Chapter 151 Mother and Son Monarch and Minister (3-1)

Qin Zhifen didn't sleep all night.Although the city gate was opened, another person was sent to Xila Hutong to inquire that Zhang Yinhuan was safe and sound, but at midnight, Wang Wu came to visit and talked about what he had heard in Dongxing Building, about Zhang Yinhuan offending the Empress Dowager Cixi and Li Lianying. Story, I was so worried that I tossed and turned and couldn't sleep all night. It was getting light, and he got up.It was too early and it was inconvenient to see Zhang Yinhuan, so I went. Zhang Yinhuan didn't come back from the court, and he couldn't see each other until the clock struck seven, when he couldn't stand it anymore, he told him to set up a car and go to the city.

Arriving at Dexila Hutong, Zhang Yinhuan had just come from Xiyuan on duty to congratulate Empress Dowager Cixi on her return home.Seeing Qin Zhifen, he asked in surprise, "Why did you come so early?" Qin Zhifen replied honestly: "I heard some new things, and I'm very worried, so I came here to take a look." "It's probably all right! You don't have to worry about me. I haven't had breakfast yet, so I just come with me. Let's eat and talk later, and I'll listen to what's new." So Qin Zhifen mingled among the girls, helped Zhang Yinhuan change his clothes, and was about to sit down at the dining table, when the servant reported with a flustered look: "Someone from the yamen of the infantry commander is here!"

Qin Zhifen's face changed when he heard that, but Zhang Yinhuan was very calm, pressed his hand and said, "Don't be afraid! Nothing will happen." When he came out in plain clothes, a wing lieutenant sent by Chongli said very politely: "Master Zhang, please come to my place to receive the order!" Hearing about receiving the order, Zhang Yinhuan knew something was wrong, but he didn't want to surprise his family, so he calmly replied, "Okay! I'll leave after I finish eating." Back at the dining table, she looked as usual, but Qin Zhifen didn't dare to tell those unsatisfactory stories anymore.Of course, Zhang Yinhuan didn't have much to say, so he finished his meal quietly, changed into his official uniform, and prepared to go to the yamen of the infantry commander to receive the order.

After dinner, Zhang Yinhuan didn't go into the inner room, but changed into his official uniform in the small living room, and walked out of the hall calmly as usual when going to the yamen.That Yiwei is an old man, seeing his demeanor, he knew that he was taking it lightly, and felt that there was a need for further advice. "My lord," he said, "if your lord has something to say to Madam, it doesn't matter, you can wait for the humble position." Zhang Yinhuan's heart sank!This implies that he should say goodbye to his wife. Is it that serious?In an instant, I remembered that I had solved many problems for the imperial court in foreign affairs, and the empress dowager Cixi's repeated praises in gentle words.He is usually used to being angry, but now the habit is hard to change, so he proudly replied:

"No need!" With that said, go out and get in the car first.Immediately behind him, Captain Yi mounted his horse with his followers, guarding them back and forth, until they arrived at the Yamen of the Infantry Commander, and brought him into an empty room. The Captain Yi said, "Please sit down!" and then left. Zhang Yinhuan originally thought that Chongli would come to announce the decree soon, but he sat up until noon, but no one came to pay attention to him.Of course the servant was quarantined, so he could only ask the guards, but to no avail.After staying at dusk, he was dizzy with hunger, and he didn't know where to sleep that night. He lost his temper when he couldn't bear it, so a small official came forward and asked Zhang's servants to bring food and bedding.It's just that the master and the servant are not allowed to talk, so Zhang Yinhuan has no idea about the court situation that Kuang Biao has made this day when the rain is about to come.

This further change in the Celestial Empire began with a happy event.Princes and ministers are all python robes—commonly known as "flowered clothes", which are auspicious clothes that must be worn when the country has great festivals. Chaohe Empress Dowager is led by the emperor, with a gloomy face, trembling eyes, and those relatives who have different intentions such as Duan Wang Zaiyi, stubborn veterans such as Xu Tong, and the "rear party" such as fortitude. The happy face is just in contrast. After paying homage to the Jade Seat and saluting, the Empress Dowager Cixi issued an edict: "The imperial ministers, the cabinet scholars, the military ministers, the six ministers, and the Zuodu censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate will stay temporarily and wait for the summons."

When the Empress Dowager Cixi had her breakfast and "woke up" again, when the foreman of King Qing, the first imperial minister, entered the Hall of Qinzheng, the emperor was already standing in front of the imperial case full of documents. "emperor!" "The son is here!" The emperor turned around in a hurry, hunched over, and faced upwards diagonally. The Empress Dowager Cixi ignored the emperor again, pointing to the documents on the imperial case, facing the officials, she said loudly: "This is something I found from the emperor's desk and where Kang Youwei lived! I want everyone to take a look, the emperor He told me several times that we need to change the law to make it stronger. If we want to make the country strong, no one would want to. However, the reform is not casual. The family law is the most important thing in this dynasty. The ancestors made the constitution, and there is no need to abide by it. I told the emperor at the time, "As long as you don't change your clothes and don't cut your braids, it's fine!" Everyone understands the meaning of this sentence, and it's to persuade the emperor not to go too far! Then the emperor didn't understand it, or he understood it. I vomited, and simply made a fool of myself!"

