Qing Dynasty Secret History

Chapter 32 Kunning Palace Aunt Guo Chengen Dragon Shrine Mother Yao Praying for Rain

It is said that this day is Empress Fucha's birthday.The next day, the eunuch in charge of the court asked Gaozong for instructions, and Gaozong said: "It's over if you pass quietly, the country's filial piety is not yet full."

The eunuch returned to the queen, and the queen smiled and said, "There is no reason to have a birthday during the national filial piety period.

The empress dowager and the emperor always kowtow. "

So, I got up very early that day, dressed in plain clothes, kowtowed in the Empress Dowager's palace, and kowtowed to Gaozong again when I came back.Suddenly it was reported that the Empress Dowager sent someone to issue a decree, and Gaozong was busy kneeling to receive it.The man should say: "By Yi's decree, today is a good day for the empress. She must have a good time. It's hard for her to be filial. She has never been brilliant when she is in the right position. It's too simple to call the emperor. I respect you." .”

Gaozong went to the Empress Dowager's palace to thank her, and then he played: "The empress dowager loves the empress and celebrates her birthday. The ministers should not say anything. But Sejong's filial piety has not been celebrated for a year, and the government and the people still prohibit banquets. Instead of celebrating birthdays, I am afraid that it will not make sense logically."

The queen mother said: "I think it's okay, after all, 27 days have passed. Besides, we don't pass on troupes to sing operas, but it's just for the girls to hug together and have fun for a day."

Seeing that the Queen Mother was so happy, Emperor Gaozong was inconvenient to dismiss it, and after a few words, he withdrew.Back in the queen's palace, he smiled and said, "You are so lucky, the queen mother will love you so much."

The queen said: "Who would like to have a birthday? Her old man is so happy, it's nothing more than coaxing her old man."

Before he could say a word, the eunuch of the Compassionate Ning Palace came to pass the decree again, saying, "the head of the longevity Buddha in the temple is to be kowtowed, so ask the nanny to take brother Lian to go."

Gaozong took the decree and immediately followed it.The queen said: "The empress dowager is so troublesome, why don't people feel grateful."

Suddenly the little eunuch played: "Fu Hou Ye Fu Shangshu sent people to wait for the order at the gate of the palace, saying that the mother will have a long life, and plans to send her family members to the palace to kowtow. I am afraid that it will hinder the national uniform, so I dare not come in without authorization. Please, please Purpose."

Gao Zongdao: "It's hard for them to be thoughtful. The empress dowager was very happy to pass the decree to them, and she told them to come into the palace."

The little eunuch took the decree and finished it.For a while, Mrs. Fu, Mrs. Fu, Mrs. Fu and other family members of Jiaofang all sat in sedan chairs to enter the palace.But all of them dress up according to the style, and when they meet the emperor, they have to salute according to the etiquette.Emperor Gaozong hurriedly delivered an edict calling for exemption, and gave them all a seat.The eunuch made tea, and everyone sipped and chatted.Gao Zongdao: "Sister-in-law and sister-in-law are almost taking off their clothes. They seem to be wearing capes like this, and they are holding hands. They are not asking you to have fun, but to ask you to suffer."

The queen said: "That's right. Everyone changed their clothes and dispersed. There is no need to be formal. It's no fun to be formal."

Gaozong sent a decree to hold a banquet.Mrs. Fu laughed and said, "We don't even have a tribute for our birthday, but we are given a banquet first. This is not our birthday celebration, but our own birthday celebration."

Gao Zongdao: "The empress and my younger sister are originally compatriots, so it is appropriate to celebrate the empress's birthday."

At present, the tortoise shell is opened for the feast, the hibiscus is set on the mattress, the smile is light and frequent, and the heart is sweet and agreeable.For a while, Emperor Gaozong was happy to execute orders, shouting three times and drinking four times, fighting next to each other.Mrs. Fu considered herself to be a veteran of fist fights, but she had lost a lot of punches this night, so she was overwhelmed by alcohol, so she ran away from the banquet first.Everyone didn't care, and the pearls were still shaking, and the emerald dance was flying red.Taking advantage of their unpreparedness, Gaozong secretly got up and followed them until Xi San, without even a trace.The queen said: "The two of them can't get together, and if they get together, there will be accidents.

