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Chapter 356 The Cunning Liu Luoguo

Compared with the Northeast where spring has just entered, Beijing has entered early summer.

Every April, the old and dull city of Beijing will become lively. In late spring and early summer, the weather is clear and the wind is smooth. Whether it is the bannermen's family in the city or the gentry and villagers outside the city, they all come out to enjoy a wonderful time before the arrival of the hot summer; temple fairs outside the city of Beijing will also become lively with the opening of temples; green women and red men will even wander on the road, willow wind and wheat waves, cleansing their minds.

In May, the city gods in Wanping, Daxing and even Xuanwu Gate had a tour and a ten-day temple fair started again. Then they made rice dumplings, smeared realgar wine for the children, asked the Tianshi Talisman, tied tigers with colorful silk, and cut the colorful paper gourd to relieve the poisonous gas from the family...

However, outside the "Raksha Temple" located in Hujiaquan Hutong in Dongzhimen, there was a solemn atmosphere at this time. The soldiers sent by the Five City Military and Horse Office and the Infantry Commander's Office surrounded the entire Saint Nicholas Hall with "three steps, one post, five steps, one whistle". Whether it was the bannermen who were good news to watch the lively things, or those passing by, when they saw the church gate with seals, they all slap and spit out to express their anger.

The Rakshasa who was killed in heaven actually dared to attack Bian? Grandma, you red hairs starve to death!

It seems that Emperor Kangxi was fighting in Yaxa back then, and a bunch of things that could not be remembered for food! After two days, the soldiers from the court arrived, and all the fuck were captured and beheaded in front of the Meridian Gate!

Unlike the simple and simple ideas of the common people, the Qing monarchs and ministers in the Old Summer Palace were sad.

First, in late April, Luosha suddenly invaded the border. According to the 800-mile emergency report from Heilongjiang General Heng Xiufa, Luosha went south along Heilongjiang, and many cities were captured and the soldiers and civilians were slaughtered. This time, Luosha dispatched hundreds of warships, more than 10,000 soldiers and sharp guns and cannons. With his troops under his command, it was difficult to resist.

The angry Qianlong immediately issued an order to seal the St. Nicholas Church in Dongzhimen and ban all Tsarist Russian missionaries; except for arranging special personnel to deliver water and food every day, no one is strictly prohibited from contacting the missionaries. At the same time, he issued an order to Minister of Kulun, the Oros, who did not accept surrender and surrender for one day, and the "Chaktu Trading" would not open for a day!

Just as he was thinking of dispatching troops from Ningguta and recruiting Fukang'an's troops from the south, who had just wiped out Lin Shuangwen, went north, bad news came from Qinggui. Zhao Xin dispatched a large army of tens of thousands to attack Ningguta camp, and Ningguta fell!

Now, the 77-year-old Qianlong was really panicked.

What he feared was not the gains and losses of Ningguta City, but the fact that the imperial court spent millions of taels of silver and spent tens of thousands of people to build a camp in two years was like paper, and was broken through by the Northern Navy in two days.

What exactly does Beihai Town want to do next?

In fact, this problem deeply plagued the Qing court. Since the defeat of the Battle of Furdan City, the two sides have been confronting each other for several years. More and more border residents traveling from south to north to trade, and the Qing court naturally installed many spies. Although some people were sank to the sea as soon as they went there, a little information was occasionally spread, but even these occasionally sent back shocked Qianlong.

From the types and prices of goods to various workshops set up in Beihai Town; from hospitals, ports, public security police to various schools, whether it was Qianlong himself or several military ministers, they all saw from this the difference between Beihai Town and all the flag-raising rebels in history.

Since he is so capable, why don’t he establish a national name? Although he raised the banner of "Ming" by Ningguta a few years ago, there has been no movement since then.

Why don’t they give them a lot of rewards? Whether it is Lin Shuangwen or the White Lotus Sect, since ancient times, no one has ever rewarded the bandit leader after raising the flag. If anyone is given a great title to all officials, then who will work hard.

