In February of the 59th year of the reign of Kangxi, the imperial court appointed Nian Qianyao, the governor of Sichuan, as the general of Dingxi, and left Sichuan to enter Tibet. Thousands of miles away from Chengdu City, it is the key pass of Xikang to hit the arrow furnace, the east of the arrow furnace is Lushui, the west is Danding Mountain, the north is Xining, the throat of Sichuan and Tibet is controlled, and it is also the important commercial town of the tea and horse market, and it is the place where the soldiers must fight since ancient times. And at this moment, Nian Qianyao's Chinese army tent is located here.

Playing the arrow furnace place, surrounded by snow peaks, the mountains are steep, the climate is also cold, rainy and snowy, Nian Qianyao sat in the tent in a heavy cotton suit, smiled and warmed his hands in front of the charcoal fire, after a long time, he looked up at Yue Zhongqi, who was still standing in front of the map and thinking carefully, looking at his good appearance at that moment, Nian Qianyao couldn't help but shake his head, "What is there that I don't understand?" The wide and long handsome case is covered with a geographical map of the mountains and rivers of the five southwestern provinces, and the red pen and ink dots on it indicate the distribution of the garrison, but looking at Yue Zhongqi's appearance, it does not look like he is pondering the deployment of troops. Moreover, with his current position as a deputy general, it is unlikely that he will be able to exercise this right of senatorship in front of Nian Qianyao. I saw his two thick eyebrows twisted deeply, looking quite difficult, and suddenly heard that Nian Qianyao came to ask himself, Yue Zhongqi's face was a little cramped for a while: "Handsome and far-sighted, Zhong Qi can't ...... it"

The relationship between the two families of Nian and Yue is very deep, when Nian Qianyao was the governor of Sichuan, he and his father Yue Shenglong, who was the admiral at the time, were like-minded, and they did not count each other in official affairs on weekdays, that is, when Yue Shenglong was deeply impeached, it was also sponsored by Nian Qianyao in front of the king, and Yue Shenglong was blind, and the huge amount of money owed during his tenure was still Nian Qianyao's private plea to Kangxi and begged him to repay on his behalf, and he was reprimanded by Prince Yong in Beijing for this matter. For this reason, Yue Shenglong was grateful for Nian Qianyao's kindness, which made his son respect him like a father, and Nian Qianyao treated Yue Zhongqi more like his own son and nephew, and there were always many admonitions in both public and private places. Yue Zhongqi is a general, talented, and extraordinary, and he is quite outstanding in the ranks. In front of others, Yue Zhongqi was somewhat self-controlled, and there was no one who really convinced him, but in front of Nian Qianyao, who was also a master and a father, he seemed to be in awe.

"Then let's talk about you first. You also know that this time the imperial army divided its troops into Tibet, General Yanxin went out of Qinghai, and I went out of Sichuan, and the two roads attacked together in the hope of suppressing it, but if you hadn't given Litang and Batang on the western front first, I wouldn't have been able to come here so quickly. "Nian Qianyao is now personally leading the army, and his ambition is being demonstrated, and his usual arrogance in the army is more and more obvious. Treat a junior like Yue Zhongqi has never been pretentious, not to mention that the two have private relatives, so there is no need to shy away from speaking, he used a drill to dial the charcoal fire, and said with a smile, "You made a good decision this time, not only opened the way for our army to enter Tibet, but also spared no trouble, and it will be exciting news to spread to Beijing. ”

"Thank you, Dashuai! This time Zhong Qi is also in a hurry to obey the power, and the legal capital has asked me to serve as the vanguard, and Litang Diba refuses to be appeased, and the danger of chaos has changed, and I really have to punish him. The Fa Du Tong was dissatisfied with my arbitrariness, but fortunately there was a big handsome man to open up for me...... However, at the moment, the handsome man did not let him enter Tibet, but he was afraid that these two things would be connected and cause criticism...... "Yue Zhongqi is young after all, and he has to have an eager desire to repay the service, and when he heard Nian Qianyao say this, although he was secretly happy in his heart, he just killed someone without asking for his life, and he couldn't help but be apprehensive in and out of his words.

"There is nothing wrong with killing chickens and monkeys, since Fa La let you go, the right to 'camera suppression' is yours when you start a war, and the court law is not restrained by the forward general, and you can only caress but not suppress. If it is delayed and the military plane is mistaken, you will watch it, and you will have to have your fault. Nian Qianyao's eyes were full of contempt, this son had both betrayed people and had no scruples, and said to Yue Zhongqi very closely. "The marshal doesn't look down on Fa La on weekdays-" Yue Zhongqi thought about it, but listened to Nian Qianyao say, "However, it's not for you that I don't let Fa La lead the troops into Tibet. You know how capable he is when he has been in charge of Manchurian troops in Chengdu for so many years, and if I let him go because of his status as the commander of Manchuria, and if the army loses before he turns back, the emperor will be the first to ask for the blame! As for whether there is a ginseng for me, do you not know the depth of being an official in the court, and how can there be an official who is not ginseng in the Manchurian court? ”

Yue Zhongqi inherited his father's family style, and since he was a child, he was promised to serve in the army in order to achieve success, this is also the first time to listen to these words, and Yue Zhongqi has no reason to envy Nian Qianyao's sacred heart with his own heart, but he does not dare to speak rashly. Seeing that Yue Zhongqi only stood aside and was silent, Nian Qianyao didn't care about him, just said to himself, "I really don't have any grievances against Fala, if I really want to say that I am selfish, then it will fall on you." How many years have you been the deputy general of the Yongning Association, and how many years you have to be with Fala, you have to follow Garbi this time, and you have to make a good life. As for the two places in Litang and Batang that you mentioned earlier, I don't think it's a big deal. ”

Yue Zhongqi was overjoyed with Nian Qianyao's promotion heart, and thanked him at the moment, but he was very puzzled by his carelessness, "Litang and Batang originally belonged to Lijiang Mansion in Yunnan, and since they have been attached at this moment, I expect that the remaining Tufanzi will have disgruntled people, and they will not be able to make a big mess, so they will be handed back." We were already afraid that our troops would be insufficient, but now that we have more trouble with the garrison, wouldn't it be even more ineffective to engage in a war with the rebels in the coming days......? Zhong Qi is foolish, I really don't understand why the marshal must assign these two jurisdictions to the name of my Sichuan Province?"

Nian Qianyao didn't think about it, and said unhurriedly, "On that day, I said to the emperor that it is advisable for the three-way army to enter Tibet and suppress it, and now the troops in Sichuan Province and Yunnan Province are under my control, and the troops entering Tibet are mainly my Sichuan soldiers, and they work together like an arm, and this grain and straw transportation artery is very important, so why is it not subordinate to Sichuan Province?" Seeing that Yue Zhongqi was still in the clouds, Nian Qianyao couldn't help but smile, and there was a calm and complacent bearing between his eyebrows, "You only care about fighting, not civilian." Originally, there were many barren lands in Yungui, and the treasury was all insufficient for the past years, and my Sichuan Provincial Treasury was okay for the Sichuan soldiers, and then I had to help the Yunnan soldiers, where would the grain and grass come from? Lijiang Mansion was also under the jurisdiction of the Tusi, what if there was any mess, if I wanted to entrust the transfer envoy to them, I was not at ease!" As he spoke, Nian Qianyao knocked on the edge of the Xun cage with an iron hammer, looked back at Yue Zhongqi and said, "Besides, I have already had a grudge with Jiang Chenxi and Gan Guobi for this matter, and now I can take care of so much in terms of bones." After the war is fought in the future, these two places will be returned to him, and I will not be rare to take care of it. ”