Chapter 42 second quarter

When the memorial goes up, it will be approved naturally.The crime of exile is carried out immediately as usual, and the Ministry of Punishment consults with the Ministry of War to send personnel to escort, but extrajudicial grace is given, and there is another practice of accommodating.As long as you get out of the country and go outside the Nine Cities, you can stay temporarily. Therefore, Chen Fu'en temporarily lives in Sanliu Nunnery outside Zhangyi Gate, so that he can take care of all his private affairs in Beijing and say goodbye to his relatives and friends.There were quite a few people who went to see him, and they all said that Xinjiang was using troops, and it was a good opportunity to make amends.Chen Fuen is a very clever person, knowing that complaining at this time will only increase the disadvantages, so he maintained an excellent demeanor, thanking you, and praising the saints constantly, saying that thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king.

Except for people like Chen Fuen and Huang Zonghan, as well as several eunuchs in the palace who had contacts with Sushun, it was considered unlucky, but everything else was prosperous.King Gong's approach can be regarded as quite enlightened, retaining many of the advantages of Sushun when he was in power.The governor of Liangjiang, Zeng Guofan, was formally ordered to take charge of the military affairs of the four provinces of Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang.The southeast half of the wall leans against the Great Wall, which is tantamount to the responsibility of the "general" at the beginning of the founding of the country. Except for Wu Sangui, the Han people have never held such a large military power.The difference is that Wu Sangui is his own expansion, while Zeng Guofan is entrusted by the court.

As for Sushun's grievances, it just opened a way for Prince Gong to win people's hearts, and a group of old officials who were excluded by Sushun were reappointed.Weng Tonghe is also running with all his strength, taking this opportunity to eliminate the punishment of dismissal for his father Weng Xincun.He stumbled in the case of Wuyu Ziguan Qianhao in the Ministry of Household Affairs. This case was considered too harsh, and now he is preparing to be rehabilitated according to the memorial requested by Shao Zhan Shi Xu Pengshou to "clean up the prison".As the news spread from the military plane, more and more people praised Prince Gong.

This thriving reputation, in Prince Gong's mind, can more or less make up for the guilt and depression that caused the curtain to be bent on the Empress Dowager Cixi's will and violated the ancestral system. During the meeting, the main manuscript of Prince Shiduo was promoted. This memorial was prepared as early as October 16th, but it was not submitted until ten days later, when the hundred days of national mourning were over.There are a total of eleven articles in the regulations. Except for the various ceremonies that require the emperor to be present in person, or to send a prince or county king to honor him, or to resume holding after he becomes an adult, there are only three most important ones. One is the etiquette of "introduction of officials from outside Beijing": "Please invite the empress dowagers of the two palaces and the emperor to join the Imperial Palace of Mental Cultivation and Ming Palace, and the ministers in front of the emperor to discuss politics, and lead the guards in front of the imperial court and Qianqing Gate to stand in line as usual. The empress dowager set up a case in front of the curtain, and entered a list of all the members, and made a note of the draft decree. The emperor set up a case in front of him, and led the officials to enter the green head lottery. .

How is it simple to use?The empress dowager was appointed by the imperial court in Shannei, and she used the imperial seal, and handed over the decree to the minister of military affairs of the king of politics, and the official of the hall stated the decree as usual. "This rule, combined with another rule that "in addition to granting senior officials, simply releasing various missions", issuing bills in advance, and imperial seals, made the empress dowagers of the two palaces actually become emperors, and there was no complete employment of the people's congress. At the same time, like the emperor, he can summon any officials inside and outside the capital to listen to government reports in person. Before that, the empress dowager could only deal with the Minister of Gu Ming or the Minister of Military Aircraft, and could not summon other ministers.

The Empress Dowager Cixi was quite satisfied with the draft regulations, and immediately summoned the king of politics and the minister of military affairs.A hundred days have passed, everyone from the emperor to the common people had their heads shaved, and at the same time they no longer needed to wear plain clothes. They took off the old white filial robes and put on blue gowns. Their feathers were still brilliant. In the eyes of the Empress Dowager Cixi, His eyes lit up, and his heart became happier. "Sixth Lord!" She eagerly handed out Prince Li's memorial: "Let's do it!"

