[Qing Chuan] The daily life of the seven princes

After passing Juyongguan, the route of the army turned from west to north.

Kangxi sent Yinyou to follow the left deputy capital Yushi Ashan to worship the god of mountains and rivers in Juyongguan.

Yinyou rode on the horse carelessly, looking dissatisfied with the emperor's father's arrangement.

Ah Shan shook his head, he really couldn't figure out the temperament of the seventh elder brother.The sacrificial ceremony that the emperor gave is a very important event for the royal family. If the other princes get this opportunity, they will definitely handle the matter carefully.

This Seventh Brother is fine, the casual things along the way, as if he came to visit the mountains and rivers.

It is true that Yinyou came to visit the mountains and rivers, so it's not a bad thing to worship any mountain god.

Juyongguan was built in Qin Dynasty, earlier than Shanhaiguan.

According to legend, when Qin Shihuang built the Great Wall, he moved prisoners, soldiers and forced laborers to live here, which means "relocate to mediocrity".

Juyongguan was built in a narrow and long valley with majestic mountains on both sides.Surrounded by lingering clear streams, emerald mountains, lush flowers and trees, and birdsong in the mountains.The beautiful scenery has the reputation of "juyong emerald green". It is especially spectacular to be in it and look up at the mountains on both sides.

Although reluctant, but in order to complete the task, Yinyou still followed Ah Shan to worship the god of mountains and rivers.

He said to the little sword spirit: "Call out the mountain god and let me have a look."

"Forget it, he doesn't dare to come out to see you."

After offering sacrifices to the mountain god, Yinyou and Ashan boarded the Yuntai together.There is a Lama Temple on it, called Tai'an Temple.The base of the cloud platform is made of white marble,

Yinyou also found a large number of poems, songs, Fu and inscriptions around Yuntai. After all dynasties and dynasties, the characters are also very different, and some minority languages ​​are not even recognized by him.

Yinyou was curious, but Ah Shan urged him to go back.They still have to go.

Yinyou followed Kangxi's army and continued to the northern Mongolian grassland.The further north you go, the lower the temperature.They need to cross Chang'an Ridge, and the climbing distance is at least ten miles.

In order to prevent the disorder of the carriages and horses, Kangxi ordered most officials and generals to dismount and command along the way to ensure that the supplies and food went up the mountain smoothly.

Kangxi did not dismount his two sons, but Yinyou voluntarily stepped forward to help.

He found that the generals who marched and fought were not the only ones who planned strategies in the tents of the Chinese army, or led the three armies to charge into battle.That's just part of the work, and most of the time, they need to travel for a long time, camp, climb mountains, eat and sleep in the open. In addition to daily chores, there will be unexpected situations that need to be dealt with.

For example, on this day, they camped on the top of the mountain.Sleeping in the middle of the night, Yinyou felt that the eighth elder brother who was sleeping with his back turned to him suddenly turned over and slipped into his arms, as if dreaming, and said: "Seventh brother, it's so cold."

Yinyou also felt it, the temperature dropped strongly in the middle of the night, and the cold wind poured in continuously from nowhere.

The two brothers could only continue to sleep if they hugged each other, otherwise they would have woken up from the cold.

When I got up in the morning, it turned out that there was a heavy snowfall last night, overlooking the mountains and forests, covered in white.

The key is that the road down the mountain is covered with half a foot of snow, people can walk, horses are fine, but carriages are not.

Kangxi ordered the army to stay in the camp, and sent a small team to explore the way ahead.

Fortunately, the snow stopped soon, and the sun was shining brightly. At noon, the snow melted, and they continued on their way.

The weather has not been good in the past few days, the temperature difference between day and night is large, the daytime is very sunny, the night is very cold, and the wind starts to blow at noon.

This kind of weather makes people's mood fluctuate greatly.Officials and cavalry can still ride horses, infantry and firearms battalions, and some servants can only walk, which is actually very difficult.

Everyone's mental state is obviously not as good as when they first set off.

