The Eighth Chapter Lao Xuan Ye prayed to the moon, the princes made a scene of royal flowers
After the July Festival, the capital received two drenching rains. The autumn wind gradually picked up, the golden valley appeared, and the weather became cooler. At this time of the year, there are two major things that must be done. The first is to urge the provinces to collect grain taxes, and the second is to negotiate with each other.
The prisoner was a prisoner. The first thing was fine. The second thing was related to national affairs, and it would be unceremonious to deal with it in the garden. Kangxi then ordered him to return to the Forbidden City and still live in the Yangxin Hall. He paid homage to the Ming Palace in time for the solar term.
, worshiped at the Temple of Heaven, met with officials during the day, held candles in the evening and carefully read the prison memorials, and had discussions with the prince and ministers in the study from time to time. I was very busy. By early August, I finally finished sorting out the backlog of paperwork during the hot summer.
. Yinxiang also had quite a success in clearing the debts in the household department. Since the crown prince took the lead, all the following elder brothers also paid back the money one after another. Only the tenth elder brother Yin paid back a little like he was squeezing out the pus, and the rest said they could not afford it.
Wait until the items are sold before repaying the debt. Even if there is a small obstruction, it does not affect the overall situation.
Look at the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is approaching, and there are still routines that can be followed every year. The Ministry of Rites has issued an order to grant amnesty to the world. All elderly people over fifty will be rewarded with moon cakes, rice and wine. Colorful lanterns will be decorated inside and outside the palace, and rabbits will be tied up.
, steamed out cages of large steamed buns, longevity peaches, more than two thousand eunuchs in the Sixth Palace, and palace maids shuttled in and out, and they were full of joy for a few days. At the end of the day, Kangxi got up early in the morning,
He took De Lengtai, Mei Bingzheng, Orundai, Liu Tiecheng and other bodyguards to Tianqiong Palace, Zhongcui Palace, Qin'an Palace, and Dou Tan to burn incense. After breakfast, they went to Qianqing Palace to accept the congratulations of hundreds of officials.
It's an official article. Kangxi patiently listened to the praises of his ministers, and after reading "Ode to Longevity without Borders", there was "He Qing Haiyan" and "Huang Tong and the old man will always enjoy the blessing of prosperity and peace", and then gave him a banquet, which was enough.
It took me two and a half hours to finally get it right.
After having dinner and resting for a while, they saw Li Dequan and more than 70 Sura eunuchs from Yangxin Palace. The palace maids came in and knelt down for a long time. Li Dequan said with a smile: "It's a good day today. It's sunny.
There is not a trace of cloud. The moon has just risen, and it is so round and round, which makes people fall in love with it more and more! The prince, brothers and nobles in the palace are all waiting in the imperial garden. Long live the moon for a while,
It's time to change clothes and go in." Li Dequan was scolded by Guo Xiu in Sanhe County and became extremely cautious. At that time, Zhang Wanqiang, the old eunuch of the Sixth Palace, had passed away, so Li Dequan replaced him with a deputy general manager.
Quan, however, was bitten by a snake once and was afraid of well ropes for ten years. He no longer dared to fly in the wind. While waiting for Kangxi to change his clothes, he said with a smile: "Just now, Elundai called the slaves to ask for orders. Some elder brothers
I want to bring the emperor’s grandson here too, but long live the Lord…”
"No need." Kangxi thought for a while and said, "There are more than a hundred imperial grandchildren, the oldest is seventeen or eighteen years old, the youngest is only a few months old, plus princesses, princesses, princesses, wet nurses, maids, and old ladies are also following.
Come in, there are more than a thousand people at least. Should I admire the moon, or listen to their noise?" Li Dequan smiled and said nothing. The royal rules are different from those of the common people. If there is a well-to-do family among the people, no matter how many people there are, the old man will still call his family members.
