Qing Dynasty Secret History

Chapter 87

It is said that Mu Zong was so happy to see the queen that she was charming and graceful, that he was speechless all night.

At dawn the next day, he led the Queen to the East and West Palaces to pay their respects.Empress Dowager Xi ordered: "Today is a good day, I have already told Fengxiu's family to send the child in today!"

Mu Zong responded with two yeses and withdrew.On this day, Feng Xiunv was canonized as a concubine, and the empress dowagers of the two palaces, Long Enyi, awarded the title of Concubine Hui.After Empress Dowager Cixi, it was originally a trick to cut off his newlywed love. Unexpectedly, Mu Zong was an amorous emperor, and his lingering love with the empress was still inseparable.Empress Cixi was very displeased, and said to Mu Zong, "Concubine Hui is wise and should be favored. The empress is young and lacks etiquette. You can go to the middle palace less!"

Mu Zong said in his mouth, but he didn't think it in his heart, it is inevitable that the flowers are lingering and the moon is tender.When Cixi heard about it later, she was not very angry.Unexpectedly, to make matters worse, the Empress Dowager Ci'an suddenly thought of returning to power, smiled at Empress Cixi and said: "In ordinary families, a son marries a daughter-in-law and becomes a family, and a mother-in-law has to leave the family! It has been 12 years, and I am worried every day. Thanks to the blessing of my ancestors, there has never been any trouble. Now I am not willing to pick up this heavy burden. I will discuss it with you and choose a day for it to be managed by the emperor. You see how?"

Empress Cixi said: "The reasoning is good, but it's a pity that the emperor is too young and has too little experience. Let's let it go. If we act rashly and ruin it, we will be sorry for the ancestors of heaven and earth."

Ci'an said afterwards: "The emperor is already married, so he is not a child after all. Yixin and Li Hongzao are both working on the military plane, one is a relative uncle, and the other is a master. As expected, they act recklessly, and they always remonstrate. Furthermore, Although we don't ask about things, we can't do without supervision and lessons learned."

Empress Dowager Cixi listened to this upright discussion, but did not refute it, so she had to reluctantly agree.

The next day, a decree was issued, and the emperor's pro-government ceremony was scheduled to be held in the first month of next year.The holy son of heaven is blessed like heaven, and as soon as this decree was promulgated, another great joy happened.Du Wenxiu, the chieftain of Yunnan Hui, has 53 cities in his hegemony, built a forbidden city, imitated the king system, dominated Dali, and looked at Nanzhong for ten or eight years.His country borders Sichuan in the west and Guizhou in the east. There are many soldiers and generals, and the momentum is very disastrous.Since Cen Yuying took full-time job that year, she has made great progress and made new progress with each passing day. Although she may not succeed immediately, she can still succeed in the first place.Qujing, Chengjiang, Lin'an, Zhaozhou, and northern Mongolia were gradually recovered.Marching into Dali, day and night, hundreds of roads besieged.In December of this year, the outer city was blasted with the old method of rolling the earth dragon, and the officers and soldiers rushed in.Wenxiu knew that she would perish, so she entrusted her children to Da Siheng Yang Rong and Da Jinglue Cai Tingdong. She sat in a room with several concubines, sang elegy generously, and committed suicide by taking poison.His subjects, taking advantage of his lack of breath, abandoned him and left the city to surrender.Cen Yuying took advantage of the momentum and marched into the army. In one Shun's time, the triple fortified city was completely destroyed, and the troops plundered.Tens of thousands of people surrendered, all of whom were buried alive in large pits dug by the army.Yang Rong, Cai Tingdong and others were all beheaded.Only Wenxiu's wife, Qiuniang, daughter of He's family, escaped from the overthrowing nest, full of hardships and pain, and determined to take revenge.Unexpectedly, things didn't go well, and they were scattered all over the world, so that they lost their hatred.Qiuniang once wrote a letter to her lover, the purpose of which was very sad.The speech said: "The concubine's family is ruined and the country is broken."In the early years, the gentleman threatened to be abused by the Manchus. Because of the will of the people, he advocated the banner of righteousness to protect one side and wait for the Qing banquet.Resisting the barbarians outside, and being quiet and violent inside, how much better than Dou Rong and Zhang Gui!The concubine grew up in a deep palace, a little familiar with poetry and etiquette, and she is like a golden branch and jade leaf.Haotian didn't hang up, Miao thief helped the murderer, 40 people were all disarmed.The first emperor hated Quanlu, and the weak girl fell to the end of the world.Sigh!Under the overturned nest, how can there be any eggs that are full of hardships and pains, and those who are just surviving, hope to slaughter the seedlings and thieves with their hands, so as to avenge their unequal hatred.

