Chapter 73: Going out of Beijing to work on the job (4)

There is a family under the jurisdiction of Wuxi County, Changzhou Prefecture. The surname is Ye. Originally from Kunshan, Jiangsu, he was sent to Changzhou. It is said that he was a descendant of Ye Fangai, the Tanhua Lang of the Shunzhi Dynasty, who was worthless. Since Ye Fangai was demoted from his official position in the 18th year of Shunzhi for the "repeated case", he returned to the 12th year of Kangxi and became the Minister of Justice. After his death, he was named "Wenmin".

Because the origin of the crime in the case of the punishment was ridiculous and despicable to the scholars in Jiangnan, Ye Fanga felt ashamed, so he moved to Changzhou, the same province. After returning home, he farmed and studied and passed on his family, and was also listed in the "Gentlemen Record" of our administration. This time, Zhao Wanbei squeezed out the land of the people for railway construction under his rule, including Ye Fanga's descendants. Moreover, those who were occupied not only had his family's land, but also Ye Fanga's tomb.

It is related to ancestors, and the family cannot ignore it. They go to the government office to submit a lawsuit and ask to relieve the suffering of the bones of the ancestors from seeing the sun. Zhao Wanbei was very confused. When the railway was not yet stipulated, he said to the visitor, "The construction of the railway was originally a holy heart of the emperor, and it is even more a benefit to the country and the people. He passed along the way, no matter who it was, the land of the He family, had to make way for state affairs. Not to mention that the tombs of your ancestors should be demolished and placed separately. Even if there is any violation in my government office, we must demolish and start over again."

After refuting the Ye family's people, the Ye family felt helpless at the beginning. Although Zhao Wanbei was in a harsh manner, this was the will of the court. Even if the people were sad, they had to follow it. However, they later learned that the court had no discussion on the construction of the railway. Zhao Wanbei was just greedy for merit, and he ignored the people's sentiment and acted in a breach of law, so it was naturally very different.

At that moment, he found a censor named Chu Shanghua, who was also the Censor of Changzhou, and wrote a bullet stamp, impeaching him to "control public affairs and threaten officials; using cruel laws to slaughter the people to show off, and severely hurt our emperor's actions since he ascended the throne. He has adopted a new law everywhere, and loves the people and raises the people as the holy wish of administration. In the memorial, Chu Shanghua said that he, "Blind the people with an unwritten edict, and conquers the land and land in a large manner, thinking that he was trying to make personal gain, and even destroyed the graves of the gentry and households in the province, and the white bones were everywhere, which was shocking! The common people reported the matter, and they were perfunctory, and all the people left with tears!'

On this seal, Zhao Wanbei was both angry and panicked. Although he was devoted to the imperial edict, he was also a great crime. Once the emperor asked about it, it was a serious crime. He was about to submit a letter to defend himself. He received news that Wen Xiang, Li Hongzhang and other officials from the General Administration came to the province, and it was said that he had conducted preliminary investigations for the railway line. This gave him a glimmer of hope. If he could get the understanding and protection of the General Administration, he would not only have no mistakes, but also have made merits.

He brought the General Administration and his group to the city government office for a banquet to entertain him, and the hospitality was very enthusiastic. Li Hongzhang and others were not familiar with him. Moreover, before everyone set out, they did not see Chu Shanghua's penis. They were so enthusiastic about him, but after the banquet was halfway through, Zhao Wanbei stopped eating. Not only that, his face was full of shame and guilt. He was alone and he couldn't sit down, which made everyone curious.

Zhang Fu and he were officials in the same province, and their personal relationships were also very good. Seeing this, they naturally had to ask: "Brother Chimen, do you have any worries?"

"I dare not hide my humble position. I did a very unfaithful mistake."

"Oh?" The words attracted the attention of several people, and Zhang Fu continued to ask, "What's the matter?"

“It’s like this—.”

Wen Xiang wanted to explain a few words of advice, and was about to speak, but he touched Li Hongzhang under the table, knowing that he might have any objections and stopped talking now. However, seeing Zhao Wanbei's face was bitter and at a loss for his future fate, he felt a little embarrassed.

After the mat was scattered, Wenxiang went to Li Hongzhang's room: "Brother Shaoquan, I was on the mat just now, but are there anything you can't say?"

