Chapter 59 Jade Seat Bead Curtain (17-2)

"Emperor Niang!" the emperor said without any scruples, "I just passed a difficult time, and I'm doing pretty well." The news of An Dehai was quietly told by Xiao Li to Yuzi when he came to ask for food before dinner, and Yuzi quietly played back to Empress Dowager Ci'an.She was both happy and worried, but she was worried that the emperor would not explain things well to Empress Dowager Cixi.Listening to what he said now, it is natural to understand.But apart from relief, there was also dissatisfaction, only because the emperor was a little carried away, so he said in a reproachful voice: "What difficulties are not difficult! If there is a little thing, I can't calm down."

Even if the Empress Dowager Ci'an reprimanded her, she always had a smile on her face that couldn't be concealed, so the emperor was not afraid at all. He sat down on her lap with a small stool and said to himself: "It will be delivered to Jinan tomorrow night." "What?" Yuzi said vaguely, and the Empress Dowager Ci'an understood at this time: "Great love is written by Ding Baozhen? I thought it was played by Zeng Guofan!" "Zeng Guofan is timid and afraid of things. Ding Baozhen is good. In the future..." "In the future!" The Empress Dowager Ci'an interrupted him, and said earnestly, "I will talk about the future when you are alone in charge, and just keep it in my heart for now."

The emperor nodded deeply and was taught by the Empress Dowager Ci'an.Then, in a low voice, he recounted the process of summoning Prince Gong and Junji, and going to see Empress Dowager Cixi. One spoke eloquently and the other listened with gusto. Both mother and son forgot the time, but Xiao Li was in a hurry.Because once the key is opened at the palace gate, you have to go to the respect room to ask for the key. This time you have to write down the diary file, and the Empress Dowager Cixi has to "read the file" every three or five days. When she finds this record, she will think a lot in her heart. , What I think must be a way to control the emperor, and everyone will have no peace.

In the end, I still have to rely on Yuzi, "If you have something to say, save it for tomorrow!" She found a gap to interject, "Long live is also tired today." Only now did Empress Dowager Ci'an realize, "Hey!" She was slightly startled, "I'm getting up soon. Go back and sleep well!" The emperor was still reluctant to part with him, and couldn't stand the passing of the sedan chair and the lamp holder, so he forced the emperor out of the Changchun Palace. Halfway through the soft sedan chair, I saw several eunuchs hiding aside, waiting for the imperial driver to go first. They were carrying bedding, hair comb boxes, and other things used by women. The emperor couldn't help but wondered, and immediately asked: "What is this for?"

"The slave went to inquire about the back-and-forth performance. It's getting late. Please go back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation first." After speaking, Xiao Li hurried away. It's just that the emperor just returned to the palace, and Xiao Li arrived after following him.One could tell that he looked depressed.This day, Xiao Li was very favored, so the emperor asked with concern: "What's wrong with you? You're crying!" This reminded Xiao Li, and quickly squeezed a smile on his face: "The slave is nothing!" He refused to admit it, so forget it, the emperor just asked: "What happened just now?"

"Yes..." Xiao Li said with great difficulty, "I'm moving things for Qing'er." "Oh," the emperor thought he understood, "it must have driven Qing'er away." "No," Xiao Li replied dumbly, "I'm executed!" The emperor was shocked: "Really?" "Who dares to disobey the order of the Holy Mother and Empress Dowager?" The emperor didn't make a sound, and was very unhappy.Qing'er is a good girl, but she is a bit arrogant because of her status as a big brother.The emperor didn't believe that the Empress Dowager Cixi was willing to do such a tricky thing. The eunuch in charge must have mistrusted her angry words, and it was really "killing to death".If he had known this earlier, he would have tried to save Qing'er even if he was scolded again.

Turning around and seeing Xiao Li's expression, he felt more and more apologetic.Where did his depression come from?At this time, he naturally understood that Xiao Li had always liked Qing'er, so he should rescue Qing'er not for her own sake, but for Xiao Li's. It's too late now, the emperor slightly stamped his feet: "Oh! It's just because I didn't say a word at that time." Xiao Li understood what he meant. He didn't know whether it was gratitude, regret, or resentment. On the contrary, the happy event of An Dehai's death penalty became less exciting because of this accident.

