"Monk, aren't you happy that I'm back?"
Emperor Kangxi, who was rushing back to the Forbidden City from the front line of Yongding River, just looked at the monk Ama in front of him with a half-smile.
"High, happy." Shunzhi clasped his hands together, looking like an accomplished monk, "The poor monk has just comprehended some Buddhist teachings, and will go back to Wutai Mountain to practice. Your Majesty, the poor monk will take his leave."
After saying this, Shunzhi wanted to leave, but was stopped by several imperial coats brought by Cao Yin and Xiao Guizi.
"Monk Ama, you don't have to go to Mount Wutai to practice! Isn't it the king's land in the whole world? Isn't practicing the same everywhere?"
"Yes, yes, it's all the same, it's all the same!"
Kangxi nodded: "Xiao Yinzi, send this great monk to Yingtai Island to practice with Fuquan!"
"Hey!" Cao Yin responded, and then said coldly to Shunzhi, "Great monk, please!"
The great monk didn’t even call him Taishang Huang or Huang Ama!
Shunzhi felt really cold, but he didn't dare to point his finger at Kangxi and scold him for being disobedient and unfilial.
His mother had already told him that he was dead!
Moreover, Kangxi didn’t recognize him as Emperor Ama very much!
This is the second time I'm going to die!
Shunzhi, who knew something was wrong, had no choice but to follow Cao Yin or be escorted to Yingtai Island by Cao Yin and several guards who didn't know him at all and spoke with a strong Shaanxi accent.
Kangxi, on the other hand, walked into the Cining Palace without even looking at the monk Amma's back.
In the main hall of Cining Palace, the old Queen Mother Bumubutai was still sitting on the throne as usual, with only Aunt Sumala, who was also an old lady, beside her.
Kangxi also saluted and greeted the old lady as usual, and the old lady also politely let everyone talk, without mentioning anything about Shunzhi. It seemed that there was no such person at all.
The old lady first asked how Kangxi defeated Fuquan, and then sighed and said: "Xuan Ye, do you know that the Eight Banners now is different from a few years ago, and the Qing Dynasty now is completely different from a few years ago. Is it different?"
"My grandson knows!" Kangxi nodded, "The Qing Dynasty a few years ago was a Qing Dynasty where I could rule with the Holy Heart. The Eight Banners a few years ago were still invincible heavenly soldiers, and most of the families of the Eight Banners soldiers were in Beijing. It is within my control."
The Qing Dynasty used to use the Eight Banners to rule the world, and most of the families of the powerful Eight Banners lived in Beijing.
By controlling the families of the Eight Banners soldiers, the Qing court could firmly control the Eight Banners soldiers, and the Eight Banners soldiers could intimidate the larger number of Green Camp soldiers, so that they could only serve as lackeys for the Qing Dynasty.
But now, this situation no longer exists!
Because the fullness of the current flag army is getting lower and lower. Is the fullness of the 80,000 "West Eight Banners" army brought by Kangxi from Shaanxi even 10%? The "Dong Eight Banners" under Fuquan's command have a higher content, but they are mainly higher than those of Changning's Shengjing Eight Banners and Bahai's Heilongjiang Eight Banners. Fuquan's own army has a very low content.
In order to control these troops with very low content, Kangxi and Fu Quan had to send out most of the bodyguards and bodyguards who had been with them for many years to lead the troops. Therefore, most of the guards around Kangxi spoke with Shaanxi accents. Those who didn't know better thought Kangxi's surname was Li! Most of the guards around Fuquan spoke in a Tianjin style - this was the reason why he was betrayed by his own guards.
But even if Kangxi and Fuquan sent all their confidants to lead the troops, their control of the army was still not comparable to the Qing emperor's control of the Eight Banners Army and the Green Camp when they had just defeated Obai a few years ago.
The old lady nodded and said: "It's good that you know! If you want to sit firmly on the throne of the Qing Emperor, you can't treat everyone under you as your slaves like before. Did you just win Fuquan by luck, or did you rely on Wu Sangui Supporting a lucky win, you understand?
