Chapter 23 Section 23

For fear that the Empress Dowagers of the Two Palaces might have other orders, and at the same time wanted to inquire about the impression of the "superior" after the summoning, Weng Tonghe didn't go home, and stopped at Zhan Shifu's place where he usually studied books. From midnight to now, Shuimi has never touched his teeth, he is thirsty, hungry, and quite tired.Sit down and take a good rest for a while, and waited for the meal to be served in the small kitchen of Zhan Shifu. Just as he picked up the chopsticks, Xu Tong came to tell him the news that Li Hongzao, who was originally sent to give lectures on "Zhiping Baojian", was learning to walk on a military plane. In case he is too busy, there is no need to talk about it, so Weng Tonghe will be sent to take care of it.

He was very pleased to hear this news, which not only proved that the empress dowagers of the two palaces did not have a bad impression of him, but also meant that he took over all the errands left by Li Hongzao. "Get ready," Xu Tong said again, "Tomorrow is your class!" tomorrow?Weng Tonghe thought to himself in amazement, could it be that the empress dowagers of the two palaces intended to have an interview?After seeing off the guests, pick up the chopsticks again, eat and think at the same time, tomorrow's imperial speech is of great importance.The interview of the empress dowagers of the two palaces is naturally not about trying what they have in their stomachs, which the two of them cannot try, but about eloquence and etiquette. The most important thing is that the two empress dowagers can understand and listen with gusto. At the same time, if the etiquette is good, then it is considered complete.

what!He thought again: what part will we talk about tomorrow?I forgot to ask Xu Tong.This is also easy to handle, go to Xu Tong's place, ask carefully, everything can be understood. It is estimated that Xu Tong must have been on duty to go home at this time, his home is at the west entrance of Dongjiang Mixiang, not far from the palace.Because I came here with a request, the language is very polite, and I asked what to talk about tomorrow?Xu Tong told him that he should talk about the section "Song Xiaozong and Chen Junqing on Tang Taizong's ability to accept loyal words".

"Yes!" Weng Tonghe said, "I still want to use the fake "Zhiping Baojian"." Hearing this, Xu Tong looked embarrassed, but finally agreed to his request, took out a copy, and solemnly handed it over: "Please throw it back after you use it up, and I will use it myself." Although Weng Tonghe felt that his attitude was strange, he still respectfully agreed, and then asked about the etiquette in detail, and got up to leave. After sending it to the door, Xu Tong said, "Shuping, have you visited Mr. Gen?" The fall reminded him, "Here we go!" he said.

"Etiquette cannot be discarded!" Xu Tong nodded, "Although the Hongde Hall is not as famous as the "Chief Master" in the upper study room, Gen Laozhi's virtues are respected, and Shilin Zongjing naturally ranks first in the Hongde Hall, even King Chun Very respectful." "Yes, yes," Weng Tonghe agreed repeatedly, feeling a little puzzled in his heart, did he mean to give good advice, or to brag about his "teacher"?But there is no need to ask too much, anyway, this line must be indispensable in terms of politeness.So he ordered the driver: "Go to the mansion of Wozhongtang!"

As soon as he met "Old Gen", he paid an audience with the courtesy of his descendants.Woren's temperament is different from Xu Tong's, and he is quite tireless in teaching. He talked a lot about "the similarities and differences between Zhu and Lu", criticized Wang Yangming and his disciples, and then encouraged Weng Tonghe to "advocate righteous learning", which means In the future, when giving lectures to the emperor, he must rely on "Cheng Zhu". This conversation lasted for a while, and the words were mixed with many words from "Zhuzi Quotations", such as "lively and vigorously".Although Weng Tonghe behaved well, the people he came and went with were always some famous people with clever language. They were never as straightforward as the Wei and Jin Dynasties, but they respected the elegance and elegance of the Northern Song Dynasty. But still only claiming to be right, listening patiently.

It was not too early to go home, and the visitors kept coming one after another, so I had to calm down and prepare for the lecture tomorrow.When I opened the borrowed volume of "Zhiping Baojian", I saw that the characters were extremely copied, and there were many annotations, many of which were superfluous, because they were very common allusions, not to mention Hanlin, as long as Jinshi who came from the two rankings , everyone should understand. No wonder he refused to show this "secret book" easily!Probably because he knew he couldn't do it.Weng Tonghe had a deeper understanding of Xu Tong.

