[Qing Chuan] Yongzheng's embarrassing empress

When Shuwan gave the order, everyone cheered, even the emperor sent a letter saying that he would come over as soon as possible.

The competition is arranged in the garden, where there is a ready-made horse field.Shuwan ordered people to build a high platform and a sunshade outside the venue, and the people who came to watch sat in the shed, which was protected from the sun and had a good view.

Two days before the match, the emperor arrived, and when he met Shuwan, the two were once again sticky and affectionate.

Shuwan was not in the palace these few days, but the emperor was very bored.When he finished his work and returned to Yongshou Palace, looking at the empty room, his heart was empty.

On the day of the race, everyone changed into riding clothes. The Queen Mother and Shuwan sat on the west side with their female relatives, and the emperor sat on the east side with the clan princes.

After everyone was seated, the emperor delivered a speech, saying that riding and archery is a skill passed down from the ancestors, and we must not forget our roots.Shuwan was impatient to hear this, she squirmed her lips, tilted her head and whispered to the Queen Mother.

"Emperor Niang, it doesn't make much sense to look at it, let's make a bet!"

The Queen Mother asked, "What are you betting on?"

Shuwan quietly pointed to the niece and niece standing tall and straight below, "The children draw lots and divide them into two teams. One is the red team and the other is the blue team. Let's compete against each other."

The queen mother asked: "What about the lottery head?"

"Hmm...the calligraphy and paintings hanging in the Queen's Palace are pretty good. If I win, the Queen will let me choose one."

The queen mother smiled and said: "So you are eyeing something in my palace, what if you lose?"

"If I lose, the Queen's Lady can pick whatever is in my palace."

"I don't care for those vulgar things, how about it! If you lose, I want you to beat my leg!"

Shuwan smiled and said: "It's too simple! It's the empress who loves me and hates my hard work! Don't talk about beating your legs, if I lose, I will massage all over your body and give you a big health care!"

The queen mother smiled and looked at the children below, "I suppress the red team! The red team has children from the old fourteen's family. I am partial, and I must suppress my grandson!"

"Okay! Then I'll beat the blue team!"

Playing polo does not matter how many people there are, dozens or even two people are fine.This time the red and blue teams had a total of ten people, five boys and five girls, and everyone played together.

Shuwan prepared a lot of prizes. The winning team each had a jade ruyi. In addition, there were also prizes such as bows and arrows and BMWs, which were awarded to the best performers.

Those who lose will not let them go away empty-handed. Shuwan prepared a few daggers inlaid with pearls and jade, which can be regarded as commemorative awards.

The emperor babbled a lot of words of encouragement, and he stopped when his mouth was dry. He glanced at Shuwan, and found that his daughter-in-law didn't see his heroic appearance at all, and he was holding the queen mother's hand and laughing.

The emperor felt depressed and waved his hands to let the children prepare. The competition will begin immediately.

The children exercised their hands and feet, rode on the horses and walked around the field twice.

The emperor got up and went to Shuwan's place. Shuwan got up and let him sit in the middle. The emperor held her down and asked his servants to bring a round stool.

"I'll just sit down for a while and leave. It doesn't need to be so troublesome."

The queen mother made fun of him, "Get a good chair and come here! You can't leave your wife for a while."

The emperor's ears were red, and just as he was about to explain, the queen mother turned her head to talk to the maid beside her, and ignored him.

Shuwan has a thick skin, and the queen mother made fun of her whenever she liked, but Shuwan didn't care at all.

"Why are you here?" Shuwan asked the emperor.

The emperor was thirsty, so he picked up the tea on the table and drank it, Shuwan whispered: "Hey! That's my cup!"

The emperor whispered in her ear: "What do you and I have between the two of us? Let me ask you, did you listen to what I said just now? What did I say?"

Shuwan rolled her eyes, "I listened! You listened so seriously! You let the children... If you don't agree, go to it!"

Shuwan's earlobe was right in front of her eyes, and the emperor was so angry that she wanted to take a bite.

He tugged at the Dongzhu hanging from Shuwan's ear, "I'll settle the score with you when I get back at night!"

The queen mother kept turning her head, not wanting to see her son and daughter-in-law, her neck was sore from twisting.The Fujins sitting not far away were also gasping for breath.

