Han’s Son is Not a Slave

"Is the imperial court going to move the lord to Fujian and Zhejiang, or is there someone in Beijing who wants the lord to go?"

Zuo Qing was horrified, but he didn't hear anything about such a big thing. It seemed that all the money invested in the capital Guangdong Guild Hall and various government offices was wasted.

"The court hasn't decided yet, but someone has made some rumors in Beijing. Hong Lao Jinglue also kindly reminded me and let me prepare early. If the court really wants to send me to Fujian and Zhejiang, the stall in Guangdong will also be It can only be handed over to the next person.”

Li Shuitai was also very melancholy after he finished speaking. He wanted to make a difference in Guangdong, but not only did he fail to achieve an inch of land, but instead, there were many disasters. Although the military power of Guangdong was in the hands of the two feudal vassals, he could not be blamed for the loss of land as the governor. Clear ties. The Xinhui side can also be said to be Shang Fan's business, and the fall of Zengcheng can't be blamed on Shang Fan. After all, the green camp that was stationed in Zengcheng was promoted by him, not the soldiers and horses under the domain. Those people in Beijing probably saw this and encouraged him to be transferred to Fujian and Zhejiang. Strictly speaking, he was indeed not very competent as governors of the two Guangxi provinces.

Except for Zuo Qing and Hong Shiming, several officials in the hall were military attachés of the Green Camp. They were just surprised that the court wanted to change the governor, but they didn't think too much about it. In the eyes of these warriors, no matter who the court sent to be the governor, they would always be required. These green camp generals should help, so everyone's reaction to Li Suotai's transfer to Fujian and Zhejiang was not so strong.

It was about his own interests in Guangdong, but Zuo Qing couldn't help but asked eagerly: "Hong Jinglue can mention who in Beijing wants to come to Guangdong?"

"Um?"

Li Shuitai glanced at Zuo Qing inadvertently, took a sip of the tea bowl, and said lightly: "The only one who can come is one of the Eight Great Families of the Han Army. Guangzhou has a garrison general, and the imperial court will never send another full member. State officials, come to the Governor of Guangdong."

The Eight Great Masters of the Han Army?

Zuo Qing was stunned there. He was from Wuzhou, Guangxi. Before the surrender to the Qing Dynasty, he was the prefect of Huizhou in the Ming Dynasty. After the surrender to the Qing Dynasty, he first served as the prefect of Zhaoqing for a few months, and then he went to Chaozhou to make military preparations, and then he went to Guangzhou to serve as the prefect. The cloth envoy to the right to participate in politics. Therefore, in the past few years, he has been in Guangdong, and the personnel of Yu Jingshi is not very clear, and he has never heard of the Eight Great Families of the Han Army.

Li Suotai didn't bother to explain to Zuo Qing who the Eight Great Masters of the Han Army were, he just tapped his finger on the tabletop and frowned in thought. He was obviously thinking about Hong Chengchou's intention to remind him.

Li Guibao wanted to tell Zuo Qing who the Eight Great Families of the Han Army were, but seeing that the master didn't say it himself, he didn't mention it with interest. The other military attachés were all from the Green Camp, and how would they know about the Eight Great Families of the Han Army in Beijing, all of them were as curious as Zuo Qing.

Hong Shiming knew about the Eight Great Families of the Han Army. Seeing Zuo Qing's bewildered face, and no one explaining it to him, he thought that this person was quite respectful to him before, and everyone in Beijing knew about the Eight Great Families of the Han Army. Zuo Qing smiled and said to him: "Lord Zuo doesn't know anything, the Eight Great Families of the Han Army said that they are the eight famous noble families in the Eight Banners of the Han Army in my dynasty. The Governor-General is the Li family of the Eight Great Families of the Han Army. The families are Shang, Geng, Tong, Shi, Zu, Cai, and Wang."

When Hong Shiming spoke. Li Suotai glanced at him, smiled slightly, and let him clear up doubts for Zuo Qing and others.

When Hong Shiming said this, Zuo Qing suddenly realized: "The Shang family and the Geng family must be talking about the two families of King Pingnan and King Jingnan. Which four are they?"

Hong Shiming nodded, the Shang family and the Geng family really refer to Shang Kexi, the king of Pingnan, and Geng Jimao, the king of Jingnan.

"The Shi family said that the red flag is inlaid on the mountain, and it is now the Shi Tingzhu Shi family of General Zhenhai." Hong Shiming stammered. He picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Li Guibao interjected: "General Zhenhai joined the dragon with my master in the early years, but the old general's surname in Guanwai was Guerjia, and it was only because he entered the Han army flag that he had to change his surname to Han, so he took the surname Shi. The old general three The son Shi Huashan is married to Duoduo, Prince of Yu. He is the concubine of Heshuo, and the other son, Shi Lin, is now the Admiral of Shaanxi."

