The first dude in the Qing Dynasty

Fanwai Liu

In the Palace of Compassion and Ning, the Empress Dowager Liu leaned on the cushion, half-closed her eyes, seemingly sleeping but not sleeping.

The little palace maid stood behind her, a pair of soft white hands gently rubbing her head, and the Southern opera troupe outside was still singing the drama of talented scholars and beautiful ladies, and the melodious tune seemed to bring people into the misty rain The Jiangnan water town—the little girl who sings Xiaosheng looks silly on weekdays, but when she sings the song, her voice is clear and warm, as if it contains thousands of tender feelings, and the heart will melt when listening to it.

Liu thought a little bored, as long as this girl is a man, she doesn't know how many girls she can attract with this voice... If it were changed to modern times, even a superstar could do it.

To be honest, in terms of singing skills alone, compared with these three or four-year-old actors who hang their voices under the threat of a whip, the star singers of the future generations are all amateurs - they have to be obliged for nine years before they can sing. Three years of high school, four years of college!

Nine years of voluntary duty, three years of high school... Thinking of these familiar and unfamiliar words, a smile appeared on the corner of Liu's mouth, but it gradually dimmed. After all, she couldn't go back. The memory of the world has faded into black and white photos that have been kept for a long time, no matter how you look at it, you can't see it clearly.

I vaguely remember that at that time, I didn’t like to listen to operas, and she couldn’t appreciate the babbling and unhurried tunes, but later I didn’t know whether it was because there were too few entertainment items for women in this era, or because that person Gradually, she also liked the influence of the play, and was able to taste a bit of it——suddenly remembered what Si Ye said, that person didn't understand this at all, and the reason for listening to the play was to hypnotize, and the corners of her lips could not help but slightly Tilting up, thinking with a bit of sourness, a bit of embarrassment, and a bit of self-mockery, I am not inferior to him in any way!

When she first came to this world, she thought she was the protagonist of this world. She was full of ambitions and ambitions: she developed the method of vaccinia at the age of five, so that Daqing could get rid of the evil smallpox, so that her father As a mere Han Chinese imperial physician, she became a marquis, and she was among the powerful; she befriended Yinzhen, the biggest winner in the future, at the age of ten, and secretly managed his business for him, earning countless silver; She has a close relationship with...

It's no wonder that she was nearly dazzled at that time. Aren't these all the heroine's tricks?

At that time, he was really young!Mrs. Liu sighed softly, although she thought she had done a lot of stupid things, but now that she thinks about it, she has no regrets, instead she has more nostalgia. That impulsive, self-willed, stupid girl, along with her youth, is gone forever. ah……

If it were the current her, even if she did it again, she would probably not bother to have this "vigorous" life anymore, but would just find someone to marry and spend her life eating, drinking and having fun, right?But maybe, just maybe, if there is still that person in this world in the next life, maybe she will fly even harder so that he can see herself...

Marry Yinzhen as a side Fujin, and get the title of Empress Dowager; she was the one who raised her today, she was the one who enlightened her, treated her like a mother and respected her like a teacher; as a woman, she has influenced the government for decades... ...All of this, in the eyes of others, is already like a legend, but in her heart, the most remarkable thing she did in her life was to bring acne to this world when she was five years old, and accidentally let that person Stayed in this world for 20 more years...

That person... If he was still alive, what would the world be like now?Have you already used your cell phone?Has WiFi gone global?

She was thinking bitterly, and tears welled up in her eyes... In fact, she didn't want these things for a long time, no mobile phone, no WiFi, no lights, no phone... She just wanted him to live...

Even though they only met each other a few times, they envied and envied that person who was still living willfully and unscrupulously in this oppressive world, but like everyone else, he hoped that he could live and grow up. live for a long time...

It's not because of any love or hatred, but pure hope that there can be him in this world.

"Report to the Empress Dowager," the eunuch's deliberately soft voice interrupted her thoughts: "The Empress Dowager sent someone to say that the Empress Dowager has no lunch today, and now she refuses to take medicine. You see ..."

Mrs. Liu opened her eyes with a calm expression: "Changing clothes!"

Once upon a time, like all the girls who wear clothes, she put "resolving the misunderstanding between the fourth master and the concubine De" into her schedule, but when she really met and understood this person, she was speechless.

