The Yangxin Palace on the west side of the Qianqing Palace in the Forbidden City was built in the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, and the Shunzhi Emperor died of illness here in the early Qing Dynasty. During the Kangxi period, it was used as a workshop for the palace office, specializing in the production of palace items. The Qing court attaches great importance to the production of handicrafts, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs has a special office to undertake all kinds of work, including the imitation workshop of Western glassware, which is called the glass factory of the Yangxin Palace of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. During the Qianlong period, this glass factory even produced outstanding varieties such as Venus glass and tire stirring glass.

Since the Yongzheng Emperor lived in the Yangxin Palace, the workshops of the office gradually moved out of the inner court, and it has been used as the bedroom of the Qing Dynasty emperor, until the Qianlong year to be renovated and added, and the Qing emperors of various dynasties summoned ministers here.

The yellow glazed tile mountain style top of the Yangxin Palace is not dazzling among the many palaces, and it is also common for the bright room and the west to indirectly roll up the shed and hug the building. The front eaves eaves columns, each with two square columns, looks like nine. The name of the Temple of Cultivating the Heart comes from Mencius's "Cultivating the Heart is not good at having few desires", which means that the best way to cultivate the mind is to reduce desires. In order to improve lighting, the Palace of Nourishing Heart became the first palace in the Forbidden City to be equipped with glass.

The afternoon sun shines through the golden glass of the heart temple to the ground, the room is filled with a hazy yellow rhyme, the emperor's throne is set in the middle of the bright room, and the plaque of "Zhongzheng Renhe" is hung on the Yongzheng imperial pen.

At this time, the Qing Emperor Xianfeng sat on the throne, looked at the four young people kneeling on the cold and luxurious bluestone floor under the imperial case, and said slowly: "Within your Guarjia clan, Fei Yingdong, who was known as the enemy of ten thousand people when this dynasty was founded, and now there are your grandfather Tasha (grandfather Manchu Marfa is written as grandfather here for easy reading), and Amas sacrificed their lives for the country. ”

Four young people kneeling on the ground looked at each other slightly, Guarjia is one of the eight Manchu surnames, Guarjia is one of the eight Manchu surnames, Guarjia is based on different regions, there are Suwanni Guarjia clan, Antu Guarjia clan, Yehe Guarjia clan, Wula Guerjia clan and other branches, they are this branch is Wula Guerjia clan, and Fei Yingdong's Su Wani Guarjia clan is not one, the origin of Wula Guerjia is also very clear to Emperor Xianfeng, but Xianfeng deliberately pulled Fei Yingdong up, saying that they are all in the same vein as the big Guaerjia clan, which obviously has the meaning of lifting the Wulagualjia clan.

These four young people are the sons of Zhengbai Banner Changrui and Changshou, and the three on the left are the three sons of Rui Changrui, the chief soldier of Tianjin Town, Enlu, Yinlu and Chenglu, the eldest of the three brothers, Enlu, is only twenty-four years old, and the younger Chenglu is only fifteen years old. The remaining one person is Rong Lu, the only son of the chief soldier of Liangzhou Town, Gansu Province, who has two younger sisters, but he is still young and a woman, so he is not introduced to the temple. Historically, the flag man has been introduced to the flag owner first, but the white flag is the upper three flags, and the emperor is the flag owner, and the four people are introduced by the minister of the clan and the secretary of the military department, Guiliang. Gui Liang is also the Guarjia clan, the word Yanshan, the Red Flag of Manchuria, and the father-in-law of Prince Gong Yi, but he also takes care of these four orphaned children.

"I feel that your grandfather and Ama are loyal to the country, especially Changrui and Changshou brothers, who generously donated their lives in a battle, and specially ordered the chief soldier Rui to give a funeral, to give Wu Zhuang, to enshrine in the Jingshi Zhaozhong Temple, to reward the cavalry captain and the first cloud cavalry captain, the eldest son of the cavalry captain and the first cloud cavalry captain to reward the third-class guard Enlu attack, the second son to reward the third-class guard Yin Lu attack, and the third son Chenglu to reward the Lanling guard, all walking on the gate. The longevity of the general soldier also looked for a funeral, gave him a diligent and brave spirit, enshrined in the Zhaozhong Temple of the Beijing Division, rewarded the captain of the cavalry and the captain of the Yiyun cavalry, and the son Ronglu rewarded the director of the Ministry of Labor, and inherited the position. ”

The four of them thanked them in unison, and what they said was the same, obviously because Gui Liang had already instructed them before entering the palace.

