On July 11, under the entrustment of Kulun city merchants Zhuo Teba and Khenpo Nomen Khan, Lobu Sanggunzige and Zhangqi Budolji arrived at the city that had been occupied by the Northern Navy with eight guards. Kuyitai Station. After repeated negotiations with Bayan, the deputy commander of the cavalry regiment, they finally received approval and, escorted by a cavalry platoon, headed for the Boronor station, 130 miles away.
Not long after Lobsanggunzige and Zhangqibu Dorji left Kuyitai Station, they saw green canvas tents scattered on the grassland between Kui River and Boluo River, densely packed and scattered.
The two lamas noticed that unlike the yurts and Qing army tents, the Beihai Navy tents were all grass-green rectangular tents, and all tents had checkered windows. In the open space in the camp, groups of soldiers wearing dark green camouflage uniforms and holding weapons can be seen everywhere. They all look strong and move in neat steps.
Lama Zhangqibu Dorji once went to Rehe and saw the military might of the Eight Banners troops under Qianlong. When he saw these Northern Navy troops, he couldn't help but secretly smacked his tongue and said to himself: "No wonder they can defeat Bogda Khan's army repeatedly. With such a strong army, I'm afraid only Bogda Khan's bodyguards can rival them!"
What puzzled the two lamas and the accompanying guards was that there were not many flags in the Northern Navy camp, which was completely different from the flags everywhere in the Qing army or the Khalkha Mongolian troops.
Hundreds of four-wheeled carriages turned the entire road into a puddle of pits, creaking and moving forward like a huge dragon, extending for dozens of miles on the post road that was only ten meters wide.
After the group walked another twenty miles north, they saw dozens of grass-green armored vehicles parked neatly on the grassland on the west bank of the Kui River. Almost every armored vehicle was surrounded by several soldiers with their heads down and busy with something. The weeds that were originally as tall as a person were now lying on the ground, being rolled deeply into the wet earth.
Dozens of towering gun barrels exuded a dark metallic light, looking murderous; while some armored vehicles were still making deafening roars, and the loud noises made by their tracks could not wait to penetrate into the cracks of people's bones.
When the two lamas saw this, they couldn't help but rein in their horses, pointed at the armored vehicles and asked the cavalry platoon leader escorting them: "May I ask, sir, what are those?!"
"Armored vehicles!" The cavalry platoon leader's face was full of pride, and then he loudly added: "Iron chariots!"
"Chariot?" The two lamas looked at each other, then suddenly reacted, took a breath and said: "Made of steel?!"
After waiting for the armored vehicles, there were camps covered with green tents behind them. Viewed from the hills dozens of meters high, the camps looked like chessboards, strict and orderly, with no end in sight.
As the saying goes, if there are tens of thousands of people, there is no limit. This was true for ancient armies, not to mention the Northern Navy, which was equipped with a large amount of baggage. Such a scene made the two lamas and several guards stunned. They felt that such an army would easily sweep the world, let alone defeat Culun.
Two days later, Lama Lobu Sanggunzige and Lama Zhangqi Buldorji arrived at Burgal Platform, 130 miles away from Kulen City, which is currently the location of the Eastern Front Command of the Northern Navy. The person responsible for receiving them was Fan Tong, the political commissar of the Baikal Military Region of the Northern Navy. As for Liu Sheng, he said that he was busy with military affairs and had no time.
The two lamas went straight to the topic as soon as they came up. They conveyed to Fan Tong the meaning of Dornier Lama Damchara Bujia (Shangdroteba), saying that there was not a single Khalkha Mongolian soldier in Kulun City at the moment, and the two The minister of affairs has also withdrawn, so he begged the Northern Navy not to attack Cullen City to avoid the loss of life. To this end, they were willing to secretly provide a batch of grain, grass and silver to the Northern Navy.
Later, Lama Lobu Sanggun Chige handed Fan Tong an autographed letter from Khenpo Nomen Khan. Fan Tong opened it and saw that it was actually written in Chinese characters. But because it was in a vertical right-to-left format, he was very uncomfortable with it.
The meaning stated in this letter is the same as what he said before, except that Lobsundarja specifically mentioned that there are many temple buildings that are hundreds of years old in and around Kulen City, thousands of monks, and thousands of Jebtsundampa's temple attendants.
Fan Tong didn't care at all about the grain, grass and silver mentioned by the other party. After reading the letter, he silently handed it to the staff officer who was responsible for recording. He took a slow drink of water and suddenly said coldly: "Where is Arrow?"
"This..." The two lamas couldn't help but be stunned. They thought that the Northern Navy did not know the situation in Khalkha, so they wanted to get through it. Who knew that others knew everything about it.
Fan Tong continued without changing his expression: "There are six lama banners in Khalkha Mongolia, let alone the other five. As of the end of the 50th year of Qianlong's reign, there were temple servants under Jebtsundamba Hutuktu alone. There are 9,976 households, 179 Otok, and a population of 84,491 people. How many archers are there under the great lama? Where are these archers? How many are there in Zhaomodo? How many are there in other territories of the four tribes?"
