Chapter 2 The second time I was ordered to come to Xunchen to protect the young master and go to the fairy mountain to accompany the green lantern

Emperor Shunzhi did not "death", he is still alive.At this moment, the empress dowager and the empress had already left crying, his disturbed mood gradually calmed down, and he sat alone in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, a kind of inexplicable melancholy suddenly hit his heart.The smell of lily incense in the gilded enamel tripod was too strong, Shunzhi asked someone to remove all the incense from the tripod impatiently, but he still couldn't sit still, walked out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation with a wave of his hand, stood under the altar and took a deep breath. His breath seemed to use the clear cold air to dispel the depression in his chest.

In the leaden sky, the clouds were heavy and slowly moving to the south. He looked up at the mysterious and ever-changing sky and remained silent.A gust of cold wind blew in, and he stroked his shoulders subconsciously. The old servant Chang Hao immediately walked over, and lightly draped a green brocade embroidered dragon and fox fur fur over his body.He frowned: "Why is this one again?" After hearing this, Chang Hao calmly knelt down and began to play: "Return to the words of the Long Live Lord, the Empress Dowager ordered, the master is unhappy, and the slave is not allowed to take that plain white fox fur..."

Hearing that it was the Empress Dowager's decree, Shunzhi didn't say anything, but raised his face coldly, thinking to himself: It's going to snow, this world, this palace will be plain.The yellow glazed tiles, the blue brick floor, the copper crane, the sundial... all have to be dyed white.Can the Empress Dowager take care of this? The seventeenth year of Shunzhi was an unlucky year for him.From the beginning of the first month, Jucheng and Ningyang reported famines. Until June, many places in Zhili, Shandong, Shaanxi, and Suzhou were so dry that there was no grass.As the head of the common people, but God is so unwilling to take care of him, is there something wrong with me!In May, he issued an edict of guilt, and the prime minister, Luo Bahana, also made a statement to absolve himself of the crime, begging the emperor to dismiss him in order to obey God's will.In June, he walked to the southern suburbs to fast again.His piety really touched the heavens, and it rained heavily for several days.He also breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that this year seems to be going smoothly, even though it is a year of disasters due to the dark moon, it will not end in one disaster, right?

Unexpectedly, in August, his favorite imperial concubine Dong Eshi fell ill! Like thunder, Shunzhi was so startled that his eyes went dark, he just cried dryly, but couldn't shed tears.He practiced Zuo at the age of seven, cut off Dorgon's party members at the age of fifteen, wiped out Nanming, and defeated Zheng Chenggong.After that, he started a course to recruit scholars, deliberately searching for talents of the Han nationality.At the beginning of the four seas, he was less than twenty years old, and everything went well, except that his marriage was very unsatisfactory.Prince Dorgon used his power to do evil in those years, insisting that the Borqijin family, the daughter of Wu Keshan, Prince of Horqin Zhuoliketu, was his queen.The queen mother married Dorgon and helped suppress him.This is really a forced head pressing of a cow without drinking water!But she had no choice but to pretend to be a snake, and within two years, she was deposed as "Concubine Jing" and moved to a side palace.There are six palaces of Fendai and three thousand beauties, but he only loves this Dong E family who is five years older than him.

Perhaps because of missing her old husband, Dong E's frown has never been raised since entering the palace.God knows what a strange feeling it is.The more Dong E was like this, the more Shunzhi couldn't let her go, and tried every means to please her. And now, it's all over.A ray of Dong E's fragrant soul has ascended beyond the Three Realms, so what else is on his mind?He felt that everything had become so ugly and dirty, only the frowning woman was beautiful, but she was destroyed by the ruthless wind and rain.I really don't know how to resolve this indelible pain in this life.

Shunzhi stood in front of the hall for a while, when a gust of wind blew, a few loose snow fell and hit his face, which was so painful that he shivered involuntarily and returned to the hall.Piles of memorials and reports were piled high on the dragon case, and he walked straight to Xinuange without looking at them.The foreman of the court ladies waiting at the entrance of the pavilion is Lagu Su Ma, who is most useful in front of the Queen Mother.At this time, seeing Emperor Shunzhi coming, he winked.The guards Wohe, Xizhu, Zheketu, and Jueluo Saierbi who were waiting in the outer hall bowed silently together, and retreated out knowingly.

