Chapter 202 Yingtai Sunset (8-2)

On the second day after Yang Cuixi and others were interviewed, King Chun and Sun Jianai would play the reprise, and everything was as arranged in Tianjin.After reading the papers, the Empress Dowager Cixi handed over the military aircraft together with Zai Zhen's memorial to open a vacancy. After reading it, Yikuang felt gratified and thought in his heart, big things are turned into small things, and small things are turned into nothing, and Zai Zhen is expected to keep his original job.Unexpectedly, Qu Hongji had a different opinion. He believed that officials could hear gossip, but they could not pick up idle words and slander relatives and nobles. This trend should not last longer!

Of course Yikuang was inconvenient to speak for Zhao Qilin, so he had to ask for an order to handle it.The Empress Dowager Cixi was well aware of the magical effect of it, and took the opportunity to reduce Yikuang's power, so she said: "Unless Zhao Qilin is not punished, he should be dismissed if he wants to be punished." Yikuang remained silent, but Qu Hongji replied: "Yes!" "Let's draw up the purpose first." So he told "Dalami" about the meaning of the original book and Empress Dowager Cixi, quoted the original text, and drafted an edict:

"According to the former censor Zhao Qilin's memorial to participate in the new establishment of Xinjiang ministers, relatives and relatives, he was dispatched to order Prince Chun Zaifeng and University scholar Sun Jianai to confirm the inspection. According to the memorial, we will send personnel to Tianjin for detailed investigation. Now according to It was found out that Yang Cuixi was actually bought by Wang Yisun, that is, Wang Xiying, as a maid, and she is currently serving at home. Wang Zhulin, that is, Wang Xianbin, served as the general office of the Bureau of Commerce, and had no relationship with Duan Zhigui. All of these paragraphs are made with words such as relative confessions and happy conclusions. The imperial envoy did not investigate and visit in detail because of the relatives and important ministers' names, and he used unfounded words to slander arbitrarily. It is really to blame Deserved. Zhao Qilin immediately dismissed his post as a warning. The imperial court rewarded and deposed officials, and he was a righteous man. Now that the current situation is so difficult, Fang hopes to collect words from the crowd, so as to clear up obstructions. The gains and losses of employing people and administration, and the benefits and diseases of national defense and people's livelihood, all should be stated frankly, but you should not pick up floating words, confuse the audience, and lead to the gradual collapse of the party. Once found out, they will be severely punished.”

The manuscript was sent to Yikuang, feeling quite cramped.He is a different prince. Others follow his grandfather's shadow and enjoy the honor. He came here after being beaten, from Shuzhi's Fuguo general, Jin Beizi, and Baylor, to the county king, and then to the prince. What is the hot and cold state of the world, and the dangerous human feelings have not passed through?Therefore, his strength lies in his self-knowledge, and the public opinion's criticism of their father and son is completely clear.It is true that the edict Huanghuang can cover the eyes and ears of other provinces, but under the chariot, the mouth of the people is like Fangchuan, someone will make a big grievance for Zhao Qilin, let alone with Cen Chunxuan, how can we just let it go silently?

It seems difficult to settle down. Thinking about it this way, he decided to ignore the suspicion, and resolutely said: "Zijiu, the wording is too harsh, I think it needs to be changed." Qu Hongji deliberately responded with a wry smile: "Why don't I want to change? Zhao is my disciple, so why don't I want to protect him. I have no choice but to follow Yi's order and dismiss him, my lord." He asked: "If the wording is not so strict, this How did you get your job removed?" "Actually, dismissal is a bit more serious. Tell him or at most let him go back to the original yamen, that's all."

"Hey!" Qu Hongji said disapprovingly, "Why didn't your lord say anything when he was accepting the decree?" Yikuang was at a loss for words, so he had to send up the draft.Soon, the second call was made, and the Empress Dowager Cixi sent out Zaizhen's memorial to ask for advice on how to deal with it. This memorial was written by Yang Shiqi, and Qu Hongji had heard beforehand that it was a memorial that would be well received and comforted, so he read it carefully and read every word silently. "The slaves sent out Tianhuang, talked about the shade of the door, and failed to recite poems. They were dedicated to the Quartet. They were favored and favored, so they broke the rules and ranked among the nine ranks. Fang Zi feared that he was indifferent, and he had no talent and talent to speak of. , The reason for death is that there are not many things, so that people's words overlap. Although the facts come out, the sage has no selfishness, but the land is thick and the sky is high, and there is a hidden danger in the situation. Worrying about following the love stack, causing the relatives to worry about the future, is it? Obtuse and incompetent, negative to the philosophies of the two sages who know people. Thinking again and again, tossing and hesitating, not to be a minister, not to be a son. I can only ask for the grace of God, and grant permission to go to the imperial minister, the Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce, and various errands .May I close the door and think about my mistakes from now on, and enjoy the beauty of the day and night, if he covers up his past mistakes at night, or there is still a report of falling into the dust."

