Chapter 19 Eryi Mountain's "Jing Rebellion"

Yishan is the fourth grandson of Yunti, the fourteenth son of Emperor Kangxi.In the dispute over the establishment of the crown prince in the Kangxi Dynasty, Yunti, the general of Fuyuan, was originally the most powerful contender for the throne.After Emperor Yongzheng succeeded to the throne in the mist, he imprisoned Yunyu for a long time.Yunti's son, Yishan's great-grandfather Hongchun, was also persecuted for this. After the three dynasties of Yong, Qian and Jia, the grievances and resentments of the ancestors a hundred years ago have faded.Since Emperor Daoguang succeeded to the throne, Yishan has been favored and trusted. In 1821, he served as a third-class bodyguard with a fourth-rank clan. Moved to General Yili.During this period, he participated in the battle to pacify Zhang Geer. In April 1840, Emperor Daoguang called him back to Beijing to serve as Minister of the Guards and Minister of the Imperial Palace.According to the rank and rank of official positions in the Qing Dynasty, the Minister of the Guards and Guards with a military position is equivalent to a cabinet bachelor with a civil position, which is the highest level.However, more importantly, Yishan has been in the inner court for a long time, and he has more opportunities to meet the emperor, which is beyond the reach of ordinary officials.

On January 30, 1841, Emperor Daoguang awarded Yishan General Jingni, mobilized troops from the seven provinces of Hunan, Jiangxi, Hubei, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Shu, and ordered him to command the south to fight.For Yishan, this is just an opportunity, all the injustices of his ancestors can be cleared up by his descendant's Goma martial arts. After receiving the order, Yishan listened to the hadith face to face, and received the imperial reward of "two pieces of large satin robe and outer material" on February 2, and then formed a team of 35 people including imperial guards, Jingying Wubian, and ministers. staff team.After two weeks of noisy management, Yishan and his party left Beijing in a mighty way on February 16th.

The military situation ahead is so urgent, but the preparation of the coach seems to be too leisurely.Lyubimov, a Russian diplomat who was the Custodian of the Russian Orthodox Mission in Beijing at the time (he later served as deputy director and director of the Asian Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry), witnessed this expedition and wrote in a report to the country: For example, he set out with the general, and also brought about 10 people.Some hold bows, some arrows, some mattresses, pillows, and so on.In our country, if someone receives an order to set off, he just rides on his horse and leaves, but this is not the case here, you wait to hear the fairy tale, things have to be done slowly.For example, the general intends to go to the front for 20 days, but it takes 30 days to carry him. This is because according to the highest order, he must travel two stops a day and night.

However, the extremely absurd phenomenon in the eyes of this Russian spy is just a normal situation that no one can criticize in the "Chinese Dynasty". Yishan went to war.After Lin Zexu and Qi Shan, he was the third official from Beijing to go to Guangdong.Judging from today's knowledge, the mission entrusted to him by Emperor Daoguang, "suppressing the Yiyi", just like his two predecessors, still cannot be completed. Has he also followed the same path as his predecessor? Judging from the archives of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Daoguang issued three edicts to Yishan before leaving Beijing; judging from Yishan’s memorials, he received at least six edicts on the way.Examining these edicts, in addition to reporting the military situation in Guangdong and Zhejiang, they are nothing more than urging them to speed up their advances. Among them, the most frequently used words are "striving with one intention" and "starry and night".

Although Emperor Daoguang urged him very hard, Yishan was not on his way fast.According to "Guangdong Military Affairs Archives", he arrived in Dongping, Shandong Province on February 26, Susong, Anhui Province on March 17, Taihe, Jiangxi Province on the 28th, and entered Guangdong on April 3.According to his self-proclaimed, the trip was not fast because of the heavy rain along the way and the road was muddy.As soon as he entered Guangdong, he stopped in Shaozhou (now Shaoguan) for the following reasons: 1. Knowing that the British army was approaching Guangzhou, he said that he would "seek a final conclusion" after he arrived, but at this time the reinforcements from all walks of life had not arrived. , the artillery is not ready, if you arrive in Guangzhou quickly, you will be trapped by the British army.2. Waiting for the new governor of Guangdong and Guangxi Qi