Chapter 44 Jade Seat Bead Curtain (10-1)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Everyone can understand that the "inexplicable person" refers to Xu Tong, who has studied "Taishang Induction Chapter" as his university. "This person is nothing to worry about!" Prince Gong said with a disdainful expression on his face, "How about Weng Shuping?" "Him?" Bao Jun said contemptuously, "Just look at Li Lansun's refusal to seize his love. He will not disapprove of anything that can be labeled as a gentleman. Besides, his Tsinghua family, his uncle and nephew are the number one scholar." , Are you willing to 'worship a different kind as a teacher'?" "Let's not talk about him now." Prince Gong turned his face and asked Wen Xiang again, "How do you say there is still a 'family view', what's a 'door'?" "Isn't 'The Similarities and Differences of Zhu Lu' a 'gateway'?" "Ah!" Everyone shouted in unison, which is a bit true to put it bluntly.Neo Confucianism has always regarded Cheng and Zhu as orthodox, and regarded Lu Jiuyuan and Wang Yangming as heretics. As long as those who learn from Cheng and Zhu can reject Lu and Wang, they are regarded as defenders of Taoism.Wo Ren is the leader of the Cheng and Zhu sects, while Xu Jiyu teaches the studies of Lu and Wang. He is well-read and refuses to stick to the rules. "Things have to be resolved in a way. Xu Mutian is willing to be wronged. How about finding someone else to manage the Tongwen Library as a concession?" Wen Xiang said. "Makita" is Xu Jishe's nickname. Prince Gong was furious: "What's this called? I can't agree to it. Cheng, Zhu, Lu, Wang, it's more expensive than practice, please come and try!" Bao Jun and Wang Yuanfang also thought that if they had to be selected for editorial inspection, they would not be able to cover them except for Xu Jiyu, and besides him, there was no other senior Hanlin willing to do this job.Therefore, Wen Xiang's proposal of concession cannot stand. Although Wen Xiang's suggestion was empty talk, Wen Xiang's attitude was accepted by Prince Gong.There are different opinions, regardless of whether it is right or wrong, to eliminate resistance, it is not enough to just work hard.Moreover, Wo Ren was a minister who was specially briefed by the Empress Dowager Ci'an to join the cabinet in accordance with the last emperor's will. It was not a last resort, nor should he embarrass him, so he held his breath and let Wen Xiang take a more moderate approach. The agreed method was to hope that Woren would no longer be stubborn and prejudiced, and put forward the original memorial of the Prime Minister’s State Affairs Office on the establishment of the Tongwen Museum, as well as the memorials of Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, Zuo Zongtang, and other provincial governors in favor of this move, and the letter to the Minister of Military Affairs The letter was handed over to Woren to let him know that the opinions of the border ministers were quite different from those of the Beijing officials who were blinded by external forces.As for Woren's original performance, you might as well send it to the Prime Minister's Yamen for a reply. If Woren doesn't interfere anymore, it's fine. Otherwise, just follow King Gong's wishes and give him a difficult topic to do. This plan can be advanced or retreated, and the purpose is to make things smooth, which everyone feels is very appropriate.On the same day, Prince Gong entered into the performance accordingly, and the Empress Dowager Cixi immediately nodded her approval. She completely trusted Prince Gong in this aspect, because although she hated foreigners, in the original performance of the Prime Minister’s Office, “the shame of a husband in the world is nothing to be ashamed of being inferior to others.” , and "It is not ashamed to be inferior to others today, but to be ashamed to learn from others. If you will be content with being inferior and never learn, then you can be ashamed", these few words are very suitable for her competitive character .Moreover, she is also very familiar with the fact that foreigners' guns are enough to influence the situation of the battle, so she agrees with the purpose of "learning from the barbarians' skills to control the barbarians". After retreating from the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Wen Xiang and Wang Yuanfang were ordered to visit Woren in the Hall of Maoqin, convey their wishes, and hand over a lot of documents.Wo Ren is clumsy with words, talks about "people's hearts" but keeps silent about "righteousness". After talking for a long time, he can't get the point.If it was the impatient Bao Jun, he would have been impatient long ago, but Wen Xiang was gentle and peaceful, and Wang Yuanfang had just been in the battle for Yin Longhe, and he was particularly wary after being taught that "all troubles come from the strong." . In the blink of an eye, half a month later, Woren was still supported by those defenders of morality, and he "strengthened to uphold the truth", and the British Hurd, the "Chief Taxation Secretary" who "added the title of inspector", in order to help organize the Tongwenguan, But he worked very hard. Every day, he wore a third-rank official uniform and went to the prime minister’s office to "report on official business." However, there were very few applicants in Beijing, King Gong was very anxious, and Wen Xiang had to agree to adopt his original method. So the empress dowagers of the two palaces issued a decree: "Decree to the Cabinet: The Prime Minister's National Affairs Yamen Zuo, Zunyi University Scholars Woren Zou: 'Tongwenguan recruits astronomy and mathematics, please stop the discussion'. Minister Guan Wang made careful plans and had the same opinion. He should not be involved in hesitation again. That is to say, the applicants should take the exam seriously and send them to study in the library. It is said in the original play of Woren: "The world is so big that there is no problem with lack of talent, such as astronomy Mathematics must be lectured, and you must learn from others, and there must be someone who is good at it." The scholar of the university must know it, and he will keep the number of staff at his discretion, and choose another place to set up a library. Recruit each member, encourage each other, and achieve practical results together. The king and ministers should be in charge, and the bachelor should be a solid manager. The ambition is bound to be successful, and it should not be regarded as a written statement." When the imperial edict was issued, there was an uproar among defenders of morality. Some people said that King Gong was joking with Woren, and it was unseemly to treat state affairs as a trifle.Of course Woren himself is also dumbfounded. But there are also a few people who can't see that Pili Yangqiu who issued this edict is a group of honest and honest people who are not very familiar with the court situation. There are also articles. There are also a very small number of people with ulterior motives. Although they know that Prince Gong is joking, since it is a decree, no one dares to openly say that it is a joke, so they can not take it as a joke. , Really "choose a place to set up a museum", ask people for money, and make fakes come true, isn't it "a fairy game out of the belly of a dead chess game"? Xu Tong had such an idea, so when Wo Ren came to discuss with him, he said a lot of names copied from Ruan Yuan's "Chouren Biography", and then turned to the topic: "A trace of the teacher's words It's true, "If you use astronomy and arithmetic, you must give lectures and learn from others." The real "must have a good skill." , I ask the teacher, there is Mr. Ming Jingan, does the teacher know who he is?" "It belongs to our Mongolian Zhengbai Banner. He has served as the supervisor of Qintian Supervisor for a long time, and he has personally inherited the teachings of Emperor Ren—this is an ancient man, and it is useless for you to mention him." "When you mention him, you can see the teacher's eight words 'the world is so big, there is no suffering from lack of talent', none of which has no history. The events of the Kangxi period have passed, and only in recent years: There used to be two people in Hu Wenzhong's shogunate. One is Shi Yuechun, from Jiading, Jiangsu; the other is Ding Quzhong, from Changsha, Hunan. This troubled Woren a lot!Unexpectedly, Xu Tong really took the words "begging for others" to be true. After thinking about it, he felt ashamed. He must be sincere in his words. No wonder Xu Tong believed it!I shouldn't have said something I was not sure of, so I couldn't refute Xu Tong at this moment. However, Xu Tong became more and more enthusiastic as he talked, "There is another person. The teacher will find out by asking Li Lansun." Counting books'. I don’t know where he is now, but he is definitely not dead. If the teacher has no time to inquire about Bai Lansun’s whereabouts, I will inquire for the teacher.” As soon as Wu Ren heard his tone, he was afraid that the trouble would get bigger and bigger, so it was better to ask someone else, so he thought of Weng Tonghe.Xu Tong was quite jealous of Weng Tonghe, which even people like Wo Ren knew, so he said nothing at the time, avoided Xu Tong, and invited Weng Tonghe to his home to discuss. "How do you listen to Yin Weng?" Weng Tonghe had always slandered Xu Tong, but he never said a word about him in front of Woren. At this time, he still did not want to offend his "senior", and only asked: "It depends on Zhongtang's intention, do you want to go to the court with the respect of Xiangguo?" Advocate the study of astronomy?" "How can I? It's irresistible! Besides, Prince Gong intends to marry each other, can't you see it?" "I also know that Zhongtang will disdain this, and must have seen that Prince Gong intends to do so." Weng Tonghe replied: "This matter is handled according to the law, and Zhongtang must not recommend anything, just say 'there is no such person in mind, dare not be rash Paul' that's it." "That's right!" Woren nodded deeply: "I will play it like this, and I ask you to draw up a manuscript for