Chapter 7 Section VII

King Gong and Bao Jun thought that even if He Shouci opened the vacancy, even if there was a result, Bao Ting's accusation against the military aircraft could be omitted, and at most he could explain it lightly.Who would have guessed that after the interview, the Empress Dowager Cixi questioned her like this: "Baoting's words are reasonable. You can't help but admit your mistakes on the military plane, right?" Prince Gong was stunned, he didn't know how to admit this mistake, and who to admit it to?If you make a mistake, you have to ask yourself to be punished. Since the Empress Dowager Cixi spoke like this, I should have an aboveboard performance.

So he slightly raised his voice and replied: "The minister's handling is ridiculous, please punish the empress dowagers of the two palaces." There was a bit of anger in the words, although the Empress Dowager Cixi was unhappy, she tolerated it.But this time she insisted on the original intention, "There is no need to talk about this punishment!" She said, "With our sisters, we can say anything, and there must be an explanation on the way of speaking. So, if you make a mistake, someone will criticize behind your back. If you can’t hear it, it’s fine to pretend to be deaf and dumb. Now that someone points it out, if you don’t make a clear argument and convince people, the prestige of the court will not be easy to maintain. .”

These words are righteous and strict, and Prince Gong is also very opportunistic. If you continue to argue, you may be embarrassed, so on the one hand, he just said yes, and on the other hand, he looked back, and signaled everyone not to ignore the request of the Empress Dowager Cixi. Her request is for the military plane to blame itself.Half of the prestige of the imperial court is tied to the shufu, and the self-blame is too much, and it has become self-deprecating. , I wrote it twice and it didn't meet Prince Gong's wishes.In the end, Bao Jun and Shen Guifen carefully considered every word before it was finalized.Regarding Bao Ting's accusation, he explained it in a very euphemistic manner. First, He Shouci said, "He is a candidate, and the Ministry of Officials listed him first, so that he was ordered to give the vice-capital censor a supplementary award. His strength is also gradually weakening, and he will open the vacancy as soon as he writes it." Besides, He Shouci's replay is not true, and there has been an order to punish him, so it is difficult to charge him with "big disrespect" when he reads books along the way.In short, "it's not that the Minister of Military Aircraft justified He Shouci's punishment and dared to take shelter." However, "the maintenance of the aircraft is very troublesome and the relationship is very important. The Minister of Military Aircraft accepts the order. Afterwards, he should be more cautious and not negligent."

This last paragraph, no matter how understated it is, cannot conceal the traces that the military aircraft has been blamed.Therefore, once this edict was issued, the position of the speaker became more and more unattainable.And the rabbit died and the fox was sad, seeing He Shouci lose his official position and leave Beijing, those elders who were usually not happy with the Qing Dynasty, all of them felt in danger. The two people who are most disturbed are two people, one is Wan Qingli, the secretary of the official department who has been in charge of Shuntian Mansion for 20 years; Minister Dong Xun.Of course, they didn't dare to make Qingliu an enemy, only Bao Jun who instigated him to hate Qingliu came forward to resist.

"The way of speaking is too arrogant!" Bao Jun took an opportunity to speak to Prince Gong, "If things go on like this, it will definitely be like the end of the Ming Dynasty. The government is affected by the way of speaking, vacillating, and the government can't do a single thing. Look. Well, the habit of the party to fight against dissidents is about to be unbreakable! If there is no way to restore it now, it will become an incurable situation one day." "Not necessarily. The higher-ups make use of the words, and the words will be arrogant." Prince Gong pondered for a while, and felt that it would be a good thing to moderate the words, so he nodded and said: "If you have any good ideas , might as well give it a try."

Bao Yun said to himself that his "good idea" was to "fight poison with poison", and to use words to attack words, so he had to find his disciples.Bao Yun is the chief executive officer of the Tongzhi Four-year Examination, and many of his students are now lecturers and censors. Because Qingliu is famous for a while, if you find an unknown character to follow suit, it will be enough to become a laughing stock. So Bao Yun searched carefully, and thought of a person who could rival Qing Liu. This person is Wang Xianqian, styled Yiwu, from Changsha, Hunan.He is erudite and knowledgeable, and he learned the essence of Zeng Guofan in ancient writing.In Hanlin, he is famous for his eagerness to learn, and he has a good knowledge of classics and history, especially for "Hanshu".When it comes to learning, even Qingliu can't help but admire, but his character is not so flattering. Although it is not a big treacherous evil, but being meticulous and careless is enough to be hated by an honest gentleman. Bao Jun has seen this For one thing, being sure can make him follow his own drive.

