Chapter 1061 Happy Meeting (Part 1)

Northwest, Ganzhouwei, ranch.

This pasture was built in the 57th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi. When the northwest garrison gathered, some mares and foals were transported from the horse farm outside the gate. After several years of pastoral care, the foals transported that year had already "took the same mouth", and the mares were also equipped with good varieties and gave birth to many foals.

Although the size of the ranch here is not as large as that of the outside of the hills, it is also unique in the northwest.

In addition to forage, the surplus grains from the Gansu military camps are also used as feed on horse farms, which makes these horses fat and shiny, and are extremely energetic. They are both cold-resistant and weight-bearing, which are three points better than adult military horses transported from the mouth.

However, the number is limited, with less than a thousand stallions "Qikou"; there are two thousand ponies over two years old with teeth; and there are more than 800 ponies under two years old.

The left governor of the Northwest Army and Sichuan Admiral Yue Zhongqi stood by the shepherd railing, stroking the horse's hair in his hand.

There were originally 130,000 troops stationed in Xining, and 80,000 troops stationed in Ganzhou. Before the death of the late emperor, he issued an edict. The Mongol soldiers of Korqin and Khalkha who had followed the expedition, and the majority continued to garrison, while most of them returned to their respective troops.

The officers and soldiers of the Green Camp were also ordered to streamline and eliminate the elderly and weak.

In this way, only 90,000 troops remained in the 130,000 troops, 30,000 troops remained in Xining, and 60,000 troops remained in Ganzhou.

Now the Northwest Army is under the jurisdiction of General Bei Ziyanxin, the Great General of Fuyuan. In fact, the military and political affairs of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu are all under the hands of Nian Gengyao.

Nian Gengyao was now the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi and could not be permanently stationed in the Northwest Army, so he called his old subordinates, and Yue Zhongqi, who is currently the admiral of Sichuan, took over in the army.

Therefore, Yanxin led the general Yin Xin to guard Xining; Yue Zhongqi stationed in Ganzhou as deputy Nian Gengyao.

Yue Zhongqi, general Men Huzi, is only 37 years old this year, and is in his prime. He has a deep experience in the Northwest Army. He is the vanguard of the soldiers who entered Tibet and has made outstanding contributions. He is the first in the list of the heroes who entered Tibet reported a few days ago.

Now, he looked at the horses that were about to grow, thinking about the number of military horses in the northwest.

There are more than 30,000 horses in the northwest. The pack horses and the old and weak are thrown away, and less than half of the strong horses are strong. The Qinghai-Tibet region has a towering terrain and long journeys, and all the people and horses are injured.

Take the officers and soldiers who entered Tibet in the 58th and 59th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi. The death of the war horses was one of the important reasons for the weakening of the combat power of the soldiers.

Because of this, Yue Zhongqi knew that if the officers and soldiers of the Eight Banners wanted to exert their combat effectiveness in the northwest, they must be equipped with two horses.

The Minister of War, who was sent by the imperial court to negotiate with the Qinghai rebels, had already gone to Xining. It was just a formality, and it was inevitable to send troops to Qinghai.

Now, the troops stationed in Ganzhou have strengthened their training and are waiting for the imperial court to order at any time.

Yue Zhongqi was thinking about being out of sight, and a guard guard came to report that people came to the capital.

"It was the officials of the Lifanyuan who sent the lama here again?" Yue Zhongqi asked.

After returning to the court from the Qinghai war, Lifanyuan has sent several groups of lamas over the past two months. These lamas will go one step ahead of the court ministers and go to various departments in Qinghai to stabilize the hearts of the people.

"Report to the Lord, it's not a lama, but the minister of the Ministry of Revenue." The guard official handed the famous letter on both hands.

Yue Zhongqi took it and whispered: "Left Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Second-class Boss Cao Yong... About the military camp in Gansu..."

He received the Ministry of War’s official documents half a month ago, and knew that the court had sent officials from the Ministry of Revenue to inspect the military camp. He thought he could arrive before the Mid-Autumn Festival, but he didn’t expect that he would arrive now.

He was the admiral of Sichuan, and he was a first-rank military general; the Minister of Revenue was only a second-rank, which was lower than his rank. However, Cao Yong had a higher title and was also a Beijing official, so Yue Zhongqi hurriedly called a few officials under the rank and quickly went out to greet him.

Outside the garrison, Cao Yong had already dismounted, and behind him were Tianyou and Hongpu, looking at the continuous military camps in the distance.

The shouts of soldiers practicing were faintly heard, adding a bit of solemnity.

Tianyou and Hongpu both looked forward to it, full of curiosity.

When they were in the capital, they also had the opportunity to go to the Eight Banners Camp to play. Looking at the loose soldiers and the training ground covered with weeds, it really made people doubt whether they could defend their country.

The military camp in front of me is different. Just talking about access control is much stricter than the Eight Banners stationed in Beijing.

Even if Cao Yong showed his identity, the guard's school did not release the person directly, but instead sent him to report to the military camp leader.

Before leaving the capital, Cao Yong had made a detailed conclusion on the Northwest garrison and knew that Yue Zhongqi was the man. If he remembered correctly, this man would be the person who succeeded Nian Gengyao in charge of military affairs in the Northwest. He was also falsely accused of plotting against Yue Fei, which involved the literary inquisition of the Yongzheng Dynasty.

Cao Yong did not know the specific details, but knew that this person made contributions in the Kangxi Dynasty, made his fortune in the Yongzheng Dynasty, and was still there during the Qianlong period. He was considered a veteran figure in the three dynasties.

