Qing Dynasty Secret History

Chapter 120 Jiang Shixuan went to impeach Qing King Tang Shaoyi to discuss the Tibet Agreement
It is said that on New Year's Eve, the Empress Dowager got up very early, first went to the Buddhas to burn incense, and then offered sacrifices to the ancestors.After the sacrifice was over, the eunuch came to announce the guests, but more than [-] people, including Princess Rongshou, Prince Chun, Fujin Xunbei, Prince Fujin Tao, King Gong, Fujin Qing, and the princess, all entered the palace for the New Year's Eve ceremony. of.The meaning of New Year's Eve ceremony is to bid farewell to the Queen Mother before the new year.All the noble ladies went to see the queen mother, and they all went to their private rooms to have a little rest.At two o'clock in the afternoon, the Empress Dowager came to court in full dress.All the noble ladies gathered in the court hall, each according to their titles, and saluted in a row.The leader of the queen kowtows in praise.The Queen Mother answered each other with a warm face, and each gave a red satin and flat gold purse, each of which contained money.This is an old custom in Manchuria. After preparing for the New Year, everyone is asked to store up for rainy occasions.

It was night, a New Year's Eve ceremony was held, there was great music, laughter and joy, from night to day, no one slept.The Empress Dowager will play with the palace family and Shuanglu together.In the middle of the night, all the eunuchs brought a large copper basin full of coals.The Empress Dowager took the holly branches and leaves she had prepared and threw them into the fire, and all the family members threw them, and then added rosin, which also meant to win auspiciousness.At that time, apart from accompanying the Queen Mother to play Shuanglu, all the family members were divided into two teams, one for making New Year's cakes and the other for peeling lotus seeds.Because on New Year's Day, people in the whole palace don't eat, they all eat New Year's Day cakes.Dawn was about to break before the Empress Dowager went back to her bedroom to rest, and all the family members also went back to their rooms to get dressed.

At this time, all kinds of fruits are ready.It was ordered by the eunuch in advance to buy it for the Empress Dowager to celebrate the New Year.The sky was bright, and the family members brought fruits to the Empress Dowager's bedroom to present them respectfully.Those fruits all have the meaning of celebration, such as apples are for wishing peace, olives are for conferring eternal life, lotus seeds are for blessings and so on.Walking into the bedroom, seeing that the queen mother is awake, she remembers to offer fruits.The queen mother smiled and said: "I am born to you, I wish you all blessings this year."

I asked you if you slept at night.Everyone said they didn't sleep.The Empress Dowager said: "I should not sleep on New Year's Eve. I didn't want to sleep either, but I just rested a little bit. Unexpectedly, I am old and mentally weak, so Menglong fell asleep."

Saying that, she got up early and got out of bed, and the eunuch came to comb her hair.All the palace officials saluted her and celebrated the New Year after she had combed her hair.After going to the emperor and empress to salute, he followed the queen mother to listen to the opera.

On this day, the queen mother was very happy. After listening to the play, she asked all the eunuchs to bring in musical instruments and beat the New Year's gongs and drums.The queen mother sang in person, and all the eunuchs and eunuchs agreed.Only Dezong had a sad look on his face, not happy.So the palace supervisor and others talked behind his back, saying that he was a year older, and he was getting more and more stupid.

On the second day of the junior high school, the Empress Dowager came to the court hall to worship the God of Wealth as early as possible, and all the family members of the palace accompanied her to salute.

From New Year's Day to Lantern Festival, there is nothing to do in the palace except playing cards and dice.However, the tenth day of the first lunar month is for the Empress Qianqiu. Except for the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, everyone congratulates the Empress on her birthday.

