Chapter 79 Jade Seat Bead Curtain (27-2)

After hearing this, the emperor was speechless for a while, then sighed and said, "Alas! Get up." The relationship between the emperor and Zaicheng is different. At this point, there is neither resentment nor hatred, and he is reluctant to leave him. Even the mission of "walking in front of the emperor" cannot be withdrawn. Zhenjiao has nothing to do.In Zaichen, he also knew that he had caused a catastrophe, and although he used a "bitter trick" to evade it, he did not express his apology, so he was extraordinarily obedient.Just these two times together, it's like brothers quarreling and regretting, crying in their arms, and the relationship has become closer.

In the outer court, a thunderstorm had already passed, and the order to suspend the garden workers was like a refreshing drink in the hot summer. Even the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the construction companies related to the Ministry of Internal Affairs also felt a sense of relief. .The minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who encountered a setback felt bored, but in a blink of an eye, the Empress Dowager Cixi's 40th birthday must be gracious, and the punishment of dismissal will definitely be restored.As for repairing the three seas, no matter how hard you try to avoid floating and risking, and save everything, there is still oil and water to be fished.Thinking of this, he was still full of energy.

The only one who can be said to be unlucky is probably Li Guangzhao alone.The emperor thought about and thought about the closure of the garden worker, and he was the one who was the most annoyed, so on August 12th, he specially issued another edict: "Quick and strict inquiry, and the conclusion will be made immediately, without further delay!" When the decree arrived at Zhili governor's office, it was just when the interrogation was true and the case was about to be closed, so he stepped up the process and played it the day after the Mid-Autumn Festival. After stating the facts, Li Hongzhang made this judgment:

"The criminal pretended to be the supervisor of the garden workers, cheated everywhere, and wrote the foreign merchants into the contract, which was enough to make people laugh and insult, and it was in line with the article of 'fraudulently claiming that the internal envoy and the close minister'. It is still a misdemeanor to quote the price of wood. According to the law of "fraudulently passing the imperial edict" and "fraudulently claiming to be an internal envoy or near minister", the two crimes should be punished by beheading the prisoner, and they should be judged from the same department as usual; The law of beheading the prisoner is planned to behead the prisoner and execute him after the fall. Is it true that the criminal claimed that he had donated to the magistrate in the military camp before? It is not known yet. But the crime has been committed to death, so there should be no discussion. The criminal has always been a rogue, and No family property, in the name of serving others, and wanton deceitful schemes. There is no wood left, but falsely claiming to buy and keep it for decades; having no money, and deceiving foreign merchants to pay the price; , but the false report of as much as 300,000 taels of silver, and he was still worried that it would not be sensational enough, and it was called "acquisition by order" and "supervision of garden workers", so some foreign businessmen called him "Li Qin envoy". It can be seen that pretentiousness and absurdity are not one end. After returning to Tianjin, the evil deeds gradually revealed, and they asked the US consul to hide the price of the wood, and the French consul agreed to close the road and detain him. , especially detestable. These treacherous people, who only want to do treacherous schemes, disregard the state's decency, defraud the imperial court, incite merchants and people, and all kinds of crimes are really outraged by everyone. This is beyond the comparison of ordinary cases. If If you don't punish them severely, how can you correct people's hearts by abolishing discipline!"

After reading this memorial, the emperor thought in his heart that this year, the Empress Dowager Cixi will live for 40 years, so if she stops the execution, she will have to wait until next autumn to execute her. Let Li Guangzhao live for another year, but he still feels unwilling, so he approves the death penalty. "Following is the law." The case of repairing the Old Summer Palace ended with the death of Li Guangzhao.There are only two major events in front of us, one is negotiating with Japan.Japan's special envoy Okubo Toshimichi negotiated face-to-face with Prince Kung, Wen Hsiang and others at the Zongli Yamen on the fourth day of August.The purpose of Okubo Toshimichi is to "prove" that Taiwan's "students" are not under the jurisdiction of China. This was caused by Mao Changxi's words. Of course, Prince Gong and Wenxiang could not agree. They just debated repeatedly and dragged on. half a month.

The second major event is the celebration of Empress Dowager Cixi's 40th birthday, and this major event is related to the first major event.Prince Gong and the others knew that the Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't help but feel hopeful when garden work was stopped. In order to make her birthday happy, the negotiations with Japan should be concluded as soon as possible. If you can see through the reality, you can use it as a tool for blackmail. In Okubo Toshimichi, they were also eager to settle the negotiations.Seeing that China has used the power of "lion fighting to avoid" in this important dispute, on the one hand, Shen Baozhen was sent to Taiwan to lead troops to overhaul the war preparations, and he did not hesitate to deal with force; on the other hand, Li Hongzhang had frequent contacts with the US and French envoys in Tianjin. , for diplomatic help.Originally it was a matter of my own grievances, but it was delayed for a long time, and it was hard to get off the tiger. I really fought, and I didn't have any certainty of victory. It's better to see the wind and make the sails and close the tent as soon as possible, so I can take advantage.

