scourge the qing dynasty

Chapter 218 The reunion of monarchs and ministers

In all fairness, although Fatty Lu is known as the number one firearms expert in the Pingxi Palace, he can also create gunpowder weapons far beyond this era, but the craftsmanship and craftsmanship of these weapons are really hard to compliment. For example, Wu Jun's The field weapon rocket, because Fatty Lu’s craftsmanship is not enough to pass the test, and the apprentices brought out by bad teachers and bad apprentices are not much better there, resulting in an outrageous launch rate. Launching is completely based on luck and blindness. There are endless jokes about aiming at the enemy's flag array but hitting the enemy's flanks, which makes Lu Fatty troubled and loses face.

There is also Wu Jun's magical airship at the bottom of the box. Because Fatty Lu is not good at machinery, even on a clear and windless day, the speed of the airship in the sky is less than twenty miles per hour-the same as that of later generations. Compared with the speed of an airship with a hand-operated propeller at more than ten kilometers per hour, this speed is like a snail crawling.

Also, the Wu Jun airship needs to release part of the hydrogen to land, but because Fatty Lu came out with a bad air pump made by a group of third-rate craftsmen, the landing speed of the Wu Jun airship is also pitifully slow, usually requiring four airship soldiers to work hard It took more than half an hour to turn the fan to make the airship land, so that Wu Jun's airship did not dare to fill it with hydrogen when it was inflated, let alone fly too high. Fortunately, the Qing army always regarded the airship as a fetish and feared it. The mother-child artillery that could seriously threaten the safety of the airship was also seized by Wu Jun early on. Otherwise, whether the three airships that Wu Jun spent a lot of money to build can still be kept until now is a question that no one can say for sure.

In addition, because of Fatty Lu's craftsmanship and the technological limitations of this era, some weapons that Fatty Lu knows the principles and formulas, such as lathes, paper shell bullets, rear-loading rifles, gas bombs, and incendiary bombs for guns, Fatty Lu with poor craftsmanship just can't make anything - but this can't be blamed on Fatty Lu. Fatty Lu is a top student in the chemical engineering department, not a mechanical one. He obviously doesn't have any talent in manufacturing, so he can achieve the current results , it is quite difficult.

Someone gave me a pillow when I was sleepy. Just when Fatty Lu was worrying about spending too much time and poor workmanship on improving weapons, a letter from Dai Zi, a talented craftsman who had already devoted himself to the Qing court, sent Fatty Lu a letter. Xu Zhengming, an accomplice who is not well-known but not inferior to Dai Zi in craftsmanship, solved countless troubles for Fatty Lu at once, and let Wu Jun see a glimmer of hope for more sophisticated weapons. It can be said that Fatty Lu is like a tiger with wings, like a snake Add teeth.

After a long talk, Fatty Lu finally learned the details of the incident from Xu Zhengming. It turned out that at the end of August in the 11th year of Kang Mazi, Xu Zhengming, known as the number one craftsman in Suzhou, suddenly received In the letter from Dai Zi, in addition to telling Xu Zhengming about the situation of Wu Jun's airship, the letter also invited Xu Zhengming to visit the capital to help the Qing court build an airship, and promised to recommend Xu Zhengming for an official position in front of Kang Mazi.

But it is a pity that, unlike Dai Zi, who is quite famous and profitable, Xu Zhengming is a complete scientific lunatic. When his whole family can't even eat enough, Xu Zhengming is stunned in order to build a jujube flying car. It was the rejection of the high-paying offer offered by the Quanzhou Workshop. After seeing Dai Zi’s letter saying that Wu Jun had a flying boat that could carry four soldiers into the sky, Xu Zhengming naturally threw away the glory and wealth promised by Dai Zi immediately. In the back of his head, without even saying hello to his wife and children, he set foot on the westward road alone, begging for food and inquiring about Wu Jun's location all the way, and after walking thousands of miles, he found Old Wu's treacherous army for Wanting to see the majestic appearance of Wu Jun's airship with his own eyes, he asked Fatty Lu about the airship manufacturing process.

