[Qing Chuan] The daily life of the seven princes

Not only is Jiayuguan farther away from Beijing in terms of distance, but the living and living conditions are also worlds apart.

Yinyou is really not used to living here, even the water here is not used to drinking, it always feels salty, and it feels a little harsh in his mouth.

Not only did he feel this way, but so did the other three.On the first day Shun Anyan came, she said there was sand in the water, and fell ill within two days.

After Yinyou's diagnosis and treatment, he should be unacceptable, so he personally prescribed a prescription for his little cousin, asked someone to boil the medicine and bring it to him, and advised him: "Drink the medicine, drink it and it will be fine." gone."

The person serving the medicine was Cao Yan, who seemed to have a spring in his hand, stretched it out, and retracted it again.He raised his head and looked at Yinyou with a look of reluctance: "Really...do you want to give him a drink?"

"Nonsense, how can you get better if you don't drink medicine?" Yinyou waved his hand, "Hurry up, hurry up!"

Shun Anyan didn't suspect him, took a bowl of "Gudu Gudu" and poured the medicine into his stomach.

Cao Yan asked him worriedly: "How do you feel?"

Shun Anyan frowned: "Why do I feel weird."

Cao Yan turned her head to look at Yinyou: "Look, I just said that I can't..."

Yinyou covered his mouth and asked Shun Anyan: "What's so weird?"

Shun Anyan smacked her lips: "There is sand in the water, and it also smells like mud."

Cao Yan pulled Yinyou's hand away, but decided to tell the truth: "It was Brother Seven who added soil from the soles of his shoes, saying that this would cure the acclimatization."

Shun Anyan stretched her neck and was about to vomit again, Yinyou hurriedly told Zhao Cheng who was beside her: "Hurry up, pass the bowl over to catch it, spit it out and let him drink it in."

Fullerton was the oldest, and he was honest. It was unbelievable that he bullied his little cousin like this.Quickly stopped the person: "Okay, okay, don't think too much. They are all serious medicinal materials. How can there be soil on the soles of your shoes? Seventh brother is teasing you."

He pushed Yinyou out: "You have a good rest, we will come to see you another day."

In fact, everyone has some symptoms of acclimatization, but Shun Anyan is the youngest, and her kung fu practice is not so solid, so the reaction is more obvious.

They rested in Jiayuguan for a few days before gradually getting used to it, and they were generally psychologically prepared for the hard life in the future.

Shun Anyan has many rotten problems of the son of a family, and Yinyou will play tricks on him from time to time to correct these rotten problems of him.

Hearing that the seventh elder brother always said that he was squeamish, Shun Anyan was quite aggrieved: "When you were in the palace, you were more squeamish than me. The food and clothing must be the best, and the clothes that are a little harder will not be fine. If you are willing to wear it, you still talk about me."

"That's in the palace," Yinyou rubbed his head, "this is a barracks, and the barracks are full of indomitable fighters. If Jiao Didi is like a girl, people will look down on us."

Shun Anyan whispered: "You are the prince, who dares to look down on us?"

"If you don't talk about it, you look down on it in your heart." Yinyou pinched his little cousin's face again, "We are here to fight, put down our identities, and do better than ordinary soldiers, in order to truly win their respect."

The little cousin was taught by Yinyou's words to be obedient. From then on, he stayed with him in Jiayuguan with peace of mind, and he did the work he arranged, and he did it seriously.

They stayed in Jiayuguan for some time. On this day, General Yin Huaxing was going to inspect Yumenguan.It was a place that Yinyou had read in countless poems and articles, and he was so fascinated that he wanted to follow along.

There is nothing he can't do that he wants to do. His small mouth is very sweet, and he takes a mouthful of Master Yin, calling him a relative.He also said that he wanted to learn more about border defense and wanted to go with the general.

Yin Huaxing was coaxed into laughter by him, so he agreed to take him with him.

Yumenguan began in the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and got its name because it was the way through which jade was imported from the Western Regions.

Surrounded by the vast Gobi, in the middle is a sandstone hillock, a small castle built with loess, called Xiaofangpan City.

