Chapter 17—Marfa is frightened
There is no such thing as an impermeable wall. Even if you are the emperor, it is the same. Soon, the "hot discussion" in the palace brought by the baby Hongyi's enjoyment of the grand office was replaced by the "secret discussion" caused by the small sedan chair that was hurriedly carried into the palace that night. Even when Park proudly hugged Xiao Hongyi that day and talked about the end of April and early May, when the Korean shotgun team in her hometown and the Qing army under the command of Ningguta Angbang Zhangjing Shaer Huda defeated the Rakshasa bandit army in a fierce battle on the Songhua River[1], she did not forget to tell the rumors of the Fujin Dong E. clan.
When the baby Hongyi was lying in Sun's arms and listened to Liang Gong's strange expression and eloquent talk, he felt a lot: first of all, he was shocked - it turned out that what Shunzhi favored Dong Xiaowan that later generations talked about was fake, and that Eleven Belle Fujin was the genuine Dong E, and the later Concubine Dong E! And then there is worry - it is said that later Dong E's family entered the imperial concubine and gave birth to the fourth son of the emperor, which was the first real opponent in the battle for imperial power! What if your own crossing changes history? If you can't become an emperor, it's better to go back in time, if you can, I'm afraid that if you can't go back, you will suffer! zuihou is anger - he and his reborn mother have become the tools of his Shunzhi Emperor's ruthless use, this feeling is really uncomfortable!
Hongyi is mixed, and the queen mother is left with anger, regardless of her manners, she smashed the precious blue and white porcelain teacup in her hand to pieces! It's no wonder that he worked hard and issued a prohibition order, but he was so "cleverly" bypassed by his own son! What Manchurian customs, what clan reunions, it's all a big conspiracy! You must get things done before that little Fujin takes the lead! Let's see how the women of my Borzigit clan can turn the tide!
Fulin knew that paper could not contain the fire, but he was willing to move forward like a moth to the fire. In order to see the beauty of the ~ firewood ~ fierce ~ fire and glue-like paint with himself that night, he went to the eleventh brother's house every three or five days to ask for warmth. In the long run, the only excuse for this matter is to visit the South Hall and pass by Baylor Mansion by the way.
On the second day of the sixth month of the eleventh year of Shunzhi, in the Xuanwu Gate, the South Hall. The old German man John Tang is kneeling in front of the statue of the Immaculate Virgin of the First Child, praying sincerely. As a Catholic Jesuit monk, he has been in China for thirty-five years to preach the Gospel!
Today is July 15, 1654 in the Western calendar, thirty-five years ago today, on July 15, 1619, he and 22 faithful, including Deng Yuhan and Luo Yagu, arrived in Macao and were placed in St. Paul's College. As soon as they set foot on Chinese soil, they began to study the Chinese and Chinese dialects and culture, and even aimed to master the official dialect of Beijing. These Western monks followed the customs, took off their monks' robes, changed into Confucian clothes, lived in Chinese-style houses, and devoted themselves to the study of Chinese classics and ethics, looking for the fusion point of Eastern and Western cultures. Thank God, whether it is the Ming Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty, I, Johann Adam Schal von Bethle, can rely on your blessing to influence the center of this Central Empire and serve the proclamation of the Gospel...... However, I have recently heard that the Emperor has suddenly had an unclean affair with the wife of a general, and that this general who is on an expedition is also the Emperor's half-brother[2], and you know, my child, the sin of sexual pleasure is even greater! May God change your mind! "Flee from sexual immorality. Whatever sin a man commits is outside his body, but he who commits adultery sins against his own body. [3]”…… Also, Lord Almighty, have you poured out your blessings on a baby who was born here not long ago? It is said that when he was born, he held a holy weapon in his hand, and he was brilliant, could he have become a saint? If so, I must take care of him and give him your gospel, so that he will soon come to your faith and obey the Almighty God......
