Chapter 62 Section 62

This time it was a happy event, the Prince Chun's Mansion had a new baby, the house was full of congratulatory guests, and it was very lively.King Jin already has a son. Although the newborn son is the second son, he is the son of Fujin and the sister of Empress Dowager Cixi, which is quite different in terms of status.He is the emperor's first cousin, and also the emperor's first cousin. The emperor has many cousins, but there is only one aunt cousin in front of him. This newly born emperor's grandson, like the emperor, should be of the generation of "Zai", and the second character of his name should be next to the word "Shui".The Zongren Mansion was inspired by Taiping Lake, where Prince Chun’s Mansion is located, and found a very special word "湉" from "Kangxi Dictionary", which was taken from Zuo Si's "Fu of Wu Du": "Chandan is deserted and boundless. ", according to the annotation, it is the appearance of Anliu, so Du Muzhi's poem: "Egret smoke splits the light, and the gentle wind settles Cuitian". In front of Huaiyinzhai of the Wangfu, there is a piece of red lotus and green leaves, which is like a mirror.It seems that this little emperor and grandson is a person who enjoys all the glory, enjoys all the glory, does not suffer from troubles, and lives in the end, a person with great blessings.

This little emperor's grandson was not only born with golden branches and jade leaves, but also had a noble status, and he was born in a very good time, just in time for King Chun's prosperity.His voice has always been concealed by King Gong. In recent years, he first impeached King Dun to manage the clan mansion and seize power, and secondly, in the Tianjin religious case, he advocated the protection of good officials and "righteous people". Clank and righteousness.In the imperial meeting, he accused the prime minister's office of inappropriate handling of foreign negotiations, and "what have been prepared" by the rulers since Xianfeng ten years ago?However, there is a tendency to fight against Prince Gong, which makes people realize that King Chun is no longer what he used to be. He is unique above the temple, and has his own ideas and ideas that must be valued by the queen mothers of the two palaces, Prince Gong, and military ministers. Momentum.

For this reason, the full moon has been proposed for a long time.When the day came, there were three days of banquets in a row, and the infantry commanded the left-wing general of the yamen, and newly made up the Ronglu of the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, taking full responsibility for promotion.Ronglu people are beautiful, and they do things even more beautifully. The Chunwang Mansion by the Taiping Lake is arranged inside and out like a beautiful picture.In addition to the original stage, two more were built, one is Pihuang performed by Sanqing and Sixi troupes, the other is Chunwangfu's own "Little Enrong" Keban Geqiang, and the other is based on "Zidi Shu". The main juggling, the sensuality of Nine Towns, are all here.Therefore, there was a sensation in the big and small yamen, and the hall officials of each yamen naturally gave gifts to congratulate, and they must be the guests.The following depends on what people say. The first one is Hanlin, Han, Zhan, Ke, and Taoist celebrities in the South Study Room and Shang Study Room, as well as the military aircraft Zhang Jing. King Chun sent someone to say hello first: no gifts, but even though Come over for a drink and a play.The second type is the red officials of various yamen, who will not refuse anyone who comes.In addition, you have to be guided by an acquaintance before you can enter, but it is also easy to find an acquaintance, so the Palace of Prince Chun in those three days was as lively as a temple market.

Of course, due to their different identities, the guests have their own places to sit. The princes and clans are together, and the ministers are together.This day Li Hongzao also arrived, as the Minister of Military Aircraft, he was the guest of honor, but he didn't want to be caught between the gemstone and red crowns, and specially went to deal with a group of celebrities. The leader of the famous scholars was Pan Zuyin, followed by Weng Tonghe, Zhang Zhidong, Li Wentian, Huang Tifang, Chen Baochen, Wang Mingluan, Wu Dacheng, and Bao Ting among the bannermen, who were gathering to talk about a senior celebrity Gong Dingan.

Talking about Gong Ding'an can also be regarded as a local scene.The former owner of Prince Chun's Mansion was Beizi Yihui during the Daoguang period, and Yihui's side Fujin was the famous poet Xilin Taiqingchun. According to legend, he had a bad relationship with Gong Ding'an. Handing in the wind and the man in black clothes" is the story of this rich family. "Now there is a man who looks like Ding'an." Zhang Zhidong asked Pan Zuyin: "He is also a good listener. I wonder if he is here today?" "Didn't see him." Everyone present knew who Zhang Zhidong and Pan Zuyin were referring to when they asked and answered, but Li Hongzao was at a loss, "Who is it?" he asked.

