scourge the qing dynasty

Chapter 165 Home Delivery
"Little Wang Yuele, I have been ordered to meet... Grand Master of the Qing Dynasty."

Hearing Yue Le's slightly choked greeting voice for the second time, Oboi, who was in a state of despondency, finally came to his senses, quickly wiped away the muddy old tears on his face, cleared his throat, and replied, "Prince An doesn't have to." How polite, please get up quickly. Come and set up a seat for Prince An."

"Thank you, Grand Master." Yue Le agreed to get up, but did not sit down, just tentatively asked: "Tai Shi, today you suddenly summoned Xiao Wang, could it be because of the emperor's release of Wu Yingxiong that was published in today's mansion newspaper?"

Obai's expression dimmed again. After hesitating for a moment, Obai finally nodded, admitted that it was indeed because of this matter that Yue Le was summoned urgently, and asked: "Prince An, you are the prince and the emperor's relative. Uncle Tang, who has the most contact with the emperor, I asked you something truthfully, I hope you can answer truthfully, can you?"

"Does the grand master want to ask, does Xiao Wang have the emperor's secret decree?" Yue Le asked tentatively.

"Of course not." Aobai shook his head resolutely, and said in a deep voice: "Prince An, I don't think it's strange to be blunt. With the emperor's suspicion of you over the years, even if there is a secret decree, he will not issue it to you. Especially the secret decree for the old man. The emperor will only award it to Leerjin, Labu, Jieshu, and even Tuhai, and will definitely not award it to you—this old man knows our emperor very well. "

"Grand Master Xie is considerate, that's exactly the case." Yue Le's heart suddenly felt a warm current, it was Oboi who understood him, Xiao Mazi and Xiao Mazi's father had treated him like he was guarding against thieves and robbers all these years, forcing him to pinch him Being a man with his tail on his back, how could he entrust himself with such a secret matter as dealing with Oboi in the capital?Moved, Yue Le hurriedly asked again: "Then I don't know what the grand master wants to ask, but Xiao Wang must know everything and say everything."

"This is the best." Obai showed some smiles, and hurriedly asked: "Prince An, the old man asked you, during the time you wrote and exchanged letters with the emperor, did the emperor reveal that he had made peace with the old thief Wu Sangui in private? Meaning? Or is there any intention to appease the old thief Wu Sangui?"

"No!" Yue Le denied it categorically, and replied firmly: "Xiao Wang can swear to the sky, in the correspondence between the emperor and Xiao Wang, the emperor has never mentioned such meaning in a single word!"

"Is that so?" Obai frowned, tapped the table with his fingers, and said to himself: "Could it be that the emperor saw that the battle was not going well, so he temporarily decided to reserve a way out, and laid down a plan to negotiate with the old thief Wu Sangui?" A foreshadowing of harmony? Or the emperor is also deeply guarded against you, deliberately not revealing the slightest word of mouth in front of you?"

"Teacher don't have to worry so much." Yue Le comforted: "In Xiao Wang's view, there is another possibility for this matter, that is, the emperor thinks that Wu Yingxiong is his uncle, or because of Wu Yingxiong's respect for the Qing Dynasty. The imperial court was loyal and refused to betray the imperial court and abscond from Beijing, so it graciously released Wu Yingxiong from prison and rewarded him with his official post. Perhaps the emperor wanted to set a benchmark and let the generals and officials of Yunnan and Guizhou understand that as long as they are loyal to the Qing court, the emperor can do it. Letting go of the past makes it easier for our army to appease the enemy and appease the people."

"Is our emperor such a magnanimous person?" Ao Bai asked back.

Yue Le was speechless, Xiao Mazi was tolerant on the outside but jealous on the inside, black-bellied and suspicious, vicious and cunning, just because Wu Yingxiong refused to obey Wu Sangui's order to escape from Beijing and let him live, the possibility of this is too pitifully small up.As for making use of the release of Wu Yingxiong to appease the generals of the Yunnan-Guizhou rebel army, there was not a single word mentioned in the mansion newspaper. Such a good opportunity to show grace was refused to take advantage of, which proved that Xiao Mazi had no such good intentions at all.

After repeated calculations for a long time, Yue Le had to cup his hands again and said: "Master, the intention of the emperor's move is really hard to guess. In Xiao Wang's opinion, instead of being suspicious and shaking the morale of the army, it is better to directly present a memorial to oppose the emperor's move." For example, ask the emperor to re-imprison Wu Yingxiong or directly behead him to stabilize the army. In this way, even if the emperor refuses, we can understand the emperor's intentions, and then adapt to the situation and formulate countermeasures."

