novelonline Chapter 2085: Filial Piety in the Hall
Chapter 2085: Filial Piety in the Hall
Chapter 2085: Filial Piety in the Hall
Since the Empress Dowager asked about Chao Erqi, the Fifth Prince asked someone to come in first.
He was an old Mongolian man with wrinkles on his face, wearing a gray Mongolian robe and holding a chaoer in his hand.
When the Queen Mother saw this, she understood why the other party would travel thousands of miles to make a pilgrimage to Mount Wutai.
I am already in my twilight years, with a hunched back, thinning hair, yellow eyes and sparse teeth. If I don't go now, I will never be able to go in this lifetime.
The Fifth Prince asked someone to put a stool for the old man at the door, and the old man sat on it.
The sound of the Chaoerqin rang out and everyone fell silent.
Shushu looked over.
Although there was a banquet when I passed through Korchin last time, there was no Chaoer epic.
It was the first time she had seen an instrument like the Chaoer, which was like a wide version of the erhu with two strings, but the case was much larger.
The tune was melodious, and the old man's singing voice was very soothing and not noisy.
Some of the younger ones were just beginning to learn Mongolian, while others had never learned it before, so naturally they could not understand “The World of Manggus”.
The Queen Mother, who was able to understand, couldn't help but laugh as she listened to this familiar plot.
This heroic epic has been passed down orally by the Chaoerqi people for decades. Although some of the words have changed, the story is still the same.
The great God is about to come down to earth.
This was the first time for Shushu and the Ninth Prince to hear this.
Shushu is an impatient person. Listening to the slow tune, he wanted to turn the pages of the book directly.
The Ninth Prince was not patient either, and couldn't help but mutter to Shu Shu: "It's been more than ten sentences, and we haven't even gotten to the main point yet?"
This story tells the story of the god who transformed into Khan and came to the human world to fight the demon Manggus.
Shushu didn't respond, and she also felt that the pace was too slow.
She couldn't help but feel the urge to write a book.
Such heroic epics are all similar.
When the people were harmed by demons and natural disasters, the gods came down to earth to save them, and finally they became kings.
The Empress Dowager took a Mongolian knife, cut a piece of lamb chop and placed it on Kangxi's plate as the singing went on.
Kangxi thanked him, grabbed it with his hands, dipped it in chive sauce, and took a bite.
The lambs used here are half a year old. They have no smell, have a milky aroma, and are soft and tender in the mouth.
Seeing this, everyone started eating.
The younger ones were taken care of by a nanny and they all wiped their hands before eating the meat.
After about two quarters of an hour, the rap reached a point.
The Fifth Prince put down his Mongolian sword and told the people around him, "Look at the reward..."
The eunuch beside him took the purse and gave it to the Mongolian old man as a reward.
The Mongolian old man stood up, thanked for the reward, and prepared to leave.
The Fifth Prince looked towards the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother said to Nanny Bai, "Arun, prepare two bags of silver and ask someone to give him a portion of mutton. Let him taste how the mutton in the capital compares to the mutton in Khorchin."
Because Nanny Bai also changed into a Mongolian robe, the Queen Mother called her by her name.
Shushu couldn't help but glance at Nanny Bai. She lived up to her name.
Arun means quiet in Chinese.
Aunt Bai agreed and went over to deliver the reward.
The old man looked at Nanny Bai, looked at her carefully, and then looked at the Queen Mother. Seeing Kangxi standing next to him with a dignified look, he quickly looked away, with excitement on his face, and knelt directly: "Are you Princess Qiqi?"
The Queen Mother listened and leaned forward curiously and asked, "Have you seen me?"
This name sounds unfamiliar now.
Ever since the death of the Empress Dowager, no one has called her by her name.
Altan Qiqige.
Flowers of gold.
The old man nodded and said, "When I was a child, I followed Eqi Ge to tell stories to Beile. I met the princess several times. The princess once gave me some milk tofu as a reward."
As the Queen Mother said this, she had a vague impression.
There were only a few people she could see on a daily basis. Apart from her family members and servants, there were not many other tribesmen.
The Queen Mother looked at the old man carefully, her eyes fell on his head, and she asked in surprise: "Habuqik?"
This Mongolian name means "flat head". The Empress Dowager thought it was interesting when she heard it, and even after so many years, she still has a vague impression of it.
The snotty-nosed kid has grown into an old man, but his head is still flat.
The old man smiled and nodded: "It is me."
The Queen Mother was surprised and said, "I remember you were only seven or eight years old when you brought Chao Er into the Prince's Mansion..."
At that time, he was not much taller than Chaoer.
The old man said, "Seven years old. This is my first year learning storytelling from Eqige."
The Queen Mother nodded and sighed as she looked at the old man's hunched back.
I thought he was an old man in his seventies, but I didn't expect that he was several years younger than me.
"It's getting hot, so if you want to go to Mount Wutai, go quickly. It's hard to travel when it's hot..."
It was a rare opportunity to see an old friend, so the Queen Mother gave him a few more instructions.
