scourge the qing dynasty

Chapter 336
(PS: Key revisions have been made to the previous chapter, please read it again.)
After a fierce ideological battle, and fully considering the situation in the local battlefields in the south of the Yangtze River and the national battlefield, after repeated hesitation, Yue Le finally made up his mind and decided to write a ten-thousand-word letter to Kang Mazi to persuade Kang Mazi to change his current situation. The counter-insurgency strategy is to stop the meaningless and hopeless all-round offensive and switch to a comprehensive defense. In addition, try to negotiate a truce with the old traitor Wu. The army withdrew across Tongguan and the east of the Han River, and the Qing army on the southern line withdrew across the north of the Yangtze River. The land was exchanged for time in exchange for a peaceful truce between the Qing army and the Wu army.

In order to let Mazi's nephew listen to his suggestion, Yue Le took pains to analyze the situation for Kang Mazi in the letter, explaining the reason for seeking peace with the old traitor Wu, and believed that the current situation of the Qing court, whether it is manpower, material resources, or military strength , financial resources, weapons and equipment, and the quality of soldiers, it is absolutely impossible to independently pacify the chaos in the world. The only way is to let the south stick to North China, preserve strength, and let these rebels in the south who have their own ghosts kill each other. Take the opportunity to recuperate and bandage the wounds, wait until the southern rebels are defeated, and then send troops to suppress the rebellion.

In addition, Yue Le clearly pointed out to Kang Mazi that after the Qing army retreated across the Yangtze River, Fatty Lu, who holds the essence of the world, must be the target of all rebels, whether it is the traitor Wu, Geng Jingzhong, Shang Zhixin or It is absolutely impossible for Zheng Jing to sit back and watch Fatty Lu entrenched in Jiangnan, where money and food are most abundant for a long time. At the same time, Fatty Lu, the most ambitious and dangerous rebel, will never give Jiangnan to others. He will definitely fight the other rebels upside down In the end, even if he was not besieged and beaten to death by other rebels, he would definitely be severely injured, providing an opportunity for the Qing court to wipe out this most dangerous rebel!

"If you are so great, you will be dismissed from office, and you will be imprisoned forever in the clan's mansion." After writing the last stroke, Yue Le threw down the brush and sighed, and muttered to himself: "But it is definitely worth it, as long as the master can listen Just go in and say a few words, and our Qing Dynasty still has hope."

In order to be cautious, Yue Le listened to Tu Hai's suggestion, and copied a copy of this ten thousand character book, and sent it to the capital in an expedited [-] miles, and handed the copy to his daughter Hesheli, the daughter of Sanfujin Sony , Let her be sent to the palace first to the old hag of Xiaozhuang who has a great influence on Kang Mazi, and the original copy will be sent to the palace to Kang Mazi a day later.

Passed by fast horse, the original copy of Yue Le's Wan Yan Shu was sent to the capital on February 22, and also sent to the Forbidden City the next day. Yue Le was in a hurry, stopped the poetry meeting without saying a word, and immediately asked the eunuch to present Yue Le's memorial.And when the thick stack of memorials was sent to Kang Mazi, Kang Mazi couldn't help being startled, wondering, "Why is the Military Information Pond so thick?"

"Master, this is not the Military Information Pond Report, but the Ten Thousand Words Book of Prince An." Zhang Wanqiang replied respectfully, "So the booklet was not submitted by the Ministry of War, but by the Minister of General Affairs."

"Slave dog, I asked you to exterminate Lu Yifeng's dog thief, why are you writing these useless memorials?" Kang Mazi scolded his uncle's ethnicity, then picked up Yue Le's Wanyan book and read it carefully. Bian Mingzhu, Suo'etu, Zhang Ying and the others also looked at each other, and they didn't understand what memorial Yue Le was going to show. Could it be that Yue Le didn't understand how anxious Kang Mazi had become when he was anxious about the war in the south of the Yangtze River?

