Chapter 40 Section 40 served as the second deputy director of the Confucian Temple Construction Project

Not long after, Mr. Tang Jian traveled to Beijing, and someone put up a poster in the Changsha Guild Hall. Zeng Guofan hurriedly dug out the corrected "Study Cases" and invited Shao Yichen, Mei Zengliang and other colleagues from the Imperial Academy to visit Mr. Tang in the guild hall.Liu Chuanying, a student of the Imperial Academy, also went together. As soon as Zeng Guofan saw Tang Jian, he hurriedly gave his disciples the gift of admission, so panicked that Mr. Jinghai helped him and said: "Disheng is already recognized as a great scholar in the country, and the old man's life is about to be shortened."

After the ceremony, both the host and guest were seated, and tea was served in the tea room of the guild hall. Zeng Guofan looked at Tang Jian, who had been away from Beijing for less than a year, and his spirit was still so hale and hearty. The big beard on his chest became whiter and whiter, but his complexion was much redder and darker than when he was in Beijing, probably because of fatigue.Zeng Guofan met the members, and held a banquet in the dining room of the guild hall, and ate with Mr. Tang. Shao Yichen was the first to say: "Master Tang, do you know? I was shocked when I learned that your old man is coming to Beijing." Tang Jian took a sip of wine and hadn't swallowed it yet. Listening to the following, Zeng Guofan and Liu Chuanying also put down their chopsticks.

However, Shao Yichen took a sip of food in a leisurely manner, and then continued: "People in the capital are in a state of panic and everyone is in danger. No one knows whether the black yarn on their heads will still be there tomorrow. My lord is here..." Liu Chuanying interjected: "Master Tang is a fake person, don't say how many high officials were withdrawn from above, even if he killed a few princes, what does it have to do with Mr. Tang?" Tang Jian quickly swallowed the wine and said, "Why did such a big incident happen to the capital? What is the purpose of this?"

Shao Yichen chose to talk about what he already knew, but couldn't tell what the reason was. After thinking for a long time, he said: "Before I finished my next sentence, you took the topic away, how annoying!" Zeng Guofan laughed, and said loudly: "You can just say it, who can cover your ears and not listen?" . Shao Yichen said solemnly: "You guys, don't laugh nonsense, I'm talking about business. Think about it, Mr. Tang is recognized as the number one celebrity in the country, how can he not associate with a few dismissed officials? For example, Correspondence letters, calligraphy and paintings, famous posts, etc., cannot guarantee that they will not bear the elegant title of Mr. Tang."

"This..." Tang Jian thought about it for a long time, "I really can't remember it for a while." Zeng Guofan suggested: "Let's talk about some good topics. Not eating is not like eating, and discussing matters is not like discussing matters." Only then did everyone turn their heads, talking about anecdotes from various places. After sending Zeng Guofan and others away, Tang Jian drafted a document overnight, and before leaving Beijing, he handed it over to the emperor by one of his colleagues.Then, I took my manuscript and set off to Ningbo, Zhejiang to meet a friend of Ding Jian.

Tang Jian first talked about what he had seen and heard in the past year since he left Beijing in the booklet, especially reiterating the ban on smoking and the way to strengthen the country. Finally, he mentioned the matter of Ange, and gently advised the Holy Majesty to mobilize the courtiers, which would hurt the country. to the deterrent effect.When Zeng Guofan heard this, he was very upset for Tang Jian. At this time, it was Qi Yuzao who acted as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Du Shoutian who signed the seal of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Mu Zhang'a temporarily managed Dali Temple as a university scholar.Adhering to the emperor's will, the Sanju Division reopened the case of Li Chungang's private collection of banned books.In order to reflect the impartiality of the Sanfa Department, all officials above the third grade in Beijing participated in the side trial.The result of the trial is naturally quite different from the original confession.Li Chungang never hid any banned books, and Li Chungang was also at a loss as to the origin of this book.And the crux of this case is to find out the origin of this book, so Anger was brought out of prison.Unexpectedly, Ange knew that he was going to die, so he allowed you to use dozens of instruments of torture, but he just acted like a dead person without making a sound.Qi Yuzao had no choice but to take the prefect of Baoding out of prison again.Unexpectedly, the magistrate was even more cunning, and pushed the whole process on Ange, acting like an outsider.

The joint trial of the three courts was at an impasse for a while, and Qi Yuzao was so worried that he couldn't sit still.It dragged on for a few more days, but it was still the scheming Du Shoutian who suggested that Wen Liang be assigned by Ange to take advantage of the time when he went to Li's house to search and inspect the banned books. Yunyun found in the basket.Only in this way can it be established to blame others. Wen Liang is a good-natured man, and with a little torture, he can get what he wants to testify. One sentence reminded the dreamer that Qi Shizao was overjoyed and immediately brought Wenliang to court.