"Come on!" He told the servant: "Go to the counting room and get the list of sending Jie Jing." The elders of the Beijing Dynasty all have wings, and each has attracted a group of celebrities with the origin of fellow countrymen, family friends, and old friendships.Among them, the teacher-student relationship is the most important, and those who have never been employed can also pay homage to the door, not to mention Wang Xianqian is an out-and-out student, so he was listed as the first class on the list of respect for the Dragon Boat Festival, and he was given twenty-four taels .

"Tell the accountant to seal another twenty-four taels. Also, let's see if there are any fans and other things that match the four, and send them to Master Wang." So the tent was sealed with twenty-four taels of silver, and the sign said "Bing Jing".The four-color gifts were four fans from Hangzhou, two pieces of fine linen from Jiangxi that lasted thousands of years, a roll of Korean paper, and two bottles of "Russian wine" sent by Chonghou, the Russian imperial envoy.Bao Yun inspected it himself, sent someone to deliver it, and then notified the door, Wang Xianqian received him immediately when he arrived.

Sure enough, as soon as the gift was delivered, Wang Xianqian came to thank him.There are gifts in the three sections, "of course", and there are other "ice respect" and "charcoal respect", there must be reasons for exceptions.Wang Xianqian always thought that the teacher had some kind of "literary battle", or wrote articles with a knife, or graded papers for him, so after exchanging greetings, he frankly asked for instructions on what to do. "It's so hot, how dare you bother?" Bao Jun shook his head and said, "I've been very upset recently, and it's rare for my brother to come to talk. You don't have to go, let's drink to cool off the heat and sing to relieve boredom."

The so-called "singing to be bored" is to invite young actresses to drink wine, just like Wang Xianqian, he was very happy, smiled and said: "Teacher is interested, I should accompany you." "It's still early." Bao Yun's intention was to talk about the business first before having fun, so he said in a hurry: "Recently, the way of speaking is too arrogant!" "Yes." Wang Xianqian didn't understand his intention, so he said perfunctorily: "The origin of this wind is not a day." "This trend can't last long." Bao Jun went on to say: "The duty of preaching officials is still in the books. Although picking up things and making up for them, they are also the duties of lecturers. Layer, Yiwu, it's not that I compliment you, brother, that you really look like a Hanlin if you don't let go of your pills."

These two compliments hit Wang Xianqian's heart, "The teacher is wrong." He said gratefully, "Nowadays, there is a rush of grandstanding, and only the teacher knows the ambition of the students." Then he described the recent hard work in detail, "Hanshu "Supplementary Notes", "Shui Jing" commentary, how many articles have been made, and so on. "Okay, okay!" Bao Jun kept praising him, and when he finished speaking, he asked again: "I remember you were second in the final exam?" "Yes. Second class." Bao Yun groaned for a while, as if he was thinking about how to promote Wang Xianqian to an official position. Wang Xianqian thought to himself, this year is the year of the township examination, and it would be nice to be able to let a chief examiner go, but you have to go to good places like Guangdong and Jiangnan to be able to meet this "Teacher Zhongtang".Just as he was thinking about it, Bao Yun had already opened his mouth. "Yiwu!" he said, "I will keep you to live in Beijing for another two or three years, and set an example for everyone to study hard and serve the country with articles. When the qualifications are enough, you will be released to serve as a political student, and I will find you a good one." 'The good place'." Although it is a mission to study politics, in a province, he is on an equal footing with generals and governors, and the system is respected. Moreover, Wang Xianqian has a lot of ambition to cultivate talents, so he is naturally relieved to hear the teacher make such a wish. "Recently, the way of talking is too complicated. Yiwu, you should also talk." This is to cut to the chase and break the original intention.Wang Xianqian finally understood that giving charcoal as a gift, presenting rituals and objects, and making wishes were all for this.Let's figure out what the teacher means first. "I would like to ask for advice. When you think of such a lawsuit, you will say, is there a way to suppress reckless things in the past? Yiwu, you