[Qing Chuan] The daily life of the seven princes

The army stayed in Zhaomoduo for a few more days. This time, the Qing army captured more than 3000 people from Erut Mongolia, nearly [-] horses and camels, and a pair of sons and daughters of Galdan and Anukedun.

Except for the soldiers killed in battle and scattered, it is roughly estimated that Galdan took away less than 7000 people when he fled.

This time, he must have been severely injured. Before, the Qing army rushed to kill him, and later, his nephews were eyeing him, and he was really at the end of his rope.

Kangxi still had some regrets for not capturing him or killing him this time.

There was a very important person among the captives, he was Galdan's confidant, his mouth was very hard, and he refused to speak no matter what.

Because of this, Kangxi took a lot of effort, and finally, two days later, he even planned to threaten him with Galdan's two sons and daughters, and then he let the man submit.

Sebu and Zhong Qihai are captives, not just ordinary captives, they have no dignity, they are shouted and shouted at, and some Eight Banners soldiers take advantage of the opportunity to push and shove the girl because she looks like a sign. People move their hands and feet.

This happened to happen to Yinyou again, he is an idle little prince, his greatest pleasure is to meddle in other people's business.

He stopped him and taught him a lesson: "What are you doing? Be polite to other girls."

At the same time, Zhong Qihai exerted all his strength and almost broke the Eight Banners soldier's finger.

Yinyou looked at the other party in embarrassment, and said in his heart: "Sure enough, I'm meddling in my own business. If Galdan didn't seek his own death, wouldn't he be a female general again in two years?"

Zhong Qihai took a deep look at him and followed the soldiers.

So, that Galdan confidant told a piece of news that made Kangxi extremely angry.Immediately he stood up angrily, and picked up the teacup in hand

The fifth Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso, passed away more than ten years ago, but his disciple Tibet Dipa Sangye Gyatso, in order to use his religious status to rule Tibet, concealed the news, saying that he entered the Enter the meditation stage indefinitely, comprehend the Buddhadharma, and do not disturb.

Diba is the king of Tibet, a disciple of Lobsang Gyatso, and also Galdan's senior brother. Over the years, the two have colluded to do many great things. Galdan's expansion of territory to the west cannot do without his support.

Yinyou stood aside, sorting out the relationship silently.

In the end, he came to a conclusion in his mind, since the two men were working together, and now that Galdan was at the end of his rope, would he flee to Tibet to seek the asylum of Sangye Gyatso?

He once studied Buddhism in Tibet and was a disciple of the Dalai Lama.Yinyou didn't know where Houzang was.According to his guess, few people in the Qing Dynasty knew that the snow-covered plateau was beautiful and mysterious, and it was difficult for outsiders to set foot on it.

Once Galdan hides in Tibet, it is true that no one may find it after hiding for 80 or [-] years.

Kangxi wanted to send a special envoy to Tibet to ask what happened to Sangji Gyatso.

"Ama."

Yinyou called Kangxi, took the teacup from Wei Zhu's hand, and placed it on the low table in front of Kangxi: "Drink some tea to calm down your anger. Didn't the imperial physician say it? Getting angry hurts the liver."

Kangxi gave him a white look: "You bastard, now you know how to care about Ama's body."

"Everyone is dead, and Sangye Gyatso is now the supreme leader of Tibet, so we can't do anything to him?" Yinyou frowned, "The relationship between him and Galdan is so good, and such an important matter can't be done." Didn't hide it from him."

When Kangxi heard this, he immediately raised his head and looked at Yinyou.

After thinking for a long time, the duty of the special envoy sent to Tibet changed from questioning to threatening.Emperor Kangxi decreed: "Tibet Dipa Sanggyi Gyatso dared to take in the rebels of the Junggar tribe, and punished them for several crimes, and there will be no tolerance."

Kangxi stayed in Zhaomo for a few more days, and when the matter was settled, he was ready to take his sons back to Beijing.

Yinyou and the fourth elder brother chatted while wandering in the camp.He danced and gestured, showing off to his elder brother: "Brother, you don't even know how good my marksmanship is now."

The fourth elder brother nodded: "I see."

