Chapter 219 Yingtai Sunset (17-1)

Investigating the case of Li Deshun is relatively easy to be caught off guard.Because the gentlemen of the direct governor have an extremely strong backing, Nan Pi Zhang and Ding Xing Lu, these two little fellow countrymen who have become big military aircraft, might as well be tough.Natong only needs to conform to the public opinion, and Zhang and Lu will naturally echo and support in the court, and there will be no difficulty. For Li Deshun, Yang Shixiang's death is an opportunity.It turned out that he told people that Yang Shixiang got 4/10 of his private income, and he and Lu Haihuan each got 3/10. At this time, he made a big fuss and pushed all his brains on Yang Shixiang. He also said that it was Yang Shixiang who bought the land in Nanguan According to the instructions, I hope that once the terminus is built, the land price there will increase, so that it can be used to make up for the shortfall of the two predecessors.

This is a deadly unsubstantiated statement, and the wording is quite ingenious, but no one is willing to believe it.Moreover, there are many people who sympathize with Yang Shixiang, saying that he died in the hands of two people. Once the financial supervisor arrives, Yuan Shikai's huge deficit is bound to be exposed.Therefore, he died anxiously for Yuan Shikai and for Li Deshun, who was the culprit.So someone mocked up an obituary and published it in the newspaper: "The unworthy Li Deshun committed a lot of crimes, and he couldn't keep it secret. Yang Shixiang's style name Lianfu, because of the official title he added, is extremely ironic. , Minister of Foreign Affairs".This is the homonym of "Dr. Ronglu awarded by imperial edict, doctor Guanglu granted by Jin Dynasty, successively served as Tong Yongdao, Zhili chief envoy, Shandong governor, Zhili governor, and Beiyang minister".In addition, there are titles such as "General Qi Sha, First-Class Beijing Tune, Sports Baturu, Superintendent and New Drilling Camp, Mahjong Race Horse Racing, Royal Blessing Shou Gao, Drunk Eight Immortals, Happy Ruyi", etc. Take him as an official, As well as singing Beijing opera, smoking opium, playing mahjong and other hobbies, I laughed about it.

Although the public opinion was very unfavorable to Li Deshun, and the Zhili gentry supported by Zhang Zhidong and Lu Chuanlin had a very fierce attitude, Na Tong could not take such severe measures as Duan Fang's treatment of Yang Chongyi, which could satisfy people's hearts.This was because on the one hand Lu Haihuan was involved, and on the other hand Li Deshun's activities, the German minister and Baylor Zaixun had all told Natong that he had to relax a step. At this time, there was a popular legend from Tianjin to Beijing that Natong would live in the Xingyuan of the Beiyang Minister, and Duanfang would be transferred to the military plane.This legend is well-founded, but it is only a suggestion.It was Zhang Zhidong's hope to cite Duanfang's opportunity to join the army. It turned out that he was also at a disadvantage in Hubei, and his intention to protect Chen Kuilong as the governor of Hubei was the same as Yuan Shikai's intention of protecting Yang Shixiang as the governor.Once the financial order was issued, Chen Kuilong's situation was not much better than that of Yang Shixiang, but Zhang Zhidong could not be as relaxed as Yuan Shikai, because one was on stage and the other was off stage.Those who have stepped down from the stage, anyway, the matter has been the way it is, and it is useless to be anxious, so simply ignore it and see how King Qing Yikuang arranges it.If you are in a hurry, you will make a list of the relatives and important officials who have spent Beiyang silver, and say that you will send it to the newspaper for publication, and someone will come out to take care of it for him.

Zhang Zhidong, the current Minister of Military Aircraft, is different.In case the fire can't be covered by paper, the officials are involved in the impeachment, the newspapers attack, and the reputation has been cleared for forty years, how can we be willing to pay for it?Therefore, on November 1 of last year, Zhang Zhidong was ordered to supervise the operation of the Guangdong-Han Railway and the Hubei-Jingchuan-Han Railway, and immediately dispatched Gao Lingba, an academic envoy from Hubei, to Beijing to specialize in borrowing foreign debts.In April of this year, it was decided that the banks of Britain, France, and Germany would jointly borrow 5.5 million pounds, with an annual interest of 5%, and a 95% discount, for a period of 25 years. It is expected that after the completion of the railway, It can be paid off in ten years.

This way, Zhang Zhidong can breathe a sigh of relief.Borrowing this huge sum of money, at any rate, repay the shortfall first, and after the start of work, Chen Kuilong will move east and west from other public funds to make up for it one after another, so nothing will happen.Unexpectedly, the contract had already been initially signed, sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for review, and when the funds had been regularly signed and allocated, something went wrong. The American Minister submitted a note, saying that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had promised that the Sichuan-Han Road could be borrowed from the United States, and asked for accommodation.This is a misunderstanding, and it should be refuted according to reason. It should be fine, but American bankers have already reached an agreement with this consortium formed by Britain, France, and Germany in London. The loan required for the Guangdong-Han Railway shall also be handled in the same way.While negotiating, Russia asked for a split loan on the pretext that Hankou's tea business was related to Russia's interests.

