Capital city.
Yinzhi couldn't help but sigh when he thought about the fact that he was not on the list of people who stayed in the capital, and now the emperor sent him back early.
"Cheng'an and the others will be back soon, so there's no need to be like this, brother." Yinsi comforted.
Because of Cheng'an, the brothers are now on good terms with each other, so those who came back early will get together when they have free time.
"That kid loves to eat and play. I'm afraid he is having so much fun on the grassland that he doesn't want to come back." Yinzhi just said that casually. His real resentment was that he came back but Yinreng was still there.
Yinzhi was drinking tea, and when he heard them mention Cheng'an, he couldn't help but miss him a little.
Although the twelfth prince Yinlu was also present, he was quieter than his brothers. At this moment, he was recalling the day when he accompanied Cheng'an to go grass skiing.
At that time, he was a little reluctant when Yin'e asked him to play with Cheng'an, but looking back now, he felt that it was a good experience.
Although the capital city is prosperous, the vastness of the grassland makes people feel more relaxed. It is no wonder that the princes who have just returned are a little melancholy.
Just as they continued chatting for a few more sentences, someone outside the door suddenly delivered a message saying that the emperor had sent someone to deliver something.
In previous years, when Kangxi left Beijing, he would indeed send gifts back to Beijing, but generally those who received this treatment were either the Empress Dowager or the Crown Prince. Of course, in earlier years, there was also the Grand Empress Dowager.
Hearing that the Emperor actually cared about them, Yinzhi and the others looked at each other and felt a little flattered.
However, after the person who delivered the gifts came in, they found out that although the things were nominally sent back by the Emperor, it was actually Cheng'an who was thinking of them.
Yinzhi and others were not disappointed when they heard this. Instead, they felt happy that the little guy still cared about them even though he had so many brothers around him.
After letting the person who brought the things back go down to rest for a while, the brothers couldn't wait to start looking.
Yinzhi noticed something iced and looked at it first. Then he found a fresh fruit with branches and leaves. "What kind of fruit is this?"
Those were naturally wild fruits from the grassland. In order not to waste his youngest son's kindness, Kangxi had them sent back in a chilled state.
Of course, the wild fruits with their branches and leaves and being chilled were fine, but other things, such as a small box of cakes, were hard enough to be used to hit people.
"This little guy." Yinzhi found that most of the things sent back were food, and he couldn't help but shake his head slightly with a smile in his eyes.
Yinsi smiled and said, "These are probably what he likes to eat."
"The Emperor is very strict about his food, so it's not easy for him to send these back." Yinlu said with a smile on his face.
Upon hearing this, Yinzhi instantly imagined the scene where the little guy was reluctant to eat it and saved it for himself. Suddenly, he reached out and picked up a piece of hardened cake and started eating.
"Brother!" Yinsi was slightly surprised when he saw this.
"It's not spoiled, it would be a waste not to eat it. Cheng'an knows this even at such a young age. I can't be worse than him." Yinzhi said as he ate the cake while opening the box next to it, and found that it was a box of shaga.
After all, they were sent back at full speed and were carefully stored on the way, so the food was indeed not spoiled, at most not as fresh as if it had just been made.
Yinsi didn't expect his elder brother to say such a thing, and he looked at him with some admiration.
In the end, they just started eating with the hot tea on the table.
Not to mention, except that the pastries were a bit hard, other things like the unknown fruit, dried meat, and candied fruit tasted pretty good.
The total amount of food is not too much, but not too little either. After eating all this, the brothers probably won’t need to have lunch at noon.
After finishing his meal, Yinzhi picked up the box of Shaga and played with it for a while, and found a pile of papers under the box.
When he saw ink on the paper, he immediately dropped the shaga in his hand and picked up the paper.
"What is this?" Yinzhi unfolded the paper with anticipation, but then his expression became a little confused.
Upon hearing this, Yinzhi and others came over and saw a large black mass on the paper. They wondered if someone below had accidentally brought in the waste paper written by the emperor.
"It looks a bit like a bear." After taking a closer look, Yinsi pointed at the two relatively symmetrical small ink balls on the top of the ink ball and said.
After he said this, Yinzhi could actually make out the rough outline of a bear from the dark mass.