"Yes!" Prince Gong accepted the scripture and said: "The ministers proposed that hanging the curtain is an extraordinary act at an extraordinary time, and there should be an edict to inform the world, affirming the original intention of the empress dowagers of the two palaces to accept the curtain." "That's right!" The Empress Dowager Ci'an followed up his words, "This was a last resort. When the emperor reaches his age, he will naturally return to power." Cixi was very vigilant, and quickly said: "I also mean the same thing. The emperor is too young, and we sisters have to ask questions, but thanks to the concerted efforts of the internal and external ministers, there is such a peaceful situation today. Now we only hope that the emperor Study hard, after seven or eight years, and be able to take on big things, we sisters can be regarded as having an account of our ancestors and the subjects of the world. At that time, we sisters will have a few days of leisure. You just follow This meaning, write the purpose to see!"

Prince Gong originally had a draft of decree on his body, ready to submit it immediately, but now hearing Cixi's words, it is naturally inconvenient to take it out again.Please an exit, go back to the military plane, take out the original manuscript, add the Empress Dowager Cixi's meaning, re-edit and revise the final draft, and then send it up from the internal affairs office after careful consideration. This edict was written in the emperor's tone, but it was actually the empress dowager's affirmation that the curtain "did not do what he wanted to do" and had to do it.

Although the Empress Dowager Cixi is shrewd, but the ink in her stomach is limited, and her experience is still far from enough, so she couldn't understand the circumflex tone in this edict, and she happily covered it with the cherry blossoms of "Tongdaotang". This is the first time I have used red ink pad since the first seal. On the first day of November, it was a rare good weather since the beginning of winter. People were refreshed on happy occasions, and everyone was full of energy. Bathed in the rising sun, they entered the palace through the Donghua Gate.A group of older ministers were given the grace of "riding horses in the Forbidden City" in advance, and they could get off their sedan chairs and cars near the Longzong Gate.Walking around, I saw that the top of the head is either a gemstone or a coral crown, and on the chest and back, there are either crane patch or unicorn patch.What I am most proud of is the group of Hanlin servants who work in the South Study Room and the Upper Study Room. Although their grades are low, they can still hang court beads, wear mink coats, and enter the inner court proudly.

The venue for listening to politics is still in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, where military planes and officials from the capital are summoned every day, and in Dongnuan Pavilion, when there are ceremonies, they come to the Ming Hall of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.At this time, it has already been cleaned and neatly arranged. In the middle, there is a mahogany imperial table more than ten feet long, tied with bright yellow satin, and surrounded by dark flowers of "Liu Tong He Chun".Behind the imperial case, there are two imperial seats, one east and one west. In front of the imperial case, a yellow gauze with square eyes is hung, which means hanging curtain.In the center in front of the curtain is the little emperor's imperial couch, covered with brand new yellow satin leather mattresses.

