Chapter 357: The Contest (1)

At three o'clock on November 27, the forty-seventh year of Kangxi, the snow fell very heavily, and the wind swept everything with a goose-feather-like snow, and the weather was very cold, although the military camp was in a sheltered mountain col, although several huge charcoal basins were lit in the thick tent, but Yinxiang, as the commander of the first army, still felt that it was cold enough, and this cold was not because of the heavy snow, nor because of the cold, but from the heart to the outside.

Glancing at the two notes on the table in front of him, Yinxiang's tightly knit brows were even more wrinkled, as if he had knocked over a five-flavor bottle in his heart, with mixed feelings and mixed tastes - as an elder brother, although he is an elder brother without a title, he is still a senior brother after all, as long as it is an elder brother, who can not worry about the big position? Yinxiang didn't have the idea of self-reliance in his heart, but he also knew that it was just a delusion, and it was impossible to take the position with the fifteen thousand unreliable troops in his hands - the army is a strong army, although the army that has been trained for more than a year has not seen blood, but the combat effectiveness is still good, the problem is that Yinxiang does not have the grasp of commanding the whole army to rebel, not to mention anything else, most of the subordinates are the henchmen of the elder brothers, and what Yinxiang can completely control is only a few battalions of troops, How can the army win the battlefield if it is not aligned?

Since the time before and after receiving the flying pigeon biography sent by Yinzuo and Yinzhen brothers, Yinxiang has been thinking hard for more than an hour in the big tent, Yinxiang has thought about it for more than an hour, and Yinxiang has already thought about it, and it has long been thought about it, and it will not be able to reach the Beijing division in time if it drags on, and now it is time to make a decision, Yinxiang gritted his teeth, Huo Ran stood up, and ordered to Goshha who was standing at the door: "Come on, beat the drum and gather the generals!" With the military order, the huge drum in the middle of the camp suddenly sounded, and the barracks suddenly boiled, and the commanders of each battalion were neatly draped, rushed out of the tent where they were, and rushed to the main tent......

The winter night comes early, but it is only the main card of the unitary time, the sky is completely dark, there are few pedestrians on the snowy streets, and even if there is, they are in a hurry to rush home, and this cold night can only get a trace of warmth on the hot kang at home, isn't it? But at this cold and freezing time, dozens of horsemen and horses rushed out of Changchun Garden, divided into several roads, and went to the princes and ministers' homes to announce the decree - the old man Kangxi dragon body is healing, and tomorrow will sacrifice to the heavens to thank him. As soon as the news came out, all the officials were sensational, and they all thought that the saint had passed the difficulty, and there was hope for recovery, and the Jingshi was full of joy, but this kind of celebration was just a celebration for people who did not know the inside story, and all the well-informed people knew that the saint was no longer good, and tomorrow was about the day of the edict, and all the preparations were carried out quietly in secret.

In the first moment, a well-concealed carriage quietly drove into the headquarters of the "Honghu" in the heavily guarded Lion's Mouth Hutong, except for a listless coachman, the whole carriage did not have the slightest sign, but it was not subject to any inspection, and the guards at the entrance of the alley seemed to have not seen it, allowing the carriage to slowly pass by and reach the gate of the compound.

"It's here!" The coachman spoke softly, his figure flashed, and the man fell to the ground at some point, stretched out his hand to lift the curtain on the carriage, and respectfully waited for the people in the carriage to come down.

"Is this it?" With a crisp sound, a pair of young men and women walked out of the carriage hand in hand, the man was dressed in a satin cotton jacket, covered with a white fox fur vest, and a tiger skin melon hat on his head, with a bookish atmosphere; The woman was dressed in a palace cheongsam, with a fire fox scarf around her neck, and round cheeks, which made her look rich and compelling.

"Yes, please in the nine grids, the prince is waiting inside." The coachman bowed respectfully and made a gesture of please.

"I'm tired." Wen Xian Gege nodded, pulled down the forehead attachment Ercheng beside him, and followed the people who greeted him outside the door and walked straight to the depths of the compound.

"Sixth brother, what happened to Huang Ama, you said." As soon as Wen Xiangge saw Yinzuo who was standing at the door of the hall, he didn't care about greetings, so he opened his mouth and asked.

