[Qing Chuan] The daily life of the seven princes
Chapter 142
Yinyou really did not disappoint his third brother, and even opened his eyes to his third sister-in-law and Chen Menglei.
In order to entertain the two little uncles, Sanfujin made the kitchen full of dishes, and when Yinyou left, he was stunned that every plate was clean.
Chen Menglei, who was watching from the side, was quite emotional. He had always heard that the emperor lived a simple life, but what he said was true, and the princes couldn't get enough to eat in the palace.
He also rubbed his belly with unsatisfied intentions: "The third brother's family cook is really good. Fifth brother, let's come again next time."
Third Elder Brother and San Fujin couple personally sent them out, when they were about to get into the carriage, Third Elder Brother suddenly grabbed Yinyou: "Xiao Qi, come here, Third Brother has a word with you."
Yinyou thought that the third brother was going to tell him about the Mathematics Academy, so he quickly followed him.
The third elder brother put one hand on his shoulder, pointed to the other side of the alley with the other, and said to Yinyou: "Over there, go straight ahead, and after two streets, the big elder brother's mansion is in the alley. You haven't been there yet, have you?" .”
Yinyou shook his head: "I haven't been there."
The third elder brother said sincerely: "The dishes cooked by their chef are even more delicious, you should try them next time."
The fifth elder brother, San Fujin, and Chen Menglei, who sent them out together, thought that the two brothers had something serious to say, so they stood still.Hearing what the third elder brother said, he couldn't help laughing.
Good guy, this is because he dislikes his younger brother for eating too much, and wants to push him to the elder brother's house.
The fifth elder brother smiled especially happily. Usually it was that little clever Yinyou who bullied others, and others tried to coax him in every possible way. Today, I finally saw the third elder brother give everyone a sigh of relief.
But who is Yinyou?That's the master who didn't suffer in the entire Forbidden City, how could he admit defeat to the third elder brother.
He turned around and got into the carriage straight away. Before leaving, he lifted the curtain and stuck out his head and shouted: "Third brother and third sister-in-law, I'll be back tomorrow!"
In April, Kangxi held the Kalkha Mongolian League in Duolun again.This time several adult princes followed, and Yinyou naturally also went.
In the preparatory stage of this meeting, Kangxi sent someone to Zhao Galdan to participate in this Khalkha meeting, and asked him to come and plead guilty.
Galdan naturally refused to come, but asked the Qing court to hand over Tuxietu Khan and the Great Lama Jebtsundamba to him.
Not only that, but during the alliance, Kangxi also learned that several Mongolian tribal leaders, especially those who had close contacts with the Qing imperial family, had been visited by envoys from Galdan and instigated them to betray the Qing court. .
Kangxi didn't react violently after hearing this, and sat on the dragon chair directly in front of him with a normal expression, as if all this was within his expectation.
This was indeed within his expectation. Although he sent someone to Zhao Galdan, he didn't expect the other party to come.
In fact, he doesn't care if the other party comes or not.When he came, it meant that he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and he was arrested and punished.
It would be better if he didn't come, because he just had an excuse to mobilize troops and prepare to attack Galdan.
Yinyou rubbed his hands when he heard the news, and excitedly said to his brothers: "Hey, it's time to fight!"
Brother Six frowned: "Does Xiao Qi like to fight?"
These words startled Yinyou, as if he was a militant, looking forward to war all day long.
"That's not true," Yinyou waved his hand, "I just want to defeat Galdan."
The fifth elder brother sighed: "I hope that after defeating Galdan, there will be no more wars, the Qing Dynasty will always be peaceful and prosperous, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment."
Yinyou put his hands on his shoulders and laughed loudly: "Sixth brother, after hearing this, Ama will definitely reward you heavily."
The fifth elder brother slapped his hand away: "I didn't say that to ask for a reward from Ama."
Yinyou let out a "hiss" and shook his hands twice, as if someone really hurt him: "Yes, yes, brother Wu is kind and can't see the people suffer."
The eighth elder brother took his hand and looked at it. Under the fair and smooth skin, the blue blood vessels were visible to the naked eye.There wasn't even a trace of red marks on it, so I don't know what he was "hissing" about, which made my heart ache for a while.
Brother Six bumped Yinyou's shoulder again: "Xiao Qi was also a person who went to the battlefield back then, tell me how does it feel?"
In the battle of Ulan Butong five years ago, when Yinyou was too young, he heard that his eldest brother was in danger, so he rushed to the front line alone and saved Tong Guogang's life with only a bow and arrow in his hand.
Then, when he came back, he was severely beaten by Ama, and Er Niang didn't protect him, and even helped Ama beat him together.
He also asked him to kneel in the Taimiao for one night, and asked him to reflect.
Everyone thought that he would be afraid kneeling alone in the Taimiao, but they didn't know that he had a solid sleep in front of his ancestors.
Thinking of this, Yinyou smiled unconsciously.
The eighth elder brother kept holding his hand: "It seems to feel good, and now I still laugh when I think about it."
"Where is it?" Yinyou pulled him in front of him, put his arms around his neck: "The battlefield is a very dangerous place, and you don't know where the bullets or arrows are coming from when you are dying."
He looked at fifth elder brother and sixth elder brother again, his eyes full of sincerity: "I hope you will never have the chance to experience that feeling."
The fifth elder brother grabbed his other hand: "You will never have such a chance."
Yinyou didn't speak, just laughed twice.
After the brothers chatted, they were ready to do their own things.Yinyou came out of the tent and ran into Celen within a few steps.
This Mongolian Batulu grew up in the Khalkha tribe. After Galdan captured Khalkha Mongolia, he and his younger brother followed his grandfather to the Qing court. Kangxi left him to study in the inner court.
Celen has lived in Beijing for almost five years, but he is still a typical Mongolian man both in his inner character and his outer appearance.
When everyone saw him for the first time, they would definitely not think that he was a boy who was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and his height and figure were already close to those of a man in his prime.
Yinyou was considered tall among his peers, but when he stood with Celen, although his height was not much different, his body shape seemed to be only half of her.
He belongs to the tall and slender type, his muscles are not thick, but he is very resilient, and he can't see anything when he puts on clothes.
The two met each other, looked at each other, and saw flames shining in each other's eyes.
In the past five years, the two of them have often wrestled and competed together, and the topic they talked about the most was that one day they would go to the battlefield together to help Celen take back his homeland.
Now, the opportunity has finally come.
Seeing his murderous look, Yinyou couldn't help but want to laugh: "Brother, don't be so excited, it's still early."
"What?" Celen moved his eyebrows. He has thick eyebrows and big eyes, dark skin, and rough outlines. It is especially funny when he does this movement.
Yinyou leaned on his shoulder and laughed loudly: "I said, although Ama decided to send troops to suppress Junggar, it is not now. It will take a long time to dispatch troops."
Celen frowned and asked, "How long?"
"It may be as little as half a year, or as much as a year or two."
"It's taking so long!"
Yinyou nodded: "Marching and fighting is not a simple matter. Food, grass and supplies, soldiers from various regions are assembled, plus troops are deployed..."
Hearing this, Celen's blood was full of enthusiasm, as if a pot of cold water had been poured over his head by Yinyou, and his whole body drooped.
Yinyou took him back to the tent: "Don't be so depressed, one day I will help you regain your homeland, trust me."
Celengze turned his head to look at him, Yinyou's face was full of sincerity, making it hard not to believe what he said.
