Chapter 27 Section 27

When Bao Chao’s memorial to Beijing came to Beijing, Wang Yuanfang believed that he had ulterior motives, and he approved the edict, “Bao Chao’s army, at a time when the pursuit of the army was at a critical moment, it was almost a threat to ask for a vacancy for medical treatment; the admiral Knowing the general situation and working hard, why do you also stick to the habit of the military camp" said.That is, on the third day after Tongting sent it, Bao Yun received a letter from the south, and thoroughly understood the inside story of the battle of Yin Longhe. No matter how big or small, Bao Jun always told Prince Gong that such a "strange news", whether it was big or small, was not handled well, and it might stir up the mutiny of the Ting army, and it was also related to Li Hongzhang, who was protected by Prince Gong. future.So even though it was already after dinner to receive the letter, he still rushed to Prince Gong's mansion by car.

After reading the letter, Prince Gong was silent for a long while, feeling extremely annoyed, and finally said, "Who is to blame for this?" It is not surprising that Li Hongzhang favored his subordinates. The responsibility lies in the oversight of the court. If he hadn't listened to one side's words like that, or sent people to investigate the truth, or let it go, it would not have caused such troubles. "Cough!" He sighed again and said, "There is nothing in the world, and nothing is disturbing. I am so sorry!" Bao Jun knew that he regretted that he should not have listened to Li Hongzao's words and recommended Wang Yuanfang to join the army.However, using Wang Yuanfang is also beneficial. Except for finding trouble with Bao Chao for no reason, he can do everything he wants without showing any corners. It is not a bad thing to have such a person "back up" to fill up the number, so he replied: "Wang Xiao'an was only a temporary mistake. Fortunately, the matter has been understood. The Zeng brothers and Li Shaoquan always have a way to make up for it. Everyone just agrees."

Prince Gong thought for a while, and returned the letter to Baojun: "You tell Wang Xiaoan, please save him more work in the future! I don't have time to take care of this matter. A 'Tongwenguan' is enough for my headache It's gone." 'Uh! Bao Jun suddenly remembered something, but then he felt that it was inappropriate to tell Prince Gong, so he hesitated to speak. "What's going on?" Prince Gong's expression was very serious, "What's going on outside, don't hide it from me!" "It's nothing else, it's nothing more than literati frivolity." Bao Jun replied, "Someone made two couplets, one is: 'Confucian disciple, Mr. Guigu.'" "And another one?"

"It's also a four-syllable sentence," Bao Jun read, "'If you don't agree with me, you will be mourned if you are gentle!'" "Very good!" Prince Gong sneered, "It's still embedded!" Embedded is the word "Tongwen".The Tongwen Museum was drafted by the Prime Minister's State Affairs Office and set up on schedule. This is a major advance since King Gong consciously started Westernization.From the fifth year of Tongzhi, officials and students were first sent to travel in various European countries, and then a factory was set up in Mawei, Fujian Province to build steamships, and especially to break the rule of avoiding provincial registration, Jian appointed Shen Baozhen as the Minister of Shipping, and was able to specialize in the affairs. Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang successively set up machinery bureaus and manufacturing bureaus in Shanghai and other places, emphasizing strong armor and sharp soldiers, "learning the skills of barbarians to control barbarians", so they must cultivate talents by themselves.Therefore, in Lord Gong's view, the establishment of the Tongwen Museum was a matter of course. I don't want to be attacked by people who defend the old ways!

