Qing Dynasty Secret History

Chapter 82 Responding to the robbery of Yaomeng Yuanmingyuan, I issued a condolence order to Emperor Wenzong
It is said that when Prince Gong heard that the foreign soldiers had come to kill him, the Seng and Rui armies collapsed without a fight. He was so frightened that he could not speak for a long time.Suddenly, Wen Feng, Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, was reported to see him.Prince Gong stomped his feet and said, "What? Why do you still want to see me? Get him back, I won't be idle!"

The eunuch reported: "The foreign soldiers are about to enter the garden, and Gui Zhongtang has already avoided the Guangning Gate."

Prince Gong said: "Old Gui is really a bad guy, his legs don't know how to touch me."

Prepare horses as ordered, take three or five servants, rush out of the garden gate, add two whips, and run towards Changxindian.Afterwards, the University scholar Ruilin and the infantry commander Wen Xiangcha also rushed over.A prince and two ministers had no choice but to condescend temporarily, so they temporarily pressed down in Juzhu in Changxindian.

However, Wen Feng, Minister of Internal Affairs, asked to see Prince Gong, and the eunuch replied that he had no time to spare.Wen Feng was getting angry, when he suddenly saw the sound of footsteps in chaos, the guards and others announced that Prince Gong, Rui Zhongtang, Gui Zhongtang, and Minister Wen had all left, so let's go our separate ways.

Wenfeng heard and saw that they were all refugees, he sighed and walked along the shade of flowers.

It is the place where the moon and the clouds open, there are many pavilions, and the palace is silent. The Sichun lady has already gone to Rehe.When Wenfeng came here, he was melancholy by the Chenxiang Pavilion, thinking about Concubine Yang; wandering along the Zhuojin River, mourning the Emperor of Shu.In the first courtyard of Chunyi, there is pain and sorrow in the palace; the moon falls at three o'clock, and the traces of the past sun remain on the branches.The blood-spotted fragrant branches, the treasured tent sold by the soul, can't bear the ups and downs of the past and present.

While hanging on to the present, I suddenly heard the sound of a volley of guns. After the volley of guns, the sound of Western military music gradually entered the garden from far and near.The gardener flew to report that the foreign soldiers had rushed into the Zechun Gate and came straight to the Zhengda Guangming Hall.When Wenfeng heard the news, he knelt down and kowtowed nine times to the north, saying: "I am incompetent, and I have to die to serve the country."

After knocking his head, he jumped into the pool behind the hall, and the two water spinner flowers sank to the bottom of the pool.Foreign soldiers entered the Old Summer Palace. In addition to Wen Feng, the minister in charge of internal affairs, the martyred officials also included Lang Taiqing from Qingyi Garden, whose family of sixteen members set themselves on fire together;

The news of foreigners occupying the imperial garden spread to Changxindian. Prince Gong was very anxious and hurriedly discussed with Rui and Gui Erzhongtang.Gui Liang said: "Foreigners are not willing to make peace, probably because Bashali has not been released. When it comes to the conflict between the two countries, Prince Yi did not think carefully at that time.

"Prince Gong said: "After the release, I wonder if he will agree to our range or not? "

Gui Liang said: "It's better to reason than not to let go."Prince Gong said: "Up to now, there is no other way except this."

So he sent a note to the British, and at the same time wrote a letter to Shun Tian Fu Yin to ask Bashali to be released, and sent Heng Qi to accompany him back to the camp, and agreed to discuss the payment the next day.Unexpectedly, foreigners still have a scruple when Pasha is detained, once released, it is like a black dragon entering the sea, and a fierce tiger returning to the mountain, roaring and fighting, the violence is indescribable.

That night, in Haidian, the flames were burning like candles, and Jingxi was burning.Prince Gong sent people to investigate and said that the houses on the left side of the imperial garden were set on fire by foreigners.The next day, the military scouts reported that the foreign soldiers had moved to camp outside Andingmen, and that the Royal Garden and Palace had been looted all over by them, and it was too messy to bear to describe.At this moment, Prince Gong had no other choice but to sigh.Suddenly a corner of the document was sent in at the door, but it was a note from a foreign official.When I disassembled it, I asked the Minister of Plenipotentiary to enter the city to discuss the peace treaty.Prince Gong frowned and said, "This is another difficult question."

Gui Liangdao: "I heard that the ministers staying in the capital are playing together, please ask the prince to come to the city to make a quick decision."

