scourge the qing dynasty

Chapter 146 The Traitor Obai
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"Grand Master Ao, please take a look at this first." Xiao Mazi, who was kneeling on the ground, sobbed, took out the thick witch's secret book from his arms, and presented it to Ao who was also kneeling on the opposite side with his hands in his mouth. In front of Bai, he choked up and said: "After reading this, the grand master will understand my painstaking efforts."

Xiao Mazi's words and deeds were so solemn, and Oboi, who was appraised by Fatty Lu as a loyal minister, did not dare to neglect, quickly took the black book from Xiao Mazi with both hands, and knelt on the ground to read it carefully, but his last The reaction was beyond Xiao Mazi's reaction, neither as furious and furious as Xiao Mazi imagined, nor as indifferent or gloating as Xiao Mazi was planning for the worst. Instead, he was a little surprised and a little calm, just fine. It's like being mentally prepared for this but not being mentally prepared enough.

The fact is exactly the same. Regarding Wu Sangui's recruitment and frenzied preparations, Oboi had already known it well, but he didn't grasp it in such detail as the old hag of Xiaozhuang. I was a little startled secretly, I didn't expect that I just deliberately indulged Wu Sangui's military expansion. In less than two years, the military strength of Yunnan and Guizhou has grown to this point. Although it will not threaten the stability of Miqing's country, it also has a part of independent self-defense. The power of war.

Of course, Obai’s conclusion is based on his impression that Wu Sangui’s army’s weapons and equipment have not changed. If Obai can know Wu Sangui’s current real weapon reserves and weapon development and equipment with the help of a certain catastrophe, then You will definitely find that even if Mite Qing puts all the power of the whole country, whether he can completely eradicate the current Wu Sangui's forces is probably a huge problem.

"I dare not lie to the emperor. I have heard about Wu Sangui's crimes for a long time, but I don't have the details of the emperor." Aobai closed Wu Sangui's black tent and asked tentatively: "The emperor showed these things to the slave today. , Could it be that you want the servant to take action and cut off the traitorous king? Or do you want the slave to step forward to suppress the arrogance of the traitorous king, so that he can rein in the precipice and find his way back?"

"Wu Sangui, the king of feudal lords, has been favored by the king, with the highest quality and noble rank, but he doesn't want to repay him. He supports his troops in the Yunnan and Guizhou area with self-respect, and acts lawlessly and perversely." Xiao Mazi said with a sob: "I think of the extraordinary achievements before him. For the sake of it, I will endure and bear with him, yield again and again, undress him, push food and food, I am afraid that one day he will be able to rein in the precipice, know his way back, and make a good story with me through the ages. Who would have thought that this The servant doesn't think of the court's great kindness at all, and I have tolerated him, and I am still secretly recruiting soldiers and buying horses, stockpiling grass and food, I am afraid that sooner or later, I will have the heart of disobedience..."

Crying up to this point, Xiao Mazi was already sobbing, and Oboi patted his chest and said: "Please rest assured, the emperor, it is not a slave boasting, Wu Sangui, the slave has never put it in his eyes! If Wu Sangui obediently listens to your majesty!" Will, everything is easy to say, if he has the slightest change, the slave can turn him into powder with a gesture of his hand!"

"If Wu Sangui can really obey my will obediently, that would be great." Xiao Mazi smiled bitterly, took out the memorial of Gan Wenkun and Zhu Guozhi, and said tearfully: "Grand Master, please read this again."

Ao Bai took it, opened it and only took a few glances, the black brows on the two copper bell eyes immediately frowned into a Sichuan character, and said angrily: "You dog slave! These two dog slaves must have suffered Wu Sangui's benefit is to set the tax rate of Baqi Fushou cream so low, isn't this what it is? "

"Teacher, you must be clear." Xiao Mazi sobbed, "Last year, the total revenue of our Qing court was less than 400 million taels of silver, and Wu Sangui's income was more than 500 million taels just from the Eight Banners Fushou Ointment. In addition to the military salary of more than 300 million taels given to him by the imperial court, the annual income is at least 900 million taels! There is a lot of discussion in the court, inside and outside the court, and the world belongs to us, and I will not be jealous of Wu Sangui With this little income, I just want to use the method of taxation to weaken his power and make up for the shortfall of the court..."

