Chapter 9 Section IX

Shengbao's execution was due to his own fault. The person he admired most in his life was Nian Gengyao, who was killed by Yongzheng.In the autumn of the first year of Tongzhi, when Shaanxi was in chaos, Shengbao was appointed as the imperial envoy to oversee the troops entering Shaanxi. Instead of using the parallel "consultation", he used the descending "letter" to write to the governors of Henan and Shaanxi.The copy in the army advised him not to do this. He said: "Do you know that the imperial envoy is the former general. The general writes to the governor, using letters as usual, not based on rank." This is his school year soup. Yao example.

When I was in Xi'an, there was a deputy named Gao Fu who contradicted him for some reason.Shengbao was furious, and ordered the officer to beat Gao Fu's army stick. Gao Fu was astonished, saying that he was also a second-rank official, how could he beat me?Sheng Bao replied with a sneer, "I'm an imperial envoy. I can kill you with military law, let alone with a military stick?" Then Gao Fu was beaten.This is another example of his school year Gengyao. As an imperial envoy, he marched as if he was marching in person.Eat every day, imitating the method of passing on meals, each dish is served in two bowls, and if the dish is good, it will be passed down, and reward a certain copy with this dish, which is actually the example of Yushi's meal above.At the beginning of entering Shaanxi, he once killed a cook for the mere blindness of chives. This is also an example of Gengyao in his school year.

However, if he offended the Empress Dowager Cixi, he had to die.His memorials are often drafted by himself. There are a few commonly used sentences. One is called: "There is an old saying: 'The generals outside the house rule it', which cannot be controlled by the imperial court." In the army, we only hear the general's order, but not the emperor's edict." That is the story of Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty.Sheng Bao often mentioned this in his memorials, which means that the military order is higher than the imperial edict, which is a big taboo, and it also means to despise the empress dowager and the emperor's childishness.Therefore, Yan Shusen, the governor of Hubei Province, visited him and "observed his daily memorials, and the heart of disobedience can be seen", thus thinking that "the disease of ringworm and scabies, the Guangdong invaders are just a branch of the problem, but Shengbao is a serious problem in the heart." .This is the most powerful of all the memorials to impeach Shengbao.

At that time, there were countless memorials to impeach Shengbao, both in Beijing and outside Beijing. In summary, there are only eight characters: "Fake merits to invade wages, fisherman's sex harms the people".Shengbao is famous for his lewdness. There are more than thirty concubines in the army, and the most favored one is the wife of Hong Yang "King of England" Chen Yucheng. In addition, it is not surprising that the army has taken civilian women forcibly. thing. He is also famous for his piracy.At that time, the military salary was mostly supported by the relatively peaceful provinces, which was called "cooperative salary". Personal friendship between imperial envoys.Shengbao is arrogant and arrogant, and he is not on good terms with the governors of various provinces, so the co-payment is often not received on time. Occasionally, a sum of money arrives.Once the army was defeated in an ambush in Tongzhou, and there were many casualties. A military officer surnamed Lei knelt in front of him, weeping bitterly, and asked him to pay for compensation, but there was no money, so his injured subordinates fell asleep. Outside the gate, moaning all night.Running the army like this, his subordinates have long been dissociated from morality.

If Shengbao still has strengths, it is because he himself knows calligraphy well, so he loves talents and values ​​scholars.Of course, those who are willing to work as copywriters in the Shengbao barracks will not be clean and self-sufficient.No scholar who is clean and self-sufficient is willing to go through the muddy water with him, and no scholar who is honest and dedicated can see all his deeds in the barracks and remain indifferent.However, some celebrities in Beijing, as well as the talented military aircraft Zhang Jing, because the road is far away and their knowledge is not true, so there are still a few who value him.When he first entered Shaanxi, on the one hand, someone impeached him, and on the other hand, Empress Dowager Cixi was already deeply dissatisfied with him because he frequently used the words of "Han Zhou Yafu" to play, but Gu Nian had him in a public case of Zhu Sushun. He has made great achievements, so he still wants to let him go.At this time, Zhang Jing, a military officer, wrote to him and told him not to submit memorials in the near future, because Prince Gong had already played back with the two empress dowagers, and he was going to choose one of the two vacancies, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu or the governor of Shaanxi.If he still rants in the memorial and offends the "superior", things will change.