"Trash! Idiot!" Kang Mazi is quite educated, and he reads at an extremely fast speed. He finished reading Yue Le's Wanyan book in less than a moment, but because of his extremely fast reading speed, Kang Mazi immediately went into a frenzy. Throwing Yue Le's Ten Thousand Words Book into the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he roared with a pockmarked face: "Trash! Trash! You are also a trash! I sent you to pacify the south of the Yangtze River, but you actually persuaded me to give up the south of the Yangtze River, and Rebels rowing the river as a boundary! Trash! Idiot! Incompetent bastard!"

"Give up the south of the Yangtze River?" Suo'etu, Mingzhu and the others were shocked, but without Kang Mazi's permission, they didn't dare to pick up Yue Le's Wanyan book to watch the content, so they just knelt down together and stuck their foreheads together. Well, wait for the next one.

"Draft the decree immediately!" Sure enough, Kang Mazi yelled again, "Remove Yue Le from the post of General Dingyuan Pingkou, abolish the prince, demote him to a commoner, and take him back to the Jiaozong mansion in the capital to be imprisoned forever! Baylor Shangshan will take up the post of commander of the army for the time being! What are you still doing? Get up and draw up an order!"

"What exactly did Prince An write in the memorial? Why did the master become so angry?" Suo'etu, Mingzhu and the others were even more nervous. He kowtowed and said, "Master, please appease your anger first. Changing commanders before the battle is a big taboo for military strategists. Besides, Prince An went out for three months. Although he didn't make any achievements, he didn't make any mistakes. He dismissed him rashly..."

"Remove it rashly?!" Kang Mazi roared, pointing at the Yue Le Wanyan book that had been thrown on the ground, he roared hysterically: "Look at it, read it all! I handed over the last belongings of the Qing Dynasty to him, I beg grandpa to sue grandma for borrowing 800 million taels of silver to him, let him take back Jiangnan for me, open water transportation for me, and see how he repays me!"

Once Kang Mazi opened his mouth, Suo'etu, Mingzhu, Jue Luole Dehun, Zhang Ying and other senior scholars hurriedly crawled to Kang Mazi's pseudo-dragon case, unfolded Yue Le's Wanyan book, and took a close look at it together, only for a few glances , the small faces of Suo'etu, Mingzhu and the others began to turn pale, and they cried together in their hearts: "Prince An, you are a pockmark, not a pockmark-a cheater! Don't you know why the master has a strong temper? Will you agree with your suggestion, humiliating the old thief Wu Sangui and begging for peace? You want the master to pay tribute to the old thief Wu Sangui, call him a nephew and grandson, aren't you asking for the life of our master who thinks he is the best in the world?"

"Did you see it? Did you see it?" Kang Mazi yelled like a wronged child, jumping up and down: "In the past three months, this dog slave has spent more than 100 million taels of silver on my military salary. I took three 40 shi of military rations, but it’s fine if I didn’t make an inch of merit! I also came to persuade me to pay tribute to the old thief Wu Sangui, and hand over the entire south of the Yangtze River and the west of Tongguan! Send the blood and sweat of our ancestors in the Qing Dynasty The land and city that I earned! Why did I go blind at the beginning, why did I choose such a dog slave who eats all kinds of things to be handsome?!"

Mingzhu, Suo'etu and the others didn't dare to say anything. In order to prevent Kang Mazi's imperial conquest, they jointly recommended Yue Le, the only one who had never suffered a big loss in front of Fatty Lu, as handsome. Everyone in the company can't get away from the relationship.But fortunately, Kang Mazi didn't pursue their mistakes in recommending people, but yelled wildly with a livid face: "Okay! This dog slave dare not fight Lu Yifeng's dog thief! I don't need him anymore, I will just Personally lead the Qianfeng Battalion, Shanpu Battalion and Hujun Battalion to the south, personally command my 12 troops, and fight to the death with Lu Yifeng's dog bandits!"

