Emperor Shunzhi did not "die", he was still alive. At this moment, the Queen Mother and the Empress had left in tears. His troubled mood gradually calmed down. Sitting alone in the Yangxin Hall, an inexplicable melancholy suddenly hit his heart.
The smell of lily incense in the golden enamel cauldron was too strong. Shunzhi impatiently asked people to remove all the incense from the cauldron. However, he still couldn't sit still. He walked out of the Yangxin Hall and stood under the Danqi and took a deep breath.
He breathed, as if he wanted to use this refreshing cold air to dispel the depression in his chest.
In the leaden sky, the clouds were moving slowly and heavily to the south. He looked up at the mysterious and ever-changing sky and said nothing. A cold wind came, and he subconsciously touched his shoulders. The old chamberlain Chang Hao came over immediately.
A green brocade embroidered dragon and fox fur was gently draped on his body. He frowned: "Why is it this one again?" After hearing this, Chang Hao calmly knelt down and started to play: "Long live the Lord!"
If so, the Empress Dowager ordered that the master was unhappy and would not allow the servant to take the plain white fox fur..." Hearing that it was the Empress Dowager's decree, Shunzhi said nothing more, but raised his face coldly, thinking: "It's going to snow.
Now, this world and this palace will all be plain. The yellow glazed tiles, the blue brick floor, the copper crane, the sundial... will all be dyed white. Can the Queen Mother control these?"
The seventeenth year of Shunzhi was an unlucky year for him. Starting from the first month, famines were reported in Jucheng and Ningyang. Until June, many places in Zhili, Shandong, Shaanxi, and Suzhou were so dry that not even a blade of grass could grow. As a Li people,
First of all, but God is so unwilling to take care of it, there must be something wrong with him! In May, he issued an imperial edict to accuse himself, and the Prime Minister Luo Bahana also wrote a statement to accuse him and asked the emperor to dismiss him.
In June of Shuntianhe, he walked to the southern suburbs to fast again. His piety really moved God, and it rained heavily for several days. He also breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that this year seemed to be going more smoothly, although it was gloomy.
In a year of monthly disasters, it’s unlikely that the disaster will end in one disaster, right?
Unexpectedly, in August, the imperial concubine Dong E fell seriously ill!
As if five thunders struck him, Shunzhi was so frightened that his eyes were darkened. He just cried but could not shed any tears. He was seven years old, and at the age of fifteen, he cut off Dorgon's gang members, wiped out Nanming, and defeated Zheng Chenggong. After that, he started to take subjects.
Scholar, deliberately searching for Han talents. When Sihai was rough, he was less than twenty years old, and everything went well, except for his marriage, which was very unsatisfactory. Prince Rui, Dorgon, took advantage of his power to do evil and accused Prince Wu Keshan of Horqin Zhuoli Ketu.
Her daughter Borqi Jin became the queen, and the queen mother married Dorgon and helped to suppress him. This was really like a cow not drinking water and forcing her head to be pressed! But she had no choice but to give in, and within two years she was deposed as "Jing"
"Concubine", he moved to the side palace. There were three thousand beauties among the six palaces, but he only loved Dong E, who was five years older than him.
Perhaps because she misses her old husband, Dong E has never frowned since she entered the palace. God knows what kind of strange feeling this is. The more Dong E behaves like this, the more Shunzhi cannot let her go.
Do whatever you can to please her.
But now, everything has passed. A wisp of Dong E's fragrant soul has ascended beyond the three realms. What else can he think about? He feels that everything has become so ugly and dirty. Only the frowning woman is beautiful.
But she was destroyed by the ruthless wind and rain. I really don’t know how to explain this inexorable pain in this life.
Shunzhi stood in front of the palace for a while. A gust of wind blew by, and a few grains of snow fell down and hit his face. It hurt. He shuddered and returned to the palace. Piles of memorials and ultimatums were piled in the dragon's face.
The desks were piled high, so he walked straight to the Xinuang Pavilion without even looking at it. The head maid waiting at the door of the pavilion was called Sumala Gu, who was the most useful to the Queen Mother. When she saw him coming in, she called
With a glance, the guards waiting in the palace outside, Wo He, Xi Zhu, Zhe Ke Tu, Jue Luo Ser Bi, bowed silently and withdrew knowingly.
