Fifth Brother Zhang was selected as the new guard. It doesn't make sense that it's not his turn. He is not a Manchurian, and he is not a son of a relative. Zhao Fengchun, the head of the Shanpu Battalion, saw him pardoned on the execution ground, and received Kangxi's special favor, and the old boss Wu Dan praised the fifth brother for his loyalty and filial piety. There is a great affection, and he did a good job to make up for him. It's just that because he is not in the flag register, it is rare to get close to the emperor for a while.

When he first entered the Forbidden City, Fifth Brother Zhang was really a bit like a fool rushing to the market, and was dazzled by the splendor in the palace, and stood at Longzongmen for two days in a daze. Where can the guards from the sons and sons of that team look down on this hillbilly, they all call him "Han Wu", and they are all sent to him with drudgery, and they make fun of him at every turn. Fifth Brother Zhang slowly realized that since everyone is a guard, why should he be bullied, and he can't help but be unconvinced, but he hasn't broken his face and made an awkward scene.

Kangxi went on a hunting tour to the north and set off on August 19. After the dense clouds, the weather changed, first it rained lightly, then it turned into a thunderstorm. The mountains and mountains are vast. The underground is muddy, the road is difficult to walk, and everyone makes it like a mud monkey. The guard Oro Dai opened the way in front, which was originally very comfortable, much more comfortable than staying by Kangxi's side. Therefore, he begged for this errand, and Delentai and Liu Tiecheng followed Kangxi. He didn't want to encounter this weather, but he worked harder, and he was a little unhappy in his heart, so he took out his anger at the newly selected guards. This makes the fifth brother even more bitter. The rain washed down the stones on the road ahead, and he went to move them; When the rain broke the road, he took people to repair it; After a while, the road was slippery, and he was told to go back to push the cart, and he had to walk twice as long as the others. On this day, I traveled to the fifteen-mile slope, and hundreds of cars went up the slope. Fifth Brother Zhang was exhausted from pushing the cart, and just sat on the roadside stone and took off his boots and scraped the mud, but he was seen at a glance by the Oro Dai who was guarding in front of the royal chariot, and came over on his horse, and scolded with a whip on his back: "Your grandmother, I think you are the laziest!" Get up! Ye still can't take care of resting, why do you dare to hide and relax? Didn't you see that the board of the car was loose? Go cut a wedge and put it on! ”

Fifth Brother Zhang stared at Oro Dai sideways for a long time, then turned his head and left. When he went to the pine forest, he cut down a large pine branch, dragged it to the royal chariot, met each other, cut out a wooden wedge with a knife, and compared it in front of the tenon. Seeing that he was not convinced, Oro Dai scolded more and more: "Mourning God! What are you rubbing? Find a rock to smash! ”

"What are you talking about?" The fifth brother couldn't bear it anymore, "Shut up your stinky mouth, and have the majesty to go back to the kang head and rush to your mother-in-law!" The wooden wedge is hard plugged if it is not compared, and the car is damaged, and it is yours and mine? The master is sitting inside, and it is your turn to shout? Am I your minion? As he spoke, he put the wedge between his fingers and stuffed it into the slit, and with a little effort, the box board "rattled" and cracked a lot wider.

Oro Dai knew that due to the leakage of the imperial chariot, Kangxi had already moved to Zheng Chunhua's car, so he dared to shake his majesty here. Seeing that a little guard dared to contradict him like this, he was immediately furious, gritted his teeth and scolded: "It's against you!" Master has been here on an errand all these years, when have you seen a wild mongrel like you? Who backed you up? But it's Zhao Fengchun, right? Even if you count the martial arts, how many catties and taels should you have? Eight lambs without a king's law! As he spoke, he whipped twice hard!

Fifth Brother Zhang was so angry that he trembled all over, twisted his face and flew up, and snatched the whip in his hand. I looked at it, it was made of cowhide wrapped with steel wire. It can be used to drive horses, and it can also be used as a weapon, because he sneered and said: "It's a good house, but it's a pity that your ability is not as big!" Lao Tzu should be whipped for nothing if he has a low position? If you dare to fart again, Lao Tzu will not be polite! After that, he pulled and pulled, and there were a few gurgling sounds, and the steel whip had already broken a few times...... Throw your hand into the ditch by the side of the road. There were dozens of people standing next to them, all of them frightened at the moment. Oro Dai was taken aback when he saw him working so hard, but in front of everyone, his face couldn't get down. He flew down and rode down, kicked at the fifth brother's waist, and then raised his leg and kicked the fifth brother in the face. Fifth Brother Zhang saw that there were wolf tooth nails nailed to his boots, as if he wanted to take his own life, he hurriedly jumped back, lifted Oro Dai's toes and only flipped over, and sent it away, Oro Dai suspended a somersault in the air and fell into the official road ditch a zhang away, and the donkey dung and horse urine were splashed all over his body. Oro Dai jumped up, pulled out his waist knife and forced it up, and ordered a few small guards who were watching on the sidelines: "What are you stunned about!" Tie up this brute and dispose of it as rude! ”

"Who are you?"