I don't know where and what to do. "

Mrs. Fu hurriedly diverted other conversations, so everyone sat down and wiped the dominoes, and made a fuss all day before they all dispersed.Today's dominoes were originally bets on the host, but the queen won.The next day, the Empress Dowager Fucha and others prepared a grand banquet and brought it to the palace. The jokes and conversations were still very lively.Only Mrs. Fu did not come, Gaozong was very concerned, so he asked the eunuch to call.The Empress Dowager Fucha said: "Forget it! Forget it! Our three girls are very naughty, so why don't you come if you have nothing to do. When I went back yesterday, I became dizzy for some reason, and today I am lazy, so we went to see her and slept on the bed Woolen cloth."

Gao Zongdao: "It's amazing! Send it to the imperial physician to have a look."

Empress Dowager Fucha said: "Fu Heng has hired two doctors."

Gao Zongjian said, that's all.

But Mrs. Fu, since returning from the birthday celebration that day, suffered from laziness. She was fond of sour food, nauseated and vomited, and her movements were lazy. It is allowed to be decocted after a while.Later, the imperial doctor reported that it was good news, so he was relieved.But he still sent eunuchs to visit Fu Shangshu's house from time to time.What Mrs. Fu wants to eat, Li Chuan said to the imperial dining room.Later, after giving birth, it was a boy named Fukang'an, and Emperor Gaozong loved him very much.Fu Heng has four sons in total, and the three of them are still princesses, and they are enshrined as forehead sons-in-law.Although Fukang'an has no Shangzhu, the Holy Lord, Long En, was conferred the title of Zhongrui Jiayong Beizi.Gaozong was still not satisfied, and wanted to make him a king, but Fu Gong was not blessed, and died early, so Gaozong finally gave him the title of county king.There is a poem from later generations: the family sees the heavy pepper house, and the dragon species descends for no reason.

Dan Chan once sealed Beizi, Fu Wenxiang for thousands of years of doubtful cases.

This is all for later.Now when the queen saw that Gaozong was waiting for Mrs. Fu, she felt very uncomfortable, and she was unwilling to go along with others when she served the feast.Gao Zong understood in his heart and didn't care about her.Today, for some reason, the emperor and the empress had some disagreements, and the empress wept alone in the palace.Gaozong regretted it afterwards, and went to comfort him with gentle words, and the queen gradually came back to her senses.Gao Zongdao: "The two of us didn't just meet you today, and you are very easy-going. Why are you so angry now, and you always make trouble with me because of unimportant things. Remember what I had in the past , you are willing to let me go at 01:30."

The queen said: "I still mentioned the past. In the past, I was a poor and lowly husband and wife. I was treated as a person and discussed everything with me. Now that I am the emperor, the tide is rising, so why do I still pay attention to me? It's just that I think, although it is not good, After all, I also gave birth to two sons for the Lord. Even if the concubine and the palace girl gave birth to a son, they would always have to wait for one or two. In fact, I don’t know how to humiliate myself. Either way, isn't that just asking for trouble?"

Saying that, the little eunuch brought Yong Lian and Yong Cong in to greet him.Gaozong raised his eyes and saw Cong and Lian, with pink faces and vermilion lips, and beautiful features, they were really two jade trees, a pair of Bi people, and looking at the queen, there were only these two biological sons, who loved each other like treasures, and wanted to be a husband and wife. Recently, in doing things, I really couldn't do anything right to her. Because of love and shame, I came up with a thought, smiled and said to the queen: "Don't worry, I will always let you enjoy the great blessing. Those who don't Don't worry about the most important things. Whoever punishes her will never wait until you. "

The queen said: "That's the grace of the Lord, I'm afraid my mother and son will not be blessed."

As he spoke, he shed tears again.Gao Zongdao: "What's the matter with this kind of decadent talk? Let's go to the garden for a walk."

So he took the queen, and the two princes Yong Lian and Yong Cong to play in Changchun Garden for a day.Emperor Gaozong stayed in the Queen's Palace that night.The next day at the end of the court, the servants and eunuchs were all avoided, and they walked into the Zhengda Guangming Hall one by one, took up the imperial pen, wrote Yonglian's name on the dragon pattern yellow paper, sealed it, and asked someone to put it in the plaque. This is the Qing Dynasty's Grand Reserve Ceremony.

Do you think it's strange that such a secret activity should be stored in Zhengda Guangming Palace without anyone noticing it?