When she was still a concubine, she was clearly dignified, gentle, and considerate. She was intelligent and tenacious. She was able to gain a firm foothold in this man-eating harem as a coat, and she could spare no effort to protect her children... But what? When she ascended to the high position of empress and empress dowager, she seemed to be a different person?Was he dazzled by power, or did he show his true nature because he finally didn't have to suppress himself anymore?Or maybe it was the death of that person that made her lose her mind, and that's why she acted like a self-defeating nonsense?

The empress dowager's bedroom is not far from the Cining Palace, and she arrived in a short while in a sedan chair. The empress was already waiting at the door, and helped Mrs. Liu get off the sedan chair. Empress Dowager..."

Mrs. Liu didn't even look at her, and walked straight in.

After being together in the harem for so many years, the biggest and only apparent conflict between her and the Empress Dowager Wu Yashi was over the choice of the empress back then.She resolutely refused to choose Cheng Enhou's granddaughter, Wu Ya's grandniece, who is now the empress, even though Wu Ya's cursed and even smashed her forehead with a teacup to drip blood, she never nodded.Later, when Honghui came to persuade her, she said for the first time, "I know, she is your own grandmother. I was just your concubine mother. What right do I have to make irresponsible remarks?" She knelt outside the palace gate for a full two hours before she had no choice but to back down...

Although she acquiesced in this matter, she did not attend Honghui's big wedding, and she avoided seeing her when the queen offered tea the next day—anyway, she is already the queen mother, so what if she is more self-willed?What if others say that she is not filial to the Wu Ya family?Could it be possible to abolish her?

She really couldn't figure out why these women who became queens and queen mothers always tried their best to push girls from their natal families towards their sons and grandchildren, thinking that by doing so, they could maintain the honor of the family and consolidate their position in the harem?The former is incompetent and shameless, while the latter is pathetic and ridiculous!

And what she couldn't figure out was why the Wu Ya clan had the nerve to force her grandson to marry the Wu Ya clan's daughter again after killing that person?

The queen carefully supported Liu Shi. Although she knew that this mother-in-law didn't like her, she respected her, not only because of her weight in the emperor's heart, not only because of her influence on the previous court, but also because of her magnanimity, She is scheming, and sometimes she even feels that her mother-in-law shouldn't be trapped in the harem...

Wu Ya's worshiped the Buddha all the year round. As soon as Liu entered the door, the strong scent of sandalwood mixed with the smell of medicine came to the nostrils, making it difficult to breathe. Liu frowned imperceptibly, and didn't say anything about letting the window open If I could breathe, I went up to invite Ann, sat on the couch, and took the medicine bowl with my own hands.

As soon as Wu Ya saw her enter the door, his face turned cold, and he said: "You don't have to put on an air, didn't you hope that Ai's family would die a long time ago, so that I can make room for you?"

Mrs. Liu stirred the medicine bowl, blew lightly, and said lightly: "The queen mother knows that I have always been greedy and wants everything, but I really haven't thought about the title of empress dowager for a day." She hadn't even thought about the phoenix seal. No one in the palace dared to wrong her if there was such a thing.

Wu Yashi choked, her words "Teng place" naturally did not refer to the title of Empress Dowager, being misunderstood so deliberately by Liu Shi, her words of cruelty were like punching into the air, and could not hurt anyone , I felt uncomfortable, and said coldly: "Are you sarcastic that Aijia lost his son?"

Mrs. Liu said indifferently: "The fourteenth brother is still fighting outside, so the queen mother should speak more carefully."

Speaking of Yinzhen, Wu Ya's expression changed, and even the anger of being robbed by Liu was extinguished, and he said: "You are a busy person, and it is not easy for the Ai family to see you once. Give me a promise today." In other words, when did you let Fourteen come back?"

Liu said: "The fourteenth brother was born by you, you can't control him yourself, what can I do?" The things that need to be cleaned up around have already been tidied up, but Yinzhen is running around outside Going west, he has cleared all the places bordering the Qing Dynasty, but he refuses to return to Beijing. What can she do?

Wu Yashi sneered and said: "Don't use these things to prevaricate Aijia. You don't know when you are Aijia. The world is peaceful outside, so there is no battle to fight. It is clear that you don't want him to return to Beijing, and you are afraid that he will return..."

Mrs. Liu interrupted: "My mother, not including the permanent garrisons of the Qing Dynasty and the border, [-]% of the remaining troops are in the hands of the fourteenth brother, and they are fully equipped. , There is such a law-abiding person who harms people!"

