Rebirth of The Deer and the Cauldron, Wei Xiaobao Becomes a God

When Kangxi heard this, he couldn't help but feel suspicious. Wu Xingzuo had clearly told him that Yao Qisheng had embezzled more than 15 million taels of stolen silver, but now he had only taken out 5.8 million taels. There must be something fishy going on!

So, Kangxi frowned and asked, "What about the remaining 10 million taels of silver?"

When Yao Qisheng heard this, he secretly thought to himself, "Oh no!" He wondered how the emperor knew so much about these things.

Could it be that Hai Gang leader Rao Lixiang was arrested? Since the emperor already knew it so clearly, he could only tell the truth.

Yao Qisheng knelt on the ground, straightened his body, and said with a stiff face: "Your Majesty, eight million taels of the ten million taels of silver were used on the Jinxia Navy to build more than ten large-scale warships, more than a hundred auxiliary ships of various types, and to pay for the Navy's food and wages.

"The remaining 200 million was used to pay off the debt that my father and I raised when we went home to raise militiamen to follow Prince Kang in his campaigns, and to pay the pensions for the militiamen who died in battle and the pensions for the disabled militiamen."

"I have not used a single cent of the money for personal use. The remaining 5.8 million taels are intended to be used to rebuild the Xiamen Navy."

When Kangxi heard that 10 million taels were gone, he was heartbroken and said to Wei Xiaobao, "You are the current Governor of Fujian. I leave this man to you to deal with."

When Yao Qisheng heard this, he panicked. He had just recounted the crimes of the traitor Wei Xiaobao in front of Emperor Kangxi, and the next moment Kangxi handed him over to Wei Xiaobao. How could he survive?

Yao Qisheng would rather be imprisoned by Kangxi, because as long as Prince Kang was there, plus his own years of military achievements, even in the worst case scenario, he would just be demoted to a commoner again. If he fell into Wei Xiaobao's hands, his life would be in danger.

Yao Qisheng shouted anxiously: "Your Majesty, I am an official appointed by the court. Please make the decision. Do not exile me into the hands of others!"

Kangxi sneered and said, "You committed a crime in Fujian, so you should be tried in Fujian!"

"Your Majesty! I am innocent!" Yao Qisheng was extremely anxious and shouted loudly.

However, Kangxi ignored him and turned to Wei Xiaobao and said, "Give these soldiers a good meal."

Afterwards, Kangxi ordered Bakhtu: "Disband the Fujian rebellion suppression army. After rest and recovery, all soldiers should return to where they came from."

Bakhtu responded respectfully: "Yes!"

He sighed inwardly, he had just been promoted to a regular official and hadn't even had time to sit in the position yet, but now he had to go back to his original position. What a waste of effort!

Wei Xiaobao walked up to Yao Qisheng, a famous official in history who had made significant contributions to the recovery of Dongzhou Island, but his fate was changed because of his airborne appearance.

Yao Qisheng is capable and not greedy for money. He just has a strong desire for power, a foul mouth, and today he has smelly feet!

Wei Xiaobao looked at the old man in front of him with disdain, muttering to himself: "This guy doesn't look like a good guy at all." However, he decided to listen to what the other party had to say.

"Haha! Yao Qisheng!" Wei Xiaobao said calmly, "Stand up and explain your problem clearly. Don't worry, this governor will not wrongly accuse a good person, but will not let a bad person go, and will not retaliate against you."

Hearing this, Yao Qisheng raised his head, with a hint of disdain and anger in his eyes.

He sneered and said, "Humph! I, Yao Qisheng, have been honest and upright all my life and have never done anything that would offend my conscience. But you, a little thief, actually dared to frame me for corruption and bribery? How ridiculous!"

