Chapter 84 Section 84

After Weng Tonghe finished speaking "Du Poems", it was Wang Qingqi's turn to talk about "History of Ming Dynasty".Between the monarch and his ministers, there were words that were not humane, and it was inconvenient for Weng Tonghe to be by his side, so the emperor thought of a plan to "tune the tiger away from the mountain". "Master Weng!" Weng Tonghe, who was sitting under the west wall, stood up and agreed: "The minister is here." "Find me a book." "Yes!" Weng Tonghe paused for a while, seeing that the emperor had not given any further instructions, he asked again: "What book does the emperor want?"

The emperor was thinking about a difficult problem, so as to entangle Weng Tonghe, so he never opened his mouth. At this time, he heard him urging him to ask, so he could not delay any longer, so he said casually: "I remember that in "Book Collection", there is a special talk about the establishment of the Three Seas. Yes, look for it." "That should be in the "Kao Gong Dian". I will look for it." As soon as Weng Tonghe left, the emperor asked Wang Qingqi in a low voice, "Have you brought all the things you said yesterday?" "I found a few copies." Wang Qingqi also replied in the same low voice: "It's just that it's too late for Gong Kai to reprint, I'm afraid the printing is not good, and the characters are small. The emperor looks very tired."

"It's okay, give it to me." Wang Qingqi looked around with flickering eyes, took out a small cloth bag from his arms, and handed it to the emperor. At the same time, he kept looking at Weng Tonghe who was looking for books on the bookshelf, as if he was afraid that he would find out. The emperor had no such scruples. He put the small cloth bag on his lap, opened it, and found seven or eight small books in the "towel box book". ".The emperor opened a page at will, couldn't read three or four lines, felt his face was hot, his heart was beating, and he was thirsty. He quickly closed the book, wrapped it in the cloth, and put his whole body in the drawer.

"I'll see and talk." The emperor said solemnly, without a trace of a smile on his face, but a look of refusal. Wang Qingqi replied softly: "These books don't have many words. Rong Chen has been visiting them slowly and submitting them one after another." "There are good 'paintings', and find some." "Yes!" Wang Qingqi said, "It's relatively easy." "With these things, you don't have to bring them to the study, just seal them and hand them over to 'them'." "They" refer to the eunuchs who were specially assigned to the Hongde Palace. Wang Qingqi understood and promised to say something more. Seeing Weng Tonghe holding the book, he stopped talking and changed to "Ming History", and he was talking about "Ningxing Biography".

In addition to the relevant records in the "Kao Gong Dian" in the collection of books, the books that Weng Tonghe brought were also some other books about Sanhai.The emperor intended to use this to send him away, but seeing that he was taking things seriously, he had to be perfunctory. While flipping through the book, he asked casually, "Isn't Yingtai the Southern Terrace of the Ming Dynasty?" "Yes!" Weng Tonghe replied: "Nantai was mentioned in "A Story of Bestowed Tour of Xiyuan" written by Li Xian, the famous chancellor of the Tianshun Dynasty."

"Is there anything in this dynasty to give ministers a tour of the garden?" "Yes!" Weng Tonghe replied: "In June of the 21st year of Kangxi, there was an edict that Emperor Zuren moved to Yingtai because of the hot weather. Rest. According to the "History of the Song Dynasty", the holy ancestor gave all the ministers back gardens to enjoy flowers and fish. The second time I raise the net, I get the fish and bring it back to my private house, so that I can see the monarch and his ministers having fun together, which is the best intention of Yan Shi."

The emperor was very fascinated when he heard it, "This is really a scene of peace and prosperity!" He said, "I wonder if there will be such a day?" "Of course!" Weng Tonghe replied, "The emperor yearns for a prosperous age, and the prosperous age will come, all in the holy heart. The year when the ancestor and the emperor ascended the throne is similar, and the martial arts and martial arts all started before the age of twenty. May the emperor recite this Here, the holy ancestor is the law." The words are good words, but the emperor is quite self-aware, it is impossible to catch up with Emperor Sheng Zuren, but he also has his own self-examination.Now everything is at the mercy of others, and he is not allowed to come up with ideas, but it is too much to ask him to have the martial arts and martial arts of the holy ancestor?

