Qing Dynasty Secret History

Chapter 38
It is said that Gao Zong was chatting with Ah Gui, He Shen, and Ji Yun in the "One Family of Spring" in Yuanmingyuan, when he heard a commotion outside, he hurriedly ordered the eunuch to inquire.For a while, he said, "Cheng Jingyi, a senior scholar, has a vacancy, and his family members have sent the remains here. The guards at the gate did not allow him to come in, so he made a fuss."

Gao Zongdao: "My son sent a medical officer for a consultation, and he said it's all right. Why didn't it disappear?"

When the eunuch presented the posthumous copy, Emperor Gaozong was also saddened.Suixiang Jiyun said: "Cheng Jingyi has been in power for many years, Yinwei is careful, and has never made a single mistake.

Now it's gone, I want to write a couplet to save him, so you can come up with one. "

Ji Yun thought for a while, then said: "I have already drafted it, whether it is usable or not, I still pray for the Holy Order!"

Zong Zong said: "So fast! Read it out and listen."

Ji Yun said: "The real prime minister holds the wat without shame, and the coffin is still an old scholar."

Gao Zongdao: "Okay, okay! That's it."

Suixiang Agui said: "The customs of the Han people are different from ours in Manchuria. The most important things for the Han people are teachers and students. During the Kangxi period, the university scholar Wang Xuling passed away, and the holy ancestor once ordered the officials to wear plain mourning clothes if they were students of Wang.

Now that Cheng Jingyi is gone, is this ceremony acceptable? "

Ah Gui said: "It's all right for the emperor to show kindness to Cheng Jingyi. But in the "Notes", the teachers and students only wear mourning, and wear plain clothes for mourning, which is too important."

Gao Zongdao: "It's not in the "Book of Rites", that's all. You go back to the cabinet and ask them to draw up some overflow methods, and I will choose them."

Ah Gui replied, "Yes," and was about to resign, when the eunuch suddenly presented a memorial.Gaozong took a look at it, only to read three or five elements, and he was already furious.Agui, He Shen, and Ji Yun looked at each other in shock, not daring to speak.After Gaozong looked at it, he said to Agui: "Look, there are also such bastards who dare to go to this place to try if I am some kind of master."

Agui took over and saw that it was the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou's memorandum, which was about border affairs. He said, "Yang Chongying, the former inspector of Yunnan, has not heard from him since he left Fangxinjie that year and was taken as a captive by the Burmese. Now the Burmese His entourage magistrate XXX and two returned to the country, only to learn that the former inspector was taken captive to Burma, and he still refused to yield. The door, like this special loyalty festival, is completely shocking in the past and the present is nothing, begging for the grace of heaven, and issuing imperial edicts and awards."

Agui said: "When it comes to Yang Chongying, there is really nothing wrong with it. The Yang family in Guangzhou is a servant of the Han army in this dynasty, Wengan, the ancestor of Chongying, and his father Yingju has received special favors and received many classics.

Chongying is so stealthy and afraid of death, not only has the virtue of Mi Zuzu, but also a great loss to the holy thought.It is extremely foolish for the supervisor not to plead guilty for him, but to take credit for him. "

Gao Zongdao: "It can be seen that you have insight. Since Yang Chongying was captured that year, I ordered his family members to be punished. Looking at his book now, does it just say that my rewards and punishments are reversed?"

He Shen said jokingly: "The emperor only needs to issue a decree to severely reprimand him, or put an end to these two disgraceful entourages. Naturally, no one will dare to try again."

Gao Zongdao: "Excellent."

So it was decreed that the two entourages Ling Chi should be executed, and the Governor of Yunnan was ordered to follow the same method when returning to Britain in the future.

Ah Gui and Shen are used to seeing each other, but it's just that. After all, Ji Yun is a newcomer, so he feels very different, but he dare not say anything.After retiring, he said to Agui: "Yang Chongying is so loyal, why should he be punished?"

Ah Gui smiled and said, "If the Holy Will wants to do this, who would dare to stop it!"

Ji Yun said: "As a minister, my lord can return to heaven with a single word. I remember that the year before last, Shu Gong was condemned in Xinjiang, and he carried out the righteous law as soon as he had a decree. He came to the public to hear about it, and Fu Que begged for it. Talents are hard to come by. The Holy Majesty was also moved, but it had been three days since Yunshang's decree was issued, and it was too late to send someone back. Laigong kowtowed and said, "The emperor is indeed merciful. Today's ministers, please fly to chase after him!" Yun. The son of Lai Gong, nicknamed "Lai Babai", can travel [-] miles a day and arrive in Xinjiang. The edict of the Fa-rectification has not yet been handed over, and Shu Gong has been released. Now that Yang Chongying suffered for his loyalty, how can my father fall? And sit back and do nothing?"

