When Yu Zhong entered the palace, Kangxi was going to the study room to discuss the matter of extermination of the rebels of the Sichuan Tiandihui Society. Although it was not long, the people of the Tiandihui Society were just a group of wild men. They were not military and only had a blood rush to do things. They thought they were invincible because they had two firearms. Especially, they were not convinced by each other. Under the means of luring and disagreeing in the Qing army, they were even more divided within.

"Sichuan's rebel leader Wantixi believes that Huang Cult, Zhu Yide, Shi Yi and others fled to Sichuan. If there is no support from him, there will be only a dead end. Therefore, he should be the leader of the rebels. However, Huang Cult and others have experienced many wars, and their strength is slightly stronger than his rebels and have more firearms, so they do not agree. Zhu Yide, Shi Yi and others believe that Huang Cult's leadership is not effective, which has led to the rebels defeating the Tianguan Army in Hubei. It is not suitable to be the leader anymore, so it started to make a fuss."

Among the four ministers, Maqi was responsible for the salt wasteland, while Tong Guowei was responsible for urging troops from various departments to enter Sichuan to wipe out the Tiandihui Uprising Army. The two had their own departments. As for the usual government affairs, they were left to Gao Shiqi and Zhang Tingyu.

"So, the rebels are not a solid piece of the matter?" Kangxi asked after hearing what Tong Guowei introduced.

"That's right. Therefore, the slave thought the court should not rush to attack, and should let them make trouble for a while. After they really turn their faces, they should use tricks to induce surrender and divide the situation, and then defeat them one by one. In this way, the casualties of the official army can be reduced." Tong Guowei said again.

"You mean the government army should wait and then attack?" Kangxi asked.

"The emperor clearly understands, this is what the slave means!" Tong Guowei replied.

"Then how long are you going to let me wait?" Kangxi asked again.

"This..." Hearing that the smell in Kangxi's words was not right, Tong Guowei raised his eyelids and looked at his face, then immediately lowered his head and replied, "It will take about... about two months."

"Two months? Humph, do you think Sichuan is Taiwan? There is no rebellion to disturb other places, huh?" Hearing this answer, Kangxi's face immediately became dark.

"Slaves are guilty!" Tong Guowei knelt on the ground in panic.

"Get up. Who is the main general on the front line now?" Kangxi asked.

"Go back to the emperor, the general to suppress the bandits is the Yunnan Admiral!" Tong Guowei stood up and bowed and replied.

"Partial picture? I remember that he seems to be Zhao Liangdong's subordinate." Kangxi thought for a while and said.

"The emperor remembers it well. Zhao Liangdong led his army to conquer Chengdu first, pacify Sichuan, then advance to Yunnan and Guizhou, and conquer Kunming. Pantu followed him. Because of his repeated military achievements, he was promoted to the governor, deputy general, and the general of Kunming to the current admiral of Yunnan." Tong Guowei replied.

"You remember his resume clearly." Kangxi snorted slightly and asked again: "Since this skeleton is so brave, why can't he be afraid now? Can these rebel bandits from the Tiandihui still compete with Wu Sangui's rebels?"

"Your Majesty, he just wants to minimize casualties from the official army! After all, the Tiandihui rebels have many firearms, and the Sichuan terrain..." Tong Guowei explained for the partial plan.

"Hmph, what can reduce casualties? What if a mere group of bandits, even with firearms? The terrain of Sichuan is not conducive to the deployment of a large army, so the terrain of Taiwan is better?... I am afraid of my head and seek self-protection before fighting. He is old!" Kangxi shook his head and sighed.

"emperor……"

"Don't say it. Then transfer an elite green camp from Shaanxi to advance south, tell Piantu, and solve the rebellion for me within a month. I don't want to wait any longer!" Kangxi said.

"Sister obeys the order!" Tong Guowei replied helplessly.

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"Oh, the generals under the imperial court are really incompetent. Zhao Liangdong was the first-class general of the Qing Dynasty, but the subordinates he brought out now have to think about fighting a group of bandits for a long time. Although Lan Li is brave, unfortunately his army is not strong enough and he is old. Gao Wenyi, who had just been dismissed, was a vanguard in every battle and was also a first-class general. I have summoned him to serve as the general of Tianjin to protect the capital, but what did he do?