After listening to Xu Zhengming's introduction of his situation, Fatty Lu laughed so hard that he couldn't close his mouth. He not only immediately agreed to let Xu Zhengming visit his airship, but also recommended an official position to Xu Zhengming to the old traitor Wu. Not very cold, but for the sake of his grandson-in-law, Xu Zhengming was immediately canonized as the director of Gongcao and the chief craftsman of Jiqishan Firearms Camp.But Xu Zhengming was obsessed with craftsmanship, but he didn't want to accept this hard-won official position. In the end, Fatty Lu threatened that if Xu Zhengming didn't serve in the Wu army, then he wouldn't let Xu Zhengming see the airship, so Xu Zhengming honestly took it Wu Jun's thief ship became Fatty Lu's chief deputy in the development of firearms.

Just when Fatty Lu was overjoyed at getting a capable accomplice, at about the same time in Beijing, the three princes of Mite Qing, Jieshu, Le Erjin and Shang Kexi, who were redeemed by Kang Mazi with silver, also Under the guidance of officials from the Ministry of Rituals, he entered the Forbidden City and kowtowed to Kang Mazi to thank Kang Mazi, the first big gift after returning to Beijing.At the same time, Prince An, Yue Le, who had been deprived of military power by Kang Mazi, also entered the palace at the same time—he was also received by Kang Mazi for the first time after returning to Beijing.

"The slaves are here to see you, thank you my emperor for saving your life." Seeing Kang Mazi again after more than a year, Yue Le, Le Erjin and Jie Shu all burst into tears and choked up their words.And the old traitor Shang who hadn't seen Kang Mazi for nearly ten years cried bitterly, kowtowed desperately, and wailed loudly: "The slave is still gratifying, thank you for the grace of my emperor, the slave is incompetent, the slave is useless, I have disgraced the master, Let the master worry about it, the slave deserves death, please master..., punish the slave for the crime he deserves."

"Four aiqings, please get back down." Although he longed to cut these four wastes into pieces, Kang Mazi still cheered up and said with a smile: "Shang Aiqing, you don't have to be too serious." After blaming myself, I have roughly understood your situation. It was you who cared about your family, so you fell into the trick of your unfilial son-in-law. Unfortunately, you were caught in the trick. No wonder you. Who would have thought that Lu Yifeng, that bastard, was so shameless and vicious? , not only failed to live up to my expectations of him, but also killed you, the father-in-law, and you are not at fault."

"As for Prince An, Prince Shunjun, and Prince Kang, the three of you are completely exhausted by Aobai's traitors. You are all his subordinates, and you have to follow his orders. That's why you lost the battle. The root of your crime lies in Aobai. Bye, you have little responsibility. But you have to forgive me, and you must be punished if you are guilty. If you lose your teacher and humiliate the country, if I don't give you a little punishment, I'm afraid someone will say that I am partial to selfishness—— so, I will punish you You will be demoted to one rank, and your salary will be fined for three years, can you accept it?"

"Thank you for the grace of the emperor not to kill, I will be convinced." Yue Le and Jie Shu hurriedly kowtowed and breathed a sigh of relief together, but Le Erjin was crying - both Yue Le and Jie Shu were princes, and they were downgraded to the first rank He is still the king of the county, and his own county king is downgraded, but he is only Baylor.

"Shang Aiqing, you raised your troops in time in Guangxi's critical situation." Kang Mazi said to the old traitor again: "Although you were defeated and committed the crime of losing your teacher and humiliating the country, after you were captured, you would rather die than surrender to the Wu thief." Bend your knees, refuse to be bribed by Wu thief and refuse to rebel with the thief, loyalty and bravery are commendable, for this reason, I have decided to neither reward nor punish you, are you convinced?"

"I thank the emperor for the grace of the emperor." The old man Shang kowtowed and cried loudly, "But the old slave did not do much to save Guangxi. Instead, he lost his country and was captured alive by the bandits. In the end, he had to bother the Holy One to redeem him. The old slave really has no place to be ashamed. Unforgivable, this slave please cut off the king's title to rectify the law of the country."

