Shunzhi forced a smile and said, "Everyone here is more sinful than you. Compared to the previous scene, not only are you innocent, you are the most loyal to me. How can I blame you? "
Then he straightened his face and said, "You came at the right time, I don't have to go to the Palace of Heavenly Purity one more time … Tang Shaoshi, you became an official because you won the imperial examination. Did I remember wrongly? Seven years have passed in the blink of an eye … You were the top scorer in the imperial examination. I didn't take any further examination, but I put you in an important position. It was indeed because of your relationship with Noble Consort Yun. But now it seems that my choice was not wrong, and you have never failed to live up to my trust. "
Tang Yuancheng said, "Your Majesty overpraises me. After entering the Palace, I realized that there are too many erudite scholars to mention, and the ancient books and records in the Palace are as vast as the sea. There are still many things that this humble official needs to learn. "
Shunzhi said, "This time, what has touched me the most is the drawbacks of our many years of political power. Why should we rigidly adhere to the view of race and overly restrict our own vision? Whether it is the Central Plains or the foreign states, they all have their own outstanding culture. Otherwise, they would not be able to survive until today and still prosper. Besides, people of the same race may not treat you sincerely, people of different races may not necessarily be unable to wholeheartedly serve you … "Tang Yuancheng happily said," That's right! This humble official has mentioned to Your Majesty many times that if we can truly achieve 'Manchu and Han as one family', it will be the Great Qing's fortune, the world's blessing! "
Shunzhi said, "That's right, but right now there are many Han people who are prejudiced against our Manchu Qing. From now on, we will have to rely on you and Yao Hua to put in more effort. The two of you are still young, and just so happen to lean towards one civil and one military. You two assist the Imperial Court, so I can rest assured. In the future, I am afraid the two of you will be the cornerstone of the Great Qing. Regarding the way of politics, it is not advisable to blindly stick to the rules, but it also cannot be too far from the orthodoxy … You have to weigh the scale yourself. "
Tang Yuancheng was startled. He said, "Your Majesty …" The words of resignation were on the tip of his tongue, but seeing his deeply grieved face, he was unable to say it.
Shunzhi patted each of their shoulders and heaved a long sigh, but his face showed a kind of relief as if the dust had settled and he said, "All right! "Your Majesty, where … where are you going?" one of them asked. His expression was bleak and desolate. He did not look like he was going back to the Palace of Heavenly Purity at all. "Zhen has said everything that needs to be said. Now it's time for Zhen to leave."
Shunzhi said, "After experiencing so many things, zhen only feels that life is like a big dream filled with vicissitudes of life, vanishing in the blink of an eye. After waking up from the dream, fate would come to an end. No matter how many things he once had, he would lose them all in the end. He would not be able to hold onto anything. Even though he was the Son of Heaven, he still couldn't fight against death. We still remember the celebration at the beginning of the year. Everyone was gathered in one place and it was such a joyous occasion. Unexpectedly, at this moment, the song has ended and everyone has dispersed. Every great show would come to an end one day. As the saying goes, 'All good things must come to an end'. I have seen through the deep and shallow fate of this world. I have no intention to pursue the fate of the millet and the decay of the grass and trees. The world was vast, but it was hard to find a place to stay. I heard that only the Dharma was boundless and worthy of study, but that was all. Zhen will leave the Palace in the next few days and find a temple to become a monk. From now on, I will meditate and meditate in Zen. I will spend my remaining life in front of an oil lamp and ancient Buddha. "
When everyone heard this, they turned pale with fright. One after another, they stepped forward to persuade him, "Your Majesty, you must not act on impulse!" "Your Majesty, the Great Qing's rivers and mountains cannot be separated from you!" "Your Majesty …" Shunzhi waved his hand and said, "Zhen has made up his mind. You don't need to say anything more."
The officials were still unwilling to give up. It was as if one more word of advice could reduce the crime of participating in the rebellion. One by one, they spoke until their mouths were sore, but Shunzhi remained indifferent. His expression was cold and hard as he walked straight ahead. Just as he was about to cross the threshold of the Snow Song Palace, the Xuan Shuang seemed to have suddenly made up his mind. He stood out from the crowd and called out, "Emperor Ama!"
