Chapter 46 Section forty-six

No result!The principal told Xu Gengshen that he knew that Xue Yunsheng had a personal grievance with Tang Jiong and deliberately made things difficult.However, the laws were strict, and he didn't dare to punish him without authorization, so he could only order him to take him back to the Ministry of Punishment, and then reason. Take it back to the Ministry of Punishment and send it to prison naturally.The chief of the prison hall refused to accept it, "The officials sent by Jia En, can they enter this door again?" He said, "No, no!" "If you don't accept it, let me take him there?"

"This, we can't control it." "Why bother?" said the clerk of the Qiu Judgment Office, "His suitcase is still inside. Why didn't the dude let him in and live there? " This remark annoyed the director of the prison hall, "Could it be that I want to embezzle his things?" He said angrily, "How do I get back the things that a prisoner has in prison? There are rules. Just let his family get the furniture! "Finish, let yourself go. Tang Jiong's two sons were waiting outside the gate, but they couldn't enter the yamen. The large prison of the Ministry of Punishment, commonly known as the "Heavenly Prison", was also the cruelest place, so the inside and outside were isolated, making Tang Jiong nowhere to live.

However, after all, Tang Jiong had a relationship with the jailer for two years, and he was usually generous with his actions, so an official secretly let Tang Jiong in and stayed overnight. But the next day I couldn't live anymore.According to the dispatch rules, the head of the Prison Hall sent officers to send Tang Jiong to the Arsenal Department of the Ministry of War, and the officers there naturally did not accept him.Just when he was in a dilemma, fortunately, a descendant of Tang Jiong from his hometown and an old acquaintance in Sichuan, Chen Kuilong, a military officer in the Ministry of War, came forward to release him on bail, so that he could return to his eldest son's home.

This is nothing more than a temporary settlement, how to get out of Beijing to Yunnan, and wait for the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Cen Yuying, to send him?Still waiting to be released.Anyway, since it's not an army, the Ministry of War can ignore it. For example, it is the matter of the Ministry of Officials to distribute it.In the Ministry of Punishment, it was under the supervision of the right servant, Xu Geng, who supervised the officers and officers. After searching through the old files, there was no suitable case to refer to.In the last meeting of the two ministers and the four ministers, a workaround was agreed. The six officials of the Ministry of Punishment issued an official letter to Cen Yuying, and asked Tang Jiong to bring it to Yunnan to report to him.

※※※ In the blink of an eye, at the end of the new year, special envoys from various provinces and vassals to pay tribute came in an endless stream.As soon as the new year began, the Lantern Festival was the day when the emperor took charge of the government and the empress dowager trained the government. Therefore, the special envoys of the feudal vassals, in addition to donating soil ceremonies, also came to congratulate them. One of them is Kim Ding-hee, North Korea's special envoy, who also bears a "royal order" related to the conflict of interest between the king of North Korea and his son.It happened in the eighth year of Guangxu, when Korea was invaded by Japanese forces. The pro-Japanese faction Li Zaimian, Jin Hongji, Pu Dingyang and others, known as the New Party, organized the prime minister's office, and took learning from Japan as their duty. Fighting openly and secretly, finally turned into fire and water.

One of the heads of the conservative faction was Li Shiying, Lord of the Grand Court.King Lee Hee of Joseon came into Datong as a side branch. His biological father was Lee Shiying. Because he was restrained by his relatives, the Min family, he lived in Yunxian Palace and had been depressed for a long time.Later, the New Party reformed the military system and hired Japanese military officers to carry out new training. The soldiers were dissatisfied with their eagerness for results, and they complained to Li Shiying, which caused great civil strife.Li Shiying led this group of soldiers to invade the palace, kill the princess Min family, and kill the officials of the prime minister's locomotive office.

The Japanese ambassador to North Korea, Hanabo, went to Incheon and returned to Nagasaki. The Japanese government just used this as an excuse to send troops to attack.Li Xi, the king of North Korea, begged for a teacher from China, but Li Hongzhang was unwilling to clash with the Japanese army, so he sent Wu Changqing to lead the Huai army across Liao Dynasty to quell the chaos in North Korea. Li Shiying, the king of the court, was arrested and imprisoned in Baoding. After that, he negotiated peace with Japan and allowed Japan to be stationed with the Chinese army. The rights to the capital of North Korea.

