Chapter 133 Second History of the Palace Outside the Qing Dynasty (5-1)

The project of rebuilding Qingyi Garden started soon.On the one hand, Lishan advanced money, selected auspicious days, and quietly started to clean up the muck, and on the other hand, Lei Tingchang ironed the samples and drew pictures, and submitted them one after another. The matter was done very secretly, but it could be hidden from the eyes and ears of the officials of the foreign court, but it could not be hidden from the all-hands-on King Chun.This was what Li Shan was most worried about. He let King Chun know about it, and when he asked him face to face, he had nothing to answer.So I have been urging Li Lianying to try to persuade Empress Dowager Cixi to explain to King Chun early so as not to embarrass him.

There was no need to play tricks, Li Lianying only asked the Empress Dowager Cixi when she was happy, and told the truth: it was almost the end of the year, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs had to ask for money in order to meet the advances of various places.No matter whether it is a loan from the Navy Yamen or a loan from the Ministry of Households, it has to be checked by the king of alcohol. If the king of alcohol does not understand the intention of his superiors, he will definitely refute it. Empress Dowager Cixi naturally obeyed.In fact, she had already planned it out. It didn’t take much brains to explain the matter to King Jin. The troublesome thing is Yan Jingming, Minister of the Household Department. Funding must also be very difficult.

After careful consideration, she came up with a way to send a message to the military aircraft to draw up a list of candidates for promotion to the University.Under the regulations of the cabinet, the bachelor has always been four-terminal and two-cooperation.The first assistant is Li Hongzhang, who was conferred as a Bachelor of Wenhuadian University as usual, and Zuo Zongtang, the second assistant according to his seniority in the cabinet, should have been awarded a Bachelor of Wuyingdian University, but because he was born in Juren, he was awarded Dongge University Scholars, the same history has not been changed, and then come Linggui, a scholar of Wuyingdian University, and Erlehebu, a scholar of Tirenge University.The two co-organizers are Encheng, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Yan Jingming, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

During August and September of this year, Zuo Zongtang and Linggui died of illness one after another, leaving two phases vacant, which were naturally replaced by co-organizers.The co-organizer can also receive the minister, and when he becomes a bachelor, he has the function of "management department", and he is relieved of the minister as usual.In this way, Yan Jingming was invited out of the yamen of the household department logically. However, the Empress Dowager Cixi didn't have a deep dislike for Yan Jingming at this time, so she asked him to fill in the vacancy left by Zuo Zongtang's Dongge University Bachelor, and still manage the household department.As for the vacancy of the Minister of the Household Department, the Empress Dowager Cixi decided to find an obedient person to be the minister.

There is still a person in the yamen of the Ministry of Households, who is Manque Shangshu Chongqi, who is stubborn and unresolved, which is quite a headache for King Chun.Empress Dowager Cixi was also extremely indifferent to him because of Empress Jiashun, so King Chun proposed to transfer him away, and Empress Dowager Cixi agreed without hesitation.However, Chongqi was not at a disadvantage, she made up for the lack of Encheng, and was transferred to be the head of the six departments, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, who happened to go to lecture on "Taoism" with Xu Tong.

This time, there were many transfers. First of all, the two co-organizing bachelors, one full and one Han, were to be selected in the Shangshu.According to the usual regulations, most of these are promoted by the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, but Xu Tong's qualifications are still low, and the most qualified Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Bi Daoyuan, has always been silent and innocuous. This vacancy went to Li Hongzhang's number one pick, Zhang Zhiwan, Minister of Military Affairs and Criminal Affairs. The co-organizers who are full of vacancies, in terms of qualifications, Minister of Rites Yanxu, Minister of War Wula Xichong'a are both Hanlin of the Bingchen Division in the sixth year of Xianfeng, and Ula Xichong's promotion to the first rank was earlier than Yanxu, and even more Qualification upgrade co-organizer.Unexpectedly, both of them were empty, and there was a shortage of co-organizers. Zhu Bi personally wrote that Fu Kun, who was born as a Jinshi in the ninth year of Xianfeng, was promoted to fill, and was transferred from the Ministry of Industry to the Ministry of Households.Weng Tonghe, another Minister of the Ministry of Industry, was also transferred to the Ministry of Household Affairs. This is because in the eyes of the Empress Dowager Cixi, Weng Tonghe is peaceful and accessible, and the "master" has always been able to discuss the royal family's "household affairs" like the Minister of Internal Affairs and Nanshufang Hanlin. "Yes, the garden needs to use the Ministry's funds, so you might as well instruct the emperor to explain the difficulties to the "master", and the matter will be easier to handle.