Seventh elder brother is such a person, usually with a playful smile, you don't know which of his words are true and which is false, but once he gets serious and says something, there is always a magic power to make people believe.
During the five years together, Celen has never seen through Seventh Brother.He seldom went to the study room for class, and nine out of ten times he would be taken out by the master and punished to stand.
When I am in class, I always like to do things that do not abide by classroom discipline.He doesn't study hard himself, but he always urges his younger brothers to study hard.
He also reads some strange idle books, not only by himself, but also invites others to read them together.
Sometimes when others look red in the face, he just said frankly that he should appreciate these works with the attitude of appreciating literary works.
In short, Brother Qi can often make people angry, but with him, whether it is a martial arts competition or a chat about poetry and poetry, it is full of fun.
He is a very interesting person, full of endless whimsy, once you get to know him, you can't help but want to be close to him.
"Hey!" Yinyou stretched out his palm and waved it twice in front of his eyes, "What are you in a daze for?"
Celen came back to his senses, shook his head, and nodded again: "I listen to you."
Yinyou put his arms around his shoulder and patted him twice: "Good brother."
At this time, someone opened the curtain and walked into the tent.The two looked up and saw that it was the eunuch consultant line next to Kangxi.
Yinyou smiled and said, "Hey, how did Mr. Gu find this place?"
The advisor didn't have the intention of joking with him, so he hurried over and said, "The emperor sent servants to tell all the princes to drive back to Luan without delay."
Yinyou was taken aback for a moment, the sky outside was getting dark, it was approaching dusk, and it was going to be dark soon.I just finished my work, so I should rest for one night before returning to Beijing. Why are you leaving now?
Yinyou stood up, restrained his smile, felt a little bad in his heart, and asked tentatively, "Why... what's wrong?"
The consultant bowed his head and said softly: "The emperor just received urgent news from the palace, saying that Concubine Niu Yulu is critically ill."
"!!!"
Yinyou lifted his robe and walked out quickly. After hearing the news, several princes also walked out of the tent.
When everyone came to the big tent in the middle, Kangxi had already ordered people to prepare horses and return to Beijing immediately.
However, no matter how fast the horse is, it will take at least four or five days to go back this way, let alone a team of so many people.
Concubine Niu Colu's body has not been as good as before after giving birth to the eleventh daughter of the emperor ten years ago.The little princess died in less than a hundred days. The imperial concubine was already weak, and coupled with the pain of losing her daughter, it was the root cause of her illness.
The past two years have been getting worse and worse. Last year, I had a serious illness. At that time, the imperial doctor said that I might not survive the New Year.
Perhaps because she was worried about Elder Brother Ten, the imperial concubine insisted on staying until the end of the year. Seeing the warmth of spring and the flowers blooming, the imperial concubine's health gradually improved.
Before coming here, the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother who had been looking forward to going out with Ama were very good this time.
Kangxi didn't say that he would take them with him, and they didn't argue about coming out.
The tenth elder brother wanted to stay in the palace to spend more time with his mother. The ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother grew up together. Brothers, so they took the initiative to stay with the tenth brother.
When they returned to the Forbidden City day and night, Concubine Niu Gulu insisted.Several imperial physicians consulted in turn, and the imperial concubine stayed in Chuxiu Palace all the time.
He must be dying, but he still hangs his breath and wants to hold on until Kangxi comes back.
In the end, she still waited for Kangxi to come back.
She is the younger sister of Empress Xiaozhao, the daughter of Ye Bilong, and she came to the palace because of her sister's death, the emperor's grace.After the little princess died, her body was not as good as before, and she didn't get much favor from Kangxi since then.
When Kangxi came to the bed, several imperial physicians had already retreated, Elder Brother Ten was silently crying, the imperial concubine shook her head lightly, and was about to leave the dormitory, leaving the last time to them.
Concubine Niu Gulu just patted her son's head affectionately, and smiled and asked him to go out for a while.
Seeing the eunuch lead Elder Brother Shi out of the dormitory, she grasped the imperial concubine's hand: "Sister, please wait a moment."
Now she knows that her time is approaching, and her only last wish is to hope that Kangxi will treat her only son well.
The woman on the hospital bed was pale and her eyes were dark, but her mind was clearer than ever.
She knew very well that Kangxi had too many sons. Elder Brother Shi was not born in the same family, he was not good at reading, and his riding and shooting skills were even worse than his older brothers and younger brothers. There was only one relative who started to decline.
Even if Kangxi complied with her last words, Elder Brother Shi's situation may not be much better in the future, after all, he will be a motherless child by then.
In the past, Concubine Yi had the closest relationship with her, but Concubine Yi herself has three sons, and there are four princesses in the palace, as well as a pair of low-ranking concubines, Gege, how can she take care of her little ten? .
She took the imperial concubine's hand: "Sister, brother ten was born under your watch, do you remember?"
The imperial concubine held her hand: "I remember, why don't I remember, I was born a circle older than other elder brothers."
"He's not as clever as his older brothers and younger brothers, and he's spoiled by me, so he's a bit naughty, but his nature isn't bad."
Kangxi frowned: "You still worry about what he does, you should take a good rest."
Concubine Niu Yulu twitched the corners of her mouth and smiled forcedly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the concubine will have plenty of time to rest in the future."
She was still holding the imperial concubine's hand tightly: "My sister is the lord of the six palaces, and in this concubine's heart she is brother ten's aunt. After this concubine leaves, I hope that my sister can take care of him more. I don't want my concubine to ask for goodbye." Yes, I just hope that he will be safe in the future."
This is a dying caregiver, and the imperial concubine wanted to comfort her a few words, but she couldn't say anything when the words came to her lips.He could only nod his head and replied, "That's natural."
Under normal circumstances, a prince of Yinyou's age could not go to the harem privately except to pay his mother a regular visit.
But today's situation is special, he and the sixth elder brother came here with Kangxi.
The sixth elder brother was once taken care of by the noble concubine Niu Yulu for a period of time, and he always remembered her nurturing kindness in his heart. When he heard that the noble concubine was seriously ill, he also came with him.
At this time, the two were standing in the courtyard of Chuxiu Palace.
Elder Brother Ten staggered out of the main hall while touching the surging tears.Although he is 11 years old, he has always been well protected by Concubine Niu Colu, and he looks like an unworldly child.
This carefree child suddenly faced the blow of losing his mother. Grief and fear filled his heart. He was left alone in the future, and he didn't know what to do.
Yinyou's heart was broken seeing his younger brother's sad appearance. He stepped forward a few steps, and as soon as his hand touched Elder Brother Shi's shoulder, the other party threw himself into his arms and burst into tears: "Brother Seven, Brother Seven! ..."
Elder Brother Shi hadn't started to develop yet, and his height was only up to Yinyou's chest, and his clothes were wetted with tears in an instant.
Yinyou put his arms around him, stroked his back softly and comforted him: "Don't be afraid, Brother Qi is here."
Yinyou didn't know how to comfort his younger brother.He himself had experienced the same thing, lying on the hospital bed weakly with his mother on his shoulders, but he was helpless.He was worried that she might leave him at any time, and he would never have a mother again.
He can fully empathize with Elder Brother Ten's current mood: "Don't worry, it's fine."
After a while, the eunuch called the ten princes in again, and the imperial concubine came out.
Yinyou walked to his mother and asked softly, "How is it?"
The imperial concubine shook her head: "It's not easy to survive until now."
After a while, the grief-stricken cries of Elder Brother Shi came from the room, shouting hoarsely: "Er Niang, Er Niang, don't go, don't leave me..."
