Qi Concubine's Cultivation Notes in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 137

During this trip outside the Great Wall, Hong Pan's hair grew a lot, and by now he had reached Li Yunting's neck.Walking side by side with Lin Xuanxi, seeing the layout of the mansion and leaving him just changed a lot.

"Does Nian Fang Fujin like it?" Hong Pan said, squinting his eyes slightly, Xiaoxiang bamboos were newly replaced by the pavilions in the courtyard, and the fragrance of osmanthus wafted in the air. Hong Pan guessed that it came from Nian Fang Fujin's courtyard. "Nian Fujin's elder brother is Nian Gengyao. Ama hides it really deeply." Hong Pan said affirmatively to Li Yunting, and then sighed, "Nian's behavior is also rampant." Compared with the previous Guarjia family , is just a clown, or to put it harshly, a lackey of the Ulanara family.

"En." Li Yunting replied, "She has a good elder brother, who was raised pampered, and at this moment is spoiled by your Ama."

"It's fine for Er Niang to do this, but I can't do it." Hong Pan said, "Don't talk about this, Er Niang should also know about the abolition of the crown prince..."

Hong Pan talked about the abolishment of the crown prince, and also expressed his guess. Sitting on the rocking chair in the yard, the autumn sun shone warmly on his body, and he felt tired.I'm afraid even Yinzhen would never have expected that Hongpan would talk to Li Yunting about this matter, and even Yinzhen himself didn't ask Hongpan about it.There are many ways for Yinzhen to inquire about this trip beyond the Great Wall, and it is not worth inquiring about it with Hongpan. It would not be beautiful if Hongpan missed traces from Kangxi.

After listening to Hongpan, Li Yunting finally said: "There is really little love between father and son in the Tian family." Then she raised her eyebrows, "Don't talk about these disappointing things, Er Niang, Er Niang, I will play chess with you, before we leave , Uncle Thirteen is no longer my opponent."

Li Yunting said with a smile: "Okay."

The vertical and horizontal movements on the chessboard allow one to see a person's chess pieces, and at the same time speculate on a person's mind. Hongpan's chess strategy has taken shape faintly. He is dormant and peeks at the opportunity. After seizing the opportunity, he is very accurate.After Li Yunting made a play, Hong Pan quickly seized the opportunity, although he was still lost, "Thank you, Er Niang, for allowing me." Hong Pan said, "Unfortunately, I still lost."

"I don't have anything to do. I have nothing to look at the chess record." Li Yunting said, "You are doing very well."

Hong Pan looked up and smiled, and talked to Li Yunting, "In the evening, I will have dinner with my mother. Tomorrow I will go to school again."

In the evening, it was Hongpan who went to Mingyueyuan, and Yinzhen had dinner with Ulanara and Honghui, and Hongpan was caught in the middle like an outsider.Honghui was three or four years old, and he was learning how to speak with his mother, and he was the cutest age. When Fujin faced his own child, his eyes were so soft that water dripped from his eyes.

When the meal was finished, Yinzhen said: "I know you have been walking around the yard with your mother-in-law at night, so go."

"Son, leave." Hong Pan saluted and left.

That night Yinzhen stayed in Mingyueyuan, his wife was virtuous and his son was filial. Thinking of the crown prince being deposed again, his eyes narrowed slightly, thinking of the mynah's ready to move, and the storm in the hall tomorrow, a smile slipped across his eyes.

Children are the most sensitive to emotions. Both Erniang and the nanny asked him to get closer to Yinzhen. At this time, he called Ama softly, and stretched out his little hand for Ama to hug. Yinzhen hugged Honghui, and suddenly thought of the person who had just left. Hongpan, once he placed infinite hopes on that child, but it's a pity that Erniang was just a side Fujin who was born in the Han army.

Because of the abolishment of the crown prince, the entire court was full of turmoil, Kangxi narrowed his eyes slightly, he was still in power, he was still an emperor, and now the officials had already started to occupy their seats, wondering which prince he should stand behind.

"In the past few days, all my lovers may wish to draw up a charter. Among the princes, which prince can be of great use!" Kangxi's understatement resounded like thunder among the ministers. Get together and prepare to discuss the charter. This is the merit of recommendation. If you can recommend a useful prince as the crown prince, you will be rewarded by the sage.