Aunt Sumala stood in the corridor, also worried. She entered the palace in the eighth year of Shunzhi. Aunt Sumala was originally the daughter of Ge Lengtai, the leader of Zhenglan Banner. She lost her mother when she was six years old. Her father wanted to remarry.
The girl was looking for a job as the niece of the banner owner, Serlo. The girl from the banner simply said to the matchmaker: "You told that Ge Lengtai, he is just a decent person, but there is a burden around him, but the girl doesn't
Be patient and stepmother, and ask him to give up his delusions as soon as possible!" Sailuo was Ge Lengtai's immediate boss. This sentence came from Sailuo, which put him in trouble. In desperation, it happened that this year in
The banner was selecting a beautiful girl to enter the palace, so her father sent her in. It was also a coincidence that the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang came to Chuxiu Palace by chance and saw a large number of beautiful girls kneeling in the courtyard waiting to be selected, so she walked over to take a look, and saw this
The little girl suddenly stared at her with her big eyes, so she bent down and picked up Aunt Sumala to take a closer look. Aunt Sumala had never been so loved by anyone since she lost her mother. Seeing the kind-hearted look on this woman's face, she
Then she opened her mouth and called out "Mother-in-law", and tears came out of her eyes along with the cry.
This clear child's voice called the Queen Mother, and her whole body became hot. She actually leaned down and held Aunt Sumala in her arms. She turned to the eunuch in charge and said, "I want this child. I will choose an older and beautiful girl to serve her."
She...Child, there are a lot of fruits at my mother-in-law's place, come with her!"
From then on, Aunt Sumala followed the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang. The Empress Dowager had nothing to do with the sun all day long, so she teased her, taught her literacy, reading, and told her stories about the "Three Kingdoms". As she grew older, she also told her
She has learned a lot about the laws and regulations of the previous dynasty and this dynasty. This Aunt Sumala was extremely talented. She was over ten years old and had read a lot of poems, songs, and articles from various schools of thought. By the time she was fourteen, she was full of knowledge.
The Queen Mother liked her so much that she assigned her to serve Emperor Shunzhi.
She was lost in thought for a while in the corridor, when a cold wind came over, she shivered, and walked towards the moon cave door.
Shunzhi entered the Xinuang Pavilion and looked around and felt more and more melancholy. This was the place where Shunzhi had visited the most in the past four months. Everything was as it was before Concubine Dong was alive. There were several golden inscriptions on the jade plate on the rosewood shelf in the corner.
The crown fruit still exudes a faint fragrance; one of the strings of the guzheng on the table was broken and curled up, and it has been covered with a thin layer of dust; the powder on the dressing table shelf, the head and face jewelry and the blue and green she used.
The salt and spices were all placed as they were. Only a brand-new small portrait of Dong E in palace attire hung on the jade-inlaid gum.
This is an ink painting painted by a painter recommended by Zhu Guozhi, governor of Jiangning. After Dong E's death, Emperor Shunzhi did not want to eat or drink for five days in a row. He was dying and bedridden. The imperial doctor's various treatments were ineffective. Empress Dowager Borji of Xiaozhuang
Ji Te was so anxious that she had no choice. Fortunately, the old man Hong Chengchou was well-informed and said that "a disease of the heart must be treated carefully." The Empress Dowager passed the decree and named Dong E as the empress. From Gyeonggi, Zhili, Shandong, Jiangsu
In other places, dozens of painting masters were mobilized to Beijing to take portraits of Empress Dong as a token of condolence. However, no matter how hard they dictated or imagined, no one could draw her like it. Unexpectedly, a portrait of Chen Luoyun was presented, which caused a stir in the palace.
Regardless of the people who were waiting in front of the empress or those who had only met the empress once, they all thought that they were very similar, not only in appearance but also in spirit! When Chang Hao presented the painting to the imperial review, Shunzhi, who was dizzy due to illness, jumped up from the dragon bed and put the painting
Hua held Hua in his arms and said, "Qing Qing! I thought you were gone, but it turns out you are still alive!" The Queen Mother was so happy that she rewarded Chen Luoyun with 10,000 taels of silver from her own money.