Perhaps the charter was not set properly.The original play is "to consult with the right-track officials of the Imperial Academy and various yamen, and to learn astronomical algorithms from Westerners". From the perspective of the right-track personnel, this is a great insult.The two list Jinshi come from the right way, while the Hanlin is a golden horse and a jade hall, which is even more noble. After the three-year teaching period is over, you can open a workshop and stay in the museum. After ten years, you can become a cabinet bachelor. incident.Otherwise, if you turn into a speech officer, the "Master Du" who was born in Hanlin, the princes and relatives will also have to sell the account.Even if you don't get the third class in the college entrance examination, you will be released to Dangzhou County, which is also a "tiger class" full of prestige.Now it is said that they want to worship "devils" as teachers, and they have really ruined "righteous people".Therefore, there was a pair long ago, which scolded the Minister of Military Aircraft and even King Gong together, saying: "There are many tricks, so that the small court sets up a hall of the same text; the military aircraft has no long-term strategy, and it lures good children to worship aliens as teachers." At the same time, Zhang Shengzao, a censor, remonstrated, saying that "the astronomical algorithm should be taught by the astronomical students of the Qin Tianjian, and the manufacturing work should be instructed by the supervisor of the Ministry of Industry and Craftsman to learn it. It is not appropriate to advocate skills and learn from Yi descendants." , among the scholar-bureaucrats in the Beijing Dynasty, it was widely read and considered to be an inexhaustible "jade theory".

Prince Gong had expected these laughing and cursing objections, but what made him angry was that Wu Ren took the lead in objecting, "Look," he said to Bao Jun, "aren't they all rational? Why is Zeng Disheng so enlightened and Wu Genfeng so stagnant? " "We can't blame Wogen Peak either." "Why don't you blame him?" Prince Gong hurriedly said, "It's not surprising that some of them are grandpas, he's a bachelor, isn't he the prime minister? His words and deeds are related to the big plan, how can he be so foolish—he's so foolish!"

"Don't talk about him, isn't Master Qi young? He's also a little unreasonable." "Hmph!" Prince Gong sneered and stopped talking. "Speaking seriously." Bao Jun said again, "The paper on Wugen Peak has been on hold for two days, and I heard that there is another paper to be published, what should I do? I need to make a decision. I think I have to refute him first." Refutation!" "Of course we have to refute!" Prince Gong thought for a while, and a sly and proud smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Didn't he say: 'The world is so big, there is no problem without talent. There must be someone who is skilled in it'? Then let him recommend it!"

"Wonderful!" Bao Jun clapped his hands and smiled, "Please enter the urn, how does it look?" "It should also be said that if he acts as a hindrance, of course there are other good ways to control the enemy. Ask him to come up with it, and we will follow it." "This statement is also very good. However, I think this matter needs to be discussed carefully with Bo Chuan." Wen Xiang had already returned to Beijing from outside the pass. Not only did he wipe out the horse thieves, but he also took the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion who had long been a laughing stock. Strong, hard-working, and hard-working, people regard it as a miracle, so the holy family grows and the reputation grows.The establishment of the Tongwen Museum was actually planned by him alone, and he ordered Xu Jiyu, the master teacher of the Taipu Temple, to open a vacancy to "manage the affairs of the Tongwen Museum".

"Of course." Prince Gong replied, "You send someone to inform him that he will be inside early tomorrow, and we can talk about it first." At dawn the next day, Prince Gong had already entered the palace, and Wen, Bao, and Wang arrived earlier than him, and it seemed that they had already talked for a while. On Wang Yuan's side, he was ashamed, thinking that Liu Mingchuan had concealed his failure and pretended to be credited, and that he had known the inside story of Bao Chao's anger and depression.King Gong was kind and honest, he couldn't bear to blame him any more, so he only talked about Tongwenguan.

This talk also brought out a lot of news. On the city wall of Zhengyangmen, someone posted a "headless list", such as "nonsense, nonsense, teach people to follow the Catholic Church", and all the yamen were born in the right way. Officials below the fifth rank are unwilling to take the exam, and the Imperial Academy edits and reviews the officials, even more scoffing and dismissive. When King Gong heard this, Yi became angry, so he couldn't cuss and swear, and sat alone and sulked, with a very ugly face. "The situation here is very complicated." Wen Xiang frowned and said, "It's not all about fame and fortune, there are also differences of opinion, conflicts of sentiments, and there is an old-fashioned person under Gen Weng's family who is inexplicably conservative. It's getting harder."

