Chapter 34 Section thirty-four

The ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were ordered to issue the decree until the next day by the cabinet. It began with the words "Prince Chun's face to serve Yi's decree" without military aircraft. It is allowed to borrow 400,000 taels of silver from the deposit of the Navy Yamen, and it will be repaid in five years. I see!Weng Tonghe suddenly realized, and at the same time a stone fell from his heart.He has always been worried that if the money borrowed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the repair of the garden is raised by the household department according to the order, it will be a huge problem. If you don't follow the order, you will resist the order.Now it is specified that it will be borrowed from the Navy Yamen. If this is an example, the Ministry of Households will no longer be embarrassed.Of course, most of the funds for repairing the garden still have to be raised by the Ministry of Household Affairs, but the fundraiser is to raise enough funds for coastal defense!

This is a set of self-deceiving blindfolds. Weng Tonghe can pretend to be confused and evade responsibility, but Qingliu can't tolerate it.Huang Tifang, the left servant of the Ministry of War who recently returned to Beijing from Jiangsu Xuezheng, felt that he couldn't bear it, and decided to go to court for impeachment. Who is being corrected and impeached?Of course it will not be the Empress Dowager Cixi, nor should she be the king of wine.After careful discussion with his son Huang Shaoji, Huang Tifang decided to use Li Hongzhang as a topic. The memorial was prepared but not yet submitted. An unexpected visitor came. It was Huang Shaoji's same-year Yang Chongyi. They were editing the Imperial Academy together in the sixth year of Guangxu. Yang Chongyi was also Weng Tonghe's fellow villager.Most Hanlin from Jiangsu look down on Li Hongzhang, and Li Hongzhang often scolds "Wu Er is not good".The only exception is Yang Chongyi, who has always been very close to the Beiyang Yamen.

Therefore, when Huang Shaoji saw him visiting, he became wary and chatted for a long time. Yang Chongyi couldn't help asking: "I heard that the old man will have a performance in the next few days?" "Father and son are no exception for 'burning remonstrance on the back'." Huang Shaoji replied, "my father has some advice, but I never let me hear it." This is not enough friends!Yang Chongyi was thinking: Who doesn't know that Huang Tifang, one of the "Four Admonitions of the Imperial Academy", most of the remonstrances came from Aizi?It's just dissatisfaction in my heart, but I can't criticize it verbally, so I can only persuade secretly: "Today is the fourteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, and the year is in a hurry, so why bother to be idle? It will make the year miserable!"

Huang Shaoji smiled and didn't answer, making up his mind not to let him have the opportunity to explore in depth, Yang Chongyi's words were not speculative, so he had to leave disappointed. Huang Shaoji naturally told Yang Chongyi's words to his father, Huang Tifang smiled and said: "Anyway, this year, someone will be unhappy, either me or Hefei. Or both of them will be unhappy." The booklet was delivered on the same day, and the "yellow box" was sent to the Empress Dowager Cixi's bedroom early the next morning, making it uncomfortable for her to be together.

When the military aircraft was summoned, they first talked about Huang Tifang's memorial.Since there was no instruction when the brochure was sent out, the Minister of Military Aircraft did not know what her intention was, so they did not dare to answer indiscriminately, and they all kept silent and wanted to listen to her first before making sense. "Huang Tifang and Zeng Jize, do they have friendship?" It is not difficult to understand the intention of asking this question.In Huang Tifang's memorial, he suggested that Li Hongzhang would handle the navy's errands and Zeng Jize should be in charge of it.The Empress Dowager Cixi wanted to understand whether Huang Tifang was speaking for Zeng Jize, or whether she was going to have trouble with Li Hongzhang.

King Qing Yikuang couldn't answer, turned around and said in a low voice, "Uncle Xing, let's play!" Acting Minister of the Ministry of War, Xu Geng, immediately said loudly: "If you come back to the Empress Dowager, Zeng Jize and Huang Tifang have no relationship, so there may not be any friendship." "According to this, I can't see Li Hongzhang at all!" The Empress Dowager Cixi said, "I think so too! Huang Tifang's words are good. Li Hongzhang has done a lot of things in recent years, which is really obvious to all. It is said that he only knows how to use money,' There are many evils and no results', isn't this just talking nonsense?"

