[Qing Chuan] The daily life of the seven princes

Negotiations with Tsarist Russia have been deadlocked for a long time, and the two sides have refused to budge on the ownership of Nerchinsk, Yaksa and other places.

In the end, Suo'etu decided to make a certain degree of concession in order to complete the task as soon as possible.

In the case that Tsarist Russia agrees to other conditions, he can make a decision to give up Nerchinsk.

He is the chief representative of the Qing side of the negotiations and holds the final decision.

It stands to reason that no one else has the right to interfere with or oppose any decision he makes.

But there is one exception, and that is Kangxi's uncle-Tong Guogang.

Strictly speaking, Tong Guogang is also Suo'etu's subordinate and should obey his decision.

However, Kangxi sent Tong Guogang to Suo'etu and went to Heilongjiang with him, not only for the purpose of leading troops to protect the safety of envoys, but also for the purpose of supervising Suo'etu.

Before departure, my nephew said that the treaty clearly stipulates that Nerchinsk, Yaksa, Heilongjiang, and the rivers leading to this river are all the territory of the Qing Dynasty and cannot be handed over to the Russians, and Tsarist Russia must repatriate the defectors. Daur leader Ghentpur, the two sides are not allowed to accept fugitives.

Fortunately, Suo'etu wants to make his own claim and give Nerchinsk to Tsarist Russia.Then can he agree? If he agrees, his emperor's nephew can't agree.

Tong Guogang is a military general, and the generals are not very good-tempered. The two relatives of the emperor immediately had a dispute, and then they had a big fight.

Suo'etu dared to sign this agreement, and Tong Guogang dared to kill him with a musket.

This matter must not be discussed any further, plus a spy sent a secret report saying that the Junggar tribe is going to war with the Khalkha Mongol tribes, and they may not be able to return later when the road is blocked .

After Suo'etu discussed with the ministers, he could only temporarily put aside the negotiation and return to the capital first, so that the emperor can make a decision.

On their way back to Beijing, Galdan couldn't wait to invade Khalkha.

This matter will start in July this year.

In July, Kangxi was touring various places outside the Great Wall.As usual, I discussed with various Mongolian ministries about the situation of the Junggar tribe.

The news I got is that Galdan has been uncharacteristically in the past year. After attacking the Uzbek Khanate, he did not make any other moves, and the borders of several tribes were safe and sound.

Galdan suddenly changed from a militant who was constantly provoking other tribes in Mongolia to a friendly neighbor, which made everyone puzzled.

At this time, the Junggar tribe had already ruled the southern border area of ​​​​the Tianshan South Road, and expanded its power to the Qihe River Basin and the Issyk Lake area.

It can be said that in the three directions of east, north, and west, he has expanded a lot of territory. Now only the other tribes of Mongolia in the south are left, and further south is the territory of the Qing Empire.

Galdan claimed to be a descendant of Temujin, and his long-cherished wish in this life was to fight back to the Central Plains like his ancestors did, and reoccupy the land they had occupied there.

Kangxi called a meeting of various ministries to discuss what prevented Galdan from attacking south.

Some people say that he lost the support of the Fifth Dalai Lama of Tibet; some say that it is because he seized power from his older brother, and now that his nephew has grown up, he is also planning to launch a coup; It is difficult to support; some people say that Galdan's move is just to let the Mongolian ministries and the Qing Dynasty relax their vigilance...

At this time, Galdan sent envoys to send a large number of gold and silver artifacts, cattle and sheep, saying that he wanted to pay tribute to the Qing emperor and pay his respects.

His purpose is also very clear. He hopes that Kangxi will agree to trade between Junggar and Qing Dynasty.

Kangxi asked the ministers and the Mongolian leaders what they thought. Who would want to fight if they have nothing to do? Of course, peace is more important.

Therefore, a large number of people proposed that since Galdan was full of sincerity, it would be better to open the border and conduct trade with them.

Some people agree, and naturally some people oppose it, and those who oppose it have a simple point of view.Galdan has been aggressing and expanding non-stop since he slaughtered his own brother more than ten years ago.Over the years, he has also been eyeing the Qing Dynasty. Now that he thinks of paying tribute to pay his respects, he has no good intentions.

