Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

On the evening of the second day, the emperor not only told Fu Heng about the matter, but also gave Fu Heng two things to take home to see.Fu Heng went home and looked at Yingluo together, and saw that the first one was written by the emperor, with both square and round, stable structure, white and proud layout, and a combination of hardness and softness:

The kindness of parents, Haotian Wangji.

How can one repay the kindness of parents? Kindness is like rivers and seas, and filial piety is like a trickle of dust.

Yingluo sighed, nodded, and said: The emperor can only mourn his biological mother to us and Shen Bi.Fu Heng smiled and said: "The scriptures copied by the emperor enshrined in the Palace of Compassion and Peace were also given to Mrs. Qian, who is also the 'Holy Mother and Empress Dowager' of the Qing Dynasty."After hearing this, Yingluo felt comforted in her heart.

Fu Heng unfolded the second painting, and saw that it was "Five Seals of Great Compassion in White Clothes|Heart Dharani" again, but it was written in ink on yellow sutra paper.The introductory part is Wang Youdun's seal script "Five Seals of Great Compassion in White | Heart Dharani". The pen is vigorous and penetrates the back of the paper. The text says it imitates Zhao Ziang's method, but the style of Jin and Tang Dynasties looms in it.Then came the emperor's imperial scriptures.Throughout the whole ink book, it looks like a dragon soaring in the blue sky, and a horse galloping in the wilderness. The styles of the two monarchs and ministers are very different and complement each other.This is followed by a number of portraits of Avalokitesvara and transcriptions of scriptures.

Yingluo praised: "No wonder the emperor thinks highly of Mr. Wang, and the emperor seems to like this sutra very much."But seeing Fu Heng's expression turned gloomy, he felt that he was reminded of Mr. Wang who had passed away.Fu Heng forced a smile, and said: This is the 11th year of Qianlong's Buddha Bathing Day, the emperor wrote it for his sister to give birth to the seventh elder brother Yongcong, and then bestowed it on Zhang Ruoai, the son of Zhang Tingyu.Zhang Ruoai was sincere and apprehensive, grateful for the great kindness of the emperor, and invited all the officials to respect her.Dong Bangda, Liang Shizheng, Shen Deqian, Ding Guanpeng and more than [-] important officials and famous officials of the dynasty completed this volume by painting Guanyin or reading scriptures.After the completion, Zhang Ruoai presented it to the emperor again.

Only then did Yingluo understand, she nodded, and said, "Seventh elder brother was born on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, the Tathagata Buddha's birthday, which is the Buddha's bathing day."Fu Hengdao: The emperor was overjoyed that day. He felt that Yongcong had a deep connection with Buddha. He was born on the birthday of Buddha.And this Buddhist scripture is actually apocrypha, a pamphlet created by Ming Wanli to cater to the good wishes of many people to have children.In the brochures of this sutra, there is usually a portrait of Avalokitesvara in white, sitting on a rock, sometimes holding a boy in her arms, Shancai and Longnu are serving her on the left and right, there is a bamboo forest behind her, and a bird is flying in the sky on the upper right. The white parrot, on her right hand side, often has a clean bottle with willow branches inserted, just like the one on the scroll...

Yingluo felt sad in her heart, tears welled up in her eyes, she put her right hand on Fu Heng's shoulder, and said: Don't worry, young master, we will definitely avenge my sister and seventh elder brother!Fu Heng also raised his right hand to hold her hand and said: The emperor is thanking you for reconciling his mother and son.Also, Yu became him and the current imperial concubine Ling.Yingluo nodded and said, "Wei Mei has indeed done what my sister couldn't do, and I did it on behalf of my sister."For these two things, the emperor should also thank Shen Bi.

Fu Heng laughed, and said: You and her are two swords, invincible, and can handle any difficult things beautifully!Yingluo proudly said: Of course, Shen Bi said that she likes Grandma Gongsun dancing sword the most!But she should see the young master dancing the sword, he is much more imposing than Aunt Gongsun!On the second day, he wrote a letter and asked Lu Wenhong to take it to Concubine Rong, telling her the whole matter.