There are many branches and details, and I don't know when it will be decided.Zhang Zhidong was angry and anxious, a lump developed on his right side, and it was painful. The doctor said it was liver disease, if ignored, it would spread into the stomach. Although he was ill, Zhang Zhidong was still struggling to get straight, Duan, the theory of mutual adjustment started at this time.Zhang Zhidong and Duan Fang have a deep friendship, and he also knows that Duan Fang has a lot of shortfalls in Liangjiang, so he plans to introduce him into the military plane, so that they can cover each other, and nothing will happen to them.However, Yikuang did not agree to mobilize the direct supervisor, because Yang Shiqi and Yuan Keding had repeatedly requested that if Duan Fang supervised the straight, he and Yuan Shikai were brothers in exchange, so they had to try to make big things into small things.If it is changed, it will be hard to say.

This made it even more difficult for Zhang Zhidong to recover from his illness.However, unsatisfactory things came one after another. The first one was Sheng Yun, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, who opposed the constitutional government. He invited him to come to Beijing for an interview, but the regent refused.The telegram said: "My minister is not completely ignorant of Chinese and Western knowledge, but I am suffering from heart disease recently, and my five sense organs are useless. The new policy is flourishing, and the old diseases are increasing day by day." It seemed to be mocking and ironic, which made the regent very angry. He said: " The language is not rude, almost angry." Granted to open the vacancy.Zhang Zhidong persuaded the regent, saying that although he spoke too well, he was a decent person among the full staff, so it was not appropriate to ask him.But Yikuang had always been dissatisfied with Shengyun, and Zhang Zhidong was naturally unhappy because he still had a vacancy.

Another thing is that the pro-guidian soldiers have long been dissatisfied with Zhang Zhidong. First, a guard army was established, and the county king was named Baylor Zaitao, and Baylor Yulang was in charge of training. Then the navy was reorganized, and the county king was named Baylor. Zai Xun and Sa Zhenbing, the admiral of the Guangdong Navy, were the ministers of the navy.Finally, it is planned to establish the Military Advisory Office. As the staff of the Generalissimo of the Army, the Military Advisory Office will be set up first, and Zai Tao will be assigned to manage it. training matters.

At this moment, Zhang Zhidong felt that he had to give up his direct admonition from the veterans of the three dynasties, and took an edict drawn up by the Military Advisory Office to see the regent Zaifeng. "Prince Regent, Zhidong thinks this is inappropriate." Zaifeng read the edict again, and asked in confusion: "There is nothing wrong! Tell me, what's wrong?" "It's inappropriate from the beginning to the end." Zhang Zhidong held the above edict, read it while saying: "'The Constitution outlines that the power to command the army and navy should be exercised from above'. That's why the emperor is the 'Commander-in-Chief of the Qing Dynasty. Grand Marshal of the Land and Navy'. This statement is specious. The emperor is the king, and the marshal is the minister. Hu Ke can be confused? The Wuzong of the previous dynasty called himself "the general of the state and the general army", which made people laugh and serve as a lesson for future generations."

"This is the rule of a constitutional monarchy, and Japan is like this." "The national conditions are different, so why copy other people's rules? For example, Li Hongzhang was assassinated in Japan, and he made bandages himself in the future. This is a more polite and unfeasible thing in China." Zaifeng was at a loss for words, so he let it go: "If you say it again, what's wrong?" "Constitutional government has been implemented for nine years, and there are many major policies that should be handled. Since the original intention of constitutionalism is to calm the hearts of the people, it is natural to be anxious about the people's urgency. Now it is urgent to assert the monarchy. What's more, less than a quarter of the newly trained army's thirty-six towns have become an army, and the formation of a navy is far away, so there is no need to declare military power at this time, which will arouse the suspicion of the people in vain!".