"Could it be that Cheng'an painted it?" Yinzhi said with a chuckle.
Needless to say, the more Yinsi looked at it, the more he thought it was possible, and he immediately said, "Brother, please take a look at the next one."
Yinzhi nodded and moved on to the next one, but still couldn't understand it.
"Could these ink balls be people? The ones below look a bit like mountains. Could it be that Cheng'an wants to tell us that he went hiking?" Yinzhi guessed.
There are mountains on the grassland, but Yinzhi felt that no ordinary person would go to the grassland to climb mountains for no reason.
However, Yinluo's eyes lit up after taking a closer look: "It should be grass skiing!"
"Grass skiing?"
Under the gaze of several people, Yinluo told the story of how he and Yin'e took Cheng'an to grass skiing with a little embarrassment.
"Since this is grass skiing, then what is this round ball rolling down?" Yinzhi pointed at the painting.
Yinlu shook his head to indicate that he didn't know, so the princes continued to look down.
"You know what, Cheng'an does have some talent for painting." After praising him, Yinzhi thought that he could teach him how to paint when he grew up a little.
To say that the painting on the paper is an exaggeration is an exaggeration. It is entirely made up of ink blobs of varying sizes, and one can only get a rough idea of it by guessing. But considering the little guy's age, it is still worthy of praise.
After looking at the remaining paintings, Yinzhi picked up the first one and said, "Cheng'an must have never seen a bear before, but he drew a bear. Could it be that he encountered a bear on the grassland?" At the end, his tone revealed a bit of worry.
"With the Emperor and the others here, I think nothing will happen." Yinsi was comforting him as well as himself.
However, the brothers were still worried, so they decided to write a letter to inquire about the situation while sending the things back to Cheng'an.
The weather was hot, and it was difficult to give the little ones their favorite treats, such as candied haws. In the end, Yinzhi and his companions prepared some more small treats, and only chose foods such as dried fruits and candied fruits that were more durable.
On the grassland.
After Cheng'an sent the bear back that day, he thought he would never see it again. Unexpectedly, two days later, when he went out to play with Yalingtai, he met the bear who came to find him.
Most people don't dare to provoke a bear casually, so it is relatively safe for it to walk on the grassland. As for the Mongolian princes and nobles who have the ability to hunt it, they all know that this bear was once brought back by Prince Jinlong, so they will naturally not be so blind.
Not to mention the Mongolian princes and nobles, the bear gave Cheng'an a surprise. It brought him a large piece of honey.
The little guy didn't know honey, but Yalingtai did. He was a little surprised to see such a big piece of honey and thought that this bear was quite capable.
"Xiongxiong, you are so nice~" The little guy tasted the sweetness of the honey and his eyes curved as he ate it.
When Liu Cai saw him eating the honey that the bear got from nowhere, he wanted to persuade him but failed, so he could only send someone back to pass on the message.
On the endless grassland, a bear and his two children sat in a row on the grass, chewing on a piece of honey in their hands.
"It's not easy to eat honey. You will be chased and stung by bees. The sting of a bee is very painful!" Yalingtai said while biting honey.
It was not difficult to tell from his tone that this naughty child must have tried to steal honey and been stung by a bee, otherwise he would not be so emotional.
When Cheng An heard his words, he immediately turned to look at the bear beside him: "Xiong Xiong, are you stung?"
The bear loves honey, otherwise he would not risk being stung by a bee to steal honey. At this moment, he was enjoying his own share and didn't pay any attention to his question.
"Don't worry, it has thick skin and fur, so it's okay if it gets stung." Yalingtai said while licking his lips.
The little guy nodded, and then continued to chew on it with peace of mind.
Seeing that his chin was covered with honey, Liu Cai wanted to cry but couldn't, so he said, "Little Ancestor, just take two bites..."
"It's delicious~" the little guy said and broke off a piece from his hand and handed it to him to eat.
Liu Cai thought about eating some himself, at least he could eat less, so he took it and stuffed it into his mouth after thanking the chef.
I have to say, this honey tastes really good, sweet but not greasy.
When Kangxi and his princes received the news and came over, they saw three guys sitting in a row eating honey.
