Chapter 44 The forty-fourth chapter: drum drum, Xizhen's defeat of Qinghai policeman Zhong Dongying and the eight kings' schemes

Not setting up the crown prince is indeed a very brilliant move. Seeing that all the civil and military officials in the capital are gearing up and eager to try, they want to promote Yinhu as the crown prince for the second time. It is like cooking oil with a fire. firewood.It cooled down quietly.The officialdom returned to calm, and officials from the six government departments reported sickness and asked for leave to return to their posts one after another.Those who had written the papers jointly, and when they met, they burned the papers silently, and people who had nothing to do usually went to the yamen to do errands every day.In addition to the Ministry of Household Affairs, Yinzhen took over the errands of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.Yinhu pretended to be sick for several months, and after being scolded, his "sickness" was cured, and he went to the clan's mansion to rectify the flag affairs with all his heart.Yinti was in the Ministry of War, inspecting the arsenal today and inspecting the armaments tomorrow, he was very busy.The governors of the provinces were all terrified, afraid that they would step on the pegboard on the No. 1 court affairs, and gradually they all became more at ease.After all, only Yinfeng and Yinxiang suffered. One was imprisoned in Xian'an Palace, walking on the brick floor, looking at the four directions of the sky;The nine princes, Yinti, Yinreng, Yinzhi, Yinzhen, Yinti, Yinzhen, Yinyi, Yinxiang, and Yinti, fought bloody battles for a throne.So far, Yinzhi has been in decline, and Yinti, Yinreng, and Yinxiang have all fallen from the horse. There are only five elder brothers left, all of whom have given up the idea of ​​being a prince. ".On the face of the face, it is quite peaceful.

Time goes by like an arrow, and it is the fifty-seventh year of Kangxi in the blink of an eye. There is nothing wrong with the Central Plains, but the political-religious dispute between Tsewang Allah Butan and Tibetan lamas in western Xinjiang has intensified, and finally a big change has taken place.In the fifty-sixth year of Kangxi, Arabtan sent General Dace of the Junggar Department to attack Qinghai, killed the Tibetan Khan, and entered Tibet to occupy Lhasa and imprison the Dalai Lama. It was finally time to deal with the matter.When the bad news spread to Beijing, Emperor Kangxi was furious. He immediately ordered Erdan to be General Zhenwu and Qi Deli to be Assistant General. They went out of the Altai Mountains to join the Funing'an Army to prevent Junggar from invading. , Nian Gengyao, governor of Sichuan, was stationed in Xi'an to guard the gateway of the Central Plains.

Kangxi's sixty-fifth birthday is because of the rejuvenation of the army.It was very cold, there was a scene that night, the lottery was drawn in front of the gods, and "Missing the Sky" was sung.Kangxi became more and more uninterested, and after the Jiaguan hat show, he almost left the table in a gloomy manner.It made the minister of the study and the old princes who were sitting with me look at each other like sitting on pins and needles. Seeing the arrival of the Dragon Boat Festival, the six hundred miles ahead hurriedly delivered the good news: two armies crossed the Urumur River for the second time, and the quasi-rebel army was defeated after the battle and fled westward overnight.Fang Lue of Kangxi felt at ease, because he planned to have a banquet in Changchun Garden, and had a drink with Fang Bao, Zhang Tingyu, Ma Qi and others to say goodbye to spring.Because Yinzhen transferred military rations from Wuhu, he found that the rations were moldy, and there was a quarrel between the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households. While he was in a hurry to arrange the affairs of the Ministry, he wanted to come over to discuss with Yinzhen in person.Just as he was about to go out, he saw Ertai, the new Minister of the Ministry of War, holding a stack of papers in his hand, sweating from the heat, hurried in, and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Back to Master Fourteen." Ertai's face was a little pale, "A military newspaper from Xining." Ertai was in his thirties, with a tall and tall figure, so thin that he was blown down by a gust of wind; There are two small eyes inlaid like black beans, and it looks very shrewd; on a hot day, the nine-python five-claw robe is covered with a golden pheasant patch, and the inside is lined with a bamboo cloth jacket with a snow-white lining, meticulous and unsloppy; While answering, he handed the Chinese book in his hand to Yinti, and said in a heavy tone: "The troops on the western front are defeated, and the army is defeated. Fourteenth Lord, you have to go face the emperor immediately!"

