Chapter 136 Second History of the Qing Palace (6-2)

Chun Wang returned to Beijing on April 26th.However, the electronic play has already been played first, and the order will not be returned until the first day of May, because the trip brought back many pictures of ships, forts, and docks, which have yet to be sorted out and submitted. It is also necessary to make a comprehensive plan to deal with the needs of the navy, and it will take at least three or four days to complete the work. However, the process of King Chun's inspection tour was known to the Empress Dowager Cixi without waiting for his return, because Li Lianying also had to return.According to him, running a navy doesn't need that much money at all, especially the cost of keeping ships, which can save a lot of money.In addition, he also talked about the great style of the Beiyang Yamen and the excellent salaries of Beiyang officials, which is quite unfair.

Naturally, this is a bit of an exaggeration. He meant to cater to an idea that Empress Dowager Cixi had long had in her heart: instead of letting you waste money, it is better for me to spend it myself.Sure enough, the Empress Dowager Cixi made a decision at that time: to surrender Yizhi as soon as possible to declare her return to power, which is to urge King Chun to complete the Forbidden Garden project that will be built early. Early in the morning on the first day of May, Chun Wang's replay arrived, and it was 10% off.The memorial states the situation in Beiyang, the size of the navy that should be built, and the selection of generals for military training. The most important thing is talents, so the general situation that must be promoted in military schools.The attached piece is the sea and land generals, civil and military personnel who are capable of secret protection.The Empress Dowager Cixi looked at it very carefully, and confirmed Li Lianying's statement, and she already knew the overall situation in Beiyang.

After the summons, there will naturally be some rewards.Then listen to Chun Wang's dictation of the situation.He is not good at eloquence, and he speaks a very lively matter in a dull and boring way, which is far less vivid than Li Lianying's portrayal.However, the Empress Dowager Cixi was inconvenient to interrupt, so she patiently listened to him and asked, "The navy has only just started. According to what you saw this time, there will be a lot of money to spend in the future. Why?" How to raise funds, have you talked to Li Hongzhang?" "This must be discussed. There are several ways, but it seems that it is not appropriate to express it at the moment." Chun Wang replied: "The new donation for Haiphong, the deadline is coming, it seems that we must extend the limit."

"Yes." The Empress Dowager Cixi replied, "It might as well announce it early." "If you go back to the Empress Dowager, because the deadline is approaching, people in Zhili are very enthusiastic about donating. If the announcement is too early, everyone will definitely wait and see. It has a lot to do with Beiyang's donation." "Well! Well! Let's talk about it slowly." The Empress Dowager Cixi asked again, "Besides the method that the Ministry of Household Affairs is planning, do you have any other ways to make money?" "Li Hongzhang has a few words that are right. The navy is the navy of the country. The safety of the Beiyang is not only related to the capital, but also related to the country. Therefore, the provinces should raise funds according to their ability, and the navy government should use them together. These words seem to be in front of you. It's too early, and when the army is formally established in the future, I will ask the provinces to do so."

"Since it's still early, there's no need to talk about it." The Empress Dowager Cixi asked, "How did Li Lianying go out with you this time? Is there anything unruly? Don't hide it from me!" "I dare not hide it, and there is nothing to hide. Li Lianying went out with me this time, and his behavior is beyond my expectation." Without waiting for the Empress Dowager Cixi to ask, Chun Wang praised Li Lianying for how well-behaved he was, especially how he refused outsiders and refused to enter. That kind of integrity is really hard to come by.Therefore, the officials of the big and small yamen not only admire him, but also respect him.

King Chun sincerely praised him, and there was nothing false in his words. In the end, of course, it came down to the "Ode to the Holy Spirit". Will be so law-abiding. This is of course an excellent compliment to the Empress Dowager Cixi, and at the same time she feels that Li Lianying can indeed be fully trusted.However, although she attached great importance to this matter in her heart, she was quite indifferent on the surface. After listening to King Chun's energetic speech, she only replied: "He can understand the rules, it is his good fortune." Then he talked about the demolition of the North Hall.

Negotiations on the demolition of the North Hall went smoothly.Dun John lived up to his mission, persuaded the Pope to agree to the demolition, and telegraphed Fan Guoliang, the representative of the Holy See in Beijing, to return to Rome to discuss ways to move the church. This is at the end of March.After receiving a telegram from Dun John, Li Hongzhang entrusted Tianjin Customs Tax Department De Cuilin to invite Fan Guoliang to Tianjin for a meeting.The location of the relocation was originally agreed to be Xishiku in the north of Xi'anmen Street.This Xishiku is also known as Xishiku. The Ming Dynasty set up ten warehouses here, including A, B, C, D, E, Chengyun, Guangying, Guanghui, Guangji, and spoils, to store silk, pigments, and paints. Things like that, as well as stolen goods confiscated into the government.After entering the Qing Dynasty, Xishiku was taken over by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It was closed for more than 30 years, and it was not until the Kangxi period that it was slightly counted.The place is remote, and the ten storehouses have been stored as waste for a long time, so the Ministry of Internal Affairs has always abandoned it, and it is just used for the relocation of Beitang.

