Chapter 52 Section 52 Du Shoutian reprimanded him for inappropriately wearing official uniforms

Do you know who that senior officer is?Few people would believe it if he said it. He is Master Jia who has always regarded himself as a master of Confucianism, and who has just been promoted by the Minister of Guanglu Temple to the official minister of Dali Temple. Jia Cundao was born in two lists, and he was one of the more outstanding Han officials. He was born in Guangxi and was the fourth young master of Jia Pukai in Guangxi Dao.Mr. Jia not only does stereotyped writing well, but also writes beautiful regular script.When Zeng Guofan first came to Hanlin, he was signing the seal of the Sixth Section of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Zeng Guofan also learned calligraphy from him for a while.Later, Zeng Guofan got acquainted with He Shaoji, a great calligrapher, so he stopped bothering Mr. Jia.But in Zeng Guofan's regular script, there are still more or less shadows of Jia's script.The position in the matter is not high, it is a fourth-rank title, but the power is large enough.Because he is an official who specializes in inspecting officials, many small Beijing officials are a little afraid of him. In addition, he has always kept a straight face in front of his subordinates, and he has slapped several Hanlin in the red light district when he cooperated with Master Du on night patrol. He is very valued by the emperor. The capital did not know him.Every time he met the emperor, he had to tell a few things about the harm of "officials eating flower wine", and Daoguang always praised him a few words.Although some officials said behind his back that he was a hypocrite, they couldn't help him.

Hu Linyi, Zeng Guofan's colleague, received two slaps from Mr. Jia, but it was for nothing. Of course, when the officials were eating flower wine, Jia Ren would not dare to take a sip. If they encountered it, he would rush over to say hello and ask if there was anything he needed to help.Completely ignore the word nasty. In the case of Li Chungang's private collection of banned books, the three courts all cheated.Emperor Daoguang was so angry that most of the palm seals of the Sanfa Division were replaced. Jia Ren was promoted to Zhengqing of Dali Temple by two ranks, and became a dignified third-rank Jingtang.

This time, even the senior officials have to avoid him when they eat flowers and wine. On the first day Jia Ren took office in Dali Temple, he wrote a 10,000-character notebook, starting from the official's eating of flowers and wine and wronging the country, and writing all the way to the fire in the backyard.Zhuo asked the emperor to increase the intensity of the crackdown on officials who ate flowers and wine to cause trouble. To put it bluntly, he just wanted to expand the scope of power of Dali Temple.Daoguang looked at the book, and suppressed it without saying a word, and ended up staying in the middle and not sending it.Jia Ren was immediately discouraged, and in addition, he no longer held the title of deputy capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and since then he has no longer cooperated with the Metropolitan Procuratorate on night patrols.

The first time Jia Ren came to Baoguo Temple was on the 18th day of last month. He wore plain clothes and took two women to offer incense. He drank tea and ate vegetarian meals with Elder Yizhen, and went down the mountain in the afternoon. surreptitiously.Ten days later, Lord Jia brought two other women into the mountain gate.A big green woolen sedan chair, supported by two guards, followed by two sedan chairs. It was sunset, and all the pilgrims had left. They did not go back that night. One man and two women stayed in the current house, singing and singing Laughing, although they messed around in the middle of the night, their voice was very low, as if afraid of being heard, two guards took over to guard the door.Yizhen didn't talk much with him this time, but he didn't say anything else, instead, he meditated in the Zen room all night.

Early the next morning, Jia Ren and others left the mountain gate early without saying hello to Yizhen, and Yizhen didn't see him off either.Counting this time, Jia Ren has been here three times and stayed for two nights, and each time the women he took with him were different, it was clearly a mess.The first time I was not so loud, and the second time I seemed to have taboos, but this time I was a little crazy.He sings loudly and laughs loudly, without any scruples. Only now did Zeng Guofan understand why Elder Yizhen, who had always been quiet, was in such a hurry to go to Wutai Mountain to participate in the grand meeting.Yizhen elders can't be provoked, so they can only hide!

Lord Jia went down the mountain before dawn.Zeng Guofan has always had the habit of going to bed early and waking up early. He can see Jia Ren's every move clearly. The guards who came along asked the monks on duty to open the door. The monks on duty seemed to have some reluctance and were kicked by the guards. .After Lord Jia left, the mountain gate creaked and closed again, as if the monk on duty had muttered something.Because of the distance, Zeng Guofan didn't hear clearly. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Zeng Guofan would never have believed that the virtuous Mr. Jia would be able to commit such a robbery.But thinking about it again, Zeng Guofan was a little angry: This Mr. Jia, who has read a lot of poetry and books, is too courageous!It's not good to just go anywhere, why is it in a Buddhist holy place?It's no joke to blaspheme the gods!