Wei Mei entered the imperial concubine, and immediately became pregnant again, and Chuxiu Palace became lively again.Wei Mei wrote a reply letter to Hu Jiajia and gave him something.The queen still sent Zhen'er to say hello as usual, she was not put on airs, and anyone who came to say hello would see her, but everyone saw that she was fit and looked lazy, and the servants in the Chuxiu Palace spoke in low voices and were cautious, and generally it didn't take long. sit.Mrs. Li knew that Wei Mei knew it in her heart, and greeted him with a smile. The real guests of Chuxiu Palace were Concubine Rong Qing and Mrs. Nalan.

Yiboer was very excited because he held two banquets in the palace. When he had the opportunity, he continued to go to the market or buy vegetables in micro clothes, and sometimes he took Hu Jiajia with him.Seeing that she was very interested, Yongqi felt that she could relieve the pressure of having a child, so she also encouraged her to go.Doro couldn't help being nervous, so he sent more people to protect the safety of the two princesses when they went out.

Yongxuan's errand in Lifanyuan gradually started.Fude, Shangshu of the Lifan Academy, once conscripted Fu Heng in Jinchuan, and then from the battle between Fu Heng and Zhaohui Junggar, he went to Badak Mountain, and was awarded the first-class Qingyuan as a brave marquis because of his meritorious service.Naturally, he didn't dare to neglect his elder brother, so he sent a capable master named Earl to assist in daily teaching.This Earl's official position is not high, and he is the seventh-rank Mongolian head of the Department of Cleaning Officials, but he is very familiar with the business and has rich practical experience.

The Department of Qing Officials is in charge of internal administrative affairs such as the delineation of the outer Zhasak border, feudal titles, internal alliances, couriers, military brigades, lama affairs in Mongolia and Tibet, herdsmen affairs of various ethnic groups in Chahar, trade in ethnic minority areas, and other internal administrative affairs and Russian affairs. Matters such as business and trade in Kyakta covered all aspects of military, state religion and trade. According to the emperor's will, Yongxuan became familiar with affairs in this grassroots department as soon as he entered the Lifanyuan.The Queen and Hong Zhou were very satisfied with Fu De's arrangement, and Hong Zhou once summoned Fu De to reward him face to face.

To the east of Shuanghuang Temple is the outer hall, which is the place where Khalkha princes came to Beijing to see them.Near the outer hall, the city is lined up (zhi4) and the roof tiles are lined up.Filling the streets and alleys, you can only see Ming camels, Lisilian boxes, and Yin Tiantian (tian2). Except for many Mongolians, they are all merchants, and there is a thriving and bustling atmosphere.Khalkha Mongolian princes and entourages and other tribute personnel, about 5000 people come to Beijing every year, and they all live here. In the early years, the princes paid tribute to Mongolian native products, including cattle, sheep, horses, wild boars, milk wine, and carved wings. , wild goat horns, etc., but now they have gradually been replaced by Russian products, including sea dragon skin, shotgun, mink fur, amber, diamond, soft leather, mirrors, clocks, velvet cloth, Japanese satin and oh thumper, etc.

The imperial court set up a Russian city in Kyakhta on the Sino-Russian border, and Kyakhta sends tribute to the palace every year.Back then, the cloud fox fur that the emperor bestowed on Yingluo came from Kyakhta.Regarding trade in the Russian city, the Court of Lifan stipulates that Mongolian Zasak and Jebtsundamba Huketu, etc. send people to the market, the value of which is less than a hundred taels, let them trade, and more than a hundred taels will be paid by Zasak and Shang Zhuote Palestine, Israel, and India consulted with the Secretary of Chaktu, and returned the reply after handing over the transaction to the heads of the various banks.Chahar is also called Zhangjiakou, and the customs collects commercial taxes for trade with Mongolia and Russia.

Zhangjiakou is also called Dongkou, and Shanxi merchants are called Shanxi merchants. Shanxi has a long history of commercial capital.As early as the pre-Qin period, southern Shanxi began the commercial transaction activities of "Japan and China are the market, to the people of the world, to praise the goods of the world, to trade and retreat, and to get what they want".By the time of the Qing Dynasty, it had become the most powerful business gang in China.Their trade with Russia in Kyakhta is based in Zhangjiakou.The merchants in Beijing are called "Jingbang".The increase in the court's trade volume with Russia has brought tens of thousands of taels of tax surplus to the court every year.

