Chapter 864: A Trip to Xi'an (3)

The base part of the ingots has a long stamp, although it is worn, you can still clearly see the handwriting on it. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info Zhou Peigong was immediately shocked by the words on it: "Heavenly Treasure Treasury Gold!" What's going on? ”

Anyone who knows a little bit of history knows that only the Tang Dynasty has the era name of Tianbao, which is the era name used during the reign of Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty, and there is no duplicate year with this era name in Chinese history.

Who is Zhou Peigong? I immediately understood that these gold ingots were robbed from the tomb, maybe it was stolen from which emperor, maybe it was which prince and minister after the year of Tianbao, and if there was a burial with treasury gold and treasury silver, that status must be quite high. Zhou Peigong is going to be deflated! The guts of this Xi'an prefect are too fat! It's a tomb robber!

At this time, the prefect also knew that he had lived to the end. Tomb robbery itself is a capital crime, and he is still an official of the imperial court, so he will definitely know the law and break the law. The golden dream that had been in business for many years was shattered like a soap bubble, and people were paralyzed into a puddle of mud: it was as if all the bones of the body had been sucked away, and only fat was left without any support, lying there panting for breath and not rolling their eyes.

Zhou Peigong now understands why the emperor sent Ma Ping to handle the case with himself, it turns out that the emperor has already estimated that this is Xi'an, many dynasties have built their capitals here, and many monarchs, princes and princes, princesses, and queens are buried here, and the burial is very rich. Ma Ping is an expert in building mausoleums! On the way to Xi'an, there are many trapezoidal mounds called "Yuan" by the local people are mausoleums, the larger ones are the mausoleums of the big people, the smaller ones are the mausoleums of the little people, and none of them are the graves of the common people.

What to do? The prefect is definitely going to be escorted to the capital, but how can this gold be transported? Just a few of them dare to escort such a large amount of property on the road? Is that just waiting to be snatched away? Definitely not.

"Go down!" Zhou Peigong shouted at the five people who were locked in the secret room by Qing'er. He also said to the master who was present and the catcher who came back from the medicine: "If anyone leaks the news, don't blame me for being unkind!" ”

In order to prevent the news from leaking, several witnesses were locked up in the house on the spot. When the sons and daughters of the prefect returned, they were only allowed to enter and not to leave. Bing'er asked Xue'er to contact Yun'er immediately, and then sent a carrier pigeon to the emperor. The news arrived in front of Kangxi in the fastest time.

Kangxi didn't know how many pairs of eyes Rui Wangfu had, but only told the prince that he would send 3,000 people from the Royal Forest Army to escort this batch of goods, so that Zhou Peigong and others would be on standby in Xi'an. Therefore, Qing'er guards here as the first bodyguard, and Bing'er's "three tips" can also allow the surrounding animals to attack the thieves who come to hijack the gold and silver at any time. It is difficult to guarantee that the news will not be leaked, this was once Li Zicheng's territory, and it is difficult for his remnants to say that they do not care about this batch of money. If they are really plundered by Li Zicheng's people, they will inevitably recruit the old people and make a comeback. Even if it can't be a big deal, it will involve the removal of the feudal domain.

Not to mention, there are really people who come to rob treasures. I don't know who leaked the news, but on the third day after discovering the Heavenly Treasure Treasury Silver, robbers appeared.

The day was still very calm, and after a while, there were people moving around the prefect's yamen. Zhou Peigong and the others were all in the courtyard of the prefect's mansion, originally wanting to contact the local garrison and seek their protection, but Bing'er said no, in that case, the news would spread faster. And it would be even worse if the garrison also turned into bandits robbing the silver, and the Shaanxi-Gansu Governor Wang Fuchen, who had rebelled against Wu Sangui, might also come to rob the silver. Zhou Peigong's heart was in his throat, and he didn't know what kind of unforeseen events would happen. Put the princess and the forehead in it again, and you will become a sinner for the ages.

Suddenly, there was a loud sound of a cannon, and a sturdy man in a purple tightsuit climbed over the wall of the prefect's yamen. I think I already knew the terrain here, so I directly surrounded the courtyard where the prefect lived. Another man with a loud voice shouted: "Listen to those inside, you are surrounded!" We are King Chuang's troops, King Chuang gave the country to Kangxi, and Kangxi has to give us a little return, right? Besides, this is the silver of the Heavenly Treasure Treasury, not Kangxi's, such silver and gold were left to us by our ancestors, Emperor Tang Ming is the emperor of the Han people, and his silver should be used by the descendants of the Han people, what right does the Mantar have to spend Emperor Tang Ming's money? Seeing that there are not many of you, killing you makes people laugh, you leave quickly, and wait for us to take the silver, and promise not to hurt any of you! ”

No one answered, and the courtyard was quiet. In fact, this kung fu, Zhou Peigong and the others were sitting in the prefect's hall. It would be false to say that you are not nervous, but Ma Ping and Zhou Peigong said: "If you can trust me, just relax, let's play a few games of chess and kill time." ”

Zhou Peigong and Ma Ping didn't know that in fact, the silver had already been moved back to the capital by Yun'er. Along with the wooden walls of that secret room, it was in the courtyard of Yun'er's dormitory. This is done just in case. With such a huge property, it is not just one person or a mountain that is worried about it.