After a while, Kangxi, ten princes and eunuchs came out together.
The imperial concubine Niu Colu's family died.
Elder Brother Shi was already crying so badly that he threw himself into Yinyou's arms: "Brother Seven, Brother Seven...I don't have my mother anymore, I don't have my mother anymore."
Yinyou felt sorry for his younger brother, and hugged him to comfort him: "Don't be afraid, you still have Brother Seven, who will take care of you in the future."
The imperial concubine passed away, and the emperor ruled for three days until the imperial concubine's funeral.In addition to the emperor's ten sons born to the noble concubine, the braids are cut off, the crowns are removed, and the clothes are ready. The clothes are removed on the day of the great sacrifice, and the head is shaved for a hundred days.Order the emperor's sixth son, emperor's seventh son, and emperor's nine sons to wear clothes, and the rest will pick off crowns and tassels.
Yinyou, sixth elder brother and ninth elder brother have been by ten elder brother's side all the time.Accompany him to watch the spirit in the main hall of Chuxiu Palace, bring him meals, and coax him to eat more.
Although some concubines passed away in the Kangxi harem in a few years, for a high-ranking concubine like Niu Colu, it has to be traced back to her sister, Empress Xiaozhao.
According to the records of the Ming Dynasty, Kangxi saw that the posthumous title of the noble concubine had two characters and four characters, so he asked Ethan to discuss with the Ministry of Rites to see what posthumous title was suitable for the noble concubine.
The academician and the Ministry of Rites quickly wrote the papers and handed them over. There were two characters and four characters. Kangxi finally chose the word "Wen Xi" as the posthumous title of the noble concubine.
When Niu Gulu was canonized as a noble concubine, she didn't have a title.After her death, Kangxi gave her a posthumous title, which can be regarded as compensation for the deceased, and a little comfort for the son of Elder Brother Shi.
Three days later, the golden coffin of Concubine Wenxi was delivered to the funeral palace outside Chaoyang Gate. When he came back, Elder Brother Shi cried a lot. He didn't eat, drink, or talk, and his mood was very unstable.
These days, they have been accompanying the tenth elder brother to attend the funeral of Concubine Wen Xi. The tenth elder brother is still young and grieved too much. In fact, most of the things are done by Yinyou and sixth elder brother.
In fact, they are the most tired.
Yinyou asked Sixth Brother and Ninth Brother to go back to rest, and he stayed with Tenth Brother.
The weather was getting hotter and hotter. They were wearing mourning clothes outside and underwear inside. After walking so much, they were sweating profusely.
After letting the eunuch come in and take a bath for the two brothers, Yinyou put Elder Brother Ten on the bed and asked him to rest early.He himself lay beside him, sleeping with him.
Yinyou was really tired, and only now did he feel that being an adult prince is not so easy. To relieve the emperor's father's worries, he needs to work hard, not just talking about it.
But seeing Elder Brother Ten grieving, he, the older brother, was also willing to share the burden for his younger brother.
"Brother Seven..." Brother Ten shouted in a low voice, "You can't sleep well here, why don't you go back and rest, I'm fine by myself."
Yinyou raised his hand to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes: "Stop talking nonsense and go to sleep!"
Not long after the words fell, Yinyou himself couldn't bear it anymore and fell asleep.
After sleeping like this until midnight, Yinyou woke up from the heat.It is already the weather in May, and the little breeze blowing in from outside the window can't relieve the heat at all.The point is, he seems to be holding a small stove in his arms.
Yinyou looked down and saw that Elder Brother Ten had fallen asleep with his head on his chest and his arms around his waist.
In summer, everyone was wearing light pajamas, and their chests were wet again. It seemed that Elder Brother Ten had cried again not long ago.
He didn't sleep soundly, his brows were slightly frowned, and he would let out a raving sound or two from time to time.The voice is small and a little muffled.But Yinyou still understood that his name was Er Niang.
Although the weather is very hot, it is uncomfortable for the two brothers to sleep together, and Yinyou's back is completely soaked in sweat, but he still tightens his arms and hugs his brother into his arms, giving him enough sense of security, so that he can Sleep peacefully until dawn.
After a long period of time, Elder Ten's mental state was not very good. Apart from crying every day, he was clinging to his seventh brother and refused to leave even a single step.
Yinyou simply asked him to move to his yard to live temporarily so that he could take care of him.
The brothers often come to visit him, especially the eighth and ninth brothers and Baotai, who come here every few days.
The three of them came over, chatted and chatted with Elder Brother Ten in the yard, took him to Jingshan to ride horses and shoot arrows, and also took a walk.
Gradually, Elder Brother Ten's condition also recovered.Although I don't want to be as lively and cheerful as before, but I no longer always wash my face with tears.
That night, on the fifteenth day, there was a full moon in the sky, illuminating the small courtyard brightly.
A few pots of gardenias and jasmine bloomed in Yinyou's yard, and the summer night breeze wafted through the whole yard with bursts of fragrance, refreshing.
Yinyou danced his sword under the moonlight, while Elder Brother Shi sat at the table and looked at him, resting his chin in both hands, thoughtful.
After Yinyou practiced a set of sword skills, Yinyou accepted Qixing, sat opposite him, reached out and touched his head, and asked: "What are you thinking?"
Yinyou had a premonition that he would say "I miss my mother-in-law", but he didn't. Brother Shi just bit his lower lip and said, "If only I were as good as Brother Seven, my mother-in-law will be very happy." .”
Among the brothers, the tenth elder brother is almost the worst in terms of reading and studying, as well as riding and archery.Not even better than elder brother eleven who is always sick, and elder brothers twelfth and thirteen who are younger.
After spot-checking the schoolwork of his sons, Kangxi would also comment a few words in private.The evaluation of Elder Brother Ten is always mediocre, not hardworking enough.
At that time, Elder Brother Niu had the eminent concubine Niu Gulu, and behind him was Niu Gulu, a family of relatives.Although the Niu Gulu clan is no longer as good as it used to be, the emaciated camels are bigger than horses, and the titles are hereditary, and their status in Manchuria is still there.
Generally speaking, the tenth elder brother's life is better than many of his brothers.
It's not good if you don't study well, and Kangxi can't treat him badly if he has mediocre qualifications.
Now that the noble concubine Niu Yulu passed away, in the palace, the ten princes didn't even have any brothers and sisters from their compatriots, so life would not be so easy if he was so heartless.
If he doesn't work hard to plan for himself, what can he do in the future.
Yinyou picked up the teacup and took a sip, the fragrance of jasmine filled his lips and teeth: "First of all, you have to know what you like."
Elder Brother Ten shook his head: "I don't know. In the past, Brother Ninth Brother was doing what Eighth Brother and Ninth Brother did, so I followed suit."
Yinyou said with a smile: "Your eighth brother studies hard to express himself, but ninth brother is full of cleverness, but he doesn't need to study. Both of them are people with ideas, why don't you learn from them?"
Elder Brother Ten lowered his head: "Maybe I'm too stupid."
"Who said you are stupid, you are the prince, the grandson of Ye Bilong, why do you feel that you are too stupid?"
Elder Brother Shi raised his head again, with moonlight in his eyes: "Then is it too late for me to start studying hard now?"
Yinyou stretched out his hand to touch his head again: "It's too late at any time."
Elder Brother Shi nodded as if making up his mind: "I won't let Er Niang down on me!"
