Chapter 12 The Ninth Great Imperial Envoy Returned to Slander Beizi's Misbehavior and Humiliation

Long Zichun said to Tie Muxian in a low voice: "Lansheng is good at the art of learning from the wind, and since he went out with the imperial envoy, he has been careful everywhere. As far as the characters he has seen so far, there are three of them who are all emperors, and their future will be determined." You can't end up as a minister. It just so happens that these three people are Han Chinese, and if they do it, it will definitely be detrimental to Manchuria. Wan Sheng is very worried about this matter. If you talk about it, you are afraid of being killed; if you don't talk about it, you will be sorry for the dynasty. I'm sorry for my compatriots in Manchuria. That's why I've been very uneasy these days. Now that the imperial envoy is talking about this, it's hard to hide late life." Tie Muxian asked in surprise after hearing this: "Which three people are you? Come on, let's all try to take precautions." Zichun said: "The first one is Xiangzi City, this person walks like a dragon and has double pupils, he is probably Xiang Yu's back, he will be a demon king in the future, I'm afraid that I will perish at the hands of this person. However, if he wants to be Han Gao Mingtai, I'm afraid he may not succeed, but keeping him will be a disaster for the Qing Dynasty after all." Tie Muxian nodded and said: "Your His eyesight is really good, and I think this person is very unreliable. Tell me who is the second one?" Zichun said: "Most of the imperial envoys will not pay attention to the second one. , with a complete body of wood and soil, he will be crowned king in the future even if he is not an emperor. Maybe he will be the emperor of Taiping for two years!" Tie Muxian hurriedly asked who it was, and Zichun said: "It's not someone else. It was Li Tianhong from Forty-eight Towns. He was wearing a blue top at the time, so his late life paid special attention to him. After taking a closer look at his physique and face, he felt that this man's fate is really not small, although his career may not exceed Xiangzi. City, if we talk about fortune, I’m afraid it’s still more than that!" Tie Muxian said, believing it or not: "This person is just a coordinator, so he may not have such a great background." Zichun said: "Imperial envoys don’t As far as the current status is concerned, the current status is unreliable. Back then Han Gao Mingtai was just a hooligan, who would have expected him to be the emperor in the future?" Tie Buxian nodded, and asked the third person, Zichun said: " This person has a strange appearance, he is from the north and south, and he has a deep attitude. Gu Shiqing is noble and steady, which is well-deserved. In the future, he will be able to build a great cause and compete with Xiangzi City. And the appearance of this person The warehouse is wide and deep. Not only is it expensive, but it is also rich and powerful, and it is not the ultimate minister. In another ten years, I will prove that my words are true." Tie Muxian said: "You don't have to say, I Got it." Zichun laughed and said, "In that case, please ask the imperial envoy to make a guess." Tie Muxian guessed, "It's one of the two Jingqings, isn't it?" Zichun laughed and said: "Sure enough, the imperial envoy's eyesight is not bad, but who is it?" Tie Muxian said, "It's Zhao Bingheng." Zichun laughed and shook his head and said, "Wrong, wrong, this is really a huge difference. His eyesight is really not weak." Tie Muxian said: "It's not Zhao Bingheng, it must be Feng Guohua. I don't think Guohua has the spirit of Bingheng yet, why did you take a fancy to him?" Zichun said: "That's right. He is superior to Bingheng. Although Bingheng's appearance is quite pleasing, in the end it is flashy, floating but not sinking, and it is far worse than Guohua. However, Bingheng is the prime minister's tool. According to my opinion, it must be above Xiangzi City. However, his career must rely on XiangziOnly Zicheng can succeed, this is the character of a minister, and it cannot be unique.Besides, Bingheng's appearance does not bring blessings, although he can make a fortune, it is difficult to enjoy a good year.Guohua's appearance is both gorgeous and solid, but not revealing.Although he succeeded in relying on others, he was unwilling to remain under others for the rest of his life. He was afraid that he would have a taste of the taste of an emperor after all? Tie Muxian unconsciously nodded his head and said in admiration: "Is it true that I should be exhausted when I am full of energy?"Among them, there are these traitors and heroes among the Han people, and they will surely be a disaster for our dynasty in the future.I'm afraid we banner people don't even have a foothold at all. " Zichun said: "Although fate is determined by heaven, success or failure is also human-made.Are we just waiting for the Han people to come and destroy them? Tie Muxian said, "What about you?" Zichun said: "It's best to ask the imperial envoy to report all this in secret when he sees the Queen Mother."Get rid of these people as soon as possible to avoid trouble in the future. Tie Muxian sighed, "How easy is it?"That Xiangzicheng is the Queen Mother's number one favorite, how can he defeat him? " Zichun said: "Although the queen mother dotes on him, I heard that the current emperor is incompatible with him. If the emperor orders to kill him, will anyone dare to stop him? Tie Muxian laughed and said, "It's silly to talk about a smart person like you."Today's emperor is not as good as a prisoner, even his life may end one day, but it is cheap to ask no one to kill him, how dare he kill someone?I have to wait for the opportunity to think of a way, which is not a busy thing. "The two talked about Erhuang for a long time, and then rested.