Agui said: "The Holy One has a bad temper, how dare I touch him.

As time goes by, you will know. "

After hearing this, Ji Yun couldn't say anything more, so he resigned and wanted to leave.Agui suddenly remembered something again, and called out: "Xiaolan, the exam is coming soon, do you have any plans for the imperial test?"

Ji Yun said: "Don't mention this again. The emperor already knows the habits outside. The emperor talked to me about the misbehavior of scholars in the previous one. How decent is he for being disturbed like this! Always think of a way to punish him severely. This time I am afraid that the regulations will be greatly changed.

"Agui said: "How to change it? "

Ji Yun said: "The sacred meaning is profound, how can one guess.

"A Zhu sighed: "Everywhere is the holy will, and it is all instigated by He Shen.This He Shen committing such a crime, although it is exciting now, the result will be normal in the future, you and I will see him. "

The two talked for a while and then dispersed.

As soon as he arrived at the scene, he really issued a strict decree, ordering the prince and ministers to lead the guards to conduct a strict search and search. If one person is found, he will be rewarded with a gold.The exam candidates in this subject are like prisoners waiting to be sentenced, stripped of their clothes and exposed, and humiliated.Under Qin's proposition, there are as many as two thousand volumes of people dragging white.

So he issued an edict to cut the blame and cut off the middle quotas of the provinces.Gaozong thought that he had done a good job of rectifying the source, but he didn't know that there were many complaints among scholars, and all the hatred was attributed to He Shen alone.Seeing this situation, Ji Yun sighed privately: "All the evil is coming, the whole country wants to kill, in fact, He Shen is not so bad."

On this day, He Shen was ill and asked for leave.Gaozong sent Eunuch Qiu, the head of the capital, to have a look.It happened that Ji Yun was also talking about the illness there, and accidentally talked about the doctor, Eunuch Qiu said: "Now the doctor of the Imperial Hospital can only prescribe prescriptions, but not cure diseases, so I invited him here, but prescribed a prescription as usual. Take it, it has nothing to do with the disease."

Ji Yun said: "The doctors in the courtyard are not as good as those outside, so there are many people who would like to ask the doctors outside to look at them."

He Shen leaned on the kang, and after hearing this, he asked, "Are there any good doctors out there? Lao Ji, you can recommend one to me."

Ji Yun said: "Chen Yushi's medicine is very good, President Xie Kui also knows, why not ask him to come and have a look."

He Shen said: "Who is Chen Yushi?"

Ji Yun said: "It's Haiyan Chen Ming."

He Shen said: "Isn't that Lao Wang's disciple?"

Ji Yun said: "Wang Zhongtang is the head of Chen Mi, the two of them really have a teacher-student friendship."

He Shen said: "It turns out that Xiao Chen also understands medical principles."

Then he passed on a family member and told him: "Take my business card and go to Chen Laoyi's apartment in Dashilan, and say that I worship him and I have time today, so please invite him to come."

The family members responded, and said in a moment: "Mr. Chen went to Mr. Fu. He was supposed to be there when he heard the call. Because he was also sick and couldn't walk, he asked the villain to please the master. I really dare not take the business card of the master. Still Ask the villain to bring it back, if you have a good idea tomorrow, come here in a sedan chair early in the morning."

He Shen said: "This kid said he was sick, but he looks down on me."

Ji Yun said: "Chen Mi has always been an honest man, and he will never excuse his illness. Later, Wan Sheng will go and see him in person."

Eunuch Qiu said: "What about him, I'm afraid I don't have the guts to hold him up in front of you and me."

Ji Yun got up to say goodbye, got in the car and went to Chen Yushi's apartment.After posting the post, Chen Yushi entered the living room.Ji Yun didn't have time to greet you, so he said: "He invited you, why didn't you come because of your illness? You really don't have the guts." Chen Yushi said: "What happened today is really a coincidence. I just came here with my family. The teacher is here. The prince is here. My teacher heard that he invited my brother to take a pulse, so he asked him: "This traitor is destined to die. If you go to prescribe the prescription, you will kill him with medicine for me, and get rid of the harm for the court. Otherwise, stop." Come to see me.' Brother Nian, think about it, should I agree to this matter? Should I not agree? It’s a dilemma. I have to excuse my illness.