"Loyal minister, among the San Francisco, this slave is the only one who can be trusted." Kang Mazi sighed in his heart, and patiently comforted him: "Shang Aiqing doesn't have to be like this. I have already said that Guangxi's fiasco is not your fault. Moreover, you heard that Guangxi fell, and you led the counterattack in your eighty-year-old body before asking for an order. If you are loyal to the sun and the moon, how can I have the heart to deal with you again? If this is a crime for you, wouldn’t I also Can Geng Fan be punished for his crime of sitting and watching Guangxi fall?"

Of course, Kang Mazi is not true, but because the old man is traitorous and sells his country so much that he doesn't even want his pants, he was not punished. A more crucial reason is that Wu Jun has already occupied Guangxi, and Geng Jingzhong from Fujian has flirted with Wu Jun. Taiwan’s Zheng Jinghu looked down on the delay, and openly revealed his intention to form an alliance with the Wu army to resist the Qing Dynasty. Guangdong is already Kang Mazi’s last fortress on the southern coast. Under such circumstances, it will be cold to punish the old traitor In the heart of the Qing army in Guangdong, what else can Kang Mazi use to effectively contain Geng, Wu, and Zheng Jing?

Anyway, the old traitor Shang finally withdrew his plea to cut off the king's title, kowtowed his head in tears and thanked him, then stood up with Zhang Wanqiang's support, and sat on the seat rewarded by Kang Mazi.Only then did Kang Mazi take a look around at all the ministers present, and said with emotion: "Masters, it is really a blessing to meet you this time after a long absence. You must not know that when the news that you fell into the hands of Wu thief When it was reported, I couldn’t sleep at night, I didn’t think about food and drink, and I was afraid that Wu thieves would jump over the wall in a hurry and kill you my servants with poisonous hands. But thanks to the blessings of God and the blessings of the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty, you are finally still After returning to my side, I finally did not lose the pillars of the country like you."

"The slaves are incompetent, let the Holy Majesty worry about the slaves, and the slaves will die." Several of Kang Mazi's hardcore slaves hurriedly left their seats and kowtowed to plead guilty.

"There's no need to apologize, I'm just talking casually." Kang Mazi waved his hand and sighed: "Anyway, it's good if you can come back, this time, I won't be left with no one to use when I regroup and fight again. .”

"Your Majesty, this slave is willing to return to Guangdong immediately to regroup and restore the southwest for the Emperor." The old traitor Shang kowtowed immediately, gnashing his teeth and said: "This slave vows to wipe out Wu Ni, capture the old thief Wu Sangui and the little thief Lu Yifeng alive, and take them into custody. Go back to the capital and hand it over to your master, it will be a shameful blow!"

"Master, this slave is also willing to lead the army to fight again." Jie Shu kowtowed quickly, raised his right hand without a thumb and said in tears: "Although this slave has lost a finger, he can still hold a knife and pull it away. Arrow, I vow to kill the old thief Wu Sangui and the dog thief Lu Yifeng, and execute them Ling Chi, to live up to the grace of the master for saving their lives!"

"The slave also asks the master to give the slave another team to go south." Le Erjin kowtowed vigorously, and said loudly: "The slave swears to Tianming, this time, the slave will not capture the old thief Wu Sangui and the dog thief Lu Yifeng alive, and the slave will not withdraw the troops."

Yue Le didn't say a word - the suspicion that he was trying to usurp the throne has not been completely cleared, and he took the initiative to ask Kang Mazi for military power. Isn't it courting death?However, Kang Mazi ignored him, and just said with a wry smile: "I understand and appreciate the devotion of the three lovers to serve the country - it's just that the three lovers think too highly of Lu Yifeng, that dog thief, right? This dog A thief is not even ranked high in Wu Nijun's army, so why should the three lovers rank him alongside Wu Sangui's old thief?"

"Master, have you ever met that dog thief Lu Yifeng on the battlefield." Jie Shu burst into tears, choked up and said, "This dog thief is usually very good at disguising, but once on the battlefield, he immediately reveals his true colors. Slipperier than a fox, more ruthless than a jackal, more poisonous than a viper, among the few servants, there is not one who has not suffered under his hands. In the Southwest War, Wu Gou wiped out the main force of our Qing Dynasty and shook the foundation of our Qing Dynasty , the old thief Wu Sangui is the chief villain, and the dog thief Lu Yifeng is the number one accomplice! His numerous evil deeds are even higher than the old thief Wu Sangui!"