When the clock struck nine o'clock, civil and military officials entered the hall one after another, and the deacons and officials from the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple took care of them and arranged their shifts.It was the third quarter of the lunar month—a quarter of an hour before ten o'clock, and the eunuch passed on a report, saying that the emperor had served the two palaces and drove from the palace. Then the whip was sounded, and there was no sound, only the rustling footsteps were heard from afar. The sound, from hidden to obvious, finally saw the shadow of King Chun, who was also in charge of the "Minister of the Former Yin", so he walked in the front, followed by Jing Shou, Bo Na Mo Gu, and the group of princes. The imperial ministers, divided into two rows, led the little emperor's bright yellow soft sedan chair into the Hall of Mental Cultivation. The officials who stood on their shifts all knelt down to receive the driver.After the emperor, there are the soft sedan chairs of the empress dowagers of the two palaces, and after that are the "reign ministers" and accompanying eunuchs. The most eye-catching one is An Dehai, dragging a shiny new blue feather behind his head , holding a handful of pure gold hookahs, followed the soft sedan chair on the west side, raised his little Dan-like face high, with such pride, as if he had become an emperor. After the empress dowagers of the two palaces and the emperor were ascended to the throne, the praise officers of Honglu Temple sang loudly, from the hall to Danchi, all officials, big and small, knelt three times and kowtowed nine times, got up and left in groups.After preparing for the grand ceremony for many days, this is the end.But at this moment, the Empress Dowager Cixi officially took over the political power, the dust fell, and the rumors died down. Of course, those who are enthusiastic are climbing the dragon and the phoenix. , The political position has returned, thinking about his fame and wealth, not only dare not have private discussions behind his back, but also changed his wait-and-see and reserved attitude, and went to order congratulatory forms from the yellow-faced and red-faced empress dowagers of the two palaces. The empress dowagers of the two palaces accepted the court congratulations, and continued to deal with government affairs, and instead summoned the king of politics and the minister of military affairs in Dongnuange.The layout has been changed, the royal table is facing east and west, the two empress dowagers, Ci'an is in the south, and Cixi is in the north. There are eight foldable bright yellow gauze screens in front of the case, and the little emperor still sits in front. Prince Gong and the Minister of Military Aircraft saluted, and once again knelt down to congratulate the two empress dowagers. The Empress Dowager Cixi puts the most emphasis on grievances. Thinking of today's feng shui, it is naturally the work of Prince Gong's transformation, followed by Cao Yuying's mediation and planning, so I greatly praised the two of them. The grievances suffered by He, looking back at the present and recalling the past, although there is emotion, it can't hide the smug mood. Then, the Empress Dowager Ci'an also said a few words, which seemed to be superficial talk, but in fact, she wanted to keep her words out of the way. She told Prince Gong to put state affairs first, not to be afraid of complaining, and not to avoid suspicion in small details.These words refer to something. Zaiyuan, Duanhua, Sushun, and Duhan, in order to isolate Prince Gong and the two queen mothers, have repeatedly threatened that young uncles and sisters-in-law must avoid suspicion, and now Prince Gong is alone. There are many opportunities to meet, the Empress Dowager Ci'an was afraid that someone would gossip again, so she made this special order.Prince Gong naturally claimed yes, seeing that the empress dowagers of the two palaces had finished speaking, he followed up with Chen Zou, saying that the curtains of the two palaces were closed, the government order was renewed, and he asked for lenient handling of the case of punishing the party. The Empress Dowager Cixi was in the best mood, and she generously replied: "Yes!" But I can't help but wonder, "Is there anyone who should have done it but hasn't done it?" "What I mean is that Zaiyuan and the others have been on missions for many years, and Sushun and others have even more missions. Officials, big and small, in and out of Beijing, naturally have correspondence with them, and there are inevitably things in the letters that agree with them." Prince Gong said Here, after a pause, he explained his method, "It's best to burn these letters with a fire, but it can prevent future troubles forever. Please issue a decree today, and don't blame the past, as a show of generosity." "This can be regarded as a kindness from the curtain." The Empress Dowager Cixi asked sideways: "Sister, I think we should do it like this!" Empress Dowager Ci'an naturally agreed.So he immediately wrote the Mingfa Shangyu and issued it with a seal.Prince Gong originally wanted to make a statement about the emperor's study, but when he saw the little emperor sitting alone on