"Son," the emperor stammered, "I dare not!" "Hmph!" The Empress Dowager Cixi sneered, still looking down at the ministers, not even looking straight at the emperor, "Before the tenth day of April, the emperor didn't dare to mess around too much, because Prince Gong was still there and dared to speak in front of the emperor. The emperor , You said it yourself, when your sixth uncle died, what did you say to you?" The emperor's imperial name was Zaiyun, his biological father, King Yixuan, lived seven times, and King Gong lived six times. He should have been called "Liu Bo", but because the emperor had become the son of Emperor Wenzong, he was renamed "Six Uncles".When King Gong was critically ill, the Emperor Feng Empress Dowager came to see him in person. The dying King Gong suddenly opened his eyes and said to the emperor: "I heard that there are people from Guangdong who advocate reform. Please be careful and don't trust villains." This refers to Kang Youwei. .Prior to this, the emperor had planned to summon Kang Youwei to inquire about the reform method, but King Gong refused to accept the order.His reason is: as a rule, the emperor is not allowed to summon officials below the fourth rank.However, Kang Youwei was in charge of the Ministry of Industry, and his official rank was only six ranks. As a result, he ordered the Minister of Military Aircraft and the Prime Minister's Minister of State Affairs to consult on his behalf.At this time, he made a final remonstrance, and the emperor nodded with tears in his eyes, expressing his acceptance.And because of this, Prince Gong, who was hated by the Empress Dowager Cixi, was expelled from the military aircraft, and came back after ten years of idleness. On the fifth day, enter the Xianliang Temple and enjoy the Taimiao.

Now that the Empress Dowager Cixi mentions this past event and asks the emperor to retell it in person, it is tantamount to asking the emperor to blame himself on the officials for accepting loyal advice and then abandoning it.If there is no trust, the emperor can't admit that he has broken his trust. However, under the stern gaze of the Empress Dowager Cixi, he had no choice but to murmur the last words of Prince Gong. "What about you? Have you promised your sixth uncle? Are you willing to listen to his words that 'people are dying'?" "When a person is about to die, his words are also good." Empress Dowager Cixi no longer needs to express her attitude. Just this half sentence of the idiom affirms that the law cannot be changed, and Kang Youwei cannot be used!The emperor could no longer evade his responsibility, he had no choice but to confess: "My son is confused!"

"Did you hear that!" Empress Dowager Cixi said loudly, "As soon as Prince Gong dies, the villain will go crazy! In a few days, Yushi Yang Shenxiu wrote a book to 'determine the country' and abolish stereotypes. The emperor "Yumen" made an oath to everyone that the law must be reformed. In the future, Xu Zhijing will go up and down, and he will also set the country. These are all the culprits. The most unexpected thing is that the reform was actually written by Weng Tonghe The veteran of the three dynasties, the master of the two dynasties, and the official co-organizer, the country is sorry for him? He wants to lead the emperor to mess around and destroy the constitution of the ancestors! Really ungrateful to the extreme!"

When the Empress Dowager Cixi mentioned Weng Tonghe, she was very excited. With her right hand, which was full of rings, she repeatedly hit the table with loud noises, which made the emperor tremble.Especially those who have a deep relationship with Weng Tonghe raised their hearts to their throats, fearing that the Empress Dowager Cixi would not be able to spare the "Master Weng" who had been expelled back to his hometown. "Of course, Kang Youwei is the one who has committed such a heinous crime that he can't be forgiven!" Empress Dowager Cixi looked around and asked, "How is it now?" This is the result of asking to arrest Kang Youwei.According to the practice of court pairs, King Qing, the foreman, should play back. If King Qing doesn't know what happened, he should appoint an appropriate person to speak.Unexpectedly, King Qing hadn't opened his mouth yet, and the Minister of Military Aircraft, Gang Yi, had already answered the question, "If you go back to the Empress Dowager, Kang Youwei has indeed boarded a British ship and fled to Shanghai!" He said, "In my humble opinion, the General Administration should be charged Strictly negotiating with the British Legation and informing the ship of the country that no matter where it berths, Kang Youwei should be tied up and handed over to the local magistrate immediately, that is the right thing to do." The problem came to King Qing.He has been in the Prime Minister's Office of International Affairs for a long time, and he knows that such a situation is absolutely impossible unless an extradition treaty has been concluded.But if you play it back as it is, you will definitely be criticized, and you will be perfunctory before talking about it. Therefore, he did not wait for the Empress Dowager Cixi to say anything, and said first: "It is reported that Kang Youwei is on the Chongqing ship, and this ship belongs to the British Swire Company. When I turn around, I will negotiate with the British