Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

The Empress Dowager sighed and said: "The emperor is so smart, the first emperor's heirs are not enough, and he will be the emperor after all."Nanny Liu said: "Maybe, the Prince and Prince were also smart when they were young. If you hadn't taken advantage of the Grandfather's visit to the Peony Terrace to enjoy the flowers, you would have sent the Emperor to the Ji En Hall to meet the Grandfather. The Grandfather liked the Emperor. Admire the flowers together, and then take them back to the palace to raise them. The emperor can hardly say that he has today.

The Empress Dowager said: Geng was born beautiful, and the late Emperor liked her. At that time, I was really worried about Hongli. He is such a smart, hardworking and talented child, he should be on the Great Treasure.He became the emperor, our Great Qing, not to mention the first emperor, is actually stronger than the holy grandfather!Nanny Liu said: "This is all your heart for the emperor. You are worthy of Mrs. Qian, and you are worthy of the emperor."The Empress Dowager seemed to be stuck in the memory, and said: At that time, I was not favored, and I was fine with myself, but if I want Hongli, I can't drag him down, otherwise I will not be able to see Qian Shi when I come to Jiuquan. .

Liu Nanny said: "The holy grandfather likes the emperor, but the holy grandfather also considers your origin, which is better than Geng's, so he likes the emperor."The emperor's mother-in-law didn't say her background, she had a past, although she was for the late emperor, how could she be the empress dowager of the Qing Dynasty.The queen mother smiled and said: How do you know, the emperor is going to vigorously support Han women now.Mother Liu said: "What does the emperor think?"

The Empress Dowager said: It is the ancestor's precept not to accept Han women in the palace. During the period of the holy ancestors, in order not to violate the ancestor's precepts, the status of Han women in the palace was very low. Most of them were born as female historians, and they wore Han costumes in the palace.But Shengzu actually likes Han girls, and a lot of elder brothers belong to Han girls.You know Concubine Mi, it is said that she was originally a small drama played by Jiangnan weaving and offering, and she gave birth to three elder brothers. Looking for parents, I stayed in Suzhou for three more days during the southern tour.The first emperor had no scruples, the Nian family, the Li family, the Qian family, and the Geng family were all Han Chinese, and the Nian family was still his favorite imperial concubine, Ai Wu and Wu Liu elder brother.When it came to the emperor, he liked the Han people and liked to write Chinese poems. He felt that the Han people were smart and capable. The two concubines, Gao and Su, were all Han. .Nanny Liu said: But isn't the emperor doting on Concubine Rong right now?The queen mother said: Yes, but the Manchu and Han are the rulers, he can't ask a Hui girl to be the queen, and Shen Bi has no children.

Mother Liu was taken aback, and said, "Be a queen?"You mean the current concubine Ling?But the slave looked at her, she was not doing well.The Empress Dowager said: "The emperor said good training|teaching, don't you understand?"Knowing about Qian Zhengyuan, he can't take Nala Shi, so he finds someone who is obedient, but it may not be true to be a queen.He valued Rong Yin's son-in-law before, then he liked Wei Yingluo, and now he likes my Shen Bi.

Nanny Liu asked: Do you also think that this concubine is because of Wei Yingluo?The Empress Dowager said: Wei Yingluo is much more capable. If Wei Yingluo hadn't wanted to be with Fu Heng wholeheartedly, she might be the lord of the six palaces in the future.You see how easy it is for her to raise children.Nanny Liu nodded, and said: "The servant just doesn't understand, Han people are fine, but why does the emperor like a palace maid who was born in a coat."The queen mother said: If Wei Yingluo wants to do something, she must first please people. Didn't I say that she is the most pleasing person in the Forbidden City. Before that, she flattered Rong Yin and became the most popular person in Changchun Palace. To avenge Rong Yin, we have to curry favor with our emperor.If you offend the emperor, you will please me.Mother Liu said: Then why does the emperor like Concubine Rong?

