Chapter 107 History of the Palace Outside the Qing Dynasty (12-2)

So according to the facts, he accused the officials of the Yunnan Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs of "indulging in abuse without knowing it". In addition to checking the title and ordering to wait for investigation, since Zhou Ruiqing had corresponded with Cui Zunyi, Hong Liangpin's participation was not without reason.It's just that Zhou Ruiqing is a member of the third rank, and he has not been dismissed, so it is inconvenient to summon him. Please order Zhou Ruiqing to submit Cui Zunyi's original letter to the case for inspection. As soon as this performance was played, not only was it approved, but also because Zhou Ruiqing had accepted Cui Zunyi's letter, he was specially ordered to "dismiss the post and wait for the mass transfer".This time it seemed that the case had expanded again, but Zhou Ruiqing was still calm. When he saw the decree, he first sent a servant to act as a "complaint", and took two letters from Cui Zunyi to the Ministry of Punishment.

The letter is just a general greeting, which has nothing to do with the case.Gang Yi finished reading it, threw it on the table, and said with a sneer: "What's the point of this? Of course there are many letters from Cui Zunyi to him, so I randomly find two innocuous ones and send them, thinking that I can get away with it. Are you taking people for a fool too?" Because of this resentment, he "as soon as he has the power in his hands, he will carry out the order" and sent one official and two servants to pass on Zhou Ruiqing. "That's not right. The upper edict is 'waiting for mass transfer'. The hostage is confronting Cui and Pan. How can I pass it on at this moment?"

"It's a confrontation with Wang Jingchen." The "seventh-rank Beijing official" who was sent was also very vocal. "The Shangyu did not explicitly mention confrontation with Cui and Pan. Please, 'It's a blessing, not a disaster. It's a disaster that can't be escaped.'" Zhou Ruiqing had no choice but to follow obediently. However, after all, Zhou Ruiqing was only dismissed, not dismissed, so the judge of the Ministry of Criminal Justice did not dare to make things difficult for him. He was invited to the Ministry, met with courtesy, and talked around a round table, which was regarded as "quality transfer".

The three people who asked the question had discussed in advance, and they didn't need to ask about Cui and Pan's bribery. knowledge of the case. In this way, the tone of the question is just like a casual conversation.Zhou Ruiqing's name is Jianhu, so he called him "Jian Weng", Jian Weng is long, Jian Weng is short, very polite, Zhou Ruiqing had to tell the truth.He said that he and Pan Yingzhang have always been acquainted, and Cui Zunyi had never met before.It's just because he has a nephew who donates to Banzhi County, distributes in Yunnan, and works in the military camp with Cui Zunyi, and they have a good friendship.His nephew fell ill in Yunnan due to acclimatization, and it was all thanks to Cui Zunyi's dedicated care, so he is also very grateful to him.

In the first year of Guangxu's reign, Enke was opened, and Zhou Ruiqing released the chief examiner from Jiangnan. Among the candidates selected, there was Cui Yingke, who was Cui Zunyi's cousin. With this layer of relationship, he was considered a family friend by correspondence. In Cui Zunyi's letter, he was called The origin of "Shizhang" is here.He also admitted that Cui Zunyi often helped this "shizhang", but this is the case with all small military aircraft. It is not surprising that there are gifts from foreign officials every year and festival. "Jian Weng," Shen Jiaben asked, "Is there something that I have heard of? I heard that when Pan Dao came to Beijing from Kunming, he didn't plan to return to Yunnan. The three coffins were also taken back to Anhui."

"That's not quite clear." "According to Anhui Zoubao, Pan Dao has not returned yet. He left Beijing at the end of June, and now at the beginning of September, counting the journey, he should have returned home long ago. I don't know where he stayed?" Shen Jiaben immediately said: "Jian Weng and him Well, naturally there will be correspondence, may I tell you?" Zhou Ruiqing thought for a while and replied: "I haven't received any letter from him. However, the coffins of his family of thirteen are all parked in Jingzhou, or the return journey was delayed because of the roundabout way to Hubei, that's unknown."

These words are quite suspicious, and it can be heard from the front of the conversation that he knows Cui Zunyi's whereabouts.However, since he refused to admit it, there was nothing to question, and he was sent back politely. The case was shelved.The whole key lies in Cui Zunyi and Pan Yingzhang. If these two people do not go to court, even if the fugitive book office is caught, it is still useless, because they can deny it without corroborating evidence. At this time, Gang Yi was promoted to an official position, and he was released as a good job in Guangdong, Chao Jiahui said.Pan Zuyin appointed Zhao Shuqiao to take over the case.He had a case against Wang Shuwen in his hand. Because of Tu Zongying's transfer, Li Henian, who took over as governor of Henan Province, listened to Xin Kai's words and insisted on maintaining the original case. Therefore, Mei Qizhao, governor of the river channel, was appointed to review.And Mei Qizhao, like Hu Ruilan in the Yang Naiwu case, was on the governor's side.Therefore, Zhao Shuqiao suggested that the court official should be arraigned by the Ministry of Criminal Justice. It is estimated that the criminals in the case will be resolved by the end of the year.With this free time, I just took over the case.

After reading the entire volume, he put forward a point of view, thinking that to get to the bottom of the matter, we must first discuss the facts and check the reimbursement case in Yunnan. Which items can be reimbursed and which items cannot be reimbursed? Pan Zuyin thought this was very reasonable, and extended his point of view, and confirmed the purpose of handling the case, bringing together all the suspects in the case.In interrogation and confrontation, it is necessary to ask whether the law was broken or not, and the decision should be based on whether it should be dismissed or not.

So the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry, who were in charge of the reimbursement case in Yunnan, were summoned to submit their "personal confessions".Some said: "Military supplies are all handled according to the case established 12 years ago in Tongzhi"; Each person has an argument, each person has a basis, and the words are not detailed. The Ministry of punishment only knows that there must be something wrong, but they don't know what the problem is? There is only one way to do this, please order the officials of the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry, and assign capable officials to do the accounting impartially. At that time, there are many books, the abacus is ticking, and the lobby of the Ministry of Punishment is very lively.