Thinking of this, he didn't bother to talk with Weng Tonghe anymore, but he didn't have homework left, so he couldn't leave early.This day was a day to write poems in turn, and his thoughts were on those "towel box books", and his poems were difficult, so he took a trick and said, "You each write a poem of Qilu, and let me observe it." "Yes!" Wang Qingqi didn't wait for Weng Tonghe to express, and immediately replied: "Please ask the emperor to make a proposition." The emperor looked around, looking for a poem title, and saw the yellow and white chrysanthemums blooming outside the curtain at a glance, so he just used it as the title, "Let's use 'Chrysanthemum Shadow' as the title!"

"Please limit the rhyme." "There is no need to limit it. Limiting rhyme restricts thinking." So it became a student test teacher.Of course, this is impossible to fail in the exam, but after a quarter of an hour, both of them handed in the paper. "Very good!" the emperor read Weng Tonghe's poem and said, "'If you don't have words, you feel more autumnal, and if you have a rhyme, you still suspect that the dew is rotten. This is the chrysanthemum shadow, not the chrysanthemum. I will take it back to the palace to read. .” Once back to the palace, just wanting to find a quiet place to read the books that Wang Qingqi had brought in, the Empress Dowager Cixi sent someone to summon her. When she arrived at the Changchun Palace, she saw a group of eunuchs, holding tribute satins, gold beads and other things, coming into the palace to invite the Empress Dowager Cixi to have a look.This is the tribute from the ministers for her birthday, the most is satin, a piece always costs fifty taels of silver, at least two pieces are bought, and only a hundred taels go, the emperor felt that he couldn't bear it, but he was inconvenient to dissuade him.

"Look," the Empress Dowager Cixi handed a piece of paper to the emperor, "They copied the notes from the Ministry of Rites. In my opinion, it doesn't need to be such a big deal." It was the note of the empress dowager's 40th birthday, from giving banquets to the minister's relatives, published a long list, the emperor read it carefully, and said respectfully: "My son will call the military plane to do it tomorrow!" "No!" Empress Dowager Cixi shook her head, "It's really lively and lively, but it's okay, but I just taught the Japanese to make trouble! Forget it, let's play in it for two days!"