the imperial couch in front of the gauze screen, turning his head around, he looked very impatient, afraid that the first The sky is hanging behind the curtain to listen to the government, so he will make some jokes about disrespect, so let's not say anything for the time being, kneel down and quit. The empress dowagers of the two palaces and the emperor passed on meals in the Xinuang Pavilion of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.When setting the dining table, An Dehai brought in a yellow box slowly. It was the box for the memorials in the internal affairs office. The Empress Dowager Cixi just waved her hand and said, "What is it? Take it quickly." Come and see!" An Dehai put the yellow box on the kang table with a smile, opened it, and found that there were more than a dozen yellow-faced blush inside, congratulating the two palaces on the governance. "Is there 'that side' too?" "There are all of them. One for the empress dowager, one for the emperor." An Dehai replied: "The master's share was shown to me at the internal affairs office. reward." "Reward!" Empress Dowager Cixi scolded with a smile: "Have you received less rewards these days?" "I don't ask for any reward from the master." An Dehai knelt on his knees, "From today onwards, the master spends a lot of time in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, so I beg the master to transfer the slave to the Hall of Mental Cultivation so that I can serve the master." "This..." Cixi looked at An Dehai, pondered for a long time, and said decisively: "No! You are not the material to serve the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Get up!" "Yes!" An Dehai kowtowed and stood up aggrieved. "I have another errand for you." Hearing this, I don't know what a good job it is?An Dehai quickly responded loudly: "Cha!" "You go to Liu Ye's mansion." The Empress Dowager Cixi ordered leisurely, "I said that I miss Da Gege, and I want to see her, so that her nuns can accompany her to the palace right away." It turned out that it was such a temporary errand, An Dehai couldn't help being disappointed.But after thinking about it, when he arrived at Prince Gong's mansion, he happened to show that he was a celebrity in front of the Empress Dowager Cixi who was in power, so the reward would definitely not be less.And you can go home and take a look when you find time, this trip is not bad. So he happily received the decree, went to the respect room to explain the reason, took the ticket for permission to leave the palace, and was released from the palace by the guard of Shenwumen. For a cup of tea, the original car went to Prince Gong's mansion to deliver the decree. Prince Gong's Mansion was originally imposing, but recently added the title of King of Discussion, and "Double Salary for Food and Beverage", so the officials, guards, and eunuchs in the Palace became more and more arrogant.Although he knew that An Dehai was the favored person in front of the Empress Dowager Cixi, he didn't pay much attention to him. As soon as he climbed into the high threshold, he was immediately stopped by the "door" with a protruding chest. "Second Master An!" The address was very polite, but the demeanor was that of rejecting people thousands of miles away. "Men Shang" looked up and said coldly, "What's the matter, you can tell me." Looking at the taller and bigger figure, An Dehai was a little discouraged, so he repeated the words that Empress Dowager Cixi wanted to meet Da Gege. "Okay, I'll go in for you." The door pointed to the two-foot-long black lacquered stool tied with an iron chain and said, "Just wait there!" An Dehai's face turned pale, and he was about to curse, but finally held back.He knew that he couldn't offend Prince Gong at this moment, so he sat on the bench aggrieved, sulked for a long time, suddenly realized, slapped himself on the face, and cursed fiercely: "Damn it! What's wrong?" What is the difference?You should tell the door: "Pass the decree!" When you say these two words, you are an imperial envoy, you should enter the middle gate, stand on the hall facing south, and let Prince Gong come to hear the decree. Prince Gong Fujin came out to listen to the announcement.An Dehai felt extremely sad for making himself so useless after a good job. He was left alone outside, but the upper room inside was busy and chaotic, and it was very lively.Prince Gong was not in the mansion, and Prince Gong Fujin couldn't help being confused when he heard the words from the door. The Empress Dowager Cixi summoned Da Gege to enter the palace. Big Gege, but why didn't they invite their mother and daughter into the palace together, and only ordered the nanny to accompany them. Could it be that the doorman misheard the words? "That's right," replied through the window on the door and under the corridor: "The people sent by the palace said so." "Who was sent by the palace?" "Anderhai." If it was him, Prince Gong Fujin didn't bother to send him in for questioning.After thinking about it for a long time, I always felt that asking the nuns to send Da Gege into the palace was not reassuring, so I hurried to inform the prince while ordering the waiters to make up, and decided to take my daughter to see the Empress Dowager