All together - let's spend the Mid-Autumn Festival together in harmony! But he didn't know what Kangxi was thinking. Several of the emperor's grandsons were getting pimples, and they all called out for fear of contracting measles;
, so he simply didn’t call. Li Dequan dressed up for Kangxi and shouted loudly: "We are waiting in the carriage, long live the Lord - let's drive!"
At the end of the You Dynasty, Kangxi's chariot was carried into the Imperial Garden. Due to the six palaces in the assembly, except for one third who was on duty to guard the palace, all the eunuchs had already followed their masters to greet him and wait on him. There were prominent leaders in each palace. He took care of the others in the garden, and the rest knelt down outside the garden to pick them up according to their shifts. Hearing the arrival of the holy cavalry, three quiet whip blasts, the music stopped and the drums stopped, Emperor Kangxi walked in with a smile on his face. But when he saw the colorful silk tents in the garden, The five colors are confusing, the palace lanterns are decorated, there are fireworks, and there is endless luxury and romance. The east area is headed by the concubine Niu Gulu, followed by the concubine Hui Nalan, the concubine Rong, the concubine Ma Jia, the concubine De Wuya, and the concubine Yi. The Guo Luo Luo family, the Cheng concubine Dai Jia family, the Ding concubine Wan Liu Ha family, the secret concubine Wang family, the Qin concubine Chen family, the Xiang concubine Gao family, and dozens of others who have not yet given birth to princes, such as Chen family, Zheng family, The Sehetu family, the Shi family, and Chang Zai... each stood with their hands hanging down according to their rank and dress. The twenty-one unmarried princesses all stood behind the Niu Gulu family. The group to the west was headed by Yinreng, brothers. In order of eldest and youngest, they stand: Yinti, Yinzhi, Yinzhen, Yinqi, Yinzuo, Yinyou, Yinyu, Yinyu, Yinyu, Yinyu, Yinxiang, Yin, Yinyu, Yinlu, Yinli ...The eldest is already thirty-five or six, and the younger is still young. Standing behind him are more than 200 deacons and eunuchs with official titles, all gathered together. The women are all gorgeous, and the men are all chic and suave, which is really impressive. Yongmu was in harmony. Seeing Kangxi come in, Prince Yinreng took a step forward, knelt down and saluted, kowtowed and said: "My son Yinreng, together with all the brothers and sisters of the emperor, as well as all the mothers and concubines in the harem, wish you long live the emperor!"
"That's it!" Kangxi smiled and gave a gesture of support with his hand, and said, "Today is a family banquet, and the whole family is getting together to have fun, so there is no need for these pretentious tricks. In previous years, at this time, I gave banquet ministers. Although they enjoyed the king's favor, But it's hard to get together with my family. Wouldn't it be nice to ask them all to go back this year so that everyone can have their own fun?" Everyone bowed and accepted the order without saying anything. Only Concubine Guo Luoluo had the most boys, and she always loved children better than others. , while standing up with the class, he said with a smile: "Master, this is called observing the sky and understanding things, and being good at understanding people's hearts! Not only us, but also the families of the ministers outside have also benefited from the rain and dew!"
At this time, the wind was crisp and clear, and a bright moon hung high in the clear blue sky. There were a dazzling array of ritual utensils and offerings on the worship platform, and cigarette smoke was misty.
Kangxi stepped onto the platform, his face became serious and solemn, and he washed his hands in the silver basin. After a long time, he raised his hands and bowed his hands. He quietly looked at the sky and the sea and the moon, and prayed devoutly: "Madam, it is easy to achieve success in this life, but hard to succeed." ; Success is easy, final achievement is difficult; those who are good at starting must be cautious about finishing, this is what Xuan Ye has in mind. Since ancient times, there has been no perfect person. I am willing to shorten my life to fill in the gaps and build a flawless jade. But God will carefully observe my heart and protect me. So, Fu Wei Shang Xian!" Everyone was silent, just savoring Kangxi's prayer. Kangxi took a step back and bowed respectfully three times, turned around, and said with a smile: "It's time to worship the moon. Let's sit down and enjoy the moon. !Brothers under the age of seven will be seated with their mothers - take care of them and don’t enter too much!"