It is probably the hottest season of the year in this place now, but as far as the eye can see, there is still no grass growing around, and there is no greenery to be seen.Just like what Wang Jiling of the Tang Dynasty said - why should the Qiang flute blame the willows, the spring breeze does not cross the Yumen Pass.

Yinyou stood on the city wall of Yumen Pass, overlooking the endless next door.In fact, there is nothing around, there are still some ruins and old relics.

The wind here is very strong, and the sand is blown on the face, causing pain like a knife.

Yinyou closed his eyes, and the distant and dull sound of camel bells came faintly from his ears. Then, two shadows appeared on the desert. As the shadows gradually expanded, he saw clearly that it was a person, a ragged, unkempt man people.

His eyes are cloudy but firm, like a traveler who has finally returned after suffering.

Yinyou asked him, "Who is here?"

A sigh came from far away in the ear——Zhang Qian.

Yinyou opened his eyes, the vast desert was no longer as prosperous as it used to be.Since Zheng He's voyages to the West, the Maritime Silk Road has gradually replaced the Desert Silk Road.

Since Zheng He's seventh voyage to the Western Seas and his death in the Guli Kingdom, both the former dynasty and the Qing Dynasty have already stopped exploring the ocean and the new continent.

Yinyou has heard too many sailing stories from Nan Huairen, as well as the legends and scenery of various countries in the world, and has longed for them since he was a child.

In the past, I always thought that the exploration of the world was just a personal hobby, until the imperial concubine once said to him: "China and India were reasonably excluded from the world because they did not share the civilization endowed by the ocean." [Hegel " Philosophy of History]

Tibet and India are separated by the inaccessible Himalayas. Now Yinyou doesn't even have a concept of Tibet, let alone India on the other side of the mountain.

He only vaguely remembered that he once heard a foreign missionary say that the British Empire established an East India Company there, and the king issued a decree granting the East India Company the right to occupy territory, mint coins, command fortresses and troops, form alliances and declare war , the right to conclude peace treaties and conduct trials in occupied territories.

Isn't this a blatant aggression? Sure enough, the Westerners have no good intentions.

"Seventh Brother, Seventh Brother!" Yin Huaxing saw that he was suddenly frozen there, his eyes didn't know where to look, so he called him twice, "What are you thinking?"

Yinyou came back to his senses, shook his head, and smiled self-deprecatingly: "I think too far, let's do the things in front of me first."

After dealing with the affairs of Yumen Pass and Yang Pass, they came to Dunhuang County.

This is also the place that Yinyou has read in history books countless times. The former border trade center has long since lost its former glory with the decline of the desert silk road.

Compared with the hustle and bustle of the capital city and the luxury and luxury of the south of the Yangtze River, this place can only be called a small town.

The people here are dressed in simple clothes, and the shops on the street are also dilapidated. There are not many pedestrians, and most of them are buying and selling some necessities of life.

Yinyou walked to a small fruit vendor and stopped. The golden and plump fruit exuded a faint sweet fragrance. Yinyou had never seen such a fruit before, so he asked curiously: "What is this?"

Accompanying him is Yanheng, who has been a soldier here for many years and is very familiar with Jiayuguan, Jiuquan, Dunhuang, and Zhangye generations.So he introduced it to him: "This is a local specialty, called Li Guangxing."

"Li Guang?" Yinyou picked the biggest and yellowest one and stuffed it into his mouth, "Is it the Li Guang I thought of, Li Guang, the parachutist?"

"That's right, it's the parachutist Li Guang."

Therefore, Yanheng briefly told Yinyou about the fact that the two are now under the order of the queen mother to drop sweet apricots here to quench the thirst of the soldiers led by the parachutist.

After the story was told, Yinyou just finished eating the apricots.She wiped her hands and stood up: "This apricot is really sweet, but the Queen Mother is not that busy, and she doesn't like to meddle in other people's business."

Yan Heng glanced at him, and teased: "It sounds like Brother Seven is very familiar with the Queen Mother."