When the letter was delivered to Xi'an, Sheng Bao was chatting with his copywriters, and when he opened the letter, he passed on the copywriting indifferently, without making any representations.After waiting like this for a few days, there was no news, and he lost his composure. "Things may change!" His addiction to showing off his literary talents in the last memorial broke out again, "I have to tell my pros and cons, and urge me." "Why bother, why bother, Commander, just wait a little longer!" Everyone who read the copy of Zhang Jing's letter from the military plane thought that his move was extremely unwise, and urged him to do so.But Shengbao didn't listen, and drew up a memorial by himself, and immediately stepped up and sent it out with four hundred miles.

This memorial said that anyone who led troops to suppress bandits would not be able to respond effectively if he was not a high-ranking official in the province. He cited the governor of Huguang, Hu Linyi, the governor of Hubei, Zeng Guofan, the governor of Liangjiang, Li Hongzhang, the governor of Jiangsu, and Zuo Zongtang, the governor of Zhejiang, as examples. They are all local governors of their own provinces, who preside over the military affairs of their own provinces, so they get twice the result with half the effort.Then he talked about himself, "doing military affairs in the Northwest as a guest official", no matter whether it is food, salary or recruiting soldiers, he can't do everything together, so he said bluntly: "If you want your envoys to focus on the Northwest, you must have a real shortage of borders. , Insufficient concentration."

When the memorial arrived in Beijing, it was natural that Empress Dowager Cixi read it first.At that time, Sushun was killed, less than a year later, and she was very vigilant against the domineering officials of the powerful. As a relative of the state, prestige has always been, and he is cautious about the court's orders. Is there anyone like Shengbao? If the sanctions are not timely, wouldn't it be another Sushun? So she kept his notebook, summoned the Minister of Military Aircraft the next day, handed it to Prince Gong face to face, and said with a sneer: "If according to Shengbao's statement, if the imperial court wants to send troops to that province, it must first change to that province. Governor, think about it, does this make sense?"

Prince Gong's purpose at this time was to put peace in the court first, so he still had a somewhat protective heart for Shengbao. At that time, he wanted to let him go as a governor of Shaanxi. It is best to remove the military power and give him a proper post as his reward for leading the army into the guard last year and going to Rehe to demonstrate against Sushun. After some research and discussion, in order to maintain the prestige of the court and prevent the threats of the ministers leading the army, Shengbao was naturally severely reprimanded.On the other hand, he instructed Zhang Jing, the military officer who wrote to Shengbao last time, to discuss with him that if he was willing to transfer internally, let him choose one of the two positions of Minister of War and Minister of Internal Affairs.To be an official is to be a minister, but knowing that he is a spendthrift, the Minister of Internal Affairs has a lot of illegal income, which can barely maintain his ostentation, so I specially budgeted for him a way out, and see how he will go?Such an idea can be regarded as painstaking.

This rebuke from the court and a well-intentioned private letter drove Shengbao into a rage, and he wrote a letter to Cao Yuying himself: "Those who want to bind Bao can immediately pay the 'Si Bai'. Bait? It’s only a matter of Ji Xinyou, if it’s not a guarantee, why are you today?” The so-called "Sibai" means "Sikou", which means the Ministry of Punishment. He deceived the capital and punished him, so he was reprimanded.And "If you don't protect yourself, why do you have today" not only refers to his command of the army as the backing of the Xinyou coup, but also refers to a memorial he wrote "asking the Queen Mother to hang down the curtain and Prince Jianjinzhi to assist the government". Even the Empress Dowager Cixi He and Prince Gong scolded him together.

