Kangxi's edict obviously had the effect of relieving coughs. As soon as he finished speaking, the sudden coughs of several ministers in the South Study were relieved. Not only did he no longer cough, but he was also able to make a loud voice and shout in unison: "The Emperor's Holy Might!"
Holy shit!
Kangxi was very unhappy!
He knew that if his edict went out, Shandong would be "gone"! Although on the books, Shandong definitely still belongs to the Qing Dynasty, in fact, Confucianism will have the final say on this territory from now on.
When he thought that Confucianism, which he had supported to fight against Confucianism, would expand to such an extent in just a few years, Emperor Kangxi felt regretful.
This is simply raising tigers and causing trouble!
That Zhou Peigong... was simply the number one criminal in the Qing Dynasty, and he deserved death!
However, Kangxi was not completely angry. He still knew that although this Confucian sect was no longer powerful, they were firstly powerful and secondly anti-Confucian.
Confucianism copied the organizational methods of Confucianism and the White Lotus Sect, and it coincided with Kangxi's decentralization of power and the establishment of rural sages. Therefore, the organizational methods of the Confucian sect and the White Lotus Sect were the same as those of the grassroots tax-collection of rural sages in Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, Zhili, Huaibei and other provinces. Once combined, the power immediately rose - in fact, Confucianism integrated the powerful landowners of the northern provinces and the hidden White Lotus Sect forces.
Even though the team coach brought up by Kong Shenggong is still a bit of a ragtag group, their mass base is so good that they can continuously recruit strong men.
And the insufficient national population was precisely the weakness of the Qing Dynasty!
If such a powerful Confucianism had appeared in the original history, Emperor Kangxi would definitely kill him, even if he killed the Confucian family in Qufu.
But now, he and Confucianism have a common enemy - the Ming Dynasty and Confucianism!
The Ming Dynasty and Confucianism are tied together. The current Emperor Zhu Heji of the Ming Dynasty established the original Confucian School, the predecessor of the Confucianism School, in the early days of his rebellion.
After acquiring Jiangnan, the original Confucian school combined with some anti-Qing elements among Jiangnan scholar-bureaucrats to form the "Three Original Doctrine" of "original Confucianism", "original monarch", and "original minister", thus greatly improving the original Confucian school. Later, when Emperor Kangxi supported Confucianism, he established the Confucian sect, and later copied the "Anti-Jing" from Confucianism, which greatly enhanced the struggle.
But it is precisely because of Confucianism’s “three-originalism” and “the world is for the common good” (the world is for the commonwealth is the goal, the three-originalism is the method) that it has become an irreconcilable enemy with Confucianism—because Confucianism is a group of “shaved heads” "Confucianism" simply does not meet the standards of "original Confucianism", let alone "original monarch" and "original minister". Moreover, the mass base of Confucianism is composed of rural sages, that is, local powerful people, who are all opposed to equalizing land, which is also opposed to "the world is for the common good."
Therefore, it is difficult to reconcile the opinions of the two factions of "Confucianism" and "Confucianism". The two sides even excommunicated each other's "Confucianism". Confucianism even declared that Kong Yuqi was not worthy of the surname Kong, and supported "Nan Kong" from Quzhou as orthodoxy!
Therefore, Confucianism could only be deeply tied to the Qing Dynasty!
Nowadays, Confucianism is the authentic Confucianism in the Qing Dynasty. Many disciples of the Eight Banners are also Confucian disciples, and several Confucian leaders are also Kangxi's ministers.
Therefore, although this Confucianism is suspected of being too big to lose, it is still the power of the Qing Dynasty... Especially when the new Eight Banners Army of the Qing Dynasty suffered heavy losses and was in urgent need of additional troops, the Qing Dynasty needed the mobilization ability of Confucianism. !
Although Kangxi was very clear about the above principles, he was still angry... The dog he raised bit him, and he couldn't even cry out in pain!
Kangxi was so angry that he no longer wanted to discuss the battle of Xiangyang with his subordinates - he actually knew the thoughts of several ministers below, and they were all a little timid and wanted to give up on Xiangyang. .
But what about after giving up Xiangyang?
I'm afraid Ming Dynasty's hundreds of thousands of troops haven't had enough of fighting yet!
