Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

During the Spring Festival and major festivals in the later Jin Dynasty and the subsequent Qing court, the emperor would personally lead members of the royal family and princes and ministers to visit the hall to worship the gods and erect poles to worship the sky.At the same time as offering sacrifices to the gods in the Qingning Palace, they also offered sacrifices to the sky outside the palace.On New Year's Eve, the lanterns on the Sauron pole and under the eaves are lit to show that the red lights are bright and good luck; before dinner at midnight, a fire is set up, firecrackers are set off, and the God of Wealth is welcomed, and the Big Dipper is sacrificed.In the early morning of the first day of the lunar new year, a bow should be hung on the door, which symbolizes a smooth hunting and a lot of harvest throughout the year.The Manchurians used to have red and white as their custom, but later influenced by the Han people, they changed to red to express celebration.

After the Qing Dynasty established its capital in Beijing, a hall was built in the east of the left gate of Chang'an, a shrine was set up in Kunning Palace, and a god pole was erected.The queen mother said that the current layout of the Kunning Palace in the Forbidden City was changed after entering the customs, referring to the layout of the Qingning Palace.

This time following the previous route, the emperor met the Mongolian princes again, but he did not hunt. When he passed through the grassland, he saw fat cattle and sheep, abundant grain and grass, and prosperous farming and animal husbandry. He was very happy and wrote "Xunhun Beizifu" a poem:

Juling is divided into different borders, and the dust is the same.

Later, he served his post first, and sincerely respected freedom.

Gradually see cattle, sheep and herds, but there is still plenty of rice and millet.

When patrolling and waiting carefully, follow the sequence to recite the merits of the army.

This time, he also led civil and military officials to sacrifice to the Changbai Mountain God in Xiaochangbai Mountain, to the River God in Wendeheng River, and to seal the "Fengshu God" in Longtan Mountain.The Empress Dowager and Empress naturally attended these important ceremonies, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law hardly spoke except for ceremonial greetings.All the prefectures and counties passing through on the east tour road were "exempted from three-tenths of land, money and grain for this year".Yingluo smiled at Fu Heng and said: "It's a good thing for the emperor to go on a tour."Fu Hengdao: All the state capitals have spent a lot of money to pick up the driver, so it should be exempt from taxation.

When the emperor visited the mausoleum in Shengjing, he repeated what he had said during his first tour to the east, emphasizing ethics and filial piety again:

The ruler is the pinnacle of human relationships, and the five relationships are all tied to the ruler.

Ministers obey the ruler, sons obey the father, wives obey the husband, and this cannot be reversed.

I have heard that those who take the heart of their parents as their heart are all brothers in the world who are not friends.Those who take the heart of their ancestors as their heart, there will be no clansmen who are at odds in the world.Those who take the heart of heaven and earth as their heart are loved by all people in the world.It is also said that people should be encouraged to do their best, but it is especially important for those who are tied to being a king.However, among the three languages, only the heart of the ancestors is the key.If you take the heart of your ancestors as your heart, you must think about the dimension of creation, knowing that it is not easy to achieve success, work hard, fear the sky and love.

Yingluo laughed again, saying that Yunduan and Qian Fuli must have stirred up all sorts of things in his mind.

On the day of returning to Shanhaiguan, the emperor and empress Nala went for a walk on the tower. Nala recalled walking here with the emperor a few years ago.He told the emperor that he understood the emperor's decision not to kill King Sang. Anyway, there are so many greedy beetles in the world. He also said that the emperor was sleepless at night because of the smuggling case, and he was very worried, so he asked the emperor to pay attention to rest.Then he praised the emperor for emphasizing filial piety, honored the empress dowager for a tour of the east, and mentioned that the emperor specially accompanied him to pay homage to the ancestors of Huifanara's family that year, which he and Huifanara's family would never forget.

The emperor only said: Shushen, I don't want to mention the past.Nala didn't understand what he meant, and felt that he was heartbroken. That year, on this city tower, she was still in her womb, so she hurriedly said: Yes, Your Majesty, it's not good to be a concubine.The emperor said again: "All these years, the harem has been quite peaceful, it's your credit."Nala said: "Sister Concubine Rong and Concubine Ling both understand the general situation and have a gentle temperament. The concubine feels better than the previous ones. The emperor will choose someone. The safety of the emperor's heir is the biggest thing in the harem. The concubine is the queen. duty-bound.