When Wen Liang arrived at the lobby, he denied it in every possible way at first, claiming that the search of Li's house was done by the magistrate, why did he show up?In desperation, Da Sikou Qi forced Wen Liang to be tortured again, so Wen Liang did as they said.Li Chungang and his wife and children were released in court, and when they returned to Zhili, they were allowed to go to the magistrate's yamen to take back their property. In addition to releasing him, the gentry who appealed for his grievances also rewarded each of them with tattoos of ten taels of silver as encouragement.Both An Ge and Wen Liang were executed by beheading.The magistrate's fourth-rank crown wear had already been taken off, and now another exile was exiled to Ningguta, Heilongjiang to reclaim wasteland, and was guarded by the border barracks under strict supervision.Although An Ge's family members were also guilty, they did not behead a single man. Most of them were exiled to the frontier, and all women were sentenced to slavery with armored men.Only Mrs. Ange was the former princess, and the emperor gave her a special favor, and ordered the old county king who had lost her title to bring her back.The mountain princess was punished the heaviest and most unjustly. She went to Dalan Ranch in Chengde to feed the cattle and sheep. It is said that she bit her tongue and committed suicide soon after.

Ningxia has no news yet due to the long distance.Fortunately, the capital has finally stabilized gradually. It seems that in the blink of an eye, the renovation work of the Confucian Temple in the capital was mentioned on Emperor Daoguang's agenda. The Confucian Temple is also called the Holy Temple or the Temple of the First Teacher. Confucius is enshrined inside, and the great sages of the past dynasties below Confucius are enshrined.The temple was built in the second year of the Qing Dynasty's entry into the customs. It was the product of the Qing Dynasty's win over and bribes of scholars from all over the world.It was renovated once in the mid-Qianlong period, and it has been nearly a hundred years now. If it is not repaired, it will collapse.

The royal family has always acted vigorously and resolutely, and soon, a management team was formed to rebuild the Confucian Temple. The imperial director-in-chief was Mr. Kuang Zheng, the right servant of the Ministry of Industry.Kuangzheng was high-spirited and high-spirited at the time, a second-rank official, fifty years old, but in his thirties, he was the youngest servant of the Ministry of Industry, and he knew how to take care of himself, and he was always fat and fat.His father was the late Minister of Military Aircraft Kuang Yuan Kuang Zaifu.Speaking of Kuang Yuan, he is a well-known figure.Not only is he good at flattering, he is also good at making money, even his background is rich all the way up, plus the military achievements accumulated by his ancestors, even Mu Zhan, who has a high self-esteem, has to avoid him, and others are no problem up.His little grandson was just one month old when he was born, so he used the money to pre-donate a fourth grade Taoism.A breastfeeding child is actually a fourth-rank top wearer, so that every time the nurse nurses, she must first say: "The slave knocked on the lord, and the slave has breastfed the lord, and the lord is obedient."

