Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

Chapter 297

What Wu Deya didn't say was that the emperor also personally came to offer a memorial ceremony, accompanied by Prince Rong Yongqi, offering incense to Hong Zhou.The funeral was arranged by the emperor's order, Prince Jian, the 24th prince Yunmi, his assistant minister Decheng, and the manager of the vice capital Yushi Zhixin.She felt that Hong Zhou would not be happy to hear that.She knew that Hongzhou loved Nala Shi until his death, although he never mentioned Nala Shi to her since the night of last year's Longevity Festival until the end.So she will never forgive Nala's ungratefulness and ruthlessness, even Yin Hai'an will never forgive her.Nala's family was imprisoned, she just felt satisfied, she didn't inquire about it, and she never mentioned the word "Queen" to anyone, including her own children and grandchildren.

Before his death, Hongzhou told her about the emperor's life experience, and said that if one day, the emperor or the queen mother really wanted to touch her and the child, he asked her to tell the princes of the clan.Only then did Wu Deya understand everything, the emperor was not the empress dowager's own? !No wonder the empress dowager didn't live in the palace these years, so the emperor wouldn't listen to what the empress dowager said.For the safety of her family, she knew that the emperor must not doubt her, so she called her sick, thanked guests behind closed doors, never went out to socialize, and never saw the queen mother again.

On the day of the memorial ceremony, everyone in the military aircraft went to work as usual.What happened between Hong Zhou and the emperor, Ali Gun actually didn't know, just like other people in Junji, and everyone in the court.He didn't ask, not even the Queen Mother.Although he and Hong Zhou were not on good terms, in just half a year, the royal family changed drastically, and the queen was almost abolished.As a cousin of the royal family, he couldn't help but feel sad when he died. Thinking of his daughter Mingxiu who died young, he felt even more sad.He knew that the queen mother would not speak, and Fu Heng knew everything, but he did not ask Fu Heng anymore, he knew that Fu Heng would not speak either.

That night in Hangzhou, Li Yu learned from Concubine Rong what the empress was doing behind the scenes. After being shocked, he felt extremely sorry for the former empress and the seventh elder brother. He thought that the emperor knew everything before his southern tour. What was in the emperor's heart? Such a feeling, and after so long, I didn't see anything unusual about the emperor.Ask Concubine Rong, Concubine Rong also shook her head, saying that the emperor never said anything to her, Madam Nalan told her recently.After returning in the afternoon, the emperor just held her hand and sat in silence until he went to have dinner with everyone, thinking he didn't want to mention it any more.He said that he would cancel the planned dinner, but he only said that Wei Mei would come from the queen's mother to replace the queen, and the dinner would continue as usual.

Later, Concubine Rong went to see Hongzhou for the last time, and came back to tell the emperor that Hongzhou had no intention of repenting, and her last words were that she no longer wanted to be born in the royal family, and privately told Li Yu some details of her meeting with Hongzhou.During the funeral ceremony, Li Yu stood behind the emperor and saluted. He was deeply moved and felt sorry for the emperor. After returning to the palace, he said to Concubine Rong, "Your Majesty, you are such a compassionate and tolerant person, which is really admirable."

Concubine Rong shook her head, closed her eyes, put her left hand on her chest, and said in a low voice: "Allah really knows the mysteries of heaven and earth, and Allah is aware of your actions. Allah makes you love righteousness and embellishes it in your hearts. It; he makes you feel that superstition, sin, and debauchery are abhorrent. Allah is all-knowing, all-wise. Allah is all-forgiving, all-merciful." She said a sentence from the Qur'an, her voice slow And gentle, solemn and pious face.

After the memorial ceremony, the emperor promulgated to the ruling and opposition parties a custom that did not allow the clan and princes to play a strong administrative role, and ordered Guan Bao, the father of Yibor, to be promoted from the right servant of the Ministry of War to the left capital censor. The ruling and opposition parties felt that the emperor meant It was obvious, but no one dared to say it clearly.