"Ninth sister, forehead attached, sit in the house, it's not too late to talk slowly." Yinzuo smiled gently, let Jiu Gege and his wife into the room, sat down the guests, and his subordinates hurriedly brought the freshly brewed tea.

"Sixth brother, a word came from the palace in front of the head, saying that he wanted the big guy to enter the garden early tomorrow morning to pray for the emperor Amma, and said that the emperor Ama Long had recovered for the first time, but the little sister was not sure in her heart, what is going on? What is the sixth brother inviting his little sister here for? "I didn't drink Jiugege tea, and as soon as I sat down, a series of cannonballs would come out.

"Ninth sister, don't worry." Yinzuo's eyes were red, and he said with a hint of sadness: "Huang Ama is going to have a big trip, tomorrow will be the day when Huang Ama announces the edict, there is a will, and it will be passed on to my brother." ”

"Ahh Huang Ama he ......" Jiu Gege couldn't help crying loudly, although Ercheng, who was sitting on the side, also had a look of Qi Rong, but he was still steady, silently took Wen Xiangege's hand, and comforted him in a low voice: "Gege, the old man is leaving, he should be sad, but the prince needs your help at this time, don't cry." ”

Well, this ninth brother-in-law is okay, his mind is very quick, yes, he is an object that can be cultivated. Yinzuo nodded secretly, but did not say anything.

"Sixth brother, the little sister is out of shape, Huang Ama is leaving, the little sister is sad, but the elder brother is finally going to take the throne, the little sister is a little happy for the sixth brother, congratulations to the sixth brother, but whatever needs the little sister to do, although the sixth brother orders it, the little sister is desperate to achieve it!" Wen Xiangege's character was already strong, although he was still in tears at this time, his expression was resolute.

"That's good." Yinzuo nodded and said: "Brother here is a letter of transfer from Huang Ama, but the sixth brother doesn't plan to use it, invite the ninth sister to come, just to let you take the transfer of troops to stop the possible action of the Xishan Jianrui battalion, as long as Orer can stand still tomorrow, even if he has made a great contribution, the sixth brother has always been stingy with rewards, which the ninth sister should be clear." As soon as Yinzuo's voice fell, he handed over a holy decree on the table beside him.

Before Wen Xian Gege moved, Ercheng got up, knelt on the ground, took the holy decree in Yinzuo's hand with both hands, and replied respectfully: "Lord Wang, Erming is the third brother of the lower official, and he has always been good friends with the lower official, and the lower official is willing to go out of the city, and he will not disappoint the prince!" ”

"Good!" Yinzuo stretched out his hand to help Ercheng up, smiled and said: "It's best to go with a wish, this king will let you escort you out of the city and go from Dongzhi Gate." ”

"Sixth brother, little sister is going too!" Wen Xiange stood up and said: "Sixth brother, the little sister has also been able to use a horse and a bow since she was a child, how can such a big event lack the share of the little sister?" ”

"This ......" Although Orcheng is Orming's younger brother, it is still very risky to be a lobbyist at such a time, and Yinzuo can't bear to let Wen Xiangege brave the heavy snow to take risks.

"Sixth brother, don't hesitate, time is running out, the little sister will set off now, and the emperor will ask the elder brother to help the little sister do his best." Wen Xiangege didn't hesitate to run out, but Yinzuo shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Ninth sister, how can you get on the horse in this cheongsam, if you want to go, you have to change your clothes first." Wen Xiangege looked at his palace clothes, stuck out his tongue embarrassedly, and his face turned red.

At two o'clock, the night is not deep, but the Beijing division has long been quiet without the excitement of the past, most of the people have already fallen asleep, the cold day, and the snow, no one wants to go out at this time, the business of the restaurant and brothel that used to be crowded with people is also a lot colder. Others may have the blessing of sleeping lazy, but Erut can't, not only he can't do it himself, but most of the officers and soldiers under the entire Jiumen Admiral Yamen do not have this blessing - since the day before yesterday, the Admiral of the Nine Gates of the Beijing Division has been ordered to enter a state of combat readiness, although the reason is unknown, but the big guys have a number in their hearts: the Holy One is going to die.

