Chapter 21: The Beginning of the Universe (1)

The rolling Yangtze River is passing away, and the waves are sweeping away the heroes. In the turbulent times of the early Qing Dynasty, all forces rose together, and the first was the old ministry of the Ming Dynasty, known as the "Southern Ming Dynasty" in history, which lasted for about 18 years. However, the general trend was not enough to stop the power of the Qing army, and the Hongguang regime was the first to fall. On the twenty-seventh day of June in the second year of Shunzhi, Zhu Yuanzhang's ninth grandson, Tang King Zhu Yujian, was enshrined as Emperor Longwu, and on the twenty-eighth day, Zhu Yihai, King of Minglu, supervised the country in Shaoxing. On August 28, Emperor Longwu was captured and killed by the Qing army in Tingzhou. King Lu's regime was corrupt, and in June of the third year of Shunzhi, it collapsed without a fight, and perished.

On the second day of the first month of November, Su Guansheng, a scholar of the university, and He Wuyu, an assistant minister of Longwu, were equal to Guangzhou to support Zhu Yujian's younger brother Zhu Yulu as Emperor Shaowu. On November 18, Zhu Youlang, the grandson of Mingshenzong, was proclaimed Emperor Yongli in Zhaoqing. On December 15 of the same year, the Qing army Li Chengdong invaded Guangzhou, and Zhu Yulu and others died. The regimes overthrew one by one, and the Southern Ming Dynasty gradually collapsed. The Qing court announced that "the army was raised in one fell swoop, and it was not intended to be annexed, just for the peace of the Ming and Qing dynasties, but because of Li Zicheng's rebellion, the Ming Guozuo perished, and the Qing army entered the customs from outside the Guan, which was to represent the Ming Dynasty's hatred", in order to calm the hearts of the people.

In the war, human lives are in danger like tired eggs, how can we pay attention to the vicissitudes of life day and night? Time changes, the years go by, several degrees of autumn go to spring, after several years of cold and summer festivals, it is April of the sixth year of Shunzhi in the blink of an eye. At that time, only the Yongli regime was still conceited and stubbornly resistant, and the two bandit parties in the martial arts were dominant, one was the Central Plains "Sacrifice Shadow Sect", and the other was the "Qingtianzhai" of Taihang Mountain, which became a strong situation. The imperial court sent troops to pacify it many times, but there was still nothing to be done.

According to the facts, the tragedy of the war has implicated all parts of the country, and the harm is very widespread, and the so-called "people have withdrawn their heads, and their heads will be collected to provide military expenses, and the financial resources are exhausted", causing the people's livelihood to deteriorate, but the palace is still a scene of singing and dancing, and being drunk with money. Just as the battlefield was in a bloody battle, another general was hit by several arrows in his chest and back, still dancing with a sword and spear, and finally fell to the ground with exhaustion, deeply hating that he could not kill more enemy generals, a child of about five years old was sitting in the main hall of the Yinxue Palace with plenty of food and clothing, studying at the desk. He is the son of Yun Guifei, the favorite of the Qing Emperor, named Aixinjue Luo Xuanshuang. The son is noble by virtue of his mother, and he has been named Doroling Belle at a young age, but because he is still young and difficult to take care of himself, he has not been given a mansion, and he is still living with his mother in the Yinxue Palace.

Shunzhi and Concubine Yun had promised to make the crown prince a proclamation, although it had not been officially promulgated, he had already been recognized as the prince. Many of the concubines were resentful and dissatisfied, but Concubine Yun married into the palace at that time, crossed the order of advancement, and was directly named a concubine.

The Agoge in the palace has been taught by his mother since he was a child not to contact and play with Xuanshuang, so Xuanshuang grew up since he was a child, and others were afraid of the power of Concubine Yun and did not dare to bully, but he was isolated and went alone all day long. Xuan Shuang didn't think it was wrong, the children of the emperor's family were born scheming, and he was far ahead, and he was quite good at disguise, deliberately showing his talents in front of his father, and pretending to be well-behaved and obedient to the rest of the elders, which attracted a lot of love and favoritism.

