You can't only love the Qing Dynasty when you're eating the fruits of others' labor.

Chapter 218 Brother Jiang Leads the Charge!
The southern part of the city, however, was filled with the atmosphere of celebrating the Chinese New Year.

The market outside Chongwenmen was packed with people buying New Year's goods. The market was well-organized, with good quality products at low prices. Even wealthy families from the outskirts of Beijing came to buy New Year's goods.

Merchants thronged like clouds, and copper coins rained down, crowding shoulder to shoulder.

Occasionally, someone would look up at the black smoke to the north and mutter, "What's burning in the inner city during the Lunar New Year?"
……

Inside the city, every household kept their doors shut, filled with fear and unease.

Upon learning of the actions of Jiang Qingyun, the Nine Gates Admiral, the banner lords and princes were initially extremely angry, but their anger turned into terror.

What's terrifying is that they find themselves powerless to resist!

At present, plainclothes detective teams belonging to the Infantry Commander's Office are roaming outside the Prince's Mansion and various government offices, while cavalry patrol the empty streets. The entire inner city has been divided into countless isolated islands by the armed forces of the Infantry Commander's Office.

Contact lost!

Unable to complete the mobilization!

Strike first, or suffer the consequences.

That's just how real the logic of struggle is.

At the entrance of Prince Keqin's mansion.

A servant who claimed to be going out to buy groceries was tackled by plainclothes officers as soon as he stepped out of the palace gate. After being beaten, he was tied up and stuffed into a carriage.

The entire process took place right under the noses of the Prince's guards.

Even so, the guards of the Prince's Palace did not dare to go out and snatch the person.

Jiang Qingyun, the commander of the Nine Gates, had given prior orders: in the event of a conflict with the Prince's Mansion, they should feign defeat and retreat first, and then massacre the Prince's Mansion's rebel army.

Procedural justice!

Brilliant method!

……

Prince Zheng's Mansion.

The priceless Taihu stone was pushed over and used to block the Zhu Gate; the expensive rosewood furniture was split up and made into barricades; and the guards and servants of the Prince's Mansion all took up knives and spears.

The maids, who were even slightly attractive, all wept, their faces pale with grief.

Fear.

The young commander of the Nine Gates has gone berserk!

No one can predict whether tomorrow, those young and reckless imperial guards will break down the door and say, "Jirhalang, you're on the list."

The next second, the Prince's mansion was filled with heads rolling and blood flowing like a river.

Prince Zhuang's Mansion.

Shuo Sai sat in his study and muttered to himself: Although we were born of the same father, I only realized how cruel he was today.

Prince Li's Mansion.

The succeeding Prince Li, Chang'adai, was restless. His mother, Borjigit, was shedding tears and muttering curses about the damned world.

Shuncheng Prince's Mansion.

The succeeding Prince Lerjin crawled around on the carpet, laughing happily; the little boy knew no sorrow.

The stewards in the manor whispered among themselves about how the Prince's estates and lands in the suburbs of Beijing had suddenly been collectively transferred to the Jiang family, and could only swallow their anger.

Prince An's Mansion.

The tactful Yue Le quickly sent someone to deliver a rare golden Buddha statue to the Jiang family as a gesture of goodwill.

The Prince Keqin's Mansion.

Luo Keduo, the banner chief of the Bordered Red Banner, suffered a relapse of his old illness. He had a persistent high fever and cough, but he forbade his family from seeking the imperial physician. He couldn't tell whether the person they invited was an imperial physician or a ghost.

Ning Mansion.

While recuperating from illness, Ning Wanwo sat idly in the small garden. He realized that he had seriously underestimated Jiang Qingyun and seriously overestimated himself.

Fan Mansion.

Fan Wencheng even entertained the idea of ​​inviting Xiao Jiang to his humble abode to play with his concubine. Dignity was nothing; if things continued like this, he'd be dead in no time.

Compared to Jiang, Dodo seemed quite polite. Dodo killed ordinary people, while Jiang Qingyun was different; he specifically targeted the esteemed officials of Beijing.