are familiar with the allusions of the imperial court, and you must know it if you think about it?" Wang Xianqian replied: "Yes!" After searching carefully, he remembered an edict in "Records of Qianlong", and then replied: "In the early years of Qianlong, Zou Yigui once gave a performance, thinking that the case was submitted for deliberation by order, and the Ministry deliberated. Before going up, the science and the road are mixed with the profanity, which is easy to cause trouble, so we should ask for an order to stop it..." "Go!" Bao Jun interrupted him vigorously: "That's right. When the matter is deliberated by decree, the responsibility of each department should be refuted or approved, and it should be weighed by itself. When it comes up again, the higher-ups must respect it. If you don't In his position, a speech officer who doesn't seek his own political power is caught in the middle, talking nonsense, encroaching on the power of the ministry, and when things go wrong, what should people do? Zou Yigui's excerpt is really the crux of insight! I don't know what Qianlong's edict said? " "Qianlong's edict also thinks it is not allowed. It is stipulated that in case of a case sent to the Ministry for discussion, if the Ke Dao is involved with Chen Zuo, when the deliberation is resumed, the opinions of the Ke Dao's mixed opinions should be stated together with the request." Wang Xianqian knew that this answer was wrong. Bao Yun would be satisfied, so while answering and pondering, he thought of a good example, and then said: "Later, there was another censor who encountered a big problem. This censor's surname is probably Fan, and his name is written in memory. Unfortunately, because of a robbery case, this master Fan Du went to the court and asked the emperor to withdraw the original book without submitting it to the Ministry of War. Gao Zong was furious. I still remember that he ordered, "As for asking me to withdraw the original book, there is no need. Discussions are like national government affairs, Fuzi Liuqing, Chengyi and other censors can control their actions. It is absurd, and they are strictly enforced.'" "Good command, good command! Censor lecturer, If you can exercise the real power in government affairs, then the Six Ministers can be abolished. This is too thorough! Emperor Gao Zongchun is really the Lord of Britain." Bao Yun paused and asked solemnly: "Yiwu, what do you think of these two original cases? Can it be found out?" "That's very convenient. Just look through the "Records of Qianlong" and you'll have it." "Okay! Yiwu, let's talk about it, I hope you will succeed the former sages." This is an obvious instruction, I hope Wang Xianqian will follow these two established examples, and please straighten out his words.This is a matter of public outrage, and he has to think about it carefully. "How?" Bao Yun asked with concern. "Words must be opened..." "It shouldn't be too complicated." Bao Yun followed his words. From this point of view, there is nothing wrong with it.Wang Xianqian finally agreed. Talking about business matters has achieved results, and the mood is relaxed, so it is too late to talk about justice.Bao Jun asked, "Have you listened to a play recently?" "Yes." Wang Xianqian replied, "I listened to it for eight days in a row in Tongyuan." "It's such a hot day, so exciting!" "I can't stop." Wang Xianqian was full of interest, as if he still had a strong aftertaste when he mentioned it, "Sixi Troupe has rehearsed a new play, just like Baben Yanmen Pass, it can be finished in eight days." "It's another big article. What's the name of the play?" "It's called "Colorful Yu"." As soon as the name of the play was mentioned, Bao Jun understood that the play was based on "History of the Ming Dynasty". His favorite concubine harassed everywhere.However, Bao Jun didn't understand how this period of historical facts could evolve into a play that was performed continuously for eight days? "This is the plot of the novel Da Hong Pao, which runs through it." Then, Wang Xianqian described how Wang Jiuling, who is as famous as Cheng Changgeng and Wang Guifen, played Hai Rui as a bony character who was not afraid of power. Yu Ziyun, the son of Yu Sansheng, played Yan Maoqing And how the concubine's concubine looks at her charmingly, with a lively look and fragrance, which makes Bao Jun's eyebrows dance with joy, and finally gives him a long sigh. "Hey! Think about it, you are really comfortable as Hanlin, unrestrained and carefree." Bao Jun immediately asked: "Who do you usually 'greeting' to?" Wang Xianqian is famous for his fondness for recruiting "sister-in-law" Yujiu, but in