Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2622 Ten Volumes 10 Picking up Jade Bracelets

Only the emperor's close ministers know that the study has always been not just a study for the emperor, but also a place where he places his love and thoughts in his life.

When he was young, his study was the Wufu Hall of the natural pictures in the Old Summer Palace, where Xiaoqi was born and Xiaoshiwu lived there;
After he got married, his study became Le Shan Tang.His "Leshantang Collected Works" integrated his ambitions for the world before he took the throne;
Next, he had the Shuangtong Bookstore... When one of the two trees withered, he actually made a new string for the phoenix tree.At that time, it was also the time when the noble concubine Huixian passed away and Wanxi was entrusted.

Naturally, as the Son of Heaven, his most important study is the Sanxi Hall in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.That small world is the greatest sustenance of his soul as the emperor and as a mortal at the same time.

——It can be said that whether it is in the palace, the Old Summer Palace, or the Summer Resort, almost as long as you find his study, you can find the home of his soul.

When he came to Shengjing again at the age of 73, he knew that he might not have the chance to come again.So he wanted to build a study to stay here.

If Jiu'er returns in soul, how can he leave her here alone?
This time, he built the study, and he also left a piece of his heart and soul here.If she comes back from her soul, she will be able to find him.
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To fulfill this wish, the emperor, who came to Shengjing again at the age of 73, was delighted and issued a decree to reward him.

The decree said: "This time I came to Shengjing to pay homage to the ancestral mausoleum. The generals, ministers and even the officers and soldiers all worked hard to serve as deacons. In addition to the officers and soldiers who issued a decree to reward 3000 taels of silver, General Yongwei rewarded 2000 taels of silver; General Qinggui, reward you with [-] taels of silver."

"Vice Du Tong Chengce, Defu, Minister Ebao, Yixing, Boxing, Rongzhu, Defu, Fu Yin Qichen, Fu Cheng Jiang Liangqi, a total of 500 taels of silver. Chief Helentai, Nuomuqi, Na Lan Tai, the defense officers Fuchang, Woshibu, and Lalonga, and the coat-clothed Zuoling Yibo, Yinger, Guangsuo, and Fushao, will be rewarded with a total of 500 taels of silver."

General Shengjing and clan Yongwei finally dared to breathe a sigh of relief until this moment.

Not only did the emperor not punish him for the matter of the plaque in the Wensu Pavilion, but he was rewarded; moreover, his reward was the first of all... He really had the joy of remaining alive after death.

In Yong Wei's view, it was all thanks to He Shen that he was able to die this time.

He Shen's reputation as "a close minister of the emperor" is indeed not false.Things that others can't do, words that can't be passed on, people who can't be saved, He Shen can do it all!
Yongwei got a reward of 3000 taels of silver, took most of it out, and sent someone to give the 2000 taels of silver to He Shen...
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So far, the trip to Shengjing has been a joy for all.

All the ministers were waiting, and the emperor was able to give them the opportunity to watch a play on the stage of "Jiayin Hall" through this joyful energy.

The Jiayintang Stage is another major building complex on the West Road added to the Old Imperial Palace in Shengjing.

The emperor has mobilized so many people to repair the stage, and if he doesn't watch the play, can he still let it go?

As a result, the ministers have not been able to wait for the news that the emperor has given him a play.

Five days later, the emperor returned to the capital from Shengjing, and the ministers completely missed the opportunity to watch a play in the newly built Shengjing old palace stage...

In this regard, everyone is quite strange.

First of all, the emperor is already at this age. He came to Shengjing at the age of 73, and he wanted to build a stage specially. What is it for?To be honest, at this age, does the emperor dare to say that he will come to Shengjing again in a few years?
If they may not be able to come again, why bother to build a stage?

If he wanted to repair the stage, he had to repair the East and West houses. Why didn't he repair it when he returned to Shengjing with the Empress Dowager?At least at that time, it was said that the stage was being repaired, so it could be said that it was for the empress dowager to watch plays.

Besides, the stage has a different meaning from Wensu Pavilion after all.The emperor's visit to Shengjing, whether it is to visit the ancestral mausoleum or preside over the completion of the Shengjing Taimiao, is a grand and solemn event; but to build a stage, it will inevitably make people feel that it is not solemn enough...

What's more, if the stage is repaired, it can be repaired, but it has never been sung in a single play - what is the purpose of building such a stage during the short itinerary of the emperor who only stays in Shengjing for five days?It's really hard to explain.

Even He Shen, who regarded himself as the son of heaven and a close minister, was at a loss and could not answer questions for his colleagues.

He Shen didn't want to fall so badly, so he just said, "Shengjing is already cold in September, and the emperor is old and can't bear the cold outside the pass. Besides, the Winter Solstice Festival is coming, the emperor will return to Beijing, personally Sacrifice to heaven."
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The wheels are rolling, and the big car is rumbling away.

Only the emperor looked back, looked at the old capital and old palace that gradually became smaller in his vision, and smiled with relief.

During his trip to Shengjing this time, he only stayed in the Old Palace of Shengjing for five days, but he also made such a big effort to build a whole "West Road".

Such a lot of trouble is not only for the five-day stay, but for a person who has never been forgotten in nine years, and for a dream that seems real and unreal.

I vaguely remember that in the dream, she was standing under the crabapple flowers, looked at him with a clear smile on her face, and said, "Aren't you going to the theater? It's on the west stage. This stage has been dusty for 200 years. Now the Shenyang Forbidden City has put the old royal operas on the stage again, bringing the stage that has been dusty for 200 years to life again!"

