Although I had to get up early, I should have rested early, but I was afraid that it would be inconvenient outside, so the young couple had to hang out for half the night. It was about the third watch and they went to bed in a daze, and they were called up again at the fifth watch.
The young couple yawned and struggled to get up.
Brother Ninth looked satisfied, and raised his eyebrows at Shu Shu with a bit of pride.
Shu Shu was really angry and beat her hard twice before she felt relieved.
Is this a disease?
I'm afraid it's a disease of lust!
The luggage has been packed a long time ago. There are more than a dozen large boxes containing Shu Shu and Brother Jiu's bedding, clothes and belongings. Five or six boxes contain "street vegetables" prepared in advance.
In addition to the four girls, there were also two attendants, He Yuzhu and Sun Jin, as well as two young eunuchs who were just learning to do errands.
There were five carriages allocated to the second house, three for people and two for luggage. They were not wealthy.
The 10th elder brother woke up and knew that Shu Shu had prepared "street food" here, so he arranged food that could be put in Sanshuo's car.
The tenth prince did not bring any female relatives, but only a few eunuchs, divided into three cars, and the luggage he brought was not as cumbersome as the second house.
Naturally, Brother Ninth would not be polite to him, so he shared half of the luggage and went there, and the two people were also in the same place.
In order not to alarm the people, the emperor had to leave the capital in front of the city gate.
It was still dark, so the team set off in great force.
We walked through Shenwu Gate and Di'an Gate out of the imperial city. Then we did not go all the way north through Anding Gate, but all the way east, through Dongzhimen and out of the capital.
There was a mighty force, including royal family members, civil and military ministers, guards of the Three Banners, and army guards of the Eight Banners, plus all the attendants and servants. There were tens of thousands of people, stretching for more than ten miles.
Shu Shu only felt it was novel at first, but she felt depressed after leaving the city gate.
Outside Dongzhimen is the imperial road, which is smoother than the ordinary official road, but the current horse-drawn carriages do not have shock-absorbing devices.
Fortunately, due to the continuous queue, the carriage was very slow and did not feel too bumpy, but it was also extremely boring. There was also the sound of wheels, the sound of horse hooves outside, and the dust brought up by the carriages and horses, which was really dirty and noisy.
Xiaosong followed in the car, looking like hair all over his body, muttering in a low voice: "It's too hard for Fujin. How many days will it take to go to Shengjing?"
Shengjing would be Shencheng in later generations. Shu Shu calculated the distance from Shencheng to the capital, which was about 700 kilometers, or 1,400 miles. That was still a relatively short distance.
The Holy Spirit will take a detour from Mongolia to Shengjing, a distance of more than 1,400 miles.
I heard that the traveling speed is fixed, sixty miles per day.
It's just a one-way trip, which takes a month, not counting the layover time in between.
The so-called "meetings" and pilgrimages will be carried out during the Holy Journey's itinerary.
"Be patient, it will be fine when you get to the station..."
Shu Shu yawned and said, also bored.
Because the carriage was shaking, it was not suitable for reading, and it was so shaken that I couldn't sleep. I just felt that the time was extremely long.
The ninth elder brother, as the prince's elder brother, was not with Shu Shu, but rode with the tenth elder brother to follow the orders of the central army.
But just in name, there are the eldest brother, the third brother, the fifth brother, and the seventh brother. They are all princes who have been ennobled, and they cooperate with several ministers in charge of the bodyguard to arrange everything properly.
As for the emperor, he did not keep the prince's elder brother, but the six ministers who followed him took turns to serve in front of the emperor.
Today is the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Punishment. The two ministers are waiting in front of the emperor.
Two idlers, the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother, followed the charioteer on horseback.
There was also a thirteenth brother beside him. He came out for the first time and was excited: "Brother Ninth, are we going north? Shengjing is in the northeast of the capital?"
"I want to inspect Mongolia, so I walked through Miyun and passed through Mongolia..."
Brother Ninth had walked this road twice before with his retinue and remembered it clearly.
The Thirteenth Brother thought of the Queen Mother and the two concubines who were accompanying him: "Are you going to Horqin? There are so many tribes in Mongolia, is Horqin the strongest?"
Speaking of which, Emperor Shizu's descendants all have the blood of Horqin, and they are naturally close to Horqin.
As for the Abahai tribe where Princess Duanshun belongs, the Thirteenth Prince did not mention it.
That was Brother Ten's in-laws. What he said was wrong, as he was afraid of offending Brother Ten.
Brother Jiu nodded: "The Sixteenth Division and Forty-nine Banners of the Mongolian Mongolia, Horqin occupies four of the Sixteenth Banners. It has the largest area, the largest population, and the strongest strength...if we include Mobei and Mongolia, the military strength is
Second only to Khalkha Mongolia..."
Brother Thirteen was excited: "I heard that there is a 'Nadam' competition on the grassland, where they compete in wrestling, horseback riding and archery. It would be great if I could catch up..."
When Brother Jiu heard "shooting arrows", he inexplicably thought of the five-power bow used by Shu Shu, and turned back to look at the team behind him.
The convoys of several princes were following behind the imperial chariot, with the carriages of the Queen Mother and the concubines in between, and the red-wheeled carriages of the Second House could be seen in the distance.
The tenth brother had been upset and angry for a long time. He couldn't bear the chattering of the thirteenth brother, so he raised his head and looked at the sky.
Although it is said that it is the end of summer and it is already the beginning of autumn, it is still hot.
We set off early and the weather was still cool. Now we have been traveling for two hours and the sun is shining brightly.