Kangxi's voice suddenly came from behind him, it turned out that he didn't know when, he took Delentai, Liu Tiecheng, and helped the eunuch to come. Kangxi stood in the rain and mist, and said with a blue face: "I've been listening to you for a long time!" I thought you were just arrogant and arrogant, but now it seems that you are deliberately practicing people! ”

"Minions don't dare!" Oro Dai had no choice but to kneel, but with an unconvinced look, he kowtowed, don't turn his face and said, "It's always the slave who is frivolous and impetuous, and the service is not good, which makes the master angry." ”

Although his face was not good, he finally spoke out of character. Kangxi swallowed angrily and said, "I know that you are not convinced. Is it because the eighth elder brother recommended you to be a general in Gansu, but it didn't go as you wanted, you look so virtuous, you want to be with Feiyang Gubi? You only deserve to lift his shoes! Although Wu Dan is a member of the Han Dynasty and has been a guard for more than 40 years, even he is not in your eyes, do you know the royal law? Have I wronged you? "The slave didn't say that the emperor treated the slave badly!" Oro Dai twisted his face and said, "Although the slave has no combat achievements, he has only done his best to patrol the south a few times, but he has never dared to climb to the high branches." The emperor just rest assured, the slave has a distraction and a force, and he will always repay your kindness! Kangxi's words became more and more evil, but he was also impeccable, so he sneered: "I also tell you to rest assured, you will get a point of retribution if you have a distraction." I never fail to live up to others, and if people fail to me, they will not end well. ! On such a cold day, the car is parked in the rain, is it possible to spend the night in this woods? ”

"Yes!" Oro Dai glared at Fifth Brother Zhang fiercely, kowtowed to Kangxi again, and said, "The slave is guilty, and it is sad to spend the night here." And he got up and went away.

Kangxi watched him go far away with a gloomy face, ignored Fifth Brother Zhang, and boarded the imperial chariot and urged the car to go. He looked at the autumn colors outside the window in a daze, remembered the scoundrel appearance of Fang Cai Oro Dai, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, lifted the curtains, and ordered Liu Tiecheng: "You go to the back to pass the decree and call Zhang Tingyu to come over!" ”

Zhang Tingyu and Ma Qi both followed behind Brother Zhu's car, wearing oil clothes and riding horses. The convoy in front of Fang Cai stopped for a long time, and I don't know what happened. Hearing Kangxi's paging, Zhang Tingyu greeted Ma Qi, then rode to Kangxi's front, dismounted, wiped the raindrops on his head, and asked, "Long live the ministers, what's the matter?" ”

"You come up!"

"This ......"

"Come up." Kangxi breathed in a dull tone, whispered another command, and lowered the curtains. Zhang Tingyu hurriedly took a step back, looked at Yu Yuan Gongsu, cautiously got into the car, and stood sideways beside Kangxi.

The car shook and rolled again. Neither of them spoke for a moment, except for the monotonous clatter of the eight mules in front of them stepping on the muddy water.

"The emperor's face is a little pale." After a long time, Zhang Tingyu muttered, "Isn't it uncomfortable?" Otherwise, it's angry with someone. Do you want to send the Imperial Doctor? Kangxi waved his hand, didn't say anything, only gasped heavily. Zhang Tingyu saw several eunuchs getting close from the back window, stretched out his head and ordered, "Xing Nian, tell them to stay back." You just listen to the greetings here. ”