Yingluo kowtowed three times in front of Wei Yingning's memorial tablet at home, and looked at the five-colored plums that had been kept in the vase all year round. Tweety had just replaced a fresh handful, and the small clusters of yellow, red, pink, and orange flowers were very cute. Xi, and then said to the tablet: "What do you hear every day and night, the cuckoo sings blood and the ape mourns", I never forget this hatred.The former empress once said that revenge must wait until the right time, place and people are in harmony. After so many years, we have finally waited for this day!Sister, your favorite five-color plum blooms very well this year, you must like it.Then he said to Fu Heng who was kneeling beside him: "Master, thank you for doing everything for me!"Sister Hai is also happy for me.

Fu Heng took her hand with a smile, looked at what she was wearing, the Eighteen Sons Crystal Buddha Bead Bracelet given by the Queen's sister back then, and said: For us.Then the two went to Rong Yin's sacrificial room, knelt in front of the memorial tablet, Fu Heng said: "Sister, Nala family can do no more evil, may you rest in peace underground."Then she turned her head and said to Yingluo: "The emperor said, when the date is fixed, we will go to Changchun Palace to worship together."I once told my sister that I am the one who cares about her the most besides Ama Erniang in this world. In fact, Yingluo, you are the one who cares about her the most.

Yingluo also looked at the memorial tablet. There was a lotus leaf wash from Dehua Kiln over there. It was milky white and moderate in size. The slender stem is full of small holes, which were made by Fu Heng. All the things in this sacrificial room were handled by Fu Heng. Before she married, she did not add or change after she married.Later, Fu Heng gave her the white jade hand mirror, which was very similar to Xiao Xi.

Then he shook his head with a smile, and said: I still remember that year, the empress wore the Han costume I embroidered and danced the Luoshen dance. That day, she was really beautiful and happy. The emperor was going to Concubine Shu. Dancing was a pleasant surprise, so I stayed in Changchun Palace.Before, I taught my empress to present the Luoshen picture to the emperor, but she refused. She always said: She is the empress...Young master, you are just different from me. We are all the same. We love the empress sister very much, and we must avenge her. , I used to think that Concubine Xian was not simple, but later I got to know her better, but I never thought that it would be her who designed to kill the Queen's sister.

Fu Heng nodded.Yingluo continued: "Hong Zhou wore your clothes to impersonate you and was imprisoned in the palace. Why didn't he wear other guards' clothes?"Still taking your jade pendant and using your court belt, and the jade pendant clearly has the word "Fu Cha's family" on it. It is simply evil intentions, deliberately smearing your name, and getting involved in Fu Cha's family. You must have been jealous of the emperor's attention to you early in the morning. Same as Hong Xiao back then.Still brazenly saying that he is your childhood friend?Pretending to be ridiculous?If the incident happened, you and the Fucha family would be in big trouble. He knew you would not speak up, and as expected, Concubine Yu was still worried, so she killed sister Yingning to prevent future troubles. What's the trouble?It's a pity that his mother and son were unlucky and met me.If that person wasn't Hong Zhou, sister Empress would never tolerate this matter!

Fu Heng nodded solemnly again, remembering that he had warned Hongzhou back then, asking him to stay away from Yingluo, and he would do whatever he wanted to do to him, but if he treated Yingluo, he would never let him go... Then he took out a The dark red velvet bag was given to Yingluo. Yingluo was a little surprised. When she opened it, she saw a golden hairpin inlaid with jade. The center of the flower is made of gold thread and is inlaid with rubies.

Yingluo laughed and said: Do you still like 'Die Lian Hua'?Fu Heng looked at her and said: Yingluo, we have been married for ten years.This hairpin is actually a gift I prepared for you as a marriage proposal back then, after I asked the emperor for an order.This hairpin was given to me by my sister shortly after she became a queen. She said it was made during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, and she taught me to give my daughter-in-law a good fortune for ten thousand years. I was only 15 years old at that time, and she probably forgot .I didn't take it out when we got married, because I didn't want to remind the past, so I used the jade butterfly instead.Now it's time to return it to its original owner.

Yingluo just couldn't believe it. Looking at this hairpin, the dark red color of the gemstone glowed faintly, and tears gradually filled her eyes.Then he pressed it to his heart, looked at Fu Heng with a smile, shed tears, and said softly: Master, we have known each other for 24 years.Fu Heng only smiled slightly, took the hairpin from her hand, and put it on her bun.

