shi, how much is the water transport in a year?With this number, the rations of the Eight Banners are enough!If it can be increased to 2000 million mu or 3000 million mu in the future, I am afraid that I will not be able to win Wu Sangui?

In addition, the six provinces of Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Zhili in the Guan have a relatively large population, the land is not very fertile, and there are frequent disasters, and they are also places where civil unrest frequently occurs.Since ancient times, as long as these provinces are stable, the world will be stable!The world is stable, and the good life of our Eight Banners children can be passed down from generation to generation! "

He rambled on a lot, and the officials below thought it was quite reasonable. Although the little emperor was young, he did not do things rough at all. He was not in a hurry to put out Wu Sangui's rebellion, but took a steady The way to keep it is to prepare to grind slowly with Wu Sangui.

And he also prepared for the worst, and started to operate the escape route outside the customs. If the customs can really reclaim 3000 million mu of fertile land, and hand in five buckets of wheat per mu, it will be 500 million shi a year!An average of 30 stones of wheat can raise one Eight Banners soldier, and that can also raise [-] Eight Banners soldiers!
There are 30 Eight Banners soldiers, are you afraid that you won't be able to consume Wu Sangui?

After Kangxi said these words, he paused for a while, and then said: "This is how I deal with Wu Sangui. If you have any ideas, you can share them today. Just follow the order of the past and follow the order of the ancestors. From the beginning of the people's house, come and talk to me one by one, one by one!"

Not to mention, Kangxi is quite "democratic" today, without Sacred Heart arbitrarily, but spread out to discuss with everyone.

Of course, before today's "meeting", he had already held a small meeting with the great scholars, the heads of the six departments and nine ministers, and several clan princes. Everyone basically agreed with his "steady and steady" After all, Yue Le is so good at fighting that even Wu Sangui jumped the Tuojiang River. Do others dare to think of a quick victory?
Now, as long as the war can be dragged into a protracted period, it will be a great success!

Hunan, Lizhou, Shimen County, Jiashan Temple.

On the second floor of the Sutra Pavilion, in the study room where Fengtian Yu Great Monk Li Zicheng studied scriptures (learning to rebel), a secret meeting is also going on at the moment. A secret meeting to discuss launching an armed uprising!

The old monk Li Zicheng looked much more energetic now than a few months ago, his old face was full of energy, his one eye was shining brightly, his voice was much louder, and he looked at least ten years younger.

It seems that Lao Li's favorite job is rebellion, and he has endless energy to do it!

"My lord, I have already met Wu Yingxiong in Kuizhou Fucheng, and I have made an agreement with him. First, we will make a big fuss here in Lizhou. Cooperate with Wu Guogui's troops to go out of Hunan, and take the Qing army in Huguang, especially the Qing army. The Eight Banners soldiers from Jingzhou were all attracted to Hunan. Then Wu’s army would take the trail between Kuizhou Mansion and Xiangyang to surprise Xiangyang Mansion.”

The one who was talking to Li Zicheng was still Liu Yihu. He had been busy in the past two or three months. He ran back and forth between Kuizhou and Lizhou. After meeting Wu Yingxiong, he came to discuss with Li Zicheng about launching an uprising.

"It's not Xiangyang, it's Xiangjing!" Li Zicheng suddenly interrupted Liu Yihu.

And the new and old rebels who participated in this secret meeting with Liu Yihu didn't feel their eyes light up when they heard the word "Xiangjing"!

Xiangjing is the name Li Zicheng changed to Xiangyang Mansion after he formally became the king in Xiangyang!
In a sense, Xiangyang Mansion is the land of Longxing in the Dashun Dynasty!

Li Zicheng went on to say: "Xiangyang is a city made of iron, and it is a land of great prosperity and prosperity. It is a pity that I was too impatient back then and did not settle down to manage the territory of Xiangyang. This time, our opportunity has come again. , can't miss it anymore!"

Liu Yihu was stunned for a moment, "My lord, aren't we going to establish a base in Lizhou?"

Li Zicheng smiled: "How can Lizhou be better than Xiangjing? I want you to take Lizhou first, because Lizhou is easy to seize, and it is located in a corner, so it is not easy to attract the attention of the Tartar court. And Xiangyang is a city made of iron, you guys It’s hard to get it down. But now that Wu Sangui wants to attack south and north, then Lizhou will become the first target of the Tartar army when they come from the south. It’s not worthwhile for them to stick to Lizhou. Go to Jiangbei. Let Wu Guogui and the Tartars get entangled in Hunan, let's go to Xiangyang to fight. Even if it doesn't work, as long as Wu Yingxiong takes Xiangyang, the next best thing is to take De'an and Xinyang, Dabie Mountain, Tong It shouldn't be too difficult for Baishan to become our base."