Qi Fujin whispered: "I really admire the empress, what tricks do you think she has? For so many years, the emperor has guarded her alone."

They are old couples, and they are still so gluey.She wasn't like this when she was newly married!

Jiufujin shook his fan and smiled, "Maybe this is fate! Let's not be envious!"

Shi Fujin, who has never been very gregarious, said, "The key is to look at the gentlemen! The emperor is the seed of infatuation, and our gentlemen are the seeds of sentimentality!"

Seventh Fujin, Jiufujin, and even Wufujin who was sitting not far away laughed.

Wu Fujin said: "Now the emperor cherishes his wife and doesn't like to take concubines, our chance has come. I heard that Long Kedo favored concubines a few days ago, and that concubine was so bold that he dared to bully the wife of a low-ranking official. Longkodo was severely punished.

If the man in the family dares to be greedy and lustful again, we will bring out the emperor to scare him.The emperor doesn't take concubines, why do they marry so many concubines!Do they still want to make a good impression in front of the emperor?Be honest if you want to. "

Qi Fujin smiled and said: "Fifth brother obeys Wu's sister-in-law now, this trick Wu's sister-in-law is useless."

Wu Fujin was a little embarrassed, it was difficult for her to answer this question.Seeing that the children below were almost ready, she quickly reminded everyone.

"The polo match is about to begin!"

Although these children are all sisters and brothers who are closely related, they don't have many opportunities to get along with each other, and they are not familiar with each other.

Sitting on the high platform, Shuwan could hear them greeting each other politely, "I will rush to the front in a while, and my sisters will help us sweep the battle from behind."

"Cousin, don't worry, we won't back down."

"Sisters, be careful, don't hold on if you feel uncomfortable. It's hot, sisters, don't get sunburned."

"Thank you brother for your concern, we know the seriousness."

The queen mother nodded in satisfaction, brother and sister should respect each other like this.

The eunuch outside the venue lit the sandalwood and beat the gongs and drums three times. The children reined in the reins and shot out like arrows.

At the beginning of the game, everyone played very cautiously, testing each other's strength.

Gradually, everyone got a little understanding of each other's strength, and they all let go of their hands and feet and prepared to fight hard.

The son of the fourteenth brother's family took the lead, and his own sister chased after him on horseback.

The son of the fourteenth elder brother said to his sister: "Why are you here? Go and stay behind, and be careful not to hit you with my cane."

The younger sister explained: "No! Look at the little fat guy on the front right, he is going to grab the ball, I will block him for you."

The little fat man on the opposite side yelled: "Who is fat man! Are you polite! I am your uncle, I am your cousin!"

"The arena is ruthless, who cares whose son you are, if I ride a horse, I won't recognize my relatives!"

The three crowded together to compete for the ball, and the son of the fourteenth elder brother passed the ball to the son of the seventh elder brother's family.

The daughter of the thirteenth brother's family quit, "Hey! Can you play ball! I have no one blocking me here, just in front of you, how can you pass it to him?"

The son of the seventh elder brother's family has a good temper. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, sister. I will pass the ball to you in a while and let you shoot it."

As soon as the words were finished, the daughter of Brother Jiu's family came across diagonally from behind and snatched the ball away.

The daughter of the thirteenth elder brother's family curled her lips helplessly, while the seventh elder brother's son smiled at her embarrassingly.

The daughter of the thirteenth brother's family lost her temper by this simple and honest smile, so she could only turn her head to chase the ball.

The two sides come and go, the boys grab the ball, most of them don't pass it to the girls, they pass it once in a while, and complain if they are snatched away.

After about half of the match, the two sides won and lost, and the score was basically even, but the anger of the crowd was getting stronger and stronger.

During the break, everyone quarreled while drinking water.

"I said, brothers and sisters, can you stop rushing forward all the time?" The little girl from the fourteenth elder brother's family was very aggressive, "We are not wooden piles! We will ride horses and follow you on the field , you are walking us to play!"

The girl from Brother Thirteen's family also complained, "Obviously our position is the most suitable, why don't you give us the ball?"

The son of the fourteenth elder brother smiled and said: "Sisters, don't be self-willed, okay? You have thin arms and legs, and it is good to be able to ride a horse steadily. Can you pass the ball? We also passed a few, and you didn't go in Well!"