On the night of Lantern Festival, lanterns are hung everywhere in the palace.In the Summer Palace, cigarettes are lingering, flowers are colorful, lights are everywhere, and there is always music.It can't be said that it is prosperous and lively, rich and romantic.The eunuchs in various palaces competed with each other to make all kinds of silk lanterns, such as lion lanterns, dragon lanterns, tiger lanterns, unicorn lanterns, rabbit lanterns, horse lanterns, phoenix lanterns, golden pheasant lanterns, crane lanterns and various festive lanterns. , all wearing colorful clothes, dancing with lights and strings, branching into characters, and everything changes dozens of times.There are such characters as "Long live Taiping" and "Longevity without borders", which are written in yellow silk booklets and displayed on the imperial case for the Queen Mother to read.Later generations have a poem praising it: "Hundred treasures, lanterns, dense torches, and red torches, among the words Taiping Long live."

Changing clothes and trying to do a turning dance, it's like Youzhou Hun is off work.

After the lanterns, I went to the Yingchun Hall to watch the fireworks.The fireworks are released, showing various stories in history, various landscapes, and flower shapes such as grapes and wisterias.All kinds of illusions are extremely impressive, and tens of thousands of firecrackers are set off at this time.The queen mother was very happy, and all the family members in the palace were in harmony, and there was thunderous cheers for a while.This fireworks display was originally scheduled to be held on the ninth day of Yan during the Qianlong period in the "High Mountains and Long Rivers" hall of the Old Summer Palace.Therefore, later generations have poems sighing: the lonely mountain is high and the water is long, and the silver flower and fire tree cannot go.

Welcome the spring and don't open up a new hall. In the ninth year of Yan, the joy is still young.

After the Lantern Festival, the Empress Dowager is still in charge of the court as usual.Unexpectedly, there was an uninterested censor, surnamed Jiang and surnamed Shi Xun, who entered a ginseng, and the censor was Prince Qing, the leader of the military aircraft.The money involved is very valuable. What is it about recruiting power and accepting bribes, selling officials by selling nobles, and the prince has deposited millions of private funds in HSBC Bank. Please send personnel to investigate and deal with it immediately.It turns out that since Prince Qing Yikuang became the leader of the military aircraft, every official in Beijing, big or small, has followed his lead.When officials come to the mansion to ask for an interview, they always have to accept the door bag first, and then the secretary is willing to inform him.Therefore, the secretary of the Qing residence also made a fortune of more than [-] yuan.

Moreover, from Lao Fujin onwards, no one in the palace asked for money.

A member of the capital bribed Prince Qing with [-] Jinzhuang votes, and Prince Qing allowed him to tune in with Youcha.

The ticket has been delivered to the mansion and accepted by Lao Fujin.One day, King Qing demanded money from a member of the capital, and the member of the capital replied that it had been sent to the mansion.King Qing said angrily: "You also go to the mansion to ask for this errand?"

The Beijing official was so bluffed that he knelt down to plead guilty.King Qing said: "You give all of this to her, so why don't I use it?"

That Beijing member Da Wu, sent another [-] gold, and the official business will be done tomorrow.Because of this incident, King Qing disapproved of what Old Fujin had done.One day, he said to old Fujin: "Outside people say that our house is asking for money. If we make such a mess, how can we handle the important affairs of the country?"

Old Fujin frowned and said: "Look at the current situation, if you don't save some money, what will you do in the future?"

King Qing paused and said: "You are so confused! If the general situation is not good in the future, we are no better than ordinary people, so we will be better if we have money?"

Old Fujin said angrily: "I only know that if I have money, I don't care if the overall situation is good or not? I'm not confused, you are! I don't mess around, you do!"

King Qing could not do anything to her.

On this day, King Qing was in the inner room, having fun with some side Fujin sparrows, when he suddenly reported to Mr. Li.King Qing was busy going out to greet him, and saw that Manager Li had come in with a smile.Please be safe, King Qing said: "The manager has time to come and sit here!"

Mr. Li said: "The servant came here to please the prince Fu Jinan. Secondly, I have something to go back to the prince."

King Qing hurriedly asked what was the matter?Mr. Li said: "Lafayette saw an excerpt today, and was very annoyed. The servant found this excerpt, which is very related to the prince."

King Qing said: "If I participate, I won't succeed? Who is it?"

" Mr. Li said: "What kind of money, the slaves are not very careful.However, the censor who knew about Dongzhe was surnamed Jiang and named Shixuan. "

King Qing pondered, "Jiang Shixuan, who is it? I don't remember."