The meal had been laid out early, with a total of thirty tables scattered around the garden. Kangxi's chief executive was placed under the platform. When he sat down to take a look, there was a five-blessing plate in the middle, with ducks, smoked cabbage, bird's nests and duck shreds. A plate of five-spice roasted roe deer meat, osmanthus soup, and sheep tripe slices are surrounded by enamel plates and side dishes. The sides are filled with osmanthus sugar-filled mooncakes, steamed buns, pastries, peaches, watermelon, cantaloupe, grapes, lychees, etc. Dried and fresh fruits.
"It's hard for you to do a good job this summer." Kangxi turned around and said to Yinreng with a smile, "Although the household department is handled by the thirteenth, it's because of you supervising the fourth and they go all out to do it. It's not like in previous years. Weakness, I feel very happy." Yinreng hurriedly thanked me humbly: "What virtues do I have? I rely on my father to maintain me!" Kangxi turned around and called De Lengtai and ordered: "The guards don't have to be polite. I will take my seat next to you and convey the order to the Imperial Dining Room to carry a table of banquets to the Yuqing Palace to pay homage to the Crown Princess Shi Shi!"
At that moment, everyone saw Kangxi holding it, so they followed him to eat. The garden was full of clear light, and they could only hear the slight sound of cups and plates, but did not hear a word or smile. Kangxi knew that everyone was restrained because of his presence, so he smiled and said: "I knew you would If you are so rigid, I might as well be with the ministers! If anyone has a joke, tell it to me, if it makes me laugh, I will be rewarded!"
Although Yinreng is not good at this, he must be the first to celebrate! After thinking for a long time, he smiled and said: "I heard a story from someone before, but it is a fact of this dynasty. Xia Qitong, who was dismissed from office last year, adjudicated the case while he was in office. The murderer named Wang The man surnamed Yin was arrested and brought to justice. After reading the case, Xia Qitong slapped the case and cursed the man surnamed Wang, saying: "The husband is responsible for the Tao, and the woman is the Kun Tao. It is in accordance with the laws of nature and is recorded in the Gangchang! They are a good couple, why do you kill them?" You married someone else's husband, separated her, and made her a widow? Now I award my wife named Yin to you, but I want your wife to taste the feeling of being a widow!'" Kangxi was stunned. After listening for a long time, he couldn't help but think about it. He laughed out loud and said: "This man was introduced by Mingzhu. I thought it was unreasonable at that time. Who would have thought that he could come up with such a wonderful judgment? He is still a Jinshi - well said! I have inscribed the bamboo fan of Concubine Xiang Take one and give it to the prince!"
"My son, please tell me something!" The eldest son of the emperor, Yinti, who was sitting at the table next to Kangxi, was Mingzhu's nephew. Mingzhu had been in power for more than 20 years and had great power in the government and the public. He had already resigned from office and passed away. When he saw the prince, he still remembered his relationship. Holding on to it, Yinti couldn't help but get angry, stood up and said with a smile: "People say that chickens have five virtues. Wang Hongxu came to my place the day before yesterday because he talked about the emperor's snow lion cat and said that this cat also has five virtues - seeing rats. Not catching is benevolent; being able to share the fish on the plate with the rats is righteous; but when you see the food at the banquet, you will hear the wind and come here, which is polite; no matter how secretly the delicious food is hidden, you can find it, which is wisdom; 1. When winter comes, you must first sleep on the fumigation cage to keep warm, I believe..."
Before he finished speaking, everyone fell down with laughter. Kangxi laughed so hard that he couldn't help but cough. All the concubines at several tables covered their mouths with silk handkerchiefs, and Princess Gege burst into laughter. Eunuchs Xing Nian and Li Dequan hurriedly stepped forward. He couldn't help laughing and patted Kangxi's back. When Kangxi saw De Lengtai coming in to reply, followed by the tenth prince Yin, he laughed and said: "Why do you come so early in the morning? You are so lazy! I will punish you for telling two jokes. Son!"