According to the conditions promised at the beginning, the imperial court not only had to allocate another place to build the church, but also built it on its behalf according to the original style.However, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Construction Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are unwilling to undertake this project, because the price is not easy to open, and if the report is truthful, it will appear that the Sanhai Project under construction is too phony in comparison.If it was built according to the usual rules for undertaking palace projects, the cost of such a cathedral would not be too much at half a million silver, so where did this huge sum of money come from?What's more, there are foreigners involved, asking everything, and being true everywhere. In the end, the benefits must have never been achieved, and the troubles are too many to describe. .”

In this way, we had to discount the price and let the Catholic Church make it by itself.The main thing Li Hongzhang wanted to discuss with Fan Guoliang was the amount of discount.But before talking about money, there is one more important thing to settle first, that is, the bell tower of the North Hall, which is eight feet four feet high, overlooking the Forbidden Garden, is very inappropriate.Wenzong was in Japan, and he was very worried about this.During the Tongzhi period, there were also many negotiations, hoping that the Beitang would demolish the bell tower, but it was still in vain. Now that the hall is moved, it is natural to avoid the previous failure.Li Hongzhang told Fan Guoliang with a very firm attitude that for the sake of Fengshui, the bell tower of Xishiku Xintang should not be higher than the ridge of the roof with a measure of five feet.

Originally, he thought that Fan Guoliang would be embarrassing, but he promised to do it.Li Hongzhang was overjoyed, and he let go of the discounted amount, and Fan Guoliang's original intention was to take this concession in exchange for real benefits, so Li Hongzhang promised 200,000 yuan, but he was not satisfied, so he added it up to 300,000 yuan, and still had to add more. fifty thousand. At this time, King Chun came to Tianjin, Li Hongzhang asked him for instructions, and signed a five-item contract according to the agreement of 350,000 taels. What Chun Wang is going to present at this moment is the content of the five contracts.He specifically mentioned Article 5, which stipulated that the collection of "exotic rare birds and animals", all antiques, as well as organs and trumpets used in missionary and singing poems in Beitang, after Li Hongzhang's efforts, Fan Guoliang finally had to agree to "repay all of them." , specified in the contract.These things are worth a lot, and after discounting, the price is really less than 350,000 silver.

"All in all, relying on the empress dowager's blessing this time, the negotiations went extremely smoothly. Avoiding France and directly connecting with the Holy See, this purpose is set very wisely." King Chun said excitedly, "Whether the country's fortunes are prosperous or not? There is improvement, the minister and Li Hongzhang support internally and externally, Mian Tu reported, and finally there is some result. However, the minister's talent is short, and he always asks the empress dowager to teach him from time to time." After hearing King Chun's words of meritorious service, Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't help but encourage her, and then brought the topic back: "When will the Beitang be relocated?" "From the beginning of the first month of next year, the relocation will be completed within two years." King Chun replied: "The foundation of the new hall will be handed over in November, and the construction will start next year, because it is not suitable to break ground in the northwest direction this year." "Fengshui is important." Empress Dowager Cixi turned sharply and asked: "The relocation of Beitang has been agreed, so when will the Sanhai project be completed?" "This...," Chun Wang hesitated, "It depends on whether the payment comes smoothly?" "I don't understand that! If the payment doesn't come smoothly, the project will just stand there and never be completed?" There was a sense of reproach in the words, which made King Chun feel a little uneasy, and hurriedly replied: "What I said was smooth or not, and it only took a few months to go in and out. The total cost of the three seas is more than 1.8 million. One million raised by the customs is a large amount. Up to now, the number of those who have reported to Beijing is only a few hundred thousand. The one that is to be released now is more than three hundred thousand. It is inconvenient to rush the project because of the money owed to the merchant. The Ministry of Internal Affairs urges the project, and the businessman wants to urge the payment. I estimate that the project will be completed by next winter at the latest." "When the northwest wind blows, you have to go back to the palace. If it is completed next winter, doesn't that mean it will be completed in the summer of the following year?" King Chun thought it was right. According to the traditional rules, he stays in the garden in spring and autumn. If he doesn't visit Rehe in summer, he also lives in the garden. He only stays in the palace in winter.The Sanhai project is completed in winter and cannot be used. If it is idle there, it will cost