"Li Ciming." Pan Zuyin said. "Oh, it's him." Li Hongzao asked, "I heard that he's also gone this year?" "Yes." Pan Zuyin said: "Last year when I went back to the Zhejiang Provincial Examination, I passed the exam, but I was not satisfied with the exam." "Of course it's full of complaints, and the examiner will be scolded." Li Hongzao smiled and said, "Gong Ding'an passed the general examination, and he still scolded the room officer. Li Ciming failed, so of course he scolded others. I wonder if he 'recommended' it? "

"I didn't scold you, it's not enough." Zhang Zhidong said with a smile, "His papers were left in Huo Muhuan's room. How could this examiner understand Li Shu's papers?" "No wonder!" Li Hongzao said, "This is really 'Mo's paper in the field'." "People from the Ministry of Internal Affairs will also be sent to take the exam. It's a bit unbelievable." Pan Zuyin said again: "This year's list will not have talents, and it is doomed on the sixth day of March." The examiners for this year's conference were released on the sixth day of March. The president Zhu Fengbiao, the vice presidents were Mao Changxi, Zao Bao, and Chang En, a cabinet bachelor. None of them were good at writing.Among the eighteen house officials, only one censor, Bian Baoquan, was popular. Huo Muhuan and the deputy directors of the House of Internal Affairs were also able to enter the house, especially strange things.Therefore, as soon as this list came out, the hearts of those with real talents and real learning were chilled.

"Mr. Lan," Zhang Zhidong asked, "I heard that the petitioner was originally from Sichuan, surnamed Li. Is there such a thing?" "There is such a thing." Li Hongzao said: "'The Minister of Juan' ordered the first ten volumes, and submitted them to the military plane for review according to Yi's decree. Who knew that the first volume used the wrong allusions, and there were two other characters, so we had to change the number one. Nine." "I have read the work of Zhuangtou, and it is so sparse, and the original volume of Tanhua also has other characters. Such a literary movement is not a blessing for the country." Pan Zuyin shook his head.

"Mr. Lan," Weng Tonghe said suddenly, "on the fourth day of March, I didn't see you in the Hongde Hall after dinner. I thought you were going to enter the palace, Mr. Lan!" "Sure enough, Mr. Lan will not make so many jokes when he enters the palace." So everyone said, I followed Zhang Zhidong's words, and the discussion about the grand ceremony of talents should not be ignored. At the same time, there was a vague view that since Wuren came down to life, only Li Hongzao talked about "Zhengxue" in the court. One, take over the mantle and do my part.

Li Hongzao couldn't be indifferent to these words, he was thinking in his heart that he regarded himself as the emperor's teacher as a minister, advocating righteous learning and nurturing good people, and it was his duty to do so.In the current fashion, smooth workmanship is the most important thing, and quick success and quick benefits are emphasized. If we can cultivate a group of upright and outspoken people, it will be enough to correct the current disadvantages. This is also one of the relative professions.Although my qualifications in the military aircraft are the lowest, but I am still young. In a blink of an eye, the "protégé emperor" kissed the government, and he will never be in the military aircraft again. It's strange, you might as well take a longer view, let Shen Guifen do Westernization, and you should put in a lot of effort in cultivating talents.

