"ZHANG Jia. Ah Gui is indeed good, but he is still a little young after all, and he needs to be sharpened. In this way, Fu Heng has meritorious service in pacifying Jinchuan, and I think he also has insights into the battle in Yunnan, so let Fu Heng hang the seal and go out on the expedition this time! Because Qianlong has been thinking of the deceased queen for a while now, and then thinking of Fucha, who was idle at home due to the defeat in the war in the south of the Yangtze River. Fu Heng, Qianlong said slightly apologetically.

"Yes, the slave also thinks that Fu Hengda is good." Shu Mulu. Schuhd hurriedly agreed.

During the pacification of the Jiangnan War, Fucha. Fu Heng did lose seriously, but Niu Hulu, who succeeded him later. Fu Sen brought tens of thousands of Eight Banners border troops, and he also failed to win against those thieves, but almost lost Qianlong's favorite fifteenth prince, which is enough to prove that it is not Fucha. Fu Heng is incompetent, but the anti-thief is too strong.

However, the defeat of the Great Qing Kingdom cannot be without an explanation. In order to give an account to the people of the world, someone must come forward and take responsibility.

The emperor can't be wrong, and the strength of the Qing Dynasty can't be inferior to the anti-thief, so it must be the boss's problem. Since Niu Hulu. Fu Sen took advantage of the private peace talks between the empire and the thieves to get out, and the crime of letting the empire lose naturally had to be made Fucha. Fu Heng and others came to carry it.

However, if you want to cut Fucha because of the top crime. Fu Heng, Qianlong couldn't bear it.

After all, Fucha. Fu Hengchao's sister Empress Xiaoxian occupies an important position in Qianlong's heart, even if Empress Xiaoxian is dead, she can still make Qianlong unforgettable.

As a result, many officials of the imperial court, after feeling Qianlong's thoughts about Empress Xiaoxian, proposed to consider Fucha. Fu Heng had a meritorious service in pacifying Jinchuan in the thirteenth year of Qianlong, and after the merits and demerits were offset, he only took back Fucha. After Fu Heng was awarded a first-class meritorious service and other official positions, he was not held accountable for the defeat of this battle.

At this time, Qianlong mentioned Fucha again. Fu Heng, as long as Shu Mulu. Schuhd is not stupid and knows what is going on. After all, people have a good sister, even if she has passed away, she can still enrich him.

"Do you have any objections to this matter?" Qianlong turned to the many ministers in the imperial court and asked.

"The slave (minister) also thinks that Fu Hengda is really suitable."

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At this time, Fucha, who was drinking sullen wine in the house. Fu Heng would never have imagined that he should have been in command of Burma during the 30-year Qing-Burma War in Qianlong, but now he still has not escaped the trajectory of history.

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"Aligon, your household department must do a good job of handing over to the military department, and you must prepare the food and salary needed for our army in this battle, and there must be no mistakes." Qianlong faced the head of the household, Shangshu Niu Hulu. Arigon commanded.

"Hey, the slave leader will definitely do his best to ensure the food and salary of this army." Although the loss of the rich land in the south of the Yangtze River has a great impact on the tax revenue of the household department, Niu Hulu, who is an important minister in the court. Arigun also understands the importance of this fight against Myanmar.

"I really can't do it, so I can find a few oily, water and fat "pigs" and slaughter them. At this moment, there is a calculating Niu Hulu in my heart. Ali thought to himself.

"Well, the next thing, your military department, household department, and ritual department will discuss with each other, and then draw up a charter and submit it!

"Hey, the slave has an order...", the three Shangshu who were named hurriedly responded.

"Alright, to the next one. Which Aiqing still has a playbook to play? Qianlong suddenly regained his vigor and asked.

"Minister, Jiang Mingzhong, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, has a book to play..."As he spoke, Jiang Mingzhong quietly stepped out of the queue and respectfully handed the fold to the eunuch who came over to deliver the fold. The first Chinese network

After seeing Qianlong take the excerpt, Jiang Mingzhong said slowly: "To the east of the empire, the overseas vassal state of Ryukyu sent an envoy to our Qing Empire. The Yamen has been receiving a letter from the Ryukyu envoy, saying: There is a daimyo Shimazu clan in Japan, who has been controlling the Ryukyus with his strong soldiers and horses, and now he has the intention of destroying the Ryukyu country. Therefore, they came to present their credentials, hoping that the suzerainty of the Celestial Empire would send troops to drive out the powerful Shimazu clan for them. ”

At this time, I saw that Qianlong did not open Jiang Mingzhong's recital, but threw it into the corner of the desk temporarily placed in front of the dragon chair, and then asked Jiang Mingzhong, who was bowing down to listen, "Are they still in the Ryukyu Hall (2)?" ”

"Yes." Jiang Mingzhong replied respectfully.

"Tell them when you get back. The Liaodong Naval Division of the Qing Empire is in training, and after the training of my Liaodong Naval Division is completed and the southern thieves are eliminated in one fell swoop, I will go to drive away the thieves of the Japanese Kingdom for them. Let them wait patiently! Qianlong said impassionedly, everything seemed to be taken for granted.

Although Qianlong's words were very atmospheric, the courtiers present were all human spirits, and they still didn't understand what was going on.

Therefore, no one in this court will stand up stupidly and say that they want to oppose Qianlong's so-called theory of sending troops to rescue Ryukyu.

Because this is simply painting a pie for the envoys of the Ryukyus, maybe until the Ryukyus have been annexed by Japan, they will not wait for reinforcements from the Qing Dynasty.

But even the envoys of the Ryukyus knew that Qianlong was just painting a big pie, and they were helpless.

After all, the Qing Empire's own turmoil has not been resolved, so how could it be possible for the benefit of a subject country to send a large army to aid regardless of its own safety? If it were reversed, I believe that the Ryukyus would not have done so.

"The Minister's Order..."Jiang Mingzhong replied calmly, as if everything was expected. But seeing that he secretly read in his heart: "Ryukyu envoy, you want me to do the above things, and I have reported them truthfully, since the emperor refuses to send troops, then it can't be said that I am greedy for your three hundred taels of silver!" ”

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With the end of the early dynasty, the Manchu court sent envoys from Burma out of the capital at an unprecedented speed, and the various departments preparing for the war were also working overtime to calculate the call of the fighters, the need for soldiers and horses, food and wages, and so on.

At the same time, the Ryukyu envoys who were told Qianlong's meaning by Jiang Mingzhong were stunned and at a loss. In the end, the Ryukyu envoy gritted his teeth and said to several members of the mission with determination: "Let's go, let's go to the south." ”

Note (1): The Ministry of Rites of the Ming and Qing dynasties both had four divisions, namely:

The Department of Ceremonial and Qing Officials, in charge of the ceremony, military ceremony, and management of academic affairs and imperial examinations;

The priest of the ancestral sacrifice is in charge of auspicious and murderous affairs;

The host and guest clearance department, in charge of the guest ceremony and the reception of foreign guests;

The fine food and cleaning officials are in charge of the affairs of the feast and the sacrifice.

At the same time, in addition to the four divisions, the Qing Dynasty also set up a casting and printing bureau, which was in charge of casting the emperor's treasure seal and the seal of internal and external officials. In conjunction with the Four Translation Pavilions, he is in charge of receiving vassals, foreign envoys and interpreters.

(2): One of the four translation halls.