Huang Shu's actual position is to guard Xingquan Dao, that is, the Taoist who governs Quanzhou Mansion and Xinghua Mansion, similar to the secretary of the prefectural party committee in later generations, and belongs to the Fujian magistrate, so he knows Boluo's behavior of lying about his military exploits back then.

In the city of Beijing, thousands of miles away, the court was very taboo about this matter, although Tan Tai was a Manchu general, he only had occasional rumors and did not know the details.

Bolo fabricated several fictitious battles, each beheading tens of thousands, all of which were the heads of ordinary people, and a number of banners and armor were captured, which were also just plucked from the surrendered Ming army. It is impossible to hide such a large-scale lie about military exploits from everyone's eyes, but no one dares to investigate, no one is willing to investigate, everyone in the court is staring and pretending to be confused, even Dolgon and Emperor Shunzhi dare not stab this matter.

Although Bolo is a noble Baylor and is Nurhachi's own grandson, he is not enough to cover the sky with one hand, he and Hauge have always exchanged voices, and they are still Dolgon's political enemies, but Dolgon endured and endured, and for several years, he has been pretending not to know anything.

The reason is actually very simple -- the law does not hold the public accountable.

The people who followed Boluo on the expedition were all young children of the Eight Banners, from the upper three banners to the lower five banners, from the full eight banners to the Mongolian eight banners, the Han Eight Banners, all the families with a little foundation, more or less had children to participate in the battle of Fujian, and received rich rewards for their merits, promoted to knighthood, and the hardcore crops were led every year, which can be called a great joy.

According to military law, lying about military exploits will definitely lead to beheading, but the population of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is only one million, the Eight Banners soldiers are more than 100,000, and there are about 20,000 people who participated in the Battle of Fujian. If you do. Even the powerful Dolgon would have been ousted by the angry Manchu elite.

It is not enough to hold Bolo responsible, as the saying goes, pull out the radish and bring up the mud. Once Bolo is dealt with, everyone will be involved, and in the end, it will not end, but will make a mess, so Dolgon can only pinch his nose and admit these military exploits that do not exist.

Tan Tai is not a party and does not know the ins and outs. But I have heard some rumors, and at this moment, I heard Huang Shu tell me, and then confirmed it with what he usually saw and heard. Immediately believed eight or nine points.

"Bolo is so bold! Isn't this a smear on the face of King Lao Han (Nurhachi)? ”

Tan Tai was filled with indignation, and his fist slammed the table: "No wonder Zheng Zhilong's guy has been shouting injustice to the court, it turns out that he was really wronged!" Twenty thousand children of the Eight Eight Banners, a full twenty-eight thousand children of the Banners. even fell into lying about military exploits. It's heart-wrenching! ”

Huang Shu nodded in agreement and persuaded: "Hey, this is actually nothing to worry about, the general doesn't have to be angry!" Although these Eight Banner soldiers lied about their military exploits, their parents followed Emperor Taizu from birth to death, creating a 10,000-year-old foundation of the Qing Dynasty, and they deserved more rewards. Besides, with the situation in the imperial court at that time. It was in desperate need of a great victory that the Holy Lord and the regent (Dorgon) were magnanimous. Reward Dorobelle's ......"

When Tan Tai heard this, his heart couldn't help but move.

When Bolo attacked Fujian, the Manchu Qing had just entered the customs, swept the world, and was arrogant, much stronger than the current shape, and if you really want to talk about it, now you need a big victory!

"Does Mr. Huang mean that I want to emulate Bolo?"

"Not bad!"

Although Huang Shu has the title of counselor in military affairs, he is better at intriguing political struggles, and he carefully analyzed Tan Tai with his fingers: "The general has an upright temperament and can't lie about his military exploits, but he is forced by current events, and sometimes he has to be flexible!" If he truthfully reported the war in Jiangxi, although the general would seek benevolence and gain peace of mind, he would have given the regent a big problem, and if it caused a shock in the court, wouldn't the general become a sinner for the ages? ! ”

So complicated? Tan Tai was a little dizzy, and truthfully reporting the military situation would actually harm my Qing Dynasty!

But after thinking about it carefully, Huang Shu's words make some sense. Now that there is an undercurrent surging in the imperial court, once the news of the defeat in the Battle of Nanchang reaches Beijing, it will definitely cause a violent shock, and Dolgon will be worried about internal and external troubles, and maybe he will lose control of the Korean situation.

"Alas, this is too much, too much!"

Tan Tai hesitated: "The army retreated to Jiujiang, and it was barely reasonable to prevaricate to the imperial court, and it was difficult to say that the defeat was a victory, and it was really not a taste to ask for credit for a general like Liu Liangzuo, I really can't do it!" ”

Huang Shu smiled faintly, although Tan Tai was still hard-mouthed, he was obviously moved, otherwise why would he be so nagging!

Needless to say, this matter has become seven or eight points, and as long as one more fire is added, Tan Tai can be convinced. When it was time for the army to talk about the merits, as a key figure in making suggestions, Huang Shu believed that he would definitely be able to get a prominent military merit.

Proud, indescribably proud, Huang Shu admires himself very much, he came to be the counselor of this Laoshizi military affairs, and he suffers with the big-headed soldiers every day, just to gain military merits.

