In 1861, Kangxi made his second northern tour and demarcated more than 14,000 square kilometers of hunting grounds in the name of "Karaqin, Aohan, and Wengniute Banners Dedicated Pastures", which was named 'Mulan'.

In August of the 56th year of Qianlong, Qianlong took the prince Yongli, Yongjin, Yongyan and Yongli to patrol the Mulan paddock. The eighth elder brother Yongxuan was bedridden due to a sudden serious illness and stayed in Beijing for treatment.

Lord Qianlong was dressed in military uniform, although he was eighty years old, he still looked energetic and energetic, and he was even more excited to look at the princes galloping in the paddock. I saw that the princes opened their bows and arrows one by one, the arrows were windy, and the beasts fell in response, and there was cheering in front of the battle.

"Heshen, do you know what this Mulan means?"

"Back to the emperor's words, 'Mulan' is the meaning of 'whistle deer wai' and 'deer whistle' in Manchu, which was originally a tool used when hunting deer. During the hunt, the soldiers used this whistle to blow a sound similar to that of a stag's courtship, attracting the females to hear the sound, the stags to take their mates, and the other wild animals to gather for the deer. In this way, the encirclement will be gradually narrowed, and you can catch turtles in the urn. ”

"Looks like you're pretty good at hunting!" Qianlong Ye nodded, "Come, shoot a few arrows with me!" Before he finished speaking, he immediately stepped forward, followed closely by the lord, and shot arrows with his bow. For a time, the paddock was like a battlefield, and the shouts of killing shook the sky.

At that moment, let us be the companion of Hongchen and live a chic life; galloping horses and sharing the prosperity of the world; Sing to the wine, sing the joy of joy; Vigorous, grasp the youth! yes

In the evening, the group returned with a full load and set up camp in Zhang Sanying's camp in the Mulan enclosure. Lord Qianlong and all the princes, ministers, soldiers, and hunters gathered together to drink and eat meat. He was tired and hungry after a day's ride, so he picked up a bowl of noodles and ate it.

"What kind of face is this?! Why is it so delicious?! "Qianlong Ye just took a bite and stopped.

"Back to the emperor, this is the local Jiang family's special noodle. This powder is a fine powder made from white buckwheat, and the water of the noodles is the clear spring water of the local Longtan Mountain, and the brine is the secret recipe of their ancestors, which is specially dedicated to the emperor. When the palace director heard this, he cautiously explained.

"White as snow, fragrant, and even more flavorful in your mouth. Tell the Jiang family to do more, and I will reward you with the princes and ministers! Lord Qianlong commanded while eating in a big gulp. sat on the side with the adult, for fear that he would feel uncomfortable if he ate too much, so he hurriedly stepped forward and persuaded him.

"It's rare for me to have such a good mood and such a good appetite." Qianlong Ye listened to the persuasion of the adults and didn't care. Seeing this, he didn't dare to sweep away the emperor's interest, and let the emperor go.

The hunt lasted for more than 20 days, and Lord Qianlong was very happy, and also held a grand celebration dinner in the palace of Zhang Sanying, drinking, singing and dancing, wrestling and martial arts, and rewarded the princes according to the size of their merits.

Among the princes, Yongli gained the most, followed by Yongyan and Yongjin, and Yongli received the least (he shot a swallow).

After the hunt, Qianlong immediately went to the summer resort. Soon after arriving, an astonishing piece of news reached Rehe: the Gurkha had sent troops to hide.

"Didn't the Gurkha tribe already confess their sins and retreat from the land and pray for the title of king?! Why did you go back on your word and call again?! Qianlong Ye held the report in his hand and was very excited.

Now it seems that there is only a deception in this confession of sin and retreat. Ba Zhong and the others must have made up a big lie to deceive the minions, and asked the emperor to cure the minions for negligence! "As the scholar of the Imperial Academy, Lord He is naturally to blame.

"Get up, it's not the time for you to plead guilty!"

"Thank you for your grace!"

What's going on? Things have to start from the fifty-third year of Qianlong (1788).

In 1788, the Gurkha people in the wilderness happened to hear that they had a neighbor who was doing well in the middle of the night when the birds didn't. So, they sent someone to go over and fight the autumn wind. Receiving this task, Surbarda led his troops to Tibet, where he fell in love with the place. Inspired by the exotic style, he waved his sword and successively seized Jizhi, Nyalam and other places in Houzang, which was extremely chic.

