Fang Yu said: "So you said it well? I have been worried, for fear that the emperor would be unhappy by saying this."
Kangxi said: "Very good, very good. I was afraid that the old lady would harm you, so I sent eight guards to guard outside Cining Palace. If the old lady doesn't let you go, I will ask them to rush in.
If I try to snatch you out, it would be impossible to break up with her right away."
Fang Yu knelt down and kowtowed: "The emperor's master's kindness is as great as a mountain, and it is difficult for a slave disciple to repay it with his body."
Kangxi said: "You will repay the favor I have shown you by serving the old emperor well."
Fang Yu said: "Yes."
Kangxi picked up a large sealed yellow paper envelope from the desk and said: "This is an edict to reward the monks of the Shaolin Temple. You select forty imperial guards and two thousand officers and soldiers of the Xiaoqi Battalion to go to the Shaolin Temple to declare the decree and carry out the work.
What to do? It is written in the edict. Read it after you arrive at the Shaolin Temple. You just have to obey the order. Now I will promote you to the position of Deputy Commander of the Zhenghuang Banner of the Xiaoqi Camp. That is a high-ranking official of the second rank.
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You are originally a Han, but I gave you the status of a Manchu. This is called carrying the flag into Manchuria. The Zhenghuang Banner is the flag soldier of the emperor's personal general, and the Xiaoqi Camp is the emperor's personal soldier. The deputy general manager of the Imperial Guard is still part-time
With."
He knew that Fang Yu was uneducated and too young to be a serious official, so both positions were deputy.
Fang Yudao: "As long as I can always be by the emperor's master's side, I don't care whether he is a servant or a disciple, big or small."
While he was kowtowing vigorously to express gratitude, Fang Yu thought to himself: "I used to be a Han Chinese, but now I have transformed into a Manchurian."
But he also thought: "The emperor's master asked me not to go to Qingliang Temple to become a young monk, but first led the troops to Shaolin Temple to issue decrees and reward the masters who had contributed to the rescue. It was probably to let me stand out. This is called sweetness first and bitterness later.
"Be a master first, then spank you."
Kangxi sent a message to Can Bingzhu, the commander of Xiaoqi Camp, telling him that Xiao Guizi was not actually a eunuch, but the deputy chief of the imperial guards. His real name was Fang Yu. In order to capture and kill Ao Bai, he was sent to pretend to be a eunuch. Now he has been given
As a banner man, he belonged to the Zhenghuang Banner and was promoted to the deputy commander of the Zhenghuang Banner of the Xiaoqi Camp.
When Ao Bai was in power, Can Bingzhu suffered a lot from strife. He was already in prison and his life was in danger. Fortunately, Ao Bai failed and was released. He was already very grateful to Fang Yu who captured and killed Ao Bai.
Can Bingzhu was overjoyed when he heard that the emperor appointed him as his deputy. He immediately congratulated Fang Yu and said: "Brother Wei, it would be best for us two brothers to work together. You are a young hero, and we are brave knights."
Ying is really showing off his face now."
Fang Yu was humble. Can Bingzhu made up his mind. This man was greatly favored by the emperor. Although he was his deputy, in fact, he should be his deputy. As long as he pleases him, he will prosper in the future.
Kangxi said: "I have something to send Fang Yu to do. You two go down and order all the troops. Fang Yu will leave the capital tonight, so there is no need to say goodbye." He handed Fang Yu the gold medal talisman for mobilizing the soldiers and horses of the Xiaoqi labor camp.
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Fang Yu took the gold medal, kowtowed and said goodbye, thinking: "Why did the old woman want to join the Dragon Cult? This matter hasn't been found out yet, so it doesn't matter. It's probably a shame. I'll ask her next time when I return to the palace."
Fang Yu thought again: "I gave the princess a beating last night. My whole body ached. I slept until dawn. I couldn't see Aunt Tao. I don't know how she is doing in the palace. Next time I return to the palace, I have to meet her for a while."
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At that time, Fang Yu and the two went to Duolong, the chief of the imperial guards. Fang Yu took out the imperial edict that Kangxi had written before, appointing him as the chief of the imperial guards, and showed it to him.
