Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 48 years

Fourth day of September, Old Summer Palace

Early in the morning, before dawn, the Hall of Nine Classics and Three Things became lively.

Junggar invaded Hami, and the intentions of Cewang Arabutan were unpredictable. The situation at the border was unclear, and the courtiers in Beijing could not come up with a certain idea.There is a main battle, and naturally there is also a main peace. Both sides have their own reasons, and there is a stalemate for a while.

The fourth elder brother stood at the head of the clan, and his inner thoughts were also influenced by the various remarks of the courtiers. He subconsciously raised his head to look at the person sitting high on the dragon chair, but he could only see a vague figure.

Lord Kangxi seemed a little tired, his body was slightly hunched, his hands were put in his sleeves, and he placed them casually in front of him.The fourth elder brother couldn't see the expression of Lord Kangxi clearly, but there was a burst of disappointment in his heart. Spring came and winter went, and in a blink of an eye, the last battle between the Qing Dynasty and Galdan was already 13 years ago.

"Your Majesty, Hami is located in the northern border, and now it's autumn. I'm afraid it's not good for our army to start a war at this time."

"Lord Liu is wrong. Hami is located at the junction of Xinjiang and Gansu. At the beginning, the emperor personally conquered Junggar and defeated Junggar many times before we could gain control of Hami. Now that our Qing army is strong and strong, what are we afraid of in the severe cold? If we don't use the strategy Vanarabutan was defeated in one fell swoop, and there is no guarantee that there will be another Galdan in the future!"

"It is true that our Qing army is strong and strong, but the grass and trees in Hami are not prosperous, and the garrison is not sufficient. If we want to go to war with Junggar, we need to deploy a large number of troops. As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses are moved, the food and grass go first. The food needs to be raised in time. Even the horse grass has to be transported from other places. When our army is ready, I am afraid that Junggar has occupied Hami and is preparing to catch the turtle in the urn."

"Soldiers come to block the water and cover the soil. How can everything be perfect in a war? According to what this lord said, my soldiers in the Qing Dynasty are afraid of this and that. Is it possible to just wait for people to call all the way and raise the white flag to finish the job?"

"My lords, don't be impulsive," Xiao Yongzao, Minister of the Ministry of War, stood out of the queue and cupped his hands at Lord Kangxi, "I would like to report to the Holy Majesty, according to my humble opinion, we have to wait for the specific news from the border. Now, Su State General Lu Zhensheng has led his troops to Hami to support him, and I think that with Galdan's defeat, Cewang Allah Butan would not dare to act rashly."

Lord Kangxi did not speak, and Fu Ning'an, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, stood up immediately, "I disagree with Mr. Xiao's opinion, soldiers are precious and fast, and no matter what ideas Cewang Allah Butan has, his ambitions are clearly revealed. Karma After the defeat of Erdan, Cewang Allah Butan vigorously developed the various tribes of Junggar, consuming a large amount of horses and weapons every year, especially in recent years, he repeatedly stationed troops. This time, whether it was Cewang Allah Butan's intentional exploration or an attempt to start a war, We, the Qing Dynasty, must fight back forcefully, otherwise the thieves will definitely take advantage of it."

"Master Fu's worry is justified, but if there is a war, the people will inevitably be implicated," Xiao Yongzao raised his head slightly, and said in a deep voice, "If you want to appease the hearts of the people, you must be famous as a teacher. Allah Butan is not a yellow-mouthed kid who only talks about war on paper. , he suddenly launched an attack, I am afraid that there is a reason for it. If we act rashly, I am afraid that we will fall into his scheme to sow people's hearts."

"Master Xiao's words are reasonable," several adults who disagreed with the start of the war immediately echoed, "There is little rain in Gansu this year, and it is just in time for the autumn harvest. Not to mention the large-scale relocation of troops to disturb the people, it is not easy to compete for military supplies."

"Yes, yes, and it's not just Hami. If Cewang Arabtan moves, Gansu and Qinghai will have to be closely guarded, and the various places will be outstretched. This deployment of troops is not easy. According to my humble opinion, it is better to fight with Cewang first. Negotiations with Arabtan, try to contain it in the Hami area, wait until the spring of next year, and then plan."

