"Your Majesty, do you have something urgent to ask for?"
Wang Zhongxiao, wearing a yellow mandarin jacket, bowed and followed Kangxi, walking step by step by the Taiye Pond. Little Guizi's father-in-law deliberately led a group of serving eunuchs and maids to stay far behind.
This clearly leaves room for whispers between the monarch and his ministers.
Today's "Nan Shufang Suppression General" meeting has ended, but Wang Zhongxiao was detained by Kangxi and is currently "working overtime to accompany the emperor for a walk". Right in Haizi!
After hearing what Wang Zhongxiao said, Kangxi sighed softly, seeming a little uneasy: "Datou, I do have something to say to you alone."
"Whatever your Majesty has to say, just ask."
Kangxi nodded and said: "Datou, do you know why I asked you to accompany Suo'etu to Jiangnan this time?"
Of course Wang Zhongxiao knew what Xiao Mazi wanted him to do, but he still asked in a tentative tone: "Your Majesty, do you want your servant to take care of Prince Zhu San quietly?"
The Qing Dynasty has always treated Chongzhen's descendants as both a bitch and a memorial.
Killing is definitely necessary!
But he cannot be killed openly. He is always killed in the name of the "fake crown prince" or the "fake third prince Zhu"!
And the Third Prince Zhu who appears in Jiangnan is very likely to be real. Since this Third Prince Zhu is real, it cannot be kept and must be eradicated! But you can't kill them openly, or even kill them in the name of "fake Zhu San".
Kangxi stopped at this time and looked back at Wang Zhongxiao: "Datou, what are you going to do with this Third Prince Zhu?"
"Slave, prepare." Wang Zhongxiao secretly looked at Kangxi's face while secretly guessing the holy intention, "How about he dies of illness?"
Of course Wang Zhongxiao knew it was a lie, but Kangxi might have taken it seriously. So he probably doesn't want to make a big fuss. If he wants to make a big fuss, then doesn't Wu Sangui have a righteous reputation?
If everyone in the world knew that Wu Sangui married his daughter to the Third Prince Zhu, even if both the Third Prince Zhu and Wu Sangui’s daughter were dead, Wu Sangui could still find a kid to say that she was the grandson of Zhu San!
So it’s best to kill him quietly!
Since you want to kill him quietly, don't hold a three-chamber trial, and don't make too much noise by cutting him into pieces.
"The death of the whole family due to illness can be considered a happy death!" Kangxi nodded and said, "Emperor Chongzhen is under Jiuquan, which is enough to be gratified."
Wu Sangui’s daughter is also going to be killed? You are cruel enough!
"Your Majesty is truly benevolent!" Wang Zhongxiao had to praise Kangxi.
Kangxi smiled and said, "But it's not appropriate for you to do this job of helping Prince Zhu's dignity by yourself."
"Then who does the emperor want to come with the slaves?" Wang Zhongxiao asked while thinking: You are very bad, you are asking me to kill Wu Sangui's son-in-law and daughter, and you are not enough for me to accept the certificate of surrender by myself. I also want other unlucky people to do it together!
Kangxi said: "Shi Lang. I want Shi Lang to do it! I have thought about it again and again these days and feel that Shi Lang is a talent. I still have to give him a chance to receive a certificate. If he helps me bring glory to the family of the third prince of Zhen Zhu, After he is buried, I will ask him to help you and Ama train troops together. If he tries to let Prince Zhu San go, then you will take him down, and then you can help Prince Zhu look decent alone. I will give you a secret order to capture him. !”
Wang Zhongxiao thought to himself: It's too cruel. Others kill people to punish people, but this Kangxi employs people and wants to punish people!
Although he thought so in his heart, he said: "Your Majesty is really a benevolent king. I believe that Shi Lang will definitely seize this opportunity to accept the certificate."
Kangxi nodded: "It's best to catch him because he understands the navy. Our Qing Dynasty lacks such talents the most."
Understood!
Wang Zhongxiao has now realized the holy intention. Zhang Yong and Zhao Liangdong can be killed. The slaves who fight on land are worthless, but Shi Lang, the naval commander, must be kept as much as possible!
This matter is not easy to handle!
Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace, South Study.
Emperor Kangxi, who had returned from a walk with Wang Zhongxiao by the seaside, was looking down at the book. Suddenly there was a sound of footsteps, and then the voice of a child named Cao Yin: "My slave, Cao Yin, respectfully greets you."