Minister." Cixi nodded, wanting to speak.Duan Wang Zaiyi, who was also a former imperial minister, knelt behind King Qing, said loudly: "Show the Lafayette, Kang Youwei will not leave sooner or later. On the day Yuan Shikai returned to Tianjin, he escaped from Beijing. Is there such a coincidence?" The servant sees that there must be a spy who tipped him off. This matter must be investigated." "You need to know who tipped off Kang Youwei? I'll show you two things." The Empress Dowager Cixi checked two documents and said to King Qing, who was kneeling closest to the case, "Read it to everyone!" Of these two documents, one is Yang Rui's replay.On the twenty-eighth day of the seventh month, the emperor gave Yang Rui a secret edict: "I'm asking you now, what is your best strategy, so that the old law can be completely changed, and the old, absurd and stupid ministers will be dismissed, and the wise and brave people will be promoted to make them Discussing the state affairs will turn China from danger to safety, from weakness to strength, but without overthrowing the holy will. Erqi and Lin Xu, Liu Guangdi, Tan Sitong and other comrades will negotiate promptly and seal the seal." Empress Dowager Cixi ordered King Qing Reading Yang Rui's replay, because it quoted the full text of the secret edict, can let everyone know that in the eyes of the emperor, the ministers in front of him are nothing more than "old and stupid" and should be "deposed as soon as possible".As for Yang Rui's replay, his tone was very calm, advising the emperor to take the reform gradually, but he only mentioned that he had discussed with Kang Youwei, which seemed to confirm that he was a member of the Kang party.King Qing knew that he was Zhang Zhidong's favorite student, he was not radical in nature, and he was not a Kang party, so he wanted to preserve it, so he read it vaguely, and then read the second one. The second is a letter searched from Kang Youwei's apartment. Lin Xu, one of the "Four Capital Ministers", brought out a secret letter to Kang Youwei on the second day of August, urging Kang Youwei to leave Beijing as soon as possible to run an official newspaper in Shanghai.At the beginning, it said: "I ordered you to supervise the official newspaper, and I really have a last resort." Lin Xu's letter was to explain to Kang Youwei that the emperor's "last resort" was the Empress Dowager Cixi's deep hatred for Kang Youwei. If you don't delay any longer, your life may be in danger. Everyone understood that what Empress Dowager Cixi meant was that the "spies" that King Duan referred to in "tipping off the news" were the emperor.Sure enough, she sternly asked the emperor: "Tell me, are you covering up Kang Youwei?" "Son, don't dare!" The trembling emperor had no choice but to shirk, "That is, that was Yang Rui's idea, and he asked Kang Youwei to leave Beijing as soon as possible." "Where's the Zhu Yu for Yuan Shikai?" asked Empress Dowager Cixi, "Could it be someone else's idea?" It was this incident that made the emperor most panic-stricken, speechless, and ashamed.Sending troops to encircle the Summer Palace and kidnap the Empress Dowager is a crime against the superiors, a great treason.The emperor has committed such a heinous crime, why does he rule the world?So at this time, his face was as dead as death, and he bowed his head in silence. The Empress Dowager Cixi wanted to take power for a long time, but she couldn't find a plausible excuse. Who would have thought that there would be such an undreamed-of chance to turn a disaster into a blessing, so naturally she would not let it go easily.Seeing that the emperor was speechless, he became more and more aggressive. "Ask the emperor, what kind of unconscionable and unacceptable thing did he ask Yuan Shikai to do?" This is tantamount to interrogating the emperor with his subordinates.No matter how crazy and rebellious people are, they also know that it is impossible, but Duan Wang, who aspires to be the Supreme Emperor, has the idea of ​​falling into trouble, and when his lips move to speak, he is a step too late. "Tell me!" Empress Dowager Cixi sneered, "What can't you say? You have to be clear, you are the emperor, but you are also my son! For ordinary people, if the son is disobedient and unfilial, even relatives, friends and neighbors can come forward Sue the officials, or beat or scold you. You are the emperor, no one can control you, but don’t forget me!" The Empress Dowager Cixi looked at it and asked loudly: "Who is the 'Zongling'?" The yamen that is in charge of affairs such as the royal family's jade certificates, Juelu, etc. is called "Zongrenfu", the hall officials are called "Zongling", and there are two "Zongzheng" on the left and right.The Zongling appointed the prince with the highest seniority as a routine, and the Zongling at this time was Shiduo, the Prince of Li.Of course the Empress Dowager Cixi knew it, and asking questions knowingly, was nothing more than to show off her authority. Shiduo is capable of nothing, and his greatest strength is obedience. Hearing this question, he shook his head before answering, and then said loudly, "Slave, here we are!" "Family law!" As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked!The fact that the Empress Dowager Cixi wanted to blame the emperor was a major event that had never happened in the Qing Dynasty