The first year of Tongzhi, mid-September.
Wind and sand suddenly started blowing in Xingqing Fucheng from noon to late at night.
In the past, when the Qing Dynasty made Beijing its capital, every autumn there would be sandstorms from Mongolia that turned the whole city into disgrace. But compared with the dust Xingqingfu encountered on this autumn day, the sand in Beijing was nothing. The violent sand and dust has completely shrouded the Western Hunting Capital of the Qing Emperor in yellow chaos. There are few pedestrians on the streets of Xingqing Mansion, and the few shops have closed their doors early. No longer open for business.
The strong wind hit the tall and solid walls of the imperial city of Xingqing Mansion, making a "boom boom boom" sound, like a bombardment, making the Supreme Emperor Kangxi feel as if he was on the battlefield - although this Qing Emperor The old defeated the war and became the "Qing Shun Emperor". But failure is the mother of success! What's more, Kangxi also had the characteristics of a top student. He could always sum up experience and make progress from repeated failures.
Therefore, as a frequently defeated general, Kangxi's military ability was already quite high, and now he had an opponent who could let him display it.
In the south study room of the Xingqing Mansion Palace, there was such a "good opponent"... In the original history, half of Emperor Kangxi's reputation was for his rebellion and half for kicking Wu Sangui to death. The other half was given by Danjin Boshu Ketu Khan Galdan of the Junggar Khanate who was sitting opposite Kangxi.
In history, Emperor Kangxi's three personal expeditions were all against Galdan, who was addicted to food, had average fighting skills, and did not have enough control over the Khanate.
It's a pity that now, Kangxi's lifelong "good rival" has become his senior brother... I'm afraid there is no chance of meeting him on the battlefield.
Today is the first meeting between Kangxi and his senior brother. The senior brother is a middle-aged man in his mid-thirties, tall and tall, with three strands of beard that look like the heads of inverted Sulu ingots. His facial features are very regular and his eyes are bright. Guang, at first glance, he looks like a hero.
After Kangxi learned about Galdan's past actions and had an in-depth conversation with him, he discovered that this Mongolian Khan, who had been a lama for more than 20 years, was actually a very rough man, more than brave but not very resourceful. He likes to be reckless... He should be a Mongolian who is easy to fool!
However, Kangxi's elder brother seemed to be very lucky...he did not encounter a difficult opponent like Zhu Heji, and he also had a very capable sister-in-law and wife Anukedun who wholeheartedly helped him. There is also the strong support of his mentor, the Great Lama Xueyu, so he can lead the Junggar tribe to rise to where it is today.
Galdan was also interviewing Kangxi. Kangxi looked much worse than him. He was not tall, had a pockmarked face, and had a pair of small triangular eyes with twinkling eyes, as if he was planning some bad idea... How should I put it? He's a bit arrogant, and he doesn't look like a human being.
No wonder he turned a good Qing Dynasty into what it is now! But for the Junggar and Troos families, this is an opportunity to rise up and become the co-leader of Mongolia!
"Junior Brother Great Khan," although Galdan called Kangxi "Great Khan", he added the word "Junior Brother" after "Great Khan", "The Yeerqiang Khanate has been basically pacified by me. Now I We can spare 30,000 Mongolian cavalry, and the Khoshuote Khanate should also be able to spare 20,000 cavalry. With these 50,000 Mongolian cavalry, let’s fight back to Beijing together!”
You only have 30,000 cavalry and you dare to think about attacking Beijing? Kangxi said in his heart: "You are going to die! I won't stop you from going to death, but I can't go to die... I have already calculated the bad nose of Qiling Master, Kangxi, Kangxi, The advantage lies in the west! So I have to develop westward!"
Thinking of this, "Kangxi" said to Galdan: "To be honest, brother, I, the Great Khan, am now in poverty. Although there are millions of people under his command, they all left their families and careers to come to this barren place in Gansu. In a land where even food and clothing are very difficult, where is the energy left to march eastward to fight against the rebels?
A few days ago, I received another report from Yue Le and others. Tongguan and Wuguan are both in danger, and a thief is about to break into Guanzhong. Once Guanzhong is not secured, more than 100,000 troops will retreat to Gansu... With so many people, eating is a problem!
Senior brother, is there any way you can help me? "
"This..." Galdan said heartily: "So many people have no food. Isn't it because you, a foolish king, have lost too much territory?
How can you, a coward like you, be considered the Great Khan of Mongolia? Are you kidding me? It’s up to me to do the sweating! "
Seeing that Galdan was silent, Kangxi threw out the bait again, "Brother, I also got news. Burni led troops to Khalkha Mongolia... and called himself the King of the Golden Wheel!"
"Hmph, what a Burni!" Galdan became angry when he heard this, "Calling himself Jinlun Dharma King, what does he want to do?"
"Dharma King" is the title given by the Yuan Dynasty to the highest leader of Buddhism in the Snowy Land. Before the rise of the great lama of the Yellow Sect, Karmapa was the boss of the Snow Land!
Lin Dan Khan's self-proclaimed "King of the Golden Wheel" means competing with the Great Lama of the Snowy Land for divine power!
Now Lindan Khan's grandson Burni is doing this again... As a disciple of the great lama, can Galdan not be angry?
Kangxi also had an angry look on his face: "Elder brother, the herdsmen on the grassland all believe in the Yellow Sect. We must not let Burni's heresy win them over."
"Yes, absolutely not!" Galdan nodded.
Kangxi knew that this Galdan was not a traditional Khan, but a sect leader!
He could not tolerate the status of the Yellow Sect being shaken by Burni.
Kangxi smiled and said: "Senior brother, why don't we send troops to Khalkha Mongolia together... to show Burni how powerful he is!"
"Okay, that's what it should be." Galdan nodded heavily and added, "However, we should also ask Master for a decree!"
Ask for a decree? Although Kangxi knew that Galdan was devout to the Yellow Sect, he did not expect that it would reach this level.
"Okay, then please do it!" Of course Kangxi was not willing to do so. How could the Great Lama come to ask about the Great Khan? However, he had to coax Galdan now, so he had no choice but to agree.
He paused and then said: "Brother, are there many good places to the west and south of Tianshan Mountain?"
"Yes, yes!" Galdan said, "But we have to pass through the territory of the Kazakh Khan first. Now the Kazakh Touq Khan can be considered a hero and is difficult to deal with."
"Isn't it difficult to deal with?" Kangxi said in his heart, "No matter how difficult it is to get rid of my husband, it will not be as difficult as Zhu Heji."
"Senior brother," Kangxi asked tentatively, "I would like to meet with this Tou Kehan for a while. I wonder if it can be convenient?"
This is a borrowed path! Borrowing is usually not a good thing!
Galdan immediately became alert.
Kangxi saw Galdan's face and smiled and said: "Elder brother, as long as you do it conveniently, I will give you the territory in Khalkha and Hetao grasslands, how about it?"
Now Galdan couldn't refuse...
Chapter 668 Kangxi, Kangxi, the benefits lie in the west! (Please vote for me, please subscribe)
