Time seemed to be stretched out, and even the self-ringing clock in the room seemed to be swinging extraordinarily slowly. Wen Xi turned around and pulled down the curtain on Kangxi's dragon bed. It was better not to look at your sons, and her nostalgic eyes swept over him for the last time.
The wrinkled cheeks were so peaceful at this moment.
"Eniang still has a son!" Yinlu said softly.
Speaking of her son, Wen Xi realized that Yinzhen hadn't come yet, and couldn't help but frowned and said, "Where is your eighteenth brother?"
Yinlu lowered his voice and said: "The eighteenth brother is leading troops outside the Meridian Gate to guard for my son."
With a long sigh, it was a pity that Yinzhen could not see Kangxi for the last time. It was just a matter of family and life, so Yinlu could only rest assured if he handed it over to his biological brother. Putting the portal of the Forbidden City in the hands of outsiders was like leaving it in the hands of outsiders.
His life was given to outsiders.
The sound of footsteps could be heard. Yinli held the hollow jade pillow in both hands and strode up to Wenxi. He was panting heavily. It was obvious that he ran back quickly. He held up the jade pillow with both hands and said, "Please give me the emperor's forehead."
Mother verified!”
Wen Xi took the jade pillow with warm tentacles, and then threw it to the ground. There was a crisp sound when it landed, and the priceless topaz jade pillow was smashed to pieces, and three rolls of yellow jade were broken out from inside.
Silk, Wen Xi asked in confusion: "Why are there three edicts?"
Yinlu smiled and said: "The three imperial edicts of Manchu, Mongolia and Han are the orthodox imperial edicts!"
Yinli leaned over, picked up the three edicts, and presented them to his mother-in-law with both hands.
Wen Xi looked at Zhang Ying, Wang Hongxu, and Suo Chuo Debao who remained silent, and said very politely: "Please let the three bachelors verify the authenticity together!"
Yinli was stunned. Then he personally handed over the three unsolved edicts. The three of them did not refuse, and each opened a volume. Sure enough, there were three edicts in Manchu, Mongolian and Chinese, but the meanings of the edicts were all the same.
It's the same. The three of them looked at each other and nodded.
Zhang Ying took the lead and raised his voice: "Returning to my master, the handwriting of the edict is slightly lighter because it was written by the emperor when he was ill a month ago. The handwriting of the three edicts is all written by the emperor himself, there is no possibility of fabrication!"
Wen Xi said: "Over there, please ask Mr. Zhang to read it for you!" After saying that, Wen Xi also took a few steps back and knelt down. Since Wen Xi knelt down as a queen, naturally all the princes also knelt down.
The two gentle sons knelt behind her. The other princes knelt down in order of eldest and youngest.
Zhang Ying is an old minister, but his tone is not bad at all, and his articulation is smooth and clear: "By the fate of heaven, the emperor has issued an edict: From the beginning, when the emperor ruled the world, he always put respect for the ancestor of heaven as the first priority. The essence of respecting the ancestor of heaven is to be gentle and far-reaching, and to rest for the common people.
, the interests of the whole world are the interests of the whole world, and the heart of the world is the heart. To protect the country before it is in danger, and to ensure that the country is not in chaos, work hard day and night, and sleep day and night, for the long-term national plan, we are almost here. I am now in my seventies.
, has reigned for sixty-one years, thanks to the silent blessing of the Heaven and Earth clan..."
The length of the edict was a bit beyond Wen Xi's imagination, and the content of the edict seemed to be Kangxi's constant boasting. However, everyone on the kneeling prince was respectful and did not dare to make a sound. Wen Xi could only kneel upright.
Zhang Ying's voice was cadenced and very fluent: "... Since ancient times, there is no one who has been more upright in the world than our dynasty. Taizu and Emperor Taizong did not have the intention to conquer the world at the beginning. When they attacked the capital, all the ministers Xianyun should seize it. Emperor Taizong said: Ming
We have never been on good terms with our country, and it is very easy to take it now, but because we are the master of China, we cannot bear to take it. The later thief Li Zicheng captured the capital..."
Okay, after you have finished praising yourself, you can then praise your eighteen generations of ancestors!
"I have more than a hundred descendants. I am already seventy years old, and all the kings, ministers, officials, soldiers and people, as well as the Mongols, cherish them. Although I am an old man, I am happy to die now! Everyone is safe now. I will see you after my death.
If my children and grandchildren can live in harmony, I will die happily."
After reading this edict, Wen Xi couldn't help but feel sad. Harmony between descendants? Kangxi's last wish cannot be fulfilled...
Zhang Ying's voice paused slightly, and then he raised his voice and said: "The emperor's sixteenth son, Prince Yuan, Yinlu, my legitimate son, has long inherited his father's wishes, is excellent in both civil and military affairs, is filial by nature, and is a friendly brother. He should be crowned emperor."
The prince will inherit the throne of the emperor in a hundred years from me. He will abide by the rules of the public and hold the throne for twenty-seven days. He will announce the release of the throne at home and abroad, and the Xian envoys will hear about it. On the 13th day of October in the 61st year of Kangxi's reign!"
After listening to the imperial edict, everyone's knees were sore, but it was not over yet. Zhang Ying closed the edict and stepped back, and then Suo Chuodebao stepped forward, unfolded the edict in Manchu, murmured, and read aloud.
Datong, Wenxi, was proficient in Manchu and knew that this edict had the same meaning as the Chinese edict.
Debao finished reading the Manchu edict and Wang Hongxu stepped forward to read the Mongolian edict again. It was already an hour after the three edicts were read out!
Yinlu personally helped Wen Xi up, turned around and looked at the many brothers who had just stood up, raised his head and said confidently: "The three edicts were all written by Emperor Ama himself. Brothers, I guess you have no objections, right?