On the second day, Elder Brother Shi took the initiative to come to the study and asked Yinyou to teach him arithmetic.
Yinyou still remembers that when he and elder brother Jiu first arrived at the study room, he told him a few arithmetic problems, and he went crazy when he talked about it.Since then, I have almost had a shadow on my teaching work.
Turn around and go to the bookshelf to find "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" and give it to him: "You should read this first."
In August, Kangxi began to tour outside the Great Wall as usual, taking all the ten princes with him except the prince.
This year's tour outside the Great Wall is slightly different from the previous ones. When the kings and grandsons of important tribes such as Horqin, Khalkha, Harqin, Ongniut, Tumed, and Bahrain came to the court, they presented to Kangxi the troops they could dispatch, and several In the past few months, the situation of Galdan has been detected.
However, Kangxi had just returned to Beijing in late August. In September, Galdan led [-] cavalry troops to attack the Khalkha Mongolian Chechen Khan, and then went down the Kherlen River to Bayan Ulan. 【Baidu Encyclopedia】
He was so arrogant that he even sent a message to the Qing court, threatening that after this winter, he would borrow [-] Russian shotgun cavalry to commit internal crimes.
The news from General Sabusu is that the 24-year-old Emperor Peter has officially taken charge.
The Russians have never stopped their aggression against neighboring countries, nor have they ever given up their coveting of the territory of the Qing Dynasty, and they even have a grudge because they failed to take advantage of the "Nerchinsk" Treaty.
Maybe there is some ulterior deal behind Peter and Galdan, and he is really willing to lend him troops.
Of course, the figure of [-] is an exaggeration, but [-] is possible.
Soon after, Anbei General Fei Yanggu said: Bayan Ulan is extremely arrogant, and he suggested dividing the army to attack.
Therefore, Kangxi ordered all the ministers to discuss the matter.
In this Nanshufang discussion, apart from Tong Guowei, Suo'etu, Mingzhu, Chen Tingjing, Li Guangdi, Prince Yu, and Prince Gong, who were once abandoned by Kangxi and reactivated after a few years, there were three other people.
The first one is naturally the prince.The prince is now 24 years old. Since he left the cabinet to give lectures, he has assisted the emperor's father in handling the government affairs for nearly ten years, and has accumulated a lot of experience in governing the country with the assistance of various famous officials.
The second is the eldest brother, who is two years older than the prince. As early as the Battle of Ulan Butong, he was the deputy general of the then coach Fuyuan General Fuquan.
Later, the uncles and nephews disagreed and even argued over whether to pursue Galdan.
After returning to the court, Kangxi wanted to punish Fuquan for his crimes, and the elder brother even stood up to testify.
Over the years, Kangxi was quite satisfied with his eldest son. Apart from being a little simple-minded and a little irritable, he was also a brave and resourceful general in the military, better than his imperial brother.
The third one was something that everyone present could never have imagined.
For such an important matter, the emperor even called him who was not yet fifteen years old, and was standing aside, looking at everyone with a smile.
Good guy, the seventh elder brother is almost as tall as the eldest brother now.Wearing a light yellow dark blue and gold embroidered uniform, standing there, she is tall and tall, with a youthful look on her brows.
All the ministers, who doesn't have a son or grandson who is similar to his age in his family, and after comparing them, he has to sigh with emotion, or how can he say that he is the emperor's dragon species.
Among them, Tong Guowei was naturally the most emotional. If he hadn't suppressed his emotions deliberately, the corners of his mouth might have been raised by now.
Look, look at all, what is a good-looking talent, what is an extraordinary appearance, what is a youthful spirit, it is my grandson!
Suo'etu and Mingzhu were also quite unconvinced, but you have a grandson, the prince who is as gentle as jade next to you, and the big elder brother who is handsome, you can't see it?
Others could not understand the intricate relationship and mood of the royal relatives, and now they were only surprised.
It's not surprising that the prince and elder brother appear here.What's the situation with these seven princes standing here?
Li Guangdi's impression of Yinyou was still that mischievous student in class who was carried to the door and punished to stand.
At the age of fifteen or sixteen, you can stand with these old guys to discuss politics?
Chen Tingjing also heard about Seventh Brother's deeds, because Kangxi really favored this son too much.When he was more than three years old, he followed the emperor's father to the south of the Yangtze River to serve him. No matter where Kangxi went, he would always take him with him.
Even if he didn't bring it, it's not because he fell out of favor and didn't want to bring it, but because he was afraid of delaying Seventh Brother's study.
The key point is that elder brother Qi is not a prince who likes to read, he only likes to do unexpected things and constantly challenge the bottom line of the emperor's patience.
For example, the last battle with Galdan.Although Chen Tingjing was implicated in Xu Qianxue and Gao Shiqi's affairs at that time and was not in the court, he had also heard about his glorious deeds.
Less than ten years old, dare to be single-handedly launched into the battlefield by this bow and arrow, who else?
Yinyou still had a childlike innocent smile on his face, which made him look innocent and harmless, even a little childish.
He scanned the expressions on the faces of everyone present, including his two uncles.
Fuquan and Chang Ning had a lot of contact with him because they often went to the inner court, and they all saw his growth.
Therefore, he was not too shocked to see him appearing in the South Study Room now.It's just a bit of a surprise, after all, Yinyou is still young, isn't it too early to participate in such political discussions?
Yinyou was not interested in their government affairs, what he was interested in was the attack on Galdan.
At this time, Wei Zhu held up a long box.Fuquan and Chang Ning personally took out the map from inside, screened the palace people away, unfolded it and hung it up.
The Bayan Ulan region where Galdan and his [-] troops were located at this time has been marked. Yinyou looked at the location. The Mongolian region is vast and extending in all directions. Galdan has fought here all year round and is quite familiar with the terrain.
They traveled across mountains and rivers to march westward, which was time-consuming, labor-intensive, and material-consuming.Although there are advantages in numbers and weapons, the chances of winning are not great.
If it loses, it must be a disastrous defeat. If it wins, it may not be able to wipe out Galdan.
As long as he wanted to run away, he might not be able to catch him.
Therefore, General Fei Yanggu mentioned in the memorial that the army should be divided into groups to suppress.
Tong Guowei, Suo'etu, and Mingzhu are all military generals who have been on the battlefield. Prince Yu and Prince Gong have also commanded the war in the rear. Li Guangdi and Chen Tingjing are purely joining in the fun.
Everyone expressed their opinions, and these two couldn't come in vain, they said a few words without pain or itching.It sounds reasonable, but in fact, other people can think of it without mentioning it.
Although the prince has also learned some art of war, he doesn't know anything about leading troops to fight, so he doesn't speak. As the prince, he quietly stands on the sidelines and observes politics.
The elder brother also made some suggestions, for example, how to divide the army and where to go.
Yinyou has not spoken all the time, he is the youngest, he is just a child in everyone's eyes, and it is not his turn to express opinions here.
So, he obediently stood aside and listened, keeping his eyes on the map, and after a while, he memorized every mark and every place on it inch by inch in his mind.
Then he closed his eyes and began to simulate the entire battle process in his mind based on the knowledge that General Zhang Yong and Mr. Fu had taught him.
Galdan's route, where is their stronghold, where is their retreat, and so on.
Then, according to what's in your mind, start to divide your troops.Which road starts from where, how many people are there, and what is the purpose.
Just as he was concentrating on simulating the battlefield in his mind, he suddenly heard someone calling him: "Xiaoqi."
When he came back to his senses, he found that everyone was looking at him.