But the perception of the outer court is completely different.Ever since An Dehai found out about the house raid, many people applauded and applauded.Of course, some people went to inquire about the news, but even Zhang Jing, the military aircraft, did not know the inside story. "It was drafted by Bao Zhongtang himself. Zongxian Shen and Master Li helped to divide and distribute it immediately. I don't know what's in it?" Zongxian Shen is Shen Guifen, who has been promoted to the censor of Zuodu at this time. Zhang Jing's answer from the military plane made the case more mysterious, and the more people spied on it.In the afternoon of the second day, the officials walking in the inner court, apart from the military plane Zhangjing, the other three places with the best information: Hongde Hall, South Study Room, and Upper Study Room, were quite clear about the case.Thus, the topic shifted from An Dehai to Ding Baozhen.

Some said that Ding Baozhen had a strong personality, and that An Dehai would be unlucky to meet him; Named.Although Ding Baozhen was an incorruptible official, like Shen Baozhen, he embellished the Hanlin in Beijing, so this time he won warm praise from Qing Yi. It's over. However, Ding Baozhen in Jinan is anxious.The memorial on the second day of August, counting the days, the difference should have come back, but it hasn’t arrived so far, could it be that something has changed?Among all the changes, the most important thing to guard against is that the Empress Dowager Cixi may admit this matter, and An Dehai's identity has changed from ambiguous to clear, and things will be tricky.

Because some of An Dehai's subordinates in Tai'an County had already been escorted to Jinan at this time, Ding Baozhen personally interrogated Mrs. Anbang and cross-examined him in many ways. Robe" is just a topic, and the actual task is just like the meaning shown in the guise of "three-legged black".In addition, it is necessary to go to the south of the Yangtze River to interview the prices, which will be used as the basis for the future preparation and review of wedding items. From this point of view, the Empress Dowager Cixi may ratify the incident, and when the fake imperial envoy becomes a real imperial envoy, if she wants to kill An Dehai, the crime will be serious.For this reason, Ding Baozhen has been restless, waiting for the decree, just like looking forward to the clouds in a severe drought.

Fubiao Zhongjun Xu Cheng had already prepared, knowing that the operation would be performed as soon as the emperor's order arrived, so he sent soldiers to wait in the Licheng County Yamen and the governor's Yamen in advance.At night, outside the gate of Fushu, lanterns and torches shine like daylight. In the official hall, Pan Ji, the prefect of Jinan Prefecture, and the magistrate of Licheng County were all dressed up and waiting on him.The bell has already struck ten times, just when the servants were sleepy and wanted to order the attendants to spread out the quilt on the kang bed, and when they were about to lie down for a while, they heard the Luan bell ringing loudly, from far to near, so all of them were refreshed. Everyone's servants ran out without waiting for the master's order, and found out that the post horse in Beijing had arrived. Sure enough, it was a special messenger from the Ministry of War who arrived at Xingye.Xu Cheng followed up in person, and asked if it was "600 miles to step up", so needless to say, it must be the edict of this case, and then he went to the signing room to inform Ding Baozhen in person. Ding Baozhen never imagined that the imperial court's handling would be so swift!While hesitating and complacent, he actually looked grateful, and couldn't help but excitedly said to his subordinates: "The true sage is arbitrarily admirable, and his admiration is inexplicable." "Yes! It can be seen that the imperial court relies heavily on your lord." Pan Yu took the opportunity to flatter, and then instructed: "How to follow the order? Please give me your orders, and Si Li is ready." "The decree is very clear. Immediately go to court, confirm the identification, and then rectify the Fa. I will do it at this moment. I will pray and repeat it at dawn." "Yes!" Pan Cui turned to the magistrate of Licheng County, cupped his hands and said, "Your County, work hard!" The county magistrate in Licheng County, under orders, hurried back to the yamen, and passed the punishment room book office to explain the matter.It's easy to interrogate, but "going out on a red mission" in the middle of the night is a rare thing, so I can't help but feel a little at a loss. "what happened?" "I'm going on a business trip in the middle of the night, I'm afraid the 'guides' are missing..." "Hey!" the county magistrate interrupted him, "Who will show the guide in the middle of the night? If you want to show up, you must also send out the guide from the Futai. You just need to find the executioner to serve the execution ground." This is easy to handle. While sending someone to notify the executioner, the criminal room book office personally went to the pawn in charge of the prison, commonly known as the "Four Masters", and went through the procedures for picking up the prisoners. Huang Shikui brought it up together. "What's the matter?" An