April 13 of the thirteenth year of Kangxi (1674), Jingshi, Forbidden City.

In April, Jingshi has long been out of the cold, and spring flowers are blooming everywhere. Who would have thought that in the past few days, the cold wind and dust blowing from the north have shrouded the sky, making the entire Beijing Division smoky and miasma, and the people on the street are disgraced, so they are not embarrassed.

Under the bad weather, the news of Wu Sangui's rebellion in the south came, which made the people of Jingshi even more panicked. The rebels attacked the city, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Sichuan, unstoppable, as if into a no-man's land, the front army went straight into Hunan, drinking the Yangtze River, the government and the opposition, up and down, an uproar.

For Xuan Ye, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Wu Sangui's rebellion caught him off guard, and he was terrified and restless all day long.

Xuan Ye, who was just twenty years old, originally wanted to work hard to become the first emperor of the ages, but Wu Sangui's rebellion was like a blow to the head, beating him ignorant and half-dead, and he didn't slow down for several months.

"Wu Sangui! Geng Jingzhong! ”

In the main hall of the Qianqing Palace in the Forbidden City, Xuan Ye was above the throne, his face was gloomy, and the ministers of the palace were panicked, and everyone knelt down, trembling.

In the spring of last year, Shang Kexi, the king of Pingnan who was guarding Guangdong, asked to return to the old Liaodong and left his son Shang Zhixin to continue to guard Guangdong. Kangxi's edict ordered the removal of all feudal domains. Wu Sangui and Geng Jingzhong could not settle down, and in July of the same year, they successively requested the withdrawal of troops to test the will of the imperial court. Xuan Ye was arbitrary, thunderous means, and ordered the three feudatories to withdraw.

In November of that year, Wu Sangui rebelled, killed Zhu Guozhi, the governor of Yunnan, issued a document to discuss the Qing Dynasty, proclaimed himself the king of Zhou, grew his hair, changed his clothes, and spread the word from far and near. Zhang Guozhu, the governor of Yunnan, Cao Shenji, the governor of Guizhou, and Li Benshen, the governor of Guizhou, followed Wu Sangui. Gan Wenkun, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, committed suicide by besieged him.

Wu Sangui rebelled, the world was shaken, Wu's army was like a broken bamboo, had occupied Hunan, the world's soldiers and horses responded one after another, in less than half a year, Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan, Sichuan, Guangxi, Fujian six provinces all fell, the rebels have a direct point to the north of the Yangtze River, the north of the rivers and mountains to look north.

Shang Zhixin, the son of Shang Kexi, the king of Pingnan in Guangdong, was ready to move, and Zheng Jin of Taiwan raised troops to echo Wu Sangui, and the entire south of the Yangtze River was in danger, and all kinds of rebel news came one after another, reaching the Beijing Division, and the dynasty was shaken.

"Steal my artifact first, and change my Chinese crown...... Raise the cultural relics of the Ming Dynasty and return the Qiankun of the Middle Summer......"

Xuan Ye looked at the crusade in his hand, his finger joints were pale and trembling slightly.

“…… Steal my first temple artifact and change my Chinese crown. …… Fight against the north and sweep away the fishy atmosphere. …… Since the Han, Tang and Song dynasties, there has been no one like me who is as righteous as me. …… Dongyu betrayed the words of the alliance and stole the handle, the Central Plains fell into the bloody flesh of Hudi, changed my clothes, changed my ancestral system, cut teeth inside and outside, and centrifuged from afar. …… Restore the foundation of more than 300 years of the Ming Dynasty and clarify half of the southeast...... Da Ming is very lucky! The world is very lucky! ”

It's worth it!

How many people are full of talents, how many Han people! If the Han people in the world unite, the Manchu people may have to retreat outside the pass.

"Your Majesty, the slave has a book!"

The knees of the university scholar Suo Etu knelt sore, his legs and feet were numb, and he secretly cursed in his heart, and his mouth was respectful.

This niece and son-in-law doesn't even have a chair, and playing these imperial tricks is too superficial and ruthless.

"Get up!"

Xuan Ye pushed the boat down the river. At this time, people are panicking, and they are still gentle.

"Suo Etu, what do you have to say, come quickly!"

Xuan Ye glanced at Suo Etu and frowned.

This-stirring stick, I'm afraid it's going to attack the "withdrawal of the feudal domain" again.

"Your Majesty, the servants thought that Wu Sangui's rebellion was related to the criminal department Shangshu Mo Luo, the household department Shangshu Mi Sihan, and the military department Shangshu Mingzhu and others to ask for the withdrawal of the domain. Please ask the emperor to order to kill Mo Luo and the other three, and Wu Sangui will withdraw his troops! The enemy is fierce, and please ask the emperor to make a decision as soon as possible! ”

Sure enough, as soon as Suo Etu opened his mouth, he was shocked, and he directly wanted to take the head of his political opponent.