Unexpectedly, people's lives are thinner than paper, and they are tossed around in the wind and dust, and what they encounter is often unsatisfactory.Is it because the ambition of life still exists, and you are not willing to submit?Moling was in a hurry, Hudu was displaced, and the pain of being wasted, so he came to Guangdong with his mother.A few words in the past, do you remember it?Gai's ambition to change the course is decided here.Guo Ye was young and impatient, and entered my trap. Unfortunately, he criticized Xi boudoir, and things failed. The old thief was cunning, so he became suspicious.

I remember that when the first gentleman was in his prime, the Miao thief came to pay the money in person. At that time, the concubine was by his side, and the thief suddenly asked Qin Xiao.The first emperor loved his concubine, and he didn't want to be entrusted with it. He said that he was young and looks far away, but he was angry and left in the middle of the night.The provocation started from the concubine, which led to the overthrow of the sacrifice and the extermination of the clan.Sigh!This shame will not wash in Xijiang; this hatred will never be restored.Alas!Husbands in the world, only you can show pity for your life, and dare to briefly describe your heart, so that you know that you are innocent, and you are not willing to be a woman in the river.When Ji Shu is up to date, the concubine's soul should be scattered into light dust, and her soul should be drowned in insect sand for a long time.Forever and ever, shame and hatred, how painful it is!There is no need to repeat the soul and the pen.

This is all for later.

Now that the whole of Yunnan has been settled, and the good news has arrived in Beijing, the empress dowagers of the two palaces are very happy.At this time, it is already the end of the twelfth lunar month and the beginning of spring, and the New Year in a blink of an eye.The two empress dowagers withdrew the curtain, and Mu Zong held a pro-government ceremony, adding the empress dowager's emblem.From then on, Empress Ci'an sat quietly in the deep palace, chanted scriptures and worshiped the Buddha, and spent the peaceful years; Empress Cixi indulged in poetry and wine, singing songs with extreme intentions, and the methods of entertainment were different.This year's exam was poor, and the title of the poem was "There are many green mountains in the south of the Yangtze River".Empress Dowager Cixi made a fortune occasionally, and planned to write a poem. There is a good sentence in it: "After the rain, the snails are deep and shallow, and the geese go back before the wind."

Outside the house and even the spring trees, the peaks are among the clouds in summer.

The four seas are peaceful, and there is nothing wrong in all directions.Those who called Zhou Zhao in the Xi Dynasty and Gao Kui in the prosperous age were very quiet and thoughtful, and they inevitably came up with ideas out of nothing to embellish the scene of peace.So he encouraged Mu Zong to build the Old Summer Palace.Mu Zongzheng suffered from the strict ancestral system in Da Nei, and there was a system for daily life and food, so it was not very convenient to do everything.Immediately play it and criticize the evaluation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.As soon as several ministers who were loyal to the country received this letter, they hurriedly sent papers to dissuade them, and they all said to Yixin: "My lord will not appear in this matter, I'm afraid it will be difficult to undo it!"

Yixin said: "As far as the current situation and the country's financial resources are concerned, how can we deal with such an urgent matter. In the eighth year of Tongzhi, Yu Shi Detai asked Anhu's mother to donate for restoration. At that time, I requested that He was blamed and banished, and the superiors will always remember. Why do you have to start work again at this moment?"

