In March of the fifty-second year of Kangxi, in a few days, it will be Kangxi's 60th birthday.

On such days, the vast majority of people think that Kangxi should be happy.

First of all, as an emperor, although it is not uncommon to be able to live to the age of sixty, it is not many to live to the age of sixty in good health, and the current Kangxi is still in good spirits and can live comfortably in the future. …… The emperor is healthy, which can naturally be called a joy.

Second, the country is generally relatively peaceful. Although there are some droughts and floods in some provinces, and the Yellow River has broken in some places, these are not major problems, and with today's national strength, they can be easily solved. …… On the day of the big birthday, the world is peaceful, which is of course a joy.

Third, Kangxi already has twenty-two sons, and, according to the report from the Tai Hospital, Concubine Jing Shi is also pregnant, and it is estimated that by November, Kangxi's twenty-third son or twenty-second daughter will also be born. As for the grandson, it is even more uncountable. Many sons and many blessings, with so many children and grandchildren, love Xinjue Luo's incense can be continuous. …… The house is full of children and grandchildren, which is another joy.

Fourth, not long ago, General Zhenyuan reported in the middle that the Yunnan-Guizhou army had fought three battles with the Burmese army within half a month, and now it had conquered the Burmese capital Ava, captured the Donghu royal family, etc., and would be escorted to the capital in a few days. In addition, Yu Zhong also subdued several local leaders in Burma, who expressed their willingness to surrender to the imperial court and help the imperial court to conquer Burma and suppress the "rebellious" armies in various parts of Burma. In addition to capturing the Burmese king and justifiably including Burmese territory within the Qing Dynasty, the result of conquering the Burmese capital within the middle of the month was that Siam and Annam sent envoys one after another to congratulate the court and reaffirm their reverence and loyalty to the court. …… Martial arts are prosperous, and all countries are still happy.

Fifth. The household department came to report that the state treasury quickly replied after the 46-year war of Kangxi. Now, if the gold and silver stored in it are combined, another hundred thousand taels can reach an unprecedented amount of ten thousand taels. With this huge amount of money as the backing, the world can be called worry-free. …… The treasury is full, which is certainly gratifying.

People don't know, though. Although there are so many happy events, Kangxi still has a lot of troubles.

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In the middle of Beijing, near the Qianmen Building.

Nian Qianyao walked slowly on the street in a light blue "colored" gown.

This year, when Yu Zhong led the army to attack Burma, he also led troops to help in the war. In addition, he also captured the area of the Irrawaddy River, an important grain-producing area in Burma, and led the officers and soldiers of his naval division to the north along the land route, following Yu Zhongren's division in Awa. Let those people greatly see his ability to lead troops to fight on land, and know that he is not only powerful on the water. And it is precisely because he has made great contributions. can finally get Kangxi's attention. was called back to the capital to see the driver. When he saw the driver, he answered decently, and he thought that he had won Kangxi's appreciation. Believe. It won't be long before someone's status will be greatly improved. As for what status it will be promoted...... When he saw the land, Kangxi had already revealed to him that the Admiral of the South China Sea Naval Division was going to be replaced recently, and he was very likely to become the Admiral of the South China Sea Naval Division with the strongest strength, the largest number of warships and the widest jurisdiction among the five major naval divisions. You know, even if he's been in the Indian Ocean. Nominally, it was also subject to the jurisdiction of the Admiral of the South China Sea Naval Division. However, these things are not the most important thing for him, after meeting Kangxi, he was going to meet his master, that is, Yongjun Wang Yinzhen, but because the fourth master has been busy arranging the birthday ceremony, he can only delay.

"Hmph, one lame, two monks. You dare to be lukewarm to me,...... Isn't it just because of the close relationship with the fourth master? Sooner or later, it will make you look good! ”

While walking, Nian Qianyao thought about the scene when he went to visit the Yongjun Mansion just now. Who is he Nian Qianyao? When it comes to the ability to fight, how can Yu Zhong and Yue Zhongqi compare to him?

If he hadn't had a chance all the time, he would have been a great general in his own right. This time he was ordered to enter Beijing to see the driver, and the future will definitely be limitless, who is not enthusiastic when he sees him now? A cripple and two bald donkeys dared to show him a look...... If it weren't for the fact that the fourth master was the master and beat the dog, the owner would not look good, he would have to give the three buried goods a little bit on the spot.

