"Liu Mengshu, as the governor of a province, actually believes in cheat sheets, is good at playing absurd theories, and harshly speaks of the monarch's father, which is really disrespectful!"

Changchun Garden Ningju, Kangxi trembled and threw a copy of the inscription on the bookcase.

"Punishment Department is severely punished!"

In front of a few university scholars and a few military attendants, Kangxi directly decided on this matter. 【1】

Liu Mengshu, the governor of Guizhou, said that he heard that the emperor was going to raise troops to conquer and go out to the unknown, so he was looking for a name to calm the world? I also heard that the emperor is preparing to drive the expedition in person, I don't know which villain in the court came up with a bad idea, the emperor must not listen to him!

It was Liu Mengshu who flattered and expressed his loyalty, and it was expected that Kangxi would approve words similar to "this heart is very good" in this chapter, and he also sent the title book.

This can make Kangxi angry, and Liu Mengshu committed two major crimes in this chapter.

Whether you are a courtier or not, how can you open your mouth and nag in advance? Kangxi is so old, how can he toss? If you don't move, you just listened to your advice? Isn't this a run?

This crime is still on the one hand, on the other hand, looking at Liu Mengshu's words, he should not know the details, thinking that he was going to send troops to the northwest, but how could the news that the imperial court was going to raise troops spread to the streets and alleys?

After checking, I found out that Liu Mengshu had obtained the cheat sheet of the Di newspaper compiled by Titang and knew about it in advance. Fortunately, everyone thought that Liu Mengshu was talking about whether the court would send troops to the northwest to discuss the matter of plotting against Alabutan, and did not leak the bottom of this matter.

"This battle was issued by the South Study, and the court sent Manpi, Tong Guoxing, Nian Qianyao, Chen Yuanlong, Yang Lin and Shi Shibiu, and the report was also sent directly to the performance office by them. If the news leaks, all the ministers here, I can only ask you. ”

Kangxi gritted his teeth and warned that everyone was only kowtowing, and in order to avoid such a thing as Liu Mengshu again, the emperor changed the process of the newspaper, bypassed the six ministries and the cabinet, and held the authority directly. This violates the "no injustice in government" that he has been mentioning, but this is not only military affairs, but also mixed with unspeakable secret political affairs, and Kangxi has always been a cadre in this matter, and the ministers dare not say a word.

Then Kangxi was speechless, and when he looked out of the corner of his eyes, the ministers saw him staring at the roof beams in a daze, as if he was reminiscing about time.

Kangxi was indeed recalling that the atmosphere in the study room of the side hall was vaguely similar to that when he discussed with the ministers about how to deal with the affairs of the three feudatories more than 40 years ago, the future was uncertain, nervous and dazed.

No...... This is different, more than forty years ago, it was a decision between life and death, even if he was young and vigorous, his heart was hot, but he felt out of breath, and in a thought, the world might have to be reversed. But now, he is just keeping his business, and the affairs of Guangdong are just abscesses and poisonous sores, which cannot be compared.

The courtiers of Guangdong are indeed doing their best, Kangxi saw their results, on the one hand, he pasted the face of the court, and the people of Guangdong were peaceful and political, and they were still a gorgeous corner of his prosperous era. On the other hand, they also spare no effort to find opportunities, and now, in a chaotic and unclear secret battle, the opportunity has finally appeared.

Under the pressure of several surrounding provinces, Li Xi had an internal conflict with his group of businessmen, and it is said that he almost killed Li Shi, and Kangxi was also very sorry to learn of this.

Li Shi, who was enraged, pointed the finger at Jiangxi, and wanted to go straight to Jiangxi and arrest Jiangxi Governor Tong Guoxing and a group of Jiangxi businessmen who had escaped. For this reason, his fast spearmen who were originally scattered in Guangdong gathered together and were practicing at night.

This matter was reported from Tang Youzeng, the governor of Guangdong, and it is said that it was passed on to the government spies by the internal response of Li Shi's side. At the same time, Jiangxi also received sporadic news, and many signs showed that Li Shi was really preparing to enter Jiangxi.

Kangxi was naturally furious, Li Shi's military intelligence had been transmitted from various channels before, the fast spearmen were estimated to be tens of thousands, and there were dozens of generals, such a military force flowed out of Guangdong, that is, Sun Monkey entered his stomach, and he didn't know what movement would be stirred. To the east is the south of the Yangtze River, which is an important place for money and grain, and to the north is the Central Plains. Once the war starts in the hinterland, Kangxi can imagine it with his toes, and there will be no more peace in the whole world.

