Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 478: Fort Yangbsburg and the Yangdich Family (please subscribe, please vote)

Beijing, Pipiaoying Hutong, Uncle Yang's Mansion.

The Empress Dowager's decree to send troops has been issued, with [-] Mongolian cavalry, [-] new Beiyang troops, and [-] new Banner troops, a total of [-] troops, plus [-] people's cavalry, and [-] vehicles used to transport grain, grass and baggage. The mules, horses and carts, as well as enough food and fodder to sustain an army of [-] people and [-] people for a month, are all ready, waiting for the auspicious day to send out troops.

Today, the Empress Dowager is still holding a grand banquet in Cining Palace to entertain the generals who participated in this large-scale troop dispatch. She also invited Yang Qilong, the Supervisor of North Korea and the Minister of Beiyang.However, Yang Guojiu, who had a lot of troops, said that he was ill at home and still didn't seem to trust the empress dowager, for fear that he would be caught by the empress dowager holding a Hongmen banquet!
However, no one expected that in the deepest part of Uncle Guo's house, in a secluded study room, Yang Qilong and Uncle Yang Guo were meeting a rare guest who should not be in Beijing at all.

This rare guest is an old friend of Yang Qilong's before he rose to prominence, and he is also considered a family friend, Master Yu Deshui!

This time Master Yu took an old lock ship from Beiyang Shipping Company from Haizhou, bypassed the Shandong Peninsula, entered the Bohai Bay, and then arrived at Tianjin Wei. Then he entered Beijing dressed as a North Korean official who came to Beijing to report to Yang Qilong.

He did not come empty-handed this time, but brought autographed letters from Li Zhongshan, Yang Xiaohuan, Zhu Cijiong, and Yang Ziyun. Among them, Li Zhongshan's autographed letter was the most interesting.Yang Qilong had been reading the letter over and over for almost a quarter of an hour, reading it word for word twice and not wanting to put it down.

I don’t know how long I watched, Master Yu was already drowsy, and then he heard Yang Qilong snorted and asked: "What does Li Shikai mean? Why am I the Habsburg and Medici of China?"

Isn’t that Habsburg dynasty the surname of the monarchs of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire?Those are two great Western empires!
And that Medici...isn't he just a city owner who runs a bank?
How can Habsburg and Medici be compared together? "

Listening to what Yang Qilong meant, he still envied the debt-ridden Habsburgs and looked down upon their European counterparts who were loan sharks.

"You don't know something, Third Brother Yang...the business of this great empire and Ruixintang cannot be done together."

Master Yu shook his paper fan and said with a smile: "You can only choose one of the two! If you want money, then get rid of your thoughts of opening up the world after the Sui Dynasty as soon as possible!
If Brother Yang San, you have to ask the importance of aspiration.Then... haha, Ruixintang's business can't go on.How big is the risk of becoming world-famous?
Do those who deposit money with you still know?Brother Yang Sange, isn’t your Ruixin Tang’s main character a man of both sides, able to eat anywhere, and able to fool around in every aspect? "

Yang Qilong knew that Master Yu's analysis was reasonable, but he remained calm.

As Master Yu spoke, he looked at the expressionless white face, smiled, and then said: "As for the Habsburgs in Shenzhou... Shikai doesn't mean that Brother Yang has the opportunity to open up a place that can be reconciled with The empire of the Ming Dynasty contends for supremacy!”

Master Yu's tone suddenly became serious: "One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. How can one allow others to sleep peacefully beside Ming Dynasty's bed?"

This is very clear!
Li Zhongshan did not allow a big country that could compete with Ming Dynasty to appear in the eastern part of Shenzhou!

The Northern Qing Dynasty couldn't do it, the Western Zhou Dynasty couldn't do it... and the Later Sui Dynasty certainly couldn't do it either.

Yang Qilong's face looked a little ugly.

Master Yu went on to say: "What Shikai means is that your Yang family can be like the Habsburg family and marry the kings and generals of various countries in China. When you have relatives in all aspects, and you have one or several small countries in your family, The Yang Dynasty...isn’t this bad?”