"The emperor has arrived at the ......" came the familiar Wu Liangfu's sharp voice at the door again. John Tang had no choice but to pause his prayers and walked to the door of the south hall to pick up the car.
"Marfa[4], here I am again!" Fu Lin shouted as he walked, only in front of this foreigner old man, he would show a lightness and uninhibition commensurate with his age. Passing by the plaque of his own imperial pen inscription "Tongxuan Teacher", he was still very proud to look at it for a long time, and then walked into the south hall.
"Minister, John Tang, please Emperor Sheng'an!" John Tang was about to kneel, but Fulin hurriedly pulled him up. "Marfa, didn't I say that? In the future, you will be exempt from these prostrations and bows, please kneel in peace! Come, tell me what you're doing. Fulin pulled John Tang and sat down.
"The old minister is praying for the emperor!" Tang Ruowang said with a sad face.
"Oh, is it? What do you pray for me? Fu Lin's face showed a hint of panic that only a little boy had, and he hurriedly lowered his head, but continued to ask in the emperor's tone.
"Your Majesty, which is the heavier sin, miserliness or lewdness?"
"This ......" Fulin felt that his heartbeat was a little faster, and he really couldn't escape this old Marfa who he relied on very much!
"Flee from sexual immorality. Whatever sin a man commits is outside his body, but he who commits adultery sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit? This Holy Spirit is from God and dwells in you; And you are not your own, because you were bought with a price, glorify God in your bodies. John recited a passage of the Bible, then crossed his hand and looked at the icon!
Fu Lin also knelt under the icon, thought for a long time, and then bowed his head and said, "O holy lord, do you know that all this is not a debaucher! I was born in the emperor's family, and there is no day that I can get the love of Ama and Eniang, since I am sensible, there is only the previous dynasty and ** of deceit, bloody and bloody! After I became in power, did you slack off one day? For the sake of the Qing Dynasty and the subjects of the world, I can only do my best and die! But even so, they wouldn't even give me a decent affection! That arrogant and extravagant queen can't give me some comfort at all, but makes things difficult and fetters everywhere! Hou ~ palace ~ female dependents, all of them are also welcoming me, not for the sake of the mother and the son? Which one has ever been true to me? Who knows the pain in my heart? This time, I really like her and value her, and she doesn't just take me as an emperor, but a man, a man who can stand up to the sky! For her sake, I'm willing to give up everything! Almighty Lord, did you not say that if you believe in you, you will enter heaven? I really hope that I will go to heaven with her now, and I will never have this Rausch throne and the world again......" Speaking of this, Fu Lin couldn't stop crying......
Tang Ruowang said a thousand words, and he didn't know where to persuade for a while, he looked at the little emperor in front of him blankly, and then drew a cross in front of the holy icon, and secretly said in his heart: "If you don't be the emperor, it's a small matter, but the gospel is a big thing!" The instructions of the Society of Jesus cannot be done without you now! It can only be silently accompanied, relatively speechless.
In the middle of the ring, Fu Lin stopped his sadness, changed his dignity to the emperor, raised his head and said: "Marfa, I came today to invite you to participate in the "100 years old" celebration of my little prince in January, are you willing?" ”
"Oh? Does the emperor mean that the little prince who fell from the sky and was born with a crown? John Tang became interested. It seems that God has a will!
"Haha, that's him! Marfa, do you think he is really auspicious from heaven? Fu Lin asked, and also revealed his thoughts.
"Your Majesty, the minister is a slave of you and God, but you cannot speculate on God's holy arrangement. Just as many ministers have said, your 'unfathomable power', all of this must be arranged by the Lord! "John Tang avoids the real and is false.
"Well, it's unpredictable...... Well, let's see what God has planned! Fulin nodded and wrote it down.
This is the second time that Fulin has come to John Tong's South Hall, an old man and a young man, just like a pair of grandchildren, talking at length under the holy icon, talking about doctrines, life, feelings, and court......
