Chapter 62 Jade Seat Bead Curtain (19-1)

At this time, a strange event happened in Jiangning that had never happened since the founding of the Qing Dynasty: the governor of Liangjiang, Ma Xinyi, was assassinated.Ma Xinyi trained four battalions of new recruits in Jiangning. It was stipulated to practice twice a day, specializing in foreign guns, carrying guns, and spears, and reviewed them on the 25th of each month. The main thing was to watch the recruits shoot targets with foreign guns. Before the completion, the arrow path to the west of the Jiangning government office was temporarily borrowed.He was very serious about the "accuracy" of foreign guns used by recruits. Fortunately, he went out of the west side door of the department, which was the arrow path, and he came and went without any trouble, so he visited in person every time. school shooting.

On July 25, the review period was again due to rain, so it was delayed by one day.Early the next morning, as usual, Ma Xinyi walked back to the office as usual after finishing the reading at nine o'clock.Followed by Yu Jisan, the deputy general of the Chinese army who supervised the standard, Ye Hualong, the military inspector who sent the order for the governor, and two or three Ma Bian.Approaching the side door, I saw a middle-aged man shouting in the accent of Ma Xinyi's hometown, Shandong Heze: "Marshal!" Then he knelt down, holding a letter in both hands and holding it above his head.

Ma Xinyi knew this person, and immediately asked, "You haven't gone back yet?" "If you want to return to the Commander, you've run out of money. Today, I'm here to ask the Commander." "Didn't I give it to you twice?" Ma Xinyi looked quite impatient. "yes……." Just as the man was muttering, he didn't know what to say, another person on the right shouted loudly: "Marshal, avenge me!" Then he also knelt down.When Ma Xinyi looked back, the man suddenly took out a bright short knife from under the skirt of his clothes, held Ma Xinyi's arm with his left hand, and raised his right hand, and the knife was inserted into his right chest.

"It's stuck!" Ma Xinyi yelled, and then fell to the ground. So Yu Jisan, Ye Hualong and others rushed forward and grabbed the assassin and the Shandong man who had sued him, and at the same time carried Ma Xinyi back to the upper room, and called for a doctor for first aid. Such a big event immediately spread throughout the city, and everyone was astonished.So General Kuiyu, Acting Secretary Sun Yiyan, Standard Secretary Mei Qizhao, and Xuezheng Yin Zhaoyong rushed to the Superintendent's Office, only to see Ma Xinyi dying, unable to speak, and his two middle-aged concubines crying Crying loudly, kneeling in front of Kuiyu, she kept saying: "Please, general, avenge my master!"

Kuiyu knew that what he said was to ask him to arrest the culprit who instigated him.But Kuiyu himself was also afraid. From his point of view, the disbanded Hunan Army all seemed to be instigated by evildoers.You can't say this, because if you say it, you may even get a stab at him. Therefore, apart from good words of comfort, Kuiyu dared not say anything about his responsibilities, and only hoped to save Ma Xinyi's life.Reluctantly stabbed at the vital point, the group of doctors tied their hands and waited until noon the next day, when they finally passed away. At this time, the confessions of Sun Yunjin, the magistrate of Jiangning, and the county magistrates of Shangyuan and Jiangning, who interrogated the murderer, had also been submitted to Kuiyu.The murderer's name was Zhang Wenxiang, a native of Ruyang, Henan Province, who had served as Li Shixian's assistant general in the Hong Army.The confession was so bizarre, Kuiyu read it, but kept shaking his head, calling it "absurd".

"What's the reason for the vacancy?" Kuiyu asked the judge, Mei Qizhao, "How can such absurd confession be made?" "Yes!" Mei Qizhao frowned and said, "The person in charge has a vicious heart. He not only wants Ma Zhitai's life, but also destroys his reputation. Fortunately, the murderer is still under interrogation, so we have to Be vague first." So with the wording of "the reason for the assassination, the confession flashed", Feizhang entered the play, and the day he arrived in the capital was the second day of August. The governor has a lot of authority and a great dignified appearance, so he was stabbed at the place where the officers and soldiers were shooting. This is not only shocking, but also surprising to everyone.Therefore, there is no one who does not doubt that there is someone behind Zhang Wenxiang, but who is the leader and what is his purpose?But only a very few people can see a general idea, and Prince Gong is one of these few people.