Therefore, Okubo Toshimichi was tough on the surface, but secretly entrusted the British Minister Wade to mediate. At this time, Shen Baozhen wrote a memorial, saying that "although the number of Japanese preparations has increased, Japanese feelings have gradually become timid, and it is difficult for Bifei to retreat , and rumors are spreading everywhere, hoping that I will be intimidated by them, and I will give in to profit. If I enter the trap, I will take one step after another. To blame is enough for the Ming court's extravagant kindness. If you want to ask for it, I am willing to stick to my opinion and try my best to refuse it." Both King Gong and Wen Xiang felt that his words were reasonable, so when Wade told the Japanese side's conditions, he demanded When the compensation for military expenses was 3 million yuan, Wen Xiang gave a very straightforward answer:

"No money!" Although the mediation broke down, Prince Gong secretly told the emperor that the negotiation would be successful.Hearing this, the emperor was happy to put this matter aside, toured the three seas, visited the Nanyuan, stayed in the parade, watched the exercises of the Shenji camp, watched the imperial court ministers and the guards of the Qianqing gate shoot, and did not return to the palace until the beginning of September. ※ ※ ※ On the day when he returned to the palace, when Xiao Li was waiting for the emperor to take a bath, he found many spots on his arms, shoulders, back, etc., which were light red in color, as bright as a rose, and whispered softly:

"what!" "What's wrong?" asked the emperor. There is no need to hide this, dare not hide it, and cannot hide it. "On Long Live Lord," Xiao Li replied, "wait for the servant to fetch the mirror and ask Long Live Lord to look at it for himself." Xiao Li fetched a big mirror, knelt and lifted it up, and the emperor realized the strangeness on his body, "What is this?" He was quite panicked, "Send Li Deli quickly!" It is said that Li Deli, the imperial physician, came to undress and examine him, but there was nothing wrong with it?Ask the emperor, "Does the emperor itch?"

"It doesn't itch at all." If it doesn't itch, it will be broken, but what Li Deli said is exactly the opposite, "It doesn't matter if it doesn't itch." He said, "I will give the emperor a medicine for clearing away fire and detoxification. Take it and watch." "What do you call eating and watching?" "If you can make the erythema go away, you'll be fine." The emperor was quite dissatisfied with these words, "Can't it disappear?" He asked sharply. Because Li Deli often saw the emperor's doctor, he knew his temper, so he quickly knelt down and said, "I will make the erythema go away. Your majesty, please rest assured! After taking this medicine, I will bring another person to take the emperor's pulse tomorrow."

So Li Deli wrote a prescription, but the understated honeysuckle and the like seemed to be milder than scabies on the surface, but he was very nervous in the dark, as if he was pregnant with a ghost. Thinking about it, I still dare not say it. It has nothing to do with me, but if I say it, it will be right and wrong. I will wait to see the situation, and when I am sure, I will consider the severity and deal with it according to the camera. After a few days like this, he was summoned again.This time, the audience was at the West Nuan Pavilion of the Hall of Mental Cultivation. The emperor was in a relaxed mood, playing with a group of little poodles. When he saw Li Deli, he said, "Your medicine is very effective, and the red spots on my body have all disappeared. Take a look. Do I need to take any conditioning medicine?" Then he took off his clothes and asked Li Deli to examine him carefully. Sure enough, the erythema disappeared, and his skin was smooth and smooth.Li Deli congratulated the emperor, saying: "The emperor is in good health. You don't need to take any conditioning medicine." When he knocked out his resignation and left the palace, the eunuch came to pass the decree, rewarding him with two small rolls of Ning silk and a sable hat brim.Li Deli thanked him for his kindness and offered a bounty. His colleagues came to congratulate him one after another. He also smiled and socialized for a while, and only kept a well-known imperial doctor named Zhang Benren for his surgery. "I'm thinking about a skin disease with you." Li Deli said: "On the shoulders, back, and arms, there are large and small red spots, some are round, some are waist-shaped, and they don't itch. What is that?" "It's hard to say." Zhang Benren asked, "Is it drumming?" "No drum." Li Deli made a stroking gesture, "I touched it, and it's flat." "Together or not?" "Not even. One is one." "That's not good!" Zhang Benren shook his head, "It's 'Yangmei'!" Although he was paying attention, Li Deli's heart still sank suddenly, and he asked calmly: "How long will it take for this bayberry rash to disappear?" "It's not sure, it can be a few months, or a few days." "It's broken!" Li Deli slumped on the chair, unable to make a sound for a while. "What's going on?" Zhang Benren leaned over and asked quietly, "Is it Cheng Baylor?" "No! It doesn't matter if it's him." "Then...?" Zhang Benren said with great difficulty, "Could it be...?" Two and a half sentences, one can imagine who he guessed?Li Deli nodded slowly. "Is there such a thing?" Zhang Benren shook his head, "Is it because you misunderstood it?" "I didn't read it wrong. Unless what you said is wrong." Li Deli showed regret again, "I was wrong! I should have recommended you to watch it at that time." "Yes!" Zhang Benren bowed to the ground, "Uncle Li, let's talk about it first, if you want to recommend me, you have to take care of me." Li Deli was puzzled, rolled his eyes and asked, "What's your burden?" "This is a disease that cannot be cured! To be honest, you have to lose your head. Why don't you take care of it?" "I know, you said, how