"Master, absolutely not!" Suo'etu, Mingzhu and the others froze again, kowtowing to dissuade them.

"Shut up!" The inkstone made of pure gold hit Suo'etu and the others, splashing ink on the faces of Kang Mazi's lackeys. Immediately afterwards, Kang Mazi's hysterical roar was once again nourishing his heart The hall reverberated, "Now what else can I do besides the imperial conquest? Jiangnan is lost, and Xi'an is also lost. If I don't take Jiangnan back quickly, when the old thief Wu Sangui breaks through Tongguan, my world will be completely over! Ancestors The world left to me by Lie Zong is completely over! If I don’t go on a personal conquest, I will fight the rebels to the death. What will I have in the future to meet the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty, and to see my Ama——?! "

Suo'etu, Mingzhu and the others didn't dare to say anything. They all knew that Kang Mazi's madness was actually due to the explosion of pressure these days. In the past three months, the Qing court wanted to calm down Yue Le's 12 troops as soon as possible. The opening of water transport in the south of the Yangtze River is all about giving money and food. The price of food in Zhili, which is so weak, has risen to 15 taels of silver a stone. Almost every household has run out of food. Countless people rely on grass roots and bark to satisfy their hunger. Almost on the verge of eruption.Five days ago, news came from Shaanxi and Gansu that Xi'an had been captured by the old traitor Wu. Kang Mazi was already so angry that he almost vomited blood. For all the land west of Tongguan, it would be really strange if Kang Mazi didn't go crazy.

"The Empress Dowager's ancestors have arrived—!" At the critical moment, the eunuch's voice suddenly came from the entrance of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, stopping Kang Mazi from going mad.Immediately afterwards, the old hag of Xiaozhuang, who had not interfered in political affairs for a long time, walked into the long-lost Hall of Mental Cultivation with the support of Aunt Su Ma and Li Yinzheng from left to right.After Mingzhu, Suo'etu and the others breathed a sigh of relief, they quickly saluted the old witch of Xiaozhuang together, and at the same time secretly wondered—how did the old witch of Xiaozhuang arrive so quickly this time?
"Grandmother..." Seeing the old witch of Xiaozhuang arrive at this time, the countless pressures and grievances that Kang Mazi pent up in his heart turned into sadness, and the long-lost tears burst out of his eyes, and he ran to Xiaozhuang in three steps and two steps , Pushing away Li Yinzheng and holding Xiao Zhuang, opening his mouth again, weeping uncontrollably, "Grandmother, that dog slave Yue Le, he..., he..., unexpectedly... actually...."

"Your Majesty, Lord An is your cousin, so don't abuse me." Xiaozhuang lovingly touched Kang Mazi's pockmarked face, and said softly, "Grandson, don't worry, the Ai family already knows everything, don't worry." , there is no need to worry. Whether it is Wu Sangui's old thief or Lu Yifeng's dog thief, there is no life for the emperor, you are the real dragon emperor, and no one can take your dragon chair away."

"Grandmother..." Kang Mazi seemed to have returned to his childhood, threw himself into Xiaozhuang's warm arms and burst into tears, very much like when he first became the throne more than ten years ago, the only difference is that Kang Mazi is now He is already an adult Mazi in his 20s, while Xiaozhuang has changed from a middle-aged woman in her mid-mature to a gray-haired old lady—although Xiaozhuang has seldom interfered in Kang Mazi's government affairs, But it doesn't mean that she doesn't care about the development of the world.

"The ancestors of the Empress Dowager already know everything?" Outsiders like Suo'etu and Mingzhu were taken aback, wondering why the Empress Dowager was so well-informed?Prince An's book for thousands of people has just been delivered to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and she already knows all the contents?
"Okay, okay, don't cry, your courtiers are here, don't let them see the joke." Xiaozhuang smiled lovingly and Kang Mazi pulled back the dragon chair to let him sit down, and then sat next to Kang Mazi, Then he shouted to the lackeys of Kang Mazi below: "Leave a word about today's matter, be careful with your heads!"

