Chapter 92 Section 92

This harsh couplet, implying the "meeting of the monarch and his ministers" between Emperor Daxing and Wang Qingqi, quickly spread throughout the teahouses and restaurants in Ninetowns, and even Wang Qingqi himself had heard it. Naturally, those "Masters" would not have no idea.Some people have long wanted to impeach Wang Qingqi, but this memorial, just like Li Deli's pulse case, has unspeakable secrets, so they hesitated to do so. There is a censor of Huguang Road named Chen Yi, whose name is Liuzhou, from Yangzhou, but he came up with a way.He was a member of Weng Zengyuan's Imperial Academy in the first year of Tongzhi. There was a man named Xie Weifan in the same year. In the ninth year of Tongzhi, he let go of the deputy examiner of Guangdong.Wang Zupei was also a "Ci minister". In the 20th year of Daoguang's reign, he was appointed as a good scholar.In Guangdong's rural examination, the examiner is a well-known beauty job because of the betting on the "surname ticket".Wang Zupei saw that his son had also been admitted to Hanlin, and he had been an examiner in Hunan before him. This time, if he returned from the Guangdong test with a full load, he would be able to enjoy happiness for the rest of his life.The plan was good, but the time limit has come, and he went to Jiangxi, where he died of a sudden illness.Liu Kun, the governor of Jiangxi Province, sent a flying report, and Wang Qingqi got the news, so he naturally went to the funeral overnight.

What Xie Weifan told Chen Yi was the story of Wang Qingqi's funeral: "Father and son are both imperial officials, and they are also examiners. The local government received them as imperial envoys. Liu Xianzhuang collected a funeral ceremony for him. I don't know that Wang's greed is not enough." The funeral of parents is a major event in the famous religion, especially for those who are well-dressed, they should mourn and observe the etiquette. According to the rules, they should immediately go north from Jiangxi Pan's Coffin and return to Zhili Baodi's original place. , to Guangdong.

"What are you doing in Guangdong?" Hearing this, Chen Yi asked, "Ask for help?" "What else do you want?" "Could it be," Chen Yi was a little incredulous, "with a passion for filial piety, you're not afraid of being tabooed at all, and you go to Guangzhou to break into the gates?" "What are you afraid of? With the name of Hanlin, you have to sell it. You know the generosity of the Swiss Army..." Rui Zhijun refers to Rui Lin, who has made many jokes in his life, but his official career has been prosperous all his life, and his strength lies in his generosity.Any official from the capital who goes to Guangzhou must be entertained, not to mention the examiner who came to Guangdong and died of illness, and the "filial son" is Hanlin?At that time, in addition to sending a generous funeral ceremony to him, he was also instructed to have a "surname" this year. The Wu family in Nanhai, who came from the "thirteen lines", collected a sum of money and gave it to Wang Qingqi.

"Forget sorrow and love profit, this is the end! With this bad deed alone, I can join him." "This paragraph alone is not enough." Xie Weifan said: "There are also absurd things." "Then simply ask for advice!" "I only know the general idea, so I don't dare to talk nonsense. You'd better ask the Beijing officials in Henan for advice." "A Beijing official in Henan?" Chen Yi thought about it for a while and understood.Wang Qingqi Ding You in the summer of the ninth year of Tongzhi, three years of mourning, as usual, only counted as 27 months. In the first month of the year, he was ordered to walk in Hongde Hall.There was a "poor test" in summer, and because of the convenience of being close to the water, he released a Henan examiner.So what Xie Weifan said about asking Henan officials must be referring to what kind of tricks did Wang Qingqi play in the Henan provincial examination last year?If the joint is sold, there is a precedent of Bai Ling in the eighth year of Xianfeng, and it is a crime of beheading.Life and death have too much to do with each other, so Chen Yi hesitated.

After inquiring about it, it wasn't that serious, but it was indeed a rare absurdity.Several Nanjing officials in Henan told Chen Yi in unison that Wang Qingqi had entered the imperial palace in Kaifeng. This time Chen Yi didn't have to hesitate any more.Write a memorial with careful words and sentences, and invite your best friends to discuss with you. All of them are greatly appreciated. They think that the wording is appropriate, and it will definitely become a famous memorial. This memorial was sent to the Empress Dowager Cixi. After looking at it, I felt that it was a rare happy event since the fifth day of December. At that time, I invited the Empress Dowager Ci'an and read Chen Yi's memorial to her: "Wang Qingqi, the attendant lecturer, was never a person who loved himself. There were a lot of discussions between his behavior and his actions. In the ninth year of Tongzhi, his father Wang Zupeidian tried Guangdong and died of illness in Jiangxi. I went to Guangdong to ask for help. Wang Qingqi was an examiner in Henan last year, and after removing the thorns, he openly subdued and wandered. From these two points, we can see the general idea; as for the rumors in the streets and alleys, I dare not blasphemy, but it must also be a clear proof of his unsatisfactory practice."