"Good morning," Kangxi looked up at Cao Yin's baby face and said with a smile, "Xiao Yinzi, do you miss your Ama?"
"I think so," Cao Yin said with a smile, "but serving the emperor is more important!"
Kangxi smiled and said to Cao Yin: "Xiao Yinzi, you'd better go to Jiangnan. Your Ama was weaved by Jiangning in the second year of Kangxi's reign. In the blink of an eye, it's already been seven or eight years! If you, my son, don't go to see you, I'm afraid Are you going to forget what your Amma looks like?"
"Your Majesty, slave" Cao Yin thought seriously, "I seem to have forgotten a little."
Kangxi smiled and said: "Then go once. This dynasty governs the world with filial piety, and you must be loyal and filial! And I heard that there are many delicious, fun and beautiful places in Jiangnan. You just go and take a look around for me to see what there is. Okay, just buy some."
"Okay, Your Majesty," Cao Yin said with a smile, "Then let me take a trip to the south of the Yangtze River!"
Kangxi added: "Then Wang Datou will go south with Jieshu on errands in a while? Why don't you discuss it with him and take you as an entourage, and we will go to Jiangnan together. Your Ama is a weaver in Jiangning. He will help with the reception arrangements, so you will have a comfortable journey."
"Okay, okay," Cao Yin nodded, "I'll talk to Wang Datou later."
Kangxi said: "Don't tell Datou that this is what I mean, just say that you miss Amma."
"What?" Cao Yin was stunned.
Kangxi had already put away his smile and lowered his voice: "Xiao Yinzi, I still have an errand to give you. When you follow Wang Datou south, keep an eye on Wang Datou for me!"
"Staring, staring at Wang Datou?" Cao Yin was stunned again, "Does the emperor not trust him?"
Kangxi said: "It's not that I can't trust him, but I have to be on guard against others. And what are the nicknames of Wang Shikai and his Ama Wang Fuchen?"
"It's little Lu Bu and living Lu Bu."
Kangxi nodded and said with a smile: "I also know that Lu Bu is a loyal man, but he is also a slave of the three surnames! And after all, the father and son have been in Yunnan for many years! According to the report from Yunnan Governor Li Tianyu, Wang Fuchen has a relationship with Wu Yingqi and Wu Guogui Very good. And Wang Zhongxiao, Wu Shicong and Wu Shijue also paid homage to me. Shouldn't I be more careful?"
"Your Majesty," Cao Yin heard Kangxi's words, "immediately expressed his support."
Kangxi smiled and said: "And I asked you to keep an eye on Wang Shikai so that you can reuse him in the future! Xiao Yinzi, you are my brother-in-law. I have absolute trust in you. You will stay with Wang Shikai from now on." , how about being my eyes and ears, so that I can safely use Wang Fuchen, Wang Datou and his son?"
Cao Yin suddenly realized it and hurriedly said to Kangxi: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely keep an eye on Wang Datou for Your Majesty. If he has second thoughts about Your Majesty, I will never let him go!"
Kangxi smiled with satisfaction and said: "Xiao Yinzi, do you know how Wang Datou can be considered second-minded?"
Cao Yin said: "I know this. If he dares to take bribes and bend the law, then he has bad intentions!"
Kangxi burst out laughing.
Cao Yin was confused and looked at Kangxi, "Your Majesty, is this slave right?"
Kangxi shook his head and said: "I want to use the courage of Wang Fuchen and Wang Datou! They are warriors comparable to Obai. As long as they are loyal to me, it's okay to be greedy. Wang Fuchen has sharpened his head and wants to be the governor of Guangdong. Wang Datou Isn't it all about going to Jiangnan to capture Zhu San to make more money? How can they make money without taking bribes and bending the law? But as long as the father and son are loyal to me, the money they make is not too much, and I won't care."
"Then Your Majesty." Cao Yin was still young and didn't quite understand the principles of these adults, so he was a little confused. "How can this Wang Datou be considered disloyal to the Emperor?"
"If he dares to secretly let the third prince Zhu who married Wu Sangui's daughter live, he will be disloyal to me!" Kangxi said calmly, "I ordered him to force Shi Lang to help the third prince Zhu to show his dignity. If he were me My loyal minister, this matter will be handled properly! You have to keep an eye on me. If the third prince Zhu lets someone change his bag or escapes from Shi Lang or Wang Datou, you should report it to Prince Kang immediately. !”
"This slave accepts the decree!" Cao Yin said to himself as he received the decree: Wang Datou, Wang Datou, you must not be confused, otherwise you and your father will die!