This move by Kangxi made the already chaotic court even more chaotic. Even the princes and grandsons who went to study in the study could not sit still. Discuss who can be the next prince.

The fourteenth elder brother was born intelligent and beautiful, and was favored by the imperial concubine. He was full of vigor and high spirits. He was good at riding and shooting. Because of Li Yunting, he would occasionally teach Hongpan riding and archery. Although he didn't like the fourth elder brother, He still remembered that when he was a child, he was very close to Li Fangfujin who was next to his fourth elder brother, and even Er Niang liked Li Yunting very much.

"Mynah is excellent." Elder Fourteen raised his chin slightly, "You might as well tell your Ama, it's always right to recommend mynah."

Although the elder brother occupies the word "long", everyone can see that Kangxi is not very satisfied with the elder brother. Otherwise, he would not have to be elected by such a group of ministers, and let the elder brother be the prince directly. .Poor Elder Brother and Concubine Hui in the harem jumping up and down, trying to get people to support Elder Brother.The eighth elder brother's mother and concubine Hui are in the same palace, and the elder brother and concubine Hui are both not smart people. They think that the eighth elder brother is on his side and are still complacent.

Hongpan knew that his Ama would not easily board the ship at this time. I am afraid that Prince Yong, like himself, has already seen that Kangxi did not really intend to select the crown prince, but wanted to kill others. It was the eighth uncle. The eighth uncle's biological mother was flawed. This time, Kangxi would personally open this bloody wound that never healed in front of the ministers, and at the same time abolish the eight sage kings who were praised by everyone.

Although Hongpan thought this way, he couldn't say that in front of the fourteenth elder brother. He tilted his head slightly and looked a little sad: "Why would Ah Ma listen to me? I... am good at riding and archery and Western Chinese." .”

"A man who is good at riding and archery is the real Manchu son and daughter." Elder Fourteen said without hesitation, "Our ancestors won the world on horseback back then."

Fourteenth Uncle speaks straightforwardly. Some people think he is too straightforward, but Hongpan likes it very much. There are many people in the palace who talk at will. He likes Fourteenth Uncle's temperament very much. In his eyes Uncle Fourteen's domineering look is quite cute, but he dare not say this to others, even when he said it to Er Niang, Er Niang smiled.

"Your elder brother is not good at Western literature, so he rejects things from the West." When the fourteenth elder brother said this, his eyes were crescent like crescent moons, like a cunning fox.

Hong Pan said: "I can only do these two things."

"That's as good as my goal." Elder Fourteen smiled, his white teeth glistened in the sun, his cheeks were round, and he spoke with an indescribable vigor, which made people find it interesting and at the same time Feeling admiration, Hongpan is like this. "I just want to be a general. From now on, I will fight in all directions, just like creating the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Let the surrounding small countries come to the dynasty, and they will all be proud of paying tribute to me." The fourteenth brother said seriously, " Why don't men wear Wu Gou, this poem is really good, I will be such a person who goes with Wu Gou."

"Uncle Fourteen is so ideal." Hongpan said, people in the royal family generally look down on Xiyang Yuanfan, so another good point of Hongpan was directly ignored in the words, only when it came to riding and shooting.The Qing Dynasty looked down upon the Western countries for two main reasons. First, they felt that they were backward countries. They even did not wash their hands in some places, and they relied on spices to cover up the heavy odor. Such a country was unintentionally backward. Secondly, I feel that Fanbang is too far away.Hongpan understands the customs and customs in the West, and knows that although it is not as good as the Qing Dynasty at present, it has unlimited possibilities in the future. Why not take advantage of the strength of the Qing Dynasty to convince the Western countries as soon as possible.

The fourteenth elder brother's eyes curved more and more, "You must also study hard, even leading soldiers to fight requires learning. You see, Zhuge Kongming in ancient times was a person who knew astronomy at the top and geography at the bottom. Apart from remembering Many tactics of war are easy to come by in actual combat."

Speaking of this, the topic of the two did not revolve around the prince, but talked about Hongpan's homework.After sending off the fourteenth elder brother, Hong Pan was summoned by Concubine Wen.

This made Hongpan a little puzzled, especially after saluting, Hongpan became wary of Li Rulan who looked at him with a loving face.

