Yinti was trudging through the mud outside the Chuchun Pass. Enchuo, who had been Sauron's vest outside the pass for many years, was following him closely, ready to hold Prince Zhi at any time - if the prince fell headlong into the mud.
"The last time I came here was more than ten years ago."
Yinti pulled his horse and stood on the hillside. This was the place to camp. He didn't want to live in the local flag camp, so he simply found a place to camp. Behind here is Baicheng and in front is the Nenjiang River. Walk eastward along the Nenjiang River.
Arrive at Qiqihar, which is the yamen of the Heilongjiang general.
The last time I came here was the first time Kangxi took Yinti on a tour with him. Yinti even broke his arm, and it has been twenty years. Yinti looked at the dots of green in his eyes and was deeply moved, even though he said it was mud.
, in fact, the soil in this place is fertile, but there are very few people.
"It's a pity that this land is so desolate now. What do you think, Your Majesty?" Sulu knelt down and took a handful of black soil with his hands. He looked at the black soil in his hand and it was as black as oil.
Yinti said, "The wicker edge is not of much use. This place is too big. It is not enough to just rely on the Heilongjiang General Yamen and the flag soldiers to clear up wasteland. How could General Sabsu stop farming?"
Last year, Sabusu was impeached. It was said that because the official fort was abandoned, he stopped farming, transferred the strong men to the post station, stored rice in the warehouse, and left nothing to spend, resulting in a lack of pay for the garrison troops. At the end of last year, Kangxi issued an urgent order to Sabu
Su ordered him to reply and defend himself, and then Sabusu said that he had ordered the Qiqihar and Mergen garrison to send five hundred people every year to Xibo and other places to cultivate official fields and transport the harvested grain to Qiqihar for delivery.
This year, Manpi was sent by Kangxi to Qiqihar to investigate, in order to see how effective the resumption of farming was. But Yindi... it was an accident. He asked to leave the capital. Kangxi first asked him to leave the capital, and secondly, he asked him to be a supervisor.
Take a closer look to see what happened.
In addition to Sulu, those who came with Yinti this time were Luo Duo from the Huifanala family with a blue flag, and Qili from the Dai Jia family, plus Bart and Sabintu, all of which Yinti was familiar with.
people.
There is also Alam's son, Tong Lin of the Tongjia family. This boy is working as a guard of the Qing Dynasty and is sent by Kangxi. The other is Paleta of the Fucha family. This guy has been taking the imperial examination for several years and has achieved nothing.
, his knowledge in theory was not bad, but after taking the Juren exam, he could not pass the general examination.
In this case, it is better to work honestly as an errand. At least Paleta does not have to be reduced to letting his subordinates do whatever they want. He is the haha bead of Prince Zhi. This status means that he does not have to start all over again in his thirties and just follow.
That's it for Prince Zhi.
Yinti also wanted to give him a chance. After all, he was from the Fucha family. It was better to keep him than to leave him alone. In fact, over the years, Yinti was not very satisfied with Paletta. If not there was no better one.
Choice, this guy would not come to him to ask for a job. In other words, he was not loyal to himself, he just chose a set of shortcuts.
There may be more and more people like this in the future. Yinti plans to try Paleta first. In the past, he only used minions or natural allies like Shen Zhe. Those who think about Paleta are still here.
First of all, it’s time to practice on yourself.
"Your Majesty, this servant is a little short-sighted." Paleta took the initiative to stand up. "My servant has briefly read through the general records outside the customs. Based on the land cultivation here, if there had not been the famine last year, General Sabsu's measures would have been no problem.
.It’s just a natural disaster, an accident.”
"I don't agree with this!" Sabintu ignored Alin's obstruction and said directly, "I think that if the weather outside the pass is like this, once a disaster occurs, it will definitely affect farming. By then, there will be no food in Shengjing and Jilin. Sabin
Isn’t it true that General Su waited in vain? In the past, the imperial court ordered places such as Morgan to farm their own crops. It was not that they stopped transporting grain, but it was just a precaution."
"Now that we know there are natural disasters, we should reduce our efforts to prevent natural disasters!"
Paleta moved her mouth but said nothing. When they were together in the early years, Sabintu didn't think much of him as a "scholar". He didn't expect that after many years, Sabintu would also be Wu Xia Amon. He and Prince Zhi
After all, it is no more loyal than following them for many years.
