Chapter Seventy-Two: Fireworks Descend to Yangzhou in March
One of the most confusing things that Long Ye did in his later years was the sixth southern tour. The labor of the people and the loss of money and the people's grievances not only intensified the contradictions between the peasants and the landlord class, but also caused the corrupt atmosphere of the Qing Dynasty officials to become corrupt and corrupt, laying the groundwork for the large-scale anti-Qing movement after his death.
In short, this is a bad idea, and a bad idea from an adult. He stepped on the happiness of the people of the world and walked to the pinnacle of power, and also dug a grave for himself in the hearts of the people of the world that has been stinking for thousands of years.
As soon as Lord Qianlong's holy decree was issued, he and the adults got busy. He first ordered that both sides of the canal from the capital to Hangzhou should be built on a large scale and the palace should be built. For those that have been built, they should be vigorously repaired, and strive to be exquisite, luxurious, and comfortable. He also sent people around the network to make a royal boat for Qianlong. The whole body of the royal boat is made of precious and cherished wood, and it is extremely capable of carving dragons and phoenixes, and it is incomparably gorgeous, magnificent, and is equipped with five frigates such as Anfu and Xiangfeng boats. As for food, clothing, and transportation, all localities along the way prepared their own highest courtesy, and completely took Qianlong's words as a deaf ear.
In order to achieve the goal, unscrupulous means.
And adults have changed.
Half a year later, that is, in the first month of the 49th year of Qianlong (1784), the southern tour team officially started.
There were more than 1,000 ships in the whole team, and Qianlong Ye sat on the bow of the boat, enjoying the cheers of the people on both sides of the canal, and was very satisfied. Not only that, every time he saw a place with beautiful scenery, he would get off the boat and take him and Ji Xiaolan and others on foot for a while. It is inevitable that there will be another poetry between the monarchs and ministers, which is not comfortable.
The fleet came and went and did not arrive in Yangzhou until early March. Seeing that Yanzhou City was getting closer and closer, Qianlong's heart became more and more happy.
"As the old saying goes, 'there is heaven above, and there is Suzhou and Hangzhou below', I have toured the south six times, but I never get tired of seeing the beautiful scenery of the south of the Yangtze River."
"Thanks to the emperor's blessing, it is the first time for a slave to be so close to Jiangnan, Jiangnan is so beautiful, it is simply a fairyland on earth!" And the adult echoed.
"He Shen, have you read Bai Juyi's "Remembering Jiangnan"?!"
"The minion has read one of them, and he still has some impressions in his head."
"Okay, then you can recite it to me."
"Jiangnan is good, and the scenery is old. The sunrise river flowers are red, and the spring river is as green as blue. Can you remember Jiangnan?" Blurted out with adults.
"Hmm!" Lord Qianlong nodded with satisfaction.
At this time, the fleet had entered the first pier in Yangzhou. The officials on the wharf were prostrate on the bow of the boat, and the people were even kneeling in unison. As soon as the boat arrived on the shore, fireworks and firecrackers rang out, reflecting the entire pier as if it were daytime. Seeing this situation, Qianlong Ye felt that he had reached the pinnacle of his life: the honor has been extreme, there is no ancient, and the future is like the future.
He stopped in Yangzhou and stayed that night at Chongning Temple in the north of Yangzhou. Chongning Temple was specially built by local officials to welcome him, just after the Tianning Temple where he used to visit the south. These two palaces are located next to the pier where the imperial boat docks, and from the pier you board the special painting boat and go down the river to enjoy the beautiful scenery on both sides of the Slender West Lake.
Lord Qianlong rested in Chongning Temple that night, and the next day he took all the ministers on a trip. A group of Ouchi masters also changed into various civilian clothes and quietly followed behind to guard.
Yangzhou in March is a world of spring flowers, full of flowers and willows, and sheng songs are played slowly. Qianlong Ye visited the Qionghua Temple, cruised the 24 bridges, and went to Fajing Temple, Relic Pagoda, Pingyuan Tower, Guanyin Mountain, and finally came to the most famous restaurant in Yangzhou City.
Standing on the restaurant and looking at the railing, there are countless money forging shops on the street, and endless fish shops and salt shops. The girls in Yangzhou City seem to be infected by the beautiful scenery of this early spring, and they come out to visit the spring one by one wearing beautiful clothes.