The person who called him was Kangxi, who asked, "What do you think?"
"..."
In order to entertain the two little uncles, Sanfujin made the kitchen full of dishes, and when Yinyou left, he was stunned that every plate was clean.
Chen Menglei, who was watching from the side, was quite emotional. He had always heard that the emperor lived a simple life, but what he said was true, and the princes couldn't get enough to eat in the palace.
He also rubbed his belly with unsatisfied intentions: "The third brother's family cook is really good. Fifth brother, let's come again next time."
Third Elder Brother and San Fujin couple personally sent them out, when they were about to get into the carriage, Third Elder Brother suddenly grabbed Yinyou: "Xiao Qi, come here, Third Brother has a word with you."
Yinyou thought that the third brother was going to tell him about the Mathematics Academy, so he quickly followed him.
The third elder brother put one hand on his shoulder, pointed to the other side of the alley with the other, and said to Yinyou: "Over there, go straight ahead, and after two streets, the big elder brother's mansion is in the alley. You haven't been there yet, have you?" .”
Yinyou shook his head: "I haven't been there."
The third elder brother said sincerely: "The dishes cooked by their chef are even more delicious, you should try them next time."
The fifth elder brother, San Fujin, and Chen Menglei, who sent them out together, thought that the two brothers had something serious to say, so they stood still.Hearing what the third elder brother said, he couldn't help laughing.
Good guy, this is because he dislikes his younger brother for eating too much, and wants to push him to the elder brother's house.
The fifth elder brother smiled especially happily. Usually it was that little clever Yinyou who bullied others, and others tried to coax him in every possible way. Today, I finally saw the third elder brother give everyone a sigh of relief.
But who is Yinyou?That's the master who didn't suffer in the entire Forbidden City, how could he admit defeat to the third elder brother.
He turned around and got into the carriage straight away. Before leaving, he lifted the curtain and stuck out his head and shouted: "Third brother and third sister-in-law, I'll be back tomorrow!"
In April, Kangxi held the Kalkha Mongolian League in Duolun again.This time several adult princes followed, and Yinyou naturally also went.
In the preparatory stage of this meeting, Kangxi sent someone to Zhao Galdan to participate in this Khalkha meeting, and asked him to come and plead guilty.
Galdan naturally refused to come, but asked the Qing court to hand over Tuxietu Khan and the Great Lama Jebtsundamba to him.
Not only that, but during the alliance, Kangxi also learned that several Mongolian tribal leaders, especially those who had close contacts with the Qing imperial family, had been visited by envoys from Galdan and instigated them to betray the Qing court. .
Kangxi didn't react violently after hearing this, and sat on the dragon chair directly in front of him with a normal expression, as if all this was within his expectation.
This was indeed within his expectation. Although he sent someone to Zhao Galdan, he didn't expect the other party to come.
In fact, he doesn't care if the other party comes or not.When he came, it meant that he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and he was arrested and punished.
It would be better if he didn't come, because he just had an excuse to mobilize troops and prepare to attack Galdan.
Yinyou rubbed his hands when he heard the news, and excitedly said to his brothers: "Hey, it's time to fight!"
Brother Six frowned: "Does Xiao Qi like to fight?"
These words startled Yinyou, as if he was a militant, looking forward to war all day long.
"That's not true," Yinyou waved his hand, "I just want to defeat Galdan."
The fifth elder brother sighed: "I hope that after defeating Galdan, there will be no more wars, the Qing Dynasty will always be peaceful and prosperous, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment."
Yinyou put his hands on his shoulders and laughed loudly: "Sixth brother, after hearing this, Ama will definitely reward you heavily."
The fifth elder brother slapped his hand away: "I didn't say that to ask for a reward from Ama."
Yinyou let out a "hiss" and shook his hands twice, as if someone really hurt him: "Yes, yes, brother Wu is kind and can't see the people suffer."
The eighth elder brother took his hand and looked at it. Under the fair and smooth skin, the blue blood vessels were visible to the naked eye.There wasn't even a trace of red marks on it, so I don't know what he was "hissing" about, which made my heart ache for a while.
Brother Six bumped Yinyou's shoulder again: "Xiao Qi was also a person who went to the battlefield back then, tell me how does it feel?"
In the battle of Ulan Butong five years ago, when Yinyou was too young, he heard that his eldest brother was in danger, so he rushed to the front line alone and saved Tong Guogang's life with only a bow and arrow in his hand.
Then, when he came back, he was severely beaten by Ama, and Er Niang didn't protect him, and even helped Ama beat him together.
He also asked him to kneel in the Taimiao for one night, and asked him to reflect.
Everyone thought that he would be afraid kneeling alone in the Taimiao, but they didn't know that he had a solid sleep in front of his ancestors.
Thinking of this, Yinyou smiled unconsciously.
The eighth elder brother kept holding his hand: "It seems to feel good, and now I still laugh when I think about it."
"Where is it?" Yinyou pulled him in front of him, put his arms around his neck: "The battlefield is a very dangerous place, and you don't know where the bullets or arrows are coming from when you are dying."
He looked at fifth elder brother and sixth elder brother again, his eyes full of sincerity: "I hope you will never have the chance to experience that feeling."
The fifth elder brother grabbed his other hand: "You will never have such a chance."
Yinyou didn't speak, just laughed twice.
After the brothers chatted, they were ready to do their own things.Yinyou came out of the tent and ran into Celen within a few steps.
This Mongolian Batulu grew up in the Khalkha tribe. After Galdan captured Khalkha Mongolia, he and his younger brother followed his grandfather to the Qing court. Kangxi left him to study in the inner court.
Celen has lived in Beijing for almost five years, but he is still a typical Mongolian man both in his inner character and his outer appearance.
When everyone saw him for the first time, they would definitely not think that he was a boy who was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and his height and figure were already close to those of a man in his prime.
Yinyou was considered tall among his peers, but when he stood with Celen, although his height was not much different, his body shape seemed to be only half of her.
He belongs to the tall and slender type, his muscles are not thick, but he is very resilient, and he can't see anything when he puts on clothes.
The two met each other, looked at each other, and saw flames shining in each other's eyes.
In the past five years, the two of them have often wrestled and competed together, and the topic they talked about the most was that one day they would go to the battlefield together to help Celen take back his homeland.
Now, the opportunity has finally come.
Seeing his murderous look, Yinyou couldn't help but want to laugh: "Brother, don't be so excited, it's still early."
"What?" Celen moved his eyebrows. He has thick eyebrows and big eyes, dark skin, and rough outlines. It is especially funny when he does this movement.
Yinyou leaned on his shoulder and laughed loudly: "I said, although Ama decided to send troops to suppress Junggar, it is not now. It will take a long time to dispatch troops."
Celen frowned and asked, "How long?"
"It may be as little as half a year, or as much as a year or two."
"It's taking so long!"
Yinyou nodded: "Marching and fighting is not a simple matter. Food, grass and supplies, soldiers from various regions are assembled, plus troops are deployed..."
Hearing this, Celen's blood was full of enthusiasm, as if a pot of cold water had been poured over his head by Yinyou, and his whole body drooped.
Yinyou took him back to the tent: "Don't be so depressed, one day I will help you regain your homeland, trust me."
Celengze turned his head to look at him, Yinyou's face was full of sincerity, making it hard not to believe what he said.
Seventh elder brother is such a person, usually with a playful smile, you don't know which of his words are true and which is false, but once he gets serious and says something, there is always a magic power to make people believe.