"This is also everyone's filial piety. The Queen's Mother obeyed her son and followed the list..." "Not good! Not good! I hope you will live up to it and give me a good birthday in another ten years." The Empress Dowager Cixi then gave specific instructions: salute at the Cining Palace on the tenth day of October. The inner court held a banquet.All the usual feasts need not be held.The princess outside the palace, as well as Fujin's wife, entered the Palace of Compassion and Ning to salute and then give a banquet. So the next day, the imperial edict was issued, and in addition, there was an edict from the old relative of the Minister of Jia En, which said: "On the tenth day of October this year, Empress Dowager Kang Yi's 40th birthday will be celebrated, and Qiafu will be celebrated. Today, because of the old relatives of the first and second ranks of civil and military officials inside and outside Sijing, some of them are over 80 years old, they are healthy and strong, they are blessed with good fortune, they are blessed with kindness, and they are prosperous and prosperous. The Ministry of War and the Eight Banners are all unified, and they will be investigated immediately, and they will be consulted and reported to the Military Aircraft Department, and the bill will be presented, and the order will be gracious." In fact, this is not required to be checked and reported. For senior officials of the first and second grades inside and outside Beijing, with old relatives in the hall, how old are they?There was a very detailed list at the military plane Zhangjing, and the first one was Li Hongzhang, the governor of Zhili, a university scholar, and Mrs. Li, the old mother of Li Hanzhang, the governor of Huguang. "This is really a blessed old lady!" Empress Dowager Ci'an said in admiration, "Both sons are governors, I'm afraid it's rare." "It's not surprising." The Empress Dowager Cixi said: "Brothers, predecessors, mothers don't have to move their nests in the Yamen, which is rare." "That's right! Li Hanzhang picked up his brother's governor of Huguang." "This governor's wife has big feet." The Empress Dowager Cixi said with a smile: "There is such a joke that she took a boat from Hefei to Wuchang to raise her. All the civil and military people in the city knelt on the pier to pick them up. Helped by the girl, "Push, push, push" landed on the shore. Sitting in the governor's eight-carrying green woolen sedan chair, half of the big feet with two feet were exposed outside the curtain of the sedan chair. Li Hongzhang held the sedan chair and watched. Seeing the indecent appearance, he said to the sedan chair: "Mother, put your feet away." Do you know how his mother answered him?" "How do you answer? It must be a heart-breaking sentence!" "That's not true!" The Empress Dowager Cixi covered her mouth and laughed, then stopped laughing and said, "His mother said: 'Your father doesn't hate me, but you hate me!'" The Empress Dowager Ci'an laughed loudly, "That's the way to go!" Grandma Liu is about the same." She said, "I'm afraid there are not many Han officials with big feet like her, but I'm afraid they were born in a side room." Hearing this sentence, the Empress Dowager Cixi fell silent, her complexion was like a yellow plum weather, the scorching sun was fading, and the haze was gradually rising.The Empress Dowager Ci'an was a loyal person, and she regretted that she should not have touched her taboo, so she asked embarrassingly, "How can I be kind to you? It's your birthday, so you can make up your mind." The Empress Dowager Cixi decided that each person would be given one side of the imperial book plaque, the imperial book Fushou character, Wenqi treasures and other things. Hanlin in the South Study Room is busy now.It is called Yushu, but it was actually written by people like Pan Zuyin, Sun Yijing, and Xu Yong who were walking in the "South Study Room". It's gold on a green background. Of course the emperor's study was closed. Apart from summoning military planes during the day, he was busy with two things. One was surveying the three seas, how to repair and how to change them, and he went for a walk outside the front door when he was in trouble. Participate in the celebration of the longevity of Empress Dowager Cixi. The most important thing in the celebration is not the emperor leading his ministers to salute, nor the banquet given by the inner court, but singing a three-day opera.Ever since Wang Qingqi was sent to walk in the Hongde Hall, the emperor's "knowledge" in this area has improved a lot. Although it is inconvenient for the emperor and his ministers to openly study how to speak luck, but the origin and advantages and disadvantages of the "Four Classes" have something to do with it. Rising star, what play is popular? The emperor can generally understand.He has always felt that the Kunqu operas of the Shengping Department are "very bad" and make people drowsy.So for the Three-Day Longevity Play, I really want to pass on all the famous actors from outside, and hold it as the number one lobby party in Tianzi. After revealing this meaning to Wang Qingqi, he strongly praised his success, "The Empress Dowager Cixi's 40th birthday is celebrated everywhere, so that the outside team has a chance to be filial, which is a testament to the emperor's sincerity in governing the world with benevolence and filial piety." Wang Qingqi I found that this passage was a bit far-fetched, so I added another sentence: "It is said that famous actors were enshrined in the inner court. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, there were also some." Yu Shi Youzheng, the emperor's heart became hotter, but he still had scruples: "I'm afraid that those rotten Confucians will write a book about a great truth, which will kill people's interest." "The emperor issued an edict to suspend the garden work. His holy virtue was modest and generous, and his ministers were quite ashamed and remorseful. If you want to talk about such a trivial matter, what is your conscience?" Wang Qingqi said, "And the palace hall meeting, Passing on the team is a common thing..." There is no need to go on.The emperor deeply understood that if Prince Gong and the others dared to say anything, they would accuse them like this: "You are allowed to listen to the opera, but the empress dowager is not allowed to listen to the opera. What is this called? Do you want to rebel?" "I still have a foolish opinion," Wang Qingqi thought of Guibao and Wenxi, and repeatedly entrusted him with the opportunity to speak up, taking advantage of this opportunity, "Guibao and Wenxi often told me that they have received so much kindness, and I don't know how to repay it? I am ignorant , begging for God’s favor, this mission, without request, will be entrusted to Guibao and Wenxi, and will be able to do it with all my heart.” "Okay! You ask them to hand out the sign tomorrow morning." "yes!" Wang Qingqi got the emperor's words, and immediately went to visit Guibao after repaying his value. install. "Brother Wang, you can help me a lot!" He patted his chest and said, "Please don't worry, leave it to me, and you will save face." "Don't be too happy," Wang Qingqi said with a smile: "Those men are hard to serve, if they try to push back, could it be that you locked them up with a chain?" "What kind of skill is this?" Gui Bao laughed, "Brother Wang, if you don't believe me, just give it a try. Send out a play and see if I can bring all those men to sing for you." "Okay!" Wang Qingqi was very happy when he said this.A person who likes this way can listen to whatever he wants to listen to, and ask whoever he wants to sing to sing, how happy it is! "Come on, come on! Let's drink and chat, first figure out the tricks, and I'll do it overnight." Guibao rubbed his chin, and he was full of ambition, "Look, I have to let the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces do this job. You can't praise me with the emperor." "As long as you are sure." Wang Qingqi said with a smile: "There is hope for recovery!" So I took a pen and inkstone, and while I was drinking, I was discussing how to send plays. Although I can do whatever I want, I have to focus on the Empress Dowager Cixi and the emperor. On the other hand, I prefer joke plays and martial arts dramas that focus on Huadan, so the scripted dramas focus on the interests of the mother and son. "Days are very tight, so I have to curry favor." Guibao asked, "Brother Wang, do you want to go to the 'Four Hui Classes' with me, or are you here drinking and listening?" my information?" Wang Qingqi, with the respect of the emperor and teacher, was too embarrassed to openly go out to do such an errand, so he replied: "You can go alone! I won't bother you, see you in the palace tomorrow morning!" "Yes, yes! Tomorrow morning, I will be in the courtroom of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I cannot go to the Hongde Hall. Please take the time to come here, so that I can explain to you about the meeting tonight." "That's not necessary. When you're summoned, if you have anything else you want me to play for you, you can send someone to greet me." Wang Qingqi encouraged him and said, "Work hard. I'll flatter you. , taking advantage of the Queen Mother's longevity, there must be grace." "It's all cultivated by Brother Wang. I don't need to say anything at the moment. When things are done, I will definitely have a lot of support." "Brother, what are you talking about? I'm leaving." Guibao courteously sent Wang Qingqi out of the gate, and did not enter again. He immediately waited for the car to be loaded, and rushed to Xuanwu Gate with the prepared play list.The four major Hui classes each have their own general apartment named "Daxia Chu". Chuntai is in Baishun Hutong, Sanqing is in Hanjiatan, Sixi is in Shanxi Lane, and Hechun is in Li Tieguai Xiejie. They are not far apart.Guibao is most acquainted with Mei Qiaoling, the head of Sixi, who sings Danjiao. She is very plump and nicknamed "Fat Qiaoling". So find him first. After explaining the purpose of coming, she promised without saying anything. Mei Qiaoling also said that sending an errand in the palace is something that has never been done before. I am afraid that all the classes will open their mouths and ask for a very high price. I advise him to be patient. .Guibao said: Money doesn't matter, as long as you are happy.Not only do they rap whatever they want, but they also need to sing well. As long as money doesn't matter, things will be fine.Singing well is not a problem, and performing in front of the imperial court, who doesn't want to stand out, overwhelm the peers, and win the praise of Tianyu.Therefore, after midnight, the four major Hui classes had agreed.But the money spent was also considerable, because the theater had put up the posters for the three-day play, and now that he was working as a servant in the palace, he had to tell the theater to return to the play and make up for a loss. When he got home, Guibao