Qing Dynasty Secret History

Chapter 75
Talking Xinghua Chunxin accepts Jiang Yaner as a palace entourage, full of hope to move the king's heart, and to repeat the grace, but not to be jealous of the flowers and wind and rain, one after another, the palace gate is silent, the spring dream is late, the kite resents Zhu Xian, the candle cries red tears, I can't bear the feeling of willow street.It turned out that Wenzong won the battle because of repeated military reports, and expressed his sacred heart, ordering to recruit a lot of talented girls.All Eight Banners girls, aged over 14 and under 20, must sign up for audition.At this time, the Eight Banners of Manchuria and the Eight Banners of Mongolia have registered hundreds of thousands of people.Every dynasty, Wen Zong personally selects and inspects in the Qingxian Hall of Qinzheng.On this night, Wen Zong stayed in the Wulin Chunyuan. When he got up the next day, the shadow of the sun moved through the window, and it was too late.

The eunuchs knelt and played the beautiful girls gathered for a long time, waiting for the selection by the Lord Long Live.Wen Zong nodded and drove to the Qinzheng Hall as ordered, and after arriving behind the Nuan Pavilion screen, he heard a very crisp voice in the hall, as if someone was arguing there.Wen Zongqi said in amazement: "Who dares to be so rude?"

Stopping and listening quietly, I only heard the man say: "Who doesn't have a home, who doesn't have an old lady? They are trying to get them to this place where they don't see their relatives. Who is made of iron and stone? It is made of iron and stone." I have to be heartbroken and cry, let alone me? Don’t talk about whipping, even if I die, I’m not afraid. Now the world is in such a state of chaos, Chang Mao is king and emperor in the south of the Yangtze River, the soldiers are poor, and the people in the capital are not well fed. , drinking porridge every day to prolong our lives. As far as we are concerned, we have finally become a fourth-rank official in the imperial court. Tomorrow, I am happy to pick a girl. The ancient books say that the emperor is a fool, so the current master is probably the same."

Since Wen Zong was born, he has never been subjected to such noise. Thinking of the words "no way to fool the king", he couldn't help but get terrified. He walked out of the screen, sat on the warm pavilion, and looked outside. Chi girl, who is speaking here?The internal supervisor immediately passed the decree.Then, among the women, there was a man in blue who stood out from the crowd like a chicken, knelt down and played: "It's what the slave said."

Wen Zongdao: "What are you talking about?"

The woman said: "The servant is waiting to be introduced and listened to the selection. After waiting for a long time to see the holy driver, he shivered in the cold and couldn't get out. The master in charge took the court's ban to blame. The slave is guilty of death because he said that the world is in such a mess, and the soldiers are poor. The people in the capital are almost starving to death. If you don’t listen to the choice of generals and summon the virtuous land, it’s fun to choose a concubine today and choose a daughter tomorrow. The ancient book said that there is no way to fool the king, and the death penalty for slaves is to steal the theory of Long Live God , knowing that the crime is extremely serious, he is willing to punish him."

Wen Zong was speechless for a while, and then said: "You don't want to listen to the election, so I will send you home."

Then order the internal supervisor to take her home well, and don't make things difficult for her.Later generations have a poem chanting: "The women's bridles form a team with three flags, and the embroidered jackets and brocades reflect the official locust trees."

Zhu Ya did not order the generals of the Southern Expedition, but Weiwen was given a green card in the draft.

Wenzong Shengdu Wang Yang, seeing what the banner girl said, straightened Kaiqie, hit the spot, and praised her very much. After sending her home, he followed his orders and gave up the matter of the draft girl.The eunuch presented the yellow box, Wenzong unpacked it and read it. Inside, Zeng Guofan, the minister of the Ministry of War, reported a fold of the military situation. It said, "on the tenth day of December, land and water attacked the bandit camp at Hukou, but failed to win. On the twelfth, the Navy Division The boat sailed into the inner lake, burned dozens of bandit boats, took advantage of the victory and chased them to the top of Dagutang, and the gangsters returned to the side of the lake entrance hall, built fortifications and increased fences to cut off our rear, so that the three-board boats were not allowed to sail. Out. Our troops in the Outer River were full of big boats such as Kuaizhuo and Crab Dragon. They were out of luck and could not be rescued. The bandits led small boats and attacked at night. No. 39 warships were burned, and the rest of the boats returned to Jiujiang. Unexpectedly, the bandits The boats crossed the river and occupied Xiaochikou, and the Anhui thieves returned to the Hubei territory.

