Chapter 23 8. The old man of Xiangqi taught the true meaning of the study of emperors

"Xizi, it's so late and it's raining heavily again, why are you here?" Wang Kaiyun, who was waving tirelessly under the lamp, took off his reading glasses and said to the students standing outside the door. "I'm here to ask Mr. for advice." Yang Du took off the wooden box under the spacious eaves, put away the umbrella, then wiped off the raindrops on his face, straightened his clothes, walked into the study respectfully, and sat by Mr. opposite. "Mother Zhou, Xizi is here, make a good bowl of tea!" Wang Kaiyun shouted to the bedroom. Zhou's mother agreed, but she dawdled for a long time and didn't come out.Uncle Concubine is about to marry Dai Yi, Zhou Ma's wishful thinking has completely come to nothing, all because of Yang Du.If he didn't come, where would there be any uncle?Without an uncle, her daughter would be firmly regarded as the daughter-in-law of the Wang family, and she would truly be Wang Kaiyun's midwife.This damned Yang Du was so excited for her the first time they met, but he didn't expect that something really happened now.Zhou's mother couldn't think of making tea, but she was afraid of making the old man lose his temper, so it took a long time before she brought a bowl of lukewarm water, and put it lazily beside Yang Du, without saying a word or looking at it. He left without looking.Yang Du didn't care, and didn't take Zhou Ma's attitude at all.He said to the teacher: "The students want to ask you for advice tonight. Two months ago, the students were in the capital, and it can be said that they were in the center of the vortex of right and wrong. Although they always felt the difficulty of implementing the New Deal, they did not expect that the New Deal would fail so tragically." , and you were far away on Dongzhou, and you didn’t even go to Changsha. At that time, you said that if I didn’t leave the capital, there would be a catastrophe. Sir, why are you so wise about the New Deal and the foresight of the current situation? ?”

Wang Kaiyun touched the bright copper hookah at hand, and slowly took out a pinch of golden shredded tobacco the size of broad beans from the lotus mandarin duck purse embroidered by Zhou Mama.Yang Du quickly lit a box of matches on the table, and lit a paper twister for his husband.Wang Kaiyun half-closed his eyes and blew on the paper twig, and after a sound of gurgling water waves, wisps of light smoke floated above the large desk full of books and pens.Seeing the light smoke dissipate slowly, the old man Xiangqi still didn't speak.Wang Kaiyun has always been known for his quick thinking and quick responses. Now that he is over sixty years old, his thinking and actions are not old-fashioned, and his group of students who claim to be astute often feel ashamed.This is the first time Yang Du has seen such a deadpan face and slow response today in the past two or three years. He must be thinking about something important. He put down the matchbox and sat upright, ready to listen to teachings at any time.

"I set up tents to give lectures in the first year of Tongzhi. It has been 37 or 8 years. I have taught more than 3,000 students. It is not too much to say that the world is full of peaches and plums." Wang Kaiyun did not directly answer the students' questions. , but recalling his teaching career, Yang Du was quite puzzled. "These three thousand disciples, although not all of them can be said to be successful, but most of them did not live up to my expectations. This is my comfort as a teacher who has been teaching for nearly forty years, especially the second place in the high school ranking of Jinkexia University. I got a lot of attention and earned a lot of money for my old face. Over the past few months, there have been more than a thousand people who have applied for admission to Chuanshan Academy. Everyone said that Wang taught a second-best man, who is very capable. Everyone They all wanted to be the second best, so they all came to vote for Mr. Wang, how did they know that Mr. Wang taught apprentices for forty springs and autumns, and only taught one Xia Da."

Speaking of this, Wang Kaiyun laughed. He knocked out the soot in the cigarette pot, refilled a bag, and blew on the paper twist.Yang Du felt very ashamed.Of course the teacher didn't use this to ridicule him, he knew this, but he was too disappointing, if Yang Xizi came back with the No. 1 champion this time, how much glory would he bring to the teacher! "What people in the world don't even know is that the biggest purpose of me, Mr. Wang, in teaching and educating people is not to make Jinshi or Hanlin. Therefore, Xia Dazhong's second place in the list is the greatest lifelong honor in the eyes of ordinary teachers, but in my opinion , but not much joy. You should remember that when you first came to Dongzhou, I told you that I have three learnings: one is the study of emperors, the other is the study of poetry, and the other is the study of fame This study of fame and fame is the third or lower class of my king's school, even if there are a few more tops in this study, I will not be ecstatic."