During the five years together, Celen has never seen through Seventh Brother.He seldom went to the study room for class, and nine out of ten times he would be taken out by the master and punished to stand.
When I am in class, I always like to do things that do not abide by classroom discipline.He doesn't study hard himself, but he always urges his younger brothers to study hard.
He also reads some strange idle books, not only by himself, but also invites others to read them together.
Sometimes when others look red in the face, he just said frankly that he should appreciate these works with the attitude of appreciating literary works.
In short, Brother Qi can often make people angry, but with him, whether it is a martial arts competition or a chat about poetry and poetry, it is full of fun.
He is a very interesting person, full of endless whimsy, once you get to know him, you can't help but want to be close to him.
"Hey!" Yinyou stretched out his palm and waved it twice in front of his eyes, "What are you in a daze for?"
Celen came back to his senses, shook his head, and nodded again: "I listen to you."
Yinyou put his arms around his shoulder and patted him twice: "Good brother."
At this time, someone opened the curtain and walked into the tent.The two looked up and saw that it was the eunuch consultant line next to Kangxi.
Yinyou smiled and said, "Hey, how did Mr. Gu find this place?"
The advisor didn't have the intention of joking with him, so he hurried over and said, "The emperor sent servants to tell all the princes to drive back to Luan without delay."
Yinyou was taken aback for a moment, the sky outside was getting dark, it was approaching dusk, and it was going to be dark soon.I just finished my work, so I should rest for one night before returning to Beijing. Why are you leaving now?
Yinyou stood up, restrained his smile, felt a little bad in his heart, and asked tentatively, "Why... what's wrong?"
The consultant bowed his head and said softly: "The emperor just received urgent news from the palace, saying that Concubine Niu Yulu is critically ill."
"!!!"
Yinyou lifted his robe and walked out quickly. After hearing the news, several princes also walked out of the tent.
When everyone came to the big tent in the middle, Kangxi had already ordered people to prepare horses and return to Beijing immediately.
However, no matter how fast the horse is, it will take at least four or five days to go back this way, let alone a team of so many people.
Concubine Niu Colu's body has not been as good as before after giving birth to the eleventh daughter of the emperor ten years ago.The little princess died in less than a hundred days. The imperial concubine was already weak, and coupled with the pain of losing her daughter, it was the root cause of her illness.
The past two years have been getting worse and worse. Last year, I had a serious illness. At that time, the imperial doctor said that I might not survive the New Year.
Perhaps because she was worried about Elder Brother Ten, the imperial concubine insisted on staying until the end of the year. Seeing the warmth of spring and the flowers blooming, the imperial concubine's health gradually improved.
Before coming here, the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother who had been looking forward to going out with Ama were very good this time.
Kangxi didn't say that he would take them with him, and they didn't argue about coming out.
The tenth elder brother wanted to stay in the palace to spend more time with his mother. The ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother grew up together. Brothers, so they took the initiative to stay with the tenth brother.
When they returned to the Forbidden City day and night, Concubine Niu Gulu insisted.Several imperial physicians consulted in turn, and the imperial concubine stayed in Chuxiu Palace all the time.
He must be dying, but he still hangs his breath and wants to hold on until Kangxi comes back.
In the end, she still waited for Kangxi to come back.
She is the younger sister of Empress Xiaozhao, the daughter of Ye Bilong, and she came to the palace because of her sister's death, the emperor's grace.After the little princess died, her body was not as good as before, and she didn't get much favor from Kangxi since then.
When Kangxi came to the bed, several imperial physicians had already retreated, Elder Brother Ten was silently crying, the imperial concubine shook her head lightly, and was about to leave the dormitory, leaving the last time to them.
Concubine Niu Gulu just patted her son's head affectionately, and smiled and asked him to go out for a while.
Seeing the eunuch lead Elder Brother Shi out of the dormitory, she grasped the imperial concubine's hand: "Sister, please wait a moment."
Now she knows that her time is approaching, and her only last wish is to hope that Kangxi will treat her only son well.
The woman on the hospital bed was pale and her eyes were dark, but her mind was clearer than ever.
She knew very well that Kangxi had too many sons. Elder Brother Shi was not born in the same family, he was not good at reading, and his riding and shooting skills were even worse than his older brothers and younger brothers. There was only one relative who started to decline.
Even if Kangxi complied with her last words, Elder Brother Shi's situation may not be much better in the future, after all, he will be a motherless child by then.
In the past, Concubine Yi had the closest relationship with her, but Concubine Yi herself has three sons, and there are four princesses in the palace, as well as a pair of low-ranking concubines, Gege, how can she take care of her little ten? .
She took the imperial concubine's hand: "Sister, brother ten was born under your watch, do you remember?"
The imperial concubine held her hand: "I remember, why don't I remember, I was born a circle older than other elder brothers."
"He's not as clever as his older brothers and younger brothers, and he's spoiled by me, so he's a bit naughty, but his nature isn't bad."
Kangxi frowned: "You still worry about what he does, you should take a good rest."
Concubine Niu Yulu twitched the corners of her mouth and smiled forcedly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the concubine will have plenty of time to rest in the future."
She was still holding the imperial concubine's hand tightly: "My sister is the lord of the six palaces, and in this concubine's heart she is brother ten's aunt. After this concubine leaves, I hope that my sister can take care of him more. I don't want my concubine to ask for goodbye." Yes, I just hope that he will be safe in the future."
This is a dying caregiver, and the imperial concubine wanted to comfort her a few words, but she couldn't say anything when the words came to her lips.He could only nod his head and replied, "That's natural."
Under normal circumstances, a prince of Yinyou's age could not go to the harem privately except to pay his mother a regular visit.
But today's situation is special, he and the sixth elder brother came here with Kangxi.
The sixth elder brother was once taken care of by the noble concubine Niu Yulu for a period of time, and he always remembered her nurturing kindness in his heart. When he heard that the noble concubine was seriously ill, he also came with him.
At this time, the two were standing in the courtyard of Chuxiu Palace.
Elder Brother Ten staggered out of the main hall while touching the surging tears.Although he is 11 years old, he has always been well protected by Concubine Niu Colu, and he looks like an unworldly child.
This carefree child suddenly faced the blow of losing his mother. Grief and fear filled his heart. He was left alone in the future, and he didn't know what to do.
Yinyou's heart was broken seeing his younger brother's sad appearance. He stepped forward a few steps, and as soon as his hand touched Elder Brother Shi's shoulder, the other party threw himself into his arms and burst into tears: "Brother Seven, Brother Seven! ..."
Elder Brother Shi hadn't started to develop yet, and his height was only up to Yinyou's chest, and his clothes were wetted with tears in an instant.
Yinyou put his arms around him, stroked his back softly and comforted him: "Don't be afraid, Brother Qi is here."
Yinyou didn't know how to comfort his younger brother.He himself had experienced the same thing, lying on the hospital bed weakly with his mother on his shoulders, but he was helpless.He was worried that she might leave him at any time, and he would never have a mother again.
He can fully empathize with Elder Brother Ten's current mood: "Don't worry, it's fine."
After a while, the eunuch called the ten princes in again, and the imperial concubine came out.
Yinyou walked to his mother and asked softly, "How is it?"
The imperial concubine shook her head: "It's not easy to survive until now."
After a while, the grief-stricken cries of Elder Brother Shi came from the room, shouting hoarsely: "Er Niang, Er Niang, don't go, don't leave me..."