"Hey, isn't this a young man? Why do you come out and hang out alone? ”

Nian Qianyao was walking aimlessly there, but he was suddenly called behind him, turned around and looked, it was the old eight Yinxi who returned to Beijing to celebrate Kangxi's birthday, and at this time, Yinxi's side was also accompanied by several other people, one of whom Nian Qianyao also knew, it was the old member of the Eight Masters Party, the son of Mingzhu, and the current capital of the Imperial Palace. As for the rest, they were all guards and the like.

"It turned out to be the eighth master! Why don't you accompany the emperor in the palace, but come out to hang out? Nian Qianyao clasped his fists and bowed slightly to Yinxi, and returned the other party's question intact.

"Hehe, I've been back for a few days, and I've already gone to see Huang Ama, and I also wanted to ask for something to do, but unfortunately the fourth brother is too capable, and I can't 'intervene', so I naturally have to be idle...... By the way, I heard that your young general has made great contributions again, and I think you will be promoted soon, right? ”

It stands to reason that Yinxi is the prince and the master, and Nian Qianyao will at least fight a thousand children when he meets, but he only hugged his fist slightly, which is actually rude.

However, Yinxi didn't seem to notice this, and still just smiled and said to him.

"Lao Baye asked, a little bit of work, it's not worth mentioning!" Nian Qianyao hugged Yinxi again, and a trace of "color" appeared on his face. How many years? "I think that when he followed Kangxi to fight against Geerdan, he was already the best among the young generals, and he should have been able to take charge of himself a long time ago. However, since he was sent by Kangxi to Yu Zhong's men, he has become obscure from the four "shots" of light. Later, he was recommended by Yu Zhong to be a small chief soldier in the land of Taiwan. Seeing that his former colleagues were promoted and made rich one by one, he could only stare dryly from the side...... But is he doing less land? pacified Liuqiu, subdued Kyushu, led troops to India, and defeated Yingyi...... Which of these credits is not well-deserved? But people regard him as a vassal of Yuzhong, and they only know that Yu Zhong broke Japan, pacified Tibet, and conquered India. I only know that Yue Zhongqi raided Qinghai for thousands of miles, but almost no one was aware of his existence. When he thinks about these past events, he is angry. How old is Yu Zhong? Will he fight? Which green onion is Yue Zhongqi? At the beginning, he was someone's subordinate. If it weren't for his kindness and kindness to take this guy to Vladivostok, how could there be today's General Fenwei? Now, though, it's okay. Yu Zhong conquered Burma from the north to the south, and he hit the capital of Burma from the south to the north, so to speak. Half of the achievements of the imperial court in Burma were fought by someone in his year, and he relied on the navy to build so much land. He wants to see, who will dare to underestimate him in the future! And his performance also made his vanity feel a kind of satisfaction...... Even Yinxi, the prince who was "assigned" to Fengtian, knows his merits, how can others not understand? The day when he will become famous in the world must not be far off.

"Hehe,......" Yu Xu looked at Nian Qianyao's slightly glowing face, and couldn't help but smile next to him. Brother Liang Gong is too modest. Into the sea to capture Jiao. Go ashore to fight tigers, for example, who doesn't know that you are a first-class good player on both land and water? As far as I know, what did you pacify that Iro. It is the largest grain-producing region in Myanmar and the most populous...... If this is also considered a small achievement, then wouldn't the other soldiers have to compensate the court for a few military merits? ”

Lord Nalan laughed. Nian Qianyao replied with a smile. This is said to be on his heart. Myanmar is the largest grain-producing region and the most populous area...... With this credit, what if Yu Zhong first captured the city of Ava?

"By the way, is there a place for Lianggong to go? Why don't you go for a drink with the two of us? Yinxi smiled again and extended an invitation to Nian Qianyao.

"Don't dare to disturb the eighth master, the slave still has to go to the Yongwang Mansion to visit the fourth master, so he won't go!" Although he felt very useful about Yinxi and Xu's words, Nian Qianyao had not forgotten what kind of "color" this eighth master used to be. It's just a matter of chatting once in a while, and it's not sensitive to go for a drink together.

Who knows what will happen after this drink? Let alone. Now Yinxi is no longer as good as before, in terms of power and influence, it is not as good as the fourth child who is still in the capital and mixed land, he is a person who walks to a high place, and he still looks down on such a down-and-out prince, what is the good thing to entangle with him?