But it is said that since Gaozong came to the throne, the grain has been plentiful and the surroundings have been peaceful. The group of prosperous and good officials in the court do not want to be idle.When they were very quiet and wanted to move, they all wrote memorials to talk about current affairs. Some advocated writing, please open a museum to revise history, some advocated martial arts, please expand the land and open borders, and some played civil engineering, and played tours.Look at their chapters, detailed collections and quotations, elegant and eminent, all of which are extremely large and economical.When meeting Gao Zong, who is such a long-time leader, it is natural that the emperor is wise and his ministers are good, and it is too late to meet each other.The current decree is to build the Old Summer Palace first.This Yuanmingyuan was originally the villa of Xu Wei, Qi Qi of the former Ming Dynasty. It is about 20 miles away from Pingzemen, with pavilions and bamboo trees, and the scenery is extraordinary.The holy ancestor gave it the name Changchun Garden.Shizong was in Qiandi, and the holy ancestor ordered him to build a house in the north corner of the garden, and named it Yuanming, which was the place where Shizong studied.When Sejong ascended the throne, he made great efforts to open up, built the Lin Palace and Fudian, and built Jiege Chongyong, which is majestic and spacious.A few rides in the second spring.At this meeting, Emperor Gaozong followed up his foreword and built the three gardens together. The project was huge and the creation was extraordinary, and the money was spent like running water.The scenery inside, the palace, the moon pavilion and the wind pavilion, needless to say, what can be done by manpower, such as exotic flowers and plants, ingenious animals and rare birds, all kinds of things thousands of miles away, are also ordered by the local officials to purchase.In the future, as small as a grass, as small as a stone, they will all be very interesting and extravagant.Not to mention King Wen's Garden and Qi Xuanzhi's Garden, they are absolutely incomparable. Qin Shihuang's Afang Palace and Sui Yangdi's Milou are probably not so elegant and unique.This year, the garden work was completed, and Gao Zong ordered him to travel.The red sun is on the head, and the weather is extremely hot.The one with the palm cover forgot to bring a nine-curved apricot-yellow umbrella, which was called Zhang Umbrella by Gao Zong's order.Gao Zongdao: "Bao Gai will forget, what are you all thinking about after eating?"

Suddenly someone among the attendants replied loudly: "The guardian must not shirk his responsibility, he should ask the palm cover."

When Emperor Gaozong looked up, he saw that this man was about [-] years old, with a tall body, a pink face and red lips. He was surprised and said, "It's so strange. I think I've seen it somewhere before. How familiar it is, but I can't remember it." .”

Sui asked, "What's your name? What kind of job do you do?"

The man knelt down and said: "Weichen and Kun are the students of Manchurian officials, and they are favored to serve as errands before driving.

Gao Zongdao: "Why don't I see you very much?" "

He Shen said: "There are many things that the emperor can't see, not just a humble minister. The adult family of the humble ministers only waits outside the palace gate, and they are close to the errands, and they can't do anything. Naturally, the emperor doesn't know him anymore."

Gao Zong was very happy to see Heshen's beautiful character and fluent language, and told him to look up.He Qian raised his head according to the order, Gao Zong appraised him, and saw a big piece of cinnabar on his fingertips, he was shocked, and blurted out: "Are you here! Are you here! "

Immediately take him to the new garden, accompany him on a tour, give him clothes and food, and his family is very grand.The next day, a special decree was issued to grant him the post of bodyguard.

Let's wait, He Shen is just an official student, and if he says what he says, he will never be favored so quickly.It turned out that there was a very strange incident here.When Emperor Gaozong was in the hidden residence, one day he went to the palace to pay his respects. He passed by a certain concubine's bedroom, and it happened that a certain concubine was doing her makeup in the mirror.

Seeing her embarrassment, Gaozong couldn't help feeling envious, and sneaked up behind her, covering her eyeballs with both hands.A certain concubine didn't know it was Emperor Gaozong, so she hit her back with a toothbrush, but unexpectedly a bruise was formed.Later, the empress dowager saw it and asked the reason. Gaozong couldn't hide it, and said that it was a certain concubine who beat him.The empress dowager was furious, she severely reprimanded Gaozong, and ordered a certain concubine to die immediately.On the day of the empress dowager, only Gaozong and a certain concubine always had some ambiguous affair, but who knew that this part of the public case was all wronged!When Emperor Gaozong found out, a certain concubine was already dead.Gaozong mourned greatly, ran to the coffin to caress the corpse and cried loudly, bit the tip of his tongue, dipped his finger in the blood, made a mark on a concubine's neck, and wished: "Your life, I killed you , you must know that I cannot be independent.

