Chapter 28 4

--Four-- Golden wind and jade dew, it is autumn again.As soon as August entered, good news from Jiangnan came: Jinling was besieged, Zheng Chenggong was defeated, and led his remnant troops to escape from the mouth of the Yangtze River;So the government and the public rejoiced, from the palace to the palace, from the government office to the private residences of the officials, lanterns and festoons were hung everywhere, and the congratulatory banquets could not be filled, thanking God, thanking the emperor, and rewarding the ancestors, it was lively for several days.The happiness also spread to the common people in the capital. There was a festive scene in the market, and firecrackers were set off in many places. Everyone greeted each other and said "Congratulations, congratulations, the world is peaceful"!The situation of more than two decades of war and chaos and human life has finally come to an end. All the territory of the original Ming Dynasty has been returned to the Qing Dynasty, and people finally hope for stability.

All kinds of nonsense stories about gods and gods spread among the people again: what happened to Lord Guan who appeared and helped the Qing Dynasty in battle; .It seems that Zheng Chenggong's defeat was indeed God's will. Otherwise, how could a tens of thousands of troops besiege an isolated city with only 3,000 defenders?Everyone knows that Annan General Dasu's reinforcements have not arrived yet! The actual situation is that after the siege of Jinling, Zheng Chenggong arrogantly underestimated the enemy and was satisfied with the lookout of nearby counties and counties, thinking that the isolated city of Jinling could be taken down soon without any effort.Lang Tingzuo, the governor of Jiangnan who was trapped in Jinling, was unable to resist. He used the pretext of negotiating the terms of surrender to delay his troops.Zheng Chenggong was fooled and waited wholeheartedly for surrender.His soldiers also stationed troops under the fortified city, roaming the river day and night, singing and dancing, fishing and drinking.Liang Huafeng, general of Su Song of the Qing Dynasty, ascended the enemy, and saw that the besieging army was disorganized and unguarded, and many soldiers were swimming and playing in the back lake.He made a prompt decision and immediately led his troops out of the city to attack. He broke the camp and pulled up the big banners to destroy the camp.Zheng's army was unprepared, and fought in a panic. The main general Gan Hui was killed, so the whole army was in chaos and retreated one after another.The North Road retreated, and Zhang Huangyan on the South Road was isolated and helpless, and soon followed suit.

It seems that God loves Gu Daqing very much and gives him special luck. Even in the hopeless crisis, there will be sudden unbelievable changes and become favorable and smooth.In fact, the so-called luck contains the inevitability of the victory of reasonable things.The whole story of the Jinling Incident, regardless of superficial factors such as the wisdom, will, and decision-making of the parties involved, fundamentally reflects a major change in people's hearts: after more than 20 years of painful wars, after the Qing Dynasty entered the customs for 16 years, With a more sensible strategy, people's strong desire to look forward to peace in the world and to live and work in peace and contentment has surpassed the national consciousness of resisting the Qing Dynasty.

The recovery of Yunnan and Guizhou, the expulsion of Zheng Chenggong, and the completion of the unification of the world have aroused strong repercussions in the hearts of many scholars.They summed it up in four words: Destiny belongs. Xiong Cilu is one of them. He decided to become an official and make a difference. A few days ago, Xiong Cilu told the butler that he was leaving the library.The housekeeper didn't dare to make decisions, and the master was very busy these days, so he had to ask him to stay for a few days until the master found time to come to the hall for discussion.Due to the generous treatment of the host family in the past two years, Xiong Cilu couldn't just leave, so he had to wait patiently.

In the afternoon, two students came.After saluting and returning to his seat, the handsome younger brother Ajin immediately asked: "Sir, are you leaving?" Xiong Cilu said: "Who told you?" Add money to Mr. "My elder brother, Ayu, is less than a year older than my younger brother, Ajin. They look alike, with high nose bridges, slender eyes, and black eyebrows.But the simple and honest elder brother is far inferior to the younger brother who is smart and beautiful, and what he says is true. "Really, sir, don't leave. Our fifth little brother has grown up and will come to study soon." Ah Jin said seriously, his black eyes shining brightly.

Xiong Cilu felt emotional in his heart, and said without hesitation in front of the children: "Thinking of me, Xiong Cilu, I can't be said to be full of economics, but I can also be called knowledgeable about the past and the present. The world, just sinking? It is always necessary to become an official career and gain the shade of his wife. " The elder brother said nonchalantly, "What's the problem? Tell Ama, I'll give you an official job, won't it be all right?" Ah Jin hurriedly winked at his elder brother to make a face, and his elder brother stuck out his tongue and shrunk his neck.It's a pity that Xiong Cilu didn't see the weirdness of the two of them. He was shaking his head and laughing: "How arrogant are the words of a child! Is the imperial court a shop opened by your family? Is the official position like a commodity that can be given away?  … "Sir," Ayu quickly reported, "Yesterday, when you were out for half an hour, a gentleman came to see you. The housekeeper didn't let him into the study, saying you were not there, so he left." "Oh? What's the name of the man here?" Name?" "Hmm...don't remember." The two students lowered their heads knowingly.