more labor costs and take care of it carefully. What kind of calculation is this? Turning to this point, he said without hesitation: "The minister will definitely urge them to complete the project next summer." "That's more or less the same!" The Empress Dowager Cixi's voice softened, "But if you need to pay for the work, what's the matter?" "I'll try my best to get it right." "You don't need to bother too much!" The Empress Dowager Cixi said compassionately: "Isn't Beiyang depositing money in foreign banks to earn interest? First raise 300,000 yuan and use it." "That money is to pay the price of the ship..." "What are you afraid of?" The Empress Dowager Cixi became impatient, and her voice was very loud, "When the money from the Guangdong Customs comes, won't it be returned? Millions of silver are left with foreigners, not only will they not be able to make much money, maybe It was misappropriated by others!" King Chun didn't know that Empress Dowager Cixi's words were well-founded, so he could only accuse someone in the Navy Yamen of misappropriating shipbuilding funds, and tried his best to defend it, but nothing happened.It was inconvenient for Cixi to reveal the source of the news, so she just said: "You don't understand much about the outside world, so do what I say, there is nothing wrong with it." Naturally, King Chun did not dare to disobey, and wrote in the Beiyang Yamen, borrowing 300,000 taels.Li Hongzhang was very happy when he received the message, because the four iron-clad fast boats that were scheduled to be ordered from Britain and Germany originally had 2.48 million taels of silver, which were deposited in HSBC Bank, and the foreign exchange was settled one after another. Now there is 1 million taels left. However, Liu Ruifen and Xu Jingcheng, the ministers stationed in the UK and in Germany, called again and again, either to add equipment or to increase the price of materials, asking for an increase in payment. According to calculations, there was still a shortfall of 800,000 taels.When I was worried that I couldn't speak, there was this message, which happened to be accompanied by an explanation, which solved a big problem. However, 300,000 taels cannot be released for a while. When signing the contract with HSBC, they deliberately left room for maneuvering, and stipulated that when the withdrawal amount exceeds 10,000 taels, a one-month notice must be given.Therefore, the money will not be sent to the Navy Yamen until mid-June. ※ ※ ※ On the fifth day of June, the emperor moved Empress Dowager Cixi to Ningshou Palace, because the ditches in the three halls and the east and west six palaces had to be thoroughly repaired.The Ningshou Palace is located in the east of Da Nei. It was built in the thirty-seventh year of Qianlong.It occupies about a quarter of the entire inner court, and its scale is completely modeled on the main palaces and halls of the inner court.The main gate is called Huangji Gate, and the second gate is called Ningshou Gate, which is equal to the Qianqingmen. The Huangji Palace inside the gate is regulated like the Qianqing Palace. The Ningshou Palace behind the palace, like the Kunning Palace, also has a cauldron for worshiping gods and cooking meat. , a meat-eating wooden kang and a magic weapon for dancing gods and so on. The back gate of Ningshou Palace is a side street, and the gate in the middle is called Yangxing Gate. Inside the gate is the Hall of Mental Cultivation, which is similar to the Hall of Mental Cultivation. The difference is that there is a pagoda courtyard for enshrining Buddha and a place for sitting meditation. It is now the emperor's bedroom. The Empress Dowager Cixi lived in Leshoutang, which was originally Gaozong's study behind the Hall of Yangxing.In addition, there are Sanyou Pavilion, Yihe Pavilion, Suianshi, Ruting, Daohe Yangsu Pavilion, Jingqi Pavilion and other pavilions.After Jingqi Pavilion is the Zhenshun Gate, the back door of Ningshou Palace. There is a large hallway with a width of three rooms, and a very deep well with extremely sweet water. This palace triggered many imaginations of the Empress Dowager Cixi. Every chair, every plant and every tree reminded her that they were caressed by Emperor Gaozong after he returned to power.The eighty-year-old Taishanghuang, five generations under the same roof, and the five blessings parallel to each other, although he is the number one lucky person in the world, but he has a head and teeth, and he can't play even if he wants to.It's better to return to the government early and enjoy a few more days of happiness if you are not old now. Therefore, on the sixth day after moving to Ningshou Palace, he made up his mind. On this day, he summoned King Chun and specially delivered an order, and the emperor also took his seat. This is the great exception.Since King Chun and the emperor are father and son, there is some inconvenience in etiquette, so when King Chun was summoned, the emperor was never present.One day they suddenly met in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. King Chun felt at a loss for a while, but it didn't hurt to think about it a little bit. Although the emperor was sitting in front of the imperial case, the Empress Dowager Cixi was sitting behind the imperial case. In front of his son, he should just kneel in front of the Empress Dowager Cixi. "The emperor is sixteen years old this year, and he has read well." Empress Dowager Cixi said: "I think I can be in charge in the first month of next year. Let me also take a break." King Chun was very surprised. I don't know why the Empress Dowager Cixi thought about it, and she would say this? This is something that cannot be hesitated. King Chun immediately knelt down and said loudly: "Please take back the order of the empress dowager." Then he thought of the reason and replied: "The current situation is so difficult, it is all up to the empress dowager to preside over it, and the emperor is still young. It's light, and I can't take on this burden. Besides, there is no limit to learning. Now that the empress dowager protects the emperor, the emperor doesn't have to worry about anything. If he studies hard for a few more years, he will be more confident in his future affairs. Zhaochen If you think about it, the emperor will be in charge at the earliest after he is 20 years old. I ask the empress dowager to be considerate of the people of the country and obey her request. I think the emperor will also be grateful for Dai Cien." Halfway through his speech, he had already thought of an idea, so he kneeled forward and approached the emperor. At this moment, he pulled the dragon robe, pointed to the ground, and signaled the emperor to kneel down and beg. The emperor was in perplexity.He was also deeply surprised by the announcement of the Empress Dowager Cixi, but he did not expect to ask the "Emperor Mother" to take back her life.It is a habit I have developed since I was a child, and I only know how to obey when there is a benevolent order.So when the Empress Dowager Cixi said that she was going to return to power, she felt apprehensive, dazed, and panicked, fearing that if she personally ruled out the government, she would not know how to do it? When I heard Chun Wang's reply, I realized that I was wrong, but I didn't know how to express it?Now that I understand, I want to kneel down and agree with King Chun's statement, and try my best to postpone returning to power. So he stood up, turned around and knelt beside the imperial case and said, "Prince Chun's play is exactly what my son said in his heart. My son is young and ignorant, and the society is the most important thing. I should ask the emperor's mother to take care of it so that my son can study for a few more years." !” After finishing speaking, he kowtowed, but still could not afford to kneel. "You are not young anymore! Lord Shunzhi and Lord Kangxi were both in charge at the age of fourteen." The Empress Dowager Cixi turned her face and said to King Chun: "Dropping the curtain was originally a stopgap measure. The emperor has grown up, and I should stop You have to be considerate of my situation." "What the empress dowager said, the minister is really ashamed. The ministers are always incompetent and incompetent. In the past few years, the empress dowager has been worrying about everything. At present, the government affairs are gradually improving, and it is the critical juncture of being stripped and restored. I always ask the empress dowager to look down. The hope of the subjects of the world will last for a few more years." "My energy is not as good as before." The Empress Dowager Cixi just shook her head, "Fortunately, the emperor is cautious and obedient. If there are difficult and important issues, I can still give him some advice. As for the daily affairs, the emperor looked at them for two or three years. I should also understand. If there is a military aircraft to undertake the order, if you encounter something that is not in compliance with the rules, let them explain it carefully, and you will not go wrong. All in all, I have thought through this matter very thoroughly. Kneel down, I Find a military plane to explain." King Jin could not fight anymore, he was honest and thought it was irretrievable, so as soon as he quit the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he immediately told the eunuchs to hire people separately, the former imperial minister Boyan Namogu, King Jinqi of Keqin County, King Qing Yiqiu and three masters Weng Tonghe , Sun Jianai, and Sun Yijing came to the court to discuss matters. There were five people invited, and Boyan Mogu had returned to his residence.Chun Wang said that he knew what happened, and asked everyone what their opinions are?The two kings looked at each other in blank dismay, because they didn't know what King Chun meant, so they dared not express anything.Weng Tonghe saw things very clearly, for the sake of King Chun, he should fight again, so he said: "This matter is too important! The prince should lead the ministers before the imperial court, and those who walk with Yuqing Palace should meet the Queen Mother and discuss it face to face." "It's hard!" King Chun replied, "The Empress Dowager's intention is very firm. Let's wait for the military plane to come down." The military plane only came to the ceremony Wang Shiduo, who raised his hand as soon as he entered the door. Needless to say, the edict has been drawn up. "There is no way!" Shi Duo smiled wryly, "I will not listen to any persuasion, so I have to accept the decree. I have asked the cabinet to publish it. This is the draft." So pass on the manuscript of the Shangyu.The pro-government procedure follows Mu Zong's established practice. Beginning with this year's winter solstice sacrifice to heaven, the pro-government ceremony will be held on an auspicious date selected by the Qin Tianjian in