Chapter 63 Jade Seat Bead Curtain (19-2)

For this reason, Zheng Dunjin was brooding. Hearing Zeng Guofan's opinion at this time, he felt more and more depressed and couldn't help complaining. "What shouldn't be done must be done, but what should be done can't be done." He said, "I have studied for sixty years, and I really don't know what to worry about!" Zeng Guofan complained more, but he was more successful than Zheng Dunjin in cultivating energy, so he replied calmly: "Tolerance is for the country!" Being able to endure is one thing, but handling cases is another.Zheng Dunjin had a very bad year. The first day of the Lunar New Year was fine, but on the morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year, Ma Xinyou, Ma Xinyi's younger brother, the alternate magistrate of Zhejiang Province, took his adoption to Yuzhen, Ma Xinyi's son, and knelt at the head of the imperial envoy. At the gate of Xingyuan, weeping bitterly, begging for justice.After finally being persuaded to go back, Yuan Baoqing came to worship. Zheng Dunjin and his uncle Yuan Jiasan were in the same year of the exam, so Yuan Baoqing called him "Old Uncle" and pointed out to him all kinds of unreasonable doubts in Zhang Wenxiang's confession, and demanded strict punishment .Yuan Baoqing has always been outspoken and criticized both Zeng Guofan and Kuiyu, and Zhang Zhiwan even vaguely accused him of being worthless.Ding Richang, Governor of Jiangsu, and Ding You took over the vacancy, and Zhang Zhiwan made an order to take over. As soon as the imperial order arrived, he rushed to Suzhou in a hurry to urge Ding Richang to hand over his hand.

"Someone actually issued a notice after Ma Zhijun was killed, saying, 'The governor's family is in trouble, and there is nothing to do with outsiders.' Please think about it, old uncle, how can it be said that it is a 'family trouble' when the Jiang Chen was assassinated?" Zheng Dunjin had also heard about this incident, and the person who issued the notice was Mei Qizhao. "Of course it's a slip of the tongue!" He said, "I've made an order to deal with this case with my ministers, and I can't be good at everything. Wait for a few days, and I will ask you to discuss it in detail."

After the fifth day of the lunar new year, Zheng Dunjin and Zeng Guofan met in Jiangning's divisions, provinces, government offices, and counties to discuss the case. No one else spoke, but Sun Yiyan talked eloquently, saying that if the instigator can get away with it, the world will have no fear , what can't be done?Therefore, if this case is not handled thoroughly, it has a great relationship with the morals of the world and the hearts of the people.He also said that there were so many rumors among the people, that a new play "Zhang Wenxiang's Stabbing the Horse" was even made up in the Shanghai theater, which was obviously absurd to slander Ma Xinyi. In the first poem, what does it say that "the group's official chapters are clearly there, it is not as good as the singing field alone", Ma Xinyi died of injustice, and he was slandered again, and the world is not fair. Is there anything more than this case?

Shanghai Osmanthus Tea Garden edited and performed the new play "Assassin the Horse", which caused a sensation. Even Ying Han, the governor of Anhui, who was far away in Anqing, had heard about it. He specially asked Shanghai Dao Tu Zongying to ban it, as well as the two sentences mentioned by Sun Yiyan. Zheng Dunjin knows everything about poetry.That poem was written by Qiao Songnian. Even though Zheng Dunjin was of the same age as him, he also felt that his writing such a poem really hurt his honesty. However, Qiao Songnian came from a wealthy family. Although he was a high-ranking official, he did not take off his pants, pampered himself, lived in seclusion, and was friends with Prince Gong.So Zheng Dunjin replied: "Qiao Hechai's words, why do you care about him? What is clear is clear, and what is turbid is turbid. Ma Duanmin's reputation will be washed away one day."

Zeng Guofan also nodded deeply, and used Ma Xinyi's posthumous posthumous title as an example: "The end of the end is the judgment. As for the curious rumors among the people, the matter will naturally subside, and there is no need to rush to refute it at this time! Wait for the decision!" From now on, I will naturally praise Ma Duanmin." Zheng and Zeng made this statement, which made Sun Yiyan calm down.At that time, it was decided that the trial would start on the seventh day of the first lunar month. As usual, the first county would run the mission, order brand-new instruments of torture, and send them to the palace of the imperial commissioner. The courtroom was set up in the second hall, with a total of five seats set up, except for Zheng Dunjin and the two accompanying officials. , the other two seats belonged to Sun Yiyan and Yuan Baoqing.