Xiong Cilu was a little angry.He came here to stay here, everything is good, there is only one bad thing, that is, he is not free.At the beginning, he was not allowed to go out at all. He threatened to resign from the embassy to allow him one day off in January. He was allowed to go out, but he was not allowed to disclose the news here; , I don't want to go out.The first time I went out ten days ago coincided with the news of the Jiangnan victory and the joy of the capital.He met many old friends, and heard that the emperor wanted to unify the world with a special offer of Enke. All his friends were ambitious and planned to win the toad palace, and they also persuaded him to go to the exam together and become a good minister in a peaceful and prosperous age.He was really moved.Since I decided to resign, I disregarded the host's ban and told a few friends where I lived.So, who is visiting?Could it be that they have signed up for him to take the exam and came here to notify him?

"How unreasonable! I can't even remember the name of the visitor!" It is rare for the husband to say a harsh word, and the two brothers felt that they had done it before, so they bowed their heads in embarrassment to listen to the training.A Jin raised his head and said obediently: "Please don't be angry, sir. We saw that gentleman enter the courtyard secretly from the window. I still remember his appearance." He took out a piece of light yellow rice paper and stretched out a small pen Ru Mo, while drawing lightly on the paper, kept saying: "He doesn't wear a hat, his hair is black, his forehead is broad... his eyebrows are also black, like this... his eyes are round and long. , the nose looks like this... no beard, wide mouth, and a mole at the corner of the mouth... wearing a long gown with a silk belt around the waist..." A figure appeared on the paper.Although the lines are not uniform and smooth, and the size and proportion of the human body are not perfect, the position and characteristics of the facial features, especially the mole at the corner of the mouth, make this person look lifelike.Xiong Cilu looked at it, laughed, and said, "Isn't this Xu Yuanwen from Kunshan?" The elder brother clapped his hands and said, "That's right! That's right! He said his name is Xu Yuanwen." Xiong Cilu looked at the young boy lovingly. student.This six-year-old child is very smart and cute, extremely talented, and has a strong memory. Xiong Cilu has never seen a better student than him.He loves to read books very much, he can almost read them from memory and remember them very well.The master asked Xiong Cilu to teach him in accordance with his aptitude. In this way, the progress of the two brothers was very different.The elder brother is still studying, and the younger brother has not only finished reading the Four Books, but also the only one left of the Five Classics is the "Book of Changes", which is difficult to learn and explain with many changes.Ah Jin's extraordinary wisdom once made Xiong Cili think: I may end my life as a "learned scholar", but I will become famous all over the world as a teacher of child prodigies.Ah Jin's future is limitless.As long as there is the sea, the golden dragon can soar; as long as the time comes, this child will make a great achievement!Even the terrible smallpox, which took the lives of many children, could not do anything to him, leaving only a dozen white pockmarks on his face and palms.

The pockmarks are concentrated on both sides of the bridge of the nose, and there are three overlapping pockmarked scars between the eyebrows, like a three-petaled flower. Because of the proper position, it adds a little bit of playfulness to this delicate little face. "Okay, I'll go back to find Xu Yuanwen again!" Xiong Cilu flicked his sleeves, expressing that he wanted to end the public case: "Everyone memorize and explain the book that I talked about yesterday." A Jin recited a paragraph fluently, clearly After the lecture, Xiong Cilu asked him to read the next article, and he would explain it to his brother after the exam.Ah Jin sat down, turned the pages of the book for a while, and then buried himself in the reading without making a sound.It took a lot of effort for Ayu to endorse here. In the section "Zi Lu, Zeng Xi, Ran You, and Gong Xi Hua Si Zuo", only the passage "Zi Lu led the way and said to each other" can be memorized verbatim, and the speech is similar, and the rest are stuttering , Naturally, I can't understand it.

According to the agreement when the library was opened, the teacher was not allowed to beat and scold the students, so Xiong Cilu had to explain it to the student again.While explaining, he kept paying attention to Ah Jin on the other table from the corner of his eyes from time to time.Ah Jin didn't move at all, and had been concentrating on reading the book, but turning the pages was too fast, so why both arms were propped up on the desk? After talking about the personal wishes of the four disciples of Confucius, Xiong Cilu couldn't help scolding the students: "You brothers started enlightenment together, and you all started from the thousand-character prose. Why are you not as good as your brother? You still don't work hard! Look at Ajin , learn quickly, remember well, even the post is more attentive than you, and looks full of appearance. Work hard, you have to be like a big brother!" Ayu pouted and sat down.