There are many such nondescript things in the Kuang Mansion, so it is unnecessary to go into details about how Kuang became an official. The first deputy general manager is Mr. Wen Qingwen, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and a second-rank official who is white and fat.The second deputy general manager actually appointed Zeng Guofan to take the position.The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were a little puzzled, and Zeng Guofan was also confused. The renovation of the Confucian Temple is a civil construction, and it is logical that the minister of the Ministry of Industry is the protagonist; and because this Confucian Temple is a place for literati to worship, and there are more than a dozen great sages after Confucius enshrined in it, it is no doubt that the first deputy director is a bachelor of the Imperial Academy. But it is a bit puzzling that the second deputy general manager fell on Zeng Guofan, a fourth-rank official.What Zeng Guofan can do is stereotyped writing, and what he studies is Neo Confucianism, which is far from civil engineering.Although the second deputy general manager is a middle-level manager, with the first deputy general manager on top and more than a dozen officials working under him, Zeng Guofan still regards the responsibility of this job as great as heaven.He turned up all night and dared not take over.Officials below the fourth grade are not qualified to play the memorial alone. Daoguang ordered Zeng Guofan to take up this job, which was the result of Mu Zhang'a's recommendation, and it was originally taken care of.Royal civil engineering, river engineering and water conservancy have always been fat and short.Zeng Guofan was the only one who refused to accept such a lucrative job.Mu Zhang'a was a little annoyed. A few days later, Emperor Daoguang summoned Zeng Guofan in the former study of the Imperial Garden.After the ceremony, Emperor Daoguang asked: "Zeng Guofan, the renovation of the Confucian Temple is a major national event, and there is no room for carelessness in the slightest. I asked you to be the deputy director general to manage this matter. I personally decided. Could it be that I trusted you wrong? " Zeng Guofan bowed his head and replied: "I would like to report to the emperor, but I dare not. But I don't know anything about earth and rock operations, and I have never studied arithmetic. How can I let a layman like me do it for such an important matter? I never dared to do it." Take the matter entrusted by the emperor as a trifling matter, once something goes wrong in such a major matter, I dare not think about the consequences. I implore the emperor to take back the order and appoint another competent person to handle this matter, I thank the emperor." Emperor Daoguang thought for a while, and said: "Zeng Guofan, what you said certainly makes sense, and I don't blame you. I want to tell you a few words, I hope you understand. As an official of my Qing Dynasty, you have to learn and learn everything. You need to be able to understand. Officials in the Ministry of Households should not only understand the affairs of the Ministry of Households, but also the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Officials. Zeng Guofan, although you are in the Imperial Academy, do you think that the Imperial Academy Are you a good official if you do a good job in the court? An official in my Qing Dynasty should mount a horse to kill the enemy and dismount to govern the country. Which of the famous ministers of the past dynasties is not omnipotent? I will not punish you for your crimes, hope You do the things I entrusted to you. You go down." After listening to Emperor Daoguang's words, Zeng Guofan was terrified, but also convinced. He bowed and retreated while saying "I know I was wrong".In the afternoon of the same day, Zeng Guofan went straight to the duty room of the Ministry of Industry and borrowed books such as "Building Law", "Stone Arch Bridge Law", "Analysis", "Earth and Rock Calculation Method" from the doctor on duty. After returning home, he made an exception after dinner and did not check the daily classes of the candidates, nor did he write "Guo Gap", but just greeted his father, had a symbolic chat with Yuying, and locked himself in the prison. In the study room, Bingzhu began to read these books.Only then did he discover that learning is by no means stereotyped writing or poetry.Civil engineering, it takes a lot of effort to study seriously. He decided that in addition to civil engineering, he should also systematically study military affairs, politics, diplomacy, and agriculture, business, and water conservancy that are related to the livelihood of the people.Cleverness is nothing but hard work, and he has since come to believe that this saying is by no means a lie.Wasn't he going into the capital to be a good official with a long history?He decided to follow the words taught by Emperor Daoguang step by step. From then on, his study was named "Qiu Que Zhai", and he wrote an article "Qiu Que Zhai Ji" for this purpose. Qiu Que Zhai Ji said: "Guofan read "Yi" to 'Lin', and sighed and said: 'It has just invaded and grown! As for the fierceness in August, it will disappear soon, and it is terrifying.' The atmosphere of heaven and earth, When yang reaches its limit, it retreats to produce yin! When yin reaches its limit, it proceeds to produce yang. One loses one gain, and this is the principle of nature. Things are born with lust, and when they are full, they forget what is lacking. That is why the body is safe and driven, and there is gold. The balance of public opinion is not enough for multiplication. The five colors are distinguished by the eyes, and the articles are not enough for convincing. It is not enough for the ears because of the multiplicity of octaves. The delicacies and delicacies are not enough for the taste. Gold and purple, things can move their bodies, and they are used to shake their ambitions. Those who are entangled with what they can't get, gradually become contemptuous and disdain to control. The onlookers think it is true, and it is not worth discussing. Therefore, it is said: "The position is not expected to be arrogant, and the salary is not Period extravagance', he is an elephant chopsticks, it must be a jade cup, and it is gradually accumulating. But curious people, who cleverly take Quying, do not chase after the crowd, but only learn from the so-called name, have different ways and do not cooperate with each other. To seek wealth or wealth to satisfy one's desire, or reputation to detest one's affection, it is the same as Zhiying. "The name of the husband is the reason why the previous kings drove the whole life to the track. People below the middle class, the way is not true, so Juelu used it to control them, and the name used Yin to drive them, so that they follow their tracks. It is not necessary to understand its meaning. If a gentleman is a benevolent person , well aware of the meaning of morality, Fang fears that if the name is added, those who get inside will become more and more shameful. But those who are shallow, they will be in an uproar, it is not also sad! "Guofan is unworthy, the end of the East Palace of Beiyuan. The so-called clean rank in the world, the family inherits Yuyin, from the king's parents down, and is healthy and strong. Mencius said: 'Parents exist, brothers have no reason', and it is too much." "Hong Fan" said: "Everyone who is a commoner has initiative, ambition, and defense; if he is not in harmony with the extreme, he will not suffer from blame, and women will be blessed." Blame. And perhaps the blessing of tin, the so-called those who do not call it obedience, so it is called the place where it lives: "Qiu Que Zhai", all the glory of the outside, the addiction of the ears, eyes and body, will leave its defects, and the ritual will reduce it. , and the joy of the master is full, and the joy cannot be extreme. With etiquette, the generals can control my nature and prevent adultery. If the husband is well-known and well-known, especially if he makes what he gives, he will return it when he comes, and he will be greedy for what he takes. What's the matter with those who have nothing to do? Those who are not sages but have a perfect reputation can't be without embellishments! I will also guard what I lack." Subsequent facts proved that Zeng Guofan wrote and did so.