front of the teacher, he has to hide it, "acting on every occasion, occasionally." He said, "the students are not familiar with this way." "How about this, Jinghetang's talents are neat, and whoever is there will be whoever it is." The master of Jinghetang is called Mei Qiaoling, who is also the head of the Sixi Squad. His disciples are all named after the word cloud, and there are eleven clouds in total. The most famous one is Zhu Aiyun, whose name is Xiafen. The champion of the flower list.Bao Yun wrote the "note" in his own hand, and ordered the servants to deliver it to Li Tieguai Xiejiejiehetang, and at the same time moved the table to the back garden, and first took the fruit plate to drink. When I arrived at Deriying Mountain, the cool wind started to rise, and I saw the messenger come to report that the children of Jinghetang had arrived.Both of them were fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing white gauze shirts and black mandarin jackets, usually with coral buttons.The one in front with a melon-shaped face, a hanging nose, and eyes like water is Zhu Xiafen, the "No. 1 Scholar". The one in the back has a round face, skin as white as a cloud, and is charming and innocent. She is Zhu Xiafen's senior brother, Sun Fuyun who sings Wudan. These two people also knew Wang Xianqian, so they greeted "Bao Zhong Tang" first, and then they both knelt down and said in unison: "Master Wang!" "Come on, come on! Sit here." Bao Jun took Zhu Xiafen's hand and let him sit between himself and Wang Xianqian, looked at him carefully, and said with a frown, "It seems to be a little thinner again!" "Isn't it?" Zhu Xiafen touched her face and said, "Every summer, it's always like this. I can eat and sleep, but I don't gain weight." "I heard that you have moved. Your new residence is called 'Zhu Xia Jingshe'. It's such an apt and elegant name. Who gave it to you?" "It's Master Li." "Master Li?" Bao Jun asked Wang Xianqian, "Who is it?" "Li Shuke." Wang Xianqian replied sourly, "He is actually Xia Fen's 'Old Fighter'." The benefactor of "Xianggong" is called "Old Dou", which is a title that can only be bought with a lot of money. Bao Yun remembered a poem from Liyuan Zhuzhi that he had read recently: "Spending money is not tired of extravagance, and the sultry Yingdie is Jinghua ; The famous legend of Lao Dou is incomprehensible, and he called Xiang Huajian to boast." He couldn't help but asked in surprise: "He is an official of the household department, and he has not been in the Yamen for many years. , that day was enough, why look at the capital of flowers and wine?" "Naturally there are other sources of income. Mr. Sir's nourishment, firstly, selling literature; secondly, borrowing; thirdly..." Wang Xianqian looked at Zhu Xiafen, and then said, "Besides, Xiafen is nothing more than sympathizing with the elderly and the poor. " This means that Li Ciming didn't spend much money on Zhu Xiafen.But the words "compassion to the elderly and the poor" are very bitter.Zhu Xiafen felt very uncomfortable when she heard it, so she interrupted, took the silver wine jug from the girl, poured a round of wine, and said to Bao Jun, "I have a good throat today, what can I do for you?" "Okay!" Bao Jun happily picked up his mustache, "I've heard a lot of your Kunqiang, how about some Pi Huang today?" Zhu Xiafen replied: "Yes!" She turned her head and greeted the servant on the corridor: "Second Lord, please help me, where is Li Si?" Li Si is the violinist of the Sixi Class, and he has been waiting there for a long time, and he will arrive as soon as he is called.So Zhu Xiafen sang a new piece of "Sacrifice to the River" with her face on her back. She sang sadly and sadly, like the cry of apes in Wuxia Gorge, as if she had vented Sun Shangxiang's thoughts of "Wishing the soul of the emperor to return to Shu" on that road through the clouds. Liebo's throat hit. After singing, he said: "Show ugliness!" Once again, he held the pot and served wine.Then it was time for Sun Fuyun to sing. He is a Wudan with a deep family background, and his specialty is Yang Paifeng of Qinglong Cudgel, and Xu Fengying of Qingfengling. On singing, he is nothing more than a few swaying lines, not very listenable.So it was Zhu Xiafen who sang, this time it was his Kundan talent, and he sang "Tanci A Flower", starting from "Don't Beware of Chaos in the Years", and the following "Northern Tune Merchant" with a total of "eight turns", all in one go.When the singing was over, even Li Si, who was playing the flute, was so tired that his face turned blue and red, and Zhu Xiafen was even more out of breath, smiling and speechless.Seeing him working