The Harem of the Qing Dynasty - the next era

The day before Sige and Yongjue arrived at the Governor's Mansion, the 500 Qing soldiers who rushed to aid Meng'a were defeated on the spot because they were ambushed by the Burmese soldiers, with [-] casualties. It can be said that the Qing Dynasty created a gap between the two countries The first shameful defeat since.

It's not Sige's quick hands, when they met for the first time, Liu Zao was able to touch Yong Jue's heart.

Liu Zao prostrated and pleaded guilty, and Shuang beat eggplant like losing all his will to strive for power.

Sige reminded his nephew: "Lord Liu is a confidant of Long Live and a minister of the frontier. The prince should not be too contemptuous."

Yong Jue asked sharply, "Have you received the official letter that uncle sent you?"

Liu Zao kept kowtowing: "I'm guilty of death! I'm guilty of death!"

"Master Liu, get up." Sige sighed, "My lord, we are new here, and we still need to rely on Master Liu for many things!"

Since then, Yongjue has taken root in Yunnan and devoted himself to assisting Sige in planning the grand plan to conquer Burma.

Governor Liu Zao did not escape the bad luck of being decapitated due to defeat.

Meng'a was defeated, and the emperor's face was swollen. In the original court meeting, except for the clan prince Wang Yongxi, even Fu Heng, a mature and capable official, didn't take Myanmar seriously. They sent [-] heads.

Yongxi's wisdom had already been revealed during the Amursana rebellion ten years ago. The emperor's father was a bit proud back then, but now the emperor's father is a bit afraid.

When the embarrassment turned into anger, the emperor delivered an edict in the court to bestow the death of the former favorite minister Liu Zao.

On the southern tour in the first month, the empress and the princes of the family are all accompanying them. The fifth elder brother Yongqi and the eighth elder brother Yongxuan are staying in Beijing to supervise the country, and the affairs of the harem are jointly managed by Concubine Wan and Concubine Shu.

The world is unpredictable, and Han Ling finds it very ironic: In the past several tours to the south, although his family members were prosperous, they didn't get the opportunity to accompany him.

Opportunities do not matter opportunities, because of the increasingly acute conflict between the monarch and the prince, Han Ling has no intention of traveling in the mountains and rivers at all.

Now compare Emperor Qianlong with Prince Zong.

Emperor Qianlong's Aixinjueluo family Hongli is 56 years old. According to his grandfather's life expectancy, this is the age when winter begins after the beginning of autumn; compared with his own father's age, it is time to prepare for the funeral.

Let’s look at Prince Aixinjue Luo Yongxi: At the age of less than 30 and the rising sun, although he maintains a low-key demeanor, anyone with eyes can see that he has the absolute qualifications of a sage—more powerful than his father, his grandfather, or even him. Grandpa's aptitude is strong, if he can inherit the great rule in the future, it must be the blessing of the whole world.

This is still talking about the big picture. If you compare it with the fine details, Lord Qianlong was even more dumped by the fourth son for more than eight blocks.

The so-called southern tour is to investigate river affairs and visit people's livelihood, and also to meet personal needs: as we all know, Jiangnan is a famous place for beautiful women.

In order to prove that he is young and strong, the emperor of Pentecost will appreciate the "filial piety" of the place; the young and prosperous clan prince is an exception. He has traveled with the emperor's father for many years, from his teens to his twenties. The water could not be poured in, the oil could not be sprinkled through, and the maid who warmed the bed did not accept a single one—of course the clan prince Wang Fujin was beautiful, but the current queen empress was also a top-notch beauty among the banner people back then, and the emperor did not do it for her. This pair of queens only dotes on the Jiaofang, and besides, their family doesn't have the genes for affection! (Huang Taiji, who claims to be in love with Hailanzhu, gave birth to at least six sons and six daughters with other concubines after accepting Hailanzhu; Emperor Shunzhi, who wanted to die for Concubine Dong E and became a monk, still had sons and daughters with other concubines when his concubine was seriously ill )

In any case, Yongxi's self-discipline has added a lot of points to him, and because of this, Hongli's dissatisfaction with him is still in the process of accumulating.

Han Ling knew the crux of the problem, but she couldn't stop her son from making progress. She couldn't tell Yongxi like this: You have free time, don't cling to books, don't treat yourself as a soldier, listen to ditties, drink Drinking flower wine and expanding the size of the backyard are fine, why bother to live the life of an ascetic monk with the respect of a prince?

The imperial boat passed through Shandong, and Yong Jing came to whisper to Han Ling: "Emiang, the official said, 'First-class people are loyal ministers and filial sons, the two things are to study and cultivate the fields', the fourth brother is too boring, it's fine in the capital, Apart from reading, riding and archery, I don’t see him having any other hobbies. He’s all gone to the south of the Yangtze River, and he’s still so rigid. When I woke up early, I went to him. Guess what he’s doing? He’s actually learning foreign characters, Latin or French. ——He is Prince Heshuo, how can he be an interpreter!"

"If he wants to be like you, I should cry." Han Ling deliberately changed the subject, "Is your sixth sister still seasick?"

There are three princesses, Heqing, Heyi, and Heming, on this southern tour. Needless to say, Princess Heming, Princess Heqing was raised by the empress dowager, and she is also the queen's niece and daughter-in-law. The two of them have not been wronged. Maybe, Princess Heyi is a motherless child, so Han Ling needs to take care of her more. Yongjing and Princess Heyi are the closest, and they go to walk in front of her whenever they are free. Subjectively, he wants to chat with his sister, but objectively Played a deterrent effect.

"After taking your medicine, I'm much better." Yong Jing explained, "Sixth sister was going to come to thank you, but my son stopped her, and now she has gone to bed, and I will come to greet you after dinner."

