The Kazakh Khan originally thought that if the Dzungar Khan could escape with his family, he would be able to regain the lost land after the Qing army left.

If he accepted it, he could gain some advantages. If he did not accept it, the Dzungar Khan would lead his men to attack the Kazakhs.

After much deliberation, the Kazakh Khan had no choice but to agree.

Who would have thought that the useless King Dzungar Khan, who vowed to teach the Qing army a lesson, ended up getting himself killed and all the 20,000 soldiers he brought with him were also lost.

The Junggar nobles who were heading towards the Kazakh territory were a hot potato for him!

After Kangxi issued the manifesto, he did not stay in the capital of the Dzungar Khanate for long. He left Prince Yu and Soetu to handle the remaining affairs, while he led a large army back.

When we came here, it was the season of blooming spring flowers, and the journey was a pleasure. But on the way back, it was windy and snowy, and my legs and feet could not bear sitting on the horse for a while.

Although Kangxi was eager to return home, he had to slow down because it was difficult to travel in the heavy snow.

*

"When will this snow stop?"

Yinreng stood outside the yurt, looking at the snow that was already above his calves, and sighed for the umpteenth time that day.

"Come in quickly! It's snowing so hard outside. You'd better not go out and get wet!"

Yinzhi and a few others were sitting by the brazier, warming themselves by the fire, and were speechless when they saw this.

Yinreng was unhappy, but he still listened to the advice and returned to the yurt.

"This damn weather!"

After leaving the Tianshan Mountains, the Qing army kept moving forward, but was soon trapped in the wind and snow. Kangxi ordered them to find shelter in tribes that were not covered by the wind and snow, and continue their journey after the snow stopped.

But the snowstorm had been going on intermittently for two days and showed no sign of stopping, which made Yinreng a little anxious.

Yinreng sat down next to Yinzhi with a gloomy look on his face.

"We've been out here for almost a year now, don't you guys miss home?"

Yinzhi shook his head.

"In no mood!"

Yinzhen: “I don’t want to.”

Yinqi: "I miss my mother and my mother a little bit."

Yinyou: "What is there to think about? I've lived in the palace for more than ten years. It feels good to go out and run around occasionally."

Yinsi thought for a moment and said,

"I miss my mother a little bit, too."

"Second brother, you see the Emperor almost every day, and you still miss home?"

Yinreng curled his lips.

"I miss the Crown Princess..."

As soon as these words were spoken, silence fell in the small yurt.

Yinzhi felt a little bit sick.

"A man should prioritize building a successful career. If a man doesn't show his ambition, his eight-foot-tall body is a waste. Why are you entangled in love affairs all day? You're such a loser..."

Yinreng immediately retorted,

"Then you are truly capable. You've thrown your wife and children behind in order to achieve great things!"

Yinzhi shook his head in rebuttal.

"You're wrong. If it weren't for them, why would I bother trying so hard to earn merit?"

"But in fact, before you married my sister-in-law, you were also eager to please the emperor and gain a foothold in the court. So, my dear, your purpose of earning merits is ultimately for yourself. Even without them, you still need to earn merits."

"Isn't this all the same thing..."

Yinzhi didn't care.

“It’s different.”

Yinreng shook his head.

"Take Ni Chuhe for example. You chose to bring her into this world. You didn't even ask for her opinion when you gave birth to her."

When these words came out, everyone in the room was a little confused. Yin Qi said,

"You need to ask the child's opinion before giving birth? Brother, are you kidding me? There's no way you can do that!"

"It's impossible. 'Gu' means that it's the parents' choice to bring a child into this world. It's because the parents want their lives to be complete and to carry on the family line that a child is born."

Yinreng explained.

Yinsi now understood a little, so he said,

"I understand. Second brother means that the reason why eldest brother wants to achieve great things is not caused by sister-in-law and others."

"That's right. What I mean is, don't use your sister-in-law and children as an excuse, Boss. Your wife and children can't be an excuse for you to do anything. They don't owe you anything. Instead, you owe them."

Yinzhi became a little more sober, and felt a little bit dissatisfied in his heart, but he didn't know how to refute it.

The remaining few people were also thoughtful.

Yinzhi frowned and looked at Yinreng.

"You are sophistry!"

Yinreng rolled his eyes.

"You can't argue with me, so you're going to blame me for my sophistry?"

“That’s right!”

"So, what do you think? Is it better to have lots of children and let them fend for themselves, or is it better to have only a few and do your best to raise them all into pillars of society?"

"Of course, having many children is better!"

Yinreng chuckled.

"Before answering this question, I urge you to think carefully and look at the people around you."

Upon hearing this, Yinzhi almost instantly thought of himself and his younger brothers.

He looked up and found that everyone was looking at him.

Yinzhi pursed his lips into a straight line.

He had heard his mother mention that when he was born, there were actually quite a few children in the palace, but many of them died young. He was the first son raised by his father, and the second was Yinreng.

Compared with Yinreng, he at that time could indeed be described as "left to fend for himself."

How can a prince who was thrown out of the palace by his father since birth and raised by people his father called "slaves" not be left to fend for himself?

Yinzhi's face darkened.

Yinzhen and others were also thinking about this issue.

Except for the second prince, all the people in this room were ignored by the emperor when they were young.

There is one more thing Yinreng didn't say.

That is, children are a microcosm of their parents.

The children raised by Kangxi in this way all have his shadow.

Even if they resented Kangxi's neglect of them when they were young, when they grew up, they would only imitate Kangxi's educational methods.

But not everyone is Kangxi. No matter how outstanding Yinzhi and others are, there is still some gap between them and Kangxi.

Kangxi's free-range model had to be implemented through a strict schedule in the palace and a top-notch education team, but except for Yinreng, no one else had the conditions.

Therefore, children who are raised in this way will eventually become left-sexed.

The army was trapped in the snow and wind for five days.

During these five days, Yinreng found some carriage repair craftsmen and converted several carriages into sled styles.

When the wind and snow stopped and it was time to set off, these sleds came in handy.

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