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Kangxi closed the memorial, leaned back on the couch, and rubbed his temples.On the left hand side of the table is Yinzhi's report on Prince Yinreng's illness, and on the right hand side are Yinhu's confession and Sun Sike's impeachment.Kangxi sighed, raised the ink brush to approve, then put it down, and said to himself: "Now all the affairs are left to the old father. These two children were expected to be able to take care of themselves, but when they arrive, there is really no one to worry about." Kangxi didn't feel unhappy in his heart.In fact, the son has not grown up yet, the prince is such an adult, he can still suffer from the cold and get sick, but fortunately, the condition is not too serious.Old Ba is even more absurd, or maybe, it's not really absurd?

Kangxi's heart trembled.Turning over Sun Sike's notebook, and then comparing it with Yinhu's confession notebook, he suddenly understood.The eyebrows were furrowed a little deeper: "This kid is very scheming."

At a glance, the two memorials are indeed different in wording and sentence, but after a careful comparison, it can be found that the two memorials are actually written by Yinhu, and the language can be imitated, but Yinhu's writing is rigorous and meticulous. , the internal connection in the incident, although hidden deeply, was still discovered by Kangxi.

What's the old man doing?Killing a few people, although this is somewhat inhumane, but Kangxi can understand that what Lao Ba did is really understandable, there is no need to plead guilty like this, and find Sun Sike to impeach, then there is only one explanation left.Lao Ba doesn't want the credit for this.As for why he didn't want it, Kangxi only thought of one possibility, Yinhu was restraining his edge.

Yinhu has been close to the prince since he was a child, and Kangxi sometimes felt jealous of his loyalty to the prince.Obviously, his son should be loyal to himself as Ama, but he is very close to his elder brother.It was a great opportunity to release it at this time, Yinhu should have added points for the prince in the army, but he just made such a basket for himself.

Kangxi thought about it carefully, and felt that Yinhu was deliberately trying to make things difficult for him.With Yinhu's intelligence, if he really wanted to kill people, he didn't have to wait until these people surrendered and became prisoners, and then surrounded them and shot them to death. When fighting, he just gave an order to leave no one alive.At that time, even if those people in the court heard about it, they would not impeach him, after all, it was for war.Killing prisoners is completely different.The killing of prisoners is unknown, it has been done since ancient times, did Yinhu do this deliberately not to want the opportunity I gave him to perform meritorious service?

What is he afraid of?Afraid that the prince's power in the army will increase, I feel jealous?Or is he afraid that he will be full-fledged in the future and be suspected by the prince?I'm afraid there are all of them.In any case, this child Yinhu is by no means simple.Kangxi liked his prudence and restraint, but he didn't like his careful calculation.

Kangxi ignored Yinhu's request to return to the Central Route Army for interrogation, and kept Sun Sike's impeachment memorial. There is no need to think too much about other things. For merits and demerits during the war, if you win and return to the court in the future, you will have your own holy order.The fourth child has gone, and it is not appropriate for him to be kept under the pressure of the eighth child, so that the two of them can manage together and help each other in military affairs, so that they can complement each other.After the approval, the soldiers were called in and sent out immediately.

As soon as it was finished, the military newspaper was sent in.After Kangxi had seen it, he questioned the Junggar captives he had sent, and his brows furrowed even deeper.Russia sent 6 people to support Galdan, including cavalry and musketeers. The news came from Moxi. Kangxi asked another person, and then took their confessions for a closer look. true and false.

Immediately, Kangxi heard that the accompanying princes, university scholars, internal ministers, and the Eight Banners all came to discuss matters.He also sent an order to Fei Yanggu, Yinzhen, and Yinhu to pay close attention to the dynamics of the war department, and sent multiple scouts to find out whether the news was true.Kangxi instinctively felt that the news was watery, but he couldn't feel at ease.He himself was some distance away from the desert, but Yinhu was already fighting the enemy. His two sons were still children at the front line.The two children are worthy of great use. Kangxi has expectations and hopes for them, so he also has worries.

This is an urgent military situation and cannot be delayed.In less than a quarter of an hour, the people who came by order gathered in the tent hall.After Kangxi spoke briefly, he threw this difficult problem to everyone for discussion.Whether the news is true or not, and how to deal with it, even Kangxi, who has gone through a storm, hesitates at this time.

In the tent, no one spoke.Mingzhu raised her eyes to see Kangxi's expression, he usually would not stand up and speak first, this is also his way of being a minister, first observe the words and expressions, and try to figure out what he wants.Nothing is as strong as meeting the emperor's will. Mingzhu can be in the court for many years, with ups and downs, but still able to support the large power of the Ming Party. It is important to have outstanding ability, but the most important thing is that Mingzhu can guess Kangxi's name thought.

Suo'etu was the first to speak. He signed the "Nerchinsk Treaty", and this matter concerns Russia, so he naturally has to speak out.Eight years later, Khalkha Mongolia has been fully included in the territory of the Qing Dynasty. When the Qing Dynasty negotiated the border, it made many concessions[1] in order to stabilize the northeast border and free up hands to deal with Galdan.China and Russia are still friendly in signing contracts. It stands to reason that the Russians should no longer send troops to help Galdan, and strive for Russia's neutral attitude between the Qing Dynasty and Galdan, which is also the reason why Kangxi was able to make major concessions at that time.

