The Struggle History of the Fourteenth Qing Dynasty

Elder Brother Fourteen sent two people here to supervise the construction of vegetable greenhouses. In addition, they asked for money and people to give. After the people here are busy farming in spring, they can still come to work in vegetable greenhouses for a day's wages. At least [-] Wen, and a meal with meat and vegetables.

Fourteen Baylor's request was that in autumn, there would be enough green vegetables to supply the elder brother's house inside and outside the palace, and some rapeseed, spinach, coriander, and lettuce should be provided for his Xilaishun hot pot chain.

Green vegetables in winter are too valuable. There are so many high-ranking officials and dignitaries in Beijing, and few families can afford to eat green vegetables in winter.

There are a few vegetable gardens with fire pits.

Winter greens are expensive!

It makes the fourteenth elder brother quite greedy!

He personally planned the winter vegetable greenhouse, left his manpower to handle it properly, and ran back to the capital in a busy manner. This time, he was accompanied by a logistics team of 500 horses. With so many people accompanying him, he must be fine. ah.

Safely returned to Beijing, and began to visit the backyards of various mansions. He is an unmarried elder brother, and he is favored. The dry shares are only recorded under the names of these sister-in-laws. If the sister-in-laws have an accident, the dry shares can be distributed equally to the children of the sister-in-laws, regardless of gender, but only for the generation of the biological children of the sister-in-laws. In the first generation, he will directly take back the dry shares and distribute them separately.

The second is that it has nothing to do with the male host, this matter is only for the female hostess, and only the original wife is entitled to this treatment, and the remarriage has no share.

The other one is that only the original spouse and the wife who left behind the children are eligible to inherit the stock, if not, I'm sorry, they will all be taken back.

For his condition, the first person to support him was Eight Fujin!

Ba Fujin is also a capable woman: "Don't worry, Brother Fourteen, Sister-in-law Ba will buy shares immediately!"

Each Fujin's share capital is only 1000 taels, and the fourteenth elder brother doesn't want much, but the same original shares are [-], and each Fujin gets one share.

This time, Kangxi and the Empress Dowager in the palace were not implicated, nor was Defei. Brother Fourteen planned to give them a surprise in winter.

When he finished these things as busy as a little bee, it happened to be the Longevity Day.

The Banquet of the Thousand Old Man is not called the Banquet of the Thousand Old Man at this time, and Kangxi did not hold it in the palace, but in Changchun Garden.

Changchun Garden is good, the scenery is beautiful, and now in March and April, the apricot blossoms in early spring are all blooming, so it is beautiful.

For the first Thousand Seniors Banquet held, seniors over 65 years old, regardless of officials or civilians, can come to the capital to participate in the banquet in Yangchun Garden on time.

At that time, there were more than a thousand people attending the banquet, all of them were elders, and there were people from all walks of life in society. From the holding of this banquet, respect and love for the elderly has been set off everywhere, which can be said to be prevalent.

The Longevity Festival lasts for three days. On the first day, old people are gathered and perform martial arts. Big Brother is really good at performing martial arts. The infantry, cavalry, and engineers who perform martial arts are nothing. Afterwards, the firearms battalion, the gunmen's performances are amazing Well, there was also a performance by the Mongolian Corps. Although there were only 1000 people in the area, it created an aura of tens of thousands of people.

Emperor Kangxi was overjoyed and rewarded a precious sword used by King Zhijun himself.

And the next day, when the banquet was held, Emperor Kangxi wrote a poem "The Banquet of Thousand Old Men", so the banquet was named "Thousand Old Men".

The third elder brother took advantage of the situation and presented a copy of "Ode to the Holy Fu". Emperor Kangxi was also very happy, and rewarded King Chengjun with a set of the Four Treasures of the Study that he had used.

The Banquet of the Thousand Seniors was very successful, but the old people had to work a little harder when they went back, and almost overwhelmed the soldiers of Wucheng Bingmasi, so they sent the old people back properly.

After the first two days of showing off, the third day is Kangxi's real birthday.

Kangxi got up a little late in the morning, and he was comfortable in the garden. Besides, he drank a little too much yesterday. Today is his real birthday, but he just invited people he knows and favored ministers. They are all Kangxi's confidantes. It can be said that when he comes to Kangxi on this day, the only one who can celebrate his birthday is the favorite minister.

After washing up, Kangxi took a look at what was served. It was very ordinary Mongolian milk tea, cheese and baked buns, a plate of boiled eggs, or wild eggs!

Fortunately, they are small, salty wild eggs, very Mongolian, and just these things, he glanced at Liang Jiugong, Liang Jiugong smiled and said: "Would you like to eat?"