Duolong congratulated him again and again: "Eunuch Gui wants to choose those guards. Feel free to choose. As long as the emperor nods and asks me to accompany you, it will be fine."
Fang Yu said with a smile: "You can't take that seriously. Protecting the emperor is a heavy responsibility. It's not easy for many managers to go out to the capital for a stroll."
Duolong smiled and said: "Next time, I beg the emperor, we two brothers will switch shifts. You will be the main one and I will be the deputy. If there is any good mission to go out to the capital to catch the autumn wind, let the elder brother go."
Fang Yu ordered two guards, Zhang Kangnian and Zhao Qixian, and asked them to summon a group of close guards. Can Bingzhu ordered 2,000 Xiaoqi battalion sergeants. Each of them will take charge, and the assistant leader will see the deputy capital commander.
The gifts given by the emperor to the monks of Shaolin Temple were also collected and loaded on dozens of cars. Whatever the emperor wanted to do, naturally
It was done immediately, it only took two hours, and everything was prepared properly.
Fang Yu himself should be wearing a knight's uniform, but such a small size general's uniform was not easy to find.
Can Bingzhu was thoughtful and gave him a set of military uniforms. He sent four skilled tailors to follow him and hurriedly modified them in the cart. He told them not to sleep at night until they had finished the clothes before returning to Beijing.
, if you are lazy, you will be punished with military sticks.
Fang Yu took the time to return to Fafa Alley and said to Lu and Gao: "Today they have sneaked into the palace, and the matter of stealing scriptures has also begun to take shape."
Fang Yu told the two of them to wait for the news in the house and not to go out easily to avoid leaking the secret. Seeing that he had done the job smoothly and had a clue in two days, Fatty Lu and the other two were relieved and agreed repeatedly.
Wei Xiaoming's two sons changed into men's clothes, pretending to be book boys, and went with him. Fang Yu set out. It was getting late, but the imperial decree required him to leave Beijing immediately, and he had to leave the city.
After walking twenty miles from Yongding Gate, we set up camp and stayed. The Xiaoqi camp was the personal soldiers guarding the emperor, and they were all noble sons of Manchuria. Their food and drink were ten times higher than those of ordinary soldiers.
Everyone had been in the capital for a long time, and they were all very happy when they went out for a walk. What's more, they were not fighting desperately, but were on business in Henan. The imperial court paid for them to go out for a swim, which was really a big disadvantage.
Fang Yu went to bed too early after having dinner and wine, so he summoned Zhang Kangnian, Zhao Qixian and other guards, as well as the commanders and officers of the Xiaoqi camp, to the Chinese army tent.
Everyone thought: "The emperor doesn't know what important matter he has sent Deputy Dutong Wei to do. He must have sent us to announce a special purpose."
After the meeting, Fang Yu said with a smile: "Brothers, I have nothing to do. It's his grandma's house. Let's all bet money. I'll be the banker."
The officers were stunned and thought he was joking, but they saw him take out four dice from his arms and throw them on the wooden table. The dice rolled, and everyone was in joy.
All soldiers are gambling, but when marching on an expedition, gambling is strictly prohibited to prevent the soldiers from being imitated and causing mistakes in important matters. How could Fang Yu know this trick?
Although the commander-in-chief of the Xiaoqi Battalion knew military discipline, he thought that this time he was not going to fight, so why should he hinder the deputy commander's elegance?
Fang Yu took out a stack of banknotes from his arms, put them into a few boxes, found a total of five or six thousand taels of silver, and said, "Whoever has the ability can come and win?"
All the officers returned to their accounts to collect the money. Many of the sergeants in the Xiaoqi Battalion had low-level positions but were wealthy. When they heard that Deputy Wei was in charge of gambling, they all quietly came into the account.
Fang Yu shouted: "No matter how big or small you are on the field, you only get silver and ingots! Heroes, the more they lose, the more they laugh, but bastards, they run away when they win!"
Fang Yu blew on the four dice and dropped them.
When he was in Yangzhou, he was so envious of the majesty of the casino dealers that he could serve as deputy general manager or deputy governor. Today, he leads thousands of people to make big bets, which is the greatest pride in his life.
