Chapter 132 Second History of the Palace Outside the Qing Dynasty (4-2)

Now Lei Tingchang was summoned by Empress Dowager Cixi again, led by Minister of Internal Affairs Fu Kun. After kowtowing to sign up, Empress Dowager Cixi asked, "Where is your father? I remember your father's name is Lei Siqi." "Yes!" Lei Tingchang replied, "The servant's father passed away in the second year of Guangxu." "how old are you?" "The slave is forty-one this year." "How many brothers do you have?" "Three slave brothers. Only slave works as an servant in the style room." "How old are you now?"

"The slave was originally a candidate for the inheritance of Dali Temple. In the third year of Guangxu's reign, the Huiling gold certificate was closed, and the Longen Hall was placed on the beam. The slave was rewarded with the title of Yuanwailang." "Do you also have a share in the Putuoyu project?" Putuo Valley is the future mausoleum of Empress Dowager Cixi. It has been in operation for many years and cost huge. Ten thousand years auspicious place, how dare the slave not be dedicated?" "That's right! Your family has been honored by the state, if you don't devote yourself to it, you will have no conscience."

Empress Dowager Cixi asked: "Qingyi Garden was also hosted by your family in the past!" "Yes!" Lei Tingchang said, "The Qingyi Garden was rebuilt into the Dabaoen Yanshou Temple in the fifteenth year of Qianlong, and it was the work of the servant's grandfather." "How about Qingyi Garden?" When asked about this, Lei Tingchang didn't dare to neglect.He had already received instructions from Lishan, and he had to try his best to tell how good that place was, as long as the words were pleasant, even though he didn't tire of the details.But having said that, Lei Tingchang was afraid that the Empress Dowager Cixi would be impatient to listen carefully, and halfway through the speech, he thought it was trivial and refused to let him continue.If that happens, I'm afraid he will fall out of favor, and there will be no chance to "face the saint" in the future.

Therefore, he kowtowed and said: "If you go back to Lafayette, Qingyi Garden has many benefits and a long history. I am afraid that Lafayette will not be able to finish listening to it for a while. Should I ask the servant to write an abbreviation? When Lafayette is free and interested , take a closer look?" "It doesn't matter." The Empress Dowager Cixi was moved by the words "extremely beneficial", and said with great interest, "You can talk about it slowly." "Yes!" Lei Tingchang agreed, and started talking from Longevity Hill. Longevity Mountain was called Weng Mountain in the Yuan Dynasty, and a lake to the south was called Jinhu Lake.The land is to the east of Yuquan Mountain and to the west of Yuanmingyuan.In the Ming Dynasty, Yuanjing Temple and Haoshan Garden were built here. In the 41st year of Kangxi, this temple and garden were rebuilt into a palace, which is Wengshan Palace.

In the 16th year of Qianlong's reign, Gao Zong's biological mother, Empress Xiao Shengxian, had a long life in her 60s. Gao Zongte rebuilt Yuanjing Temple into Dabaoenyanshou Temple, and wished him a happy birthday.Weng Mountain was renamed Longevity Mountain, and Jinhu Lake was dredged and widened, giving it the name Kunming Lake.A garden was built near the lake, titled "Qingyi". The construction of the Dabaoen Yanshou Temple was started in the fifteenth year of Qianlong's reign, and the construction of the Qingyi Garden and the dredging of Kunming Lake took place in the sixteenth year of Qianlong's reign.In the first month of this year, Empress Dowager Gaozong made her first tour to the south. On the first day of March, she came to Hangzhou. When she saw "Xizi" for the first time, she was amazed that it was the most beautiful scenery in the world. Suzhou.In April, when Huiluan arrived in Beijing, he decreed to build Qingyi Garden, divert the water from Xishan and Yuquanshan, and extensively dredged Kunming Lake. places of interest.The Su Causeway and Huxin Pavilion of the West Lake both appear in Kunming Lake. The most obvious is that the nine-story pagoda built in the middle of the front of Longevity Mountain, that is, the Pagoda of Baoen Temple, is very similar in shape to the Leifeng Pagoda of West Lake.

Longevity Hill is divided into two parts, the front mountain and the back mountain. There is a small river in the back mountain, and a street is built along the river. It is completely imitated in Suzhou, and has the flavor of a water town in the south of the Yangtze River.These scenes are all old relics, Lei Tingchang has never seen them before, but his eloquence is so eloquent and his descriptions are so vivid that Empress Dowager Cixi really gets tired of listening to them. Finally, I talked about the benefits of the Qingyi Garden site, in one sentence: there are mountains and water.This sentence sounds unremarkable, and it needs to be compared with other places to see that the words "there are mountains and rivers" are not easy to achieve.Although there is Baita Mountain in Xiyuan, it is actually just a hill; the Yuanmingyuan has a radius of 20 miles, and there are 40 famous scenic spots, but there are many waters and few mountains, and the layout is scattered.