However, in front of my eyes, "Enlightenment of Holy Learning" is the most important thing.Thinking of this incident, his heart became heavy. Empress Dowager Cixi held too much responsibility, and the emperor was not up to date, so he couldn't blame the emperor. Wo Ren's stagnation and Xu Tong's self-righteousness, first put the emperor to school. Half of his interest was lost, and the two "masters" didn't pay any attention to what "teaching and persuasion" meant.Woren is gone, but Xu Tong is still there, a character who "neither can be ordered nor ordered", how can he get it? Once Wuren died, Hongde Hall naturally didn't need to add any more people. How could Xu Tong be invited away?Things will be much easier.But he has had this intention for a long time, but he has never had a good plan. The most painful thing is that he can't say a word to blame Xu Tong in front of the empress dowagers of the two palaces, otherwise he will be accused of deliberately ostracizing him.Originally, I hoped that he would have an interest in extroverting. Recently, I was promoted to "Cabinet Bachelor" together with Weng Tonghe. In a year or two, I will be a servant, and then a minister. Xu Tong will never give up on this shortcut. . But why not?There is a vacancy for a minister in front of him.Zheng Dunjin's second "two-month leave" is about to expire, and this time he asked for a vacancy, and it will surely come true. Since Xu and Weng have received mediocre rewards, it is his turn to be promoted this time. Li Hongzao's thoughts were not excessive at all.As soon as Zheng Dunjin's "Illness is difficult and quick to recover, please open the vacancy", the Empress Dowager Cixi read it and handed it over to the Military Aircraft Office. Li Hongzao was promoted by the servant of the household department to fill in the vacancy left by Pang Zhonglu. This is the "official first-class residence"!But Li Hongzao was more worried than happy, and what was worried was that he was afraid that there would be no more kindness!The courtiers are grateful for the picture, all in the heart, even if the danger is shocking, the most difficult and dangerous situation, with the determination to "repay the king with one's death", the whole life is enough, the only way to be a master, if you report it, you can't be yourself the Lord.Someone once said a joke, and the common people think that "the sky is going to rain, and the mother is going to get married" is a helpless thing, but according to the people who "walk in the Hongde Palace", there is one more thing: the emperor refuses to work hard! Because you can neither kneel down nor slap your palms, you can't even call a "fool", at most you can speak with a stiffer voice, with a straight face, which can be regarded as "quite sensual". However, the empress dowagers of the two palaces did not know his difficulties.Banner people call teachers "teachers", and the masters of Hongde Hall generally have such an identity.He has great respect for the master who taught Chinese, but Li Hongzao already felt quite aggrieved. What made him sad the most was that the Empress Dowager Cixi said this sentence: "I wish I could teach it myself!" .Of course, he was not the only one who was sad to hear this, at least there was also Weng Tonghe, but Weng Tonghe had never heard it personally, and he felt differently after hearing it from him. "What's wrong?" Empress Dowager Cixi said bitterly, "I'm sixteen this year! I can't even memorize "University". I will get married next year, and I will be in charge of the government next year, but I can't even read a single sentence! When I go to the study, I am afraid when I read a book, and it’s just a waste of time! If this continues, it’s not a problem! You have to find a way.” "Inspecting the Hongde Hall" is an errand of King Chun, so when the queen mothers of the two palaces inquired about homework in the study, King Gong always felt that it was inconvenient to say more, so he just looked at Li Hongzao and motioned for him to answer. Li Hongzao defended the emperor most of the time, but he spoke in a measured manner, he couldn't make a bitter statement, he could only blame himself. "Ordinarily, the emperor was enlightened at the age of six, and it has been a full ten years now. There are so many people who passed the exam at the age of sixteen. The emperor is afraid that he will not even be able to 'enter school'." The Empress Dowager Cixi paused and said: "You always Saying, "There is poetry and calligraphy in the belly", looks like the emperor, who can hardly even speak a whole sentence. After studying for ten years, and four masters taught him, is it like this?" "The empress dowagers of the two palaces are wise!" Li Hongzao replied: "The emperor is very talented, but he should not be restrained too much. The ministers are ashamed and inexplicable, so they can only persuade them hard. Fortunately, the sky is cold, and the study is now" Do your homework', I will try my best to help you. Look forward to the two empress dowagers, and don't push too hard on the emperor." "I'm forced every day, but I still refuse to work hard. If I don't force it, it will be even worse." The Empress Dowager Cixi said, "Everything else is secondary. I can't talk about the scriptures, but I can't understand the scriptures. Let me ask, in what year can I take charge of the government?" According to what she meant, it seemed that she would be training the government behind a curtain, but in fact it would take a few more years.Perhaps this is the original intention of the Empress Dowager Cixi, but there is still a gap to take advantage of.If the emperor is still unable to take charge of the government after marriage, the officials will definitely correct the master. After ten years of hard work, it would be too unwilling to end up in such an ending. For this reason, Li Hongzao read "The More Sensual" for the emperor, but the emperor either responded with a smile or got angry, which made people feel