"I see, that's a pity." Hearing Nian Qianyao's words, Yinxi's face slightly "revealed" a trace of disappointment, but it was immediate. He put on a kind smile again: "Lianggong, you go to visit the fourth brother, this is the number of courtesies." I won't stop you. However, you must remember that you will not forget to visit my house when you have time! ”

"Definitely, definitely! The eighth master loves him, and the slave naturally doesn't dare to forget the slightest "confusion"! Nian Qianyao hugged his fists slightly, and then, without waiting for Yinxi to speak, he turned around and left.

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"You met Nian Qianyao?"

Nian Qianyao didn't expect that after breaking up with him, Yinxi and Yuxu went to find two other people, and these two people were familiar with him in the past few years...... Nine elder brother Yinyu, ten elder brother Yinyu me. Kangxi celebrated his 60th birthday, and as sons of man, they naturally had to come back to celebrate their birthdays. Moreover, not only these two princes, but even the eldest Yinren in North America and the second Yinren in Luzon have also returned. And the one who asked Yinxi and Yuxu about this sentence was the tenth elder brother Yinyu and me, but when I asked this, Yinxi's tone was not very good, which caused Yinxu and Yuxu to be a little surprised.

"What? Old ten, has Nian Qianyao offended you? Yinzhen asked me.

“。 Many, let's be a brother who has been released far away, the phoenix that has fallen is not as good as a chicken, and the toothless dragon is not as good as a snake, how dare you be angry with the general who leads the army? I just don't like that guy! I poured myself a glass of wine and said coldly.

"Don't like him? What's going on? "Yinzhen lowered his face, Yinzhen I am the most loyal brother to him, although his talent has always been limited, but after he lost power, he still did not abandon him, this friendship, even with his depth, is also very moving. Coupled with the attitude that Nian Qianyao inadvertently showed just now that he didn't care much about him, he naturally didn't have to choose who to lean towards.

"Brother Starling, don't be angry, no matter how crazy Qianyao was that year, he didn't dare to do anything to me and Lao Shi. Lao Shi really just doesn't like him, don't worry about it! Yinyu saw that Yinyu had a tendency to get angry, so he persuaded beside him.

"There weren't too many people who were pleasing to the eye in the past, but it was in Beijing, and they were all at the feet of the emperor. That's it...... But when it comes to India, do anyone dare to go right with the Tenth Master? He asked me with a grin.

"Hmph. Put it right? It's simply ignoring it! Yinzhen snorted coldly, "After Lao Tzu arrived in India, he was Yu Zhong, and he was also polite to me, and he never blushed half a time." How old is he? With a few broken boats, you think you can not take me seriously? I '' his ancestors! ”

"Yinyu, you come and tell me!" Yingan I can't speak clearly, Yinxi can't understand.

Then he turned to Yinyu and asked.

"Hehe, it's not that you don't know, Brother Starling, Lao Ten is this temper!" Yin Yu smiled, and then said: "Originally, the imperial army stationed in India was divided into two parts: water and land. When Yu Zhongzhong, no matter whether it is water or land, he dares to act disobeying. Later, Huang Ama transferred Yu Zhong away. Before leaving, according to Huang Ama's wishes, Yu Zhong handed over the military and political power to me and Lao Shi. In fact. Lao Shi and I both knew. It's just a formality. Let's not mention that we had already gained a foothold in India at that time, and there were still many generals left in Yuzhong, even if there was something really wrong.

I can't get involved with Lao Shi. Later, not long after Yu Zhongcai left, pirates suddenly began to be in the eastern part of the country. It's very ruthless! We didn't want to take care of it, but since the territory is already ours, we should naturally have an attitude of ownership, right? ……

So I sent someone to investigate, but I didn't find anything. Nian Qianyao went to suppress the bandits, but people said that they were not available.

Later we learned that those pirates were some of his men! Lao Shi was angry, so he went to Calcutta to settle accounts with Nian Qianyao, but that guy didn't even pay attention to it. Later, he simply sailed out to sea...... Since then, except for today's food and tomorrow's salary, there is no news! ”

"Why don't you sue him in a book?" Narration asked.

"Complaint? Was this helpful? There is no human or material evidence, how can the two of us who have been exiled be able to lead the army and general, who has made meritorious achievements? Moreover, Yu Zhong had just left at that time, and if we were in a hurry to read the book, wouldn't it seem how incompetent we were? Isn't that "forced" Huang Ama to transfer Yu Zhong back? Yin Yu smiled bitterly.

