Kowloon wins

Chapter 343
After a few times of tossing like this, the sky is almost dawn, the old man has not slept all night, he is startled and angry, his body is inevitably very tired, and his spirit is also a little weak, but when he sees him kneeling The sons on the ground, but the old man didn't want to show a little bit of fatigue, so he could only support himself and sighed: "You have all knelt for most of the night, and you are all flat, and you are all here. Come here, I have something to say about myself."

"My son, please thank the emperor Amalong, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

Hearing that the old man's tone had softened, the tense heartstrings of the elder brothers relaxed a little, but they still didn't dare to be careless. After they all kowtowed and thanked each other, they got up, cautiously gathered under the front wall.

"Third son, you have always read poetry and books, and you are no stranger to historical facts. I have a question, do you remember how many troops I had when the Qing Dynasty entered the customs? Li Zicheng, Nanming and other forces also had soldiers and horses, um ?”

The old man looked around at the elder brothers, and then called the third master's name with a smile.

"Returning to Huang Ama, when I entered the Qing Dynasty, there were more than 12 armored men, plus more than 17 soldiers from Shanhaiguan Wu Sangui, and the total force was less than 110. Li Zicheng's troops In Zhili, there are 300 million troops, and with the addition of various ministries in Nanming and regiment training in various places, the total strength of the Han side is no less than [-] million."

Hearing the old man asked such a question, the third master couldn't help but tremble. It's not how difficult the question is, but just a few days ago, Old Master Chen also asked him the same question, which is obviously not "" As far as the word "coincidence" makes sense, there is no doubt that all the old man's reactions have been predicted by Old Master Chen. This kind of ghostly calculation really made the third master amazed. However, the third master did not dare to be negligent in the slightest, he hurried out of the queue, and gave the answer carefully.

Ha, Dad seems to be intimidated, interesting!
As the saying goes, there is no one who knows a son like a father, but if this sentence is applied to Hong Qing, it has to be said upside down. No, the slight change in the third master's face has been hidden from everyone, even the old man has never noticed It's different, but Hong Qing can tell at a glance how much the third master is really shocked, and he can't help being happy in his heart, not for anything else, but because the reason why Mrs. Chen would talk about such a problem with the third master is precisely because of it. It was the result of Hong Qing’s instruction, and it was the old man’s trick to prevent it. Of course, Hong Qing is not very sure that the old man will definitely ask such topics, but it’s good to be prepared. No, the old man will really ask. up?
"That's right, 17 vs. 300 million, what a disparity. However, it was my Daqing who won in the end. What is the reason for this? Have you thought about it, huh?"

The old man has known for a long time that the third master Bowen has a strong memory, and he is not surprised that he can give such an accurate answer. He didn't express his appreciation, so he just smiled and nodded, and looked around at the brothers again. He asked a very meaningful question.

"The Han people are cowardly, not as strong as our soldiers and horses, and they are crippled and deficient. They are at odds with each other, and their generals are at odds with each other. Therefore, they are not my opponents in the Qing Dynasty."

The third master had already won the lottery before, but the eighth master was unwilling to be picked up by him again, so he answered first.

"Ah."

The old man was obviously dissatisfied with Ba Ye's answer, but he didn't express anything, just smiled lightly.

"Emperor Ama's lesson, my son thought that the Han people were ignorant rulers, and they had been thinking about it for a long time. Therefore, when our army arrived, they all fell in anticipation of the wind."

"Huang Ama, my son thought that Li Zicheng was fatuous and incompetent, he didn't know how to win people's hearts, and he recklessly harmed scholars, so he lost the people's hearts, and that's why he suffered such a big defeat."

"Otherwise, I believe that Li Zicheng's defeat was due to his arrogance."

……

Seeing the old man's behavior, all the elder brothers cheered up and expressed their opinions one after another, but no matter what the elder brothers said, the old man would all laugh and say nothing. In the end, only The third master, father and son, and the fourth master had never spoken, and even Old Sixteen, an ignorant fellow, yelled a few words along with him. Of course, it was just nonsense.

"Fourth, let's talk about it."

After everyone talked about it, the hall became quiet again. Seeing that the third and fourth masters didn't have the slightest intention to stand up, the old man had no choice but to call his name.

"Returning to Emperor Ama, I thought that what you brothers said was all reasonable. However, I secretly thought that the defeat of the Han people was due to the failure of government orders, separation from top to bottom, and mutual suspicion. This can be seen from Shi Kefa's failure to defend Yangzhou. At that time, Shi Kefa was already in danger, but Huang Zhen, who was close at hand, just ignored him, and instead of helping him with a single soldier, he secretly rejoiced at Shi Kefa's defeat. How can it stop the bravery of my Eight Banners?"

The fourth master was not in a hurry to speak. There are two reasons. One is that he is not sure in his heart, and the second is that he wants to figure out the meaning of the holy will. Now, all the elder brothers have basically spoken, and the fourth master is in his heart Now that he has confidence, he is very confident when answering the old man's question.