me." "It's easy." Weng Tonghe said, "But it's best to ask senior Lansun to read the manuscript." One guest does not bother two hosts, so Wo Ren simply asked Weng Tonghe to consult Li Hongzao on his behalf.There was no trouble in paper articles, so Li Hongzao asked someone to fetch a pen, and on the seat accompanying the guests, he changed the numbers to make the tone more concise and gentle. , Entered the palace early the next morning and handed it over. On this day, Xu Tong asked for leave, and only Wo Ren and Weng Tonghe taught him.After Wu Ren finished teaching the "Book of History", he hurriedly retreated to inquire about the news, leaving Weng Tonghe alone to deal with the little emperor.The Wanshou Festival is approaching, and there are many fun tricks in the palace. As usual, the little emperor is not in good spirits, he can't recite familiar books, and the unfamiliar books are extremely difficult to read.Weng Tonghe tried to encourage them in many ways, and changed them to pairs. "Respect Heaven" versus "Fa Zu", "Eight Wastes" versus "Wan Guo" are all simple idioms, but the little emperor's inattention is not because of the literal incongruity. It is uneven.I changed the writing again, but sometimes I thought the pen was not good enough, and sometimes scolded the little eunuch for being lazy, and the ink was not thick enough.It was so hard to fool until one o'clock in the afternoon, and the work was hastily finished, both the monarch and the minister felt relieved. At this time, the spirit of the little emperor came back again, and he called loudly: "Master Weng!" "The minister is here." Weng Tonghe stood up and replied. "Will you come to listen to the play tomorrow?" Hearing the emperor's protracted and mischievous ending, Weng Tonghe knew it was "apprentice examining master".The emperor is twelve years old, not only quite understanding of human affairs, but also has his own ideas, and often does some tricks that no one can guard against.This question has its effect. If you willingly express your willingness to come, maybe there will be a remark that makes people embarrassing. In fact, the emperor Wanshou bestowed "seat to listen to the opera", so why not come?However, the way of a monarch and the way of a teacher have the same dignity, so we need to find a way to get the best of both worlds.Weng Tonghe thought for a while and replied: "Tomorrow is the day to listen to the opera. I have been rewarded with kindness. Why don't you come to listen to the opera?" The little emperor smiled, as if he was ashamed that someone would see through some tricks.Then, surrounded by Zhang Wenliang and others, they went back to the palace, and Weng Tonghe also got into the car and went home. Not far from Donghua Gate, the car was stopped by people sent by Wo Ren, and they went to Xu Tong's house in Dongjiang Mi Lane together. Once you sit down, there will be a service provider." There is something to discuss, why can't wait to borrow a place to talk on the way?So Weng Tonghe replied: "Please see the instruction. Why is it so urgent?" "Of course it's urgent. Don't you know?" "I really don't know why, but I think it's 'different terms'?" "Ah! 'Gentle general mourning'!" Wo Ren sighed, "I have already ordered me to walk in the 'Prime Minister's Office'. Shuping, you say, but why is that so unreasonable?" It's really unreasonable!Weng Tonghe was more than surprised.But at the gate of others, how can it be a place to talk about government affairs?It happened that Xu Tong came out to greet him, and we went to his study together. Weng Tonghe kept silent on purpose, what did he want to hear from Xu Tong? "This is obviously dragging people into the water!" Xu Tong said angrily, "Of course the teacher must resign!" "certainly." "What does it say on the booklet?" "I was going to ask you and Shuping for advice." "What do you think?" Xu Tong turned to look at Weng Tonghe and asked. Weng Tonghe thanked him modestly, and Xu Tong chatted endlessly.Wu Ren's original intention was to borrow Xu Tong's place, discuss it with Weng Tonghe, and then write a booklet and submit it nearby, but he didn't expect that in someone's house, the owner could not be forbidden from talking. listened loudly.Of course Weng Tonghe was more inconvenient to stop him, but seeing Woren's expression, he felt very touched. People who preach Taoism are not experienced in world affairs. When they encounter troubles, they are often at a loss. Yu Yi, like Wo Ren, seems to be a leader of Confucianism, but in fact he is only used by others and cannot be helped by others. He is isolated and helpless, which is extremely pitiful. Thinking of this, he felt compassion, so he interrupted Xu Tong and said, "Yin Weng should come up with a good plan for Zhongtang, how should we deal with it, and start to be decent?" Just now, Woren's follower copied the mansion from the cabinet and sent it. In addition to ordering the university scholar Woren to go to the prime minister's office of various countries, he approved the original document of Woren, which seemed to be true, saying "Woren Right