In the spring of the twenty-fifth year of the Ming Dynasty, the spring of 1703 AD, the Forbidden City in Nanjing, the Ming Dynasty.
The Empress Dowager Kong Simin of the Qing Dynasty, Wu Sidao, the right counselor of the left-behind department of the Mongolian Summer Resort, and Suo'etu, a scholar of the Mongolian University, were following Nalan Xingde, the chief minister of Honglu Temple in the Ming Dynasty, walking among the magnificent palaces and pavilions. .
The Queen Mother actually had a Forbidden City of her own. According to her late husband Yinreng, it was completely copied from the original drawings of the Forbidden City of the Qing Dynasty. It was probably similar to the Forbidden City of Nanjing in the Ming Dynasty... except that the house was simply built. "some". But when Queen Mother Kong really arrived at the Forbidden City in Nanjing, Ming Dynasty, she realized that what Yin Reng said was wrong.
Because the Forbidden City in Beijing is basically all bungalows, while the Forbidden City in Nanjing during the Ming Dynasty has many very tall and impressive buildings. They are all three- and four-story buildings, and they are very spacious, with at least dozens of bays! Moreover, there are many large glazed windows with grids on each floor, which makes it look luxurious. Not to mention the Forbidden City in Beijing, even the Forbidden City and Summer Resort in Nanjing, where Kangxi Khan often lived in Mongolia, did not have so many glazed windows...
Compared with the Forbidden City in Nanjing during the Ming Dynasty, the Forbidden City in Shangjing in the Empress Dowager Kong's family was really different.
What even more opened the eyes of Empress Dowager Kong was Nanjing, the most prosperous capital of the Ming Dynasty - this was a super city with bustling traffic, numerous merchants, high-rise buildings, and a population of probably as many as one million!
For Kong Simin, the last empress of the Qing Dynasty, a population of one million was too much. Together with Yinreng's Confucian Eight Banners, there are less than 100,000 households, and the population is only 500,000 to 600,000...almost only half of the population of Nanjing in the Ming Dynasty! The prosperity of Nanjing really exceeded her imagination.
What is even more shocking to this country Queen Mother who has never seen the world is that the Ming Dynasty actually has more than one metropolis with a population of one million!
According to Nalan Xingde, who went to Taiping Mansion to greet her, Wu Sidao, and Suo Etu, the Ming Dynasty now has three first-tier metropolises, Nanjing, Suzhou, and Guangzhou, with a population of one million!
In addition, Ming Dynasty also has six "second-tier cities" with a population of 500,000 or more, including Yangzhou, Quanzhou, Hangzhou, Hankou, Songjiang, and Tianjin. As for the "third-tier cities" with a population between 200,000 and 400,000, there are more than 20!
And the vast majority of residents in all these big cities, as well as the vast majority of people living in small and medium-sized cities or villages under the Ming Dynasty, are of Han nationality!
Just looking at the national population, this is the most powerful country in the world, and it deserves the title!
In addition to its large population, the prosperity and production of the Ming Dynasty also opened the eyes of Kong Simin, the country queen mother. Although the Queen Mother Kong was born in the Central Plains, her father took her away to the Western Regions when she was two or three years old. Her childhood, youth, and youth were spent in small cities and prairie at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains. I just heard those old people talking about the prosperity, liveliness and wealth of the Central Plains... But every one of those old people burst into tears as they talked, and she, the little girl, had to go out of her way to comfort those uncles and aunts.
And when Queen Mother Kong really arrived in the prosperous place of the Central Plains, she realized why those old people were crying so sadly. The Central Plains, especially along the Yangtze River, is so rich. Every town she passed through, no matter how big or small, looked so prosperous. The most ordinary people here also wear cotton and silk clothes with bright colors and exquisite materials. And judging from their body shapes, they should all be able to eat well.
As for the shelves in the shops in the market, they were filled to the brim with all kinds of products, most of which were goodies that Queen Mother Kong had never seen before.
And every time it’s meal time, all kinds of tempting aromas come out of the streets where restaurants and restaurants are gathered... It really makes the country queen mother so hungry.
It's really embarrassing to say that although Kong Simin was the last queen of the Qing Dynasty, when it was her turn to become the queen, the Qing Dynasty was really in poverty. Although her father-in-law Kang Mazi was rich, Kang Mazi and her husband Yinreng were enemies, and even if they had money, they would not give money to Yinreng! Otherwise, why would Yinreng have to recognize Da Mingye's father? But the little money Zhu Heji gave, coupled with the poor taxes of the Qing Dynasty, was only enough for the big guys to live, so Queen Mother Kong's money was always tight. This time, because there was a funeral at home and we had to prepare for the war against the Mongolian invasion, I didn’t bring much money with me on the road... I couldn’t afford it at all!