The courtiers are used to meeting with the wind to make the rudder. In addition, there have been no large-scale wars in the Qing Dynasty for more than ten years. Those who have not yet made a decision have also started to second.

The fourth elder brother frowned, and clenched his hand in his sleeve more and more tightly. It stands to reason that, as princes, they should not interfere too much when it comes to military affairs.It's just that the current one-sided situation really disappointed him.Why has Huang Ama kept silent? Is it really necessary to cut the flesh and let blood, and then feed Junggar fat and strong?

"Huang Ama," the fourth elder brother stepped forward, his voice trembling slightly in his throat, "The situation at the border is urgent. Junggar has already set foot on our Qing territory. Whether it's war or peace, Huang Ama will make the decision!"

"Please ask the Holy Majesty to make a decision!" The courtiers present followed the fourth elder brother and bowed down.

In the high dragon chair, the silent figure finally moved. The voice of intertwined cloth was accompanied by a slight sigh. The speaker seemed very indifferent, but every word he uttered was so indifferent. It's resounding!

"Insufficient military resources, just one hundred and one thousand, Suzhou is not enough, there is Xi'an, Xi'an is not enough, and Qinghai is not enough. Food and grass are not enough, just one grain of rice is levied, let the state capitals in Gansu open their warehouses, let Sichuan and Shaanxi are well equipped with chariots and horses. There is a land of abundance and rice township in the south of the Yangtze River. Is it possible that our Qing soldiers can starve to death? They invaded the borders of the Qing Dynasty and plundered the people of the Qing Dynasty. How did Dan defeat Ulan Butong, and how this year, Allah Butan will spill blood on Hami!"

"Long live the wise man, I am willing to fight!"

Funing'an was the first to stand up, and the courtiers who were shocked by Lord Kangxi's words fell to their knees one after another. The situation in the Hall of Nine Classics and Three Things was turned upside down in an instant.

"Long live God is wise, I am ashamed of myself!"

The fourth elder brother knelt under the steps with everyone, and there was a fierce emotion rushing left and right in his chest.Just now, he still regarded that tall person as a late hero, but in the blink of an eye, the person he had looked up to all his life stood at a height that he could not reach.

After the decision was made, Lord Kangxi ordered all the ministers who discussed the affairs of the court to discuss the regulations with the ministers of the Li Fanyuan and submit them as soon as possible.

The side hall of the Nine Classics and Three Events Hall began to be busy without sleep. Although the fourth elder brother wanted to participate, he knew in his heart that he was already very impatient. At this time, Huang Ama didn't speak, and they had better stay away.

Su Wei waited outside the Hall of Nine Classics and Three Events. Seeing that the fourth elder brother had finally come out, he hurried up to greet him, "How is it? I heard from the ministers who came out just now that a war is really going to happen?"

"Well," the fourth elder brother was still a little excited, his face was slightly flushed, "I originally thought that after more than ten years, Huang Ama would—"

Su Wei blinked, but the fourth elder brother didn't continue to finish his sentence. He just tilted his head and said in a low voice, "It doesn't matter how Huang Ama treats us children in the past few years. The revered emperor."

Su Wei had goosebumps all over his body for no reason. The blind worship of this person in front of him was both helpless and distressing.

On the other side, the guilty Yinzhen and Yinju came out of the Hall of Nine Classics and Three Things, wishing they could walk in the shadows by the wall.

Although the rumors in Beijing did not become more and more popular in the past two days, they could not be completely suppressed.Outside the Nine Classics and Three Events Hall this morning, they heard a few people whispering.

Originally, Yinbi wanted to come forward to teach those bad mouthers a lesson, but before she could speak, she saw the eighth elder brother coming from afar, the two panicked for a moment, and hurriedly hid in the hall.

"Ninth brother, tenth brother," the voice suddenly sounded behind, really startled Yinzhen and Yinqi.

"Yinzhen, keep your voice down," Yinzhen pulled Elder Fourteen to her side, and looked back and forth twice, "Did you see mynah? Is he behind?"

"I didn't see it, I was just talking to Xiao Shiba and the others," Yinti looked curious, "What's the matter with you two? Are you hiding from mynah?"

"No," Yinyu subconsciously denied, and felt a little embarrassed, "That is, there have been some rumors in Beijing recently, have you heard of them?"

