Chapter 47: The Concubine's Ascension to Heaven
On the morning of the 19th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, in the Forbidden City of Beijing, Sony, Suke Saha, Kubilong, Aobai and other important ministers were guarding the gate of the Taihe Hall and waiting for the court.
"Everyone, please go back, long live the lord said, I won't go to court today." Wu Liangfu, the great eunuch of Shunzhi, walked out.
Kubilong said angrily: "From the Mid-Autumn Festival to the present, there is no going to court!" How many days! ”
Sony understands Shunji's mood better: "Go back!" Long Live Lord is in a bad mood these days, and we as slaves should be considerate of Long Live Lord. ”
The Manchu and Han ministers at the gate of the Taihe Hall dispersed.
It was getting dark, Wu Liangfu was busy in the palace, and he had a very bad premonition, and it was estimated that something would happen tonight.
"Ahh A heart-rending scream came from inside the Chengqian Palace, "Concubine! ”
"Did the concubine ascend to heaven?" Wu Liangfu was stunned for a moment, then rushed into the Chengqian Palace, and when he saw the situation in front of him, he quickly knelt in front of Shunzhi and cried.
"Useless Imperial Doctor! And those damn minions! All of them will be dragged out and killed! Beat to death with sticks! Shunji shouted like crazy.
The news of the concubine's ascension soon spread throughout the Forbidden City. Soon, the news came out of the palace, and the entire city of Beijing knew the news of Concubine Dong E's ascension.
Shunzhi lay on the corpse of Concubine Dong E and cried bitterly.
"The Empress Dowager Zhaosheng has arrived!" Someone outside loudly announced that the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng didn't know when she came.
The Empress Dowager Zhaosheng was the later famous Empress Dowager of Xiaozhuang. Xiaozhuang is a nickname, because she used to be Concubine Zhuang, so after her death, Kangxi gave the nickname of Xiaozhuang Ren Xuan Chengxian Gongyi Tianqi Shengwen Empress, referred to as Xiaozhuang Empress Wen, Xiaozhuang Empress Dowager, Xiaozhuang Empress Dowager. The queen's name in the Qing Dynasty is preceded by a filial piety character, for example, Concubine Dong E was originally a noble concubine, and after her death, she was named the queen of filial piety. In some garbage TVs, Da Yuer calls herself "My Filial Piety", which is simply nonsense. Take 10,000 steps back, even if Concubine Zhuang knows that her future nickname is Xiaozhuang, will she curse herself to death?
Shunzhi heard someone say, turned his head, stood up and waited for the Queen Mother. Wu Liangfu and the other palace maids and eunuchs all knelt down to greet the Queen Mother.
Seeing the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng walk in, Shunzhi hurriedly saluted: "Erchen greets the emperor's mother!" ”
"Flat!" Empress Dowager Zhaosheng said.
Wu Liangfu was very smart, and when he saw Da Yu'er's appearance, he knew that the mother and son had something to say, so he took the initiative to retreat with the palace maids and eunuchs.
Empress Dowager Zhaosheng walked to the bed, looked at Concubine Dong E, who was lying on the bed without any signs of life, and couldn't help but shed a few tears: "Emperor! You must mourn! So many years have passed since we orphans and widows, and the emperor has finally grown up! Recalling that Dolgon tried to depose Huang Taiji's son as emperor himself, and for the sake of his son, Da Yu'er was forced to marry Dolgon. Every time she thinks of these things, the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng feels very uncomfortable. At that time, Dolgon's power was monstrous, and a great hero like Hauge came back from Xichuan to rebel, and Dolgon said that he would kill him.
Dorgon has always had an attempt at the throne of Huang Taiji, but he can't fight Huang Taiji. After the death of Huang Taiji, this man wanted to be emperor himself. But how smart was Da Yu'er, who married Dolgon and respected him as the actual emperor, and changed her tricks to satisfy him in bed at night, and did everything she could to make Dolgon so happy that she wanted to die, and then blew the wind in her ears, which made Dolgon break off his idea of becoming an emperor.