When it comes to the laxity of the Old Summer Palace, Empress Dowager Cixi is quite emotional, and deeply regrets the miscalculation.In those years, the rebuilding of the Old Summer Palace cost one or two million yuan. Including the discounts on the old wood that had been demolished, it cost a total of about three million yuan. However, it was abandoned halfway and it was still a desolate place.Just because the Old Summer Palace is too big, millions of silver can be spent without being able to see it.If you use the three million silver to build another garden, it will definitely be impressive.

With this in mind, Empress Dowager Cixi decided to accept the proposal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and rebuild Qingyi Garden. Of course, this cannot be told to Lei Tingchang, after returning to the palace, he will consult with Li Lianying. "I heard Lei Tingchang's words really sound. There are several million silver dollars spent on Qingyi Garden, so there must be something worthwhile." "That's how it is!" Li Lianying spoke to the Empress Dowager Cixi in the tone of an old housekeeper to the old mistress, without cumbersome titles and empty words. It’s more justifiable than building the Old Summer Palace.”

"how?" "Back then, Lord Qianlong held the birthday ceremony for the old lady, built the Yanshou Temple, and built the Qingyi Garden. Shouldn't the Long Live Lord also repay the favor now?" One sentence reminded Empress Dowager Cixi, and her intention became more determined.If there are some officials who don't know what to say, just like how they were admonishing the Yuanmingyuan project, the emperor will issue an edict, citing Gaozong's ancestors who built temples and gardens for Empress Xiaoshengxian to celebrate the jubilee, and reprimanded them severely. Who dares to talk too much?

"Just tell Fu Kun! Let him discuss with Li Shan, how about asking Lei Tingchang to draw a picture first." "The servant will pass the decree right away." Li Lianying asked, "There are mountains and waters there, how can Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake be used? We must first ask for an decree, so that they can follow Lafayette's wishes." This is what Li Lianying said on purpose. In fact, there are already sketches.Empress Dowager Cixi didn't know where to go, thought for a while and said: "There must be a place to do things." that's for sure.The empress dowager was recuperating in the garden, and the emperor had no choice but to attend and summon his ministers. He made a discretionary plan. Not only should there be a main hall, but also a Zhilu for his ministers. Even the name of the main hall where the ministers were summoned was already drawn up on the sketch. It is called "Hongshou Palace".However, at this time, Li Lianying could only agree: "Yes!"

"There must also be a Buddhist pavilion for burning incense." "Yes!" Li Lianying said, "That must be near the bedroom." "But it has to be on the mountain." "The sleeping palace can't be built on a mountain, it's inconvenient to go up and down." "The bedroom is built on the hillside, facing the lake." "Lafayette's calculation is good." It wasn't the Empress Dowager Cixi's good calculation, but Lishan's good calculation. The location of the Buddha Pavilion and the sleeping palace had already been determined. Just as the Empress Dowager Cixi instructed, it was built behind the Hall of Renshou, with the mountain behind and the lake facing. "I think of these two places." Empress Dowager Cixi said, "It's useless for us to think about it here. She has been in charge of the case in the style room for several lifetimes, so she naturally knows how to frame the scene. How can it be novel and interesting? Gu Bao draws the picture. Better than we thought." "Yes!" Li Lianying said, "I will tell Fu Zhongtang immediately, and ask him to deliver the decree, and the sketch will be drawn within ten or eight days." "I'm afraid it will be too late in ten or eight days. Give them half a month's time limit!" "That would be even better." Li Lianying asked, "Ask Lafayette for an order. Do you want to tell Master Qi about this matter?" Empress Dowager Cixi thought for a while, and said decisively: "You don't need to tell him yet. After I read the sketches, let them estimate how much money it will cost? I will tell him myself when I have a certain amount." "Yes!" Li Lianying agreed, thinking in her heart, the words "novel and interesting" must never be forgotten. Of course Li Lianying understood what the Empress Dowager Cixi meant, and even expected to deal with it in this way.The project of expanding Sanhai is about to be carried out on a large scale. At this time, it is not appropriate to talk about rebuilding Qingyi Garden, just to give King Chun an excuse to dissuade. However, there are many things that cannot be done if you want to hide it from King Jin, because he is now a "superior military aircraft", and even if he is not a big or small matter, he has nothing to do.Li Lianying was thinking in her heart, this task is very difficult, and it will take a lot of effort to pass the test in a calm manner. At present, it must not be publicized, and even Fu Kun is not yet ready for discussion. At this time, there is only one person who can discuss it: Lishan. ※ ※ ※ Li Shan already knew the process of summoning Lei Tingchang, and also expected that Li Lianying would come to convey