Although the thirteenth elder brother was not a real youngest son, he might have been taken by Kangxi on tours. He felt the enthusiasm of many Mongolian princes along the way, but today's battle was the first time.
"Hello little brother, he looks good, like a little eagle in the sky, he looks extraordinary..."
The old Duke smelled of alcohol, his face was red, and his tongue was big: "We in Aohan don't have such good talents. I really can't bear to look away when I see them..."
Brother Thirteen was extremely embarrassed.
The brothers are still here, and each one has granted the title of County King Baylor. What is so special about his little brother?
This is too much of a boast.
Brother Jiu was nearby and couldn't see through it.
He had not had much contact with Brother Thirteen before, after all, there was an age difference.
This time during the northern patrol, he took his thirteenth brother to look after him. He felt that this younger brother sometimes had no expression in his eyes, but he was still obedient.
"My father-in-law, are you drunk? If you miss your son, a few Tai Ji are still sitting down there..."
Brother Jiu retorted directly.
The old Duke looked at Brother Jiu with drunken eyes and said: "I don't lack a son, but I lack a son-in-law..." As he said that, he looked at Kangxi who was looking up, and his voice was choked with sobs: "Your Majesty, although Aohan is young, he is right. The royal family is loyal, but since the death of their late mother, no princess has descended... Even the county king Fujin is only a county prince, and the rest are mostly clan members... Now there are eight Zasak, Ao and others in the Zhaowuda League. The Han Dynasty has been reduced to the last position... We dare not ask for the royal princess's wealth, but we only ask for a prince and a noble son-in-law..."
Brother Thirteen was so shocked that he almost jumped up.
He doesn’t want Mongolian Fujin!
The Eight Banners valued in-laws. His mother's clan was not prominent, and his wife's clan was the best ally, relying on each other.
What help can a Mongolian Princess, or a small group of Mongolian Princesses, bring?
It is true that the marriage between Manchu and Mongolia was a national policy, but with the founding of the Qing Dynasty, mutual marriage with Mongolia has become a thing of the past, and now it has become a common practice for only the eldest daughter to care for Mongolia.
The tenth prince pointed at Mongolia Fujin, and how many people were talking behind his back.
No one is a fool, everyone understands the emperor's intention.
But it's for the prince.
Brother Thirteen doesn't want to become a talking point for others.
Kangxi sat high and watched the old Duke go crazy while drinking, but he didn't smile.
Brother Ninth frowned, and just as he was about to stand up, Brother Ten pressed him down.
The tenth elder brother looked at the thirteenth elder brother with contempt, stood up, walked forward, pushed the thirteenth elder brother aside, took the old Duke's hand, and said directly in Mongolian: "Master, look Look at me, my nephew is the son-in-law of Mongolia. Just one nephew is enough... Not to mention Mobei Mongolia, only Monan Mongolia has sixteen tribes and forty-nine banners. It is not about scarcity but inequality. If everyone follows Khan Amma wants the prince to be her son-in-law, but Amma’s son is not worthy enough..."
At this point, his expression became serious: "There are so many tribes in Mongolia, but the royal family is only close to Aohan. From the beginning of the Taizu Dynasty to the present, there have been a total of fourteen princesses to care for Meng, two of whom came to the Aohan tribe... Aohan Among the uncles born to Han aunts, two of them married Heshuo Gege... They were the county princes and Taiji of this generation. The eldest daughter they married was not of high rank, but they came from a close clan and were the blood of Emperor Taizong. ...Except for the Horqin tribe, Aohan is the first Mongolian tribe to be treated like this... Why is it so? But this tribe is all the descendants of my great-aunt, and they are related by blood to Aixinjueluo..."
The words not only made the old prince speechless, but also made several princes and elder brothers look at the tenth elder brother in surprise.
In fact, this younger brother has a reputation for being uneducated and unskilled.
You must know that it is the ninth elder brother. Even if his civil and military skills are not obvious, he still has some talents. He is good at foreign languages, mathematics and so on.
This tenth elder brother has been in Shangshufang for ten years, but he has not shown any talent at all.
I didn’t expect that the marriage between Manchu and Mongolia was so reasonable.
Brother Jiu was not surprised.
Since Concubine Abahai came to court a few years ago, and there were rumors in the palace that the Tenth Prince was planning to marry Mongolian Princess, the Tenth Prince had been looking up information on the Manchu-Mongolian marriage.
Prince Zamusu of Aohan County did not dare to watch the fun anymore and allowed his uncle to mess around. He stood up and knelt down and said: "Uncle is drunk and has offended my elder brother. He lost respect by talking nonsense. Please forgive me..."
Taiji, the official of the Aohan tribe who followed, also stood up and knelt down.
The whole hall was silent, and there was no longer the happy and peaceful atmosphere just now.
The atmosphere was solemn.
The old Duke's face turned red and white, and he knelt down tremblingly.
Kangxi then raised his hand and said: "Get up! The tenth prince said it right. The Aohan tribe and the royal family are related by blood... But with a few drunken words, can I still care about it? It's just that the tenth prince is right, there is no need to worry With so many tribes in Mongolia, they are all my subjects, so I can't just favor the Aohan tribe..." After that, he ordered several princes to help them.
When the princes of the princes were helped up, Kangxi had already stood up and said: "The days are long. Since we have eaten and drank well today, let's have a feast another day!" After that, he stood up and left.
Everyone knelt down again to send him off respectfully.
The princes then filed out.
The remaining princes of Aohan looked at each other with uneasiness.
Outside the tent, the lights were brightly lit, as bright as day.
The emperor took the guards and eunuchs directly back to the imperial tent.
The prince who followed him was outside the tent, looking at me and me at you.
