[Qing wear + Red House] Lin's Royal Concubine

"Returning to your mother, this is a kind of tobacco leaf that Siam sent as a tribute. According to the envoy, this thing is very rare. Its value is just like its color. It is comparable to gold, and it is often impossible to buy it with gold. .”

Lianyi looked surprised, "Why is this thing so expensive?"

The little eunuch explained: "I heard that taking a few sips in your spare time will make people feel as if they are in a state of bliss. If it is sought after, the value will increase even more, and this time it is because it wants to show favor to our Qing Dynasty, so the Siamese country eagerly made some progress."

At first, she didn't think too far, until Lin Shiyu suddenly shivered, subconsciously threw the thing in her hand, and her face became extremely ugly.

Seeing this situation, the little eunuch who was thinking of asking for some rewards immediately kneeled down, trembling but at a loss for what to do, he didn't know what made the nobleman unhappy .

"What's wrong with your mother?" Lianyi was also very depressed, glanced at the golden round cake-shaped thing that fell to the ground and scattered, and suddenly felt uneasy, "Could it be that there is something wrong with this thing? My mother... the slave girl to call Physician!"

As soon as these words came out, all the servants in the room were frightened, and ran out quickly with their legs and feet in a hurry.

Lin Shiyu didn't stop her either, she just asked the little eunuch, "Did I go to the Empress Dowager's side first before this Palace? Did the Emperor and the Crown Prince pick it out before? But who took this thing?"

The little eunuch didn't know, so he just answered truthfully, "Returning to the empress, the emperor and His Royal Highness haven't chosen yet, but the empress dowager has seen it. She was a little interested in hearing it, but later she heard that it was rare, so she didn't take it. I only said to keep it for the emperor and the empress... Your empress, this thing?"

Lin Shiyu breathed a sigh of relief, and asked again: "Are you sure that's all there is? Is there anything else?"

"Yes, the tributes from all countries are here this time, there is nothing extra."

"Lianyi, Madam Yu, bring some people to open up these tributes and take a closer look to see if there are any weird things like this."

Everyone didn't dare to talk nonsense. Looking at her face, she knew that the matter was serious, and immediately opened all the tributes carefully. Fortunately, most of them were jewelry, materials, decorations and other things with local characteristics. No other oddities were found.

"It's fine if you don't have one." Lin Shiyu nodded, but her face was still grim, and said, "I want this box of tobacco leaves, you can take the rest."

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with this thing?" Lianyi almost died of anxiety.

"I'm afraid the inadequacy is too big."

When it comes to the Qing Dynasty, when it comes to the smoke that makes people feel ecstatic, what else can you think of?

opium!

A drug introduced from abroad emptied the treasury of the late Qing court and everyone's money bags, and also emptied the bodies of the royal family, ministers, soldiers and even the common people. Thousands of people have turned into sick men of East Asia like walking corpses, completely pushing this country and this land into the abyss of eternal doom.

The emperors and generals had no energy left to think about how to govern the country well. The so-called iron cavalry, the so-called Batulu, who once captured the Han people, could no longer hold a sword and gun, and the traffickers and pawns also lost their labor force.

There are row upon row of smoking halls with gorgeous decoration and exquisite decoration. If you lean on the kang and smoke a pipe, you will feel as if you are dreaming.A couple of friends on the side of the road can smoke a few sips when they go anywhere, and they are instantly happy and happy, surpassing the gods... Countless people up and down are immersed in the cloud-shrouded "fairyland" and cannot extricate themselves. Full of rotten and rotten smell.

Lin Shiyu gloomily looked at the things in front of her, already gnashing her teeth with hatred.

The usual impression of this thing is that it is black. Who would have thought it was that ghost thing when seeing the golden yellow thing made like a tea cake at first glance?It's just something precious and good, but it's really enough to confuse people!

"Ma'am, Doctor Xu is here."

"Come in." Seeing the person, Lin Shiyu didn't talk nonsense, pointed to the box of gadgets in front of him and said, "Please ask the imperial doctor to check carefully to see what this thing is."

"Whoo."

Doctor Xu bowed forward, first carefully observed the appearance for a while, then twisted a little bit and sniffed the smell carefully, and finally put it into his mouth with astonishment in the eyes of others and started to smack it.

"Doctor Xu is too reckless, what if it is really some kind of poison?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, it's not a problem at all." Turning his back and putting the scum in his mouth on the handkerchief, Doctor Xu also had a judgment in his heart, "A kind of tobacco leaf was brought in from overseas in the previous dynasty. That’s what it is, and the raw materials for making it were called Wuxiang and Fushou Gao at that time.”