for more than two hundred years, and it was also a strange event that had never been heard or thought of.So Qing Wang Yikuang, who was the head of the group in the east, and the University Scholars of the Wenhua Palace, who was the head of the group in the west, met on the ground at the same time.The rest of the princes and ministers were all like this. For a while, they could only hear the sound of "Winter, Dong" on the brick floor.The emperor could not help but also knelt down. This is an expression of pleading for the emperor, and the Empress Dowager Cixi had to buy the face of the officials. However, although the family law is no longer passed on, the emperor still has to be forced to speak. "There will always be someone who will advise you, right?" Empress Dowager Cixi warned again, "If you protect others and refuse to tell, I will know. At that time, I will no longer tolerate it! Not only should she be punished, even her natal family should be punished! " The emperor suddenly realized that the Empress Dowager Cixi was suspicious of Concubine Zhen!In desperation, he blurted out: "It's Kang Youwei and Tan Sitong who have such an idea. However, the original intention is only a military remonstrance, and they never dare to startle Cijia. Otherwise, wouldn't my son become a sinner through the ages?" "Listen! The emperor is so filial!" Empress Dowager Cixi's original intention was to ask the emperor to admit that he had conspired against his superiors, so he was neither a king nor a son.In this way, not only can she find an unavoidable reason for her political training, but also foreshadow the further abolition of the establishment.So far, the goal has been achieved, and she is plausible. "You all heard it! The emperor's nonsense must ruin the world of the Qing Dynasty! Unless I die, I can't control it if I want to, otherwise, how can I just watch and ignore it? Can I be sorry? Ancestors?" Empress Dowager Cixi wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, covered her nose and blew twice, and then said: "The emperor was carried into the palace at the age of four. He was not in good health. I raised him with one hand and slept during the day. In my bed, I was taken by my mother at night, sleeping in my outer room, and got up several times a night to see him. The emperor was timid, afraid of thunder, and would cry out of fright when he heard thunder, and asked me to hug him for a long time. After raising him up like this, how does he treat me now? Doesn’t this make the parents of the world chill? This dynasty governs the world with benevolence and filial piety, and I raised the emperor to be like this. Sad, really ashamed! I really don't know how I will face Wenzong in the future?" Speaking of this, the Empress Dowager Cixi was already a little speechless.The emperor fell to the ground and sobbed. I don't know if it was regret or grievance?All the ministers in front of the palace were crying, but no one made a sound.Some people are inconvenient to persuade, some people dare not persuade, and some people are unwilling to persuade. "These few months are really a great misfortune for the country." The Empress Dowager Cixi said with tears in her eyes: "Since April, it has been a mess, and now it must be rectified! The memorial, according to the date, make a list and send it to me." "Yes!" King Qing and King Li agreed in unison. "Kang Youwei is a party, and he will never let you down! You have to deal with it quickly! Besides, if there are any urgent matters that must be dealt with in front of you, the Military Aircraft Department will write plays and send them in at any time!" "Yes!" This time it was Li Wang and Gang Yi who agreed in unison. After waiting for a while, without another word, King Qing took the lead to "kneel down" and withdraw. Those who returned to the yamen returned to the yamen, and those who returned to the mansion returned to the mansion, each of them did what he wanted.Only the emperor couldn't help himself, and was still sent back to Yingtai, which was surrounded by water on three sides and had no way to pass. ※ ※ ※ When the Minister of Military Aircraft returned to Zhilu, the first thing he had to do was to get rid of Kang Youwei's henchmen.But who are Kang Youwei's henchmen? There are a total of six ministers of military aircraft, and only the resolute advocates opening a list of the Kang party.Li Wang, the leader, did not have a fixed opinion; Wang Wenshao knew in his heart that he should not be involved too much, but he was unwilling to speak up; Liao Shouheng often passed orders between the emperor and Kang Youwei, and he was suspected of being a new party, so he dared not speak up; Only Yulu and Qian Yingpu. "Ziliang," Yu Lu said euphemistically, "the political situation is always dominated by tranquility. If it makes people panic, it may not be the original intention of the empress dowager. In my opinion, there are clear signs of the Kang Party, but the Sijing It's just you!" "Shoushan," Gangyi asked, calling Yulu's alias, "According to what you said, even Zhang Qiaoye was wronged. You should request an order to let him go immediately?" "Zhang Qiaoye is a different matter." "Central Party," Qian Yingpu quickly went on to say, "Just name five people! Let's talk about the meaning of the above. " Fortitude Wang Li, Wang Wenshao, and Liao Shouheng were all