From the evaluation of the San Francisco, the recovery of Penghu, and the expulsion of the Tsarist Russian Expeditionary Army, it is not difficult to see that the young emperor is also a hardliner.Kangxi was naturally more inclined to the second point of view, the tribute was accepted, and the matter of trade exchanges will be discussed at another time.

Suoetu returned to the capital from Nerchinsk, and when he arrived at Khalkha, a small-scale war had already broken out. Galdan personally led his iron hooves to fight, and the Khalkha tribes rushed to the battle.

Fortunately, the garrison of the envoys to Nerchinsk included 200 Eight Banners forward soldiers, 400 guards, and 200 firearm battalion soldiers.

Although Galdan dared to attack the Mongolian tribes of Khalkha, he had not dared to confront the Qing court head-on.

In this way, Suo'etu and his party returned to the capital before the war broke out on a large scale.

Hearing the two things, Kangxi didn't know where the gentleman was angry for a while, so he scolded Suo'etu severely without saying a word.

I said it well before I set off, Nerchinsk, Yaksa and the Heilongjiang River Basin will not give up an inch of land, and I have to make my own decisions after I go.

After being scolded by this, Suo'etu also felt that he was wronged.He immediately knelt in front of Kangxi and cried out: "No matter what decision I make, it must be based on the interests of the Qing Dynasty, and there is no selfishness."

Kangxi was so angry that he wished he could kick him in front of civil and military officials.

But this is the court hall, not the south study room, Kangxi finally endured this tone.

He gave Suo'etu a hard look: "There is no selfishness, and you have no selfishness to make your own claim to give up the territory of the Qing Dynasty."

"The minister has difficulties."

This difficulty cannot be told in front of so many people in the court, so we can only talk about it in the South Study Room after retiring from the court.

Kangxi shunned the servants around him and sat behind the dragon case, telling Suo'etu to speak quickly if he had anything to say.

"Galdan was still paying tribute to the Qing Dynasty a few months ago. Greetings and asking for trade. When we were negotiating with Tsarist Russia, they began to fight the Khalkha tribes."

Kangxi's face turned serious, as if he had heard the way.

Suo'etu continued: "Also, Tsarist Russia was the first to propose to sign a border treaty with us, and their attitude was sincere. After I went to Nerchinsk, they suddenly became tough."

Kangxi's pupils shrank, and uncontrollable anger appeared in his eyes: "You mean that Galdan colluded with Tsarist Russia?"

Suo'etu nodded: "This is my guess. That's why I lost my head at that time and thought about taking a step back and resolving this matter earlier, so that the court can spare more energy to deal with Galdan."

Kangxi was angry, but Suo'etu also had his own considerations, not because he was greedy for life, afraid of death, collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, and it was not easy to punish him for his crimes.

But he still couldn't help scolding him again, cut first and then played, and went back to reflect on himself.

Soon after, Kangxi did receive a secret report from Khalkha Mongolia, confirming that Galdan had indeed sent a secret letter to Tsarist Russia before.

Now it seems that things are indeed as Suo'etu judged. The negotiations with Tsarist Russia were in accordance with their requirements. They gave up Nerchinsk, drew a clear border with Russia as soon as possible, and freed up their hands to deal with Junggar with all their strength.

But this feeling of being stuck in the neck was too uncomfortable, the young emperor couldn't swallow this breath, and couldn't make a decision for a long time.

However, it has now entered October, and at the end of the year, the second negotiation will have to wait until next year, and there are still a few months for him to plan.

Furthermore, although Mongolia has fought, a large-scale war has not yet broken out.Whether Galdan really wanted to occupy Khalkha, or whether he deliberately harassed, spied on or even consumed it to help Tsarist Russia gain greater benefits in the negotiations is uncertain.

Suo'etu met the emperor and was scolded, feeling somewhat unconvinced.Why is it that he is scolded alone, and Tong Guogang is guilty of committing crimes, and he does not obey his decision to represent the top leader in foreign affairs, so there is no need to ask for guilt?

So, after leaving Qianqing Palace, he went straight to Yuqing Palace.

After returning to the capital, after meeting the emperor, he wanted to meet the prince after all.

On the way, he had already thought about it, and he had to ask the prince to comment on it to see if what he said was true.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked to the star gate in front of the main entrance of Yuqing Palace, he happened to meet the prince coming from the Wenhua Palace in the south.

