Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 722 Destiny
The most ruthless imperial family.

At night, she woke up from a nightmare, screaming in panic, as if she was drowning and dying.When she woke up, she was still screaming, her body was soaked in sweat, and when the maid came in, her eyes were wide open and her whole body was stiff and unable to move.

The maid kneaded her hands and feet for a while before her body finally relaxed and regained control.

Panting heavily, Makata looked around the room, and when she realized that she was already in the Penglai Palace in Dengzhou, Shandong, she sat there in a daze.

After a long time, she asked about her children again.

Makata, who was born in a season of sweet-scented osmanthus, is 24 years old this year. His mother is Zhe Zhe, Empress Xiaoduanwen of the Qing Dynasty who passed away last year. She is from the Korqin tribe of Mongolia. Queen's aunt.

The blood of Mongolian Horqin and Jianzhou Jurchen flowed on Makata, which was the result of the marriage between Manchu and Mongolia.

After Zhe Zhe married from Horqin to Man Qing, she did not have children for 11 years after marriage, and did not start to have children until she was designated as the new Da Fujin.

In the second year of Makata's birth, his father Huang Taiji took the position of Houjin Dahan, and his mother Zhezhe became the Grand Fujin of Zhonggong. Tai Chi's first princess with the identity of a descendant, extremely noble.

But the honorable first princess can't escape the fate of marriage and marriage.

After Huang Taiji succeeded to the throne, he led the Eight Banners to continuously attack Chahar Lindan Khan. Lin Danhan, who was beaten to the end of the road, eventually died of illness in Qinghai, and his wives and concubines finally surrendered to Huang Taiji.

These Fujins of Lin Danhan all have their own tribes and a large amount of livestock property, so Huang Taiji naturally divided them up unceremoniously.

Dabeile Daishan disliked the empress dowager who had the highest status but thin property, and refused to take him in. Instead, he took a fancy to the wealthy Sutai Fujin, but Huang Taiji gave Sutai to Jierhalang. Finally, in order to calm Daishan's dissatisfaction, It was given to him by Lin Dan Khan's younger sister, Princess Taisong.

Huang Taiji himself took in Nangnang Empress Dowager and Dou Tumen Fujin.

He moved the Chahar tribe to Yizhou, western Liaoning, and named Ezhe, the youngest son of Lindan Khan, the Prince of Chahar. In order to strengthen his control, he deliberately married his legitimate daughter Makata to him.

The 11-year-old Makata was named Princess Gulun by her father and married Ezhe, but Ezhe died only five years after their marriage.

Makata, who was only 16 years old, had already given birth to one and was pregnant with another, and became a widow at a young age.

Huang Taiji bestowed Ezhe's younger brother Abnai to inherit the title of Prince Chahar. In order to continue to control Chahar, he disregarded his daughter's wishes and asked Makata, who was still pregnant with Ezhe's posthumous son, to remarry his brother-in-law Abnai. Abu Nai was seven years younger than his sister-in-law, and was only nine years old when he was ordered to marry her.

Seven years later, Makata also lived in Chahar for 12 years, married two brothers, and gave birth to four children for them.

Now the youngest child is only a little over one year old, but Abnai was so ruthless that he not only betrayed the Qing Dynasty, but also brought them to Guanzhong and dedicated them directly to the Ming emperor.

Her four children are now separated from her.

That heartless man never even looked at her.

This is a side hall of Penglai Palace.

It has been many days since she moved in, and there is only a Mongolian maid and a Jurchen maid by her side, and the others are all Ming Dynasty courtiers and eunuchs in the palace, watching her day and night.

These days, she asked to see her children, but she couldn't get permission, nor was she allowed to leave the palace for half a step.

Three days ago, people began to visit her.

There are imperial concubines and imperial concubines of the Ming emperor. They heard that the queen is sick, and they are now in charge of managing the harem, sending some silk tea and so on.

Then many Mongolian women came, many of whom she knew.Some of them are cousins, nieces, etc. of her mother’s Horqin’s natal family, as well as her husband’s sisters and sisters. These people were all wives and concubines of Dorgon, Azige, Duoduo, Haoge, etc. before, and were sent by the Qing court to marry each other. of.

He also saw his three younger sisters, the fifth daughter of the emperor, Gu Lun Shuhui, the eldest princess Atu, and the three of them. They arrived here a little earlier than him, and they were sent by the regent uncle Jierhalang as bargaining chips. .

They are already a bit suitable for their current life and identity, and they are happy to see her. The sisters finally hugged each other and cried.

They understand that no matter what their names are, as the queen's daughters, even if they are named Princess Gulun, they are still just political pawns.

Not the most useless pawn these days.

Several sisters, aunts, cousins ​​and a group of people persuaded her to open up more.

Makata sat there in a daze, it was so easy to think about.

She was married to Chahar at the age of 11, became a widow at the age of 16, and was forced to marry her brother-in-law who was only 23 years old. Now she is only 12 years old. She has lived in the grassland for 16 years, but was suddenly given to her by her [-]-year-old husband Da Ming Zi.