Seeing that he was so careful, Kangxi couldn't help but nodded, his face calmed down, and then he told Oro Dai about the trouble, and said: "For many days, I have been restless. It always felt like something was going to happen on this hunt. The guards are close to the elbows and armpits, not a sloppy matter. Although the Maqi people are sincere, they are just too kind. Tell me, is Oro Dai's move today unintentional or intentional? Do you want to send him to the field immediately? Zhang Tingyu looked out the window with his eyes, and was speechless for a long time, before he muttered: "Oro Dai is a rough heart, but he has made meritorious contributions to the first few southern patrols, and he is the cousin of the eighth master. Among the guards, Delentai is an honest Mongolian man, and Liu Tiecheng was pulled out of the mud by the emperor. None of them have two hearts for the emperor. So you have to be relieved. Oro Dai acted like this, and the slave thought that he could no longer stay with the emperor. Rong Nucai discussed with Ma Qi, and when he arrived in Chengde, he was transferred to a foreign post. When Kangxi heard this, he smiled gloomily and said, "Your words are very tactful, and I know that you are not at ease with these people." You have your unspeakable. Brother's head is clear in my heart, Oro Dai is just unhappy when he looks at the prince, and has other thoughts, and he is playing majestic beside me. After Oro Dai goes, who do you think will fill the vacancy? How about calling Zhao Fengchun to come up? ”

"Zhao Fengchun......" Zhang Tingyu thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it won't work if there is no reliable person over there in the Shanpu camp." He was also in charge of the infantry army and commanded the yamen, and he couldn't leave it for a while. To rely on the minions, Delentai can be mentioned as the foreman guard, plus Liu Tiecheng. Both of these men were faithful. If it is not enough, and then pull a few from the bottom, I am afraid that the prestige of Delentai is insufficient, and the bullet cannot be suppressed. "Done!" Kangxi sat up and said, "Don't worry about things that can't be suppressed, and Ma Qi!" You're also the Minister of the Guard! A few more young ones will come in, and I will just look at that Fifth Brother Zhang. You draw up a list to delineate it. I had long thought that it was not appropriate for the Shanpu Battalion and the Admiral of the Nine Gates to be held by one person. It's not a matter of trusting anyone, it's the rule. The Shanpu battalion increased the number of troops by another 1,000, which was still managed by Zhao Fengchun. The infantry army commands the yamen...... What do you think of Roncodo? ”

Zhang Tingyu couldn't help but be stunned. The removal of Oro Dai obviously didn't trust the eighth elder brother Yinxi, but the promotion to Long Keduo increased Tong Guowei's power, and it seemed to be very beneficial to Yinxi - originally he felt that he had touched Kangxi's mind, and he suddenly felt confused again. After being stunned for a long time, he replied: "The Lord is sage!" ”

Because the road is not easy to walk, the car drove for nine days before arriving in Chengde. The weather is getting clearer. The princes of Inner and Outer Mongolia had arrived ten days ago, and they all lived in their mansions and waited for the Son of Heaven to drive. This summer resort was surveyed in the 22nd year of Kangxi, to 43 years before it was considered to be a rough scale, it is already magnificent, there are 12 palaces inside, the northwest is Jinshan, the northeast is Montenegro as the mountain villa barrier, and the south is set up with Zhongli, Dehui, Fengmen three gates, and the middle is the forbidden garden. Every summer, the emperor comes here to take refuge in the summer, and in the autumn comes here to hunt, the Mongolian princes of the north and south of the desert, Taiji, Qinghai-Tibet red and yellow lamas, the head of the sect and the Korean envoys, each bring people to greet and make pilgrimages. Some shrewd traders saw that this was a treasure of feng shui and built shop buildings like spider webs around the villa. For more than ten years, the shore of the Rehe River, which was once full of barren smoke and weeds, has become a metropolitan city. The car arrived that night, the princes and princes waited in front of the reed shed and knelt to pick up, the street was full of lights, fragrant flowers filled the alley, firecrackers filled the ears, and it was very lively. Kangxi looked very tired, ordered someone to put on the yellow cover, sat in the car and waved with a smile. The car drove straight to the smoke and waves to cool the fast, eliminating the court ceremony, and the prince met with the ministers on his behalf.

The Rehe enclosure is located in Futian, close to Wanshuyuan, in the northeast of the villa, in the south of Montenegro and north of Saihu. Its land is densely forested and grassy, the mountains and rivers are wide, and countless deer, elk, roe deer, roe deer, bears, tigers, jackals, leopards and the like are raised. I don't know which Yaren named it "Cong Yue". In the forty-fourth year of Kangxi, the emperor came here for the first time to hunt, and Zhang Tingyu named it "Futian", which means the field of hunting by the Son of Heaven. Since then, ordinary people have no chance to come here.

