Emperor Kangxi sent me to marry

On the way back to Beijing, Suo'etu was thinking about how to squeeze out Alani and the fourth princess couple.

He is already old, and his sons are not outstanding, and their work is mediocre; on the contrary, the fourth princess and the eldest grandson Taiji are both young and young, and they are blood relatives to the prince. One is in the grassland and the other is in the forbidden palace.Alani again flattered the princess's son-in-law, the three of them hugged each other, how could the surnamed Hesheli gain a foothold in front of the prince in the future?
The negotiation was a complete victory. Not only did it agree to use Nerchinsk as the boundary, but even the Udi River was not lost.Although it was written in the treaty that it would be discussed at another day, the Qing Dynasty was closer to it, and as long as it could send troops to control it, it would be equivalent to getting it.

In this matter, Changsun Taiji can be regarded as the first meritorious service.Although this kind of meticulous behavior cannot be made public to the world, as long as the emperor knows it well, it is more important than anything else.The fourth princess is cunning and doting, and the two of them can cooperate with each other before they get married. If they get married, is it worth it?

What can I do?
Suo'etu fanned his dilapidated palm-leaf fan, thinking hard in the simple post room.The sweltering weather in August of the old calendar, coupled with the fact that the lanterns at night attracted mosquito bites, made him unable to sleep, so he simply sat up and planned to go for a walk outside, even if the wind blows for a while.

Unexpectedly, before he left, General Sabusu rushed in first.

"Master Suo'etu, where is Uncle Tong Guo? I didn't find anyone in his room."

"I haven't seen it. Why is the general in such a hurry?"

"Oh, something serious has happened. The Empress is gone!"

"Empress Empress? Who? The emperor made a queen again?"

"Uncle Tong's niece, the former imperial concubine Tong. I just received the letter. I said yes, during the few days we were in Nerchinsk, the empress became seriously ill for some reason. The emperor came down to cheer for the empress. The decree came to seal the Empress. As a result, it was sealed in the morning and disappeared in the evening. Now the steward of the Tong Mansion came to report the funeral. Although the road is inconvenient, the Emperor also sent a message to tell us to wear filial piety as soon as we enter Gubeikou."

Suo'etu was eager to know what the Tong Mansion sent someone to tell Tong Guogang, so he put on a jacket decisively and went out with Sabusu to find someone.

"I just wanted to go out to cool off, and I guess Uncle Tong Guo is too."

"Yes, this house is like a steamer. I've already pitched a tent outside."

Sabsu ordered the soldiers around him to look for it a little further away, and he found Tong Guogang.

After learning that his niece was sealed off in the morning, he died of illness in the afternoon. He was so overjoyed and sad that he almost lost his breath and fell off his horse.

Suo'etu wanted to call for a military doctor, but was stopped by Tong Guogang who was struggling to get off his horse.

"It's okay, I'm okay. I'm just a little surprised. Who's here in our family?"

"I heard what it's called, Crock Pot."

"Ah? Why is it him?"

When Tong Guogang heard that the person who came was only a third-class steward in charge of carriages and horses in the outer courtyard, he yelled in his heart that something was wrong.

How can such an important matter be told by a clumsy old man?

There is only one reason: this man is loyal and hard-headed, and he will not leak the news.

After politely sending Suo'etu and Sabusu out, Tong Guogang fastened the door that was full of holes and lowered his voice.

"It's not like everyone is gone, why are you here?"

"Back to the Eldest Master, the Second Master, the First Wife, and the Second Mistress went to the palace to cry all day long, and all the stewards were too busy to sleep. On the first day of this month, the Second Master suddenly called the servants in the middle of the night and gave this letter, and 50 taels of silver were used as travel expenses. The servant followed the people from the Ministry of War and came together."

Tong Guogang immediately tore open his brother's letter and read it quickly.

"He asked me to go to Shu, and asked Tong's family to carry the flag into Manchuria, and it was no longer the Han army flag. Why didn't he himself submit the memorial? Didn't he say that the emperor ordered him to be a first-class public, and he was hereditary?"

The chariot steward nicknamed 'Water Pot' has been in Tongfu for 40 years, and even served the father of Tong's brothers in the past.He is straightforward and straightforward, saying things, sentence by sentence, without embellishment.

"My lord, it's spread all over the palace. The empress was pissed off by the second lord."

"Nonsense!"

"Second Master's eldest grandson, An Geer told me that he is only six years old, and he will not lie. The empress is not seriously ill, but she is too tired. The second wife went to the palace to greet her as usual, and brought An Geer with her. Yes. The second wife said to the empress, when you come back, the elder lady, take advantage of the success of the peace talks, and ask the emperor if he wants to make the empress the empress. The empress said no. The second wife was not happy, and returned home angrily. "

"Isn't this her own nonsense? What does it have to do with the second master?"

"On the fourth day after that day, I was on duty at the chariot and horses. The second master called a car and said that he wanted to enter the palace to see his wife. I sent it there. I waited outside the palace gate from day to night, but the second master did not come out. Later, Mother Tong sent a little eunuch to tell me to go home first. That night, the second master didn't come back. As soon as the sun rose the next day, our eldest lady was called out to be the queen Yes. Then, in the afternoon, in the afternoon..."

Tong Guogang roughly guessed what was going on.

In fact, after the seal, the younger brother has been planning.In the past few years, I don’t know why, and I have been reciting words.Everything in the Tong family was not going well in the court, and there were several troubles, all of which were quietly suppressed by the emperor, but he also reprimanded him behind his back.The younger brother became more and more anxious.In addition, Concubine Tonghuang is getting older and has no hope of having a child. Her younger sister, the emperor, guards the filial piety of the empress dowager, and refuses to accept it.The only way out that can be seen is to make the eldest niece the queen.

No wonder, my younger brother was so concerned about trying to come to Nerchinsk, and after deciding not to come, he tried his best to encourage himself to come.

"Then why do you say that the empress is mad at him?"

"According to the rumors of the little eunuchs in the palace, it is said that the imperial concubine was taking care of our eldest lady, and she yelled at the second master, which could be heard throughout Chengqian Palace. 'Are you willing to force her to death', "The empress is ten times more tired than the imperial concubine, look what she looks like." She has a nose and eyes. Then, the imperial doctor rushed in and said that the empress vomited blood."

After hearing this, Tong Guogang burst into tears and couldn't move for a long time.

That's right, when my eldest niece becomes an imperial concubine, she has to rest and take care of herself five out of ten days; if she becomes a queen, if she is not diligent, outside officials will discuss it; if she is diligent, her own body can't hold on.Besides, with Empress Hesheli in front of her, she also gave birth to two older brothers, and her eldest niece became a queen, her background, heirs, and reputation are all far behind. If she takes this step forward, how can her strong temper not be ignored? Struggling to get better?
"Okay, you go to sleep for a while. I'll write the memorial right now. You work harder tomorrow morning, and ride back to Beijing on a fast horse. It's rare that there is a phoenix in the house. The second master is waiting impatiently. Two more feathers will come down."