After shouting for a long time, no one responded. The people outside were anxious, fearing that someone else would come and rob them of the silver.

"Rush in, and whoever stands in your way will be killed! The leader spoke, and the minions screamed and climbed into the courtyard wall.

"Why is there no one? Empty city plan? There is an ambush? "It's a bit silly to enter the yard, it's empty, and there's not even a sentry on patrol.

"It's not like ah, how many people can be ambushed in such a large yard? If you want to say that the ambush is in the house, it must be in the house. Rush in! ”

As soon as the leader spoke, hundreds of people rushed to the door.

"Stop! Who is so unruly? Qing'er stood at the door in black and heroically. There was not a single weapon on his body, his hands were crossed on his waist, and his expression was calm.

"Hey! Big brother, did you hear that? It's a woman! It's just one person, blocking the door, it's really a joy! ”

"Pull her over for me, and we'll use it slowly when it's done, hahaha......"

"What's the wind? Big brother, big brother, where are you? How did I get my feet off the ground? ”

Anyone who entered the hospital had their feet off the ground, slowly lifted into the air, spun and flew out in all directions.

Zhou Peigong was very puzzled, he was still shouting, why didn't he move? I wanted to take a look at the door, but was stopped by Bing'er: "Lord Zhou is a messenger, and there can't be any mistakes." The bandits have been retired by Qing'er, so you can rest assured that you will play chess. ”

"What's back? Didn't you hear the fighting? Zhou Peigong was very puzzled.

"You don't have to fight much, you can rest assured. It's okay, isn't this another gang? I'll go out and have a look. ”

"Don't bargain! You are the husband of the princess, and you can't afford to have any mistakes! Since the young girl can retreat from the enemy, let her work harder. Zhou Peigong grabbed Bing'er's arm.

The second group of people didn't know where it came from, it seemed to be very messy, as if there were voices of women and children. Bing'er arrived at the door, and there was no need for a heavy "beast gathering method", and the "caterpillar offensive" was enough. After a while, there was chaos outside, and all the children were bare-bottomed, and the crying was very loud.

The third group in the second group did not retreat cleanly, and they couldn't wait. These people are strong, powerful, and well-trained soldiers. Bing'er's caterpillar hadn't withdrawn yet, and it went straight up to these people.

"What's going on?" Zhou Peigong saw those people undressing, scratching and scratching like monkeys. The forehead-sama was holding his arms at the door and watching the excitement.

"Lady E, did you get this?" Zhou Peigong asked tentatively.

"What do you think of these people?" Bing'er didn't answer positively, but Zhou Peigong had already decided that it was the handiwork of Eji.

This group retreated without an army, and then came up again. It seems to be a very regular army. Bing'er said to Qing'er very casually: "You can deal with it." ”

Qing'er also used her lightest punishment method, blowing away the small army of about 200 people in a black tornado. Zhou Peigong saw it! How these men lifted their feet off the ground, how they grabbed here and there with their two hands, and then flew away in all directions. This Qing'er is just a bodyguard of benevolence and righteousness!

When the day dawned, the robbers of the treasure had retreated, and Bing'er said, "Everyone hurry up and eat and sleep!" ”

Where did Zhou Peigong dare to sleep? Ma Ping said: "What role can we play if we don't sleep?" ”

If you think about it, then take a break and watch the excitement at night. As a result, nothing happened at night.

Bing'er admires those who come to rob the silver, where did they get their news? He didn't care for his life for the sake of money. If it weren't for the "three tips" lent by the master, Bing'er would be powerless. One after another, it seems that they are not bandits, but to visit the Shangyuan Lantern Festival. Just swaggeringly and justifiably to get the silver.

I have been waiting here for five or six days, and no one has come to rob the silver. Xue'er got in touch with Xiao Eniang, and Yun'er moved all the gold and silver treasures that were transported to the mansion back to their original places. Several people in the cellar have already been taken to separate detention, fearing that if they commit suicide again, they will not even have a confession. Zhou Peigong and Ma Ping interrogated several times, but the prefect didn't say a word of righteousness. He was waiting for his rescuer, and he would be released as soon as the rescue arrived.

Bing'er's secret letter arrived in the capital before the prefect's letter, and after reading Bing'er's secret letter and Zhou Peigong's letter, Kangxi was so happy that he didn't know what to say. My sister-in-law, brother-in-law, and that young girl, how much credit did they make to the Qing Dynasty? Be sure to reward it this time! Kangxi immediately dispatched 2,000 soldiers of the Imperial Forest Army, including Ma Jia, a scholar of the Manchurian Metropolitan of the Zhenghuang Banner and the Zhonghe Temple? Led by Tu Hai and the general Gan Guobao as the vanguard, he went to Xi'an to receive the stolen silver from Zhang Mingqiu, the prefect of Xi'an (including a number of gold ingots, jewelry, and other antiques from the Tianbao period from the tomb robbery, which were converted into two Qing silver about four million taels).

