"Reporting to Your Majesty, the only army currently closest to Guangxi is the garrison of Yunnan-Guizhou." Shu Hede bowed and replied.
"But the local chieftains in Guizhou have always been uneasy, especially the unstable Miao chieftains, who have to be on guard. In order to scare them, the troops stationed in Guizhou cannot be easily mobilized."
"Well..." Qianlong nodded.
"As for the Yunnan garrison. Your Majesty also knows that Burma has been eyeing the border of our Qing Dynasty's Yunnan. If I rashly transfer the Yunnan garrison to support Guangxi, I am afraid that Burma will drive in. At that time, the court will have to Spending all the effort to drive them out will make it impossible for the Yunnan defenders to take care of both the head and tail."
When Shu Hede said this, he suddenly stopped and glanced slightly at Qianlong on the dragon throne. Seeing Qianlong frowning and saying nothing, Shu Hede continued:
"At the same time, there were rebels in Qujing, Yunnan some time ago in the name of rebelling against Wu Sangui. The rebels once broke through the county government of Malong County in Qujing and established the so-called "Pseudo Zhou". Now although they have been guarded by the Qujing Prefecture It was pacified, but due to the lack of soldiers, the bandit leader managed to escape. Now that the bandit leader has not been captured, it is best not to transfer the Yunnan defenders."
"I'm not dead yet, my Qing Dynasty is still here. Now a group of young people dare to come out to make trouble. Do you think my Qing Dynasty's machete is not sharp enough?" When Qianlong heard Shu Hede say this, he was very angry. He slapped the dragon chair he was sitting on hard and shouted loudly.
"The servants (minions) are guilty and deserve to die." When the ministers saw this, they naturally knelt down and confessed.
"Okay, everyone, get up! You are guilty, but what I want is for me to bring peace and stability to the country, not to punish you." Qianlong said expressionlessly.
"This servant (minister) will thank you, Your Majesty."
"The servants (ministers) will repay the king's kindness with all their heart and soul..."
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After a while, Qianlong was seen coldly ordering Shu Hede: "Shu Hede, let the guards in Qujing catch the leader of the thief. I will execute him in Ling Chi as a warning to others."
"Hey, I obey the order." Shu Hede replied without any objection.
"Shu Hede, is there anything else? I have heard too many troubles, so I am not afraid of one more." Perhaps it was the rainy weather that made the humid air feel in the hall, which made Qianlong I feel a lot more irritable.
"Your Majesty, my servant is incompetent and has caused His Majesty trouble. He is really worthy of death. Please punish His Majesty." Shu Hede was so frightened by Qianlong's words that he knelt down and shouted.
"The servants (minions) are guilty and deserve death. Please punish me, the emperor..."
Shuhed's words immediately caused the ministers in the palace to kneel down and confess their sins again.
"Okay, everyone, get up! I don't want to punish you, I want you to take care of the country left by our ancestors for me." Qianlong summoned all the ministers to stand up in anger.
"The servants (minions) and others have thanked the Emperor for his incurable crime. The servants (ministers) and others will definitely repay the Emperor's kindness with all their heart and soul..."
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"Shu Hede, get up! If you have anything else to say, please tell me." Looking at Shu Hede who was still kneeling on the ground and did not get up with the ministers, Qianlong shouted angrily.
"Hey, I obey the order and thank the emperor." Hearing Qianlong's displeased voice, Shu Hede did not dare to hesitate any more and said directly:
"Mu Yituo, the governor of Sichuan, came to report that the Big and Little Jinchuans were at war again. Sha Luoben, the chieftain of the Big Jinchuan, was aggressive, and Zewang, the chieftain of the Little Jinchuan, was defeated and asked for help."
"It's Sichuan again. This Shaluoben loves to cause trouble for me." Qianlong regretted why he didn't kill him with a single blow.
"The army in Sichuan cannot move to prevent short-haired thieves from sneaking into Sichuan to cause chaos. The important grain-producing land in Huguang has been lost, and the grain-producing land in Sichuan must not be lost. As for the Jinchuan and Jinchuan, if they will not affect our Qing Dynasty You short-haired thieves, let them make as much trouble as they like! I will take care of them later." Qianlong said one after another.
"Come on, I understand." Shu Hede bowed and said.
"Shu Hede, what else is going on?" Qianlong continued to ask when he saw that Shu Hede still did not return to his seat.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, there is one more thing." Shu Hede did not dare to make any other pretense and answered directly and clearly.
"Tell me." Qianlong had a headache at the moment because of all the troubles, but he had to listen patiently.
"Hey." At this time, Shu Hede felt that he was already walking on the edge of a cliff, but he could only go on.
"Huang Yangui, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, came to report that due to the transfer of soldiers and horses from Shaanxi, the Hui people in Gansu were a little restless. Therefore, Huang Yangui asked the court for advice." Shu Hede asked.
"Restless?" Qianlong thought for a while and asked.
"Tell Huang Yangui that the people from the Jiangnan Bandit Suppression Camp cannot be transferred back to them by the imperial court, but I allow the Shaanxi-Gansu Governor's Mansion to recruit another five thousand green battalions for the defense and mobilization of the Shaanxi-Gansu Governor's Mansion. If anyone dares to rebel, give them I will slaughter them."
"Hey, this slave obeys the order..." Shu Hede replied immediately.
"Is there anything else?" Qianlong asked again.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, everything is fine for me for the time being." Shu Hede replied with a faint sigh of relief when he saw that Qianlong didn't seem to be angry with him.
"Okay, go back." Qianlong said.
"I obey the order, and I thank the Emperor." After hearing this, Shu Hede quickly retreated and came to the queue of ministers.
"My dear friends, do you have anything to report?" Qianlong asked, looking at the officials at all levels standing below.
At this time, officials one after another came up with various other matters to report, such as drought in Henan and floods in Shandong... The main ones were matters such as taxation, people's livelihood, and imperial examinations.
These things may not be big or small, but they cannot be dealt with. After Qianlong finished dealing with them one by one, he asked again tiredly: "Is there anything else to report?"
"Your Majesty, Huang Yixian (the Minister of Rites, Han Dynasty) has something to report." A Han official stood up from the queue and reported.
"Huang Yixian?" Qianlong hesitated for a moment.
"What's going on with your etiquette department?"
"Go back to the emperor. There is an envoy from the eastern island of Ryukyu asking for an audience." Huang Yixian replied.
"But come to pay tribute? Your Rites Department can make some arrangements! We must not lose the majesty of our Qing Dynasty." Qianlong said with rare joy in his heart.
Although the court is currently in troubled times, there are still sensible vassals, unlike the troublesome foreign states such as Annam and Burma.
"Reporting to the Holy Emperor, they not only paid tribute, but also requested reinforcements." Huang Yixian said without daring to hide anything.
"Ask for help? What's going on?" Qianlong asked doubtfully.
"Their country is being invaded by Japan, so they come to our country to ask for help." Huang Yixian bowed and replied.
After Qianlong heard this, his expression immediately turned bad.
"There are constant chaos in the imperial court, so there are no reinforcements for them. Let them wait until the imperial court pacifies the rebels."
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