Chapter 137 Second History of the Palace Outside the Qing Dynasty (7-1)

The emperor begged, and the ministers asked, the Empress Dowager Cixi felt that it was not only tasteless to be pretentious, but also self-defeating, because some people thought that "the relationship between the government and the government is very important, so please order a meeting of court ministers", as if the power between the empress dowager and the emperor should be delegated to the ministers. Decisively.This is an intolerable thing in the Empress Dowager Cixi's opinion. So there was another Huanghuang Shangyu, which was ordered by the Military Aircraft Department, sent to the cabinet, and promulgated to the world, saying that the emperor was first in charge of great affairs, resolved doubts and decided policies, and had to be torn up in case of trouble, in order to make it right.Now that the princes and ministers have repeatedly pleaded, "how dare you insist on your own righteousness to abide by the scriptures, so as to violate the opinions of all the people in the world"?It was decided that after the emperor took charge, he would train in politics for another three years.As for Prince Chun, who once had an attachment, he handed over the envoy of Shenjiying Yinyue before the pro-government period. Now that he has been allowed to train the government, Prince Chun should also put state affairs first, pay attention to the overall situation and manage as usual.

※ ※ ※ This edict reminded Prince Gong of the decree that after the Xinyou coup, the two palaces were closed, and he was named the king of politics. It was another transaction of mutual benefit between you and me. On the one hand, the elder brother is replaced by the younger brother.Twenty-five years ago, the dust was like a dream, Prince Gong looked at himself in the mirror, his man was gray and bony, and he felt that the heroic spirit of the past could never be found again. In contrast, he was not as good as the eighty-year-old Bao Yun, who was full of energy. King Gong sighed and said, "I really envy you!"

"This mountain is as high as that mountain." Bao Jun replied, "There are still people who envy you! And this person is beyond your imagination." "Who is it!" "Master Seven." King Gong was silent.When mentioning the king of alcohol, he always felt perplexed and unwilling, no matter how he looked at it, and no matter how much he asked himself humbly, he couldn't find anything that the king of alcohol was better than himself?According to the cold eyes of the onlookers, there is a big difference between prosperity and decline. They are all envious of King Chun, but what is King Chun envious of himself?

"Qi Ye is not in good health recently, he is short of breath and weak, and he has to go to court every day. From the sailors in the navy to the painting boat in Sanhai, the red is extremely popular, the busy is extremely busy, and the suffering is extremely bitter!" After all, Bao Jun laughed out loud. "He is a person who can't be idle." Prince Gong said meaningfully: "After a year or two of tossing around, he probably knows that idleness is happiness." "That's why he wants to envy you." Bao Jun asked suddenly: "Master Liu, have you ever heard that the empress has already been appointed?"

"Who is it?" "What do you think!" Bao Jun nodded again: "Kiss is more intimate." "Could it be Gui Xiang's daughter?" Prince Gong asked, "Which one is it?" "Naturally Ergege." "That's right!" Prince Gong recalled that Guixiang's eldest daughter and youngest daughter were both married by the Empress Dowager Cixi, and they were betrothed to Zaize, the eldest grandson of the "Old Fifth Master" Mianyu, and Bei Le Zaishu, the heir of King Fu. , naturally it is his second daughter who is eligible to enter the middle palace.

"I can't remember." Prince Gong asked, "How do you look?" "It doesn't look very good! But I heard that it is a character. Now, the emperor..." Bao Yun looked back and swallowed his words. "Ah!" Prince Gong shook his head and said nothing, thinking of Mu Zong's past, he felt sad. "Fang's homeland is about to become a nest of phoenixes!" Bao Jun said again, "Fortunately, the family law in this dynasty is good. If it was in the previous Ming Dynasty, there would be father and son, two husbands, and the son-in-law of the prince, Baylor, and the duke. The arrogance is still there."

"Our fortune in the Qing Dynasty depends on Fangjiayuan's feng shui now!" "That's a wonderful statement!" Bao Jun applauded, "It's really eloquent." "Forget it! I hope I'm talking nonsense." Speaking of this, Prince Gong, who had been in a haggard mood for a long time, suddenly became excited. He said that the Empress Dowager Cixi at first forbade him to follow the class to celebrate the 500,000th birthday; The two kings, Wang and Dun, both hit a wall, and they seemed to hate and hate him deeply, as if they believed that the foreign insults they had suffered in successive years were all his sins for harming the country.There are many people who hold this view, and it cannot be said that it is wrong, but it is too superficial.

