Chapter 850: Trying the horse in the sunny autumn, the slingshot falls off the leaves

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There is no "explanation" on the signature in the palace, because these problems like the above are in the emperor, the concubine, the prince, the princess, the princess, the . Although some eunuchs do business secretly, some concubines want to be favored by the emperor, and some palace maids want to know if they have a bright future, these questions are not easy to answer clearly in the signed poems, and they can only let the lottery person guess blindly with a poem with a vague meaning.

Queen Zhou read the poem for a while, and felt that the last few sentences were clearly a little unlucky, and she couldn't help but feel sad. Concubine Tian and Concubine Yuan both stood behind Queen Zhou and watched the poems together. Concubine Tian is a very smart person, and she feels heavy in her heart after reading it. But the court has always been full of intrigues, even if it is a husband and wife, there is not much truth, the only hope of being a concubine is to be favored, and the only duty is to make the emperor happy.

After pondering for a moment, Tian Guifei smiled deliberately and said softly: "Please let the emperor and the queen rest assured, although this sign is not very good, it is not bad." According to the concubines, the Jade Emperor's instructions are very clear: from now on, the fortunes of the country should have a turnaround. ”

Chongzhen immediately spoke: "Let's try to explain, let me and the queen listen." ”

Tian Guifei said coquettishly: "In case the concubine explains otherwise, please forgive the emperor and the queen for their ignorance and vain words, and don't see the guilt." If it is well understood, it is to be rewarded. ”

"You sit down and explain," Empress Zhou smiled and said, "It's all a family, no outsiders hear it, you just explain it wrong, and the emperor won't blame you." Concubine Yuan, you also sit. Today, I accompanied the emperor to the West Garden to play, but I wanted to be happy and comfortable, and I didn't need to be overly formal. ”

Concubine Tian thanked her seat, took the poem with both hands, sat down, and said eloquently: "According to the concubine's guess, the 'spring returns to the earth' mentioned in the first sentence refers to the turn of the country's fortunes. Spring is the season of recovery and growth of all things, insects are stung, and plants and trees are prosperous. In this kind of verse, if you ask about the disease, the main illness will be cured, and if you ask the national fortune, the main national fortune will gradually improve. Please think about it, Your Majesty, doesn't the second sentence of "see the Shengge people painting boats again" refer to the world seeing peace again? Since the early years of Chongzhen, there has been no such peaceful scene, and now there will be again, so the word 'see you again' is used. ”

Chongzhen nodded frequently, and said slowly: "The first two sentences are also so guessed, there will be no mistakes, but the following sentences are not like auspicious." ”

In his heart, Emperor Chongzhen always felt that his decisive strategy of withdrawing troops from Liaodong was correct. Let Zhang Zhun go to war with the Tartars, it is best to lose both, or even die together, and the court can take advantage. Judging from the current situation, Zhang Zhun really has no time or energy to fight with the imperial court.

The main task of the imperial court at present is to calm down the Liukou in the Central Plains. In particular, Shaanxi, Henan, Sichuan and other three provinces. As long as these three provinces are pacified, the fortunes of the country will definitely improve. Thinking of this, Chongzhen's inner hope became even stronger.

Tian Guifei found that Chongzhen was happy that she spoke well, and her heart was settled, and she said slowly: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty." In fact, there is nothing unlucky about these last few sentences. The meaning of this third sentence is only to say that there are still captive police outside the Seychelles, but it does not say that the captives are rampant and the news is urgent. The fourth sentence is better, which means that the national fortunes have taken a turn for the better, and several wars are about to be overturned. ”

Chongzhen asked suspiciously, "Is that the explanation?" ”

In fact, in his heart, he already agrees with such a statement. Zhang Zhun led the Tiger Ben army to fight against the Tartars outside the pass, and the Tartars outside the pass were indeed no threat. At that time, the rogues in the Central Plains and the Jianjiao outside the customs will all be wiped out, and then find a way to deal with Zhang Zhun. There are many ways to get rid of Zhang Zhun, and it is much easier than dealing with Huang Taiji.

Tian Guifei said confidently: "Yes, Your Majesty, the four words 'the country and the mountains are warm' correspond to the first sentence of 'spring returns to the earth', which indeed refers to the gradual improvement of the country's fortunes." 'Shang Fengyan' just means that there is still smoke in the past, which shows that it is neither smoke everywhere, nor war in the ascendant. Originally, the country seemed to have suffered a serious illness, and now that the disease has returned, it will gradually recover, but there are still some problems that need to be treated. ”

Chongzhen's heart became more and more happy, and he couldn't help but smile and nod and said, "Good solution, good solution." ”

Then he hurriedly asked: "What about these five or six sentences!" ”

Tian Guifei said with a smile: "Your Majesty has been worried and diligent for more than ten years, hoping that the world will be peaceful as soon as possible and the people will be safe, but the peace of the world has not yet come, so this fifth sentence says, 'Yulou lives up to the dream of ten years'." His Majesty is the king of Yao Shun through the ages, with the bosom of intimidation of all the people, but it is a pity that ......"