"Tell me, what suspicions will the people have?" "Suspecting the court's military training is not external, but internal." "This," Zaifeng was a little annoyed, "it's a baseless guess." "Zhidong also knows that the imperial court has no such intentions, but the common people in the market can hardly see the temple, and think that if the training of soldiers is outside, they should reuse generals. Now the control of the army and navy is in the hands of relatives. It is puzzling. When Zhang Zhidong said this, he was a little excited: "Xuntao is two Baylors, and his wisdom is extraordinary, but there is nothing in this world that is known by birth! Since Zhidong was in the Imperial Academy, he has paid attention to training soldiers, raising salaries, equipment, etc. , until he was ordered to supervise Guangdong, and the Sino-French war was a personal experience. Later, when he was transferred to Jianghan, he paid attention to the way of strengthening the armor and benefiting the army. Xuntao's two Baylors are still at the age when they should be studying in the study room. General Zhen Guo can't read a lot of words, but he can be the commander-in-chief. What do you rely on? The hole is unexplainable!" This eloquent talk made the regent Zaifeng's face turn blue and red for a while, and he was not allowed to step down.I wanted to refute him with a sentence or two, but I really couldn't think of words.After a stalemate like this for a while, the more I thought about it, the more annoyed I became, and the more I thought about it, the more ashamed I became, and finally became angry. "This is our family business! You'd better leave it alone." Zhang Zhidong was stunned, he couldn't believe his ears, the majestic regent said such childish and ignorant words, what can I say? In fact, there are no words at all!Because of the sudden pain in the right flank, the pain caused beads of sweat the size of soybeans to flow on his forehead.Zaifeng couldn't bear it, so he ordered the eunuch to help him out, carried him to the gate of Longzong on a soft chair, and then went home in a sedan chair and lay down. After two days in a row, his brother-in-law Lu Chuanlin came to visit him and brought news that the gentry in Zhili believed that Lu Haihuan had to go, and Qing Wang Yikuang planned to protect Xu Shichang as well, and the regent had agreed. It's okay if you don't know this, but once you know, he can't help but want to fight again.Because although Xu Shichang is from Tianjin, his local relationship is not good. Moreover, Xu Shichang is very frugal and is famous for squandering public funds.When he was the governor of the three eastern provinces, he brought 20 million silver, together with the original inventory, no less than 30 million, and built a large-scale construction project in Shenyang.Now it is also the general office of Jinpu Road, and the style of work remains the same, and the road will never stop.Furthermore, the relationship between Xu Shichang and Yuan Shikai was too deep, so he would definitely discuss with Zhang Zhenfang to increase the price of salt catties on the basis of the insufficient funds for the construction of Jinpu Road, so as to make up for Yuan Shikai's shortfall.Isn't this going to spark a civil uprising? Therefore, Liji entered the palace the next day, and when he arrived, he asked the regent to summon him to ask him frankly whether there was anything wrong. "Yes. Prince Qing guarantees that he is 'worthy to succeed'." "Although he is worthy of succession, but the public opinion does not belong." "Isn't it public opinion?" Zaifeng smiled: "It means a gentleman from Zhili." The interests of gentlemen and ordinary people are different. Zhang Zhidong is not inconvenient to elaborate, but only said: "Otherwise! Public opinion does not belong, and it will trigger changes." "What are you afraid of!" Zaifeng said lightly, "There are soldiers here!" Zhang Zhidong seemed to have been punched in the head, and suddenly felt something rising from his throat, and he smelled a fishy smell, opened his mouth, and spit out a mouthful of blood in front of the regent Zaifeng. "It's terrible, it's terrible!" Zaifeng was shocked: "Quickly send the imperial doctor! Quick, quick, carry Zhang Zhongtang to the military plane!" So the eunuch hurriedly took Zhang Zhidong Temple to the military plane, and lay on the rattan chair, his face was like gold paper, his breath was dying, and his right side was in pain in his stomach, and he had to use a hot towel to cover it. It's better. It was the fourth day of June, and Zhang Zhidong fell ill.The first time I asked for a five-day leave, on the ninth day of the lunar new year, I continued my five-day leave, and then I extended my leave twice, ten days each time.In the blink of an eye, the condition of the illness still did not improve. When I asked for a continuation of the leave, I received an imperial edict: Zhang Zhidong continued his leave due to illness. Zhang Zhidong, who was ill, complained a lot. He said that the reason for his nausea was that the regent's words "there are soldiers" were "words of subjugation".Never satisfied the people's will in governance or improper measures by officials, so as to stir up popular uprisings, always give priority to appeasement, and after the event is investigated for responsibility, it must be repeated and admonished, and it is necessary to prevent problems before they happen. Looking at it on a deeper level, even if it is called a rebellion, it must be suppressed first and then appeased, or both. Seeing