After a night, Kangxi had already nourished his spirits, got up early in the morning, drank a bowl of ginseng soup, used a little dim sum and mountain wine, and asked someone to go to Qingshu Mountain Pavilion to pass the prince over. The bell struck seven o'clock, at the beginning of the year, Kangxi carried a carved bow on his back, hung a treasure knife on his waist, pedaled green satin cool soap boots, wore a velvet satin crown, wore a Baturu vest, put on a stone blue air jacket, and strode out with a red face. Yinren took the lead, followed closely by Ma Qi and Zhang Tingyu. Fourteen princes who had reached the age of twenty were all armed with swords, and the black crow knelt on the ground and kowtowed:

"Hooray!"

"Ili!" Kangxi stretched out his hand, shouted in Manchu, glanced at everyone with a radiant look, and said with a smile: "This year, everyone is complete!" Gotta have a good time. This garden is full of untamed beasts. Sons, be careful, and be the first! After that, he pointed to a gemstone carved topaz Ruyi held by Li Dequan, and said, "Brothers, there is no distinction between the old and the young, whoever hunts the most, this Ruyi will reward him!" ”

Everyone was immediately excited, and the brothers were all happy and eager to try. Because the color of this Ruyi is close to bright yellow, it has always been the treasure of the Qianqing Palace-Emperor Daxing rewarded Kangxi, and now Kangxi is going to reward people again! Yinren couldn't help but tremble, and his face was a little pale. Yinxiang touched Yinzhen with his elbow and whispered: "Look at the eldest brother, let this thing hook your eyes straight!" The third brother pretended to be coy, pinching his two hands, on the surface he seemed to be fine, but he was also screaming in his heart! This time, the two of us have to help the prince earn back this face. was whispering, but saw Yinzhen kneeling forward, kowtowed: "Huang Ama!" I am afraid that this thing is not something that people can afford. Ask for a long live and choose another thing, and the sons and daughters will fight hard! ”

Kangxi didn't seem to think of this, hesitated and smiled: "You are all yellow belt brothers, isn't that also bright yellow?" Gambling on gold and silver is too cheesy to lose royal status—so that I and the prince will not fight with you. As soon as the monarch and the minister are clear, there will be no hindrance. Oro Dai saw that Fifth Brother Zhang was wearing a new third-class guard uniform and followed behind Delentai, and he actually brought a knife close to Kangxi, so he was angry in his heart, and said with a smile: "It's a pity that the guards are not so lucky, otherwise the minions will also come to fight, and their hearts will be beautiful!" Yinxi suddenly remembered that Zhang Deming dismantled the word, and the word "beauty" was "Eight Kings", and he couldn't help but move in his heart. I couldn't take my eyes off the crystal stalk of Huang Ruyi.

"Message!" Seeing the anxious appearance of the elder brothers, Kangxi's heart brightened, and a sneer that was not easy to detect flashed, and he said loudly, "The Mongolian prince is watching the battle on the urn city of Wanshuyuan!" ”

On the temporarily built urn city, Kangxi summoned more than 100 Mongolian khans, princes, and county kings who came to congratulate him. Persuade the wine from side to side, and occasionally talk and laugh with a few princes of Mobei and Western Mongolia, when it is already noon. More than 10,000 Imperial Forest soldiers who had been stationed around the Forbidden Garden sounded their horns in all directions. The four flags of green, red, soap and white are beaten and waved from all directions, shouting in unison. At this moment, a white cloud floats from time to time in the clear sky. The beasts and weak birds in the garden were all frightened, running and soaring in all directions.

Kangxi held the wine glass, glanced coldly at Yinzhen with an unbearable look on his face, sighed softly, and smiled at King Horqin beside him: "The gentleman does not approach the kitchen because he is afraid of hearing the sound of wailing, this is benevolence and righteousness." Master Confucius is also really interesting, and when he eats meat, he pays attention to cutting it and not eating it! Man is really the first ruthless thing in the world! ”

As he spoke, he saw dozens of horsemen in the east and more than 100 horsemen in the north rushing over, and the horses' hooves trampled among the autumn grass, and the dead grass and leaves were flying in the air. Kangxi recognized it, Yinxiang in the east, Yinhe in the north, Yinhe with the emperor's grandson Hongfang, Hongsheng and the men's personal soldiers, all of them pulled bows and arrows, wielded knives and spears and killed blood. Some of the beasts in the grass were blurred in flesh and blood, and some were lying in the grass struggling and wailing, and the grass was covered with pools of blood. In the northeast are Yinyu and Yin, and Yinyu is killing in front of them as if they are crazy; Yin Yu intercepted in the rear, collected the prey, cut off the ears of the beast, and hung it on the horse's buttocks. Among them, Yinyu and Yinxiang fell to the ground, and naturally many of them became their pockets. Kangxi couldn't help but secretly praise, these two are in order! It's just that Yinzhen and Yinzhi didn't move in the west, and the beasts woke up after a while, and they all fled westward in a frenzy. The fourth elder brother Yinzhen believed in Buddhism and kept his determination not to kill. Only took his son Hongshi, Hongli and the family to guard the northwest, and those who broke into the circle were all captured; Those who escape are at the mercy of their destiny and will never shoot and hunt.

