Chapter 12 Section 12

For the loss of 600,000 silver, the price of door bags in Prince Qing's Mansion has increased again.Moreover, the rules are stricter, there is no flexibility, and you cannot enter the door without a door bag.There are also some honest people who don't inquire about the market, and when they see Qing Wang Yikuang's brilliant handwriting, which is posted high on the wall, and it is strictly forbidden to accept door bags, they believe it to be true, so that they are in vain. There was a Henan Xuezheng Lin Kaimo who went to Beijing for official business. After returning to his post, he paid a visit to the dignitaries as usual and bid farewell. In the end, there was only one place left in Yikuang. He went there three times and did not see him.

"All the ministers in Beijing have seen each other. As long as they see the prince, they can leave. That's why it's so hard to see!" "It's easy to meet." A smile on the door of Prince Qing's Mansion said, "If you're interested, you'll naturally invite me in!" "I mean? What do you mean?" Looking at him from the door, he looked like a nerd, so he said honestly: "I'll just tell Mr. Lin, I have to reward you with a bag." "Look, butler!" Lin Kaimo pointed to the inscription on the wall: "My lord has something to say, how dare I?"

"My lord, I have to say that, Mr. Lin, you can't keep this money." Lin Kaimo didn't want to save this money, but he didn't prepare.If you send someone back to the inn to pick it up, it will delay your time, so you can't help but hesitate. At this moment, a blue woolen car with the rear gear sped up, and when the curtain was lifted, a red-capped lion man Xu Shichang came out. When he saw Lin Kaimo, he asked, "Is the old uncle out of Beijing yet?" It turned out that Lin Kaimo's father was Lin Tianling, one of the famous Hanlin in the early years of Tongzhi. He was selected to walk in the Hongde Hall, but he taught the eldest son of Prince Gong Zhong who was accompanied by Muzong.At that time, among the young relatives and nobles, Zai Cheng's talent was unparalleled, and his naughtiness was also the most naughty. He insulted his master and did everything.Lin Tianling was overwhelmed with emotion and insisted on leaving. In order to express his apology, Old Gong Wang managed to release him as an examiner in the south of the Yangtze River.There was a student from Zhenjiang, named Zhi Hengrong, who later entered the Hanlin Academy and was Xu Shichang's room teacher for the exam. Therefore, Xu Shichang became Lin Tianling's pupil. Considering his seniority, he should naturally call Lin Kaimo "Uncle Shi".

"I'm here to see the prince." Lin Kaimo replied, "Then you know that the palace still has..." "I know, I know!" Xu Shichang didn't let him continue, "Uncle Shi, wait a moment." Not long after, the door said: "Please, my lord!" This was naturally the result of Xu Shichang's one word, and it is conceivable that the face on the door will not be good-looking. After sending off Xu Shichang and Lin Kaimo, Yikuang received a long-awaited visitor. This person's name is Zhou Rongyao, and his identity is quite strange. Zhou Rongyao wears a dark blue top hat and lives in a fourth-rank official residence, but he has always been a book office, the book office in charge of the Guangdong Customs Treasury, with his hands and eyes open to the sky, and made a fortune of several million silver.From Li Hongzhang, Tan Zhonglin to Deshou, most of the successive governors of Guangdong and Guangxi looked at him differently, but since last summer, they have met their nemesis.

This nemesis is Cen Chunxuan.As soon as he took office, he first became a military officer and then a civil servant.Pan Ying, the commander-in-chief of Nan'ao Township, and Tang Shengyu, the registered commander-in-chief of Liuqing Town, were dismissed from their posts and sent to the army.Among the civil officials, Pei Jingfu, the magistrate of Nanhai County, who is known as a capable member in Guangdong, bears the brunt of the civil servants.Who knew that Pei Jingfu was also very powerful, and somehow no one came forward to report him.So Pei Jingfu asked for a fine to help pay, but Cen Chunxuan had no choice but to agree.After he was released, Pei Jingfu took a wrong step and fled to Macau privately.This turned out to be an excuse, Cen Chunxuan negotiated several times, but to no avail, he sent warships to Macau in a fit of anger, and insisted on bringing Pei Jingfu back.As a result, he was extradited back to the province and was ordered to serve in Xinjiang.