Han Ling nodded: "That's good."

Yongjing hesitated for a moment, then said again: "Emiang, my son still has something to do."

Han Ling was slightly taken aback: "Say it!"

"Er Niang—Chun'er Niang's hometown is in the south of the Yangtze River. The uncles of the Su family have returned to live in their original place. My son wants to visit them on behalf of Chun'er Niang. It would also be good to visit Guo Luomafa's grave by the way."

Han Ling shook her head: "Your filial piety moved Emiang very much, but the only cemetery you can pay homage to is the imperial tombs of the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty."

Yong Jing pleaded: "Then—then I just go and have a look, just for Er Niang—for Chun Er Niang, go back to my hometown and take a look—"

"This is what it should be." Han Ling beckoned, and pulled Yong Jing to her, "Emiang's debt to Concubine Chunyi will not be clear in this life. You are very thoughtful, and from now on you will not only have three Brother and Sixth Brother will watch over and help each other, and we must treat the descendants of the Su family kindly, so that your pure mother will have nothing to worry about under Jiuquan."

Yongjing agreed with a straight face: "My son understands."

Filial piety must be encouraged. At the request of Yongjing, the emperor issued a decree after the Empress Qianqiu, ordering the sixth son of the emperor, Yong Rong, the thirteenth son of the emperor, Yongjing, and Princess Heshuo. The place repairs the tomb of the ancestral home of the Su family.

Not long after the three of Yongrong left, an auspicious event happened in the imperial boat that pushed Yongxi to the forefront.

The official title of this auspicious incident is "White Fish Leaping over the Dragon Boat".

The size of the emperor's southern tour is quite impressive. Of course, thousands of large ships are all serving the first building ship in the core part.

Among the nine dragon boats, except for the one in the middle, which is a building boat for rotating palace personnel and logistics supplies, the first four are for the emperor, empress dowager, empress, and prince of the clan, and the last four are for concubines, princes, and princes. The princess and the clansmen take the boat.

In late February, when a dragon boat crossed the river from Jingkou, dozens of water fish jumped out of the river to bite Yongxi's boat. Among them, a white fish jumped up and landed straight in front of Yongxi and his son.

The same thing happened 3000 years ago. The protagonist was Ji Fa, King Wu of Zhou who launched an army to defeat Zhou. Shortly thereafter, Ji Fa replaced Di Xin as the recognized emperor.

If this fish jumps on the emperor's boat, everyone will be happy and celebrate. The problem is that Yongxi is not yet the emperor.

Foreign ministers only know that the emperor has a deep relationship with the prince and his son (Prince Zong is an infant prince, relying on his own mother who favors the harem, and even once PK lost Yong Cong, the son of the Empress Yuan who has more advantages in name), how can he control it? Got a lot?The light rain that began to fall from the sky failed to dampen the enthusiasm of everyone shouting, "Long live a thousand years" one after another, for fear that they did not show their loyalty.

Yongxi ordered to send the white fish that jumped in front of him to the imperial dining room for cooking, and then gave it to the emperor's father as a filial piety. Hanling cut off the beard in the middle, cooked it himself, and sent it to the imperial boat.

In front of Hanling's mother and son and the officials who gave the banquet, Hongli told Li Yu, the personal eunuch, "Throw it to the cat raised by the empress dowager."

The atmosphere of the whole banquet can be seen from this.

It's not over yet.

On the next day, the emperor issued a strict decree to reprimand Prince Zong for "relying on his talent, disobeying his father's will, accumulating disorderly family laws, learning heresy, possessing the heart of chaotic government, and harboring ambitions that are contrary to the ancestors! If things go on like this, it will be difficult to entrust great things to the foundation."

Unexpectedly, the emperor's move triggered a huge backlash from the accompanying ministers.

The officials of each ministry were divided into two shifts. Chen Hongmou, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Tuoyong, Secretary of the Ministry of War, A Yong'a, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and Li Yuming, the left deputy capital of the Inspectorate, who were present on the day, thought that the prince of the clan was "excellent in qualifications, benevolent, filial and friendly." He is a fraternal, well-educated, capable, respectful and virtuous corporal, even if he has a slight deficiency, he can teach and correct it, and he is actually the best candidate among the princes." He clearly resisted the emperor's provocative actions against the Zong prince.

Emperor Longyan was furious, and ordered all his officials to "do not know the inside story, judge right and wrong, forget personal favors, and indulge in righteousness." The remaining three people were all punished by being dismissed and retained in their posts, and downgraded.

A Yong'a became an official from a pen post, so he can be a leader, his ability is beyond doubt, and he is indeed one of the ministers who walks with Yongxi a lot. Accidentally broke a leg bone, the queen once personally gave medicine to help him recover, which is also the source of the "private grace" mentioned in the imperial decree. Now he is affected by "auspiciousness" and has become a political victim of defending the imperial power.

Cheng Shuang looked at Han Ling who was standing under the eaves of the boat watching the rain absentmindedly, stepped forward hesitantly and said, "Master, this rain came at the wrong time, and I don't know if Prince Zong's boat has been tampered with."

"En." Han Ling didn't turn her head back, "There's been a lot of commotion ahead, is there any auspicious thing happening?"

Cheng Shuang hesitated for a moment, because he replied to Han Ling, "The emperor issued an imperial edict, the concubine concubine of the Jin Dynasty was conferred the concubine concubine Ling, and the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs have received the edict to hold a ceremony after returning to Beijing—"

"Concubine Ling!" Han Ling narrowed her eyes, "Got it."

The author has something to say: Alert: The heroine is here!