Li Hongzhang smiled, "Does Bo Gong want to borrow chopsticks for Zhao Chimenxing to plan a plan?" He asked, "Or may he feel unbearable to see how bitter it is?"

Wen Xiang nodded honestly, "I'm just thinking that's the case, why? Brother Shaoquan thought it was inappropriate?"

"It's a big deal!" Li Hongzhang said, "Bogong is kind-hearted, and it was not the turn of a humble official to speak on the side. However, Bogong and Zhao Chimen are ridiculous and extremely cruel in their actions, which has caused complaints from all over the province. Some people in the court have submitted letters to impeach him. At this time, Bogong was deeply trapped in it. Wouldn't he betray himself?"

He also said, "What's more, although the emperor intends to build a railway in the south of the Yangtze River, the matter has not yet been determined. Zhao Wanbei is flattered, which not only makes people have a firm opinion on the railway affairs under his rule. It only thinks that the construction of the railways will not only see its benefits, but also sees its harm. It will also lead to court officials to make a statement. At that time, the railway affairs will be attacked by the government and the country, and the pursuit of fate will be caused by the absurdity of Zhao Wanbei. If the railways cannot be passed through the south of the Yangtze River, Zhao Wanbei will be blamed, and the emperor's anger is probably something he cannot bear!"

In the end, he said, "Bogong, Bogong, don't repeat Hu Yuanfang's mistakes!"

With a word, Wen Xiang's face changed -.

Hu Yuanfang was the governor of Shaanxi in the second year of Yongzheng. His real name was Hu Qiheng, whose courtesy name was Yuanfang. He was from Hunan. His father was Hu Xianwei. He became the vassal officer of Hubei. At that time, the governor of Hubei was Nian Xialing, which was Nian Gengyao's father. The masters of the two families had similar scents and were good at the family. Naturally, Nian Gengyao and Hu Qiheng became good friends in their youth.

In the 44th year of Kangxi, Hu Qiheng passed the imperial examination and happened to be on the southern tour of Kangxi. Hu Qiheng was appointed as the emperor as the Hanlin Academy for offering poems. Soon after, he was released as the magistrate of Kuizhou. He was trusted and trusted in his loyalty. He was loved by the people and built a temple for him to worship his longevity. This was the greatest honor of being an official, and no chief did not pay attention to his subordinates who had such honors.

It happened that his superior governor was Nian Gengyao, who valued this friendship with the general leader very much. He specially recommended him and promoted him to the prefect of Kuizhou, and then promoted him to the East of Sichuan. Nian Gengyao was the governor of Sichuan and the governor of Shaanxi, and he became the Xi'an vassal magistrate.

Hu Qiheng is indeed a good official and very capable. Nian Gengyao obeys his words and does not need to be said.

As we all know, during the middle of the Kangxi period, several major forces that were determined to be the most important in the vast land in the northwest were Galdan, Cewang Alabutan and Robuzang Danzeng (the last person, readers who have watched the TV series "Yongzheng Dynasty" should have some impression).

The Ming Dynasty continued the Yuan Dynasty and could only expel the Mongols from the north of the desert, but could not completely destroy Mongolia. Emperor Shun of Yuan had a good descendant, and he became famous again in the north of the desert, called the Dayan Chechen Khan. The name he named his tribe Khalkha. The relationship between this tribe and the Ming Dynasty was very delicate, with friends and enemies, and uncertain changes. Generally speaking, he still followed the old path of nomadic peoples who were tamed and plundered, and he did not accept it.

After the Ming Dynasty's Tumu Incident, the Ming Dynasty always focused on appeasement of such tribes, so the power of Dayan Chechen Khan became stronger and stronger. He had ten sons, four of whom invaded the southern desert area and continued to reproduce until the founding of the Qing Dynasty. The descendants of these four sons accounted for most of the forty-nine banners of Inner Mongolia.

The eighth son of Dayan Chechen Khan, who was left in the north of the desert, was named Grusenza. He had more than 10,000 elite soldiers under his command, divided into seven flags, and was controlled by his seven sons, among which the eldest, the fourth, and the fifth were the most capable.

