449. Aftercare
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In the Wenyuan Pavilion of the Forbidden City in Beijing, the scholars of the Manchu and Han Dynasties, known as the Zhongtang, were sitting across each other speechlessly. An hour ago, the bad news of Sichuan's defeat reached the palace, and Kangxi immediately vomited blood and fainted. When the news spread, the Qing court was like the sky had fallen, and officials of all sizes were scurrying around like headless flies. The scholars also flocked to the palace to visit, but they were scolded by Kangxi, who came to his senses. Although Kangxi, who couldn't support it in the end, fell asleep under the tranquilizer of the imperial doctor, how to solve the current mess has become an important task in front of the cabinet.
The scholars who can do the highest level of scholars are all old and respectful, and the original ministers such as Mingzhu, Suo Etu, Tong Guowei and other powerful ministers have withered one after another, and the rest are nothing more than some only people who accompany food and painting, how can they have the ability to deal with such a tricky situation, so the scholars are like clay sculptures one by one, and even the entire Wenyuan Pavilion has fallen into a certain shock, and the bachelors and Chinese books who deal with official documents in the outer compartment are also light and don't even dare to make a sound.
But not speaking always can't solve the problem, so Wu Yan, who was a scholar of the Baohe Temple at the time, coughed dryly and said slowly: "The situation is dangerous, which makes the Holy Monarch annoyed. β
"What Elder Wu Ge said is very true." Zhang Yushu, who was reinstated as a scholar of Wuyingdian University, said. "At present, the most important thing is two cases, first, how to ensure that the first line of the Sword Pavilion is not lost." Once the Sword Pavilion is lost, Xia Fang can retreat to protect Sichuan, and if he enters, he will peep into Hanzhong, and if Hanzhong loses, it will be difficult to protect Guanzhong, and it will be difficult to protect Guanzhong, and Heluo and Hedong will be threatened, so the Qing court is naturally unwilling to give up such an important place. "Second, the rebellions in Xixi and Gansu should be quelled as much as possible."
"The two cases that Zhang Ge Lao said are actually one case, that is, how to protect Guanlong." Xiong Tianci, a scholar at Dongge University, is a Taoist gentleman, but this does not mean that he can only write eight articles. "Whether it is to block the sea or to pacify the mob, in the final analysis, it is the soldiers, the salary, and the food. Soldiers may be able to be drawn from Shanxi or even Luoyang, but what about salaries and grain? Guanlong's grain has always been aided by Sichuan, but now that Sichuanzhong is lost, where will the imperial court come from to tear down the east wall and make up the west wall? β
Xiong Tianci's words must be right, the fields of Zhili are in the hands of the Eight Banners, and it is wishful thinking to let the princes and nobles take it out to go to the national disaster together, Shanxi's grain must support the Gyeonggi garrison, Shandong is already short of grain, and half of Henan is responsible for Xuzhou, Kaifeng, Luoyang, and several large battalions of people to eat horses, how can there be any spare strength to support Guanxi. Even if the Qing court broke its promise and got fat, if it took grain from the mouths of the people who had just come out of the customs and reclaimed the famine, and sent it all the way to the front line, it is estimated that there will be more food on the road than it will be delivered.
Wang Xi, who was also a scholar of Baohedian University with Wu Yan, sighed: "The imperial court is financially struggling, and the people are overwhelmed, but it is not necessary to abandon Guanlong and let it fall into the hands of the Xia Kingdom, right?" β
The people present were speechless for a while, yes, Guan Long could not fail to defend it, but if he did, the result would be a complete deterioration of the country's finances, and then drag the entire Qing Dynasty into a crisis of destruction. It was at this time that several scholars really realized why Kangxi was so anxious, but they knew what was the use, the key was that there was no good solution.
Yisang'a, a scholar of Wenhuadian University and a scholar of the Ministry of Officials, sighed: "Zhu Chongba had no luck for a hundred years when he was a Dao Hu people, can't my dynasty escape this reincarnation of the Heavenly Dao?" β
This is also the Manchurian Zheng Yellow Banner, the old surname Ilgen Jue Luo's Isanga and the Manchurian Zheng White Banner, the old surname Shu Mulu's Wenyuange University Shi Fu Lun can say that the rest of the bachelors, even if they are extremely popular ministers, have already made up their minds to share the same fate with the Qing Dynasty, and they don't dare to take it lightly at this moment, after all, the big guys know that there is still a difference between the Manchu and Han Dynasty and even between the Manchu Eight Banners and the Han Army Banner in the final analysis, and if they are not careful, it will reach Kangxi's ears, that is, the yellow mud falling in the crotch of his pants is not but.
Another scholar of Wenhuadian University, Zhang Ying, has a famous son Zhang Tingyu, who is better than a silence, and is naturally his tutor, but today he finally couldn't hold it back, so he said in a broken tone: "There is actually money and food, but the emperor has great perseverance here."
When everyone heard this, they knew in their hearts, but no one would take the initiative to speak, and Fu Lun shook his head again and again: "No, no, if you really want to move the hardcore crops of the banner people, those bastards in Beijing must have torn you and me alive, absolutely not." β
How bastards the flag people are, who among the big scholars present don't know, but this is not the crux of the matter, the key question is, even if you are willing to make sacrifices for this, but for the sake of stabilizing the situation, will Kangxi shelter you? Just like the fate of the reformers of all dynasties, it is a trivial matter not to die well, and the fame of a lifetime can be wasted.