In a blink of an eye, it was the first day of July in the eleventh year of Shunzhi. For more than three months, Baby Hongyi gave full play to his subjective initiative, first of all, focusing on strengthening the exercise of mouth and tongue muscles, and talking to himself all day long. In Park's eyes, all this is a miracle! In particular, the little prince occasionally talks to himself with "Smecta Smecta", and the pride of raising the honor makes her value it very much! Moreover, Hongyi is very good at speculating on the thoughts of the Queen Mother, Su Mala, Concubine Kang and even the eldest brother's biological mother, Concubine Dong E, and when they meet, they either want to hug or take the opportunity to have a big saliva kiss. Fortunately, the age of the harassment targets is not too big, and the harsh ~ palace ~ in the early Qing Dynasty did not have a culture of heavy makeup, so although Hongyi was condemned by his conscience every time, it was logical to do it. Especially the concubine Dong E, although she had long regarded this child as a competitor of the eldest brother, she couldn't be ruthless for a while......
In the summer of the eleventh year of Shunzhi, Beijing was surprisingly hot, but because of the heat, stories came out one after another: "Do you know that when the little brother was born, the sun was bright and radiant?" It turned out that before the birth of this little prince, he was originally a three-legged golden crow in the heavenly realm[5], and he came to the emperor's house of the Qing Dynasty with Fang Ding in his hand, that is, the heavens wanted to let the Qing Dynasty settle the Central Plains and be like the sun! What's more, the crow was originally the auspicious bird of the Manchurians! Far away such as the crow rank came to Zhuguo to impregnate Fokulun and gave birth to the ancestor of the Manchurians - Aixin Jueluo Bukuli Yongshun; Nearby, a large group of crows covered the body of Taizong (Nu~Er~Hachi), making the pursuers think that the crows were pecking at the carrion and let go of the pursuit. It seems that this Qing Dynasty has a little brother, so it must be providential, orthodox and upright! Since it is the lower realm of the Golden Crow, no matter how hot the weather is, it will be normal! "Yunyun......
When Fu Lin heard these rumors one after another, he just smiled slightly, it seems that this auspicious little son can still bring a lot of effect to the Qing Dynasty, which has not been in the customs for a long time! The sun is shining brightly, and the light is shining?! Okay, your little brother is so favored by the gods, I, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, as your Amma, then it will be even more to carry the heavens and take charge of Huaxia! It's just a pity that today I want to give that kid a hundred years old, but I can't let "her" come to the palace again, and the emperor hurriedly issued a decree that in the future, the daughter of the clan will not be allowed to enter the palace! Alas, don't ask for this moment of warmth! Let's take advantage of the happy event of the little prince first to sweep away the bad luck of the past month or so!
It turned out that Fulin had indeed not been happy for more than a month. The affairs of the foreign dynasties, first of all, the Yellow River collapsed in Dawangmiao on the first day of June, and then on the eighth day of June, earthquakes occurred in Xi'an, Yan'an, Pingliang and other places in Shaanxi, which ruined the people's livelihood, and the imperial court repeatedly failed to recruit the southeastern Zheng clan [6], so that Fulin, who was determined to be a diligent and loving emperor, was not upset. This inner court made Fulin even more aggrieved. Since the abolition of the queen Borzigit clan last year, the queen mother always said that this queen ~ palace ~ can not be left without an owner for a day, and early on he chose the two daughters of the Mongolian Korqin Zhenguo Yuerji, or her Borzigit family, one to be the queen, the other to be a concubine. If you talk about the generations of the Han people, the two girls have to call the abolished queen their aunt, and call their own mother aunt, isn't that also the emperor's niece! Although the Manchurians don't pay much attention to this, they still find it difficult to accept the blessing of immersion ~ obscene Han customs for a long time. Although he had no choice but to hire the two daughters as concubines in May, and on June 16, he made the eldest of them the queen, and then the wedding became on June 18, but he had not touched them until now...... Or that day in this Yugong, and that "her" night of intense love~ love, it was surprisingly fun, being her man, it was really beautiful! …… Wu Liangfu did a good job in this matter!