But Zeng Guofan thought about it again and again, and only the holy land of Buddhism is the safest place.Can the masters come to the monastery to watch the night?He, Jia Cundao, is a master of Taoism that the emperor relies heavily on. The Qing Dynasty still relies on such people to purge Gangji!How dare he go to the fun venue in the capital! When Zeng Guofan left Baoguo Temple, he was still amused by Mr. Jia's actions. When it was time for the Imperial Academy to cancel the vacation, Zeng Guofan learned from Wen Qing that the university scholar Yinghe had passed away.The vacancy left by Yinghe was filled by Baoxing, the co-organizer and governor of Sichuan.Zhao Ji, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, released Guangxi as an alternate road. Although he filled in the vacancy, Zhao Ji had been crying for several days because Guangxi was too poor.There was a shortage of lecturers left by Zhao Ji, which was replaced by the old Hanlin Liu Kun.Liu Kun was originally a doctor in the household department, and he was also a well-known stereotype master.Liu Kun left a missing doctor, which was filled by Manchu official documents.

Guan Wen was born in martial arts, his ancestors had military merits, and he was rewarded with the top three ranks. On the third day after Zeng Guofan's vacation was canceled, Emperor Daoguang brought all the civil and military officials to the Temple of Heaven to pray for blessings; the fourth day was the triennial Beijing inspection. Jingcha is the three-year performance appraisal of Beijing officials by the Ministry of Officials, and it is very strict.When encountering a Beijing inspection, officials must issue a resume and hand it over to the Ministry of Officials, and the performance of the past three years must be attached to the back of the resume.The Ministry of Officials sent officials to inspect the performance of the officials one by one and write comments, which were then submitted to the emperor. The emperor called the king and ministers to hold a comprehensive meeting to come up with a result on the promotion and promotion of these Beijing officials.Of course, it was Emperor Daoguang who checked in the end.Generally, the Jingcha is busy for more than 30 days, because the Jingcha is related to officials' salaries, maintenance of integrity, and promotion and downgrading. Officials dare not neglect, and they take it very seriously.However, in the past Jingcha, many people maintained their original positions, and many were demoted, but few were promoted.This is an established practice, rarely broken.

But after this year's Beijing inspection, Zeng Guofan was promoted from the young Zhan Shifu Zhan Shi to be the Minister of Taichang Temple and the left deputy capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Not only does it have to be changed from blue to green, but the number of people guarding the sedan chair can also be increased to two, and the sedan chair needs to be equipped with a guide and two guards.According to the official system of the Qing Dynasty, the guides in front of the sedan chairs of first-, second- and third-rank officials are generally served by officials of the seventh rank. The people in front of and behind the sedan chairs do not need to pay for their own money, and the imperial court allocates salaries according to their grades; Salary, but one official service.Guards are also graded guards, and they are tolerances who serve officials at any time.Although the third-rank official and the fourth-rank official are only one rank or two behind, the treatment they enjoy is very different.

To the surprise of all the officials, from the day Zeng Guofan received the decree, in addition to having to add two guards, not only was there no guide in front of the sedan chair, but also the person who helped the sedan chair was omitted, and the sedan chair was not even changed to green. Take the blue sedan chair. He wrote in "Guo Gap Shadow" on this day: "A gentleman should be careful about his independence, and he should also be cautious in his actions. The world is wide when he is content, and the narrowness of the universe is greedy." Zeng Guofan's Minister of Taichang Temple is the missing part left by Tang Jian.Tang Jian has been asking for leave since he left Beijing. In order to respect the master of Neo-Confucianism, Emperor Daoguang has been vacant.If there is a vacancy in Taichang Temple, it should be filled by Guanglu Temple or Taipu Temple.But Guanglu Siqing was recommended by King Fujun, and Taipu Siqing was punished for the Confucian Temple case. Both of them were crossed in Emperor Daoguang's heart.