Mo Luo, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Mi Sihan, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, and Nalan Mingzhu, the three hawkish bigwigs, all turned pale at the moment, just stood up, and knelt down again, and everyone secretly scolded Suo Etu in their hearts.

Dog's day, as soon as he opens his mouth, he will die, is this a deep hatred of killing his father and taking his wife and digging the ancestral grave?

"Slaves (ministers) and others are guilty, please punish the emperor!"

Mo Luo, Mi Sihan, and Mingzhu knelt on the ground and kowtowed, kneeling together to beg for punishment.

"Withdrawing the feudal domain" was discussed by the Minister of the Council King Baylor and Jiuqing Kedao, although the three of them only took the lead in proposing, but it was Xuan Ye himself who ordered the withdrawal of the domain.

The three of them knelt on the ground, and their hearts were also beating. Wu Sangui rebelled, the world was shaken, and the court was discussed, in case Xuan Ye came to push the boat down the river and ordered the three to be slaughtered, and the three of them could only be unjustly killed.

Therefore, the three of them just begged for "punishment", "slaves deserve death", "ministers deserve death" and other words, and they didn't say a word.

If you are pushed down the river, you will die too unjustly.

"The feudal town has held heavy troops for a long time, and the momentum is big, which is not the benefit of the imperial court. Wu Sangui was ambitious, burdened with the grace of the country, and did not know how to be loyal to the king to serve the country, but instead rebelled, which was heinous. The innocence of Qing and others is my decision. Let's all go flat. ”

Xuan Ye whispered, and the three of Mo Luo sweated on their foreheads, and hurriedly thanked them.

"Slave (minister) thank you!"

This time, the emperor finally did not let them be scapegoats.

Suo Etu was secretly frightened. Mingzhu, this kid, boasts of being rich and rich, looks down on himself as a big boss, and fights with himself everywhere, and has long wanted to clean up this turtle son.

This time, I just wanted to make Mingzhu and these people feel uncomfortable, but I didn't expect to offend Xuan Ye.

"The emperor, Wu Sangui went to the court, and asked for the release of his son Wu Yingxiong and his grandson Wu Shilin and others. I don't know how the Holy One decides? ”

Taking advantage of the fact that Xuan Ye had not changed his mind, Mo Luo hurriedly played.

In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen (1644), the change of Jiashen, Pingxibo Wu Sangui led the Qing soldiers into the customs, and made great contributions. In the tenth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1653), Wu Yingxiong, the son of Wu Sangui, married the eldest princess of Heshuo Kechun, and Wu Yingxiong stayed in Beijing as a concubine, and was actually a hostage of the Qing court.

The news of Wu Sangui's rebellion against the Qing Dynasty reached Jingshi, and Xuan Ye issued an order, Wu Yingxiong and his children were arrested and imprisoned, and now they are locked up in prison.

"Mingzhu, you are the secretary of the military department, tell me your opinion."

Xuan Ye's gaze turned to Nalan Mingzhu.

The eldest grandson, Wu Shifan, was smuggled out of the capital, and it was clear that he wanted to fight against the imperial court and wrestle with himself. I don't give you this chance.

"Your Majesty, the slaves think that not killing is not enough to deter the world, only by killing Wu Yingxiong and his son can Wu Sangui's arrogance be curbed, the rebels can be attacked, and the morale of the Qing soldiers can be improved!"

Nalan Mingzhu played and executed Wu Yingxiong and his son Wu Shilin, which also strengthened the determination of Xuan Ye and Wu Sangui to be incompatible. In this way, he and the emperor have become grasshoppers on the same line, and they will not be settled by Xuan Ye in the future.

"Your Majesty, the imperial court has sufficient food and salary, and it will last for ten years. You can use the banner brigade as the vanguard, and you can order all the generals, guards, cavalry schools, captains, and princes Baylor, Beizi, all flag leaders, and all the departments to go into battle together to show the power of my Eight Banners! ”

Mi Sihan, the head of the household, also stood up and was impassioned and endorsed Mingzhu.

"Mingzhu, Mi Sihan, according to the two of you. The rebellious descendants should be killed and cut off the hope of the rebels, so as to inspire the hearts of the people in the court and the central government, curb Wu Sangui's desire for rebellion, and the officers and troops of all ministries should be in one go to quell the rebels. Wu Sangui is not evil, Wu Yingxiong and Wu Shilin are unrelieved! ”

Xuan Ye pretended to think about it for a moment and immediately made a decision.

"According to the court's proposal, Wu Yingxiong and Wu Shilin's other children should be executed for a long time, but Wu Yingxiong has been serving for a long time, and I can't bear it. Therefore, Wu Yingxiong and his son Wu Shilin were hanged, and the rest of the young sons were exempted from death and entered the official to show the law of the country! ”

"The Emperor Shengming!"

