Road to Shunzhi

The literary society of the southeast literati started vigorously, and everyone talked about the current situation, and then began to read the Ming Dynasty.To be honest, they can't think of anything to miss. People's lives seem to be better, the Little Ice Age is over, and there are no major disasters.Finally, there was a flood disaster, and the court handled it quite well.Thinking about it again, it seems that the worst thing the court has done is to prevent them all from being high-ranking officials.Of course, they are high-ranking scholars who regard fame and wealth as dung, how can they say such a thing, they have to find another way, and start to lament, the world is getting worse, women are no longer bound, and they can remarry at will. There is an archway!But now?The imperial court actually supports remarriage!There is still two taels of silver for remarrying!Of course, there are still women who know the shame and stick to it all their lives, but they don’t see half a brick of the chaste archway. Speaking of it, after the founding of the Qing Dynasty, even half of the archway was not distributed!

Fulin didn't expect that the widow's remarriage issue that had been going on for such a long time would be brought up again, and she was in a good mood.I can only find fault with such trivial matters, which proves that I have done better than Chongzhen. At least, there are fewer corrupt officials than at that time, and the lives of the people are better than at that time. This is the best affirmation for an emperor.

As for those blah, blah, blah, Fulin just ordered someone to write down their names—if you have the ability, don't take the imperial examination, and miss the former Ming Dynasty forever.Don't think about being an official of the court while thinking about scolding the court for being bad.

Fulin suddenly realized that as an emperor, he was quite competent, and he felt satisfied.He sorted out the current situation: firearms are being developed, the common people have corn and potatoes, which are easy to grow, the navy is well trained, and the economy has also developed.The only thing that is not so satisfactory is the Eight Banners.The days are getting better, Baqi is lying on the credit book, eating hot food, drinking spicy food, and not doing production, each of them has become an old man.However, the Eight Banners could not be moved easily, so Fulin felt his head hurt from thinking about it, sighed softly, and rewrote the two big characters "Eight Banners" on the paper, and then ordered Hua Mengan to bring in a brazier and put the paper on the paper. Burned.

Since Hua Meng'an became the Chief Eunuch of the Qianqing Palace, he has also read books and learned some words, so he can tell what the emperor is bothered about at a glance.But his advantage is that he can control his mouth, without saying a word, he quietly stands behind Fulin and rubs his shoulders for him.

Fulin was drowsy, and Hua Mengan's hands were rubbing his shoulders gently, making him feel sleepy.The first month of the 17th year has not been too long. It is very troublesome during the Chinese New Year. There are many things that the emperor has to do by himself. Moreover, after the Confucian Temple in the capital is built, he has to go to worship Confucius to show that he respects culture. good emperor.After the busy first month, there are still many backlogs of political affairs, and he has had less than two hours of sleep for several nights.

He is the emperor, he is the biggest, and he can sleep when he wants to.There is naturally a bed for him to rest at the back of the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Fulin was prepared to take a nap under Hua Mengan's service, but he didn't want to sleep until it was dark and didn't wake up.

Hua Meng'an was entangled, not knowing whether he should wake up the emperor, Bumbutai sent a court lady to visit, Hua Meng'an immediately ordered the little eunuch to take care of the emperor, and went to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to report the situation to the Queen Mother.After learning that his son was so tired, Bumbutai was so distressed that he said again and again: "Don't disturb him, let him have a good rest." He ordered the small kitchen to make ginseng chicken soup and so on to nourish his body He also made cheese and porridge, all of which were kept warm on the stove, so that the emperor could eat them as soon as he woke up.

The queen was also worried.During this time, the emperor was so busy that he didn't even have time to look after the children, and even the meals were used in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and she hadn't seen the emperor for a few days.Over the years, she has long regarded herself as her cousin's wife. If a wife can't even take care of her husband's health, she can't justify herself.Therefore, she also sent someone to guard outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, went to the small kitchen in person, made soup, and made some side dishes.

Fulin slept soundly this time, until the next morning, when it was the usual time to go to court.Seeing that the emperor didn't intend to wake up, Hua Mengan gritted his teeth and went to call him.Unexpectedly, the emperor, who is usually extremely self-controlled, is now like a child lying in bed, unable to wake up no matter what.Hua Mengan's heart skipped a beat, a disrespectful idea popped up in his mind, he stretched out a finger, tremblingly put it under Fulin's nose, felt his steady breathing, and he was relieved, and finally After realizing that the place where his fingers brushed just now was terribly hot, he hurriedly probed the emperor's forehead, and was shocked: his forehead was scorching hot, but his face turned pale, which is not a good thing!The empress dowager and the queen's two parties stayed in the side hall all night, all of them were exhausted, but they saw the little eunuch rushing to the imperial hospital, and the anxious Hua Mengan.

The emperor was seriously ill. After the news came out, the court was in an uproar.The emperor was young, and no one thought that he would get sick. The imperial physicians checked the pulse one by one, and came up with a result tremblingly, saying that he was sick from overwork.

Bumbutai was about to burst into tears, pointing at Hua Mengan and scolding: "What's the use of you as a slave! The master doesn't know how to rest, so don't you know how to persuade him? Drag the Ai family down and beat him hard. !"

