Chapter 22 Section 22

When Li Tangjie died, there were two vacancies, one was Minister of Military Affairs, and the other was Minister of Rites. It seemed that they only filled two vacancies, but people and affairs were constantly involved, so the court situation changed again. Li Hongzao's Minister of Supplementary Military Plane was discussed by Prince Gong with Wen Xiang and Bao Yun a long time ago. He set a purpose in advance, and he wanted to use new recruits, one in the prime of life and courageous to take charge, and the other with a later family name, who was easier to command .Of course, like Cao Yuying, the reason for recruiting people to participate in secret affairs is because he made great contributions in the Xinyou coup, and was born in Zhangjing, a military aircraft, and is familiar with the affairs of the council. This special case cannot be relied upon as a law.Therefore, there must be several conditions for the appointment of new recruits: first, they must be born in the Imperial Academy; second, their official position should not be too low, and must be above the second rank; third, they must be gentlemen; finally, there must always be a special relationship, Or he could gain the trust of the empress dowagers of the two palaces. If not, even if he tried his best to ensure success, some people would say that Prince Gong was favoritism.Because of Hanlin background, there are at least four or five gentlemen with high official positions who can be counted, so how can we identify them?Li Hongzao has the most advantage, and it is precisely this point, as the emperor's teacher, he is honored by the empress dowagers of the two palaces, not to mention anything else, just pay the mediocre master, the empress dowagers of the two palaces will readily agree.

The minister of the Ministry of Rites decided to transfer Wan Qingli to make up for it, in order to make room for Cao Yuying's vacancy in the minister of the Ministry of War.Cao Yuying used to be the censor of Zuodu. Although this person is at the end of the "Eight Ministers", the commander-in-chief, Baitai, is called "Taiwan Chief". Only by doing all the rectification can people be convinced.Cao Yuying filled this vacancy at the beginning, purely to find a first-rank official for him. Others don't think he looks like a phoenix head. It didn't taste good either.At the same time, the Minister of the Ministry of War must be him. Now that soldiers are deployed everywhere, troops are deployed, and generals are raised to raise wages and practice bravery. Only Cao Yuying, who has been in the military for many years, knows best, so it is most appropriate to recruit the Minister of the Ministry of War.

The vacancies left by Cao Yuying will be given to Dong Xun by Prince Gong.Dong Xun, whose name is Yunqing, was born in Yangzhou. He was extremely intelligent and well-read. From the perspective of people who lecture on Confucianism, he was engaged in "miscellaneous studies".Of course, a person like him must be conceited, talk to others, and be arrogant and rude, so there is a nickname called "Dong Taishi", which compares him to Dong Zhuo. "Dong Taishi" walks in the prime minister's commercial office as the servant of the household department, and has a set of tricks to deal with foreigners that "a gentleman" disdains. He is quite appreciated by Prince Gong, so he took this opportunity to give him a hand.

Dong Xun's vacancy was internally adjusted by Zheng Dunjin, the governor of Hubei.He was also the Hanlin of Yiwei in the fifteenth year of Daoguang. The scientific movement of this subject was first popular and then black. In the early years of Xianfeng, he was very powerful. Today, only the youngest Luo Dunyan is left as the Minister of the Ministry of Households.Zheng Dunjin was getting old, and Hubei was suppressing Nian, so he was unable to do what he could. It was a kind of "adjustment" to transfer him to be the right servant of the household department and also in charge of Qian Fatang.As for the governor of Hubei, because Li Henian, the procurator of Zhili, has been working hard to suppress horse bandits in the past few months, Prince Gong decided to protect him from promotion.

Prince Gong felt very satisfied with this transfer, and believed that the empress dowagers of the two palaces would definitely get approval.However, "Once Lansun entered the military plane, even though he was also in charge of Hongde Hall, the emperor's homework would inevitably not be taken care of." Wen Xiang reminded Prince Gong, "Should we find another master?" "The one inspecting the Hongde Palace is Lao Qi, we have to ask him what he means." Everyone agrees with Prince Gong's idea, and we will talk about it after asking Prince Chun. "And me," Wen Xiang said again, "it won't take a few months for me to go out to deal with horse thieves this time. Petition to open a vacancy, or find someone to act as an agent?"

Everyone is not advocating that Wenxiang open a vacancy, so someone has to be represented.Although the Ministry of Industry is the last of the six ministries, it is an extremely important government office for the court.Not only the construction of mausoleums and palaces was undertaken by the Ministry of Industry, but also the military supplies of the Beijing soldiers were also supplied by the Ministry of Industry.In recent years, the Shenji Battalion has switched to firearms. The Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce, Chonghou, who claims to understand Western affairs, is also training the foreign gun team in Tianjin. All matters such as purchasing military uniforms and making gunpowder are the urgent tasks of the Ministry of Industry.It is necessary to find a reliable person to act as an agent.