Heh, what a fourth master, he is really treacherous like a ghost, and his ability to figure out the Sacred Heart is really not bad. If we hadn't been prepared, this time we might really make him shine!

The fourth master's words will come down, it can be said that they are very organized, and basically hit the heart of the Sacred Heart. I didn't see that although the old man didn't comment, the smile on his face was obviously a little warmer than before. As for the other elder brothers, the eyes looking at the fourth master are full of jealousy at this moment, and even the third master has a slight change in expression, only Hong Qing remains calm, but in his heart secretly Sneered endlessly.

"Third, what do you think?"

Although the old man appreciated Fourth Master's answer very much, he did not comment on it. Instead, he looked sideways at Third Master and asked with a smile.

"Huang Ama learned that my son thinks that the words of the fourth brother are more comprehensive. However, what he said is only superficial and has not yet reached the root. As for the reason why my Eight Banners won the world, I secretly think that there are four root causes: First, the former The reason why the Ming Dynasty fell was probably because it did not practice moral government, expropriated and extorted money, and the eunuchs were rampant, and the struggle between the court and the middle party was fierce, so that the people were in dire straits, so they were defeated by Li Zicheng; But it is all empty, the system is corrupt, there are no generals to transfer in an emergency, no soldiers to use, and the people recruited temporarily are untrained and have no combat power. It lies in the fact that they are corrupt before they win the world, that they will be arrogant and arrogant, and will wantonly plunder the people's fat and anointment. The habits of the bandits will not change. Although there are many troops, they are just mobs. If the people's hearts are not there, how can they survive? Below, the generals hold their own strength and are like puppet ears. The imperial court looks huge, but in fact it is no more than a sandcastle ear. Once the water rushes, it will undoubtedly collapse. From the above, it can be seen that the defeat of the Han people was not defeated by the war, but by themselves of corruption."

The third master came prepared, and what he said was obviously much clearer and more reasonable than what the fourth master said. As soon as the remarks were made, the faces of all the elder brothers should be wonderful Come on, there are those who are excited, and those who are jealous, but no one can pick out the flaws in the words of the third master.

"Well, what the third child said has got to the bottom of it. The reason why all dynasties have been defeated is not because of their opponents, but because of themselves. This truth will come out, and you all understand it, but why? They just wanted to tear each other down, you kicked me today, and I punched you back tomorrow, and now even the fake troop transfer order has been made out, so next time they really want to mobilize troops to kill each other? If it’s not suicide, what else is it? If you really want to make trouble until our Daqing society collapses, will you be reconciled?”

The old man held a positive attitude towards the third master's analysis, but he didn't praise him too much. Instead, he followed the third master's conclusion and extended it. At the end, he sighed heartbrokenly, and a series of questions were thrown out. Directly pointing at the true heart of the elder brothers, trying to persuade the elder brothers not to make any more housework.

"Huang Ama's lesson is true, sons and ministers should keep it in their hearts, and never dare or forget it."

The fourth master was robbed of the limelight by the third master earlier, so he felt sore in his heart, but now he didn't want to let the third master take the lead. Before everyone could react, he had already expressed his opinion first.

"Huang Ama, sons and servants should keep these lessons in mind, and work together to share Huang Ama's worries."

Seeing Fourth Master showing his head, Eighth Master was naturally not to be left behind, and also stood up and spoke impassionedly.

"Don't worry, Huang Ama, from now on, if anyone dares to do anything wrong again, I will be the first one not to spare him!"

"Huang Ama, the sons and servants will work hard to handle their errands, and I dare not live up to your expectations."

……

With Fourth Master and Eighth Master taking the lead, the elder brothers would be happy to follow along with them, and one person would speak better than the other. As for what each of them thinks in their hearts, only God knows.

"I'm afraid it's not good for you to have such a clear understanding. If you can practice it personally, it will be a blessing to the community, really..."

The old man is such a shrewd person, he will not believe all the elder brothers' statements, but he did not expose it, but he spoke earnestly again and woke up, but before he finished speaking, he saw a big inner guard with a panicked expression on his face. He rushed in anxiously, his heart sank, and he stopped talking, but he didn't say anything to ask what happened, but looked over with a slight frown.

"Qizou Your Majesty, the Eighteenth Elder Brother has gone."

The big inner guard was sweating all over his face, it was obvious that he had come from a long distance, when he saw the old man looking towards him, before he even had time to catch his breath, he rushed to him and knelt down on the ground He said with a trill in his voice.

"what?"

Although he had a premonition, the old man's heart still ached when he heard the sad news that elder brother Eighteen was dead. He exclaimed in surprise and shook his body. Shocked, all the brothers panicked and rushed over one after another, hugging the old man, or yelling anxiously, the whole hall suddenly became a mess...

(End of this chapter)