He wasn't the only one who came, there was a little tail bouncing around beside him.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Yinyou hadn't seen his prince brother for a long time.The two brothers have always had a good relationship, and since they haven't seen each other for a while, they think about it very much.

Coincidentally, there was no riding and archery class this afternoon, and he had nothing to do, so he went to the Wenhua Palace to surprise the prince's elder brother.When he went, he didn't forget to take some biscuits baked by the imperial concubine.

When he arrived, the Wenhua Palace was very quiet, and there were many servants standing outside.

Standing at the door was He Yuzhu, the eunuch next to the prince, whom Yinyou knew.

When he walked in, Eunuch He lowered his head and smiled, "Is Seventh Brother looking for the prince?"

Yinyou smiled and blinked at him: "No, I'm here to find you."

Eunuch He looked terrified: "Master, stop joking, this slave can't afford it."

He looked inside the hall, and said in a low voice: "Brother Qi, go in, the prince is studying the memorial inside."

Yinyou originally wanted to ask "Is there anyone else in there", but He Yuzhu had already pushed aside and stood there, so he couldn't ask any more.

So, the little guy sneaked into the Wenhua Hall, hid behind the high carved door, and looked inside.

He first saw the prince sitting behind the desk, who was looking at something with his head buried in his eyes. There were several high piles of memorials in front of him, blocking Yinyou's advance.

So, he moved his eyes to the side of the prince again, there was a table there, and the person sitting behind the table was also known to Yinyou, who was the prince's master Tang Bin.

He was still wearing his battered official uniform, which even had patches.

It is said that Master Tang overcame a serious illness last year, and now he really looks much older.

However, he still looked very stern, and Yinyou couldn't help feeling a little scared.

He thought, if this master Tang was giving them a lecture, he would not dare to talk in class.

No no, he still likes his master more, what a lovely old man, when he told him "A Happy Journey", he would discuss with him how to eat that big fish in Beiming.

"Who is standing there?"

An old but majestic voice came from the room, Yinyou was so frightened that he took half a step back towards the door, calmed down, and stood up generously: "It's me."

Tang Bin quickly stood up, and bowed his hands to him: "Seventh brother."

Yinyou hurriedly bowed in return: "Master Tang."

When the prince heard Yinyou's voice, he immediately raised his head with a smile.Just about to wave to Yinyou and tell him to come over.

Who knew that before he raised his hand, he heard a light cough from the other side: "Prince, have you finished reading today's memorial?"

The prince looked at the stack of memorials at hand, there were about five or six more.So he asked Yinyou to sit aside for a while, waiting for him to finish today's task.

Yinyou sat quietly at the side, watching the prince's elder brother read those memorials one by one without raising his head.

It feels so tiring to be a prince. His elder brother is obviously not yet fourteen years old, so why do he have to deal with so many things every day.

Finally, when the sun was setting, the prince had finished reading all the stacks of memorials, and asked Master Tang if he didn't understand any of them.He also sorted out all the content he had read, and attached his own insights and processing methods.

After Tang Bin looked it up, he nodded in satisfaction.Get up, salute and say goodbye to the prince.

When he turned around, he found a small hand stretched out in front of him.

It was Yinyou's hand, and he held an oiled paper bag in his hand.

Tang Bin didn't reach out to pick it up, but Yinyou handed it to him again: "There are snacks inside."

Yinyou saw that he was so old, and he was not as vigorous as before when he walked. He sat there all afternoon without taking a sip of water. It was almost dinner time. He must be hungry and thirsty, so he put the The biscuit took a few and handed him.

How could Tang Bin take what the little prince was holding, and delay and refuse to accept it.

At this time, the prince said: "This is Xiao Qi's wish, Master Tang will accept it."

Since the crown prince said so, Tang Bin took it with both hands, said "Thank you Qi elder brother for the reward" and left the hall.

Yinyou walked to the table, opened the basket and showed him: "I made the biscuits with Er Niang, and the flour was ground from the wheat grown in Changchun Garden. I brought a lot."

The prince ordered someone to clean up the desk, and walked to his younger brother by himself.

Yinyou took out a small biscuit and handed it to the prince's mouth: "Brother prince, try it."

