Qing Dynasty Secret History

Chapter 70
It is said that the eunuch pushed the nobleman down to the ground before he waited for the walking stick, only to see an eunuch running in and saying, "Long live Lord is here."

Before he could finish a sentence, he heard the sound of boots urging flowers, Wen Zong came in like a tiger, and said, "Queen, don't stick her, she is pregnant. This stick will definitely kill the fetus." fall."

According to the two eunuchs of Nala nobleman, when they saw Wenzong coming in, they had already let go and slipped away.The queen hurriedly got down from her seat to greet her and said, "My lord, why didn't you tell me earlier that I wanted to beat her just to abide by the ancestral system, to abort her, and because of the same relationship, my sins will not be schooled. If I am not prepared, how can I just stick to a ancestral precept and lose the will of my ancestors and ancestors forever."

After all, I shed tears unconsciously.Wen Zongdao: "What is this? Lan'er comes here and kowtows to the queen to make amends."

The nobleman took advantage of this time to step down from the stage, hurriedly kneeled in front of the queen, bumped his head repeatedly, and bumped the square bricks.The queen said: "Lan'er, you probably know the rules in the palace. How can you miss the time of going to court? Anyway, there is also a clock in your palace. Every day at five o'clock, you should wake up the Lord."

When the queen said something, the nobleman Nala responded.Although being taught a lesson, kindly Kaiche, the queen's face is not as strict as before, after a long time of training, she was ordered to retreat.The nobleman Nala thanked the queen for her kindness, and then withdrew.

Wenzong stayed in the queen's palace that night.Noble Nala was born as a princess, but she died within a year of raising her.In the fourth year of Xianfeng, she became pregnant again. Wenzong loved her so much that he made her a concubine Yi.Unexpectedly, October was satisfied, and another princess was born.It wasn't until March of the sixth year of Xianfeng that the prince Zaichun was born, and she was promoted to Concubine Yi, only one level behind the queen.This is all for later.There is a poem from later generations that sighed: "Nalan wiped out all the heads, got married and hated each other for 200 years, and became a prostitute for [-] years, and the concubines and nephews of the two dynasties followed the aunt."

At that moment, Nala nobleman returned to his palace, beat chickens and scolded dogs, and was angry all day.

I only feel sorry for the servants and eunuchs of my palace, who are trembling and trembling. They are similar to the brats, but none of them are not reprimanded.When the sun went down and Wen Zong didn't come, the palace was silent, and he felt even more heartless. When he walked into the corridor and leaned on the railing to look at it, he looked haggard and pitiful when he saw the flowers and plants in the courtyard.Suddenly remembered something, passed the little eunuch together, and asked: "What are you doing all day long after you have eaten? Knowing that I won't beat you, you are so lazy that you don't even water the flowers. Look at this The garden is full of flowers, so emaciated like what?"

A young eunuch argued: "We water twice a day, morning and evening. When we water the flowers in the morning, the mother is still sleeping."

The nobleman Nala said angrily: "You take care of me, I have no one to take care of me, I want you to take care of me."

Give orders and applaud.The two little eunuchs hurried over, and when they raised their hands to beat, the nobleman scolded: "What a foolish bastard, tell him to beat himself, can you beat him? After a while, you can copy each other again." It's not too late for you to scratch your ears."

The two little eunuchs flinched and stood still.As expected, the man slapped himself in the mouth thousands of times.The nobleman asked for tea suddenly, a servant girl hurriedly poured the tea, and the nobleman took a sip from her hand, feeling that it was hot, and when he raised his hand, it was like a slap in the ear.As soon as the palace maid gave way, she dropped a fine magnetic teacup from Kangxi kiln and smashed it to pieces.

The nobleman scolded: "It doesn't count if I scalded it on purpose, and even dropped the teacup. Forgive me and I can't punish you!"

Hand it over to the manager as ordered, and punish him with a hundred boards.In a word, not one person in the palace of nobles has not been condemned this day.It wasn't until Wenzong came the next day that he was able to press down temporarily as usual.

