Chapter 398 The crooked and evil ones come together
In the late twelfth lunar month, the Forbidden City is already a world of snow. The sky is dim and vast, and thousands of flowers are flying. The red walls and green tiles are all covered with silver, and they have become beautiful buildings. As the saying goes, "The bead curtains fluttering across the white walls are lighter than catkins." Heavier than frost.”
The howling north wind made the wind chimes on the roof of the temple jingle, and the snow on the ground was swept back and forth. On the square outside Qianqing Gate and Taihe Hall, snowflakes were circling in search of a way out, or Jump over the wall, or get through the door or window.
Although it was freezing cold, the guards and soldiers guarding the palaces in various places stood as still as nails. Some of the eunuchs were building snowmen and elephants, and some were storing snow water in urns to prepare the imperial sencha for the coming year. With his head and body covered with snow, he worked very energetically, adding a lot of vitality to this imperial mansion that has gone through many vicissitudes of life.
At the entrance of the pit outside the eaves window of the East Nuan Pavilion in the Yangxin Hall, two eunuchs opened the covered wooden boards and got inside to fill the fire pit with coal. Since the Ming Dynasty, fire floor heating has been the main method of heating the palace in winter.
The eunuch who was standing behind and responsible for delivering the coal basket saw someone in the Dongnuan Pavilion when he went down to the pit. It seemed that Qianlong was receiving several ministers, so he whispered to the eunuch in front: "Second brother, who do you think the old man is seeing?" "
The eunuch who was filling coal in front didn't even look back and said, "It seems to be He Zhongtang and Mr. Liu Chongru, right? The others didn't see clearly."
"The yamen should be sealed by now, right? It's so cold, it's so comfortable to stay at home under the quilt."
"Work hard! It's not our business to talk about national affairs. It's easy for people to hear you and give you a slap in the face!"
In the Dongnuan Pavilion of the Yangxin Hall, it is as warm as spring. On the big Kang next to the eaves window, the seventy-seven-year-old Qianlong is sitting cross-legged. His eyebrows are more vigorous, and several thin wrinkles have been added to the corners of his eyes. He Wearing a sea dragon skin uniform crown with a red velvet knotted top, a maroon four-way wedge uniform gown, and an azure colored uniform gown. There are no court beads hanging around the neck, which makes it look a bit loose and casual, but his expression is very solemn. .
Sitting on the tables in front of the Kang are Yongyan, Heshen, Agui, Wang Jie, Qinggui, Dong Gao, Fu Changan, Liu Yong, Ji Yun and others, all wearing ordinary clothes and ordinary robes, and none of them are hanging up. Chaozhu.
When the emperor of the Qing Dynasty summoned his ministers, no matter which palace they were in, they would always be in the Nuan Pavilion or the Second Room. It is absolutely impossible to say that sitting on the throne in the middle of the Ming Palace to talk about state affairs is inconsistent with etiquette. (Some film and television dramas in later generations were always shot in a nondescript manner. , the emperor often sat on the throne of the Ming Palace to hold imperial meetings.)
Moreover, when summoned, both the emperor and the ministers wore the same kind of crown clothes. Either they all wore auspicious clothes or they all wore crown clothes. It was impossible for the ministers to wear patchwork robes and flower feathers on their heads, while the emperor wore dragon robes and crowns. This is a case of melon-skin hat. When the minister handed over the brand, the eunuch in charge of the imperial palace would remind the emperor what style of crown clothes to wear today so that he could change clothes in time (there is only one file called the "Wearing File" of the Qing Palace, which is accurate to the time and moment the emperor wore it. What.)
This is called "the rules of the monarch and his ministers", and it's called the rules and regulations. It doesn't mean that everyone below is a slave, I am the emperor and wear whatever I want.
At this time, except Liu Yong who was talking, the others were listening quietly.
"...I think we have to attack from two sides. This person is not only a mortal enemy of our court, but also a great enemy of the scholars in the world. With my knowledge, I still need to uphold the rules and regulations, educate people correctly, and let the people know
This person has nothing to do with Zhu Ming, he is just using Zhu Ming's guise to deceive the world, in order to correct people's hearts, enrich customs, and cultivate the vitality of the country."