The scene of entering Ming Xing Zhai for the first time came to Yang Du's mind again.On that day, he excitedly expressed to his husband that what he wanted to learn was the superior study of emperors.In the past few years, the master has indeed guided him to this knowledge. In fact, he has also learned a lot of real knowledge that cannot be learned outside.When Yang Du thought of this, his unbalanced mood just now became slightly more balanced. "I have four sons, and I wanted them to have a little amazing future, but then I looked on coldly, and none of the four sons was that material. Before you, I also intentionally trained a few disciples to inherit the learning of emperors, But it is a pity that some of them did not live up to their expectations, and some had bad luck. Decades have passed, and there is not a single student who is satisfied. I am 66 years old this year, and there are not many years to live. Now you are the only one who is dedicated to this. What's more, the Wang and Yang families are married again. You and I are both teachers and students as well as relatives. There is no doubt that I will pass on the real knowledge of my life to you. However, Xizi, you must also Work hard, don't let down my hard work."

Yang Du's heart was beating sharply by the sincere and sincere words of Mr. He blushed and said generously: "Mr., please rest assured that students will never disappoint you. If you are not in good time in this life, it will be fine. As long as the situation changes, students must take advantage of the time to rise up and become today's Liang, Ping, Fang, and Du!" Wang Kaiyun nodded lightly, put down the copper smoking pot, picked up the teacup and took a long sip, and said, "I have already seen that you have this ambition, and I don't doubt that you have this talent, but after all, you have too little experience. A few years ago, you traveled the Central Plains with your uncle. This is a valuable experience for you. The reason why you have great ambitions is actually due to the influence of the old capital of Bianluo. You may not realize this. , but when I went to Shitangpu to meet you in person, I took a fancy to this to a large extent. But generally speaking, you are still a person who came here in the study, and you are too obsessed with books. I once I have told people that Dai Yi is a bookworm, Wu Yi is a bookworm, and you are a bookworm. You must read books, but you are not advisable if you are stupid, stupid, or idiot. Don’t say that you can’t handle major national affairs. There is no nerd in Fan University. You should remember the two lines of Xu Hun's poem: The stream cloud rises at the beginning of the day, and the sun sinks into the pavilion, and the mountain rain is about to come and the wind fills the building. You ask why I have the foresight in Dongzhou. Because as early as when I was young, I saw the dark clouds rising up beside the stream, and felt an unusual cold wind this spring, so I concluded that a heavy mountain rain was coming."

The old man Xiangqi circled around the boss, and only then did he come into contact with the question raised by Yang Du. In the process of following the teacher around the circle, Yang Du gained a great trust and expectation that he had never had in two or three years. , There is a fire burning in my heart.This group of strong desire for knowledge wants to simmer and simmer the profound principles taught by the master, and then chew and swallow slowly to digest and absorb.This may be the success of Wang Kaiyun, who is a famous teacher of a generation.Seeing Xiyun when he was young, how mysterious is this!Yang Du pricked up his ears, and listened to what the teacher said with 120% concentration.

"Let's talk about the cold wind first." Wang Kaiyun picked up the smoking bottle habitually.Yang Du also happened to feel a cold wind blowing from behind.It turned out that it was raining hard outside, and the wind was blowing non-stop. A piece of window paper was wet by the rain and torn by the wind.The cold wind took advantage of the void and poured into the Ming Xing Zhai.Yang Du wanted to find a wooden board to block it, but seeing that the husband had already spoken, he didn't dare to move any more. "In view of the failure of the Sino-Japanese War in the Sino-Japanese War, the emperor adopted Kang Youwei's idea and sought self-improvement through reform. There is nothing wrong with it. There are no permanent laws in the world, but changes can be made, but changes will violate the old order, and those who violate the old order will inevitably be opposed. In other words, those who are not very beneficial will not change the law, which can be regarded as fully seeing the difficulty of the reform. When you came back from Changsha last year, I told you this, do you remember?"

"I remember." Yang Du nodded and said, "You used to say that Kang Youwei's reform would offend many people." "That's what it means." Wang Kaiyun continued, "If the benefits are ten times greater, there will be more supporters, and the opponents will not be successful. The changed law is easy to implement, otherwise it will inevitably cause turmoil. The law of the Qing Dynasty was established as early as decades ago. Before that, I saw that it was riddled with problems, and it had to be changed. Zeng Wenzheng also saw it at that time. People who have reached the extreme of power have not changed much, and the effect is even smaller. This shows that the law of the Qing Dynasty is difficult to change."