"One or several small countries?" Yang Qilong frowned, "How small a country?"

Master Yu said: "Brother Yang, your territory is already quite large... the whole country of North Korea belongs to you, there is also a piece of land on Kyushu Island, Ezo Island is also yours, and there is also Kuye Island that seems to be yours." Taken. I heard that you also sent an expedition team to the New World. Do you also want to get a share of the New World?

So much territory, if combined together.Brother Yang, is it too big? "

"Big?" Yang Qilong frowned, "Can it be as big as Ming Dynasty?"

"Brother Yang," Master Yu said, "the Ming Dynasty is the leader...the dynasty of the Divine Continent!
The authority of the Chinese dynasty does not allow provocation from other countries!And those countries like yours, Brother Yang, are just vassals of the Celestial Dynasty, so they shouldn’t become too big!
However, Li Shikai doesn't want to take back your land. He just wants you to divide it among your sons. "

"Isn't this the same trick as pushing a favor order?" Yang Qilong looked unhappy.

Master Yu nodded: "It's good to be able to extend your favor. Just be content! I want a country to pass on to my descendants, but I haven't yet."

"What about the Qing Dynasty?" Yang Qilong asked, "The future Queen Mother of the Qing Dynasty will be my sister!"

He also concealed the news of Kangxi's death - if Kangxi was to die, his united front value might decline.

So Kangxi had better work hard and pretend to be alive.

"Of course the Qing Dynasty was destroyed!" Master Yu said with a smile, "Brother Yang, you won't forget the great ambition you set back then to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty just because your sister is going to be the Queen Mother, right?"

"Of course I dare not forget this!" Yang Qilong frowned, "Then who owns the land outside the pass?"

"Of course it's the Ming Dynasty!" Master Yu said, "But part of the land outside the pass can be used as an internal vassal... It is not impossible to discuss whether Yang Sange wants to establish several princes and principalities outside the pass.

However, these princely states and principalities can never be merged into North Korea! "

Li Zhongshan's intention was actually very clear, which was to dismantle the industry that Yang Qilong had managed to build with great difficulty.

Of course, he didn't want to completely deprive Yang Qilong of his family fortune.

Instead, he wanted to divide Yang Qilong's family business into pieces and let different sons inherit them.In the future, it will not pose any threat to the Ming Dynasty.

"Then how many countries can I divide in Guandong?" Yang Qilong asked expressionlessly, "I have many sons! If he wants to give less, it won't be enough!"

"Third Brother Yang, you have to have merit to become a king or a marquis!" Master Yu asked with a smile, "Third Brother, do you want to make an immortal contribution?"

"Immortal merit?" Yang Qilong stared at Master Yu Yu in front of him and said word by word: "Of course I want to achieve meritorious service... But how should I achieve this merit?"

"It's easy!" Master Yu smiled, "Brother Yang, please listen to me slowly..."

Qufu, Confucius's other courtyard.

Li Zhongshan's general's palace has been placed in the castle-like courtyard of Kong Shenggong during this period.

And this castle, which once served as the residence of the Qing Emperor, is now a center of power. It is not only the command center of the 80-strong Northern Expedition Army, but also the seat of the Ming Dynasty Governor's Office in Shandong.

The governor of the Ming Dynasty is not a permanent official position, but a special official position during wartime or other special circumstances.

The governor of a province or a place (colony) has great authority. Not only does he have overall military and political power, he can also establish government offices, appoint his own staff, appoint temporary local officials and local garrison generals, and even recruit militiamen on his own.

It can be said that he has great power. If he improves a little further, he will become a prince. Therefore, the position of governor cannot be easily awarded in China.

But today's Shandong Province is not only a proper war zone, but also a war zone that has just been recovered.The ground in Shandong is very unstable now, and there are remnants of the Qing Dynasty that need to be dealt with throughout the territory!In many places, there are bandits who have taken over the mountains as kings and need to be recruited or eliminated.

At the same time, there are a large number of local tycoons in various places who want to join the Ming Dynasty... These are not good things. You have to bargain with them and make the most appropriate arrangements.

