Crossing Prince Yinren

Yinyi said lightly: "If the emperor wants to raise troops to enter Tibet, my younger brother is willing to be the king's pioneer."

Yinfeng smiled and said: "Sending troops into Tibet?... No, at least not now. Lhazang is respectful now, and our teacher is unknown. Besides, Tibet's natural dangers are difficult to overcome, and the climate is harsh. It is said that even ordinary birds cannot fly up. Ordinary soldiers Going in unprepared, five stops out of ten will die on the road. If we want to send troops into Tibet, we must be fully prepared. Furthermore, Lhazang is not the master of great talent and strategy. May as well."

Yinyu retorted: "Is there anything perfect in the world? It's okay for now. Is it necessary to wait until there is an obstacle before making a hasty move? Although Tibet has natural dangers, if the Tibetans can bear it, we can do it. As for the famous and the unnamed, he Killing Sangye Gyatso without the permission of the imperial court is not counted?"

Yinfeng frowned and said: "It's a good thing for elder brother to not be afraid of hardships and dangers, but you can't jump to conclusions without seeing the climate in Tibet. Ordinary soldiers go up, not to mention fighting, even breathing and walking are extremely difficult. Nausea and vomiting, sickness and fever, and other high-altitude diseases are not enough. The weaker soldiers can't survive. I have also sent spies to Tibet to collect information, but the results are not great. It is difficult to enter Tibet. Tibetans They are still self-proclaimed, and their customs and customs are very different from those of our Manchus and Hans, so it is not easy to raise troops."

After a pause, he continued, "Well, since Lhazang requested to depose Tsangyang Gyatso, saying that he is a fake Dalai Lama, I ordered Tsangyang Gyatso to be detained in Beijing, saying that he would personally identify whether he is real or not. Then decide whether to depose. Although the sixth Dalai Lama does not abide by the Qing rules, he has a high prestige among the Tibetan people. When he came to the capital, he will also restrain Lhazang Khan. If he wants to, he can go to Tibet with this team of envoys. Look at the truth."

Yinyi was not satisfied, but it was inconvenient to refute.Yinfeng said again: "If elder brother goes, I can send [-] elite soldiers as elder brother's guards, and I will use elder brother as the envoy, how about it?"

Thirty thousand elite soldiers?Yin Yin raised his head suddenly.How many people does Lhazang have in his army?This is the meaning of acquiescing to him to act cheaply when the time comes.

A smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and he said in a deep voice, "My brother thanked the emperor for his trust."

The rest of the people also understood the meaning of these few words of the two of them. None of the men had the dream of being golden and iron horses, and they all looked at the elder brother enviously.Ten Baylor Yinxuan, I was even more willing to ask: "Second brother, let me follow the elder brother to learn more?"

Yinfeng said: "Yinfeng, I want to go too?" After thinking for a while, he said, "It's good to go to experience and practice. But the journey to Tibet is very difficult, and it's not as pleasant as going out to Beijing with Huang Ama. Did you suffer from that?"

I patted my chest excitedly and said, "Second brother, don't worry, if the eldest brother can bear it, I must also be able to bear it, and I won't embarrass the second brother!"

Yinfeng shook his head and said: "How can you compare with big brother? As long as you don't complain about suffering or tiredness along the way, it will be good if you can make it all the way to the place. If you want to go, you have to agree to two conditions first."

Yinqin and I agreed straight away: "Second brother, tell me."

Yinfeng said: "Firstly, you must listen to what your elder brother says along the way. You can follow what he says, and you can't go against his will, and you can't make arbitrary claims. You also know that this trip to Tibet is not just to pick up people."

Yinqin hesitated for a while, and said: "Yes, I just listen to my elder brother in everything."

Yinfeng said: "Secondly; you can't put on airs like a prince on the road, walk and breathe with the soldiers, and if you can't make it through, ask your elder brother to escort you back, and don't be brave."

Yinqin, I agreed wholeheartedly: "Yes."

Yinfeng smiled and said: "Okay, this time I will let you follow the eldest brother to learn more."

The seven, eight, and nine all looked at Yinfeng longingly after hearing the words, and said vyingly: "Second brother..."

Yinfeng knew what they wanted to say, so he stopped them and said: "After all, this trip is for business, not for fun. How can I let you all go with me. There will be opportunities in the future."

After discussing the matter, everyone moved outside to eat.

Yinfeng didn't have so many rules when eating, and the meals were even more frugal than when the Supreme Emperor was in power. This day's lunch was just a bowl of chicken soup and fine noodles, plus two small dishes of pickles.Those who like to eat meat add another plate of meat, but the portion is not too much, just enough to eat.

Brother Nine said dissatisfied: "Second brother, you are saving more and more. We are such a big Qing country, don't we still lose the money you saved for this meal?"

