Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

The emperor did go to Baoyue Tower after breakfast.Concubine Rong got up late, she was still combing her hair in front of the mirror, when she saw the emperor came, she hurriedly knelt down to pay her respects, then smiled and said: "Why are you so early today?"The emperor smiled, sat down on the couch, and said: "When will I come to see you?"Concubine Rong walked over slowly, crawled on his lap, and said: "Chen Bi misses you very much, are you better?"Seeing that her black hair was like a waterfall, the emperor touched her head and said, "Don't you use hair oil?"Concubine Rong said: The concubine's hair will get oily after a while.

The emperor nodded, he knew very little about her.While talking, Caiyun brought two Hui maids and several eunuchs to bring breakfast, and was surprised when he saw the emperor and Li Yu.The emperor didn't seem to notice, Concubine Rong was busy winking at her, so she taught someone to put the breakfast on the table, and then retreated, Li Yu followed and closed the door behind her.

Concubine Rong sat down to eat quietly by herself, and after a while, she found that the emperor was still sitting on the couch, not knowing what she was thinking.So she went to ask someone to clean it up, and served tea and fruits to the emperor. After everything was settled, she continued to comb her hair in front of the mirror.Suddenly the emperor asked: "Is your foot okay?"Can I dance?Concubine Rong said: "The imperial doctor came to see yesterday and said that it will take some time before she can dance."The emperor nodded and said nothing.Concubine Rong smiled, then crawled on his lap again, looked up at him and said: "Chen Bi can't dance, but Chen Bi can sing for the emperor."

The emperor wondered: Why didn't I know you could sing before?Concubine Rong said: "When you came, you were watching the dancing of the courtiers and concubines, how could you know?"The emperor said: "What can you sing?"Concubine Rong said: Our folk songs in Tianshan.The emperor said, "Okay, sing it to me."Concubine Rong stood up and went to get a piano.The emperor saw that it was a yellow stringed qin, and remembered that when Shen Bi was dancing, the musician seemed to be holding such a qin in his hand.Concubine Rong said: "This is Dutar. You saw Tanbul before."The emperor was confused about these names and just nodded.

Concubine Rong sat down on the stool and began to pluck the strings.The sound of the piano is very small, but the timbre is very soft.She sang softly:

**I am a thousand-year snow lotus

The beauty you gave is swaying in the wind

And you just a soft kiss

end my attachment to you

I only want to be your snow lotus once in this life

Bloom the most beautiful buds for you

every time the snow falls

waiting to meet you in the next life

I am a thousand year snow lotus

quietly staring into the distance

You promised you would appear when the flowers bloom

I'm waiting crazily

I only want to be your snow lotus once in this life

Bloom the most beautiful buds for you

every time the snow falls

waiting to meet you in the next life

The emperor was stunned, completely immersed in the beautiful singing.Concubine Rong sang three times. Seeing that the emperor hadn't recovered, she smiled and put down the piano.The sound of the zither stopped abruptly for a long time before the emperor clapped his hands a few times and said with a smile: "It's really nice to sing!"The song and lyrics are also good!Concubine Rong said: Your Majesty, what is on your mind today?The emperor shook his head.Concubine Rong said: "It's because of Lord Fu Heng, right?"I heard he took another wife today.The emperor's eyes flashed and he looked at her.Concubine Rong said: "So you think of the former empress."

The emperor heaved a sigh of relief, and when she heard Rongyin mentioned, he sighed unconsciously and said: Yes.Concubine Rong said: "You should be happy, the Empress Empress will be happy today too."The emperor said: I'm sorry for her, she hated me very much when she left, and didn't leave me a word.Concubine Rong was taken aback, thought for a while, and said: Is it because you have other women?The emperor said: Yes.Concubine Rong said: You are wrong, you have other women, it has always been like that.I heard that she left because of the loss of Brother Seven and was overly sad.The emperor shook his head and said: You don't understand.