"Tie." Suo'etu, Mingzhu, Zhang Ying and the others agreed tremblingly.Only then did Kang Mazi remember that the servants and lackeys were all here, so he quickly wiped away his tears and sat up straight, trying to put on a majestic face.

"What are you taking?" Xiaozhuang beckoned again, and Li Yinzheng hurried over to pick up Yue Le's Wanyan book, and forwarded it to Xiaozhuang. : "Your Majesty, although Prince An's statement is biased and his attitude is too pessimistic, Ai Jia believes that it is not completely unreasonable. Even if the Emperor does not use it, he can also learn from the anti-rebellion strategy-for example, we The Qing court no longer has the power to put down the rebellion on its own, why don't we consider borrowing the power of others, or let these thieves kill each other?"

"But he wants his grandson to become a vassal to the old thief Wu Sangui, to cede the land to the old thief Wu Sangui, and to be the nephew and grandson of the old thief Wu Sangui!" Kang Mazi yelled angrily.

"Prince Ke'an said again in Wan Yan Shu that the great ancestor emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Nuerhachi, also went to the capital of the former Ming Dynasty to kowtow to Emperor Wanli." Xiaozhuang said calmly: "Also, Jianning It's your aunt, and Wu Sangui's daughter-in-law, you are actually two generations shorter than Wu Sangui, the old thief Wu Sangui became emperor, and you are also emperor, with a comparable status, so what's the point of calling him a grandfather?"

"I am the only Emperor Kangxi in the world, and there are no other emperors!" Kang Mazi shouted arrogantly, "Wu Sangui is the emperor? Is he worthy?"

"But grandson, do you still have the strength to prevent him from proclaiming emperor?" Xiao Zhuang asked Kang Mazi speechlessly, and Xiao Zhuang reminded: "Xi'an General Varka has been forced to abandon Xi'an and fled back to Tongguan. , Tong Guogang and Zhou Peigong, whom you rely on, were beaten by Wu Sangui's old thief's firearms and dared not to fight. Only Zhang Yong and Zhao Liangdong were left in Shaanxi and Gansu. It is only a matter of time before the dog thieves are completely wiped out, what else do you have to stop Wu Sangui from proclaiming himself emperor?"

Kang Mazi was completely speechless, but after thinking about it, Kang Mazi also realized that something was wrong, so he hurriedly asked, "Grandmother, wait, you haven't read Yue Le's Wanyan book, how can you know what's in it?"

"This trivial matter is just a trivial matter, your majesty, don't ask any more questions." Of course Xiao Zhuang would not betray Yue Le, he just turned his face away and refused to answer.

"I see." Kang Mazi came to his senses, and said angrily, "It must be Yue Le! It must be that he knew that I would not agree to his statement of betraying the country and seeking glory, so he sent two copies of the Wanyan book and one to me. Here, a copy is sent to you, grandma! Because he knows that only if grandma speaks, can I agree to his pimp Chen and reach his traitorous treaty!"

Xiaozhuang was silent, and after a long while he reluctantly said: "Grandson, your cousin is also doing it for your own good, and even more for the sake of the eternal foundation of the Qing Dynasty. No matter whether you approve his statement or not, you can't blame him."

"Of course I don't approve!" Kang Mazi yelled again, "The land in the south of the Yangtze River was earned by the emperor's grandfather, Huang Ama, and the others with their blood and lives. I will never give up an inch! Dog thieves are fighting, and I will fight, and I will lead the Qianfeng Battalion, Shanpu Battalion, and Guarding Army Battalion to conquer the south of the Yangtze River, command my army, and cut Lu Yifeng's thieves into pieces!