Dehai's expression turned blue and yellow, "Are you still asking questions in the middle of the night?" "I heard that the imperial decree has arrived." The secretary of the punishment room told him so. "Oh!" An Dehai asked anxiously, "How should I say it?" "I heard that you will be sent to Beijing overnight." "How?" An Dehai proudly said, "I knew it, it must be like this." He was never tied up for An Dehai, and the pawns politely led him out of the side gate of the county government office. There were already two cars and a team of soldiers from the Fubiao Sect waiting. "Where are you going?" An Dehai asked. "Go to the Governor's Yamen first, Master Ding has something to say." Escorted by soldiers and escorted by pawns, when they arrived at the governor's yamen, the lights inside and outside were brightly lit, and An Dehai's expression changed again, but he seemed unwilling to show weakness, and walked straight in with his head held high. After explaining heavily, I led it all the way to the West Flower Hall.On the kang bed in the hall, there is Pan Ji, who sits on the top, and Xu Cheng, the Chinese army in Fubiao, on the bottom.In and out of the hall, except for the sound of Pan Qi "pululu" smoking a hookah, there was no commotion.Chen Yuxiang and Li Ping'an's expressions changed drastically, and they trembled all over, but An Dehai was still rebellious, and softly reprimanded his companion: "Don't be so scary!" Before he could finish his sentence, the curtain opened, and then someone pushed hard behind him, and An Dehai staggered and fell in, and another person took advantage of the momentum to press his shoulder, and he couldn't help but kneel down. Kneeling but struggling to get up again, the man pressed it again and at the same time began to reprimand him: "It's good to kneel!" This time, the fear in An Dehai's eyes was clearly visible, he looked around frantically, not knowing what to look at. "What's your name?" Pan Qi asked slowly. "I..., my name is An Dehai." "Is it the eunuch from Beijing, An Dehai?" "Yes!" An Dehai kept blinking, as if he was very confused. "Bring up those three people!" Pan Cui ordered. Chen Yuxiang, Li Pingan, and Huang Shikui didn't dare to act like An Dehai did. Once they entered the flower hall, they all fell to the ground obediently, answering any questions they had, giving their names and identities one by one. "Did you leave Beijing with An Dehai?" "Yes." The three answered in unison. "Is that him?" Pan Cui pointed to An Dehai and asked. "Yes, that's him." "Okay! Take them down." When the three people were taken away, Pan Qi glanced at Xu Cheng, turned his face down, and said in a very calm tone: "An Dehai! I received a secret decree tonight, I will take you to face the Fa on the spot, and the execution will be carried out right now. I want to tell you clearly, so that you will not be a fool when you die!" At the end of the speech, An Dehai shook like chaff, "Master Pan," He shouted with great difficulty, "I have something to say...." "It's late!" Pan Qi waved his hand vigorously: "There is no need for interrogation according to the decree. If you are identified, you will be punished. Unless you are not An Dehai, if you are An Dehai, you will die. Pull it down!" When someone came to pull him, An Dehai was paralyzed on the ground, but he was tied up as usual. Pan Kui personally approved the beheading bid, and went out of the Yamen through the west gate of the fold office, and escorted him to the execution ground. finished. The common people in Jinan Prefecture were asleep, only to hear the trumpet blowing, and when they got up the next day, they heard that a eunuch had been killed, and ran to the street, only to find out that notices were posted in the downtown area and at the gate of the city. The one who killed was the ostentatious and extravagant An Dehai.People with more good deeds rushed to the execution ground, but saw that An Dehai's body had not yet been coffined, and was covered with a reed mat on the bed, so he walked over and raised the mat to look around, but he didn't look at his upper body and his lower body, meaning he wanted to see how the eunuch was. How to be different.Of course, they were disappointed, nothing could be seen outside the trousers. The Empress Dowager Cixi in Beijing, since An Dehai's life was already at risk, she had nothing to spare, and thought that it would be better to take this opportunity to act vigorously, so as to gain a reputation as a wise man.Therefore, when Ding Baozhen arrived in Beijing for the second memorial, he summoned the military plane and instructed in person that besides Chen Yuxiang and Li Pingan, several eunuchs should hand over to Ding Baozhen to investigate the execution together.Exactly how Huang Shikui pretends to be must be investigated and dealt with. Then, he specially summoned the ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and blamed them for not strictly restraining the eunuchs.So King Gong accepted the decree, and drafted the decree according to the righteous words spoken by the Empress Dowager Cixi.State the facts in the front, and state the attitude in the back: "I inherited the family law from the court, and the eunuch temple was rectified. Anyone who committed a crime must be punished. The discipline is extremely