She was sent here and there to be sold like the cattle, sheep and livestock on the prairie. She had no autonomy to speak of. She felt nothing but sadness and despair.

The only thing she can't care about now is the four children. If it weren't for these children, she would have thought of committing suicide more than once.

A eunuch came.

"Your Majesty is from the Respect Room. I'm here to inform you that Your Majesty has turned over your green card. Hurry up and take a shower. After dark, we'll pick you up and serve you in bed!"

Machata shuddered.

Lips are trembling slightly.

The moment is still here.

"This is the perfume rose dew that was tributed from Guangzhou Port. It's a good thing. I'll put it on after I take a bath." The eunuch confessed.

Makata looked up, "Got it, I want to see my four children first, and I haven't seen them for so long since I came here."

She didn't seem to be too resistant to serving the bed, or she understood this since she was a child. Her father, Huang Taiji, conquered all over the world, and would rob the conquered tribes of their cattle, sheep, wives and concubines. Finally carve up.When she was very young, she had been exposed to these things and understood this.

What she cares most about is the child.

Although she has never liked the father of several children, she has lived with the two brothers for five years and the other for seven years, but she has no real feelings, and now she only hates Abu Nai, but the child fell from her body Meat.

The eunuch ignored it.

Makata said stubbornly, "It's fine if you want me to take care of the bed, but let me see the child first, otherwise I will never obey."

"Don't toast, don't eat, eat fine wine!"

Makata sat there unyielding.

Seeing this, the eunuch had no choice but to report it.

Soon, the eunuch came back and brought four children, exactly the four children of Akata. Seeing these children, she burst into tears and got up quickly to go.

"You have an hour to meet." The eunuch reminded coldly.

"Thank you." The child Makata hugged and kissed the other child, and was very grateful to the eunuch, so the eunuch stepped back and let their mother and child get together.

night.

After taking a bath and changing clothes, Makata was taken to the emperor's bedroom.

Although she was wearing fragrant rose dew perfume and delicate makeup on her face, there was no joy on her face.

After entering, he saluted the emperor, and then walked to the dragon bed by himself, and lay there without the cloak.

Zhu Yihai looked at Makata lying there motionless, but did not go there. He took a bottle of wine and opened it. This is the Turpan wine that Yarkand paid tribute to. It is made from mare's milk grapes. It is said that it is the recipe of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and it tastes very good. .

Get two glasses and pour wine.

The crystal-clear wine glass, paired with bright red wine, in the warm candlelight, paired with the indoor incense, is quite emotional.

It's just that although Makata is also quite young and beautiful, the cold expression is a bit inconsistent.

"How about a drink and a chat!"

But Makata didn't get up, "No need, His Majesty will come as soon as he finishes drinking."

"Let's talk."

"What are you talking about?"

"Talk casually, such as future plans, or the arrangements for those children?"

Makata was lying there with tears streaming from the corners of her eyes, she reached out to wipe them away, sat up, came to the emperor, and saluted.

"sit."

Makata sat down, took a glass of wine and drank it down.

"Slow down, although this wine is delicious, it can also be intoxicating." Zhu Yihai smiled, although he hated Manqing, but facing this real woman sitting in front of him, it was hard for him not to treat her as a person.

After drinking a glass of wine, Makata said bluntly, "War is a man's business, but I have understood since I was a child that women and children are men's subordinates. Men fight with courage and life, but we women cannot decide their own destiny.
I have long heard that His Majesty is merciful, and I hope His Majesty will treat my children kindly, they are innocent. "

Zhu Yihai smiled.

"My prince and the King of Han were taken captive outside the pass by the Manchus when they were six or seven years old. They were slaves for six years and suffered all kinds of hardships. They were lucky to have a Zhongxing Daming father looking for them to rescue them. The people of the Han family were taken captive outside the pass, and finally there were no bones left?

When the crown prince was taken captive outside the pass, the Tartars invaded the pass and took hundreds of thousands of people from Shandong Zhili and other places to leave the pass. How many survived and how many returned?

Not to mention, how many cities and Han people were slaughtered after the Tartars entered the customs? "

Machata was silent.

"Please be merciful, Your Majesty."

Zhu Yihai looked at Makata, and finally sighed, "I can arrange them to live in a manor on the outskirts of Beijing first, and I can pick them up to visit once every two months. When they are 12 years old, arrange to go Settling down in southern Xinjiang, how about living on your own in the future?"

Makata knew that this was already a rare kindness of the emperor.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhu Yihai poured her another cup, "In the torrent of the times, everyone is insignificant and unable to control their own destiny. Come, let's toast to fate!"

Machata drank it down again.

After the three glasses, Makata felt a little swayed all over her body. She put down the glass, walked back to the bed, and lay down on the bed.

"Your Majesty," Makata beckoned him over in a dazed voice.

During the time of a few glasses of wine, she was actually somewhat grateful to this unfamiliar man, and she couldn't hate it even if she wanted to, but instead had a little affection.

(End of this chapter)