"Why does she not care about the friendship like this? It's not her heart, she has to do it." Prince Gong asked Bao Jun: "You and I have been together for many years, you should be a little different Opinion?" This question stopped Bao Jun, and after thinking for a long time, he replied, "I think it's because I expected too much." "No, no! Did you see it and refuse to say it?" Prince Gong sneered and said, "If there is still someone she fears in her heart, then this person is nothing but a mere one. Do you understand? Why does she reject people thousands of miles away? "

At this moment, Bao Yun naturally understood.The Empress Dowager Cixi is not stingy with giving any kindness to Prince Gong. Although she is at odds with Prince Gong, after all, she drinks water and thinks about her source. Who is responsible for saving the orphans and widows back then?Since the eldest princess's favor has not been replaced, it can be imagined that she has no unresolvable personal grievances with Prince Gong.And so he repeatedly belittled Prince Gong without any pretense of words, indeed, as he said, it was just to "reject people thousands of miles away". Therefore, to put it bluntly, it was the Empress Dowager Cixi who deliberately pretended to have an attitude of deep hatred and hatred, so as to prevent Prince Gong from seeing her.Seeing that she was not serious at first, she was afraid that it would be difficult to deal with Prince Gong's remonstrance once they met.Bao Yun remembered very clearly that several times, the Empress Dowager Cixi signaled to start the construction of the Palace Garden, but Prince Gong just agreed loudly and did not continue.Not only civil engineering matters, but also strict restraint, Prince Gong is especially unwilling to make concessions in terms of etiquette.Bao Yun’s deepest impression is that after Mu Zong came to power, the Empress Dowager Cixi once wanted to summon all the ministers in the Qianqing Palace to announce that since she was listening to the government behind the curtain, she has pacified Hong Yang, suppressed Nianzi, and brought the Zongshe back to safety. I don't express any objection, but I only object to being summoned in the Qianqing Palace, because the Qianqing Palace is the emperor's official office, and the empress dowager is not suitable for visiting.

What about now?The Empress Dowager Cixi not only carried out large-scale construction projects to repair the shortcomings of the Three Seas, but also rebuilt the Qingyi Garden. Not only did she move to the Ningshou Palace where the Supreme Emperor lived, but she often summoned princes and ministers in the Xinuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace.All of this will not happen when Prince Gong is in power. Thinking of it this way, Bao Jun couldn't help but said loudly: "Qi Ye usually talks eloquently, always saying that others are not good enough, but who knows that he himself is even worse than others."

"That's what I said, 'It doesn't take much effort to see people carrying the burden.' Now Lao Qi knows that he is struggling, and wants to find someone to help him, but someone refuses. I think this burden is getting heavier and heavier, and he must be crushed. Impossible!" "Ah!" Bao Jun spread his hands, "I can't help you." "Having said that, you and I shouldn't have the heart of watching the excitement, even if we understand his difficulties and say a few words about the joys and sorrows, it will be comforting to him." "Sixth Master!" Bao Jun was really moved, "Your measure is really amazing. I am not as good as you! Sometimes I am not convinced when I think about it, and I have to say a few sarcastic remarks. From now on, I really want to learn from you That's good." "It's not just about people!" Prince Gong said with emotion: "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of a country, let alone you and me? Although we are not in the position and do not plan for the government, the heart of caring about state affairs is indispensable." Because of this, Bao Yun often inquired about the government, consciously or unconsciously.He has many former disciples, and he still has a lot of friends. People who usually come to see him always think that it is a last resort for him to retreat to the forest. In order to avoid irritation, they deliberately avoid talking about the court situation.Now that he is enthusiastic about it, others don't have to worry about it anymore, so the actions and inside stories of the court can be heard all the time in Baojun. Apart from the news about the construction of the Three Seas and Longevity Hill, the current important policy of the DPRK and China is financial management. To put it more clearly, how to increase the income of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.In this regard, Empress Dowager Cixi has her own set of ideas, which are incompatible with those of Yan Jingming, who is well-known for his financial management, and there are often discords between monarchs and ministers. One of the things that Empress Dowager Cixi is most enthusiastic about is to resume making money.Beijing Central Plains used a lot of money to restore the "one penny" money making, so it was necessary to do bronze drum casting.For this reason, Weng Tonghe, Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, was specially summoned to ask him to raise three million silver to buy foreign copper.Weng Tonghe was naturally distressed, and the Empress Dowager Cixi also expressed that she was going to hand over the "handover silver" saved