The palace was heavily guarded. Yinreng and Yinzhi dismounted at the gate and followed the young general who led the way to Kangxi's residence.

When they reached the depths of the courtyard, the young officer who led the way negotiated with the guards at the gate, and then the man hurried in to pass on the message.

Soon, Kangxi's somewhat weak voice came from inside the room.

"Is Baocheng here? Come in quickly..."

Only then did Yinreng and Yinzhi walk into the house.

After entering the room, Yinreng and Yinzhi went straight to the bedroom. When they saw Kangxi lying on the bed with a pale face, they did not bother to greet each other and rushed to the bed.

"Father Huang, are you okay?"

After Kangxi saw Yinreng's face, the uneasiness in his heart gradually subsided.

"I'm fine, but you two, I've calculated the time carefully, and the earliest you'll arrive is tomorrow. You must have suffered a lot to get here so quickly, right?"

Yinreng shook his head.

"I haven't suffered much, Father Huang. Are you really okay? I don't think you look well. Why don't you call the imperial physician for a checkup?"

Yinreng was now familiar with this risk, which he had tried hard to avoid in his previous life.

"That's right, Father Huang, are you really okay?"

Yinzhi also said anxiously.

Seeing Kangxi still lying on the hospital bed in broad daylight, Yinzhi finally understood why the emperor asked him and his second brother, the crown prince, to come to the palace to accompany him.

He is not yet an adult and is not qualified to go to the front line.

Seeing that the emperor looked so weak, he was really worried.

Seeing that his two sons were worried about his health, Kangxi felt very comforted, and even his physical discomfort was relieved a lot.

"I'm fine. I just got caught in the rain while marching a few days ago and caught a cold."

In fact, in addition to marching, Kangxi also had to deal with government affairs and coordinate military affairs. As a result, he became exhausted and sick. It had been nearly ten days since he recovered, so he thought of asking Yinreng to come and accompany him.

In addition to being fragile due to illness and really missing Yinreng, she also wanted to hear Yinreng's voice to put her mind at ease.

Even though he already knew from Yinreng's inner voice that he would be in power for sixty-one years, his long-term weakness still made him somewhat anxious.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Liang Jiugong quietly approached Kangxi and called out,

"Your Majesty..."

Kangxi looked up at him in confusion, but saw Liang Jiugong leaning over and whispering,

"Your Majesty, the two young masters must be exhausted from the journey. Why don't you ask them to wash, change clothes and rest for a while?"

In the past, Liang Jiugong would never be so inconsiderate, but he saw that the two young masters' expressions were already very strange. If he didn't remind them, he would probably be in trouble again when the emperor found out himself.

Kangxi took a closer look at Yinzhi and found that his little face was a little pale, with some fine beads of sweat on his forehead. Kangxi frowned slightly, turned his head to look at Yinreng, and indeed saw some discomfort on his face.

As if enduring some pain.

Kangxi's heart sank, and he immediately shouted,

"Call the imperial physician!"

“Hey!”

Yinreng heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

"Liang Jiugong's observation is truly meticulous. If I delay any longer, my skin and pants will get stuck together and it will be difficult to deal with. I've implicated Xiao San..."

When Kangxi heard this, he immediately asked someone to help Yinreng and Yinzhi sit on the couch. He also got up from the bed and walked to the couch.

"Quick, take off your pants!"

Yinreng: “……?”

Yinzhi: "...Isn't this bad?"

Kangxi ignored their embarrassment and confusion, and ordered the eunuchs to lift up their clothes, and what came into view was a striking red color.

Kangxi's face suddenly darkened.

He went straight to take off Yinreng's pants.

Yinreng held onto his belt tightly with both hands.

"Ama! Don't...Ama!"

Ahhhhhhhh!

Wake up!

Seeing that he was screaming so miserably and unable to pull his hand away, Kangxi realized that he was just shy, so he changed his strategy and asked someone to bring a pair of scissors.

When the imperial physician Hu arrived, Kangxi had already cut open the trouser legs of his two sons.

Looking at the large bloodstains on the inner thighs of the two men, Kangxi felt so distressed that he wanted to pick up a knife and chop the leader of the guards who escorted them here.

Fortunately, the timely arrival of Doctor Hu avoided a tragedy.

However, the wounds on the two men's legs looked scary with blood gushing out, but they were actually just flesh wounds. Young people have a fast metabolism, so they would heal after taking medicine and forming scabs in a few days.

After Doctor Hu diagnosed the two men and bandaged their wounds, Kangxi asked someone to send them back to their residence to rest.

Kangxi specially allocated a residence for the two of them, not far from where he himself lived.

Perhaps Yinreng's arrival gave Kangxi a shot of adrenaline, and his condition improved a lot the next day.

Yinreng and Yinzhi were the ones who had to lie in bed recuperating from their injuries.

After breakfast, Kangxi went to Yinreng's residence to visit him in person.

When Yinreng saw Kangxi, he wanted to get out of bed and pay his respects, but was stopped by Kangxi.

"How are you feeling today? Is it still painful?"

Yinreng smiled.

"My son feels much better."

"That's good. I was really scared when I saw your leg injured like that yesterday."

"It's my son's fault for worrying the Emperor... Did the Emperor really catch a cold from being caught in the rain?"

Yinreng was not very willing to listen to Kangxi's chatter and decisively changed the subject.

"Yes, the fighting on the front lines was intense, and I was a little anxious. I marched in the rain for most of the day."

Hearing the words "the war is tense", Yinreng was speechless.

"With such low combat effectiveness, even 100,000 men surrounding 30,000 men would be a stretch. If only I had a few tanks, I could have fired at them all afternoon..."

When Kangxi heard Yinreng say that the Qing army's combat effectiveness had declined, he was a little unhappy, but his eyes lit up again after hearing what he heard next.

tank?

What is that?

Can we defeat the 30,000 cavalry under Galdan in just one afternoon?

"Galdan had 30,000 troops, a small portion of which were well-equipped cavalry. If it were a real fight on a fixed battlefield, the Qing army would definitely not be so timid."

There is nothing wrong with what he said. After all, cavalry is more flexible. If they cannot defeat an enemy, they can retreat at the command of a single order, making it difficult for the Qing army to pursue them.

Yinreng curled his lips imperceptibly.

"What the Emperor said is true. The cavalry is indeed agile."

"It's because they're not using firearms properly. If they had machine guns, they wouldn't have to shoot people with a burst of bullets, just the horses. After that, they'd charge with cavalry. If they did that a few times, they'd be scared to death!"

"It would be even more fun if we had artillery bombardment first..."

Who would fight you with bayonets when you have firearms? Isn't that just crazy?

It’s a pity that the emperors of the Qing Dynasty were short-sighted and brought the Ming Dynasty’s leading firearms technology to the bottom.

He was so absorbed in his fantasy that he didn't notice Kangxi's eyes flashing again and again...