As a result, Wang Wenshao could no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb, because he accepted huge bribes, and he could show that the pure will be clear and the turbid will be turbid. Well deserved.However, during his tenure as the acting Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the cases that had been written off after verification were ordered to be recalculated, which is no different from the court's clear declaration: Wang Wenshao cannot be trusted. Not only did he think so, Qingliu was also waiting for such an opportunity.Naturally, it was Zhang Peilun who did it again. After the Empress Dowager Cixi's longevity passed, he published a booklet of "Please ask the ministers to beg for support, so as to suppress the political system and reassure the Sacred Heart". There is no trace of filth, and the book is often talented, so he made his companions eat Zhongshu, with few faults, and almost failed to mediate the current situation. Hongji is in trouble; The sound of sighing and pity is heard on the inside, and it is pitiful on the outside. It is not appropriate to live in an important place for a long time."

Then he quoted the story of Liang Shizheng, a minister of the Qianlong Dynasty who was also from Hangzhou.Liang Shizheng was not satisfied, Gaozong hinted that he resigned from office, and Liang Shizheng was in love with him, so Gaozong took advantage of the southern tour passing through Hangzhou and ordered Liang Shi to take care of his eighty-year-old father at home as a measure of preservation.Zhang Peilun believes that this story is suitable for Wang Wenshao: "Example: when a parent is over 80 years old, there will be a child who will eventually adopt him. Wang Wenshao's mother is 80 years old and has three brothers. Raising relatives is the happiest life in life. This is the best time for me Gradually forced, joy and fear linger, in fact, the days of repaying the country are long, and the days of repaying relatives are short. If you let him go to the government for the end of the year, the servant's family is in Hangzhou, where there are lakes and mountains to cleanse the dust, and there are fields for delicious food." If not, even if Wang Wenshao "holds his salary to protect himself, his son Qingjun and his servants are arrogant and unrestrained, which cannot be restrained by Wang Wenshao. For the rest of the year, it is almost beyond Wen Shao's tolerance." Finally, I made a fuss about the sentence "Yi An Sheng Xin", saying that "Even though the Empress Dowager Sheng Gong has recovered, it is still appropriate to take care of Shu Qin. On the first day of September, Deng Chengxiu impeached Wang Wenshao and summoned the ministers. On the 22nd Because of the reimbursement case in Yunnan, the ministers were summoned again. In the past two days, there was no shortage of internal and external personnel, and there was no urgent delivery of chapters from various provinces. The job has no status, and it will increase the night and day to worry about work. The servant can look at his heart day and night, can he not be ashamed?" Therefore, he asked: This memorial of his should be handed over to the Military Aircraft Department, "to make Wang Wenshao good at himself." The Empress Dowager Cixi really didn't make any statement, and sent the original.Wang Wenshao saw that he was sweating profusely, and understood Zhang Peilun's serious warning. If he was not "good at dealing with himself", he would have even more powerful means. He would impeach his son Wang Qingjun and his servants, who had done many illegal things by relying on their strength. In his view, the most vicious thing is that he thinks that the Empress Dowager Cixi is "worrying about work all night long" because of his "no status for duty", and she will not be able to rest in peace when the autumn wind is fierce.If this provocation is ignored, the kindness will decline, and there may be unforeseen disasters. So, on the same day, he made a note to ask for a vacancy.The Empress Dowager Cixi had a plan in mind, and issued a decree to comfort Zhang Peilun, expecting that Zhang Peilun would not give up. It depends on his second book, what do you say? Zhang Peilun's second excerpt launched a frontal attack on Wang Wenshao, and the wording was cleverly used.A total of one piece was folded, and the book said that he was very talented. If the Empress Dowager Cixi reprimanded him based on this, a copy of the original book would be issued, without mentioning the disadvantages of the reimbursement case in Yunnan. It was still a matter of face for Wang Wenshao.However, in order to convince Empress Dowager Cixi, it is necessary to mention the disadvantages of the reimbursement case in Yunnan, so I added an attached sheet, pointing out that the reimbursement case in Yunnan is suspicious in three ways: The first doubt: "Wang Wenshao once walked in the Yunnan Divisional Office, and the reimbursement is well known. Since the case has been addressed to people, there must be scribes. If it is the day when the decree is issued, the Secretary will be secret. Wouldn’t it be fair and aboveboard for the scribes to be in custody for transmission, or escorted to the Ministry of Punishment, to clear up all doubts? Nai’s letters and documents were passed on repeatedly, and the secrets were not kept secret. Or say: Wen Shao is vigilant, why is it that the scribes alone are not so vigilant?" The second doubt: "In Yunnan's reimbursement case, the yearly expenses and miscellaneous funds were included in the whole bank's military supplies. This is very scientific. That is, the officials in Xinjiang first stated it. If the Ministry of Households immediately asks the ministers sent by Jian to review, it is unintentional, and we can