Kangxi ten years, the first day of July.

This is the seventh month of the lunar calendar, and it is already August in the Gregorian calendar in later generations. The weather in the Kangxi year is relatively cool, and in the season of fire in July, the climate of the imperial capital of the Qing Dynasty in the north is already relatively cool. But the humidity of summer has not yet dissipated, and the wind and sand of autumn have not yet blown, which is probably the most comfortable time of the year.

But unlike July in previous years, Beijing in July this year was somewhat cold, after all, so many Eight Banners and their slaves went out to deal with Wu Sangui, and the town of the 30,000 Eight Banners New Army alone took away 30,000 Eight Banners Zhengding and Baoyi people, plus Zhengding and Baoyiren's domestic slaves, the number of men in Beijing's inner city decreased by about 80,000 at once!

Today's Beijing is not the metropolis with a population of 10 or 20 million in later generations, and the population of Beijing's inner and outer cities is only 780,000 or 800,000 today, and 80,000 is less than 10%. And they are all bannermen with strong spending power, Zhengding, Baoyi people and their house slaves. Even the Bada Hutong has been depressed a lot these days, and a large number of Qinglou Chu Pavilions have fallen

However, the "Eight Banner Sisters" in the inner city of Beijing who sent away their husbands and ran the family business alone are still quite happy these days. Although my husband is not around for the time being, life is very busy!

As long as their husbands make a meritorious contribution when they were in Ping Wu Sangui, won't they have better errands and worldly jobs when they come back? Even if he doesn't make much merit, the emperor will still give a generous reward.

This is the Qing Dynasty. After all, it is their Eight Banners, and the emperor will never treat his own people badly!

As for defeating the battle. That's impossible!

Therefore, the "Eight Banner Sisters" in Beijing have been happily waiting for their husbands to return victoriously during this time. Among them are also the pair of "half-sisters" in the Wang family's house in Big Tofu Lane, Hua Wu Xiaosu and Yang Xiaohuan.

The two sisters, Xiaosu and Xiaohuan, one after the other, were upgraded to become mothers. Xiaohuan was produced at the end of May, and Wang Zhongxiao gave birth to Wang Xiuquan, while Xiaosu was born on the sixth day of June. It was produced on the day the Daguan Town War began, and Wang Xiuqing was born!

Both of them gave birth to sons, one Xiuquan and the other Xiuqing, with the blessing of these two little dolls, the national fortunes of the Qing Dynasty have to fall a lot. So Wu Xiaosu felt that she was going to be a princess soon!

Although Yang Xiaohuan can't be a princess, her family is also a hero of the restoration of the Ming Dynasty or the founder of the Wu family.

Therefore, her future identity as a little wife is not at the bottom, and it is possible to be named a first-class lady. And her son Xiuquan looks like a good face of "the heavenly court is full and the earth pavilion is round", and he will have a future in the future.

In addition, Yang Xiaohuan's sister-in-law, Yang Xiaomi, is the Lan'er who took the appearance of another family member of the Yehenala clan, and a few days ago also gave birth to a daughter to Fuquan, although it is not a son, but Fuquan still likes it so much, and he built a small courtyard house for Xiaomi on the ground with blue flags in Beijing.

The yard is not big, but it is a house in the city, and it is not far from Dafu Lane, so it is convenient for Xiaomi to come to Xiaohuan here to visit the door.

Unlike Yang Xiaohuan, who married Wang Zhongxiao, Yang Xiaomi didn't know her brother's calculations - she also thought that she was a tool used by her brother to tie up with Wang Fuquan. After all, the Yang family's transactions can't be done without a big background.

Therefore, when she came to visit the door of Big Tofu Lane today, she also showed off her favor for a while.

"King Yu can say, if I can recognize Ming quite a godfather, he will help me get a side Fujin!"

Speaking of being able to be a side Fujin, Yang Xiaomi, who was hugging Wang Xiuquan and coaxing to play, smiled like a flower, so unhappy, laughed for a while and said to his own sister: "Sister Xiaohuan, I also mentioned the matter of the eldest brother to the prince." ”

"Oh?" Yang Xiaohuan frowned, she knew that her sister's temperament was a little "watery".

Wu Xiaosuo, who had just put his son Wang Xiuqing to sleep, asked with a smile: "Sister Lan'er, what did you say to the prince?" ”

"Of course, I transferred the big brother back to Zhili earlier," Yang Xiaomi said, "What is there to do with the general army in Yunnan?" ”

"Then what did the prince say?" Wu Xiaosu asked again.