Cen Chunxuan has the addiction of being a member of the family. He takes part in a small part in three days, a big part in five days, and finally joins Wu Yong. Wu Yong was released from Gaolian Road in Guangdong when Xin Chou returned to Luan.When Cen Chunxuan took office, he was transferred to Lei Qiongdao. Hainan Island, where Han Yu and Su Dongpo lived in exile, is the jurisdiction.Wu Yong felt aggrieved by this tune, but Cen Chunxuan was still not satisfied with it. Eleven people participated in one excerpt, with Wu Yong at the top. According to common sense, the higher the list, the heavier the punishment. There are no exceptions, but there are exceptions!

Cen Chunxuan's proposed punishment for Wu Yong was "please open the vacancies and send them to the Ministry for introduction", and the following ten will be confiscated and sent to Xinjiang, or dismissed from office and never employed.In this way, it seems that they have not forgotten the feelings of incense in the past, but in fact they have deep intentions. Because Cen Chunxuan knew that Wu Yong's family members were not in decline, if the punishment was too severe, Empress Dowager Cixi would be unhappy.Now it is listed with the bad guys with serious circumstances, and it ranks first, implying that Wu Yong's official voice is worse than those who should have confiscated their homes and sent them to the army, and the intentional mitigation of punishment is just a slap in the face and just a defense.If all the ten below are severely condemned, how can Wu Yong, who is at the top, be alone?

But when Empress Dowager Cixi saw this note, she didn't take it seriously, and asked how to deal with the military plane?King Qing didn't answer, but Qu Hongji spoke. He was already very interested in marrying Cen Chunxuan, so he said seriously: "The country's system of more than two hundred years, the feudal officials of the border, and the participation and impeachment of subordinates are not prohibited. Of course, this book is handled as usual." "Wu Yong is a very conscientious person, and it won't be bad if he comes to be an official. I think I will keep this note."

"Cen Chunxuan's plan for Wu Yong's punishment is too light. After being introduced by the Ministry, if the Empress Dowager wants to be kind, she can still use it." "Why bother?" "Play it back with the Queen Mother," Qu Hongji said, "There are several people in Cen Chunxuan's excerpts, and the plot is serious. It seems that it is inconvenient to keep all the excerpts together because Wu Yong is alone." The Empress Dowager Cixi felt slightly displeased, "I only know that Wu Yong is a very conscientious man, and he must be an official. For a person like Wu Yong, Cen Chunxuan wants to join him. There are many officials in the world who should join him. " She paused, patted the case slightly with her right hand, and said in a more emphatic tone: "Cen Chunxuan has always liked ginseng, and to be honest, it may not be true.

For this note, I still advocate staying in China. " "Cen Chunxuan is doing things with all his heart, and now when he is rectifying the administration of officials, if his book is retained, it will encourage the luck of the greedy officials. Besides, Wu Yong is the first in all the papers, and there must be some unbearable things in it. If the emperor The empress dowager can give admonishment face to face, which is also the way to preserve Wu Yong." Qu Hongji felt that what he said was very crowning, and it could win a lot of face for Cen Chunxuan.Who knows that his perception of Wu Yong is exactly the opposite of the Empress Dowager Cixi's deeply imprinted memory. Whoever says Wu Yong is not good, Empress Dowager Cixi doesn't take it seriously.The more he persevered, the worse the evil became, and finally the old lady was aroused to change color!

