Emperor Kangxi: Yuyu Chengxiang

Chapter 46
Kangxi's imperial edict was sent to Fuzhou half a month later.Because the decree required Shi Lang and Yao Qisheng to discuss whether or not to use troops and when it would be most beneficial to use them. After receiving the decree, Shi Lang took a sedan chair to go to the governor's yamen.

The Fujian Governor's Mansion is located in the Chenghuang Temple in the east of Fuzhou City.Prince Kang Jieshu led troops to quell Geng Jingzhong's rebellion. When the city was broken, a fire burned half of the houses in the city to rubble, and the governor's mansion was reduced to ashes. Only this ruined temple survived and became Prince Kang's camp.The statues of the gods in the temple were all toppled by Qiu Baye, only the broken couplets and warnings can still see some of the old style.

In the early Qing Dynasty, the position of admiral was the second grade, which was one level lower than the governor.But Shi Lang, the admiral of the navy, was stationed here as an imperial envoy. Governor Yao Qisheng had invited General Laita to lead the whole city to the east gate.Shi Lang was not humble, so he ordered all the officials to disperse, and the general soldiers Chen Mang and Wei Mingjun stood in the hall with swords and listened. After reading the imperial decree in the hall, he unfolded the map of the sea area and met with the two highest military and political officials of Fujian Province. Conspire to attack Taiwan strategy.

"Shi Gong!" Yao Qisheng twirled his beard after listening to Shi Lang's general introduction to the military measures of the enemy and us, and said slowly, "It was a good strategy to take Penghu first. But Zheng Jing was not dead at that time. Although Zheng Jing was not as good as Zheng Chenggong Wen Tao and Wu Lue, relying on his eldest son Zheng Kezang who is good at mediating, the political situation in Taiwan is still stable, so he has to fight every step of the way and attack Penghu first. Now that Zheng Jing died of illness, Zheng Kezang was killed by his younger brother Kezang, and the entire island is in military power , has fallen into the hands of Feng Xifan, a close confidant of Keshun. Liu Guoxuan led a heavy army to garrison Penghu, which is really a bit like Jiang Wei's avoidance of disaster. Our army might as well avoid the situation and take advantage of the strong north wind to bypass Penghu and directly attack the mainland of Taiwan. The drum breaks. Penghu Liu Guoxuan is in a dilemma, and he will surrender without a fight!"

Yao Qisheng is over 60 years old this year, and looks like an old pedant from Sanjia Village.But he is known for his boldness and courage.Prince Jieshu led the army to fight, and the soldiers burned, killed and looted everywhere, and took more than 2 women from good families into the army.At that time, Yao Qisheng was only a general soldier, but he even led his troops to martial law the whole city. He captured and beheaded more than 21 of Jieshu's rebels, and he personally climbed into Jieshu's army tent to make a speech on behalf of the people. He forced Jieshu to order a ban on looting, and forced the local gentry to donate 20 yuan to resettle the refugees.Therefore, everyone in Fujian called him "Yao Qingtian", and every family offered him a tablet of longevity.

After listening to Yao Qisheng's words without saying a word, Shi Lang stretched his brows and smiled for a long time, "Brother Qisheng, what you said makes sense. If you go back five years and the flames of the 'San Francisco' are still alive, the Lord ordered me to go to sea to fight. Think of it this way too. Now that there is peace in the sea, it is not appropriate to take this risky game and abandon the way of total victory. It is not easy to risk hundreds of miles of wind and waves. Unfavorable, the Penghu in the middle is the place where the whole army will be buried! So brothers think that we should stay the same to cope with all changes, no matter what Zheng Keshuang does, if we capture Penghu, Taiwan will be in chaos without a war. This is a surefire strategy.”

"According to what you said, we have to wait for this summer and autumn at the earliest, and the south wind?" Yao Qisheng raised his face.

"Correct."

"Naval battles in summer are more risky!" Yao Qisheng said, "The first battle in Penghu is not good, and the civil strife in Taiwan is eliminated. I don't know when we will have to wait."

Because of Kangxi's order, Yao Qisheng comforted the sergeants in Shi Lang's army. The two had been together for a long time. Wind weather. Dare to fight at sea? Summer is the monsoon, and there is a time to take advantage of it, but the wind in winter and spring is the most unpredictable. I have trained in the navy for five or six years, and I have also been a soldier of the Zheng family. I know. Taking Penghu will strangle the enemy's throat. If he still resists, I will send a large ship to park Hewan Port and bombard it with heavy artillery. Another surprise force will attack Dagou Port on the South Road and Wengang on the North Road. Cha stubborn. Zheng Keshuang has only tens of thousands of soldiers, scattered hundreds of miles of sea islands, and still defends the mainland, why is it difficult to defeat each of them!"

