Chapter Twenty-Seven: Changes in the Palace
The lights in the Daqing Imperial Palace were lit up, and it was already the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, and it was Chinese New Year's Eve. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 According to Qianlong, it has been more than two months since he disappeared, and although there was a joy in the palace, there was no joy on the faces of the palace maids and eunuchs who were running back and forth. Because the masters were not happy, they did not dare to show joy on their faces, although they did not know why the masters were unhappy.
In the Changchun Palace, Empress Xiaoxian stood beside a white-haired woman who wore a phoenix crown and a phoenix robe. The face is ruddy and kind-eyed, and the ruthless years have left the vicissitudes of time on the old woman's face. This person is the biological mother of Emperor Qianlong, the current Queen Mother. The queen mother was the concubine received by the Han Yongzheng when he went to Jiangnan when he was young, and soon gave birth to the fourth son Hongli, who was the Qianlong Emperor. Yongzheng ascended the throne when Qianlong was about ten years old, and died after reigning for more than ten years. The mother successfully became the first Han empress dowager of the Qing Dynasty with her son, who was born in a Qian family in Jiaxing, Jiangnan, and was a famous local family. At this time, although she was the queen mother, she had never canonized her mother's family, and the Qian family had been living the life of ordinary people.
The Queen Mother glanced at He Shen and Long Keduo who were kneeling in front of her, and said with an embarrassed face: "Haven't you heard from my emperor yet?" It has been more than two months since the emperor disappeared. ”
"There is no news from the Empress Dowager Qiqi" Long Keduo replied truthfully.
"I don't know where the emperor is? The mourning family is very worried! ”
"Empress Dowager Qi, Long Live Lord disappeared with two internal guards and a thief. The reason for the disappearance is inseparable from the nine-turn spirit boy, Weichen has brought Zang Bian Monk into the palace, I don't know if the Queen Mother will see it? He Shen talked eloquently.
"See。。。。。 Bring him to the mourners. The Queen Mother said with some excitement.
"Wow..." He Shen got up and walked out.
"I don't know if this monk knows the whereabouts of the emperor, but now he can only take one step at a time."
"The Queen Mother doesn't have to worry too much, Hongli is the Ninety-Five Venerable and must be blessed by the gods, I think we will be able to see him soon." Empress Hyohyun said.
"Chun'er... The mourning family doesn't want other concubines to know about this, you should know what to do, right? ”
"Obey the Empress Dowager's decree, Chun'er knows what to do." After speaking, he walked to the door and said to the eunuch at the door: "Xiao Shunzi went to pass on the message of the main palace, long live the lord will not return to the palace for Chinese New Year's Eve this year, tell the concubines of all palaces and courtyards to be safe and not to move around." ”
"Wow..." Xiao Shunzi received the order and ran out quickly.
"The Empress Dowager... Zangbian monk brought. He Shen stood outside the hall and shouted.
"Okay... Let him in! Excuse yourself from all courtesy. ”
"The Queen Mother is auspicious, the poor monk gives the Queen Mother, and the Queen asks for peace!" A red-clothed lama salutes the Queen Mother and Empress.
"The master is exempt, the mourning family called you here because there is something unclear, and I ask the master to give me more advice."
"Queen Mother, please talk about 。。。。。"
"On the birthday of my son Hongli, you have to offer a nine-turn spirit child in your temple, who expected to encounter a thief attack when appreciating. The nine-turn spirit boy suddenly emitted a golden light, and my son, the two guards and the thief disappeared at the same time, hoping that the master would explain the original tail. ”
"Back to the Queen Mother, this nine-turn spirit boy is the ninth reincarnation of the temple monk Nirvana, full of infinite mysterious power. According to the records of the previous monks of this temple, more than 1,000 years ago, a monk who attained the Tao established a reincarnation temple in Zangbian Daxue Mountain. This monk was the first abbot of the monastery and left guidance after his nirvana, telling him where he was born after his reincarnation. The disciples followed the guidance of the monk to find the child he had reincarnated and brought back to the temple, and then the reincarnated monk took over the position of abbot. At the age of 20, Buddhism was advanced and flourished, and so on by the time of the fifth abbot, the temple changed. When the fifth abbot came of age, he had the divine power to look at the past and predict the future, which made the temple more prosperous. The successive abbots all had different divine powers until the appearance of this ninth abbot. Not only can he penetrate the heavens and the earth, but he can also tear through time and space and travel through the past and the present, and the most terrifying thing is that he can also go to the future world. After the abbot attained Nirvana, he turned into these nine reincarnated spirit children, but in order to point out the location and time of reincarnation. The old monk looked at the abbot's codex and found a passage he had left behind. It is said that after the spirit child transformed by his Dharma Body encounters a powerful external force, it is possible to open the door of time and space and send people nearby to four hundred years later. If you want to bring it back, you have to urge the prodigy Dharma Body again. ”
"What? Do you mean that the emperor of the mourning family has arrived four hundred years later? Then you hurry up and urge the prodigy Dharma Body to bring my emperor back? The Queen Mother said in surprise.
