The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 690 Liu Heng: I really don’t understand you guys
{Although Kangxi won the war against the Three Feudatories, from the perspective of the people and national strength, Kangxi's hasty move to withdraw the feudal lords was a mistake. The eight-year battle not only consumed national strength, but also made people's lives more difficult.}
{There really was no other way. If the imperial court wanted to establish its own rule, it would have to spend a lot of money to restore production, and the constant and huge financial demands from the Three Feudatories placed a heavy burden on the imperial court's finances.}
{From the perspective of the Ming Dynasty, it is the common people who suffer in the end.}
{It's just that one is like a slow knife cutting flesh, and the other is like a quick knife cutting the Gordian knot.}
{However, from the perspective of an emperor, this protracted war allowed a young emperor who had not fought on the battlefield since childhood like his ancestors to experience war, and trained his ability to deal with problems when the country encountered war, and once again demonstrated Kangxi's leadership ability.}
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The period of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty
Liu Qi felt that what Tianmu said made sense, but the battle still had to be fought.

He looked at Liu Heng, wanting to know what his father thought.

Liu Heng felt Liu Qi's gaze and said quietly:

"I don't want to fight."

"There's no need to fight this battle."

"Just put Wu Yingxiong back."

Liu Qi understood and didn't understand.

I don’t want to, but I can’t. But now I don’t have to. Why?

"But if Kangxi didn't attack Wu Sangui, how could the Three Feudatories be recovered?"

Liu Heng asked in return:

"Do you think Zhao Tuo hated the Han Dynasty?"

Liu Qi was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said:

"Empress Lü executed his brothers and dug up his ancestral graves."

"He hated it."

Liu Heng continued:
"But I took back half of the country with just one letter. Why?"

Liu Qi's eyelids drooped and he squinted at Liu Heng.

I know you're awesome! But what's the connection?
Liu Heng looked at his silly-looking son and sighed again:

"I can understand Kangxi's approach. He wants to quickly accumulate prestige."

"But you always have a misunderstanding that only by showing off your military power can you accumulate prestige."

Liu Qi returned to his normal expression.

"Is not it?"

Liu Heng looked into his eyes and said slowly:

“He who is good at warfare conquers the enemy without fighting.”

"Kangxi's greatest reliance is his youth."

"As long as we make it clear that Wu Sangui has no successor, we can naturally discourage him by giving him a good end."

"It just shows how amazing it is."

Liu Qi was stunned again.

"Father... what you said is very powerful... You are not directly talking about reducing the power of the feudal lords, right?"

Liu Heng spread his hands helplessly and said:

"why not?"

"Why do you always think of using shady tactics?"

"First, use seniority to bring the relationship closer, and then use a good death as support."

"Then I will explain the pros and cons."

"If you send troops to the border, the disaster will not stop, and the people in the southern area will be disturbed by you and suffer terribly."

"Aren't the people in your heartland suffering because of the war you started? What good will war do you? The result is only the killing of many soldiers and the injury of good officers and officials."

"After a battle, you lost many of the excellent soldiers you trained in various ways, and the deaths of soldiers were countless."

"Many people, when their husbands die, their wives become widows. When their fathers die, their children become orphans. When their sons die, their parents are left without support."

"Finally, your fiefdom is over."

"The emperor cannot bear to do such a tragic and cruel thing."

"Finally, let me be frank. China originally belonged to my Qing Dynasty. Even if the land you are currently managing is merged with mine, it won't add much to my territory."

"Therefore, I can still entrust you to rule this land of Yunnan."

"But the power of the vassal kings must be taken back, and the people should not be left with two heads."

"When an emperor and a king coexist, there will definitely be a lack of a messenger to open their way. This is the struggle."

"But if you fight and don't give in, that's what a benevolent person doesn't do."

"I wish to put aside the past troubles with the king and continue to communicate with him as before."

Liu Qi blinked.

He didn't like this approach.

How can the Celestial Empire bow to traitors and villains!
Besides, not everyone can strike the right balance like my father.

Wu Sangui would not necessarily give up like Zhao Tuo.

What if he is stubborn and refuses to give up his position as a vassal king?

In the end, you still have to fight!

Liu Qi was calculating in his mind.

But in the end, all my thoughts turned into just one word:

"Father, we can't see you."

Liu Heng was silent.

