Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 395
Beihai, located on the west side of Jingshan Mountain in Beijing, is called the Three Seas together with Zhonghai and Nanhai.The whole park takes Beihai as the center and covers an area of ​​about 71 hectares.The pavilions in the garden are unique and the corridors are winding.The whole area can be divided into four parts: Qiongdao, Tuancheng, the east coast of Beihai and the north shore. Qiongdao has a 67-meter-high Tibetan-style white pagoda, Yong'an Temple, Qingxiao Tower, Yilan Hall, Yuegu Building, and One of the Eight Views of Yanjing inscribed by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty is the Chunyin stele of Qionghua Island, as well as rockery and deep caves.On the northeast bank are Huafangzhai, Haopujian, Jingqingzhai, Tianwangdian, Wulong Pavilion, Nine Dragon Wall and other buildings; to the south is Tuancheng, which stands on the waterfront, and there is Chengguang Hall with exquisite shape among the lush pines and cypresses on the city.

The snow has just come, and the world is vast.Maozi is wearing a goose-yellow gauze embroidered butterfly cloak with large borders and sleeves. The cuffs are inlaid with a circle of colorful South beads, exuding a round and soft light.Wearing cloud shoulders made of white fox fur, the hair is also pulled into a butterfly wing ready to fly under the skillful hands of Qingfeng. There is a warm copper hand stove.Wearing a pair of lambskin boots with butterflies embroidered with golden thread on his feet, he sat on the soft sedan chair.

She is going to watch the ice cuju competition held in Beihai today.According to her temper, she would rather tune Mo Shuchou in Tingyue Xuan, but this time the emperor made a clear decree to call her to watch the game. She has never disobeyed the emperor's words, not because she dared but because she was unwilling.

The little eunuch who heard the decree said that there is a lot of preparation work to be done before the competition.The Ministry of Internal Affairs first sent eunuchs to splash the ice surface with water to ensure that the ice surface was as smooth as a mirror, then set up salutes and set up flag gates. Next, visit the ice rink and watch the performance.

She also heard the emperor say that the concubines Baylor in the court love skating the most. For the concubines, it is such a joy to be able to step out of the palace and let go of the world.But she didn't care about it, she only remembered a promise made by the emperor to her years ago, which has not been fulfilled until now, and the place specified by that promise was Beihai.

After the soft sedan chair took about a cup of tea, Maozi was helped out of the sedan chair by the breeze, and the entire North Sea was as bright as a mirror. Colorful flags were fluttering. Standing tall, he looks heroic and valiant, with a special charm.The gongs and drums were noisy on the field, while the eunuchs and maids waited on the field.It was the first time Maozi saw such a scene, and he was a little nervous and excited.A peach color comes into view, and looking at it from a distance, the morning glow behind the Beihai White Pagoda, like a drop of red rubbing on the rice paper, slowly fades outward.

When Maozi was staring at his thoughts, he suddenly heard a gentle voice behind him saying: "Sister came so early."

Maozi looked back and saw that it was Concubine Zhen. He forced a smile and said, "Isn't it the same for my sister? My sister pays her respects to Concubine Zhen."

Concubine Zhen hurriedly supported Maozi with her hand that was inlaid with jewels and emeralds, and said: "What are we sisters doing with this gift, I haven't visited my sister for a few days, how is my sister recently?"

Maozi just smiled and said: "I'm sorry for my sister, everything is fine with my sister."

Concubine Xiang also got out of the sedan chair at this time, wearing an apricot-colored cloak with gold trim, a white fox fur hat, and a pink face with peach blossoms. The two pear sockets on the side of her cheeks are clearly visible, burning like flowers out of Lubo.The slenderness is complacent, and the length is shortened.If the shoulders are shaved, the waist is as usual.

Her laughter was still a bit bold and pungent, unlike Concubine Zhen's gentleness and softness, she gave a little blessing and said: "Sister Zhenfei and Sister Maozi came so early."

Concubine Zhen remained calm, while Mao Zi said softly, "My sister has just arrived too."

Concubine Xiang looked around and said, "Why didn't you see the empress?"

Concubine Zhen said: "The empress is suffering from a headache today."

Concubine Xiang frowned beautifully, sighed lightly, and looked very regretful, but there was a schadenfreude in the corner of her eyes.

A eunuch's voice came from a distance: "The emperor is here!"

The voice seemed to come from the sky, echoing on the ice shadow of the mountain.

"The emperor is here!" Concubine Xiang was the first to shout joyfully.

Concubine Zhen was also overjoyed, she weighed her feet and looked over there.

Maozi still stood where he was, calm like a wave of autumn water.

But I saw Guangxuqing sitting on a dragon boat carried by 16 people. The dragon boat is luxurious and magnificent. The base is like a dragon boat.A square wooden shed stands on the dragon boat, with yellow satin on the outside and a golden lacquer roof on it.There is a glass window on both sides of the shed. There is a carved dragon throne in the shed, and there are two horizontal bars at the back.From a distance, it is quite spectacular!