that the civil uprising is about to start from ignorance, and ignoring it, and planning to rein in the army to watch the uprising, this is self-destruction from the people. , what to do if you don't die? When this word reached the regent's ears, he felt that he had made a mistake.But I don't think this sentence will make the seventy-three-year-old veteran of the three dynasties vomit blood with anger, I feel guilty.So he sent people to visit Zhang Zhidong again and again, sending ginseng and Western tonics with deep affection, which naturally comforted Zhang Zhidong, but it could not cure his heart disease, and it would not help his serious illness. His first heart trouble was the shortfall in Hubei.Due to the intervention of the United States, the three countries' large loans were "on the brink of failure." After all, Ye Chang had many dreams, and public opinion was against borrowing foreign loans to build roads. Even if the United States withdrew, the three countries' loans could not be contracted for a while.It seems that we have to resign ourselves to fate. Another thing he was not reconciled to was that he vomited blood and fought, but still could not restore the regent's will. The general office of Jinpu Road was still led by Xu Shichang.Lv Haihuan lost his job, Li Deshun was dismissed and would never be employed again, and his son-in-law Yongqi was also dismissed and sent to the army. "The one who prolongs the misfortune", Yang Shixiang lost his understanding of people and couldn't absolve himself of the blame for indiscriminate protection, so he "revoked the prince's title of less protection". With a high-ranking official like Yang Shixiang, it is natural to think of Yuan Shikai and Cen Chunxuan, governors who can control subordinate officials.Zai Tao repeatedly spoke in front of the regent, advocating the recovery of Yuan and Cen.Zaifeng knew that there was a lot of resistance to the appointment of Yuan Shikai. First of all, he could not pass the test of the Empress Dowager Longyu, but he could consider recalling Cen Chunxuan. Therefore, there is a legend that the regent intends to let Cen Chunxuan return to the postal department and transfer Xu Shichang to be the governor of Huguang.As soon as the news spread, the Ministry of Post and Communications rushed to tell each other, as if a catastrophe was imminent, especially from Liang Shiyi to the General Railway Administration, everyone panicked.The memory of Zhu Baokui being expelled by Cen Chunxuan before he took office is chilling!The worst thing is that Cen Chunxuan doesn't care about the friendship between the two countries, and has a deep prejudice against Guangdong gentlemen.If this legend becomes a fact, the Cantonese in the General Administration of Railways will feel that they have to pack their bags. Fortunately, there are many avenues of activity.Tai Fujin, the Prince Regent, was instigated by the Chief of the Northern Mansion recently to solicit affairs, so through Zai Xun's relationship, he sent a passbook of 100,000 silver to the Bank of Communications, and the rumors of Cen Chunxuan's resurgence quickly subsided. ※ ※ ※ Duanfang came to Beijing not long after Zhang Zhidong's sick leave, and he returned with a full load. The special car for him to transport the stele tablets and antiques had as many as six carriages.He has gone to all the ancient sites of the Six Dynasties. There is a pair of carved stone well fences of the Empress Chen and the Empress Li. It is said that they are also in his special car. Greetings at the palace gate, meeting with the regent, and visiting the military aircraft, Duanfang specially took half a day to investigate Zhang Zhidong's illness, half of which was to talk about something he was proud of.Of course, Zhang Zhidong liked to hear about this proud event, and he worked together with like-minded people-purchasing private collections and setting up government libraries. ※ ※ ※ When the "Ding Weizheng Tide" was brewing in April of the 33rd year of Guangxu, China lost a batch of ancient books of inestimable value. Since Hong Yang, the collection of books in the country has been known as the four great masters: Liaocheng Yang's Haiyuan Pavilion; Changshu Qu's iron piano and bronze sword; Hangzhou Ding's eight thousand volume building; Gui'an Lu's Song building.The Lu family is a latecomer, but has the potential to be at the top. The owner of the song building is named Lu Xinyuan, whose name is Gangfu, and he is very good at being an official and businessman. When Nanshao, Guangdong was preparing for the military, he had already started collecting books, accumulating a hundred boxes.After living in the countryside for six years, he resumed his job as a Fujian salt transport envoy. He was dismissed from his post, and his eunuchs were already quite rich, so he collected a lot of ancient books. Based on the essence of Shanghai Yu's Yijiatang, within a few years, he got married.Before Hong Yang, the great collector of Song edition books was Huang Pilie from Suzhou, whose name was 荛茅, and his library had many names: Shiliju, Duwujian Study, Tao Taoju, and Baisong Yishan.Lu Xinyuan's inscription on the house house means that the collection of Song inscriptions is twice as large as that in the "Hundred Song Dynasty".actually not!Lu Xinyuan's collection of books, to some extent, has the meaning of accumulating fame and wealth. Among bibliophiles, the quality is not high, and the tricks he plays can't help making everyone's teeth cold. Once Lu Xinyuan died, his son Lu Shufan couldn't keep his