"Which one are you talking about?" Yinti bent his lips, "Is it the fourth brother's, or the starling's?"

"Yinyu, Yinyu——" Before the guilty two had time to explain to Elder Fourteen, the voice they least wanted to hear came from behind.

The eighth elder brother still had a relaxed expression, walked up to a few people, smiled at the fourteenth elder brother, "I wanted to see you just now, let's go to my elder brother's place to sit together later?"

"No, I still have something to do in the mansion today, and I'll bother the starling in the future," the fourteenth elder brother cupped his hands at the eighth elder brother, glanced at Yinzhen and Yinyu with a slightly playful look, turned and left by himself.

"Eight, myna," Yinyu yelled stammeringly, and winked at Yinzhen from the corner of her eye, but Yinzhen just smiled, her smiling face was about to cramp.

"Why haven't I seen you two in the past few days?" The eighth elder brother looked calm, as if he didn't notice the tension of the two in front of him at all, "I asked someone to prepare wine and food, and I will go to my garden to have a drink today Bar."

Yinzhen and Yinyu didn't dare to refuse, they smiled awkwardly and followed Eighth Brother to Cheng'en Garden.

Prince Yong's Mansion

When Cheng Bin stepped into the Xibei courtyard, he saw a colorful butterfly kite flying high above Xiaozhu Wu's courtyard from a distance.

As he approached step by step, the melodious laughter in the yard clearly entered his ears.

"Little master, put it a little higher, put it a little higher."

"I can't let it fly anymore. The bamboo bones of this kite are too soft, and the string will fall if it grows."

"Hee hee, it's the young master who made the kite so ugly, I'm sorry to fly it too high."

"Who says my kite is ugly, I like colorful ones. I heard that when the prince was still a child, Eunuch Su made an ugly kite, and later it flew very high in the Imperial Garden."

"Isn't this still ugly? The little master also admits that the kite he made is ugly."

"You stinky Xuer, dare to laugh at me—"

In the yard, the master and the servant were laughing and making a fuss, and the gatekeeper's mother-in-law also watched the fun, and when Cheng Bin had reached the gate, he realized that someone was coming.

"Please come to Doctor Cheng's room."

When Cheng Bin was invited into the inner hall, Shiyue had already tidied up, but her cheeks were still slightly flushed, her eyes were big and bright, and she looked energetic and smart. Cheng Bin hurriedly lowered his head after taking a look.

"Physician Cheng, sit down quickly," Shiyue smiled a little embarrassedly, "I just let Physician Cheng watch a joke."

"What's the matter, it's good for the little master's body to be more active," Cheng Bin lowered his head and took out the pulse diagnosis for Shiyue.

After a while, Cheng Bin raised his hand and looked at Shiyue's face again, "My lord's stagnation has improved a lot these days, so it can be seen that the last prescription is still working."

Shiyue's eyes flickered slightly, she didn't know what to think of, she slightly curved her lips, and nodded.

"I'll add two medicines for the young master in a while. After all, I'm in poor health, so it's better to recuperate for a while," Cheng Bin said again.

"I'm sorry, Doctor Cheng." Shiyue fastened her cuffs, watched Cheng Bin open the medicine box, put away the pulse diagnosis, and hesitated for a moment.

"What's the matter, Doctor Cheng?" Shiyue turned her head, a little strange.

Cheng Bin pursed his dry lips, hesitated for a moment, and slowly took out a sealed clay pot from the medicine box.

"This is--"

"It's Wang Zhihe's fermented bean curd." Cheng Bin's voice was a little low, and his eyes were a little twinkling. Accept this altar. You can use more food on weekdays, and it will be good for the little master's health."

Both Shiyue and Xu'er who was standing by the door were a little surprised. Xu'er had an intuition that something was wrong, but she couldn't figure it out for a while.

On the other hand, Shiyue was straightforward, and after a short pause, she took the clay pot generously and said, "Then thank you, Doctor Cheng, I've been thinking about it these days. Just in time, I made some sweet-scented osmanthus cake here, it's not very good Things, let Xu'er pack some for you later."

"Then, thank you, my lord," Cheng Bin stood up, bid farewell to Shiyue and left, took the bag of sweet-scented osmanthus cake, feeling mixed emotions in his heart.