Yang Xiaomi patted his rather spectacular chest as if he had made a contribution, "Of course the prince listened to me, he said that when Yunnan was pacified, he would transfer the eldest brother to be the chief soldier in Tianjin." Although Tianjin is not as prosperous as Beijing, it is much stronger than Yunnan, and our Yang family has many acquaintances in Tianjin, so the general army of the big brother must be comfortable. ”

Xiaohuan just smiled bitterly, her sister is not bad, her heart is very hot. I just don't know much about it.

She was thinking about how to tell Yang Xiaomi and let her be nosy, when the voice of the big housekeeper Li Fuhan suddenly came from outside the door: "Second son, are you the second son?" How did you get back? ”

Second son?

The three women who were in the courtyard were enjoying the shade and chatting, while watching the children, were stunned.

Li Fuhan called Wang Jizhen the "eldest son" and Wang Zhongxiao the "second son." Could it be that Wang Zhongxiao returned to Beijing? Probably not, right? A while ago, Wang Zhongxiao also wrote a letter saying that he was going to Yunnan, why would he be in Beijing in a blink of an eye?

As soon as the three women thought of this, they remembered Wang Zhongxiao's somewhat hoarse voice outside the weeping flower door: "Second uncle, I came back on business and had a big incident!" I came back from Sichuan at an expedited speed of 600 miles, and I walked more than 3,000 miles for six days. ”

It turned out that Wang Zhongxiao and Feiyangu rushed all the way back to Beijing from Sichuan at an expedited speed of 600 miles! That is, their bodies and bones are strong enough, and they are like iron nails, otherwise they will die of exhaustion.

However, even a fierce man like Wang Zhongxiao, after tossing along the way, he has suffered several times, and he has changed from a strong man to a thin man, his skin is a little tanned, his eyes are sunken, and there are many untrimmed beards on his lips and chin. Wang Leiyong, who came back with him, was even more miserable, he was so black and thin that he couldn't hold it anymore, and was helped to rest by the two servants of the Wang family.

Wang Zhongxiao said again: "Second uncle, get me and Da Lei (Wang Leiyong) some food and drink, and then boil some bath water, I will go to the palace to see the emperor later!" You smell it, I stink. It's not okay to turn around and smoke the emperor.

By the way, are Xiuquan and Xiuqing there? I haven't seen them yet! ”

When Wu Xiaosu and Yang Xiaohuan gave birth, Wang Zhongxiao had already followed Yue Le to send troops, so he didn't stay by the two wives, and he hadn't seen his "Xiuquan" and "Xiuqing" until now, so of course he had to see him first.

Wang Zhongxiao walked into the weeping flower door while talking, and when he finished speaking, he had already walked into the courtyard, and as soon as he stood firm in the courtyard, he saw Yang Xiaomi who was holding a child at a glance.

"Hey, isn't this Xiaomi?" Wang Zhongxiao first looked at Xiao Mi's somewhat seductive face, and then swept down. Wow, it's even more impressive after having a baby! She is still holding a child, and I don't know whose it is?

Thinking of this, he hurriedly asked, "Who is this child?"

"It's yours!" Xiao Mi said in a sweet and greasy voice, and then hugged Wang Xiuquan in his arms to his brother-in-law with a smile, "Brother-in-law, look, how much does he look like you?" ”

"Mine?" Wang Zhongxiao glanced at Xiao Mi again, and met her eyes that would discharge, and her bones were a little crispy.

"This is Xiuquan!" At this time, Wu Xiaosu, who is the wife of the house, has already walked to Wang Zhongxiao with Wang Xiuqing in her arms, looking at her husband's current appearance, she is ecstatic and distressed, and Wang Zhongxiao is now unlucky to lose the battle!

It hurts so much that Wang Zhongxiao looks like he has suffered a lot!

"Xiuquan?" Wang Zhongxiao was overjoyed, "Hurry up and hug me Xiaosu, you hug Xiuqing, right?" Quick, let me hug too! ”

Xiao Mi first handed Wang Xiuquan carefully to Wang Zhongxiao, this kid was sleeping comfortably with nephrite warm fragrance, suddenly smelled a sour smell, opened his eyes suddenly, and found that he had been "captured" by a man who looked like a beast, this man was staring at himself, grinning at himself, Is this going to bite me?

Xiaoxiu cried out with a wow!

And Xiuqing, who was a month younger than Xiuquan, was handed to Wang Zhongxiao's arms, probably because he felt that his "stinky father" was ridiculous, so he giggled, which was very flattering.