The prince of Khalkha naturally knew Fu Heng. Fu Heng said that Pudawa was a relative of the Fucha family, so Pudawa was secretly connected by the prince. Now he has purchased several trading firms and shops in foreign pavilions, and made friends with them based on this. Some of the big players in the outer hall.

Yongxie has never been very close to his successor, Apei, probably because of his deep affection with his first wife, Mingxiu, so he is closer to the original two princesses, and more congenial with the kind-hearted Sissy.Both Qianqian and Yueru knew what he was thinking, and every time they went to the temple, they would quietly embroider incense on the inscription, and come back to tell Yongxuan that he knew.When I burn incense, I think of the friendship between the two of us and Mingxiu that day, and her unfortunate early death, and I will cry.A Pei has a good temper, is young, and doesn't like Fujin's airs, and discusses matters in the house with the two of them, and the three women get along very well.

Because she lived outside the palace, Ah Pei was not close to her mother-in-law Queen Nala, but she was very respectful and often went to Chengqian Palace to pay her respects when she entered the palace. Nala was very satisfied with her and felt that she was more docile than Mingxiu. After insinuating, seeing that she knew nothing about Yongxuan's past, she felt relieved, and only asked her to manage the affairs of the mansion well, and to honor the Queen Mother when she went to Changchun Garden.

Sissi's father, Gongyi, is one of the ministers in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He is in charge of the Chief of Ceremonies, Guangchu Division, Duyu Division, and Qingfeng Division, Construction Division. teaching affairs.Because Debao worked in the Ministry of Industry, he was in charge of the Punishment Division of the Fengchenyuan Accounting Division, so last year it was his job to deal with the eunuchs in the palace. Now he is in charge of the Changchun Garden affairs, and Yilu manages the Old Summer Palace and is also his subordinate.

Sanhe is in charge of Shangsiyuan, Nei Sanqi coating affairs, and governs Nanfu.The finance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is managed by Debao and Sanhe.Jiangnan Sanzhi reported directly to the emperor.The House of Internal Affairs is on the Southwest Road of the Forbidden City, not far from the Military Aircraft Office, and adjacent to the Fanglue Hall, which is under the jurisdiction of the Military Aircraft Office. Fu Heng, in the inner mansion, besides supervising the emperor's affairs of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, in charge of the Qingyi Garden project, is also in charge of Armed Forces Institute, it is convenient to work.

The emperor received the third letter written by Yingluo to himself after returning to Beijing from the westward trip, and after reading it, he gave it to Li Yu.After reading it, Li Yu presented it to the emperor, and said with a smile: "It's such a happy event!"Even Dr. Ye's family is happy!Do you want that Qinguaner or not?The emperor taught Li Yu to send someone to Changchun|The pharmacy congratulates Ye Tianshi and asks Concubine Rong what to give.Then, looking at the name "Gu Qin" written in ink on the pastel paper, he pondered: She is actually from Jiaxing.

Li Yu laughed again: Yes, the servant obeyed!Are you worried about Concubine Rong?The servant felt that the empress would not be unhappy.The emperor nodded slightly and said: She cannot enter the palace.Li Yudao: You mean to teach her to live in Yujing Garden?The emperor said: You go talk to Shen Bi first.Li Yu hurriedly agreed.

In the Longxi Pavilion, Li Yu first reported the good news to the Ye family, and then told Concubine Rong that Mrs. Nalan asked the emperor how to arrange a small drama in the mansion to serve as an official, because she turned 20 this year and should be released to marry, but Knowing that the emperor usually likes to watch her plays, so I asked the emperor.After hearing this, Concubine Rong pursed her lips and said, "It's really a happy event. I'm thinking about what to give Doctor Ye, and I'll tell you when I've made up my mind."Li Yu hurriedly responded, and looked at her cautiously.Concubine Rong then said: "Since the emperor likes it, let's keep Qinguan for himself."Li Yu said with a smile: "Hello again, what the emperor means is to tell her to stay in Yujing Garden and continue singing, just like before.

