My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1818 Eight Banners
Not only the Fifth Prince thought so, the Third Prince, the Fourth Prince and the Seventh Prince also thought so.

The third prince said, "Deer milk is a good thing. Let's go to the deer park and take a look!"

He actually took the initiative.

But no one else said anything and they all got on their horses.

The Eighth Prince was embarrassed. He had no children at home, so he didn't need deer milk and didn't really want to go along.

But if everyone goes, it would seem a bit out of place.

The Thirteenth Prince lives in the palace, and it is not convenient for him to bring living things back.

"Old Thirteen, why are you still standing there like an idiot?"

The Ninth Prince was riding on his horse, while the Thirteenth Prince was still standing, urging him on.

The Fourth Prince also looked at the Eighth Prince.

"Hey, here we come!"

The Thirteenth Prince responded and took the reins from the guard.

The Eighth Prince also nodded to the Fourth Prince and mounted his horse.

"Dengdengdeng..."

The princes rode their horses across Nanhaizi and arrived at Luyuan.

Everyone came for the doe, which was usually kept in the same pen with its fawns.

The early ones are born in May or June. The six-month-old fawns look quite big.

The one who was born later was between the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Double Ninth Festival, and is only three months old now.

This big fawn looks as big as a big dog, but it has big eyes and looks timid, which makes it very rare.

When the Ninth Prince saw this, he thought of his precious daughter, who loved living things.

If we bring this little deer home, it can keep the princess company and save her from boredom during the winter.

The Ninth Prince thought of the pair of tigers.

Compared to the little deer, the little tiger is definitely more adorable.

I keep thinking about Grace and come to Nanyuan Paddock to seek deer, but this is not a long-term solution.

It is better to spend money to find a hunter outside, buy a few pairs of deer directly, and build a small deer park in Baiwang Mountain. Then, whether you want fawns or doe deer, you will have an endless supply in the future.

At that time, instead of raising tigers and leopards, you can also raise a few more species.

In this way, when I live with my brother in Haidian again, I can bring my children to the farm to play.

With this plan in mind, he immediately lost interest in the doe in front of him.

Although it was winter, the smell in the deer park was unpleasant, so the Ninth Prince pulled the Tenth Prince back.

The tenth prince wondered, "Ninth brother doesn't want to be picky anymore."

The Ninth Prince shook his head and said, "Don't be picky. It's not worth spending a lot of money. There's no need to ask Khan Ama for mercy."

The Tenth Prince always listens to the Ninth Prince.

The third prince in front had already picked out two tall and strong female deer.

The Fifth Prince also pointed out two of the fatter ones and asked someone to mark them.

When the princes arrived at the Deer Garden, the manager of the Deer Garden came over to pay their respects.

He just thought that it was the Eighth Prince, the superior, who came to bring the princes. After paying his respects to everyone, he followed the Eighth Prince and listened to his orders.

They were just a few female deer. The princes had picked them when they came here for hunting in previous years.

The steward did not take it seriously and ordered people to separate the doe selected by the princes into pens so that they could be taken away by everyone tomorrow.

Seeing this, the Ninth Prince looked at the Eighth Prince.

The Eighth Prince had no intention of stopping him.

The Ninth Prince came up to the Fifth Prince and asked in a low voice, "Fifth Brother, are you planning to take him away directly without asking Khan Ama for mercy?"

The Fifth Prince asked curiously, "Why are you asking Khan Ama for mercy? This is a deer, not a rare species. There are hundreds of deer roaming in the enclosure, tens of thousands of them!"

"But this is Nanyuan Paddock, Khan Ama's Paddock..." said the Ninth Prince.

The Fifth Prince shook his head and said, "This is the royal enclosure. We are members of the royal family. It would be a big deal if we had to ask Khan Ama to take a few deer."

The Ninth Prince still advised, "I plan to buy a few pairs of deer from hunters outside the enclosure. Fifth Brother, don't be picky this time. I'll send you two pairs later..."

The Fifth Prince looked at the Ninth Prince and said, "The hunter is also selling deer from the enclosure. Why is he going through so much trouble?"

"what?"

The Ninth Prince was surprised: "Isn't there a wall around this enclosure? How dare they?"

The Fifth Prince said, "It was done secretly, no one would notice, why don't you dare?"

All the deer that can be found around the enclosure have been driven into the enclosure. Where can we find deer outside?
The Ninth Prince frowned.

I didn’t expect that the enclosure where the Holy Chariot was stationed also had a loophole.

His brows then relaxed and he glanced at the Eighth Prince.

If you are not in your position, you will not seek your government.

It's not my turn to worry...

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The next day is the day for hunting.

All the princes were dressed neatly and gathered before the emperor.

Kangxi also changed into riding clothes, looking at his sons with high spirits, and said: "The eldest prince leads the blue banner, the third prince leads the yellow banner, the fourth prince leads the white banner, the fifth prince leads the white banner, the seventh prince leads the red banner, and the eighth prince leads the blue banner..."

When he saw the Ninth Prince, he paused, passed over the Ninth Prince and looked at the Tenth Prince.

"The tenth prince leads the Red Banner, and the thirteenth prince leads the Yellow Banner..."

The Ninth Prince looked to the left and then to the right.

I forgot before, this prince came with nine people!

Kangxi looked at the Ninth Prince again and hesitated for a moment.

The Ninth Prince hurriedly said, "Thank you, Father Khan, for your grace. This time it is my son's turn to be the commander!"

