Chapter 215 Yingtai Sunset (15-1)

After the funeral of Emperor Daxing, the Empress Dowager, who was promoted from Empress Guangxu, moved from Yonghe Palace to Compassionate Palace.The Yonghe Palace is located in the east of the East Six Palaces. It was one of the best inner palaces in the Ming Dynasty. It was once the residence of Chongzhen's favorite concubine Tian Guifei.Since Empress Dowager Cixi moved to Ningshou Palace, Empress Guangxu moved to Yonghe Palace for convenience.All the layouts are naturally different, especially the equipment in the pharmacy is the best. Concubine Jin was well-informed, so she was the first to get there first, and immediately occupied the Yonghe Palace.

As soon as she arrived at the Palace of Compassion and Ning, the first thing the Empress Dowager did was to summon the regent of Jian Guo.She had already planned that from now on, she would give Zaifeng a disarm so that she could establish her status and authority as the empress dowager, so she met her and saluted him, not asking him to stand up, and the first sentence was: "Is the child so good! Crying and fussing." Zaifeng was stunned when he heard this, but he didn't feel the seriousness of the situation, so he just said, "I will be disciplined by the empress dowager!"

"Of course! I must be disciplined." The queen mother said to the side: "Bring those two lists!" "Cha!" Xiao Dezhang's voice was bright and crisp, and he presented two pieces of plain paper. "For the Regent!" The Queen Mother pointed with a finger: "Read it to me." Zaifeng, who was kneeling, took a look at the plain paper from Xiao Dezhang, only to realize that it was the list of two funeral ministers.So first I read the one that held the funeral of Emperor Daxing: "Prince Li Shiduo, Prince Rui Kuibin, Prince Khalkha Nayantu, Shangshu Zaize of the Gongdu Branch of Fengen Township, Dashi Shixu, and Nayan Tong, Minister of Foreign Affairs Yuan Shikai, Minister of Rites Pu Liang, Minister of Internal Affairs Ji Lu and Zeng Chong."

"You read the one by Lafayette again." So Zaifeng read again: "Prince Su Shanqi, Prince Nahele of Shuncheng County, Bodisu, Duke of Kaerqin, co-organizers Rongqing, Lu Chuanlin, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Lu Runxiang, Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Kui Jun, Minister of Internal Affairs, Jing Hou, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites." "Look, there are eleven people attending the funeral for Emperor Daxing, and nine people attending the funeral for Lafayette! Not only are the number of people smaller, but their status is also much worse! Are you deliberately looking down on Lafayette? Zaifeng! "The queen mother called her by name, and scolded with a livid face: "Lafayette treated you badly? You repay her like this, where is the conscience!"

Zaifeng did not expect that as the emperor's father, who was in charge of the state, and had the honor never seen since the founding of the state, he received such a reprimand on the first day, and his face was so angry that his face was pale and red, and he wished he could Take off the warm hat with the jewel top, throw it in front of her face, and say: "I quit!" But, why don't you do it?In such a flash, she couldn't help being discouraged, but the Queen Mother spoke again, this time in a much more relaxed tone. "It's not that I want to blame you! Don't you think about it, who maintains the world? If you don't respect Lafayette, who can look down on you? Your supervision of the country is similar to Lafayette's training in politics, but if you think about it, can you Is it comparable to Lafayette? If you don't use the golden signboard of Lafayette everywhere, I am afraid that the power will fall into the hands of Lao Qing in a short time!"

It's not bad to think about what the queen mother said.Although Zaifeng was not sincerely convinced, his anger was much calmer, "Now the first edict has been issued." He said: "If the empress dowager's funeral ministers want to be added, only Jia Puwei and his group will hang up. Minger, can't do things. It would be even worse if he came up with another idea!What does the empress dowager think? " "Forget about this matter! In addition, in the funeral ceremony, there is a place to show filial piety to Lafayette, so don't ignore it!" "yes."

"Go back!" Zaifeng returned to the military plane with a dejected expression.Because of the numerous funerals, everyone was in a bad mood, so they didn't expect him to hit a big snag.Only show him the edict that should be issued. The Shangyu had been prepared a long time ago, but it could not be issued before the time. A batch was issued early this morning, and the batch to be issued now consists of six pieces: one is the emperor's funeral clothes; The etiquette of discussing the supervisory state; the third is that the king regent will play the empress dowager's request for important events; the fourth is the etiquette of the emperor respecting the empress dowager and the empress dowager; To avoid, the word Yi is missing a stroke.Zaifeng had no objection, he read the photo and posted it.

