scourge the qing dynasty

Chapter 160

I don't know if God opened his eyes or God has no eyes. Fatty Lu fell from the three-foot-high closed wall, but he didn't break a single bone, and he didn't throw any important internal organs out of internal bleeding. There were also a few more bruises, and some soft tissue damage on the buttocks—according to the analysis of the military doctor who rescued Fatty Lu, the reason for this was that Fatty Lu happened to fall into the mud to slow down the impact. The fat on the fat man also contributed a lot.

The injury is really not serious, but falling off the wall once is not a joke. At least for the next day, Fatty Lu can only lie on the bed obediently, looking at Wu Sangui while recuperating. Use all kinds of intelligence collected by the army to analyze the enemy's situation and study strategies to defeat the enemy.And in the evening, Hong Xiguan, who was ordered to go out on business, finally returned to Yuping Pass, and brought Fatty Lu a private school teacher from Sizhou City to help Fatty Lu with some clerical duties.

Fatty Lu did not suddenly want to recruit another staff member on a whim. The key is that Fatty Lu left Zhu Fangdan in Anshun to help his cousin Qin Yong and his confidant Li Tianzhi lead the army. At the same time, Fatty Lu, who is used to writing simplified characters with a pen, is really not good at brushes and traditional characters. , That's why I had to find another master for help.However, after seeing the master writer Hong Xiguan found for him, Fatty Lu was startled, and couldn't help shouting: "Erlang, hurry up, keep our money bags tight!"

It wasn't that Fatty Lu suddenly short-circuited his head and gave such a confused order, but that the master Hong Xiguan found for Fatty Lu was extremely good-looking. Although he was wearing a Confucian robe, his facial features were extremely uncoordinated. The fat man is still small, but his aquiline nose is extremely huge, and his protruding ears and sausage mouth, no matter how you look at him, he looks wretched, and no matter how you look, he doesn't like it. In addition, his wretched behavior of looking around and looking left and right when he enters the room makes it even more similar to what is often seen by Lu. Street thieves crushed by Fat Man Iron Fist are no different.

"Master, I understand." Xiao Erlang subconsciously clutched his purse tightly, showing the same opinion as Fatty Lu.The wretched master smiled wryly, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, the student knows that I don't look very good, but the student is also a disciple of the sage after all, and he hates those little people who sneak around, so I won't imitate them. "

"Sir, I misunderstood, this officer is..." Fatty Lu was a little embarrassed, and argued, "I am asking my followers to prepare money bags to pay for your travel expenses."

"Pay the student's travel expenses?" The wretched teacher was taken aback, and quickly asked: "So, the adults don't want to use the students anymore?"

"No... I don't mean that." Fatty Lu shook his head quickly, then turned to look at Officer Hong Xi.Officer Hong Xi was quite clever, and immediately understood Fatty Lu's meaning, and immediately replied dejectedly: "My lord, I have tried my best, but because of the approaching flames of war, the people in Sizhou City are running and fleeing. The city is more than half empty, and the younger one wandered around the city of Sizhou several times, and found such a private school teacher. If the adults are really dissatisfied, the younger ones can only go to Zhenning City to try their luck."

"Damn it, other people's dog legs are all good-looking and have good features. How come my dog ​​legs are destined to be rogue-headed characters?" Fatty Lu cried out in his heart, and asked the wretched scholar helplessly: "Mr. Where are you from?"

"Students don't dare to be respected and big." The wretched scholar replied politely: "The student's surname is Wang, and his humble name is Shaobo. He was a scholar in Sizhou Prefecture in the second year of Kangxi, and No. 8 in the Guizhou provincial examination in the fifth year of Kangxi."

"No. 8 Yayuan in the provincial examination?" Fatty Lu's eyes widened, and he asked in surprise, "Then you are not a juren?"

"My lord, just because the student was born ugly, the then Xuezheng lord crossed out the student's name." Wang Shaobo replied with a wry smile: "The student swore to quit the exam in a fit of anger, and returned to his hometown in Sizhou to become a Mr. private school, to save your life. The war is approaching, the students and professors are scattered, and they are worrying about their livelihood. It happened that an adult was recruiting a master, so he came here to recommend himself."

