Because there were still things to be busy with, Yinzhen did not stay overnight. Lingruo sat in front of the bronze mirror and Shuixiu took out all the hairpins from her hair.
Shui Yue came in with water to wash her up. Ling Ruo asked Hong Li casually and learned that the lights in his house were bright. She couldn't help but wonder that she finished her homework early, so why didn't she rest so late?
Ling Ruo was curious, so she postponed her washing and walked to the door of Hongli's room. After knocking a few times, the door was opened by someone, but it was Hongli. He was slightly startled when he saw Ling Ruo and blurted out: "Eniang
Why haven’t you rested yet?”
"Isn't it the same for you?" Ling Ruoxiao smiled, held his hand as he did when he was a child, and entered the house. He saw a bow and a pile of arrows on the table, both of which were smaller than usual, but suitable for Hongli.
It is used by half-grown children. There is a soft towel next to the bow, which is probably used to wipe the bow and arrows.
Ling Ruo casually picked up an arrow with feathers on the tail. The tip of the arrow was made of black iron and was extremely sharp. Just by lightly stroking it with his fingers, he could feel a sense of force that penetrated the skin, "It's so late at night."
What are you sleeping on?"
"The day after tomorrow is the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, and my son wants to check the bow and arrow again to see if there is anything that needs to be adjusted." At this point, Hongli's eyes shone with hope, "Grandpa Huang said that among the grandsons of the emperor, he has the most hunting.
If you reward me with a yellow horse hexagram, my son will definitely win the yellow horse hexagram."
Hongli has always been courteous and courteous to others, and he has never bullied others, but this does not mean that he does not have arrogance in his heart. On the contrary, nine-year-old Hongli is the most proud, and this pride makes him unwilling to lose to anyone.
Even those who are much older than him are the same.
She gently put the arrow on the table, put her arm around Hongli's shoulder, and Ling Ruo said seriously: "Hongli, you can go to the hunting tomorrow, but you are not allowed to hunt any animals in the paddock."
"Why is this?" Hongli looked at Ling Ruo with confusion and asked: "If you are worried that your son will be injured by tigers, leopards and other animals, you can rest assured that your own bodyguards will protect you. Besides, your son himself
I will also be extremely careful and never let my mother worry."
Ling Ruo stroked Hongli's head and said slowly: "That's not what E Niang is worried about."
"What is that?" Hongli became more and more confused. Was he afraid that he would steal the limelight from his brothers and make them lose face?
"Hongli, you and Grandpa Huang have been studying for so long and know many things. Then I will give you a test. What are the four dimensions and eight virtues?"
Hongli had learned the Four Dimensions and Eight Virtues a long time ago, and immediately said without thinking: "The four dimensions are: propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame; the eight virtues are: loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, love, propriety, righteousness, peace, and peace." Although.
There were questions in the answer, but Hongli still didn't understand how these related to the hunting in the future.
Ling Ruo nodded and said: "In life, the most important thing is virtue. If one's virtue is not good, even if the person is rich and powerful, he will be shameless. There are many kinds of virtues, and they can be found everywhere. Just say
Think about the ferocious hunting in the future, right now
Spring is the time when beasts mate and give birth to the next generation. If you hunt them in large numbers at this time, you are following your temper and getting a reward, but the beasts will not be able to reproduce because of this.
to realize the virtue within oneself.”
Hongli had only thought about how to kill wild animals before, and had never even thought about these things. Now that he heard Ling Ruo mention it, he knew that it made sense. But after all, he was still a child, and he was asked to give up such a
It was a good opportunity to see others stealing the limelight, but he still felt a little unwilling. It was this unwillingness that made him delay in responding to Ling Ruo's words.
Ling Ruo didn't rush her, she just stood quietly in front of the orange-red candlelight, waiting for Hongli's answer. She believed that Hongli would not let her down.
After a long time, Hongli finally said: "My son knows, don't worry, I will never kill any animals in the paddock in the future." He was a very filial man, and although he was unwilling, he still obeyed.
Ling Ruo's words.
Ling Ruo nodded, she could hear Hongli's unwillingness, but doing so was the best for Hongli and the best way to win the favor of Kangxi.
Yes, the so-called animal intercourse and wanton killing are harmful to the world, but they are just used to deal with Hongli's words. Her real intention is not here, but to cater to the Sacred Heart.
Kangxi was no longer the sharp-edged young emperor he was a few decades ago. As he aged, he lost his former decisiveness in killing, and his imperial heart gradually became benevolent. Especially after the death of the Queen Mother, this feeling became more obvious.
Such Kangxi hoped that his next successor would be a benevolent hero like him. Yinzhen's temperament was too cold and tough, which was obviously not the case, so Ling Ruo started working on Hongli.
At Hongli's age, he might not be able to get first place in the paddock even if he tried his best. Instead of this, it would be better to take advantage of this opportunity and let Hongli jump out in front of Kangxi.
Everything was just as Ling Ruo expected. On the day of the hunt, Kangxi not only did not blame Hongli for not catching a prey, but instead gave him a sapphire Ruyi. That jade Ruyi was placed in the south study room.
Yes, the third elder brother once asked Kangxi for it, but Kangxi never let go. No one expected that it would be given to Hongli at this time.
No one except Kangxi knew what this meant. Even Ling Ruo just speculated secretly, waiting for the day when the mystery would be revealed.
In the first month of the sixtieth year of Kangxi's reign, Emperor Kangxi sent the emperor's fourth son Yinzhen, the emperor's twelfth son Yinzhen, and the eldest son Hongsheng to offer sacrifices to Yongling, Fuling, and Zhaoling.
In March, Wang Yan, a great scholar, first established a secretariat to restore the throne, and then the imperial censor Tao Yi and other thirteen people invited him to establish a throne. Kangxi refused, and Wang Yan, Tao Yi and others were convicted and sent to serve in the army.
The emperor's heart became more and more unpredictable, and the princes became more cautious while staring at the throne, keeping everything in secret. As Kangxi's body declined, the emperor's replacement was undoubtedly put first.
In September, Kangxi formulated the Pingxi inscription.
In October, Fuyuan General Yinzhen was summoned to Beijing.
In the first month of the sixty-first year of Kangxi's reign, a banquet of Thousands of Old Men was held. Kangxi composed a poem, and all ministers gathered together and titled it "Poems of Thousands of Old Men's Banquet".
During the Qiansou Banquet, all the princes presented congratulatory gifts, but something unexpected happened when it was the turn of the Fourteenth Prince Yinzhen. He originally wanted to send a falcon that he had tamed when he was out fighting the chaos, but when he presented it to the palace, it was alive.
The falcon turned into a dead falcon, which greatly disappointed Qiansou's banquet. Yinzhen was also scolded by Kangxi for a while.
After Qiansou's Banquet, Kangxi fell ill again and found it difficult to get up. He was also powerless to follow Hongli's teachings.
Kangxi's illness lingered for a long time, with good and bad times, and it was difficult to see an improvement. This incident made everyone in the harem and the dynasty panic, and they all speculated whether Kangxi could survive this serious illness.
If he were to die and the candidate for the crown prince was still unresolved, there would probably be a disaster that would affect the entire Qing Dynasty.
In October, Kangxi ordered Yinzhen and others to inspect the warehouse.
In December, Emperor Kangxi moved to Changchun Garden and ordered his fourth son, Yinzhen, to worship heaven on his behalf.
When this edict was issued, it caused an uproar among the princes and officials. Everyone knew that apart from the emperor, the only person qualified to worship heaven was the future prince. At this moment, Kangxi asked Yinzhen to worship heaven on his behalf. Could it be that he was preparing to pass the throne to him?