"Now there are a few things that need to be decided by the Regent. The first is to determine the year. Today, he is the son of Mu Zong, who is the son of Mu Zong. This lineage must be announced. I think it is better to use the word Xuantong. " "Xuantong, Xuantong!" Zaifeng read a few times: "It's very loud! It's him." Without any objection, Zhang Zhidong said the second thing: "The mausoleum of Daxing has not yet been decided. We should send people to the east and west mausoleums to survey the terrain and draw various plans." "I feel a little sad when I mention this matter... ..." Zaifeng suddenly stopped talking.

The emperors of all dynasties chose their own mausoleums during their lifetime, except for Mu Zong and Emperor Daxing.Mu Zong is young and weak, so he is not in a hurry, who knows that misfortune will happen, it's another matter.Emperor Daxing has shown signs of decline early, so he should be allowed to choose a place he likes to rest in, because the Empress Dowager Cixi never mentioned it, and no one dared to ask for an order. As a result, there is still no burial place today, Zaifeng can't help but feel sad.But as soon as the words were out of his mouth, he remembered the reprimand he received in the Compassionate Ning Palace, so he didn't dare to continue.

Everyone can also imagine that he withdrew his mouth in order not to criticize the Empress Dowager Cixi, so no one asked.Let's get down to business, just ask him to appoint someone to investigate the mausoleum. "You need someone who understands Feng Shui." Yi Kuang replied. Lu Chuanlin happened to hear this sentence again, and was deeply afraid that he would be sent on such a hard job, so he hurriedly said: "You have to be younger to go over the mountains and look carefully." "I recommend two people." Shi Xu said, "One is Lun Beizi, and the other is Chen Yucang."

Chen Yucang is Chen Bi, Minister of the Ministry of Postal Communications.The Ministry of Industry has been abolished, and part of the construction business has been taken over by the Ministry of Posts and Communications. It is a very appropriate person to send him.As for Pu Lun, Fang is in his prime and knows a little about Feng Shui, so he is also competent for this job.This matter is settled again. "Third," Zhang Zhidong expressed his opinion before he could say anything: "This matter is a matter of routine, so I ask the regent to deal with it leniently. How will the doctors recommended by the provinces be dealt with with the people in the imperial hospital?" "What do you think?" "Punishments should be severe!" Zhang Zhidong said, "The ones from Taiyuan Hospital should be more serious, and the ones from other provinces should be lighter." "It doesn't matter how important it is, I'm still an official and a errand anyway." Yikuang said: "If you leave, you'll be fine." Retirement is dismissal, demotion is demotion, but they all stay in office, and there is no serious problem. This matter is settled again. "As for who should wear filial piety and who should send a libation, it should be requested by the Minister of Funeral." "No, no!" Zaifeng followed Zhang Zhidong's words and said, "The Empress Dowager Daxing's mother's family should wear filial piety for a hundred days, and those who drink in front of the Empress Dowager Daxing's Zi Palace should send more princes and Baylor." Zaifeng went on Then he said: "I still think of one thing, what is the rule of Shangzun posthumous title?" "Liedi can add up to 22 characters, and no more can be added." Zhang Zhidong said: "After Lie Di can add up to 16 characters, no more can be added. This is a custom handed down from the Qianlong period." "So, Daxing Empress Dowager, how many words do you have now?" "The Prince Regent is asking about the emblem of the Empress Dowager Daxing?" Zhang Zhidong read it once, and said in a broken voice, "Oops! There are already sixteen characters!" "Can't you add more?" "If you add more, it will exceed the word count." "According to this, does it mean that there is no posthumous posthumous title?" Zaifeng disagreed: "Isn't that outrageous?" One sentence stopped Zhang Zhidong.Yuan Shikai rescued him and said: "The Ministry of Rites has finished the discussion!" ※ ※ ※ The problem of the number of words in the posthumous posthumous title of Empress Dowager Cixi was solved by a decree.This edict was issued based on Zaifeng's suggestion. It said, "The Empress Dowager Daxing has been training the government behind the curtain. For more than forty years, she has made meritorious deeds in the clan society, and her virtues have given birth to the people. All funeral ceremonies, Yunyi is especially grand, Respecting Zhao, but expressing mourning, the Ministry of Rites will revise all etiquette separately." The Ministry of Rites discusses and revises according to the emperor's funeral ceremony.The twenty-two characters of the emperor's honor and posthumous title, since they are compared, can naturally be added, and it is just right to add six characters. It turns out that posthumous posthumous titles have certain rules.The first character of the posthumous posthumous title must use the word "filial piety", the next character must use the words "virtuous and chaste", and the last four characters must use the words "heaven" and "sage".This adds up, no more, no less, exactly six. It's just that the words applicable to posthumous posthumous titles recorded in the Huidian were suitable for Chonglong but had never been used before, so I couldn't find them, so another edict was issued: "Written in the Huidian Emperor's posthumous words for consideration and selection, and drafted with respect and respect. , to show off by emphasizing the great code." Some people take this matter very seriously, while others take it very lightly.Those who took it lightly were a group of young relatives, with similar opinions: "Anyway, the number of words is the same as the emperor's. There is no need to think carefully about the wording, can you still use an ugly word? " The ones who take it very seriously are naturally a group of Ci officials.Said emperor's posthumous posthumous title is focused on the last word, such as Emperor Shizuzhang, Emperor Shengzuren, Emperor Sejongxian, and Emperor Wenzongxian. The posthumous titles of Zhang, Ren, Xian, and Xian are all exact and invariable, and one word can be used throughout his life.Emperor Gaozongchun, Emperor Renzongrui, Emperor Xuanzongcheng, Emperor Mu Zongyi's posthumous posthumous titles of Chun, Rui, Cheng, Yi, etc., are also discussed according to the situation, or have some hidden words, which are due to the painstaking efforts of the pen.As for the posthumous posthumous title, the emphasis is on the second word. Empress Dowager Cixi has been hanging for forty years, and the coffin will be finalized. Can you be extra cautious if you use one word to cover it? Such a major event is naturally the responsibility of the prime minister. The imperial edict also instructed "to go to the yamen of the various ministries of the cabinet, and to prepare and hear it together with respect", that is, to hand it over to the court for discussion, and it should be presided over by a scholar.However, court discussions are superficial articles, and it is necessary to rely on a group of experts to come up with ideas.So Zhang Zhidong discussed with Sun Jianai and made a list. The Han people are Lu Chuanlin and Lu Runxiang, co-organizers of the university, Zhu Yifan, Wu Shijian, Zheng Yuan, Yuan Lizhun of the Nanshufang Hanlin, Liu Tingchen, the chief supervisor of the Imperial University Hall, and Cheng Shen, who was born in the Imperial Academy. , Tang Wenzhi, Wang Rongbao and others, the bannermen only invited three: Shixu, a scholar of the University, Rongqing, the Minister of the Bachelor of Science, and Puliang, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites. Due to the state-owned funeral, banquets were prohibited, so Zhang Zhidong ordered Huixian Hall to prepare two tables of vegetarian meals, and no wine. After the hasty meal, the meeting began with tea. "The life of the Empress Dowager Daxing is rare in the annals of history." Zhang Zhidong said: "There is no more virtuous empress since ancient times than the Empress Dowager Xuanren in the Yuanyou period of the Song Dynasty. The Empress Dowager Daxing is doomed, and the future generations will be instructed to "speak the truth". Although our generation discusses only one word today, it is of great importance, and it is better not to be ridiculed by the historical commentaries of the future." After a moment of silence, Pu Liang, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, had to express his opinion on the responsibility of Pu Liang: "Although the Shangyu said that it was used in the posthumous words of the emperor, there are not many that are suitable for the identity of the empress dowager. Not suitable." "Then what is suitable?" Rong Qing said, "You might as well list them first and consider them word by word." "That's a good statement!" Sun Jianai seconded, "Although this will take some trouble, it is the most appropriate way." "Actually," Lu Chuanlin said out of the blue, "the holy word is very usable. The empress dowagers in the Song Dynasty must use holy as posthumous posthumous titles, with the exception of Zhang Suming's concubine Liu. That's because of Concubine Li Chen, which is another matter." "Zixuan's discussion is very serious!" Shixu just showed off the little ink in his stomach: "I remember it was discussed in "Gui Er Ji", and the discussion was very correct." "Yes, the discussion is very positive." Tang Wenzhi said, "What about Empress Naixiao Shengxian?" It turned out that Niu Gulu, who was said to be Gaozong's biological mother, had a posthumous posthumous title of "Sage of Filial Piety".Tang Wenzhi's voice was not high, and Lu Chuanlin never heard it, but Shi Xu was very disappointed, and kept his mouth tightly shut. "How?" Lu Chuanlin didn't know what was going on, but still asked loudly triumphantly: "The sage of filial piety is also the sage of the ancestor. At the beginning of Yongzheng..." His discussion had just begun when Lu Runxiang, who was sitting next to him, leaned over to his ear, and reminded loudly that people from Suzhou can only speak with a Beijing accent, unless they use a fake voice like a storyteller, otherwise they can't speak loudly. So Lu Runxiang covered his lips with his palm, and said in Suzhou dialect: "It's too late! Here, Qianlong's own mother, Empress Xiaoshengxian!" Lu