The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 167 Two decrees, how to choose?
Yinyou stayed in Balikun City for more than a month.

After the new garrison arrived, Yinyou left behind a large amount of supplies and food before returning to Beijing.

On the way back, the Dzungars kept following Yinyou from a distance, trying to find a flaw and strike a fatal blow.

However, Yinyu was extremely cautious in employing his troops, and the Dzungars were unable to find any flaws and could only watch helplessly.

To put it bluntly, this is the same as stock trading.

As long as you are not greedy and know when to quit, you will definitely make money!
However, the vast majority of stock investors want to win and are afraid of losing, and they rush to sell their stocks at the slightest sign of trouble.

When the market is booming, stock investors are thinking about making money and often buy at high prices.

As a result, of course, he was seriously trapped!
Yinyou saw clearly that as long as the army could keep its food and grass, the Dzungars would not be able to afford the waste.

Therefore, on the way back, Yinyou adopted the stupid method of building a strong camp and fighting a stupid battle, making it like a dog biting a hedgehog, and the Dzungars were unable to bite at all.

After the army returned to Xi'an, in accordance with the imperial court's order, the Western Expedition Army was disbanded on the spot, and everyone returned to their homes.

Yinyou led more than 2,000 soldiers of the Eight Banners and returned to the capital along the original route from Henan and Zhili.

When Kangxi heard that Yinwei had returned triumphantly, he was very pleased and ordered his third son to lead all officials of the fourth rank and above in Beijing to welcome Yinwei into the city outside the South City.

Yinyou is not stupid. Is this kind of limelight the treatment a minister should enjoy?

To be honest, many people easily fall into a misunderstanding: as long as the emperor trusts me, everything will be fine!

In fact, the emperor’s trust is like a rolling river. It is in Jingzhou today, and it may flow into the Pacific Ocean tomorrow.

A hundred feet away from the city gate, Yinwei got off his horse early and insisted on walking into the city.

The third brother was surprised to see that Yinyou was actually leading the horse and walking towards him slowly.

Originally, the third brother thought that Yinyou would definitely come over on horseback and show off his triumphant glory from a high position.

For this reason, the third brother secretly instructed several close censors to not be polite when the time comes and to accuse Yinyou of lacking the etiquette of a subject.

Now, well, Yinyou had already been removed from office, so the third brother’s plan naturally came to nothing.

The fourth brother looked at the humble and polite Yinyou with great satisfaction, and felt deeply moved that his brother was indeed a humble gentleman.

The fifth brother has always lived a very comfortable life. His mind is extremely simple. He just thinks that since Yinyou has returned triumphantly, he will most likely be promoted to a prince, right?

When the seventh brother looked at Yinyou who was coming with a horse, his emotions were much more complicated than the fifth brother's.

Alas, if he had better have short legs, he should have had the chance to triumph, right?
This person must believe in fate.

The eldest brother was as stupid as a pig and was imprisoned for life.

The second prince was deposed twice, and among the remaining princes, the fourth prince's adoptive mother was the most honorable. Moreover, the fourth prince was very capable, did not argue or make a fuss, and seemed to be obedient.

Not fighting is the biggest fight, this is absolutely true!
If the Eighth Prince, who already had the support of most of the banner owners and kings, had taken control of the military power, Kangxi would have to worry about the Xuanwu Gate Incident all day long. How could he sleep well?
When he was still three feet away from the third prince, Yinyu threw away the reins, quickened his pace, and took the lead in taking a deep trestle. He said very respectfully, "Beile Yinyu, may Prince Cheng, Prince Yong, and Prince Heng be well!"

First the national etiquette, then the family etiquette, everyone was speechless.

If you put family etiquette first and national etiquette later, it will be easy for the censors to find fault with you!
The third brother opened his eyes wide and was completely stunned.

To be honest, the third brother never dreamed that Yinyou would be so honest and obedient?

Before this, the third brother had also anticipated many scenarios, but he had never expected that Yinyou would be the first to perform the state ceremony to him.

In the Qing Dynasty, the prince was respected above all other officials and had an extremely high status.

Therefore, Yinyou took the initiative to pay his respects to the third, fourth and fifth princes, his three brothers.

The fourth brother was also worried at first, wondering if Yinyou would become arrogant because of his favor.

Now, the answer was revealed. The fourth child couldn't help but curl up his lips and said happily: "Let's go!"

Since the fourth prince had spoken, he represented the entire group of princes and princes, so Yinyou stood up.

At this time, the third brother also woke up from his shock and shouted loudly: "There is an order."

"Hualala..." Everyone present knelt down.

"The Emperor ordered... the fifteenth prince to appear before the emperor at Changchun Garden."

In the edict, Yinyu was praised as a rare famous general on earth, which fully demonstrated Kangxi's favor for Yinyu.

"I accept your order and thank you."

After receiving the imperial edict, Yinyou did not go to Changchun Garden immediately, but greeted and paid his respects to his seventh, eighth and other brothers one by one.

The more the fourth brother looked at Yinyou, the more satisfied he felt. My brother is the best brother in the world!

In the Qing Dynasty, which had a strict etiquette system, the more public and formal the occasion, the more important it was to observe etiquette.

As long as there is a lack of etiquette, it is easy to be closely associated with disrespect for the emperor and the father, arrogance and domineering, and extreme insolence.

After greeting the flag owners and kings one by one, Yinyou clasped his hands together and bowed to all the officials present.

After completing all the formalities, Yinwei walked ten feet away, then mounted his horse and galloped towards Changchun Garden.

Li Cheng, the Left Vice-Chief Censor of the Censorate, could only stare blankly at Yinyu as he left. Alas, the impeachment mission assigned to him by the Third Brother was obviously impossible to complete!
The third prince is a model of both civil and military talents among all the princes.