"Could it be that people who Cen Chunxuan says are bad must be bad? I know that Cen Chunxuan's words are not very reliable, and I know that Wu Yong will definitely not be bad! From this, it can be inferred that other people are not necessarily bad either!" She repeatedly hit case, "Stay in China! I am determined to stay in China! I am determined to stay in China!" This appearance is actually disgusting with Qu Hongji.Not only Qing Wang Yikuang's face is earthy, but even Wang Wenshao and Lu Chuanlin, who are hard of hearing, feel terrified.Qu Hongji touched such a big nail that he had never seen since he joined the military, his pale face naturally looked even paler. Returning the value back to the government, Qu Hongji had to send a letter to Guangzhou after the court dispute.Cen Chunxuan naturally found it boring, but he learned how to be a good boy, knowing that if he wants to join others in the future, he must describe his bad deeds in detail.Shen Wuyong was self-defeating, if he listed any crimes, even if the Empress Dowager Cixi wanted to protect her, she would at least have to send staff to thoroughly investigate this cover-up procedure, so as not to detain them all and make the other ten people cheaper. Among the other ten people was Zhou Rongyao.He was lucky enough to escape this hurdle, but he was still in a cold sweat. He knew that Cen Chunxuan would never let him go, and he would do it sooner or later. If he didn't make his own plans sooner or later, there would be no disaster. day. Therefore, he quietly made plans in secret.The first step is to send someone to Beijing to donate a fourth-rank title; the second step is to find a connection with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and accept Li Lianying; the third step is to go to Beijing for activities in person. Before the person arrives, 800,000 silver has already been remitted to Beijing, but such a wealthy guest lives in an ordinary inn along the East River.The clothes are plain and unpretentious, try to avoid being ostentatious, and the moves are astonishing, the door bag of Prince Qing's Mansion gave away 500 taels, seven times more than others.Therefore, quite a few people spoke well of him in front of Yikuang, and Yikuang didn't take it lightly. When they met each other, Yikuang couldn't help being surprised and a little disappointed. He really couldn't see what strengths Zhou Rongyao had?With language barriers in place, he felt that the words were not speculative, so the host served tea to see off the guests before the chairs were warmed up. Zhou Rongyao understood the rules in the officialdom, stood up hurriedly, took out a red envelope from his sleeve, held it in both hands, and said: "The prince will reward you." Yikuang didn't answer, just said: "You must not, you must not!" Zhou Rongyao had been instructed, and knew that this sentence would be said several times a day in Yikuang sometimes, just as the gate of the palace said: "You must say the words of the prince", and your own "money can't be timed. The red envelope was placed on the table, and he resigned as a salute. Yikuang took a few steps away, and when Zhou Rong Yaoqian asked to "stay", he turned around and left, picked up the red envelope, and took a look at the bank note with two fingers. , couldn't help but be dumbfounded, it was a huge red envelope of 40,000 taels! So his perception of Zhou Rongyao changed again, and of course he also thought that if he made such a move, he must have something to desire.It happened that Natong came to visit, so I mentioned this person by the way. "There is a man named Zhou in Guangdong Customs. Have you met him?" "Yes." Natong replied, "People are not bad." "What does he want to do in Beijing?" Na Tong knew the amount of Zhou Rongyao's contribution, and he also got some benefits, so naturally he had to do his best. "Although Zhou Rongyao's background is not high, he is very capable, proficient in foreign affairs, and good at socializing. If he is sent to that country to handle negotiations, he will be a good hand." "Does he want to be envoy?" "It doesn't seem to be a problem to send it to a small country." Yikuang thought for a while, then nodded and said, "This will have to wait for an opportunity. Since you know him, there must be a chance to meet him. I ask you to bring him a word, and I will pay attention to him." "Yes!" Natong paused for a moment and said, "He also told me that if he is cultivated by the prince, he will also have filial piety." Yikuang thought for a while, "Things are difficult, let's talk about it!" He asked again: "Are you from the office? Any news?" The so-called "administration" refers to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Although Qu Hongji used to be a minister and minister, he spent a lot of time in the military aircraft department. On the contrary, Na Tong, the minister who was not also a minister, came to the Ministry every day. Regarding the situation of the Japanese-Russian war, It is relatively clear, and he often meets with the Japanese Minister Uchida Yasuya. At this time, Yikuang asked, and immediately replied: "I am going to ask the prince for instructions. Uchida said that Japan has decided to set up the headquarters of the Manchurian Army. The commander-in-chief is Dashanyan. , the Chief of Staff is Kodama Gentaro.In addition, there is a chief of staff in the base camp, who is Youpeng from Shan County.Uchida said that Japan is very sure about the war, and the war against Russia is to fight for China to return to the East. China should not stand idly by.... " "That's not right!" Yi Kuang interrupted him and said, "First, China and Russia have a secret treaty, according to the public law of all nations, they should send troops to help Russia, and now they use the Liaohe River as the boundary to maintain neutrality, which is invisibly helping Japan. Second, Wei Ting has sent his advisor, Banxi, who disguises himself as a Chinese, and often goes out to the Japanese camps to make contact, how else can he help Japan?" "I told Uchida the same way. Uchida made two requests. First, he wanted to see the secret treaty between China and Russia. Second, he wanted to ask China to allow them to recruit red beards outside the customs and fight Russia for them." "The second point is not good, it will attract right and wrong. The first point, you might as well allow him, but you have to make it clear first." "Yes." Natong paused for a moment and said, "Uchida told me about the red beard. He took over with Wei Ting, and Wei Ting agreed to help him secretly." Yikuang immediately interjected: "Since Weiting has agreed to him, of course there is nothing wrong with it." "I also think there is nothing wrong with it. If you are afraid of Russia's protest, you might as well send a note to Japan and ask him to stop it. Isn't this just an explanation on the surface?" "Okay! This method is good! Let's do it like this."