Concubine Rong said: "That's at Madam Nalan's residence, if she has no objection, Shen Bi has no objection either."Li Yudao: Your Majesty, don't worry about this kind of small drama. Since the emperor ascended the throne, female music has been banned in the palace, so she can't enter the palace, and she will have no status or status in the future.Concubine Rong nodded, and said: "Just go and tell the emperor, Shen Bi thinks it's pretty good."Li Yu went happily.

After Li Yu left, Caiyun said from the side: Your Majesty, why are you not annoyed?What is the identity of the emperor, why is he also interested in actors?Concubine Rong smiled and said: The emperor really likes her, even though he only met her a few times.Caiyun asked: Why?Concubine Rong laughed and said: He likes little girls.But I thought in my heart: because of the former empress and Mrs. Qian.

It turned out that Yingluo had already written to Concubine Rong about this matter.It is said that Qinguaner is the pillar of the Yujingyuan troupe. When the emperor first went to Yujingyuan to listen to "Yuyuan" and "Dream", he reminded the emperor of the Danjiaoer of the former empress. She was 16 years old at that time. The age when Rong Yin married the emperor.Later, she sang two operas for the emperor, "The Story of Jingchai" and "Yanqing Fighting".Concubine Rong was there when singing "The Story of the Hairpin", and the emperor called her up and praised her, and she knew it at that time.Lu Wenhong also told himself that when the Ministry of Internal Affairs routinely rewards the theater troupe of Yujing Garden twice at the end of each year, Gu Qin will get two rewards.

And according to what Yingluo said, this official Qin is also very interested in the emperor.Because Yingluo said this year that she was not young, and that she was going to send her home to get married, she just found out that she was from Jiaxing, but since she was a child, she joined an opera troupe in Suzhou, no wonder it was not difficult for her to sing Haiyan tune.But she said that she would stay in Yujing Garden for the rest of her life to sing operas and refused to go out, Yingluo immediately understood.Because Yingluo likes embroidery, costumes are the best place to use them, and Gu Qin tried clothes for her, so the two are very close. If she is in love with Fu Heng, Yingluo must not know, so she can only be because of the emperor. .

So Yingluo wrote to Concubine Rong that she must tell the emperor when she sent Qin Guaner home, and because of this series of relationships, the emperor might want her by himself, but she can never enter the palace, she can only be married to the emperor. When I went to Yujing Garden, I asked Concubine Rong what she thought.Concubine Rong knew that Yingluo still had lingering fears about the matter of Fu Heng and Wushi, and that something like that would happen between these two men. He is also not without fear of him, and the emperor is unpredictable and unpredictable.Therefore, Yingluo wanted the emperor to continue to "distinguish between public and private affairs". This Qin official could come in handy, so she naturally had a general idea, so she taught Yingluo to ask the emperor directly, and she had no objection.Caiyun naturally knew nothing about these things.

The emperor instructed Li Yu to tell Yingluo in person, and asked Yingluo to tell Qin Guaner that if she served the emperor, she would not be able to have children, and everything must be kept a secret, not only outsiders, but also other people in Yujingyuan. Lu Wenhong can't even know, she has to figure it out by herself first.Later, Yingluo wrote back to the emperor, saying that Qinguan'er said she was willing.Yingluo then told the people in the opera garden that Qin Guan'er had decided not to marry for life and had been serving in Yujing Garden all the time, so she moved Qin Guan'er to the back garden, a separate small courtyard near the back door away from other places.

To serve the emperor, the most important thing is to verify that she is a girl, so Yingluo secretly took her to disguise with her, and went to the other courtyard in the eastern suburbs, asking the woman who was doing this business outside to check carefully according to the steps in the palace. They didn't know that it was the way of the palace, and within a few days they finished their work and notified the emperor.So on the ninth day of March, the emperor went to Yujing Garden in micro-clothes, listened to the newly rehearsed excerpt "Naughty Girl", and then stayed in Yujing Garden in the evening.