"If Lu Yifeng doesn't get rid of the thief for a day, our Qing Dynasty will never have peace!" Le Erjin gritted his teeth and agreed.

"The only thing I regret now is, why didn't I cut off Lu Yifeng, that bastard?" The old man Shang wept bitterly.

Yue Le nodded silently, expressing his agreement, fully agreeing.

"My lovers, please stand up." Kang Mazi nodded, and said: "Don't worry, my lovers. I will kill Lu Yifeng, a thief and clown who jumped on the beam. I will vent my anger and hatred for all my lovers. But although this thief is hateful, But right now, the biggest enemy of my Qing court is the old thief Wu Sangui, as long as this old thief is eliminated, it will be easy to deal with Lu Yifeng's dog thief. Dear friends, what good strategy do you have for how to eliminate the old thief Wu Sangui?"

"Master, this slave thinks that the most important thing right now is to rebuild the army." Jie Shu hurriedly said, "As long as the master reorganizes an army of one million and wipes out the old thief Wu Sangui, it will be just around the corner."

"About this point, I have already been doing it." Kang Mazi nodded, gritted his yellow teeth and said: "Although the old thief Wu Sangui took you as hostages and stole from me the money and food that I used to rebuild the army, but if he If he thinks that my plan to reorganize the army will be broken, then he is very wrong! The rich manpower and material resources of my Qing Dynasty are beyond the imagination of this shameless old thief. Rebuilding an army of one million is easy for my Qing Dynasty !"

"In order to raise money for the army, I have dismissed the governor of Liangjiang, Malji, who was not able to raise the salary, and changed Axixu to be the governor of Liangjiang! Before leaving, Axixu has also left a military order in front of me. Within half a year , I can’t get 2000 million taels of silver for my military salary, and I won’t punish him. He committed suicide directly in Nanjing! In addition, I ordered the whole country, except for the officials in Beijing, all local officials should stop. Paying a salary, silver and lumi, sharing weal and woe with the imperial court, saving money and food to rebuild the army! Within a year, I will be selling iron, turning a copper plate into two flowers, and expanding the Qing army by a million!" (Note 1, 2)

"My emperor is wise, long live, long live, long live." Several hardcore servants hurriedly kowtowed, praising Kang Mazi's wise decision-making and loving the people like a son.

"Your Majesty, I still have some silver deposits in Guangdong's treasury." The old traitor Shang took the initiative to say, "I am willing to lead the Pingnan Palace to save money and donate 100 million taels of silver to the master to help him build an army." (Note 3)

"Aiqing's loyalty is commendable, but there's no need for it." Kang Mazi shook his head, gritted his teeth and said, "You can keep this money and rebuild the Guangdong Army. I want you to expand the Guangdong Army to 15 people within a year." Wan, hold Wugou's east line for me, wait for the opportunity to recover Guangxi, and conquer Yunnan and Guizhou."

"Slave obeys the order." Old Shang kowtowed treacherously, and took the initiative to say: "Your Majesty, since the use of the state is so difficult, this slave roughly estimated that in addition to expanding the army and preparing for war, this slave can still save about 20 taels, and is willing to donate it to the master." .”

"Stay in Guangdong." Kang Mazi shook his head helplessly, and said with a wry smile: "The folks in Guangdong are not very rich. Although Aiqing has some savings, she should stay in Guangdong for the sake of long-term hard work. Besides, with the present In such a situation, Aiqing's money may not be transported to the capital no matter whether it is by land or by sea."

"It can't be transported to the capital by land? Master, what happened to Fujian?" Old traitor Shang was taken aback.

"I received a secret report that Geng Jingzhong, a dog thief, colluded with Wu thief, and bought a batch of new firearms from Wu thief with a lot of money." Kang Mazi said bitterly: "Although this thief has not revealed his identity so far, his collusion with Wu dog is so far I am afraid that the rebellion is a foregone conclusion, Shang Aiqing, if you transport money and food through Fujian, I am afraid that this thief will have malicious intentions and hijack you halfway!"