He likes this position!
The Fourth Prince glanced at the Ninth Prince. It seemed like there was no suspense about who would win or lose. This didn’t feel good.

Kangxi nodded to the Ninth Prince, with no intention of making things difficult for him.

An inch is longer and a ruler is shorter.

He looked at everyone and said, "Let me see your skills today to see if you have neglected your riding and archery. The first place winner will be rewarded with an imperial bow; the second place winner will be rewarded with an imperial horse; the third place winner will be rewarded with ten pairs of imperial purses; and the last place winner will have my guards come over every day to supervise your riding and archery!"

Everyone listened, and no matter what they thought in their hearts, there was excitement on their faces.

The Fourth Prince had a blank expression on his face, but he clenched his fists. He had been out of the Imperial Study for nearly ten years and was already in his twenties. It would be too embarrassing if he was watched by guards while practicing riding and shooting.

He looked at Kangxi with some anticipation.

The emperor father doesn’t look like he’s going to watch a hunt.

Sure enough, Kangxi's eyes wandered between the Fourth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince, and said, "I will give the Fourth Prince the position of deputy, and the rest of you must not slack off!"

Everyone agreed in unison.

The Fourth Prince didn't know whether to be happy or ashamed.

This was obviously underestimated by the Emperor's father.

But he shouldn't be the last one, as he's being watched while practicing archery.

The Ninth Prince was an outsider and understood that his father was "helping the weak."

It filled in the gaps for the fourth brother.

It’s hard to say who is the last one.

Haha ...

Anyway, it’s not me.

The Eight Banners soldiers who were going to hunt had already been waiting for orders.

The locations of the hunting grounds for each banner were assigned according to the positions of the Eight Banners in the capital.

The Ninth Prince, the commander, brought his guards and servants to the observation pavilion.

When he arrived at the observation pavilion, the Ninth Prince discovered that Orondei was also there.

"This servant has met Master Jiu..."

Orondai bowed and said.

The Ninth Prince asked, "Why are you free? Don't you need to be with Khan Ama?"

Orondai said: "The guards accompanying the emperor today are the inner guards, not the Tiger Spear Battalion."

Today's hunt is mainly for deer, so there is no need for the Tiger Spear Battalion to engage in close combat.

The Ninth Prince looked at the drum next to him and realized that Orondei came to beat the drum just like he did yesterday.

The position of the commander himself is nominal, while Orondei is real.

The viewing pavilion was originally windy on all sides, but when the Ninth Prince came, the imperial court had someone find him a screen and carry it over.

In this way, when the screen is erected, it blocks the north wind, which is much better.

Orondei saw this and knew that the title of "beloved son" of the Ninth Prince was not false.

The Ninth Prince sat down, took out his pocket watch and looked at it. There were still quarter of an hour left before the scheduled hunting time.

Today's hunting trip starts at noon and ends at noon, a total of two hours.

The Ninth Prince sat down and asked Orondei to sit down as well.

This person was the nephew of Empress Xiaokangzhang, the cousin of Empress Xiaoyi, and the cousin and uncle of the princes.

Orondei was always very casual in front of the emperor, let alone in front of the prince, so he sat there with great openness.

The Ninth Prince asked, "Are all the soldiers of the Tiger Spear Battalion sent from Heilongjiang? Aren't they selected from the Beijing Banner?"

Not to mention anything else, just looking at his height, he is half a head taller than ordinary soldiers.

Orondai shook his head and said, "When the first batch of soldiers from the Tiger Spear Battalion entered Beijing, they were admitted to the Beijing Banner. The additional vacancies were selected from the best of the Vanguard School, Guard School, and Cavalry School."

The Ninth Prince asked again: "Do they all have hats?"

"Well, the lowest is the eighth grade!" Orondai said.

The Ninth Prince was moved by what he heard, but he could do nothing about it.

This is a vacancy in the upper three banners, and no one will be selected from the lower five banners.

He was thinking of Xiaowu from the Dutong Mansion.

Xiaowu will become an adult in two years, which is fast.

Unfortunately, the Dong E family could not take all the benefits, and it was difficult to fill the vacancies in the Zhenghong Banner.

When Orondai saw the Ninth Prince asking about this, he said, "This vacancy is too low in rank. I heard that there are several vacancies for third-rank guards in the Imperial Guards Department. If the Ninth Prince wants to promote someone, he can ask Fushan about it."

The Ninth Prince asked curiously, "Aren't third-class guards always in high demand? Now that a vacancy has occurred, there is no one to fill in?"

The vacancies for guards in the upper three banners were almost entirely divided up among the nobles of the upper three banners.

Just like the Tong family, Shun Anyan was implicated by his family and was dismissed from his post as a first-class guard. This position was then transferred to the fifth prince consort, and it was still the Tong family's livelihood.

Orondai said: "Anyway, the emperor has blocked the payment and has not allowed it to be repaid. There are several families involved in this."

Most of those families were relatives of the Hesheli family. After Xinyu's case came out, they were transferred out of the Guard Department one after another, and no sons of the respective families were allowed to fill the vacancies.

There is no need to explain all this in detail to the Ninth Prince, otherwise it would seem like he is gossiping.

The Ninth Prince was moved.

Unfortunately, there is a vacancy for the third-class guard.

If there was a vacancy for a second-class guard, he would inquire about it on behalf of Erhe.

He was originally a member of the upper three banners and was qualified to fill the vacancies in the upper three banners.

Joining the guard class has a better future than being a five-flag guard in the Beile Mansion...

(End of this chapter)