After reading the chapter that should be discussed, I read the history of the Song Dynasty again, and then I undressed and went to bed, but my body and mind were busy, and I couldn't fall asleep after tossing and turning.As soon as he arrived, he fell asleep comfortably, when he suddenly heard the clock strike four times, he got up in shock, fearing that he might miss the time to enter the palace. After entering the palace and arriving at the Maoqin Hall, Wo Ren, Xu Tong, and the banner man Yiqing who taught "Mandarin" in the "Mandarin" and was second in status to his master and was called "Advanced" all arrived earlier than him.

It was the first time for Weng Tonghe to register, and besides seeing each other, he also said a few polite words. Just as he sat down, he saw An Dehai approaching quickly, and as soon as he entered the Maoqin Hall, he loudly said, "Chuan Yizhi!" Everyone got up from their chairs and stood on the spot. Weng Tonghe had already inquired about it a long time ago. Usually, the queen mothers of the two palaces delivered decrees for the emperor's homework, so he didn't have to kneel to listen, so he also stood there calmly. "The two empress dowagers confessed, today the emperor 'please be safe', and the study room will be withdrawn!" An Dehai left after finishing speaking.

So Yiqing told him that the little emperor hadn't been in the study for more than ten days because of a cold.It was an introduction on weekdays. Originally, the emperor always had to come out for a sit-down, but this time it was also avoided. The reason for summoning Weng Tonghe that day was because he wanted to see his master, so he specially let the little emperor come to the Hall of Mental Cultivation. This can be regarded as a kind of honor, and Weng Tonghe feels that his fortune is good.It's still early to talk, so I just take advantage of this moment to close my eyes and rest my mind.His memory is excellent, he closed his eyes and silently recited the verse he was going to talk about today, every word was correct, and he almost didn't need to read the notebook to talk about it.

Called at nine o'clock.On this day, the class was led by the sixth concubine Jingshou, who entered the hall to salute and began to speak.It is modeled on the method of "Jing Yan". The lecturer has a small table, and he sits and speaks, and the accompanying Prince Gong who is listening to the lecture is specially granted to sit, and the rest stand and listen. After the book was finished, the empress dowagers of the two palaces had to answer questions standing up. Empress Dowager Cixi asked first: "Is Song Xiaozong the son of Song Gaozong?" "No." Weng Tonghe replied. "Then how did he become emperor?" How Song Xiaozong entered the Datong, and how the Song Dynasty's imperial line was restored by Taizong and returned to Taizu's branch, the situation is quite complicated, and it is not clear at the moment.Weng Tonghe thought about it for a while, and answered briefly, "Song Gaozong has no sons. He chose the seventh grandson of Taizu in the clan and tabooed his relatives as sons, that is Xiaozong." "Oh!" Empress Dowager Cixi nodded and asked again: "His temple name is Xiaozong, so he seems to be very filial to Emperor Gaozong?" It's hard to say this, anyway, it's good to say that the emperor is filial to the Supreme Emperor, and Weng Tonghe replied: "Yes!" "Then Song Xiaozong," Empress Dowager Ci'an said, "but the virtuous lord?" This question was expected by Weng Tonghe, because he often listened to people talk about the situation of teaching, and the Empress Dowager Ci'an was at a loss about the emperors of all dynasties, and she had no way of asking about their lives. "Or "faint king". "After the Song Dynasty went south, the virtuous lord first recommended Xiaozong. He was smart, brave and resolute, and he did a lot. Although he didn't have the career of Zhongxing, he had the ambition of Zhongxing." Weng Tonghe paused and continued: "For example, Chen Junqing, who is very good at first. Xiaozong can tolerate a straight subject, and can use him. If it is not a virtuous lord, how can it be so?" "En, um!" The empress dowagers of the two palaces nodded deeply, wondering if they agreed with Song Xiaozong's attitude, or praised Weng Tonghe for his thorough explanation? In any case, anyway, this lecture was very successful.Afterwards, Weng Tonghe heard people say that the empress dowagers of the two palaces once told King Gong and King Jiu that Weng Tonghe's lectures were clear and articulate, "very pleasant". When the little emperor recovered from his illness and went to school, Weng Tonghe also taught on the first day. First, he kowtowed to the emperor with the courtesy of a monarch and minister, and the emperor bowed to him with the courtesy of respecting a teacher.Then return to their seats.The master has a seat, but the "Advanced" who teaches Manchu language does not have this kind of preferential treatment. He can only stand or retreat to sit on the porch. Waiting for a