After the fourth master and I wear each other [Qing wear]

In the land of the Western Regions, the desert is solitary.

In the late autumn of the 52nd year of Kangxi, Wu Fuyi and Yinzhen finally returned to the territory of the Qing Dynasty after two and a half years of long journey.

As if yesterday, it turned out that it had been four years since I left the Qing Dynasty.

First, take the sea route from the capital to Guangzhou to London, and then travel eastward from London to enter the country by land from the Western Regions.

Looking back on the journey, it is absolutely impossible to have a smooth sailing, and we can get a glimpse of one or two from the number of swaps, which has broken the three laws of nothing.

The first time I met a serial killer in France.

The second time was a small-scale military conflict that broke out in the Holy Roman Empire by mistake, and the flintlock attacks formed a hail of bullets.

The third time I crossed the Black Sea, when I was about to approach the land, I encountered a water leakage accident on the ship that was in disrepair.A boat of people swam for twelve hours before landing.

This does not include all kinds of minor accidents in the non-interchangeable state.

It was really difficult to be able to set foot on the land of the Qing Dynasty alive again.The difference from the four masters and apprentices in "Journey to the West" is that they almost never encountered real demons and ghosts.

However, it is far from time to relax.

Because it is said to return to the territory of the Qing Dynasty, but in fact part of the Western Regions where it is located is still under the rule of the Junggar Khanate.

When it comes to Junggar, it is easy to think of Kangxi's three personal expeditions to wipe out Galdan, the Great Khan of Junggar.

Although Galdan died, the Junggar Khanate remained alive. Fifteen years ago, the 15-year-old Tsewang Arabutan inherited the Junggar Khan throne.

Galdan and Cewangarabutan are uncles and nephews, but that doesn't mean they have a harmonious relationship.

When the Qing army quelled the rebellion in Galdan, Cewang Arabutan had cooperated with Kangxi internally and externally, and after he succeeded to the throne, he showed his favor to Kangxi and became a minister.

Nominally, the Junggar tribe has belonged to the Qing Dynasty, but the actual control is still in the hands of the tribal Khan.

It is not surprising that most of the local people use Tote Mongolian language, and there are very few people who can speak Manchu and Chinese.

Today, Wu Fuyi and the others have removed the common European equipment and wigs, and put on Western Region costumes.

In the name of seeking medicine for the younger generation in the family, he wanted to find some clues in the Western Regions.In fact, it is to investigate two things in a low-key way during the journey across the Western Regions.

First, what is the real sentiment of the people in the Western Regions?

Second, Tsewang Allah Butan has been the Great Khan of Junggar for 15 years. Will he become the same as his uncle Galdan, who has the ambition of disobedience?

On this day, the expedition team rested in a small town near the ancient country of Kucha, north of the Tarim River.

The town is constantly windy and sandy, and the resident population is small.

The business of the inn is good, because it is closer to the river, and most businessmen will choose to settle here.

Since they receive business travelers who do business with the Central Plains all the year round, the hotel manager and staff must know some Mandarin.

It was difficult for Wu Fuyi and Yinzhen to know the news of the Qing Dynasty while they were overseas for four years, but now they are finally able to ask them in detail.

In the afternoon, I picked a relatively free time in the hotel, and tipped the waiter who was good at talking, and asked him to talk about various rumors about the capital that I heard in recent years.

The man first bit the silver with his teeth, and after confirming that it was real silver, he started talking with a smile on his face.

The sky is high and the emperor is far away.

In a remote town in the desert of the Western Regions, the guy let go of his courage to talk about the royal family.

Just like the caravans who come here never think about whether it is a taboo, but pass the boring journey by talking about the secrets and gossips of important people.

No one believed that they could meet real royal family members in this kind of inn in their lifetime, that luck was comparable to hitting a ghost.

"You two are really asking the right person. Although Jinshui Town is very small, there is no second place suitable for caravans in a radius of [-] miles. The merchants who come and go bring a lot of news from outside, and the small ones more or less listen to it. up.

Let's talk about the major events in the capital first. It should be the Eighth Prince's incident of killing an eagle at the end of last year. He was really a vicious and unusual person.The little one used to think that the eighth elder brother was wise and benevolent, he really knows people and faces but doesn't know his heart! "

It's been a long time, but Wu Fuyi and Yinzhen feel as if they are separated from each other.

It's been a long time since I've heard from Lao Ba, and that guy is still making trouble as always, and the bad things have spread to the Western Regions.

Wu Fuyi asked: "Brother Ba, was he imprisoned four years ago? Was he released?"

The man nodded and shook his head again. "It was released, but it was not completely released, and now it will be locked up again. You two know that the eighth elder brother has been imprisoned, and you should have heard that his biological mother is a good concubine, right?"

Yinzhen nodded, and immediately came up with a guess.

If Lao Ba wanted to regain his freedom, he must have used some tricks to move Kangxi and hit the part of the emperor's father's feelings.

This matter will not be trivial.He asked: "Could it be that something happened to the concubine Liang?"