Under repeated questioning, the expressions of the two lamas changed drastically, and cold sweat broke out on their foreheads. They did not expect that the other party would even accurately describe the households and population under Jebtsundamba's command.
"You two, without clarifying these issues first, you want to prevent the Northern Navy from entering Kulun with just a letter and a few words of assurance? Hundreds of thousands of troops from the Manchu and Qing Dynasties were defeated by our Northern Navy. The Khalkha Mongolia No matter how big it is, its power is less than one percent of that of the Qing Dynasty. Any attempt to use force to resist the Northern Navy will be like hitting a stone with an egg!"
After Fan Tong finished speaking sternly, his tone immediately slowed down and he said calmly: "Both of you are Buddhist believers. Although I don't believe in Buddhism myself, I also know that the Buddha advocates enlightenment. What is enlightenment? As far as the current situation is concerned, it means being able to recognize the general body and observe The overall situation is awareness!”
Zhang Qibu Dorji wiped the sweat from his forehead, nodded and said: "Your Majesty, you are right, you are right. I have limited knowledge and am offended."
At this time, Fan Tong took out a folded piece of white paper from his coat pocket, placed it on the table, and pushed it towards the two lamas.
"Our conditions are all in it, you two can take a look first."
Lobsanggunzige and Zhangqibu Dorji took the white paper and opened it. They saw four big characters written on the top of the head - Article 10 of the Agreement.
"Excuse me, sir, what does this mean?"
I'm dizzy! Fan Tongxin said that I had forgotten the reading habits of the ancients. He hurriedly explained: "From left to right, there are ten covenants. Our writing habit is to read from left to right, line by line."
"Oh I got it."
"These are our ten-point requirements for resolving the Khalkha-Mongolia issue, and they are also the main policies that Beihai Town will implement in Khalkha-Mongolia in the future. You two can take it back to Kulun City to discuss it with someone who can keep their word."
After that, Fan Tong explained the contents of the ten covenants to the two lamas one by one.
When Lobu Sanggunzige heard that "religious freedom shall be implemented and lama temples shall be protected" and "the political system within the Lama Banner shall remain unchanged, officials at all levels will continue to serve as usual and will not be changed; the status and authority of Jebtsundamba will not be changed." Change." After that, his eyes suddenly lit up and he hurriedly asked: "If you agree to the above conditions, will your army not enter Culun City?"
"No!" Fan Tong said resolutely: "We must enter Kulun! But I can guarantee that the troops will never enter the Kulun temple to harass the monks and believers."
"That food and grass..."
"There's no need to give it away for free," Fan Tong waved his hand and said, "As the ancients said, rabbits don't eat the grass around their nests, and they will suffer big losses if they take advantage of small things. We will buy them with money, or exchange them with tea, salt, or grain. Don't worry, Article 10 is very clear, sales are fair.”
The two lamas had no intention of getting entangled in Fan Tong's inconsistent "ancient wisdom". They clasped their hands and said, "In this case, after the two of us go back, we will report to Shangdrotepa and Khenpo Nomenhan. If the two of them are If you agree, you must report it to the Great Living Buddha and obey the decree."
"Hehehe~~" Fan Tongyi looked at the two people opposite him with a playful face and said: "Didn't Jebtsundamba go to Rehe? Is it possible that we have to ask Qianlong to issue an edict?"
"It's broken!" Lobu Sanggunzige and Zhang Qibodor said sincerely that they even knew about the Great Living Buddha going to Rehe.
"I'm sorry, you two, we don't have that much time to spend with you! Starting from tomorrow, you only have five days. If you don't agree when the time is up, we will bombard the minister's office and order the troops to enter the city!"
After seeing off the negotiators from Cullen, Fan Tong returned to the headquarters with satisfaction and planned to report to Liu Sheng. However, after Liu Sheng heard the situation, he just said "hmm" and then went back to the troops to inspect.
During dinner in the evening, Liu Sheng came to sit next to Fan Tong with a rice bowl and asked him an unexpected question.
"Have you had your health checked this year?"
"Uh, no." Fan Tongxin said, how could I care? Besides, I am just 28 years old, so it doesn’t matter if I am two days early or two days late.
But then Liu Sheng said something that puzzled him: "Lao You is going back."
"Which Laoyou?"
"He teaches mathematics in an elementary school, the principal."
"Oh, okay. Did you just say that he was going back?" Fan Tong still couldn't remember who it was. He had been working at the power plant before, and later joined the army with Liu Sheng. He didn't know anyone at the education department.
"Yes. I checked my body and found something wrong. I have to go back for surgery. I probably won't come back in the future."
Fan Tong finally understood what was going on, so he asked, "What's wrong?"
Liu Sheng whispered: "I heard that there is a tumor in the head. When you were negotiating with the lama in the morning, Liu Siting specially sent a telegram, asking us to pay more attention to our health. If there is anything wrong, it is best to go back for a checkup as soon as possible. . Let me ask, have you felt any discomfort recently?"