forgive each other. Even the officials of the Ministry of Households asked for a review, and began to avoid face-to-face with Jing Lian. It is rumored that the amount of money is in and out, and the distribution is not very consistent, and in advance Quickly urge the two departments of the military industry, and they will be the first to play the conclusion before they can wait for the reply, especially the disadvantages are obvious. People may say: Wen Shao is precise, why is it not precise when it comes to reimbursement?" The third suspicion: "Cui Zunyi and Pan Yingzhang are the chief culprits in this case. According to the businessman's confession: the remittance was for reimbursement. The evidence is convincing, and the two are corrupt officials. Zhou Ruiqing has been dismissed. If the two are not dismissed first, It is also necessary to temporarily open the vacancy, but repeatedly issued a decree, but said: "Strictly urge to send it off". Other ministers did not see it. If Wang Wenshao wanted to understand himself, why did he keep silent? People may say: "Wen Shao understands, why alone?" Do you not understand how to deal with these two people?" Of course, Empress Dowager Cixi could see the accusations between the lines. Leaving aside the second suspicion, the first suspicion was that Wang Wenshao deliberately released the book office and fled in order to eliminate the evidence.The third suspicion is that Wang Wenshao shielded Cui Zunyi and Pan Yingzhang.In balance, there is indeed doubt. Therefore, holding this folded piece, Empress Dowager Cixi began to seriously consider letting Wang Wenshao walk.The successor has been thought of long ago, but what needs to be considered at this moment is that Zhang Peilun analyzes the situation carefully and meticulously, not only scolding, but also boasting.But how should it be reused? Thinking undecided, he had to put it aside for the time being, so Wang Wenshao resigned from office for the second time, and was comforted to stay.But the tone was different from before, and he said, "Looking at the various sentiments he played, he should have bowed to what he asked. However, the Military Aircraft Department and the Prime Minister's affairs in various countries need people. Wang Wenshao still said he is familiar with it, and he still abides by the previous order. straight." The words "still called familiar" are derogatory words given by Zhang Jing of the military aircraft because of the limelight.Those who are familiar with the story of Chaozhang will know that Wang Wenshao has to go to the military when he sees the test words of these four characters. Wang Wenshao himself was a little undecided, because his relatives were old, he was a member of the disciples, and a group of people who usually went out of the sect had different lawsuits and many opinions.Many people advocate knowing their own interests and withdrawing as soon as possible, thinking that anyway, the face has been lost, and there is no need for it.Another faction thinks that it will take some time before retiring. Zhang Peilun immediately resigned as soon as he got the bullet. Wang Wenshao quite sympathized with this view, and wanted to see it again, but there were many bad news.First, Wei Rongguang, the governor of Jiangsu, reported that Cui Zunyi's family member reported that his master died of illness while traveling in Dantu County.Dantu County is the prefectural city of Zhenjiang. Although it is a must pass through the canal to enter the Yangtze River and south of Anhui, Cui Zunyi died in September, and Dantu County received the report from Cui Jiading in October. Why is it so difficult to stay in Zhenjiang? Why did the report a month later? The circumstances are naturally suspicious, so Wei Rongguang was ordered to find out exactly whether Cui Zunyi died of illness? In fact, there is no need to investigate, news spread to Beijing at the same time as Wei Rongguang's report, saying that Cui Zunyi committed suicide by taking poison, which shows that he is afraid of crime.Hearing this, Zhao Shuqiao was very nervous. One of the two key criminals involved in the case had already gone. If Pan Yingzhang followed in Cui Zunyi's footsteps and another "died" died, there would be no proof of his death at that time, and Zhou Ruiqing could get away with it, and the whole case would be forever To hang there, and therefore have to take decisive measures. He has always been responsible in his work, and he didn't have to report to the officials. He secretly summoned Wang Jingchen and Zhou Ruiqing's family member Tan Sheng, coaxed and bullied him, and finally squeezed out some inside information.According to Tan Sheng's confession: After Cui and Pan arrived in Beijing, they often had contacts with his master.This is not important, Wang Jingchen's confession of a fact will be very detrimental to Zhou Ruiqing. He said: Among the bank notes that Pan Yingzhang took from him, one of them was cashed by Baichuan Tongtong.So the owner of Baichuantong was summoned and admitted that Zhou Ruiqing had contacts with his Baichuantong.In September of last year, Zhou Ruiqing took a Shun Tianxiang banknote and deposited it in Baichuantong, and exchanged it for his banknote. Obviously, this was Zhou Ruiqing's trick, and he was unwilling to use Shuntianxiang's banknote directly. , so as not to fall into the trap. In addition, Wang Jingchen also said that there was a "Master Sun" from the Yunnan Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs, who also took the banknotes that Pan Yingzhang had used to withdraw money from him.This is all "proof of bribery", and the Ministry of Household Affairs asked Zhou Ruiqing to be dismissed temporarily so that he can be summoned.Whether the "Master Sun" of the Yunnan