The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 579 Burial ①

The emperor leaned against the window, silent again and again, and said slowly: "I don't understand these principles. But I always feel that Wan'er has suffered a lot after following me for many years. Now the harem is basically It's up to you to take care of it, and it doesn't matter if I promise you the successor. I believe you will also teach Haoyin, and won't let him have other thoughts. "

Wannai said: "Since all affairs in the harem are already handled by the concubines, what does it matter if we stand or not?" She took the emperor's hand and patted it lightly: "When love is strong, all other things are vain .”

After the emperor had dinner and left that day, Yun Chan and Shuang Ruo could see what Wannao was thinking, so they asked: "Your Majesty, I heard a few words from the servants who were outside serving you during the day. The latter is a very good thing, why did the empress refuse like that?"

"If I have him in my heart, he promises that I will still look forward to it when I go to Haikou. It is the vision of all women in this world to be a real wife, step by step to stand beside her husband and stand side by side with him in an upright manner."

Wanyu looked out of the window with clear eyes and looked at the burning red sunset: "But now we need to be so cautious when getting along with him, I am afraid that we will not be able to meet each other honestly in the future. Haven't you seen that the emperor likes the current appearance of this palace? But he I like it, but it makes me exhausted. Even if I get the second position, so what, Zuo just added himself as a thorn in the eyes of others, and even Yin is very likely to be regarded as an enemy by the crown prince. I can't afford to hold Yin I Go and change it for a cold and luxurious tiara."

She closed her eyes, and gently rubbed her temples: "Wu Lu said a few days ago that the Tong family had some new news, as if they were going to send Rong Yue's younger sister to serve in the palace. I just want Tong's daughter to make up for the mistakes made by the imperial concubine, so that Tong Guowei can feel better."

Shuang Ruo nodded and said, "That's right, but the emperor didn't express his attitude."

Wan Yu sneered, got up and moved to the couch, there was a maid waiting for her to take off her clothes: "How has this palace ever been safe? It's just a matter of time."

Shuang Ruo responded to Wan Yu's words, but hesitated to mention another matter: "Mother, there is one more matter, I want your advice."

"Go ahead."

"Your Majesty wants us to look for someone to watch over the concubine Cheng day and night, and she did make some noise in the past two days." Shuang Ruo whispered softly in her ear, "The spies saw her palace servants tie a sachet to a stone at night, Throw it into Chengqian Palace through the palace wall."

"What's in the sachet?"

Shuang Ruo shook her head: "That is unknown."

Yun Chan snorted softly, and said with a sneer: "What else can be good? Now Quezhen is alone in Chengqian Palace to take care of Mrs. Tong, and her mother was detained by Mrs. Tong in the Tong Mansion in the capital. A few days ago When she died, Tong's family was in trouble, and Chengqian Palace was implicated. Quezhen didn't even have the chance to go out of the palace to see her mother for the last time. She hated Tong's family in her heart. Tong's some 'good things'."

Shuang Ruo saw Yun Chan's indiscriminate words, reprimanded her a few words, and said: "Your Majesty, do you want to pay attention to this matter?"

Wan Yu smiled flatly, lying quietly on the couch and sleeping sideways: "I didn't hear anything just now, what do you want me to care about? Others can do whatever they like, as long as the stone in the sachet is not thrown at us It will be done in Changchun Palace."

On the first day of April in the 27th year of Kangxi, Tong Guogang said: his family was originally from Manchuria, please change it to be under the banner of Manchuria.The Ministry of Households discusses and replies, as requested.

Approved by the imperial decree, it was changed into the Manchurian register.However, there are too many civil and military officials of the same clan in the first assistant leader of the Xianghuang Banner, the twelve assistant leaders of the Zhenglan Banner, and the third assistant leader of the Xianghong Banner, and it is inconvenient to change them all.

So far, Tong's raising the flag has been completed, and all the officials in the court have crowned Tong Jia's.

But Tong's family won't let go after getting such a good son.

