Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 290: Will Qianlong advocate justice for a tool?

Caoliang and Huaiyan are the two main sources of income for officials in the province, and they are also an important source of charcoal and ice to the officials when they enter Beijing.

Qian Feng chopped one off, but everyone reluctantly endured it.

He wanted to chop off a second one, but no one would tolerate him anymore.

As soon as the old system of Huaiyan salt was restored, the city of Yangzhou became visibly prosperous. The business of brothels and restaurants is booming, and the mansions of the four major salt merchants are full of people coming and going.

The good days are back!

A table of 100 taels of top-quality flower wine cannot be grabbed without a reservation.

The Huaiyang officials and gentry all praised Prince Jia for his wisdom and gave him the Wanmin Umbrella.

The 17-year-old prince Yong Yan was inexplicably excited. He didn't know what he had done to attract such love from the elders of Jiangsu?

Could it be that

"Thank you, Brother Huang."

The man who spoke was originally an officer in the Yangzhou Salt Camp. While he was on death row, his family property was confiscated, his wife hanged herself, and his concubines were sold.

As usual, it was a wedding day, and Mr. Huang became the groom's official with a smile, looking like a thin donkey and a light carriage.

"Yes." Mr. Huang smiled with satisfaction, "Don't come back after you're done. Find a secluded place to live a good life. It's good for you and good for everyone."

"That's impossible. Qian Feng's body has been taken over by the Imperial Envoy. After all, he is a border official and the face of the imperial court."

"Take the person to the side room and surround him with servants."

Anyone with some experience in martial arts knows that the plan given by General Shang Huang is the best.

Mr. Huang stroked his beard and got straight to the point:
"Do you hate Qian Feng?"

Mr. Huang nodded with satisfaction and took out a note:
"Qian Feng is dead, but his wife, children, and family are still alive and well. The journey is a bit far, more than 1000 miles. I have prepared 400 taels for each of you as a toll and a reward of 200 taels. You will not be afraid of this journey. Is it too far?”

To know,
That rosewood chair, that mahogany bed, and that Song Dynasty porcelain vase are worth an average person's lifetime savings.

The old system was also restored: monthly throws.

"Have."

Generally speaking, since he took office as governor, except for the salt tax paid to the court, which has been decreasing month by month, everything else has been good.

"Do you have the guts to take revenge?"

"The risk is very high, do you still dare?"

He did not discuss it with the Prime Minister Jiang Chun in advance because he guessed that he would not agree.

I saw these two people dressed in coarse cloth, kneeling in the side room, kowtowing:
"Thank you, Brother Huang, for saving your life."

Two junior officials from the Salt Transportation Department who had just been released from death row were put on death row by Qian Feng for embezzling salt taxes. They had not yet been executed.

Half a month,

Jiang Chun saves a lot of money for his love for others and doesn't care much about money. But he was different. The losses caused by Qian Feng were immeasurable, and his resentment would never go away unless he broke the Qian family.

It's only a mere 1 times in a year to wear the jersey, that's all.

Being touted by a group of old guys, they kept their feet from touching the ground and forgot about it.

Mr. Huang, who is still very thin, has also regained his former coolness.

Now Mr. Huang used money to replace them with two "killed white ducks". The procedure is very clean.

"I'm willing to change my life. As long as I can take this breath."

The two of them were grateful and kowtowed seriously.

One of them raised his head, revealing a scarred face, with fierce eyes like a jackal:
"Please give me a chance, brother, we want to whip his corpse."

……

……

After leaving Huang's Mansion, the two left Yangzhou City overnight.

……

With a pair of children wandering around, how can a domestic thrush withstand the weathered birds of prey in the wild? Didn't live past 10 days.

"Brother Huang, don't worry, even if there is no reward, I will kill his whole family."

General Shang Huang hummed a little tune and felt happy.

Is this the legendary "governing by doing nothing"?
Hundreds of people were playing and playing, carrying fancy Wanmin umbrellas all the way from Yangzhou Prefecture to Huai'an Prefecture, attracting countless attention along the way.

Marry a new person every month and send away an old person with 2000 taels of severance pay. In addition, the old man can also take away all the valuables in his house.

Seeing the hatred in their eyes, Mr. Huang said in a low voice:

Yong Yan suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and came forward to receive the representatives of the gentry.

Good to get together and good to go!

After seeing off the guests, the butler quietly came to report:
"Master, people are here."

The former salt camp officer showed a fierce look on his face:

3 months later, the news came out.

Qian Feng's whole family was tortured to death by a group of bandits, and died miserably.

……

However, this murder case was suppressed as soon as it reached the provincial prosecutor's office.

Someone in the capital made a statement. This was an ordinary murder case, and the normal procedures could be followed. Just because Qian Feng got the posthumous title of "Wenzhong", he couldn't be promoted without reason.

So the case was returned to the local county government.

The magistrate realized it as soon as he inquired about it and followed the normal procedure! The neighbor was arrested, a confession was obtained, the prisoner was killed in prison, and the case was closed.

Happy to everyone!

The following year, he actually received an "outstanding" evaluation.