Guan Xuqing got off Long Yu and met all the concubines one by one, and finally came to Maozi's side, and said with a smile, "You're here too?"

Maozi blushed, and said in a low voice: "The emperor has spoken, of course Maozi is coming."

Guan Xuqing laughed loudly, turned around and said, "It's very rare to get together so well today, everyone is open to play, whoever wins, I will reward you a lot." Then, Guan Xuqing turned around and said to Maozi: "Wait a while Come play, too."

Maozi shook his head, just as he was about to say something, a group of concubines floated over chatteringly, took the emperor's arm and clamored to sit down.

At this time, Qingfeng came over and said: "The emperor just sent a message, saying that it is today's Cuju competition, follow the old method."

The old way?Maozi was a little confused. Although he had seen cuju when he was here, he had never heard of cuju on ice.

Qingfeng said: "The old method is that the two sides draw three horizontal lines on the ice, and the two sides line up on the line. After kick-off, both sides grab the ball. Whoever kicks the ball over the opponent's wall and passes through the three lines will score. In the past, Emperor Taizu used to organize it like this in Shengjing, but he never played like this after entering the customs. This year, the emperor issued a decree to restart the ice competition, and the old rules will be used."

"Is this interesting? It's a good thing they figured it out by drawing three lines." Mao Zi pouted slightly, a little impatiently.

Looking up, I saw that the participating concubines had all drawn lots in front of the stage and divided them into groups.The queen was sick, so naturally she couldn't leave the scene.Almost all the rest of the concubines who were concubines or above were gone.There are ten people in each team, Concubine Zhen, Concubine Jin and others are in a group, Concubine De, Concubine Lan and others are in a group, and they have selected outstanding guards, dressed in red and blue uniforms, standing in two rows facing each other. Shiju"

"The emperor has a decree, the victor will be rewarded!"

There was a burst of drums outside the court, and there was a hustle and bustle in the hall. The game started with a whistle, and the leather ball was thrown into the air.

The blue and red figures were mixed together on the field, and those guards were obviously restrained. How dare they confront the concubines head-on?But those concubines are all desperate.Concubine Zhen was dressed in red, and her pair of little feet slipped very neatly on the ice.Concubine Jin, as always, is quite in the rules, she needs skills and physical strength, but she is extremely slow. At this time, she still cares about her beauty demeanor, and always kicks Cuju away at critical moments.

On the other hand, Concubine De, this foreign lady, was unexpectedly good at what everyone had expected. Everyone was willing to pass the ball to her, and she also tried not to collide with others. She was the main attacker in several of their team's attacks.For the blue team, Lan Fei was the best at the game, she played gracefully and elegantly, and a few good shots drew applause from the crowd. On the surface, it looked like she was lifting weights lightly, but the opponent was in a hurry.Concubine Xiang tried her best to defend the pass, and her performance was not bad. On the red team, Concubine Jin's skills were not bad either. She had been closely cooperating with her sister Concubine Zhen's offense and did not seek any special performance.

Looking at the grandstand where the emperor was sitting from a distance, he saw that he had stood up and held on to the railing to take a closer look with the binoculars.Suddenly, the emperor put down the binoculars, and his eyes seemed to be looking straight at Maozi's side. When their eyes met, Maozi turned his head away with a blushing face.Turning her head to look at Qingfeng beside her, she saw that she was frowning slightly, secretly working hard for the people on the field. In a game, people who watched were tired, and people who played were even more tired.

The game was coming to an end, but it was a one-to-one tie. Both sides were a little anxious, and their actions became more and more rude. Even Concubine Jin was a little bit impatient. The teammate repeatedly signaled for her to pass the ball, but Concubine Jin was soon entangled by the two players of the opponent, and Concubine Zhen ran over to help, but Concubine De was bumped by her and Concubine Jin kicked the ball After crossing the line, before the people had time to cheer, Concubine Zhen was hit by Concubine De just now, and she fell straight down. Concubine Jin hadn't finished screaming, but saw a figure flashing behind her.

This ice is not grass, and falling straight down like this is no joke.The people present all screamed when they saw this scene, and Guan Xuqing was also completely shocked.

In the blink of an eye, a figure closest to Concubine Zhen floated over in a few strides, grabbing Concubine Zhen's waist.Everyone heaved a sigh of relief and took a closer look, it turned out to be a brat!
Concubine Zhen had already turned pale with fright, she held her chest and was out of breath for a long time, while Concubine De hurried over to apologize to Concubine Zhen, thanked Maozi, everyone gathered around, chirping non-stop.There was a mess on the ice for a while.

Guan Xuqing got off the stands, hurried to the ice, touched Concubine Zhen's cold forehead: "Concubine Ai, are you alright?"