Yinti saw their situation in his eyes. Sabintu felt that Paleta was a disloyal person. He had previously advised him that it was not appropriate for Paleta to accompany his master immediately. He smiled and said, "Why, Sabintu, you too
Have you worked hard? How many books have you read and how much fuel have you consumed?"
"Master is joking." Sabintu glanced at Paletta and said, "Now that you value these things, Master, the slave should also read more and make more progress, so as not to let those... people who are more beautiful than others. You give the slave
I am very grateful for this opportunity."
"Okay. Just read as long as you study. The golden house and Yan Ruyu in the book are all yours. What does it have to do with others."
Yinti looked at them and his tone became serious, "You are all my disciples. I hope that you will all be successful. When you go out in the future, people will say that all the disciples of King Zhi are capable! Instead of just fighting in the nest and running out, others will just
He would say that all of King Zhi’s subordinates are idiots, do you understand?”
"Come on, my servants will keep your prince's lesson in mind."
After beating them with Paletta, Yinti ordered his entourage to set up camp at the chosen location. He pulled Paletta and Tong Lin into the tent and said with a smile, "They are all warriors. Don't be angry. It's not something you can do."
Wang would like to ask you, in your opinion, are the barriers outside the customs too strict?"
Paleta understood what Yinti meant, nodded and said, "It's exactly what the prince said. There is a path along the willow branches. When we get to Morgan, if we are not born and raised here, how can outsiders come here?"
"Sulu said that the soil quality here is good, but the climate here is really bitter and cold. Even if you can dig gold, it may be difficult to attract people to come here." Tong Lin continued at this moment, "Most people who break through are willing to settle in Liaohe. In the end,
It's far away from Jilin, and the land is fertile, with roe deer, fish and deer everywhere, and no one wants to go this way."
"In other words, five hundred flag soldiers take turns farming every year. It is enough to provide a substantial subsidy in this place. But if there are more, flag soldiers alone will be useless, right?"
"That's right." Tong Lin and Paleta nodded.
"Okay, I understand. When you go out, let Baoyi go with the team to drink the horses, and then dig a stove to cook."
Later in the evening, a bonfire was burning in the camp, and hot water was boiling on the stove. The water fetched from the Nen River had to be purified with alum before it could be drunk. Yinti’s main tent was in the center of the camp, and other people’s tents were
Surrounding him, guards also stood guard at the entrance of the tent.
Prince Zhi opened the tent and walked out. He had already had dinner. The staple food was porridge, and the dishes were fish soup and barbecue. The fish was freshly caught river fish, and the meat was roe deer meat. It was hot and warm in the stomach.
I feel much more comfortable. The fatigue from traveling all the way is also reduced a lot.
Yinti put a cloak on his shoulders, and they all whispered, "Master, please be careful about your health, the wind is strong on the riverside."
"I understand. Go and ask someone to take a look. If Enchuo is free, ask him to come over."
Enchuo was born in Ningguta, and is considered to be a fellow villager of General Sabusu. Whether it is for this place or for Sabusu himself, there is no harm in talking to Enchuo.
Enchuo is of medium build, with round eyes and long eyebrows. He has a long-lived appearance. In the past two years, he has only followed Yindi in the capital, and the weathered color on his face has become much lighter. He has also reached the age of forty, and now besides his official career, he has
I am busy with my children.
"I remember, your son is not young anymore, right?" Yinti asked as they stood by the river.
Enchuo said, "To return to the prince, that boy entered our Blue Flag Firearms Camp the year before last and was under the care of the prince. Otherwise, how could he be selected with his material?"
"You can't say that. The tiger father has no sons. I remember your family's kindness and courtesy, and he is a good and capable boy." Now Yinti also spoke with a somewhat old-fashioned tone, "Don't be polite. I asked you to come here.
I want to talk to you about General Heilongjiang."
A few days later, Yinti and a large group of people finally arrived at Qiqihar. Five or six miles before entering the city, they saw someone waiting for them. The person who came was Changde, the son of Sabusu, with his general.
Horsemen.
"Changde, the son of the guilty minister, pays homage to Prince Zhi." Changde kneeled on the ground with his horsemen. He was similar in age to Kangxi and Chengde, not to mention the emperors in the capital, even compared to Chengde, he looked much older
.