Chuanlin used to be the governor of Jiangsu, and went north from King Qin of Suzhou in the year of Gengzi, so Wu Nong's soft words can also understand his meaning, and when he heard Lu Runxiang's words, his expression was the same as that of Shixu. So I took a meeting code and turned to the volume of the "Cabinet". The article about the "posthumous posthumous law" stated: "Every posthumous posthumous law is written in a book after examining its meaning." There are three volumes in total. The general name is "Hong Cheng Gong".The number of volumes in each volume is different, and there is only one volume in the second volume, "those who are granted posthumous titles by the officials can use it", with a total of 71 characters.There are two volumes in the middle volume. The first volume is "Concubine with posthumous title", with a total of 41 characters, and the second volume "with posthumous king", with a total of 75 characters.The first volume is dedicated to the emperor and empress. "Above the first volume, the name of the holy temple is listed", with a total of 44 characters; The posthumous posthumous posthumous title of the Empress" has a total of forty-nine characters.These words are recorded in the Huidian, and now they are the posthumous posthumous names of Empress Dowager Cixi, so they must be selected in the first and second volumes. Although there are seventy-one characters in the first volume, there are not many suitable for Empress Dowager Cixi.Because although the posthumous posthumous title of emperor is used, after all, it is too strong to be used literally. If it can be used, you might as well posthumously posthumously.Ping Hongyang and Ping Nian Army were all things she did when she was hanging down the curtain, and she deserved it well.Secondly, such as pure, appropriate, and successful.Although words such as Zhe can also be used, they are naturally avoided if they violate the posthumous posthumous title or temple name of the emperors.Therefore, considering every word, only ten characters were selected for the primary selection, and Wu Shijian took up the pen, wrote them on a piece of plain paper, and sent them to Sun Jianai and Zhang Zhidong who were sitting on the table. "Xiang Tao, read it!" Sun Jianai said, "After reading it, we will discuss it, choose three out of ten, and then submit it to the court for discussion, and it will definitely be accepted." So Zhang Zhidong read: "'A person who is wise and wise is said to be bright; a wise and wise man is called dedication.' The word dedication is not good!" Determination; comfort to the people is called tranquility; gentleness to comfort the people is called tranquility; prestige and manners are well-prepared and the day is Qin..." There are still three characters below, so Zhang Zhidong stopped reading. He looked up and muttered something in his mouth. Obviously, he was deliberating on the word "Qin". "Get rid of the unnecessary ones first," Sun Jianai said, "I also think the word 'present' is not good! All posthumous posthumous titles and temple names of the last emperors and empresses of the last dynasty should be avoided. " "Isn't Song Qinzong the last emperor?" Zhang Zhidong blurted out and asked. "It doesn't count!" Shixu replied: "Qinzong has a younger brother to succeed him, and there is also the Southern Song Dynasty. How can he be said to be the last king?" "That's right!" Zhang Zhidong waved his hand, "Excuse me, let me have a look at the canon!" The characters in this canon are extremely small, so Zhang Zhidong looked at it with a magnifying glass hanging on the skirt of his clothes, and finally found the explanation of the word "Qin". "I don't think it's necessary to choose three out of ten, but the word Qin is the most important thing!" He raised his voice and said, "Everyone, please read: 'Prestige is well prepared, Qin is well-prepared; Qin is only feared at night; Qin is respected and prudent. Qin. "Hearing the curtain to listen to the government, although the queen is the emperor, it is "prestige is fully prepared", but the night is only in awe; respect and prudence." This is just seeing the empress dowager Daxing, who also knows that the curtain is not made by the ancestors. And because of it, so be cautious and fearful!" Zhang Zhidong became more and more complacent as he spoke, clapping his hands and stamping his feet with a smile, he said, "Wonderful! This Chinese character was created in heaven and earth, as if it had been prepared for the benevolent sage long ago!" For a moment, he couldn't help his tears and nose, and his white-yellow beard was stained, shining brightly. He took out a gray handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped his eyes and nose. I can't help but want to laugh. So Wu Shijian jokingly echoed: "Zhongtang, there is something wonderful!" He used a Hangzhou dialect: "There is also the word Qin in the posthumous posthumous posthumous title: 'The prestige is fully prepared and the gods are called Qin, and the gods are called Qin!" God is like a wing, isn't it Describe it well?" "Yes!" Zhang Zhidong didn't feel that he was joking at all, and asked Sun Jianai very solemnly: "How about the Qin characters? It must not be easy!" He had already said that it was impossible, so what