In addition, because the Huaibei grain road was cut off by the flooding Yellow River, the grain and grass stored in Huai'an will not be used for a while.Therefore, the local government in Shandong is also responsible for raising food and grass for the Northern Expedition. This responsibility is even more important!

The greater the responsibility, the greater the corresponding power. And the only one who can shoulder such responsibility is the powerful Governor-General.Of course, the position of Governor of Shandong is not something that ordinary officials can hold. Only important ministers of the Ming Dynasty who have enough prestige and high skills can control Shandong, which is not yet completely controlled by the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expeditionary Army and is in chaos everywhere. Province.

Therefore, Li Zhongshan simply invited the great god Lu Sanhao, Shangshu Youcheng, to come to Shandong to take charge.

However, Lu Sanhao had not returned from his mission to Shanxi to see Wu Yingqi in the past two days, so Li Zhongshan had to work harder, serving as both a general and acting governor of Shandong.

Under the command of Li Zhongshan, the general's office and the governor's office of Shandong were extremely busy.

Officials drawn from the southeastern provinces and Yingtian Prefecture in Nanjing of the Ming Dynasty formed a Taofu County team. Under the protection of the Kong family army who was recruited by the general, they went to take over the large and small yamen in Shandong - the Ming Dynasty plus the Confucius family. , Is there anyone on the ground in Shandong who is not convinced?

The powerful Han people from all over Shandong who had taken refuge in the Ming Dynasty also came to Qufu in groups, driving mules, horses and carts, pulling carts of wheat and fodder, and driving cattle, sheep and horses.

Although Jin Fu, the river governor who is in charge of logistics at the general's headquarters, is now extremely busy, he can have a peaceful sleep. Before, Jin Daliangguan almost turned into an ant on a hot pot. Every night when he closed his eyelids, I dreamed that the grain storage had bottomed out!
In addition to dealing with the official duties of the Governor of Shandong every day, Li Zhongshan and Zhou Chang and other officers studied maps and intelligence collected from various places day and night, speculating on the possible evolution of the war situation.

Now he doesn't know that Kangxi is dead. Of course, the intelligence room under the Military Command has submitted "uncertain information" that Kangxi was assassinated by "Obai's daughter" in the Confucius Courtyard, but Li Zhongshan asked Shang After Shuying, I was sure that this was fake news.

Since it is false news, then Kangxi, who suffered a great defeat, is now clinging to Dongping Prefecture and refusing to escape. He must be unwilling to be defeated and is still holding back some big move!
With a click, Zhou Chang threw the lead rafter on the map: "If I were Kangxi, I should retreat now. Although Luo Dawei occupied more than a dozen counties in Hejian Prefecture, Shenzhou Prefecture, Baoding Prefecture and Zhengding Prefecture, But after all, his military strength was only [-], and the territories he occupied were all newly attached, and he probably could not recruit many militiamen who could go out to fight in the city. Kangxi had a good chance of breaking out of the encirclement and heading north now, and the situation would only get worse if it continued. The situation is getting worse and worse. Unless Wu Yingqi, Yang Qilong, and Galdan join forces with Kangxi!"

Li Zhongshan took a picture of the map: "It's hard to tell where Wu Yingqi is. But Yang Qilong will not join forces with Kangxi!"

Zhou Chang also knew Yang Qilong, and of course he knew the original intention of Uncle Yang Daguo, but he still shook his head: "General, people's hearts can change! The Duke of Sui has the ambition to annex the Northern Kingdom. If I own all the Northern Kingdom, he should go Where to go?”

Li Zhongshan shook his head: "No, he has no ambition to annex the north. Even if he had, it was just a moment of confusion.

Moreover, I have sent Master Yu to Beijing to meet with Sui Guogong. As long as we speak clearly, Sui Guogong's side should not be a problem. "

While the two were talking, Lu Sanhao's voice suddenly came from outside the capital hall: "Li Shikai! Is Li Shikai here... I, Lu San, am lucky enough to live up to my fate!"

