Chapter 348 The Birthday Ceremony of the Fourteenth

In early November of the 45th year of Kangxi, the recruitment order was given. Prince Yong, Yinzhen, lived and ate and lived in the Ministry of War for more than ten consecutive days, and began to mobilize various troops. The Ministry of War, which had stamped the jade seal of the old man Kangxi, flew out of the Ministry of War like a snowflake. Beigukou, Xifengkou, Rehe, Sichuan Green Camp, and Shanxi garrisons, began to march for a long distance. In the cold, they gathered in Jingxing, Hangu Pass, Niangzi Pass, Guide and other places, gathered to Xi'an and stood on standby.

On the tenth day of March 19, 46th year of Kangxi, Prince Yong, who was ordered to go on the expedition, led the 30,000 central troops drawn from Fengtai camp to Xi'an from the capital to prepare for the expedition. Prince Yi Yinzuo led all officials to send him off on behalf of the emperor.

In May of the 46th year of Kangxi, 150,000 troops set out to Qianzang, gathering the Mongolian and Tibetan troops who had gone back and forth, with a total force of more than 220,000. In June of the 46th year of Kangxi, a grand military parade was held in Qianzang, and the troops were dispatched to enter Houzang and launched an attack on the invading Junggar tribe. In August of the 46th year of Kangxi, Cewang Alabantan, who had an initial battle, saw that the situation was not good, fled wildly. He used a small force to cover the main force to retreat from Lhasa. He ran a hundred miles overnight and withdrew from Tibet and fled all the way to the Junggar Basin. After the Qing army recovered Tibet, it did not withdraw its troops and returned to the camp, but pursued it at the end. Except for some of the entire army stayed in Tibet, most of them marched towards the Junggar Basin in the old nest of Junggar Basin, and it was very stance that they would not completely take down the Junggar Basin.

The army moves into a mountain of gold and silver. The 200,000 soldiers chew horses, and the military expenditure will be as high as hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every day. If the maritime ban was not implemented a few years ago, the court had money and the cost of military rations was reduced a lot. Otherwise, some of the war would have been unable to continue. Even so, Yinzuo and Yinzhen, who were in charge of the general logistics supply, had actually added a lot of wrinkles to the military expenditure matters. Mr. Kangxi did not agree to increase the tax, and this battle was obviously a protracted war. Once it was fought, I don’t know when it was fought. Although the national treasury had money, it could not withstand such a flowing consumption. I had no choice but to donate a lot of money by myself and called on salt merchants and maritime merchants in the world to donate money. This was the only way to maintain the supply on the front line without affecting the normal operation of the court.

In the past two years, Mr. Kangxi's body has collapsed. Not to mention the last ten days of court, it is common not to attend court for two or three months. The sons all hoped that the old man would return to the west early, but the old man was sick but not dead. He won battles on the front line. Not only did his illness not worsen, but he seemed to have improved a lot and became more energetic. Since the 47th year of Kangxi, he has been in court for more time. He can show his face at the court meeting for ten days and half a month, but he is still not a good minister. The government affairs are basically handled by the ministers in the study room.

Time flies quickly, like a flash of time. In a blink of an eye, it was February of the 47th year of Kangxi. Look, it was the 55th birthday of the old man. This is the birthday of the fifth day. Although it is not as grand as the full birthday, it is also a good day for the old man. In addition, the old man has been in good spirits recently, and the court has proposed to celebrate Daqing. Not to mention civil and military officials, governors and governors from all over the country, even the princes were busy preparing to celebrate the birthday of Mr. Kangxi. All kinds of rare things were out of the cage, waiting for the birthday gift to express their loyalty on March 18th. Even the fourteenth general on the front line, the king of the King of the front line was not willing to let the king go, and he prepared gifts to surprise the old man.

After more than two years of war, Da Zhang had not fought many times, but countless small battles were fought. The fourteenth Lao strictly followed the strategic plan agreed in advance with Yinzuo, pressing against the Zhungeer tribe without rushing and eroding the activity space of the Zhungeer tribe. Every time he occupied a place, he consolidated the captured herders, slaughtered all or transferred to the rear, leaving no chance of counterattack for Cewang Alaband, and steadily compressing the activity space of the Zhungeer tribe.

