Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 356 Cunning Liu Luoguo
Compared with the northeastern land that has just entered spring, Beijing has entered early summer.

Every year after April, the old and dreary city of Beijing becomes lively.At the end of spring and the beginning of summer, the sky is bright and the air is clear, and the wind is smooth.Whether it is the family members of banner people in the city or the gentry and villagers outside the city, they all come out to enjoy the good time before the arrival of the scorching heat; the temple fairs outside Beijing also become lively with the opening of the temple; Male, walking along the road, the willow wind and wheat waves, cleansing the mind.

In May, the city gods from Wanping, Daxing and even Xuanwumen will go on tour and the ten-day temple fair will begin again, followed by making zongzi, smearing realgar wine on the children, inviting talismans from heavenly masters, tying tigers with colored silk, ribbon-cut paper gourds, etc. Exhale poisonous gas
However, outside the "Rakshasa Temple" located in the Hujiaquan Hutong in Dongzhimen, there was a murderous atmosphere at this time. "One step, one post, five steps, one sentry" were surrounded.Whether it's the banner people who came to see the fun, or the people passing by on business, when they saw the sealed church door, they all hated "Pooh" and spit to express their resentment.

God damn Rakshasa, dare to invade the border?Grandma, starve to death you redheads!

It seems that Lord Kangxi played lightly in Yakesa back then, a bunch of things that don't remember to eat!Two days later, when the soldiers from the imperial court arrive, they will be caught and beheaded in front of the Meridian Gate for you!

Different from the simple and simple thinking of ordinary people, the Manchu emperors and ministers in the Old Summer Palace were gloomy.

First, in late April, Raksha suddenly invaded the border.According to the eight-hundred-mile urgent report sent by General Hengxiu of Heilongjiang, Luo Sha went all the way south along Heilongjiang, many fortresses were breached, and soldiers and civilians were massacred.This time Luo Sha dispatched hundreds of warships, over ten thousand soldiers, and sharp guns. With the strength of his troops, it was difficult to resist.

The angry Qianlong immediately issued an order to seal down the St. Nicholas Church in Dongzhimen and ban all Tsarist Russian missionaries. Except for arranging special personnel to deliver water and food every day, no one was allowed to contact the missionaries.At the same time, he decreed that the minister in charge of Kulun, the Oros people would not accept their surrender for a day, and the "Khakhtu Mutual Market" would not be opened for a day!

Just when he was thinking of transferring troops from Ningguta, and at the same time recruiting Fukang'an's troops from the south who had just wiped out Lin Shuangwen to go north, another bad news came from Qinggui. Zhao Xin dispatched tens of thousands of troops to attack the Ningguta camp. Ninggu Tower has fallen!
Now, the 77-year-old Qianlong really panicked.

What he was afraid of was not the gain or loss of the city of Ningguta, but that the imperial court spent millions of taels of silver and tens of thousands of people in two years to build the big camp, which was like paper, and was broken through by the Beihai Navy in two days.

What does Beihai Town want to do next?

In fact, this problem deeply troubled the Manchu court.Since the defeat of Fuldan City in the first battle, the two sides have been confronting each other for several years. More and more border residents came from south to north to trade in Fuldan City. The Qing court naturally planted many spies.Although some people disappeared as soon as they went, and occasionally a little information came out, but even these occasional information came back, which shocked Qianlong very much.

From the types and prices of commodities, to the various workshops set up in Beihai Town; from hospitals, ports, public security police to various schools, whether it is Qianlong himself or several military ministers, they have seen Beihai Town and all the past dynasties from here. The flag-raising rebels are different.

Since he is so good at fighting, why doesn't he establish a national title?Although the Daning Guta raised the banner of "Ming" a few years ago, there has been no movement since then.

Why don't they add a lot of rewards?Be it Lin Shuangwen or the White Lotus Sect, since ancient times, which one didn't immediately reward the bandit leader and seal all the officials after raising the flag, or whoever would follow his life.