Really well written!Qu Hongji secretly agreed, but it was inconvenient to express his opinion. He only said: "The entry and exit of relatives and noble ministers have never been dared to discuss by the ministers. Please let the empress dowager and the emperor decide." "This note is written very earnestly." Empress Dowager Cixi asked, "Yikuang, what do you mean?" Yikuang had no choice but to meet each other without his crown, and replied in a fearful voice: "The son of the servant is unworthy, and he deserves to die if he is under the cultivation of the empress dowager and the emperor. This note is also out of repentance and sincerity. As requested, the servant also feels the kindness of fulfillment."

"Since you say that, I have to stop playing it." The Empress Dowager Cixi said again: "Zai Zhenren is very smart, so he should study hard for two more years, so that he will not be afraid to use it again in the future, so let's write a decree to read it!" Therefore, the military aircraft wrote an imperial edict in the format of "I will honor Empress Dowager Chongxi's decree from Empress Dowager Chongxi in order to honor Kang Yi, Zhao Yuzhuang, Cheng Shou and respectfully": "Zai Zhenzhuo Li Chen Xiajue kindly asks you to open all the gaps. Since Zai Zhen has been on duty in the inner court, he has always been known as cautious. The imperial court, with its talent and knowledge, specially briefed the Shangshu of the Ministry of Commerce, and supplemented the imperial ministers; hereby Please send me a request to go to Chen Que. The words of love are sincere and sincere. According to Prince Qing Yikuang’s face-to-face performance, I have repeatedly pleaded with you. I am humble and humble, so I have to do what I ask. Go to the imperial ministers, the ministers leading the guards, the ministers of the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce, etc. to show the song. The current situation is very difficult, Zai Zhen is in the prime of life, and he is trying to serve the people. He should still pay attention to politics at all times and use resources to drive him. There are high hopes!"

These two edicts, together with Zai Zhen's original music, were circulated in and out of Beijing through palace copy and news papers, and immediately became a topic of discussion for everyone in teahouses and restaurants, talking about Yikuang and his son, Yang Cuixi, Duan Zhigui, and Zhao Qilin . But in Chaogui's study, it was Cen Chunxuan and Qu Hongji who were talking about, and Qu Hongji was more interesting than Cen Chunxuan.What everyone was puzzled was that Yikuang had no intention of revenge, and Qu Hongji was determined to save his disciples, so why did he have the heart to let his disciples end up like this?Not to mention the differences between teachers and younger brothers, but in terms of advantages and disadvantages, Qu Hongji followed the path of Li Hongzao and Weng Tonghe, and took the hope of collecting things as the basis for maintaining his position. Who is willing to praise this teacher?

The only explanation is: a bitter trick.This is not enough to force Zai Zhen to go.It is a very cost-effective deal for Qu Hongji to exchange a supervisory censor for a minister.What's more, Zhao Qilin's recovery is not very difficult. If Qu Hongji can be expelled from Yikuang, take sole control of military affairs, and restore a fifth or sixth rank official, it will be no problem at all. Knowing this level, Yikuang feels like a thorn in his back, but the other staff under his banner regard Cen Chunxuan as a snake and a scorpion, especially the House of Internal Affairs, from the hall officials to the officers, are all trembling, fearing that if they are not careful, they will fall into his hands , that would be terrible.