This was the idea of ​​the two officers, because the outcome of this case was already foreseeable, and they were afraid that they would not accept it in the future, would gossip, and even instigate the officials to impeach, so that there would be no side effects, so Zheng Dunjin suggested that the imperial envoy should In terms of identity, Sun Yiyan and Yuan Baoqing participated in the interrogation. After receiving the commission letter, Sun Yiyan went to see Yuan Baoqing to discuss how to use this opportunity to find out the truth.After Zeng Guofan took over, Yuan Baoqing was still appointed as the head of the battalion affairs office. He was very busy with business and often inspected the battalions.It was his adopted son who took care of the house for him, named Shikai, and his style name was Weiting.Yuan Shikai was only thirteen years old at that time, short and fat, and because he often rode horses, he had a pair of "li horoscope" bowlegged legs. It looks like, if Yuan Baoqing is not at home when there are guests, he will receive them. "Comforting the court!" Sun Yiyan raised the official affairs in his hands, "Did your father also receive the commission?"

"Yes! I arrived early this morning." Yuan Shikai replied: "My father went to Liuhe yesterday afternoon to investigate the case, and the Wei Zha hasn't seen it yet." "Have you taken it apart and looked at it?" "I see. I'm afraid it's an urgent business, so I'll send a special report to my father." "When will your father come back?" "Before I leave, I must come back this afternoon, just in time for the trial tomorrow." "I want to have a good talk with your father. It is the two of us who will be tried by the committee."

Sun Yiyan said, "There are so many people who are unfair in this case, but they are not in their positions, and if they don't plan their own affairs, they have no way to talk about it. Therefore, the two of us have a very heavy responsibility, which is equivalent to speaking for all the unfair people. Etc. Your father is returning home, please convey my thoughts first, I will be waiting in the dormitory tonight, or your father will visit, or send me a letter, I will come again. No matter what, we must see each other." "Yes! I must tell my father what the old man ordered. But..." Yuan Shikai smiled and said, "I want to say something presumptuously. I don't know if the old man will allow me to say it?"

"Say! Say! You often have a lot of enlightenment, I want to ask for advice." "Don't dare!" Yuan Shikai replied calmly, "I advise the old man not to take it seriously, let alone have expectations. From my point of view, the envoy Zheng Qin is just talking about this Wei Zasai!" A few words left Sun Yiyan in a daze, unable to make a sound.It took a long while before he said in a voice of infinite emotion: "My knowledge is not as good as yours! But..." He swallowed the following sentence, originally he wanted to say: the imperial envoy's hard work, even a boy can't be bullied , how can you deceive the world?

"The old man is a fan of the authorities. In short, it's because he is too enthusiastic." Yuan Shikai said old-fashionedly, "I advise the old man to resign from this job." "This is also a way, but it can't help but show weakness." Sun Yiyan said firmly: "I know it can't be done, but I will not give up, I will fight!" No matter how smart Yuan Shikai was, he couldn't understand this stubborn attitude of choosing the good, but Yuan Baoqing knew it. That night, he went back to pay homage to Sun Yiyan, expressing that he would argue with reason.

In the early morning of the next day, the imperial envoys went outside and gathered a lot of people, some of them just came to watch the fun, and some came to "cheer" for Zhang Wenxiang.Of course, imperial envoys are ordered to interrogate important criminals who are like treason. Unlike magistrates who try cases, the security is tight and they are not allowed to watch the trial. In addition, from the imperial envoy Xingyuan to the Shangyuan County Yamen, there were also people waiting for Zhang Wenxiang along the way.He has been detained in Shangyuan County Prison, where he lives alone in a cell for felons sentenced to death, but he sleeps on a high bunk, eats meat, and has a friend, Xiao Jinzi, a local prostitute in Diaoyu Lane, who can occasionally go in to "visit the prison" , so they are raised in vain and fat, with a good complexion.Early this morning, he was tied up, had a full meal, and was handcuffed. Under heavy guard, he was escorted to the palace of the imperial envoy.Seeing the crowd of onlookers, they couldn't help but be full of pride, and the people who watched it were also very enjoyable. They felt that Zhang Wenxiang's revenge for his brother was not only loyal, but also regarded death as home, quite heroic, which fit the imaginary appearance of a chivalrous man. Sun Yiyan and Yuan Baoqing had arrived early, chatting with Zheng Dunjin in the flower hall, and they were talking about the teaching case in Tianjin.When Xiangyu was lamenting that the country was too weak to defend against foreign aggression, the Superintendent's Office sent a military patrol to report that Zhang Wenxiang had been released, and the imperial envoy was invited to be promoted. After sitting in the hall and bringing Zhang Wenxiang up, Zheng Dunjin saw his fierce and cunning expression, and felt vigilant in his heart, so he was extremely cautious in questioning, and Zhang Wenxiang was extremely slippery, and always avoided answering in critical situations.Because the two officers had already received the instructions, they also adopted a perfunctory attitude, and the questions were very lively, but they were not about the key points. So Yuan Baoqing