Chapter 53: A Ruthless Man
"Japanese?"
After hearing Yu Zhong's words, Old Man Fei was very surprised at first, but soon he came to his senses and didn't pay much attention to it, asked about the origin of these little Japanese children, and found that there was nothing out of the ordinary, so he asked Yu Zhong to send them to the countryside to farm...... After all, no one can be like them.
In the following days, in addition to thinking about escaping military service for Yu Zhong, the two of them had a relatively easy time, so under this ease, as officials, they also began to pay attention to some major events in the Qing court.
Kangxi met with Fei Yaoduoluo in Beijing and gave a banquet in the Yangxin Palace, and after that, the negotiations began. However, this time the negotiations were not in Beijing, but in the summer resort of Chengde, and the ministers of the DPRK and China almost broke their heads for a plenipotentiary minister, but this position finally allowed Suo Etu to get his hands on the grounds of his experience and "friendship" with Fei Yaodoro.
However, just when people thought that Suo Etu's influence that had declined after Tong Guowei came to power and Concubine Hui prayed for blessings would rise again with this Sino-Russian negotiation, Tong Guowei, who had been inactive since taking office, finally started to attack Suo Etu and his party.
Suo Etu went to Chengde to negotiate, and the summer resort was led by Wu Dan to guard the camp like an iron bucket, and everyone was forbidden to enter without Kangxi's order. Tong Guowei took advantage of this opportunity, and as the minister of the study, he made every effort to knock down many cadres of Suo Etu's party, such as: Chen Xijia, the head of the household department, and Isang'a, the head of the criminal department, so that after Suo Etu lost power, almost all the tentacles that had just stretched out for a long time were cut off. And Tong Guowei's move, immediately made the ministers of the court and the central government realize his power, the rest of the Pearl and many other ministers who are looking forward to the wind and rudder, have thrown themselves into the camp of the Tong family, and for a while, in the court of the Qing Dynasty, Tong Guowei Party replaced the position of the Pearl Party and became a force that can compete with Suo Etu.
And when Suo Etu ended the negotiations, returned to Beijing with a complacent heartbeat, and found that his power was actually taken advantage of the opportunity to collapse, he was immediately furious, and immediately attacked Tong Guowei with the power of meritorious service, but due to Kangxi's intentional or unintentional obstruction, his action did not achieve any actual results, but Tong Guowei had already been waiting for him, and took advantage of Suo Etu's busy launch without having time to consider the overall situation, and he reaped several big benefits, and his influence in the local area was also greatly increased.
So, after these two "battles", Tong Guowei finally established his position in the Qing court, and also let people see his strength.
At the same time, because of his struggle for power with Suo Etu, the other two people in the minister of the study were almost automatically ignored by people, and few people noticed that these two people also had the identity of the prime minister and also had a certain influence on Kangxi.
"Your Majesty, things are almost at this point now, we can't let Suo Tong and the two fight like this anymore, otherwise, we will lose the vitality of the imperial court! ……”
Standing in front of Kangxi's dragon case, Gao Shiqi said bluntly to Kangxi.
"I know this, look at this ......"
Kangxi just nodded at Gao Shiqi's admonition, and then casually took out a yellow seal and handed it over, at this time there were only two people in the upper study, so he couldn't find someone to do it for him.
Gao Shiqi respectfully took the fold, opened it and looked at it, his face was first stunned, and then he was happy.
"Gao Shiqi, what do you see?" Kangxi saw Gao Shiqi's face and asked with a smile.
"Your Majesty, Suo Etu's report to the sick is really timely, but this is not like his Suo Laosan's temper, someone must be giving him a trick later!" Gao Shiqi said with a smile.
"That's right! He Suo Etu has always been a brutal and habitual character, and he has never been soft to others, but this time he actually thought of suing the sick and not going to court, not because he was afraid of Tong Guowei, but because he wanted to see my attitude towards them. Kangxi said.
"Then what is the emperor going to do?"
