Chapter 165 (27) It's strange to say what you say

Zhang Yong, Sun Sike, and Zhao Liangdong, the three horse-drawn carriages from Hexi, broke out of Pingliang, entered Jiangnan, and merged into the torrent of chasing and killing the remnants of Wu Sangui. Ma Bao, the general under Wu Sangui's tent, although his skills are mediocre, has a great reputation, so he was the first to be targeted by Kangxi. Kangxi personally wrote a letter to Ma Bao, saying: Surrender, if you surrender, you will only be promoted to rank, and you will definitely not settle accounts after autumn.The emperor's golden words mean what he says. The letter to Ma Bao was later taken back by Kangxi himself and tore up, but the responsible historian found a few pages of fragments from Kangxi's trash can.So now there is a "Historical Materials of the Ming and Qing Dynasties", on which there are only a few words from this letter. In short, it is to let Ma Bao believe in the imperial court and Kangxi's meaning.

So should Ma Bao believe it? It should be hard to say, but Ma Bao has indeed officially announced his surrender. On the day Ma Bao came out, he was very ostentatious, wearing a scarf and deep clothes, sitting on a sedan chair carried by eight people, and said to everyone: If I don't go out, many people will be hurt.Now I am willing to die to save the common people. In short, it is very tragic. After surrendering, he was escorted to Chuxiong, and Qing Admiral Sang Ge went out of the city to greet him personally, expressing his respect.Ma Bao was very happy, so he went into the city and drank with Sanger.While drinking, the imperial decree of Kangxi came.

This time the edict is divided into two pages. The first page said: I promised Ma Bao that as long as he is willing to surrender, he will forget the past and ignore the past.When I speak, it is the mouth of the sky, it is a golden mouth, and it absolutely counts. On the second page, there are only two words: No wonder! Putting these two pages together, Kangxi is saying: As the emperor, I mean what I say... no wonder! Ma Bao was sentenced to torture by Ling Chi. During the torture, the executioner cut the muscles of Ma Bao's body leisurely, but Ma Bao never said a word. Finally, he cut to the chest and Ma Bao let out a loud cry before he died.

Ma Bao's head was cut off to show the public, his wife and daughter were all confiscated, and they were assigned to brothels to receive guests from all over the world.