helpless. Because the Empress Dowager Cixi once said that the emperor could not even memorize "the way of great learning, in Ming Mingde", Li Hongzao felt that this was too much. The emperor's memorials sometimes swallowed jujubes. Can't run through, the poem depends on the title of the poem, the scene is lyrical, there are often good sentences, and the title that needs to be explained is unavoidably trite and even incomprehensible.It is still possible to attribute these things to the master who did not teach with all his heart. It is unconvincing to say that he can't even memorize "Great Learning". Therefore, Li Hongzao chose a day to study for the emperor.This is a book he opened for the emperor at the "Summer Resort" in Rehe.At that time, the emperor was only six years old, and he could speak eloquently. He once invited the late emperor to be very happy and praised him repeatedly.After ten years, it should become more and more proficient, so take this book as an experiment first. "Your Majesty read "History of the Song Dynasty" recently, do you still remember the book that Zhao Pu often read at home?" "Didn't you say he 'ruled the world with half of the Analects of Confucius'?" "Yes! I'm so stupid! I'm so lucky! I'm so lucky to be here! As soon as the emperor heard this, he shouted: "Xiao Li!" Since Zhang Wenliang resigned due to illness, Xiao Li has become more and more powerful, and he seems to be the chief executive. He often serves the emperor in the study, and then sneaks to the tea room to rest, so at this time it is an eunuch surnamed Cui who enters the palace to serve. "Where's Xiao Li?" the emperor asked unhappily. "Your Majesty, don't ask Xiao Li." Li Hongzao said to Eunuch Cui: "Come on, discuss the Analects of Confucius!" "Yes!" Eunuch Cui agreed softly, took a letter from the bookshelf, wiped the dust slightly, opened the cover, and put the two books in front of Li Hongzao. I flipped through it casually, and it was the chapter "Wei Zheng", which Li Hongzao designated to memorize.The emperor was at a loss, just like talking about his childhood playmate, what kind of little eunuch he was, he could remember that if he asked someone what he was like, the emperor would have no way of answering. "Zi said..., Zi said...," the emperor said to Ai Aidi, unable to remember a single word, and it was useless to even mention him. At this moment, Li Hongzao's sadness, disappointment and self-ashamedness, together with hot tears, flowed all over his face. This is the second time the emperor saw his master cry. The first time was when Woren was squeezed by Prince Gong. He asked the empress dowagers of the two palaces to send him to walk in the prime minister's office. , the old tears, the emperor was shocked, I don't know why he was sad.But this time, the emperor understood Master Li's crying, and he was ashamed and regretful. He wanted to comfort him with a word or two, but he didn't know how to word it?At the same time, I also hate myself. Why can't I read the books I read when I was enlightened?So I quietly moved that book over to see what happened. Seeing the phrase "a gentleman is not a weapon", the emperor suddenly had an inspiration: "Master! How do you say this sentence? " Li Hongzao wiped away his tears and took a closer look, only to see that the emperor covered the book with one hand, covering the two characters for "kou" under the word "Qi", which became the four characters "Gentlemen don't cry". Laughing, almost didn't scold: naughty! "Your majesty is so clever that he comforts the two palaces and all the surnames. He made up his mind only today!" The emperor didn't have any respect for this enlightened master, so he expressed the meaning of "taught" in his words at that time. Li Hongzao withdrew from the Hongde Hall and brought Xiao Li back again. He threatened and comforted him at the same time. The purpose of using both kindness and power was to force him to find ways to dissuade the emperor, and he should not be too playful.Concentrate on books. Since Zhang Wenliang resigned due to illness, Xiao Li's position around the emperor has become more important.Although he only intends to please the emperor, but recently the Empress Dowager Cixi has repeatedly blamed the emperor's poor homework on "people who follow the emperor". He issued a serious warning, attacking both inside and outside, and he couldn't take it lightly, so on this night, he knelt in front of the emperor and begged bitterly. "Long live is considered sympathetic to the slaves, and he has worked hard to memorize those few books. As long as the long live master bites his teeth and becomes ruthless, the life of the slaves will be easier." "Bullshit!" The emperor was displeased, "Others don't know, don't you know too? One morning in the study, I was summoned by an 'introduction', and those who should salute there, went to the study again at noon, read all the books, and warmed up the books." , Talking about the scriptures can only be done after the time has passed. When I return to the palace, I have to go to the palace again. I am so busy all day, I still hate this and that! Now you are going to teach me!" Kicked over. Xiao Li got up again after being kicked down, still kneeling in front of the emperor, "How come the servant doesn't know about the suffering of the Lord Long Live?" The Empress Dowager praises the Lord Long Live, and the slave also has face, the slave would rather be beaten and scolded at this moment than to see the Queen Mother scold the Lord Long Live!" These two sentences made the emperor feel helpless, and he sighed and said: "It's no use just memorizing the books, you have to be able to get by every now and then." Every third and eighth is the day for composition. Weng Tonghe writes and corrects one poem and one theory.Poetry is not bad, but the subject of scenery and lyricism is in line with the emperor's temperament, so it is difficult to write a theory. It is not empty and vague.Xiao Li also knew that