The only one who is closer is the new palace maid Cheng Jiaxuan, she is the righteous daughter of the regent, and her identity is very noble. She is not a few years older than Xuan Shuang, she was not smiling at the beginning, she served respectfully, Xuan Shuang was a little interested in her, and repeatedly spoke lightly, Cheng Jiaxuan was angry, and replied a few words. Xuanshuang's words were lively, and she climbed up with a rod, and it didn't take long for her to start talking, which often made her giggle. After that, the two became more and more familiar, and when there was no one, Xuanshuang authorized her to be neither up nor down, and there was no need to be a master and servant.

Xuanshuang's master of learning characters is the new champion Tang Yuan Yuan in the second year of Shunzhi, he is also a handsome young man with an elegant face, easy-going and cheerful, and he is an old friend of Concubine Yun. When Xuan Shuang saw him for the first time, he first had some good feelings, and he couldn't bear to refute his face, so he listened to his lecture humbly.

Xuanshuang Huigen is unique, has excellent qualifications, has the ability to never forget, and enters the realm quickly. Tang Yuanyuan's family was poor when he was a child, in order to seek the top prize in high school, he secretly worked hard, got up early every day, was greedy for darkness, memorized Confucian classics, often lit lamps and boiled oil, and copied a book several times, which was not unusual. After suffering Xuanshuang, he has already memorized it backwards, and he has to spend more effort to make sense. Tang Yuanyuan was also named the young master of the crown prince in advance.

Xuanshuang knew that it was Huang Ama who used this partial method to hint at him in order to encourage him to study, but he felt funny. In this side, he showed the naughtiness of the naughty naughty child, and assigned all his homework to the palace guards, knowing that if he stared at one person, he would resist over time, so he played with the guards, and the loser considered himself unlucky. I also thought that everyone had different handwriting, so don't look at it, so I specially found this copy for copying. Over time, the guards were trained to be able to write well.

When he took it to the errand, Tang Yuanyuan never found out, and praised him for being serious. There is a saying that "there is no impermeable wall in the world", although the handwriting given by the guards to the training is the same, but he himself has not practiced, one day in front of Yun Guifei to inspect the homework, he picked up the pen and wrote a few lines, immediately exposed the horse's feet. Although Tang Yuan pleaded for mercy, he was still heavily punished, and ordered the guards, and if he violated the law, he would deduct the monthly money of the month.

Xuan Shuang said with relief: "Don't be afraid, how much you have been punished, I will double it for you." I'm also a Belle master, and I can afford this money. Then the guards were tempted again, and they were punished there, and they could get double portions here, but they were looking forward to being punished.

Concubine Yun had another plan, and reinstated that "if you like it by nature, you might as well fulfill it." If you see the violator, you will double the copy. Xuan Shuang said with relief: "Don't be afraid, if any of you are punished, I will order all the guards to help." This time, everyone complained bitterly, and they were afraid that the problem would be on their own heads and offend everyone. He was also afraid that others would violate and affect himself, so he formed an atmosphere of mutual supervision.

Xuanshuang was self-defeating and counterproductive, so he had to be honest for a while, but he was always unwilling to give in, and one day he saw Cheng Jiaxuan's family letter, which was very similar to his own handwriting, which could be said to be carved out of a mold. So Cheng Jiaxuan agreed to help, but he didn't want to suffer, he could always put forward a condition, fortunately, it was all easy and trivial, and the deal between the two was officially reached.

On this day, the Guge Department of Tibetan Kashmir entered Beijing to pay tribute, and offered several sweat and blood horses, also known as Akhal-Teke horses, which were produced in the Akhal oasis between the Kopet Mountains and the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan, and are one of the oldest horse breeds in the world. The head is thin and the neck is high, the limbs are slender, the skin is thin and the hair is fine, and the pace is light, and it is mostly ridden by emperors. However, these horses were violent and difficult to tame, and several of the horsemen were kicked and injured, and were now under the care of the Imperial Horse Warden.

Xuanshuang also has a competitive heart, and after hearing it, his heart is itchy and unbearable, and he can't wait to fly with wings. However, there was still a big pile of homework, and she just quarreled with Cheng Jiaxuan in the first half of the day, which made her petty, and she only said "I have nothing to explain", so she refused to help again. No matter how many good things Xuan Shuang said, she was indifferent. Xuan Shuang tugged at her sleeve again, and pleaded softly: "Good sister, is it okay to count me wrong? As long as you let out your words, I will go to the soup for you." Once you go late, you are afraid that the first skill of taming the fierce horse will be robbed by others, and it will fall into the prestige of our Yinxue Palace, isn't it a pity?"