business forever, and at the same time, he didn't know the content of his father's collection of books, so he often boasted to others: "There are many old Song and Yuan engravings in the Shouxian Pavilion".In fact, this is not the case. Lu's book collection is divided into two parts, one part is stored in Shouxian Pavilion, the other is stored in Song Song Building and Shiwanjuan Building.The collection of books in Shouxian Pavilion was once reported to the governor of Zhejiang by Chen Ming, and it was transferred to the court and returned to the public. The books in the collection are all block editions and ordinary banknotes after the Ming Dynasty.The reason why he did this was to cover his old engraved banknotes of Song Lou.As for the so-called 100,000-volume building, there are buildings but no books; it is just a stamp on the books in the song building. Around the 31st or 2nd year of Guangxu, there was a Japanese man named Han Shimada, who was a sinologist who was proficient in the study of editions and catalogs. " and other books, he is well aware of the origin and flow of Chinese book collections.At this time, I took a fancy to Lu's collection of books, and went to the Song Tower several times to examine them carefully. I thought that if I could get these books, it would make up for the lack of Japanese books.Because the collection of books in Japan, the classics and scholars are generally complete, but the two volumes of history and collections are considered to be lacking, and the collection of the Song Dynasty House happens to be mostly these two volumes. So Han Shimada negotiated with Lu Shufan.This person was born in a donated class. Lu Xinyuan sent 150 kinds of old banknotes and engravings, totaling more than 2,400 volumes, because of the collection of books by the Imperial College. Therefore, Lu Shufan was awarded the title of Imperial College Xuezheng.It is such a person, of course, he will not keep the books of the past, let alone preserve the classics for the country.He only knew that the Song Edition book was worth a lot. At that time, the asking price was 500,000 yuan, and then it was automatically reduced to 350,000 yuan, and then reduced to 250,000 yuan.Shimada Han contacted the seller and rushed back to Japan to find the buyer. There is a Japanese baron, Iwasaki Yanosuke, who is a chaebol of the Mitsubishi family and a well-known Japanese bibliophile. When Shimada Han looked for a buyer, he naturally looked for him.So Iwasaki entrusted Shigeno Narumai, the president of the Japanese Historical Society, to negotiate with Lu Shufan in Shanghai, and finally a deal was made for 100,000 silver dollars.This happened in April, and half a year later, the collections of Song Building, Shiwan Juan Building, and Lian Shou Xiange were transported by NYK to Tokyo and included in the "Seikado Library" in Iwasaki. When the news came out, there was a great outcry among scholars, and there were many people who were devoted to learning the ancients and wept bitterly for it.It is even more sad for Duan Xiang to pretend to preserve the quintessence of the country.Therefore, after hearing that the collection of books in Ding’s 8,000-volume building in Hangzhou was also said to be for sale, I immediately asked Miao Quansun, the editor who was a guest in Nanjing, to contact him and return it to the public. At the same time, the original site of Xiyin Academy in Longbanli was changed to Jiangnan Books In addition to the 8,000 volumes of books in the museum, there are also some rare books that have been scattered outside Fanshi Tianyi Pavilion in Ningbo.Of course, Duanfang also collected a lot of fine bamboo shoots in his private collection, which was praised by scholars in the south of the Yangtze River. Zhang Zhidong had long wanted to do this good thing.When he went to Beijing to study in the 29th year of Guangxu, he had the idea of ​​establishing the library of the capital, but it was terminated because he returned to the post of governor of Hubei.Transferred to Beijing, with the Department of University Scholars Management, brought up the old things again, and has been planning. First of all, he took a fancy to the only complete Siku Quanshu in the Wenjing Pavilion of Rehe. In addition, the books in the various halls of the Summer Resort are also There are quite a few, plus the collection of books in the cabinet's large library, it can also be roughly scaled.But I always feel that the library in the first good area should be an academic base that can be viewed from all over the world. If the public collection is not as good and rich as the private sector, it would be unreasonable.When Lu's collection of books was transported to the east, Zhang Zhidong's thoughts coincided with Duan Fang's. It was a good time to take advantage of this opportunity to buy the private collection of books and return them to the public.Duanfang was close to the water tower, first obtained the eight thousand volumes hidden in the tower, and there were only three places left for Zhang Zhidong to make up his mind. One is the Haiyuan Pavilion of the Yang family in Liaocheng, Shandong.As soon as this was mentioned, someone showed him a book, on which was a poem written by the author Liu E: "Cangwei abides by the royal residence of the king, and the four books of Yiyunjingshe; Silverfish." Looking at the description in "Travel Notes" again, my heart becomes cold. There is a passage in which he inquired about Haiyuan Pavilion from the shopkeeper of the study in Dongchang Mansion, and the shopkeeper of the