Everyone said: "It's all about the superiors, the left and right servants, which one is a good person? I don't know which one is too idle, and finds a way to please the superiors. The superiors are young, and when they hear things about playing, they will naturally always approve of them." .”

Yixin said: "I can't do it, let's go to the palace and have a look."

Please knock on the palace door and see you.

The eunuch flew to Mu Zong: "Prince Gong has something to ask for an interview, and now the palace gate is waiting for an order.

" Mu Zong said: "what's the matter?You've probably always asked. "

The eunuch said: "The servant asked, Prince Gong said that he must meet with the Long Live Lord to play."

Mu Zongdao: "Where is the real important thing! I don't know where I heard something, so I came to order me again."

Send him in as ordered.As soon as he was introduced, Mu Zong asked at the beginning: "The eunuch said you have something important. What is it? You still have to see me now, and you can't wait until tomorrow? You have to take a rest after working for a long time. Now, why is the prince not lacking?"

Yi Xin said: "I heard that the emperor issued an order to build the Old Summer Palace, is it true?"

Mu Zong said: "Did you come here for this matter? What should I be? If you talk about this matter, you will waste your time, even I can't make the decision. This is the Queen Mother's intention. If you have the ability, you can go to see the Queen Mother yourself.

"Yi Xin met and said: "With the sageness of the empress dowager, the benevolence and filial piety of the emperor, a little decoration of the garden will not hurt Shengde.Given the current situation, although internal troubles are calm, external difficulties are becoming more and more urgent, the warehouse is empty, and the people are in dire straits. How can such a large project be carried out?The Old Summer Palace was built by the two temples of Xianchun, and the financial resources at that time were far greater than today.Moreover, at that time, the Pure Temple issued a decree, that the descendants of future generations should not follow the decorations, and the construction will be carried out at this time.To fully restore the old view, the national strength is insufficient.See you, servant, it's better to take it easy!

"Mu Zong felt extremely uncomfortable when he heard this kind of unpleasant talk. He fell down and leaned on the couch without saying a word. Seeing that he didn't answer, Yixin became even more energetic and talked about the ancestral system at length. How to train frugality, how to train hard work, it's unbearable. Mu Zong couldn't bear it anymore, and said: "You are familiar with the ancestors' instructions, so you still have to talk about my affairs? "

Yixin saw that Mu Zong was wearing a black long gown, and said, "It's not auspicious for the emperor to wear some black clothes."

Mu Zongdao: "The clothes I wear are the same color as Zai Cheng's. You can't help Zai Cheng and come to admonish me. What's the reason? You go back, I still have a purpose."

Yixin couldn't help it, and Nuonuo spoke out repeatedly.Mu Zong took the vermilion pen according to the order, drafted an imperial edict, sealed it, and delivered the edict to Wen Xiang, a scholar, to come to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to meet His Majesty.

Mu Zong took the official uniform and sat out of the hall. Wen Xiang kowtowed to see him.Mu Zongdao: "I have a decree. I want you to send it to the Minister of Military Aircraft, open it for public reading, and act according to the decree quickly without any mistakes."

Seeing that Yu's appearance was not as usual, Wen Xiang knew that there must be a reason. He opened it up and saw that it read: Yixin took the leather to the prince and ordered him to commit suicide.Wenxiang went to pass the decree to monitor.This is it.

Twenty-two Zhu characters, frightened out of their wits, met each other and said: "This matter is no small matter, I beg God to take it back."

Mu Zong got up with a flick of his sleeves and walked back to the palace.

Wen Xiang had no choice but to rush to the military plane to discuss with the ministers.The ministers said: "This matter, only the Queen Mother can be known by knocking on the palace, or there is a way to restore it."

One sentence reminded Wen Xiang, and he immediately went to the Queen Mother's Palace, begging to be summoned.Empress Dowager Cixi was very surprised, and asked: "I have already retired from politics, what's the matter, still messing with me?"

Wenxiang met and explained why.Empress Cixi said: "The emperor is really naughty, this Zhu Yu, you leave it to me and it's over."

