Soon after Yu Zhong, Ma De, Mo Jing, and Luo Xin joined together again, the final battle between the Qing army and Geldan also began.

In this battle, if you don't advance, you will die, and in order to survive, he must fight to the death; And Feiyanggu is similar, he finally blocked Geerdan, if he is allowed to escape, this time it will not be Suo Etu's responsibility, even if Feiyanggu has made great achievements before, it is difficult for Kangxi to suppress the impeachment of him by hundreds of civil and military officials.

Therefore, this time, although the two armies invested less than 80,000 men and horses, the tragic situation of the battle was far better than the battle in Ulan Butong.

Of course, the result is already predestined.

The Qing army had sufficient military rations, the advantage of several times the military strength of Geerdan, and the patience of Feiyanggu, first consumed Geerdan's military morale, and then attacked with all his strength, and finally won this big battle. Although Geldan led more than 100 people to break through, he was chased and surrounded by Feiyanggu light cavalry, and in the end, he committed suicide.

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After the war, the Qing army joined forces from all walks of life. Because of the millions of stone military rations and a batch of pigs and sheep wine transported by Yu Zhong, Ma De, and Sun Sike, Kangxi issued an order to let the Qing army and the troops of the Junggar Department celebrate this great victory together. He also issued a decree on the spot, asking the kings of Simon to guard their respective domains, serve as a good western barrier for the Qing Dynasty, guard the Western Regions, and let the people of the Manchu, Mongolian and Han ethnic groups be friendly and live together in harmony from generation to generation. All of a sudden, the voices praising Kangxi's generosity and benevolence were endless. After hearing these words, Kangxi was even more open-minded, and personally toasted everyone with a wine bowl with Feiyanggu and others, pushing the atmosphere of the celebration banquet to a climax again.

"The great Bogda Khan, whose name is Uliji, is a humble musician. I have a piece of music that I want to dedicate to you, I wonder if you would like to hear it? ......" Just when Kangxi took several ministers to toast the soldiers, an old Mongolian man with a zither tomato was brought to him by the guards and said.

"Well, the music of the Mongols is bold and far-reaching...... I seem to be blessed today. Kangxi didn't doubt him, so he agreed without even thinking about it.

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"Snowflakes are like bloody battle robes, seizing the Yellow River as a manger.

Destroy my name, the king, capture me, make songs, I want to go without camels.

Woohoo, north of the Yellow River! Woohoo, south of the Beidou! ”

Hearing that someone was going to play a tune, the audience fell silent, but no one thought that at a time when almost everyone was extremely happy, an old musician who played the kite actually dared to sing such a tune in front of Kangxi.

This old musician, who called himself Wuliji, was very ordinary, with a full head of flowery hair, a wrinkled face, and hands like withered branches, but he was definitely very bold.

Although he sings Mongolian, for Kangxi and Feiyanggu, Mongolian is not a problem, they are very proficient in these. What's more, among the people who are celebrating, there are so many Mongolian soldiers. ……

"Please forgive the emperor, the old Wuli guitar didn't mean to spoil His Majesty's mood, he, he just ......" The audience fell silent after the old musician's singing, only Zhong Xiaozhen knelt down in front of Kangxi, begging bitterly.

"Your Majesty, you have a mind as broad as the sky...... Forgive this ignorant old Uliji, who is only a foolish man. Zhong Xiaozhen's husband Musar saw Zhong Xiaozhen pleading with Kangxi for this old musician, and hurriedly knelt down beside his wife and said.

Kangxi didn't speak, he just looked at the old musician who was still sitting there upright, his eyes flickered, and the excitement just now had cooled down a lot. The others didn't dare to disturb him when they saw that he didn't speak......

Until a voice interrupted the silence.

"What is the old man singing?"

"He's feeling sad for Gurdan...... said that Geldan could have drunk the Yellow River, but now his elite has been exhausted, and his troops have been defeated and died......"

"I see, hmph, I didn't expect that. Mongolian heroes, winning is winning, losing is losing, how can there be such a thing? He chose to die in defeat, for this path, he killed so many people, and now he is dead, I think he can afford to let go, how can anyone still mourn for him? Do you want him to live like a lost dog in the future......"

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"Yes, there is nothing to be sad about Gerdan. Everything is self-inflicted, and since he has chosen this path, he will have to pay the price for it. …… Now that he is dead, I have no intention of caring about his old things, let alone blaming anyone else for him. From now on, I only hope that the Manchu, Mongolian and Han tribes will no longer make a brotherly wall for a little personal ambition, but will live in harmony from now on, be friendly from generation to generation, and prosper together in the Qing Dynasty......."

"The Emperor's Benevolence ......"

The old musician was taken down after Kangxi's words, and Musal and Zhong Xiaozhen took the lead in cheering for Kangxi, and the celebration banquet that had been interrupted because of a song was held as usual.

Kangxi and the ministers began to toast in circles again.