strict. Whenever someone is ostentatious and troublesome, he will be punished immediately. It is the eunuch An Dehai who dares to act so boldly. The crime deserves it. After this severe punishment, all the eunuchs should be more aware and fearful. They will still be in charge of the Minister of Internal Affairs and strictly discipline the eunuchs in charge. Afterwards, the eunuchs in charge will be strictly restrained so that everyone can be diligent and cautious in their duties. Those who keep their duty and go out to cause trouble, in addition to punishing the criminal as usual, must also punish the eunuch in charge. He also issued an order to all governors in the province to strictly control his subordinates. If you have not violated the law, you will be locked up immediately, and you will be punished, and you will not be lenient." Officials in central Beijing all praised Shengming, and those who knew in advance that this would happen, in retrospect, were all deeply surprised by the happy ending. Of course, Ding Baozhen was the most proud. He was ordered to "strangle" the five eunuchs first.Then the bodyguards hired by Huang Shikui, Tian'er, and Tongzhou were found out, pretending to be former station officials, and conscripting mules and horses. They were charged with "helping their colleagues to show off and intimidate the residents", and they asked to show the "Wang Ming Banner" on the spot. Fa-rectification.The rest of An Dehai's family members, as well as those irrelevant entourages, pinched and beat them. After the punishment, they made a statement list and asked for punishment. In addition to criminals, there are luggage.The boxes and cages of clothes were compiled into five fonts of "Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth", a total of 39 pieces, together with the animals and vehicles confiscated, sent two alternate prefectures and counties with banner registration to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.After a whole month of busy work, Ding Baozhen finally settled this big case. It's time for the Ministry of Internal Affairs to be busy.The Empress Dowager Cixi and the emperor paid great attention to the relics of An Dehai and the five eunuchs who "run away from Beijing privately", especially the "Jin" box, which contained precious jewels, so the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not dare to neglect. Hand in unopened.Open it up and look, a lot of things seem familiar.It was originally stolen from the palace, but there is no question at this time, so it will not be sent back to the original owner.The Empress Dowager Cixi picked out some fine products herself, and distributed the rest to her concubines.Of course, the emperor also took a lot, and rewarded Xiao Li, Zhang Wenliang and others as rewards. Some people get unexpected blessings, and some people suffer unexpected disasters.Those bodyguards in Tongzhou can be said to be self-inflicted, but others are really innocent. The first is the monk Yanwen from Tianjin, and the second is An Dehai’s wife Ma Shi, who was bought with money. They were all exiled to Heilongjiang "Slaves to armored men". Finally, it was Wang Tianfu who looked after An Dehai's house.Empress Dowager Cixi suddenly thought of it one day, thinking that this person should not be spared lightly, and ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to hand him over to the Ministry of Punishment for execution. ※ ※ ※ Zeng Guofan, who was near Jinan, was the first to see the edict sent to the provinces, and he really heard it.Zeng Guofan has to do everything by himself. In addition to writing and reading, he also has to play a game of Go, which seriously hurts his eyesight. His right eye has reached the point where he can't distinguish objects. , All friends read to him. Thinking of Ding Baozhen's capture of An Dehai and his decree to rectify Ming's decree, Zeng Guofan was moved, and opened his eyes, "Zhihuang is really a hero!" He said, "After hearing this news, I seem to be impressed Go away." "I didn't care about this." His friend Xue Fucheng said. Zeng Guofan remembered.In April of this year, Xue Fucheng was invited to Baoding and passed by Jinan. Because his younger brother was in Ding Baozhen's shogunate, he stayed there for half a month. It is said that if he passes through Shandong, he will not be spared.Xue Fucheng once told him this. "Although I care about it, it is still commendable. In comparison, I should be ashamed." Zeng Guofan has already blamed himself, so it is inconvenient for the fans to talk about this matter.Then I read other official documents, and then I read letters from various places.The first one was sent by Li Hongzhang from Kuizhou. Someone read a copy by Wu Tang, the governor of Sichuan, and said that he was corrupt and arrogant, which was well-founded.Due to the relationship with Empress Dowager Cixi, Prince Gong couldn't be serious, but he had to do it. After several considerations, he asked Li Hongzhang, the governor of Huguang, to investigate and deal with it nearby. Because Li Hongzhang is the best official, he must understand the secrets and will help Wu Tang to resolve the matter. Small, trivial things are nothing, and Hubei relies on Sichuan to provide relief with salt, with millions of silver every year. In terms