However, the Russians that Suo'etu knew were domineering and tough. He was already an old man in his sixties at this time. The slaves thought that no matter whether the news was true or not, Sheng Jia should return to Beijing. If Russia sent [-] troops, and the Erut troops in Galdan added up, there would be [-]. My Qing Dynasty only sent [-] troops this time. Ten thousand, it is impossible to know the outcome of an expedition. Your Majesty is concerned with the safety of the world and should not be in a dangerous place."

Kangxi didn't speak, but glanced at Suo'etu coldly, the displeasure in his eyes was not deep, but Mingzhu saw it clearly.

Seeing that Kangxi didn't speak, Suo'etu thought that Kangxi was encouraging him to continue talking, and then said: "Besides, the crown prince is sick and unable to handle the affairs of the court. The deputy is seriously ill, and the emperor must take care of himself." yes."

Suo'etu opened his mouth, and there was a voice of agreement from below. Several internal ministers said that the last time the Holy Majesty returned to Beijing due to illness, the Qing Dynasty also won a great victory.It was obviously a negative talk of avoiding the war, but it made them say that Galdan was too weak, and the Qing Dynasty didn't bother to fight a fair fight with him.There was a large group of people kneeling in the tent, all of them were trying to persuade the emperor to return to Beijing.There are various reasons, some of them followed Suo'etu to talk about the serious illness of the prince, some said that the heavy snow on the west road was a natural disaster, and some even mentioned the earthquake in Pingyang Prefecture in 34. Everyone agrees, and there is no one who disagrees.Even Tong Guowei had only his elder brother come out and say that he is not afraid of the Russian army and is willing to be a pioneer, but he did not object to Shengjia's return to Beijing.

Kangxi's head hurt from hearing this, and he raised his eyes to see Nalan Chengde standing behind.Chengde is the capital of Mongolia in the Zhenglan Banner. At this time, he lowered his head without saying a word. Kangxi looked at Mingzhu who was calm and calm, and decided to ask Mingzhu's son first. Pass Yaxa[2], tell me."

Cheng De came out and knelt down, and replied: "The slave is humble, so I dare not speak nonsense."

Kangxi finally smiled a little. Hearing what Chengde said, he might have disagreed with everyone.He hurriedly said, "But it doesn't matter."

"The servant thought that Russia might not be able to send 6 people to help Galdan fight Mobei."

"How do you say that? Is there any evidence?" After a group of old officials clamored to run away regardless of whether it was true or not, someone finally started to say that the news was false, and Kangxi couldn't help feeling that the discussion was worthwhile.Chengde has been working as a bodyguard in the palace since he was a Jinshi.Since he said so, it is seventy-eight percent reliable.

"In the past, the city of Yaksa was an important town in the east of Russia. It built a castle in order to map our Qing Dynasty. In such an important place, the garrison was only 10. After the war, Russia sent 6 troops from the capital to help. The battle on the border of our own side can only be done. Sending [-] troops to assist the enemy in attacking, if you don’t know whether you can benefit from it, then sending [-] troops is not a joke? Although Russia’s extreme northern land has a vast territory, it is sparsely populated, and there may not be [-] soldiers in the whole country. The servant heard , there are other countries in the east of Russia that are at odds with it, and they may go to war at any time, so the slaves think that Russia sent [-] people to aid Galdan, which is actually false news deliberately released by Galdan." Cheng De said unhurriedly, Not at all affected by what the ministers in the tent just said just now.

"So, do you think I shouldn't return to Beijing?" Kangxi asked the key point.

"Everything depends on the emperor's holy order." Cheng De didn't say any more.

Kangxi smiled, but he was still too cautious.As soon as this precedent was set, it began to look like a discussion. Some people agreed with Chengde's point of view, while others were still worried. Both sides expressed their views.In the end, Erlundai's words made some sense: "If the old man dies, he will send some shotguns to Galdan. We also have guns, so be afraid of him!"

Mingzhu was the last to speak. After observing for a long time, Mingzhu had already seen that Kangxi didn't want to go back and wanted to continue fighting, but he lacked a strong support.Immediately said: "The Holy Majesty's royal conquest of Galdan, the intention is to complete his achievements in one battle, capture the enemy's head alive, and pacify Moxi. Our Qing Dynasty uses the power of the whole country. If it fails, it will be a big joke for the world. The expedition involves a wide range of issues, and non-sage masters can't coordinate at the front line, and my servant, please don't be disturbed by the enemy's Xiaoxiao, the Western Expedition must not be stopped, and the ministers will do their best!"

"The ministers must do their best!" A voice of echo sounded.

Suo'etu wanted to say something more, but was shocked back by Kangxi's edict. "I don't know what kind of person you think of me. I, Emperor Gaozu, Emperor Taizong Wen, went to battle in person and built my foundation in the Qing Dynasty. How can I not follow the example of my ancestors? My army has already traveled here, and I made an agreement with the general Fei Yanggu to attack Karma Erdan, if I go back, how will I tell the Heaven and Earth Ancestral Temple and Sheji? If anyone persuades me to return to Beijing, I will punish him!"