1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 834

On March 1668, 5, the capital.

"This Heshuote Khanate is simply a bunch of incompetent waste!" The first-class prince of the Qing Dynasty, the crown prince Shaobao, and the assistant minister Obai threw the documents in his hands on the ground, with a hint of sarcasm on his face. "I have been running Qinghai for decades, but I was beaten helplessly by a group of rebels rushing to the west in a hurry, and they kept losing the city and land. How can this have a bit of Mongolian bravery? Humph, they still want me The Qing Dynasty sent troops to help. Absurd!"

"What does Shaobao mean, regardless of the Heshuote Khanate?" Marsai, Minister of the Household Department, picked up the request for help from the Heshuote Khanate from the ground and asked carefully.

"Why, those Mongols are begging you?" Obai squinted at Marsay.

"The founder of the Heshuote Khanate was Gushi Khan, the leader of the Mongolian Heshuote tribe and the leader of the Oirat alliance. They belonged to the Qing Dynasty as early as the Tiancong period, and they were regarded as vassals. Over the years, they have been very respectful. " Marsai said: "Now, Wu Sangui led a large-scale invasion with more than [-] people, and with his sharp artillery, he captured more than half of Qinghai in a few years. If my Qing Dynasty does not rescue it, the Heshuote Khanate will inevitably The whole of Qinghai will be lost, and it is not even ruled out that the Wu thief will invade Tibet and come to occupy a magpie's nest."

"Where do we have the extra money and troops to rescue the Heshuote Khanate?" Obai said with his eyes wide open, "You are acting as an agent of the Ministry of Accounts, don't you know that our finances in the Qing Dynasty have long been in deficit, and have been in deficit for a long time! , the hypocrisy in the south has always been preparing troops, planning the Northern Expedition to the Qing Dynasty all the time, trying to drive us out of the pass. Under such circumstances, how can we take care of the bad things of the Heshuote Khanate? !"

"Shaobao, we don't really want to send a large army to Lanzhou to directly attack the Wu bandit when we support the Heshuote Khanate." Marsay said, "We only need to transfer two thousand soldiers from the Shaanxi camp. Yu cavalry, let them move to Fengxiang (now Baoji City, Shaanxi Province) and Qinzhou (now Tianshui City, Gansu Province). This move will inevitably make the Wu thief terrified. Although they cannot stop them from continuing to attack Qinghai and Tibet, how many It can also share their military power and relieve some pressure on the Heshuote Khanate."

"Forget it." Obai listened, nodded and said: "After all, the Heshuote Khanate is my vassal of the Qing Dynasty, and we will dispatch two thousand cavalry to move to Qinzhou to scare that Wu Sangui thief. Speaking of the Mongols , we still need to worry about the Zhungeer tribe in Moxi. Its leader, Sengtaiji (Zungar has not yet established a khanate at this time), successively defeated the rest of the Oirat tribes, and their power is growing. I heard that they are now starting to go to The expansion of power in Mobei caused the Khalkhas to panic and sent envoys to sue."

"Shaobao is going to use troops against Mobei?" Marcel asked in surprise.

"At this time, we can't even capture and kill the traitor Wu Sangui, let alone use troops in Mobei?" Ao Bai showed a wry smile on his face, "I think that if we let the Zhungeer troops attack Entering Mobei and subduing the Khalkha tribes, they will definitely point their swords at Monan and plan to unify the whole Mongolia. At that time, we had the puppet Ming in the south of the Qing Dynasty, and the Zhungeer Mongolia in the north threatened the rear. , then you will have to sit on wax!"

"Shaobao..." Marsai's expression changed suddenly, "A few months ago, the envoys of the Raksha Kingdom mentioned that they had several fierce armed conflicts with them in the northwest region of the Zhungeer Department. The Honglu Temple of the Qing Dynasty issued a so-called protest. It accused me of not being able to effectively restrain the vassals, so that the merchants of the Raksha Kingdom were treated brutally."

"You mean..." Hearing this, Obai immediately understood Marsay's intention.

"That's right!" Marsai said: "The Raksha Kingdom is also a large country with a territory of thousands of miles. If they use their hands to weaken the Zhungeer tribe first, it will delay their process of attacking the Mongolian tribes of Khalkha. When we have wiped out the southern hypocrisy and freed up our hands, we can turn around and deal with the Zhungeer tribe calmly."

"The Raksha Kingdom may not follow our wishes to attack the Jungar tribe." Obai frowned and said, "For so many years, the Sharhuda and other rebels have expanded wantonly in the Heilongjiang River Basin and uprooted countless Raksha people. In the fortress, I haven't seen them gather a large army to fight against it... Huh, speaking of it, these Raksha people are also hard-nosed creatures, and when they encounter a little bit harder stubble, they immediately shrink back."