Ji Yun said: "Strange way, I said you can't lie, so there is such a reason."It's just that He Shen is already annoyed, brother Nian, your future may be in danger.

"Chen Yushi said: "What can you do if you want me? "

Ji Yun said: "When it comes to this matter, it is a little bit of respect for the teacher. The same official is not a human being. How can it be difficult to list treachery and selfishness? It is up to the heavens to clarify the crime of seizing power and harming the country. Why bother to pretend to be a swordsman?" , doing this treacherous deed.”

Chen Yushi was about to answer, when his family reported, "Master Ping is here."

After hearing a sound of footsteps, Mr. Na Ping walked in with a smile on his face. When he saw Ji Yun, he said: "Xiaolan is here too, it's a coincidence."

Ji Yun said: "Mr. Ping is full of complacency, so there must be some good works?"

Master Ping said: "The past few days are not literary, but Xie Laoer has written a very refreshing article."

Chen Yushi asked, "Who is Mr. Xie?"

Master Ping said: "It's Xie Zhending from your yamen."

Ji Yun said: "Xie Zhending is from Hunan, and now he is the censor of Xuncheng. Is this old man still interested in making a fuss?"

Master Ping said: "The Prime Minister's family members are rampaging in the capital. Even though they are slaves, almost all masters will avoid him a little bit. He dared to stroke the beard of a tiger and severely punished him. Do you think it is beneficial or not? "

Chen Yushi said: "How to punish?"

Master Ping said: "This morning, Mr. Xie was patrolling the city. When he visited the alleys of Rongshi, he suddenly saw cars and horses dodging one after another. Just as he was puzzled, a high-speed cart came, and the driver with the whip was in the shape of a tiger. , there was a majestic scene, he swung the whip four times, and the pedestrians on the road who were hit by him all ran away with their heads in their hands, and no one dared to compete with him. Xie Laoer Shi asked passers-by: "Whose car is so powerful?" Passers-by said "The person in the car is no small matter. Whoever is punishing him is not as powerful as him." Mr. Xie said, "My lord, Belle, always speaks a word of reason." , The person in the car is the butler of Dazhi Hutong and the uncle's house, the prince Belle is reasonable, but he will not reason with you!" Old Xie said angrily: "A slave is also bullying others like this! ’ Followed the order and ordered the patrol to detain his car.The inspector stepped forward, but unexpectedly, the master in the car dared to make a move and beat the inspector several times.The steward of Hefu said sharply: "How big is the censor who patrols the city, how dare you stop our old man's car?"Going back to our master, I'm afraid that you, a little censor, will be overwhelmed! After hearing these words, the idlers on the road sweated for Mr. Xie. "

Ji Yun said: "At this boundary, this old man is really embarrassing."

Chen Yushi said: "That's very embarrassing. If you lose this official, you might as well deal with him severely. Although the censor is insignificant, he is an official ordered by the court. Could it be that He Shen just killed old man Xie for the sake of a domestic slave?" Life is not enough?"

Master Ping said: "The two of you are really a couple in this dynasty. Mr. Xie immediately got off the car with the inspector and the butler of the house, whipped him in the street, beat his skin to pieces, and simply rotted his flesh." Burn his car on fire and finish it. Now that this matter has spread all over the capital, the people in the capital have nicknamed Xie Laoer, "burning the car Yushi". You know he is a brave man Is it big?"

After hearing this, Ji Yun said, "This man is very stupid, but I am convinced of his courage."

Master Ping said: "Xiaolan and Ruliuxia, Xie Gongjie are better than Boyi; each of them does his own thing, and each of them achieves his own sage, which can be regarded as the same."

Ji Yun said: "Don't be sarcastic, Mr. Ping was very happy a few days ago, brother is a little gift, have you ever received it?"

Master Ping said: "I just forgot. I was favored yesterday (see brother). There are four volumes of poems and rhymes in it. Each volume has a word inscribed on it. Heguan is a sentence of 'the son returns home'. I don't know the meaning of fate."

Ji Yun said: "What's so difficult about this? Your surname is Ping, and your son Yugui should be judged. Can someone else do it for you?"

Master Ping realized it for a moment, and laughed out loud.Chen Yushi said: "Xiaolan is very witty, what he says and does is interesting, no wonder everyone sees and loves him, he is almost like Wang Wenjing."

Ji Yun said: "Mr. Wang Wenjing was the first prime minister of Kangxi. He has a brilliant career and a brilliant life. How can I compare to him?"