During this period, although the battle was slow, it was really victorious. It only took a few months to trap Junggar's troops to death. This made the Fourteenth proud and he couldn't help but feel anxious. It was nothing. He was fighting in front of him, but most of his thoughts were left behind. Mr. Kangxi's condition was the most concerned thing for the Fourteenth. Although the old man had become more energetic recently, everyone understood that this was just a reflection of the whole world. The old man had not much time left.

The fourteenth brother was stubborn since he was a child. He was holding heavy troops at this moment, so it was impossible to say that he had no idea. The elder brothers who entered and left his tent every day were as numerous as ox-haired. Whether it was the third brother, fourth brother, Yinzuo, or Yinsi's subordinates, he refused, but he had never seen him show any attitude. He always looked smiling and greeted others. No one could understand his true thoughts. A few days ago, Yinzhi personally led the main central army to fight a battle with Ce Wang Alabantan, who fled wildly, and occupied Urumqi. According to the planned combat plan, he should have left a defender clearing team and continued to pursue the main force. However, Yinzhi saw that the birthday of Mr. Kangxi was approaching, and his life was probably not bad. A small defeat would not be good. Therefore, he did not send an order to fight, but stopped and set up camp in Urumqi.

Li He, a native of Penglai, Shandong, was originally a general under Shandong Admiral Li Ke. He was brave in combat and made many achievements. After the war in Japan, he was promoted to Qianzong. Later, he was transferred to Yinzuo's mansion as a captain and carried it into the Han army flag. In the 45th year of Kangxi, Yinzuo was introduced to Yinzhi's central army as a guerrilla general. He made contributions again when attacking Tibet. He was promoted to the general and was always at the rank of Yinzhi. He had been following Yinzhi and was always highly valued. Today, he had just occupied Urumqi, and Li He was busy arranging his subordinates to set up camp. Suddenly, he heard the command of the central army and rushed to Yinzhi's big tent. Just as he was about to come forward to greet Qiansheng, Yinzhi laughed and waved, "It's okay, don't let me do this with you. I'm going to do something about you."

Li He has been under Yinzuo for many years, so he naturally knew the relationship between the fourteenth son and his master, so he did not dare to ask too much. He just bowed and said, "If you have any questions, please give me orders, and I will do my job as I am."

"Well, there is nothing big. The emperor's birthday is coming, so I can't say nothing without a word, right? Well, fortunately, I have captured Urumqi today, which is just a big victory, and there is no preparation in the army. You can just escort some prisoners of war with Orostro to go back and offer prisoners." The fourteenth said with a smile.

Offering prisoners is not a trivial matter, it must be a glory that only the army has achieved through triumph. Although victory is expected in this battle, it has not yet won. We are eager to offer prisoners. Although it is icing on the cake for Mr. Kangxi's birthday, it is not too early. Although Li He is a soldier, he also understands that offering prisoners is a great honor and has some doubts in his heart. However, since it is the commander's military order, it is hard to say anything, so he can only bow to promise.

Not to mention Li He, Orostro and others traveled through mountains and rivers to escort prisoners of war to the capital. At this time, the capital was already full of festive atmosphere. Mr. Kangxi ascended the throne at the age of eight, and it has been forty-seven years. Although it is not as terrifying as the 61-year reign in the time and space where Yinzuo came from, it is also one of the longest-standing emperors of all dynasties. The fifty-five-year birthday cannot be celebrated? As the chief minister of the study room, Yinzuo naturally could only serve as the commander-in-chief of the celebration. With the help of Ma Qi, Zhang Tingyu and others, and with the full support of the third brother in charge of the Ministry of Rites, he finally settled all the things needed after several days.

It was only one day before the old man's birthday. Yinzuo, who was busy for so long, was not stopped until the third hour of You, and dragged his tired body back home. As soon as he entered the door, before he could sit down and drink a tea, the book teacher in charge of the study came to report: "Master, Li He is back, and is talking to the two gentlemen. Do you want to meet him?"

Li He was the best among the more than a dozen lieutenants sent by Yinzuo to the Fourteenth Old School. He was originally highly valued by Yinzuo. He had known that he had been going back to Beijing to send gifts on the Fourteenth Old School's order. It was said that he planned to offer prisoners. Yinzuo didn't care much at first. When he heard that Li He had arrived, he thought about it and planned to meet him. He waved his hand, ignored Mo Xiang, and strode towards the study.