silent, feeling quite helpless, and had no choice but to nod in agreement: "Okay! Look at the meaning of the above, and we will talk about it after the refutation." The play was written and was about to be presented when a memorial came out from the bedroom.King Li didn't read the text, but looked at the end first, which was personally written by Empress Dowager Cixi's ink pen: "Quick Discussion!" After reading the text hastily, King Li stuck out his tongue and said loudly: "You are so bold! There are really people who don't care about their heads! " This sound startled everyone in the room, and asked resolutely, "Who doesn't want a head?" "Who else? Yang Yi Village." Hearing this, Liao Shouheng was first surprised.Yang Yi Village is Yang Shenxiu, a native of Wenxi County, Shanxi Province. In the fifteenth year of Guangxu’s reign, he was a Jinshi in the Ji Chou Department, and Liao Shouheng was the president of that department’s examination. The friendship between teachers and students felt that he was concerned, and asked anxiously: “Yang Yi Village Lying again?" "Hmph!" the resolute sneer who was reading the booklet, "it's not just nonsense!" It turned out that there was a lot of shit, Yang Shenxiu was the only one in the court to ask why the emperor was deposed?Quoting scriptures and classics, counting the number of state-owned female protagonists must not be the blessing of the country, please Empress Dowager Cixi withdraw the curtain and return to politics. After reading this memorial, they all shook their heads and sighed, and resolutely said to Yulu, "Look, you want to be quiet, but someone wants to make trouble! Shoushan, what do you say?" "Too unwise!" "Zhongshan!" Gang Yi asked Liao Shouheng again, "Look, what crime should the noble disciple deserve?" Liao Shouheng is Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, his status is embarrassing, and it is even more difficult to defend him, so he can only answer: "This needs to be discussed publicly." "What about now? Should I hand it over to your ministry?" Being so aggressive, Liao Shouheng felt that the situation was serious. If he didn't make it clear, not only would it not be helpful to Yang Shenxiu, but he might also lose his future.Looking at it like this, if you want to protect your disciples, you will not be able to do so, so you might as well be smarter. So, he resolutely replied: "Of course. But if you arrest and ask the speaker, you must ask for an order." "Of course I want to ask for an order!" Fortitude looked around and asked: "What do you think?" Everyone was silent, but King Li had to say: "Please order!" "Okay!" Gang Yi shouted, "Master Guo, please come!" "Master Guo" refers to Guo Zengxin, a native of Fuzhou, "Dalami" of the first squadron of the Han Army Jizhangjing.He was called to come here, and according to the meaning of resoluteness, he wrote a play: "Immediately hand it over to the Ministry of Punishment for punishment." "I know what the result will be for Yang Yi's village book." Gang Yi dropped a sentence: "If you seek benevolence and get benevolence, what regrets do you have?" The ink in Gang Yi's stomach is limited, and when he occasionally thinks of these eight characters, he thinks it is a meaningful sentence and is very proud.But to others, it sounded like sarcastic remarks.No one spoke to him, and Guo Zengxin also turned around and left without a smile on his face, holding the replay. "Chunyu, Chunyu!" Guo Zengxin, nicknamed Chunyu, was recalled back to the hall, and he looked at his colleagues and said, "Let's see, will Yangyi Village commit suicide?" As soon as this remark came out, the four were astonished.But after thinking about it, the question of fortitude is not unbelievable.Yang Shenxiu dared to risk the disgrace of the world. Of course, he knew the serious consequences, and most of them already had the determination to die. It is not impossible to follow the example of Wu Kedu in the early years of Guangxu, and to come to a dead body to remonstrate. "Zi Liang's words are not an overstatement." Yu Lu said, "We have to think of a way to preserve it." The word "preservation" did not please Gang Yi, so he said with a slight sneer: "I have been in Qiucao for many years, and I have gone through all kinds of cases. This generation's intentions are truly insightful. Just like Mr. Yang's brochure, If nothing happened, he would gain a reputation of outspokenness for nothing, so he wouldn't die naturally. If he was asked and found out that things had gone wrong, he would simply die, and at least he would gain a reputation as a dead body. The circumstances of his case are serious, and his superiors must Strict investigation, can't be planned in advance. The matter is clearly there, you must ask, if this is the case, why not take care of it first?" Fortitude's thoughts and statements are harsh.It's just that "guarding" is also "preservation". The Qing Dynasty has never killed a Yanguan. It's always a good plan to save his life first.Therefore, they all agreed to the resolute method, and informed the infantry commander Yamen to arrest Yang Shenxiu first. ※ ※ ※ "Good brother," Wang Wu said solemnly, "you have to leave! I'm afraid you don't know yet, Master Yang Du, like Zhang Shilang, was also captured by the nine admirals." "That Master Yang Du?" "Shanxi people..." "Oh, Yangyi Village." Tan Sitong