The queen mother smiled and said: Shen Bi, she looks like Rongyin and Wei Yingluo, of course he likes it.Nanny Liu was very surprised and asked, "Is she like Wei Yingluo?"The servant saw that she had a very good temper.The queen mother smiled and said: "It was outside. I saw what happened this time. She is an angel to the emperor, just like Wei Yingluo. The emperor still likes this, so I say she is a smart person."Moreover, she is still like Gao Shi before.Nanny Liu was even more surprised: You said she looks like Concubine Gao?Why didn't the servant see it?The Empress Dowager laughed and said: Shen Bi likes to sing and dance, isn't it the same as Gao's likes to sing operas, the emperor used to be here, and he was still Prince Bao at that time, it is said that he listened to her operas all day long, the two of them are very good.

Mother Liu smiled and said: "Eunuch Hu told you again?"The queen mother smiled and said: Hu Shijie is an old man from Yongwang's mansion, and he also watched the emperor grow up. Li Yu was promoted by him. After I entered the palace with the first emperor and before the emperor ascended the throne, he always came here and knew the most. clear.The emperor missed him and gave him the house outside Changchun Garden.At that time, it was thanks to him that the Peony Terrace happened and the emperor is today.Mother Liu said: Well, if it wasn't for that day, when he taught you that Geng's mother and son had eaten too much food and couldn't go to serve, the late emperor asked you and the emperor to accompany the holy grandfather.But at the end of the day, it's your fault.You were so kind to Eunuch Hu back then.

The queen mother recalled the past, nodded, and said: "It's all for our mother and son, for the emperor."Starting from Prince Yong's Mansion, the late emperor's favorite was Hu Shijie, just like Li Yu who is beside the emperor today.At that time, he was also the one who told me that the first emperor was like a thorn in his back to the Qian family, and taught me to find a way to ask the emperor to come.The emperor can have today, he is a great achievement.Mother Liu said: I still remember what you said to Mrs. Qian at that time. You said: If you can't bear it, you can't get it. Even for Mrs. Qian, you must let the fourth son be on the big treasure.The Empress Dowager sighed, and said: At that time, the first emperor had been secretly fighting for the throne, all kinds of dangers, and he was determined to win. The emperor's biological mother was also an amazing woman, so he could have a son like him.

Nanny Liu said: "You also think that your concubine is OK?"But this family background is too low, even Wei Yingluo is not as good as Wei Yingluo, how can Wei Yingluo be covered with three flags.The queen mother smiled and said: "It's good to teach|teach, and, she is the one the emperor wants to set up, and the Nala family is the one I want to set up. The emperor has always been reluctant, and he still doesn't like it."You see, she looks like she's having an easy time raising kids, too.Grandma Liu said: Yes, yes.

The queen mother nodded and said: But whether she can stand up or not depends on her own good fortune. I think the emperor has limited treatment for her. You know, Hongli, he is so picky, and he has many women.Mother Liu smiled and said: It seems that the emperor still misses Wei Yingluo.The Empress Dowager smiled again and said: "If you don't get it, you feel good."Nanny Liu said: But you like Concubine Rong, right?The Empress Dowager nodded and said: She is much more innocent than Wei Yingluo, Wei Yingluo has no sincerity towards the emperor, the emperor is just too hot to shave his head.

Nanny Liu chuckled and said: No wonder you gave her to Fu Heng.The queen mother pursed her lips and said with a smile: Rong Yin is right, Wei Yingluo should not stay in the palace, and gave it to Fu Heng. The Fucha family and the emperor's worries about the previous incident will be gone, and they will be loyal to the emperor.Now, I think it's pretty good, everything is pretty good.take it easy.Knowing that the Empress Dowager was talking about Erqing, Liu Momo said with a smile: Yes, you can rest assured that Concubine Rong is taking care of the emperor, but now this concubine wants to take care of the emperor, but she just can't.The queen mother also smiled and said: "It's only useful."

When the emperor saw Wei Mei again, she was already confinement.It was already dark, and after paying her respects, the emperor said to her gently: You have worked hard, Zhaohuazhen and Huangeriang both like it very much.Wei Mei happily said: Thank you, the emperor and the queen mother, and also thank you for the reward you gave to the concubine.The emperor looked at her and said, "Ling is a good word."Wei Meidao: Yes, my concubine understands, thank the emperor for giving the word, and thank the emperor for giving Gege the name, but the concubine is talking about your clothes and pearls, the concubine is deeply impressed, and will never forget the emperor's words Kindness.The emperor smiled and picked up the tea bowl.