"What?" Yinti was taken aback, and hurriedly took the hand to open it to read, only glanced at it and was stunned, the emergency report document was written by Li Hai, the defender of Xining.He is of low rank and has no right to play directly, so the Shaanxi Governor's Yamen stamped the Guanfang and transferred it to the Military Department. Geer retreated at the slightest touch, which was a tactic to lure the enemy. It was said that Erdan Qideli rushed in greedily and fell into a trap. He was besieged on the bank of the Karawusu River. All the 60,000 troops were killed in battle, and only a dozen survived and fled to Xining!At first, Yinqi became more and more startled when he looked at it, but he suddenly changed his mind, but calmed down again, pinching the scroll with his hands behind his back, paced back and forth for a while, and said gracefully: "You are too restless, victory and defeat are commonplace. , we work in the central mechanism, and we cannot mess up the size."

Ertai stared at Yinti, he was a newcomer, and he was still not sure about the temper of the elder brother in charge, thinking about it.He replied: "What the Fourteenth Master said is true. But this defeat is unprecedented in the seventy years of my dynasty. The 60,000 army was completely wiped out. How can I not be in a hurry as a servant of the Ministry of War?" "It's only unprecedented, so it's never too late to make up for it if you want to have a good countermeasure." Yinzhen simply sat down, stroked his shaved forehead and said, "Well... In this way, you will go to the garden to face the saint and give the book Submit to Long Live. You must see Mr. Fang first, and speak slowly in a different way, so don’t be surprised. Understand? Long Live has been restless for several months, and he just got better..." Ertai said: "Such a big thing , it seems that it would be better for Master Fourteen to go in and play in person." Yinti stood up with a smile, patted Ertai on the shoulder and said: "The soldiers have already been defeated, and the people are already dead, so although this matter is big, it is not urgent. Right now I have to come up with a contingency plan, you go to see Wansui to call the police first, let me think about it. Otherwise, Wansui will ask 'what do you think about the old fourteen', and I can't answer well, what else can I say?"

Ertai put himself in his shoes and thought that Yinti was right, so he didn't say anything, until he used his seal to sign the mortgage room, he rode his horse and galloped to Changchun Garden.As soon as Ertai left, Yinti didn't stop for a moment, and immediately ordered the sedan chair to go to Chaoyang Gate to see Prince Lian Yinhu.As soon as he arrived at the door, he saw He Zhuer, the chief eunuch of the palace, escorting a military officer out. When he looked carefully, it was Nian Gengyao, the new governor of Shaanxi, wearing a brand-new crane patch, and dragging a lush peacock feather behind the coral top. It looked like he had just had a drink, his black and red face was shining brightly, he waved it out, saw that it was Yinti getting off the sedan chair, hurriedly stepped forward to say hello, and said with a smile: "Good luck, Master Fourteen! Have you met our master? "

"Hey! This is shaking! The general has all kinds of majesty, what a blessing!" Yinti cried out with a smile, "When did you come back to Beijing? ——I met the fourth brother the other day, Zhuozhou Water Transport Peach Blossom Flood Afterwards, there were a few breaches, and he was very busy. I heard that I went to Wuzhi, but I don’t know if I’ve come back. You can ask your sister if you know.” Nian Gengyao smiled and said, “The fourth master is in Beijing now, but he doesn’t want to leave. I have nowhere to look for it. I came back to Beijing three days ago. The Lord Long Live met yesterday and told me to pass in the sign today. The day after tomorrow is the birthday of the Eleventh Lord, and the birthday of the Twenty-Fourth Lord is coming soon. When we are here, take advantage of the time, please greet everyone in the mansion, so that you will not say that slaves are not polite in front of my master." Yinzhen nodded and smiled: "You are too meticulous. Since it is long live to announce you, don't hurry up , I reckon I will have to teach some tips face-to-face today!" After finishing speaking, he walked in.Entering the Moon Cave Gate, passing the West Flower Hall, and beside the ultra-mobile game corridor in the stone corridor, I could hear people talking and laughing loudly in the study room from a distance. You, Wang Hongxu, A Ling'a, Kui Xu are all there, and Elundai is wearing a red gauze robe, with a Japanese sword in his waist, and he is fighting Yinyou with arms raised and eyebrows raised:

"Three three three! Three peach gardens... Five chiefs!" "The gathering of the Eight Immortals! Four seasons of spring...you must be promoted—drink! Master Shi is really blessed with wine today!" Yinyi took up the wine and swallowed it "啯", and was about to speak, when Yinti stepped in, bowed his head and said: "The king's master fell apart on the western front, and this place is still singing and dancing. " "Come, come!" Yinhu didn't seem to care about the shocking news.He was rarely so happy. With a red face on his face, he got up and gave up his seat, and said, "Kui Xu, pour a glass of fine wine for Lord Fourteen, who told him to be late!" Fang Kuan said: "I already know that Chuan Erdan Qideli was defeated."

Yinti's hand holding the empty cup trembled, and he was stunned for a moment. The urgent report sent by the military department six hundred miles away was not as fast as the eighth elder brother's personal ear report!After being stunned for a long while, Yinti Fang stammered and said, "Brother...you already...know?" Yinhu laughed and said, "Don't be suspicious. The Eight Lord Party doesn't have that great power. Then, the message to the Ministry of War needs to go through the governor's defense, so of course it's a little faster to send a private message." Yin Qu, already drunk and blindfolded, said with a smile: "Fourteenth brother, do you know? This banquet is specially for congratulating our army on a big defeat. We're so happy, if it wasn't for Nian who came to stir things up for a while, our drinking would be much more enjoyable!" Yinzhen looked at the crowd blankly, then slowly put down his glass, and said, "Brother Ten is drunk, I don't understand that!"