A hunt is like a whirlwind of clouds, and the cards will be seen before the end. In general, Yin is the first, and Yin Yu is second. Yinyu and Yinxiang were exhausted, and they were evenly divided into third. Yinzhi and Yinzhen got the least, but they were all living creatures, tied up in strings and offered. Only Yinxi got nothing.

"I said that whoever has the most prey will get this reward." Kangxi stroked Ruyi, and said with a deep groan, "Yin comes up, Ruyi rewards you!" Then he turned his face and asked Yinxi, "Why don't you get anything?" ”

"Your Majesty!" Yin Xi smiled bitterly and said, "Emperor Yao hunted, opened the net, and opened a way for the living beings. The son wishes that his father will be the king of Yao Shun, and will not fish for the sake of exhaustion. For a wishful thinking, compete with the siblings, and the sons and daughters are uneasy! Kangxi nodded and smiled. Yin said: "I don't have this kindness, I only know who has more, and whoever wishes will belong to whom!" Thanks to the ninth brother for giving me ten, it doesn't fit to occupy the first place, Ama rewarded me, thank you! "As you speak, you have to take Ruyi.

Yinxiang suddenly stepped forward and stopped Yin, and said, "Tenth brother Shao'an, don't be impatient!" This is a conscience account, and you dare to say it out loud: 'I'm number one!' 'Brother, I'll let you! ”

"I'm number one!" Yin raised his eyebrows and shouted. He sneered again, "What, you want to bully me again?" Now that I don't owe any debt, what are you still putting on as a manager? With that, he took a sip of "phew". Yin Yu hurriedly explained: "They are all brothers, why bother to hurt the harmony for this?" The tenth brother has the credentials, the thirteenth, don't fight! ”

Kangxi smiled: "It's a shame for you Yinxiang to talk about it." After reading military books for a few years, this line of hunting is similar to fighting, you have to be careful! Yinxiang didn't care about Yinzhi killing chickens and wiping his neck, and said: "I know who steals more will be rewarded, my son would rather learn starlings and rest!" It's a pity that even hunting is tricky, so that the traitor is rewarded! ”

Kangxi's heart moved, thought for a while, and sneered: "Are you talking to me?" Palm! "Amma!" Yinxiang's face was as white as snow, his hands and feet were cold with anger, he knelt down, tears burst out of his eyes, "My son is a superfluous person anyway, everyone hates me, and it's not interesting to live, so I'll quit, Ama take care!" As he spoke, he drew his knife and slammed it across his neck. Frightened, Liu Tiecheng and Delentai and the guards rushed up, kneeling and snatching the knife from Yinxiang's hand. The fifth brother took a step forward and begged Kangxi: "Master is gracious, don't slap your mouth!" The slave didn't have the identity to say this, but as the master watched it for a long time, it was indeed the thirteenth master...... "He didn't dare to say it."

"Your Majesty!" Yinxi took a step forward and said, "The thirteenth brother was a little arrogant when he was young, and he didn't hide his mouth. Don't be angry with him, so many foreign vassals look at him, he can't get his face down, but in fact, he has nothing in his heart. Kangxi returned to his color, gasped heavily, got up and left. panicked and everyone hurriedly followed, Yin Zhen smiled and said: "It's all my fault for me and the eighth brother today, I didn't do my best, so the emperor didn't have a good time." If the emperor is angry, please punish his sons. If you are still interested tomorrow, I will hunt wolves in the north of the lion park, and invite my father to watch and relieve my boredom. ”

Kangxi stood on his feet and asked, "Why do you focus on wolf hunting?" Yin Zhen said with a smile: "There are too many hunting and killing, so the sons and daughters are waiting for the rabbits." Wolves are harmful beasts. Last year, the prince of Zhaowuda entered Beijing and said a way to fight wolves. The son built an earthen city in the north of the lion park and lured wolves into the house, about a few hundred of them, who had been hungry for several days. How about tomorrow's son accompany Ama to see? He smiled as he spoke.