The most important thing is, since they have big iron ships, why don't they attack Shandong and even Jiangnan?You must know that with the tyranny of those two big iron ships, it is easy to capture the rich and prosperous places along the south coast of the Yangtze River.But Zhao Ni, apart from messing around here and there to make the local governor feel disgusted, he is actually indifferent to Huahua World.

The report sent by Qinggui at the end of last year stated that Zhao Ni's army was only six or seven thousand, and the population under his command was only 15.But what did Mingming's confession book say?The soldiers and horses in Beihai Town are all over the mountains and fields, with tens of thousands of eyesight; There are continuous iron cannons and an iron box that is not afraid of bombardment.

If it weren't for Mingliang's character, Qianlong and the military ministers below would have thought it was talking about "Fengshen Bang".

However, just as Qianlong was preparing to mobilize the tens of thousands of troops under Fukang'an's platform to the north to defend against Luocha and Beihai Town, news came again from Heilongjiang City that the Beihai Navy encircled and wiped out tens of thousands of Luocha troops under the city of Aihui. This made the eyeballs and jaws of Qianlong and all the ministers of military aircraft drop all over the place. They were screwed, and they actually helped the court expel foreign aggressors?
A few days later, news was sent from Hunchun that Beihai Town had not moved south after capturing Ningguta. The scouts in charge discovered that thousands of Beihai troops stationed here suddenly boarded their boats and headed northward in the early morning, toward Huer. I went north of the Ha River, but there were only less than 1000 people stationed in the city.

All this stood in front of the Manchu monarchs and ministers like a fog, making them less and less able to understand Zhao Xin's actions.

For Qianlong, since he couldn't understand it, he should wait and see what happened. It would be best for Beihai Town and Luocha to fight to the detriment of both sides.The most important thing now is to increase the defensive forces of Jilin Wula and Hunchun camps. Qianlong thought twice and decided to send [-] troops from the Chahar Dutong and Shengjing generals to go north to reinforce Jilin.

Well, the emperor has made up his mind, and everyone should follow suit.So now there is one last thing, who is going to redeem people this time?
The information from Ningguta said that the Beihai Navy captured more than 5000 people this time, and the entire Ningguta camp was converted into a prisoner camp.Although there will not be as many soldiers from the Beijing camp captured this time, but after all, many bannermen in Beijing are waiting eagerly.

Nobody dared to say no to redemption. After all, the last time the court pinched its nose and did it. If anyone dares to say no this time, all the banner people in Beijing can join hands to lift the roof of his house!
At this time, everyone turned their attention to the shrewd and capable Master He. Don't even think about it. He is different from the past now. Now he is the chief minister of military aircraft, and the emperor can't do without him at all.

The problem is that Zhao Xin has a bad reputation now, and it is said that he is still very messy at the negotiating table.After thinking about it, a person came into Qianlong's sight.

Since He Shen was promoted to the head of the military aircraft minister the year before last, he began to perform the "turtle magic skill" and shrink back.There were no major incidents, minor mistakes continued, and the official voice gradually became weaker than before, and he was reprimanded by Qianlong many times.Last year, he was reprimanded for leaking the content of his conversation with Qianlong about Ji Huang and Cao Wenxuan, and was dismissed as the co-organizer of the university.

Don't you want to hide behind?I just don't want you to be a coward.

As a result, the news that the 68-year-old Liu Yong, the vice president of the Jade Hall, who oversees the affairs of the Imperial College, will go north to serve as a negotiating envoy was spread by interested people.When the bannermen in Beijing heard that it was this person, they didn't even think about asking for help, so let's just wait.

And ever since Liu Yong heard that the emperor was going to send him to Jilin to negotiate with Zhao Ni, apart from going to the Jade Hall and the Imperial College every day, when he returned home, the door was closed and no visitors were seen.

In fact, since Liu Yong moved to the Ministry of Industry in 47 years of Qianlong and served as the chief master of the study, he saw that He Shen was very popular and would definitely influence the court.In the beginning, he was obedient, but later it became more and more intolerable.