Zhang Ying was silent for a while, and raised his head again: "The hardcore crops of the banner people are involved a lot, and it is normal for the imperial court to be unable to make a decision, but in addition to the hardcore crops, it is not taboo for the prefectures to be in the fields of Zhili, the Qing Dynasty has reached the point where it is now, and the nobles can't stand idly by, and they must also have a little blood." β
Zhang Yingyan said: "I mean, the land is still theirs, but the tax must always be paid, so that at least the grain of the capital and the military funds of the Beijing flag do not need to be transferred from Shanxi, and the grain of Shanxi can be used to support Shaanxi and Gansu, and the imperial court will have a chance to breathe." β
"Brother Dunfu, you want to be a lonely minister." Ethan laughed bitterly. "But even if the emperor thinks of you well, but you, who are going to cut off your children and grandchildren, to say something unpleasant, can the emperor take care of your Zhang family for a lifetime? Snatching people's wealth, such as killing parents, this hatred will always be remembered by all governments. β
Zhang Ying's construction also touched the interests of Fu Lun, but fortunately, he understood Zhang Ying's intentions, so he also kindly dissuaded: "If Zhang Ge Lao's matter is not successful, the emperor also has to give face to several princes, and several elder brothers are also involved, and it will not end well if there is a mess." What I mean is that the gentry still have to do errands in one place. β
Zhang Yushu almost jumped up when he heard this: "You can't press the local gentry anymore, the gentry are the foundation of the country, if you really want to force them all to the side of the sea, then the Qing Dynasty will really not be able to hold on." β
Zhang Yushu's hometown is in Zhenjiang Dantu, and now it is under the rule of the Huaxia Dynasty, as a hardcore traitor appointed by Zheng Kezang, the property of the Zhang family has long been confiscated, and naturally he doesn't care whether the Qing court is attacking the gentry, but he doesn't care, his protΓ©gΓ©s and disciples care, since he lives in this bureaucratic network of branches, Zhang Yushu can't help but speak for the party members.
"How could the gentry be forced to the side of the sea, Zhang Ge was too worried." Furren sneered. "Isn't Hai Reverse also engaged in apportionment into acres in the south of the Yangtze River, and taxes are paid according to the acres of land." Foren's words are correct, but the Huaxia Dynasty has its own convenient conditions for engaging in this set, that is, most of the big landlords have been confiscated of their family wealth in the name of traitors, and the rest are naturally silent. "Besides, if the sea rebellion can raid the family and destroy the clan, can't the imperial court do it!"
The atmosphere in the Wenyuan Pavilion was tense at that time, and the morale of several Han universities was purple, but fortunately, Wu Yan came forward to play a round: "A few pavilion elders don't have to be so spirited, everyone is for the court, for the emperor, if there is anything that can't be said well, come and come, sit down and discuss slowly." β
The scene eased down, but everyone lost the interest to speak again, so Wen Yuange regained the initial depression, until Ethan Ati, who couldn't stand it, said: "Either we will disperse like this today, and everyone will think about it carefully after we go back, or you can brainstorm on a small scale, in short, we must not only calm down, but also ensure that Shaanxi and Gansu are okay."
The scholars here are scattered, but Li Guangdi, a cabinet scholar over there, was ordered to make a pilgrimage, looking at Kangxi lying on the sickbed, Li Guangdi, who is known as the glass egg, is also a little sad at the moment, but time cannot be reversed, and Li Guangdi, who is on the list of traitors wanted in the Southern Dynasty, can only assist this irreversible Tartar lord with one mind.
"Li Guangdi, the cabinet is full of, Cheng Tianjie can only calculate small calculations, and he doesn't have a good idea." The sick Kangxi looked at the courtiers in front of him, and asked plainly. "It's better for you to give me an idea, how to maintain the Qing Dynasty."
Although Li Guangdi was prepared when he came, he was also stunned when Kangxi said it so directly, and after being stunned, he hesitated for a moment, and seemed to notice his expression, Kangxi waved his hand weakly: "What do you say, I forgive you for your innocence." β
"Since the emperor said so, the old minister knows everything." Li Guangdi thanked him first, then got up and sat down on the brocade stool given by Kangxi again, and then slowly spoke. The minister thought that the current situation, if you want to block the sea from going north from Sichuan, and ensure that Ganxi is not lost, the pressure on the imperial court's expenditure is too great. The minister may think that there should be a trade-off. Li Guangdi peeked at Kangxi's reaction as he spoke, and seeing Kangxi's expressionless face, he had no choice but to continue to speak under the difficulties of gain and loss. The minister thought that there could only be one between the narrow west and Gansu, and Gansu was not as good as a strong man breaking his wrist because of the threat of Zhungeer, as for Shaanxi, the minister thought that it could not be fully protected, and the burden of northern Shaanxi must be thrown away. In this way, the imperial court can have spare strength to set up three passes along Tongguan, Qinling Road, and Bashan Road to prevent the sea from going north. β
"Gansu, northern Shaanxi. Li Guangdi, you've got a problem for me. Kangxi sighed. Abandoning the land without a fight, how can I explain to the government and the opposition, and then say that throwing Shaanxi and Gansu to the mob is not to make another enemy for the imperial court. β
Li Guangdi knew that Kangxi was moved, but he hesitated when he felt that he couldn't explain: "The minister thinks that the emperor doesn't have to worry about the public opinion of the government and the opposition, and the court may be able to establish a vassal method."
"Establishing a domain?" Kangxi raised the corner of his eye. "The imperial court has cut the three feudatories before, and now they want to establish a feudal domain, isn't this embarrassing for themselves?"
"Of course it's not open." Lee added. "You can choose one or two loyal courtiers to guard the two places in the name of the governor and the governor, but it is only privately stated that the court can give them the power to appoint officials, but the money should be nothing, only on their own, so not the king but the king, the people with the heart have their own, and the court only needs to firmly control zhì Guanzhong"
"It's not right for you to build yì." Kangxi suddenly interrupted Li Guangdi's words. "Let's go down first, Rong Zhen think about it carefully."
"Chirp"