Chapter 24 Chapter 24 Homecoming
There were several batches of people returning from Mongolia, but they arrived in Jianzhou on the same day, which made Nurhachi even more busy.
This time, he had to meet every person who came back and ask them detailed questions in person. In this way, after a whole day, he couldn't even finish a glass of water.
However, the rewards are also great.
First of all, he learned about Khalkha's situation.
The person sent to inquire about the news reported to him: "Now, the Chahar Department is too strong, and the five Khalkha departments are afraid of being annexed by Chahar!"
This is the real reason why Khalkha wants to establish a state, but it is not a bad thing—the following report reads: "The Baylor of the five departments has already discussed, and I want to respect you as 'Khan', and I am preparing a gift—— "
Of course, he was elated when he heard these words, and he repeatedly ordered a big reward; then, the person who came back from the Horqin tribe also explained to him in detail: "Everything in the Horqin tribe is as usual, but only the Chahar tribe is afraid of it. The Chahar Department is coming to attack!"
It is true that the force of the Horqin tribe is lower than that of the Chahar tribe; however, people from the Chahar tribe said: "The new Khan of the Chahar tribe has not heard that there is any plan to go to war—on the contrary, they are people who worship the Buddha. More and more, most of the people are paying respects to the Buddha, even the newly established Lin Dan Khan is paying respects to the Buddha; a few days ago, a lama was invited to speak the Dharma, and tens of thousands of people gathered to listen!"
Regarding this level, Nurhachi couldn't comprehend it for a while.
"Worshiping the Buddha? Thousands of people will listen to the Dharma?"
He was no stranger to worshiping the Buddha. When he was young in Fushun and Shenyang, he knew many Han people and often performed Buddhist rituals, but he rarely heard of thousands of people listening to the Dharma.
So I asked my subordinates to discuss again.
Fei Yingdong recalled the records in the classics, and said: "Many Khans in Mongolia paid homage to the Buddha. In the past, Altan Khan went to Qinghai to welcome the third Dalai Lama to make offerings; Buyan Khan also paid homage to the Buddha. Ask many people in his ministry to worship the Buddha together!"
This is the origin, but Nurhachi thought: "Maybe there is some truth in it, I have to think about it carefully and think more clearly!"
Fei Yingdong volunteered: "I can look up the records in the books, maybe I can deduce more!"
Nurhachi pondered and said: "Well, but, come to think of it, if the Chahar tribe just gathers people to listen to the Dharma, what are Horqin and Khalkha afraid of doing? Can listening to the Dharma make the army stronger? Or, there is divine power in the Dharma? "
He didn't have a very deep understanding of everything in Mongolia, so he couldn't get to the center of the problem, so he was at a loss for a while.
"Altan Khan has been around for several generations. It is said that at that time, he was also very strong and powerful. He once surrounded Beijing in the Ming Dynasty - Buyan Khan was also very powerful. Li Rusong died in his hands -"
He murmured as if he was talking to himself or discussing with his subordinates, so his tone was ambiguous; however, there was a firm voice in his heart, as if he was solemnly reminding himself: "In the past, Too little thought has been spent on Mongolia, so we should pay more attention to it in the future—"
Like when he first heard about the war in North Korea many years ago, he was half curious and concerned, and put into deeper thinking: "Mongolia and Jurchen are adjacent, every movement and movement will affect the Jurchen ministries, so we can't be negligent!"
Naturally, he thought of the scene where Jianzhou was boiling with him when the Korean War broke out a few years ago; during those days, he tried his best to pay attention to the situation in North Korea, and took corresponding countermeasures according to the situation, so And it made Jianzhou a lot of profits - his past experience has already made him fully understand the importance of responding to changes in the external environment - if he handles it well, the gains will be greater than imagined!
This time, he also clearly realized that he should have a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the various tribes of Mongolia, instead of only interacting with a few people such as Ming Anbeile from the Horqin tribe; Make the most correct judgment and draw up the most appropriate response.