opened his mouth, he was asking about a strange document.A few days before Ma Xinyi was assassinated, the supervisory office received an urgent and confidential official letter. Naturally, there was a large seal on the envelope, but the seal was vague. I wonder which yamen issued it?When I opened it, I saw a painting inside, which showed a dead horse. The document said that the person who submitted the document was quickly ordered to be arrested, but he disappeared.Who made this warning painting a mystery?This is what Yuan Baoqing wanted to ask. According to Yuan Baoqing's thinking, if Zhang Wenxiang really planned out for personal hatred, and had to put Ma Xinyi to death, the more secretive his whereabouts, the better. How could he send such a painting in advance to make Ma Xinyi take precautions?This is extremely unreasonable. Moreover, on the other hand, if Ma Xinyi had committed such unrighteous acts, then the implication of this painting is that he is "a dumb man who eats flat food and knows what to do in his stomach", and he will take special precautions, so why should he be careless and take his own disaster? "Wang Shuban!" Yuan Baoqing said, "Bring that painting!" Wang Shuban is the criminal room book office in Shangyuan County. All the documents and evidence of Zhang Wenxiang's case are kept by him. Knowing that he was referring to the painting of "dead horse", they immediately brought them to the court. "Zhang Wenxiang!" Yuan Baoqing reminded the prisoner of the painting, "Have you seen this painting before?" He asked very strangely, because this painting had never been asked before, but when the imperial envoy arrived in Jiangning recently, someone suddenly remembered that the origin of this painting was suspicious, so it was seized and brought to justice.Yuan Baoqing suspected that Zhang Wenxiang didn't know what happened at all, but if he told the reason, he would definitely admit it, and the truth would be difficult to understand.So I deliberately set him this sentence, if Zhang Wenxiang didn't know it, and answered "I've never seen it", then someone else sent the painting, and after chasing this person, we can know who instigated it. However, he was disappointed, Zhang Wenxiang looked at it and replied: "I have seen it." "Where did you meet?" "I gave it to the old horse." "Huh!" A judge scolded: "It's unreasonable! How can you use such an impolite name for Ma Zhitai?" Zhang Wenxiang rolled his triangular eyes, but didn't show anything. "Let me ask you, did you personally send this painting to the governor's office?" Yuan Baoqing asked again. "I sent it myself." "Why do you do this? Don't you think about it, now that you are on guard, you still have a chance to get away with it?" "Smart people don't do secret things! Give him a letter first and teach him to be careful!" Zhang Wenxiang answered irrelevantly, but it seemed that his words were irrational, and it was difficult to refute. Yuan Baoqing also felt that Zhang Wenxiang was really difficult to deal with!All prisoners, either want to get rid of the crime, or want to avoid the serious and ignore the minor, and hope to save life in the classroom, and they will never dare to make the interrogator angry with nonsense.But Zhang Wenxiang is different, his nature is fierce and cunning, and he has no intention of surviving at all. If he has a little fear, it is just that he is afraid of suffering immediate losses, but the court has set the purpose of never using torture, so even this fear is gone!Therefore, he talked nonsense and said whatever he wanted, and there was nothing he could do about it. Fortunately, the purpose was to pursue the person who ordered him, so Yuan Baoqing ignored his blustery words and continued to trace the root of the painting. "So, this painting was drawn by you yourself?" "It's nothing special, it's a 'dead horse' anyway!" "Humph!" Yuan Baoqing sneered, and shouted again: "Wang Shuban!" "Cha!" Wang Shuban stepped forward and obeyed. "Give him a pen and paper, remove the handcuffs, and tell him to draw a picture!" Wang Shuban did as he said, spread the painting in front of Zhang Wenxiang, took a pair of brushes and inkstones, and a piece of white paper, and arranged them one by one, then ordered the guards to remove the handcuffs and handed the pen to Zhang Wenxiang. At the moment when he was about to paint, he suddenly dropped the pen, shook his head and said: "It doesn't look like I painted it!" Upon hearing this, Yuan Baoqing immediately slapped the table and shouted: "Speak! Who painted this painting?" Everyone was startled by the sudden sound. Zhang Wenxiang seemed to be startled too. He froze for a moment, then immediately returned to normal, and replied casually, "I don't know who drew it either." "Someone gave you this statement. Isn't it?" After playing around for a long time, he finally made it clear that Yuan Baoqing was asking the person who instigated him.Zhang Wenxiang seemed to have seen his intentions long ago, and replied calmly: "No one entrusted it to me." "Then, could it be that this painting fell from the sky?" Yuan Baoqing hit the table repeatedly: "Say, say!" Zhang Wenxiang was unmoved at all, "It didn't fall from the sky." He said, "I picked it up on the ground, and I thought I'd send it to him as a message, so I did it!" Answering like this was almost insulting, Yuan Baoqing was furious, "Those who are so wicked are really heinous!" In his rage, he ordered without thinking: "Look at the big punishment!" The big punishment is sticking. Look at the three wooden poles and a few ropes, but I don't know how many heroes can't pass this level.Zheng Dunjin also did not advocate the torture of Zhang Wenxiang, so he wanted to stop him at this time, but a