of "public friendship", Li Hongzhang had to cover it up for Wu Tang. Since it took four or five months to go back and forth, Li Hongzhang was ordered to "take the printing out of the province". Wherever the boat and car went, it was the administrative office of the governor of Huguang, and there was still a whole class of staff handling the documents for him.This letter to Zeng Guofan, apart from greetings, was an explanation for Wu Tang.After reading a paragraph, Zeng Guofan waved his hand to indicate a pause. He wanted to distinguish the meaning of Li Hongzhang's words first. Normally, these letters are not easy for Muyou to see, and Li Hongzhang's implication is only felt in his heart by himself.Now that it has been made public, we might as well talk about it further, so he called Xue Fucheng's number and asked: "Shu Yun! Shaoquan seems to have a plan before he arrives in Chengdu. From your point of view, why did he tell me what he said first?" "This is also the meaning of respecting the master. And..." Xue Fucheng said with a wry smile, "Your Excellency is well aware of the young master's affairs, so why bother to ask?" Zeng Guofan nodded, thinking in his heart that Li Hongzhang often had things he refused to say, and he was good at taking advantage of others. The meaning of this letter was to defend Wu Tang first, and to pave the way for him to excuse Wu Tang in the future.There is no rush on this matter, let's talk about it later. "Please read on." He said, "I wonder if he went to see Chun Ting?" Bao Chao was from Kuizhou, and he had built a huge mansion and recuperated at home for two years. Naturally, Li Hongzhang had no reason not to meet him. "The following is Tan Chunting," Xue Fucheng looked at the letter and smiled, "Chun Ting intends to come back, Sir, what do you think Chun Ting wants to do?" Zeng Guofan pondered for a while and asked, "Could it be that you want to open a mansion?" "Mr. Jue really knows people!" Xue Fucheng said with a smile, "It's unbelievable that Shuai Ting wants to be the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou." This is indeed somewhat unbelievable.The appointment of Han people in frontiers has always been not as strict as the ministers in terms of qualifications. Usually, they are required to be promoted to two lists, and the two ministries of officials and rites must be of Hanlin background. Arts and sciences, can't do it.Liu Yuezhao, the current governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, is a fellow villager of Zeng Guofan. He started his career with military exploits, and his achievements are mostly in Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou.As for Bao Chao, except for his own name, he could barely read any words, so it would be too much for him to want to be governor. It's just that Zeng Guofan has deep cultivation, is loyal, and Bao Chao is his "loved general", so he refuses to show a little sneer. "This is nothing more than wanting to see it for ourselves." Chia!" Apart from being commendable, it is ridiculous and pitiful!Xue Fucheng knew that Zeng Guofan didn't like to listen to harsh words, so he just smiled and continued to read Li Hongzhang's letter. The letter talked about the teaching case in Youyang Prefecture, Sichuan, and ordered Li Hongzhang to investigate it nearby. There was hope for a peaceful settlement. He specially told Zeng Guofan that he expected the "teacher" to support him.Zeng Guofan is a university scholar who is also a direct governor, an important minister of the country, and is close to Gyeonggi. When the court encounters major political affairs, he often consults his opinions. answered. After listening to the letter, Zeng Guofan said with emotion: "Westernization is not difficult, the difficulty lies in making teaching plans, and the teaching plans are not difficult, but the difficulty lies in too many opinions from one's own people." This is already an implicit statement. The words "too many opinions" really refer to the big class of Woren, who knows that there are Taoist teachers from abroad outside of China. It doesn't matter if they are true Taoists. Ban hears the word "foreign" and will cover his ears and walk away quickly.Xue Fucheng and his colleagues in Zeng Guofan's shogunate were mostly well-informed. At this time, Zeng Guofan's emotion caused a lengthy discussion. The origin of the teaching plan has not been a day.In the early years of Kangxi, Catholicism flourished for a while. This was because the grandmother of the Holy Patriarch, Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, believed in Catholicism. Her "Godfather" was a German named Tang Ruowang. Recommend to serve in the Hanlin Academy.The solar eclipse at the beginning of May in the second year of Chongzhen, using the "Datong Calendar" and "Hijli Calendar" to calculate the time was not accurate. Only Xu Guang used the Western method to calculate the time, as expected, so he specially opened the "Calendar Bureau" to revise the new calendar. Tang Ruowang participated in the work.He can also repair "firearms", so in the first month of the 17th year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng approached the capital, and his assistant minister Li Tingtai supervised the division to suppress the bandits, and specially brought Tang