In this way, everyone was listless, but they went down the mountain in an orderly manner.

The way down the mountain is much easier than going up the mountain, and the flat road is still short.Zhang Cheng told Yinyou that this means that the back of the mountain is higher than the south.

Yinyou suddenly realized that this is the characteristic of the terrain, and it should be drawn when making a map.

Continue to march today, the mountains are still high, the large troops continue to move, and they will reach the Mongolian Plain in less than two days. At that time, the road will be much easier, and the [-] troops will be able to make a round.

Yinyou sat on the horse, but his eyes looked around, sometimes he looked at the blue sky and soft white clouds, sometimes he looked at people, the expressions on the faces of the soldiers, and guessed what they were thinking.

"Xiaoqi, look to the side!"

A scream suddenly appeared in Yinyou's ear, it was the little sword spirit, and no one could hear this little thing speak except him.

Just as Yinyou wanted him not to make such a fuss, when he had something to say, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a man next to him pull out a dagger and wipe it on his neck.

In an instant, the people around did not react, but Yinyou's buttocks had left the saddle, and he flew into the air.

He is very good at lightness kungfu, he has no problem flying over walls, let alone jumping over several rows of marching soldiers.This is taught by Mr. Fu, and the little sword spirit must also have his own credit.

He was fast and agile when he passed over the heads of the crowd, his figure was elegant and nimble, and the picture of his robe flying with the strong wind was particularly beautiful.

The surrounding soldiers all looked at him in unison.

Just when the man's dagger was about to cut his neck, Yinyou's toe had already kicked his wrist.

Yinyou knew this person and had fought with him several times. He was the one who came to report the fight between Yinyou Rouge and Xiaobailong.

It was a horse herding official whose only job was to look after Kangxi's horses.But he seemed to be sick, and he really couldn't persist in walking that far, but he didn't want to be left alone in the wild mountains to recuperate.Maybe before he recovers from his illness, he will be eaten by wild beasts in the mountains until there are no bones left.

Even if Yinyou didn't use much strength, this kick was enough for him.With a numb wrist, the dagger fell to the ground, and then the whole person fell backward due to inertia, and finally sat on the ground.

Everyone's eyes turned to this side, even Kangxi looked over.

The expression on his face was cold and sharp, as if he was saying with his eyes that a Ma Cao on a horse will die when he dies. Distributed to other people, property confiscated, corpses thrown on the side of the road, as an example to others, to see who dares in the future.

However, Yinyou felt that if there is a problem, it is enough to solve the problem, and there is no need to look for death and life, which will affect and psychologically burden the people next to him.

In fact, there is nothing to deal with, just see a doctor for him, take some medicine, and do some psychological counseling: "Your work is so easy, isn't it just a trip with the emperor, and you can receive a reward when you come back, why are you so hard to think about it?"

After chatting for a long time, I found out that this eldest brother felt unwell last night and reported it to his boss. Instead of waiting for the treatment of the military doctor, he was scolded instead.

The weather fluctuates from hot to cold, and many people feel the wind and cold. Military doctors are busy treating princes and ministers, so how can they take care of these young men who do odd jobs?

During the day, they had to continue on their way. They had to travel at least fifty or sixty miles a day, and it was really not easy to travel through mountains and rivers.

Yinyou enlightened him, checked his pulse and took some medicine.In fact, with one or two words of comfort, people will not be so desperate.

What's more, the person who comforted him was Seventh Brother, who was gentle, careful and easy to talk to.

Afterwards, Yinyou took him back to the main army.Kangxi didn't say anything, but he still punished him slightly and fined the man's salary.

Yinyou believes that rewards and punishments should be clearly defined, but the life of every soldier is also very important. Even if they go to the battlefield, they cannot be asked to die in vain. What's more, if they haven't been on the battlefield yet, how can they start to suffer from battle damage? up?

Kangxi looked at him and said after a while, "You are so kind, how can you be a great general in the future?"

Yinyou was surprised and said: "Can't you be kind when you are a general?"