The next day, the imperial envoy Tie excused his illness and refused to go to the exercises, saying that he caught a cold yesterday due to the wind, and asked Gong Bao to be overworked.Xiang Gongbao read the exercises alone for seven days in a row, and the old iron only went there three times.After the exercise was over, Xiang Gongbao still took the lead, and drafted a memorial in detail about the situation of the exercise and the achievements of each army.Duan Jixiang and several senior town commanders are all guaranteed to be named as admirals, Li Tianhong is guaranteed the rank of commander-in-chief, Liu Duan Erdao is handed over to the military aircraft office for deposit, and they will be used first. All add one level.This book was entrusted to Tie Muxian to present it face to face when he went to Beijing to hand over the order.The official affairs were all ready, and then several banquets were held. At first, the imperial envoy of Gongbao hosted a banquet for Futai and the officials of the town in Henan Province, and then Futai invited the imperial envoy of Gongbao, Feng Zhao, Jingqing, and Liu Duan back. The Second General Office and the civil and military officials, and finally the Town Tonggong of the Forty-eight Towns, invited the imperial guard of the palace to Futai Jingqing and other officials of all sizes, as a farewell, and thanked and rewarded them.I have been busy for several days, and then I return to Tianjin regularly.Before leaving, it was inevitable that all the officials sent invitations to the imperial envoy Tie for Shengan, and prepared a special float, and everyone went to the station to see him off.After sending the two senior officials away, Lin Futai still returned to Kaifeng, and all the town commanders also led their teams back to the province.

Don't mention these things, just say that Tie Muxian went north together, in Fengtai, Xiang Gongbao changed trains and returned to Tianjin, leaving Lao Tie alone to return to Beijing.Fengtai is already close to Beijing, but why does Xiangzicheng refuse to enter Beijing?There are also unspeakable difficulties in this. It turns out that in the former Qing Dynasty, when the governors of various provinces came to Beijing, the tribute of the big and small Beijing officials was at least 200,000 yuan.Xiang Zicheng's money is big, every time he goes to Beijing, he has to spend 500,000 gold.Therefore, this transfer from Fengtai saves a huge sum of money.When Tie Muxian arrived in Beijing alone, as usual, he first handed over the letter of greeting, and the empress dowager sent an order to summon him, and first asked him how his life in Henan was.Tie Muxian said: "The servant arrived in Zhangde, and inspected all the farms along the way. The green and green are shining, the sorghum and corn are all mature, and the farmers work very hard in the fields. , That's why there is such an autumn achievement." The Queen Mother asked him again: "How is the spirit of Xiangzi City?" Tie Muxian said: "The spirit of Xiangzi City does not decrease for years, and it is also thanks to the Buddha's blessing." The Queen Mother said again Asked: "Which province do you think is the best for the soldiers in Hezhen?" Tie Muxian said: "Naturally, Beiyang should be ranked first. Beiyang has a total of six towns, all of which were trained by Xiangzicheng himself. These six town soldiers, according to my opinion, can run rampant throughout the country." The Queen Mother listened and fell silent.After a short pause, he asked him again: "How do the officers and soldiers of the six towns feel about Xiangzi City?" Tie Muxian said: "The officers and soldiers of the six towns only know that there is a palace guard, but they don't know that there is an imperial court. The guards of the whole family are not the officers and soldiers of the Qing Dynasty." The Queen Mother listened to the music, she was not surprised, she was a little surprised, and asked quickly: "Is there any sign of disobedience in Xiangzi City?" Tie Muxian kowtowed Said: "That's not true, but the military power of the Han people is too heavy. It is not the blessing of the imperial court. Please ask Lafayette to cut it down a little bit, which is also the way to protect the courtiers. The slave is forced by foolish loyalty and boldly speaks out. He deserves everything." Die." After saying that, he kowtowed again and again.The queen mother sighed and said: "I see, you can go down and write a memorial to the details of this reading exercise, and I want to read it in detail. Go down." Tie Muxian bowed his head, Xunlong Zichun asked him to draft this memorial.

Zichun's handwriting was not bad at all, and since this matter had something to do with him, he put all his energy into drafting the manuscript.There is a faint flickering in it, and it narrates all the real stories of how Xiangzicheng was domineering. The most serious crimes are waving his hands to stop the operation and changing the top hat with Li Tianhong.The aphorisms in the inner part include the famous utensils of the imperial court who wear them. The famous utensils of the imperial court should come from the imperial court and should not come from the hands of the courtiers.A memorial was issued hard, and the queen mother read it, but left it unpublished.

