Chapter 20 - Brother Su Ma Teaches Brother

On the second day of the "deep talk" between the ancestors and grandchildren, on July 18, the 11th year of Shunzhi, the queen mother and the two princes went out of the palace and came to the Taimiao in the southeast of the imperial city [1] to "pay tribute" to the ancestors. In fact, on the first day of July, the morning of the "100 years old" day of the baby Hongyi, the emperor has come to the temple for the first month of each quarter of the "time enjoyment", half a month later, the queen mother came again, nominally yesterday the emperor's eldest son just entered the "jade", to the ancestors and ancestors to say goodbye, bless the love of the new Jueluo family bloodline, reproduction and prosperity, but the real intention, but few people can understand it now.

As the protagonist behind the scenes, Xiao Hongyi was personally held in his arms by Su Mala, and under the guidance of the queen mother, he accompanied the emperor's eldest son into the temple. Looking at the eldest brother's ignorant appearance, Hongyi really couldn't raise his interest in using him as a contender for the throne in the future, but compared the furnishings of the Beijing Working People's Cultural Palace in later generations, and observed it carefully with relish.

In order to highlight the theme of ancestor worship, the temple is surrounded by three red walls and layers of pines and cypresses, which set off the splendid and orderly buildings, creating a mysterious and solemn atmosphere. The building complex adopts the symmetrical layout of the central axis, the glazed door, the white marble arch bridge, the halberd gate, and the three major halls are arranged on the central axis in turn, and the well pavilion, the divine kitchen, the divine library, and the side hall are arranged on both sides in turn. The three ancestors and grandchildren are walking on the central axis of the temple under the scorching sun, one will bow in front of the hall everywhere, and burn the blessing silk in front of the stove for a while. So he also wanted to enjoy Hongyi's treatment, and he had to be hugged by the people behind him, the queen mother frowned, but she didn't care, just took Fuquan's little hand and continued to move forward. "Alas, there is no love at all, he is only one year old, wearing a thick court dress, and it is so pitiful to be so behaving under the sun. Fuquan little guy, who let you be born in the emperor's family! Who made you born before me and became the boss! Hongyi looked distressed, thinking about the queen mother and his old plan, but he was helpless.

Finally walked into the pavilion (front hall), the queen mother took the lead in kneeling, and Fuquan and Hongyi (being held) also knelt left and right. When the Queen Mother was about to start the main event, she heard the second elder brother on the left restless, and turned her head in disappointment, it turned out that he was trying to break free from Su Mala's arms, and whispered, "Down, down!" The Queen Mother motioned to Su Ma to put down the second elder brother, only to see him trying to sit on the kneeling mat, and he threw himself forward again, and there was no extra movement!

This process was clearly seen by all the princes and ministers in the palace, and they all nodded in surprise, and the hall was a little noisy for a while. The queen mother was overjoyed in her heart, and coughed lightly, and the hall instantly returned to its due tranquility. After continuing the tedious sacrificial activities, the Empress Dowager's "important speech" began.

"The ancestors and the ancestors are in front, Emperor Taizu Taizong is on top, and the daughter-in-law Borzigit clan led the son of Aixin Jueluo Fulin to pay tribute. I think it has been ten years since I entered the Qing Dynasty, arching horses and archery, stabilizing the world, recuperating and recuperating, all the people admire, the four Yi of China, a total of one lord, the mighty sky, carry forward the past and open up the future. Thanks to the blessing of the ancestors, yesterday, Aixin Jueluo Fuquan has been recorded in the "Jade", and the little prince has also spent a hundred days in peace. Today, my daughter-in-law will bring them to tell their ancestors to worship their ancestors, ask the spirits of their ancestors in the sky, bless them to become talented as soon as possible, and set up a great cause for the emperor of the Qing Dynasty and the common people of the world! When it comes to other days, choose the good one, and the unification will be sustainable and eternal and prosperous! Alack! ”

After reading a memorial in the style of the queen mother, the minister behind him sang "The unification is eternal, and the eternal prosperity is eternal!" The queen mother looked at both sides with satisfaction, and the second elder brother was lying on the ground with a decent three bows and nine knocks; In this compartment, the eldest son of the emperor has been tossed and turned, but he has already been crooked on the kneeling mat, sleeping soundly!

Maybe it's to let you courtiers know that the two princes are very different!

Sure enough, the ministers looked at the two completely different princes, and they had some thoughts in their hearts.

On the way back to the palace with the queen mother, Hongyi, who went out for the first time, carefully looked at the surrounding scenery, and got up before dawn in the morning to prepare for this "sacrifice", and he didn't see anything clearly. Only then did I find that the Forbidden City in later generations is still a large construction site on top of ruins

, but it seems that it has just begun to restart. After thinking about it carefully, I remembered that in 1644, when Li Zicheng hurriedly withdrew from Beijing, a fire almost burned the palace into ruins. Many of the Nuoda Forbidden City that he and Xiao Ai lingered in were built on the basis of the Shunzhi Dynasty during the Kangxi period, and later his grandson Qianlong built a large number of buildings. It was precisely on the day when the three ancestors and grandchildren worshiped their ancestors, and Fu Lin, who was sitting in the palace of Weiyu, issued an edict to Zhuo Luo as the secretary of the ministry, Itu as the secretary of the criminal department, Guo Ke as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and Akshan as the imperial history of Zuodu [2]. This paper edict stopped the order of "suspending the palace and various projects" on the fifth day of the seventh month of the tenth year of Shunzhi, and Guo Ke, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, began to preside over the construction of the Qianqing Palace palace and the altar temple project, and only then did it have the magnificent Forbidden City of later generations. "Fix it well, these are all drops for me to prepare! haha! Hongyi couldn't help but secretly rejoice.

