Chapter 29 The twenty-sixth chapter of the old actor's favor, pretending to be the emperor of Song Jiang, crying Liu Bei when he lost his time

Why is Feng Xu so happy when he received the order?It turned out that the decree gave him a big reward for handling this matter.It is said that he can quickly quell civil strife with simple means, so that the revolutionary party will not spread.He was greatly comforted, and he was promoted to be the governor of Jiangxi, and he was appointed as the governor of Jiangxi by Ruiqing, and Fan Qirui was promoted to the inspector of Jiangxi.Mingxin was caught in an accident and died, which is deeply regrettable.According to the governor's death in battle, sympathy is given preferentially, and Mi Zhongmin is bestowed.The biography of the life story was announced and paid to the National History Museum, and a special temple was allowed to be established in the provincial capital.Hu Mengxiong made great achievements in capturing the thief, and he was promoted to the commander-in-chief of Langshan Town in the south of the Yangtze River.Hao Changshan took the risk to rescue him, and immediately healed him with the help of the capital.Zhang Changcheng, Gu Changbao, and He Changsheng were martyred together with Mingxin. They were commendable for their bravery, and they were all presented to the capital.When Feng Xu received this decree, he immediately passed it down, and went to Fu's Office to receive the seal on the same day.Hecheng Wenwu knew that he had been promoted to commander-in-chief, and all came to congratulate him.At this time, Si Dao didn't dare to talk about equality anymore, and he handed over the manuscript as usual, and when they met, he respectfully called the commander and kowtowed to the ground.People say that officialdom is like a battlefield, which is not wrong at all.At this time, Feng Xu openly did not doubt it, a big right and wrong, it can be regarded as his own wealth, and it is necessary to give thanks.When the book arrived in Beijing, Prince En, Minister of Military Aircraft, presented it to the Empress Dowager to read.

At this time, the Empress Dowager was having fun performing in the Summer Palace, and she was worried about Emperor Guangxu, she was afraid that if he was left alone in the palace, if the imperial party threatened to make trouble, wouldn't it be at her own disadvantage?So even the emperor brought it to the Summer Palace.It turns out that at this time the court is divided into two parties, the emperor and the queen, and the queen party is the most powerful, such as Prince En, Xing Beizi, Qu Mingji, Lu Chuanlin, etc., all of them are the queen party.There are also the rise of Latong and Ruifang, and Puchang and Zaize among the relatives, all of whom are the empress dowager's favorites.There are only two old champions in the imperial party, one is Sun Jiading and the other is Lu Fengxiang.Although Sun Jiading entered the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister, and was an official to Tiren Pavilion University scholar, he has no authority at all.The concurrent errands, such as the president of the National History Museum and the president of the Canon Museum, specialize in negotiating with the dead, and none of the living people can control them.Lu Fengxiang was a little better and called him Minister of Rites.The Ministry of Rituals is originally an idle cao, there is nothing else to do except to practice kneeling and paying respects, and learning to be a slave.Of these two gentlemen, one is the emperor's teacher, and the other has been studying with the South Study Room for many years, so they have a very close relationship with Guangxu.The Queen Mother knew that these two were nerds and trash, so she let them go and didn't try to deal with them.If you want to change two people who have done little, they will have been deported long ago. Weng Tonghe at that time was a role model.Therefore, although Emperor Guangxu had such left assistants and right assistants, it was actually useless.Since the queen mother arrived at the Summer Palace, all princes and ministers who have errands have to accompany them.She chased after fun all day long, and called all the famous opera actors in Beijing to the garden. They were either Bangzi or Erhuang all day long.Among them, there are only three people who are the most favored: one is Tan Xinpei (Xiao Mingtian), one is Guo Baochen (Yuan Yuanhong), and the other is Yang Xiaolou (Little Yang Hou).Why are these three favored alone?There's a reason for all of this.

Guo Baochen was originally from Xi'an Prefecture, Shaanxi Province. He had been singing operas in Beijing for many years and made a lot of money.Seeing that he was almost sixty years old, he returned to his hometown for the elderly, opened a few businesses, and was very comfortable.That year, when Gengzi was making trouble with boxers, the Empress Dowager ran to Xi'an. When Guo Baochen heard that Shengjia had arrived, he hurried to the side of the imperial road and knelt on the ground to meet him.When the empress dowager's sedan chair came over, he opened his voice and shouted: "Guo Baochen, the slave, will pick you up." The empress dowager glanced at him, returned to the palace, and asked Li Deyong, "Is it Yuan Yuanhong who just picked you up?" You must use it: "Buddha's eyesight is not bad, it is Yuan Yuanhong and Guo Baochen." The queen mother was very happy, and said that it is rare for an actor to have such loyalty, and he knew to come to welcome me.You can pass on my decree, bestow on him a fourth-rank Dingdai, and tell him to quickly set up a team and prepare to be sent to act.Li Deyong didn't dare to neglect, he ran out immediately and asked the little eunuch to catch Guo Baochen.Guo Baochen didn't know what was going on, he thought he was shouting too loudly, he was startled, and arrested him for questioning.He was so frightened that he couldn't take a step forward, he begged the little eunuch to cover it up for him.The little eunuch stared and said: "This is the order, do you dare not go?" The two men fought hard and took him to the manager's office.Li Deyong smiled as soon as they met and said, "Guo Er Er, you are overjoyed." This sentence doesn't matter, Guo Baochen was so scared that he almost spat out his shit.In the pre-Qing Dynasty, whenever a beheading was performed, people would say hi.Guo Baochen realized that the Queen Mother was going to kill him, his face turned pale with fright, and he burst into tears.Speaking of the third master, Baochen was shocked