The next day,

The side hall of the Nine Classics and Three Events Palace, which has been working tirelessly, finally discussed the first batch of rules for the challenge, which were quickly approved by Lord Kangxi and sent to the border in an expedited [-] miles.

In the Indus Courtyard of the Old Summer Palace, the fourth elder brother also received the news very quickly. Zhang Tingyu followed him to discuss with the fourth elder brother. Su Wei accepted the memorial in a dignified manner and read it to several people present.

"Send [-] soldiers from Manchuria in Xi'an, [-] soldiers from the battalion under the governor's mark, and the soldiers under the admiral's mark from Gansu are also dispatched as appropriate, Xing rushed to rescue them. Then write the left wing of Qinghai, Khalkha, Zasak and other orders to take precautions. Xi'an Manchuria The soldiers were ordered to be led by the general Xi Zhu and the deputy. The governor ordered the soldiers to be led by one of the deputy generals. The admiral of Gansu also ordered the soldiers to be led. All set off within three days of the arrival of Wen! Cooking. One of the ministers should be dispatched from the three soldiers."

The fourth elder brother frowned. Su Wei glanced at him, then at Zhang Tingyu, and continued, "Xining and Jiayuguan roads each set up post stations, and sent pens to sit on the stage. Xining, Qinghai and other affairs, the guard A Qi Figure and others are temporarily stationed in Xining to cook. Now all the soldiers from Gansu have been dispatched to respond, and half of the soldiers from Liangzhou have been transferred to defend the main roads in Gansu. Besides, Cewang Alabutan is now invading Hami, and it may not be impossible to go to Khalkha. A minister should be sent Go to Khalkha, and prepare orders from King Celingwangbu of Erut, Gongdorji Sebuteng, Mao Hai, Huite Gong Luobuzang, etc.”

After reading the memorial, Grand Duke Su’s eyes were full of gold stars. Zhang Tingyu was methodical and analyzed one by one, “The deployment of troops this time is indeed too scattered, and it should also be for the purpose of stationing in various places. It seems that the emperor is really worried about the possibility of plotting against Allah Butan. It’s not just Hami, but from each checkpoint, one after the other.”

"Jungar is going to deploy troops on a large scale on the border, we can't be unaware of the rumors," the fourth elder brother leaned back on the chair, "I'm more inclined, this is a trial."

"However, this kind of probing is really not like Junggar's combat style." Zhang Tingyu was also a little confused. "Zungar is mainly cavalry, and has always paid attention to surprise and quick victory. Hastily probing will only expose their deployment of troops. And, if it is true This has angered the current Holy Majesty, and the soldiers marched into Junggar. I am afraid that Cewang Allah Butan will be more passive. However, if this move is not a test, and there is no other deployment, then the target of Junggar can only be Hami, which is not justified. Hami is not considered a place with abundant water and grass, and there are few settled people, so there is nothing to snatch at all. Junggar took many risks to come here, isn’t the gain outweighed the loss?”

Zhang Tingyu's analysis is very reasonable, and the fourth elder brother can't think of a reason for a while, after all, there is still too little information on Hami, "No matter what the purpose of Junggar this time is, it shows that this person is not a simple person. .Huang Ama made a decisive decision, hoping to really hit Junggar hard, and at least destroy some of their plans."

On the same day, along with the military report sent to the border, the emperor personally issued an order to send the imperial minister Fu Ning'an to Gansu to coordinate all the soldiers' food and grass.

At night, Funing'an secretly came to the Old Summer Palace, because the military situation was urgent, he had to leave for Gansu the next day.The fourth elder brother wrote a letter in his own hand that night and handed it to Funing'an for collection.

In this Battle of Hami, due to the special circumstances, soldiers and supplies were temporarily recruited from various places. If the leaders want to fight quickly, they need the cooperation of all parties.

The fourth elder brother's letter was given to Nian Gengyao.Nian Gengyao was the governor of Sichuan at the time, and he could also serve as a military counselor. With his cooperation, Funing'an's trip is bound to be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

"This letter must be taken away, and it must not fall into the hands of others," the fourth elder brother personally sent Funing'an to the side gate of Yuanmingyuan.