Qianlong's eyes were filled with light, and he glanced at several ministers and said, "What Liu Yong said is right to the point. The origin of government is Taoism, and if you don't learn it correctly, the Tao will be unclear. In the past, Shun warned Yu, there is only one essence, and it is allowed to hold on to it. This is
Yu Ting's words of warning are the source of the rule of the ages. If you violate the law and harm the reputation of the people, you will not treat the people sincerely, and you will inevitably fall into the rule of the miscellaneous tyrants."
The "Qianyu" mentioned by Qianlong here comes from "Guwen Shangshu", which means to seek prestige among the people by means that violate the orthodoxy. The result will be as what Kong Anguo said in the commentary, "seeking fame without morality,
The ancients despised him."
His words seemed to have nothing to do with Beihai Town, but in fact they had profound meaning. In his opinion, Beihai Town did not respect the orthodoxy, and its foundation was unhealthy. Zhao Xin controlled the land, goods, and even military power, which was not the way to rule.
Treat the people with sincerity, but seduce them with utilitarianism.
At this time, everyone listened and hurriedly knelt on the ground. Ji Yun, who was the Minister of Rites, said: "Your Majesty takes sincerity as the foundation of his administration, and the nine classics are timely and appropriate; he takes body and Tao as the basis of governance, and the people follow the customs."
And Xiang Hua, grasping the holy document of the charter, exploring the essence of the heart and passing it on, I am overwhelmed with admiration."
Liu Yong said: "The emperor understands the unity of the monarch and the people, explains the principle of the unity of heaven and man, understands the key points of governance, and directly reveals the root cause. It is vast and subtle, and has not been developed for thousands of years. I will teach you!"
These two flattered everyone who deserved flattery, and the others had no choice but to kowtow: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
"Let's all be flat."
At this time, He Shen could only be heard saying: "This is a servant's dereliction of duty. In the case of the Xu family in Dongtai, the whereabouts of Shen Chengzhuo's granddaughter have never been found out. I beg the master to punish her."
Liu Yong also followed and said: "I am also responsible for the oversight. Please punish me."
Qianlong smiled and said: "There is no need to mention this matter again. If I punish you two for this matter, wouldn't I be fulfilling Zhao Xin's wishes? Everyone, get up."
When everyone stood up and sat down, Qianlong asked Qinggui: "Qinggui, what do you think about Zhao Ni's entanglement with the Russians?"
Qinggui hurriedly stood up and said: "Go back to the emperor. At present, Zhao Ni is holding tens of thousands of Rakshasa prisoners in Yaksa, and has crossed Lake Baikal. The Russians will definitely not give up. Next year, they will definitely raise a large army to fight Zhao Ni to the death.
I think it is better to take this opportunity to send more troops to Culun and Qiqihar, otherwise with Zhao Ni’s momentum, he will probably turn back south after fighting Rakshasa.”
The Manchu Economic and Strategic Minister who was stationed in the Northeast came back the day before yesterday. Counting today, Qianlong has summoned him three times in a row. Although Qianlong was annoyed by Ning Guta's defeat, he also knew that the weapons of the Northern Navy were too powerful. This
If it had been before, Qinggui would have committed suicide long ago.
Wang Jie, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion and the Minister of War, said: "I request you to mobilize the troops stationed in Zhangjiakou to the north, and then send 10,000 troops from the Sixth Mongolian Army of Khalkha. The Ningxia Camp and the Gansu-Shaanxi Camp will form the west route to form a three-sided pincer attack on Zhao Ni."
In addition, the various ministries in Inner Mongolia will mobilize 50,000 green battalions from Sichuan, Hunan, Hubei, and Henan to go north to support the Qiqihar, Bukhat, and Morgan lines."
Qianlong's face remained calm, but deep down he sighed. He turned to look at Heshen and said, "Heshen, what do you think?"
Although Heshen was not good at military affairs, he was very clear about money and food. He replied: "I think it is absolutely undesirable. Such a large-scale deployment of troops will not be able to supply military supplies at all. The folk proverb cannot build a house without a mountain of rice, and the national proverb
We can’t fight a war without gold and silver!”
Wang Jie said: "I don't see it that way!" After saying that, he knelt down again and said to Qianlong: "I ask the emperor to issue an order to recruit 100,000 landless tenant farmers from Hubei, Henan and Shandong, and go north to Qiqihar to farm.
One item can save hundreds of thousands of food and wages for the army."
Qianlong frowned and asked, "What's the reason?"