When he went from the Ministry of War to Yue Zhongqi's resume, Cao Yong was very surprised that this man was so young. He was only seven years older than Cao Yong. He was not a royal family or a nobleman of the Eight Banners of Manchuria. He could survive so young and was the best among the military generals in other provinces.

At this moment, Yue Zhongqi has already brought a few officials to greet her.

Yue Zhongqi was also surprised when she saw Cao Yong wearing a pheasant to replenish her clothes.

He was born in the Eight Banners of the Han Army. He donated his official position and transferred from civil service to military position. He has always been in Sichuan. He has never been to the capital or met Cao Yong.

At a young age, he is a second-class uncle. Needless to ask, he must be the jade shade of his father and grandfather.

But as far as he knows, there are many young nobles who hold high-ranking military positions, but it is not easy to be so young in civil servants.

Cao Yong came with the imperial decree, and Yue Zhongqi was forced to ask the sage. After a while, Yue Zhongqi welcomed Cao Yong and others to the gate of the garrison.

However, it was only placed in a row of yards near the gate of the barracks, and there were two doors between the army stationed.

Cao Yong did not go to the outside post station and brought people directly to the army's garrison. Apart from the need for official business, it was just a private matter.

Yongqing was in the Northwest Army. After they had been separated for several years, Cao Yong also missed this friend he had made when he was a teenager.

Yongqing is now a third-rank guerrilla guerrilla. He once followed the army to Tibet. When the Ministry of War confessed his merits this spring, his name was also listed in the list of meritorious officials. It is appropriate to be promoted to one level to the general of the governor or two levels to the deputy general as a reward.

However, it was left alone later.

Cao Yong made a special trip to inquire and knew that it was Yongzheng's imperial pen that hooked Yongqing's name.

His surname is Wanyan, and even though he set up his own family, he was still the cousin of the Fourteenth Prince. In addition, his earlier promotions in the Northwest Army were all the fourteenth Prince's requests for orders.

In Yongzheng's eyes, he was the authentic "Fourteen Party".

After Cao Yong knew the details, although he was angry, he did not dare to add fuel to the fire at this time.

Yongqing was born in Wanyan Mansion and a middle-level military general. He really had no weight in the Northwest Army. Even if he was dragged down by the 14th Prince and was jealous of Yongzheng, as long as there were no other accidents, he would be forgotten by Yongzheng within three or two years and could go back to his career.

In addition to seeing Yongqing, Cao Yong was also afraid of continuing to run around, which made Tianyou and Hongpu exhausted. He thought about repairing here for a few days, following the arrangements of the military tent and inspecting the military garrison.

Tianyou and Hongpu were both stuck to Yue Zhongqi and could not take their eyes open.

The Eight Banners in the capital were not rare. When their father went out to socialize, they also met high-ranking military officers.

However, those famous Eight Banners powerful people are incomparable to the war-hardened generals like Yue Zhongqi.

Yue Zhongqi just started to guess the identities of these two young men. Their clothes were just ordinary, but they didn't look like servants. One of them had some similarities with Cao Yong's eyes. Compared to the Cao family's nephews, the other one, but he didn't know what his identity was.

Just as Cao Yong was about to ask about Yongqing, he saw Yue Zhongqi and Tianyou, Hongpu's big and small eyes.

Cao Yong coughed, pointed at Hongpu, and said to Yue Zhongqi: "Yue Junmen, this is Jinpu, the younger brother of the lower official." As he said that, he pointed to Tianyou: "This is Cao Zhan, a son of the lower official. The naughty child, who will follow the lower official out to see the world, will be troubled by the army these days."

After saying this, he said to Tianyou again, Hongpu said: "You may not see the military gate soon!"

Yue Zhongqi is from the northwest, and is grown in the northwest, with a thick and delicate temperament. He didn't believe that Cao Yong led two young men thousands of miles away just to let them see the world.

But if we take the opportunity to go to the Northwest Army to train and achieve military merits, these two are too young.

He was hesitant, but his face was quiet and said: "Shilarious Minister Cao has been a young man since ancient times. He has made his younger brother and son so handsome, which reminded me of his youth that he had followed his father and gained more knowledge when he was young."

Tianyou was fine, but he was infected by the atmosphere in the military camp for a while and his mind was quite clear.

As a descendant of Aisin Jueluo, Hongpu also yearned for the glory of his ancestors. He couldn't help but whisper to Cao Yong: "Brother-in-law, can you talk to Yue Junmen and take us to the training ground to see it?"

Cao Yong raised his eyebrows, glanced at Hongpu, and said to Yue Zhongqi, "Yue Junmen, the children are still young, I wonder if this request is cheap?"

After hearing this, Yue Zhongqi's expression slowly froze and said with a cold look: "The important area of ​​the military camp is not a juggling in the city. Please forgive me."

Cao Yong had nothing here, but he admired Yue Zhongqi's character. Hongpu's face was blushing and stared at Yue Zhongqi, thinking that he couldn't see his face.

Cao Yong ignored him and asked Yue Zhongqi about his old friend Yongqing.

"Wanyan Yongqing, guerrilla?" Yue Zhongqi listened, and her expression was relieved: "I didn't expect that Minister Cao was an old friend of Shanyu. Shanyu was under the command of this governor in his early years."

When talking about Yongqing, Yue Zhongqi looked gloomy. He really didn't expect that Yongqing, who could be ranked among the top five on the list of credit for entering Tibet, was put aside by the court without any reward.

He didn't stay for a long time, so he sent someone to search for Yongqing, and then left.

Tianyou's face had a little joy and said, "Father, can you meet Uncle Qing?"

When Yongqing left Beijing, Tianyou had already remembered it. He remembered that he was his father's best friend and had a great figure. Every time he saw him, he would lift him up and put it on his shoulders.
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