At this time, the quietest girl from the twelfth elder brother's family spoke, "The empress personally prepared the polo match, do you think she will let a few little girls who can't play polo play? Or is the cousin questioning?" The empress's decision."

The son of the fourteenth elder brother turned his head embarrassingly, "You don't have to use the empress to oppress me, we are doing this for your safety, if you get hurt and bump into each other, we can't explain it to my mother and aunts. "

Brother Seven's son smoothed things over with a smile, "Don't worry, although there are three men on the opposite side, we are older than them. We will work hard in the second half and we will definitely lead you to win. After winning, the prizes will also be given to the younger sisters." Pick first."

The daughter of the fourteenth elder brother's family was so angry that her hair was about to explode, "Do you think we are country girls who have never seen the world? The empress's fortune is naturally good, but we are not short of this idea! We want to What matters is that we win, and our rods hit the ball!"

The fourteenth elder brother's son glanced at his sister in disgust, and the younger sister also gave his brother a disgusted look.

The younger sister thought to herself, hum, she is as arrogant as my unworthy Ama, what kind of beans do you grow!

The red team here was noisy, and the blue team on the opposite side was quieter than them, but the atmosphere was even worse.

Jiufujin's daughter is more refined and speaks slowly.If the girls from Brother Fourteen's family talk like firecrackers, then the girls from Jiufujin's family talk like hailstorms, hitting people with ice hockey balls one by one, which hurts and hurts hard.

"First of all, I would like to commend you. My brothers are all good at riding and dribbling. It's just..." Jiufujin's daughter laughed, "It's just that your eyes don't seem to work well. The eye disease is already serious. We are so old. When a man rides on a horse, his brothers can't see him."

The son of Elder Seventeen's family is the youngest. He smiled and coaxed his sister, "Don't be angry, sister! We don't want to make our sisters tired!"

The girl from the fifth elder brother's family is no longer as delicate as when she first entered the palace. She scolded: "Stop talking nonsense, you just look down on us!"

Jiufujin's daughter patted her on the shoulder to calm her down.

"We learned riding and archery in the palace, and we experienced wind, sun, and rain, not delicate flowers in the greenhouse. Brothers, why don't you trust us more? You haven't tried it yet, how do you know that I will let you disappointment?"

Brother Ten's son waved his hand, "There's no need for that, I've seen it too, your riding skills are good, but I'm more at ease brothers. Just watch from the side and don't meddle casually."

The girl from the fifth elder brother's family cursed loudly, "Bah! I'll praise you a few times, and I really think I'm a green forest hero who can stand up to a hundred! With your hard work, you still want to win? Just dream!"

Elder Brother Sixteen's eldest son is not short-tempered, "Hey! How are you talking?"

Jiufujin's daughter smiled and said: "Of course, speak in the most polite way. Talk to the blind and deaf. Don't speak too loudly. How can you hear me? Please don't take yourself too seriously. Your eyes are higher than the top. Be careful." He lost his footing and fell into a pit."

Shuwan sat on the stage, looking at the children below with some worry, "They seem to be arguing."

The fifth princess said indifferently: "I guess they are discussing tactics! The next game should be changed!"

The queen mother sighed: "These boys know how to bully their sisters, and they didn't let them touch the ball in the first half."

The fifth princess smiled and said: "Yo, our empress dowager can also watch polo! You can see this? Don't sigh, when they finish the competition, you grab those boys and scold them, and give Gege Let's vent."

Shuwan said to Chun'er: "I don't think the situation is right, you go down and have a look, the clan prince Fujin is here, the children don't fight on this occasion."

Chun'er took the order to go down, and she went to both teams, and reported to Shuwan when she came back.

"Gege doesn't want to be on the same team with the elder brothers anymore, they want to be on their own team and fight against the elder brothers."

Several girls looked up on the high platform, Shuwan thought about it and agreed.

"Go and tell them, do what you can, pay attention to safety, and don't try to be brave just out of anger."

Chun'er had to order to go down, and the eunuchs sent letters everywhere, telling everyone that the rules had been changed.

Everyone was slightly puzzled, didn't they play well just now?There are comings and goings.Why did it suddenly change?

The second half began soon, both sides were holding back their anger, and everyone showed great skills, vowing to suppress the other side's arrogance.