Wen Xiang presented it, Empress Dowager Cixi read it, hid it in her sleeve, and said, "Go.

"Wen Xiang kowtowed and withdrew. It was a disaster, the mist cleared and the smoke disappeared, but the Old Summer Palace has issued an order to order the craftsmen to estimate the work.

The courtiers and workers, in view of Yixin's incident, who would dare to offend Yan Jiyuan.Unexpectedly, there were a few censors in the Metropolitan Procuratorate who ate leopard meat and bear gall, and came out to do the great cause of turning the world around.One surnamed Shen was named Huai, and the other was surnamed Yao and named Baichuan. They resisted and fought successively.In Yao Baichuan's memorial, there are such words as "the famous places in the Jin and Yuan Dynasties of the Sanhai system are close to the forbidden gate, so it is convenient for you to visit, so it is better to repair it as appropriate".Mu Zong was moved, so he specially summoned him and asked, "There is always an old mother in your family. The old mother is happy occasionally. It is also my duty to choose a place to relax and let the son go. Now the Empress Dowager wants to build the Old Summer Palace to escape the summer heat. If you refuse to agree, and put yourself in the shoes of others, do you feel uneasy?"

Yao Baichuan met and said: "The scenery of Sanhai is very beautiful, and the distance is very short. In my humble opinion, the Old Summer Palace is not as good as Sanhai."

Mu Zong then handed the ink brush to Yao Baichuan and said: "You said that Sanhai is good, so if you write down the scenery of Sanhai in detail, it is better than Yuanmingyuan, and I can play like the queen mother."

Baichuan obeyed the order, took the ink pen, and answered the draft on the imperial case.Mu Zong saw that his horseshoe sleeve was on the penholder, and he was very uncomfortable to swipe it freely.Baichuan is popular in the sea, and the pen is like flying, and it is written in an instant.When Mu Zong came to see it, he saw it was open: there were Yiluan hall, Hanyuan hall and other halls in the hall; Ziguang and other pavilions in the pavilion; Wulong and other pavilions in the pavilion; Fenglou, etc.; bridges include Jinao Yuyu Bridge, etc.; mountains, such as Genyue Peak; caves, such as Ziyun Cave; islands, such as Qiongbi Island.Other trees, flowers and plants, as well as the brick pagoda of the Buddhist Temple, are all prepared, and everything is there.Then he said, "I'll take what you wrote as evidence and tell the Queen Mother, and wait for the Queen Mother's will."

Baichuan met and replied: "The emperor is like this, and the common people in the world are blessed."

Mu Zong ordered to withdraw.

The next day, an edict was issued to stop the construction of the Old Summer Palace and repair Sanhai as appropriate.All the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate saw this decree, and none of them disapproved of the courage of Dong Shen and Yao.Yao Baichuan said: "These are the emperor's sages, accept advice from the good, what courage do we have?"

Everyone said: "Didn't Wu Ke read it just to lower the tone for the sake of speech? What he played was just to ask Cheng Lu to be punished, and the ministers of the king said that he was spying on the government. Please ask for an investigation. It's not the queen's leniency." Well, I'm afraid it will be terrible!"

While discussing a lot, suddenly saw a person staggering in and said to the crowd: "The residence of Gong is broken, don't you know?"

When everyone heard this, it was as if Jiao Lei had been blasted on the top door, and they were shocked.Yao Baichuan asked, "Where did you get the news?"

The man said: "The decree has been issued, and you are still asking for news!"

Everyone argued, "What did the edict say?"

The man said: "There's nothing else to say, but Yixin took Ge to the prince's hereditary succession and was demoted to the county king, and his son Zai Cheng took Ge to the county king to take the title of Baylor."

Everyone said: "What did you write? Do you know?"

The man shook his head and said, "Even the leader Zhang Jing didn't pay attention to this. I just met Sun Laishan, and he said he didn't know about it. It was probably an order from the superior himself.

"Everyone guessed for a while, and then dispersed.