by the palace for several years to the Ministry of Households as a "copper copy" to show her initiative. Now Weng Tonghe had no choice but to bite the bullet, agreed, and went to see Yan Jingming to talk about money when he left the palace.Yan Jingming didn't take it seriously, and pointed out simply and succinctly that if the money is used, the big money must be recovered first.The large amount of privately minted money is extremely light, and if it is all imported into the government, wouldn't it be in vain to benefit the treacherous people and suffer the small people?At the same time, Jingshi Qianpu, with the "four constants" as the pillar, has contributed a lot to maintaining the market.Collecting large amounts of money and restricting money will cause turmoil, and the "four constants" may not be able to support it. At that time, the market will be in chaos and it will become an unmanageable situation. The words hit the nail on the head, but Chun Wang was also thinking wishfully, thinking that the three million silver copper could be cast into six million silver coins, and he made three million silver out of thin air Wouldn't it be wonderful to repair the garden without using naval funds? Yan Jingming couldn't hold on, saying that once the coins worth six million silver were sent out, there would be more money and less silver, and the money would be cheap and the silver expensive. If you are happy with the nobleman, the world will be in chaos. The words were too blunt, and King Chun felt disgusted, thinking that there are various ways to use money, which will never cause chaos in the market.Then he mentioned Wang Anshi's reform. The law is not chaotic, but the unnecessary resistance is too great, so that it cannot be carried out smoothly. It is difficult to refute him by citing scriptures and classics to discuss the past and prove the present. After repeated research, finally a consensus was reached, the fundraising was done according to the plan, and the foreign copper was purchased according to the plan. After the purchase, it was cast with machines in Tianjin and Shanghai, and it was cast into a warehouse. After three years, the situation was inspected, and then the use method. This is an incomplete method, obviously perfunctory.According to this method, not only will it not be possible to make money from making money, but it will first need to advance three million yuan, and after three years, there is no hope of getting it back. What kind of calculation is this. Empress Dowager Cixi was very displeased by this, and summoned King Chun, saying that he was deceived by the officials of the household department.At the same time, it also talked about not doing foreign copper, but rectifying the copper mines in Yunnan.As soon as the news spread, some people were happy for Tang Jiong, who was in prison, thinking that his life was coming. Tang Jiong was arrested in Beijing because he retreated without authorization in Yunnan during the Sino-French War, and was convicted of beheading the prisoner.In a blink of an eye, the winter solstice is approaching, and if the "goujue" is included, there will not be many days to live. Tang Jiong has been in prison for two years. Last year, he was not on the list of interdictors and survived, but he was not pardoned, so it seems that he cannot escape this year.He himself is quite calm, this summer in prison, he wrote a chronicle of himself, and all the funerals have long been explained.But his family, relatives and friends, of course, have to do their best to rescue him, especially the edict to rectify the money law, so there is a chance of survival.Because Tang Jiong served as an official in Sichuan for many years and had a long-standing reputation for being capable, he was reused by his senior fellow Ding Baozhen to sort out Sichuan salt, which was quite effective.In addition, he was a feudal official and governor of Yunnan. If he could be used to manage the mining and transportation of copper mines, it can be said that he is a suitable person and place.Moreover, the capital for copper mining in Yunnan has always been allocated under the Sichuan salt tax. For such "cooperative funds", the provinces that pay the money are always extremely reluctant and come up with various reasons to delay the short-term solution. If Tang Jiong was in Yunnan, it would be difficult for Sichuan to play tricks to "debt". The trouble is that Guizhou doesn't have any prominent officials in the court, so it's hard to listen to this advice that can save Tang Jiong from death to life.His past is very good, so he had to go another way, first entrusting Yan Jingming, and Yan Jingming's family members were in decline, and they consciously hit a snag when they made a suggestion, which made it difficult for others to speak, so they turned to King Chun.Unexpectedly, King Chun is also afraid of hitting a wall.Li Hongzhang, Zuo Zongtang, and Ding Baozhen all begged for Tang Jiong's favor and asked him to accept him. As a result, these memorials or attached films were not released. It is conceivable how the Empress Dowager Cixi hated this man!King Chun, who was becoming more and more cautious, of course refused to meddle in this nosy matter, because it was King Chun who advocated severe punishment of Tang Jiong and Xu Yanxu. The winter solstice is approaching, and the Goujue is approaching. Tang Jiong's relatives and friends from the same village are already preparing for his funeral, but his family is still not giving up.Tang Jiong's two sons, Tang Woyong and Tang