Qing Dynasty Secret History

Chapter 112

It is said that Tang Cai often heard that Zhang Zhijun came here to study, he was taken aback, hurriedly followed his classmates, and went out to meet him.I saw that Zhang Zhijun, who looked like three inches of Dinggu bark, had already left his sedan chair and came in step by step.Then I often salute with the crowd and receive it inside.Zhang Zhijun rolled the rolls one by one, and when he was done, he often waited for more than a dozen people, smiled, and said casually, "You all stand still, the hall has a few words to ask you."

I often wait until I know something is wrong.After the roll call, Zhang Zhijun brought Cai Chang into the secret room, and said with a smile, "You are all young people with ambitions, and the hall is very caring. You don't have to treat the hall as local officials, but only as members of your own family." Look, senior, if you have something to say, just say it, don't hesitate. The hall heard that you are going to raise troops to serve the king, is there such a thing?"

Tang Cai often listened, but kept silent.Zhang Zhijun said: "Sure enough, this happened, but it's an act of loyalty. It's not hard for you to tell the truth. Otherwise, the evidence is solid, I'm afraid it's up to you."

Cai Chang said: "Students are waiting to study in peace. I don't know if the king is diligent or not. Where did the army get the news?"

Zhang Zhijun said: "Yesterday I got the gangsters, asked for a confession, and found rich tickets. I know that you have set up an independent army here. If you don't admit it, the headquarters will come to confront you. At that time, the king's law will be strict. I can't even deny it. I asked you carefully for the sake of love, and you all have to know what's good and what's wrong!"

Tang Caichang knew that he could no longer hide it, so he simply talked about it.It is said that courtiers are in trouble, politics is corrupt, and the country is in ruins. For the sake of saving the nation, our party wants to raise the banner of righteousness and wipe out evildoers.Zhang Zhijun was also very moved, and was willing to spare him.Cai Changyi is not the only child, he is willing to die with the captured party members.Zhang Zhijun said: "Since you are obsessed with your obsession, there is nothing the Headquarters can do. This is called helplessness."

So Tang Caichang and the party who were first obtained, a total of more than [-] people, were all sentenced to death.Datong and Xindi were also defeated successively.The Hunan party members were also arrested and beheaded by Governor Yu Lian.When this incident happened, it was the day when the two palaces were fortunate enough to drive to Taiyuan, and the scriptures showed that it was time to talk about the Holy Mother of Mercy Palace again.

But it is said that the empress dowager is very bored when she is stationed in Shaanxi Fushou.Because the house is too old, the humidity is abnormal.Thinking of the cool location of the Summer Palace and the beautiful flowers and trees, it is very sad.One day, I chatted with the palace family members about the old days, and when I talked about my sadness, I couldn't help crying.The queen mother said: "I have suffered a lot since I was young, and I have suffered a lot. When I was young, my life was extremely bitter, because my mother didn't love me very much, so I didn't have much fun in living. Sister What I want, I always listen to her; what I want, I will always be scolded. When she was selected into the palace, Shihe grew up to be pretty, and aroused the envy of everyone. Fortunately, she was not stupid by nature, relying on her cleverness In the end, I got rid of all difficulties and won the victory. When I first entered the palace, the former emperor liked me very much, loved me very much, and took pity on me. The rest of the people did not look forward to it. Fortunately, I was born A son, the late emperor's favored family, finally survived. But since then, it has been handed over to Jian Yun. In the last years of the late emperor, he suddenly became seriously ill. At that time, the foreign soldiers set the Old Summer Palace on fire and burned it down. Clean, let's take refuge in Rehe. I'm sure everyone knows about this hardship.

