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On the west side of the Forbidden City, south of the Aoyu Bridge, in the West Garden, in the Qinzheng Palace, rows of candles are placed on both sides, the candlelight flickers, and the hall is like daylight, bright. At this time, Yang Lin was sitting above, and Qu Kun was standing not far below, standing silently.

Yang Lin was reading a document, his brows were sometimes furrowed, sometimes relaxed, and his face was like a trick of Sichuan's face-changing, cloudy and uncertain, which made Qu Kun very nervous and nervous.

In particular, the quiet atmosphere expands this psychological effect, and the longer it passes, the more restless and apprehensive it becomes.

In the end, Yang Lin slowly closed the file and muttered to himself: "Fortunately, I did some research beforehand, and I learned that my two cheap uncles are not good things, when the family is in the most difficult time, when my mother needs support the most, there is no one who shows up, and it is better not to have such relatives." ”

Putting the documents aside, suddenly, a faint cold light bloomed in Yang Lin's eyes, and he said in a cold voice: "You are lucky this time, you didn't do too much, otherwise, no matter who you are, whether it is my uncle or not, I will make you miserable and pay the corresponding price~!" ”

After finishing speaking, Yang Lin's expression fell, returned to normal, looked at Qu Kun calmly, and explained: "Okay, Ah Kun, the old lady should arrive in two days, when the time comes, you arrange, I will personally lead the team to pick them up at the dock of Tianjin Mansion." ”

"Well, it's the marshal, I'm going to make arrangements, make a trip plan, and make a layout, so that the remnants of the Qing court don't come out and sabotage your trip, and welcome the old lady back."

Yang Lin explained solemnly, Qu Kun replied seriously, at this time, as if he had thought of something, Yang Lin suddenly asked: "By the way, Ah Kun, how did you arrange the surrender of more than 200,000 Qing troops?" ”

As soon as he mentioned this, Qu Kun couldn't help but laugh evilly, a little smug, and replied: "Hehe, report to the marshal, what else can I do, you can't raise them for nothing, right?" No, repairing the streets, cities, and houses in the capital is exactly when a lot of labor is needed, so I let them pave roads and bridges and repair houses. In short, I just didn't let those people idle. ”

Yang Lin also smiled, happy from the bottom of his heart, and exclaimed: "It's a good job, our food doesn't support idlers, if they want to eat, they must work, otherwise, they will starve them until they are willing to work!" ”

Qu Kun nodded, he did the same, but he had another thought in his heart, and secretly slandered: "My marshal, most of our grain was captured and snatched from them. ”

"Especially the gold, silver and jewelry, it is even more abundant, not to mention the silver deposits of the Qing court's household department and the internal affairs government, that is, Heshen's family, the silver two that were confiscated are enough for three years' military expenditures, and there is still a certain surplus, not to mention those princes and bele's mansions."

Thinking of this, Qu Kun couldn't help but sigh and sighed: "Marshal, the money and silver confiscated from the families of those imperial relatives and princes and nobles in the Qing court are simply an astronomical amount, and besides, not counting the real estate all over the country and a large number of fertile fields outside the city, these people are really rich." ”

Yang Lin was not surprised, and said lightly: "So, the Qing court has rotted from the roots, it can be said that during the reign of the Qing court, it was to pour the power of the whole country to feed the Manchurians and the royal family." Otherwise, it is the period of Kangqian's rule, which is known as a prosperous and prosperous era, and the people are not able to make a living, and the people are miserable, just worthy of hunger, and they will be oppressed and exploited by corrupt officials and corrupt officials. ”

When it came to Yixing Yanshan, he didn't have time to be proud, but when he saw Qu Kun's ignorant look, he knew that the other party didn't understand the rectification, let alone the deep meaning implied by these words, so Yang Lin's tone changed, and he turned to say: "Ah Kun, don't talk about anything else, just say that we have fought all the way, there are few opponents, and there are not many decent resistances. ”

Although he has not personally commanded the battle, the big battle, and he is only the head of the intelligence department, but following Yang Lin all the way, what kind of battle scene has Qu Kun not seen? I don't have a vision to say that I still have some of my own opinions on military affairs.

"Marshal, it's normal that the Qing army is not our opponent, our attacks are all sudden, and the city should cooperate, and our preparations are sufficient, well-planned, the most important point is that our firearms have an absolute advantage, the firepower of the two sides is not comparable at all, the defeat of the Qing army is inevitable, and the destruction of the Qing court is inevitable."