Xiong Cilu drank a few sips of strong tea, turned around and said, "Ah Jin listens to the book. Ah Jin!" Startled, Ah Jin closed the book with a "snap", looking at the teacher with dark eyes, with a somewhat panicked expression.Xiong Cilu remained calm and asked, "Have you finished reading the next paragraph?" "Yes. Finished." "Can you understand?" "I can understand." "Oh? Tell me about it." A Jin immediately said I recited the paragraph specified by my husband and explained the general idea smoothly.Xiong Cilu frowned in surprise: "How can you explain it yourself?" A Jin said with a smile: "Sir, I read "The Commentary on the Thirteen Classics" last night. The book explained it very clearly. Call me Mao... ...Mao Sai suddenly realized!" He used this idiom proudly, shaking his head. "Where did you get the book?" Xiong Cilu didn't believe that such a wealthy family would have "Commentary to the Thirteen Classics". "He stole it!" Ah Yu denounced over there: "Nurse said that he read the book day and night to be sad, put the book away, and he stole it again!" Ah Jin quickly glared at his brother. "So, were you reading the following content just now?" Xiong Cilu said, approaching Ah Jin's table, and reached for the thick book.Ajin panicked, and kept shouting: "Sir, no, no..." Xiong Cilu glanced at him, and saw that the book was already in his hand. After flipping through it a little, it turned out that there were two books.The one on the top is indeed the one, but the one hidden below is actually Sima Guang's!Well, what fascinated him just now, of course not. Xiong Cilu picked it up and asked: "Do you understand?" A Jin nodded quickly and replied: "Yes." Xiong Cilu looked at the cover: 205 volumes, and asked again: "Read it from the beginning? How long have you been reading it?" ?” Seeing that Mr. wasn’t angry, A Jin replied truthfully: “I started to look at it from the beginning when I was eating ice cores in summer.” As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and touched the back of his head in embarrassment. Ayu over there had been staring at him for a long time, and at this moment he was the first to say a joke: "The monkey is sad and fumbles its head." In comparison, Ajin is not as strong as Ayu, and he is a lean and clever child.Whenever the two quarrel and get angry, Ah Yu always calls Ah Jin a monkey spirit.A Jin glanced at his brother, and immediately stood up with his head held high, took two steps to the side, and said, "Tiger's furious step!" Xiong Cilu held back his smile, pointed to the rockery outside the window and said, "Strange rocks, crags, tigers and leopards!" shape." A Jin raised his head and glanced at the lush green pines on the eaves: "Qiao Songyao's posture like a dragon and a snake." Xiong Cilu immediately said: "Mushrooms are nailed to the ground." Without thinking, A Jin replied: "The bamboo shoots grow into the sky." "Xiong Cilu was overjoyed and said: "Okay, good! I, Xiong Cilu, have taught a prodigy, and I must explain to your uncle that you must not disappoint the love of heaven and earth! However, you might as well read "Tongjian" later. In a few days, read Wang Jinggong's "Injury to Zhongyong" first!" He showed the dignity of a teacher and instructed earnestly. He was really happy.When the master came that night, he actually put aside the matter of resigning from the library, first praised Ajin's extraordinary wisdom to Duke Luo, and asked the master to hire a famous teacher for Ajin, asserting that "this son has a bright future." Limited also". Luo Gong couldn't stop smiling and nodded without interjecting. After Xiong Cilu finished praising him, he smiled and said, "If you invite a famous teacher, how can you be better than Mr.? What Mr. said is right, Ah Jin is indeed extraordinary, but jade is not good You can’t do anything, and it’s hard for an unknown teacher to make a good student. Why do you want to resign, sir?” “To be honest, I resigned because I want to take the imperial examination.” Luo Gong was slightly surprised: “I remember that you have never been enthusiastic about it!” “That’s right. But the current situation is very different. Yunnan and Guizhou were recovered, Zheng Chenggong was defeated, and the world was unified, which shows that the fate of the Qing Dynasty has returned. In the two cases of Ding Youshuntian and Jiangnan, the court enforced the law like a mountain, and the intention of seeking talents is quite sincere. Follow God's will." Suddenly, two lights of joy flashed in the master's eyes, and the joy couldn't be restrained, overflowing like a fountain.He laughed so hard that Xiong Cilu couldn't figure it out, thinking that what he said was not worthy of the master's joy. The host put Xiong Cilu's request aside, and asked a completely irrelevant question: "Mr. Luo is a great talent, and Luo has long admired him, and he is about to ask him for advice. What does the master think is the way for the Qing court to win?" "Xiong