the secret order, so he didn't go out this afternoon and didn't meet any guests, and stayed at home to hear the news from the Marquis Palace. Sure enough, after two o'clock in the afternoon, Li Lianying came.He is a regular visitor and also a busy person, so the host and the guest did not exchange unnecessary greetings, and immediately got down to business as soon as they entered Lishan's exquisite study filled with antiques. "I summoned 'Zang Lei' today, and the superiors are very satisfied with what he said." Li Lianying asked, "Do you know?" "I know. Lei Tingchang has been here before." "That's good, so I won't say it again." Li Lianying said, "How is the drawing? Can it be released within half a month? The main hall and Buddhist pavilion are drawn according to our plan, and the other scenery really needs to be spent. .” "Brother, don't worry, you can't go wrong! The sketch is already available. If you can't go back to the palace today, brother, I'll find Lei Tingchang and tell you about it." "If you don't go back to the palace, you can't do it, and you can't see anything from the sketches." "Then," Li Shan asked, "Brother, follow up, I will accompany you to Longevity Hill that day, and let Lei Tingchang explain it face to face. " "Lei Tingchang is in charge of the style room. He is a specialist in decoration, but where a pavilion should be built, where a building should be erected, where a pond should be built and a bridge should be built. This is another knowledge. Can he do it?" "Okay!" Li Shan answered very crisply, and then said: "Of course we can find someone else." "Okay! I will go back with the head, and I will go there once in three to five days. You just listen to my letter. " "Yes! I'm ready at any time, and I can leave as soon as I say, any time." Li Lianying nodded, then straightened her face and said: "Now we're at the critical moment. The boss is very anxious, hoping that the design will definitely start construction, but he doesn't want to let Qi Ye know first, saying that after the construction materials are estimated, we can start the construction." Tell Qi Ye. Look, how is it?" Li Shan didn't answer immediately, but asked instead: "What do you think, brother?" "It would be difficult to discuss with Qi Ye first. Even if Qi Ye dared not disobey Yi's order, as soon as he passed the military aircraft department or the navy's office, things would start to break out." "Yes! Only raw rice and cooked rice will be discussed." "Raw rice and cooked rice, can't you eat it?" Li Lianying spread her hands, "Where is the chaimi again? Now Master Qi is in charge, if you don't ask him, who can you ask for it?" "It doesn't matter if you don't ask the family first." "What's the matter? Isn't that right? It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice?" "It doesn't matter! Someone can cover it." This "own man" is of course Tateyama himself.Li Lianying was surprised to hear that his tone was too loud, but she couldn't help feeling disgusted, "Brother," he said in a sarcastic tone, "How much money do you have?" "I don't dare to tell lies in front of my elder brother. I am a 'hollow senior official' as Suzhou people say. However, everyone knows that my elder brother supports me, so you can rest assured." Li Shan replied calmly: "First, Xinggong There must be a few large wood factories, and the bedding and bedding workers are willing; second, the supervision and procurement must have some people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who can move outside and afford the bedding." Li Lianying was covered by the "big brother supporting me" hat. He nodded and said, "That's all! However, the advance payment will not be recovered for a while, so don't complain." "There is plenty of money. As long as the elder brother gets it, he will follow up and answer, knowing that there is such an advance, and it is easy to get it back." In just two or three sentences, Li Lianying had two questions. The first is where is the money?The second is why it seems easy to withdraw?Of course, Tateyama has a set of explanations. The money is in the ministry treasury.He told Li Lianying that since Yan Jingming became the Minister of the Household Department, he has tried his best to sort through it, and there has been a huge surplus every year. Although the detailed amount is unknown, it is estimated that there will be one or two million a year. This sum of money, Yan Jingming followed the example of the heyday of the Qing Dynasty, it was saved into numbers, not easy to use, and it was specially prepared for the unexpected needs of floods, droughts and weapons.Therefore, it is also secret to the outside world, and even the Empress Dowager Cixi may not know it.Since the "northern room" of the state fund cashier of the head office has been rectified by Yan Jingming, breaking the situation of being full of people and assigning a clean and capable Han Que secretary to take charge, it is possible for him to deliberately conceal this huge sum of money. According to Li Shan's opinion, this huge sum of money can be withdrawn, as long as Yan Jingming doesn't obstruct it. . "So that's it!" Li Lianying still couldn't believe it, "I also heard that Yan Shangshu accumulated a lot of money, but it's not that much!" "Yes!" Li Shan said resolutely, "I heard it from the old book office of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and I