The next day, he summoned Prince En, Minister of Military Aircraft, and asked him what Xiangzicheng was like.Prince En called him a pure minister, and the queen mother shook her head and smiled, "I don't think so." Seeing that the queen mother suddenly said such words, Prince En couldn't figure it out, so he kowtowed to ask for instructions.The Empress Dowager threw Tie Muxian's memorial to him, and Prince En finished reading it, pondered for a moment, and played: "I haven't seen this matter, so I dare not tell whether it is true or not. Maybe there is some rift between Xiang Tie and his wife." It is best for the Queen Mother to send a close minister to use his envoy as an envoy to pass by Tianjin and stay for a few days. From all aspects of investigation, it will not be difficult to see the truth." The Queen Mother said: "Your method is not bad. , but is there any important mission at present?" Prince En played: "Yesterday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received a call from the imperial envoy in England, reporting that King George will be crowned in November. This is the most important ceremony in his country. All countries in the world It is necessary to send an ambassador to celebrate on behalf of the monarch or general of the country, and our country seems to have to send one. The minister is waiting for an order, and if Jane sends someone in the future, he will order the minister to inspect Xiangzi City when he passes by Tianjin. Isn't it easy to kill two birds with one stone?" The queen mother thought for a while and asked: "This time the ambassador is unusual, who is he going to send?" Prince En said: "Li Hongzhang went to the coronation of the Russian emperor that day, and he is a nobleman. , an extremely talented minister. The qualifications of the people sent today only need to be older than him, not younger. This matter has to be judged by the Buddha, and I dare not make any claims." The queen mother pondered for a moment and said: "This time To choose from the full staff, there is no need to use Han people anymore. Li Hongzhang went to foreign countries to make a big splash, so that foreigners knew that there was a Li Fuxiang in China, and even the emperor didn’t see him. Choosing a young man who is handsome can also let foreigners know that there are many talents among the Manchus. This is also a way to consolidate the foundation of the country through diplomatic means, don’t you think so?” Prince En said: “I really admire the minister for his thorough consideration, but this It is not easy to choose a man, and there are no diplomatic talents among the young Manchus. Even if they look good on the outside and are not familiar with all the etiquette, if there is something inappropriate in a foreign country, will it not humiliate the country?" The Queen Mother said: "You are right. , but as far as I see, as long as there is an attache who is familiar with diplomacy and an interpreter who is proficient in English, then the ambassador is just an air, and there is nothing to worry about. Master Buddha Jane alone! Can you go down and draw up an order?" The queen mother said: "I see that your eldest son Xing'er is very handsome and can speak very smartly, so send him." After hearing this, Prince En hurriedly Kowtowed and said: "Xing'er is too young, I'm afraid it will be difficult to take on this important task. Please ask the Buddha to be more talented." The Queen Mother listened to the performance, and immediately showed displeasure and said, "How old are you? Be careful. I think Xing'er is capable, definitely capable. You go down and draw up an order! There is no such thing to say." Seeing that the queen mother was angry, Prince En was already trembling with fear, and hurriedly played: "The Buddha's decree is all I don’t dare to say much, so I hurried down to draw up an order.” The queen mother waved her hand, and Prince En came down, went to the military plane, and told everyone about it. Quite a few, even the Emperor must be especially welcome." Prince En just frowned and sighed, afraid that his son would not be able to do the job, and if he made a joke again, he would lose all his old face.

It turned out that Prince En had three sons, the eldest son was named Zaixing, the second son was named Zaifu, and the third son was named Zaibo.These three sons were born in the midst of gold and jade, they didn't read books, they didn't learn archery (Note: Banner people take archery as their foundation), but they are friends all day long, gambling and whoring.This is especially true for his eldest son, there is no one in Beijing who does not know Uncle Xing, and relying on his father's influence, people from all walks of life give him three points.Although he has the title of an imperial bodyguard, he has never been on business, and spends all day listening to operas and visiting small classes near the front door, running like a aunt.When the uncle is happy, he rewards people thousands of dollars; whoever offends the uncle will immediately ask the thugs to beat you to death. After the beating, there is no place to complain.Therefore, no one is not afraid of mentioning Uncle Xing in the Qianmen area.He had wanted to take a stroll in Tianjin for a long time, just because of the rules of his royal family, all the royal families of the Tianhuang School were not allowed to leave Beijing unless there was a special order.If you go out of Beijing, you will be considered as violating the rules of the royal family, so although Uncle Xing intends to visit Tianjin, he has no chance to visit.That night, the old prince called him in front of him, and before he could speak, he