Cao Yuying sent this letter to Prince Gong, and Prince Gong presented it to the royal case. Empress Dowager Cixi just sneered slightly: "No wonder some people say that Shengbao Xiangnian Gengyao is really good!" Before Emperor Yongzheng killed Nian Gengyao, because he was not in the right position, he was guilty of the gods, and he was afraid that there would be any disputes outside. Therefore, the win over Nian Gengyao reached the point of losing his composure, and was ridiculed all the time behind his back.Naturally, the Empress Dowager Cixi and Prince Gong would not make the same mistakes. To kill Shengbao, there were other arrangements. Prince Gong, Wen Xiang, Cao Yuying and others coordinated the overall situation, and as a result of repeated research, they made the final preparations for lifting Shengbao's military power, but they still had the hope that he would be alert and make contributions, so he spoke a thousand words and instructed the general strategy. Ting sent, delivered to the front of the army almost every day, but Shengbao went his own way and didn't care. At that time, the area where the chaos was most intense was in Tongzhou and Chaoyi. It was only a few dozen miles away from Tongguan, which was very dangerous in Heluo. The rush to Tongguan is related to the safety of Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Henan provinces.Anyone in the court who understands the situation in the Central Plains is all worried about his appearance, and the court is constantly urging Shengbao to lead troops to the east.It's just that he doesn't know what he has in mind?Sitting in Xi'an, careless, and still domineering, there are generals in the Beijing camp who he dislikes, either participating in the surrender, or please withdraw.When Prince Gong saw the situation, he had to resort to the last resort. This last resort was to order Duolong'a in Zhechuan, western Henan, to go northward to rescue Tongguan, and issued a secret decree, ordering Duolong'a to open it himself and act according to the decree.Duolong'a was originally a general of Shengbao. Later, he was known by Hu Linyi. He was brave and good at fighting. He was as famous as Bao Chao, and they were collectively called "Duobao".This year—April of the first year of Tongzhi, when he conquered Luzhou, Anhui, the hero of the Hong army, "King of England" Chen Yucheng, defected to Shouzhou, relying on the shady and fierce general manager Miao Peilin, and just made a great contribution to Shengbao.Miao Peilin has a friendship with Shengbao. Seeing that Hong Jun has been broken since Anqing, the situation is not good. Chen Yucheng, who has nothing to return to, is a favor and sent to Shengbao's camp.Sheng Baoxi was unspeakable. On the one hand, he accepted Chen Yucheng's famous wife, and on the other hand, he was extravagant in the memorial, thinking that Chen Yucheng was the number one brave general of the Hong army. China wants to personally send Chen Yucheng to Beijing to hold the "Ceremony of Presenting Prisoners".As a result, it was very boring. The imperial court reprimanded him for nonsense, and at the same time ordered that the Fa be rectified before the army.The overjoyed Shengbao was disappointed, and became more and more dissatisfied with the ministers in charge of the government. When there was chaos in Shaanxi, Prince Gong's original intention was to send Duolong'a into Shaanxi, because he was far away in the west of Henan, and he was in a hurry, so he sent Shengbao instead.At this time, the imperial edict sent him to rescue Tongguan at the same time. For Shengbao, it was naturally a very embarrassing thing, so he became even more angry and ignored the battle situation in Tongguan.At the same time, due to the fact that the two "Gandu" and "Shaanxi governors" are really lacking in closing borders, they are completely in vain. When I am frustrated, I think of the trick of "using Anhui and Henan governors to assist in military affairs" in Anhui this spring, so I will do it again. Set, please use Shaanxi Governor Yingxi to help with military affairs.If it is approved, not only will the governor of Shaanxi become his subordinate, but he will also have the power to command the governor, and he will become the governor, which can make up for his lack of a governor. It is conceivable that from the empress dowagers of the two palaces to the military aircraft department, no one would agree to his request, and asked him: "If it is military affairs and local affairs, we must unite as one to suppress thieves, such as Guan Wen, Zeng Guofan, etc. If Seng Gelinqin is in Henan Province, he will be a Fuchen assistant if he is not heard of. Officials in Yu Province