Back at the East Second Institute, Hongyi slept beautifully. It's been four months since he came to Daqing, but he sees his Xiao Ai in his dreams every day, either frolicking or crying, and there is no time that it is not like this. Although every time I wake up, I will be helpless and melancholy for a long time, as long as I fall asleep, I will definitely meet Xiao Ai in my dreams.

"The slave has seen Aunt Su Ma!" Sun and Xiao Gongzi greeted Su Mala, who had just entered the door. Seeing the sleeping little prince, Su Mala gently stopped them, sat quietly next to them, and then reclined down, approaching the fair-skinned, milky little chubby face, just looking at them kindly, and not speaking. The little baby in front of him really looks like a baby when he is asleep, sometimes giggling, sometimes frowning, sometimes waving his little hands, sometimes muttering to himself, without a trace of scheming, but it is endearing. But you were born in this palace, you must have to go through too much, although you were born Chery, but do you know that the road ahead is dangerous! Thinking about the little blessing back then, he was so cute, he couldn't wait to hold it in his hand every day and hold it in his mouth, but now, the position of the emperor has changed him and he doesn't know him, and that love has long become a dusty memory......

"Alas......" Su Mala couldn't help but sigh, and was about to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes, but found that the little prince's little hand had reached over and was wiping away two tears for himself.

"Master, you're awake! The slave is rude! "Whether it is in front of the queen mother, the emperor, or this little brother, Su Mala always calls herself a slave and maid, and has never crossed half a step.

"Aunt ~ Hug" Hongyi is now a new trick, as long as this queen ~ palace ~ woman, no one can escape! What's more, Su Mala was only thirty-eight years old at the time, although he was not married, but he was also graceful and full of charm, thinking of the various speculations of people in later generations about himself and this Su Mala, Hongyi even thought that he was sorry for history and the audience if he didn't engage in a little ambiguity!

"The slave doesn't dare to let the master call it that, the slave is just a slave...... "And said, hug it quickly! Hongyi simply got up on his own and arched directly into Su Mala's arms.

Su Mala smiled and said: "Although the master is in infancy, he has the will of heaven alone, and the big thing is early, the queen mother ordered the slave maid to start teaching the master Manchu from now on, is the master willing?" ”

Hongyi buried his head in Su Mala's arms and decided to make a tender offensive first. Sure enough, Su Mala saw that this little prince was so close to him, he couldn't help but be overflowing with maternal love, gently hugged it, and said softly: "Little master, this Manchu language is the Chinese language of my Great Qing Dynasty, sloppy, the Empress Dowager also sees your outstanding talent, this is how early you are taught, if you understand, just nod and let the slave know!" ”

Hongyi had no choice but to raise his head, blink, and nodded. Without waiting for Su Mala to continue, he pointed to the side with his little hand, and immediately sent the little wolf that was basically bald to the front.

"Oh, the master has already prepared! What a saint reincarnated! However, although this pen is a wolf's hair, it is a bad item used by their subordinates, and the grade is too low. Su Mala looked back and signaled, the palace maid who came from Cining Palace hurriedly presented a copper plate, Su Mala reached out and took a brush, and said: "Master, this is the imperial Kanto Liaohao, which was given to you by the Queen Mother for the purpose of opening the pen." ”

Well, as a new youth in the 21st century, the common sense of the four treasures of my study will be popularized from scratch by Aunt Su Mala! Kanto Liaohao? If only there was an Internet, at least you could spend a while! Now I'm really illiterate, so let's listen carefully......

Since that day, Su Mala has become a frequent visitor to the East Second Institute, and as long as the Queen Mother's side is empty, she will definitely come. Although Hongyi's Manchu listening has reached at least the "level 4", this self-taught is really different from systematic listening. Besides, Su Mala is good at this, there is no cramming teaching mode, but edutainment, what Manchu leisurely tune, children's songs, folk tales and ancient legends, all are easy to come, eloquent, listen to the Hongyi long insight, not only the level of listening has risen sharply, oral conversation is also advancing by leaps and bounds, even Manchu writing is also the door, although at this stage it is still twisted and turned, but considering that he has used a brush for more than 30 years to paint the base, this is already very good!

Moreover, the maternal brilliance on Su Mala's body also makes Hongyi very useful, he has never scolded and preached, he is always kind and pleasant, not impatient or impatient, so Hongyi often takes the opportunity to be coquettish, and he gets into Su Mala's arms for a long time and does not come out, which makes this "aunt" very happy! (That's normal for a child who is only four or five months old!) All kinds of peach-colored speculations in later generations, the author can only say here - I despise you! Hey...... )

How many years later, Hongyi still remembers that early autumn evening in the East Second Institute, he was lying in Su Mala's warm arms, after a left and right squeezing, he looked up to see the bright moon that had just appeared in the sky, and then looked at Su Mala, who had clear eyebrows and sharp outlines under the moonlight, and suddenly thought: "If Su Mala is the originator of early childhood education in later generations, how many young children will be spared the destruction and persecution of those unscrupulous kindergarten teachers!" ”

[This article was written on the eve of Teacher's Day, I wish all the hard-working teachers a happy holiday!] The teacher is like the sea, never forget! Teacher Xin, Teacher Meng, Teacher Lan, I wish you good health! Good luck! 】

[1] The Imperial City is the collective name of the palaces, gardens, altars, temples, and service areas outside the Forbidden City and within the inner city of Beijing in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Because it was surrounded by walls and set up gates, it was called the Imperial City. Miyagi is not the broken place of the small Japanese country, but refers to the Forbidden City of later generations. At this time, Miyagi was not yet called the Forbidden City, which will be mentioned later in this article.

[2] Recorded in the official history.