Although Galdan escaped at the last moment, Kangxi's strategic goal of this expedition was achieved. Now that the war was over, his body, which had been weakened by illness, had almost recovered after a period of rest. Naturally, Kangxi had no reason to leave the capital and stay in this desolate northern desert.
Unlike the time when he came here, when he was nervous and had to travel day and night, the return journey was much more comfortable for Yinzuo. He usually stayed with Kangxi in the spacious and comfortable imperial palace. When he felt bored, he went out to ride horses with the eldest prince Yinzhen. When they were about to reach the capital, Kangxi even found a set of armor for him from somewhere and asked Yinzuo to put on him. He rode a tall horse and followed behind Kangxi through Ding'an Gate in a proud and arrogant manner, which made him feel like he was just pretending to be powerful.
"Sixth brother, I really envy you. When the army returned victorious yesterday, you were so majestic, dressed in armor, riding a tall horse, and following behind Khan Ama with my eldest brother, one on each side, through Ding'an Gate and into the palace without dismounting..."
"Yes, Sixth Brother, I envy you very much. I want to grow up quickly so I can follow Khan Ama to the battlefield and kill the enemy..."
In fact, it is no wonder that Yinzhi and the others are so jealous. Just ask the princes who went to the palace to welcome the emperor yesterday and see if anyone did not envy Yinzuo. It was really that the scene shocked them so much that it almost made them jealous.
"Third brother, ninth brother, do you think I wanted to be in the limelight? Khan Ama has asked me to do it, so how can I refuse? Besides, I was just relying on Khan Ama's grace to bully others. The victory of this expedition has nothing to do with me. If you want to envy me, you should envy my eldest brother. His prestige is earned by his real ability. You don't know how exaggerated Khan Ama is. My eldest brother just had a small cut on his arm, but he was so distressed that he not only exempted Uncle Prince Yu and the generals from kneeling because of this, but also called my eldest brother to the imperial tent to ask about his well-being. I was jealous just watching from the side..."
It had been quite satisfying yesterday when he was acting like a bully, but the aftereffects of his excessive display were now becoming quite apparent. Yinzuo still couldn't figure out why Kangxi had done what he did yesterday. Was it just to make him jealous? Yinzuo didn't want everyone's attention to be on him at this moment, so he simply shifted the blame, exaggerating and telling lies, hoping to divert everyone's attention away from him and onto the eldest prince.
In fact, Yinzuo misunderstood Kangxi this time. Kangxi's behavior this time really did not have the slightest intention of taking advantage of him. He simply liked his son now. Seeing that he seemed to be very interested in the armor of the eldest prince Yinzhi along the way, he ordered people to find a set for him, thinking that he could wear it to satisfy his quirk. As for the fact that he let Yinzhi, who had made military achievements, follow him on his left and right when he entered the city yesterday, it was naturally the same reason. In the final analysis, the habit of the Aisin Gioro family of wanting to love someone to live and hate someone to die is probably hereditary.
This trick of diverting trouble really worked. Everyone's attention was immediately shifted from Yinzuo to Yinzhi. The main reason was that everyone present knew that what Yinzuo said just now was true. The reason why he received the same treatment as the eldest prince Yinzhi yesterday was all because of the favor of Khan Ama. The eldest prince was different. He earned it with his real ability.
Yinzhi and his men had tried for so many years to win the Khan's favor by relying on their own charm, but now it seemed that there was no hope. However, they had studied hard in the Shangshufang and practiced hard in the riding and archery field for so many years, and they believed that they still had some real skills. In the future, when they went to court to do their work, they would have to rely on their real skills. Then there would always be a chance to catch the Khan's eye.
"Speaking of my eldest brother, he's doing very well right now. Not only did he achieve military success this time, but his third child is also expected to be born in a few months. If he has a son, it will be Khan Ama's first grandson..."
Speaking of Kangxi's first grandson, Yinzuo couldn't help but think of his eldest sister-in-law who was unlucky enough to marry his eldest brother. You know, his eldest brother had gone through a lot of trouble in recent years in order to give birth to Kangxi's first grandson before the wedding of Crown Prince Yinreng. He had a child almost every year, but his luck was really bad. He had many children, but he just couldn't have a son.
Yinzuo naturally knew that his elder brother was destined to be disappointed again this time, and he also knew that this battle for the eldest grandson of the emperor would eventually end with Crown Prince Yinreng coming out on top. But these were obviously not the issues he was concerned about at the moment. He just wanted to know if his annoying brothers had gathered here so early in the morning just to say a few words to him. If that was really the case, Yinzuo just wanted to say, this is just idleness.
"I'm wondering if you guys have any business to attend to. If not, just go ahead and do as you please. I'm so sleepy after you woke me up this morning. I'll be able to go back to sleep if you leave."
Although Yinzhi and his friends were greatly upset yesterday, they did not come to Yinzuo today to complain about him. When Yinzuo heard that he still wanted to go back to sleep, he immediately became angry.
"Sixth brother, how can you be like this? We brothers haven't seen each other for several months. It would be fine if you didn't tell us how much you missed us, but you actually wanted to send us away as soon as we met. We came to you this time because we have something serious to discuss with you."
When facing Yin'er, Yinzuo was not as polite as he was when facing Yinzhi and Yinzhen. Seeing that he was still angry, he couldn't help but raise his hand and slapped him on the back of the head.
"Wow, didn't you say you wanted to discuss something with me? Lao Jiu, this isn't how you approach asking for help?"
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