are especially called tired play; Seng Gelinqin's superintendent has made meritorious service, so what can we say?" Thus He answered him very simply: "What you ask is absolutely not allowed." Not only is it not allowed, but the tone of the supervisor and urge to help Tongzhou and Chaoyi is also stricter! In addition, the words of the supervisor's urging to help were quite sensual. First, he refuted: "Shengbao has been in charge of the army for a long time, and he usually prides himself on his strategy. Where is the so-called 'overall planning and insight into the situation of thieves'?" Then asked: "If something is wrong, the minister should ask himself, what should he do? And what face to face the world! "Finally issued a warning: "The minister must try to remedy it immediately, don't be negligent!It is fortunate to invite the imperial court's lenient ceremony. "Military aircraft Zhang Jing drafted the decree, although the writing is like flying, but every word is measured, and after the deliberation of the Minister of Military Aircraft, it is submitted to the imperial review. The decree issued after these three procedures is almost the same in terms of expression. Mistakes are impossible. Shengbao is also a person who is well versed in pen and ink. When he read the last paragraph, he not only implied that he would be handed over to the Ministry for discussion, but also that after the punishment was proposed, it was impossible to ask for forgiveness. So although he was furious, But I can't help being anxious, I really can't "neglect anymore", I have to "try to remedy". "Okay!" He said to his staff, "Watch me 'remediate'! Remediate it, and then settle accounts with them." However, it was very difficult for him to remedy.The subordinates have no grace, the soldiers are unwilling to use their lives, abuse their power, and the same officials are unwilling to support, this is really the dilemma of not being able to respond well.The most distressing thing is that he does not have his own direct line troops, not even "children soldiers".In a hurry and helplessness, I remembered a chess game: Miao Peilin in Anhui. Miao Peilin's evil intentions, all Chinese and foreign bureaucrats are well aware that he started his career by running a regiment, training and protecting the local area, but he hijacked the governor, and communicated with the Hong Army and the Nian Army. Shengbao, Shengbao "begged for grace and forgiveness" for him, and reluctantly let him go.The ministers in power, because the military affairs in the south of the Yangtze River are tight, and the Nian army in Henan and the Hui rebellion in Shaanxi need to be suppressed, so although Yuan Jiasan and others are urging Miao Peilin to be suppressed, they still have to be tolerant, but precautions must be taken. extremely strict.Knowing that Sheng Baoji had nothing to do, he sent an admiral, took the passport issued by Guan Fang, the imperial envoy who supervised Shaanxi military affairs, and transferred Miao Peilin's troops to Shaanxi to assist in the suppression. As soon as the news spread, the local officials and military officers responsible for public security in Anhui, Jiangsu, Shandong, and Henan all panicked and flew badges to warn the police.Because Miao Peilin was suffering from too strict surveillance and could not move, Jing Shengbaoxi was transferred to Shaanxi, which happened to give him a chance to harass.So the Military Aircraft Department was in a hurry, and with six hundred miles of tightened court dispatch, "Strictly ordered the victory to protect the speed and stop it", and at the same time ordered Seng Gelinqin and the officials of the relevant provinces to stop Miao Peilin, "Properly enlighten, just now Use soft and soft. If you don’t listen to stop, you should allocate troops bravely and fight hard, and don’t allow one person and one rider to make troubles entering the country.” That's not counting, and one of Miao Peilin's "nemesis" was found out.This person is Li Xuyi, the old department of Luo Zenan of the Hunan Army. He has always fought in northern Anhui and is very familiar with the terrain. Miao Peilin is quite afraid of him.Later, he was transferred to Hubei. When Hu Linyi was seriously ill, he was specially recommended to take over. Soon, he was transferred from Hubei to governor of Anhui, with the intention of instructing him to deal with Miao Peilin.Not long after he took office, Ding Youzuo asked for a vacancy, but the court refused to let him go. He was only allowed to leave for a hundred days, which has not yet expired.Now because of Shengbao's absurdity, he was afraid of Miao Peilin's foolishness, so he specially urged, "I will set off