Emperor Kangxi: Yuyu Chengxiang

Chapter 98
Bai Mingjing played the pearl "with ulterior motives, shaking the foundation of the country, and plotting to seize the East Palace", which played an unexpected role.Dali Temple and the officials from the six ministries fell down and everyone pushed, snow flakes flew into the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and all of them melted silently.Suo'etu originally planned to have Bai Mingjing collude with officials to wipe out Mingzhu's party members in one fell swoop, and the Ministry of Criminal Justice even worked out the draft plan for the prison reform officials. In the end, only an insignificant Jin Fu was removed, and Chen Huangguan After entering the Prison Temple, the principal culprit, Mingzhu, was only dismissed from his important position, and leisurely and carefreely supported by the old man in the residence of his two sons.Thinking of this, Suo'etu hated Bai Mingjing very much. Thinking that Bai Mingjing was Xiong Cilu's disciple, it was Xiong Cilu who could come up with such a brilliant plan, and he was very unhappy.Helplessly, Xiong Cilu did not seize power and was extremely careful in doing things. The crown prince also had a good impression of this master. Ertu couldn't laugh or cry.

Seeing the twelfth lunar month, the empress dowager became more and more ill. Kangxi stopped court and stayed in the palace of compassion day and night. It was the amnesty of the world, and he went to the temple of heaven to offer sacrifices in person. All the tricks failed, and the new year was on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, and the card was applied for the right time. This "Lafayette" who enjoyed all the wealth and honor in the world and experienced the hardships and dangers of political struggles finally returned to the west.

It happened that Bulun Suo Ertu was on duty that day. When he received the imperial edict, he had just had dinner and was too late to prepare the sedan chair. He pulled a horse from the stable and galloped to the Xihua Gate. He saw Xiong Cilu and Gao Shiqi He was already waiting at the door, so he quickly rolled down and asked, "Why are you both here? Who will take care of you when you go to the study?" Xiong Cilu said: "The emperor's decree is that Zhang Tingyu will be on his own from today, and we will no longer accompany him."

"He has only been here for a few days, so he can be alone?" Suo'etu was startled, and said, "That's good, so we don't have to enter the palace every three days." Gao Shiqi saw the red tassel on Suo'etu's head, and raised his foot Entering the Xihua Gate, he said coldly: "Zhongtang, the Empress Dowager has passed away. I'm afraid it's not suitable for you to have such a shaved head and a red tasseled cap!" Suo'etu was startled, only to see Gao Shiqi and Xiong Cilu didn't even wear red tassels, and her long hair protruding from the brim of the hat, she couldn't help but feel remorseful, and took off the red tassels one at a time.Said: "Thanks to Jiangcun's reminder, I was really careless. With this, I will be punished with capital punishment..." Xiong Cilu said, "There is no death penalty if something happens unintentionally. I'm afraid dismissal is inevitable." Zongmen, Zhang Tingyu has been seen waiting at the entrance of Yongxiang with his arms wrapped in black gauze.The four of them came to an understanding for a while, and rushed to the Compassion Palace hand in hand.

The Compassionate Ning Palace has pasted the door god with white paper, and the spirit banners, white curtains, plain tents, and paper flowers are all white.Several princes and princes knelt at the gate of the palace in plain clothes, and inside were kneeling layer by layer, including the prince, Baylor, Beizi, Fujin, princess, and first and second grade orders; The third elder brother Yinzhi, the concubine Wu Yashi, the fourth elder brother Yinzhen, the sixth elder brother Yinzuo, the concubine Yi Guo Luoluo, the fifth son Yinqi, the concubine Dai Jia, the seventh son Yinyou, the concubine Wei Wei, The eighth elder brother Yinhu—all the princes over the age of six follow their mothers, as well as the noble concubine Niu Kulu, Axiu who changed her name to Zhang Jia, Dingfei Wanliuha, Mifei Wang, and Qinfei Chen , Xiangbin Gao, Xipin Chen, Jinpin Sehetu, Jingpin Shi, Mupin Chen.Kneeling in turn, there are more than a dozen promised, Chang Zai, noble concubines and others who are not among the concubines, but those who have been favored by the emperor kneel in the last class.It looked like they had cried a lot just now, and all of them were tearful and their faces were yellow from crying.

The four ministers crept in and saw Kangxi and the crown prince in white clothes lying in front of the coffin, sobbing hard. The four looked at each other, took off their hats, and bowed to the empress dowager who was lying on the bed , burst into tears together.Kangxi was persuaded by people to cry, but they couldn't stop them from making a fuss, it aroused lingering pain, once let go, they couldn't stop, they beat their chest and patted the ground and howled loudly.People outside thought that the Secretary of Rites was mourning, and those who had tears but not tears all screamed and howled together.Suo'etu suddenly remembered the past when he was ordered to get rid of Oboi, and the empress dowager secretly dispatched Qin Wang's army to Beijing to sit in the Fengxian Palace to supervise the battle. It was so resolute and resolute. This heroine went to the underworld and became a ghost... ...Thinking about it, tears fell like rain. The eunuchs and palace servants peeking at him felt unhappy when they saw his shaved head. Seeing him crying sincerely, they just let it go.But Xiong Cilu had something on his mind, so he could hold on. After crying for a while, he closed his tears, stood up and turned to Kangxi, bowed and cried: "Long live, the death of the empress dowager is a misfortune for the country. I know that the Lord is very sad. Look at the emperor." Cherishing oneself well, mourning and adapting to changes, so as to fulfill... the hope of the world. Besides... how to deal with the funeral of Lao Bo, the emperor has to make up his mind..."