"North Korea on one side and Mongolia on the other side, we are caught in the middle, we must have a good way to deal with them-these methods must be able to get along well with them in the ordinary world, and we can borrow them when we need them." Their strength—”
The principle was established, so he carefully explained to his subordinates: "Starting from the five Khalkha and Horqin departments that we have made friends with, everyone will work harder and do more things to handle everything about Mongolia. it is good!"
And there is a clue—he ordered: "This time, when people from the five Khalkha tribes came, we made the ceremony and banquet more grand, and we also invited the Horqin tribe to join in the grand event. Everyone was lively No trouble, it's better to be like a family!"
E also reminded him: "The five Khalkha tribes intend to honor you as 'Khan'—you have to give them something in return!"
He nodded: "Of course—"
Immediately ordered: "Give some betrothal gifts first, and after a while, look at Engeltaiji. If you really have a good character, choose a good daughter to marry him!"
Preparing for a rainy day, his thinking extended to the future a few years later, and he determined a new policy of action; then, he also made clear the several key points he had in mind one by one: "The same is true for the Horqin Department-if there is an appropriate time, Let's get married! Build a friendly state with me, the more the better!"
But he also emphasized: "Since both Horqin and Khalkha are afraid of Chahar, it is obvious that the Chahar Department has very unusual features; if we can make friends with the Chahar Department, that is the best way If you can't, you have to deal with it with special care-the Chahar tribe has produced British lords for several generations, which is more remarkable than other tribes in Mongolia; These few films are tense, they must not be simple, not ordinary—"
He can feel that the great event that Chahar's new Khan is embraced also represents the formation and bursting of a new force; he never underestimates the enemy - although he does not know exactly what the future Chahar Friend or foe—he was not in the least indifferent to the rise of this new force.
This keen and prudent characteristic has made him far superior to others in the conditions for becoming a hero of one party - he is good at assessing the environment he is in, paying careful attention to everything around him, which enables him to better grasp the situation, which has faintly made him On the road to success with Jianzhou led by him.
Although he hadn't noticed that a force was rising in the far south of the Ming Dynasty, it didn't detract from his development to become the hero of the Northeast.
It was in Jiangnan where the literary style was at its peak——
On this day, when the first rooster crowed, Gu Xiancheng got out of bed; it was only a quarter of a hour, and the sky was still completely dark. Fortunately, the moonlight in the west was still bright, and the faint light seeped in from the white window paper, and he Walk around in the dim light, and then light the oil lamp.
The family members were still asleep, so he didn't want to disturb them; moreover, he was always considerate of his servants, he got up early, and didn't want to wake up the servants, after quietly washing up, he went to the study alone to get busy.
In fact, there is nothing to be busy—all the things and things that should be prepared have been arranged a few days ago, he just woke up early because he had something on his mind——
Sitting in front of his customary ebony desk, he first concentrated on it, and slowly, a hot current rose in his heart, his chest heaved up and down, his eyes radiated light, and his spirit became more and more exciting.
It was a kind of emotion that belonged to him. His ideal was just beginning to be realized, and his vitality was also in a state of being ready to go, and he would exert new strength for the times.
There were several documents stacked on the table, all of which had been prepared many days ago; he picked it up again and examined them one by one.
The first one is the "Meeting Agreement" that he personally drafted - after eight years, the restoration project of "Donglin Academy" has finally been completed. "Appointment" is the document he drafted by himself to be distributed at the event.
The event is scheduled to be held for three consecutive days on October 9th, 10th, and 11th. This is the first time—after that, the lectures at Donglin Academy will continue forever.
He already had a complete plan:
It has been clearly stated in the upcoming "Appointment" that Donglin Academy will hold a general meeting and academic lecture every year for three days, either in spring or autumn; smaller-scale lectures will be held once a month ——He believes that such a lecture gathering can attract scholars from all over the world to participate, and after a period of time, it will form a huge force.