for Anhui to serve in a few days ago, and we must not stick to the unexpired holidays. A slight delay will affect the overall situation of Anhui Province, and there may be changes and delays." Because of Shengbao's reckless actions, he caused great trouble. The ministers in the court and the provinces all hated him deeply, "Everyone can kill him!" As a result, Zhang Zuo's papers of impeachment and informant Shengbao flew like snowflakes everywhere.Prince Gong sent a special person to deal with those documents separately. Although a few exaggerated words were intended to retaliate, they were generally credible. Because of a bad deed, several people often pointed out that after careful comparison and listing item by item, There are as many as ten models in total. In order to rectify discipline, none of the ministers of military aircraft does not advocate strict punishment.The first step is of course to find out the real situation, but I am afraid that if Shengbao learns about it, it will cause a change, and he is appointed to be responsible for suppressing the bandits. As a result of the discussion, Wen Xiang's idea was adopted, and Seng Gelinqin was questioned, and the empress dowagers of the two palaces were approved, and then a secret edict was issued: "It was reported before: Sheng Bao went to the spring to supervise Jingdong, and even entered Anhui and Shaanxi. The prefectures and counties they pass through are not allowed to leave the country unless they are donated a thousand gold or thousands of gold. If they are detained for a while, the officials and the people are especially poor. There are many prostitutes in the camp, and they donate a lot of money. Someone also said: Sheng Bao supervised the Zhili army last year , passed by Hengshui, pleased folk women, and recruited them to the camp to have a look. He also indulged the committee members and sold "merit badges" indiscriminately. So far, the horse thieves captured in the straight province have mostly blue or flower feathers in the Shengbao camp, and top-wearing licenses. Someone played: Shengbao was a poor man. Since he brought his own soldiers, his family has suddenly become rich, and there are many concubines. Private bag. This year the military governor went to Anhui, took his family members, and stopped the road; he left his camp to Shaanxi, accompanied by dozens of sedan chairs from the female family members, and heard that "four-eyed dog" Chen Yucheng's family members were also owned by Shengbao, and the accompanying vehicles, I don’t know how much? The states and counties are full of bitterness and tiredness. The above-mentioned bad money of Shengbao, greedy, fisherman and bullying, is played by people in recent festivals. The plot is similar but not different. To be more accurate, I will repeat it according to the facts according to the various paragraphs I participated in." In addition, there are "public reports" of Shaanxi gentlemen-copied by Duo Long'a.These public reports asked Duolong'a to return to Shaanxi to quell the rebellion. Of course, Shengbao was also mentioned. Apart from corruption and lust, he also pointed out that "concealed defeat becomes victory", saying that "bandit nests are everywhere" on the north bank of the Weihe River. Fengxiang on the west road and Tongzhou on the east road are the places where Hui bandits gather, and Sheng Baoan sits in the provincial capital and fabricates the battle report of victory.Only then did the DPRK and China understand that the situation in the Central Plains was much more serious than imagined. The whole situation is to fight on all sides, to suppress the Nian bandits, to suppress the chaos, to deal with Shengbao, and to intercept Miao Peilin.These tasks fell on Seng Gelinqin and Duolong'a respectively, and the urgent task was to prevent Miao Peilin from entering Shaanxi, fearing that there would be no "Miao chaos" besides Hui chaos. The arrangement in the court is to use Seng Gelinqin as the front line. If this line cannot stop Miao Peilin in Henan, then Duolong'a will have to guard Tongguan.Since ancient times, this place has been guarded by a single man, invincible to thousands of people. If Duolong'a can't arrive in time, the consequences will be disastrous. But Duolong'a's total strength was less than 7,000 people, and he went north from Zijingguan, fought and left, and galloped towards Tongguan in the starry night. At this time, Shengbao inspected Tongzhou and Chaoyi, and returned to Xi'an, where he was still asking for soldiers and pay.The personal memorial is no longer the saying "unable to be controlled by the imperial court". It has been changed to a saying: "The former emperor once rewarded