The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 179 The Second Deposed Crown Prince (5)

When the army arrived outside the Cavalry Camp, they saw more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, covering the mountains and plains, stretching as far as the eye could see.

Yinyou always advocated caution in employing troops, and hundreds of scouts were sent out in stages, spreading out in all directions.

In fact, the usual tactic Xixia used to play with the Song Dynasty was to fortify the city and clear the countryside, lure the enemy deep into their territory, and finally rob the grain supply route.

This tactic has been proven to be effective against the Song army!
Yinyou was just about to send someone to inform the commander of the Cavalry Battalion that the master is coming!

Unexpectedly, the gate of the cavalry camp suddenly opened, and a knight came galloping on his horse.

When he was a hundred feet away from Yinyu, the knight dismounted and slowly walked to Setu.

"I am the commander of the Cavalry Battalion, and I am Lenghad, your Excellency, the Fifteenth Master!"

Lenhad allowed Setu to search his body carefully, and took away his sword, dagger and other items. He walked quickly to the front of Yinyou's horse and bowed respectfully.

"Where is your commander?" Yinwei already had an ominous premonition in his heart.

"My Lord, our commander swore to be loyal to the Emperor, but he was framed by the traitor and died for his country!" Lenhard said in a tearful voice, "Last night, the army was in chaos and no imperial decree was issued. I was forced to close the camp to protect myself. Please punish me severely, Lord!"

Yinyu nodded and sighed, "Seal off the camp and protect yourself, it is a great achievement, what crime is there? Get up!"

"Thank you, Master Fifteen!" Lenhard heaved a sigh of relief and said sincerely, "To be honest, I have been so nervous that I dare not close my eyes, fearing that something bad will happen. Now that you have come with a large army, I am relieved!"

"Well, go and pass on my military order, ordering all the brave cavalry to march out of the camp and line up. Anyone who dares to disobey the order will be killed without mercy!"

No matter how fantastic Lenghad's words were, Yinyou had only one principle: Zhuge Liang was always cautious when employing troops!
Asking the brave cavalrymen who are used to fighting on horseback to walk out of the camp and form a battle formation is like pulling out the fangs of a silver ring snake, which no longer has any poison!
To fight cavalry with infantry, one would need many spears several feet long and chevaux de frise, or thousands of muskets, or many cannons.

Haha, who dares to cause trouble? Aren’t they afraid of being trampled by the iron hooves of Sauron’s cavalry?
Yinyou is not blind. Couldn’t he see whether he brought a spear or not?
Lenghad was slightly stunned, then he understood Yinwei's thoughts, he was very worried about the Cavalry Battalion!
However, as Yinyu was in charge of all the Zhili troops and held the Ebilun sword, his military orders had to be obeyed.

More than an hour later, all the officers and soldiers of the Cavalry Battalion walked out of the camp, formed a battle formation, and waited for Yinyou's inspection.

Yinyou calmly gave orders, ordering Wulin to lead his guards to ride into the cavalry camp on horseback and check every tent one by one.

The benefit of doing so is undoubtedly that it ensures Yinyou's own safety!

Another half an hour later, Wu Lin came back and reported that there was no one in the cavalry camp!
Well, Lenghad passed the preliminary examination and Yinyu was relieved.

So Yinyou ordered his brave cavalry to mount their horses, and then led more than 30,000 soldiers to protect the palace in a mighty manner.

After all the measures to protect the palace were arranged, Yinyou was placed in a large basket and was lifted into the palace by the guards.

"Khan Amar, I am late in protecting you. I deserve death penalty. Death penalty!"

As soon as he saw the smiling Kangxi, Yinyou quickly knelt down and apologized!
As a subject, no matter how hard it is for you to lead troops outside, it is natural. Not only should you not complain, you should also pay for possible mistakes.

"Foolish boy, you are a loyal subject and I only trust you!" Kangxi said this without feeling guilty at all.

When Kangxi granted Yinyou the power to control the Zhili armies, it was like he was gambled his life away!

If Yinyou had evil intentions and deliberately watched the crown prince lead his troops to counterattack the palace, Kangxi would definitely not survive!

"Stand up, someone, please give me a seat!" Kangxi seemed very happy.

As long as he has the three imperial battalions in his hands, Kangxi is sure to win!

If Yinyou was a man like Nian Gengyao or Longkodo, he would definitely sit there carelessly.

However, Yinyou, who was well-versed in history books, never forgot the basic principle of dealing with things first, that is, the relationship between the emperor and his subjects, and then between father and son.

"Khan Father, no matter how unfilial I am, I dare not be rude in front of my king and father!" Yinyu fell to the ground, unable to get up, his loyalty was utterly overwhelming.

"Fool, idiot, idiot..." Kangxi called Yinyou "idiot" three times in a row, but in the end he could not persuade him and allowed him to stand and talk.

Zhang Tingyu, who was standing aside, sighed secretly.

He had seen Yinyou's performance from last night to noon today.

No matter from which perspective, Yinyou was not only a loyal minister, but also proficient in military strategy and human nature.

Tens of thousands of troops with unclear positions stood on the side of the current emperor again under Yinyou's step-by-step arrangement.

Yinyu turned the tide and made great contributions!
To be honest, Zhang Tingyu did not expect that Yinyou would take control of the entire situation so quickly!

With Zhang Tingyu's vision, he naturally saw clearly that Yinwei had successfully controlled the absolutely elite troops of the vanguard camp and officially opened the door to victory.

