Chapter 96 Expedition (Asking for Tickets, Asking for Recommendations, Asking for Subscriptions)
"My grandson knows! I don't know who I can trust, and I don't know who else can use it.
Wu Sangui was menacing, and in just five days, the number of soldiers and horses had increased from the original 130,000 to nearly 200,000. Speaking of this, Kangxi cried bitterly.
The Empress Dowager got up and helped Kangxi, who was kneeling on the ground and crying bitterly, and the two ancestors and grandchildren came to Fengxian Hall hand in hand.
Kangxi looked up at the portraits of his ancestors and ancestors, and regretted it in his heart. The success of Aobai made him complacent, and he wanted to reduce the vassal and centralize power for himself, but he didn't want to cause Wu Sangui to rebel in advance.
At the same time, he regretted and was cold-hearted, standing in front of the portraits of the ancestors and ancestors, and said to the empress dowager that he wanted to abdicate, and the crown prince succeeded to the throne by the empress dowager to listen to the government.
The Empress Dowager was angry when she heard Kangxi's words, pointed to the portrait and asked Kangxi to kneel, and Kangxi obeyed.
Subsequently, the Empress Dowager told Kangxi about the origin of the Qing court, and how the ancestors stepped into the Central Plains step by step from the Jurchen tribe and seized the Han people from the former Ming Dynasty.
How did she overcome the difficulties in the middle, especially when it came to her taking her young son to fight wits and courage with a group of courtiers, the Empress Dowager shouted loudly with excitement.
After saying this, the Empress Dowager paused for a moment, and enlightened Kangxi again, telling him that the matter was not yet to the end, and that he should not easily give up the world that he had won so hard.
After finishing speaking, the Empress Dowager took a token from her sleeve and handed it to Kangxi, telling him: This is the last hole card. Let Kangxi send out all the people who can be used in his hands! Whether it can succeed or not depends on this last game.
Kangxi finally took the token from the Empress Dowager and stepped out of the Fengtian Palace.
Liu Yu led the guards of the guard post to stop Wang Xijun and all the people who rebelled with him outside the palace gate. After catching Wang Xijun, the people who had no one to lead the rebellion quickly dispersed, caught and fled.
The counterinsurgency was victorious on the side of the capital, and Kangxi immediately took the token of the empress dowager to borrow people, and asked Xu Peigong to lead people south to attack Wu Sangui.
Hearing that the emperor was going to send troops south, Liu Yu thought that the owner of the other half of the jade pendant was in southern Sichuan, and they might be her relatives. Liu Yu wanted to take this opportunity to take a look.
So, Liu Yu recommended himself to Kangxi to quell the rebellion. Kangxi originally didn't want Liu Yu to leave, but this time Liu Yu caught the second boss Wang Xijun, who was the leader of the rebels in the capital.
Liu Yu has made a great contribution again, if he goes south to quell the rebellion and make meritorious contributions, this credit is too great to give him an official again.
Liu Yu's starting point is too high, and the credit is great, and he can't be given too much power, otherwise......
Seeing Kangxi's hesitation, Liu Yu's heart was very worried, she was afraid that Kangxi would see something, so she didn't dare to speak anymore, so she could only pray secretly.
After a long time, Kangxi replied: "You can go south if you want to, but you are not allowed to participate in the affairs of the army, you only need to be responsible for Xu Peigong's safety." ”
"Yes!"
Liu Yu didn't care about any credit at all, as long as she could leave the capital and go to southern Sichuan, as for Xu Peigong's safety, there was no problem.
Anyway, there is no hurry, she can wait until Xu Pei's rebellion is victorious.
After Liu Yu exited the imperial study, Kangxi whispered: "Liu Aiqing, don't let me down." Otherwise, I don't mind ruining you. ”
Kangxi's thoughts, Liu Yu didn't know, she only knew that she could go to southern Sichuan. She could go and meet people she hadn't met, but who might be her relatives.