The emperor nodded and sighed: If Rongyin is still there... Nala was furious. , must also be relieved.The emperor remained silent, and Nala remained silent, and the two went down the tower silently.

After returning, Concubine Rong asked the emperor and empress what they said, and the emperor just snorted.Concubine Rong looked at Li Yu, who was far behind and didn't know Li Yu, so she shook her head.I just heard the emperor say: Li Yu, go and deliver the decree to Fu Heng, and the concubine will be ordered to go to Nanshicao Palace in advance to wait for her.Concubine Rong and Li Yu looked at each other.

The day when Emperor Luan arrived at the Nanshicao Palace happened to be the ninth day of September, which was Wei Mei's birthday, and there was one month before she gave birth.Before the emperor went to see her, Li Yu gave him better clothes, and Concubine Rong adjusted him in front of the full-length mirror. The emperor looked at her in the mirror and saw that she was focused and didn't care that he looked at her. He smiled softly.

Wei Mei was delighted. She had dinner with the emperor. After washing her hands after the meal, she pursed her lips and told everyone to leave. The emperor carefully helped her into the bedroom, and the two talked softly. Tenderness.After the miscarriage last year, she and the emperor cleared up the "misunderstanding", and became a noble concubine again, and their true love grew.After Mrs. Nalan entered the palace to accompany her at the beginning of the year, she gave her a lot of encouragement, and Mrs. Li often gave her various suggestions, so she no longer cared about the old affairs of the emperor and the former imperial concubine.And she found that the emperor was only serious on the surface, and she actually missed all the previous years in vain.

The night before the east tour, the emperor went to Chuxiu Palace to say goodbye and asked her to go to bed early, but she refused to let him go, held his hand, and looked at him pitifully, because he would not be able to see each other for several months after he left... ...The emperor knew her feelings, and she was pregnant with his own flesh and blood, so he couldn't bear it, so he lay down on the bed and held her hand... When the emperor left, he whispered in her ear that he must come back before she gave birth. Asleep, I was extremely happy.Sure enough, as soon as he came back, he took himself to the palace first...

Li Yu understood that the emperor forbade him to tell anyone about this matter, especially Concubine Rong. Li Yu saw that he was a little embarrassed and knew that he was worried about Concubine Rong.

Mrs. Li was also clear-eyed, and told Wei Mei that she knew that the imperial concubine's heart was attached to the emperor, but she had to be careful with her children. The emperor had so many children, so he didn't have to care, but Wei Mei had no sons, so he must not be careless.I was also very worried about this meeting in the palace, and I was always restless.Seeing the emperor coming out of the Ming Dynasty, he immediately bowed his head and knelt down. Li Yu straightened the emperor's clothes again, and when the two of them went out, they got up and went in.

Seeing Wei Mei half leaning on the bed buttoning her coat, she sat down beside the bed and continued buttoning it for her, asking questions as she buttoned it.Wei Mei looked happy, and only said that it was the same as the day before the east tour, without substance.Seeing that Wei Mei was safe overnight, she was relieved the next morning.Seeing that she cared for her like a mother and daughter, Wei Mei was very grateful, and told her that she had a sense of proportion and would never let her down. The emperor was also nervous about the child and told her to rest assured.

There was a lot of discussion among the concubines who accompanied the concubines on the east tour, saying that the emperor had been seeing the minister of military affairs to deal with government affairs all the way, and how he would be so concerned about the imperial concubine Ling. He had just picked her up for her birthday after a few steps back to the palace, and said that it was inconvenient for her to avoid it. How considerate for concubines to meet and give gifts!Isn't that right, people will give birth to the emperor's heir again soon!

Grandma Liu also asked the Queen Mother about this.The queen mother smiled and said: "The emperor is on good terms with Wei Mei now. You see, he not only brought the daughter of Debao who served Wei Mei with him, but also arranged such a tight schedule this time. He just wanted to come back before Wei Mei gave birth. This Wei Mei Mae's loss of two children gave her real weight in the emperor's heart.Although Debao can handle things, this Debao family has a lot to do with Yongqi.But I see, he is still for that one.I heard from Shen Bi that the emperor was not happy about what happened with that one that day in Shanhaiguan.Nanny Liu nodded and said: I think it's the one who always occupies the seat of the Lord of the Six Palaces.The queen mother snorted and said: "It's like a pimple in your throat!"