Aunt Su Ma was standing on the porch, also full of thoughts.She entered the palace in the eighth year of Shunzhi.She was originally the daughter of Gelentai, the leader of Zhenglan Banner.She lost her mother when she was six years old.The father wants to remarry, and seeks to employ the niece of Sai Luo, the owner of the banner.The girl under the banner was straightforward, and said to the matchmaker: "The Ge Lengtai you mentioned is nothing more than a human being, but he has a burden around him. But the girl is impatient to be someone's stepmother, so tell him to give up his delusions as soon as possible! "Serlo was Grentai's immediate boss.This sentence came from Selo, but it made him have a hard time.In desperation, it happened that this year, under the flag, a beautiful girl was selected to enter the palace, so my father sent her in.It was also a coincidence that the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang came to the Chuxiu Palace by chance and saw a large group of girls kneeling in the courtyard waiting to be drafted, so she walked over and saw this little girl staring at her with big eyes suddenly, Then he bent down and pulled Aunt Su up to see.La Aunt Su Ma has never been loved so much since the loss of her mother. Seeing the kindness in this woman's eyes, she opened her mouth and called out "Mother-in-law", with tears streaming from her eyes.

This clear child's voice made the Queen Mother feel hot all over, she bent down and hugged Aunt Su Ma in her arms, then turned to the eunuch in charge and said, "I want this child. I will choose another mature and beautiful girl to serve her." Her. ---Child, mother-in-law has a lot of fruit, come with mother-in-law!" From then on, Aunt Su Ma followed the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang.The queen mother was fine all day long, so she teased her to play, taught her to read and write, and told her the story of "Three Kingdoms".After growing up, he also told her a lot of laws and regulations of the previous dynasty and this dynasty.This Aunt Su Lagu was very talented, when she was ten years old, she had read a lot of poems, songs and Fu, and articles from various schools of thought, and by the time she was fourteen years old, she was full of knowledge.The queen mother liked it, so she assigned her to serve the emperor Shunzhi.

She lost her mind for a while under the porch, when a gust of cold wind came, she shivered, and then walked towards the moon cave gate. Shunzhi entered the Xinuang Pavilion, looking around, he felt even more melancholy. This is the place Shunzhi visited the most in the past four months.Everything in the Nuan Pavilion was the same as before Concubine Dong was alive. There were a few golden sorbifoliums placed on a jade plate on a rosewood frame in the corner, still exuding a faint fragrance; It was covered with a thin layer of dust; on the dresser shelf, the powder, hair jewelry, green salt and fragrant soap she used were all placed as they were.Only a brand-new small portrait of Dong E's palace costume was newly hung on the jade-inlaid gum bed.

This is an ink painting drawn by a painter recommended by Jiangning governor Zhu Guozhi.After Dong E's death, Emperor Shunzhi didn't think about food and drink for five consecutive days, and was dying in bed.Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang was so anxious that she could do nothing.Fortunately, the old man Hong Chengchou is well-informed and said that "heart disease must be treated with heart".The Empress Dowager made a decree to posthumously confer the title of Dong E's family as queen, and mobilized dozens of Danqing experts from Beijing, Zhili, Shandong, Jiangsu and other places to come to Beijing to take portraits of Dong Niangniang as a consolation.Helpless, no matter how dictated and imagined, no one can draw like it.Unexpectedly, a photo of Chen Luoyun was presented, but it caused a commotion in the palace. No matter the people who served the empress or those who had only seen the empress, they all thought that they looked very similar, not only in appearance but also in spirit!When Chang Hao presented the painting to the imperial court, Shunzhi, who was sick and blind, jumped up from the dragon bed, hugged the painting in his arms, and said, "Qingqing! I thought you were gone, but you are still alive!" Queen Mother When he was happy, he rewarded Chen Luoyun with 10,000 taels of silver, which became a good story in the capital.Zhu Guozhi surpassed the three levels of Daoist, Standard, and Fan, and became the governor of Jiangning in one fell swoop.