When the young Emperor Kangxi was about to send a child (Cao Yin) to Wang Zhongxiao's side to serve as his eyes and ears, Wang Zhongxiao and his father Wang Fuchen were crowded into a newly purchased carriage, rumbling through the rugged city of Beijing. On the road, heading towards Xizhimen.
After the two father and son came out of the Forbidden City, they did not go back to their home in Dafu Lane. Instead, they went to Zhuangzi outside the city.
While Wang Zhongxiao was walking with Emperor Kangxi in "Haizili", Wang Fuchen, who was waiting for his son outside Dong'an Gate, had already sent three personal soldiers with his famous assassins to invite Kong Sizhen, Shang Zhixin and Geng Jingzhong to come to his house. Eat in Yuyuantan Village.
Of course, while eating, we were discussing how to form a mutual protection alliance between Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian, and then become ministers together.
"Dad, it seems that the little emperor is determined to make peace with King Xi. In two years at most, the world will be in chaos! You must rebel well this time, and don't cause trouble again!"
When the carriage drove out of Xizhimen, Wang Zhongxiao, who had been chatting away for a while, suddenly made it clear about the rebellion to his capricious and unfilial father.
"What did you say?"
Wang Fuchen quickly lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked out, and found that he had left the city. There were no pedestrians around the carriage. Only Wang An was riding a horse to protect the carriage, and the driver was Wang Quan. Then he breathed a sigh of relief, and then lowered his voice and said to his son: "Who told you that I was going to rebel? I am now an important minister of the imperial court, and I am a highly respected minister. Why should I rebel?"
Besides, what does it mean to rebuild something? I have been a rebel, but I was always a coercion and was forced to rebel with my godfather. I have never led a rebellion myself. If I had been able to make the decision back then, this would have been possible! "
Wang Zhongxiao chuckled: "Dad, don't think it's easy to rebel. I think if I really want to replace you, I might as well be my grandpa!"
"How can it be?"
Wang Fuchen stroked his beard with a look on his face, "Second brother, do you know that your father and I both wrote a book about "The Twenty-Four Methods of Lancer Assault"? This is a military book, a military book that can be passed down from generation to generation. I think I am Although "Twenty-Four Methods of Lancer Assault" does not have many words, in terms of ease of use, it is as good as Qi Shaobao's military book!"
Not to mention, this Wang Fuchen was quite confident. If he didn't have this confidence, he would never have been able to be buried as a marquis in history.
"Dad, although your "Twenty-Four Methods of Lancer Assault" still has a lot of room for improvement, it is pretty good. However, it is still a bit difficult to succeed in a rebellion based on this alone." Wang Zhongxiao has long read Wang Fuchen's works. , and was quite pleased with this father's progress, but he still wanted to pour cold water on Wang Fuchen!
"Isn't this enough?" Wang Fuchen was a little proud and complacent, "The emperor has promised me to be the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and also ordered me to help him train the new army of the three towns first. Hehe, train the new army!"
Looking at him like this, he really wants to be "President Wang"!
However, Kangxi was not Guangxu or Xuantong. It was not easy to train the soldiers under his nose into the Wang family army who "eat the king's meal and wear the king's clothes"!
"Dad," Wang Zhongxiao crossed his arms and said thoughtfully, "if the emperor allows us to train in Guangdong, the new army we train will of course be our soldiers. But the little emperor is not that stupid. He asked us to train with the emperor in Zhili Under my nose, can you blatantly train as a private soldier?"
"This." Wang Fuchen thought for a while, patted his chest and said, "I have confidants! In addition to 'Ren, Yi, Xian, An, Quan' and the others, I also have dozens of personal soldiers, as well as your second uncle Shao and third uncle Cai. , Fourth Uncle Bai, Fifth Uncle Li, Seventh Uncle Gong, and Eighth Uncle Huang are all brothers who were killed by your father and me! Later, I will make a trick and transfer them all here, and make them all generals and deputy generals. Now I can always control the army. Are you staying?"
"How can we control the new army in three towns?" Wang Zhongxiao shook his head, "There are ten thousand people in one town. If our people can control the new army in one town, it will be overwhelming. How can we get the other two towns?"
"There are still two towns left." Wang Fuchen spread his hands, "What should you do? Salad!"
"These are just military attachés," Wang Zhongxiao asked again, "Do you have any civil servants? In addition to Master Yu and Master Zhou (Zhou Peigong), do we have anyone under our command who can govern the place?"