That meeting of kings and ministers is a little annoying, but you can't kick it away! If you kick it away, the Qing Dynasty may fall apart! "
"Grandson, I understand!"
Kangxi nodded heavily, feeling aggrieved.
In fact, he really wants to kill all the political kings and ministers who voted to remove him. These people are all traitors!
But the problem is that he can't do this. If he really wants to kill him, the Qing Dynasty will be killed by him.
And it’s impossible for him to kill Shuang!
Because there are many people he can’t kill! For example, if Yang Qilong couldn't kill him, he should have already led his army to Tianjin Guard. If Kangxi wanted to kill him, he would have to send troops to attack Tianjin Guards. This was not easy!
Then there are Chang Ning and Ba Hai. Although they defected before the battle, they did not hand over the hostages, let alone their troops!
If Kangxi wanted to kill them, a fierce battle would be necessary.
There were also people like Zhang Yunyi, Zhao Liangdong, Fan Chengxun, and Sakyamuni who also had territory and troops. Although they defected to Kangxi, they also did not hand over their troops, territory, or hostages.
In addition, the generals who followed Kangxi all the way from Shaanxi may not be very reliable!
Anyway, it was impossible for Kangxi to let these generals with Shaanxi soldiers send all their families to Beijing as hostages. Even if these generals handed over the hostages, Kangxi still could not trust them.
After all, Wu Sangui, Shang Zhixin, and Geng Jingzhong all have hostages in Beijing, why don't they all turn against them?
So Kangxi still had to hold his nose and coax the gang of young men, and he had to temporarily retain the meeting of kings and ministers that deposed him from the throne. He also had to go to Fuquan Mansion to see if Yang Xiaomi had escaped. ?
Behind Yang Xiaomi is Yang Qilong. Yang Qilong has money and an army. He must be the first to appease him, otherwise the Qing Dynasty will fall apart immediately!
"I, Nala, come to see the Emperor!"
"Xiaomi, why did you tie yourself up?"
In the courtyard of the Prince Regent's Palace, Emperor Kangxi was greeted by Yang Xiaomi, who had his body tied up. Yang Xiaomi's figure was already attractive, but now that he was tied up with a hemp rope, Kangxi's eyes widened.
"Your Majesty, Xiaomi knows that he is guilty of death, so he let his maid tie him up first, and then he will be killed or beheaded without complaint."
Yang Xiaomi was sobbing while talking. She was crying so sadly that her "mind" couldn't help shaking. It was so pitiful.
Kangxi took a breath, calmed down, and asked: "Xiao Mi, where is my sister-in-law? Where are my two nephews? Why don't they come out to meet each other?"
To cut the weed, we need to remove the roots!
Even if you don't remove the roots, you still have to dig them out and put them in a flower pot.
"Your Majesty," Yang Xiaomi said with tears, "They all went to Tianjin because I arranged for them to go!"
"Then why don't you go with them?" Kangxi asked.
"Your Majesty," Yang Xiaomi said one word at a time, "I want to live and die with King Yu. Moreover, my brother does not have the strength to defeat the emperor. If I go to Tianjin, will my brother In order to protect yourself, you colluded with Wu Shijue? I also wonder why Wu Shijue took money and didn't do anything? Could he have obtained Wu Sangui's order? "
Kangxi was shocked when he heard what this woman said.
Yes, why did Wu Shijue accept money and not defect? He can retreat from the battlefield without defecting! Why did he want to cheat Fuquan? Could it be that old guy Wu Sangui who was trying to trick people?
You cheated Fuquan first, and then you look for opportunities to cheat me later?
Then everyone in the world will be named Wu!
When Kangxi thought of this, beads of sweat broke out on his forehead.
This old lady is right. This meeting of kings and ministers on political affairs cannot be kicked away!
The Qing Dynasty must unite now!
Thinking of this, Kangxi had no choice but to speak gently to Yang Xiaomi: "Xiaomi, I will not kill Fuquan for the time being because Fuquan's life or death must be decided by the meeting of political kings and ministers! As for you and your brother Yang San, I will never kill him." Damn it! I had an appointment with Yang San before, and I wanted to make you my queen after defeating Fuquan!