It is no wonder that the Shi family can join the Eight Great Families of the Han Army. After Shi Tingzhu surrendered at the earliest, the gold was enough for the Shi family to show off, not to mention a Heshuo consort and Shaanxi Admiral.

Everyone thought so, but Li Suotai shook his head secretly. The Shi family's status today is not due to Shi Tingzhu's early years from the dragon. It is not his two sons, but the great contribution that Shi Tingzhu made in the Daling River to persuade his ancestors to surrender. If it wasn't for Shi Tingzhu back then, I'm afraid there would be two or three less of these eight great masters.

Hong Shiming continued: "The ancestral family refers to Zu Dashou's family, but Zu Dashou has not been an official since he returned to the Qing Dynasty. The reason why his ancestral family is included in the Eight Great Families is because of the generals of King Pingxi and Zu Dashou. ."

This is not too much to explain by Hong Shiming. Everyone knows that Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi, is the nephew of Zu Dashou. The generals who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty with Zu Dashou in Dalinghe and Jinzhou are now in important positions, such as Zu Dashou's lieutenant Zhang Cunren He successively served as the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, the Minister of War, and the governor of the three provinces under the direct jurisdiction. The three sons of Zu Dashou also held important positions in the banner. There are so many inextricable relationships, and Wu Sangui, the nephew, is not the ancestral family of the Eighth Congress. One of the family can't tell.

The last two Cai family and Wang family of the Eight Great Families refer to Cai Shiying's family, Governor of Cao Transport, and Wang Shixuan's family, Governor of Sichuan.

Cai Shiying was a member of the Qing Dynasty who descended from the same ancestor Dashou in Jinzhou. After he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he was subordinate to the Zhengbai Banner of the Han army. In the first year of Shunzhi, he entered Houguan with the Qing army and led his troops to conquer the robbers. Later, he joined the expedition in Fujian. , Xuansheng Right Deputy Capital Censor. In the sixth year of Shunzhi, he was in charge of the Eight Banners and the red-clothed general artillery. He went to Shanxi to conquer Jiang Cheng, a rebel town, and awarded Asi Hanihafan's post. In the ninth year of Shunzhi, he was ordered to govern Jiangxi, and in the twelfth year he was promoted to the Governor of Caoyun, and he was given the title of Minister of War.

The last family head, Wang Shixuan, was the only head of the Eight Families with the least seniority, but he was promoted to the Eight Families for his military exploits. In his early years, he served as a deputy general of the Ming army. In the second year of Chongzhen, when the Qing army entered the customs, he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and was awarded the commander-in-chief. He was subordinate to the Han army Zhenghongqi.

After surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, Wang Shixuan, as a forward, participated in almost all the battles before and after the Qing army entered the customs. He first entered the customs with Huang Taiji, Abatai, and Hauge three times, and then followed the Korean expedition. He also participated in the Battle of Songshan. The third-class viscount, Ren Hanjun Zhenghongqi and inlaid red flags are both unified. In the second year of Shunzhi, Wang Shixuan followed Li Zicheng to Tongguan with the Qing army, and followed Dorgon to the south of the Yangtze River, breaking through Yangzhou, Songjiang, Hangzhou, Jiaxing, and Huzhou. He followed Azhige to crusade against Jiang Cheng and regained Datong and Fenzhou. He is still in charge of the two banners of Zhenghong and Xianghong in the Han army, and his children also hold important positions in the army.

After explaining to Zuo Qing and the others the illustrious family background of the Eight Great Families of the Han Army, Hong Shiming said sadly, "In fact, if King Dingnan hadn't died in Guilin in the war, there would definitely be a Kong family in the Eight Great Families."

Hearing this, Li Suotai chuckled lightly: "If you really count, the Hong family may not be worse than the Eight Great Families, and the Fan family (Fan Wencheng), the Ma family (Ma Degong), the Liu family ( Liu Liangchen); Zuo Menggeng of the Yellow Banner; Xia Chengde, Yi Yonggui and Sun Degong of the White Banner; Ning Wanwo, Bao Chengxian and Li Guoying of the Red Banner; Zhao Yihe and Meng Qiaofang of the Red Banner; Gan Yingxiang, Zhang Shiyan of the Blue Banner; Zhang Cunren, Liu Guangbi, and Ba Tai of the flag, which of these families did not make great contributions to our Qing Dynasty? The so-called Eight Great Families of the Han Army are nothing but idle people of the Han army flag in Beijing. Dare to call yourself one of the Eight Great Families."

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I didn't want to use so much pen and ink to list these "Qing heroes" of the Han army flags. I am afraid that readers will feel the sense of making up the number of words, but they have to list them. I am really outraged!

In order to avoid the suspicion of making up the number of words, more than 300 words in this chapter are free. To be continued.