can't be wrong!" "Okay, even if there is." Li Lianying said again, "Even if the superior is willing to ask for the withdrawal, who will use the money? There must be a government office to issue a seal!" That is to say, if it is issued by the Navy Yamen or the Ministry of Industry, and then transferred to Fengchenyuan to receive it, it will take a lot of trouble. For the return of advance money, you must first go to the bottom line. But where?At that time, it was inconvenient for Empress Dowager Cixi to come forward and say: "Yes, there is such a thing!" Comprehending the deep meaning of this, Li Shan nodded deeply, "Brother is right!" He said, "Of course the money will be allocated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Now that we start construction, it will also be treated as the regular repairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs every year, without using paperwork. , and there is no need to issue an edict, everything is to obey Yi's decree. But..." Li Shan was hesitant to speak, as if it was hindering his speech. "What? Brother!" Li Lianying said, "Is there anything you can't say in front of me?" "There are too many people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and there are many ideas. To put it bluntly, there are benefits to fight for, and things are pushed out. Now that the garden is being repaired according to the example of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' repairs all the year round, I am afraid that no one can afford this. The burden. As for me, the doctor of Fengchenyuan, even our court officials have to listen to the secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so I still have a role to speak? Xiu Sanhai is under the supervision of Lord Qi, and he deals directly with everything, bypassing the authority of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Level, I'm not being rude. Now let's not let Qi Ye know about it, brother, I really can't do it. " The words were quite reserved, but Li Lianying understood and felt the same way.For the convenience of handling affairs, the Empress Dowager Cixi explained that he directly told Lishan that it was very convenient to use his arms and fingers.If it is necessary to go through the ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to transfer down one by one, it will not take too much trouble, the original meaning may be out of shape, and some words will be inconvenient to say.This level has a lot to do with both public and private matters, so we have to make good arrangements. So he nodded and said, "I see. I have my own reasons. Anyway, I'm going to teach you to have fun!" "Thank you, brother!" Li Shan greeted with a smile. "How about saying thank you with empty words?" Li Lianying replied jokingly, "'There is a treasure to offer a treasure', quickly take it out! I have to go back to the palace." "Yes, yes!" Li Shan agreed repeatedly. Li Lianying likes things with "extraordinary skills and obscenities", and Li Shan often prepares some for him.What was brought out that day was a pack of Western toys, ranging from blond Western spring albums to walking dolls, a total of ten or so pieces, enough for him to entertain himself for several long nights when he came late. ※ ※ ※ On the way home, Li Lianying thought of a good vacancy for Li Shan, but this vacancy could not be transferred casually, so one had to look carefully to see if there was any chance to get rid of the old one before filling in a new one. Therefore, when he returned to the palace that day, he only praised Lishan's benefits, saying that he was sincere in his work, capable and quick, responsible and willing to work hard.Then it was mentioned to pick a date to prepare for Shangqing Yiyuan to conduct a field survey, and then draw a picture and submit it.He talked a lot, but he never revealed how to transfer Lishan to direct command. "Okay!" Empress Dowager Cixi agreed with Li Lianying to take a look.Because every time he came back from seeing something, he heard and saw it clearly, as if she had seen it with her own eyes, "You just have to take a good look at it in these three or two days. Draw a topographic map first. " "The slave will go the day after tomorrow!" "The day after tomorrow?" Empress Dowager Cixi thought for a while and said, "I originally wanted to see the stage set up by the Changchun Palace the day after tomorrow, so I will go to see it tomorrow instead." Changchun Palace set up a stage is a trick that came out this year, for the convenience of summoning outside theater troupes. For this reason, Empress Dowager Cixi moved to Chuxiu Palace specially, and the stage of Changchun Palace has a deadline of "reporting" at the end of September. September 26th, four days before the deadline, according to the practice of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it must not have been properly arranged.Li Lianying wanted to dissuade her, but when the time limit came to see her again, her words were on the verge of her mouth, she had an idea, she retracted what she was going to say, and replied loudly: "Yes!" The next morning, after lunch, the Empress Dowager Cixi said to Li Lianying, "Go round and round!" Every day after meals, she always walks in front of and behind the hall. It is called "Zuowaner", which is actually for digestion.As usual, there was a group of eunuchs and maids accompanying her when she made a