Yinti jumped off his horse, took a few steps to meet him and helped him up. "Don't do this. Khan Amar asked General Sabsu to defend himself, but he has not been convicted yet. It's not good for you to say this. Why do you demean yourself?"
What about this?"
Changde actually covered his face and wiped his tears and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know. It was Manpi, the minister, who said that I am already a sinner."
"What?" Yinti was shocked. "Khan Ama asked him to investigate, not to convict the general. Duke Chang, take me to see the general quickly! I will naturally make the decision for the rest."
There was a depression in the city of Qiqihar, and the general was dying of illness. The imperial court ordered people to come over to investigate the general. It was natural for the sergeants in the city to lose their spirits. Sabusu had been here for more than 20 years and almost single-handedly revitalized Aihui. Qiqihar and his colleagues
Mergen, when Chengde was the deputy capital of Mergen, he said that Sabsu respected literature and revitalized education, and had a high prestige in the local area.
Man Pi probably felt that since he was an imperial envoy and confident, he could run against the Heilongjiang general.
"Mr. Chang, may I ask who is the servant of Manpi?" Tong Lin asked. Seeing that Chang De didn't recognize him, he quickly introduced himself, "I am the second-class guard Tong Lin. My Ama is Tong Jia's Tao Alam. This time
Following the emperor's order, I came here with Prince Zhi."
"Ah, he is Tong Shangshu's son." Changde said, "Well, Minister Man said he wanted to go to Aihui City to have a look. He went to the Twelve Forts a while ago. Your Majesty, would you like me to inform the deputy capital commanders to come and say hello?"
"Heilongjiang has seven vice-capital commanders.
"Come on, come on, don't do this." Yinti said, "The emperor asked me to come on an errand. Magistrate, I'm not involved in the case, but I'm still missing."
Although there is no iron rule that a prince cannot make friends with foreign ministers, Yinti does not intend to find any discomfort and give others a handle. The general's palace is in front of him, and Yinti said, "Please tell me quickly."
"Your Majesty, you are here, what are you going to report? General Ama has already said that you are here, please come in quickly." Changde motioned to the horsemen, "I will follow you into the mansion, and your bodyguards are with me. You have to take care of me." alright."
Sabusu is seventy-two years old. I heard earlier that although he is over seventy years old, he is old and strong, and he still has the courage to be honest. But when Yinti was invited into the inner room, he found that the old general could only struggle. Get up.
"You don't have to."
Yinti signaled Changde to help Sabusu lie down, "I have met the general when I was young. Later, the emperor conquered Galdan, and we are considered colleagues with you. This time, the emperor asked me to come here, just to sit down and hold the battle. .Old general, the emperor has never said that you are a sinner, and I can guarantee you that there is absolutely no such thing. Don’t let the villain deceive you and make you worry."
"Thank you so much, brother." Sabusu's voice was old and tired. "Before you came, I wrote a memorial to the emperor and his master. With this old and sick body, I can't bear to be driven by the emperor." As soon as he finished speaking, outside There was a sound of major construction work coming from nowhere.
Seeing that Sabusu and Changde looked normal, Yinti said nothing and only said, "Do you want to retire?"
He frowned and thought for a moment, "That's right. To be honest with the old general, before I came, Ful Hulun asked me to bring a message, saying that you are over seventy years old, and Chang Gong is also an old man. If you are old, no matter whether you come back It's better to go back to Beijing than to stay here."
In earlier years, Yinti would have said that Ful Hulun was full of childish talk, but now, Yinti feels that King Xiaochun, his cousin, has the best idea. Sabusu has stayed in Heilongjiang for too long, It's really too long.
The old general's wrinkles were filled with bitterness, and he said after a long time, "Prince Chun is kind-hearted. Maybe I should have taken this step long ago."
The room was silent for a long time, and only the noise outside could be heard intermittently. Chang De said, "Amma, Prince Chun is right, and you see that the prince agrees. Now I hope the emperor will grant your permission and let you retire."
"Well, this matter is the emperor's decision. We can't say anything." Yinti smiled and said, "There is good news. When I arrived in Shengjing, I received a letter saying that the generalized vaccination went smoothly. Fulhun Lun My brothers and sisters are very happy." Chunwang and his wife only have one son, Guangyan. He is safe and healthy, and the Fucha family can rest assured.
"That's good, that's good." Changde has a daughter named Wang Fujin. Hearing that his grandson is good, the daughter is also good, and her face suddenly shines with brilliance, and her face no longer looks lifeless.
