My father is Yongzheng, and I am Qianlong?

Chapter 348 Qianlong was born to be emperor; the Qing Dynasty would have been even more terrifying under his rule!
Nanxun, Zhenze, Shengze, Luzhi, Tanqiu...

Outside Tonghui Gate, flat-bottomed boats bearing the names of various towns in Jiangnan were moored one after another, discharging bags of grain.

The soldiers and civilians on both sides of the West Water Gate were green with envy.

Some were even making swallowing motions.

Zhu Zhilian, who lives nearby, gaped wide-eyed when she saw this scene.

"Are you really from Jiangnan?"

"That's right, it lists all the major towns and cities in Jiangnan!"

Zhu Zhilian nodded after hearing this, then clenched his fists and trembled slightly.

"How could they be so loyal and selfless towards the country during the Qing Dynasty?"

"Alas! It seems that we must treat the gentry as less than human to make them more loyal!"

Finally, Zhu Zhilian sighed indignantly.

Many princes and nobles in the capital were furious, gritting their teeth: "Who allowed these gentry from Jiangnan to be so loyal!"

Prince Heng, Yunqi, also smiled bitterly on the gilded bed: "The gentry of Jiangnan are really loyal to our Great Qing and supportive of Hongli. I've wasted my time speaking up for them in front of Hongli!"

"They chose this themselves, so naturally they have to be even more loyal."

at this time……

Taking advantage of the post-rain heat, Hongli, who was gently patting his palm with a folding fan, arrived at the Imperial Household Department and said with a smile as he looked at the new rice from Jiangnan entering the Imperial Household Department's granary.

Although Jiangnan is not a major grain-producing region, it produces the most grain in the country.

The reason is that the region possesses economic strength that surpasses the entire empire and even the world.

As early as the Ming Dynasty, Jiangnan was able to absorb grain from all over the country, especially the grain from the main grain-producing area of ​​Huguang, which basically all went to Jiangnan.

Therefore, it was not a problem for the gentry in Jiangnan to provide the imperial court with a large amount of grain.

Since the gentry of Jiangnan have shown such loyalty to the emperor and love for the country, Hongli naturally could no longer promote the red and black registers and disturb Jiangnan.

"The price of rice in the capital has fallen back to 1.8 shi, which is 1 qian lower than the previous day's 8 qian, and the people are no longer panicking and buying rice."

"Another 500,000 shi of military rations can be added, and the grain stored in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Hubei can be reduced and sent to the front lines."

"How could this servant not have the ability of Fourth Master, who, with just a small test, managed to stabilize both the hearts of the people and the morale of the army!"

On this day, Marseille was also at the Grand Council, smiling as he reported to Hongli on the situation after the grain donation from Jiangnan arrived, and also said a few nice words.

Hongli nodded after hearing this: "Very good!"

"What Fourth Master said is true. This way, the two armies can have more patience to find the main force, instead of rushing to end the campaign as soon as possible."

Zhang Tingyu echoed this sentiment, expressing the same concerns he shared with Hongli.

Historically, when the Central Plains dynasties waged long-distance expeditions against nomadic states with vast strategic depths, a major defeat often occurred because they were too eager to fight due to fear of dragging things out for too long, ultimately falling into an ambush.

Hongli also instructed them: "But we must continue to remind them not to be impatient, not to be overconfident in the opportunity, and to only launch an attack when they are 100% certain."

"Whoo!"

After Yue Zhongqi of the Western Route Army and Tsering of the Northern Route Army dealt a heavy blow to the troops of Little Tsering Dundobu, Yue Zhongqi returned to Koshetu, a strategic stronghold of the Western Route Army.

However, after Yue Zhongqi returned to Koshetu, he learned from captured Dzungar soldiers and reinforcements from Turpan that the main force of the Dzungars was invading the Emin Khoja tribe in Turpan.

Yue Zhongqi thus faced a choice: whether to reinforce Turpan or to remain inactive and continue to support the Northern Route Army.

Because Hongli repeatedly reminded him not to act rashly out of concern for the protracted war, but to be cautious, he decided to first send his subordinate general Cao Xiang to lead troops in a probing attack.

Upon seeing this, Shi Yunzhuo came to the central command tent, saluted, and sat down. He then looked at Yue Zhongqi and asked, "Now that you know the main force of the Dzungars, why doesn't the General order an immediate attack?"

