Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 7 Wang Aoyong, recruiting Shandong
Since King Ji had no choice but to surrender to the Qing Dynasty at the end of June, Shandong could have been decided in a single battle, but because Jiang Yu, who launched a rebellion in northern Shanxi, fell to the Qing court and fought against the Shun army, he urgently needed support, and Dorgon also realized that Therefore, after Jueluo Bahana and Shi Tingzhu reported on June 29 to pacify Bazhou, Cangzhou, Dezhou, and Linqing, he transferred them back to the north and joined forces with Ye Chen. The Ministry, Datong Jiang Yu's Ministry jointly attacked Taiyuan.

The main force of the Qing army withdrew from Shandong, but the situation in Shandong did not improve. Although the anti-Qing rebels in various places rose one after another, they did not receive support. They were either loyal to Shun or loyal to Ming. They did not belong to each other and fought on their own. In the end, he had no choice but to surrender.

For example, in Xintai County, which is only [-] miles away from Jinan, Zhou Zuoding, the magistrate of Dashun County, refused the surrender of Wang Aoyong and Fang Dayou six times, and finally abandoned the city helplessly after being chased by the Qing soldiers.

Zeng Hualong, the governor of Dengzhou in Daming who once defeated [-] local bandits and broke the siege of Jiaozhou, also heard that the Qing army occupied Gyeonggi, and felt that the situation was over, and fled southward with Guo Wenxiang, the magistrate of Jiaozhou.

Hongguang's monarchs and ministers leaned to the left of the river, and had no intention of making progress, so Wang Aoyong and Fang Dayou successfully accepted many counties and counties. In counties such as Shouguang, Zhao Shenkuan, Qin Shangxing, Guo Bapai, and Monk Zhai Wu still persisted in resisting the Qing Dynasty.

In order to appease or force these anti-Qing rebels to surrender, Wang Aoyong was stationed in Qingzhou, and together with Fang Dayou, the governor of the Qing court in Jinan, coordinated Shandong from the south to the north.

Because of the lack of troops, Wang Aoyong did not bring a large army, but he was not worried about his own safety.Qingzhou is a big city, one of the ancient Kyushu, and it is the number one fortified city in Shandong. With the strength of the rebel army, it is impossible to break through without ten thousand people, but Shandong obviously does not have nearly ten thousand rebel troops. After Wang was forced to surrender, the recruitment in Shandong went quite smoothly, so he sat firmly on the Diaoyutai and only waited for the volunteers from all walks of life to surrender.

On this day, Wang Aoyong was sitting in the state government office, when he suddenly heard that someone came to report. "The troops of Zhao Yingyuan, who flowed between Lu and Yu, sent envoys to come down."

As a recruiter in Shandong and Henan appointed by the Qing court, Wang Aoyong knew the situation of Zhao Yingyuan's subordinates very well, and he naturally understood his embarrassing situation.

Hearing that he was going to surrender now, he couldn't help but feel happy.

If he can make another contribution to his master, his official career will definitely be smoother. There is no problem in overpowering Fang Dayou in Jinan.

Immediately, he asked the envoys to bring him from the future, while he put down what he was doing, straightened his official robes, and sat upright to wait.

Wang Yan, Liu Shun, and Zhao Si worked hard all the way, and arrived outside Qingzhou City in the afternoon of the same day.

Seeing that the city is two feet high and one foot wide, it can be described as a rare strong city.

If such a big city had enough soldiers and horses and was properly defended, even a hundred thousand troops would not be able to attack it.

"I don't know how many Qing soldiers are in the city?"

Wang Yan couldn't help feeling a little worried. If thousands of troops were stationed in the city, then Zhao Jun's deception would be in vain!Lack of information, he couldn't help but feel a little lost.

In the first emperor's reign, the Dongchang Fanzi was withdrawn, and Jinyiwei could not be reused. Although Wang Yan didn't like these spy organizations, he had to admit their usefulness in intelligence. If Wang Yan holds power in the future, he must establish a complete intelligence system system.

"Brother Zhao, I don't know anything about military affairs. You have been with General Zhao for many years. How is the defense in the city? What is the strength of the city? I will leave it to you to investigate." The three of them stopped slowly not far from the city gate.

"Liu Shun, you used to hang out in the market, and you should be good at finding out information. You should also help fourth brother Zhao find out the situation in Qingzhou, in case of emergencies." Looking at the Qing soldiers who were interrogating Jiancheng and the city gate, Wang Yan's expression was a little bit Shen Zhong, "After entering the city, I will go to the state government to pay a visit to Wang Aoyong, you two will find an inn to stay, and then play by ear, so as not to arouse the suspicion of the Qing soldiers, you understand?"

"No! Don't worry, my lord!" Seeing his serious face, the two of them clasped their fists together and said that they knew the seriousness of the matter and could not be careless.

After finishing the order, the three of them rode forward and walked slowly towards the city gate.

In this era, those who can ride horses must be either rich or expensive, but not ordinary people can afford to ride. The guards have already paid attention to the three of them, but seeing that there is no large group of people behind them, Dao is not worried about any safety issues.

When the three of them came to the front, a small leader of the Qing army stopped them, and Dao didn't dare to blackmail them, but asked why they came.

When Wang Yan understood the purpose of his visit and knew that this was a major event that Mr. Wang Aoyong paid close attention to and personally presided over, the little boss didn't dare to take it lightly, so he immediately let it go, and personally led Wang Yan to the state government office.

Wang Yan didn't ask much questions all the way, afraid that he might become suspicious, he just chatted about Qingzhou's customs and customs, he asked Liu Shun and Zhao Si to lead the horses to the inn, and he followed the little boss to the state government office.

At this time, someone went to report it, and he gave the little leader some broken silver, and stood in front of the state government office while thinking about his speech, while waiting quietly.

