Until several ministers arrived, Kangxi had a gloomy face and did not speak, while Yinreng stared at the map as if his eyes were about to make a hole in it.
As soon as Soetu and his companions entered the hall, they saw Yinreng and Kangxi standing in front of the map. Kangxi stood with his hands behind his back, while Yinreng stood obediently aside, looking like a loving father and a filial son.
Soetu was stunned for a second, and his expressionless fat face was instantly filled with smiles, the speed was astonishing.
Compared with Soetu, Mingzhu's mood was not so good, but he was a very shrewd man. The surprise in his heart only appeared for a moment, and then he put on that calm expression again.
The road to pushing the eldest prince to the throne is not easy to walk, and now that initial results have been achieved, he must hold steady. It is still unknown who will have the last laugh.
Several adults here saluted Kangxi and Yinreng with different thoughts, while Yinreng's heart was already boiling with anger -
"Hey, Nalan Mingzhu, hey, Suo Etu, hey, Yu Guozhu... they are all acquaintances. It's been a long time since we last met."
"haven't seen you for a long time?"
Kangxi frowned slightly. How come it had been so long since we last met? Before Yinreng caught the cold, he had attended the morning court, and all of them were there then.
Although he was confused, he remained calm.
He said to the people kneeling neatly below,
"Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Yinreng stood at the top, watching several old men who could be his grandfathers getting up from the ground with grunts, especially Soetu, who tried to grin and suppress the corners of his mouth.
"The food at the Soetu family's is really good. This six-foot-tall chess-like figure is so festive!"
"Puff..."
When Kangxi heard this, he couldn't help laughing out loud. His eyes then fell on Soetu. Looking at his fat and slightly clumsy body, he also grinned, but suppressed the smile at the corner of his mouth. His expression was almost identical to Yinreng's.
Kangxi's laughter was not loud, and the ministers below were a little distance away from him and did not hear it. Only Yinreng turned his head and glanced at him strangely.
Kangxi's eyelids twitched, and then he glared at him unhappily. If it weren't for this brat, he wouldn't have lost his composure.
"I called you all here today because I want to ask for your opinions on something."
Kangxi said, motioning for several people to come forward, and then pointed to the border between the Junggar tribe and the Qing Dynasty on the map and said,
"It's the critical period of autumn harvest, and the various Junggar tribes have begun to continuously invade the northwest border. The court's attention is now focused on Yaksa. I am afraid that the Junggar tribe will take this opportunity to attack the northwest. If Junggar Hun Taiji is bold enough and colludes with the Rakshasa King, the Qing Dynasty will be in danger."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present couldn't help but frown. Even Yinreng was no exception.
At this time in his previous life, he was still lying in bed pretending to be sick, and he didn't know whether Kangxi had asked these people to come to the Qing Palace to discuss matters. Even if he had, it was likely that no one would take this matter seriously, otherwise the Dzungar army would not have marched straight to the capital in his previous life.
Suo Etu was in a good mood when he saw that the prince was safe and sound. He looked at the map carefully and said,
"Huan Taiji of the Junggar tribe is indeed a remarkable figure. He was able to subjugate the various tribes on the grassland in less than ten years. However, the grasslands are sparsely populated after all. In my opinion, the Junggar tribe is not a cause for concern."
'That's nothing to worry about. Soetu's political sensitivity is still not as good as the old man's.
If he had not met the old man who was good at fighting, Choros Galdan (Huan Taiji of the Junggar tribe) would definitely be a big shot.
As early as the 13th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, Choros began to collude with Russia. In recent years, in addition to Russia, several small countries in Central Asia have been dealt with by him. Even so, this does not attract your attention. You have to fight to the edge of the capital before you feel scared, right?
But the Rakshasa King was not a good person either. He only supported Choros with empty words. But Choros was indeed capable. The Junggar tribe was able to flourish under such harsh conditions.
Yinreng shook his head repeatedly in his heart. The Dzungar tribe had become a major threat to the Qing Dynasty since the reign of Emperor Kangxi. It took three generations of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong to fight together to completely eliminate it. If it were not for the abundant money and manpower during the reign of Emperor Qianlong, it would have been a headache to capture Galdan.
This is not because Kangxi was not wary of the Dzungar tribe, but since he ascended the throne, the Qing Dynasty had been plagued by wars both internally and externally and had not had a few days of peace. There were also several vassal states of the Qing Dynasty between the Dzungar tribe and the Qing Dynasty, so compared with the two, the threat posed by the Rakshasa Kingdom was greater.
Therefore, the attention of the court and the outside world was focused on the northeastern border, and Galdan took advantage of the opportunity when they were caught off guard.
It’s just that the price I paid for my negligence that time was too high.
700 miles.
The elite cavalry on the grassland was only 700 miles away from the capital.
If Kangxi had not responded in time in his previous life, the grassland cavalry might have been able to fight all the way to the capital.
But even so, this has become a stain that cannot be ignored in the history of Kangxi's reign.
After listening to Yinreng's inner thoughts, Kangxi's frown finally relaxed a little. Although Yinreng called him an old man, he praised himself for his ability to fight and conquer!
However, when the other ministers heard what Soetu said, they all began to nod in agreement. Even Nalan Mingzhu, who had always been at odds with him, did not jump out to refute him.
Kangxi raised his eyebrows and turned his gaze to Yinreng.
"Prince, what do you think?"
When his name was suddenly called, Yinreng was stunned for a moment.
"Um... I'm standing to watch, is it possible to lie down?"
These big guys wanted a student who hadn't even gotten married to express his opinion? What the hell?
Although he was reluctant, he still gave his opinion. After all, he didn't want so many innocent people to suffer from the pain brought by war.
Yinreng stepped forward and bowed,
"I dare to do that."
He pointed to the territory of the Junggar tribe on the map.
"My Lords, if I remember correctly, ten years ago, the Junggar tribe was still a branch of the Eleuth Mongols and only occupied a small part of the Eleuth Mongols.
However, during these ten years, the various Mongolian tribes have been plagued by constant conflict. Regardless of the process, the ultimate outcome has been that the Dzungar tribe has become the biggest beneficiary. In recent years, they have become the dominant force in the northwest. If we are not vigilant, if Hun Taiji's ambitions swell again, the Qing Dynasty will become his next target."
After saying this, Yinreng turned around and looked at Kangxi, "Father, this is just my humble opinion."
Kangxi nodded, then stared at the vast territory of the Junggar tribe and fell into deep thought.
If the Khalkha tribe and the Khoshut Khanate were not vassal states of the Qing Dynasty and served as a barrier between the Dzungar tribe and the Qing Dynasty, Galdan might have attacked without fear of death.
Kangxi thought for a long time and had made up his mind, but he still asked a few ministers,
"What do you think, gentlemen?"
At this moment, Prince Yu arrived late.
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