Yinyou nodded: "Very familiar. The sweetness and deliciousness of this apricot is probably related to the climate here." He greeted Zhao Cheng again: "Buy all the surrounding ones, and share them with everyone when we go back. Such a poisonous sun, let the Folks, go back early to rest."

The fruit grower hadn't seen such a rich and powerful gold master father in many years. After collecting the money, he bowed his hands to him repeatedly to thank him.

Yinyou took advantage of the situation to ask people: "My fellow, let me ask a place, how can I get to the Thousand Buddha Cave?"

This place has been little known since the Yuan Dynasty. In the seventh year of Jiajing, Jiayuguan was closed, and Dunhuang once became a nomadic frontier, and few outsiders came here.

However, the nine-story building has stood here for hundreds of years. Even if outsiders don't understand it, the locals still know it.

The fruit grower said: "It's too remote, and no one goes there on weekdays."

Yinyou waved his hand: "It's okay, I'll just go over and have a look."

In fact, there were not many miles in the past, but it was not very easy to find.

As a former monk, Yanheng didn't know the history of Dunhuang, so he had to be introduced to him by Yinyou, who didn't believe in Buddhism.

"One day, an eminent monk named Le Zun wandered here and saw the golden light of Mingsha Mountain shining like ten thousand Buddhas, so he dug the first cave here. Later, the businessman went to the Western Regions to cross the desert. Before he left, he dug a cave here, made offerings to Bodhisattvas, and prayed for a safe return. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, the construction of the grottoes received strong support from princes and nobles. In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, with the prosperity of the Silk Road, Mogao Grottoes reached the peak After the Yuan Dynasty, it gradually declined and wasted." 【Baidu Encyclopedia】

While talking, Yinyou and several people in his entourage asked for directions and searched, and finally arrived at Mogao Grottoes.

Approaching the nine-story building, it turned out that it had been abandoned for hundreds of years, and the quicksand had long

Now that they are here, Yinyou naturally wants to go up and have a look. Only when he goes back can he show off his visit to Ukumama, who believes in Buddhism, and the imperial concubine who once discussed Buddhist art in Mogao Grottoes with him.

Everyone stepped on the soft sand, one foot deep and the other shallow, it was really difficult to walk.Yinyou found a few caves nearby and entered.

As soon as he entered the cave, Yinyou was stunned.He fumbled and took out the torch from his body, and examined it carefully.

There is a Buddhist niche right in front of the cave, and Sakyamuni sits in the middle, with his first disciple Kasyapa and his second disciple Ananda on the left and right.

You can only see it when you get closer. The expression of the statue is lifelike, and even the clothes on the Buddha's body are as real as they are.

Yinyou looked around again, and there were murals painted on the surrounding stone walls, which were still vivid after hundreds of years.

Yanheng was no less surprised than him: "This is... the story of the Buddha's Jataka."

Yinyou nodded: "Surrender yourself to feed the tiger."

On the top of the head there are exquisite well-drilling paintings, including lotus, flying sky, auspicious clouds, nine-color deer, and the four corners are inlaid with gold foil, reflecting the fire light, radiant and colorful, just like the illusion of a Buddhist kingdom.

Yinyou looked at several caves one after another, unwilling to leave even when the sun was setting.

At this time, a school lieutenant who came with them suggested: "Seventh brother likes it so much, let's send someone to move these statues back tomorrow."

As soon as the captain finished speaking, he saw Yinyou turn around and give him a sharp look.

The captain felt a chill down his spine, but he didn't know what he said wrong.

His original intention was just to please the prince, after all, the emperor was far away from him, so it was rare for such a big person to come.Serve him well, maybe one day he will be able to skyrocket.

But I don't know how I made this master unhappy with what I said casually just now.

His words reminded Yinyou, and he waved his hand calmly: "Everyone withdraws, and you are not allowed to take anything from the cave."

After returning, he mentioned this matter to Yin Huaxing, hoping that he would send a small team to garrison the Thousand Buddha Cave.

Afterwards, he wrote a memorial overnight to the emperor's father, hoping to allocate funds to protect this place and recruit a group of monks to stay here for a long time.

