In previous articles, the author talked to you about a series of stories about the Yongzheng Dynasty, such as the ranks of various official positions. Today, we talk about the blood-washing Jiangxia Town of Nian Tangyao. In the process of Nian Qianyao's surprise attack on Jiangxia Town, he was obstructed by the Anhui Green Battalion's Soldier Huai'an Camp, and Qianzong Ruan Bida was only a military attaché of Zheng Liupin, but he was not afraid of Nian Qianyao from Yipin at all. Then, with the official positions of the two sides separated by 18,000 miles, why did Ruan Bida dare to intimidate Nian Tangyao? Today, we're going to talk about that.
First, let's talk about the components of local officials in the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the civil service system, there were governors, inspectors, envoys, envoys, scholars, daotai, prefects, counties, and so on. Among them, except for the governor of Sichuan, who was directly subordinate to the viceroy, the rest of the governors administered two or three provinces, such as the viceroys of Fujian and Zhejiang, the viceroys of Shaanxi and Gansu, and so on. Generally speaking, the governors all held the titles of Shōshū of the Hyobe or the Right Governor of the Metropolitan Temple, so they were also known as the Lord of the Imperial Household, the Lord of the Ministry, and so on.
In terms of rank, most of the governors are from a high-ranking official. Below the Governor is the Inspector, please note that the Governor is not a subordinate of the Governor, but only of a lower rank than the Governor. Generally speaking, the inspector hangs the title of the right deputy capital of the Metropolitan Temple, which belongs to the Zheng Erpin or Cong'erpin and is called the Lord of Zhongcheng or the Lord of Futai. The inspector is responsible for all aspects of the province's military, government, people's finances, rivers and other affairs, and belongs to the number one in the province. The Governor and the Governor are intertwined, and there are overlapping parts of the tasks in various places.
But for the specific affairs of a province, the governor cannot intervene directly. For example, during Zeng Guofan's tenure as governor of Liangjiang, Shen Baozhen, the governor of Jiangxi, looked down on Zeng Guofan very much. The two men have been fighting for years, and neither can help the other. As for the envoys, they are the second-in-command of a province and have great real power. He was responsible for the financial, monetary, and personnel organization of the whole province, and was known as the Lord of the Clan because he managed the province's clan treasury. The envoys belonged to the subordinate two products, second only to the inspectors.
In many cases, if the inspector is transferred or retired, it is usually the envoy who directly takes over. According to the envoy, he was another local official, and the standard was the three products. Responsible for the work of public security, prison, justice, discipline and other aspects of the province, he is known as the Lord of The Tai. Generally speaking, if the Inspector is promoted to the court, the envoy and the envoy will sit on the left and right sides, and only these two people will have seats. Therefore, the envoys and envoys are also known as the East Division and the West Division.
As for xuezheng, although he is also a magistrate, the situation is very special. Xuezheng was directly subordinate to the imperial court, and neither the governor nor the inspector had the right to interfere in the work of xuezheng. After all, Xuezheng is responsible for the province's imperial examinations and talents, and can be called protégés all over the world. Generally speaking, Xuezheng is also known as Xuetai Adult. Although the power of studying politics is not as good as that of envoys and envoys, others are respectful and respectful when they see it. In the era when the imperial examination was the mainstay, the circle of teachers and students in the study of politics was very strong.
For example, in the same year of studying politics, the same door, the same hometown, the students, the teacher, etc., can shout a large group of people. The people and talents who graduated under the xuezheng master would worship the xuezheng as a teacher, which the governor and the inspector could not do. As for the prefect and the county. Everyone is very familiar with it, and belongs to the local officials of each prefecture and county, and is also the leader of the prefecture. In addition to civilian officials, there are also military attaches, in the military attaché system, divided into: the governor of the first product, the general soldier of the second product, the deputy general from the second product, the staff general of the third product, and so on.