After the matter was settled, Li Shiying should have been released, and North Korea had begged for mercy several times, but the Empress Dowager Cixi insisted on refusing to allow it, and did not say the reason.Therefore, North Korea has never given up its efforts.When King Chun came to power, North Korean envoys begged him to join him. King Chun graciously agreed, and found an opportunity to tell Empress Dowager Cixi that his ancestors had always been gentle and far away, and that he had been kind to foreign feudal vassals. Li, the king of the court, should have been imprisoned for a long time, so it is better to let him go back to the country , to preserve the father-son relationship between Li Shiying and Li Xi.

Empress Dowager Cixi sneered slightly, "It makes sense for me not to let him go." She said, "You should understand." "I'm stupid!" King Chun couldn't figure it out. Empress Dowager Cixi smiled: "If you don't understand, don't ask!" But King Chun insisted on asking, Wei Wei raised his face and said in a rather stubborn voice: "Always ask the Empress Dowager to make it clear." There was a slight rebellion in that expression, and the Empress Dowager Cixi's heart moved, and her heart hardened immediately, "I don't know if you are pretending to be confused or really don't understand?" She said calmly: "I want to teach the world to have Those who have given birth to a son and become emperor know how to respect it! If you dare to have delusions, Li Shiying is a role model."

These two sentences are not only sung out of the harp, they are simply like the saying "kill the chicken and scare the monkey"!King Chun did not expect to be entrusted with the task of intervening in political affairs, but to be so deeply suspicious.As a result, his color changed drastically, his whole body trembled, and he collapsed on the ground, unable to move.That scene was like the night when Mu Zong died, when he heard the Empress Dowager Cixi proclaim that Zai Tian, ​​the son of Prince Chun, would succeed him. The only difference was that he didn't cry bitterly. The Empress Dowager Cixi was satisfied when she knew that she had frightened him, "Don't worry!" She comforted him and said, "I know you are loyal, and nothing will happen to you! My words are not directed at you." Then Then he ordered the eunuch to help King Chun out of the palace.