Surbarda was handsome, Qianlong was angry, he ordered the minister in Tibet to resist with all his might, and sent Ba Zhong as the minister of the Qin mission to lead 4,000 soldiers to Tibet to fight the enemy in the starry night, and moved Dalai and Banchan to live in Taining, Qinghai, in order to protect their safety.

After Ba Zhong entered Tibet, the people in Tibetan areas cheered: Reinforcements are coming! However, before the enthusiasm of the people in the Tibetan area subsided, the goods were cowardly: wipe, can't do it!

What if you can't do it?!

Ba Zhong poured a sip of barley wine, covered his head and thought: I have waited all my life, and I finally got through to the minister. I think that at the beginning, before coming, the cow had already blown out with the leader. Now in this situation, if you tell the truth to the leader, it also seems that our masters are too incompetent, what will the leader think of us at that time, and will we not be mixed? ! This doesn't cut off the future! No, don't even think about the first road.

Ba Zhong grabbed his hair and poured another sip of wine: Do you want to negotiate peace? Then he shook his head: People play with me like a dish, are people willing?! Even if they agree to retire, their conditions will definitely be very high! As soon as the conditions are high, isn't this an unequal treaty?! The emperor is a faceless person, with that old immortal temper, he still won't eat me!

Rub, this is not, and it is not, what the hell should I do?!

After a long night's rest, the next day, a decision was made: peace.

To his surprise, the Gurkhas quickly nodded and agreed, and the conditions they put forward seemed to Ba Chung: just a bunch of SBs!

Your Tibetan Kabulun gives us 300 silver dollars every year, and we will return to you the three places of Nyalam, Jizhi, and Zongkor.

Ba Zhongle: Rub, this is cheap. Don't you play, little case! At that moment, he gathered all the silver taels, and with a stroke of his pen, he sent the Gurkha away. Then, he began to write a report: "The besieging enemy chieftain repented and surrendered, confessed his sins and retreated to the land, and prayed for the title of king. ”

Lord Qianlong was overjoyed when he heard the news: You are a good bazhong, promote the prestige of our country, good job! Litre!

Ba Zhong was very happy, and ran back to the mainland with the honor. He thought that this was the end of the matter, as long as Kabulun gave them 300 silver ingots every year, Tibet would be able to live in peace for a long time. However, he forgot one thing - a harsh reality.

Tibet is poor!

As a civil servant in the mainland, don't say that 300 ingots of silver is 300 ingots of gold, that's a hair! However, Tibet is different, they belong to the remote mountainous areas, and they simply can't scrape together the 300 ingots of silver every year.

Some children's shoes will ask: Tibet doesn't even have an income of 300 ingots of silver a year, which is too exaggerated, right?!

Not an exaggeration. Actually, there is a unit conversion problem involved. Although the 'ingots' of the Gurkha people and the 'ingots' of the Qing Dynasty at that time were both units of measurement for weighing gold and silver, they were not equivalent in quantity. The exchange rate between them is 1:32. In other words, the Gurkha people asked for not 300 ingots of silver a year, but 6,400 taels.

6,400 taels, based on Tibet's economic situation and financial revenue at that time, this can be said to be an astronomical amount, and they really can't afford it.

What should I do if I can't afford it?!

Gurkhas: Rub, dare to play yin with Lao Tzu, if you can't kill you, I won't call Nepal!

Therefore, at the beginning of July of the 56th year of Qianlong, the Gurkha decided to give the Qing Dynasty a little color, and they sent troops to invade Tibet again, and soon reoccupied Nyalam and Jizhi.

Three years ago, the most they thought about was to harass a circle and make some trouble. This time, they're going to come to the real thing.

On August 20, the Gurkha entered Tashilhunpo, the garrison of Ban Chan, and looted it on a large scale, plundering the turquoise, coral, golden pagoda top, and gold book seal inlaid on the tower, and robbed most of the gold and silver Buddha statues. Ban Zen was saved from disaster because he had been moved to the front of the Tibetan Empire. When the minister Ba Zhong heard the news, he committed suicide by throwing himself into the river.

"How should this be handled? Do you have an idea?! "Lord Qianlong was anxious: wipe, again and again, again and again, isn't this shameless?!

"Your Majesty, if the Gurkha rebelled, if you don't send a large army to encircle and suppress, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to recover the lost territory, and it will be even more difficult to stop the Gurkha invasion again. The minions thought that only by making up their minds, appointing a new commander, and conquering the Gurkha on a large scale was the best policy! "I was busy with my own ideas.

