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The city of Beijing, the capital of the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years, has now become the capital of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Twenty years ago, Li Zicheng and Dolgon took turns to break down the city of Beijing and loot it wantonly, causing the population of Beijing to drop sharply, and it has not fully recovered its vitality for 20 years.

Beijing City was expanded by the Ming Dynasty for 200 years, and is composed of two parts: the inner city and the outer city. A few years ago, after the Qing army entered the customs, it issued a decree that the Manchus lived in the inner city and the Han people lived in the outer city. The purpose of implementing this decree was to prevent the Sinicization of Manchu customs and literati gathering crowds to cause rebellion, and at the same time to ensure that the Manchurian Eight Banners practiced hard riding and archery, and were brave and good at fighting. Twenty years on, though, a lot has changed.

Twenty years of comfortable life have made the Eight Banners no longer as brave and good at fighting as before. Most of the riders who bent the bow and shot the eagle turned into vassal and elegant "literati and ink writers", this "civilized Cheng dù" should be greatly improved, but unfortunately due to the lack of these "Eight Banners" innate heritage, this transformation is difficult to put in place, so simply "transformed" into a drunken gold fan----- holding a folding fan, carrying a birdcage to swagger through the market, surrounded by a group of family thugs. Because they have nothing else to do, they don't farm, they don't work, they can only wander in society.

Geng Hou is now in this Beijing city, secretly controlling the intelligence system here, and he obviously deals with these "Eight Banner Queens" every day, of course, they are the powerful and powerful "Eight Banner Queens"! These wild Manchu descendants, who were "bred in captivity" and began to slowly lose their predators, have been intoxicated with the life of the capital, forgetting the courage of the Eight Banners, and pondering every day how to make life more fun. Bird walking, singing, **, and fighting crickets have become their strengths. Now, the new "Queen of Eight Flags" has become the most popular customer in the pawnshops on the streets. Because the money and salary issued by the imperial court were not enough for them to spend and squander, they could only eat grain. They threw out all the treasures such as jade, jade, antique calligraphy and paintings gathered by their ancestors. The few pawn shops that Ah Hou has opened are all excellent!

The "Eight Banners Queen" has indeed begun to degenerate, but there are still a number of Eight Banners elites who survive. For example, the training of several elite troops stationed in the capital is not too lax. The Manchurian Eight Banners Army, which was defended in Beijing, is still quite effective now. Think about history, in the late Qing Dynasty, it was really like reaching the terminal stage of cancer, the Eight Banners were completely hopeless, and all the guns in their hands had been replaced with another gun that was put in their mouths, and the Qing Dynasty was finished.

At this time, the imperial court's attitude towards the three feudatories is still very good, and there is no action to deal with the three feudatories. Besides, although the three feudal lords received nearly 20 million military salaries every year, almost one-third of them were filial piety to the officials of the various departments in the capital, and most of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty still spoke to the three feudal kings. Otherwise, when Kangxi wanted to cut the feudal domain in history, few of the ministers of the palace agreed.

Hou woke up early this morning and didn't get much sleep all night. After he woke up, he waited quietly for the news, and felt quite bored alone, so he simply wrapped himself in a big coat and walked outside the door, quietly listening to the movements around Beijing. He didn't live in the princess's mansion of the young master Geng Juzhong, although the princess's mansion was on the edge of the imperial city, but it was difficult to move there, so he lived in the outer city. At this moment, it has just arrived at Mao Shi (five o'clock in the morning), presumably the little emperor has just gone to court at this moment, and he will not disperse until the hour of the morning, that is, at nine o'clock. At this time, it was the end of the tenth lunar month, and the temperature in Beijing was very low this morning. It was not yet dawn, and the city was very silent, and there were lanterns on both sides of the road every other day, shivering in the cold wind. Vaguely, there seemed to be soldiers walking back and forth at night.

Compared with the cold streets outside, the Taihe Hall inside the Forbidden City can be described as warm. Every winter, this huge Jinluan Hall is exceptionally cold. Long before the emperor entered the palace, the deacons and eunuchs had already added charcoal fires to make the Jinluan Hall warm. The ministers, who had been waiting outside in the cold wind for more than half an hour, rubbed their cheeks incessantly. There was a lot of charcoal fire in the main hall, and the strength was very strong, and everyone in the Jinluan Hall had a red face, as if they were drunk.

The thirteen-year-old Kangxi sat high on the emperor's throne, and the three auxiliary ministers below sat on either side. This is the auxiliary minister designated by Shunzhi to stay, and the court gave him a seat. But at this time, the front chair on the left is empty, which belongs to Shoufu Sony, who can't go to court because he is seriously ill, and he is recuperating at home at the moment. Aobai, Kubilong, and Suke Saha sat down one after another, and Prince Kang Jieshu, University Scholar Ban Boshan, Huang Xigon, Wang Hongzuo, Liubu Shangshu and Zhong Wenwu stood on both sides. It can be said that the civil and military officials above the third rank in Beijing, except for a few old ministers such as Sonny who said that they were not sick, the central officials of the Qing court are basically here. At this time, Kangxi was not yet in power, and all court affairs were handed over to the four auxiliary ministers to decide.

"If you have something to do, you have nothing to do!" The little eunuch's shrill voice rang out like a routine. Every day, there are many major events happening in the country, and there are endless chapters in various places, how can it be possible to retreat from the dynasty without incident! As soon as the little eunuch's voice fell, the three auxiliary ministers present stood up in turn to report on the instructions they had received yesterday and how to deal with them. The ranking of the four Auxiliary Ministers is led by Sony, followed by Sukh Saha, Suppilong, and Aobai. Therefore, the court report is also in this order, and Sony is recuperating these days, so Sukh Saha will take the lead in reporting. Those who have studied history know that the strength of the four auxiliary ministers is the strongest, because he controls the actual military power, so the words of the four auxiliary ministers are the most important, and the curb is the closest. Sony can also compete with one or two when it is here, and when Sony is sick, it is the only one who worships the family!