He was promoted to the third level of vassal and became the governor of Jiangning.
After that, although Shunzhi gradually began to eat and drink, his energy could not be restored. Although he still went to the Qinzheng Hall every day, he did not comment on the ministers' memorials, and did not review the memorials. He was in a trance, as if in a dream, and gave the Queen Mother every day. After saying hello, he went into the warm pavilion and stared at the portrait in a daze. One day, an old chamberlain in front of the Queen Mother broke in without warning. Shunzhi was so angry that he ignored the Queen Mother's kindness and made him kneel in front of the steps. Palm Mouth Forty. From then on, no one in the palace dared to disturb him at this time.
At this moment, Shunzhi stood in front of this small portrait. Dong E's slightly frowned eyebrows seemed to be full of deep affection, but also seemed to have a faint resentment; his shoulder straps were fluttering, as if he was about to escape from the landscape of autumn wind and yellow leaves. Coming out, Shunzhi couldn't help shouting: "God, since I am your son, why are you so ruthless to me?"
At this time, not far from the Yangxin Hall, there were six people in the Dailu court room to the east of the Qianqing Palace, looking at the lights. They were kicked out by Shunzhi just before the Empress Dowager arrived in front of the Yangxin Hall. At this time, there were I couldn't get angry and really went back home, so I made an appointment to gather here again.
The leader, Prince Kang Jieshu, was the cousin of the current Emperor Shunzhi. He was sitting on the kang, looking at Sony, Ebilong, Suksaha, and Aobai. They were all like Bodhisattvas in the temple, or they were sitting upright and silent. , or smoking slumped down, even Hong Chengchou, a resourceful top strategist, was deep in thought. Jie Shu couldn't help but feel anxious: "You are telling me! Will the emperor really shave his head and become a monk in the end?" The eldest man, with the highest status, was nearly seventy years old. After several consecutive days of hard work, his spirit really couldn't support him. He was leaning on the kang, looking exhausted. Seeing that everyone was silent, he sighed and said: "It seems It doesn’t work. What methods have not been tried? The few of us have committed suicide and even the Queen Mother has knelt down. It doesn’t work. What else can we do?” Ao Bai, who was sitting in the corner, spat with an angry look on his face. : "What does this look like! A woman is dead, and it doesn't look like she's dead, and she doesn't look like she's alive..."
Before he finished speaking, Sony stopped him: "What are you talking about? What's the use of just complaining? Since the Sacred Heart can't go back, let's think about the next step now!"
Yi Bilong, who was sitting next to Ao Bai, saw that Ao Bai's face was a bit worried, so he leaned forward and said: "According to my brother, when the emperor leaves, it will be regarded as a 'big business'. There must be a legacy, and the heir must be Third brother, no doubt."
This is really an astonishing statement! But he has always been well-informed and never thinks twice before speaking. Of course he will not lie. Suksaha leaned forward and asked: "How can you see it?"
Ye Bilong lowered his voice and replied: "This is what Tang Ruowang said. The third elder brother has had smallpox, so he will be safe for life." When Tang Ruowang was mentioned, everyone fell silent. This man was a German. He had been missionary in China for more than 40 years. Xu Guangqi of the former Ming Dynasty recommended him to serve in the Hanlin Academy. This man was proficient in the Western calendar and calculated the eclipses of the sun and the moon very accurately. Therefore, since entering the Qing Dynasty, he had been appointed as the Qintian Supervisor in charge of the astronomical calendar. Shunzhi simply worshiped him as a god, and the queen actually abandoned Buddhism and converted to Catholicism. She said that one is one and two is two! If Tang Ruowang's words are confirmed, there is no doubt that the heir must be the third elder brother Xuan Ye.
Jieshu thought for a while and then said: "Why don't we pass the sign to the emperor again and ask for the details?" Before he finished his sentence, Obai said back: "Those four iron gate bolts are guarded there. You can come in." Do you have to go?" The four door bolts refer to Wohe and other four people. Except for Shunzhi, these four people will not buy anyone's account. After this statement, everyone immediately had nothing to say.
After a while, Obai snorted again and said: "That's good. The barbarians have the final say on who will be the emperor!" Suksaha said: "The barbarians are not barbarians. As long as you are right, you can't help him.
