There is no better son than a father. How could Kangxi not see that the ninth elder brother was planning something at this time?
"Business trip" means a playful person who wants to go out for fun. I'm just not smart enough, how can I run outside the customs in winter?
It's bitter cold outside the Pass. At this time of year, if you want to go out, you have to go south. The vegetation in the south of the Yangtze River has not withered and is full of vitality.
Kangxi recalled what he saw and heard during his southern tour last year. The first few southern tours took a long time, and I will still look for opportunities to go there a few more times in the future.
When the time comes, just take Ninth Brother with you so that you don’t have to make excuses every time. Kangxi felt a little guilty.
Compared with other princes, the number of times that Ninth Prince has been with the retinue is really only a handful. He was in a low mood, and Liang Jiugong got up on the bed beside him. It seemed that the Ministry of War still wanted people to keep an eye on him, so don't delay if there is a letter from Master Jiu.
He sent the young eunuch to the Ministry of War to say hello to the doctor of the chariot and driving department. A letter from the ninth elder brother was sent directly to the Qianqing Palace.
Fortunately, the next evening, the Ministry of War sent a letter. The Qianqing Palace has already turned on the lights, but the meal has not yet been handed out.
Liang Jiugong directly presented Brother Jiu's letter and said: "Your Majesty, this is from the chariot driver. Lord Jiu's letter was sent from the palace yesterday morning." The letter was bulging, plus the other things that came with it. There was a large linoleum package.
Kangxi didn't look at it immediately and asked: "Besides me, how many letters has Brother Jiu delivered to the capital?" Liang Jiugong shook his head and said, "I just delivered one letter." Kangxi raised his eyebrows. It should be all right, no. There is unrest everywhere in the chaos.
After reading the letter and seeing the detailed description from above, Kangxi really took it into consideration. He also looked at the canyon map.
This was painted by Cao Yueying himself. It looks simple, but looking at the distribution of various hot springs and rivers, it is also detailed.
He also read two analyzes by Zhang Tingzhan and Cao Yueying on the location of the hot spring palace. Kangxi originally preferred the Kalahe Tun Palace. The palace was a wind outlet, with vast grasslands to the north and rolling hills to the east.
In the early years when Mulan was on the siege, he also stayed here for a few days in the palace to escape the heat. I had known that there were mountain canyons here, but I didn't expect that it was a peach blossom land that was unknown to the world.
Brother Jiu was still very attentive. Because of the Xiaotangshan Palace, he thought that the summer palace should also have hot springs, so he asked the stewards of the palaces and palaces along the way to report the distribution of hot springs nearby, and finally heard about Rehe.
This location is excellent, next to the Mulan Paddock. I really want to build a summer garden to escape the noise and listen to politics, and even arrange an audience with the Mongolian princes.
He asked Liang Jiugong to open the package again, and a strong fishy smell came to him. Kangxi got off the kang and looked at the intact tiger skin with a bit of disgust.
As Brother Jiu boasted in his letter, it was a rare intact tiger skin. It was a half-size male tiger, and its golden-yellow skin with brown stripes looked shiny.
Kangxi hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Take it and send it to the Piku to be salted and stored in the warehouse." Liang Jiugong responded, rolled up the tiger skin and carried it down.
Kangxi sniffed and told Wei Zhu, "Open the window to disperse the smell." Wei Zhu hurriedly responded and went over to open the window, leaving an inch of gap.
The night breeze came in, making the room feel cooler. Wei Zhu took some agarwood and lit it. Kangxi had already returned to the kang and hesitated for a moment when he read Brother Jiu's letter.
Here I asked for instructions on two things, the location of the palace and the placement of the twenty Mongolian households. Kangxi thought for a while and wrote a reply. The address of the palace has not been finalized yet. When he visits the north next year, he wants to go and have a look in person and ask for the opinions of the Qintian Prison.
As for the resettlement of the Mongols, as Brother Jiu said, they can be placed under the Ministry of Internal Affairs as horse herders. The tiger skin is good, and whoever shoots the tiger will be rewarded with gold.
In addition, the weather is getting colder and the river water is starting to freeze. Brother Ninth Brother should not stay outside for a long time, but prepare to return to the capital to avoid worrying the elders... He will stay at the palace in Karahe.
Brother Jiu was pinching his fingers and talking to Shu Shu about the rice in the kitchen. Two days later, those who slaughtered pigs and sheep had a lot of meat, and there were still 300 jins of rice left from 600 jins.
"We have to eat like this tomorrow. I guess everyone will be injured..." Brother Jiu thought about the news from He Yuzhu and felt a little sick.
The huts inside and outside the palace were not enough, so Cao Shun asked people to temporarily build another one outside the palace. If you eat too much of this oil and water, you will either have diarrhea or secretions. Anyway, there will be more people running to the toilet and more people squatting in the pit.
"It's time for Erhe to arrive. If we go back in the afternoon, we'll be there tomorrow night..." Brother Jiu said.