Half a month after raising the flag, on April 27th, the [-]th year of Kangxi, the eldest son of Tong Tubi, the official of the Tong family, died. Tong Tubi ordered the eldest son, wives and concubines, a total of eleven wives, to be buried together. This incident caused a lot of noise in the capital. , Provoked a lot of discussion among the people.

The words reached the emperor's ears, and the emperor was furious. He was rushing Wanyu to make some snacks and went to the Qianqing Palace to see the emperor. After hearing the whole story, Wanyu said, "Your Majesty, Tong's behavior is becoming more and more crazy. Since ancient times, emperors have been buried. There is no battle like him, so what is he, Tong Tubi? He is just the most inconspicuous tail official of the Tong clan. But if one day the official dies, wouldn't the people with a radius of ten miles be with him To be buried together?"

"I'm also annoyed by this matter. According to your opinion, how should we deal with this matter?"

Wan Lai shook her head and did not answer, but the emperor forced her to repeat.So with a thought, he said slowly: "The concubine thought that the burial was too hostile, and there was no reason for it. The emperor thought carefully, if a person really entered the underworld after death, then he saw those How should the wives and concubines who died and were buried because of his death deal with themselves? If a person is dead after death, and the five senses are afraid of losing, then what is the purpose of talking about burial? It is just to show some appearance for the living. "

Seeing that the emperor was thoughtful, she stopped for a while and said: "The concubine heard a folk anecdote at the beginning of the month, and now I just told the emperor about it. There was a strong woman Jing in Shanxi. After her husband died, she hanged herself and died for her husband. how?"

"Wan'er said she was a martyr, but I felt that she had a deep affection for her husband, so I followed her because I couldn't let go of the friendship."

Wan Yu said again: "If the concubine tells the emperor that she hanged herself and died because of her parents-in-law's persecution?"

The emperor widened his eyes and said in surprise: "Is there such a thing? Ordinary people, they are also willing to be buried?"

"So the concubines think that the emperor should also cure this unhealthy trend. Those who coerce others to die often assume that the deceased is lonely on the road, deceiving and forcing the deceased to follow. But do not do to others what you don't want. This principle is common to women and children I know, if you are afraid of being alone, why don't you go with yourself?"

That day the emperor had a long conversation with Wanyu, and decided to put an end to this unhealthy trend. At first, Tong Tubi had to use the knife to kill chickens to make an example to monkeys.

The next day, the emperor ordered Tong Tubi to be taken down immediately with the power of thunder, and cursed at the court: "If you really feel that your son is lonely, you can accompany him on the road together, and there will be someone to take care of you on the road to Huangquan!"

It was too late to wait for Tong's neighbors to intercede, the emperor immediately ordered to kill him on the same day, and ordered him to be buried with his son.

This action frightened the Tong clan very much, and for a while everyone knew the restraint and did not cause any absurd things again.

Niu Hulu and Wu Lu, who were appointed by Hou Wanyu to serve in the Ministry of Rites, mentioned the matter of the martyr Jing, and told the emperor that a loyal and martyr deserved praise.

On the fourth day of the fifth month of the 27th year of Kangxi, the Ministry of Rites requested a letter from the Ministry of Rites to list the martyr Jing of Shanxi Province. When the emperor went to the court, he said: "When a husband dies, he is martyred, and the number of Japanese is forbidden. Today, when I see the capital and the provinces, there are still many martyrs. Human life It is extremely important, but the martyrs are sympathetic. Those who live a long life can only do so. Why do they perish their wives for this! It is abnormal to commit suicide and death. What is the benefit? From then on, for the king and the common people, the death of a woman following her husband will be forbidden forever."

Everyone in the world knows that the emperor is wise, especially the women are more grateful for the mighty kindness of the emperor.

So far, there has been no more burial among the people.

　Remarks ①: Sacrificial burial, in ancient times, mostly refers to the husband and the dead wife.In the 27th year of Kangxi, Emperor Kangxi issued an order to prohibit this behavior.

　　Remark ②: Jing Shi, a martyr in Shanxi, hanged herself and was buried after her husband died.This person was the fuse that directly pushed Emperor Kangxi to abolish the old custom of burial.

　　
　
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