Mr. Li said, "Of course the prince doesn't recognize such a humble official."

King Qing said: "It's very strange! People don't recognize me, what kind of enmity do you have with me, and you actually want to accuse me?"

Mr. Li said: "This kind of unreasonable nerd, how can he deserve to talk about grievances? He just wants to use the prince to make his own name! The poor must starve to death. If he wants to starve at home, he will die. Offending the lord, it is nothing more than death to dare to do so."

King Qing said: "I'm the most hospitable person. If you discuss it well with me, it's nothing to give him a hundred or two hundred silver. The more he looks like this, the more I want to fight him."

Mr. Li said: "According to the slave's opinion, this kind of dog-like person, the prince will not feel guilty about him."

After talking for a while, Manager Li stood up and resigned.King Qing entrusted him to come to the Empress Dowager to clear up the matter, and entrusted him to inquire about the background of ginseng.

The next day, Director Li came again and delivered the transcribed ginseng base.King Qing read it, pondered for a while, and thought of a way.Immediately enter the palace to see the Queen Mother, please investigate and deal with it yourself.The Empress Dowager comforted him with warm words, and then delivered Jiang Shixuan's decree, and then went back to the original Yamen for a walk.In the Qing Dynasty, eunuchs announced orders for eunuchs for Beijing officials, and governors for foreign officials.The eunuch got this job, but it was a beautiful job.Those who are reprimanded must pay bribes in advance and declare the decree before they can avoid reprimand.Otherwise, the eunuch asked him to kneel down to listen to the order, and then insulted him to the extreme.Now Jiang Shixuan is a poor Hanlin, and he has been ordered to promulgate orders, so where can he have money to bribe?Today, the appointed eunuch Wang is also Director Li's confidant.Manager Li instructed: "This Jiang Shixuan is the person Prince Qing hates the most. Today, I am delivering an order not to go to his house, but to the yamen of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and humiliate him severely in front of everyone."

The eunuch Wang promised to go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and send someone to pass on Jiang Yushi.

Everyone was socializing with eunuch Wang, but eunuch Wang looked up and ignored people.When Jiang Yushi arrived, the eunuch Wang put on the air of an imperial envoy and shouted: "There is an order to order Jiang Shixuan, Jiang Shixuan kneels down to listen to the announcement!"

Jiang Shixuan knelt down, and the eunuch Wang stomped his feet and cursed: "You bastard bastard, you don't know how to praise, and you made this kind of trouble. You surnamed Jiang are not good people, and it's even worse when you go out to Jiang Shixuan. Totally forgetful, get off!"

Jiang Shixuan kowtowed and stood up, his expression pale.Eunuch Wang had had enough of scolding, so he swaggered away.Jiang Shixuan said to the censors: "Scholars can be killed, but not humiliated! I didn't expect this country to have such a bad example!"

Seeing him like this, everyone felt sorry for him when the rabbit died and the fox was hurt.Jiang Shixuan followed the imperial decree and went back to the original yamen.

At this time, the news of the Russo-Japanese War became more and more urgent. Regardless of the court government office, they were talking about the Liaoyang War.One day, a report was made to Commander Dongxiang of Japan, leading several warships, several mine boats, and five wooden waste ships guarding them. They were the Tianjin Maru, Wuxin Maru, Baoguo Maru, Wuyang Maru, and Incheon Maru, which were fully loaded with bricks and stones. They all marched towards Lushun, fortified the port of Lushun, and closed dozens of majestic Russian ships in the port.Unexpectedly, the Russian general, who was guarding the fort, knew about it and fired huge cannons to sink all the hulks.It was also reported that the Russian and Japanese armies fought in the Yalu River area, and the Russian army was defeated. Both Jiulian City and Phoenix City were occupied by the Japanese army.

Not long after, I received the shocking news that the Japanese army occupied Jinzhou on land on the Dagu Mountain in Fengtian.The Empress Dowager was extremely sad, and she led her family members to pray in front of the Buddha every day.Deling still translates the Western newspapers and Chinese war telegrams to the Queen Mother every day.