Kangxi snorted coldly: "As a general, if you are too kind, how can you fight the enemy?"

Yinyou shrugged: "Kindness is reserved for one's own people, so it is natural to be cruel to the enemy."

Kangxi asked again: "If an army is not disciplined enough, how can it manage so many people well?"

Yinyou said: "I don't think there is any conflict between strict discipline and cherishing their lives. Naturally, they should be punished for violating military regulations, but they should not be threatened with death."

"Who taught you this?"

Yinyou was a little surprised again: "Don't "The Analects" and "Mencius" say the same?"

Kangxi was more surprised than him: "You, a student who is punished to stand at the door of the study every day, still know what "The Analects" and "Mencius" said?"

"..."

Yinyou sighed helplessly: "It seems that the masters didn't sue me in front of Ama."

"There is no need for others to sue you. When did you do something good in the study, the entire Imperial Academy knows."

"Forehead……"

Two days later, they finally reached the Mongolian plains.So, the team began to slow down and waited until it merged with other troops in front and behind.

On this day, they walked for more than 40 miles, and finally came to a rushing river.In this season, the weather in the north is still a bit cold.In order to avoid wading, the army detoured on the plain for about ten miles before coming to a lake.

At this time, the sun was getting westward and it was about to set, so Kangxi ordered to camp here.

Kangxi didn't know where the interest came from. He wanted to go fishing by the lake, so he took Yinyou and the eighth elder brother to accompany him.

The three sat by the lake, Yinyou and Ba Age each took a fishing rod and sat on both sides of Kangxi.

Kangxi asked them both: "Do you know the name of this lake?"

The eighth elder brother is usually the most enthusiastic to answer the emperor's father's questions, but today this question stumps him.

They have never been to this place, and he really doesn't know what the lake is called.

Yinyou said a name in Mongolian: "Guo and Sutai Chahan Nuoer."

This is a small lake on the prairie. In fact, even the herdsmen on the prairie may not be able to name it. Kangxi just heard

But Yinyou called out, which surprised Kangxi: "How do you know?"

Yinyou smiled and didn't answer, and after a while he said: "This way to Bayan Ulan, there are mountains, rivers, lakes, and towns, big and small, that I don't know."

"..."

Kangxi looked at his son, but remained silent for a while.

The little guy wasn't joking when he said he was going to the front to fight.Before he set off, he had already made preparations and consulted a lot of information.

He discovered the coal mine on the mountain that day, although part of the reason was due to subtle observations, part of the reason was that he had consulted some materials.It is said that a long time ago, there were nearby mountain people who saw coal sporadically in the remaining veins of the Taihang Mountains.

Yinyou and Eighth Brother worked hard for a long time, but they didn't catch anything.At this time, it was almost dark, the float was sinking, and Kangxi took the pole at the right time. An unnamed fish swung its tail vigorously in mid-air, and water droplets splashed everywhere.

The ministers behind him began to exaggerate their amazement again, and then you said one sentence to another, and began to brag that the emperor is the real dragon emperor, and he was able to catch fish from the water in such a cold season.

Yinyou leaned over to take a look, swallowed again, and asked, "Fish tonight?"

Kangxi was very happy, and asked back: "How do you want to eat?"

Yinyou turned his head to look at Brother Ba: "Xiao Ba, tell me, how do you eat?"

Brother Eight thought for a while and said, "I guess, Brother Seven wants to bake it."

Kangxi is more than 40 years old and still has military affairs, but he doesn't have much time to grill fish in the wild with his two sons.

So he rewarded the two with the fish and asked the brothers to grill it by themselves.

This fish is quite fat, and it is sizzling on the fire, and it sounds like it has an appetite.

Yinyou asked someone to call Celeng over again, and asked him to taste it too.

Celen frowned and asked Yinyou: "Do you want to eat fish?"

"Ah?" Yinyou didn't know what he meant, "The taste is very delicious, I specially asked you to come and eat."