Yinyou jumped around beside him: "This is a white crane spreading its wings, this is holding the moon in its arms, pear blossoms shaking their heads..."

He didn't have a weapon in his hand, and he just gestured in vain. His appearance looked really funny, and the fourth elder brother couldn't help being amused by him.

Yinyou jumped in front of him at once, put his hands on his shoulders, and said with a smile: "I learned this marksmanship from General Yin. It only took me three days to learn it, and I was able to fight the enemy. Isn't this general also very brave? "

The fourth elder brother looked at this younger brother who had grown up but didn't seem to have grown up. He was really angry and funny. He couldn't help but bent his fingers and knocked on his forehead twice: "Wait, you will have to be beaten when you go back."

Yinyou said with certainty: "No, Erniang won't beat me up."

"why?"

"She'd be proud of me."

"..."

The fourth elder brother frowned, not knowing what he was talking about.

Yinyou suddenly leaned into his ear and whispered something.

The fourth elder brother immediately showed surprise on his face, looked at him in surprise and anger, raised his hand and slapped him on the back: "I think you want to be beaten right now!"

Yinyou jumped back and jumped far away: "I can't hit it, I can't hit it..."

The fourth elder brother left behind his usual calmness, and chased after him in two or three steps: "Stop!"

The two brothers just chased after each other, one with a hippie smile and the other really angry.

The fourth elder brother shouted: "Little brat, if you dare to run, you'd better not have such thoughts, otherwise... the imperial father will not let you go."

Yinyou winked and grimaced in front: "Come and chase me, you can't catch me, you can't catch me, hehe!"

"Be careful!" Brother Si suddenly shouted, Yinyou reacted quickly and stopped immediately.

He turned his head to look at his brother, who kept running forward, and almost bumped into someone in front of him.Fortunately, he reacted in time, and stopped his footsteps just as he was about to hit him.

The fourth elder brother quickly grabbed his younger brother, and cast a sharp glance at the man in front of him.

Originally, there was no one in front, but this person clearly saw Yinyou approaching, and made a special trip to block his way in the middle.

Yinyou took a closer look, and it was Zhong Qihai who came.The little girl looked at him calmly, but Yinyou was startled by what she said.

"Seventh prince, you should marry me."

"Huh?" Yinyou thought there was something wrong with his ears, "What did you say?"

At this time, the fourth elder brother's face was already darker than the bottom of the pot.Where did this Mongolian wild girl come from, and dare to covet his precious brother?

Zhong Qihai's tone was very calm: "Following you to the capital, the emperor will also give me and my brother a marriage. Instead of marrying someone else, I will choose you. It doesn't matter if you are a concubine."

"It's related!" Yinyou hid beside his brother like a frightened rabbit, "I killed your Eji, and there is a high probability that I will kill your Abu later, and I will marry you back home. You sharpen the knife next to my ear every night, how scary."

Zhong Qihai shook her head: "Don't worry, it will never happen. On the battlefield, you will die or I will live. If my father Khan killed Emperor Kangxi in this battle, he will not kill you either."

"No wonder!" Yinyou waved his hand, "Don't think about it, I won't marry you."

Zhong Qihai asked: "Why?"

"Because..." Yinyou rolled his eyes, "I don't like you like this."

Zhong Qihai asked again: "Then what do you like?"

Yinyou didn't think too much about it, he just wanted to get rid of the girl quickly, so he grabbed the fourth elder brother's shoulders and kissed her on the face with a "baji": "He's like this!"

"!!!"

The fourth elder brother couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately called a group of soldiers patrolling nearby, pointing at Zhong Qihai: "Take her back!"

In order to show his kindness and tolerance, Kangxi treated Sebu and Zhong Qihai well, let them live in the same camp, and did not completely restrict the younger sister's freedom, and asked her to ask the soldiers guarding them if she needed anything. That's it.

Seeing Zhong Qihai being taken away, the fourth elder brother turned around and glared at his annoying younger brother.

Yinyou was about to rub the soles of his feet with oil, and was about to run away, but was dragged back by his brother...

It is said that that afternoon, the seventh elder brother was carried into the tent by the fourth elder brother and was beaten up again.