But Zeng Guofan's promotion is still beyond ordinary people's expectations.Even the well-informed Mu Zhang'a sighed in private: "I have thousands of disciples, none of whom surpass Zeng Disheng!" Zeng Guofan became the head of Beijing officials from Hunan, and there was no need for his superiors to submit the memorial. He already had the qualifications for a single title.According to the usual practice, Zeng Guofan entered the palace again to give thanks.Emperor Daoguang tried his best to encourage him. Coming out of the palace, the officials from Taichang Temple had been waiting outside the palace for a long time. When they arrived at Taichang Temple, all the officials were ready to meet, and Zeng Guofan had to talk a few words with each subordinate, and simply asked about business affairs to show his arrival. In fact, Taichang Temple was designed for the imperial court to perform sacrifices and conduct rituals during ceremonies, and at the same time manage the preparation of sacrificial utensils. It is an independent department directly under the Ministry of Rites.Before Jiaqing, the Minister of Taichang Temple had always been the exclusive vacancy of the Manchus and Mongolians, and the Han people were not allowed to be in charge. It was only after the Daoguang Dynasty that there was a change.The Minister of Taichang Temple is not a busy person in the first place, and there is not much business to do, unless he is busy for a few days at the end of the year or when there is a royal wedding.The officials of Taichang Temple only read and write for eight months a year.Although Taichang Temple is also regarded as a yamen, it is the most supportive yamen in the capital.As the saying goes, "If you want to gain weight, it's too often." On his first day in office, Zeng Guofan could only put on a show.He still needs to hand over the errands of Zhan Shifu, Wen Qing's place, he will also pay homage, and Mu Zhongtang, Pan Zhongtang, and several Xie Kui (referring to co-organizing university scholars), he will also pay homage.The Changsha guild hall had already posted that Beijing officials from Hunan had joined in to set up a shark fin banquet for him in the guild hall, and he had to go to socialize. In Taichang Temple, except for the officials on leave, almost all of them met with the new bosses.Zeng Guofan decided to go back to Zhan Shi's mansion first to hand over the errand of Shao Zhan Shi to Wen Qing. Just as he was about to leave, the officials from the Metropolitan Procuratorate happened to arrive. Zeng Guofan's sedan chair had to go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate.He deeply regretted that he forgot to also sign the title of the left deputy capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate because of his haste. It stands to reason that Zeng Guofan should first go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to visit Zuodu Yushi and the six subjects' palm seals to Shizhong and meet with the Yushi before returning to his post at Taichang Temple.According to the arrangement of the Qing government, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is higher than the Taichang Temple. Therefore, as soon as Zeng Guofan entered the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he first made repeated accusations to the Zuodu Censor Lao Renlao. Lao Ren seemed to have forgotten the system of the Qing Dynasty. Not only did he not blame him at all, but he also encouraged Zeng Guofan a lot, and kindly invited Zeng Guofan to have a drink at home.Everything Mr. Lao said today is true. Zeng Guofan knew that Lao Ren couldn't live without cigarettes for a moment when he returned home, so he just laughed it off. Coming out of Zongxian Lao's office, Zeng Guofan rushed to the room of Du Shoutian, who was the second-rank Dingdai at the time, who was the master of the study at that time, and who had just been promoted to the deputy capital censor, to ask for his guilt and socialize.Although Du Shoutian is also acting as an assistant, but because of the lack of a master in the study room and his age, he also has a separate office in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Unexpectedly, Du Shoutian put on a straight face and reprimanded Zeng Guofan from head to toe.Du Shoutian is the top wearer of the second rank, and one of the six masters of the fourth prince Yi and the sixth prince Yixin.Although the master of Shangshufang is not a high-ranking official, he also has favors, which can be seen from the fact that the Metropolitan Procuratorate has only set up an office for him. Zeng Guofan knew that Du Shou Tian Dingzi was in the limelight, and he wanted to pay his respects and then quit, but Master Du put on a straight face and called him back. "Master Zeng, please go slowly, I have a few words to say." Du Shoutian said with a long face coldly, "The etiquette system for fourth-rank Beijing officials can be accommodated. But for senior officials of the third rank, the clothes should be You can't be sloppy! My brother is already a third-rank imperial court, why is he still wearing a fourth-rank top hat? The court uniform and court boots are also wrong. How can this work? My brother should understand that fourth-rank officials come to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to see me , you have to kneel on one leg to say hello, but third-rank officials don’t need it. My brother came to see this official wearing a fourth-rank crown, but he gave the etiquette of a third-rank official. How decent is it for outsiders to see it? My brother Su If you have a clear name, you will have a good future, so you can do it for yourself. Don't miss your own bright future because of these things!" A few words that were neither soft nor hard, made Zeng Guofan blush.I couldn't argue, and I couldn't understand what I said, so I could only keep my head down and keep saying, "My lord taught me that I know I was wrong." After he came out, the officer on duty led Zeng Guofan to the office. This is the place where the vice-capital censors who are also in charge of the office take turns to work.Except for Du Shoutian, the master in the study room. The officer on duty pointed to a mahogany table and stool and said, "This is prepared by the lower officials for your lord. Please sit down and see if it fits. If it doesn't work, the lower officials will buy it." Zeng Guofan sat on the stool for a while, said "OK", and the officer on duty cheerfully brought over a form for taking turns to handle affairs, and asked Zeng Guofan to have a look. Zeng Guofan took it and found that it was a form that had been made long ago for officials above Zuo Fudu Yushi to lead a night patrol.The palm prints of the six subjects are arranged in the middle of the matter.Seeing that he was on the twelfth day, Zeng Guofan let it go, but remembered this day in his heart.