On the 25th, the bandit army came to attack, and our army suffered a big setback again, and more than ten warships were burned.The minister's boat was also trapped by thieves, and all the papers and books were lost.The naval forces of the Minister's Department have won great victories many times, and their prestige has been shocked. Since they arrived at Hukou, they have fought hard for a long time, and they have suffered setbacks. Come on, after reading it two or three times, I feel uncomfortable, and I am not in the mood to read other chapters.

When I retreated, I was very depressed in the end, because I walked along the embankment and walked casually.After passing Guangfeng Jiyue Hall, walking across the Bilan Bridge, we arrived at Cuiwei Hall.Xinghuachun led the family members and other members of the palace to meet them, and fell on the ground to meet them.

Wen Zong stepped into the Xinghuachun Pavilion, Xinghuachun handed her a cup of tea, Wenzong drank two sips in her hand, but looked at Xinghuachun without blinking.I saw her dressed in Han costume, her hair was like a dark cloud, combed into a coiled dragon bun, and a butterfly made of jewels was stuck on her temples.Wearing a concubine-colored satin embroidered butterfly squirrel jacket, a green satin Tianma Chufeng vest, and a West Lake-colored embroidered butterfly satin skirt.Jin Lian is thin, with exquisite jade wrists, long eyebrows drawn into the temples, and handsome eyes. There is really nothing wrong with it, and nothing is unattractive.

Tianyan said with a smile, "You are so pitiful. You have been cold and cold these few nights. You have let down a good night. It's all my fault."

Xing Huachun's cheeks were slightly dizzy, and she replied with a smile that was not a smile: "Jade dew and rain, because it is the grace of God, it is nothing like a small body of grass and trees, and there is no blessing to enjoy it.

It is rare to be blessed by celestial objects, with one wind every five days and one rain every ten days, the servant is very grateful.

Wen Zong laughed and said, "Don't you blame me?" "

Xinghuachun said: "Long Live Lord, my servant has a few words. If you want to play it, you are afraid that you will be annoyed, or if you don't play it, you don't dare. Today, the holy car is coming, and I dare not not play it when I have this opportunity."

Wen Zongdao: "Whatever you say, you can tell it all.

" Xinghuachun said; "I have to sort out all the opportunities in a day, and I have the spirit of dragon and horse. I have been busy for a whole day, and I should take my breath away.How important is the body of the Lord to inherit from the ancestors and govern the people below!So the master can rest quietly, the slave is happier than Yongye Chengen.Even the concubines of other palaces will never covet their own pleasure and bear to hurt their bodies.Long live Lord, is what the servant said wrong? "

Wen Zong said with a smile: "Are you willing to be lonely instead of having fun?"

Xinghuachun said with a blushing face: "The words of the servant come from the heart. Long live Lord Shengming, I always know it."

Wen Zong was deeply moved by his words, and then said: "Unexpectedly, you love me so much. I was so confused and didn't know it. No wonder outsiders want to call me a foolish king.

Xinghuachun said: "Whoever scolds the Lord Long Live is not afraid of lightning strikes!" "

Wen Zong then told the story of Dian Xiunv.Xing Huachun said: "Long Live God punishes her. A girl from a small family, she doesn't know the seriousness of her words, so it's fine. If she is selected as a show girl, at least his father is always a fourth-rank official, a girl of a fourth-rank official, It's a joke to be so rude."

Wen Zongdao: "You reminded me of the words of the fourth-rank official. This girl is really a good girl. I can't love her more than I love. I can't bear to punish her. It's a pity that she is too old to be a fourth-rank official. I put down the sign, and I can't guarantee that I won't put my name in the register next time. I want to exempt her, but there has never been such a case. After thinking about it, there is no way to keep her. You think for me, what a novel way , can keep her from being selected forever."

Xinghuachun said: "Master really wants to save her, it's very easy to handle."

Wen Zongdao: "How to do it?"

Xinghuachun said: "Just look up her father, what kind of official position she is in, and decree that she will be demoted by one or two levels, and she will naturally not be included in the selection list next time."

Wen Zong said with a smile: "You are thoughtful, so let's do as you do."

Xinghuachun said: "Long Live Lord, there is a new servant here, and Long Live Lord has not seen it yet."

A eunuch was ordered to lead her to an audience.Wenzong was very happy when he was brought in for an audience.This night, I stayed at the Xinghuachun Pavilion.