They didn't bother to care about the other two, but when Kangxi saw his own one with honey all over his face, his expression turned a little dark, especially when he discovered that the honey was obviously just picked from the tree.
"What's going on?"
Not to mention Kangxi, even Yinreng and the others felt a little puzzled. How come the bear that had been sent away before appeared next to the little guy again?
"In reply to His Majesty..."
After hearing what Liu Cai said and learning that the honey was brought by the bear instead of them picking it from the tree together, Kangxi's expression looked a little better.
"Dad, do you want to eat?" The little guy stood up and asked when he saw them coming.
Yalingtai, who was concentrating on eating honey, quickly stood up and saluted Kangxi at the reminder of his followers.
Kangxi thought of how clean he looked when he went out, and then saw that his face was dirty now, and he glanced at the bear and Yalingtai in anger.
Yalingtai felt that his aura was even more frightening than that of his own father, and he couldn't help but shrink his neck.
The little guy finally realized that his father seemed a little unhappy, and secretly hid the honey in his hand behind his back.
Seeing that he just remembered to hide now, Kangxi almost laughed out of anger: "You didn't even wipe your mouth after eating secretly, what's the point of hiding now?"
When the little fellow heard what he said, he finally felt the stickiness around his mouth. He ran to Yinreng and raised his face and said, "Brother, wipe it off!"
Yinreng was willing to help him, but the honey on his face was too sticky and the handkerchief almost stuck to it.
The little guy probably thought it was funny after discovering it and actually laughed.
Seeing that he still had the nerve to laugh, Kangxi raised his hand to pat him, but Yinreng protected him and dodged.
"Then you take him back." Seeing that Yinreng was still protecting him, Kangxi glanced at him and said.
"Your son obeys your order."
After Yinreng finished speaking, he looked at the little guy who was indeed a bit dirty, with a helpless expression.
"Second brother, hold me~" The little guy just opened his arms when he heard their conversation.
After all, he was his biological brother. What else could Yinreng do? He asked someone to take the uneaten honey from his hand and then picked him up.
When Kangxi and his party left with the little guy, the bear subconsciously followed them for a distance before turning around and leaving.
After returning to the camp, the washed little guy became white, tender and clean again.
Kangxi thought about how he had just sat outside with the bear and shared wild honey in a rude manner. Just as he was about to say something to him, someone suddenly came over to report something.
The person who came was none other than the chief guard who had been sent out to investigate the appearance of the bear on the day of the hunting trip.
If it was just an accident, there would obviously be no need to investigate for so long. But since the results have only been released now, it means that there are many hidden secrets.
Upon seeing this, Kangxi directly signaled Yinreng to take the little guy out to play.
After the two brothers left the imperial tent, Kangxi's expression gradually became serious: "What happened?"
"Reporting to His Majesty..."
Soon, several names came out of the mouth of the chief guard, indicating that the matter seemed to be related to Tsewang Arabtan.
Tsewang Arabtan was Galdan's nephew, but the two had always had conflicts. In order to deal with Galdan, Tsewang Arabtan once cooperated with Kangxi.
However, after Galdan was completely defeated and Tsewang Arabtan officially became the Great Khan of Dzungar, his contradictions with the Qing Dynasty began to intensify.
Last year, Tsewang Arabtan sent people to kill Lazang Khan and occupy Weizang. When the news came, Kangxi had already thought of sending troops to attack him, and was preparing to appoint his fourteenth son Yinzhen as the General of Fuyuan after returning to Beijing this time.
So when he heard that it was related to Tsewang Arabtan, Kangxi's expression was cold, but he was not really surprised.
While the atmosphere in the imperial tent was tense, Cheng'an was brought out by Yinreng on the other side, but his attention was quickly attracted by the sound of "firecrackers".
Yinreng naturally knew that it was not the sound of firecrackers, and seeing him running in the direction of the sound, he quickly chased after him.
In the open space on the west side of the camp, Yinzhen, Yin'e, Yin'e, Yinzhen and Yinxiang were all there.
There were several targets standing not far in front of them. Yinzhen was shooting with a musket, while the other princes were watching. The sound of firecrackers that the little guy heard was from the musket.
