Qing Dynasty Secret History

Chapter 84 Mrs. Lin's ingenious plan to keep Prince Gong of Nanchang loyal to the Western Regions
It is said that Mrs. Lin, the wife of Shen Baozhen, the governor of Jiangxi Province, was specially favored by the empress dowagers of the two palaces, awarded precious ornaments, and all the staff in the office were surprised. There was a big reason for this.

This lady is the daughter of Mr. Lin Wenzhong, Shaomu. She is resourceful and talented.Last year when the provincial capital was besieged, Futai happened to be out on patrol, and all the officials and people in the city were panicked and at a loss what to do.

Mrs. Lin gathered together to ask the bidders, and all the generals exhorted and admonished Deng Wei to guard the imperial court. The words were very generous.All the generals were angry and tried their best.After two days of guarding, it was suddenly reported that Changmao was digging a tunnel and was going to attack the city with the dragon method of rolling the earth.The guards of the city will be amazed to receive this letter.Mrs. Lin knew that the army's mind was confused, and the city must be unlucky, so she took the rabbit's hair and wrote it as a comforting guard, and ordered the arresting officer to post it.The speech said: "I heard that the thieves used the method of rolling the earth and dragons to sink the city wall."The ancients had a strategy of burying the urn and listening to the sound, but there is no urn in the besieged city today, so how can we just listen to it with hands down!All the generals and soldiers quickly led their troops to dig an inner moat, eight feet deep and five feet wide, covered with pine boards, like a pontoon bridge, which can prevent thieves from plotting and defend the city.All the generals and men of Er are all the former Ministry of the Central Prime Minister, and they have declared their strength for the country.Commander Zhang's reinforcements have passed Jiujiang, and the siege of the city will be resolved in the evening.The merit of killing the thief is at this time.Encourage it, don't ignore it.

He bit his fingertips, wrote a letter in blood, and sent his confidants to Zhang Yuliang's military gate to beg for help. His speech said: Nanchang is in danger, and the bandit chieftains will gather [-] people to attack.Her husband Youdan lived in Shangxu, and Zhongcheng left the province. Hundreds of thousands of men and women in the city died.The general used to break the siege of Jiaxing with [-] people. He was so brave and accomplished that he won the admiration of the government and the people.Today I heard that Han Mian, who is stationed in the festival, is wearing the same clothes as Nanchang with water ears.Shi gnawed blood and asked for help, and stood by for orders.Life and death are flesh and bones, which is what you look forward to in the general.Shen Lin of the Jiangxi Fufu Office bit his fingers and wept for the book.

Zhang Yuliang, who was originally a part of Lin Wenzhong's work, followed the blood book, and couldn't help but be greatly moved.

They all led their troops and came here in the starry night.Here, Mrs. Lin supervises the officials of the whole city, and carries Shi Dengcheng to help defend the city.The army and the people were excited, and the defense became tighter and tighter.Two days later, seeing the dust heads rising outside the city, the shouts were loud, and the siege Taiping army was mobilized one after another, knowing that Zhang Jun had arrived.

Mrs. Lin ordered the sergeants in the city to shout for support.The three armies, big and small, received this order, and shouted in unison, like a landslide and thunder, heard from ten miles away.Seeing this momentum, the Taiping army lost all color.Seeing that Zhang Yuliang's soldiers were all desperately fighting for the first place, knowing that it was difficult to win, he waved the flag, and [-] to [-] Taiping troops pulled out their strongholds and retreated to other places.Although there was no title book about this matter, the empress dowagers of the two palaces had already heard about it, so they specially awarded it as a treasure.

Shen Baozhen and his wife were very grateful at the moment, and thanked them as usual.As soon as the civil and military bureaucrats of the whole city got this letter, they all went up to the temple to congratulate, and they were so busy that they were the first to send out the badge.

That night Shen Baozhen hosted a banquet and celebrated with his wife in the upper room.Shen Baozhen said with a smile: "Madam's two articles won four precious ornaments. Although it is not cheap, it is quite worth it."

Mrs. Lin said: "These two articles of mine are all words of sincerity and affection, so how can they be counted as words?
If you want to read the text, I have an excerpted volume of "Yong Xu Ji", which I will show you when I am free. "

Shen Baozhen said: "Nowadays, the sky is full of literary luck. Don't say that women are talented, even among the rebels, there are many who can rhyme. This time, the two chieftains, Zhong and Shi, were captured. In the car, I heard that they also wrote poems generously. Banlu said: "One ambition will never die, and the century-old luck of killing has not completely disappeared."

He looked up to the sky and spurted out the blood in his cavity, which turned into a long rainbow stretching across the blue sky.

Zhong Chief has a saying:
Since the death of the leopard skin, dare to return the breasts alive.

Mrs. Lin said: "Look at Chief Zhong's confession, he is a woodcutter who collects firewood, how can he sing?"

Shen Baozhen said: "When the loyal chieftain was in Suzhou, every moonlit night, he would go boating on Tiger Hill, looking for a sentence to lead a cup, and he was very happy. There are two laws of "Poems of Feelings", which have been recited to this day. His speech said: Raise the glass to the guests and wave the pen , The Central Plains is also proud to compete.

On the lake, the moon is bright and green, and in the tent is frost and cold, and there are knives.

Since ancient times, heroes have worn their hearts and courage, and people with lofty ideals have never cherished their feathers.