Woqi, are both in Beijing. They search for cracks every day, trying to save their father's life, but they run into obstacles everywhere, and finally find a way out.Under the guidance of an expert, Tang Woqi prepared an important gift, specially went to visit Lishan, and kowtowed for help. "Don't do it, don't dare to do it!" Li Shan knelt down to return the salute, helped Tang Woqi up and said, "Your Excellency's crime is a bit harsher. Now I can entrust someone to try it for you. But I said it before, so Whether the entrusted person is willing to take care of it, and what will be the result after taking care of it? I dare not say. If it doesn't work, don't blame me." "Yes, yes! Our father and son are very grateful for the help of Mr. Li. Do your best and then obey the destiny. If Mr. Li tried his best and it still doesn't help, then it will be irreparable. My father is really unexpected. His old man died in the spring. Next, I also remember the great kindness." As he said, she shed tears, lay down on the ground again, knocked his head twice, then got up and took out a red envelope, offering it with both hands. Li Shan didn't wait for him to speak, he waved his hands again and again: "No need at this moment, no need at this moment." He said, "If the matter is successful, I will have to ask my brother for two or three thousand silver to spend everywhere. If the matter is not successful, I dare not receive any money. " Tang Woqi insisted on giving it away, but Lishan insisted on not accepting it, and finally said that if Tang Woqi insisted on doing this, he would not dare to take care of it.Hearing this, Tang Woqi didn't dare to force it.Li Shan saw the guest off and agreed to hear back in two days. The reply received on the third day was that the entrusted person was willing to take care of it, but it is unknown what effect it will have. On the day before the hookup, there was no decree.Then we have to wait until the day of execution to see if the miracle of keeping people under the knife can happen?If the ancestors of the Tang family were virtuous, they would not die this year, and they would live two more years.Because the emperor will be in charge next year, and he will be on the same level as the emperor. He is expected to amnesty the world and stop for a year.If you get married in the year after next, if you stop for another year, you will have at least three years to live. It was November 16th, and before dawn, someone rushed to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice to bid farewell to Tang Jiong.Although he was a felon who was executed in prison, he lived in the "Fire Room" of the Ministry of Punishment. He paid for it himself and renovated it to be quite clean. Forgetting is in prison.However, it is impossible to guess whether these two "abodes" can live again.Tang Jiong lived here for two years, and he developed feelings for every couch, so not only did he not care about the tearful guests, but he also caressed and lingered about everything in the house, and couldn't bear to say goodbye. At dawn, the judge of the prison hall came.Although Xue Yunsheng, the left servant of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, was at odds with Tang Jiong, the officers of the Ministry of Criminal Justice were very polite to him. One was his original status as a governor, the other was the red envelopes for festivals, and the third was "being a guest" for two years. Affection.Therefore, they didn't tie him up, but let him wear a big fur coat and a warm hat without a top, get into the blue woolen rear car prepared by his family, and drive straight to Caishikou. There were a lot of people watching the excitement at Caishikou that day, because since the killing of Sushun and Liangjiang Governor He Guiqing, Caishikou had not killed a senior official of Hongdingzi for more than 20 years.Two years ago, when Li Hongzhang and Sheng Xuanhuai wanted to sell China Merchants, because it was Ma Jianzhong who came forward to negotiate with Qichang Foreign Firm, they were accused of being "traitors". It is full of pits and valleys.As a result, everyone was in vain, and Ma Jianzhong was not arrested at all.Tang Jiong is probably going to be killed this day, and it is absolutely true, and not only Tang Jiong is going to be killed, but also Zhao Wo, who is also in the same case. Everyone should see this bad word about Xu Yanxu, the governor of Guangxi who has died of illness. Is there any similarity between the Taoist priest of the third grade and the big and boastful Ma Su on the stage? Zhao Wo's treatment is far inferior to Tang Jiong's. He wears a "big wishful headlock" around his neck and sits on the ground under a mat shed in the northern half of the alley. Tang Jiong sits in a corner of the official hall.Sitting majestically in the front is Xu Gengshen, Minister of Military Aircraft.His original vacancy is the right servant of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. On the day of execution, the official of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the Criminal Division will be executed as usual. At this time, he is waiting for the yellow book from the imperial censor of Gyeonggi Province to make an order. surgery. Near noon, a fast horse came to Xuanwumen, but it was not the imperial censor of Gyeonggi Province, but a military aircraft Zhangjing.I saw him get off his horse in the official hall, hurried forward, greeted Xu Geng, stood up and said: "Zhang Zhongtang asked me to deliver the letter, Tang has a kind decree." Zhang Zhongtang