the first month of the next year. "The matter needs to be redeemed." Weng Tonghe looked at King Jin and said, "Please ask the prince and the military plane to 'please' together again, and make a painful confession, and please ask the empress dowager to take it back." King Jin hesitated, unable to answer, and hesitated for a while Only then said: "I'm afraid the doors of the Hall of Mental Cultivation are closed. Forget it, and find another way." "Laishan has an idea," Li Wang said, "the last public report, please ask the empress dowager to teach the government." This is modeled after the method of Qianlong's inner Zen, and everything is done in accordance with the orders of the Empress Dowager Cixi.Qing Wang Yikuang first expressed his approval: "This method is good." "I think this is the only way." King Chun said, "Shang Gong Zhe needs a meeting first, tomorrow will always be too late, the day after tomorrow!" Weng Tonghe thought that it would be more appropriate to ask the empress dowager to give him a lecture, rather than to ask her to suspend her return to power.After returning home, I thought about it thoroughly and decided to pay another discount. ※ ※ ※ In Shiyuan, King Chun is also summoning his cronies and secret merchants, and he should make a separate offer.The situation is clearly there, the emperor is in charge, and nothing will change, the only exception is King Chun, who can no longer manage projects from the navy to Sanhai like now. Therefore, the decree of returning to the government can also be regarded as an expression of unwillingness for King Jin to ask about political affairs again.If this is the case, I should not ask for a delay in returning to power, but once the emperor took charge, he had to hand over all the errands, and he really couldn't give up.His ambition in life is to follow the ancestors of martial arts and restore the imperial majesty and majesty at the beginning of entering the customs. Now that the navy has just been established, and the flag battalion is also being completely reorganized. At the moment when it is in full swing, it is said that because his son is the emperor, he will rule on great affairs , I can't carry out my life's ambitions smoothly, and I can't be reconciled when I think about it. He is just not reconciled, but those who work with him are not at ease.The first one was Lishan. When he got the news, he felt uneasy if he saw that the iceberg was about to fall.I really want to find Li Lianying to find out the details, but because the palace gate has been locked and there is no traffic, I can only rush to Shiyuan and meet King Chun. ※ ※ ※ Chun Wang just approached Sun Yuwen and Xu Gengshen to discuss how to make a discount?Hearing the report from the guards, Li Shan came to see him, which reminded him of one thing, the funds of the Navy Yamen were diverted to the Sanhai Project, once it was handed over, how would the account be calculated? "I won't hide it from you two. The navy has lent a lot of funds to Fengchenyuan. These accounts are not for outsiders. We must find a way to not embarrass the emperor." Chun Wang was clumsy with words, but the last sentence was said clumsily and skillfully.What he meant was that if the details of Xiuyuan's diversion of naval funds were known to the outside world, there must be an official to speak.And this is handled according to Yi's order. The emperor can neither disobey his benevolent orders to investigate the matter, nor can he ignore the officials' corrections. Isn't it a dilemma? Sun Yuwen and Xu Gengshen exchanged glances silently, and then Xu Gengshen said: "The easiest way is for the prince to still manage the navy. To be honest, the prince really has to take care of it, otherwise there is someone who can surpass Li Zhongtang Of?" "Uncle Xing is right!" Sun Yuwen echoed, "Your Majesty, there is no need to avoid this petty suspicion." "I don't think it's too small." Chun Wang said, "It seems that I can't please myself. If I copy and distribute my notebook, it won't look good on paper." "That's easy." Xu Gengshen immediately said, "Just add an attached sheet! The original copy is sent to the military plane, and the attached sheet is removed. It's fine if you don't send it." King Chun thought for a while, and agreed: "Then it will take your troubles, and please draw up a draft for me here. The attached sheet only says that it will be handed over when the navy completes one." "Uncle Xing, please write the pen." Sun Yuwen said, "I have already drawn up a public report for princes and ministers. I am afraid that I will not be able to get rid of my thoughts, and it is not good if the meaning is serious." "Any one is fine." King Chun got up and said, "Excuse me for a moment, come as you go." Chun Wang withdrew to another room to meet Li Shan.As soon as we met, I told him that I decided to still be in charge of the navy after taking charge of the government.This was a reassurance, Li Shan heaved a sigh of relief, his demeanor suddenly changed, and his mind became more flexible. "That should be the case. But I would like to ask Seventh Lord for instructions. When it comes time to request orders for all engineering affairs in the future, should I request orders from the Empress Dowager or the Emperor?" "Ah! That's right. I didn't think of it." King Chun said in a low voice, "Of course I can't ask the emperor for instructions." "Especially for matters in the palace, you should ask the empress