The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 155 Crush
The so-called one force can defeat ten!

Due to Yinyou's violent intervention, Nian Gengyao, whom the Fourth Prince had never been able to win over, joined the Fourth Prince's party, which really made the Fourth Prince overjoyed.

It is common practice to give a beating first and then a candy.
With Yinyou's strong endorsement, the promise that the fourth brother made to Nian Gengyao seemed particularly credible!
Before this, Nian Gengyao deliberately ignored the fourth brother because he did not think highly of him and only wanted to stand on the side of the eighth brother.

However, after Yinyu gave the order to slap him in the face, if Nian Gengyao still did not behave himself, he would be severely beaten by Yinyu first!
When faced with two evils, choose the lesser one. Even if Nian Gengyao was stupid, he knew what to choose!

Anyway, by respecting the fourth brother on the left and continuing to have close contacts with the eighth brother on the right, Nian Gengyao still won’t suffer any loss!

A few days later, Kangxi summoned Nian Gengyao again because he was concerned about the chieftain issue in the Sichuan-Tibet border area.

"The Governor of Sichuan, your servant Nian Gengyao, respectfully wishes you the best of luck!"

"Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After Nian Gengyao stood up, he was surprised to see Yinyou standing next to Kangxi, looking at him with a smile.

Tianyou, it’s a good thing you didn’t come to complain, otherwise, it would not be as simple as just being slapped in the face!

Nian Gengyao secretly rejoiced that he was so patient!

“Your Majesty, things are not peaceful in Dajianlu. The chieftains have built many watchtowers, which are easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it is extremely difficult to supply food and grass…” Nian Gengyao gave a detailed introduction to the difficulty of dealing with the Sichuan chieftains.

Kangxi sent Nian Gengyao to govern Sichuan with the aim of opening up a passage from Sichuan to Tibet.

Although the terrain leading into Tibet from Qinghai is much flatter than that from Sichuan, it is not as safe as the Sichuan side because of the Dzungars squatting nearby with a covetous eye.

Nian Gengyao, this bastard, although he likes to play both sides, is a guy with real abilities.

When it comes to employing people, Kangxi is much better than the fourth prince!
After the fourth brother ascended the throne, the people he relied on, such as Ortai, Li Wei and Tian Wenjing, were far inferior to Ma Qi, Mingzhu and Suo Etu.

Especially Tian Wenjing, this guy dared to do anything to win favor, he was a typical cruel official.

The main problem with Kangxi was that he lived too long and was reluctant to meet Shunzhi.

"Little Fifteen, what do you think?" Kangxi listened patiently to Nian Gengyao's thoughts and turned to look at Yinyou.

Yinyu bowed and said, "My Lord Khan, I think that in order to solve the problem west of Dajianlu, in addition to storing sufficient food and grass in advance, we must also build more cannons. After all, although the area is vast, the population there is less than half of Ya'an Prefecture."

"Khan Ama, if we want to quell the Tusi problem in the southwest, we need cannons that can knock down watchtowers!"

Yinyou said this because he actually wanted to manage the firearms battalion!
However, it would certainly not work if he told Kangxi openly that he wanted to control the Firearms Battalion.

Therefore, Yinyu took advantage of the problem of unrest among the chieftains in the southwest and foresightedly proposed that more cannons must be built.

In fact, Qianlong spent more than twenty years and more than 7000 million taels of silver, and finally relied on heavy artillery to solve the problem of Jinchuan.

On the vital road from Sichuan into Tibet, local chieftains took advantage of the terrain and built nearly 10,000 watchtowers.

As long as the chieftains stubbornly defended the watchtowers in strategic locations and refused to come out, even if the Qing Dynasty sent out 500,000 troops, it would be helpless.

Kangxi's military experience was mainly in decisive battles between two armies on plains. He was also a layman in mountain warfare.

"Liang Gong, to pacify the Tusi in the southwest, you should write more letters to the Fifteenth Prince."

As soon as Kangxi said this, Nian Gengyao broke out in a cold sweat on the spot. He really didn't deserve the slap in the face from Yinyu.

In fact, Kangxi's order was equivalent to handing the strategic decision-making power of pacifying the southwestern chieftains into Yinwei's hands.

After coming out of Qingxi Study, Nian Gengyao bent over and whispered, "Master Fifteen, I have brought back a stunning young beauty from Sichuan. I will send her to your house later."

Yinyu didn't look at Nian Gengyao, and said coldly: "Liang Gong, do I still need a beauty to serve me? You can keep her for yourself!"

Sichuan, especially the beautiful Chengdu Plain, has always been home to beautiful women.

However, in the entire Qing Dynasty, Mizhi ranks second among the places that produce truly beautiful women, and no other place dares to rank first.

The reason why the women of Mizhi are famous throughout the country is that the place is where Han, Xiongnu, Mongolian, Xianbei, Turkic, Dangxiang and other ethnic groups live together.

According to the scientific principles of genetics, the more mixed the blood is, the more beautiful the woman is!

In history, in addition to the famous Diao Chan, Chuang Ze's wife Gao Guiying was the top beauty of Mizhi.

"Fifteenth Master, look at what you said, how could you be in need of beauties to serve you? I have always been confused and have not fulfilled my filial duty..." Nian Gengyao was indeed frightened by Yinyu, and he rushed to flatter Yinyu!
Yinyou thought, isn't this just a despicable person?

The fourth brother has been trying his best to win over Nian Gengyao, but Nian Gengyao just ignores him.

Yinyou was so ruthless that he slapped Nian Gengyao until his face was covered in blood, but Nian Gengyao was defeated!
"Liang Gong, Fourth Brother is your real master." Yinyu briefly reminded Nian Gengyao and then got on his horse and left.