Since then, although Shunzhi gradually improved his diet, his spirit has not recovered.Although I still go to the Hall of Qinzheng every day, I don't comment on the memorials of the ministers, and I don't review the memorials. I am in a trance, as if in a dream.After greeting the Empress Dowager every day, I went into the warm pavilion and stared at the portrait in a daze.One day an old servant in front of the Queen Mother broke in without reporting. Shunzhi was so furious that he ignored the Queen Mother's favor and made him kneel in front of the steps and slap his mouth for forty. From then on, no one in the palace dared to disturb him here. At this moment, Shunzhi was standing in front of this small portrait, and Dong E's slightly frowned eyebrows seemed to be full of affection and resentment.The sleeves are fluttering, as if to come out of the landscape of autumn wind and yellow leaves.Shunzhi couldn't help shouting: "God, since I am your son, why are you so ruthless to me?" At this time, not far from the Hall of Mental Cultivation, in the waiting room to the east of the Qianqing Palace, there were six people who were worrying about the lights.The first of these six people is the cousin of the current Emperor Shunzhi, Prince Jieshu.The second place is Sony, the first-class minister of Bene, the elder of the three dynasties and the minister of state affairs.There are also Oboi, the owner of the inlaid yellow banner, and Suke Saha and Ye Bilong, the owners of the white banner.These three are all ministers who lead the guards, and they are also ministers who discuss politics.Among the six people, there is only one Han Chinese, that is, Hong Chengchou, who was the governor of Jiliao in the former Ming Dynasty, surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and made great contributions, and was greatly trusted by the Qing royal family.These six people were all sent to the palace a few days ago to persuade the emperor.Because Emperor Shunzhi has been depressed all day long since Dong E's death, ignoring the government, and insisting on arguing to become a monk.No matter how much the empress dowager persuaded or begged, she couldn't change his decision, so she called the six ministers into the palace to persuade the emperor in different ways.But they still hit a snag.No, everyone just got started today, and they were kicked out from the Hall of Mental Cultivation by Shunzhi, and they didn't dare to go back to the mansion. They were like bodhisattvas in the temple, and they couldn't really go back to the mansion, so they gathered here. Jie Shu couldn't help feeling restless: "You guys are talking about it! Will it be possible for the emperor to shave his head and become a monk?" Sonny, the Minister of State and Political Affairs in the seat, is the oldest and the most prestigious. He is nearly seventy years old. After several days of hard work, his spirit really can't support him.Seeing that everyone was silent, he sighed and said: "It doesn't look like it's going to work. It didn't work. Let's tie ourselves up and plead guilty. Even the queen mother knelt down, and it didn't work. What else? " Oboi, who was sitting in the corner, had an angry look on his face, and spat, "What does it look like! A woman is dead, so dead and alive..." Before he could finish speaking, Sony stopped him: "What are you talking about? What's the use of complaining? Since the Sacred Heart can't return, let's think about the next step now!" Ye Bilong, who was sitting next to Oboi, saw that Oboi's face was a little uneasy, he bowed his body and said, "According to my brother, the emperor's visit is considered a 'great move', there must be a will, and the heir must be Undoubtedly, the third elder brother." This is really amazing!But he has always been well-informed, he doesn't think twice about things, and of course he doesn't lie.Suksaha leaned forward and asked, "How can you see it?" Ye Bilong lowered his voice and replied: "This is Tang Ruowang's words. The third elder brother has had smallpox, so he can be safe for life." As soon as Tang Ruowang was mentioned, everyone fell silent.This man is a Germanic man who has been a missionary in China for more than forty years. Xu Guangqi of the Ming Dynasty recommended him to serve in the Imperial Academy.This person is proficient in the Western calendar, and the calculation of the eclipse of the sun and the moon is very accurate, so since entering the Qing Dynasty, he has been a Qintian supervisor who is in charge of astronomy and calendar.Shunzhi simply regarded him as a god.The queen abandoned Buddhism and converted to Catholicism, saying that one is one and the other is two. If Tang Ruowang's words are true, the heir