Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 895
Pu Yin paused, pulled Huaiqing's hand over, and said softly: "As for the international situation, we can use it, but we must not trust it. The fate must be in our own hands. Temporary Forming an alliance may bring about a temporary balance of interests and motivation, but you also need to know that there is no free lunch in the world, and we should try our best to rely on ourselves. This is how the empire stands proudly among the nations of the world. Time is in Over time, on this planet, the smog of industrialization began to envelope the planet, and what was mixed with it was the smell of gunpowder of war."

After going to the Middle East, Guan Xuqing returned to Beijing to rest for a while, and then drove to Chengde Mountain Resort.The summer resort in this place was first built in the 42nd year of Kangxi and completed in the 55th year of Qianlong, which took 87 years to complete.The emperor's summer resort has twelve palaces, with magnificent buildings and magnificent sceneries.The emperor came here to escape the summer heat in summer, and went hunting here in autumn. He was greeted and accompanied by Mongolian princes, Qinghai-Tibet lamas, and envoys from North Korea and other regions.

Some shrewd merchants saw that this is a treasured place of geomantic omen, and they also came here one after another, built houses in the outer ring of the Summer Resort, and started business.The once desolate shore of Rehe has now become a bustling city.It was already dusk when the emperor's train arrived here.The princes and ministers waiting here to pick him up all knelt outside the newly erected canopy to welcome the holy driver.The streets are decorated with lanterns and festoons, firecrackers are deafening, flowers are everywhere, and there are crowds of people.But Guan Xuqing couldn't get interested in all this.The territory of the empire has grown, and the inspections to various parts of Asia in the past few days have made me feel physically and mentally exhausted.He ordered Pu De to express condolences to the princes on his behalf, but he himself urged the car and went straight to Yanbo Zhishuangzhai.

After a night's rest, Guan Xuqing's spirit was much better. He got up early in the morning, put on a velvet crown, wore a Baturu vest, a stone blue jacket over his coat, blue satin soap boots, hanging from his waist. With a treasured sword, quiver, and a carved bow on his back, he strode out of Yanbozhishuangzhai with a red face.Liang Qichao couldn't imagine how the emperor's mood changed so quickly. Yesterday he was still tired, but today he was full of energy again this morning.How did he know, as a generation leader, how can he do it without a little bit of energy!

When Liang Qichao, Zaifeng and others saw the emperor coming out, all the brothers and ministers who had been waiting in front of the door fell to their knees and shouted long live.Guan Xuqing happily waved his hands and said: "Get up, there are so many people here today! I am very happy, and I want to have fun with you. Sons, you must all be brave and take the lead. Whoever hunts the most wild animals will win the prize." I have a great reward." Then he asked Wang Shang to take out something for the princes to see, "Look, what is this?"

Following the emperor's words, Wang Shang, the chief eunuch, came forward holding a handle of topaz Ruyi carved with gemstones as a seat.All elder brothers were shocked when they saw it.This is not an ordinary ruyi, this is the treasure of the Qianqing Palace!Because this wishful color is close to bright yellow, it is rare in ancient and modern times.It is said that back then, Emperor Shunzhi rewarded it to Kangxi.After Kangxi inherited the throne, he cherished this treasure bestowed by the former emperor very much, and kept it on the imperial case of Qianqing Palace.

Today, there are ten princes over the age of 15 who came to accompany the emperor to hunt in Chengde.Among them, of course, there are honest and unambitious ones.They were amazed and incomprehensible when they saw that their father had given out such a heavy reward. Why did the emperor give such a valuable thing to others?However, among the princes, there were indeed a few who wholeheartedly wanted to win the prince, their eyes were straightened when they saw this Huang Yuruyi.They wondered in their hearts, the father has always been very careful in his affairs, and today he took out the national treasure passed on to the throne. Could it be that we want our brothers to fight for power and choose one to succeed the throne?Then, whoever wins the first place in hunting and gets this Ruyi handle will also win the world.Thinking about it this way, they were all beaming with joy, and everyone was gearing up, as if whether they would be princes or emperors in the future was all about this.

The princes were thinking wildly with their own thoughts, and Guan Xuqing was not idle either. He was smiling, amiable, and silently watched the expressions of the princes. begin" decree.At this moment, the fourth elder brother Puxian suddenly took a step forward, knelt down and said: "The father offered a lot of rewards to encourage the sons and officials to work hard, which shows the generosity of the Sacred Heart, but this topaz Ruyi is the treasure of the father's palace. Even if Bao, Erchen and the others win the first place, they cannot afford such a reward. I beg Father and Emperor for another reward, and Erchen and others will try their best to fight for it."

Hearing what the fourth elder brother said, Guan Xuqing felt happy for a while, thinking: Well, the fourth brother understands the righteousness, and he understands the rules, knows the etiquette, and has no selfishness in his words.Looking at those few again, although they didn't speak, the expressions on their faces changed.Some are in favor, some are against, some are ridiculing, and some are resentful.None of this escaped Guan Xuqing's eyes.Although he was like a bright mirror in his heart, he just smiled and didn't say anything. This made the princes anxious, annoyed, hated, and resentful, and the fourth child was even more uneasy, saying : "Father, father, please speak up!"

