Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

The Nanhaizi area is the old course of the Yongding River, so a large area of ​​lakes and swamps has been formed, with lush vegetation and animals gathering. Since the Liao and Jin dynasties, emperors have built gardens for fishing and hunting in Nanyuan.Since the Yuan Dynasty, it has been turned into a royal hunting ground, which is called "dismounting the horse and flying to the moor". "Get off the horse" means not far from the city, get on the horse, and you will be there in a while;Haizi is the Mongolian collective name for lakes. During the Ming Dynasty, this name was continued, and this place was renamed Nanhaizi, which was named after Beihai and Shichahai in the city.In the Qing Dynasty, it was also called Nanyuan, and it was used as a paddock for the royal family and bureaucrats to hunt and practice martial arts.

In the Yuan Dynasty, it was used as a flying moor, and it was more used to train sea dongqing in this area full of rivers and moors to catch birds and small animals.In order to make Haidongqing rest and dry its wet feathers, a drying platform is specially built.Ming Chengzu Zhu Di expanded Nanhaizi to dozens of times that of the Yuan Dynasty, with a circumference of 160 miles, an area much larger than the entire capital.There are four gates in the wall: Dahongmen in the north, Donghongmen in the east, Nandahongmen in the south, and Xihongmen in the west. Inside the wall is the so-called "Haizili", where lakes and swamps are widely distributed, with verdant vegetation and rare birds. There are all kinds of strange animals, and there are a lot of elk in free range.The Nanhongmen Palace was built by Emperor Kangxi, and it is used for the military parade on the south side of the Yingying Terrace.After the emperor ascended the throne, more than 20 corner gates were opened in Nanyuan for the convenience of entering and exiting.

"Xiangfeng slightly moves the nine gates to open, and thousands of willows are planted in Nanmo Ligong. The grass is horizontally sticking to the horse park, and the water is flat on the eagle platform. The brocade caravan is about to shoot through the waves, and the jade chariot is suspected to return from the island. It is soft red and startled. Ten zhang, the teachings of heaven come here to wash away the dust." This is the poem "Nanhaizi" written by Nalan Xingde, a great poet in the early Qing Dynasty, which shows its beautiful scenery.Nalan Xingde is Mingzhu's eldest son and the uncle of Concubine Shu.

The emperor wanted her to stay in the palace and rest well because the empress was pregnant, and said that he would take Concubine Rong and Concubine Shu to try hunting in Haizi, Nanyuan.The queen was very happy and thanked the emperor for his compassion.After the emperor left, Zhen'er came up and said: Your Majesty, the emperor doesn't consider your mood too much, does he?Just take Concubine Rong, what happened to Concubine Shu?The queen smiled faintly: She has made great contributions to Wei Yingluo's matter!Zhen'er smiled and said, "It's a pity, she doesn't know yet!"The Queen said: So what if you know?It is also good for Wei Yingluo not to come back.Say no more words, close your eyes and rest.

But in the afternoon, news came from Zhongcui Palace, saying that Concubine Shu had rubella, with large red bumps on her body, and she couldn't go to Nanyuan.Zhen'er said: "Amitabha, this is really hard to praise."Yuan Chunwang smiled: This must be the emperor's secret trick, Concubine Shu must be clamoring to go, he couldn't refuse her, so he came here.Zhen'er said: It seems that Concubine Rong is really as stable as Mount Tai.Yuan Chunwang snorted and didn't speak, thinking: I'm afraid Wei Yingluo is going, we can't let her face to face with Concubine Shu.

Concubine Shu was itchy all over, and she was so depressed that she wanted to miss the trip to Nanyuan. Concubine Qing just came to condolences, and she was very angry with her.Seeing her angry, Concubine Qing didn't know that she had touched her sore spot, so she just tried to persuade her to relax, a calm mind would help relieve the itching, and she was even more annoyed by Concubine Qing's nagging, and said angrily, "Don't think five Elder Brother is going to Nanyuan to show his face, so he is proud of himself in front of Ben Gong!Our Yongxing is just young, he is also the emperor's son.Concubine Qing didn't know what Concubine Shu meant when she said that suddenly, so she hurriedly said: Sister Nalan, I don't mean that.