Cilu thought for a while, and said: "Conquer Yungui, restore Jinling, and bloody battles on the battlefield. During this period, there were swords and guns, one battle after another, and Cilu didn't know the details. But the people's support is the most important thing. After the chaos, people's minds are settled. The imperial court conforms to the people's hearts, avoids the tyranny of the former Ming Dynasty, abolishes the disadvantages of enclosing land and fleeing people in the early days of the country, and can severely punish corrupt officials and rest with the people. Xing, peace and prosperity are just around the corner. Cilu thinks that this is the way for the imperial court to win." The master smiled happily, and cupped his hands again and again: "Extremely, please teach and teach! You are so talented, why can't you be prosperous! Teach again How is my nephew's two years?" "Please forgive me. The world has been set for the first time, and a hundred wastes are waiting to be raised. I can't wait any longer for the gift." The master stared at him, showing a somewhat moved expression, and said: "Mr. It's admirable. Then, how about keeping it for only one year?" Xiong Cilu was anxious, but he still maintained his usual calm posture: "Thank you for the kindness of the master. The gift will be handled by Enke this year, and I have entrusted a friend to handle it on my behalf. "A friend?" Luo Gong was obviously taken aback: "Your friend has been here?" Xiong Cilu was somewhat embarrassed, because the master had repeatedly asked no outsiders to come to the house, and he said: "Because the gift Decided to resign, ask a friend to arrange for it. A friend came to visit yesterday, and I happened to be away..." The master pondered for a moment, obviously this matter made him make up his mind, and said with a smile: "My nephew has been taught by the master, since they can learn by themselves, they dare not force them to stay. ... "Xiong Cilu was very happy, relieved, and was about to leave immediately. "Wait a minute." The master smiled and waved his hand, "Sir, I will wait for a few days, and I have a thank you ceremony, so I will do my best for you!" When Yue Le came back from the well-hidden small courtyard behind the palace, it was dark Night.Two guards held lamps one after the other to show him the way.He is very pleasant.Although Xiong Cilu's words were only a few words, they revealed to him the mood and wishes of ordinary civilians.The Qing Dynasty will be stable!Although the emperor's actions are dissatisfied with his relatives, they are very popular among the people!Yue Le doesn't seek to be famous, especially he doesn't want to show off and compete for status among princes and nobles. He is the kind of wise person who really cares about the fate of the country. Yue Le walked up a stone step of the Moon Gate, and the strong fragrance of flowers hit her face.Among the sweet scents of hosta and tuberose, the rich scent of jasmine can be distinguished.He took a deep breath, ah, how peaceful and beautiful!When I looked up, I was surprised to see a half-moon shining with pale golden light in the sky as vast and deep as a blue sea.The moonlight shines on the trees, rockery, pergolas, pavilions and water surfaces, as if coated with a layer of mercury, making it mysterious and wonderful.It was a garden he had visited so many times that he could hardly recognize it.He ordered his entourage to turn off the lights, and walked through the moon gate by himself, walking very slowly and lightly, trying his best to enjoy the peaceful and beautiful moonlit night: the brook under the bridge murmured softly, and the surface of the water danced like broken silver moonlight.The crickets in the grass sang "啯啯", and the light green fireflies looked like flying stars.Stepping on the shadows of trees and flowers, Yue Le felt a little melancholy in his heart, feeling a little intoxicated. Another scent rushed into the nose.This is incense sticks.Who burns incense in the garden?Outside the customs, Manchurians do not have the custom of burning incense and praying. Worshiping the moon and worshiping the Rabbit God is a matter of August 15th, which is not yet the season.Yue Le followed the incense sticks to find the source.Turning around the lake rocks, bypassing the flower beds, there are a few plantains beside the wisteria frame.Oh, it's her!Yue Le recognized at a glance that this was the maid that Fujin wanted to come - A Chou. Ah Chou bowed to the moon three times, knelt down, kowtowed, and inserted another bunch of incense into the mound on the ground.She clasped her hands together, raised them reverently in front of her chest, looked up at the bright moon, moved her lips slightly, and wished softly.The soft moonlight sprinkled generously on her, her face was as delicate and even as an ivory carving, the thin eyebrows slightly furrowed at the tip were black and shiny, those big eyes full of tears were so