"Hmph, Suo Etu is sick, Tong Guowei will definitely think about taking advantage of the situation to take a few more cities, but unfortunately, I can't let them continue to make trouble, it's enough now, no one in the court can dominate, Suo Etu has already understood this truth, he Tong Guowei should also be a little sensible!" Kangxi said casually, as if the two prime ministers of the dynasty were fighting for power and profit in his eyes, just like a child playing at home.
"Your Majesty!" Just when Gao Shiqi wanted to say a few more words, an anxious voice came from outside the upper study.
"Your Majesty, it's Tingyu." Gao Shiqi heard the voice of the comer.
"Your Majesty, urgent report, 100,000 urgent......" As soon as Gao Shiqi's voice fell, Zhang Tingyu had already rushed into the upper study, and the two small boxes tightly wrapped in yellow silk in his arms were also placed on Kangxi's dragon case, Gao Shiqi looked sideways, and there were actually eight blood words on the yellow silk outside a box: "Life and death, 100,000 urgent!" ”
Folded monograph!
There are even blood words written on it!
Anyone can know the seriousness of the matter.
"Wolf (Mutan)! Flyy Ancient! ”
The names of two people burst out of Kangxi's teeth! …… An ominous premonition permeated the upper study.
These are Kangxi's two cronies.
wolf (Mu Qin), with 70,000 troops to guard Horqin; Feiyanggu, General Fuyuan, 100,000 elite soldiers under his command!
At this time, the secret fold of the two people arrived in the capital at the same time!
What does this mean?
Kangxi had only assigned one task to two people before, and that was to ...... Spy on Gerdan!
"Woo la......" Kangxi tore the yellow silk fiercely, and then took out the folds in the box.
……
After a long time, two words came out of his mouth: "Dog thief!" ”
"Your Majesty, what's wrong?" Gao Shiqi asked anxiously, next to him, Zhang Tingyu did not have the calm of the past, the secret fold was a secret word that he wanted, but now there is a blood word written on the outside of this secret fold, even if it is sent directly through a special person, few people know, it is enough to make anyone's heart agitated.
"See for yourselves!" Kangxi took a deep breath, his face returned to calm, and then handed over the two folds to Gao Shiqi.
……
"Gerdan has sent troops?" As soon as he glanced at it, Gao Shiqi exclaimed.
"That's right,...... This time, Geldan gathered all his soldiers and horses, a total of 150,000 people, and was already preparing to march towards Ulan Butong! Kangxi's face was very solemn.
"One hundred and fifty thousand?"
Zhang Tingyu, who has always believed in the principle of silence, was also taken aback by the content of Kangxi's words, 150,000 people? How could Geldan have such strength? How is this possible? It's amazing! The entire Qing court, no one up and down has never thought of it, everyone just thinks that no matter how strong Geldan is, it is just tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, after all, even Eastern Mongolia, which has a large number of people, has to work hard to gather 100,000 soldiers and horses, not to mention Western Mongolia, which has a smaller population.
However, the situation is beyond imagination, and it is worse than imagined.
"Where did Geldan come from so many people? Even if he conquered the three Khalkha Mongolian tribes, according to Xiu Zhu'er, most of these three people were killed by him, and most of the others fled to Monan Mongolia and were taken in by the imperial court, so it was impossible for him to make up so many soldiers and horses! …… Your Majesty, is this Geldan in doubt? There was some disbelief in the facts in front of him, Gao Shiqi exclaimed.
"Feiyanggu is proficient in military affairs, and wolves (Mu Qin) are cautious, and if they don't have accurate information, they won't tell me about it...... This hateful Geldan actually hides his strength so well! Kangxi gritted his teeth and said hatefully.
"Geerdan's strength is already strong, and now he occupies the north and south foothills of the Tianshan Mountains, conquers the three Khalkha Mongolian tribes, and holds Moxi Mongolia and Mobei Mongolia in his hands, saying that he can make up 150,000 soldiers and horses, it is indeed possible, it seems that we have all been deceived by him...... Only used tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to fool us, we only thought he was arrogant, but now it seems that he has the ability! …… can actually use tens of thousands of people to defeat Mobei Mongolia, such a character is indeed qualified to be arrogant! ......" Zhang Tingyu said with a face that was almost frozen.