Moreover, he also plans to encourage friends to set up academies outside Wuxi, hold similar gatherings, and gradually spread to the whole country——
Ideals will be realized—he has firm confidence.
A thousand copies of the "Meeting Agreement" drawn up by himself were engraved. In addition to explaining the regulations and methods of Donglin Academy's meeting, it also put forward several of his academic propositions; he read Confucius and Zhu Xi, and carefully Explain the main points of "ordering the four essentials, breaking the two confusions, advocating the nine benefits, and eliminating the nine losses", especially the proposition of the "four essentials"-he made his own four points of knowledge, determination, respect for scriptures, and trial. Precise argumentation—this is the quintessence of his half-life study, distributed at the first grand meeting of the completion of Donglin Academy, especially of great significance, and at the same time a manifesto representing Donglin.
In terms of academics, he will try his best to correct the low-end of Wang Xue, and hope to reform the free and false trend of thought that has been popular in Li Zanzhi's comments in recent years-the academics he wants to promote are reconciliation of Zhu Xi's theory and Yangming's theory.
In fact, in essence, although he is a disciple of Wang Yangming's third pass, he is closer to Zhu Xi in terms of cultural identity: this point, he has clearly explained this point when comparing the two theories in the article: taking Kaoting as the Zong, its disadvantages are also constrained; taking Yaojiang as the clan, its disadvantages are also swaying.
Both "restraint" and "swing" have more length:
Those who are detained do nothing, and those who are sluggish do everything.Those who are restrained are disgusted by human nature, and it is easy to go along with it, and it is difficult for those who are swayed by human feelings to turn against rocks.
However, his choice between "difficult" and "easy" is:
In the past, Confucius discussed the disadvantages of ritual, and said that it is better to be frugal than extravagant.However, the disadvantages of academic theory should also be said that it is better to be restrained than to be sloppy.
His belief in "restraining" and abandoning "swinging" was clearly declared in this way, and it became the central idea of the Donglin Academy that he was about to drive; he believed that this would be a new academic trend of thought.
And more importantly, he will complete the mission of "saving the hearts and minds of the world" through lectures. He has already planned that in the lectures of Donglin Academy, in addition to academic research, current political ills will is another important issue.
He wants to awaken the traditional mission of scholars to "govern the country and the world" through his comments and criticisms on the current situation; and these many voices commenting on current affairs will also be able to condense into a powerful force of public opinion; he believes that when the power of public opinion is exerted, When it works, it can influence the political situation and promote political reform.
What's more, the mission of the academy itself is education, which can train generations of disciples; and these numerous disciples of the next generation, once they become officials in the pilot test, can play an even greater role in political reform— —
His whole body was boiling with excitement, and when he closed his eyes, he seemed to have seen the next round of peace and prosperity, the politics were clear and the people were happy, and the Donglin Academy he presided over thus emitted an eternal light.
In an instant, all the sense of mission that scholars have shouldered for thousands of years was concentrated in his chest; he was so excited that he couldn't hold back, opened his eyes, and completed a couplet with one stroke of his pen:
Then, he sat quietly and waited for the dawn to attend the first meeting held after the completion of Donglin Academy——
The ceremony was carried out according to the predetermined procedure, so simple that there was no extravagance, thus showing a frightening solemnity.
Gu Xiancheng presided over the ceremony under the rising sun in the rising sun of Confucianism. With a dignified expression and fixed eyes, he respectfully led all the participants to salute the statue of Confucius hanging high in the lobby; salute--
Scholars and Confucian scholars from all over the world lined up neatly, gathered in the hall, and followed his guidance to salute the ancient sages——
The sound of bells and drums sounded in the Donglin Academy surrounded by dense forests, spreading wave after wave, making the ongoing ceremony even more solemn, as if making a declaration and a kind of waiting.
The sound of music is announcing the opening of an academy, the pursuit of an ideal, and the unfolding of a mission. It is also waiting for the arrival of Fengniao and Qilin, and the appearance of Hetu Luoshu.