After the four of them thanked them, Xianfeng asked them to stand up, took a closer look at the faces of the four people, and asked the four of them to report their names and surnames. The rest of Enlu and the other three also arrived, their appearance was not good-looking, they were decent when they played right, and they didn't say a word of nonsense, and Gui Liang was very satisfied with his beard on the side. …,

Only the sixteen-year-old Rong Lu, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, was lofty, and after he finished reporting his name and surname, his voice was neither humble nor arrogant, and his expression was also calm, and he did not see the panic and anxiety of the other three sons.

Xianfeng was very interesting, so he asked more: "Ronglu, have you seen me before?" ”

Rong Lu lowered his head a little shyly and said: "The slave is fortunate to see the face of heaven for the first time." ”

Xianfeng sighed and asked, "Then why don't you have any fear?" ”

Rong Lu bowed slightly, and said a little unnaturally: "The slave only thinks about how to repay the emperor's grace and how to serve the court, and the others don't think much about it. ”

When Xianfeng heard this, he felt that this kid was playing a good game, and asked with a slight smile: "Now that you have been rewarded for being the head of the Ministry of Works, that is, for the imperial court, what are your plans in the future?" How to serve the court? ”

Rong Lu still said a little awkwardly: "If you go back to the emperor, the position of the head of the Ministry of Industry is not the head of the minion, and what the slave wants most in his heart is to be like his uncle and Amma, to be able to lead the troops into battle to kill the enemy, and it is best to lead the troops to the south to quell the rebellion of the long-haired thieves. Whenever he said the word minion, his tone was a little strange, and the rest of the speech was very smooth.

Xianfeng didn't care, hearing that he wanted his son to inherit his father's business, he was very appreciative, nodded and said: "It is worthy of being the queen of the gate, and it is really loyal and courageous, if there are more people like you in the court, you can also solve my worries." Saying that, Xianfeng picked up the tea bowl and sighed: "But Ronglu, you are still young now, only sixteen years old this year, and you are the only man left in the longevity lineage, I really can't bear to let you go to the battlefield." Even the office given to you is mainly a literary matter, unlike your cousin, who has the title of guard, just thinking that the men in your family are thin, so that you can follow the literature and live a safe life. ”

Hearing this, Rong Lu knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you for the emperor's mercy, but now is an eventful time, and the long-haired bandits in the south are arrogant, and they may not be able to live a stable life if they submit to civil affairs." The slave still wants to be able to personally lead the troops into battle to kill the enemy and avenge his father. Ask the emperor to be perfect, and ask the emperor to be perfect. ”

On the side, Gui Liang was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly scolded: "Rong Lu! The yellow-haired boy who has not dried up, the emperor's grace, thunder and rain are all heaven's grace, you don't know what to do?! ”

"Alas......" Xianfeng raised his hand to interrupt Gui Liang's words and continued: "You don't have to scare him, I think this kid Ronglu is a good material." ”

With Xianfeng's comment, Rong Lu was slightly pleased, he knelt down and said gloomily: "Your Majesty, the errand of the Ministry of Industry is not the head of the minion, the minion still wants to serve in front of the army, and the minion does not want to do it overnight, as long as he can go to the south to recruit the long-haired thief, even if it is only for the pawn, he is satisfied." ”

He kept kowtowing as he spoke, with a sad sound in his words, Enlu and the other three had to kneel down together when they saw this, and they also wanted to go into battle to kill the enemy and avenge their father, and for a time the hall was full of the pleading voices of the four brothers.

Xianfeng was also moved by the words of the four people, and he didn't know how to persuade for a while, and the palace was accompanied by the Minister of Military Aircraft, Qi Liaozao, Kuilin, Peng Yunzhang, Mu Yin and others, all of whom were sad and compassionate.