"You two finished talking?" Laita sat across from Shi Lang, with one hand resting on the back of the chair, not even wearing a hat; a braid of hair slipped straight down the back of the head, the head that was just handed over and the oily face. It seemed to be shining brightly.He stroked his newly trimmed mustache comfortably, and said with a grin, "I'm not afraid to offend you, you two seem to have not even understood the emperor's imperial decree!"

"What's your opinion, sir?" Shi Lang turned his head and asked.He is serious and dignified, and he can't get used to Laita's lazy and casual appearance.Yao Qisheng pouted his beard and turned his face away, only snorted, and didn't look at Laita.

Laita picked up Kangxi's imperial decree, smiled, and said: "How clear is the emperor's decree, there is a broom star in the sky today, is it just for fun? I think it is to find a step and call us courtiers." Come out to smooth things over, the Taiwan matter, maybe it will be blown up! You think, if you want to take Taiwan, why bother asking about 'whether you can enter the army'?" He licked his dry lips, stood up and gave a fuck With a fluent Beijing accent, he shook his head and said again, "We, the courtiers, have a good body and a sacred heart! I think the emperor invaded Ziwei because of a comet in the northwest, so he has to do it in Zhungeer first! ——Let me tell you, be honest Let's just play back, Taiwan is not suitable for the time being, the emperor has taken care of his face, and we have saved a lot of useless things!" After saying that, he stretched his waist.

"Put on the hat!" Shi Lang said suddenly.His voice was so harsh that the generals in the hallway were startled.Yao Qisheng's sunlight also jumped suddenly.

"What?" Reita asked in a daze.

"I say you, put on your tasseled hat!"

"Huh?" Lai Ta blushed violently, wiped his shiny hair with his hands, and grinned sarcastically, "Are you so domineering? Lao Lai has seen a lot of horse racing in the Forbidden City and sitting in sedan chairs in the Wufeng Tower. This kind of virtue! Our men entered the customs from the dragon, and they looked like this in front of the great grandfather. Who dares to say that it is shabby? Where did your boss do it at that time?"

Shi Lang's face immediately turned pale - at that time he was still under the command of Zheng Chenggong's father Zheng Zhilong - this Laita was a mighty general under Xianghuang's flag, relying on his grandfather, father and his own military exploits, he never regarded Han Chen as a single thing thing.Yao Qisheng was used to Laita Baqiguijie's airs, although he was very disgusted, there was nothing he could do.In Fujian, the most troublesome thing for him was dealing with this general who was not afraid of death in war and was usually a rogue.

Shi Lang couldn't bear it, the muscles on his face contracted tautly, he raised his face proudly, and shouted: "Come here!"

"Cha!" Dozens of soldiers responded like thunder in the corridor.Xiaoqi school captain Lan Li came in holding the handle of the knife, stood up with his hands crossed, and asked for instructions: "What orders do you have from the military gate?"

"Remove Laita's seat!" Shi Lang had no expression on his face.

"How dare you!" Laita was very savage at first, used to bullying the Han people, he made great achievements in conquering Geng Jingzhong and captured Baiyunpo, and after he was promoted to be a general, he became even more arrogant.Seeing that Shi Lang was angry, he leaned back and half-lyed on the chair, tapping the armrest of the chair rhythmically with both hands, and said with a strange laugh, "Which eye should I use to look at your admiral? Are you the emperor?" If you don’t wear a tasseled hat in front of you, you have to withdraw—"

Before he could finish his sentence, he was pushed by Lan Li behind him, and he staggered out, and the chair had already been lifted aside.Laita suddenly became furious, with a sullen face, he lifted the koan with both hands, and with a "wow", he threw the map of the sea area, tea cups, pens, ink, paper and inkstones all over the floor.When Yao Qisheng was eager to stop him, there was no time!Ghoshha of the Governor's Mansion was startled by him, only the guards under Shi Lang kept their eyes on each other, standing like nails, but they stretched out their hands to the sabers around their waists.

"Upgrade!"

The muscles on the side of Shi Lang's cheeks twitched slightly, he smiled contemptuously, let out a low and majestic growl, turned around and bowed to Yao Qisheng, then bowed and stretched out his hand to the side.Yao Qisheng hurriedly returned the gift and stepped aside.At this time, the soldiers in Yimen pressed their waist knives with their hands, and the two lines were straight and calm like ink lines.

Shi Lang turned around and shouted: "Please give me the golden token arrow!"

"Please bestow the golden arrow!"