dowager for orders." Li Shan continued his words, "It's like everyone else. The young master has grown up, so he naturally has to take over foreign affairs, but the old lady has to listen to the housework. Qi Ye, what do you think of my analogy?" It's a good example.King Chun recalled the scene when he was a child. At that time, the old queen mother was Renzong's concubine Jin Niuhulu, and Renzong ascended the throne and was named a noble concubine.Xuanzong's biological mother, Empress Xiaoshu, died in the second year of Jiaqing, and the Supreme Emperor ordered Niu Hulu to succeed him to the middle palace by imperial edict.Xuanzong ascended the throne and was honored as Empress Dowager Gongci.This empress dowager is stern, although she is Xuanzong's stepmother, she is like a strict father. Xuanzong will always follow orders in matters of the palace, and occasionally disobeys benevolent orders. rise. Thinking of his grandmother, King Chun immediately had some thoughts, hurriedly returned to the original place and said: "Uncle Xing, slow down, slow down, let's say it like this..." When he made it clear, Xu Gengshen read the half-drawn manuscript carefully, then added another paragraph, and changed the reason at the same time. Originally, he only talked about governing the country. Respect and draw up the key points of Qi governance, and pray for kindness." "Well said!" King Chun praised it after seeing it, and then read the main text again. The previous paragraph is about empress dowager Chen's merits and virtues. After receiving "Jiaxu in Tongzhi, suffered a great accident, and encouraged ministers and workers to honor the ceremony of listening to the government", the tip of the pen lightly turned to "Since Guangxu Xinsi", which was the seventh year of Guangxu, Empress Dowager Ci'an After the collapse, "my empress dowager is more concerned about her work and more diligent", so she paid special compliments to Empress Dowager Cixi. The main meaning of this passage is to suggest that the emperor should wait for the emperor to reach the age of 20 before discussing "care of common affairs".The following uses the further tone of "restraining ministers and more pleasers" to talk about the way of family governance in the internal governance, saying that after the emperor's wedding in the future, all ceremony scales will inherently depend on the empress dowager's teaching and warning, even if "ordinary events in the inner court are not allowed." Less relaxation of the front emblem".The next two sentences are very concrete. These two sentences are: "The officials and fools think that after returning to the government, they must always follow the current regulations. For all events, please ask for the decree first, and then hear about it before the emperor." The joyful face is free from the drama of the palace." Finally, he specifically stated: "This is not like a minister who grew up in the palace, who cannot know and dare not speak." Xu Gengshen, who wrote the book, can really embody the grievances in the king's heart, grasping the key to the overall situation.The words were very straightforward and powerful. On the one hand, it broke the most subtle and tortuous doubts in the Empress Dowager Cixi's heart-the deep fear that King Chun would seize power as the "overlord". "Forever according to the current regulations, all matters should be ordered first," which means that if there is a "supreme emperor", it is the Empress Dowager Cixi who lives in the imperial garden, not Prince Chun who lives in Shiyuan. On the other hand, it is clearly stipulated that the emperor can at most intervene in state affairs and cannot intervene in "household affairs."In this way, whenever there is an incident of palace construction, you can directly ask for Yi's order, regardless of the emperor's intentions. ※ ※ ※ In the morning of the next day, Prince Jin met with the Minister of Military Aircraft, the Minister of the Imperial Palace, and the three masters of Yuqing Palace separately, and made a stipulation on the matter of appealing to the Empress Dowager Cixi to continue to take charge of the affairs of state: a total of three papers should be submitted, and King Jin will take the The status of "growth deep palace", single title advice.The princes and the six ministries and nine ministers are led by the Prince of Li, and the Empress Dowager Cixi is asked to train the government for a few years. "After the emperor takes charge next year, he will still summon his ministers and workers every day to review the chapters, so that the emperor can follow the instructions at any time. .” There is another excerpt, which is Weng Tonghe's manuscript, led by Boyan Namogu, as the official excerpt of the imperial minister and the master of Yuqing Palace.They are close ministers with relatively close knowledge and experience, so making a statement is not a kind of law. Listing three reasons, they think that the emperor has not yet reached the time to be in charge. The first reason is that although the emperor is very clever and recites it from memory, the scriptures are profound and the history books are extremely rich, and the lectures have not been implemented; It is true that a copy of the imperial decree has been ordered, and the emperor is invited to explain it as a trainee, but it is as big as soldiers, farmers, rites and music, and as detailed as salt affairs, customs, grain storage, and river transportation.Criticism