do you want me to take care of you?" "You are still in charge, I will help you see, how to treat, I give advice, you make up." Li Deli didn't speak, and asked after a long time: "When will it happen again?" "It's not certain, it may be months, it may be years, it may not be published for a lifetime." "Thank God, I hope it will pass away, and don't post it for the rest of my life!" "Even if you don't give birth for a lifetime, the prince born in the future will also have fetal poison." Zhang Benren sighed sadly, "I think the fate of the Qing Dynasty is coming soon." Li Deli didn't have such profound worries, he was only thinking about whether he should report this "emperor's disease" that had never existed since ancient times, and if so, who should he tell about it? Sitting alone in a sleepy city, how can I get it?After deliberation, Li Deli had to find someone to discuss with. Naturally, this person should be Zhuang Shouhe.There is a shortage of envoys in the imperial hospital, Zhuang Shouhe is judged by the right court, and Li Deli is judged by the left court. He usually monopolizes the power and seldom cares about Zhuang Shouhe. An idea to share the responsibility in the future. "I have to pretend to be confused." Zhuang Shouhe said calmly, "This matter is a big taboo. The disease should be tabooed by the sick, and the doctor should also taboo." "That's certainly true, but I'm afraid that if there is trouble in the future, the higher-ups will blame me, why didn't I say it earlier?" "It's useless to say it earlier. It's a disease that can't be cured." Zhuang Shouhe said again, "And I will definitely not make a fuss! How can the Son of Heaven, the lord of Wancheng, suffer from such a disease?" Li Deli thoroughly considered the interests and interests, and finally made a final decision: "Yes! Pretending to be confused." So the emperor's illness was hidden.He himself did not feel any discomfort, and he went about his business as usual every day. The first thing he did when he summoned the military aircraft was to inquire about negotiations with Japan.Negotiations almost broke down, Okubo Toshimichi proposed an ultimatum of "five days to reply", King Gong ignored him, and automatically extended it for another three days.As soon as the third day came, which coincided with the Chongyang Ninth Festival, Okubo went to the Zongli Yamen again and had a fifth meeting with Prince Gong, demanding compensation of two million taels of silver for military expenses, but Prince Gong insisted not to mention the word "military expenses".Toshi Okubo changed his words and asked for the compensation of the "distressed".At this point, it's just about money. On September 14, the negotiations broke down, and Okubo Toshimichi told the British Legation that he had decided to leave Beijing in two days.So the British Minister Wade came forward to mediate again, threatening him in every possible way, Wen Hsiang, who had been torn apart from the disease, was dizzy from exhaustion, and promised to give 500,000 taels of silver.This is the Tianjin missionary case, which compensates the number of consuls and priests who were troubled in various countries, but the calculation is different. One hundred thousand taels of silver is for compensation, and four hundred thousand taels of silver is used to buy the houses and roads left by the Japanese army after they retreated from Fansha.And on September 22, three "China-Japan Treaty on Taiwan Affairs in Beijing" were signed.The biggest gain of Okubo Toshimichi's trip was not the five hundred thousand taels of silver, but a preface before the "Special Agreement": "This is based on the fact that Taiwan was born, and the Japanese nationals were arbitrarily harmed. Japan's original intention is to ask , then sent troops to the other side, and questioned Kai Shengfan and others." The victim was a Ryukyu fisherman who had been a Chinese vassal since the fifth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, and suddenly became a "Japanese subject". , Wenxiang and Li Hongzhang were kept in the dark. On the day of signing the contract, something went wrong at Shenwumen. A carriage ran straight into the palace from Shenwumen. The horses pulling the carriage were frightened and lost control.The guards guarding the gate of the palace turned pale with fright, and they rushed out to intercept it. They didn't stop the black horse, which was foaming at the mouth and kicking its hooves, by the bridle until it reached the gate of Jingyun. The leader of the Guard Academy, named Tashise, was very annoyed, and shouted at the handlebars: "Get out of here! You bastard, do you know where this is?" The handlebar Shih also knew that he had caused an accident, his face turned pale with anxiety, and he was speechless, Tashise became more and more angry, he slapped the bar of the car with his saber flat, and shouted loudly.Just at the moment when it was impossible to hand over, the curtain of the car was lifted, and a head poked out, and said in a disdainful voice: "What are you doing, you are shouting with a knife and a staff, who doesn't know where this is?" Why do you ask." Tashise saw that it was Xiao Li, the eunuch favored by the emperor, and was immediately discouraged, "I'm just asking," he said, "That's okay!" "It doesn't matter at all. It's okay!" Xiao Li didn't dare to be assertive, so he waved his hands and said, "Go! It's okay." The emperor didn't know about this unexpected dispute at all, because he was sitting in a sedan chair, entered the palace from Shenwu Gate, and returned to Qianqing Palace from the north. In the vast palace, there is no way to know the situation. It wasn't until the next day that he saw the memorial of the minister leading the guards impeaching the guards on duty, he was surprised, "What's going on?" He asked Xiao Li, "What happened to the carriage yesterday?" "The slave is in the car, and I don't know what's going on. When the car