judge stopped him with winks.Zheng Dunjin also understood that if he said something to stop him, he would correct Yuan Baoqing in public. When he was furious, he might jump up, or even contradict him immediately.Fortunately, since the officer gave him a wink, there must be a way to cancel his order, just wait and see! All the guards in Shangyuan County understood that Zhang Wenxiang would never be executed, and that the brand-new instruments of torture were made for interrogation by imperial envoys, and they were custom-made as usual, but they were just for show.Seeing that the imperial envoy was silent and Yuan Daotai couldn't ignore his face, he responded loudly: "Cha!" But his body stood there motionless. Yuan Baoqing became more and more annoyed. Just as he was about to speak out to reprimand him, he heard an officer—the one who was winking at Zheng Dunjin, shout loudly: "Come on! Pull him down and beat him!" "Cha!" The guards agreed loudly again. "It's been too long." The man quickly turned to Zheng Dunjin and said, "Please leave the room for a while, my lord!" Zheng Dunjin became the head of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs after he left the Imperial Academy. He was familiar with all the "passes" of these inquiries, so he got up, looked at Yuan Baoqing and Sun Yiyan and said: "Two brothers, please sit in the flower hall, let them do the cooking here." After all these twists and turns, Yuan Baoqing's anger calmed down a little, and he finally realized that the officer was trying to save his face. It is conceivable that Zhang Wenxiang would never "pull him down and beat him up". When they returned to the flower hall, the two judges also arrived, wiped their faces, drank tea and smoked waterpipes. After a while of chaos, they had to talk about the case again during the rest time while waiting for the meal. "Master Zheng!" This time it was Sun Yiyan who spoke first, "Today's trial is very insightful. Although Zhang Wenxiang is extremely cunning, he has someone else to rely on. If he had nothing to rely on, he would not be so stubborn!" "Oh, I want to ask you, what do you rely on?" "Your trustee, there is no punishment in the classroom!" Sun Yiyan said, "Master Zheng has been proficient in the laws and regulations, so I should ask Master Zheng, how can I teach Zhang Wenxiang to tell the truth?" "Speaking of which, I entered the Ministry of Criminal Justice three times, not just twice." Zheng Dunjin said: "The laws of the Qing Dynasty, now that I'm old, I'm afraid I can't remember them well. Thirty years ago when I first branched out, I memorized them extremely familiar. Teaching prisoners to tell the truth, naturally there is a way, but it can’t be used!” "I think Mr. Zheng is referring to the torture system." Sun Yiyan said in order to get ahead of him: "In serious homicide cases, men are allowed to use sticks, and women are allowed to use fingers. This is clearly stipulated in the law." "That's right, there are clear texts in the law." Zheng Dunjin replied, "But it still can't be used. My brother has seen the prisoner's situation in the hall. The punishment is light, and the torture is useless. When the death incident happened, it was a trivial matter for me to bear the punishment at that time, and I couldn't understand the canonical punishment, wouldn't I be even more sorry for Ma Duanmin?" "In terms of law and language." Yuan Baoqing helped to argue, "Since the stick is allowed by the law, it should be used naturally. If it is used, it will not help, and there will be no regrets afterwards." "Brother only knows one thing, but not the other." Zheng Dunjin shook his head and said, "'Under the three trees, why can't you ask for it'? If you are falsely convinced, just confess a few people at will, saying that they are behind the scenes. Excuse me, what will you do for it? ?” "Naturally arraigned according to law." "If you refuse to accept the subpoena, do you want to use torture again?" "There is no summons, how do you know that it will not be accepted?" The two confronted each other fiercely, and the verbal battle broke up without any result, which actually delayed the interrogation of the day.On the second day, news was received that there was a battalion of recruits who were in danger of mutiny because of the harsh treatment of the chief, and Yuan Baoqing had to take care of it himself.After the day's trial, Zheng Dunjin fell ill again, and stopped for a few days.In fact, there is almost no difference between trial and non-trial. Sun and Yuan couldn't argue, and they couldn't make trouble. They sat with each other as usual and couldn't do anything. During this period, many people came to lobbied and persuaded. It is said that Zhang Wenxiang was not afraid of death, so he was fearless. The more rumors became more popular, which made Ma Xinyi's reputation even more tarnished.If Zhang Wenxiang actually died in prison, it would become an eternal mystery, which would be even more detrimental to Ma Xinyi's reputation. Others speak more frankly, and the more frankly they speak, the more difficult the case becomes.They asked Sun Yiyan and Yuan Baoqing a difficult question: Zhang Wenxiang's confession under torture was instigated by a certain person in the Hunan Army, and the name of the Admiral of the Jiangnan Navy, Huang Yisheng, might be involved. What should I do? Do not do it?At that time, there may be a court letter from the Military Aircraft Department, relaying the secret decree, focusing on the overall situation, and not letting it go. If you want to get the result at this moment, it may not be possible to punish Zhang Wenxiang as a big rebellion.The wording of a few people is so mysterious that people can't answer it, saying that