Let's turn a blind eye and let it go for now as long as everyone can get by.

Since the war in the late Ming Dynasty, the people across the country have been impoverished and penniless. Not only the wealth has been gone, but also the talents have been gone.

The most important thing at this time is to cultivate the vitality of the country.

But this could not be done in a short period of time, so he advocated openness and honesty in response to the Three Feudatories' seclusion.

but……

Liu Heng looked at the map of the Qing Dynasty's territory.

People are different, and Emperor Kangxi was not a monarch who could rule the world by doing nothing.

"This battle is just the beginning."

The battles ahead are inevitable.

……

On the canopy.

After the three kings of the south disappeared, the young emperor turned his attention to the isolated island in the southeast.

The scene changes.

Countless powerful ships and cannons pressed onto the port.

The air was filled with smoke.

The Qing Dynasty dragon flag was planted on the scorched city wall.

……

【After pacifying the Three Feudatories, Kangxi's next target was Taiwan. 】

【Taiwan has been Chinese territory since ancient times. 】

[The Dutch invaded Taiwan in the first year of the Tianqi reign of Emperor Xizong of the Ming Dynasty (1624), but Zheng Chenggong drove them out in the first year of the Kangxi reign (1662). After that, the Zheng family dominated Taiwan.]

[After Zheng Chenggong passed away, his son Zheng Jing succeeded him]

[In the 1681th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign (), after Zheng Jing died, his general Feng Xifan and others killed Zheng's heir and made Zheng Jing's second son Zheng Keshuang the successor to the throne of King Yanping.]

【Zheng Keshuang was young and became Feng Xifan's puppet. As a result, civil unrest broke out in Taiwan.】

In July of the 20th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, Emperor Kangxi issued an edict to "appoint Shi Lang as the admiral of the Fujian Navy, and to lead the fleet with the general governor to attack Penghu and Taiwan." Shi Lang was a former general under Zheng Zhilong.

In June of the 1683nd year of Emperor Kangxi's reign (), Shi Lang led warships and more than elite naval forces to capture Penghu in one fell swoop. Taiwan lost its barrier and Zheng's military suffered heavy losses. Zheng Keshuang, Liu Guoxuan and others surrendered to the Qing army, and Emperor Kangxi recovered Taiwan.

……

Ming Dynasty - Tianqi Period
"It's embarrassing..."

Zhu Youxiao leaned back in his chair, looking at Taiwan which had returned to the Central Plains, and sighed.

Even after the Ming Dynasty fell, they were able to conquer Taiwan.

This shows that the Ming navy was not weak at heart.

But everything I do is restricted.

Zhu Youxiao looked at the sky and thought slowly.

"Navy..."

In this case, can the canal transportation from the south be changed to sea transportation?
It can not only save costs, but also expand the water army.

but……

"The food and clothing of millions of canal workers depend on..."

Zhu Youxiao closed his eyes and thought for a long time.

"The pests of the state must be eliminated."

"One million canal workers...lift the ban on sea trade?"

……

[After resolving the Three Feudatories and recovering Taiwan, Kangxi shifted his focus from the southwest to the northeast and sent troops to expel the Cossacks who had invaded the lower reaches of the Heilongjiang River.]

[The Cossacks live scattered around Ukraine and the lower reaches of the Don River on the northern shore of the Black Sea. They are farmers and aggressive.]

[Among the Cossacks, there was a leader named Ermak who was hired by Stroganov, a large landowner in eastern Russia, to "open up wasteland" east of the Ural Mountains in the ninth year of the Wanli reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty (1581).]

[Ermak recruited a group of Cossacks, sailed down the Ob River, defeated the local Turkic "natives", captured the city of Sibyr, used the city as a nest, and plundered everywhere.]

[Three years later, Ermak died in a war against the "natives". Other Cossack leaders continued his "exploration" career: killing people, robbing things, occupying land, cutting down trees to build cities, and leaving soldiers to guard.]

[In the first year of Shunzhi, a Cossack leader, Pao Yarkov, discovered the Heilongjiang River.]

[Six years later, another leader, Kabarov, discovered the Pacific Ocean.]

[At this time, the Cossacks' base camp had moved to the Ob River, and they changed from being "tenants" of the Stroganov family to being frontier subjects of the Russian "Tsar".]

[They also call themselves Russians.]