stopped, I realized that the car rushed to Jingyun Gate." Xiao Li said again, "The guards cursed at the mouth, and slapped the car bar with the handle of a knife." Ba-ta, pa-da' sound, and curses in the mouth." "Of course it should be scolded." The emperor said this sentence with a smile, and commented on the memorial to the minister of the guard: "Grace, no discussion." After reading the memorial, I went to the study room—I originally planned to stop for a day, but when I thought of what Wang Qingqi had promised yesterday, I became very interested and gave up the idea of ​​"relying on learning". ※ ※ ※ After Weng Tonghe finished speaking "Du Poems", it was Wang Qingqi's turn to talk about "History of Ming Dynasty".Between the monarch and his ministers, there were words that were not humane, and it was inconvenient for Weng Tonghe to be by his side, so the emperor thought of a plan to "tune the tiger away from the mountain". "Master Weng!" Weng Tonghe, who was sitting under the west wall, stood up and agreed: "The minister is here." "Find me a book." "Yes!" Weng Tonghe paused for a while, seeing that the emperor had not given any further instructions, he asked again: "What book does the emperor want?" The emperor was thinking about a difficult problem, so as to entangle Weng Tonghe, so he never opened his mouth. At this time, he heard him urging him to ask, so he could not delay any longer, so he said casually: "I remember that in "Book Collection", there is a special talk about the establishment of the Three Seas. Yes, look for it." "That should be in the "Kao Gong Dian". I will look for it." As soon as Weng Tonghe left, the emperor asked Wang Qingqi in a low voice, "Have you brought all the things you said yesterday?" "I found a few copies." Wang Qingqi also replied in the same low voice: "It's just that it's too late for Gong Kai to reprint, I'm afraid the printing is not good, and the characters are small. The emperor looks very tired." "It's okay, give it to me." Wang Qingqi looked around with flickering eyes, took out a small cloth bag from his arms, and handed it to the emperor. At the same time, he kept looking at Weng Tonghe who was looking for books on the bookshelf, as if he was afraid that he would find out. The emperor had no such scruples. He put the small cloth bag on his lap, opened it, and found seven or eight small books in the "towel box book". ".The emperor opened a page at will, couldn't read three or four lines, felt his face was hot, his heart was beating, and he was thirsty. He quickly closed the book, wrapped it in the cloth, and put his whole body in the drawer. "I'll see and talk." The emperor said solemnly, without a trace of a smile on his face, but a look of refusal. Wang Qingqi replied softly: "These books don't have many words. Rong Chen has been visiting them slowly and submitting them one after another." "There are good 'paintings', and find some." "Yes!" Wang Qingqi said, "It's relatively easy." "With these things, you don't have to bring them to the study, just seal them and hand them over to 'them'." "They" refer to the eunuchs who were specially assigned to the Hongde Palace. Wang Qingqi understood and promised to say something more. Seeing Weng Tonghe holding the book, he stopped talking and changed to "Ming History", and he was talking about "Ningxing Biography". In addition to the relevant records in the "Kao Gong Dian" in the collection of books, the books that Weng Tonghe brought were also some other books about Sanhai.The emperor intended to use this to send him away, but seeing that he was taking things seriously, he had to be perfunctory. While flipping through the book, he asked casually, "Isn't Yingtai the Southern Terrace of the Ming Dynasty?" "Yes!" Weng Tonghe replied: "Nantai was mentioned in "A Story of Bestowed Tour of Xiyuan" written by Li Xian, the famous chancellor of the Tianshun Dynasty." "Is there anything in this dynasty to give ministers a tour of the garden?" "Yes!" Weng Tonghe replied: "In June of the 21st year of Kangxi, there was an edict that Emperor Zuren moved to Yingtai because of the hot weather. Rest. According to the "History of the Song Dynasty", the holy ancestor gave all the ministers back gardens to enjoy flowers and fish. The second time I raise the net, I get the fish and bring it back to my private house, so that I can see the monarch and his ministers having fun together, which is the best intention of Yan Shi." The emperor was very fascinated when he heard it, "This is really a scene of peace and prosperity!" He said, "I wonder if there will be such a day?" "Of course!" Weng Tonghe replied, "The emperor yearns for a prosperous age, and the prosperous age will come, all in the holy heart. The year when the ancestor and the emperor ascended the throne is similar, and the martial arts and martial arts all started before the age of twenty. May the emperor recite this Here, the holy ancestor is the law." The words are good words, but the emperor is quite self-aware, it is impossible to catch up with Emperor Sheng Zuren, but he also has his own self-examination.Now everything is at the mercy of others, and he is not allowed to come up with ideas, but it is too much to ask him to have the martial arts and martial arts of the holy ancestor? Thinking of this, he didn't bother to talk with Weng Tonghe anymore, but he didn't have homework left, so he couldn't leave early.This day was a day to write poems in turn, and his thoughts were on those "towel box books", and his poems were difficult, so he took a trick and said, "You each write a poem of Qilu, and let me observe it." "Yes!" Wang Qingqi didn't wait for Weng Tonghe to express, and immediately replied: "Please ask the emperor to make a proposition." The emperor looked around, looking for a poem title, and saw the yellow and white chrysanthemums blooming outside the curtain at a glance, so he just used it as the title, "Let's use 