On the seventh day of the eleventh month of the ninth year of Kangxi's reign, a large group of people in robes and coats had gathered outside Andingmen in the north of Beijing. The painted archway to welcome Master Wang in triumph was also built in accordance with regulations.
According to old rules, in addition to daily entry and exit, the nine gates in Beijing's inner city also have some "official" purposes. For example, "Chaoyang Gate carries grain carts", "Dongzhimen carries lumber and brick carts", "Chongwen Gate carries wine carts", "Zhengyang Gate carries dragon carts", "Xuanwu Gate carries prisoners' carts", "Bucheng Gate carries coal carts" ", "Xizhimen Waterwheel" and so on. The Deshengmen and Andingmen in the north of Beijing are both for troop transports!
Among them, Deshengmen means "dispatch troops", and "Desheng" is the homophonic pronunciation of "victory". Victory is achieved. What a good sign? But Andingmen used "returning carriages". After the war, we returned home, wouldn't it mean peace?
So today, a large group of high-ranking officials in neat robes gathered here at Andingmen. Needless to say, it goes without saying that they must be welcoming the victorious army! Because the pomp and display was arranged there, officers and soldiers from the third patrol battalion came over from dawn to maintain order. After some time, more than a dozen vests from the Valor Cavalry Battalion came, neatly dressed and riding horses. scene. The sun gradually rose, and official cars and sedans kept coming.
More and more Eight Banners disciples and Eight Banner sisters gathered inside and outside Andingmen to watch the excitement. The people inside Andingmen were all people who wore yellow flags. That was one of the three upper banners. That Aobai turned out to be one of the bannermen! When he was in power, he often promoted those who wore yellow flags. Although Obai has fallen now, most of the disciples with yellow flags he promoted are still in their seats. When it comes to being well-informed and well-versed, the Yellow Flag is second to none, but no one dares to say that it is first.
However, most of the brothers and sisters with yellow flags had never heard of the war, so they started talking to each other after a while.
"Oh, it's quite a show today! Where did we win another battle?"
"I haven't heard of a battle anywhere, and there has been no military chariots or troops at Deshengmen for many days. How come there was a victory?"
"Perhaps they sent troops directly from Fengtai? Now the best among us Eight Banners disciples are all in the Fengtai camp!"
"No problem, when did the soldiers from the Fengtai camp move? Do we know if the Fengtai soldiers are going to move? And even if they want to move, they have to enter the city first and then use Desheng Gate to send out troops. This is the old rule! "
"Maybe the soldiers who left Cangzhou Station are back? They left last month!"
"How could it be possible to come back so soon? Last month, we set out from Zhongjun Town, where the new army was stationed. The new governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Wang Zhijun, took him to Guangdong's thousands of mountains and rivers. They probably haven't arrived yet, right?"
"Look, look, isn't that Prince An? Why is he here too? Who is returning in triumph today?"
"Isn't that Uncle Fu and Fifth Master Chang? They are both here, so who is back? Could it be that the emperor secretly sent out troops? We need to inquire about this!"
To inquire, of course I should ask Uncle Fu, who is approachable and approachable. Prince An, Yue Le, lives in seclusion and spends so much time away from home, and is not familiar with anyone. Chang Ning, Chang Wuye, is only thirteen years old this year. He has just started working (being a minister, I don’t know if it is considered a child labor?), he doesn’t know much, and he is not as easy-going as Uncle Fu.
"Greetings to Uncle Fu, Uncle Fu, who is coming today?"
Someone immediately asked Fuquan about it.
Fuquan actually answered, laughing and saying: "You guys who are here today will never guess."
"Can't guess? Uncle Fu, please stop showing off!"
"Yes, Uncle Fu, you have made the little ones feel itchy."
Fuquan burst out laughing again: "The third prince is here today!"
"What? Prince Zhu San?"
"Is Prince Zhu really caught?"
"Isn't this the last one?"
I heard that the third son of Emperor Chongzhen came here today. The Eight Banners disciples and Eight Banner sisters gathered in Andingmen to watch the excitement, which caused a small sensation. However, at the same time as the sensation, some people still raised questions.
The Third Prince Zhu has "endless killings". How many have he killed over the years? There are quite a few people who make bad news at the market entrance alone! The one I'm grabbing today must be the last Prince Zhu, right?
Don't go back and get a lot more
"Big Fatty, what do you think? The third prince who came here today, is he real?"
Fuquan seemed to have no idea, so he asked the question to Wang Zhongxiao's good eldest brother Wang Jizhen.