Chen Yushi said: "Wang Wenjing takes advantage of his wisdom to do whatever he wants, and none of the ministers in Manchuria dislikes him. Isn't he similar to Brother Nian?"

Ji Yun said: "Don't talk about anything else, thank you for causing trouble this time, what punishment do you think he deserves?"

Chen Yushi said: "At most, it's nothing more than chopping off the head. Except for treason, there is no crime of Ling Chi."

Ji Yun said: "I can't talk about it. It's like a case of private history. I don't know how many people are talking about capital punishment. Wu Yu'an and Pan Tuozhang were both famous people at that time. Why were they all tortured by Ling Chi? Then Pan Wu's two sons are dead. I still remember the words of destiny," and then chanted: half of the spring is over, what about the lack of sleeping pot knocking?

The sound of the warbler is always hard to hear, and the catkins are flying around.

The setting sun in Anhui is connected with the pheasant battlements, and the hazy short dream is selected around the rock.

I can't bear to look back on the past, and I always pay for the passing of Qiantang East.

Over the years, I have learned to avoid calling, and I have been born for no reason.

Wangmen dare not be the same as Zhang Jian, and Guan Ning should be ashamed to cut the mat.

The two generations were devastated, and the family was so tired that it was hard to understand.

Self-pitying the rotting weeds and annihilation, talking about watching insects mistake this life.

Chen Yushi said: "It's a bit too much to be a literati in this dynasty. For example, in Ding Weinian, the Minister of Rites set up a hall, and picked up the poetry collections of Wang Yuyang, Zhu Zhutuo, and Cha Tashan, and Wu Yuanci's long and short sentences. Please destroy the ban, and almost re-create a big prison. If Guan Shiming hadn't repeatedly warned against it, I don't know how many good people would have been killed."

Ji Yun said: "Sure enough, Yuyang's poems have not been criticized. As for Shilu, this old master is not very clear about it. I heard that at that time, Minister Xu Mingzhu of Kunshan asked him to write a birthday poem. Temper said: "The writing is used to flatter the rich and powerful, and gentlemen don't do it." Xu Gong couldn't help him when he came out with a flick of his sleeves. In fact, reciting poems and couplets, but the fate of the words, even the strength of character, can't talk about this. "

Master Ping said: "After Yuyang disappeared, the disciples privately posthumously called him Wenjie, just because of his weird temper."

Ji Yun said: "When it comes to eccentric tempers, there are quite a few people nowadays, for example Wen Duan Bo Wu Zhongtang and Prime Minister He are close relatives."

Chen Yushi said: "That's right, Miss Wu Zhongtang is He Shen's stepmother, and He Shen is called Wu Zhongtang's grandfather."

Ji Yun said: "Last year, Ziwu Zhongtang's family was in urgent need, and the money was not available for a while. The young master asked his concubine for a loan of two thousand gold. When it comes to their kind of family, one or two thousand gold is not on their minds, let alone Both of them are close relatives. Didn't you know that when Wu Zhongtang found out, he quarreled with the young master and said, "I have never exchanged money with my relatives. Why do you borrow money from the Hefu privately and ruin my family law? "

The young master was so frightened that he would never admit it in his life, and he said: "The money has been sent to him and he has lost nothing, so how about we return it to him intact?
"Wu Zhongtang said: "Don't be surprised if you borrow money from others and return them.

Quickly write an IOU, and pick one of our bank slips, which is of equal value, and send it over as payment.

When you have money on the day of withdrawal, just prepare the principal and interest and redeem it. 'Young sons have to obey their orders.He said goodbye again and again, after all, his grandson couldn't beat his grandfather, so he just accepted all the orders.Do you think this man's temper is weird or not? "

Just as Chen Yushi was about to answer, he suddenly saw his family send in a notice and replied: "Master Hong invites you to dinner, will you come?"

When Ji Yun looked at it in Chen Yushi's hand, he saw that Master Ping and himself were also on top, and said with a smile: "How come Zhicun has become rich?"

Chen Yushi said: "The childish old lady helped the orphan and kept the chastity. She has brought him up to this point. He is full of knowledge, and he is taught by his mother. Now he has asked someone to draw a picture of the sound of the machine, the lights and the shadows, asking for fame all over the place. Praise from previous generations of poetry. You and I are best friends, so naturally we are all invited in."

Ji Yun said: "It turns out that he is asking for poetry debts again."

Then he said, "Aren't you going?"

Chen Yushi said: "Praise Qiande, how can you not do it, you can't shirk it!"

Ji Yun said: "I'm afraid of writing poetry. Look at the list above. Wujin Guan Shiming and Qingpu Wang Chang are all famous people today. How dare I be imprisoned?"