Cixi. The noble lady was meticulous about dressing up, and she even paid more attention to grooming when she entered the palace for pilgrimage. This delay made An Dehai, who was sitting on a cold bench, in a dilemma, and he was so angry that he didn't know what to do.If so, after waiting for more than half an hour, only hearing the horse's hooves falling, mixed with the sound of rumbling wheels, there was a loud noise in the long alley paved with bluestone slabs, and the gate of Prince Gong's mansion immediately became tense. When the guards were on duty to drive away the idlers, An Dehai also stretched his neck to see if it was the nobleman who came. Eight "top horses" led an unusually gorgeous "rear carriage" to the gate of the mansion. The car rolled over the wooden saddle bridge on the threshold and drove directly to the second gate.In the car was Prince Gong, who was rushing back from "Jianyuan" in Daxiangfeng Hutong. He got out of the car and went to the upper room. Prince Gong Fujin was combing his hair, unable to get up, so he looked at his husband in the mirror, and put An Dehai The words that came, were repeated, and then she explained the reason why she decided to bring the daughter into the palace herself. Prince Gong didn't answer immediately, and continued to pace around, as if he had encountered a difficult problem. This made Prince Gong Fujin very puzzled, and couldn't help asking with his face turned sideways: "What's the matter? Sixth Lord!" With servants nearby, it was inconvenient for Prince Gong to talk deeply, so he stood still and thought for a while before answering, "You comb your hair first! I'm in the study." He sat down in the study alone and thought about it quietly. He had a different opinion from his wife. She only thought that the Empress Dowager Cixi really loved her daughter, but he knew that there was a lot to it.Empress Dowager Cixi once revealed that she would raise Da Gege in the palace. Obviously, with today's call, Da Gege might be left in the palace. However, his consideration was not that he was reluctant to part with his daughter's fraternal affection, but he was just thinking about how to deal with this unusual kindness.Gege of the palace was raised in the palace since childhood.It has been a tradition since the founding of the country to be named a princess like the emperor.At first, perhaps because some princes and county kings led troops away, or were killed in battle, they were honored and favored for their kindness.In the Yongzheng Dynasty, Sejong regarded his three nieces as his own. He was extremely lonely, but of the four princesses, three died young and one married early, so it was a great comfort to him to have several clever nieces at his knees, talking and laughing with him. At this moment, Empress Dowager Cixi wants to raise Da Gege, most of which is to win over Prince Gong, which he himself knows very well.And whether to accept the win over or not is exactly the problem that he is hesitating at the moment. The problem has not been solved yet, the well-dressed Prince Gong Fujin has arrived, and Prince Gong ordered the maids to retreat, and then said in a low voice: "You don't know, let me tell you, 'West Side' plans to keep the big girl By her side." Da Gege was born by Prince Gong Fujin, she was bright, wise, and loved very much, so when she heard this, her face immediately changed. "Don't be reluctant." Prince Gong persuaded her, "If she really likes it, she won't give it up. Fortunately, this is no better than 'picking a beautiful girl'. If you pick one, you can't go home. In the future, when the big girl comes back, Or it is convenient for you to go to the palace to see the big girl." "Cough!" Prince Gong Fujin sighed, "I hope she doesn't like it!" "If you don't like it, you have to do it this way. The superiors must give our family grace!" Prince Gong Fujin is Gui Liang's daughter, and she followed her father as a governor since she was a child, traveled to many places, and also had some experience, so when she heard this, she could understand that it was Empress Dowager Cixi's intentional way to win over, just like It is the same reason to watch the hereditary king in the early days. That being the case, "Shouldn't I also thank you for this kindness?" she asked her husband. "I can't resign. It's as if we don't know how to flatter and are reluctant to part with our children." Prince Gong immediately lowered his voice and said, "I really don't want to curry favor with her, so what I mean is that you don't have to enter the palace, just Let the big girl's nanny accompany you." "That's not good!" Prince Gong Fujin categorically objected, "Nurse can only stay outside the palace, and I don't feel relieved to let the big girl go to that kind of scene with a small person." This is also the truth, Prince Gong had no choice but to give in, and then walked out of the study, calling An Dehai up, saying that Prince Gong Fujin was going to the palace to pay his respects to the two empress dowagers, so he would take Da Gege with him, and told him to go back to the palace to play Report to Empress Dowager Cixi.After explaining the words, he asked the servant to pay ten taels of silver to An Dehai in the account room. At this