detour. I thought she was just strolling in the corridor of Chuxiu Palace, but I didn't know that she went out of the palace and walked straight south.Knowing her whereabouts, Li Lianying took two steps forward and greeted a young eunuch, "Hurry up to the Changchun Palace and tell the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs that Lafayette is here, and let those who are not involved quickly avoid it." The little eunuch dashed away from the aisle, and when he entered the Changchun Palace, he shouted: "Lafayette is here, anyone who has nothing to do with it, get out!" The officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who were present were shocked. The Empress Dowager Cixi arrived suddenly, so why did she come?Tang Lang Zhongwen panicked, and while driving the craftsmen out, he went to the eunuch of Changchun Palace to prepare the throne.In the midst of this chaos, Empress Dowager Cixi appeared. As soon as he stepped in, his face was ugly. Looking at the piles of messy wood and hemp ropes, he kept sneering, and kowtowed to the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs led by Wen Zhen, but the Empress Dowager Cixi ignored them at all. "Where's the stage?" The words came out of nowhere, the voice was as cold as ice, and Wen Cheng shuddered. "Lafayette is asking: Why hasn't the stage been set up yet?" "Yes, it's time to report at the end of the month." Wen Li muttered, "Today is the 27th, and there are still three days left." "Listen," Empress Dowager Cixi turned to Li Lianying and said, "he still has reason!" In such a situation, Li Lianying is in the hands of all the misfortunes and misfortunes of the people kneeling on the ground. If he is willing to explain, or pretend to scold in front of the face first, to calm down the Empress Dowager Cixi, at least the big event can be resolved. Small.Otherwise, even if it is a small matter, it can become a big one. Li Lianying wanted to make a big fuss that day, so she asked Wen Chan at that time: "Can it be done in three days?" "Yes, yes!" Wen Li said repeatedly, "Even if it takes a day and a night, it can be built." People in Beijing do have such abilities. Of course Li Lianying knew it, but she deliberately ignored it, and said coldly: "Since this is the case, why do you have to report it at the end of the month? Pick a good day and set it up early. Now that it's over, you can pass on the play while Lafayette is happy, isn't it just a little bit of filial piety for the gentlemen to serve their errands?" This statement was like adding fuel to the flames. The Empress Dowager Cixi scolded: "They still know filial piety? They are all mortal things!" After finishing speaking, she turned around and left. who's there?" This is the Minister of Internal Affairs.It happened that only Shi Zeng was there, and hearing the news was particularly frightening, because not only his own responsibilities were at stake, but also his eldest son Wen Lin was now working as a doctor in the manufacturing office, and Changchun Palace sent six directors of the manufacturing office to co-operate on the stage. , Wen Lin is one of them. Trembling and trembling, he rushed to Chuxiu Palace and handed over the green card, but he was never summoned. He wanted to inquire about the news, but he said he didn't know.After waiting for an hour, the little eunuch came out and announced: I will not be summoned.However, a Zhu Yu was issued: "The official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Chinese 铦, and the director of the Manufacturing Office, if there is a delay, he will take off his hat immediately and punish him with silver." Next is the list of fines, 50,000 for the hall doctor, and 30,000 for each of the six directors of the Manufacturing Office, a total of 230,000 silver. together. In the eyes of those who were punished, it is really unconvincing to receive such a severe punishment for such a fault that cannot be counted as a fault.As the saying goes, "If you are beaten, you will not be punished, if you are fined, you will not be punished."Where does this make sense?Only while urging the craftsmen to quickly build the stage, they discussed finding ways to beg for mercy and waive fines. If you want to beg for grace, you must first ask why the Empress Dowager Cixi is so angry?This level of writing is relatively clear, because at the time I was stunned and stunned, and I was incoherent when I dealt with it. After thinking about it, I was able to find out the crux. The bad thing was that Li Lianying refused to help.However, why did he not help?Thinking about it, I didn't offend him!Why did you come up with such a poisonous hand that fell into a well and smashed people's heads and blood? This doubt was quickly dispelled.The next day, the military aircraft received the decree: "The doctor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will go to Lishan." As soon as the decree was passed on, everyone except Wen Zhen was not surprised, because Lishan had long been famous, and he was in the "Emperor's Teacher, Wang Zuo, Ghost Messenger, and God's Messengers". Two of these four shortcuts are taken.Walking in Yuqing Palace is the "Emperor's Teacher"; under the family of King Jin, it is called "Wang Zuo"; the country where the "foreign devils" are sent as envoys is "Ghost Envoy";If one of the four identities has one of these, one can be proud of oneself, and besides, Li Shan is