For this reason, Yang Shiqi made a plan for Yikuang, asked Li Lianying for help internally, and instigated Yuan Shikai externally, and worked together to bring down Qu and Cen.Of course Yikuang accepted, and he entrusted Yang Shiqi to go to Tianjin to have an interview with Yuan Shikai. I went there on the first day and returned to Beijing the next day.Although Yang Shiqi's stay in Tianjin was short, his achievements were not small. "My lord," he said, "Yuan Gongbao means that he must go to Cen first to attack Qu. If Cen doesn't go, Sheng Xingsun's power will come back, and it will be a big problem." "Sheng Xingsun?" Yi Kuang was a little confused, "Could it be that Cen San had colluded with him a long time ago? Cen San pretends to be incorruptible, and Sheng Xingsun is such a good thing, how could he talk to him?" "Sheng Xingsun is not a good thing, so what is Cen San? In his official career, he is based on power, regardless of his heart. Yuan Gongbao has definite news that Sheng and Cen are very close in Shanghai. Zhu was impeached, It was Sheng Xingsun's revenge, and Cen Sangan used it for him. This is the end, as you can imagine!" "Is there any basis for this statement?" "Why is there no basis!" Yang Shiqi told Yikuang the story he heard from Yuan Shikai.It is said that Zhu Baokui not only made a fortune running the railway because of Sheng Xuanhuai's support, but also called his disciples in Sheng Xuanhuai's Zhizhi, and he should be among the "buddies".Unexpectedly, when Zhu Baokui came to Beijing, when he met with King Zaifeng, he asked about Sheng Xuanhuai's character, and Zhu Baokui made a seven-character comment: "A gentleman on the outside but a villain on the inside." Therefore, when I entrusted Cen Chunxuan in Shanghai, I must avenge him, but Cen Chunxuan lived up to his trust and managed to do this happy thing for Sheng Xuanhuai within a few days of arriving in Beijing.From this point of view, the friendship between Cen and Sheng is not deep. "So there is such a thing, I don't know." Yikuang asked next: "How to go to Cen? Did Weiting talk to you?" "It's been discussed! Not only has it been discussed, but it has been discussed. Not only has it been discussed, but it has been put into practice. In the past two days, please pay attention to the electronic performances from Guangdong and Guangxi." "You mean Zhou Yushan's electronic music?" Zhou Yushan is Yuan Shikai's son and daughter in-laws, Zhou Fu, governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.Yuan Shikai also made a bitter plan, sacrificing his in-laws to attack Cen, the design was very ingenious, after hearing what Yang Shiqi said, Yikuang greatly appreciated it. "Excellent, excellent!" He said: "You send a telegram to Wei Ting, you might as well hurry up, I have agreed in the palace." "Is it from Pi Ni Li?" Yang Shiqi asked, "What did he say?" "Lianying can't say anything about this matter, so let him ask Da Gege. However, this gift," Yi Qiang said with a sad expression, "is not light!" "How heavy is it?" "Don't talk about it. Anyway, if I don't talk about it, you will always know. I just ask you to tell Weiting about the meaning of mutual solidarity." So Yang Shiqi went to Tianjin again, and he returned immediately after staying overnight. This trip brought a huge sum of money, as much as 600,000 taels of silver.However, when it was handed over to Yikuang, a few words were attached. "Wei Ting asked me to report to the lord. Beiyang has done his best to repay you, just for the sake of your relatives. Wei Ting also said that now he is not asking for blessings, but for avoiding disasters." Yikuang didn't accept the banknotes, he thought for a while and said with a heavy expression: "I also know that the six hundred thousand silver is Beiyang's public funds, if the comfort court does not protect its position, it will be a big disaster to check this account." He said he was not asking for blessings, but to avoid disasters. I said that if there is no blessing, it will be a disaster, and if there is no disaster, it will be a blessing, and the blessing and misfortune are all in one fell swoop." The next day, Yikuang prepared a red envelope, brought it into the palace at Liming, and sent Su La to convey it, asking Li Lianying to come out to meet him at noon, and he was waiting in the prince's court room. After twelve o'clock, Li Lianying came to the next generation.After entering the door and saluting, he hurried to Yikuang and said in a low voice, "My lord, please take a step to speak." "Oh!" Yikuang stood up, walked to a distance and sat down, his personal attendant, who understood that he had something to talk about that was not known to outsiders, stood at the door to shield him from the idlers. "Lian Ying can't come because of an errand, so let me see the prince." Shi Xu continued, "If the prince has something to say, just tell me. If you must find Lian Ying, he will come to the mansion at night to serve you." Yikuang was very vigilant, felt that not only did he not need to hide this matter from Shixu, but he was about to let him know, so he immediately replied: "Tell him, tell you, I was going to entrust you to do it. Here is a sum of money for him to share with Da Gege. " Shi Xu took the red envelope and said after seeing it, "There is no seal." "correct!" "The ones that are sealed, I will hand them over as they are. If they are not sealed, I have to ask for the number, so as not to be unclear." "It's this one!" Yi Kuang stretched out a finger. "One hundred thousand?" "No! You'll know it when you read it!" I took it out and saw that there were two bank notes, one was 600,000 taels, and the other