Therefore, this country queen mother had no choice but to read more and buy less, and live a prudent life... But even so, she still overspent and spent all her travel expenses home when she arrived in Nanjing.
what should I do?
When she was wondering where to go to get some travel expenses, she had already followed Nalan Xingde into a particularly grand building. Then Nalan Xingde's voice rang in her ears: "Empress Dowager Kong, Suo In the middle hall, Mr. Wu, the three of you, please come with me... The Holy Spirit will summon you in the upper study."
At this time, the country queen found herself in a very majestic hall. Directly in front of her was a very majestic white marble staircase. Under the stairs stood two guards wearing very polished breastplates. Wearing an equally shiny steel helmet and holding a rifle with a bayonet, he looked extremely powerful.
Nalan Xingde had already stepped up the stairs, and Queen Mother Kong quickly followed. The two of them walked up dozens of stairs one after another and arrived at the entrance to a long passage on the second floor. There are also two guards outside the entrance of the passage. The breastplates of these two guards are a bit strange. Their chests are raised high, outlining full and round curves... These two guards are actually women. Queen Mother Kong came closer and realized that these were two foreign women with blue eyes, snow-white faces, gorgeous facial features, and red lips tightly pursed, showing a determined expression.
Queen Mother Kong had grown up in the Western Regions since she was a child. Naturally, she knew Western orchids, and she also knew that the appearance of these two orchids was absolutely top-notch. The Western orchids sold to the Western Qing Dynasty by the slave traders of the Crimean Khanate did not have this kind of appearance. I didn't expect that such a blond Hu Ji could only look after the door here...
The country queen mother, who was feeling a little uneasy, followed Nalan Xingde and walked forward through this passage that was dozens of steps long. At the end of the passage, there was another corridor. The corridor and the passage formed a T-shaped combination. Queen Mother Kong observed it and found that there were huge glass windows on the north side of the corridor, and closed doors on the south side. Nalanxingde led several people to the front door consisting of two doors, and then gently patted the door panel.
Nalan Xingde said: "Empress Dowager Kong, Suo Zhongtang and Mr. Wu have arrived."
Then only a low "squeak" was heard, the door opened, and a middle-aged man in his forties with a goatee appeared inside.
Nalan Xingde respectfully bowed his hand to the middle-aged man: "Mr. Bingjia, they have been brought here. Will the Holy Spirit see them now?"
The man known as "Mr. Bingjia" had a surname of Lu and a given name of Baozhong. He was the eldest son of Lu Liangliu, a famous scholar from Zhejiang who participated in the battle to restore the Ming Dynasty. He was also the first graduate of Jinling University and a disciple of Huang Zongxi.
I don’t know if it was because of Huang Zongxi’s relationship, but after Lu Baozhong entered the officialdom, he received Zhu Heji’s attention and support, and almost smoothly reached the position of minister! What's even more incredible is that Lu Baozhong's youngest daughter Siniang, who had not yet entered elementary school, was actually chosen by Emperor Zhu Da and betrothed to Zhu Heji's eldest grandson Zhu Bohai... not as a concubine, but as a concubine. Big wife!
This Zhu Bohai is the direct heir to the Ming Dynasty throne!
Lu Baozhong's youngest daughter Siniang will be the empress of the Ming Dynasty in the future. Now he is worth a hundred times more. Even important ministers like Nalan Xingde respect him.
Lu Baozhong, who was proud of the spring breeze, nodded with a smile and said: "Your Majesty, please invite the Queen Mother of the West, Mr. Wu, and Suo Zhongtang to go in together."
"The Queen Mother of the West?" Nalan Xingde was stunned, "Is it the Queen Mother Kong?"
"Yes," Lu Baozhong said with a smile, "The Holy Master said that Kong was the Empress Dowager of the Western Qing Dynasty, which happened to be the title of the Empress Dowager of the Western Qing Dynasty."
Does it matter?
Kong Simin was confused after hearing this, while Wu Sidao's expression tightened... The Queen Mother of the West has sealed her, so is the Southern Emperor of Mongolia going to be hoodwinked by Hong Xi?
The confused Queen Mother and the anxious Mr. Wu followed Lu Baozhong, who didn't know why he was so favored, into Emperor Zhu's huge office.
Emperor Zhu Da was sitting behind a large mahogany desk writing, and standing next to him was a strong-looking, yet graceful Western woman. Queen Mother Kong quietly took a look at the woman and found that she was wearing a Ming Dynasty-style palace dress with a Western sword hanging from her waist... She should be Emperor Zhu's "Sword Princess" Natalie.
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother of the West, Mr. Wu, and Suo Zhongtang have arrived."
Lu Baozhong made an announcement, and then Empress Dowager Kong, Wu Sidao, and Suo'etu knelt down in front of Emperor Zhu's desk.