?...A few years ago, although the world was not peaceful, I felt very at ease. Because I had no shortage of people under my command. Just talking about war, those who knew about land war include Tuhai, Zhou Peigong, Zhao Liangdong, Cai Yurong, Zhang Yong, Wang Jinbao, and Sun Sike; those who knew about water war also included Shi Lang and Yao Qisheng; but now, there is only one flying ancient tree in the northwest, and only Lan Li left in the water war, and they are all old! Alas..." After ordering the main work, Kangxi began to sigh again.

"Your Majesty, don't sigh. I am a talented person in the Qing Dynasty, but because the world is peaceful and will not show up for a while!" Seeing Kangxi's appearance, Tong Guowei hurriedly persuaded.

"Don't comfort me!" Kangxi waved his hand, "I know more about what the court is like now. Although the world is peaceful on the surface, there is still an undercurrent inside."

"..." There is no undercurrent? Tong Guowei looked up at Kangxi and said silently.

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"Your Majesty, please see you from China and abroad!"

"Yu Zhong? He is back? Why isn't anyone telling me in advance?" Kangxi asked, looking at Su Lun who came in to report.

"Your Majesty, I saw that he was covered in dust and must have rushed over." Su Lun replied.

"Oh? Come over in a hurry?" Kangxi smiled, "Then let him come in!"

"Zhe!" Su Lun bowed and went out to the study and summoned Yuzhong.

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"Keep to the Emperor!" Without exception, Yu Zhong had to give a big gift first after seeing Kangxi.

"Haha, get up, you are my hero, you don't need to be so polite!" Kangxi did not sit behind his imperial case, but just stood in the middle of the study room. Seeing Yu Zhong bowing to him, he smiled and went forward to support him.

"I dare not!" The emperor was the emperor after all, especially in the face of the most rule-oriented group of emperors in the Qing Dynasty, he still knew how to advance and retreat. He could not say that he was arrogant because of his merits. Therefore, Yuzhong was not "deceived" by Kangxi, and he still finished the ceremony "respectfully".

"Yu Zhong, have you just got off the boat?" He was very satisfied with Zhong's performance, and Kangxi's expression became more and more gentle.

"Go back to the emperor, I've really got off the boat shortly!" Yu Zhong replied.

"Then why don't you rest in Tianjin? Is there something urgent?" Kangxi asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, I heard General Lei Rulei say that you want me to divide another soldier and warship in Tianjin, so I rushed over!" Yu Zhong replied directly without hiding it.

"Haha, I was indeed wrong." Kangxi laughed loudly, glanced at Tong Guowei, who was standing beside him, and asked Yu Zhong again: "Do you disagree with my arrangement?"

"Your Majesty, the Master of Sea Cucumber Wei finally got a little bigger. You cut off three quarters of it in a flash!" Yu Zhong bowed and shouted.

"Tong Yu Dutong, the Navy of Sea Cucumber Wei is not yours. How to deal with the emperor has its own sage? As a subject, how can you be dissatisfied?" Tong Guowei blew his beard and glared.

"Tong Xiang, I am not dissatisfied with the emperor's will. I left half of the soldiers and warships in Taiwan without saying a word? But if we divide it now, how many ships will be left in Haichuanwei? Of course, you are in the study room and don't know the difficulties of our navy. Let alone train soldiers, do you think it's easy to build these dozen warships?" Yu Zhong replied to Tong Guowei with "disconvinced" and said.

"How great are more than a dozen warships? Suzhou shipyards are numerous and can build thousands every year." Seeing that Yu Zhong dared to argue with him, Tong Guowei immediately refuted.

"Suzhou Shipyard? Humph, haha," Yu Zhong laughed dryly, stared at Tong Guowei and said, "Tong Xiang, the ship in Suzhou Shipyard is really good. However, it is impossible to compare with my Sea Cucumber Wei warship!"

"Dutong Yu, don't be too arrogant! After fighting two small battles, I really thought that you, Navy Master of Sea Cucumber, was the best in the world." Tong Guowei saw Kangxi just smiling and watching Yu Zhong confront him. He had no intention of interfering, and his heart suddenly became angry. He actually let others get along with him, his uncle. Kangxi was "turning his elbow outward."

"Of course, I dare not think so. However, if Suzhou Shipyard can build a large ship that is comparable to the Sea Cucumber Navy Warship within one year, I voluntarily abandoned my post and refused to do it!" Looking at Tong Guowei, Yu Zhongzhen even argued with him.

