My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1775 Blending
The brothers were whispering to each other, and Kangxi, who was sitting on the kang, naturally saw it and looked over.

When he did this, the other princes also looked over.

"What are you guys talking about?"

Kangxi asked.

The Ninth Prince smiled and said, "We are going to hunt in a while. My sons don't want to just watch and watch. They want to join in..."

With just one sentence, the whole room became quiet.

Yaerjianga raised his eyebrows and looked at the three brothers.

The Ninth Prince doesn't count, the Tenth Prince is just average, but the Thirteenth Prince does count.

Baotai knew that he was not as brave as those two and it was unlikely that he would win in a one-on-one fight, let alone in a team. After hearing what the Ninth Prince said, he wanted to nod his head immediately.

If it's two to two, can we balance the strengths?

The eldest prince knew that the ninth prince was a lazy person and not a hardworking person, so he might have another excuse for his interference.

Kangxi pondered and said, "Then tell me, how do you interfere?"

The Ninth Prince's mind raced, and he said, "How about this? The brothers are leading the hunt, and we are in need of someone to stay behind. We can select a few people to stay behind in each flag. The winning side will not need any more rewards from Khan Ama, and the two losing sides can just take the prey and share it, as a small prize..."

Kangxi glanced at the Ninth Prince and knew that he was idle and had started to steal things from his own house. He did not expose him and only said, "Then how do we choose the person who will stay behind? Will I appoint him?"

The Ninth Prince looked at the three eldest princes and thought that if they were to be assigned, there would be no point; but if they were to choose among themselves, probably no one would choose Baotai.

Anyone with eyes can see that the outcome of today's battle lies between the eldest prince and Yarjianga, and Baotai is just a filler.

The Ninth Prince suggested, "You can appoint directly or draw lots, and the sons will just follow your instructions. It's all for fun."

The stakes were eight or ten carts of game, which amounted to a few hundred silver coins, and no one lacked that.

I just want to have some fun. I don't want to go through all the trouble in such a cold weather.

The key is to change the emperor's father's behavior to avoid it becoming a routine. In the future, whenever something happens, the prince in front will come forward, and the ones behind can only watch the fun without even a chance to end up in trouble.

When has Lao Shi ever cared about winning or losing, but today he asked himself several questions.

And there is the Thirteenth Prince. If he follows them out today, he will inevitably be scolded by the Fourteenth Prince again. He will gain nothing and will also suffer a loss.

Kangxi saw that he understood the situation, looked at the others, and seeing the Third Prince craning his neck to look, he asked, "What did the Third Prince say?"

The Third Prince said hurriedly, "This is a good suggestion, Ninth Prince. When the time comes, we brothers will fight side by side. In addition to hunting, we can also attack the central army camp. If we lose the central army camp, even if we win in the front, it won't count. We will recalculate our military achievements at that time..."

The room fell silent.

Everyone looked at the Third Prince in amazement.

In this way, hunting becomes a superfluous activity.

Seizing the central army camp sounded even more exciting.

The Third Prince blinked and said, "Since you want to get involved, the people who stay behind can't just sit there and do nothing, right? They have to move along, they can't just take up a title for nothing."

We must let Khan Ama see who is truly a man of both civil and military talents.

It’s not that outsiders exaggerate the prince’s bravery, the eldest prince is truly the best among the princes.

Those people exaggerate the princes more because of the eldest prince's status as the eldest son of the emperor.

After a long time, everyone took it seriously.

The Eighth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince were both ready to fight. The Eighth Prince echoed, "Third Brother is right. Brothers working together can break metal. That's what he meant."

In this way, the outstanding ones are not those who are hunted on the field. If they defend well, they will also appear capable.

The Thirteenth Prince also became interested and said, "The people who stayed here have their bows and arrows cut off, count the numbers, and calculate the casualties..."

The corner of Ninth Prince's mouth twitched, and he said, "Isn't this taking over the show? This is hunting, not military training."

This is simply outrageous.

Does this mean you don't want to get involved?!
It's so cold, it's not easy to get lucky.

The Third Prince raised his head, looked at Kangxi and said, "Khan Ama usually tests his sons' lessons in the training ground, and now we can see some of the truth in this enclosure."

Kangxi neither nodded nor shook his head, but looked at everyone.

Yarjiang'a was also excited. How could hunting be as fun as fighting?
He immediately said, "Khan Ama, since my son is holding the flag, he should sit in the central army tent, and let my brothers go out to hunt when the time comes!"

Baotai hesitated.

If hunting and attacking the camp are carried out at the same time, three people will be deployed in each flag.

Hunter, attacking general, defending general.

Unless the other two people he is matched with are both strong, his chances of winning are even smaller.

If you are just hunting, your luck and the amount of prey you catch may affect your chances of winning or losing.

Men love horses, but they love battlefields even more.

The eldest prince's original fighting spirit became ten points, and he looked at Kangxi and said, "Khan Ama, the ninth prince's suggestion is good. You can be the referee. It's pointless for the younger brothers to accompany you. It's a good opportunity for them to stretch their muscles..."

The fourth prince, who had been silent the whole time, said, "If this is the case, we can also check the combat power of the three upper banners. My son is good at riding and shooting, so I volunteer to be the commander."

The Seventh Prince was also tempted and said, "My son also volunteers to serve as the Crown Prince's assistant."

Baotai is weak and belongs to Baotai's team. They lack people in both offense and defense, so he can choose his own position.