Although one cried and one laughed, Wang Zhongxiao liked these two big fat boys very much, and hugged them for a while, until Li Fuhan came to prepare the bath water, and then had to hand over the two children to Yang Xiaohuan. Then he smiled and said to Yang Xiaomi, who had been staring at him: "Xiaomi, I will enter the palace to face the saint later, by the way, the southwest soldiers are fierce!" Also, your adoptive brother's own brother has also returned, and he has come back with the third-class Befyangu. ”

Yang Xiaomi's face also became solemn, and he gave a blessing to his brother-in-law, "Brother-in-law, then Xiaomi won't bother, and I'll visit you another day." ”

"Okay, Xiaosu, send your sister."

"Yes."

After Wang Zhongxiao instructed his wife Xiaofu to send Yang Xiaomi away, he staggered to the room where the bathtub was placed.

About an hour later, Wang Zhongxiao had already washed himself clean, put on a somewhat wide official uniform, and ran to the duty room of the concert office outside Jingyun Gate to hand over the green head sign to meet him.

As soon as the green head was handed over, Feiyangu's voice came from the side: "Shikai, you are here too?" ”

When Wang Zhongxiao looked back, he found that Feiyangu had come earlier than him, but he had also washed and cleaned, changed into the earl's super-fine official uniform, and sat on a chair with a steaming meat bun in his hand (it should be the craftsmanship of the imperial dining room bun Zhang) in his hand!

As soon as Wang Zhongxiao wanted to go up to say hello, he saw the Minister of the Interior, Tong Guowei, rushing out of Jingyun Gate with his robe, and when he saw Fei Yanggu and Wang Zhongxiao, he asked nervously: "Yangwu, Shikai, why did you two come back?" Also, the military intelligence delivery in the southwest has been stopped for a few days, isn't it?"

Fei Yangu hurriedly got up and leaned up, waving his hand at Tong Guowei: "Gong Yun, has the emperor summoned me and Shikai?" ”

"Announced, announced, come with me! The emperor has to walk a little to see the wrestling on Yingtai Island. ”

Feiyangu smiled bitterly: "Three thousand miles have been completed, is this still missing?" ”

As he spoke, Tong Guowei took Fei Yanggu and Wang Zhongxiao and trotted all the way to Yingtai Island. The current Nanxun Pavilion on Yingtai Island has been renovated and turned into a closed martial arts hall. Emperor Kangxi often enjoyed wrestling here with his two good brothers, Fuquan and Changning. Woman wrestling!

When the green heads of Feiyangu and Wang Zhongxiao signed and handed them over, Kangxi, who was upset because of the sudden interruption of the southwest military intelligence delivery, was watching wrestling and relaxing on the island with the two good brothers!

Oh, this is not absurd, this is the study of traditional Chinese martial arts!

Yang Qilong's "loyal businessman" has just presented two "heroines" who are proficient in wrestling, that figure, that face. Of course, Emperor Kangxi doesn't care, what he cares about is the skills and birth of the "heroine", he can't ask for Yang Qilong's sister. He's the Ninety-Five, so you have to be careful.

And these two "heroines" are not Han Chinese, but steppe women from the Chahar Department of Mongolia, and it is said that they also have the blood of Genghis Khan. Yang Qilong spent a lot of money to go to the door of Burni, the prince of Chahar, and "invited" them to Beijing from him, and then Yang Qilong's little mother Jin Yuhuan personally trained them for a few months before they were presented to the palace.

Kangxi also asked Cao Yin to secretly send the worship at the sticky pole to check the bottom of the two "heroines", which was indeed exactly the same as what Yang Qilong said. Only then did Emperor Xiao Mazi really believe that Yang Qilong was a "loyal businessman", and under the great joy of Mayan, he also rewarded Yang Qilong for being affiliated with the Ministry of Internal Affairs (rewarding him as a slave, which is really the emperor's grace), and also gave him the privilege of wearing a four-grade top and "treasury banker" - you can "be a banker in the treasury", which means that you have become the highest level of imperial businessman!

However, Kangxi was no longer in the mood to appreciate the "traditional martial arts" at this time, but was in the Nanxun Pavilion - who are Fei Yanggu and Wang Zhongxiao? They actually came to Beijing at an expedited speed of 600 miles!

Something must have happened. And most of the time it was the front that fought a big defeat!

is about to win, Yue Le and Le Erjin can't "Lubu Feijie", how can they hide it?