Shunzhi did not turn his head and said, "No need to call zhen anymore. You are a very powerful person. Perhaps others are not as good as you. Zhen did not list you as one of the main culprits because you are different from them. But you are also the only one that zhen cannot see through. If you had a conscience, you would be even more terrifying than if you did not. In contrast, you have helped zhen a little. Zhen is not someone who cannot distinguish right from wrong. But … there will always be times when people are selfish and weak. Even the monarch is no exception. From now on, zhen does not want to see you again. Our relationship as father and son will be severed today. "
The Xuan Shuang's body trembled slightly. He did his best to suppress his surging emotions and said, "Emperor Ama, you don't have to be in a hurry to draw a line between us. Although this son is arrogant, I still have at least some self-awareness. Now that things have come to this point, do you think I still expect you to hand over the crown prince's position to me? Yes, I am still too immature. There are still many things that I don't understand and can't control. But today, I will also leave my words here. One day, when I grow up, I will come back again. I will take back everything that belongs to me! The words that I have said, even if I have to bump my head and bleed, even if I have to pay the price with my life, I will definitely do it! "
Shunzhi coldly said, "If you just want to say these words to zhen … then the struggle for the throne has nothing to do with zhen. You are free to do as you please."
The Xuan Shuang gritted his teeth and said, "That's not it! If … if Concubine Dong 'e is really more important than your life to you, if she can decide all the pleasures in your life, if she is related to all your attachments in the secular world … then, let me tell you, she is not dead! "Shunzhi turned around in shock and said," Are you serious? "
Seeing his intense reaction, the Xuan Shuang smiled bitterly and said, "Emperor Ama, you really care about her so much … At that time, I accidentally found out that woman and her subordinates were planning to use Concubine Dong 'e to get rid of Concubine Tong. That was why I sent that bowl of bird's nest, causing Concubine Tong to miscarry the child. After that, I knew that with her personality, she would definitely want to eliminate all witnesses alive. She knew that you couldn't bear to do it, and that if this matter was dragged on for a long time, there might come a day when the truth would come to light. Therefore, she prepared another bowl of poison and went to visit Concubine Dong 'e in prison. I didn't want to see the tragedy repeat itself, so I secretly swapped that bowl of poison. Therefore, after Concubine Dong 'e drank it, she fell into a state of suspended animation. I hid on the side and watched them carry her body out of the palace for burial. I also kept watch on the side. When the effect of the poison wore off in the middle of the night and she woke up, I rescued her from the grave and sent her to a residence in the eastern part of the city. I also found several people to take care of her daily life. In order to prevent them from being too talkative and revealing her whereabouts, I cut off their tongues. Presumably, after more than a year, the situation won't change too much. If you still love her, there is no harm in taking her back to the palace. If you want, you can arrange a new identity for her. In any case, no one will dare to gossip behind your back. But if you really love her, then treat her well. Women are very fragile. What they want is very simple, but it is also the most difficult to satisfy. Love cannot be shared with anyone. I know that as the Emperor, this may be very difficult for you. But presumably you can't bear to let a weak woman, who sees you as a god, who only has you in her heart, be hurt because of your universal love. That's all I want to say. As for where you want to go, you decide for yourself. Goodbye. "Saying that, he unexpectedly walked past Shunzhi and stepped out of the palace gate.
Shunzhi was silent for half a day. Seeing the Xuan Shuang's back was about to disappear, he suddenly opened his mouth and said, "You have helped Zhen, Zhen is very grateful." The Xuan Shuang stood at a distance and coldly replied, "No need." His figure immediately leaped up and disappeared in front of everybody's eyes.
A withered yellow piece of paper floated down from the sky. Ignoring everybody's dissuasion, Shunzhi hurriedly stepped forward. He saw that the paper had crooked lines drawn on it, just like a map. Shunzhi was grateful for his painstaking effort, but he also felt guilty. Looking at the direction he left, he was deeply moved and did not say anything for a long time.
This coup d 'état was regarded as a scandal of the imperial family. When Qi Chong Ge, Prince Fu and the others compiled the history books, they felt ashamed of their inferiority and omitted this part. Afterwards, according to the map drawn by the Xuan Shuang, Shunzhi indeed brought Concubine Dong 'e back to the palace. After spending a long time together, he finally understood why he had a special affection for her.
