The residence of the Grand Lama Jebtsundamba Hutuktu is a large white felt tent nestled in large and small yurts.

After informing the attendants of the Grand Lama, Cao Hao was invited into a felt bag. Nalan Fusen took the holy decree and went with Cao Hao with Heshan, while the others were led by the steward to the yurt on the side to settle.

As you pass by the yurts along the way, you hear whispers from time to time that "the messenger of Bogda Khan has arrived" and "the angel has arrived".

When Cao Hao heard this, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"Bogda Khan" is the Mongol honorific title for the emperor, which makes sense. How is it good, when it comes to "angels", even if it is "the envoy of the Son of Heaven", the taste after this abbreviation is very different.

Cao Hao was not interested in being an "angel", he remembered that he was almost hypnotized when he first met this great lama the year before last, and he couldn't help but be a little vigilant.

At that time, if it wasn't for Kangxi's drinking, who knows what this great lama would have done?

Exploring like this, is it wrong to look at him, or is he deliberately showing off in front of the emperor?

This Buddha said that occultism is the most unfathomable thing.

It is Cao Hao, although he is not superstitious about these things, but he is also afraid of this unknown matter.

Not to mention anything else, in the summer of the previous year, the great lama hypnotized himself with scriptures.

After entering the felt tent, Cao Hao found that it was more spacious than the outside, with a diameter of more than ten meters.

In the tent, all decorated with red and yellow ribbons, on the right seat facing the door, sat the Grand Lama Jebtsundamba Hutuktu.

Around him, there were many monks and attendants, but they were of different ages, ranging from old men to children of several years.

The Grand Lama was wearing a new red monk's robe, and his face looked quite serious, without the slightest smile.

As the first person to control the politics and religion of Outer Mongolia, he actually had more real power than the Khalkha right-wing kings Beltaiji.

Coupled with his origin, he was the son of the first Tushetu Khan and a descendant of Genghis Khan. Today, on this side of the land, most of the princes Beile and Taiji who were canonized by Kangxi are his nephews and nephews.

The moment Cao Hao looked at the Great Lama, he happened to meet the Great Lama's gaze.

The Grand Lama is over 80 years old, but his eyes are still bright.

The moment he saw Cao Hao, the big lama's face showed a slight smile, as if he had seen through human feelings and the world.

Cao Hao was a little uncomfortable, as if he had been snooped on.

For some reason, at this moment, he wondered if this great lama would see through his identity as a human being in two lifetimes.

Buddhism pays attention to "reincarnation", which is a form of going down the river from the past to the present, from the present to the future. What is this yourself? It's a bit of a reversal.

Cao Hao leaned over slightly and greeted the great lama in Mongolian.

The Grand Lama bowed his head, glanced at the holy decree in the hands of Nalan Fusen and Heshan, and got up from his seat.

Even if you are a member of the Buddhist family, you must abide by the rules that you should accept since you were born in the ordinary world.

Cao Hao received the decree from Nalan Fusen and sent it to the Great Lama with both hands.

The great lama leaned over to take it, turned around in the direction of the capital, and made a Buddhist salute.

It's not that Cao Hao is lazy and doesn't read the holy decree, his Manchu and Mongolian languages are still reluctant, and he knows Manchu, but he is not familiar with Mongolian. I heard that the great lama didn't understand Manchu very well, so Cao Yan acted cheaply.

The left and right lamas are people outside the world, and they don't need to kneel three times and bow nine times, and Cao Hao's edict is not rude.

The Grand Lama sat down again, and asked Cao Hao and the three of them to sit on the felt mat on his right.

When the three of them were seated, several of the older monks who stood there bowed to the three of them and sat on the left side of the great lama.

Although since the Tang and Song dynasties, the Central Plains civilization has been respected by the "left", the Mongols have respected the "right" from the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty to the present.

There was already a little lama who sent milk tea with exquisite silverware, and Cao Hao smelled the aroma of milk tea and took a sip of it.

This time I sat down, but I was uncomfortable. Cao Hao is looking forward to having a big bathtub right now to take a good soak. Along the way, although I took a few baths in the river I passed by, I always felt uncomfortable.

Except for a few days ago, I simply wiped it with hot water in the previous county king's mansion, and I haven't taken a serious bath, and I haven't washed my hair seriously.

Fortunately, the more you come to the north, the cooler the weather gets, and the day is not too difficult.

There is a river on the edge of the station, so it seems that it is quite convenient to fetch water. However, since the Great Lama had been ordered to rush to Hami, he did not know how many days he would have to prepare and when he would set off.

