A few days later, Kangxi sent someone to summon Gao Xianda into the palace to face the saint. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Kangxi's face was not very good, and he said, "It seems that what you said last time was true." ”

Gao Xianda didn't know what Kangxi was talking about, so he could only bow his head and say: "The slave has always been loyal to the saint and has not hidden it. ”

"That's very good." Kangxi nodded and said, "I have already received the report, and Wu Liuqi, the governor of Guangdong, was indeed killed." And before that, he did have a close relationship with the Heaven and Earth Society, and he was indeed rebelled by the Heaven and Earth Society, no wonder Guangdong was about to be occupied by the anti-thieves. ”

"This dog thief who eats inside and out!" Gao Xianda scolded. However, he still expressed a trace of regret in his heart for his brother-in-law.

Wu Liuqi is not a contractor, and he has no tasks on his side. He has already achieved this position, and he can be described as a high-ranking official, and there is no need to collude with the people of the Heaven and Earth Society in this identity.

If Wu Liuqi hadn't been killed by Gui Xinshu, then now it seems that Kangxi would not be able to suspect him for a long time.

Kangxi said: "Guangdong is a place of serious disasters, Shang Kexi, this old guy is too old, and he is recently applying to retire outside the customs and leave his son to succeed him as the king of Pingnan." It's a pity that his son Shang Zhixin is not a person who can be a prince with peace of mind. I think there will be changes. ”

At this time, Kangxi suddenly told Gao Xianda about the situation in Guangdong, and also talked about the king of Pingnan or something.

Gao Xianda's heart moved.

Sure enough, Kangxi said: "Ruidong takes the order!" ”

Gao Xianda hurriedly turned over and fell to his knees.

Kangxi said: "I named you the governor of Guangdong to make up for Wu Liuqi's vacancy." You were originally an official of Zhengyipin, and you concurrently served as the commander of the Guangdong Navy Army, in charge of the general military affairs of the waterways and armies of Guangdong Province. ”

Gao Xianda said: "Your Majesty, how can you be a minister, it is difficult to be a big responsibility!" ”

Kangxi said gently: "I know you don't want to leave me. But since Wu Liuqi has been rebelled by the anti-thieves, Guangdong Province is now very dangerous. Looking at the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, perhaps only you can be competent to make up for this crisis. ”

Gao Xianda said: "Thank you Your Majesty for your trust, but the slave has never been to Guangdong, and he is not very familiar with the situation over there." ”

Kangxi said: "I thought you took the initiative to ask for it to share my worries and conquer Taiwan's rebels." I assigned you a province of soldiers and horses, but I didn't expect you to retreat. What a disappointment for me. ”

Gao Xianda hurriedly said: "If you go back to the saint, the minister will not retreat. It's just that Guangdong has been guarded by the king of Pingnan for generations, and there are the governors of Liangguang, the governor of Guangdong, and others, and the ministers are soft-spoken, even if they fill the vacancies, I'm afraid they won't be able to do anything. Not to mention the conquest of Taiwan, it is to mobilize troops and horses, and I am afraid that they will not be able to catch it. ”

"I didn't expect you to know that you were bargaining with me." Kangxi said, "I know your concerns. If you are a Beijing official, you go to a remote place in Lingnan, and you are not familiar with the place, so it is naturally difficult to exert your strength. And with Prince Pingnan here, I will make you a ***** you will be one level lower when you see them. Governors and governors are in charge of the military and civil affairs of a province, and if you are not worthy of you, you will not be able to accomplish anything. ”

Gao Xianda just smiled and didn't speak.

Kangxi said: "This is simple, you are now in an official residence." In fact, I sent you over as a governor, not as the governor of Liangguang, as if you were demoted. But this is precisely to paralyze them. If you go directly to replace Jin Guangzu as the governor of Liangguang, Shang Zhixin will be suspicious of you. In this way, I will give you another secret decree, a sword of Shang Fang, from below me, you can cut it first and then play. Military and political officials below you can be delegated by yourself. ”

Gao Xianda hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you, Lord Longen!" ”

Kangxi can now be said to have great trust in Gao Xianda. Since ancient times, there have not been many people who have been given the sword of Shang Fang. After he has this thing, he has much more power than the secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection......

On the other hand, this military and political official appoints his own authority, which means that he has personnel powers. He was the one who established a small court in Guangdong, and no one controlled it. After Kangxi gave so many conditions, if Gao Xianda still objected, it was estimated that he would be charged with killing his head.

Of course, Gao Xianda didn't dare not accept it, but he knew that the more this happened, the more it showed that the situation in front of him was grim.

Because Kangxi also has his own little abacus.

On the surface, the imperial court is now in a state of great unification, but in fact, Kangxi has just taken over the government from Aobai, and his control over the entire country is not very strong. Among the governors of the provinces, there are cronies of Aobai, and they have not had time to dig them all out.

On the other hand, Wu Sangui guarded Yunnan, Shang Kexi guarded Guangdong, Geng Jingzhong guarded Fujian, and Kong Sizhen and his husband Sun Yanling guarded Guangxi, and were named the kings of Pingxi, Pingxi, Zhennan and Dingnan, known as the four heavenly kings in the early Qing Dynasty.

In other words, the entire southern coastal area was controlled by the feudal towns. Even the governors and governors were attached to the local princes.

Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi, was the largest feudal town in the city, controlling the entire territory of Yunnan, Guizhou, and even Sichuan. He even had the power to appoint officials, who were known as Western Election Officials.

Both the officials elected by the West and the officials appointed by the imperial court have the power to take office, and it is often the first to arrive and the one who takes office. However, because Wu Sangui is located in the southwest and the road is relatively close, he can often get the news first, so the number of officials in the Western Election is far more than that of the Heavenly Election.

In addition, Taiwan's Yanping County Royal Mansion also sent troops to harass the mainland from time to time. The main scope of activities of the Tiandihui is also concentrated in Fujian and Guangdong. So it's been unstable all along. Therefore, in these provinces, whether it was the three feudatories or Taiwan, the imperial court itself had no control over the south at all.

Kangxi sent Gao Xianda to replace Wu Liuqi's vacancy, if Gao Xianda can really do something in Guangdong, and even attack Taiwan and exterminate the Heaven and Earth Society, it will naturally be a good thing. But if he doesn't do anything, it doesn't have any negative effect. Even if it is to stir up peace with the three feudatories and let them pay tribute with peace of mind, it is quite effective.

Kangxi was not even afraid of Gao Xianda's rebellion. Because even if it is a rebellion, the consequences will not be worse than now. What's more, Kangxi has a lot of trust in Gao Xianda's loyalty and ability.

However, Kangxi still played a heart to Gao Xianda. He didn't send troops to Gao Xianda......

The admiral was in charge of the military affairs of a province, but most of the soldiers and horses in Guangdong Province were in the hands of the king of Pingnan, and a small part of the soldiers and horses were in the hands of the former admiral Wu Liuqi. As a newly appointed admiral, Gao Xianda only has so many cronies in his hands, and he doesn't even have a single soldier available.

Although he has Shang Fang's sword in his hand, if he wants to take office smoothly, I am afraid it will not be so easy.

But Gao Xianda didn't dare to ask more, and in this case, Gao Xianda said more, and it was easy to be scolded. If you don't talk well, you can easily be killed, so he can only obediently bow his head and accept orders. (To be continued.) )