The Thirteenth Prince also saw it, and said impatiently: "My son, like the Seventh Brother, please also serve as the Crown Prince's deputy."

The Eighth Prince was a little depressed.

Although the emperor did not allow everyone to speak in turn.

But the Fourth Prince and the Seventh Prince were mentioned one after another, shouldn’t it be my turn next?

He had forgotten that in the last round of speaking, after the Third Prince finished speaking, he did not wait for the Fourth Prince and the Seventh Prince to speak, but directly took over the conversation.

The Eighth Prince looked at Yaerjianga and Baotai and thought that either team would be fine, as long as they formed a close relationship.

But the eldest prince is here, so it’s not easy for the eighth prince to be included in other teams.

The Eighth Prince said, "Son, please serve as your assistant, Big Brother."

Only the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince had not expressed their opinions, and everyone looked at these two young brothers.

The Ninth Prince couldn't help but glare at the Fourth Prince.

He is very cunning and unfriendly, and he wants to be an official himself!

Seeing everyone talking so excitedly and about to have a fight, why should I get involved when my body is delicate?
If you fall behind, you will be disliked by others.

The Fourth Prince could see the Ninth Prince's dissatisfaction, but he still did not avoid it, and there was a look of goodwill in his eyes.

Everyone knew that the Ninth Prince was weak and no one expected him to achieve anything, but he was the older brother and it was not right for him to show weakness in front of his brothers.

The Tenth Prince watched Kangxi allow everyone to speak freely without any intention of stopping them. He thought about the number of people present and said, "Then I volunteer to serve as the assistant to Prince Jian with my Ninth Brother..."

Yarjiang'a is a warlike person. When the time comes, let Brother Nine lead people to hunt, and I and Yarjiang'a will attack and defend respectively, and perhaps we can fight for the victory.

Seeing that his sons were all interested, Kangxi said, "Then assign them like this. The fourth prince will be the commander, the third and eighth princes will be the assistants of the first prince, the ninth and tenth princes will be the assistants of Yaerjianga, the seventh and thirteenth princes will be the assistants of Baotai. In addition to the imperial horses, the flag color of the first place will be rewarded with half a year's salary; the flag color of the second place will not be rewarded or punished, and the flag color of the third place will be fined one month's salary..."

After the reward was announced, everyone's fighting spirit became even stronger.

For them, half a year's salary was nothing, but for the Eight Banners soldiers, it was eighteen taels of silver, enough for the family to have a good New Year.

A fine of three taels of silver a month is enough to make people feel painful.

Whoever wins may not win the hearts of the people, after all, they are all princes of the lower five banners, not the masters of the upper three banners; but if he loses, he will definitely lose the hearts of the people, and will be criticized for several years.

The Ninth Prince was stunned.

I want regret medicine!
He whispered to the Tenth Prince, "Big Brother has no weaknesses. We are competing for second place..."

Isn't that just wasted time?

If you can maintain your second place by then, it will be nothing more than no punishment or reward.

The Tenth Prince whispered, "When the Ninth Brother went hunting, Erhe and Chunlin were here to make up for his shortcomings."

When the Ninth Prince heard this, he agreed and became happy.

In that case, there might be a chance of becoming the champion.

When the time comes, I will ask Khan Ama for mercy in private and ask for a few female deer of the right age. It will only take a few words.

Not only the two brothers were gossiping, but everyone else also started talking.

Kangxi felt a headache when he saw the mess. He waved his hand and said, "Fourth Prince, stay. Everyone else, kneel down and pay your respects. Prepare for two hours. The hunting will officially begin at noon!"

Everyone stood up and responded, and went downstairs to prepare.

The Fourth Prince stood up and waited for everyone to leave before sitting down again.

Kangxi snorted and said critically, "When you were little, I saw you were so strong. You are getting stronger as you grow older. You don't even have the courage to give it a try!"

The fourth prince said embarrassedly: "My son is self-aware. Riding and shooting are indeed not his strengths. Even if it is his fate, he has taken advantage of his other brothers."

Kangxi thought of the news from the upper study and said thoughtfully, "Honghui is good. Ma Wu praised him to me..."

The literary masters of the Upper Study were selected by the Hanlin officials, while the martial arts masters were concurrently appointed by the guards of the Qianqing Palace.

When the Fourth Prince heard about his son, he was proud and said, "Honghui is like my father Khan..."

Kangxi also thought so, but Honghui's maternal grandfather was also very outstanding in riding and shooting, which allowed him to stand out from the crowd.

He thought of the Fourth Lady and asked, "How is the Fourth Lady's archery? How strong can she shoot the bow?"

The Fourth Prince didn't really want to answer this question.

Kangxi looked at him.

The Fourth Prince exhaled and said, "I don't know the upper limit, but there is a seven-force bow in the dowry. Every year when it is maintained, Fu Jin also tests the bow."

"Hahahaha, worthy of being Fei Yanggu's daughter..."

Kangxi laughed when he heard this.

The Fourth Lady was not only the daughter of the veteran general Fei Yanggu, but also a daughter of a royal family. She was the great-great-granddaughter of Guanglue Beile Chu Ying and the fifth-great-granddaughter of Emperor Taizu.

Only an excellent mother can give birth to excellent children.

In his early years, Kangxi didn't really believe this, but now he began to believe it a little.

Not all of a parent’s strengths may be passed on to their children; however, their shortcomings are likely to be reflected in their children.

If you want the royal descendants to be more outstanding than the previous generation, then you have to choose the best royal daughters-in-law...

(End of this chapter)