"Lord Yu, Lord Ma, Feiyanggu thank you two adults for bringing grain and grass in time, otherwise, let Geerdan rush past Tamir, I don't know when this battle will be fought......" Kangxi and his ministers toasted separately, Feiyanggu walked to the table where Yu Zhong and the four people were, and raised the wine bowl to the two men.

"Don't dare, don't dare, if you don't have your Shang Fang sword from Feijunmen, we will not only be unable to make meritorious contributions, but I'm afraid we will die in Shaanxi......" Yu Zhong and Ma De hurriedly stood up and paid tribute to this Fuyuan general.

"Haha, the two adults are too modest, please!" Feiyanggu didn't say much, and made a bowl first. However, after he finished doing it, he saw Yu Zhong and Ma De looking at the big bowl full of wine with a bitter face, and there was no meaning of "dry" at all.

"What are the two adults?"

"Flying Junmen forgiveness, I ...... Our amount of wine is very small, I'm afraid this bowl will cost a pound or two, and we are afraid that after we dry up, we won't be able to drink the second sip......" Ma De said with a wry smile.

"Hahaha, I thought that the two adults wouldn't sell me Feiyang Ancient face." Feiyang Gu snorted with wine, and after burping, he waved his hand and said: "Two adults, this wine is a celebration wine, since ancient times, this celebration wine must be drunk......

"Yes, is there a rule?" Yu asked in a whisper. He and Ma De's calves and stomachs were being ravaged by the "two-finger Zen" of the people around them, how could they dare to agree so easily?

"What if you don't? The flying ancient toast wine, even I can't refute my face, do you two dare not drink it? Kangxi also walked over with a wine bowl, followed by smiling Gao Shiqi.

"The emperor's ......" Yu Zhong and Ma De wanted to worship, but they were stopped by Kangxi, only to hear him say again: "Although the two of you killed Ge Li for the purpose of transporting grain, but it was an order on behalf of heaven, and you are not guilty!" Active! Moreover, you and Feiyang Gu are both heroes of this western expedition, you should drink this celebration wine, even if the amount of wine is small, you have to drink it......"

"Yes, the emperor asked the two adults to drink, and the two adults drank it...... This is a holy decree! Gao Shiqi smiled.

"Well, well...... "Since it's a holy decree, there's no way. Yu Zhong and Ma De looked at the big bowl in their hands, slowly lifted it, and then, at the same time, they closed their eyes at the same time, grinned ...... poured it down. — and then, that day, they had to sleep in a small tent.

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In the thirty-second year of Kangxi, the Qing army eliminated Geerdan, and Kangxi was taught by Mobei.

The conquest of the Western Regions and the return of victory made his prestige rise to a peak again. From Jiayuguan to Beijing City, all the way is paved with loess, clean water splashes the street, and the crowd of people welcoming and sending off is endless.

The team entered from Ganshan, from west to east, and in the first month of the 33rd year of Kangxi, Kangxi finally led the army back to Beijing again.

Soon after Kangxi returned to Beijing, the situation changed dramatically again:

Mingzhu's case was completely closed, and Kangxi removed him from the title of minister of scattered ranks, so that he had no relationship with the imperial court from now on, and his henchmen were no longer pursued; Suo Etu was dismissed and imprisoned, and the powerful * was suppressed, and Tong Guowei became the first and auxiliary minister of the Qing court; Zhang Tingyu was promoted to the rank of servant of the Ministry of Officials, and he still held the position of Minister of Study......

Compared with the changes in the imperial situation, the rewards of those generals who contributed to the Western Expedition are not very conspicuous: Feiyang Kuching is a first-class duke, still a general of Fuyuan, leading the Shaanxi and Gansu military; Mukden Admiral Sabu Sujin waited; Jilin General Sunu Jin waited and changed to General Jiangning; …… Ma Dejin, the first viscount of Ningguta Dutong, still served as the Ningguta Dutong, and concurrently served as the chief of Jilin and the governor of Buthaula; Yaksa was the first viscount of Zhongjin, changed to the admiral of Heilongjiang Customs, and concurrently served as the chief of Heilongjiang...... Commander Nian Qianyao was promoted to general of Chengdu......

After everything was dealt with, Kangxi once again set up Fengtian to worship the mausoleum of Qing Taizu Nurhachi and Emperor Taiji of the Qing Dynasty because of the attack on the Fengtian area, so he asked for "forgiveness from the ancestors". And when he left Mukden after paying homage to his two ancestors, another incident once again alarmed the world: Gao Shiqi resigned from the position of minister of the study, waiting for the title of Lang to envoy to Russia. At this point, all the four prime ministers in the early Xi Dynasty left the center. And Gao Shiqi's position change once again covered up another inconspicuous news: the third-class uncle, the old man Yin Ferdinand of Fengtianfu, had an additional title of "Langzhong of the Internal Affairs Office" on his head; Mo Jing, the lord of Doro, was entered into the roster of the Zongren Mansion; Luo Xin was officially named the lord of Dora, but his name was not entered into the roster of the Zongren Mansion and the Internal Affairs Office......

(End of Volume II)

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The second volume is finished, and the third volume will be updated from 8 p.m. next Monday!

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