Kangxi had never seen such a simple breakfast, but he still ate it: "It tastes good."

"This is the breakfast delivered by the Empress Dowager herself. She said it was for your birthday. It is Mongolian-style food. The baked buns were also made by her own hands. She also said that they were raw and tasted so-so. I hope you will be satisfied with the food." " Liang Jiugong told Kangxi cheerfully: "The empress dowager cooks the milk tea and distributes the cheese herself."

Kangxi didn't expect this breakfast to come like this. The empress dowager has never cooked before, let alone the empress dowager, she probably doesn't even know where the kitchen is. At such an age, she can cook him a breakfast, although Simple, but significant.

"Hurry up, change clothes, I'm going to thank the Empress Dowager." Kangxi also had a deep affection for the Empress Dowager, not his own mother and child but better than his own.

"Okay!" Liang Jiugong agreed, but made people put on a strange dress.

The emperor's clothes are all complete sets. It's hard to tell whether the sewing is the best, but it is definitely a very rigorous suit.

Kangxi took a closer look at the one in front of him, and it seemed to be the same as the one sent as a tribute by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but it was different after all, with different fabrics, different embroidery techniques, and even the fabric of the boots.

"Who made these clothes? Why do they look like this?" Kangxi put them on, and they fit well, but they always felt awkward, unlike the clothes he wore before?

"You really asked me!" In the end, Liang Jiugong was happy again: "This is a hundred clothes made by the princesses collectively for you. From top to bottom, from boots to your hat, the princesses sewed them stitch by stitch. Yes, from the capital to Mongolia, the youngest twenty princesses have all wished you well on the jade pendant."

Kangxi wore clothes made by his daughters, but he didn't wear such a hodgepodge of clothes: "How do you say that?"

He touched the clothes on his body cherishingly, and felt that they couldn't be more comfortable to wear.

"I have been preparing silently since last winter. It was suggested by the fourteenth elder brother, and because someone from Xilaishun went to Mongolia to buy cattle and sheep, so I went to various ministries. I have done all the princesses. Born from your heart." Liang Jiugong said with a smile: "Long Live Lord, are you still comfortable in your clothes?"

"Comfortable, there is nothing more comfortable than this." Kangxi suddenly felt better.

Going to greet the empress dowager, the empress dowager smiled when she saw this dress: "It's all the girls' wishes."

"Yes, there is also the heart of the Queen Mother." Kangxi was very moved. The Empress Dowager has been pampered and pampered for many years, and she will cook him a meal. She really has a heart.

"In the blink of an eye, you are fifty years old. When I saw you for the first time, you were still a small ball. You were hugged by sister Tong Jia, and you didn't cry or make trouble..." The empress dowager recalled the past , and Kangxi's mother and son, the relationship warmed up again.

The time was almost up, and Kangxi went to Yangchun Garden with the Empress Dowager, where the banquet was held.

Today he had a lot of surprises, Kangxi has been looking forward to it, and he saw different snacks here, and the breakfast is simple, but there is also food for this banquet, and it’s not dinner time yet, so the snacks on the table It's all dim sum.

But this snack is also very interesting.

Thirty to fifty plates, each with a bit of head in it, but there are many varieties of dim sum, and at first glance it is not the handicraft of the imperial chef.

This dim sum is the same as the imperial meal, and they all have sticks. On the stick of the imperial meal is written the words "Your Majesty, So-and-so in the imperial dining room". All red paper, no gold border.

This is the gap!

But today, there are also sticks on these dim sum plates, but they are bright red, with various fonts on them!

The writing is very interesting: Yours sincerely, Concubine De of Yonghe Palace.

Well, this plate is birthday peaches, which are made lifelike and have a peachy taste. These are birthday peaches steamed by Concubine De and presented to Kangxi.

The sign on a plate of Shaqima reads: Sincerely, the good concubine of Changchun Palace.

Well, Concubine Liang's Shaqima is delicious, not only eggs are added, but black and white sesame seeds are also sprinkled on it.

Concubine Yi's spicy crispy rice, Concubine Hui's furnace fruit, Concubine Rong's bean noodles...

Among them, the most exquisite dim sum is the boat spot made by Wang Shi, Gao Shi and other concubines from the south of the Yangtze River. It is Suzhou style and very beautiful.

Even the Mongolian concubine next to the empress dowager cooked a big pot of milk tea for Kangxi.

I didn't put much salt, because I was afraid that Kangxi would be thirsty if he drank too much, and the concubine from the south of the Yangtze River made fruit tea.