Concubine Rong thought for a while, and said: If Master Fu Heng forgives you, you can forgive yourself.The emperor looked at her.Concubine Rong continued: Lord Fu Heng is her own younger brother. I also heard that their siblings are very close. I believe Lord Fu Heng has forgiven you, right?The emperor said: How do you know?Concubine Rong smiled and said: Lord Fu Heng is a good man, he loves you, and he will not make you sad.The emperor suddenly felt warm in his heart, and said, "Chen Bi, come here."Concubine Rong stood up and walked to his side.The emperor pulled her into his arms and asked: Fu Heng is a good person, what about Zhen?Concubine Rong smiled and said: "Chen Bi said last time that you are a good person, and you are a good person with strength. You are the god on our Tianshan Mountain, the god in Shen Bi's heart."The emperor felt even warmer in his heart, and leaned down to kiss her.

Concubine Rong was immersed in the emperor's enthusiasm, but she kept sighing in her heart.After a long time, the emperor let her go and said, "Let's go outside for a walk."Concubine Rong said: I got your will a few years ago, today Shen Bi is going to see his elder brother and sister-in-law, do you want to go together?According to the rules, concubines are not allowed to leave the palace to go home to visit relatives, but concubine Rong is given a special case by the emperor, she can go to her brother-in-law's house for two days every three months at the request of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.The emperor couldn't remember this for a long time, and was a little embarrassed and embarrassed. Concubine Rong smiled and said: "If you wear our clothes, others will not know it's you."

The emperor shook his head and said, "That won't work, I am the emperor of the Qing Dynasty."Concubine Rong said: "Okay, then you can call them over, let's talk with you together, and you will be happy."The emperor said: I just want to talk to you.Concubine Rong smiled and said: Well then, Shen Bi will not go.As he spoke, he called a Hui maid to come in and give some instructions.Then he said to the emperor: You have to cry when you are sad, and you have to find ways to make yourself happy, so that you can be truly happy.Seeing that she was still innocent and natural, the emperor felt relieved and said, "It's better to come to you."

The two went for a walk in the courtyard outside Baoyue Tower. Concubine Rong's feet were almost healed, but she was still not very stable when she was kicking on the bottom of the flower pot. Basically, the emperor supported her.Concubine Rong said: "When the concubine's feet are all healed, I will play with you in the snow."Seeing that she still remembered what he said to the queen that day, the emperor smiled slightly.After returning, the emperor looked at the Western clock on the case, it was almost noon, and he planned to go back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to review the papers.Suddenly remembered something, said: "That day, you couldn't walk, did you go to pay respects to the queen afterwards?"Shen Bi said: On the second day when the concubine returned to Baoyue Tower, she asked Caiyun to take the greeting card and give it to the empress.Two days ago, I got better, and I also went to Chengqian Palace.

The emperor felt relieved and said, "She is the lord of the Six Palaces, you should respect her."Concubine Rong said: "Chen Bi understands, she feels sad when Elder Brother Thirteen is gone, and Shen Bi won't care about what she says."After hearing this, the emperor was clear-eyed, and said slowly: "What did she say?"Concubine Rong said: She said that Shen Bi didn't know the rules and was pestering the emperor in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. She also said that Shen Bi sprained her feet on purpose, just to pester the emperor, no concubine could rest in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.Your Majesty, is it true that concubines cannot rest in the Hall of Mental Cultivation?

The emperor nodded and said: She is right, but that is what I mean, and it is none of your business.Concubine Rong smiled and said: It's okay.The emperor said: You have to be careful in your actions recently, listen to what she says.Concubine Rong said: Yes.The emperor said: If she makes things difficult for you, you can tell me.Concubine Rong said: "The Empress would not do anything to me for such a trivial matter. If you hadn't asked me, I wouldn't have told you that Shen Bi will not stay in the Hall of Mental Cultivation in the future."The emperor said: "You don't understand, you want the fifth elder brother now."