Thinking of Wu Liangfu's mysterious appearance that day, Fu Lin was amused. It is indeed rare for a slave to serve himself with such dedication. Thinking about it, I suddenly remembered that on the day when the little prince was born, the prince of Zhongshan in the Ryukyu Kingdom sent an envoy to pay tribute and asked the imperial court to give a new imperial seal, and returned the imperial seal. Looking up, the old Ming gold seal on the imperial case was still on the side, so Fu Lin straightened his mind, called Wu Liangfu, and made the following arrangements: to issue an edict and an edict for the king of Zhongshan in the Ryukyu Kingdom, and to give a gold-plated camel silver seal. Its "six characters in the seal, the seal of the king of the Ryukyus, the left is full of the right seal, not called Zhongshan." "Zhang Xueli, deputy director of the military department, and Wang Yuancheng [jī], deputy envoy of the pedestrian department, went to the Ryukyu Kingdom to perform the royal ceremony with the edict, edict, and seal letter. In addition, "two pieces of python satin, three pieces of blue satin, three pieces of blue satin, three pieces of blue satin, two pieces of clothing, two pieces of satin, three pieces of brocade, four pieces of silk, four pieces of luo, and four pieces of yarn; Two horses of blue satin, two pieces of blue satin, one piece of makeup satin, one horse of flash satin, two pieces of blue satin, two pieces of clothing, two pieces of brocade, four pieces of Luo, and four pieces of yarn. ”[7]
"This Ryukyu country is close to the Japanese country, and it is really a place to rush, and it must be stopped!" Fulin said to Wu Liangfu. "The minions have written it down!" Wu Liangfu should admit it.
On the afternoon of July 1, Cining Palace. John Tang sat in the hands of the Queen Mother and the Emperor, chatting with his mother, telling anecdotes about Western shijie and God's benevolence. There was also a group of royal family members around, who were also chatting and looking happy. Of course, this time the clan came all men, and there were no women and dependents, and the women in the house were only the queen ~ palace ~ concubines. Speaking of which, they are all their own families, and uncles and uncles don't need to be particularly avoided, even the foreigner Tang Old Man, the Queen Mother still calls him Ama from time to time, and he can be regarded as a "distant relative".
After a while, Park walked in with the baby Hongyi in his arms. All the clans stood up to greet each other, and the Park family also took the little prince to salute one by one. Walking up to Tang Ruowang, Hongyi's eyes lit up, this old man of a foreigner with three grades of official residence, dressed in a peacock supplement, a sapphire top, and a blue feather [8], aged about sixty, wearing a cross on his chest, although he was also humble, he talked and laughed with the queen mother and the emperor...... Hongyi urgently mobilized his existing highest configuration to calculate, and suffered all the memory modules in his little head for more than three months! The result is as follows: Who were the first missionaries? Ricci? It's early, Ming Dynasty's! It should be over! …… Nan Huairen? It's late, the Kangxi Dynasty is the mainstay, and it is estimated that it hasn't appeared yet...... What's the name of the foreigner in the middle? …… Nantang! I went with Xiao Ai a few months ago, and there is a statue of St. Francis? No, there's a statue of a man in front of you...... John Soup! That's right, it's him! It had to be him! You can't be wrong with being so close to the emperor! This is a character, it is said that he knows everything about astronomy, mathematics, firearms, and geography, and he also knows how to mine and smelt! And for Emperor Kangxi to inherit the unification, he is also a meritorious person! And it's a big merit! …… You must get acquainted with him as soon as possible! What to do? Hongyi suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and he thought about it! Now that I've crossed over, I've been honestly 100 days, it's time to make a move, otherwise no one will read it when I go back and write my memoirs! Who likes to read an online article that faithfully records history? Even if it was written by someone who witnessed it! Most of the readers are not doing archaeological research...... I digress again, Baby Hongyi gathered his mind and waited for it!