was a little confused, "Why don't you catch me, catch him instead?" "Hey! Brother," Wang Wuda said disapprovingly, "Could it be that you have that addiction and you have to go to jail to be happy? I thought about it. You said that you are afraid of hurting the old man. It's hard to say that the old man is involved. If you are involved, then you will surrender to the crime and atone for your father. You are a filial son, and the court has no reason not to let the old man out. If this is the case, why bother yourself?" "That's not the way to say it. When you do big things, you have to have someone who is not afraid of death, so that you can move others, one after another..." At this point, Tan Sitong stopped, feeling that his words were not expressive, and it was difficult to explain clearly to Wang Wu . Wang Wu actually understood, "Brother," he said, "I also know that you have a lot of reason, but I really can't just watch you being taken away. Don't you want the Pope? I have people and money. No one has an idea. Brother, it's up to you!" This was deliberately putting a big hat on him. Tan Sitong knew what he meant, so he didn't want to say it out loud, so he just replied: "Fifth brother is responsible for the righteousness, I dare not refuse to listen. But it will not work tonight, and this is not a detailed discussion. In this way, tomorrow morning, we will still meet in the big wine tank." Wang Wu had no choice but to agree, and made a firm promise to meet early the next morning before leaving. Unexpectedly, in the early morning of the next day, Tan Sitong had just woken up, and the officers and soldiers of the infantry commander's yamen, together with the arresters from Daxing and Wanping counties, had already arrived at the door.Those arrested in the same case, besides Yang Rui, Lin Xu, and Liu Guangdi, were also Xu Zhijing, an acting servant of the Ministry of Rites who once sponsored Kang Youwei, and Zhang Yinhuan and Yang Shenxiu, a total of seven people, were transferred to the Ministry of Punishment and temporarily stayed in the detention center. They live in the same room, and they are not allowed to meet each other, let alone talk in private. As soon as the imperial edict was issued, any new party, or those who followed the fashion a while ago, wrote a letter, recommended talents for the New Deal, and discussed reforming the official system, abolishing the imperial examination, planning to set up civil and military schools and sending personnel to study tours, organizing new troops and regimental training, promoting agriculture, industry and commerce, The big and small officials of the New Deal, such as setting up banks to change the currency system, opening mines and building roads, setting up newspaper offices and translation bureaus, are all in danger.Those who felt it was inevitable and were able to raise capital from Sichuan made plans to avoid going to Beijing, so that Qianmen Station suddenly became much more lively than usual. Of course, there are more people celebrating each other.Originally, a month ago, there was a Taoist decree that all the yamen belonging to the "Great Nine Ministers" such as Zhan Shifu, Tongzhengsi, Guanglu Temple, Honglu Temple, Taipu Temple, and Dali Temple in Beijing had been abolished, and the redundant staff became There are no fewer than 10,000 disaster officials, and the crowd is in a state of panic, so they can't live all day long.Seeing that the Queen Mother is back in power, and then arresting and questioning the new party, we can see that all "recovery" is still done by officials.However, some yamen, when they heard the abolition order, came to a massacre, not only did not keep the seals and files, but even the doors, windows and walls of the government offices were stripped bare. Although the fur can be attached, the skin is gone, which is also a worry people's business. Of course, there are only a few people who are really so excited that they can't sleep, and one of them is Yang Chongyi.From his spying on the intention, he made a plan with Ronglu, and after he accepted the invitation to the Empress Dowager to teach the government on the third day of August, he became the number one official in Beijing.On the day when Ninetowns was closed and the trains stopped, a special train with only one compartment was left from Qianmen Station, and Yang Chongyi was sitting in it. It turned out that although Rong Lu was favored by Empress Dowager Cixi, he was quite isolated in Beijing.Some people don't want him to climb up, they are afraid that if he rises up, he will be dwarfed by comparison, and he will lose power. Some people think that he is too domineering and should be suppressed. With a deep and unrevealed loyalty and love, Ronglu only knows that he has a mother, but does not know that he has a son, and he is indignant in his heart, so of course he will not speak well for him.Therefore, Rong Lu had to find someone to open the way for him in order to make great use of internal calls. Yang Chongyi's second note was to open the way for Rong Lu, suggesting that "the Minister of Beiyang, Rong Lu, should be called to Beijing today." What are you doing in Beijing?You can't explicitly let Rong Lu join the military plane, even if you can say it, Rong Lu doesn't want him to say it, because the university scholar walking on the military plane is