beautiful, so cute and lovable, Yue Le was stunned for a moment. Ah Chou slowly closed his eyes, put his hands down feebly, and knelt down with a burst of relaxation in his body.Her head gradually drooped to her chest, and the moonlight traced her extremely soft and beautiful neckline.Two large and heavy teardrops converged under the thick eyelashes, and flowed down the cheeks like quicksilver beads, to the cheeks, to the chin, and to the chest.One drop, another drop, flow... The whole figure is like a jade sculpture, motionless, only tears are flowing... A lonely and sad girl, weak, pure and innocent, painless... Many years In the past, Yue Le was a strong, mischievous, savage boy who loved to gallop on horseback, shoot and hunt on the ground, listened to the screams of wild animals when they were hit by arrows, and liked to watch bloody and spectacular scenes of killing.Once he shot deer in the dense forest, and he shot and killed sixteen of them in one go!He was so happy that he danced with his arms and legs, and started to do a reckless pose on the grass in the forest.The tree roots tripped him, and he fell into the deep grass. With weak and trembling groans, he found a young deer the size of a cat in the grass nest, perhaps just born and unable to move, curled up in the grass and shivering. From time to time, he raised his head and mourned, presumably calling for his mother. The deer turned to him a pair of gentle, beautiful big eyes, blinking, blinking, and actually shed tears.For the first time, Yue Le felt his heart go weak, his eyes were hot, and he hugged this little creature tightly in his arms.He remembered that among the deer he shot, there was indeed a doe that was still howling when she was dying, and the white milk in the belly flowed into the bright red blood... He took the fawn back and carefully fed it. , he put it back into the forest.From then on, there was something more in his heart, but also something less.Perhaps it was the instincts awakened by the deer in him that made him easy to accept the civilization of "barbarians" when he grew up? Didn't he see those sad little deer's eyes again today?In an instant, he forgot that this was one of the countless female slaves in his mansion, and that he was a noble and dignified prince. The softest string in the deepest part of his heart was plucked, calling for his conscience and love.He just felt full of pity for the poor woman, and he had a strong desire to hold her tightly in his arms like he held a deer back then, to protect her, to prevent the storm from hitting her, to prevent evil from defiled her, to prevent her Cruelly hurt her! ... A gust of night wind blew by, and the rustling of trees and flowers made the silence of the night even more apparent.A few fireflies flying in the wind recklessly bumped into Yue Le's face, and he subconsciously waved his hand, but drove away his thoughts and reveries.A guard came gently, knowing what he wanted to report, he waved his hand and stopped the guard.He thought for a while and coughed lightly. As if hearing a muffled thunder, Ah Chou started up suddenly, looked around, supported the trunk of the plantain tree, covered his mouth with his sleeve, and seemed to be trembling.Yue Le came out slowly from under the rattan trellis, approached Ah Chou, saw her like a frightened lamb, felt pity in her heart, and said in a very pleasant tone: "Isn't this Ah Chou?" Falling down, not daring to look up. "It's so late, what are you still doing in the garden?" no answer. "What are you burning incense, praying, and shedding tears for?" Ah Chou gradually raised his drooping head, but remained silent. Yue Le was born on a bow and horse. He was brave and invincible on the battlefield. He followed his father, Prince Rao Yu, Abatai to fight in the north and south. He contributed a lot to the establishment of the Qing Dynasty.His father advocated the culture of the Han family, and he also became the first famous figure in the royal family to accept Han literati, proficient in Chinese and Chinese, and loved poetry and songs.Among relatives and nobles, it is rare to see someone as versatile as him in both civil and military affairs.But he didn't have much skill in interrogating women.A few straightforward questions kept Ah Chou silent, and he was helpless.Looking at Ah Chou again, even the little bit of panic disappeared, and he was in his usual icy cold state, with a stubborn expression of going all out.Yue Le sighed softly, waved his hands, and said, "Go!" Ah Chou's eyebrows trembled, and when he knelt down and bowed his head to thank him, he quickly took a look at the prince and concluded that there was no anger, so she walked easily left.Yue Le stood, watching Ah Chou's back.Under the moonlight, her clothes were dyed silvery white, her skirts fluttered like willows, and her skirts fluttered like waves. Isn't she a jade-carved fairy walking gracefully? ...the corner door creaked, and she went out.Yue