moment, Mammy is braiding Da Gege's hair and changing clothes.The queen mother's call to enter the palace, no matter it is a big event, the mothers gave thousands of instructions, how to kowtow, how to greet, how to answer the queen mother's questions, to be obedient, to obey the rules, and to chatter endlessly, which made Da Gege impatient up. Da Gege was born in the fourth year of Xianfeng. He is eight years old this year. Although he is small and very sensible, he also has a big temper.At this time, her face tensed up, her small mouth puffed up, and when Mammy saw her expression, she quickly shut up, otherwise there would be trouble. "What's the matter?" Prince Gong Fujin couldn't help but be surprised, "It's fine, but I'm not happy again! Don't act like this, the Queen Mother will be angry when she sees you later, saying that you don't understand the rules! " Da Gege is really sensible and knows what attitude to use to meet the Queen Mother.Immediately he relaxed his tense face, with a charming smile on his face, obediently followed his mother into the palace. When they got into the car, An Dehai had already returned to the palace.This errand made him angry. Not only was he left out, but the reward of ten taels of silver was not enough. The power of the king, don't cause trouble!But he couldn't swallow his breath.After thinking about it, I always feel that I have to put a cold shot in order to be able to sleep at night. So as soon as he entered the palace gate, he deliberately slowed down his pace, delaying time, and when he was about to reach the Chuxiu Palace where Empress Dowager Cixi lived, he let go and ran straight, out of breath, in a very embarrassing appearance. Cixi was getting impatient with waiting, and when she saw him, she scolded him: "Why didn't you come back until now? You must have sneaked back home again!" "I don't dare! The slave knew that the master was waiting impatiently, so he ran back." He couldn't help panting as he spoke. "What's the matter? Delayed there?" "In Liu Ye's mansion. The slave has delivered the decree, but there is no letter for a long time. I don't know whether to come or not. The slave is not allowed to believe it or not to leave. The sixth master's mansion is very grand, and the slave asked several times. No one cares. After a lot of trouble, the sixth master called the servant up, saying that Fujin brought Da Gege into the palace by himself. I'm afraid it will take a while to come out." After hearing this report, Empress Dowager Cixi was skeptical. Although she felt uncomfortable, she would not be dissatisfied with Prince Gong because of An Dehai, so she kept silent. Seeing that what he said didn't work, An Dehai played tricks again, suddenly pressed his hands on his abdomen, bent down, pretended to be in pain and reluctantly supported, and sucked air at the same time. "What is this for?" "The servant has a problem. He can't bear to be hungry. If he is hungry for a long time, his stomach will get angry." "Why?" Empress Dowager Cixi asked strangely, "Did the Sixth Lord reward you with food?" "In Liu Ye's mansion, no one cares about slaves." The Empress Dowager Cixi was very displeased, but she turned her anger on An Dehai, "Huh!" She sneered, and when she got angry, the veins on her temples throbbed, "Your popularity is so good, that's why people ignore you." You! Get off, you useless bastard, you've lost even my face!" Only then did An Dehai realize that he was pretending too much and became self-defeating!He kowtowed aggrievedly and backed out.Empress Dowager Cixi was still angry, at this moment, Prince Gong Fujin had entered the palace with Da Gege. Since it was out of win-win, it was natural to pretend to be phony. The Empress Dowager Cixi immediately restrained her anger and revealed a look of joy.Standing up, walked to the porch and waited, as if impatient to see Big Grid. Prince Gong Fujin was a little flustered, and knelt down on the spot to pay his respects. Da Gege was very obedient, and immediately followed her mother's actions. The Empress Dowager Cixi said with joy, "Get up! Get up!" As she spoke, she focused her eyes on Da Gege, and at the same time, she had the look of the eldest princess in her mind, wanting to compare the two first cousins ​​who were similar in age.The eldest princess has a delicate round face, and the eldest princess has a dignified long face. It was difficult to distinguish between them, but Prince Gong and Concubine Li felt different in her heart, so the elder princess was better than the eldest princess. "Come on, big girl!" She stretched out her hand, "Let me kiss!" Da Gege greeted her again immediately, and walked over with a smile. The Empress Dowager Cixi held her with one hand, and stroked her face with the other. "You are so tall." The Empress Dowager Cixi asked, "How old are you this year?" "Big girl, tell the Queen Mother, how old are you?" the mother reminded. So Da Gege replied clearly: "I am eight years old this year." "One year older than the eldest princess." Empress Dowager Cixi led Da Gege into the hall, and at the same time said to Prince Gong Fujin who was following her, "It looks like she is more than one year older." "Big girl's month is early, she was born in February."