else could Sun Jianai say?Nodded without answering. "It's good! It's a pity, it's a serious crime!" Lu Chuanlin said: "There is a Chinese character in the emblem." "It doesn't matter!" This time, Shixu's mind was clearer than Lu Chuanlin's: "Aren't there two characters 'Holy' in Empress Xiaoshengxian's posthumous posthumous title?" "This statement is even more unambiguous." Zhang Zhidong said: Let's draw up the last four words! " In the last four characters, only two characters are actually proposed, because the characters Tian and Sheng are ready-made.Roughly, the word "Tian" refers to the former emperor, and the word "Sage" refers to the current emperor. Therefore, the posthumous posthumous title of the empress dowager must be figured out in the sentence "the husband teaches the son", and it is not subject to the restrictions of "Hong Ming Tong". limit. "Although these four characters are routine articles, they are actually very particular." Zhang Zhidong commented again: "The word 'heaven' must be cut off from the Queen Mother's identity; the word 'holy' must be able to show that it is the same as today's For example, when Xiaojing became a queen, she used the four characters 'Bi Tian Fu Sheng', which is a good example." It turned out that Wenzong's biological mother, Xiao Quancheng, was concubine at first, and was gradually promoted to successor. In the 20th year of Daoguang, at the age of 33, she suddenly collapsed. Legend has it that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law did not get along, and the death of the queen , out of suicide.At that time, Wen Zong was only ten years old, and was raised by Concubine Jing, the birth mother of the sixth son of the emperor, King Gong. stand up. In the first month of the 30th year of Daoguang, Xuanzong died, and the emperor's six sons were appointed as Prince Gong.Wen Zong ascended the throne, respecting the imperial concubine as the imperial concubine Huang Kaokangci, who lived in Shoukang Palace.The imperial concubine was very disappointed, because she was expected to be the queen, but she was wronged because Xuanzong had such a secret pain for empress Xiaoquan.Now there is no obstacle for her not being able to take the right position, and Wen Zong should repay the kindness of raising her, and respect her as the empress dowager, which is reasonable and reasonable, and there is no difference in etiquette, but it is so chilling. It is said that Wenzong and Prince Gong, who was one year younger than him, had heart problems and refused to respect their adoptive mother as the queen mother, so they were somewhat angry.In this way, in the fifth year of Xianfeng, the imperial concubine was seriously ill. One day, Wen Zong went to visit the sick, and met Prince Gong coming out from the inside, and asked how the illness was?King Gong knelt down to play, wept and said, the disease is incurable, and it seems that he will not die until he has a title. She has already been honored as the imperial concubine, and if she has a title, of course she will be honored as the empress dowager.Wenzong didn't have time to think about it for a while, so he just responded with "oh, oh", indicating that he heard it.However, Prince Gong misunderstood, and mistakenly expressed that he had not commented, and mistakenly said that he had already agreed. He was the "Shou Kui" at this time, and as soon as he returned to the military plane, he passed an edict to prepare for the etiquette of honoring him. When the Ministry of Rites played, Wen Zong was very angry, but he was also very rational and knew that he must not refuse, otherwise the sick imperial concubine would die immediately after being stimulated by this.Therefore, Zhun Zou respected his adoptive mother as "Empress Dowager Kangci". This happened on the first day of July. Eight days later, Empress Dowager Kangci passed away. Now, Wenzong has no scruples.Although he himself still complied with the ceremonies and kept on for a hundred days, the funeral ceremonies played by the Ministry of Rites for Empress Dowager Kangci were greatly reduced.The most important are two points: One is not a temple; the other is not a posthumous posthumous title of Xuanzong. Buzhen Temple is a temple where gods and gods do not enter.The Taimiao is a very serious and forbidden place, and no one can see whether there is this queen mother or not, but if she is not a posthumous emperor, then everyone in the world knows that this queen mother is not a "real card".The last character of Xuanzongzun's posthumous posthumous title is "cheng", so the empress dowager should be called "empress Cheng".The posthumous posthumous title of Empress Dowager Kangci is "Xiaojing Kangcibi Tianfusheng Empress", which has no written word.This is a rule in the Ming Dynasty. The emperor's biological mother is a concubine. If she sees her own son ascending the throne, the mother will be honored as the empress dowager. It is the posthumous posthumous title of the emperor, so as not to be a concubine.Wen Zong's intention is here, but he is unwilling to bear the reputation of being ruthless. All the detracting from the funeral ceremony is the excuse of the Queen Mother's will. The signs of suspicion among the brothers did not stop there. Eleven days later, Wen Zong