The prince opened his mouth and ate a piece, and it turned out to be a dim sum made in the small kitchen of Chengqian Palace, no matter whether it is the imperial tea dining room or other small kitchens, they can't make such a taste.

Yinyou asked expectantly, "Is it delicious?"

The prince led him out: "Of course the one you sent is delicious."

While chatting, the two brothers walked towards Yuqing Palace.

Yinyou asked: "Brother Prince, do you read so many memorials every day?"

The crown prince nodded: "Today, it's still relatively small."

The little guy was a little upset: "Ama let you read all the memorials, so what is he doing?"

"Hahahahahahahaha!" Hearing his younger brother's words, the prince seldom laughed heartily. "The ones I read are all previous memorials. Of course, the most recent ones were shown to me after the emperor's father reviewed them. I was just studying, and I didn't help Ama handles government affairs."

The little guy couldn't figure out and wasn't interested in the difference: "That was quite hard work."

The prince smiled and didn't speak, didn't say anything.He was established as the crown prince when he was one year old, and he knew that he was the crown prince of the country before he could read, and he would be the first successor to the throne in the future.

He has been studying since he can remember. At the beginning, Khan Ama taught him how to read, and later Zhang Ying and Li Guangdi taught him to read "Four Books" and "Five Classics". After he was released from the cabinet, he really started to learn how to be an emperor.

Therefore, he has been studying in this high-pressure state, and he doesn't think it's tiring.

However, the grown up dumpling next to him was still fighting for him: "Ama is still so young, he can do these things by himself, why do you have to work so hard?"

The younger brother's unintentional words revealed the irreconcilable eternal conflict between the monarch and prince.

The prince has grown up, but the emperor is still in his prime.Even Zhu Qiyu, who obviously didn't want to be the emperor, and was forced to sit on the throne after being forced to sit on the throne after sitting on the dragon chair for a long time, was unwilling to get off.

What's more, in the first half of his life, the young emperor eliminated Oboi, flattened the San Francisco, and took over Taiwan... His political map is too exciting and grand, so he can easily let go.

But as for the prince, he is only 13 years old, and already at the age of 13 he has entered the top of the huge empire power.But there is still a long, long way to go in his internship stage, so long that there is no hope of becoming a regular.

After a long time, in the face of the supreme imperial power, even the father and son will accumulate huge contradictions.

"Brother Prince, Brother Prince!" Yinyou shook the Prince's hand, pointed to the front and shouted to him, "Look there!"

The prince followed his gaze and saw a person walking in front of Yuqing Palace. It was Suo'etu who had just returned to the capital from a business trip for several months.

Suo'etu turned around when he heard the movement, and saw the two brothers coming from a distance.I was wondering in my heart: "What's the matter with the seventh elder brother? Why can I meet the prince every time I come to look for him?"

After the two walked in, he hurriedly saluted the prince and the seventh elder brother.

I haven't seen you for a long time, but the prince was very happy to see him, so he quickly bent down to help him: "Master Suo, please get up."

Yinyou glanced at Suo'etu, and let out a cold snort from his nose: "Why is it you again?"

"???"

Suo'etu also wanted to ask him this question, but at his age, he couldn't argue with a child, besides, he was the emperor's son.

Then he could only laugh along with him: "Seventh elder brother, it has been almost four months since I have traveled far away this time."

"Oh!" Yinyou nodded, "Then when will you go out next time?"

"..."

The prince was amused by his younger brother's words, and he also found it quite interesting to see Suo'etu's distressed face.

All day long, he was facing a mountain of memorials in the Wenhua Palace, which was boring and boring. It was really no fun at all.

It's rare that Xiaotuanzi's visit can put him in a good mood. I really want to keep him in Yuqing Palace forever and not ask him to go back.

"or……"

The prince was about to speak, but was interrupted by the ignorant younger brother: "Don't tell me to go back, I haven't said a word to you yet, you have to fight me to leave."

The prince was taken aback for a moment, he really wanted Xiaotuanzi to go back, and he had a chat with Suo'etu about their trip to Nerchinsk to negotiate this time.

Unexpectedly, before the words were spoken, they were robbed by this little guy.

Yinyou pouted, feeling extremely wronged, pointing to Suo'etu and said: "Every time he comes, you will drive me away. I can't listen to what you talk about, I just don't listen."