Yao Baichuan returned to his apartment, and he didn't close his eyes all night, thinking hard, thinking of a suggestion to save the matter, but he didn't know what happened, so he couldn't write.The next day, I asked everyone in the court room, but still couldn't get the point.When he met Xu Yun, a bachelor who was walking in the South Study Room, he made it clear, and Xu Yun said: "The punishment of Gongdi has been restored by Yizhi. The prince's hereditary replacement and the county king's title Baylor have all been rewarded."

Yao Baichuan couldn't help laughing.When asked why, I found out that Mu Zong and Zai Cheng were playing and bickering for the sake of subtlety.Mu Zong got angry, put on airs of his master, and stripped his father and son clean.Although the queen mother rewarded him afterwards, Yixin banned Zaicheng from then on and forbade him to play with Mu Zong.

I don't know that Mu Zong and Zai Cheng are happy friends, and if they don't meet each other for a day, they have to bow down.On this day, Mu Zong was in the palace, neither this nor that, he walked around, but in the end he was unsatisfactory, and he was too embarrassed to send an envoy to summon him.Extremely bored, he walked towards Hongde Hall alone.Unexpectedly, none of the four masters, Li, Xu, Weng, and Guang, were there. Only the waiter Wang Qingqi was leaning on the table by the window and writing something.Mu Zong stepped heavily and coughed a few times. Wang Qingqi turned around and saw that it was Mu Zong, so he hurriedly got up to greet him.Mu Zong said: "Where are the masters?
"Qing Qi replied: "Go home." "

Mu Zongdao: "That's all. Let me ask you, is there a place to relax outside, but it's also boring at home."

What a smart person Wang Qingqi is, he listened to the sounds and judged the truth, and judged the hair and color, and he had already guessed five or six points.But he deliberately said: "The emperor wants to visit the lucky side. When Kangxi and Qianlong are in their prime, the world is peaceful, and there is nothing wrong with it. The two temples of Renchun have visited the south many times. How about visiting the south for a while after the emperor followed Sheng Xiansheng?" ?

Mu Zong patted the folding fan on Qingqi's head, and said with a smile, "Old Wang, are you at ease joking with me?" "

Qing Qi lowered his hands and said, "How dare a humble minister?"

Mu Zongdao: "If you want to build a garden, the noisy sky will turn around, let alone hunting? I just want to go shopping in Beijing. Can you join me?"

Qing Qi said: "The emperor is gracious, and I should serve you."

Mu Zongdao: "It's only interesting when you go to the place where you are happy and happy."

Qing Qi whispered three or five words in his ear, and Mu Zongxi said: "You are really smart and interesting, let's go now."

Qing Qi said: "The minister is still wearing official uniforms, the emperor should also change clothes."

Mu Zongdao: "Thank you for reminding me, I still have a few words to explain to you. We are only friends when we go outside. The etiquette and titles of the monarch and ministers are all donated. What kind of emperor's humble minister, call the exit, I can Do not follow."

Wang Qingqi said with a smile: "It's a grand event in the ancient times to make friends with the emperor. How fortunate is it for me to meet him personally."

At the moment Mu Zong went inside to change clothes, Wang Qingqi also sent his family back home to get clothes.I got it at once, dressed properly, and Mu Zong had already walked out.Qing Qi saw that Mu Zong was wearing a satin hat with melon skin, a bird's egg on the front and a big pearl, a black spring gauze jacket, a black satin vest, white socks and black shoes, and his whole body was black, making him look more energetic. Personable.Can't help blurting out: "What a beautiful dress!
"Mu Zongdao: "I like blue in terms of color, it is sober and durable, but Yixin has met and nagged me once, and now you are also applauding, which shows that it is not my reclusive nature." "

It turns out that people in the Qing Dynasty changed the name from black to blue to avoid the imperial taboo of Ren Temple, so Mu Zong said so.At the moment Wang Qingqi guides Mu Zong to the brothel to taste the gentleness of the country.The lights are feasting, the world is intoxicated, and the indulgence is too much.Wall flowers and road willows are no better than Yaocao Qiongzhi.But one day later, Mu Zong was infected with fornication and suffered from bayberry sore.