Shu Shu thought of Princess Duanjing, who was considered an alternative among princesses. To be honest, some of the characters before Jiugege were quiet and elegant.
That is to say, it is close to the capital and will not be bullied. Otherwise, it would be really worrying. Looking at the prince-in-law the year before last, I always felt that he was a little more sophisticated and a little less upright than the average Mongolian.
Maybe it’s because Haraqin is half-farming and half-grazing? In this case, the princess and the prince-in-law have a common language, but they don't seem to be very intimate.
Perhaps the princess is reserved and not as generous and cheerful as Princess Chunxi and Princess Rongxian. Karaqin tribe, Karight banner, Princess Duanjing's residence, station.
This is a Mongolian post station, which was built under the order of Emperor Kangxi thirty-one years later. On weekdays, he conveys the imperial decrees and arranges the officials from the Lifan Yuan who are on duty for the new year.
Although Erhe did not come from the capital, he was of high rank and was an official of the imperial court, so he was placed here.
He set out from the palace yesterday morning and arrived at the Kalaqin tribe at noon today. He went directly to the gate of the princess's house and communicated inside, but he ended up with the result that the princess was recovering from illness and did not see any guests.
Erhe sensed something was wrong. If the princess is not seeing guests for the time being, she should arrange for her nun or the head of the palace to come out and ask for details.
Nanny and Chang Shi didn’t show up, so where were the guards at the princess’s palace? The emperor's grace allowed Fumeng's eldest princess and princess to open a mansion, and Princess Duanjing was no exception.
The second-class bodyguards and third-class bodyguards appointed were paid by the imperial court, and the princess selected them from the ten Manchu bridegrooms.
He directly revealed his identity and said that he was a guard of the Prince's Mansion. Even if the princess is ill, she shouldn't be so negligent.
At worst, it should be the guards of the princess palace who come forward. As a result, I waited at the station all afternoon, but there was no movement at the Princess's Mansion, and no one was arranged from the adjacent E'e Prince's Mansion.
I asked someone to ask, and they said that my husband-in-law had gone to Kazuo Banner and was not here. Food has been prepared here at the station, which is steamed buns and mutton soup.
Everyone ate. Erhe directly called the station manager and asked: "When did the princess start to get sick? Why didn't anyone report to the capital?" The station manager was confused and said after a while: "Maybe she just got sick!" Erhe looked at the man and said sternly: "You are receiving money from the imperial court. You should know who is the master!" This man was selected as a foreign missionary by the Eight Banners of Meng from the capital. Although he had no rank, because he was in the desert, Nan, receiving a double salary is considered a good job.
But if you really don't think you are a member of the imperial court and can't tell the difference between far and near, then the director will be dead.
There was confusion on the man's face. Erhe said: "This is Monan Mongolia. It is directly connected to the capital by the official road. It can be reached in two days by horse. You have to think carefully. If my brother-in-law is really disrespectful, you will be killed and will not go to the court." Report, go back and report the report from the Princess Mansion, do you have yours?" The man's face turned pale as expected, and after a while he said: "Sir, from where I am to the Princess Mansion, one is at the head of the town, and the other is at the end of the town. , is also five or six miles away, so the news is really not as convenient there, and the news I heard may not be detailed." Erhe said with a straight face: "What did you hear? What did you say? The authenticity of the news depends on yourself. The superiors will judge!" He was born in a palace, and Cheng Ding worked as an errand in the palace. He just had a smile, but looked less majestic. Now he imitated the daily demeanor of the ninth elder brother, which really scared that person.
The man said hurriedly: "My lord, please show me your kindness and spare me once. What I'm saying is..." It turned out that a few days ago, on October 13th, the day of the Gold Awarding Festival, something happened in the Princess Mansion.
In the past, the Princess's Mansion and the Prince Consort's Mansion were adjacent to each other, but they were their own systems. Here in the Princess Mansion, most of the staff used are dowry people.
On the other side of Ehuang's Mansion, there are the slaves of Ehuang's family. This is a well-water that does not offend the river. They were quite loving in the early years, and the princess also had a daughter and a son one after another, but then the couple became somewhat estranged.
"There are many female slaves in the husband-in-law's house, as well as the housekeeper's concubine Fujin. The princess doesn't care..."
"In the spring of this year, one of the guards in the princess's palace died of illness, so a new guard was hired. His name is Erdun. He is only sixteen years old. I heard that he is very valued by the princess. He often stays by her side to talk, but some bad words come out... "
"When we heard this, we all knew that this was unreasonable. The princess is so rich and valuable, and with the nuns and maids following her around, how could she be separated from her? But for some reason, the words became more and more sinister and scary..."
"On the day of the Gold Awarding Festival, banquets were held at the Princess's Mansion and the Prince's Consort's Mansion. I heard that the Prince's Consort went to the Princess' Mansion after being drunk and asked someone to beat Erdun. After that, the gate of the Princess' Mansion was closed tightly, and there was no news. Come out, the princess has not shown up again..." The next update will be at 12 noon on June 24th.