Prince Gong said: "The decree of the last festival, after all, has not been issued, I will always follow the decree."

From then on, Prince Yu and others came to urge him repeatedly, but Prince Gong ignored them all the time.Later, there were more and more people who urged them to invite them. Due to their feelings, they had no choice but to move to Tianning Temple outside Guangning Gate, which finally brought them closer to the capital.Hesitant to act or stop, a dilemma.At this moment, I suddenly received a secret letter from Xingzai. The secret letter to the effect: it is simply said that it is difficult to enter the city at this time to do care, and to choose a place to station and so on.Prince Gong said happily: "Seeing thousands of miles clearly, he is really the king of Yao and Shun."

From then on, Prince Gong lived outside the city, and only took Hengqi and others to exchange and debate with the British every day.At this time, Britain and France issued clauses. In addition to the 56 clauses stipulated in the eighth year, the UK added nine clauses; in addition to the 42 clauses stipulated in the eighth year, France added ten clauses: the main purpose is to increase the compensation and occupy more wharves. As well as Tianjin trade, the capital hosts and other things.Prince Gong promised to request the Holy Judgment, and once the approval was received, he would immediately renew the contract.

It seems that there is no need to respond to requests, and there is always no branch to be born.Unexpectedly, one after another, King Yi captured Pashali, and dozens of his servants were all imprisoned and sent to the Ministry of Punishment for interrogation. They were imprisoned in the prisons of Daxing and Wanping counties.This group of foreigners are very particular about hygiene on weekdays.How can I get used to the taste of China's dark hell? In more than 20 days, more than ten people were executed in early prison.This time the peace treaty is successful, for example, he must be released and returned to the camp.Prince Gong frowned and said: "Foreigners are really hard to deal with. Now that things have happened, it's hard to say that we can't hold back our hatred."

Li sent Heng Qi to apologize.

The foreigners refused to agree, and declared that they would attack the Forbidden City, which shocked Prince Gong.That night, Yuanmingyuan suddenly burst into flames, and the flames soared into the sky. The flames blazed into the sky.Burning until dawn, the fire got the wind, and it flew up and down, smashing walls and walls, and it was so fierce that it couldn't be controlled.Prince Gong sent someone to visit, and the report was that the fire was set by the foreign soldiers. The gardeners served as guards, and the dragons were rescued, but they were all shot back by the foreign soldiers.This Yuanmingyuan is really vast, starting from Jingshan, and the area around Kunming Lake burned for three days and three nights.The five dynasties of Yongzheng, Qianlong, Jiaqing, Daoguang, and Xianfeng have accumulated over a hundred years and tens of thousands of miles of collections. They were burned up as soon as they were lightly lit by foreigners.In the past, it was still Lan Gong Gui Dian, Feng Ge Long Lou, but not long ago, it became several piles of rubble, and it was desolate.There are only ruined walls and wells left in the sky and earth, just for future generations to pay tribute to.The most regrettable thing is that if there is a large garden, water and mountains will be dug, plants will be planted and woods will be set up, and artisans will be managed.In the future, there will be this material power, and it is absolutely impossible to restore the old view and the talents will be exhausted.He He Zong Zhou, Mang Mang Wo Millet, the scene is also the number of days.

At that moment, Prince Gong was terrified, and hurriedly sent Heng Qi to the French Minister Galuo, asking him to mediate.When Heng Qi came back, the preacher had already agreed, and it was probably just a few taels of silver, so it was no big deal.After hearing this, Prince Gong felt relieved, and France sent the British camp three times, after repeated debates, he finally said it was a success.He told Prince Gong that China should compensate the deceased with 50 taels of silver, and Prince Gong agreed without hesitation.Note to the Englishman, please change the appointment date.When the British envoy came back, he had to wait for the payment of the compensation, and then make an alliance to repair it.So they searched the internal and external treasury of the capital, managed to make up 50 yuan, and dispatched Hengqi to the British camp.

The British promised to renew the contract in the lobby of the Ministry of Rites in the capital on the [-]th.Prince Gong immediately ordered the Ministry to prepare the accounts.