must be the third elder brother Xuanye. Jie Shu was silent for a while and then said: "Why don't we hand over the sign again to ask to see the emperor, and ask the bottom line!" Before he could finish his sentence, Oboi responded with one sentence: "Those four iron gates are guarded there, you can go in?" The four gates refer to the four people including Wu He, who are responsible for these four except Shunzhi? None of them.After saying this, everyone immediately had nothing to answer. After a while, Oboi snorted again, and said, "That's good, the barbarians have the final say on who will be the emperor!" Suksaha said: "The barbarians are not barbarians, as long as the words are correct, there is nothing he can do!" Aobai looked down on Suksaha the most, and immediately said: "You are talking nonsense!" Seeing that the two of them were going to argue again, Soni said disgustedly: "Don't be like this, you are both important ministers of the country, so you have to be decent." The two of them turned their heads away and did not speak.The sound of snoring and smoking in the room made the air more oppressive and gloomy.Hong Chengchou, who was silent for a long time, raised his thin face, moved his body and said, "Since the sacred will is hard to violate, let's wait and see. I expect the emperor will make arrangements." After spending a long time in front of the small statue of Xinuange, Shunzhi walked out of the courtyard again.The fine snowflakes had already fallen an inch thick, and the surroundings were as quiet as a deserted temple, and he felt much calmer.As Hong Chengchou guessed, he has many important things to arrange before leaving. "Long Live Lord, Fan Chengmo came to see you according to the order." The guard Wohe had already knelt behind him and began to play softly, "It's so cold, Long Live Lord should..." Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Shunzhi waved his hand and entered the hall, only then did he notice that Fan Chengmo was already lying there.Shunzhi sat down on a chair near the kang, the room was warm, and he felt hot all over after a while, so he couldn't help unbuttoning the fur with his hands.After Wuhe hurried forward to untie him, he exited the hall.Shunzhi looked at Fan Chengmo: Although he was only in his forties, he already had gray hair on his temples. His gray braids dragged from under his eyes to the ground, and his head almost touched the ground. He coughed lightly, and Fan Chengmo knew that the holy car had arrived, so he knocked his head heavily on the square brick three times, and played loudly: "Fan Chengmo, my servant, respectfully invites Shengan!" Shunzhi said lightly: "Mr. Fan, get up and sit down. On the pier over there." Fan Chengmo slowly knelt up on his left leg, slapped his right hand a thousand times, bowed and retreated to the short bench on the right, and half sat on the celadon carved drum pier with his buttocks down: "The emperor summoned his ministers at night, I wonder if there is any imperial edict? " Shunzhi let out a long breath, glanced at Fan Chengmo, and said slowly: "I summoned you today to make an edict on my behalf." Fan Chengmo breathed a sigh of relief, thinking: "Why do you need to call at night? Could it be that the military situation in the southeast has changed?" Wuhe brought a duan inkstone and ground a pool of ready-made ink.Fan Chengmo was exhausted, holding the brush in his hand, and waited for Shunzhi to speak. Shunzhi took a sip of tea, his face became paler.He said in his mouth: "It has been 18 years since I entered the Datong with a body of virtue and lack of ability. Since I was in power, no matter whether it is the administration of people, the discipline and the law, it is far behind the Taizu Taizong. To rule the world After that, being led by the nose day by day by the Han people, resulting in the failure of the country's fortune and the hardship of the people's livelihood, is my first crime." Hearing this, Fan Chengmo stood up in panic, and the ink on the pen was dripping all over his sleeves in a moment of forgetfulness.He suddenly felt impolite, and hastily knelt down and began to play: "The emperor rushed to practice his age, smoked smoke outside, calmed treacherous power inside, entered the customs to set up a tripod, concealed China, and built a foundation that will last forever. It’s not as good as recuperation. My Majesty’s words, I dare not write!” "Get up!" Shunzhi said lightly, "You write!" His composure made Fan Chengmo feel a burst of fear, so he stood up and returned to his seat in panic, composed himself, and wrote: "I use Liangde to inherit Piji, and it has been here for eighteen years. Since I took office, I have followed the rules and