golden scales

"The Taoist priest is really a god!" Gong Dingzi returned to the mansion and hosted a banquet in honor of his mastermind immediately.It was this Taoist priest who had recently come to seek refuge, who brought the memorial that Dorgon was particularly satisfied with.

The Taoist's eyelids were half closed, and he looked at Gong Dingzi as if he was looking at a disgusting mess.Gong Dingzi didn't care, as long as this Taoist could benefit him, a little arrogance was nothing!

The Taoist priest didn't care much about the delicacies in front of him, and asked bluntly: "Please donate a little money, sir."

Gong Dingzi had a lot of money, he laughed and said: "When the Taoist priest is about to leave, Gong will naturally have to pay for the Taoist priest, but it's too early to say?"

"It's getting late." The Taoist said coldly: "As soon as this melody is published, Dorgon will definitely transfer the Qing soldiers back to Beijing. When the Qin and Jin barriers are gone, the land of Shuntian and Yifu will be able to support countless people." An army of one hundred thousand? Furthermore, the Ming court has sent troops to Liaodong to reopen Dongjiang Town, do the Manchus have the determination to abandon their hometown?"

Gong Dingzi's hands trembled, and he thought to himself: Why didn't you make these things clear earlier?

He changed his mind and thought again, even if he didn't participate in that memorial, others would. Instead of letting others benefit, it's better to grab the first place first.Thinking about it this way, I was relieved.

"Sir, now that we have surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, we naturally want to be loyal to the emperor." Gong Dingzi said.

"Mr. was never loyal to the Ming Dynasty back then, why did he become a loyal minister when he came to Lu Chou?" The Taoist spoke without showing any mercy, and his ears were slapped.

Gong Dingzi didn't even blush, and said: "It's time, fate. I know that Mr. is not a real Taoist priest, he just wears a Taoist priest's clothes to keep his hair full."

"Sir, are you going to report Xiaodao?" Although the Taoist said so, he was not afraid at all.

"Hahaha, where is it?" Gong Dingzi said: "Gong means that it is not a matter of being loyal to anyone. What does it matter if the surname Zhu is Man in the world? The key is how we can live well."

The Taoist sighed secretly, and said: "If you want to live a good life, it's better to leave early."

"Let's go? What do you mean, sir, the Manchus really can't carry it?" Gong Dingzi said unexpectedly: "Once the Manchu soldiers come back, there will always be more than 3 soldiers. The maximum number in the south is only [-] or [-]. I am afraid that the Qing soldiers will attack Jinan and Liaodong. It may not be possible to hit Shenyang there."

"Do you think the Qing soldiers can really beat the dead?" The Taoist simply closed his eyes.As if he was trying to force himself, he just said: "You can't just count how many people you have. The [-] people in the Qing Dynasty have never practiced formations, and secondly, they have never practiced hard day and night. To put it bluntly, they are just a bunch of mobs. They just hunted too much on weekdays. It's just some hunter skills.

"Humans are not beasts. Now the Ming army in Beizhi has well-founded advances and retreats, and its tactics are sophisticated. The weapons in their hands are far sharper than those of the full soldiers. Back then, everyone said that the Mongolian and Tatars were invincible with bows and horses. Once Qi Wuyi arrived in Ji Town, what will happen? ?War is not about hunting. The two armies face each other, and only the one with strong morale and strong morale wins!

"Now that most of Beizhi has been recovered, can it afford to support one hundred thousand soldiers? Since it can't afford to support so many soldiers, where does the food come from? Where does the morale of the army come from?" The Taoist finished a series of words, staring at Gong Dingzi's fat face: "If you really want to live a good life for yourself, it's better to leave this place early."

"Now the south calls me a 'sinner of the Ming Dynasty, a thief and censor'. I am afraid that the world is so big that there is no room for Gong." Gong Dingzi has no understanding of military affairs.The words of this Taoist made it seem that the defeat of the Qing Dynasty was approaching, and the voice was extremely bleak.

"There is still a place to go." That person said.

"Where?" Gong Dingzi asked hastily.

"North Korea." The Taoist said: "North Korea has always called itself a small China, and now it has formed a brotherly alliance with the Eastern Captives. However, the people of this country have been educated by our China for thousands of years, and their hearts are actually towards the Great Ming. They should be regulated, and even the writing They are all the same as Han land. You can cross the sea first, buy properties and land, and wait until the world is at peace before returning."

Gong Dingzi hesitated and said, "The land beyond Hua..."

"Whether you go or not, the poor Taoist must go. Get the silver quickly, don't delay." The Taoist straightened his back and spoke with confidence.

Gong Dingzi knew that he couldn't keep this erratic Taoist.He ordered someone to seal 500 taels of silver, and sent the Taoist away.

But the next day, Gong Dingzi sent someone to invite the Taoist man over to talk to him, but the hotel owner said that the Taoist man had already left.

The servants of the Gong family gave the boss some money, and after asking for details, they realized that this Taoist was indeed not an ordinary Taoist priest. He also brought two female relatives with him, and the two female relatives were served by maids.One of them was holding a one or two-year-old boy. Although he had only met him once, he was like a jade carved in powder. He wore a beautiful suet jade longevity lock around his neck. He was obviously from a wealthy family. .

After Dorgon issued the order to shave their hair, many people did not want to shave their hair, but they were not willing to give up their heads, so they had to become Taoists.These "Taoist priests" may not have Taoist beliefs, but because Taoism and Confucianism are one, if you really have to catch up and question them, each of them can explain the various classics of "Laozi" and "Zhuangzi" in a dazzling manner, which is more true than real Taoists.

Although the Manchus were barbarians, they still had reverence for the teachings of gods and Buddhas, so they did not embarrass these priests.