After a while, Kangxi, ten princes and eunuchs came out together.
The imperial concubine Niu Colu's family died.
Elder Brother Shi was already crying so badly that he threw himself into Yinyou's arms: "Brother Seven, Brother Seven...I don't have my mother anymore, I don't have my mother anymore."
Yinyou felt sorry for his younger brother, and hugged him to comfort him: "Don't be afraid, you still have Brother Seven, who will take care of you in the future."
The imperial concubine passed away, and the emperor ruled for three days until the imperial concubine's funeral.In addition to the emperor's ten sons born to the noble concubine, the braids are cut off, the crowns are removed, and the clothes are ready. The clothes are removed on the day of the great sacrifice, and the head is shaved for a hundred days.Order the emperor's sixth son, emperor's seventh son, and emperor's nine sons to wear clothes, and the rest will pick off crowns and tassels.
Yinyou, sixth elder brother and ninth elder brother have been by ten elder brother's side all the time.Accompany him to watch the spirit in the main hall of Chuxiu Palace, bring him meals, and coax him to eat more.
Although some concubines passed away in the Kangxi harem in a few years, for a high-ranking concubine like Niu Colu, it has to be traced back to her sister, Empress Xiaozhao.
According to the records of the Ming Dynasty, Kangxi saw that the posthumous title of the noble concubine had two characters and four characters, so he asked Ethan to discuss with the Ministry of Rites to see what posthumous title was suitable for the noble concubine.
The academician and the Ministry of Rites quickly wrote the papers and handed them over. There were two characters and four characters. Kangxi finally chose the word "Wen Xi" as the posthumous title of the noble concubine.
When Niu Gulu was canonized as a noble concubine, she didn't have a title.After her death, Kangxi gave her a posthumous title, which can be regarded as compensation for the deceased, and a little comfort for the son of Elder Brother Shi.
Three days later, the golden coffin of Concubine Wenxi was delivered to the funeral palace outside Chaoyang Gate. When he came back, Elder Brother Shi cried a lot. He didn't eat, drink, or talk, and his mood was very unstable.
These days, they have been accompanying the tenth elder brother to attend the funeral of Concubine Wen Xi. The tenth elder brother is still young and grieved too much. In fact, most of the things are done by Yinyou and sixth elder brother.
In fact, they are the most tired.
Yinyou asked Sixth Brother and Ninth Brother to go back to rest, and he stayed with Tenth Brother.
The weather was getting hotter and hotter. They were wearing mourning clothes outside and underwear inside. After walking so much, they were sweating profusely.
After letting the eunuch come in and take a bath for the two brothers, Yinyou put Elder Brother Ten on the bed and asked him to rest early.He himself lay beside him, sleeping with him.
Yinyou was really tired, and only now did he feel that being an adult prince is not so easy. To relieve the emperor's father's worries, he needs to work hard, not just talking about it.
But seeing Elder Brother Ten grieving, he, the older brother, was also willing to share the burden for his younger brother.
"Brother Seven..." Brother Ten shouted in a low voice, "You can't sleep well here, why don't you go back and rest, I'm fine by myself."
Yinyou raised his hand to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes: "Stop talking nonsense and go to sleep!"
Not long after the words fell, Yinyou himself couldn't bear it anymore and fell asleep.
After sleeping like this until midnight, Yinyou woke up from the heat.It is already the weather in May, and the little breeze blowing in from outside the window can't relieve the heat at all.The point is, he seems to be holding a small stove in his arms.
Yinyou looked down and saw that Elder Brother Ten had fallen asleep with his head on his chest and his arms around his waist.
In summer, everyone was wearing light pajamas, and their chests were wet again. It seemed that Elder Brother Ten had cried again not long ago.
He didn't sleep soundly, his brows were slightly frowned, and he would let out a raving sound or two from time to time.The voice is small and a little muffled.But Yinyou still understood that his name was Er Niang.
Although the weather is very hot, it is uncomfortable for the two brothers to sleep together, and Yinyou's back is completely soaked in sweat, but he still tightens his arms and hugs his brother into his arms, giving him enough sense of security, so that he can Sleep peacefully until dawn.
After a long period of time, Elder Ten's mental state was not very good. Apart from crying every day, he was clinging to his seventh brother and refused to leave even a single step.
Yinyou simply asked him to move to his yard to live temporarily so that he could take care of him.
The brothers often come to visit him, especially the eighth and ninth brothers and Baotai, who come here every few days.
The three of them came over, chatted and chatted with Elder Brother Ten in the yard, took him to Jingshan to ride horses and shoot arrows, and also took a walk.
Gradually, Elder Brother Ten's condition also recovered.Although I don't want to be as lively and cheerful as before, but I no longer always wash my face with tears.
That night, on the fifteenth day, there was a full moon in the sky, illuminating the small courtyard brightly.
A few pots of gardenias and jasmine bloomed in Yinyou's yard, and the summer night breeze wafted through the whole yard with bursts of fragrance, refreshing.
Yinyou danced his sword under the moonlight, while Elder Brother Shi sat at the table and looked at him, resting his chin in both hands, thoughtful.
After Yinyou practiced a set of sword skills, Yinyou accepted Qixing, sat opposite him, reached out and touched his head, and asked: "What are you thinking?"
Yinyou had a premonition that he would say "I miss my mother-in-law", but he didn't. Brother Shi just bit his lower lip and said, "If only I were as good as Brother Seven, my mother-in-law will be very happy." .”
Among the brothers, the tenth elder brother is almost the worst in terms of reading and studying, as well as riding and archery.Not even better than elder brother eleven who is always sick, and elder brothers twelfth and thirteen who are younger.
After spot-checking the schoolwork of his sons, Kangxi would also comment a few words in private.The evaluation of Elder Brother Ten is always mediocre, not hardworking enough.
At that time, Elder Brother Niu had the eminent concubine Niu Gulu, and behind him was Niu Gulu, a family of relatives.Although the Niu Gulu clan is no longer as good as it used to be, the emaciated camels are bigger than horses, and the titles are hereditary, and their status in Manchuria is still there.
Generally speaking, the tenth elder brother's life is better than many of his brothers.
It's not good if you don't study well, and Kangxi can't treat him badly if he has mediocre qualifications.
Now that the noble concubine Niu Yulu passed away, in the palace, the ten princes didn't even have any brothers and sisters from their compatriots, so life would not be so easy if he was so heartless.
If he doesn't work hard to plan for himself, what can he do in the future.
Yinyou picked up the teacup and took a sip, the fragrance of jasmine filled his lips and teeth: "First of all, you have to know what you like."
Elder Brother Ten shook his head: "I don't know. In the past, Brother Ninth Brother was doing what Eighth Brother and Ninth Brother did, so I followed suit."
Yinyou said with a smile: "Your eighth brother studies hard to express himself, but ninth brother is full of cleverness, but he doesn't need to study. Both of them are people with ideas, why don't you learn from them?"
Elder Brother Ten lowered his head: "Maybe I'm too stupid."
"Who said you are stupid, you are the prince, the grandson of Ye Bilong, why do you feel that you are too stupid?"
Elder Brother Shi raised his head again, with moonlight in his eyes: "Then is it too late for me to start studying hard now?"
Yinyou stretched out his hand to touch his head again: "It's too late at any time."
Elder Brother Shi nodded as if making up his mind: "I won't let Er Niang down on me!"
On the second day, Elder Brother Shi took the initiative to come to the study and asked Yinyou to teach him arithmetic.