"Please bestow the golden arrow!"

One call after another was sent out immediately.

Laita stared blankly for a while, and then felt something was wrong. He pushed the red tasseled cap on his head, grimaced and said, "Old Shi, why are you angry? There are important matters in my house. I will not accompany you. See you another day, see you another day!"

"You are guilty," Shi Lang said lightly, "How can you just walk away?"

"Aha? Don't scare people!" Laita's complexion changed slightly, and he forced himself to be calm, and asked with a sly smile, "You just overturned Qisheng's table for me?"

Shi Lang sneered repeatedly with a sullen face: "Hmph! As the founding minister of the government, you secretly contacted Taiwan and apologized to Zheng Keshun on behalf of the imperial court. It’s okay to pay tribute, and it’s okay not to be a vassal or not to pay tribute—’” Shi Lang’s eyes were cold, his hair was threatening, and he raised his voice sharply, “But there are?!”

Laita's heart suddenly jumped up, and he stammered: "The imperial court called us Fusui, that's a matter of expediency—" Shi Lang ignored his excuse, snorted again, and went straight up to the middle seat.Seeing that the situation was not good, Laita turned his head and walked away. As soon as he reached the entrance of the hall, he was blocked by the guards with a "click" and two guns crossed.The general officer Chen Mang came over, first hit Qian'er, and said with a smile: "My lord, at this time our military sect doesn't speak, who dares to let you out?"

Seeing Shi Lang's unattractive appearance, Yao Qisheng intended to belittle him, but now that he saw his real color, he knew that this short black man was not a character to be provoked.Seeing the four school lieutenants walking into the middle hall carrying the Longting arrows that offered gold medals, they felt anxious. They knocked off the horseshoe sleeves with two bangs, kowtowed three times, got up and approached Shi Lang and said, "General, be careful with punishment, look at him." For the sake of Manchuria's hard work, please forgive me this time." At this time, Laita was already dumbstruck, and his head was dripping with sweat.

"Halazhuzi" originally means "little child" in Manchu, but it has a double meaning when used here. It can be said that children are ignorant, or it can be interpreted as being deeply loved by the emperor.Yao Qisheng's writing is thoughtful, and he pays attention to his wording.Shi Lang couldn't help but secretly sighed, and had to give up the idea of ​​using someone's head to establish his army's prestige. He giggled and said, "He is a halazhuzi, and I am a general with a hard heart! He is guilty of breaking the government's decree and disturbing the morale of our army, let alone in front of the imperial envoy. Insulting and roaring at the military account! Before the imperial envoy gave his speech, the emperor had a secret decree to make a decision depending on whether you confessed or not, how dare you be so presumptuous! Come on!"

"twitter!"

Shi Lang got off the public seat with a smile, circled around Laita with the sound of his boots, snorted again and said, "Laita, based on your crimes, is it wrong to punish you before the army?"

Laita had already been bluffed out of his wits by his aura, kneeled down as soon as his knees softened, kowtowed countless heads, and said in a half-day manner: "The humble job has been fed with yellow soup, and the cat urine has been poured too much. I didn't sleep in the dark." No, I offended the imperial envoy, please...please forgive me..."

"Take off his top hat!" Shi Lang snorted again with unclear meaning.This hum, which usually sounds unsurprising, actually made Yao Qisheng shudder, Fang called out "Master Shi", and wanted to continue, but was cut off coldly by Shi Lang. "—Anyway, he doesn't want to wear this top hat!"

"My lord!" Yao Qisheng hurriedly laughed again, "Thinking of Laita's war, he can be regarded as a brave general, please allow him...to make meritorious deeds..."

"There's no need for such a person in a war, it's almost enough to fight wildly!" Shi Lang seemed to have not heard Yao Qisheng's pleading, and said, "This imperial envoy originally wanted to kill you because of your meritorious deeds for generations, and Yao Zhitai is begging for you!" Love, please don’t die—before April, supervise the construction of ten cannons for my army, ship them for use, and use this to redeem your red cap, otherwise—huh!” Then he waved his hand, looking forward to Said: "Boom him out!"

Laita kowtowed in a daze, and staggered away with one foot high and one foot low.Yao Qisheng was bold, but he was blushed and turned pale by the scene just now.

"Brother Qisheng, why are you here, why are you so dazed?" Shi Lang had already recovered his normal state, stepped forward and pulled Yao Qisheng's hand to give way, and laughed while sitting down, "Qisheng, thanks to your reputation as an iron man For such a thing, why do you feel pity for him? We still continue to discuss. I still think that it is better to take advantage of the south wind to attack Penghu at the turn of summer..."

(End of this chapter)