Let's say that Hong Xiuquan broke through Yuezhou and searched for many ordnance and cannon positions. The style of the cannon was so strange that Xiuquan didn't know it.Shi Dakai said: "These are all things left by Wu Sangui, and the words 'the first year of Zhaowu' are engraved on them."

Xiuquan asked to fill the gun with medicine, and tried to fire a few cannons. Although it was not as powerful as the foreign cannon, it was easy to shoot five or seven miles away.Xiuquan said happily, "God help me too."

So they left a few soldiers and horses to defend the city, led their horses to attack Hanyang at night, and conquered Hanyang city with only one drum.Crossing the army to Wuchang, civil and military generals and officials were overwhelmed by the wind, only Fuyuan Chang Dachun was martyred, and Wuchang was also acquired by the Taiping Army.Cheng Yucai, the Governor's Academy, was stationed in Hengzhou. When he was alerted, he immediately flew Zhang to report.Wenzong was furious, and decreed that Cheng Yucai should be dismissed from his post and sent to Xu, and Zhang Liangji was appointed as the acting governor of Huguang.The ministers of military affairs all said: "Zhang Liangji is in Hunan, and he is quite successful in dealing with bandits. I'm afraid we can't do without him in Hunan."

Wen Zongdao: "One Zeng Guofan in Hunan is enough."

It turns out that this Zeng Guofan, named Bohan, named Disheng, was born in Xiangxiang, Hunan.When the baby was born, the family dreamed of a giant python winding its way into the house; after the baby was born, the dead tree behind the house was suddenly surrounded by green vines, with green branches and leaves, like a dragon, everyone thought it was strange.And long, pedantic heaven and man, talented Guan, Ge, really can be regarded as unparalleled national scholars, good ministers to help the world.If the Qing Dynasty did not have him, the splendor of the twenty-two provinces would not have waited until the third year of the Xuantong period before they were dedicated and returned to the Republic of China.Zeng Guofan was born as a Jinshi, an official and a servant. In the second year of Xianfeng, he lived at home to study rites for Ding Liao's mother.At this time, Emperor Wenzong ordered the gentlemen in all provinces to conduct group training.Upon receiving this order, Zhang Liangji, governor of Hunan Province, visited the Zeng Mansion and asked him to follow the order to organize a mission. After repeated persuasion, Guofan never agreed.The Fuyuan knew that he was a pure and filial person, so he didn't dare to be very strong.

Unexpectedly, less than half a month later, the court mail arrived, and it said that Ding Youdailang Zeng Guofan, who was born in Xiangxiang, was familiar with the local people in Hunan, and he must be familiar with it. I will do my best to search for bandits and live up to my appointment. I respect this.Fuyuan complied with the decree, revised the special letter, and went to Zeng's mansion to persuade him to drive, but Guofan refused to agree.

The gentleman Guo Songtao helped to persuade, and he reluctantly agreed until his tongue was dry and his lips were burnt.

So he decided to set off on the [-]th of this month to go to the province. Zeng Zhuting, the old man of Guofan, was very happy and encouraged him to show the great righteousness of filial piety and loyalty.Guofan brothers, there are five people in total. Things are constant.On this day, when the four brothers saw his elder brother entering the province to run a regiment, they couldn't help but covet him.However, Guofan repeatedly asked them to study at home and travel, and to serve their father well. He then traveled day and night to the provincial capital. It was already December [-]st.The Huifuyuan planned everything, how to search for bandits, how to train the villagers, the Fuyuan admired it very much.