so hard, Bao Jun was happy and pitied him, so he personally drank and helped each other, and thoughtfully said: "I can't sing any more! Let's chat." So talk about eliminating alcohol.Both Zhu Xiafen and Sun Fuyun are good drinkers, and they took turns persuading Wang Xianqian to drink. How did you get home that night?When I woke up, I recalled what happened last night, as if I had a fairy dream, and I was thinking about it foolishly. I couldn't tell whether it was yearning or melancholy? The clock had struck eleven times, Wang Xianqian felt weak and didn't want to get up, but the servant came to report: "Baozhongtang sent someone to ask the master if he was ever drunk and how he is today?" The teacher's kindness is very touching, Wang Xianqian thought of what he should do, so he got up with energy, met the servant sent by Baoyun, and asked face to face: "Please go back to Fu Zhongtang: I will do it today if Zhongtang tells you. The booklet will be tomorrow." Deliver it early in the morning. I will personally deliver it to the house tonight." The servant was originally ordered to ask about this matter, so he bowed and replied: "I dare not work, Mr. Wang, I will come to collect it at night." "Alright." Wang Xianqian handed over a sealed red envelope of one tael of silver, "Thank you for your hard work." After dismissing Baojun's servant, Wang Xianqian had to force himself to "hand in the paper" to the teacher.Although he is a good writer, he must write out of interest in order to be able to sway freely.I am too lazy to think about this kind of writing for the sake of blame. I found the "Records of Qianlong", copied a piece of Zou Yigui's original performance, and then played a little bit on the sentence "The way of speaking must be open, but it should not be too complicated". Out of manuscript. After reading it from the beginning, I couldn't help shaking my head.I felt that it was too general and vague, and I couldn't get past it, so I added another paragraph.It is said that Zhang Peilun participated in the impeachment of the businessman Li Zhongming, and the censor Li Fan then accused Li Zhongming of invading official land. Even though Li Zhongming deserved his crime, Zhang and Li have no other heart, but they are almost like friends in demeanor. very heavy. This change feels a little better, but there is another layer of worry. Li Fan will be in the same year of the exam. Although he doesn't have a deep friendship, there is something involved in the words, and he vaguely refers to him agreeing with Qingliu, which means he has a good reputation. Li Fan You will definitely be very upset if you find out, so you have to go and say hello first. After making up his mind, he picked up the draft and ordered his attendant: "Take the car! I salute Master Li Du." Li Fan lived outside Di'anmen.He was very impressed with this scholar of the same year, and he received him very hospitablely. At this moment, Wang Xianqian was embarrassed to tell the reason for his visit directly, and he had to spend some time and effort to repay his kindness. "This area is under the control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs." He said, "Is it comfortable to live in?" "Of course I don't like the scent. It's just that there are many fellow villagers and the relatives are very close, so I have no choice but to accommodate." Li Fan was from Baodi, Zhili, and Wang Xianqian thought of a person, "That fellow from your hometown, my family," he asked, "How have you been doing recently?" "Your hometown, my family" refers to a Baodi person surnamed Wang. Li Fan was taken aback for a moment before remembering that he was talking about Yu Qingqi. "He did it on his own. He is still living in Beijing, and he is miserable." Li Fan said with emotion: "The batch of celebrities in the hands of the late emperor are all gone now. Look," he pointed to the east, "Jianbi It is the home of Xiao Li, the first emperor's favorite prisoner, who just sold the house the day before yesterday, and the buyer is also surnamed Li, who is the nephew of 'Pip Ni Li'." "Pi Ni Li" is Li Lianying's nickname. Wang Xianqian has wanted to know about him for a long time, so when he heard him mention it, he was very interested. 