Concubine Shu said: "Don't pretend, I already knew that the emperor will promote you as a concubine soon, the queen mother told me this because she wanted me to treat Yongxuan well, I'm not stupid.Concubine Qing also learned about this matter from Yong Qi, and then realized that Concubine Shu was for this matter, and said sadly: Sister Nalan, even if I am a concubine, how can I compare with you, the emperor never comes to Yonghe Palace.Seeing her like this, Concubine Shu couldn't bear it, and regretted that she had spoken too harshly, so she hurriedly pulled her and said, "Oh, you know who I am, I didn't mean that, how many years have I entered the palace with you, You don't know me yet.

Concubine Qing smiled tactfully, and said: "I know sister Nalan is not feeling well. Anyway, I'm free. If you can't leave the palace, I'll come to accompany you to relieve your boredom. Fifth elder brother is going to Nanyuan with sister Rongfei. It's my business." There are fewer sons.Seeing what she said, Concubine Shu asked in a low voice, "Fifth elder brother and Concubine Rong... have they... talked?"Concubine Qing said: Well, yesterday she asked me to go to Elder Brother's house together, talked a few words with Yong Qi, and asked him about hunting trials, I think she still has scruples, otherwise she wouldn't have asked me to go with her .

Concubine Shu nodded, and said: "Oh, you said that we are fine, without her troubles, but these days are really boring!"In the eyes of the emperor now, he can only see her alone.The rumors with elder brother not only did not separate her and the emperor, but made the emperor cherish her even more!Seeing her jealousy, Concubine Qing only smiled slightly and didn't speak.Concubine Shu sighed again, and said: After the hunting trial, there will be a draft.Concubine Qing said: I heard what the Empress Dowager said, this year's draft is to select Fujin for the fourth elder brother, fifth elder brother and clan, the emperor himself has no intention of recruiting newcomers.

Concubine Shu poked her on the head with her index finger, and said, "Why are you such a stupid head!"Don't even think about it, doesn't this just mean that the emperor favors Concubine Rong!Concubine Qing said: Sister Concubine Rong is a good person.Concubine Shu sat down on the couch, and said: I am really convinced of you!Are you really not jealous at all?Concubine Qing smiled, took her by the arm, and said: If I'm jealous, can I still be jealous?Sister Nalan, you can also rest assured that the emperor is now coming to Zhongcui Palace in addition to Baoyue Tower. The emperor does not draft, so it is not because he is sympathetic to you.Concubine Shu smiled all over her face, and said: "My sister, you can talk and make me happy."It depends on whether the empress is giving birth to elder brother or princess, now, she is the only one in this palace who is pregnant with the emperor's flesh and blood, whether it is a boy or a daughter, the emperor is happy.He said with a sigh.

Concubine Qing knew that she was lamenting herself, so she said: You see, Concubine Rong's younger sister also has no children.Concubine Shu shook her head, and said: Don't talk about the emperor's love for her, she will please the empress dowager, besides asking her to be called the empress dowager, and reading the scriptures together every day, the empress dowager really loves her more and more. For the former Wei... ten times better!At that time, she had to work so hard to copy the blood scriptures in order to please the Queen Mother.You see, whether the rumors with elder brother are true or not, the queen mother didn't say a word about her. How can the queen mother be such a talkative person?This is to love her in my heart!

Concubine Qing felt nervous when she saw Yingluo mentioned, and hurriedly said: "Sister, be careful!"Concubine Shu said: I know.So does the emperor, why not let me mention it?Concubine Qing immediately looked around.Concubine Shu hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, let's not mention it."

Ye Tianshi's medicine to soothe the nerves and help him sleep has also played a certain role on Yongxuan, and he can handle his homework riding and shooting well every day.Two days before he was about to go to Nanyuan, Fu Heng taught Ye Tianshi to take the pulse of the fourth elder brother, and then went to the Imperial Hospital to ask him about the situation.The two closed the door, and Ye Tianshi said that the fourth elder brother was in good health, but his heart disease was not cured, so he changed a few medicines for him and continued to eat.Fu Heng nodded, and said, "Let's see after the draft."Doctor Ye, it seems that you have something to tell Fu Heng last time?In fact, you can just tell Yingluo when you go to Yujing Garden.

Ye Tianshi chuckled, and said, "Actually, it's not a big deal. My old wife and I have eaten, drank and had enough fun in the capital these years. I want to go back to my hometown in Jiangnan after Miss Yingluo gave birth safely."The youngest son has been with the old mother for many years. The old man is old and needs to be taken care of. I can continue to make a living in the original medical clinic.There is still a while, but there is no rush.