regulations, and employed people to administer , cannot suppress the law Taizu Taizong Mo Lie. It is one of my crimes to follow the sloppy, careless and careless way of life, and gradually adapt to the customs of the Han Dynasty. Shunzhi went on to say: "When the first emperor was on his way, I was only a six-year-old urchin, and I didn't do my filial piety for his old man. I originally wanted to serve the empress dowager well, to make up for this regret──" He choked up, and never Pulling off a silk handkerchief from the couch, she wiped her eyes, "Now, I'm going to grow up to my knees, and the empress dowager will be sad for me..." At this point, two lines of tears flowed down silently. The more Fan Chengmo heard it, the more startled he became, his expression changed drastically, he left the seat and fell to the ground, kowtowed repeatedly, and said: "The emperor is in the prime of life, why did you say this? If you don't declare the reason, I would rather die than obey the imperial edict." He knocked his head firmly three times. Emperor Shunzhi understood Fan Chengmo's mood very well.He is only twenty-four years old this year, and Fan Chengmo dared not write such words. He would never have even thought about it a few months ago.But now that he is about to leave the world, he must cut off all relationships and leave no room for words, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous.He made up his mind and said: "Mr. Fan, if you are so restrained tonight, this imperial edict will not be written until dawn. Get up! I tell you the truth, this is my 'legacy', and I have made up my mind to die. I'm leaving home!" Fan Chengmo's heart was shocked: "From the Three Emperors to the Five Emperors, how can such a thing happen! All the Manchus are really affectionate! Uncle Dorgon is in charge of the court, just because he has a childhood sweetheart with the Empress Dowager, so he doesn't care about it." Willing to usurp the throne and seize the foundation. In the past ten years, another one has emerged who is going to become a monk!" Thinking this way in his heart, he said in his mouth: "Abandoning the Ninth Five-Year Plan is like abandoning a poor house. It was the last resort of the ancient wise emperors. Words. Now that the world is returning to its heart, and all peoples are in harmony, what is wrong with the Holy One, wanting to abandon the honor of the ten thousand chariots lightly, and go into an unpredictable place?" Shunzhi saw that he kept admonishing him, and what he said was the old cliché that he had heard so badly, he felt agitated, and shouted: "The decision of my will, you don't need to say more!" Fan Chengmo thought for a while, and said: "The Holy Majesty's kindness to Empress Dong is as great as a mountain. He was named a noble concubine at birth and gifted to the empress at death. He is very worthy of his empress, so why bother—" "Shut up," Shunzhi sneered, "Everyone has his own ambitions, is this your business?" "It's not a minister who has many things. The minister drafted this edict, and the empress dowager must know it. Even if the minister dies, how can he absolve himself of the blame? Therefore, he committed Yan Zhichen──" Before the words were finished, there was a "pop", and Shunzhi was furious: "You are afraid that the empress dowager will kill you, and I will decide! If you don't follow the order, can't I kill you?!" What Fan Chengmo wanted was this sentence. He got up tremblingly, sat back to the side, and continued to write: "The emperor's funeral test, I was only six years old, and I couldn't accept the decline and mourn for three years. I regret all day long. Only the servant Empress Dowager Shun Zhi Cheng Yan, and hope ten thousand years after the concubine's role, less to express regrets. Today will never be at the knees, but to pay homage to the Holy Mother, is one of my crimes." The next thing is relatively smooth, Emperor Shunzhi With a well-thought-out plan, he can talk freely.He talked about his lack of trust in Manchu splendor, and his frequent rewards for some Han officials; he talked about his high nature and could not accept advice, knew his goodness but could not get close to virtuous ministers, and was clear about villains. It is wrong and cannot be dismissed; when it comes to the establishment of thirteen yamen and the appointment of eunuchs, it is said that it is comparable to the stupidity of the late Ming emperor.He counted the thirteen articles of failure since he was in power, and talked so calmly, as if he was talking about other people's faults. Fan Chengmo listened to the handwriting and polished it casually. Speaking of this, Shunzhi sighed with relief: "I know that I have made many mistakes, and I