Think about it, I am so young, the emperor went behind my back, and my son followed.Dong Taidun's nephew is very bad, coveting the throne.He is not from the royal family, so speaking of reasoning, it is very inappropriate.Thinking of what I experienced at that time, I no longer feel sad like me.When the emperor was dying, he no longer understood all the actions.I took his son's hand and went to him and asked him if the Long Live Lord was so sick, who should inherit the throne in case of a long live forever?He couldn't answer.In fact, in order to conjure up an accident, the former emperor and I were at a loss.Then I asked him again: "This child is the son of the Long Live Lord." After hearing this sentence, he opened his eyes, stared at me with strange eyes and said, "It is naturally him who inherits the orthodoxy." 'I was relieved when I heard this sentence.Not long after speaking, he went up.These few words are the last official words of the former emperor, although after so many years, the circumstances of his death can still be seen clearly when he thinks about it, it is almost like yesterday.Since my son became emperor, I thought I could live a few years of leisure, but unexpectedly he was only twenty, and he abandoned me again.Since then, his life experience has been completely changed, and the glory he longed for in his life has been annihilated because of his death.Moreover, the Empress Dowager Dong and I are very incompatible in temperament, we are at odds from time to time, and we have difficulties getting up every day.Although they have been together for a long time, death is hard to say. Fortunately, five years after the death of her son, she also withered one after another.Emperor Guangxu was only three years old, so he inherited and became my son.The child was born too weak, sick and in pain, so thin that he was so thin that even though he was three years old, he still couldn't walk.His old lady raised him, but she dared not eat or drink with him.His father is Prince Jin. You already know that his mother is my sister, so I raised him as my own.Until now, I have worked so hard and suffered so much for him, but he is still not healthy.There are other dangers that cannot be exhausted, and you all know that it is useless to talk about it now.I have never been disappointed in anything I have longed for. "

Having said that, I couldn't help but burst into tears.When all the palaces saw each other, they were all sad and weeping.The queen mother said again: "People look at me as if I have become the empress dowager, and nothing is unpleasant. Like the things I told you just now, they are not willing to believe, and the suffering I have suffered is not limited to this, As long as one thing is done poorly, I will be the target of public criticism. There was a censor who impeached me. Thanks to my open-mindedness, I am not restrained by things, otherwise, I would have been pissed off by them for a long time!
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Although the Empress Dowager was sad and indignant, she followed all the ministers, but she still danced and danced, and continued to promote her virtues. How could she look a little bit of hardship?At this time, the edicts issued by the line of sin, the edicts of seeking outspokenness, the edicts of seeking talents, the edicts of reform, the edicts of strictly prohibiting hatred of religion and xenophobia, the edicts of re-opening special economic departments, all kinds of edicts to eliminate the old and introduce new ones, snowflakes also seem to be falling in price.

While removing the old and setting up the new, I suddenly received another shocking report: Zheng Wenqin of Guisui Road killed Zhou Nisi, a foreigner.The queen mother said angrily: "We haven't settled it here, and he made trouble again, didn't he kill me?! Foreigners are so powerful, but they go to provoke him again!

It is much better to find things about foreigners than to find things about me. "

Then Rong Lu and Wang Wenshao, the ministers of the army, asked him how to deal with the matter of returning to Sui.Rong Lu said: "Zheng Wenqin is too incomprehensible! According to the slave's opinion, I beg the Empress Dowager to punish him severely, so as to save foreigners from opening their mouths. It is best to dismiss him and never use him again."

The queen mother said: "Too light, too light."

Wang Wenshao said: "How about charging to the extreme edge and never releasing it?"

The Empress Dowager said: "This kind of bastard, a traitor with no conscience, it is already the court's grace to execute him on the spot."

According to the order, Zheng Wenqin was dismissed from his post and executed on the spot; General Yongde of Suiyuan was dismissed and remained in office.He also issued a decree to punish local officials in the provinces who were unable to protect the priests and the people.When the queen mother returned to the palace, she was upset.Eunuchs and maidservants, knowing the Queen Mother's temper, dare not provoke her.After serving for a while, they all walked away quietly.The queen mother sat alone for a while, and suddenly remembered something, and there was no one in front of her eyes.Looking up at the window, I saw an eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy who was holding on to the watering tube and watering the flowers there. He was three to five feet away, so he couldn't see clearly.The Empress Dowager likes young children the most. For all the children who are full of staff and serve in the palace, the Empress Dowager is very kind when she sees them. She often chats with them and asks them attentively, just like a loving mother to her beloved son.Now because of the haste to go out hunting, there are too many disciples, and there is no time to accompany them, so the palace is sent with Han sons, and they still follow the old palace rules, entering the palace in the morning and leaving the palace in the evening, and they are not allowed to spend the night privately.Immediately the queen mother saw the young man watering the flowers, knocked on the glass window, and asked who it was.The young man looked up and saw that it was the Empress Dowager, he hurriedly dropped the watering can, knelt down on both knees, and called out loudly: "Young minister, Jiang Jingting, a student of the Xi'an Telegraph Bureau.