'Chrysanthemum Shadow' as the title!" "Please limit the rhyme." "There is no need to limit it. Limiting rhyme restricts thinking." So it became a student test teacher.Of course, this is impossible to fail in the exam, but after a quarter of an hour, both of them handed in the paper. "Very good!" the emperor read Weng Tonghe's poem and said, "'If you don't have words, you will feel the autumn light, and if you have rhyme, you will be suspicious of the dew'. This is the chrysanthemum shadow, not the chrysanthemum. I will take it back to the palace. Look." Once back to the palace, just wanting to find a quiet place to read the books that Wang Qingqi had brought in, the Empress Dowager Cixi sent someone to summon her. When she arrived at the Changchun Palace, she saw a group of eunuchs, holding tribute satins, gold beads and other things, coming into the palace to invite the Empress Dowager Cixi to have a look.This is the tribute from the ministers for her birthday, the most is satin, a piece always costs fifty taels of silver, at least two pieces are bought, and only a hundred taels go, the emperor felt that he couldn't bear it, but he was inconvenient to dissuade him. "Look," the Empress Dowager Cixi handed a piece of paper to the emperor, "They copied the notes from the Ministry of Rites. In my opinion, it doesn't need to be such a big deal." It was the note of the empress dowager's 40th birthday, from giving banquets to the minister's relatives, published a long list, the emperor read it carefully, and said respectfully: "My son will call the military plane to do it tomorrow!" "No!" Empress Dowager Cixi shook her head, "It's really lively and lively, but it's okay, but I just taught the Japanese to make trouble! Forget it, let's play in it for two days!" "This is also everyone's filial piety. The Queen's Mother obeyed her son and followed the list..." "Not good! Not good! I hope you will live up to it and give me a good birthday in another ten years." The Empress Dowager Cixi then gave specific instructions: salute at the Cining Palace on the tenth day of October. The inner court held a banquet.All the usual feasts need not be held.The princess outside the palace, as well as Fujin's wife, entered the Palace of Compassion and Ning to salute and then give a banquet. So the next day, an edict was issued, and in addition, there was an edict from the old relative of Minister Jia En, which said: "On the tenth day of October this year, we celebrated the 40th birthday of Empress Dowager Kangyi, Empress Dowager Cixi, and celebrated Qiafutian. Because of the old relatives of the first and second ranks of civil and military officials inside and outside Sijing, some of them are over 80 years old. Strong and lucky, Lu Yang Chengen, Xun is a prosperous age and Jiaxiang, and it is allowed to give special rewards. The Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of War, and the Eight Banners are all unified, and they will be investigated immediately, and they will be consulted and reported to the Military Aircraft Department, and the bill will be presented. " In fact, this is not required to be checked and reported. For senior officials of the first and second grades inside and outside Beijing, with old relatives in the hall, how old are they?There was a very detailed list at the military plane Zhangjing, and the first one was Li Hongzhang, the governor of Zhili, a university scholar, and Mrs. Li, the old mother of Li Hanzhang, the governor of Huguang. "This is really a blessed old lady!" Empress Dowager Ci'an said in admiration, "Both sons are governors, I'm afraid it's rare." "It's not surprising." The Empress Dowager Cixi said: "Brothers, predecessors, mothers don't have to move their nests in the Yamen, which is rare." "That's right! Li Hanzhang picked up his brother's governor of Huguang." "This governor's wife has big feet." The Empress Dowager Cixi said with a smile: "There is such a joke that she took a boat from Hefei to Wuchang to raise her. All the civil and military people in the city knelt on the pier to pick them up. Helped by the girl, "Push, push, push" landed on the shore. Sitting in the governor's eight-carrying green woolen sedan chair, half of the big feet with two feet were exposed outside the curtain of the sedan chair. Li Hongzhang held the sedan chair and watched. Seeing the indecent appearance, he said to the sedan chair: "Mother, put your feet away." Do you know how his mother answered him?" "How do you answer? It must be a heart-breaking sentence!" "That's not it!" The Empress Dowager Cixi covered her mouth with a smile, then stopped laughing and said, "His mother said: 'You don't hate me, but you do!'" The Empress Dowager Ci'an laughed, "It's about the same as Grandma Liu." She said, "I'm afraid there are not many Han officials with big feet like her, but I'm afraid they came from a side room." Hearing this sentence, the Empress Dowager Cixi fell silent, her complexion was like a yellow plum weather, the scorching sun was fading, and the haze was gradually rising.The Empress Dowager Ci'an was a loyal person, and she regretted that she should not have touched her taboo, so she asked embarrassingly, "How can I be kind to you? It's your birthday, so you can make up your mind." The Empress Dowager Cixi decided that each person would be given one side of the imperial book plaque, the imperial book Fushou character, Wenqi treasures and other things. Hanlin in the South Study Room is busy now.It is called Yushu, but it was actually written by people like Pan Zuyin, Sun Yijing, and Xu Yong who were walking in the "South Study Room". It's gold on a green background. Of course the emperor's study was closed. Apart from summoning military planes during the day, he was busy with two things. One was surveying the three seas, how to repair and how to change them, and he went for a walk outside the front door when he was in trouble. Participate in the