"Master." Li He was sitting with him, and was talking to Wu and Lin, two strategists, about the war on the front line. When he saw Yinzuo, he hurriedly stood up and worshiped him with great gifts.

"Forget it." Yinzuo smiled and waved his hands, looked at Li He with great interest, and said with a smile: "It's not bad. I haven't seen you for only two years. Hey, I've been a general. Okay, I feel very relieved when I see you and others have a future."

Li He kowtowed respectfully before getting up and replied: "Today, I can rely on my master's vigorous cultivation. I will definitely work hard to repay my master's great kindness."

"Okay, there's no need to say those clichés. Hey, you kid is in the army for a long time. The bigger you become, the more you flatter you become." Yinzuo teased Li He with a smile, and immediately aroused Li He into a blushing Guan Gong, and his mouth was squirming and unable to speak.

Hey, I'm still shy, it's a bit interesting. Yinzuo raised his lips and smiled and said, "Your general sent you to offer prisoners. What are the prominent prisoners of war? Let's talk about it, I'm very curious."

"When you come back to your master, the Fourteenth Master will send his subordinates and Lord Orostro to escort the prisoners of war into Beijing. Here are Cewang Alabutan's daughter and wives and concubines, and some of the captured generals Junggar, a total of 137 people..." Before Li He could finish his words, Yinzuo suddenly waved his hand and said, "Arectai is back too?"

"Yes, Master E and Xiaguan came back together. After escorting the prisoners of war to the post station and handing them over to the Fengtai camp for the people in charge, they went into the city to prepare for the prisoners. As soon as the servant arrived at the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Rites completed the procedures before returning to the mansion." Li He said in confusion.

Orostro? Well, this kid is back, damn, I remember that the person who came back with the gifts of the old fourteen in the TV series in his previous life was Orostro. Damn, there will be no trouble this time, right? Well, I remember that the TV series is not a prisoner of war? Yinzuo frowned and thought for a while, and felt a little uneasy, but he couldn't explain his anxiety clearly. He could only say vaguely: "Li He, hurry back to the post station, pass all the prisoners of war, carefully observe, don't make trouble, otherwise I will spare you." Li He was a little confused, but he didn't dare to ask questions, so he stood up, kowtowed respectfully, strode out of the study, and rushed to the post station outside the city.

"Prince, what's wrong with it?" Lin Xuanyi asked suddenly after Li He left the study.

Not appropriate? Hey, maybe some things are wrong. Grandma, if this prisoner is attacked in court, it may not be successful. It is a great thing to create a farce. If it is offered prisoner, a collective death of a prisoner is also a worrying thing. It is a mess. Damn, what is the name of this 14th bastard? What is the reason for this? What is the reason for the 14th bastard? What is the reason for the 19th bastard? Damn, isn’t this intentional trouble? Yinzuo smiled bitterly and shook his head, and briefly said the doubts in his heart. Of course, Yinzuo would not mention the farce at the Banquet of Thousand Old Man in his previous life.

Wu and Lin looked at each other, and their eyes showed a look of horror. After each buried their heads and pondered for a while, Lin Xuanyi smiled bitterly and said, "The Fourteenth Master seems to be moved. One of these two escort officials is the prince's person and the other is the eighth Master. If there is a chaos in the world, the two princes are afraid that they will not be able to escape. If the chaos in the capital starts, the Fourteenth Master will become a benefit person. There is nothing strange about it, but I am afraid that it will not make sense."

Wu Sidao nodded and said, "The current situation is stable and the situation is good for the prince. The situation is chaotic and the Fourteenth Master is good for both. One is the idea of ​​being in charge of the army, and the other is the idea of ​​being a powerful official. Even if the Fourteenth Master does not want to be in chaos, the Eighth Master is afraid that he will not be able to hold back and cause trouble. The Fourteenth Master may have seen this point and came to offer this prisoner. Although now it is just a guess, the Prince must also make corresponding preparations."

Well, preparation is done, but there is no need to be afraid. If something happens, the old man’s shrewdness may not be able to see through the strangeness here. Hey, those who think of ways to cause trouble will only shoot themselves in the foot. Yinzuo nodded without comment, looked at the night sky outside the window with deep eyes, and silently pondering...
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