sighed and said, "You are also twenty-nine years old this year. You spend your days drinking and drinking, and you have no experience of the world. Could it be that after I die, you Just attack this prince and die forever? You have to know that our family’s world is not stable anymore, and the Han people in the team are all eager to try. I heard that there are some revolutions overseas recently, led by Sun Wen, Kang Youwei is all together, and it will be difficult for the Qing Dynasty (Note: Sun Kang is like ice coal in a different furnace, and every time the king and minister of the former Qing Dynasty are regarded as a party, their brains are dizzy, ridiculous and pitiful), and look at our bannermen, sleeping and living all day long When you die in a dream, you know how to eat, drink, have fun, smoke opium, learn how to call yourself Tianer, and you are still an upper-class person! What is politics? What is diplomacy? What is military? Who knows? When it comes to national affairs, be a little more careful. In the future, after I die, you will be the Minister of Military Aircraft for a few days. You see, all the money in our family comes from the Minister of Military Aircraft. To guard this poor prince, 10,000 taels of silver a year, Is one thousand shimi enough for fodder for horses?" At this point, he showed him the decree and said, "This is the empress dowager Lafayette's special praise for you. You have to be careful and don't lose it." Etiquette, make a joke. This is an errand related to the country's decency, which is unusual, do you hear?" Zaixing saw what was written in the decree, and sent shellfish to Zaixing to celebrate the English emperor's coronation of the ambassador, so he respected it.After Zaixing watched it, his heart immediately blossomed, and he smiled and said: "My son is bored at home all day long, and I am very sad. Now I take this opportunity to go to foreign countries to see and see. I just keep my words in mind." Prince En told him to go to the palace to thank him tomorrow morning, and asked him to go out of Beijing on a certain day to prepare everything, and told him to stop by in Tianjin for inspection.After Zaixing heard this, he was lonely again, and agreed without saying a word.The next day to thank you, the queen mother had to give him another order, telling him to prepare for his departure within ten days without delay.All expenses must be collected by the Du branch, and they will be used as regular expenses, and there is no need to ask for training. The foreign affairs department must choose the tune for the interpreter.Zaixing kowtowed down, discussed with Prince En, and dispatched four attendants and four interpreters, and the rest were appointed by the ambassador in name, followed by more than 20 people, and brought more than 30 people from the kitchen, guards, and husbands. There are more than sixty people, so mighty and lively.

On the day of leaving Beijing, two floats were specially prepared, two first-class cars, two second-class cars, a dining car, and two luggage carts.All the civil and military officials in Beijing, from the Zhongtang Shangshi to the two battalions of the Tishu, all went to the station to see them off.According to Zaixing's intention, he wanted to take the two most favored concubines with him, but his father stopped him, saying that you have such a bad job, there is no reason to support your family, if you are invited by the censor, what face will you have?Could it be that after two or three months, you can't bear it?Zaixing received Lao Tzu's reprimand, although he was unhappy, he had nothing to do about it being a national event.After leaving Beijing, we arrived at Tianjin Terminal in three hours.Governor Xiang Zicheng led the Xuetai Daotai, the Patrol Office of the North and South Sections of Tianjin County, Tianjin Prefecture, and the alternate members of the Daofu. There were a total of one or two hundred red and blue top sons. a station.The siren blew far away, knowing that the imperial envoy's car was approaching.Xiang Gongbao led the officials and stood on the platform, waiting to be greeted.When the car arrived when I was young, Hengchun Hengtai, the guard of the palace, passed on the order of Master Beizi, and only invited Xiang Gongbao to get on the car, and the rest waited at the station.Xiang Zicheng got on the float, met Zaixing, and they got off the float hand in hand.The military music was played together, all the military and police officers raised their guns to salute, and the civil and military officials had already handed over the manuscripts, and at this time they only stood on duty on both sides.The two entered the waiting room first, only the School Division, the Customs Road, Tianjin Road Transport Division, and a few red alternates followed in, and the rest waited outside the door.Xiang Gongbao led everyone to kneel down to greet Sheng'an first, and then talked to Mr. Bei Zi about the ceremony of the guest of honor.Zaixing said with a smile: "Fourth brother is always good? My father asked me to ask you how I am." Xiang Gongbao hurriedly greeted the master and said, "My brother can't come to Tianjin easily, this time it can be called a false fate "Zai Xing said: "Who says it's not? My little brother always wants to play in Tianjin in his sleep and dreams, but it's a pity that the royal family's laws are strict, and he can't go out of Beijing unless he has a business. It's really boring our family. This This is the first time I come to Fourth Brother’s noble place, there is nothing else, I have to harass him for a few days. Is there any place to visit, please ask Fourth Brother to be a guide.” When Xiang