Chongzhen hurriedly said, "What is a pity? Just speak up, don't worry. ”

Tian Guifei said a little sadly: "It's a pity that the civil and military ministers can't share your Majesty's worries, and you can't remember Your Majesty's painstaking efforts. Your Majesty is like a peerless beauty, self-pity for the mirror, and does not have a sense of being alone and visible, so this sixth sentence is 'The treasure mirror is empty and lonely'. ”

Chongzhen and Queen Zhou nodded with a smile and praised her for her good explanation. Especially Chongzhen, it is so sweet that it is in my heart. He has always been very confident, believing that his talent, even if it is not as powerful as Taizu Chengzu, is stronger than Wanli and Jiajing. The reason why the country's fortunes are not good is because of the ineffective work of his subordinates!

After receiving the emperor's praise, Tian Guifei smiled like a flower, and she continued with a smile: "The emperor is in a ninefold position, with thousands of miles in his heart, and he is looking forward to good news day and night, just like concubines and people want to know the news of their relatives in their hometown. The good news that the emperor is looking forward to will come soon, so the last two sentences on this sign say: 'Don't complain about the sound of the deep palace, and the goose will fly back.' ’”

Chongzhen hesitated for a moment, then said with a wry smile: "I see that the last two lines of the poem clearly say that it is in vain to hope for news. It's not good news, it's just a lonely goose, isn't it hope in vain? What do you think? ”

Tian Guifei hurriedly said, "Please don't worry about it, Your Majesty. In the ignorance of the concubines, this last line of the poem uses the allusion of the wild goose carrying the book, so 'the wild goose flies back' is the news that has arrived. What news is the emperor looking forward to? It's a good news from the military. With this line of poetry, you can know that the shortcut is coming soon. ”

Queen Zhou hurriedly echoed and said, "I hope it will be like what you understand!" ”

Chongzhen's heart brightened slightly. He was indeed hoping for good news. It's a pity that the god didn't tell him how to send Yang Sichang to supervise the teacher, so he still couldn't make a quick decision. He stood up, leaned against the female wall, and looked southwest, and there were indeed picturesque lakes and mountains in the golden sea. The banana orchard in the north and the Yingtai in the south are in full bloom and the ancient trees are towering. There are many rockeries and strange stones, pavilions and pavilions, palace halls, curved sill corridors, yellow tiles and red walls, reflecting people and water, such as real and illusory.

Chongzhen looked at it, his mind left the scenery in front of him, and turned to the military against Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng. At this time, a celebrant eunuch sent a letter from Zheng Chongjian, saying that he had arrived in Shangzhou from Xi'an, and summoned the generals to teach the soldiers the strategy of entering the army in person, encouraging the soldiers to kill the "thieves" and make meritorious contributions. He also said: When the sergeants and people of Shangluoshan heard that the army was "attacking and suppressing", they all secretly responded, rushed to get in touch, and were willing to help the officers and soldiers kill the "thieves".

Song Shu finally said that he set off for Wuguan tonight, personally supervised the soldiers to suppress, and Shangzhou was commanded by Fuchen Ding Qirui, and approached the old camp of "breaking through the rebellion"; On the Lantian side, the officers and troops were dispatched at the same time, so that the "thieves" could not save each other. Everywhere in the battle, there are cavalry of the Liaodong Army to cooperate, if nothing else, the Shaanxi thief army should be severely damaged.

"Good!"

After Chongzhen finished reading this flying letter, he became happy, looked up at the southwest sky, and galloped through the field, as if he saw that the Shangluo Mountain area where thousands of mountains overlapped was full of official and military flags, and a group of officers and soldiers were advancing separately. After pondering for a moment, he lowered his head, looked at the date of Zheng Chongjian's prayer, and calculated.

He is a person who pays great attention to official documents on weekdays, and he knows how many days it takes to fly from Shangzhou. When he saw that the date of the salute was July 18, he could not help but be a little angry when he knew that the flight had been delayed on the road for more than ten days, but then he forgave in his heart and said that the road was raining heavily and the mountain road and bridge were broken, and a slight delay was inevitable.

Holding the song sent from front of him in his hand, Chongzhen couldn't help but start to guess alone: Since this flying music was delayed on the road, if Zheng Chongjian's progress went well, there should be a document for Song Jie to arrive today. Chongzhen really wants to see the paperwork of the victory!

Thinking of the soldiers fighting on the battlefield, Chongzhen suddenly became interested in riding a horse. The eunuchs who served him tried his temper every day, lest there be a place where they could not be served. It was a brisk autumn day, and they guessed that he might be happy for a while, and that Concubine Tian was galloping for recreation, so they saddled his four favorite royal horses and led them to serve under a locust tree outside the gate of Beihai. Chongzhen glanced under the big locust tree on the left with the battlements, and said softly: "Try the horse in the sunny autumn, and it's also fun!" Then with a very rare smile on his face, he walked down the group city.