At this time, the two ministers of the Ministry of Industry are naturally missing, and the Empress Dowager Cixi decided to replace Linshu and Pan Zuyin.Linshu belongs to the clan, but has Han blood, because he is the grandson of Tiebao, a famous minister of Qianjia. Linshu was a Jinshi in the third year of Xianfeng. He was neither a scholar in the Imperial Academy, nor had he ever been a minister. Two months ago, he was suddenly appointed by the Empress Dowager Cixi as a Bachelor of the Imperial Academy. It's really a prosperous official career, comparable to Fu Kun's grandeur.Both husbands are more expensive than their wives, and Mrs. Fukun and Mrs. Linshu were both in the favor of the Empress Dowager Cixi, so they brushed their husband's official fortune from their skirts.

※ ※ ※ Before the edict was promulgated, Xu Geng, Minister of Military Aircraft, sent "Dalami" Qian Yingpu to congratulate his teacher Weng Tonghe.Weng Tonghe's state of mind is very complicated. It is true that one is happy and the other is fearful. What is happy is that the Minister of the Household Department has more than one thousand taels of "food silver" every month, and he is in charge of the state branch. The Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, who deals with craftsmen, is more attractive. What I am afraid of is that now we are building military equipment, building construction projects, spending a lot of money, and fearing that our talents will not be able to bear it.Therefore, some people congratulated him and said that he had changed from "cheap" to "rich". , Work cheap.Therefore, it is said that Weng Tonghe’s transfer from the Ministry of Industry to the Ministry of Household Affairs is from “practice” to “richness”, but he said that he would rather live in a poor and humble place, and be a minister of the Ministry of Rites. .

Among the congratulators at Yingmen, Weng Tonghe paid special attention to Yan Jingming. As soon as he saw him arrive, he immediately ordered the door to stop any congratulators.Then he went into the study, invited the guests to change into plain clothes, put wine around the stove, and prepared for a long talk. The host and the guest, one with a bachelor's degree and one with an account transfer department, should be celebrating each other, but their faces are quite dignified.Especially Yan Jingming, who couldn't help but blink his eyes, as if he had endless emotions and didn't know where to start.

It was the host who mentioned the topic first, "The order of the court is too abrupt." Weng Tonghe said, "How can Fei Cai take on this important task when he is deep and short? The good thing is that there is still a middle hall in charge, and everything will still be presided over by the middle hall in the future. " "Shu Ping," Yan Jingming asked, "Are you speaking from your heart?" "Naturally! How dare I speak against my will in front of Zhongtang?" "In that case, let me tell you a few words of sincerity. Shuping, do you know who recommended you to transfer to the account department?"

