The style of the Queen Mother in Qing Dynasty is different

The festive atmosphere of the Chinese New Year has not yet dissipated, and the cloud is shrouded in the sky over the Forbidden City.

Just after the second day of junior high school, the emperor suddenly had a fever and collapsed. Several imperial physicians confirmed that it was smallpox after taking the pulse.

The Qianqing Palace was in chaos, and the Empress Dowager hurriedly went to the Qianqing Palace to preside over the overall situation.Qiqige has never had smallpox and cannot go to Qianqing Palace. The Queen Mother asked her to stay in the harem to appease people.

The emperor fell ill very quickly, without any warning, he suddenly developed a high fever, accompanied by symptoms such as chills and weakness.The imperial physicians tried their best to treat him, but with little success.

Xuanye was lucky when he got smallpox, and there were no complications.The emperor's condition was too serious, and several complications occurred at the same time, and he went blind on the fourth day of the lunar new year.

The imperial physicians implicitly expressed that the emperor might not have much time, and the queen mother immediately ordered the closure of the Qianqing Palace, and summoned the clan and the nobles of the Eight Banners at the Qianqing Gate.

The emperor has a certain understanding of his physical condition, and the most urgent thing now is to choose an heir to the throne.

The emperor first discussed with the queen mother, "Brothers end up with younger brothers, let me choose one of my brothers to succeed me!"

He was tormented by illness, and his eyes were dark, "My brothers are in the prime of life, and their succession will not cause the imperial power to fall, which is beneficial to the country. Erniang, when Dorgon was in power, our mother and I were bullied. Fuquan They are still young, don't let them suffer the same grievances."

The empress dowager's eyes and nose were sore and she shed tears. The emperor's words brought back her memories, but now is not the time to reminisce about the past, the empress dowager hurriedly suppressed her tears.

"I prefer the third elder brother Xuanye. After the prince succeeds, your children and grandchildren can only be princes and county kings, which will be passed down from generation to generation, and they will be nothing in the end. Besides, these princes are not my own. They have succeeded to the throne. How embarrassing should Qiqige and I be in the palace?"

The emperor didn't quite agree, but he didn't have the energy to argue with his mother anymore, so he could only sigh: "Emperor Niang, discuss it with the princes and ministers!"

The Empress Dowager went to Qianqingmen. It was extremely cold in the first month, and the princes and ministers stood in line, shivering in the cold wind.

Qiqige has taken many preventive measures to prevent smallpox infection.She was afraid that the concubines would think wildly, so she ordered them to rush to make a batch of masks with the maids and eunuchs.

The Empress Dowager and the ministers put on masks, and the eunuchs brought braziers, and finally there was a little warmth in the semi-open-air Qianqingmen.

The Empress Dowager told the emperor what she wanted, and asked all the ministers of the palace for their opinions.

Clan princes, you look at me, I look at you, and other ministers also started talking softly.

Sony, the oldest person with seniority, stood up and said: "I have reported to the Queen Mother, I think I should be a prince."

The princes of the clan also discussed it. Although everyone was very excited, they finally decided to let the prince succeed.Especially Prince Xiang Bogor, he was the first clan prince to support the succession of the prince.

It's not that the princes of these clans are high-spirited and virtuous, and treat the emperor as nothing, so it's really hard to choose an heir.With so many clan princes, who should I choose?No matter who you choose, there will be people who will not be convinced, and in the end, there will be greater conflicts, or even firefights.

Knowing the opinions of the clan and ministers, the emperor no longer insisted.He begged the queen mother to bring the princes here. This was probably the last time their father and son met.

Fuquan is nine years old, Xuan Ye is eight years old, and the other two princes are still young and can't speak clearly.

They stood outside the window, the eunuch opened the window, and the emperor barely sat on a chair wearing a mask and cloak.

The blind emperor suddenly found that he couldn't describe the appearance of the children in his mind.

It turns out that he has neglected the children to such an extent these years...

The emperor coughed a few times and asked a few questions.

Both Fuquan and Xuanye answered very well, the emperor asked again: "What do you want to do in the future?"

Fuquan thought for a while and replied, "I wish to be a virtuous king."

Xuan Ye replied: "I would like to imitate the emperor's father."

The emperor was stunned for a moment, and after a while he said lightly: "You don't have to learn from me in everything, I'm not a good example."

The nanny took the children back, and the emperor made a decision in his heart.He drafted an imperial edict, and the third prince, Xuan Ye, would inherit the throne.

Smallpox is highly contagious, and the emperor took the risk of letting the children come to determine the heir.

The other people, the emperor doesn't plan to meet anymore, he has caused troubles for many people in this life, he is about to die, there is no need to bother them anymore.

The queen mother spent the last time of her life with her son.

The emperor took his mother's hand and muttered: "I am young and energetic, I was careless about abolishing the empress. After I die, find a time to send Concubine Jing back to the grassland. She is still young. Say sorry to Qiqige, I wasted her youth. If she also wants to go back to the grassland, she should go back with Concubine Jing! The princes, princesses and concubines are also very pitiful, I am not a good father, nor a good husband."

He stared blankly and sighed, "I'm most sorry for my mother, I'm not a good son."

The queen mother covered her mouth and sobbed, "No! You are a good son, you are!"