was 400,000 taels.Shixu was taken aback, blinked his eyes for a long time and asked: "My lord must have something else for me to take?" Yikuang thought for a while and said: "I can't say enough for a while, anyway, 'God will play a good thing, and the lower realm will keep you safe'. If there is any movement, Lianying will naturally know." "That's right! Things and words must be transferred as they are. I think Lian Ying will go to see the prince at night." Sure enough, Li Lianying went to King Qing's mansion to see Yikuang on this day, besides asking An to thank him, she carefully asked, what can I do for you?At the same time, he also said that Princess Rongshou was also deeply disturbed by this reward, and she had to do something for Yikuang to feel better. Princess Rongshou actually took the initiative to say that it was her first experience in Yikuang, and she felt very comforted in her heart. At that time, she had a deep talk with Li Lianying, and it took about one more time before it ended. ※ ※ ※ Zhou Fu, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, sent a telegram saying that the "rebellious parties" are causing troubles and they are becoming more and more rampant. At present, in addition to doing our best to prevent them, we must also try our best to appease the parties, so as not to collude with each other and spread to an uncontrollable disaster.Between the tone of the words, there is also a slight hint of energy decline and powerlessness. When the Empress Dowager Cixi saw this memorial, she couldn't help thinking about it again.Princess Rongshou observed the words and expressions, and knew that the conspiracy between Yikuang and Yuan Shikai had already started, so she insinuated with concern, and quickly made the Empress Dowager Cixi confide in her troubles. "It's not the 'rebellious parties'! Why do the 'rebellious parties' always come out in Guangdong?" "There are 'rebellious parties' everywhere, can't it just depend on the local officials?" Princess Rongshou said: "Shandong is next to Zhili, and the Boxers didn't dare to enter Dezhou." "That's Yuan Shikai." "Isn't Zhou Fu Yuan Shikai's relative?" "Yes! But, Yuan Shikai is Yuan Shikai, and Zhou Fu is Zhou Fu!" Princess Rongshou fell silent.The Empress Dowager Cixi didn't talk about it any further, and waited for the military plane to discuss it.Unexpectedly, at this time, another urgent telegram came from Guangdong, saying that Liu Siyu, a local tycoon in Qinzhou, had assembled a crowd to plunder and wanted to attack the city. It was time for the telegram to arrive in Beijing.It was sent to the military plane just after ten o'clock in the morning.The military aircraft Zhang Jing translated it and sent it to the Minister of Military Aircraft. Qu Hongji looked at it briefly, and then ordered to send it to the internal affairs office in a yellow box, and forward it to the imperial court. It was the time when the Empress Dowager Cixi passed on the meal. Seeing this telegram, the abbot had no place to put his chopsticks in front of the banquet, and the Empress Dowager Cixi suddenly lost her appetite, shook her head and put down the chopsticks. Seeing this scene, Li Lianying winked at Princess Rongshou, and then brought up another dining table. Princess Rongshou stretched out her hand to lift the silver lid on the big bowl, and said, "This year's shad came in early. I don't know Is it fresh?" "No need!" Empress Dowager Cixi shook her hand, got up and left. Princess Rongshou hurriedly stepped forward to help her, and when she arrived at the side hall where she had tea and rest after meals, she asked with concern: "What's wrong with Lafayette? You didn't eat well today." "Oh!" The Empress Dowager Cixi sighed, "I'm so bored!" Princess Rongshou seized the opportunity and said calmly: "I think Lafayette is tired! What Cen Chunxuan played is good, and it is all for the prosperity of the country and the prosperity of the people. The words are very good, but this cannot be done overnight. It's useless to talk about it. Now every time I summon Cen Chunxuan, it takes an hour or two. The servant is really anxious, Lafayette is too tired, so it's not suitable." "Cen Chunxuan is too impatient." "It's useless to be impatient! It depends on the matter. You should be in a hurry, and you should be slow. And it's up to everyone to handle things, and you shouldn't just force them." At this time, Li Lianying came to ask for instructions. It turned out that Yikuang had handed over a sign, asking to be called up for this year's Wanshou celebration, and Cixi had ordered to be summoned after dinner.Whether to "withdraw" at this time, come and go. The Empress Dowager Cixi was pondering, but Princess Rongshou urged her, "Let's shout!" She said, "Talk to King Qing, and relax." "Okay! Call!" So, at Sanyouxuan in the west of Le Shoutang, I summoned Prince Qing Yikuang.He first explained the things that should be prepared for the Longevity Ceremony, and mentioned the fireworks and other things that Guangdong should pay tribute to. This reminded Cixi of the telegram she had just received, and immediately called someone to fetch the original telegram, read it together, and asked how to deal with it. "This situation is very bad. The 'Three O'Clock Meeting' just caused trouble in Chaozhou and killed the magistrate, and now there are bandits in Qinzhou. If we don't do it, collusion with the revolutionary 'disruptive party' is a serious matter. " Yikuang went on to say: "Zhou Fu is diligent and cautious. After all, he is exhausted and timid. I'm afraid he won't be able to handle it. Last time Yuan Shikai went to Beijing, he also talked with his