if accidents happen due to strict pursuit of orders, and the local area suffers, it will only make Ma Xinyi, who is loyal to the country, feel uneasy under Jiuquan.In this way, the insistence of Sun and Yuan went against the original intention of the deceased. Arguing incessantly like this made Sun Yiyan and Yuan Baoqing exhausted and restless.In the end, there was a result, and it was believed that the reason for Zhang Wenxiang's murder was exactly the same as that of Kuiyu and Zhang Zhiwan's interrogation. All the confessions have been sorted out and will be played soon. As usual, those who will be interrogated should "read the confession" and sign their names to express their responsibility.Sun Yiyan and Yuan Baoqing resorted to the last magic weapon and refused to be named. "This is something that can't be forced." Zheng Dunjin said with a wry smile, "The case has to be closed, so I had to present it with the body. Anyway, the murderer is Zhang Wenxiang, and it is planned that'compared with treason, Ling Chi will be executed, and the heart will be sacrificed." 'The crime of Ma Duanmin has been explained to Ma Duanmin." When replaying the title, Zeng Guofan specially attached a clip, Chen Ming "there is no master to make love".He is a person who values ​​practice, and those governors who play every three days and fold once every five days, who like to make comments to see what they can do, are purely two-way, and there is nothing to play, so the above play is particularly powerful. With such a clip, although It is unavoidable that there is no trace of "three hundred taels of silver here", but it is indeed useful, meaning that the military aircraft will be notified, and the case will be over here, and there will be nothing else to ask.In this way, if there is still dissatisfaction with the officials, if he wants to reverse the case, the Military Aircraft Department will stand in front of him and try to eliminate it, so as not to cause any further complications. Of course, Ma Xinyi's family members, the old department, and some upright people were unwilling to do so, but they could only complain and had nothing to do.The imperial court attached great importance to this case, and the two factions sent imperial envoys, and they showed great sympathy to Ma Xinyi.As for the incomplete handling of the case, it is really difficult to think about it carefully. In addition to Zeng Guofan's "face", he can only swallow his anger.However, Sun Yiyan is a scholar, and with a pen in hand, he can fight for the future without fighting for a moment. The epitaph he wrote for Ma Xinyi is straightforward: "The thieves are fierce and cunning, and they can't be realized unless they are tortured. Assassination of my ministers due to rebellious crimes is not legal. It is appropriate to use the scriptures and heavy codes to make the world fear, and the prison has already been played! The clothes and words are not written." Nuo'. Woohoo! The reason why Yiyan strives so hard is that he is only for the public?" As soon as this article came out, the outside world knew that there was something hidden, which dealt a big blow to Zheng Dunjin's reputation.He already had unspeakable grievances, and since the case was closed, he has never been out of the house. During the period when the imperial envoy is handling the case, he must be strictly guarded. Once the case is closed, he may as well meet with guests.Kuiyu invited him to visit Qingliang Mountain, and Zeng Guofan made an appointment to go boating in Houhu. Zheng Dunjin declined all of them, and only ordered the county office to hire a boat and return to Beijing in early February. ※ ※ ※ So Zeng Guofan sent a Goshha to see Cheng Yi off, and the two officers were one hundred taels each, which was already quite generous in "Zeng Zhongtang".The gift to Zheng Dunjin was two hundred taels, and a letter written by Zeng Guofan was attached, saying that the Cheng Yi was sent to the same year, not as a gift to the imperial envoy. At the same time, it was stated that it was definitely not public funds, but was allocated from his personal salary. Yes, Zheng Dunjin, please don't refute it anyway, otherwise he just doesn't want friendship. Zheng Dunjin still "doesn't want friendship" and flatly declined.On the sixth day of February, I boarded a boat and returned to Beijing with my entourage. I was unhappy all the way, and often sighed all night long.In this way, when he arrived at Qingjiangpu, he had to change trains to go north. The new governor of water transportation, Zhang Zhaodong, took him to live in the Yamen and left him to hang around for a few days. Zheng Dunjin agreed without hesitation. Soon, news came from Jiangning that the memorial of Zheng Dunjin and Zeng Guofan's meeting titles had been approved by the imperial decree. If there is any addition, there is no limit.” And Zhang Wenxiang also obeyed the law on the second day after the Shangyu arrived, and the place of execution was in Xiaoying, North of Jiangning City, and Zeng Guofan came to monitor him personally.It has never happened before that the governor of Liangjiang came to the execution ground to monitor the Fa-rectification, which caused many speculations, saying that if this is not the case, there may be unexpected changes, and only Zeng Guofan will be safe and sound. Zheng Dunjin heard the news again that the Ma family's revenge was very cool, so he ordered a knife and a hook and gave them to the executioner for execution.Ling Chi is severely punished, and it is rare to see it in decades. Some people say that it only needs to be "cut with eight knives", which means a little bit of cutting.But Zhang Wenxiang was in the middle, tied the flesh with a custom-made hook and