On the 200th day of the ninth month, Prince Gong Yixin led fellow scholars Jia Zhen, Zhou Zupei, Shangshu Zhao Guang, Chen Fuen, servants Pan Zengying, Song Jin and others each with their guards into the city and waited at the yamen of the Ministry of Rites.The forbidden soldiers and others lined up outside the Zhengyang Gate.It was not until the time of Chenpai that the foreign soldiers came in a whole team.The foreign music is used in between, the voice is passionate, and it is very inspiring to hear it. The minister and counselor sits in a sedan chair for eight people, and the rest of the interpreters are all in sedan chairs for four people.When the sedan chair arrived at the gate, Prince Gong led all the officials to greet him, and Minister E Luojin and Counselor Bashari performed a ceremony of removing their crowns in the sedan chair.After getting out of the sedan chair, accompanied by Prince Gong, they entered the hall by east and west steps, and accompanied them to the lobby. The banquet had already been set up, and Prince Gong and E Luojin sat on the left and right.Come on for fun, be polite and courteous.That peace agreement was exchanged during the banquet, and the ceremony was completed and then separated.The next day, he changed the contract with France, and agreed to the agreement, which was the same as that of Britain.However, Galo, the French minister, can only sit on the shoulders of four people, but he is slightly inferior to E Luojin.The most important clauses in the treaty are that Britain and France are authorized to send ambassadors and consuls to stay in China, compensation of 600 million taels of British silver and [-] million taels of French silver; in addition to the five ports of trade, the establishment of Niuzhuang, Dengzhou, Taiwan, and Chaozhou , Qiongzhou, Tianjin, etc. are terminals.After Prince Gong completed the arrangements, he heard that the special rehearsal was in progress, and within a few days, he received a decree: Prince Gong Yixin and others will exchange and agree on a [-]% discount. On the eleventh and second days of this month, after eight years of Prince Gong's The peace treaty and its renewal this year are interchangeable with Britain and France. All the terms in the peace treaty are approved clause by clause and will last forever.From then on, we will never stop fighting and reconcile together.Trust each other with no doubts.All affairs should be carried out in the agreement, that is, the governors and officials of all provinces should be handled in accordance with one body.This is it.

After the treaty exchange between Britain and France, the next step is to deal with Russia's treaty exchange.The most important thing in the treaty is the future trade, whether it is Kyakta or the seaports that are currently allowed to trade with Britain and France, it is understood that the country has its own water and land; the terms of trade and tariffs are generally handled in accordance with Britain and France; From the junction of Heilongjiang and Western Xinjiang in the east, the ministers of various factions should investigate impartially to prevent future disputes.Only in the United States, the contract was sealed and renewed last year. The meaning of the contract is very submissive, and trade and residence are limited. However, it is flexible in writing, and China still has no advantages.For example, the fifth paragraph restricts the residence of the capital; the sixth paragraph says: Whenever the emperor of China is willing to make a contract with other countries to allow, and to live in the capital, whether for a long time or temporarily, he promises that the United States will do so. This code; No. 15, under the restriction of trade, it is written: If other countries have changes according to the treaty, they should be the same; No. 30 states that after the two countries have agreed, if the Qing Dynasty returns If there is any benefit to the government, it is applied to other countries, or it is related to the sea trade of ships, etc., which is not included in the treaty, it should also be shared by the American government and the people.All these tautological words, never tire of repeating exhortations, are nothing more than foreshadowing and sweeping everything away. Do you think he is obedient or not, is it a coincidence?Now that the peace talks have been completed, I issued an edict to give up Nanzhong's act of persuading the king.At this time, the ministers of the king of Beijing and other officials implored Wenzong to come back.Unexpectedly, the imperial edict came down: the weather is getting colder this year, so I plan to postpone my return to Beijing.The decree will be issued again in the next spring.This is it.

Ministers outside of Beijing, some invited to go west, and some invited to temporarily set up a trip between the Shaanxi Dynasties. After the entire line of foreign soldiers withdrew from Dagukou, and then welcomed those who returned, Wenzong stayed in China.It turned out that there was a big reason for this. At this time, there were three ministers in power in the court. The first was Zaiyuan, Prince Yi; the second was Duanhua, Prince Zheng; Shangshu Sushun.Zaiyuan and Duanhua were both kings in the early years of Xianfeng. They served successively as the Zongling of the clan's mansion and the minister of the bodyguard; scholar.These three people are equal in intelligence, have the same interests, attract each other, and protect each other.Another advantage of Sushun is that he is a corporal of concierge, he loves talent like his life, and many well-known people are attracted by him.Su Shunchang said to the people: "We bannermen are all bastards, so it's not a big deal. The Han people are more sensible."