After the emperor came down from court, he went to see Concubine Rong at the Longxi Hall before changing clothes and going to Yujing Garden. Concubine Rong just looked at him and laughed.He got up embarrassed, took Concubine Rong into his arms, and said: Why do you and her indulge me like this?Concubine Rong hugged him and replied: I think Mrs. Nalan is doing it for that girl. Since she loves the emperor and her status is low, it is actually a good thing for her.The emperor sighed: what about you?Concubine Rong said something in his ear, then blushed, and the emperor also said in her ear: You can't just push me away just like that.Then he kissed her.The two kissed for a long time, Concubine Rong pushed the emperor, and the emperor smiled and left.

Along the way, Li Yu saw that the emperor was very happy, so he smiled and said: Concubine Rong, this is... the emperor said: She wants to push me away, don't think about it!Li Yu laughed again.

The author has something to say:

[How can you repay the kindness of parents] This sentence comes from Xiao Yan, Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty, in "Fu of Filial Piety".

[Five Seals of Great Compassion in White Clothes | Heart Dharani Sutra] Two of the imperial pens of Emperor Qianlong are historical originals. The first one is written in lacquered gold on porcelain blue paper, and the second one is written in black ink on yellow sutra paper. The background and The origin and details are as stated in the text.

[Mother Empress Dowager and Holy Mother Empress Dowager] The former is the original queen of the palace, the emperor's aunt, and the latter is the emperor's biological mother.The titles of the empress dowagers of the two palaces began in the Ming Dynasty. After Zhu Qiyu, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, became the emperor, his aunt Sun was named "Shangsheng Empress Dowager" and his biological mother Wu was "Emperor Dowager/".Later, after the death of Emperor Muzong of the Ming Dynasty, Shenzong's aunt Chen was revered as "The Empress Dowager of the Holy Mother of Benevolence/" and his biological mother Li was "The Empress Dowager of the Holy Mother of Mercy/".According to historical records, in the palace celebration during the Wanli period, Shenzong's main empress supported the Empress Dowager Rensheng, while Zheng Guifei supported Shenzong's biological mother, the Empress Dowager Cisheng.Before that, there could only be one empress dowager at a time, even if the son became the emperor, he could only be granted the title of concubine. For example, Song Zhezong was not a direct descendant. After becoming emperor, his biological mother only had the title of concubine.

Empress Dowager Mother and Empress Dowager Mother also appeared in the Shunzhi Dynasty. Empress Xiaozhuangwen, her biological mother, and Empress Xiaoduanwen, her aunt, were honored together in the two palaces.In the sense of etiquette, the status of the empress dowager is higher than that of the empress dowager.But in specific cases, the situation is different.Take Ming Shenzong as an example. When Shenzong was young, Shenzong's education, life and even the wedding were all decided by Shenzong's biological mother Li.During the Guangxu period of Tongzhi, when the Empress Dowager Ci'an was alive, she had a higher say in the government.

[Qiakhtu] An important town on the border between Russia and China in the Qing Dynasty, which originally belonged to China.Nantong Maimai City and Kulun (now Ulaanbaatar), north of Upper Udinsk (now Ulan-Ude, Russia).Kyakta is located on the north bank of the border river between Russia and Mongolia, across the river from Altanbulag (Buy City) in Mongolia on the south bank, a city in the southern part of the Russian Buryat Autonomous Republic.On the Russian-Mongolian border, 35 kilometers west of Naushki Station, originally belonged to China.In the fifth year of Yongzheng (1727), it was built as a fortress. In June of the following year, China and Russia signed the "Treaty of Kyakhta" here, and delineated the border between the two countries with Kyakhta.The old city belongs to Russia, that is, Kyakta, also known as Troitskosavsk.Before the second half of the nineteenth century, it was the center of trade between Russia and China.In Yanxi Palace, it is mentioned that Kyakta buys skins every year, and the cloud fox fur given to Yingluo by the emperor comes from there.

[Zasak] official name, which means "consul" in Mongolian, is a military and political official title awarded mainly to Mongolians and Manchus by the Qing Dynasty.In the Qing Dynasty, the Mongolian settlements were divided into several banners, and the head of each banner was called Zasak, who was appointed by Mongolian nobles such as Wang, Beile, Beizi, Gong, and Taiji to manage the military, administrative and judicial affairs of a banner. The vassal court and generals are supervised by the capital.