"Old General, please take a rest first. Since you have also written your apology..."
Before Yinti finished speaking, he heard a noise outside. He turned around and asked, "What are you doing? The old general is recuperating from illness. There is no end to what's going on outside!"
"Mr. Chang, what's going on?" Yinti's tone became stern, "Is this someone in the general's mansion causing trouble?" Your father is so ill, so he should be taken care of anyway, right?
After arranging for Sabusu to rest, Yinti and Changde went out and discovered that the outside of the general's mansion was being renovated. Why was it being renovated at this time? Yinti looked at Changde with confusion.
"Shilang Man said that the outside of the General's Mansion needs to be repaired, so that when the new general takes office in the future, it can be arranged according to his wishes." Changde couldn't help but sneer and said, "I heard that Man Pi said privately that the Emperor will transfer Tong Jia's family Someone was sent here because he wanted to sell it well."
Yinti immediately sneered, "Impossible!"
Not to mention that the Tong Jia family has been pampered by the emperor, which child would be willing to stay away from the flowery world of the capital and go to the bitter cold land outside the pass to serve as an official. As for Kangxi himself, if he was crazy, he would not treat the Tong Jia family.
Putting it in this position... This may be a matter of employment habits. The furthest direct descendant of Tong Jia was Elundai, but he went to Guangzhou.
"Manpi is from the Zhenglan Banner." Yinti frowned, "Who is he trying to flatter Tong Jia? Forget it, don't be surprised. The general's mansion is still the residence of General Sabsu. Tell them to stop.
Get off."
Prince Zhi originally wanted to ask them to stop, but suddenly he thought of Isabsu's prestige. When things happened like this, either they and his son were really cautious, or they could indulge Manpi. No matter which one, it worked.
Their wish came true.
Manpi was a fat man, which matched his name very well. On the third day after Yinti arrived in Qiqihar, he met this "imperial envoy". This man was wearing a yellow mantle when he came. In Yinti's eyes, he felt that he
It's really a bit frivolous, that bitch.
"You are exempt from the courtesy, Minister Man. After all, you are the imperial envoy, and I cannot accept your courtesy." Yinti dusted off his clothes and asked someone to stop Man Pi. "Otherwise, if we talk about it carefully, I and you are not allowed to have an imperial envoy to pay homage to the imperial envoy?"
The whole hall burst into laughter. It seemed that this imperial envoy was really not very popular here. Yinti sat at the top, with two rows of civil and military personnel around him. He asked someone to give Manpi a seat. At this moment, Manpi finally discovered that this Prince Zhi
He seemed to have an opinion about himself. He carefully tilted his buttocks and sat on half a stool.
I heard the prince asking, "Master, what have you found out these days? Oh, don't get me wrong, I am not interfering with your errands, but the emperor ordered me to leave the capital and asked me to investigate carefully and finally give him
A detailed record from the old man.”
Man Pi secretly gritted his teeth as the prince in charge asked arrogantly, "What kind of answer can you give me?"
Who said Prince Zhi was a martial artist? Manpi couldn't help but feel chilled when he thought of the instructions given to him by the emperor when he left the capital. This young prince was difficult to deal with, and he really made use of the power given to him by the emperor.
Extreme.
Prince Zhi has overstepped his authority? No, right? He made it clear that the emperor wanted him to understand.
Let's look at the civil and military officials here today. Can we say that Prince Zhi made friends with local officials casually? No, because they are all related to the case of Sabusu changing the village into a post office.
Manpi is under the banner of Zhenglan, but his owner has dismissed the county king, and Zhenguo Gong Jingxi does not know who has entrusted him to convince Manpi to convict Sabusu so that this veteran general with great military exploits can be punished.
Pull it down to free up the seat.
If the old man doesn't leave, how can the new man take over?
"Shilang Man? Let's talk." Prince Zhi's slightly impatient voice sounded again, reminding Man Pi that this was not his home court.
…
"Your Majesty Yinti respectfully invites Emperor Kangtai, and I have been ordered to inquire about Sabusu's case. Now the verdict has been concluded." Under the dim light, Yinti wrote with ink, and wrote a memorial to Kangxi stroke by stroke. Among them
Including Manpi’s exaggerated questions and Yinti’s own thoughts.