"Yes!" King Qing echoed, "What Huang Tifang said is too much!" "Huang Tifang is a servant, and also a minister of the imperial court, and he is not comparable to Liang Dingfen, a newcomer to the Imperial Academy. I really don't understand what he means by this book?" Empress Dowager Cixi asked: "What do you think should be done?" Hearing this, she understood exactly what she meant. Comparing Huang Tifang with Liang Dingfen, who lost his official position because of participating in Li Hongzhang, one can imagine her annoyance.King Qing immediately replied: "It should be strictly discussed with the Ministry!"

"That's right! The Ministry of Communications has strictly discussed it." The Empress Dowager Cixi said: "Let Li Hongzhang be able to manage the navy. It took a long time for everyone to discuss and decide. Is it not as good as Huang Tifang alone? Not to mention the advancement and retreat of ministers, the authority Fuck it in the court, why does he say that this should not be used, and that should be used? Please come up with a batch for me to see." At that time, Xu Geng was writing, drafted a handover, and submitted it to the imperial case. Empress Dowager Cixi personally copied it on the folded tail with a red pen and sent it to the official department.The approval was: "The servant Huang Tifang played. The minister will run the navy. I'm afraid there will be more delays. Please call the envoy. Trent will return to the trainer for a discount. The establishment of the navy this year is a matter of great importance. I will send Prince Chun Yizhen as the prime minister for all matters. Li Hongzhang has made outstanding military exploits and has a lot of experience. The order will be handled together, and he is afraid that Li Hongzhang will not be able to take care of all the drills and inspections. He will send Zeng Jize to help him. All the opportunities will be heard by the Navy Yamen at any time, and the court will handle it. This matter has been carefully considered, and the overall situation has been considered; moreover, if the power is removed and the power is taken from the top, how can the subordinates mean to advance or retreat? At the beginning of the navy, the servant asked Li Hongzhang to handle the errands, and told Zeng Ji Zetian Returning to the trainer, discussing changes in vain, and approaching chaos in politics. Huang Tifang's work is discussed by the Ministry of Communications!"

At that time, Shangshu Chongqi of the Ministry of Officials asked for leave due to illness, and Wula Xichong'a, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, acted as an agent. He was a mediocre person with no opinions. "Westernization" naturally did not like Li Hongzhang, so they sympathized with Huang Tifang.As for being deposed and reused, Li Hongzao, who had just been replaced by Zuo Shilang of the acting official department, became the right waiter of the official department. He was the former leader of Qingliu, and he wanted to protect Huang Tifang even more.Therefore, one article was cited to deal with it evasively.This statute is: "Officials who act recklessly will be demoted to a higher level, and they are public crimes." Public crimes are improper in official affairs. In other words, as long as you have received the "upgrade" reward, you don't have to downgrade.

A senior official like Huang Tifang who has become a servant has always had a record of being upgraded several times, so this kind of punishment does not hurt him at all. Xu Tong and Li Hongzao advocated this, but the rest of the court officials felt that it was inappropriate. The faults of "reckless discussion and change, and close to chaotic politics" and "reckless actions" are not the same.However, because the last sentence in the edict is "Jiaobu Discussion", not "Jiaobu Strict Discipline", and because Huang Tifang himself is an official of the Ministry of War, he suggested that Zeng Jize be reassigned to specialize in the preparation of the navy. It seems that there is no talk of "disorderly governance".In such a flash, he silently agreed.

As soon as the replay was played, the Empress Dowager Cixi was very dissatisfied.Thinking that "the discussion is too light", Zhu Bi personally criticized: "Huang Tifang has been transferred to the second level."Including Chongqi who was on leave, this year was not very happy.