Nanming Engineer

Chapter 354
The spies sent to follow Wu Sangui reported that the Liaodong army had been retreating eastward, directly out of the Shaanxi border, through Tongguan, into Henan, and ran hundreds of miles in one breath, heading for Luoyang.

Wang Huan was a little puzzled at first, why Wu Sangui ran directly to Henan regardless of the natural dangers of Tongguan.After thinking about it, I realized that Wu Sangui must have seen the siege of Xi'an from a distance, and Hong Tianlei's unparalleled ability to break through fortifications must have left a deep impression on him. Compared with Xi'an, Tongguan has a more dangerous terrain, and the city defense It's not as strong as the city of Xi'an. Since Xi'an can't hold it, Tongguan has no reason to hold on.

Wang Huan admired Wu Sangui for knowing how to make choices. This person can disregard his superiors and colleagues, and abandon him as soon as he says he wants to. He is decisive and cold-blooded. He is indeed a talent.

Now that he ran away, Wang Huan didn't bother to chase him, there was still a lot of trouble in Shaanxi.

Except for the Jurchens who did not leave a single member of the Shanxi officials of the Qing court, many other officials were arrested. Meng Qiaofang, represented by Meng Qiaofang, knelt in a large group in the square outside the former governor's yamen, which was used as Wang Huan's residence.

There were soldiers holding short knives, taking off their hats and helmets one by one, cutting off their braids and shaving their hair, all of them shaved their heads.

It was Wang Huan's idea to imitate the bald hairstyle used to punish criminals in later generations, and shave the heads of these demoted officials to show their different status.

The first person Wang Huanti was brought in for interrogation was Meng Qiaofang.

Meng Qiaofang was covered in dirt, her armor had been stripped off, and she was wearing a long gown that had been turned out of nowhere. It was wrinkled and tattered, very undignified, but the other man held his head high and swayed his shoulders in an attempt to win her over. The guard on the shoulder walked into the lobby by himself.

Wang Huan was sitting high in the hall, with some generals sitting on both sides, but not all of them. Most of them were still busy outside, appeasing the people, counting prisoners, cleaning up the treasury, and other matters, which had to be done by someone.

Meng Qiaofang raised her head and looked at Wang Huan with a calm and fearless look, as if she was looking at death as if she were at home.

Wang Huan squinted his eyes and didn't say a word, just looking at him.

After a while, just when Meng Qiaofang felt complacent that she dared to confront the Ming army leader as a prisoner, Wang Huan let out a "pop" and smiled, then looked around and said, "A traitor, he actually thinks he is Isn't Wen Tianxiang ridiculous?"

As soon as this remark came out, no matter whether they understood it or not, everyone in the hall laughed in agreement, and there was a burst of laughter for a while.

Meng Qiaofang, who was laughing, was a little annoyed. He straightened his back, tried his best to stand upright, and said in a loud voice: "This governor is the governor of Shaanxi appointed by the imperial court! How can you humiliate me?" I?"

Wang Huan sneered and asked, "Humiliate you? Are you a Han Chinese or a Jurchen? What you call the court is the court of the Han people or the court of the Eastern captives?"

Meng Qiaofang glared and said, "Of course I'm a Han, but I'm also a banner man. Ben Dugui is a Han army with a red flag, Mei Le Erzhen, and Wang Huan, don't think of using such words to lie to me!"

The hall erupted immediately, and the Kuizhou generals were furious. They stood up and yelled at each other, while posing as if they were going to fight. Such people who have forgotten their origins and clans are all outraged.

But Wang Huan stopped the crowd with a loud voice, and said lightly: "Meng Qiaofang, have you forgotten who your ancestor is? Could it be that the inlaid red flag is the parent who raised you? You are from Yongping Prefecture, Beizhili. The deputy general of Hebei was demoted and returned to his hometown because of his mistakes. In the third year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji broke through the border wall and slaughtered Yongping Mansion, but you recognized the thief as your father and defected to the Qing court. You killed all Han people, and your hands are covered with the blood of your own people, won't your conscience hurt?"

Meng Qiaofang stood where she was, with an indifferent expression, and replied coldly: "Compared with righteousness, conscience is nothing. As a courtier, each is his master, with no eyes for swords and guns. How can we care about these things on the battlefield? The benevolence of women is so ridiculous. , A man should die for his confidant, the Ming court treats me mercilessly, the Qing court treats me kindly, of course I will go through fire and water for the leader of the Eight Banners!"

Everyone in the hall stared at him angrily, their eyes almost burst into flames, with murderous aura lingering around the beam.

"It's a good thing you still know righteousness, you are so stubborn, you are hopeless." Wang Huan waved his hand, and said disgustedly: "Put it down and take care of it. I will send it to Hanzhong tomorrow and hand it over to Governor Wang. Take him to Zhaoqing and leave it to the emperor!"