servants, saying that his in-laws' abilities are limited and they are getting old. It is not suitable to be in Guangdong and Guangxi, the servant is really afraid of his misfortune." "So Yuan Shikai also said that?" "yes!" "Then, who do you think will be transferred?" "This..." Yi Kuang pondered for a moment, and said with a solemn face: "I dare not harm the public with my own interests. Cen Chunxuan is at odds with this slave, and this slave cannot bury his strengths. When it comes to leading troops to suppress bandits, he is the only one in front of us." Two with Yuan Shikai. But when it comes to prestige, Yuan Shikai has lost to him again!" "Yeah, yum!" Empress Dowager Cixi nodded deeply, "Leading troops depends on prestige! Cen Chunxuan is good, and besides, he is the most familiar with Guangdong and Guangxi, and he is really suitable for people and places. But there is one level, just transferred internally, I am afraid that he will find it hard. willing to go again." "I don't agree with this. The king's destiny is like the destiny. If you want to go or not, where can you be happy with your subordinates? What's more, Cen Chunxuan has been greatly favored, so he shouldn't be afraid of hard work!" Empress Dowager Cixi pondered for a while and said: "That's it! He is very loyal, and I will never refuse." "Yes!" Yikuang agreed, talked about some other matters, knelt down and withdrew. After leaving the palace, he returned to the mansion, and he didn't reveal a word about the decision made by Zhao Dui, even to his cronies.When the foreman came to see him the next day, he first mentioned Zhou Fu's telegram, saying that the situation in Guangdong was dangerous. Zhou Fu asked to send troops, and he agreed to the performance and handed it over to Beiyang as soon as possible. "Soldiers must be sent, but if there are soldiers, someone must be able to lead them." Empress Dowager Cixi said: "Zhou Fu is not the one who leads soldiers, and besides, he is too old. I think it is better to ask Cen Chunxuan to go to Guangdong!" "yes!" Just a few words in this way, the game is settled.In Qu Hongji's eyes, he really felt that the lightning was too fast to cover his ears. Cen Chunxuan himself was even more shocked and angry, and he was inexplicably stunned. Needless to say, of course, Wen Zhi stayed here, and said in the edict: "Cen Chunxuan played, I beg you to take back your order, and give a discount to Jianxian officials. Cen Chunxuan's illness has not yet recovered, and the court is also very concerned. Only Guangdong is an important place. Now Lianqin and other places There are bandits causing trouble. In Raoping County, which belongs to Chaozhou Prefecture, there is a serious case of gathering people to kill officials. Zhou Fu is afraid that he will not be competent. He has to be famous. People who are familiar with the situation are not enough to deter them. The governor has always been serious in his work. I don't hesitate to work hard to prepare and prevent everything in the province. It is very suitable for the opportunity, so I will send you a special briefing, and you should go to the post quickly, make arrangements, make peace and eliminate the violence, and eliminate the troubles. The current situation is difficult, so I should try to report that the Vice-Court is encouraging Nanfu to appease Yanjiang, so I don't have to say anything." In addition, he was given another ten days off. To Cen Chunxuan, it was full of face, and it was inconvenient to get angry, otherwise it would be boring.But of course he was not willing to leave Beijing just like that. He wrote a book every day, lamenting the current affairs, between the lines, sneering at those who disliked him with a gun and a stick, Fang took Tian Zhongyu, the general of the new Beiyang army, from Tianjin to the south by sea. First to Shanghai, then to Guangzhou. ※ ※ ※ When Cen Chunxuan left Beijing, Zhao Qilin was also packing up his luggage and was going to go back to Hunan to live for a while.It is the most showy thing for a speech official to leave his post and return to his hometown due to impeachment of a dignitary. If the courtiers know or don't know it, the metropolis will hold a farewell banquet and even give away travel expenses.The departure banquet is often held in Songyun Nunnery, the ancestral hall of Yang Jisheng, where the censors often meet. This time, Zhao Qilin's farewell was not at Songyun Nunnery, but at Longshu Temple near Taoranting.The temple is named after a very ancient pagoda tree, and Zhang Zhidong liked to compose wine gatherings here when he was in Hanlin.One year, he collaborated with Pan Zuyin as Dong, a meeting of celebrities, and wrote poems until four o'clock in the afternoon.The two masters looked at each other, not knowing where to start?It turned out that Pan Zuyin thought that Zhang Zhidong had prepared, and Zhang Zhidong thought that Pan Zuyin must have prepared, but no one prepared the meal.Huangpi Leng Temple became famous because of this joke that spread to Nine Cities, and there are often footprints of poets and poets. The host of this day is Wang Rongbao, the counselor of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.When the guests arrived, a piece of poem note titled "Farewell" had been pasted on the wall, and it was signed "Gunfu", which was Wang Rongbao's alias. This is naturally a farewell poem to Zhao Qilin, and there are two seven rhythms in total: "The city is cloudy and the sun is falling, and the vicissitudes of life are frightening. A stone is hard to get drunk when you wake up, and there is still a sound in the night of the sword! Tigers and leopards are close to the