"The enemy situation is unclear, so we cannot act rashly. This is Fourth Master's opinion."

Yue Zhongqi glanced at Shi Yunzhuo's face, which was dimly lit by the candlelight.

Upon hearing this, Shi Yunzhuo frowned: "Is the enemy situation still unclear?"

While sorting through the documents, Yue Zhongqi said, "Who knows if it's a large-scale attack or a small-scale one?"

"Emin and the Zhuo tribe themselves claim to be the main force!"

Shi Yunzhuo suddenly stood up and said.

Yue Zhongqi said, "Even so, we still need to be cautious. What if Emin Khoja's tribe is deliberately exaggerating because they are afraid that their homeland will be destroyed?"

As the deputy general, Shi Yunzhuo had both the idea of ​​replacing Yue Zhongqi as the general and the idea of ​​constantly reassuring the court that they were not of one mind, and that he would not have to bear the responsibility for the defeat in the great battle. Therefore, he would deliberately choose to hold different opinions from Yue Zhongqi.

If Yue Zhongqi had chosen to send the main force of the Western Route Army to Turpan, he would have advised Yue Zhongqi to be cautious and not take the risk.

After saying this, Shi Yunzhuo also submitted a secret memorial to Emperor Yongzheng, accusing Yue Zhongqi of cowardice in battle and of not immediately launching an attack when he knew that the main force of Turpan was attacking Emin Khoja's tribe in Turpan.

Jiuzhou Qingyan Hall.

Recently, Emperor Yongzheng's health has improved, so he has begun to read the secret reports sent to him by local officials.

Therefore, Emperor Yongzheng saw Shi Yunzhuo's secret memorial.

Therefore, he frowned, and after Hongli came to pay his respects, he gave him the secret report and asked him, "What do you think of Yue Zhongqi's cowardice in battle?"

Upon reading the secret memorial, Hongli immediately guessed that Yongzheng was planning another secret operation.

Hongli quickly realized that it would be better to hand this difficult problem over to his thirteenth son.

After all, in this life, the thirteenth prince was not as tired, so even though his condition worsened to the point that he could not walk, he was still alive.

Emperor Yongzheng was subject to the rule of the thirteenth prince.

Hongli did not intend to persuade Yongzheng personally, and said, "Your subject thinks we can ask Uncle Thirteen first. After all, if Yue Zhongqi is really afraid of fighting, that's fine, he will just return empty-handed; we can still rely on the Northern Route Army. But if he is being cautious and afraid of falling into the trap dug by the Dzungars, and thus falling behind the Northern Route Army?"

This is like playing chess. The Western Route Army and the Northern Route Army are like two rooks that the Qing court placed in the Dzungar territory.

Two vehicles placed close together can protect each other and prevent them from being captured by the opponent.

Now, an opportunity has arisen for an opponent's piece to be captured. The question for the Qing court is whether to abandon its support for the northern route and instead capture the opponent's piece alone.

Emperor Yongzheng wanted to make some minor adjustments, but he also knew that if the two armies were separated, he would feel much less secure.

He also felt he only knew the answer after asking the thirteenth prince.

Therefore, Yongzheng brought Hongli to the thirteenth prince's place.

After learning about this, the thirteenth prince looked at Hongli and asked with a smile, "Fourth brother, I know you actually had a plan all along and were deliberately testing Hongli, right?"

Yongzheng was taken aback.

Then, Yongzheng patted the thirteenth prince on the shoulder and said, "You understand my thoughts best!"

Yongzheng then pointed at Hongli and laughed, "But Hongli is very cunning. He deliberately gave you this difficult problem, and now you've returned it to him. That's good!"

Looking at his two old brothers, Hongli immediately understood why the thirteenth prince said that and why Yongzheng acknowledged it. He could only sigh inwardly, "The thirteenth prince is indeed the thirteenth prince."

So Hongli deliberately gave a forced smile: "I still couldn't hide it from Father."

Yongzheng smiled faintly.

Hongli then said, "In my humble opinion, it is better to trust Yue Zhongqi. That way, even if we miss the opportunity, it will be Yue Zhongqi who loses his head, not Shi Yunzhuo!"

After hearing this, Yongzheng pondered for a moment.

The thirteenth prince nodded and looked at Yongzheng: "Fourth brother, Hongli can't say it outright, so I'll say it for him. It depends on whether you would rather execute Yue Zhongqi or let your son, who is in charge of the state, take the blame if the western army fails in its campaign."