Zhu Heji glanced at the three of them, and then his eyes fell on Wu Sidao's voice: "Wu Sidao, you are from Shaoxing, why did you follow them to the Western Regions?"
"Back to the Holy One, the foreign minister's father was the master of General Mang Yitu of Jiangling. Later, he followed the Eighth Generation of the Commander-in-Chief to the Western Regions."
The "Gu Badai" mentioned by Wu Sidao is Yinzhen's confidant. Although his surname is Gu, he is a genuine Manchurian. His surname is Ergenjueluo. His father Nachan returned to Batulu in the Huangtaiji era. . After inheriting the secular position, he gave himself a Han surname, Gu. He also asked his father, Nachan, to have his surname as Gu Nachan...give his late father a surname, and no one else would be worthy of him as a filial son.
"Oh, that's it," Zhu Heji nodded, "Natalie, show this calligraphy to Wu Sidao."
"Yes." Natalie on the side responded, picked up the big characters that Zhu Heji had just written, and showed them to Wu Sidao. Just two words: Yong at the top and Zheng at the bottom.
Seeing these two words, Wu Sidao felt happy, while the Queen Mother Kong was shocked.
Yinzhen is Prince Yong of Mongolia. Zheng...of course means "just hug him and you will be Zheng"!
This is to make Yongzheng the Southern Emperor!
Zhu Heji also explained with a smile: "This is the reign name I gave Yinzhen... Yongzheng, just support him and he will be upright!"
No matter how nourished the Empress Dowager Kong was and how much sacrifice she was prepared to make, Zhu Heji would definitely support Yinzhen... He had just found Lu Siniang, and now he was just short of Yongzheng.
Lu Siniang was the one who defeated Yongzheng!
With Lu Siniang as the grandson and crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, Yongzheng would definitely be defeated to death.
"Thank you, the Emperor, for the title of reign!" Wu Sidao quickly kowtowed to Zhu Heji to express his gratitude - he had prepared a lot of speeches, but now he has no use for them, so he just kowtows to express his gratitude.
Zhu Heji smiled and picked up the writing brush again and started writing on another piece of rice paper. After finishing writing, he asked Natalie to hold it and show it to Wu Sidao. When Usdao took a look, it seemed that there were still year names on it, namely "Qianlong", "Jiaqing", "Daoguang" and "Xianfeng".
"The Qing Dynasty finally ruled together, and later Mongolia started under Kangxi... and then the five emperors Yongzheng, Qianlong, Jiaqing, Daoguang, and Xianfeng were passed on, and that's about it." Zhu Heji was still writing, and asked while writing, "Western Queen Mother, what do you think?"
Zhu Heji gave four reign titles to the descendants of Yongzheng by the way. In fact, it was because of the Queen Mother Kong of the Western Qing Dynasty... Even the Queen Mother of the Western Qing Dynasty had the Queen Mother, and the great Mongolian state Zuo would also be in Xianfeng. Because in history, the true emperor of the Qing Dynasty only came to Xianfeng. The subsequent Tongzhi, Guangxu, and Xuantong were all unreal because they did not have the authority of emperors.
"Your Majesty," Queen Mother Kong of the Western Qing Dynasty did not give up and kowtowed to Zhu Heji and said, "Prince Yong Yinzhen is not the direct descendant of Aixinjueluo. Hongxi is the legitimate son and grandson, and he should inherit the throne."
"Haha," Zhu Heji smiled, "Sou'etu, if Hongxi becomes the Southern Emperor, Sofia will definitely not agree, right?"
"This... Great Emperor, ask the Queen Mother, she does have some quarrels with Emperor Daxing..."
Zhu Heji smiled and said to Kong: "Queen Mother of the West, you are also the Queen Mother, and Sofia is also the Queen Mother... Why don't we let Bei Khan, the Southern Emperor of Great Mongolia, honor both of you as Queen Mother, and you be the Queen Mother of the West? She will be the Queen Mother of the East. From now on, Great Mongolia will be the Southern Emperor and Northern Khan, and the Queen Mother of the East and West!"
As he spoke, he personally took the large characters he had just written, with the words "Eastern Queen Mother, West Queen Mother" written side by side.
This is very good. From now on, this great Mongolian country will not only have double kings, but also the southern emperor and northern khan, and even the queen mother will have double shares, and the east and west queen mothers! Of course, there are also two godfathers, Ming dad and Fa dad.
It would be a miracle if such a country could really last until the Xianfeng Year!
In Zhu Heji's calculations, Great Mongolia, the buffer empire between the two great powers of the East and the West, would have existed for about 100 to 150 years... because by that time, the second The second industrial revolution is almost complete, and the little bit of "empty land" in the world has been divided. A real world war to determine who will win between the East and the West will naturally begin.
Although Zhu Heji can no longer see this war, he must start preparations from now on. This is the real long-term plan!
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