This is also a journey of thousands of miles, and the Grand Lama is eighty years old, so naturally he cannot gallop as fast as them.

But they did not know whether the felt tent was drawn by oxen or camels. For the speed of those two kinds of livestock, Cao Hao really didn't dare to compliment.

Thinking of this, Cao Hao couldn't help sighing, it seems that if he wants to return to Beijing as soon as possible, it is an impossible extravagance.

After coming out for more than a month, except for the news of the imperial court when they were naturalized, they walked on the vast grassland after that, but they never got news of the capital again.

Now, when you arrive at this place thousands of miles away from the capital, you always have to send the great lama to the northwest to see the palace newspaper in the capital.

I'm a little confused, how much is it today?

Cao Hao was thinking about it in his heart, but he couldn't help but be stunned. It's May 29, and my daughter is one year old.

Although he is not in Beijing, but as the granddaughter of the long house, he catches Zhou, and the excitement in this house can't be small, right?

Chunjun Wangfu, Pingjun Wangfu, Guogong Mansion, Tianhui's uncles and aunts all have to come to congratulate.

Did I let my wife play the ruby jewelry, the child is still young, what I can bring at this time is a collar, a small bracelet or something...... Peace and security, I just hope that my daughter can be happy for a lifetime...... On the Grand Lama's side, after reading the holy decree in his hand, he carefully put it away and handed it over to the disciples standing on the side to worship.

When he looked at Cao Hao, there was a look of pity in his eyes.

Cao Hao didn't think that this was because of himself, and the great lama's voice was a little low, and he said: "Bogda Khan's envoy, I have sent my disciples as envoys to Hami ten months ago. Since Bogda Khan has made a will, then I will set out on my journey. ”

His voice was low, not as strict as the Dharma of the Buddhists, but like a worried old grandfather, with undisguised compassion on his face.

At this moment, Cao Yan seemed to suddenly realize why Kangxi was so tossed and wanted to make a special trip to urge this great lama to persuade him to surrender to Hami.

Mongolians mostly believe in Lamaism, even if they are delusional Alabutan, they have also wanted to meddle in the affairs of Tibetan Province under the guise of "apologetic" over the years.

The Grand Lama is one of the four living Buddhas canonized by the imperial court and has a high status among the Mongols.

If the Great Lama had persuaded him to surrender in the past, and had conspiracy to be so tough, then the so-called "apologetic" rhetoric before would have been self-defeating, and if he wanted to enter Tibet, he would not have been recognized by the monks and laymen in Tibetan Province.

If he had deceived the Alabutan and kidnapped the Great Lama, he would have become a "public enemy" of the Mongols.

The Khalkha tribes already have soldiers advancing to the northwest, and if the great lama is treated rudely, it will even stir up the blood of the Khalkhas.

Even if he conspired to be soft-spoken and listened to the advice of the great lama, then the responsibility for committing the crime for no reason before can actually be erased at will?

It's just a delaying tactic, waiting for the imperial court to prepare for the liquidation.

Either way, in the end, the Mongols will inevitably have to meet each other on the battlefield...... * Beijing, Caofu, Lanyuan, Shangfang.

In front of the kang between the west side, a large pear blossom wood case is displayed, on which are placed all kinds of things used in "catching Zhou'er". For example, seals, "Book of Songs", "Diamond Sutra", "Tao Te Ching", as well as pens, ink, paper, inkstones, account books, abacus, copper money strings, pearl and jade jewelry, velvet flowers, rouge, small rattles, as well as small shovels, small silver spoons, silver rulers or something, and embroidered tents, embroidery threads or something.

Because it was in Cao Shuo's filial piety period, there was no big deal to do here, so I arrived at the palace of Chunjun and a few aunts and grandmothers who came out of the pavilion.

On the side of Dongfu, Zhao Jia's family did not come over because he was not feeling well, only Jinghui came over to help Chu Yu Zhang Luo.

After the funeral, Ruhui went back to the Shilang Mansion to recuperate, and was not in this mansion.

This time, she went back with her, as well as her dowry.

The "separation" of these two families is not known to outsiders, and Ruhui is now a widow.

At the beginning, Wu Yashi did not agree to come back to give Cao Shuo a funeral bowl, but she was scolded by her husband Murtai.

The nephew died unexpectedly, and Murtai did not tell his wife and daughter the truth, because he was afraid that his daughter would not be able to think about it and felt uncomfortable.

I finally felt guilty in my heart, just this sister-in-law, and it was my sister-in-law who went here, and it was my nephew who went here, and Murtai was not comfortable here.

Everything in the past was wrong, but now I can't talk about it, this is coming, and the decency of the two families must be fully realized.