After close observation, Zhang Tingyu discovered that every move made by Yinyu was a well-thought-out conspiracy. Small victories accumulated into a big victory, and once the Guard Camp was under control, it was a sure win!

Yinyou was originally good at stand-up comedy, and even if he spoke in a plain and straightforward manner without any exaggeration, Kangxi still listened with great interest!
When he heard that Yinyu had killed a lieutenant in the vanguard camp, Kangxi said coldly: "In troubled times, heavy punishments should be used, and he deserves to be killed!"

With a powerful enemy at the doorstep, that lieutenant dared to ask random questions, which could easily disrupt the morale of the army. Regardless of whether he is a traitor or not, it would be a waste to kill him!

Hearing that the leader of the Cavalry Battalion had perished together with the rebels, Kangxi could not help but sigh and said, "This loyal minister should not be treated unfairly. Choose a capable one from among his sons, temporarily serve as a third-class guard, and reward him with a third-class male hereditary nobility, grant him 10,000 taels of silver, and enshrine him in the Zhaozhong Temple in Taijichang, where he can worship and offer incense all year round."

Zhaozhong Temple, located in Taijichang, Dongjiaomin Lane, was built during the Shunzhi period to commemorate the founding heroes of the Qing Dynasty, headed by Prince Heshuo Jingjin Nikan.

It must be admitted that Kangxi was indeed extremely generous to his loyal ministers who protected him!

As long as you are willing to offer a generous reward, no matter whether Kangxi is a holy ruler or not, there will always be people who will work for him!
In front of Kangxi, Yinyou made a detailed report on the promised rewards and hereditary titles.

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures.

As the commander of all the Zhili armies, Yinyou did have the right to act at his discretion as long as the fundamental purpose was to protect the emperor.

“All set!”

Kangxi understood better than anyone that an emperor has no shortage of hungry soldiers. Otherwise, how could he have sat firmly on the throne?
In fact, Zhang Tingyu, who was standing by, knew very well that Kangxi originally thought that money would be spent like water and the national treasury would be at least half empty.

Who would have thought that Yinyou only paid more than one million taels of silver and dozens of nobles, and he was able to successfully control the situation!

It is no exaggeration to say that as long as the Qing Dynasty is still the Qing Dynasty of Kangxi, it would not matter even if it means emptying the national treasury!

Even if Yinyou loses, he might still be able to save his life!

If Kangxi lost, his fate would only be the same as Li Jiancheng's.

After Kangxi had grasped the entire process of suppressing the rebellion, he told Yinyou a shocking news: Crown Prince Yinreng had disappeared since last night!

In fact, Yinyou had already guessed that the prince would definitely find ways to rebel this time.

In history, Liu Ju and Li Chengqian were both forced into desperate situations and were forced to take risks.

Because the deposed prince is almost certain to die!

On the contrary, emperors who were forced to abdicate, such as Emperor Xian of Han, lived a very comfortable life.

Cao Pi was actually a good person. He neither killed Emperor Xian of Han nor killed his younger brother Cao Zijian.

However, after the power was handed over to the Sima family, the moral bottom line of the ruling class was completely gone!
The betrayal of the Luoshui Oath will be condemned by all eternity!
"Little Fifteen, what should we do next?" Kangxi asked Yinyou in a very good mood.

Yinyu bowed and replied, "My dear Khan, in my opinion, we must immediately issue a proclamation to the world to expose Yinreng's rebellion. At the same time, we must warn the people of the world that anyone who captures Yinreng and brings him back will be forgiven. If anyone hides Yinreng and does not report him, his entire family will be executed, leaving no one alive!"

There is no way. As Yinreng’s brother-in-law, Yinyou must be ruthless!

If you are not ruthless now, when the treacherous people make slanderous remarks, it will easily arouse Kangxi's suspicion!

Zhang Tingyu, who had kept silent all along, thought about it carefully and suddenly discovered that Yinyou did things in an open and aboveboard manner without any flaws!

"Who will fill the vacancy of the commander of the Cavalry Battalion?" Kangxi's seemingly casual question immediately set off an alarm in Yinyou's mind.

What a joke! Is the selection of the commander of the three camps in front of the emperor something a minister should interfere in?
"My dear Khan, I know nothing about the situation in the Cavalry Camp, so I dare not make any recommendations." Yinyu stood firm in his position. He was brave enough to take responsibility for things that were his responsibility. He would never speak nonsense about things that were not his responsibility.

Kangxi glanced at Zhang Tingyu, who bent down and said in a deep voice, "I respect your holy decision!"

Zhang Tingyu is not stupid. Yinyou didn't even dare to interfere in the personnel issues within the three imperial camps. How could he have the courage to make suggestions?
"Well, let Furdan take over!" Kangxi made the final decision.

Yinyou secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He could see that Kangxi was sincere in asking for his opinion.

However, some life-threatening matters may be put on the list later.

However, if Yinyou remembered correctly, this kid Fuerdan was one of the culprits behind the disastrous defeat at Hetongpo.

As for the other culprit, hehe, it’s the fourth brother who knows nothing about military affairs.

As far as military affairs were concerned, Qianlong had the outstanding insight to understand the victory or defeat on the front line simply by looking at memorials to the emperor.

As for the fourth brother, his military talent is totally not worth mentioning!
Of course, it was precisely because the fourth brother was blind to military affairs that Yinyou had the opportunity to gain greater military power!

For the entire afternoon, Zhang Tingyu and Yinyou sat side by side, studying word by word the imperial edict deposing Crown Prince Yinreng and the anti-rebellion manifesto!
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