Fu Heng was a little surprised, and said: The emperor trusts you very much. He wants you to accompany him for this Nanyuan hunting trial, and the decree will be sent to the Imperial Hospital soon.After the baby is born, we still need Dr. Ye.Ye Tianshi smiled and said: That's easy to say, if you need anything, your lord and Miss Yingluo can just send me a letter.It's not good, so let's tell Miss Yingluo now.

Seeing his attitude, Fu Heng knew in his heart that he wanted to leave the imperial hospital and the Forbidden City, so he said: Doctor Ye, I understand, Fu Heng will find a way to get the emperor to agree to this matter, don't worry.Ye Tianshi saw that Fu Heng seemed to want to say something, but he hesitated to speak, so he asked, "Your Excellency has something to say, but it's okay to say it."Fu Heng smiled and said: After hunting, I will go to Junggar.Ye Tianshi was very surprised, and said: "Miss Yingluo..." Fu Heng nodded and said: "I will entrust her to you."Then he told Ye Tianshi that it was too early for him to come back in three months, but he didn't tell Yingluo that, he only said that he was at least two months, at most half a year.

Ye Tianshi was taken aback, and said: Half a year? !Fu Heng nodded.Ye Tianshi said: I understand, my lord, don't worry, Miss Yingluo will leave it to me.Fu Hengdao: Doctor Ye, let's not talk about this time. I am often away from home, so if you leave the capital, I am really worried.Ye Tianshi said: "My lord, it's still early, let's wait for Miss Yingluo to pass this test first."Seeing that his attitude was firm, Fu Heng didn't want to say anything, so he thought he could only take one step at a time.

He came out of the imperial hospital, thinking all the way, seeing that it was still early, so he went to the upper study to see elder brother and Fukang'an.Walking to the corridor outside the upper study, I heard the childish voice inside, reciting one of Qianjia's poems:

Matsushita asked the boy,

The speaker went to gather medicine.

only in this mountain,

The cloud is deep and unknown.

Fu Kang'an's voice was particularly clear inside, so Fu Heng smiled and wanted to leave.The door of another room opened suddenly, and the fourth elder brother, the fifth elder brother and the sixth elder brother came out. When they saw him, they all said to him: Hello, Mr. Fu Heng.Fu Heng stood down, saluted, and asked.Yongxuan said: We have just finished the Mongolian language class, and now we are exchanging with our fellow readers.As soon as the words were finished, the children in this room also came out. Seeing Fu Heng, Fu Kang'an immediately stepped forward, saluted him, and said, "Ama."Fu Heng was very happy to see that he had learned such rules after not seeing him for a few days, so he took his hand and gave some instructions with a smile.

The children went to the room of the Mongolian language class. The Chinese master heard Fu Heng's voice outside and walked out by himself. After the ceremony was over, Fu Heng asked the three elder brothers about their recent homework. The master said "Four Books" "The Analects of Confucius has been finished, and I will start to talk about Mencius, and today I will talk about "Advancing the People's Heart, Retreating the People's Heart".Fu Heng smiled and said: "The world is always afraid of the strength of Qi, but now it is twice as big as it is and does not practice benevolent government, which is to move the soldiers of the world." The emperor often mentioned this sentence to us in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Today, the master must explain it carefully. The emperor will definitely ask about it in the future.The master immediately said: "Yes, the next official understands."The three elder brothers also clasped their hands together and said: Thank you, Mr. Fu Heng, we will definitely study hard.

Fu Heng left, and the fifth elder brother hurriedly asked: "Master Fu Heng, Huang Ama said that you want to teach us military affairs, but February has passed, and we haven't seen the start yet, so Yong Qi asked."Fu Hengdao: "I'm afraid the slave will not be able to go up for a while. The emperor will definitely appoint another master. Don't worry, fifth elder brother."When Yong Qi heard this, she couldn't help feeling regretful, but in front of the other two, it was hard to ask why, so she nodded with a smile.

After Fu Heng left, the three older brothers entered the room. When they sat down, Yong Xun said: "Yong Qi, Huang Ama has her own arrangements. Lord Fu Heng is very busy. Like the class, he will not come to teach in person.Yong Qi nodded and said: Yes, but Yong Qi wants to hear him teach in person.Yong Rong coughed twice, and the two saw that the master above had already started to speak, so they put aside the matter and sat up straight to listen to the lecture.