And when Kangxi saw Fei Yanggu and Wang Zhongxiao's unlucky appearance now, his heart was about to break, and he didn't wait for them to bow down according to the rules, so he asked directly: "How is it?" How is the war on the front? Did Fushun win or lose the first battle? ”

The strategy for the battle of Fushun, Yue Le had already written it on the fold and delivered it to the Jingshi with eight hundred miles of flying. Kangxi was quite happy when he first saw it, thinking that he had a chance to win. Outcome. I haven't heard from you for days!

"Your Majesty." As soon as Feiyangu wanted to reply, tears were already flowing down, "Minions, minions are defeated!" ”

"Defeated. Much more defeated? "Kangxi is not afraid of losing battles, as long as he doesn't lose much. Even if he exchanged three or five green battalion soldiers for one Wu soldier, he didn't care!

"Your Majesty," Wang Zhongxiao had already handed over the secret fold, "This time, we, we were miserable by Luo Sen, Ma Siwen, Zheng Jiaolin, Wu Zhimao and a few other traitors."

Wang Zhongxiao cried as he spoke!

Kangxi is dumbfounded now, who are Rosen, Ma Siwen, Zheng Jiaolin, and Wu Zhimao? They are all traitors, what will happen to this battle of Fushun?

Fuquan had already jumped up: "What? The governor of Sichuan, the governor of Sichuan, the general army of Baoning, and the chief soldiers of the new army of the Green Battalion are all traitors? Can this battle still be fought? ”

"Can't fight" Feiyangu cried bitterly, "Your Majesty, Lord, let's let the traitor be miserable this time"

Kangxi shook his hand and took the fold held by Wang Zhongxiao in his hand, "Eight, how many deaths and injuries have the children of the Eight Banners?" ”

He doesn't care how many Green Battalion soldiers die, but the children of the Eight Banners can't die casually! Especially the full flag as the core, a total of these people, if they are all dead, his emperor is still like this?

Feiyangu said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, when the servants left Boryeong, King An and King Shun had already gathered more than 20,000 people. Among them, there are five or six thousand children of the Eight Banners."

That is to say, fifteen thousand were folded in the first war!

Is this battle still fought?

"How is that possible? How is this possible?"

"That's right, aren't the Eight Banners invincible?"

Fuquan and Chang Ning also blew up.

"The two princes," Wang Zhongxiao said with tears in his eyes, "Wu Regent's soldiers are now fierce to death, and they are fighting like crazy. It is ten times more fierce than what he saw when he was in Yunnan, and he was beaten by them! ”

Fei Yanggu also cried and said: "Two princes, Wang Shikai is right, now Wu Rei's soldiers are more powerful than our Eight Banner soldiers!" ”

"This, this"

"Impossible, impossible"

Kangxi looked at the two brothers who were about to collapse, suddenly sighed, and said, "This is the courage aroused by the "Heavenly Dynasty Tianmu System". In terms of merit, this is half a military merit!

That's what they Han people eat! It was this set in the Qin and Han dynasties, it was the same set in the Sui and Tang dynasties, it was the same in the early Ming Dynasty, and now it is here again! ”

When Wang Zhongxiao heard Kangxi say this, he knew that this little emperor had already studied the "Heavenly Dynasty Tianmu System".

This Kangxi, he just understands everything, the military exploits of the Han people, the new technology of the West, and what this earth looks like, he understands everything, but he doesn't do anything, and he doesn't let others understand it together.

"Your Majesty," Fei Yanggu said to Kangxi, "Your Majesty, don't worry too much, today's Sichuan is a white land, no one has no food, and it can't support the army for a long time, as long as we can hold Qinling and Qishan, and firmly block Wu Sangui, this old guy can only die of old age in the southwest!" ”

"Can you still block it?" Kangxi glanced at Fei Yanggu.

"Yes!" Fei Yanggu nodded heavily, "King An still has an army of 20,000, it is enough to hold the mouths of the Qinling Mountains and block Qishan." ”

Kangxi glanced at Wang Zhongxiao, but Wang Zhongxiao shook his head, with a worried face about the country and the flag, "Your Majesty, the slave is worried that Wu Shun still has the power to strike!"

Although Sichuan is deserted, Wu Wei has obtained the reserves of the official army, and with the help of the governor and admiral of Sichuan, it is still possible to send 100,000 troops to the north to return to the Central Plains!

Although our Eight Banners army can still block Qishan and Qinling to fight to the death, but fighting always requires death. The minions are worried that the children of the Eight Banners will ...... again in the Qinling Mountains and Qishan area."

(End of chapter)