ordered Prince Gong to withdraw from the military plane and go back to his study to study on the grounds of "handling the funeral of the empress dowager".Originally, they were born as close as one mother, but now, Wen Zong treats Prince Gong like all his younger brothers. When the Xinyou coup was successful, not long after Mu Zong ascended the throne, in order to repay the contribution of King Gong, the Empress Dowager Xiaojing was awarded the posthumous title of Emperor Xiaojing, and was called "Empress Xiaojing". "Xiaojing's posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous title, besides adding a word 'cheng', also changed a word." Zhang Zhidong said: "It turned out to be the assistant of the assistant of 'Bitianfusheng', which meant a nanny. King Gong proposed to change it to appeasement. In this way, Xiaojing's identity will be very different! Wen Zong was indeed raised by Xiaojing, which is not contrary to the facts. This word is really a good change! From this we can see , The knowledge of discussing posthumous titles is very great, you should deliberate carefully!" After explaining, he left his seat with Sun Jianai, and then Shi Xu, Lu Chuanlin, Lu Runxiang and others also left one by one.Discussing posthumous posthumous titles is the official business of the cabinet, but the Minister of Rites is in charge of his success, so Pu Liang replaced Zhang Zhidong to preside over the matter. There were many lawsuits, and only two words "Xingsheng" were drafted.In fact, it is just a "Xing" character, and the character above the "Tian" character has not yet been found. ※ ※ ※ Fortunately, it is too early for Shangzun to posthumously, so we might as well discuss it calmly.However, there are two things that must be decided early, one is the period of ascension to the throne, and the other is the etiquette of the regent. It is necessary to choose an auspicious date for ascending to the pole, and Qin Tianjian played: "Xinmao on the ninth day of November, and at the beginning of noon, a grand imperial edict will be held for ascending to the pole, and it will be auspicious." The Ministry of Rites prepares as usual, and there is no difficulty. The difficulty is the regent. etiquette. There was a regent in the Qing Dynasty.But that was a very unpleasant thing, and after more than two hundred years, there is still a tendency to hide it.Because in the early years of Shunzhi, there were many legends about the regent Dorgon's domineering and disobedient ministers, and even the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang was involved. "The Empress Dowager married" has been proved to be nothing.But the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang in her prime, "spring flowers and autumn moon, quietly unhappy" is not enough. Dorgon often goes to the "inner courtyard of the palace" and sees it in Huanghuang's edict. It is always a scandal, so it is better not to mention it. . Because of the lessons learned by Dorgon, there are two problems when discussing the etiquette of the regent. One is Zaifeng's identity. Is it the invisible Supreme Emperor or the incarnation of the emperor? In the early years of Shunzhi, the emperor referred to the regent as "the emperor's father". In addition to the edict, there was another "regent's edict", all of which were invisibly the identity of the emperor.Moreover, Dorgon and Shizu are uncles and nephews, while Zaifeng and "Jin Shang" are the father and son of the first line. If the etiquette is not done properly, Zaifeng is more likely to become the Supreme Emperor than Dorgon. Therefore, Liu Tingchen, the supervisor of the university hall, took the lead and was the first to make a statement. He said at the beginning that the etiquette of the regent of the supervisory state "first and foremost shows that the acting emperor presides over the state affairs, which is enough to avoid suspicion and hesitation."Later, he explained the phrase "presiding over the state affairs on my behalf", "It is what the regent of the country does, that is, the emperor's affairs, and what he says is the words of the emperor. Please come from Lunyin, the regent of the country, don't If there is no order to arrest, the internal and external ministers and workers will play their own rules, and no other invitations are allowed." In this way, the regent is the emperor, and the two become one, which seems to have great authority, but it is much less harmful than the emperor being the emperor, and the regent being the regent, which is divided into two.Because the emperor has the empress dowager and the military ministers under him, he can't act willfully, and his ministers can't take the road of chaos.Therefore, Liu Tingchen's view was quickly accepted by everyone. However, another point of view is quite doubtful.He said: "At the beginning of Shunzhi, the regent sent a letter to ask for inconvenience. He collected the mansion and handled affairs at that time, and most of them were in the mansion. Today, according to: State affairs and government decrees, how can they be carried out in private residences? Only a few thousand a day, the regent of the country supervises the emperor on behalf of the emperor. It was ruled that if you enter the value every day, not only will you not be able