After all, Li Zicheng has been a bandit for more than ten years. He is very proficient in how to avoid the truth and how to make lies.

He planned to turn Lizhou into a base before, because he didn't know the big plan of Wu Sangui and Wu Yingxiong. Now he already knows that Wu Sangui and Wu Yingxiong want to mobilize the Huguang Qing army to go to Hunan first, and then surrender to Xiangyang. Of course, he discovered new things from it. Here's the chance.

"My lord, when will we be able to make trouble?" Liu Yihu asked expectantly, "Wu Yingxiong hopes that we can raise troops in Lizhou as soon as possible. 1000 taels of gold for military expenses and a large number of armor and weapons have already been transported to Jiashan Temple!"

Wu Yingxiong was still willing to spend the money, and the price was 1000 taels of gold, as well as armor and weapons enough to arm five hundred elite soldiers-all good things pulled from the Eight Banners soldiers and the Green Battalion soldiers!
Li Zicheng said happily: "There is also a batch of armor and weapons hidden here, enough for 1000 people, plus the [-] sets of armor you brought, you can make up [-] soldiers!"

Fifteen hundred armored soldiers is not a small number. Moreover, it is not necessary to have armor and weapons. To be able to have fifteen hundred armored soldiers, there must be strong men who can put on these armors and take up weapons to kill the Tartars!
When Li Zicheng said such words, it seemed as if he was telling Liu Yihu that he still had a secret weapon in his hand, and he could raise his troops to revolt at any time!
"Your Majesty, when will you start making trouble?" Liu Yihu asked again.

"Hurry up, hurry up," Li Zicheng said, "We will go down the mountain tomorrow, first go to Lizhou City, and then go south to attack Anfu County!"

"Go to Lizhou first? Are you going to revolt in Lizhou?" Liu Yihu asked, "Why didn't you take Shimen first?"

Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Yihu, don't you know that rabbits don't eat the grass beside the nest? Shimen County is the grass beside the nest. You can't move it lightly, keep it for now, and then mobilize it at a critical moment."

"Then, how many people are we going to dispatch to take Lizhou? This time we brought two hundred strong men!"

"It doesn't need so many," Li Zicheng said with a smile, "How can a small city of Lizhou need two hundred elite soldiers? I don't know if there are two hundred green soldiers in the battalion guarding the city in Lizhou?"

"What the emperor said is that he really doesn't know how many troops the emperor is going to send?"

Li Zicheng stretched out a finger first, and then turned the finger into an "eight" shape.

"180?" Liu Yihu said while thinking, there is not much difference between 180 and [-]!

Li Zicheng smiled: "18 people!"

"What? 18 people will fight a state city?" Liu Yihu was taken aback, "My lord, isn't it a little too little?"

"A lot," Li Zicheng said with a smile, "The key to taking Lizhou is surprise. If you want to storm the city, [-] people are not enough. But if you attack the city and scare away Lizhou Zhizhou Huang Zhisheng, [-] people are enough. That The surname Huang is a wealthy man from Xinhui, Guangdong. He was a Jinshi, and he spent money to buy a job in Lizhou.

As for the Lizhou garrison camp, it is the foundation of the old Ming army. If it is left in the small place of Lizhou to dawdle, the officials will know how to eat and drink the blood of the soldiers, and the soldiers will not do a good job. Making a living. And they are all looking forward to Wu Sangui's soldiers coming over.Uh, using 18 people to take Lizhou, it's conservative to say the least! "

18 people take a state city. Still conservative!If there were a hundred and eight heroes, wouldn't he be attacking the city of Beijing?

Liu Yihu admired him so much, this King Chuang was really King Chuang, a hero in his old age, with undiminished arrogance, following him to rebel, the future is bright!

"My lord," Liu Yihu finally asked, "Then when will we do it?"

Li Zicheng laughed again: "I don't know when to do it."

"I don't know?" Liu Yihu was stunned. Could it be that Li Zicheng is a fool?He didn't know when he rebelled, and he even said that he wanted to take Lizhou. Is this Li Zicheng Li Huangye really old?
Li Zicheng said: "Yihu, why are you so confused? A rebellion is a sudden attack, waiting for the opportunity, how can we make an appointment? To tell you the truth, I have already sent seventeen heroes to make up In Lizhou City, they can start an incident at any time, and you can just listen to the news here."

(End of this chapter)