"I don't know." Weng Tonghe asked, "Is it King Chun?" "No, it's Fuzhenting." Yan Jingming said, "Fuzhenting feels that you and your colleagues in the Ministry of Industry work together and get along very well. What do you think?" It was difficult for Weng Tonghe to answer this question.After thinking for a while, I said: "Zhongtang knows that I have no disobedience with others, and no dispute with the world." "Here! He recommended you precisely because of these eight words. In the Ministry of Industry, where there are major engineers, ministers of survey and evaluation, and ministers of supervision, you are an official. I can see that you are honest and self-sufficient, and you have no shame in admiration. However, it is different when you come to the Ministry of Household Affairs. It is useless to be clean and honest, you must be disobedient and you must fight. If you don’t disobey or fight, you must be dereliction of duty!" These few words made Weng Tonghe sweat profusely.Thinking about what he said is really good, the cashier of the general department of the household department should fight for the money that should be paid in, and fight for the money that should not be paid out.Yan Jingming spent three years and ten months in the household department, fighting with the governor, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, military aircraft, and sometimes the Empress Dowager Cixi.How many people have offended?If you don't dare to fight with others, and you are afraid of offending others, then the Minister of the Household Department should stop doing it as soon as possible! But what if you don't do it?I just want to resign, and I have no reason other than to complain about illness.And complaining of illness for no reason, becoming ignorant of flattery, not only failing to resign from office, maybe even severe condemnation. Thinking of this, he asked in a daze, "Why did Zhongtang teach me?" "Let me show you an edict first. It was just issued today, and you probably haven't read it yet." This edict was copied by Yan Jingming from the military plane. Weng Tonghe opened it and saw that it read: "I follow the decree of Empress Dowager Cixi Duanyou Kangyi Zhaoyu Zhuangcheng: 'All the soldiers and soldiers in the green battalions of the capital's flag will be paid in full as usual." Non-reporting of illnesses, fraudulently receiving heavy support, extra money, all kinds of disadvantages are too numerous to enumerate. They should be checked and rectified urgently to be verified. All the long-standing malpractices of the capital's banner camps should be carefully checked by the governor and the deputy governor. And check it at any time. If the ginseng and others have cheated and concealed their personal disadvantages, they will be named and severely punished, and the loan will never be lenient." "This!" Weng Tonghe asked, "Don't you pay another one or two million silver each year?" "This is King Chun's deliberate move to win over people's hearts. Every year in Beijing, the provinces report 6.38 million yuan, and the customs apportion 1.62 million yuan, a total of 8 million yuan, except for those paid by the empress dowager and the emperor In addition to Jinyin', it is enough to pay for the mausoleum sacrifices, the salaries of the princes and officials, and the food and salaries of the Beijing banners, but what about other uses? The navy funds are a large amount. After two or three years, the emperor The cost of the big wedding is huge, and the garden needs to be repaired! There is only one bowl of water, you can scoop it up, and I can scoop it up too, and you can’t wait for the bowl of water to belong to him! If things go on like this, the bowl of water will be overturned. No." "Yes!" Weng Tonghe kept rubbing his hands, sucking in his breath, anxious for a long time, and said a word through his teeth: "To repair the garden, the Ministry of Households must not allocate funds! The Ministry of Households governs the world's funds, and there are quotas for income and expenditure. There is no budget for gardening at all.” "Shu Ping!" Yan Jingming said in awe, "I hope you can persevere." "I'll do my best." Weng Tonghe asked again, "How about the naval funding?" "In the past, the provinces allocated lijin and tariffs, and divided the coastal defense funds of the northern and southern oceans into two million taels each year. However, the provinces did not pay enough. The northern oceans collected coastal defense donations to make up for it. It was a bastard, and the Ministry of Accounts couldn't manage it. Now These two coastal defense funds belong to the navy office, there will definitely be 'lawsuits' in the future, and the household department will also be troublesome!" "What's the matter?" Weng Tonghe asked hastily, "Since everything goes to the Navy Yamen for income and expenditure, what does it have to do with the Ministry of Households? Where is the trouble?" "I'll