Two soldiers came up, grabbed Meng Qiaofang's shoulders and dragged them away. Meng Qiaofang didn't struggle, but opened her mouth wide and shouted, "Wang Huan! If you are a gentleman, cut me alive and let my sons go." , Don’t inflict the sins of the father on your son, if anything comes at me!”

His voice became softer and softer, gradually hidden from the outside and could not be heard. The ancestors sitting here curled their lips in disdain and laughed: "Shameless! How dare you have the face to make such a request?"

Wang Huan smiled calmly and said: "Leave this issue to the emperor to think about, take the next one!"

The next person who came to the court was Huang Erxing, the governor of Shaanxi Province in the Qing Dynasty. This guy was caught when he tried to escape with Xia Guoxiang. Xia Guoxiang's troops were scattered by Ding Guodong's cavalry, and Huang Erxing was also abandoned. He didn't know what was going on, so he ran around on the battlefield alone on his horse. He ran into a Ming army and became a prisoner.

Huang Erxing was much inferior to Meng Qiaofang. He timidly slipped in. Before Wang Huan could speak, the guy collapsed on the ground, kowtowing and crying.

"My lord, my lord! The younger one was coerced by Meng Qiaofang. He was originally an official and had an old relationship with me. When the Tartars came to call me, they sent someone to my house to find me. If I didn't come out and serve as an official, they would kill me all over the family. I am I have to, my lord!"

With snot and tears, Huang Erxing almost wrote a blood book on the spot.

After crying for a long time, Huang Erxing realized that no one seemed to ask questions and he was the only one performing. He raised his head in a daze and saw Wang Huan picking his ears out of boredom.

Seeing that Huang Erxing stopped howling, Wang Huan took a sip of tea slowly, looked at him with a smile, and asked, "Master Huang is familiar with the generals of the Qing army in Shaanxi?"

After hearing this, Huang Erxing was moved in his heart. He was a Jinshi of the Ming Dynasty. He was very talented in literature and quick-thinking. When asked, he immediately knew two or three, and he had an idea in his mind. He immediately replied: "We are familiar with each other. These generals from all over Shaanxi come from the south." To the north, from east to west, everything has to pass through my pen. Whether it is a general, a general, a general, or a guerrilla garrison, I can put my face and name on it. Mr. Wang found me, but he found the right person!"

Wang Huan nodded, and said softly: "Your family has 120 people. I have already taken it, and I will stay in the prison in Xi'an Prefecture. There is no need to worry about food; your family's belongings are delicate, and they have been packed in the treasury. They have not been touched at all; If you can go out for a while, recruit the generals you are familiar with, and return to my arms, maybe your family can come out earlier, and your belongings can be returned as appropriate. If you recruit more people, the more rewards you will get , if I do well, I can speak to the court, not only will you be exonerated, but I can continue to be an official, are you willing?"

As Huang Erxing listened, the flesh on his face trembled. Before Wang Huan finished speaking, he guessed what was going on. His eyes shone like night pearls. He couldn't control himself because of the unexpected surprise. The whole body is trembling.

"Yes, yes! My lord, the guilty minister is willing!" Huang Erxing knocked his forehead on the ground vigorously, and kept shouting: "Please rest assured, my lord, northern Shaanxi has been taken by General Wang Yongqiang , and the whole of southern Shaanxi is full of old generals of the Ming army, all of whom are my acquaintances. Just give me a horse, and within a month or so, I will be able to appease the whole province for my lord, and I guarantee that my lord will be under the power of my lord. Now, no one dares to go against the general trend!"

"This is the best, Mr. Huang has done a lot!" Wang Huan leaned back on the chair with a smile, and let out a comfortable breath: "I will speak good words to the court for you."

Then, Wang Huan called in one by one the demoted officials who were kneeling in the square. Some of the most heinous people were taken away and imprisoned, waiting to be sent to Hanzhong; some who could be used were allowed to go to various places on his behalf on the condition of survival. In prefectures and counties, the generals and officials of the surrendered army promised to forget the past, as long as they surrender on their own, they can save their wealth, otherwise once the army arrives, no one will be left behind.

This set of methods was learned by Wang Huan from the Qing army. The Manchu Qing was able to establish an effective regime in the whole country in a short period of time. It is a very effective way to recruit ministers to surrender. Almost most of the states and counties He took refuge on his own, and did not charge a single soldier from the Qing court.

The entire territory of Shaanxi fell into the hands of the Ming court without any effort.

　Here, I would like to thank the starting point for the book friend who is "a wimp at home and a man outside the home". You are the first leader of the starting point, thank you for your support.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)