'West Side' is very popular. I don't understand, he is a 'half-way monk', how can he suddenly overshadow those who entered the palace from childhood cleansing, and receive grace alone?" "Follow what you like." Li Fan replied: "This person is a caring person and has experience outside. He is so sophisticated and humane, and he is naturally much better than those who grew up in the palace, dim and dark, and can't tell the difference between wheat and beans. .” "The so-called 'skinning plum' refers to his original business of skinning?" "That's right!" Li Fan thought for a while, then laughed softly, "Because he has done this job, so others combed 'Xi Bian''s hair, and no one was not scolded, only he has never touched a nail." "How do you say that? It's irrelevant!" "Why do you say it's irrelevant? You'll understand as soon as I say it." It is very easy to understand.Empress Dowager Cixi has entered middle age, and her long hair, which she cherishes the most, inevitably falls out. She combs her hair every morning, her eyes are burning, and she only pays attention to the hands and comb of the eunuch who combs her hair in the mirror.If one fell off, he scolded the eunuch for not being able to comb it well. If it fell too much, he felt even more distressed. Not only that, but the Empress Dowager Cixi thought the "flag head" flat and unsightly, and it was even more difficult to make a new bun in a clever way. Therefore, when the eunuch was assigned the job of combing hair, his face suddenly looked as ugly as if his parents had died. Of course, the most troublesome thing is Shen Lanyu, the chief eunuch of the Changchun Palace, who is inevitably scolded every time.The eunuchs rested in the empty room next to the tea room when they were free. Shen Lanyu often complained there when she was scolded.Others listened to it and put it away, but there was one person who listened to it but became attached to it. This person was Li Lianying. He is Shen Lanyu's fellow townsman, he is in the tanning industry, but because of his love of gambling, he is uneasy about his job, owes a whole body of gambling debts, can't get along in his hometown, so he came to Beijing to find a way out.At that time, the gate control in the palace was not strict, and he was eloquent, so he often coaxed the "high masters" of the guards to let him into the palace and hang out around the tea room. Can make up, can only guard patiently. I went like this a few times, and every time I heard Shen Lanyu complaining that it was difficult to do the job of combing the Empress Dowager Cixi's hair.Why is it difficult?He also understood it, and thought in his heart: Only if it is difficult to do it, you will show your ability if you do it well!This job is actually not difficult, it's just that the eunuchs don't have a lot of experience in the palace. In order to gain knowledge, he went to the "Eight Alleys" every day, and every time he went there, it would be nine or ten o'clock in the morning, which was the time when the "Su Bang" girls in the "Qingyin Small Class" got up.He held a wicker basket in his hand, which contained boudoir gifts such as weeds, hair tonic, etc., and went through the house to enter the house to do business. The business was fake, but "looking at combing hair under the crystal curtain" was true.In this way, I went for a month and learned all the new ways of combing Jiangnan Shixin's hair. It took another two or three days of hard work, after thinking it over and over again, and finally went to the palace to see Shen Lanyu after making up his mind. "Why haven't I seen you for more than a month, and you still think that something happened to you, so I don't feel at ease." "Thank you uncle for thinking about it." Li Lianying asked Ann and said, "Take a moment to talk to uncle." When he got to a secluded place, he confided his original intention, saying that he had learned the "craft" of combing hair, how many new styles he could serve the "superior", and asked Shen Lanyu to recommend him. Shen Lanyu was very surprised, "Brother," he asked, "How old are you this year?" "Thirty has just passed." "My mother!" Shen Lanyu shook her head, "Aren't you playing with your life?" "I know! I've been thinking about it for three days and three nights, and I've figured it out. Uncle, 'you can be a master when you have to suffer while suffering'." "Hey!" Shen Lanyu stamped her feet, "It's not that you don't want to endure hardships, but if you cut your 'lifeblood' with the knife, you will eat it for nothing." Li Lianying also knew that the best time to cut off the "lifeblood" was about ten years old, and the older the age, the more dangerous it was. However, the risk is not necessarily unsuccessful, so I still have to try. So he asked: "Uncle, at my age, can't use a knife?" "Moving is active, and one out of ten lives." "The one who lives is me." Shen Lanyu was silent for a while, then asked solemnly: "You don't regret it?" "Death without regret." "Okay! Since you are sincere, I will fulfill you." So Shen Lanyu made arrangements for him, reported to the respect room, and