often regret it after I finish it, but I am just lazy and can't correct it afterwards, so that the mistakes accumulate. This Count it as my fourteenth crime." He slumped and half-lyed on the imperial couch, the candle tears from the palace lantern dripping down on the water-polished green brick floor.Suddenly, the chiming clock struck eleven on the spot—it was already the first quarter of the hour. Fan Chengmo knew that Emperor Shunzhi's most important decision was about to be made.Concentrating on holding his breath, he sat upright and waited for orders.Shunzhi rested for a while, and called softly: "Lagu Su Ma!" La Gu Su Ma, who was guarding the gate of the hall, was listening attentively, when she suddenly heard the call, her body trembled in fright, and she quickly bowed and said, "The servant is here!" !" "Ask Wohe and the others to come and listen." Aunt Su Ma replied "Yes" and went to page.All of a sudden, the four personal guards including Wu He filed in one by one, kneeling and listening one by one.La Aunt Su Ma was about to withdraw, but Shunzhi stopped her: "You should be here too. You have served the Queen Mother for several years, and I have always regarded you as a younger sister. It is good to hear that I know it well." La Aunt Su Ma just Kowtow, dare not speak. Shunzhi coughed lightly, paused word by word, and said very clearly: "The new emperor ── I intend to establish the third prince Xuan Ye." He paused, "The princes are all about the same age, although this child is young, he is smart. Extraordinary, and has had smallpox, I also asked the Tibetan monk Erdeji Lama to give him a life, which is also a very noble character──You don’t have to write these──His mother Tonggui’s character is dignified Dignified, honest and gentle, worthy of being the mother of the country. Let’s settle it down like this.” Shunzhi said while thinking: “The emperor is too young, of course we need to appoint a few auxiliary ministers. I think—Sony——Suksaha—— ──Ye Bilong───Oboi these four are fine.” Every word of Fan Chengmo seemed to be engraved in his heart, and he suddenly felt as if he had taken a dose of refreshing medicine, and his whole body relaxed: Even if the Queen Mother blamed it, these four people would always stand in the way.Once the heart is wide open, the writing will be more neat and harmonious. "Specially appointed ministers Sony, Suksaha, Ebilong, and Aobai as assistant ministers. Yi and others are all honored and former important ministers. I entrust them with my heart and soul. They are loyal and loyal, and Bao Yi is the master and assists in government affairs. Announcement, both at home and abroad, Xian Make it known." Shunzhi was weak at first, but he was very excited tonight. After dictating the edict, his face flushed, he lay down on the couch, coughing continuously.Seeing this, Aunt Su Ma hurried to Duan Meng, and Wuhe hurriedly stood up and beat his back lightly for him.But he grabbed Wohe's hand and said: "Aiqing, you have been with me for some years, the emperor is too young, you have to be careful!" How could Wuhe hold it at this time, and cried "Wow" When he came out, he kowtowed on the ground and wept, "Slave, dare you defend the young master with sincerity!" "Don't cry," Shunzhi persuaded, then turned to ask: "Mr. Fan, what do you think of these four people?" Fan Chengmo hurriedly put the pen on the pen stand, stood up and bowed and replied: "If you go back to Long Live, these four ministers are all ministers of the country, and the Lord Long Live has a very clear lesson." Unexpectedly, Shunzhi shook his head and said: "I don't think so, but the Han officials who were ruled by the ancestors cannot assist the government. Both Mr. Fan and the Han officials should understand my deep heart. According to these four officials, Sony has good reputation, morality and talent. It's a pity that he is old; Sukesaha is quite talented, loyal and upright, and dares to do things, but his qualifications are too low; Resolute and decisive, with both civil and military talents, it is a pity that they are lost in impetuosity. If the four of them can help the young master with one heart and one mind, I can rest assured." It was late at night, Fan Chengmo had already withdrawn, and heavy snow was falling in the Forbidden City, and everything was frozen and solidified in the cold night.The pot drain is about to dry up, the lamp flame is dimmed, and the blood-red tears of candles are piled high on the candlestick, only the distant sound of "Du Dang Dang" sounded desolately. Emperor Shunzhi raised his tear-filled face and told Chang Hao: "Decree to respect the office and open the key to open the palace. I have already left the palace immediately!"