The story of Qianlong’s westward expedition to Yili

Ili was pacified and surrendered

In February of the 20th year of Qianlong (1755), Hongli ordered the Northern General Bandi and others to lead the army in two groups to pacify Dawa of the Erut Junggar tribe. Qi's rebellion. The army crossed mountains and ridges, penetrated deep into the sandy moraine area, and arrived in Ili at the end of May. The Junggar tribe welcomed them with greetings. "Some led the sheep and brought wine to welcome the former who knelt on the horse; some led his wife and stood by the wayside." The picture is from the Qing Dynasty. The military cavalry, armed with bows and arrows, entered an open space from the forest in the valley. Herdsmen from the Junggar tribe knelt on both sides to greet them. The close-up view showed the herdsmen leading cattle, sheep, horses and camels. The people in the front row knelt on the ground with their hands holding muskets high; the other knelt on the ground. Some of the herdsmen who greeted us were holding bows with both hands, others were offering khatas with both hands, and a band was playing music, and they were in a very cheerful mood. In the distant view, there are many Mongolian herdsmen returning across the river with their horses, camels and belongings.

"The successful generals who returned from the suburbs". In February of the 25th year of Qianlong's reign, Emperor Qianlong ordered an altar to be built near Liangxiang, south of the capital, to commemorate the victorious soldiers who went out to quell the rebellion. Flags were placed on the altar and a band played music. Hongli, led by Lu Bu Dajia, went to the altar to worship the sky and knelt three times and kowtowed nine times. Zhaohui, Fude, Mingrui, Balu and other generals on the expedition were all in armor and saluted together with the Manchu and Han ministers. After the ceremony, Hongli met with the meritorious soldiers in Huangyan. The picture depicts a round altar, and Emperor Qianlong, surrounded by guards and civil and military officials, rides to the military camp in triumph. Opposite the round altar, there are several tents with guards standing around them. The bands on both sides of the round altar knelt down to play, and the scene was solemn and solemn.

（Collection of stories /gushi/）