Concubine Rong said: Your Majesty, why is this?The empress has a twelfth elder brother and a fourth elder brother, both of whom have been around for many years. The fifth elder brother, I only met him once.You gave him to me, but Shen Bi hasn't been to the palace these days and hasn't seen anyone, and he hasn't formally greeted him yet.The emperor said: Because you are my favorite concubine.Concubine Rong rolled her eyes and said, "Then why did you give me fifth prince?"The emperor said: Because I don't want anyone to bully him.Concubine Rong said: You mean the empress will bully him?The emperor said: I don't know, but if he follows you, no one will bully him casually.Concubine Rong thought for a while, then smiled and said: Actually, you love Brother Fifth, but you don't want others to know that you love him.

The emperor was noncommittal, and said: Then do you blame me?Concubine Rong said: "Chen Bi said that as long as you need, Shen Bi will follow you and be with you."As long as you need, Shen Bi can do everything for you.The emperor sighed and said: Thank you.If the queen troubles you, you must come and tell me.Concubine Rong said in surprise: You are so worried, why do you still let her be the queen?The emperor shouted in a deep voice: Shen Bi!Concubine Rong was not frightened, she smiled and said: So you let her think that you like Chen Bi.The emperor shook his head and said: I always liked you.

Concubine Rong hurriedly said: Yes, Shen Bi said the wrong thing, how can the empress influence you.So what are you worrying about?The emperor said: I worry about you.Concubine Rong smiled and said: Shen Bi is not stupid.The emperor was very upset when he heard her words, and said: So it turns out that the reason you treat me well is because of... Concubine Rong said: Shen Bi always liked the emperor and liked being with you.Hearing this, the emperor became overjoyed, smiled, nodded her nose, and said: You have even lied to me!

Concubine Rong smiled and said: I know, you all think that I am a Hui woman and don't understand your affairs, but these affairs in the palace are similar to those in our clan. My father is our patriarch, and my former husband also has A lot of women.The emperor asked: Is he treating you badly because of other women?Concubine Rong shook her head and said: "It's not what you think, he abandoned me in the end to save me.When he sees your army attacking, the general situation is over, he will never surrender, if I follow him, I will be killed by you, because my brother and uncle are helping you, he knows that you will not treat me badly, so he sent I give up, in this way, I have nothing to do with him.

The emperor was taken aback and furious, he stood up abruptly and said: So, you... have lied to Fu Heng and me!

Concubine Rong didn't panic, she also stood up and said: Your Majesty, don't get excited, just listen to Shen Bi.At that time, I didn't know that the people who took care of me were actually very kind to me. Just a few days before Mr. Fu Heng and my brother came to rescue me, they suddenly changed to two strangers. These two people treated me very badly. , did not give me food, only water to drink, and tied me up, whipped me, beat me black and blue, I was really scared, I think another gang of robbers took our place, but Mr. Fu Heng and brother As soon as they surrounded us, they forced me to drink a small bottle of medicine, and then committed suicide by taking poison, and I lost my voice.At that time I thought they were afraid and afraid that I would tell you what I knew.Later, Mr. Fu Heng sent me to Beijing. My injuries healed, but I could not speak. Later, I was able to speak. I thought about everything before and after, and I understood it all. He wanted you to treat me well. That's why.Otherwise, I am his wife, and you will hate me, or kill me.Those two whippers struck me hard, but they never touched my face, nor did they hurt my vitals.

The emperor snorted coldly and said: We don't kill women for no reason, so you still like him.

Concubine Rong just smiled and said: Your Majesty, he likes me, that's why he wants to marry me, not for other reasons, the reasons you think.He has many wives and concubines, but he has no children, because I can't have children, so he doesn't let others have children.He married so many people because I don't like him.He thought that if he married me, I would like him. After a while, he asked me, did I start to like him?I didn't want to lie to him, so he was very miserable, so he went to marry another woman.On the day he left me, he said a lot of words that hated me. I thought he really couldn't take it anymore, so he hated me.

Hearing these words, the emperor was in a big accident, and his heart was full of emotion. He felt very sorry for her and Huo Jizhan, and suddenly said: He is not dead yet, he is now fleeing to Badak Mountain.Concubine Rong said: Thank you for telling me, I know he is still alive, if he dies, I will know.