"The flames of war are approaching, and the people are running for their lives, so why don't you run away, sir?" Fatty Lu asked casually.

"Why did the students run away?" Wang Shaobo said with a startling expression, and said with a smile: "Prince Pingxi used Yungui as his foundation to fight for thieves and kill Oboi. The banner played is to fight against rebellion according to the order, to pacify Yungui, and to direct the spearhead at the prince's army. Wherever the army goes, it must put the people first, compete with the prince for the hearts of the people, and isolate the prince's army. Both sides put the people first, and they will not take it lightly. Let's start killing, students have no official or job, just civilians, why worry about it?"

"Are you so confident?" Fatty Lu asked with a smile: "When the Manchus entered the customs before, they slaughtered many cities. Now you are not afraid that they will repeat their old tricks and once again slaughter cities to gain power?"

"It's one moment, and another moment." Shaking his head, Wang Shaobo said confidently: "The reason why the Manchus entered the customs back then was because the people's hearts were not attached, and the Han people everywhere resisted fiercely, so they massacred the city and strengthened their prestige, so as to reduce the resistance of the Han people. Now they The country has been basically established, and it has basically won the support of Han officials and scholars from all over the country. Among the army, most of them are Han green camps. ?”

"Besides, the old thief Oboi is also very good at buying the hearts of the Han people. Since he took power, he not only stopped all large-scale wars immediately, but also changed his name and returned the land to the people to recuperate with the people. In the whole world, there is no need for a Manchu governor—would such a hypocritical old thief commit massacres and harm the people while personally leading the army?"

Speaking of this, Wang Shaobo paused, and asked Fatty Lu with some doubts: "My lord, why are you looking at the student like that? Did the student say anything wrong?"

"No, you're right." Fatty Lu closed his mouth that had been open, shook his head, and said seriously: "Mr. Wang, if you don't dislike it, then you can stay. I asked Hong Xiguan to eat in a bag. Covering 20 taels of silver for a year to hire a book office, now I decide to give you 50 taels, if you perform well, you can add more.”

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At about the same time, in Huangzhou City, which is less than forty miles away from Yuping Pass, Aobai also led Yue Le, Le Erjin, Labu and other senior generals of the Qing Dynasty to Huangzhou City to visit Huangzhou City. Fuyuan General Tuhai, deputy commander of the Qing army who was ill in bed after being scolded by Fatty Lu until he vomited blood.As soon as they met, Tuhai, who was dying, tightened Oboi's sleeves, and begged with tears, "Master En, I am 43 years old, and I have never asked anyone for anything. But today, I must beg you, Please hurry up and capture that barbarian traitor Lu Yifeng alive, and hand him over to the humble official to avenge his blood. Favor..., I beg you."

"Tutang is safe, don't be impatient, and rest at ease." Oboi slackened his tone rarely, and comforted him kindly: "Tutang's bloody revenge, I will definitely avenge it for you, but you can't rush for success, first let this immoral yellow mouth Let the boy be at ease for a while, when the time is right and our main force in the Qing Dynasty counterattacks in an all-round way, it won't be too late for us to deal with him slowly."

"Enxiang, when do we have to wait?" Tuhai cried out, wiping his tears and clenched his fists and said: "Our Qing army has absolute superiority in military strength, manpower, and material resources, so there is no need to be slow with the old thief Wu Sangui." It’s a waste of time, just go directly to Yungui and kill the old thief Wu Sangui, so why wait so slowly?”

"Tutang, you have been dazzled by hatred." Yue Le interjected: "Before this, didn't you also firmly agree with the Grand Master's strategy of fighting consumption and defeating the enemy? Yunnan and Guizhou have high mountains and dangerous roads, and the troops and food and salaries are all transferred It’s inconvenient, but the old thief Wu Sangui is not only fighting inside, the fortifications are solid, but he is also familiar with the terrain and has the hearts of the people. Our two 10,000+ army directly rushed in. In fact, there is not much advantage. Only when the old thief Wu Sangui is forced out for a decisive battle can we use our strength and food. ample advantage."

