The day before New Year's Eve, the dead bodies in Guangzhou were cleared up, and the smell of dead bodies finally abated.
Shang Kexi and Zhumala, two senior officials of the Manchu Dynasty, have stayed in camps outside Guangzhou since the city was broken. Geng Jimao, a younger generation, was in charge of the city.
In order to make the people of Guangzhou surrender, the Qing army slaughtered the city again. The original population of Guangzhou was more than 700000. The Qing army slaughtered the city for more than ten consecutive days, killing more than 600000 people.
The Qing army advocated force, and thought that the people of Guangzhou had yielded after the slaughter of the city. Shang Kexi and Zhumala decided to go to the city today. Geng Jimao has already arranged everything.
Among the three men, Shang Kexi is the most respected king of Pingnan. Geng Jimao has the lowest status and is a viscount.
Geng Zhongming, King of Jingnan, committed suicide because he was afraid of committing crimes against the Law of Escape. In the Manchu Dynasty, princes and ministers were forbidden to commit suicide. After Geng Zhongming died, Dourgen did not allow Geng Jimao to inherit the crown.
After Geng Jimao's army entered Guangdong, he worked very hard, hoping to win the appreciation of the Qing court and let him be crowned King Jingnan.
Before Zhumala left Beijing, he had been Gushan Ezhen, Zhengbai Banner of Mongolia, and Man Shangshu, the official department. His position had progressed to the third class Ashhanihapan. In order to support the war in Guangdong, the Qing government specially worshipped him as General Jingnan.
Gushan Ezhen is in Manchu, Gushan is translated into Chinese as flag, and Ezhen is translated into Chinese as officer. The so-called Gushan Ezhen was the commander of the First Banner, which was later renamed "Dutong". Ashhanihapan was the former Merlezhangjing, and later was designated as the Baron.
At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, although Gushan Ezhen was not the leader of the flag, he was high and powerful, and his power was above the six ministers and great scholars.
Zhumala was a famous general of Manchuria. In his early years, he followed Nurhachi to fight everywhere. Although Shang Kexi is a two word king, he is not a full man after all, and he does not dare to pose in front of Zhumara.
The two men walked together with a bridle. It was gratifying to be later in Zhumara to show humility. The Zhumara did not have so many scruples, and it was a gratifying step to go beyond it.
The Manchu hierarchy was the most strict. According to officialdom etiquette, senior officials should go ahead. Zhumara is disdainful and walks in front of her.
The road is heavily guarded. Pedestrians and traders on both sides of the road all fall to the ground, and the atmosphere dare not leave.
The brave man stole a glance at the Qing army. But I saw a veteran in front of me who was nearly 60 years old, hale and hearty, full of ambition, wearing three eye feathers, and a thin white braid behind.
Not only the people kneeling on the ground, but also the newly attached officials of the Ming Dynasty thought that the former was a good thing. But they guessed wrong. The first one was not the highest ranking king of Pingnan, but the Manchu general Zhumala.
At the moment, Zhumala rode a thousand li horse named "Yu Qilin" and looked at the creeping Guangzhou people. She was very proud and said without looking back:
"Before I left Beijing, I heard that the Cantonese were rebellious and wild, and their customs were fierce. After this battle, the people of Guangzhou were able to see the military power of the Manchu soldiers. Their obedience shows that people's hearts are attached. From then on, Guangdong can be stable and the people can be happy!"
Shang Kexi seems to be a subordinate of Zhumala. Hearing Zhumala's words, he carefully patted his horse's belly to make himself closer to Zhumala. As he was getting older, he had to guess the meaning of Zhumara and said:
"Geng Jimao and I fought under a strong city, and our teachers and soldiers were tired. The Ming army came to harass us from time to time. Fortunately, the general came to help us, and the Ming army was frightened and ran away. Our army could break this famous city, Juyi, and once Guangzhou came, it was just around the corner to conquer western Guangdong."
Zhumala is arrogant. Having heard of Shang's flattery, she is very proud and cannot help laughing.
Just as I was about to enter the city gate, there was a riot nearby. A young man in his twenties, dressed in short clothes, barefoot, and holding a large oil paper umbrella, said that he had to go through an emergency.