Division of the Ministry of Household Affairs is Sun Jiamu, the doctor who wrote the main manuscript, should be investigated by himself, and please be dismissed first. Zhao Shuqiao immediately carried out the decree as approved, personally led someone to arrest Zhou Ruiqing, and sent him to the "fire room" of the household department for resettlement, and his family members were not allowed to see him.The bedding, utensils, and food brought in were carefully inspected, and even the steamed buns were opened to look at them, fearing that there might be some note in them. Therefore, the military plane was summoned the next day, and Wang Wenshao had to give a face-to-face presentation again, begging for permission to open a vacancy to support relatives.The Empress Dowager Cixi didn't agree or forbid, she just said: "Go down first! There are other orders." After the military plane retreated, it "woke up" again, indicating that only Bao Jun and Li Hongzao would come in. This is predictable, the summons must be to consult candidates to succeed Wang Wenshao.As usual, the two Han military ministers were one from the south and the other from the north. Wang Wenshao's vacancy should be filled by people from the south. Although there are people in Baojun's pocket, his qualifications are far from enough, so he knows it well and sells this favor to Li Hongzao . "Lan Weng," he said, "it's natural to talk about the vacant seat of Wang Kuishi when we go up. If you have a sponsor, you are the master." Li Hongzao had thought about this matter a long time ago, but he had always been in a dilemma. The situation was clearly there, either Weng Tonghe or Pan Zuyin. The friendship has always been good, although he has attached to Shen Guifen a few years ago and formed a barrier, but seeking talents for the country, we must not reject this person and ignore him. That being the case, you might as well listen to Bao Jun's opinion, so he cupped his hands and replied, "Don't dare, dare not! I'm about to ask Pei Gong for advice. Now I can't see anything, I can't go out of Weng Pan, and if I can't take everything in, I'll ask Pei Gong." Gong, what do you think?" Bao Yun is also very tactful, unwilling to "cure one classic and damage one classic", the recommender offended Pan, and vice versa.Moreover, it’s okay to recommend A to use B, because I’m afraid that recommending A to use B will offend the person who is being used, and it’s even more useless, so I’m noncommittal: “These two have a good reputation for a while, and it’s hard to tell the difference. I just have to look at the meaning of the above. .” Although this is a very cunning remark, it is a revelation to Li Hongzao, "seeing the meaning from above" is the smartest way. "In terms of prestige and talent, there is nothing better than Weng Tonghe and Pan Zuyin." Li Hongzao said: "Please choose one and use it." "Just ask Weng Tonghe to go." The Empress Dowager Cixi ruled without hesitation, appearing to have a plan in mind. "Yes!" Li Hongzao went on to say, "But the study is also important. Weng Tonghe is on duty for the military plane. Does the study need to add people?" "There is no need to add masters." Empress Dowager Cixi said, "It's time for the emperor to ride a horse and bow, and he has to find two people to 'press the horse' for him." Naturally, he was looking for one among the princes of Manchuria and Mongolia, and Li Hongzao immediately replied: "If you talk about riding and shooting, it is natural that Bo Wang is the best at it." "Yes! Teach Boyan Mogu how to walk in Yuqing Palace." The Empress Dowager Cixi said again, "I think Shiduo is very cautious when serving as an errand. Let him learn to walk on the imperial court and take care of the study with Boyan Mogu." .” Shi Duo is the prince of rites, he is the only one who does not have the airs of a "prince" among his relatives.Li Lianying knelt down with him according to etiquette, but he knelt down in return, which was a joke for a while.Li Hongzao thought to himself, Prince Li has no errands in the inner court, and Empress Dowager Cixi seldom summons him, so he may not know him well, so why did he suddenly say that he is "cautious on errands"?Presumably this must be the benefit of kneeling to Li Lianying. When encountering such a lack of assignment, the military plane never expresses its opinion, and immediately draws up an order to submit after stepping back.However, Weng Tonghe's order to enter the military aircraft has not been issued, and the military aircraft department is afraid that things will change, so he dare not speak out. It wasn't until four o'clock in the afternoon that the game was finalized.Military aircraft Zhang Jing immediately went to Weng's house to deliver the good news, and then congratulators came to the door.But Weng Tonghe stopped him, saying that the news was not accurate, so he dared not accept the congratulations.He slipped out the back door to see Li Hongzao and inquire about the situation. Li Hongzao said very frankly that there was no choice between him and Pan Zuyin, and they both recommended him. It turned out that Empress Dowager Cixi made her own decision and chose Weng Tonghe. Weng Tonghe has been an official in the capital for more than twenty years with your noble son, and he studies with an open mind on weekdays, paying attention to the rules and secrets of being an official, when he heard Li Hongzao's words, he immediately made a decision, he must resign. So when I went home, I drew up a memorial, saying that the Military Aircraft Department was in charge of the general affairs, so I was not qualified for the job, and now that I am in Yuqing Palace, if the part-time job is not good, I am afraid that it will hinder the Holy Learning, so please take