On December 2, the twelfth year of Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty, a group of people wearing robes and coats had gathered on the pier of Longjiangkou outside Yifeng Gate in Jiangning City. The temporary painted archways have been installed and built to the highest standards. The road from Longjiangkou Pier to Yifengmen has also been covered with loess, and all the shops on the roadside are closed. On the once bustling streets, now only the heavily armed Eight Banners soldiers and ordinary people kneeling on the ground chatting were left.
Of course, the common people who dared to kneel down and chat next to the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers were not really common people. They were General Yue Le of Xuanwei, General Echu of Jiangning, Malji, the Governor of Liangjiang, and Cao Xi, the weaving doctor of Jiangning, and other important officials of the Qing Dynasty who were stationed in Jiangning. The high-quality common people they mobilized - either the family members of the Eight Banners and Green Camp soldiers stationed there, or the petty officials and officials who lived in the yamen, and of course their families.
The reason why these officials in Jiangning City mobilized so many ordinary people to kneel outside Yifeng Gate was, of course, to welcome the Emperor Kangxi, the little sage of the Qing Dynasty who "will not die after being beheaded."
Kangxi is here!
With tens of thousands of "elite" (very elite) soldiers and two to three hundred Yangtze River Navy warships, they have arrived on the Yangtze River outside Jiangning City and are about to enter the Longjiang Estuary of the Qinhuai River.
Kangxi really put all his thought into this trip to Jiangnan. He not only ordered Tu Hai, Shi Lang, Zhuo Butai and others to suddenly evacuate Wuchang and Hanyang before the unequal treaty was delivered to Wu Sangui. They were also strictly ordered not to evacuate directly to Jiangning, but to stay on the river outside Anqing Prefecture, waiting for the arrival of Kangxi who had evacuated by land.
Kangxi himself, under the protection of Wang Fuchen and others, also rushed to Anqing day and night, arriving only one day later than Tuhai, Shi Lang, Zhuo Butai and others.
After arriving in Anqing, Emperor Kangxi ignored the fatigue of the journey and immediately reviewed the three armies on the city wall of Anqing. He also announced that all Baoyi slaves and Green Camp slaves who followed him to Jiangning would be "raised one level" - Luying would be promoted to Baoyi, and Baoyi would be promoted to Baoyi. Yi was promoted to the Han army.
In addition, all the original Han troops were carried into Eight Banners Manchuria and became Manchus. However, the original Manchus, who were below the third rank of marquis, were rewarded with half their future.
As for the generals who directly led the troops, everyone received an extra reward.
This is really "the three armies are defeated, everyone is rewarded, and the emperor's favor is magnificent"!
While giving rewards, Kangxi also appointed his confidant Mi Sihan as the governor and admiral of Anhui, and also ordered the Anhui Chief Envoy to be moved from Jiangning Mansion to Anqing Mansion, under the direct control of Mi Sihan.
At the same time, Emperor Kangxi also ordered to requisition all the sugar, saltpeter, gunpowder and chamber pots made of copper and iron in Anqing Prefecture... After using these things to create thousands of "Tianlei Pots", Emperor Kangxi Only then did he boldly continue to march eastward, and on December 2, the twelfth year of Kangxi's reign, he arrived on the Yangtze River outside Jiangning Prefecture.
And just as the fleet led by Emperor Kangxi slowly sailed into the Longjiang Estuary, the high-imitation people and real Eight Banners soldiers kneeling on both sides of the road between the Longjiang Estuary Pier and Yifeng Gate were a little bored waiting, and actually started whispering to each other. , discussing state affairs.
"Hey, who is the emperor here today? Is it the original Prince Yu or Prince Gong?"
"It's King Yu. This time King Yu went on an expedition with the late emperor. The late emperor asked Zhu Ni to behead him. The only one who can ascend the throne in front of the army is King Yu."
"Can Prince Gong agree? The city of Beijing is in his hands!"
"Yes, the late emperor seems to have a son..."
"Isn't that right? That's why Prince Yu came to Jiangning! This Jiangning city was Nanjing Yingtian Prefecture in the Ming Dynasty, and it can compete with Beijing Shuntian Prefecture!"
"Ouch, isn't that the North and South Qing Dynasties? That's not okay! There are still Wu Sangui and Zhu Ni in the west! Our Qing Dynasty cannot be divided..."
"Don't talk nonsense, how can there be two Qing Dynasties in the North and the South?" A military commander stationed in Jiangning Eight Banners couldn't stand listening anymore - these are ordinary people who are high imitations. If they are real ordinary people, they can be arrested and beheaded. If they happen to be scholars, , you can create a literal prison.