When Li Rulan saw Hongpan, the face of the child in front of him combined the strengths of the fourth elder brother Yinzhen and Li Yunting. Because of the relationship between riding and shooting, he was darker, but he looked more energetic, and he was taller and stronger than men of the same age, with dark eyes. Smart and well-raised by Li Yunting.

Looking at Hongpan, Li Rulan felt subtle, if she had been the side Fujin of the fourth elder brother back then, she would have had a child who combined the strengths of herself and Yinzhen like this.Thinking of her children, Li Rulan thought of her two little elder brothers, took a deep breath, and put aside these thoughts.The key now is the first waste prince and the second waste prince.Li Rulan gave birth to two elder brothers, and seeing the cuteness of the two elder brothers, Yuxue inevitably gave birth to different thoughts. She is a person who knows history, why didn't she push her child to the ninth or fifth place.It's just that the turmoil in the harem let her know that her tricks are not enough, her vision is enough, but there are always some deviations in thinking from people of this era, maybe she can come up with one or two brilliant ideas, But it is easy to die faster.That being the case, she wanted to join Yinzhen's camp. At any rate, she knew the future generations, so why didn't she embrace this golden thigh, and when Yinzhen came to the throne, she would be a concubine honestly, and her two sons would be promising. Wouldn't it be nice to be reused?

When Li Rulan talked to Hongpan, she just praised him for his intelligence and cuteness. When she asked about his homework, she heard that Hongpan was good at Western language, and she had a strange expression. When the time came, Hongpan lowered his head, pretended to be embarrassed, and said, "I was often scolded by my Ama too. I didn't learn Confucian books well, so I went to learn those Western languages."

Li Rulan said: "You are so good. Learn more, learn more about Western customs, understand Western culture and science, and you will gain more than you can imagine." Because you know the importance of the West, especially the scientific ones. The importance, Li Rulan also tried to make her two sons pay attention to Western literature, but no one in the study cared about Western literature, and even dismissed good Western literature.Li Rulan didn't want her child to be excluded, so she had no choice but to give up this plan. At this time, when she heard Hongpan's good Western literature, she was a little envious in her words.

Hongpan also heard Concubine Wen's tone, which made him even more amused. The whole general trend was to look down on Fanbang's things, except for Er Niang, that is, Concubine Wen in front of him could sincerely praise her. I even think that it is a very good thing to learn Western literature and science well.

Li Rulan looked at Hongpan's puzzled eyes. Maybe she had too many ideas that were different from people of this era. At this time, she had the idea of ​​​​confiding, and said: "Actually, in Confucianism of the Han people, it is enough to know etiquette, righteousness, honesty and shame. The development of the Qing Dynasty, in addition to the maintenance of propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame, and the maintenance of laws, there are other needs to promote the development of the entire Qing Dynasty. If you look at a magnifying glass and the like, it seems that it is the most disdainful plaything for literati. There is a lot of knowledge in it. Enter another A world."

Li Rulan talked about Western discoveries, such as microscopes and prisms to decompose white light, with gusto.It was also the first time for Hongpan to hear such words, and he listened carefully to what Li Rulan said. Even Li Rulan became interested, found a prism made of glass, and explained it to Hongpan. "If you study it in depth, these are all knowledge." In later generations, he is a highly respected expert, scholar, and professor.Li Rulan seldom thinks about future generations. At this time, what Tong Hongpan said was thinking of future generations. "What I said was very simple, and I didn't study it in depth. If I promote these researches and go deeper, it may be used in practice." At least the microscope. Simply use a magnifying glass to achieve this.

Li Rulan's words opened up a new world door for Hongpan, because after reading Western works, he knew that there were many whimsical scholars, and Li Rulan's knowledge system was much more mature than theirs.Hongpan became more interested in Concubine Wen, whom she didn't know much about. In the deep palace, how did she know about these things?

Li Rulan also realized that she talked a lot, and said at this time: "It's rare to meet Brother Hongpan who likes Western languages, so I actually talked too much."

Hongpan gave Li Rulan a big gift, "I have benefited a lot from it."

After going back, Hong Pan talked about Concubine Wen, and Li Yunting said: "Speaking of which, Concubine Wen and Li's House are also related."