As a result of the discussion, Quanqing Chengque, the censor of Zuodu, was found.Quanqing's name is Xiaoting, and he is from Zhengbai Banner in Manchuria. He was the Hanlin in the ninth year of Daoguang's reign. He was the elder of the court. Except for Jia Zhen, he was the tallest in his generation.So this kind of arrangement also has the meaning of respecting the elderly, just like the appointment of Zheng Dunjin as the servant of the household department, so as to "adjust" Quanqing. Draw up a list and put it in the collection of King Gong. Wenxiang and Baojun went to see King Chun that night and agreed to send a master.Li Tangjie was the Empress Dowager Ci'an who listened to the late emperor's praise of him and knew him by heart, so he was specially simplified, so his "posthumous posthumous title" was specially invited by the Empress Dowager Cixi to delineate him.

Ministers who were born in the Imperial Academy used "wen" as usual for the first character; the cabinet drafted four characters for the second character: "Duan, Yun Su, Yi", which were selected by candidates.The Empress Dowager Ci'an has limited ink in her stomach, and she still can't clearly distinguish the meaning of these four words, holding the "Imperial Reward" stamp in her hand, she hesitates.But he didn't want to discuss it with the Empress Dowager Cixi, for fear that she would laugh and couldn't handle even such a trivial matter.After thinking like this for a long time, I suddenly realized that I didn't like these four words, so why not choose another one?

So she asked: "Is there 'Wenqing'?" "Yes!" King Gong replied: "During the Qianlong period, Liu Yong and Liu Shi'an were given the posthumous posthumous name of Wenqing." Write a "Qing" character. In addition, Bei Le Zaizhi, the eldest grandson of Xuanzong, was ordered to lead ten guards to make tea and wine, present the prince Taibao as a posthumous gift, reward two thousand taels of funeral silver, and give sacrifices, etc., according to the plan of the Ministry of Rites. "Who is his vacancy?" The Empress Dowager Cixi asked, "You have always discussed it."

"Yes!" King Gong replied: "The ministers and others have made a public discussion and proposed an order to order Li Hongzao, a cabinet scholar, to learn to walk on the Minister of Military Aircraft, and still walk in the Hongde Hall." "En, um!" Empress Dowager Cixi kept nodding her head, looked at the Empress Dowager Ci'an beside her who also agreed, and then said: "This time, the Hongde Hall will have to add people." "The ministers and others have already discussed with Prince Chun. Adding a master to the Hongde Hall, Yun Weng Tonghe in the right middle of the Zhan Shifu, who is good in character and learning, please invite the decree to walk in the Hongde Hall, which will be of great benefit to the Holy Learning."