The buddy confirmed the speculation, "It must have been an accident. At the end of the year before last, Concubine Liang passed away due to illness. During the Spring Festival last year, the emperor released the eighth elder brother who had been imprisoned for more than three years, and asked him to take care of the funeral for his mother. .

The eighth elder brother has arranged for Concubine Liang's offspring, so she must be filial.On the other side of the capital, his parents died, and he kept his filial piety for three years.Most people observe filial piety and stay at home, and do not participate in all entertainment and political affairs.The emperor was sympathetic to the pain of the eighth elder brother's loss of his mother, so he didn't mention the continued confinement.

The eighth elder brother is extremely careless in doing things, and even made Fang Fujin pregnant during the filial piety period.All the princes thought that he had been married for many years and had no heirs. Even if the incident spread and made people joke that he was unfilial, it was impossible for Fang Fujin to have an abortion. "

Therefore, in October last year, Zhang Fangfujin of Yinhu's family gave birth to a son, who was named Hongwang.

According to the calculation of the time of conception, some uncomfortable things are introduced backwards.

Concubine Liang died in the twelfth lunar month of the 50th year of Kangxi, and Yinhu was released in the first month of the 51st year of Kangxi.Hongwang is exactly in the first month.

The timing is too sensitive.

It has to be thought-provoking, how genuinely sad is Yinhu for the death of his mother?One month after Concubine Liang's death, she couldn't restrain herself from having sex with the female relatives.

In previous years, the eighth elder brother was mentioned because of his infatuation with Fujin Guo Luoluo.

However, what happened to making Fang Fujin and Mrs. Zhang pregnant in an extraordinary period this time?

Could it be that the joy of the eighth elder brother's lifting of the confinement completely overwhelmed the sorrow brought about by the death of his mother, and he was so happy that he couldn't control himself, so he had a child with Zhang?

"The little one doesn't know the inside story of the eighth elder brother's mansion. Anyway, everyone speculates like this."

The clerk is very active in gossip, and this kind of royal anecdote is the most talked about by the common people after dinner.

He lowered his voice and said, "Some people say that the cause of Liang's death is abnormal, maybe she tried to commit suicide so that the eighth elder brother could regain his freedom."

This is a bit of an overly conspiracy theory.

Yinzhen recalled that Concubine Liang was in very poor health when the expedition team left the capital, and it was not easy for her to survive for two or three years.

Moreover, the timing of Zhang's pregnancy was too coincidental. Could it be that the eighth child was raped?

He was released because of the reason for his mother's funeral. How could he just hit the gun?Could it be that he was really locked up and forgot the rules of filial piety?

Yinzhen imagined a drama of drugging, is it possible that someone wants to see the old eight make a big fool of himself?

The eighth child has no heirs, once Mrs. Zhang becomes pregnant, even if she gritted her teeth and admitted the crime of being unfilial to the deceased mother, she would probably not let the child be aborted.

Wu Fuyi was more concerned about the follow-up, and urged the buddy to continue talking.

"Just now you mentioned that at the end of last year, the eighth elder brother caused the eagle killing incident, so what's going on?"

The clerk continued, "Eighth elder brother had a son in filial piety, and he did something very disgraceful, which provoked a lot of reprimand from the emperor. I heard that he scolded him in front of the officials, and he scolded him very hard.

In the twelfth lunar month at the end of last year, no one thought that the eighth elder brother would break the pot and send the emperor a dying Costinus.It's not like cursing the emperor like an eagle, no matter how fierce he used to be, he will die soon. "

What the hell? !

Both Wu Fuyi and Yinzhen were surprised.

The two looked at each other incredulously.

Is it the old man who is so bold that he really doesn't care to fight back against Kangxi?

Or is it that the old eight is not what it used to be, and he no longer has the connections of the eight sage kings, and was stabbed in the back by someone?

The buddy saw the surprise of the two, "You two think it's incredible, right? The little one was also surprised when he heard it for the first time. The emperor was probably very angry, and locked the eighth prince again.

An imperial decree was issued, saying that even if the new emperor came to the throne, he would not be allowed to release people, otherwise it would be unfilial.He also dismissed several ministers who had been friends with the eighth elder brother in the past, such as ah, ah, and the like. "

"The old king of Lianjun, this will never see the light of day."

Dude is good at talking, and he can make comparisons.

"The king of Yongjun is separated by a wall, but he has been promoted to a noble. He is not in the capital, and there are legends about him in the capital. He has been named Prince Yong."

and many more!

Wu Fuyi and Yinzhen were surprised again, the title of Prince was assigned without them knowing?

"The fourth elder brother has been crowned prince?"

Wu Fuyi asked, "When did that happen? We were looking for medicine in the Kunlun Mountains before, and we didn't expect such changes in the capital."

The buddy reported the time, "It's been a long time. It was the 49th year of Kangxi, that is, what happened three years ago. It's not news. The two guests really stayed in a place with no news for too long. By the way, what are you looking for? Medicines? The young ones might have some clues. I dare not talk about it from a distance, but I still know a lot about the situation around the Tarim River."

medicine?