Ruowang into the army to handle guns. After entering the Qing Dynasty, Tang Ruowang served as an official while preaching, and what he did was the Qintian Supervisor who was in charge of astronomy and calendar.The empress dowager Xiaozhuang and the grandparents and their sons trusted him very much. The reason why the holy ancestor was able to reserve the throne was because Tang Ruowang said that he had had smallpox and was safe.In the eighteenth year of Shunzhi, Shizu passed away due to acne, which made Tang Ruowang more prescient.Therefore, the holy ancestor also respected and trusted him very much, he revised the calendar, advocated the calculation of heaven, and the emperor personally advocated it.This is why Catholicism can prevail in China. It's wrong when Sejong ascends the throne!Man Bao, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, first issued an edict in the first year of Yongzheng, saying, "Catholic churches are set up in various provinces, and evil religions are practiced sideways. What is heard and seen is gradually confused, and people's hearts are gradually incited. Please send Westerners from all provinces, except those who have been sent to Beijing, to resettle in Macao." . The Catholic Church was changed to a public house.Anyone who strays into his teaching will be strictly prohibited. " Sejong approved Manbao's petition, gave him half a year to move, and ordered local officials along the way to take care of them.This is all because the Holy Ancestor passed away not long ago, and he was extraordinarily generous with his body and heart.In the third year of Yongzheng, joining the "Western religion" was strictly prohibited. This prohibition was not lifted until 120 years later. The Opium War in the 19th year of Daoguang was won first and then lost. As a result, the "Jiangning Treaty" was signed to pay indemnities and cede territory, and the "five ports of trade" were opened in Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Ningbo, and Shanghai. The governor is also a manager, and the official title conferred by him is called "Minister of Nanyang Commerce and Industry". The British focused on doing business, while the French focused on missionary work.In the twenty-fourth year of Daoguang, on a French warship in Huangpu, a thirty-five-article "Sino-French Commercial Treaty" was signed.Then, the French minister Clerney made representations to Qiying, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, requesting the cancellation of Yongzheng's three-year ban.According to Qiying’s situation, the Ministry of Rites agreed to set up Catholic churches in the five trading seaports, but “it is not allowed to rape women and deceive patients’ eyes.” Foreign priests sometimes use knives when they treat people, so there are foreigners among the people. The legend of the eyes was also believed by the imperial court, so it was specially affirmed and restricted. Since then, the number of religious believers has gradually increased. This generation is called "religious people". The religious people only know God and do not worship their ancestors. "Forgetting one's origin" means rebellious ministers and thieves, and everyone can be punished. At the same time, there will inevitably be scoundrels among the religious people, relying on the influence of foreigners, oppressing the village, and increasing the hatred of the folk religion.There are endless "teaching plans" such as gang fights, killing priests and burning churches, and there is no local official who does not feel a headache when he hears the word "teaching plan". In the tenth year of Xianfeng, the British and French allied forces invaded the capital. Wen Zong fled to Rehe in a hurry and signed an alliance under the city. The Sino-French treaty signed by King Gong allowed the subjects of the Qing Dynasty to freely believe in religion. build a church.As a result, the more "teaching cases" there are, the imperial court is in great trouble with Hong Yang's heart, and it dare not provoke foreigners anymore. When encountering "teaching plans", the teaching people always have the upper hand.The people and religions are enmity, gradually becoming an inextricable trend.There are two incidents in Zunyi, Guizhou and Youyang, Sichuan, which have been delayed for so long that the French minister Luo Shuya couldn't bear it, and even claimed to be a "foreign minister" to report, and the Prime Minister's Office of State Affairs also delivered the "foreign minister" for him Memorial.The negotiation between the two countries has turned into an internal dispute. It seems that the ministries and courts have their own opinions.For this reason, Wen Xiang was angry with his illness, and for this reason, Shen Guifen was sent to walk in the "General Administration" to prevent Dong Xun from messing around again. All of Zeng Guofan's friends, discussing the teaching plan up to this point, all sighed.Dong Xun then talked about Chonghou—he was the "Minister of Trade for Three Ports" in the three northern trading ports newly opened in the ten years of Xianfeng: Tianjin, Niuzhuang, and Dengzhou. Westernization is just blindly flattering and pampering the foreigners.Everyone thinks this is not a good phenomenon, and one day something will happen because of the "too much deceit" of foreigners. "We