When the Empress Dowager Cixi paused, the Empress Dowager Ci'an asked, "What do you mean by 'street talk'?" "What do you think, what do you mean?" Empress Dowager Cixi frowned and said, "If you listen to it, you will understand it better." The following paragraph is Chen Yi's self-narrative state of mind, with implicit meaning. The Empress Dowager Cixi was afraid that the Empress Dowager Ci'an would not understand, so she read it very slowly: "I have been thinking about it for a long time, because I am a member of the inner court, and I am hesitant about the state system; also Emperor Ji Daxing is clever and talented, and he will understand his people as time goes by, and he never expected to see him today!"

After reading this, the Empress Dowager Ci'an's tears were falling drop by drop, and the circles of Empress Dowager Cixi's eyes were also red. She blew her nose and continued to read: "Under the wailing, every time I read current events, I am worried at night. The successor Ageing depends on the front and back, and no one is a gentleman to achieve holiness. If such a person stays on the side of the forbidden court again, it will be a serious disaster!Immediately repudiate upon request, as a warning to others. " After finishing the reading, the Empress Dowager Cixi gritted her teeth and said, "Wang Qingqi! It's not an exaggeration to want his head. I never imagined that the Qing Dynasty would suffer losses in his hands. These days, I have been thinking about how to cure him. For the sake of coming and going, for the four words 'relevant to the national system', there is nothing to do with him. Now it's all right, we have finally taken advantage of his shortcomings! We have to deal with him severely!"

"What should I do? Can I still have his head?" The Empress Dowager Cixi pondered and said: "As for the two crimes of 'forgetting sorrow and love for profit' and 'serving in a humble way', of course he cannot be sentenced to death, nor can he be submitted to the Ministry of punishment for deliberation. He can only be dismissed from his post, which is better for him .” "I think, discuss it with Sixth Master and the others..." "Yes." The Empress Dowager Cixi said suddenly: "Dismissed from office, never to be employed again, and handed over to local officials for strict control. That's enough for him."

The Empress Dowager Ci'an was noncommittal, picked up Chen Yi's memorial and looked at it, pointed to a place and asked: "How do you say this sentence, 'Left and right, front and back, no one is a gentleman.'" "This means that people around the emperor , Only when everyone is upright can one achieve holiness." "That's right." Empress Dowager Ci'an said, "We can't blame Wang Qingqi alone." "Of course!" The Empress Dowager Cixi's eyes were like lightning, and the blue veins on her forehead were faintly pulsating. The chilling majesty appeared again, "Xiao Li and his group must be dealt with severely!"

"The people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, why shouldn't they do it?" The Empress Dowager Ci'an said sadly, "The disaster was caused by Xiuyuanzi! Has the project in Sanhai stopped?" The Empress Dowager Cixi was silent for a while, and finally nodded her head in agreement, and by analogy, she calmly noticed that the so-called "talks and unsubstantiated words" in Chen Yi's memorial contained many unspeakable words.The outside world may think that the emperor deserves to be blamed, and even death is not a pity.To come up with such absurd things is really a disgrace to Tianwei!Now that the curtain is drawn down again, the responsibility is all on him. The most important thing is to clean up the hearts of the people and rebuild his prestige.

Therefore, when the military plane was summoned the next day, she automatically mentioned: All projects in Sanhai, no matter whether they have been repaired or not, will be stopped.Prince Gong naturally obeyed. "Stop paying tribute too! Wait three years later." The provincial governors, salt administration, weaving, and customs supervisors, as usual, pay tribute to local famous products every year, which are called "Fangwu", and the tribute is not limited to the imperial one, from county to government, from government to road, from county to government. It is a big burden to send it to the capital, and to entertain the princes and ministers, all of which are placed on the heads of the people.Therefore, this edict can be said to be an imperial edict. Then came the memorial about Chen Yi. Empress Dowager Cixi asked, "What is Chen Yi's background?" In Li Guangzhao's absurd fraud case, Chen Yi once severely impeached the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and he is already a famous "Master". All over the place, the more and more famous.King Gong knew him a long time ago, and he has heard a lot of people talking about him in the past two days, and he has a good understanding of his life. A talent created by the late emperor." When mentioning the first emperor, she would cry, and because of the words of King Gong, the Empress Dowager Cixi had a better impression of Chen Yi, "His script is very well written." She handed the original script down, "It can be seen He is a loyal minister!" "Yes!" King Gong took the opportunity to reply: "Among the officials, there are certainly some who don't understand the righteousness, 'buy ginseng' for others, or don't understand the general trend, but most of the scholars are admirable. The collapse of the emperor will cause unspeakable pain to the subjects of the world. In addition to accepting Chen Yi's performance, I also want to invite the two empress dowagers to open up their opinions and follow the good. The reign title of 'Guangxu'." "Yes!" Empress Dowager Cixi nodded deeply, "Thinking back to the early years of Tongzhi, when we worked together as one, two major events were accomplished. In the end - alas! "As if she couldn't bear to speak, she just ended with a long sigh. The Minister of Military Affairs can understand her meaning tacitly. The state affairs are bad in the hands of the Emperor Daxing. From a deeper level, it is naturally because the Emperor Daxing is young and ignorant!If he hadn't been in power so early, and the situation was still under the curtain, he wouldn't be where he is today.