show you two more letters." Both letters were copies, both sent by Li Hongzhang. One was an official letter addressed to the Navy’s office, explaining the size of the Beiyang Navy and the required funds: “Check the existing ships in Beiyang, but there are two Dingyuan and Zhenyuan armored ships. It is the most exquisite and of great value. Although Jiyuan has dome armor and turret armor, the hull is relatively small, and it cannot be an iron armored ship, but can only be used as a steel fast ship. In addition, there is a super brave ship that was ordered in the British factory in the past. The two fast boats are smaller, and the guns are ingenious, and they can be used for patrolling." These five ships can fight in the ocean, but their strength is still too weak. We have to wait for the four ships that are being ordered by Britain and Germany. The battleships arrived and nine were combined.In addition, purchase three shallow water steel fast boats, five or six torpedo boats, and the old ships built by the Fujian Shipyard to form an army of its own. As for Beiyang's naval funds, it can be divided into two parts, the annual salary and ship maintenance costs are 120,000 to 300,000, and the construction of Lushun Dock is about 1,400,000. It will be fully raised within two years, and the annual cost is 700,000 taels.Not counting the price of newly purchased ships and those planned to be ordered in the future, in the next two years, the annual funds allocated to Beiyang will be about 2 million. "This is the account that Li Shaoquan deducted from the Beiyang Navy's funds, which amounted to two million a year." Yan Jingming said, "You can see the troubles of the Ministry of Accounts in another letter." Another private letter to King Chun was more blunt: "The Ministry of Households initially determined the funds for the North and South Oceans, which was claimed to be 4 million. Later, because the solution was less than half of it over the years, it had to be transferred to the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, and Hubei. Changing the 20% discount is still unacceptable. Fujian and Guangdong Lijin have long been assigned to their own provinces for defense. In the past three years, Beiyang’s annual income has been less than 100,000 yuan, and Nanyang’s income is even less. There are records in the Ministry. It seems that the Ministry of Households designated The 4 million taels of Beiyang and Beiyang funds allocated to the navy is also a false name, and it cannot be counted. Your Highness should be asked to take charge of the overall situation, and do business with the Ministry of Households to raise additional funds." "The provinces report the funds for the northern and southern coastal defenses, which is only 1.23 million per year. According to the quota of 4 million, there is still a shortfall of 2.78 million. Where does the Ministry of Households raise this money for the navy office?" "Well," Weng Tonghe asked, "how can Pu Yuan and Hefei give up?" "That's the trouble! Think about it, if you don't disobey others, don't compete with the world, and you can get it?" As he spoke, Yan Jingming drank one gulp after another.On the tea table next to the brazier, there were several dishes of Jiangnan-style braised duck, wind chicken, smoked fish and other wine and dishes. Yan Jingming, who is frugal in nature, only served wine with "half-empty food". There was a rattling sound.The peeled peanut shells were thrown into the brazier, and the whole room was filled with smoke, which made Weng Tonghe choke, so he hurried to open the window. The window was half-opened, and the west wind blew on his face like a knife like ice, causing burning pain, but his mind was much clearer, thinking about Yan Jingming's words calmly, he could not figure out why he came.In terms of how he is usually a human being and how much he values ​​himself, it is natural to give some advice as a person who has experienced it, but there must be a conclusion. Isn't it just confusing people to talk about difficulties? Now that he knows what he should say?When they returned to the brazier, they raised wine and respected each other, "Zhongtang," he said, "in the sixth year of Xianfeng, the first public was changed from the Ministry of Officials to the Ministry of Households. He was in office for less than two years, and he was so diligent and self-satisfied. I saw it with my own eyes. Later I can’t avoid being tortured by Su Liu. So, this time I’m really afraid to pay my respects. It’s not that I’m flattering Zhongtang. In the past few decades, there’s no one who’s more impressive than Zhongtang. Free from death?" Yan Jingming nodded, opened his eyes wide and asked, "Shuping, are you talking about being an official or doing things?" Scholars have accumulated habits and are ashamed of being an official. Weng Tonghe replied without hesitation: "Of course it is about doing things." "When it comes to doing