It was all because Concubine Dong 'e's temperament was gentle and virtuous, which was very similar to Shen Shiyun when he first met her. Rather than saying that he was pursuing a relationship, it would be better to say that he was recalling the unique feeling that moved his heart. Because of this, he doted on her even more, almost entrusting his feelings for Shen Shiyun to her. At the same time, he kept in mind the Xuan Shuang's words and quickly gave the other concubines the cold shoulder. He only favored Concubine Dong 'e.
After leaving the palace, Dorgon drifted around, his heart to proclaim himself the Emperor was rekindled. He sprouted the idea of looking for another place to settle down, to regroup his military forces, to wait for the day when he would rise again. He once stayed for a short time in the city of Kara, hunting to relieve his boredom. Unexpectedly, he suddenly fell ill and passed away in just a few days. That day was precisely the ninth day of the twelfth month. The Shunzhi Emperor personally held a memorial service in the suburbs, his subjects made clothes for him, and stored the regent's talisman in the palace treasury for storage, honoring him as Mao De, cultivating the Dao, broadening his undertakings, establishing meritorious service to pacify the people, establishing government, and sincerely respecting the righteous Emperor. His temple name was Chengzong.
But only three months later, Suksaha, Zhan Dai, Mu Qilun and the others were the first to report the regent's treason. Shunzhi recalled the coup d 'état before. That day, he was disheartened, so he dealt with him leniently. Now, with the instigation of the Shangguan Yaohua and the others, he immediately issued an order to expel his family and kill all his accomplices. He also formally condemned Dorgon, opened his coffin and whipped his corpse, stripped him of his honorific title, conferred posthumous titles on his mother and wife, and removed him from the temple.
In the first month of the eighth year of Shunzhi, the Ying Prince Ajige did not give up, taking advantage of the Regent's funeral, he colluded with Qi Chong Ge, Gang Lin, Prince Fu and the others to rebel again. After the rebellion was quelled, they were imprisoned. There was a rumor in the Palace that the rebellion of Prince Fu and the others was entirely planned by the Shangguan Yaohua. His purpose was to get rid of this' Yifu ', who was suppressing him in terms of seniority, while at the same time to prevent him from' turning over a new leaf 'and threatening his own position.
On the tenth day of the same month, the Ministry of Rites announced that the Shunzhi Emperor was personally in charge of the government. On the twelfth day, the Emperor officially arrived at the Hall of Supreme Harmony. This time, Shunzhi was not as resigned to adversity as he was in the past. In the second month, he annihilated Dorgon's accomplices, all the people who plotted the rebellion were executed. As soon as Prince Fu died, the Shangguan Yaohua was like a fish in water in the Palace, which seemed to confirm everybody's speculation. For this reason, Shunzhi did not say anything, he also mainly endured silently to appease him.
Ten years later, Imperial Concubine Dong 'e passed away, Shunzhi was inconsolable, this time there was no one by his side to comfort him. Finally he could not recover from this setback and resolutely left the Palace. Some people said that he really did become a monk at the Qing Liang Temple, others said that not long after he left the Palace, he fell ill and died. There were all kinds of different opinions, this matter was one of the major unsolved cases of the Qing Dynasty, along with Prince Zhuang Shulhaqi and the Taizong Emperor Huang Taiji's death.
Before leaving the Palace, Shunzhi issued a posthumous edict called 'Guilty Self Edict'. The first paragraph said, "Zhen inherited Pi Ji with Liang De, eighteen years have passed. Ever since I personally took over the government, discipline, rules, regulations, and personnel management, I cannot rely on Taizu, Taizong Mo Lie. Following the rules and regulations, I can't rely on Taizu, Taizong Mo Lie. Following the rules and regulations, I can't live in peace for the time being. Furthermore, I am gradually accustomed to the Han custom, the simple and unadorned old system is becoming more and more popular, to the extent that the governance of the country has not been achieved, the people's livelihood has not been satisfied. Imperial Concubine Dong 'e, the princes and the others are all Taizu, Taizong's descendants, the vassals of the country, they ought to receive preferential treatment to show their kinship. Zhen and the princes, the princes and the others, were promoted to the east, grace and favor were renewed, to the extent that friendship was separated, the way of friendship was not perfected, this is Zhen's sin. "
Eight years later, Tang Yuancheng resigned from his post and left. After the Shangguan Yaohua's power was stabilized, they gradually ran amuck without any scruples. Shunzhi was sincerely disappointed with the Manchu ministers, so he appointed Han people as his general choice. Therefore, he issued an edict saying, "The Manchu ministers, either devoted their loyalty to the world, or served for years, declaring their trust, doing everything they can, Zhen cannot trust them, their talents are limited. Moreover, in the following season, when the country was lost, most of them were biased towards civil officials. Zhen did not take this warning seriously, instead, I appointed Han officials, which was the Ministry of Defense's official seal, and also placed Han officials in charge, so that the Manchu ministers did not have the heart to do their job, their energy was slack, this is Zhen's sin. "
After Imperial Concubine Dong 'e passed away, Shunzhi conferred her the posthumous title of Empress Duan Jing. When the funeral was held, it was accompanied by the intention of paying tribute to Shen Shiyun, so a large amount of money was spent. The edict said, "Empress Duan Jing has fulfilled her filial piety to the Empress Dowager, assisting Zhen in the execution of internal affairs, Zhen looked up to Ci Lun, remembering her virtuous and virtuous character, the funeral ceremony will be generous and generous, but we cannot stop the feeling with propriety.