study replied to him: "The Liu family is the first big family here, why don't you know about it? It's just that Liu Xiaohui, Master Liu, has passed away long ago. They The young master's name is Liu Fengyi. I heard that he has a lot of books in his family, and they are all packed in big crates. I'm afraid there are hundreds of boxes, piled up on a building, and no one will ever ask about them." Lao Can" lived for another two days , I know that the Liu family letter is really locked in a big box, not only outsiders can't see it, but even people from other clans can't see it." I was depressed, so I wrote the above poem. The so-called Liujia Lane is the Yang family, Liu Xiaohui is actually Yang Shaohe, and Liu Fengyi is Yang Feng'a.Yang Shaohe's father, Yizeng, was not the governor of Water Transport, but the governor of Henan. Most of the eunuch's pockets were used to buy books.Most of the books collected by Ji Cangwei and Qian Zunwang in the early Qing Dynasty, Huang Pilie's "Shiliju" and Wang Shizhong's "Yiyun Jingshe" during the Daoguang period belonged to Yang Yizeng, and the "Haiyuan Pavilion" was specially built for collection. Yang Shaohe has a good chance of being able to succeed his father. In the coup d'état of Xinyou, Prince Yi Zaiyuanci committed suicide, and many books came out of the mansion. Most of the foundations were obtained by Yang Shaohe. Zhang Zhidong has also heard that Yang's father and son are quite secretive about their collection of books. Among today's famous scholars, only Ke Shaomin from Jiaozhou and Jiang Biao from Suzhou have visited the pavilion, but Yang Shaohe has passed away, or Yang Feng'a is willing to sell the collection. It can be seen.After inquiring again, I knew there was no hope.Wish to come Yang Feng'a is a willful and eccentric dude, he makes a lot of jokes.Jiru couldn't ride a horse but loved fine horses. He once spent two hundred taels of silver to buy a famous horse, and enjoyed watching his servant who was good at riding gallop triumphantly.He is a Juren, donated to the cabinet secretary and works in Beijing. He has nothing to do in daily life and likes to treat guests. One day he bought four porcelain bowls from official kilns, and he wanted to treat them to appreciate them.When he was seated, he would use these famous dishes to serve food, over and over again, no less than ten times. One of his fellow countrymen joked, saying: "This bowl is too laborious."Therefore, when the capital encounters partial labor, it is called "Yang Feng'a's bowl".Another time, when Nianxia was short of money, he took another string of Qinanxiang beads, and ordered the servant to sell them off, but he couldn't find a buyer for a while, so Yang Feng was annoyed and said, "No more!" to the footman.With such a careless temper, he will not sell books unless he is waiting for the rice to cook. Another reason is that Jiang Biao was jealous of Haiyuan Pavilion's treasures. He said in an inscription: "In the past, those who went north with cars, how could they go south?" If he made a fortune, he could also buy the books that Yang Yizeng bought from Jiangnan, and then buy them back to Jiangnan.When Yang Feng'a saw this article, she was very angry. Since then, the door has been locked and customers are even more refused.It's such an attitude of sacrificing books that you would rather eat silverfish than lose your hands, of course, it doesn't make any sense. As for the collection of books in Tianyi Pavilion in Ningbo, it has been preserved for three hundred years since the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. Due to the strict self-discipline of the descendants of the Fan family, the keys to the doors of the pavilion and the bookcases are kept in separate rooms. When the lock is unlocked, the books in the pavilion are not allowed to go down the stairs, nor to dry the books, and keep them dry with leaves and quartz.Children and grandchildren who open the door and enter the pavilion without a reason will not be punished once; if they privately bring relatives and friends into the pavilion or open the bookcase without permission, they will not be fined for one year; if they borrow books without authorization, they will not be fined for three years. In this way, the only thing left to discuss is Changshu's Tieqin and Bronze Sword Building.For this reason, Zhang Zhidong personally wrote a letter to Duan Fang, earnestly trusting him.This is not only obligatory, but also determined to win!Because Yuan Shikai was expelled, Yikuang's power gradually weakened, and Duanfang felt quite precarious. Even though Zhang Zhidong didn't have much flirtation with Tonggui, after all, he was a veteran of the three dynasties.If you want to save a person, as long as you are willing to fight to the death, the regent will have to make concessions.Duan Fang was thinking that being able to accomplish this matter would not only show his ability as a governor, but also be rewarded by Zhang Zhidong, and a strong Olympic aid was exactly what he needed most today. Duanfang seems elegant but vulgar, and vulgar.Doing elegant things is nothing more than threats and lures, but this time he did it right, mainly by finding the right person. Originally, under Duanfang's sect, there was a Qing guest named Yang Xingwu who managed gold and stone tablets, books, calligraphy and paintings for him.This man has very good eyesight and is proficient in bibliography. Most of Duanfang's collections have his inscriptions and postscripts.But things flock together, there are places where people steal