"It's just..., it's just that I didn't expect this slave to bribe the local governor again, set the tax rate so low, and continue to cling to the body of my Qing Dynasty to suck blood and eat up whales..."

"Damn it, who told you, Xiao Mazi, to delegate the power of taxation to local governments, and let Zhu Guozhi, a well-known shameless dog slave, to set taxes? Isn't it self-inflicted? What is it?" Obai muttered in his heart, but he didn't It's too embarrassing to criticize it openly, just waiting for Xiao Mazi's next words.Never thought that Xiao Mazi would just cry and wipe his tears all the time, without saying a word, Aobai had no choice but to ask tentatively: "Then what does the emperor plan to do now?"

"Before this, I was also worried that the local governor might be bought by Wu Sangui, so I sent it to Yunnan and Guizhou in an expedited six hundred miles, and took back the power to rule on tax amounts." Xiao Mazi wiped his tears and said: "Who knows that the imperial decree is still on the way, The memorials of Gan Wenkun and Zhu Guozhi, two slaves, have already been sent to the capital, which puts me in a dilemma. I want to negate this tax amount and issue an order to increase the tax, but I am afraid..., afraid...."

"The emperor is afraid that he will anger Wu Sangui? It will lead to unpredictable consequences?" Obai asked rhetorically.Seeing Xiao Mazi nod and admit it frankly, Oboi sighed and said: "The emperor can think so carefully, the servant is not very pleased, it seems that the emperor has indeed grown up, and can consider all aspects of such a big matter, no I no longer care about the head and the tail as before, and act in a hurry."

"Damn it, what do you mean, you dog slave?" Xiao Mazi blushed slightly, and hated Oboi even more.

"Since the emperor is so confidant to the servant, then the servant dare not hide anything from the emperor." Ao Bai didn't notice that his unintentional words had already increased Xiao Mazi's hatred for him by three points, but he was sincere. Said: "Before this, the slave advocated tax exemption for the Eight Banners Fushou Ointment. It was really ill-considered, because the slave never thought that the medicinal material of the Eight Banners Fushou Ointment would be so popular, and the output increased so much in one breath. It’s just that the price dropped slightly, and it even became the primary source of finance for Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, helping Wu Fan reverse the disadvantage of not being self-sufficient in money and food in one fell swoop. It is indeed a slave's mistake."

"Damn it, it was you, a slave who did it. If you had imposed heavy taxes on Baqi drug products, Wu Sangui would be so rich now? Would there be so much money and grain to secretly expand the army?" Xiao Mazi roared in his heart, his face swollen Then put on a look of attentive listening.

"After that, of course, the slave also wanted to make amends." Obai continued to explain: "In the first half of this year, the slave already secretly notified Wu Sangui and Wu Yingxiong and his son, requesting to start taxing Baqi Fushou Gao from this year, and Wu Sangui and his son Although I was unwilling, but fearing the emperor's might and the slaves' persecution, I obediently agreed, and also agreed to negotiate with the slaves on the amount of taxation after the autumn harvest, according to the production and selling price of the Eight Banners medicine."

"It's just..." Oboi hesitated for a while, and finally said: "It's just that I didn't expect that you, the emperor, delegated the power of ruling the tax of the Eight Banners Fushou Gao to Yunnan and Guizhou, which caused the slave to fall short. Wu Sangui and his son chose again. It’s a big bargain, and the slave’s mouth is blocked with almost no tax money. To be honest, the slave is also very embarrassed now. Your Majesty, you have already collected the tax once, and the slave can’t collect it again, right?”

"Slave dog, do you still want to blame me for ruining your good deed? You and Wu Sangui, the dog thief, communicated secretly. I haven't punished you yet. How dare you accuse me?" Xiao Mazi roared again in his heart, and said Then he said kindly: "It turns out that Ao Taishi and I have thought of getting together, so that's good. Our monarchs and ministers work together, and we will definitely make Wu Fan bow his head and make up for the court's losses."