When Shen Shiyun rebelled, he drafted a posthumous edict and forced Shunzhi to sign it on the spot. At first Shunzhi was furious, but later on he missed Shen Shiyun in every way possible, even that posthumous edict was regarded as a precious memento, and when he left the Palace, he took it with him. After thinking about it day and night, he felt that what he said was not without reason. He changed the original sentence slightly and entered it into the edict, saying, "Zhen's nature is very high, I cannot empty myself, in using people, I must make sure that their virtue matches my own, I am unable to use them according to the material, so that every time I sigh that I am lacking in people. If I discard the short to record the long, then people with profound skill will be able to see the use of it, how can I end up with no talent in the world? This is Zhen's first sin. Among the court officials, there are some who are fully aware that they are unworthy, yet the blade does not immediately carry out the reprimand, yet I still tolerate and tolerate them. For example, Liu Zhengzong, who is biased and impatient, Zhen is well aware of it, so I allow him to be in charge of the government for a long time. It can be said that seeing a virtuous person, I cannot promote him, seeing an unworthy person, I cannot withdraw. This is Zhen's first sin. How can there be no mistakes in human affairs? In Zhen's imperial court, naturally there will be many violations and mistakes. Only those who are willing to listen and accept admonition will know their mistakes. Zhen always thinks that I am clever, I cannot listen and accept admonition. Gu Yun, a good merchant hides his depth like a void, a gentleman is virtuous, but his appearance is foolish. Zhen's words are very contrary, so much so that the courtiers are silent, unwilling to speak, this is Zhen's first sin. Since Zhen is aware of my mistakes, every time I reproach myself, I regret it, I am a vain scholar, I am unable to change, so that my mistakes accumulate day by day, I have too much resentment, this is Zhen's first sin. "
As for the matter of naming the Crown Prince, which had been debated for many years, the Posthumous Edict said, "Taizu, Taizong established the foundation, it is very important, the Yuanliang heir cannot be neglected for a long time. Zhen's son Xuan Ye, born of Consort Tong, is eight years old, his Qi is bright and intelligent, he inherited the Zong's legacy. I hereby appoint him as the Crown Prince. Specially appointed the Minister of Internal Affairs Soni, Suksaha, Ebilong, Oboi to be the auxiliary ministers. Soni and the others are all former important ministers. Zhen entrusted them with my trusted confidantes, they are willing to do their utmost loyalty, to protect the Emperor, to assist in government affairs.
It was said that at first Xuan Ye contracted smallpox when he was young, and then he recovered. It was said that this disease has never recurred. Moreover, escaping from death is always a life of great wealth and great nobility. Not only that, Xuan Ye's talent was extremely outstanding, not inferior to the Xuan Shuang of the past. Sometimes when Shunzhi listened to him talk, he often felt a moment of absent-mindedness, as if these two sons were always the same person. For eight years he had sent people to look for him, but all along he could not find any news about the Xuan Shuang.
Afterwards Xuan Ye ascended the throne, indeed he did not disappoint, he laid down a solid foundation for the Great Qing, and in the future he would be honored as the 'Emperor of All Ages', Kangxi the Great Emperor. In addition, the Kang, Yong, and Qian three dynasties were known as the 'Kangxi and Qian Golden Age', which had a lot to do with the flourishing development of the Kangxi years.
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