At present, Guofan has hired a few gentlemen who are well-equipped in both civil and military affairs and excellent in learning and conduct, to come to the camp to help.One, surnamed Luo, surnamed Zenan, named Luo Shan, was a famous Confucianist with economical articles.A man whose surname is Wang Mingxin and whose name is Pushan talks about soldiers and swords, and he is also very thorough in everything from jade letters to golden seas, to dragons and tigers.Guofan got such a good helper, and the team training he organized was naturally neat and serious, and it was outstanding.Since Zeng Guofan held the regiment training in the provincial capital, the place has become much quieter because of the treacherous villains and the fear of punishment.In the areas of Changning, Leiyang and Hengshan, the bandits rebelled, and they all went through the provincial capital regiment to fight for peace.Guofan is also courteous and corporal, and is widely recruited. The heroes of Sanxiang and Qize are turbulent, fighting to join, and the army is getting stronger.Therefore, it is enough for Wenzong to have one Zeng Guofan in Hunan.

But it is said that Zhang Liangji of the Fuyuan received the order of the governor of the promotion department and borrowed it from Zeng Ying.Guofan laughed loudly: "My father has a lot of talents under his command, why don't we use them?"

The Fuyuan shook his head and said: "Although there are many talents, they all have the ability to enjoy happiness. Who has the ability to save time?"

Guofan said: "Jiang Dao is loyal to the source, and the bravery he brings is very reliable. He crossed the battle in coir raincoats, burned the thief boat, shot the thief chieftain, and the thief took his breath away."

Before the Fuyuan could finish speaking, he jumped up happily and said: "Jiang Minqiao is indeed a rare scholar. When Di Weng didn't remind brother, brother almost forgot about it. Brother must transfer him."

On the day before his departure, Guofan said to Jiang Zhongyuan: "Minqiao will go here, Wuchang will be restored, and I really care about it. But I have one thing, I want to ask you, I hope you will allow me."

Jiang Zhongyuan hurriedly asked what was the matter.Guofan said: "Mr. Nanxin was martyred in Wuchang, and his remains have not yet been found. I also heard that his second elder brother, second young mistress, young master Sun, Miss, etc. were all plundered by Changmao. I beg you to remember his tragic death. I searched for his remains and visited his orphans, not only do I accept your love, but I am also grateful to you for being buried in the ground."

Jiang Zhongyuan said: "You don't need to tell me about this, it's our responsibility after death.

"Jiang Zhongyuan followed Zhang Liangji and led his troops forward. Before reaching Wuchang, the Taiping Army had already seized thousands of civilian ships and hundreds of thousands of young and strong women. They drove them into the boats and went down the river. Death, looking forward to the wind. Falling into Jiujiang on the [-]th, Anqing on the [-]th, Jiangning on the [-]th day of February, Zhenjiang on the [-]st, and Yangzhou on the [-]rd. , He never spent a little bit of effort. Several ministers, such as Anhui Futai Jiang Wenqing, Nanjing Zhitai Lu Jianying, General Xianghou, etc., were loyal to the sun and the moon, and their righteousness was beyond the sky.

After Hong Xiuquan broke through Nanjing, he originally planned to lead his troops north to attack Henan.In order to establish a plan for the capital, an old boatman suddenly offered his plan to Shi Dakai, saying, "There is no water and food on the North Road, and there is no solution to the difficulties; Nanjing is the capital of emperors, and it is a pity to abandon it."

Shi Dakai went back to Hong Xiuquan, Xiuquan deeply understood what he said.So Nanjing was called the capital and renamed Tianjing.On the one hand, Lin Fengxiang, Luo Dagang and Li Kaifang were ordered to lead the troops to harass the north.When the alarm reached Changsha, Zeng Guofan was very anxious.Suddenly it was reported that Qishan, the imperial envoy, led the officers and soldiers from all walks of life in the north, and had arrived outside Yangzhou City.Titai Xiangrong commanded [-] soldiers and had already arrived outside Nanjing.In Jiangnan and Jiangbei, a total of two camps were set up.Jiang Zhongyuan has been promoted to be a Hubei representative, and has been ordered to go to Jiangnan Daying to help with military affairs.Guofan sighed: "The thieves are so powerful, and Minqiao in Yunjiang has the ability to reach the sky, I'm afraid it won't help."