"Master, Geng Jingzhong is so bold, why don't you raise your troops to destroy them immediately? Stop the rebels at the first sign?" Old Shang asked in shock.

Kang Mazi was silent, and after a long time, Kang Mazi said in a low voice: "Shang Aiqing's proposal, how could I not have thought about it? But, where are the soldiers, horses, money and food that I have now? The 65 Qing army was killed by Oboi Gou More than 20 thieves were defeated at once, and there were [-] to [-] rebels. Half of the soldiers and horses of the Qing Dynasty are gone. The rest must not only deploy defenses on the Yangtze River, but also station troops in the northwest to deter Galdan and To prevent Wu Gou from going north, you have to guard the place, guard against Rakshasa, and defend the wealth-rich places in the south of the Yangtze River. The troops everywhere are stretched, and it is difficult to protect ourselves. How can the troops come to take the initiative to attack and kill the Geng bandits in the bud?"

The old traitor Shang was completely speechless, and only now did he understand why Kang Mazi found out with his conscience that he had bought us back from the old traitor Wu with military pay - after a long time, Kang Mazi's situation had become so bad.And Yue Le, who had been silent all this time, finally opened his mouth, and said in a deep voice: "Master Shengming, judging from the current situation, it is undoubtedly a sensible move to temporarily stabilize Geng Fan and not know what he is doing in collusion with Wu Thief. Otherwise, Reckless use of swords and soldiers will only make my Qing soldiers fall into two-sided battles, exhausting their lives, and let Wu Dog sit back and reap the benefits. The only way to stabilize Geng Fan first is to be prepared to take precautions. When the Wu thief is wiped out, Geng Fan will have nothing to worry about .”

Kang Mazi nodded slightly, and was also very satisfied with his wise actions - he was really a wise and wise emperor of the ages.

"Master, in my humble opinion, rebuilding the army is important, but creating new firearms is even more important." Le Erjin was afraid that Kang Mazi would ignore his own existence, so he quickly interjected, "The reason why Wu Dog was able to win the Southwest War by luck and It's not that our Eight Banners soldiers are unwilling to use their lives, and it's not that Wu Gou's horseback riding is better than our Eight Banners iron cavalry. The key is that Wu Gou's new firearms are too sharp. Not only are they far more powerful than our army's weapons, they can even fly to our army's head Throw gunpowder up and down, so that our army can only be passively beaten, and can't fight back at all. If our Qing court can also create similar firearms, then the eradication of Wugou will be just around the corner."

"This is what worries me the most." Kang Mazi frowned, and said with a helpless expression, "I have searched for skilled craftsmen and consulted countless Western priests, but none of them can make something that can fly in the sky. The boats and boats of Wu Gou can't make such powerful new gunpowder as Wu Gou. Those Western priests even said that unless Wu Gou's flying boat and new gunpowder are oriental sorcery, otherwise, there is no such powerful gunpowder firearm in the world. ? And there is a boat that can fly into the sky? Unless they see it with their own eyes, they will never believe it."

"Master, to untie the bell, you need someone to tie it. If you want to make these things, you can only find a way from Wu Thief." Yue Le reminded softly.

"I have thought about this method too." Kang Mazi was even more frowning, "I originally thought that if I could take advantage of the greedy character of Wu Yingqi, the second son of Wu Sangui's old thief, do what he likes, buy it with gold, silver and jewels, and get it from him. The new gunpowder formula and the sketch of the flying boat can solve these problems. But from the perspective of Xiong Cilu, although Wu Yingqi is greedy for money, he is unambiguous in major matters. It is too wishful thinking to start with him. "

"Your Majesty, there is one more person." Yue Le said cautiously: "If he can be used by the Emperor, then all problems can be easily solved."

"Prince An, who are you talking about?" Old Shang asked impatiently.Jie Shu and Le Erjin were also very curious, they both wanted to hear who Yue Le was talking about.