Kui Lin is sleek, and he can see that Xianfeng has the intention to cultivate a few people, but he is afraid of sending a few more people to the army, if there are military merits, it is okay, if there are any casualties, it will inevitably be said that Xianfeng is mean and unkind, and people are loyal to a martyr, and there is only one man left, and he will be sent to the battlefield to fight, and the reputation of the emperor's holy virtue and benevolence will inevitably be damaged. At that moment, Kui Lin stepped forward, slapped a dozen horseshoe sleeves, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, it is rare that this child Ronglu has the heart to serve, but several of them are still young and have little knowledge, and they will inevitably suffer before the army. ”…,

Qi Liaozao, Gui Liang, Peng Yunzhang, Mu Yin and others all echoed their words, and Xianfeng hummed and said: "Okay, I will be exempted from the errand of the Ronglu Ministry of Industry, and I will be reassigned to a third-class guard, and I will also walk on the gate." ”

Rong Lu seemed to want to say something, Gui Liang frowned, and glared at the kid fiercely, Rong Lu was slightly stunned, so he had to lower his head, but his face was full of uncertainty. At that moment, Xianfeng said a few words of comfort and asked the four of them to kneel in peace.

Coming out of the main hall, Rong Lu breathed a long sigh of relief, and Enlu stepped forward and frowned: "Rong Lu, what's wrong with you?" Is it bad to be in charge of the Ministry of Works? What's so bad about being a civil servant? Why don't you want to make up for a few of our brother's guard titles? Martial arts have always been inferior to civil affairs, why are you bothering? The third uncle is aware of it, but I'm afraid that I'm going to scold you again. ”

Rong Lu was aggrieved in his heart, and said coldly: "I just want to leave Beijing as soon as possible and go south to find Changmao to fight. After that, he ignored the three Enlu brothers and left by himself.

Yin Lu frowned and stepped forward and said, "Xiao Rongzi, what's wrong?" It's not like this on weekdays, why are there thorns in the words? ”

Enlu sighed lightly: "Maybe it's because the third uncle is depressed in his heart, let's work together in the palace in the future, it's good to take care of each other, it's not too early, let's go back." ”

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On the Heart Cultivation Palace, after the four of Rong Lu knelt down, Xianfeng's face became gloomy, and he grabbed a book on the table and clinged to the ground, shouting and scolding: "What do you say is going on? Chang Dachun, Cheng Chucai and Luo Raodian's recital said that the introduction of troops to attack Changsha again was frustrated, and Admiral Bao Qibao was killed, and thousands of troops were lost! I only received the news of the fall of Changsha yesterday, why did the defeat report arrive so quickly today?! ”

Qi Liaozao, Gui Liang, Peng Yunzhang, Mu Yin, Gui Liang and others are all trembling, Qi Liaozao is even more ashamed, the date of the fall of Changsha mentioned on the two copies of the fold is two days apart, indicating that after the fall of Changsha, Luo Raodian, Bao Qibao and others were held for two days before reporting to the imperial court, and the report of the defeat of the counterattack on Changsha two days later was sent to the capital by Chang Dachun and Cheng Xucai, the governor of Hubei, and the defeat report of the fall of Changsha was only one day apart. It's also a shame that Qi Liaozao said all the good things to everyone yesterday, but he didn't want Luo Raodian and Bao Qibao to play such a hand, they must want to return to Changsha and win, and send the defeat report to the emperor when the good news is about the same, or it can reduce the responsibility.

Qi Liaozao stiffened his head and said: "I think Luo Raodian and Bao Qibao are eager to regain the lost territory, and they are late to report, or the messenger is delayed on the road......"

"Cut the word quibble!" Xianfeng almost roared: "I don't listen to your rhetoric anymore, give me an order, dismiss Luo Raodian and a group of fugitive officials from Changsha on the spot, and send them all to Beijing, and hand them over to the Criminal Department for reconsideration!" I'm going to kill a few of them this time, or everyone will be able to play tricks on me!" You all have no kings and fathers in your hearts, and the officials guard each other, and sooner or later I will be fooled by you to become the Chongzhen Emperor! ”

Emperor Xianfeng scolded a group of ministers in the palace of raising the heart, and ordered the arrest of a cadre of officials in Changsha, and the angry Xianfeng did not listen to anyone's persuasion. The officials who fled Changsha were all questioned, which was quite shocking, but it indirectly helped Xiao Chaogui, the western king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom who was far away in Changsha.