At first I didn't feel anything, but it got worse and worse until I couldn't move.There is no other way, all the chapters have to be approved by the Minister of Military Aircraft Li Hongzao on his behalf.When it was extended to November, the disease became more and more dangerous, and a special edict was issued: this month, I met with the joy of smallpox, and I had a new document from the Yamen Chen Zou, and I submitted it to the Empress Dowager for a ruling.This is it.

When the courtiers saw this decree, they couldn't help being suspicious.Suddenly one day, the inner court issued a decree to summon Yi's relatives, princes and ministers to discuss the affairs of state.For a while, Prince Dun Yixuan, Prince Gong Yixuan, Prince Chun Yixin, Prince Fu Yixuan, Prince Huijun Yixiang, Baylor Zaizhi, Zaicheng, first-class Duke Yimo, former imperial minister Boyan Namoyi, Kuangyou, Jing Shou, Minister of Military Aircraft Bao Jun, Shen Guifen, Li Hongzao, Minister of Internal Affairs Yinggui, Chonglun, Kui Ling, Rong Lu, Mingshan, Guibao, Wen Xi, walk in Yinde Hall Xu Tong, Weng Tonghe, Wang Qingqi, Nanshufang walk Huang Yu, Pan Zuyin, Sun Yijing, Xu Yun, Zhang Jiaxiang and others all arrived after hearing the call.After waiting for a moment, an eunuch came out and said: "The Queen Mother is already waiting in the West Nuan Pavilion of the Hall of Mental Cultivation. All princes and lords, come in quickly."

Everyone filed in.When I went to the West Nuan Pavilion of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, I saw that there were only a few eunuchs packing up, and everyone stood there with their hands down.After waiting for a long time, I saw Empress Cixi walking slowly, holding a pipe in her mouth and wearing casual clothes.Walking to the throne, if you don't sit down, you lean on the back of the chair to be respected by everyone.

After seeing the court, Empress Cixi said: "The emperor has never seen a female flower and a male fruit since his grand wedding, but he is sick. In case of misfortune, who should be in the royal family?"

This sentence stunned everyone.Because when I came in, I only said to discuss other affairs.The lightning is too fast to cover your ears, this is the first sentence, how can you get it right at the moment?

You look at me, I look at you, look at for a long time, there is no sound.Empress Dowager Cixi said: "This is an important matter, so you might as well tell me what you know."

Everyone said: "Your majesty is rich in the spring and autumn, and the disease should be cured. The slaves and other foolish opinions, the emperor's heir is one level, and there seems to be no need to worry about it."

Empress Cixi said: "Talk casually, there is no hindrance."

They all met and said, "This is something I absolutely dare not know."

Empress Cixi said: "The emperor is very ill, and I am just planning for everyone.

" Sui Gu Yixin said: "Who do you think should inherit?" "

Yi Xin said: "Pu Lun is strong, bright and capable, and he should be established by virtue of his talents."

Yixin said: "There is always a question of closeness, the Bolun clan is too distant."

Empress Cixi said: "There is no need to mention the generation of Pu, there is no one who should be established in the generation of Pu."

Yi Xin said, "This slave doesn't dare to know."

Empress Cixi said: "Yixin's eldest son, Zaitian, is four years old now. I want to make him a successor to the Datong. Do you think it will be possible?"

Everyone met and said, "Only the Empress Dowager is the sage."

Empress Cixi said: "Since everyone has no disagreement, Zai Tian should be brought into the palace."

Yi Xin took a step forward and said, "This slave still has love."

Empress Cixi said: "You don't need to say it anymore, let me tell you the truth, the emperor has already done a great job."

There was a thunderbolt, and all thunders were sent out. When everyone got the letter, they fell to the ground and cried.There was a prince in the room who cried so hard that he passed out.If you want to know who it is, let's listen to the next chapter.

(End of this chapter)