lecturer is Woren, who teaches Shangshu.Weng Tonghe watched coldly, and saw the little emperor with a sad face, as if he was suffering—it was suffering, how could a ten-year-old child understand the Dianmo exegesis of more than three generations?Wu Ren has worked on this book for forty years, but the depth cannot be explained in a simple way. He tells it to him, and it seems that the little emperor can't understand a single word. Then Xu Tong taught the University and the Doctrine of the Mean. He memorized familiar books first, and taught students books second.After reading the Manchu text.This is the so-called "before meal" homework.The little emperor returned to the palace to pass on the meal, and after about half an hour, he returned to Maoqin Hall to study. It was Weng Tonghe's turn to do the "after meal" homework.When he came forward with the book in hand, the little emperor seemed to be refreshed. This was not because he had any special affection for Weng Tonghe, but because he was interested in the books he had written.This book is called "Di Jian Tu Shuo" written by Zhang Juzheng in the Ming Dynasty.Compilation of the good words and deeds of the sages of the past dynasties, each section is a story, plus a four-character title, and accompanied by meticulous pictures, which is quite popular with the little emperor. Before the letter was written, Weng Tonghe first made a statement: "The minister is from the south, and his accent is a bit different from the emperor's. If the emperor doesn't understand, just ask." "I understand." The little emperor asked, "Aren't you Weng Xincun's son?" Weng Tonghe quickly stood up, and respectfully agreed: "Yes!" "You are the same as your father's voice. You could understand it before, and you can understand it now." Not bad!It seemed that he was overthinking, but the little emperor was quite enlightened.This made Weng Tonghe more confident, opened the book and said: "Today, I will talk about the section 'Broken Seven Treasures'." The little emperor turned to the passage he was talking about, looked at the pictures instead of the words, and saw a burly emperor holding a small jade ax and smashing the "seven treasures".Then he pointed to the picture and asked, "What is this?" The so-called "Seven Treasures" is a drowning device, but Yuqianzuo is right, how can I directly state this indecent thing?Weng Tonghe was quite embarrassed, so he had no choice but to reply: "The emperor will understand when the minister finishes speaking." So Weng Tonghe told the story of Song Taizu Pingshu, and how Meng Chang of Later Shu, after his middle age, was so extravagant that his country perished.When he was captured in the Song Dynasty, all the treasures in Shu were transported to Kaifeng and returned to Da Nei.Song Taizu discovered that the drowning pots used by Meng Chang were all decorated with seven treasures, so he smashed them, saying that the Lord of Shu decorated the pots with seven treasures, so what vessel should be used to store food?For this reason, why not die? The indecent thing is in the middle of the book, and it doesn't get in the way when I say it. The fun of the story itself, coupled with Weng Tonghe's plain and clear explanation, the little emperor can always concentrate on listening, and he can ask many questions. What is "Seven Treasures"?Why did Song Taizu often hold a "pillar ax" in his hand?Weng Tonghe answered clearly one by one.This lesson was very well done. The palace knew it that day, Weng Tonghe was a good lecturer.The empress dowagers of the two palaces naturally wanted to ask the little emperor, what happened to Master Weng?He told the story of "Broken Seven Treasures", from the beginning to the end, so that everyone could understand it.This is the proof that Weng Tonghe lectures well. However, Li Hongzao, the enlightened master, is the closest to the little emperor, so the relationship is naturally different.He always remembered that year in Rehe, there were crying, terrified faces and disturbing whispers everywhere, talking about the "treacherous official" Sushun, and it seemed that disaster was imminent at any time, only in the study Only when Li Hongzao is with Li Hongzao can he feel at ease.What's the point?He never thought about it, and it is still like this until now, only when he met Li Hongzao, he was happier. And Li Hongzao came to Hongde Hall!The little emperor often feels dissatisfied.After the new year, the more suffering, the Empress Dowager Cixi thought that he was over ten years old, and he was about to become an "adult", and that he should step up his studies, and told the King Chun, who was inspected by the Hongde Palace, the general director, that the emperor went to the study and changed it to "rectify homework." ". The homework is extremely heavy, and I get up at the beginning of the day every day, and I am going to the study, and the early spring is not yet clear.Read new books, memorize familiar books, write, silently read, and review familiar books from the previous