After hearing this, Marsay could only claim to be right.Not to mention, now, my Qing Dynasty in the Liaodong area is also experiencing the agony of the Ming Dynasty.That is, Sharhuda and other Eight Banners who rebelled against my Qing Dynasty not only established an unknown so-called Bohai state to disgust our Qing Dynasty, but also invaded south to harass various parts of Liaodong every year.They broke down fortresses, robbed villages and towns, plundered people, and robbed food and livestock, so that in the land of Longxing in the Qing Dynasty, there were smoldering fires everywhere, and the police were there every year, which was unbearable.

What is even more worrying is that these rebels have expanded their power extremely rapidly in the past ten years, not only occupying the vast areas north and west of Heilongjiang, bringing countless Saurons and Oroqen people under their rule, but also from time to time The ground sent troops south and east, just like the momentum of the rise of the Qing Dynasty.The Liaodong area, which was once relied on as a retreat route, has become the main looting target of this Bohai state.It made me, Qing Dynasty, have to devote some energy to guard against this difficult opponent.

The Qing court also sent troops to conquer several times, but each time they were forced to retreat by the opponent's geographical advantage and strong fortress.Moreover, it is difficult for the leading generals and the court princes to understand that these rebels did not know where to get a large number of firearms. Not only did the fortresses they guarded have many artillery pieces, but also, when the two armies confronted each other, the opponents were also full of guns. ", so that the conquest troops in the away game really suffered a lot.

"That's all." Ao Bai sighed, "The Zhungeer tribe is one of the Oirat tribes, and it can be counted as a vassal of my Qing Dynasty. If the Raksha Kingdom knew that my Qing Dynasty would fight against a Mongolian vassal I am so afraid that I will be underestimated for no reason. However, you should go and discuss with the envoys of the Raksha Kingdom, and it is best to let them and my Qing Dynasty destroy the so-called Bohai Kingdom. Even if, Give them some trade benefits, and don't hesitate."

"Hey!" Marsay hit a thousand, respectfully promised.

"En." Obai glanced at several trusted officials in the hall, and stood up, "Ananda, follow me to the armament workshop, and have a look at the General Cannon we made ourselves."

"Hey!" Ananda, the first-class bodyguard, slapped a thousand and promised loudly.

"Respectfully send off Master Shaobao!" Seeing that Oboi was about to leave, all the officials in the hall bowed to see him off.

Last June, Sony died of illness.Immediately afterwards, Suksaha was hanged for 24 crimes by Oboi and the great scholar Bumbleshan because he did not want to return to power.Of the former four ministers, there are only Ao Bai and Ye Bilong left.And Ye Bilong always agrees with Oboi in everything, which makes Oboi the chief assistant minister of the Qing Dynasty.During the first lunar month, Oboi and Ye Bilong were conferred the titles of grand masters by the emperor, and their prestige grew stronger day by day.Officials of the Manchu Dynasty and governors of various provinces were all in awe of submission.

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Standing on the spacious platform in front of the Qianqing Palace, Luo Shouzhang couldn't help but look at the bronze tortoises and bronze cranes lined up on the left and right.There are four gold-plated incense burners placed in front, and the burning incense is curling up.

"Master Superintendent, quickly follow the servant into the palace." A eunuch whispered: "The emperor is still waiting inside!"

Hearing this, Luo Shouzhang looked away, followed the eunuch and walked towards the palace.

"...I have seen the emperor!" Luo Shouzhang came into the hall, saw Emperor Kangxi sitting on the throne above, hesitated for a moment, and slightly bowed his back.

"Bold!" Seeing that Luo Shouzhang did not knelt down and bowed, but stood there with his back bent, the chief eunuch consultant of Qianqing Palace sternly reprimanded: "When you see the emperor, how can you do that?" Disobedience and disrespect, this is a serious crime of deceiving the king!"

"That's all." Emperor Kangxi, who was 15 years old, waved his hand with a smile, stood up from the throne, threw the book in his hand on the imperial case, and walked down the imperial steps slowly, "It is said that Governor Luo In the early years, when meeting the late emperor, he never knelt down to salute. Now, when he sees me, it is rare for him to bow down and salute."

Hearing this, Luo Shouzhang couldn't help clenching his hands into fists, and his face showed a bit of pain.After being imprisoned for more than ten years, from the initial wish to die, to the later peace of mind, and now to the current struggle to survive, this mental journey made him feel extremely painful and humiliated.He sometimes hated himself for not being able to kill himself the first time he was captured, so that he regretted today.

"I heard Tong Liwen's servant mentioned that Luo Duan was very diligent in managing the dozens of equipment factories under the Ministry of Industry, and he also boldly used various professionals and eliminated many of them. The output of these factories is higher than before. Count it ten times." Emperor Kangxi looked at the expressionless Luo Shouzhang with admiration on his face, "It stands to reason that I should give you a few more prospects because of this, and raise your official position further."

"..." The corners of Luo Shouzhang's mouth twitched, and he continued to bow his head in silence.