Le withdrew his gaze, wondering about his gentle state of mind.He has always regarded himself as a hero, taking national affairs as his own responsibility, and never played circles on female sex.What's going on today?Why did this silent woman who was as cold as ice and snow, this helpless, miserable and miserable servant, so touched his heart? ... The crickets were still screaming "啯啯", and the weaving lady and Jin Lingzi joined the autumn night chorus with their songs. The guards stood by for a long time, but the prince still had no intention of returning to the bedroom. They were anxious, but they did not Dare to urge. Rustle, rustle, there was a rush of footsteps from the garden gate in Tongfu.The guard yelled: "Stop! Who is it?" Someone called the guard's name: "Saipan, is that you? I'm Yakula. Where's the prince? The prince hasn't come back yet?" He said, walking closer. "What's the matter?" Yue Le turned around, and the moonlight projected on his sharp-edged and majestic face, still looking a bit dazed. "My lord, the king of Kangjun came to the mansion to pay his respects." "Ah?" Yue Le was taken aback, "What time is it?" The guard hurriedly replied: "At the end of Xu and the beginning of Hai." In an instant, Xiong Cilu, A Chou, Yueguang, Liuying, etc. were all thrown into the sky. Now, the confused and misty mood just now seemed to be swept away by a gust of wind.Yue Le's mind immediately became as calm and sharp as usual. In just a short moment, countless questions flooded his mind: Although King Jieshu of Kangjun is young, he is serious and thoughtful.His cousin Chang Adai supported Prince Jane Jidu wholeheartedly, and Jie Shu would naturally lean to that side.Didn't Jie Shu also celebrate the "Gathering of the Six Kings" that made Yue Le very uneasy last year? More than ten days ago, the secret meeting in Prince Jian's Mansion - Yue Le was sure that Ji Du must have called a secret meeting, which might be related to Concubine Kang's punishment - also surprised Yue Le. He sent someone to inquire privately , The report said that it was a drinking gathering, and there was no way of knowing what they were talking about.The blame is why Jian Wang Fujin is so frightened?Why do you have to lie to cover up a banquet with relatives and friends?Yue Le tried his best, but he couldn't find out the truth of the meeting, and couldn't see what was going on there.When Jinling was sieged and Zheng Chenggong came out of the river, the government and the people were celebrating. The emperor took advantage of this celebration and pardoned the big and small crimes from the imperial concubine and Kang concubine to the lower court ladies and eunuchs. Wouldn't this make everyone happy and the world peaceful? It seems that things are not that simple.Yue Le believed that King Kang's visit had a lot to do with the secret meeting.A prince who goes out late at night to visit guests will never blame his superiors for bad years, quarreling between husband and wife. A dark cloud passed across Yue Le's face, with deep lines of Sichuan characters appearing between his eyebrows, and he ordered decisively: "Please meet at the study." The guard turned to leave, and Yue Le said again: "The guards of the guard class, no one is allowed to Enter the study!" After sending her mother away, Concubine Kang quietly walked back to the bedroom, and sat quietly in her favorite carved mahogany armchair.The maid entered the teacup without even turning her eyes.How long can she sit like this in silence?Half an hour, an hour, is common.The maids and eunuchs had already seen the strangeness, put down the tea trays and refreshments, and quietly retreated.The deep and long loneliness surrounded Concubine Kang tightly. Perhaps the maids and eunuchs of Jingren Palace were too slow to notice that the expression of the master today is very different from the past.It was enough to look at her eyes, which seemed to have been reduced to two glass balls, and had lost all their lively light of life.She was really stunned by the shock, her emotions and nerves were numb, and her brain was turning slowly like a heavy stone mill: What did mother say? ... To save me, to save Daqing, abolish him! He acted against the will of the ancestors, against the will of the gods, and handed over the world step by step to the Nanmanzi. ... Abolish him, demote him as a commoner, or be kinder, make him a Duke of Anle and a Marquis of Idleness.So who is the emperor?Of course it is your concubine Kang's son, you are the empress dowager now.What about the current empress dowager?Let her be the empress dowager.She will agree. Where is the queen?Where is Concubine Dong E?The emperor is abolished, so of course his empress, imperial concubine, concubine and others must be abolished, and they will be driven out of the palace with him... Only by abolishing this heartless and unjust person can you avoid the disaster of killing yourself!Even if he has a little bit of you in