Wei Mei looked at the emperor from the side, and Li Yu pursed his lips and smiled.After a while, the emperor noticed that she was looking at him and looked at her in surprise, so she blushed and said: Your Majesty, I'm sorry, Wei Mei knows that you are very busy, and you were seriously ill at the beginning of the year, Empress Empress, Concubine Rong, Concubine Shu both went to serve soup and medicine in person, and concubines with low ranks were not allowed to go out, so they were unable to serve you.Concubine Rong often accompanies the Empress Dowager to honor the Emperor, what can Wei Mei do for you?

The emperor pondered and said: Now that the queen is here, Yilu has many things to go back to the queen. You and Yilu know each other well, so you can ask the queen to see if there is anything you can do.But this matter is not busy, you should take care of yourself first.Queen Mother likes Zhaohua, so you often take her there to make Queen Mother happy. Shen Bi has a lot of things to do, and Queen Mother also likes to be lively.Wei Mei hurriedly said: Yes, the concubine obeys the order.

The emperor saw her plump and rosy, full of energy, his heart moved, and he said: This Wufutang is a good place.The magnolia plant at the back of the yard was planted by the holy grandfather when he first built the garden for Huang Kao. When I was young, I often went to the lower reaches of the flowers, and it was the same age as me.Wei Mei was very pleasantly surprised, knelt down immediately, and said: "Thank you, the emperor, for giving this place to live in the concubine. The concubine likes the magnolia plant very much, and often waters it.The emperor nodded, and said: I will not blame you for your entry into the palace, so please serve the queen mother.Wei Mei hurriedly said: "Yes, thank you Your Majesty, the concubine will definitely serve the Empress Dowager wholeheartedly on behalf of the Emperor."

After coming out, Li Yu smiled at the emperor and said: This concubine really likes the emperor!The emperor smiled, shook his head, and asked, "Should Fu Heng be here?"Li Yudao: I should be waiting for the emperor.When the emperor entered Le'anhe, Fu Heng knelt down to pay his respects.This is the first evening meeting between the two after returning from Yuling, and it is also the first evening meeting between the two this year.The emperor said: You have been busy with the southern tour in the past few days since you came back. Let me tell you about the visit to the mausoleum.

Fu Heng then told the details of the visit to the mausoleum in Yuling that day, saying that the lights in the tomb were off and he thought it was his sister's response, so please the emperor rest assured.The emperor only nodded solemnly.Fu Heng smiled and said: Yingluo came out and said, the name Fu Long'an you gave is very good, she likes it very much.The emperor was a little surprised when he saw that he took the initiative to talk about Yingluo, but he nodded with a smile, and asked again: Gao...Fu Hengdao: The servant paid homage to the imperial concubine Huixian at Shi Wugong's place, according to the emperor's order.

The emperor lost his mind for a while, and then said: "Let's talk about things."Fu Hengdao: Yes, we have made preparations for the reception of Chuu Zhabu, the envoy of Turhu's Special Ministry tomorrow. At this time, we are summoning him in Zhengda Guangming Hall, and we are giving a banquet at noon.In addition, according to the emperor's intention, the decree has been drawn up to exempt Gansu from the first year of Qianlong's first year to the 15th year.In addition, the Eight Banners garrison is allowed to purchase private land in the garrison, and the imperial court collects taxes and food to promote the livelihood of the people in the garrison and the supply of military supplies. In particular, a special order was issued to General Zhaohui in Yili. He is establishing the Eight Banners garrison in Ili, and everything is ready. , so he was asked to make great efforts to farm the fields.As he spoke, he took out the three prepared imperial edicts and showed them to the emperor.After the emperor saw it, he was very satisfied, and said: "Okay, just follow this post, and then ask Hai Lancha how he is doing recently."Fu Heng smiled and said: Yes.