needs to be paid attention to; the third reason, which is actually not important, is that the emperor's Manchurian has not been learned well.Manchu chapters, of course, use the so-called "national book", but the slightly important chapters and edicts are all in Chinese, so it doesn't matter if you can't listen or speak Manchurian, but it is always a reason. Under these three reasons, what is suggested is not a political training, but a postponement of returning to power.The reason why Weng Tonghe advocated this is naturally meaningful. After thinking about it for a while, you can see that it is to show responsibility. The so-called "accomplishment in classical learning" can be complimented by anyone, but the master of Yuqing Palace can't say: the emperor His book is read very well, and he is well-read, enough to take on any major event. The deeper meaning is that it is better to be in power a few years later, but once in power, the power will be monopolized, the party will be arbitrary, and the Empress Dowager Cixi will not need to intervene.This is the true meaning behind his saying "it is better to ask for political training than to ask for a delay in returning to power". However, no one can comprehend this deep meaning, and even if someone can understand it, they dare not reveal it.So judging from the situation, it is mostly political training. In the eyes of the Empress Dowager Cixi, these three excerpts were accidental or not.She had expected that in order to respect the etiquette of the empress dowager, she would definitely ask her to hang up for a few more years, and Li Lianying had heard from Li Shan and others that all the princes and ministers believed that the emperor was underage and had not come to rule At that time, the application was prepared to be opened publicly, so it was not a surprise. What surprised me was Prince Chun's attitude.I thought he would ask for a postponement of his return to power, but he didn't want to give a suggestion of political training, and the two sentences "always follow the current regulations, all events, first ask for the decree, and then hear about it before the emperor" are tantamount to saying that political training will last forever. indefinitely.This is King Chun expressing his heart, he will never have any delusions with the honor of the emperor's real father.The heart is very deep and very bitter, but I have to accept his love. But what she paid most attention to was the memorial drafted by Weng Tonghe.After pondering over and over again, I can see that the person who signed on this book and the person who signed on the book led by Li Wang Shiduo have different opinions.From the perspective of the imperial ministers and the masters of Yuqing Palace, there is a time limit for asking the empress dowager to suspend her return to power. The time limit, without mentioning the training of politics, means that once the government returns to power, the power should belong to the emperor alone, and the empress dowager should not intervene further. Knowing this, the Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't help feeling vigilant, thinking about it under the lamp, and always felt that the past two years must be used well.Sure enough, in the past two years, he can fulfill his wish, teach the emperor to be an adult, and at the same time try to set a very practical prohibition to prevent King Chun from becoming the Supreme Emperor under any circumstances, so he can return to power with peace of mind . The idea is settled.But this is a big matter, and I think of the idiom "A wise man has a lot of worries, but he will make a mistake", so I want to ask my confidant to see if there is any miscalculation?This confidant is naturally Li Lianying, "What do you think?" she asked, "Is it better not to return to politics for a while, or to train politics?" "I don't dare to talk nonsense about these important matters." Li Lianying replied: "But I am thinking that from ancient times to the present, the emperor has always listened to the old queen, and if the son can't get along with his mother, he will return to politics and stop training politics. Lafayette If you have something to say, the emperor dare not disobey it. Besides, the emperor is also filial, and will report to Lafayette for anything, and follow Lafayette's wishes." "If you can behave like this, what else can you say?" The Empress Dowager Cixi said lightly, "I'm afraid that people's hearts are hidden from the belly, and no one can figure it out. The mother and child are fake, but the father and son are real. You say you are listening to the truth, or listening to the truth?" fake?" "The slaves don't ask whether it's true or not, but their conscience." Li Lianying replied, "The emperor entered the palace at the age of four, and Lafayette raised him with his own hands. Letting the emperor inherit the inheritance of his ancestors is truly a kindness. To be honest, being the emperor is the real thing." If you want to talk about intimacy, there is no better intimacy than seeing each other every day for twelve years." "You're right. If the emperor can't recognize this layer, then it's just not right." The Empress Dowager Cixi immediately asked, "If the project of Longevity Hill starts immediately, how long will it take to succeed?" "It will take two years." Li Lianying said, "I'll talk to Lafayette after I ask Li Shan tomorrow." "There's no need to ask. Just tell him that the preparations