"Do you think I didn't think about him?" Kang Mazi didn't even bother to ask, he squinted at Yue Le and said, "The last time I sent Wang Xu to negotiate with Wu Gou, one of the important purposes was to use Wang Xu to negotiate with Wu Gou." His personal friendship made Wang Xu persuade him to come back anyway, but unfortunately how he answered Wang Xu, do you know?"

"Could it be that he refused?" Yue Le asked tentatively.

Kang Mazi nodded with a wry smile, and said helplessly: "Not only did he refuse straight away, but he also persuaded Wang Xu to join the old thief Wu Sangui. He also told Wang Xu that he was born in Dali and grew up in Yunnan. He is deeply loved by the people of Yunnan and Guizhou, and he wholeheartedly wants to repay the kindness of raising and loving the people of Yunnan and Guizhou. However, I allow the traitor Aobai to extort money and poison the people of Yungui. He has managed to love the people like a son, so he just wants to stay with the old thief Wu Sangui, one is to repay the old thief Wu Sangui for his kindness, and the other is to care for the southwest and benefit the people. Damaging the Southwest."

"Wu Sangui, the old thief, loves the people of the Southwest like a child?" Yue Le suspected that he had misheard.

"Your Majesty, Prince An, is the person you're talking about, that bastard Lu Yifeng?" The old traitor Shang asked tentatively.Seeing Kang Mazi and Yue Le nodding, the old traitor Shang jumped up and shouted: "Master, Lord An, you must not be fooled! Lu Yifeng, that bastard is just farting! This bastard was once a slave He said in front of his face that he must kill all of us Manchus and Eight Banners, and restore the country of their Han barbarians. This dog thief hates us to the bone, and if we believe his nonsense, we will only suffer a lot!"

"Similar words, don't you barbarians say less? But who really did it? How many courtiers in my court have said similar words?" Kang Mazi, who was used to hearing these words, was not very angry. He just tapped on the false dragon case with his fingers, and said in a deep thought: "Not only does he really want to rebel against Zhanluan, but as long as he can be used by me, it is enough for me, as long as he can leave the old thief Wu Sangui, it will be enough for me. It is a great joy to say."

Speaking of this, Kang Mazi squinted at the old traitor Shang again, and asked, "Shang Aiqing, Lu Yifeng is your son-in-law, have you persuaded him to come back anyway?"

"The slave is guilty of committing the crime of death, the slave really persuaded me." The old man Shang replied weakly: "The slave also promised him that as long as he can return anyway, the slave will not only reward him, but also protect him from death in front of the master—— —Unfortunately, he used tricks to repay the slave and captured the slave alive."

"Being unfaithful and unfilial is a crime worthy of death!" Kang Mazi took the false dragon case, and then shirked his responsibility: "Shang Aiqing, I didn't accuse you, but Lu Yifeng's bastard wholeheartedly worked for Wu Sangui's old thief, and you have a big fault too." Responsibility—why can’t you learn from Wu Sangui, the old thief, whose son-in-law has been reduced to begging for a living, and still admits to the marriage contract and betroths his beloved daughter to him? Why do you dislike the poor and love the rich, knowing that he has an affair with your daughter? Xiangyue, at any rate, is an official of the imperial court, and she still wants to stop her, and even expelled her daughter from the genealogy, and the above table will remove her from the clan mansion! It turns out that it's all right now, Wu Sangui, a little kindness, yours The son-in-law has devoted his life to him. You don’t count yourself, because you refuse to admit this son-in-law, how much have you lost all these years?”

"Slave shall be punished with death." The old man Shang kowtowed, and said helplessly: "Slave really hates the poor and loves the rich, and the slave is narrow-minded. Please punish the master."

"It's too late to punish you now." Kang Mazi snorted coldly, and then said: "Who among you can make Lu Yifeng come back anyway, or who can make Lu Yifeng's dog thief leave Wu Sangui's old thief, I will definitely be serious reward."

The old traitor Monk Yue Le, who had already suffered a lot from Fatty Lu in persuading him to surrender, was speechless and refused to touch this bad luck.Jie Shu became enmity with Fatty Lu because of his son-in-law, so he would naturally dare not speak up, but Le Erjin, who had been demoted to Baylor, didn't know what to do, and quickly said: "Your Majesty, this slave has a clever plan, which will definitely make Lu Yifeng is back anyway.”