Cheng Jiaxuan sat beside him and said with a straight face: "What a good sister! It's useless for you to call me a good mother, if you can't do it, you can't do it." Xuanshuang saw that the soft was ineffective, so she simply sprinkled it and said, "You want me to be a good mother, do you want to be my mother?" Hey, I understand, you are tired of being a palace maid, and you also want to be a concubine to play." ”

Cheng Jiaxuan didn't expect him to be able to drag two completely unrelated things together in one place, and he was a little stunned and funny, so he didn't answer him. Xuan Shuang clapped her hands, laughed and shouted, and said: "Yes, it must be so! If you have this wish, I can ask the emperor Amati for you! Well, no, you are the righteous daughter of the regent, and your rank is quite high, maybe you can be equal to the emperor, I will say that you are proud of your own value and treat others arrogantly." Cheng Jiaxuan snorted coldly: "Okay, if you are not afraid that the emperor's impression of you will be greatly reduced, you can go." ”

Xuanshuang is just talking, this is just nonsense, and he can only appear to be stubborn, so the shrewdness and strength that he has worked so hard to create will be in vain. Secretly wondering whether Cheng Jiaxuan eats soft or hard, and said tentatively: "You see, I just lack virtue with this mouth, and my sister is really angry with me? The first half of the sentence was said seriously, until the ponytail hair was mentioned, and I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Cheng Jiaxuan chirped: "I don't speak seriously, I don't deal with insincere people." Xuan Shuang hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, I will choose another horse and recognize you as the master, this gift is not something ordinary people can afford." Cheng Jiaxuan listened to his flamboyant tongue, and felt that what he said was interesting, and his anger gradually subsided, and said, "It's about the same." Hmph, it's enough for you to have this heart, it's okay to help you write, but Concubine Yun Gui Niangniang has instructed that you are not allowed to leave the palace half a step before you finish your homework, and she will come to check from time to time, and the guards must check more tightly, how do you want to get out?"

Xuan Shuang pretended to be pitiful, and said with a long sigh: "It's so tight, I'm her son, and I'm not a prisoner!" looked at Cheng Jiaxuan, and said with an idea: "Yes, let's exchange clothes, I'll go out in disguise as you, learn your twisting and pinching walk, and whoever dares to move your hands and feet, I'll shout indecent, hey, wonderful! I only get along with you a lot, and it's really not easy for me to pretend to be someone else." Cheng Jiaxuan rolled her eyes and said, "Sissy, you can figure it out! Why are you so unproductive, just thinking about pretending to be a girl?"

Xuan Shuang deliberately said: "Yes, I'm really unproductive, how could I think of pretending to be you? This is not self-surrendering?" and pretended to suddenly realize, and said: "The master is so handsome and chic, it is indeed not appropriate for you to pretend to be me." Well, I promise you that I will never hold you accountable for making me ugly. After saying this, he hurriedly jumped a few steps away, but Cheng Jiaxuan didn't have a seizure, still sitting in place silently, Xuanshuang picked up her feet and approached her, pushed her shoulder, and shouted, "Hey, what's wrong with you?"

Cheng Jiaxuan picked up the brush on the table, rubbed it back and forth in the inkstone, and sighed: "Lord Belle, the slave and maid are soft-spoken, where do you dare to be angry with you......" Halfway through, he suddenly reversed the pen shaft and poked it out with his backhand, and the wolf was full of ink, straight to Xuanshuang's cheeks.

Xuan Shuang was taken aback, regarded the pen as a long sword, and subconsciously wanted to dismantle it with the martial arts he had learned, and finally stopped it in time, reading: "Good men don't fight with women." With a flick of his head outward and a slight push on her wrist, Cheng Jiaxuan's pen tip turned around, creating an ink stain on his face. Xuan Shuang clapped his hands and laughed, and said, "Harm others and yourself, you deserve it, you deserve it!"

Cheng Jiaxuan followed the wet part of her face, raised her hand and wiped a few handfuls heavily, the ink was not dry, and she was scattered and dissolved, and half of her face became black. Xuan Shuang smiled: "You can become a little flower cat! Hey, you don't want to pretend to me, but you want to pretend to be a cat, why bother?"

Cheng Jiaxuan said angrily: "Beat you gloating little ghost! I have to paint your face and let you be a big black cat." He picked up his brush and rushed over.