Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2556 Nine Volumes 38 I Just Want The Best
The few papers submitted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs about escorting items and building the princess mansion were all sent back by the emperor.

The sixth elder brother Yong Rong, Fu Long'an, Jin Jian and others who were in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs couldn't guess the holy will, and they were beaten back by the emperor's memorial several times, and they were going crazy.

Several people discussed it, and decided to ask the imperial concubine what she meant.

Firstly, the Seventh Princess is the son of the imperial concubine, and secondly, the imperial concubine can better understand the emperor's mind.

This matter was turned by Fuling.

This is the first time for Wanxi to arrange a marriage for her daughter. Being a mother is already anxious enough, but now she feels even more overwhelmed.

Fuling looked at Wanxi and remained silent, and said cautiously, "Originally my brother Shang Si Princess, my family also organized a wedding for the princess. This time it was my brother who personally organized the matter of the seventh princess. You should be familiar with the road."

"But I didn't think about it anyway, but Huang Ama sent back the budget book several times... Not to mention the sixth emperor brother, elder brother, uncle and others are confused, even my daughter-in-law is also confused."

Calling Wanxi to Fuling is like facing Zhuanxiang.Wanxi also breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "I really miss you Enie at this moment. When she was young, she was the most nimble and sharp hand. If she can be here, I can ask her for help .”

Fu Ling laughed, "Only because of the call of the Queen's Lady, I, Ernie, wish to enter the palace every day to serve by the Queen's Lady."

Wanxi sighed softly, "Your family is waiting for your Ama's letter. She is with your mother-in-law, so the two of you can have mutual company, and you can make up your mind about everything."

Fu Ling's heart trembled, and she hung her head in silence.

After Jiu Ye arrived in Yunnan, he wrote a letter from home and came back, talking about his disagreement with the deputy general A Gui and others.

Fu Heng discussed with the deputy generals Agui, Aligun and Yili general Yiltu and others about the time and marching route of the troops.The generals suggested that Burma should leave the army after the Frost's Descent because of the miasma in the land.

However, Fu Heng felt: In the past, he was obsessed with avoiding miasma, and he could do it after autumn. He had to prepare for the enemy, and he had to sit and watch for four or five months. .

Fu Heng too understands the emperor's heart.Regarding the matter of Myanmar, the court has been mired in the quagmire for too long, and the emperor hopes that the battle will be resolved quickly and a good news will be obtained early.Therefore, he can no longer wait in Yunnan for several months.Even if he wanted to take the risk of miasma, he would try it.

Wanxi knew that Fuling was worried about Ama, so she hurriedly smiled and said, "Okay, just leave it to Er Niang at this time, and Er Niang will go ask your emperor Ama's holy wishes."

Firstly, Wanxi didn't want to worry Fuling, and secondly, why didn't she dare to mention the Southwest issue herself?

The weather is getting hotter and hotter. I heard that the hotter the weather, the worse the miasma in the southwest forest.Fu Ling'an died of miasma, and Jiuye was getting older, whether he could resist it or not, Wanxi was worried when she thought about it.

Fuling felt relieved, got up and bowed to leave.

Wanxi grabbed Fuling's hand and asked, "How is Yongxing treating you?"

Fu Ling nodded with a smile, "Don't worry, Queen Mother, elder brother treats me very well."
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Wanxi waited for the emperor to come at night, and seeing the faint smile on the emperor's expression, Wanxi was also relieved.

"My lord, what is this fun for?" Wanxi personally filled the wine cup for the emperor, and handed it over with a smile.

The emperor nodded, "Guess, what is Xiao Jiu doing in the southwest right now?"

Wanxi lowered her head and smiled softly, "My lord is making things difficult for me. How can I understand what happened between the two armies?"

The emperor took a peanut and threw it into his mouth, Gaba chewed it crisply, took another sip of the wine, stared at Wanxi and smiled.

"He didn't do anything on the battlefield of the two armies~~ I'm just asking you to guess."

Wanxi shook her head, "Then I can't guess."

The emperor clapped his hands and chuckled, "He's a woodcutter, cutting wood!"

Wanxi was also stunned, "What is Mr. Zhongyong going to do? Fortify the walls and clear the fields, and cut down the forest, so that we can see the gangsters clearly?"

Wanxi learned this from when the imperial court suppressed the Wushi Rebellion. Back then, there was a dense forest outside Wushi City, and it was impossible to see the city from a distance. Even the court's cannons didn't know where to fire.At that time, the response method of the imperial army was to cut wood first and then fire.