His first reaction was to issue an edict to the Ministry of War and order the requisition, but as soon as the thought arose, he dropped it again.

This is not the result of the effect of the method of regulating the temperature disease, and we must not mess up our own rules.

Li Guangdi has already returned to Fujian to recuperate, and there is no way to refer to it from the big picture, so he recruited the South Study and the bachelors who know the soldiers, as well as the members of the military department, etc., Kangxi suddenly has the bottom, this is an opportunity! Although there are risks, they are much safer than explicit requisition.

The strategy agreed upon by Nan Shufang and the ministers was that since they had learned of Li Shi's movements in advance, they could calmly arrange and suppress Li Xi in Guangdong Province. Not only that, but you can also send a deviant division from the direction of Hunan, go straight to Li Shi's lair, and attack from both sides, even if you can't flatten it together, you can also frustrate Li Shi's military might. As far as they knew, the fast spearman not only consumed a lot of silver, but also was not easy to train, most of them were Li Xian's relatives, and if the damage was enough, it would be difficult for him to recover.

Li Xi is churning in Guangdong, what does he rely on? Isn't this the hidden spearman?

At that moment, Kangxi made arrangements, Huguang Governor Erlunte was just transferred to the Xi'an Department of Xi'an General because of the northwest affairs, and he happened to be Manpi, who was the governor of Guangdong, familiar with Li Shi, although he may have dealings with Li Shi, but at this moment it is the enemy and my strength, he will never dare to slack off.

Kangxi promoted Man Pi to the governor of Huguang and the governor of Jiangxi, and unified the dispatch of the armies of the three provinces, mastering both sides of Zhengqi. At the same time, it was sent directly by the south study to the court, giving him the strategy of conquest. The purpose is two words: dark war.

"Don't disperse the name of the court, just to directly hit Li Shi, if it is done, the banner will be raised again. If things are stagnant, the whole court can still face it. ”

This is what was written in the secret oracle that Nan Shufang handed over to Man Pi, and Man Pi had to return this secret oracle after he returned it.

In short, Kangxi's idea is to hit Li Shi hard within a controllable range, and if the effect comes out, he will discuss it clearly, if the effect is not good, the current trend of moderation on this side can still be maintained, and he will continue to recuperate from the temperature disease, if he fails...... No, no, he Kangxi has been invincible in the past few decades, and he has missed nothing, how can he fail?

"Li Shi's army is strong, and it must be attacked by heavy troops, and the green battalions of the three provinces are full of Piji, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to hold the victory."

The "Zhibing" courtiers were very worried, the news came from Guangdong before, Li Shi's soldiers, one can fight five, he dispatched 10,000, 50,000 can contend with it, if you want to win steadily, it is difficult to be sure if you don't have 100,000.

So some courtiers suggested that Guangxi should send troops to the north road, strengthen Huguang, and Fujian and Guangdong should also work together.

That's a good suggestion, but it depends on timing. If he started too early, Li Xi would have noticed the movement before he left Guangdong, and he would have raised the flag in Guangdong without encircling and suppressing him from all sides, wouldn't it be equivalent to a conquest in the open? At that time, it will still be a trivial matter for Guangdong to fight in vain, and if he goes out to sea and ocean, or even goes to Taiwan to toss, the south will never be peaceful.

Kangxi planned the operation of Guangdong and Fujian as the second stage, and he painstakingly taught his courtiers that this was a limited war, and whether it should be turned into a full-scale conquest depended on the results of the first stage. If Li Xi is hit hard in the first stage, it is not too late to start the second stage.

"Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, and the same is true for clearing the tumor, and the secretaries must focus on the overall situation, and must not be quick for a while."

Kangxi instructed the important supervisors involved in this matter in his secret edict, and he naturally couldn't imagine that such a situation was deliberately created for him by Li Xian.

In Furong Mountain, south of Shaozhou City, Li Xi stood on the mountainside and observed the terrain with a telescope. Wushui is in the west, Zhenshui is in the east, like a T-word, in the north of Furong Mountain, seven or eight miles east of the foreign exchange and for the Beijiang River, the northeast of the mountain is Shaozhou City, surrounded by mountains and hills, the terrain is cut into incomparably fragmented, that is, the east and west sides of Huanggang Mountain in the north, and under the Furong Mountain, there is a large open land outside Shaozhou City, this battlefield is a bit of a headache.