Liu Yu went to Xu Pei's mansion first and told him that he was going south. She also talked about the mission she followed south.
Xu Peigong was puzzled after hearing this, but he didn't show it on his face. After being polite with Liu Yu, he chatted a few words in the hall and sent Liu Yu away.
After all, Xu Peigong led the troops to the battle, although there were not many soldiers, they were still a miscellaneous army. Some of them weren't even soldiers. Before these people left, Xu Peigong had to check and warn him.
Liu Yu knew that she was going to go on the expedition the next day, so she went back to pack her belongings, and asked the cook at home to make a lot of snacks and food.
These are all included in the space by Liu Yu, and they are kept to cushion the stomach when it is inconvenient in the future.
Soon it was the day of the expedition, Liu Yu rode to the barracks early and guarded behind Xu Peigong.
I saw that the horse and Wang Xijun, as well as the rebels who were caught, were all taken to the execution ground. He was beheaded at the first order.
Xu Peigong stood on the high platform and said some encouraging words, and ordered the beheading of these rebels. Only then was the order given to go on the expedition.
Liu Yu looked at Wang Xijun, who had sent many killers before and seriously injured her several times, and was beheaded like this, and sighed in her heart: Life is impermanent, maybe you will lose your life that day.
Just like going to southern Sichuan this time, if you don't go this time, you may not have a chance in the future.
Liu Yu looked down at the soldiers below who were not standing, and secretly guessed in his heart, can such a soldier win against Wu Sangui?
No matter how much Liu Yu doubted the ability of these soldiers in his heart, this team that was a soldier and did not look like a soldier still set off.
All the way south, Liu Yu always stayed behind Xu Peigong. She saw many things that were unreasonable, such as the fact that these officers and soldiers often robbed people of their property.
But they were also brave and good at fighting, fighting from the capital to Jiangnan, winning many battles along the way, and expanding a lot of troops. From less than 10,000 people to more than 60,000 now.
Since Jiangnan is a land of abundance, financial resources and military forces have been well replenished.
Xu Peigong even asked the people below to go to the people's homes to recruit troops, and the troops recruited were all under their own command. Whoever recruits more people will have a higher official position.
This method of recruitment ignited the enthusiasm of all the soldiers, who not only recruited themselves, but also mobilized all the relatives and friends of the local soldiers, as long as they were men of the right age, to be recruited into the ranks.
By the time he left Jiangnan, Xu Peigong's troops had expanded to as many as 150,000. However, there is still a lot of difference from Wu Sangui's more than 200,000 troops.
It has been more than two years since he left the capital to go to Jiangnan, and Liu Yu has also been full of confidence from the beginning to the current physical and mental exhaustion. And their army has just left the south of the Yangtze River, and it is still far from the south of Sichuan.
At this time, Wu Sangui had already captured Guangxi and was marching to Hunan. It was also at this time that Wu Sangui's original wife, Empress Zhang, died, which hit him hard.
After the death of Empress Zhang, Wu Sangui's physical health decreased significantly, and the people under him had their own thoughts, and the wealth and grain in their hands became less and less.
Wu Sangui fell ill, and the people's hearts were even more scattered, and many generals brought their troops to the Qing Dynasty.
When Xu Peigong got the news, he accelerated the pace of the crusade. Another year later, the 400,000-strong army finally met Wu Sangui's army in Hunan.
At this time, Wu Sangui was already lying on the bed and could not move, and the position of the emperor was also inherited by his grandson Wu Shifan.
In order to end the war as soon as possible, Liu Yu asked for orders to go to the enemy camp to assassinate Wu Sangui and his grandson Wu Shifan.
Xu Peigong agreed after thinking about it, and told Liu Yu before leaving: If he does not return in seven days, he will lead the army to attack.
Liu Yu nodded and said goodbye to Xu Pei, and rode to Wu Sangui's camp overnight. Finally, on the evening of the second day, they arrived outside the city where Wu Sangui's camp was located.