On June 26, Hulan, who was still dissatisfied, "died of illness".Hulan has always been concerned about her father's son. When she was in danger, her father Debao's concubine Jingshi had given birth to Debao's second son. She said to her parents that she would not regret her death.Chuxiu Palace was deeply saddened, the emperor expressed his sympathy, and the condolences of the Suo family lasted for a long time.Debao has always been grateful for the concubine Ling's care and support for Hulan. After many years, he was transferred to be the governor of Guangdong, and he continued to offer peace to the concubine.

After the queen was imprisoned, Baljur came to the capital by order. The emperor combined the people on the two rosters and copied a copy for him, saying that he did not plan to deal with these people, but if there was any change in these people, People in the north will be dealt with by him, and people in the south will be dealt with by the emperor himself.Baljur was very puzzled, and the emperor could handle it all by himself.

The emperor just smiled and said: This is an opportunity for you to make meritorious service. You became Prince Heshuo at a young age and led Horqin. Some people are dissatisfied.Baljur knelt down to thank him, and said: Yes, it is also the emperor's painstaking efforts to order the slaves to quell the chaos of Khalkha Qinggun Zabu.The emperor personally walked down, helped him up, and said with a smile: You and I are a family, so there is no need to see others like this.Baljur replied: "Thank you, Your Majesty, the servant will come to pay my respects to the Queen in two days. Please greet the Queen on behalf of the servant."

Then, Baljur went to Lama Temple to meet Jia Hutuktu, and after returning to Nanyuan's home, he told Gao Yun about it.Gao Yun opened the gift box given by Zhangjia Hutuktu, and saw two white porcelain benba bottles painted with eight treasure patterns inside. He knew it was a gift from the emperor, containing holy water, but he was still puzzled by the emperor's roster.Baljur laughed and said: He did this to frighten Horqin.Gao Yun asked: Why?

Baljur said: If we really want to go south, he will send these people on the list, and if these people die, he will not be sorry, because these people have two hearts.Gao Yun nodded and said with a smile: Your brother-in-law is really thoughtful.Baljur said: He also wanted to remind me that these people are all his surveillance targets, I'd better stay away from them.

Gao Yun laughed, took the red sheathed dagger on the case, stroked it, and said, "Aren't the child and I hostages?"Baljur said: Yes, but he thinks you are not enough, because you are just my maid.Before the Mobei rebellion, it was reasonable for him to have such worries and precautions.Then he took Gao Yun into his arms, put his chin on top of her head, and said: Sister Rina, he doesn't understand, I will never let you and our children be hurt, he and his women, including Huang Jie, and me and You are different. We have been together for almost 30 years and are the closest relatives.Holding the red dagger in his hands, Gao Yun sighed: I heard that he and his queen have also been married for more than 30 years and have children. How could they come to this point!

Baljur looked at the night outside the window and said with a smile: "What's the secret in the Forbidden City?"It is nothing more than power, status and interests to make people change.The emperor really thinks I like it here?I still clearly remember what happened when we were young, if you could go back to the grassland with me, that would be really good.Gao Yun smiled: When the children are grown up, I will go back to the grassland to accompany you.It was a good move for you and Zhangjia Hutuktu to persuade the emperor to convert to Tantric Buddhism, and you also gave him the high hat of the Mandate of Heaven.

Baljur said: The emperor wants to rule Tibet and Mongolia. This is the least costly way. It can save millions or even tens of millions of taels of military expenditure. The counter-insurgency Qinggun Zabu is an example.For so many years, he has won over lamas and eminent monks and living Buddhas, built lama temples everywhere, and gave money, status and benefits.Gao Yun laughed again, and said: Miss Huang won't change, will she?Baljur shook his head and said: I don't think so, she is a special person.