All the officers placed bets one after another, eating and losing. After betting for a while, everyone got excited, and the bets became larger and larger. The sergeants crowded in the back also handed over their money to place their bets.
Guard Zhao Qixian and a Manchurian leader stood beside Fang Yu, Wan Ran helping him collect gambling money.
In the Chinese army's tent, there was a sound of shouting and drinking, and the sound of eating and losing was like a big casino. After gambling for more than an hour, there were more than 20,000 taels of silver on the gaming table.
Some who had lost all their money went back to the camp to borrow money from their colleagues who did not gamble to recoup their losses. Fang Yu rolled the dice, and all four dice were red, which was the winner. Everyone was very upset, some cursed, and some sighed.
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Zhao Qixian stretched out his hand and was about to put all the bets in when Fang Yu shouted: "Wait a minute! Today is the first day I will lead the troops to be the banker. This bet is given to everyone, don't take it!"
All the soldiers cheered loudly and shouted: "Vice-Tong Wei is truly a hero!"
Fang Yu said, "If you want to raise your bet, just raise it!" Everyone felt very lucky to have narrowly escaped death, so they raised their bets one after another, and the table was filled with money.
Suddenly someone said loudly: "Oshitenmen!"
As he spoke, he deposited something like a watermelon at Tianmen. When everyone saw it, they were stunned. On the gambling table was a bloody head. The head was wearing an official hat and was actually an imperial guard.
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Zhao Qixian was surprised:
"Getong!"
It turned out that this was the head of Ge Tong, the imperial guard. He was on duty patrolling outside the tent, but his head was cut off.
Everyone looked up in panic and saw more than ten men in blue shirts standing at the entrance of the Chinese army's tent, each holding a long sword. The officers were all focused on gambling, and no one knew when these people came in.
The officers in the tent didn't have their weapons and they didn't know what to do for a moment. Standing in front of the gaming table was a young man in his mid-twenties, with his hands empty, and said, "Master Du Tong, do you accept the bet?"
Zhao Qixian shouted: "We've got it!"
Immediately, four imperial guards rushed towards the young man.
The man spread his arms, grabbed the two men's chests, banged them head-to-head, and both of them fainted. Following the flash of white light, two long swords stabbed out from the vests of the other two guards.
Straight to the chest.
The two guards screamed miserably and fell to the ground dead. One of the men in blue shirts wielding the sword was a middle-aged man and the other was a Taoist. The two of them drew their swords and waved their hands at the same time. The two swords flew together and struck twice with two blows.
On the gambling table.
The middle-aged man shouted: "Come to the door!"
The Taoist shouted: "Hand down the door!" As expected, two long swords were inserted into the upper and lower doors respectively.
The young man waved his left hand, and four men in blue shirts grabbed him, with four long swords pointed at Fang Yu's vital points.
Zhao Qixian shouted in a trembling voice: "Who are you? You are so...so brave. You kill officials and break into the camp. Aren't you...aren't you afraid of killing...decapitation?"
Among the four people who pointed their swords at Fang Yu, one of them suddenly laughed and said, "We are not afraid, are you afraid?" It was a delicate female voice.
Fang Yu looked sideways and saw that he was a young man of fifteen or sixteen years old, with a slightly round face, a very sweet appearance, a pair of big black eyes, and a smile on his lips.
He was already frightened out of his mind, but when he saw the beautiful woman, his courage naturally increased, and he smiled and said, "I would have been scared if a girl pointed a sword at me alone."
The girl's sword was slightly straightened, the tip of the sword touched his shoulder, and she said: "If you are afraid, why are you still laughing?"
Fang Yu's face was serious and he said: "I listen to women the most. If the girl says not to laugh, I won't laugh." Sure enough, there was no smile at all on his face.
When the girl saw him pretending, she couldn't help but burst into laughter.
The young man who took the lead frowned slightly and sneered: "The Manchurian government is almost at the end of its life, and there is no such a young boy to lead the army. Hey, two swords, one head has been staked, why don't you roll the dice?"