Daring to ride a horse in Changchun Garden, Yinyou was the father of Scorpion in the entire Qing Dynasty, the only one!
Yinyou was really busy every day, not pretending to be busy.

After sitting on duty for twelve hours, his legs became thin. To be honest, if he hadn't been so busy, Yinyu wouldn't have dared to ride a horse in Changchun Garden.

Changchun Garden is so big, covering an area of more than one hundred hectares. It is really tiring to travel there on foot alone!
Therefore, Kangxi was also a wise man. He rewarded Yinyou with the privilege of riding a horse in the garden, which indeed greatly reduced Yinyou's burden.

Before leaving the emperor, Nian Gengyao came to visit the fourth brother again.

The fourth brother received Nian Gengyao's visiting card in advance and was naturally very satisfied.

On that day, the fourth brother left the Ministry of Revenue early and went back to make arrangements to entertain Nian Gengyao properly.

Thirteenth Brother watched helplessly as Fourth Brother ordered Su Peisheng around in circles. He couldn't stand it any longer, so he said, "Fourth Brother, is it that serious?"

The fourth brother glanced at the thirteenth brother and said nothing, but he knew in his heart that the thirteenth brother was still short-sighted and could not see as far as Yinyou.

The Governor of Sichuan may seem to have nothing to do with the capital, but in fact, this position is extremely critical.

In Shaanxi and Gansu, there is more loess than grass. Where do the food and fodder come from?
Aren’t they all sent over from Sichuan and Central Plains?
His promotion from Governor of Sichuan to Governor-General of Sichuan and Shaanxi was not only a natural progression, but also happened to control the grain route to the northwest.

As the saying goes, the higher you stand, the farther you can see!

The problems of the snowy plateau and the Dzungars seriously affected the security of the Qing Dynasty. Kangxi dreamed of chopping off Tsewang Arabtan's head.

However, with the Rakshasa Kingdom secretly fanning the flames, the Qing Dynasty could not destroy the Dzungar Khanate for the time being with its national strength.

Based on the fourth brother's understanding of Kangxi, he would sooner or later launch a large-scale military operation in the northwest.

When deploying troops in the northwest, the most important issue is not the number of soldiers, but the lack of food and grass.

The fourth brother was in charge of the Ministry of Revenue. He knew better than anyone that when transporting grain from the Central Plains to the northwestern border, twenty dan of grain was sent out, but the soldiers on the border only received one dan.

Because the laborers who transport food supplies on their journey to and from the northwest always need to eat!
Even in modern times, when trucks deliver supplies to the snowy plateau, they are loaded with supplies when they go, but they have to be empty when they return.

So, the transportation cost is staggering!
When Kangxi sent troops to the northwest, if the fourth brother wanted to secure his position as the general, he had to have someone of his own to help manage food and fodder in Shaanxi and Gansu!

The most suitable person is Nian Gengyao, the current governor of Sichuan!
No matter how reckless Nian Gengyao was, he was after all a slave of the Han army of the Bordered White Banner, and the fourth brother, the leader of the banner, would always have a way to control him.

To be honest, if it weren’t for Yinyou’s decisive action, Nian Gengyao would have been subdued.

The fourth brother would definitely force Nian Gengyao to send all his sons back to the capital as hostages.

Today, Nian Gengyao arrived at Prince Yong's mansion early in the morning with generous gifts.

The fourth brother was very happy to see Nian Gengyao, and praised him highly in his words and deeds.

A young man who has suddenly become rich loves to hear flattery the most. Old Four has no shortage of flattery!
When he saw Nian Gengyao again, Old Thirteen felt better.

The Thirteenth Prince knew exactly what was going on. Yinyou slapped Nian Gengyao more to help him vent his anger.

Of course, the fourth brother, who had been holding it in for too long, also let out a vent.

The Thirteenth Prince also knew the Fourth Prince's temper very well, so, on the surface, he and Yinyou did not have much contact.

However, as long as it was an important matter for Yinyu, the Thirteenth Brother would definitely help secretly. He just didn't say it out loud, so as not to arouse the suspicion of the Fourth Brother.

If Yinyou doesn't come, there will naturally be no banquet.

However, it was not until before the night curfew that Yinyou hurried to Prince Yong's Mansion from Changchun Garden.

Seeing Yinyu coming, Su Peisheng, who was guarding the door, came forward and said in an extremely flattering tone, "Fifteenth Master, you look so happy, did you get another little beauty?"

Yinyou couldn't help but smile in silence. Damn, this guy is so useless and yet he keeps talking about "little beauty" all the time. Is there any justice in the world?
"Little Su, you are so confused. You don't even know what kind of woman my master likes?" Yinyou was in a really good mood and deliberately joked with Su Peisheng.

Su Peisheng was such a smart man, he had known for a long time that Yinyou liked mature women.

"Fifteenth Master, have you taken a fancy to some beautiful young bride again?" Su Peisheng lifted the door curtain for Yinyu himself while deliberately trying to please him.

"Haha, you little slave, you really understand my mind!" Yinyu ordered casually, "Wulin, reward him generously!"

"Yes!" Wu Lin agreed and thought to himself, Cao Jia holding little Fupeng and sitting in Yinyou's arms, that feeling, even a rootless man like him knows, it must be very enjoyable!

Prince Ping, Narsu, could no longer get out of bed.

Whether Fupeng is his biological son or not, Narsu really can’t and dare not control it.

Cao Jiashi had an affair with a wild man. The maids and guards around her were almost beaten to death, but they didn't dare to say a word. Narsu was not really stupid, how could he not understand?

Narsu has now completely accepted his fate, simply because he simply cannot afford to offend the man his wife cheated with!

More importantly, Kangxi dreamed of seizing the twenty or so Niulu from Prince Ping's mansion, but he was worried that he couldn't find an excuse!
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