To be honest, the conflicts between these people were no less than those between Yinzhi and Yinreng. It was thanks to Cheng'an that they were able to get together now.
"elder brother!"
The little guy was originally attracted by the sound, and when he saw so many brothers, he ran faster.
A musket is more dangerous than an arrow. Seeing him rushing towards them, Yinzhen took a few steps forward and hugged him in his arms to prevent him from suddenly running towards the target.
Yinzhen felt good at this time. He saw out of the corner of his eye that the little guy was held by his fourth brother, so he continued shooting with confidence.
"Wow!" It was the first time that Cheng'an saw a musket, and he immediately made an interested sound.
Most of the weapons used in the Qing Dynasty's firearms camp today are matchlock guns. As the name suggests, matchlock guns require a lit fuse to fire. In comparison, the self-fire musket in Yinzhen's hand is more convenient.
When Yinzhen finished shooting and put down the musket, the little guy twisted himself out of Yinzhen's arms, ran over to hug him and said, "Fourteenth brother An'an wants to play!"
"This is not for you to play with." Yinzhen was wiping his hands with a handkerchief handed to him by a servant, and lowered his head when he heard his words.
"An An wants to play~" the little guy said coquettishly, shaking his body.
Yinzhen was so annoyed that he squatted down and said to him face to face: "Cheng'an, be obedient. When you grow up a little bit, Brother Fourteen will give you a musket and teach you how to use it, okay?"
"An An has grown up!" the little guy said as he threw himself into his arms, rubbing his little face against his and continuing to act coquettishly.
Whose child is still so good at acting like a spoiled child when he grows up.
There was a hint of helplessness in Yinzhen's eyes, he felt that there was nothing he could do to him.
"Why not let him try?" Yinzhen looked up at the other brothers uncertainly.
Yinzhen replied straight away with a straight face: "Don't mess around."
"He is so young that he may not even be able to lift a musket." Yinreng shook his head in disapproval.
"Think about the Emperor." Yin'e reminded kindly.
Upon hearing this, Yinzhen could only shake his head at the little guy in his arms.
The little guy pestered him for a while, but seeing that he still didn't agree, he had to give up in disappointment. However, he would look at the musket and sigh from time to time.
Upon seeing this, Yinzhen quickly ordered someone to take away his musket.
When Cheng'an saw that the musket was gone, he squatted down on the spot, his small back revealing great disappointment.
He obviously didn't make any more noise, but the brothers were even more annoyed by his appearance. Yin'e even said, "Is there anyone who can make a more sophisticated fire gun so that he can play with it..."
"It's not that simple." Yinzhen said.
Yinzhen tapped his chin and said, "I remember there was a guy called Dai who was quite good. He was said to be able to imitate even the foreigners' Panchang Bird Gun and Portuguese Gun."
These things happened before the 27th year of Kangxi's reign. Yinzhen was not born yet at that time, and I only heard about them later.
Yinzhen reacted quickly after hearing his words and said, "It's Dai Zi."
Yinzhen knew more about the "Panchang Bird Gun" than Yinzhen. This gun was brought by the Dutch envoys. At that time, Kangxi was very proud and said that the Qing Dynasty also had it. In fact, of course, it did not. Later, Dai Zi imitated this gun within five days, allowing Kangxi to give something in return to the Dutch envoys.
Of course, if we talk about who knows more about these things, it has to be Yinreng. After all, he is the oldest except Yinzhi, and as the crown prince, he has been learning government affairs from Kangxi since he was very young.
Seeing them mention Dai Zi, Yinreng said casually: "This man is indeed quite capable. Nan Huairen boasted that only the Belgians could make the 'mother-and-child cannon', but Dai Zi made it in eight days. The emperor was immediately pleased and named this cannon 'Weiyuan General'..."
Yinzhen and others knew about the Weiyuan General Cannon without him giving a detailed introduction. After all, that was the cannon that scared the enemy into fleeing as soon as Kangxi fired it when he personally led an expedition against Galdan.
"Where is he now?" It was the first time that Yin'e heard of such a powerful person. He immediately felt that if it were him, he might be able to make a musket that Cheng'an could also use.
