Chapter 463: Admiral of the Nine Gates
Among the many important positions in the capital, the Admiral of Jiumen can be called the top priority, but because of this, it is difficult for the officials in this position to sit for a long time, from Long Keduo to Azitu, and then to Eshan, in just over two years, three officials have been changed in succession, which can be called a great miracle in Beijing.
Eshan is in his forties, when he is young, strong and energetic, he has been doing things conscientiously, and he is extremely low-key and does not attract limelight.
In today's Qing Dynasty officialdom, there are very few characters like Eshan, and there are even fewer people like him who sit in high positions and are modest and cautious.
But Eshan himself knows best that the reason why he was able to hold such an important position not long after entering Beijing is that he is just a transitional figure, not a real key role.
Although E Shan didn't understand who the emperor wanted to be the commander of the Nine Gates, he still needed to take advantage of this opportunity, at least one thing, he needed to be able to convince Yongzheng's achievements, and this opportunity came.
"Your Majesty, the hearts of the people in the capital are fluctuating, a large number of people have fled, and the minions have obeyed the holy will and have blocked the seven gates, but there are still many powerful people who secretly send their families out of the capital, and the minions can't stop them."
In the Yangxin Palace, Emperor Yongzheng stood with his hands expressionless, and Eshan knelt on the ground, honestly reporting what he had seen and heard in the past few days to Yongzheng.
"It would have been fine if it was just some people leaving the capital, but there were also a lot of prohibited items mixed in, including the firearms of the Eight Banners New Army.......
Yongzheng felt his brows jumping, and Eshan's words instantly poked his lungs, what is the Eight Banners New Army? That is the hope of the future of the Eight Banners, and that is the hope of the Qing Dynasty!
But it's only been a long time, and some people have already started to fight the idea of the Eight Banners New Army!
"What firearms? How much? Whose people? ”
Yongzheng held back his anger, he felt that he needed to kill another batch of people, otherwise he would not be able to stop the rampant wind inside at all, or before the Fu Han army could fight, the Qing army would be corrupted!
Eshan's heart moved, and even though he realized that his opportunity had come, he said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the stolen goods have been obtained, including 1,382 new muskets, and as for the escort, he claims to be Niu Lun, a servant of the Taibao Mansion, and this lowly slave claims to have been ordered by the Taibao......
The so-called Taibao refers to Long Keduo, who has been under house arrest for a long time, and now all his official positions have been removed, and only one named Taibao remains, so Eshan is called so.
When Yongzheng heard this, he couldn't help but flash a trace of doubt in his heart, no matter what happened to Long Keduo, he had no official position at all, how could he do such a monstrous thing? Or if he really did it, does it mean that Narsu has colluded with this person?
Whatever the reason, it can be explained that the New Army of the Eight Banners is not as reliable as Yongzheng imagined, or that his influence has not reached the point of being completely controlled.
If it were placed on weekdays, Yongzheng would not think about it so much, because this matter is actually normal, because no emperor can completely control the army in his hands, after all, in this traditional military system, the real object of the soldiers' allegiance is always Shangguan.
Thinking of this, Yongzheng's suspicions in his heart became more and more unstoppable, he knew that this matter could not be supervised by Jiumen, otherwise the Jingshi would be in a mess, and then advised: "Eshan, guarding the Jiumen is the top priority of the Jingshi, don't live up to my expectations, as for this matter, block it first, and no one is allowed to disclose it." "Fish fish
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The corners of Eshan's mouth slightly outlined a slight arc, and then quickly smoothed the corners of his mouth and retreated.
After Eshan retreated, Yongzheng thought about it for a long time, and he sent someone to call the sticky pole guards and make some arrangements, intending to investigate this matter to the end.
For Yongzheng, it is not enough to investigate, and what he is really most worried about is still the control of the Eight Banners New Army, which is the key to this matter.
In fact, Yongzheng's treatment of Long Keduo is somewhat ruthless, he is the emperor's uncle, and played a very important role in the process of Yongzheng's accession to the throne, although he is a little rampant, but he was ousted from power in only two years, which is indeed a bit too much.
But even so, Long Keduo has no reason to smuggle firearms, so in Yongzheng's view, this is some people who are destroying the relationship between Yongzheng and the Eight Banners.
But it doesn't matter, Yongzheng feels that this is an opportunity, a chance to really hold the Eight Banners New Army.
As for that Eshan, Yongzheng was very satisfied with his actions this time, but he still wanted to continue to observe and observe, as for whether he would change this Jiumen Admiral in the future, he could take another look.
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With the rapid advance of the Fu Han army, the Shandong provinces also took refuge in the Fu Han army under the leadership of Chen Shihuan, of course, Chen Shihuan, as the representative of the Shandong gentry and Ning Chu negotiations, also had certain requests.
Of course, the Shandong gentry all understand that the current situation is stronger than others, and they can send Li Wei away, which is also a helpless move, this person is too crazy, and he wants to seize military power as soon as he comes, which is unacceptable to the local gentry in Shandong, so they have to make a choice.
In addition, there is another very important reason, that is, the Kong family made a choice, they chose to surrender to Ningchu, which itself means the choice of Shandong Shilin, therefore, under multiple factors, Shandong smoothly returned to Ningchu.
On the ninth day of the ninth month of September, the Praetorian Guard Division of the Fu Han Army entered Licheng, of course, this operation into the city is more ceremonial, after all, there are more than 23,000 people in the Praetorian Guard Division, plus the corresponding people, it is impossible to enter Jinan City at all, so only two regiments of troops completed the ceremony of entering the city, they occupied the major important places in Licheng, and the other troops were stationed outside the city.
Ning Yu wore a generalissimo military uniform and a cloak on his body, surrounded by many generals and ministers, and marched towards the city of Jinan, and at the gate of the city kneeled rows of officials from the Yamen of the Shandong Political Division and the Yamen of the Imperial Division, the first of which was Chen Shiwan.
"Your Majesty, all the criminal officials of Shandong greet Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live Long live!"
Ning Yu saw Chen Shiwan for the first time, nodded, and said with a smile: "Chen Qing is well aware of the righteous act this time, how to talk about the so-called criminal officials, but it is meritorious!" ”
Chen Shiwan showed a wry smile on his face, in fact, this is also a true portrayal of his heart, on the surface, he made a key choice at a critical time, but there are also many people who blame him, thinking that this person has no courtesy.