When Ruhui heard the news of the death of her "ex-husband" and cousin, she didn't believe it at first, but then she was stunned and speechless.

She was willing to send Cao Shuo on this last journey, from marriage to marriage, it was only half a year's work, but things are wrong and things are wrong, and time has passed.

Young couples, who have been together for three months, have had a time when they put down their faces, but they have also been gentle and petty.

Ruhui cried all the way fiercely, and she didn't know whether to cry Cao Shuo or cry herself...... This thing is ready, just wait for Chu Yu to come over with Tianhui.

Hiroshu's wife, Borzigit, was standing on the side of the big case, and when she saw that there was a ruby collar in this thing, which was very delicate and lovely, she couldn't help but pick it up and take a look.

Cao Jiashi saw it from the side, and also turned to look sideways, but he looked at the ruby the size of a pigeon's egg under the collar and looked familiar.

"No wonder I saw him looking around for this, and I didn't see the big Gege belt, I still thought in my heart, this can't be outside, it turned out to be prepared by Tianhui!" Cao Jiashi said to Cao Yi with a smile.

Cao Yi took the collar from Borzigit's hand and praised: "It's so finely handmade, and with this red stone, it's beautiful to look at." ”

Hearing this, the Borzigit clan nodded, and said, "I heard that our master said that my sister and brother-in-law began to prepare a dowry for Tianhui, but I didn't believe it, but now I look at it like it's true." Speaking of this, he pointed to the two thumb-sized stones inlaid on the side of the collar, and said: "These two pieces belong to our house, and I thought about playing two rings before, but I couldn't find them, they turned out to be here." ”

When Cao Jiashi heard this, he couldn't help laughing, and said: "This should be a father, and this is for the girl to be scratched off, if it is said to be a dowry, it is also a little early." ”

While he was talking, he heard the voice of the maid under the corridor: "Big grandma, second grandma!" ”

As she spoke, Chu Yu carried the child into the house, and Jing Hui followed behind.

Li and Cao Yingyuan were talking in the back room, and they all came out when they heard the movement.

Cao Yin happened to be resting today, and the Hongshu brothers and sons-in-law, nieces, and nephews were having tea in the middle hall, waiting for their granddaughter to "catch Zhou".

Tianyou and Hengsheng stood next to Nersu and listened to him tell the story of the old Khan.

This is the glory of the proud ancestors, and Narsu is accustomed to speaking and speaking eloquently. Not only Tianyou and Hengsheng were fascinated by it, but even the Cao Xiang brothers also paid attention to it.

Speaking of which, the ancestor of the Cao family was a military general, and he also earned military merits in the ancestors of this dynasty. This is since their grandfather went down to the south of the Yangtze River, and the children and grandchildren of this branch have mainly been studying.

Only Cao Song, who likes to dance with knives and sticks, is now a martial guard.

Calculate the word, this mourning letter should have arrived in Lanzhou, I am afraid that my brother is already on the way back. When you get home, you don't know how uncomfortable it will be?

When Cao Xiang thought of this, his expression couldn't help but be a little gloomy...... When Chu Yu came in with Tianhui in his arms, the men who were eating tea in the hall also got up and followed into the West House.

Because it was in the period of filial piety, Tianhui wore ivory white clothes and a silver longevity lock around her neck. snuggled in Chu Yu's arms, looking very well-behaved.

This "grasping week" is by the adults put the children on the table, between the things.

Cao Yin is a parent, so he should preside over this "catch the week" ceremony.

Li was physically inconvenient, so Chu Yu handed his daughter to Cao Yi, who then sent it to Cao Yin.

Cao Yin wiped her granddaughter's bare forehead, put her on the flannel cushion on the case, and said, "Good boy, it's all fun here, you can touch it, and you can take whatever you like." ”

In other words, other children "catch the week", and maybe they are dazzled by all kinds of things, picking such strange styles or beautiful colors.

Tianhui here, where can I see it?

She sat in the middle, raised her little brain, looked a little dazed, and muttered, "Mama......"

Before Cao Yan went on a business trip, Tianhui began to "babble", but the words were not clear, but in the past half a month, he was able to speak, but only one word at a time.

Seeing her daughter like this, Chu Yu's heart was a little sour, but she smiled on her face, and said softly: "Tianhui, you put down your arms, touch them well before and after, left and right, there are interesting things to pull on the side!" ”

Tianhui listened, nodded, lowered her arm, and touched it carefully.

Tianyou and Hengsheng were originally sitting on the edge of the kang to watch their sister "catch Zhou", and at this time they both stood up and held the side of the desk, looking at it with a smile.