The paper twister was lit again, and wisps of light smoke floated over the desk again.In the bedroom next door, Mother Zhou was already snoring evenly. "In Hunan, when Chen Youming advocated the New Deal, Wang Yiwu and Ye Huanbin openly opposed it. Of course Ye Huanbin's prestige in the academic circle was not enough, but Wang Yiwu should not be underestimated. They attacked all of Chen Youming's New Deal. It is very reasonable to let Liang Qichao's criticism of advocating democracy and civil rights in the current affairs school. I also support them in this regard." Yang Du remembered that when he came back from Changsha, he hated Mr. Shiwu School when he talked about it.Indeed, in the eyes of almost all elders, civil rights and democracy have become outrageous heresies.

"However, the objections of Wang Yiwu, Ye Huanbin and others are in the final analysis just the opinions of scholars. They can influence people's hearts, but they can't achieve great things after all. Motto adopts a strong hand, and Hunan's New Deal is still being implemented. At the end of this spring, Zhang Xiangtao suddenly ordered the army Widely published "Encouraging Learning", saying that China's disaster is not in the world but in Kyushu, and that in recent years heresy and atrocities have been rampant all over the world, and those who advocate civil rights and democracy are all thieves to the country. You don't know Zhang Xiangtao. During the Xianfeng period I had a lot of contacts with him when I was in the capital. He is a very unusual person. He was Zhong Jieyuan at the age of sixteen and Zhong Tanhua at the age of twenty-six. But he was demoted, but Zhang Xiangtao was the only one who had a successful official career. He was released from the cabinet as the governor of Shanxi. In a few years, he was promoted to the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. The factory set up four bureaus of weaving, spinning, silk reeling, and hemp, and established the Lianghu Academy, with outstanding achievements. Zhang Xiangtao used to value Kang Youwei very much, and regarded Kang as a national scholar, and Kang was relied on by the emperor. If a high-ranking official of the imperial court has not obtained the most confidential and accurate information that is not conducive to the New Deal from the top of the capital, would he dare to publish "Encouraging Learning" and openly sing against the emperor?" Wang Kaiyun looked at Yang Du, as if he was asking the students this question.Yang Du understood a lot, nodded lightly and said, "Mr.'s analysis is correct. Everyone says that Zhang Zhijun is the smoothest and best at being an official. It is indeed possible that he has mastered the highest secrets. He had already foreseen this scene in the early autumn at the end of spring. " "This is the wind in the building before the future of Shan Yu. I learned that when you had frequent contacts with Kangliang Xu Xueshi and others in the capital, you said to Dai Yi that bookworms claim to be not crazy, but this time they are, so I hurriedly called You go back to Xiang." The heavy rain outside didn't know when it stopped, and the wind also stopped, only the sound of the eaves water ticking, accompanied by the slight snoring of Zhou's mother, further set off the silence and monotony of the night. "Sir, you just said that when you were young, you saw the dark clouds rising up beside the stream. About this, can you always explain it to the students in detail?" Yang Du leaned forward and stretched his neck to be taught. "About this, I want to have a good talk with you tonight." Wang Kaiyun got up and stretched his limbs, and said with a smile, "It's very late at night, I'm hungry, and you must be hungry too. There are ready-made stewed vegetables in the kitchen A few days ago, Zhao Mingfu sent someone to deliver a jar of beard wine, and you brought it here before it was opened, let us teachers and students come to have a chat tonight!" When Mr. Jing mentioned this, Yang Du did feel hungry.He likes to drink and is good at drinking. Tonight at Ming Xing Zhai, while drinking the mellow beard wine, he listened to the allusions of the past dynasty. This is such a rare and interesting thing in life!The elegant taste of the fine wine reflects each other, and it will be endless aftertaste until the age of no teeth. Excitedly, he walked into the kitchen with an oil lamp in his hand, and seeing a plate of stewed beef and a plate of deep-fried fragrant dried meat in the cupboard, he hurriedly picked them up.Looking around again, I saw a sauce-colored tile jar with a big belly and a small mouth at the corner of the room, and a rope woven with bamboo strips was wrapped around the jar, no doubt it was a wine jar.Yang Du walked into the study with the wine jar in one hand and two dishes of stewed vegetables in the other.Wang Kaiyun smiled and said: "Xizi is capable, and he must be a good guy to open a hotel in the future!" Yang Du became happy, and joked with the teacher: "At that