Gongbao heard this, he thought to himself, boy, who is He Yinghuang? Coronation, simply to come out to have fun.Although he despises him in his heart, he smiles on his face and says: "It's rare that Mr. Bei is here, it's enough to make the humble place shine. There are many places to play and go here, but Brother Yu's government affairs are too complicated, so I can't accompany him. Let me introduce someone , ask him to play with my brother, this man is young and romantic, and his temperament is just right, let him be my master!" Zaixing laughed and said: "That's great, but don't you know that this gentleman is right in front of you? "Xiang Gongbao glanced at the reserve team and said: "Xin Yan! You come to see Master Beizi, and you will accompany Master Beizi to the Zhongzhou Guild Hall when you turn back, where the shafts have been prepared." Only one person came out in response , wearing an apricot-gray satin jacket, a sky-blue satin jacket, and a red-topped flower feather. He is very young, but he has a jade face and red lips, long eyebrows and beautiful eyes. Just by looking at his appearance, he can tell that he is a romantic person.Walk a few steps, come to Zaixing, and greet him deeply.Said: "Zheng Dao Duan Yuzhi asks Master Bei to greet you." When Zaixing saw his face, he was already overjoyed.It has never happened before that Master Bei treated a Daotai with such humility, and everyone was envious when they saw it.There are a few who have a bad face and hate their parents in their hearts.Zaixing hadn't passed yet, so he took Duan Yuzhi's hand and asked with a smile: "Are you six years old this year?" Duan Yuzhi said, "Zheng Dao is twenty-seven years old this year." Zaixing said, "I'm two years older than you. Just call me Big Brother!" Although Duan Yuzhi was overjoyed, he didn't dare to agree, and replied in a low voice: "The profession is reckless and cold, how dare you talk about brothers with Master Bei, it's a crime of fate, I beg Master Bei to forgive me." Xing laughed loudly and said: "You Han people are just like this, you always have a bit of a sour mouth when you open your mouth." Xiang Gongbao joked next to him: "Xin Yan! You just follow orders. Master Bei's temper is the favorite. Straightforward." Duan Yuzhi replied with a smile at this time: "Since the elder brother will not give up, the younger brother will be true." Zai Xing said: "This is not over? Why are you so sour!" Duan Yuzhi took advantage of the momentum Said: "Brother, please go to Xingyuan to have a rest. My younger brother has prepared a carriage outside. It is more comfortable to ride a carriage than a sedan chair, so please get on." .There are only seven or eight cars in the Tianjin officialdom, and Duan Yuzhi is the one who shows off the most, so he also bought one.Xiang Gongbao originally prepared his own sedan chair, but when Zaixing heard that there was a carriage, he stopped taking the sedan chair, and he must drag Duan Yuzhi into the carriage.Duan Yuzhi refused again and again, but Xiang Gongbao told him to accompany him, so he got into the car and drove to the Zhongzhou Guild Hall.After everyone entered the mansion, they saw that the furnishings were very gorgeous, so Zaixing said to Xiang Gongbao: "Fourth brother, please do as you please! The rest of the officials also invite them to return to the mansion, and leave Xinyan alone here, waiting for the little brother to think of something When the matter comes, just ask him to deliver the order." Xiang Gongbao said briefly, then dispersed with the officials and returned to the museum office.

Here Duan Yuzhi was left alone to serve Master Bei, and hurriedly asked the head class to light up the cigarette lamp, Master must be addicted.Originally, Zaixing had a lot of opium addiction, but just now everyone was messing around in one place, so he forgot about his addiction.Now that the guests are leaving Ren'an, Duan Yuzhi wakes them up again, and immediately snot, tears and yawns come.The servants are busy displaying two smoking sets.Why do you think there are two copies?It turned out that Master Bei had brought a copy himself, and Duan Daotai prepared another copy temporarily.This time, Duan Yuzhi was appointed by Gongbao to handle the errand, and Duan Yuzhi was very delicate, everything for food, drink, and use was complete, what was lacking was a woman who would accompany her temporarily, and everything else she wanted.The smoking set was put on, Xiao Duan hurriedly leaned on the bed to burn cigarettes for Master Bei, and the guard Heng Chun also helped to burn them, he took sixteen mouthfuls in a row before getting rid of his addiction.Xiang Xiaoduan smiled and said: "Brother! It's your turn to enjoy yourself, how can you burn cigarettes for me?" Duan Yuzhi smiled and said: "Little brother's addiction is very limited, only two or three mouthfuls, big brother, you don't have to be polite, let's live as much as possible first. "Zai Xing took four more puffs, and he must stop, Duan Yuzhi slowly enjoyed it.While enjoying the addiction, while entertaining and chatting with Master Bei.What Zaixing asked was just whose play was good in the theater, who were the famous actors, whose small troupe had a good head, and how many famous ladies there were.Duan Yuzhi responded fluently, and talked brilliantly, which aroused the interest of a bei son, wishing to go for a walk with Xiao Duan right away to be satisfied.In the end, Duan Yuzhi, don't look at him as a romantic Taoist, he has a lot of experience in his heart, and he is definitely not comparable to a prince or grandson.While he was smoking, he was thinking, now that he has made friends with this son