A king of Pingnan and a general of Jingnan were about to enter the city. How could this unkempt and foolish boy steal the way?
The newly appointed Guangdong Procurator was responsible for guarding the way, and rode a pony to open the road ahead. He went to the young man himself and shouted, "Bastard! Are you blind? Haven't you seen any Shangguan coming into the city?"
Several green battalions also gathered around and were about to arrest the young people.
It was said that it was late, but it was fast. The young man suddenly opened the oil paper umbrella, pulled out a shiny white Japanese knife from it, and stabbed the inspector.
The inspector was also a member of the army. He was alert and quickly hid. The young man was quick in sight and quick in hand, and cut the right arm of the procurer.
The Japanese sabre was very sharp. The right arm of the inspector broke at the sound of the sound, and blood gushed out for ten feet.
The green battalion soldiers are all full of money. Seeing the situation is wrong, they immediately dodge around.
The assassin stepped forward to mend his sabre, which ended the life of the inspector. He shouted, "One hundred thousand heavenly soldiers are here! Tartar, catch them quickly!"
When things happen suddenly, even those who have experienced war are still happy, and they are also afraid. The close soldiers behind him have followed him for many years, and they are fed with heavy money. They are loyal. Now they all stand up and fight with the assassins.
The assassin has excellent martial arts. A Japanese sword is flying up and down in his hand, making him outnumbered by others. Instead of moving forward, the Qing army killed and wounded several people, and the ground was covered with blood.
Shang Kexi was so frightened that he could not help drawing out the saddle and clamping it, ready to run.
Zhumara was belligerent, but he was pleased with the hunting. Looking at the assassin's swordsmanship, he shouted, "Good man! Good swordsmanship!"
He did not ask for Shang's good intentions, and immediately ordered: "Only live capture, not kill!"
Zhumala was followed by a group of Manchu soldiers. This group of Manchu Tartars fought from south to north. They were well informed, but they were slightly close to Zhumala. They know that Zhumara is competitive and dare not stand in front of her.
More than a dozen Qing troops surrounded. The assassins were outnumbered. They seized a horse and were about to flee.
Jumala then sighed, "What a pity! What a pity!"
He waved his hand, and eight soldiers galloped away behind him. Manchu soldiers are good at riding and shooting. After a long battle, they soon surrounded the assassins.
The assassin was outnumbered and was captured after exhaustion.
Zhumara interrogated himself, and the jury is still welcome. Geng Jimao was surprised and hurried over.
The assassin was very frank and answered every question. He said: "I am Li Erlong, a righteous man of the Heavenly Dynasty. Under the order of Emperor Taizuwu, there were 100000 heavenly soldiers to expel the Tartars.
"I should have gone into the city tonight at the third watch to kill your head, but I was impatient and didn't want to wait, so I started at Ximen."
Jumala did not speak, but nodded frequently, as if she appreciated the assassin very much.
Shang Kexi was dumbfounded and said, "This crazy man is also."
Geng Jimao interjected: "Since you dare to assassinate, there must be an accomplice. If you can confess your accomplice, we will forgive your death and give you an official job."
The assassin Li Erlong laughed and said, "I don't care about the officials of the dog tartars. If we talk about accomplices, there are several."
Li Erlong was actually a detective of the Red Army Intelligence Bureau. He hated the Qing army's killing of the city and decided to assassinate a senior official of the Manchu Dynasty.
At this moment, he had seen that Zhumala was the most respected, so he bowed to Shang Kexi, Geng Jimao and others, and then said to Zhumala, "My lord, those who bowed just now are all internal assistants."
Geng Jimao became angry with embarrassment and scolded: "Bullshit! Sir, I beg you to take Learlong back to the prison and torture him severely, so we can find out his accomplices."
Zhumara sighed and said, "This righteous man is not afraid of death, but also of torture. Help him, go out and kill him."
(At this point in writing, I have to sigh with emotion. Li Erlong in this chapter is indeed a man in history. After the war in Guangzhou, Li Erlong's solo assassination was gratifying, and it turned out to be a failure. It can be seen that loyal people are always here. Here's a brief article to show my respect.)