"Wait!" Celen turned around and left. About half an hour later, he was seen coming from the lake with his trousers in his arms, carrying three or five fish in his hand, all of which had been ripped apart, and even the scales of the fish were gone. It has been dealt with cleanly.

Yinyou: "This..."

The eighth elder brother looked at his bare calf, which was dark and thick, and there were still drops of water.So he greeted: "Hurry up and bake, aren't you cold?"

Celen glanced at the vacated seat beside him, and went to Yinyou's other side to sit down.

So, the three of them quickly ate the few fish they just got.Yinyou felt that the taste of the fish was really good, and he almost swallowed the fishbone together.

Before dawn the next day, someone discovered that Brother Qi was sitting by the lake without moving.

Kangxi asked him: "What is this for?"

Yinyou said: "This fish tastes good."

"Haven't eaten enough yet?"

Yinyou saw the timing, lifted the fishing rod up sharply, and finally caught a big fish that he caught himself: "Send it back to Mama Ukuma to taste."

He still hadn't forgotten the promise he made to the Empress Dowager when he went out, that when he saw something delicious, he would send someone back to her.

So, Kangxi really asked the empress dowager to send the fish back urgently.

The farther you go north, the flatter the terrain becomes, but the temperature is getting lower and lower, and heavy snow will fall from time to time.

After all, the weather is only in mid-March, and even the capital occasionally snows, not to mention outside the Great Wall.

However, in the Mongolian grasslands, horses can graze along the waters to save forage.

Kangxi even cared about which side the horses were placed on, and all orders were placed on the left wing, and those who violated orders and placed on the right wing would be severely punished.

In this way, we walked for more than ten days and entered April, but the weather was still cold, and snow would fall from time to time.However, the aquatic plants are more luxuriant, and the grass has reached the knees, which has become fuel for cooking.

At night, Yinyou measured the latitude with Zhang Cheng and other Western missionaries.Using a Daxing astronomical ring to measure the latitude, they accurately calculated their position at 43°57' north latitude, which was roughly consistent with their previously calculated itinerary.

Yinyou and Brother Liu were very interested in this instrument. In fact, he was very interested in the instruments brought by these Western missionaries.

The two people also discussed in private, about the working principle of the instrument, how to manufacture it, and so on.

Yinyou said: "I really want to take it apart and see what it looks like inside?"

The sixth elder brother was shocked: "Don't do it, the instrument will be used later, if it breaks, Ama may beat you to death."

Yinyou looked at the stars in the sky, and smiled at Sixth Brother: "Go back and tear it down!"

Teenagers are always full of ambitions. After chatting with each other, the two agreed: "What Westerners can create, we can do too. No one is more stupid than the other."

They have arrived in Mobei, that is, Khalkha Mongolia, and are heading towards Bayan Ulan, where Galdan is located.

The further north you go, the worse the water quality becomes.Sometimes it is necessary to fetch water from springs ten miles away for cooking.

These days, the snow doesn't fall much, and the weather is fine, but the temperature difference between morning and evening is still huge.

The army was stationed in a basin, and the special envoy sent by Kangxi to the Junggar army returned.

Kangxi sent them to question why Galdan turned his back on his promise. He had surrendered before and said that he would no longer enter the Khalkha grassland. Now he is here again. What exactly is he planning to do?

Is there even a question?After the Battle of Ulan Butong, Galdan’s situation has long been worse than before. His nephew Tserwang Allah Butan ransacked his old lair and occupied his two cities. He lost a large number of apprentices and herdsmen. Must catch something in Khalkha Mongolia?

Galdan never received the special envoys and almost killed them.These people did not inquire about the enemy's combat power or combat plan. Instead, Galdan confiscated the horses, camels and food, and asked them to walk back on foot.

Some died of starvation, while others survived by eating the rotting carcasses of animals.

When Yinyou heard this, he almost vomited, it was worse than killing them.Through the special envoy's description, Yinyou could actually imagine the situation at that time.

Galdan, the former Living Buddha, used such a gentle tone to issue such a cruel order.