it back. This is a way of retreating.Because the decree "ordering Weng Tonghe to walk on the Minister of Military Aircraft" was submitted in the morning and issued in the afternoon, it seems that the Empress Dowager Cixi has been hesitant to choose between him and Pan Zuyin. In other words, the Minister of Military Aircraft It was reluctantly fawning on.In the past few years, there have been two sentences in Beijing: "The emperor's master, Wang Zuo, ghosts and gods", which means that the emperor's master, the prince's assistant, the envoy of the foreign devil's country, and the envoy of the Shenjiying are all shortcuts to the dragon.So judging from the current situation, there must be jealous people ridiculing him, saying that he became the Minister of Military Aircraft because of the title of "walking in Yuqing Palace".Therefore, a word of resignation is used to show that a gentleman is not sloppy about the place where he enters and exits. Of course, wouldn't it be bad if one word is right and it becomes self-defeating?He has full confidence in this level, so he doesn't need to worry about it.What a big deal it is to appoint a shuchen, so is there any reason to change it easily?What's more, with the courage of the Empress Dowager Cixi, she will never go back on her word.When this memorial is up, she will definitely send an order to summon her, with words of encouragement and reward.In this way, on the one hand, it is to express that the resignation will not be obtained, and the task is difficult, and on the other hand, it can express Pan Zuyin's friendship and intentional humility. Isn't that a "very bright" approach that covers everything? Entering the palace before dawn, Yuqing Palace was still dark, Weng Tonghe asked Sura to light up the lamp, read a book and wait.Eyes on the book, heart in front of the emperor, wait for dawn to send someone to inquire about the situation of "calling".There are three reports in total: the first is a military plane, which is a regular meeting; the second is him, which is also inevitable; the third is Pan Zuyin, so there is no doubt. Could it be that the "general trend" has changed?Weng Tonghe couldn't sit still in Yuqing Palace, so he walked to the South Study Room to watch the scenery.As soon as he entered the door, people congratulated him one after another. He cupped his hands repeatedly and said, "Don't dare, dare not!" Then he invited Pan Zuyin to a secluded place to talk. "Shu Ping," Pan Zuyin said immediately with a cheerful disposition, "you and I should all be grateful to Lan Sun." The words were incomprehensible, he nodded calmly, and first agreed: "Yes!" Listen to the rest. "What the higher-ups mean is that Prince Gong is sick, and Jing Qiuping is in a place of suspicion. There is an extra person on the military plane, and Lan Sun strongly approves of it. So, you don't have to insist on resigning." This means that Pan Zuyin also joined the military aircraft.It was really a way to get the best of both worlds, Weng Tonghe was naturally happy, but immediately thought of the taboo on the military plane.It is said that a military plane should not have more than six people, and if there are six people, one of them must have an accident.But then I thought about it again, when I was lucky, as long as I was cautious and kept the profit, I would be fine, and I was relieved. "To tell the truth," he took the opportunity to sell his favor to Pan Zuyin, "if it wasn't for the most important ministers, and the recommendation was not obtained by the ministers, I would have recommended talents in my book." "Thank you so much." Pan Zuyin frowned suddenly, "How will the Wang Kuishi case end?" Weng Tonghe thought for a while and replied, "To untie the bell, you have to untangle Lansun." What he said was that Wang Wenshao was attacked by Zhang Peilun, and the mastermind behind the scenes was Li Hongzao. As long as he relaxes a step and tells Zhang Peilun not to talk again, once the situation calms down, Wang Wenshao will use the "curtain family" that Wang Wenshao learned from Shen Guifen's softness and gentleness. ", so as not to get to the bottom of the responsibility, then we can try to resolve the matter for him. "otherwise……." Before finishing a sentence, Su La raised her voice outside the door and shouted: "Master Weng! Shout out." "I'll go up first, let's talk later!" Weng Tonghe hastily adjusted his crown and robe, lifted the curtain and went out, and entered the Zunyi Gate from Xiyi Chang Street, only to see the imperial minister Belle Yikuang coming up, cupping his hands in congratulations, and he returned the salute with a long bow. "Please! You don't need to lead the class anymore." Yikuang pointed to Dongnuan Pavilion and said. This is the place where Mu Zong died.Weng Tonghe is a heavenly eunuch, the love between men and women is extremely weak, and the deep affection is directed towards the relationship between father and son, brother, and junior. So when he recalls the situation eight years ago, he feels a great sense of sadness.At that time, it was always thought that "if the skin does not exist, the hair will not be attached", the disciple of the emperor abandoned the world, and thirteen years of painstaking efforts were wasted.Unexpectedly, he became the emperor's teacher again, and actually participated in the cardinal.Looking back at the present and looking back at the past, sorrow and joy are intertwined, and my heart is quite excited. Therefore, he kowtowed when he entered the hall, and lost his usual graceful demeanor when he spoke. When the Empress Dowager Cixi reprimanded her with the words "the world has received the grace of the country, I should not resign from the post", he made a long excuse . However, in general, it is just