sky, Hui Lanning is timid and towering? Long chant path to sanggan Go, myriad trees and birds will see you off. The songs in the high hall are not the same, and the bright lights are hard to leave Xisi.It is not expected that the world will hear the phoenix, and send pedestrians to mourn the passing away. The flowers and branches on the left will be lost in the night moon, and the leaves in Dongting will blow up the autumn wind.Tianshu thinks about it sooner or later, and asks Gui Cong where the mountains are secluded. " The guests read it, and it is inevitable to comment, and some people think it is a good topic, which can express the meaning of rhyme.Among them was a lecturer named Yun Yuding. While he was strolling and contemplating, someone suddenly called out in his ear: "My lord!" Yun Yuding had no distractions, so he couldn't help being surprised, when he looked closely, it was Gao Sheng, his personal follower, who immediately asked, "What's the matter?" "The madam sent someone to say that there is a very important guest coming to pay respects, please go back quickly, master." "What's the important guest?" "I didn't say anything." Gao Sheng took a step forward and said in a low voice, "I only know that the guest gave a very important gift." "Oh!" Yun Yuding thought about it, decided to leave first, and lied to the host, saying that the folks from Changzhou came to the house, and they had to go back to meet, and then left in a car. I hurried back to see, I couldn't help being surprised, the guest was originally a family friend who had frequent contacts, his name was Zhu Lun, and he was the eldest son of Zhu Jiabao, the current governor of Jiangsu Province.Zhu Jiabao, whose name is Jingtian, is from Ning County, Yunnan. He was in the same year as Yun Yuding and Zhao Qilin in the "Liu Kesha" list of the Renchen Division in the 18th year of Guangxu. As the entourage of the political minister, Xu Laoji was awarded the title of magistrate, and he got to know Zai Zhen through Zai Ze's relationship. He flattered him deliberately and was extremely favored. Therefore, the magistrate, who was difficult to fill, was transferred to the Ministry of Civil Affairs as Yuanwailang . The Zhu family's father and son knew how to be arrogant, and they would cook cold stoves occasionally. Yun Yuding was both the same year and the censor, so of course he must be on the list of giving red envelopes during festivals.In addition, there are often gifts of earthen ceremonies, and Zhu Lun personally visits the door every time, calling "Old Man, Old Man" very affectionately, so Yun Yuding also has a good impression of him. As soon as Zhu Lun had greeted him, Yun Yuding lost his temper to the servant: "It's obviously Young Master Zhu, how can you say he's an unfamiliar stranger? You really are a jerk!" "Old man, old man!" Zhu Lun hastily explained, "It's my nephew's fault, I specially asked Guijie not to tell the truth, because it's right..." He apologized and said, "My little nephew has something to report. Can I let my nephew serve in my study? " "Oh, oh!" Yun Yuding understood a little bit, "Of course, of course. Please!" To enter the study, you have to pass through the Houxuan, and you can see that the table is full of gifts, including Yunnan Xuanwei ham, Jilin ginseng, etc., and there are four flower-carved altars of fifty catties piled on the ground, which is obviously sent by Zhu Lun. "Is this from Young Master Zhu?" Yun Yuding asked deliberately. "Not good!" Zhu Lun hurriedly replied, "Please don't make fun of me, old man." "It's too expensive! It's too expensive!" Yun Yuding said repeatedly.I muttered a little in my heart, knowing that Zhu Lun came here with a request, and he definitely didn't ask for "a big stroke of a pen" to write a birthday preface or something, otherwise there is no need to keep people secret. really!When he got to the study and closed the door, Zhu Lun said straight to the point: "My nephew was ordered by Zhen Beizi to come here to ask the old man to uphold justice." "Oh! This..." Yun Yuding took a deep breath and said, "To uphold justice for princes and relatives, I'm still a few years away from doing it." "The old man is too polite! Who wouldn't admire the old man who swept away thousands of troops with a pen?" Zhu Lun lowered his voice and said, "There is a manuscript, please read it." When Yun Yuding received it in his hand, he was startled when he saw it, and saw that the reason for the case was: "playing to the ministers for personal gain and deceit, please reprimand." Of course it refers to Qu Hongji.Yun Yuding thought to himself, if the stick is passed, if the opponent does not fall, but bounces back, his head will be broken. Thinking of this, he ignored the following and raised his head to ask, "Who is the Shuchen referring to?" "The old man will know after reading it." "I know it even if you don't look at it. But, Shixiong," Yun Yuding asked with a smile, "I'm very surprised, why don't you find someone else, you want to find me?" "There is a reason for this. All the old men in Renchen feel that only the old man cares about Tongnian the most, and everyone expects him to come forward. Please ask the old man to come forward." "This, brother, is really the saying of the saying 'Zhang Er King Kong, I can't figure it out'!" "I said a little bit, and the old man will understand. Renchen is on the list, and those who are proud of it now get along very well with Qingdi and Beiyang. They will all be hit hard.” "Ah!" Yun Yuding was suddenly reminded, "This is true!" He did some calculations and found that Zhu Lun's father, Zhu Jiabao, followed Prince Qing's line; Tang