Everyone can understand that the "inexplicable person" refers to Xu Tong, who has studied "Taishang Induction Chapter" as his university. "This person is nothing to worry about!" Prince Gong said with a disdainful expression on his face, "How about Weng Shuping?" "Him?" Bao Jun said contemptuously, "Just look at Li Lansun's refusal to seize his love. He will not disapprove of anything that can be labeled as a gentleman. Besides, his Tsinghua family, his uncle and nephew are the number one scholar." , Are you willing to 'worship a different kind as a teacher'?" "Let's not talk about him now." Prince Gong turned his face and asked Wen Xiang again, "How do you say there is still a 'family view', what's a 'door'?" "Isn't 'The Similarities and Differences of Zhu Lu' a 'gateway'?" "Ah!" Everyone shouted in unison, which is a bit true to put it bluntly.Neo Confucianism has always regarded Cheng and Zhu as orthodox, and regarded Lu Jiuyuan and Wang Yangming as heretics. As long as those who learn from Cheng and Zhu can reject Lu and Wang, they are regarded as defenders of Taoism.Wo Ren is the leader of the Cheng and Zhu sects, while Xu Jiyu teaches the studies of Lu and Wang. He is well-read and refuses to stick to the rules. "Things have to be resolved in a way. Xu Mutian is willing to be wronged. How about finding someone else to manage the Tongwen Library as a concession?" Wen Xiang said. "Makita" is Xu Jishe's nickname. Prince Gong was furious: "What's this called? I can't agree to it. Cheng, Zhu, Lu, Wang, it's more expensive than practice, please come and try!" Bao Jun and Wang Yuanfang also thought that if they had to be selected for editorial inspection, they would not be able to cover them except for Xu Jiyu, and besides him, there was no other senior Hanlin willing to do this job.Therefore, Wen Xiang's proposal of concession cannot stand. Although Wen Xiang's suggestion was empty talk, Wen Xiang's attitude was accepted by Prince Gong.There are different opinions, regardless of whether it is right or wrong, to eliminate resistance, it is not enough to just work hard.Moreover, Wo Ren was a minister who was specially briefed by the Empress Dowager Ci'an to join the cabinet in accordance with the last emperor's will. It was not a last resort, nor should he embarrass him, so he held his breath and let Wen Xiang take a more moderate approach. The agreed method was to hope that Woren would no longer be stubborn and prejudiced, and put forward the original memorial of the Prime Minister’s State Affairs Office on the establishment of the Tongwen Museum, as well as the memorials of Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, Zuo Zongtang, and other provincial governors in favor of this move, and the letter to the Minister of Military Affairs The letter was handed over to Woren to let him know that the opinions of the border ministers were quite different from those of the Beijing officials who were blinded by external forces.As for Woren's original performance, you might as well send it to the Prime Minister's Yamen for a reply. If Woren doesn't interfere anymore, it's fine. Otherwise, just follow King Gong's wishes and give him a difficult topic to do. This plan can be advanced or retreated, and the purpose is to make things smooth, which everyone feels is very appropriate.On the same day, Prince Gong entered into the performance accordingly, and the Empress Dowager Cixi immediately nodded her approval. She completely trusted Prince Gong in this aspect, because although she hated foreigners, in the original performance of the Prime Minister’s Office, “the shame of a husband in the world is nothing to be ashamed of being inferior to others.” , and "It is not ashamed to be inferior to others today, but to be ashamed to learn from others. If you will be content with being inferior and never learn, then you can be ashamed", these few words are very suitable for her competitive character .Moreover, she is also very familiar with the fact that foreigners' guns are enough to influence the situation of the battle, so she agrees with the purpose of "learning from the barbarians' skills to control the barbarians". After retreating from the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Wen Xiang and Wang Yuanfang were ordered to visit Woren in the Hall of Maoqin, convey their wishes, and hand over a lot of documents.Wo Ren is clumsy with words, talks about "people's hearts" but keeps silent about "righteousness". After talking for a long time, he can't get the point.If it was the impatient Bao Jun, he would have been impatient long ago, but Wen Xiang was gentle and peaceful, and Wang Yuanfang had just been in the battle for Yin Longhe, and he was particularly wary after being taught that "all troubles come from the strong." .