refers to Zhang Zhiwan, the Minister of Criminal Affairs who co-organized the university. Tang Jiong is Zhang Zhidong's brother-in-law, and he is also related to Jiajia, so he has to send someone to deliver letters both public and private. "Benevolence! Oh," Xu Geng asked, "Should I go to the military station to serve?" Officials and criminals who have a decree of kindness when they are about to be sentenced do not go out of these two routes. Who knows that they are neither. The effectiveness of the military platform." "This...," Xu Geng nodded and said, "It's an accident, not an accident. You go back and tell Zhang Zhongtang, I understand." Then Xu Geng asked the officer to come over to discuss, because how to deal with it was a big problem. Because it has always been said in Qiujue that all criminals waiting to be executed in prison will be tied to the execution ground, and they will wait for the imperial censor of Gyeonggi Province to get the yellow book of judging before deciding their life and death.People who are not dead must also be present, this is what the saying goes, "accompanied by beheading". There are no more than two kinds of punishments after the accompanying beheading. If the hook is slow, they will still be sent to prison.If there is a decree to reduce crimes, the death penalty must be changed to exile. That is the matter of the Arsenal Department of the Ministry of War, and it will be sent directly from Caishikou to the Ministry of War for distribution.Now it is neither slow hook nor exile, how should we deal with it?The office of the Autumn Trial Office, the Lang Zhong of the Yunnan Division, and other officials who should be in charge, all have no way to do it. "There are laws and regulations, but there are no laws and regulations. I think that in the past two hundred years, similar situations may not be unique, especially in the Yongzheng and Qianlong dynasties, where the power of the sky was unpredictable, and there was always special grace." Xu Geng turned to the chief of the autumn trial office Said: "Master Xue is proficient in laws and regulations, so he must know. He also lives nearby, brother, you have to work hard, come to ask for advice!" This is to order him to ask for instructions from Xue Yunsheng, the left servant of the Ministry of punishment.Xue Yunsheng lives in the north of Caishikou and west of Jiaochangkou, which is called the root of the old wall.The office of the autumn trial knocked on the door and entered, explaining the purpose of coming.Xue Yunsheng was surprised at first, then shook his head, and said lightly: "I can't remember such a case." "Then, according to adults, what should be done?" "Then it's hard to say." Xue Yunsheng replied: "Just wait and see!" The chief of the autumn trial office was very upset, so he nailed another sentence: "Now I am at Caishikou, where should I send it?" "Then you have to ask You Tang." "It was Mr. Xu who called the officer to ask for instructions." "You ask me for instructions, who should I ask for instructions?" Xue Yunsheng's face darkened, and he threw the tea bowl in one fell swoop. This is a sign of chasing guests, and the footman on the corridor immediately shouted: "See off the guests!" The chairperson of the Qiu Trial Office encountered a big setback and was extremely annoyed. However, he still had to perform the etiquette of a judge and got up to say hello and leave.Xue Yunsheng sent it to the dripping eaves, bowed his head and walked inside without looking back. ※ ※ ※ No result!The principal told Xu Gengshen that he knew that Xue Yunsheng had a personal grievance with Tang Jiong and deliberately made things difficult.However, the laws were strict, and he didn't dare to punish him without authorization, so he could only order him to take him back to the Ministry of Punishment, and then reason. Take it back to the Ministry of Punishment and send it to prison naturally.The chief of the prison hall refused to accept it, "The officials sent by Jia En, can they enter this door again?" He said, "No, no!" "If you don't accept it, let me take him there?" "This, we can't control it." "Why bother?" said the clerk of the Qiu Judgment Office, "His suitcase is still inside. Why didn't the dude let him in and live there? " This remark annoyed the director of the prison hall, "Could it be that I want to embezzle his things?" He said angrily, "How do I get back the things that a prisoner has in prison? There are rules. Just let his family get the furniture! "Finish, let yourself go. Tang Jiong's two sons were waiting outside the gate, but they couldn't enter the yamen. The large prison of the Ministry of Punishment, commonly known as the "Heavenly Prison", was also the cruelest place, so the inside and outside were isolated, making Tang Jiong nowhere to live. However, after all, Tang Jiong had a relationship with the jailer for two years, and he was usually generous with his actions, so an official secretly let Tang Jiong in and stayed overnight. But the next day I couldn't live anymore.According to the dispatch rules, the head of the Prison Hall sent officers to send Tang Jiong to the Arsenal Department of the Ministry of War, and the officers there naturally did not accept him.Just when he was in a dilemma, fortunately, a descendant of Tang Jiong from his hometown and an old acquaintance in Sichuan, Chen Kuilong, a military officer in the Ministry of War, came forward to release him on bail, so that he could return to his eldest son's home. This is nothing more than a temporary settlement, how