"Ah! Weng Tonghe, I know." Empress Dowager Cixi said to Empress Dowager Ci'an, "This man is Weng Xincun's youngest son, the number one scholar in the sixth year of Xianfeng." "Isn't that the 'Uncle and Nephew Number One Scholar'?" The Empress Dowager Ci'an said, "Since he is the number one scholar, it's good to come and learn. I don't know what kind of person he is?" "This person is the same as Li Hongzao, pure and filial, and he is also calm and cautious." "Well!" The Empress Dowager Ci'an has already stated that it is inconvenient for the Empress Dowager Cixi to say anything more.In fact, I can't say anything. He is the top scholar and filial, so he is calm and cautious, so there is nothing to be picky about. When the decision was made in the hall, Zhang Jing, the military plane outside the hall, had already received the news that Fang Dingrui and Weng Tonghe were exchanging brothers, and immediately sent someone to Weng's mansion to report the good news. This good news is not too unexpected for Weng Tonghe. What he usually devotes himself to is this way. Noble ministers are like emperors and teachers, and being able to cultivate a virtuous emperor is a great cause that will never be worn down through the ages.In addition, Weng Xincun served as the chief master of the Shangshufang several times. After Su Shun was punished, he was restored. He was also ordered to walk in the Hongde Hall and follow his records. It was a great comfort to his filial piety. It's a good story.So the news came, although it was not an accident, it was a great joy! When the envoy came, the first thing Weng Tonghe did was to tell his sick mother.Then some well-informed people came to congratulate him. He was overjoyed, but he remembered that Chongqi won the first prize. That villain's success, frivolous and arrogant ugly behavior was a lesson taught by scholars as a laughing stock, so he kept calm He said that he didn't dare to accept the congratulations because he didn't follow the clear order, and he brought the topic to Jinshi calligraphy and painting, which made the visitors feel ashamed to congratulate them too much. There was no movement during the day, and it was only at night that he got busy and went out to visit Li Hongzao quietly.It's not good if it's too early, joining the army is no different from paying homage to a chancellor, Li Hongzao's family has many more congratulatory guests than his family, if you go early, the master doesn't have time to have a deep talk with him. The friends who are very close on weekdays are here to meet with the ceremony of the younger generation. Weng Tonghe first said his congratulations, and then he talked about himself. He felt that his way was difficult, and he was afraid that he would not be able to do it: "I have to ask Mr. Lan for advice on everything." "Of course." Li Hongzao refused to be polite, "To be honest, you have to ask me about the difficulties of this assignment." So he told Weng Tonghe the little emperor's temperament and qualifications and his current homework in detail.Naturally, he also talked about Wo Ren and Xu Tong who were both walking in the Hongde Palace, implying that he should be perfunctory.Woren is a "famous minister of Confucianism", and he is fairly upright, and Weng Tonghe still holds a lot of respect.Xu Tong of the Han Army, at the beginning somehow relying on the power of his father Shangshu Xu Zechun, ordered Hanlin. Chapter ", "Yuan Liaofan's Merit and Qualification" and other things, the number one scholar naturally despises such things, but Li Hongzao has good intentions, so it is inconvenient for him to criticize. "Please go back to your residence!" Li Hongzao said, "Go to the palace early and hand over the thank you note, maybe we will be summoned at the first meeting." "Yes!" Weng Tonghe asked again: "Mr. Lan, how do you see the wording in the brochure?" "Maybe it's like this: the imperial court remembers the old ministers and extends them to the descendants." So as soon as Weng Tonghe got home, he prepared the Xie Enzhe according to Li Hongzao's instructions. While drafting the manuscript, he asked his son to copy it out.Weng Tonghe is Tianxie, and his son was originally his nephew. It's just that he fell asleep for a while, and woke up for his family at the beginning of midnight.Clean up your clothes and take the car to Donghua Gate. The door has just opened, and you have to hand over the booklet at the internal affairs office, and then sit in the Jiuqing court room and wait for the dawn. The weather on November 12th was very cold, and Weng Tonghe shivered from the cold, but also shivered from excitement.I was thinking over and over again in my heart, what would the empress dowagers of the two palaces ask when they summoned them?How should I answer?Unknowingly, it was dawn, and the Minister of Military Aircraft was still the first to be summoned, followed by Wan Qingli, Quan Qing and other newly appointed ministers. It was already past nine o'clock when it was Weng Tonghe's turn. This day happened to be under the leadership of King Chun, and he was introduced to the East Nuan Pavilion of the Hall of Mental Cultivation. The little emperor was also present. When King Chun presented the "green head lottery" with Weng Tonghe's title and name on it to the imperial case, he knelt down and saluted. The empress dowagers of the two palaces waited for him to finish the kowtow, and when he raised his face, they looked at him carefully, and then the empress dowager Cixi asked, "Are you Weng Xincun's son?" "yes." "Weng Tongshu who are you?" "It's the elder brother." Weng Tonghe replied, "Now Huamachi, Gansu, is serving in the Xing'a Army Camp." "What about Weng Zengyuan? Is it Weng Tongshu's son?" "yes." "It's not easy for uncle and nephew to be the number one scholar." Empress Dowager Ci'an asked, "Have you let go of the vacancies?" "In the eighth year of Xianfeng, Chenqian was ordered to serve as the deputy examiner of the Shaanxi Provincial Examination. Besides, he has never been released from any external vacancies." "Oh, oh!" The Empress Dowager Ci'an seemed to want to say a few more words, but she seemed unable to find words, so she just nodded and turned to look at the Empress Dowager Cixi, signaling her to continue asking. "What are you reading at home?" It is difficult to answer this question, because the queen mothers of the two palaces may not know the titles of some books. Thinking about it, I mentioned some books such as "Zhuzi Daquan", "Gangjian Yizhilu", etc., which are always in the palace. "Now I am sending you to walk in the Hongde Hall, you must teach with all your heart." Empress Dowager Cixi said, "Li Hongzao is very busy on the military plane, and the emperor's homework cannot be taken care of. It all depends on your hard work!" Weng Tonghe was very grateful for this warm instruction, so he took off his crown and kowtowed: "I have little knowledge, and the two empress dowagers are very knowledgeable. I know that the responsibility is heavy and I am anxious. I can only do my best to enlighten the sacred heart and report to the two empress dowagers." Grace of the Empress Dowager." "As long as you do your best, there is nothing you can't teach well." The Empress Dowager Cixi shouted, "Emperor!" Sitting in front of the imperial case, the little emperor straightened his waist, pushed his hands back, and slid down from the imperial couch. He moved very quickly, as if he was about to fall. King Chun hurriedly stepped forward to help him and wished, "You must listen to the master's words." Don't be naughty." The Empress Dowager Cixi raised her voice and asked, "Did you hear what I said?" The little emperor who was standing by the royal case replied: "I heard." Seeing that the empress dowagers of the two palaces had nothing to say, King Chun reminded Weng Tonghe, "Kneel down!" When Kui An quit, Weng Tonghe recalled what Zuo said was right, and secretly rejoiced that there was no mistake.So I turned to Maoqin Hall, where all the people walking in Hongde Hall used it as a place to sit up and rest. I saw Xu Tong, exchanged greetings, and left.