today, and he deserved to die, but I beg you, old man, to speak for me.I will never forget the benefits of your old man for the rest of my life.Li Deyong laughed and said: "You are really crazy. I congratulate you because Lafayette praised you for your loyalty and rewarded you with a four-rank crown. Why do you have doubts about the prison of the Ministry of Punishment? Hearing this, Baochen immediately calmed down, and his face turned from white to red. Unknowingly weeping with joy, the tears flowed down again, and he knelt down on the ground. Lafayette's grace is, after all, the third master's promotion, let me thank you first." You said with a smile: "Stand up, our family doesn't pick these small gifts, who said that you served well back then. Baochen quickly stood up and stood aside with his hands down.Deyong suddenly said: "Second brother, don't you own a fur shop?" Baochen quickly replied: "Yes, yes, there is such a small business. Please tell me what the third master wants to use." De Yong said: "Cough! Don't talk about it, this time I was chased away by the foreign devils, and I couldn't bring out any clothes. Seeing that the weather is going to be cold, I have to wear a Tongzhou beach leather. I think your shop will always have it ready." " Baochen said: "It's ready-made, and I'll ask them to select authentic beach skins and send 20 pieces first. The third master chooses one or two pieces that he likes to use, and distributes the rest to all the masters under his command. In fact, the third master, the Japanese sword, the lynx, and the golden monkeys are all impatient to wear, so how can it be on these two pieces of beach skin!" Li Deyong became more and more happy when he heard his flattery, and said: "Lafayette has a will I told you to form a team quickly. The old man is also very bored, you bring the team in every day, whenever there is a decree, you will start the gong." Baochen promised repeatedly, and then replied: "Please, the third master will play Ming Lao sooner or later. Lord Buddha, there is only Bangzi in this Shanxi opera, and no one can sing Erhuang, so I beg Lafayette to forgive me a little." He said: "You don't have to worry, sooner or later all those who can sing Erhuang will come. You just prepare the bottom of the box Well, when I come back, I will tell Shaanxi to buy what to buy, and you can go to his yamen with an order." Baochen agreed, and asked the little Lafayette to reward him with fame. Lord's instructions.It is necessary to say: "The Buddha will forget this little thing after he said it in the past. When the play is passed on, I will take you to kowtow and it will be over."

Baochen agreed to go on, and sent twenty pieces of real beach leather that day.This old Shaanxi man made a fortune out of this, and immediately changed into a fourth-rank nirvana top, and made up for the official title of the emperor, who was bestowed by the imperial court to manage the pear orchards in Shaanxi province.The next day I went to worship the governor of Shaanxi.At this time, Fan Zengji, the governor of Shaanxi, was originally an old celebrity, and he was extremely naughty.When he saw Baochen's post, he was startled and laughed, asking where did this come from?Immediately pass the word to meet in the flower hall.Baochen swaggered into the flower hall, saw Fan Zengji hurriedly greeted him, but Zeng Ji stood still.Suddenly he said to Baochen: "Who gave you your Taoist title? An actor who sings in an opera dares to use a post to worship our court. You are really brave." In Zeng Ji's mind, he originally wanted to use a tiger First slap him back, then taunt him a few words, then drive him out.Unexpectedly, this shot hit a nail.Baochen has been in Beijing for many years, often serving as an errand in the inner court, and the empress dowager and the emperor often meet each other.Sometimes the Empress Dowager was very happy and asked him about acting, and he would lie down on the ground and talk about it.As for the princes and officials, whoever listened to clappers would often call them into the mansion and order him to sing a cappella in front of his face, but he actually ordered him to sit down instead of treating each other demeaningly.All the officials he met were older than Fan Zengji, so why did he take Fan Zengji seriously.This time Zeng Ji humiliated him face to face, how could he accept it?Immediately sneered and said: "If you want to ask me who gave me this official, it was sealed by the Queen Mother, Lafayette. If you ask, you have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. You see, I am an actor. The Buddha sent me to set up a troupe in person yesterday. Although the matter is small, I cannot be regarded as a high-ranking official. I have many things to discuss with you, so I came here to worship you, but I didn't expect you to scold people in person. In this case, I am inconvenient I have to talk to you more, so I have to tell Lafayette, if there is any use for you, I just ask Buddha to give you an order." After saying that, he turned his head and started to walk.This made Fan Zengji terrified, and hurriedly chased him out of the flower hall, shouting: "Boss Guo, Guo Qinchao! Please come here. This court is joking with you, how do you recognize it?" Helpless old Shan With his temper, he could bend but not bend, and had no room for accommodation. He took big strides and ran out of the hospital.It turned out that the court office at this time borrowed the yamen of the capital of Xi'an, the real governor's yamen, which had been vacated long ago as a palace.When Fan Zengji saw that Baochen had left, he was annoyed and frightened at the same time.First call a few errand committee members to come up and give a reprimand, saying that you are waiting for orders in the palace all day long. Why can't you find out about this matter, but let this court run into a wall?One of the committee members replied: "Master Mingjian, who dares to enter the gate of the palace without being called? Those masters who are inside the door are like wolves and tigers. If they cough, they will be wrong. Even the commander-in-chief has gone. How can the lowly staff be worthy of investigating the matter?" Zeng Ji was blocked by this, and suddenly realized in his heart, knowing that he had never bought the inner fan, so his eyes and ears were not good enough, so he recruited so many people. Come on, I can't say anything else, so I can only call the capital and send him to rush to clear Guo Baochen, and then think of a way to get the inner fan.