things, the first thing is not to be afraid of things. The more you are afraid of things, the more things you will do. The lessons learned by Prince Gong." These words lifted Weng Tonghe's spirit.The last sentence has never been said before, but think about it!The two stimuli of Jizong's longevity and Ci'an's sudden collapse dealt a great blow to Prince Gong. In addition to his family's old age and his infirmity, Wenxiang became very fearful when he died, like breaking his right arm.The north-south gates are getting deeper and the Qingliu's arrogance is getting higher and higher. It can be said that it is all caused by Prince Gong's fear of trouble and connivance.In the end, with Sheng Yu's performance, his reputation was almost ruined. Tracing back to the beginning, it can be said that he is self-defeating. "Zhongtang is really thorough! How about the second one?" "Second, there are no exceptions!" "One case of Hubuxing, the whole world suffers. The ancestors always use the four words of quiet and nothing to do when discussing politics." "Shu Ping, you are wrong. The time is not peaceful, and it is not easy to be quiet and peaceful. How can it be peaceful? What I said is that there are no rules and no rules. Bad habits, that is, prosperity." "Yes! Zhongtang blamed it." "I'm not blaming you. But, Shuping, you come from Tsinghua University, and you've been in Beijing for a long time. You've been doing noble errands. I'm afraid that you have a dangerous relationship and a dirty official career. I don't know it yet. I just remind you to pay attention at all times! " "Thank you Zhongtang!" Weng Tonghe was convinced, "Anyway, I'm still in charge of Zhongtang, so I'm getting bolder." "Of course I have the original intention. I would rather annoy people than please them." Yan Jingming sighed, hesitant to speak several times, and finally expressed the emotion in his heart: "To be honest, I really didn't think of it." , Park Yuan will be in power. Otherwise, I would never want to roll around in this world of mortals!" It was the same with Weng Tonghe, he never thought that King Chun would rise up in place of King Gong.However, regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the two kings, he and Yan Jingming have different ideas, King Chun also has his strengths.In a word, since Ci'an collapsed and Cixi took power alone, even if there is a virtuous king, there may be nothing to show for it.Everything can only be expected after the emperor takes power. Turning to this thought, Weng Tonghe felt indescribably excited. After all, the emperor taught it by himself, and his own set of governance theory will soon be used in the world indirectly and directly! ※ ※ ※ The sixth hall official of the household department, the smell of books was washed away. Some people said that since the founding of the country, they have never seen such a neat and tidy talent.Han lacked one minister and two ministers, Weng Tonghe and Sun Jianai were the champions, and although Sun Yijing did not win the Dingjia, he was always famous in Hanlin. What is even more rare is the full lack of ministers Fukun and the left and right servants Songshen and Jingshan, who are also concubines. Cheese was born.There are six halls in one, two top scholars, and four Hanlin, even the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites, who are the most particular about their backgrounds, may not have such a grand event. However, there are two different views on whether the country's finances will be better than when Yan Jingming was minister.One is that the six officials of the household department are all scholars, and the number one scholar Weng Tonghe is far from the number one scholar Chongqi.Scholars do not do anything, and pay more attention to reputation and integrity. In addition, Yan Jingming, a good financial manager, is in the management department, so the disadvantages of the household department are absolutely clear, and the treasury will be richer, which can be expected in the future. Another point of view is to admit that the six officials of the household department are all scholars, and their conduct is generally credible.But except for Songshen who was also the minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the other five people had special relations with the inner court. It is well known that Fu Kun's relatives are flourishing, and Jing Shan is a relative of the Empress Dowager Cixi's mother's family.Han lacked three hall officials, Weng Tonghe and Sun Jianai walked in Yuqing Palace, and Sun Yijing walked in the South Study Room.The master and the Hanlin of the South Study Room are like the teachers and the Qing guests of the rich and powerful families, and they are always regarded as "one of our own" by the deep palace.From this point of view, the Empress Dowager Cixi sent a group of cronies to take charge of the household department. There are these two views in the outside world, and