"Chuan Erdan's defeat, should the imperial court take care of it?" "Of course we have to take care of it!" "Do you want to send troops?" "It's impossible not to send troops." "Who will be the general?" ... Yinhu didn't go to meet Kangxi, but made a special trip to meet Yinhu in a hurry. The original purpose was to discuss with Yinhu, who had good hands and eyes, and the contact person recommended him to lead the army.Thinking well on the way, I give way first, pretending to ensure that the eighth elder brother will personally lead the troops, and I will assist him, wait for the eighth elder brother to give way, and then push the boat along the way... I don't want to be picked on by this stupid elder brother with a few words in vain!After pondering for a while, Yinzhen said solemnly: "It doesn't matter whoever leads the soldiers. This is what I came to see myna. My elder brother leads the soldiers, but he is just sitting on the fence. Could it be that he really fights with a knife and a gun? So I think , this matter of commanding the military power should not be neglected, it is best for the starling to be handsome and make a contribution to the west. Otherwise, if the third brother and the fourth brother grab the job, we will lose the lottery!" "Good brother, I know your heart." Yinhu sighed softly, and after a long while without words, he poured himself a cup and said, "A general is very important in today's affairs. As far as I know, who will do it?" The Great General is Sacred Heart's tacit successor!" As if a thunderbolt had passed through the air, everyone in the study looked pale, only listening to the birds chirping "have a cup of tea" one after another outside the window.After a long time, Yinhu said: "Who will sit in this seat if the Fourteenth Lord is not?" , Capital or virtue, the fourteenth brother can never be as good as you, how do you say this? How can you be attached? You are our leader and backbone, and the consequences of disordering the order are disastrous! ——We The arms are an alliance, and the words are still in the ears!" He was so excited and sincere, everyone was moved, and they all looked at Yinhu, and A Ling'a was the one who knew the bottom line, and he couldn't help thinking: "Is the eighth master overthinking?" "Fourteenth brother, that's all in the past. It's a thing of the past, don't mention it anymore." With tears in his eyes, Yinhu looked at the scenery outside the courtyard and said with a sigh of relief: "Good and bad regrets come alive. The main point, I also read the "Yi" Wei Bian Sanjue, but I forgot. Maybe the destiny belongs to me, and it is not bad for you to support me, but in the past few years of self-criticism, I am too excited, I don’t know how to hide, and I show my sharpness. It has already been tabooed by good fortune. Therefore, it is not surprising to lose love to Huang Ama. Originally, the nine tripods do not give or accept power lightly, and I can’t blame the emperor for avoiding me. If I go too far, my strengths will become the fatal point. Sigh... let’s not talk about these Already, once the destiny is gone, I cannot pursue it. From now on, I consider myself a 'Mao', and my fourteenth brother is a 'Pi'. I wish to be a good minister in the prosperous age, and An to be the assistant of the Duke of Zhou. This thought can also be expressed to the sky!" Yinti's face was flushed red, and he shook his head again and again, "Even though my elder brother's words are sincere, I can't accept them. To be a king and rule a country of ten thousand chariots, what you need is strength and people's hearts. With all due respect to these two things, no matter how old my elder brother is, The tenth brother is still me, no one can compare with you, let alone my shrewd and confused fourth brother. You say destiny, this is something that cannot be seen or touched. If you say "lose love" to the emperor, I will Seeing is not necessarily the case. The emperor is naturally intelligent, wise and sage, and his scheming is difficult to measure. He frustrates you over and over again. How do you know that it is not exhausting your body and mind, and tempering your mind, so that you can rest assured that you will entrust these tens of thousands of burdens to you? Otherwise, why did you reprimand you while promoting you, skipping a few older brothers, and making you prince? The old man knew that I was your 'one party', why did he hand over the Ministry of War to me, and lead the soldiers when he was imprisoned? The thirteenth elder brother? I dare not say anything else. I am sure that this time I will lead an army of 100,000 to go out. minister!" The two brothers held their own opinions, but they both spoke seamlessly and moved people's hearts.Yinbi laughed beside him and said, "You guys push back and forth about such a good thing, telling me to sit on the side and feel very itchy. I am also an elder brother, usually the flesh and blood of Long Live. If you are not willing to be the emperor, I will accept it It's done!" One sentence made everyone laugh.Yinzhen smiled and said: "The old fourteen is not blocked, is this a joke? According to me, the mantis catches the cicada, I don't know the oriole is behind, this general, not only we think, but the third brother and the fourth brother will also stretch out their hands." Just now Nian Gengyao came to play tricks, maybe even this idiot is dreaming of being a general! Man is not as good as God, so don't take it lightly!" "Jiuye is right." Wang Hongxu coughed lightly, "I think things should be divided into two levels. The first level is that the third master has no ambitions, and the fourth master is petty and jealous. No matter who is the master in the future, You can't get away from the four masters present here. You are always in the same voice, no matter whether you are a king or a minister, you will be safe and sound. Yes, although the Fourteenth Lord is in charge of the military department, he does not have the military power to come at any time. Therefore, we must bite the bullet and get this general who leads the troops, and we must not be left behind. In this way, no matter who the holy order belongs to in the future, I will You can advance and retreat as easily as possible, and you are sure to win. If you choose the eighth master, you don't need to say anything. The fourteenth master has a heavy army and is stationed outside. Prestige and prestige, sitting in Beijing and waiting for