[The Qing Dynasty's frontier officials therefore called them Russia or Rakshasas in their official documents reporting to Beijing.]

[The term "Tsar" was also written as "Chahan Khan" by frontier officials of the Qing Dynasty.]

……

Great Qin.

“Is this destiny?”

Ying Zheng was distracted for a moment when he saw those strange-looking barbarians.

Internal and external troubles.

These four words are like a shadow lingering over the land of China.

How many days have there been of peace and stability since the reign of Emperor Zhou?

Why is it that this external threat can never be completely eliminated?

“This is destiny.”

Ying Zheng regained his composure.

The strong always go through hardships.

Those who could not cross it also became nutrients. …

On the canopy.

Kangxi, dressed in Qing Dynasty imperial robes, looks at the "Emperor" in the north

The emperor, wearing a crown and holding a scepter, also looked at Kangxi.

next moment.

On the vast plains.

The soldiers of the two sides collided with each other.

……

[A Chahan Khan who lived at the same time as Kangxi was the famous Peter the Great.]

[Big Peter wanted Kangxi to pay tribute to him.]

[So in the ninth year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, he ordered the Russian officials stationed in Nerchinsk to send people to persuade Emperor Kangxi to "do his best to seek the favor of His Majesty the Emperor, the dictator of all Great Russia, Little Russia, and Belarus, and submit to the supreme rule of His Majesty the Emperor... His Majesty the Emperor will surely love the Emperor of China in his great grace and protect him from the invasion of the enemy."]

……

Great Sui.

Yang Jian was amused by what he saw.

"Big words, blazing."

"He made harsh remarks without knowing the strength of his opponent. From this point of view, this Peter is not as good as Kangxi."

Dugu Jialuo was very curious.

"How do you think they survived?"

Yang Jian was stunned for a moment before he realized what Dugu Jialuo meant.

"Shh... Yeah... How did they survive?"

Liaodong is a bitterly cold place and it’s no joke.

It’s no joke that the place is not easy to farm.

And this Russia is even further north than Liaodong, and that place is even more bitter and colder.

How did they survive?

“…Maybe we should send someone to check over there.”

Yang Jian had an idea.

If we know how they live, can we develop the Liaodong area?
Is everything possible?
Isn’t it true that even dogs don’t go to the Jiangnan area?

Stroking his beard, Yang Jian glanced at "Yang Shimin" who fell asleep again

Try it!

If you can do it, it means you are leaving a foundation for future generations!

No... No, isn't there a guarantee?

It's done!

The toddler in the cradle suddenly frowned.

Then he turned over.

……

On the canopy.

Kangxi, dressed in casual clothes, wrote in large characters.

An official was kneeling in front of the imperial desk.

"Your Majesty, it takes three months to travel upstream from Aihui to Yaksa in Luosha by boat, but only one and a half months by land. However, ships are still necessary to transport food and weapons."

"We now have forty large ships and twenty-six small boats. All we need is fifty small boats."

"Secondly, the enemy is powerful because, first, they have the wooden city of Yaksa as their support, and second, they have guns and cannons."

"If we can have twenty new red cannons and three thousand elite soldiers, it will not be difficult to capture Yaksa."

Kangxi listened quietly, and after writing the last stroke, he took the paper and put it aside.

Then he wrote:

"Lang Tan, I was not wrong about you."

“But don’t rush things.”

"You only see how easy it is to attack a city, but you don't see how difficult it is to conquer it."

The official bowed his head and whispered:

"The servant is terrified."

Kangxi said indifferently:

"It's okay. You've done a great job."

After saying this, he looked at the newly written characters and muttered to himself:

"The food and fodder must go before the troops move."

"We can't learn from Emperor Chongzhen."

……

Ming Dynasty·Chongzhen period
Zhu Youjian, with a pale face, looked at the sky weakly.

When he heard what Kangxi said, he felt bitter.

"Oh, I never thought."

"I have become the Second Emperor of Qin and Emperor Yang of Sui."

If things go the other way, then it will be accomplished.

……

【Kangxi always did things down to earth.】

[Before deploying troops, a deputy governor of the White Banner named Langtan was first sent to lead troops to the front to disguise themselves as hunters and find out the enemy's true strength and distance.]

[After returning, Lang Tan analyzed the situation and thought that he had the advantage.]