his ministers with 'loyalty and bravery, and serve the country with heart'." Bao Zeng "connected with foreigners" in Tongzhou.Next, he will describe his military exploits during this trip to the same state. He said that it was a place called Wangge Village. This complete victory will strengthen our military prestige.” Then we mentioned the military pay, in addition to accusing the provinces of coordinating the pay as usual, but failing to allocate the full amount, and the rations of the soldiers are brave, and the accumulated debts are accumulated, because Guanzhong is already "the west wind blows the Weishui, In the season of Falling Leaves Full of Chang'an, I deliberately added a note: "The weather is cold now, and the soldiers are starving." In addition, three "attached pieces" were added, one was to participate in the performance of the acting Shaanxi feudal official Liu Qixian, who was unable to raise wages and was unable to handle affairs. Negligence; one is to ask the three dismissed personnel to be punished and serve with the battalion; the other is to urge the new Xi'an general Mu Teng'a to take office immediately and help Shaanxi military affairs. When this memorial arrived in Beijing, Seng Gelinqin's re-report to find out Shengbao's bad deeds also arrived. Not only were the few things pointed out in the last edict all true, but many secrets were also discovered.The most shocking thing is that Chen Yucheng's two younger brothers were arrested and sent to the Shengbao military camp, where they donated thousands of taels of gold and silver.With such a generous bribe, Shengbao tried his best to protect them, spared the lives of the two "criminals", and even sent them to work in the camp. The revelation of this secret brought hidden worries to the Minister of Military Aircraft, no less than Shengbao's skillful transfer of Miao Peilin to Shaanxi.Immediately with an emergency courier, Seng Gelinqin and Duolong'a were ordered to send special personnel to investigate the details, and at the same time urged Duolong'a to travel all night, saying that if he arrived at Tongguan one day earlier, he would be able to "express the imperial court's west view" one day earlier. worries". Of course there is someone sitting in Tongguan, that is Xi Lin, the acting governor of Shaanxi and Gansu. His appointment was made at the same time as Shengbao's appointment in July.The governor of Shaanxi and Gansu was stationed in Lanzhou, and was ordered to stay in Shaanxi to deal with the chaos on the way to his post.Xi'an has an extremely domineering Shengbao, and a "landlord" governor Yingchao, who is inconvenient to ask for trouble, so he stays in Tongguan.The majestic governor is confined to a corner, but Shengbao knows it well, and writes letters with a vermilion pen at every turn, reducing his status to a general soldier. Therefore, this honest man is depressed.But he is a governor after all, so he probably has a share of the secret decree issued by the Military Aircraft Office concerning the disposal of Shengbao. Finally, on November 19th, according to the deadline he had set, Duo Long'a led the troops to arrive.This is a good army, because Duolong'a's military order is strict and its subordinates are gracious, so the company has a battalion for more than ten miles, and the shopping malls are not surprised.In Tongguan, in addition to meeting Xilin, he also specially found someone to meet - Dexinga, the right-wing deputy commander of Xi'an who was stationed on the other side of the Yellow River, in Shanxi, from Fenglingdu to Puzhou, and deployed along the river. Dexing'a, like Duolong'a, was born in Heilongjiang, did not know Chinese, and was the best of the flag generals.The difference is that Duolong'a is a talented general, while Dexing'a only has the word brave. He was known by Wenzong for his good riding and shooting. He made considerable military exploits in Yangzhou five or six years ago. The eldest brother Weng Tongshu helped him with military affairs, and when Weng Tongshu was transferred to be the governor of Anhui, there was no one left and right, and the army was weak, so he lost his post even after fighting.Not long after, he was sent by Gelinqin, the top monk of the sixth rank, and slowly climbed to the position of deputy governor of the second rank, but unexpectedly met a Shengbao. Shengbao looked down on Dexinga, and Dexingah looked down on him.Although he was not beaten with a military stick like the other vice-captain, it was naturally embarrassing for the vice-captain of Xi'an to defend Shanxi, the foreign land, for Shengbao. With a heart of revenge. Dexing'a and Duolong'a are old friends, and when they meet, they follow