"Don't abandon your official position? Humph, Yu Dutong, you can't say this casually! You can't take it back if you say it." Tong Guowei glared.

"Tong Xiang, I will keep my word!" Yu Zhong did not show any weakness.

"You..." Tong Guowei suddenly sipped his dantianqi, and almost wanted to roll up his sleeves and beat Yu Zhong. After being the minister of the study for so many years, he had never met a guy who dared to be so crazy with him. In this situation, he only remembered that when Soetu was there, and that time it seemed that he was the one who played Yu Zhong's current role. Now that he has replayed, this is not a good sign.

"Okay! You two are first-rank officials of the dynasty, so you should be an example for all officials. How can you talk to each other for a word?" The two ministers fought and Kangxi was not angry when he looked at him, but just smiled and persuaded him.

"The emperor, the slave is the commander-in-chief of the sea cucumber, and his official position is the second-rank official, not the first-rank official!" Yu Zhong corrected.

"I had issued an order when you were on the sea, and the court's palace had already been sent. Yu Zhong served as the admiral of the Manchu Navy and his official rank was first-rank. Haven't you heard of it?" Kangxi asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, I heard that I have heard of it, but I have not received the formal appointment, so I dare not do whatever I want!" Yu Zhong replied.

"Okay, OK, I know. Then I will entrust you to be the admiral of the Manchu Navy in the next time. I will give you your official defense seal later. Is this a complete result?" Kangxi said with a smile.

"I thank the Lord Long's Eternal... Emperor, I was not a slave who had to argue with Tong Xiang just now, because it was really not easy to build the Sea Cucumber Wei Navy. If so many warships were cut off at once, if you want to rebuild it, you would almost have to start over." After thanking him, Yu Zhong turned the topic back.

"How can I not know what you mean? But, isn't Sea Cucumber Wei still there? Since you were able to build the Sea Cucumber Wei Naval Command from nothing, you can't do it now? But there is no one in Zhili who can build the Naval Command! You must also know that I sent Lei Ru as the general of the Zhili Naval Command. He is a general of the land. If no one was available to me, how could he send him to lead the Zhili Naval Command? Don't I know that land war is completely different from water war?" Kangxi asked back.

"But, the emperor, Fujian Lanli, Chen Mang and the others are still there?" Yu Zhong said unwillingly.

"Yes, but Lan Li and the others have the responsibility. Originally, he had already stepped down. Although he was re-elected as the admiral of the Fujian Navy, he was just to wipe out Taiwan and give a breath for the Fujian Navy. However, when Fujian wanted to build the Donghai Navy, I couldn't find anyone, so I had to issue an order to keep him for a few more years. Guangdong wanted to build the Nanhai Navy, and Shi Shipiao was still competent. The Manchu Navy had you and could still hold on, but I didn't even have a personal choice in the Zhili Navy and Beihai Navy. What do you think I should do?" Kangxi asked again.

"Emperor, even so, the Manchu navy has not many soldiers. Wouldn't your will..." Yu Zhong said again.

"You can rest assured about the issue of military and horses. Since I am determined to form the six major navy troops, I will not be short of manpower." Kangxi said.

"Six Great Navy Masters? The Emperor, aren't they from the five Great Navy Masters?" Yu Zhongqi said.

"Hmph, in order to provide enough troops to the two major naval divisions of Zhili and Manchuria, the emperor has issued an order to abolish the three major naval divisions of Dongting Lake, Poyang Lake and Taihu Lake, rebuild the Yangtze River Navy, and transfer 30,000 troops to the north. What else do you want?" Tong Guowei snorted next to him again.

"Thirty thousand?..." Yu Zhong was stunned for a moment.

"Yes. Thirty thousand! Is it enough for you?" Kangxi asked.

"Your Majesty, you... all these 30,000 soldiers were sent to your slaves?" Yu Zhong suddenly stuttered.

"Of course I won't send you all. But I will send you 25,000 people. That's enough, right? Don't worry, I don't care how you train them, I don't care if they are soldiers or shipbuilding!" Kangxi said again.

"Twenty-five thousand?... Enough! Enough!" What else can I do? Unexpectedly, Kangxi did it just by saying that, especially the abolition of the three major naval masters, which was simply unexpected. Yu Zhong was really convinced.