"Grandson, why do you always want to fight in person?" Xiaozhuang smiled wryly, and persuaded: "Grandson, although you are familiar with military books and military strategy, you have no experience. Lu Yifeng is a thief. He is already on the battlefield." I have been struggling for five years, and have fought more than a hundred battles, but I have never lost a single battle. Our countless meritorious generals and famous generals in the Qing Dynasty have never taken advantage of him, let alone you?"

"Who said that?" Kang Mazi blushed, jumped up and shouted: "I am the lord of the world, wise and powerful, Yue Lishenghong, actuarial, calligraphy and painting, astronomy, foreign languages, politics, dredging rivers, literature Lue's martial arts are as close as Tang Zong and Song Zu's, and they are far surpassing Qin Huang and Han Wu! How can they not be as good as that fallen scholar?!"

"Also!" Kang Mazi shouted again, waving his arms, "Even the nursery rhymes circulating in the Gyeonggi area are sung like this! Jiangnan Lu, Yaolong Xing, thousands of troops marching out of nowhere! The real emperor, wield the heavenly soldiers, and subdue the demons!" Subdue the monsters, slay the demon dragon, retake Jiangnan and rejuvenate the Qing Dynasty! It means that as long as I personally go out, I will definitely be able to cut that fallen scholar into pieces and retake my Qingjiang Jiangnan! Rejuvenate my Daqing country!"

"Jiangnan Lu, the demon dragon is flourishing, and thousands of troops and horses are flying out! The real emperor, wield the heavenly soldiers, subdue the demons, defeat the monsters and slay the demon dragon, and regain the Jiangnan Xing Daqing?" Xiao Zhuang was shocked, and hurriedly turned to Suo Etu and others below Asked: "In the Gyeonggi area, is there really such a nursery rhyme?"

"Back to the ancestors, that's true." Suo'etu kowtowed and replied: "This nursery rhyme was first played by the imperial censor of Gyeonggi Province, and later the local officials of Shuntianfu, Daxing, and Wanping also played it one after another, saying that it was under their rule. Such a nursery rhyme has spread, and the ominous fortune is not known, please ask Qin Tian to monitor and calculate."

"And this nursery rhyme has also started to be circulated in the capital." Mingzhu added: "A few days ago, when the emperor led his servants for a private visit, he heard such a nursery rhyme."

"Grandmother, did you hear that?" Kang Mazi said triumphantly: "Nursery rhymes represent the destiny. At this moment when my life and death are at stake, the appearance of such nursery rhymes is a clear instruction from heaven to me. Only Only by personally conquering the land can we take back the south of the Yangtze River and revive our Great Qing Dynasty!"

"Instructions from the heavens?" Xiaozhuang was full of suspicion, then turned to Suo'etu and the others and asked, "Have you ever investigated who spread this nursery rhyme?"

"This...." Suo'etu showed embarrassment, but Mingzhu kowtowed and replied: "Back to the ancestors of the Empress Dowager, the slaves arranged for local officials to investigate, but the source has not been found yet."

"Could it be spread by Lu Yifeng's dog thief?" Xiaozhuang shuddered, but after thinking about it, Xiaozhuang couldn't help laughing again, thinking: "The older the Ai family, the more suspicious. Since ancient times, there have been several times when the emperor What's the use of Lu Yifeng's thieves spreading such nursery rhymes? They really tricked the emperor to the south of the Yangtze River. My Great Qing Celestial Master's morale has been greatly boosted, and the soldiers will use their lives. Isn't he more difficult to fight?"

After laughing dumbfoundedly, Xiao Zhuang nodded to Mingzhu again, and said softly: "Ming Zhongtang is really a careful person, he immediately reported the news to the emperor, and casually told the Ai family, the Ai family really wanted to know what it was People make up rumors like this."

Mingzhu kowtowed and agreed, but Kang Mazi couldn't wait and said to Xiaozhuang: "Grandmother, how is it? Now you should believe that I will win the imperial conquest, right? I will go to the imperial conquest, and I can rest assured that you will stay in the capital with grandma."