the Manchurian custom of "embracing the ceremony".Dexing'a slightly bent his knees and hugged Duolong'a's waist, almost excited, "Brother," he said, "You are here! I was looking forward to you!" "It's too late." Duolong said Ah stroked his back and asked, "How is your place?" "Blind! It's really hard to say." The two held hands and talked in front of the eaves.Dexing'a was rude by nature, and scolded Shengbao with foam at his mouth. Duolong'a listened quietly, and when he finished listening, he said calmly: "Sheng Kezhai is a person who has made great achievements, and the court is extraordinarily generous. You also bear with it a little bit!" Upon hearing this, Dexing'a was stunned and didn't know what to answer, but Duolong'a made a solemn posture, and immediately walked in with his head raised. "Brother!" Dexinga followed into the "signature room", and asked in surprise: "What's the matter, didn't you come to get Shengbao?" "Third brother!" Duo Long'a said in a slightly reproachful voice, "After all these years, your temper still hasn't changed. This is the 'mansion' they prepared for me. It's hard to guarantee that no one from Sheng Kezhai is eavesdropping. What can I say when you yell like that?" "Yes!" Dexing'a accepted his reprimand, and smiled embarrassedly: "Brother is 'Zhuge is only cautious in his life'." These two people are familiar with "listening".Before the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, Emperor Taizong thought of the art of war, and ordered Dahai and Fan Wencheng, who were proficient in Manchu and Chinese, to translate this book into Manchu and promulgate it to all generals.When Duolong'a and Dexing'a were in the military camp, whenever they had free time, they always asked the copywriter to talk about it as a pastime. Therefore, he was naturally proud to use Zhuge Liang's allusions to compliment Duolong'a. "Even if I'm a reckless Zhang Fei, I have to ask the 'Military Adviser'. I, the deputy commander of the right wing of Xi'an, can I return to my post one day?" "Soon, soon!" Duolong Gu said, "How is the situation in Tongzhou and Chaoyi?" Mentioning this, both of them looked very serious.Duo Long'a and the Minister of Military Aircraft have a different view. The imperial decree puts intercepting Miao Peilin as a top priority, but Duo Long'a regards entering Shaanxi to calm the chaos as his own important task, so he must first ask about the bandits.As for Dexing'a's defense of Hedong, the main responsibility is to prevent bandits from crossing the river and disturbing Shanxi. Now that Duolong'a asks about this, he naturally knows everything. , Occasionally interject a sentence or two on critical points.After knowing the whole situation, he made a decision and ordered Tao Maolin, the commander-in-chief, to lead the attack. Tao Maolin and Lei Zhengwan are two generals under Duo Long'a. Lei Zhengwan is helping Shengbao's military affairs and is responsible for breaking the siege of Fengxiang on the West Road.Tao Maolin's luck was better than his. He followed Duolong'a all the way from the west of Henan and made many achievements. Although the camp had just been set up and he had no rest, he knew that Duolong'a used troops to win with great speed. No embarrassment.He led the so-called "Ulama team" from Jilin, crossed the river from Weinan, went north through the old city, and attacked southward by detours, becoming "the back of the enemy". The Hui bandits who surrounded Tongzhou had always only paid attention to the government troops defending against the river in the south and east. They did not guard against the enemy in the north. Duolong'a's battle was not only to win people's attention and establish a reputation, but also to let Shengbao know that he just went to Shaanxi to help suppress the bandits and had no other intentions.When Tongzhou was released from the siege, he led the whole army to station from Yuguan, swept away the bandit nests, and won two more victories. He had enough time to spare and was not in a hurry to go to Xi'an, but the Military Aircraft Department was in a hurry, because it was expected that he would act according to the plan as soon as he arrived in Tongguan, so he asked Sheng Bao's decree and handed it over to the cabinet for at most half a month. Kungfu will be known all over the country.Shengbao himself is not afraid that he will fly to the sky with his wings, but he is afraid that the 2,000 people under him except Lei Zhengwan are the official army, and originally belonged to Duolong'a, so they can be safe. Military discipline is extremely bad. Once the trees fall and the monkeys scatter, if they join forces with Hui bandits, the chaos will increase.Sure