On the eighth day of the ninth month of the twelfth year of Shunzhi, at the end of the Mao hour [1], the Forbidden City, two of the five institutes in Qiandong.

Hongyi had just been sent out of the palace to contact Zhang Suihan and Ji Kaisheng's bodyguard, Mara, standing alone on the platform at the entrance of the second main hall, enjoying the light of the rising sun in the Forbidden City.

In this golden morning glow, Hongyi is in a good mood. I have already seen my reborn concubine Tong Jiashi last night, and the mother and son also explained in detail a few measures today, and it won't be long before the back ~ court of the Forbidden City may set off a little bit of a small wave as expected. You don't have to be too turbulent, as long as it's a little ripple, I, Hongyi, or the second son of the emperor, Xuanye, can get my rightful place among the "beauties" who have fallen out of favor in the back ~ palace!

A gust of morning breeze blew, lifting the hem of Hongyi's pony coat, and there was a slight sound of "bang-la-la", and it was the sachet and jade pendant worn around his waist that made an intimate entanglement. Hongyi was a little uncomfortable, and looked down.

These two ornaments are the "treasures" that have only recently been added in the past two days.

The jade pendant was the night before yesterday Xiao Xuanye alarmed the old Mr. Nu ~ Erhachi to "be entrusted with a dream" successfully, "reborn father", Huang Ama Fulin took his son out of Cining Palace and returned to his own palace, and after the father and son had a secret conversation, they suddenly took it out of their purse and rewarded it to Hongyi.

The jade pendant [2] is hung by a bright yellow silk silk and tied with a small Chinese knot, which is known to be used by the royal family at a glance. The carved jade piece is very simple, and the pattern is just a large pale yellow fat fish that jumps out of the white water. The fish bent into a circle are cleverly combined with the surrounding waves to form a circular structure similar to "Jade Bi [3]". This jade pendant seems simple, but the workmanship is extremely exquisite, and the scales of the fish are distinct and fluttering. The size is only between square inches, but it just matches Xiao Hongyi, who has not yet grown.

At that time, Fu Lin only said: "Amma has given you something, this is the finest jade from Burma[4] tribute - verdant on a white background[5]. From now on, you will take him with you, Amma and I, and I will be relieved. Sage Confucius once said, 'The beauty of jade is like the virtue of a gentleman.' 'Xuan Ye, you have to remember. ”

Hearing the word "Myanmar", Hongyi couldn't help but be inspired! You must know that Myanmar at this time was not the "province of Burma [6]" at that time of the Yuan Dynasty, and it had begun to drift away from the track of paying tribute in the early years of the Ming Dynasty. This directly led to the "Qing-Burma War" of the Qianlong Dynasty, and it was also the forced "self-defense and counterattack" of the Qing Dynasty!

This Myanmar, in my Kangxi shijie history, I want him to be naturalized this morning!

"Xuan Ye? What happened to you? Seeing his son wandering, Fu Lin asked with concern, and the hand holding the jade jade pendant did not take it back.

"Erchen thank the Emperor Ama for his grace!" Hongyi reacted at this time and quickly knelt down to accept the emperor's grace.

"Get up, Xuan Ye. From this day on, when there are outsiders, you and I will be kings and ministers, and this cannot be changed. In this Yugong, I am your Amma, and you are my brother! Don't be so polite. Fulin personally pulled up the little guy and said kindly.

Hongyi was a little confused, not that he had just been "psychic", this imperial father didn't even need to call himself "I" as a formal self-title, and changed the chat mode of "you and me"! But after thinking about it, what he did tonight, whether it was opening the sea for trade or demarcating the territorial sea and belonging to the sea, was a great promotion of his prestige as the Qing Emperor, perhaps, he used the wisdom of more than 300 years in later generations to win the praise and trust of Fulin, or is there that kind of more and more urgent dependence?

That night, when he returned to the East Second Institute, Hongyi himself looked at the jade pendant and found the jade pendant, which was engraved with "Shunzhi Imperial Use" on one side and "Fish Leaping Dragon Gate" on the other, and suddenly woke up like a dream. It turns out that things are really not that simple!