celebration of the longevity of Empress Dowager Cixi. The most important thing in the celebration is not the emperor leading his ministers to salute, nor the banquet given by the inner court, but singing a three-day opera.Ever since Wang Qingqi was sent to walk in the Hongde Hall, the emperor's "knowledge" in this area has improved a lot. Although it is inconvenient for the emperor and his ministers to openly study how to speak luck, but the origin and advantages and disadvantages of the "Four Classes" have something to do with it. Rising star, what play is popular?The emperor can generally understand.He has always felt that the Kunqu operas of the Shengping Department are "very bad" and make people drowsy.So for the Three-Day Longevity Play, I really want to pass on all the famous actors from outside, and hold it as the number one lobby party in Tianzi. After revealing this meaning to Wang Qingqi, he strongly praised his success, "The Empress Dowager Cixi's 40th birthday is celebrated everywhere, so that the outside team has a chance to be filial, which is a testament to the emperor's sincerity in governing the world with benevolence and filial piety." Wang Qingqi I found that this passage was a bit far-fetched, so I added another sentence: "It is said that famous actors were enshrined in the inner court. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, there were also some." Yu Shi Youzheng, the emperor's heart became hotter, but he still had scruples: "I'm afraid that those rotten Confucians will write a book about a great truth, which will kill people's interest." "The emperor issued an edict to suspend the garden work. His holy virtue was modest and generous, and his ministers were quite ashamed and remorseful. If you want to talk about such a trivial matter, what is your conscience?" Wang Qingqi said, "And the palace hall meeting, Passing on the team is a common thing..." There is no need to go on.The emperor deeply understood that if Prince Gong and the others dared to say anything, they would accuse them like this: "You are allowed to listen to the opera, but the empress dowager is not allowed to listen to the opera. What is this called? Do you want to rebel?" "I still have a foolish opinion," Wang Qingqi thought of Guibao and Wenxi, and repeatedly entrusted him with the opportunity to speak up, taking advantage of this opportunity, "Guibao and Wenxi often told me that they have received so much kindness, and I don't know how to repay it? I am ignorant , begging for God’s favor, this mission, without request, will be entrusted to Guibao and Wenxi, and will be able to do it with all my heart.” "Okay! You ask them to hand out the sign tomorrow morning." "yes!" Wang Qingqi got the emperor's words, and immediately went to visit Guibao after repaying his value. install. "Brother Wang, you can help me a lot!" He patted his chest and said, "Please don't worry, leave it to me, and you will save face." "Don't be too happy," Wang Qingqi said with a smile: "Those men are hard to serve, if they try to push back, could it be that you locked them up with a chain?" "What kind of skill is this?" Gui Bao laughed, "Brother Wang, if you don't believe me, just give it a try. Send out a play and see if I can bring all those men to sing for you." "Okay!" Wang Qingqi was very happy when he said this.A person who likes this way can listen to whatever he wants to listen to, and ask whoever he wants to sing to sing, how happy it is! "Come on, come on! Let's drink and chat, first figure out the tricks, and I'll do it overnight." Guibao rubbed his chin, and he was full of ambition, "Look, I have to let the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces do this job. You can't praise me with the emperor." "As long as you are sure." Wang Qingqi said with a smile: "There is hope for recovery!" So I took a pen and inkstone, and while I was drinking, I was discussing how to send plays. Although I can do whatever I want, I have to focus on the Empress Dowager Cixi and the emperor. On the other hand, I prefer joke plays and martial arts dramas that focus on Huadan, so the scripted dramas focus on the interests of the mother and son. "Days are very tight, so I have to curry favor." Guibao asked, "Brother Wang, do you want to go to the 'Four Hui Classes' with me, or are you here drinking and listening?" my information?" Wang Qingqi, with the respect of the emperor and teacher, was too embarrassed to openly go out to do such an errand, so he replied: "You can go alone! I won't bother you, see you in the palace tomorrow morning!" "Yes, yes! Tomorrow morning, I will be in the courtroom of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I cannot go to the Hongde Hall. Please take the time to come here, so that I can explain to you about the meeting tonight." "That's not necessary. When you're summoned, if you have anything else you want me to play for you, you can send someone to greet me." Wang Qingqi encouraged him and said, "Work hard. I'll flatter you. , taking advantage of the Queen Mother's longevity, there must be grace." "It's all cultivated by Brother Wang. I don't need to say anything at the moment. When things are done, I will definitely have a lot of support." "Brother, what are you talking about? I'm leaving." Guibao courteously sent Wang Qingqi out of the gate, and did not enter again. He immediately waited for the car to be loaded, and rushed to Xuanwu Gate with the prepared play list.The four major Hui classes each have their own general apartment named "Daxia Chu". Chuntai is in Baishun Hutong, Sanqing is in Hanjiatan, Sixi is in Shanxi Lane, and Hechun is in Li Tieguai Xiejie. They are not far apart.Guibao is most acquainted with Mei Qiaoling, the head of Sixi, who sings Danjiao. She is very plump and nicknamed "Fat Qiaoling". So find him first. After explaining the purpose of coming, she promised without saying anything. Mei Qiaoling also said that sending an