The emperor looked at her, she smiled, pointed to her heart, and said: It will tell me.The emperor said slowly: But he must die, because you are already my Concubine Rong, so you don't want to associate with him anymore.Concubine Rong nodded and said: I understand, I am already your woman, a person like you certainly does not allow others to share anything with you.The emperor said: Then why do you like me?Concubine Rong smiled and said: Then why do you like me?The emperor was in a trance again. In Zhengjue Temple, Yingluo asked him, "Then why did you come to see Yingluo?"

Only Concubine Rong continued to say: You like me, but that's not really like you.I like you, but I don't know if I really like you.The emperor said: Do you know that you are going to beheaded when you tell me this.Concubine Rong said: Are you really going to kill me?The emperor sighed and said: As long as you are a man, no one will kill you.Concubine Rong smiled and said: Then I will be with you for the rest of my life, Shen Bi will never betray the emperor.Saying that, she fell into his arms, and the emperor hugged her.

The two sat back on the couch together, and the emperor asked again: Why do you want fifth prince?Concubine Rong said: Because he is Caiyun's little master.The emperor said: Really?Concubine Rong said: Your Majesty, what Shen Bi said to you is Shen Bi's truth, but I am not stupid, I know what other people are thinking, but they all think wrong about Shen Bi.The reason I tell you today and what happened before is because I don't want to deceive you, but I also don't want you to worry about me.The emperor nodded and said: "Okay, Shen Bi, I like to hear the truth."But you must remember that what I said to you today, what you said to me, must not be told to others.

Concubine Rong immediately got up and knelt down, and said: Shen Bi swears in the name of Allah, and Shen Bi never told anyone else what the emperor said to me.The emperor nodded and told her to get up, ready to go back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.Concubine Rong said again: Actually, you are very affectionate to the empress, you have been husband and wife for many years.The emperor said: I hope she won't let me down.Concubine Rong didn't know what he was talking about, but the emperor had already left.

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**It is an excerpt of the lyrics of "Be Your Snow Lotus" sung by Ai Ge. The original song is very nice.

[Historical Origin] The Rebellion of Size and Zhuo/Ping Ding Hui Bu.

In the 22nd year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1757), the leaders of the Baishan faction of China's Hui tribe, Boronidu, and the Huo Jizhan brothers launched a rebellion, which was called Pingding Huibu in Qing Dynasty literature.The two came from the Hezhuo family, a branch of the Islamic Sufi sect in the Fergana region of Central Asia [White Mountain Sect], so they called Poloni "Da Hezhuo" and Huo Jizhan "Xiao Hezhuo". ".In the 20th year of Qianlong (1755), after the Qing government sent troops to destroy Junggar, they released the big and small Hezhuo brothers who were imprisoned in Junggar, and sent Poronidu to accompany the army to appease all parts of the Tianshan South Road in the Western Regions.Soon Dingbian Zuo Deputy General Amursana rebelled, and the size and Zhuo took the opportunity to control the southwestern part of Xinjiang.In the 22nd year of Qianlong (1757), Huo Jizhan killed A Mindao, the deputy governor, and openly raised his troops to stand on his own.In the following year (1758), Emperor Qianlong sent troops to conquer Hezhuo, and the Qing army fought against Hezhuo in Kucha, Yarkand (now Shache), Khotan and other places.In the 24th year of Qianlong (1759), the size and Zhuoxi fled and entered the territory of Badak Mountain (in the northeast of Afghanistan today) via Congling.Huo Jizhan was injured and died. Poroni was captured and killed by the leader of Badak Mountain, Suletansha. After the war ended, Huo Jizhan's head was sent to the Qing court.