"Yangzhou City is famous, once known as Jiangdu, Guangling, can be called the famous metropolis of the north and south, the key point of Jianghuai. What's even more rare is that this is a place where poets and talents, beautiful women and celebrities are born, and they are endless, leading the way! Qianlong Ye looked at the beauties in twos and threes, and couldn't help but sigh.
"The women in Yangzhou are really eye-catching, especially the way they dress. Look at the hairstyle, hairpins and fine hairpins, ornaments, and various patterns, which are very different from our Manchurian women. Look at the clothes again, although they are elegant, but they can wear this elegance so decently, beautifully, and generously, it is really an eye-opener for the minions! He echoed with the adults.
"What?! Do you also have research on women in Yangzhou?! Lord Qianlong glanced back at Lord He and laughed. The ministers also laughed when they heard this.
"It's the first time I've seen the slave today, so don't make fun of the minion!" And the old face of the adult is also rare red. In fact, there is a Yangzhou kabuki in his house, who can't help but be beautiful like a flower, and versatile, which was given to him by Wang Rulong, a famous businessman in Yangzhou. and adults accept 'beauties', which will naturally be rewarded. It didn't take long for Wang Rulong to become the two Huai salt politicians. And the wealth was made and went to the sea.
"Good! Good! I don't make fun of you. Yangzhou women are elegant and beautiful, and you are right! ”
The ministers laughed again, and soon left the matter behind, and ate and drank in the restaurant, but the adults wrote down the matter.
After eating, Qianlong suddenly felt a little tired, so he returned to Chongning Temple to rest. A group of ministers also rested and waited for the emperor's call at any time. He was not idle, he found Wang Rulong, and wanted him to find a kabuki for Qianlong Ye. Originally, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but Wang Rulong hesitated.
"And my lord, dare to ask this southern tour, did the emperor bring the queen here?!" Wang Rulong asked.
"Queen?! Queen Ulanala has been dead for many years, and the emperor still has no intention of establishing a queen, so how can the southern tour take the queen?! ”
"Queen Ulanala has passed away?! It's all because I'm lonely and unaware of it. As long as the emperor doesn't bring the queen, I've heard a lot of rumors before, so it's better to be careful! ”
"It's no wonder that you didn't have a thick burial when Queen Ulanala passed away, but just operated according to the rank of the imperial concubine. What rumors have you heard?! ”
"What?! The adults are in the capital, haven't you heard about the queen?! ”
"I've never heard of it."
"It doesn't seem appropriate for our magistrate to say this kind of thing. But since I've asked the adults, I'll tell you what I've heard. Wang Rulong said slowly. That was during the emperor's fourth southern tour. I heard that the emperor was ordered by the queen mother to take the queen, Concubine Ling, Concubine Qing, Concubine Rong and others on a southern tour. At that time, a Yangzhou official presented a Jiangnan Kabuki to the emperor, and the queen quarreled with the emperor for this. The queen thought that the emperor was the Ninety-Five, a prostitute and a prostitute, and she was out of character, so she cut off her hair in a fit of anger. As for what happened next, I don't know, but I heard that the Empress Dowager made the official who entered the Kabuki. ”
"I see!" After listening to these words, Lord He suddenly realized, and then fell into deep thought.
Empress Wulanala is a native of the Yellow Banner of Manchuria, not only beautiful, dignified and beautiful, but also gentle and obedient, deeply aware of righteousness, and deeply favored by Lord Qianlong. After the death of the first empress of the Qianlong Lord, Xiaoxian Huang Shoufucha, the Wulanala clan was soon canonized as the empress, and successively gave birth to the twelfth prince Yongjin, the fifth daughter of the emperor and the thirteenth son Yongmao. The thirteenth prince Yongmao died early, and Queen Wulanala left only one son, Yongjin. I don't know why, Lord Qianlong was very cold to her later, and the queen's position also existed in name only. At the time of Ulanara's death, Lord Qianlong was in Chengde, and he ordered the empress's funeral to be conducted according to the rank of the imperial concubine. For this reason, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty did not understand the reason, and the adults did not understand why Lord Qianlong gave such an order. Now that Wang Rulong Shicai said, the two sides are confirmed, and he suddenly seems to understand something.
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