should be made immediately, and it must be completed within two years." "Yes!" Li Lianying added: "Prepare quietly?" This is a secret point, do you want to let Chun Wang know?The Empress Dowager Cixi remained silent for a long time, and finally made a decision: "I will take care of Qiye." With this sentence, Li Lianying can say directly, "Qiye must obey Yi's order. But let Qiye do things, it's best to draw the road for him first." Li Lianying lowered her voice and said: "The project of Longevity Mountain is moving. , you have to have millions of silver coins placed there first.” "Millions!" Empress Dowager Cixi frowned. "Actually, it's not difficult." Li Lianying said, "A boat costs two to three million silver, but it's just two less boats to buy." This reminded Empress Dowager Cixi.Not long ago, all provinces were strictly ordered to raise funds for the navy. There must be huge sums of money in Liangjiang and Guangdong. Li Lianying knew what she was referring to.The interface said: "When the provinces report to Beijing, it will be the end of the year. I'm afraid it will delay the use." "Then," Empress Dowager Cixi asked in amazement, "what should I do then?" "When I was in Tianjin, I heard that foreigners believed in Li Zhongtang, and as long as he was willing to borrow it, one or two million yuan was nothing more than a word." "Oh! Li Hongzhang has such great ability?" "Yes! Lafayette reused him, and foreigners will naturally believe him." This invisible compliment made Empress Dowager Cixi feel very comfortable, "Of course it's inconvenient for me to tell Li Hongzhang that Qiye should go and figure out a solution with him." She asked again: "Besides, let's see what else can come from it?" "The large amount of money will not be used until the second half of next year. With one million silver in front of us, plus the advances from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the wood factory, the project can make do. As for the materials to be used in the second half of next year, the servant can think about it." There is a money that can be moved..." "Oh!" The Empress Dowager Cixi was very interested, and interrupted him with a wave of her hand: "Don't say it, let me think about it." This is of course a large sum of money, and it is not a regular income.The bulk of the annual revenue, nothing more than tariffs and land, are all under the control of the Ministry of Households and must not be moved. Empress Dowager Cixi thought about it, and finally thought of it. "You mean big wedding money?" Li Lianying laughed and said, "It's true, you don't have to hide anything from Lafayette!" "This is a way to make money." The Empress Dowager Cixi said happily: "It's still early for the wedding, so we might as well raise money first. But..." She pondered and didn't say any more. Although she hadn't finished speaking, she was worried about things that could be imagined. If she moved, she could only borrow it temporarily, so what could she return?Li Lianying had made plans with Li Shan a long time ago on this level, so she replied calmly at this time: "Actually, repairing a garden is also for a big wedding. Ordinary people who marry a daughter-in-law have to paint, add a few rooms and so on. What's more, it's the emperor's big wedding? In the future, these accounts will naturally be counted together!" That is to say, in the name of a big wedding, raise funds to repair the garden.This method of embedding flowers and trees is justifiable, and it is much more grandiose than embezzlement of naval funds. "That's a good point." The Empress Dowager Cixi became more and more happy, "Don't worry about it now, I have my own reasons. Anyway, in the future, you will be the 'general manager to pass on the matter', and everything will be easy to handle." It was only at this time that the Empress Dowager Cixi fully understood the entire stakes, coordinated the overall situation, and shrewdly refuted the excerpts led by Shiduo and Boyan Namoqian respectively, but approved King Chun's petition, and first granted the full power of the inner court affairs, Hold it in your hand.As for the several years of political training, three persuasion and three concessions, it has to be artificial. However, no one dared to think that she was pretentious. They only felt that she was extremely determined to return to power, and she really looked "tired and diligent".As a result, the crowd was panicked, and there was a fear of shaking the foundation of the country. The princes and ministers gathered together and decided to go to the public fold again. In Weng Tonghe's eyes, these situations were extremely painful!Because there is obviously an emperor, why should there be such fear of "a country cannot live without a king"?说来说去，只为皇帝难当重任，大家才觉得少不了慈禧太后。这是当师傅的人的耻辱，然而谁又能体味得到当师傅的人，有着如俗语所说的“恨铁不成钢”的心情？ 巧的是，这天在毓庆宫为皇帝讲历朝实录，正好遇到圣祖幼年诛鳌拜，未成年便亲政那一段。翁同龢一时感触，极力陈述时事艰难，为君之责甚重，苦劝皇帝振作，讲到一半，悲从中来，竟致涕泗交流。 皇帝听太监说过：李鸿藻为穆宗授读时，有一次苦谏勿嬉游过度，亦是声泪俱下。穆宗将书上“君子不器”那句话，用手指掩住最下面的两个“口”字，读来便成“君子不哭”，因而使得师傅破涕为笑。自己没有这样的机智，更没有这种在师傅伤心之时还能开玩笑的心情，而且也没有什么话可以安慰师傅，所有的亦只是两行清泪。 这一下让翁同龢深为不安，亦深为失悔，天子垂泪，岂是等闲之事？所以赶紧站起身来，肃然相问：“必是臣的话说得重了？” “不与你相干。”皇帝摇摇头说：“我恨我自己。” “皇上这句话错了！万乘之身，系天下臣民之殷望，至贵至重，怎么可以轻易自责？” 皇帝默默半晌才答了句：“你不明白我心里的事，我亦没法跟你说。” 这是皇帝心中有委屈，而且可以猜想得到，必是宫闱骨肉之间的隐衷。毓庆宫耳目众多，翁同龢不敢多问，只觉得不管为皇帝还是为自己，都必须设法将皇帝的那句话，掩饰一番。 于是他很快地看了看侍立在门口的太监，长春宫派来，名为照料，其实监视的总管太监王承南，然后略略提高了声音说：“皇上的心事臣知道，必是因为皇太后不允训政之故。臣下环请，未蒙恩准，不如皇上亲自求一求，皇太后心有不忍，或者倒肯俯允。” “这几天，也求过好几次了。” “皇上再求！务必请皇太后回心转意，才能罢手。” “好！我再求。”