Seventh elder brother was still stubborn: "What's wrong with kissing you, I didn't kiss you often when I was young, why are you so stingy, haven't you married a wife yet... Sigh, stop hitting, I know I was wrong!"

After finishing everything, it has already passed May, and Kangxi should also pack up and drive back to Luan after going out for two months on the Western Expedition.

The brothers were in the tent of the Chinese army, listening to the emperor's father's arrangements for the chaos, but when it was Yinyou's turn, he stepped forward and bowed: "The emperor's father."

As soon as Kangxi heard him call "Emperor Father", he couldn't help but feel a pain in his head, and always felt that there was nothing good: "Shut up, don't talk!"

"Ama!" Yinyou said to himself, "I don't want to go back, I want to stay here."

My head hurts even more, it's up to Doctor Xuan!

All the princes looked at Yinyou in surprise, what did he say?He doesn't want to go back to Beijing, but wants to stay here?

Kangxi's face was frosty: "This place is deserted, everyone has left, what are you doing here?"

Yinyou thought for a while, then changed his words: "I want to go back to Gansu with General Fei Yanggu."

"!!!"

"What are you going to Gansu for?"

Yinyou looked solemn: "The general should guard the border. If Galdan is not removed, I will not return to Beijing."

He felt that what he said was impassioned and full of arrogance, but when he was swept away by his Ama's sharp eyes, his momentum immediately fell short.

"What kind of general are you? You are just an unmarried prince, and you don't even have a title."

Yinyou said: "When I catch Galdan with my own hands, I will get married when I go back!"

Kangxi was angry: "The vast desert, if she hides and doesn't show up for decades, where can you find her?"

Yinyou said firmly: "No way!"

"How do you know you won't?"

"I... know him."

"???"

Not only Kangxi was shocked, but the elder brothers beside him also looked at him in astonishment.

A little prince raised in a deep palace, the number of times he goes out of the palace every year can be counted on one's fingers. The farthest place he travels is when the emperor takes him on a tour outside the Great Wall or to the south or east. Where can he learn about Galdan?

Kangxi asked: "How do you know him?"

The corner of Yinyou's mouth curled up: "From his opponent."

Whether it's Zhang Yong, Fei Yanggu, Sun Sike or Yin Huaxing.These people were all famous generals who fought against Galdan many times in the northwest area, and they had in-depth research on this person's temperament.

Yinyou has learned a lot from General Zhang Yong over the years, but the family's words are one-sided.He wanted to follow the West Route Army back to Gansu, and on the other hand, he also wanted to learn more about Galdan and even the whole of Erut Mongolia from the other generals.

Thinking of this, Yinyou took a step forward, put away that bit of naughtiness this time, really bowed and clasped his fists, and sincerely said to Kangxi: "Father, my son has heard from General Yin in private that General Sun Sike is old. Well, General Fei Yanggu is also suffering from illnesses recently. Why don't you let the two of them go back to Beijing, the one who needs to be recuperated, and the one who should take care of the elderly."

Only then did Kangxi understand his son's true intentions. He wanted to use his stay in exchange for the two generals Fei Yanggu and Sun Sike returning to Beijing.

Kangxi pondered for a while, before softening his tone: "Then there is no need for you to stay, my Qing Dynasty has many generals who can guard the border, and you, the prince, are not bad."

Yinyou took a step forward and stood in front of Kangxi: "Ama, I really want to stay in the barracks. I have studied the art of war for five or six years. You let me follow General Yin to Gansu to practice more."

"No, the climate in the northwest region is harsh and the conditions are difficult. You are only young and you are not yet sixteen years old. How can you suffer so much?"

"You can eat it!" Yinyou knelt in front of Ama's knees, using his best coquettish method, "Ama, just let me go, let me go."

Kangxi glanced at him, and his tone began to loosen: "Then I can't let you stay in Gansu forever, there must be a deadline."

Yinyou raised his index finger: "One year."

"Half a year, after half a year, no matter whether you have captured Galdan or not, you must return to Beijing."

Yinyou gritted his teeth: "Okay, half a year will be half a year."