The most important thing is that since they have large iron ships, why don’t they attack Shandong and even Jiangnan? You must know that with the strength of those two large iron ships, it is easy to capture the wealthy land along the coast of Jiangnan. But Zhao Ni, a man from the same place and to make things uncomfortable and confuse the local governors, was actually indifferent to the world of Flowers.

The report sent by Qinggui at the end of last year said that Zhao Ni had only 6,700 troops and 7,000 troops, and only 150,000 people under his command. But what does the bright apology note say? Beihai Town's soldiers were everywhere in the mountains and the fields were over 10,000; the bandits were one mile away, and all kinds of guns and cannons had fired, so the officers and soldiers could do nothing. In the end, the defeat of Ningguta Camp was actually five iron boxes that could move on their own, with continuous iron cannons, and were not afraid of bombardment.

If it weren't for his bright personality, Qianlong and the military ministers below would have thought that this was talking about the "Bank of the Gods".

However, just as Qianlong was preparing to mobilize tens of thousands of troops from Fukang'an's platform to move north to resist Rakshasa and Beihai Town, news came again from Heilongjiang City that the North Hai Army surrounded and annihilated the tens of thousands of Rakshasa under Aihui City. This caused Qianlong and the military ministers to drop their eyes and chins all over the floor. They were fucked and actually helped the court to expel foreign troubles?

A few days later, a message was sent from Hunchun that Beihai Town did not move south after capturing Ningguta. The provoy responsible for reconnaissance discovered that thousands of Northern Navy stationed here suddenly boarded the ship in the early morning and headed north toward the Huerha River, while less than a thousand people were stationed in the city.

All this was like a fog blocking the Qing monarchs and ministers, making them increasingly unable to understand what Zhao Xin did.

For Qianlong, since he couldn't understand, he would just wait and see. It would be best if Beihai Town and Luosha fought to the point of defeat. The first thing to do now is to increase the defensive power of Wula and Hunchun camp in Jilin. Qianlong considered it again and again and decided to first mobilize 10,000 troops from the jurisdiction of the Chahar General and General Shengjing to go north to reinforce Jilin.

Well, the emperor has made the decision, everyone will do it. So there is one last thing now, who will redeem people this time?

The tips from Ningguta say that the Northern Navy captured more than 15,000 more people this time, and the entire Ningguta camp has been converted into a prisoner camp. Although there are not as many soldiers captured in the Beijing camp this time, after all, many bannermen in Beijing are waiting eagerly.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! No one in the court dares to say that he will not redeem it. After all, the court pinched his nose last time. If anyone dares to say no, the bannermen in Beijing can join forces to lift the roof of his house!

Everyone turned their eyes to the smart and capable lord... Don't think about it, it's different from the lord now. Now they are the foreman of the military minister, and the emperor cannot do without him at all.

The problem is that Zhao Xin is now famous and is said to be very unreasonable at the negotiating table. After thinking about it, a person entered Qianlong's vision.

Since Heshen was promoted to the foreman of Military Aircraft Minister two years ago, he has begun to use the "turtle magical skill" to retreat. There are no major events, small mistakes continue, and his official voice is gradually lower than before, and has been blamed by Qianlong many times. Last year, he was scolded for leaking the content of his conversation with Qianlong about Ji Huang and Cao Wentai and was dismissed from the co-organizer of the Grand Secretary.

Don’t you want to hide from the back? I just don’t let you be a turtle.

So, the news that Liu Yong, who was the vice president of Yudian Pavilion, was supervising the affairs of the Imperial College Supervisor, was about to go north to serve as the official in the negotiations, was spread by those interested. When the bannermen in Beijing heard that it was this person, they had no intention of asking for help, so let's wait.

Since Liu Yong heard that the emperor was going to send him to Jilin to negotiate with Zhao Ni, he was not allowed to go around Yudian and the Imperial College every day, but when he got home, the door was closed and no visitors were seen.

In fact, when Liu Yong was promoted to the Minister of Works in the 47th year of Qianlong's reign and served as the chief master of Shangshu, he could see that Heshen was very popular and would definitely keep the court in the court. At first, he was still in a slander, but later he became increasingly intolerable.

