Chapter 1552: Know yourself and know the enemy (rolling to ask for monthly votes)
Brother Jiu's excitement lasted only half an hour.
He calmed down when he saw the twelfth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother finishing their recruitment and rehearsing the shooting in the school field.
The twelfth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother knew that the opportunity was rare, and they also knew their own shortcomings. When selecting people, they only picked strong soldiers.
Looking at his tough appearance, he obviously didn't have the same aura as the guards of the Prince's Mansion.
The older brothers are very confident, and the younger brothers should also be strong.
Here at Ninth Brother, winning or losing doesn't matter.
It can only be said that the couple are thirty miles apart, but they want to be together.
That is to fight, fight, do your best, and obey fate. It doesn't matter if you don't get the third place. According to the salary of one hundred years, it is only 72,000 taels of silver. You can save it by then.
As for a hundred years from now, they will all be the grandsons after their great-great-grandsons, so they don't have to worry about that.
Seeing that he had changed so quickly, Brother Ten felt helpless and said, "Brother Ninth, weren't you quite confident just now?"
Brother Jiu said: "This is your magnanimity. You don't care about winning or losing!"
There is also self-awareness. The twelfth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother select people from the Shangsan Banner Guards. Needless to say, they are both capable. The two of them are aiming for the first place, but they also have the strength to compete for the top three.
It's just that Brother Jiu was indifferent, but Fusong, Erhe and Fuqing became serious.
Especially Fu Song, who had received the support and protection from Shu Shu and Brother Jiu, had long wanted to repay them.
Now is an opportunity. As long as you win the top three, it is equivalent to taking away a hereditary and irreplaceable iron-hatted prince for the prince's palace.
Erhe, Fuqing, Chunlin, Guiyuan, Cao Shun and others all thought of Brother Jiu's good looks in recent years and wanted to repay him.
Not to mention, there is also the one-year to three-year salary promised by Fujin.
For the guards, the reward ranges from thirty-six taels to one hundred and eighty taels of silver.
For the guards, for the third-class guards, the reward is from 80 to 240 taels of silver; for the second-class guards, the reward is from 105 to 315 taels of silver.
This amount of money is really not a small amount of money.
Now there is no battle to fight, and everyone has no chance to make military achievements. It is finally possible to have this competition, and everyone wants to give it a try.
Fusong went to see Brother Jiu and told Shu Shu about the generous reward and the arrangement of the purse.
Brother Jiu smiled from ear to ear and said, "Fu Jin thought carefully, but I forgot about this..."
Fusong said: "I just thought about it on the way. I'd better reward the purse tomorrow morning to boost morale before the battle!"
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "It's okay, just look at the arrangement!"
Fusong added: "According to the imperial order, there will be five guards and fifty guards. When the time comes, five guards, Erhe, Fuqing, Chunlin, Guiyuan and Xingjiang, will come on stage. I will follow Cao Shun and sit in the rear with Master Jiu...
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After hearing this, Brother Jiu hesitated and said, "Isn't it a pity that Cao Shun won't play? Cao Yin taught him cavalry and archery, and he is very good at it!"
Previously, Ninth Brother saw that Cao Shun was a gentleman, so even if he provided him with bodyguards, he planned to use them for ceremonies. However, when he later saw Cao Shun shooting an arrow, he realized that people should not be judged by their appearance.
Fusong thought about the five people. Fu Qing and Xing Jiang were not as good as Cao Shun.
However, Fuqing is connected to the Fucha family, and the emperor should give him a chance to show his face; Xingjiang's bodyguard has not yet officially filled the vacancy, and can be placed in the guard army.
Fusong said: "If we talk about replacement, then replace Xing Jiang. Xing Jiang will be transferred to the guard army, and the weakest among the guard army will be demoted to a substitute..."
Brother Jiu said: "That's it, but make it clear to the alternate guard that even if he doesn't play, he will still have a share of the reward! As for Xing Jiang, the reward will still be based on the guard!"
Fusong agreed and went down to prepare.
Brother Ninth gave up and stopped caring about his own side, watching other teams on the school field.