"What is your majesty going to do now?" Obai pondered for a while, and immediately understood Xiao Mazi's meaning, "Could it be that the majesty wants to overturn the eight-banner drug tax amount determined by Yunnan and Guizhou, and re-rule a new tax amount, requiring Wu Sangui to pay again?"

"Exactly!" Xiao Mazi nodded, and said decisively: "If this is not the case, in the long run, the country will become weaker and stronger, the treasury will become more and more empty, and the Wu Fan will become stronger, and the consequences will be unimaginable! So I have made up my mind. No matter what the result is, I will re-rule the tax amount of the Eight Banners Fushou Gao, so as not to let the Qing tax money continue to be lost!"

"Your Majesty, please think twice." Obai's expression became serious, and he said solemnly: "Your Majesty, do you know what the consequences will be if you do this? The king of a country turns his back on what he says, and the prestige of the king's court is gone. Not to mention, it may even cause Wu Fan to jump the wall , set off a military disaster, when the people will die, and the flames will rise everywhere, how can the emperor bear it?"

"Grand Master, I will say something from the bottom of my heart." Xiao Mazi's words were astonishing, and he said more solemnly: "If there is no Grand Master in the court, I would not dare to do this even if I borrowed a hundred courage, but it is because of the grand master. Master, you, the pillar of the Qing Dynasty, dare to do this! Because I believe that as long as the grand master is there, no matter how much trouble and difficulty there is, in the face of the grand master's tiger power, it will be solved easily!"

"Your Majesty has won the award, how dare you be a slave?" Aobai said modestly, knowing that Xiao Mazi was flattering on purpose, but he couldn't help being a little complacent-boy, now you should know the importance of me, right?If it weren't for Lao Tzu to shield you from the wind and rain all these years, the great Qing Dynasty would have long been unaware of what you have tormented it into.

"Teacher, don't be humble, I'm telling the truth." Xiao Mazi's mouth seemed to be smeared with honey, "Wu Sangui has been a soldier all his life, and he is old in battle, and most of his men are experienced in many battles, crawling out of the dead On my Qing side, the soldiers of the Eight Banners who entered the customs from Longlong were old and dead, or they were dazzled by the Huahuajiangshan fans in the Central Plains, and completely forgot to ride and shoot with bows and horses. Jiangshan is not easy After counting and counting, only you, the grand master, is left to rival Wu Sangui. If there is no grand master in the court, how would I dare to act like this?"

It is rare for Xiao Mazi to tell the truth this time. In history, if the veteran Oboi was in court, Wu Sangui, who was quite afraid of Oboi, might not have dared to raise troops against the Qing Dynasty. Wu Sangui was indeed unstoppable at that time, even Wu Sangui's lackey Gao Dejie was enough to make all the generals of the Qing Dynasty frightened. Dejie beat the crap out of his inferior troops. Gao Dejie wiped out more than 5 troops in the first battle of Nanchang alone. If Gao Dejie and Wu Sangui hadn't died of short-term illnesses, no one can really say whether Xiaomazi's country can be kept. allow.

Let’s get to the point, after hearing Xiao Mazi’s deliberate exaggeration, Aobai was secretly pleased, but couldn’t help agreeing with Xiao Mazi’s point of view—without himself, there is absolutely no one in the civil and military circles of the dynasty Can restrain Wu Sangui!After making some calculations, Oboi said in a deep voice: "Your majesty, I am really ashamed of your ridiculous praise for this servant, but I can also promise to the emperor that if there is any change in Wu Fan, I will shoot him to death immediately. Absolutely don't let him threaten our Daqing society!"

"So, the grand master agrees?" Xiao Mazi smiled through his tears and asked, "The grand master agrees to revoke the tax amount determined by the Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and set a new tax amount for Baqi Fushou Gao?"

"Your Majesty, I haven't finished talking." Oboi was startled, and quickly added: "I just want to guarantee you that if there is any change in Fan Wu, I will immediately smash him to pieces, but the cancellation of the Eight Banners Fushou Gao tax, the slave is very serious. I can't agree with you! The common people can't stand without trust, let alone the king of your country, the emperor? According to the slaves, although this year's Eight Banners Fushou Gao is set low, but if it is low, it should be low. In order to protect the emperor and the court The prestige of Wu Sangui will be lowered one more time, and next year, the servant will come forward in person and re-rule a tax amount that satisfies the emperor!"