"The lower officer was so mad at Lu Yifeng's thieves." Tu Hai nodded, admitted frankly, and wiped his tears again: "Then, Mr. En, how about we capture Yuping Pass or Sizhou City first? Don't take Lu Yifeng I can't swallow that bitch's death!"

"It's useless for you to take Yuping Pass and Sizhou City. If you don't get Lu Yifeng's son, you still can't swallow it." Aobai shook his head and said solemnly: "The thief general Gao Dejie attacked Yuping Pass. Is it because of this dangerous pass? No, he is trying to irritate us and induce us to send troops to retaliate. Once our army counterattacks Yuping Pass, he will definitely abandon the pass and flee to the west. When we approach Sizhou City, he will immediately abandon Sizhou Fleeing back to Zhenyuan, his purpose is to lead our main force into the hinterland of Guizhou, the farther we chase, the more he will fall into his favor."

"Then I will lead an army alone to hunt down and kill." Tu Hai was also dizzy with anger, and blurted out: "Master En, please lead the main force of the Qing Dynasty to guard Huangzhou and Yuanzhou, and the humble official alone will lead [-] elite soldiers to hunt down Gao Dejie barbarians , captured Lu Yifeng as a dog thief alive, skinned and cramped, and cut alive to avenge my wife and children!"

Ao Bai didn't speak, just stared at Tu Hai coldly with a pair of copper bell eyes like cold electricity, and Tu Hai felt hairy in his heart, lowered his head timidly, and said in a low voice: "Damn the lowly job, the lowly job is really made by Lu Yifeng as a thief." Fainted—a ghostly place like Guizhou with high mountains, dense forests, dense roads and narrow roads, low-ranking troops advance lightly, once ambushed, there is no hope that a single soldier can come back alive."

"It's good if you know." Obai snorted coldly, and ordered: "You don't have to worry about the fortification of Yuping, and leave it to Prince An to supervise the work. You can go back to Yuanzhou to recuperate!"

"Enxiang..." Tu Hai wanted to object, but before he finished speaking, Ao Bai, who was notoriously irritable, shouted, "Shut up! It's because you are a first-time offender, and you were caught by that cunning Lu Yifeng again." Deliberately provoking you and getting dizzy, I won’t hold you accountable this time, and if you dare to say similar things next time, I’ll go back to the capital! The old man rescued you from the dungeon because you were sent to serve as a staff officer, not for you Come to kill the teacher and humiliate the country!"

Xiao Mazi didn't dare to be tough in front of Oboi, let alone a mere Tu Hai, so Tu Hai had no choice but to obediently lower his head and agree, wiping away his tears.Over there, Aobai didn't bother to tangle with him, so he said to take care, and led Yue Le and Leerjin out of Tu Hai's bedroom. When he was about to go back to his room to rest, Aobai called Yue Le to stop alone. , exhorted: "Prince An, I have to go back to Yuanzhou tomorrow, and arrange to dispatch troops from various provinces to seal off Yunnan and Guizhou. At Yuping Pass, I will leave everything to you. Remember, no matter how provocative Wu Sangui's army is, you Don't take the initiative to attack, we must firmly implement our army's blockade strategy, and force the old thief Wu Sangui out of Guizhou for a decisive battle!"

"Don't worry, Grand Master, Xiao Wang will remember." The old and prudent Yue Le solemnly agreed, and then said in a low voice: "But Grand Master, don't blame Xiao Wang for being alarmist. Judging from the fact that the little thief Lu Yifeng deliberately spread rumors, the old thief Wu Sangui is very serious. Maybe it is to make a big fuss by taking advantage of the conflict between you and the emperor, Grand Master, and force you to enter Guizhou for a decisive battle. I hope that Grand Master will take precautions early, and must not let Wu Sangui's treacherous plan succeed."