Wang Jizhen has released the alternate governor of Sichuan, but he did not rush to Sichuan to wait for the vacancy. Instead, he stayed in Beijing to play with Uncle Fu, and waited for Prince An Yue Le to send troops to Yunnan and Guizhou. By then, he would be able to serve as the alternate governor of Sichuan. I went to work as a military official in Zanxiang.
He didn't do this just for military glory, but because of the arrangements of Wang Fuchen, an old fox. Because the prefect has the responsibility to protect the land! If Yue Le is defeated by Wu Sangui in Sichuan, then the entire Sichuan may fall. What will Wang Jizhen do then? He must not be happy to die for his country and surrender to Wu Sangui. How can Wang Fuchen be the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi?
So the best way is to run with Yue Le. No matter what, Yue Le is a veteran as famous as Obai and Wu Sangui. If he can't win the battle, won't he run for his life? If you escape with him, the little emperor can't possibly punish him severely, right?
Maybe while running away, he can accomplish some great feat of cutting off the queen or rescuing the prince!
Hearing Fuquan's question at this time, Wang Jizhen smiled and replied: "Your Majesty, this third prince really does not hold a low position and dare not vouch for it, but Wu Sangui and Ao Bai both took him seriously. So the court took him, no matter what. After a great victory, it is natural that we should go to Anding Gate to triumph."
Fuquan laughed: "Yes, it's a big victory. This is a good sign! Uncle Wang, don't you think so?"
Prince An Yue Le was frowning and thinking about something. When Fu Quan asked, he squeezed out a smile and replied: "It's all Emperor Hong Fu. Now the whole world knows that Prince Zhu died of illness after surrendering to the Qing Dynasty. He was also The emperor has posthumously conferred the title of Prince of Cheng'en County, and the last bit of righteousness of the Ming Dynasty has been lost. Even if Wu Sangui wants to play the Ming Dynasty's signature, it will not be easy."
On the official road to the north of Anding Gate, the imperial team escorting the coffin of Prince Zhu San of the Ming Dynasty was marching toward the majestic and majestic city wall of Beijing in the distance.
On both sides of the official road, it was already a snowy midwinter scene.
Wang Zhongxiao's errand lasted for a year. Although it was fruitful, it also took a long time!
It is now ten years since Kangxi! The "good soul" in Wang Zhongxiao's body has been a "Qing man" for three years. Thinking that the pig tail on the back of his head has not been cut off, Wang Datou couldn't help but sigh.
"Shikai, don't worry. There will be a son! I've already checked the pulses of your two wives. They have a son and a daughter. You can't go wrong! I'll give them a prescription for miscarriage later and keep it safe. Mother and child are safe, and both children will not die in infancy.”
The speaker was Doctor Le. His mission went well. Although he failed to rescue the third prince Zhu, he still succeeded in saving his life until the two imperial ministers Mingzhu and Doolittle arrived in Suzhou.
The Third Prince Zhu, Wang Yongkang, finally lay on the hospital bed and listened to the imperial edict read out by Mingzhu. He shouted "Long live my emperor" twice more before he died with a smile on his face.
In other words, the Third Prince Zhu died as the Prince of Chengen County in the Qing Dynasty!
This job can be done well, there’s really nothing more to say!
And after this incident, Wang Zhongxiao finally knew the true ability of Divine Doctor Le. But he was so capable, so why did most of the Qing Dynasty royal relatives in Beijing have short lives, and all of them had difficult heirs?
That Yue Le is considered to be particularly fertile. He has given birth to eighteen sons and nineteen daughters so far. I wonder if ten of them are still alive? This Yue Le has good "genes", other princes are not as good as him!
Just two days ago, when Wang Zhongxiao was still on the road, he heard that Desai, the prince of Prince Jian's family, had disappeared. He was only seventeen years old and had only visited the eight alleys a few times before he disappeared!
This Dr. Le Shen is so capable, why can't he treat a bunch of frail and sick Eight Banner disciples? Isn't this intentional?
Thinking of this, Wang Zhongxiao turned his head and took a look at the old miracle doctor. He looked very kind and kind, not like a murderous doctor!
Just as he was thinking about it here, there was a sound of horse hooves ahead. Wang Zhongxiao looked up and saw a group of flying horses in yellow jackets coming. The leader was Wang Zhongxiao's good friend Guanyin Bao, who was not acquainted with him.
"Brother Guan, what gust of wind brought you here?"