The Empress Dowager Cixi is suffering from the loss of her mother, and her health is not very good, but she still looks forward to the court with all her strength.Prince Gong was afraid of frightening the empress dowagers of the two palaces, so he didn't dare to say more about the various illegal events of being laid off from the Hunan army and exiled in Liangjiang. He only severely interrogated the murderer Youxie Ma Xinyi, and talked about the vacancy of the governor of Liangjiang, thinking that Zeng Guofan must return to his post. Not for the stragglers in the town of Liangjiang, Zeng Guofan's return to office is also a good arrangement for public and private considerations.On public affairs, Zeng Guofan did not complete the Tianjin missionary case, but he was exhausted physically and mentally because of it, which greatly damaged his reputation. The court could not bear to blame, let alone transfer him, and send another person to preside over the peace negotiation. It is best to have this logical opportunity now but.In terms of private matters, Zeng Guofan returned to Liangjiang, and he was familiar with it, just in time to recuperate from his illness.Therefore, the empress dowagers of the two palaces played with the same voice.

So the governor of Zhili fell to Li Hongzhang.This is also a matter of course. On the one hand, he has "elite soldiers" to defend the capital, and on the other hand, he is also the number one expert in foreign affairs, which is just right for him to take over the tie that Zeng Guofan failed to achieve. This made it easier for Li Hongzhang's elder brother Li Hanzhang.Li Hongzhang was ordered to lead troops to assist Zuo Zongtang in his westward expedition. The imperial court specially appointed Zhejiang governor Li Hanzhang to act as the acting governor of Huguang to "guard his hometown" for him. Zeng Guofan's little fellow countryman is Zuo Zongtang's "direct descendant".Zhejiang was restored by Zuo Zongtang, and it has always been regarded as his "forbidden land". The successive governors Jiang Yili and Yang Changjun were all protected by Zuo Zongtang. The reward of these two people was to raise money for him in Zhejiang.When the military affairs in Shaanxi and Gansu are in a tight situation, any movement of Yang Changjun will affect the "cooperative payment" of the Western Expedition. Since Yang Changjun cannot be moved, Li Hanzhang cannot return to his post. Giving it to Huguang kills two birds with one stone.

The Li family is blessed with double happiness, but the Ma family's misfortunes never come singly.Apart from slandering Ma Xinyi, Zhang Wenxiang did not tell the truth about whether someone ordered the assassination.When the magistrates were interrogated, their attitude was rebellious. When the general Kuiyu interrogated him personally, he only said: "What's wrong with me excepting a rebel who leads to chaos for the world?" He moved from Wuchang to Caozhou Prefecture, Shandong Province in 1999, and has been handed down to Ma Xinyi for eighteen generations. He is an authentic native of Shandong, and has nothing to do with the Hui people in Shaanxi, Gansu, and Gansu. It can be seen that Zhang Wenxiang's words are completely slandered.

But after asking and asking, in the end there was an important sentence that was left out! "Raise soldiers for a thousand days, and use them in one dynasty." It can be seen that he is the murderer who was bought out, and he has conspired long ago.Because of this sentence, Sun Yiyan, the acting feudal chief who had been known by Ma Xinyi, insisted on torture, but the standard secretary Mei Qizhao and the three local officials of Jiangning Mansion, Shangyuan County, and Jiangning County dared not.They knew very well in their hearts that some people were eager to kill Zhang Wenxiang at this time, and if they were tortured, they might tamper with the prison and report the wanted criminal as "excessive punishment and death in prison". Who is responsible for this? I can't afford it either.

