starling is not a bird

Minister of the Ministry of War Hilda, together with his deputy Du Tong Tu Sihai and Xu Jiuru, led the vanguard as an advance force. The forty forwards were all selected by Kangxi himself, and all of them were brave and capable. Green flag soldiers from Guangxi, Guizhou, and Hunan provinces, no matter how many, were led by him to the Miao area in Hunan.

Because it was the prince who led the army, Kangxi made an exception and asked all the post stations along the way to return the memorial from the capital to Huguang as an emergency military report. The ten princes ordered [-] troops, but Kangxi forced him to add another [-]. There are not many Miao people. But fierce and good at fighting, he didn't want accidents to happen during his son's training.

The tenth elder brother had already received the instructions from the eighth beile, and from time to time asked the younger brothers to write something to send to the emperor. The fourteenth elder brother could still write a letter to the concubine Defei to keep her safe. The empress in the palace did not even dare to cry with the letter It's just that I have been vegan since the day the army started!

Surrounding the mountains, cutting off food, recruiting peace, are just repeating other people's schemes. The thirteenth and fourteenth brothers are a little bit lacking in heart, and they can't ride their horses to kill people by themselves. How can they boast that they fought a war when they go back?

But before going out, Babeile firmly ordered: This battle will never be lost, but how can we fight to satisfy the emperor?Don't be greedy for merit, if Huang Ama is wary, you must not let your younger brothers take risks, that is the worst policy, fight steadily, reduce consumption, save soldiers, don't worry about money, brother will subsidize you in private.

At the beginning of October, the village of the Miao people was pacified, and there were still some stragglers fighting stubbornly in the mountains. Brother Shi wrote a memorial and went back. Should we take advantage of the victory to pursue or divide and conquer?

On the sixth day of October, Kangxi's decree arrived: If the Miao people surrender, only the first offender who advocates chaos and rampage will be punished, otherwise those who resist and refuse to accept will be wiped out.You should also try to use tricks to appease you, and do it tactfully, instead of relying on your courage.

Along with the letter came a reward from Kangxi, all kinds of fresh fruits, clothes, and even weapons. After picking up the lotus, Kangxi got the letters from his sons and secretly wiped his eyes several times.

Beijing has been unexpectedly calm recently. Whether it is the crown prince or the Zhijun king, they are too quiet. The courtiers have a wait-and-see attitude, but there are fewer disputes. Everything is based on the emperor's lead. How difficult is it?

However, the handling of the Miao people made Kangxi troubled. There are not many Miao people, and they have great energy in making troubles. He can't beat them, but he doesn't want to do this. Miao people are not difficult, but there are Han Chinese, strong people, and Tibetans!

The big scholars were summoned to discuss, nothing more than recruiting, comforting, and suppressing bandits, nothing new, Kangxi frowned tightly, my son is still suffering there!Can't you think of a better way?All the fellows who don't work on their salaries!

Kangxi ordered the courtiers to think carefully, so that he could write a book for himself, but as soon as he thought about it, the days passed like water. The golden autumn wind took away Kangxi's patience, and the early winter wind chilled the elder brother's heart.

The thirteenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother received the cotton-padded leather robes from Jingli. The concubine Defei was very careful. Her own son had them, and other people's sons also had them, but more materials were needed.

The thirteenth elder brother's cotton robe is dark blue, and the fourteenth elder brother's cotton robe is dark green, both embroidered with dark flowers of the same color, each buckle is decorated with a pearl, and the matching rhinoceros belt is inlaid with gold and silver, The two elder brothers looked like twins standing together, even the tenth elder brother thought it was good.

But these two elder brothers are born at odds, in order to avoid people misunderstanding that they are twins, as if they had discussed it, they never wear the padded robes at the same time.

Elder Brother Shi also got the clothes from Fujin, including Xinxin purse. My Mongolian Fujin has never seen her take needles and threads. I went to dig it out, and there was a five-color kit stuffed inside. Brother Shi's heart moved, and he went to a secluded place to open it.

There was actually a piece of soft cotton bamboo paper inside. When I opened it, it was Babeile's notes, and there was only one sentence: To get rid of the troubles of the seedlings, you must deal with them, and you must stop the strong ones.