Seeing the arrival of twenty Mongolian guards at the Tenth Prince's Mansion, everyone was very concerned.
The capital city is rich and prosperous, and the military affairs of the Eight Banners have been neglected, let alone the population.
Mongolia is different.
Mongolian men grew up on horses. For them, riding and shooting is as integrated into their daily life as eating and drinking.
The third elder brother was facing a formidable enemy and couldn't help complaining to the eldest elder brother and the fourth elder brother: "What's going on with Old Ten? He usually doesn't fight or grab, but this time he showed his trump card! His prince's mansion is in accordance with the county
The king planned the construction, and he still had the private houses of Niu Hulu Eni and the imperial concubine and his mother in his hands, and he was not short of money!"
The eldest brother looked at the tenth brother and realized that his younger brother was really smart.
Khan Amar wants to see the power of each government. Those who are secretive will only be suspected. It would be better to show it like this.
However, with the addition of twenty Mongolian guards, the probability of the Tenth Prince's Mansion winning tomorrow is indeed higher.
The eldest brother thought he was sure of victory, after all, his bodyguards had followed him to two battlefields.
The daily drills of the guards of the county prince's palace also follow the formal armor-wearing process.
Now he's not sure.
He is the eldest brother. If he can't get first place in a small team, that would be too shabby!
I can't afford to lose that person!
The eldest brother didn't listen to the third brother grinding his teeth, and said to the two of them: "I'm going to check the manpower in our house. Don't be idle. If you really want to be overpowered by the younger brothers, be careful of Khan Ama's reprimand!"
If the sons who were taught by Khan Amma in front of them are not as good as the brothers who are free-range in the back, and cannot be ranked among the top three, then they are too useless.
After the elder brother finished speaking, he strode away.
The third elder brother looked at the eldest elder brother's back and couldn't believe it, and said: "Brother, is he unsure of his heart?"
The fourth elder brother pointed at the team of the Tenth Prince's Mansion and said: "If the third brother draws lots and marches next to the guards of the Tenth Prince's Mansion, is it guaranteed to win?"
The prey is fixed, and teams that are next to each other will definitely fight for it.
When the time comes to shoot the prey, it depends on who can hit it first.
The third elder brother also became nervous and said: "It's true that the goshawk tried his best to fight the rabbit, not to mention that Lao Ten's manpower is different from Lao Jiu's. It's obviously not a rabbit!"
The third elder brother also went to find his own team.
The fourth elder brother saw the reactions of the eldest elder brother and the third elder brother, and turned back to look in the direction of the palace.
What Khan Amma wants to see is the competition among the disciples?
Then you have to work hard yourself.
Fourth Brother also called Fu Nai, the leader of the guards at Baylor Mansion, and asked about the plan for tomorrow's siege.
Fu Nai was born in Shangsanqi Baoyi. He got the news and knew about the siege tomorrow. He had already gone to an acquaintance of the paddock garden deputy to inquire about the situation of the paddock.
There is a wall surrounding the Nanyuan Paddock, which stretches a hundred and twenty miles in a circle, with a total of several gates.
The area where the princes will be sieging tomorrow is in the southwest of the paddock.
Probably from the Donghong Gate in the east to the Nanhong Gate in the south, it shrinks into a word "Hui", accounting for a quarter of the entire paddock.
The princes' teams will be at the Xihong Gate due east, then the Huangcun Gate in the southeast, and then between the two gates. There will be three teams in the entire east and two teams in each other direction.
In this way, the five teams drawn to the east and the south will be closer, and the four teams drawn to the west and north will be further apart.
There is no choice, it all depends on luck.
The fourth elder brother was a little excited after listening to the instructions.
Any luck?
He touched the eighteen pieces in his hand and wanted to know his luck.
On Brother Ninth's side, Fusong was also telling Brother Ninth about the details of the paddock, but he didn't go out of his way to inquire.
From the Mid-Autumn Festival last year to the end of the year, he lived here for nearly four months. Not to mention visiting the paddock in detail, it was almost enough.