"What's Aiqing's plan, tell me quickly." Kang Mazi asked happily.

"Master, I don't know if you have read "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"?" Leer Jin said in a dark tone: "As far as I know, that thief Lu Yifeng has been passed down for several generations, and currently he only has one son with Gege from the Pingnan Palace. Love is like life, so the old thief Wu Sangui took Shang Gege and Lu Yifeng's son as hostages in Kunming, fearing that Lu Yifeng would turn against him and betray Wugou's army."

"If that's the case, why didn't Prince Pingnan follow Sun Quan's example and send a group of elite soldiers disguised as ordinary people to sneak into Yunnan, try to meet Shang Xiaogege, and say that the princess is seriously ill and wants to see her daughter and grandson again before she dies. Please Xiao Gege take Lu Yifeng's only son to leave Yunnan immediately and return to Guangdong. Since ancient times, mother and daughter have loved each other deeply. Xiao Gege will definitely agree when he hears such words. Once the child falls into the hands of Prince Pingnan, Lu Yifeng's son will love his son Sincere, can you not obediently obey orders and come back anyway?"

"Absurd!" Yue Le retorted: "When the old thief Wu Sangui rebelled, did he ever worry about the safety of Wu Yingqi and Wu Shilin? Lu Yifeng is a thief in his prime, and without this son, he will not be born again? Why did he leave Wugou just like that? , to our army?"

Because of the mutiny in Sizhou, Le Erjin had a handle in Yue Le's hands. Seeing Yue Le angrily refute it, although he was dissatisfied in his heart, he still didn't dare to refute, so he could only lower his head honestly.Unexpectedly, Kang Mazi suddenly said: "This plan is worth a try! Even if it fails, there is not much loss, but if it succeeds, even if Lu Yifeng's dog thief refuses to return anyway, our army can still make use of his only son to do something. Coincidentally Putting a wedge between Wu Sangui and Lu Yifeng will help our army recruit Lu Yifeng and get rid of Lu Yifeng! Otherwise, the hostages will be in the hands of Wu Sangui. Even if our army wants to solicit dissension, it will not be so easy!"

"Since the master said that this plan is feasible, then I will try it." The old traitor Shang quickly kowtowed and volunteered: "After returning to Guangdong, the slave will immediately follow the plan and try to get Wanyi and that bastard bastard out of the way." Bring it back to Guangdong, so that the master can do things conveniently."

"Then it's Shang Aiqing's hard work." Kang Mazi, who was eager to get rid of Fatty Lu or recruit Fatty Lu, made a decisive decision and said, "Kong Sizhen is the best at this kind of thing, and Shang Aiqing can discuss it with her tomorrow. Let's see what help she can provide Ai Qing, and strive for success!"

Note 1: Before the San Francisco Rebellion, the governor of Liangjiang, Malji, was quite well-known. He once asked for a decree to reduce taxes in Jiangnan by half, and withheld tax money to build water conservancy projects.But because of the San Francisco rebellion, Malji refused to raise taxes on the people. Kang Mazi immediately devalued it on the pretext of his lack of political achievements, and replaced him with A Xixu, who is good at collecting money, as the governor of Liangjiang. A Xixu kills the donkey, and dismisses him on the pretext of being too greedy.

Note 2: In the San Francisco Rebellion in history, in order to save money, Kang Mazi decreed in the 15th year of Kang Mazi to stop the salary of all local officials except Beijing officials until the San Francisco Rebellion was completely put down—as for these local officials What to eat and wear during this period, friends can guess by themselves.

Note 3: The old traitor Shang is good at amassing money, and he is the richest man in San Francisco. During the San Francisco rebellion, the Wu army surrounded Guangzhou City. Shang Zhixin was forced to surrender and rebel against the Qing Dynasty. Wu Jun also asked Shang Zhixin to help him pay millions of dollars. 30 taels——but according to "The History of Pingdian", before that, the old traitor Shang donated 100 million taels of military salary and silver to Kang Mazi in one go to help Kang Mazi clean up the old traitor Wu!
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