Elder Brother Ten opened the kit, and there was a list stuffed inside. Elder Brother Ten took a closer look, and found that they were all the names of shops. After thinking about it, many of them were under the name of Elder Brother Nine, and there were also eight beiles. There are those under his name, as well as those under his own name. There are dry goods stores, pharmacies, and paint shops. Brother Ten took this list and pondered for a long time. What does this mean?Is my starling short of money?No, Huang Ama also asked the starling to collect the silver taels from the inner treasury, Baylor's salary is not low, not to mention the silver taels that the ninth brother donates every year.

Brother Ten put the paper sent by Babeile on the oil lamp and burned it, filled the spice bag in the sachet into the kit, hung it on his waist, smoothed the tassels underneath, Shi Shiran walked out, myna There must be his intentions, just wait for yourself to think about it slowly.

In the afternoon, Xierda came over with the Zhu Zhu booklet sent back by Kangxi: "My lord, the emperor said that the Miao people will not cause chaos, and the poor will not chase after them. Let us garrison guard and wait for the disposal plan in Beijing!"

Elder Brother Ten is not dissatisfied with this arrangement. Anyway, he just came out to practice, and his current grades are already good enough. He guesses that Jiangxi will use troops again, and Starling will arrange for himself.At that time, if you show it well, are you afraid that people will not know how powerful you are?

But the little elder brother who came with him is not so calm. The tenth elder brother is the elder brother. We have no objection to him playing the vanguard, and we have no objection to his plan. But after only three or two charges, the Miao people disappeared. As soon as this addiction was hooked, you retreated?Do not bring such a bar!

I didn't even touch the corner of a Miao man's clothes, which is depressing enough. My brother Tong Shangshu kept praising himself in the booklet, and even Kangxi wrote a letter to praise himself. The little brothers are very ashamed!

No, I can't get the praise for nothing, I have to show my ability, it's rare, the thirteenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother have the same ideas!

These two little elder brothers didn't tell anyone, even a fool would know that they wouldn't agree, so why bother to make trouble?With a few personal guards, he only said to go out for a stroll, and planned to hunt some rabbits and yellow sheep and come back to add food.Elder Brother Shi nodded, and Shang Shu Xierda added a few warriors to follow.

Holding bows and arrows and wearing swords, the aggressive hunters drifted away. The samurai became suspicious, but the two elder brothers were smiling and clamoring. The animals in this mountain must be afraid of the true nature of themselves. Dragon Qi, hide!Never go back if there is no gain!

When they reached the depths of the Miao Village, the warriors were determined not to leave, but the little elder brothers took advantage of their inattention, clamped the horse's belly, whipped the whip, and rushed towards the mountains. The warriors knew something was wrong, but they were already ready Well, how can I not follow?He sent people flying horses back to ask for help, and other warriors galloped to follow, leaving marks along the way.

Elder Brother Ten forgot that a single warrior would know something was wrong if he entered the camp without dismounting his horse, so he quickly mobilized elite soldiers to rush to the rescue. With just a few people, it was not enough to beat wolves, let alone the Miao people?

It doesn't taste good to ride a horse on an empty stomach. Elder Brother Ten clenched his spear tightly and felt annoyed: These two little bastards, where are they here to work?If you catch him later, he will be beaten ten times on the buttocks alone, and I will suffer from the bumps with a flat stomach, so don't think about it!

He ran until it was dark, and he didn't see any trace of his brothers, and he couldn't even find the signs on the roadside. Brother Ten became more and more worried.

In the distance, a warrior saw a flicker of fire in the depths of the jungle, and immediately reported it to Elder Brother Ten. Elder Brother Ten collected himself and sent spies to check it out. The striker rushed towards the depths of the dense forest.

Under the firelight in the depths, I saw the two younger brothers. They were only wearing single clothes, and the clothes of the guards were in disarray. Their expressions could not be seen clearly under the flickering firelight, but what about the Miao people?Is this a trap?

Elder Brother Ten made a few gestures, and the warriors dispersed immediately, looking up and down around, and the armored guards surrounded Elder Brother Ten and passed by.

The little elder brother saw that the ten elder brothers' eyes lit up: "Brother, you are here."

Brother Ten saw the guards' faces full of shame, and frowned: "But you were ambushed?"

The guards hurriedly replied: "If you tell the master, there is no ambush."

Elder Brother Shi breathed a sigh of relief, took off his cloak and put it on for his younger brothers, and distributed the horses to them, and said decisively: "Let's go back and talk about it!"

