Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 8 1.8 I have always respected the Supreme Emperor

Volume One

1.8 I have always respected the Supreme Emperor

In the small living room, the only four people in the tavern were all present. At this time, Zhou Yang and Qingwen, who were standing "far away" at the door, leaning on each other to reduce the "footprint", not to mention the master and servant, the eldest grandma of Rongguo Mansion. , or Li Wan, was sitting on the only chair in the living room with a sullen face. Kneeling in front of him was the maid Suyun, but there was an obvious five-finger mark on her face.

"Okay, don't be like this." Putting down the "self-invented" egg-fried rice plate in his hand, Zhou Yang motioned for Qingwen and Suyun to go out first. The poor maid didn't dare to move at all. She looked up at her grandma, who was still ashen-faced, and then He lowered his head and knelt still.

"Why, if I discipline my maid, does Zhou Zhuangshi also have to discipline her?" Li Wan glared at Zhou Yang with a cold face, showing no intention of giving in. "Or is it that Zhou Zhuangshi has taken a liking to her and wants to show off to me?" Ask for it?”

"You go out, and Qingwen and you will fill our stomachs first." Seeing that talking was useless, Zhou Yang simply picked up Suyun and put him in Qingwen's room, letting them eat first, then returned to the living room and hugged her Li Wan returned to the bedroom, "I took advantage of her this time. Just come to me if you are angry. Why bother with a maid?"
Besides, what if I know your identity?Is it possible that you are still worried about being blackmailed by me?Let's not mention that I am not that kind of person. Let's just talk about interests. Don't forget that I still need your help with my martial arts. I just didn't expect that you can be so capable. "

"Now I am the only one left in the Li family's house in Jinling. Although big things are difficult to handle, some small things can still be arranged." Li Wan said lightly, "This girl just told me my identity, but she didn't even mention my name." I have told you in small print, I am afraid that I have forgotten whose slave I am."

"Pfft - Palace judge, fill your stomach first, and then talk about other issues." Zhou Yang couldn't help but laugh, "Besides, we have already - Ouch, I won't say it, can I not say it? In this case, , it’s not a problem to call you a small name, right?”

"That's all, it's up to you." Li Wan waved his hand half-heartedly, frowned and looked at the golden egg fried rice on the plate, frowned, took two bites with a spoon and put it down, turned around and took out a few coins from the brocade box on the table. Snacks to fill the bellies - the snacks they carried in their carriages.

After filling his stomach and simply tidying up, he put the bedding, cotton roof and clothes that had been dried by the stove last night back into the carriage. Even the horse was specially fed beans and salt water. After finally tidying up, Li Wan said a word Without saying anything, he was ready to take the maid and leave.

"Come back!" Not paying attention to Li Wan's obvious attitude, nor paying attention to the two maids who turned to avoid suspicion, Zhou Yang directly hugged her and returned to the bedroom, "I still have many things to ask you, but you are so What's your attitude? You won't admit it if you put on your clothes, right? Believe it or not, I'll take them off for you now?"

"You—" Li Wan's cheeks turned red in shame. Her mother's family was from a family of poets and writers, and her husband's family was the residence of a duke. She had always been a well-mannered and elegant lady. How had she ever seen so many vulgar words?What's more, now that she was pulled back to the bedroom, she really didn't have the courage to try, "Mr. Sir, I just have something to explain. Although Rongguo Mansion is rich, I don't have much money."

"I know, they are all prepared for your son Jia Lan, I don't ask." Anyone who has watched "Red Mansions" has some understanding of Li Wan's style, "I am looking for you, actually, I mainly want to ask about today's The general trend of the world is that I haven't seen anyone who can ask questions in this regard since I came back. I finally caught you, so naturally I will try my best to ask you as clearly as possible."

"That's good." When Li Wan heard the name "Jia Lan", his expression visibly flashed, but he held his tongue and said, "I just don't know what question Lang Jun wants to ask?"

"My ancestors fled to Nanyang in the late years of the previous dynasty to escape the war. However, I asked the old scholar in the village who had failed. He only knew that the previous dynasty was the Ming Dynasty, but the Zhou Dynasty has only experienced Taizu, Taizong, Taishanghuang and The four His Majesties today are only a hundred years old, so they are obviously not in line with the end of the Ming Dynasty, so I don’t know what went wrong?"

"Yes, the Zhou Dynasty generally refers to the former Ming Dynasty when talking about the previous dynasties, but there was actually a period of time between the two. It was the slaves of Baishan and Heishui who took over the world, and the country was named 'Qing'." Li Wan nodded. Explained, “Furthermore, after three dynasties of pseudo-emperors including Shunzhi, Kangxi and Yongzheng, which lasted for more than 30 years, Taizu of this dynasty finally found the opportunity to expel the Tartars and restore Chinese clothes.

The puppet emperor Kangxi was young when he succeeded to the throne. Three former Ming generals took the opportunity to rebel. They even attacked the Yangtze River and almost captured Jinling. At that time, the Taizu of this dynasty was a general in Jinling under the puppet Qing Dynasty. He was advancing step by step in battles. Sheng eventually took control of the entire Jiangnan and even the surrounding area.