Wang Jie said: "Instead of letting Zhao Ni recruit refugees from the mainland to open up wasteland in Jilin, it would be better for the emperor to show mercy and move 100,000 households to the north of Qiqihar. They can practice in their spare time and farm in the busy farming season. This can provide most of the food and grass supplies and can also provide defense."
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He Shen said: "I think it's impossible. If Zhao Ni's army reaches Qiqihar, it will give him 100,000 strong households for nothing."
Wang Jie said: "If this were not the case, wouldn't the land of Chao Longxing fall into Zhao Ni's hands?!"
This sentence can be regarded as a stab in the heart of Qianlong. At present, Aihui City, Ninggu Pagoda, and Sanxing City are all in the enemy's hands. If they are not recaptured, the source of Sauron's soldiers will be completely cut off. What kind of virtues are there in the Eight Banners in Guan Nei?
Everyone understands that the most capable force among the Eight Banners right now, apart from the Beijing camp, is the Tianshan Banner camp composed of Sauron soldiers. Mingliang has already transferred 3,000 people, and it will definitely be impossible to transfer them again.
Since the defeat of Ninggu Pagoda in the Qing Dynasty, not to mention the various tribes in Outer Mongolia, even some people in the northwest and Qinghai-Tibet have begun to make moves.
Qianlong said slowly: "It's already the sixth generation since I was defeated by Taizu. Taizu and Taizong created great achievements. The ancestors united all the nations. The saintly ancestors ruled the world with their holy literature, gods and martial arts. The emperor passed the imperial examination to inherit the benevolence of the saintly ancestors.
The emperor spent more than sixty years in a prosperous period of prosperity and prosperity, and accumulated the wealth of celebration and prosperity. Only by adding virtue and prosperity to the gods did he succeed in governing.
"Forefathers plant trees and others can enjoy the shade." I have thought carefully about this saying. It is a word of ruin for a family, and it is a word of ruin for a country. If future generations enjoy the shade without planting trees, their descendants will have no shade.
The reason why they were cut down after taking advantage of the Gentleman's Zeal for five generations was because they did not plant trees for generations. Once the old trees are cut down, the hozens enjoying the cool air will naturally disperse!
Doesn’t Zhao Xin want to imitate our imperial ancestor Taizong? I cannot let him succeed! Wang Jie, Qing Gui, you two go back and draw up an agreement.”
"嗻!"
Qianlong waved his hand and said, "Please step aside first, and He Shen will stay."
After everyone else left, Heshen said to Qianlong: "Master, how should the Rakshasa people respond?"
Qianlong took the hot tea from the eunuch and took a sip before saying: "Russians are despicable by nature and are also deceitful. They are begging for mercy quietly and humbly now, but it is just because they suffered a big loss at the hands of Zhao Xin."
"Go back to the master," He Shen said, trying to figure out Qianlong's thoughts: "The slave actually thinks the same way, but no master sees it so clearly. These barbarians are foreigners and do not abide by our Chinese morals. They are the same as the rat. This time they
The queen sent an envoy to see the left deputy general of Dingbian (General Ulia Sutai), and actually wanted to use Khalkha to conduct a north-south pincer attack. According to the slave's thinking, these people are only seeking profit, and what they want is Kyakhta trade.
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Seeing Qianlong's silence, Heshen knew that his words had an effect, so he further said: "Master, no matter how treacherous the Russians are, all they want is money and things. They sent troops to Heilongjiang earlier because of the previous Kyakhta
The shutdown made them anxious. Ordinarily, if Zhao Xin, a traitor, had not caused trouble in Jilin, they would not have dared to send troops even if the Qing Dynasty never did business with Russia.
The slave thinks that neither Russia nor Zhao Xin is a good thing! It’s just that one is seeking wealth, and the other wants to dig out the roots of our Manchu people! It’s better to deal with the worries of the people first. As long as the northwest and northeast are stable, he will not dare to have any more troubles.
What are you thinking?"
Qianlong frowned, and He Shen happened to express the deepest pain in his heart. What he used to say, "White mountains and black waters, the land of our ancestors cannot be shared with outsiders" turned out to be a joke.
Although Fukangan has gone to Guangzhou to receive the British warships, he also has to train a new navy. According to the secret report of the spies stationed in Beihai Town, Zhao Xin already has four large Western sailing ships. I heard that
They were captured from the Russians. In such a comparison, the advantages of the five new sail warships added by the Qing court were immediately eliminated.