two days.The most terrible thing is to write the Shangshu silently. I can't remember it for a long time, and I am so anxious that I sweat. Even the other masters feel unbearable.In addition, you must read Manchurian.Except for the half hour when I went back to the palace for dinner, the homework was not finished until late afternoon.There was never a day when the little emperor was so tired that he didn't even bother to talk. Occasionally, when he was relaxed, he wanted to say a few happy words, or draw a small person or something, which immediately provoked the master's great reason. Perhaps the more comfortable ones are the few days when you are sick. It is uncomfortable to be sick, but compared with going to the study, this discomfort is easier to bear. The empress dowagers of the two palaces were naturally a little worried about the poor health of the little emperor, but they could not announce this to his subordinates, for fear that it would cause great anxiety.Every time Weng Tonghe Yijin gave a lecture, he would also ask about the emperor's homework.He also said that he was prone to fatigue and lost his appetite, so he was taking some medicine prescribed by the hospital.Weng Tonghe somewhat knew that it was because of the heavy homework, but no master dared to propose to reduce the homework, and he was the one with the least seniority in Hongde Hall.Weng Tonghe could only try to stimulate the little emperor's interest in reading. When he encountered a block in his mind and couldn't continue reading, he either changed to writing or asked him to get down for a walk.This has some effect, but it won't help if he does it alone. The little emperor finally got a three-day holiday, which was three days before and after his birthday.Wenzong's mausoleum has been settled, and the palace celebrations can return to the usual grand occasion. Empress Dowager Cixi promised to sing for him in Chonghua Palace for two days, so that he can have a good time. What was disappointing was that there was a vacancy in the Minister of Military Aircraft. The day before the Longevity Day, Cao Yuying died of overwork.The Empress Dowager Cixi naturally placed more importance on replacing a military minister than celebrating the little emperor's birthday. She summoned Prince Gong for several days and kept talking with the Empress Dowager Ci'an about the transfer of ministers, which inevitably left the little emperor in the cold. One thing made him happy. Zhang Wenliang told him, "Master Li has been promoted!" He removed the words "learning" from "Military Minister to learn to walk", which can also be said to be promoted.The new Minister of Military Aircraft, like Jiao Youying and Cao Yuying, was promoted by "Dalami". This man is Hu Jiayu, a native of Jiangxi, who was in the 21st year of Daoguang. Zhang Jing, however, is very rare. Another vacancy left by Cao Yuying was filled by Dong Xun, the censor of the Zuodu, who was the Secretary of the Ministry of War.So the Censor of the Zuodu, the Right Minister of the Household Department, and the Right Minister of the Criminal Department were mobilized to introduce Xie En, and the little emperor was required to come, which added to his burden. As a result, the little emperor's spirit and temper became worse and worse.However, the master and the master have their own opinions and ambitions. Xu Tong has always been close to Woren, but in front of Weng Tonghe, he is very dissatisfied with Woren, saying that the little emperor's homework is delayed by him.On the other hand, he expressed his eagerness to make a difference, and thought that all the homework added in the "rectification of homework" was Chinese, which was quite unfair. Therefore, he added more time to teach Manchurian, which often took six quarters—one and a half hours. For an hour, the time of passing the meal was delayed, and the empress dowagers of the two palaces had to wait with empty stomachs. Hearing the little emperor's frequent complaints, the Empress Dowager Cixi thought that he "didn't learn well and didn't improve", but the Empress Dowager Ci'an couldn't bear it. Coincidentally, King Chun also had something to say about this, so he agreed on a way to improve it. The Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces ordered Li Hongzao to pass the decree. The Manchurian homework should be changed to after the meal, and the time should not be too long. At the same time, I hope that Li Hongzao can spare time. , often to the study. Strange to say, as long as he arrives at the Hongde Hall, the little emperor's homework will be different. He will be tired, but he can strengthen his energy and read and write smoothly.It was just getting better, Li Hongzao asked for leave because of his stepmother's illness, and then the weather was hot and dry, the little emperor prayed for rain in the Dagao Hall, and suffered from heat stroke for a whole month, which lasted the Empress Dowager Ci'an's longevity, until the end of June. Go to the study.Li Hongzao