Wu Ya didn't know that it was Yinzhen who refused to come back. She just lied to herself. Hearing this, she sat up suddenly, beat the bed hard, and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Then tell him, I'm going to die, I'm going to die. I'm going to die! Let him come back and mourn for me!"

Seeing Wu Yashi's almost crazy expression, Liu's heart softened suddenly.The so-called hateful person also has pitiful features. Over the years, Wu Ya's family has grown old very quickly. That person is gone, Fourth Master is gone, and Yinzhen is also avoiding her... Since that person is gone, she has changed Like a drowning person, he frantically wants to grab everything around him, making others exhausted and keeping them at a respectful distance, and causing himself to betray his relatives.Today's Wu Yashi is nothing more than an old woman who wants to get the attention of her children by messing around...

"Mother, don't worry," Liu sighed, and said, "I'll write a letter to my fourteenth brother to persuade him when I go back, and I'll ask Honghui to send someone there... At least I'll persuade him to come back for the new year."

Wu Ya's eyes lit up, although she didn't like Liu Shi, she knew what she was like, and she could always manage to do what she promised.

Mrs. Liu handed over the medicine bowl, and said, "The queen mother is also reassuring. She will take good care of her body. When the fourteenth brother comes back, he must be in good spirits."

This is what Wu Yashi wanted, so he took the medicine bowl and drank it in one gulp.The queen stepped forward to serve Wu Yashi to lie down again, and Liu Shi didn't wait too long after seeing this, and said goodbye after a few words.

After going back to rest for a while, Hong Hui came, Liu waved him away and asked him, "Have you met the Empress Dowager?"

Honghui hummed, sat down and said, "The empress sent someone to wait outside the Hall of Qinzheng, and told her son that the emperor's grandmother was ill after the court... I heard from the empress, Er Niang, you promise to persuade the fourteenth uncle to come back?"

Mrs. Liu nodded and said: "It's been so many years, it's time to come back, even if you lose your temper, you should have a limit, after all, it's the elders."

He said again: "This matter, it's best for you to come forward."

Hong Hui hummed: "I miss Fourteenth Uncle too."

At the beginning when Yinzhen left, it was really like a farce.

Back then when Kangxi abdicated and passed a bunch of sons to Honghui, the Wuya family became the empress dowager, and the Liu family also changed from a prince to a queen mother.

Regarding this result, everyone except Kangxi was dumbfounded, but at that time Honghui was about to reach adulthood, and Kangxi was intimidating, so it did not cause any turmoil.

Later, when Kangxi passed away, there was nothing wrong with court, but the harem was in chaos first.

Wu Yashi and Liu Shi are at odds, Wu Yashi has looked down on Liu Shi since the first time she saw her, and she still does now.

In terms of identity, she is the Empress Dowager, and Liu is the Empress Dowager. In terms of blood, she is the emperor's biological grandmother, and Liu is just Honghui's concubine...but Honghui is obviously closer and trusts Liu Hong Hui will always listen to Liu's opinion on everything!

When she and Liu quarreled, it seemed that every time Honghui was on her side, it seemed that she had the upper hand every time, but she clearly felt that such quarrels again and again were nothing more than pushing Honghui and the others away. Pushing towards Liu Shi again and again, the more violent she is, the farther Hong Hui will be away from her, but what else can she do besides making trouble?Sitting in that position was her grandson, and her character was destined that she would not win over Honghui like she did with Kangxi.

The paranoid and headstrong Wu Yashi became more and more irritable, and began to feel that no one took her seriously, and gradually even Honghui hated her.

On the one hand, Honghui, the grandson of the white-eyed wolf who only came to see her once or twice a month, was immersed in research, and on the other hand, his filial son Yinzhen, who came to talk to her every now and then to make her happy... So she began to contact the courtiers, saying that Honghui was not doing his job properly. For the sake of the name, they conspired to abolish Honghui and replace Yinzhen with the superior position!

It's a pity that this decision met with opposition from everyone, including her natal Wuya clan - after all, the current queen is also surnamed Wuya, but the Fourteenth Fujin is not.

For her actions, the courtiers not only objected, but also felt disgusted. Together with the anger over Yinzuo's death, countless bullets impeached the Empress Dowager—if the title of the Empress Dowager was not too strong, the officials would be angry. Abandoned she is light.

The final result was that Wu Yashi retreated back to the harem and did not dare to disturb the wind and rain any more. She didn't even have the face to stay in the capital with Yinzhen, and took the initiative to ask Ying to go out to fight. This has been going on for many years.