The emperor shook his head with a smile, "Learn now and sell now...it's a pity that I was wrong!"

It turned out that Fu Heng arrived in Yunnan in March, and went to Yongchang and Tengyue in April to inspect the situation and start preparations for the war.He learned that the Burmese army "relyed exclusively on wooden fences" for defense, and that "the Qing army always used ordinary guns to attack, which was of no avail." A catty of iron, and cannons can be secretly cast at any time when the fence is attacked, so as to catch people by surprise."

He also gathered all the generals to discuss the strategy of advancing troops.In view of the fact that General Mingrui only marched by land in the past, and the Burmese side was able to concentrate its forces for defense, but suffered a lesson from defeat, Fu Heng decided to advance in three ways by land and water.

Because Awa, the capital of Burma, is to the west of the Dajinsha River, if it enters from the Xifoil River on the east road, Awa will still be across the river. Therefore, it was decided to go out of Hexi by way of Jiajiu River (also known as Lanjiu River, or Binglang River) and take the road Menggong (to the west of Myitkyina in present-day Myanmar) and Mengyang (to the west of Myitkyina in present-day Myanmar) went straight to Awa, and this was the orthodox master; along the way from the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, through Mengmi (today's Jielu, Myanmar) and Jiajiang southward, this It is a partial division: the other route is from the Ayeyarwady River waterway, going down the river, first building a ship in Manmo (now Bhamo, Myanmar), in order to communicate with the former two armies, strengthen their momentum, and supply the needs of the two armies.

However, in order to realize the principle of advancing both land and water, we must first solve the problem of ships.

In fact, long before Fu Heng arrived in Yunnan, the emperor had plans to build a ship, and sent his deputy general Ali Gun to handle the matter.On this matter, the emperor and Jiuye were united and agreed by coincidence.

But it is a pity that Ali Gun said that "the gorge outside the border is turbulent and dangerous, boats are impassable, and there are no offices along the river."Later, Fu Xian and Zuo Santai were ordered to investigate the truth, "what they said is the same as Ali Gon."In this way, the matter of shipbuilding had to be put on hold for the time being.

After Fu Heng arrived in Yunnan, he inquired the local residents in detail, and learned that the Wenggu Mountain near Manmo had many trees, and that the Bison Dam next to this mountain had a cool climate and no miasma, which was a good place for building ships. So Fu Xiandu was sent to transport the materials, and the craftsmen in Huguangwei were ordered to build the boats.

Wanxi doesn't know much about military affairs, but she just feels uneasy.

"In my opinion, can Mr. Zhongyong's plan work?"

The emperor nodded, "Xiao Jiu's arrangement is not because he acted rashly. Xiao Jiu's strategy has its source."

"Once the Yuan Dynasty attacked Burma, it was headed by the two rivers of Ahe and Axi, which is roughly the Dajinsha River today. In the past, Ening (Governor of Yunnan Province) said that the Yinjiang River in Tengyue, Xiatong Xinjie, and the Binglang River in Nandian, flowed into it. Manmu, the two rivers run from the middle of Wanshan Mountains, and the stones are layered, and the boats are impassable. If you build a ship near the river, transport it to the riverside, and go down the river to Ava, it is fast and saves food transportation, and the division period is also shorter. As early as one or two months ago, the Burmese would have no time to equip them. Then a team would go westward across the river to fetch wooden combs. If so, Burmese would not be flat enough.”

Wanxi listened carefully, although she didn't dare to say right or wrong, but she also felt that it would be a good way to attack by water, or avoid the miasma in the mountains and forests.

Wanxi breathed a sigh of relief, and only hoped that everything would go well for Master Jiu in Yunnan, that he would succeed as soon as possible, and that the teacher would return to court.

After accompanying the emperor to finish talking about Master Jiu, Wanxi took advantage of the emperor's joy, turned her eyes lightly, and raised her hand to support her chin.

"Grandpa, look at me, have I lost weight these days?"
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Seeing that Wanxi was taking the initiative to act like a baby again, the emperor also smiled lightly, and reached out to caress Wanxi's face.

"It's thin. Which thing did you lose weight?"

As the emperor spoke, he moved over, and Wanxi and Wanxi changed from sitting across the table to leaning side by side.

"...Is it because of lovesickness?"