Weng Tonghe knows that he himself hopes to conform to the former view. Unfortunately, the latter view seems to be right. ※ ※ ※ The Ministry of Internal Affairs issued a memorial, jointly signed by the ministers in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Fu Kun, Songshen, Shizeng, Baktanbu, Sogo, Guangshun, etc., saying that "the payment is insufficient at the end of the year, please refer to the loan."The so-called "disbursement" refers to the advance money paid to the Secretary of the Construction Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the major wood factories for the construction of Sanhai.This manuscript was drafted by Shi Zeng and others who were dissatisfied with Lishan, without going through Lishan.He also said: "The fines of Yingshou and Wenlin have been paid off, please reward and wear them." When the Empress Dowager Cixi saw this memorial, she was very angry. All the ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs issued decrees, and Shi Zeng issued two orders. The news spread to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, before the edict was issued.Hearing people's brief explanations, Lishan felt extremely happy, and the court officials contacted him to punish him. He did not want to take his own humiliation.Of course, he also knew that not all the court officials were against him, but it was a good thing to take this opportunity to let them know that their backing was like Mount Tai. Have fun, have fun, trouble still needs to be taken care of.Taking care of this trouble is also an opportunity for him to show off his skills. He doesn't need to be consulted with him by the court officials. Come back a decent. I don't know if it was the rule that was passed down that year. The minister was issued an edict. In addition to seeing Yu Ming issued the edict, an eunuch was sent by the respect room to deliver the edict.Since it is said to be admonishing, it is necessary to blame. At first, it was only sharp words, but gradually turned into swearing, and then it intensified and turned into insults.Most of the eunuchs' temperaments are perverted and villainous. When it comes to the ability and interest in cursing, no one can match.Since you are talking about Tianxian and swearing at people according to the order, is it not enough?The eunuch who is good at scolding can really scold the minister who has been scolded into tears, and weep endlessly. In order to avoid being humiliated, it is necessary to ask people to say good things and give red envelopes.Therefore, it became a good job for the eunuch to send an edict to announce the order.Director Liu received the four thousand taels of silver from Lishan, and he left half of it first, and the remaining half was distributed equally.Everyone reached out to take the silver, but one named Zhao Shuangshan refused to take it, saying that he deserved double. "Why should you have a double copy?" Manager Liu asked. "Didn't Shi Zeng warn you twice?" "It's the same thing!" Mr. Liu said, "You get paid for every errand, that's just as it should be." "How can it be considered fair? Since the manager said so, I'll just go there twice." Just this sentence angered Director Liu, he retracted his hand, and put the silver ticket on the table, "Hey! You don't want to go!" He sneered and said, "My uncle Zhao, please! I dare not work hard." Zhao Shuangshan knew something was wrong, so he saw the situation quickly, and laughed along with him: "I've been playing around with you all the time, why are you so angry? I'll go, I'll go!" As he said, he stretched out his hand to get the bank note . "Fuck you!" Director Liu slapped Zhao Shuangchu on the back of his hand, growling and cursing, "Get out of here early, and stop being a fool in front of me. What a big deal! Really? Can't you, Zhao Shuangshan, succeed?" Seeing that Manager Liu was really angry, Zhao Shuangshan quickly knelt down in fright, and others said good things or bad things, pleading for him.Even so, he still scolded Director Liu savagely.Of course, the errand was handed over to him. ※ ※ ※ This time, Shi Zeng was miserable.When Zhao Shuangshan came to the door with Huang Feng, he only thought that Lishan had already taken care of it, he calmly called his family to prepare the incense table, and knelt down on the ground, thinking that Zhao Shuangshan had read the imperial edict once, which was regarded as a warning. Zhao Shuangshan didn't rush, and first read the first half of the paragraph: "What are the ministers and others in charge of, and let the ministers and others float away and coerce them, so unscrupulous that it is so unscrupulous, and what they say is out of the question! The ministers in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs all issued decrees Forewarn." The voice of reading this passage was quite peaceful, so Shi Zeng didn't take it seriously at all, he just waited for Zhao Shuangshan to pronounce the word "Qin