Then, the emperor said to Li Yu: "Hand up the picture of the Torghut Ministry, and the first volume is on the shelf over there."Said with a finger.Then Fu Heng was asked to tell the history of the Torghut Ministry in detail.Li Yu and Desheng hung up the chart together, and Fu Heng began to talk:

Turghut is an ancient tribe in Moxi Mongolia with a long history.The relationship between the Turhu Special Department and the Qing Dynasty originated from the Junggar War.

Moxi Mongolia, that is, Oirat Mongolia, is divided into four parts: Junggar, Heshuote, Durbert, and Turhut.

The Turghut Tribe lived in the area of ​​Lake Baikal since ancient times, nomadic in Yaer's Ershirnura in Huijiang, and their ancestors were Wang Han.Wang Han led the Keliete tribe. Because Wang Han's surname was "Krete", "Krete" was originally a surname of the Turhut tribe, and later developed into a clan with the largest distribution area. The largest number of people, the highest cultural heritage, the greatest power, and the longest history. "Krete" means "encirclement" and "guard", because the Kerete people in Wang Han's family did serve as the guards of Genghis Khan.In the Turghut dialect, the "Guard Army" is also called Turghut, so Keleite is called Turghut.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, He Erleke, the leader of Turhut, and Batur Huitaiji of the Junggar tribe had a bad relationship. The Junggar power became stronger and its territory expanded. He Erleke led his troops westward in the first year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty. For more than a year, they came to the lower reaches of the Ezile River, which was sparsely populated at that time, from the current Volga River to the Ural River.At this time, the Volga River Basin was not only rich in water and grass, but also uninhabited. It had not yet been controlled by Tsarist Russia, so the Turghuts who moved here established their own khanate.

At that time, Tsarist Russia was invading the Turkic-Mongol khanates that believed in Islam from the middle and lower reaches of the Volga River to the Caucasus. The invasion of Tsarist Russia, so received preferential treatment by Tsarist Russia.Afterwards, the Tsarist Russia-Turghut coalition forces and the Turkic coalition forces launched a long war in the Volga-Caucasus area, and Turghut also accepted the tsar's canonization and became a subject of Tsarist Russia.

When the Turghut tribe was strong, their khanate was equal to Russia, but after Tsarist Russia became stronger, they were required to bow their heads and surrender.

In the eighth year of Kangxi, he and Orlek's great-grandson Ayuqi became the leader of the Turhu Special Department. In its heyday, the territory reached the Volga River in the west and north, the Caspian Sea in the south, and the Ural River in the east.In the 12th year of Kangxi, Ayuqi formed an alliance with Russia and swore allegiance.In the 36th year of Kangxi, Ayu Qifu signed an equal alliance treaty with the Russian Duke Corychen, and then sent cavalry to support Russia's war against Sweden.

Ayuqi has nothing to do with Genghis Khan in blood, but in the 36th year of Kangxi, he was awarded the title of "Khan" by the Sixth Lama and the Regent Sangye Gyal, which is equivalent to being recognized as the Khan of all Oirats.At that time, the leader of the Junggar tribe, Tserwang Alabutan, was awarded the title of "Huntaiji", that is, the deputy Khan. Ayuqi and Tserwang Alabutan competed for the leader of the Oirat tribal alliance, and the two tribes sent envoys to intermarry.

In the 37th year of Kangxi, Ayuqi sent a large mission to Tibet.In the same year, Sanzabu, the son of Ayuqi, betrayed his father and led 15000 of his subjects to defect to Tservan Allah Butan in Junggar, intending to go to Tibet. Some fled back to their father.When Ayuqi's mission returned, it was also intercepted by Cewang Allah Butan, so he had to defect to the Qing Dynasty. Later, he went nomadic on the banks of the Ejina River and became Ejina Turghut.

In order to attack Cewang Allah Butan, in the 48th year of Kangxi, Ayuqi sent envoys to detour to Siberia in an attempt to form an alliance with the Qing Dynasty.In the 51st year of Kangxi, Emperor Kangxi sent Tu Lichen to pass through the Russian territory, and two years later, he went to the lower reaches of the Vol River to meet Ayuqi.After Ayuqi's death, in the ninth year of Yongzheng, Lord Yongzheng sent another envoy, hoping to attack Junggar with Turhut.The Russian government refused on behalf of Turghut on the grounds of friendly relations with Junggar.