"However, I am worried that promoting your official position rashly may offend Oboi." Emperor Kangxi said, "After all, a few months ago, Shaobao wanted to behead your whole family. Hehe... In that case, we can only start I have wronged Governor Luo. In addition, I would like to remind you not to offend Oboi again, otherwise, if I can save you once, I may not be able to save you a second time."

"...Thank you, Your Majesty." Luo Shouzhang bowed again.

"Director Luo, I want to ask you something."

"Please ask the emperor to inquire."

"Do you think it is possible for the Qing Dynasty to reconcile with Qi and establish a normal state-to-state relationship?" Emperor Kangxi asked seriously.

When Luo Shouzhang heard this, he was taken aback for a moment, then subconsciously shook his head and said, "Qi Kingdom will not reconcile with your Qing Dynasty."

"Why?" Emperor Kangxi asked.

"The Great Defense of Huayi."

"The Great Defense of Huayi?" Emperor Kangxi snorted coldly, "Huh, ridiculous! You know, since the first imperial examination was held in the second year of Shunzhi, until today, many scholars from China have been attracted to participate. ? Why don’t they have defenses against the barbarians?”

"In Qi State, there are very few soft-boned people."

"Haha..." Kangxi was taken aback when he heard this, and then he burst out laughing, "Do you think that the Han people who surrendered to my Qing Dynasty are weak?...What about you?"

"I'm too... soft-boned." Luo Shouzhang said softly.

"..." Kangxi looked at Luo Shouzhang firmly, sighed slightly, and said, "For more than ten years, I, the Qing Dynasty, have treated you so favorably, yet I still haven't gained your loyalty. If there is no bondage of wife and children, You are afraid that you will not serve my Qing Dynasty until now. Your Qi country is as stubborn as you. For more than 20 years, it has been determined to make things difficult for my Qing Dynasty just for the so-called defense of Huayi."

"You need to know that if the Qi State wants to emigrate, do business, and trade, if the southern hypocrisy can give it, my Qing Dynasty will naturally allow it. Even if your Qi State wants a piece of land in the mainland, my Qing Dynasty will also accept it. It’s not impossible to think about it. It’s so unwise to spend countless manpower and material resources to support that corrupt hypocrisy!”

"China has great etiquette, so it is called Xia, and it has the beauty of obedience, so it is called Hua."Luo Shouzhang said: "The king of Qi once said that the Chinese civilization should be widely spread, the inheritance of the Han people should be continued forever, and the splendid culture should be carried forward. But you, the Qing Dynasty, may not be able to do all of this."

"How did the King of Qi know that I, the Qing Dynasty, could not do this?" Kangxi couldn't help being a little annoyed when he heard this, "Han Yu once said that China is like barbarians, and barbarians are like them; barbarians are like China, so are Chinese. It has also been stated in the scriptures that if you can use scholars today and practice the Chinese way, you will be the lord of China. Now that I have ruled the Central Plains in the Qing Dynasty, and use Chinese scholars, it is naturally also the country of China.”

In fact, Emperor Kangxi deliberately tampered with the original words in Han Yu's "Original Dao" here: "The Spring and Autumn Annals" is also written by Confucius.

The original words of Han Yu's "Original Dao" are applicable to the princes of Chinese descent. If the princes use the barbarian rituals, they will be regarded as barbarians, and the princes will be regarded as China if they use the Chinese rituals.However, Kangxi deliberately tampered with what Han Yu said here, adding Yi and Di and China, then China, is to try to show the legitimacy of their Manchu rule over the Han people, in order to better serve the Han people, so that the Han people do not resist and accept them rule.

In addition, Hao Jing, a great Confucian in the early Yuan Dynasty, falsely entrusted the sage with the saying that "if the barbarians enter China, China will come".In fact, Confucius and Mencius never said Hao Jing's falsified words at all.This Hao Jing was only in order to cater to the rulers of the Mongol and Yuan Dynasties at that time, so he perjured the ancients and broke the racial boundaries of being the "lord of China", theoretically providing a legal basis for the rule of China by Yi and Di.

The Qing Dynasty, which also ruled the Central Plains as a foreign race, immediately regarded these Hao Jing's statements as classics, quoted them, and widely publicized them among scholars, regardless of whether they were perjury or not.

However, Luo Shouzhang was stopped by Kangxi's words, and for a while he didn't know how to refute. He stared at Kangxi blankly, unable to say a word for a while.

"You have been working in the utensil workshop for a long time, could you make that kind of short-handled pistol?" Kangxi approached Luo Shouzhang and asked softly.

"Yes, but it will take a lot of labor and money."

"Very good." There was a smile on Kangxi's face, "You are limited to make thirty short-handled firecrackers within two months, and the money and goods will be paid from the House of Internal Affairs. But you must remember that this matter cannot let anyone If people find out, you will supervise it yourself, and the chief eunuch consultants of Qianqing Palace will assist you."

(End of this chapter)