The titles of these three sons are Zasak Khan, Tushetu Khan and Chechen Khan. They are collectively called the Three Khans of Mobei, also known as the Three Khans of Khalkha Khans.

Khalkha is north of the vast sea, and its western neighbor is called Erut Mongolia. The Ming Dynasty became the Oirat, and the Oirat was divided into four tribes, one of which was called Junggar, and the land was in Yili. Junggar had a chief named Gerdan who established himself as Junggar Khan and insisted on expanding. He first attacked Qinghai to the west and then destroyed the Hui tribe countries to the south. At this time, the three Khans in Mobei had an internal strife, giving him a good opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

The internal strife in Khalkha was caused by Tushetukhan attacking Zasak Khan and killing Khan to seize the throne. The dispute was very serious. The emperor specially sent an envoy to accompany the *** Yellow Sect to Khalkha to mediate. At this time, Galdan also sent people to Khalkha.

The envoy sent by Galdan deliberately came here to create a dispute again on the basis of the dispute. His methods were very decisive, and he was determined to sacrifice himself. When he spoke, he deliberately angered Tushetuhan. As a result, he was killed himself, which gave Galdan an excuse to send troops.

So Galdan invaded in large numbers on the grounds of being guilty.

After the battle between Tushetukhan and Galdan, they were defeated and left, asking for help from the court. The emperor ordered his brother, Prince Feng Yu's Fuquan, as the main general, and the eldest son Yinzhen, as the deputy, to lead the left wing; his younger brother, Changning, who was conferred Prince Gong, as the general of Anbei, Prince Jian, Yabu, and Prince Xin, E Li, as the deputy, to lead the right wing.

Whether it is personnel allocation or military horse shape, such momentum is enough to shock the outside world.

Gerdan's troops here had invaded the Wuzhumuqin tribe southeast of Chahar, bordering the Rehe River. The next target was the Korqin banners. So the emperor ordered the left wing to leave Gubeikou and the right wing to Xifengkou. He also sent more Mongolian troops from Shengjing, Jilin garrison and Korqin banners to assist in the battle. When he was out, the emperor's imperial palace of the Supreme Harmony gave the imperial seal of Prince Yu Fuyuan and sent it to Dongzhimen. The ceremony was very grand.

Who knew that the initial battle was unfavorable and the vanguard was defeated. Galdan led his troops to cross a tributary of the Liao River - a river called Silamulun. The front of the troops pointed directly at Ulanbutong in Chifeng County, Rehe, and was only 700 miles away from the capital!

The Fuquan garrison was thirty miles away from Ulanbutong, and the two armies were facing each other across the river. Galdan's formation was unprecedented. He tied his limbs with tens of thousands of camels and lay on the ground. He added wooden boxes to the hump. The wooden boxes were surrounded by wet felt blankets, called "Camel City". His soldiers shot at the Qing army in the gap between the wooden boxes.

However, his muskets were not as good as the Qing army's cannons. After a day of shooting, Camel City smashed the cannons in two pieces. Fuquan ordered a crossing of the river to attack. The Qing army was very brave and defeated Galdan. Fortunately, it was the first day of August, and there was no moon at night, so Galdan could escape.

The next day, Galdan sent a lama to the Qingying camp for peace, and he led his camp and left, and then returned to the Xilamulun River. There was no boat to cross the river, so he had to cut down the big trees and float on the water, floated and sank to the other side, running all night, igniting everything wherever he passed, and the weeds turned into ashes, burning hundreds of miles in a fire!

Fuquan was determined to continue chasing him, but two factors involved him. The first was his nephew Yinzhen, who was the eldest son of the emperor. He acted as a mighty man in the army, and acted recklessly and restrained him everywhere. If this continued, it would be unfavorable to the morale of the army.

Another reason is that the reinforcements from Korqin and Shengjing have never arrived, and Galdan is in danger and it is difficult to take them down.

Moreover, Galdan found a lama named Jilong. As a lobbyist, the general meaning was to ask the court for forgiveness. Galdan himself repented so much.

The emperor summoned the princes and ministers to discuss in the Ganqing Gate, and they all believed that Fuquan knew that Jilong had planned and was just a delay in the military plan, but Fuquan was willing to listen to him, because he was missing the military opportunity and wanted to reproach him.