Because I set off for Nanyuan early in the morning the next day, the riding and archery class had stopped, and after the culture class, Yong Qi went to Yonghe Palace to say goodbye to the concubine Qing.When he went in, he found Concubine Rong also came to say goodbye, and the two were sitting on the couch talking.So he knelt down to greet the two of them.

After getting up, Concubine Rong asked, "Has Su Le packed up all your traveling things?"Sule is Yongqi's haha ​​bead.Yong Qi said: Yes, everything is ready.Concubine Qing saw that he seemed a little uninterested, so she said, "Fifth elder brother, it's your first time to go hunting in Nanyuan, so you must pay attention to safety. Your mother and concubine Rong and I also explained to Su Le in detail that day. I have never been there, I heard that the scenery there is very good, you will be happy!Talking and smiling at Concubine Rong.Concubine Rong also smiled back.

Yong Qi said: Thank you, Consort Qing!Concubine Qing asked: Are you tired from class?Ask Lingzi to give fifth elder brother some tea.Fifth prince sat down and said, "No, today's riding and archery lessons are suspended, so I'm not tired."It's just that Mr. Fu Heng said today that he can't give us military affairs in person, and I feel a little regretful.

Concubine Rong and Concubine Qing looked at each other, but they didn't know why.The three talked for a while, then Concubine Rong got up to leave, and the fifth elder brother also left, and they left the Yonghe Palace together, the fifth elder brother asked: "Concubine Rong, can you ask Huang Ama?"Why can't Lord Fu Heng give us lessons?Concubine Rong was a bit embarrassed, but seeing Yong Qi's face full of anticipation, she said: "It's almost lunch time, why don't you go with me to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to see the emperor?"

Yong Qi said happily: "Okay, thank you Concubine Rong!"Brother can't go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation unless he obeys the edict, and concubine can't intervene in court affairs. It's really a good idea for Concubine Rong to take Yongqi with her.Arriving at the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Li Yu saw the two of them, hurriedly greeted them, and said: Master Fu Heng was talking to the emperor inside. When the servant came out earlier, he heard that he was talking about going to Nanyuan. Why don't the servants go in? Ask, it's okay for the empress and elder brother to go in.Concubine Rong nodded.When he was young, Li Yu came out and said that the emperor called him in.

After entering, everyone has finished seeing the ceremony.The emperor was happy to see the two of them together again, and asked with a smile: "Why are you here together?"Yong Qi hurriedly said: "Huang Ama, I asked Concubine Rong to bring me here because I wanted to ask about Mr. Fu Heng, and it happened that Mr. Fu Heng was also there."The emperor said: "What's the matter?"Yongqi then told about Fu Heng's military affairs class.The emperor looked at Fu Heng, and Fu Heng said: "The slave didn't say anything."The emperor said to Yongqi: Fu Heng will go to Junggar soon, and he won't be able to come back for a while.Both Yongqi and Concubine Rong were quite surprised after hearing this, Concubine Rong looked at Fu Heng, who nodded slightly.

Only Yong Qi asked: "Huang Ama, is there another war there?"The emperor said with a gentle smile: "No, it's already over. I asked him to rectify the military affairs. Once he's settled down, he will come back with Zhaohui."Yongqi then said: "My son understands, how long will it take?"The emperor said: I don't know, it depends on how things are done.Fu Heng then said to Yong Qi: "Brother Wu, the servant will definitely come back within half a year."Concubine Rong was even more surprised when she heard this, and looked at the emperor.I just heard the emperor say: Yong Qi, Fu Heng, you all kneel down, and I will arrange the military affairs class later.

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[Historical origin] Junggar and Huijiang.The Junggar tribe controlled the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, starting from Balkhash Lake in the west, the Altai Mountains in the north, Turpan in the east, and the Chu River and Talas River in the southwest, establishing the last nomadic empire in the history of Central Asia.Huijiang was originally part of Junggar.Since this period was the heyday in the history of Oirat Mongolia, Oirat Mongolia often appeared in the historical materials of this period under the name of Junggar.Religiously, they believe in Tibetan Buddhism and have a certain influence on Tibet.Oirat Mongolia is the so-called Moxi Mongolia.We often say that Inner Mongolia is Monan Mongolia, and Outer Mongolia is Mobei Mongolia.Monan Mongolia and Oirat Mongolia have already been mentioned in the description of Li Fanyuan before the novel.The above three regions and their histories will be covered later in the novel.According to history, in April of the 21st year of Qianlong, the emperor sent Fu Heng, a senior scholar, to Junggar to rectify military affairs.