the Fourteenth Master is as stable as Mount Tai!" Wang Hongxu was born in the Imperial Academy, and Wen Xin Zhou Na spoke eloquently, and everyone couldn't help but nod in agreement.Kui Xu said: "What if another elder brother is chosen? For example, the third master, who can guarantee that Long Live will not choose a successor who has no ambition and understands martial arts?" A Ling'a smiled and said: "The old prince Shen Sheng It’s dangerous inside, Chong’er is safe outside, God forbids this, if such absurd thing really happens, why not come to the Lingwu throne for the Fourteenth Lord, and the Eighth Lord will lead a hundred officials to greet him, the overall situation will be settled in an instant!” After some discussion, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Yinti asked Nian Gengyao about his visit.Yinzhen smiled and said: "West side Junxing, this kid is also called a provocative horse heart ape. I think he always seems a little unwilling to be controlled by the fourth brother, so he is close to us." "He wants to be a general?" Yinzhen He laughed dumbly and said, "Fucking his mother's dream! If you really don't need my elder brother's generals, fourteenth brother, you can recommend Orondai, and I will mobilize some people, and they will swarm to win the prize. The general must be one of us." Kui Xu smiled so that his eyes were squeezed into a slit, and he raised his thumb and said, "Who said our tenth master is rough? One word breaks the secret, this sentence is the purpose! While the fourth master and the others are all in a dream, let's move early The Ministry of the Ministry, the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War all play the book together, please long live to choose elder brother to order the general to go out!" "In case the third elder brother is selected," Yinzhen said leisurely with his face up, "we will recommend the fourteenth brother as the deputy, and he will not be able to work outside." Wang Hongxu said, "What if the fourth elder brother is selected? He brings a hundred thousand Bing, and Nian Gengyao's support, the power will be great!" Yinhu sneered, and said, "Why is there such a reason? If we really choose him, we will reveal the fact that Zheng Chunhua is hiding in his house, and make him stink to the end!" Yinyu's eyes jumped suddenly, and he asked: "There is such a thing?" "Yes." Yinhu's eyes were as deep as an ancient well, with a sinister smile on the corner of his mouth, "The slut surnamed Zheng is not dead, the old thirteenth one is imprisoned, and the fourth brother protects him Get up. I guess the fourth brother still wants to play a "Prince Card" in his heart, which just proves that he is a hardcore Prince faction! It's really an emergency, so I have to throw out Gao Fuer's card and let him taste his "adversity" It's the taste of betrayal!" Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard the sound of thunder in the sky outside, and the lingering sound burst out like a cart rolling over a stone bridge, which lasted for a long time.Then I heard family members shouting in the distance: "It's going to rain! Close the window of the master's library!" Yinhu pushed open the window, and a strong wind rushed into the study with the smell of rain, and everyone shuddered. Seeing that most of the sky has been covered by black and bright clouds, the gaps in the clouds are shining brightly in the distance, and there are dull rolling thunder sounds from time to time.Yinhu saw that everyone looked solemn and solemn, and said with a smile: "The strong wind and thunder, the sky is about to change, and a gentleman should be in awe. But I really don't understand how God treats me. If you think of me, Yinhu, why don't you know?" The country’s maladministration is piled up like a mountain? But if there is no imperial power in your hands, you will not be able to rectify it even if you are exhausted! How can I be inferior to the third brother in my virtue? Is my intelligence inferior to the fourth brother? Is it me that the ministers recommended? My fault? My heart, people don’t know, so doesn’t God know? God! You don’t know!” As he spoke, tears welled up in his eyes.Just at this time, He Zhu'er came running in the windy field, panting and said: "Fourteenth Lord, Long live to summon you at Tanningju, wait for you to go in, horse and rain gear are ready, please go!" Yinti took a few steps towards the door, turned around suddenly and stroked his heart with one hand, and hit Qian'er, when Yinhu hurried to help him up in a panic, Yinti had already got up, clasped his fists, turned around and left.A few drops of rain as big as copper coins tentatively sprinkled and stopped, but the thunder became louder and louder.Seeing that everyone was dull and silent, Yinbi got up and said with a smile: "Why is this wine so boring? I have a little order, I recite it to break your boredom!" After finishing speaking, she shook her head and looked at Tianyong and said: Brother Lei, come here and listen to me: Father Geng Niu Tian has a dick feud with you?Why not pick someone who is so big and hateful, and have a tough fight with him? The destiny and personnel matters that everyone was thinking about were completely destroyed by his few slang words, and they suddenly broke into a smile.Yinhu didn't smile, walked to Erlundai and followed, "Old E." "Huh? Master Ba!" "Know why I invited you here?" "Eat wine!" "No," Yinhu looked at the sky and said word by word, "I want you to go out to fight and make meritorious service with the Fourteenth Master!" Elundai shook his head and said, "I'm fine in Beijing, and I don't want to go anywhere." "Not only do you want to go, but you also have to invite Ying happily and go to fight happily!" Yinhu took a deep breath, "Why are you here today? It's because your grandfather died in the battle at the Dragon Pass, and your father drove west Zheng, in order to protect Long live, he was injured more than 70 times! Long live refused to really punish you, because of these! My grandpa Yabuqi has already gone to Xining, and the fourteenth master is firmly in charge of Zheng this time. General Xi is gone, and you will be successful following him. Stay in Beijing, with the old Wudan on top, Liu Tiecheng, Zhang Wuge, etc. on the left and right. Let’s talk and we’ll understand everything!” A bright flash flashed across the sky, and then there was a shock like a thunderclap, and the heavy rain was pouring down.