"Third uncle, your idea is good. But we can think the same way, and so can others. Now that the south has spoken, if we continue to be silent, how will the imperial court view our Confucian family? ”

"You know, this Manchu is really not easy to fool, the ancestors' previous set is useless in their eyes, in the final analysis, they just want slaves. We are still under the rule of the Manchus, and if we do not speak out and take a stand, then we will not be comfortable in the future. Kong Zhaozhao said.

"Since ancient times, the icing on the cake is not as good as sending charcoal in the snow, and the matter of sparseness cannot be delayed. If the thieves can really sit still in the future, we will say more good things to them. Judging from the set preached by the anti-thieves, they are much easier to fool than the Manchurians. ”

"'Drive out the Tartars and restore China.'" What is the most indispensable thing for China? It's Confucianism, and I, the Confucian family, am the head of Confucianism, so they can't do anything to us no matter what. How else do they get the right place of orthodoxy? ”

"Well, that's good. Then hurry up and go to the court! As the so-called county officials are not as good as the current management, maybe Emperor Qianlong can be relieved of the grain and grass we want to give when he is happy. Kong Jimu nodded and replied.

"Okay, I'll go to the study and prepare..."

……

In the twenty-second year of Qianlong, at the end of April

Shandong, Xuzhou.

Xuzhou, known as "Pengcheng" in ancient times, is the famous thousand-year-old imperial capital. It is located in the bordering areas of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui provinces, the north wing of the Yangtze River Delta, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal passes through it. It is the so-called "Yellow Sea in the east, the Central Plains in the west, the Jianghuai River in the south, and Qilu in the north", so it is known as the "thoroughfare of the five provinces".

Xuzhou is one of the nine states in China in history. Due to its superior geographical location, it has always been known as "the key to the north and the gateway to the south", and it has been the center of merchants and the place where soldiers must fight since ancient times.

In May, the weather in Xuzhou began to get hotter and hotter. At this time, the scorching sun was in the sky, and the heat wave had risen on the ground. In the grass and trees, the sound of insects and birds is constantly heard.

"Drive..."

Suddenly, there was a rush of horses' hooves on the road.

At this moment, I saw a group of Eight Banner cavalry dressed in the clothes of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the Red Banner riding by.

"My lord, it's too hot. The horses can't stand it. Why don't we go to the front of the tree to rest and let the horses rest? One of the cavalry said to the leader in Manchu.

"Well... So be it! The ghost weather in the south is really hot. The team leader nodded in agreement.

This is a group of Zhenghongqi and Eight Banners border troops from Jilin, who patrolled the surrounding area in order to adapt to the southern battlefield.

There were about a dozen cavalrymen in this group. At this time, except for the four people who were on guard, they were all lying in twos and threes under the shade of the trees to enjoy the shade.

The hot weather made them feel tired. At this moment, they even ignored military regulations, took off their armor and stomach and sat on the ground.

For the Eight Banners soldiers, who were accustomed to staying in the cold places of northern Xinjiang, the hot weather made them feel extremely uncomfortable. If they could, they would have even been stabbed twice rather than endure the torturous heat here.

"Damn, why are you saying it's so hot here, and there's no rain to cool it down." Under the shade of a large tree in the east, a young cavalryman was shirtless, fanning the wind with his palm.

"No, this ghost weather is so hot that only the Southern Barbarians can stand it. If it were me, even if I was given money to live in, I wouldn't be bothered. There is no such thing as the coolness and comfort of our north. Another cavalryman replied.

"Gamuge, don't say it. The weather in this hellish place is indeed too lazy for me to live in silver, but the women here are indeed good, much more beautiful and tender than our mother-in-law over there. Another cavalryman said.

"Haha, Arra. You're right. The woman from the village I robbed last time was really good, but unfortunately I can't take it away, otherwise I will have to bring it back and warm my bed a few more times. The bare-shouldered cavalryman said with a smile.

"Dahazhe, didn't you say this and don't say it publicly? If the Southern Barbarians hear it, we must not cause a fuss. Cavalry Gamuge suppressed his voice and said.

"Gamuge, you, everything is good, but you are too timid. What are you afraid of, let's not say that there are no Southern Barbarians here, even if there are, can they understand what we are saying (Manchu)? Dahazhe replied disdainfully.

"Well, Dahazhe is right. Gamuge, we're here to talk about what we're afraid of. Besides, what if the Southern Barbarians knew? They don't all have to carry it around for us. Didn't you see that dog officer of the Southern Barbarians, knowing that we did it, didn't he obediently solve the useless 'dog' (1) for us? Yala said with a sneer.

"What if he doesn't solve it, we have been ordered to come over to quell the chaos. Can he afford to mess with him? Who will put down the thieves if we provoke us? If he dares to ignore current affairs, he doesn't need us to do it, and the court will cut him directly. Besides, we just robbed a small village and killed dozens of people. If the thieves come, they will not only kill a small village. This is not counting the thousands of deaths, and we are already merciful compared to the thieves. Dahazhe said calmly, as if he was a great good person.

"Haha, Dahazhe, you're really thick-skinned, but I like to hear it. But if it's merciful, I still think Lord Zakuta (the leader) should be merciful. When the dog officer wanted to sentence the 'dog' to cut off his head, Lord Zakuta 'interceded' with the dog officer and asked him to release the 'dog' after sentencing him to dozens of boards. ”

"Dahazhe, why do you think Lord Zakuta 'pleaded' with the dog officer and let him release the 'dog' who dared to bite us?" Ara asked, puzzled.

"Aala, you don't understand that. Lord Zakuta is so merciful. He is telling those Ahabs that this Qing is my Manchu Daqing, not your Ahabs. The Qing Dynasty has always relied on my Eight Banners, I am just prostituting and burning, what can you do? You Aha can only accept his fate and cannot resist. Dahazhe replied.

Note (1):

In the twenty-second year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, at the end of March.

When passing through an unknown village in Fei County, Shandong, the Red Banner Border Army of Manchuria in Jilin Province, which had been pacified by Zhaonan, plundered and burned the village, and all the men, women, and children in the village were spared.

The next day, some escaped villagers reported the case to the government.

The magistrate was afraid of the strength of the border army and the delay of the military plane and the blame of the imperial court, so he sentenced the villagers who reported the case to the crime of false accusation and sentenced him to beheading. Later, the leader of the border army in the hall pleaded for mercy and changed the sentence to beat the board, and the sentence was sentenced for slandering the border army for killing the villagers.

Note (2): This book is short of votes, so I can only accept my fate.

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