not only "Wang Zuo", but also an errand of Shenjiying! The doctor of Fengchenyuan and the doctor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are the same doctor, but just like the governor of Jiangsu and the governor of Guizhou, the prosperity and decline are very different.There is no fixed number of ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and most of them have their own positions, which are often not much different from holding a false title. Most of the real power of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is in the hands of Tang Langzhong. Minister of the Interior of the High Commissioner.So this transfer is really a success in Lishan, of course, I am very happy. And when Zhou Xuanying was congratulating guests, there were two people he couldn't forget, one was Chun Wang and the other was Wen Chan.The King of Alcohol is next in line, and Wen Zhen's frustration must be expressed immediately. So he made an excuse to plead guilty, slipped out through the back door, and drove to Wenzhen's place in a car. The post was handed in, and the servant came out to block the drive, saying that the master was sick and could not see him. "Let me take a look!" Li Shan couldn't help but rush into the room, shouting as he walked, "Second Brother Wen, Second Brother Wen!" After all, they are all from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Li Shan is very interesting on weekdays. Wen Li couldn't refuse firmly, let alone avoid it, so he had to welcome him out, and said with a forced smile: "Why do you have the time to come and see me now?" "I'm here to apologize to my second brother!" He said with a deep bow. Wen Li was indeed full of anger. He didn't dare to be angry with Empress Dowager Cixi, nor did he dare to be angry with Li Lianying. He just wanted to vent his anger on Li Shan.Unexpectedly, he came unexpectedly and messed up his formation first, and accepting this gift from him at this moment is really the so-called "stretch out your hand and don't hit the smiling face", this annoyance seems to be only stuffed in the stomach. "Cough!" He sighed, "Why am I annoyed? I only blame my fleeting years for not being as good as you." "Second brother and I still share each other? It's not cheap, I will look at this seat for second brother first. When the boss calms down and thinks of the benefits of second brother, at that time the property will return to the original owner. I will use it again If you have first-level qualifications, you'll be the second brother!" Wen Zhen laughed, "Yufu, you're really good at it!" He said, "Even if it's a lie, I can't help but believe it." As soon as we started talking, the master's hostility not only disappeared, but also led Lishan as a confidant, extended it into the study, and spoke to his heart.Wen Li believed that Li Shan would not be enough friends to dig out his roots, but he felt very sorry for Li Lianying, thinking that even if he wanted to help Li Shan, he would not use such means. Of course, this was because he was sure Li Shan would not betray his friends. Go tell Li Lianying, and then you dare to speak out. Naturally, Li Shan could only comfort him, saying that Li Lianying must also have an apology in his heart, and he would try to make up for it in the future.Then he talked to Wen Tong as an important person.This is a very clever move, not only to appease Wen Zhen and his group, but also for the group who received Wen Zhen for their own use. In Wenzhen, he couldn't ask for it, and he unreservedly handed over his relationship with the Ministry of Internal Affairs.Li Shan promised to reuse it as much as possible, but left a tail in his words. If someone handed over Li Lianying, it would be a different matter.These are words prepared to be evasive, but to be honest, Wen Li can be forgiven. ※ ※ ※ Lishan left Wen's house and turned to Shiyuan.He was thinking in the car, he had to go there, and he had to be careful with what he said, not to let Chun Wang leave the idea of ​​"the cicadas dragging and whispering past other branches", thinking that I was infatuated with Li Lianying.However, it is not appropriate to reveal too much, especially about the rebuilding of Qingyi Garden. Since the Empress Dowager Cixi has something to say, let her speak to King Jin in person, let alone "leaking the secret". I made up my mind, pondered over my words, and when I thought about it, the car stopped.But in the twilight, the lights of Shiyuan are shining, and the public opinion is very prosperous.Li Shan thought it was an unfortunate time to come, and it happened to be a feast for King Chun, but he didn't know who were invited? When I got out of the car and asked, I realized that it was the Mongolian prince who had come to Beijing for a banquet to celebrate Gu. At the moment, he was lighting up the lights in the arrow garden to shoot, and there was also wrestling when he turned around.The guards of Prince Chun's Mansion persuaded Li Shan to watch the fun there. "There's no need to watch the excitement." Li Shan said, "I just want to say a few words to the prince." Those guards usually have the benefits of Lishan, so they arranged for him at that time, first took him to the "Fusong Thatched Cottage" to sit temporarily, and then went to the arrow garden for him to invite King Chun to meet him. King Chun was wearing riding and archery suits, a four-slit gas gown of azurite