the March 8th period was the day when the emperor was tormented. At this moment, he suddenly thought of a way, and said quietly: "I heard that Master Weng's questions were all thought up the day before and written on a piece of paper. On, put it in the book, the book is held by his footman, and the slave will try to get the title out earlier, so the Lord Long Live will be prepared." "This...," the emperor was a little moved, but he finally refused resolutely: "How can that be! Isn't this like cheating in the Hanzhan University Exam? No, I should do it on the spot." "That would be the best thing." Xiao Li was very opportunistic, "The masters all praise the wisdom of Long Live Lord, as long as you calm down, don't care about anything, and concentrate on dealing with it, you will be able to deal with it!" There were voices of encouragement inside and out, forcing the emperor into an inescapable situation. According to Xiao Li, he had to "grit his teeth and be ruthless" and concentrate on his books. It's strange to say that in a flash, the difficult things are not difficult, and the easy things are easier.On this day, Weng Tonghe came up with a topic called "Yu Shuyi Di", which is an allusion in "Warring States Policy": "In the past, the emperor and daughter ordered Yidi to make wine and make it beautiful. When Yu entered, Yu drank it sweetly. ; Juezhi Jiu said: In future generations, there will be people who will destroy their country with wine.'" The purpose of the title is very clear.The emperor calmed down, and first thought of the emperors who subjugated the country with wine in ancient times. When he thought of the Eastern Han Emperor Lingdi, there would be a lot of meaning, so there was no need to think about it. The material is enough, just how to arrange it?At this time, I thought of the comments and praises attached to each article in "Di Jian Tu Shuo". This book has pictures and stories. The emperor liked it since he was a child, and he also memorized it very well. , checked it out and looked at it, concealed the scroll and thought carefully, and quickly got the meaning of the first paragraph.Just thinking about it and doing it like this, a 500-word thesis was finished in just over an hour. The window class was handed over to Weng Tonghe, and he was surprised when he saw it.Because I felt extraordinary at the beginning: "The husband's decree for wine is the beauty of heaven". If you want to be demoted first, you will not only gain momentum, but also have twists and turns, and the four words "heaven's beauty" also have a history. ", is what Song Taizu said to Wang Shenqi. The emperor was able to quote historical idioms. Although he used allusions, it was like a line drawing. It can be seen that his academic ability has indeed improved. Weng Tonghe was very happy.After reading this "Yu Shuyi Di", I found that the writing was smooth and full of twists and turns, so I circled it densely and wrote comments. The title of the poem was already prepared by the emperor. Recently he has done "Smoke Tree in Jimen" and "Chunyin in Qiongdao", and he must have written the title in "Eight Scenic Spots of Yanshan Mountain". such as.When the topic came up, it was "Yuquan Chuihong", which had a very wide rhyme of "Yixian", and the emperor handed in the paper without any difficulty. When the two papers were brought back, there were circles and comments, and they were praised.This time the emperor's face was like gold flying, when looking at him, he raised his chest and raised his head, looking around freely, no longer shrinking as usual, always avoiding the eyes of the Empress Dowager Cixi, as if she was afraid that she would come to inquire about something . The Empress Dowager Ci'an knew the emperor's thoughts best, she knew that he must have revealed something very shameless today, and if he was not allowed to say it, it would be uncomfortable to keep it in her heart, so she asked leisurely: "What kind of book did you read today? " "I'm not going to read books today, but to write essays and poems." The emperor said, his voice was very clear, and his face was raised slightly, as if he had done something very remarkable. "Oh, by the way, today is the third day of junior high school." The Empress Dowager Ci'an said, "How is the article doing? It must be full of 'bars'! " "'Gangzi' is not." The emperor said reservedly, "There are a few circles!" "That's rare!" The Empress Dowager Ci'an deliberately smiled like this, "But I don't quite believe it, let me read your article!" So the emperor asked, "Where is Xiao Li?" After only asking this question, the court ladies and eunuchs passed on to each other: "My name is Xiao Li! Take the article written by the Lord Long Live!" Xiao Li had prepared it long ago. Holding the emperor's one theory, one poem and two window lectures, he walked into the hall triumphantly, kneeled straight in the middle, and raised his hands above his head. The maid took the poem manuscript from him. , presented on the dining table. The Empress Dowager Ci'an saw it, and she was overjoyed, "It's really difficult for him!" She looked at the Empress Dowager Cixi who was watching and said, "Master Weng is very boastful." Then she handed the manuscript back to the emperor: "Here you Mother, let's go and see!" The Empress Dowager Cixi did not understand poetry. The advantage of this kind of argumentative essay is that because she has read too many memorials, she can even understand the meaning in the gaps. Reading the emperor's "Yu Shuyi Di", the tone is sonorous and the writing is subtle, and I feel very happy. But he didn't want to reward him too much, for fear of growing his arrogance, so he said lightly: "I've improved a bit, but it's not that great!" The emperor was full of hope, thinking that there must be a few "enjoyable" words to listen to, but in the end he ended up with the words "not so good", and suddenly felt that all his energy had been vented, and all his hard work was in vain. effort!