"I heard from the two guides that the merchants from Hida House made a fool of the Sapporo tribe!"
It can be said that these island people are seeking their own death. After the merchants from Omi obtained the trading rights in the Sapporo area from the Matsumae Clan, they began to exploit the local tribes crazily.
Whether it is trees in the mountains and forests or fish and shrimps in the rivers, they have all become the private property of tax collectors. The Ainu people are not allowed to log trees, fish or hunt privately. The Ainu people who have lived here for generations discovered that
, these businessmen from Honshu Island suddenly became his "ancestors"!
If you want to force these Ainu people to work as laborers, then feed them well. The emperor will not be short of hungry soldiers.
But the problem is that no grain is grown in the Matsumae Domain's territory; all rice must be purchased by Omi merchants from Honshu Island. After the Tianmei famine broke out, the Mutsu domain all bought grain from Omi, causing the price of food to soar. Omi
How could any merchant be willing to give precious grain to these Ainu people?
As long as the Ainu dared to protest, the hired ronin samurai would chop them down without any nonsense.
On the one hand, their homeland was occupied by others, and they had to do heavy work for very low pay; on the other hand, the tax collectors sent by the Matsumae Domain had to forcibly collect taxes from their fishing and hunting harvests. The Ainu people of Sapporo
The anger in their hearts has been brewing for a long time. If it weren't for the fact that their weapons were too weak to defeat them, they would have rioted long ago.
Historically, after five years, the Ainu who could no longer endure the exploitation broke out in the famous "Kansei Ezo Uprising". This great riot lasted seven months before being annihilated by the Matsumae Domain. Since then, the Ainu people
The Nu people never organized a decent resistance again, and could only obey and be ravaged by the shogunate and Matsumae clan in various ways.
After listening to the story of the reporting soldier, Zhao Xin said calmly: "Just kill them. How are those tax collectors?"
"I was almost beaten to death, but then Instructor Wang stopped me."
When Zhao Xin heard this, he felt a little uncomfortable. Why did Wang Yuanfang get involved in this mess?
"Where are our casualties?"
"We had no casualties. The battle went very quickly, and we killed all the ronin who tried to resist."
The siege of Sapporo went smoothly. Four companies of soldiers outflanked the Yamato people from east to west, north to south, and directly eliminated the Yamato people. As a dozen resisting samurai were shot to death by soldiers from Beihai Town, the remaining
Everyone surrendered.
Zhao Xin had a long talk with Tuka in Shachuan. After carefully asking about the surrounding terrain, he found that the attack plan he and Liu Sheng had made before was still arbitrary.
It is said that the terrain of the whole island of Ezo is high in the middle and low on the surrounding sides. There are mountains crisscrossing the central part, the terrain is undulating, and the surrounding is vast flat land. The volcanic belt on the island extends from the east and south, forming a volcanic terrain. Later generations
The road traffic in Ezo all bypasses these mountains and passes through the plains. This is based on hundreds of years of reclamation experience.
In desperation, Zhao Xin could only send a message to Liu and Wang, and re-drawn the marching route based on the highway and railway lines in another time and space.
Tuka is planning to take all the Sachuan tribe's men to the Sapporo tribe tomorrow morning. He will rely on Liu Sheng's force to intimidate the other tribe and directly annex the other tribe. If the Sapporo tribe does not obey, death will be waiting for them.
At this time, the Qing Dynasty and Beijing were thousands of miles away.
Fukangan was about to go on an expedition again. This time, he was ordered to go to the northwest to quell the rebellion. At this time, Fukangan looked extremely thin, as if he could float away if blown by the wind; his fair and slightly numb face looked...
Not a trace of blood.
Sitting in the motionless eight-carriage sedan, Fukangan carefully recalled what had happened these days.
A high fever nearly killed him on his way back to Beijing. Qianlong, who was in Rehe, received a letter from General Shengjing and hurriedly sent three imperial doctors north to diagnose and treat Fukang'an.
After a defeat, many people in the government and the public were gloating over the misfortune. Many people were talking privately, saying that although the Fucha family had a queen, Duke Fu Wenzhong and his son were highly regarded, but the days were arrogant and domineering.
It's been too long, it seems that Marshal Fu is going to stumble this time.