time, my husband and I opened a wine shop together, and the husband was in charge of collecting money, and I was a scumbag." Wang Kaiyun laughed and said, "I'm so old, can I still manage the accounts? Go and collect the money yourself, and find Zhuo Wenjun to be a slave for you!" Yang Du also laughed out loud.Wang Kaiyun took out a bag of fried peanuts from the desk drawer.Yang Du joked: "Sir, this is your usual snack!" "That's right." Wang Kaiyun readily admitted, "Zhou's mother knows that I like to eat this food, and she often puts a bag here. Fortunately, the grandchildren are not around. Otherwise, I would not be an old man!" Wang Kaiyun grinned happily, like an old urchin. The teacher and the students sat opposite each other, and after three glasses of wine, Wang Kaiyun picked up the topic just now: "When I was young, I roamed the rivers and lakes and made friends through literature. A newborn calf was not afraid of tigers, and dared to lobby the public. Swords and guns are like a forest, quite a bit of the spirit that adults would despise. Celebrities in the Xiantong period, Su Yuting, Pan Boyin, Zhang Xiangtao in the court, Guan Xiufeng, Zhang Shiqing, Luo Yumen among the governors, etc. have all become friends who have forgotten their years. Heroes among the sons of Hunan, from Zeng Wenzheng and Zuo Wenxiang to Xiaowei Pianpi, have met hundreds of people. Li Shaoquan, Yuan Jiasan, Duo Hall, Bao Chunting and others have talked about poetry with them, or went to After their banquet, they were not casual acquaintances. Just when I knew all the people in the world, I saw clearly the dynasty founded by the Aixinjueluo family, and I concluded that its prosperous period has long gone and will never return. , the Qing Dynasty has come to an end." In the two or three years since I followed Mr. Wang, this is the first time he has expressed his views on the imperial court in such clear language; what's more, the imperial court is suppressing the rebellious party with murderous intent. How is your statement different from that of the rebellious party?Yang Du was secretly surprised. "Xizi, have you heard that I persuaded Zeng Wenzheng twice to gain momentum and stand on his own feet?" Wang Kaiyun drank a few more glasses between his words, and became a little tipsy.He took off the green satin melon cap on his head, held it in his hand, and asked the students with wide eyes. This is what Yang Du is most interested in. He asked Zeng Guangjun in Biyun Temple that year, but he didn't know whether Guangjun really didn't know or if he didn't know, but he refused to tell, and said that he would ask Master Xiangqi personally in the future.Mr. Tonight took the initiative to talk about this matter. It was a rare and good opportunity. Yang Du became more energetic and said: "I have heard of it, but I don't go into details. Some people say that Mr. himself does not admit it." "I don't admit it in front of others. If I admit it, I will be killed!" Wang Kaiyun, who was originally an easy-going man, stopped putting on the dignity of a teacher after drinking a few glasses of wine.He stretched out his right palm, made the appearance of a knife, and drew it on his neck.Yang Du thinks that the more Mr. is like this, the more amiable and lovely he is. "I'll tell you tonight, it's all true, but you must remember that you can't tell outsiders!" Yang Du thought, the teacher is very excited tonight, if he can tell the story of persuading Zeng Guofan to rebel twice, wouldn't it leave a record of history for future generations?Of course it cannot be said now, but in the future we must find a way to leave it in the annals of history and pass it on to future generations.Mr. should be allowed to speak out without reservation.He got up and grabbed the wine jar, filled the teacher's wine glass, and said, "Sir, what have you been talking about? I will not betray you even if the knife is stuck in my neck from now on. How did you always persuade me?" Zeng Wenzheng is self-reliant, and he explained it to the students in detail, so let's treat you as a class on the study of emperors!" Wang Kaiyun looked at the full wine glass, didn't drink it, and said, "Go and boil a pot of boiling water and make me a bowl of strong tea. You can't drink too much wine, or you'll get drunk if you drink any more." Of course Yang Du didn't want the teacher to get drunk, so he went to the kitchen to boil water.Wang Kaiyun picked up the copper hookah and smoked again.After a while, the water boiled, and Yang Du brewed two bowls of tea, one for the husband and one for himself.Huzi's alcohol was not strong, and Wang Kaiyun's slight drunkenness disappeared after drinking the tea, and he returned to normal. "The first time was in the spring of the fourth year of Xianfeng. I was also in Dongzhou at that time, but I was not a teacher, but a student. Zeng Wen was training soldiers in Hengzhou Prefecture for more than half a year, and built a 20th water and land battalion with 10,000 people. Tuanyong. He