What kind of edict? It must have been written now!
Kangxi immediately understood that he had met an unfaithful and unfilial Emperor Amma! This Emperor Ama is not only unfilial but also unfaithful!
His act of forging, no, creating a posthumous edict is Chi Guoguo's rebellion!
Because the posthumous edict is the emperor's last edict, it is an order issued in the name of the supreme ruler of the Qing Dynasty. In terms of justice, it is even higher than the edict issued by Kangxi himself - because the source of the legitimacy of Kangxi's rule is Shunzhi's succession. Legacy edict. If Kangxi denied the authority of Shunzhi's edict, would he still have the legitimacy of his accession to the throne? He was neither a direct descendant nor the eldest son. His mother, Tong Jia, had a lower status than Fuquan's mother, Dong E, before he became emperor. If he hadn't had smallpox, it would have been the older Fuquan who took the throne.
As for Shunzhi asking Fuquan and Xuanye what they wanted to do when they grow up, Fuquan said that he wanted to be a wise king, and Xuanye said that he wanted to imitate his father. Shunzhi's taking Xuanye's words seriously was pure nonsense of an ignorant child - Shunzhi at that time The beloved Concubine Dong E is not dead yet, and she is only about 20 years old. Although she is not in good health, Shunzhi has already invited Dr. Le to help treat her illness. The doctor said that it is not serious, but she is depressed (because her biological son was born) It will be gone in less than a hundred days), and it will be fine after a while.
And even if Concubine Dong E is killed by the Leshen doctor, Shunzhi is still alive. He still has the first Mongolian wife and the second Mongolian wife, both of whom are nieces and nephews of Bumbutai. If one of them has a son with Shunzhi, then He is the undoubted heir to the throne.
In this case, it is good to be a "good king" because of the concubine's blessings. All of Huang Taiji's concubine's sons are only Fu Guogong, so his answer is the standard answer.
And Xuan Ye, a little kid, wanted to be an emperor just daydreaming, and his daydream became a reality because of Shunzhi's edict.
Therefore, if he wanted to oppose Shunzhi's edict, he would undermine his own legitimacy.
And if he didn't oppose Shunzhi's edict, he would be ignored by Fuquan.
This is really not the opposite, nor is it not the opposite.
What's worse is that he is still trapped in the city of Xi'an, and there is no way he can lead his troops back to Beijing to find this unfilial Ama and show him "a loving father and a filial son."
What should I do?
Kangxi was completely confused now.
There was dead silence in the south study room of Xi'an Xingzai. Emperor Kangxi just took the memorial that Fuquan sent to Xi'an City to inform him that he had accepted the late emperor's decree as regent, and read it over and over again.
He didn't know how many times he had read it before Kangxi suddenly threw Fuquan's memorial on the table, covered his pockmarked face with both hands, and sighed deeply: "This edict from Huang Ama is really true. It's made me suffer. After Fuquan became the regent, will he still be willing to go all out to attack Nanyang? If he doesn't attack Nanyang, what's the point of my persistence in Xi'an? Xi'an is now surrounded by rebels. Although it is surrounded by It’s not tight, but we still can’t get food and grass in. We’ll be trapped for a year and a half. When the food is exhausted, I will be forced to have a decisive battle with Wu Ni’s army, and I must win.”
"But how can we win? There are only a few thousand Eight Banners troops in Xi'an, and the rest are women, children, old and weak. But there are tens of thousands of Wu troops outside the city! How can I defeat ten with one? And it's almost February now. Now, it’s almost time for Wu Yingqi’s army in Longyou to move into action, and Laita’s side is also in danger. If Wu Yingqi and Wu Yingxiong meet at the foot of Xi’an City, will I still have a way to survive?”
Listening to the desperate tone of the little Emperor Kangxi, Chen Tingjing and Xiong Cilu felt sour in their hearts, and they almost shed tears. They couldn't understand why Shunzhi left such a legacy? How did he know that Kangxi would be trapped in Xi'an and unable to manage politics? What's the point of Shunzhi being able to pinch him? But if he could figure things out, how could he not figure out that Wu Sangui was going to rebel, that Li Zicheng was not dead, and that Zhu Ming could still "return to his former glory"?