to get out of Beijing to Yunnan, and wait for the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Cen Yuying, to send him?Still waiting to be released.Anyway, since it's not an army, the Ministry of War can ignore it. For example, it is the matter of the Ministry of Officials to distribute it.In the Ministry of Punishment, it was under the supervision of the right servant, Xu Geng, who supervised the officers and officers. After searching through the old files, there was no suitable case to refer to.In the last meeting of the two ministers and the four ministers, a workaround was agreed. The six officials of the Ministry of Punishment issued an official letter to Cen Yuying, and asked Tang Jiong to bring it to Yunnan to report to him. ※ ※ ※ In the blink of an eye, at the end of the new year, special envoys from various provinces and vassals to pay tribute came in an endless stream.As soon as the new year began, the Lantern Festival was the day when the emperor took charge of the government and the empress dowager trained the government. Therefore, the special envoys of the feudal vassals, in addition to donating soil ceremonies, also came to congratulate them. One of them is Kim Ding-hee, North Korea's special envoy, who also bears a "royal order" related to the conflict of interest between the king of North Korea and his son.It happened in the eighth year of Guangxu, when Korea was invaded by Japanese forces. The pro-Japanese faction Li Zaimian, Jin Hongji, Pu Dingyang and others, known as the New Party, organized the prime minister's office, and took learning from Japan as their duty. Fighting openly and secretly, finally turned into fire and water. One of the heads of the conservative faction was Li Shiying, Lord of the Grand Court.King Lee Hee of Joseon came into Datong as a side branch. His biological father was Lee Shiying. Because he was restrained by his relatives, the Min family, he lived in Yunxian Palace and had been depressed for a long time.Later, the New Party reformed the military system and hired Japanese military officers to carry out new training. The soldiers were dissatisfied with their eagerness for results, and they complained to Li Shiying, which caused great civil strife.Li Shiying led this group of soldiers to invade the palace, kill the princess Min family, and kill the officials of the prime minister's locomotive office. The Japanese ambassador to North Korea, Hanabo, went to Incheon and returned to Nagasaki. The Japanese government just used this as an excuse to send troops to attack.Li Xi, the king of North Korea, begged for a teacher from China, but Li Hongzhang was unwilling to clash with the Japanese army, so he sent Wu Changqing to lead the Huai army across Liao Dynasty to quell the chaos in North Korea. Li Shiying, the king of the court, was arrested and imprisoned in Baoding. After that, he negotiated peace with Japan and allowed Japan to be stationed with the Chinese army. The rights to the capital of North Korea. After the matter was settled, Li Shiying should have been released, and North Korea had begged for mercy several times, but the Empress Dowager Cixi insisted on refusing to allow it, and did not say the reason.Therefore, North Korea has never given up its efforts.When King Chun came to power, North Korean envoys begged him to join him. King Chun graciously agreed, and found an opportunity to tell Empress Dowager Cixi that his ancestors had always been gentle and far away, and that he had been kind to foreign feudal vassals. Li, the king of the court, should have been imprisoned for a long time, so it is better to let him go back to the country , to preserve the father-son relationship between Li Shiying and Li Xi. Empress Dowager Cixi sneered slightly, "It makes sense for me not to let him go." She said, "You should understand." "I'm stupid!" King Chun couldn't figure it out. Empress Dowager Cixi smiled: "If you don't understand, don't ask!" But King Chun insisted on asking, Wei Wei raised his face and said in a rather stubborn voice: "Always ask the Empress Dowager to make it clear." There was a slight rebellion in that expression, and the Empress Dowager Cixi's heart moved, and her heart hardened immediately, "I don't know if you are pretending to be confused or really don't understand?" She said calmly: "I want to teach the world to have Those who have given birth to a son and become emperor know how to respect it! If you dare to have delusions, Li Shiying is a role model." These two sentences are not only sung out of the harp, they are simply like the saying "kill the chicken and scare the monkey"!King Chun did not expect to be entrusted with the task of intervening in political affairs, but to be so deeply suspicious.As a result, his color changed drastically, his whole body trembled, and he collapsed on the ground, unable to move.That scene was like the night when Mu Zong died, when he heard the Empress Dowager Cixi proclaim that Zai Tian, ​​the son of Prince Chun, would succeed him. The only difference was that he didn't cry bitterly. The Empress Dowager Cixi was satisfied when she knew that she had frightened him, "Don't worry!" She comforted him and said, "I know you are loyal, and nothing will happen to you! My words are not directed at you." Then Then he ordered the eunuch to help King Chun out of the palace. From this time on, King Chun became more cautious in his words and deeds.And Li Shiying was finally sent back to China last autumn due to Li Hongzhang's mediation, and Yuan Shikai was responsible for