Obai was silent, and he said after a long time: "Of course this old man understands, and he will be prepared. But you are at the forefront of confrontation with the bandits. You must guard against the bandits taking the opportunity to spread rumors and shake the morale of the army. Also, are you The emperor's cousin, give him a few more memorials when you have time, explain to him the situation ahead, let him wait patiently, don't lose your temper, and fall into the tricks of old thief Wu Sangui."

"Let me explain the situation to the emperor's memorial - it seems that the conflict between you and the emperor is bigger and deeper than the rumors in the capital." Yue Le was silent, but when the matter reached this point, Yue Le had no other choice. He could only nod in agreement.

The next day, Ao Baiti slipped Tu Hai, who had been dazzled by Fatty Lu, back to Yuanzhou, the base camp, and in the next few days, two news came one after another, which made the preoccupied Ao Bai more or less Showing some smiles—the [-] right-hand army led by Baylor Shangshan has arrived at Chongqing Mansion in the north of Guizhou on schedule. It can effectively contain many of Wu Sangui's troops, forcing Wu Sangui to deploy heavy troops in Zunyi and Wuding as a precaution, making it even more difficult for Wu Sangui, who has a weak force, to deploy troops and generals. .

The second news is also good news for Oboi. Jingnan King Geng Jingzhong and Nanwang Shang Kexi both expressed on the spot that they would follow the edict to raise troops to attack the hinterland of Wu Sangui in Guangxi after receiving the edict from Xiaomazi——depending on these two It is absolutely impossible for a slicker to really spend money and effort to attack Wu Sangui, but their army has appeared in Guangxi, Wu Sangui naturally has to maintain a considerable force on the east road as a precaution, and the pressure on Oboi's main battlefield in the northeast will naturally be greatly reduced up.At the same time, Guangxi is not a grain-producing province. With Geng Jingzhong and Shang Kexi's army stationed in Guangxi, it can naturally cut off the channel for grain from the south of the Yangtze River to flow into Yunnan and Guizhou, and further force Wu Sangui to take the initiative to open the grain road.

"As long as the blockade is effective, it will take half a year, at most half a year, no matter how much food and grass Yungui has stored, the old thief Wu Sangui will be in chaos!" Aobai thought to himself in comfort: "After the old thief Wu Sangui's army is in chaos, the old man can also Taking the opportunity to buy Wu Sangui's lackeys with high-ranking officials and rich salary will make Wu Sangui's internal chaos even more. At that time, no matter whether Wu Sangui takes the initiative to attack or not, this battle will be much easier to fight."

"Report to Grand Master, the envoy of Prince An is asking to see, there is an urgent military report." At this moment, a soldier suddenly rushed into the general hall where Oboi was appointed, and loudly reported to Oboi.Aobai was stunned, and hurriedly ordered to see him, and thought that it was only a few days, why did Yue Le say that there was an urgent military report?With Yue Le's personality, shouldn't he be the kind who likes to be surprised?
After a while, Yue Le's messenger was led into the hall where Oboi's meeting was held. After saluting, the messenger immediately said loudly: "Reporting to the Grand Master, something serious happened, and Wu Gou suddenly released rumors that the emperor A secret edict has been promulgated, asking Wu Dog to attack you. He also said that as long as you get your head, the grand master, no matter who you are, you can be crowned king, but if anyone is attached to you, the emperor will all steal his family and destroy his family. Now over there in Huangzhou , The military and civilians have already spread the word."

"It's just a heart attack, what's the fuss?" Obai was a little annoyed, and shouted: "Didn't you tell you to guard against the rumors spread by the bandits? Why did the rumors still spread? Did they spread so quickly?"

"Grand Master, I can't help it." The messenger smiled bitterly, took out a piece of thin paper from his arms, and explained with a bitter smile: "Wu Gou printed the emperor's false secret edict on the paper, and then stuck it on the Kongming lantern. Last night, the westerly wind was strong, and Wu Gou took the opportunity to release the Kongming lanterns, and all the Kongming lanterns flew to the east, floating everywhere, and the people and soldiers picked them up, and the rumors spread."