Seeing that he was unhappy, the prince hurried forward and coaxed: "There is nothing you can't listen to. The things we talked about are very boring. Aren't you afraid that you will be bored?"

"Then I'll wait for you."

The crown prince was reluctant to let him go, and Suo'etu had no choice, so the three entered Yuqing Palace together.

When he arrived at Dunben Hall, the prince hurriedly asked someone to give Suo'etu a seat of tea, and called him "Third Uncle".

When Yinyou heard this address, he suddenly felt fresh: "Brother Prince, why do you call him third uncle?"

The prince explained to him patiently: "Because Mr. Suo is my mother's third uncle."

At this time, Suo'etu said: "It stands to reason that Seventh Brother should also call him Third Uncle."

"Huh?" The little guy is very good at drawing inferences, "Then you are my mother's third uncle?"

Suo'etu nodded: "Indeed."

Yinyou has never had a good impression of the title "uncle".

His eldest uncle, Ye Keshu, is seriously the envoy of Luan Yiwei, who leads the entire emperor's guard of honor. He has a serious face when he looks at it, and he never smiles. Yinyou doesn't like him.

The second uncle is okay, occasionally bumping into him, he can touch his little head with a smile, ask him what he wants, and send him to the palace.

The third uncle... The third uncle has been promoted from the third-class bodyguard back then to the imperial bodyguard next to Kangxi. After Cao Yin and Nalan left, the most trusted bodyguard of Kangxi.

However, Yinyou is still not very close to him.He opened his mouth and kept his mouth shut about his status and status... Yinyou didn't like to hear these things.

In addition, he has a bunch of uncles working beside Kangxi, and he can't name him even when he sees him occasionally, especially Tong Guogang's sons, he can't tell who is who.

The little guy snorted softly at Suo'etu, not intending to show face to the third uncle: "I don't even recognize my uncle, let alone my uncle."

At this time, the prince came to the study and asked about Suo'etu's negotiations.He didn't avoid Yinyou either, and let the little guy look through his collection of books on the bookshelf by himself.

Suo'etu basically told the prince what he said to Kangxi in the South Study Room just now.Since there was still someone in the room, the words were rather brief and without any personal emotion.

Yinyou listened to each sentence without saying a word, but he wasn't really interested.He didn't go outside until he found a book he was interested in from the bookshelf.

The prince had already ordered someone to prepare tea and snacks for him.This year's fresh lotus seeds are dried and stored, and the lotus heart is removed. The tea brewed has less bitterness, and a spoonful of honey is added to make it a little sweeter. Xiaotuanzi prefers to drink it.

The prince heard from the imperial physician that lotus seeds clear the heart and fire, and are most suitable for children who are restless and crying at night.

Therefore, every time Yinyou went to Yuqing Palace or Douyuan Bookstore, the prince would order someone to make him a cup of lotus seed tea.

When the prince and Suo'etu came out of the study, it was completely dark outside.

Yinyou poked his head out from the flower hall on the other side, and waved to Suo'etu: "Go slowly, San...gong..."

He couldn't tell whether it was "uncle" or "uncle". His tongue was tied and he almost blurted out "three grandpas".

It's no secret how naughty this Seventh Elder Brother is in the upper study room, and it has spread throughout the court from the Hanlin Academy.

However, the emperor has loved this son extremely since he was a child, and his patience and tolerance are not comparable to other elder brothers.

Therefore, it is not surprising that anything comes out of his mouth, and no one dares to report him.

After all, it is not only the emperor who dotes on him, there is also a queen dowager above the emperor.

After Suo'etu was sent away, the prince ordered someone to pass on the dinner.

It's a bit late, Yinyou drank a big cup of lotus seed tea to clean his belly, now he's hungry, just waiting for a delicious meal.

As soon as the two of them came to the table, the prince picked up a big chicken leg for him.Looking down, Xiaotuanzi put another drumstick into his bowl.

The younger brother looked at him with crooked eyebrows: "Brother Prince, you have worked hard, eat more."

The prince touched his little head: "You are still growing, so you should eat more."

Seeing his younger brother eating deliciously, he was even more satisfied than eating it himself.