of a prince, it is really a shortcut to promotion and fortune.But to please him, you have to have a size, don't let the reputation go wrong, he is now the imperial envoy of He Yinghuang's coronation, and the coronation is not far away, I want to take him to listen to the theater troupe, this kind of brainless flag Once a person falls into the ecstasy formation, no matter how big an event is, he can miss it.He missed an errand, so I had nothing to do with it, but I took him for a stroll, and Gong Bao found out about this, so I have to take a lot of responsibility.Mo Ruo coaxed him to go abroad as soon as possible, and after returning to the country, he would use means to win over him, not afraid that he would fly into the sky, and he would not be worried at all, this is the sure way.Thinking of this, he said to Zaixing: "Brother! When is your mission to England, when do you plan to leave from Tianjin?" Zaixing said: "There is no certainty? If you play a few more days, you will leave later; if you play less, you will leave later." Today, I will leave early." Duan Yuzhi said with a smile: "If you don't play, you can leave tomorrow." Zaixing said: "Since you are here, how can you not play?" Duan Yuzhi said: "How old is my brother?" To put it bluntly, I wonder if elder brother will listen or not?" Zaixing said: "Just say what you have to say, elder brother will listen." Duan Yuzhi said: "Elder brother's mission this time is very important to the diplomatic relations between the two countries. Mr. Because the elder brother is the son of the phoenix, the Buddha sent you there, so that outsiders can admire the nobles of our country. Now the time for the coronation is approaching, if you leave too late and miss the celebration gift, the Buddha knows, wouldn’t you What’s wrong? Besides, there are so many beautiful places to visit in Tianjin. My eldest brother saw that he was not interested enough to visit, but he was not happy to recruit them. Mo Ruo came back from a mission and lived in Tianjin for a month or two. My younger brother went out with my elder brother every day. Places, let’s go from house to house, and there is no one left, wouldn’t it be pleasant to the eyes? Isn’t it much better than this haste?” Said the words so that Zai Xing remained silent.Seeing this look, Duan Yuzhi was afraid that he would be stiff, so she stood up from the cigarette couch, murmured something by Zai Xing's ear, but seeing Zai Xing's smile all over her face, she said that it was true, and I was late for two days. It doesn't matter if you go shopping again in a month.So the two talked and laughed until the fourth watch, when Duan Yuzhi left.Before leaving, Zaixing asked him again: "Come early tomorrow, I'm leaving the day after tomorrow, we brothers and sisters can have a good night together again." Duan Yuzhi agreed repeatedly.The next day, he came to serve before noon, but Zaixing hadn't woken up yet, so he had to wait in front and chat with his entourage.On that day, Xiang Gongbao prepared a table of jelly dishes in the office to see the imperial envoy off, and Duan Yuzhi was also with him, after lighting the lamps, the two of them came in the same car.Gong Bao knew that he was leaving tomorrow, so he told the Jingfeng Road Bureau to prepare the car and wait for the departure.At this time, the Trans-Siberian Railway in Russia had already been built, and those who went to Europe did not need to sail.

In the afternoon of the next day, the imperial envoy just left, and all the local officials had to go to the station to see him off.Zaixing went out of the border by car, and the journey was very safe, but he entered the Russian border, and he was not allowed to smoke opium freely on the train, so he had to take medicine to indulge his addiction.However, he has a big addiction and is not easy to offend. After eating a cigarette, he still feels uncomfortable.I had no choice but to discuss with the interpreter of the entourage. It happened that one of the translators was fluent in Russian, and he stepped forward to discuss with the ticket inspector.Fortunately, Zaixing and his entourage translated a first-class car, and there were no foreigners, so it was a gift of 300 ruble tickets to the ticket inspector (note: the ruble ticket at that time was equivalent to one yuan in China, and there was still a discount , and then gradually became worthless), he was allowed to turn on the light and smoke, and Zaixing survived.First arrived in St. Petersburg, and after getting off the bus, the ministers from the Chinese embassy came to welcome them all to the embassy.Fortunately, there are many houses in the embassy, ​​so there is no need to set up another house.At this time, the Russian foreign minister also came to greet him, which shows that the diplomatic means of the great powers are very careful.According to etiquette, Zaixing should have had an audience with the Russian Emperor, but he had never seen a large-scale communication with outsiders. He only presented the photo of Emperor Guangxu to the Russian Emperor, but he himself refused to meet because of his illness.The foreigner thought he was really sick, and the Russian emperor sent an imperial doctor to check his pulse, which made him feel embarrassed.Fortunately, people who smoke opium always suffer from three-point illness, and they pass away after being confused.Rested in Russia for three days, then traveled around Germany, Austria, Sweden, and finally arrived in Paris, France.Someone took a tour of Lehu in Paris, but he couldn't understand the language, so he felt that it was not interesting.And the time for coronation was approaching, so he went to England.