The capital's surname is Cui, his name is Bai, and his style name is Dongqing. Although he came from a donated class, he is shrewd and capable. He was ordered by the commander-in-chief to immediately go to find Baochen.First hand over the Shangguan's handbook, and please go in when you are young.As soon as Cui Bai saw Baochen's face, he fell to the ground and kowtowed, saying that the humble mansion would like to congratulate the lord.Baochen hurriedly pulled him up and said, "My lord, aren't you breaking my fodder?" Cui Bo said: "My lord is the imperial envoy of Lafayette, how dare the humble mansion resist the lord? After hearing this happy news, he didn't dare to stop for a moment, and immediately came to kowtow to the lord, why did the lord say such a thing, it made Beifu feel ashamed." Baochen heard his flattery, how can he not be unhappy, immediately Arch him to sit up.Cui Bo was also humble again and again, leaning his butt against the edge of the chair, sitting in fear.Baochen first asked him: "You see, the fate of life is also determined. This time Lafayette came to Xi'an, I was grateful for the old kindness, so I went to pick him up, thinking that she might not recognize me. How can I know the old man?" His eyes are like lightning, unlike our mortal eyes, when he raised his eyes, he looked at me and said, isn’t that Guo Baochen? I hurriedly said: “It’s Guo Baochen, the slave, who came to kneel down to receive the holy driver.” Guess what? In this way, Lafayette immediately had a smile on his face, and only listened to her ordering Li Sanye: "Children, remember, as soon as Ai's family arrives at the palace, first summon Baochen, and I have something to send him." Li Sanye led A troupe of internal fan masters responded like spring thunder. Sure enough, she was immediately summoned by her old man in the palace, and she was rewarded with a four-rank crown first, and then sent me to manage the opera troupe in the whole province. I was about to enter the palace to start the performance. I hurriedly kowtowed to express my gratitude, how could I dare to be negligent. When I left the palace gate, I hurriedly packed up the theater box and called famous actors. However, we don’t have any new outfits in Shaanxi, so I went to ask for another order. In the face of Lafayette, You can discuss with the Shaanxi local government about making the outfit, and the local is Baozheng. The Baozheng that Lafayette Jinkou called refers to the governor of Shaanxi. So I didn’t dare to be negligent, so I hurried to find Lao Fan, but he actually put on a big He's so handsome. I have no choice but to tell Lafayette that he resisted and refused to obey, so please send him to the face of Lafayette." Baochen's nonsensical talk, bragging and clapping, had already put a Cui prefect He was so frightened that he shook his clothes and fought, and almost sang about stealing the files. The one on the left and the one on the right, Da'an invited more than a dozen, and even said: "My lord please rest Lei Ting, Fan Zhongcheng definitely does not look down on you, because he doesn't know the details. You have to be more forgiving about everything. If you have any intentions, my lord, please tell the Beifu to do it right away." Baochen said: "Go back and tell Lao Fan and tell him to prepare money quickly so that he can buy more theater boxes. If If it is misused, Lafayette will blame it, it’s a big mistake, but he has to bear it, I can’t cover it up for him.” Cui Bo repeatedly agreed, and asked him how much money he needed.Bao Chen thought for a while and said: "If he buys this outfit himself, it will cost too much money, and it may not be suitable. Now I will take care of you and do it for him, and ask him to send fifty thousand silver first. If it is not enough, add Add more and talk less." Cui Bai said yes, said goodbye to Baochen, and went back to report to Fan Zengji.

At this time, Zeng Ji had spent 30,000 taels of silver to explain the inner fan, knowing that it was true that Guo Baochen was sent by the imperial court to set up a theater troupe, and he was panicking.When Cui Bai came back, he added many branches and leaves to Baochen's words, and reported them in detail.How dare Zeng Ji be negligent, and immediately ordered the vassal to allocate 50,000 taels of silver to Baochen from the treasury.As a matter of fact, Baochen's house has ready-made theater boxes of all sizes, and there is no need to spend a penny to buy them.Fifty thousand taels of fat and fat were taken from his waist chest for nothing.Sure enough, within three days, the play will be passed on in the palace.Baochen brought the whole class of authentic Shaanxi clappers into the palace to start the performance.The empress dowager was very happy, and she looked like she was not thinking about leaving here.On this day, Baochen was called up and asked him personally: "What is the most proud play in your life?" Baochen replied: "The most proud play of this slave is "Xunyang Tower", but I dare not act in front of Lafayette." "The queen mother asked him what kind of play Xunyang Tower was, and Baochen said: ""Xiangyang Tower" is an anti-poetry recited by Song Jiang, making a big noise in Xunyang Restaurant, and later eating shit in the court to pretend to be crazy, all kinds of plots. Now the world is peaceful, How dare the servants play this rebellious scene?" The queen mother laughed and said, "It's hard to whitewash the peace. Our mothers were driven out of Beijing by foreign devils. How is it different from the Huiqin sects of the Song Dynasty? Song Jiang It's a big thief, it doesn't matter, don't you see that today's boxers are also under the banner of doing justice for the sky? I'm afraid their nonsense is ten times worse than that of Song Jiang! You don't have to make such hypocrisy. Today I hand-picked " "Xunyang Tower", I want you to put in more effort to act. If you perform well, I will reward you." Baochen hurriedly kowtowed to thank him, and hurried down to perform, and the scene of eating shit in the courtroom was really vivid.At this time, it is September and October, and the persimmons are already hot. If you mash the persimmons and pretend to be shit, it looks very similar when you look at it from a distance.The empress dowager was delighted, and immediately rewarded him with four bolts of river silk and four little golden pegs.This is just empty talk, how can there be such things in the practice palace?But the eunuch Li Deyong immediately passed on the imperial decree and asked Shaanxi to act as an agent.Fan Zengji had no choice but to discuss with Baochen amicably how to discount the price. Baochen asked for three thousand silver, but Zengji dared to reject it, so he had to give it all.Baochen transferred it to Deyong, and he didn't dare to keep any of them.After a few days, sure enough, all the princes and princes of Beijing arrived.These people are all civil, military and Kun chaos, and they have six games.After arriving, he joined the troupe and acted all day long to make the empress dowager happy.Prince Jing and General Tongtong are good at playing Hu Sheng, Xin Baylor and Lang Baylor are good at playing Wu Sheng, and the rest of the roles are all well-prepared.The empress dowager was very happy, but she forgot to take advantage of the rumors, and the emperor was dusty, how could the clan society of the Qing Dynasty be ruined?This is a short history of doting on Guo Baochen.