couldn't rest yet, Gongkai wrote up three playlists overnight, took a short rest, and it was time to enter the palace.Sitting in the court room of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the old colleagues saw him with a happy face, and heard that the emperor summoned him, and it seemed that he was expected to recover, so they came to ask questions and socialize. , completely different. The sign was handed in as soon as he entered the palace, and it was not until around noon that the little eunuch came to pass the order, saying that he would be summoned in the West Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace.After kowtowing and paying his respects, the emperor first asked, "I heard that you have drawn up all the tricks? Let's take a look." "Yes!" Guibao held up a play list, and Xiao Li went on to forward it to the emperor. "It only takes two days." The emperor took a look, and then ordered: "On the ninth and eleventh day of the Lunar New Year, pass it on to the outside world. It will not be used on the first day, and the Shengping Administration's 'Concept Play' will still be used." Hearing this, Guibao realized that he was too thoughtless in doing things.In the House of Internal Affairs, following his own vacancy, Wen Xi, the acting doctor, also prepared a three-day play in order to host the celebration on the tenth day of October. I know it, and since I know it, I should make arrangements in advance. Now that I have rehearsed for three days, there is no room left for others. It seems that there is no room for others, which is too unreasonable. On my own side, the three-day play was reduced to two days, and on the day when it was squeezed out, the play was extraordinarily exciting, not only was it a pity to discard it, but it was also difficult to explain to the troupe.After much deliberation, the only way to deal with it is to take the play on the first day and perform it on the ninth and eleventh days of the first day.But it takes a lot of time to add a play. If the gongs are not stopped until the lights are on, it is a precedent that has never been seen in the palace. He didn't have a good plan for a while, but he was not allowed to think carefully, so he had no choice but to play back his thoughts first. "The play is really good!" The emperor felt the same with Guibao. "It's a pity to cancel it. We will sing on the ninth and eleventh day of the lunar new year. We don't want the next ones. Whoever is 'double' can change to single. It's so easy." It’s not too time-consuming to increase or decrease all at once.” As he said that, the emperor personally moved the ink pen, changed the play, and called Wen Xi to explain the matter.Wen Xi accepted the decree face-to-face and naturally complied with it, but as soon as he returned to the House of Internal Affairs, he had a big fight with Gui Bao. "You flatter me, but I still have to give you a letter!" Wen Xi said harshly, "I'm a good friend, so I never expected to hit me like this!" "Why am I hitting you?" Guibao replied, "Master Wang came to spread the announcement last night. He worked overnight and couldn't sleep all night. I will enter the palace early this morning, but I have time to give you information!" This is an argument, why don't you have the time to send someone to deliver a letter?Wen Xi sneered again and again: "Okay, okay, you're ruthless! The three-day show squeezed me out for two days, and more than half of my hard work was in vain. How can I get reimbursed for the money I made for the new outfit and the end of the building? That's not to say I'm smashing me!" " Then he sneered and sneered, complaining that Guibao is not enough friends. Guibao's qualifications in the Ministry of Internal Affairs were originally higher than Wenxi's, but he was in a bad situation at the moment, and Wenxi's family in front of the Empress Dowager Cixi was in prosperity, so he had to swallow his breath and listen to him.I was so angry that I said in my heart: wait and see, when the order of recovery comes down, let's see what kind of face you have! The news of the decree of grace was received on the seventh day of October, and it was Cheng Lin who came to report the joy. "Master Gui, Uncle Gui!" He rushed over angrily, panting and laughing, and it took him a long time to open his mouth: "Congratulations to you! The news from the palace just now has a decree of kindness in just two days, you Lao Gong has returned to his post and is still in charge of the Minister of Internal Affairs." Although it was expected, after all, things went so smoothly that it was unbelievable, "Is it reliable?" He suppressed his excitement and asked reservedly. "It's reliable, it's reliable, it's too reliable." Cheng Lin said with a smile again: "My punishment has also been revoked. In the matter of filling the vacancy in the future, Mr. Gui, you must help me no matter what, and cultivate and cultivate me." "What's the matter? How did your punishment be revoked? Is there a special purpose?" "Hey! You always said it well. With me as a candidate, the emperor will issue a special decree, is it worthy?" Cheng Lin lowered his voice and said, "I heard that the Empress Dowager Cixi intends to buy Haoer. Longevity and grace, All princes and ministers, civil and military officials inside and outside the capital, who are now subject to surrender and punishment, and those who were dismissed from post, degraded, and fined in salary before, will be exempted." "This is a good thing!" Gui Bao raised the amount