Fourth Lord's Black Moonlight Queen

Chapter 898
In the tenth year of Yongzheng, March [-]th, Jingshan.

This place was originally the royal palace of Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Jingshan is towering and steep, with lush trees and magnificent scenery. It is the best place to climb high and look far away in the capital and enjoy the scenery of the whole city.

It is said that when the Forbidden City was built in the Ming Dynasty, coal was piled here, so it is commonly known as Coal Mountain.

During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, the soil from the excavation of the moat was piled up here to form a tall earth mountain called Longevity Mountain, also known as Da Nei Town Mountain.

Flowers, plants and fruit trees are planted all over the foot of the mountain, which is known as the orchard.The royal children of the Qing Dynasty didn't like to come here.So this place is a secluded and quiet place all year round.

The reason why the royal family of the Qing Dynasty didn’t like Jingshan, but preferred Yuanmingyuan was mainly because in the pre-Ming Dynasty, every year on the Double Ninth Festival, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty would climb the mountain to look far away for a long time.

And the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the king of subjugation, Chongzhen hurriedly boarded Meishan.

In resentment and self-blame, he wrote a blood book, then took off his crown, covered his face with his hair, and described himself in a state of embarrassment. With tears in his eyes, he hanged himself on a tree with a crooked neck.

At the top of Jingshan Mountain, Li Jingui was standing under the crooked-neck tree that had gone through vicissitudes of life, looking at the gloomy canopy with fascination.

The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country. This sentence refers to the Ming Dynasty.

When Chongzhen hanged himself, he took off his crown and covered his face with hair.

His body was found hanging on the locust tree for two days. The Dashun army moved it to Donghua Gate to show the public, and only allowed the officials who had surrendered to go to the funeral.

Li Zicheng was kicked out of the capital by the Qing Dynasty before his seat was warmed up.

In order to conquer the hearts of the people, the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty chose to let the old locust tree take the blame: Why didn’t they choose other trees, but chose you to hang themselves?
From then on, the locust tree was denounced as a sinful locust tree and locked up with iron chains.

In order to show respect for Chongzhen, the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty stipulated that the royal family of the Qing Dynasty and all civil and military officials must dismount and walk when they pass by this place.

Eleven years after Chongzhen hanged himself, Lord Shunzhi changed the Longevity Mountain, commonly known as Meishan Mountain, to Jingshan Mountain.

Regardless of whether it is Meishan Mountain or Jingshan Mountain, although it is locked by iron chains, it does not affect the scenery here.

And this old locust tree on Jingshan has been standing silently, watching the Forbidden City below the mountain change the king's flag, and I will appear on the stage after you sing.

"Niangniang, the emperor is here."

Yinzhen looked at Jingui who was drinking alone under the tree, feeling a little displeased, why did she choose this unlucky place.

Thinking that this crooked-necked sinful locust tree was the place where Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself, Yinzhen felt terrified.

"Change place!"

"No, this is the only way to see our former home and the Forbidden City."

"Standing on the turret of the Forbidden City, you can't see Nanluoguxiang at all, and it's all unobstructed by Jingshan."

"What's so difficult about it? Just level the mountain."

Fourth master said it lightly, but Li Jingui knew that fourth master was serious.

A beautiful Jingshan Mountain is going to be demolished just because she wants to stand on the corner tower of the Forbidden City and see Nanluoguxiang, which is simply a crime.

"It's a waste of money for the people. I want my concubine to take the title of demon concubine, which will harm the country."

Li Jingui said angrily, and immediately took Fourth Master's hand and began to ramble on about himself.

"I don't like that you are always busy with political affairs. So many grandchildren, have you ever gotten along with them?"

"Today is the nineteenth of March. From the first day of the first lunar month to today, the time that my master has been with me is less than ten days in total."

"I don't like that you are picky eaters. You always like to pick out green peppers and celery. I don't like that you drink alcohol. I don't like that you are fierce to the children."

Yinzhen burst out laughing suddenly, watching her earnestly counting his faults while snapping her fingers.

(End of this chapter)