Nanny Liu said: "The embarrassment between the emperor and you has been resolved, so it's time to deal with her, right?"The queen mother shook her head and said: "It's not that easy. She is the old man of the emperor's hidden residence, and I helped her up, and she has been in the middle palace for so many years. She has a son-in-law. How will the emperor explain to the world?"There is no reason, just because you are not favored, that is unfilial and unrighteous, only value beauty, it is difficult to block the hearts of the world, and you have a reputation through the ages.At that time, the first emperor was criticized by the Sangong and Liuyuan.I still remember that Hu Shijie showed me the original words in his upper edict: "There are also rebellious books saying that I am obscene|sexual."When I was in the mansion, I was pure-hearted and ascetic since I was a child.After he ascended the throne, there were very few people in the palace.I often say that people in the world are not as lustful as I am.I can really be confident in the word "far color", and all the kings, ministers, and servants are also aware of it.Now it is slandered as lustful, who is not sure what he likes?Who is the favorite?Since the rebels create rumors, don't they have eyes and ears, but they just sneer and criticize! '

Then he smiled: Everyone knows that the emperor loves Shen Bi, and this Wei Mei is really competitive. The emperor can justifiably follow this side. The emperor's heir is a major event in the world. Are you unhappy?

Nanny Liu nodded, thinking: At that time, Eunuch Hu saw that the Empress Dowager was not favored, so he showed her the edict to comfort her, but after the death of Concubine Nian, the late Emperor really did not favor anyone.Said: You are right, it is not easy for the emperor to accept the imperial concubine, but the emperor still feels aggrieved.The Queen Mother laughed again: He went to Yujing Garden to relax!Nanny Liu looked at the Queen Mother in surprise, but the Queen Mother just shook her head and closed her eyes.The emperor went to Yujing Garden more often this year, and both Li Yu and Concubine Rong told her that the emperor was going to listen to an opera, but she thought about it, but it was really inappropriate, so she didn't mention it or ask.

After a while, the Empress Dowager opened her eyes again, and said: "Wei Yingluo is doing things, I don't worry, she has a sense of propriety."And here, the emperor is much better than the ancestor.Shen Bi knows what I'm thinking, so he won't indulge him too much.Nanny Liu then understood and nodded.The Empress Dowager reminded Concubine Rong all the year round. In fact, Concubine Rong heard and listened to the teachings. Li Yu secretly told the Empress Dowager, saying that the Empress Dowager knew about it during the day. When Zu came back, she was ordered by the Empress Dowager to comfort the emperor in Jiaxing. The Empress Dowager was always very satisfied, which was one of the reasons why she liked Concubine Rong.What I told Concubine Rong was just to show my favor to Concubine Rong.As everyone knows, Li Yu never really revealed the matter between Concubine Rong and the emperor, because he was devoted to Concubine Rong.

Nanny Liu asked again: I heard from Mr. Li that the emperor seems to like that nobleman very much, but the servant is a little confused because she was born well?

The queen mother closed her eyes, smiled and said: The harem can't spoil Shen Bi alone, think about the matter of Concubine Wan.But this Wei Mei is always healthy, so she always needs to find another one.Shen Bi also understood in his heart, look at the two of them, haven't they been fine all the time.Grandma Liu was stunned.

Empress Nala's face was naturally darkened, thinking that the emperor did it on purpose to show herself.Seeing that the empress had been silent for a few days, Zhen'er quietly said to Yuan Chunwang: This time the imperial concubine really showed her face.Yuan Chunwang snorted, and said: Others are still speechless, she is a noble concubine, and she is pregnant with an emperor's heir, so it is justifiable to celebrate her birthday, amazing.Zhen'er said: "She doesn't look like a powerful person."Yuan Chunwang said: I am not talking about her.Zhen'er said, "You mean the queen mother?"