Tianhui first touched the scissors wrapped around the edge with a cloth, stopped and turned to something else, then grabbed a velvet flower and put it under her nose to smell it, and threw it in one place.

Touching it, Tianhui became interested, "giggled" and smiled, showing a small dimple on her face.

When she touched an abacus made of crystal beads a few inches long, she held it in her arms and refused to let go.

Everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw it, and Nersu said: "It can be seen that there is a father and a daughter, and this is not a little God of Wealth in the future!" ”

Li Shi looked at this thing and asked Chu Yu: "Who gave this away, it doesn't look like something in our house, but it looks small." ”

Chu Yu replied in a low voice: "Han Jiang's family personally sent it yesterday, not only this small abacus, but also many other things, all of which are made of crystal beads. It is said that it is hot now, this thing is cool and calm, and it is just right for children to play. ”

Li nodded and said, "It's hard for her to be careful, it's just that it's not easy for her to be alone, and you have to remember to return the gift in the future." ”

Chu Yu responded, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law continued to watch Tianhui "catch Zhou".

Tianhui was holding an abacus in her hand, but her little nose was moving, and she opened her small mouth to chirp.

Everyone was puzzled, Hengsheng had already picked up a piece of dim sum food on the side of the case, leaned out half-stretched, stretched out his arm and sent it to Tianhui's mouth, and said, "Sister, eat here......"

Tianhui dropped the abacus in his hand and reached out to grab Hengsheng's arm.

When Tianyou saw it, he also picked up a piece of food to eat, but he went directly to the case and squatted down beside his sister: "Give you this almond cake, it's delicious......"

Tianhui grabbed Tianyou with one hand and Hengsheng with the other, and the three brothers and sisters slipped in rows.

"Ahh Tianhui opened her small mouth: "Eat ......"

Hengsheng tilted his neck and glanced at his brother and asked him to feed it first.

Tianyou looked at the almond cake in his hand, then looked at his sister's small mouth, and broke a corner of the almond manuscript and sent it to Tianhui's mouth.

After Tianhui finished eating, Hengsheng broke a piece of dim sum and sent it to him.

The people watching on the side, looking at the appearance of the three brothers and sisters, had more smiles on their faces.

Chu Yu only felt that his eyes were sour, turned his head sideways, and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.

She remembered that when her husband was at home, he told her two sons every day that she wanted to love her sister. I don't know if the children wrote down their father's words, or if the heavenly surname made people, friendly and siblings.

Cao Jiashi saw that Tianhui was not interested in grasping other things, and said to everyone with a smile: "First of all, I grabbed the scissors abacus, and I am a good hand in charge of the house, and I have surplus wealth in my hands." When you grow up, you will definitely be blessed. ”

When the others heard this, they all said some kind words of blessing.

Coaxed Tianhui to eat a piece of snack, and Tianyou and Hengsheng's little brothers reacted that something was wrong.

The two of them had also heard the adults say "catch Zhou" before, and they were afraid that they would delay their sister, so they also looked around, looking for good things to change for their sister.

Tianyou saw that the jade seal was verdant and lovely, so he took it and sent it to Tianhui, saying, "Sister, give you this ......"

Tianhui twins held the seal and pasted it on their faces, but it was half a mark.

Hengsheng saw the ruby collar and put it on his sister's neck: "This is good-looking......"

* Rehe, a summer resort.

The fourth elder brother stood by the sea with his hands behind his back, looking at the rippling blue waves, only to feel that he was full of energy, and the heat was completely gone.

It's rare to have this leisurely book, but he remembers the war in the northwest.

After the Dragon Boat Festival, the emperor made a decree to allow the Eight Banners magnates who were to be convicted to serve in the army, and several clans and princes had already asked for the will.

In the past few years, the storage position has been abolished, and there are not a few powerful people in the Eight Banners, but this time there are many people who will come out of the mountain again.

It's not just the nobles who treat the guilty, but also the prince and brother! Thinking of this, the fourth elder brother couldn't help but look angry.

"Fourth brother, you are hiding here!" As he spoke, he saw the sixteenth elder brother striding over, but the look on his face was quite strange.

The fourth elder brother nodded, looked at him and asked, "What strange things did you hear about such a look?" ”

The sixteenth elder brother said with a smile: "But it's strange, after Mububa was dismissed from the knighthood for using the royal saddle horse for the play, several of his nephews have sent people here to inquire for most of the month, but they didn't expect to let Mububa's third Beno Rob attack, and they were busy in vain." Even on my side, there is their filial piety......"

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(To be continued)