!”
The three bachelors, headed by three bachelors, hurriedly knelt down and said: "I (slave) give my regards to the emperor and my regards to the empress dowager!"
Everything was a foregone conclusion, naturally no one dared to raise any objections. All the brothers, including the unwilling Yinzhen, knelt down on the ground. Prince Cheng, as the head of the princes, was even more hurriedly flattering.
: "Since the Emperor is already the most respected person, I would like to avoid the taboo and change it to the word 'Yun'!"
Yinlu smiled and said: "Third brother, there is no need to do this. Since he is his own brother, if he changes his name, he will lose the intimacy between brothers!"
Prince Cheng, however, showed a different stubbornness than usual and said firmly: "The emperor treats his ministers kindly, but it is an unchangeable rule to avoid tabooing the emperor's name! Please allow the emperor's permission!"
Yin Lu thought for a while and looked at his biological brothers. He really didn't want to change "Yin" to "Yun". In that case, wouldn't his two biological brothers also have to change their names? Then he said: "Huang Kao is still alive.
At that time, the name of Prince Bao was changed to Yinreng. Just because "Bao" was widely used, some people needed to change his name to avoid the taboo! It was just for others to avoid the taboo. It would be inappropriate to let more than a dozen brothers change their names! Therefore, from now on,
I changed the character 'Yin' to 'Yuan'!"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Everyone shouted in unison.
Wen Xi smiled helplessly. The character Yuan was not as uncommon as the character "Yin". As a result, many people in the world had to change their names to avoid taboos. But just like that, Yin Lu... Oh no, Yuan Lu took the opportunity to bribe him.
It won the hearts of many people, and also left a reputation for being kind to brothers in the history books. Since ancient times, emperors have changed their names to avoid being tabooed by too many people. Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bing, changed his name to Liu Xun after he ascended the throne.
That's what it means.
Everything was a foregone conclusion, and Wen Xi was tired. Next, the entire Forbidden City was white, with white snow and white clothes... Wen Xi knelt in front of Kangxi's coffin, bending down again and again, and touching her forehead again and again.
Touching the cold ground, tears flowed numbly in her eyes. She gradually forgot about time. Until the spring of the next year, when the flowers bloomed and the emperor's nine-dragon robe was put on Yuanlu, she was still in a dream.
"My son wants to serve the emperor and observe filial piety for three years. Within three years, he will not call any concubines or eat meat." Yuan Ludao, who has ascended the throne as the new king.
Wen Xi nodded, "That's good, but you have to take care of yourself."
"The emperor's mother should also take care of herself!" Yuan Lu looked at his thin mother with a bit of sadness.
Wen Xi smiled with difficulty, and then asked: "I heard that the fourteenth elder brother fell ill in the mansion. You don't allow the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat him?"
There was a cold look on Yuan Lu's brows, "Yes! It's my son's will! Yinzhen suppressed the emperor's mother, causing Huang Kao and Huang's mother to be separated from each other. The son is determined not to let him go! So please ask the emperor's mother.
Mother, do you want to intercede for him?"
Wen Xi did not understand where Yuan Lu's hatred for Yinzhen came from. With some memories, Wen Xi looked at the melting snow outside the palace and said: "Do you still remember when you were young? Yin Zhen
When Zhen's biological mother, Mi's concubine, was banned, he was sent to Chengqian Palace and lived in a side hall with you. When he left, you took E Niang's hand and asked: Can you not ask Brother Fourteen to leave?
"
Wen Xi looked at her son's mature cheeks and asked softly: "Do you still remember?"
Yuan Lu's face was faintly touched, as if he was recalling the long past, and he said after a long time: "My son knows." Then Yuan Lu said: "Speaking of Chengqian Palace, it's time for the Queen to move to Cining Palace.
My son has asked someone to repaint it!"
He couldn't squeeze out a smile on his warm face, and he could only express his sadness on his forehead: "Take it easy, now... I'm very tired." My heart was really tired.
"Yes, my son understands." Yuanlu naturally understood E Niang's mood at this moment, and then changed the subject and said: "E Niang, now my son feels that it is time to choose a day to establish a queen and a concubine."
Wen Xi hummed softly and said: "Ask Qin Tianjian to choose an auspicious day. It's time to call Yilan Lord Zhonggong."
Yuanlu frowned slightly and said: "My son means the same thing, but he thought that the treasury is not sufficient now, so he made a queen and concubine."
Wen Xi didn't want to pay much attention to these things and said, "You can just discuss these with Yilan and finalize them."
Yuan Lu's cheeks twitched slightly, and he seemed a little reluctant, and said: "Yilan also agrees to grant the title together. But regarding the names of other concubines, my son should ask the emperor's mother what she wants."
Wen Xi said: "What do you and Yilan mean?"
Yuan Lu looked slightly unhappy and said: "Yilan means that according to the status of the original palace, the concubine will be granted the title of concubine, the concubine will be granted the title of concubine, and those who have children and concubines will be granted the title of noble. The rest will be permanent, and I agree to wait."
Wen Xi nodded and said: "It's very fair." Such a canonization is indeed very fair.
"But my son wants to make Lutong his concubine!" Yinlu was quite certain.
Wen Xi was stunned for a moment, thinking of Yin Lu's hatred for Yin Zhen... Maybe Lu Tong's miscarriage was the reason for his deep hatred! Wen Xi thought for a while and said, "If you really like someone,
, don’t pamper her too much! If a woman in the harem gets too much pampering, it is a very dangerous thing!"
Yuanlu fell silent immediately, and then said after a long while: "My son understands, let's make Yi Erjia the Wen concubine." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation, monthly vote, your support is
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