The ninth elder brother is the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Nanyuan Paddock is also listed under the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
If Brother Jiu arranged for people to go to Nanyuan Paddock to inquire, it would appear to be seeking personal gain through power and would easily arouse criticism.
Fusong himself acted as a living map, which saved him from this step.
He spoke in much more detail than Fu Nai, and said to Brother Jiu: "If you draw the position due east, don't worry too much. The paddock is not in the direct direction. There is already an extra piece in the southeast corner. If you draw the position northeast, you can directly Just go forward. If it's the east center or corner position, you can go slightly south..."
Brother Jiu looked confused and said: "What do you think is the chance of winning if the east and south are drawn, but what about the other two sides?"
Fusong considered it and said: "At that time, it will also depend on which team is next to each other. If we are drawn to the east or south, if the ones on the left and right are Four Baylor House, Five Baylor House, and Three Baylor House, there is an estimated 60% chance of winning. , if we catch up with a few other people, the chance of winning is between 50 and 50; if we start from the north or west, the left and right influence will be reduced a little, and the chance of winning should be more than 60%!"
Brother Jiu happily said after hearing this: "That's good. I will become a vegetarian tonight. Please pray to the Buddha to draw a good fortune tomorrow morning!"
An extra 10% chance is better than anything else.
After dinner, Kangxi looked at the book in his hand and realized that not only the ninth elder brother was a vegetarian, but also the fourth elder brother, the fifth elder brother and the twelfth elder brother. He couldn't help complaining to Liang Jiugong: "Look at the prospects of these people. Instead of thinking about my own shortcomings, I hope that the Buddha will bless me!"
He also knew that his sons had been busy for most of the day. They sent people to survey the terrain and saw the starting points of the nine teams.
The starting location is different, which does have some influence.
Liang Jiugong also thought it was quite funny. Seeing that Kangxi was not in a bad mood, he said: "Look at me, Master Jiu is a member of the Panqiao clan. Master Four, Master Five and Master Twelve are more like people who have been influenced by what they have heard and seen, and their hearts are more sincere."
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The women in the harem all worshiped the Buddha.
The caregivers of these three princes also worshiped Buddha.
On the other hand, Ninth Brother, although he went to Hongluo Temple to seek a son, he also went to Taoist temples during his northern tour, so he couldn't tell which one he preferred.
Kangxi hummed and said: "You are self-aware and aware of your own shortcomings, waiting for the pie to fall from the sky!"
As Kangxi spoke, he had a not-so-kind idea to let his sons know that "temporarily trying" was futile, but after thinking about it, he dropped the idea.
He didn't want to interfere.
Since we let the sons compete, it should be fair and equitable.
He wanted to see his sons' true abilities, and also wanted to see their luck.
As I get older, I have a sense of awe in my heart, and sometimes I have to believe that there is such a thing as luck in this world...
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There was no banquet that night.
The manpower of each prince was together with the master of each family to discuss the "strategy" for the next day.
The paddock is large and there are many houses, so it doesn't seem crowded.
Everywhere was brightly lit, and everyone was excited as they thought about their trip the next day.
It's not just one family that is rewarded with huge sums of money like Jiu Age.
There was only the prince, just a spectator, standing in front of the lamp, his figure a little lonely.
A hundred blue armors are issued, which is equivalent to the court having one more hereditary and replacement Baile and one hereditary and replacement Beizi.
This is the loving heart of the emperor.
But it also set a bad precedent, that is, rewarding blue armor.
It can be a hundred pairs tomorrow, but what about the future?
When the younger brothers become adults, many of them are from low-born mothers, so the title of nobility is destined to be low. Will they be rewarded with another hundred?
The prince thought and felt ridiculous.
He is just a prince, but he has to worry about this.
What did Khan Amma think?
He himself restricted the clan title and salary, but when it came to his son, he let it go.
The old man has never thought about whether these princes will also be members of the clan in the future?
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A night of silence.
The next day, the weather was fine and the sky was blue.
Everything in the paddock is withered and covered with snow.
Before entering the palace, nine teams lined up in order.
The princes' mounts were also held by the guards.
As for the princes, they are all in the palace, waiting in front of the emperor to draw lots...