can't blame the foreigners for the enmity between the people and the religion. The people's wisdom is not enlightened, and the misunderstanding is deepening. This is the hidden worry." Zeng Guofan then gave an example. Since he took office, several people have stopped the public to file a complaint, saying that a child was abducted for the church in Tianjin to "goug out his eyes and dissect his heart, pick raw materials and prepare medicines", pleading for justice. "This is something that the wild and vicious people can't bear to do. How can Western civilized countries have such cruel behavior? Logically speaking, it is absolutely nothing, but you can't tell the people clearly, so what can you do?" However, it is a fact that children continue to go missing in the Tianjin area. Zeng Guofan received the complaint and could not do anything other than strictly order the local officials to find the "kidnapper".Although there were many lawsuits accusing the "Charity Hall" outside the east gate of Tianjin and on the west bank of the canal for adopting orphans and abandoned babies with bad intentions, Zeng Guofan refused to believe it.I just have a plan, and when I have a chance, I will go and see for myself what is going on. This opportunity came quickly. In October of this year, I went out of the province to investigate the dredging project of the Yongding River. When I arrived in Tianjin, the governor went on a tour. Zeng Guofan went ashore and stayed at Shuixi Village of the Cha family, a great salt merchant in Changlu.After investigating the salt administration, reviewing the foreign gun team and the foreign gun team led by Chonghou, please check the prison lawsuit. This is something he is determined to do well after he takes office.I once personally wrote an article "Litigation Matters", and ordered all states and counties to clear the accumulated cases within a time limit. When encountering important cases, the province will review them in person. situation.In Tianjin, what he paid most attention to was suing the church for abducting children. Because the symptoms of blurred vision in his right eye were getting worse and worse, he still could only listen but could not see. After listening to the "face-to-face report" by Liu Jie, the magistrate of Tianjin County, he said: "There are more than 20 cases of abducting children. case, one case has not been solved, what is the reason? There is always an explanation, I would like to hear it." "I'm really ashamed to go back to the middle hall." Liu Jie said with a face full of panic, "The robbery case has been solved, but the abduction case can't be solved, and the low-level job is also very confusing. We have to strictly order the guards and step up the arrest. It's just that there is one layer Guan Yi, I have to go back to Mr. Chong, and Mr. Chong has repeatedly instructed to be cautious, so things will inevitably be difficult." "Oh, what's the problem? Tell me!" "If you kidnap a child, there will always be a solution. Boys are sold to those who run the country, and they use a whip to beat them all. They use them to collect money. Girls with beautiful features are sold to prostitutes, and they grow up to be good cash cows." Liu Jie emphasized his tone. Said: "The low-ranking staff sent people to investigate and visit secretly, but there is no such thing, so we have to go to Cirentang with suspicion." "That's right, Charity Hall!" Zeng Guofan paid attention, "I was just about to ask Charity Hall, isn't it a nursery hall?" "The Charity Hall is also a church. It has a very large scale. There are people who chant scriptures, people who read books, people who see a doctor, and there is also a nursery hall. Not all babies are accommodated. There are children aged five, six, seven or eight. Although it is a Good deeds, but it's not very human to spend money on good deeds." "'Spend money to buy good things to do', this phrase is so new, I can't figure it out." "It's like this. Whenever someone sends orphans and abandoned babies to the hall, the foreign nuns in the hall will give money as a reward. Please think about it in the hall. Regardless of the nursery hall or nursing home, if you send a person to the church, you must speak well before accepting them. Bo Shi Bo people, Yao and Shun are still sick, so foreign nuns buy good things to do, isn't it unreasonable?" "That's not entirely true." Zeng Guofan thought for a while and said, "You mean that the kidnapper abducted other people's children, and sent them to the Charity Hall as orphans or abandoned babies to receive rewards?" "Exactly!" Liu Jie replied, "I have discussed it with my friends countless times. After much deliberation, only Ci Ren Tang is a suspicious place. If I can search the hall, the truth may be revealed. But Mr. Chong... …” Although he didn't say anything further, Zeng Guofan knew in his heart that Chong Hou was afraid that this move would cause negotiations, so he forbade Liu Jie to do so. "It's inconvenient to search the hall. You send people to check outside the hall. If you encounter suspicious people, why not interrogate them?" Why didn't Liu Jie know how to do this?It's just that the number of people who enter and exit the Ci Ren Hall every day is unknown, once entering the hall, it becomes a restricted area, and