"It is said that Emperor Wanli was obsessed with alchemy, and there is this thing in the elixir. He gave the name of this fushou ointment. Before that, there was the drug of the Tang Dynasty, and the poppy in "Kaibao Materia Medica". They are different, but they are all the same thing. It should be black or brown, but after being cooked and fermented, it will turn brown or golden yellow, and sometimes it can be used to treat some difficult diseases."

really.

Lin Shiyu's heart sank, and what was even more unexpected was that what Dr. Xu meant meant that some people had started smoking opium since the previous dynasty... However, under the sea ban policy in the past few years, it should not be easy to flood, even if If you want to try to smuggle, you can only estimate a small amount, and the situation may not be too bad.

Thinking of this, Lin Shiyu stood up abruptly and was about to go out, "Pack up your things and go to Qianqing Palace with me!"

It is not easy to flood during the sea ban, but the sea ban policy has been released a few years ago!

I don't know what the situation is now, but the sudden appearance of this thing in the tribute always makes her feel a little uneasy. Could it be that those wicked foreigners are making a comeback again to earn this unconscionable money?

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Qianqing Palace

"Your Majesty, the imperial concubine is asking to see you."

"Who?" Kangxi was stunned, subconsciously raised his head to look at the little eunuch at the door, "Is the imperial concubine asking to see you?"

He glanced at his right hand and fell silent for a while.

After that incident, this woman never approached him again. Of course, he never mentioned it to her, and he didn't want to mention it, let alone see her, because he really couldn't face it.

It is absolutely impossible not to hate him. As a majestic emperor, his right hand was forcibly abolished, how could he not hate him?He just gritted his teeth with hatred.

But so what?I hate her so much that I can't do anything about her. If I think about it too much, I will eat myself back. Moreover, Master Du'er's advice still rings in my ears. The existence of this woman can benefit the country and the people... For the past few months, he has been thinking about it every day. I am constantly reciting Buddhist scriptures in order to be able to calm down and face it calmly.

Now it seems that it is still not enough.

Kangxi pursed his lips and wanted to open his mouth to refuse.

But the little eunuch who heard the message said: "The imperial concubine said that there is a very important matter that needs to be reported to the emperor."

Although he didn't want to admit it, Kangxi also felt in his heart that this woman probably wouldn't be willing to come to him if something really critical happened.

After being silent for a long time, he finally let out a "huh".

Soon, Lin Shiyu walked in from the outside.

The appearance is still the same, and you will forget the vulgarity when you see it.

"Respectfully, the emperor's peace."

"Exemption." Kangxi said lightly: "What is the imperial concubine's business?"

"This is one of the tributes just now, please take a look, Your Majesty."

Li Dequan stepped forward to take it from Lianyi's hand, and held it in front of Kangxi.

After opening the box and looking at it several times, Kangxi couldn't figure out what it was, and was stopped when he was about to reach out.

"Your Majesty, it's better not to touch this thing yourself."

Kangxi paused, withdrew his hand, and his expression became serious, "Could it be some kind of poisonous thing? Which country's tribute is it from?"

"It came from the Kingdom of Siam." Lin Shiyu sneered, "It's true poison, but it's a million times more hateful than ordinary poison. It can turn a good living person into a walking corpse without thought, morality and emotion, even if it is tossed to the point of bankruptcy and wives and children, it will not be able to let it go, and it will only be rotten to death in the end."

"The imperial concubine's words are serious?" Kangxi stood up abruptly, his face sinking like water.

"The concubine dare not speak nonsense. If the emperor doesn't believe it, you can find a death row prisoner to test it. Once this thing is touched, it will become addictive. When you smoke it, you will feel like a dream, and it will bring you the ultimate joy. , the brains of long-term addicts will be completely corroded, and they will not be able to think and eat in a trance all day long, waiting to die. waste."

"And once you stop smoking, you will twitch and tremble crazily, and your temperament will become irritable and even crazy, just like a lunatic without reason at all. At that time, as long as someone stands in front of him with some of this thing in his hand, he will go crazy. He will not refuse whatever you ask him to do, he will just crawl at the feet of others like a pug and beg frantically... The most frightening thing is that all addicts will find it difficult to quit in this life."

"Just imagine, if this thing really spreads widely in the Qing Dynasty, what will the Qing Dynasty look like then?"

What will it look like?It will turn into a rotting bug!

"Bastard!" Kangxi's face was extremely ugly. "This Siamese country is absolutely hateful! Come here! Take down the Siamese envoys and torture them severely! In addition, go to the prison to find a few death row prisoners."

"Hey." Li Dequan trotted all the way out to deliver the order, carefully looking at the hand that was still shaking, it can be seen that he was also quite frightened.

Lin Shiyu went on to say: "During the former dynasty, these vassal states often paid tribute to the Ming royal family. They had never seen this item in the past few years in the Qing Dynasty, and now it suddenly appeared in the tribute... The concubine thought maybe it was because of Now that the Qing Dynasty has released the sea ban again, and those wicked foreign devils outside have brought this thing again, the emperor might as well send someone to investigate carefully, especially Taiwan, Guangzhou and other places."