After he finished speaking, the place fell silent for a while. The little fellow who had quietly turned around and came over when the brothers were chatting couldn't help but blink, wondering why the brothers were silent.
Yin'e waited for a while and then asked doubtfully, "Fourth brother?"
"Shenyang." Yinzhen said lightly.
Yin'e was a little surprised when he heard this. He thought that if this man was so capable, why would he go to Shengjing instead of serving in the capital.
Seeing that he hadn't reacted yet, Yinzhen reminded him, "Exile."
"Why was he exiled?" Yin'e looked at Yinzhen in surprise, and Yinzhen shook his head to indicate that he didn't know.
Dai Zi was exiled in the 30th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign. At that time, Yinzhen was only 13 years old and his adoptive mother had just passed away. How could he have the time to care about irrelevant people?
Yin'e was really curious, so he looked at Yinreng again: "Second brother?"
"Secretly communicating with the Japanese." This was not something that could not be said, and Yinreng directly stated the crime he had committed at the time.
Yin'e exclaimed "Ah" when he heard this, and said regretfully: "Why would he want to secretly communicate with the Japanese..."
Yinreng only vaguely remembered that there was something behind this matter, so he did not continue.
The topic ended here, but Yin'e and Yinzhen both remembered "Dai Zi" and wanted to send someone to find out about his current situation.
Next, Yinreng and others saw that the little guy was no longer turning his back on them, so they took him to play other things to divert his attention.
The brothers played Shaga with him for a while, took him for a couple of laps on horseback nearby, came back and followed him to feed Yuanyuan before sending him back to the imperial tent.
Kangxi was thinking about something in the imperial tent. He was turning the ring in his hand in deep thought, which made people dare not look at him directly.
At this time, all the servants in the tent lowered their heads, even Liang Jiugong slightly lowered his eyes.
"Ama~"
However, as the baby's voice came in, the temperature in the tent suddenly rose.
Cheng An saw Ama sitting on the couch, Da Da Da ran over, lay on his lap and looked up and said: "Ama An An wants to play bang bang~"
Bang?
Kangxi looked down at him and asked, "What is that?"
"Bang, bang~" The little guy raised his hands and imitated Yinzhen's shooting before.
Kangxi then realized that he was referring to the musket, and immediately said, "Don't mess around, that's not something you can play with now."
Seeing that his father also rejected him, the little guy immediately sighed.
"You are so young, stop sighing." Kangxi tapped his head and said.
"I know..." the little guy said unhappily.
From the fact that he was still thinking about the musket when he came back, we can tell that he was really interested in it. However, no matter how much Kangxi doted on him, he would not agree to buy such a dangerous thing.
"Your sister Kejing sent us some dried meat again. Do you want to eat it?" Kangxi asked, trying to divert his attention.
In fact, it was because Kangxi saw that although he obviously liked to eat it, he still sent all the dried meat back to Beijing to Yinzhi and others, so he asked someone to pass the message to Princess Kejing, and she immediately sent a lot more.
In other words, the person who made the jerky was a palace maid close to her. Princess Kejing really couldn't bear to let her do that, otherwise she would have sent the person who made the jerky directly over.
After all, as the news about little Prince Jinlong spread throughout the grassland, Princess Kejing clearly felt that the people around her were becoming more respectful to her.
"Yes!" The little guy's eyes lit up when he heard that there was meat jerky to eat again, and then he said, "Hello, sister."
"No one is here, so you should save some." Seeing how sweet he was, Kangxi smiled and ordered someone to bring the dried meat.
With the dried meat to eat, the little guy finally forgot about the musket and concentrated on chewing it.
Kangxi originally thought that the dried meat was too hard to chew, but when he saw that he was chewing it so happily, he said, "Let Father have a taste."
Upon hearing this, the little guy immediately took a piece and put it to his mouth: "Father, eat it!"
Kangxi took the dried meat from his hand, tasted it and found it tasted really good.
Next, Cheng'an wanted to feed him a piece after he ate one himself, but Kangxi tasted two pieces and shook his head to indicate no, saying, "You should eat less too."
"An An, eat three more!" the little guy pointed his finger at him.
Seeing that he said three but held out four fingers, Kangxi broke off two for him and said, "You can only eat two more."
"Okay..."
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