Chapter 32 The Thirty-Second Tour to Lishan to Comfort the Ma Yaozi and the Changhe River

Wang Fuchen was indeed a traitor.However, the situation there is quite different from Guangdong.It was caused by Mo Luo's return to Shaanxi. It turned out that Kangxi knew very well that as long as the San Francisco rebelled, Wang Fuchen, Ma Yaozi on the West Road, would become a pivotal figure.If he doesn't rebel, Wu Sangui will lose his response; if he rebels, the court will suffer from the enemy. Even though Kangxi showed great favor to Wang Fuchen, raised his flag status, and gave him a leopard-tailed gun, he still couldn't be completely relieved of him.In order to ensure the stability of the Northwest, Kangxi added the title of Minister of Northwest Economic Strategy to Mo Luo, Minister of the Ministry of War, and asked him to rush to Xi'an immediately to appease Ma Yaozi Wang Fuchen.Ordinarily, Mo Luo used to be the governor of Shanshan and Shaanxi, and he had been stationed in Xi'an for more than ten years. There was already some estrangement between him and Wang Fuchen, so it was not very appropriate to send him there.However, Mo Luo has made remarkable achievements in Shaanxi and is supported by the people. As long as he can treat Wang Fuchen with sincerity and eliminate previous suspicions, it is likely to establish a situation where the army and the people are united, stabilize the situation in the northwest, and the court will have no worries. Deal with Wu Sangui in the southwest.

On the fourth day when Mo Luo came to Xi'an, he made an appointment with Wang Fuchen to visit Lishan Mountain together. On the way home, they faced the sunset, and they walked slowly while chatting. Mo Luo asked Wang Fuchen, "Fuchen?" , these years, is it easy to lead soldiers?" For a day, Mo Luo took Ma Yaozi to visit Lishan Hot Spring and the Mausoleum of the First Emperor, drinking and chatting, without saying a word about the political situation.At this time, the setting sun was dim, and on the way home, this question suddenly popped up, so Wang Fuchen didn't know how to answer, so he had to strike up a conversation and deal with it: "Master Mo, my subordinates have been with me for many years, so they are still obedient." .”

"Junmen, I came back to Xi'an this time, and I have a lot to talk to you about. I opened my mouth a few times, but I swallowed it back. I was afraid that if I said it, I would make you suspicious. So, so..." Wang Fuchen suddenly reined in the horse, She looked at Mo Luo in surprise, wondering what he was going to say.Mo Luo smiled wryly and said, "General, don't look at me like that. Over the years, I've grown old, and I've seen things in the world through and through, and the domineering arrogance I had in the early years has long since disappeared. Anyway, We have always worked together in Shaanxi for more than ten years. Let the past grievances and grievances pass, and now I just want to make friends with you.

Hearing his sincerity, Wang Fuchen pointed at the hillside with a whip, and said frankly: "Master Mo wants to have a private conversation with me, and it will be inconvenient to go back to the city. How about we sit on the rocks over there?" Luo nodded and asked his followers to wait at the foot of the hill, and together with Wang Fuchen, they rode up the hill and sat down beside a big bluestone. Looking at the red clouds in front of the sunset, Mo Luo said with a heavy heart: "General, I want to tell you some news. The imperial envoy sent by the imperial court to Yunnan has been there for two months, but there has been no news, and his life and death are unknown. , Recently, another Kuai Ma reported that Sun Yanling had detained the four princesses and raised the flag of rebellion. Shang Kexi and his son in Fujian, and Geng Jingzhong in Guangdong, also showed signs of change. It seems that the rebellion in San Francisco is imminent, and the big changes will come soon. It's coming. At this moment, I don't know what the general thinks?"

"Oh? Sir Mo, the emperor sent you out of Shaanxi again, is it because he is afraid that my Wang Fuchen will also have ulterior motives and cause trouble with San Francisco?" "No, no, no, the emperor has no such intention. When I left the capital to give my speech, the sage held his leopard tail gun and said, Mo Luo, no matter what happens, don't doubt Wang Fuchen. I expect a lot from him. Heavy. You should unite with him in righteousness and go to trouble together.” "Thank you for your majesty's grace, Sir Mo for your trust in the future." Wang Fuchen was excited, and was about to continue, but Mo Luo waved his hand to stop him: "General, please listen to this old man. The emperor regards you as a minister, and has high hopes. How can this old man not listen to the will of the Holy One. However, The old man has something to say, but he has to say it."