Yinyou still remembers that when he and elder brother Jiu first arrived at the study room, he told him a few arithmetic problems, and he went crazy when he talked about it.Since then, I have almost had a shadow on my teaching work.
Turn around and go to the bookshelf to find "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" and give it to him: "You should read this first."
In August, Kangxi began to tour outside the Great Wall as usual, taking all the ten princes with him except the prince.
This year's tour outside the Great Wall is slightly different from the previous ones. When the kings and grandsons of important tribes such as Horqin, Khalkha, Harqin, Ongniut, Tumed, and Bahrain came to the court, they presented to Kangxi the troops they could dispatch, and several In the past few months, the situation of Galdan has been detected.
However, Kangxi had just returned to Beijing in late August. In September, Galdan led [-] cavalry troops to attack the Khalkha Mongolian Chechen Khan, and then went down the Kherlen River to Bayan Ulan. 【Baidu Encyclopedia】
He was so arrogant that he even sent a message to the Qing court, threatening that after this winter, he would borrow [-] Russian shotgun cavalry to commit internal crimes.
The news from General Sabusu is that the 24-year-old Emperor Peter has officially taken charge.
The Russians have never stopped their aggression against neighboring countries, nor have they ever given up their coveting of the territory of the Qing Dynasty, and they even have a grudge because they failed to take advantage of the "Nerchinsk" Treaty.
Maybe there is some ulterior deal behind Peter and Galdan, and he is really willing to lend him troops.
Of course, the figure of [-] is an exaggeration, but [-] is possible.
Soon after, Anbei General Fei Yanggu said: Bayan Ulan is extremely arrogant, and he suggested dividing the army to attack.
Therefore, Kangxi ordered all the ministers to discuss the matter.
In this Nanshufang discussion, apart from Tong Guowei, Suo'etu, Mingzhu, Chen Tingjing, Li Guangdi, Prince Yu, and Prince Gong, who were once abandoned by Kangxi and reactivated after a few years, there were three other people.
The first one is naturally the prince.The prince is now 24 years old. Since he left the cabinet to give lectures, he has assisted the emperor's father in handling the government affairs for nearly ten years, and has accumulated a lot of experience in governing the country with the assistance of various famous officials.
The second is the eldest brother, who is two years older than the prince. As early as the Battle of Ulan Butong, he was the deputy general of the then coach Fuyuan General Fuquan.
Later, the uncles and nephews disagreed and even argued over whether to pursue Galdan.
After returning to the court, Kangxi wanted to punish Fuquan for his crimes, and the elder brother even stood up to testify.
Over the years, Kangxi was quite satisfied with his eldest son. Apart from being a little simple-minded and a little irritable, he was also a brave and resourceful general in the military, better than his imperial brother.
The third one was something that everyone present could never have imagined.
For such an important matter, the emperor even called him who was not yet fifteen years old, and was standing aside, looking at everyone with a smile.
Good guy, the seventh elder brother is almost as tall as the eldest brother now.Wearing a light yellow dark blue and gold embroidered uniform, standing there, she is tall and tall, with a youthful look on her brows.
All the ministers, who doesn't have a son or grandson who is similar to his age in his family, and after comparing them, he has to sigh with emotion, or how can he say that he is the emperor's dragon species.
Among them, Tong Guowei was naturally the most emotional. If he hadn't suppressed his emotions deliberately, the corners of his mouth might have been raised by now.
Look, look at all, what is a good-looking talent, what is an extraordinary appearance, what is a youthful spirit, it is my grandson!
Suo'etu and Mingzhu were also quite unconvinced, but you have a grandson, the prince who is as gentle as jade next to you, and the big elder brother who is handsome, you can't see it?
Others could not understand the intricate relationship and mood of the royal relatives, and now they were only surprised.
It's not surprising that the prince and elder brother appear here.What's the situation with these seven princes standing here?
Li Guangdi's impression of Yinyou was still that mischievous student in class who was carried to the door and punished to stand.
At the age of fifteen or sixteen, you can stand with these old guys to discuss politics?
Chen Tingjing also heard about Seventh Brother's deeds, because Kangxi really favored this son too much.When he was more than three years old, he followed the emperor's father to the south of the Yangtze River to serve him. No matter where Kangxi went, he would always take him with him.
Even if he didn't bring it, it's not because he fell out of favor and didn't want to bring it, but because he was afraid of delaying Seventh Brother's study.
The key point is that elder brother Qi is not a prince who likes to read, he only likes to do unexpected things and constantly challenge the bottom line of the emperor's patience.
For example, the last battle with Galdan.Although Chen Tingjing was implicated in Xu Qianxue and Gao Shiqi's affairs at that time and was not in the court, he had also heard about his glorious deeds.
Less than ten years old, dare to be single-handedly launched into the battlefield by this bow and arrow, who else?
Yinyou still had a childlike innocent smile on his face, which made him look innocent and harmless, even a little childish.
He scanned the expressions on the faces of everyone present, including his two uncles.
Fuquan and Chang Ning had a lot of contact with him because they often went to the inner court, and they all saw his growth.
Therefore, he was not too shocked to see him appearing in the South Study Room now.It's just a bit of a surprise, after all, Yinyou is still young, isn't it too early to participate in such political discussions?
Yinyou was not interested in their government affairs, what he was interested in was the attack on Galdan.
At this time, Wei Zhu held up a long box.Fuquan and Chang Ning personally took out the map from inside, screened the palace people away, unfolded it and hung it up.
The Bayan Ulan region where Galdan and his [-] troops were located at this time has been marked. Yinyou looked at the location. The Mongolian region is vast and extending in all directions. Galdan has fought here all year round and is quite familiar with the terrain.
They traveled across mountains and rivers to march westward, which was time-consuming, labor-intensive, and material-consuming.Although there are advantages in numbers and weapons, the chances of winning are not great.
If it loses, it must be a disastrous defeat. If it wins, it may not be able to wipe out Galdan.
As long as he wanted to run away, he might not be able to catch him.
Therefore, General Fei Yanggu mentioned in the memorial that the army should be divided into groups to suppress.
Tong Guowei, Suo'etu, and Mingzhu are all military generals who have been on the battlefield. Prince Yu and Prince Gong have also commanded the war in the rear. Li Guangdi and Chen Tingjing are purely joining in the fun.
Everyone expressed their opinions, and these two couldn't come in vain, they said a few words without pain or itching.It sounds reasonable, but in fact, other people can think of it without mentioning it.
Although the prince has also learned some art of war, he doesn't know anything about leading troops to fight, so he doesn't speak. As the prince, he quietly stands on the sidelines and observes politics.
The elder brother also made some suggestions, for example, how to divide the army and where to go.
Yinyou has not spoken all the time, he is the youngest, he is just a child in everyone's eyes, and it is not his turn to express opinions here.
So, he obediently stood aside and listened, keeping his eyes on the map, and after a while, he memorized every mark and every place on it inch by inch in his mind.
Then he closed his eyes and began to simulate the entire battle process in his mind based on the knowledge that General Zhang Yong and Mr. Fu had taught him.
Galdan's route, where is their stronghold, where is their retreat, and so on.
Then, according to what's in your mind, start to divide your troops.Which road starts from where, how many people are there, and what is the purpose.
Just as he was concentrating on simulating the battlefield in his mind, he suddenly heard someone calling him: "Xiaoqi."
When he came back to his senses, he found that everyone was looking at him.
The person who called him was Kangxi, who asked, "What do you think?"
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