According to the reason, the viceroy is responsible for managing the green battalion army of the province, which belongs to the top of the provincial military attaché system, and the rank is higher than that of the inspector, and it is at the same level as the governor, which is called the military gate. However, in actual administration, according to the regulations of the imperial court, the admiral had to accept the moderation of the inspector. In other words, how to do it specifically, from the governor of Yipin, must obey the inspector of Zheng erpin. Once a military attaché such as a viceroy or a general soldier disobeys the order, the inspector has the power to use the king's order flag. Therefore, during the reign of the Qing Dynasty, the actual status of the viceroy was not very high.
There is even a passage that the viceroy is inferior to the prefectural platform, which means that in terms of discourse, the viceroy may not be as good as the prefect from Sipin. Even the Treating of the Admirals, the generals, deputy generals, and staff generals, can be imagined. For example, the deputy general and the envoy were lent ten boldness to the vice general from Erpin, and the deputy general did not dare to talk to the envoy. Although the envoy could not manage the deputy general, if the envoy was promoted to inspector, it would be another story.
On the recommendation of Yin Chan the Prince of Yong, Nian Qianyao served as the viceroy of Sichuan, and belonged to the standard congyipin military attaché. Due to the problems of Ren Bo'an and Liu Banu in Jiangxia Town, Yin Chan and Yin Xiang ordered Nian Qianyao to find a way to solve it. Where is Jiangxia Town? In the territory of Anhui Province. The Huai'an camp of the Green Camp Army in Anhui Province was stationed near Jiangxia Town, and Qianzong Ruan Bida had a very good relationship with Ren Bo'an and Liu Ba nu, and often moved around. If he wanted to take Liu Ba Nu and Ren Bo'an from Jiangxia Town, Ruan Bida would definitely not agree.
For this matter, Nian Qianyao had a very headache, and once consulted with the deputy general Yue Zhongqi. In the end, it was decided to dispatch 500 elite officers and men to enter the territory of Anhui Province in disguise and secretly assemble in jiangxia town. Sure enough, in the process of Nian Qianyao leading the officers and men to raid Jiangxia Town, Ruan Bida did indeed lead the officers and men of the Huai'an battalion to the rescue. Before Nian Qianyao did not reveal his identity, Ruan Bida's tone was very strong. After Nian Tangyao revealed his identity, although Ruan Bida's attitude eased somewhat, he had no intention of giving in.
At that time, Yue Zhongqi shouted: "This is the Nianjun Gate of Sichuan, which battalion are you from?" Or hurry up and see. "Ruan Bida's friendship with Ren Bo'an and Liu Banu is very good, and nian Qianyao must not be allowed to take away." However, Ruan Bida was only the Qianzong of Zhengliupin, and it was almost 18,000 miles away from Nian Tangyao's Congyi Pin. Therefore, Ruan Bida moved out of the imperial court regulations: "Nian Junmen, although you are a military gate in Sichuan, you cannot come to anhui to arrest people without the dispatch of my Anhui Shi Yamen." ”
Seriously, there is nothing wrong with Nguyen Bi Da's words. No matter how powerful Nian Qianyao was, he belonged to the viceroy of Sichuan and could not control Anhui Province. If the hand is extended too long, the Anhui Inspector and the Anhui Inspector will certainly not be happy. In other words, Ruan Bida and Nian Qianyao did not have any affiliation, and there were also Anhui Inspectors and Anhui Envoys. Therefore, Nguyen Bi Nature is not afraid of Nian Tang Yao. Especially after learning that Ren Bo'an was the "prince's man", Ruan Bida was very excited and felt that his opportunity had come.
Immediately ordered the officers and men of the Huai'an battalion to come forward, and as a result, Nian Qianyao still had ambush troops. After discovering that the Huai'an camp could not be solved and it was impossible to get out, Nian Qianyao sent a signal, and the ambush troops outside the town were killed and the Huai'an camp was completely annihilated. Although everyone is a green battalion army, the difference in combat effectiveness between the elite main force and the second-line garrison is obvious. Within half an hour, Nian Qianyao ended the battle, and bloodied and burned the entire town of Jiangxia, thus laying the foundation of the curse.
There are many more stories about the official positions of the Ming and Qing dynasties. In future articles, the author will talk to you slowly.