What!" Obai looked down upon Suk Saha the most, and immediately said, "You are talking nonsense!"
Seeing that the two of them were arguing again, Sony said in disgust: "Don't be like this. We are all important ministers of the country, so we should behave properly." After hearing this, the two of them looked away and said nothing. The sound of smoking in the room seemed to be airy.
He became even more depressed and depressed. After being silent for a long time, Hong Chengchou raised his clear face, moved his body and said, "Since the Holy Will cannot be violated, let's just wait and see. I expect the Holy One will make arrangements."
After pondering for a long time in front of the small statue in Xinuang Pavilion, Shunzhi walked out of the courtyard again. The fine snowflakes had fallen a few inches thick, and the surroundings were as silent as an abandoned temple. He felt much calmer. Just as Hong Chengchou guessed, he had many important things.
Must be arranged before departure.
"Long live my lord, Fan Chengmo has come to see you on orders." The guard Wo He knelt behind him and began to play softly, "It's so cold, long live my lord..." Shunzhi didn't wait for him to finish, waved his hand and entered the palace.
, then he noticed that Fan Chengmo was already kneeling there.
Shunzhi sat down on a chair near the Kang. The room was very warm, and soon he felt hot all over. He couldn't help but use his hands to unbutton the fur. Aunt Sumala hurried forward and unbuttoned it for him.
Then he exited the hall. Shunzhi took a look at Fan Chengmo: Although he was only in his forties, his hair on the temples was already gray. His gray braids dragged from under his eyes to the ground, and his head was bent so hard that it almost touched the ground. He coughed lightly.
With a sound, Fan Chengmo knew that the holy chariot had arrived. He knocked his head heavily on the square brick three times and started to play loudly: "My slave Fan Chengmo respectfully greets the holy chariot!"
Shunzhi said calmly: "Mr. Fan, get up and sit on the pier over there."
Fan Chengmo slowly knelt down with his left leg, struck Qian'er with his right hand, bowed and retreated to a short side on the right, and half-sat on the celadon carved drum pier with his buttocks crouched: "Your Majesty summoned his ministers at night, I wonder if there is any holy edict?
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Shunzhi took a long breath, glanced at Fan Chengmo, and said slowly: "I summoned you today to ask you to draft the imperial edict on my behalf." Fan Chengmo breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself: "Why do you need to issue a summons at night? Is it possible?
Has the military situation in the southeast changed?" Aunt Sumala brought an inkstone and ground it into a pool of ready-made ink. Fan Chengmo had enough energy to wet the ink and pick up the pen in his hand, waiting for Shunzhi to speak.
Shunzhi took a sip of tea, his face became paler, and he said: "It has been eighteen years since I took over the throne as a man of weak virtue and talent. Since I took charge, no matter whether it is the employment of people and administration, the principles of discipline and law, it has been
Starting from Taizu and Taizong, they are all far behind. After unifying the world, I was led by the Han people day by day. As a result, the national destiny was not achieved and the people's livelihood was difficult. This is my first crime."
Hearing this, Fan Chengmo stood up in panic. In a moment of confusion, the ink on his pen was dripping all over his sleeves. He suddenly felt rude and hurriedly knelt down to start playing: "Your Majesty has been practicing Zuo for a long time. He is calm outside and quiet inside."
The treacherous power, entering the Guan Ding Ding, concealed China, and built a foundation that will last forever. Occasionally, it is not cured, all because the country is rough and there is no time to recuperate. I dare not write these words of the Holy One!"
"Get up!" Shunzhi said calmly, "You write!" His calmness made Fan Chengmo feel frightened, so he stood up and returned to his seat in panic. After calming down, he wrote: "I am the successor of Phi Ji with Liang De.
It has been eight years since he took office. Since he came into power, he has not been able to follow the laws of Taizu Taizong Molie in terms of disciplines, laws, and personnel administration. He has followed the rules in a haphazard manner and has been living for now. He has gradually adapted to Han customs, and has changed the simple old system day by day, so that the country has not been governed.
Zhen, the failure of people's livelihood is my crime."