pulled it up, cut it with a sharp knife, hooked it, and cut it. So Zheng Dunjin said to Zhang Zhaodong in a strange and open-minded voice: "My responsibility is over! It's time to go back." "The spring is cold and the drought is very bitter. Why don't you play for a while?" Zhang Zhaodong said, "Anyway, the case is over, so it doesn't matter if you return to Beijing later." "I'm not going back to Beijing." Zheng Dunjin shook his head and said, "I'm going home." Zhang Zhaodong was stunned, thought for a while and said, "I think the old man asked for leave when he left Beijing, so he went back to his hometown to visit the grave?" "'The pastoral generals will not return'!" Zheng Dunjin recited this sentence aloud, and then shook his head sadly: "Jiumo Hongchen, my eyes are fascinated, I am really tired." Zhang Zhaodong was very surprised: "Youlong, the elder's holy family, is old and strong, and there is still a mulberry and elm evening scene. Why do you suddenly have the ambition to return home?" "Return early, good morning." Zheng Dunjin said: "I can't get away from my body, so I can't keep my full name. Like me, I'm in love with the horse, I'm afraid it's true as what I said, 'The name is broken, and the body is ruined!' Go back, go back! At the foot of Yuelu Mountain, Brother Baitou, gossiping with Xuanxuan is better than traveling thousands of miles to try the headless murder case!" Zhang Zhaodong only found out that it was because of Ma Xinyi's case. He was wronged, so he thought he was complaining, and after a while, he dismissed it.Unexpectedly, early the next morning, Zheng Dunjin came to ask Zhang Zhaodong in person, and sent a special messenger to deliver the memorial for his illness. At the same time, he asked Zhang Zhaodong to hire an official boat for him to go to Changsha. "Why bother, old man?" Zhang Zhaodong said, "I'm going to be sick, and it's not too late to ask for a vacancy after returning to Beijing and recovering my life." "Then the resignation will fail." Zheng Dunjin said, "Scholars have their own ambitions, brother, let me be fulfilled!" Speaking of this, Zhang Zhaodong was inconvenient to persuade him, so he sent a special envoy to deliver the package for him that day, and then sent a message to the magistrate of Shanyang County, the capital of Huai'an Prefecture, to send a large official ship with bed tents and quilts, and used The utensils are all new, as a tribute to the minister of the Ministry of punishment. The two officers naturally wanted to persuade them, but Zheng Dunjin insisted on not listening.When asked the reason for his resignation, he replied in eight words: "I am ashamed to discuss it, but I am guilty of the gods." He said that only by resigning can he eliminate the guilt and apology for Ma Xinyi and his family members, as well as Sun Yiyan, Yuan Baoqing and others. feeling. "There is a lot of gossip about this case. If you handle it like this, I am afraid that the court will bend the law. I am afraid that the higher-ups will not be happy." "That's something that can't be helped," Zheng Dunjin said, "I'm afraid it's not the imperial court that is unhappy, but our fellow countrymen in Hunan. But I can't care less! Beneath the law is a helpless thing. If you think that bending the law is for the sake of the overall situation, use this Self-forgiveness and self-examination, Tian Ran steals the position, is it not ashamed of duty?" Speaking of this, the two officers were also very sad.Originally, he planned to handle this famous case to gain some publicity, just like how Zhang Jing and Chen Qin of the Prime Minister's Yamen handled the Tianjin religious case.Unexpectedly, years ago, he went to Jiangning in the cold and snow, and ended up with such a useless result. Except for Zeng Guofan's one hundred taels of Cheng Yi, he got nothing! So they ate a special meal prepared by Zhang Zhaodong, left the banquet insipidly, and went their separate ways by land and water.Zheng Dunjin took advantage of the east wind and crossed Dongting Lake to return to Changsha. The two officers returned to Beijing by dry road to return to their orders.As soon as he arrived at the ministry, he was surrounded by his colleagues, and everyone knew the truth about Zheng Shangshu's resignation. In the end, even Prince Gong knew about it, and specially ordered the two officers to meet him at the military plane, and asked Zheng Dunjin why he was tired, but the two officers did not dare to hide anything, and answered truthfully.So Prince Gong also reported the truth to the queen mothers of the two palaces, because the queen mothers of the two palaces also felt that the incident happened suddenly and were quite suspicious. They had asked repeatedly, but Prince Gong had to play. "Let me tell you, although Zheng Dunjin is old, he has always been in good spirits. Why did he sue for illness all of a sudden? It turns out that there are so many hidden secrets in it!" The Empress Dowager Cixi paused and said: "But even if he sued for illness, he should return Let’s talk about Jing’s return to his life, so it’s too unreasonable to go back to his hometown without authorization.” Hearing her dissatisfaction with her words, Prince Gong was afraid that the words of the "Ministry of Communications" would be provoked, which would arouse speculation from all parties and cause disputes, so he quickly spoke for Zheng Dunjin: "This case, Zheng Dunjin has worked hard and failed, I can't help feeling that Wronged. The minister and others asked someone to write a letter to persuade him to cancel the leave and invite the two empress dowagers, so there is no need to pursue it for the time being." Since Prince Gong was begging for love for him, Empress Dowager Cixi didn't