A commoner with a white beard and a high imitation was not afraid of this leader. He even leaned forward and asked in a low voice: "Then who is the emperor we are kneeling down to welcome today?"
"Who else? Has anyone said anything about changing the emperor?" Na Zuo led, "The person here today is the current Holy Lord of the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi!"
"Nonsense! How could it be Emperor Kangxi? Emperor Kangxi was beheaded... A while ago, Prince An even sent us linen clothes and white cloth to express mourning for the late emperor!"
"Maybe he came here lying in a coffin?" Another high-end imitator interjected.
"That's right...that's not right, I'm not wearing mourning clothes!"
"Me neither!"
"Hurry back and get it..."
When Na Zuoling saw a group of ordinary people about to go back to wear linen to show their mourning, he quickly stopped him and said, "What kind of linen are you wearing? What kind of mourning are you wearing? The emperor is not dead... The emperor is not dead after beheading!"
"What? You didn't die after being beheaded?"
"How can it be?"
"The emperor must be able to do magic!" The white-haired "pseudo commoner" who asked Dongwen opened his eyes wide and raised his two thumbs high. "He is indeed the right one! Let's take a closer look later! "
...
With firecrackers blasting and drums blaring, the royal boat of Kangxi Kang Mazi, who was "beheaded but not dead", finally arrived at the Longjiangkou Pier.
Yue Le, Echu, Malji, and Cao Xi looked at each other, feeling uncertain!
Several of them had believed the news from Jiangxi before, thinking that Kangxi really asked Zhu Heji to kill him. The four people hugged each other and cried for a while, and then discussed taking Xiao to go on an expedition to avenge Kangxi. The four people also divided the work. Yue Le and Echu were responsible for training troops, while Malji and Cao Xi were responsible for logistics. In addition, Cao Xi, the husband of Emperor Kangxi's nanny and a weaver in Jiangning, was also responsible for preparing linen and white cloth...
As a result, the linen clothes and white cloth were distributed, and imperial mails written by Emperor Kangxi were sent endlessly to Jiangning.
The handwriting of these imperial letters looks like those written by Kangxi...but the tone of it seems wrong, it is too soft, and there are too many words. It is not the style of Emperor Kangxi at all!
Therefore, Yue Le, Echu, Maleji, and Cao Xi all felt that something was wrong. After repeated discussions in private, they all felt that the news of Kangxi's death in battle was true. And Xiangyang Xingzai is now probably under the control of Prince Yu Fuquan!
For some purpose, Fuquan concealed the death of Emperor Kangxi and had people impersonate his handwriting to write court letters to local authorities.
Yue Le, Echu, Maleji, and Cao Xi were all loyal servants, and of course they were loyal to Kangxi and the Qing Dynasty. So the four of them discussed that as long as the late emperor's son survived, they had to support him as emperor. The two brothers Fuquan and Chang Ning can serve as regents together, and they can also let the empress dowager or the empress dowagers of the two palaces (the empress of Kangxi and the empress dowager Nala of the Holy Mother Queen) listen behind the curtain...
When the four people were determined to be loyal to the late Emperor Kangxi, the late Emperor had already bent down and stepped out of the cabin.
Yue Le, E Chu, Mal Ji, and Cao Xi were all stunned when they saw the late emperor standing on the deck of the royal boat!
It looks quite similar!
Is he the real late emperor or a substitute?
The four people did not kowtow to the late emperor, but hurriedly took out their glasses - they were all a bit old, and inevitably had a bit of presbyopia. In order to see clearly, they spent a lot of money in the past two days to ask craftsmen to grind crystal glasses for them.
After putting on glasses and looking at it carefully for a while, the four of them, Yue Le, Echu, Maleji, and Cao Xi, finally realized how powerful Kangxi was - he didn't even behead him to death, so you're cruel!
Since you are so powerful, then quickly kneel down and kowtow and call yourself a slave.
"Slave Yue Le, I respectfully wish your Majesty to greet you!"
"Slave Echu, I respectfully send you your Majesty's blessing!"
"Slave Malji, I respectfully wish to greet you, Your Majesty."
"Slave Cao Xi, I respectfully invite your Majesty to greet you..."
As soon as the four of them took the lead, a group of civil and military officials from the Qing Dynasty in Jiangning all knelt down and kowtowed in greeting.
Kangxi saw everyone kneeling to him, and he was relieved in his heart.
Although he is ready for a conflagration, the Qing Dynasty is now in turmoil, and it is still necessary to maintain internal unity.