His nib is also very powerful, so Bannerman is not very compatible with him.Su Shun was a high-spirited man, so he didn't care about it. In February last year, after killing the scholar Bo Jun under the name of fraudulent investigation in the examination hall, his courage became stronger and stronger.With the help of the money casting bureau, a large prison was set up, and all the household department officials were dismissed from their posts and arrested for questioning.

Prestige and power, authority and order, deeds, and so on, are also difficult to describe.The enemy came to the west on horseback, and hunted to the north by Yuyu. Most of them are also Sushun's best paintings.

At the moment, Wen Zong received Zhang Zuo from the ministers inside and outside Beijing pleading to return to Luan, and summoned all the ministers in his retinue for a joint meeting.All the ministers obeyed the decree and went to the Palace of the Summer Resort to see the ceremony.King Yi took out the deliberated document, handed it to everyone to read, and then said: "This matter should be approved and refuted. Let's take a long-term view. You may wish to express your views."

Everyone said: "We serve the prince and listen to the prince's orders."

Yi Wang said: "That's not what I said. This is a matter for discussion by order. Everyone should express their opinions and think about it from the long-term."

Before everyone answered, Sushun said: "From my point of view, the higher-ups mean that they don't want to answer."

Shun Wangdao: "That's right. If you are willing to reply, you can just approve it. Why bother to negotiate?"

King Yi smiled and said to the crowd: "How do you listen to this argument?"

Everyone said: "My lord has a high opinion, and I can't do it. There is only one strange thing. Whenever I hear the argument made by my lord, I don't think so at first. After thinking about it, I feel that it makes sense. Every sentence Yes, it can be seen that a person's ingenuity cannot be obtained by force."

King Shun said with a smile: "Your gentlemen don't care about your ears. What the Holy One dislikes most is that the ancestral system in Da Nei is strict, the rules are cumbersome, and it is very inconvenient to live in everything. Therefore, they live in the garden all year round. Now the Old Summer Palace is occupied by foreigners. After it was burned, after returning to Luan, firstly, it was inconvenient to live in, and secondly, I was also sad to see the ruined buildings and ruined wells, ashes pillars and broken bricks."

Everyone is the only one, only Jiao Youying, the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, was attracted by Sushun and learned to walk on the military aircraft minister, so he immediately catered to him and said: "For the matter of the Old Summer Palace, I am very worried, I beg you to come back, I am a minister Not only can't share worries, but add to them."

Yi Wang said: "Here, Sacred Heart is also very depressed, because the southeast army is not very profitable, Ningguo and Yanzhou have fallen one after another, and Zhou Tianshou died again. I can't bear to add this unnecessary sorrow."

After discussing for a long time, the referendum begged Yujia to postpone returning to Beijing, and Wenzong was naturally happy.From then on, Wenzong was the prime minister of the palace in Rehe Mountain Resort.

At this time, Britain, France, Russia, the United States and other countries all sent envoys to Beijing to handle negotiations.The government ministers have too many affairs to take care of, so they set up the prime minister's office for commercial affairs of various countries, specializing in foreign affairs.Extraordinary Prince Gong Yixin, University Scholars Guiliang, and Wenxiang came in to handle it.And in Zhang Jing, each of the divisions of the Military Aircraft Department of the Cabinet Department, eight people were selected from each of the Man and Han as the quota for the division.He then ordered Chonghou to be the minister in charge of the three ports of trade, stationed in Tianjin, and manage the three ports of trade in Niuzhuang, Tianjin, and Dengzhou.Since then, there have been two more Westernization Offices in Beijing and Tianjin.

However, Emperor Wenzong was intelligent and intelligent. At the beginning of his accession to the throne, he worked hard to govern and wanted to do a lot of work. Nothing like the chaos of the people, the country is full of troubles, and he exhausted his energy and thoughts, but he still couldn't find peace.Young Yaoshun, who is hardworking and promising, don't be disheartened in this situation!So indulge in sensuality, chat to relieve boredom and worry.After all, women's sex is a thing of death, not to mention going hunting in a hurry, and the moon is dew and frosty, so it is a loss of recuperation.I also heard that Haidian was burned, and there was no place for joy and joy. Although it is a holy place, it is a pity that there is something wrong.Such a pile of three and five, four and six, unexpectedly succeeded in one illness, restless sleep and sleep, lazy to eat and drink.At the beginning, he still struggled to sit and listen to the government, but then it became more and more like a day, and he was lying in the bedroom, unable to move.There are no good doctors in Rehe, and the prescriptions are nothing more than greasy tonics such as Ophiopogon japonicus and ginseng. How can it have any effect?Taking advantage of Wenzong's illness, Prince Yi and other ministers decided to publish it arbitrarily.Therefore, there is no one who is closely related.Tomorrow today, to the next son tomorrow, until July 11th year of Xianfeng, I can't bear it. On Renyin day, Wen Zong knew that he couldn't afford it, so he ordered Zong Ling Zaiyuan and You Zong Zhengduanhua, imperial ministers Sushun, Jingshou, military ministers Mu Yin, Kuang Yuan, Du Han, and Jiao Youying 18 people came to the bedroom, and asked Gu to say: I am not virtuous, I can't bear to worship the country, offend the ancestors of the world, and cause foreign troubles. Civil strife sprang up, overturned and spread, and so on.You wait for thousands of miles to follow, and the same adversity.