On this day, I happened to see a piece of news in the newspaper that Kang Youwei had arrived in Singapore from Batavia.Deling only said this piece of news, the Empress Dowager must pay attention to it and translate it together.Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother was furious when she saw her.De Ling was very frightened, and the queen mother said: "Don't be afraid, I'm not annoying you! The Kang Youwei you just translated is really the chief culprit of disrupting China. The emperor did not meet Kang's reverse time, the legacy of his ancestors, He was very careful to abide by it. Since the introduction of Kangni, he decided to change the law and introduce Jesus to China. Come to think of it, Jesus has no ancestors. In his eyeballs, since there are no ancestors, where will we meet again? You mother? At that time, Kang Ni once instigated the emperor to besiege the Summer Palace with the army and keep me in it, so that they could boldly carry out various new policies. Fortunately, Ronglu and Yuan Shikai were very loyal and reported to me early. ruin his plan.

I was so angry at that time, I rushed to the Forbidden City and asked the emperor.The emperor knew he was wrong, so he begged me to hang the curtain again.No way, I have been working so hard until now.I can't understand why the foreign government must protect China's state criminals and not allow us to punish our own subjects? "

Seeing that the Queen Mother was troubled, De Ling had no choice but to persuade her with other things.

At this time, the Japanese army was getting closer and closer, and Dashiqiao, Yingkou, Niuzhuang, Ximucheng, Haicheng and other places were all occupied by the Japanese army.The queen mother was wary of foreign disasters and tried her best to carry out several new policies.

One is the company law promulgating commercial laws, and the other is the abolition of the supervision of Guangdong and Huai'an, and the remaining political affairs are also managed by the governor.The two governors of Yunnan and Hubei were also dismissed.He also ordered Tieliang to go to Jiangsu and other provinces to investigate financial and military affairs.According to the performance of Yuan Gong, the governor of Zhili, try to issue Zhili public bonds.Zhun Jiang inspected Duan Fang and Yu Shi Zhou Shumo played, and the governor of water transport was dismissed and changed to governor of Jianghuai.Within a few months of its establishment, it was abolished and changed to Jiangbei Admiral.

In addition, the General Administration of Paste Donation in the Eight Provinces was specially set up, and Ke Fengshi was assigned to manage the unified donation of soil paste in the eight provinces.Lu Haihuan, Minister of the Commercial Agreement, and the Portuguese envoy Bai Langgu renewed the 16 items of the Sino-Portuguese Commercial Agreement.In the 19th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu, eight articles of the Tibet-India Treaty were concluded between China and Britain, and in the [-]th year, three articles were discussed on commerce, nomadic animal husbandry, and negotiation, and nine articles were negotiated and renewed.

Last year, the British general Rong Hepeng led troops into Tibet.In June of this year, when they arrived in Lhasa, the Dalai Lama fled to Kulun, and the British made an agreement with the Fanzhong for ten money.Because Tibet is a territory of China, the imperial court tried its best to prevent the painting and escort, and sent Tang Shaoyi from India to Tibet to investigate and deal with it.After the investigation is completed, the plenipotentiary minister sent by the United Kingdom will revise the treaty as appropriate.

At the end of the winter of this year, the Russian Lushun defender surrendered to Japan due to lack of aid and food.The provincial capital of Fengtian was also occupied by Japanese soldiers.The Baltic Fleet, again in the Sea of ​​Japan, was wiped out by the Japanese Navy.At this point, Russia had no choice but to send officials to negotiate a peace.Unexpectedly, after Russia and Japan negotiated a peace in Portsmouth, the United States, a major constitutional issue in China was aroused.Because of this big constitutional issue, the ups and downs of the disturbance boiled up and down, and the rivers and seas were overturned, and the splendid country that was managed by the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty, the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty, was lost.There are different religions: a false constitution leads to a true republic, and the revolutionary army produces a new China.If you want to know more, let's wait for the next book to give a lecture.

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