The individuals present had different thoughts, but they all shared one thing in common: they all believed that Jiang Qingyun must have received instructions from Emperor Shunzhi!
Without the emperor's decree, who would dare to defy the world?
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The office of the Nine Gates Admiral.

The interior was extremely basic, with the phrase "The highest virtue is like water" hanging on the wall.

The official documents on the desk were piled up like a mountain. Jiang Qingyun would glance at each document for no more than three seconds, and sign and stamp it in one go.

Emperor Shunzhi did not issue a written decree to himself, but only gave verbal instructions.

If Jiang Qingyun were to follow the example of Emperor Shunzhi, his subordinates wouldn't be foolish; none of them would want to take the blame later, and they would try their best to cover it up.

Therefore, signing official documents is a way of expressing a clear attitude to all subordinates:

This operation has a clear process, well-defined responsibilities, and a clear objective. You are responsible to me, and I am responsible to the imperial court; there is no room for discretionary decisions.

People's hearts are transparent.

As the eldest brother, one needs to take the lead in the charge when it comes to crucial moments. Those who always scheme behind the scenes and instigate their subordinates will never achieve great things, like the Eighth Prince of Emperor Kangxi.

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A not-so-cold rule: If a leader doesn't want to be sidelined, he can't delegate authority to others; he must personally handle everything to firmly grasp power.

Jiang Qingyun set a record for the Qing Dynasty's signature.

324 times a day!!

His will was successfully instilled in everyone in the Infantry Commander's Office!

This government office, covering an area of ​​over 40 acres, stands quietly in the southeast corner of the inner city, resembling a giant Pixiu with its six doors open, constantly swallowing prisoners.

In the dungeon.

As the guards took turns on duty, some of them began to experience physical or psychological discomfort.

Nausea, vomiting, and nausea are considered mild symptoms; in severe cases, people may experience uncontrollable convulsions in their arms, and some may even temporarily lose the ability to communicate verbally.

on the ground.

The brick kiln was ablaze, burning all night long.

Fire is a symbol of civilization.

Fire represents the pinnacle of violence.

……

After finishing processing all the piles of official documents on his desk, Jiang Qingyun drank a bowl of ginseng tea to combat his fatigue.

"Let's all go out."

"Yes."

The guards left and closed the door.

He leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and quietly pondered what oversights, hidden dangers, and uncontrollable factors he had overlooked in the past two days.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes.

"Someone is coming."

"What are your orders, General?"

"Prepare the horses, I want to go to the palace."

After saying that, he took a small cloth bag from the cabinet and put it into his sleeve.

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Xihua Gate.

Upon seeing this, the guards on duty all knelt down on one knee.

"Greetings, Your Excellency the Chief Justice."

Jiang Qingyun was arrogant and walked straight into the palace gate without glancing to the side. His haughty demeanor was quite in line with his current status.

Great people don't need to be humble all the time.

The guards whispered among themselves:

"That's strange. Why did General Chiang Kai-shek come in through the Xihua Gate?"

"Perhaps he has business at the Thirteen Offices."

"what?"

"He also held the position of Director of the Ceremonial Affairs Bureau of the Thirteen Offices, but it was usually managed by Eunuch De."

"Tsk tsk~"

The guards uttered ambiguous sighs, probably out of envy.

……

Wild animals in nature often mark their territory with urine.

Eunuchs too.

As Jiang Qingyun entered the office area of ​​the Thirteen Offices, an indescribable, complex odor immediately hit him, rotten and nauseating.

After looking around, he made sure no one was around.

Ding~ Ding ding.

Small silver ingots and large copper coins kept rolling out of his sleeves, into the grass, the ditch, and the cracks in the rocks.

Fifteen minutes later~
Qiu, the eunuch from the Imperial Horse Stable, happened to pass by.

"Yay, I found some silver!"

"Yay, I found another one."

Before long, the area was filled with eunuchs searching for treasure, shouting and shoving each other, having a great time.

(End of this chapter)