The sound of the music also seems to be the cohesion of the deep-hearted wishes of this group of scholars, as if they are trying their best to arouse some power to heal this era that is riddled with diseases—so, the sound of this music is particularly melodious. Contains a sacred meaning.
The time was the early winter of the thirty-second year of Wanli, but Emperor Wanli, who was the leader of this era, did not hear this significant and extraordinary voice at all.
In the thirty-two years of Wanli, he wasted all the three hundred and sixty-five days in this long year.
He always lay lazily in the fragrance of drugs, listened to the singers playing and singing, and then closed his eyes and fell asleep.
He didn't bother to do anything, and he didn't care about anything. After a year, the only thing that had touched his mind was the completion of the Qianqing Palace, which had been under construction for several years.
The eunuchs came to report the news to him very solemnly, so detailed that no small details were missed, and the entire renovated Qianqing Palace was presented as if it were right in front of your eyes.
However, after listening to the speech for most of the day, he just let out a faint sound: "Mmm——"
The ending sound was very long, but the tone was weak, and the longer it was longer, the weaker it became, and finally it was silent.
But when the eunuchs heard this, the stone in their hearts was put down immediately—although he didn't react much, didn't praise, didn't reward, and even didn't take this matter to heart at all, all the people involved in this project It was going to be a waste of hard work; but, at least, he didn't have any dissatisfaction!
This means that no one will be convicted, no one will die—all people should thank God and their ancestors for their virtue.
Therefore, the eunuchs immediately kowtowed and retreated from him as if they were relieved.
But because he had listened to the words with his eyes open for a long time, he felt tired, and fell asleep as soon as he closed his eyes.
However, after falling asleep, his body sat up from the dragon bed, took steps, and walked into a palace.
The place seemed to be familiar to him, but it was not his usual place—he walked slowly and entered the main hall; on the hall was his throne, carved with nine dragons on it, covered with bright yellow embroidered nine dragon chairs and draped chair cushions, but He didn't sit down, but walked along the path as if unconsciously, walked into the side of the hall, bypassed the promenade, and then walked down the stairs step by step.
The air seemed a bit cold, he took a light breath, but the cold feeling disappeared immediately, there was only a little shade and coolness, which made him feel comfortable all over his body, and he walked more and more like flowing water.
Walking into the hall under the stairs, looking around, everything in the hall was familiar to him, and he asked himself unconsciously: "When did you come here?"
On the one hand, he couldn't help but sat down on the throne that seemed to be specially set up for him.After sitting down, he realized that none of the eunuchs who had always followed him followed him into the palace; as a result, he immediately felt empty around him.
And with this idea, he immediately felt that the whole palace was empty—the palace occupied a large area and was built broadly. Although there were not many furnishings, it seemed empty because there was no one there.
In an instant, a sense of panic surged in his heart, and subconsciously, he wanted to shout: "Come on—"
Unexpectedly, before the sound came out, his body started to float.
The body that is too fat is like a piece of thin paper, a piece of feather, like a strand of filament without the slightest weight. After slowly rising, it floats involuntarily in the empty palace; The blood of the whole body is flowing backwards--
He was so terrified that he almost yelled, but he couldn't exert any strength in his body, and he couldn't make a sound from his throat; his heart became more and more panicked and frightened, and he tried his best to squeeze out a voice to call out.
Finally, it seemed as if all the strength in the dantian had been mustered, and they rushed into the throat together, and after exhausting all their strength, there was a cry: "Ah——" However, this call woke him up.
Opening his eyes, he felt dizzy for a while, but after only a while, he was able to conclude that he was lying on the dragon bed in Qixiang Palace, and everything just now was just a dream.
Although his heart was still beating wildly, the panic had receded, and he told himself very clearly: "It's a dream—it's a strange dream!"
And then, he uttered: "Come here——"
After a while, the eyes lit up.