On the seventh day of the first lunar month, the emperor passed away, and there was mourning inside and outside the palace.

The news of Qianqing Palace was strictly blocked, and the concubines felt unreal.The concubines were still sewing masks the day before, who would have thought that they would receive such news the day after?

The palace changed all the festive decorations for the New Year into plain colors, and the concubines, princes and princesses also changed into plain clothes.

The queen mother and Qiqige couldn't care less about being sad, there are still many things they need to deal with now.

The heir to the throne has been determined, but Xuan Ye is too young to handle the government affairs.In this situation now, either the clan prince assists the government, or the queen mother listens to the government behind the curtain, or the minister assists the government.

It is easy to repeat the story of Dorgon when the royal family and princes assist the government. The queen mother is unwilling to listen to the government behind the curtain. In the end, there is only one option left, that is, the minister assists the government.

The emperor was in poor spirits during his illness and often fell asleep. Although he wanted to arrange everything well, he was powerless.Under the guise of the emperor's name, the queen mother appointed four auxiliary ministers. They restrained and supported each other, and handled the government together before Xuan Ye took over the government.

It was not easy for the queen mother in the previous court, and it was also difficult for Qiqige in the harem.

Not only the emperor, many people in the palace were infected with smallpox.She wanted to prevent smallpox infection, and she also had to prepare for the emperor's funeral. These two things were fundamentally in conflict.To prevent smallpox, the palace people must be strictly prohibited from walking around, but the preparation of the funeral must be arranged by eunuchs and maids.

In addition to these, Qi Qige also had to appease the concubines, and sent people to make Xuan Ye's court clothes and court crowns, and Tong Jia's auspicious clothes.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have been busy for more than two months, and they finally figured out the affairs of the front and rear palaces.The spread of smallpox was contained, fortunately without major problems.

In the Palace of Mercy Ning, Qiqige was grinding ink, while the Queen Mother was reading the playbook, while explaining the mystery in the playbook to Xuan Ye.

"These memorials are the memorials of the four auxiliary ministers who refused to dare to assist the government."

Qiqige couldn't help asking: "Queen Mother, the assistant ministers have done everything they should do in the past two months, why do they still have to submit a memorial to refuse?"

The queen mother asked Xuan Ye, "Please explain to your mother-in-law."

Xuan Ye explained: "The forces in the court are ebb and flow, and now there are three forces. The first is the imperial power, which is the right of the sons and ministers. The second is the clan. During the Taizu period, the four Baylors and five ministers discussed matters together, and until now the clan's The rights are great. The third is the rights of the ministers, that is, the four assistant ministers. These four adults really want to assist the government, but in case the clan comes out to oppose what they have decided, their rights They were provoked and threatened. So they wrote a letter to resign, trying to force the clan to take a stand."

The queen mother nodded with satisfaction, "That's very good. Do you know why these four ministers were chosen to assist the government?"

Xuan Ye thought for a while and said: "They are old and have made outstanding achievements. They are all people who go to the Three Banners, and they are all relatives of the emperor."

The queen mother was even happier when she heard that Xuanye really had talent.

"You are still young, the most important thing now is to study hard and increase your knowledge and talents. Your father was in charge at the age of 14, and you have to be like him."

Xuan Ye solemnly agreed, the child is eight years old this year, at this age he just started elementary school in modern times.At a young age, he has to shoulder the responsibility of a country, and he doesn't even have time to be sad after losing his father.

After reading the memorial, the queen mother sent the memorial back in the name of the emperor.Aunt Su Ma sent Xuan Ye back. He still had a lot of learning tasks to complete.

Qiqige sighed: "Xuan Ye is so pitiful, such a young age, living so tired!"

The queen mother said: "Everyone in the world says he is lucky to be the emperor, only you say he is pitiful."

"He's still a kid!"

Qiqige knew that the Empress Dowager had learned the lessons of the Shunzhi Dynasty and did not want to let the imperial power fall to the side due to the excessive power of the clan, but the auxiliary ministers were not safe, didn't there be an Oboi later?

Qiqige said: "Queen Mother, many ministers have written to ask you to listen to the government behind the curtain, or you can agree to come down! There are still six years before Xuan Ye takes power, what if the auxiliary ministers don't want to return the government to him? You It's his own grandmother, you will never harm him."

The queen mother shook her head and said: "We are full of rules, the harem is not allowed to participate in politics, I can't take the lead to break the rules! I am old, I don't know how many years I can live. Tong Jia is still young, if I listen to politics behind the curtain, if one day I She died suddenly, what should Tong Jia do if she wants to listen to the government behind the curtain? With my precedent, can the emperor stop her? Can you stop her?"

Qiqige is very confident in herself, "Tong Jia's body is delicate and weak, of course I can stop it!"

Queen Mother: "Tong Jia's family is not worth mentioning. The next emperor's mother, and the next emperor's mother, can you stop them? Can you live so long?"

Qiqige didn't say a word this time. After all, she is the queen mother, and she thinks things are really long-term.

The queen mother sighed: "I'm just an ordinary woman, and I don't have the ability to listen to politics behind the curtain. I only hope that Xuanye can shoulder this burden soon."

Qiqige: What kind of high-end Versailles is this?Are you an ordinary woman?Then I am Wild Ultraman!