Wang Zhongxiao hurriedly rode forward, cupped his fists and saluted.
Guanyin Bao also saw Wang Zhongxiao and Doctor Le, so he reined in his horse, gave them a fist and said, "Shikai, Doctor Le, how are you doing on your journey?"
"Okay, okay," Divine Doctor Le said with a smile, "Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life!"
Wang Zhongxiao also smiled and said: "Thanks to the Emperor Hongfu, at last there is no big problem."
In fact, the basket is not small! The city of Suzhou almost changed hands!
Guanyin Bao asked again: "Where is Brother Yin? Where is he? The emperor asked me to announce that you and Brother Yin will come to the palace together to have an audience!"
After hearing Guanyin Bao's words, Wang Zhongxiao's heart skipped a beat. Did the little emperor want to find out Wang Yongkang's true identity? But don’t spill the soup!
Cao Yin was following Wang Zhongxiao and the others, chatting wordlessly with Wang Shiyuan, the third prince of Zhenzhu, and Zhou Chang and Zhou Peigong who didn't know that he was a relative of the Ming Emperor!
When he heard Guanyin Bao calling him, he quickly rode forward and shouted: "Here I am, I'm here!"
Guanyin Bao waved his hand: "Then hurry up, don't keep the emperor waiting!"
"Okay, let's go now!"
In fact, Emperor Kangxi rushed to call Wang Zhongxiao, Cao Yin, and Le Shenyi into the palace not to find out Wang Yongkang's true identity, but to find out who was visiting the Forbidden City and Wu Yingxiong who had just traveled thousands of miles from Yunnan. Lu Yifeng came to Beijing to show off the emperor's grace!
Although Wang Yongkang, the third prince of Zhu, was killed by his decree, this does not mean that his imperial kindness is not magnificent!
At least this Third Prince Zhu didn't go to the vegetable market on a red errand, right? And before he died, Kangxi granted him the title of Prince of the County. How much grace was that? Death is like "passing away", how shameful is it?
And Wu Yingxiong can get such treatment if he fights for it!
As for letting Wu Yingxiong live until the end of his life, it is of course impossible. It's not that Kangxi couldn't tolerate one Wu Yingxiong, but that Kangxi couldn't tolerate hundreds of thousands of people from Pingxi Fan.
To get rid of them completely, Wu Yingxiong had to fight again - get rid of Wu Yingqi's people now, and then kill the people loyal to Wu Yingxiong and Wu Guogui in the next wave. So Wu Yingxiong had to be involved, and then he wouldn't be able to survive.
However, Kangxi did not intend to send Wu Yingxiong to Caishikou on a popular mission. After he and his son both "died of melancholy", he could still give Wu Yingxiong another county prince title. What an imperial favor!
Thinking of this, Emperor Kangxi in the South Study looked at Wu Yingxiong, who was kneeling on the ground and crying to plead guilty: "Uncle, don't cry anymore. You are you, your Ama is your Ama! He was thinking about the Ming Dynasty in his heart , Don’t forget your old master, it’s not just a day or two. I know it, the late emperor knows it, and the Empress Dowager also knows it.
However, the Qing Dynasty was destined by fate and could not be shaken by human power. Now the Third Prince Zhenzhu has died of illness, and you, Amma, have had a stroke again. What is this? This is God's will! Therefore, destiny is mine, and what your second brother Wu Yingqi is doing now is just a desperate struggle, which will not help. "
Kangxi was now confident because he had now fully confirmed that Wu Sangui had suffered a stroke by listening to Lu Yifeng's testimony!
The third prince of Zhenzhu wanted to rebel, but he was accidentally hit by Mu Tianyan and arrested! Wu Sangui also wanted to rebel, but before he could rebel, he suffered a stroke!
Now it's Wu Yingqi's turn. He hasn't started building his counter yet, but there seems to be some internal problem.
Therefore, in Kangxi's view, his destiny was still perfect, and Wu Yingqi would definitely die!
"What the Emperor said is absolutely true!" Wu Yingxiong was still trembling. Of course he knew how the "True Third Prince" Wang Yongkang disappeared, and he also knew that this was probably the end that Kangxi arranged for himself.
Lu Yifeng, who was lying next to Wu Yingxiong, was much more courageous. Not only did he not follow Kangxi's words, but he also sang "countermeasures" with Kangxi. He only heard him say to Kangxi: "Although the emperor has destiny, but We can’t take Wu Yingqi lightly either!”
