Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

Taking a deep breath, He Shen forced himself to regain his composure, and then asked with a cold face.

"what is going on?"

"Where are the Ming thieves now?"

During the questioning, Heshen sat up from the rocking chair with a very solemn expression.

The leisurely relaxation just now has completely disappeared.

Heshen's attendant heard this, took a deep breath, and spoke.

"My lord, according to our army's intelligence, the Ming thief fleet has now arrived on Jeju Island and has begun to build a water port on Jeju Island."

"It is estimated that it will soon use Jeju Island as a base to launch an attack on North Korea!"

He Shen couldn't help but gasped when he heard this.

On his shiny forehead, veins were beating constantly.

His current mood is really quite unstable.

After taking a few deep breaths, He Shen opened his mouth and gave instructions.

"Probe again, report again!"

"I need accurate information on when the thief will attack!"

“It’s better for me to prepare early!”

After hearing the words, he beat Qian'er away.

Prepare to arrange for people to continue to explore the information.

After leaving, He Shen let out a heavy breath and continued to speak.

"Quick, go get some paper and pen. I want to report to the court and ask for help..."

Now that the Ming army's invasion of North Korea is a foregone conclusion, all He Shen can do now is to ask for help from the imperial court and request the imperial court to send troops to reinforce the Korean war.

Otherwise, he is really not sure that he can stabilize the situation in North Korea!

The importance of today's North Korea to the Qing Dynasty is self-evident.

Today's North Korea is the most important blood bag for the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty must not lose North Korea.

……

The fast horse that reported the news set off from Seoul, went all the way north, passed through Kaicheng, Pyongyang, and arrived in Shengjing, Liaodong.

Then transfer to the war horse from Shengjing, take the Shanhaiguan line to enter the customs, and go straight to the capital.

When the fast horse carrying the message arrived in the capital, it was already the end of the forty-fifth year of Qianlong's reign, and there were less than ten days before the New Year.

The fast horse carrying the message ran all the way into the capital and went to the Ministry of War.

Immediately, the news was reported to the military aircraft department.

Li Shiyao, Qinggui and other military ministers immediately went to see Qianlong with Heshen's report.

I want Qianlong to come up with this idea.

……

Old Summer Palace, Kyushu Qingyan.

Qianlong was lying on the hospital bed, his face pale, his breath weak, and he would cough heartbreakingly from time to time.

Compared with Qianlong a few months ago, Qianlong now looks even older.

His body is thin, his beard and hair are as dry as hay, and there are age spots visible to the naked eye on his face and hands.

A pair of eyes were even more cloudy and dim, without any sparkle in them.

The current Qianlong does not have the majesty and magnanimity that a Qing emperor should have. Instead, he looks like a dying old man.

Facts have proved that no matter how powerful a person is, birth, old age, illness and death are still things that he cannot change.

Even though Qianlong was the emperor, when he aged, he was no different from an ordinary old man.

Qianlong's body has not recovered since he fell ill due to wind-cold around the Mid-Autumn Festival some time ago.

Not only has he failed to recover, he is even getting worse day by day.

At the beginning, Qianlong only felt cold occasionally and insisted on taking charge of the affairs every day.

But now, as Qianlong's condition continues to worsen, he only spends one or two hours awake every day and is almost unable to do anything.

Even eating and drinking require care.

Under Qianlong's arrangement, Yonglin, the seventeenth elder brother, has been waiting by his side giving medicine and water for this period of time.

One is to make his son fulfill his filial piety.

The second reason was just in case, if Qianlong died suddenly, there would be a prince who could take charge of the overall situation.

The third reason is that Qianlong wants Yonglin to help him handle the government affairs now, so that he can familiarize himself with the government affairs in advance.

To be honest, after sending all his adult sons out of town, the seventeenth prince Yonglin is actually Qianlong's only choice now.

Qianlong coughed violently, as if he wanted to cough out his lungs.

Yonglin quickly stepped forward and handed Qianlong a handkerchief and warm water.

Qianlong took the handkerchief and used it to cover his mouth. After a moment, he saw only a scarlet patch on the handkerchief.

Seeing this, Yonglin couldn't help but show concern, took the blood-stained handkerchief from Qianlong's hand, and then handed him the warm water.

"Emperor Ama, drink some water. This is the honey water that I made for you. Drink some and it will make your throat feel better."

When Qianlong heard this, he couldn't help but show regret on his face, but he still took the water glass and drank it in small sips.

Warm water entered his throat, making Qianlong feel a little better.

Putting down the water glass, Qianlong cheered up a little and asked.

"Yonglin, is there anything important happening in the court recently?"

Since Qianlong temporarily entrusted the government affairs to Yonglin, he naturally wanted to take exams from time to time to prevent him from causing any big troubles.

Yonglin nodded and said.

"If you go back to Emperor Ama, something important has indeed happened in the court recently."

"Three things in total."

Qianlong nodded slightly, and then motioned for Yonglin to tell.