that "sacred learning is the most important thing, and part-time jobs are afraid of lack of concentration and delays." Of course, the Empress Dowager Cixi repeatedly rewarded and encouraged her, and finally seemed a little impatient. "My body is just right, and I really don't have the energy to pick someone else." She said, "I have thought about it many times, and I always feel that you are the only one who can be relied on. Don't embarrass me." When it came to the last two sentences, Weng Tonghe felt grateful and kowtowed, without any excuse: "I obey Yi's order and try my best to repay, I'm afraid I'm not talented enough, and I'm a debtor of God's grace." "I know that you are willing to do things with sincerity and good conduct, as long as you are willing to get rid of your sensibilities, you can do well." The Empress Dowager Cixi also said: "Pan Zuyin has been working in the South Study Room for many years. He's in the air." "Yes!" Weng Tonghe paused for a moment, and when he heard that the Empress Dowager Cixi had not spoken, he knelt down and left. Because of Wang Wenshao's dismissal and Weng Tonghe and Pan Zuyin's entry into the army, the ministers of the Han Dynasty had to be transferred.The transfer list was presided over by Li Hongzao. He transferred Xu Yingkuo, his very capable deputy Zuo Shilang in the Ministry of War in the same year, to make up for Wang Wenshao's vacant Zuo Shilang of the Household Department.Xu Yingkui's vacancy was filled by Huang Tifang. He was still studying politics in Jiangsu. Before returning to Beijing, he was concurrently signed by Xue Yunsheng, the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment who was proficient in law. These transfers have nothing to do with Wang Wenshao.However, in September, Zhang Peilun was promoted from the fifth rank of the Hanlin Academy to the right concubine of Zhan Shifu, who was promoted to the fifth rank in September. Wang Wenshao was terrified by this strange promotion, and formally assumed responsibility for it. He knew that if he didn't know what to do, if he stayed, something embarrassing would happen. He had to serve his mother and left Beijing in a hurry. Beijing officials left Beijing to return to the southeastern provinces, commonly known as "returning to the south". Although there were two routes of flood and drought, they traveled with their families and traveled by water, using Tongzhou as a place where water and land meet and transfer.Wang Wenshao's "lawsuit" is over, how can he go on the road with peace of mind?Therefore, on the pretext that the family had a lot of luggage and the boats they hired were not available for a while, they rented a house in Tongzhou and stayed temporarily to wait for news. People are snobbish, and the officialdom is even worse.As the saying goes, "When the wife dies, the street is crushed, and the master dies and no one carries it", because the wife is dead, and the master is the current official, and there are people who follow the power to send the funeral. When the master dies, the official is gone. Still come to pay attention to orphans and widows?Wang Wenshao has lost his official position now, and there may be unexpected disasters, so except for a very few close relatives and friends, other people who usually travel to the "Wang Dajunji" mansion and have received benefits are afraid that Zhang Peilun, Deng Chengxiu and others will be swept away by the tip of their pens. , implicated in disasters, all of which will never disappear, so Wang Wenshao is alone quietly, with empty books, feeling a sense of the end of the road. The most embarrassing thing was his eighty-three-year-old mother. Four years ago, Wang Wenshao was called into the military plane by the governor of Hunan to welcome his old mother.At that time, Zhili and Henan were suffering from drought, but the local officials along the way did not dare to neglect. If you want a boat, a car, a car, and a nephew, you must have a shark fin meal for lunch and dinner. There are gifts.Who doesn't say "Mrs. Wang Tai is lucky" along the way? Four years later, things are very different.She remembered that there was a "drought" in Tongzhou, led by the assistant minister of the storehouse, and held a big banquet to "receive the wind for Mrs. Wang Tai". She specially passed on the well-known troupe in Beijing and sang operas for three days.Now the ice is clear and the ghost is cold. Only on the first day of arrival, the magistrate of Tongzhou sent a "Yipin Guo", and then ignored it. "It's better to die!" Mrs. Wang Tai said to her son with tears in her eyes: "Once I die, you will report Ding You. For this reason, they won't have the heart to do things for you anymore!" "Mother! Mother! You must rest assured and take care of yourself." Wang Wenshao said anxiously, "In case something happens to your old man, they will have better articles to teach their son how to behave again?" "Alas!" Mrs. Wang Tai sighed, "Climb high and fall hard. It doesn't matter if this official doesn't work." If you don't become an official, you can't get things done, Wang Wenshao thought in his heart, I hope that the Yunnan reimbursement case will stop here, and if we don't pursue it, then we will be lucky. The news keeps coming, and the case is getting more and more lively, one leads to another, and the entanglements are endless.Another principal, Long Jidong, was brought out by Sun Jiamu, and Li Yuhua, the censor, was brought out by Long Jidong.Pan Yingzhang was also dismissed from his post "together with the governor of Yunnan and the governor of Hunan who was originally from Hunan, and all the governors along the way were strictly sent to the Ministry." If things go on like this, they will definitely involve themselves in the end. Therefore, Wang