The prince completely replaced the work of the side attendant, for a while he made a meatball for him, for a while he asked him to eat more vegetables, for a while he filled a bowl of soup and let him drink it slowly with a spoon after it cooled down.

The little guy is not picky about food, he will eat whatever the elder brother feeds him, and he even eats two extra bites of vegetables that he usually doesn't like.

After eating and drinking enough, he took the handkerchief handed over by the eunuch and wiped his mouth.Xiaotuanzi rubbed his belly and stood up: "It's getting dark, I'm going back."

The prince quickly grabbed him: "Why, are you leaving now?"

Xiaotuanzi blinked: "Can't you go?"

The prince laughed: "No, I mean, I don't want to stay and eat some fruit."

Yinyou thought for a while, then sat back at the table: "Okay, let's eat some fruit."

The eunuch brought another fruit plate, apples and pears were peeled, and there were silver picks beside them.

Based on the principle of one piece for each person, Yinyou must put a piece of pear into the mouth of the prince's elder brother when he eats an apple by himself.

After dinner, the prince would go to the study to hurry up and read.

Today Xiaotuanzi is here, he doesn't want to do anything, just like let Xiaotuanzi stay with him.It feels like a month or two of hard work, a rare moment of relaxation.

After eating the fruit, Yinyou can't walk even if he wants to go back now.So she threw her arms around the prince's neck and made a request: "I want to sleep with the prince's brother tonight."

If you sleep together, you sleep together, anyway, it's not like you haven't slept.

But now the prince won't let him sleep: "You ate too much at night, get up and walk."

Yinyou rubbed his eyes: "I don't want to leave, I want to sleep."

"No, I can't sleep now!"

The prince pulled him to stand up, and coaxed people into the courtyard.

The layout of Yuqing Palace is a long and narrow courtyard with four entrances in front and back. The main hall is located in the second entrance, and there are two courtyards in the back.

Now because the prince is not yet married, there is no Gege to serve him.The servants don't live here either, so the two back courtyards are empty.

Although Yinyou would come to live in Yuqing Palace for a few days from time to time, he had never been to the back courtyard.

I don't know what happened today, but I suddenly became interested and wanted to go to the backyard to have a look.

The prince took his hand: "Don't go, there is no one behind, there is nothing to see."

Children of this age are very curious, the more they are not allowed to do something, the more he wants to do it.

Xiaotuanzi acted like a baby: "Go, go!"

The prince stood still on the spot and said, "Go by yourself."

Yinyou said: "I dare not..."

"If you don't dare, go back."

It is impossible to go back, the little guy bumped his guts, took a slow step, and walked into the corner door leading to the backyard.

Prince: "..."

What can he do, he can only follow behind him.

It is now late September, and the last quarter moon is hanging in the sky, which is blocked by thick clouds in a short while.

The prince clearly said that there was no one living in the courtyard behind, but Yinyou saw a room with dim candlelight, and a huge shadow cast on the window paper, doing strange movements.

The little guy approached slowly step by step, came under the window, and carefully poked the window paper.

The prince couldn't laugh or cry, why did he go to the East Palace to sabotage.

He stepped forward and grasped his younger brother's wrist, which made Yinyou jump. At this moment, the window opened from the inside.

Under the dim candlelight, a wrinkled face was shrouded in shadows, the cloudy eyes stared straight at Yinyou, and the corners of the mouth curled up into a creepy arc.Slowly, slowly opened his mouth and called out: "Seventh Brother..."

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah!"

Yinyou's face turned pale with fright, and he turned around and threw himself into the prince's arms: "Sleep, I want to sleep!"

The prince was really going to die of anger from him: "Look, if you are not told to come, you still want to come."

At this time, the door opened, and several nuns came out of the room, still holding half-done show work in their hands, and knelt together to greet the prince.

Yinyou secretly turned his head to take a look, and the leader was the Xiongmao: "You, why are you here?"

"Brother Qi, the servant has been working in Yuqing Palace all along."

The little guy raised his head and looked at the prince: "Didn't you say that none of the servants live here?"

"The servant does not live here, but the servant must work here."

"..."

The little guy was really scared, and now he has no sense of adventure.

In his eyes, this "grandmother wolf" is more terrifying than the real grandma wolf.

He hurriedly dragged the prince back to the front yard, and trotted all the way into the warm pavilion of Dunben Hall: "Sleep, sleep, I want to sleep!"