was about to leave his teacher, and he wrote an article "A Call to Cantonese Bandits", and asked people to copy hundreds of copies and post it everywhere. I saw it, so I took advantage of it and went to Sangyuan Street to meet Zeng Wenzheng." Zeng Guofan's articles were well written, and his achievements and reputation were crowned for a time. At that time, all scholars recited Zeng's articles, which was called Xiangxiang Wen, which was even higher than Tongcheng Wen.Yang Du had also read this call-to-action, and he listened very attentively to see how Mr. started with this call-to-action, this is the real point! "When I was young, I thought Zeng Wenzheng was very different from ordinary people, but when I met him, I realized that he was very ordinary. He was attending his mother's funeral at that time, and he wore plain clothes when doing business. I saw him as a poor man from the countryside. The teacher of the school is also very modest, he said that he has been famous for me for a long time when he opened his mouth, he thought it was a polite remark, and then he realized that he had really heard others talk about me, so he immediately became close. I said, Mr. Zeng , Your essay is well written, but you avoided a major event. He asked what major event you avoided. When I said the long-haired rebellion, an important basis was that the Manchus were not Chinese, so the Manchus should be overthrown and driven away .Actually, the saying of long hair is wrong. The Manchus are Chinese. Manchuria entered China’s territory in the Tang Dynasty. How can it be said that the Manchus are not Chinese? The famous teachings of Confucius and Mencius make people think that Xiangyong is a teacher of defending the Tao. I advise Zeng Wenzheng not to print this article again, so as not to be criticized." Yang Du thought to himself: When he was in the capital, he heard that a revolutionary party wanted to overthrow the imperial court. The reason was also that the Manchus were not Chinese.It seems that the gentleman refuted this view as early as forty years ago. "Sir, what did Zeng Wenzheng say at the time?" "After listening to my words, Zeng Wenzheng smiled and said, well said, you have such insights at a young age, and you have a bright future. When I saw the opportunity came, I said that I have a few important words to say to adults, please hold back Left and right. Zeng Wenzheng took me into his study. I closed the doors and windows and told him that since the Manchus entered the customs for two hundred years, Han people have always been very guarded. Yousu, this is something that has never happened before in our dynasty. The court will be both happy and worried about it. I hope that Master Ming will check these places from time to time to avoid accidents. Zeng Wenzheng nodded after hearing this. Then I said, the Duke of Ming ruled the army strictly, respected the virtuous and the corporals, and the people of insight in Hengzhou thought that the Duke of Ming was the one who turned the world around. Qin had no way, so there were various princes competing in the Central Plains. It is not yet predictable who will win the deer in the future. May Ming Please pay attention." Wang Kaiyun stopped here and picked up his teacup.Yang Du was fascinated by what he heard, and he was also very nervous, so he hurriedly asked: "What did Mr. Zeng Wenzheng say after listening to Mr.?" Wang Kaiyun took a sip of water, shook his head gently and said: "Zeng Wenzheng was silent for a long time after listening to my words, with a long face and bulging neck muscles, and he said after a long time, the sky is dark tonight." It's late, let's stop here! There is no attitude." "Oh!" Yang Du lowered his head and slowly picked up his wine glass.Only then did he realize that the wind had picked up again at some point.The whistling autumn wind rolled the night rain, hitting the leaves and window lattices, making a palpitating sound.Yang Du seemed to feel that there were thousands of troops and horses running outside the door, and the phantoms seemed to be the fierce battle between the Hunan Army and the Taiping Army. "The second time was when Wen Zong had just passed away. Judging from the various signs in the capital and Rehe at that time, there would be major changes. I was deeply worried about the situation of Suyuting, so I rushed south to Anqing overnight. , Persuading Zeng Wenzheng to either lead troops into King Jingqin, or simply establish a school of his own in Anqing and not be bound by the court." "What is Zeng Wenzheng's attitude this time?" Yang Du asked eagerly. "Hey!" Wang Kaiyun sneered twice, "It's worse than last time. He didn't make a sound, just wrote a few words of 'arrogance and arrogance' on the table with tea, then got up and went out with an excuse, walked to the door and turned his head He told me that the descendants of Cao Zijian sent some calligraphy and paintings, and asked me to verify whether they were authentic works of Cao Zijian. Who did he