Shunzhi continued: "When the late emperor was in power, I was only a naughty boy of six years old, and I did not fulfill my filial piety for his old man for a day. I originally wanted to serve the empress dowager well and make up for this regret-" He choked and stood up from the couch.
Pulling down a white silk handkerchief, she wiped her eyes and said, "Now, I have to stay knee-deep for a long time, which makes the Queen Mother sad for me..." At this point, two lines of tears flowed down silently.
The more Fan Chengmo listened, the more frightened he became. His expression changed drastically. He left the table and kowtowed to the ground, bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang his head. Why did he say this? If the reason is not made clear, I would rather die than obey the imperial edict." After that, he said again.
He kowtowed three times firmly.
Emperor Shunzhi understood Fan Chengmo's mood very well. He was only twenty-four years old this year. Not to mention that Fan Chengmo didn't dare to write such words. A few months ago, he had never even thought about it. But now he has to
To leave the world, we must cut off all relationships and leave no room for words, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous. He made up his mind and said: "Mr. Fan, if you are so strict with the emperor and ministers tonight, I won't be able to write this edict until dawn.
Come out. Get up! I tell you the truth, this is my 'edict', and I have decided to abandon the world and become a monk!"
Then Fan Chengmo was shocked: "From the Three Emperors to the Five Emperors, how can there be such a thing! All of these Manchu people are really in love! Naishu Dorgon took charge of the court as the regent, just because he and the Queen Mother were childhood sweethearts
, refused to usurp the throne and seize the throne. In just a few years, another one has appeared who wants to be a monk!" I thought like this in my heart, but said in my mouth: "Abandoning the nine deities is like abandoning the old crotch. It was the last resort of the wise emperors in ancient times.
"Excuse me, I'll explain the mocking words. Now that the four seas have returned to one's heart and all the people are harmonious, what can't be done by the Holy One? Why do you want to abandon the majesty of ten thousand chariots and go into unexpected places?"
When Shunzhi saw that he was just admonishing and saying the same old things that he had heard too much, he felt irritated and shouted: "I have made up my mind, so there is no need to say more!"
Fan Chengmo thought for a while and then said: "The Holy Emperor has shown great kindness to Empress Dong. She was granted the title of concubine in life and given to the empress in death. She is very worthy of the empress, so why bother-"
"Shut up!" Shunzhi sneered, "Everyone has his own ambitions, is this your business?"
"If I am not involved in many things, the Empress Dowager must know about this edict. Even if I die, how can I escape the blame? So I dare to offend Yan Zhichen——"
Before he finished speaking, there was just a "pop" sound, and Shunzhi struck the case and became furious: "You are afraid that the Queen Mother will kill you, I have to make the decision! If you don't obey the imperial edict, can't I kill you? Write!"
What Fan Chengmo wanted was this sentence. He got up tremblingly, sat back to a few sides, and with a heartbeat, he wrote: "The emperor's funeral ceremony, I was only six years old, I can't accept the decline and mourn for three years, I will regret it all day long.
I serve the Empress Dowager with my will and honor, and I hope that after ten thousand years, I will fulfill my duties as a concubine, and I will rarely express my regrets. Now I will always be at my knees, and instead I will mourn the death of the Holy Mother. This is one of my sins."
The next step was relatively smooth. Emperor Shunzhi had a plan in mind and talked eloquently. He talked about how he could not trust the Manchu relatives again, but he often rewarded some Han officials; he talked about his high character and could not accept advice in vain.
He knew the good ministers but could not get close to them; he knew the villains well but could not remove them; when it came to setting up the Thirteen Yamen and appointing eunuchs, he said that it was comparable to the stupidity of the late Ming emperor.
They talked about the thirteen articles of misgovernment in the past so calmly, as if they were counting the faults of others. Fan Chengmo listened to the handwriting and polished it casually. He did not dare to be distracted at all, and he only felt his head swelling.
At this point, Shunzhi sighed with relief: "I know that I have made a lot of mistakes, and I often feel regretful after doing them, but I am just lazy and unable to correct them in the future, so my mistakes accumulate more and more. This is
Count it as my fourteenth sin." He lay slumped on the royal couch, and the candle tears in the palace lantern fell drop by drop on the polished blue brick floor. Suddenly, the self-ringing clock struck eleven times - it was the first hour of the day.