passed on the decree, reviewing it for the time being, and giving the new book in autumn cool. Before the cool autumn, something happened. Li Hongzao's stepmother, Mrs. Yao Tai, died of illness. Because she was the minister of military aircraft, and the holy family was in prosperity, there were a lot of visitors at the time.While Li Hongzao was ready, he reported to Ding Youzuo to open a vacancy.When the Empress Dowagers of the Two Palaces saw this note, they were very anxious. The Hongde Palace really needed this person, so they summoned King Gong and King Chun to discuss a workaround. Then, under the leadership of King Chun, he summoned Wo Ren, Xu Tong and Weng Tonghe.Empress Dowager Cixi comforted her warmly, saying that the emperor's homework should be replaced by three people in turn, and there is no need to designate one person to write the book.Obviously, this refers specifically to Woren, and then I will simply make it clear. "Woren is too old. The court can't bear to tire the veterans. You can save a little effort in the study in the future!" "Yes!" Woren kowtowed without his crown, expressing his gratitude to the empress dowagers for their compassion. "As for Li Hongzao and Dingyou," said the Empress Dowager Cixi, "there is no need to open a vacancy! Let him still work in the study after a hundred days. You three should work harder for a while." He replied: "The two empress dowagers have lost their parents for three years, and they have been in filial piety for a hundred days, which is not in accordance with the etiquette." "The state-owned funeral is also like this, and no one said that it is not suitable for etiquette." "The gift of a minister, how dare you imitate a national funeral?" Empress Dowager Cixi was at a loss for words, so she asked Xu Tong and Weng Tonghe, "Tell me, you two!" Knowing that it is important to obey power, but no one dares to risk the disgrace of the world.Xu Tong kowtowed and did not answer, Weng Tonghe said: "What I see is the same as that of the great scholar Woren." The matter could no longer be discussed, so the Empress Dowager Cixi signaled King Chun to ask Woren and others to kneel down and withdraw.Weng Tonghe then went to Li's house to accompany the guests on his behalf, and at the same time told Li Hongzao about the summoning, to see what he thought, if Li Hongzao was thinking about it, he wouldn't be as stubborn as Wo Ren. "This is absolutely impossible!" said Li Hongzao, whose eyes were swollen from crying, shaking his head vigorously. As soon as he got home, he heard the door tell him: "Master Xu has been here on the military plane." He took a look at the name card, and the name on it was "Xu Yongyi with the word Xiaoyun".Weng Tonghe knew that this man was from Haiyan, Zhejiang Province, and he was a Juren. After he was admitted to Zhangjing, he was quite appreciated by Prince Gong, and he also served as the Prime Minister's Office of State Affairs.He and Weng Tongping seldom communicate with each other on weekdays, and it is certainly not for nothing that they visit each other suddenly. At that time, I wanted to go back to worship, but I was tired for a long time, and I was too lazy to go out for a while, so let's talk quietly first. Not long after, Woren sent someone to send a letter, asking him to meet at Jingyun Gate tomorrow morning to discuss matters, of course it was for Li Hongzao's affairs.It was only then that Weng Tonghe realized that Xu Yongyi's interview was probably related to this, so he had to meet him and ask him clearly. When I arrived at Xu's house, it happened that Xu Yongyi was about to send someone to invite him.There was no pleasantries when they met, Xu Yongyi told him that it was to convey the invitation of Prince Gong, and invited the three masters to enter the palace tomorrow morning to discuss the matter.The words also revealed that the Empress Dowager Cixi was afraid that King Chun's power was not enough, so she specially ordered King Gong to mediate. Weng Tonghe was quite vigilant in his heart, this incident seemed to be a big trouble, and he couldn't get out of it while walking in Hongde Hall.Li Hongzao is famous for his filial mother, his determination to refuse to obey the edict is obvious, and the empress dowagers of the two palaces are extremely eager to keep him, how can it be a mediation plan?Not to mention in the future, according to the current situation, I am afraid that King Chun will be dissatisfied first.Empress Dowager Cixi ordered King Gong to come forward. It was a shameful thing for King Chun, who was in charge of taking care of the emperor's study. If he was angry, he would blame Wo Ren, Xu Tong and himself. So what to do?He was thinking in his heart, fortunately, he has the lowest qualifications, so as long as he talks less and regards Woren's attitude as a diversion, he will offend him, and it won't be too serious.After making up this idea, I feel more at ease. The next day was still the time to enter Zhihongde Hall, so Weng Tonghe went to