with his hands, "The virtues accumulated by the Empress Dowager Cixi are huge!" Although Cheng Lin spoke convincingly, Gui Bao was not at ease after all, and had to inquire in person.As soon as Cheng Lin left, he thought about the whole situation by himself, and found that he had to make a move, and at the same time, he could find out whether Cheng Lin's news was true or not by making this move. This move of chess is the way of King Gong.He used to be an acquaintance in Prince Gong's mansion, and he worked as a doctor in the House of Internal Affairs, so everything was convenient, so daily necessities, fresh and precious fruits were always in good supply, and where windows and doors needed to be repaired, he would always bring craftsmen there. manage.Such a close relationship only encouraged the emperor to build the Old Summer Palace, which was hated by Prince Gong and ordered the concierge not to inform him, so they gradually drifted apart. Today, the garden work has stopped, and I have been dismissed, which means that the past sins have been redeemed, and it is time to ask for pity again.At worst, after listening to Prince Gong's reprimand, he humiliated himself and apologized. The magnanimous and affectionate Prince Gong will never be defeated by the grievances that still exist. Having made up his mind in this way, he immediately set up a car to Zhengyang Building, picked a basket of extremely fat Yangcheng Lake crabs from the south of the Yangtze River, and brought them with him to Prince Gong's Mansion.The guards and servants there were all acquaintances in the past. When they saw him, they would say: "Rare guest, rare guest!" Let him drink tea in the porter's room. Bannermen in the Ministry of Internal Affairs all have a unique set of social skills. Even if they quarreled one day and had to use knives, as long as they feel the need to establish friendship the next day, they can act like friends who have not seen each other for many years. Extraordinary intimacy.Guibao also has a unique technique. He always carries a lot of precious and fresh gadgets with him. He shows them off and shows them off. When someone is eager to see them, he picks them up and stuffs them into the person's hand, and then squeezes the opponent's palm with both hands. Get close, and say: "Keep it for fun!" Just like this, I feel happy from the bottom of my heart, remembering his favor, and I have to find a way to repay it. Therefore, he did not hesitate for a moment, someone volunteered, stretched out his hand and said: "Bring a name card, while the prince has no guests at the moment, I will go back for you." "No, I don't see the prince today, see Fujin." "Hey! What's the point of this?" "I'll see Fujin first, and I beg her to say something nice to the lord for me first, so that I can save myself from being scolded." Guibao took out a famous card and cupped his hands, saying: "Excuse me, please send this basket of crabs to me together." Go to the room, see Fujin, and say so." The man smiled and went.After a while, he came back and pouted his mouth, "Go up!" He said, "Probably scolding is inevitable." As soon as I was introduced to Prince Gong's study, "I can tell you," Prince Gong said as soon as they met, "This time, if you try to make up your own mind to repair Sanhai, and it can't end, just watch it, and you won't even think about it." Drink the water from Yuquan Mountain!" Guibao just knelt down on his knees, when he heard this, he forgot to kowtow, thought about it for a while, overjoyed, Prince Gong's hint, not only the official can be restored to his original post, but also the Sanhai project can still be undertaken.The meaning of that warning is that if the errands are not good enough, if there are any mistakes, they will be exiled to the army, and naturally they will not be able to drink the water of Yuquan Mountain.This can leave him alone. "My lord!" He kowtowed at this time, "I don't need to say anything. Just say this to my lord, I have to put on a good show no matter what." Sure enough, on the tenth day of October, the emperor led his subjects to finish the ceremony in the Palace of Compassion and Ning. The princes and ministers still went to the Rongshou Palace to listen to the opera at the same time as the day before, but the emperor summoned the military aircraft in the Hall of Mental Cultivation and issued a ceremony. Several decrees of kindness were issued, the first one was what Cheng Lin said, that officials inside and outside the capital were exempted from the punishment of surrender and punishment, the second one was that the precious officials were reinstated, and the third one was an anomaly. Tang Lang Wenxi, a fifth-rank official, is rewarded with the first rank Dingdai. Once the Empress Dowager Cixi's longevity passed, the emperor took a good rest for two days, and when he recovered, he moved again.In the weather in the second half of October, once the "Xiaoyangchun" is over, it will snow and freeze, and you can't go far, but you can only go to Sanhai and survey the project by the way. Guibao and Wenxi are still responsible for the Sanhai Project.The two reconciled as before, and Wen Xi was promoted to the Minister of Internal Affairs. Naturally, he was particularly fawning on the errand, braving the bitter northwest wind, and took the craftsmen around Sanhai every day.Everything was ready, and the design was presented. The emperor happened to think of Sanhai, so he ordered: October 21st, I will be lucky in the South China Sea.