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Fan Chengmo knew that the most important decision of Emperor Shunzhi was about to be made, so he concentrated and held his breath, sitting upright with his pen and waiting for orders. Shunzhi took a moment to rest and softly called out: "Aunt Sumala!"
Aunt Sumala, who was guarding the door of the palace, was listening attentively. She suddenly heard a call and was so frightened that she trembled. She quickly bowed and said, "I'm here!"
"Tell Wohe and the others to come and listen." Aunt Sumala responded with a "yes" and went to page. In the meantime, Wohe and four other personal guards filed in one by one, kneeling one after another and listening.
Aunt Ma was about to withdraw, but Shunzhi stopped her: "You should be here too. You have been serving the Empress Dowager for several years. I have always treated you like a sister. It would be nice to hear what I know." Aunt Sumala just said
He kowtowed, not daring to speak. After saying that, Shunzhi coughed lightly and said very clearly, word by word: "The new emperor - I intend to establish the third prince Xuan Ye." He paused and said, "All the princes are of the same age.
Almost the same. Although this child is young, he is very smart and has been infected with smallpox. I also asked the Tibetan monk Erdeji Lama to recommend his life. It is also a very noble character - you don't need to write these - his
My mother, Tong, is dignified and dignified, honest and gentle, and can be regarded as the mother of the country. Let’s settle it like this.” Shunzhi said while thinking, “The emperor is too young, so of course he must appoint several auxiliary ministers. I think - Sony - Su
Just four of them: Kesaha-Ebilong-Obai."
Every word and every word of Fan Chengmo seemed to have been engraved in his heart. He felt as if he had taken a dose of cooling medicine, and his whole body felt relaxed: "Even if the Queen Mother is blamed, there will always be these four people standing in the way." With his heart relaxed, he began to write neatly.
There are many more. "The special ministers Sony, Suk Saha, Ye Bilong, and Ao Bai are appointed as assistant ministers. Yi and others all honor the old ministers, and I trust them with my heart. They will be loyal to the emperor, protect Yi Chong, and assist in government affairs.
The announcement was made at home and abroad, and the envoys heard about it."
Shunzhi was originally weak, but he was in a particularly excited mood tonight. After dictating this edict, his face turned red, and he lay on the couch, coughing constantly. Seeing this, Aunt Sumala hurriedly went to pick up the basin, and Wohe hurriedly got up and stepped forward to replace him.
He gently beat his back. But he took hold of Wo He's hand and said: "My dear, you have been with me for many years. The emperor is too young, so you should be more careful!" Wo He could not hold on at this time.
"Wow!" cried out, kowtowed to the ground and cried: "How dare I not defend my young master with sincerity!"
"Stop crying," Shunzhi advised, then turned and asked, "Mr. Fan, what do you think of these four people?"
Fan Chengmo hurriedly put the pen on the pen holder, stood up and bowed and replied: "In reply to Long Live, these four ministers are all ministers of the country, and Long Live Lord's holy judgment is very clear." Unexpectedly, Shunzhi shook his head and said, "It's not like this.
, however, the ancestral Han ministers cannot serve as assistants to the government. Mr. Fan and the Han ministers should understand my deep feelings. According to these four ministers, Sony is expected to have good virtues and talents, but it is a pity that he is old; Suk Saha is quite talented.
, loyal and upright, dare to do things, but have too little qualifications; Yi Bilong is unwilling to stand out in everything, and is too gentle, but he will never cause trouble; Ao Bai is decisive and decisive, and has both civil and military talents, but it is a pity that he was lost to
If the four of us can work together to help the young master, I can rest assured."
It was late at night, Fan Chengmo had already withdrawn, and heavy snow was falling on the ground in the Forbidden City. Everything was frozen and solidified in the cold night. The pot leak was about to dry up, the lamp flame was dim, and the blood-red tears of candles were piled high on the candlestick.
The sound of "ding, beep, beep—dang" sounded sadly in the distance.
Emperor Shunzhi raised his tearful face and told Chang Hao: "Pass the decree to the ministerial chamber, unlock the key and open the palace. I have decreed that the driver and others will leave the palace immediately!" (To be continued)