Yinfeng smiled and said, "Why, isn't it enough to eat? Order more and let Lin Hai pass it on to you."

Brother Jiu rolled his eyes because of his choking, and everyone else laughed.

Several people have been hungry for most of the day, and having such a big steaming bowl of noodles in front of them whets their appetite more than anything else, so they all picked up their chopsticks and started eating.Brother Jiu took a sip of the hot soup first, and then picked out a chopstick noodle and put it in his mouth, but it was also delicious and delicious.Xilihulu ate up a large bowl of noodles and meat, and there were not a few pickles left, so he felt a strange sense of satisfaction when he was full.

Looking at others, the third elder brother who usually eats very picky and the eighth elder brother who eats a small amount of food also ate a bowl of noodles with nothing left. Looking at each other, it feels very fresh for a while.

Yinreng has been educated in court etiquette for decades, and it has been deeply rooted in his bone marrow. Even when eating a bowl of chicken soup noodles, he still has a straight back, elegant demeanor, impeccable, just like tasting a delicacy.The third elder brother Yinzhi was really hungry these days, he was already full, but seeing him eating like this made him a little hungry again.I thought to myself for a while to ask the chef how to make this noodle, but he persuaded: "Second brother, although it is good to be frugal, but you are the king of a country, so frugal is not like this. Besides, even for safety It should not be the case.”

Yinfeng said: "I know, it's just for me occasionally."

Elder Brother Yin, I put a piece of crispy jerky into a bowl and muttered, "Why do I do it once in a while? Eight out of ten times, even if I don't eat noodles, it's not much better than this."

After the meal, the elder brothers left together, and I couldn't help complaining, "What do you think the second brother treats me so harshly, not to mention us, even ordinary people's middle-class families don't eat like this. The emperor How did Ama teach him when he was a child, and he taught him to be frugal so far."

Yinzhi sneered and said, "Xiao Shi, what do you know, the second elder brother was the real gold and jade when he was a child. You don't remember when you were young. At that time, Huang Ama was reluctant to use all the good things that the Ministry of Internal Affairs bought. Let the second elder brother be concerned first, as for clothes and food, he has listed all the best and most precious things in the world before him to choose. If so, he was afraid that he would be wronged, so when the second elder brother was two years old, he handed over the House of Internal Affairs to him. Let Ling Pu take charge."

"When the second sister got married, the second brother asked the maid to embroider her a haze-colored tent. The roses embroidered with gold threads and amethyst beads were stretched apart. It was a luxurious and brilliant. The second sister wrote a poem for the tent. Poetry, I still remember two sentences——'Hall waiter carefully sweep the Xiaoxiang mat, I'm afraid that the residual flowers will fall on the pillow (1)'. When will you go to see the second sister, the second sister still loves it like a treasure."

Yinfeng, I am nine years younger than Yinreng. As far back as I can remember, Yinreng already has the demeanor of the emperor. Except for the rewards from the emperor Ama and the role of the crown prince, there are few extravagant acts, so I feel that he is very simple. Such a past.Unexpectedly, he said: "I remember that when I was young, the maids and eunuchs next to my second brother were all beautiful, and they were the most beautiful in the Forbidden City, even more beautiful than those in Huang'ama Palace. I'm so envious, I don't even remember."

Yinzhi laughed and said: "Yes, yes, and this. The maids and eunuchs of Yuqing Palace are also selected by Huang Ama personally one by one to be the most outstanding. They are top-notch in appearance and temperament. The Palace of Mental Cultivation Isn’t Linlang, the eldest palace maid, not bad? At that time, those who were slightly worse than her could not enter Yuqing Palace. Now those people are gradually released from the palace, and there are not many left. Huang Ama wished that the stars Take them all off and give them to the second brother."

The thirteen elder brothers were still young at that time, and couldn't remember things clearly, so they listened with gusto.But Yinfei clearly remembered the face of the noble young man who was surrounded by beautiful maidservants and young children, and felt like a fairy, and felt a little sad.

Yinzhi's talk was aroused, and he joked casually: "Now that the second brother knows that Chai Migui is in charge, he immediately puts away all the pomp." The younger brothers were all amused, and even the always serious Yinzhen couldn't help but smile.

After seeing off the brothers, Yinreng leaned on the couch a little tiredly for a while, then called the study room for a walk, intending to allow the elder brother to transfer troops.

Today's on-duty study walker's surname is Ji Mingkang, he is a mature and prudent person, he hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, at this time, you are raising troops to enter Tibet...?"

Yinfeng said warmly: "What's Ji Aiqing's opinion?"