As early as the moment they learned that the Queen Mother was going to hold a polo match, these girls began to train, and only the best equestrian could come out to compete on behalf of all Gege.

They had held their breath for a long time, wanting to show their faces in front of the emperor, queen and clan, but the cousins ​​of the same team didn't give them a chance at all. How can they be angry?

They take the overall situation into consideration, and when they get the ball, they will not dominate themselves like their cousins. They will pass the ball to the right person according to the situation, but the cousins ​​don't care about them at all.

The second half of the game was more thrilling and exciting than the first half. The girls often get together to play polo these days, and they have a good understanding and cooperation with each other.

The elder brothers on the opposite side are all little masters who are coaxed at home, and everyone has a strong personality.They don't obey anyone, they complain to each other if they fail, they only believe in themselves.

The ten elder brother's son managed to grab the ball, and rode forward quickly with the ball on his horse.No matter how others shouted, he didn't make a sound.

The daughter of Brother Nine's family chased after him, and Brother Ten hit the ball to the other side and changed hands.

The daughter of the ninth elder brother's family smiled slightly, and the tenth elder brother suddenly felt that something was wrong. When he turned his head, he saw the daughter of the fifth elder brother's family chasing the ball quietly from behind.

Still holding the rein, she spun around from under the horse's belly, showing off her skills to the ten elder brothers.

Elder Brother Shi, who was sitting in the stands, beat his chest and stamped his feet, "Oh! Son, you are too simple! You are making so much noise!"

Brother Jiu who was sitting next to him was very proud, "Your son is a bit stupid, he is not as smart as my daughter!"

Elder Brother Shi scolded: "My son is smart! My son is so smart! He is young and not well-versed in the world, that's why your daughter cheated him! Fortunately, your girl is still an older sister! I don't know how to let my brother!"

Brother Jiu said: "Who cares about you in the arena! Your son didn't let my daughter in the beginning!"

Yes, elder brother Jiu has not forgotten this, he is also angry for his daughter!

Brother Ten shouted not to be outdone, "Okay, no one has to give in to anyone in the arena! But! Your girl's smartness has nothing to do with Brother Ninth! Huh, none of us know who, only Brother Nine, you brains, But you can't give birth to such a smart child, after all, your girl is still following Sister-in-law Jiu!"

Brother Jiu said angrily: "What are you talking about! Are you looking for a beating!"

Brother Ten stuck his head over without hesitation, "You try to beat me up!"

The people next to him quickly persuaded, "Okay, okay, stop arguing, and watch the game quickly! The emperor is watching you!"

The two glared at each other and snorted unconvinced.

The arena is changing rapidly. At the moment when Brother Nine and Brother Ten were arguing, Gege scored goals again and again, pressing the brothers to fight.

Wu Fujin sighed: "I've never seen my child so energetic..." This child is cautious every time he sees her.

Fourteen Fujin also smiled and said, "I never thought that my daughter could be so aggressive." It's just that the son looked a little bit embarrassed.

Standing on the sidelines, Xiaobao has been watching the performance of his younger sisters. When he saw the younger sisters stand up, he excitedly grabbed a handkerchief and threw it around.

"Come on girls! Come on girls! I'll cheer you on and beat them out of shit!"

Kang Bao, who was sitting next to him, curled his lips in disgust, his brother's words were really vulgar.Then he elegantly pulled out his handkerchief from his cuff, and shook it up too.

The competition was easy to arouse everyone's enthusiasm. With Xiaobao taking the lead, the spectators gave up their reservations and shouted along.

Even the Empress Dowager held up the handkerchief and shook it slowly, her cheeks flushed with excitement.

Most of the people were cheering for the Grids. The elder brothers were dissatisfied and played harder, but they did not even the score until the end of the game.

At the end of the race, the five princesses hugged each other excitedly, and the girls who were studying with them also rushed into the racecourse and cheered around them.

Comparing it with the elder brothers on the opposite side, it makes them look very pitiful and desolate.

The emperor personally handed out the prizes, and the princesses who went to receive the prizes trembled with excitement.

Although the emperor's prize is good, they don't lack this thing.But these prizes are of great significance and represent that they have proved themselves, which is their glory.

When distributing the prizes, the emperor was kind to his nieces.

"You have done a good job, neither arrogant nor discouraged, and have a tacit understanding. It can be seen that your riding and archery has also worked hard. These rewards are what you deserve, and you have exchanged them with sweat!"