"My son should be happy!" Yin was very popular with Kangxi because of his upright nature and did not hide his inner thoughts. Therefore, he was extraordinarily unruly. He agreed, sat down at the third table and said, "It's just that my son has no talent, so I can't say it well. It ruined the interest of my father and brothers." Kangxi said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, just say it!" Yin looked at the prince, grinned, and said: "My son went to Shanxi by order the year before last, where However, the Puji Temple where Cui Yingying lived in "The Romance of the West Chamber" is still there. My son took a look and found that there was a bad custom in that place. What do you think it is? They used a bamboo stick to wipe their buttocks. It was euphemistically called the 'toilet chip'. My son thought to himself, Yingying and the matchmaker are both extremely beautiful women, and if they use this thing to wipe their buttocks, tsk!" He shook his head, "-will it be wiped clean?"
Everyone listened blankly at first. At this point, no one was frowning. He could tell such a dirty "joke"! Kangxi frowned at the table full of delicacies, shook his head and said: "No, no, no! It's a spoiler! Change it."
A story!”
"Yes!" Yin rolled his eyelids and thought for a moment, then said, "There was a gang of pirates who robbed a merchant ship. Unexpectedly, when they opened the cargo hold, they found a ship full of incense and candles! These things are sold very cheaply, and they are hard to save.
It's not worth saving, and it would be a pity to throw it away. So we all discussed: "We are doing business without capital, and we hope that God will bless us if a white knife goes in and a red knife comes out. We might as well burn them all, which will be considered a meritorious deed." So Li Yan said.
It ignited, and the fragrance suddenly spread through the nine layers. The Jade Emperor smelled it and said, "Who has done such great merit?" and asked Tianding to check. Tianding came back and said: "I didn't see anything else, just a few poor people."
You're crying over there, a bunch of old robbers are fawning over you to the fire!'"
He said it in a strange voice, but no one laughed. Everyone could tell that this was not a "joke" at all, and they all glanced at the table of the thirteenth elder brother. Yinzhen and the third elder brother Yinzhi, the elder brother
My elder brother Yinti was sitting at the same table, and he had already smelled something wrong. Seeing Yinxiang's rudeness, he was afraid that Yinxiang wouldn't be able to bear it and would have an attack on the spot, so he wanted to get up and find a different topic. But when he saw the look on Kangxi's face changed slightly, he
I didn't dare to say anything, so I just poured a glass of wine for each of my two brothers and sat down again calmly.
The Thirteenth Prince Yinxiang munched as if no one was around. He gnawed on a roe deer leg and calmly finished eating. He wiped his hands and stood up to pour wine from a pot. He walked to Yin's side and said with a smile: "Tenth brother!"
"Well?"
"My master didn't laugh at the joke you just made, we didn't laugh, and you didn't even laugh. You deserved a drink, but my brother poured it for you!"
"Okay, I'll have this cup." Yin took it nonchalantly, tilted his neck and swallowed it. He didn't say anything back, and just sat down to pick up the food. Yinxiang didn't go back, and filled the cup for him again, saying
: "Since no one is laughing, it can be seen that it is not a joke. Brother Shi, you are a cheerful person and never hide your head. I always admire my brother. I have something unclear and I would like to ask Brother Shi." Yin knew as soon as he heard this that this younger brother
He wanted to find fault, which was just what he wanted. He crossed his legs carelessly, slapped the back of his hands with a folding fan, and said, "Don't dare! Brother, just say it!"
The atmosphere immediately became tense. Seeing that Yin Xiang was about to cause trouble, Yinzhen looked around in panic and saw Kangxi's eyes flickering faintly. He was holding a cup with one hand and holding the back of the chair with the other to watch the situation. He knew something was wrong, but he did not dare to speak.