Holding the hot fish soup and sipping it, the two little elder brothers were already wrapped in fur, and their faces turned blue from the cold turned bloody, and the guards were all outside to receive their punishment.

Elder Brother Shi didn't make a sound all the time, just ordered someone to take care of them. Shangshu Xierda had already left with an excuse. The prince who committed the crime was the prince, and the prince was also in charge. Let them make trouble, and it's serious to sleep quickly.

The thirteenth brother finished snoring the few slices of cabbage at the bottom of the bowl, the fourteenth brother was still breaking half of the steamed bun in his hand, but the tenth brother's face gradually darkened.

Elder brother Thirteen has never been the fool who realizes later. Today, he made a mistake and caused trouble to others, so how can he still eat and drink like this?This is not correct!

As soon as he threw the bowl away, he snatched the steamed bun from Brother Fourteen and dragged his younger brother to beg for mercy: "Brother, don't be angry, we know we were wrong, and we dare not do this again!"

Brother Ten smiled coldly: "Who asked you? Tell me! How many powerful enemies have you killed today?"

Hearing this, the faces of the two younger elder brothers turned red, and it took a long time for Ai Ai to say: "I didn't meet any enemies on the road."

Brother Ten laughed: "Didn't you meet the enemy? Was your clothes stolen by the fox demon?"

The thirteenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother blushed even more, and it was the fourteenth elder brother who said, "No, we took it off and gave it away!"

It turned out that the two elder brothers led people into the deep mountains and passed by the village of the Miao people. The chickens and ducks were frightened and flew all over the sky, and the horses galloped all the way, but there was still no sign of the Miao people.

How could the unwilling little elder brother give up his mind and rush back?It's so embarrassing, I lit a fire to burn it, and see if those people can't get out!Under Zhang Tian's sparks, the village was still dead silent, only the sound of tired horses' hooves continued.

The annoyed elder brothers turned their horses' heads in dismay, and only walked a few tens of meters before turning back, intending to kill one back to the carbine and catch the others by surprise.

In the end, what we faced was not the sword of the Miao warrior, but the tears of the widow and the weak son. Instead of the fierce fighting as imagined, we only saw the weeping mother and child embracing each other, the thin arms, the ragged clothes, and the hugged one. An old hen that has shed its feathers.

The woman covered her child with her muddy back, even if she didn't know where it would be tomorrow, at least she wanted to protect the young child in her arms at this moment.

The white-haired mother-in-law staggered and held up a wooden stick in front of the horse's head, waving her hands frantically, intending to give the tribe a few more seconds to escape.

The little brothers were at a loss, and the swords they held high slowly returned to their sheaths. Under the light of the fire, they could see the village in front of them clearly: crumbling thatched cottages, empty barns, broken stone mills, and hungry and emaciated rebels. .

The women and children looked at their homes in the fire and wept, fighting the flames in vain, trying to save some tattered clothes and some moldy chaff.

The thirteenth elder brother looked at his younger brother: "What should we do now?"

Brother Fourteen's eyes were also full of confusion, yes, what should I do?What did you just come here for?Before coming here, he had thought well, wanted to kill all directions, stained the tassel on the spear with human blood, and brought it back to Huang Ama to beg for reward!

There was the crackling of the fire, incomprehensible curses, and wails that you didn't need to hear. Some of the guards moved, picked up the child who was biting his thumb in the dust, and took out a piece of dry meat from his arms. He gave him the cake, and the child took it with trembling hands, looked at the guard timidly, and was encouraged by a not-so-good smile.

Finally he was not afraid, he took the dry biscuit but didn't put it in his mouth, looked back and passed the biscuit in his hand, the woman behind her stiffened and didn't know what to do.

: "And then? You are talking about this book!"

The tenth elder brother mercilessly interrupted the lyricism of the younger brothers, so there is no need to listen to the rest, it is nothing more than a thought and sympathy for others.Brother Ten is too lazy to judge whether they are women's benevolence or boundless love, who who is not pitiful will rise up and rebel?

Whether it is fighting or comforting, there is no way to save these people from the fire and water. As long as life is difficult, they will always make trouble.

Suddenly a thought flashed through the head of the tenth elder brother, what did the starling seem to mention?What is it?The tenth elder brother let the two younger brothers look at each other affectionately, and comforted each other by the way, holding their heads and thinking hard, what did the mynah say?