After Junggar was defeated by the Qing Dynasty, Ayuqi’s grandson was in charge of the Torghut Department. Because they wanted to get rid of the control of Tsarist Russia and expropriation, and based on the common belief in Tibetan Buddhism, they have been trying to bypass various obstacles and pay tribute to the Qing Dynasty. .The Turghut people believe in the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, that is, the Yellow Sect of Tibet. They make tea and worship Buddha, and they cannot do without Lamaism in their life and culture.Supporting and believing in Tibetan Buddhism was the basic state policy of the Qing Dynasty. The construction regulations of the Jehol Palace, including the disposal of Huo Jizhan, were typical examples.During this tribute, Turhu special envoy Chu Zhabu brought news that Turhu Tetaiji Dundobdash intended to return to the east, and implored the support and assistance of the Qing emperor.

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【East Return of Turhu Special Department】In September of the 20th year of Qianlong (1756), Taiji Dundobuda Bush of Turhu Special Department sent envoys to blow Zhabu as tribute and give banquets.In the same month, Gansu Qianlong's first year to 15 years of owed taxes were exempted.The history of the Turghut Department is described in the text.In the 36th year of Qianlong's reign (1771), Ubashi (the great-grandson of Ayuqi Khan), the leader of the Turhu Special Department, led his troops to break through the heavy volleys of Tsarist Russia in order to get rid of the oppression of Tsarist Russia.Emperor Qianlong believed that since the Turhu Special Forces came to surrender, they should be accepted, and they should not be rejected out of fear of trouble.Therefore, it was decided to accept resettlement for the Turghut Ministry.

When the Torghut Ministry just arrived in Ili, Russia negotiated with the Qing government through diplomatic means, asking it not to accept the Turghut Ministry into the country. Emperor Qianlong ordered someone to reply to the tsar after learning of this: I can’t live in peace here, and I want to receive the favor of the great emperor, so I am sincerely attached to the Qing Dynasty. The great emperor gave them kindness, and assigned their household registration and subordinates to live in different places, so that they can each obtain a safe place to live.”Unexpectedly, the Russian tsar made another negotiation, threatening Qianlong to launch a war if he did not hand over the Torghut Ministry. Emperor Qianlong was furious when he heard Russia's words, and immediately replied: "If you want to pursue Iran Wait, you can pursue it within the territory of Russia, and we will never interfere. However, it has already entered our territory, so you must not chase it arbitrarily within our territory. ".

The Qing government allocated 300 million taels of silver from the Shaanxi bank, and at the same time mobilized a large amount of materials to help Turghut, including 20 horses, cattle, and sheep, 41 stones of rice and wheat, more than 2 tea bags, and 51 pieces of sheep fur. More than 61 pieces, more than 59 pieces of cotton cloth, more than 17 catties of cotton, and a large number of felt huts.At the same time, they surveyed lands with rich water and grass, and allocated Bayinbulak, Wusu, and Khobduo to the Turghuts as pastures so that they could live and work in peace and contentment.This is a major event that shines in the annals of history.According to the records of the Qing palace archives "Manchu Records Deputy Memorial", the 9 Turghuts who left the Volga grassland, after a fierce battle along the way, coupled with the plague of disease and hunger, "only half of them went to Ili."In other words, about 40 to 1175 people sacrificed their lives.In the [-]th year of Qianlong in Qing Dynasty ([-]), the Qing government established the Unaen Suzhuktu Old Turghut South Road League. The largest banner is the "Krete" Banner, which is also the Khan Banner. Belongs to this flag.

[Wufutang] was the birthplace of the princes and daughters at that time, not the daily residence of the inner court concubines.The novel has been adjusted.

[Concubine Mi] Kangxi's favorite concubine Mi Concubine/Wang Concubine, the background anecdotes are shown in the article, and will be involved later in the novel.