He only glanced secretly at Yinxiang. Yinxiang was on fire, where could he see him?
"I also have to shoot when the arrow is on the string." Yinxiang said with a smile, "Or maybe the bone is stuck in the throat, and I won't be happy if I don't spit it out! Brother Ten, tell me, whose incense boat was robbed and used by the robbers to curry favor with the Jade Emperor? The robbers again
Who are they? Have the government arrested them?" "You ask this?" Yin sneered, "This is originally a story, and there is no real reference. Whoever feels guilty is a robber. - Long live the Lord just asked me why I came.
Chi, I didn’t dare to go back. I was afraid that our royal dignity would be ruined during the festival. There are more than a dozen pawnshops, old clothes shops, and antique shops in Xuanwumen, Zhengyangmen, and Guandi Temple, all of which are filled with your tenth brother’s belongings.
Sell it there! Your sister-in-law and your nephew are all at home, guarding the four walls and crying - I'm not afraid of you, the God of Wealth, laughing if you tell me, I borrowed these clothes from my third brother's house!" Yinxiang
After listening quietly, he suddenly said: "Oh! No wonder Brother Ten is late, he turned out to be borrowing clothes! You have a wild fire in your heart - you just say Cui Yingying shits, it makes the scenery look bad, right?"
Yin saw that Kangxi was listening intently and became more and more presumptuous, so he muttered: "You are a smart man. You don't need a heavy hammer to play the drum. If you have to ask, I will say - you are a robber who robbed my family property, so my whole family is..."
is crying!"
Only then did Kangxi understand: Clearing up the shortfalls and arrears actually led to the prince pawning and selling the property. Yinzhen, who was sitting at the second table, said:
"Thirteenth brother, come to me. He is a fool, don't argue with him!"
"You are ignorant!" Yin was furious and shouted at Yinzhen, "If you don't believe me, go to my house and have a look!"
Before he finished speaking, Yinzhen came back coldly: "Didn't the emperor give you a salary? Who asked you to borrow money! Now that everyone else has repaid it, you can't afford it? And you still use swear words* - who
Do you know if you are really crying or pretending to cry? Even if you are really crying, the ancients said, 'It is better to cry in one family than to cry together'." Yinxiang said, "That's what the fourth brother said!" Before he could finish speaking, he only heard "pop"
With a sound, Yin had already slapped him on his left cheek! Yin yelled loudly: "What kind of god are you? The dirty seed produced by the mother-in-law! You know how to rely on the power of others to follow the prince and flatter him, go all the way, and lick his ass!"
Yinxiang hated these words the most, and he was already furious. When he was frothing at the mouth, he was caught off guard and struck back with a round slap. The two brothers immediately struggled in front of the table.
There was an uproar at the brothers' table! Li Dequan, Xing Nian, He Zhu'er and several eunuchs rushed forward to start a fight. After looking at Kangxi's face, they all retreated. Yin Reng hurriedly got up and went to resolve the situation - how could he persuade him?
! The eldest brother Yinzhi pretended to be happy and stamped his feet to stop; the third brother Yinzhi waved his fan in his bullet jacket and persuaded this and that; the fifth brother was honest and stood aside with trembling lips not knowing what to do; the eighth brother Yinzhi
Gentle and elegant, he stood aside and frowned in silence; the ninth elder brother Yinzhen and the fourteenth elder brother Yin were satisfied with the sight, and smiled and drank wine as if it was nothing. The other princes, some were shocked and dumbfounded, and some were fake
They persuaded the children to join in the fun. Yinqian's children had been protected by their wet nurse, and they were so frightened that they grinned and cried loudly. The sound of cups, cups, tables and chairs, and cries made a loud noise, causing the table to be messed up.
At that time, the imperial garden was full of people.
"Stop it!" Kangxi suddenly roared, "Let the two little beasts fight. Beat them hard until they die!"
