readytorunbook Chapter 238: I'm your brother, so don't be partial to me
Chapter 238: I'm your brother, so don't be partial to me
Kangxi:......
I always feel that he hasn't suffered a stroke yet like in the original historical line, and it's all because of this brat that he is repeatedly angered.
The overall tolerance has been improved.
Yinxuan had no idea that his father Kangxi was actually complaining about him in his heart.
He only knows how to ask others to do things for him, so his attitude must be good.
After a series of flattering actions, he quickly presented the budget, and then looked at Kangxi eagerly: "Hehe, Khan Ama, hehe. Don't look at how much it will cost, once it succeeds, the benefits will be unimaginable."
"From the 29th year of Emperor Kangxi to the present day, we have always been annoyed with the Dzungars but have been unable to defeat them. Isn't it because they not only have cavalry that can come and go like the wind, but are also quite powerful in terms of firearms?"
Otherwise, it would be impossible to fight against the Qing Dynasty and Tsarist Russia at the same time with only tens of thousands of soldiers!
Kangxi denied this. "What do you mean by 'I can't stand it but I can't get rid of it'? It's clearly that would-be thief who is cunning and treacherous. He took the initiative to cooperate with the court, attacking Galdan from both inside and outside, causing him to commit suicide in despair. He also frequently showed goodwill to me, pretending to be a friendly neighbor, but I didn't expect that he had such a wolfish ambition..."
Anyway, to put it simply, it's not that I can't defeat him, but that Tsewang Arabtan is pretending to be obedient.
If I had known earlier...
Uh-huh-huh.
Yinzhen nodded repeatedly and held high the banner that Khan Ama was the most powerful man in the world.
She continued to look at him expectantly, and told him that if you want to do your job well, you must first sharpen your tools: "Our Eight Banner soldiers are indeed brave, but the power of firearms can even split mountains and rocks. If they are slightly inferior, it may cost the lives of thousands of soldiers."
Seeing that he was silent, Yinzhen was so anxious that he prayed silently: "Three Pure Ones, Buddha, Eternal Heaven, and our ancestors of the Ai family, please bless us. Father Kangxi, please stop being foolish and stop thinking that riding and shooting are the fundamentals and that the rest are not the right path and are just gimmicks and tricks."
[Or maybe they were trying to fool the people in order to prevent the Qing Dynasty from overthrowing the Qing Dynasty and being driven back to the border to herd sheep. They were trying to prevent the Han people from becoming the Han people, even at the cost of making the entire country stagnate or even regress…]
Cough cough cough.
Seeing that the boy's thoughts were getting more and more crooked, Kangxi quickly coughed and interrupted him: "It's rare that you are so young, but you still have such a heart of concern for the country and the people. Then I will approve it! If there are other good things such as muskets and improved cannons, it will be worth spending any money."
"Yes!" Yinzhen's eyes sparkled: "Isn't that the truth? Khan Ama is indeed wise. He is not only good at both civil and military affairs, but also manages the Qing Dynasty well. He is also very good at accepting new things and has been learning for so many years..."
The goal was finally achieved, and Yinzhen was not stingy with his flattery.
They patted each other one after another, making Kangxi smile. Then he asked carefully: "Then, who should be the leader of the army? I really think that the fourteenth brother is brave and resourceful, and is a good material for the army."
[It is said that the eldest brother is also good, but...]
[Just like the second and fourth brothers of the crown prince, they are both equally excellent and have their own strengths. But if they can choose freely, most people will choose the fourth brother to ascend the throne. After all, he was the emperor before, and his achievements are not the best in history, but at least they are among the best.]
[No matter how outstanding the second prince is, he is just an intern and has never been a regular employee. God knows if he will become a weirdo after he ascends the throne. It's just like I have only a vague idea of my eldest brother's ability, but I am sure that the general king is gifted.]
Kangxi:! ! !
It is hard to say that this brat's idea is wrong, but he is actually trying to protect his own integrity.
He was sure that if the son he had carefully nurtured for more than thirty or nearly forty years had the chance, he would not be defeated by the fourth brother, who had never received any orthodox imperial education.
As for the eldest son Baoqing...
Kangxi also wanted to believe it and put it into practice. As a result, the boy fell into Galdan's trap and believed his plan of false surrender. But he couldn't bear to see his eldest son's future ruined, so he hinted to his second brother for help, which allowed him to escape punishment.
With the lesson learned from the past, how could Kangxi dare to take another risk?
He quickly nodded in agreement with Yinzhen's words: "Yes, I also think that the Fourteenth has made a lot of progress in the past six months. When Tsewang Arabtan falls into the trap and the two countries go to war, let him also follow and gain some experience."
"Really?" After successfully recommending his brother, Yinxuan was so happy that he jumped up and confirmed it again and again.
Kangxi raised his eyebrows: "Or..."
"No, there is no or." Yinzhen solemnly stretched out his right little finger and quickly shook it with Kangxi's: "Here, let's make a promise and stick to it for a hundred years! It's already been made, Khan Ama, you are not allowed to regret it."
With that threatening expression of 'If you go back on your word, your son won't play with you anymore', how could Kangxi be willing not to surrender?
He said on the spot that although he was ambushed, as an emperor, the most important thing was to keep his promise.
Now that we have agreed, the Fourteenth Prince will be allowed to return to Beijing.
in case the emergency.
Yinxuan was so happy that he jumped up and said, "Great! Khan Ama is wise. Long live Khan Ama!"
Kangxi raised his hand and rubbed the top of his head. He didn't intend to let the fourteenth prince be idle ever since he knew that he was known as the Great General King.
He just smiled and said, "It's hard for me to refuse you for your fourteenth brother's persistent efforts. I hope he can understand your painstaking efforts and try his best for you."
What's wrong with this?
Yinzhen firmly believed that his fourteenth brother was a little bit naive, and often had a naivety of not being able to distinguish far from near. But when God closed a door for him, he opened a big window for him in military affairs.
[If Kangxi's father had been a little richer and lived a few more years, and given his fourteenth brother a chance, he could have led his army straight to Yili and completely made the Dzungar Khanate a thing of the past. Unfortunately, Kangxi's father was poor and died young, and his fourth brother, who succeeded him, was not in the same camp as him.]
[We spared his life to guard the mausoleum for the sake of our brothers, so how could we dare to let him continue to lead the army to fight? Aren't we afraid that he would turn his guns around and force the new emperor to abdicate, and then turn the guns to fight foreign enemies?]
[It’s a pity that the great general Wang was imprisoned for more than ten years. Even though he was released during the Qianlong period, he never held any position again…]
Yinxuan was beating his head in his heart and sighing.
Just as he was about to arrive, he heard his eldest brother yelling: !!!
I really wanted to pull Xiao Shiba's clothes to let him look at it and think about it carefully.
He was also very miserable in the historical line.
Once the crown prince was deposed, he could be reinstated, but he was thrown to the ground. For the rest of his life, he was confined to the four corners of the eldest prince's mansion. Just thinking about it makes me shed tears, but I need this opportunity to make achievements.
But the truth is that nothing can be said and cannot be revealed.
He could only hold Yinzhen's hand, saying that both his palms and backs were his brothers, and asked him not to be partial to one over the other. He should strike while the iron is hot and ask for help from his elder brother...