Ji Kangdao: "The emperor was wise and decisive, and the court decided to stop the matter of Ming'an, but I fear that the subsequent involvement may not be so simple. The important matter of the soldiers and the country is now at a critical juncture, and taxes are collected everywhere. In the process of adjustment, it is not easy for a [-]-strong army to enter Tibet for supplies, and if there is an oversight, it is hard to predict what unexpected consequences will happen to either of the two parties. It seems unwise for the emperor to forgive the crime of disrespect."

Yinreng bowed his head in thought for a long time, returned to the study and picked up the booklet from Lhazang, and lightly traced the words Tsangyang Gyatso with his fingertips.

He must hold Tibet in his hands. Now the Qing court’s control over Tibet and Qinghai is too weak. Although Galdan was defeated a few years ago, the main control of the court over this area is still relying on various tribes It is impossible to check each other and rule directly.

He can't remember how "historically" the Qing Dynasty got direct rule over Tibet, but it's impossible to sit and wait for it to fall from the sky.

As for the matter of "spreading into the mu", he is taking meat from the jaws of big nobles, big families, and big landlords, and he is mobilizing the class interests of the most fundamental group. If he is not careful, he may be doomed, even in another period of history Emperor Yongzheng, who was so tough, was under the shadow of this reform until his death. It will not be completed in a short time, and it will not be completed easily.Could it be that nothing is done in the middle of this long reform?

Even if you don't do it, can you stop accidents happening elsewhere?

But Ji Kang's worry is not unreasonable, Ming An's case, the difficult problem is still to come.The account books that Li Xiao sent to the capital had so many pages of dignitaries' names and huge sums of money that was the most difficult problem.

Since he ascended the throne, although he is not as strong as Yongzheng, he has been slowly and resolutely clearing up the bureaucracy, and Xiao Si, who is stubborn and not afraid of offending others, has been helping him deal with this matter.Looking at the face of the grown-up child beside him, the serious mask that was just pretending to be a young adult at first has gradually become the real face, and the officials have begun to be shocked by seeing it.It's not that he doesn't regret or feel distressed, but he is the only one among the brothers who is not afraid to help him do these things and has done these things.

After a long time, he finally said: "My intention has been decided. As Prince Zhi said, there will never be a proper chance for war. The matter of entering Tibet is imperative. A few years ago in the battle of Geldan, my army was still very powerful." Now, in a few years, the Qinghai tribes in Tibet will recuperate and grow stronger, and the price we need to pay for entering Tibet will be even greater. This is the right time."

He had been supporting Ge Erdan overtly and secretly. Sangye Gyatso, who was hostile to the imperial court, died. Lhazang had not yet gained a foothold, and all the surrounding ministries opposed him. He urgently needed the support of the Qing court. It would be a pity to pass up this opportunity.

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Ji Kang could only remain silent.He has a scholarly temper, and he always feels that war is always bad for the common people no matter when.

Yinreng knew what he was thinking just by looking at his expression, and smiled slightly, but didn't explain anything to him.He also couldn't explain to the scholar the meaning of Tibet, a place of severe cold. In Ji Kang's view, it was barren, barren and remote, where people and animals could hardly survive. It is better to benefit the people.It also saves mobilizing teachers and mobilizing crowds, sending athletes' lives in vain and spilling men's blood in foreign lands.

People like Ji Kang, whose knowledge is limited to the times, always put the common people first. Although they cannot be pioneers and cannot make great achievements, they are the backbone and soul of a dynasty. can easily be derailed.

Yinfeng's eyes once again fell on Cangyang Gyatso's words, and the loud and melodious singing of the Yungui people sounded in his ears again: "I live in the Potala Palace, and I am the king of the snowy region. Walking on the streets of Lhasa, it is The most beautiful lover in the world..."

"Living in the Potala Palace, I am the king of the snowy land. Walking on the streets of Lhasa, I am the most beautiful lover in the world." He also had a glimmer of expectation for the sixth Dalai Lama, Tsangyang Gyatso, who wrote such a poem.

Before Ji Kang's decree was finished, Lin Hai hurried in: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent memorial from Jiangnan."

Yinfeng opened it and saw that the beginning reads: "Chen Cao Yinzuo... Celebrities from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Qiu Ci, Queen Fa, Yi Jiayou, etc... sow discord between the Manchus and the Han, and plot to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty..."

Yinfeng took a breath after reading it, and sighed softly: "It's really troublesome."

He handed the booklet to Ji Kang, went to the window and stood with his hands behind his back, only to see a layer of lead-colored clouds hover over the blue sky.

Ji Kang only scanned the first line before his complexion changed drastically. After hastily browsing, he looked up at Yinreng. Yinreng's light-colored regular clothes seemed to melt into the backlight of the window. His figure was a little thin, but straight as usual.