This worry is not without reason.

Once the upper royal family and high-ranking officials are dragged into the water, this thing will quickly become popular among the people, and its value will surely double several times, and even if someone finds out the harm and wants to ban smoking completely, it will not be easy. The foreign devils will make a lot of money Not to mention, the whole country was crushed to death in the quagmire.

So as soon as Lin Shiyu saw this thing appearing in the tribute, Lin Shiyu's heart hung in his throat.

Without further ado, Kangxi quickly ordered a strict investigation, then pointed to the chair next to her and motioned her to sit down and talk, "Thank you for discovering this in time, if Baoqing and Baocheng accidentally took it away...Young people are very curious, what? I want to try it, but the consequences are unimaginable." After a pause, he glanced at her again with complicated eyes, "Maybe you also saved my life, and the life of the entire Qing Dynasty."

Lin Shiyu lowered her eyes, and said lightly: "The emperor's words are serious. The ministers and concubines grew up in this land, and naturally hope that this land will always be prosperous and prosperous, and the people will live and work in peace and contentment forever."

After these two conversations, the atmosphere fell into a stagnation again.

After being silent for a while, Kangxi spoke again, "If this thing really enters the Qing Dynasty from overseas, the sea ban..."

"How can the emperor give up eating because of choking?" Lin Shiyu frowned at him, "Leaving the sea ban itself is not at fault, and it is even the most correct decision, just like a person locked at home alone without contact with the outside world, without knowing the changes in the outside world , I don’t know the alternation of the sun and the moon, after a long time, my brain will rust and I won’t be able to think, maybe even the simplest conversation with people will no longer be possible, and the same reason is closed to the country.”

"Perhaps at first glance it seems to be able to effectively prevent many crises and troubles, but in the long run, it is obviously not conducive to the development of the country. Nowadays, many countries outside are developing rapidly, and the speed is changing with each passing day. And the land under our feet The inheritance is very long, so it is inevitable to put a lot of rules and regulations, and we are slightly inferior to others in terms of flexibility and innovation, so how can we still stand still?"

"Not only do we have to keep in close contact with the outside world and keep abreast of the latest trends, but we also have to work hard to learn advanced scientific knowledge from some major Western countries to enrich ourselves, so as to ensure that we can closely follow the footsteps of the world, instead of Someday be left far behind to rot alone."

"Your Majesty has read a lot of books since he was a child, but do you still remember how many creatures recorded in ancient books have already become legends that are hard to see? The world is changing all the time, and those creatures who can only know a little or two from the records in ancient books today Those who cannot adapt to this change are eliminated, and the country cannot escape this law of survival. If it cannot keep up with the pace of change, it will be beaten, or even swallowed by a more powerful enemy, thus completely disappearing in the history. In the long river."

Kangxi was silent.

He naturally knows these principles, otherwise how could he learn Western culture?But if he really wants to promote and learn, he dares not. The impact of Western culture on the imperial power is huge, and he has to maintain his own ruling power.

As if seeing through what he was thinking, Lin Shiyu said: "The national conditions and cultures of each country are different, and it is easier to stumble if you take a big step. Besides, learning knowledge is not copying culture, our own cultural inheritance is the most worthy. Proudly."

After finishing these words, she shut up and stopped talking, and didn't care how silent Kangxi was, she picked up the tea bowl and drank it clean after a few sips.

outside the gate

Hearing that Empress Huang Erniang came to Qianqing Palace suddenly, Yinreng felt that something had happened again, fearing that the two would quarrel again, she rushed over in a hurry, and was still panting for breath at the moment Woolen cloth.

He heard no sound inside and thought that nothing serious happened, so he wanted to catch his breath before entering, who would have heard his Huang Ama sneer in the next moment.

"You are becoming more and more courageous. Now you not only dare to get involved in politics, but also dare to teach me how to do things... In the past ten years, I have really underestimated you!"

Immediately, Yinfeng's face changed drastically, he didn't even bother to ask the servants to go in and pass the pass, so he howled at the top of his voice, "I beg to see Huang Ama!"

Lin Shiyu, who was about to reply, said: "..."

Kangxi choked back his throat: "..."

During a strange silence, Yinfeng became more and more anxious, "Ama Huang, I have something important to do! I have come in!"

Before the voice could hit the floor, the door was pushed open.

Kangxi's face was completely dark, "When did I allow you to come in? Trespassing on Qianqing Palace, you..."

"The emperor didn't reply for a long time, the child is just worried." Lin Shiyu gave him a dark look, and it's really promising to vent his anger with the child.