Because he once went to Shandong with Heshen to investigate the "Cathay case", Liu Yong read it earlier than others and understood it clearly.He knew He Shen's means of raising money, and he also knew that this person was good at managing money, and he was also quite talented and ruthless.As long as Qianlong trusts, Heshen will not fall.

With Liu Yong's character, if he continues to work so diligently in the court, a bachelor will definitely not be able to escape. At that time, he must seek refuge with Heshen, or there will definitely be conflicts.Instead of this, it is better to hide your strength and bide your time, and wait for time.

In fact, ever since Cao Xibao filed the complaint, Liu Yong has noticed that He Shen is looking for an opportunity to attack him, and he can't wait to do so.

But the problem is that his father is Liu Tongxun, and the father and son have been favored by the emperor for two generations and are deeply trusted.If you want to find an opportunity to make a mistake, it is not so easy to make a small mistake that Qianlong hates.So he waited and waited, and it finally arrived last year.

Last year when Qianlong came back from Rehe, he told a group of ministers of military affairs that Ji Huang, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, was already old.Then he said that the old mother of Cao Wenyu, Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, was still there, and if he asked to return to his hometown to raise relatives, he would not be able to bear it.After Qianlong finished speaking at that time, several ministers present expressed their regrets following the emperor's wishes.

A few days later, Qianlong summoned Liu Yong again, and the emperor and his ministers got along well, so he also mentioned the same thing.Different from others, Liu Yong's heart pounded after hearing this, he knew that the opportunity he had been waiting for had finally come!
All along, when there were any vacancies for academicians in the Manchu Qing court, they were usually arranged according to their seniority, and they were supplemented by the co-organizers.Liu Yong is a senior official in various ministers. He has served as the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate since the 46th year of Qianlong.If Ji Huang resigned and returned to his hometown, the scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion would most likely belong to him.

And as the "model of the Han people" who served the Manchu emperor for two generations, Liu Yong had already glimpsed some of Qianlong's character, that is, narrow-minded!
So when Liu Yong had a conversation with Qianlong and left the palace, he "just happened" to run into Ji Huang outside the Maoqin Hall, and Fu Chang'an was also there, so he pulled Ji Huang "smoothly" to mention a few words to him.

"Mr. Cultivator, Your Majesty really treats you kindly, making us envy Brabla."

In fact, Liu Yong knew that Ji Huang had a good relationship with Cao Wenyan, and the two often discussed and compared opera, calligraphy and painting, and had the same hobbies.So on the second day, when Cao Wenyan, who didn't want to be with Heshen, handed over a sign for an audience, he proposed to go home and sue his elderly mother on the spot.

Originally, Qianlong was just a little surprised and didn't think much about it; but after being reminded by He Shen, Qianlong woke up in horror. Why did I just tell a few confidant ministers about Cao Wenyu, and today he is going to sue for adoption?
Qianlong then summoned the military ministers who were present that day to inquire, and all of them said that they had not told Ji Huang or Cao Wenxuan.The casual conversation between the emperor and the ministers close to him was spread out at will, do you still want to be an official? !Qianlong said that I just mentioned this matter to you and Liu Yong, but there are others if you didn't say it?

At this time, Fu Chang'an remembered the incident outside the Maoqin Hall yesterday, so he told Qianlong that Liu Yong must have said it.

Qianlong was furious when he heard this, saying that the so-called monarch and ministers should be like father and son in the family, and Liu Yong is the son of Liu Tongxun, so I don't treat him as an outsider.Those who walk in the inner court are the most taboo to tell the emperor's words to people who should not listen.Liu Yong did this because he wanted Ji Huang to retire and return to his hometown, so that he could make up the scholarship of Wenyuan Pavilion.Has Liu Yong lost his mind?A person like him who speaks indiscreetly still wants to be a bachelor?Pooh!

So soon, the bachelor was supplemented by Wang Jie, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Liu Yong's co-organizer of the bachelor was dismissed, leaving only the vice president of the Jade Hall to supervise the affairs of the Imperial College, and stood aside completely.