"Your Majesty, it seems that we can't wait, although Geerdan's strength is beyond expectations, but since he is here, we can't make him comfortable, Ulan Butong is only more than seven hundred miles away from the capital, and we must not let him pass there...... At the very least, we'll have to knock him off! Gao Shiqi said.
"Repulsion? Hmph, Gao Shiqi, you also think too highly of Geerdan! Now that the fish has taken the bait, I can't let him go back to the sea, and since he, Geldan, has come, I won't let him go back. Otherwise, we don't know when and how long it will take to get rid of this big problem. Kangxi said fiercely: "Since he Geldan can make up 150,000 soldiers and horses, I can take out 500,000!" I'd like to see how much strength he has to fight with me! ”
"However, the emperor, 150,000 soldiers and horses, and the Mongolian iron cavalry are good at hitting them with one blow, and they are thousands of miles away, can our army trap them? Moreover, Geldan has already gathered troops and horses, although we have been prepared for a long time, however, even if the order is issued, it will take time for the armies to assemble, and I am afraid that it will not be able to compare with the speed of Geldan Mongolian iron cavalry! Gao Shiqi understood what Kangxi meant, but the prestige of the Mongolian Iron Cavalry over the years still made it difficult for him to have the same confidence as Kangxi.
"I know!" Kangxi had a calm face, stretched out his hand and picked up a blank holy decree on the case and began to write hard, "Gao Shiqi, you go to pass the order, Prince Gong Changning immediately set off to Fengtian to transfer 5,000 elite soldiers to Sabusu, isn't Arni, the secretary of the Imperial Academy, being in charge of the defeated Khalkha army that asked for asylum from the imperial court?" Let Chang Ning go to join him, gather the soldiers who have been ruined, set off first, go to stop Geldan, and tell them that they are not allowed to fight with Geldan, and if Geldan comes to attack, they only need to deal with him...... Just make Gerdan feel threatened and not dare to march with all his might! I want time. ”
"Obey the order!" Gao Shiqi took the holy decree that Kangxi didn't have time to cover the imperial seal, but just stamped the private seal of Kangxi's "body yuan master", turned around and left.
"Zhang Tingyu!"
"The minister is here!"
"You passed on my message, Prince Xuankang Jieshu, Prince An Yue Le, Prince Yu Fuquan, Suo Etu, Tong Guowei and the five of them immediately entered the palace to discuss matters!"
"Yes!"
Like Gao Shiqi, Zhang Tingyu also turned around and left.
Prince Kang Jieshu, during the rebellion of the three feudatories, led the army to pacify the two provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian, and made great contributions; Prince An Yue Le, pacified Jiangxi during the rebellion of the three feudatories, and then took advantage of the victory to lead the troops into Hunan, stopping the crazy attack of Wu Sangui's department at that time, and Prince Yu Fuquan was his general at that time; Originally, there was a great general, Tuhai, but he had died of illness.
Brothers in battle, fathers and sons in battle! Jieshu is Kangxi's sixth uncle, Prince An Yue Le is a reformer in the early Qing Dynasty, a hardcore supporter of Shunzhi and Kangxi's reforms, and holds the seal of the Zongren, his daughter was adopted by Xiaozhuang and was named Princess Heshuo Roujia, and Kangxi is a sibling; Prince Yu Fuquan, the second son of Shunzhi and the second brother of Kangxi; Prince Gong Changning, the fifth son of Shunzhi and the younger brother of Kangxi; Suo Etu and Tong Guowei are both Manchurians, and they are also relatives of the emperor.
…… It's really at this time, Kangxi still only trusts his own people!
Gao Shiqi and Zhang Tingyu both knew, so they didn't say anything, although they were able to attend the upcoming meeting related to the national fortunes of the Qing court, but they were just the first assistant of Hanchen, and what they could influence was not the military, but only others, which they all knew in their hearts......