The Empress Dowager listened and hurriedly waited on her. The Empress Dowager said: "The boy who waters the flowers is very clever. Please pass him in." "

The eunuch led the order to go out, and immediately led Jiang Jingting into the palace.Thanks to him, after seeing the Queen Mother, he took off his top hat and shook his head four times.After touching their heads, they put on their top hats, bowed their heads and knelt down, waiting for inquiries.The Queen Mother said: "What's your last name?
what is it call?Are you in your teens this year? "

Jiang Jingting said: "My surname is Jiang and my name is Jingting. This year is the first day."

The Queen Mother said: "Where are you from?"

Jiang Jingting said: "The little minister is from Jiangsu."

The Queen Mother said: "What are you doing here?"

Jiang Jingting said: "Young minister is acting as a student at the Xi'an Telegraph Bureau. Because he was ordered by Futai, he works here."

The queen mother said: "Do you know foreign characters?"

Jiang Jingting said: "I know a few of them, but I regret not being very proficient."

The queen mother said: "You know foreign characters best, but you often work here with me.

"Jiang Jingting said: "That is the empress dowager's grace, and I am very grateful to you!" "

The Queen Mother said: "Let me ask you, how many people are there in your family?"

Jiang Jingting said: "There is an old mother on top of the minister, and a weak sister on the bottom. There are only three people in the minister."

The Queen Mother said: "Are there no brothers?"

Jiang Jingting said: "The family is poor and poor, and the parents of the ministers only gave birth to two brothers and sisters."

Seeing his calm demeanor and clear speech, the queen mother couldn't help being overjoyed, and ordered the eunuch to give him a cup of tea.He also found many treasures and jewelry by himself, divided them into two bags, and said to Jiang Jingting: "I like you very much, you can come to my place every day as an errand, and you don't have to respect my empress dowager, just call me old ancestor." Everyone here calls me Patriarch, even Long Live God, and I only allow him to call me Patriarch. Take these two bags of jewelry home. This bag is for your mother; I gave it to your sister. I forgot to ask you, how old is your sister?"

Jiang Jingting replied: "Sister Xiaochen, she is 13 years old."

The queen mother said: "It's a pity that she is too young, otherwise, I would have to see her too.

" Jiang Jingting thanked him and came out, feeling that the ground was as soft as cotton, his body was as light as a swallow, and his feet were extremely relaxed. He ran out of the palace and ran straight to the main office.

At this time, the two palaces were stationed, Pepsi was created, and the general office of the Telegraph Bureau was living in Luzha.

Jiang Jingting ran to him, didn't have time to call the door, and kicked it in.The general office was with a few friends, crossing sparrows inside, and they were all surprised to see him rushing in suddenly.The general manager said: "This kid is crazy, why is he so frivolous!"

When Jiang Jingting wanted to speak, he was so happy that he couldn't say a word, he just smiled with his mouth open.The general manager said: "Oh, he is really crazy. Quickly ask someone to take him out."

Jiang Jingting pointed to the two bags and said, "What's crazy, please take a look! Please take a look!"

The general manager took a look and saw that they were all precious jewelry, so he hurriedly asked where did they come from?Jiang Jingting said: "I can't tell you."

He gesticulated and narrated it again.The general manager smiled and said to the friends: "This kid is lucky, no wonder he is so happy."

Since then, Jiang Jingting has been working in the palace every day, and the Empress Dowager loves him very much.Later, the two palaces returned to Luan, and when Luan arrived in Kaifeng, the queen mother suddenly thought of Jiang Jingting, and sent a decree to find Jiang Jingting quickly.Jiang Jingting was not here just now, and the local official hurriedly sent a telegram to Xi'an to find this person.The officials in Xi'an sent more than a hundred people to search for it, and finally found it. They carried it to Kaifeng like a phoenix egg, and nothing happened.

This is something.

At present, the Empress Dowager is shedding tears every day. She heard that the coalition forces have occupied Beijing, divided the troops in Kinki, and suppressed the boxers.Zhengding in the south, Zhangjiakou in the north, and Shanhaiguan in the east are all within the power of the coalition forces.He also clashed with Xiliang, Shengyun and other armies from time to time.Liu Guangcai was stationed in Jingxing, and the coalition forces planned to attack from Huolu.When the queen mother heard about it, she hurriedly called Liu Guangcai to join her army and retreat into Shanxi.He also ordered the destruction of all deployment files and the elimination of scribes.The provinces are asked to clear the routine documents, follow the ministerial chapters, delete the complex and simplify them; the clerks and servants of the yamen are eliminated separately, and they are not allowed to use power.He also ordered the Hanlin Academy to be rectified, and the above-mentioned officials to study politics.Prince Chun Zaifeng was specially authorized as the first-class special envoy to go to Germany to apologize.University scholar Natong went to Japan to apologize as the special envoy.Call out the ministers of various countries to visit the students, send them back to China, and wait for the examination and recruitment.From next year onwards, the township examinations will all be based on policy theory, stereotyped essays are not allowed, and the Wushengtong examination and the Wuke township examination will be stopped.

