My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1820 Praise
As soon as the two men dismounted in front of the palace, they saw the Thirteenth Prince riding towards them.

The Ninth Prince looked over and saw that the Thirteenth Prince looked depressed.

"Ninth brother, Lord E..."

The Thirteenth Prince dismounted from his horse and walked over, his voice a little hoarse.

Seeing him so listless, the Ninth Prince consoled him, "It's not your fault, you're just unlucky. You caught half as many prey as others. Just let it go!"

Orondai also said: "Yes, hunting is inevitable in the future. Next time you go to Mulan Hunting Ground, you can see that the place is more spacious than this place, and there will be no empty enclosures."

The Thirteenth Prince nodded and said, "I'm fine. I just didn't think about this at first, and I felt a little depressed for a while."

Hundreds of men and horses were sent out, but they were unable to drive out a few deer herds. It would be strange if the result was good.

Even here, he didn't have the face to tell everyone not to shoot and wait for him to shoot one by one.

In that case, even if the soldiers were obedient, the deer would not be obedient and would just run away in all directions.

Others also came back one after another.

Everyone talked about the hunting trip and felt that they were still not satisfied.

The Fifth Prince said, "It was great. I shot two arrows and killed a deer king that was about five feet tall. I haven't relaxed my muscles like this in a long time!"

The Seventh Prince touched his bow, feeling somewhat reluctant to part with it.

The Tenth Prince said to the Ninth Prince excitedly, "Ninth Brother, I shot a red-haired fox. It should be from the same family as the one you picked last time."

The Ninth Prince immediately said bluntly: "That's great, two fox skins can be used to make a small jacket for the eldest princess!"

When I had a red fox skin before, it was not enough to make a small jacket, so it could only be used to make a scarf or the edge of clothes.

"Uh-huh……"

The Tenth Prince responded, "I've also asked someone to save some deerskins so that I can make boots for my nephews."

The Ninth Prince was not included in this hunt, so naturally he was not included in the spoils.

The Tenth Prince felt sorry for his brother, so he left half of his spoils for the Ninth Prince.

The Ninth Prince waved his hand and said, "I don't need this, you can keep it for yourself. I left a lot last month, it's enough for them."

The Fifth Prince was standing nearby, and thinking of his brother's failure to seize the spoils this time, he said, "I have kept a few live deer. I'll give you two this afternoon. You can take them back to make deer blood tofu and barbecue. Live deer are better than dead ones."

The Ninth Prince said, "This is good. I love eating braised deer blood. It tastes fresh and tender."

In fact, it was Shushu who loved to eat it, and the Ninth Prince was brought along, and he also thought that the deer blood tofu was delicious.

It can be braised, or made into spicy two-color tofu with white tofu.

The place where the Third Prince is from is poor. Not only does he have no hope of being in the top three, but his personal performance is not very good either, so he may also end up being the last.

He was originally depressed, and felt uncomfortable when he saw others happy.

After hearing what the Ninth Prince said, he burst out laughing.

"Ninth brother, you should eat less deer blood. Your body can't handle it. Be careful not to get a nosebleed. Winter is a very dry season..."

The Ninth Prince looked at the Third Prince and said, "Third Brother, don't worry about me. Think about what would happen if Khan Ama sent guards to watch you shoot arrows, okay?"

Third Prince: “…”

The Ninth Prince saw that he looked guilty and thought something was not right.

Guilt is greater than worry.

The Ninth Prince looked him over and said, "Perhaps you 'accidentally' crossed the border and chased away the deer in the territory of the Zhenghong Banner?"

"I don't!"

The Third Prince immediately said confidently: "I didn't chase the red flag's deer herd!"

The Ninth Prince nodded.

He didn't think so either.

During the first half, he kept an eye on the movements in the Zhenghongqi territory. If the Third Prince arranged for someone to cross the border, it would not escape his eyes.

Then why are you feeling guilty?
He seemed to understand something and said, "I understand. If you didn't cross the border to the south, then you crossed the border to the east and robbed the deer of the Bordered Yellow Banner!"

Third Prince: “…”

The Thirteenth Prince understood, looked over, and said, "Third Brother, have you really crossed the boundary?"

The Third Prince laughed and said, "Haha, maybe the subordinates were careless and let it out so fast that they couldn't stop it for a while..."

The Thirteenth Prince was indignant: "You are too unkind!"

The Third Prince saw that the Ninth Prince was gloating after fanning the flames, and immediately pointed at the Ninth Prince and said, "Where is the instigator? Who told him to come here like this last time?"

At this time, Kangxi arrived.

The eldest prince, the fourth prince, and the eighth prince were by his side.

After hearing what the Third Prince said, Kangxi dismounted from his horse, looked at the Ninth Prince, and asked, "What did you do? How did you become the instigator?"

The Ninth Prince hurriedly said, "My son is innocent. I didn't do anything. I just stood in the observation pavilion and blew the wind for two hours..."

At this point, he saw Orondai next to him and said, "Master Orondai can testify for his son!"

Kangxi looked towards Orondei.

Orondei nodded in agreement.

That’s true, he was there with me the whole time.

Kangxi looked at the Third Prince again and asked, "What's going on?"

The Third Prince did not dare to lie and said honestly, "It was my son's team that accidentally crossed into the Bordered Yellow Banner territory."

Kangxi looked at him, figured out what was going on, and was speechless.

Is this bullying the weak and fearing the strong? !
If they really wanted to take advantage of the small number of deer in the Zhenghuang Banner territory, shouldn't they rob deer in the Zhenghong Banner territory?