But it is said that the Chinese envoy stationed in Britain at this time is named Zhang Shanlun, and he is a bannerman of the Han army.At the beginning, he was a student sent by Mr. Li Wenzhong to England to study the navy. When he returned home after graduation, he was very well received by Mr. Wen Zhong, and he was sent as a captain in the Beiyang Navy.During the Sino-Japanese War, Zhang Shanlun led his warships to meet the Japanese for several battles and sank a Japanese gunboat.It's a pity that the master dispatched the good party and refused to listen to his words, so it ended in a complete defeat.Afterwards, he made a detailed statement of his strategy and presented it to Duke Li Wenzhong. Wen Zhong was very sorry, so he kept him secret so that he could be useful, so he was briefly appointed as the Minister to the UK.Since he came to the UK, he is good at communication and dare to fight when things happen, so the British government admires him very much.For the coronation of the emperor, he played electronically to invite the ministers of King Tejian to come to celebrate, and what he did was to maintain diplomatic relations.Later, the telegram arrived, telling him that Jian sent Zaixing.After hearing this, he was very troubled, thinking that Zai Xing was a famous rich man and a wicked young man who neither knew English nor learned diplomatic etiquette. Wouldn't it be embarrassing to send him here?Later, I received a letter from Prince En, asking him to take care of him everywhere, and he must not lose face.He saw that Xin was getting more and more embarrassed, so let's just ignore it, because the prince's entrustment, and the country's decency is at stake; if you really want to worry about it, the prince's son has never listened to good words, it's useless to provoke anger, and it may not help the situation.After thinking about it, the public is the most important thing. Even if you offend him and ruin the official, you can't be ashamed.I made up my mind, and the telegram arrived on this day, knowing that the imperial envoy had arrived in Paris, so I called over and over again to ask him to come to England as soon as possible, and not to stay in Paris.It was hard to get a reply from him saying that he will come tomorrow.Originally, London and Paris were only separated by a sea of ​​water, and there was a reed to sail, and they could reach the shore in a few hours.Minister Zhang led the staff of the embassy to greet him at the pier. When the boat docked, the minister went up to meet Zaixing. First he knelt down to greet the saint, and then the prince, before talking to each other.Zaixing treated envoy Zhang as a slave because he was a bannerman of the Han army, and opened his mouth and called him by name, "Shanlun, have you prepared a mansion for me?" I am a bannerman of the Han army, and not Baoyi from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is too embarrassing for you to call my name with your mouth open.Even the old prince wrote letters and called me by my name. Are you older than the old Wang?Unhappy in my heart, and it was not easy to show my face, so I could only respond with a smile: "It's ready."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes. He looked up and saw dozens of policemen coming from a distance, and the three officials in front of him were all riding horses, heading straight for the big ship of the imperial envoy.Zaixing hurriedly asked Zhang who this was, and Zhang said: "This must be a British police officer who came to meet the imperial envoy. I sent him a note last night, explaining that the imperial envoy came to London today to ask him to protect him. This is theirs." Due responsibility." While speaking, the three officers had already arrived at the side of the boat, and Zhang Envoy jumped ashore when he saw it.The three of them also got off their horses, shook hands one by one, led them to the boat, and said to Zaixing: "These three are the emperor's younger brother, Grand Duke Henry, and the other is the deputy diplomat Luo Jun. The first is Du Na, the chief police officer, they are here to meet the imperial envoys by imperial decree, please Master Pei to shake hands with them." Zai Xing was a little timid when he heard that, so he asked Zhang Envoy to stand in his way, Zhang Envoy panicked He said: "My lord! They came all the way to pick you up, and they've already boarded the boat. How can you get in the way? Please come in and see me. I'll be your interpreter, isn't that okay?" Zaixing had no choice but to bite the bullet and talk to him. The three met each other and shook hands next to each other.Zaixing saw that the first officer was very young, wearing a short jacket with gold threads coiled up and down, with his chest upright, looking very mighty.Seeing him beeping and saying something to himself, the envoy Zhang turned over and said: "The Grand Duke Henry asked the envoy to have a safe journey, and said that it is a great honor to arrive in our country today. He also said that he is a nobleman, the envoy He