his heart, will he decree to take your head?Don't look at pardoning you right now, it's just a joke! ... My child, don't be confused! There are not many things for you to do, just remember his actions and send a message.Don't let it out, it's going to implicate the whole family. When she consummated the marriage with Fulin and became one of his concubines, she was still a little girl who knew little about human affairs.The first commitment, the first joy, made her madly in love with her little husband.He is her god, the reliance of her life, she is willing to give everything for him, and she is willing to die!Didn't he love her just as much?How many sweet times have been spent together.She not only loves him, but also worships him, and even the footprints he left make her fall in love, wishing to kneel down and touch him with her own hands.If he had no choice but to summon another concubine, she would hold any piece of his clothes, otherwise she would not be able to sleep peacefully.If he didn't return after going on tour for a few days, she would be like an ant on a hot pot, restless, restless, sleeping and eating.Whenever he came back, he would always call her to the Hall of Mental Cultivation first. When the two reunited after a long absence, they felt sweeter than newly married. She is pregnant, bringing her even more wonderful visions.He abolished the queen, could it be for her?She often guessed so ecstatically.Being favored and pregnant, she should succeed as the queen. This is a sure thing, she firmly believes and has no doubts.And he, didn't he also hinted at it indistinctly?She loves him even more, her husband, her master, the father of her unborn baby.He is so young and handsome, the Lord of all peoples! Who would have thought that he would be so cruel, hitting her head-on with big rocks time and time again, pouring ice water on her fiery heart time and time again! The election of the queen made her cold; Concubine Dong E's entry into the palace made her heart cold.She hated him for not thinking about his old friendship at all; she hated him for being worthless and falling under the pomegranate skirt of that Southern barbarian woman.Seeing them happily and contentedly, she felt so painful that she bit her head off with hatred.An innocent young woman full of love, full of passion, but abandoned by the person she loves so much, bearing the false name of a concubine in vain, and staying alone in an empty room for many years, doesn't that loneliness drive people crazy?She is not crazy, all her love has turned into cold hatred.If it weren't for the strict palace rules and prohibitions, if it weren't for the belief that the emperor is above all else firmly rooted in her heart, she doesn't know what she would have done. She became taciturn and grim.Even if Fulin occasionally called her to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, she couldn't get any joy or pleasure.He distanced herself even more from her. Has she given up?No.She secretly tried to recover.But she failed, and failed miserably.This is the recent Jingren Palace incident. Fulin came suddenly that day, she was very surprised.The reason why she said those words was to express her grievances, but more importantly, there was a hope hidden in her heart. She hoped to change her image in Fulin's mind and make herself a visionary, courageous, and outspoken person. The virtuous concubine who advises the emperor.After thinking and comparing for a long time, she thinks that only in this way can she surpass Concubine Dong E, attract Fulin, and restore Fulin's old love for her.It's a pity that she follows the traditional Manchurian morality, it's a pity that she doesn't know much about Fulin, and it's a pity that she chose an extremely inappropriate time to expose Fulin's shortcomings when he felt cowardly and ashamed. , hurt his extremely sensitive self-esteem, and finally made him furious, wanting to take her head! This big failure made her feel disheartened and lost all interest in life.The emperor's pardon did not bring her any joy either.Concubine Dong E, who was pardoned with her, often came to see her and comfort her.Concubine Dong E was originally the person she hated the most, but this time the emperor was angry and she came to rescue her desperately. She couldn't help but be grateful to him for this kindness alone. Concubine Dong E often told her stories to relieve her boredom, but she never forgot to give her a piece of clothes, food, and toys given by the empress dowager and the emperor.The resentment towards Concubine Dong E disappeared a lot invisibly.Now, she was flustered and flustered by her mother's astonishing instructions. After thinking about it, even the words that Concubine Dong E often said to her rang in her ears: "... , father, husband, you and I are destined to share weal and woe with him, to share life with him, to share grave with death, what else can't be solved!..." Concubine Kang who was sitting