As for why Tan Xinpei was favored, there is also a long history.Xinpei was working in the inner court, and his qualifications were very low, so Sun Juxian recommended him to join him that day.It just so happened that Lao Tan didn't keep up with the current affairs, and he ran into a big problem the first day he entered the palace as an errand.What do you think is the reason?It turns out that it is not easy for those who work in operas in the inner court.First of all, you have to get in touch with the eunuch, otherwise he will try to get you down.Second, the clothes you wear should be extraordinarily simple, and you must not be less luxurious.If the clothes are gorgeous, this group of eunuchs who are inside fans will think that you are rich, and they may come up with some tricks to knock you off.Old Tan entered the palace for the first time, how did he know what the internal orifice was?In the hot weather, he was wearing a Xiangyun gauze shirt, and there were eighteen fragrant eggplant strings hanging on it.As soon as he came in, he was so frightened that Lao Sun stuck out his tongue when he saw him. He secretly called him aside and complained to him: "What are you doing here? Open your eyes and see, how many ministers of military affairs and cabinet scholars have never Wearing such rich clothes, why did you come to this place to show off your wealth? It doesn’t matter how rich you are, just listen to me, five thousand silver won’t get you done.” Xin Pei was startled, and asked why, and Juxian put The situation was told to him in detail.He also told him to come in in the future, it is best to wear a thick coat of coarse cloth, not even a white tank.Xin Pei seemed to believe it or not, but didn't really mind.Unexpectedly, after the opera was sung that day, Zhang Wenqing, the head eunuch of Guan Nanfu (Note: In the Qing Dynasty, the inner court selected young eunuchs to learn opera, and called various actors to act as teachers, and its agency was called Nanfu) got close to him and talked a lot. Kind words.Xin Pei thought it was a good intention, but he didn't know that he wanted to borrow three thousand silver from him.Old Tan was taken aback for a moment, so he could only falter in words, saying that he was planning to watch.When Zhang Wenqing heard that he refused to agree, the boss was unhappy, snorted, and said nothing.When Lao Tan came out, he quickly discussed with Lao Sun, saying that the eldest brother really agreed with you, where do you want me to take the three thousand silver?Then he explained the above matter, and asked the old grandson to clear it up for him.Juxian was in a dilemma for a long time, saying that you can't do this without taking money.How much you can raise, I will go and see first, as to whether you can say it or not, I am not at all sure.At the beginning, Lao Tan only thought that he could raise five hundred. Lao Sun shook his head and said: "If this is the case, there is no need to hit a wall. At least one integer cannot be broken." Lao Tan said: "How can I do it? If so, I have no choice but to resign. It's almost time." Juxian sneered and said, "You speak so lightly. If you don't resign today, you will be taken into the palace tomorrow, and you will be beaten to death with sticks. It's like killing a fly. You die. There is no place to complain about grievances. According to me, when selling the pledge, I will also give him a thousand silver. I will go to kowtow and beg, and there will be nothing difficult. Who said that we are brothers, and I can stand by and watch?"

Hearing this, Old Tan felt like pouring cold water on him, how dare he say no.He didn't have any money in his hand, and he always spent two hundred to earn one hundred.What's more, at that time, it was no different than it is now, and the most money for the Beijing Liyuan trip was only 48 Beijing coins.At this time, Sun and Tan were singing in the same garden. Old Sun received forty-two hanging coins every day, while Old Tan only took thirty-eight hanging coins.Because of his good popularity, Lao Sun often solicits officials, and every deal is completed, earning 1,800 silver.Lao Tan just pointed at the opera, and couldn't make up for it.Even the clothes are put into the pawn shop. What plays are sung every day, what clothes are used, they are picked up at the pawn shop now, and then sent to others as soon as they are used up.He is so poor, how can he have money to entertain her husband?Having no choice but to deal with such a matter, he had no choice but to go home dejectedly and discuss it with his wife, Mrs. Jin.Although the Jin family has saved some money in his hands, he doesn't let Lao Tan know about it, and lives in secret.Now seeing her husband encounter such a catastrophe, how can she stand by and watch?So he promised to lend him money, at least two cents of the interest.Old Tan is obedient and obedient.The Jin family asked for the 500 silver account outside, only saying that it belonged to a friend's house, and asked Lao Tan to make a written statement, 2 cents and 5 per cent interest, and return it in two months.Lao Tan complied one by one, but there was still half of it.I had no choice but to send all of Jin's clothes and jewelry, together with my own clothes, to the pawn shop, and managed to scrape together another five hundred silver, a total of one thousand taels, and held them in front of Zhang Wenqing with both hands, paying a lot of care. I said a lot of good things, please accept this Uncle Zhang.Uncle Zhang didn't even look at it, he just let out a humming sound into his nose.