Zhang Wenxiang himself only has a bizarre fragment of his confession, but in Jiangning City, there are two kinds of legends with complete branches and leaves: one is that Ma Xinyi is related to the chaos in Shaanxi and Gansu; at the turn of.Of course, the latter legend is more sensational. The legendary Ma Xinyi was captured by the Nian army when he was acting magistrate in Hefei, Anhui, and Zhang Wenxiang was the one who captured him.But Zhang Wenxiang had a long-standing desire to do anything wrong, so he caught Ma Xinyi, and instead of reporting credit to Zhang Luoxing and others, the leader of the Nian Army, he paid him back and introduced him to two good friends, one named Cao Erhu and the other named Shi Jinbiao , the four people bowed their hands, and then quietly let Ma Xinyi go back, and told Futai that it was settled, and then came to pick them up and surrender. Things went very well, and Zhang, Cao, and Shi all pulled troops and joined the officials.Ma Xinyi was appointed by the superior to select the subordinates and set up two battalions. Because Ma Xinyi's name was Zhushan, it was called "Shanzi Camp", and his three brothers all became "sentinel officers".Ma Xinyi started his career with these two battalions, soared all the way, and was promoted to the Anhui Feudal Commander. Hong Yang was settled down, the army was disarmed, and the Shanzi camp was disbanded. Zhang, Cao, and Shi all followed Ma Xinyi to the vassal yamen to serve as errands.It is said that at this time, Ma Xinyi already looked down on friends in need. Therefore, when Cao Erhu was going to pick up his family, Zhang Wenxiang advised him to stay still, but Cao Erhu refused to listen, and took his wife out of his hometown to live in the feudal yamen.Now that I'm here, I have to meet Mrs. Ma. It just so happens that Ma Xinyi also came to the upper room. When he saw Cao Erhu's wife, he was astonished.Therefore, Ma Xinyi often sent Cao Erhu on business trips, and every time he went on a mission, there was always money to be made. Cao Erhu never tired of it, and Ma Xinyi also got his place. After a few days like this, the scandal spread quickly, and Zhang Wenxiang had to tell Cao Erhu. At first, he refused to believe it, but after inquiring secretly, he found out that it was true, and decided to kill his wife. Zhang Wenxiang persuaded him: "Killing the adulterer Xu Shuang, just killing his wife, it is too wrongful to pay for life according to the law. Why does a man have no wife? You just gave him your wife and preserved your friendship." Cao Erhu thought about it well, and found an opportunity to reveal his intentions slightly. Unexpectedly, Ma Xinyi was furious and denounced Cao Erhu for insulting the big bureaucrat.Cao Erhu came back and told Zhang Wenxiang that Zhang Wenxiang knew that he was about to die. After a while, Cao Erhu was ordered to go on a business trip again, this time to Shouzhou, Anhui, to lead the army.Zhang Wenxiang made an appointment with Shi Jinbiao to escort him in case there was any change in his departure.The journey was safe and sound, Cao Erhu still laughed at Zhang Wenxiang's suspicion, and Zhang Wenxiang himself felt at ease. So the next day, Cao Erhu went to the gate of the Zongbingyuan of Shouchun Town to submit a letter to handle affairs. While waiting for an audience, the Chinese military officer took a command arrow and a horse to arrest Cao Erhu, saying that he was a bandit.As soon as he was tied up, the commander-in-chief Xu Xuxu pretended to come out, not allowing Cao Erhu to argue, so he told him: "After Mr. Ma commissioned you to move, someone told you to go to Tong Nian. You are going to receive the arms and help the Nian bandits. There are already After the official document is issued, as soon as you arrive, you will immediately proceed with military law. You don’t need to say more.” Cao Erhu was killed, and Zhang Wenxiang cried a lot.He told Shi Jinbiao that he must avenge Cao Erhu.When Jin Biao looked embarrassed, Zhang Wenxiang accused him of being "not enough friends" and was willing to do things alone.So after collecting Cao Erhu's body for burial, Zhang and Shi broke up.In this legend, the only truth is that Shi Jinbiao was indeed a real person, and now he is serving as a general in Shanxi. The legendary Zhang Wenxiang was portrayed as a character in Shiji "Biography of Assassins".It is said that he forged two daggers out of fine steel, tempered them with poison, practiced his stabbing skills diligently every night after the people were quiet, folded up four or five layers of cowhide, and stabbed with the daggers. At first, his wrists were too weak to penetrate. , After