Not long after, a yamen servant came out to escort Wang Yan in, and brought him to Wang Aoyong.

Now that Dorgon's first hair-shaving order has been forced to be cancelled, many Han officials who can take refuge in the Qing court, in order to please the Qing court, most of them voluntarily shave their hair, and Wang Aoyong is one of them.

A money mouse tail is on the head, which is as ugly as possible. Compared with Wang Yan's appearance as a scholar in dark clothes and a square scarf on his head, Wang Aoyong can't help feeling a little ashamed.

In today's era, ordinary people do not have the concept of a country, and the world changes suddenly. For these ordinary people, it is just a change of kingship and a change of emperor. But for the scholar-official class, it is indeed a critical moment to test their character. Confucian education, loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, and great defense against Yi and Xia are the basic principles.

It is the fault of the court that the common people can surrender, and it traps the survivors in the dust.

But you scholar-bureaucrat, who has been favored by the state, fed by the imperial court, loved by the people, even if the country is broken, even on the Immortal Day, you have no shame in serving the barbarians, you are really shameless!

Seeing Wang Yan walking in dressed in the clothes of the old country, Wang Aoyonggui was a third-rank member of the Qing court, and the minister of appeasement appointed by the regent, but he adjusted his clothes without confidence and hid the money rat tail on his bald head.

Seeing him sitting upright in front of him, Wang Yan felt contemptuous in his heart, but he didn't show it. Instead, he saluted with a smile on his face: "Wang Sheng Wang Yan, my lord!"

"There's no need to be too polite!" Wang Aoyong slightly raised his hand, suddenly realized that the name Wang Yan was very familiar, and said in surprise after careful consideration. "Wang Yan? But Wang Yan, Wang Shiheng, the song Liang Zhu moved the capital?"

"Qian Zhan sings in a low voice, it's not worth mentioning, my lord will laugh at you." Wang Yan didn't expect that even Wang Aoyong had heard of his nickname, he was a little surprised, but he replied politely.

Although the court forbids officials to prostitute, officials and scholars are not ashamed of it. Instead, they use romantic affairs as capital. If they are favored by a leader, it will become a good story and improve their reputation in the scholarly forest.

Wang Yan's Liang Zhu, which is poignant and graceful, has won the favor of many sisters and children. Under their sung, it has long been known by scholars, spread throughout the capital, and even spread to the south of the Yangtze River with a large number of officials fleeing south, and he was also sung. Many people think that he is as talented as Liu Sanbian.

"Haha~~ Shiheng is a celebrity, how could I not know it!" Wang Aoyong couldn't help but be very happy to confirm his status. Wang Yan has not yet explained why he came, but he has made up his mind. Yan pulled into the water. "Come here~ Hurry up and watch the seats, I want to discuss with Shi Heng in detail."

Now in Shilin, Wang Yan can be regarded as a little famous. If he surrenders to the Qing Dynasty, he will definitely influence more scholars, and Wang Aoyong will also be able to make more contributions to the Qing court.The most important thing is that Wang Aoyong can find an excuse for himself to surrender, "Look, all the celebrities have surrendered, so it's not easy for you to hold me alone, right?"

For him, the more scholar-bureaucrats surrendered, the less burden he felt.

Waiting for the yamen servant to sit on the platform, Wang Yan sat down, the two of them chatted, and every time there was an astonishing remark, Wang Aoyong felt that he was extraordinary, and the idea of ​​surrendering became more and more intense, and then he remembered the business, "I listen to my servant Report, Shi Heng is here for Zhao Yingyuan's surrender to the Qing Dynasty! Do you have any requests?"

Hearing this, Wang Yan got up and took out the letter written by Zhao Yingyuan from his sleeve, and handed it to Wang Aoyong with both hands: "This is General Zhao's surrender form, please have a look."

Zhao Jun is no different from the general rebel army, but Li Chuang's army, although not a direct descendant, but also a regular army, worthy of Wang Aoyong's attention, so he read the letter carefully.

Wang Aoyong's attitude reassured Wang Yan a lot, just now he was chatting with the old man, thinking that he had no intention of surrendering!

Xin Wang Yan had read it a long time ago, and he deliberately asked Zhao Yingyuan to reveal the embarrassment of the army and wanton officials and nobles, so as to confuse the other party and make Wang Aoyong believe that Zhao Jun really wanted to surrender.

"Believe me, I've read it, food and grass are not a problem!" Sure enough, after reading the letter, Wang Aoyong did not doubt that there was it, a lone army, with no food and grass, and enemies on all sides. Except for Jiang Ming, he could only surrender Qing, and Zhao Yingyuan asked for the admiral of Shandong The first position made him basically believe in Jiang Qing, and it also made him think that Zhao Yingyuan, like Jiang Yu and Tang Tong, was a man who followed the wind and pursued interests.

It’s just that he’s only at the third rank now, and most of the former chief assistants and Jinshi in the capital have no official positions. Jiang Yu from Datong, Tang Tong from the border of Shanxi and Shanxi, none of them are stronger than Zhao Yingyuan,
None of these people were in high positions, how could Zhao Yingyuan be an admiral with a few defeated soldiers?
As a member of the Qing court, Wang Aoyong naturally wanted to think about the Qing court. He frowned slightly, and continued: "However, the matter of the title still needs to be discussed. If Zhao Yingyuan is willing to come and surrender, I will definitely recommend him to the regent as the deputy general of Shandong. Do you think it is feasible?"

Unexpectedly, things went so smoothly, Wang Yan was overjoyed in his heart, but hesitantly said on his face: "Wansheng can't decide, but General Zhao will arrive in Qingzhou tomorrow, and I will let him visit your lord in person."

(End of this chapter)