Fuquan received the order and turned around to ask Jilong for questions. He also sent a special guard to take Jilong to Galdan to investigate the crime. Galdan set up a vow to repent in front of the Buddha, and prepared a memorial and affidavit to formally surrender in front of the army.

Kangxi was in a difficult situation. He was determined to give up Galdan and made great contributions in one battle. However, all kinds of problems were in front of him, and he had to consider them carefully. After the Three Feudal Rebellion, all the ministers who had contributed their efforts had reached a very high position. As long as one of them was dissatisfied and complained a few words would have an incalculable impact. Although Fuquan was his elder brother, he had to speak in the army and engage in military law. If he ignored him, it would seriously undermine morale.

Another difficult thing is that the eldest son of the emperor, Yinzhen. Yinzhen is really a proof of Kangxi's incompetence in teaching his children. He is a pure bastard! He acted in the army and caused great resentment from the soldiers - Fuquan refused to go into the desert to pursue him, and there were also considerations in this regard - Yinzhen really wanted to cause a disaster for mutiny, and as the main general, he was a great sin that was not enough to be redeemed.

The emperor also knew this level, and he knew that his son was not popular. If he was investigated, he was afraid that the responsibility his son would bear would be greater than that of Fuquan! What should he do at that time?

The emperor wanted to protect his son and convince the people of the world, so he came up with a bitter plan. When the Imperial Gate was obeying the government, he sternly warned Yinzhen: "Prince Yu is your uncle. If you have any differences with Prince Yu, I will take you to rectify the Dharma first!"

The meaning of this sentence is that the son is not allowed to attack Prince Yu in the confession. The intention of the brother Yu is so obvious. How can Fuquan not be moved?

Repaying the favor with his kindness, even more thankful to Emperor Dai, Fuquan dispelled all the thoughts that he had prepared to reveal to Yinzhen's misconduct in the army. He cried and said, "What else do I have to say to protect me like this?" He immediately took all the responsibility on himself, not mentioning the fault of Yinzhen.

The result of the public debate on Fuquan's crime was to reduce the title, so the emperor naturally refused. He was rewarded for defeating Galdan and gave up the order lighter. In the end, he was fined for three years and the removal of the prince's guards was not painful.

Galdan suffered losses and finally returned to the territory with him, but none of the ten soldiers. That was not counting. When he returned to Jungel, something even more terrible was waiting for him! This was also his own fault!

Galdan's Khan's position was not right, and he came from robbing his nephew's position.

Galdan had an elder brother named Sengge. After Sengge died, he left behind two sons, one named Cewang Alabutan and the other named Sonoalabutan. Galdan relied on his many soldiers and strong soldiers to steal the position of Khan from his nephew.

Cewang Alabutan and Galdan have another relationship: Galdan's wife and Cewang Alabutan's wife are sisters - the niece-in-law became sister-in-law and uncle and nephew became brother-in-law. And that's not all. It's probably because the two sisters are very beautiful. Galdan is so arrogant that she snatched her sister-in-law and killed Sonoah Alabutan.

How could Cewang Alabutan be willing to take the hatred of his wife and brothers? Taking advantage of the opportunity of Galdan and Fuquan fighting in Ulanbutong, he led his troops to Kulun, where Galdan's headquarters, robbed all his children, jade, cattle and sheep, and snatched his wife back - not only his wife, but his sister-in-law also brought him back to Turpan, becoming his new favorite.

The hatred between the uncle and nephew became deeper and deeper, giving Kangxi a chance. He sent people out of Jiayuguan to Turpan and conquered Cewang Alabutan. He could not only detect the situation in Khalkha, but also let him restrain Galdan from the side. He left him a worry and dared not act stupidly.

In the 34th year of Kangxi, Galdan colluded with Sang Jie and rebelled again.

This time, Kangxi was in charge of the army, but who knew that the road was not smooth. The left and right sides were either not arrived or were tired due to the weather and roads. The central army ruled by the emperor had become lonely. If you want to go deeper, you will be in great trouble.

A grand sir who followed the army entered the tent and strongly advised the emperor to return to the palace. Kangxi refused with a stern voice: "I have told the ancestral temple to worship the heaven and earth, and return to the army without seeing the enemy. How can I see the people of the world? Moreover, once the army retreats, Galdan can do his best to deal with the Western Army. How can they stop it?"

