The Great Bandit in Kangxi Year

Chapter 9 Kangxi's troubles

At this time, Kangxi was not thinking about eating and drinking, and the withdrawal of the San Francisco was imminent. What he was most worried about was Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi.

Although the sky was bright and clear today, he was in a bad mood. In fact, he knew in his heart that Wu Sangui would turn against him, so he made double preparations. On the surface, he asked the imperial envoy Zhe Erken to go to Yunnan to announce the amnesty for the withdrawal of the feudal clan, and secretly, the Eight Banners near Beijing , Lvying, and Ruijianying have been ordered to go to Taiyuan, Shanzhou, Luoyang and other places, and the governors of all provinces have received secret orders, and Huguang, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Sichuan and other places secretly dispatched troops, and the war is about to start.

After all, Pingxi King Wu Sangui has more than [-] elite soldiers and powerful generals, and his party feathers are spread across half of the country. He has to pay attention to it and has to worry about it.

"Zheerken has been gone for more than two months, whether it is successful or not, why is there no news? This dog slave is really incompetent!" Kangxi cursed secretly in his heart.

Seeing Kangxi's expressionless, stern and terrifying face, the accompanying eunuch said in fear, "Your Majesty, the ministers have been waiting for a long time..."

The voice was thin and long, very gentle.

Kangxi interrupted loudly: "Go to court!"

With such a cry, Kangxi felt that the depression in his heart was much better, and his whole body also recovered a little bit of spirit.

Sitting upright on the dragon chair of the Qianqing Gate, amidst the minister's shouts of long live, Kangxi calmly dealt with it, just like someone else, with a radiant look, bright eyes, and a well-thought-out plan.

Kangxi smiled lightly: "Pingshen, do you have something important to start?"

Prince Kang Jieshu, Prince Jian Labu, Prince An Yuele, the princes Gebeile, the Earl, and the six ministries and ministers all stood up and solemnly said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Xiong Cilu stood up and said worriedly: "Your Majesty, according to reports, there are a lot of bandits and cults in Henan, Anhui, Shandong and other provinces. It is said that the leader is the third prince Zhu. In this eventful autumn, I am worried."

Kangxi's heart sank, he kept his expression on the surface, just hummed, looked at the crowd, but said nothing.

Mingzhu is the best at contemplating the holy will, and said cautiously: "The emperor is kind, he is actually the most wise emperor in the ages, not only forbidding land enclosure, but also exempting many state governments from taxes and taxes. The poor and vicious bandits must not be lightly spared."

Kangxi couldn't help but smile bitterly, the flattery was too loud, so he just snorted, if that's the case, how could there be so many troublemakers.

Mingzhu was not afraid, but smiled all over her face, looking extremely honored.

Prince Kang Jieshu held his chest high, looked at Xiong Cilu and other Han officials with disdain, and said: "I am willing to share the emperor's worries. These Han people don't know good and bad, so they must be severely punished."

Xiong Cilu didn't get angry, he hesitated to speak.

Kangxi happened to see these details, and wondered, "Could it be that Mr. Jingxiu has something to hide?"

He smiled lightly and said: "There is no need to argue. If Prince Kang goes to suppress the bandits, it would be an overkill. Besides, I still have great use. The governors of the provinces will resolve this matter by themselves. If there is a civil uprising, it is still light to dismiss him from office."

All the ministers said: "The emperor is wise!"

Kangxi said sternly again: "If you can recruit, you will recruit, if you can't recruit, you will be dealt with severely, and you can't tolerate adultery."

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After the dynasty disbanded, Kangxi left behind his cronies such as Xiong Cilu, Mingzhu and Suo'etu.

Kangxi smiled lightly: "Why did Mr. Xiong hesitate to speak just now, why don't you come now?"

Xiong Cilu hurriedly knelt on the ground and said: "I am guilty. There were too many people just now. In order to avoid panic, it is inconvenient to say clearly, Your Majesty, the big thing is not good. If they really gather together, the capital will be in danger."

Kangxi couldn't help feeling anxious when he heard this, thinking that since he came to the throne, he thought he was wise and powerful, and he practiced benevolent government widely. Why did so many people rebel?I also want to think that the Qing Dynasty is invincible in riding and shooting, so why be afraid of some civilians.

Thinking of this, he laughed loudly and said calmly: "There are a few civilians, even millions, so why not be afraid? Pass down the decree, the admirals of the nine gates will guard the gates, and the inner guards will cooperate with the yamen and the patrol battalion to secretly arrest the thieves. Those who resist are shot and killed! Don’t hurt ordinary people, and where the empress dowager should send more guards to guard, there must be no loss.”

Kangxi broke through tens of thousands of thieves with ease. Xiong Cilu and others were amazed. , Martial arts are outstanding."

Kangxi didn't see any joy or anger, and said: "Retire, I'm a little tired."

Xiong Cilu and others said: "Zha, I will leave."

When they left, Kangxi straightened his face and muttered to himself: "Come on, Prince Zhu and Wu Sangui, I want to have a good fight with you."

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Along the way, there are long forests and abundant grass, wild fruits and weeping branches, but the mountain road is rugged, Jiang Tao can only walk with a horse
Small animals ran out from time to time, such as hares, pheasants, wild sheep, etc., and tiger eagles were flying in the sky, which was a beautiful and peaceful scene.

Jiang Tao thought while walking: "There are a lot of wild animals here, and there is no wildlife protection law now, just to improve food, and these wild fruits are also useful, huh? Why have I walked for more than ten miles without seeing ordinary people?" ? Didn’t it mean that there were many fugitives?”

But his subordinates were noisy and full of gangsters, which dispelled his elegance in appreciating the beautiful scenery, and he secretly worried: "How can we make them become forbidden?"