now, Ren has no one who can be guaranteed, so he is still paying attention at all times, and as soon as someone is consulted and visited, he will play a guarantee and set up a museum to teach and learn, so as to achieve practical results." It can be seen that King Gong wants to play this joke to the end, and if there is any excuse, measures will be taken. The words must not be extravagant, otherwise the trouble will become bigger and bigger. At this time, Xu Tong also realized that the wishful thinking of "making the fake come true" is not going to work!Then he changed his attitude of speaking loudly, "I have to find a reason, and ask the court to take back the order." He said, "It seems that the system is not suitable for walking in the prime minister's office with the respect of the prime minister and the emperor's teacher!" According to him, it is contempt for the Zongli Yamen.Weng Tonghe thought it was impossible, but it was inconvenient to refute him. Fortunately, Wo Ren's cultivation in this area was enough, and he never refused to show off himself as a prime minister and emperor teacher, so he replied: "There is no need to argue about this. I want to word It should still be based on non-deception, the nature of Westernization is not what you are accustomed to, and it is not suitable for people and places, so please take it back." When it comes to "don't deceive," Xu Tong, a hypocritical Taoist, is inconvenient to say more.Weng Tonghe felt that telling the truth would not lose the way of ministers serving the emperor, or that he could be forgiven, so he wrote a memorial of resignation according to his intention at that time, and sent his followers to the cabinet to submit. The next day was the day before the Emperor’s Longevity Day, and there was no homework in the study. The empress dowagers of the two palaces sang operas for the emperor for two days. .From eight o'clock in the morning until three o'clock in the afternoon, Wo Rente found him again and told him: "The superiors are not allowed. The decree will be delivered by King Gong, and I must go to the prime minister's office. Shuping, look ,what should I do?" "What should I do? It's still just a matter of words!" Weng Tonghe said. "Yes! It's just that the words are difficult." Weng Tonghe thought for a while and replied: "The word 'no bullying' that Zhongtang said yesterday is correct. According to this, it may be possible to understand Tianxin. " That is to say, in the excerpt I drew up yesterday, I said that the words "nature is not what I have learned" were not enough. cause delays." Speaking of this, Prince Gong still couldn't let him go, and immediately issued an order: "I formerly sent a scholar, Woren, to walk in the prime minister's office of affairs in various countries. According to the statement of the university scholar, I beg to withdraw the order, and then ordered the Minister of Military Aircraft to pass the decree. I am not allowed to resign. Today, according to the statement of Woren, it is inherently circumspect, which may cause delays. Still please Wuyong walk in the prime minister's office of national affairs. The relationship between the prime minister's national affairs office is very important. It goes without saying." For a great scholar who is in the post of Zaifu, the wording of this edict is already very severe!Let’s look at the previous edict ordering Woren to protect the personnel and choose a location to set up a library, and to look at the words of “no more wandering” about the establishment of the Tongwen Library. One point, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Prince Gong's forgiveness is not enough for Woren, which means "killing ministers to gain power".Things have evolved to this point, it is no longer as simple as saying "walking in the prime minister's office", but it is time to beg for release to the field! That's what Weng Tonghe thought in his heart. Woren should "beg for the bones on the table" and talk freely.As for Wo Ren himself, I don't know if he can't see this, or he is reluctant to give up his position, and still just wants to resign from his "new life".This time, he asked for advice from Li Hongzao, and Li Hongzao sent someone to invite Weng Tonghe. It was a matter that could not be negotiated. He did this because he hoped that there would be one more person present, so as to prevent the host and guest from facing each other in silence and causing a stalemate. A way out of no other way: Woren "passes the sign" and please "face".Naturally, the empress dowagers of the two palaces summoned him immediately, but it was Prince Gong who led him. Wo Ren knew something was wrong, so he was discouraged at first.He knelt down to salute in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he staggered, and when the Empress Dowager ordered "get up and talk", he couldn't stand up. "The two empress dowagers clearly see," he said, explaining the original intention of asking to face, "the minister is pedantic and not familiar with Western affairs. I beg you to take back the order of sending ministers to 