If the soul has a spirit, it will be reborn in the world soon.If the two of us can meet again, I will always live up to you. "

Now seeing that He Shen's face is exactly the same as that of a certain concubine, and seeing such a piece of cinnabar on his neck, I can't help but think for a while, thinking of He Shen as the reincarnation of a certain concubine, just feel sorry for him.Korean and Chinese martial arts, how to understand.

Heshen was acquainted by Emperor Gaozong. He was promoted six times in a year, from official student to minister, and was rewarded to walk in the military plane.Who doesn't envy people from the whole dynasty!This day, all the ministers summoned him, and the superiors alone called He Shenzu to ask for an hour.After retreating from the court, everyone scrambled to inquire about the news.He Shen said: "It's nothing, the emperor is depressed because of the second emperor Yu's illness, I have persuaded him for a long time."

The crowd said: "Tifu Second Prince, Lao Qin of the Imperial Hospital went in every day to ask for his pulse, hasn't he healed yet?"

He Shen said: "It will heal wherever it is, and it is a blessing to be able to alleviate the problem."

Everyone asked what the disease was.He Shen said: "At first it was malaria, but now it has become typhoid fever. The illness has been very serious these days."

Everyone said: "Malaria is not a serious disease."

After chatting for a while, they will leave.

But he said that the second prince, Yong Lian, was very ill.Emperor Gaozong disliked that the medical officials of the Taitai Hospital were useless, so he decreed to solicit private doctors to come to Beijing for diagnosis and treatment.Before all the conquests were completed, Prince Lian mourned and died long ago.Gaozong mourned very much, bestowed the posthumous posthumous title of Prince Duanhui, and buried everything, all of which were extremely generous.Empress Fucha was in agony, crying to death, Gao Zong's gentle words of persuasion for a while, but no matter how persuasion can turn around.It wasn't until later that Emperor Gaozong allowed her to write Yong Cong's name and store it in the temple temple, and the grief gradually eased.Unexpectedly, blessings and misfortunes never come singly, the Seventh Prince Yong Cong suddenly fell ill again and died.Empress Fucha mourned too much, and died of illness.Later generations sighed in a poem: Xingni Canglong lost the state reserve, and Wuyang suddenly called Cangshu.

From then on, Changqiu was completely hurt, and Yun Anxian returned to Guiyu.

After the queen passed away, Emperor Gaozong was very sad and sad.The inner prison was specially appointed, and all the dowry and clothing that the queen usually wears are not allowed to move, in case she travels from time to time, and keep it as a souvenir.The fourteen uncles of the later family were treated with special grace.He also wrote an imperial sacrificial article and paid homage in person.There is a poem from later generations that sighed: There are 14 people in Lieji Tonghou, and the kindness of the outer family is unparalleled.

The king professes the virtue of Hezhou, and he is full of sorrow.

The empress dowager was very sad when she saw Gaozong, fearing that he would get sick because of it, so she sent Gaozong to the Palace of Compassion and Ning, really enlightened her, and wanted to elect a queen for him immediately.Gaozong met and said: "Although the queen mother has a kind order, the ministers dare not accept the order."

The Empress Dowager said: "It's useless to think about a person who has passed away. Besides, if you wait until the end of her benevolence, you will finally account for it. Don't you want to lose even the country's land for her alone?"

Gao Zong was speechless.The Empress Dowager said: "Nala Noble Concubine, I think she is very stable, she straightened up, so she doesn't have to go outside to choose candidates, I wonder what you mean inside?"

Gao Zongdao: "The person chosen by the Empress Dowager will never be wrong."

The Empress Dowager said, "It's fine if you agree."

After a while, as expected, a decree was issued to promote the imperial concubine Nala to be the empress.Gao Zong saw that it was the empress dowager's intention, so he didn't dare to say anything, and he didn't quite agree in the end.But he asked the painter to paint twelve pictures of the palace training, implying the meaning of lessons. Every New Year's Eve, he asked the Six Palaces of East and West to hang them for viewing.Although she didn't say that she was the queen, a discerning person could know this behavior at a glance.Later generations have a poem called Qijue, which chants about this matter: Yao Xingkun is very kind and bright, and the palace training pictures are divided into twelve chapters.

Year after year, the Spring Dynasty attaches great importance to exhibition vision, and Yun Fen deeply protects the Poetry Hall.