satin, and a bright yellow silk jacket commonly known as "yellow mandarin jacket", tied with a golden belt. The steel balls made a "quack, quack" sound, and the sound arrived before the person arrived. The first sentence he asked was almost the same as Wen Zhen: "How do you have the time to come to me now?" "I'm here to kowtow to the lord." As he spoke, he knelt down on both knees and kowtowed respectfully. "What is this for? Kowtow to me for no reason." "It's Xie Wangye's cultivation..." "No, no!" King Chun hurriedly said: "You made a mistake! I dare not take credit for transferring you to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I didn't know about it beforehand, and the superiors didn't mention it to me. You should thank Pi Ni Li .” Li Shan thought to himself, he really came to the right place!Listening to the taste in King Chun's words, there is a lot of sourness, why don't you hurry to dispel it? "It's the prince's cultivation. It's my own business. I know it myself." Li Shan replied, "By grace, I was transferred to the House of Internal Affairs. I mentioned it to Manager Li and asked me how I was? Manager Li replied, Li Shan is People whom Qi Ye appreciates, you might as well ask Qi Ye what he means. The above said that since he is a person who Qi Ye admires, he must be right! There is no need to ask any more. Wang Ye, please think about it, am I not cultivated by Wang Ye? " Hearing that the lump in Chun Wang's chest disappeared after this set of compiled words, he was very relieved, "So there is still such a paragraph! I don't know." He said, "You can curry favor with the errand, don't embarrass me !" "Yes!" Li Shan said again, "Of course I will be a little busy after this transfer. However, please don't dismiss me as an errand from Shenji Camp." "Why should I withdraw your post? However," King Chun pondered for a moment, "I think it's better for you to work in the Navy Yamen. In the future, I will leave all the dealings between the Naval Yamen and the Ministry of Internal Affairs to you. You see How about it?" "It's all up to the lord. I, anyway, as long as I can work around the lord." "Okay! Anyway, I can't do without you. Let's talk about it tomorrow." "Yes! I'm asking the prince for leave." After speaking, Li Shan greeted him. "There are always guests at your house, I won't keep you for dinner." Speaking of this, King Chun shouted: "Come on!" When the guards approached, he said to Li Shan: "Today there is a whole lamb for barbecue. I'll ask them to cut half of it, and you can take it back for a treat." So Lishan asked An to thank him again.Taking half a whole lamb roasted with pine branches, I went home by car.A few close friends stayed there, discussing "calling a note" to share the roasted sheep in the palace.The invitees were all famous "Masters" in Nine Cities.Zhu Lianfen, the family member of Pan Zuyin, the disciple of Meijia Jing Hetang, and Zhu Xiafen, who was fascinated by Li Ciming, all came.Junxiu finished the collection, but only one of the "tiaozi", Qin Yafen, was ill and did not arrive.Everyone knows that his "Old Fighter" is Zhang Yinhuan, who was sent to America as an envoy, and his trip to the sea and sky is imminent.It is not an accident that the illness is not available. ※ ※ ※ After transferring to Wanshou, it was time to pay the fine.Wen Lian's 50,000 yuan was the first to be paid, and it was Lishan who paid it for him in order to make up for his loss of office.Among the six staff members of the Manufacturing Office, Wen Lin's father is Shi Zeng, the current Minister of Internal Affairs.The remaining four either had real difficulties and were unable to raise funds; or they felt sorry for the money and asked for a leniency; some of them were thinking again and again, thinking that paying a fine would not necessarily restore the official to his post, so it would be better to keep the 30,000 silver. It's good to make another arrangement.Some people even publicly threatened: The 30,000 silver is filial to Mr. Li, not only can he be revived, but he can also make a good job.That being the case, why bother to be so stupid! This incident made Lishan difficult.If you don't follow the limit to urge, it's hard to explain the official business. If you follow the limit to urge, you will offend others, and you will be more ridiculed for fear of injustice by others.After much deliberation, the only option is to discuss it with Li Lianying, and plan to make up for it by himself if he really can't pass the test, and take care of both business and personal friendship. The money for the advance was from the sheep, so there was no worry that it would not be able to make up for it in the construction cost, but it was too ostentatious to spread the word, and the officials referred to the previous book, saying how did Lishan pay such a huge amount of money for the advance?According to the decree, "understand the echo", what can be said at that time?Therefore, as long as someone loves Lishan, he will definitely try his best to prevent him from doing so. Li Shan had thought of this a long time ago. He knew that Li Lianying would disagree, but he still wanted to say it like this. It was nothing more than a way to retreat, forcing him to find a way to settle the matter. Sure enough, after hearing what he said, Li Lianying gave him a lesson first, saying that he was reckless and that he was saving people from a