First, it seems to be a simple piece of jade and jade, but it has become very meaningful because it is made into a jade bi. According to ancient documents and later generations, one is a sacrificial vessel, which is used to worship the sky, gods, mountains, seas, rivers, stars, etc.; the second is a ritual vessel, which is used as a ritual or as a sign of identity; the third is to wear ornaments; Fourth, the balance for enamel; Fifth, it is used to ward off evil spirits and prevent corrosion. Almost all of these uses of jade existed in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and evidence can be found in ancient documents and modern archaeological excavations. It can be said that jade is the most core jade in ancient Chinese jade culture, and it is also the most solemn ritual in ancient China, its history stretches for more than 5,000 years, in the traditional Chinese cultural concept, symbolizing the will of beauty and noble quality. The most familiar application of the jade shape is the new Chinese national emblem designed by Lin Huiyin, and its pattern is based on the jade! It can be said that the gift of jade is quite deep!

Second, the jade pendant is given by Fulin and used by the emperor, so that Hongyi can wear it on his body, which is the glory of "coming in person". However, when Hongyi was awarded to him, there was no fanfare, just "private teaching", that is, to avoid the two-year-old doll from kneeling everywhere she goes, and to move freely, which can be regarded as a disguised protection and care. But if something really happens, take it out and it's "the emperor has arrived"!

Third, the four characters of "Fish Leaping Dragon Gate" are very knowledgeable. The shape pattern of the jade pendant can be roughly divided into auspicious wishes, longevity and blessings, family and prosperity, tranquility and peace, career Tengda, evil spirits and disasters and other types, among them, the fish leaping dragon gate is in the turbulent water, the fish swims upstream, seeing that the dragon gate is close at hand, it is said that "through the test, worth a hundred times"! Could it be that the current self has passed the test in the eyes of Fulin, and then won the trust and recognition of the organization? If so, congratulations!

Let's talk about this second piece - lotus leaf sachet. It was last night when Hongyi visited Jingren Palace at night, and when he left, his "reborn mother", Concubine Kang Tong Jiashi tearfully handed it over to him. Compared with the "rich connotation" of the jade pendant, this sachet can be said to be simple and clear: the front is embedded with peonies, and the back is full of embroidered persimmons, which means "everything (persimmon) is wishful"! But it is precisely this Manchurian purse sachet that makes Hongyi feel embarrassed and sad all night! weishenme？ Because, on the night of Zuihou in that life, my lover Xiao Ai gave himself an almost identical purse!

Seeing things and thinking about people, Hongyi tossed and turned last night, if it weren't for the fact that there were still many things to do today, I don't know when it would calm down.

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Just when Hongyi involuntarily held the two new treasures and fell into contemplation, he suddenly heard Liang Gong's continuous call under the platform:

"Master! Sir! Something is wrong! ”

Yes! What's going on, what's going on? Hongyi hurriedly gathered his mind and entered battle mode!

[1] At the end of the hour, it was about half past six in the morning. In ancient times, an hour was two hours now, and twelve hours a day, respectively, were named after the twelve earthly branches (zodiac), and each hour had the first moment, two quarters, and three quarters, and only these three moments, because the fourth quarter was the beginning of the next hour. For example, there are two quarters and three quarters at the beginning of the Mao (also known as Maozheng), which can also be called the beginning of Mao, the middle of Mao, and the end of Mao, specifically the beginning of Mao (beginning) is 5 o'clock, the first (1) quarter is 5 o'clock Beijing time, the second quarter is 6 o'clock, the third quarter is 6 o'clock, and the end is 6.59 minutes! In ancient China, there was also a timekeeping tool called sundial, which divided an hour into eight parts, one part was called a moment, and according to the above analysis, a moment is exactly fifteen minutes in the Western timekeeping method. Here we have the same moment, but it represents 30 minutes and 15 minutes.