There were too many people who hated Qian Feng, and everyone unanimously kept silent about it.

Even the most rebellious Ministry of Rites and the Metropolitan Procuratorate were unwilling to stand up for Qian Feng because he harmed the interests of all Beijing officials, including themselves.

Last winter's charcoal was inexplicably missing a piece.

This summer, Bing Jing lost a big chunk of his body.

Although the morals of Confucius and Mencius are said to be true, living in the capital is not easy and the consumption is too high. Without these two or three hundred taels, everyone's life would immediately become tense and embarrassing.

So facing the tragic experience of such a "straight minister", everyone chose to close their eyes.

If the courtiers didn't mention it, there was no way the emperor would know.

Qian Feng is just a tool that is easy to use. If it breaks, just replace it. There are a lot of people trying to replace it.

……

Zheng Jinsheng read through the case files in detail at the Yangzhou Mansion and read through the Chief Envoy's Yamen what he had done after taking office. He felt his heart pounding.

He asked his cronies to go to the streets in plain clothes to interview witnesses for possible clues.

But soon,
The cronies reported embarrassingly that there were always men in civilian clothes following them, or even standing a few feet away with their arms folded and looking at them expressionlessly.

Zheng Jinsheng was not angry either. As a veteran of the Ministry of Justice, he had seen too many storms.

A few days later,
Surrounded by the guards, he rushed to the Jiangbei camp and met with Hai Lancha.

As soon as Hailancha opened his mouth, he was so frightened that he couldn't sit still:

"Qian Fantai was killed by his own people."

"Hai Dutong speaks carefully. All the clues discovered by this imperial envoy in the investigation point to the false King Wu. You are the emperor's favorite guard and have a special status. I can reveal more secrets. The news from Jiangnan also confirms this. This assassination was carried out by someone sent by the puppet king of Wu."

……

Hailancha smiled strangely:

"Master Imperial Envoy, do you think that what you saw and heard must be the truth?"

Zheng Jinsheng remained silent for a while and said:

"Currently, the top priority is to defeat the thieves. This imperial envoy must understand the general situation and take the overall situation into consideration."

Hai Lancha said bitterly:

"Of course, the most important thing is to suppress the thieves! But I am afraid that the Huaiyang officials and gentry will stab the gentry in the back at the critical moment. The war is about to happen, just in case~"

Zheng Jinsheng suddenly stood up and took out a roll of bright yellow silk.

Said in a low voice:

"Hailancha accepts the order."

……

Dongliu County, Chizhou Prefecture.

The main force of the 2nd Army arrived and surrounded them on all sides. Twenty 20-pound guns were put into position one after another. Li Yu rode a black horse and slowly approached the city surrounded by personal guards.

"Give me the order to seize as many prisoners as possible after breaking the city."

"As ordered."

The coal mines in Tongling and the open-pit iron mines in Ma'anshan both require large amounts of labor. The cost of recruiting workers is always too high, and the labor costs add up to a huge amount.

Miao Youlin, who was directing the battle from the front, suddenly frowned, pointed at the city wall and asked:
"what is that?"

"The white flowers look like they are people."

The battlefield was in an uproar, and everyone was stunned.

To be precise, there was a row of people and a row of women standing on the wall. Are there some monks in the middle? Taoist priest?

……

On the city wall, Zhang Cong, the prefect of Chizhou, was dancing.

"Dog's blood and women's urine are filthy substances, which can destroy the demonic methods of the false king of Wu. The Yin Gate Formation is a famous weapon for destroying enemy artillery."

"The wisdom of our ancestors is unmistakable."

"Look, are all their artillery dumb?"

All the Green Camp soldiers were excited and stuck their heads out to look around.

You must know that the average age of the soldiers of the 2nd Army is only 17 years old.

They had never seen such an exciting scene before. For a moment, their eyes were straightened, their thinking was hard, and they were in a trance. Just looking at the row of white flowers on the city wall, still waving handkerchiefs.

Li Yu arrived,

I was also shocked by this scene, so I opened my telescope and watched it carefully. It is quite romantic to feel that such a scenery appears on this cruel battlefield.

laughed:

"Don't show mercy to others and start shooting."

……

Miao Youlin blushed and immediately passed on the order.

More than a dozen artillery pieces violently sprayed out white smoke, finally bringing back the souls of the young soldiers of the 2nd Army who had never fired meat.

The Yin Gate array on the city wall instantly disappeared, and the white figure fell to the bottom of the city, with a khaki figure in the middle. No need to ask, it must be a monk!
Broken bricks were flying from the Dongliu County city wall.

The prefect Zhang Cong shouted in embarrassment:
"Fight back, fight back."

Then the guns and cannons on the city wall fired, and arrows flew everywhere.

But after just a cup of tea, the city gate was blown open.

A 24-pound solid bullet smashed the city gate to pieces, revealing the dense pile of stones inside.

Li Yu smiled and said:

"I was originally worried about them escaping, but now I'm fine. I'm catching a turtle in a jar."