I and you are called monarchs and ministers, and love is more than flesh and blood.At present, the universe is turbulent, and the world is in a state of turmoil. I am not here, and people's hearts are not without fluctuations.The prince Zaichun, who is too young, is full of opportunities, and Laier and others try their best to support him.Gou can cut down the bandits and restore peace, and I will die in Jiuquan, and my eyes will also be dimmed.

After hearing this, all the people wept with emotion, and immediately obeyed Zhu's orders, and made Zaichun, the eldest son of the emperor, the crown prince.At this time, the crown prince was only six years old.Six-year-old children, what do they know? When they see the crowd crying, they cry too, but they laugh as usual.There was nothing to do that day, but at the engraving on Guimaoyin, Wenzong rolled his eyes, straightened his feet, and went on a grand journey.Zaiyuan, Prince Yi, Duanhua, Prince Zheng, etc. inherited the imperial edict, and helped the crown prince to take the emperor's throne before the coffin, which was Mu Zong.The respected queen and the birth mother, the imperial concubine Nala, are both empress dowagers.The emblem of the Empress Dowager is rotated, named Empress Dowager Ci'an; the emblem of the birth mother Empress Dowager is named Empress Dowager Cixi.The year name of the new emperor is proposed to be the word "Qixiang".The new emperor Tong is only six years old, and all government affairs, big and small, are handled by Prince Yi and others arbitrarily.Because Wenzong Tuogu had the word "Zanxiang", eight people including Prince Yi named themselves "Zanxiang Government Affairs King and Minister".

The mourning edict was issued to Beijing, and the king and ministers who stayed in Beijing wept bitterly. Prince Gong paid homage to the new lord, and invited him to Rehe for the funeral.Prince Yi and the others discussed privately: "Yixin is the younger brother of the Emperor Daxing, and Yu Zongzhi is the closest. We are waiting to support government affairs, but the Empress Dowagers of the two palaces are quite disapproving.

As soon as he came here, he was afraid that he would cooperate with the two palaces to plot against me, and we would be in danger. "

Prince Zheng said: "What you see is very true. Before he leaves, send an order to stop him."

So he immediately drafted an edict, saying that the place of the capital is important, and that the king's minister has a heavy responsibility to stay behind, so there is no need to rush to the funeral, etc., before it is issued, when he suddenly saw a person rushing in and said: "I am waiting for the disaster to come.

When everyone looked at it, it was Jiao Youying, Minister of State Affairs of Zanxiang. Prince Yi asked, "What disaster?" "

Jiao Youying said: "I just got a very important news. I heard that the empress dowagers of the two palaces have a move to listen to the government behind the curtain."

Yi Wang said: "Where did you hear this sentence?
Jiao Youying said: "My family told me." "

Su Shun said: "Whose family?"

Jiao Youying said, "It's my family."

Prince Zheng said with a smile: "Jiao Youying, you have become Minister of State Affairs of Zanxiang, and you can even believe the words of a family member. I am really ashamed of you!"

Jiao Youying said: "My lord, please don't make a joke. My family Ding Ta got the news from his elder brother."

Prince Zheng said: "Who is his elder brother?"

Jiao Youying said: "His elder brother is also a servant, but he works in Eunuch An's house."

Prince Yi asked, "Who is Eunuch An?"

Jiao Youying said: "It's the eunuch An Dehai'an next to the Empress Dowager."

When everyone heard this, it was as if a thunderbolt had hit the top door, and they fell silent unconsciously.

If you want to know what is going on, listen to the next breakdown.

(End of this chapter)