Aobai hesitated, then reluctantly nodded for a moment, and said: "Then let's do it this way, but I don't want to play this memorial, please ask Prince An to go up for the old man, state your interests to the emperor, and ask the emperor to put Wu Yingxiong back in prison, so as to test him out What is the real intention of the emperor?"

"The grand master ordered, Xiao Wang dare not obey?" Yue Le agreed, and then asked cautiously: "However, the grand master is the commander-in-chief of the whole army, and it is bound to be better to perform this performance in person. How about the deputy?"

Aobai hesitated again, and then slowly said after a long while: "The emperor has always hated this old man, and his defense against this old man is even higher than that of the San Francisco. If this old man plays his watch, I'm afraid it will backfire, and it will further strengthen the emperor's and Wu Sangui old villain's words." The determination of peace. So this matter, you can only work hard on Prince An."

Recalling the confrontation between Xiao Mazi and Oboi in the government affairs decision-making a few years ago, and the rumors that Xiao Mazi hated Oboi, Yue Le quickly understood the painstaking efforts of Aoboi, and answered with a bowed head: "Xiao Wang understands." Don't worry, Grand Master, Xiao Wang will perform this performance overnight."

"Thanks for your hard work, my lord." Obai nodded, and then slowly said: "For the next period of time, I hope that Prince An will take care of everything in the military and help the old man deal with the military affairs. The old man can say that, Within three days, the morale of our army will definitely be in chaos, and many generals and dignitaries will be alienated from this old man."

"Someone is already divorced from you, and it's still Tu Hai, your deputy who has received great kindness from you." Yue Le sighed secretly in his heart, and at the same time secretly hated in his heart——my cousin, the emperor, is really stupid. At the critical moment of the army's confrontation, he actually did the act of releasing the eldest son of the enemy's commander. If it wasn't to shake the army's morale, what was it doing?
"Don't worry, Grand Master, Xiao Wang will definitely do his best." Yue Le agreed helplessly.After making some calculations, Yue Le gritted his teeth and said with determination: "Grand Master, Xiao Wang has a deep understanding and admiration for your loyalty to the emperor and the Daqing Jiangshan Sheji. So even if the secret is leaked, Xiao Wang will We must remind the grand master to guard against villains who secretly cast cold arrows for their own glory and wealth—as far as Xiao Wang knows, they have been secretly planted as eyeliners right next to the grand master!"

"Someone put fine eyeliner next to the old man?" Aobai didn't show the slightest look of surprise, but asked indifferently, "It's Zhou Peigong, right?"

"Why did the Grand Master conclude that it was him?" Yue Le was taken aback.

"A little enshrined, sent to the frontier as a sinful slave, what right does Xiong Cilu and Kong Sizhen attach so much importance to, and specifically ask the emperor to pardon him and acquit him?" Obai said calmly, "Even if Kong Sizhen is naturally romantic, Coveting Zhou Peigong's masculinity and planning to rescue his lover, why did Xiong Cilu, who is also Kong Sizhen's guest, still get involved? So as early as Zhou Peigong visited the old man that day, the old man had already concluded that he must be sent by the imperial party to install him. The eyeliner next to the old man uses his own ability to please the old man, so as to sneak into the old man's side and spy on him!"

"Since this is the case, why did the grand master keep him in the shogunate and ask him to help with important military affairs?" Yue Le asked even more surprised.

"One is because Zhou Peigong is really talented and can provide some help to this old man." Obai replied slowly: "Secondly, this old man also wants to use his mouth to tell the emperor that this old man raised his troops to march south with a magnanimous heart, not for the sake of For myself, but for the country, for the country and the country of the Qing Dynasty. Let the emperor rest assured that he will not do stupid things, shake the morale of the army, demoralize the morale, and destroy the old man's plan to defeat the enemy."

"Grand Master..." Yue Le was so moved that he knelt down on his knees with a plop, his forehead on the ground, tears welling up, sobbing, unable to say a word.Aobai stared at Yue Le who was also guarded by Xiao Mazi with great suspicion and guarded against him, and did not speak, but two tears fell unconsciously from the corner of his eyes...