Wanxi spat softly, lowered her head and smiled, "Look at you, you're so concerned about the war in the Southwest, yet you're still interested in bullying people~"

The emperor chuckled, and put his arms around Wanxi, "No matter how important the Southwest War is, it won't delay the Lord wanting to bully you~"

The emperor lifted Wanxi's chin, and just told Wanxi to kiss her lips.

It wasn't until Wanxi's neck was almost twisted, and she couldn't hold on anymore, that she panted and dodged away.

The emperor simply dragged Wanxi over and put it on his lap, "Since you're thinner, I won't be tired if you hold her."

Both of them didn't care about the food and drink, and sat on the kang for a long time.Half of the emperor's jug of wine was fed to Wanxi mouth to mouth.

Wanxi was a little overbearing, and she was not so cautious when speaking, so she blushed and raised her fist to lightly beat the emperor's shoulder.

"My master is really capable of torturing people! I don't give an accurate word about Liansheng's marriage, it's just that it's not good, so it's not good, what is the father going to do? Is it possible, is it deliberately embarrassing others?"

The emperor knew that he was wrong, and smiled guiltyly, "Hey, why did you deliberately make it hard for you to go? Next year is my [-]th birthday, and I will call Xiao Qilijiang next year. How can I not be more cautious?"

"The daughter married on the [-]th birthday of the Lord must be different from the daughter married in the usual year. Therefore, you follow the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the others to go through the accompanying regulations for Princess Heshuo to prepare. How can the Lord feel that it is enough?"

When the emperor talked about her [-]th birthday, Wanxi finally regained her senses.

God, yes, next year is the emperor's [-]th birthday!
According to the lifespan of ordinary people, the 60th birthday is often the most important birthday party.In the past, Lord Kangxi started to hold it at the age of 60; and the empress dowager's birthday celebration also started at the age of [-].

The emperor specially rushed to call Xiao Qilijiang in this year, only then did Wanxi understand the depth of the emperor's intentions.

Wanxi also nodded, "My master is right, not just for Liansheng, but also for my sixtieth birthday."

The emperor rested his elbows on the table, resting his cheeks on his hands, staring at Wanxi with bright eyes, "Do you have an idea?"

Wanxi couldn't help but stare at the emperor.

I regret what I said just now about "[-]th birthday".

In the past, when I talked about sixtieth birthday, I always felt that the old man who is the birthday star is old.But the master in front of him still talks to her with such a posture and expression, how can there be any sense of his sixtieth year?

Wanxi clapped her hands suddenly, "My lord, don't hold a banquet for thousands of seniors next year!"

The emperor's long eyebrows suddenly raised, and he couldn't help laughing, "Why? My lord, I follow the example of the emperor's grandfather in everything. The emperor's ancestor held a banquet for thousands of seniors at the age of 60~"

Wanxi patted the emperor's stomach, "What's an 'old man', I have nothing to do with you! If so many old people really come to the palace to have a banquet, then when I go to that stop, I don't have anything to do with others at all!" It's different, don't talk about sixties, it looks like someone who just turned 40..."

"Then why don't you frighten those old men, or simply recognize the wrong emperor, and ask the emperor to come and pour wine for them instead?"

The emperor pinched the tip of Wanxi's nose and laughed, "Look, what kind of daughter-in-law is this? You don't want me to hold a banquet for thousands of old people!"

Wanxi fell into the emperor's arms and swayed gently, "I'm not old. I don't want my father to grow old..."

For some reason, as long as the Banquet of the Thousand Seniors is mentioned, it seems that the emperor is very old, and there will be only a few years in the future.

The emperor is really not like that, and she doesn't want to be like that.

As Wanxi said, she got out of the emperor's arms, turned around and opened the drawer of the quilt, took out the lucky money that the emperor gave her, and put it on the emperor's head.

"I'm also suppressed by the master, so that the master will always be this age, and he will never be allowed to grow up again."

How could the emperor remain calm, keeping his head and neck still, and only stretched out his hand to pull Wanxi back into his arms.

"Okay, I promise you that I won't hold a thousand-year-old banquet. No matter how important the [-]th birthday is to others, as long as you don't like it, I won't do it."

"My father also promised you the same. My age will stop here, not too long. My father will wait for you to catch up with me. When you are sixty, my father will celebrate your [-]th birthday with you, ah~"

Wanxi's eyes were a little sore, but she still burst out laughing, "Why am I so embarrassed when I say that? My sixtieth birthday is a great event to be celebrated by the whole world. How can I not do it because of me?" up?"