The ministers below bowed together, and all of them were solemn. Those Hanchens, everyone is even more chilled.

Although the marriage between Princess Jianning and Wu Yingxiong is a typical political marriage, the husband and wife respect each other like guests, have a good relationship, and have two sons and a daughter.

The emperor issued an edict to execute Wu Yingxiong's father and son, and where was Princess Jianning, who was Xuanye's aunt, placed? What is the sin of that young child?

The killing is decisive, the heart is like iron, the young emperor is really a generation...... Mingjun.

"Mo Luo, Wu Sangui rebelled, and Zheng Jiaolin, the governor of Sichuan, rebelled. Mo Luo passed through Shaanxi, worshiped Wu Yingdian University, and the governor of Shaanxi was still in charge of the military department, and sent the army to conquer Sichuan. ”

Moro hurriedly stepped forward to receive the order.

The rebels occupied Sichuan, and the official army naturally had to retaliate and recapture Shu.

"Your Majesty, Wu Sangui rebelled, and the Mongolian Chahar King Bulni took the opportunity to raise troops and rebelled, and the military situation was urgent. Please also ask the emperor to decide! ”

Nalan Mingzhu continued to report again.

"Is there anything you can do?"

Xuan Ye's brows furrowed, his gaze swept over the ministers, and finally landed on Tu Hai.

The forbidden brigades of the Beijing division were sent to the south to quell the rebellion, and the garrison of the Beijing division was empty; There are no troops to be sent to counterinsurgency. If Brni led his troops south to attack the Jingshi......

Everyone says that Tuhai is shrewd and capable, and his talent is slightly outstanding, so it depends on whether Tuhai dares to take on this important task.

"Tuhai, are you willing to take on this heavy responsibility and go to Chahar to quell the rebellion?"

Tu Hai bowed his head and was silent, and Xuan Ye only spoke by himself.

"Your Majesty, the servants are willing to go north to quell the rebellion, do their best, and share the emperor's worries!"

Can't hide either, Tu Hai stiffened his head and continued:

"Your Majesty, the Jingshi has no troops available, and the ministers please select the brave among the slaves of the Eight Banners, and after the ministers practice, they will go to Chahar!"

"Quasi-play. Tuhai was the deputy general, and led the army to conquer Chahar with the general of Fuyuan, the king of Dorosin County. ”

Xuan Ye glanced at Tu Hai appreciatively, and his gaze moved to Nalan Mingzhu again.

"Your Majesty, Geng Jingzhong, the king of Jingnan, rebelled in Fuzhou and bought the hearts of the people under the guise of "restoring sight"; The officials and people of Fujian were ordered to cut their braids and keep their hair, and their clothes and hats were all in accordance with the Ming system, and they cast "Yumin Tongbao". Geng Jingzhong proclaimed himself the general of soldiers and horses, and sent troops to attack Zhejiang, Jiangxi and other places on three routes, and at the same time invited Taiwan's Zheng Jin to take coastal counties from the sea as support! ”

Nalan Mingzhu hurriedly stood up and pointed the finger at another traitor, Geng Jingzhong.

Like Wu Yingxiong who stayed in the capital as a hostage, although Geng Jingzhong entered Fujian, his two younger brothers, Geng Zhaozhong and Geng Juzhong, stayed in the capital.

In history, a few years after Geng Jingzhong's defeat and surrender, Geng Jingzhong and his henchmen were executed by Ling Chi. And his two younger brothers, who did not participate in the rebellion, did not "die" in a few years, one was about 40 years old and the other was 37 years old.

"Prince Jie Shu of Lingkang was ordered to be a general, and Li Zhifang, the squire of the military department, was the governor of Zhejiang military affairs, and led the army south to Zhejiang to quell the rebellion. cut off Geng Jingzhong's title and banned his family in Beijing; He also advised Jing Gengzhong to reform his ways, exterminate the Zheng clan in Taiwan, and continue to defend Fujian. ”

Xuan Ye's eyes were cold, and he immediately made a decision.

The extermination of Geng Jingzhong can not only ensure the peace of the southeast and the stability of the south of the Yangtze River, but also cut off one of Wu Sangui's arms, so that the imperial court can concentrate on dealing with Wu Sangui's rebels, and count them in one fell swoop.

Wu Sangui's soldiers are strong and strong, and only by destroying the Wu army can the rebels in various places be leaderless and broken by each one.

Suo Etu was secretly frightened, wooing, dividing, mutagenic, and killing them all, the emperor's scheming, spicy, and ruthless heart really made him tremble.

On April 13 of the thirteenth year of Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1674), Wu Yingxiong, the son of Wu Sangui, and Wu Shilin, the youngest grandson, were hanged.