two years like this, I have practiced five layers of cowhide, and I can pierce through it with one blade.The reason he did this was to assume that Yan Dong had a chance to strike, even if Ma Xinyi was wearing a heavy coat, it would not be difficult to kill him with one blow. Zhang Wenxiang has been secretly following Ma Xinyi for several years since he practiced such kung fu.I once met at Chenghuang Mountain in Hangzhou. Because the governor had too many guards, I couldn't do anything. Until now, I can only get my wish.It was also said that when Ma Xinyi was stabbed, he yelled "I'm stuck!" It was actually "I found it", which means that the enemy's road was narrow and he was finally found.Others said that when Ma Xinyi was assassinated, he saw that the murderer was Zhang Wenxiang and said: "It's you!" Then he told his left and right: "Don't make things difficult for him!" These legends are vivid and convincing, and even people with a clear mind cannot but believe them.Because, otherwise, there would be such a question: Zhang Wenxiang's stabbing horse, why?At the same time, those in the officialdom knew that Zhang Wenxiang didn't have any detailed statements, but they kept the secrets secret, and they were quite emotional about talking about it, which further encouraged the spread of these rumors, and soon even the capital knew about it. However, there are many people who are against the Ma family, but some are timid and dare not make trouble, and some have a long history with the Hunan Army, so it is inconvenient to come forward.Only Anhui governor Yinghan, as a banner man, is not involved in any faction. Because he has a close personal relationship with Ma Xinyi, he went up to the memorial. There is a message to Wang Shurui, who asked to "send more trusted ministers to investigate thoroughly". , Even the Empress Dowager Cixi became suspicious.So with a five-hundred-mile intensified edict, Zhang Zhiwan, the governor of water transportation, was appointed to "go to Jiangning, and together with Kuiyu, supervise all the officials and officials, try to put the criminal through trial, and make sure that the circumstances of the crime are accurately interrogated and reported." It will be handled tomorrow."This edict was just issued, and then issued a secret decree, saying, "This case is of great importance, and we must not keep the mind of turning the big into the small, and try to rush the matter." Zhang Zhiwan is a number one scholar and also a "head-kowtow bug". His unique and secret way to strengthen his body is to kowtow a few times before going to bed every day.He is also a "tumbler" because he has a deep understanding of Huang Lao's theory of using softness to overcome rigidity. At this time, he received the imperial order and panicked. If he followed the order to the end, he would definitely become Ma Xinyi's second.Sure enough, he received an indirect warning not long after, advising him not to be troublesome. This time, Zhang Zhiwan became more and more frightened, and kept delaying to go to Jiangning. Reluctantly urged by the imperial decree, Kuiyu wrote to Qingjiangpu again, urging the "imperial envoy" to go quickly, Zhang Zhiwan had to prepare to leave, and transferred all the elite of Caobiao to protect, dozens of official ships, went south again and again in the canal , He himself has been hiding in the cabin without showing his face. ※ ※ ※ It was late autumn, with red Polygonum and white apples, and the scenery on both sides of the canal was not bad. On this day, from the river into the river, Zhang Zhiwan was bored in the boat for a few days, and wanted to go ashore for a walk, and walked for a while. , suddenly felt anxious, and found a toilet nearby.Isolate in the wild, without any concealment, if encountering an assassin at this time, it would be a very dangerous thing, so General Cao Biao personally led two hundred soldiers, those with guns took guns, those with knives took knives, and the gang took the toilet surrounded.The people who were harvesting the rice were very surprised, wondering what happened there? I ran to inquire and found out that it was "Master Cao Shuai Zhang" who went to the toilet.So before Zhang Zhiwan arrived, his joke reached Jiangning first.As soon as Kuiyu met him, he made fun of him, "The governor of the world, Cao Shuai is the richest, and he has to send two hundred teams to guard all the fields." He called Zhang Zhiwan and said, "Ziqing, you are truly unprecedented. , there will be no successors!" Zhang Zhiwan could only respond with a wry smile, "Grand Yu," he said, "I came to the interrogation by order, and everything depends on it." "No, no!" Kuiyu shook