I don’t have a son yet. If you become the queen, your son will be the emperor of the Qing Dynasty in the future! Xiaomi, are you willing? "
What? Be a queen?
Yang Xiaomi never expected that Kangxi would make such a request or give such conditions to win over the Yang family in Tianjin!
At this time, Kangxi said to Yang Xiaomi again: "Xiaomi, if Fuquan can give it to the Yang family, I can give it too! What Fuquan can't give, I can still give it. I will give Brother Yang an offer that he can't refuse at all. !”
Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace, South Study.
After being away for a long time, Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty once again returned to Nanshufang, who was loyal to him - it is hard to say whether the entire city of Beijing is loyal to Kangxi now.
But now, with his hands on his knees and sitting obediently on the two embroidered piers in the south study room, the Suo'etu and the pearl look quite loyal.
"Your Majesty, slave" Suo'etu is really not used to sitting in front of the Emperor, he has to kneel down! When you speak, you have to stand up and kneel down.
"Your Majesty, you are a slave." Mingzhu, like Suo'etu, was a slave who had been kneeling for a long time. Suddenly he stopped kneeling. He was really not used to it.
"Sit, sit, sit down!" Kangxi smiled politely, "Don't be slaves. You are slaves. You must be Yuan Chen! Does Yuan Chen know? Yuan Chen and Yuan Jun are good teachers and helpful friends. How can we Called a slave?"
"Yes, but those are all false rules."
"That's right, that's right, Your Majesty."
Kangxi still waved his hand, "Don't call me the emperor, I am the Supreme Emperor! It was recommended by the meeting of political kings and ministers. My throne has been removed, and I am the Supreme Emperor now!"
"Your Majesty, that's all Prince Yu's nonsense!"
"Yes, yes, it's King Yu"
Kangxi continued to wave his hand: "No, no, no, we can't blame King Yu. Isn't King Yu also acting in accordance with the late emperor's edict?"
"The late emperor"
"Your Majesty, this late emperor"
Suo'etu and Mingzhu didn't know what to say.
This late emperor seems to be still very new!
Kangxi said: "You two, I am a filial son, so I should naturally abide by the late emperor's edict! So now I have two things to say to you. One is that I am still the Supreme Being. Unless the meeting of kings and ministers withdraws the decision to remove me, otherwise I can only It is the Supreme Emperor; secondly, I will not kill all the kings and ministers who voted to remove me from office, and I will not punish them.
Mingzhu, Suo'etu, you two should work hard and go out of the city tonight to the Nanhaizi camp to convey my Supreme Emperor's decree to the ministers and soldiers there! "
Kangxi is giving everyone reassurance!
He didn't ask for any threats, but wanted to admit that "the Qing Constitution was established" and no one else had such a changeable ability.
If the descendants of Aisin Gioro in history had been so good at changing, the Qing Dynasty might have been able to survive for another thirty-eight years.
Mingzhu and Suo'etu took Kangxi's edict and left Beijing overnight and headed straight for Nanhaizi. Kangxi summoned Cao Yin immediately after Mingzhu and Suo'etu left.
"Xiao Yinzi, this is my handwritten letter to Yang Qilong. Take it to Tianjin Guard immediately!" Kangxi handed an envelope to Cao Yin with his own hands, and then ordered, "Xiao Yinzi, you and Yang Qilong are quite familiar. You must persuade him not to seek refuge with Wu Sangui or Li Zhongshan! Whatever Fuquan can give to him, I can give him the same, and give more! I can make Xiaomi the queen, and let Xiaomi and my son be the prince. You can make him a first-class public servant, or even make him the supervisor of North Korea!"
"What? Make him the supervisor of North Korea? That's not it."
Kangxi nodded: "Yes! Let him be the supervisor of the country first, and then the king of the country! Isn't this better than following Li Zhongshan and Wu Sangui?"