to give it, it will be inconvenient, and the system will not be strict. It is not because you respect the court. Duan Shengmeng. You should choose the place near the Shishi side hall as the residence of the regent of Jianguo. When the emperor is in charge, he will still be out of the mansion. The minister tried to respectfully test the imperial approval of Emperor Gaozongchun, and discuss the side support Those who are in charge can welcome their own parents to support the palace ban. They are the emperor's own parents, and they have the right to live in the palace ban. Emperor Gaozong does not think it is disliked. The ancestral precepts are brilliant, which can be used as evidence for today's ceremony. The regent of Jianguo was ordered to act on behalf of the emperor. Administration, especially, doesn’t matter.” There were four of his articles, the first three were all very good, but the last one was broken.The Empress Dowager was very upset when she learned about it, she asked Zaifeng to ask: "Someone advocated that you and your wife should move into the palace. Do you have that?" "Yes." Zaifeng replied: "It is Liu Tingchen, the supervisor of the university hall. He said that it was Gaozong who said so." "Bring me his original book!" Zaifeng agreed and retreated, and immediately sent the original book to the Palace of Compassion and Ning, but the queen mother didn't say anything, Xiao Dezhang gesticulated and said, "That's good! Once Jin Wang Jin moves in, he will be like Lafayette! Originally, 'Water flows to low places, people climb to high places', King Chun seized power, and everyone naturally praised King Chun Fujin like a phoenix!" When the queen mother heard this, her face changed suddenly.She was only thinking about the suspicion of uncle and sister-in-law, but now Xiaode Zhang reminded her that there is no need to think about it, and immediately conveyed the decree: "Call the regent to ask for an important matter!" The Compassionate Palace is very large, and the Empress Dowager lives in the west, so it takes a lot of effort to walk back and forth from the military plane.Zaifeng was still panting, and suddenly he was called again, and he was quite exhausted from running for his life.I was thinking in my heart: Liu Tingchen's words are good!You should live in the palace so that you can suffer less. Therefore, when the Empress Dowager asked, the so-called "'You should choose the place near the side hall of Shishi, as the residence of the regent", where should it be?Zaifeng really went to think about it. This made the Empress Dowager even more annoyed, because if Zaifeng had no intention of living in the palace, he could answer in one sentence: that place is not suitable either.Liu Tingchen's idea doesn't work.If he didn't answer like this, it could be seen that he was really thinking about where he should live. "Historically, the emperor's side halls have always been in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Do you plan to live in Suian Room, Sanxi Hall, Wujuanzhai behind the Hall of Mental Cultivation, or Meiwu, where Empress Jiashun once lived?" Zaifeng, who had been reprimanded for a while, had nothing to say, and turned his anger on Liu Tingchen. He remembered a rule that no performances were allowed within 15 days of a big funeral, and he ordered someone to investigate. As the regent, he decided to send a decree to reprimand him. "My lord," Zhang Zhidong persuaded: "The etiquette of the regent, originally issued a decree, ordering the meetings of various ministries of the cabinet to be played, and the ministers should make a statement. It seems that it is not appropriate to punish for speaking too early." "What?" Zaifeng blurted out, "Could it be that I don't even have the right to reprimand someone?" Such a statement is unreasonable.Zhang Zhidong retreated silently, and Yikuang said, "It's just that I said it a little earlier, but I didn't make a mistake, let alone that he couldn't say it. The original statement should be handed over and dealt with together." This time Zaifeng was silent, of course he tacitly made a point.So "Dalami" drew up two edicts, one is: "The country is facing a major event, and it has not been more than 15 days. As usual, it should not be played. It is Liu Tingchen, the supervisor of the university, who hastily submitted the letter today. If they don't agree, send an edict to reprimand them." The other one is: "Liu Tingchen wrote a report on the etiquette matters of the regent of Chen Jianguo, and submitted it to the yamen of the cabinet ministries to join the case meeting." When the Shangyu came into Zhang Zhidong's hands, he remembered something and decided to fight Zaifeng. At that time, he said to Shixu: "Boxuan, there is a bad habit. I want to take this opportunity to get rid of it. Let's go, let's go!" , go to see the regent together." "Xiang Tao," Shi Xu persuaded him, "It's better to have one thing less than one thing more!" "It's not a big deal, and you must agree." "What's the matter?" "The bad habit of preaching and reprimanding." Zhang Zhidong said: "I'm afraid the regent doesn't know about it yet, so I want you to explain it to him." Zaifeng was sitting in the back room.When Zhang Zhidong talked with Shixu, he had already heard a little