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Yue Le was grateful for Aobai's loyalty, and that night he kept his promise and went to Xiao Mazi, stated his interests to Xiao Mazi, and asked Wu Yingxiong to be put in prison again, so as to stabilize the morale of the army. You must wait patiently for a reply.And in the next few days, the situation of the main force of the Qing army was unfortunately revealed by Oboi and Yue Le. Rumors arose in the army, saying that Xiao Mazi had made peace with Wu Sangui in private and planned to kill Oboi to thank the world , to resolve the current Southwest war.

Compared with ordinary soldiers who are not well-educated and have limited communication and can only rely on roadside news to understand the movements of the Qing court, the generals of the Qing Dynasty who directly grasp the 'accurate' information and Prince Baylor do not say anything on the surface, but communicate with each other in private , exchanging news, they were suspicious, worried that they would be branded as Oboi's party members, and would be designated as a place where Oboi's party members would die without a burial in the future.Aobai and Yue Le saw it in their eyes and were anxious in their hearts, but they had no choice but to do it—who told Xiao Mazi to be so dishonest that he did such a foolish trick as releasing Wu Yingxiong?
Just when the main force of the Qing army was in a state of confusion because of the first issue of the residence report, Wu Sangui's army, Wang Shaobo and Hong Xiguan, who were sent by Fatty Lu to Hunan on official business, made a detour to Tongren Mansion, and finally returned to Zhenyuan, where the Gaode Jie army was currently retreating. in the city.As soon as we met, Wang Shaobo was about to salute to Fatty Lu, but Fatty Lu rushed forward, grabbed Wang Shaobo's hand and laughed, "Brother Shao is really talented, a mere mansion report, and it's so amazing that a man full of dogs can't help it." The more than 20 soldiers are panic-stricken, the morale of the army is in turmoil, and the morale is almost collapsed. The generals are suspicious and wary of each other, and the tricks of the enemy can be used to this extent. Brother Shao can be regarded as No. 1 in the world."

"Boss, has it achieved results?" Wang Shaobo asked pleasantly.

"Of course." Fatty Lu said with a smug smile: "Our secret work and eyeliner in Sizhou and Huangzhou have come to report, saying that rumors have spread in the Mangou army these days, and the army's morale is in chaos. , five generals were late, and the old man was so angry that he cut one off on the spot, and beat the other four with army sticks."

"Quick, tell me quickly, how did you do it?" Fatty Lu asked eagerly again.

"Going back to the master's house, it's like this." Wang Shaobo introduced: "On March [-], the Mangou court sent the mansion report to Yuezhou for reprinting and distribution. General Hong and the others sneaked into the printing office and stole a sample. Replaced with the content of the owner's account, reprinted [-] copies at the folk printing office, and then asked General Hong and the others to catch up with the Mangou post envoy, and took him with him when he was resting at the Taoyuan post station in Changde Mansion. The two hundred copies of the residence report were exchanged. Thanks to the blessings of the prince and the master, everything went very smoothly, and no one was alarmed."

"Okay, okay, okay." Fatty Lu nodded repeatedly, and said, "I will present a performance to the lord today, to ask for credit for you, Shaobo, Xiguan and the others, and ask the lord to reward you."

"The master must not do this. The students really dare not take the credit." Wang Shaobo said modestly: "The content of the replacement of the residence newspaper was carefully fabricated by the master. It was General Hong and the others who took the risk of replacing the residence newspaper and stealing the printed residence newspaper. The students have no merit. I dare not accept the reward."

"Don't be modest, without your reminder, how could I think of such a trick?" Fatty Lu waved his hand and said with a smirk: "From ancient times to the present, when the two armies are at war, no one has ever thought of replacing it with a forged mansion report. The way to attack the enemy's morale, young brother is talented, this time even if the old man Oboi is as wicked as a ghost, he still has to drink our footwashing water."

"It's still the master of the master." Wang Shaobo shook his head and said with great admiration: "The falsification of the news of the emperor's release of the son seems insignificant and an understatement, but in fact it just hits the heart of the feud between the monarch and his ministers. Man Gou just can't think of it." Believe it or not, the morale of the army will naturally be in chaos, and the old thief Oboi will be driven to a dead end."

After brazenly flattering each other for a long time, Fatty Lu hurriedly pulled Wang Shaobo to the desk again, took out a secret decree and a forged blank secret decree, and said, "Shaobo, come, you have to take advantage of the heat to strike iron, and take advantage of the enthusiasm of the army." There is a chance of chaos, we have to quickly implement the second step. Look, I sent someone to borrow this secret decree from the prince, and it is written by the Emperor Mangou. Look at his handwriting, can you imitate it? ? I have prepared a blank false secret decree and a fake jade seal, if you are sure to imitate the handwriting of Emperor Mangou, draw up the decree for me immediately."

