dognovel Chapter 378 Kangxi Concubine Zhang
Chapter 378 Kangxi Concubine Zhang
Kangxi's poem directly praises the daffodils' purity and graceful posture.
He even used flowers to describe people, which made Ma Jia blush with shame.
From that day on, Ma Jia fell in love with daffodils!
The bulbs of daffodils contain toxins, which, if ingested by mistake, can cause symptoms such as convulsions, dilated pupils, and diarrhea.
Of course, the imperial physician has carefully examined it and found that daffodils also have the ability to purify the air.
Therefore, the thing that Zhongcui Palace lacks the most every day is daffodils.
And the queen is satisfied with her love!
Otherwise, how can her screen play its role? !
There is a secret medicine on the screen that can calm your nerves.
But when combined with daffodils, it is extremely poisonous!
The Empress gave it to her openly, and out of respect for the Empress, Ma Jia did not dare to put it aside.
In addition, the imperial physician had already examined it when it was delivered, and no one would have thought that some things would change after being kept for a long time.
Because of this, the queen began to attack various palaces.
Including those where no one lives.
On the one hand, her son doesn't need so many competitors.
On the one hand, she doesn't need so many women competing with her for her husband.
The queen did everything under the pretext of repairing the palace, including repairing whatever was missing in the harem.
Xue Li, who was watching from the sidelines, felt that Hesheli was a little crazy at such a young age.
Of course, even the Empress Dowager, who was very thoughtful, didn't find out anything.
Instead, he became more satisfied with the queen.
Xue Li suddenly realized that perhaps the Queen was just saying one thing in public and doing another in private.
There were many conspiracies and secret plots, but nothing was discovered, until something really happened in the future.
Over time, the effect of the medicine wore off, the concubines' health deteriorated, and they didn't even know where the cause of the disaster lay!
It also has to be a prominent family with a profound foundation!
The emperor who was betrayed by Empress Hesheli suffered the death of many of his sons, and the empress died when their love for each other was the deepest.
Didn’t she become Kangxi’s white moonlight?
Of course, Xue Li would not expose all this.
She is not a Bodhisattva, her current principle is to be a salted fish.
Just take care of yourself!
As for the queen, there will definitely be traces left after what she did!
She would definitely tell Ma Jia and Ulanara, but now was not the time.
In June of the sixth year of the Kangxi reign (1667), Hesheli Soni died of illness.
He was one of the founding heroes of the Qing Dynasty and was granted the title of first-class duke. He was also one of the four regent ministers appointed by Emperor Kangxi Xuanye before the death of Emperor Shunzhi.
Before Sony passed away, he repeatedly requested the emperor to rule the country because of the mutual achievements (transactions) between him and the royal family.
The emperor took power smoothly, and after Sony died of illness, he was posthumously named "Wen Zhong".
On July 7 of the same year, a dragon falling incident occurred in Henan Prefecture.
According to the record of Belgian missionary Rougeman in "History of Tartar China", a huge dragon appeared in the sky above Henan Prefecture at that time. It was huge, had scales and four claws, each with five long fingers and sharp nails. However, the dragon fell down soon after circling in the air, and it was headless.
Since the dragon symbolizes imperial power and auspiciousness in Chinese culture, the incident of the headless dragon falling caused great shock and panic among the local people.
At the same time, due to the large size of the corpse and the hot weather, the corpse quickly rotted and began to stink.
In order to eliminate the impact, the government had to order the dragon's body to be buried. According to records, the dragon was nearly 80 meters long (excluding the head) and required more than 150 mats to cover it.
This incident was not recorded in the official history books of the Qing Dynasty, but was mentioned by foreign missionary Lu Riman in his works.
This may be related to the social and political environment and feudal traditional concepts at that time, because a falling and headless dragon may be regarded as a bad omen, which will have a negative impact on the image of the ruler.
This made young Kangxi even more anxious!
According to public opinion, Oboi’s arrogance is a typical example of those who obey him prospering and those who disobey him perishing.
Kangxi was getting a little restless, and discussing with the Empress Dowager how to deal with Oboi was also full of difficulties.
The Empress Dowager was afraid that if her plan failed, she would be controlled by others, and the dragon-falling incident even made Kangxi think that Oboi intended to assassinate the emperor.
So I made up my mind to take action against him.
Faced with Oboi's dictatorship, the thirteen-year-old Kangxi adopted a strategy of playing hard to get.
He showed respect to Oboi on the surface and conferred him the title of first-class meritorious official in order to numb his vigilance.
At the same time, Emperor Kangxi secretly ordered Soetu to select a group of strong young men from outside the palace and bring them into the palace to practice Buku (a wrestling game of the Manchus, similar to wrestling) every day as a cover.
In order to weaken Oboi's power, Kangxi first sent Oboi's confidants to various places to serve, thereby weakening his influence in the capital.
After everything was ready, Emperor Kangxi summoned Oboi to the palace for an audience.
Oboi was caught off guard and entered the palace as usual.
In the palace, Kangxi deliberately arranged a stool with missing legs for Oboi to sit on, and gave him a cup of hot tea that had been boiled repeatedly with boiling water.
When Oboi took the teacup, he dropped it in fear because it was overheated. At this time, the young guard standing behind him took the opportunity to push Oboi, causing him to fall to the ground.
Afterwards, a group of well-trained young guards rushed forward and captured Oboi alive.
After capturing Oboi, Kangxi immediately ordered the ministers of the Council of State to interrogate Oboi and his followers.
After interrogation, thirty major crimes of Oboi were listed and he was eventually thrown into prison.
After capturing Oboi with his wisdom, Kangxi held a ceremony to take power in the Hall of Supreme Harmony on August 1667, 8, accepted congratulations from all officials, proclaimed an edict throughout the country, issued a general amnesty, and officially began to manage the government personally.
Kangxi was also very proud of himself because he held great power!
On September 6, 1667, the sixth year of the Kangxi reign, Ma Jia gave birth to Kangxi's eldest son.
This year, Kangxi captured Oboi and took over the government, and he had even more special feelings for this child.
It's just that the child is a little weak.
It was thanks to the imperial physician's words that the queen did not lose her composure.
Kangxi was delighted for several days and named him Chengrui.
Auspicious blessing from heaven!
Because of this, Kangxi allowed his concubine Ma Jia to enjoy the treatment of a noble lady.
However, the joyous atmosphere in the palace had not yet faded away, and the Empress Dowager began to feel gloomy as the eldest prince repeatedly summoned the imperial physician.
The imperial doctors treated him carefully, and Kangxi felt a little sad when he heard the news.
It was also at this time that he thought of Xue Li.
This year, people were looking forward to the eldest son of the emperor, then to the legitimate son, and then to the things of the previous dynasty.
Kangxi realized belatedly that he had not seen Xueli for a long time.
After all, there are Ulanara and the new favorite Dong in the harem.
Dong came from a bondservant family of the Zhenghuang Banner, and her father was Dong Dachi, a member of the Yuanwailang clan.
The Dong family prospered in the early Qing Dynasty due to their military achievements. Dong's great-grandfather Dong Wenxuan was incorporated into the Plain Yellow Banner after he surrendered to the court. Many members of the family held important positions in the court.
Dong entered the palace through the annual selection of palace maids held by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Her family made great efforts to get her to serve in the imperial court because Dong had a gentle, kind and docile personality.