silently and motionless , her heart was full of violent storms, her head felt like a pain, everything in the world was in a mess, which made her unbearable and felt dizzy.At noon, the strong sunlight in front of the hall blinded people.There was no sound around.She thought, let's take a nap here and rest up! Suddenly, two eunuchs from the Hall of Mental Cultivation came to the front, saying that the emperor had summoned him urgently.She was frightened, did he hear something?She didn't dare to disobey the holy order, so she had to follow them to leave Jingren Palace with a ulterior motive.Just after going out the inner left door, I met Fulin who was waiting on a horse.With a sullen face, he asked angrily: "Why did it take so long to come out? What's the shameful thing?" She was so panicked that her heart jumped out of her throat, she didn't dare to answer, let alone look at him.He suddenly heard him laughing: "I'm kidding you! Let's go to Nanyuan for a horse race, come quickly!" She raised her head.His heart skipped a beat again, and in front of his eyes was his special, irresistible smile: sweet, affectionate, his eyes flowing like water, and as gentle as velvet.It had been so many days since she saw this charming smile, her heart was warm and she wanted to cry. The green grass is like a rug, the horse is happy, and they are galloping side by side.Fulin couldn't stop looking at her, her smiling face made her ecstatic, she muttered in a low voice: "Why do you keep looking at me?" Fulin didn't answer, but hugged her by the waist and hugged her tightly. She felt his warm breath towards her neck and ears, and she was surprised and happy, and said shyly: "Don't do this, just look at people's jokes!" Fulin laughed loudly: "Who dares? You are my concubine!" Swinging the whip, the horse ran faster, and he hugged her even tighter. She could hardly breathe, but she was so proud and happy in her heart! The horse suddenly neighed in panic, raised its hooves and stood up.As if emerging from the ground, many people with knives, guns, bows and arrows approached them step by step from all directions.Ah, isn't that cousin, cousin and the others?But not an elephant.Who are they? What are they yelling about? "Foolish Lord! Faint Lord!" "Going against the sky and betraying the ancestors, the sky is angry and the people are complaining! Destroy him!" "Abolish him! Abolish him!" "Whoosh" a sounding arrow flew towards Fulin's chest!He fell back and fell off his horse.Shocked, Tong threw herself on him, the arrow had completely sunk into his skin. Holding the arrow shaft in his hand, he cried out in pain: "I'm going to die! I'm going to die!..." Tong's heart was twisted, and she hugged Fulin and wept loudly. : "Don't die, you can't die! What will I do if you die!..." Tong's whole body jerked violently and woke up.She was still sitting in her beloved mahogany chair, her heart beating wildly in her chest, her face covered with tears, her body covered in cold sweat, her hair and her underclothes soaked.She listened attentively, and the surroundings were still so quiet.But her heart could no longer calm down.The scene in the dream was vivid, and Fulin's painful face still broke her heart.She understood that the reason she hated Fulin was because she still loved him very deeply... Yes, if he died, what would she do? The same problem, if he is abolished, what will she do? 她的儿子真能登上帝位？她真能当上皇太后？废掉老子立儿子，有多少可能？ 董鄂妃那句话怎么说的？"甘苦荣枯与共"。无论如何，一荣俱荣，一损俱损，她能逃脱吗？ 这里有最实际的利害：福临在，纵然是挂名，她是后宫主位，是皇三子的生母，将来可能有太后之分，至少是亲王之母；福临被废或是被杀，她便是废帝遗妾，将和福临的所有后妃一起给撵出宫去，决不会有好下场！ ……what!表舅在旗人！母亲一定受了表舅的哄弄！ 她，怎么能跟自己作对？ 暴风雨平息了，天地渐渐恢复了晴朗。她沉着地洗脸、细心地妆扮，换了一套淡雅的月白色长袍，叫宫辇侍候往慈宁宫。 庄太后异常镇定从容，眼睛里凝聚着睿智和安详，神态中揉和了慈蔼和信任，象方才听康妃密禀一样，仔细地听着岳乐的密报。 刚才康妃禀罢，跪叩着替自己和母亲请罪时，太后心情激动，亲自下位把她扶了起来，并一反常态，把惶恐不安的佟氏搂在自己宽阔的怀抱中，含泪道：“好孩子！叫我这当妈的怎么谢你好呢？亏得你不念旧恶，心里明白！你是大清的功臣！太祖、太宗九泉之下也会感激不尽的！……他从小就脾气坏，那天你偏偏戳到他的痛处，也是一时冒火，事后就后悔了，你再不要放在心上。为今儿个的事，他会感激你一辈子！"当感动得哭成泪人儿似的康妃告辞时，太后嘱咐道：“不要对任何人讲，有动静立刻禀报。"对岳乐，当然不能同样对待。她细心地听完岳乐的话，皱了皱又黑又细的眉，问：“你以为，杰书为什么反戈？”“杰书原本就和他们同路不同心。如今天下归心，杰书说他不能有违天命，定要忠于皇上。“太后微微点头，又问：“依你看，应该怎么办？"岳乐立刻提出建议：马上以谋叛罪逮捕简亲王、巽亲王一伙，囚之牢狱，免生后患。 庄太后没有回答，又迈出男子一样的大步，在屋里快速地走来走去，步履带着风声，长袍刷刷地响。岳乐望着她，突然想起了自己的亲叔叔、太宗皇帝皇太极。有一次他为一场大战的兵力布置去见皇帝，他也是这么走过来走过去，晃得岳乐的眼睛都花了。看看这位婶母，步态、表情，连那有时一手托肘、一手抚腮的动作，都跟她丈夫一样！ 她一转身，归了座，往椅背上一靠，松开紧锁的眉头，神情庄重，俨然一位成竹在胸的统帅：“要后发制人！告诉杰书，要继续深入其中，情况一有变化，立即告诉你。我叫苏麻喇姑等人每日与你联系一次。他们是想待机而动，我们便能趁机收网。”“是！"岳乐回答着，心里暗暗佩服。 “再者，此事出在皇室，简王又功高威重，一旦败露，必是一大丑闻，对皇室、对大清都很难堪，都极不利。因此，要缜密而又缜密，知道的人越少越好，尤其不能让汉臣汉民窥出内情！”“是！"岳乐简直是惊服了。他心中一直忐忑不安的问题，太后一语就点破了。 “还有，皇上年轻气盛，此事断不许让他知道。但他身边须有可靠大臣特别经意护卫。内大臣索尼、鳌拜都忠诚可信，鳌拜武功也好，不妨将内情告知，要他们日夜警惕。只是千万不能惊动皇上。"太后遇变不惊，处事明练，思虑周密，全局在胸，真称得上是女中豪杰！看太后平日那般温和、慈祥、迁就，仿佛安享清福的婆婆和奶奶，可是到了关键时刻，她那帝王的眼光、统帅的品质，揉和着母亲的胸怀，就变成转危为安的巨大力量了。慨叹之余，在护卫人选上，岳乐略有异议：“禀太后，近日鳌拜与苏克萨哈结了儿女亲家，两人无话不说。索尼年迈，不如换苏克萨哈领命为好。”“苏克萨哈这个人么……”太后略一沉吟，接着说：“也好，他很机警。不过索尼还得助你一臂之力，共同把事情办好。"其他具体事务，太后统交岳乐安排。岳乐在出宫路上嗟叹不已：皇上真正有福，承乾宫里一位贤内助，慈宁宫里一位了不起的母亲。 可是这位母亲此时正静悄悄地站在寝殿窗下，望着珍宝几上那一双嵌珠玉如意，暗暗叹息：皇儿皇儿，天下事哪能尽如你意？革旧布新太急太快，树敌哪能不多？欢庆胜利中人们容易抛开旧怨，欢乐过去之后还有更长的岁月啊！皇儿，你该收收缰了