From this time on, King Chun became more cautious in his words and deeds.And Li Shiying was finally sent back to China last autumn due to Li Hongzhang's mediation, and Yuan Shikai was responsible for the escort.He had been stationed in Seoul with troops. At this time, he was appointed by the Prime Minister's Office to "handle North Korea's trade negotiations", becoming the most powerful foreign envoy in North Korea's capital.However, Yuan Shikai achieved his ambition at a young age, and he was skillful without learning, so he would be bossy and supercilious.Therefore, not only Li Xi, the king of North Korea, gradually became disgusted, but also the ministers of various countries were aggrieved. Unfortunately, Yuan Shikai was involved in the civil strife in the Korean court.He originally had a close friendship with Li Xi's in-law Min Yongxiang, but Min Yongxiang and Li Shiying, the lord of the courtyard, had a feud. Because Yuan Shikai escorted Li Shiying back to China, they talked very speculatively along the way, which aroused Min Yongxiang's suspicion.So there were rumors that Yuan Shikai would use force to depose Li Xi, and Li should be king.As a result, father and son became businessmen again.Jin Dingxi came here to try to get China to recall Yuan Shikai so as to avoid future troubles. Of course, this must be done at the Zongli Yamen.Qing Wang Yikuang received a great gift from Jin Dingxi, so he had to speak for him, so he went to see King Chun and stated his intentions in a very tactful manner. As soon as he heard that Li Shiying was involved, King Chun shook his hands, "Don't talk to me about this!" He said, "China and North Korea can't control so much about the right and wrong of foreign vassals." "It doesn't matter if you don't care about it!" Yikuang said, "Yuan Shikai is very capable, but he is too domineering. Not only Li Xi has a headache seeing him, but also the envoys of various countries are dissatisfied with him. If this causes diplomatic disputes, It’s hard to clean up. Another layer, if Yuan Shikai really supports the Lord of the Great Court, it will make the situation out of hand!” "What?" King Chun heard clearly at this time, and asked anxiously: "He wants to support the Lord of the Great Court?" "There are rumors like this in North Korea, and even among the diplomatic envoys, there are rumors that Yuan Shikai is a famous man. This man is very courageous and young. Maybe he will cause trouble." "That won't work!" Chun Wang said, "You should play." "Yes!" Yikuang asked, "How do you say it?" "Naturally recall Yuan Shikai." "Old Seven!" Yikuang asked in a consulting tone: "Is it better to play face to face? I think, let's 'invite' together!" King Jin thought about it for a while, and felt that this matter must be "single-handed", but it was inconvenient to leave Yikuang aside for the affairs of the Prime Minister's Office, so he had to separate the Chen Zou, so he made a decision: "It's better for you to make a note, to say briefly. It doesn’t matter, anyway, the superior must ask me, and I’ll talk about it later.” Yikuang did as he said.The memorial arrived at the Empress Dowager Cixi's place, but there was no movement. It was inconvenient for King Jin to inquire, and at the same time he had no time to inquire. It's almost time for the seal to be sealed, and there are still millions of silver bills that have not been settled, and the generals of the banner camp have always had to rely on the money of the king of alcohol every year and festival. Got it. Public and private affairs are difficult, and I almost fall ill again from exhaustion. Don't be afraid of being tired, what makes King Chun most sad is that the Sanhai project is about to be completed, and the project to rebuild Qingyi Garden has also begun, and the two works owe more than 1.5 million, only half of which has to be paid. Seven or eight hundred thousand.After listening to Li Lianying's proposal, the Empress Dowager Cixi ordered the king of Chun to tell Li Hongzhang to borrow foreign debts, but she didn't want to have the reputation of borrowing foreign money to repair gardens, so she had to secretly entrust Li Hongzhang to help in the name of setting up a naval academy. Li Hongzhang also knew that this move was to risk the public opinion of the world, so he did not dare to make it obvious. He only asked Zhou Fu, the Tianjin Customs Road, to inquire privately, which slowed things down.It was not until the Laba Festival that there was news that HSBC was willing to borrow 800,000, with an annual interest of 6%, and pay it off in two years; French Orient Bank was willing to borrow 1 million, with an annual interest of 5% and 75%, converted into British pounds, divided into ten years Deutsche Bank is also willing to borrow one million, with an annual interest of only 5.5% and a relatively long term.However, regardless of which bank, the silver can only be transported to Tianjin after the canal is thawed, and that will be after the warm spring. For this reason, King Chun specially sent a special envoy to Tianjin to convey a message, asking Li Hongzhang to gather 800,000 cash in cash before sealing it anyway, and rush it to Beijing, otherwise the "Qin Gong" would be delayed.Now it's been another ten days, and there is still no news, Li Shan is also quite anxious, he dare not urge the king, he can only ask Li Lianying to speak. So Empress Dowager Cixi specially summoned King Chun to ask what happened.King Chun did not dare to tell the truth, he would be reprimanded if he told the truth, and he said in a big way: "The money can definitely be borrowed. However, foreigners are meticulous in their work, so they are slow. Anyway, you can always get