if someone behaves suspiciously, if they want to interrogate them, they may not be able to.But if this is to be said truthfully, it becomes an argument with the "Zhongtang", so Liu Jie replied: "Yes, I have done this before. The only reason is that the servants are not effective, but there is no result. Work harder." For these unsolved cases, Liu Jie's supervision can only stop here.But at a higher level, Zeng Guofan had other plans.He wanted to go to the Charity Hall to take a look in person, because the people and religions are enmity, the crux of it is the people's misunderstanding of the church, where did the misunderstanding come from?You can't understand it unless you experience it yourself.Once you understand it, you can prescribe the right medicine and gradually eliminate it. He discussed this meaning with Chonghou, and Chonghou tried his best to dissuade him from this idea, thinking that in his capacity, it is not appropriate to lightly visit Western churches that were not allowed by the teachings of Yao, Shun, Confucius and Mencius, otherwise, there must be some officials who said, " Ministers are reckless and hurt the country's constitution", and they will participate in impeachment.Zeng Guofan has always been worried about slander and shy of ridicule, he thought about it well, and listened to Chonghou's persuasion. When he returned to Baoding, Zeng Guofan's eye disease became more and more serious due to the fatigue of travel and heavy business, and at the end of the year, unsatisfactory things came one after another.First, it was not good for Guizhou to suppress soldiers and bandits, so the court ordered Li Hongzhang to lead troops into Guizhou.Li Hongzhang was extremely unwilling. Since Guizhou was mountainous and inconvenient for horse teams to gallop, he had to "change horses into steps" and reorganize infantry battalions. Today, the ravages are longer and wider, and the source of salary is narrower and scarcer." They must first raise money and transport food as an excuse, and they have been reluctant to leave the province for a long time.Li Hongzhang would write to his "teacher" to complain about these disturbing things. Soon, Gansu's military affairs suffered another setback. Liu Songshan, a famous general of the old Hunan camp, was killed in Jinjibao.Fearing that Zuo Zongtang would not be able to support it, the court changed its mind and ordered Li Hongzhang to go to Shaanxi to aid in the suppression. This time Li Hongzhang became even more reluctant.The most troublesome thing for him was dealing with Zuo Zongtang, so he still made a fuss between "horse and infantry", saying that he had withdrawn the cavalry and changed it to an infantry camp, and now he was ordered to march west, and there was no horse around him, so how could he calm down the chaos? ?And Liu Mingchuan's cavalry, who are good at fighting, must be kept to defend Gyeonggi.Such an excuse to delay, hoping that the "teacher" will mediate from it, and the court can withdraw its order. However, what worries Zeng Guofan the most is the situation in Liangjiang.In the chaos of Kanping and the rapid retreat, Zeng Guofan's first move at that time was to abolish the Hunan Army.He felt that this matter was done very cleanly, but there are countless Hunan troops in Jiangning. When they were just laid off, they all had some property from the war in their hands, and Zeng Guofan hated the Hunan army going back to Hunan to ask for land. , so many settled in Jiangning.After a long time, sitting and eating mountains and empty mountains, it is inevitable that there will be bandits. However, the official Ma Xinyi values ​​​​local order the most. He has strict restrictions on stragglers and bandits. Ordinary bandits can be interrogated layer by layer as usual. , instructing "the government of the pipeline to rectify the law on the spot", which is clearly stated in the record. For this reason, the dismissed Hunan Army was very dissatisfied with Ma Xinyi.In their thinking, "Nine years of hard work and hundreds of cities", Jiangning's recovery and Hongyang's destruction are all credit to the Zeng family and the Hunan Army. As the governor of Zhili, the head of the border ministers, then the governor of Liangjiang should still be replaced by the leader of the Hunan Army. The most qualified and ideal candidate is naturally the "Nine Commanders".As a last resort, the next best thing is to let Li Hongzhang do it, which makes sense, because he has a deep relationship with the Hunan Army.Who knew that it would fall on Ma Xinyi, who had been an official in Anhui, where did this start? Ma Xinyi's treatment was too harsh, so the relationship between the old Hunan Army man in Jiangning and the governor who was born in Shandong and was in the sect was very bad, and people kept coming to complain to Zeng Guofan.Apart from consoling him, he didn't want to express anything, in fact, he couldn't express anything, since he had already left Liangjiang, it was not only unreasonable to ask about Liangjiang's affairs, but also violated the court's taboo.这一来，五中忧烦，右眼失明，而且得了个晕眩的毛病，唯有在黑头里闭目静卧，人才觉得舒服些。 于是，各方所荐的医生，纷至沓来，文祥荐了一名七世祖传的眼科，崇厚也荐了一名洋人来看。用药各异，但有个看法是相同的，曾国藩必须好好调养。因而在四月间，奏陈病状，请假一个月调理，期满又续假一个月。他的打算是，这样续假几次，便要奏请开缺，纵使不能无官一身轻，回湘乡安度余年，至少可以交出直隶总督的关防，回京去当大学士。位尊人闲，在昌明西学、作育人才上，好好下一番功夫，那才是自己的“相业”。