Chapter 57
Yinzuo thought his idea was brilliant as it satisfied the Manchu-Mongol marriage and would not let his sister down. However, Kangxi was so angry when he heard it that he laughed.
How can you marry several husbands? You will be criticized to death by all the sour people in the world.
In previous dynasties, princesses had male lovers, but the Manchus who entered the Central Plains were not accepted by the Han people. Many people even had the impression that they were barbaric, uncivilized, chaotic and disorderly. He didn't want to challenge those people by letting the princess have a male lover.
Kangxi hurriedly shook his head. He was really led astray by this kid, thinking about whether to be a concubine or not.
Kangxi rebuked Yinzuo: "Nonsense."
Yinzuo frowned.
Kangxi slowed down his voice and said to Yinzuo: "If we want to form a marriage alliance, of course we have to marry someone who is the most important and influential person in their tribe. If you follow your sister to live in the capital for a long time, how much influence will you have left?"
Yinzuo was silent: "Does it have to be like this? But when my sisters leave home, Yinzuo will miss them very much."
The child's face was filled with sorrow, as if he could still imagine that scene now.
Kangxi also remained silent. How could he bear to do so?
The eldest princess is fourteen or fifteen years old this year and has reached the age to get married. Isn't that why he has been postponing the eldest princess's marriage again and again?
Although what Yinzuo said was ridiculous, when the relationship between Manchus and Mongols was more integrated, it would not be impossible to marry the princess to someone who was not the heir's second son and live in the capital, but not now.
Yinzuo stayed quiet for a while, knowing that his words carried little weight in these major matters, and these matters could not be accomplished by his nagging or trickery. He raised his eyes to glance at Kangxi, and saw that Kangxi had a calm expression, and although he did not show much, he felt that his father was also in a bad mood.
Yes, the Emperor is a father, so he must be sad too.
Yinzuo took his father's hand and said, "Can my sisters come back more often?"
The journey was long, and it was certainly not easy to come back, but Kangxi still nodded to Yinzuo in front of him: "Yes."
Yinzuo was a little happier: "It's good to come back often. When Yinzuo grows up, he will often visit his sister. The emperor is busy and it's not convenient. Yinzuo will go." He will stay at his sister's house for a long time! Even if his future brother-in-law is annoyed, he will not leave!
Yinzuo also said to Kangxi: "My son must exercise well in the future, so that his brother-in-law will not dare to bully his sister!"
This kid had a lot of fantasies, but Kangxi didn't say much when listening to his innocent fantasies. No matter what, he was still devoted to his sister.
Yinzuo thought for a while and said, "Then my sisters have to practice more so that it will be convenient to ride back on horseback!" My eldest sister and second sister all have their own horses. The foal he chose when Yinzuo went out to escape the summer heat for the first time has grown up now, but there is not much time for practice.
Thinking of this, Yinzuo became anxious: "Sisters, they need to practice riding skills faster. I heard from my eldest brother that a fast horse can travel 800 miles a day."
"Then it only takes one or two days to get to the capital from here, which is not bad!" Yinzuo held Kangxi's arm and looked at Kangxi with bright eyes.
Kangxi's expression was indescribable. Going back to her parents' home at an expedited speed of 800 miles? Escape? Do you want to starve to death or tire your sister to death?
At this time, the food arrived, but Yinzuo kept talking about this matter. The emperor did not listen to him on the important matter of the marriage between Manchu and Mongolia, but it should be okay to do such a small thing as making his sister's journey home smoother, right?
Kangxi didn't care much about women's affairs, and he didn't have a proper queen, but since the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, the women of the Qing Dynasty have gradually begun to learn the virtues of women, and they are more quiet and dignified. Kangxi also knew that women riding horses with a whip were called fierce, and they were not the mainstream of women today.
Kangxi focused on court affairs and were concerned with men's matters. In fact, he also had a problem of male chauvinism and never paid much attention to women's affairs. The same was true for his own daughters. Although he had feelings for them, all he wanted was for the concubines in the harem not to neglect the princesses in their lives.
Kangxi knew that among his princesses, except for the second princess who was more lively, the others were all quiet. He asked them to ride horses for 800 miles back to their parents' home, but this boy was just acting out his imagination every day.
And there's no need for it.
It was all nonsense, and Kangxi didn't know where he got the patience to let this kid talk nonsense in his ear.
However, Yinzuo treated it as a serious matter and discussed it with Kangxi, and was dissatisfied with what Kangxi said that his sisters were more sturdy than other noble ladies and would not be able to get married.
Yinzuo argued confidently: "What's wrong with being a little tough? My sisters won't get married in the capital anyway."
"How dare they complain? We don't even want to get married!"
Yinzuo softened his tone again and begged Kangxi, "Let my sisters practice riding horses, it will be convenient for them when they come back."
Kangxi said: "There is a carriage, so they don't need to ride back on horseback."
"Yes, but it's convenient to learn horse riding. If I were older, I would have ridden a horse this time. It's not comfortable to sit in a carriage for a long time." Yinzuo said to Kangxi, "It's always good to learn more. Father, let the sisters practice horse riding more. It's faster than riding a carriage. What if the sisters need it in an emergency?"