Erut was extremely irritable, although the brightly lit Jiumen Admiral's Yamen was spacious, but Erut still felt extremely depressed, and he didn't like anything, and he paced back and forth in the lobby anxiously, and his heart was extremely dull - as a personal soldier of the old man Kangxi, he never participated in the game of the brothers, and he didn't interact much with the brothers, even if his little sister married the Jiubeile Yinyu as the side blessing, he didn't pay much attention to Yinyu, He knew very well in his heart that the old man Kangxi let him take the post of the commander of the Nine Gates because he took a fancy to his position of not interacting with the elder brothers, in the past few years, in order to strictly prevent the elder brothers from stuffing people into the Yamen of the Nine Gates, he had tried his best and offended a lot of elder brothers, if it was in the past, such a position would not be a big deal, but the problem is that now that the old man Kangxi is leaving, which elder brother should stand on has become a big problem, which has always lingered in Erut's mind, and it can't be left behind.

A few days ago, Jiubeile kept coming to the door, and he hinted a lot, but he was all deceived by Erut, and he never made a clear statement. Erut has been waiting, waiting for the edict of the old man Kangxi, but unfortunately: until this time, he has not waited for the edict, Erut's patience is about to be worn out, and then thinking of the visit of Jiubeile Yinyu this evening, his heart is even more restless - after the matter is completed, the military department Shangshu and the governor of Liangjiang choose one of the two, and the conditions of the eighth master are not difficult, but it is required that from tomorrow and the hour, the nine doors will be closed tightly, and no one will be allowed to leave Beijing. Although it is a little difficult to do this, it is not too difficult, Erut is ninety percent sure that he can do this - there are not many disciples of the brothers in the Yamen of the Nine Gates, and Erut only needs to take down the unreliable generals when he gathers the generals, and this thing can be done, but the question is whether the eighth master can succeed? Erut was a little unsure, after all, Prince Yi's methods Erut had seen many times.

"Who? Hold it! Just as Erut was thinking wildly, there was a sound of a patrol outside the yamen, and Erut waved his hand without hesitation, and led a group of Goshha under his command to greet him.

"My lord, this is your hospitality? Haha, this king can't afford it. A man in a big hat followed by two or three plainclothes guards lowered his head and smiled.

This king? Erut was stunned for a moment, and took a closer look by the light of the torch, it turned out to be Prince Yi Yinzuo who had arrived in person, and was suddenly startled, hurriedly stepped forward, arched his hand and said: "The lower official sees the prince, I don't know that the prince is coming, there is a long welcome, the subordinate is in the body, and he can't pay full salutes, and he still looks at Haihan." ”

"Good." Yinzuo glanced at Erut's neither arrogant nor humble appearance, nodded appreciatively, and said with a smile: "This king is also here for official business. Yinzuo said that it was official business, but he did not show any tokens, nor did he explain what official business, which could not help but be suspicious in Errut's heart, and he was stunned for a while before he came back to his senses, gritted his teeth and said: "Since the prince has official business, please show the official letter or holy decree, otherwise please forgive the official rudeness, and I will not invite the prince to the government to discuss in detail." ”

Hehe, this kid is quite principled, it's kind of interesting! Yin Zuo chuckled, didn't say much, took out a golden order from his sleeve, and threw it to Erut.

This golden order is not too big, that is, one foot long, two inches wide, thick at the top and thin at the bottom, with the word "order" engraved on the front, and the two characters "Yuci" engraved on the back, and a line of small words - "If I am here". Others may not recognize this golden arrow, but Erut is a person who knows the goods, and he recognized the origin of this golden arrow after just one glance, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, holding the arrow above his head with both hands, and said in a trembling voice: "Xiaguan respectfully asks the prince to show it." ”

Yinzuo nodded, stretched out his hand to retrieve the golden order but did not speak, walked away from Etru's side, and entered the lobby of the Nine Gate Admiral's Yamen, Etru got up, whispered a few words to his own Goshha, and followed into the lobby of the yamen alone, hanging his hands, standing aside, silently waiting for Yinzuo's order......

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