the escort.He had been stationed in Seoul with troops. At this time, he was appointed by the Prime Minister's Office to "handle North Korea's trade negotiations", becoming the most powerful foreign envoy in North Korea's capital.However, Yuan Shikai achieved his ambition at a young age, and he was skillful without learning, so he would be bossy and supercilious.Therefore, not only Li Xi, the king of North Korea, gradually became disgusted, but also the ministers of various countries were aggrieved. Unfortunately, Yuan Shikai was involved in the civil strife in the Korean court.He originally had a close friendship with Li Xi's in-law Min Yongxiang, but Min Yongxiang and Li Shiying, the lord of the courtyard, had a feud. Because Yuan Shikai escorted Li Shiying back to China, they talked very speculatively along the way, which aroused Min Yongxiang's suspicion.So there were rumors that Yuan Shikai would use force to depose Li Xi, and Li should be king.As a result, father and son became businessmen again.Jin Dingxi came here to try to get China to recall Yuan Shikai so as to avoid future troubles. Of course, this must be done at the Zongli Yamen.Qing Wang Yikuang received a great gift from Jin Dingxi, so he had to speak for him, so he went to see King Chun and stated his intentions in a very tactful way. As soon as he heard that Li Shiying was involved, King Chun shook his hands, "Don't talk to me about this!" He said, "China and North Korea can't control so much about the right and wrong of foreign vassals." "It doesn't matter if you don't care about it!" Yikuang said, "Yuan Shikai is very capable, but he is too domineering. Not only Li Xi has a headache seeing him, but also the envoys of various countries are dissatisfied with him. If this causes diplomatic disputes, It’s hard to clean up. Another layer, if Yuan Shikai really supports the Lord of the Great Court, it will make the situation out of hand!” "What?" King Chun heard clearly at this time, and asked anxiously: "He wants to support the Lord of the Great Court?" "There are such rumors in North Korea, and there are even more rumors among diplomatic envoys. Yuan Shikai is a famous man. This person is very courageous and young. Maybe he will cause trouble." "That won't work!" Chun Wang said, "You should play." "Yes!" Yikuang asked, "How do you say it?" "Naturally recall Yuan Shikai." "Old Seven!" Yikuang asked in a consulting tone: "Is it better to play face to face? I think, let's 'invite' together!" King Jin thought about it for a while, and felt that this matter must be "single-handed", but it was inconvenient to leave Yikuang aside for the affairs of the Prime Minister's Office, so he had to separate the Chen Zou, so he made a decision: "It's better for you to make a note, to say briefly. It doesn’t matter, anyway, the superior must ask me, and I’ll talk about it later.” Yikuang did as he said.The memorial arrived at the Empress Dowager Cixi's place, but there was no movement. It was inconvenient for King Jin to inquire, and at the same time he had no time to inquire.It's almost time for the seal to be sealed, and there are still millions of silver bills that have not been settled, and the generals of the banner camp have always had to rely on the money of the king of alcohol every year and festival. Got it. Public and private affairs are difficult, and I almost fall ill again from exhaustion. Don't be afraid of being tired, what makes King Chun most sad is that the Sanhai project is about to be completed, and the project to rebuild Qingyi Garden has also begun, and the two works owe more than 1.5 million, only half of which has to be paid. Seven or eight hundred thousand.After listening to Li Lianying's proposal, the Empress Dowager Cixi ordered the king of Chun to tell Li Hongzhang to borrow foreign debts, but she didn't want to have the reputation of borrowing foreign money to repair gardens, so she had to secretly entrust Li Hongzhang to help in the name of setting up a naval academy. Li Hongzhang also knew that this move was to risk the public opinion of the world, so he did not dare to make it obvious. He only asked Zhou Fu, the Tianjin Customs Road, to inquire privately, which slowed things down.It was not until the Laba Festival that there was news that HSBC was willing to borrow 800,000, with an annual interest of 6%, and pay it off in two years; French Orient Bank was willing to borrow 1 million, with an annual interest of 5% and 75%, converted into British pounds, divided into ten years Deutsche Bank is also willing to borrow one million, with an annual interest of only 5.5% and a relatively long term.However, regardless of which bank, the silver can only be transported to Tianjin after the canal is thawed, and that will be after the warm spring. For this reason, King Chun specially sent a special envoy to Tianjin to convey a message, asking Li Hongzhang to gather 800,000 cash in cash before sealing it anyway, and rush it to Beijing, otherwise the "Qin Gong" would be delayed.Now it's been another ten days, and there is still no news, Li Shan is also quite anxious, he dare not urge the king, he can only ask Li Lianying to speak. So Empress Dowager Cixi specially summoned King Chun to ask what happened.King Chun did not dare to tell the truth, he would be reprimanded if he told the truth, and he said in a big way: "The money can definitely be borrowed. However, foreigners are meticulous in their work, so they are slow. Anyway, you can always get it years ago." "Today is the 21st day of the twelfth lunar