"Don't be too happy too early. Manchuria cannot use so many naval officers and soldiers. I send so many soldiers to you in order to train them well and let them adapt to naval battles as soon as possible. Within a year, you have to give me ten thousand naval officers and soldiers to fill Zhili and other naval divisions!" Kangxi said again.

"One year? The time is too tight. If you want to adapt to the naval battle, it will not work without going out to the sea a few times, but Sea Cucumber Wei does not have many ships at all!" Yu Zhong replied.

"You can rest assured that this is the case. The sea cucumber has no ships, but North Korea has it. Humph, a small country with only a small country has two hundred warships. Who can I use if I don't need them?" Kangxi suddenly snorted coldly.

"North Korea?" Yu Zhong and Tong Guowei were both stunned. Why did this sea cucumber have something to do with North Korea again? Even if Kangxi had sent someone to North Korea to issue an order to order the North Korean navy to accept the order of the Manchu navy admiral, it would not have to use other people's ships even when training troops, right?

"The news came from Ferdinand a few days ago. In order to provide the Zhili Navy with military training, he ordered his subordinates to buy warships in North Korea. As a result, the North Korean monarch and ministers took out fifty ships at once. All of them were large ships that could carry more than 3,000 stones. He felt strange, so he ordered people to go to North Korea to investigate secretly. Hum... I really didn't expect that a mere little North Korea would dare to hide ill-gotten evil to my Qing Dynasty!" Kangxi said coldly.

"Master, what did Ferdinand find?" Tong Guowei asked. It was only the first time he had heard of this.

"Hmph. The King of Korea is really good at using people. North Korea originally had 200 large warships. When Ferdinand saw that he sent people to buy ships, he immediately sent people to destroy 100 ships and only took out fifty ships. However, the 100 large ships he ordered to destroy were secretly resold by his subordinates at a low price. As a result, they happened to be found by the secret detectives sent by Ferdinand..." Kangxi sneered.

"Emperor, since North Korea surrendered to our Qing Dynasty, there has never been any disobedient things. Would Ferdinand make a mistake?" Tong Guowei asked.

"I thought so too. However, Ferdinand had evidence. He sent someone to falsely claim that something was wrong in the name of the Lifan Yuan, and appointed the minister who wanted North Korea to sell ships to Fengtian. As a result, it took less time to do that, and the man took it all. Humph, I really couldn't imagine that. More than fifty years ago, North Korea had already thought about the 'Northern Expedition' of the Qing Dynasty. Moreover, they had been doing this dream until now." Kangxi gritted his teeth and smiled.

"Emperor, did Ferdinand send someone to escort the man into Beijing?" After hearing Kangxi's narrative, Tong Guowei also looked serious. Although he did not take North Korea seriously, North Korea was in a fortitude after all. He could attack the areas of Fengtian, Ningguta, and Haichuanwei by land, and attack Dagukou, Jiaodong, and Liaodong by water, and even go south to attack the southeast coast. If one day he met a green Korean king, or one day the Qing court encountered trouble and North Korea sent troops, it would be a big trouble.

"It's on the way. It seems that his name is Li Pingxi. He is a military officer (made up). According to Ferdinand, he is a confidant of a concubine of the Korean king." Kangxi replied.

"Your Majesty, what is your plan to let the slave dim all the North Korean warships?" Yu Zhong asked again.

"No need to dim. Ferdinand spent more than 700,000 taels of silver and bought more than 100 warships in total. I want you to drive all these ships to North Korea for a few rounds. Then, I will take North Korea's coastal defense step by step to me! Humph, I want to see how brave they have to dare to take my Qing Dynasty as an enemy." Kangxi said with a sinister face.

"Sister obeys the order!" Yu Zhong bowed and responded. Gradually take North Korea's coastal defense into his hands? Wouldn't that be rich? North Korea and his predetermined target are very close.

"Yu Dutong, don't make a mistake. The emperor asked you to 'step by step', and the purpose was only North Korea's coastal defense. Don't think that the emperor really supports you to go to war with North Korea." Seeing Yu Zhong a little excited, Tong Guowei warned again.

"Haha, please rest assured Tong Xiang, what should Yu Mousun do!" Yu Zhong replied.

"Okay, there's nothing serious about it. This study is quite boring. Tong Guowei, please go and do your business first, and call all those people to me by the way. Yuzhong, accompany me to the Imperial Garden!" Kangxi stood up and said.

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To be continued...