But within a few days, the imperial court issued an edict that made the jaws of those who were waiting to watch the excitement drop to the ground. Qianlong excused Fukang'an in every line of the edict, holding it up high and putting it down gently.
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"The failure of this expedition was due to the fact that Yi had just arrived in the North and was not familiar with the geography. He was doubtful and worried, so he looked at one thing and another. Fu and Kang'an were raised by the young, and after many years of training by me, as an adult... there is no need to pay too much attention to him because of his body.
If you are unable to protect yourself, you are deemed to be a responsible envoy. You will be dismissed from the position of Minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and President of the Qingzi Jingguan. You will be fined three years' salary and submitted to the Ministry for strict discussion.
The Batulu bodyguards Zhang Jing and others they brought with them have all been in formation for a long time and are familiar with the maneuvers of the march. When the troops are led to suppress, if they are bypassing the back road or there are bandits sneaking out to cause nuisance, they should be identified.
.I and others were unable to observe and take precautions at any time, which led to them falling into the thief's scheme.
Zhang Jing, the bodyguard of Yi and others, did not care about the favor, and the battle formation was unfavorable, causing the country to lose a pillar. It is an unforgivable crime. But when I saw it, I became sad. Even the dogs and horses that were used by the emperor at that time, I still can't bear to abandon them. Even if there is a slight trend,
Is it like a small dog that was once tamed and kept in a cage?"
As soon as the edict came out, all the interested people in the court understood it clearly. It said that the minister in charge of the internal affairs and the president of the Qingzi Sutra Hall were dismissed, and they were fined and added to the ministry.
Didn't move.
It seems that the blame for this failure fell on the unlucky Batulu guard Zhang Jing. However, almost all of these people died in the battle. It seems that the imperial court just issued an edict to reprimand them. After all, these people were raised by the royal family.
Dog, if he dies in battle and his house is confiscated, then who will dare to risk his life in the future?!
As for Hailancha's pension, the Qing court made the following arrangements: he was given the posthumous title of Wuzhuang and was enshrined in Zhaozhong Temple. Since the whereabouts of his body were unknown, he could only be buried in clothes for the time being. The title of first-class marquis was assigned to Hailancha's eldest son.
The second son An Cheng was promoted to the rank of Blue Ling Bodyguard (the sixth grade, with 90 Blue Ling Bodyguards assigned to the leading bodyguard house, usually served by top three martial arts scholars.)
When everyone in the government and the public saw the emperor's attitude in the edict, the censors who had originally planned to read the book of Fu Kang'an also stopped. Especially He Shen. Although he envied the majesty of the minister who led the army and managed the strategy, he knew that he was not that kind.
Besides, apart from Agui and Fukangan, no one else was concerned about military matters at the moment. So he sent a message to the censors of his faction not to act rashly.
Wang Jie, the leader of the Qing faction in the court, returned to his hometown to maintain the system, so several Qing censors each wrote to impeach Fukang'an. After reading it, Qianlong only approved with three words, "I understand."
It is said that the emperors of the Qing Dynasty usually had two purposes when approving these three words: confidentiality and perfunctory. For the purpose of keeping the contents of some memorials confidential, no specific approval was included in the memorials, and the emperor had to be interviewed personally afterwards.
Then there is the sheer perfunctoriness. In addition to Qianlong's fondness for using "got it", he also often used words such as "fuck you" and "good" to perfunctory things.
Although Yong Yan didn't take any action in private, the old emperor knew that his son had always had opinions on Fu Kang'an's arrogance and domineering. Fu Kang'an was capable of fighting, but he spent too much money!
However, since Zhaohui's death, Agui has grown old. When the court encounters war, there is almost no one available except Fukang'an and Hailancha. Fukang'an has never been defeated before, so except for Qianlong, no one in the court pays any attention to him.
Others, even if Yong Yan doesn't have an attack now, he still doesn't know how to deal with Fu Kang'an later. Now that he has suffered a failure in advance, he will definitely be more cautious in the future.
Thinking of this, Qianlong called Yong Yan over and reprimanded him in person. The old emperor asked a question, if you think he spends too much money, you don't need Fu Kang'an. Who can you find to replace him?
At present, the rebellion in the northwest has become more and more powerful, and even Agui, who is in charge of Xi'an, is struggling to cope with it. He has already submitted two confessions. In the second apology, Agui asked the court to send Fu Kang'an there.