He can't even rob. Is he stupid or just a coward?
The third prince hung his head, already regretting his decision.

Everyone followed Kangxi into the palace.

After being outside for half a day, everyone was already hungry and thirsty.

Kangxi asked everyone to sit down and ordered people to serve steamed buns and tea.

The Ninth Prince looked at the dry buns and realized he had no choice, so he picked up a piece of sachima.

Normally I dislike this because it is too sweet and greasy, but now it goes just right with strong tea.

The others also started eating.

The Eighth Prince couldn't help but secretly look at the Ninth Prince.

I forgot that the Ninth Prince was in the observation pavilion.

that……

Did the Ninth Prince see what was happening everywhere...

The Eighth Prince felt uneasy.

The Ninth Prince noticed something and looked over. He saw his brothers all with their heads down eating. Only the Tenth Prince looked at the Eighth Prince with an unfriendly look.

The Ninth Prince couldn't figure out the reason for a moment.

The territories of these two people are not adjacent to each other, so how could there be any conflict?
By the time everyone had finished eating their round of steamed buns, the guards who were counting the results had returned.

The top three individually are the eldest prince, the eighth prince and the tenth prince. The last one is the thirteenth prince, and the second to last is the fourth prince.

The top three flag colors are the Plain Blue Banner, the Bordered Blue Banner and the Bordered Red Banner. The last one is the Bordered Yellow Banner and the second to last is the Plain Yellow Banner.

The Thirteenth Prince, who was stabbed by the Third Prince, got a double last place.

This result is really unexpected.

Many people couldn't help but look at the Fourth Prince.

How does the Fourth Prince choose his prey?

Is the Fourth Prince also considered as the Emperor's prey?

That shouldn’t be the case, because if that were the case, they wouldn’t even make it into the top three with two against one.

The Fourth Prince held his head high and chest puffed out, not feeling guilty at all.

He filled four barrels with arrows!
Each of these princes has a mark on his arrow.

As long as there is an arrow in the prey, it cannot be considered as belonging to anyone else.

The greater the bow force, the more energy is consumed, and it is easy to run out of stamina.

When the Fourth Prince arrived on the field, he discovered this advantage and shot arrows at a very fast speed.

The Thirteenth Prince was like a cabbage hit by frost, wishing he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

He originally wanted to show his strength and dispel the rumors outside, but it seemed to confirm that he was just a prince in name only.

So how many times have you lost?
The brothers competed three times and came last twice. This result is really not good enough.

Kangxi looked at the Thirteenth Prince and was not very satisfied with him. He said, "Losing is losing. It's just a hunting game!"

The Thirteenth Prince stood up, his face filled with shame, and admitted his mistake quickly.

"My son is too concerned about gain and loss. He must practice riding and archery diligently in the future and will not fail in the paddock again."

Kangxi looked at the Third Prince again and said, "You are only good at these little tricks. You have read so much that you have lost your mind. Don't waste your time in the Taichang Temple. Go to the Ministry of Rites and learn some rules!"

The Third Prince stood up and listened, feeling uneasy, but after hearing the last part, he didn't know whether it was a punishment or a reward.

He looked up, wondering if he had heard it wrongly.

Seeing that he did not respond, Kangxi asked, "Why? You have all the rules, so you don't need to go to the Ministry of Rites?"

The Third Prince hurriedly said, "It's not complete, it's not complete, I need it, I need it!"

Kangxi looked at the eldest prince again and praised him, "Fast as the wind, slow as the forest, and swift as fire. Very good, no empty talk!"

The eldest prince stood up and said, "My son has a brain that can't remember other lessons, but he has learned a few military books and has not forgotten them to this day. I only hope that I can lead troops to conquer in the future, emulating the founding kings and expanding the territory for the Qing Dynasty."

Kangxi nodded and said, "What a good ambition. I remember it, and you should remember it too."

Looking at the eldest prince, the tall and mighty eldest son, he also felt regretful.

Birth is not at the right time.

Otherwise, it would be another Prince Suwu.

Kangxi was an emperor, but he was more than just an emperor.

Although he wanted to use the eldest prince to train the crown prince, he also thought about how to protect his eldest son.

That is the Iron Hat King.

Like Prince Suwu.

Prince Suwu also competed for the throne in his past. Although he was later framed and killed, that was Dorgon's sin, not the royal family's sin.

If the eldest prince could have more outstanding military achievements, he would be the new iron-hat king, and there would be no need to worry about his bad end.

As for today's second place, Eighth Prince...

Kangxi was not surprised by this result.

He has always known that this son is as capable as his other sons. He appears humble on the surface, but is very strong-willed at heart.

He also praised, saying: "Eighth Prince is not bad either, he almost became the top two champions!"

The current results are also impressive, second place in individual competition and first place in flag color.

The Eighth Prince stood up, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Kangxi was puzzled when he saw his anxious look.

Could it be because he was confined at home for a year? He doesn't seem to be very confident, not the kind of humble one who is confident of what is going on?

Kangxi was somewhat reluctant, and said in a gentle manner: "I know that my Eighth Prince has always been no worse than others. Don't mention the past. Just do your job well in the future!"

After hearing this, the Eighth Prince was very excited and said, "Well, my son will definitely serve well in the future, be loyal to the country, and be filial to the Khan!"

Kangxi nodded and said, "Okay, I'll wait and see!"

When he saw the Tenth Prince, Kangxi also praised him: "The Tenth Prince's riding and archery are better than when he was in the study room. You must not slack off!"

The Tenth Prince also stood up and responded...

(End of this chapter)