【Kangxi's views are superior to Langtan's.】

[He thought that although it was easy to attack the enemy, it would be better to first build two wooden cities in Aihui and Humar and store 12,000 dan of grain, enough to last for three years.]

[This grain can be collected from the Mongols of the Ten Banners of Khorchin. If it is insufficient, it can be transferred from the official settlement of Xibe Ula. Cattle and sheep can be obtained from the "natives" of the Solon tribe.]

[Post stations can be set up between the two wooden cities and on the five-station road leading to Solon. ]

[As for soldiers, transfer the soldiers from Ningguta to the two wooden forts and train them diligently. As for firearms, try to transport them from Beijing.]

【In the 1685th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign (), all preparations were complete.】

[On May 21, Emperor Kangxi ordered Sabusu and Pengchun to lead 18,000 naval and land forces, 150 field artillery pieces, and 40 siege artillery pieces.]

【Arrived at Yaxica.】

……

On the canopy.

Under the city wall.

The sound of artillery fire continued.

On top of the city wall.

The Rakshasa soldiers fled with their heads in their hands.

The scene changes.

A series of trenches surrounded the fortified city.

Not far away, camps were rising from the ground.

……

[The Russian defenders in the city resisted from the 23rd to the 24th, with about 100 casualties, and surrendered on the 25th.]

[The Qing army allowed him to lead all the Russians who were willing to leave to retreat to Nerchinsk. The Russians who were unwilling to leave were incorporated into the Eight Banners of Manchuria.]

[The Qing army burned Yaksa and returned to Aihui and Moergen.]

[The Russians learned that the Qing army had left, so they came back in July and occupied the ruins of Yaksa. They built an earthen city 28 feet wide and 20 feet high on the ruins, and transported eight cannons and 870 soldiers from Nerchinsk.]

[Later, a cannon, 500 bombs, and 66 soldiers were added.]

[On April 1686, , the Qing army came to Yaksa again. Because the enemy city was strong, Sabusu suspended the siege plan and chose to besiege the enemy for a long time.]

[He dug trenches on three sides of the city wall and set up obstacles such as wooden stakes and deer horns. At the same time, he built a command post on the island opposite the city as a winter camp for his soldiers.]

[Sabsu also aimed his guns at Yaksa and blocked the river. There were naval forces stationed on both sides of the river to prevent the enemy from escaping from the river.]

[In addition, warships were ambushed in the harbor upstream of the city to intercept reinforcements coming from Nerchinsk.]

[After that, the two armies were in a stalemate for a long time, and the Russian army was trapped in the city and had no way to move. The Russian army tried to break out several times, but all failed.]

[The Russian troops in the city were short of food and firewood, suffering from hunger and cold, and many soldiers died of illness and starvation. In the end, only about 100 of the more than 800 Russian soldiers were left.]

[In September, the Tsar sent an envoy, Wei Niugao, to Beijing to start peace talks.]

……

Tang Dynasty and Emperor Gaozu's period
Li Yuan was stunned for a moment.

"Peace talks?"

"Is it so hard to bear a fight?"

"Besides, if you want peace talks, then let's talk!"

"Kangxi has no respect for his reputation!"

"No talk! Beat him!"

Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin looked at each other.

The eldest son said:

"I suspect this is a delaying tactic by the Tsar."

"Once the troops retreat, they will relapse again."

"Kangxi will not agree to peace talks."

"Won't this conversation mean all our efforts have been wasted?"

Li Shimin believed that Kangxi would negotiate.

"We have used too many troops. Now is not the time to kill them all."

"It all depends on Kangxi's style of deploying troops and when the time is right, we will act."

"First pacify the Three Feudatories and then recover Taiwan. Now we should stop fighting and rest and recuperate."

Li Yuan, who had started the conversation, stroked his chin and remained silent.

All makes sense, all makes sense...

No statement!
……

{Didn't Kangxi ask for peace talks?}

{Some say Kangxi was the first to ask for peace talks, others say the Tsar was the first to ask for peace talks.}
{According to historical records, it was the Tsar who first requested it because he really couldn't defeat the enemy.}
{However, judging from the actual situation, it should be Kangxi who first requested peace talks.}
{Because Galdan had begun to stir up trouble, Kangxi had to deal with this threat first.}
{But no matter who decided to start the peace talks first, the consensus of peace talks is recognized by both sides.}
(End of this chapter)