think of me? Since then, I completely lost my expectation of Zeng Wenzheng. When Qing Jiangpu met for the third time, I only talked about poetry and essays with him, and I didn't talk about state affairs anymore." When Yang Du was disappointed, he remembered what the teacher said just now: "From all the signs in the capital and Rehe at that time, there will be major changes." Isn't that another foresight?Foresight is the most difficult thing in life, and the most precious thing is foresight. Yang Du, who is determined to devote himself to politics, hopes to have the extraordinary foresight of his teacher. "Sir, from what signs do you always see that there will be major changes after the death of Emperor Xianfeng?" Wang Kaiyun held up the copper snuff pot with his left hand, and stroked the pot with his right hand up and down, groaning silently.Yang Du suddenly made a new discovery: the teacher's copper snuff pot was shiny and shiny, and it turned out that Zhou Ma did not wipe it, but he touched it himself.Looking at his gentle movements, it seemed that he was not touching the smoking pot, but the face of his beloved little grandson. "It's a long story." Wang Kaiyun put the snuff pot back on the desk and said slowly, "First, let's start with the discord between Wen Zong and the sixth brother, Prince Gong. Wen Zong passed away when he was only ten years old, and was raised by Prince Gong's biological mother, Empress Dowager Xiaojing. Xiao Jing treated Wen Zong as if he was her own child. The two brothers were less than one year apart in age and often played together. Therefore, the relationship between Wen Zong and Prince Gong was relatively King Chun, King Zhong, and King Fu were relatives. In the fifth year of Xianfeng, Xiaojing was critically ill. Wen Zong often visited and served soup and medicine. One day, Wen Zong went to visit Xiaojing again. Xiaojing was sleeping on the bed facing the wall. It was his own son, Prince Gong, who came, and he said, "You are here again, and you have given everything that should be given. The emperor has a lot of thoughts, so you should be careful. After speaking, he turned his face and saw that it was Wen Zong. He felt very ashamed. Wen Zong pretended As if I didn’t hear you, I greeted you as usual. After a few days, Xiaojing died. Wen Zong posthumously named her Empress Xiaojing, Kang Cibi and Tian Fusheng. , put Xiaojing below the filial piety of the biological mother. "Prince Gong begged for the name of Xuanzong Temple for his mother, but Wenzong refused. After the funeral was over, he used the excuse of not handling the funeral well, and ordered him to go back to his study to study. However, the estrangement between the two brothers was so deep that they could not restore the close relationship they had when they were young. In the tenth year of Xianfeng, foreigners invaded Beijing, Wenzong hid in Rehe, and King Gong stayed in Beijing. Negotiation and negotiation. Later, Wen Zong was seriously ill in Rehe, and King Gong wanted to visit, but Wen Zong refused. Wen Zong and King Gong fell out, and a person took advantage of the loophole. That is the current Queen Mother, who was named Yi Guifei at that time. Concubine Yi was restless when she was a concubine and liked to take power and manage things. Su Yuting hated her very much and asked me to help him get rid of the hidden dangers of the Qing Empire. I told you about this ,Do you remember?" Why don't you remember?On a summer night two years ago, at this very place, in this smoky study of Ming Xingzhai, Mr. gave him the most vivid and profound lesson on learning about emperors: talking about the Qixiang coup that year.Yang Du clearly remembered that Mr. Sushun gave Sushun two ideas: persuade Wen Zong to imitate the story of Emperor Wu of Han's execution of Mrs. Gouyi and give Cixi death. If this plan fails, leave a will to the queen to restrain Cixi. "This powerful woman took advantage of Prince Gong's long-term cold reception and eagerness to take power, and joined forces with Prince Gong, so there was a wonderful change. My plan failed, and Su Yuting lost his head because of it. None of this is said It’s gone.” The accident more than 30 years ago had so deeply stimulated the old man Xiangqi that he didn’t want to talk about it too much. "I later went back to Xiangtan to give lectures, and I no longer participated in political affairs, but I have been paying attention to the imperial court's major plans and measures. After the capture of Jinling, Zeng Yuanfu was ordered to return to his hometown to recuperate, and Zeng Wenzheng was forced to abolish the Hunan Army, which fully exposed the scheming and cunning of this woman After Mu Zong's death, she did not set up a person of Pu's generation to succeed, but wanted to set up the son of her younger sister, Jinshang, who was only four years old. Why did she do this? Because if she established Pu's generation, she would become a prince The empress dowager can no longer interfere in the government