Wenshao felt like sitting on pins and needles, restless day and night, after much deliberation, he had to make arrangements for the last step.So he prepared a heavy gift, and sent his son Wang Qingjun to Beijing quietly, found a way to find Li Lianying, and sent the gift up. It was not until the third day that there was any movement. Li Lianying sent someone to find him. Wang Qingjun greeted him and called him "Uncle Li!" Li Lianying was also honest and blunt, saying to him: "Brother! I know what your father means. Now you are in the limelight, so you have to avoid it. We are usually good friends, and I will do my best if I can. Brother, go back and tell the old man, wait. The tone of the boss is relaxed, so I will naturally have something to say. All in all, the matter is not a big deal, but we have to wait for the opportunity and see the situation." "It's not a big deal," is reassuring enough, "But wait and see," it's not.Wang Qingjun really wanted to say: "Uncle Li, as long as you are willing to pat your chest and shoulder the responsibility, even the bank in Hankou is willing to give it with both hands." Just as he was thinking about how to word his words so that he could make another great wish without revealing too much, Li Lianying continued. "I didn't say anything about it. Your old man was too careless at the beginning." Li Lianying said in a low and solemn voice: "We are one of us, let me tell you something, but you must only tell you the old man." Said When I got here, I looked at Wang Qingjun intently, and waited for him to have a promise before I would continue talking. "Yes!" Wang Qingjun lowered his hands solemnly, "I dare not say anything about you." "You told me, old man, that you should take the way of Taiping Lake." Li Lianying said, "The sixth master is often sick, and the seventh master is too busy. The world's major events are all in this sentence." "Yes, yes! Uncle Li's words are very knowledgeable. I will go back and tell my father the truth." This sentence really contains a lot of knowledge, Wang Qingjun still can't understand it, only his father can understand the deep meaning in it.It turned out that Jin Wang Jing was very anxious and wanted to take the position of King Gong and replace him, but as the emperor's biological father, in view of the history of the previous dynasty, it was absolutely impossible to avoid big suspicions and openly ask politics. There is a man with a false hand, secretly manipulating politics, and this man is Li Hongzao. Wang Wenshao himself knew that in the eyes of others, he belonged to Prince Gong's family.It doesn't matter, the bad thing is that he is regarded as a member of the Prime Minister's Yamen, who has inherited Shen Guifen's mantle. In Qingliu, where the main battle is, they think that he cannot escape the crime of seductive foreigners and wronging the country. Naturally, he hates it deeply and wants to go later quick. Thinking of this again, I found Zhang Peilun to refer to him, and there is a passage in it, which is more meaningful: "Prince Gong worked hard to establish the translation agency. Wen Xiang assisted him with loyalty and diligence. The merits of Zhongxing are based on this. But at that time, the atmosphere was not developed, the talents were not released, the foreign affairs were not completed, and the military affairs were not completed. Wen Xiang Unfortunately, Ding Richang and Guo Songtao came out in large numbers. With coping techniques, Shen Guifen led Shen Guifen to betray Prince Gong and Wen Xiang's original aspirations, but only hoped that nothing would happen. So everyone contended to criticize the translation agency, and the foreign barbarians became more and more arrogant! Compared to the past when the flames of the barbarians have been extinguished, their chances can be self-reliant, but as they grow older, their power cannot be relied on. The important affairs of the two governments are presided over by Prince Gong. They are nearly fifty years old and have not recovered from a long illness, so they must be properly adjusted. It can only be strengthened; therefore, the task of the translation office should be based on respect for talents, sharing the arduous shoulders, and conspiring with the old ministers of the Shuting, which is enough to save the world. ?” Seeing this, Wang Wenshao was deeply regretful and missed the opportunity long ago. It turned out that Qingliu also had the ambition to devote himself to the "Translation Office" - the prime minister's national affairs office.If you had recommended Zhang Peilun and his like to walk in the Zongli Yamen, or if there were important foreign affairs, such as Zhang Zhidong's participation in the negotiations with Russia, please send this person to look at it together. How could there be any entanglements today? Solving a tight situation? It's too late now, only Li Lianying's words "we should go the way of Taiping Lake" are more realistic. If you want to follow the path of King Chun, the most appropriate way is to trust Weng Tonghe.Before leaving Beijing, I had a long talk with him. Weng Tonghe's shortcoming is that he is not willing to take responsibility, but his strong point is that he is careful and cautious. Entrusting him may not be effective, but there is absolutely no danger of leaking secrets and bad things. You can try Last try. So, he wrote a very sincere letter with his own hand, and sent a special messenger to Beijing.Weng Tonghe didn't say anything when he received the letter, but he really wanted to help Wang Wenshao, but he had the same attitude as Li Lianying, "wait for the opportunity and see the situation", and the current situation was even more unfavorable to Wang Wenshao. This month, Jingli University participated