"Ah, Sir Mo, please tell me?" "Well, I'm worried about your subordinates, can you guarantee their loyalty?" Wang Fuchen was stunned by the sudden question.Yes, his subordinates are all his old subordinates.However, their origins are different.His army has about 40,000 people, led by Ma Yigui, Wang Pingfan, and Zhang Jianxun, and Gong Rongyu's 3,000 Chinese Army.Ma Yigui and Wang Pingfan are from Li Chuang's old army, and they have two ambitions, especially Ma Yigui, whose wild nature is hard to change. When soldiers make mistakes, he is always punished with a big stick. The big stick is thick and heavy, and Ma Yigui has a vicious heart. Often one stick will kill a soldier, so the nickname is also called a horse stick.As for Zhang Jianxun, he is the most powerful, a drunken maniac, and the best friend of Wu Sangui's adviser Wang Shirong.Back then, when Wu Sangui was granted the title of vassal king, Zhang Jianxun held a feast to celebrate his achievements. Zhang Jianxun got so drunk that he uttered wild words and molested Wu Sangui's concubine Chen Yuanyuan.In a fit of rage, Wu Sangui wanted to chop off his head, but Wang Shirong saved his life and spared his life.Therefore, Zhang Jianxun regarded the words of Wang Shirong, the savior, as an imperial decree.As long as Wang Shirong instigated him, he might be the first to rebel.Ma Yigun, Wang Pingfan, and Zhang Jianxun, these three are bandits, and their cronies are also some desperadoes.Only Gong Rongyu, who has been in trouble with Wang Fuchen for more than ten years, has united with one heart and is decent.His 3,000 iron cavalry, the military prestige is purge, the military discipline is strict, and the military exploits are relatively high.So Wang Fuchen regards this team as the Chinese army, but the number is too small after all!At present, they don't know what's going on in San Francisco, and they are still willing to listen to Wang Fuchen's restraint. If the situation changes drastically, what will they do?After much deliberation, Wang Fuchen realized that this guarantee was unbeatable.However, in front of Mo Luo, how can he confide all these difficulties and difficulties?So, after much deliberation, I can only answer with a question: "Master Mo's concerns are very reasonable. May I ask what good strategy your lord has to ensure peace in the northwest?"

Mo Luo has been in Shaanxi for many years. He knows the situation of Wang Fuchen's generals very well. He also knows Wang Fuchen's mood at the moment. Your holy family is very deep. Although the old man is a minister of economics and strategy, he only follows the general. In my opinion, if there is no accident, you and I can live in peace. Once there is a change, there are only two ways in front of the general. Either follow They betrayed the imperial court together, or their lives and families died. Apart from this, the general has no choice." "Well, what Sir Mo said is very true. I, Ma Yaozi, is a bloody man. Since I have received favor from the court, how can I be willing to betray my father again? However, if my lord has a good estimate, how should I deal with it?"

"General Wang, please forgive the old man for speaking bluntly. When that day comes, no one will be able to save you. So we must take precautions before they happen, and take a step first to prevent accidents." "Okay, please advise me, my lord." "The first step is to move one of Ma Yigui and Zhang Jianxun's troops to the west and the other to the north, far away from Xi'an. In case the San Francisco rebellion, they will not be able to collude with each other." "Okay, I will not obey, please, the second step." "The generals with more than a thousand generals must be replaced by reliable people."

"Oh, my lord, this will not be possible in the future, how can I have so many people?" "I'll give it to you! I brought more than 200 coated slaves with me this time, and now I'm giving them all to you." Moluo said, pulling out a piece of paper from the bootleaf, "Fuchen, you have It’s the Han army who is enrolling in the Red Banner. Wouldn’t it be better to have a few slaves? Accept this deed of gift, and you will be their banner master, wielding their power of life and death. With these people working as palaces below, this Isn't it easy to lead the soldiers, isn't your admiral doing more steadily than now?"

"Lord Mo!" Wang Fuchen took the paper with trembling hands, so moved that he didn't know what to say.This generous gift can be said to be hard to buy.Because these wrapped bannermen, even if they become prime ministers and generals in the future, they will still be the slaves of his king's assistant ministers!For a moment, he felt that the discord with Mo Luo in the past was all based on the heart of a gentleman with the belly of a villain. No wonder the people in Xi'an called Mo Luo "Mo Qingtian"... If Mo Luo's plan can be carried out smoothly, it is of course good, but unfortunately, he is already one step too late.Wang Shirong, who called himself Xiao Zhangliang, had arrived in Xi'an before Mo Luo with Wu Sangui's secret order, and had been lurking in Zhang Jianxun's barracks for four or five days.He is Zhang Jianxun's savior, and Zhang Jianxun's words are like an imperial order.Long before Mo Luo and Wang Fuchen visited Lishan, they had already made a mutiny plan and waited for the opportunity.