Not only is he capable of editing books for a long time, but he can also show off his skills in riding and shooting. Logically speaking, if the crown prince is deposed again, the third brother has the greatest chance of becoming the heir to the throne.

However, the third brother has a fatal flaw: he wants to win but is afraid of losing, so he doesn't dare to take the risk and take a big gamble.

To be honest, most people have this shortcoming of the third brother.

Ordinary people, once they give a generous gift, want to see the return immediately, but they neglect that in a society where favors are the main thing, investing emotionally in one's boss is the most worry-free investment.

In the past, Yinyou had a distant uncle whose parents had both passed away and his family was so poor that they could barely make ends meet. They had no money to send cigarettes or alcohol, so they went to work at the homes of cadres who helped recruit soldiers every day.

Do all kinds of work.

As a result, he was sent into the team without giving a penny. Then, he was successfully promoted, transferred from a full-time regiment officer to a deputy position in the county bureau, and became a big winner.

In that era, joining the team and getting promoted was almost the best way for farmers to change their destiny, without a doubt.

If you don’t have money to give gifts, you can try to show off!
You don't want to invest in anything, but you're still very stubborn. Just wait to be beaten by society.

It is very common for people in their fifties to still have to listen to orders from young people in their thirties.

The fourth brother looked at Yinyou's receding back, thinking of setting a feast to reward his good brother.

After Yinyou arrived at Changchun Garden, Kangxi summoned him immediately.

"Your Majesty, I, Yinyu, respectfully greet you!"

"Get up." Kangxi raised his hand with a smile and looked at Yinyou with satisfaction.

To be honest, Kangxi was also very worried about Yinyou. Would he be defeated and killed when he led his troops to battle for the second time?
Now, it turns out that Kangxi's worries were completely unnecessary.

Kangxi had already read through the entire battle process in the secret memorial!

To put it bluntly, as long as Yinwei was given enough support, he could use open strategies and the method of building up national strength to crush the Dzungars' intention to rob food.

In the second military campaign, Yinyu showed that he could see through the essence of things and endure loneliness.

"Xiao Shiwu, when do you think the Qing Dynasty will be able to win the long-term confrontation with the Dzungars?"

Kangxi had also been enduring, mainly because of the shortage of food and grass.

The territory of the Dzungar Khanate was too vast, and it had at least 100,000 elite armored knights.

If the Qing Dynasty sent too few troops, it would not be able to destroy the country. If it sent too many troops, the logistics could not keep up, and it would be the first to collapse!

"My Lord Khan, I think that we must not act too hastily and must proceed step by step." Yinyou gave a detailed introduction to the terrain he had surveyed along the Tongtian River. His final conclusion was that they could only adopt the method of segmented water transportation to transport grain to the western border in stages.

"Khan Ama, even if the grain is transported into the northwest in stages, it will save several times the loss compared to relying entirely on official roads to transport grain!" Yinyou's words made Kangxi very satisfied.

The biggest difficulty in the confrontation between the Qing Dynasty and the Dzungars was not the fighting but the huge losses in transporting food and fodder from the Central Plains.

Now, Yinyou took the initiative to revise his view on the direct canal, and Kangxi was really satisfied.

"Call Zhang Tingyu!" Kangxi turned around and instructed Wei Zhu who was standing at the door.

Not long after, Zhang Tingyu arrived.

"Hengchen, read it."

"Yes."

Zhang Tingyu took out the imperial edict he had prepared in advance from his sleeve and said in a deep voice, "Yes, there is an imperial edict."

Yinyou quickly knelt down and bowed to listen to the announcement.

"Your Majesty, the fifteenth son of the Emperor, Prince Yinyu, has made great contributions by leading the army to reinforce Barkol, and is awarded the third salary of a county prince, and is also in charge of the Infantry Command Office. His duties as the Minister of the Imperial Guard, the Guard Camp, and Shuntian Prefecture are all exempted from the concurrent duties. This is my decree!"

Kangxi was definitely not a foolish ruler who failed to judge people. He gave Yinyou the real power to manage the Infantry Commander's Office, and at the same time took back the military power of the Imperial Guard and the Guard Camp.

From the emperor's perspective, it is definitely an appropriate arrangement.

As for the assignment of being in charge of Shuntian Prefecture, it was just a title, and Yinyou had no actual control over Shuntian Prefecture.

"Your son Yinyu accepts your order and thanks you for your grace."

As a prince, Yinyou suddenly transformed himself into a super big shot who held the greatest military power in the capital.

At this moment, Yinyu was really touched. Kangxi entrusted him with the management of more than 30,000 infantry troops, which clearly showed his great trust in him.

"Little Fifteen, I have reason to believe that you will never let me down!" Kangxi's words were ambiguous.

In fact, Yinyu had already understood what he meant, and quickly said, "I will definitely maintain the peace of the capital."

Translated, this means: I will keep a close eye on every move of the Eastern Palace on behalf of Khan Ama!
Zhang Tingyu looked at Yinyu calmly, and although his mouth was still tightly shut, he was thinking in his heart that if Yinyu showed a little bit of disobedience after his triumphant return, hehe, Kangxi would give him a signal and order him to issue the decree in his right sleeve.

The decree on the right sleeve was very simple, just one sentence: Promote Yinyou to Prince Yu and grant him 10,000 acres of imperial farmland!

Therefore, the saying that pride brings harm, while humility brings benefit, is definitely not an empty saying in the Qing Dynasty!
PS: It’s three o’clock in the morning, and I’ve fulfilled my three updates. I would like to ask for a few monthly tickets. It’s not too much, right?
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