is also a nobleman, and he is like a brother when we meet." Zaixing thought for a long time, but he didn't know what to answer properly, so he sent Zhang envoy to answer for him, and Zhang envoy replied in English: "Our imperial envoy, say Along the way, relying on the blessings of the great emperor and the grand duke of your country, it is very safe. It is also a great honor to see your country today, and I will not abandon the grand duke, and I will be called a brother. I am deeply grateful, and I am especially grateful." I also had a few conversations with the chief police officer, and asked him to move to live in his mansion according to the Grand Duke's wishes.Zaixing thought for a moment that I am addicted to opium, how can I live with others?So he asked envoy Zhang to say goodbye for him, and still decided to live in the London Hotel. At this time, the police chief had ordered many vehicles to be prepared, and everyone got off the boat, so please take Xing on board.Suddenly I saw two Chinese standing in the distance, one was about forty years old, the other was about twenty, all dressed as students, standing there watching.When Zhang Envoy saw it, his face immediately changed, and he urged Zaixing to get in the car quickly.On the one hand, he turned a few words to the police chief Du Na, and Du Nali sent the police to intervene with the two Chinese.When the two saw the police coming, they wiped their heads away. Here Zaixing got into the car, followed by everyone, and arrived at the Grand Hotel in London.Envoy Zhang had already made preparations to stay in the hotel. He had booked a total of 30 buildings and rented more than a dozen servant rooms.Zaixing occupied four rooms by himself, a bedroom, a dining room, an office, and a living room.In the living room, everyone circled around again, and Grand Duke Henry was afraid that his envoy would be hungry, so he urged the hotel to cook for him.Unexpectedly, Zaixing was hungry but not hungry, addiction was real addiction, his nose and tears came out all at once, the foreigner mistakenly thought he was homesick, and said many words of comfort.The envoy Zhang told him to listen, but he didn't hear him at all. He immediately urged his guards and people to take out the smoking equipment and light the lamp, and the servants had to do so.When the emissary Zhang heard this, he thought to himself, if this foreigner can see what is going on, and besides, in other people's hotels, smoking is never allowed, what should I do?He was so anxious that he scratched his head and head, and hurriedly stopped Zaixing.Unexpectedly, Zaixing became anxious and shouted loudly: "Do you want to watch me die of addiction!" Seeing the imperial envoy staring and shouting, the foreigner didn't know what was going on, so he hurriedly asked Zhang envoy.At this time, the servants had already taken out the smoking equipment, Zhang envoy guessed that he couldn't hide it, so he had to tell the foreigners with a blushing face.The diplomat Luo Jun laughed and said, "What's the point? Since the imperial envoy is addicted, please smoke. People in your country want to stop smoking, but where do we sell our good Indian products?" Du Na also said. Said: "Although the hotel in our country is not allowed to turn on the lights, after all, this police law can only be applied to the people of our country and ordinary people. How dare you control His Royal Highness Beizi in your country?" Word.Hearing their half-sarcasm, half-sarcasm, and flattery, Envoy Zhang felt more and more embarrassed. After all, he couldn't help admiring the flexibility of his diplomacy.Seeing this situation, it was inconvenient for the three of them to sit for a long time, so they all left.Zhang Shi said to Zaixing: "It's not because I don't allow you to smoke, it's because the police are strict, how can we destroy it? Now his police chief has personally approved it, please feel free to smoke in the future." Zai Xing兴哼了一声道：“他多大的胆子，敢不许我吸烟！”张使见他这样浑，只好不理他。但是一切礼节，不能不预先传习。头一件是觐见英皇，依张使的意思，请他绾起发辫来，改为军式短装，又显着雄武，又与外国人随和，免得招他们歧视。载兴不乐意，说放着天朝官衣不穿，倒扮成洋鬼子式何必呢？我仍然是靴帽袍套、宝石顶、双眼花翎，张使拗不过他。又问他见了英皇行什么礼呢？载兴道：“他也是皇上，自然应当三跪九叩首了。”张使连连摇头道：“使不得！使不得！外国没有跪拜礼，觐见时，只是三鞠躬。况且大使代表君主，爷是代表当今来的，不但不可行跪拜礼，连三鞠躬全可以免去，只用一鞠躬同他握手，这便是不卑不亢、平行的礼了。”这一条载兴答应了。然后提到翻译一层，张使说：“带来的翻译全靠不住，临时我随同上去，权且做一名翻译，免得答错了话。随员翻译，叫他们随着见一见，须嘱咐他们不准多言。”这一条载兴也答应了。休息了两天，英皇传谕请中国大使在温德宫觐见，定的是上午八时，把名单开上去。头一日张使便住在伦敦大旅馆，是恐怕载兴起晚误了时刻。 第二天，天还没亮便唤他起来，哪知唤了几次，他只是酣睡不动，把张使急得乱蹦。挨到快七点了，他仍然呼呼大睡，张使可真急了，便用力掐他的肉。他梦中觉疼，方才醒了，直眉瞪眼地问张使道：“你掐我做什么？我的觉还没睡好呢！”张使发急道：“我的爷！今天是觐见的日子，你难道忘了吗？”一句话提醒了载兴，想要爬起来，如何挣扎得动。原来他有被窝里的早瘾，必须在被窝里吸过二十口，才能起得来。下人见他醒了，把烟具拿过来，烟已装好，他一连气吸了八大口。张使拦道：“别吸了！再吸就要误事了。”载兴无法，只得挣扎着起来，头也顾不得梳，脸也顾不得洗，匆匆忙忙地登上靴子，穿上袍子，系上带子，披上褂子，戴上帽子，外边警视总监杜讷已经套车前来迎接，等了好多时了。载兴迷迷糊糊，如驾着云一般，大家把他装进车里，一直拉进皇宫。所有英皇左右近臣，全要看看中国的天潢贵胄。到了宫前下车，便有皇宫卫侍把他们引进宫中。不大工夫，传出话来说请，仍由卫侍引进温德殿。英皇身着海陆军大元帅制服亲自迎上来，张使向载兴道：“这就是英皇，快行一鞠躬礼！”载兴平日烟色并行，身子本是淘得空空的，又兼临时大烟瘾没有过好，本就觉着头重脚轻。今见英皇汉仗高大，威仪凛凛，犹如天神一般，心中又一惧怯，才弯腰鞠躬，便觉身不由已，扑哧一个前抢便伏在地上。仓促间，倒把英皇吓了一惊，连忙亲自用手把他搀起来，一面打着英语问：“钦使莫非是有病吗？”张使忙代答说：“无病。”英皇便过来同他握手，二人脸对脸一握手亲近，立时间，英皇颜色改变，连连倒退了好几步。要知所为何事，且看下回分解。