Fu Ning'an put the letter on his chest, leaned over and bowed deeply to the fourth elder brother, "My lord's ardent love, I will keep it in my heart. Please rest assured, my lord, I will definitely live up to my lord's expectations."

The fourth elder brother helped Fu Ning'an up with both hands, and said in a slightly heavy tone, "I don't know when I'll see you again after leaving this time. I wish you all the best and return home with great victory."

The battle in Hami made the court extremely nervous. For several days in a row, the eight hundred miles of urgent military orders spread out of the capital one after another.

However, none of these seemed to arouse Grand Duke Su's interest.At this time, he was standing outside the servant's room, waiting for Wan Xiang to step out of the threshold tremblingly.

Su Wei squinted his eyes, stared at Wan Xiang and said to Zhang Qilin beside him, "Didn't you just scratch the skin? I see him like this, why does his bone seem to be broken into several pieces?"

"Hey, aren't you scared by your aura?" Zhang Qilin poked Su Wei, and greeted him kindly, "I said, Mr. Wan, Zhang Bao will explain everything to you clearly. right?"

"It's clear, it's clear," Wan Xiang nodded again and again, his chin resting on his chest, "You must be obedient, father-in-law, please rest assured."

"Hey, I didn't tell you to be obedient," Zhang Qilin patted Wan Xiang's shoulder, pointed at Su Wei with his chin up, "see? I want you to learn from him. How arrogant he is, you have to have it in the future." How arrogant."

At night, Cheng'en Garden

In the remote small courtyard, a little candle was lit.Eighth Prince's two most trusted guards were guarding the door, and even Feng Jinchao was not allowed to enter to wait on him.

Beside the carved wooden bed with a new mattress, Ulanarashi Jiayi shivered and collapsed on the ground.

Eighth Brother held a jug of wine in his hand, his cheeks were slightly red, but his eyes were very clear.

Jiayi pursed her lips tightly to prevent sobs from leaking out of her throat. At this moment, she was truly a lonely person, and she couldn't help crying every day.

Eighth Brother raised his head and took another sip of wine, raised his hand and grabbed Jiayi's chin, "Have you heard the rumors outside, didn't you guess it a long time ago?"

Jiayi shook her head frantically, tears streaming from her eyes.But the eighth elder brother's expression became more and more serious, "If you didn't guess it, then why are you crying?"

Jiayi froze on the spot, Eighth Brother snorted coldly, and shook off her body, "Lie down on the bed, you are Master's side Fujin, and you should give birth to a child for Master."

Jiayi's eyes widened, but her mind was blank. Her body dominated her, and she automatically climbed onto the bed, took off her clothes, and hid in the soft bright red brocade quilt.

The eighth elder brother was still sitting on the edge of the bed drinking, Jiayi tightly grasped the quilt, and her stuck mind began to turn slowly, maybe, maybe the eighth elder brother has been cured, maybe he is just pretending...

"call--"

The person in the bed stiffened instantly, and the room was plunged into darkness.

This small courtyard is built behind a tall rockery, surrounded by nearly a hundred-year-old trees. At night, the shadow of the rockery hangs over the small courtyard, and the dense branches peel off the moonlight layer by layer. Only the thin ones can shine into the window. Like a veil of emptiness.

Jiayi's eyes widened and she stared at the bed. He heard the sound of boots falling to the ground, the sound of clothes falling on the couch, and the sound of someone climbing onto the bed...

But, she just can't see people clearly...

The author has something to say: Wawa posted the historical map of Prince Yong’s Mansion on Weibo, and the hand-painted version of Xiaosuzi’s map, hehe, if you are interested, you can go and have a look, it is as different as you imagined, Just search for the Four-Eyed Doll's House.

Su Weinian’s memorial is an excerpt from the Records of the Holy Ancestors of the Qing Dynasty. I have sorted out the context so that everyone can see clearly. There were also a few speeches and memorials of Lord Kangxi that were excerpted from the Records of the Holy Ancestors of the Qing Dynasty or manuscripts of Qing history. They are all plot necessities, otherwise the text would be empty talk.

Everyone, don’t just skip it without taking a glance at it. The baby has worked so hard to read it year after year. Really, some of the original sentences are not human words.

In the future, I will make a children's paper that pays attention to copyright, and I must mark all references.

In addition, I feel that I am so sorry for Eighth Master! ! ! !