For the Manchu Qing Empire, which dominated East Asia in the 18th century, Beihai Town, located in a corner, was like an iron pea that cannot be steamed or smashed. The Manchu emperors and ministers were helpless. They were itching to hate them, but they were always itching.
Can't beat it.
What Qianlong was most worried about now was that after Zhao Xin had finished dealing with Russia, he would be free to command his troops south. The imperial troops could not withstand the cannons of the Northern Navy. Whether it was Fukang'an, Mingliang, or Na Qitai, they all showed up in the memorial.
The cannons of the North Korean navy that can hit dozens of miles are mentioned many times. The momentum is simply overwhelming, and a real shot can destroy dozens of miles.
As for the green iron box of the Beihai Navy that Mingliang mentioned in his confession, which could not be penetrated by cannons and could fire while advancing, Qianlong did not pay much attention to it; people in the Military Aircraft Department and the Ministry of War thought it was just a kind of processing.
It's just a cart with iron plates installed. This thing has existed since ancient times. It was used by Taizu Taizong when he attacked Ningyuan.
"I think this slave doesn't mention the matter of borrowing the road. A group of barbarians still think that I have no one in the Qing Dynasty? How about the two sides negotiate in advance, agree on a time, and attack from the north to the south to cut off Zhao Ni's control of Irkutsk and Kyaktu.
The soldiers and horses fled eastward. As for Russia's previous border provocation and invasion of Heilongjiang, how about asking their queen to send an envoy to Beijing to plead guilty? As the master said before, if he does not come to apologize for a day, Kyaktu will not be punished for a day.
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This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Qianlong looked at He Shen gnashing his teeth and couldn't help but laugh. After a while, he said: "How did that matter go?"
He Shen quickly replied: "The people sent by the slave to the island country have already contacted the people from the Date family, and they agreed to sell twenty repeating short muskets."
Qianlong thought for a while and asked: "Is it the one named Ma Baishan?"
He Shen replied with a smile: "My name is Ma Ruilin, and he is the safest among the servants. The servant now lets him stay in Nagasaki. He not only keeps in touch with the people in the shogunate, but also has a relationship with the Date family."
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Qianlong said: "Repeating short muskets are actually nothing. The French have paid tribute before. The most important thing is to figure out the secret of the Beihai Town cannon."
He Shen said: "This matter is also being handled. Several people sent previously have entered the ironmaking plant in Beihai Town. I believe there will be news back soon."
Qianlong listened and nodded with satisfaction. He asked in a deep voice: "Have you found all the people you asked to find?"
He Shen said: "The servants have found the descendants of Chang Naizhou with the letter written by Xu Ji, namely Chai Rugui, Gao Liugeng and Li Qingwen. The three of them have obtained the true biography of Chang Naizhou. In addition, they have obtained the Bagua teachings previously.
The important criminal Dong Yulin also agreed to serve the court, and the servant promised him to be the commander-in-chief, and would release his family members from the northwest after the event was completed. It is said that this man's Bagua boxing was extremely vicious, and he once killed a person in an instant with the raising of his hand.
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The historical name "Bagua Quan" came from the Bagua Cult, just like the relationship between Hongmen and Hongquan. Otherwise, in North China in the Qing Dynasty, without the influence of the Bagua Cult, "Bagua Quan" would not have been possible.
The name "Fist".
The Bagua Sect is the "Tianli Sect" of the Jiaqing period and is a branch of the White Lotus Sect. The three-pan theory of Baguazhang in later generations is derived from the three-pan theory of the Bagua Sect that "one can distinguish between heaven, earth and man only if they are ranked above, middle and below."
Dong Yulin, whom He Shen mentioned, was the leader of the Bagua sect in Guan County, Shandong Province. He was captured by the Qing court in October of the 51st year of Qianlong's reign.
At this time, Qianlong was already a little tired. He had been feeling more and more lack of energy recently, so he finally told He Shen: "This matter must not be leaked, otherwise you are the only one to ask!"
Carrying out assassinations was something that could only be done but not talked about. If word got out, it would be disrespectful to the imperial court to send assassins to deal with the rebels. However, there were not many honest methods left, so Qianlong had no choice but to play dirty.
After hearing this, He Shen quickly kowtowed to the ground and said, "Master, don't worry, I will definitely do everything right!"