'walk in the Prime Minister's Office'." Before the empress dowagers of the two palaces could speak, Prince Gong hurriedly said, "This level has been clearly stated in the previous edicts." "Yes!" The Empress Dowager Cixi continued: "Zuo Zongtang, Zeng Guofan, and Li Hongzhang all said that we should set up a Tongwen library. They have been outside for many years and have seen many things. Since they all say so, the court must listen. Now the regulations have been set. Yes, the foreign teachers are also hired, so you can’t say that it doesn’t matter, teach foreigners to make fun of our big country, and do things like children playing around. Don’t you think so?” Woren couldn't say "no", so he had to agree: "Yes!" But then he made a statement, "However, the minister's energy is weak, and he is really powerless to walk in the prime minister's office." "This is indeed the truth." The Empress Dowager Ci'an couldn't bear it, she wanted to help him, but she didn't dare to insist, she looked at the Empress Dowager Cixi, then looked at Prince Gong and asked, "Sixth Master, what do you think? " "Talk to the empress dowager," King Gong replied slowly, "this is to take advantage of Woren's old age, to advocate for the younger generation, and to show a wholehearted, hard-working look. Woren is an important minister of the court, the prime minister's office Naturally, Wo Ren will not be troubled by the daily affairs of the country, and there is no need to constantly enter the straight line. It is just that when it is necessary to resolve major doubts and make major strategies in foreign affairs, Wo Ren, who is mature and country-seeking, has to say a word or two. Unless Wo Ren I feel that there shouldn’t be a Prime Minister’s Yamen at all, otherwise, I don’t have to resign from this job at all!” These words were too crowded for Wo Ren to defend, and the Empress Dowager Ci'an was even more unable to praise her. The Empress Dowager Cixi asked, "Woren, did you hear what Prince Gong said?" "Yes!" Woren agreed very aggrieved. "I don't think you need to be stubborn anymore! This incident has caused enough trouble." The Empress Dowager Cixi said again: "You are a person who was especially appreciated by the late emperor. You must be considerate of the court's difficulties!" Woren only said it was right, knelt down and withdrew.Walking into the courtyard of the Hall of Mental Cultivation and letting the south wind blow, it occurred to him that just now, he had personally agreed to accept the order in front of the Empress Dowagers of the two palaces. Isn't it worse to meet than not to meet?If you don't see the two palaces, you can continue to resign, but now you have nothing to say! I felt so regretful about this thought that my footsteps became soft, but fortunately the road was not far away, I entered the Yuehua Gate and walked slowly back to the Maoqin Hall.At this time, it happened to be the moment when the emperor returned to the palace for a meal and rest, Maoqin Hall was also having dinner, there was a table in front, and there was a vacant seat waiting for him, Weng Tonghe was waiting for him with an empty stomach.Xu Tong became a vegetarian twice in three days, and went home to eat vegetarian food after speaking for the emperor. Wo Ren really couldn't eat it, but in order to show that despite being rebellious, he did not change his usual energy-raising skills, and finished two bowls of rice as usual.Seeing how hard he was to eat, Weng Tonghe knew that the result of "face-to-face" was unsatisfactory, so he refused to ask. On the contrary, Wo Ren himself told him: "King Gong only squeezes me with words!" "Oh," Weng Tonghe asked in a low voice, "what did he say?" Wo Ren couldn't repeat what Prince Gong said, only he could feel the feeling of being excluded. After thinking for a long time, he couldn't answer what he said, so he just shook his head and remained silent. This is also "unspoken".Weng Tonghe felt a lot, and also felt sad. He was really discouraged when he talked about Woren's appearance in speaking of Confucianism!Cheng, Zhu, Lu, and Wang all have a group of close disciples, guarding the sect, while Woren lectures on Confucianism as a loner. Encourage him to go into battle, and when he sees King Gong's fierce and indomitable aura, Wo Ren will be at a disadvantage, and they all hide by the side to watch jokes.If around Woren, there were one or two people from Yuanyou and Donglin who had already gone to Shushu to apply for rescue, how could they make Woren fall into such a dilemma? It seems that party feathers are still important!But lectures are just a facade, and power must be necessary to consolidate party members.If Woren was on the military plane today, I am afraid that the Tongwenguan case would have been opposed long ago.Weng Tonghe was pondering in this way, when Sura came to report: "The emperor has left the palace." So Woren, Weng Tonghe and those "experts" hurried back to Hongde Hall.For the homework after dinner, Woren should first give a lecture on "Shangshu".The emperor was reciting, and Wo Ren was thinking