freenovelworld Chapter 110 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace Su Luyun 37
Chapter 110 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace Su Luyun 37
Su Luyun observed the Fifth Prince and discovered that Yongjiu often observed various things. Once, when Su Luyun was reading a history book, the Fifth Prince was immediately attracted.
Su Luyun was a little cunning. After realizing the Fifth Prince's intention, she tried to tease him with a history book. However, history is so ancient, and the scripts of each dynasty are not quite the same. Even if the Fifth Prince had a history book, he might not be able to understand it.
Jingyan went to the Imperial Study to study during the day. The Emperor noticed something was wrong, so he ordered all the princesses in the harem to go to the Imperial Study to study when they reached a certain age.
Jingse even argued with the Empress about this, saying that she was the legitimate daughter, so why should the illegitimate daughter have to study with her?
Jingse disliked her other sisters, especially Jingyan, one of the twins. Jingyan, in turn, didn't like interacting with Jingse either; they were just nodding acquaintances.
This resulted in Jingse having virtually no one to play with in the Imperial Study.
Jingyan and Seventh Princess Jingwen have the best relationship, having grown up together since childhood. Consort Mu and Consort Wan also have the best relationship.
Qingying's second and fourth princesses, although they share the same mother, have been arguing since childhood, and their relationship is not as good as that of the other sisters.
Qingying's education of them was so-so; she simply asked the Second Princess to take care of the Fourth Princess. However, the Second Princess had a bad temper, which made their relationship even worse.
Yongjun led Jingyan in and said, "Mother, Mother, your son is back. Mother, your son wants to eat osmanthus cakes."
Su Luyun was still teasing the Fifth Prince when she saw the two little ones come in. She gave Kexin a look, and Kexin happily went downstairs to prepare osmanthus pastries.
Su Luyun waved for Yongjun and Jingyan to come over and said, "Alright, Mother has already asked Kexin to prepare."
Yongjun said happily, "Mother, that's the best!"
Jingyan looked at her younger brother lying on the small bed and said, "It's my fifth brother. Why is my fifth brother still so small?"
Su Luyun patted Jingyan's little head and said gently, "Little brother, you're still young. When he grows up a bit more, I'll be able to play with him."
Jingyan shook her head and said seriously, "Jingyan is a big girl now, she can't play anymore, she has to study hard. When Fifth Brother grows up, Jingyan will teach him well."
Yongjun echoed, "Yongjun will also teach my fifth brother to read and recognize characters."
Su Luyun kissed Yongjun and Jingyan's little faces and said, "Yongjun and Jingyan are such good older brothers and sisters."
Yongjun blushed and complained softly, "Mother, I am a big boy now. You can't just kiss me all the time."
Jingyan said in a carefree manner, "Mother, don't listen to my third brother. I really like being close to you, Mother."
Seeing the group of children being so affectionate, the Fifth Prince uttered a few baby-like words to express his displeasure.
Su Luyun picked up Yongjiu and patted him, saying, "Little rascal, how could we forget you?"
Yongjun and Jingyan also came over to tease Yongjiu, but Yongjiu showed no expression towards his older brother and sister, and didn't even bother to blink.
After they had played for a while, Kexin came in with some snacks.
Yongjiu dozed off, and Su Luyun asked the wet nurse to take Yongjiu away to rest.
Yongjun suddenly said, "Mother, I'm the only one studying in the Imperial Study. When will my fifth brother be able to study with me?"
Su Luyun thought that the princes and princesses in the Imperial Study were currently taking classes separately in two separate rooms. Although there were children from the imperial clan accompanying the Third Prince to class, the children from the imperial clan treated the Third Prince with respect.
Yongjun continued, "My eldest and second brothers haven't been going to the Imperial Study lately. Although there are other tutors accompanying me in my studies, their attitude is too respectful, and I can't connect with them."
Su Luyun comforted him: "Yongjun, you're a big kid now. In the process of growing up, there will always be times when you need to grow on your own. You can choose some people who are worth associating with and judge some people who are not worth associating with. As for the rest, you will know when you grow up."
Yongjun looked disappointed, and Jingyan punched her directly, saying, "Even if you have sisters, you may not get along with them. I like spending time with my seventh sister now. The other sisters are not easy to get along with."