about it, so when they entered, he first said: "I know the rules of passing orders and reprimanding, it is to send eunuchs to reprimand." "Does the prince know that this is a beautiful job?" "A beautiful job?" Zaifeng was surprised: "Is there any benefit?" "Yes! It's good." Shixu said in an interface: "The person who is reprimanded should give a red envelope to the eunuch who was reprimanded by the order as usual. Order reprimand!' Drink tea and leave. If you don’t follow the rules, or don’t send enough, the master who is reprimanded will be miserable!" "how?" "It's nothing more than opening your mouth to swear, and you can say all kinds of bad words! You can swear for an hour without stopping, and you can really swear until the person kneeling there faints on the spot." "Isn't it? The lord only knows one thing, but not the other!" Zhang Zhidong said: "As the chief supervisor of the university, Liu Tingchen set an example, and the dignity of the teacher is now called a decree and reprimand, but in fact he was humiliated by the eunuch. Why? Is he worthy of being a teacher again? Not to mention Liu Tingchen, the others who were reprimanded by the order are all officials of the imperial court. , It’s very hopeful, to change the past and make a new one, and start with the people, you can start from a small place. Like this bad habit, I ask the prince to declare it and get rid of it categorically.” "How to reform the law?" "The decree and reprimand, since it has been seen in the upper edict, has been reprimanded, and there is no need to send eunuchs to mess around." Zaifeng thought about it, finally nodded and said, "It's fine to get rid of it!" Although this is a trivial matter, both the pros and cons attach great importance to it.Zhang Zhidong thought it was the beginning of suppressing the eunuchs, to guard against the passing of time, and felt that he was worthy of the old minister Gu Ming, while the eunuchs thought it was Zaifeng's "dismounting power" and deliberately opposed the deep palace.Xiao Dezhang, in particular, took this matter very seriously. "Look, master, don't you just come to the palace? If Lafayette is here, how dare he!" Empress Guangxu was promoted to empress dowager, and everything was based on Empress Dowager Cixi, who was her aunt and mother-in-law.Originally, times have changed, and her talents are far inferior to Cixi's. She can't learn at all, and she can't learn like her.However, Zaifeng was not comparable to the old King Gong, and the Jewish Empress was not comparable to Cixi, so in a short period of time, how many times he established the authority of the Empress Dowager.This is because Xiao Dezhang gave her advice and caught Zaifeng's weakness: he doesn't know how to use his brain, he can't think through things that are a little troublesome, and he can't speak, and he can't say no to things that are a little more complicated. clear.Therefore, I am very afraid of things.It is easy to control him by grasping these weaknesses, as long as you make a very simple matter two detours to make it very complicated, and then deliberately make trouble for him, you will always "raise the white flag". So in order to get rid of the eunuch's "face-to-face decree" reprimand, the queen mother asked him again. "Whose idea is this?" "Zhang Zhidong's idea, Shixu also helped him speak." "What did they say?" asked the queen mother, firmly. Zaifeng didn't remember Zhang Zhidong's great truth very clearly, but he could remember it clearly, and he couldn't repeat it. He thought for a while and replied: "They said that the eunuch who delivered the decree scolded him too hard, I'm afraid people won't be able to bear it." .” "I can't bear it, I won't work well, don't make mistakes?" The queen mother said again: "I will only change if I have to be scolded." "Yes!" Zaifeng blurted out his agreement. "Since you know what to scold, why do you listen to Zhang Zhidong?" This question left Zaifeng speechless, unable to answer, and quite confused.At that time, Zhang Zhidong felt that Zhang Zhidong was justified and plausible, but now the Queen Mother's words seem to be very reasonable, so who is wrong? "I'll listen to what you say. I know that what he said is wrong, so why did I listen to it again?" "He, he is also the Minister of Military Aircraft!" "Hmph!" The Queen Mother asked with a sneer, "He is the Minister of Military Affairs, and you, aren't you the regent of the country?" Zaifeng had nothing to say again, and only asked, "What orders does the Empress Dowager have?" "I want to make it clear to you that Lafayette died, and you have to ask me first for important matters. Don't forget, I am the empress dowager! You can see what happened when Lafayette was in Japan. Although I didn't Lafayette’s prestige and ability, but you have to give me back the rules of the empress dowager! You have to ask me about the affairs of the palace, eunuchs don’t follow the rules, you tell me, and the minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will answer me directly for some things. You can save yourself a little worry and take care of the outside world!" Zaifeng didn't feel that his authority to supervise the country's regent had been violated, so he readily replied: "Yes, yes! Just say that, just say that!"