errand in the palace is something that has never been done before. I am afraid that all the classes will open their mouths and ask for a very high price. I advise him to be patient. .Guibao said: Money doesn't matter, as long as you are happy.Not only do they rap whatever they want, but they also need to sing well. As long as money doesn't matter, things will be fine.Singing well is not a problem, and performing in front of the imperial court, who doesn't want to stand out, overwhelm the peers, and win the praise of Tianyu.Therefore, after midnight, the four major Hui classes had agreed.But the money spent was also considerable, because the theater had put up the posters for the three-day play, and now that he was working as a servant in the palace, he had to tell the theater to return to the play and make up for a loss. When he got home, Guibao couldn't rest yet, Gongkai wrote up three playlists overnight, took a short rest, and it was time to enter the palace.Sitting in the court room of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the old colleagues saw him with a happy face, and heard that the emperor summoned him, and it seemed that he was expected to recover, so they came to ask questions and socialize. , completely different. The sign was handed in as soon as he entered the palace, and it was not until around noon that the little eunuch came to pass the order, saying that he would be summoned in the West Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace.After kowtowing and paying his respects, the emperor first asked, "I heard that you have drawn up all the tricks? Let's take a look." "Yes!" Guibao held up a play list, and Xiao Li went on to forward it to the emperor. "It only takes two days." The emperor took a look, and then ordered: "On the ninth and eleventh day of the Lunar New Year, pass it on to the outside world. It will not be used on the first day, and the Shengping Administration's 'Concept Play' will still be used." Hearing this, Guibao realized that he was too thoughtless in doing things.In the House of Internal Affairs, following his own vacancy, Wen Xi, the acting doctor, also prepared a three-day play in order to host the celebration on the tenth day of October. I know it, and since I know it, I should make arrangements in advance. Now that I have rehearsed for three days, there is no room left for others. It seems that there is no room for others, which is too unreasonable. On my own side, the three-day play was reduced to two days, and on the day when it was squeezed out, the play was extraordinarily exciting, not only was it a pity to discard it, but it was also difficult to explain to the troupe.After much deliberation, the only way to deal with it is to take the play on the first day and perform it on the ninth and eleventh days of the first day.But it takes a lot of time to add a play. If the gongs are not stopped until the lights are on, it is a precedent that has never been seen in the palace. He didn't have a good plan for a while, but he was not allowed to think carefully, so he had no choice but to play back his thoughts first. "The play is really good!" The emperor felt the same with Guibao. "It's a pity to cancel it. We will sing on the ninth and eleventh day of the lunar new year. We don't want the next ones. Whoever is 'double' can change to single. It's so easy." It’s not too time-consuming to increase or decrease all at once.” As he said that, the emperor personally moved the ink pen, changed the play, and called Wen Xi to explain the matter.Wen Xi accepted the decree face-to-face and naturally complied with it, but as soon as he returned to the House of Internal Affairs, he had a big fight with Gui Bao. "You flatter me, but I still have to give you a letter!" Wen Xi said harshly, "I'm a good friend, so I never expected to hit me like this!" "Why am I hitting you?" Guibao replied, "Master Wang came to spread the announcement last night. He worked overnight and couldn't sleep all night. I will enter the palace early this morning, but I have time to give you information!" This is an argument, why don't you have the time to send someone to deliver a letter?Wen Xi sneered again and again: "Okay, okay, you're ruthless! The three-day show squeezed me out for two days, and more than half of my hard work was in vain. How can I get reimbursed for the money I made for the new outfit and the end of the building? That's not to say I'm smashing me!" " Then he sneered and sneered, complaining that Guibao is not enough friends. Guibao's qualifications in the Ministry of Internal Affairs were originally higher than Wenxi's, but he was in a bad situation at the moment, and Wenxi's family in front of the Empress Dowager Cixi was in prosperity, so he had to swallow his breath and listen to him.I was so angry that I said in my heart: wait and see, when the order of recovery comes down, let's see what kind of face you have! The news of the decree of grace was received on the seventh day of October, and it was Cheng Lin who came to report the joy. "Master Gui, Uncle Gui!" He rushed over angrily, panting and laughing, and it took him a long time to open his mouth: "Congratulations to you! The news from the palace just now has a decree of kindness in just two days, you Lao Gong has returned to his post and is still in charge of the Minister of Internal Affairs." Although it was expected, after all, things went so smoothly that it was unbelievable, "Is it reliable?" He suppressed his excitement and asked reservedly. "It's reliable, it's reliable, it's too reliable." Cheng Lin said with a smile again: "My punishment has also been revoked. In the matter of filling the vacancy in the future, Mr. Gui, you must help me no matter what, and cultivate and cultivate me." "What's the matter? How did your punishment be revoked? Is there a special purpose?" "Hey! You always said it well. With me as a candidate, the emperor will issue a special