Kangxi nodded and looked at the fat man kneeling next to Wu Yingxiong. Although this man was a Western election official, in Kangxi's opinion he could still be trusted.
First of all, this fat man has already handed in enough certificates of nomination!
He had let Wang Jizhen go before, and the news of letting Ao Bai enter Yunnan spread to Beijing. Later, he led Gan Wenkun, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, to escape from Yunnan and sent the news of Wu Sangui's illness to Beijing.
Secondly, although Lu Yifeng is a Western candidate, he is not a direct descendant of Wu Sangui. Wu Sangui's subordinates can be called direct descendants. One is from Guan Ning, and the other is from "Chuang Xian". In Yunnan, they are all migrant households.
The natives of Yunnan, whether Han or not, were not trusted by Wu Sangui. If Lu Yifeng can become a prefect, he has already reached the ceiling. If he wants to climb up, he has no choice but to join the imperial court.
Kangxi smiled and asked: "Yifeng, from what you have seen, can I give a Yunnan general to win over Wu Guogui?"
"Maybe," Lu Yifeng replied, "but after all, Wu Guogui is the adopted son of King Pingxi and the brother of Wu Yingqi. If he and Wu Yingqi still hope to create a three-point world together, he will not want to be a Yunnan general."
"Three parts of the world?" Kangxi said with a smile, "Yifeng, do you mean that Wu Yingqi and Wu Guogui will invade Sichuan?"
"Your Majesty," Lu Yifeng said, "In fact, Wu Yingqi and Wu Guogui have been quietly running Sichuan. Not only do they have close relations with many green camp generals in Sichuan, but they also privately encircled a lot of land in Sichuan and even controlled Sichuan's artesian wells. The salt minister estimates that even if Wu Guogui gets the emperor's promise, he will not immediately raise his troops, but will see if Wu Yingqi can capture Sichuan?
If Sichuan is captured by Wu Yingqi, then he will invade Guizhou and become the king of Guizhou first. "
"As long as Wu Yingqi cannot win Sichuan, Wu Guogui will not recognize Wu Yingqi as his brother?" Kangxi asked.
"Returning to the emperor," Lu Yifeng said, "if Wu Yingqi conquers Sichuan, then Wu Guogui will be one of three people in the world. Wouldn't it be better for Wu Guogui to be the prince for Wu Yingqi than to be the general of Yunnan for the emperor? Besides, Wu Guogui will be the prince of Wu Yingqi.
Moreover, Pingxi Fan has been operating in Sichuan for many years, its strength cannot be underestimated, and it still has a chance of winning. "
Kangxi smiled and said: "I have known about these little tricks of Pingxi Fan for a long time! If Wu Sangui can still unite the army to fight, I will be a little worried, but now with Wu Yingqi, can he still be the opponent of Prince An Yue Le?"
Lu Yifeng said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, please don't forget Oboi!"
Upon hearing the word "Obai", Kangxi frowned and looked at Lu Yifeng with bright eyes: "Yifeng, are you really sure that Aobai entered Yunnan?"
"I am convinced."
"You don't know Obai, how can you be sure?"
"Reporting to the emperor, the fact that Ao Bai took refuge with King Pingxi is not only known to everyone under King Pingxi, but also many officials in Sichuan, Guizhou, and Guangxi. Your Majesty must not take it lightly!"
Although Lu Yifeng kept "going against" Kangxi, in Kangxi's view, this fat man was really loyal to the court wholeheartedly!
It seemed that with him and Wang Zhongxiao here, there would be no problem in contacting Wu Guogui. Now as long as Yue Le can hold Sichuan, the chaos in Yunnan and Guizhou will definitely be settled.
Just as I was thinking of this, the eunuch's announcement came from outside the door: "Your Majesty, the imperial minister Guanyin has introduced the first-class bodyguards Wang Zhongxiao and Cao Yin, and the imperial physician Le Xiansheng invites you to see me."
Kangxi laughed: "Xuan them in!"
After saying that, he said to Lu Yifeng: "Yifeng, your old friend Wang Datou is here and he wants you two to work together again! Work hard, I will not treat my loyal ministers badly. When Yungui's matter is over, you will be indispensable. Chief envoys and inspectors! As for the future, even the Fengjiang Pavilion Department can be expected!"
"Your Majesty, Lu Yifeng, kowtows to thank God for his grace!" When Lu Yifeng heard Emperor Kangxi's promise, he immediately kowtowed with great ceremony. His words were full of loyalty!
(End of chapter)