this" out of his mouth, and then thanked him, who knows otherwise, there is more to come. "According to the report," Zhao Shuangshan's voice raised, "Yingshou and Wenlin paid the fines in full, please reward and return the top Dai, etc., the performance is really presumptuous. Wenlin is the son of Shi Zeng, and the minister didn't know that he was far away. Especially not! Let’s pass the decree again. Master Zeng!” "Master is here!" "You father and son are shameless..." From then on, Zhao Shuangshan scolded to his heart's content, venting all the anger he received from Manager Liu on Shi Zeng.But Shi Zeng was scolded and had to kowtow to express his thanks, because the mildew and rain were all due to the emperor's grace. ※ ※ ※ The ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were ordered to issue the decree until the next day by the cabinet. It began with the words "Prince Chun's face to serve Yi's decree" without military aircraft. It is allowed to borrow 400,000 taels of silver from the deposit of the Navy Yamen, and it will be repaid in five years. I see!Weng Tonghe suddenly realized, and at the same time a stone fell from his heart.He has always been worried that if the money borrowed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the repair of the garden is raised by the household department according to the order, it will be a huge problem. If you don't follow the order, you will resist the order.Now it is specified that it will be borrowed from the Navy Yamen. If this is an example, the Ministry of Households will no longer be embarrassed.Of course, most of the funds for repairing the garden still have to be raised by the Ministry of Household Affairs, but the fundraiser is to raise enough funds for coastal defense! This is a set of self-deceiving blindfolds. Weng Tonghe can pretend to be confused and evade responsibility, but Qingliu can't tolerate it.Huang Tifang, the left servant of the Ministry of War who recently returned to Beijing from Jiangsu Xuezheng, felt that he couldn't bear it, and decided to go to court for impeachment. Who is being corrected and impeached?Of course it will not be the Empress Dowager Cixi, nor should she be the king of wine.After careful discussion with his son Huang Shaoji, Huang Tifang decided to use Li Hongzhang as a topic. The memorial was prepared but not yet submitted. An unexpected visitor came. It was Huang Shaoji's same-year Yang Chongyi. They were editing the Imperial Academy together in the sixth year of Guangxu. Yang Chongyi was also Weng Tonghe's fellow villager.Most Hanlin from Jiangsu look down on Li Hongzhang, and Li Hongzhang often scolds "Wu Er is not good".The only exception is Yang Chongyi, who has always been very close to the Beiyang Yamen. Therefore, when Huang Shaoji saw him visiting, he became wary and chatted for a long time. Yang Chongyi couldn't help asking: "I heard that the old man will have a performance in the next few days?" "Father and son are no exception for 'burning remonstrance on the back'." Huang Shaoji replied, "my father has some advice, but I never let me hear it." This is not enough friends!Yang Chongyi was thinking: Who doesn't know that Huang Tifang, one of the "Four Admonitions of the Imperial Academy", most of the remonstrances came from Aizi?It's just dissatisfaction in my heart, but I can't criticize it verbally, so I can only persuade secretly: "Today is the fourteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, and the year is in a hurry, so why bother to be idle? It will make the year miserable!" Huang Shaoji smiled and didn't answer, making up his mind not to let him have the opportunity to explore in depth, Yang Chongyi's words were not speculative, so he had to leave disappointed. Huang Shaoji naturally told Yang Chongyi's words to his father, Huang Tifang smiled and said: "Anyway, this year, someone will be unhappy, either me or Hefei. Or both of them will be unhappy." ※ ※ ※ The booklet was delivered on the same day, and the "yellow box" was sent to the Empress Dowager Cixi's bedroom early the next morning, making it uncomfortable for her to be together. When the military aircraft was summoned, they first talked about Huang Tifang's memorial.Since there was no instruction when the brochure was sent out, the Minister of Military Aircraft did not know what her intention was, so they did not dare to answer indiscriminately, and they all kept silent and wanted to listen to her first before making sense. "Huang Tifang and Zeng Jize, do they have friendship?" It is not difficult to understand the intention of asking this question.In Huang Tifang's memorial, he suggested that Li Hongzhang would handle the navy's errands and Zeng Jize should be in charge of it.The Empress Dowager Cixi wanted to understand whether Huang Tifang was speaking for Zeng Jize, or whether she was going to have trouble with Li Hongzhang. King Qing Yikuang couldn't answer, turned around and said