Sukh Saha, who was in front of him, said seven or eight opinions on the handling of the movements, including local chapters and matters of various departments in the capital. The reply is also very simple, most of the words are known and quasi-played, Kangxi just listened quietly and did not express his opinion. Under normal circumstances, if Kangxi does not move anything, he will ask to stop and listen to why the ministers deal with it this way, which is also a way to learn. After Sukh Saha finished reporting, Suppilon just made a mockery and replied, "Wechen has nothing to do today!" He returned to his seat and sat down.

When it was his turn, he slowly got up, picked up a stack of pieces at hand and began to report. These recitals are basically reports submitted by generals from all over the country, some asking for military salaries, some to expand the barracks, some to change horses, and so on. It wasn't until the end that Ao Bai took out the recital of King Jingnan: "Geng Jimao, King of Jingnan in Fujian, played it, and the Zheng clan in Taiwan led troops to invade the border many times, resulting in heavy losses along the coast of Fujian. Shizi led his subordinates to ambush under the horsetail cloth to wipe out a team of Zheng's partial ships in one fell swoop, destroying 2,000 enemies, which greatly dealt a blow to Zheng's arrogance, and Gu Shangjuan asked for merit for the soldiers! In addition, in order to defend the coastal areas of Fujian, it is hereby requested that it be approved to prepare for the establishment of a naval division to attack the invading enemy. Weichen replied: Accurate! ”

As soon as Ao Bai finished reading, he felt that the atmosphere was a little wrong, but he didn't care, he had expected this situation. Anything that involves the vassal king is not unimportant, and the imperial court has always advocated slowly weakening the power of the vassal king to prevent it from becoming larger. Although Ao Bai accepted Geng Jingzhong's silver, he still knew the severity and had already found a way to suppress it.

Sukh Saha took the lead in asking: "I'm afraid it's inappropriate for Lord Ao to reply like this!" The day before yesterday, the new governor of Fujian, Zhang Chaoxuan, did come to report that King Jingnan had exterminated a fleet of the Zheng clan, but he did not say anything about King Jingnan's preparations for the establishment of a naval division. If you want to prepare a water division, it is also a matter for the imperial court, so don't bother him. ”

The little emperor Kangxi was also puzzled as to why Ao Bai would make such a deal, so he followed Su Ke Saha and asked: "Ao Zhongtang, the history books say that since ancient times, the imperial court has restricted the rights of the vassal kings, and there is no reason for them to continue to expand. What do you think? ”

Wang Hongzuo, a scholar, also echoed: "What the emperor said is very true, since ancient times, the imperial court should have restricted the rights of the vassal kings, and there has never been a reason for them to continue to expand. Therefore, Weichen built yì and rewarded the meritorious soldiers in this battle, but this sailor still asked King Jingnan not to ask! ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

Officials belonging to the Sukh Saha faction seconded the proposal, while most of them remained on the sidelines. "Lord Su, don't worry! Didn't I know that I wanted to restrict the rights of the vassal king? Let's listen to my approach first. Ao Bai said unhurriedly.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks so, Geng Jimao, the king of Jingnan, is also a loyal minister who followed his father to fight in the east and west for my Qing Dynasty, so the first emperor gave the title of King Jingnan to show the emperor's favor. The power of the vassal kings is not small, and the generals under their command are also good at fighting, but they are all from the north and do not know the nature of water. The emperor also knew that the army and the navy division were completely different. King Jingnan's land warfare still has something to do, and it has little power on the water. Lao Chen's meaning is to transfer his headquarters soldiers and horses to the water division, and the guard place is handed over to the green battalion soldiers, and at the same time, the imperial court will no longer pay more food and salary, so that it will prepare for the establishment of a water division to fight with the Zheng clan in Taiwan. In this way, it can not only meet the requirements of King Jingnan, but also slowly weaken his strength with the help of Zheng's hand, and also resist Zheng's family. So why not? Master Su, what do you say? ”

"This!" Suke Saha is also a native of Liaodong, has never been in contact with the sea, is not familiar with the sailor, and still stays in the appearance of the inland sailor recorded in the book, if so, it is indeed not a problem.

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that Lord Ao's plan is clever. King Jingnan has been transformed into a sailor, and he has no strength on land, which is of great benefit to my Qing Dynasty. Think about the Taiwanese Zheng clan, most of which is also a fleet of sailors, so what's the use? Rushed by my Eight Banners Iron Cavalry, the world was completely in my hands, and he Zheng could only retreat to the isolated island in Taiwan. King Jingnan is like this, but he is sacrificing the basics, since he took the initiative to ask, why should we refuse? ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

The ministers of the Manchu Temple seconded the proposal, and all of them agreed with the handling of Aobai. Although Suke Saha was at odds with Aobai, he also felt that this plan was very good from the perspective of the imperial court, so he also replied loudly: "The old minister also seconded it. ”

Ah Hou waited until the beginning of the hour, and finally waited for the ministers to go down. After a little inquiry, I learned that the court had agreed to King Jingnan's recital and approved their plan to build a navy. All of them were expected by Geng Jingzhong. Ah Hou hurriedly sent someone to record the details of the situation and sent it to Fuzhou as soon as possible.