Wenzhi, the current Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce, is the teacher of Prince Qing's Mansion; Baoxi, the Minister of Education, is also very close to King Qing.And anyone who is close to King Qing also has a relationship with Beiyang.If Qing and Yuan collapsed and were affected in the same year, there would indeed be many people. However, Zhao Qilin is also a Renchen Branch.Referring to this point, Zhu Lun believed that Qu and Zhao were teachers and students because they were from the same hometown. "How can the same clan attack each other?" Yun Yuding had a look of disapproval. Zhu Lun was good at detecting words and distinguishing colors, and he heard that Qu Hongji was not invincible in his tone, so he said: "There is one more thing to tell the old man, Shanhua has been in power for so long, and sooner or later it will endanger Shenggong!" Upon hearing this, Yun Yuding's eyes widened, "What do you mean?" He asked aggressively. "Shanhua has made secret reports several times. Those who were convicted in the 1898 coup should be employed. The empress dowager always pretends to be deaf and dumb. This has given him a lot of face. But knowing that Shanhua keeps talking, I'm afraid the empress dowager The Empress Dowager suspected that it was the emperor's instigation, then there will be deep disagreements between mother and child?" "What you said," Yun Yuding almost reprimanded, "Who did you listen to?" "Qingdi, Zegong, and King Su have all said it." Zhu Lun could see from Yun Yuding's face that this statement was useful, so he added: "Tang Nianbo also knows." The "Tang Nianbo" in his mouth is Tang Wenzhi.Although this person is under Prince Qing's sect, he has good character and knowledge, and was recognized as a gentleman in the same year.Zhu Lun cited him as evidence, and his words gained strength. Yun Yuding blinked his eyes and thought for a while, then nodded and said to himself, "I have to go! Otherwise, it will be a big hidden danger for the emperor." It turns out that Yun Yuding is also a person who loves the emperor, but he is different from the New Party around 1898. He does not think that loving the emperor must oppose the Empress Dowager Cixi, but to reconcile the two palaces, yearning for the realm of mother's kindness and filial piety, naturally he regards "protecting the holy bow" as his Heavy.This idea is quite close to Zhang Zhidong, the difference is that Yun Yuding's attitude is more intense.Now moved by Zhu Lun's words, I am deeply afraid that Qu Hongji's actions will put the emperor at a disadvantage, so I decided to get rid of this hidden danger. This kind of understanding is exactly what Zhu Lun expected. After thinking about the situation, it is already a matter of course, so there is no need to say anything more.Sure enough, Yun Yuding began to read the manuscript.Under the cause of the case, it is written: "It is said that Qu Hongji, the minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Military Aircraft, who co-organized the University Scholars, secretly notified the hall, instructed the officials, secretly recruited foreign aid, and distributed party members." Seeing this, he had doubts. "What is the 'Dark Notification Hall'?" "Didn't Wang Kangnian, who runs the Beijing News, turn his goodness into Austrian aid?" "This cannot be said to be 'dark communication'." "Don't have your own reasons." Zhu Lun immediately said: "According to the news from the palace, the Empress Dowager once complained to Shanhua, down to dissatisfaction with Qingdi and his son. Shanhua passed through the family members of the Qu and Wang families Contacts, disclosed the news to Wang Kangnian, Wang quietly told the reporter of the British "Times" and sent a news, saying that China's political situation has undergone major changes, and the ruling party is about to change. The higher-ups knew this and were very angry. Said it was someone who made a rumor? After investigation, I found out the truth, and I think Shanhua is a sinister villain, and his family members are bad." "It turns out that there is such a saying. Then, the 'instructing officer' refers to Zhao?" "Yes!" Zhu Lun replied, "I heard there are other people." "What about 'Yin knot foreign aid'?" "Isn't it Cen Zhijun?" "This one is true!" Yun Yuding nodded and asked again: "You said, what's the matter with 'distributing party members'?" "The old man will know after reading it." The following is Yu Zhaokang, who criticizes Qu Hongji's in-laws. Because he and Qu Hongji are relatives of children, he was appointed as the left counselor of the Ministry of Justice.In addition, there are many "bad deeds" of "stealing power and forming cliques, maintaining salary".Eloquently written thousands of words. After reading it, Yun Yuding pondered and said: "It seems that the words have gone too far!" "Old man, that's not what you said, how can you attack it. In order to protect the emperor, it must be so powerful!" Yun Yuding thought to himself, this is not bad!Imagine for yourself, if you don't attack, you will be fine. Only when you attack Qu Hongji can you feel at ease. Otherwise, if others don't fall, you will fall. "Okay!" Yun Yuding said, "Leave it to me, let me think about it." "Yes!" Zhu Lun said goodbye respectfully. When night came, Yun Yuding wandered around the room, with the intention of turning seven parts up, but still three parts fearful.When he was in a difficult situation, the girl came to ask, and the wife said, "It's getting late, please go back to the room and rest, master." When she was able to go to the room, Mrs. Yun asked, "What's the big deal, making you forget to sleep and eat?" "You