However, there was only one point of dispute between Kangxi and Galdan - Galdan wanted to get Tuxietu Khan and Jebtsundamba Hutuktu, but Kangxi wanted to protect them and refused to hand them over to him.

A few days later, they had arrived at the border, and further ahead was Bayan Ulan, where Galdan was entrenched.

Kangxi ordered the army to station in a place with abundant water and grass. At this time, the messenger of General Sabusu arrived and asked the emperor where to meet.

Kangxi asked Yinyou what he thought by name.

Yinyou thought for a while and said: "From what Erchen saw, Galdan didn't seem to dare to fight with us. General Sabusu's coming here is also exhausting the soldiers and horses. It's better to let them choose a place with abundant water and grass to settle down. Standby."

In fact, the Eastern Route Army is not far from their Central Route Army, as long as the emperor gives an order, they will soon be able to support them.

Kangxi thought that his son was very considerate, so he asked the messenger to go back to General Sabusu according to what Seventh Brother said.

Several days passed like this, and there was still no movement from Galdan.

However, they walked for so many days and encountered many unpredictable situations on the road. However, when they set off, each of them only brought [-] days' worth of food and grass, which was obviously not enough now.

If they persist for a few more days, their supplies will not be able to keep up before Galdan has acted.

This is not a good thing. The army came here after a long journey. They were already very tired, and now they were about to face the risk of food shortage. Once Galdan came, who would be able to withstand it?

So, Yisang'a, Suo'etu and others began to persuade Kangxi to return to Luan.

The reason is that the spies sent to report that Galdan was overwhelmed by the emperor's personal conquest, did not dare to fight with him, and was about to retreat to the west.

Therefore, the emperor can go back now, and let General Fei Yanggu on the west road go to confront Galdan head-on.

As soon as Kangxi heard this, he became very angry.This group of people was severely trained.

"The plan for the campaign started last year, using [-] troops, and countless supplies. When going out, the crown prince asked the emperor to offer sacrifices to heaven, earth, the ancestral temple, and the country, and made an oath to wipe out Galdan before returning to the nest. "

"Whether it's the Eight Banners, the Han army or the Mongolian army, everyone is looking forward to attacking Galdan. You people also volunteered to serve, please join the army. Now you don't want to go forward bravely, and you want to go back every day. Who will mention this matter again? I will kill his nine clans."

He was still angry after scolding, and then he continued: "Who do you think I am? Taizu, Taizong, conquered the world on horseback and established a foundation. Why don't I follow the example of my ancestors. When I came here today, I have already met Fei Yang General Gu made an appointment to attack Galdan, if I return to Beijing now, and leave the west road to fight alone, how will I explain to heaven, earth, ancestral temple, and society after returning?"

Yinyou was so excited when he heard it, he wished he could put on his armor, step on his rouge, charge into the enemy's line, and capture Galdan alive for Ama.

However, his mind is still relatively calm.In fact, from a certain point of view, Ethan and the others are right.

If the supply cannot arrive within a few days, then it is really unknown who captured whom alive?

The situation is very delicate now, but Kangxi still persists and refuses to retreat.

The small teams sent out to inquire about the news wave after wave, but there were no obstacles on the grassland except for some hillsides.As long as they get close, they will be exposed within the enemy's field of vision, so there is no way to get useful information back.

The elder brother couldn't hold back any longer, so he took the initiative to invite Kangxi, hoping that he could personally lead the team and go out to inquire about news.

This is really a dangerous idea. Once discovered by the people of Galdan, it is almost impossible to return.

Big brother is not a calm person, so he can't do this job.Before Kangxi could speak, Mingzhu couldn't help standing up to stop him.

In fact, Yinyou also wanted to go, but he knew that inquiring about news was a very professional thing, and he couldn't do it.

The point is, there is one thing he doesn't want to understand - what exactly is Galdan waiting for?

The two sides have been deadlocked here for more than ten days, and there is no movement from each other.Kangxi was short of food and grass, so he didn't dare to attack rashly, so what about Galdan?