his hands and said, "You are an imperial envoy specially sent to investigate this case, and of course everything is up to you." When two people meet, they shirk their responsibilities first, but they are related to each other, and no one can shirk it, so the only way to do it is to "help each other".That night, Kuiyu hosted a banquet for Zhang Zhiwan, accompanied by the acting feudal chief Sun Yiyan, standard chief Mei Qizhao, and alternate Taoist Yuan Baoqing.Sun Yiyan is also an Hanlin, one subject later than Zhang Zhiwan. His son is called Sun Yirang. Teacher, so Zhang Zhiwan looked at him differently. Yuan Baoqing is Yuan Jiasan's nephew, he, Sun Yiyan and Ma Xinyi both have a sense of knowing each other.Especially Yuan Baoqing, who was appointed as the general office of the battalion affairs department, was quite strict in arresting stragglers and rogues on weekdays, so he was even more worried about bringing Ma Xinyi's death.During the banquet, Sun Yiyan and Sun Yiyan strongly advocated the punishment of Zhang Wenxiang, and they would not give up until the person in charge was chased out. Zhang Zhiwan insisted on his purpose, he only listened but didn't talk, Wei Wei perfunctory, after the banquet was over, Kuiyu kept him and his nephew Mei Qizhao, and then he talked about the business. "The words of Mr. Sun and Yuan must not be listened to." Mei Qizhao said, "They disregarded the situation in order to repay their personal favors, and they inevitably caused chaos. They stay behind closed doors, that's how Yuan Duchen's family is." Yuan Duchen was Yuan Baoqing. Zhang Zhiwan took a breath: "According to this, Jiangning is actually a dangerous city!" "It's about the same." Kuiyu replied, "But Prime Minister Pan Pan will take office early, so I handed over the governor Guan Fang." "Sixiang is still asking for his resignation. Of course he is not allowed to resign, but the case in Tianjin is still pending, and he still has to go to Beijing to resign. This delay will take at least two months." Zhang Zhiwan said, "We Just find a way to delay it for two months! This case can only be dealt with by Xiang Xiang." "It's easy to delay." Mei Qizhao said, "Zhang Wenxiang refused to confess, so he had to arrest his relatives for questioning, so it was delayed." "Where are his family?" "In Xinshi Town, Deqing County, Huzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province." "Written in Zhejiang, arrested." Zhang Zhiwan asked again, "Is there any other place that is easy to arrest?" "There was a time when Jin Biao." Mei Qizhao said, "Zhang Wenxiang once confessed to this person, and he also surrendered from the Nian bandits. Now he is a general in Shanxi." "Then write in Shanxi and arrest him." "Yes!" Mei Qizhao asked: "I would like to ask the imperial envoy, when will the interrogation be held?" "It's useless for me to interrogate." Zhang Zhiwan said, "How will this case be settled in the end? We should have a plan. After we have made a plan, we will follow this path." Mei Qizhao nodded deeply, looked at Kuiyu, and Kuiyu also nodded, signaling Mei Qizhao to come up with the agreed solution. The method is to prepare a set of confessions for Zhang Wenxiang. First, it must appear that there is a deep hatred. Clear reputation, and it must implicitly imply the meaning of being resented by the villain because of his seriousness in business affairs. In this way, Ma Xinyi's death can have the meaning of dying in the line of duty. This set of false confessions said that Zhang Wenxiang was originally Li Shixian's general, Hong Yang was pacified, he fled to Ningbo, Zhejiang, colluded with pirates, and opened a small pawn at the same time, keeping his name incognito, and living with ease. When Ma Xinyi transferred the governor of Zhejiang, the pirates were infested and sent troops to suppress them.In Xiangshan and Ninghai, Zhejiang Province, there is a forbidden area called Nantian, which has always been occupied by pirates. Ma Xinyi captured the leader Qiu Caiqing and sentenced him to death. He also killed more than 50 pirates, many of whom were friends of Zhang Wenxiang. Accepting their help, this is tantamount to cutting off Zhang Wenxiang's financial resources, so he hates Ma Xin deeply. After this, there was a series of resentments. Zhang Wenxiang opened a small pawn, and Ma Xinyi issued a notice to ban the pawn because of the huge profits and exploited the common people. Zhang Wenxiang's livelihood was cut off, and he felt revenge.He also said that Zhang Wenxiang's wife, Luo Shi, was abducted and absconded, and Zhang Wenxiang chased her back, but although she was not lost, the adulterer took away the