women don't understand!" "That's right, women don't understand state affairs, they only understand housework. I don't know when you, a poor scholar, became a leader." At this time, he was usually used to being ridiculed, and he always took the attitude of not complaining about offenses, but at this moment he felt a sense of injustice. He patted the table, stood up suddenly, and said loudly: "Bring the pen and ink!" Mrs. Yun and the girl took care of each other, served the paper, pens and tea, turned on the light, let Yun Yuding sit down comfortably, first revised Zhu Lun's manuscript, polished the words, and then took the white booklet to transcribe clear. He finished the memorial in one go, and it was almost dawn. When he looked up, Mrs. Yun was still sitting beside her.Surprised, he asked, "Why aren't you asleep yet?" "You worked hard all night," Mrs. Yun said with a smile, "Shouldn't you be with you?" Yun Yuding hadn't seen his wife being so warm-faced for a long time, and felt quite flattered, he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much, you must be sleepy, go to sleep quickly! I'll let the old lady make something to eat, and I'm going to sleep quickly. " "I'm not sleepy. I cooked a pot of duck porridge over there. I'll ask someone to bring it for you to eat." So I woke up the girl and prepared breakfast. In addition to duck porridge, there were four plates and a plate of hot noodle dumplings.Yun Yuding wondered why there was such a sumptuous breakfast that day, and even more surprised when these things were prepared? "The hot noodle dumplings were wrapped last night, covered with a wet towel, and steamed." Mrs. Yun explained his first question, "You have been suffering for several years, and you should have a few days of comfortable life. " "It's too early to think about a comfortable life," Yun Yuding said with a sigh, "Oh! It's better than before! In the year of Ziwu Maoyou, there is always hope that the chief examiner will be released. Like this year Dingwei, it should be the year of the exam. There are a dozen or so students who take the room test, and there are hundreds of silver in Zhi Jing’s collection. Once the imperial examination is stopped, Hanlin really has nothing to do with it.” Mrs. Yun smiled silently, and when Yun Yuding finished eating porridge, washed his face and was about to go to bed, she asked, "Master Zhu Jia said before leaving yesterday that he would come to see you at noon today. When he came later, Shall I wake you up?" "No need! You just tell him that I have done what he asked me to do. If you don't go to the yamen today, you will hand it over tomorrow." Mrs. Yun knew that the so-called "delivery" meant handing over the booklet, so she immediately said, "Isn't it easy to hand it over to Young Master Zhu?" Yun Yuding thought for a while and said, "Not good! Not right!" "Then, send someone to deliver it yourself. If you leave it to me, one thing will be taken care of for you, so you can sleep in peace." Yun Yuding did as he said, then went to bed and slept until the afternoon when he woke up, the first thing he did was to ask if the booklet was handed over? The booklet was handed over to Zhu Lun, but Mrs. Yun refused to tell the truth, "I sent someone to the yamen." She took out a red envelope from the drawer of the dresser and said, "By the way, Young Master Zhu sent Jie Jing to you." coming." "Jie Jing?" Yun Yuding was surprised, "Didn't you give it away?" "It's different. It belonged to his old man last time, but this time it belongs to King Qing." "King Qing's?" Yun Yuding hastily took the red envelope, there was nothing written on it, and inside was a receipt full of foreign language.Fortunately, Yun Yuding also knew the "foreign code", and there were three circles after the five characters, presumably it was a check for five thousand taels of silver from a foreign bank. "This...," he was surprised, happy and uneasy, "it seems...." "Don't talk about it!" Mrs. Yun hurriedly said, "King Qing receives more than five thousand taels of door bags a day. Why are you afraid of using him?" "Afraid of gossip?" "Who? Who dares to gossip?" Mrs. Yun said: "If someone is gossiping, it should be accepted. Otherwise, if you have never eaten mutton, and you are in a show, then it is really useless!" Yun Yuding felt that what his wife said was unreasonable, but he really couldn't refute her, so he had no choice but to not mention it.But thinking about it, there is still something unsettling. "Today, on the third day of the fifth lunar month, as soon as the excerpts are uploaded, there will be a follow-up before the festival. Why don't you let people have a good time? Now, someone will definitely call me mean!" Mrs. Yun remained silent, but the more Yun Yuding thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, so he decided to go to the Yamen in person and stop the paperwork that was to be handed over, and we'll talk about it after the festival. Seeing this, Mrs. Yun had no choice but to say: "Let me tell you the truth! Young Master Zhu took the booklet." She said, "Young Master Zhu means the same as you, and I will hand it over after the festival." "Oh! You should have told me the truth earlier." Yun Yuding suddenly asked with a serious expression: "This envelope was given to you after you handed in the paperwork?" "There, it was handed over to me yesterday. He told me not to tell you, lest you feel in your heart that it was because of others' favor that you made this move." "That's all!" Yun Yuding's expression softened: "Otherwise, if you pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other, what kind of person do you think I am!"