"Those who become big things are not informal, the battle of Jiangxi is important, if you send good news to the imperial court, it will be of great benefit to both public and private, and the soldiers of the three armies will be more gracious, and the general must not stick to the common law and enter the cage!"

Huang Shu's speed of speech became faster and faster, his voice became higher and higher, staring at Tan Tai and said: "Only by getting the understanding of the imperial court, can the general continue to guard Jiujiang and find an opportunity to fight with Wang Thief again, can it be said that the general is so willingly defeated and unwilling to take revenge?!" ”

This sentence completely touched Tan Tai!

If the news of Jiangxi's defeat is reported, the Qing court is likely to remove himself from his post and send someone else to clean up the mess. You must know that although he has fought several defeats in a row, his troops still have a certain strength, and if they get enough rest, they may not be able to seize the opportunity to defeat the Chu army.

Tan Tai's chest rose and fell, thinking of the tragic end after being abandoned by the imperial court, he secretly made up his mind - no matter what, he must keep his military power, even if he lied about his military exploits!

At this time, a military general suddenly signed up outside the tent, claiming to be a subordinate of Ma Guozhu, the governor of Jiangnan, named Tian You, and came to report the military situation.

"Let him get in!"

I heard that it was Ma Guozhu who sent him, Tan Tai was angry, and it was because of the loss of Jilong Mountain and Xinjian Town that Chu Jun and Jin Shenghuan joined forces, and it can be said that Ma Guozhu was responsible for the defeat of the Battle of Nanchang.

After Tian You entered the door, he knelt down and kowtowed, and Tan Tai asked coldly, "Where is Ma Guozhu?" Why didn't he come to see me personally? Could it be that he has committed suicide and apologized? ”

"Don't dare, don't dare!" Tian You heard that his words were not good, so he hurriedly kowtowed again, took out a wax pill secret letter from his arms, and raised his hands above his head.

Huang Shu glanced at Tan Tai, saw him nodding, stepped forward to take the secret letter, and passed the secret mark of fire paint first, and then cut it with a knife and sent it to Tan Tai.

Tan Tai took a closer look at the letter, the front of the letter was self-defense, and the back was a victory, Ma Guozhu first pushed the responsibility for the loss of Jilong Mountain and Xinjian Town, and said that he had just won a big victory, defeating more than 5,000 Chu thieves, beheading more than 2,000 people, and seizing equipment and armor......

If it had been before, Tan Tai would definitely have taken the case, angrily reprimanded Ma Guozhu for his rhetoric and prevarication, and the so-called beheading of 2,000 combat exploits may not be credible, and he would have to send someone to carefully verify it.

However, Tan Tai now had other ideas, and after seeing this letter, the anger on his face only flashed, and then he was silent, thought about it for a long time, and reached out to hand the letter to Huang Shu.

"Mr. Huang, take a look, help me participate, what to do."

"Yes!"

Huang Shu took the letter, first read it quickly at a glance and ten lines, and then slowly read it carefully, then raised his head and said to Tan Tai: "This letter is detailed, and the war can withstand scrutiny. ”

"I know, I know, Ma Guozhu is really smart!" Tan Tai looked unwilling, he wanted to punish Ma Guozhu severely, and even asked the imperial court to arrest him and bring him to Beijing, but the good news sent by Ma Guozhu was too timely, it was simply a charcoal in the snow, and it was impossible to refuse.

Tan Tai wanted to lie about his military exploits, he always had some good records, but his men were defeated again and again, and it was too difficult to say that the black was white, if Ma Guozhu really captured a large number of weapons and armor of the Ming army, and then cut off the heads of some ordinary people casually, and sent them to Beijing, it would be ironclad evidence, and everyone would have to admit that they had won a big battle.

He asked Tian You, "What did you just say, what is your name?" Is it someone from Governor Ma's side? ”

Tian You knelt on the ground, his heart was up and down, and suddenly heard Tan Tai ask, and hurriedly replied: "The last general is named Tian You, and he is currently the commander of the personal army under the Ma Junmen mark, and he has been following the Ma Junmen left and right. ”

"This letter says that Governor Ma won a great victory and annihilated more than 2,000 enemies, but is it true?"

"It's true, Ma Junmen personally braved the arrows and stones, rushed into battle to kill, and injured his left leg, and the last general saw it with his own eyes!"

"How many armor, knives and guns were captured?" Tan Tai is more concerned about this issue.

"A total of more than 400 pairs of armor, 1,800 collars, more than 3,000 swords, guns and birds, one artillery, and a number of false Ming flags and honor guards, a general soldier, and two ...... flags by the deputy general, all the captures are in the army, and they will be sent to Fengcheng County in a few days."

With a snap, Tan Tai suddenly slapped the table hard, Tian You was startled, his body suddenly tensed, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Reward! Give him twenty taels of silver, and then find him a good horse! ”

Tan Tai commanded left and right, and then said to Tian You: "The military situation is urgent, and you have to work hard for your trip, go back immediately to inform Ma Guozhu, take all the captures, and rush to Fengcheng at full speed!" (To be continued......)