"You're doing the right thing. Being away from home is no better than at home. If you write to Huang Amma, even if you can convict Nian Qianyao, Huang Ama probably won't continue to keep you in India. …… It's not like anywhere else, you want people who are capable! Yin Yu sighed. Yinyu said that he and Yinyu were the "exiled" elder brother. However, Yinren understood that among the princes who left the capital, except for Yinren and himself, the rest were not really exiled. is like Yinchu, ostensibly self-exile, but in fact to expand the territory, maybe in the future he can set himself up as a king and set up another situation overseas, even if it is not as good as being the emperor in the Central Plains, but it is not much worse; And Yinyu and Yingan were sent to India by Kangxi, although there is a certain meaning of punishment, but the greater component should be pacification, even if they cannot be divided into India as kings in the future, they will not be much worse after returning to Beijing. Speaking of which, it's better than his situation.

"Hehe, in fact, the ninth master and the tenth master, you don't have to take Nian Qianyao to heart. I don't think he'll have a good time in the future! Suddenly, he said with a smile again.

"Tell me, don't talk nonsense, comfort Lao Tzu! Nian Qianyao, this kid has the support of his fourth brother inside, and he has military merits outside, and this time he is ordered to return to Beijing to celebrate his birthday...... This honor, Huang Ama didn't even give it to Yu Zhong! It won't be long before you will be promoted and make a fortune...... At that time, how could he be upset? I asked rhetorically.

"Hahaha...... Military exploits? Tenth Master, do you really think that this time he was summoned by the emperor because of his military merits? If that's the case, there are many people who have made great contributions under Yu Zhong, just talk about this time, Yang Tianzong, Zhou Zhong, and Song Ai...... Are these people worse than him? The merit of the people in the middle is on the list, but they didn't mention their names at all, and the place where they led the troops to fight was almost these three general soldiers! Why didn't the emperor summon these three people? Isn't that too biased? He laughed.

"The Emperor summoned him only once...... Maybe it's because this guy can do it on land and water, right? Yinyu thought about it and said.

"Ninth Master, you are wrong." Yu Xu sneered slightly, and said to the three princes in front of him: "Our Imperial Procuratorate has received a rumor that someone from above has impeached Nian Qianyao for indiscriminate killing, and he did not obey the general's orders and sent troops without authorization!" ”

"What do you mean?" I asked, stretching my neck.

According to local news from Burma, Yu Zhong originally wanted Nian Qianyao to firmly occupy the Irrawaddy, control this grain-producing area, and form a north-south echo trend with the Yunnan-Guizhou army led by him, so as to intimidate those local forces in Burma and facilitate surrender. However, in order to make more military achievements, this guy did not listen to the general's orders, and had to attack north...... He has arrived in the capital of Burma like Yu Zhong, and his reputation has also been out, but he has killed all the way, so that many of Yu Zhong's arrangements have come to naught, and he has killed too many people, making a large number of Burmese people dissatisfied with the imperial court, making it difficult for Yu Zhong's plan to continue to implement! …… Three masters, this Burma is planned by the imperial court to be directly included in the territory of my Qing Dynasty, and the people there will be our Qing Dynasty people in the future. The corners of his mouth curled slightly, and he said disdainfully.

"Wouldn't it? If it is really like what you said, with Yu Zhong's temper all along, I am afraid that this guy will be slaughtered in Myanmar, how can he be allowed to live until now? Yinzhen said in disbelief. Once fought with Yu Zhong in North India, he knew how strict Yu Zhongdi's military orders were. That General Zhenyuan can usually smile with anyone, but if anyone really violates the military order, it is the emperor Lao Tzu, I'm afraid it's useless. If someone like Nian Qianyao seriously violated the order, I am afraid that he would have been stabbed a long time ago.

"Hehe, Tenth Master, you have just come back not long ago, so naturally you don't know the situation very well. A few months ago, Yu Zhong found fault and arrested Cai Ting, the newly appointed governor of Yunnan, which made the emperor very unhappy. Although in the end, the emperor still sold Yu Zhong a face and demoted Cai Ting from the governor of Yunnan back to the deputy general of Changsha, but in order to warn Yu Zhong, he also withdrew his Shang Fang sword. It's only been a few days since this happened, so Yu Zhong naturally has to be careful! He replied with a smile.