The princesses took the prizes and were so happy that they couldn't keep their mouths shut.

The emperor said again: "Don't slack off in the future, practice riding and shooting well, and next time Mulan is in autumn, I will take you with me."

The princesses are even more happy and can't wait to jump up.

After distributing the prizes to the princesses, the emperor let them go down.Then the emperor asked a few elder brothers to come to the stage to receive the commemorative award.

Brothers pursed their lips and reluctantly came to the stage, it was really embarrassing to accept the commemorative award.

The emperor sneered, "Do you know why I asked you to come on stage to receive the award? I just want to embarrass you! You don't trust your teammates when you play, you are arrogant, and you don't even know how to cooperate! This is your backyard? No one will pamper you and coax you." you?

That's all right, who taught you how to ride horses?The hand holding the rein is limp, far worse than your sisters!You should really set up a mirror on the sidelines so that you can take a good look at yourself! "

Boys are stronger than girls, and they are born with some advantages.If they practice riding and shooting well, they won't lose so badly in the competition.

This is why the emperor was extremely dissatisfied with them.

After the emperor handed out the commemorative prizes, he asked his brothers to hold up the prizes and show them to everyone, taking the humiliation to the extreme.When the elder brothers stepped off the stage, they didn't dare to raise their heads.

The brothers who didn't play breathed a sigh of relief, but fortunately, it wasn't me who played today, otherwise I would lose my lord.

The fifth princess turned her head to let the palace maid pass the message, "Go and tell Elder Brother, he is lucky today. He is old, and it is not his turn to play polo. After returning, he will practice riding and shooting well. When the emperor goes outside the Great Wall, he will definitely Take him with you, if he is no match for the sisters, I will let the emperor hang him on the city gate to show the public."

The maid went to pass on the message, and the fifth princess was holding tea and looking at her son opposite.

When the maid finished speaking, the son of the fifth princess turned pale.The fifth princess toasted him from a distance, and smiled at him.

Princesses won, and Shuwan was the happiest.Her hard work these days has not been in vain, the girls are really up to date.Having tasted victory, she did not believe that these girls could endure a dull future without a name.

Shuwan also knows that some Fujins are very dissatisfied with Shuwan's education methods, but they dare not express it.Now that Grids are shining brightly, they can also stop these people's mouths.

Shuwan smiled at the Queen Mother: "What should I do, Queen Mother? Both of us lost the bet."

The queen mother joked with her, "I think you did it on purpose. At the beginning, the comparison was good, but you have to change the rules. But the children are working hard, and I don't blame you. Let's make a tie!"

The fifth princess smiled and said: "This is not good. The red team didn't win, and the blue team didn't win either. You both lost, so you should both admit defeat. The emperor's mother gave the calligraphy and painting to the fourth sister-in-law, and the fourth sister-in-law gave the emperor Erniang beat her legs, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds."

The queen mother said: "We whispered, so you have heard it a long time ago."

The fifth princess: "Yes! I have witnessed your bet. I am the banker. You all lose, and the banker takes all. You still have to pay the banker!"

The queen mother thumped her, "I think you are like silver!"

After the competition, Shuwan held a banquet in Yuanmingyuan and invited everyone to eat.She also prepared a play, and the banquet was really lively.

After a busy day, everyone dispersed with unsatisfied intentions, and the day had to go on as usual.

The emperor spared a day to call the sons of the royal families into the garden to compare them.

After watching the game, the emperor was very worried about the civil and military level of the clan and royal family.Ge Ge rarely practiced riding and shooting when they were at home. When they first entered the palace, they could only be said to be able to ride horses, but their riding skills were far from as good as they are now.

And the elder brothers who have been carefully cultivated since childhood can match the riding skills of Gege. What have they learned all these years?

The emperor ordered people to carefully prepare the questions, and the elder brothers of the clan answered the questions first, and the emperor would ask questions one by one after the written test.

After a day of testing, the emperor's complexion became more and more ugly, almost the same color as the white marble on the steps.

The emperor's test is all about the basics, but most of the children can't even answer the basic questions.

The emperor was furious and became very angry. He scolded the elder brothers of the clan bloody, and even dragged their Ama over to scold them.For half a month, the emperor didn't have a good face. When he saw the royal family, he would spray a few words, and they could find three points of mistakes when they were right.