In Yujing Garden, Yingluo also asked Fu Heng what the emperor meant.Fu Heng just smiled and said: He just didn't want to destroy those two rosters and find an excuse to hold Monan and Horqin in check.Yingluo nodded and said: That means, these people will be in trouble at any time?Fu Heng nodded and said: As a king, he must be like this!Moreover, the emperor hates forming cliques the most, no matter what the reason is, if he has dissent and despises him, it will eventually lead to the fall of imperial power and the division of the country.Emperors since ancient times hated this matter deeply. For example, in the case of Hu Weiyong in the early Ming Dynasty, Emperor Hongwu executed tens of thousands of people.If not, Hong Zhou would not have died.Of course, he wants to see the effect of these people.

Yingluo then smiled sweetly and asked: What about the emperor and Prince Guo?You don't think he's going to rebel, do you?Fu Heng was noncommittal, saying: He is only nine years older than Yongqi, the emperor dealt with him to prevent the prince from imitating his impetuous and indulgent behavior, and to prevent the situation of Kang Yong seizing the heir apparent from happening again.Yingluo nodded and said: So what happened to Cheng Hao back then was the same as what happened to the bird gun last year, but the fourth elder brother didn't understand what the emperor was thinking, and the emperor didn't like arrogance and carelessness.

It turned out that on May 28, [-]th year of Qianlong, immediately after the Jiuzhou Qingyan fire, Hongluo entrusted Gao Heng to sell ginseng because of his debts to Jiang Qiprao, a salt merchant. It was revealed that Ali Gon chose his private servant as an official and failed. The emperor was extremely disappointed with this younger brother who had loved him since he was a child. Its reflective introspection.This is also a reason why Yuan Chunwang questioned the emperor's disregard of brotherhood, and the reason Hong Zhou said was not the main reason for Hong Zhan's blame.

After Hongluo was dismissed, he stayed at home behind closed doors, depressed and unhappy, and could not afford to get sick.On February 28th of this year, due to serious illness, the emperor who was on the southern tour was named the county king, and sent an order to Hongluo Jiayi to take care of his sick body, hoping that he could recover as soon as possible; Ask if the condition has improved.On the eighth day of March, Hongluo died of illness. The emperor gave him the posthumous title of Gong, and his eldest son, Yongxuan, inherited the title of King of Guojun.Fearing that there is no competent person in the county palace, in order to prevent the servants of the palace from oppressing the young master and taking the opportunity to steal things, he sent a message to Er Jinge, the deputy capital of the Zhengbai Banner of Mongolia, asking him to manage the palace with Yinglian, who was once the minister in charge of the internal affairs office. housework.

The author has something to say:

[Customization that does not allow the royal family and princes to play a strong administrative role] This is actually a system established by the Yongzheng Dynasty, the same as writing the imperial edict of succession and hiding it behind the "fair and bright" plaque.The reason is that they have experienced a bitter battle for the throne.Therefore, Hong Zhou in history could not participate in the core affairs of the cabinet and the court at all.The later princes of the Qing Dynasty generally could only hold internal positions, which was restriction and protection, to protect the descendants of the royal family.Until the end of the Qing Dynasty, due to the situation and various reasons, Prince Gong Yiyi (Xianfeng's younger brother) took power and became the chief minister of the Prime Minister's Yamen, the leader of the military minister, and the king of politics.

[Ruiguiren] It is a historical record that he cared about his father's heirs, and that Debao gave the imperial concubine Ling a peace.

[Benba bottle] As a Tibetan Buddhist instrument, the metal benba bottle was once used as a living Buddha's reincarnated soul boy to draw lots.In the 57th year of Qianlong (1792), the Qing court promulgated the "Imperial 29 Regulations": "I will make a gold bottle and send it to Tibet. For the reincarnated Hobilehan, everyone will name a few people, and put their names in the bottle. Among them, the lottery is drawn to determine...the reincarnation of the Great Hobilehan of each Mongolia ordered the lottery to be drawn in the golden vase of the Lama Temple." If the same type of vessel is streamlined, it is called a Benba pot, which is the empowerment and prosperity of Tibetan Buddhism. For holy water.Porcelain painted benba vase was first created in the Qianlong Dynasty, and it was recorded in the history of porcelain as a gift from the Buddha's heart emperor Hongli. In addition to being used for his own practice of Buddhism, it was also used as an imperial gift to reward religious leaders in Tibet, Qinghai and other places , is the testimony of the exchange between the royal family and the upper echelons of Tantric Buddhism at that time.