Moreover, he left such an edict and created one country with two masters. Didn't this deceive his son and the Qing Dynasty? How did he become a father?
"Your Majesty," Xiong Cilu looked at Kangxi and said, "for now, you have no choice but to return to Beijing immediately. As long as you return to Beijing, Fuquan will have no reason to continue to be the regent! Wu Jun outside Xi'an is not If you want to break out, you are still very confident."
Kangxi looked at this Hanlin bachelor and felt that he was really miserable!
Welfare Council has no reason? Behind Fuquan there is the bastard Emperor Amma who can write wills! If he went back and wrote a posthumous edict that if the emperor was not fooled, he would be replaced by someone else. Wouldn't Kangxi be dumbfounded? How dare he go back to Beijing now?
Unless Kangxi could win the Shaanxi-Gansu battlefield and return to Beijing as a victor, he would go back to give Fuquan the throne - otherwise Fuquan would not be able to proclaim himself emperor in Beijing. In the current situation of the Qing Dynasty, we can no longer divide and fight civil war, otherwise it will really be over.
Thinking of this, Kangxi could only grit his teeth and shake his head: "I am not in a good position to start the army, so how can I have the face to meet the master of the capital? Besides, Fuquan only came to serve as regent when I was unable to command the world. Once I broke the siege of Xi'an, His position as regent naturally ceases to exist."
When Chen Tingjing and Xiong Cilu heard this, they both admired them in their hearts - the Aixinjueluo family are really brothers and sisters!
But the question is how could Kangxi win this battle?
He is now the Qing Dynasty version of Xiao Ming Wang Han Lin'er. He is "Kang Lin'er". Wu Yingxiong and Wu Yingqi are holding their breath and want to hack him to death. After a while, Wu Sangui may come too. By then, the people around Xi'an will The Wu family's army had to have 100,000 if they didn't have 150,000. What could Kangxi use to fight?
For Fuquan, the regent of Beijing, rescuing Kangxi might be asking for his own death. Kangxi would not miss him if he wanted to return to Beijing! It would be better to let Kangxi slowly endure in Xi'an. If Kangxi stayed for one more day, Fuquan's power would be more consolidated.
Thinking of this, Chen Tingjing took a deep breath and said to Kangxi: "Your Majesty, you put the world first. As long as you can keep guarding in Xi'an, the world will one day turn around!"
Xiong Cilu also nodded and said: "Your Majesty, the current situation in the world seems to be in crisis, but it is actually a situation with the word 'Ao'. Xi'an is surrounded by the traitor Wu Yingxiong, and King An's army is also stationed in Nanjing. In addition, Li Zicheng was unable to attack Jiujiang for a long time, and the division's veterans were exhausted. As long as we can wait until King An breaks Nanjing, the crisis in Guanzhong will be resolved. At that time, Wu Sangui will definitely go to Jiangnan first to gain a half-defense, and then I will compete with you, the emperor, for the world."
Kangxi frowned and whispered: "That's what I say, but can Xi'an be defended?"
"Yes!" Chen Tingjing gritted his teeth and said, "I can definitely do it! Your Majesty, the city of Xi'an has strong walls. Although the defenders are deficient, as long as all the troops led by Laita and Fei Yanggu are withdrawn, Xi'an can be securely defended. ”
"Withdraw Laita and Fei Yanggu? But wouldn't Wu Yingqi do the same?"
Chen Tingjing snorted: "There is only one emperor in the Wu family!"
Kangxi raised his eyebrows and nodded in agreement: "Then if there are tens of thousands more defenders, will Xi'an have enough food and grass?"
"It's not enough," Chen Tingjing said, "but as long as the emperor drives out all the Han people in Xi'an and asks them to join the Wu army in Bashang, the one who is short of food and grass will be Wu Yingxiong!"
The food reserves in Xi'an can still last for less than a year, but that is after taking into account the consumption of hundreds of thousands of Han people in the city. If we drive them away and take away their food rations at the same time, even if Laita and Feiyanggu's army returns, the food in Xi'an will be enough to last two or three years.
If Laita and Feiyanggu can grab a little more on their way back to Xi'an, maybe they can last longer.
"But will Wu Yingxiong take them in?" Kangxi frowned even more.