Because he had experienced going to Shandong with Heshen to investigate the "Careth Tai case", Liu Yong saw it earlier than others and understood it clearly. He knew Heshen's methods of making money, and he also knew that this person was good at managing money, and he was quite talented and ruthless. As long as Qianlong trusted him, Heshen would not fall.

With Liu Yong's character, if he continues to work so diligently in the court, a Grand Secretary will definitely not be able to escape. If he either surrenders to Heshen, there will be conflicts. Instead of doing this, it is better to keep a low profile and wait for a while.

In fact, since Cao Xibao complained, Liu Yong had already noticed that Heshen was looking for an opportunity to attack him, and he was furious.

But the problem is that his father is Liu Tongxun, and his father and son have been favored by the emperor for generations and are deeply trusted. If he wants to find an opportunity to make a mistake, and it is not that easy to make a small mistake that Qianlong jealous. So he waited and finally waited last year.

Last year, Qianlong came back from Rehe and told a group of military ministers that Ji Huang, a Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion, was old and could not bear to follow him if he asked him to retire and return home. Then he said that the mother of Cao Wentai, the Minister of Revenue, was still there, and if he asked to return home to support his relatives, he could not bear to follow him. After Qianlong finished speaking at that time, several ministers present expressed regret according to the emperor's wishes.

A few days later, Qianlong summoned Liu Yong again, and the king and his ministers got along, so he also mentioned the same thing. Unlike others, Liu Yong was thrilling after hearing this, and he knew that the opportunity he had been waiting for was finally here!

The vacancies of the Qing Dynasty were usually scheduled according to their qualifications and were supplemented by the co-organizers. Liu Yong was of a seniority among the ministers of various departments. He served as the Left Censor of the Censorate since the 46th year of Qianlong's reign. If Ji Huang resigned, the Grand Secretary of the Wenyuan Pavilion would probably be his.

As a "Han model" who served the Qing emperor for two generations, Liu Yong had long seen a bit of Qianlong's character, that is, he was a small-minded person!

So when Liu Yong talked to Qianlong and left the palace, he "she happened to meet Ji Huang outside Maoqin Palace, and Fu Chang'an was also present, so he pulled Ji Huang to "spoken" and said a few words to the other party.

"My Cultivation Master, the Emperor has treated you very well. We are so envious of us... Brabla"

In fact, Liu Yong knew that Ji Huang and Cao Wendan had a good relationship, so the two often discussed and discussed opera, calligraphy and painting, and had the same hobbies. So the next day, when Cao Wendan, who was unwilling to be with Heshen, he offered to go home to sue his mother on the spot.

Originally, Qianlong was just a little surprised and didn't think much about it. But after Heshen was reminded by him, Qianlong woke up in a panic. Why did I just talk to several confidant ministers about Cao Wenzhen, and he was going to sue for the support today?

Qianlong then summoned the military ministers present that day to ask, and everyone said that they had never told Ji Huang or Cao Wentai. The emperor had casual conversations with close ministers and did he still want to become an official? Qianlong said that I had mentioned this to you and Liu Yong. If you didn’t say anything, can there be others?

Fu Chang'an only remembered the incident outside Maoqin Hall yesterday, so he told Qianlong that this must have been what Liu Yong said.

Qianlong was furious when he heard this, saying that the so-called king and ministers should be like family and father and son. Liu Yong was the son of Liu Tongxun. I did not regard him as an outsider. People who walk in the inner court are most taboo to tell the emperor's words to those who should not be heard. Liu Yong did this just to make Ji Huang retire and return home, and he could be appointed as the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion. Is Liu Yong so confused? People like him who are not careful in speaking want to be a Grand Secretary? Bah!

Soon, the Grand Secretary was appointed by Wang Jie, Minister of War, and the Grand Secretary was dismissed, leaving only the vice president of the Yudian Pavilion to supervise the affairs of the Imperial College and completely stand aside.

