Sixi saw that Yinzhen didn't speak, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the slave is definitely not speaking for the concubine, but the mother is really careful and considerate to the emperor, if the slave has a lie, let the slave be a eunuch in the next life, and in the next life." ”

Generally speaking, the most fearful thing about being a eunuch is to be a eunuch in the next life, and Sixi is really ruthless in making this oath, lest Yinzhen not believe it.

Yin Zhen looked at Sixi with interest, "I can't imagine that you would even dare to make such an oath." ”

Sixi gritted his teeth and said: "What the slave said is true, even if it is a heavy oath, there is nothing to dare to." ”

Yin Zhen showed a smile that was so shallow that it would leak through at a moment's notice, and waved his hand: "Okay, stand down, I want to be alone and quiet." ”

Sixi didn't understand what Yinzhen meant for a while, and said in a daze: "Your Majesty, don't you dispose of the minions?" ”

Yin Zhen shook his head and said, "You are a minion, do you really want me to deal with it?" Usually looks quite clever, why is it stupid at this time, even your apprentice is not as good. ”

Sixi subconsciously glanced sideways, and saw that Xiao Wu was glaring at him vigorously, seeing this, how could Sixi still not understand the reason, Yinzhen clearly planned to spare himself, and did not want to delve into it.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Thank you, Your Majesty! The slave doesn't know how many lifetimes of virtue he has cultivated, so he has such a good blessing in this life and can follow the emperor. ”

Yin Zhen kicked and said, "Okay, put away your poor mouth and get out quickly." ”

After he was left alone in the Heart Cultivation Palace, Yinzhen sighed lightly, and his heart was indescribable, Ruo'er, are you also blaming me, I didn't mean to talk about you, it's just that there have been so many things recently, and I am almost about to collapse, the new policy has not been completely implemented, and Junggar has tried several times, the war is about to break out, not to mention internal and external troubles, and the partial life palace is not peaceful, how can he keep calm.

However, Yin Zhen knew in his heart that the most fundamental cause was Ling Ruo's deception of himself, which made him suddenly feel that there was no credible person around him, but if he stood in Ling Ruo's position, this qiē was understandable, but it was himself, who was too arbitrary and hurt Ling Ruo's heart.

After thinking about this, Yinzhen wanted to go over and take a look, but looking at the dark night dispelled this thought, Yiqiē would wait for tomorrow to talk about it.

The night passed silently, and early the next morning, when Yinzhen was still washing, Sixi suddenly hurriedly entered with an official letter, and said in a panic: "Your Majesty, the border pass is eight hundred miles away." ”

Yin Zhen was taken aback, hurriedly threw down the face towel in his hand, took the fold in Sixi's hand and looked at it carefully, at a glance, his face immediately changed, he knew that between Daqing and Junggar, there would be a big war sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly, and it had already started before Daqing was fully prepared.

Yin Zhen put together the fold and said coldly: "Did the fold just be sent?" ”

Sixi looked at Yinzhen's unusually strict face and said: "If you go back to the emperor, you said that you arrived in the capital in the middle of the night yesterday, but because the palace gate was closed, it was not sent in until early this morning." ”

Yin Zhen didn't say anything more, just turned around and let Xiao Wu put on the court clothes embroidered with nine dragons for himself, and on his face, except for the coldness, no other expressions appeared.

When Yinzhen appeared in the main hall of the Yangxin Palace, the civil and military officials were already waiting there, facing Yinzhen sitting on the dragon chair and shouting long live.

After signaling them to get up, Yin Zhen raised the fold that had been holding tightly in his hand and said, "Just now, Yue Zhongqi sent an eight-hundred-mile urgent report, saying that Zhun Geer has officially started a war against our Qing Dynasty, and now the two armies are at war. ”

As soon as these words came out, the hundred officials were in an uproar, and they knew that the military situation at the border was urgent, but no one expected that the war would be fought when it was said, and the commission came too quickly, which made people unprepared. But on the other hand, this is also a normal thing, and what the enemy wants most is to attack him unprepared, and how can he still inform him before the battle.

Yunli was the first to speak out, "Your Majesty, the minister remembers that the grain and grass materials sent to the border are still on the way, and they will not be delivered there until at least September, and before that, they can only rely on Yue Zhongqi to find a way to support them." ”

"Grain and grass are still easy to say, the most important thing is the troops, Yue Zhongqi said in the fold that Zhun Geer is fierce, and there are even firearms, although they have been forced back this time, but they have also suffered heavy losses, and they must be replenished immediately, otherwise there is likely to be a rout next time."

Zhang Tingyu frowned and said: "Why is this happening, Junggar has always been nomadic and has always been nomadic, and there are many cavalry, cattle and sheep, and big swords, but firearms should not be, where did they get them?" ”

Shangshu of the Criminal Department responded: "Yes, the mutual market has long been closed, take a step back and say, even if it is open, this firearm is not something that can be bought with silver, it is really a bit unbelievable." ”

Yin Zhen didn't speak, just asked Sixi to take the fold over to Yunli and them, and when the few who stood at the front read the fold, their faces were surprisingly ugly, because Yue Zhongqi said in the fold that he had seen a few red-haired foreign devils in the Junggar camp from afar, and suspected that Tsarist Russia was secretly funding Zhunger.

If this is the case, it will be far more difficult to deal with than a simple quasi-gar, not to mention the others, even this firearm is a big problem.

Yue Zhongqi also has some on his side, but it is only the simplest, and the number is not enough, the most elite is still the firearms battalion located in the capital, but far from quenching his thirst, he has to find a way to let Yue Zhongqi survive this period of time first.

"Report!" While he was deliberating, a little eunuch walked inside, knelt on the ground and held up his fold and said, "Your Majesty, Yaksa is eight hundred miles away!" ”

Yinzhen's heart sank, Yaksa is bordering on Tsarist Russia, Kangxi twenty-four years, Tsarist Russia invaded Yaksa, and then Kangxi drove his own expedition, after three years, finally succeeded in recovering Yaksa, and then signed the "Sino-Russian Treaty of Nebuchu". Since then, Tsarist Russia has not dared to attack the Qing Dynasty again, at most there are occasional small forces to cross the border, but they were all immediately repulsed, the impact on the Qing Dynasty is minimal, eight hundred miles of urgent report, since Kangxi 28 years after Yaksa has not been used, and now suddenly used, it must be a big incident.

Sure enough, after seeing the twists and turns, Yinzhen's guess was confirmed, Tsarist Russia suddenly sent a large army to attack the Qing Dynasty, and the Yaksa defenders were defeated because of the disparity in strength and difficult to hostile...... Lost!

Yinzhen's face was gloomy and asked Sixi to take the fold to Yunli and the others, after reading each of them, his face was even more ugly than just now, a Zhun Geer is easy to say, but with the addition of Tsarist Russia, there is really no certainty, after all, the war between the two sides is really a big burden for the Qing Dynasty today.

Yunli said sarcastically: "It seems that Tsarist Russia really colluded with Zhungar, not only provided them with firearms, but also cooperated with them to send troops, I don't know what kind of benefits Zhungar promised Tsarist Russia." ”