Hua Meng'an just kowtowed again and again without saying anything, the queen persuaded: "Emiang, the emperor usually values ​​this slave, if it is broken, it will not look good on the emperor. It is better to let him pay for his sins and take good care of him." Your Majesty, if something goes wrong again, it won't be too late to count the crimes and punish them."

With a cold face, Bumbutai told Hua Mengan to take good care of the emperor, while he went in and looked around, then plunged into the Buddhist hall and prayed to Fulin.

A person who has been in good health and doesn't even sneeze usually falls ill, usually violently, and Fulin's illness is the same.The medicine given by the Tai Hospital only focuses on stability, and the medicine is mild in nature. Although it is symptomatic, it cannot defeat the disease very well.What's more, the emperor has been in a semi-comatose state, and his body is honestly resisting the bitter concoction, most of which cannot be poured in.

The emperor fell into a coma for three days.Chaotang began to chaos.This is an era of backward medical treatment, where a minor cold can kill you everywhere.There is no shortage of precious medicinal materials in the palace, but there is no guarantee that the emperor will be well, so some speculators started to run around.

The Prince Regent's Mansion also changed from its usual desertedness and became lively.Dorgon had already heard the news that he was no longer going to court, but now he stood up and stabilized the court.Another old guy who stood up was Hong Chengchou, and he also got the Queen Mother's order, ordering him to temporarily lead the affairs of the South Study Room.

At the same time, Sangji ordered all his subordinates to stand still. If the emperor had any accidents, he would play a role in calming people's minds.A while ago, the emperor had named him the admiral of the Nine Gates, in charge of public security in the capital, so he had to stand firm.Some shrewd ones, such as Shuo Sai, Jin Zhijun, Fei Yanggu, Dang Chongya, etc., all told the people in the mansion to keep their own place and not act rashly; while those like Ji Du, who are in sight, prayed day and night for the emperor to get well soon. , otherwise their life will be difficult.

The emperor's condition fluctuated from good to bad. Sometimes he woke up in a good spirit and could talk to people, but sometimes he was in a semi-comatose state. Bumbutai couldn't stay in the Buddhist hall any longer. On the one hand, he secretly contacted the vassal kings and Mongolia, on the other hand, he ordered people to clean up a palace alone and let Dorgon live in it.

She can see clearly.The emperor's brothers had been tamed long ago, and the sons were still young. If the emperor had any troubles, the only one who would benefit would be the regent.She had to put Dorgon in front of her eyes and win over her, otherwise, if this man had any thoughts, the victim would be her son.

Another anxious person is Inna.She has long since disregarded the importance of men and women, going to the Hall of Mental Cultivation every day, bringing medicine and water, and never pretending to others.Sometimes when Fulin is in good spirits, she will let her children come together to talk.

In fact, Fulin didn't know everything.He also wanted to recover from his illness, but the patient should not be anxious. Once anxious, the effect of the medicine would be slower.He himself understood that he had endured too much because of his youth and good health.It's like a tightly stretched rubber band that has been in a tight state and suddenly relaxes, either broken or no longer elastic.

The patient's mind is always fragile.Bumubutai muttered every day: "The emperor must take good care of his illness, don't worry, the matter of the harem is related to my mother, and the matter of the previous dynasty is related to your uncle, you just take good care of your health." In this way, Fulin couldn't help feeling that she was superfluous, and she was a little disheartened.It was the Queen's nagging that caught his ear a little bit more.Ren Na really developed a husband and wife relationship with him. When no one was around, she would sit by the bed and wipe her tears, nagging something in Mongolian, "Cousin, if you have something wrong, I won't live anymore." "Cousin, you need to get better soon, the children and I are waiting for you." "Cousin, you promised to take me and the children out to play in the Spring Festival, so you can't say nothing", etc. Such trivial matters made Fulin, who was ill, feel the importance of himself, and struggled even more to get better.

Finally, the Regent broke out.

When the emperor was ill, there were always more than three imperial physicians who took the pulse together.On this day, after the consultation, the imperial physicians held a small meeting to add or subtract a few herbs from the previous prescription.Dorgon snatched it from the side, took a few glances, and scolded: "You slaves, you know how to warm up and warm up. Your Majesty has been warming up for several days, but it doesn't get better. I know your prescription is wrong! "

Song Yuanshou lowered his head, his heart was heaving, and he said: "Wait for the minister to prescribe another prescription."

It is always safe to use medicines in hospitals.The emperor's pulse was full of vitality. Even if he didn't take medicine, he would be fine after a month's rest. It's only four or five days now, so it's normal that he can't fully recover.They also just want to recuperate first, so it will be useless.

Dorgon kicked him: "Hurry up! No matter how ill the emperor is, I'll chop off your heads!"

Got it!With a swipe of Yuanshou Song's pen, a prescription was immediately issued, and after boiling it, Guan Fulin drank it.The medicine did work, and not long after, Fulin felt hot all over, sweating profusely, and felt much better.After drinking another pair at night, I was able to get out of bed and walk around the next day.

The emperor can finally go to court.This was great news, but Fulin was not so happy, because during the few days of his illness, Zheng Jing had turned his back on him.