"The old minister greets the little prince!" Although John Tang was curious about what this auspicious young man looked like, he still had to put the regular etiquette in place first!
“Halloo! [9] "Hongyi tried to make it clear, though it was still the same baby muttering to those full people, for you, old soup, haha......
"Ha ......" almost blurted out the common greeting, and almost replied, but it made Tang Ruowang break out in a cold sweat!
It's a pure English accent! Can't believe his ears, Tang Ruowang didn't care about etiquette, snatched the baby from Park's arms, and looked at it carefully!
“Hi!” Hongyi's bright smile came softly in his arms again. "Old Marfa, I'm sorry, it's not enough to take you down!" Hongyi secretly rejoiced in his heart.
John Tong was sure that if this little baby boy was not a witch in the Middle Ages, then he was definitely a messenger of God! Tang Ruowang confirmed that it was the little baby who said it, so he respectfully handed over the little prince to the stunned Park, and regardless of the doubts of the queen mother, the emperor and all the ministers of the clan next to him, he knelt down on the spot, and according to the religious ceremony, he made a cross by hand and praised God (I don't understand a word in Latin, I guess it is!). )
It wasn't until this foreign lord finished his busy work, but he was respectful in front of the little prince and didn't dare to move. The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "Tang Ama, what's wrong with you?" He's just a toddler, so why do you have to be so generous? ”
"No, no! The Empress Dowager, a saint sent by God Almighty, is a saint whom my Jesuit monks admire! Lao Tang hurriedly corrected.
"Hahahahaha......" Everyone in the room, including the ladies in the back room, couldn't help but laugh.
"He is a baby who is no more than a hundred days old, although he is my prince of the Qing Dynasty, but he is also ignorant, and he is not a saint of your God!" Uncle Heshuo Zheng Prince Zierharang said with a smile. Here he is the most senior, but he can talk about the prince's prestige first.
"No, King Anjun, the saint has just preached the gospel in the English language!"
"What? Anglia? What is this England? Zilharang was puzzled.
"England is an island country in the northwest corner of the Europa continent, with only three islands, but it is a rising star!"
"Then why do you say that the little prince knows what English~English language?" Zilharang asked.
"The Queen Mother, the Emperor, please forgive the old ministers for their disrespectful crimes!" John Tong looked at the main seat. Seeing the two nodding slightly, John Tang walked up to Park, crossed his hands again, clenched his hands into fists in front of his chest, and said softly: "AlmightyGod!" ”
"Isn't this the 'Lord Almighty'? Fortunately, it's English, and I'm still wasting it in the sixth grade of college? Hongyi listened carefully, I wanted to answer casually, but after thinking about it, low-key and low-key, the tree is very popular, or don't be too ostentatious! So he deliberately tilted his mouth and said inarticulately, "Bu ~ Lai ~ Si ~ Friend" [(god)blessyou]. In fact, even if the baby Hongyi wants to make it clear, he can't do it, after all, it's only a hundred days, the mind can mature, but the body needs to grow! Hallo and hi just now, these two words have simple syllables, and it is not too difficult for Hongyi, who has been bravely breaking through the language barrier since he was born! But just these few moments are enough to make John Tang completely surrender!
He Tang Ruowang originally just took this opportunity to dispel the little doubt that still existed in his heart, but the answer was so clear, this three-month-old baby can speak English! Even in the West, a three-month-old prodigy can't speak! He must be the messenger of the revealed God! Although the pronunciation is vague, it is a question and answer match!
John Tong knew that even if he explained to everyone present for half a day today, he would not be able to convince them of God's miracles, so he decided to take the matter for the time being, go back and inform the monks as soon as possible, and send this holy sound back to Rome!