"What else?" Oboi almost vomited blood, hurriedly left the table and went to the messenger, took the thin paper himself, but saw that there was indeed a fake secret edict printed in clay on the paper: Blessed by heaven, the emperor said, Taishi Aobai bullied the heavens and the earth, filthy and chaotic palaces, mutilated living beings, ruthless, and sinful!Qin ordered Wu Sangui, Prince of Pingxi, to launch an army crusade to support the royal family and save the people!The one who wins the head of Oboi will be crowned king by cracking the earth!Party affiliates who flatter and worship traitors will destroy the whole family!This!
What's even more ruthless is that this fake imperial edict is actually stamped with a fake vermilion jade seal!As for whether the jade seal was carved out of radish or wood, no one will know for a while.

"Wu Sangui, you dog thief!" Obai was furious, crumpled the fake secret edict into a ball, threw it heavily on the ground, and roared: "You dare to forge the secret edict, and you still have the face to play the banner of the Qing emperor, and put the emperor on the throne!" where?"

"Grand Master, that's not enough." The messenger said timidly again: "Since this morning, Wu Thief has started to write big characters on the city wall of Yuping Pass again. Because the characters are so big, they can be read clearly from two or three miles away..."

"What's wrong with him?" Obai sneered, and ordered: "Go back and tell Yue Le to let him announce in public that this secret edict is a fake, it's Wu Sangui's plot to alienate the rebels, it's unbelievable. The truth is as close as the emperor's." Flesh and blood, it is absolutely impossible for the emperor to issue such a secret edict!"

"Is the emperor really not going to issue such a secret edict?" He said resolutely, but after thinking about it carefully, Oboi's heart was a little bit drummed, "With the evil mind of Emperor Mazi, wouldn't it be possible to think of the relationship between the old man and Wu Sangui?" Stepping on two boats? Secretly promulgate a similar secret edict to Wu Sangui, so as to clean up the mess after the war. Emperor Mazi is likely to be able to do such a thing."

Thinking of this, Oboi shook his head quickly, trying to drive this thought away from his heart, "Is it true that this old man is really old, and his mind is moved by such a simple estrangement, really shouldn't, shouldn't be."

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Yuping closed at about the same time. Under the command of Lu Fatty and Wang Shaobo, soldiers of the Wu army were writing fake edicts on the wall with lime water. After checking the progress of the project, he asked Fatty Lu worriedly: "Boss, will this be useful? Such a secret edict, Mangou can tell it's fake at a glance."

"You don't understand this. If a lie is repeated a thousand times, it becomes the truth!" Fatty Lu waved his hand, and said proudly and confidently: "Actually, the sharp conflict between the old thief Oboi and the Emperor Mangou is very serious in Mangou. It’s no longer a secret in the dog officialdom, as long as this false secret edict spreads widely, the false will become true.”

"Boss, the students think that if you are determined to spread rumors, you will shake the hearts of the soldiers." Wang Shaobo suddenly said with a sinister smile: "Then the students think that the boss seems to have forgotten something, which can be used, and the effect must be amazing. "

"What?" Fatty Lu asked curiously.

"It's something issued by the government. People often copy and print it in exchange for money." Wang Shaobo's smile became more treacherous. No matter how poor you are, as long as there is something on the market, you will definitely try to buy it and read it—Boss, now you should understand what this is, right?"

"Dibao (official newspaper)!" Fatty Lu clapped his arrows, and asked Wang Shaobo curiously: "Shaobo, I believe that you must know a man named Yuan Keding, right?"

Note: Yuan Keding, the son of Yuan Shikai, in order to encourage Yuan Shikai to proclaim himself emperor, Yuan Keding forged "Shuntian Times" every day, specially printed some domestic and foreign articles supporting Yuan Shikai's proclaiming emperor, and then put this fake newspaper in Yuan Shikai's room every day...

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