the real prime minister, and he is ashamed to be recommended by the supervisory censor of the fifth rank. Therefore, Yang Chongyi found an excuse, saying that Kang Youwei was at large and Liang Qichao was not captured. Although Kang Guangren and Tan Sitong were arrested but not executed, he feared that the Kang Party would collude with foreigners and threaten them with warships and cannons. He should call the Beiyang Minister Rong Lu to Beijing immediately , Protect the empress dowager and the emperor. However, Beiyang is the most important city in the country, so it cannot be left alone for a day. When Ronglu went to Beijing to protect Shenggong, someone had to take his place.For the past three years, Yang Chongyi has worked hard and solitary, trying to create a big disturbance in the court, the purpose is to recommend a person who will guard Beiyang on behalf of Ronglu at this moment. Li Hongzhang, a scholar of the Wenhuadian University. It turns out that Yang Chongyi and Li Hongzhang are close relatives.Li Hongzhang's eldest son is called Li Jingfang. Although he is the successor of his nephew, he is regarded as the son of his own son, and Li Jingfang is Yang Chongyi's son and daughter.Miss Li's boudoir name is Guoxiang, and she married Yang Chongyi's eldest son, Yang Qi. Yang Qi, whose name is Yunshi, is a young celebrity.What he got was the charming guest of Xiangfu.Perhaps it was due to his talent, but it may also be because Yang Chongyi is from Changshu, Jiangsu. His fellow villager Weng Tonghe, who was respected as an emperor's teacher, was highly valued. , to achieve a more intimate relationship.If he really had such an attempt, it would be a complete failure! The marriage between the Yang and Li families was concluded in the eighteenth year of Guangxu.At that time, Li Hongzhang, with his honors and achievements, seemed to be as good as the sun, but in fact, "the setting sun is infinitely beautiful".In the Sino-Japanese War two years later, the Beiyang Navy was defeated in one fell swoop.At first, Weng Tonghe and his disciples such as Wang Mingluan, Wen Daoxi, and Concubine Zhen's eldest brother Zhirui, etc., fought with all their strength. Afterwards, the Weng Party tried to join Li Hongzhang, first stripping his yellow jacket and pulling out his three-eyed flower feather. , Finally captured his Beiyang Minister Zhili Governor.Ma Guan discussed peace and returned to the country, and was ordered by the court to join the cabinet to handle affairs. Although there was a trip to celebrate the coronation of the Russian emperor and a secret Sino-Russian treaty that he thought could be guaranteed for decades, it was never reused. If you join the military, you can't hold military power, and you can't even hold a part-time job as a minister of prime minister affairs. When Li Hongzhang lost power, Yang Chongyi had no hope, so he hated Weng Tonghe's party very much.He could see very clearly that the Empress Dowager Cixi still cared for the old ministers, and only because the emperor listened to Weng Tonghe, so that his "old in-law" could not stand out, so he became a "rear party" with all his heart, and tried every means to cut off the emperor's wings.Wen Daoxi, the teacher who attacked Concubine Zhen first, was just in line with Empress Dowager Cixi's dislike of Concubine Zhen.This time, it is a great achievement to be the first to attack and ask for political training. The time to consciously serve the "old in-law" is ripe! Behind his back, he called Li Hongzhang "the old in-law". When they met, Yang Chongyi still used his "official name" and respectfully called out: "Zhongtang!" Then he held the manuscript with both hands: "The late student drew up a brochure, please read it in Zhongtang." "Brother-in-law, don't dare to be that!" Li Hongzhang also very politely joined hands. After reading the exhibited manuscript carefully, after reading the first paragraph, please call Ronglu, Li Hongzhang thought for a while before reading: "It is very important to go to Beiyang, and it cannot be left alone for a day. Could you please order Li Hongzhang, a senior scholar, to go there today as an interim agent, after all, he was in Beiyang, and all the generals are his former troops, and it seems to be more responsive when it is critical." Seeing this, he stopped and said, "I'm so grateful. However, I'm afraid it won't be of any use." When Yang Chongyi heard this, he was very discouraged, "Zhongtang!" He said, "How can Yuan Weiting preside over Beiyang today? What's more, Zhongtang is a pillar of the imperial court, which has been favored for a long time. At this time of crisis and shock, of course we must rely on it." mature." "You say I'm a 'pillar of the imperial court', that's not bad, it's just a stepping stone for others." Li Hongzhang said, "Today's copy of the mansion, did my brother-in-law read it?" "not yet!" "You'll know it when you see it!" Retrieving the copy of the palace gate of the day, Li Hongzhang pointed out that one of Ronglu's memorials was the "Four Arms Schools of Tongwen, Artillery, Infantry, and Cavalry" set up to "supervise and train the new Army Zhili Standard Division Yuan Shikai" to imitate the Western system. "The officers and soldiers reported for the award, led by Duan Qirui, the supervisor of the Artillery Academy, and a total of 16 members were secured.Bong Zhu