The Legend of Imperial Concubine Rong

The sad harem finally rejoices, the son has the pregnancy comfort the monarch's heart;

The south continuously battled against the treasury, and the monarch's heart helplessly accepted it.

Little Qing went to find the royal physician, Young Master Rong, who was known to be a dragon pet, so the royal physician arrived very quickly. Rong'er thought that he had caught a cold, and this was probably the same Imperial Physician Li who came last time.

He got up and bowed to Rong'er: "Congratulations, young master Rong. You have a wedding vein, and indeed, you have caught a cold, so the medicine cannot be eaten carelessly. This subject has also followed the instructions for the meal and wrote it for you, now that the autumn is beginning, the weather is hot and cold, please take note of your body."

Rong'er looked at the imperial physician in a daze. Did she hear wrong?

"Mistress, this is great! Congratulations to you! God bless you!" Xiaoqing reacted quickly and hurriedly said.

Only then did Rong'er regain her senses, her eyes were actually warm, she actually wanted to cry. After going through so much, the heavens must have eyes, right? With the Emperor's child here, Rong'er felt that he was really too happy.

"Xiaoqing, go tell the emperor and the empress dowager." Rong'er chuckled as he spoke.

"Alright, Master!" Xiaoqing happily ran out and told the young eunuch from the storage palace to send the message. The imperial physician wrote down the prescription and then excused himself.

Qiu'e, who was serving at the side said softly, "Mistress, you are a good person and your life is good. It is truly a good fortune to have Long Si at this time."

She was really happy, thinking about all the things that had happened in the palace. First, her Changhua was born, then the Queen passed away, followed by Mrs Zhang's death, and the tragic events that happened now were like clouds in her heart, and this child came just in time, causing her to be happy for a moment. Her head was very heavy, and she wanted to sleep well, because of this child, she needed to recuperate well.

The wet nurse by his side hugged him, and Rong'er called him over. She smiled and said, "Mother's darling, you won't be lonely anymore. You're going to have another brother and sister." The little princess' face was flushed red. This child was really healthy, as if she understood Rong'er's words. The little princess also revealed a big smile. Rong'er looked on with extreme worry, then passed the princess back to the wet nurse.

"Nanny, carry the princess to the side to rest." He then said to Qiu Er with a smile, "Qiu E, I'm going to rest for a bit. If there's nothing else, don't come disturb me."

"Yes, Master. Rest well. We will be waiting at the door. If you need anything, just call for us." She smiled and left with Xiu-Er.

Even though she had already given birth to three children, the early death of the two princes had made her look forward to her children. She was very excited, but she forced herself to rest, because she needed to rest well due to the cold.

Xuan Ye sat by Rong'er's bedside and only quietly watched his sweet sleeping appearance. As he silently watched, he also felt comfortable, as if he had forgotten all the headache-inducing events of the past. The palace maids at the entrance told him that Rong'er had caught a cold and had gone to bed. He did not let the palace maids disturb Rong'er, he only walked in quietly, and looked at her silently, guarding Rong'er as if he were his wife. Wife? This was what the common people called him. He didn't have a wife, only a concubine, and every word differed a lot. He was thinking, if he wasn't the emperor, would he and Rong'er be able to live the lives of ordinary people? Thinking of this, he shook his head and smiled. If he wasn't the emperor, Rong'er might never have appeared in front of him. Seeing Rong'er's even breathing, Xuan Ye's thoughts returned to today's court affairs …

One of the ministers proposed that the system of donation be restored. In other words, the so-called donation system was to let the rich people buy officials with money, and although he knew how to use people as servants, he could not find any reason to reject the emptiness of the treasury. Xuan Ye shook his head helplessly, and began to sell officials in public, no, rather than to force the government to sell officials in public, what kind of reward would the officials receive if they did not donate to the treasury? He was so powerless as the emperor. Thinking of this, Xuan Ye sighed heavily.

Rong'er's sleep had always been light. She felt someone by her side and slowly opened her eyes. The person who had lowered his head was the emperor. Rong'er thought of his own child and happily called out, "Your Majesty …"

Xuan Ye heard Rong'er's call and quickly looked at him. He asked with a smile, "Did I wake you up?"

Rong'er smiled and shook his head. "No. Rong'er and the emperor shared a mutual understanding. They woke up after knowing that the emperor had come." As he spoke, Rong'er was about to stand up.

Xuan Ye smiled and gently held Rong'er down. "Don't get up. Lie down and rest well."

Rong'er obediently lay on the bed. Looking up at Xuan Ye, his face was red. She fainted and shyly whispered, "Rong'er has the Emperor's child again."

Xuan Ye looked at Rong'er's flushed face. With a faint smile, he said, "That's right. As soon as I found out, I came to visit you. I heard that you caught a cold and took good care of yourself." He thought about the eight years that Rong'er had been with him, and how she still blushed when they were alone. Faint. This redness … This made Xuan Ye believe that Rong'er hadn't changed in the past eight years, just like before.

"His Majesty's brow is furrowed again. His Majesty is troubled again. It's because Zhang Chang …" Zhang LEqi? " Rong'er hurriedly changed his words when he recalled that Zhang Leyan had already been stripped of her title.

"No, she was punished, and I don't need to brood over it. I'm worried about the court's matters." Xuan Ye softly said. His hand gently probed Rong'er's forehead, but luckily, it wasn't burning hot.