decree, is it worthy?" Cheng Lin lowered his voice and said, "I heard that the Empress Dowager Cixi intends to buy Haoer. Longevity and grace, All princes and ministers, civil and military officials inside and outside the capital, who are now subject to surrender and punishment, and those who were dismissed from post, degraded, and fined in salary before, will be exempted." "This is a good thing!" Gui Bao raised the amount with his hands, "The virtues accumulated by the Empress Dowager Cixi are huge!" Although Cheng Lin spoke convincingly, Gui Bao was not at ease after all, and had to inquire in person.As soon as Cheng Lin left, he thought about the whole situation by himself, and found that he had to make a move, and at the same time, he could find out whether Cheng Lin's news was true or not by making this move. This move of chess is the way of King Gong.He used to be an acquaintance in Prince Gong's mansion, and he worked as a doctor in the House of Internal Affairs, so everything was convenient, so daily necessities, fresh and precious fruits were always in good supply, and where windows and doors needed to be repaired, he would always bring craftsmen there. manage.Such a close relationship only encouraged the emperor to build the Old Summer Palace, which was hated by Prince Gong and ordered the concierge not to inform him, so they gradually drifted apart. Today, the garden work has stopped, and I have been dismissed, which means that the past sins have been redeemed, and it is time to ask for pity again.At worst, after listening to Prince Gong's reprimand, he humiliated himself and apologized. The magnanimous and affectionate Prince Gong will never be defeated by the grievances that still exist. Having made up his mind in this way, he immediately set up a car to Zhengyang Building, picked a basket of extremely fat Yangcheng Lake crabs from the south of the Yangtze River, and brought them with him to Prince Gong's Mansion.The guards and servants there were all acquaintances in the past. When they saw him, they would say: "Rare guest, rare guest!" Let him drink tea in the porter's room. Bannermen in the Ministry of Internal Affairs all have a unique set of social skills. Even if they quarreled one day and had to use knives, as long as they feel the need to establish friendship the next day, they can act like friends who have not seen each other for many years. Extraordinary intimacy.Guibao also has a unique technique. He always carries a lot of precious and fresh gadgets with him. He shows them off and shows them off. When someone is eager to see them, he picks them up and stuffs them into the person's hand, and then squeezes the opponent's palm with both hands. Get close, and say: "Keep it for fun!" Just like this, I feel happy from the bottom of my heart, remembering his favor, and I have to find a way to repay it. Therefore, within a short while, someone volunteered and stretched out his hand and said: "Bring a name card, and while the prince doesn't have any guests at the moment, I'll go back for you." "No, I don't see the prince today, see Fujin." "Hey! What's the point of this?" "I'll see Fujin first, and I beg her to say something nice to the lord for me first, so that I can save myself from being scolded." Guibao took out a famous card and cupped his hands, saying: "Excuse me, please send this basket of crabs to me together." Go to the room, see Fujin, and say so." The man smiled and went.After a while, he came back and pouted his mouth, "Go up!" He said, "Probably scolding is inevitable." As soon as I was introduced to Prince Gong's study, "I can tell you," Prince Gong said as soon as they met, "This time, if you try to make up your own mind to repair Sanhai, and it can't end, just watch it, and you won't even think about it." Drink the water from Yuquan Mountain!" Guibao just knelt down on his knees, when he heard this, he forgot to kowtow, thought about it for a while, overjoyed, Prince Gong's hint, not only the official can be restored to his original post, but also the Sanhai project can still be undertaken.The meaning of that warning is that if the errands are not good enough, if there are any mistakes, they will be exiled to the army, and naturally they will not be able to drink the water of Yuquan Mountain.This can leave him alone. "My lord!" He kowtowed at this time, "I don't need to say anything. Just say this to my lord, I have to put on a good show no matter what." Sure enough, on the tenth day of October, the emperor led his subjects to finish the ceremony in the Palace of Compassion and Ning. The princes and ministers still went to the Rongshou Palace to listen to the opera at the same time as the day before, but the emperor summoned the military aircraft in the Hall of Mental Cultivation and issued a ceremony. Several decrees of kindness were issued, the first one was what Cheng Lin said, that officials inside and outside the capital were exempted from the punishment of surrender and punishment, the second one was that the precious officials were reinstated, and the third one was an anomaly. Tang Lang Wenxi, a fifth-rank official, is rewarded with the first rank Dingdai. Once the Empress Dowager Cixi's longevity passed, the emperor took a good rest for two days, and when he recovered, he moved again.In the weather in the second half of October, once the "Xiaoyangchun" is over, it will snow and freeze, and you can't go far, but you can only go to Sanhai and survey the project by the way. Guibao and Wenxi are still responsible for the Sanhai Project.The two reconciled as before, and Wen Xi was promoted to the Minister of Internal Affairs. Naturally, he was particularly fawning on the errand, braving the bitter northwest wind, and took the craftsmen around Sanhai every day.Everything was ready, and the design was presented. The emperor happened to think of Sanhai, so he ordered: October 21st, I will be lucky in the South China Sea.