Before he could speak, he went on to say: "It's just in time for Baocheng to come. Just now, the emperor should communicate with the children and ministers as soon as possible. It is urgent to conduct a comprehensive investigation and prevent death." Then he still didn't wait for him He opened his mouth, stood up and bowed to himself, "The concubine will take my leave first."

Staring at her walking away, Kangxi's expression was really wonderful.

Is there anything more aggrieved than a punch in cotton?That's luck, half of the energy is charged, and cotton runs away with long legs!

"Huang Ama..." Yinreng called out cautiously, but got a sharp knife in return.

"You are really the filial and good son of your empress mother!"

"My son is also Huang Ama's filial and good son."

Kangxi snorted disdainfully, "You guys have always been afraid that I would bully her since you were young, and you are always watching to save her. Now that you have reached this point, you still think that I can bully her, and you don't know what she is. What kind of ecstasy was given to you!"

At the end of the conversation, that smile has turned into a self-deprecating smile, which looks pitiful.

But Yinreng didn't feel it, just now he clearly heard him talking and sternly admonishing the emperor's mother.

Thinking so in his heart, but his mouth was very obedient, "I'm just afraid that you two will quarrel."

Kangxi snorted coldly, put aside this issue, and sent someone to bring all the clan princes and ministers into the palace for discussion.

There are a lot of death row prisoners in the dungeon, just pick a few out and start the experiment. There are eunuchs watching over twelve hours a day, and there are pens and papers in their hands to record all the time, including the physical condition before smoking, The reaction status during and after smoking, and various appearances after withdrawal.

The result was almost the same as what Lin Shiyu said.

When smoking this stuff, all the death row prisoners were full of enjoyment. They looked extremely happy, without the fear and despair of being a death row prisoner who was about to be killed at any time. According to their descriptions, it was as wonderful as flying through the clouds. Dive into it for the rest of your life and never wake up again.

Once addicted and then withdrawn, these prisoners on death row would cry, tremble, convulse, hit their heads against the wall in a frenzy, and even kneel in front of the eunuch, hugging their thighs and crying and begging.

One of the eunuchs tried to hand over a knife, and asked one of them to stab him in the chest, and then he gave it... As a result, the man stabbed in without hesitation before he finished speaking.

The splashing hot blood made everyone present tremble violently, not because they were afraid of the blood, but because they were afraid of the tobacco leaves, as if they could make people lose their minds and be possessed by a demon.

Kangxi also went to see the experiment process in person, and the result was also shocking and terrible.

There were a total of ten subjects, all of whom were deeply trapped in it and could not extricate themselves. No matter what conditions were prescribed to order them to quit, none of them could succeed. In the process of forcing the other party to quit by external force, there were even cases of hitting the wall to seek death. Case, it was really merciless, red and white flowed all over the ground when it hit the head, it was disgusting and even more creepy.

Looking at the results of this experiment with a cold eye, and seeing the crazy self-mutilation and self-mutilation behaviors of those condemned prisoners who were tortured, Kangxi remained silent for a long time with a gloomy face, and finally ordered to give them a happy ending.

What made him even more horrified was that this thing had indeed appeared in many places across the country, even in the capital city at some point. After a few mouthfuls, the feeling of joy multiplied several times immediately, so even if the price of this thing is more than gold, the supply is still in short supply, but anyone who has tried it will be obsessed with it, and they will enjoy it after selling their children and emptying their homes.

According to some merchants who sell this product, since the Qing Dynasty released the sea ban, there will often be merchant ships carrying tobacco leaves and pipes in that Yingjili to exchange various kinds of porcelain, silk, tea and other high-quality specialties with them. The source of the goods comes from the old man next door.

"These damned foreign devils will never die in my Qing Dynasty!" Yinti was furious, and said angrily, "Please Huang Ama allow my son and minister to lead the troops to teach the old Maozi a lesson!" Yingjili was too far away, and only Can vent on the restless old neighbor next door first.

However, Kangxi rejected his request, "The most important thing right now is to clean up the opium everywhere and how to deal with those addicts. If they are left alone, they will inevitably go crazy and cause chaos if they can't find the source of goods."

After discussing with all the ministers for half a day, Kangxi decisively made an order.

A decree prohibits selling and smoking drugs, and anyone who violates the decree will be killed without mercy!

The second is to order the local governments to strictly investigate, hand over all the drugs, close the smoking halls and all shops that sell drugs, and destroy them uniformly.

The third is that all addicts will be sent to prisons for forced withdrawal. Those who succeed will return home safe and sound. If they cannot quit, their heads will be beheaded.

Under such a thunderous method, huge waves were set off all over the country, and even public grievances arose for a while.

In the past, only those who committed serious crimes were sentenced to death. How could people die if they smoked a big cigarette?So many lives!