After investigation, Tuhai and Gan Guobao received the stolen silver from the Xi'an prefect and will return to the capital with their troops in the near future. Tu Hai had a secret conversation with Gan Guobao, Zhou Peigong, Ma Ping, Bing'er, and Xue'er. Tell them that the Holy Lord has decided that General Gan and Ma Yushi will lead troops to escort the stolen silver and Zhang Mingqiu and others back to Beijing. Princess Runyu, Renyi and his entourage, Tuhai and Zhou Peigong went to Pingliangcheng, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, to persuade him to surrender. Wang Fuchen was coerced and rebelled by Wu Sangui, and if the persuasion was successful, Wu Sangui would have no barrier in the northwest. also lost his right-hand man, hastening the fate of failure. This trick is to draw salary from the bottom of the kettle, Wang Fuchen must have the intention of surrendering, but it is difficult for his subordinates to say, so it is very dangerous for those who persuade him to surrender, and the emperor counted Bing'er as well.

Originally, Wu Sangui was very confident in the success of his rebellion, and he felt that his actions could completely raise his arms and gather a large number of responders. Because the Manchus took away the world of the Han people and killed countless elites of the Han people, the Han people hated the Manchus, and "opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty" was something that everyone would support. But whether it is the old and young of the Ming Dynasty or the common people of the Han people, they all have a contemptuous attitude towards Wu Sangui's character, and this time I think of the anti-Qing Dynasty and the restoration of the Ming Dynasty, who opened the gate of Shanhaiguan and put the Jurchens in? Who killed the Yongli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty? Such a villain's behavior of backsliding on his word will not win people's hearts at all. The common people don't care who is the emperor, they just want to live a peaceful life, and what kind of skin do they have to do when they have nothing to do? Several years of the war of withdrawing the feudal domain have tormented the people of the south again.

Wu Sangui and Geng Jingzhong, the king of Jingnan who guarded Fujian, and Shang Kexi, the king of Pingnan who guarded Guangdong, were originally generals in Liaodong of the Ming Dynasty. After the Qing court entered Beijing to establish central power, they were awarded the title of kings with different surnames for their merits, enjoying the high official fortune, and serving as a barrier for the Qing Dynasty to control the remote areas in the south. They took advantage of this opportunity to preserve and expand their own strength, support their own troops, divide one side, and act arbitrarily and recklessly, confronting the common people and the central government. The three feudatories had become Kangxi's heart disease: which court could allow another court to exist? It is said that "there are no two days in the sky, and there are no two kings in people", and now there are three other emperors at the same time! Kangxi always felt that these three vassal kings were stuck in his throat like three thistles, and he couldn't swallow or spit it out.

Emperor Kangxi's ambition to withdraw from the feudal domain was no longer able to be dissuaded, and he was ready to drive the expedition in person. The situation in Yunnan has been reported back to the capital through various channels. At first, Wu Sangui's rebels fought smoothly and fought all the way to Hunan. Wu Sangui sent people to contact Shang Zhixin in Guangdong and Geng Jingzhong in Fujian, and asked them to rebel together. These two feudal kings had the support of Wu Sangui, and they also rebelled against the imperial court, which is known in history as the "Rebellion of the Three Feudatories".

The three feudal kings were in chaos, and the entire south was occupied by the rebels. The common people were in dire straits, and the grain was robbed by the rebels, and cattle, horses, pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks, geese, and dogs all became food for the rebels. Many people fled their homes, and the beautiful mountains and rivers were originally full of spring, but now they are full of wolf smoke and starvation. Moreover, the local cottage bandits took advantage of the fire to rob, and the life of the common people became more and more difficult: the male laborers in the family were all requisitioned to the front line, and only the women, the elderly, and the children died at home

The current withdrawal of the feudal domain is not only to achieve the purpose of centralization, but also to save lives and water and fire. There are wars everywhere and starvation everywhere, which shows that Emperor Kangxi has no way to govern the country! So the immediate priority is to withdraw the feudal domain, withdraw the feudal domain, withdraw the feudal domain!

Just when Kangxi was worried about how to solve the winter clothes of the front-line soldiers, the prince sent the cotton clothes made of various dark fabrics to the Forbidden City by truck. Four trucks, loaded with exotic fabrics and winter coats made of Indian cotton, were loaded with exotic fabrics and winter clothes that had never been seen before and stood in the Taihedian Square. Because the weight of the cotton clothes is lighter than any baggage, it can be driven, and if the road is bad, it can be replaced by a horse-drawn carriage.

Emperor Kangxi wanted to cry loudly, what does it mean to send charcoal in the snow? That's it!