The next day, Wenzong was happy, held a Qunfang banquet, ordered the dishes, and asked the eunuchs to hand them over to the dining room, and sent an order to all the concubines in the palace to receive the banquet at the Xinghuachun Pavilion.There is also a special decree that the concubines and concubines sit and drink happily without being bound by etiquette.After this decree was issued, all the concubines, concubines and nobles from the six courts and three palaces arrived.Only the concubine Nara Yi, said that she was not sick.Wen Zongshou: "It's fine if she doesn't come, let's have fun."

On this day, the pearls are surrounded by emerald greens, and the fragrance of powder and fat is fragrant, making me happy all day.Wen Zong hugged left and right, as if in the kingdom of fragrance.It's true: the paper is drunk and the gold is lost in the deep courtyard town, and the clouds and the moon protect thousands of flowers.The emperor has no worries, and the beauties are all over the country.

The tenderness of the fragrance, what about the soft words?Luanfeng often hides in the tent, and Chang'e frequently calls out to the moon.

And the love of the sky is beautiful, and the military affairs of the north and the south are very successful.If you don't sing the song of annoyance, how can there be a song of eternal regret?

In this year, Jier Hang'a, the governor of Jiangsu, conquered Shanghai and captured Liu Lichuan, the leader of the Cutting Sword Society.Seng Gelinqin broke through Lianzhen and captured Lin Fengyang, the second head of the Taiping Army.The capital lifted the martial law, and all the generals and counselors were removed.Seng Gelinqin gave a special reward to the prince, and hereditary did not replace him.Xi Ling'a specially rewarded the third-class baron.Only Zeng Guofan's army won and lost frequently, and the weak and strong were instant.Generals Taqibu, Jiang Zhongyuan, Peng Sanyuan and others were out of vacancies one after another. They sent Chahar Dutong Xiling as imperial envoy, and General Miantao of Jingzhou as assistant minister. They drove to Hubei, but there was no movement.

In July, the empress dowager had the idea of ​​autumn coolness and suffered from diarrhea. Emperor Wenzong, Prince Gong, etc., served the decoction and medicine, and fulfilled their duties.However, the medicine stone is useless, the compassion is getting heavier day by day, the heart is dull, and the mouth is tasteless.Dawn in the night, tired in the daytime, comatose and delirium, dreaming and fascinated.All these diseases have been cured in less than a month.That night, the lights were brightly lit, and Wen Zong was standing by his side. When the Empress Dowager was in a coma, she held Wen Zong's hand, pretending to be Prince Gong. Changing your mind is also destiny. After I die, you must be extra careful."

Speaking of this, he suddenly woke up and saw that Wenzong was standing, and he couldn't help being ashamed.Wen Zong met and said: "Don't worry, the queen mother, the queen mother will live forever, and the ministers will treat Yixin just like the queen mother in Japan."

The queen mother nodded and said nothing.After a few days, when I drove back to Yaochi, the Empress Dowager went on a grand tour.All funerals are like ceremonies, so they should not be listed in detail.

Between Wen Zong and his brother Kun, he tried his best to be fraternal, but when he thought of the seizure of his love affair back then, he couldn't help feeling a little bit angry in the end.The Empress Dowager had a banquet, but within ten days, she issued a very strict edict: Prince Gong Yixin, there are a lot of carelessness in all etiquette, please don't use it to walk on the military aircraft minister, and drive to the clan's residence Zongling Zhenghuang Banner Manchuria is missing.This is it.

How dare you not bow your head when you live under the eaves.At this time, Yixin had no other choice but to accept it.This is all five years of Xianfeng.From one to six years, the military affairs of the provinces are even more difficult.In March, the Taiping armies of Guazhou and Zhenjiang jointly attacked Yangzhou, and Yangzhou was captured by him.Zeng Yingxiao's general Luo Zenan was defeated in Wuchang, and the Ningguo Mansion in Anhui was taken by the Taiping Army.In April, Jier Hang'a, the governor of Jiangsu, led troops from Shanghai to attack Zhenjiang, and died in a bloody battle in a high-funded place.In May, the Jiangnan camp was defeated again by the Taiping Army, and Xiang Rong retired to protect Danyang.In July, Xiang Rong died from overwork, and the Qing Dynasty's troops suffered a severe setback.Fortunately, the kings of the Taiping Army in Nanjing killed each other, and beggars were not allowed to be beggars.Yang Xiuqing plotted to usurp Li, and asked Xiuquan to seal him as Long Live.Xiuquan had no choice but to call Wei Changhui and Shi Dakai secretly and tell them to think of a way.Wei Changhui was furious, as soon as he arrived in Nanjing, he rushed to Xiuqing's house, no matter how old or young he was, and killed them all together.

