Chapter 85 Section 85

In addition to the imperial meals, meals must also be provided for the princes and ministers, officials of all sizes, and accompanying soldiers.After all, the "yipinguo" of princes and ministers is limited. There are many officials, eunuchs, and soldiers, and they can only be paid with big pots and vegetables.There has never been a pork shop in Huailai County. The cook in the county government slaughtered three pigs himself, leaving the meat for the imperial meal. Pot miscellaneous dumplings, regardless of status, each person has a ladle of vegetables, a bowl of porridge, and two other black-faced buns.But the supply cannot be universal, and harassment is inevitable. If it is for foraging, it is justifiable, but in fact it is more than that.Therefore, Wu Yong had to accept complaints from the common people in addition to running a big mission.

It was five o'clock in the afternoon, it was still dark, and the banquet had passed, the Empress Dowager Cixi summoned Wu Yong again. She was wearing a woolen jacket that the old lady Wu had left behind, and the emperor was wearing Wu Yong's Blue Lagoon. The crepe jacket and the black Ning silk mandarin jacket have a slightly dignified appearance, which is quite different from the ones seen in Yulinbao. "It's hard for you! It's really not easy to run an errand like this." The Empress Dowager Cixi said, "I only live with the emperor for a day or two, so I won't tire you too much. If you have any difficulties on your errand, feel free to tell me Say."

At this moment, Wu Yong naturally remembered the harassment from the soldiers, and immediately reported the truth.Empress Dowager Cixi frowned upon hearing this. "These people are really hateful! I have ordered Ma Yukun to deal with it strictly on the way. I executed more than a hundred people at one time, and the head of the tyrant lived in Yongguan. I know that I can't stop it. Now I can only give you a license. If there are soldiers looting, it doesn't matter whose team it is. You caught the Fa and rectified it on the spot!" When Wu Yong led the decree to withdraw, the Empress Dowager Cixi immediately summoned the military aircraft. It was still King Qing's foreman, Lian Gangyi and Zhao Shuqiao, a total of three people, finished the ceremony and waited quietly for orders.

Empress Dowager Cixi was in good spirits after this half-day rest, and her thinking was still very sharp. Among the many thoughts, she grasped the most urgent things. First of all, she had to decide where to go. Fortitude is still the attitude of courage to do things, and before King Qing could speak, he replied: "Naturally, I am stationed in Taiyuan, and I can advance or retreat." "How to go?" "Pass through Zhangjiakou, cross Datong, enter Yanmen Pass and go south." "Taiyuan is not far from the capital, will the foreigners chase after them?"

"It doesn't matter!" Gang Yi replied, "If foreigners want to go to Shanxi, they have to go south to Shijiazhuang, cross the Taihang Mountains, and cross Jingxing to get there. "What if it's thrown from the way we came?" "This..." Gang Yi thought for a while and said, "Ma Yukun has quite a team, let him take a few battalions to guard Juyongguan and Nankou." Empress Dowager Cixi nodded: "Okay! Let's do it one by one, and immediately write an order to let Yuxian and Dong Fuxiang guard Jingxing, and Li Tingxiao, the governor of Shanxi, hurriedly came to greet him. Ma Yukun guarded Juyongguan, not only to stop foreigners, but also to prevent stragglers and roving soldiers." Release it!"

So Zhao Shuqiao withdrew first, found a place to sit down and drafted an order, while King Qing and Gang Yi stayed in front of the imperial court to discuss the second important matter. "You need someone to stay in Beijing to do business." Empress Dowager Cixi said bluntly: "Ronglu is a must. Besides, you see, who should we send?" "Ministers who stay in Beijing to handle affairs must firstly have equal qualifications and prestige, and secondly, be willing to do things with all their heart. Neither Chong Qi nor Xu Tong came out, so my servant recommended them to work with Rong Lu."

"Staying in Beijing for business and dealing with foreigners, are these two willing?" "It's Ronglu's business to deal with foreigners. Let Chongqi and Xu Tong be together and fight hard when things happen, and you won't suffer too much." Doesn't this become an elbow for Ronglu?Empress Dowager Cixi didn't think so, but she couldn't think of anyone else who was suitable, so she agreed. "There is one more important matter. There are quite a few officers and soldiers coming along, and there will be people who will come to the line one after another. The food and salary are one item, so we need to plan quickly."

"Yes!" Gang Yi replied: "I have asked for an order, and all provinces will report to Taiyuan in advance all the Beijing salaries for next year." "Report to Taiyuan for all?" Empress Dowager Cixi asked, "Aren't we going back to Beijing?" One sentence asked so resolutely that he didn't know what to say.I thought I was wrong, if all the provinces reported the capital to Taiyuan, not only would it lead to serious misunderstandings, thinking that the imperial court didn’t even care about the capital, but also there would be nothing to pay for the sacrifices to altars and temples, the food and salaries of the Eight Banners, and the expenses of the big and small yamen in Beijing. , is a major obstacle.