A few days later, Jiang Zhongyuan received an official document advocating the big plan of rushing to build warships, train sailors, and clear the river.Guofan has read it and admires it very much.At this time, Zeng Guofan built a palace at Yutangkou in Changsha City, and insisted on using heavy codes to rule troubled times.The good guy really enjoyed it, but the bad guy hated him to the bone.Guofan also likes to promote real talents and participate in the impeachment of mediocre officials, so in Changsha city, more than half of the civil and military officials and people speak ill of him.But this year, two unsung heroes named Taqibu and Zhu Dianyuan were promoted.This Taqibu was originally just a chief minister, and Zhu Dianyuan was just a thousand bosses. He knows heroes with great eyes, and he was promoted by him.Luo Bingzhang of the new Fuyuan was also a well-known figure. He agreed with Zeng Guofan, so he appointed Taqibu Zou as a general of the Fubiao Chinese Army.The green battalion soldiers in Changsha were very unconvinced.

Because of the exhaustion and incompetence of Qingde, the deputy general of the Changsha Association, Guofan joined the Fuyuan Association and asked for dismissal. Baozuo and the two generals were promoted. , I am about to punish the ministers together."When the decree came down, it was naturally undeniable, so Taqibu was rewarded with the title of lieutenant general, and Zhu Dianyuan made up for the garrison.Lieutenant General Qingde was dismissed and questioned. The green battalion soldiers were furious and called on their friends to flock to the General's Yamen to execute Taqibu alive.Luckily, Tachibun was hidden in the vegetable garden, and they were finally not searched by them.But from then on, the green battalion soldiers and Xiangyong, like enemy countries, fought with each other when they were small, and fought with weapons when they were big. There were always five or six times in a month.The famous generals in the Zeng camp were very unfair.Guofan persuaded: "Our battalion is full of junior soldiers. When we come out this time, we will be loyal to the monarchy at the top, and defend our homeland at the bottom. It is really useless to compete with such a rough and reckless man.

Suppressing the bandits was originally their responsibility. Now, they are sitting peacefully and we are running around doing business. We have lost face. "

Everyone listened and said nothing else.

Suddenly received Jiang Zhongyuan's emergency document, knowing that the Taiping army besieged Nanchang and the bandits besieged Ji'an, and the situation was very critical.Guofan hesitated and said: "The strength of the city is not enough to dispatch, what can we do?"

I was in trouble, and suddenly reported that Jiang Zhongshu led thousands of brave people from Xinning to here.Zhu Sunzhi led 200 brave men from Xiangxiang to this place.Guofan rejoiced and said, "Minqiao is in critical condition, and his brother just arrived."

It turned out that Zhong Yuan had two brothers, Zhong Jun and Zhong Shu, both of whom were originally from Xinning.Zhongyuan was away from the army, and Guofan wrote a letter to his brothers, asking them to recruit and practice bravery.

Now that he has recruited and trained into the army, he has just arrived in Changsha, just when his brother is in a hurry.So Guofan ordered Jiang Zhongshu to lead his troops to Jiangxi from Liuyang, and Zhu Sunzhi to Jiangxi from Liling. He also sent Xia Tingyue, Guo Songtao, and Luo Zenan to lead 600 strong Xiangyongs to continue from Liling.A total of [-] soldiers were rescued in Jiangxi.

Zeng Ying's troops went abroad to fight. This is the first time they have broken the problem.It is difficult for a poisonous tiger to fight against a local snake, after all, the guest army suffers.Xinning marched bravely to Duanzhou, only to get a false alarm, which frightened the whole army to collapse.Jiang Zhongshu felt that he had no face, so he recruited again, and it was not until Yining that he reluctantly became an army.Xiangyong arrived in Nanchang and fought a battle with the Taiping army. Four battalion officers were killed and eighty soldiers were injured. The besieged city still could not be rescued.Guofan was very unhappy when he heard the news.And because in the city of Changsha, the green battalion soldiers and the countrymen's bravery, they are not able to get together after all, which is not a blessing for the locality.Then, after discussing with Fuyuan, all the generals in Zengying were transferred. Taqibu was transferred to Liling, Zou Shouzhang was transferred to Liuyang, and Chu Mei was transferred to Chenzhou.