"Royal father..." Si elder brother took a step forward.

When Yinyou told him about this matter yesterday, he taught him a lesson. He thought that Kangxi would not be able to win no matter what, but he did not expect that after being so soft-hearted by him, he agreed.

Kangxi turned his head and looked at the fourth elder brother: "Why, you also want to go to Gansu?"

The fourth elder brother was taken aback, and quickly explained: "My son thinks that Xiao Qi should go back to Beijing. Mama Ukuma misses him the most. If I can't see him, I will miss him so much."

Yinyou hurriedly tugged on Kangxi's sleeve: "Ama, it's half a year, just half a year! Before the new year, I promise to go back to accompany Mama Ukuma."

Kangxi pulled back his sleeve: "Don't worry, you have no jokes, I promised you, I will not break my promise."

"Thank you Ama!"

Yinyou was happy, but he also completely angered his brother.As soon as he walked out of Kangxi's big tent, the fourth elder brother had a gloomy expression, and went straight back to the tent with Yinyou in his arms.

The eldest elder brother wanted to persuade him, but when he saw the expression on the fourth brother's face, he felt a little embarrassed, and withdrew his hand embarrassingly.

The other elder brothers dare not persuade him even more, especially the eighth elder brother. He knew that the fourth elder brother didn't like him since he was a child. Seriously, Eighth Brother is even more afraid of him.

But the eighth elder brother has been close to his seventh elder brother since he was a child, and the two of them went out with the emperor's father, and they were both in the same tent.Seventh brother has been away for more than ten days, and he is not used to waking up in the middle of the night alone.

Finally, I was able to lie in the same bed with Seventh Brother at night, chatting head to head.Now Seventh Brother actually said that he didn't want to go back to Beijing and wanted to go to Gansu.

Speaking of which, he also wanted to go to Gansu with Seventh Brother, but then he thought that Gansu is remote and far away, and the conditions are particularly poor. What's so good, it's better to let Seventh Brother go back to the capital.

Thinking of this, he was relieved.Maybe the fourth brother can persuade the seventh brother to change his mind.

So, the eighth elder brother was going to follow them, but he stopped and went back to his tent to wait.

The fourth elder brother followed Yinyou's good and bad words for more than an hour, his mouth was worn out, and he still couldn't change the other party's decision.

Only then did he suddenly realize that the young man with a playful smile in front of him was no longer the younger brother who was acting like a baby in his arms.He has really grown up, and he is a heroic young man who is indomitable.Even the emperor's father could hardly change the decision he made.

During the conversation between the two, the eunuch brought food, Yinyou was not polite at all, and just picked up the chopsticks to eat.

"Think about it carefully, if something happens to you, what will Er Niang do?"

"That said, the tens of thousands of troops in Gansu have been stationed all year round, and they are not all doing well."

Yinyou finished the bowl of rice in front of him in two or three bites, and then looked at the bowl in front of him, which has not moved until now.So he reached out his hand politely: "Are you hungry? Then I..."

The fourth elder brother dragged the dinner and knocked heavily in front of him: "What are you, you know how to eat all day long, and you are not obedient."

Yinyou took food for him and piled up the bowls into a hill: "Eat quickly, you will have the strength to beat me up after you finish eating."

The fourth elder brother didn't beat him up after dinner, the two brothers sat quietly, Yinyou leaned over shamelessly, resting his chin on his elder brother's shoulder: "Okay, okay, don't be angry."

"It's strange if you don't get angry." The fourth elder brother no longer has the strength to beat him or scold him, so he can only hug him reluctantly, "I won't see you for half a year, I don't know what it will be like to miss her."

"What about you, will you be like me?"

The fourth elder brother asked instead: "What do you think?"

Yinyou's arm suddenly wrapped around his neck: "We brothers work together, I'm going out to protect my family and the country, and you will protect Ukumamo, Ama and Erniang at home for me."

"Then you have to take care of yourself and don't worry us, you know?"

"Know it!"

Kangxi accepted his son's suggestion and wanted to let the two generals Fei Yanggu and Sun Sike return to Beijing together, but they were rejected by the two generals.