After saying that, he stood up suddenly, pointed at Wei Xiaobao's nose and continued to curse:

"Well, you are a petty man from the market who can't read or write. You rose to the top by flattery and fawning on others. You are now in an important position. You don't appreciate the emperor's grace and are only interested in rebellion! As a minister of the Celestial Empire, you dare to serve as the chieftain of a foreign enemy. What's worse, you even invaded the territory of the Qing Dynasty and massacred the soldiers and civilians of the Qing Dynasty..."

Emperor Kangxi, who was standing by, listened quietly to Yao Qisheng's scolding and couldn't help feeling happy.

He originally had no good impression of Yao Qisheng, but now he found that this man was a talented person who could scold Wei Xiaobao.

He thought to himself: "Why not keep Yao Qisheng for a while and let him fight with Wei Xiaobao." Thinking of this, an imperceptible smile appeared on Kangxi's face.

However, at this moment, Wei Xiaobao suddenly interrupted Yao Qisheng.

He sneered and said, "That's enough, Yao Qisheng, don't think you are so noble. You are eager for quick success and quick profit, you are greedy for merit and reckless, you act as a protective umbrella for smuggling evil forces, and you provide convenience for the enemy to make money. The evidence is irrefutable, and now you are still quibbling here? I tell you, the crimes you have committed are enough to make you die a hundred times!"

When Emperor Kangxi heard this, his face suddenly turned gloomy. He originally wanted to use Yao Qisheng's poisonous mouth to make Wei Xiaobao look foolish, but when he thought that Yao Qisheng had indeed committed a serious crime, it would be difficult to save his life.

Kangxi was thinking that the things that happened in Fujian were all caused by Yao Qisheng. He could cause such a big mess today, who knows if he would cause even bigger trouble tomorrow?

Kangxi recalled the previous emperor's evaluation of Yao Qisheng: he does not know what is good for him, does not know his place, has a vicious mouth, is stubborn, a troublemaker, and is a nuisance. He will never be employed!

Kangxi looked at the furious Yao Qisheng, sighed helplessly, and thought to himself: Let him go! Then he turned and left in the direction of the alley.

Seeing that Kangxi had left, Wei Xiaobao had no intention of arguing with Yao Qisheng anymore. He turned to Zhu Youli beside him and said, "Catch him and hand him over to Wu Xingzuo for interrogation." After that, Wei Xiaobao followed Kangxi to the alley entrance.

On the way, Wei Xiaobao asked Zhu Youli to send more food to the Qing army in Xiamen and to arrange for the engineering battalion to build a pontoon bridge. When the Qing army could walk freely, they would be allowed to leave Xiamen.

Let’s talk about the Tiandi Army’s attack on Dongzhou Island.

On the army side, the 1st Division has advanced to the Taichung area.

Taichung is a relatively wealthy area on Dongzhou Island. In reality, after the Qing Dynasty took over Dongzhou Island, Taichung became the administrative center and set up a government to manage the entire Dongzhou Island. The provincial capital was not moved to Taipei until the Japanese pirates occupied the island in the late Qing Dynasty.

At this moment, Taichung was guarded by Zheng's general Liu Guogan. Because the Dutch had recently sent troops to Taichung and captured 500 young men and women for slave trading, Regent Zheng Kezang ordered Liu Guogan to lead his 30,000 troops to pursue the Dutch.

Zheng's army went out of the city and searched for several days, but did not find the Dutch. Instead, they encountered the Tiandi Army heading south.

The two armies faced each other, about a thousand meters apart. Zheng's army had 30,000 soldiers, and Tiandi's army had nearly 20,000 soldiers.

In the Zheng army, a general rode a large chestnut horse and ran to the front of the Tiandi army to challenge them.

"Who are you from?" the general shouted.

The Tiandi Army doesn't have any generals who can challenge with cold weapons.

Su You saw that the general was about 150 meters away from him. Without saying a word, he raised the Mauser rifle in his hand, raised the sight, aimed, and pulled the trigger in one go...

With a bang, a gunshot rang out and the general fell off his horse.