The little guy was frightened and hung on the prince like an octopus while sleeping.

Fortunately, the weather was approaching October, and it was already very cool. The prince didn't feel hot after sleeping in his arms like this for a night.

I don't know if the lotus seed tea had an effect, or Xiaotuanzi was frightened, anyway, he fell asleep obediently that night without even turning over.

Kangxi is now always paying attention to the war in Khalkha Mongolia.However, since Suo'etu and the others returned to the capital from Nerchinsk and the negotiations were interrupted, Galdan also returned with his Mongolian cavalry.

Now it has started to snow heavily in Mobei, and the weather is much colder than that in the capital.

Probably not a good time to fight, and Galdan is also preparing to return to his territory, let's talk about it after a year.

The emperor was so angry that his teeth were itching, and he wished he could eat the entire Junggar tribe.

When they negotiated with Tsarist Russia, Galdan launched an attack on Khalkha, and the fight was stopped when the negotiation was interrupted.Doesn't this make it clear that we have to take advantage of others' dangers.

But in any case, one thing is certain.

Galdan's wolfish ambition to open up territories has never stopped.What kind of tribute, what kind of trade... Once the Qing Dynasty opened the border, it would be more convenient for him to drive straight in.

This matter not only became the most important topic in the previous dynasty, but of course the topic also spread to the harem.

After all, the women's father, brother and clan members are all officials in the court. Once Junggar and Khalkha really inevitably fight, the Qing Dynasty will definitely send troops.

Then who will go to the front line, who will be responsible for logistics support, food and grass transportation... These are all issues that the emperor has to consider, and it is also the best time for all courtiers to perform.

Once you make meritorious service, you will be appreciated by the emperor, and you will be promoted to a noble position, and you will be able to improve your family status just around the corner.

On this day, Yinyou returned to Chengqian Palace, and asked thoughtfully: "Er Niang, where is Khalkha Mongolia? Have we been there?"

The imperial concubine thought for a while: "It's a bit further north than where we went, and we haven't been there. But we have seen several Taiji from the Khalkha tribe."

The imperial concubine has already made the preparations. He wants to understand the preparations for this war in depth, and he is thinking about how to explain it to him in plain language.

Unexpectedly, the little guy seemed to really ask such a casual question, so he didn't mention it again.Instead, he asked, "Where is Nanibutu?"

"At the border between Heilongjiang and Russia, it is further north than Khalkha. I don't know that place very well."

The little guy suddenly said: "But I know."

"Oh?" The imperial concubine smiled, "Did the crown prince tell you?"

Yinyou shook his head: "Perhaps, I told him."

"what?"

The imperial concubine was even more strange: "You told him?"

"Er Niang, you forgot. Once, when I was in the South Study Room, I heard some adults say that that place used to be the place where our Manchu ancestors lived. Later, I told the prince brother about it."

As soon as he said that, the imperial concubine remembered it.That was before the Battle of Yaksa, Yinyou's inadvertent words made the prince make the right choice in front of Kangxi.

In fact, the imperial concubine has never been clear that Yinyou really mentioned these things unintentionally.Or in fact, the child has always been aware of his Ama's thoughts, and deliberately gave the prince a hint.

"A few days ago, I heard Lord Suo and the crown prince mentioned this place again..." Speaking of this, the little guy suddenly changed the topic by himself, "By the way, Er Niang, Lord Suo said that he is your uncle."

The imperial concubine nodded: "That's right, he is my uncle."

However, this level of in-law relationship did not make any further changes in the relationship between the Hesheli family and the Tong family.On the contrary, because they all have daughters in the palace, they are all relatives of the emperor, and they are all fighting for higher status and greater power for their families, and the family relationship is even more tense.

"Then shall I call him Mr. San?"

The imperial concubine shook her head: "No need."

"Okay," Yinyou continued the topic just now, "I think what he said is wrong. Since that place was once lived by our Manchu ancestors, it is our Manchu territory, why should we give it up to others."

The imperial concubine asked with great interest: "Then others like it, why can't you give it to others?"

"Because..." the little guy bit his lower lip, looking very dissatisfied, "Let's let others like what they like. After that, if they like the Forbidden City, should we let them?"