"The old minister is stupid, maybe he has been away from his hometown for a long time, and he has a feeling of longing. The little prince muttered just now, but it was similar to the English language, the old minister mistook the queen mother and the emperor, the old minister should die! John Tong found a staircase and knelt down to plead guilty.
"Haha, what is Tang Ama talking about, what is the sin? Don't talk about you, the mourning family has been with this kid for a long time, and I always think that he is chatting with the mourning family! Haha, we're all old, and our ears are not flexible! haha! The Empress Dowager smiled and comforted John Tang, but she was wondering about his performance.
The emperor didn't speak, and with his understanding of Old Marfa, there must be a reason for this!
"Haha......" The rest of the crowd just laughed at foreigners, just like themselves, and one day they would die of old age, but they didn't know that they had missed a big secret!
The "100-year-old" ceremony was carried out as usual, and Tong Tulai presented 100 large steamed buns, which were called "steaming (increasing) 100 years old", and presented 100 copper coins, which were called "100-year-old money". Hongyi was the first time he saw the copper coins of the Shunzhi Dynasty, revealing the nature of a greedy villain, stretching out his little hand to ask for a piece from the Park, like any baby, and put it in his mouth after a while, provoking the mother, nanny, and grandmother are all nervous...... It's just to behave like an ordinary baby, if you want to be frightened, just scare you Tang Ruowang alone! If you want to change, start with the history of the present!
It's time to make a move!
[1] In the ninth year of Shunzhi (1652), Haise, who was stationed in Ninggutazo's territory, led an army to attack the Khabarov bandits who invaded Heilongjiang by Tsarist Russia, and Haise was defeated. In the second year, the Qing government sent Shaerhuda, who was good at fighting and familiar with the situation in Heilongjiang, to serve as Ningguta Angbang Zhangjing to take on the important task of driving Kou Jingbian. In the tenth year of Shunzhi (1653), Sha Erhu reached the post, that is, he began to rectify the armament, expand the eight banners of Manchuria, and on the basis of the three flags on the original Ninggu Tower, he added five flags such as red, red, blue, blue and white, etc., a total of eight banners of Ningguta. Replenish weapons, train flag soldiers, and send troops to Heilongjiang to check the border. The atmosphere in Ningguta has changed, and the army and civilians have been greatly encouraged. In accordance with the instructions of the Qing court, Shaerhuda took the measures of fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness, and relocated the local residents who were often harassed by the Russian army, and this strategic retreat was to ensure that the anti-Russian people could fight back more effectively. In the summer of the eleventh year of Shunzhi (1654), Tsarist Stepanov led more than 370 people to secretly sail into the Songhua River by boat and sail upstream. When Sha Erhuda heard the news, he led 600 Qing troops, with the cooperation of 100 shotgunners from North Korea, led a fleet of 20 large ships and 140 small boats, as well as cavalry and artillery, a total of more than 700 people, and attacked in the area around the mouth of the Songhua River.
[2] There is a similar record in the Biography of John Tong, but the academic community has not yet reached a unified opinion on who it refers to.
[3] I don't know if the quoted Bible is accurate, but some believers can verify it! xiexie!
[4] Manchu, grandfather. Emperor Shunzhi's honorific title for John Tang.
[5] According to ancient books such as the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the Ten Days in ancient Chinese myths and legends were the sons of Emperor Jun and Xihe, who had the characteristics of both humans and gods, and were also the embodiment of the golden crow, a three-legged crow, a flying sun god bird.
[6] Refers to what later generations called "Zheng Chenggong".
[7] Excerpt from "The Case of Treasures of the Past Dynasties".
[8] According to the official history, in the eighth year of Shunzhi (1652), Shunzhi added three official titles of Tang Ruowang Nengyi, Taifu Siqing, and Taichang Siqing in one day, so that he was promoted from the original fourth rank to the third grade. The descriptions in the text are all three-product wearing.
[9] Halloo today translates as "a kind of shout", which was the word for greeting in the seventeenth-century English Shakespearean era, and is the predecessor of today's hello.