Where did Lao Tan dare to speak again, he just gently put Yin Zi on the bed and slowly withdrew, and hurried to invite Lao Sun, begging him to intercede on his behalf.Lao Sun and Zhang Wenqing also brought their brothers into the house, and Wenqing hurriedly got up to give up his seat.Before Lao Sun could speak, he sneered twice and said: "No wonder people say that you people in Liyuan are cunning and ignorant, so they are not bad at all." Lao Sun pretended to be confused and asked him deliberately: "Brother Tai , who is mad at you again?" Wen Qing said: "Who else is there, isn't it the famous actor you brought in! Everyone in Jiucheng is called Tian'er. Look at the first day he entered the palace as a servant, it's something like this I looked at that Luo's big shirt, and I saw his high-spirited look, as if he had entered the court to pay respects, and his handwriting must be not small. That's why I opened my mouth to him, but only borrowed three pennies. If you don't borrow it, it's fine. Now he is using this number to prevaricate me, and he treats me like a child. I am looking at your face, my second brother, or I would have been thrown into the goldfish pond by him." The old grandson listened He stuck out his tongue in fright, and replied with a smile: "Brother Tai, you must not be angry. It's not worth getting angry. Your brother is a dignified interior minister. He's just a grass-roots person. Why do you agree with me?" He is knowledgeable. Besides, his family's details, if you can't hide it from others, you can't hide it from me. How can you have real money? Don't look at him wearing two beautiful clothes, but it's actually a donkey dung ball that is bare on the outside and very empty inside. To tell you the truth, it took him a lot of effort to count this time. Even the gold bracelets and clothes of his house guest were included in it. No matter how much trouble you avoid, brother, look at it On Brother Yu's face, let him be spared."

Seeing Lao Sun pleading so much, Wen Qing couldn't say anything more.After all, he is always unhappy in his heart. Whenever he is on a mission, he needs to be critical of Lao Tan's performances, but Lao Tan is enjoying his fortune. The more critical you are, the more embarrassing he will be in front of the empress dowager.Once when Wang Changlin went to Zhu Bajie to sing "Soul Stealing Bell", Wen Qing deliberately made fun of Lao Tan and said in front of the Queen Mother: "Tan Xinpei is good at singing "Soul Stealing Bell". With a fake mouth, it looks like Zhu Bajie." The Queen Mother believed it was true, and immediately delivered an order to tell Lao Tan to sing "Soul Stealing Bell".Lao Tan has never sung this play before, but now that he has obeyed Yi's decree, how dare he say he can't?You can only ask Wang Changlin how to sing.Liyuan Xing has always been the most jealous person, whoever has real skills, he will not pass it on to anyone, sometimes even the master and the apprentice can't accommodate, let alone friends.Although Changlin talked about passing through the festival to Lao Tan in face, how would he say anything about the good things?Just tell him that this play is originally a game of Samadhi, there is no certain formula, it is best to ramble and sing a few more lines.What kind of bangzi, Erhuang, Shidiao, ditties, even backer tunes and bunbeng operas can all be inserted in it.The most important thing is to break down from the three tables in a somersault, and it must be simple and quick to please.What he said in Changlin was clearly intended to destroy Lao Tan, and he sang casually in front of the queen mother. If he sang badly, he would have to be whipped at worst.The three tables turned somersaults downwards, in Changlin he was born as a Wu Chou, so it was nothing, but Old Tan may not be competent.If it is not folded properly, not only will you make a fool of yourself on the spot, but you may even hurt your bones and muscles. This idea is extremely insidious.

I don't know that the affairs of the world cannot be determined by others, but those who accept it can be blessed by misfortune.Old Tan pretended to be Bajie, and the queen mother applauded when she saw it.Because his mouth is very big, there is no need to wear a false mouth, and he naturally has the air of Zhu Bajie, so the Queen Mother looked at it and was very satisfied.When it comes to singing, his voice is the most convenient, and he can use any accent freely.The time tune, ditties, and big drum books were sung in full, and the queen mother listened with gusto.When it came to somersaults, he was better than Wang Changlin, because he was born in martial arts and his kung fu is very solid.After the play was sung, the Empress Dowager not only didn't take offense, but rewarded him with four pieces of silver and two bolts of river silk.Old Tan was overjoyed, and after kowtowing to thank him, he dared not openly take the silver silk home, and presented it to Zhang Wenqing respectfully, asking him to accept it.Wen Qing put on