The eldest brother patted the tenth brother on the shoulder: "The tenth brother is good, he knows how to protect his younger brother, and he acts like an older brother..."
Brother Ten hummed softly: "Why is Old Thirteen so cowardly? He lets others pull him around, listens to his nonsense, and doesn't even dare to fart..."
Brother Thirteen's face turned red and he was speechless.
The ninth elder brother was standing by, looking at the tenth elder brother and then at the thirteenth elder brother, thoughtfully.
The third elder brother looked at the tenth elder brother and said with some probing: "The tenth elder brother is very concerned about Mongolian affairs. Do you plan to go to the Lifan Academy to learn errands?"
The tenth elder brother glanced at the third elder brother: "Where should I go to learn errands? Isn't Khan Amma the one who has the final say? How about the third elder brother intercedes with the younger brother and goes with what the younger brother wants..."
The third elder brother shook his head without hesitation: "No, no, Khan Ama has always been arbitrary, how can I talk too much?"
The tenth elder brother curled his lips: "It turns out that the third brother also knows this..."
The third elder brother was so choked that he could not speak.
The fifth elder brother looked at the thirteenth elder brother and saw that he was still in shock, and said: "Don't worry, Khan Ama won't allow it...Every time on the northern patrol, someone brings this up, and it's useless..."
Brother Thirteen breathed a sigh of relief.
He was not worried about the Aohan tribe.
After all, Khan Amma had clearly expressed his displeasure just now, and Prince Aohan would not mention it a second time.
He is worried about other tribes!
Especially...the Horqin Department...
Who is this prince? He is the only one who does not have a marriage contract.
Khan Amma can ignore the Aohan tribe, but can he reject the Horqin tribe?
The Queen Mother is here, and there are two princesses...
Brother Thirteen felt relieved, but he was rude in return. He walked up to Brother Ten and solemnly said: "Thank you, Brother Ten..."
Brother Ten raised his chin: "Why are you thanking me with empty teeth? Are you just kidding me? I really want to thank you. Tomorrow you will bring that riding crop with red coral tassels..."
That riding whip was newly obtained by the Thirteenth Prince, and was given by the Prince of Karaqin County.
Brother Thirteen has been in love with it for the past two days, which is exactly what he likes.
Brother Ten picked this up on purpose.
However, the Thirteenth Brother immediately nodded and said openly: "I'll ask someone to wrap it up and send it to the Tenth Brother..."
The tenth elder brother's eyes fell on the thirteenth elder brother's face. Seeing that he was not hypocritical and really wanted to give it, he suddenly felt bored and hummed softly: "Who cares about your riding crop? Don't want it! I also have a new whip... "
The eldest brother and the third brother went to the Minister of the Interior to inquire about tomorrow's trip.
The fifth elder brother went to the Queen Mother's tent to settle the province.
The three younger brothers, the ninth elder brother, the tenth elder brother, and the thirteenth elder brother, had nothing else to do and went back to their tents.
Seeing that the lamp was already lit in his tent, Sun Jin came back with a few people to carry water, and Brother Jiu's footsteps became a little faster.
He waved his hands to the tenth and thirteenth elder brothers: "Go and have a rest, especially the thirteenth brother. He drank several cups tonight..."
After saying that, he strode into the tent.
Shu Shu had changed her clothes and let her hair down.
Xiaoyu stood behind her, combing her hair with a comb.
People nowadays are used to combing their hair with a comb.
Shu Shu disliked the wide-tooth horn comb that made her scalp ache.
Seeing Brother Jiu coming back, Shu Shu stood up and came over to greet him.
What worries her most about this kind of banquet is drinking.
Even if Brother Jiu doesn't drink himself, it would be troublesome for the Mongolian prince to persuade him to drink.
When he got closer to Brother Jiu, he didn't smell the smell of alcohol, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
"The jug on the table is filled with water... Besides, there are fifth brother and tenth brother..."
Brother Ninth said.
During the banquet, other Mongolian princes came over with wine bottles to toast the princes' elder brothers, but they were intercepted by the fifth elder brother and the tenth elder brother who were sitting below the ninth elder brother.
Shu Shu nodded and told Xiaoyu: "Xiaotang has prepared fruit and honey water, and the tenth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother will send a bowl over there..."
This is for sobering up. Shu Shu had asked someone to prepare it before.
Xiaoyu responded.
Brother Jiu remembered the situation at the table just now and snorted: "The small Aohan tribe has a small territory and a lot of thoughts..."
Shu Shu looked over: "What kind of rude request is this?"
Monan Mongolia, nominally an internal vassal.
Prince Beile Taiji wanted to be canonized by the court. When faced with natural disasters such as rain, snow, locust drought, etc., he had to ask the court for relief.
Over and over again, it has become a habit to reach out when you taste the sweetness.
Today's Mongolian tribes are not nomadic like in ancient times.
Since the Yuan Dynasty, many tribes have settled down.
Although most grassland tribes still focus on animal husbandry, some tribes adjacent to plain waterways have also begun to engage in agriculture.
When the Mongolian prince spoke to the court, what he prayed for most was seeds and farm tools.
The Aohan tribe is also a tribe that pays equal attention to farming. Shu Shu thought it was this.
Brother Jiu frowned and said, "Get an old drunkard to come up and hold Shi San down. He insists on making him his son-in-law..."
Shu Shu smiled unkindly: "Thirteenth brother is definitely scared..."
She knew that the Thirteenth Prince was a perfect match, so naturally she would not worry that Kangxi would be crazy enough to give up a son to Mongolia as his son-in-law.
Brother Ninth also laughed: "I was so scared that my face turned pale. It was Old Ten who stepped forward and knocked the old guy back..."