Kangxi raised his head in a daze, his face was bloodless, terribly pale, his red and swollen eyes stared blankly at Xiong Cilu for half a day and said: "I have been in mourning for three years, and I have talked about the hearts of my children and grandchildren. They are all ready-made rules, what is there to discuss?"

Seeing that Kangxi refused to get up, the four ministers kowtowed to the ground and begged: "Long live, please temporarily set up the dragon drive, and Rong Chen will play in detail..." Su Ertu waved his hand and ordered Wu Dan and Su Lun to come over, helping each other Kangxi, whose legs were numb from his knees, slowly helped him to Bai Zhan Lingyu and sat on the wooden couch. The four of them got up and came to meet again.

Kangxi's complexion improved a lot, but he was still in a daze, as if he was preoccupied and didn't think about anything, he just said: "What do you want to play? To put it simply, I am exhausted physically and mentally."

"The emperor's funeral is not the same as that of ordinary people." Xiong Cilu said slowly, "Take the number of thirty-nine, and it is 27 months. It is recorded in Zhou Rituals, please check it out!" Kangxi shook his head and said: "If the hearts are the same, the rituals are also the same. I Rule the world with filial piety and set an example for others. This cannot be careless." Suo'etu wanted Kangxi to live in the hut, so naturally the prince supervised the country. It is reasonable to write, in the rites of the week on the 27th month, following the rites is filial piety, please ask the master to judge."

Kangxi pondered for a while, then asked Gao Shiqi: "What do you think?" Gao Shiqi muttered, and said: "The Zhou Rites said that the number of mourning days for the Son of Heaven can be called nine years, nine months, or nine days. It will take 27 months. The emperor is a blessing for all people, and there are military maintenance in the north. Based on this balance, the nine years seem to be too long, and the nine days seem to be too short. I think it is better to choose September."

"It's still 21 and seven months." Suo'etu insisted, "Xiong Cilu is a great Confucian who studied the Confucian classics, and his research is thorough, and he will never be wrong. If it is easier, future generations will not be able to follow it." The three ministers have two opinions, each with their own thoughts Thoughts are just disputes, but in the midst of mourning and mourning, they pay attention to "respecting relatives with courtesy", but they dare not show it.

"Your Majesty," Zhang Tingyu remained silent. Seeing Kangxi looking at him constantly, he made up his mind and said, "No matter how long or short the time is, filial piety is always the main thing, so the etiquette says, 'Being in mourning rather than relatives'. Zhou Tian is the same principle, the slaves think that the rituals of the son of heaven are different from common people, and the day can be used as the month, and the 27th can be used as the 27th month. of."

Kangxi thought, shook his head and said, "27 is too short!"

"It's not the 27th, it's the day instead of the month," Zhang Tingyu said, "It's just a funeral ceremony, and it's human nature to mourn for three years, and it's absolutely necessary!"

This is another big reason. He divided the funeral of the emperor into ritual funeral and heart funeral. The ritual funeral is 27 days instead of 27 months.Gao Shiqi and Xiong Cilu couldn't help admiring him secretly.Suo'etu blushed, but couldn't say anything.

"Then..." Kangxi hesitated for a long time, and said, "Then just follow your memorial." "A country cannot live without a king," Zhang Tingyu added. "If there are major military and state affairs in the middle of the 27th, the emperor should still judge the matter with power. Within three years, the emperor should go to the empress dowager's palace every day to salute. There is something for the country, the people, the sacred heart, and the empress dowager's spirit in heaven. comfort……"

This important matter was agreed, several people breathed a sigh of relief, and then discussed the posthumous title of the Empress Dowager.It depends on Xiong Cilu, and everyone looks at Xiong Cilu.Xiong Cilu frowned, searched for good words, and finally said: "The empress dowager has made great achievements in her life, and the word 'sage' must be added to make it worthy of the name. I made it up in my mind. If it is not suitable, Lord, please revise the order—that is, Zhao Sheng, Ci Shou Gong, Jian Yi, Zhang Qing Dun, Hui Wen, Zhuang Kang, and Xuan Hongjing, the Empress Dowager—I don’t know how?” Kangxi thought as he listened.With a sigh, he said: "Forget it, Lafayette has been sympathetic to the poor and the old all his life, and he should have added the word 'benevolence'." ' is added in front of the word 'Xuan', and the last section is easier to remember." Then he discussed various matters concerning the enshrining of the spirit of the house, checked the precedents, and agreed on one by one according to the notes of the Ministry of Rites, and ordered the removal of all the eunuchs in the Palace of Compassion People and others moved to the vicinity of Xiaoling Mausoleum in Changrui Mountain, rebuilt the palace, and named it "Temporarily Feng'an Temple", and sent the coffin to guard there.Of course, it is inconvenient to say this meaning clearly. After the Kangxi century, the two tombs will be housed at the same time, so that the grandparents and grandchildren will be common underground.The five monarchs and ministers discussed important matters in the tent, Gao Shiqi and Zhang Tingyu went back to the study to read the scriptures, and the rest of the parties knelt down and left. It was almost midnight.

It is said to be reading books, but in fact there are no books to read.Gao Shiqi flipped through the yellow box, saw that they were all the memorials from the past few days, and even the chapters were full of crimes against Mingzhu, so he put it aside.Lying on the pit, I remembered that I was wearing thin clothes when I came in. I was afraid that I would get sick from the cold, so I moved to sit next to the charcoal stove and silently lost myself in front of the fire.

Zhang Tingyu is a cold person.He didn't say a word, just sat at the desk with his head down and kept writing.After a while, the ink in the inkstone froze, and Zhang Tingyu came over with the inkstone to keep warm by the stove.

"Hengchen," Gao Shiqi called Zhang Tingyu and said, "I heard that Suo Laosan took all the excerpts from the past few days back to read, do you know about this?"

(End of this chapter)