month!" Empress Dowager Cixi asked, "Could it be true that we have to wait until the New Year's Eve before the distribution can be made?" This almost reproachful question made King Chun choke so hard that he couldn't breathe.It's just that the expenses for her sightseeing and pleasure alone seem to be more important than the payment of military pay. I really want to say in my heart: "I don't need to borrow this money!" , I was sweating for myself. "What's the matter?" Empress Dowager Cixi urged again, "There must be a day?" "Yes, it must be handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs on the 25th." "Well, it's twenty-five! Don't delay any longer." Alcohol King was angry again.It was as if he had money to hold him back and not let go.He reluctantly responded, "Yes!" "There is an account in the Prime Minister's Office that says what about Yuan Shikai, have you heard of it?" "I heard." King Chun replied: "Yuan Shikai wants to support Li Shiying, the Lord of the Courtyard, it's just nonsense!" "Why are you messing around?" Just this plain question made King Chun wonder where he started talking!Because I couldn't figure out whether the Empress Dowager Cixi really didn't understand, or pretended not to understand?Think about it more, if Yuan Shikai really had the intention to support Li Shiying, the Lord of the Courtyard, then there is no need to explain why his nonsense is nonsense.Especially after the Empress Dowager Cixi has read the memorials for more than twenty years, the hidden meanings and thorns in the words are clear to the eye, and no one needs to hide it from her. Is there any reason why they can't understand Yikuang's memorials? According to this, it is pretending not to understand.But what is the intention?Thinking of this, it makes people upset, and the words become even more difficult to speak clearly.The original intention was to use the Lord of the Great Court to say that Yuan Shikai wanted to support the real father of the King of Joseon. Wouldn't it be as absurd and nonsense as someone in China wanted to support the real father of Emperor Guangxu?It was not difficult to express this meaning, but he couldn't keep his composure, so he felt that there were thorns in his throat. Listening to his words, it seemed that it was absurd for Yuan Shikai to support the Lord of the Great Court because the King of Joseon and his biological father were involved in business.On the other hand, if their father and son are in harmony, then it would be a matter of course for Guoyou Li Shiying to take over the throne. As soon as the words came out, I realized that my own words were not only inappropriate, but also made others wary: if the current emperor wants to be at odds with King Chun, he must be suspicious of each other. If the father and son are of the same mind, the imperial line may be changed.That's not the same as cutting off family love.Feeling remorse and panic like this, I couldn't help but get angry and sweat profusely. Seeing this scene, Empress Dowager Cixi felt that he was ridiculous, exasperating and pitiful, so she couldn't bear to talk around the corner any more to embarrass him. "Yuan Shikai is a talented person. If you want to say that you want to show the country's prestige, it is only when Yuan Shikai is there, which is a bit like when the Qing Dynasty was prosperous." She said, "Let Li Hongzhang take care of these things. I don't approve of Yikuang's papers. Don’t stay, and don’t need to hand over the military plane. You can take it now and tell Yikuang: Ignore the envoy surnamed Jin, tell him to talk to Li Hongzhang if you have something to say. " Chun Wang didn't say a word other than saying "yes".After leaving the palace, full of troubles, when I returned to Shiyuan, I felt dizzy, cold and bitter, and looked like I had fallen ill. Huo Ranyu arrived at night, and only sent a telegram for Li Hongzhang, saying that Dehua Bank is willing to borrow five million marks and pay the current price in silver, which is about 900,000 taels.The annual interest is 5.5%, and it will be paid off in 15 years. In the first five years, the interest will be paid but the principal will not be paid. In the next ten years, the principal will be repaid with interest every year.Li Hongzhang said that since borrowing foreign debts, the interest this time is the lightest.Even if this thing is done beautifully. The fly in the ointment is that the silver can only be paid in late February of the first year, once every seven days, and paid in ten times.However, in any case, it is regarded as having money, and it is convenient to borrow, so at that time, he sent guards to invite Lishan to discuss. "I was summoned by the superiors today, and I have promised to send twenty-five dollars to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. How can I move it so that I can maintain my credit?" King Chun asked, "Should I borrow a sum of money with interest first? Let's deal with it?" How to pay the interest? Isn't the Ministry of Internal Affairs trying to find a way?Moreover, it is not easy to borrow money at the end of the year. If the interest is less, others will not agree, and if it is too much, it will increase the burden on the Ministry of Internal Affairs. "It doesn't matter. If you want to ask, just say that the wages have been paid." "Is the merchant willing?" "I'll discuss it." Li Shan replied, "As long as it is the prince's order to postpone the distribution until the end of February, everyone will definitely agree." 醇王听得这话，心头异常舒坦，意若有憾地叹口气：“唉！ 不容易，一年又算应付了过去！ "