care, "It's better to let him cancel the vacation." She said, "Otherwise, it will not look good." Even if these words were said very seriously, Prince Gong didn't dare to say anything more, he just agreed: "Yes!" "Woren's illness, how is it?" asked the Empress Dowager Ci'an. "It can't be done!" Prince Gong shook his head slightly, "It's just procrastinating." "That's someone the late Emperor respected." The Empress Dowager Ci'an looked to the right and said in a questioning tone, "Give him some kind of grace, let's rejoice!" "Alright!" Empress Dowager Cixi looked at Prince Gong and asked, "Take a look, what should I do?" When asked about this level, Prince Gong happened to be able to present the proposed method.The University Scholars are headed by official documents. He died of illness in the first month. This is a full vacancy. Ruichang should be promoted as a co-organizer. The vacant vacancy left by Ruichang will be promoted by the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, the head of the six ministries, as usual. However, Wen Xiang had been transferred to the Ministry of Officials in the sixth year of Tongzhi, waiting to pay homage to the prime minister, and at this time he was naturally co-organized.However, the four academicians, two halls and two pavilions, need to be rearranged. The official document left the Wenhuadian academician as the head of the palace. According to the usual practice, it should be taught by Zeng Guofan as the Wuyingdian academician. Ren is the first, and the name of the department is also Worenzao. Therefore, it is not impossible for Woren to change Wenyuan Pavilion into Wenhua Palace. After Prince Gong explained all these twists and turns, the empress dowagers of the two palaces unanimously agreed that Woren was the Bachelor of Wenhua Palace.This is the "chief assistant" in name. When it comes to being an official, he can be regarded as a high-ranking official who is "under one person and above ten thousand people".But Chongxi failed to improve the woren, and when the holidays were full in April, two more months of holidays would be granted, and ginseng would be awarded, so there would be no more holidays.The master's shirt code has always been generous, and he was given a gift from the Taibao and enshrined in the Xianliang Temple. The first character of the posthumous posthumous title is naturally "Wen", and the second, as everyone expected, is the exclusive "Duan" word for the Minister of Science. This time there was another vacancy for a university scholar, and Wen Xiang should be promoted. According to his family, the empress dowagers of the two palaces should have explained it a long time ago, but if they didn't mention it, they knew that things had changed. After inquiring, he was the son of Ruilin, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Waitabu, the head of the criminal department, was working on his father's behalf to join the cabinet.Ruilin was born in the Treasury Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, his family is wealthy, and the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi is famously fat. Besides Ruilin's kindness to Empress Dowager Cixi's natal family, Wen Xiang already knew that he could not compete with him.Sure enough, as soon as Ruilin's tribute for the wedding arrived and the empress dowagers of the two palaces came to inspect it in person, Empress Dowager Cixi had something to say. "Who should make up what is left of Woren?" She asked. When asked this question, it was a clear statement that he did not want Wen Xiang to be promoted. Fortunately, Prince Gong had already discussed it with Wen Xiang, so the answer was very beautiful. "According to the rules, Wen Xiang should be promoted." Prince Gong pointed and said, "However, Wen Xiang has already told my ministers that he has received a lot of kindness and dare not invite any more honors. Moreover, he has just been co-organized not long ago, and his qualifications are still low. You should practice more. Woren died of illness, and there is a vacancy for the vacant bachelor, please ask the two empress dowagers and another senior and respected minister to fill in." "En, um!" The Empress Dowager Cixi was very satisfied, she turned to the Empress Dowager Ci'an and asked, "Look, it's Rui Linbu, how about it?" The Empress Dowager Ci'an agreed because Ruilin flattered the "big wedding announcement event" and said, "As far as wealth and reputation are concerned, Ruilin is enough. In which year did he enter the military plane? I remember it was the third year of Xianfeng." "Yes!" Prince Gong entered the military plane with Rui Lin, and he remembered it clearly: "In October of the third year of Xianfeng." "Then call Ruilin Bu!" Empress Dowager Cixi felt guilty towards Wen Xiang, so she looked at him and said, "Just let him go!" Hearing this, Wen Xiang quickly knelt down and replied: "The Empress Dowager's words are serious, and this slave is terrified. I feel that I have been blessed by heaven to make up for the co-organizer. I have received more than enough grace, and I really dare not think about it anymore. At present, the cost of the big wedding is huge. In addition to the official account of the Ministry of Household Affairs, it all depends on the governors of the provinces to report their gratitude and participate in the grand ceremony. The work and foreign goods assigned by Ruilin Shi can be carefully handled and completed on time. It is an encouragement for Zhao , he should be allowed to fill this gap, the two empress dowagers are extremely good!" "Having said that, Ruilin is a bit too cheap after all." The Empress Dowager Cixi paused and asked again, "Are you in your fifties this year?" "The slave is fifty-four