"Then trust Yue Zhongqi!"

Emperor Yongzheng said this.

After receiving Yongzheng's imperial edict, Shi Yunzhuo first frowned, then slightly raised the corners of his mouth.

"Report!"

"Our commander-in-chief said that only a small group of Dzungar soldiers were harassing Turpan."

Not long after, Cao Xiang's men returned to the central command tent of the western army and reported the situation.

Upon hearing this, Yue Zhongqi's brows relaxed: "Luckily, I listened to Fourth Master and didn't act rashly!"

As the commander-in-chief, he was under great pressure, but fortunately, Hongli made him make the right choice.

Meanwhile, in the Khan's tent on the Dzungar side, Da Tsering Dondub, having not seen the western army go to Turpan for a long time, said to Galdan Tsering, "It seems that the Qing army on the western route has not been fooled?"

Galdan Tsering's facial muscles twitched slightly as he frowned and asked, "Why is the Qing army becoming increasingly cautious in their battles these days?"

"Perhaps Yue Zhongqi is a cautious individual in his use of troops."

Da Tsering Dondrup replied.

Galdan Tsering said, "You are not the Great Khan, you don't know!"

"Even if Yue Zhongqi is cautious, he can't be cautious enough!"

“Yongzheng and Hongli must have sent a military supervisor to monitor Yue Zhongqi. This military supervisor could not possibly agree with Yue Zhongqi. And Hongli, who is in charge of the country, is still so calm in the face of the pressure of a long and arduous war. That can only mean that although Hongli is young, he has a very stable mindset and an extremely firm will!”

"Even the pressure from senior officials in the court, important local officials, and even Yongzheng himself could not make him agitated! He was simply born to be emperor!"

"That would be terrible!"

"Now it seems that being hated by him might not be a good thing!"

Da Ce Ling Dun Duo Bu Hui Dao.

Galdan Tsering's expression also turned serious: "Yue Zhongqi didn't leave, now we can only see if the Northern Route Army's Tsering will fall for the trap."

During this period, Tsering of the Northern Route Army also learned that Da Tsering Dundobu had arrived in Chahanhada after capturing Tasurhaidanba of Galdan Tsering's tribe, and that Galdan Tsering was on his way.

This made Tsering and all the generals of the Northern Route Army realize that this might be an opportunity to attack and annihilate the main force of the Dzungars.

However, because Hongli constantly reminded him to be careful of Galdan Tsering's schemes, and because he himself was a cautious person, Tsering still informed Yue Zhongqi of this information and asked Yue Zhongqi to decide whether to join him in attacking Chahan Hada.

As long as Yue Zhongqi's western army is willing to advance on Chahanhada with him, then in the face of absolute strength, no matter how cunning Galdan Tsering is, he will not be able to annihilate the two armies that have been supporting each other.

Yue Zhongqi quickly replied, expressing his willingness to lead the Western Route Army northward.

Because he already knew that the Dzungar troops attacking Turpan were only a small force, there was no need to support Turpan and leave the main Dzungar force unattended.

Therefore, when Galdan Tsering learned that Yue Zhongqi and the Qing army were following closely toward Chahanhada, he knew that his plan to defeat the northern Qing army between Bokto Ridge and Hetongbo in Chahanhada had been thwarted once again!
"stable!"

"It's really stable!"

Beneath a large, dark, and thick cloud.

Galdan Tsering, who was lying on the soft grass, took his Western monocular telescope and came to the front line to confirm the scale of the Qing army's northward advance.

Then he took a deep breath, his face darkening, and sighed.

Following behind him, Da Ce Ling Dun Duo Bu also grabbed the grass on the ground and frowned, saying, "I really don't know how terrible the Qing Dynasty will become after he becomes emperor?"

Military Affairs Office.

After receiving the memorials from Celing and Yue Zhongqi almost simultaneously, Hongli informed Yongzheng of the recent battles between the two armies and Galdan Tsering.

When Yongzheng learned that the enemy force that went to Turpan was only a small group, and that the force in the direction of Chahanhada was not just Da Tsering Dundobu's troops, but the entire Dzungar army, he felt a chill run down his spine and looked at Hongli in silence for a long time.

"Father, what's wrong?"

(End of this chapter)