"Brother Ninth, why don't you go back to the carriage and take a rest instead of basking in the sun?"
The tenth prince suggested.
Brother Jiu looked around, confirmed the approximate address, and said: "We are halfway through the journey and will take a short break soon...I will go back then..."
The tenth elder brother swallowed his saliva after hearing this.
We set off early in the morning and had breakfast early, so I was already a little hungry.
"Then tell Ama Khan when the time comes, and my brother will send Ninth Brother to rest..."
Brother Ten said shamelessly.
Brother Jiu glanced at him but did not expose him.
Brother Thirteen was still smiling, but he honestly shut his mouth.
He is not a fool, how could he not notice Brother Ten's displeasure?
But the tenth prince was born in a nobler family than him, and he also had the first teeth, so how could he explain why he didn't like him?
After a while, the team takes a break.
The ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother also dismounted. They were about to go to the imperial palace when Sun Jin trotted over.
"But something happened to Fujin?"
Brother Jiu couldn't help but worry when he saw this. After all, it was the first time for his wife to travel far away.
Sun Jin hurriedly said: "I don't know this, but Master Fujin sent me to deliver a message. If I have time, I can go over there..."
Liang Jiugong was ordered to come and came closer. Hearing this sentence, he also passed on Kangxi's oral instructions: "Jiu Ye, the emperor said that Jiu Fujin is going out for the first time. He asked Jiu Ye to go and take care of him more, and there is no need to accompany the emperor..."
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Brother Jiu lowered his hands and listened, worried about Shu Shu, and immediately led his horse over.
The tenth elder brother couldn't keep up, and he ignored the thirteenth elder brother. He lowered his head to stroke his mount, a white horse, which was given to him by Yi Sang, the bachelor of the Wenhua Palace and the minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
Ethan, after all, he is the cousin of all the princes.
His step-wife Hesheli was the daughter of Suo'etu and the cousin of Queen Xiaocheng.
However, although he was Suo'etu's son-in-law, they were similar in age and were known to have different political opinions.
Suo'etu was very wary of the Niugulu clan, so Yisang'e went in the opposite direction and showed favor to the prince's tenth prince, who was born from the Niugulu clan.
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As soon as he left the imperial chariot, Brother Jiu got on his horse and arrived in front of Shu Shu's carriage in a moment.
"What's wrong? Is it motion sickness? Or do you want to go out?"
Brother Jiu got on the carriage and asked as he looked at Shu Shu.
Shu Shu didn't sleep well last night, so she was very sleepy and groggy, which was completely different from her usual energetic appearance.
The carriage was only such a big place. Shu Shu waved his hand and sent Xiao Song to the rear carriage. Then he pulled Brother Jiu closer and said, "It's okay. I just didn't sleep much yesterday and I'm a little tired... The sun is half high and it's sunny outside. My lord."
Come ride with me in the car at noon..."
Brother Jiu realized later: "So you called me back because you were afraid of exposing me..." As he was speaking, he remembered Liang Jiugong's oral instructions just now and was stunned for a moment.
"What's wrong?"
Shu Shu noticed something strange about him.
Brother Jiu spoke about Liang Jiugong's message and sighed: "Just now I thought that Khan Ama treated his daughter-in-law with kindness and kindness, but now that I think about it, he also meant to send me back to take the car..."
Fatherly heart?!
Brother Jiu was not used to it, so he said with some disapproval: "I'm afraid he really thinks that my son is a useless person..."
Shu Shu married into the palace for more than a month and met Kangxi four times in total, which really overturned the established impression.
Perhaps it was because he was an upright man in his prime and had not yet reached the stage of paranoia and decadence.
Like a distant parent, serious yet considerate.
Shu Shu glanced at Brother Jiu. He really needed to clean up his mouth. Even if he was cared for and cared for, he should be grateful and grateful. Wouldn't it be better to be a good son?
What are you doing to offend?
Brother Jiu was really tired, so he pulled Shu Shu to lie down: "I need to rest for an hour and take a nap..."
Shu Shu touched her belly, feeling a little hungry.
She was growing tall, and even though she was sitting in the carriage, she was still hungry.
The box on one side contained pork jerky and dried plums.
Shu Shu wiped her hands, grabbed two pieces of pork breasts, put one piece into Brother Jiu's mouth, and ate the other piece himself.
Before roasting, the pork breasts are brushed with honey and sprinkled with sesame seeds, which makes them taste salty and fragrant.
Brother Ninth ate with a smile on his face. When he had finished swallowing, he turned his head and glanced at the box: "How prepared are you for this? If there are more, give some to Lao Ten and Thirteen, as a cushion..."
"I've prepared a lot, but it's just for snacks, not full. I also have some spiced dried beans and pork dates, which are all in the car at the back. I asked someone to send some over..."
Shu Shu is very generous and willing to take care of small things.
There were ten elder brothers and five elder brothers in the retinue. When I was preparing to eat, I prepared a lot more.
Brother Ninth sat up, picked up the carriage curtain and called He Yuzhu over: "Go to the car at the back and pack up a portion of dried five-spice beans, pork dates, pork jerky, etc., and send them to the Tenth Master and the Thirteenth Master..." He said
As he stood there, he also thought of the other people without frowning: "Forget it, prepare two copies and send the other one to Fifth Brother..."
He Yuzhu went away immediately.
The ninth elder brother lay back in a state of boredom and complained: "If it weren't for the fifth elder brother, I wouldn't want to prepare it for them, and it would be a waste of good things... It's just that I landed a few years ago, was knighted, and acted as a role one by one.