[2] Jade pendant, a type of jewelry, a jade accessory that modern people use to hang around their necks or waists. The Qing Dynasty must have been able to hang it around its waist. The Song Dynasty in China was an era of unprecedented development and prosperity of handicrafts, industry and commerce, with a rich country and a strong culture and a developed culture. Folk jade is also more prosperous than the previous dynasty, and a large number of various jade ornaments and jade utensils appear. The jade ware of the Two Song Dynasty inherits the painting style of the Two Song Dynasty, and usually the composition of the picture is complex, multi-layered, with both form and spirit, with a strong interest in painting, and a strong literati interest. Ornaments are divided into jade belts, jade pendants, jade chariots, jade chimes, ritual utensils have jade gui, jade books and so on. The inner court has a special jade work, and the jade material is paid tribute by the countries of the Western Regions. The Ming and Qing dynasties were another era of flourishing jade culture, when it was popular for people to wear various jade ornaments. Rich people go up to the front of the brim of the hat, from the jade waist plate, the jade pendant, to the jade shoe buckle, almost all over the body is jade. Ordinary people often bring jade bracelets, jade earrings, jade wrenches, etc. Most of the jade materials used are green jade, white jade, green and white jade, etc. Among them, the mutton fat white jade produced in Hotan, Xinjiang is the most valuable, and topaz is also very valuable. Jadeite also flowed into China in the early Qing Dynasty. However, because jadeite stone is generally relatively small, it is mostly used to make interfaces, earrings and other small pieces. Most of the jade ornaments we see today are the products of the Ming and Qing dynasties.

[3] Yubi, one of the "Six Rui". In ancient China, it was called the jade ritual vessel of "Six Instruments of Ritual Heaven and Earth" by the book "Zhou Li", such as Yucong, Yuhuang, Yugui, Yuzhang, Yuhu, etc. In the Qing Dynasty, jade bi was much smaller, the wall body was thicker, the perforation was smaller, and a duplex wall with a ring sleeve in the middle appeared. The ornamentation on the jade bi appears geometric patterns, auspicious patterns and character patterns, which are more realistic. During this period, whether it was the imperial court, the government, or the people, it was very popular. The antique jade of the Qianlong period is realistic and very exquisite. In the late Qing Dynasty, the quality of jade was poor, the workmanship was rough, the carving had no rules, only the shape was similar, not the workmanship, and the craft water products were greatly reduced.

[4] Burma, formerly known as the Shan State, the Pyu State, and the Bagan State in the Song Dynasty. In 1106 A.D., the Burmese envoy went to the Song Dynasty with the Dali envoys, and the Song Dynasty called "Burma" because the mountains and rivers in Myanmar were far away, and the roads were blocked, and because the border area of China and Myanmar called the mountain valley "Dian", "Burma" was its collective name.

[5] Verdant on a white background, a type of Burmese jade. The characteristic of blue on white is that the bottom is as white as snow, and the green is on the white base

It looks very bright, white and green. This variety of jadeite is very easy to identify: the green color is patchy on a white background, with poor transparency, opaque or slightly transparent; The jade pieces have a fiber and fine-grained inlay structure, but the fine-grained structure is the main one; Observed under a microscope (magnified 30~40 times), there are common holes or uneven structures on the surface. Most of the varieties are mid-grade jadeite, a few green and white, green and bright and good color shape, color and bottom are very coordinated, up to the middle and high-end grades.

[6] The province of Zheng Burma was a special military province established in present-day Burma from February 23 (1286) to 27 Yuan (1290) from the Yuan Dynasty. The prime minister of the province is concurrently served by the king of Burma (Bagan Dynasty), and he is an official subordinate, and his wealth is not included in the capital province. As a result, the state of Burma (Bagan) was nominally under the direct jurisdiction of the Yuan Dynasty and was not of the same nature as the other provinces of the Yuan Dynasty. After the abolition of the province of Burma, the king of Bagan remained almost still a puppet of the Yuan Dynasty.