"Oh?" Hongpan was a little curious. After inquiring about the whole story, Li Yunting didn't mention Li Rulan's tricks to frame her. , she knows a lot of things, and she should be the only one in Qing Dynasty."

"If you have a chance, you will listen to her words." Li Yunting said.

"En." Hong Pan nodded, "My son also thinks so."

Afterwards, Li Rulan found Hongpan often. When talking about western things, Li Rulan was also thinking about how to hug Yinzhen's thigh. After thinking hard for a few days, she really came up with a way, "Since brother Hongpan is walking outside, there is You might as well tell Prince Yong about this recipe and ask him to send someone to try it out. If it really works, it will be a great achievement."

Hongpan looked curious and said, "What prescription?"

"It's called cowpox." Li Rulan said with a smile. First, she said that people's pox is currently used to prevent smallpox, which is still risky. It's different if you use cowpox. .

When Hong Pan heard this Fang Zi felt like a storm in his heart, but he just showed surprise on his face, and said: "Concubine Wen is really well-informed, I will tell Ama when I go back."

Li Rulan smiled, "If the fourth elder brother asks, Hongpan elder brother might as well say that he got the idea from a book."

Hongpan waited until his eyes met, "Why is this?" He knew in his heart that Li Rulan did not want to say anything, and Hongpan had a feeling in his heart that Li Rulan was so close to him not for his own good Western literature, but for Ama .Li Rulan wanted to put Dabao on Elder Brother's body.

This thought surprised Hongpan, suppressed the thought, and took a deep look at Li Rulan. If it was really what he thought, Li Rulan would come up with ideas one after another in the future. He will notice these coincidences and find out that it was Li Rulan who really came up with the idea. If... Hongpan stopped his thoughts at this time and didn't think deeply about it, in short, time will tell.

Sure enough, Li Rulan said: "I am a woman in the harem, and I only learned from reading books. Brother Hongpan told Prince Yong that if he can really help the people of Li, it will be a blessing." Li Rulan folded her hands together and recited a Buddhist name.

"Your Majesty is kind." Hong Pan nodded, "This matter is on my shoulders."

Seeing Hongpan's serious expression, Li Rulan was worried after all, at this age in later generations, he was only a junior high school student, so she couldn't help but said: "Brother Hongpan, remember to tell Prince Yong."

Hongpan became more certain about the guess just now, and smiled, "Please rest assured."

When he left the palace, his expression was no longer as innocent as before. Li Rulan said that he got it from the book, so he was joking. He often went to church, and he also talked about the vaccination. Andre also said it at the time, although it was The risk is high, and it can be regarded as avoiding smallpox. It is a good fortune. He has also read extensively, and has never seen such a book.But Li Rulan's expression at that time made Hongpan keenly aware that Li Rulan was very confident about it.

This matter was told to Li Yunting, and Li Yunting said: "If you tell your Ama directly, I'm afraid he won't be able to make up his mind to do this."

Hongpan nodded helplessly. His usual performance is not top-notch. Now that he is paying attention to the Prince's matter at this moment, Ama probably won't be distracted from doing this experiment. Thinking of Li Yunting's words, he is eager to try again. If it is done, as Li Rulan said, there will be great benefits, not to mention that this matter is recorded in his name, "My son wants to try it."

"Ask your uncle when you have time." Li Yunting said, "Emiang can't help you with anything."

"En." Hongpan nodded. He had already made up his mind to let people test this matter. First of all, it was cowpox. He wanted people to ask if anyone in the suburbs of Beijing had cowpox, and he didn't have smallpox after having cowpox. "My son will resign first, and I want to think about how to make a comprehensive plan for this matter." Li Rulan even mentioned how to experiment, Hongpan plans to write it down, and then see if there is anything that needs to be improved.

What Hongpan was busy with was planting cowpox, while Yinzhen's disciples said: "This is a good opportunity, why do you still choose to stay dormant, my lord, why don't you soar into the sky? Instead, you have made the eighth elder brother's dream come true." Good name."

Yinzhen said: "At this time, it's time to shoot the head bird, and the Holy One is in good health. Naturally, I don't want the prince to stare at his position. It's not a good thing for the eighth brother to do this."

Yinzhen's door is not the smartest, but he has absolute sincerity. Hearing what Yinzhen said, he stopped talking.

(End of this chapter)