Fortunately, Dolgon had no son, otherwise this thief would have dared to harm Da Yu'er's mother and son at that time. Finally, God has eyes, Dolgon died early, and he didn't have a son. In this way, Shunzhi has room to turn over. But no matter how much Dolgon has, he is also for the Qing Dynasty, and Da Yuer succumbed to him in order to take care of the overall situation. And Dolgon did have merit, but Shunzhi dug up his tomb and beheaded the corpse, which made the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng feel very cold.
The feelings for Dolgon, the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng can be said to be very complicated. The big jade of the year was smart and clever, and Dolgon has always coveted it. And Dolgon is very handsome and handsome, much more handsome than the fat man Huang Taiji. Da Yu'er in her girlhood really likes Dolgon a little.
But then again, what mother isn't for her son? Even if his son is no longer his son, he is still his own son! I have paid so much in my life, is it not for my son to lay the foundation?
But now, looking at Shunzhi like this, the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng is very worried, if Shunzhi falls, what will she do in the future, what will she do in the Qing Dynasty? The grandchildren are still young. Thinking that her mother and son had endured all the humiliation, but her son was trapped by love, and became like this, the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng didn't mention how uncomfortable she was.
Shunzhi is a lover, a big lover, but he is not a qualified emperor. Thinking that she was desperately using her advantages to entrap the Mongols, but her son was working against her, the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng felt very uncomfortable. But seeing her son's painful appearance, the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng could only shake her head and walked out of the Chengqian Palace silently. In the matter of Concubine Dong E, Shunzhi and Empress Dowager Zhaosheng had a very stiff quarrel. Shunzhi first abolished the Borzigit clan and wanted to establish Concubine Dong E, but the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng refused to make Concubine Dong E, and found her niece to be the queen of Shunzhi. But Shunzhi still wants to abolish the queen again and establish Concubine Dong E. In the end, it was the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng who forced Shunzhi not to abolish the queen, so he did not dare to abolish the queen and establish Concubine Dong E.
"Empress Dowager Zhaosheng!" Wu Liangfu knelt on the ground and bowed.
"Go down too! Let Wu'er be alone for a while. "Empress Dowager Zhaosheng said.
In Dasu Mansion in Beijing City, someone from outside came to report: "I am from Lord Ao's mansion, come to visit Lord Dasu!" ”
The gatekeeper recognized that the man was indeed a house slave in the Ao Bai Mansion, so he hurried back to report it.
If you come to report late at night, there must be something urgent. Where did Da Su dare to slack off, and hurriedly invited the people sent by Aobai in.
The visitor brought bad news to Dasu: "The concubine has ascended to heaven!" Long live Lord is in a very bad mood! We ask you to leave the capital as soon as possible! ”
Da Su was shocked when he heard the news, he knew that Shunzhi's mood would not get better in a few months, if he didn't lead his troops south as soon as possible, if one day the Lord of Banzai didn't like him, he would be unlucky!
But when Tasu wanted to slip away, it was late, and the next morning, the holy decree came down.
Shunzhi issued an edict: all the princes, down to the four officials, princesses and ladies gathered to cry, and those who did not mourn were punished.
Seeing the holy decree, Da Su frowned sadly: "It's over, it's over!" No one can do without this time! ”
Ao Bai said helplessly: "Let you leave early, you have to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival!" After the Mid-Autumn Festival, it's still grinding! It's good now! I can't even leave! ”
"Alas!" Da Su made a bitter face, "Long live the lord who favors the concubine the most, and now the long live lord doesn't know when to make trouble!" ”
"Don't worry about it for now, let's take a step at a time!" Ao Bai can only comfort Dasu.
In the harem of the Forbidden City, the imperial doctor was pressed to the ground and had been beaten with more than a hundred rods, but he was not killed yet. The two eunuchs looked at each other, and one of them picked up a wooden staff and smashed it into the back of the imperial doctor's head. In just one moment, the poor imperial doctor's brain burst and he was killed instantly.
"Dragged out of the palace and buried!" A great eunuch said.
In the Chengqian Palace, Shunzhi had already lost his mind: "Drag it out!" Drag them all out! Beat them all to death! ”
Shunzhi had just executed the imperial doctor, and with blood-red eyes, he roared angrily to execute all the more than 30 palace maids and eunuchs in the Chengqian Palace.
"Hooray! Don't! Don't! Wu Liangfu hugged Shunzhi's thigh and begged bitterly. Although Shunzhi is very fond of himself, there are too many people who have been killed by the rod during this time. To kill more than 30 lives with a cane in one breath, this is a big deal in the palace.