Chen Yushi said: "If you want to go, don't say that Hong Zhicun refuses to agree, even I, Chen Mi, will not let you go."

He handed over the pen and asked him to sign the word "know", and Master Ping also signed it.

On the next day, Ji Yun took a car to Hong Zhicun's Taishi's apartment, and it was already full of guests and friends. He saw Guan Shiming, Wang Chang, Chen Mi, Ping Gong and other acquaintances, all there.They had met each other before they could talk a few words, and when they came in, two people came in, one with a slick face, who he recognized as Bi Qiufan, the former governor of Yunnan, and the other, with a white beard, Shen Guiyu, a well-known scholar in the south of the Yangtze River.met each other.The host, Hong Zhicun, took out the colored picture of the machine sound and light, and cupped his hands to everyone: "Thank you for your praise."

When everyone came to see it, they saw Mrs. Hong's computer room lectures, and the mother Zhi'er was reading, facing each other with lights. The scene was very miserable.Everyone felt awe.Hong Zhicun said: "Boy Yu's progress is due to Mrs. Tai's 20 years of hard work and upbringing. I still remember that year when Mrs. Tai received the ceremony and read the sentence 'the husband is the wife's heaven', Mrs. Tai After mourning for a long time, he cried out sadly, "God, why should I wear it!"

’ Later, when I was studying, this sentence was abolished. "

After hearing this, everyone praised in unison.At the moment, there are some who impromptu, some who sit quietly and conceive, and some who please take it home, ask questions and send it.After inscribing the poems, they passed them on to each other and praised each other. This is the practice of literati, so there is no need to list them in detail.

Once the banquet is arranged, the host invites people to sit down, drink lightly, and talk and laugh happily.Chen Yushi said: "The most important rewards in this dynasty are flower feathers. There are very few Han soldiers who appreciate flower feathers. During the Kangxi period, Shi Lang, the admiral of Fujian, conquered Taiwan and ranked first in terms of merit. The holy ancestor named him Jinghai Marquis, hereditary, no replacement. Shi Gongshu resigned from the marquis, and begged to wear flower feathers as the previous ministers. At that time, the ministers all discussed: "As usual, the admiral of the general outside cannot be given feathers." Because of his great achievements, the holy ancestor, A special decree to wear. The flower feathers at that time were so precious, unlike this time, and the ten-year-old brother in the mansion are both dragging a flower feather.

Ji Yun said: "Bo Kui and Gong, when it comes to merit and virtue, it's natural to reward a few more flower feathers."The emperor's age is high, and political affairs are too complicated. If Bo Kui didn't tell jokes for him to relieve his boredom, he would have been bored and fell ill early.Brother Hefu doesn't deserve to wear Hualing, who should wear it? "

Everyone echoed in unison.This one said: "Shang Shu's meritorious deeds have surpassed the ages," and the other said "The officials' articles are sun and moonlight," which are nothing more than praises for Bo Kui.Others didn't care about it, but Guan Shiming was upright by nature and hated evil like a vengeful. Seeing how unbearably flattering and flattering everyone was, he couldn't help being furious, and said loudly: "Why do you gentlemen do this? I have a seal. Look at it tomorrow." That's it."

This thunderbolt from the clear sky scared all the guests, staring blankly, shaking their tongues.Zhicun hurriedly said: "Don't blame me, Mr. Guan is already drunk.

"Shiming said: "You said the same thing when you were young. Why am I drunk? You are drunk. Think about it. In broad daylight, it is not the fault of our admonishers to compete with jackals, tigers, foxes, and rats to enjoy the emperor's grace. ? "

Hong Zhicun had no choice but to perfunctory him.Wang Chang and Shen Guiyu stood up to persuade them, Wang Chang asked his family: "Master's car, is it ready?"

Hong Zhicun was also afraid of Jia's misfortune, so he hurriedly asked his family to fly out to spread the word.After a while, they said that the car had been set up, and everyone persuaded Guan Shiming to go out. After seeing him in the car, they went back to the banquet to drink.Ji Yun said: "This old man is so stubborn, I really admire him."

Master Ping said: "It can be called Jianyuan Shuangbi with Xie Zhending."

Zhicun was very worried in his heart, listening to their speech, he didn't intervene, Xi San went back to the room, how could he sleep a night.The next morning, just as I was about to send someone to investigate, suddenly the family reported: "Master Guan is gone."

Zhicun was shocked.If you want to know more, let's listen to the next chapter.

(End of this chapter)