Yonglin was not polite and spoke directly.

"First of all, the news came back from Fuyuan General Fukangan from Baoding. He led his troops to annihilate a group of bandits who fled from Henan to Zhili, beheading tens of thousands of them."

When Qianlong heard this, he couldn't help but take a deep breath, his expression slightly complicated.

He knew that the bandits that Fukang'an annihilated were most likely refugees from Henan who came to Zhili to make a living.

However, the current Qing Dynasty is really unable to help the refugees, so the refugees will naturally become rogue bandits.

For the sake of public security and stability in Zhili, it is understandable that Fukang'an would be cruel to those refugees.

Therefore, Qianlong gave the order after a moment of deliberation.

"I ordered someone to prepare a decree to commend General Fuyuan's troops and tell him that if any bandits enter Zhili, they should be severely punished and hanged."

"Don't let rogue bandits poison the place and undermine the stability of Zhili."

The Manchu Qing Dynasty was much more ruthless than the Ming Dynasty in treating disaster victims.

The most Zhu Jing'an could do was to cut off the Huaihe River and prevent the victims from crossing the river, but the Manchu Qing Dynasty was strangulating tens of thousands of victims...

Yonglin heard the words and responded with a chirp, which was regarded as a note of the matter.

Then, he continued to report.

"Huang Ama, there is also an urgent report from Brother Eleven from Sichuan."

"The main force of the Ming thieves entered Sichuan from Huguangxi. Now Chongqing and other important places in eastern Sichuan have fallen. Brother Eleven is preparing to lead his troops to defend Chengdu."

"Send a letter to the imperial court, asking the imperial court to send troops to reinforce the war in Chengdu..."

When Qianlong heard this, the expression on his face was obviously very solemn.

He didn't expect that in just a short time, the battle situation in Sichuan and Shu would be ruined for Ruosi.

However, the current Qing court is having difficulty even maintaining the current front line, and is really unable to reinforce the Sichuan-Sichuan war!

After thinking for a while Qianlong said.

"I gave the order to Lao Fifteen, and asked Lao Fifteen to prepare for the opportunity to reinforce Sichuan and Shu from Guanzhong."

"Sichuan and Shu are a land of abundance, easy to defend but difficult to attack."

"We must not fall into the hands of Ming thieves so easily..."

Since the Qing court was unable to reinforce Sichuan and Shu, all Qianlong could hope for now was to have his fifteenth elder brother Yongyan from Guanzhong reinforce Sichuan and Shu.

Now Qianlong only hopes that the brothers and sisters shown by Lao Eleven and Lao Fifteen in front of him are truly brothers and sisters.

Otherwise, he really has no good way to deal with it. Yonglin nodded again to express his understanding.

Then he continued.

"Huang Ama, the third thing is that Duke Yan finally entered Beijing a few days ago!"

"I also ask Emperor Ama to give instructions on where to place Duke Yansheng."

Since the Kong family expressed its intention to take a share of the Shandong regiment training, Qianlong ordered the contemporary Yanshenggong Kong Zhaohuan to enter the capital as an official.

After receiving the order, Kong Zhaohuan certainly resisted.

However, Kong Zhaohuan's resistance was ineffective in the face of the Qing Dynasty's butcher's knife.

After several months of delay, I finally had to leave for Beijing.

Qianlong heard this, thought for a while and then spoke.

"We are preparing to draft an edict to appoint Yanshenggong Kong Zhaohuan as the Minister of Rites and join the Military Aircraft Department as a military aircraft officer."

"Let's go ahead and ask Duke Yan Sheng to write a statement of no less than 20,000 words every ten days, without any mistakes..."

Hearing this, Yong Lin couldn't help but chuckle, but still spoke.

"Huang Ama Shengming."

"It's time for the Qing Dynasty to let those wallflowers in the Kong family know how powerful they are."

Qianlong nodded slightly and then said.

"The Kong family matter is just a trivial matter. If I hadn't been concerned about the world's public opinion, I would have dealt with Kong Zhaohuan's wallflower long ago."

After saying that, Qianlong continued.

"Yonglin, please send someone to keep an eye on him. If Kong Zhaohuan is not honest after entering the capital, then arrange for his death."

Yong Lin heard this and nodded.

"My son understands!"

However, at this moment, there was a burst of chaotic footsteps outside the dormitory.

Immediately, Li Yu's voice sounded.

"Your Majesty, several adults from the Military Aircraft Department are outside asking for an audience."

When Qianlong heard this, his eyes narrowed, and he immediately nodded to Yonglin beside him.

Since several military ministers came to see him and happened to find him awake, Qianlong naturally wanted to see him.

Yonglin understood immediately and said loudly.

"Summoned all the military and aircraft ministers to come to the dormitory for an audience!"

As soon as Yong Lin finished speaking, Li Yu responded with a chirp outside the hall.

Not long after, Li Yu was seen walking in behind with Li Shiyao, Qinggui, Liang Guozhi, Yuan Shoudong and others.