"Teacher, can we wait until next year?" Xiao Mazi burst into tears again, choked up and said: "In just over a year, Wu Sangui has secretly expanded his army to nearly one hundred thousand, and his strength has already surpassed the southwest. Treat him like this for a year, and next year, when Wu Sangui expands his army to 20 or 30, at that time, whether the imperial court can keep the south of the Yangtze River is probably a big question."

"The emperor is overthinking." Obai laughed and said, "I understand Wu Sangui very well. He doesn't have such big ambitions. Judging from the fact that he took orders twice and asked to disarm himself, his greatest wish is to be a A rich man, following the example of the Mu family in the previous Ming Dynasty, staying in Yungui forever, and being the tyrant of Yunnan and Guizhou, absolutely has no ambitions for the world."

"Then why is he secretly expanding his army?" Xiao Mazi asked in disbelief.

"Regarding this point, I dare to say a few words about the emperor's fault." Obai patiently explained: "After the second disarmament in the fourth year of Kangxi, Wu Sangui's army was reduced to 7000. There are so many barbarian chieftains, and you have to guard against foreign troops like Annan in Myanmar. The strength and combat power have been weakened to a very dangerous edge. But what about you, the emperor, because you are young and aggressive, you are forced to take charge in the first year. With Wu Sangui reducing the military pay, can Wu Sangui not feel worried?"

"Later, Your Majesty, you made several wrong moves one after another. The first was to keep sending eyeliners to monitor Wu Sangui; People who are at odds with Wu Sangui go to Yunnan and Guizhou to hold back. Also, your majesty, you keep sending away Wu Sangui's cronies, such as Wang Fuchen, Shi Yugui, Wu Degong and Lu Yifeng. These people are all Wu Sangui's confidantes, your majesty! Sending them away is not equivalent to cutting off Wu Sangui's arm? Under such circumstances, can Wu Sangui not be frightened, can he not be worried that the emperor will kill the donkey and hide the bird? Can he not have the desire to protect himself?"

"Slave dog, everything is my fault, so what are you eating?" Xiao Mazi became more and more annoyed when he heard it, and then he snorted coldly in his heart, "Lu Aiqing is also Wu Sangui's confidant? It seems that your old man is not very good Well, I don't even know that Lu Aiqing is really loyal to me."

"It's also because of this that over the past year or so, this slave has deliberately indulged Wu Sangui, pretending not to know about his secret military expansion and recruitment of soldiers and horses." Obai said solemnly: "Because this slave knows that a slave like Wu Sangui, Only by giving him a little bit of sweetness and giving him a little freedom, so that he can settle down and guard the southwest for your majesty, and be your loyal minister and general. But if you continue like this, your majesty, you will really push Wu Sangui into a corner. Then when there is no way for him to retreat, he can only jump over the wall in a hurry and bite the master back, and then the situation will really be difficult to deal with."

Xiao Mazi was silent, and in his heart he was only the eighteenth generation ancestor who fucked Oboi fiercely - he said it better than he sang, as if he was cleaning my ass in everything, in the end, he didn't want to keep Wu Sangui Self-respect?

Cursing and scolding, Xiao Mazi didn't dare to show it on his face, but asked with tears in his eyes: "Grand Master, so you don't want to work together with me to kill Wu Sangui, the scourge of the Qing Dynasty in the bud?"

"Your majesty, it's not that the slaves are unwilling, it's not necessary." Obai said very sincerely: "I wonder if the emperor has ever heard of catching monkeys? Monkeys run fast and can climb trees. The one who wants to catch alive is It’s even more difficult, but a smart person came up with a good way to dig a hole on the ground with a big belly and a small mouth, and put the monkey’s favorite food in the hole. When the monkey reached in and grabbed the food, the hole was too small. , the claws couldn’t retract while grabbing something, but they couldn’t bear to drop it to eat, so they were trapped there, even if the hunter approached, because they couldn’t bear to drop the food, the claws were caught in the hole, and finally the hunter captured him alive.”