Yuan Chunwang shook his head, and said in a low voice: He first sneaked into the warehouse, then crossed the sea, then hid the knife in his smile, and finally killed with a knife.This time is the proof, the others are just blindfolds.Empress Dowager, because the Empress Dowager, Concubine Rong, and the Hall of Mental Cultivation never forget the one from the old Changchun Palace, and Wei Yingluo outside the palace, they have never paid much attention to this Concubine Ling, who is of low birth and not outstanding in appearance, and feels that the front is so beautiful. Brother Duo, he also has a son.Dizi, when did the emperor take a look at this dizi?

Zhen'er was taken aback and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?" !Why did the emperor deliberately target the empress?Could it be that he knew... Yuan Chunwang snorted: No way, if he knew, would he still be as peaceful as he is now?Does he need a reason for doing things?King Sang's serious crime is to save his life, so what effect does copying that idea of ​​family property have on him?A small character in Li Fanyuan loses his head. There has never been justice in this world.

Zhen'er said: "The emperor favors this and that. Over the years, how many times have he changed, but you say he did it on purpose, I don't believe it!"How can he have such kung fu?He is busy with the big things ahead, but he just hopes that someone will take care of the harem for him, someone will have fun, and someone will have an heir, so he can enjoy it.You said he didn't value the twelfth elder brother, but you didn't see which elder brother he valued. It would be better for Fukang'an, because they met all day long.Yuan Chunwang shook his head and said with a smile: Okay, I'm just talking nonsense.

Zhen'er actually believed seven percent of what he said, and asked after a while: "Do you want to tell the empress?"Yuan Chunwang said: People have given birth to so many children, what else can they do?Now if something happens to her or her child, the master, the empress, the lord of the sixth house, will be the first to make a mistake, and she will give the emperor a high-sounding reason.Before the concubine had a miscarriage, I immediately asked the master to investigate, and the fourteenth elder brother passed away, and he was called to investigate again. Isn't this a wake-up call?Fifth elder brother, if he gave it to Concubine Rong early in the morning, his goal has been achieved, there is no need to do anything else, as long as he pampers Concubine Rong.Think about it, the emperor has not accepted newcomers for a long time, but luckily the concubine Ling Rui is always there, and made her a nobleman. She belongs to the Suo family. Isn't this partial to the fifth elder brother?O our wise emperor!What the empress dowager did to the empress was nothing, the Chuxiu Palace was the real problem.

When Zhen'er heard this, she was very surprised. It turned out that she was all wrong.Start praying immediately.Yuan Chunwang said: "What are you doing?"Zhen'er said: "Concubine Ling has no son now, I pray that she will continue to have a daughter!"Yuan Chunwang shook his head and said: "Both men and women are fine. Her position in the palace, the emperor's heart, and even many courtiers' hearts is very stable. This is the big trouble."

Yingluo was very happy, and said to Fu Heng: "Every time the emperor goes on tour, the young master arranges the route and schedule for him. It is a big deal to receive the imperial concubine, so he can rest assured only by sending you."It's really not in vain for us to work hard all these years, Wei Mei has finally become an important person in the emperor's heart, and the emperor finally has feelings for her!I was right, if she falls into the emperor's eyes first, then she can fall into the emperor's heart!

When the emperor came back from Wei Mei's place, Concubine Rong was sitting on the couch reading the music score. The emperor approached quietly, patted her on the shoulder, leaned close to her face and asked, "What are you doing?"Concubine Rong was startled, and asked in amazement: You came back so soon?Then watching him smile, Li Yu also smiled behind the emperor.The emperor knew that she was teasing him, coughed lightly, and told Li Yu to wait for everyone to go down. Seeing the four-character title "Red Line Stealing Box" written on the music score, he took it aside and pulled her to the front of the mirror, hugging her behind her. looking at her.

Concubine Rong said quietly: The concubine is angry.The emperor looked at her in the mirror, saw her long curly hair, soft and fragrant, eyes watering, and her slim waist, and tentatively asked: Because of Amei?Concubine Rong also looked at the mirror and saw that he was full of affection, so she curled her lips and said: "Look at how affectionate you are now!"You are covered with the fragrance of magnolia flowers that she uses.The emperor laughed, happy in his heart, and said to the mirror: You will make me happy!