Shi Dakai arrived, but was too late.Da Kai questioned Chang Hui, Chang Hui became angry and wanted to kill Da Kai.Da Kai is a smart man, knowing that cannibalism of the same kind will lead to no good results.Changhui was furious, surrounded Prince Yi's mansion, and murdered Dakai's family members.Hong Xiuquan saw that Wei Changhui was a malevolent star, and there must be disasters if he kept Wei Changhui, so he secretly ordered Xiuqing's best friend to kill Changhui.Within ten days, two great kings died in the city of Nanjing, so the momentum of the Taiping Army did not seem to be very strong.All the generals of the Qing Dynasty were still able to support it with all their strength.

Unexpectedly, in September, there will be another great disturbance in Guangdong.It turns out that Ye Mingchen, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, is stubborn and never takes foreigners seriously.When the foreign official's note came, he was happy to touch him, sometimes he would repeat a few words, and sometimes he put it on hold, which made the foreign official very uncomfortable.However, fearing his majesty, he did not dare to do anything to him.In this year, the bandits in Dongguan were suppressed, and the meritorious service was highly regarded. The imperial court was very kind, and it was simply the job of Lunfei. First, he was awarded the co-organizer's bachelor degree, and then he was promoted to the Renge University bachelor degree. The higher the official, the older the anger .

On this day, there was nothing to do after dinner, and Mingchen was sitting in the signing room, burning incense and reciting the "Jueshi Zhenjing".

Mingchen didn't even look at him, and just recited his scriptures sincerely.The inspector didn't dare to submit it until he had finished reading.Ming Chen took a look and saw that it was the note from British Consul Pachari. He felt very angry, so he took it apart and saw that it was a rowboat with a foreign flag, which was seized by Liang Guoding, the head of the navy. People were arrested.The note quoted the treaty, saying that "the boatman is guilty, and the Chinese officials should also write a document to remove them, and should not arrest them without authorization, let alone not guilty, please release them immediately" and other words.Mingchen said: "What happened? I didn't know."

The inspector said: "If Zhongtang wants to understand this matter, he only needs to send Liang Bian to come and ask."

Mingchen nodded, and immediately ordered the police to pass it on.Suddenly, Ming Chen called in, Liang Guoding saluted, and said: "The thirteen people on the rowboat are all fugitives. This group of fugitives, relying on the waist of foreigners, pulled up the foreign flag and stabbed the ground with big thorns. Sailing into the provincial river. Zhongtang doesn't know, recently the rowboats in the province have all gone to Hong Kong to collect foreign tickets. Even if they are foreign ships, they smuggle taxes and do everything. How dare you ask him half a question? The fugitives on this boat, I used to know a few people, and I went up to question this time, not only refused to accept, the foreigners came out, but said that I should not be interrogated. A foreign flag, and the gang of fugitives were arrested."

Mingchen shook his head and said: "Our country's officials should not question their own people. Wouldn't it be dark? Just according to the peace treaty, it's just a matter of telling them yes. There has never been a clear statement that foreign officials should not question their own people. .”

Then I asked the thirteen fugitives, after they were captured, whether they had confessed.Liang Guoding said: "After several rounds of questioning, seven people have confessed and pleaded guilty."

Mingchen asked a few more words, and said casually: "You step back. This matter, the Ministry of the Pavilion has its own way."

After Liang Guoding left, Mingchen discussed with his friends and worked out a way to send the five who did not confess to the consular office first, and told him that the seven were really gangsters, and they had already confessed and could not be sent back. .Unexpectedly, after sending someone there, Pachari insisted not to follow.Send Bian back to Ming Chen, Ming Chen said: "Foreigners are so spirited. I don't have much effort for such a trivial matter. I care about them, so I obeyed him and handed over all the sailors. There's nothing left to say."

Then call Muyou to do a note, appoint a member of the county magistrate, take the note, and send thirteen sailors to the British consular office.After seeing the interpreter, he stated his purpose, the interpreter took the note, and went inside to answer.The state commissioner sat in the reception room, waited impatiently, and saw the interpreter, and said coldly: "The consul said, please go to the Zhongtang. This matter is related to the navy, and this department is inconvenient to accept. The note from the Zhongtang is troublesome." Still brought it back."

The member said: "What does this mean?"

The translator said: "I don't know what the consul means by this order. I have something to do, so I can't accompany you."

After finishing speaking, he walked in.

At this moment, the committee members are like Zhang Liu King Kong, confused, so they had to go back to the court, and told Ming Mao and Ming Chen: "Listen to him."