The emperor stiffened his neck, but he could still shrug his shoulders comfortably, "Even if we don't hold a banquet for thousands of seniors, there are other ways to celebrate. For example, our lotus is born, this is such a happy event, and we can always be happy from the beginning of the year." Go to the end of the year!"

Wanxi smiled and nodded, but she also said silently in her heart: "Jiu Ye, I hope God will help you, and before the emperor's [-]th birthday next year, all the most worrying things in Myanmar will be settled~"
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The emperor also summoned Yong Rong and Fu Long'an alone the next day.

This son and son-in-law are all children of his own family, so the emperor can feel at ease when he speaks.

"...Liansheng's marriage will naturally be done according to the best."

Yong Rong and Fu Long'an both quit, their eyes were wide-eyed, and they were still a little confused.

Do what's best?But what is the best way?

Fukang'an was on duty today, and seeing his elder brother and the sixth elder brother in a daze relative to each other, he couldn't see it, so he stepped forward to ask.

Both of them knew that Qilin protects ghosts, so they both wanted to blurt out.

But Fu Longan tried his best to hold back.

How could he not know what happened to his brother?The most unmentionable thing to mention in front of the brothers at this moment is the matter of the Seventh Princess.

But Yong Rong didn't pay attention for a while, and opened his mouth to say it.

"Qilin told you that Liansheng's wedding photos are the best, but what is the 'best'?"
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Qilin Bao was really startled when he heard this.

Fulong'an wanted to stop him, but he couldn't.

Yong Rong also noticed something was wrong, and couldn't help but look back at Fu Longan uneasily, "Qilin protects him... what's wrong?"

Fu Long'an didn't know where to start, and was in a dilemma, but Qilin kept himself calm and turned around.

"Princesses, marriages are regulated differently, and it always depends on the name of the princess. The one with the highest regulation is Princess Gu Lun's wedding ceremony."

When Qilinbao said this, Yong Rong and Fu Long'an were a little silly.

How do you say this, compared to Princess Gu Lun?But this is where the two of them dare to call the shots!
However, the emperor has not officially issued a decree to determine the name of the seventh princess. According to the usual practice, I can only infer that the name of the seventh princess is Princess Heshuo... Even if one of them is the prince and the other is the princess Forehead son-in-law, but who dares to do such a violation?

"Qilin Bao, you're talking nonsense!" Fu Long'an felt a little uneasy, and quickly reprimanded Yong Rong, apologizing to Yong Rong.

Qilin Bao was still indifferent, and he no longer took the opinions of the sixth prince and his brother to heart.

He turned and walked away, looking as if his soul had been taken away.

"...I know that it violates the rules, but I know even more that the 'best' in the emperor's mouth must be to pierce the roof of the shed."

"All the rules are set by the emperor. If the emperor says it's best, then nothing can block it."
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In July, the emperor autumn magnolia.

Before setting off, the emperor was also concerned about Fu Heng's situation in the southwest, and specially delivered an edict: "Fu Heng and others announced that they are scheduled to march on July [-]th, etc. The troops were marched early, and they performed quickly, and the handling was very good; but the weather was still hot. The miasma should be prevented. The terrain of Bison Dam is slightly high, and there is shipbuilding work. Fu Heng went there and stayed there for a few days, so that the officers and soldiers can be all together, and the miasma can be less retreated."

"When you lead the troops forward, if you encounter miasma along the way, you must seek high ground and try to avoid it. There are many people. The weather is bad, and it is not acceptable to forcefully advance. I will pass on the instructions to Fu Heng and others, and follow them. The news of bandits and robbers should be heard quickly, and I want to hear the sound of victory."

On the eighth day of the seventh lunar month, the emperor enshrined the empress dowager, led the harem, and drove from the Yuanmingyuan to Rehe.

Before leaving, Wanxi also counted the days in her heart.From this day to July [-]th, there are only a few days left when Master Jiu planned to enter the army.

She came to the small Buddhist hall in Dongnuange, knelt down while holding incense, and sincerely prayed for Master Jiu.

I only hope that the time and place are favorable for the people, that Jiuye marches smoothly and returns soon.
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In August, the emperor celebrated the Longevity Festival at the Summer Resort according to the usual practice in previous years.

However, the emperor did not let go of his attention to the southwest military situation because of his longevity.

For this matter, the emperor told Fu Heng in advance: "This time, the Burmese bandits are being dealt with, so the conquest is punished and the border is cleared. Fu Heng and others will lead the army to carry out the suppression. It should be judged and handled. Don't miss the opportunity."