Kangxi was also very worried about not being able to figure out the enemy's thinking.

He had already sent someone to notify Wuliu Village to deliver food and supplies as soon as possible, but it took them a month and a half to get here from the capital. How could Wuliu Village be there as soon as they said it?

It wasn't just Kangxi who was worried. There was not enough food, and everyone gradually fell into panic.

If you can't get enough to eat, who has the energy to go to war.

The main task of the princes is to take charge of the food, supplies, horses, etc. of the Eight Banners camp, and they know this situation best.

The oldest third elder brother was only a little old at this time, and the other princes were younger. Wherever they had seen such a situation, they were a little panicked, and even had the idea of ​​persuading the emperor's father to return to Beijing.

Yinyou didn't have this idea. Too many people paid attention to the current situation, but he didn't pay much attention.

Anyway, along the way, he never ate enough, and he didn't care about being hungry for a meal or two, or a day or two.

He put all his thoughts on pondering Galdan's thoughts, curious, what is he waiting for, or what is hesitating about?

Galdan is not a fool. If you think about it carefully, you will know that there are 6000 people on Kangxi's side, and the supply line is so long. They will definitely face a shortage of food and grass.

Could it be that he wanted to wait until the Central Route Army completely ran out of food before attacking aggressively.

Yinyou was quite frightened by his own thought, and he kept mentioning the civil fort change before coming here.

With Zhu Qizhen's character, he could endure humiliation and be a captive for seven years.With his Ama personality, he was probably going to be beheaded by Galdan on the spot.

This night, he and Eighth Prince stayed in Kangxi's tent until after Haishi.Kangxi saw that the two of them standing here couldn't help much, so he asked them to go back to the tent to rest.

Yinyou was indeed a little sleepy, and the weather turned cold quickly when night fell.

He lay on the outside of the felt and let the eighth prince sleep inside, just lying flat with his clothes closed.

Brother Eight leaned over and asked him softly: "Brother Seven, what if Galdan calls at this time?"

"Fight it, what else can I do?"

Even if they fought, the place where they fought would not be where they camped.Kangxi will definitely let his sons stay behind, so there is no need to worry.

"We are short of food and grass now. If the supplies don't arrive, I'm afraid we won't last long."

Yinyou patted his head: "Go to sleep, I won't starve you."

I don't know how long I lay there, and when I was about to fall asleep in a daze, I heard soft footsteps outside, all the way to the big tent of the Chinese army.

Yinyou immediately opened his eyes and stood up, quickly ran out of the tent and came to Kangxi's tent.

It turned out that the last squad they sent out had returned.

The leader reported to Kangxi that they were finally infinitely close to the outpost of the Junggar Army at midnight last night. These Eruts were slowly advancing along the Kherlen River, as if they were thinking about the Central Route Army.

This news temporarily dispelled Kangxi's worries, but made other ministers even more panicked.

Kangxi had made preparations for so many years, waiting for the time to fight Galdan, but the ministers thought that the enemy was taking advantage of the situation, and they wanted to persuade Kangxi to return to Luan.

Kangxi ordered: "Immediately send a messenger to the west road, inform General Fei Yanggu to divide his troops into two groups, let Sun Sike lead the green cavalry to press down on the enemy from the back road, and Yin Huaxing leads the troops to cut off all the back roads in the area."

Yinyou is still thinking about Galdan, will he really attack the middle?Why now?

Yinyou's mind was a little confused, and he quickly reorganized the current situation in his heart.

The eldest brother, the third elder brother, the fifth elder brother and Prince Yu are in front, with three thousand Han troops and two thousand Eight Banner infantry.The fourth elder brother, sixth elder brother, and Prince Gong are behind, and there are the rest of the Five Banners elite soldiers.In the middle are Kangxi's personal guards, as well as the elite soldiers of the Upper Three Banners, and some soldiers are led by Kangxi himself.