In the memorial, he also mentioned that this place was once maintained by local noble families and government for a long time, and it was gradually abandoned because of the war.They can imitate Master Hongbian, the Hexi capital monk in the late Tang Dynasty, and give them a royal title.

At the same time, based on his impression, he copied a mural and sent it to the capital at the same time.

Shun Anyan was at the side, quite puzzled: "You...you are too lenient. Besides, the emperor is busy with government affairs, so he has no time to spend manpower and financial resources to manage deserted caves in remote areas."

Yinyou said quite confidently: "After seeing my paintings, he will definitely consider my proposal carefully."

Shun Anyan was puzzled: "Why?"

Yinyou knocked the packed envelope on his head: "You're so stupid, what use are you for?"

When Kangxi returned to Beijing for more than a month, he received a letter from his son for the first time, and he did not greet Ukumama and Ama'eniang when he came up, and asked him first.Ask him to allocate funds and send people to protect a cave.

Kangxi didn't take it seriously until he saw his words.

The painting was not complete, but Kangxi had been there so many times, he recognized it at a glance, it was Mount Wutai.

Yinyou mentioned in his heart that this painting is more than ten feet high and several feet long.It describes in detail the terrain of mountains and rivers and folk customs within a radius of [-] miles from Zhending Mansion in Zhili to Taiyuan Mansion in Shanxi.

The temples, pavilions, towers, and pagodas in the picture are all what they really saw when they went to Mount Wutai.

And this is the mural in one of the caves of Mogao Grottoes. According to the information of the donor, this mural was painted in the Five Dynasties period. 【Cave 61 of Mogao Grottoes】

The importance of Mount Wutai to the royal family is self-evident. Yinyou also said that he thought of Ukuma Mama when he saw this mural. He wanted to make good offerings to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas here, and he also prayed for Ukuma Mama.

After all, it was the letter that Yinyou sent back to the capital, so Kangxi still took it to the empress dowager and imperial concubine to read.

As soon as the Empress Dowager heard that it was sent by Xiao Qi, she quickly asked Aunt Su Ma to bring her magnifying glass, and carefully looked at the painting one by one, back and forth several times.

After reading it, he frowned: "This is the painting of Mount Wutai, right? Xiao Qi is in Gansu, so why draw a picture of Mount Wutai?"

Because she once talked about the Mogao Grottoes with her son, the imperial concubine understood what was going on at a glance.

But she can't say it, Kangxi can only tell his ancestors about it.

So Kangxi told the empress dowager what Yinyou wrote in the letter.

The Empress Dowager was very happy to hear that, his little Qi was far away in Gansu, but she still missed him in her heart, so she hurriedly urged Kangxi to finish the matter.

On the second day, Kangxi handed over the matter to the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, and asked him to proceed.

In fact, there is no need for the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu to worry about it. As long as the imperial court pays attention to it, the nearby people will come to worship spontaneously when they hear that this is a holy place of Buddhism, and there is a rare golden light and Buddha's manifestation.

Yinyou and Fu Dun chatted about this matter, and said: "When we pacify Junggar and reopen the trade with the west, this place will be lively again, and monks will naturally come here."

Fullerton said, "I don't understand. You obviously don't believe in Buddhism, so why do you have to put in so much effort to do this?"

Yinyou shook his head: "It has nothing to do with whether I believe in Buddhism or not. If you have a chance, you can ask Rong Ruo. He will definitely understand what I have done."

Speaking of Nalan, Fu Dun immediately thought of something: "That veil..."

Hearing the handkerchief, Cao Yan also pricked up his ears.

Yinyou pretended to be stupid: "What handkerchief? I warn you, you can eat food indiscriminately, but you can't talk indiscriminately."

With that said, he left the room.Liu Fudun stared at Cao Yan from behind: "I haven't said anything yet."

After dealing with the matter of Mogao Grottoes, Yinyou has a new plan.

Now Galdan is hiding, and he can't be found for a while. In a short time, there will be no more wars.

Therefore, Yinyou found General Fei Yanggu and told him his plan: "I want to go to Tibet."

"!!!"