"Definitely!" Xiong Cilu said, "The Wu family's territory is sparsely populated, especially the thousands of miles of desolation in Sichuan. If hundreds of thousands of people came to vote for nothing, how could Wu Yingxiong not want it? If those people take over, Wu Yingxiong's strength will be strengthened. ! Besides, to Wu Yingxiong, these hundreds of thousands of people are the most important people in the world! If he watches these hundreds of thousands of people starve to death, how can he compete with Wu Yingqi for power?"
Kangxi said in his heart: If Wu Yingxiong wants to win people's hearts, can I stop being a human being?
Thinking of this, he could only nod his head and said: "That's all. But being trapped in the isolated city is the next best thing, right? If Wu Yingxiong and Wu Yingqi persist, what can I do?"
"Your Majesty," Chen Tingjing seemed to be waiting for Kangxi's words, "you are absolutely right. It is definitely a bad idea to be trapped in an isolated city. But if someone can operate on the periphery, constantly dragging the energy of Wu Yingxiong and Wu Yingqi, and depriving them of their food and grass supplies, they Can you still concentrate on sieging the city?"
"Then who can operate outside Xi'an?" Kangxi asked.
"Your Majesty," Chen Tingjing said, "the military newspaper in the south of the Yangtze River said that Prince Zhu is now holding a large-scale regiment training in the south and north of the Yangtze River. Tens of thousands of people have been gathered. We can also learn this method!"
"How to learn?" Kangxi asked quickly.
Chen Tingjing immediately said: "Your Majesty, you can issue an edict to the local officials in various places, ordering them to serve as regiment training ambassadors and deputy regiment training envoys, and work with the governors of various places to raise military salaries, recruit soldiers, and organize regiment training. I am also willing to take the lead in returning to Shanxi to disperse all my family wealth. , and then raise funds from Shanxi merchants for the emperor, and then organize Jin Yong for the emperor after raising military pay!
In addition, the former Huangzhou magistrate Yu Chenglong also returned to his hometown after the fall of Huangzhou to serve as a minister. He was a rare and upright official and was very prestigious in Shanxi. If the emperor can let him and his ministers work together to manage Jin Yong, within a few months, he and Yu Chenglong will be able to recruit 20,000 elite soldiers for the emperor! "
What a loyal minister!
Is there a more loyal minister who wants to spend all his wealth to run team training for the court?
Kangxi nodded happily: "Okay! Master Chen, I will order you to supervise the Shanxi regiment training minister as the imperial envoy, and let Yu Chenglong be the deputy. However, just one Shanxi regiment training is probably not enough, right? Who else can organize the group training?"
Xiong Cilu immediately took the question and said: "Your Majesty, Sun Sike, the President of the New Army of the Green Camp under Laita, is the son of Sun Degong. He is extremely loyal to the Qing Dynasty. Moreover, he has served as the commander-in-chief in the northwest for many years and is familiar with the local conditions. Your Majesty It is better to appoint him as the military governor of Ningxia and let him run Ningxia by himself. In addition, the governor of Gansu, Wang Jinbao, has been in Gansu for a long time, has outstanding military achievements and is loyal. If he can be appointed as the military governor of Hexi, he can at least check Wu Yingqi for the emperor."
Kangxi thought for a while, nodded and said: "Okay, let's do it. If I don't let anyone do the regiment training in Shanxi, Fuquan will let someone do it. If I don't appoint the Jiedushi in Ningxia and Gansu, Fuquan will also send someone. If you do it, I won’t bother this good brother!”
Not to mention, the relationship between these brothers is quite deep!
Huguang, Jingmen Prefecture.
The team with their heads wrapped in red scarves is marching on the fertile land in the hinterland of Huguang. Starting from Xiangyang City, Wu Ji's red scarf army has never stopped advancing. It's just that this direction is a little wrong! Not heading all the way north to the Central Plains, but heading south to Jingzhou!
In other words, if Fuquan followed Kangxi's orders and led the army from Beijing southward to join Tong Fengcai and Amida's Henan Qing army to counterattack Nanyang, then Nanyang would definitely be defeated by Fuquan before Wu Sangui returned from Jingzhou.