"Queen Mother, you don't understand what I mean, this prodigy is not something that anyone can urge. Even if you can urge it, you can't bring it back, because Banzai Lord must be near the prodigy's Dharma Body to be effective. ”
"So my emperor can't come back when he's here? Oh, my God..... How is this called mourning? The Queen Mother said very sadly.
"It's not completely out of the question." The monk's words made the Queen Mother see hope.
"Does the master have any plans?"
"I don't dare to say a clever plan, but there is a solution."
"Tell me about it quickly, and tell the mourners... The Queen Mother looked at the master expectantly.
"First of all, we have to find the ten eminent monks, chant together and urge the prodigy Dharma Body to send the ten eminent monks to four hundred years later, and then the monks will find the long-lived Lord after four hundred years. The premise is that we must choose to hide the Nine Turns Spirit Child in a place where no one will find it for four hundred years, so that when they find the Long Live Lord after four hundred years, they will take out the Nine Turn Spirit Child and bring the Long Live Lord back. It's the only way to go, but it's hard to say if it will work out or not. ”
"It's a risky solution, but that's the only way to do it for now." Empress Hyohyun said.
"yes... Chun'er is right, and there is only one try. ”
"The Queen Mother... There are indeed many monks in the world today, but how many are the real monks? What's more, after going to 400 years, it is unknown whether it will be successful or not, how many of them are really willing to go? Roncodo said worriedly.
"Yes, what Taka-sama said is not unreasonable!"
"The Queen Mother, you can rest assured, leave everything to the old man. The four major monks are empty, and rescuing the long-lived Lord is also a blessing for the common people in the world. . . The master said in a high-pitched and impassioned voice.
"This is great, the mourning family thanks the master on behalf of the royal family." The Queen Mother said very excitedly.
"The queen mother is polite, the old man will set off to find the monk, if it is slow, there will be news in March, and the old man will retire first." After saying that, he walked out directly, and didn't pay attention to others.
"I hope the master can find all the monks as soon as possible, but the New Year is coming soon, and the emperor will guess the lantern riddle with the ministers on the fifteenth day of the first month of the first month every year, which has not changed since he ascended the throne, what can I do?"
"The Queen Mother has a way." He Shen continued.
"What's the solution?"
"Wei Chencheng accompanied the Long Live Lord to Jiaxing, Jiangnan, that is, the Queen Mother, your old man's maiden home to visit relatives. Queen Mother, your old man has a nephew, who is also the cousin of Long Live Lord, who looks very similar to Long Live Lord, and it is almost difficult to distinguish the real from the fake. It is better to bring him into the palace to sit down in the Jinluan Hall for the Long Live Lord first, and then send him back to Jiaxing for another reward after the Long Live Lord returns to the court. I wonder what your old man thinks? ”
"You mean my nephew Chhandalo, right? He does look very similar to Hongli. ”
"Queen Mother, I'm afraid this is not okay? A man has lived in the deep palace for a long time as a long live lord, and those concubines who don't know the inside story don't know what they will do? Hyo-hyun said with some concern.
"That's what Chun'er said, how should this be?" The queen mother doesn't want her nephew to occupy her daughter-in-law.
"Queen Mother,,, I will send the Ouchi guards to protect him for twelve hours, and there will be no accidents." He Shen said.
"According to the old minister's intentions, this note is feasible," Long Keduo agreed with Heshen's strategy.
"Okay... Then it's decided, Heshen, you go and take my nephew into the palace quickly, and you all go down. After the words fell, everyone retreated, leaving only Xiaoxian and the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother looked at the anxious Empress Xiaoxian and said, "Chun'er, you don't have to worry, everything is in Eniang's control." Don't worry, even if the emperor can't come back, I won't hand over the Qing Dynasty to others, come out... As the words fell, a man in black jumped in front of the two of them from somewhere, and the frightened Empress Xiaoxian took two steps back.
"See the Queen Mother, Queen."
"Sutu doesn't have to be polite, you heard what we said just now, right?" The Queen Mother asked.
"The lowly ones have heard it."
"Good。。。。。 You remember for me, if the emperor doesn't come back within three years, and there is anything wrong with the mourning family, you have to assist Chun'er to set up my little emperor and grandson as the emperor, and if my nephew has the intention of usurping the throne, you will kill him immediately, you know? ”
"Obedience." After speaking, he turned around and disappeared in front of the two of them.
"Chun'er, you don't have to worry, this is the dead man of the mourning family called Su Tu, and there is a pair of elites under him called the Dragon Guard. It is used to protect the emperor and you, I have a gold medal for you to hold, and this can command them. After saying that, he handed a token to Hyo-hyun.
"Chun'er, thank you Huang Eniang." At this time, Hyoxian's hanging heart slowly landed.