"As usual, on my Longevity Day, the minister of the military battalion led the officials and soldiers to pay respects, and ignored the matter of punishment. But the soldiers on the expedition are different from the soldiers on the guard. I wrote a message to Fu Heng and others. , or appropriate to attack the city, that is, take the opportunity to lead troops to attack, do not stick to the old rules."

In order to win this battle as soon as possible, the emperor also put down all the rules of his Longevity Day celebration.

But in the southwest, Fu Heng had just started to lead troops to attack, and he lost important personnel in a row.

First, Deputy General Ali Gun fell ill and his sores were not healed, so he had to stay in Bison Dam. Fu Xian, the Prime Minister who was in charge of logging and shipbuilding in Bison Dam, died of malaria.

Even on the Longevity Day, the emperor couldn't let go of the Southwest.The edicts were frequently circulated, and far away from the capital, it was very tiring to manage military affairs day and night, deploy troops and generals, allocate money and food, prepare horses and guns, and approve battle plans... But all this did not allow the imperial army to achieve the goal of defeating the enemy. The news that came in was not good.

Even in such exhaustion, the emperor did not forget his promise to Wanxi.

During the Longevity Festival, the emperor issued a decree: "In August next year, it will be my [-]th birthday...Why do I need to celebrate my birthday every year, so there is so much red tape? It will be announced to the world, and there is no need to hold it. Governors of all provinces , and there is no need to come to Beijing to kowtow as an invitation, and there is no need to bring in treasures, silk and satin, etc."

As a result, the Emperor's Longevity Festival had just passed, and in September came the bad news that Fu Heng was also suffering from dysentery.

On the second day of September, the emperor sent Qilin Bao to drive from Beijing to Yunnan immediately to see Fu Heng.

It's such a coincidence that it happened in September that Master Jiu was suffering from miasma and dysentery. How could Wanxi have the mood to live her own festival?

On the ninth day of the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, Wanxi didn't call Liugong to salute, but just knelt quietly in front of the Buddha for a stick of incense.

At that moment, the cigarette was misty, and the wind seemed to be blowing from the southwest.

Memories of the past are like scrolls unfolding, emerging little by little.

"Look, you are Jiu'er, and I'm Xiao Jiu. You say we're not destined, so what is it?"

Once upon a time, the boy in blue clothes was like the blue sky and spring water, he said with a smile.

Wanxi lowered her eyes lightly, blinking away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

On September [-], when I climbed to a high place, there was one less person who planted dogwood everywhere.
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On the [-]th day of the ninth month, the emperor returned to Luan, and the emperor was not in the mood to stay in Mulan for a long time.

A few days later, when he returned to Beijing, the emperor was also thinking about matters in the southwest, so he gave Fu Long'an what he couldn't give to Fu Heng. The young Fu Long'an was given a horse to ride in the Forbidden City.

However, the emperor's intentions did not bring good news for the Southwest.

Fu Heng led the army to attack Menggong and Mengyang.Although the soldiers are not bloody, but on the way it rains and clears suddenly, the mountains are high and muddy, and if a horse falls down, all the food and rations it bears will be lost.

The soldiers only took one month's rations when they set off, and the sergeants slept on an empty stomach in the rain, which caused many diseases. The road was not well practiced and it was difficult to go deep, so Fu Heng had no choice but to give up the plan to capture the wooden comb and go straight to Ava, and retreated. back.From the first day of the tenth lunar month to Mandu, meet Agui.

During this trip, he ran for thousands of miles, exhausted his military strength, and did not meet a single thief at the beginning, so his reputation as a businessman was damaged.

Jiu Ye's illness came from this arduous and fruitless march.It was caused by shame and anger.

Seeing this situation, the Burmese army knew that the Qing army was not to be feared, and despised the Qing army. In October, they attacked the Qing army from both land and water, and fought bloody in Xinjie.

At first, Fu Heng did not dare to report the situation of the general truthfully. He only said that the officers and soldiers fought bravely when they encountered bandits, but many people were infected. I already feel that the situation is not good and I need to withdraw my troops.

In November, Fu Heng reported that the deputy general Ali Gon died of illness, and the emperor fell into the dust with his heart.

The emperor hesitated again and again that night, and finally issued an order: "...the future is even worse, our soldiers may not be able to support them, so we should find a place to garrison, or send people to tell the Burmese bandits to surrender, or withdraw our troops after winning the victory." If you declare it to the public, you can plan the master rotation. I will tell Fu Heng and others to handle it according to their discretion, and you can't be restrained."

(End of this chapter)