"Your Majesty, if Wu Sangui is a monkey, then Yunnan is the food that monkey likes to eat. Let him catch him first. When he dies of old age, Yunnan will naturally return to your hands, Your Majesty. There is no need to waste any more time. Worry, worry, and trouble to catch this monkey."

"Your Majesty, although the slaves are not afraid of fighting, wars are not just for fun. The movement of the army is like a sea of ​​gold and silver. Not to mention the waste of people and money, it will also ruin lives and hurt innocent people. Since the slaves were ordered by the late emperor to assist the government, they stopped immediately. This is what I worry about after all the big wars.”

If Fatty Lu was present and heard Oboi's words from the heart, then Fatty Lu would definitely think of strangling Oboi to death - because with Oboi's actions, Wu Sangui would never rebel!And although Xiao Mazi also had the idea of ​​strangling Oboi to death, it was not because of Oboi's correct strategy—it was a secret hatred. Isn't Da Quan's plan to continue waiting indefinitely?When is it a head?

"Your Majesty, should you understand the intention of the slave by now?" Obai said more sincerely: "Please act according to the plan of the slave, and suffer from being dumb for another year, and wait until next year to raise taxes again, while stabilizing the situation." As Wu Sangui gradually weakened him, there are some things that don't use swords, but are more effective and cause less loss."

Xiao Mazi, who was anxious to take over the power and control the country alone, listened to it, and after quickly brewing his feelings, Xiao Mazi, who suddenly knelt down on the knees, suddenly hugged Oboi, buried his pockmarked face into Oboi's generous chest, and couldn't bear it. Restraining himself, he burst into tears, making Oboi, who was always soft but not hard, flustered, pushing or pulling, but desperately persuading: "Your Majesty, what are you doing? We mans bleed but not cry, How can you do this, you really want to kill the servant?"

"Teacher, I know..." Xiao Mazi wailed loudly: "I know, I was sorry for you before, I didn't understand your loyalty and painstaking efforts to me, misunderstood you, and did a lot of things to be sorry to you, I even thought about killing you, but I have repented now, I have understood your loyalty and painstaking efforts, I have also understood that the late emperor entrusted me to you, all these years, everything you have done for me , I really can’t repay you. Tai Shi, I beg you, don’t blame me, I was young and ignorant at that time, and I was not sensible.”

"Your majesty, you must not do this." Oboi was moved by Xiao Mazi, and said with tears in his eyes: "Your majesty, you just need to understand the loyalty and painstaking efforts of this slave, and stop misunderstood me. What kind of person is this slave?" , how dare to blame you? Please rest assured, the emperor, as long as the slaves are still breathing, Wu Sangui and those gangsters will never dare to make trouble."

"No, Grand Master, you are still blaming me!" Xiao Mazi cried even more sadly, crying coquettishly: "Otherwise, Grand Master, you would not be so guarded against me, Grand Master, if you are really so worried about me, Then, when you went to Yunnan, Grand Master, I not only handed over all the soldiers and horses in the world to you, Grand Master, but also went to Yunnan with you, Grand Master, and watched with my own eyes that you hacked that traitor Wu Sangui into pieces and executed Ling Chi... …”

"Your Majesty, you have misunderstood, you have misunderstood." Obai was in a hurry, and quickly argued: "The slave is definitely not afraid of the emperor taking the opportunity to seize power, so he is unwilling to personally lead the army to conquer Wu Sangui, but the slave feels that dealing with Wu Sangui is fundamentally wrong There is no need for a single soldier, as long as you take good precautions, you can drag him to death."

"No, no, it's Grand Master, you misunderstood me." Xiao Mazi shook his head desperately, rubbed his pockmarked face against Oboi's chest, and cried, "Teacher, you don't need to hide it from me, I already knew it, you saw that Wu Sangui The traitors are getting more and more powerful, and they don't listen to the court more and more. They have been worried for a long time, and they have been preparing for the war in secret. It's only because of you, that's why you, the grand master, don't want to go out in person and kill Wu Sangui. Disobedient and traitors are wiped out..."