in the case.First of all, Yan Jingming was born as an official of the household department, and was sent out as a vassal priest. Three Han people and one bannerman. Their surnames are Yao, Yang, Dong, and Qi. They used to be known as the "Four King Kongs" in the household department. known as.Yan Jingming's excerpts said: "Baoju is ambiguous and incomprehensible, the past is especially difficult to get to the bottom of, and the ministers don't know what kind of official they are now? On the outside, they set an example for their subordinates, and on the inside, they are related to the department. It seems that they have been greedy for a long time. "Research", because "since the public opinion is the same, it is difficult to forgive the official admonition"!Therefore, please decree that this generation should be "dismissed together, and they are not allowed to sneak into the capital to live in, so as not to collude and take over and lure the official style." If you don’t impeach, you won’t be able to scare officials and evil by suspending the affairs of the Ministry!” Bao Jun first shook his head when the papers were sent to the military plane: "Don't investigate the past and be kind to others. This kind of prosecution, and it's all groundless gossip. If we take it seriously, it will disturb Yiyuhudi?" Of course, the "Four Great King Kongs" have been in charge of the household department for many years. Bao Jun first took charge of the household department, and later the "management department" as a bachelor was also in charge of the household department for many years. When I saw this book, I couldn't help but stab my heart.In addition, Weng Tonghe felt that the references were too empty, and Pan Zuyin believed that Yan Jingming had to start from the present, and it was not appropriate to dwell on the past in order to rectify.After all, among the Ministers of Military Aircraft, there was only one Li Hongzao who had a sympathetic attitude towards Yan Jingming. However, the Empress Dowager Cixi admired Yan Jingming's excerpt very much, "This is the way to get rid of sympathy, and this is to do things with sincerity." She said, "Many people regard me as kind, and they will not let others down." She also said, ""三品以上的官员，放缺都先召见过，意思是我手里用的人，我自己再把他们打下去，岂不伤知人之明？这些话都错了！国家不是家务，不能感情用事，不然一定糟糕。我自己觉得这一层上头，我最拿得稳。施恩是施恩，办事是办事，如果觉得自己所喜欢的人，就都是会办事的人，那就错到极点了。我两个兄弟，自然是我喜欢的，但是他们无用，我就不能让他们负大责任。阎敬铭，我并不喜欢，然而他的说话行事，真是行得正、坐得正，我不能不听他的。这个折子，当然要准，他是为了整顿户部，朝廷准了他的办法，他再做不好，那时候自然可以问他。” 于是“四大金刚”，落了个“均着革职，即行回籍”的处分。 再一件案子就跟王文韶直接有关了。张佩纶先以云南报销案，户部堂官自请处分，认为避重就轻，据实纠参，接着是吏部议处，罚俸一年，认为处分不当，以都察院堂官之一的身分，拒绝在奏折上列名。 当阎敬铭奏报云南报销案核算结果，“含混草率”，参劾承办司官时，景廉和王文韶以“失察”自请处分，张佩纶就上奏抗争，认为景、王是避重就轻。及至吏部议奏罚俸一年，他又认为处分过轻，不肯会衔出奏，同时上折说明缘由，要求加重处分。慈禧太后因为这一案已交刑部查办，一事不两罚，所以反倒搁置了。 此外邓承修参了左副都御史崇勋、巡视东城御史载彩，奉旨查办属实，分别革职。还有个与邓承修齐名的刘恩溥，直隶吴桥人，官居浙江道御史，专好找旗人的麻烦，奏谏措词有东方朔之风。曾有一个“黄带子”在皇城内设赌局，为讨赌债打死了一个以赌倾家的旗下世家子，暴尸城下，无人过问。刘恩溥上疏，说这个黄带子“托体天家，势焰熏灼，以天潢贵胄，区区杀一平人，理势应尔，臣亦不敢干预。惟念圣朝之仁，草木鸟兽，咸沾恩泽，而此死者，尸骸暴露，日饱乌鸢，揆以先王泽及枯骨之义，似非盛世所宜，合无饬下地方官检视掩埋，似亦仁政之一扬。”词意若嘲若讽，以扬为抑。那时是慈安太后听政，降旨查办，革了那个黄带子的爵位。“刘都老爷滑稽”的名声，就此盛传九城。 “刘都老爷”这回找上了穆宗的老丈人，蒙古状元崇绮，他是奉天将军，府尹叫松林，一般颟顸无能。刘恩溥将他们两个一起参，其中的警句是：“将军崇绮，除不贪贿外，则无所长；府尹松林，除贪贿外，亦别无所长。”奏折发抄，喧传人口。但真正的新闻是宝廷的自劾。大年三十有一道上谕：“侍郎宝廷，途中买妾，自请从惩责等语。宝廷奉命典试，宜如何束身自爱？乃竟于归途买妾，任意妄为，殊出情理之外。着交部严加议处。” 宝廷已经回京，新年中往还贺节，少不得有好事的人问起，宝廷并不讳言，而且唤他的新宠出来见客。这是个长身玉立的美人，芳名檀香，可惜有几点白麻子。 宝廷一向风流放诞，这一次的“途中买妾”已是第二回，头一回是在同治十二年。 同治十二年乡试，宝廷放了浙江的副考官。考官入闱之前，国防严密，摒绝酬酢，出闱以后就轻松了，尤其是乡试，闱后正是“一年好景君须记，最是橙黄菊绿时”。浙江巡抚杨昌浚作东，请正副考官徐致祥和宝廷去游富春江，访严子陵钓台的古迹，坐的是有名的“江山船”。 这“江山船”从明初以来，就归“九姓”经营，叫做“九姓渔户”。明载大清会典，元末群雄并起，明太祖大败陈友谅于鄱阳湖，他的部下有九姓不肯投降，远窜于浙南一带。明太祖为惩罚叛逆，不准他们在岸上落脚，因而浮家泛宅在富春江上，以打渔为生，九姓自成部落，不与外人通婚。 水上生涯，境况艰苦，打渔以外，不能不另谋副业，好在船是现成的，不妨兼做载客的买卖。严子陵钓台所在地的“九里泷”一带，风光胜绝，骚人墨客，寻幽探胜，自然要讲舒服，所以“江山船”也跟无锡的“灯船”，广州的“紫洞艇”一样，极其讲究饮馔。久而久之，又成了珠江的“花艇”，别有一番旖旎风光。 江山船上的船娘，都是天足，一天两遍洗船，自然不宜着袜，跟男子一样，穿的是浅口蒲鞋，但制作特别讲究，鞋头绣花，所以浙江人称这些船娘，叫做“花蒲鞋头”。 宝廷是旗人，喜欢天足女子，所以一上了江山船便中意。那只船的“花蒲鞋头”名叫珠儿，有旗下大妨娘的婀娜，兼具江南女儿水样的温柔，宝廷色授魂与，将量才的贽敬，作为藏娇的资斧，量珠聘了珠儿。只是这桩韵事，既玷官常，亦干禁例，所以跟船家约好，他自己由旱路进京，船家自水路送珠儿北上到通州，再由他出京来接。结果人船俱杳，是根本不曾北上，还是中道变计，化为黄鹤，根本无法究诘。更无法报官，算是吃个极大的哑巴亏。 这一年典试福建，闱中极其得意，解元郑孝胥的诗笔，更为他所激赏。带着门生的诗卷，取道浙江，由蒲城到衢州，归浙江的地方官办差，坐的自然是江山船，便遇见了这个长身玉立，有几点白麻子的檀香，纳之为妾。 由于上一次的教训，宝廷这一次学得乖了，江山船到了杭州，另外换船循运河北上，带着新宠一路同行。不过也不便明目张胆地同舟共宿，变通的办法是，自己坐一号官船，另外备一条较小的船安置檀香。一大一小两条船，衔尾而行，到了海宁地方遇上了麻烦。 麻烦是派在小船上照料的宝廷的听差自己找的，办差的驿丞不知道这条小船也算“官船”，不加理睬。那听差仗着主人的势，大打官腔，彼此起了冲突。等宝廷出来喝阻时，驿丞已经吃了亏回衙门申诉去了。 海宁知州是个“强项令”，闻报大怒，料知宝廷自己不敢出面来求情，便下令扣留小船。说主考回京复命，决无中途买妾之理，冒充官眷，须当法办。 这一下宝廷慌了手脚。他也知道平日得罪的人多，倘或一闹开来，浙江巡抚据实参劾，丢官还丢面子。倒不如上奏自劾，还不失为光明磊落。 打定了主意，上岸拜客，见了知州，坦率陈述，自道无状。海宁知州想不到他会来这么一手。到底是现任的二品大员，不能不卖面子，不但放行，还补送了一份贺礼。 宝廷倒也言而有信，第二天就在海宁拜折，共是一折两片，条陈福建船政，附片保举福建乡试落第的生员两名，说他们精通算学，请召试录用。这都是表面文章，实际上另外一个附片，才是主旨所在。 附片自劾，亦须找个理由，他是这样陈述：“钱塘江有九姓渔船，始自明代。奴才典闽试妇，坐江山船，舟人有女，年已十八。奴才已故兄弟五人，皆无嗣，奴才仅有二子，不敷分继，遂买为妾。”又说：“奴才以直言事朝廷，层蒙恩眷，他人有罪则言之，己有罪，则不言，何以为直？” 象这样自劾的情事，慈禧太后前后两度垂帘，听政二十年还是第一遭遇见，召见军机，垂问究竟，没有人敢替宝廷说话。李鸿藻痛心他为清流丢脸之余，为了整饬官常，更主张严办，因此交部议处的逾旨一下，吏部由李鸿藻一手主持，拟了革职的处分。 这是光绪九年正月里的一桩大新闻，其事甚奇，加以出诸清流，益发喧腾人口。当然，见仁见智，观感不一，有人说他名士风流，也有人说他儇薄无行。已中了进士的李慈铭，除去张之洞以外，与李鸿藻一系的人，素来气味不投，便斥之为“不学”，而且做了一首诗，大为讥嘲，用的是“麻”韵： “昔年浙水载空花，又见船娘上使槎。宗室一家名士草，江山九姓美人麻。曾因义女弹乌柏，惯逐京倡吃白茶。为报朝廷除属籍，侍郎今已婿渔家。” 这首诗中第二联的上句，用的是弹劾贺寿慈的故事，下句是说宝廷在京里就喜欢作狎邪游。这是“欲加之罪”，宝廷处之泰然，但檀香却大哭了一场。说起来是为了“江山九姓美人麻”的一个“麻”字，唐突了美人，其实别有委屈。宝廷虽一直是名翰林，但守着他那清流的气节，轻易不受馈遗，所以也是穷翰林。不善治生而又诗酒风流，欠下了一身的债。债主子原以为他这一次放了福建主考，是文风颇盛而又算富庶的地方，归京复命，必定满载而归。谁知道所收贽敬，一半作了聘金，一半为檀香脂粉之需，花得光光。 如果宝廷还是侍郎，倒也还可以缓一缓，不道风流罪过，竟致丢官，债主子如何不急？日日登门索债，敲台拍凳，口出恶言。檀香见此光景，不知后路茫茫，如何了局，自然是日夕以泪洗面了。 宝廷却洒脱得很，虽革了职，顶着“宗室”这个衔头，内务府按月有钱粮可关，本旗有公众房屋可住，便带着两个儿子，携着“新宠”迁往西山“归旗”。山中岁月，清闲无比，每日寻诗觅句，他那部题名《宗室一家草》的诗稿，亦经常有人来借阅，最令人感兴味的，自然是那首《江山船曲》： “乘槎归指浙江路，恰向个人船上住。铁石心肠宋广平，可怜手把梅花赋；枝头梅子岂无媒？不语诙谐有主裁。已将多士收珊网，可惜中途不玉壶。” 但最后自道：“那惜微名登白简，故留韵事记红裙”，又说：“本来钟鼎若浮云，未必裙钗皆祸水”。隐然有“祸兮福所倚”之意，就大可玩味了。 于是有人参悟出其中的深意，认为宝廷是“自污”。清流已如明末的“东林”，涉于意气，到处树敌，而且搏击不留余地，结怨既多且深，祸在不远，所以见机而作，仿佛唐伯虎佯狂避世似的，及早脱出是非的漩涡，免得大风浪一来，惨遭灭顶。此所以“故留”韵事，“不惜”微名，而裙钗亦“未必”都是“祸水”。