The first time they entered the dormitory, they were hit by the pungent smell of medicine, and they all knelt down in front of Qianlong's bed.

"This servant/minion is here to see the Emperor, long live the Emperor, long live, long live the Emperor!"

"May the Emperor be in good health and live a long life."

Qianlong raised his eyelids, glanced at the military ministers kneeling in front of him, and spoke weakly.

"Why do you all come to see me?"

Several people looked at each other, and then Li Shiyao spoke.

"Your Majesty, the North Korean governor He Shen sent an urgent report, saying that the Ming thieves have sent troops to interfere in North Korean affairs, and they want to request the imperial court to send troops to reinforce the situation in North Korea."

"It's hard for me to make up my mind. Now that North Korea is in a critical situation, I ask the Emperor to make a decision..."

Qianlong frowned when he heard this.

He let out a heavy breath and smiled bitterly.

"This Ming thief is really about to celebrate the New Year, and he can't live in peace."

"It's just a matter of sending troops to Sichuan and Shu, but they actually sent troops to intervene in the situation in North Korea. It seems that the thieves are not prepared to let me have a good year in the Qing Dynasty..."

Seeing this, several military ministers did not dare to speak.

Eyes focused on Qianlong, waiting for Qianlong to make up his mind.

Qianlong thought for a while, then turned around and asked.

"How do you think the Qing Dynasty should respond to the current changes in North Korea?"

"Should we send troops to North Korea to reinforce the Korean war, or what?"

With defeats one after another and constant losses of troops and generals, Qianlong had already lost control of the world situation.

He knew that North Korea was in danger, but he really couldn't mobilize troops to reinforce North Korea.

How should I put it, although he still has some troops on hand, this part of the troops is not enough to defend Zhili Gyeonggi.

How can we send more troops to reinforce North Korea?

After hearing this, several military ministers fell into silence.

Pairs of eyes looked back and forth, each seeing the helplessness in the other's eyes.

Today's Qing Dynasty is like a dilapidated house with air leakage from all directions. If you want to repair the west wall, you can only demolish the east wall.

However, the current Qing Dynasty does not even have an east wall that can be demolished.

This is the key!

After all, the Qing Dynasty couldn't transfer the troops that defended the capital of Zhili to North Korea, right?

Seeing everyone's silence, Qianlong looked at his son Yonglin again and asked.

"Old Seventeen, what do you think of this?"

Hearing this, Yonglin lowered his head and thought for a while before speaking.

"I am reporting to Emperor Ama. I think our Qing Dynasty can ask Brother Six to send troops from Shengjing to reinforce the Korean War..."

Yonglin felt that since North Korea is mainly giving blood transfusions to Liaodong to help Shengjing reclaim the land outside Liaodong Pass.

Then Shengjing will naturally have to shoulder the responsibility of protecting its own blood pack!

Qianlong heard this, thought for a while and said.

"That's okay. Prepare to draw up an edict and ask Governor Shengjing and Sixth Elder Brother Yongrong to be ready to send troops to reinforce the Korean war at any time."

"The importance of North Korea to our Qing Dynasty is self-evident now, and we must never allow any mistakes."

Li Yu heard the words, responded with a chirp, and immediately prepared to draft the decree.

Qianlong saw this and waved his hand.

"I want to rest, everyone, please step aside!"

Upon hearing this, several military ministers knelt down to salute, then turned and left.

……

Several military ministers looked at each other after leaving Jiuzhou Qingyan, and they all saw the solemn look in each other's eyes.

Finally, it was military aircraft foreman Li Shiyao who spoke.

"From what I can see, my master's body is probably in danger."

"As ministers, we must make corresponding preparations in advance."

"In case the mountain collapses suddenly and we are caught off guard, we will not be able to cause any trouble."

When saying this, Li Shiyao's expression was quite solemn.

Although he didn't want to admit it, judging from the current situation, Qianlong's health was really failing.

In history, the old man Qianlong lived until 1799 AD.

It was only 1780, but Qianlong's health was already failing.

It can be seen how much impact the Qing army's series of defeats had on Qianlong since the Ming Dynasty launched its army.

When Qianlong took over the Qing Dynasty, it could be said that the Qing Dynasty had abundant treasury and strong soldiers and horses, which was the atmosphere of the rejuvenation of the dynasty.

However, after decades of management, the Qing Dynasty was on the verge of national subjugation.

It caused a huge psychological blow to Qianlong, and he really couldn't accept the reality.

In addition, Qianlong was already sixty-nine and almost seventy this year, so he was already old, so his body collapsed naturally.

Now it seems that it is going to die!

The other people nodded after hearing this.

"I should have prepared early!"

"If nothing else happens, Brother Seventeen will succeed to the throne."

"It's just that if the seventeenth elder brother ascends the throne, it's hard to say what the attitudes of the elder brothers from other towns will be..."

"..." (End of this chapter)