Seeing that Wu Sangui, the former Ming Dynasty general who had surrendered, could no longer survive and died of illness, Taizu could not bear the continued humiliation and smell in the Central Plains, so he summoned like-minded people to block the river and raise troops to cut off the puppet Qing army. Kangxi, the then emperor of the puppet Qing Dynasty, insisted on Because of the stalemate in the war, he eventually ran out of oil and died young. It was also at that time that Taizu granted the title of hero, which is what the people call the "Four Kings, Eight Dukes and Twelve Marquises".It's a pity that Taizu also passed away a few years after Kangxi's death. Fortunately, Emperor Taizong was also a genius. He raised his troops to cross the Yangtze River and expedition north, and finally drove Jiannu back to the land of white mountains and black waters, and returned the capital to the capital. , Only then did the Zhou Dynasty become the world it is today. "

"In other words, this land of white mountains and black waters is still in the hands of these slaves?" Zhou Yang immediately frowned, hugged Li Wan in his arms, and slid his right hand into his clothes, just because he was in a bad mood. , the force on his hand was too strong, which made Li Wan frown slightly, and couldn't help but hit him. He was very disgusted with the Manchus, whether it was real history or the current world of Red Mansions.

"This is the case of the Supreme Emperor. After he succeeded to the throne, he was a man of great talent and strategy. He sent his troops to the north to quell the rebellion. Not only did he make the whole clan flee after being beaten by Jiannu, he also arranged for the Mu family of Prince Dongping to guard there for generations. This fulfilled the responsibilities of a monarch and his ministers. , and protected the country of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which is still praised by all people to this day.

He then raised troops from all directions, went north to pacify the grassland Tatars, went south to wipe out the southern barbarian rebels, went west to defeat the Galdan rebels, and to the east completely cleared away the remnants of the slave establishment. His military power was unprecedented in ancient and modern times. "Speaking of this, Li Wan showed obvious reverence, "The Supreme Emperor has never forgotten his relatives in Wuxun, and he is loved by everyone. "

"Such a great martial arts skill can be regarded as the top level in the entire history of China, right?" Zhou Yang was shocked, "In that case, how did he become the Supreme Emperor? Although I don't know much about history. , but as long as this statement appears in any dynasty, there will probably be huge problems or even turmoil."

"The Emperor was indeed talented and strategist in his early years, but he always despised civil affairs. He even paid little attention to the imperial examination for a time. Even the six ministers and the early Longwu period were often held by Wu Xun. After the four parties were settled and there was no military involvement, he was Some are too indulgent, advocating extravagance in daily life, so that the entire court atmosphere has changed.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at that time wrote many times and even gave persuasive words in person, but the effect was not great. Unexpectedly, he actually came up with the method of "military admonishment" in February of the 32nd year of Longwu. Li Wan's expression was very complicated, "I really don't know the specific situation, but the final result was that the prince was defeated, and the emperor did nothing but imprisoned him."

At first, the prince still refused to give up and wrote many times, but the emperor was angry and ignored him. Unexpectedly, less than four years later, the prince died of depression. He really died young. After this incident, the emperor was also deeply saddened. , the body has not been in good condition. "

"Then, he abdicated? Isn't that right? I remember it's November 47th, Longwu [-]. His Majesty has been on the throne for a few years, right?" Zhou Yang was stunned for a moment, feeling that something was wrong.

"In October of the 45th year of Longwu, the Emperor's condition worsened. Because he felt that his end was approaching, he issued an edict in advance and passed it down to His Majesty. At the same time, he also issued two edicts. One was to rehabilitate the original Crown Prince and posthumously grant him the title of ' "Prince Uizhong", the royal titles of other heirs start with the word "loyalty" to show the difference.

The other one was to issue a special edict to allow the living legitimate son of Prince Uizhong to be demoted to the title of "Prince Uizhong". He then fell into a coma. His Majesty was also heartbroken at the time, but he still followed the ancestral rules and announced his accession to the throne. And announced that it would be changed to "Yonghe" in the following year. "Speaking of this, Li Wan had a strange expression.

"Then, the Supreme Emperor woke up again?" Zhou Yang immediately realized the problem.

"On the second day of the first lunar month of the 46th year of Longwu, the Supreme Emperor woke up in the Longshou Palace where he was resting, and then gradually recovered in less than a month. Even the intermittent ailments in the past disappeared. However, His Majesty has just officially Issue an imperial edict to change the Yuan." Li Wan's tone became more and more strange, "To this day, in fact, the two reigns have always been in parallel."

"Okay, I can probably think of the rest of the problems." It was simply that the Supreme Emperor saw that he was good again, and was unwilling to give up power, so he began to fight for power with Emperor Yonghe. And judging from the original work, Emperor Yonghe at the beginning He was completely at a disadvantage, "This is really a coincidence!"

"Nowadays, in fact, most of the veterans in the court tend to favor the Supreme Emperor. Today, His Majesty attaches great importance to filial piety and has always respected the Supreme Emperor." Li Wan continued, "Fortunately, the Supreme Emperor does not interfere much in the affairs of the court. He usually spends his time in Longshou Palace. Rongyang will just issue edicts from time to time and summon some old officials to talk to relieve their boredom."

"That's enough." Zhou Yang smiled and said no more, to relieve his boredom?I'm afraid only a backyard woman like Li Wan would believe this!

(End of this chapter)