Jingyunmen and sat in the Zhilu of the imperial guards.After a while, Woren and Xu Tong came together, and they couldn't talk for three or five words. A Su La from the Military Aircraft Department said that Prince Gong invited them to meet under the corridor of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.As soon as they arrived, Prince Gong, Bao Jun and Hu Jiayu came to get rid of Wen Xiang who was suppressing the horse bandits outside the pass. Li Hongzao was in mourning at home, and all the ministers were here. Everyone stood in the corridor and talked, "The two empress dowagers said that it is the emperor's homework to keep Li Hongzao, and there are unavoidable difficulties, so I will discuss it with the ministers on the military plane." Prince Gong raised his hand when he said this. He took the document and handed it to Wo Ren: "Look, Gen Weng, I asked them to find this from the old file." Two are edicts about seizing love, one is the fourth year of Yongzheng, the worry of Zhu Shi, a scholar of the Wenhua Palace, Ding's father;Woren knew the history of these two cases, and he replied immediately: "Yu Minzhong's father was worried about his biological father, and he returned to the clan to serve him. Over the past year, he returned to serve as the Minister of the Department of Punishment. He returned to his hometown to attend the funeral because his stepfather died of illness. Soon. , and Ding Bensheng's mother was worried, and Yu Minzhong hid and did not report it. He was impeached by Yu Shi Zhu Ji, who blamed him for two funerals, and confused him into one. The situation is different. Moreover, Yu Minzhong was greedy for selfishness, Gu En neglected his duties, Chunmiao was in his later years, and deeply regretted the wrong use of him, which was a stain on Shengde. In the fifty-first year of Qianlong's reign, Yu Minzhong was withdrawn from the Xianliang Temple, and in sixty years He also cut his position as the captain of the light car. The ancestors had the courage to make up for their mistakes, and they looked up to see the holiness as high as the sky. What's the point of a villain like Yu Minzhong, who is keen on profit and wealth?" "What about Zhu Wenduan?" Bao Jun questioned, "The virtues of the Qing Dynasty are so great that there is no difference at one time. In the pure temple imperial poems, it is called 'Mr. Keting Zhu' but not famous. Is it not enough for the law?" Zhu Shi was posthumously named Wenduan. He was not only a famous minister, but also a master of the Book of Rites.There is indeed a reason why he had to "take away" his "love" for following the imperial edict to seize his love and stay in office to handle affairs. "Zhu Wenduan is really a great Confucian!" Wo Ren replied slowly: "He was in a difficult situation in the fourth year of Yongzheng. At that time, he was assisting Prince Yixian to manage Jifu water conservancy. It is a different matter to transfer filial piety to loyalty." "Isn't it a big deal for the Emperor's classics to become a holiness?" "Of course it is a major event. But this major event is different from the situation that Zhu Wenduan had to do at that time. At that time, Zhu Wenduan governed the water conservancy of Jifu. If he followed the perfunctory and gave up halfway, the nine cities would be surging and the imperial capital would be transformed into a state of Ze. What is the system?" When Ren said this, he turned his face and looked at Xu and Weng: "Yinxuan and Shuping, why don't you express your views!" "The ancient Mofu joined the army." "Ah!" Xu Tong just started, but Bao Jun interrupted.For him, Wo Ren is the senior, and Xu Tong and Weng Tonghe are the juniors. At this time, he can use the wording of the juniors to refute the seniors with more straightforward words: "The pedantic and strict habits of the Ming Dynasty are often unreasonable. I think you will come here!" He paused for a while, and said simply, "What kind of etiquette is impolite, it is just empty talk. Today I only ask you what you want, whether you want it or not?" His attitude is arbitrary, and his language is ambiguous. Who does "willing and unwilling" refer to?Could it be that the three people in front of them did not want Li Hongzao to walk in Hongde Hall? Isn't this slanderous? Just as he was hesitating like this and didn't know how to express his attitude, Bao Jun deceived himself and said to King Gong: "Okay, the three of them have no objection, and we can play!" After this entry, another edict was issued. In addition to repeating that the emperor's homework is important, and "the maintenance is busy, and you Zi praises the painting", it is also a warm edict: "The servant of the second thought, the sorrow is not forgotten. , I have to show a little difference. There was a decree before that the court meeting does not have to be listed, which is not enough to show sympathy. Li Hongzao followed the decree of Emperor Sejongxian during the Yongzheng period, not to wear court clothes within 27 months, and