Not only did he reject the advice of the Grand Secretary, but the emperor also bravely marched and arrived at the Kruren River before he set up a camp.

This river is the first big river in Mongolia, from east to west, extremely wide. Galdan camped on the north bank. Once the emperor arrived, camped on the south bank, it was time to fight to fight life and death.

Before the battle officially begins, if you want a strategy to face the enemy, some people say that when the Western Army arrives and attacks together; one says that it is unexpected and sends elite troops to raid; another says that they send envoys to tell Galdan that the enemy will be captured by the momentum, and that the enemy will be shocked and shaken. Then, the army will attack, and the result will be twice as good as half the effort.

The emperor adopted the third type and sent an envoy, who was taken by a prisoner to meet Galdan. Galdan did not believe it, so he personally climbed a mountain and saw the yellow dragon star flying in the wind. The outside of the imperial camp was a chariot and a raft of warriors outside. There was a net city used to prevent flying bamboos and bows and arrows. The swords and armor were distinct and the military appearance was extremely powerful.

Galdan was shocked and rose up overnight and quietly fled away.

The next day, the scout came to report that Galdan had fled and the northern camp was empty, with no tents and no soldiers. This surprised the emperor, thinking that he would seize the river and guard it. Who knew that he was invincible and was useless?

Kangxi left a few soldiers to guard the camp, waiting for the Western Route Army, and led thousands of elite cavalry across the river to chase him. However, no matter how fast his troops were, they were not as fast as Galdan's light cavalry. After chasing for three days, he saw that he could not catch up, so he returned to the army.

On the other side, the Western Route Army was commanded by Fei Yanggu and also arrived at Zhaomuduo east of Kulun. Originally, their speed was not so fast, but when the Western Route Army heard that the emperor was taking the risk of advancing, he was very excited and respected Jia Yu's courage and galloped on the road, so he caught up.

Although it has arrived, the Western Army faced a big problem, which is that the food and grass cannot be handled. The emperor had already sent someone to handle the grain station, but the situation on the Western Army was a bit special. Since Galdan burned the wasteland, the Western Army often saw no grass for hundreds of miles on the way, and there was no way to get a grain, so he could only carry it with the army. Now there is not enough food, so he had to reduce the amount - in this way, he would eat less and walk a lot, and even though his morale was always high, his combat power was very low. If he had the will but lacked strength, he would end up with the entire army.

At this moment, the food and grass transported by Mingzhu finally came up. It felt really happy that the soldiers were cheering and became several times more energetic out of thin air.

After eating, people became energetic. Fei Yanggu discussed with Mingzhu, believing that Galdan had become a frightened bird and only hoped to fight quickly. Since the quick battle was beneficial to him, then he would have to drag him to death for a long time.

Later, Fei Yanggu came up with an idea, and he chose to camp in a place thirty miles away from Zhaomuduo. There was a small hill with rivers on three sides. The Tula River crossed Kulun and turned eastward and turned north, one divided into two, one in the east and the other in the west, and the middle was where Fei Yanggu camped.

According to military tactics, this is a Jedi, because there is only one way out in the north. If Galdan can hold it up, the Qing army would starve to death! However, Fei Yanggu believed that Galdan was eager to fight, so he deliberately fell into death and lured Galdan to come here in order to win the battle.

Sure enough, Galdan was led over, and the two sides fought to the death. The Qing army was on the hill to the east and fired down with muskets and crossbows. Galdan was seriously injured, but he was determined to seize this high ground. Both sides fought back and forth, and the fight was lively.

Fei Yanggu noticed that the enemy's rear was still not moving, and the front was fighting so fiercely and attacking again. How difficult was it? There was no support at all, and he must have had some difficulties, so he let the other ambush ambushed by the river attack northward, half of his retreat, and half of his baggage.

Galdan's retreat was full of old, weak, women and children. How could he withstand the Qing army like tigers and wolves be dispersed at once? At this moment, the Qing army, which was head-on, was even more vigorous, cheering and rushing forward and backward. Galdan's elite troops were finally unable to support him, protecting Galdan to break out, and the official army chased him for dozens of miles before he was withdrawn.
Chapter completed!