absconded clothes. Once she sued the governor, Ma Xinyi thought it was a trivial matter and should not be taken away. It is not allowed to prosecute the Constitution.Soon after, Luo Shifu fled again, and Zhang Wenxiang chased her and forced her to commit suicide.So far, he has no money and no money, thinking that Ma Xinyi did not recover the stolen goods for him, so that his wife despised him, so he determined to take revenge. Of course, there are fragments of the truth in this, such as Zhang Wenxiang's wife, who absconded with her husband, that is the case.But judging from the whole confession, there are many doubts, but other than that, there is no better way to say it, so I can only lie to myself and believe it is true. "However," Zhang Zhiwan only put forward such an instruction: "The murderer must draw his own confession, and only with his own confession can he play it!" Regardless of the circumstances of the case, the basis for conviction is the criminal's confession, and of course Mei Qizhao will not neglect this point.Immediately after returning home, the presiding judges of Jiangning and Shangyuan County were heard, and they conveyed the meaning of the imperial envoy Mr. Zhang, asking them to try to persuade Zhang Wenxiang to confess according to this painting.But since he couldn't use torture to force a confession into submission, he had to work slowly, and after a few months, there was no result. At this time, Zeng Guofan asked to resign from the governor of Jiang, but failed to do so. He had already handed over the Guanfang of the governor of Zhili, and was about to go to Beijing to ask for training. Heilongjiang crimes, Mao Changxi and Ding Richang, have also returned to office respectively.The overall situation is no longer hindered. In addition, Zeng Guofan once made a memorial, expressed his heartfelt self-report, and his actions missed the opportunity. He took Zhang Guangzao and Liu Jie too seriously.In order to appease the veterans, the imperial court specially granted longevity. The Military Aircraft Department sent people to send a plaque of the imperial script "Xun Gaozhushi", one side of the imperial scriptures, one side of the character "Shou", as well as copper Buddha statues, inlaid jade Ruyi, python robe materials, etc. .His sixtieth birthday this year is one day after the Empress Dowager Cixi's birthday, and he is from the same hometown as the two lakes. He held a banquet in the Huguang Guild Hall where the plaque on his Hanlin was to be removed not long ago. Just before he left Beijing, the memorial issued by Zhang Zhiwan and Kuiyu arrived, saying that Zhang Wenxiang "assassinated the Governor-General while he had no mastermind" with revenge.As soon as the news spread, there was a great uproar in the public opinion. Liu Binghou and Wang Jiabi, the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, reported the matter one after another, thinking that the results of the interrogation were not clear, and asked to send another minister to investigate the matter strictly. Not only was the public opinion dissatisfied, but the empress dowagers of the two palaces and the ministers of the DPRK and China all felt that the death of the big officials in the borderlands was not clear, which not only hurt the country's health, but also once this trend broke out, the Chinese and foreign officials would be afraid to let go of things, otherwise they would die. May become Ma Xinyi's second.At the same time, according to Kuiyu and Zhang Zhiwan's report, it was said that Zhang Wenxiang held a grudge, and he was accused of avenging his accomplice by the escaped pirate Long Qiyun and others, so he sneaked into the supervisor's office to assassinate, "repeatedly interrogated, firmly Unmoved", but later said: "The confession has no other masters, so it is still credible." From the word "still belonged to", it can be seen that Kuiyu and Zhang Zhiwan did not catch up with the truth, so no matter from the In that respect, the case cannot be closed. The purpose of strict enforcement is agreed by everyone, so what should be done?There are different claims.Some people think that Zeng Guofan should be ignored, and another imperial envoy should be sent to investigate; some people think that Zeng Guofan, besides the governor of Liangjiang, has the status of a university scholar, and he should preside over the case.The empress dowagers of the two palaces summoned the military aircraft, carefully discussed the results, and decided to make both plans.On the one hand, he respected Zeng Guofan's status, on the other hand, he sent other officials to Jiangning to reopen the trial.At the same time, for