Do you think Liu Yong is satisfied with this?No, he didn't think it was enough, and if he wanted to keep shrinking back, he had to let He Shen ignore him and think that he was not a threat!
So in August last year, Qianlong asked Liu Yong to preside over the worship of the Confucian Temple, but Liu Yong did not perform the salute as required, and was subsequently impeached by Qing Debao of Taichang Temple, who belonged to Heshen's party, and was punished.

At this point, Liu Yong still feels that it is not enough, because Jianli Guozijian will preside over the rural examination, which will conflict with Heshen's plan to raise money.He had originally planned to make some troubles in this year's rural examination, but Qianlong ordered him to go to Jilin to negotiate with Zhao Ni!
This made Liu Yong very worried.

If things are done well, they will definitely be promoted and rewarded, and the original plan will be ruined; if things are not done well, although they will be punished, what will the court do?
Right now, the imperial court is full of leaks, disasters and civil disturbances are happening one after another, Fukang'an is like a firefighting captain, but the gang of people in Beihai Town are very evil, the imperial court failed several times to encircle and suppress, and Qinggui was so tired that he vomited blood up.

Not to mention that He Shen will definitely hinder him from going north this time.

Liu Yong already understood at this time, Qianlong had already seen clearly his little thoughts.

A few days later, Qianlong ordered Liu Yong to meet with His Majesty in the Old Summer Palace.After some admonitions, Liu Yong received the decree, went to the Ministry of War to receive customs defense, and hurriedly set foot on the post road to the north with his family and guards.

look to the north
It is said that the Manchu court could not understand the actions of Beihai Town, but Suvorov, who was on the way back to Nerchinsk, felt that he understood.The failure of the five battle infantry regiments led him to the conclusion that the Qing people were far more powerful and fierce than he thought.

"It seems that Earl Jacobi's plan is going to fail!" Suvorov thought so, and when he thought of the frustrated expression on the face of the Governor of Irkutsk, he would feel an indescribable joy in his heart .

During these days, he carefully listened to the reports of some soldiers who escaped by swimming, and asked carefully about the details of the bombing of the fleet by the Northern Navy.As a result, he was shocked to find that the Qing Dynasty was more advanced than the Russian army in terms of muskets and cannons, from soldier equipment to tactics.

After fighting for so many years, Suvorov had never heard that the army of that country did not form a formation at all, but met the enemy with long and loose skirmish lines.Although he also admired skirmishers and columns, what he admired was completely different from the skirmish line of the "Qing army".

"Groups of twos and threes, lined up on a wide front? The distance between each group is only tens of feet?" Suvorov thought for several days, and he concluded that the Russian army lost to the cavalry, that is, There are too few cavalry.

That's right, the offensive troops in the entire Aihui city only had one cavalry company for reconnaissance.Perhaps it is precisely because of this that the "Qing general" in charge of the command seized the weakness of the Russian army, and through excellent individual combat capabilities and long-range cannons, carried out split strikes on the battle infantry regiments.

Thinking of this, Suvorov couldn't help admiring the "Qing general" who was in charge of commanding the battle.He put down the candlestick, rubbed his tense forehead, and said in his heart: "They have a master of infantry tactics, that's for sure! Who said that 5000 people can capture the entire lower reaches of Heilongjiang? It's so stupid !"

But now even if there is a truce, you must first gain an advantage on the battlefield, so that you can gain an advantage at the negotiating table.

Thinking of this, Suvorov issued an order to the adjutant: "Order, from Humar City to Guigudar City, only two battalions of hunters will be left, and the rest of the troops will retreat northward to the front line of Yaksa City!"

"Retreat?" The adjutant looked at the Lieutenant General in surprise.

Suvorov did not explain to the adjutant, and continued: "Order the troops to burn all the villages and towns along the way, so that the enemy troops will not be able to get supplies when they go north, so as to give our army time."

"Excuse me, what are you going to do next? Her Majesty the Empress cannot accept the result of our fiasco. This will only make the Kyakta trade worse."

Suvorov said indifferently: "Cavalry and hunting soldiers, we need a lot of cavalry and hunting soldiers."

　I wish you all a Happy New Year!Healthy body!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)