The ancestor of the size and Zhuo was Mahatum Azamu, the leader of the Nagshbandi sect of Sufi sect in Central Asia.Mahatum Azamu pretended to be the descendant of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad's daughter [Fatima]. Her descendants are known as "Hezhuo", and they are mainly divided into two hostile branches, the Black Mountain faction and the White Mountain faction.In the mid-Ming Dynasty, [Black Mountain School] Hezhuo got the support of the Yaerqiang Khan royal family and became the Islamic religious leader of Tianshan South Road in the Western Regions.Concubine Rong's family is the descendant of Pai Gamubar, the ancestor of the Hui nationality who lived in Yarkand. Her family is called Hezhuo, and her father is the leader (Taiji), so Concubine Rong is also called Hezhuo. Tima] has a very prominent historical origin.Concubine Rong's father should be the leader of the Black Mountain faction at that time, not only the administrative patriarch, but also the spiritual leader, which has been mentioned in the novel.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the leader of the [Baishan School] Mamut Yusubu came to Kashgar (now Kashgar City) from Central Asia to preach, but was expelled by Yarkand Khan and the Montenegro School.Mamut Yusubu's son Yidayatulla Hezhuo fled to Hezhou, Gansu (now Linxia City), and then came to Tibet, seeking the support of Diba Sangye Gyatso and the Mongolian Junggar tribe.Polonidu and Huo Jizhan, that is, the size and Zhuo, are the great-grandsons of Idaya Tulela and Zhuo.Therefore, the Black Mountain faction and the White Mountain faction have a deep hatred.Fatima was a wife of Huo Jizhan, who had many wives and concubines but no heirs.

The big and small Hezhuo brothers encountered ups and downs since they were young and were imprisoned by Junggar. After that, they first surrendered to the Qing Dynasty to get rid of Junggar, and then turned against the Qing Dynasty to stand on their own until they were wiped out by the Qing Dynasty. This is a very complicated and wonderful history, so I won’t go into details.The younger brother Xiaohe Zhuohuo Jizhan is the core figure, originally living in Yili.Huo Jizhan wanted to fight against the Qing Dynasty and stand on his own. He discussed with the leaders of his subordinates: "I was exempted from the service of Erut (Jungar). If I surrender now, I will pay tribute. It is not as good as self-growth, farming the land and defending the city, which is enough to defend. "Poroni was unwilling to be an enemy of the Qing army, and said: "I was humiliated by Erut in the past, and it was not a big country (Qing) military force. How can I return to my homeland? Grace cannot be owed, even if the army is absolutely irresistible." Huo Jizhan He sent people to kill the descendants of Mongolian King Chagatai Khan and the former leader of Yarkand, Ike Hezhuo, and called himself "Batur Khan".Poloni persuaded Huo Jizhan: "My brother has been imprisoned by Junggar since his grandfather III. Hemeng Tianen released him, and he is still the leader of the Hui tribe. He has received great kindness. If you have a responsibility, let you do it yourself. shall not be obeyed."Huo Jizhan was stubborn, and the two brothers were at odds.

After raising troops, Poroni repeatedly wanted to surrender to the Qing court, but Huo Jizhan firmly refused.Emperor Qianlong and his ministers believed that Boroni was "quite quiet" and had no intention of rebellion, and even hoped that Boroni would capture Huo Jizhan and surrender to the Qing army.There were many battles between the size and Zhuo and the Qing army, the most famous being the battle of Heishuiying.Fatima's brother and uncle are helping the Qing army to fight against the Huo Jizhan brothers.After Huo Jizhanxiu abandoned Fatima, she was handed over to others to take care of her. Later, Fatima was rescued by the Qing army and her brother, and sent to the Beijing Central House of Internal Affairs to enter the palace as a concubine.Zhaohui was the hero who pacified Huibu, and he later became the second hero of Ziguang Pavilion.The suppression of size and Zhuo was the last battle of the Qing Dynasty's war to unify China, bringing Tianshan South Road back into China's territory.After the finalization of the Western Regions, the western end of China's territory in the Qing Dynasty extended to the Panchi River Basin west of the Pamirs, and the territory reached its peak.Tribes such as Kokand, Bukhar, Andijan, Badakshan, Aiwuhan (Afghanistan), Bollor, Ganjut (Kanjuti) and other tribes adjacent to Xinjiang sent tribute and belonged to China.Since Junggar invaded eastward during the reign of Emperor Kangxi, the Northwest Frontier Trouble that lasted for more than [-] years came to an end.