On call, the thirteen sailors were still handed over to the first one for confinement.Suddenly, a note from the British Consul was sent on the door. When I opened it to look at it, I made a lot of unreasonable remarks, demanding that Liang Guoding be sent to the British Department to wait for the referee. "

Mingchen said with a smile: "Such an ignorant person also came out to act as a consul. He has seen the officials of the Celestial Dynasty and listened to the trial of foreign yamen. Don't pay attention to him."

On the day of the 23rd, the British consul suddenly sent a general officer to Yuanyuan, claiming that the consul said that if he did not do so by tomorrow noon, he would attack the city.

Mingchen ignored him, and all the friends were sweating for him.Ming Chen was still talking and laughing freely, and said to all the friends: "Bo Fuyuan is in the capital, and my son Wu Wei is going to inspect the horse and arrow again. There are so many things these days, I can't make it around."

All the screen friends perfunctory him a few words.

In the early morning of the 25th, Mingchen got up, first went to Lu Zu's case to burn incense, ordered the sedan chair to be lifted, and lined up the deacons, Qingdao flag, Jingu flag, Feihu flag, middle officer, flag officer, patrol officer, and foreign guns The team, the spear team, the banner team, and the Luanjia deacon Goshha people, etc., are mighty and mighty, with a row of one or two miles.As soon as they arrived at the school grounds, the prefectures and counties of the two divisions, as well as the town tour, were all waiting there.Enter the Martial Arts Hall and sit down, Ming Chen gives the order, take the test and pass the test, and the team will shoot.With this order, the school grounds were filled with furious strings and dysprosiums, horses and bows were bent, and all the disciples showed their men's good skills, galloping in the wind and rain, and competed desperately.But I saw the autumn willow brushing the golden saddle far away, and the decaying grass slanting towards Yule.The bow is crooked and the moon is full, and the arrow is shaking the stars.While they were reviewing, they suddenly heard a cannon blasting like a bombardment in the sky, and everyone was startled, followed by another five or six shots. It was observed that the sound came from the east.Suddenly, I saw a crystal-top martial artist riding a whistling fast horse, galloping straight from the depths of the woods, according to the morning light, with the shadow of his hat and whip silk, he moved like an arrow, and he arrived at the martial arts hall in a flash.That Wu Bian got off his saddle and rushed in suddenly. When he saw Ming Chen, he reported that it was not good.Mingchen said with a smile: "It's nothing, don't bother with him, it will be all right after a while. Tell the provincial soldiers to stop the flags and drums, and don't start a war with them."

The Guangzhou government said: "If you go back to Zhongtang, I'm afraid this matter will not be easy?

In June of this year, Foshan town was suddenly rained with blood, and in July, a hurricane blew up for three days and three nights.The pagoda in Liurong Temple was also built in the Tang Dynasty. At the foot of the pagoda are four Fanyi gilded white stones. It is said that they were made by warlocks to suppress the victory, and the hurricane was blown away.

The sky changes like this, and people can know it.Zhongtang has to guard against it. "

Mingchen said: "I'm afraid I don't know, it's just that Lu Zu didn't have a sign. You don't know that Lu Zu offered in the brother's yamen is the most effective. Brother helps the ghost once a day. If there is something, Lu Zu has already given me a sign. Got it. What happened to my brother, the chaos was quelled, he was ennobled and entered the cabinet, and there were omens in the summons."

Seeing that Mingchen spoke so vividly, everyone had no choice but to let him do what he did.Ming Chen acted like nothing happened, and reviewed it for a whole day.

When I returned to the office at dusk, the military report came, and the foreign soldiers really retreated.Ming Chen smiled and said to Mu You: "How? I said it doesn't matter. There is nothing in the world, and people are disturbing themselves. I am secretly laughing at their panic."

Mu You said: "The foreign ships are all berthed at the wharf of Shisan Yangxing, so I'm afraid we might just give up like this."

Mingchen said: "I decided that foreigners are useless, let's see what happens tomorrow, and then find a way to resist.

Nothing to say all night.The next day, the sound of artillery was loud, and there was a stream of military reports, reporting that foreign soldiers were attacking Fenghuang Mountain, and the fort guards were all defeated.Mingchen didn't care about it at all, and was ordered to pick up the sedan chair and go to the school to take the exam for Wu Wei.The prefectures and counties of the two divisions rushed to them in panic, admonishing them in unison.If you want to know whether Ye Mingchen approves or not, let's listen to the next chapter to break it down.

(End of this chapter)