and plunder, and there are treacherous and treacherous followers.Yang Xingwu's conduct is very bad, and his ability to forge is also great.Duan Fang thought that if he was invited to Changshu to negotiate, he would be scared at the first glance, and if he respected ghosts and gods and stayed away, he would definitely not be able to reach an agreement. Therefore, Duanfang sought out Zeng Pu, a well-known scholar in Changshu, named Meng Pu, who was a son of an aristocratic family. A means of hunting a good job, while fascinated by French literature.I also wrote a sensational one, so when Zeng Mengpu was mentioned in Jiangnan, many people knew about it. This is a so-called "new school figure", and his opinions will not be limited to a corner. He is in favor of making the collection of Tieqin and Tongjianlou public to the people of the country. He believes that the collection of the Jingshi Library will last longer than private storage, so He generously accepted Duan Fang's commission. The Tieqin and Bronze Sword House is located in Zhuli, Changshu. The owner’s surname is Qu, and the scriptures have been handed down for four generations. Now the owner’s name is Qu Qijia, whose name is Liangshi. He is very young, but very capable.He replied to Zeng Pu that Ye Changchi must be consulted on this matter first. Ye Changchi's bibliography is not the first, but also the second, and he is a senior in the Imperial Academy. Therefore, in Suzhou, he is very powerful in protecting the cultural relics of the country.Seeing this situation, Duan Fang preemptively sent a secret call to Ye Changchi, asking him to persuade Qu Qijia on his behalf, and then said that he would come to Suzhou on the seventh day of the new Zhengzhou and ask him to meet him. However, the gentry in Changshu have different opinions from Zeng Pu, and there are many people who want to maintain the reputation of "South Qu Beiyang".This kind of situation is also in the estimation of Duan Fang. He made a small plan of "knocking the mountain to shake the tiger". He made a note, saying that he heard that Jia Jia came from the east, and he coveted Qu's collection of books. , instruct local officials to protect them.So the prefect of Suzhou and the county magistrate of Changshu sent officers to go to Muli to investigate secretly, and even went to the door for interrogation. As a result, the Qu family first panicked, and the rest of the dissenting gentry were afraid of being suspected of "colluding with Dongjia". Also dare not troublesome. However, no objection does not mean approval, even if the Qu family is willing to sell the collection, there must be certain conditions.So the people in the middle, working hard, can't agree for a while.But Duan Fang couldn't bear it anymore, because De Zongzi Palace was scheduled to be transferred from Guande Hall to Lianggezhuang in Xiling on March 12th, and all countries sent special envoys to China to attend the funeral. , the trip is coming soon, I hope this matter will be settled, and I will have a satisfactory explanation when I go to Beijing to meet Zhang Zhidong, a senior scholar from the Department of Management.Therefore, they kept urging Qu Qijia and the gentry in Changshu, and their attitude was quite bad.Zeng Pu didn't want to behave properly, he was close to a rogue, he regretted meddling in his own business, but he couldn't let him get away, so he could only make up his mind: the Qu family's collection of books should be returned to the public. Nor can Duanfang be allowed to take advantage of it.In terms of details in the future, we need to negotiate carefully. Both Qu Qijia and the gentry in Changshu felt that this purpose was good, so they sent a telegram to inform Duan Fang who had already arrived in Beijing. Two days later, Duan Fang returned to the gentry of Changshu to send a public telegram: "Qu's collection of books will be returned to the public. Once the Beijing Normal University Library is established, it should be approved. I read the telegram with all the lords of the academic department and praised it. There is no such thing as a famous saying! The library is on the Jingye Lake. It will be played within a month, thank you in advance.” The tone of this telegram was quite ambiguous, and after careful searching, it was discovered that Duan Fang had ulterior motives. Among the three words "Dang agree", there are many articles, as if Qu family voluntarily returned the collection of books to the public, and he, as the governor of the province, agreed to Qu family's completion of this good deed.Originally, it was the public who asked for the family collection from the Qu family. If they were willing to part with each other, it would be very considerate of the public family. As for the remuneration, it will naturally be calculated according to the market price. Now it has become Qu's voluntary repayment, that is, no compensation can be claimed, it is nothing more than a rule, please To reward, even if the "price" is given, it is only one to two percent of the real value!This is the usual trick of Duanfang, which is not only a trick, but also a plunder. But once Duan Fang took office, he had no time to take care of this matter.Because Jiangsu was "making a big fuss about housework", the governor, feudal secretary, standard secretary, and Shanghai Taoist quarreled, and in the end even Duanfang himself had to be involved. The dispute first started when Cai Naihuang, the governor of Shanghai, insulted Chen Qitai, the governor of Jiangsu.Because Chen Qitai was a bit harsher in his