Guofan himself, together with his brother Zeng Guobao, led his troops to avoid Hengzhou.All of a sudden, the country soldiers leaping like dragons and tigers, and the brave and loyal Confucian generals disappeared, and there was not even a shadow left in Changsha City.Press momentarily.

But it is said that Lin Fengxiang, Li Kaifang and others of the Taiping army led troops to the north to invade Guide, attack Kaifeng, surround Huaiqing, pull out Pingyang, thunder and thunder, soaring and raining, and the power of the soldiers was so powerful that it was like breaking a bamboo.The imperial envoy Naer led the soldiers of the Eight Banners to crusade under the imperial edict. Thousands of thunders were struck, and thousands of halberds traveled in the forest. The momentum was not weak.Unexpectedly, when they saw the flag of the Taiping Army, that group of Manchurian iron cavalry ran away in a flash. Naqin sent only a dozen or so followers and fled into Guangping Fucheng, not daring to come forward.So the Taiping army had to show off their power in Zhili and go on a rampage.When the alarm came to Beijing, Wen Zong was shocked. He hurriedly summoned the princes and ministers of military affairs to discuss how to deal with it.When everyone is at court, you look at me, I look at you, no one dares to start talking.Wen Zongdao: "The atmosphere of thieves is everywhere, and a catastrophe is imminent. Think about it, everyone. Is there any way to save it?"

When everyone heard this, they were like thrushes screaming for defeat, or cicadas after autumn, without saying a word.Suddenly, a person said: "Rewarding meritorious deeds and punishing crimes are the great scriptures of the country. Naer sutra has done something, begging the emperor to punish him severely all at once. As for Jin Fu Ha Fen and the long hair entering the country, it is so rampant, I don't care about the lack of defense on weekdays, but it seems that I can't be lenient when I balance the situation." When everyone looked at it, it was Prince Hui Mianyu who spoke.Wen Zong nodded and said: "I can't forgive them. It's just that Changmao broke into Zhili, thousands of miles away, and the flames of war are frequent. Who can defend this great disaster for me?"

Prince Hui said: "This slave recommends a person who can be a long hair."

Wen Zong asked who it was, and Prince Hui said: "This man is a relative of the country, a noble and county king, and has the courage that a man should not do.

Speaking of his name, the emperor always knew that it was Seng Gelinqin, the king of Horqin County in Mongolia.

" Wen Zongdao: "Seng Gelinqin's martial arts is not weak, but how do you know that he has the courage that is inappropriate? "

Prince Hui said: "In Seng Gelinqin's house, there are often [-] or [-] people who know how to box and stick. These [-] or [-] boxers are not unknown people. Yes, who would have thought that no one could match up to Seng Gelinqin, Seng Gelinqin's courage is self-evident."

Wen Zong said with a smile: "I didn't know that Seng Gelinqin had such abilities."

Prince Hui said: "Last month, he also made a very interesting thing. There was a peddler who carried mutton loads. He went to and fro every day and always passed by his house. On this day, the peddler came back from business and brought empty loads. Resting next to the stone 狻猊 outside his mansion, squatting on the ground, smoking two bags of dry cigarettes, he asked the gatekeeper, "I heard that the prince is very skilled in martial arts, how is it?" The gatekeeper ignored him, and the peddler was furious. , and turned the two stone lions to the north. The gatekeeper was shocked, fearing that Seng Gelinqin would scold him if he saw it, he begged the boxers in the mansion to move them back. All the boxers joined hands, and the dragonfly shook the stone pillar, There was no movement at all. While they were making a noise, it happened that Seng Gelinqin came home, and the gatekeeper dared not hide it. He reported the tribute to the mansion, and the mansion asked where the peddler lived, but the gatekeeper didn't know. Pass by here every day. The monk's residence said: "Call him for me tomorrow." The next day, the peddler passed by, and the gatekeeper went back to the monk's residence to call for someone, and told him to move the stone suanni to the right, and the peddler agreed. With a sound, he rushed to the door, grabbed Suan Ni's feet with both hands, and moved the table like a table, and he straightened it in a while. Seeing that his face was as usual, without any effort, the monk said it was good, and the peddler was very proud. Suddenly asked him: "How much do you sell for a catty of mutton?Cut two catties with me. "