He was also surprised, "A stage? It has been dusty for 200 years? Where is there a stage in this old palace?"

He knew best that this was the old palace of the ancestors, and the ancestors all advocated frugality. From Emperor Taizu to Emperor Taizong, no one built a stage in this old palace.

As a descendant, he should abide by the old rules of his ancestors, that is, he came back to Shengjing with the empress dowager's holy car, and he didn't say that he built a stage specially for his old mother who loved to go to the theater.Then where did the stage in the old palace of Shengjing come from?

She laughed, "It's on the west side! There is no one here, because this side was built earlier; the west side was built the latest, in the 48th year of Qianlong's reign, together with Zangshu Pavilion. You haven't How about going over there? Go and have a look, the stage is beautifully built."

He was stunned again, "Then what kind of play are they singing today?"

""Picking up the Jade Bracelet"!" She had a begonia on her head, and she had a sweet smile, the thickness was just right, and the light was just right.

""Picking up the Jade Bracelet"?" He was stunned, "Why haven't I heard of it?"

She laughed and raised her hand to cover her mouth.

Faintly, he saw a pair of emerald soft bracelets on her wrists!

"It's Peking Opera!" Her beautiful eyes rolled, "Oh, I think I understand you. Because this is the old imperial palace in Shengjing, and the origin of Peking Opera was when the four major Hui troupes entered Beijing in the 55th year of Qianlong's reign! Here Before entering the Imperial Palace in Shenyang, watching the Peking Opera that only emerged later in the capital is a bit time-traveling!"

He continued to be in a daze, "The 55th year of Qianlong... time travel?"

She laughed again.This smile is like begonias blooming everywhere in the Forbidden City...

He withdrew his thoughts and gently closed his eyelids.

What is Beijing opera, and what is time travel, he has not figured out until now.

But... the stage that was supposed to be in the 48th year of Qianlong, he finally built it as he wished.

She likes the theater, doesn't she?The name of that play was even more called "Picking up the Jade Bracelet", and he liked it too.

Although he didn't know what was sung in that play, but he wished that he still had a chance, bent down, picked up the green jade soft bracelet for her on the ground covered with begonia petals, and put it on again. on her wrist...

He laughed, sitting alone in the imperial chariot and laughed.

The splendor and grandeur of this grand book can't be overwhelmed, he is sitting alone on this empty imperial chariot... the silence.
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Facing south, Jiayin Hall is a five-room hard-mountain-style building with a rolling roof and front and back corridors.This is the place where the emperor gave banquets and enjoyed operas.There are two couplet columns on the front, on each of which hangs a couplet written by Qianlong: "Moving and still, Ye Qingyin, Zhishui Renshan will meet wherever you go; Spring and Autumn are auspicious days, and the phoenix sings and dances at the right time."

There are warm pavilions in the east and west of Jiayin Hall for the emperor to study and rest.The Jiayin hall is connected with the stage and the verandas on the east and west sides, forming a closed patio, which is conducive to obtaining better acoustics during performances.

On the east and west sides of the stage, there are 13 corner verandahs and corridors, which are used by the relatives of the emperor and princes and ministers to accompany them to enjoy the opera. They are called east and west corridors.The east side faces west, the west side faces east, and the north and south sides are respectively connected with the gables of Jiayin Hall and Playhouse, forming a courtyard.

Jiayin Hall hangs several couplets from Emperor Qianlong’s imperial script in different places. For example, the couplets on the east and west walls of the Ming Dynasty are respectively “Wonderful reasoning and tranquility are far away from vulgarity, and poetry and painting are always refreshing.” Qiaoqian, the eight windows are endlessly opened and chanted." Judging from the meaning between the lines, this should be the place where Qianlong recited poems, watched paintings and enjoyed operas.

A little bit of the fire pit reserved under the south window of the exterior, it can be imagined that heating facilities were installed in Jiayin Hall, which shows that the palace stage can also be used in cold weather.However, during the emperor's eastward tour, the stage built at the beginning was never used.Therefore, the theory of Heshen has not been established.

——After all, no one thought that the emperor didn't build this stage for himself.

The stage was not officially opened until the emperor passed away and Xiao Shiwu ascended the throne.

In the ninth year of Jiaqing (1804), the theater complex was renovated again. A total of 25 houses in Jiayin Hall and its surroundings, 26 houses in the second corridor, nine halls in the photo hall, and six houses in the two auxiliary halls were refurbished. room, clean room...

In the tenth year of Jiaqing (1805), the fifteenth child visited Shengjing eastward and entertained the accompanying princes, ministers and local officials in the Jiayin Hall. "General Fujun was summoned, and dinner was served at the Jiayin Hall in the palace. At three o'clock in the afternoon, he came in to serve. The emperor ascended his seat, and the princes and ministers sat down in the east and west corridors. The play, tea, and meal..." At that time , performing a part of "Farewell My Concubine" from the Kunqu opera "Chu Han Chunqiu".

The ministers who were awarded to watch the theater were also at a loss—the court accepted the big drama, and it was supposed to serve a complete and lively repertoire.No one could understand why the emperor gave him this "Farewell My Concubine" to watch a play in this old palace in Shengjing, but he watched such a sad "Farewell My Concubine"...

(End of this chapter)