Concubine Rong broke free from him, took off his coat, and hugged him behind him.The emperor patted her hands around his waist and said: Shenbi.Concubine Rong said "Yes", the emperor looked at the mirror and said: Gu Qin...Concubine Rong tilted her head to his side, smiled at the mirror and said: She is fine, the emperor can rest assured.The emperor was silent.Concubine Rong asked: Have you changed your mind?Want her to have a baby?The emperor shook his head and took her hand.Concubine Rong put her face on the back of his head and said, "Don't think about it, you have to deal with important things in Ziguang Pavilion when you go back, and the concubines are so excited to hear that."Concubine Ling will give birth to an elder brother this time, to add luster to the emperor's great event!

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[Historical prototype] [Ye Tianshi] (1666-1745), named Gui, styled Tianshi, nicknamed Xiangyan, nicknamed Mr. Nanyang.A native of Wu County, Jiangsu (now Suzhou, Jiangsu).His ancestral home was in She County, Anhui. His great-grandfather, Ye Fengshan, moved to Suzhou from Lantian Village, She County, Anhui, and lived beside the Shangjin Bridge. Therefore, Ye Gui was also known as the Old Man of Shangjin in his later years.He was a famous medical scientist in the Qing Dynasty and one of the four febrile disease experts.Ye Gui was born in a family of famous doctors. He is also "supernaturally enlightened", extremely intelligent, thirsty for knowledge, able to learn from others, and able to integrate them. Therefore, he naturally made rapid progress in medical skills, and became famous far and wide when he was less than 30 years old.His grandfather and father are as shown in the novel.

In addition to being proficient in family-inherited pediatrics, and having a unique insight and creativity in febrile diseases, Tianshi can be said to be omniscient, and has his own unique insights and methods in many aspects.In terms of miscellaneous diseases, he added that Li Dongyuan's "Spleen and Stomach Treatise" was more detailed about the spleen than about the stomach. Symptoms and treatment methods of febrile diseases for women before and after childbirth, when menstruation comes and ends; he has a unique theory and treatment method for apoplexy; he also puts forward new ideas and methods for chronic diseases , and so on, and so on.Due to his intensive study of ancient books, he is also very good at using ancient prescriptions.

Ye Gui also trained many famous doctors who helped the world and saved people.It is said in history that "in the north and south of the river, those who talk about medicine take Gui as their ancestor, and for more than a hundred years, there are many people who are private and virtuous."In the late Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, a group of well-known Jiangnan doctors who studied febrile diseases appeared, among which Wu Jutong, Zhang Xugu, Wang Mengying, etc., were all private disciples of Ye Tianshi.Ye Tianshi had at least two sons and a daughter.His sons Ye Yizhang and Ye Longzhang are both famous doctors, but they were overshadowed by their father's huge reputation.After more than 200 years of continuous development, his theory has formed an important medical school in the history of Chinese medicine - "Ye School", which occupies an important position in the history of modern medicine.

Ye Gui was eighty years old. Before he died, he warned his sons: "A doctor can do something but can't. He must be talented and enlightened. After reading thousands of books, he can use his skills to help the world. Otherwise, there are few people who don't kill people. They use medicine. The bait is the blade. I die, and my descendants should be careful not to talk about medicine lightly." These are the words of a benevolent man who is extremely responsible for his words and deeds.At the same time, it also shows that he has reached a very high level in the pursuit of medicine and even philosophy of life.

[Historical prototype] [Meeting the pregnant concubine Ling in the palace] On the eighth day of July in the 27th year of Qianlong (1762), the emperor went out to watch the deer. Guo Changzai had seven people in total, and the concubine Ling did not accompany her on the trip because she was pregnant with Liujia.It is recorded in the archives that on September 27th, the [-]th year of Qianlong, the emperor stayed at the Nanshicao Palace in the suburbs of Beijing on this day. Emperor Qianlong simply summoned Concubine Ling, who was staying in Beijing, to the palace in the suburbs of Beijing and simply accompanied the emperor for meals.The meal records of other concubines on this tour are "sitting together" and "waiting for service", and there is no record of concubines getting along with the emperor alone. There is no word "waiting" in the sentence "Let the noble concubine serve the dinner", which means that she and the emperor are spending time together.The historical concubine Ling's birthday is the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar.Both of these things are combined in the novel.The edict of Yongzheng mentioned in the novel to refute others saying that he is lustful is also a historical record.