Seeing that Yinzhen was silent, Sixi quickly said: "Your Majesty, this servant is definitely not speaking for the imperial concubine, but the empress is really attentive and considerate to the emperor. If the servant tells a lie, I will let the servant continue to be a eunuch in the next life.
"
Generally speaking, the biggest fear of being an eunuch is that he will still be an eunuch in the next life. Si Xi was really cruel in making this oath, fearing that Yinzhen would not believe it.
Yinzhen looked at Si Xi with interest, "I never thought you would dare to make such an oath."
Si Xi gritted her teeth and said, "Everything I said is true. No matter how severe the oath is, there is nothing I dare not do."
Yinzhen showed a smile that was so light that it would be missed even if it was not clear, and waved his hand: "Okay, step back, I want to be alone for a while."
Sixi didn't understand what Yinzhen meant for a moment, and said blankly: "Your Majesty, aren't you going to deal with the slaves?"
Yinzhen shook his head and said: "You slave, do you really want me to deal with you? You usually look very smart, but now you are so stupid that you are not even as good as your apprentice."
Si Xi glanced sideways subconsciously, and saw Xiao Wu winking at him vigorously. Seeing this, Si Xi didn't understand why, and Yinzhen clearly planned to spare him and didn't want to go into details.
Thinking of this, he quickly kowtowed and thanked him, "Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty! I don't know how many lifetimes of virtue I have cultivated before I have such a good fortune in this life and can be by the Emperor's side."
Yinzhenxu kicked him and said, "Okay, put away your nonsense and get out of here."
After he was the only one left in the Yangxin Hall, Yinzhen sighed softly, feeling indescribable in his heart. Ruo'er, are you also blaming me? I didn't mean to say anything to you. It's just that so many things have happened recently.
I was about to collapse under pressure. The New Deal had not yet been fully implemented. Zhungeer had tried several times. The war was about to break out. Not to mention internal and external troubles, and the palace was not at peace. How could he keep calm?
However, Yinzhen knew in his heart that the most fundamental reason was Ling Ruo's deception, which made him suddenly feel that there was no trustworthy person around him. However, if he stood in Ling Ruo's position, all this was understandable, but it was himself.
, was too arbitrary and hurt Ling Ruo's heart.
After thinking about this, Yinzhen wanted to go over and have a look, but looked at the dark night and gave up the idea. Let's wait until tomorrow.
The night passed in silence. Early the next morning, while Yinzhen was still washing, Sixi suddenly hurried in holding an official document and said in a panic: "Your Majesty, we have an urgent report from the border crossing eight hundred miles away."
Yinzhen was startled, and quickly threw down the face towel in his hand, took the memorial in Sixi's hand and read it carefully. At first glance, his expression immediately changed. He knew that sooner or later there would be a big battle between the Qing Dynasty and Jungar.
came, but I didn’t expect it to come so quickly. It had already started before the Qing Dynasty was fully prepared.
Yinzhen gathered the memorial together and said coldly: "Did the memorial just arrive?"
Si Xi looked at Yinzhen's unusually serious face and said, "When I returned to the emperor, I said that I arrived in the capital at midnight yesterday, but because the palace gate was closed, I didn't bring it in until early this morning."
Yinzhen didn't say anything more, he just turned around and let Xiao Wu put on the court clothes embroidered with nine dragons for him. On his face, there was no other expression except solemnity.
When Yinzhen appeared in the main hall of the Yangxin Hall, all the civil and military officials were already waiting there, facing Yinzhen sitting on the dragon chair and shouting long live.
After signaling them to stand up, Yinzhen held up the Zhezi he had been holding tightly in his hand and said: "Just now Yue Zhongqi sent an urgent message from 800 miles away, saying that Zhun Geer has officially launched war against our Qing Dynasty. Now the two armies are in a tense situation.
In the middle of a battle."
As soon as this statement came out, all the officials were in an uproar. They knew that the military situation at the border was urgent, but no one expected that the war would start immediately. It really happened too quickly and made people unprepared. But on the other hand,
This is also normal. What the enemy hopes most is to attack them unprepared, so why would they inform them before the battle?
Yunli was the first to speak out, "Your Majesty, I remember that the grain and grass supplies sent to the border are still on the way, and they will not be delivered there until at least September. Before that, Yue Zhongqi can only rely on Yue Zhongqi to find a way to support them.
"
"Food and grass are easy to say, but the most important thing is the strength of the troops. Yue Zhongqi said in the memorial that Jungar came with ferocity and even had firearms. Although he forced them back this time, he also suffered heavy losses. He must replenish them immediately, otherwise it will be very difficult next time.
There could be a rout."
Zhang Tingyu frowned and said: "Why is this so? Jungar has always been a nomadic people. They have a lot of cavalry, cattle and sheep, and broadswords, but they shouldn't have firearms. Where did they get them?"
The Minister of Punishment responded: "Yes, the mutual market has been closed for a long time. To say the least, even if it is open, this firearm cannot be bought with money. It is really incredible."
Yinzhen didn't say anything, and just asked Sixi to take the memorial to Yunli and the others. When the people standing at the front read the memorial, their faces were surprisingly ugly, because Yue Zhongqi said in the memorial that he had been far away.
Several red-haired foreign devils were seen in Jungar's camp, and they suspected that Tsarist Russia was secretly funding Jungar.
If this is the case, it will be much more difficult to deal with than just a Jungle. Not to mention other things, this firearm is a big problem.
Yue Zhongqi also had some, but they were only the simplest ones, and the number was not enough. The most elite ones were the firearms camp in the capital, but water from far away could not quench the thirst for nearness, so they had to find a way to let Yue Zhongqi survive this period of time first.
"Report!" While they were discussing, a young eunuch hurriedly walked in, knelt on the ground and held up the folding book and said: "Report to the emperor, Yaksa is eight hundred miles away and urgent report!"
Yinzhen's heart sank. Yaksa was on the border with Tsarist Russia. In the 24th year of Kangxi's reign, Tsarist Russia invaded and occupied Yaksa. After that, Kangxi's imperial commander personally conquered Yaksa. After three years, he finally succeeded in taking back Yaksa, and then signed the "China-Russia Nebula"
Treaty of Chu. Since then, Tsarist Russia has not
If anyone dared to attack the Qing Dynasty, at most, small groups of troops would occasionally cross the border, but they were immediately repulsed. The impact on the Qing Dynasty was minimal. Reports were urgently sent from 800 miles away. Since the 28th year of Kangxi, Yaksa has been useless.
After that, if it is suddenly used now, something big must have happened.
Sure enough, after seeing the memorial, Yinzhen's guess was confirmed. Tsarist Russia suddenly sent a large army to attack the Qing Dynasty. Due to the disparity in strength, the Yaksa defenders were unable to fight, and suffered a heavy defeat. Yaksa... fell!
With a gloomy face, Yinzhen asked Sixi to take the memorial to Yunli and others. After reading each one, his face became uglier than before. It was okay for a Zhungar, but with Tsarist Russia, he really had no confidence.
, after all, the war between the two sides is really a big burden for the Qing Dynasty today.
Yunli said sarcastically: "It seems that Tsarist Russia has really colluded with Jungar. Not only did he provide them with firearms, but he also cooperated with them in sending troops. I wonder what kind of benefits Junggar promised Tsarist Russia."