Seeing that the two of them had started whispering to each other, Su Luyun did not disturb them, allowing them to have a proper heart-to-heart talk.
Su Luyun gestured for Kexin to watch over them, then went to the study to take care of the things she needed to do that day.
In November of the ninth year of the Qianlong Emperor's reign, a letter arrived reporting that the Dzungar Khanate was in turmoil. Su Lüyun saw this as a good opportunity; if she could seize this chance to take control of the Dzungar Khanate and train troops on its territory, that would be even better.
Su Luyun wrote a letter saying that they should act according to the situation and try to test their firearms. Feng Qing should make the arrangements. However, since it was winter, they should first survey the terrain of the Dzungar Khanate and make a decision in the spring.
Feng Qing was a talent discovered by the system. He was skilled in both literature and martial arts, but unfortunately, he was a Han Chinese and not even a member of the Han Army Banner. He was always unsuccessful and remained a minor official of the seventh rank.
After being discovered by the system, he used various means to become a fifth-rank prefect in the Dzungar frontier, but secretly he is a lieutenant in their army.
Feng Qing also lived up to expectations, innovating and becoming adept at using firearms to practice tactics, but he still lacked practical experience. This Dzungar civil war was a good opportunity for him to gain experience.
Su Luyun wrote another letter, instructing the system to arrange for people to gradually arrive at the Dzungar border, ready to be deployed at any time. Food supplies could be brought to the Dzungar border by merchants.
As for the county town on the border of Junggar, the reason why Su Luyun didn't write about it is mainly because those were also her people. The people in the county town were too far from the capital and had no idea what was going on.
The common people only knew that the county magistrate must have his reasons for making such arrangements, and as long as it didn't interfere with their farming and ensured they had enough to eat and wear, that was fine.
In April of the tenth year of the Qianlong Emperor's reign, the previous emperor received news of a major plague outbreak in the Dzungar Khanate, but the emperor did not take any action.
Su Luyun received a letter from the system saying that this was a good opportunity. Su Luyun first asked the system to prepare protective herbs for the soldiers. When the Dzungar plague broke out to a certain extent, she would use a three-sided ambush to take down the Dzungar in one fell swoop.
In July, Feng Qing led 4,000 men, armed with firearms, into the Junggar Basin.
The Dzungar Khanate was already facing internal troubles due to the plague, and its leader, Galdan Tsering, was also infected with the plague. His eldest and second sons were vying for the throne. Feng Qing did not expend much effort and ended the Dzungar war in just fifteen days.
Feng Qing killed Galdan Tsering, the leader of the Dzungar Khanate, and executed anyone who resisted.
The system assigned Feng Qing to sort out the aftermath of the war. After things calmed down in Dzungar, a group of people without official positions were assigned to take over Dzungar.
Su Luyun also had the system release news of the Dzungar coup.
In August, the system ordered He Yu to lead 4,000 soldiers into Guangxi, Hunan and other places. Although the terrain was strange, the difference in weapons and the advanced medicine meant that as long as the wounds were not fatal, no one would die.
Guangxi and Hunan were successively captured. If the generals defending the cities were honest, they were directly controlled; if they were corrupt officials, accidents were staged to kill them.
If an official dies unexpectedly, other officials will come to investigate whether it was an accident. However, the officials from Beijing who come to investigate the official will not be high-ranking officials. Why would a high-ranking official go to a poor, remote place to deal with the cause of death of an official?
In ancient times, nothing was developed, and August was a hot month. As long as the people investigating the cause of death of officials could guarantee that they did not die from poisoning or assassination, there would not be much of a problem. The system also utilized time differences.
In September, the Emperor received news that Galdan Tsering, the leader of the Dzungar Khanate, had died suddenly from the plague, and a prince from the Dzungar clan had become the leader of the Dzungar Khanate.
The Emperor felt something was amiss and sent people to investigate. It turned out to be true; the former court officials were fighting tooth and nail over the fact that the new leader of the Dzungars had not surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. The Emperor had no choice but to temporarily suppress the matter.
In Guangxi, Hunan and other places, more than a dozen sixth- and seventh-rank officials died, but the emperor could not care. After all, every year, several officials would die in these remote areas, mainly because the local environment was too harsh and the officials could not withstand the climate change.