At the specified time and place, fighting a limited battle to beat the Qing court and Kangxi will not only shock the hearts of the Cantonese people, but also buy more time. This is Li Shi's goal, so that he can avoid being passive and dominate the situation.

However, the choice of the battlefield was a little difficult, and the final decision was still in Shaozhou, and if you go deep into Jiangxi, the back road will be cut off by the Qing soldiers from Hunan, and if you shrink too inside, the Qing soldiers may not be able to pounce on the whole army. Moreover, there must be two battlefields in this battle, and if it is too far from Britain and Germany, it is not easy to take care of any accidents.

"Why don't you just occupy Shaozhou City? Lead the enemy to gather under the city and annihilate them in one fell swoop! ”

Wu Ya asked unwillingly, two miles below the mountain is Shaozhou City, and it is very convenient to lure the enemy from the city.

"This is a pit left for them, how can they take it?"

Li Shi replied from the military level, and at the political level, he could not occupy it, this is the Ming Dynasty, the Qing court's face can not be erased, and the limited war will become a full-scale war.

Sporadic gunfire came from the north, and it was the sentry that was driving away the Qing army. In the city of Shaozhou, Bai Daolong said to Chen Xun, the prefect of Shaozhou, with an expressionless face: "It's started, let's ......"

Every time a shot was fired, Chen Xun's body was about to tremble, but his face was tight, and he arched his hand to the north and said: "The lower official house is surnamed life, and it is also necessary to guard Shaozhou to repay the emperor's grace." ”

Bai Daolong rolled his eyes and spit out the rest of the words: "We...... Let's watch the show honestly. ”

He was very hesitant, but the object was not Li Shi, but the imperial court. After many operations before, they failed to transfer out of Shaozhou Town, the reason was that after Kangxi promulgated the "Li Shi Strategy" of "Temperature Disease Conditioning", the court thought that Shaozhou was Li Shi's lair, and rashly replaced the Shaozhou General Army, which was difficult to guarantee that it would arouse Li Shi's suspicions, thus ruining the overall situation.

So Bai Daolong continued to be a plaster, stuck it in Shaozhou, and also received Kangxi's metaphor, asking him to "calm down".

Bai Daolong knew that he could only be still, and he couldn't move if he wanted to. His Shaozhou town mark, which has been "close to each other" with Li Xi in Yingde for three years, has been eroded to the point that it is not visible. Although there are still enough personnel on the roster, not only have not one of the shortages been filled in the past three years, but also because of Li Shi's wooing, there have been constant vacancies, and the actual number of soldiers in the three battalions is estimated to be seven or eight hundred.

Not only that, the left battalion was basically completely under Li Xian's indulgence, and Zhou Ning of the middle battalion was also tricked to participate in the heinous case of attacking and killing Wang Wenxiong. The situation of the right battalion is better, and two or three hundred people can be dispatched, as his escort, pretending to be in this Shaozhou City.

Knowing that the war was about to start, Bai Daolong deeply understood the task assigned to him by Kangxi: existence is victory.

Bai Daolong also knew that Li Shi was not interested in this Shaozhou City, and he had never been interested in occupying the city, so it should be the safest to watch the excitement in Shaozhou City. And his own future depends on the outcome of this battle. Thinking of the future, Bai Daolong was very hesitant, because he vaguely felt that if the imperial court was going to lose, he might have a future, and Li Shi was going to be defeated, and he estimated that he would have to be liquidated and entangled...... The burst of gunfire just now had nothing to do with his Shaozhou town mark, Shaozhou Lian Yong, or even with the officers and soldiers of Guangdong, which were the vanguard of the Hunan soldiers.

On the fourth day of October, Li Shi gathered troops outside Shaozhou, and before he could "wander" Jiangxi, he was dragged by Hunan soldiers. On the fifth day of October, Jiangxi soldiers came from the northeast, and Li Shi was too late to respond to the situation, and retreated to two hills in the north and south. On the sixth day of October, the Huguang Governor Gao Qi, who was in charge of the front-line command, arrived and after observing the battlefield situation, he excitedly sent a letter to Man Pi saying: "The door is open. ”

(To be continued)