Thinking of this, Honghui couldn't help sighing, and said: "I really don't know why Grandpa Huang chose me to be emperor, I obviously don't like this, if I have the time to listen to their quarrels in the court, why don't I do more experiments?" !"

"Probably..." Mrs. Liu smiled and said, "Because you are the most like him!"

This may be one of the reasons, but it is also because at that time, the situation was so good, all the princes showed their talents and made great achievements in different fields, and the whole Qing Dynasty was thriving under their efforts .Even Kangxi was unwilling to destroy this situation.But he knew his sons. After Yinzuo left, no one could convince everyone, and no one could tolerate these powerful brothers generously. Once one of them ascended the throne, it would be another Enter the dragon.That being the case, it would be better to choose Honghui. He has good aptitude, open-mindedness, and no desire for absolute control over power, so he can accommodate his sons, and his sons will restrain each other, forming another a balance.

At this moment, Hong Hui's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and said, "Emiang, does your son really look like Uncle Six?"

Liu shook her head with a smile, and said, "It's not like that. But... it's better than others."

Honghui smiled and said, "If he can be more like others, my son will be satisfied."

"You," Liu reprimanded, "you're in your 30s, why do you still look like a child! You won't be going back tonight, are you?" Hong Hui preferred to stay in the research institute rather than the palace.

Hong Hui said: "I won't go back, I will stay in the palace today."

Then he said with a frowning face: "Emiang will make some dishes for herself in a while, my son will have dinner here, and I happen to have a few questions about electromagnetism that I want to discuss with you, Emiang, read Uncle Six's article It seems to understand but not understand."

Mrs. Liu said: "You have emptied those few drops of ink in my stomach long ago. If you don't even understand, it's even more useless to ask me—I'm also tired today, and I don't have the energy to cook. Get lost." Go back to your own palace and eat!"

Honghui responded unhappily, and Mrs. Liu sighed: "Honghui, the so-called learning is endless. There is nothing wrong with you liking those things, but you can't just get in and get out! The progress of society depends on the collective wisdom after all. , the power of the whole people, one more you is not too much, one less you is not much, you have to fulfill your obligations as a king, husband, and son.”

"Emiang, what you said is wrong. Isn't Uncle Six alone? He is more powerful than all of them combined."

Liu choked, and said, "Don't mention that evildoer, who can compare with him?"

Hong Hui said seriously: "Emiang, my son can't compare to my sixth uncle, but it doesn't mean that one more than me is no more, and one less than me is a lot. At least in the era when there was no sixth uncle, my son was the most powerful——Er Niang , don’t you think it’s too wasteful for a genius scientist like your son to be emperor?”

Mrs. Liu burst out laughing, and said seriously: "No matter what, you should spend some time every month to accompany the Queen and the others."

Hong Hui nodded and said, "What Er Niang said is true."

Mrs. Liu snorted, and said in surprise, "How can you listen so well today?"

Hong Hui said: "Didn't Er Niang say that more people are more powerful? Our family has a good blood. I want to have more children, just like my son when he was young. Er Niang, you will teach him first, and when he is older, he will take care of him." Around me... the things Sixth Uncle left behind are very difficult, my son may not even try to fully understand them in this life, I have to let them continue to do it! Alas, it's a pity that Sixth Uncle didn't leave a man and a half woman behind, otherwise..."

Liu Shi was speechless, stroked his forehead, and waved him to leave.

Honghui said goodbye with a smile.

After sending Honghui away, Mrs. Liu fell silent again. What Honghui said was also a problem.

When that person was around, he tacitly allowed Chen Zhuo to secretly copy a copy of what he wrote, and he had already taken good care of him, but Chen Zhuo, a white-eyed wolf, was not satisfied. The disciple kidnapped two.Later, although the fourth master and the thirteenth master snatched one back, they took it directly to North America, so only Liu Yang remained in the Qing Dynasty.

Liu Yang had taken in quite a few disciples, but after all these years, only Hong Hui was the one who really taught him, and the rest were half-baked ones—if Hong Hui single-mindedly became his emperor, these things might disappear in a few years. Broken generation.

Although the school has been expanded several times, due to the limited number of teachers, it is equivalent to the vocational and technical schools of later generations, and it is still the kind that junior high school graduates go to. It is not easy to cultivate research talents in this kind of school.

Forget it, take your time!Fortunately, even if it is really dated, there are still those manuscripts.