well, but she also admitted that this was a problem for him.So Li Shan took the opportunity to beg and ask Li Lianying to speak kind words to Empress Dowager Cixi and pardon the fine. "That's impossible. Just mentioning it will remind the superiors!" Li Lianying thought for a while and said, "I don't think the superiors will remember this kind of thing, and 'dry it in the shade' Come on! " That is to say, there is no need to remind those who have not paid the fine, and let it go.However, those who have already paid the fine will not be able to wear it again, how can they be reconciled?Li Shan thinks about it again, it is difficult to have both, and he can only talk about it step by step. So, he thanked again with a grateful tone.Next, I mentioned the second time to explore Qingyi Garden. The first time I encountered rain on the road and I gave up halfway. This time is really the first time.Since Li Lianying's longevity is over, the Empress Dowager Cixi is still very interested in listening to the opera. The Changchun Palace has a foreign troupe coming to perform. It will be half a month later, and he has to serve there. Go whenever the weather is nice. ※ ※ ※ It was the eighteenth day of October, and there was no wind but excellent sunshine.Accompanied by Li Shan, Li Lianying drove out of Xizhimen, crossed Gaoliang Bridge, and drove northward to Haidian. Passing the Changchun Garden ruins and not far west, she arrived at the foot of Wanshou Mountain and Qingyi Garden by Kunming Lake. Before the British and French allied forces entered Beijing, there were originally five gardens in this area.The largest is the Old Summer Palace, and to the south of the Old Summer Palace is the Changchun Garden, which was originally the villa of Li Wei, Marquis of Wuqing in the Ming Dynasty.At that time, Yuanmingyuan was still the fourth son of the emperor, which was the garden bestowed by Emperor Yongzheng later. The Changchun Garden was much larger than it, and it was the place where the holy ancestors often visited. On November 13, the sixty-first year of Kangxi, Long Changchun Garden is the place to control guests.Qianlong ascended the throne, perhaps because this was the place where the so-called "seizure of the throne" happened, so he didn't often visit the Old Summer Palace. He devoted himself to managing the Old Summer Palace for sixty years, and the Changchun Garden was called "the front garden" because it was located in front of the Old Summer Palace. ". To the west of these two gardens are Wanshou Mountain, Yuquan Mountain and Xiangshan Mountain, collectively known as the "Three Mountains". Qingyi Garden under Wanshou Mountain, Jingming Garden under Yuquan Mountain, and Jingyi Garden under Xiangshan Mountain are collectively called The "Three Gardens", like Yuanmingyuan and Changchun Garden, were all destroyed in the catastrophe of Xianfeng Gengshen.But the foundation of the palace cannot be destroyed, such as the Qinzheng Palace in Qingyi Garden, the stone foundation is just like it, and the palace can be built with a little tidying up. Li Lianying and Li Shan got off the car here.Officials from the Manufacturing Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Lei Tingchang and the generals he brought along, as well as the shopkeepers of several major factories, have long been there to serve their errands.After the salutation, Lei Tingchang invited Li Lianying and Li Shan to the temporary working dormitory, where he rested and drank tea while listening to him explain the terrain first. "Qingyi Garden originally had eight scenes, called Zaishi Hall, Mo Miao Xuan, Longyun Tower, Danbizhai, Shui Le Pavilion, Zhiyu Bridge, Xunshi Path, and Hanguang Cave. The scale of the garden depends on the names of these eight scenes. I'll know." Think about it and sure enough, a hall, a porch, a first floor, a room, a pavilion, in addition to a bridge, a hole, and even a boat, also known as "Xunshi Path", the scale seems to be smaller than the ordinary rich house garden. "I don't understand this level." Li Lianying frowned and said, "Master Qianlong loves to build gardens the most. Why don't you make up your mind to put such a beautiful place with mountains and rivers?" “总管问到节骨眼儿上来了。”雷廷昌答道：“我也听我家里老人说过，一呢，有一圆明园，天天忙，顾不到别处了；二呢，是给老太后庆寿的寺庙，那些花花梢梢的景致，安上去不合适；三呢，这片地方处处可以用，要拿亭台楼阁填满了它，也真有点吃力。” “噢！”李莲英听到最后一句话，深为注意，“这是说地方太散漫了！现在要拿亭台楼阁填满了它，不一样也吃力吗？” “是！”雷廷昌不慌不忙地答道：“不过那样子吃力反不讨好。这座山、这片湖是天然美景，布置得好，不会觉得散漫。” 他展开图来，指点着说：“清漪园一共三个部位……。” 这三个部位，第一是东宫门内的勤政殿和殿西、殿后的寝宫，文武大臣、左右侍从的值宿办事之处；第二是大报恩殿延寿寺，以及矗立在万寿山上的九层大塔，位置在全园正中；第三是万寿山后东面的一处洼下之地，三面山坡，围着一泓碧水，在苍松绿竹中，掩映着高低参差的金碧楼台、游廊小桥，别有情致。这就是清漪园附属的一个小园：“惠山园”。 照雷廷昌与那些将作名匠，细细研究的结果，认为重修此园，不能不利用原有的基址。勤政殿改名为仁寿殿，殿西建皇帝的寝宫，再后面是慈禧太后的寝宫，在仁寿殿之后，太后寝宫之东，要盖一座大戏台。因为太后万寿，可在此地庆贺，循例赐群臣“入座听戏”，非有绝大规模的戏台不可。 在全园正中，大报恩延寿寺的遗址，背山面湖盖一座大殿，规制要崇于仁寿殿，作为皇太后的正殿。殿后就塔基修建一座佛阁，左右随山势高下，设置亭台。至于后山的惠山园，不妨就原来的样子，重建恢复。 听到这里，似乎话已告一段落。李莲英不免失望，大致如旧，了无新意，慈禧太后所叮嘱的“新奇有趣”，虽可在一楼一阁中想些花样，而整个格局，仍不免散漫空旷，只怕引不起游兴。 立山见此光景，便先提一句：“他们有个想法，真还不错！ 掉句书袋，叫做'匠心独运'。大哥不妨看看。 " 看是看一张图。抖开一幅长卷，仿佛工笔彩绘的“汉宫春晓图”，李莲英入眼一亮，只为湖边似乎缀着一条锦带，直通两头的宫殿，合二为一，格局顿时不同了。 “总管，请看！沿湖修一条千步廊，这头联着老佛爷的寝宫，那头通到佛阁下的大殿。不相干的两处地方，不就拴在一起了吗？” 这条长廊的好处，在雷廷昌口中真是说不尽，绾合两处宫殿，只是其中之一。顶关紧要的作用是，长廊本身就是一胜，虽然长有二百七十余间之遥，但造得蜿蜒曲折，每隔数十步，布置一座歇脚的亭子，或者通往临湖的轩榭，将来玉辇所止，随处闲眺，朝晖夕荫中的山色湖光，直扑襟袖，仿佛万寿山、昆明湖就是自己庭园中的假山鱼池了。 再从湖面北望，本来空岩宕地，只能遥观山色，有了这条长廊，便觉得翠栏红亭隐约于碧树之间，平添无数情致。如果遇到万寿或其他的庆典，长廊上悬起万盏纱灯，璀璨五色，叠珠累丸般自东而西，入夜远望，更为奇观。总而言之，有了这条长廊，园中的布局，便通盘皆活。 李莲英表示满意，他也相信，慈禧太后对这一设计，也会满意。