"No..., the servant never meant that." Obai was both angry and funny, and comforted him: "Your Majesty, the servant is secretly preparing for the war just to be on the safe side. If you can avoid a war, it's better not to fight."

"Grand Master, you lied to me." Xiao Mazi raised his head, stared at Oboi with tears in his eyes and said, "If Grand Master is still not at ease, then I can swear to the sky in front of Grand Master now, and I will be big to you." The ancestors of the Qing Dynasty and the late emperor swore in the spirit of heaven, if I do anything wrong to the Grand Master during your expedition to Yunnan and Guizhou, then I will die by the sword, my bones will be crushed, and I will never be reborn!"

"Your Majesty, you have misunderstood, you have misunderstood." Oboi hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, slaves can also swear to Tianming..."

"No! I won't listen! I won't listen!" Xiao Mazi cried and interrupted, and buried his pockmarked face in Oboi's arms, weeping bitterly: "Teacher, I beg you, for the sake of the country and society of the Qing Dynasty, for the great The ancestors of the Qing Dynasty, also for the sake of my deceased emperor, get rid of Wu Sangui, the traitor king for me! In the future, if there is no grand master, what will I use to quell San Francisco and cut off that traitor Wu Sangui? King? Grand Master, I beg you, I beg you..., my ancestors from the Qing Dynasty, and the former emperor who entrusted me to you..., please..."

For Obai with a straightforward personality, Xiao Mazi's father Shunzhi, who had saved his life several times under Dorgon's knife, is undoubtedly his biggest weakness—after all, Obai's surname is Guarjia, not Aixinjueluo , Obai still has a little conscience.But Xiao Mazi pulled Shunzhi out at every turn and begged Ao Bai, and Ao Bai couldn't help but start to waver.

After thinking for a long time, Obai straightened Xiao Mazi who was crying bitterly, stared into Xiao Mazi's eyes and asked, "Your Majesty, you have decided, do you really intend to use force to eradicate Wu Sangui?"

Xiao Mazi nodded solemnly, and said with tears in his eyes: "I have made up my mind, Wu Sangui's treacherous king will not be eradicated for a day, and the Qing Dynasty will never have peace. Not only will it cost a lot, but I will ask the grand master to eradicate this treacherous king! Give me back!" The Qing Dynasty is unified, warn Geng and Shang the two vassals!"

Speaking of this, Xiao Mazi hugged Oboi's arm fiercely again, and begged: "Grand Master, for the sake of the country and the country of the Qing Dynasty, you promise me! After eradicating Wu Sangui, I will go to the Taimiao to offer incense and tell the world Grand Master, you are the prince! Grand Master, if you are willing to stay in the capital, I will hand over all the government affairs to you. If you think of other places, Grand Master, I will grant you Yunnan and Guizhou together as your fiefdom! Grand Master, are you Manchus, like me, are bleeding from Manchurians, I believe in you..."

"I don't dare to count on being crowned king." Obai said helplessly, "Since the emperor insists that Wu Sangui is so dangerous, then please do according to your idea, and the slave will fully support it."

Speaking of this, Oboi sighed secretly again, thinking: "For the sake of the late emperor, let's wipe this kid's butt again. If this kid can really do what he says, then go to Yunnan to be an idle prince , is better than being in a stalemate with this kid in the capital, trembling and precarious. Alas, the late emperor, if you know the spirit in heaven, you should understand that this servant has really tried his best."

"Grand Master...!" Xiao Mazi shouted joyfully, and threw himself into Oboi's arms again, weeping excitedly on Oboi's broad chest, thinking in his heart, "In case of emergency, it's better to increase the tax this time." The Dao decree writes the name of Oboi, if Wu Sangui wins, this old bastard can be pushed out as a substitute for the dead ghost, to vent his anger on the old bastard Wu Sangui."

By the way, Xiao Mazi's oath this time was basically fulfilled in the end, only the ashes of his bones were not fulfilled-because his ashes were mixed into clay by a certain evil, and burned into a toilet, specially placed in the mite. In the memorial hall of the Qing Dynasty massacre, it is for future generations to vent.

(End of this chapter)