Mainly regarding the issue of population outside the customs, Yindi began to look at the Twelve Forts in Tuntian built by the former governor Cai Yurong during this period, and found that there was a huge hidden danger in this place. As a border area, the population of this place was too small.
The simplest example is that when the Oros invaded Yaksa, if the local people were sparsely populated and had no ability to defend the territory, the Oros might have invaded Qiqihar from Yakesa.
A small population means a small number of troops. Under today's military conditions, with a vast land and sparsely populated areas, defense is no more than a joke. Of course, because of the signing of the Treaty of Nerchinsk, it is not yet a huge threat. But Yinti is very
Clearly, by the time there is a serious threat, it will be too late to immigrate!
But that can’t be said. Kangxi was the emperor and he had his own ideas. Yinti’s ideas were another matter. If Yinti remembers correctly, the future return to Jingqi started from the end of Yongzheng’s reign, when Yongqianjia was born.
Several generations continued, but it was still extremely vulnerable to future conflicts with Tsarist Russia.
He put down his pen and thought about how to write this paragraph. It gave him a headache. He had to explain the urgency of the problem without making Kangxi feel that he was being alarmist or making false claims. Yinti pinched his eyebrows, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea. Everyone whispered.
He came in and said, "Master, there is a letter from Jingli."
The letter was dictated by Daoqin and written by Su Rige. It mainly focused on two major events: one death in his life, Daoqin was pregnant, and the fourth elder brother in Yuqing Palace died in infancy!
Before Yinti's joy could fade away from his face, he saw the death of the fourth elder brother of Yuqing Palace. It was said that the vaccination did not go well and the child's acne did not come out well. Half of them, like Guangyan, Hongsheng, and Hongjin,
It would have been better in a few months. This child was delayed for a month, but he didn't get over it in the end.
The letter said that the Yuqing Palace was in chaos for a while, and the emperor also detained the imperial doctors. However, according to rumors circulating outside, before the vaccination, the imperial doctors diagnosed that the fourth elder brother could drink some ginseng soup to replenish his vitality. This
The prescription was approved by both the emperor and the prince, but now I have checked it out and it is said that Si Age drank too much ginseng soup and his body was too hot.
Over the years, Yinti has become familiar with medical theory. According to current Chinese medicine, the body heat is too high, and it is difficult to remove or suppress the heat poison when using medicine during vaccination. Did this child really die like this?
With the current medical development and medical conditions, Yinti can't explain clearly, let alone talk about it.
"Everything, I'll dictate, and you can write a letter for me." Yinti sat in his original position and stretched his waist vigorously. "It's for Da Gege." He told Su Rige to help E Niang share her worries. The situation in Beijing was temporarily over.
Don't run around, watch your younger brothers and sisters, teach them how to read, and check their homework when you go back.
As for the letter to Daoqin, Yinti wrote it himself. A private letter between husband and wife cannot even be written by a eunuch!
This letter is naturally about caring for the daughter-in-law, asking her to take good care of her health, not to be upset, take the children in the garden, and wait until the capital is calmer before going back. It also tells her not to forget to bring her children who have studied childbirth under her banner.
Grandma left her in the garden to take care of her.
"Congratulations, Master!" Everyone was also happy for Yinti. A few years ago, Fujin's second son Gege was injured. Everyone here has received Daoqin's favor and hopes that she will be safe and sound.
"Okay, this is a good thing. This errand in my hand should be finished." Yinti said, "By the way, the fourth brother of Yuqing Palace is gone. Remember to tell our people not to make too much publicity about Fujin's pregnancy."
Do you know the matter?"
Everyone was shocked, "I know this, but Master, this is a private message from the palace. There is no news from the palace."
Yinti nodded silently. After all, the fourth elder brother was the crown prince's legitimate son. If he died like this, what should be the funeral arrangements and whether he should be given a posthumous title... This all needs to be decided by the emperor. Besides, wouldn't the prince, the crown princess, and even Suo'e Tu be considered worthy?
Do you want to fight for your fourth elder brother?
As things die, things come to pass. When the child was alive, Kangxi was somewhat afraid of it because of the controversy over establishing a grandson. But now that the child is gone, according to the practice of this dynasty, this child should enjoy higher treatment, and the emperor will not
I will be at odds with the prince over this.
However, people are dead, and the utmost mourning and honor only serves to increase the mourning.