"Your uncle Ba Liu," Wang Fuchen said, "he is now an official in Gansu."
"That's only three people!" Wang Zhongxiao snorted, "My aunt has more people than you! Dad, I think you are rebelling. I'm afraid you are not as good as my godfather!"
Wang Fuchen glared, "Then it's okay if I don't rebel?"
"No!" Wang Zhongxiao still shook his head, "If you don't rebel, will the people in Pingnan Palace rebel? Will the people in Guangxi General's Palace rebel? Will the land and sea admirals in Guangxi and Guangdong rebel? There will also be guards in Guangdong and Guangxi. Will your commander-in-chief and deputy generals rebel? Will your own supervisors and generals rebel? And will the gentry and common people in Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian rebel?
They don’t know that Obai is gone! They also felt that Ao Bai would help King Pingxi conquer the world. When the time comes, they will all rebel. If you don't rebel, are you really going to be a loyal martyr to the Qing Dynasty? "
When Wang Fuchen heard what his son said, he was immediately dumbfounded.
Wang Zhongxiao was right. Only seven people in the world now know that Obai has turned into ashes. In the officialdom of the Qing Dynasty, all officials with "smart ears and eyes" thought that Ao Bai had defected to Wu Sangui and would help Wu Sangui fight against the Qing Dynasty.
With Obai's help, Wu Sangui's chances of winning the rebellion were too great. Even if he couldn't sweep the world and conquer half of the country, it would be easy to conquer Wu in the south and Qing in the north.
For the vassal kings and warlords in Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian, half of Wu Sangui's empire was worth following. Let Wu Sangui take the lead and separatist rule in Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian, isn't it better than being a slave to the Manchus?
Therefore, as long as Wu Sangui rebels, most of the military chiefs from Guangdong, Guangxi, and Fujian will follow him to rebel. What is even more frightening is that because the Qing Dynasty has implemented sea bans in Guangdong and Fujian in recent years, which has made people angry and disheartened, if Wu Sangui really rebels in a dramatic way, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Isn’t Fujian going to rebel?
Even if Wang Fuchen doesn't rebel, Kong Sizhen doesn't rebel, Shang Zhixin and Geng Jingzhong don't rebel, what's the use? If the people below don't follow, they can't be loyal ministers. At best, they can be loyal martyrs.
But the problem is, Wang Fuchen knows the truth. He knows that Wu Sangui does not have Obai in his hands at all, and Obai has long since turned into ashes.
Although Wu Sangui had been preparing to rebel for many years, without Obai in hand, he always felt that this "rebellion" might still fail.
But Wang Fuchen will soon be the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. If Wu Sangui really wants to rebel, everyone around him will follow, how can he not follow?
Thinking of this, Wang Fuchen looked at his son and seemed a little tangled, "Second brother, you are right. It seems that this is really not easy to do! It doesn't seem to be possible if it is not the case. Please give it a try as a father and see how our family can make this happen. Now that we have counterattacked, we have to create a family of princes, right?"
How can one prince be enough? Wang Zhong said with a filial heart: At least there should be an emperor or president for me!
After setting his ambition in his heart, Wang Zhongxiao said to Wang Fuchen: "Dad, for rebellion, you can't just have soldiers. You must have principles!"
"What's there?" Wang Fuchen was stunned.
"ism!" Wang Zhongxiao said seriously, "it is the avenue that can encourage millions of people to throw their lives and blood for it, and the method to realize this avenue!"
"Ah" Wang Fuchen was still confused.
Wang Zhongxiao glanced at his father who didn't even understand the doctrine of rebellion, shook his head and said: "Dad, how come you have been with Chuang Wang Lao Long Live, how come you don't even understand the doctrine? King Chuang's uniform land exemption Fu is doctrine!"
"Ah, really?" Wang Fuchen said, "But wouldn't it be possible to challenge the king?"
"That's better than you!" Wang Zhongxiao didn't wait for his father to turn his back, and continued talking on his own, "He didn't succeed. If the explanatory theory is not enough, let's add more!"
"What to add?"
"Drive out the Tartars!" Wang Zhongxiao said, "Drive out the Tartars, equalize the land and eliminate taxes, plus make the world a commonwealth! This is enough!"
"That's enough?" Wang Fuchen frowned bitterly, "But what should we do?"
"Hehe," Wang Zhongxiao said with a smile, "I have a way! Dad, you listen to me, you are right!"
(End of chapter)