With a body like this, it doesn't seem like he can withstand a long journey. No wonder he is resting in the capital city now when it's neither cold nor hot.
The old man said: "I will set out tomorrow and should arrive before the Dragon Boat Festival..."
The old man took the reward and left.
The Queen Mother said to Kangxi: "I saw him before. He was about the same age as the Eighteenth Prince, holding Chao Er, who was almost as tall as him..."
Fifty years have passed in a flash.
Although there were many veteran ministers in the court, none of them left such a deep impression on Kangxi as the Mongolian storyteller just now.
He is getting old.
I love reminiscing about my childhood more and more, and the things from my early years are becoming clearer in my memory.
Kangxi had not rewarded anyone just now, but now he felt compassion for him.
He instructed Liang Jiugong, "Tell Seleng to prepare a carriage to take the people to Mount Wutai."
Liang Jiugong agreed and went down to pass on the message.
They are the people of Khorchin, and it would be most convenient to leave them to the care of Se Leng, the Khorchin Taiji.
The Empress Dowager did not stop him and said to Kangxi, "It is his blessing that he can tell stories to the Emperor today."
Kangxi said to the Empress Dowager, "When he comes back from Mount Wutai, ask him if he has any disciples. If so, leave one in Beijing to tell stories to my mother."
The Queen Mother waved her hand and said, "No, no, it's all the same old stories. I prefer to listen to the Buddha, who always has new stories. Journey to the West is also interesting to listen to."
When Fengsheng and the others heard the familiar name, they all looked at Shushu.
Shushu told them the story of Journey to the West.
"Journey to the West" is not a banned book and is widely circulated. Whether it is drama or variety show, there are some plays based on "Journey to the West".
The Chaoer Epic has come to an end, and the second program is the Wuzhitu Road.
The so-called Wuzhitudao is a Mongolian long song.
This time there were two people coming in.
They are two children in their teens.
A man and a woman, they were singing a drinking song.
The voice is clear and melodious without any changes in pitch.
Heavenly children's voice.
Compared with the old storyteller's old age, the two children in front of him bring vitality.
Listening to the cheerful drinking song, the Fifth Prince could no longer sit still. Not only did he stand up, he also signaled the Ninth Prince to stand up.
The two brothers each held a Hada with a silver bowl on it and poured kumis into it. According to Mongolian etiquette, they sang drinking songs and offered wine to the Empress Dowager and Kangxi.
The Queen Mother took the kumis with a smile and, following the Mongolian banquet rules, she drank three shots and then took a sip.
Next came the second bowl, which I also took a sip of.
By the third bowl, the Queen Mother drank all the wine in the bowl.
Then it was the Ninth Prince's turn. He followed the Fifth Prince's example and toasted Kangxi with three bowls of wine.
Kangxi didn't like the taste of kumis, but seeing that the empress dowager was in high spirits, he didn't spoil her fun and drank the third bowl of wine.
Seeing his two elder brothers toasting, the Eighteenth Prince became eager to try.
When the Fifth Prince returned to his seat, the Eighteenth Prince said, "Fifth Brother, Fifth Brother, I also want to toast to the Imperial Grandmother and Khan Ama..."
Today is the day to entertain my parents with colorful clothes.
The Fifth Prince naturally hopes that his children will be filial to their elders.
He deliberately said: "Then go ahead, but you are a child, you don't need a silver bowl, just use a silver cup..."
As he spoke, he arranged for people to prepare for the Eighteenth Prince.
The Eighteenth Prince attended the event and followed his two elder brothers' example by placing a silver cup on the Hada and toasting the Empress Dowager: "Grandmother, I will toast you as well. I will sing the toast song once I learn it."
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Okay, okay, Grandmother Huang will wait."
Although the Eighteenth Prince was still a child, the Queen Mother still gave him the "three shots" ceremony. However, when she held up the wine glass, she said, "Just one toast, go and toast your Khan Ama..."
As she said this, she drank the cup of kumis.
The Eighteenth Prince nodded and toasted Kangxi again.
Kangxi looked at the Eighteenth Prince and said, "When you enter the Imperial Study Room next year, you must start learning Mongolian. Manchus and Mongolians are inseparable."
"Well, my son has made a note of it."
The Eighteenth Prince nodded.
Seeing the Eighteenth Prince coming out to toast, Niguzhu could no longer sit still.
She looked at Fengsheng and Akdan.
Fengsheng and Akdan were not familiar with either the Empress Dowager or Kangxi, and they were not as close to each other as Niguzhu.
The two brothers had no intention of toasting.
As for Hongxuan, the three-year-old child, all his eyes were on the two Mongolian children.
Many of the nannies and wet nurses around him were the dowry of the Tenth Lady, so they could speak Mongolian.
He could understand the content of the Mongolian long song and found it interesting.
It turns out that the sky of Mongolia is as blue as the sea, the streams of Mongolia are like the Milky Way, and the warriors of Mongolia are like eagles...