Although the fall of Nanyang would not cause Wu Yingxiong to be destroyed in Guanzhong, the cutoff of his retreat and the shortage of food and grass supplies would probably force him to give up the siege of Xi'an and then cross the Qinling Mountains to return to Hanzhong. From this perspective, Kangxi was rarely lucky enough to bet. , and let his unfilial father Shunzhi get mixed up with Huang.
This Shunzhi is an out-and-out cheating father!
But he is not the only unfilial father who is cheating in the world today. Wu Sangui, who is currently riding a tall horse and leading a huge army to "expedition north and south", is also a cheating father!
He originally had five guards with a total of 20,000 people. Later, the people of Xiangyang actively speculated. No, they defected to the army, allowing him to gather another 50,000 troops in a very short period of time! Moreover, many large landowners in Xiangyang also donated their stored grain for military use when they took refuge. So now he has many soldiers and generals, and sufficient supplies of food and grass. If he wants to go north to Zhongzhou, isn't that a sweeping sweep? If you are more determined, it is completely feasible to cross the Yellow River and rush to Beijing, and the chance of winning is not only high, but also huge!
Because Wang Fuchen, who finally "snatched" Kong Sizhen, now brought 30,000 Guangdong new troops to Hubei, 50,000 Wu troops plus 30,000 Guangdong troops, that is, 80,000 troops!
Moreover, the Cantonese army brought by Wang Fuchen was well-equipped and well-trained. The whole army had more than a thousand hand-made rifled guns! The number of flintlock muskets reached 15,000!
Such firepower and troops do not require any sophisticated tactics or battle command. If they go directly to Beijing, Fuquan will not be able to defeat them.
But the problem is that Wu Sangui felt that Li Zicheng should be dealt with first - historically, he stabbed Li Zicheng in the back, causing Li Zicheng to lose the throne he had obtained. How could he safely expose his back to Li Zicheng now?
How could Li Zicheng not stab him in the butt with a big knife?
So Wu Sangui decided to take advantage of Li Zicheng's long-term attack on Jiujiang to launch a north-south pincer attack. He would first go to Jingzhou and Yuezhou, and then recapture Hanyang and Wuchang. As for the Northern Expedition, let's deal with Li Zicheng first!
Anyway, Wu Yingxiong and Wu Yingqi on the Guanzhong side have an army of 100,000, which is a great advantage. As long as they work together, there will be no problem in conquering Xi'an. After Li Zicheng is dealt with, the troops will be divided into two groups. Go all the way to Jiangdong, attack the Central Plains all the way, and deal with the third prince Zhu, Kang Mazi, and Fuquan together, and then the Wu family will be perfect!
After several days of continuous marching, the leading troops of Wu Sangui's army had passed the Jingmen Tiger Ya Pass and entered the open and flat Jianghan Plain!
At the same time, Wu Sangui's good relative Wang Fuchen, together with his son Wang Jizhen, his second wife Kong Sizhen, and his wild son Wang Jiqing who had become a regular official, immediately went to the bank of the Yangtze River pontoon to watch groups of Guangdong soldiers carrying flintlock rifles marching. When I got on the pontoon, I looked very satisfied.
Only Wang Jizhen reminded her father with a sad look on her face: "Dad, once Li Zicheng withdraws from Jiujiang, Jieshu's army will be able to move down the river, and then Nanjing will be surrounded from all sides! My second brother, he will..."
Alas, this is also a cheating father!
Wang Zhongxiao has been writing frequently to Guangdong these days, urging Wang Fuchen to quickly go north and join Li Zicheng to capture Jiujiang and Anqing. If Jiujiang and Anqing are captured, the Wang family's army can enter Nanjing.
As long as Wang Fuchen's army arrives, all the good territory in Liangjiang and three provinces can be captured.
But Wang Fuchen spent a lot of time in Guangxi, fighting with Sun Yanling and Ma Xiong for several months. Although those two guys were no match for Wang Fuchen, Wang Fuchen's purpose of sending troops was strange. It was not to fight against the Qing Dynasty, nor to fight against the Qing Dynasty. He supported the Qing Dynasty, but to compete with Sun Yanling for Kong Sizhen. What’s even more ridiculous is that Kong Sizhen has been following him! What he was fighting for was a status. Kong Sizhen wanted to legally become his concubine, and Sun Jiqing wanted to legally become Wang Jiqing!
Look what this dad does?
(End of chapter)