then introduced him to an old eunuch in his sixties.Li Lianying followed Shen Lanyu and called him "Uncle Zhang", kowtowed three times respectfully, stood up and waited for the question. "You are so old, I advise you to calm down!" Uncle Zhang said, "This crime is not good!" "I know all about it." Li Lianying replied calmly, "I just hope that Uncle Zhang will help you." "Then," Uncle Zhang turned around and said, "Lan Yu, say something more." "His heart is quite sincere. You should fulfill him as long as you are old." "I... I'm getting old, and my hands are not smooth." Uncle Zhang said with a breath, "It's really a bit..." "Uncle Zhang!" Li Lianying said unequivocally, "I also know that this matter is not safe, life and death are life and death, and if things go wrong, I will never blame you for old age." "Speaking of which, I have nothing to do!" Uncle Zhang said: "When you go back today, you will be hungry, you will not be able to drink water, and you will clean up your stomach. Let's do it in three days." The method of castrating eunuchs is based on the ancient corruption punishment, and the secret method of palace confinement for more than two thousand years has hardly changed. "Camsil".It's the same now, castration takes place in the cellar, there is a special wooden kang, when a person lies down, binds his hands tightly, hangs his feet up, and then cuts off the "lifeblood" with a very sharp razor, and inserts a hole in the wound. A goose quill, smeared with a secret knife wound medicine.This kept screaming and screaming day and night, and he was unable to move for at least five or six days, let alone relieve his urination. Therefore, Uncle Zhang took care of Li Lianying and had to go hungry and thirsty to "clean his stomach" before he could do anything. As soon as I moved my hands, I would pass out from the pain, but the danger did not lie at that moment, but in the next five or six days, when there was no swelling or ulceration, the flesh gradually grew and the mouth closed, and finally the goose quill was pulled out, and the deer went back to normal. Li Lianying finally escaped this hurdle, but she couldn't enter the palace to serve as an official. "It's very early!" Shen Yulan said to him, "You have to get rid of that bit of awkwardness in your heart first." Sure enough, there was such a little "awkwardness", and I fell on the pillow in front of the lamp, and rushed to the bottom of my heart, and suddenly I was dripping with cold sweat, just because I was missing something on my body. After another month or so, I was able to calm down, so I began to learn the rules in the palace, how to walk and stand, I can't make a mistake, the most important thing is to know the taboo, and I can't say a word wrong, otherwise I will be punished , the weight is hard to say. Li Lianying has a good memory and a higher level of comprehension, so she quickly learned the rules of the palace by drawing inferences from one instance. Not enough, you have to try your luck." After saying this, Li Lianying became a little worried, "What's the matter?" He asked anxiously.Shen Lanyu pulled him aside, and said quietly: "Master Xi Buddha has a 'quilt head wind', maybe he will be unhappy when he gets up that day, whoever meets who will be unlucky, I don't know why she loses her temper, and when she will be able to get rid of it." Enough temper tantrums." "Oh!" Li Lianying was relieved, nodded and said, "I understand." "You understand?" Shen Lanyu was surprised and didn't believe it, "Tell me what you say!" This cannot be said, and even Shen Lanyu did not understand it, because he entered the palace from a young age and did not know much about the worldly relationships outside.Li Lianying is different. She often sees widowed women who are hard-working in their early years and manage the family. When they reach middle age, their children have grown up and their family has prospered. From the perspective of others, she is regarded as a hard-working woman. On a leisurely and happy life, who knows otherwise, I see that she makes a lot of trouble out of nothing, and she is completely unhappy, especially after marrying a daughter-in-law, the troubles are even worse, and she will lose her temper for no reason when she wakes up early in the morning-this is called "quilt head wind", it must be The night before, I thought about what I couldn't tell my juniors and servants, I couldn't sleep all night, and I was too angry.The Empress Dowager Cixi must be like this. The reason for this can only be understood, but cannot be explained in words. Li Lianying can only admit her slip of the tongue. "How do I understand?" He smiled