affairs; if she is an elder, she can hardly coerce her at will. This woman's greed for power and government is rare in history. Later, she disagreed with Prince Gong again, because Prince Gong was more powerful than her. Capable, Prince Gong stopped her from building the palace many times, she was jealous and hated, and finally during the Sino-French war in the Jiashen year, she excused Prince Gong's ineffectiveness and dismissed all his duties, appointed her brother-in-law Prince Chun, and at the same time the military The shift was changed. Since then, the government has gone downhill and cannot be controlled. People at that time compared this matter to the dismissal of Zhang Jiuling and the appointment of Li Linfu in the first year of Kaiyuan." Outside the window, the violent storm has passed, the night is as dark as the bottom of a pot, the isolated island of Dongzhou has already fallen into a deep sleep, and even the hardworking students who usually "light at three o'clock and chicken at five o'clock" have turned off their lights and gone to sleep, only the light of Ming Xingzhai It has been re-oiled three times and it still shines.The old people are recalling the prosperous and prosperous years of the past, judging the merits and demerits of the history; the young people are trying to learn from the experience and lessons of their predecessors, looking forward to the glorious prospect of assisting the government in the future.The spirits of both of them were extremely excited, as if they had forgotten the poetry and wine jars indoors, the schoolhouse trees outside the door, the world outside the island, and even their own existence! "Based on my observation, the Aixinjueluo family was originally a powerful family. Needless to say, Nurhachi, it is precisely because of his heroism that the Jianzhou tribe has a strong national power, which laid the foundation for future entry into the Central Plains. His His son, Huang Taiji, was also a hero. It was passed down to Fulin, although he died young, but the young emperor also had many extraordinary things. By the time of Xuanye, Yinzhen, and Hongli, it was not only the heyday of the Qing Dynasty, but also the history of China. In the heyday that has been rare since then, whether it is the martial arts of the king himself or the strength and prosperity of the country, it is completely comparable to the prosperity of the Han and Tang Dynasties. It may also be in response to the old saying that the sun is in trouble, and the moon is full and the loss is passed down to Yong Yan became mediocre, and the country's ills were gradually exposed. It's just that at that time, there was a rich family left by the Qianlong Dynasty inside, and foreigners hadn't caused trouble outside. , and finally passed away peacefully. When he arrived in Minning, his benevolence and weakness can be fully reflected in the selection of heirs." "It is said that Wenzong won the throne because he failed to shoot a single arrow during the hunt, is that true?" Yang Du interjected. "Exactly." Wang Kaiyun nodded, "Yi  followed the advice of his master Du Shoutian, and did not shoot an arrow when hunting. Min Ning asked him, and he said that it is now spring, which is a good time for birds and beasts to multiply. Tianhe. Min Ning was greatly moved when he heard this, and thought that this was the real emperor's words, so he decided on Yiyu as the elder brother. If Min Ning is an ordinary person, this kind of thinking is just a heart of benevolence, which is enough to make He became a gentleman of filial piety. But as the son of heaven, one cannot only have benevolence without majesty. When a king comes to the world, he must pay equal attention to kindness and prestige. What Min Ning lacks is the word prestige. So later when foreigners made troubles in Haiyu, the general measures he adopted were: Calm things down and make peace with others, so that the gate of the Qing Dynasty was smashed open by foreigners' boats and cannons, which opened up endless troubles in the future." Yang Du couldn't help but said again: "It's too unfaithful to agree to Lin Wenzhong's resistance first, and then dismiss him from his post and exile him to the army." "This is also due to his weak character. Under the threat of foreigners' artillery fire, he was afraid, and he only wanted to find peace as soon as possible, and he didn't care about faith and disloyalty." The old man Xiangqi continued, "Minning's sons who show up in the early days are all Inherited his weak character. When Wen Zong first came to the throne, he was still a little hardworking. Later, when the Taiping army joined forces and the foreigners beat him up, there were many difficulties. He was disappointed and flinched. He died. King Gong claimed to be capable, but not long after he came to power in the early years of Tongzhi, he was lightly suppressed by the Queen Mother and surrendered. He admitted his mistakes and asked for forgiveness. As for King Chun, it is more