Li Zhongshan and Zhou Chang looked at it and both showed winner's smiles.

Li Zhongshan said to Zhou Chang: "Let's make some arrangements. Let's call the generals for a meeting tomorrow!"

"Yes."

After Li Zhongshan finished his instructions, he walked out of the capital hall with a big smile and met Lu Sanhao, who had just come in from outside and looked dusty.

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"Old Zhang River... Hulu River... Hutuo River..."

It was late at night, and Prince Gong Chang Ning did not sleep well. Instead, he held a candle in his study and read a map.

Bahai, Tong Guogang, Chen Tingjing, Fei Yanggu, and Mahada, the only remaining famous ministers and generals of the Qing Dynasty, all gathered around him.Among them, Bahai also held a candle and lit it for Prince Gong.

The three rivers that Prince Gong was talking about just now are the three biggest obstacles in his journey north to escape and ascend to heaven!
Although these three rivers cannot be compared with the big rivers in the south, crossing the rivers is a troublesome thing everywhere and may take a lot of time.

What's even more frightening is that some states and counties between these three rivers have been controlled by the Ming army.

If the [-] Qing troops led by Chang Ning want to return to Beijing, they have to fight back!

And the speed cannot be too slow, otherwise the pursuers will come up.

If Kangxi had not died, it should not be difficult for a considerable number of the [-] Qing troops to escape.Well, you can at least get back [-] yuan, right?

But now, Kangxi is dead... "Rumors" have also spread among the Qing troops in Dongping Prefecture.

It is said that Kangxi was assassinated in Qufu and is now dying, if not dead.

As soon as the news spread, the morale of the military was inevitably shaken.

Chang Ning and the others were afraid that the army would act rashly and be chased and intercepted by the Ming army on the way. Finally, because of the lack of morale among the troops, they would be defeated by the Ming army in a battle.

Then he will suffer a huge loss!The emperor was not chosen, but he was killed in battle and imprisoned by his subordinates.

In order to run back to Beijing without fail, Chang Ning couldn't be anxious... He had to wait for news from Beijing and Shanxi.

If this is all good news, then God bless the Qing Dynasty!

Chang Ning seems to be really lucky this time. A few days ago, news came that Beijing would send [-] troops southward!

With [-] troops heading south to support him, Chang Ning's chances of escaping increased a lot.

Today, Chen Tingjing came back from Niangziguan in Shanxi and brought back the good news that Wu Yingqi was about to send troops.

"Your Majesty, don't worry." Chen Tingjing patted his chest and said, "With Wu Zhou's 25 troops... we can gather [-] million troops in the Hutuo River area, and we will be able to fight in a battle!"

"25..." Chang Ning thought for a while, "How many of Li Zhongshan's pursuers can come? Will there be 20?"

Major Luo Dawei on the south road in the north said that there were tens of thousands of soldiers. If 20 pursuers were added... it would be a decisive battle of 50.

It is absolutely related to the survival of the Ming, Zhou and Qing kingdoms!

"It should be possible!" Bahai immediately gave a positive answer, and then said, "Your Majesty, don't worry too much, the art of war says: don't hide when you return to the army.

But Li Zhongshan came and dispersed his troops, blocking the front and chasing after them.Completely violated the taboo of military strategists!Even if he has an army of 30, you will definitely come back defeated. "

"Okay, well said!" Chang Ning was quite satisfied and clapped his hands, "Although the enemy's troops are no less than ours, they are divided into north and south. And we can gather the main force..." As he spoke, his voice became quite loud. Serious, as if a major decision concerning the survival of the country is about to be made.

He went on to say word by word: "Send an order to all camps: Tomorrow, the whole army will set off. According to the plan, we will march northward step by step. Let's go back to Beijing! Go home!"

He looked at the generals below with burning eyes: "This battle is related to the life and death of the country, and there must be no room for failure. I only hope that you and I will fight against the thieves together..."

"嗻!" At this time, Chang Ning's generals all became energetic and expressed their position with the loudest "嗻".

(End of this chapter)