If you lead the troops and cooperate with each other, you will be able to quell the chaos.
Later, Agui and Li Shiyao sent another joint letter with an urgent need of six hundred miles, and the content above was even more horrifying.
The number of Zhang Wenqing's rebels now exceeds 20,000, and their momentum is huge. The eastern part of Gansu has been completely destroyed by the rebels. Except for Lanzhou Prefecture in the west, which is still in the hands of the official army, the entire prosperous area of Gansu has fallen, and no one in the province dares to do so.
Soldiers of war.
Due to the cutoff of communication with Xi'an, the Ganliang soldiers, Alxa cavalry and reinforcements from Ningxia who arrived in Lanzhou gathered around the city and did not dare to move rashly.
The rebel Li Kekui's troops have gone south along the Kushui River, captured Qingshui County, and are approaching Baoji Prefecture. Zhang Wenqing and Ma Siwa's troops have captured Lingtai and are heading towards Changwu along the Heishui River.
During this period, one thousand soldiers and horses of the Sala Lao Cult were attacked by Ma Siwa in Chongxin Prefecture in eastern Gansu Province. Five thousand rebels attacked a thousand people, and no trace of the old cult soldiers was left alive. The Jingying camp in charge of supervising the battle met the opponent.
The troops were too strong and they didn't dare to fight, so they ran away. On the Shaanxi side, Li Shiyao himself led the Supervisory Biao Battalion and Yansui soldiers to guard the line of the Malian River in Yanchuan, waiting for an opportunity to advance westward.
Bullshit "waiting for an opportunity"! Qianlong and the people at the Military Aircraft Department were not stupid. They could see at a glance that Li Shiyao did not dare to go west, and Shaanxi Green Camp had been completely frightened!
Everyone was really numb now. They didn't expect that the rebellion of hundreds of people who killed officials would develop to such an extent. Now that the military plane was in the hands of Yong Yan, he had no choice but to kneel down and apologize to Qianlong, and asked Kang An to be transferred to Shaanxi for peace.
Rebel.
After Fukang'an stayed in Shengjing for half a month, his condition improved slightly. The imperial doctor said that he could ride in a sedan chair, and he immediately set out on the road in a hurry. He was just silent along the way, and no one tried to persuade him. Fukan'an made up his mind.
, after returning to the capital, he immediately apologized in a zhezi, returned to his mansion to listen behind closed doors, and waited for the emperor's announcement.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the house, the eunuch from the palace came, and Qianlong ordered him to go to the Old Summer Palace to see his majesty immediately.
After Fukang'an entered the Qinzheng Hall, he immediately fell to his knees, shouted "Master" in a hoarse voice, and then burst into tears.
"My slave has embarrassed my master! If my master hadn't summoned me, I would have found a rope when I got home and hanged myself directly to my master to apologize! I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry for Mr. Hai!..."
Yong Yan and He Shen were both there, and they were stunned when they saw Fu Kang'an's appearance. Where had the high-spirited and arrogant Fu Kang'an gone?
Qianlong had a dull face and looked at Fukang'an at the foot of the stairs without saying a word.
After a while, Yong Yan suddenly came to his senses and said: "You look like this...how unbecoming you are!"
Fukang'an's cry became quieter, and he raised his head with a sick look on his face and said, "What the Fifteenth Master said is that a defeated general like this slave really has no shame in seeing him alive!"
Qianlong, Yong Yan, and He Shen looked at each other. Yong Yan understood and said: "Your Majesty has already seen the Zhezi you made in Jilin and Shengjing. Although the E people's cannons are sharp, your crime of arrogance and negligence is
There’s no way to escape! The country has lost a general, and it’s like losing a pillar. What else can you say?!”
"I have no other thoughts. I just want to go to Jilin again to find the body of Lord Hai. I have never heard of the power of the E people's guns and cannons! I just hope that one day the king's army will go north to suppress the bandits, and I am willing to be the vanguard!"
When the three of them heard what Fukang'an said, they didn't know what to say. After a while, Qianlong said slowly: "Let go of Jilin first. What do you think of Gansu?"
"I thought that the Gansu Hui bandits, including Ma Abudu, Ma Zhiyuan, Sha Zhiyu, and Ma Shixiong, were all leaders, and there were also four small heads. The Protestant bandits actually had three leaders and several leaders.