"I think, in addition to the Beijing salary of Shanxi Province, another nearby province is designated to report to Taiyuan, which is enough. Besides," the Empress Dowager Cixi said after a moment of pondering, "I don't know what's going on in Beijing yet? Baoding, instruct the Zhili vassal treasury to store it, and it is not allowed to use it unless it is ordered." After the obituary was completed, the decree was drafted and submitted for reading immediately, but when it was sealed and issued, it became a problem, because the decree was only in black and white, without any signature, and it could be relied on as a letter, but it was only a seal with the silver seal of the military aircraft.Emperor Xiangli went on a tour, and after dispatching his entourage to Zhang Jing, he appointed a special person to be in charge of the silver seal.This time he ran away in a hurry, only one surnamed Bao came out of the military plane Zhang Jing, and the silver seal was still in Beijing.Without a seal, the edict cannot be issued, and this matter takes a lot of hesitation.

At this time, Wu Yonglai discussed how to rectify military discipline, and also talked about Cen Chunxuan, the chief of the Gansu feudal clan, who had also led troops to Huailai to protect him.As soon as the two of Gang Zhao heard the news, they showed contemptuous expressions on their faces and sneered "hey, hey" at the same time. "Could it be that he also wants you to supply it?" Zhao Shuqiao curled her lips and said, "You are such a small and remote county, how come you have so much free food to support irrelevant people?" Wu Yong felt that his words were very mean, and he couldn't help feeling disgusted in his heart, and immediately replied: "He brought the King Qin's soldiers, it seems that he has to treat him as an example."

"He was ordered to block Zhangjiakou, and there are still two hundred miles away from here! What are you doing here? Since he violated the order without authorization, why do you bother with him?" Wu Yong didn't know why Gang and Zhao were so dissatisfied with Cen Chunxuan?But it was a good thing to say for him, so it is not appropriate to argue.If the words are not speculative, just say goodbye. "Slow down, Yuchuan!" Zhao Shuqiao suddenly pulled him back and said, "I have something to discuss with you. Now I have to send it to the court, but I haven't brought out the seal from the military aircraft department. I want to borrow the big seal from your county." Use. How?" Issuing the imperial edict to borrow the county seal, this is probably a miracle that has never happened since the establishment of the Military Aircraft Department in the seventh year of Yongzheng. Wu Yongzheng did not know how to answer, so he spoke resolutely. "I think this matter is quite inappropriate! It has always been necessary to borrow the seal to parallel the government, so as to fit the system. Borrowing the county seal seems too inappropriate!" "When is this, still talking about the system?" Zhao Shuqiao also looked very disapproving: "It is a blessing to have a county seal to borrow. You know, on this road, even the national defense seal of any ministry is not as good as it is." The piece of 'dried tofu' in Huailai County is useful. If it is necessary to parallel the seal of the yamen, Zhuang Wang has the seal of the infantry commander, so he might as well borrow it. But the documents that are urgently needed for eight hundred miles, I am afraid that the post station will be regarded as irrelevant. Turned into a delay." Then he said to Wu Yong: "Yuchuan, you always know that the court has always been sent by the Ministry of War, and it is an ordinary post station, so you know the importance of it. Don't listen to the old man, take care of yourself do it." "yes!" Wu Yong hurried back to the county yamen, took ten large blank paper envelopes without titles, stamped the county seal in the middle, and delivered them in person.Stepping out of the lobby, I saw a report on the door: "Wang Zhongtang is here!" Then a single-set mule cart entered the Yimen Gate. Wu Yongying went up to see that Wang Wenshao had been supported by his eldest son Wang Zhikui to get out of the cart. He knew Wu Yongsu well, so naturally he didn't need to exchange any greetings at this time, he just said: "It was too late to accompany the driver, so I arrived today." "Thank you Zhongtang!" Wu Yong replied, "The mansion has been prepared. It's not far away!" "I'm not leaving! I'm too tired to walk, so I'll just stay in your yamen for one night." Staying for one night is absolutely necessary, but all the servants in the yamen, even Wu Yong's personal servants, are sent out to run away, and it is a big embarrassment for VIPs to be left alone.As a last resort, Wu Yong's widowed sister-in-law had to do the cooking herself, and the food was provided hastily. However, Wang Wenshao and his son had already had the best food, and after the meal was full, they went to bed immediately, and they had to say a few words to Wu Yong. "Yuchuan, please act for Chen Zuo. I've already arrived. I'm too tired today. I can't come to the palace gate to say hello. I'm sure I'll check in tomorrow morning." "Yes!" Wu Yong thought about Gang and Zhao who were waiting for the seal, agreed, turned around and left. "Oh, there is one more thing, please make it clear on your behalf, I have already brought the seal of the military aircraft. It is very important, very important!" "That's great!" Wu Yong also felt relieved: "Today, Gang and Zhao are still arguing for Yinxin!"