[Hu Weiyong Case] ​​In the sixth year of Hongwu (1373), Li Shanchang, the leader of the Huaixi crony group, recommended his fellow countryman and in-law Hu Weiyong as the right prime minister.In September of the tenth year of Hongwu (1377), Hu Weiyong was promoted to Prime Minister Zuo.He served as prime minister for seven years. During his tenure, he planted cronies in the court and spared no effort to attack dissidents, which made the power of Huaixi crony groups continue to expand.For example, Liu Ji, a native of Zhejiang □ □ Tian, ​​once assisted Zhu Yuanzhang and made great contributions, but because of his conflicts with Huaixi cronies, he has not been reused.After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang made great contributions to the meritorious officials, but Liu Ji was only made the Boss of Sincerity, and his annual salary was only 240 shi.And Li Shanchang was granted the title of Duke of South Korea, with an annual salary of 4000 shi.The following year, Liu Ji retired and returned home.Because he once said to Zhu Yuanzhang that Hu Weiyong was not suitable for being a prime minister, he was deeply envied by the latter and was fired.In the eighth year of Hongwu (1375), Liu Ji fell ill, and Hu Weiyong sent a doctor to visit him, but Liu Ji died soon after taking the medicine.Xu Da hated Hu very much, and secretly reported it to the public; Hu Weiyong then tempted Xu Da's gatekeeper, Fushou, to murder Xu Da, but was exposed by Fushou.

In the 13th year of Hongwu (1380), Ming □ □ punished the prime minister Hu Weiyong's nine clans for the crime of "conspiracy".In the 23rd year of Hongwu (1390), Zhu Yuanzhang promulgated the "Records of Revealing the Traitorous Party", and executed the founder of the country, Li Shanchang, Li Shanchang, Liehou Lu Zhongheng, and the descendants of the late Teng Guogong Gu Shi, for the crime of conspiring with Hu Weiyong.Later, Hu Weiyong was used to Tongwo and Tongyuan (Northern Yuan Dynasty), and his party members were investigated. More than [-] people were executed before and after, and it was called "Hu Prison" at that time.

Exclusion of dissidents is not the crux of Hu Weiyong's case.The crux of the Hu case is that he is too arbitrary and arbitrary. He often handles many major cases such as life, death and dethrone without asking Zhu Yuanzhang for instructions.This made Zhu Yuanzhang, who had a strong desire for power, deeply feel the crisis of the prime minister's monopoly and the imperial power falling apart.

After Hu Weiyong was removed, Zhu Yuanzhang dismissed the left and right prime ministers and abolished the Ministry of Education. The matter was managed by six departments. Later, the palace scholars were set up to serve as advisors to the emperor. Zhu Yuanzhang ended the prime minister system in China and strengthened the imperial power.There is also a cabinet for the emperor to serve as an advisor.The power of a cabinet scholar is not as good as that of a prime minister. He only has the power of "draft drafting", which is sent to the eunuch first, and then the eunuch submits it to the emperor.From then on, the Ming Dynasty no longer had the post of prime minister in name, and was replaced by the chief assistant of the cabinet after Emperor Yongle.

The cabinet of the Ming Dynasty had the same function as the Military Aircraft Department of the Qing Dynasty. It can be regarded as the historical predecessor of the Military Aircraft Department. Both were the emperor’s needs and means to strengthen the centralization of power.So the Hu Weiyong case is not only a major historical event, but also an important historical turning point.In the Qianlong Dynasty, because of the complete military aircraft office, the emperor's centralization reached its peak. There was the House of Internal Affairs inside and the Military Aircraft Office outside. In fact, both the outer court and the inner palace were completely controlled by the emperor.The power of the empress of the Qing Dynasty in the harem has long been weakened because of the strength of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.Because of her respected status, the queen mother became the real master of the harem. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, due to various subjective and objective factors, the power of the queen mother reached its peak and expanded to completely control the former dynasty. This is Cixi.