Rong'er nodded and said, "It's the south that's troubling the emperor again." Rong'er's heart ached as he gently held Xuan Ye's hand with both of his hands.

He softly said, "That's right, I have nothing to hide from you. I just feel that I, the emperor, am not up to the standard, and have no way to break through the enemy's defenses, even after being pressured step by step by the enemy. I'm really afraid that one day I'll be forced to no longer have a way out, what should I do then?"

"Your majesty has already said it himself. For the time being, you haven't thought of a way to defeat the enemy. But Rong'er has confidence in you, so you will definitely think of it." Rong'er didn't know about the war, she only knew that she was going to give the Emperor confidence.

"Well, maybe." Xuan Ye stood up and walked around the room.

Rong'er also sat up. She didn't say anything, only silently looking at Xuan Xuan Xuan. She knew that he was once again thinking about something.

After a long while, Xuan Ye said in a soft voice, "The treasury is in imminent danger. Some ministers have suggested giving money to the officials. However, this official's appointment is something that I believe should be done, and the examiners should be able to use the talents of the imperial court. My heart is in conflict with this." Xuan Ye thought for a moment before continuing, "I am thinking of a plan for the country. There are only two things I would like to consider. Firstly, the long-term plan may not have much effect at first, but it will still hold for a long time. And secondly, the current plan may work for a long time. It may work for a long time, but it can solve the problem that we are facing. I think maybe I really can't say arbitrarily whether I should think about it in the long run or at the moment, but it should be decided at times. For example, in the long run, although there is no benefit in harming the people, it can solve the problem of the empty treasury right now. "

Rong'er smiled and interjected, "Yu Dazhi, right now, the country is in danger, so we should consider the current situation, right?"

Xuan Ye nodded his head lightly. "But I'm also thinking, if this donating official becomes unable to work for the people after taking office and instead arouses the anger of the people, then would it be like lifting a rock and smashing one's own foot?"

"This... Then he would strictly examine the person who donated the silver? Those with bad morals are not allowed to donate? " Rong'er frowned and asked.

Xuan Ye sighed heavily helplessly. "Perhaps I really can't think too much about it. The nation is at stake, and the military needs much more."

Rong'er knew that the emperor already had an idea.

Kangxi, September 13. At the meeting of the Ministry of War, all the serving officials of Manchu government donated guns to supplement their ranks. In addition, the remaining members donated 30 guns, idlers and younger brothers. Donate 40 rods, and you are allowed to enter. Entering the Crown Prince to study, and rich A to donate 40 rods, to the ninth grade to carry.

In October of the thirteenth year of Kangxi, due to the numerous areas of rebellion, the Qing court officially returned to accept large amounts of money and grain in order to pacify the rebellion. The following provisions are made for the donation of persons of different identities:

The present civil and military officials and gentry who donate two hundred taels of silver or four hundred stones of rice shall be allowed to record once; those who donate three hundred taels of silver and four hundred taels of silver or six hundred and eight hundred stones of rice shall record twice and three times respectively; those who donate five hundred taels of silver or one thousand stones of rice shall be granted an additional grade.

Scholars, High Scholars, and Gongsheng donated silver by 80 taels of silver and 150 taels of silver, or rice by 160 taels of stone and 300 of stone, respectively, recorded once and twice on the date of their appointment; those who donated silver by a total of 300 taels of silver or 600 taels of rice by 100 taels of silver were granted an additional rank on the date of their appointment.

The students such as hyperplastic, epiphytic and cyan can be transferred to the Ministry of Rites for study, depending on the number of silver or rice donated.

The wealthy donates one hundred taels of silver, one hundred and fifty taels of silver and two hundred and fifty taels of rice, two hundred stones, three hundred stones and five hundred stones, respectively, to the public for display on the signboard, the honor of the ninth grade and the honor of the eighth grade.

At the same time, there are some restrictions on the qualification of donation. System:

No donation shall be made to any person who has committed heinous acts of embezzlement, lost his town or land, cheated money or grain, cheated in a scientific field, committed evil crimes against the people and any officer who has been stripped of his position at or above the third rank. If, however, he is dismissed for evading theft, delinquency of money and provisions, or for causing malfeasance in public service, he shall be granted the highest honor in the original if the number of his donations varies from the official of the fourth to the official of the ninth rank. He who had been stripped of the service of the High Scholar and the High Scholar would donate one hundred and fifty taels of silver or two hundred and fifty taels of silver.

Over the next three years, due to the shortage of military supplies, there were many changes to the regulations on donation, such as nano-scale rice, straw, birdgun, bow and arrow. In the following three years, more than 2 million silver was donated to the Qing government, while the number of people in Zhixian County had increased to over 500, and the number of students increased to hundreds of thousands. At the same time, the Qing government also set up a discretionary system of recruitment for the Recruitment of People's Recruitment Fields, stipulating that any person who was above thirty years of age as a member of the gongsheng, the supervision, the personnel and the people's reclamation fields would pass on to the official and the soldier departments to test their literary and artistic standards and give them to the county officials, the county officials, the garrison officers, and the head of the department. However, if the local officials are not good at the full number of Reclamations, or have not been able to solve the problem, as usual.

The system of donation lasted until Kangxi was twenty years old and the judgment was settled.