it years ago." "Today is the 21st day of the twelfth lunar month!" Empress Dowager Cixi asked, "Could it be true that we have to wait until the New Year's Eve before the distribution can be made?" This almost reproachful question made King Chun choke so hard that he couldn't breathe.It's just that the expenses for her sightseeing and pleasure alone seem to be more important than the payment of military pay. I really want to say in my heart: "I don't need to borrow this money!" , I was sweating for myself. "What's the matter?" Empress Dowager Cixi urged again, "There must be a day?" "Yes, it must be handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs on the 25th." "Well, it's twenty-five! Don't delay any longer." Alcohol King was angry again.It was as if he had money to hold him back and not let go.He reluctantly responded, "Yes!" "There is an account in the Prime Minister's Office that says what about Yuan Shikai, have you heard of it?" "I heard." King Chun replied: "Yuan Shikai wants to support Li Shiying, the Lord of the Courtyard, it's just nonsense!" "Why are you messing around?" Just this plain question made King Chun wonder where he started talking!Because I couldn't figure out whether the Empress Dowager Cixi really didn't understand, or pretended not to understand?Think about it more, if Yuan Shikai really had the intention to support Li Shiying, the Lord of the Courtyard, then there is no need to explain why his nonsense is nonsense.Especially after the Empress Dowager Cixi has read the memorials for more than twenty years, the hidden meanings and thorns in the words are clear to the eye, and no one needs to hide it from her. Is there any reason why they can't understand Yikuang's memorials? According to this, it is pretending not to understand.But what is the intention?Thinking of this, it makes people upset, and the words become even more difficult to speak clearly.The original intention was to use the Lord of the Great Court to say that Yuan Shikai wanted to support the real father of the King of Joseon. Wouldn't it be as absurd and nonsense as someone in China wanted to support the real father of Emperor Guangxu?It was not difficult to express this meaning, but he couldn't keep his composure, so he felt that there were thorns in his throat. Listening to his words, it seemed that it was absurd for Yuan Shikai to support the Lord of the Great Court because the King of Joseon and his biological father were involved in business.On the other hand, if their father and son are in harmony, then it would be a matter of course for Guoyou Li Shiying to take over the throne. As soon as the words came out, I realized that my own words were not only inappropriate, but also made others wary: if the current emperor wants to be at odds with King Chun, he must be suspicious of each other. If the father and son are of the same mind, the imperial line may be changed.That's not the same as cutting off family love.Feeling remorse and panic like this, I couldn't help but get angry and sweat profusely. Seeing this scene, Empress Dowager Cixi felt that he was ridiculous, exasperating and pitiful, so she couldn't bear to talk around the corner any more to embarrass him. "Yuan Shikai is a talented person. If you want to say that you want to show the country's prestige, it is only when Yuan Shikai is there, which is a bit like when the Qing Dynasty was prosperous." She said, "Let Li Hongzhang take care of these things. I don't approve of Yikuang's papers. Don’t stay, and don’t need to hand over the military aircraft. You take it now and tell Yikuang: Don’t bother with that envoy surnamed Jin, tell him to tell Li Hongzhang if you have something to say.” Chun Wang didn't say a word other than saying "yes".After leaving the palace, full of troubles, when I returned to Shiyuan, I felt dizzy, cold and bitter, and looked like I had fallen ill. Huo Ranyu arrived at night, and only sent a telegram for Li Hongzhang, saying that Dehua Bank is willing to borrow five million marks and pay the current price in silver, which is about 900,000 taels.The annual interest is 5.5%, and it will be paid off in 15 years. In the first five years, the interest will be paid but the principal will not be paid. In the next ten years, the principal will be repaid with interest every year.Li Hongzhang said that since borrowing foreign debts, the interest this time is the lightest.Even if this thing is done beautifully. The fly in the ointment is that the silver can only be paid in late February of the first year, once every seven days, and paid in ten times.However, in any case, it is regarded as having money, and it is convenient to borrow, so at that time, he sent guards to invite Lishan to discuss. "I was summoned by the superiors today, and I have promised to send twenty-five dollars to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. How can I move it so that I can maintain my credit?" King Chun asked, "Should I borrow a sum of money with interest first? Let's deal with it?" How to pay the interest? Isn't the Ministry of Internal Affairs trying to find a way?Moreover, it is not easy to borrow money at the end of the year. If the interest is less, others will not agree, and if it is too much, it will increase the burden on the Ministry of Internal Affairs. "It doesn't matter. If you want to ask, just say that the wages have been paid." "Is the merchant willing?" "I'll discuss it." Li Shan replied, "As long as it is the prince's order to postpone the distribution until the end of February, everyone will definitely agree." Hearing these words, King Chun felt extremely relieved, and sighed regretfully: "Alas! It's not easy, and one year has passed! "