There is no such thing as the Kangxi and Qianlong eras

Chapter 33: Harvesting a Dog-Headed Military Advisor

Good guy, he came up and asked them if they were afraid of death?

Several people were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they collapsed to their knees on the ground, unable to even kneel straight.

Master Feng reacted quickly. Regardless of his bound hands, he threw his head to the ground, "General, spare my life! I, Feng Xiuyong, am willing to join the bandits... no, I'm willing to join the righteous army! I'm willing to join the righteous army!"

"..."

Nie Yu was stunned by the speed at which this guy surrendered.

He was just testing the waters on purpose. Anyway, he knew all the information he needed to know. It was just that the timeline was a little off, but that wasn't a big deal.

Bringing these people here is just to see if there is any result, just to give it a try.

But the result...

Feng Xiuyong fell to the ground with his head down. Seeing that Nie Yu didn't move, he thought that this traitorous general was unwilling to accept him. Anxious to save his life, he didn't care too much and said hurriedly: "General, I am useful, I am really useful! I have important military information to tell you!"

Nie Yu came back to his senses and looked at Feng Xiuyong, who had quickly slid to his knees before him. After a moment's thought, he said, "What use are you? Or do you have any important military information to share with this general?"

Feng Xiuyong heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this. He was finally willing to listen to him. He did not dare to neglect him: "General, please understand. I used to be the governor, no, I was the advisor to the Qing dog governor Hui Ling..."

He had heard the phrase "Qing dog" from the mouths of those rebels and common people.

"So, whenever the Qing governor has any important military information, he will consult with me first. As a result, I have learned a lot of the Qing's military secrets, even including the number of Eight Banners soldiers stationed in Jingzhou, their movements, and their food and supplies..."

"Oh? You mean, do you know how many soldiers, horses, and food supplies are currently in Jingzhou?"

When Nie Yu heard this, he suddenly became interested.

Although he could get some news about the Qing army by flipping through books, the specific movements of soldiers and food supplies would not be recorded in the book. If anything was recorded, it would only be major events or more important things.

There is no record of a big city like Jingzhou City which has never been directly conquered or even attacked by the White Lotus Sect!
Feng Xiuyong nodded first, then quickly shook his head. "I don't know the details, but I know the general idea. I can guarantee that the current population of Jingzhou City, including the Eight Banners garrison troops and the government servants, will not exceed a hundred, and may not even exceed sixty or seventy..."

Do you think it’s outrageous?

A large provincial capital city, and also an important town in Huguang, with a Manchu city, eight banners garrisons and eight banners generals, yet it has less than sixty or seventy soldiers?

In fact, there is something even more outrageous. The Yichang Prefecture adjacent to Jingzhou on the left had even fewer troops in the prefecture, and even reached the point where the Dangyang Uprising shocked the city of Yichang.

If we look at the whole of Hubei and add them all up, there should be about a thousand Qing troops.

leftover?
The rest were taken to Hunan by three talented people: the Governor of Huguang, the General of Jingzhou, and the Governor of Hubei, to suppress the Miao people.

The key point is that after a year of suppression, the rebellion was not defeated. Instead, the more the fight went on, the more people turned against the Qing Dynasty, and Han people also joined in.

Feng Xiuyong suddenly asked, "General, I'd like to ask, is the seal of the Qing governor in the box in your hand?"

Nonsense, what else could it be but a seal?
He followed Hui Ling around every day and even remembered the pattern on the box containing the official seal clearly. How could he not recognize it?

Nie Yu asked, "What do you want to do?"

Feng Xiuyong seemed relieved after hearing this, and continued, "General, please lend me this seal. I can forge a letter from the governor and trick him into opening the gates of Zhijiang County!"

The "villain" became a "student" and was willing to forge a letter from the governor to help him trick the city gate of Zhijiang County open.

This is a pledge of allegiance!

Feng Xiuyong understood clearly that he was now a captive and a weak scholar, so he definitely could not run away and might even lose his life.

If you want to save your life, you can only join the bandits or surrender to the rebels.

As for sacrificing his life for the country? Why would he sacrifice his life for the country? Those who could become advisors and advisers were those who failed the imperial examinations, were old, and felt that they had no chance of a career in the government, so they came to make money and build connections.

He could sacrifice his life for his country, but the Qing court would definitely not recognize it.

If a county magistrate died for his country, the Qing court might posthumously honor him. But if a legal advisor died, the Qing court would at most record it: "On a certain day of a certain month of a certain year, the White Lotus Sect rebelled and killed a certain number of people..."

Well, the “several people” included Feng Xiuyong who “died a heroic death for his country”.

Then wouldn’t this be a waste of life?

Of course, if it were just this, Feng Xiuyong would not have to surrender.

He had been secretly observing these rebel forces from yesterday afternoon until now. They did not look like a so-called mob. Instead, they were more disciplined and energetic than any officers and soldiers he had ever seen.

Based on this point alone, Feng Xiuyong felt that Nie Yu might succeed!
"it is good!"

Nie Yu suddenly smiled and waved his hand: "Come here, untie Mr. Feng!"

He casually threw the box containing the official seal to Bai Nan, and then personally stepped forward to help Feng Xiuyong, who was kneeling on the ground.

"Mr. Feng, please get up quickly. It's cool down here. Don't catch a cold."

These words were a bit too formulaic, but Feng Xiuyong just liked them, or was deliberately cooperating with them.

Feng Xiuyong's face was filled with excitement: "Student Feng Xiuyong greets the General!"

As he said this, he was about to kneel down and pay homage, but Nie Yu reached out and lifted him up, so that he did not kneel down.

"Haha, we are against the Qing Dynasty and for the restoration of the Han Dynasty. We don't follow the slave etiquette of the pseudo-Qing Dynasty slaves who kneel at every turn!" Nie Yu laughed.

Feng Xiuyong quickly complimented him: "General, you have such a will. I am willing to do my best to help you drive out the barbarians and restore China!"

After saying this, he bowed and said, "This Zhijiang County is the first great gift that I offer to the General!"

After some polite remarks, Feng Xiuyong tactfully got to the point. He decided to take Zhijiang County first. Only by taking Zhijiang County could he be considered as a true member of General Nie's anti-Qing and pro-Han army.

Nie Yu thus gained a dog-headed master.

Although the other party's identity is not very good, and he betrayed his master in the face of battle and is very cowardly, fortunately he is also a scholar and can be of great use.

Excluding the sons of wealthy families in Yidu County who were forced to come to him by him, this Mr. Feng was the first scholar to take the initiative to seek refuge with him.

After solving the problem here, Nie Yu immediately asked the other party to start preparing.

In order to speed up the process, several other staff members were temporarily assigned to the chief advisor Feng Xiuyong for use.

Regardless of whether these people were willing to follow the bandits or not, they were all afraid of death. If they weren't afraid of death, they wouldn't be captured. Since they were afraid of death, there was no need to worry about them not cooperating. If they didn't cooperate, the worst that could happen was that they would be dragged down and chopped off.

About two days later.

With Feng Xiuyong and his team of advisors working all night, they successfully forged a letter from the governor, which was also stamped with the governor's seal.

In addition, Nie Yu asked the craftsmen to urgently make a replica of the governor's banner that had not been burned.

The newly imitated banner was a little rough, but the cloth used was all good quality cloth, which Nie Yu had spent a huge amount of money to buy from the mall. It would definitely be exposed if viewed from a close distance, but if it was a little far away, it would not be so difficult to fool people.

Who would have the time to spare and take a close look at the governor's banner?

Are you tired of living?
(End of this chapter)