Guan Xuqing thought to himself: Boys, no matter how smart you are, you are not as smart as your old man. Hmph, I want to use this treasure to test your hearts.Thinking of this, he said: "Fourth brother, although your words are reasonable, but they are too old-fashioned. You brothers are all princes with yellow belts around their waists. They were born in the royal family and have been wearing bright yellow since they were young. This Ruyi is just a bright yellow color. I love it, so I always keep it by my side. It is also because of this that I treat it as a reward to show my expectation for you. Since I said it, you are not joking, so what Can it be changed? In this way, the princes are treated equally regardless of their size or status. Pass the decree and start shooting! Boys, let’s move forward!"

After the emperor's imperial decree, in an instant, flags fluttered, knives and guns flashed, eagles and dogs galloped, war horses galloped, horns sounded from all directions, and shouts of killing came from all directions on the paddock with a radius of nearly a hundred miles.The valley responds, the chaotic grass rises and falls, the golden drum bursts, and the murderous aura soars to the sky.The wild beasts that are usually kept here were frightened and rushed out of the caves, among the trees, beside the gullies, and in the grass, and fled in all directions.Seeing this scene, the elder brothers were all full of energy, and everyone took the lead bravely, leading the soldiers and generals to rush into the wild beasts, and started a life-and-death competition with wolves, tigers and leopards.

Guan Xuqing took the princes and ministers up to the specially built Wengcheng City and sat down, drinking and chatting, while quietly watching the tragic battle below.Watching, watching, Guan Xuqing saw the difference.Puhua, the third child, and Puyun, the sixth child, rushed and killed, unstoppable, they were covered in blood, and the beasts fell to the ground where the horses passed by, causing chaos everywhere.The two of them did kill fiercely and hunted the most.But the old Qi Puchao and the old Puhui attacked from the side of the two of them, and every time they killed a beast, they cut off an ear.Especially Pu Chao, unexpectedly cut off the ears of the beast that Pu Hua and Pu Yun cut down, and put it on his account.On the side of the fourth Puxian, the golden drum did not sound, and the soldiers did not move.It turned out that he believed in Buddhism devoutly and affirmed the Buddhist principle of never killing.Those who were driven to nowhere and bumped into him were captured alive; those who ran away were never pursued again.The old Jiu Puwei didn't know where he hid, and he didn't see him show up from the beginning to the end.

After more than four hours, the hunt came to an end.The family generals and personal soldiers of the elder brothers carried the hunted beasts and presented them to the emperor.After counting, the old Qi Puchao even won the first place.The old eight Puhui was second, Puhua and Puyun were exhausted from fighting, but they were evenly divided and came third.The fourth son, Puxian, is the least, but they are all alive.Only the second child, Pu De, got nothing and returned empty-handed.

Guan Xuqing glanced at Pu De in surprise and asked, "De'er, what did you do?"

Pu De replied obediently: "Returning to the words of the father, the ancient sages Yao and Shun hunted and hunted, and they had to be lenient with wild animals. My son knows that the father is the king of Yao and Shun, and he has kindness in his heart, so he doesn't want to do it for a wish. , fighting with the brothers, and also want to give a way to the wild beasts that survived the disaster, I beg my father to see clearly."

Guan Xuqing nodded, did not speak, and said to himself: Boy, give this to your father. This is obviously the old method of Cao Zhi and Yongzheng. If it were someone else, they might believe it, but what do I do? I'm familiar with history.However, this also reflects that Pu De's intentions are indeed different, but what he said has a taste of "self-confession".

Guan Xuqing was thinking about his thoughts silently, but Pu Chao said impatiently: "Father, my son was lucky enough to get the first place today, and this son of Huang Ruyi will thank you for his reward." As he spoke, he was about to go forward Take the wishful handle, but Leng might as well be stopped by Pu Hui: "Slow down! Seventh brother, you are opportunistic, what are you doing? How dare you say aloud in front of your father and all the brothers: I am the first, and I deserve it!" ?"

As soon as Pu Chao heard this, he quit. Seeing that the reward was in front of him, Pu Hui got half of his waist stuck in his leg. Can he bear it? Then he said angrily: "Why, you don't accept the old eighth, do you? Listen to the seventh brother's lesson. I will teach you a lesson. Hunting is like fighting a war. You must not only be brave, but also resourceful. You Puhui are brave and intrepid, but you are just a common man. Not being number one, and wanting to find something out of embarrassment? Tell you, there is no way! I dare to say in front of my father, I deserve it, I deserve it, I deserve it! Why do you dare to beat me? Bah! Just wait and go Bar!"

Pu Chao's sarcasm and sarcasm made Pu Hui very angry. Regardless of the persuasion of his brothers, he said in a daze: "Okay, well, I knew earlier that those who suffer from hard work will not fall behind, and those who are opportunistic But I have to be rewarded, I might as well rest on the side like my second brother."

(End of this chapter)