airs, saying that this is the grace of Lafayette, how can I want you?Take it away, our family does not care about this thing.Old Tan believed it was true, and said that since Mr. Zhang refused to give him face, I would take it back.Who knew it would be wrong to take it away, and Wen Qing hated him even more. Once when singing "Cuiping Mountain", the old Tan always went to Shixiu, but this time a decree came out, telling him to go to Pan Qiaoyun, which made an old Tan cry anxiously.Speaking of other roles, I can cope with singing, but I have never played this joke in my life, but it tells me how to sing.Since helplessness is the will, who dares to reject it?I had no choice but to put on makeup and powder, and now I borrowed a woman's dress from Tian Guifeng, dressed up, and imitated Pan Qiaoyun.It was Lu Sanbao who went to Shixiu.The roles of the two people are reversed.However, Sanbao intentionally made fun of Tan. When the two quarreled, Sanbao said, "Usually, I think you look like a well-behaved man. Why did you become such a pungent woman today?" Old Tan responded accordingly. Said: "You don't know, I went to the temple to burn incense last time, and I was enlightened by the Buddha to change from male to male and from female to female. You usually look like a pungent woman. Why are you so arrogant and arrogant today? Become a man? Who did you get enlightened by?" One sentence caught Three Treasures and made the Empress Dowager laugh out loud.After the performance, Lao Tan was rewarded with two golden sons.It's just a joke that the opera singers are happy, but they are happy to reward money. The scene of the court can be imagined, can it be said that it is not a sign of the country's subjugation? The empress dowager was happy all day long, but she suffered from the emperor Guangxu. Although she was angry, she didn't dare to say a word.The queen mother still wants to find fault with him and abuse him in different ways.That group of princes and ministers of the queen party urged the queen mother to abolish Guangxu and establish a new monarch.Although the queen mother has this intention, she just doesn't know what the governors of the provinces mean.Xiang Zicheng, governor of Zhili, has nothing to say. He has a deep grudge with Guangxu, and he wished he could get rid of this thorn in his side for a moment.Only Niu Kuiyi, governor of Liangjiang, and Zhuang Zhishan, governor of Lianghu, are the oldest and the leaders of the governors.Without the consent of the two of them, this major event cannot be done.So the empress dowager ordered the Minister of Military Aircraft to send a secret decree to the two of them.It is said that Emperor Guangxu is ill and cannot be in charge of the government. Can he select a relative and virtuous person, and appoint another crown prince to act as regent, and ask them to express their intentions and repeat it quickly so that a decision can be made early.These two old gentlemen replied to each other with a secret telegram at the same time, to the effect that they have been in power for many years now, without any fault, and all the people in the country love them.And on weekdays, they cultivate good neighborliness, and have a good relationship with foreign monarchs and presidents.If such a major event is carried out, the foundation of the country will be shaken. Not only will there be civil strife, but it may also provoke criticism from neighboring countries.Be cautious and don't act recklessly.These two replies were Guangxu's savior.The Empress Dowager and the princes and ministers looked at each other in blank dismay, knowing that the border officials were not willing to obey this matter, and if things were done in a serious manner, it would inevitably lead to disaster.The queen mother took a deep breath and said, "I didn't expect that such a foolish king would have such a powerful force in the dark. Anyway, let him go, I have my own way to deal with it." Since then, various methods have been used to deal with Guangxu.First of all, he ordered the emperor to have two servings of imperial meals and two servings of snacks in the imperial dining room every day, all of which were sour and smelly things that could not be eaten, so that he could not swallow them.In this way, Guangxu will suffer.There are dozens of dishes on the table, but none of them are edible.Apart from swallowing rice, there is no other way.Later, thanks to an internal eunuch named Shi Zhong, he secretly bought two baskets of pickles from outside and handed them to Guangxu.When eating, I dare not take it out to eat openly. I just take a few pieces and bury them in the rice, and eat them quickly, so as to cover the eyes and ears of the outside world.Once, I went to the Queen Mother's palace to pay her respects, just in time for dinner.The queen mother was happy for a while, so she asked Guangxu to eat at the same table with her, and picked up the big fat meatballs and brought them over, saying that this is very good, you can eat them all.He also said that