On the afternoon of the second day, Wang Fuchen gathered all the generals in the admiral's mansion and read out the order of the imperial envoy Mo Luo, the Minister of Economics and Strategy of the West Road: order Zhang Jianxun to lead his troops to move to Baoji; , but be prepared to go to Longnan.The defense of Xi'an was all taken over by Gong Rongyu's Chinese army. After reading the order, Wang Fuchen said with a relaxed smile: "We brothers have always been brothers and sisters. Today we are temporarily separated for defense. After the north is quiet, we will be transferred back and reunited again. Come here! Serve wine and practice with the brothers. Brothers, please, please take a seat, hey - don't move at all, brother Jianxun, come here, please sit here." "Ah! Oh...well, please, please, everyone." Zhang Jianxun chatted up and dealt with it, while taking advantage of the opportunity for soldiers to carry tables and chairs, and serve wine and food, he whispered a few words to his own soldier leader , Then sit down and eat wine calmly.They are all old brothers who have been together for many years. They have always eaten and drank violently and are unruly, but today the banquet at this table was deserted and embarrassing.Wang Fuchen was clear in his heart, and he was not surprised.Suddenly, Gong Rongyu ran in from the outside in a hurry, and whispered something to Wang Fuchen, Wang Fuchen suddenly changed his face, stood up and shouted: "Listen, you guys, who brought the soldiers into the city? Well, why didn't you say hello to me?" No one answered, and no one moved around. The hall fell silent for a moment, and the dull atmosphere weighed on everyone's hearts. Everyone looked around blankly, with dumbfounded expressions.At this moment, there was a burst of noisy voices from outside the gate, mixed with shouts and the clash of weapons.Wang Fuchen pushed up the seat, turned around and took a golden arrow: "Gong Rongyu listened to the order. Go outside with this golden arrow and pass on my general's order, ordering all soldiers entering the city to return to the camp, and not to harass and make trouble here. shall be punished by military law." Before Gong Rongyu could answer, he saw Zhang Jianxun standing up. With a sneer, he snatched the command arrow and put it back on the table: "Brother, it's late. The soldiers outside are brothers and my subordinates." "You, what are you going to do?" Zhang Jianxun went to the table and sat down with his legs crossed. He took up his glass and drank it down: "What are you doing? Huh, I don't do anything, I just want to live a few more days. Junmen, our old Zhang Ming doesn't do secret things, this is me. A single-handed mutiny. The head of the imperial envoy in front of the West Road is probably dead at this moment. Brother, my standard battalion cavalry has occupied all the gates of Xi'an, and even the admiral's office in the military gate has been captured. The brothers are surrounded. Brother, please sit down and we have something to discuss!" "You, you, how could you do such a thing, who made you do it?" Before Zhang Jianxun could answer, he heard a crisp voice from outside the door: "I asked him to do this." With this voice, a person walked in.I saw him, although he had a pink face and red lips, he was as beautiful as a woman, but he revealed insidiousness and treachery; he was dressed in common clothes, with a sword on his back, and a jade Xiao in his hand. He clasped his hands and said with a smile: "Admiral Wang, it's been a long time, do you still recognize Wang Shirong?" Wang Fuchen suddenly realized that Wu Sangui sent people to instigate the mutiny.He jumped up and shouted: "Come on, take this spy with me!" There was a "Zha" promise outside the door, and more than 20 people rushed in at once.Wang Fuchen took a closer look, and found that none of them were his own guards.Only then did they realize that they had been armed.At this time; all the generals under his command, even himself was under Zhang Jianxun's sword. Wang Shirong fiddled with the jade Xiao in his hand and said to Wang Fuchen with a pleasant face: "Brother Fuchen, you and I are both old ministers under King Pingxi's tent. Although we are our own masters today, we shouldn't treat old friends like this. You see, casually I'm going to order to take me down. It's not good to hurt the harmony in the current situation. Brother Jianxun, make an order to let your own soldiers retreat. Can't we old brothers talk together? !" Zhang Jianxun waved his hand and told the soldiers to leave the hall.Wang Fuchen asked Wang Shirong with a gloomy face: "Speak clearly, what do you want to do?" "Okay, since the military gate is asking, I won't hide it any more. Besides, all of you here today are old friends. I have ordered you to go to Shanxi under the order of Prince Pingxi to take back the army of the prince. Now, King Pingxi has already raised the flag of rebellion at Mount Wuhua, intending to overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty and restore the Han Dynasty. If the generals surrender, they will gallop on the battlefield today and be crowned kings and marquises in the future. I don’t know what you think!"