Kangxi ate very comfortably and was in a good mood. He also enjoyed singing, dancing and musical instruments. This birthday was very joyful.

At noon, all the people who came presented gifts to Kangxi.

This was a family banquet, and the people who came were close to Kangxi, so a separate gift had to be prepared. Unlike the present presented by a crowd of people the day before yesterday, this time it was mainly small and delicate.

The day before yesterday was like going through a process. Just all kinds of birthday noodles were enough for the palace to eat for three days.

The princesses presented gifts first, all of which were their own craftsmanship such as needlework, among which the most exquisite was a gold silk sachet made by the thirteenth princess for Kangxi. It was so beautiful that Kangxi put it on on the spot.

Then there are the brothers.

Arranged in front are brothers who have become families, one-on-one to celebrate Kangxi's birthday, mainly with children, even if the children can't speak, holding them to celebrate birthday, seeing the figures of the three generations of emperors, Kangxi I am very happy.

Finally, there are the younger brothers. It was the fourteenth elder brother who brought them together to celebrate Kangxi's birthday. The gift they gave was a long scroll drawn by a group of them, which was the appearance of Emperor Ama in their respective hearts. Tongquer, the atmosphere was so good that Kangxi laughed out loud.

After the gift was presented, the banquet started, and all kinds of delicious dishes came up like flowing water. The fourteenth elder brother ate his head without raising his eyes. The elder brother, the prince, and the king of Chengjun took turns sitting in the manor, in front of Kangxi. After showing off for a while, Kangxi was in a good mood and didn't care about them, but he didn't eat much.

He originally wanted to have a good birthday, but some people didn't let him go as he wished, so the third elder brother Cheng County deliberately provoked trouble: "We came early in the morning, but we didn't see the figure of the fourteenth brother. Fourth brother, where did you go this early in the morning? What is it, bigger than celebrating Huang Ama's birthday? Look at you, you are 17 years old, why are you still messing around with your younger brothers? ?”

Today is indeed the last fourteenth elder brother to come over, and he looks like he is in a hurry.

When celebrating the birthday, everyone else gave expensive gifts and the whole family of the daughter-in-law and children joined the battle, which made Kangxi smile, and the fourteenth elder brother mixed with a group of children by himself, which even made Kangxi happy.

I also know that every year, the fourteenth elder brother celebrates Kangxi's birthday alone, and the king of Chengjun feels uncomfortable, especially this time, the fourteenth elder brother has the full power to plan the affairs in this palace, so that all ladies All out of the limelight, and the princesses.

He is not convinced!

The boss and the prince listened to him, but he didn't.

So King Cheng, who had had some wine, started to find fault.

And as soon as he came up, he pointed at the fourteenth elder brother, and wanted to put a hat of neglecting Kangxi, the emperor, on the fourteenth elder brother's head.

It seemed how much he valued Kangxi.

His voice was so loud that it drowned out the music.

Everyone looked over, including Kangxi, Kangxi's face turned black, what is Chengjun King doing?

Elder Fourteen said unhurriedly: "My brother didn't do anything, it's just that since last night, my brother has been kneeling in Fengxian Hall all night."

"You went to Fengxian Hall...kneeling all night?" Kangxi looked at Fourteen: "Who told you to go?"

I had to kneel before going to the Fengxian Hall, where there are all the spiritual tablets and portraits of the ancestors.

"My son, I'm going to kneel down and give it to Empress Xiaokang." Fourteenth elder brother pursed his lips: "I know Huangma, I took Huangma's brand to go."

The empress dowager put down the golden bowl of milk tea in her hand: "It's a token given by the Ai family. The fourteenth elder brother is pure filial piety. He knelt all night for incense. Sister Tong Jia has a spirit in the sky. She will definitely bless the fourteenth elder brother who is so filial." Everything went well brother."

Empress Xiaokang, that is Kangxi's mother-in-law. Kangxi ascended the throne at the age of eight, and she died of illness when she was ten. In fact, it was because of too much pressure that she tortured herself to death. She was not in good health either, so she just disappeared.

And these people only thought of Kangxi's longevity, but they forgot that Empress Xiaokang was the one who suffered on this day.

The fourteenth elder brother was actually going to hide for a while. The elder brothers were fighting for all kinds of publicity things. The prince was eyeing him again, so he simply hid in the Fengxian Hall and knelt down for Empress Xiaokang Fragrant.

Kneeling incense is to kneel until the incense burns out after burning the incense.

This is a very pious act of worship.

Kangxi burst into tears, there are so many sons, none of them think about his mother-in-law, only Fourteen, only Fourteen is gone, he doesn't even remember being a son: "Fourteen, come here to Huang Ama. "