if you do well, you don't want to be left behind.In the autocratic era of the former Qing Dynasty, the food rewarded by the Empress Dowager Yi must be eaten face to face, and no leftovers are allowed.Guangxu hadn't eaten meat for a long time, and his intestines and stomach were all hungry. How could there be room for so much fat?But he didn't dare not to eat, so he had to swallow it reluctantly, and if he couldn't swallow it, he sent it down with tea.When he returned to his own palace, he vomited and had diarrhea for a whole night, and he was ill for more than ten days and couldn't get up.If you want to eat a mouthful of porridge, no one will make it for you.In the end it was the empress who broke up their relationship with him, secretly made a bowl of lotus root powder tea soup, and sent her personal eunuch to deliver it to Guangxu, but she didn't dare to let the empress know. The queen mother sent people to monitor over and over again, and urged Guangxu to go to the court, saying that he deliberately pretended to be sick and neglected political affairs, so how could he be worthy of being emperor.When Guangxu heard this, he was so angry and sad that he struggled and went to the Queen Mother's palace to pay her respects.When the Empress Dowager saw him, not only did she show no pity, but she even ordered him to be severely punished.Said that since you are the lord of a country, you should work hard to govern it.The ancient sages and sages worried about work at night, even if they were sick, they still had to work hard.You lie in the palace pretending to be sick for no reason, and you refuse to come to court for ten and a half months, what use is there for an emperor like you?You have let down the painstaking efforts I put in to appoint you that day.The queen mother was nagging, and the more she talked, the more angry she became.Guangxu couldn't bear it anymore, so he knelt in front of the queen mother's imperial couch and wept and said: "The mother scolded the minister, and every word was a good word. It's a pity that the minister's life is poor, and he is really not worthy of the world, so he is in a trance. The sickness is difficult to support. Often this delays the court, misses the foundation of the ancestors, and labors the sacred heart of the mother. I really can't afford it. Today, I would like to ask the mother to show the kindness of heaven and earth. The prospective minister retreats to the vassal and stays away from the virtuous way. Choose another person from the clan who can take the position of the day to inherit the Datong, and serve the ancestral temple to make the people safe, and the ministers are trembling and waiting for orders." After saying that, he kowtowed again and again.Guangxu's words suddenly overwhelmed the Empress Dowager.It's true what he played, he will be able to move out of the palace immediately and move to Prince Jin's mansion.Although Guangxu himself has no power at all, but if there are any changes in other provinces, how to deal with them?Maybe he was subdued by Guangxu invisibly, so how could he lose his temper and insult him in the future?The Empress Dowager paused for a while, unconsciously, she sneered twice, and said, "Okay, you dare to be angry with me. If you say such a thing, you are playing tricks on your ancestors and despising your parents. You The throne is not your personal property. If you want it, you can take it or don’t. Even though I am your mother, I can’t make decisions for the people of the whole country. Since you want to abdicate, I will hold an imperial meeting sooner or later. If you seek to sign a contract and admit that you have a revocable crime, even I can't protect you. I can't talk about this level yet. You go back to the palace for now, calm down, and think about your own mistakes. Sure enough, there will be remorse , I am your mother, and as the saying goes, 'A tiger's poison does not eat its son', how can it be reasonable not to love you but love others?" The Queen Mother's words were soft and hard, patted and pulled, and a wise and promising The emperor couldn't laugh or cry, he could only swallow his anger, and kowtowed to thank him for his lesson, before he got up.The Empress Dowager said to Li Deyong: "The American ginseng presented by Wu Tingfang, Minister of the United States yesterday, is very effective for me. You take a pack and give it to the emperor to take it back to the palace. Use a little sooner or later to relieve his illness. ” I had to agree repeatedly, and without much effort, I took a small brocade box and presented it to the Queen Mother first.The queen mother opened it and looked at it, then handed it to Guangxu, saying that it is authentic American ginseng, which is peaceful and nourishing, so you can take it and use it.Guangxu took it, thanked him again, and then returned to the palace.The more I think about it, the angrier I get. I'm already in my thirties, and they still treat me like a child and make things out of their palms.What does this