in a low voice, "Uncle Xing, let's play!" Acting Minister of the Ministry of War, Xu Geng, immediately said loudly: "If you come back to the Empress Dowager, Zeng Jize and Huang Tifang have no relationship, so there may not be any friendship." "According to this, I can't see Li Hongzhang at all!" The Empress Dowager Cixi said, "I think so too! Huang Tifang's words are so mean. Li Hongzhang has done a lot of things in recent years, which is really obvious to all. It is said that he only knows how to use money,' There are many evils and no results', isn't this just talking nonsense?" "Yes!" King Qing echoed, "What Huang Tifang said is too much!" "Huang Tifang is a servant, and also a minister of the imperial court, and he is not comparable to Liang Dingfen, a newcomer to the Imperial Academy. I really don't understand what he means by this book?" Empress Dowager Cixi asked: "What do you think should be done?" Hearing this, she understood exactly what she meant. Comparing Huang Tifang with Liang Dingfen, who lost his official position because of participating in Li Hongzhang, one can imagine her annoyance.King Qing immediately replied: "It should be strictly discussed with the Ministry!" "That's right! The Ministry of Communications has strictly discussed it." The Empress Dowager Cixi said: "Let Li Hongzhang be able to manage the navy. It took a long time for everyone to discuss and decide. Is it not as good as Huang Tifang alone? Not to mention the advancement and retreat of ministers, the authority Fuck it in the court, why does he say that this should not be used, and that should be used? Please come up with a batch for me to see." At that time, Xu Geng was writing, drafted a handover, and submitted it to the imperial case. Empress Dowager Cixi personally copied it on the folded tail with a red pen and sent it to the official department.The approval was: "The servant Huang Tifang played. The minister will run the navy. I'm afraid there will be more delays. Please call the envoy. Trent will return to the trainer for a discount. The establishment of the navy this year is a matter of great importance. I will send Prince Chun Yizhen as the prime minister for all matters. Li Hongzhang has made outstanding military exploits and has a lot of experience. The order will be handled together, and he is afraid that Li Hongzhang will not be able to take care of all the drills and inspections. He will send Zeng Jize to help him. All the opportunities will be heard by the Navy Yamen at any time, and the court will handle it. This matter has been carefully considered, and the overall situation has been considered; moreover, if the power is removed and the power is taken from the top, how can the subordinates mean to advance or retreat? At the beginning of the navy, the servant asked Li Hongzhang to handle the errands, and told Zeng Ji Zetian Returning to the trainer, discussing changes in vain, and approaching chaos in politics. Huang Tifang's work is discussed by the Ministry of Communications!" At that time, Shangshu Chongqi of the Ministry of Officials asked for leave due to illness, and Wula Xichong'a, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, acted as an agent. He was a mediocre person with no opinions. "Westernization" naturally did not like Li Hongzhang, so they sympathized with Huang Tifang.As for being deposed and reused, Li Hongzao, who had just been replaced by Zuo Shilang of the acting official department, became the right waiter of the official department. He was the former leader of Qingliu, and he wanted to protect Huang Tifang even more.Therefore, one article was cited to deal with it evasively.This statute is: "Officials who act recklessly will be demoted to a higher level, and they are public crimes." Public crimes are improper in official affairs. In other words, as long as you have received the "upgrade" reward, you don't have to downgrade.A senior official like Huang Tifang who has become a servant has always had a record of being upgraded several times, so this kind of punishment does not hurt him at all. Xu Tong and Li Hongzao advocated this, but the rest of the court officials felt that it was inappropriate. The faults of "reckless discussion and change, and close to chaotic politics" and "reckless actions" are not the same.However, because the last sentence in the edict is "Jiaobu Discussion", not "Jiaobu Strict Discipline", and because Huang Tifang himself is an official of the Ministry of War, he suggested that Zeng Jize be reassigned to specialize in the preparation of the navy. It seems that there is no talk of "disorderly governance".In such a flash, he silently agreed. As soon as the replay was played, the Empress Dowager Cixi was very dissatisfied.Thinking that "the discussion is too light", Zhu Bi personally criticized: "Huang Tifang has been transferred to the second level."Including Chongqi who was on leave, this year was not very happy.