"Bah, bah, bah! Crow's mouth! I'm in very good health. I can eat six taels of rice in one meal. Except that I can't beat you, I can run five kilometers for 20 minutes without any problem!"
Liu Sheng shrugged: "Okay, pretend I didn't say that. But you still can't beat me if you practice for ten more years."
...
Lao You's real name is You Weiguo. He is sixty-seven years old this year. He used to be a retired teacher in a small fourth-tier city in the north. From the day he came to Beihai Town, everyone called him "Lao You" or "Teacher You" or "Principal You".
Over the years since he came to Beihai Town, what Lao You is most proud of is that he has accepted Wang Zhenyi as his student. If it weren't for his lack of energy, he would have even wanted Zhao Xin to lure Wang Lai to Beihai Town and take him under his wing.
But everything changed completely from that physical examination not long ago. Because Zhao Xin bought a new head-specific mobile CT last year, Liu Siting, who had children and went to work, took advantage of her free time to figure out how to play it for several months before she fully understood how to play it. After that, Director Liu Da couldn't wait to practice with people in Beihai Town, and his skills became more and more proficient.
A few days ago, Laoyou suddenly felt dizzy during class, accompanied by nausea and vomiting. After Liu Siting heard about it, she tried her best to persuade Lao You to come to the hospital for a CT scan. Comrade Lao You had such a headache that he couldn't even attend class, so he went there, and an aneurysm was found in his head; in medical terms, it is a high-density shadow in front of the cerebral peduncle of the midbrain, which indicates a possible aneurysm.
This is not a trivial matter. You must know that once the aneurysm ruptures, it will cause intracerebral hemorrhage. The existing medical technology in Beihai Town is completely unable to deal with it. In line with the principle of "be careful and never make a big mistake", Liu Siting immediately sent a telegram to Zhao Xin, asking him to come back quickly and send Lao You back for surgery.
So on July 14th, Zhao Xin put down all the things at hand and hurried back to Beihai Town. As soon as he came back, he first went to the hospital to see Liu Siting, and then he went to ask Wu Xianning, the attending doctor.
Wu Xianning had already checked Lao You's pulse. He told Zhao Xin that judging from the pulse condition of Zuoguan pulse, Lao You was astringent, slippery, and had stasis, so he must have insufficient blood supply to the brain; as for whether it was a brain problem. Tumor, he couldn't tell.
After listening to Wu Xianning's analysis, Zhao Xin immediately decided to send Lao You back to the country as soon as possible. He felt really guilty if something happened to him.
Obviously, once Lao You leaves, there is no telling when he will come back; it is very likely that he will never come back because his health does not allow him to speak on the stage again. Fortunately, there is more than one mathematics teacher in primary school, and Wang Zhenyi can now teach students mathematics, geometry, and even calculus.
Zhao Xin didn't even return home, so he arrived at Lao You's residence in a hurry. But when he entered the courtyard of Lao You's house, the nanny responsible for taking care of Lao You told him that Wang Zhenyi had just arrived and was talking to the teacher in the room.
"Sir, I heard that you are ill. This is an old wild ginseng that Zhenyi bought from a trading company. There is also a pangolin, which is most effective in treating waist and leg pain."
"Okay, okay. You are also a sick person yourself. Don't be tired with so many things."
"Zhenyi's illness is much better. Sir, you should pay more attention to your health."
Lao You, who was sitting on the recliner, sighed and said to himself that between you and my master and disciple, one has a tumor in his brain and the other has a congenital heart disease. Let no one blame the other. He was sighing secretly when he heard a knock on the door. He turned around and said in surprise: "Hey~ Why are you back?"
Zhao Xin glanced at Wang Zhenyi, then winked at Lao You and said, "Oh, I'm back in a hurry. I heard that you are sick, so I stopped by to take a look."
Lao You understood and knew not to reveal his secrets in front of Wang Zhenyi, so he nodded and said with a chuckle: "There is nothing to see. It's been a lot better."
"this......"
Seeing that Zhao Xin was hesitant to speak, Wang Zhenyi, who was originally surprised and happy because of the sudden appearance of the other party, knew that the two of them had something to talk about, so she stood up and said: "Zhenyi will not disturb the teacher and King Zhao's conversation. Come back to the house to visit the teacher tomorrow."
"Uh..." Lao You secretly sighed, thinking what a wonderful child she is, but it's a pity she's not my daughter.
A few minutes later, when Wang Zhenyi stepped out of the hospital, Zhao Xin immediately said to Lao You: "Pack your things immediately, and I will send you back to see a doctor right away!"
"Are you in such a hurry?" Lao You slowly stood up from the recliner and looked around his room, his face full of nostalgia and reluctance.
"Don't waste a minute!"
"Then what's Wang Zhenyi's explanation?"
"You still care about this? Forget it, let's talk to her when I come back."
"Let me tell you, that girl is my treasure, you can't treat her badly!"
"It's all up to you, my Uncle You, let's hurry up."
While talking, Zhao Xin had already swept away all kinds of books, antiques, calligraphy and paintings in the house, leaving Lao You stunned.
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