Do you think Liu Yong is satisfied? No, he feels it is not enough. If he continues to shrink back, he must let Heshen ignore him and think that he does not pose a threat!

So in August last year, Qianlong asked Liu Yong to preside over the worship of the Confucian Temple, but Liu Yong did not bow according to the regulations. He was then impeached by Debao, the minister of Taichang Temple who belonged to Heshen's party, and was punished.

At this point, Liu Yong felt that it was not enough, because he was also in charge of the Imperial College, and he would preside over the provincial examination, which would conflict with Heshen's plan to make money. He had already planned to make some money at this year's provincial examination, but Qianlong issued an edict to ask him to go to Jilin to negotiate with Zhao Ni!

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! This made Liu Yong very worried.

Once the matter is done, there will be promotion and commendation, and the original plan will be ruined; if the matter is not done well, even if it will be punished, what should the court do?

At present, the court is full of wind, and the disasters and chaos are all together. Fukang'an is like a firefighting captain, but the evil people in Beihai Town are so powerful that the imperial court failed to encircle and suppress the enemy several times, and Qinggui was exhausted and vomited blood.

Not to mention that Heshen will definitely restrain himself from going north this time.

Liu Yong had already understood that his little thoughts had been clearly seen by Qianlong.

A few days later, Qianlong ordered someone to send an order to ask Liu Yong to meet in the Old Summer Palace. After some admonition, Liu Yong received the order and went to the Ministry of War to take the pass to the north. Then he hurriedly set foot on the post road with his family and guards.

Turning your eyes to the north...

Speaking of which, the Qing court could not understand the movements of Beihai Town, but Suvorov, who was returning to the road to Nibchu, felt that he understood. The failure of the five battle line infantry regiments led him to the conclusion that the Qing people were far stronger and more fierce than he thought.

"It seems that the Earl of Jacques is about to fail!" Suvorov thought so. When he thought of the frustrated expression on the face of the Governor of Irkutsk, he felt an indescribable happiness.

These days, he carefully listened to the reports of some soldiers who escaped swimming and carefully asked about the details of the fleet's artillery attacks by the Northern Navy. As a result, he was shocked to find that the Qing Dynasty, whether it was muskets or cannons, were more advanced than the Russian army, from soldiers' equipment to tactics.

After fighting for so many years, Suvorov never heard that the army of that country did not line up at all, but used long and loose scattered soldiers to face the enemy. Although he also praised scattered soldiers and columns, what he advocated was completely different from the scattered soldiers of the "Qing Army".

"Two and three groups in groups, lined up and distributed on the wide front line? The groups were only dozens of Russian feet apart?" Suvorov thought for several days, and his conclusion was that the Russian army lost to the cavalry, which means there were too few cavalry.

That's right, the offensive troops in the entire Aihui City only had one cavalry company for reconnaissance. Perhaps it was precisely because of this that the "Qing generals" in charge of command seized the weakness of the Russian army and carried out a segmented strike on the battle line infantry regiments through excellent individual combat capabilities and long-range artillery.

Thinking of this, Suvorov couldn't help but admire the "Qing generals" who were in charge of commanding the battle. He put down the candlestick, rubbed his forehead that was a little tight, and said to himself: "They have a figure of infantry tactics master, which is certain! Who said that five thousand people could capture the entire lower reaches of Heilongjiang? It's so stupid!"

But now even if there is a truce, we must first gain an advantage on the battlefield, so that we can gain an advantage on the negotiating table.

Thinking of this, Suvorov issued an order to the adjutant: "The order is left to the front line of Humal City to Guigudal City, and only two battalions of hunters will be left, and the rest of the troops will all retreat northward to the front line of Yaksa City!"

"Retreat?" The adjutant looked at the Lieutenant General in surprise.

Suvorov did not explain to the adjutant and continued: "Order the troops to burn down all villages and towns along the way, so that the enemy will not get supplies when they go north, so that we can leave time for our army."

"Forgive me, what do you plan to do later? Her Majesty the Queen cannot accept the result of our crushing defeat. This will only add to the insult to the trade in Chaktu."
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