A good voice is definitely ineffective against these bandits, Jiang Tao had no choice but to shout: "Brothers, be quiet, we are not going to the market, everything depends on my warrant, and it must not be changed."

Only then did everyone keep silent, and some chatterers even covered their mouths. Young master is famous for his quick temper, which annoyed him, and there was absolutely no good fruit to eat.

Jiang Tao called Wang Dashan to let other gangsters lead the way: "Dashan, why haven't you met ordinary people?"

Wang Dashan looked around, and said doubtfully: "Young master, this is the territory of Heihuzhai, how dare others enter it."

Jiang Tao smiled wryly to himself, and said "oh", he said too much, and he concealed it: "From now on, everyone will call this young master as the young master, so as not to expose our whereabouts, and we must pay attention to our words and deeds, so as not to cause unnecessary complications. "

"Yes, less master."

"Oh no, it's the young master!"

Jiang Tao scratched his head, thinking to take his time, so he stopped talking.

But after walking five miles, I heard a series of howling wolves ahead.

Wang Dashan said in a deep voice: "Master, there are about thirteen wolves, should we kill them or bypass them?"

Jiang Tao laughed and said, "We are not afraid of tartars, let alone a few wild wolves, who are just waiting to eat wolf meat, so don't let any of them escape."

"Young master said..."

"Well!" Jiang Tao stared at the bull's eye and shouted: "Now we are divided into two groups, thirteen archers will belong to the commander Jiang Dazhuang, and the thirteen swordsmen will belong to the commander Wang Dashan. First salvo, then charge, depends on my orders, Jiang Hu and Jiang Bao are my personal guards, do you understand?"

Everyone nodded hurriedly, changed their formation, and protected Jiang Tao in the middle.

This time, I brought a total of 20 ox horn bows, all of which were handed over to my brother-in-law. The ox horn bow can be said to be the best bow of this era. The production process is complicated and the materials used are very rare. Only then did Jiang Tao think of the danger: "Don't let the officers and soldiers see these bows and arrows, oh, it's okay, anyway, we will be the officers and soldiers later."

The roar of wolves gradually increased, and after a while, Jiang Tao saw thirteen gray wolves rushing towards them, like an army. The leading gray wolf was two meters long, and the rest were smaller.

When it was only a hundred meters away, the wolf let out a long howl again, and the pack of wolves came to an abrupt stop. The manes of all the gray wolves stood on end, ready to pounce.

There are hills on both sides, and it is on this unique road that man and wolf meet.

Jiang Tao sneered, and secretly said: "It's really stupid not to run away when you see the local bandits."

He drew out his waist knife and shouted: "Approach slowly, the rear team will follow."

The wolf's eyes flashed fiercely, and it roared, and the pack of wolves rushed over immediately.

Jiang Tao shouted excitedly: "Stop, the archers are ready."

When the wolves were only 50 meters away, he shouted again: "Shoot!"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

In a salvo, every wolf was hit by an arrow.

After two salvos, there were only two wolves that could still run. The wolf also had three feather arrows stuck in it, but it still didn't die.

Jiang Dazhuang shouted: "Go!"

The wolf fell at the sound.

The remaining gray wolf was also shot to death by random arrows.

Jiang Tao was filled with admiration, and said with joy in his heart: "It's really extraordinary, it seems that there are still talents in the cottage, these boys are really good, and they almost have every shot."

When everyone took back the arrows, Jiang Tao tried it with the wolf, which weighed more than 100 kilograms. He was very happy, full of confidence in the next action, and said with a smile: "Very good, if everyone rushed over in a rush How? Will anyone get hurt?"

Everyone's heart tightened when they heard the words, and they all sighed secretly. It's easy to talk about one head and two ends, but it's hard to say if there are more than ten wolves.

Seeing that everyone was thinking hard, Jiang Tao knew that it was almost done, and continued: "Brothers, if we put our strength together, we will definitely get twice the result with half the effort. This is also the meaning of my emphasis on following orders in all actions. Okay, let's go."

The group walked for more than [-] miles at a stretch, only to find a small village with few people. Jiang Tao knew that it was because of us bandits that the mountainous area was sparsely populated. He wanted to make these people happy to see bandits in the future.

Jiang Tao and the others didn't enter the village, and walked for more than ten miles before coming to the side of the main road. Seeing that the people and horses were exhausted, they simply came to the small river to eat.

His injury was not healed, and he had traveled a long distance. Although he was physically strong, he felt that he couldn't bear it, so he simply sat on the ground to rest.

Jiang Dazhuang led a group of boys, carried the wolves, and skinned and gutted them very quickly, obviously doing this often, while Wang Dashan arranged to bury the pot and boil water.

Jiang Tao salivated, and secretly said: "I have only eaten dog meat, I don't know how wolf meat is."

Half an hour later, Jiang Tao picked up a large piece of wolf meat and put it in his mouth. He felt that the meat was hard and chewy. In addition to the meaty smell, it also had a slight earthy smell. It was far less delicious than dog meat. Fortunately, his teeth were good. , I can eat it.

Fortunately, he grew up in the countryside in his previous life, and he knows that it is good to be able to eat enough in this era. He ate it up after three times, five and two, and then ate another piece. He saw a group of teenagers snatching the only piece left in the pot. Meat, Jiang Tao stepped forward and saw a pot of clear water, and then he understood: "Damn, there is no oil, no seasoning, no wonder it has no taste."

After resting for another quarter of an hour, Jiang Tao nodded towards Wang Dashan, and everyone put on the armor of the green battalion soldiers, and galloped along the road. There is no difference between officers and bandits.

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