Yinyou always felt that something was wrong. He remembered that before he left, General Zhang Yong told him that although Galdan was brave and treacherous, he was not a first-class general, and he was not as smart as he imagined.

So, he began to think about the problem from Galdan's point of view.

Does Galdan know that they are short of food and grass?It is absolutely impossible to know that their spies cannot inquire about the situation of the Junggar army, so how can the other party possibly inquire about their situation.

So Galdan can only guess.

If it is a guess, does he know that the West Route Army has reduced its troops by 3?

Do you know what's the point?

Even if the troops on the West Road are reduced, Galdan has 3000 Mongolian soldiers in his hands, so how could he be afraid of [-] in Fei Yanggu's hands?

If there is no reduction in troops, the 6000-man team, such a difficult supply line, will only give away another [-] people.

and so……

"Let me go!" Yinyou suddenly stood up, startling Kangxi, several ministers, and the eighth elder brother who stood silently by the side.

"Xiaoqi!" Kangxi angrily reprimanded in a low voice, "Back back."

Yinyou stood still, bowed and cupped his fists: "Father, my son is willing to go to the West Road to deliver the letter."

"No, don't even think about going during the year!"

The eighth elder brother pulled Yinyou's sleeve, and called softly: "Seventh elder brother!"

Yinyou shook off his hand calmly, took a step forward, and looked up at Kangxi: "Ama, I can only deliver this letter!"

Yisang'a, Tong Guowei, Suo'etu, Mingzhu and the others beside him were already speechless in shock. They wondered what kind of trouble this little prince, who had been pampered since childhood, would come out to cause trouble at this time.

Kangxi was a little impatient: "Tell me, why are you the only one who can go?"

"Ama! My rouge is a blood-sweat horse. It is especially familiar with the grassland environment. It can travel thousands of miles a day and [-] miles at night. It doesn't recognize anyone but me, so only I, Heta, can send this letter in the shortest time. General Dafeyangu. We can save more than half of the time on the journey, so let me go."

"Seventh elder brother!" Tong Guowei probably also felt the mood of Mingzhu when he heard that the elder brother was going out to inquire about news a few days ago.Even more anxious than he was at the beginning, "This way, you may encounter enemy troops at any time, which is very dangerous. Even if the old minister goes, you will not be allowed to go."

"Master Tong!" Yinyou didn't know what trouble Guo Luomafa came out to cause trouble at this time, "You go? By the time you deliver the letter, I'm afraid the battle will be over."

"..."

This is a bit exaggerated, but it is not unreasonable.Bing is expensive and fast, and the delivery of news is often the key to victory.

The letter Kangxi has already written, stamped with his seal, and sealed properly.

He lowered his head, looking at the letter on the case table and a token next to it.After a moment of hesitation, he picked up the thing.

Then, he walked up to Yinyou.Yinyou was overjoyed, and stretched out his hand to pick up the thing in his hand, but Kangxi took his hand back again: "Xiao Qi."

"You have to promise Ama that you must come back safely. If you have any troubles, how will I explain to my ancestors and the imperial concubine when I return to the palace?"

Without further ado, Yinyou took the things from his hand, then clasped his fists and said, "Emperor father, don't worry, I will fulfill my mission."

"Your Majesty!" Tong Guowei, who had always been calm, was also confused at this time, "It must not be done, Brother Seven is only fifteen."

"Guo Luomafa," Yinyou patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "I'm seventeen years old this year."

At this time, the eighth elder brother suddenly stood up: "Father, my son, please order, go with the seventh brother!"

Yinyou gave him a hand: "Whatever you go, you stay here."

"Seventh brother, although my kung fu is not as good as yours, it has been practiced solidly since I was a child. If I go with you, I can take care of me."

Yinyou refused without negotiating: "I don't need your help, I have practiced kungfu so well, stay and protect Ama."

Kangxi sent four best and most experienced scouts to follow him.

Yinyou didn't care, no matter how many people were sent to him, they couldn't keep up with him.

He returned to the tent to change clothes, and the three haha ​​beads all rushed over after getting the news: "Seventh brother, let's go back and prepare."