apologetically, "I still need you to teach me more." "Let me tell you! I haven't understood it for so many years in the palace, but you understand it. Isn't that fresh?" Shen Lanyu once again warned: "You are new here, don't try to be brave! Be honest! Errand, don't get into trouble for me." Then, he talked about how An Dehai was domineering back then, and finally even the Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't shelter him.Li Lianying listened attentively, and kept making noises. So he found an opportunity, and Shen Lanyu told him that there was such a eunuch who could comb his hair. The Empress Dowager Cixi had no choice but to say, "Come here and have a try!" This test was very satisfactory.Li Lianying's light technique and the new and clever bun made the Empress Dowager Cixi look more and more proudly in the three or four large mirrors, and she felt plump and luxuriant, making her look younger by ten years.Not only that, but every time I comb my hair and look closely in the mirror, I rarely find any falling hair.She didn't expect that Li Lianying had worked in the tanning business before, and had a unique way of treating hair. The fallen hair can be hidden anywhere with the bottom of the wrist, as long as it is covered up well. through her eyes. "So that's how it is!" Wang Xianqian couldn't help being puzzled after hearing Li Fan's speech: "The Hejian mansion has a long history of eunuchs. They were young and ignorant, and they were sent to the palace for their father and brother. There is still something to be said. Such a humiliating person like him , so why come?" "Everyone has their own aspirations, it's hard to say. From my point of view, this person has a big heart, and he probably thought it through. It's not enough for him to get ahead." "According to this, it is inevitable that the father will exercise power in the future." "The current power is already considerable. It's just that he is smarter than An Dehai, so he doesn't show his presence." Wang Xianqian was thinking in his heart, it would be a good topic to move Li Lianying if he wanted to show off, so let's talk about it first, let's finish the case in front of him first. "Old man!" He began to talk about the topic, "I have something to do today, I will apologize first." Then, he took out the folded manuscript and handed it over, cupped his hands and said, "If you are a close friend, you will surely forgive me for my painstaking efforts. If you think No, it will be deleted naturally.” Li Fan doesn't know what he said?After reading his manuscript in silence, he finally understood that it was because of these few words: "Recently, the case of Zhang Peilun, the lecturer of the Imperial Academy, and Li Canzuo, the imperial historian, the businessman Li Zhongming, as far as the matter is concerned, Li Zhongming is restless. The bourgeoisie must be punished by the law, and as far as the political system is concerned, the two have made a statement one after another, although they really have no other in their hearts, and they are more than friends." "Oh!" Li Fan was very generous, and replied with a smile: "My brother knows that I have nothing else in my heart." For such an open-minded expression, Wang Xianqian was overjoyed. After thanking him again and again, he resigned and went home, re-cleared the bottom of the book, and sent it to Baoyun's residence in person.I got a reply the next day, expressing my deep appreciation, so I submitted it to see how Qingliu responds. Qingliu naturally wanted to fight back.This time it was Li Duanfen from Guizhou who was Wang Xianqian's senior, the loud and clear "Master Duan", who scolded Wang Xianqian for suppressing speech and disrupting the government with his slanderous remarks, and asked Wang Xianqian to be dismissed immediately.Although the reasoning is straightforward, the wording is unavoidably domineering, so under Bao Yun's hard work, he hit a wall, and the imperial edict accused him of "excessive wording, which is suitable for criticism, and what he said is presumptuous, and it goes without saying. "But the ending still encourages the way of speaking: "From now on, all ministers should still speak frankly when they encounter problems, and they must not be silent, nor keep a little bit of prejudice, and speak arbitrarily. Because the Shangyu is a fair statement, it is inconvenient for Qingliu to make trouble again.However, Wang Xianqian's performance was instigated by Bao Jun, but Qingliu could not let it go, and Bao Jun's mastermind is Shen Guifen, so to attack Bao Jun, it is better to find problems on Shen Guifen.Soon, there was a good topic: Sino-Russian negotiations in Yili.