The reason is simple, because Galdan was not captured alive, Fei Yanggu didn't go anywhere.Sun Sike has been stationed in the northwest all year round, and his wife and children are all in Gansu. Even if he takes off his armor, he will stay in Gansu.

So, on the second day, Kangxi led his middle army back to Luan.Yinyou rode a horse and sent Ama twenty miles away.

Finally, when it was time to say goodbye, Kangxi grabbed his hand: "Leave more people to take care of you."

"With Zhao Cheng and the others, and Xiaoyu, that's enough."

Kangxi was still worried: "Let Fu Dun and Shun Anyan stay."

One of them is Mingzhu's darling, and the other is Tong Guowei's treasure. The two old men are reluctant to let their grandson follow Yinyou to the northwest to suffer.

Tong Guowei was even more reluctant to go with Yinyou. After hearing about this incident yesterday, he ran to Kangxi and knelt for a while, begging Kangxi to take back his will and let Seventh Brother go back to Beijing together.

Kangxi persuaded him kindly: "Uncle, it's not that I want to send him, but he is going by himself."

Tong Guowei had nothing to say.His grandson has big ideas, not to mention Guo Luo Mafa, even the emperor Kangxi is helpless.

Yinyou waved his hand: "Forget it, I stay to be General Yin's lieutenant general, what's the matter with them staying?"

Kangxi said: "Join the army with you."

After hearing this, Fu Dun and Shun Anyan went out together, and asked the emperor for an order: "I am willing to go to the northwest with Seventh Brother."

Fu Dun is willing, he is an honest man, he will go wherever Yinyou goes.Shun Anyan couldn't do anything if she didn't want to, and was scolded by his Ama again yesterday.

That being the case, Yinyou let them all stay.

At this time, Baotai also leaned over from behind: "Then I too..."

Kangxi glared at him: "You can't!"

Hearing this, Prince Yu heaved a sigh of relief behind him.He has few heirs, and the only grown-up son, Baotai, is not willing to let him go to the northwest to suffer.

Before leaving, Kangxi took his hand again and stuffed something into his palm.

Yinyou looked down, was startled, quickly got off the horse, and knelt down in front of Kangxi: "The emperor..."

Kangxi looked ahead, not looking at him: "Get up." After finishing speaking, he rode away from Yinyou's side and left without looking back.

Therefore, Yinyou took three haha ​​beads and three eunuchs, as Yin Huaxing's deputy general, and returned to Gansu with the West Route Army.

After nearly half a month's journey, they returned to Kansui in mid-May.Enter through the Hexi Fortress Jiayuguan.

From Shanhaiguan to Juyongguan and then to Jiayuguan, there are completely different scenery from the other two passes.

Yinyou rode on a horse and looked over from a distance. Jiayuguan was built in the narrowest part of the valley. The city walls on both sides of the city pass crossed the Gobi desert.Because of the dangerous terrain and majestic buildings, it is known as the key to the frontier.

Sun Sike introduced to Yinyou: "In the past, this was the transportation fortress of the Silk Road. Our tea, porcelain, and silk departed from here, and then went west to Yumen Pass, crossing the vast desert, and leading to the Western Regions. Their cattle, sheep, and horses , camels, jade, and antelope horns are transported from here to Chang'an."

Yinyou looked at the gate of the city where almost no one was walking, and the prosperous scene in the past could only be imagined.

Yin Huaxing said: "Since Galdan unified the Junggar tribe and occupied the main roads and cities in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, our trade with them has completely stopped."

Yinyou took the reins, and drove the horse towards the gate of the city: "The origin of the battle, but not many people return. Kill Galdan, and let this place regain its former prosperity."

The three generals were behind him, staring at his back.

The boy at this age has grown very quickly. Thinking of the situation when they first met Seventh Brother more than a month ago, it seems that he has grown a lot taller.

He has the ambition and sharpness to go straight to the sky, and the whole person looks radiant, like a piece of beautiful jade, and like a sword.

He was the emperor's son, but he was willing to come to the northwest border. When he passed Jiayuguan, he said such an understatement, but convinced the three generals that he could make this ancient pass that had been silent for many years rejuvenate its former style.