Yang Lin's eyes lit up, he didn't expect Qu Kun to have such insight, the head of the analysis was the Tao, the facts were appropriate, he couldn't help but nodded, and said approvingly: "Yes, Ah Kun, what you said is right, there are indeed reasons for existence, but, have you ever thought that a Qing court in Nuoda, with a vast territory and a wide range of soldiers, will disintegrate and be replaced by us in less than half a year, is there no other reason for it?" ”

After a pause, Qu Kun digested it, and Yang Lin continued: "Moreover, Ah Kun, you are in charge of the intelligence department, and you know much more information than others, do you really simply think that the demise of the Qing court is because of our preemptive voice, step by step, and excellent weapons?" ”

After a word, he asked Qu Kun, who did not answer immediately, but fell into deep thought, frowning.

Yang Lin didn't urge, let alone hurry, as if he deliberately pointed out, and said to himself: "Whether it is from the beginning of the occupation of Guangdong, or the later successive attacks on Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and other places, the military operation can be said to be smooth, there are some towns that have not yet been attacked, some officials have long been empty, panicking like a lost dog to flee, and those Eight Banners and Green Battalions are simply vulnerable, without any combat power, it is not as good as some local regimental exercises, and it can also cause some trouble to our army's operations." ”

A word woke up the person in the dream, Qu Kun woke up from deep thought, and said suddenly: "Yes, marshal, according to the information from our informants in various places, some local officials and generals in the Qing court have no will to fight at all, as soon as they heard that our army was about to hit, they immediately fled, leaving the people and the army behind, we can capture some places and absorb some troops, many of which are like this." ”

As if thinking of something ridiculous, Qu Kun said loudly: "Hehe, and, marshal, there are other strange things, sometimes, when our army fights against the Qing soldiers, the main generals and officials are not actively facing the battle, but passively waiting for death, setting up a spiritual platform in the area, worshiping heaven and earth, praying to God and worshiping Buddha, so, marshal, some officials and generals of the Qing court were caught by us in this way." ”

Yang Lin did not have any doubts about this, because he knew some history, during the Opium Station War, there was such a situation, the British were rushing to land on the beach, and they were about to bring troops to fight over, and those Qing court officials were still burning incense and worshiping Buddha, kneeling down to Taishang Laojun, which can be described as extremely rotten and stupid.

The atmosphere was a little subtle, the two of them had their own thoughts, and Qu Kun seemed to understand what his boss wanted to express.

At this time, Yang Lin woke up from his trance, and saw Qu Kun looking straight at him, his expression remained the same, and he summarized lightly: "So, the corruption of the Qing court, the incompetence of the Qing army, this is the reason from top to bottom, the privileged class of the Tartars is too big, and it has created many people with privileges, such as the Eight Banner Soldiers, which are not big at all, and all rely on the imperial court. ”

Qu Kun was surprised, he didn't expect the system of the Eight Banners to be like this, almost an instinct, and he interjected in disbelief: "In the long run, there are more and more Manchurians, and there are more and more Eight Banner soldiers. ”

"Well, Ah Kun, that's right, it's exactly this reason, an uncompetitive army, every time there is a war, the imperial court can requisition local troops, non-governmental organizations, and flood the military camp with regimental training to act as cannon fodder, in this case, the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners and the Green Battalion will of course get worse and worse, and it is not difficult to understand when our army retreats completely."

Qu Kun nodded thoughtfully, his heart was enlightened, his heart was open, and he had a feeling of relaxation all over his body, and he completely understood what he had always wondered, why the Qing court had fallen apart in such a short period of time.

At this moment, as if he had thought of something, Qu Kun's originally relaxed expression suddenly changed, and he suddenly said: "By the way, Marshal, we are also going to establish a new country, at the beginning, there may not be anything, but once it has been a long time, how can we avoid such a situation and no longer follow the path of the Qing court?" ”

Yang Lin smiled faintly, and said meaningfully: "Well, let's not talk about this for the time being, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the world will be stable, the White Lotus Sect in the southwest will be subdued, and the remnants of the Qing court will be completely eliminated, and then, you will know my method and how to avoid the situation in the Qing court." ”

Without waiting for Qu Kun to react, he continued to study deeply, and asked about his own method, Yang Lin waved his hand, blocked Qu Kun's mouth, and said loudly: "Okay, let's talk about it today, there are still many things tomorrow, you have to accompany Ah Sheng and Huo Xiong to deal with the affairs of the capital, record the merchants in the city, and save them to facilitate the collection of taxes in the future, you go first, I should also sleep." ”

Qu Kun is not an elm pimple, of course he knows that the marshal is really perfunctory and doesn't want to talk about those methods, although he is curious, but he also dispelled the hint of inquiry, so he calmly replied: "Yes, marshal, I'll go first." ”

Looking at Qu Kun's distant figure, gradually disappearing into the darkness, Yang Lin said to himself: "This matter is very implicated, it is related to the interests of many people, if it is publicized before the world is calmed down, it will affect the overall situation in the future, and it is not conducive to the unified command in the future, Ah Kun, it's not that I don't believe you." ”

Then, Yang Lin stood up, left his seat, and walked to the back room, and soon after, he rested.