Yinyou didn't wear armor, but a gray uniform: "What are you going to do?"

Shun Anyan said, "I'm going to deliver the letter with you."

"No need, you stay here."

With the help of two eunuchs, Yinyou quickly changed his clothes, put away the letters and tokens, put on his hat, and tied his cloak: "Xiaoyu, go and call Celen over here."

Cao Yan hesitated for a moment, but still took orders and walked out of the camp.

After a while, Celen came.On the way, I heard that Yinyou was going to the West Road to deliver a letter to General Fei Yanggu. At this time, seeing him in suits, with seven stars hanging on his waist, and a bow and arrow on his back, he knew that he must go this trip.

"You wait, I'll go back and change my clothes!"

Celenghui misunderstood, thinking that Yinyou wanted him to go with him, turned around and left.

Yinyou grabbed him and said, "What are you doing? I'll go, but you won't?"

Celen frowned: "Then why did you call me here?"

"I have something else to tell you."

Celen nodded: "Go ahead."

Yinyou took his hand: "Listen, although Galdan is coming in our direction, I think he's trying to confuse us. He's going to hit West Road."

Celen couldn't understand, the reason why he thought so: "Why?"

"I don't have time to explain to you. This is just my guess, but I can't guarantee it. If..."

Yinyou took a deep breath, and then said: "If he is really a rare military genius in ancient and modern times, and he is able to predict things like a god, he came to the middle road. Don't worry about anything, just be responsible for protecting my Ama's safety, and take him back Capital."

What he said was a bit scary. Under what circumstances, it would have to be a big defeat to protect the emperor and escape.

Yinyou patted him on the shoulder: "Relax, the possibility of this is very slim. But I must be fully prepared before I leave."

He suddenly leaned close to Celen's ear, and whispered: "Don't pass these words into my Ama's ears. With his self-esteem and arrogance, he will kill me."

"Okay, don't say it!" Celen solemnly promised him: "Don't worry, I will swear to protect the emperor's safety."

Kangxi has imperial guards and personal soldiers around him, and there are a lot of people. Generally speaking, he doesn't need other people's protection.

But just like Yinyou said, he wants to be on the safe side.

He knew that Celen was a pure-hearted person, as long as it was a promise he made, he would definitely keep it.

Yinyou walked out of the tent, and saw that Ma Cao who was rescued by him was leading Yanzhi, followed by Xiaobailong.

Yinyou patted Xiao Bailong's head: "It's not very far for a few hundred miles, so we don't need two horse handles."

Ma Cao said: "I can't help it, it insists on following."

Yinyou asked Xiaobailong: "You can't beat it, your speed and stamina are not as good as it, what should you do if you lose it?"

Xiao Bailong snorted in response.

Yinyou scratched its ears twice: "Okay, let's go together!"

Yinyou got on his horse and was ready to set off.

A lieutenant Yunqi next to him stepped forward and handed him a roll: "Brother Seven, the map."

Yinyou waved his hand, but didn't answer: "No need, the map is already in Seventh Brother's mind."

Yinyou got on his horse, took the reins, and was about to rush out of the camp.Suddenly someone called him from behind: "Xiao Qi!"

When Yinyou turned his head, he saw Ama coming out from the chief accountant of the Chinese army, followed by his ministers of state affairs.

Kangxi walked up to Yinyou, handed him something, and when the handcart came back, he patted his son's thigh twice: "Hurry up and come back!"

As soon as Yinyou clamped the horse's belly, he rushed out, and the four scouts followed immediately.

Kangxi glanced at the starry sky above his head, hoping that it would not snow.

The four scouts originally followed Yinyou out of the camp and headed west.However, within a few miles, they couldn't even see Yinyou's shadow.

Just now, when they heard that Brother Qi's horse can travel thousands of miles a day, they couldn't help laughing in their hearts. Even a bloody BMW can't really travel thousands of miles a day, not to mention that this horse looks slender. Muscles are not obvious, not