Concubine Zhen held the emperor's hand and smiled calmly: "It's okay, thanks to the brat."

"Where's the brat?" Everyone came back to look for the brat, but he was gone.

"I know where she is." Guan Xuqing smiled, left the crowd, and walked along the ice towards Qiongdao.

Qiongdao is the main body of the North Sea, surrounded by water, with Yong'an Bridge connecting Tuancheng in the south and Zhishan Bridge in the east; Linghe dripping Qiongdao in the lake overlooks greenery from a bird's eye view, and the clear water reflects the sky. The island is lush with lush trees and rows of palaces and pavilions; Standing on the top of Qiongdao, the towering white pagoda has become the symbol of Beihai.

Guan Xuqing walked on Yong'an Bridge. This bridge is the link between Tuancheng and Qiongdao. The name of "Yunjicui Bridge".Walk all the way to the direction of Yinsheng Pavilion.There are two Yinsheng Pavilions, "Yinsheng" in the east and "Diqi" in the west. The inscription in the pavilion is "General Record of Baita Mountain", which are inscribed on the four sides of the stele in four languages: Han, Manchu, Mongolian and Tibetan; The inscription on the "Di Ai" Pavilion is "Tashan Shimianji". Both inscriptions are written by Emperor Qianlong. The content summarizes the historical changes of Beihai and the surrounding scenery of Tashan.

Passing through the Yinsheng Pavilion, I can see Maozi standing alone under the Beihai White Tower from a distance. I can't tell whether it is melancholy or mourning. It makes people feel pitiful.

"I knew you would come here?" Guan Xuqing gently came behind Maozi, and stretched out his arms to wrap around Maozi's waist.

Maozi felt a hot current surging all over his body, his body was so weak that he couldn't exert any strength, so he could only lean his head on the emperor's chest. "How did you know?"

"Maybe it's a feeling." Guan Xuqing hugged the brat tightly again.

Looking up at the white pagoda, the two of them were in a daze.

"Do you know the origin of this White Pagoda?" Guan Xuqing asked softly.

"Tell me."

"This White Pagoda was built in 1651 and was rebuilt after being damaged by many earthquakes. The White Pagoda in Beihai is a Tibetan-style pagoda. It is said that Liu Bowen and Yao Guangxiao built Beijing City in the Ming Dynasty. At that time, it was found that there were four The mouth of the sea and the eye lead to the sea. The two largest ones are in the basement of a large temple in Yuquanshan Township in the west of Beijing, and the other is in the town under the current White Pagoda on Qionghua Island in front of you. Because Lord Shunzhi believed in Buddhism, he especially worshiped Lama Nuomen Khan, according to the suggestion of Nuomen Khan, the White Pagoda Temple was built in the south of Qionghua Island. According to the principle of the front temple and the back tower, the White Pagoda was built on the former site of the Ming Dynasty Guanghan Hall on the top of the temple. The tower is 35.9 meters high. Angle-shaped Xumizuo, with a bowl-covered tower body on the seat, a pot-shaped vision door on the front, and Tibetan mantras engraved inside the door. A double-layer copper umbrella cover is placed on the top of the tower, and 14 copper bells are hung on the edge, and the top is gilded Flame Orb Tasha."

Guan Xuqing pointed to a temple among the green pines and cypresses in the distance and said, "Look, that temple is Yong'an Temple. The entire Yong'an Temple, from the mountain gate to the White Pagoda, has layers of heights, connected up and down, forming the Qiongdao. The central axis gives people a sense of endless emergence, magnificence and grandeur."

Maozi looked around and saw the white pagoda against the blue sky and green water. The colors were contrasted sharply, showing an extraordinary temperament. "I once heard that Shakyamuni's relic is in the White Pagoda. Is it true?"

Guan Xuqing said: "The base of the tower is an angled Xumizuo, and below it is a "Zangjing", which contains Buddhist objects. The belly of the tower is very wide. Most of the bowl-covered towers elsewhere are solid, but the Beihai White Pagoda is hollow. Inside there is a There is a two-inch-square golden lacquer box hidden on the top of the nine-foot-high Tongtian column, the cover of which is painted with a picture of Tai Chi, and there are two 'relics' hidden in the box."

The maozi immediately looked respectful and pious, looking in the direction of the top of the tower, without saying a word for a long time.

"What's wrong?" Guan Xuqing asked in confusion.

"I am praying to the Buddha."

"Pray for what?"

"May the Buddha bless you forever in peace and health."

Guan Xuqing was stunned in the same place, and after a while, he kissed Maozi lightly on the face, and said, "I want you to pray for one thing."

"what?"

"May the Buddha bless the two of us never to be separated." Guan Xuqing said emotionally.

Suddenly tears came to Maozi's eyes, he turned around and hugged his beloved man tightly, as if hugging the whole world.

(End of this chapter)