The provinces are preparing to build military schools, and the original battalions in each province will be strictly eliminated, and a few battalions will be selected and divided into standing and continuing patrols and other troops.All the academies in the provinces were changed into university halls in the provincial capital; secondary schools in all prefectures and Zhili prefectures; The Prime Minister, Wang Wenshao is the Minister of the Association, Qu Hongji is the Minister, Xu Shoupeng and Lianfang are the Left and Right Ministers.Every time an order is changed or a government is raised, Jiang Jingting always knows in advance.Although he speaks cautiously, after all he is young and irritable, and when talking with friends, he often leaks a word or two.

On this day, the general office of the Telegraph Bureau was with the government and was discussing state affairs in private, when Jiang Jingting came.Ben Fu said: "Just ask him, he always knows better than us when he goes in and out of the palace."

The general manager said: "Jing Ting, now that the imperial court is vigorously implementing the new policy, it is Kang Youwei's method. It seems that both Kang and Liang are about to be pardoned."

Jing Ting said: "Kang and Liang are pardoned, I'm afraid it won't be possible. The empress dowager's temperament, the most hated is to mention her fault. In the case of the [-] coup, she knew that she was on business, but she never admitted it. Now the unreasonable kindness pardons Kang. Liang, it's not like no one is looking for her fault, why should I bring it up first?"

The general manager said: "According to what you said, there is no day for Kang and Liang Yong to be pardoned?"

Jing Ting said: "I dare not say that, but I can't mention it now."

The mansion said: "Shandong Futai Yuan Gong, how did you move so fast?"

Jing Ting said: "That's all the power of Mr. Li Wenzhong's sponsorship. When Wenzhong died, he was awarded the leftovers of Shimeicao. He claimed that looking around for talents in the universe, there was no one who was on the right side of Yuan, and he urged him to return to Luan. Therefore, Duke Yuan was promoted to governor of Zhili."

The three chatted for a while and then broke up.

At this time, the ministers and workers at home and abroad invited them back to Luan.On April 21st, the decree and the decision were made. After ordering the minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to sweep away the palace ban, I wanted to return to Luang immediately, but it was difficult to travel in the hot summer. The Li area returned to Beijing.Unexpectedly, on the first day of July, the governor of Shaanxi was promoted to Yun, and it was reported that Guanzhong was hot, with heavy rain and deep mud.Yufu Songshou, and Zouhe suddenly broke out, and the horses were washed away. Please return to Luan during the exhibition period.So it was changed to start on August 24, and the money and food for this year in the place where the scorpion passed.On this day, the two palaces will be opened, thousands of rides and thousands of horses will set off at the same time, and the local officials will prepare the confession and welcome them off with respect, which is not as embarrassing as when they were hunting.Relying on the Empress Dowager's prestige, those eunuchs shouted to obey orders, extorted fees, and were majestic all the way, who would dare to disobey them!Driving into the border of Henan, I don't know which county I went to, but this place is in need.This county magistrate is a man and very loyal.The eunuch at the front station arrived and extorted money, the county magistrate begged wailingly, but the eunuch refused to listen, and ordered the young eunuch to do it, and throw out all the royal food prepared in the kitchen to feed the dogs.See if he is crying bitter or not, rich or not?The little eunuchs are all young and good-natured, eager to make a noise, rush into the kitchen, mess around, and throw things around.I ate everything, I fell down, I was coaxed up in an instant, and with a whistling sound, they all went.The magistrate looked at it, feeling distressed and anxious, and hurriedly asked the servant to clean up the dishes that hadn't been dropped and get rid of that guy.In a hurry, the follower flew to report the arrival of the two palaces, and the county magistrate hurried out to meet him.I saw the eunuch in front of the car flying a horse to pass the decree: Prepare meals quickly, Lafayette is so hungry.The magistrate turned pale with fright.If you want to know what happened next, let's listen to the next chapter.

(End of this chapter)