Even the emperor's favorite thirteenth elder brother was not spared. The thirteenth elder brother begged Shuwan anxiously, begging her to tie the emperor and stop him from getting angry again. They were about to be scolded and cry.

Shuwan expressed deep sympathy for Elder Thirteen, and told Elder Thirteen that the solution is very simple, please be patient for a while, as long as the emperor scolds enough, he will naturally be relieved.

Saying this is the same as not saying it. It is useless to beg the queen. The thirteenth elder brother has no choice but to let the emperor scold him, and then pass his anger to his son every day to let him know how serious it will be if he doesn't study.

The emperor is very worried about the quality of the next generation. Now that the country is peaceful and the people are safe, the royal family and the Eight Banners only know how to enjoy themselves, without the slightest sense of crisis. If this continues, who can the country rely on?

When he loses his temper once, everyone can be honest for a few days, hiding in the study and reciting two pages of books. When he can't care about these things, these people will go back to their old ways, and their previous efforts will be in vain.

Shuwan thought for a while and gave him an idea, "How about...how many more academies do you open?"

"The imperial court has the Imperial Academy."

"The Imperial College is a joke. The children of high-ranking officials go there to play. As long as they don't cause trouble, they will have an identity after they come out. Then they will be in the official position. How much can they learn in the Imperial College?

The academy I'm talking about is different from the Imperial College, it teaches people real skills.After they finish their studies, they pass a rigorous examination, and only after they pass can they become officials in the imperial court.No matter the status of the students, as long as they are willing to learn, it doesn't matter if the family is poor. "

The emperor said: "You have such a good idea. No matter how good your original intention is at the beginning, in the end, you will become like the Imperial College."

Shuwan said: "There are difficulties, but we can formulate rules and try our best to solve them. I came up with an idea suddenly, and many details are still immature. Come and listen, if it is feasible! You can do it , if it doesn’t work, forget it!”

The emperor smiled and said, "Speak, I'll listen!"

"Everyone is unwilling to study because they feel that reading is useless. They either come from a good family background, or they are starving, and their self-motivation is gradually disappearing. We can set up an academy full of competition, whether it is for enlightenment or for preparing for the examination of scholars , Those who take the Jinshi exam have to take exams at every stage. If you pass the exam well, you will be rewarded, if you fail the exam, you will be thrown out of the academy.

In the future, the imperial examination will not be the only way for you to select officials.You can go to the academy to select outstanding students and directly let them enter the court as officials.As for this academy, in addition to the noble children of the Eight Banners, you should also recruit some poor Han people. We can help poor students study.

The lower the lower the people, the more they want to climb up. The children of Xungui's family know how to make progress when they feel threatened when they see others make progress. "

The emperor was thoughtful after listening, although it was only a framework and some details were difficult to deal with, it was still a solution.

Shuwan said: "It would be even better if the academy could accept girls! Girls also need to study! It is also a good thing to educate all people!"

The emperor nodded, "Let me think again."

"Well! You think about it slowly, and think with your ministers. I'm going to be busy, and I don't have time to think about it."

The emperor felt strange, "It's nothing serious recently! What are you busy with?"

Shuwan sighed helplessly, looked up to the sky and rolled her eyes.

"My lord! Now that the filial piety period is over, it's time for your second son to get married! If he doesn't get married again, he will become a bachelor!"

The emperor patted his head, "Look at me! I forgot about this!"

Shuwan deliberately spoke ironically, "It's okay, all of my own Ama are like this. You're fine! It's just that you forgot the date of your child's wedding, and some Ama don't even remember their children's birthdays."

The emperor was silent, Shuwan frowned, "Why didn't you speak? You really forgot your son's birthday!"

"How come?" The emperor said loudly, "Little Treasure was born just in time for New Year's Eve, how could I forget?"

"New Year's Eve is very special, this doesn't count. Let me ask you, do you remember the birthdays of Kang Bao and Guaibao?"

The emperor blinked, "Well... I still have a lot of papers ahead, so I'll go to work first."

The emperor got up and ran, but Shuwan was so angry that she grabbed the shoes on her feet and threw them behind his back.

"You heartless, run away if you have the ability, don't come back if you have the ability!"