"Your Majesty, it is not an easy task. Now the governor of the Tibetan army, E Hui, and the general Chengde are both brave generals from the army, who have experienced a hundred battles and have made great military achievements. But since they entered Tibet, they have only defended and not attacked, and they have moved from time to time. The climate in Tibet is harsh, the mountain roads are steep, the enemy army is fierce, and our army is not accustomed to water and soil, and is not accustomed to mountain warfare. If you send troops easily, you are afraid that you will lose your troops and lose more than you lose! Lang Jiqing, the head of the military department, objected.

"Your Majesty, it is indeed difficult to conquer the Qing Dynasty, but in order to defend the territorial integrity of the Qing Dynasty and ensure the long-term peace and stability of Tibet, even if we go up to the Sword Mountain and go down to the Sea of Fire, our strong men of the Qing Dynasty will never give up! If I am afraid of losing my troops and letting other people trample on my Qing territory, where is the prestige of my Qing Dynasty?! How can one side be ordered to bring another country to its knees? "Fight with adults.

"Heshen is right!" Lord Qianlong nodded, "Although I am over eighty years old, I can still eat." All the brave men of the Qing Dynasty will be able to climb through many difficulties and fight for me to conquer the enemy thousands of miles away! ”

"However, there is some truth in auspicious remarks, the climate in Tibet is harsh, the mountain roads are steep, and the enemy army is very fierce, if you want to send troops to Tibet, you must not take it lightly, and you must make careful arrangements before you can send troops."

"In your opinion, who can lead the troops to the battle?!"

"Your Majesty, the minister is over eighty years old, but I am afraid that I will not be able to withstand the trek through mountains and rivers and the journey of thousands of miles. The minister can take on a heavy responsibility. "Chief Minister of Military Aircraft Ah Gui took the lead.

"Who?!"

"The Governor of Liangguang and the co-organizer of the University of Shifu Kang'an!"

"Hmmm! In addition to you, the only one who can lead the expedition and strategize in the Manchu Dynasty is Fukangan. He has made great achievements in the past few years! Fifty-three years to pacify the Lin Shuangwen Rebellion, and fifty-four years to pacify the Annan Rebellion. Now that the war is raging again, although I can't bear it, I have no choice but to recruit him back to Beijing and let him lead the army to the battle! ”

"Your Majesty, the minions still have to recommend three people!" And the adults said.

"Which three?!"

"The slave thought that the second-class super brave duke, the minister of internal security, Hailancha, could serve as the counselor. Lord Hailancha made great achievements in the war to pacify Sichuan's Jinchuan and Jinchuan, and in the 52-year war against Taiwan, he marched bravely against the current, and broke through Luergang in three days. With the help of Lord Hailancha, he will definitely be able to help Fukangan. ”

"Hmmm! Hailancha is indeed a rare general, but what about the other two?! ”

"The slave recommends Sun Shiyi, the governor of Sichuan, and the left waiter of the Ministry of Industry and Lin! When a large army enters Tibet, it is necessary to transport a large number of military supplies. The economy in Tibet is in a state of recession, and the supply of arms to the troops entering Tibet is completely dependent on internal supply. Sichuan is close to Tibet and rich in products, so the slaves thought that they had to rely on Sichuan's assistance for supplies, so the servants recommended Sun Shiyi, the governor of Sichuan, to be responsible for the supply of grain and salary on the East Road; The Ministry of Industry is in charge of various projects, craftsmen, tuntian, water conservancy, transportation and other government decrees, and can effectively allocate various projects, and the servants think that the Ministry of Works, Shilang and Lin, can be responsible for the arms and food of the army on the West Road. The two fronts are launched at the same time, and the two sides are carried out at the same time, which will ensure that the front-line operation of the army is foolproof! ”

"Well, that's good! Such a deployment can be described as a drop of water. But where are these troops going to be transferred from?! ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the soldiers can find another way. There are many tun training soldiers (Tibetan soldiers) in the Sauron and western Sichuan regions, and 10,000 elite soldiers can be mobilized; In addition, Baturu, who walked in front of the imperial guard, and Zhangjing, Erle Dengbao, Yongde, Zhuerhang'a, etc., who were brave and good at fighting, could fight for the generals! "Although Ah Gui can't personally lead his troops to the battle, he is still invincible in terms of deploying troops and deploying defenses.

"Okay, that's it!" Qianlong slapped the dragon chair.

Fuck it!