The famous Qing Dynasty general Zhao Liangdong, Kangxi said that he was "slightly crowned three armies", Mu Shouqi said that his merits were enough to enjoy the Taimiao Temple.
As a Han general, he was able to get the appreciation of Kangxi and the praise of his colleagues, which showed that he must have superiority, so that he was evaluated by later generations as the "General Of Hexi".
So today, let's take a look at this famous Qing Dynasty general and one of his stories, to see how he can have the ability to enjoy the Taimiao Temple, and how to avoid the end of the whole army because of the appearance of a group of ants.
Kangxi confidant
General Zhao was first recorded in the history books in the second year of Shunzhi. At that time, the Qing army had just pacified Shaanxi, but because of the shortage of troops, they recruited soldiers everywhere.
Perhaps because the inaction of the rulers at the end of the Ming Dynasty made him cold, or perhaps he himself wanted to achieve something, so when the Qing army recruited troops, Zhao Liangdong chose to join the Qing army.
As a Han Chinese, Zhao Liangdong initially thought that he would be oppressed by Manchu generals, but unexpectedly, the generals of the Qing army did not have the fierce gods and evil spirits in the legend, but on the contrary, they treated the Han soldiers with courtesy, which made Zhao Liangdong determined to do a good job.
This gold will shine everywhere, Zhao Liangdong has been very clever since childhood, after joining the army, he was bold and careful, so he made many meritorious achievements, and by the thirteenth year of Shunzhi, he had become a deputy general of the Chinese army.
In fact, any era from the bottom of the famous general, must go through a period of dormancy, although Zhao Liangdong spent 11 years to become a deputy general of the Chinese army, but this is his first step into a successful life, but also the most important step, because only by becoming a general, can you show your military talent.
Sure enough, General Zhao, who had a certain command power, was invincible everywhere he went, conquered Yunnan, sought guizhou, and then suppressed the uprisings in Manai, Longna, Shuixi, and other places that had plagued the Qing Dynasty for a long time.
According to these merits, it is not an exaggeration to grant him the official position of a general soldier. Unfortunately, in the fourth year of the Kangxi Dynasty, General Zhao needed to go home to Ding To worry about filial piety due to the death of his father, and this walk was 4 years.
At first, he was still very worried, because the imperial court at that time was controlled by Ao Bai, this person hated the Han people, and when he returned, he would not say that he would be promoted, and it would be good to keep his previous official position.
However, Kangxi was a wise monarch, and although Zhao Liangdong was only 12 years old when he returned, he had secretly accumulated strength to prepare to deal with Aobai, and Zhao Liangdong, who had always remained neutral, was also favored by Kangxi.
Therefore, Kangxi and Ao Baina argued on the basis of reason, and explained the Manchu han family and the general trend over and over again, and finally not only retained Zhao Liangdong's official position, but also promoted him to the rank of general of Datong.
It was from this moment that Zhao Liangdong not only became Kangxi's confidant, but also began his legendary life.
As a close general, when Kangxi subdued Aobai and took control of the power, he was immediately transferred to Tianjin and appointed as the chief soldier to guard the gate of the Beijing Division for Kangxi.
Immediately afterward, Kangxi began a series of policies to stabilize the regime, so Zhao Liangdong participated in the campaign of Ping San Fan, during which Heping Sichuan and capturing Yunnan could be said to have made great contributions.
However, when attacking Sichuan, if Zhao Liangdong had not found a group of ants, his army would probably have been completely destroyed.
Life-saving ants
According to historical records, in the eighteenth year of the Kangxi Dynasty, General Zhao led 5,000 infantry to ride south from Ningxia to prepare to capture Hanzhong and then plunge directly into Shudi.
Of course, cavalry combat pays attention to a "fast", so General Zhao leads the cavalry to star and night.
However, by the time they arrived at Huixian Mishu Pass, they were already tired and tired, and Huixian was heavily guarded by rebels, so General Zhao ordered everyone to get off their horses, find a place to hide in the nearby woods to rest, and then raid Huixian the next day after recuperating.
After continuous marching, the generals were indeed tired, although it was still afternoon, everyone was also sleeping upside down, and only the fire-headed army was preparing dinner with a strong spirit.
General Zhao was naturally tired, but he had three anxieties, so he found a place to go to the toilet.
Unexpectedly, it was also the kung fu of going to the toilet that made him find a group of ants desperately climbing up the hillside, and the densely packed ones formed a long line.
General Zhao saw that it was not good, and immediately ordered the whole army to retreat.
But many people had just fallen asleep, were dreaming, and had not heard the general's orders at all. Even if you hear it, you are loose and don't know what's going on.
General Zhao was anxious when he saw it, so he again ordered the withdrawal of troops, and those who violated the order were beheaded.
The word "chop" in the army is better than the alarm clock, everyone got up instantly, although very reluctant, but the military order can not be violated, can only follow the general with the war horse to climb up.
No sooner had the army climbed to the top of the mountain bag than they saw that the otherwise clear sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds, thunder was loud, followed by torrential rain, and a single cigarette effort submerged the original camp.
The soldiers standing on the mountain bag were secretly rejoicing, fortunately, they had just withdrawn their troops, otherwise it would be difficult to survive if they were washed away by this big water.
Of course, everyone admired General Zhao's clever calculations even more, and they asked about the mystery of this.
General Zhao was also happy to be taught, telling the soldiers that he saw a group of ants moving when he went to the toilet, which meant that there would soon be a heavy rain that would flood the ant nest.
He had been marching for many years, and he naturally knew these things very well, so he ordered the withdrawal of troops, otherwise it would be difficult for everyone to survive.
The crowd applauded, both to thank the general for his life-saving grace and to marvel at the wonders of nature.
Indeed, although the ancients did not understand the principles of many natural phenomena, they could learn from them and prevent the occurrence of various disasters. And it is precisely with this wisdom that human beings can go farther and farther and finally become the masters of the earth.