official business, Cai Naihuang's reply was full of words, "spreading a couch with black smoke, sparrows sparrows in eight circles", which turned out to be an ugly slander.Chen Qitai was furious, and Yan Zhang impeached him.All along, the governors, governors, and counselors have always been inaccurate. If they are serious, they will be dismissed or investigated, depending on the circumstances.This time, a new trick came out, and Jiang Duan was ordered to investigate not only Cai Naihuang, but also Chen Qitai.Chen Qitai, who was old and frail, became ill all at once.When Duanfang came to Beijing, there was already a talk about asking for a vacancy and returning to Hunan to recuperate. When Duanfang returned to his post, Ruicheng, the governor of Jiangsu feudal clan, asked for leave due to illness, and Zuo Xiaotong, the governor of Jiangsu Province, concurrently signed it.There is a master Gu in the yamen of the feudal lord, who is Ruicheng's confidant, but is hated by Chen Qitai.So he took this opportunity to recommend a man surnamed Han to join the vassal. When Ruicheng learned about it, he was very angry. He thought that he was asking for leave, not opening a vacancy. How could the governor easily change his staff?So he wrote to Governor Jiang, accusing Chen Qitai of being "autocratic and unreasonable", and also blamed Zuo Xiaotong, accusing him of "intentional contempt". This matter was originally done by Chen Qitai recklessly, and Ruicheng's backing is very strong. As soon as Chen Qitai opens a vacancy, Duanfang will of course buy his account, and write a letter to Chen Qitai, asking him to "expel Han screen".As a result, Chen Qitai's condition became serious again. Who knows that the matter is not over yet, Han went and didn't care about it, and stayed behind closed doors, ignoring everything.Celebrities have always put on airs like this, but in fact they have to rely on him, and many important official affairs cannot be done without him.Therefore, the capital and the first county repeatedly persuaded him to recover the lying Master Gu. When this entangled dispute between the governor and the vassals comes to an end, Chen Qitai can't afford it anymore, Duanfang has to send someone to report the vacancy, send someone to act as an agent, and check whether there is any deficit in Chen Qitai's tenure and important unfinished business. matter.After being busy for a while, he himself was transferred to Zhili, and following Yang Shixiang's absence, he was busy making an explanation, "fired the gun", and temporarily ignored the Qu family's collection of books, but he never forgot his feelings.This time I came to see Zhang Zhidong with ulterior motives. "This time, there are no other unfinished matters that I can't let go of. Only the Qu family's collection of books is brooding." Duan Fang changed the subject: "I wonder if Zhongtang has decided on the location of the library?" "I have already made a decision!" Zhang Zhidong replied, "It is the Ministry of Internal Affairs that still has opinions." The site of the Jingshi Library was selected as early as when Duanfang came to Beijing in spring. The Jingye Lake in Deshengmen is also known as Jishuitan.According to legend, there are "Sishui Towns" in the capital, with the Paozi River west of Chongwenmen in the southeast; Taiping Lake west of Xuanwumen in the southwest; Shichahai on the left of Di'anmen in the northeast; Jishuitan on the right of Deshengmen in the northwest. There is a Zhenshui Guanyin Nunnery on Jishuitan, which was renamed Huitong Temple during the Qianlong period.The temple is located in Gaofu, surrounded by clear water and trees, it is a good place to study.Zhang Zhidong plans to build four pavilions on the Zhouzhu in the middle of Jingye Lake, and collect the complete books of Siku, Song and Yuan Dynasties.The academic department has drawn up the plan long ago, but Jingye Lake and Huitong Temple are the official property managed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and they are still unwilling to let go, so they haven't played it yet. "As Zhongtang, does the Ministry of Internal Affairs still have objections?" "It's hard to say. Tao Zhai," Zhang Zhidong said in a drawn-out voice, full of emotion, "This is not what it used to be!" "The thing is, if there is no space, you can't build a library, and if you don't build a library, you can't come to Changshu books." "Of course, of course! I must do this matter, and tomorrow I will ask the Ministry to draft a play." "Zhongtang, don't mention Qu's collection of books in the memorial, so as not to be misunderstood, and think that the library was built only with Qu's books. Wouldn't it belittle the status of the Jingshi Library?" "Not bad, not bad! But Siku Quanshu and Tianlu Linlang must be mentioned." "Of course! The only surviving one, it belongs to the collection, self-sufficient and gaining weight." Duanfang continued: "The establishment of this museum, the book of the Secretary of the Central Committee, Jiahui Shilin, is a grand event of innovation for thousands of years, and it is beyond the power of Zhongtang. Here, I secretly wish to attach myself to Jiwei. In the future, when Qu’s books come to the north, I will naturally work hard and stick to it.” "What is there to say? It must be borrowed." Soliciting affairs means seizing power, as long as you can handle it, you can get a few pieces of the elite of Tieqin and Tongjianlou.Duan Fang has achieved his purpose here, so he said goodbye and left on the grounds of "a lot of quiet photos in the middle hall".