about something, feeling it, tears streaming down his face unconsciously. The little emperor had never seen that minister look like this, and even the eunuchs and court ladies sometimes cried when they were blamed, and when they saw him, they quickly wiped away their tears and smiled, so they were terrified for a while, and their faces turned pale with fright, and they just stammered Shouted, "What's the matter, what's the matter?" With this shout, Weng Tonghe hurried in, not knowing how to answer for a moment, and of course Woren himself noticed it, wiped his tears with his sleeve, stood up, and cried, "Your disgrace!" "What is Master Wo doing?" The little emperor got off his seat, pointed at Woren and asked Weng Tonghe. "It's a momentary feeling, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter! Please return to the throne, Your Majesty." "Then, then...," the little emperor squinted at Woren and said, "Let Master Wo rest!" "Yes!" Weng Tonghe winked at Woren, signaling him to obey the order and kneel down. Wo Ren retreated, but the little emperor seemed to be deeply stimulated, his expression was green and red, and he never smiled. Back in the palace, the empress dowagers of the two palaces saw that his expression was different, so they naturally wanted to ask, and the little emperor answered truthfully.The Empress Dowager Cixi was quite surprised, but also deeply unhappy, looked at the Empress Dowager Ci'an and asked, "Where did you wrong him?" The Empress Dowager Ci'an understood Wo Ren's psychology better, "He has something in his heart, but he can't say it."well! "She shook her head, not knowing what to say. "This group of pedantic masters is really difficult to deal with." The Empress Dowager Cixi still had a lot of criticisms of Woren, but since he was the first nominated by the Empress Dowager Ci'an, she forbears it now. Of course, the queen mother can also see that she doesn't pay much attention to the dispute between the old and the new. She just thinks that the ministers have disagreements, and it is not a good thing to make a mess like this.I met him today, I thought that Wo Ren had already understood the difficulties of the court and would help Prince Gong, but now I heard that he felt wronged and even shed tears. I am afraid that he is still unwilling to go to the prime minister's office. in trouble. The Empress Dowager Ci'an saw it very accurately, and Wo Ren was indeed unwilling to go to the Prime Minister's Office to be on business.From the perspective of moralists, all the actions of this yamen are "using barbarians to change Xia", which is deviant, so Wo Ren believes that as long as he steps into this yamen, he will smash his own golden signboard and become a false Taoism.Zhang Jing from the prime minister's yamen came several times, urging him to ask, "Zhongtang will come to the yamen that day, so I can serve you early." It became much whiter again. It turned out that he was still somewhat reluctant to bear the honor of Wenyuange University scholar, since he used the Book of Changes to find a hexagram, and the hexagram showed that his position was not good, so he decided to ask for it, but he also knew that it would not be easy to ask for it now. If you go on all errands, you will become a threat and you will be severely punished.In this way, we have no choice but to use the heart of martyrdom to practice bitterness. The opportunity is very good, there is a place that is most suitable, and the day of Taimiao Shixiang is coming.There are four times a year in the Taimiao Temple, and the Meng Xia Festival is set on the first day of April. Fresh vegetables and fruits such as cherries, eggplants, and chicks are recommended to the ancestors.The day before the date, the emperor came to Shangxiang in person, and Wo Ren, as a bachelor, was going to stand on duty as usual. He was awarded the "Forbidden City Horseback Riding", which is called horseback riding, but he can actually ride a sedan chair, and today he really rode a horse.This horse was brought back by him from Fengtian. The horse is like its owner, and it behaves well and never makes trouble.Woren deliberately wanted to cause trouble, and when the emperor returned to Hongde Hall after burning incense, he asked his servants to help him get on the horse. After walking a few steps, he swayed and fell off the horse. , is martyrdom, not falling to death, it is a bitter trick, you don't have to go to the Zongli Yamen to go to work. There were so many people around, so he couldn't be allowed to crash to death, so the attendants hurried forward to help him, King Chun was not far away, rushed over and asked, "Old Gen! What's the matter with you?" "Very dizzy!" he said, holding his head. "Hey! You shouldn't be riding a horse." King Chun ordered Lan Ling's guards who followed him: "Hurry up and find a chair and sedan chair and send Wu Zhongtang back." So he borrowed a chair and sedan chair from Prince Li Shiduo and sent Wo Ren home.This made the little emperor cheaper, and Wu Ren could not explain the "Shangshu" for him, which saved him from suffering.