, it can be seen that there is already a hierarchy within the leader of the Zhehe Renye Sect. It has been planned for a long time, and it must not be possible to pull it off overnight."
Qianlong said bitterly: "Li Shiyao deserves to die!"
Yong Yan asked Fukang An, "If you are asked to lead the army, how will you fight?"
"My slave will lead three thousand warriors who dare to fight, avoid the enemy's sharp edges, use firearms and cannons to clear the way, first wipe out the two thieves' nests in Jingning and Longde, and station troops to block their retreat.
Once the back road is cut off, the thieves must be rescued, and the crisis in Shaanxi can be resolved. All the armies on the east route of our army will join forces and attack from Tongwei. They will follow closely behind the thieves and wait for opportunities to annihilate the enemy. If the thieves turn around and seek a decisive battle,
Our army will form a formation and defend it to prevent it from escaping. The main force on the west route will attack from Lanzhou and besiege Didian Mountain and Panlong Mountain. After capturing these two places, we can directly attack Shifeng Fort."
Yong Yan frowned and asked: "These places you mentioned are all in dangerous terrain. How can we attack them?"
Fukang'an said: "We should try to cut off the water channel, bombard the bandit camp with cannons, and then surround it layer by layer to prevent the thieves from going down the mountain to get water."
Qianlong nodded and asked: "What do you think of these people from the Zhehe Renye sect? How should we deal with them after the war?"
Fukang'an said fiercely: "I think there is only one way to solve this problem."
He Shen asked curiously: "Brother Yaolin, what do you think?"
"Everyone, regardless of gender, will be killed! All thieves and thieves, all men over the age of sixteen, will be killed, and the remaining women and children will be sent to the south as slaves!"
At this time, needles could be heard in the hall, as if a gust of cold wind was blowing, and He Shen shivered.
After a long while, Qianlong nodded and said, "That's it."
Yong Yan then opened his mouth and said, "You can go back now. An edict will be sent to your home later."
Fukang'an kowtowed three times, then stood up and left.
Watching the emaciated back gradually disappear, He Shen secretly shook his head and sighed.
When Fu Kangan returned home, he ordered his servants to prepare the incense table. Fujin at home also changed into imperial clothes. After everyone in the house was busy and ready, he began to wait quietly in uneasiness.
Half an hour later, He Shen arrived with the edict. He stood to the south behind the incense table and said: "Preach the edict!"
As soon as he opened his mouth, hundreds of people in the Fucha family courtyard immediately fell silent, not even a cough could be heard. Everyone was waiting for the emperor's "judgment."
"Sinful minister, my servant Fu Kangan respectfully listens to the edict."
"I hereby order you to order Fukang'an to go to Gansu and work with Agui to deal with the suppression of bandits. All the imperial envoys wearing Agui's belt can order Fukang'an to serve as the general's seal. Agui, Wu Dai, etc. will also serve as counselors.
Ministers, cooperate with the scriptures and paintings. When the time comes for the suppression, if there are those among the bandits who should be killed, they will be killed immediately. If the key criminals of the bandits are captured, select a few of them, appoint capable officers and soldiers to escort them, and quickly escort them to the capital. Order the prisoners who should be killed.
Members and others should be careful to protect themselves along the way and not to be rude at all. When the liberation begins, fly to the governor of the province where it passes and strictly order the local civil and military officers to dispatch troops according to the station to coordinate the protection of the liberation."
"This slave accepts the order!" Fu Kang'an felt sad and excited. Qianlong was really kind to his Fucha family, not to mention the indifferent punishments before, but now he entrusted him with important responsibilities. This is called
As a minister, how could he repay the favor? He could only work hard to get the job done, and he could no longer be careless.
After He Shen read the decree, he helped Fu Kang'an up from the ground with a smile and said: "Brother Yaolin, the emperor really has nothing to say to you. As the saying goes, people make mistakes and horses make mistakes. Everything in the past has passed.
.My master and the Fifteenth Master have all told me before I came, I leave the matter of Gansu to you and Duke Guangting."
"My lord, this is really embarrassing to me. My master has treated me like this, and I am completely devastated. I will risk my life to finish the job in Gansu."