Gong Dingzi was even more shaken when he saw the Taoist priest leaving as soon as he said it, and went home to discuss with his wife.

His wife's surname is Gu, her name is Mei, and her name is Hengbo, but she is unusual.

Later generations have people with good deeds, who named the eight beautiful and talented singing girls on the Qinhuai River "Qinhuai Eight Beauty", and Gu Hengbo is one of them.

It is said that she is unusual because she is the only one among the girls in the song who has an order.

The laws of the Ming Dynasty stipulated that lowly girls such as singing prostitutes could not be regular wives, otherwise they would commit the crime of using concubines as wives, and both men and women would be severely punished.

Therefore, in Daming, Gu Hengbo was just a concubine, not a regular wife.

However, Gong Dingzi's original wife, Tong Shi, was a woman of integrity. Because she was granted the title of "ruren" by the Ming court, she refused to accept the imperial title from the Qing court, and she even refused to go north to Beijing and stay alone in her hometown in Hefei.

Gu Hengbo didn't care about the Ming and Qing courts, and let Gong Dingzi confer the title on her, completing the leap from a prostitute to a married woman.

This also shows that Gu Hengbo has a great influence on Gong Dingzi.

Now that Gong Dingzi couldn't make up his mind, he naturally wanted to go back and ask her.

"That Taoist priest is a person who is ignorant of current affairs. He ran away from home for the sake of fame. My husband has a wise way to protect himself, so why worry about it? Our family has not been designated as a traitor or the chief villain. What are we afraid of?" Gu Hengbo was not willing to part with his own. Gaoming, I am also afraid of North Korea, which is a land outside China.

"That's right. I was almost intimidated by that Taoist priest." Gong Dingzi immediately rejoiced when he heard the words: "I still have that 'Baoxin Pill'!" "Baoxin Pill", Gein can surrender to save his life with the "Amnesty Order".

How could a cunning man like Gong Dingzi not keep a copy at home?

Gu Hengbo said with a smile: "Since this is the case, there is nothing to be afraid of. At worst, I will go back to Jiangnan to become a rich man in the future."

"Madam's words are very reasonable!" Gong Dingzi's haze cleared up in one day, and he shouted to set up wine and music, just like in the past.

However, the changes in the current situation are beyond the imagination of Gong Dingzi.

Chongzhen 18th October [-]th.Dorgon issued an imperial decree in the name of Shunzhi, ordering Jierharang to lead the West Road Army back to the capital, leaving only Azig to stay in Datong, and abandoning all other places.The Eight Banners soldiers will naturally not be soft on these lands that are to be "abandoned". They almost grab everyone they see, like locusts, leaving no blade of grass where they pass.

Zhu Cihong immediately appointed Lin Tao as the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi, stationed in Xi'an; Zhao Liangdong as the commander-in-chief of Yulin.Li Guo was stationed in Yulin; Li Guo was the commander-in-chief of Ningxia and stationed in Qingyang; Gao Yigong and Dang Shousu guarded Ganzhou, Lanzhou and other places, thus stabilizing the northwest area.

He also ordered Wu Sangui to move the town to Fufeng and Long counties, and not to go north.At the same time, Dan Ning, the commander of the Third Guard Division, Hui Xian, and Zuo Guang, the deputy commanders, led their troops across the Hutuo River, pursued and killed the Qing army guards all the way, and approached Datong before they set up camp and confronted Azig and Jiang Tuan's troops. .Niu Chenghu, deputy commander of the third division.He led his troops across the river to garrison Weinan and changed defenses at Tongguan.

Sun Shuangbu of the First Mountain Division who was originally stationed in Tongguan was ordered to go south.The focus is on the Jingchu Mountains.

After this series of military orders were issued, all the troops moved.Smarter generals have already prepared for the general situation in the joint military newspaper, and they are ordered to set off as soon as the military order arrives.A well-regulated general can also complete the task within the time limit of the military order.

"There isn't a team that needs food and pay to move!" Wu Sangui has now become a major general of Daming again, but he has completely shaved his head.He originally wanted to stay in Xi'an to check the direction of the wind, but who knew that the crown prince had issued a military order.There was no delay in the ministries, so he had to leave as soon as possible to make room for Lin Tao.

The generals under him were also quite dissatisfied, they wanted to encourage Wu Sangui to mutiny, but who knew about those scholars and eunuchs sent by the General Training Department.I don't know what kind of blood soup was poured into the soldiers, but they refused to accept the instigation, and they simply ignored the kindness of the Wu family for supporting them for so long.

"Commander, according to the general's opinion, those people should not be allowed to enter the barracks!" Yang Kun, who had always followed Wu Sangui's train of thought closely, remonstrated, "Even those civil servants recruited in Shaanxi should be let go! Unfamiliar white-eyed wolves!"

Wu Sangui's face was livid, and he didn't speak.Now Hauge is already on his way to Jinan, and he has no chance to join Manqing again.After thinking about it, he still underestimated the crown prince too much.

Everyone, including Wu Sangui, has an illusion: the Crown Prince favors Wu Sangui a lot!

The reason for this illusion is really because Wu Sangui's first half of his life was so good.Just imagine: who dares to forcefully break into the strong enemy's camp with twenty or thirty riders?Even compared to Zhao Zilong is not an exaggeration!Isn't such a heroic figure most likely to be valued by sixteen or seventeen-year-old boys.

However, unknown to them, Zhu Cihong was not simply sixteen or seventeen years old.On top of this, there are decades of life experience and historical common sense in previous lives.

Because of this information asymmetry, no one took the crown prince seriously.

When the crown prince sent trainers to count the number of troops and calculate the military pay, and afterward, the amount was allocated without any deduction, which made Wu Sangui's team suspicious, and never thought of these helpless trainers He even secretly encouraged soldiers to fight against their own generals. (to be continued..)

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