Cut it up in an instant, and return a total of sixty wen.The monk asked his family to bring the money, and when the family took it, the monk rubbed his hands together and held it with two fingers, with his left foot forward and his right foot backward. After he was exhausted, he stood up and smiled and asked the peddler to take it.The peddler took it with all his strength, making his body smelly and sweaty, but he still didn't get a lot of money.Later, I tied it with a rope and pulled it desperately, but the rope was about to be cut off, and I still didn't budge.As soon as the monk let go, the peddler fell a zhang away, and when he looked at the money, it was almost broken.The monk's house laughed, and rewarded the peddler with ten hanging coins and two bolts of cloth, and the peddler left happily.From this point of view, Seng Gelinqin is an enemy of ten thousand people. "

Wen Zongdao: "Seng Gelinqin is brave but not resourceful, and I'm afraid he won't be able to stand alone.

Since you are recommending him, planning and making decisions, and all defensive strategies, it's up to you. "

Prince Hui said: "Slaves are stupid by nature, and military strategy is not the director. If you accept the appointment rashly, you will definitely live up to the grace. I implore the emperor, don't be simple and talented."

Wen Zongdao: "There is no need to refuse, I know you well."

So it was decreed that Prince Hui Mianyu was appointed as the general, and Seng Gelinqin, the king of Horqin County, was the counselor, who was responsible for defending Jijiang.He also ordered Shengbao to be the imperial envoy and Guiliang to be the governor of Zhili.He also ordered the infantry to command, and sent additional officers to investigate traitors and arrest bandits, and the city of Beijing was immediately put under martial law.

At this time, the flames of war are raging, the atmosphere of bandits is everywhere, military newspapers from various provinces come to Beijing, and there are always [-] to [-] anti-bandits from various places every day.In addition to the Taiping Army, there are also the erratic Nian Army, the bandits who started to destroy Miding, the congregants who practiced teaching and chanting scriptures, the bandits who formed a party to burn and plunder, the bandits who became regiments, and all kinds of people's uprisings. All in one.I just feel sorry for the handsome and romantic son of a young man, who is so busy that he has no intention of eating and drinking, and is restless.It is also necessary to review chapters, dispatch generals, and plan strategies and instructions.That group of political kings, ministers of military affairs, academicians, etc., named Xian Kewei, praised Hua Lunfei, and they refused to speak out to cause trouble when they were in critical situations.Even when Wen Zong asked, he only said a few smooth words and explored the will, most of which were irrelevant.Regardless of the matter of mustard beans, the Holy Son of Heaven must always be arbitrary, so the holy face is haggard, and the suffering is unspeakable.

On this day, when the emperor went back to the palace, the nobleman of Nala offered tea, and Wenzong took it and drank it.Because the nobleman asked for news from outside, Wen Zong frowned and said, "Okay, let's go to the garden early. It's dark here, and if we live for a long time, we'll be bored to death."

While speaking, the eunuch took a yellow box and waited for the order.Wen Zongdao: "Let's put it on, I'm not in the mood to look at it, there is no good news anyway."

The eunuch obeyed the order and let go.Nala nobleman persuaded: "Don't be so sad, your body is important."

Wen Zongdao: "You don't know that the current military officer is really nothing. The town general prepares soldiers, fears the wind, and allows thieves to harm the people. He is everywhere. Because Shengbao was brave and promising, he was specially given to him by Prince An during the Kangxi period. The God Sparrow Saber, tell him below the lieutenant general, if anyone delays and retreats and delays the military situation, he will cut it first and then play it, who knows that it will still be of no avail."

Suddenly, the chief eunuch rushed to people in a hurry and reported the disaster.If you want to know the future, let's listen to the next chapter.

(End of this chapter)