The four people who have not returned to Beijing are not looking for medicine at all, but they are just using this as an excuse to walk in the Western Regions so as not to arouse suspicion from interested people.

However, if you fabricate the origin and purpose, you need to be more sincere.

Yinzhen prepared a complete story background for him.

This is not the Zhen family, but the Jia family.Jia Si brought Jia Wu, who became a Taoist monk, and two other disciples to the Western Regions to find medicine for the younger generation of the clan.

Wu Fuyi added oil and vinegar to it, and said this to the staff in a serious manner.

"It's a long story. The juniors in my family are born weak. Whenever the moon is full, they will fall into a coma for no reason. After nine or nine 81 times, they will completely sleep for a long time.

There is a famous doctor in the south of the Yangtze River. His teacher recorded a similar strange disease, saying that it is a kind of full moon disease, and it can only be cured by the fairy grass given to King Mu of Zhou by the Queen Mother of the West in ancient times. "

Speaking of this, she sighed helplessly, "Actually, we know that it is mostly in vain. There are legends about the fairy Queen Mother of the West living in Kunlun Mountains or the Western Regions, thousands of years ago. If there are herbs that can bring the dead back to life in the world, how can it be unknown and not be discovered by the world? This is also a dead horse as a living horse doctor."

The buddy naturally didn't realize that this story of finding medicine was a fusion of eastern and western legends, combining the transformation of the werewolf on the night of the full moon and the search for the immortal medicine of the Queen Mother of the West.

At the moment, he unexpectedly broke the news.

"Hey, don't give up. Immortal medicine, Queen Mother of the West, maybe there is something to this matter. In the past month, five or six expeditions have come here, all because of a rumor."

What rumor?

The buddy paused at this point, and asked the two of them if they were hungry after listening to the story for a long time?Are you thirsty?

Wu Fuyi understands very well, the new news is another price,

Another piece of silver was stuffed into the buddy, telling him not to worry about food and drink, and to continue talking quickly.

When the guy got the money, he talked about it without hiding it.

""In the land of the old dance in the Buddha Kingdom, the Queen Mother of the West presents medicine. If you are born in a catastrophe, you will live forever." In the past six months, this passage has been circulated in the Western Regions. It is said that someone has found traces of the elixir of death. As long as you understand the meaning of this sentence You can live forever.

Those looking for the medicine have speculated that the location of the fairy medicine refers to the ancient country of Kucha. It is said that Kucha is famous for its Buddhist kingdom and dance.Although the Kucha Kingdom has been gone for many years, it has influenced everyone to come here to find immortals.

The two also know that the town where the inn is located is near the ancient Kucha Kingdom, so the younger one heard about these things.It is said that people from the capital also came.However, the younger one also reminded the two of you that this medicine is not easy to find, and half a year ago, the team that searched for it was all dead.The five people were bleeding from all seven orifices in their sleep, and they never woke up again. "

Is there really a magic medicine?

Wu Fuyi obviously didn't believe that the nonsense made up casually came true, but what was going on with these rumors?And if there is a death incident, it will make people more vigilant about abnormalities.

After asking a few more questions, the man could not tell the exact location of the death, but only knew that it was near the ruins of the ancient Kucha Kingdom.

A conversation, and that's it.

"Go out and take a turn."

Xu Zhen saw the dusk scenery outside the window, and was originally scheduled to rest at the inn for three days, so he might as well slow down to enjoy the sunset.

Of course, in addition to enjoying the scenery, it is also because there are few people outside, which makes it easier to discuss things without worrying about the ears of the partition wall.This is to talk about the next itinerary plan.

Yinzhen kept pondering, and from the rumors told by the waiter in the shop, we can know that there have been undercurrents in the capital for the past four years.

The emperor gave the fourth son a prince. Does it mean that Kangxi's intention to pass on the throne remains unchanged?So how long will they have to investigate in the Western Regions?How are the lines arranged?

Wu Fuyi cooperated and left the inn together.

Looking up, looking at the desert sunset.For a while, there were many thoughts, and he remained silent and did not speak.

Yinzhen glanced sideways, it was rare to see the old ghost admiring the scenery with some ecstasy. "What are you thinking? You are a little dazed watching the sunset."

Wu Fuyi cast a sideways glance, so she didn't stay in a daze.

"It's nothing, just thinking about the rumors that the buddy said about finding the medicine. The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it's almost dusk. Is there really someone desperately looking for the medicine? Is there any conspiracy behind it?

In addition, I think a little too far, life is short and hasty for dozens of years.Have you ever thought about when we face death?When is this exchange a head?If one person dies, is the other person's body unaffected?

Will those who die early exist in the form of undead?Also, how do you think the fourth child and the Wu family should be buried?Actually, I think cremation is fine.No longer have to worry about being exposed to the wilderness. "

Yinzhen took a deep breath, it's fine, the old ghost didn't stay, but thought too much.

The good days have not passed for a few days, and the thought of burning their bodies, can't they think of something good?Then he also had a key question, the corpse was burned and burned, could the two be put in the same coffin?

Wait, why was it taken astray again?