Unconsciously, I thought of Yinzhen again. I received his last letter a year ago, saying that the situation over there had been settled and that she was going to establish a country in North America. She also said that if she wanted to go, she would go with the boat.

It was not difficult for the Liu family to make the decision to stay in the Qing Dynasty.To her, Yinzhen is not so much a lover as a boss. She approached Yinzhen with the intention of investing at the beginning, but after getting along for a long time, her spring heart is inevitably a little sprouting, but this kind of sprouting is in " When I broke the matter between Yinzhen and Yinzuo, I was drowned by a basin of cold water... After I realized that I might have misunderstood, I couldn't regain that feeling.

If you analyze it purely with rationality, in terms of benefits, she was already the empress dowager in the Qing Dynasty and reached the pinnacle of her life, so why bother chasing Yinzhen to be a concubine?From an emotional point of view, Honghui's affection for her is definitely deeper than Yinzhen's for her, so the decision to stay in Daqing is absolutely correct.

But having said that, she still has some regrets in her heart. Even if there is no love, she still wants to see that man, with the soldiers and horses of the Qing Dynasty, galloping overseas and invincible heroic posture.

Just as he was thinking wildly, someone from below came to pass the word that Liu Lu asked to see him, so he changed his clothes again and went to the main hall to see the guest.

As soon as Liu Lu entered the door, Liu Shi was startled: "Master Liu, what's wrong?" His face was bruised and purple, as if he had been beaten violently.

Responding again, he said, "President Liu did it?"

Liu Lu is now the prime minister, and no one dares to do anything to him except his brother Liu Yang.

Liu Lu nodded: "... I don't know who to listen to, come to me to settle accounts, saying that I am ungrateful, intending to overthrow the Qing Dynasty, in vain..."

One word "six" was suffocated, and I couldn't continue. After a pause, I said: "Nowadays, political affairs are almost completely controlled by the cabinet. The cabinet is divided into half and half. Previously, the lower officials took advantage of their status. Sit firmly in the position of Prime Minister. Now that the Eighth Prince has resigned from the position of the ruling king, and there are no Manchus in the cabinet who are fighting against the lower officials, how can they not make trouble? Now that the court is arguing about this matter all day long, it is better to come up with a charter as soon as possible That's good."

Liu said indifferently: "Then let those people elect another person, not necessarily Wang Jue, as long as they can convince them, he can be the prime minister."

Liu Lu frowned and said, "Empress Dowager, since ancient times, officials of the third rank and above have been appointed by the emperor, how can there be any reason for self-selection?"

Mrs. Liu interrupted: "Not before, let's start now!"

He asked again, "How did you go about finding someone to revise the law earlier?"

Liu Ludao: "It's already being done."

Mrs. Liu nodded, asked a few more words, and asked him to back down.

If Kangxi knew that he chose Honghui, who was not doing his job properly, as the emperor, and this situation would become like this, he would definitely regret it, right?

Gradually implement the electoral system, revise the law, write "the prince breaks the law and commit the same crime as the common people" and "everyone is equal before the law" into the law, and cut off many privileges of officials and nobles... These can also make her this Ladies, have you left a mark in the history books?

If this is done, her life will not be in vain. The only regret is that she has not tasted what true love is like.But in the Qing Dynasty, love was too extravagant. She had already obtained a lot, so she couldn't be too greedy... Well, if she really meets someone she likes in the future, it would be nice to have a twilight love.

outside the palace.

"Master Xiang, are you going back home?"

Liu Lu got into the carriage and said calmly, "Leave the city and go to the garden." Although the garden is still exquisite, it has long since lost its original cleanliness, but it is the closest place he can go to.

Gently touching the corners of his eyes, he felt a clear pain. Liu Lu leaned against the carriage and closed his eyes.

Liu Yang, I really hate you.

I hate that you stayed with that person for seven full years, and stayed by his side until the last moment, but I couldn't even see him...

I hate that you can continue his knowledge and wisdom, you know what he knows, you know what he knows, but I have nothing...

I hate that you can stand in front of others as his student and heir, but I am nothing...

Obviously I was the one who met him first, and obviously I tried my best to get closer to him—studying with a child ten years younger than me, climbing up desperately, but before I got close, he was gone... …

Even the hope of standing under the steps and looking up is shattered...

But even if this world is left with only black and white because of losing you, I will still guard this world for you and turn it into something you prefer...