not to have banquets with the court meeting; There is nothing unnecessary in the place where the ceremony is gathered. The servant should deeply feel the affection of the imperial court, restrain his grief, and show filial piety and loyalty, so he should not ask for a second appointment." How could Li Hongzao stop "reporting"?But if you still come forward by yourself and ask the officials to play on your behalf, the meaning of not obeying the imperial edict is too obvious, and I am afraid that the empress dowagers of the two palaces will feel even more unhappy.So I asked Weng Tonghe to discuss it. What he meant was that he wanted to invite colleagues from Hongde Palace to make a statement on his behalf, which would be more appropriate. "Of course I am obliged to do so." Weng Tonghe replied, "I don't know what happened to Mr. Wo and Mr. Xu? Mr. Bao Pei has a lot of prejudice against the three of us." "Let's not talk about this level for now. Shuping, I would like to thank you for a large sum of money, first draw up a draft and then talk about it." So Weng Tonghe drew up a draft in the tone of Woren's leadership. The two of them considered it properly, and Li Hongzao put it away, and asked Woren and Xu Tong for help. The excerpt on behalf of the petition was carefully considered by Woren, Xu Tong, and Weng Tonghe. The aphorism in it is, "If you want to say goodbye, you will be close to Gu En, and if you want to suppress your feelings, you will feel guilty." "This sentence turns into preferring to be "gracious" and unwilling to "guilty".So this article was really not done well, but after repeated revisions, it became more and more fragmented. In the end, the original manuscript was still used, and the copy was being handed in. The next day, after the pre-dinner homework was over, the eunuch from the Hall of Mental Cultivation came to deliver an order, and the empress dowagers of the two palaces summoned him. Outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, King Chun was still leading the class. His expression was very ugly, and he seemed to have suffered a great dumb loss. Everyone understood why he was dissatisfied. When they were summoned, it seemed like a confrontation before the imperial court.The Jade Seat with the Curtain, originally sitting in Dongnuange facing west, was summoned together with the Minister of Military Aircraft at this time, to the south were Prince Gong, Bao Jun and Hu Jiayu, and to the north was the three ministers walking in the Hongde Hall.The expressions of the empress dowagers of the two palaces were also very different from usual, so serious that there was no smile at all. A memorial was unfolded in front of the Empress Dowager Cixi, she pointed and asked: "Why is there such a memorial? Do you not understand the difficulties of the above, or is there another reason?" "The minister waits according to the etiquette." Wu Ren replied. "Where can everything be respected?" Empress Dowager Cixi said, "Like a curtain, is it also a ritual?" Taking the curtain as an example, this statement is quite frank, and it shows the sincerity of the two empress dowagers to keep Li Hongzao. Woren was so dumb that he couldn't say a word for a long time. "Don't we sisters know how to be polite? But power is the most important thing. If you just cling to the word "li" desperately, things will be difficult." "Yes!" Prince Gong turned his face to the north and said: "You three always have to look up to your body, why do you say things differently before and after?" This accusation was unreasonable, it was originally Bao Yun's wishful thinking and the trouble caused by Fei Yang's impetuousness, but above the palace, it was not the place to make such accusations, when Wu Ren was hesitating, Bao Yun jumped ahead and spoke. "This matter always needs to be persuaded by people in the game." He said, "If you still sneer back, wouldn't it be embarrassing?" This is especially arbitrarily false. He means that Wo Ren and the others are not considerate of Li Hongzao, and deliberately use some famous teaching principles to force him to do this. , I was angry in my heart, and my words became more and more difficult to speak clearly. "The ministers don't want Li Hongzao to go straight as usual, so that the ministers can lighten the burden." Xu Tongyi argued, "But Li Hongzao is very determined, and he refuses to persuade him. There is no intention of ridicule." "So, how do you play for him?" The Empress Dowager Cixi's words were so powerful that Xu Tong was speechless when asked.Wuren then followed Xu Tong's meaning and said: "The relationship between sacred and academic studies is very important. Li Hongzao is quite effective in serving as a student. The ministers also hope that Li Hongzao will change his mind. They just saw that the servant is in dire straits and is in dire straits. Nothing else." "You should also imagine for the court, isn't the court also in dire straits?" When the queen mother asked in such a tone, the ministers had nothing