enough, this unfortunate incident was all in the hands of Duo Long'a, so King Gong was angry and anxious, and issued an order to strictly enforce the order. At the same time, he ordered to be stationed in Puzhou with a secret order of 600 miles, which is on the same river as the same state. Yinggui, the governor of Shanxi Province next door, "quickly and according to the facts." Yinggui was worried at first, Duolong'a's stay was not enough, if something changed, Shengbao's subordinates would flee in a panic, and Shanxi would bear the brunt of it.It's just that at this time, looking up at the Great Wall of Duolong'a, he was afraid that he would be unhappy if he was pressed too hard. Now that he has sent it to the court, he just had an excuse, so he reported that Duolong'a was stationed in the same state, and fought three times with the Hui bandits. After winning the victory, he sent Dexing A across the river to see Duo Longa, and the camera urged him. "Brother! Look," Dexing'a handed the secret edict to Duolong'a, "If you don't leave, I'm afraid you will lose face." "It's already ugly!" Duo Long'a also picked up a package from the table and handed it to De Xing'a. "What does it say?" "Above you," Duolonga pointed to the decree handed over by Dexinga and asked, "What are you talking about?" They stared at each other and laughed.Both of them don't know Chinese, and the rule of using Qing language to write the court letter has long been abolished, so if there is a decree, you must ask the copywriter to read it before you can understand it. "The above said that I'm so important, how can I postpone it arbitrarily?" and said that I didn't know the urgency. Shengbao asked when he would ask how to check and how to arrange military affairs. , take the blame!' Look, is it great?" "It's no wonder the higher-ups. I'm afraid Shengbao has already got the news!" "Then how could it be? I stopped the delivery post at Tongguan, where did he get the news?" Dexing Ah suddenly realized that the shortest way from the capital to Xi'an is through Shanxi and into Tongguan. This pass cannot be crossed. Then the two orders issued on the 14th and 17th of this month, asking Shengbao and declaring Shengbao's crimes, Naturally, I will not be able to reach Xi'an. "No wonder you're not in a hurry, big brother. But..." Dexinga said, "Shengbao also has eyes and ears in the imperial court, and he intercepted the courier. It's hard to guarantee that there will be no other way to pass the news." This reminded Duolonga, "Ah !" He raised his thumb and praised De Xing, "Third brother, you are so reckless, you are so thick and subtle! Okay, without further ado, I will leave today." In the weather at the end of November, regardless of the thick frost and slippery horses, Duo Long'a mobilized two thousand people and marched westward overnight. At the same time, he sent a material officer to Fengxiang to inform Lei Zhengwan to meet in Xi'an and wait for him. dispatch. Na Shengbao didn't know anything about the arrangement in Beijing. He held a high-level wine meeting every day.Of course, he had already received a report about Duolong's soldiers going to Tongguan to attack Tongzhou, but the more he felt uncomfortable in his heart, the more he wanted to be indifferent on the surface. In addition, of course, some arrangements were made, sending cronies out of Henan and Shanxi. Those who left Henan were to urge Miao Peilin to go west, and those who left Shanxi were to transfer to Tianjin to urge the shipment of steel artillery ammunition ordered from foreign merchants. There was a lot of snow in the afternoon, the clouds were indistinct, and it got dark early. Shengbao had sent people to set up a dozen charcoal pots, lighted huge bright candles, and called copywriters to eat hot pot and dinner in the spring-filled West Flower Hall. Roast lamb.As soon as the banquet started, a general who was sent out to investigate the enemy's situation came to report the news angrily, saying that there were more than a dozen camps on the south bank of the Baqiao Bridge. The news was reported to a personal officer of Shengbao.He knew the temper of the "Marshal", if it wasn't an urgent military situation, he was not allowed to report it while he was drinking, if he lost his Qingxing, he might be killed.Since it is camped on the south bank, it must belong to the army, so there is no need to panic. After a while, the report came again, saying that the dozen or so camps belonged to Duolong'a's subordinates.After confirming that it was reinforcements entering the customs, I feel more at ease.When Shengbao's banquet was coming to an end, the material officer whispered a few words into his ear.