the sake of Grand Duke Zhao, he decided to use Ming to issue an edict: "Ma Xinyi, as the governor and important minister, suddenly suffered such a change. The case is serious! Zhang Wenxiang's confession of all the festivals, and the instigation of Long Qiyun and others may still be incomplete; However, it is not enough to be believed. There was an order before Zeng Guofan was ordered to conduct a strict investigation with Zeng Guofan after he arrived in office, so as to obtain the truth; then he sent Zheng Dunjin to Jiangning, and together with Zeng Guofan, the witnesses of the whole case were studied in detail. If there is a real situation, it will be severely punished to enforce the law of the country. Take the staff with you, and go to the station together." Zheng Dunjin was the Minister of the Ministry of Punishments and was born in Changsha, Hunan.In the 15th year of Daoguang's reign, the Imperial Academy of Yiwei Division, this list is a famous list, full of talents, and it was very popular in the early years of Xianfeng.Zheng Dunjin's official career was not very good, he was dismissed from the Imperial Academy and became the head of the Ministry of Punishment.It wasn't until Tongzhi was changed to Yuan Dynasty that it was transferred internally to Jingtang, promoted to minister, and promoted to minister.This is the second time for him to be the secretary of the Ministry of punishment. The first time he was the minister of the Ministry of punishment was three years ago. It happened that the governor of Shanxi, Zhao Changling, was not doing his best to prevent and suppress. The disciplining of his subordinates was so bad that the Empress Dowager Cixi was furious and sent Zheng Dunjin out of Beijing on New Year's Eve to investigate and deal with it.As a result, according to the investigation, Zhao Changling and Chen Shi were dismissed from their posts and sent to the army, and Zheng Dunjin's reputation for being ruthless and selfless spread. Therefore, public opinion was satisfied with the copying of the imperial edict, expecting that Zheng Dunjin would be able to solve this suspicious case like he did when he went to Shanxi to investigate the incident. Zheng Dunjin was in a heavy heart, because he was from Hunan, and Jiang Ning was ruled by the Hunan Army.But I don't want to use words to avoid it.He is already sixty-eight years old, and it is rainy and snowy at the end of the year. If he is afraid of this trip, at least the sympathetic Prince Gong will sympathize with his situation. Famous players, Chiyi left Beijing and went straight to Jiangning. After going through a lot of hard work along the way, it took him more than 20 days to arrive. It was New Year's Eve when he arrived. Zeng Guofan took him to the Superintendent's Office to watch the new year and have a long talk.Zheng Dunjin deeply regretted this trip.Because Zeng Guofan told the truth, the foreigner must first settle down, and the Tianjin missionary case has just ended, and the foreigners are not satisfied. It was like once, there was loud thunder and little rain, so those who knew that they were instigating, in order to protect the overall situation, should not be held accountable. Zeng Guofan and Zheng Dunjin were not only from the same hometown, but both were candidates for the Hunan provincial examination in the 14th year of Daoguang's reign.Zheng Dunjin, Chunwei Lianjie, became a Jinshi in the second year. Zeng Guofan, Daoguang Zhengke in the 15th year and Enke in the 16th year, failed repeatedly. It was not until the Eighteenth Year of the Reform Movement that he got his wish.Therefore, in terms of subject names, although Zheng Dunjin is a senior, he was also in the same year, and his friendship has always been deep, but when it comes to official affairs, each has his own achievements.It was Zheng Dunjin's opinion that Zhang Guangzao and Liu Jie were handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for punishment for the first time, but they were refused to accept the law.Unexpectedly, under the imperial order, he finally committed the crime.The rules for many years, whether it is the cabinet meeting, or the bureaucracy, or the punishment of the Ministry of punishment, must be re-drafted, and the decree will be lightened, as a show of grace.Zhang Guangzao and Liu Jie originally planned to be dismissed and sent to the military station to serve, which was already too much, but the empress dowagers of the two palaces, after hearing Baojun and Chonghou's words, used the reason that Zhang and Liu "went to Shunde and Miyun privately to stay in Shunde and flouted the law". The charge was changed to exile in Heilongjiang.