"Fight for three or five more rounds, and then shout to persuade us to surrender. If you surrender, you will avoid death, if you resist, you will massacre the city!"

……

The thousands of Green Camp soldiers in the city did not have a strong fighting spirit.

After less than half an hour, they decided to collectively lay down their weapons and surrender. Thousands of people walked out of the city gate one after another and threw their weapons on the ground.

Roughly speaking, the number of prisoners was as high as more than 6000.

It is surprising that Zhang Cong, the prefect of Chizhou, did not commit suicide. He actually left the city obediently and knelt in front of Li Yu's horse, proud of the thorns.

"The guilty minister Zhang Cong pays homage to the King of Wu. Long live, long live, long live."

Everyone laughed, the pony was captured perfectly. With this shout of long live, the death penalty will probably be exempted.

Li Yu stared at this unattractive guy, and suddenly thought of an old friend: Sima Shang.

laughed:

"If this king spares your life, what use will you have?"

"The guilty minister has been wandering in the capital for 10 years and has visited all the major government offices. I am afraid that no one in the south of the Yangtze River is more familiar with every plant and tree in the capital than the guilty minister. The King of Wu is the True Dragon Emperor, and it is only a matter of time before he breaks into the Forbidden City. By then, the guilty minister is willing to As a guide on horseback, he led the army to attack the Forbidden City and various government offices."

Li Yu was surprised and nodded:
"Draw a map of the capital, and then write down your experience of wandering in the capital. It is related to your future, so remember it well."

Zhang Cong burst into tears of gratitude and shouted long live to Li Yu's leaving back.

……

Miao Youlin fell behind and muttered:
"I suddenly understood. No matter how shameless we are, we can't keep up with these civil servants on horseback."

That night,

After the army camped, Li Yu divided the prisoners into two.

A small number were put into the supply camp as hard labor.

Most of them were escorted to Tongling Coal Mine, and a handwritten letter told the mine manager Wang Liu to throw these people underground to increase production, and one hundred kilograms would consume one wotou.

2 years, can be released after expiration!

In short, Li Yu had no intention of integrating these people into the army.

He was afraid that the foul atmosphere of the Green Camp soldiers would pollute the military discipline of the legion. At least so far, the military discipline of each legion is still good.

……

In the handsome tent,
Li Yu looked around at the officers above the battalion commander of the 2nd Army. Some were familiar, some looked familiar, and some were complete strangers.

"Everyone, please introduce yourselves to your military position, place of origin and name."

When he heard "Deputy Commander of the 8th Battalion Yang Yuchun, from Sichuan", he was stunned for a moment, unsure if he was the fierce general who defeated Bailian during the Jiaqing Dynasty in history.

So he asked:

"Why did you perform meritorious service?"

"Back to my lord, my subordinates cut off Fuyuan General Agui's banner during the Battle of Huangshiji."

"Your bravery is commendable, and I give this to you as a gift."

Yang Yuchun happily took the gun and was ecstatic.

Excellent workmanship and exquisite materials. It is not a common round barrel, but a hexagonal barrel. The gun body is made of walnut wood with clear texture.

"Beheading generals and seizing flags, why is he a deputy? Commander Miao, give him a full-time position."

Yang Yuchun was overjoyed and knelt down on one knee:

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The others looked at this black guy with jealousy, wishing they could collectively punish his ancestors.

Miao Youlin was very calm.
He just remembered one thing. During the battle in northern Zhejiang, the prince also gave his wife a fire blunderbuss, which caused the loyalty of that stupid girl to rise sharply.

King Wu’s blunderbuss is precious!

Once it is accepted, it is like the profit of the donkey's rolling. It will be difficult to repay it in this life.

……

"I came here to supervise the battle this time for one purpose: to win the Battle of Jiujiang."

As soon as these words came out, the tent suddenly boiled.

Li Yu continued:

"I have mobilized most of the 4th Army Corps, the 3st Mixed Battalion of the 1rd Army Corps, and the Independent Light Cavalry Battalion. I also have more than half of the Navy's belongings."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. They were no longer excited, but looked solemn.

This was the first such large-scale troop build-up and an unprecedented configuration.

Miao Youlin asked:
"Your Majesty, do you want to take over Jiangxi in one go?"

"Yes, I have this idea. But the first goal is to completely annihilate Agui's Qing army. It is best to kill him himself."

Everyone's eyes were excited and eager to try.

The 2nd Army Corps was delighted to hear the battle, and it certainly lived up to its reputation.

Suddenly, Li Yu thought of the damn 4th Legion again, and was quite angry for a moment.

"Expand the map."

The guards hung up a partial map of Anhui and Jiangxi in the tent.

Li Yu drew out his sword and acted as a baton:

"This battle is divided into three stages. In the first stage, I will approach Hukou County. According to intelligence, there are no less than 7 Qing infantry and cavalry gathered there. In the second stage, there will be a partial division of our army. A surprise attack took over Raozhou Prefecture in Jiangxi Province, completing the southern blockade of the battlefield, and the decisive battle with the Qing Dynasty's Yangtze River Navy at Poyang Lake."

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(End of this chapter)