interesting. When his son became emperor, he was so frightened that he passed out on the spot. After waking up, he wept bitterly and kowtowed, begging for forgiveness. This is not like a son of a dragon! It is not as good as an ordinary farmer. Lacking all errands, saying to leave a person with a vain title for the world, and a stubborn and incompetent son for Emperor Xuanzongcheng, it is a shame to the ancestors. Such a cowardly and fearful King Chun Son, can you still be a person who can do something?" Wang Kaiyun sneered, and Yang Du smiled too. "It can be seen that since Aixinjue Luo's entry into the customs, from strong to mediocre to cowardly, one generation is not as good as the previous generation. Therefore, I have not placed high hopes on the present. On the contrary, from killing Su Yuting to oppressing King Gong and scaring King Chun Let’s see, that Nala is the real strong one. Jinshang’s seed is weak, and entered the palace at the age of four, ascended to the throne of God under her protection, and grew up under her lust. My father can only be grateful and afraid. Even though he is in charge now, can he not listen to Lafayette? He wants to change the way Lafayette used to be, and he wants to dismiss the old people that Lafayette promoted in the past, Lafayette Can you not be angry? Once Lafayette is angry, the old events of Xin Younian may repeat itself. This is my expectation for Xinzheng to be beheaded and bleed." It was raining lightly again outside the window, and the stars were moving. It had been more than an hour since a new day came quietly.The old man Xiangqi's analysis of the Aixinjueluo family gave Yang Du a lot of insight and enlightenment in many ways.Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao, and Tan Sitong were passionate, loyal and patriotic to the emperor, but they knew each other but did not know each other.I also followed them for a while.Fortunately, there was such a timely advice from such a gentleman who is very politically experienced and cold-eyed. Otherwise, when he had no ambitions in his life, he would be thrown into prison or even beheaded. Wouldn't it be a pity! "Come, come, drink two more glasses! Eat all the stewed vegetables left on the plate!" Wang Kaiyun lifted the chopsticks that had been put down for a long time, and tapped the side of the plate. Yang Du quickly picked up the jar, first filled it for his husband, and then filled it for himself. There was only a small half of the jar of beard wine left, and the teacher and the student clinked glasses again. "Kang Youwei's team is now going their separate ways. Their misfortune is that they support a weak and powerless emperor, and oppose a strong queen mother with many loyal followers. This is one of the main reasons for their failure. Another important reason is that they advocate democracy and civil rights. On this point, when you came back from Changsha last year, I said that democracy and civil rights may be implemented in Thailand and Western countries, but it is absolutely impossible in China. This is the goal I have fought for in the first half of my life. Unfortunately, my luck was bad and I never met the right person. Neither Su Yuting nor Zeng Disheng is the right man. Su Yuting has the guts but no His talent, he had talent but no guts in his life, it was nothing to worry about, I hope your luck is better than mine. Outsiders invade, the Lord is weak, the people's livelihood is uneasy, the country is unstable, when the country is in chaos and the people are in danger, It is the time when heroes and heroes come out together, I will help you pay attention, and you must also have a heart, choose a truly courageous and talented person to assist him, so that I can see that my learning of emperors has not become empty talk in my lifetime. Xizi, You should know how much hope I place on you!" Having said that, Wang Kaiyun drank the wine in his glass and stared at the heroic student and in-law in front of him with piercing eyes.Yang Du also drank the wine in one gulp, and said solemnly: "Don't worry, sir, Yang Du will definitely live up to your high expectations!" A smell of alcohol rushed to his forehead, Wang Kaiyun felt dizzy, and the messy cups and plates on the table were blurred.He waved his hand and said, "Xiezi, you go back, I'm tired, I'm going to sleep." At this moment, a loud rooster crowed through the window lattice into the study, and Wang Kaiyun, who was staggering, stopped.Suddenly, he groaned loudly, with a pathetic and generous tone: Yang Du was stunned by the sudden scene in front of him.This half-column Song Ci, which came into being in response to the occasion, expresses how many memories, ambitions, complaints, and expectations of my husband!After watching Mr. enter the bedroom, Yang Du reluctantly walked out of Ming Xing Zhai. The wind and rain in Dongzhou have stopped.近处仍然漆黑一团，遥远的东边天幕，现出一抹浅灰色的亮光，新的一天的黎明已将它的第一缕晨曦送到了人间。四周的空气分外清新。杨度毫无睡意，他整夜都在亢奋之中，此时的头脑显得十分清醒。他仿佛意识到，湘绮师神秘深奥的帝王之学，经过两三年来的研习揣摸，终于在昨夜探到了它的真谛。