Chongzhen's four royal horses are all beautiful in appearance and gentle in temperament. The eunuchs of the Imperial Horse Prison of that day carefully selected for him from among the thousands of horses according to these two conditions, and selected these four royal horses, and every day they were trained only to run smoothly and obediently, neither to jump over obstacles, nor to be calm when they heard the sound of cannons and shouts.

Chongzhen gave the four horses four twists, but he thought they were very elegant names: Taiping, Jade Dragon Media, Ji Liangcheng, and Xuantai Jun. On weekdays, he happened to ride a horse in the palace, and always rode a Xuantai horse, but now in order to get an auspicious fortune, he ordered the eunuch to lead Ji Liangcheng in front of him.

He stepped on the vermilion lacquer painted gold to catch the wooden horse, jumped on the Kira ride, took the jade handle horse whip from the eunuch's hand, and went south along the gallop between Zhongnanhai and the moat, at first slowly, and then whipped it, allowing Gu Liangcheng to gallop smoothly. ran back and forth, and reined in the horse under the regimental city.

Although he was a crappy rider and did not look like a real rider at all, the eunuchs and court ladies all shouted in unison to congratulate and pay homage to him. A former imperial eunuch helped him get off his horse, bowed down and said, "The emperor's riding skills are so exquisite, he is really heroic!" ”

Amid the cheers of the eunuchs and palace maids, Chongzhen happened to see a crow's nest on an ancient acacia tree nearby, and a crow squatted in the nest. He called a eunuch who took care of the slingshot for him to quickly hand him the slingshot and the small yellow satin bag containing the mud balls. He pulled out the mud pellet and bounced it at the crow. As soon as the bowstring sounded, the mud pills flew past the crow's nest, and the crows flew away as a few half-yellow dried locust leaves fell.

At first, a eunuch mistook the locust leaves for a crow feather that had been knocked off by a marble, and shouted long live, and all the large groups of eunuchs and palace maids up and down the regimental city also cheered. A eunuch standing behind Chongzhen first saw clearly that it was only the leaves that fell, and he was afraid that the emperor would be unhappy, so he hurriedly said: "The emperor's slingshot is really accurate, and the bullet flies close to the crow's head, and the difference is only two fingers!" ”

Chongzhen handed over the slingshot and marble to the eunuch, walked up to the regimental city with great interest, and ordered Concubine Tian to go down and ride a horse. Among his wives and concubines, Empress Zhou was not very fond of playing and could not ride horses. Concubine Yuan could barely ride a horse, but she was not skilled. The other concubines, who rarely had the opportunity to accompany Chongzhen to play, did not come today.

Concubine Tian is a versatile person who can also ride horses. After listening to Chongzhen's instructions, she quickly bowed down and said, "Lead!" He bowed to the queen twice, and went down to the regimental city surrounded by the female officials and personal palace maids of the Chengqian Palace. She was very clever in her heart, and just now she saw that the emperor did not ride the Xuantai horse but rode the Jiliang ride, so she guessed the emperor's thoughts, so she did not ride other horses and asked for the Taiping.

Chongzhen was a little uneasy, worried that on such a happy day, there would be some things that would disappoint him, so he asked with the battlements: "Qing always rode the jade dragon medium with my galloping horse in previous years. Jade Dragon Media is the most honest, why don't you ride it today? ”

Concubine Tian bowed over the yellow satin embroidered saddle and replied: "The concubine thinks that Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong will be extinguished by the official army in the near future, and the world will be peaceful from now on, so she deliberately rode the Taiping to get an auspicious fortune today." By the way, there is also a Zhang Zhun, who will definitely die with Jianyu. ”

Chongzhen was happy in his heart, said yes repeatedly, and looked back at Queen Zhou and Concubine Yuan. Although Queen Zhou was unhappy that Concubine Tian was too well-behaved, she didn't care about reality at all, and only knew how to say good things desperately, but she also saw that Chongzhen didn't want to hear bad words, so she said to Chongzhen with a smile: "I hope that the thief will be smooth, and I will see the good news as soon as possible, and I will respond to the words of the concubine." ”

Concubine Tian's mother was originally a prostitute, and she could play and sing and ride horses, so Concubine Tian learned to ride horses and play the pipa when she was a child, and she came to Xiyuan with her to ride many times after entering the palace, but she kept it a secret from Chongzhen that she would ride a horse in front of the palace. Recently, she heard that her father Tian Hongyu had done a lot of bad things, and the emperor had not punished him because of her, so she wanted to take this opportunity to buy the emperor's pleasure and favor him regardless of the danger.

She knew very well the struggle in the court, in case she fell out of favor one day, those people who were usually jealous took the opportunity to slander and flatter in front of the emperor, which would not only make her and her family lose their wealth and glory immediately, but also difficult to save their lives. Queen Zhou or Yuan Guifei, which is the fuel-efficient lamp?

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