commented: "Do as you please." "Brother-in-law, Yuan Weiting is going to be of great use. If Rong Zhonghua goes to Beijing, it must be the company who dismantles it for him. Isn't that right?" "Yes! Rong Zhonghua told me face-to-face that once the decree was received, he was going to let Yuan Weiting protect the seal. However," Yang Chongyi raised his voice especially, "he also said that it is really appropriate for Zhongtang to return to Beiyang. However, he felt that his status was inferior to that of Zhongtang. It’s a big chunk, so I don’t want to take the liberty of recommending it, so let me give you a discount.” "Oh," Li Hongzhang asked very attentively, "Did he really say that?" "I dare not lie to Zhongtang." Li Hongzhang closed his eyes and thought for a long time, and then "gulu, gulu" smoked a hookah. Obviously, he was thinking, could he agree to Yang Chongyi's attempt? "It's good to have it!" He finally said, "As a foreshadowing." "Yes!" He agreed in this way, but doubts appeared on his face. "Going back to Beiyang, I'm afraid I won't even think about it in this life!" Li Hongzhang said, "How many people want to take my military power, especially a powerful character like Rong Zhonghua, how can they let go so easily?" "No!" Yang Chongyi said, "He told me that he still wants to join the military." "Joining the army may not prevent you from taking control of the military. Let's not talk about it! Brother-in-law," Li Hongzhang asked suddenly, "Do you think it's interesting for me to go back to Beiyang?" "Beiyang is Beiyang after all..." Li Hongzhang shook his hand and stopped him from continuing: "The old man is old! Where can I still have a dream of regaining my glory? Seeing the opportunity, like Zuo Wenxiang in the past, I can choose a good place for me to retire in the old age. This wish is enough! " Hearing this, Yang Chongyi knew that Li Hongzhang's ambition was in Liangjiang or Guangdong.These two "good places" are rich areas, and with Li Hongzhang's qualifications, it is not difficult to get them.The so-called "it's good to be in the government" just means that even if you can't re-establish Beiyang, you have to choose the next best thing, which is better than "joining the cabinet to handle affairs" in Beijing. Li Hongzhang did think so.But the founding of Beiyang was full of majesty and majesty. After all, he couldn't forget his feelings, so when Yang Chongyi left, he immediately took care of him: "Take my business card and invite Master Chen from the Prime Minister's Office!" This "Master Chen" is from Guizhou. His name is Chen Kuilong, and his style name is Xiaoshi. He was a Jinshi in the 12th year of Guangxu. Li Hongzhang appreciates him for his honesty, honesty and sophistication, and his handsome appearance. However, he wanted to find Chen Kuilong this day for another reason.Because Chen Kuilong was only a fifth-rank official, but he was able to hand over to a famous public official.He married three times, and his first wife was the niece of Ding Baozhen, the former governor of Sichuan Province; his current wife is the cousin of the late Minister of Military Affairs Xu Gengshen. Liao Mansion.So when Li Hongzhang went to him, he was able to get news from the Military Aircraft Department. Secondly, when Rong Lu was Minister of the Ministry of War, he valued Chen Kuilong the most among the officers. Regardless of investigation or inspection, every time he went out of Beijing, he would always take Chen Kuilong as his entourage.At the same time, Yuan Shikai relied on Xu Shichang as his right-hand man, who was the same year as Chen Kuilong.So he is quite well-informed about the news about Tianjin. More importantly, Chen Kuilong won the trust of Qing Wang Yikuang in the Prime Minister's Yamen, and he was in charge of secret telegrams with Beiyang.Li Hongzhang knew that the secret performances of Rong Lu and the secret edicts of Empress Dowager Cixi were all inherited by King Qing, and they must all be translated by Chen Kuilong. Therefore, if you want to inquire about all the top secrets in front of you, you must find Chen Kuilong. ※ ※ ※ "Xiao Shi," Li Hongzhang asked straight to the point, "What telegram is there from Beiyang?" "A lot!" Chen Kuilong asked, "I don't know which aspect Zhongtang asked?" "I heard that Rong Zhonghua is going to Beijing again?" “是！是奉太后的密谕，带印进京。大概明后天可到。” “带印进京？”李鸿章诧异地问，“莫非北洋不派人护理了？” “不！电谕上说明白的，直隶总督、北洋大臣都由袁慰庭护理。” 李鸿章认为袁世凯将要“大用”的看法证实了，反倒有爽然若失之感。惘惘之情，现于形色，好半晌说不出话来。 “听庆王说，上头对袁慰庭还不大放心，是荣中堂力保的。不过，荣中堂对他亦未见得放心，无非骤当大变，力求安定而已。”陈夔龙忧形于色地说，“宫闱多故，剧变方殷，有些传闻，真为臣子所不忍闻。” “喔！”李鸿章很注意地问：“有些什么传闻？” “说皇上曾一度离开瀛台，结果被拦了回去。” “真是闻所未闻！”李鸿章不断摇首叹息，“大局决裂到如此地步，着实可忧。只怕内乱引起外患，我看各国公使快要插手干预了。” “英国公使原在北戴河避暑，已经赶回来了，听说就在这一两天之内，怕要写信给中堂。” “写信给我？”李鸿章问，“所为何来？” “听说张樵公逮问，英国公使颇为关心，或许会写信给中堂，试图营救？” “营救？”李鸿章是觉得很好笑的神气，“今日之下，我李某算老几？别说泥菩萨过江，没有力量救他，就有……。” 他突然发觉自己失言，虽缩住了口，但亦跟说出口来一样，倒不如索性说明了它。 “筱石，有件事不知道你有所闻否？我这趟出总署，就是张樵野捣的鬼。这十几年以来，我对他处处提携，而他总觉得有我在，他就出不了头，所以早就存着排挤我的心。谁知道他也有今天这样的下场！人心如此之坏，难怪大局会糟到今天这个样子！” 陈夔龙对张樵野——张荫桓虽无好感，但亦并无恶感。李鸿章“早年科甲、中年戎马、晚年洋务”，无论从那方面看，都有足够的资格批评张荫桓，但自己是个司官，不便对上官任意指摘，因而保持沉默。李鸿章亦就很知趣地不再往下说了。 “中堂还有什么吩咐？” “不敢当！”李鸿章想了一下说，“我如今闭门思过，除非特召进宫，平时步门不出，外面的消息都隔膜了，既不敢打听，亦没有人见顾。老骥伏枥，待死而已！” “中堂千万不必灰心！”陈夔龙就知道他还有千里之志，很恳切地安慰他说，“谋国还赖老成。慈圣训政，一定要借重中堂的。如果有什么消息，自当随时来禀告。” “承情之至！足下不忘故人，感何可言？长日多暇，欢迎你常来谈谈。” “是！”陈夔龙起身告辞，请安起来，又低声问道：“荣中堂一到，大概总要见面的，中堂可有什么话，要我带去？” “话很多，不过，都不要紧。”李鸿章沉吟了一下说，“只请你带一句话，我很想出京走走！” “是！一见了荣中堂我就说。”