"Get out! Get out of here, you son of a! Shunzhi raised his foot and kicked out the big eunuch he trusted the most.
Wu Liangfu crawled and fled from the Chengqian Palace in a hurry. He wants to hurry to find the Queen Mother, only the Queen Mother can save the lives of those people.
Shunzhi was still roaring, and a little eunuch who was only about thirteen or fourteen years old was dragged out.
The execution eunuch picked up a wooden staff and hit the little eunuch on the back of the head, killing him instantly.
"Next! Drag it out! Shunzhi roared.
A little palace maid with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, as long as she was twelve or thirteen years old, cried pear blossoms and rain, knelt on the ground and begged bitterly: "Long live the Lord to spare my life!" Long live your life! ”
"Dragged out by this!" Shunzhi did not have the slightest pity for the jade, and cruelly gave the order.
The little palace maid was dragged outside, Shunzhi had already issued a killing order, and the eunuch who executed him did not have the slightest mercy, and hit the little palace maid on the back of the head with a stick, which made the poor little palace maid's brain burst immediately.
Another little eunuch was dragged out, and seeing that the wooden staff of the executing eunuch was about to fall, there was a shout: "Stop!" ”
"The Empress Dowager Zhaosheng has arrived!"
The little eunuch who escaped death was dragged up from the ground, and he was already urinating**, and his pants were all wet. But when he saw the Queen Mother, he hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Slave thank the Queen Mother for saving her life!" Slave Empress Dowager Xie! The queen mother is very kind, and the slave is willing to be a cow and a horse. ”
The Empress Dowager Zhaosheng went straight to the Chengqian Palace and reprimanded Shunzhi: "How can the emperor be so careless about people's lives? What are the crimes of these palace maids and eunuchs? ”
"They all deserve to die! I want them to give their concubines a funeral! Shunzhi said hatefully.
The Empress Dowager Zhaosheng had no choice but to resort to delaying the army: "Since you want to be martyred, you shouldn't be killed with a cane, let's wait a few days." ”
Later, when Concubine Dong E was cremated, Shunzhi wanted all these palace maids and eunuchs to commit suicide and be buried, but the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng saved all these people.
Shunzhi also asked Master Xisen to be summoned into the palace and told him that he wanted to become a monk.
"Your Majesty! Never! A country cannot be without a king for a day! Master Xisen tried hard to persuade him.
But Shunzhi just didn't listen to life and death, didn't get oil and salt, and insisted on becoming a monk.
"Good! Thou shalt not allow it? I'll kill you today! Shunzhi was furious.
Master Xisen had no choice but to say, "Then wait a few days, and the poor monk will lead the emperor to see my teacher." ”
Shunzhi called Master Xisen to Concubine Dong E's corpse: "Concubine Ai is hanging Buddha beads when she is in the sky, sitting upright and calling the Buddha; Although it has been a few days, his appearance is neat and tidy, just like a normal day! This is related to the Buddha! I see through the red dust, and abandon the country and the society like a shoe! ”
After that, Shunzhi asked Xisen to shave his head and put on a robe, ready to become a monk.
However, Shunzhi ultimately failed to become a monk, and was finally stopped by the queen mother.
It is precisely because Shunzhi is ready to become a monk, and has been shaved, and has put on a robe, within three months after the death of Concubine Dong E, Shunzhi did not go to the court again, every day is to eat fasting and chant Buddha, personally to Concubine Dong E, and soon after, Shunzhi also followed Concubine Dong E to ascend to heaven. That's why there is a folk legend that Shunzhi became a monk.
Empress Dowager Zhaosheng was shocked when she heard the news, and immediately went to find Master Xisen's master and threatened to burn Xisen to death, which made Shunzhi dispel the idea of becoming a monk.
But the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng didn't know that Shunzhi at this time was already hopeless, no matter how hard she tried, Shunzhi's ascension to heaven in a few months was already a doomed thing.
Dasu originally thought that it would be impossible to leave Beijing this year. But later, because of the will of the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng, after Concubine Dong E was cremated on August 27, Da Su and Bei Ziluo left Beijing and went to Fujian at the behest of the Empress Dowager.