The Revolt of the Three Feudatories: All-in at the start in Beijing

By the time of the second meal that evening, notices had been posted outside the soup kitchen, inviting able-bodied men from the Han army to join the Han army in expelling the Manchus.

At this time, after the plague and war, the total number of Han people in Beijing was around 200,000, which was less than half of the 400,000 Eight Banner families.

Although the population was small, life was not easy. Unlike the various places in later generations, the people of Beijing at that time could not travel far at will and were often oppressed by the Eight Banners.

As the saying goes, where there is oppression, there will be resistance. However, in the first round of recruitment, more than 3,000 people enlisted.

Not only that, Zhou Peigong also recruited blacksmiths to forge long swords and shields using ironware collected from within the city.

At the same time, in accordance with Liu Weiqing's request, the wooden structures of those mansions or archways were dismantled to build siege ladders.

There was no other way; the area around Beijing was barren, and to get logs, we had to go to the mountains dozens of miles away.

The next day at noon, after a night of deliberation, a large number of people joined the Han army, quickly forming an army of 8,000 men, but this already included all able-bodied men.

However, the 200,000 residents of Beijing are of high quality. Most of them have a trade, with blacksmiths, carpenters, and bricklayers being the most common. The proportion of literate people is also high.

Even these young and middle-aged people, because they live in Beijing and have better conditions, are much stronger than the people from the grasslands in terms of both height and physical fitness.

Aside from the racial talent of archery.

They are almost the best soldiers for heavy infantry.

Liu Weiqing already regarded Zhou Peigong as a treasure, and his attitude towards Zhou Peigong became even more respectful, exclaiming, "Mr. Zhou, you are truly a divine man!"

Faced with Liu Weiqing's praise, Zhou Peigong remained unconvinced and pointed to the elderly people listening to the storytelling.

"General, the Han people fear benevolence and virtue more than swords and spears; this is the bitter fruit sown after the Manchus entered the pass!"

"Even if the general doesn't come this time, if foreign enemies invade one day, as long as they don't slaughter the people, these people will still help others!"

Liu Weiqing didn't understand, but he thought it made sense. Just as he was about to say a few words, his personal guards rode up on horseback.

"General, His Majesty has led a large army to Desheng Gate and orders you to take all troops and siege equipment to join him!"

"Haha, sir, you'll come with me?" Liu Weiqing was overjoyed. He called out to Zhou Peigong and ordered his personal guards, "Pass down the order: take all the troops, provisions, and siege equipment to Desheng Gate."

Following Liu Weiqing's military order, the first to be dispatched were seven thousand light cavalry, who drove more than a thousand Green Standard Army soldiers and more than a thousand thugs who had taken advantage of the chaos to loot in the middle.

The eight thousand new recruits were all dressed in blue uniforms and had blue turbans tied around their heads. Their weapons were a motley collection, including standard Green Standard Army longswords, makeshift blades, pitchforks, and woodcutting knives.

These people were pushing fifty siege ladders.

Liu Weiqing and Zhou Peigong went ahead and arrived at Deshengmen. They saw that Galdan's 30,000 infantrymen were also a motley crew.

They were wearing various colored Manchu banner armor with iron trim or the black cotton armor of the Green Standard Army, which appeared to have been taken from prisoners.

When Liu Weiqing arrived at the foot of the banner, he heard more than a hundred cavalrymen riding around the city below Desheng Gate, shouting incessantly.

"Emperor Kangxi, the Emperor of our Great Han Dynasty wishes to ask whether it is true that you are the illegitimate son of Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and Hong Chengchou?"

"If it's true, then it has to be your Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang who was so capable of forcing Hong Chengchou to surrender, thus making him the sharpest weapon for your Manchu conquest of the southwest."

"Don't disbelieve me, upstairs. Go look at Nurhaci and Huang Taiji; they both had large faces. But by the time of Kangxi, they had long, narrow faces, pointed mouths, and monkey-like cheeks!"

Liu Weiqing didn't understand, but Zhou Peigong behind him did, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

He had seen what Emperor Kangxi looked like from afar.

They really don't resemble the Aisin Gioro family at all.

On the city wall of Deshengmen, Emperor Kangxi, wielding his sword, had already struck the pillars of the city wall more than a dozen times.

All the ministers and generals kept their heads down, their expressions unreadable. If they were to burst out laughing, it would truly be a disaster for their entire families.

As for saying a few words, who knows what Kangxi will think? What if he thinks you are mocking him? He'll settle scores later, you know?

Only Fei Yanggu showed a hint of seriousness!

Was Emperor Kangxi truly unafraid of Huang Taiji's offspring?

My husband got cheated on?

Is this still the same Qing Dynasty?

The more silent these ministers remained, the more Kangxi felt a splitting headache, like a lone boat on a vast ocean, utterly powerless.

I wanted to say something, but I couldn't refute it at all. As I get older, fragments of childhood memories slowly surfaced before my eyes.

He really looked alike to Hong Chengchou, and every time Hong Chengchou saw him, he showed him exceptional respect, which was clearly different from other princes.

Moreover, the situation from the Qing Dynasty's entry into China to the present is too strange.

Huang Taiji was in his prime, but he died suddenly in the palace just one year after giving birth to his son.

Then came the Qing Dynasty's entry into the Central Plains, and Hong Chengchou, who had been sidelined, was suddenly given important responsibilities.

The young and strong Dorgon suddenly fell from his horse and died, which was simply the most ridiculous thing in the world.

The more Kangxi thought about it, the angrier he became. His eyes were red, and he was breathing heavily as he raised his sword and brandished it.

"Open the city gates! I want to fight Galdan to the death! I want to tear him apart by five horses! Open the city gates now!"

Unfortunately, under the warm embrace of his ministers, Kangxi was unable to move an inch and could only look at the cavalry below the city.

"Fire! Fire! Fire the cannons!"

"Kill them! Kill them!"

While the Eight Banners artillerymen were eating melons, they frantically began loading ammunition. By the time they finished loading and opened fire, the fifty cavalrymen were already a kilometer away.

puff.

Upon seeing this, Kangxi was furious. His eyes turned red as he stepped forward and stabbed one of the Eight Banners artillerymen to death with a single sword strike. Still not satisfied, he continued to hack and slash wildly.

"The Empress Dowager has arrived!"

Just then, as the eunuch shouted, Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang walked step by step toward Emperor Kangxi, slapped him across the face, and glanced at the man who had been slashed.

"This is utter nonsense!"

"Award him a yellow riding jacket, and select one of his brothers or sons to carry the banner of the Bordered Yellow Banner!"

After being slapped by Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, Kangxi came to his senses, but then he thought about it and realized that this was just like a mother hitting her son.

Faced with Kangxi's strange gaze, Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang showed a hint of embarrassment, but quickly covered it up.

"The Emperor is unwell; take him back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation!"

"Fuquan, Feiyanggu, you two continue to oversee the defense of the city. All other personnel, please disperse!"

That's quite clear.

Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang wants to place Emperor Kangxi under house arrest!

No one dared to object, and they all retreated quickly without lingering. Kangxi, realizing he had lost his composure, was helped down the city wall by two eunuchs.

Galdan, the instigator of this incident, was watching the spectacle unfolding on the city wall with great interest through a telescope.

As for the father-son relationship between Hong Chengchou and Xuan Ye.

This was just some gossip he ate online before his rebirth, but he never expected it to be so effective at winning people's hearts.

It's estimated that Emperor Kangxi will be obsessed with it for a long time.