This year, there was a sudden severe drought in the capital, and there was not a drop of rain for more than two months from May to July.Most of the flowers and trees in the Yuanmingyuan were withered.Emperor Gaozong issued a decree to repair provinces, while asking for outspoken and extreme advice, and at the same time sending ministers to the dragon priest to burn incense and pray, how could it have any effect!At this time, Heshen has become the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, so he specially put up a folded memorial, please set up an altar to build a sacrifice, and prohibit officials and people from slaughtering animals.Gao Zong was overjoyed and immediately approved.He Shen retreated home and talked with his family, very happy.Heshen's wife, Rong Shi, heard this, and said: "The drought is not drought for you alone, what should you do in a hurry."

He Shen said: "The master is so worried, shouldn't the minister share his worries for him?"

Rong said: "It's hard for you to serve the country so loyally, it's just a pain for me."

He Shen said: "Why is it hard for you again?"

Rong Tian said: "I just ordered one dish, and now I have to fast, but I can't eat it."

He Shen said: "What dish, Baba's will order the next day?"

Rong said, "It's fried pork."

He Shen smiled and said, "Thank you for not being ashamed, even a little fried pork deserves such solemnity."

Rong said: "This is a new method I have learned. In the past, only General Nian's family had this cooking method."

He Shen said: "What method? The leftover is only inside the meat, just add some chicken sauce."

Rong said: "With the addition of chicken broth, it doesn't taste like meat, and the chicken broth doesn't have such a umami taste.

It is necessary to tell the kitchen one day earlier that the cook will go to the pigsty and choose a fat pig. He will pick the best meat from this pig, cut it alive, slice it and fry it in oil. The taste is delicious. It tastes better than anything else.About a pig needs to be cut three or five times, and the wound medicine will be applied to it every time it is cut. "

He Shen said: "How do you know the cooking method of General Nian's family?"

Rong said: "Li Fu's family was originally a little girl in the Nianfu. She learned it from Aunt Twelve. That year, the general broke up and the concubines were scattered. Thirteenth Aunt married a scholar. When it comes to the flavor of fried pork, Aunt Thirteen needs to make it. Auntie smiled and said, "It's not easy! This is also eaten by sour scholars? I guess two by a catty, and I only buy one or two catties of meat. How can I make it?" Let me tell you how to do it. Come out. The scholar had no choice, so he had to. Later, when he met the shrine, the scholar happened to be the president of the shrine, so he brought the pig back home and asked his aunt to do it. The aunt said in surprise: "I am in the mansion, and all the animals I treat are live pigs. What's the taste of the killed pig?" The scholar said: "This one has been a lot of trouble, how can I find work? Just make an idea like this." The aunt said: "There is no way to think about it. You cook the wine first, and wait for me to do it.’ Once it’s ready, this scholar is so fresh that he can swallow his tongue. You ordered such a delicious dish, but you are forbidden to butcher again.”

He Shen said: "That's not worth anything, just do it, and I'll try it if it's done."

Rong said: "Didn't you say that you have fasted according to the order?"

He Shen said: "It's not a treat, let's eat something by ourselves, who knows?"

Nothing to say that night.

The next day, they really made some fried pork. The couple were eating deliciously, when they suddenly reported that Jin Guoan, the eunuch in charge of Qianqing Palace, came in to issue an order.He Shen was shocked, hurriedly asked for tea to rinse his mouth, put on his robes, and greeted him out of the hall.Eunuch Jin proclaimed the decree: "By the decree, today I will accompany the Empress Dowager to burn incense and pray for rain at the Dragon Temple in the Imperial Garden, and I will serve He Shen with the class. I respect this."

After receiving the order, Eunuch He Shenliujin sat down and asked, "Why did the superior make such a thought? I summoned you yesterday and didn't mention it yet?"

Eunuch Jin said: "It was originally the eunuch's idea, it's extremely pious.

Today, my son passed the decree to prepare the chariot, and I learned a lesson. Her old man advocates walking.

"The Mulan Temple for praying for rain was drafted respectfully by brother Rong, and corrected by my father himself."

After Eunuch Jin left, He Shen entered the palace in court clothes.I saw that all the kings and ministers, the scholars of the Manchu and Han universities, the scholars, etc. had all gathered.For a while, Gaozong supported the queen mother and walked out.After seeing Jia with his class, He Shen followed the two palaces and kowtowed to the Dragon God Temple in Yuyuan.Sure enough, the sky was full of thick clouds and rain this night.The people of the capital are all very happy.Later generations have a poem: "Please come to Handan for the iron plate, and set up an altar for the ten-day edict of fasting and offering sacrifices."

The family law of the deep palace is in the step prayer, and Mulan's words are for the near ministers to read.

If you want to know what is going on, listen to the next breakdown.

(End of this chapter)