this year." "Oh!" The Empress Dowager Cixi nodded and said, "Then you can still do things for the imperial court for another twenty years." This means that the future is long and there is no need to fight for a while.Wen Xiang kowtowed to thank him again.Then the Empress Dowager Cixi talked about Western affairs, including Prince Gong, four of the five ministers of military affairs also served as errands in the Prime Minister's Yamen, and it was Shen Guifen who participated in everything, no matter how big or small.Wen Xiang was his recommender, and Bao Yun won his help during the period when he was handling the teaching case. Although Prince Gong was the leader of the military aircraft, he was the only one to speak in front of the imperial court, but in recent years, all of them belonged to the usual The statements are all made by others, so in order to cultivate Shen Guifen at this time, they coincidentally gave him a chance to show his talents in front of the two empress dowagers. Like Li Hongzao, Shen Guifen speaks in a very orderly manner, but Li Hongzao can't help but have the taste of being righteous and remonstrating.As for Shen Guifen, she was calm and eloquent, like the manner in which a butler of a wealthy family replied to the hostess, so the Empress Dowager Cixi found it particularly pleasant. He said that when Chonghou arrived in Paris, because of the "civil strife" in France, the French Emperor Napoleon III was captured by the Prussian Emperor William II, and he could not find a monarch who could accept the Qing Dynasty's repair.But the "Faxiang" still insisted on Luo Shuya's request that Zhang Guangzao and Liu Jie should come to Feng Daye and the murdered priests and nuns, and at the same time, Chonghou should be decided in Paris. "Chonghou reported that he has no right to start a discussion. This answer is very appropriate, but Chonghou wrote back and asked the Prime Minister's Office to ask the two empress dowagers to allow him to return to the country. The ministers think it is absolutely impossible." Shen Guifen continued: "The French are now Having already been defeated and unable to take care of oneself, this is the blessing of the country, and this case just happened to be settled. The ministers thought that Chonghou would have to stay in Paris to hold on, and when he came back, there would be other troubles, and maybe all previous efforts would be wasted." "That's right! This should be done!" Empress Dowager Cixi was deeply satisfied. Then Shen Guifen presented the situation of the Sino-Japanese business agreement in which Li Hongzhang, governor of Zhili, presided over the negotiation, and Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang also played the case of selecting bright children to go to Thailand to "learn skills".According to the Sino-US commercial agreement, young children were recruited, and Chen Lanbin, the head of the criminal department, and Rong Hong, a colleague from Jiangsu, were appointed to lead them to the United States to study military administration and shipping administration.The method of the original play is that Chen and Rong "discussed the charter", and the funds were allocated on an annual basis under the Jiangguan customs tax.Shen Guifen is presenting the outline of the regulations face to face at this moment, waiting for the judge. "It's important to be angry and strong, because I'm afraid I will teach my children badly! However, the United States is still okay, and the Tianjin teaching case is not caught in it." Empress Dowager Cixi thought for a while and said, "This case has been discussed a long time ago. , Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang have a lot of experience in Westernization. They proposed this way, and the Prime Minister’s Office said that this should be done. We sisters, of course, have to follow. I’m afraid that before the matter is done, we will get angry with ourselves first, like when we opened the Tongwen in that year. How many unnecessary right and wrong have been caused! Now that Woren has passed away, I don’t want to say anything about him. I just hope that everyone will understand the court and feel wronged a little bit! Don’t worry about earning your own reputation and embarrass the court.” Li Hongzao's words were very unpleasant to Li Hongzao's ears. Like Woren, he never talked about Western affairs. "Westernization is not impossible to talk about, but it is like Dong Xun on the inside and Chonghou on the outside. It seems that Chinese people are born to be afraid of foreigners, so they have to do everything they can to do Westernization. The people in the Prime Minister’s Office are always given priority. The customs roads in various places and the Prime Minister’s Office are even regarded as forbidden. It seems that no one knows how to collect taxes from foreign businessmen except them? In fact, they are just taking advantage of the opportunity. These are despised by the Qing Dynasty His actions made Li Hongzao look down on those who were involved in Westernization, so he insisted on the purpose of not doing anything, and refused to engage in Westernization. Of course, he also felt disgusted with Shen Guifen, who was particularly fawning on Westernization. Therefore, the more opportunistic the monarchs and ministers talked this day, the more Li Hongzao felt like a thorn in his back.When I leave the court, but I can't rest, I have to go to a party.Last year, Empress Dowager Cixi's mother, Mrs. Chengen Gong Huicheng, died of illness. On the day of the funeral, there was a lot of traffic and horses in Fangjiayuan, only Li Hongzao ignored the matter, and Empress Dowager Cixi was very unhappy about it.Lesson learned, this time can not be negligent.