Several eunuchs who were guarding under his dragon bed got up quickly, lit the lamps, opened his curtains, and asked respectfully: "Long live Lord is up? The servants are waiting—"
All of this is familiar to him, but the oncoming light made him feel dazzling, he subconsciously stretched out his hand to block it, and then ordered: "Put down the curtains, you stay outside, there is no need to turn off the lights—"
He didn't want to get up, but he didn't want to be alone in the dark either, so it was the best of both worlds.
The light came in through the brocade tent, which appeared weak and soft, not dazzling, but also able to recognize the surroundings slightly, and his spirit improved again; slowly, he began to think about the dream just now.
First, he thought to himself: "I have indeed been to that place before!"
Then he pondered carefully: "Where is that? Qianqing, Kunning—East and West Six Palaces? None of them!"
In this way, the thinking is not smooth; I have been there before, but I can’t remember what it is—the harder I think, the more I can’t remember it, and I start to feel irritable. He simply waved his hand: “Forget it. No more! Don't think about it!"
However, this strange and subtle connection in his heart was not only not waved away by his own gesture, but it was even stronger on the contrary—said he didn’t want to, but he couldn’t help but think about it—he once again Go back and think about all the scenes in the dream.
"The temple—the staircase—"
After thinking about it three times, he still didn't come up with a reason. His mood turned bad, so he simply sat up on his back.
However, while sitting on his back, a flash of lightning flashed in his heart.
"Ah—it's Luo!"
He suddenly triggered an idea, and then he shivered twice in a row with horror.
Finally remembered——
That place is Dingling!
The place he entered in the dream was the mausoleum he prebuilt for himself——
His upper body, which was up in mid-air, stopped moving, and he froze with jaw-dropping; it took a long time before he regained consciousness.
But he still didn't want to get out of bed, but just slowly flattened his body and lay down back under the blanket.
He closed his eyes, and then breathed evenly; however, he couldn't fall asleep, and his heart couldn't be peaceful. Although everything was calm on the outside, his heart was turbulent like a huge wave.
The scenes in the dream overlapped repeatedly in his mind, making his thoughts so chaotic that he couldn't connect them together, but he asked himself clearly and over and over again: "Could this be a harbinger of death?"
He was so frightened that he almost burst into tears.It was not the first time he was threatened with death, but this time, the way he was threatened was very different from the past, and the feelings he felt were also very different.
All the situations during the construction of the Dingling Mausoleum reached his heart through memories, the past and the past, and the details; however, the more clearly he remembered everything, the heavier the mental load was, and it was too heavy for him to bear——
He remembered the past when he went out of Beijing to inspect in person that year; he remembered his inexplicable excitement at that time, and he remembered the scene of imagining various arrangements with Concubine Zheng at that time—everything came to mind, and then came up What was there was an indescribable sadness.
He actually entered the underground palace where he lived after death in a dream—he cried out in his heart again: "Could this be a sign of death?"
After tossing and tossing like this all night, he couldn't fall asleep, but he didn't order the eunuch to wait on him, but just endured it alone in the tent; however, after dawn, his reaction was quite different.
He seemed to have a high level of mental rebound after a night of torture, and it seemed that the entire atrium was occupied by thousands of intricate thoughts, and a strange and strong force came out of the entanglement. ——He summoned the eunuchs with the most authority to give instructions: "Since the Qianqing Palace has been completed, the decoration and display should be stepped up; all the objects should be of the highest quality, and all the furnishings should be exquisite and better than the original appearance." It's even better than ten; and it must be completed within a time limit for my residence!"
He seemed to be driven by a strange force as if possessed by a demon, and with a special mentality of being threatened by death, he ordered to decorate the Qianqing Palace carefully, as if he wanted to enjoy it as much as possible in the remaining years of his life.
But this was the only order he issued during the entire year of the thirty-second year of Wanli, and it was implemented immediately after it was issued.
As a result, another series of dominoes fell: the eunuchs were ordered to decorate the Qianqing Palace to perfection, and the first step was to ask the Ministry of Households for silver and money in order to prepare for what they needed; Woolen cloth?Of course, it is only possible to impose various taxes on the people.
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