Being the king of a country is definitely better than being the prince of the Ming Dynasty or the duke of Wu Sangui!
Moreover, even if Yang Qilong becomes the king of Korea, he can also be the king of the Qing Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, and Zhou Dynasty at the same time, and he can also send his sisters, daughters, and nieces to the courts of the Ming Dynasty, Zhou Dynasty, and Qing Dynasty!
Being a prince of three dynasties, a relative of three dynasties, and the king of a country at the same time, this level of splendor is comparable to that of an emperor!
Outside Beijing, Nanhaizi Camp.
Except for Wu Shicong's army who retreated to Zhuozhou, Kangxi took Fuquan's cavalry with the West Eight Banners and rushed back to Beijing. Fuquan's Mongolian cavalry fled in all directions. Yang Qilong, Qi Zheng'e, Lan Bu and others fled to Tianjin. Others who participated in the Yongding River Battle That night, the troops all set up camp in Nanhaizi, not far from the Yongding River battlefield.
This Nanhaizi was originally a royal garden, where emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties hunted rabbits. Today, it is dotted with bonfires and at least 100,000 people camp here. But for most of the generals who participated in the Battle of Yongding River, this night was really a sleepless night!
Fuquan was captured, Kangxi seemed victorious, and the Qing Dynasty could not go back to the past!
As for the generals who participated in this battle and have not yet been cleared out of the "gamble", they need to carefully discuss what to do in the future?
The Qing Dynasty now has a lot of internal and external troubles. Can Kangxi solve them? And are they considered internal worries? Will they be settled by Kangxi? Or is it possible that they smoothed over Kangxi?
After pacifying Kangxi, will the broken ship of the Qing Dynasty be completely overturned?
Although this battle of Yongding River was easily won by Kangxi because Fuquan's commanding ability was too weak, the aftermath after the victory was really not easy!
On the one hand, we cannot let go of internal strife for fear of being divided up by Zhou and Ming Dynasties.
On the one hand, I am worried that the whole family will be wiped out by that "jun" who accompanies you like a tiger!
This is so difficult!
Just when the military leaders at the Nanhaizi Camp gathered in Prince Gong Chang Ning's tent to discuss until dawn, and they didn't know what to do, Suo'etu and Mingzhu, who had been taken to Beijing by Kangxi, came together. .
Seeing the two of them, a group of "former ministers" of the Qing Dynasty started asking questions.
"Suo Zhongtang, what does the emperor mean? Does he want to punish us?"
"Ming Zhongtang, how is Prince Yu? Has he been killed?"
"Mingzhu, Suo'etu, how is my Ama? Is it already?"
"Boy, what's going on in Beijing now? Is it possible?"
This Yuan Chen's words always sound harsh. He seems to be a little less loyal!
"Everyone, we don't have an emperor in the Qing Dynasty yet!" Suo'etu said with a smile, "You haven't forgotten that the emperor was Emperor Kangxi who was deposed by the meeting of kings and ministers, right?"
Mingzhu also said: "The Emperor is now the Supreme Emperor! This is what the Supreme Emperor himself meant!"
interesting!
This Kangxi seems to be quite sensible!
It seems that there is still some confusion in the Qing Dynasty!
"Then, who will be the emperor of the Qing Dynasty?" Prince Gong Chang Ning was very interested in this question!
Suo'etu glanced at him and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this matter will have to be discussed at the Council of Princes and Ministers. The Emperor wants the Council of Princes and Ministers to revoke the decision to remove him and restore his position as emperor!"
Mingzhu smiled and took out an edict and said with a smile: "This is an edict, not an imperial edict. How about it? The Supreme Emperor will give us face, right? Let's not go too far and give the Emperor some face, so that the Emperor can continue to be the emperor. , we can continue to be the original ministers of the Qing Dynasty!"
Suo'etu said in a serious tone: "Be a former minister, not a slave! From now on, the Supreme Emperor will be the original monarch, and we will be the original ministers. National affairs will be discussed by the meeting of kings and ministers. How about it? Can you rest assured?"
(End of chapter)