Of course Xiaozhuang could not agree to let Ma grandson go to die, but he couldn't firmly refuse, which aroused Kang Mazi's rebellious psychology, and on the contrary led to Kang Mazi's personal conquest.After hesitating for a while, Xiaozhuang changed his tone, and tentatively asked Kang Mazi: "Grandson, can't you give Prince An another chance? If it is confirmed that he really can't do it, your majesty, you can reconsider the Southern Expedition." How is the coach selected?"

"I have given him countless opportunities!" Kang Mazi waved his hand and said angrily, "In order to feed and clothe his 12 troops on the front line, the Qing court lived with their belts tight, what else would I do?" Give him a chance? How did he repay me?"

"Give him another month." Xiaozhuang suggested: "The emperor please give Prince An another month. Within one month, if Prince An fails to make a breakthrough and continues to live up to your expectations, the Emperor will no matter what you do. The Ai family will not stop him from being dealt with."

Kang Mazi gritted his teeth and thought about it. After a long time, Kang Mazi stomped his feet, gritted his scorched teeth and said, "Well, I will give him another month! Today is February 23, and I will make an order. Before March 23, Yue If Le still can't make a breakthrough, I won't send anyone to arrest him and bring him back to Beijing, I will personally lead the troops south to deal with him on the Jiangnan battlefield!"

"That's how it is." Xiaozhuang stood up and said lightly: "Your Majesty, the Ai family will not bother you to act as an agent. Let's go first. Remember to drink deer blood later. I heard from the imperial doctor that you have been sweating a lot lately. Too weak."

"Grandmother, please go slowly." Kang Mazi hurriedly stood up and saluted, and Suo'etu, Mingzhu and the others over there also kowtowed quickly, and sang in unison: "Respectfully send off the ancestors of the Empress Dowager."

Watching the old witch of Xiaozhuang completely disappear, Kang Mazi turned to the lackeys in the hall again, and shouted: "Zhang Ying, you can draw up an order for Yue Le, reprimand him for his treason, and then tell him, I will only give him one It's a month, before March 23, if you don't have a record that satisfies me, you will be responsible for the consequences!"

Zhang Ying just kowtowed and agreed, and Kang Mazi immediately shouted at Gao Shiqi: "Gao Shiqi, you can draw up an order for Tong Guogang, let him select three thousand elite soldiers for Zhou Peigong, and let Zhou Peigong lead this army back to the capital for duty!"

"Suo'etu!" Kang Mazi issued the third imperial decree without even breathing, and shouted, "Go and negotiate with the envoy of the Raksha Kingdom, Ge Laini, and tell him that I can promise to send Nerchinsk and Nerchinsk together. Edong gave them the Raksha Kingdom, but he promised to lend me twice as many Raksha soldiers! Also, I must give me another [-] Raksha muskets and matching ammunition!"

"Mingzhu, you immediately send an envoy to contact the Red-haired King of the Sea (the Dutch navy commander Porter) and ask him to negotiate with our Qing army, let him send troops to help me put down the Jiangnan rebellion, and sell me the new Hongyi cannon! After this is done, I will return Taiwan to their Red Hair Country!"

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At the same time, outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the old hag of Xiaozhuang also ordered in a low voice to Aunt Su Ma: "Arrange people immediately, and when I finish writing the letter, I will immediately set off overnight and rush to Xi'an day and night, and send my letter to Xi'an." Give it to Wu Sangui."

"Old Ancestor, are you planning to negotiate with Wu Sangui in person?" Aunt Su Ma asked worriedly, "Will he agree? He is now strong and powerful, so I'm afraid he won't agree?"

"His body will make him agree." The old witch of Xiaozhuang snorted coldly, turned to the south again, and said with flickering eyes: "Besides, he should also be wary of his grandson-in-law. If he wants to get out of the way to eliminate internal hidden dangers for him, he can't agree."

(End of this chapter)