to answer, and a stalemate formed for a while, so the queen mother Ci'an said in a gesture of relief: "Well, you still persuade Li Hongzao, take care of the late emperor, and let him feel wronged!" "Yes!" Woren replied, "I will wait for Yi's order to handle it." Kneeling up, King Jin took him out of the hall, and he finally couldn't help saying: "You should also discuss with me, no matter what, I will always lead the inspection of the Hongde Hall. Like this I don't know anything about it, you put yourself in my place and think about it, can you make it through?" Woren was sulking and ignored his words at all. He returned to Maoqin Hall and said angrily: "Bao Peiheng is hateful, but he is still Hanlin!" "What should we do now?" Xu Tong asked. "You two, please go to Lansun's place!" Wo Ren said, "I can't speak." "That's right!" Xu Tong said, "Back to what you promised, now we outsiders are at a loss." Everyone has a cavity of depression that they can't tell, so we didn't talk about it any further.At night, Weng Tonghe always felt uneasy. After thinking about it carefully, he still had to tell Li Hongzao what happened that day, and if he called again the next day, he would have an explanation when asked. When he arrived at Li's house, Li Hongzao first expressed his apology. From this, we can know that he had already got the news of the empress dowager Cixi's censure, and then he took out a "six elements".I saw the question from the above: "since Wuren and others regard seizing love as indecent, why not report it according to the facts when they were summoned last time, but there was no objection at that time. Incomprehensible!" Then he quoted what Wo Ren and Xu Tong said in the morning: "It is Wo Ren and others who also know this act of seizing love, and the department has no choice but to handle it. I think Chinese and foreign ministers and workers will be able to understand this intention together." .Li Hongzao thinks that the sages and learning are new day by day, and there are many reasons in the world. To be loyal is to be filial. The previous decree has been detailed, and he must strictly abide by the previous decree, so he should not stick to common sense, and then act earnestly." "So," Weng Tonghe asked, "what are your plans now?" "It's inappropriate to make any more presentations at this time. Fortunately, there are a hundred days to go, so we'll talk about it when the time comes." Weng Tonghe thought to himself, at present, the only way is to shelve it.With a wry smile, he handed back the edict. "Shuping!" Li Hongzao apologized again, "It's a disaster for me to involve the three of you. I really don't know what to say. But I'm thinking, if I did what Anxi Xiangguo did, you must not Will you consider me a friend again, won't you?" It's not obvious what he said, but Weng Tonghe just followed his intention and nodded seriously. "That's right—I did the right thing." He did the right thing, Weng Tonghe felt that what he did was too wrong. The big mistake was that he should have expressed decisively to Bao Yun's arbitrariness that day in the corridor of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.It is strange to blame Woren for not being good at eloquence. It seems that the four subjects of Confucianism, "language", are really important. "Bao Peigong is indeed a little unreasonable, no wonder Mr. Gen Feng has criticisms of him." "What did Mr. Gen Feng say?" Li Hongzao asked very attentively. Weng Tonghe thought for a while, and finally said: "It's hateful to call him, and he is actually an Hanlin." Li Hongzao smiled deeply, "Now...," he said, "you can see the weight of Wen Bochuan, right?" It was true, if Wen Xiang was here, things would never have gotten so bad.Weng Tonghe thought about the situation before and after, and felt unbelievable.The ministers of the Handing Kingdom behaved so absurdly and recklessly, and the ministers who are upright and standing in the court look at it like that, and when they encounter such a thing, they can't argue with reason.It seems that Li Hongzao is the most powerful. The courtiers' arguments were also similar to Weng Tonghe's thoughts. The uselessness of Woren was clearly expressed in the three edicts before and after. The reputation of "Mr. Gen Feng" was greatly reduced in everyone's minds. On the contrary, Li Hongzao's integrity and filial piety were quite praised by scholars, and his reputation increased. When Li Tangjie and Qi Junzao passed away one after another, amidst the laments of the old generation's withering, he became a master of "orthodox learning". Prince Gong and Prince Chun were both worried that after Li Hongzao served for a hundred days, he might not be willing to dismiss the fake as the imperial edict indicated.But Shen Gong didn't know the situation outside, so he didn't think about it. Fortunately, the little emperor has gradually become more comfortable with Weng Tonghe, especially in writing, and he is more interested in writing, so the empress dowagers are relieved.