He finally couldn't hold it in any longer. There were more than 20 sons and more than a hundred imperial grandsons, all of whom had different personalities. Kangxi also knew that there was some discord between them. He just thought that some would get credit and some would not.
It was just a matter of dissatisfaction with each other. Unexpectedly, the battles between the various factions were so fierce, with clear boundaries, and the momentum was like charcoal!
This roar made everyone quiet down. Kangxi always treated people more strictly than his ministers, and the prince was stricter than his relatives. In the words of Yinhu, it is "pointy on the inside and round on the outside." Brothers, young and old, are all afraid of this strictness.
Father, seeing Kangxi's anger, he retreated silently long ago. Yin and Yinxiang also got up, their bodies covered with dust, and their faces were covered in blue and purple. Yin raised his face, looking like a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water.
He looked up and cleaned his clothes. When Yinxiang looked up, he saw that they were all outsiders except for Yinzhen. He twisted his face and twitched, howled loudly, kowtowed to the ground, and said intermittently: "My son is disrespectful in front of the king, let me let you live forever."
...I just ask Long Live to issue an edict today to explain why my son’s mother became a monk...whether she is a *village woman..." As he said this, he fell down in tears.
The details of this matter cannot be explained in a car. But tonight it is clear that Yin is making trouble. Kangxi pondered for a moment and said: "Get up - your mother is the princess of Tuxie Tuhan, and she has a noble status.
Just because I am destined to be in trouble with Huagai and suffer from many disasters and illnesses, I am willing to sacrifice my life and follow the Buddha, and don't listen to the villain's farts and rumors! - Yin, I will not ask you to waste your studies and wander around all day long. You will also discuss the matter of borrowing money from the treasury for another day. Just
Why are you so presumptuous in your words and actions tonight and deliberately making me unhappy? Have you lived enough?"
"It's not that my son has had enough life," Yinzai had already discussed with Yinzhen below, and understood Kangxi's temper. The harder he stood up, the more he appreciated it, "it's that he wants to force his son to death! Long live the newspaper, clear up the arrears, and the provinces
Thirteen county officials have been hanged, and my son doesn’t want to be the fourteenth! The thirteenth brother and Shi Shilun turned the household department upside down and turned it into the world’s biggest creditor! Long live you, don’t glare at me, kill me.
I also have to finish my words. How has it ever happened before when a brother was stabbed and beheaded like this, causing Beizi and the Baylor family to have chickens and dogs jumping, ghosts crying and wolves howling? Long live the money that the third brother owed, and the rest were paid.
Brothers have demolished the east wall to repair the west wall. I am sitting here eating wine, thinking about my creditors, but dare not say anything, for fear that my master will know that I feel sad. How can I still be interested in worshiping the moon, eating wine, and telling jokes with you, old man?
"When I said this, I felt sad, and two strings of tears came out of my eyes.
Kangxi's heart suddenly sank. The newspaper and the summary of the memorial did mention "a certain member committed suicide". He didn't care at first and only approved the order to find out the response. Unexpectedly, it was due to the refund of compensation.
But he soon became aware that as long as he sympathized with Yin a little now, everyone in the court would know it within three days. The situation that the prince, Yinzhen, and Yinxiang had worked hard to create would be over in an instant. He sneered and said: "
It is my decision to clean up the country's accumulated debts, but you beast compares it to 'robbery'! What's the big deal if a few corrupt officials are killed? Tomorrow I will have to deal with a few corrupt officials! According to me, Prince, Si'e
Brother and Thirteenth Brother are sincere in their work and do not avoid resentment, which is the auspiciousness of the country - Eryin has always been frivolous, arrogant and ignorant, but today he actually made a big fuss in the Imperial Garden. - Someone is here!"
"The slave is here!" Seeing Kangxi's gloomy face, Li Dequan was so frightened that his face turned yellow and his heart was pounding.
"Take Yin to the clan's mansion," Kangxi said, "Take Yin with ten sticks and imprison him for three days!" (To be continued)