Wang Shaobo took Xiao Mazi's handwritten imperial decree to study for a long time, nodded and said, "Don't worry, my master, Emperor Mangou's brushwork is definitely not brilliant, it is not difficult to imitate, and students can conclude that Emperor Mangou did not have any secrets when writing. Students are sure to imitate the anti-counterfeiting habit of picking or deliberately lacking strokes."

"Very good." Fatty Lu, who knew nothing about calligraphy, applauded, and said quickly: "Then you pick up your pen now, and in the tone of the Emperor Mangou, write a secret decree to Leerjin, King of Shuncheng County, Mangou Shuncheng, and let Leerjin look for opportunities." Get rid of the traitor Oboi of Mangou Quan, cut off Oboi's party feathers, and then use this purpose to take over the military power of the Mangou South Expedition Army, granting the right to behead first and then act, and act arbitrarily on behalf of the heavens, and strike peace with our prince."

"My master plans to open a gap in Mangouleerjin?" Wang Shaobo asked curiously.

Fatty Lu nodded and explained: "There are two reasons. One is that Le Erjin is stationed in Sizhou and directly confronts our army, which is convenient for communication. The second is that Le Erjin's talents are average, far better than those of Yue Le, Tu Hai and Jie Shu. Man Gou is easy to deal with, and it is better to open a gap from him with greater confidence."

"That's good, the students will first make a draft and ask the master to look at it, and then copy it in imitation of Emperor Mangou's handwriting." Wang Shaobo agreed.Fatty Lu was very satisfied, and nodded in agreement. While letting the dog-head master Wang Shaobo fabricate a fake imperial decree, he was thinking about how to get in touch with Le Erjin and hand over this false imperial decree to him.

"How likely is it that Le Erjin will believe the false imperial decree directly to Le Erjin?" Fatty Lu pondered, "Send someone to pretend to be an imperial envoy and enter the Le Erjin camp to pass the decree? Although it is a little bit more sure, it is still possible. It's too dangerous, and if you show any flaws, you will die forever. Where do you go to find such a suitable person? Well, it seems that it is the easiest way to let this edict fall into the hands of Oboi accidentally, but what method should be used to make Oboi inadvertently How about getting this edict?"

While thinking hard, Xiao Erlang, Fatty Lu's loyal running dog, suddenly came in from the door, holding a letter in his hand, and said nervously: "Master, someone threw a letter into our yard, I don't know who it is You did it, it says you will receive it yourself, young master."

"What else?" Fatty Lu froze, and quickly took the letter from Xiao Erlang's hand. When he opened it for a closer look, he saw that the letter was written by Yue Le, the Prince of Miqing, who had once had a relationship with him. It's also very simple. In addition to touting Fatty Lu's amazing talent, there is also an appointment to find a secluded place to meet with him, discuss important matters, and provide contact methods and secret channels for exchanging news.

"Door-to-door delivery? It's God helping me!" Although it wasn't clear what Yue Le's purpose was for meeting him, but after reading the letter, Fatty Lu jumped three feet high with joy, and quickly ordered: " Uncle Shao, stop writing, hurry up, change the name of the person receiving the decree to Yue Le, Prince An of Mangou, and keep the rest of the content unchanged."

"Changed to Yue Le?" Wang Shaobo hesitated, and hurriedly said: "Boss, if my student remembers correctly, when you commented on the enemy generals, you have repeatedly emphasized that among the enemy's army, the most dangerous full-fledged general except Ao Besides, this Yue Le is the most difficult to deal with, the most calm and wise, shrewd and capable, and has the most overall view. Even Man Gou Tuhai, who hates your boss to the bone, can't match him. If you fight against your boss, you may succeed Is it?"

"It's because Yue Le is the most difficult to deal with, calm and wise, shrewd and capable, and has the best view of the overall situation." Fatty Lu slapped the table heavily, and said firmly: "So this time, if we start with him, our strategy will have the greatest chance of success. !"

"What's the reason?" Wang Shaobo was confused by Fatty Lu's contradictory words. Why is it that Yue Le is the most shrewd and capable, calm and wise, but the easiest to fall for?
(End of this chapter)