"Alas, my sister can't stay in the capital. I'm so worried."
Kangxi glanced at Yinzuo who was sighing and said, "You always complain and want to slack off when you learn something, but now you want to give your sisters extra lessons."
"Do you know that your sisters are willing?" This matter was not a big deal. Yinzuo kept negotiating and it was okay for him to agree. However, Kangxi did not think that the quiet princesses would be willing to do such a hardship.
Yinzuo thought so too, and after a moment's thought, he said to Kangxi, "Then I'll go back and ask my sisters."
Although he was unhappy with the Mongolian boys, Yinzuo did not distance himself from them afterwards. He became more and more familiar with them as he played more. In the eyes of those people, Yinzuo was not bad. He was not as good as them in chasing prey and hunting skills, but he also knew a lot of things that they didn't know.
In the beginning, they were all told by adults not to offend the Sixth Prince and to be on good terms with him, so they kept a distance from the Sixth Prince. But later they found that the Sixth Prince was not a person who got angry easily. Although he looked a little weak, he was still generous.
It is also said that he learns a lot of things every day, so even though he is not as good as them in hunting, he always seems very powerful.
But some people disagreed, so Harcha said, "What's the point of learning so much? It's better to learn more about scimitar and archery."
On the grassland, force is respected and those who are physically weak are made slaves, like cattle and sheep.
Yin Zuo: "Force is not the only way. Only force can be used by warriors. Managing a tribe with only force to intimidate cannot lead the people of your tribe to live a good life."
"We are no longer primitive tribes. We only have fists and weapons, but we still cannot weave cloth, make tools, or treat diseases. Learning arithmetic can help us trade things, learning medicine can help us treat diseases and save lives, learning scriptures can help us educate people, and learning laws can help us govern the people."
Harcha, a strong man who was a head taller than Yinzuo, said: "Robbery! You can rob with fists! You can rob with cloth and utensils!" As long as the tribe wins, not only can they rob all the wealth of the other side, but their people will also become slaves of the winner.
Zebutan hurriedly pulled Harcha, saying that this was inappropriate.
Yinzuo was also choked by Harcha's word "rob". After Harcha's words, the atmosphere around them suddenly became wrong, and the playmates suddenly became tense. Rob, who do you want to rob?
Yinzuo also said: "Robber? You have to be able to rob it, right? You have more than just fists, right?" Yinzuo was not angry at this time, and was still smiling, but he did not look as good-tempered as usual.
Without waiting for anyone to say anything, Yin Zuo said, "Since you like to play the game of snatching, why don't we play a game of snatching things?"
Everyone looked at each other.
Yinzuo said: "It's just a game. The winner will get this jade pendant." Today Yinzuo was wearing a auspicious cloud jade pendant with good quality.
The sons of several tribal leaders here were also relatively young. Although they were more mature than other children, they were still playful. Someone couldn't help but ask, "What kind of game?"
Let's play a bigger game.
Yinzuo pointed to a narrow mountain in the distance and said, "Put a piece of cloth on the top of that mountain. Whoever grabs it first and successfully returns here will win."
"Of course we can't just stay here. We need to climb to the top of the mountain."
"There are three roads leading to that mountain. We can choose any one of them to go up. We can defeat the enemy and rob them on the way and on the way back. It depends on who is faster and who can protect the place better."
"I'll lead a team, Halcha a team, who else wants to join?"
After listening to what Yinzuo said, everyone was eager to try it out.
Harcha said: "You are a prince, it is not easy for us to snatch you away."
Yinzuo: "When playing games, status is not important."
Halcha: “Okay, you said it.”
After hearing what Yinzuo said, the others became even more excited. They were all still young and had a strong desire to win. They came from different tribes and all wanted to compete with each other.
Zebutan also said, "I will join in, too."
□□Ji also said that he wanted to join, and then others also expressed their willingness to participate. Finally, four teams were formed. Another team was led by Zebutan and □□Ji, and the other leaders also added something as a prize for the winner.
They all wanted to be captain, so there were only enough remaining members for each captain to assign one member, which was a bit shabby, so they had to use their respective guards to make up the team, and finally there were five people in total in the small team.
Before anyone else could speak, Yinzuo picked out his most powerful guard and said, "Let him go to the top of the mountain to plant the cloth first." He then picked out three other powerful guards and said, "They will guard the intersection and supervise. The game will start when white smoke appears."
Pick out the most powerful guard first, and don't say that he is unfair and bullying.
Harcha was a little embarrassed at this time: "We are more familiar with the grassland terrain, you are at a disadvantage."
Yinzuo smiled and said, "It's not a big deal, just win me first and then we can talk."
Halcha snorted slightly and said yes.
Yin Zuo: "Now everyone can disperse and make their own preparations. When the white smoke rises, you can go into the mountains to grab the cloth. Whoever successfully protects it here after grabbing it will win."
Different from the confident Harcha, Cebutan glanced at Yinzuo and then led his men away. He was more cautious about the Sixth Prince. Just looking at the reasonable arrangements made by the Sixth Prince in a short period of time, and no one objected, he felt that the many things he had learned might indeed be useful.
(End of this chapter)
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