If they really abandon Xiangyang, they will immediately move north to Henan... Will Henan also abandon its defense by then?
After Henan abandoned its defense, will Zhili still defend it?
If he doesn't keep it, wouldn't he be Emperor Shun of Qing Dynasty?
"I'm not feeling well." Kangxi thought about this, his heart began to twitch, his face turned pale, and there was cold sweat on his forehead. He raised his right hand with difficulty and waved, "You all kneel down!"
The ministers also saw that Kangxi was not well, so they did not dare to make him angry anymore with the Xiangyang incident. If he was really angry, who could clean up this mess in the Qing Dynasty?
So the six bachelors and ministers of the South Study Room had to kneel down and retire together.
After watching several people leave, Kangxi said feebly: "Xiao Guizi, come here quickly... help me go back to the palace to rest!"
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When Kangxi, who was about to have a heart attack from anger, was being helped by Xiao Guizi to rest, his enemies were "working overtime" to fight and work!
Because they know that Kangxi and his Qing Dynasty have not yet been trapped on the Huguang battlefield... because the encirclement of Xiangyang has not yet been finally formed!
The last link that trapped Kangxi was on the battlefield on both sides of the Baihe River northeast of Xiangyang City!
Just when Emperor Kangxi was lying down to rest, the battle of forcibly crossing the Baihe River was being staged near Hekou Town at the junction of the Baihe River and the Han River!
The strange screams of the earth-shaking rockets as they flew and the explosions after landing suddenly fell silent, and then came the earth-shattering shouts!
On the water near the east bank of the Baihe River, more than a thousand dead Ming soldiers on small wooden boats with white strips were all shouting and paddling hard.
Although these dead soldiers were wearing helmets, they had no armor, not even military uniforms. They were all shirtless, with bulging muscles, steaming heads, grenades hanging around their necks, and bayonets slung across their backs. A flintlock gun, and each person's hands were tightly holding an oar, and they were paddling hard to the rhythmic drumbeats.
A shield with two pairs of breastplates attached to it was propped up on the bow of each boat to block the bullets fired from the other side of the river from time to time.
The bullets fired from the Qing army's position on the west bank of the Baihe River have become a bit sparse! Although their resistance in this area was once quite fierce, they could not withstand the Ming army's overwhelming firepower and troops, which repeatedly attacked for most of the day.
The Qing troops guarding this area are almost exhausted, and all the soldiers who can move have probably been filled in. The artillery deployed in a town on the west bank of the Baihe River was also unable to fire. It was not known whether it was out of ammunition or muted by the Ming army's firepower.
On the beach on the west bank of the Baihe River, corpses were scattered all over the place... The officers and soldiers on both sides suffered heavy casualties due to repeated attacks and counterattacks.
But the Ming army general Zhuge Zhengyang, who was commanding the battle on the east bank of the Baihe River, was convinced that victory would soon be achieved!
From the telescope he held in his hand, he could see that the muzzle flashes on the Qing army's position on the other side were very sparse, and it seemed that they could not attack them.
The "celestial soldiers" who were observing from the air also received news that no soldiers came to help from the direction of Fancheng.
It seems that Tuhai is ready to give up Sanhekou.
Once Sanhekou is lost, Xiangyang and Fancheng will be surrounded by the Ming army, and the 20,000 Qing New Eight Banners soldiers in Xiangfan City will have no way to escape... By then, Kangxi Kang Mazi will be trapped!
At this moment, the dozen or so boats at the forefront had hit the river beach one after another. The dead Ming soldiers on the boats were like tigers descending from the mountain. They first threw sugar grenades and smoke bombs, and then raised them up. With bayonets and flintlock guns, he jumped off the wooden boat with a roar and swooped towards the Qing army's position not far away - a parapet less than thirty steps from the river!
Unlike the previous times when the Ming army attacked, the Qing army jumped out from behind the wall to fight. This time they just huddled behind the wall and fired every shot. Although they could defeat one or two dead soldiers of the Ming Army from time to time, they could not stop more and more Ming Army soldiers from approaching their positions!
When a shower of "sugar bullets" was thrown out by the charging soldiers, Zhuge Zhengyang put down his telescope, breathed a sigh of relief, and said to a staff officer beside him: "Bring the good news to my father... We have trapped Kangxi!"