kind of emperor taste like?I didn't close my eyes all night. The next day was his Wanshou, so he got up early, first went to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to salute the Empress Dowager, and then went to court again, receiving congratulations from princes and ministers.The Empress Dowager has already sent someone to tell him that today the play will be passed to celebrate Longevity, and the emperor is requested to go to the play immediately.Although Guangxu didn't take it seriously in his heart, he didn't dare to resist the order in face, and he didn't even dare to eat, so he went to the Queen Mother to watch the play.The queen mother was very face-saving, and asked the eunuch to take the playbook and go to the emperor to ask him to order a play.Guangxu gave way again and again, saying that Lafayette could order some of them at will, and I would love to watch them all.The queen mother refused to agree, saying that today is your good day and must make you happy. You can order whatever you like to watch, and there is absolutely no taboo.Guangxu had no choice but to click "Xiao Gan Tian", which was sung by Sun Yiyun, Wang Guiguan and Xie Baoyun.The Empress Dowager watched it, and felt very uncomfortable, saying that he ordered this play, obviously mocking me for not being able to love Uncle Gong like Wu Jiang.well!I also have ways to deal with him.When I was young, a decree came out, asking Tan Xinpei to sing "Lianyingzhai", "Crying Card" and "Baidicheng Tuogu", and ordered all the curtains and curtains on the stage, and even the clothes worn by the generals to be changed to white.After Tuogu Yanjiao, everyone on the stage will cry for the emperor, and really cry.If it doesn't hurt to cry, they will be beaten to death.If this decree is passed on, who would dare not obey it?When Tan Xinpei played the part of Liu Bei when he was young, he naturally carried a dejected and dying air. During the "Crying Card", even crying and singing, it was already extremely miserable.As far as "Bai Di Tuo Gu", it is a kind of dying cry, sobbing and mournful.It's like an ape crowing at the Three Gorges, a cicada swallowing a lonely branch.At this time, a group of princes and dignitaries who were listening to the play, with few people's hearts, all covered their faces and wept.Looking at that Emperor Guangxu was even more tearful, and his face was even uglier than Liu Bei on the stage.Only the empress dowager was smiling, very proud.又喊李得用到台上告诉他们，要放声大哭，如果没有眼泪的，重打四十御棍；若哭得有声有色，特别加赏。一班唱戏的得了这个信，谁敢怠慢？一者怕挨打，二者贪图重赏，索性连戏的正文全抛荒了，专扯开嗓子大哭皇上。内中有唱小花脸的罗百岁，一边哭着，还一边数落着：“我那无福的皇上呀，我那短命的皇上呀，你死得真可怜呀，你这一辈子好委屈呀。”他这一哭，把皇太后哭笑了，对左右太监道：“罗百岁哭得真好，回来赏他五十两银子哭钱。谭鑫培也赏五十两，其余凡哭的人，一律赏银十两。但是哭完之后不可不笑。快传刘义增来，叫他唱《小上坟》，开场就要大笑，一直笑到收场。如果笑得好，也有重赏。” 原本这刘义增乃是秦腔中一个名丑，专门善笑，无论什么戏，他总是嘎嘎笑个不住。他能笑出许多腔调来，各有不同，这也算得一种奇才异能。所以皇太后很欢喜他的，每逢心里有不快的事，便叫刘义增当场大笑，立时可以减去许多愁烦。偏巧这一天他不走运，《小上坟》唱完，太后说他笑得好，叫太监传他到御座前，叫他当着太后驾前大笑一阵，倒要看看他这笑为何来得这般爽快。哪知这一来，却是把他害了。他战战兢兢地跪在太后面前，净剩了哆嗦了，不要说大笑，连牙也不敢龇牙。太后不悦，说此人真不识抬举，叫他在我面前笑，他偏不笑，这不是有意同我怄气吗？你们拧他的嘴，倒看他笑不笑。太监领旨，立时过来拧嘴。这两太监同刘义增开玩笑，用尽气力，在他嘴上乱拧，刘义增又是疼痛，又是害怕，却又不敢告饶，鼓着腮帮子一对一对地流眼泪。看这情形，非常可怜，把皇太后也招笑了，吩咐太监拿二十五两银子赏他，因为他不笑，只好减半吧。此时刘义增但求着把他放下来，便是天高地厚的大恩典，哪里还敢希望赏他银子？没想到皇太后居然赏他二十五两银子，这真是喜出望外，一时间忘其所以，竟自手舞足蹈、嘎嘎大笑起来，连皇太后同左右太监也招得大笑。太后道：“怪不得人说山西人舍命不舍财，方才打着他，拧着他，叫他笑他都不笑。如今听见五十两银子，恐怕不能全得，他把笑拿出来了。孩子们，给他五十两吧！”太监得旨，立时给了义增五十两银子，放他下去。义增忙磕头谢恩，慢慢地退下来。同行见他反祸为福，全都给他道喜。 这一天的戏唱完了，光绪方才回宫。一天并不曾吃饭，回来便嚷饿，可怜他宫中连一块点心全寻不出来。幸亏白天皇后在太后驾前伺候，见光绪以病后之躯直直地听一天戏，又受了《连营寨》的感动，伏在御案上面如死灰，皇后见了，心中老大不忍。等伺候过了太后，急忙忙回到自己宫中，取了一盒牛奶酥，冲了一碗杏仁茶，带了自己一个贴身小太监，来至光绪的寝宫，吩咐看门太监，快去奏皇上，就说皇后前来请安。这乃是君主专制国的体制。虽夫妇之亲，不能自由出入，必须有旨宣召，方敢进来。光绪听说皇后到了，料想必然带有食物，正在饥渴之时，不觉大喜，忙传旨快叫皇后进来。皇后进入寝宫，见了光绪，才要屈膝请安，光绪一把手将她揪住，似哭地问道：“御妻你可曾带有点心来吗？”皇后道：“臣妾想到圣驾累了一天，必然饥饿，特呈进牛奶酥同杏仁茶，请皇上随意用一点吧。”光绪听见这话，仿佛小儿得饼一般，欢喜得无可不可。随皇后的小太监立时揭开盒盖，将两宗食物取出来，摆在龙书案上。光绪用手抓着往嘴里送，如疾风卷残云一般，不大工夫将一盘奶酥俱都吃净。然后端起杏仁茶来，一饮而干，向皇后道：“多谢御妻挂念，要不然，今天晚上朕就要为饿殍了。”皇后道：“主子圣体新愈，一切饮食起居臣妾本当随时伺候，只因……”皇后说到这里，连忙咽住不敢再往下说了，吩咐小太监将家具放在盒中，向光绪告辞，便要回宫。 光绪一把揪住不肯放行，说难得御妻今天到我宫里来，咱夫妻趁此时清静，正好谈谈一心，你何必忙着走呢。皇后发急道：“我的爷，你我在这里畅谈，明天这个风声传到慈宁宫去，我的罪过便大了。轻者一顿申饬，重者嘴巴子便要上脸。我的皇爷呀，求你天恩，放我赶紧回宫吧。”这一番话益发触动了光绪的心病，只见他双眉一皱，将脚一跺，叹道：“算了吧，大不及不过将我废归藩邸，我此时所求的，就是这一着。再往下说，就是将我降为庶民，你我夫妻，度那米盐岁月，也强似在皇宫中受这桎梏生涯。御妻你无论受甚样委屈，今晚也得陪我谈一谈，我心中千言万语，只是不能向人发泄，今晚也要倾吐无遗了。”皇后到此时，真是进退两难。要坐下谈吧，生怕光绪说出愤恨的话来，传到太后耳中，连自己全要随着受祸。不坐下谈吧，夫妻之情怎好过却，况且光绪虽然不得志，他总是皇上，圣旨谁敢不遵。只得狠一狠心，勉强坐下，先对光绪道：“爷的肺病才好一点，总以调摄精神，静养为是。多说话恐怕劳神，还是少说两句吧。”光绪冷笑了两声道：“御妻，人家盼我立时死了才称心，你何必这样爱惜我呢。今天的《连营寨》，你也曾看见了，这明明是拿我比作刘玄德，恨不得即刻也演那《白帝托孤》的故事。到底我哪里配比刘玄德？人家虽然是偏安西蜀，到底纵横一世，不愧是一位大英雄。他有一个诸葛孔明，能够尽其所长，为汉家延一线之绪。至于我呢，仅仅一个康有为，我看他的才实在不在孔明以下，所以推心置腹，想要变法维新，早早实行立宪，将清家的宗社做成万世一系，方才如了我的志愿。没想到触怒了母后权臣，如今闹得求生不生，求死不死。总怨我没有能力，不能打破这万恶的环境。若比刘玄德匹马纵横，真真令人愧死，他们又何必高抬我呢？咳，倘或上天祖宗可怜我这番苦心，将来我吐气伸眉，我决然将这君主无限大权公诸全国人民，召集国会，成立内阁，为中华开一个新纪元。若是清家气数已尽，我也就无可奈何了。咳，老天呀，你不生我自由之邦，偏偏生我于专制之国，这是我的不幸，也就是全国人民的不幸了。”光绪说到这里，不觉掩面大哭，连皇后同旁边站的小太监也都泣不可抑。皇后只得劝道：“从古以来，多少孤臣孽子，后来全成立很大事业。皇上眼前虽然受些磨难，这正是上天将降大任的一种试验。千万不要灰心，况当日虞舜受瞽瞍同后母的虐待，甚于皇上十倍，他还能够克谐以孝。目前小不如意，皇上又何必介怀？”皇后劝了一番，光绪止住悲声，说御妻的话何尝不是？眼前这种境遇实在叫人难过。皇后又要开口相劝，忽然从外面走进一人。他夫妻见了，不觉大惊失色。If you ask who this person is, let's see the breakdown in the next chapter.