I want to go back by the wind, Qing Yun lies high.

Gong Guxuanxuan rested at the end of the day, caring about Chuwei and Wutou.

Unexpectedly, after the sword energy rises, Hu Chen still disturbs the autumn.

There are many fortifications in the mountains and rivers of thousands of miles, and you can climb the tower alone after a hundred years of experience.

Everyone is responsible for his own rise and fall, and he is willing to pay his fame and fame.

So this time, he sang with the waiter and the chieftain incessantly.Zhong Chief has a saying: Reporting that my brother can't do it, there are partridges singing in the front mountain.

The chief waiter said:

Du Yu didn't know God's will, so he might as well go back and call out.

Mrs. Lin said: "'Brother can't do it', it seems that some king in the long hair wrote a poem, and there is such a sentence."

Shen Baozhen said: "That was written by the pseudo-virtuous king Hong Daquan when he was in Changsha. His speech said: "I live in the tiger's mouth to raise funds, and I hate the thieves who don't know the heroes." Wind. Adults grow old without doing anything. If you have a strong heart, you want to ask Tiangong, "Six Secret Secrets" and "Three Strategies" are always empty. My brother can't do it, and tears are shedding cuckoo red.

Mrs. Lin said: "The poems of the chieftains among the thieves are majestic. If you want to count them as the first in Qianjiang, I love the two laws of his "Miscellaneous Feelings of the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, Xinhai": the Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated twice a year, and the moon shines on the sky. The street is more secluded. .

All the stars in the sky arch to the north, and human feelings flow eastward like water.

Jia Sheng cried bitterly, but there was nothing he could do, and Qu Zixing chanted full of worries.

Pao Fan Chang'an increases the horse teeth, and the white head of the boy waits for leisure.

The thorns are sent to this life, and the gods will be hurt if they survive thousands of miles.

Where is the next door to Xiangguan Road?Brother Yin Shumeng kisses himself.

The lice talk about the affairs of the world, who is the thatched cottage in Wolong?
Xishan is refreshing and high in autumn, and the road dust is desolate in the eyes.

Shen Baozhen said: "Qianjiang's tone is not as good as Yi Chief's. Yi Chief Shi Dakai has five poems and seven rhythms. It is said that he replied to Di Shuai. I remember it: he once picked celery and entered Pan Palace, and even explored Guirui to take advantage of the autumn wind.

The young man tumbled down the crane in the clouds, and the dust trails drifted away in the snow.

The sound price dares to surpass the north of Hebei, and the article has been defeated by Jiangdong in the past.

Scholars should know me, only in the volume of famous mountains.

If you don't do anything, heaven and man are in the temple, and you are ashamed of your name and position to cover up your articles.

In the Qing Dynasty, there were no legends about generals, and there were claims for making the universe at the end.

Besides, official careers are all illusions, with so much bitterness and little joy.

How about writing for thousands of years, the universe always leaves a piece of fragrance.

Throw the whip generously to the Central Plains, not for enmity, not for kindness.

I only feel that the sky is far away, don't save Yuan Yuan with bare hands.

For three years, the bridle was returned to the poor horse, and thousands of people defended the mountain like a sick ape.

My aspirations are not rewarded, and others suffer, and there are crying marks everywhere in the southeast.

If there is a general to defend Huo, several people are ordered to wait for Xiao Cao.

The man wanted to paint the Kirin Pavilion, and Su Ye Chang Xian was the tiger and the leopard Tao.

The eyes are full of rivers and mountains, and the achievements belong to the heroes in the end.

It is known from a distance that the situation of a generation will be far away, and everyone will follow the dragon after all.

Emperor Yu honored Hua Duo and praised the beauty, and King Hui's family had the best of Hongmeng.

The Jia people moved their god tripods, and the pavilion chief returned to his hometown to sing the wind.

From the commoner side, it is different, and when you meet a non-emperor, you are not close

Liquan Zhicao has no roots, and Liu Yu was a farmer.

Mrs. Lin said: "It's really rare that there are people in the long hair who can explain poems and poems!"

Shen Baozhen said: "Li Ciqing sent a letter, saying that there is a couplet at the gate of Hongni Palace in Jinling: three thousand tigers sweep straight to the land of quiet swallows; dragons fly ninety-five, reopening the heaven of Yao and Shun.

Another couplet is:

Holding the sky with one hand, reorganizing the new atmosphere of Ming Dynasty;

Serve the country wholeheartedly, sweep away the poor clothes of foreigners.

The couplet on the pseudo-temple is said to be written by Hong Ni. The words are: the first lord was kind, hated the corrupt officials, ruined the lineage of the six or seven kings; .

Another couplet is:

Emperor Wei's great virtue said that he used Xia barbarians to serve and drive away people from Europe, America, non-Australia and the four continents, and belonged to our territory; Si Nian.

There is a couplet on the bedroom hall, which is said to be written by a loyal chieftain. Its text is: Get it immediately, rule it immediately, and build the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom for hundreds of millions of years. To save the innocent and good people of twenty-one provinces from a meeting of dire straits is called a benevolent man.

The couple were talking about literature and art, and suddenly a corner of official documents was sent in from outside.Shen Baozhen took it apart and looked at it, and he couldn't feel the color change, and cried out "Oh".Mrs. Lin asked: "What is it?
Shen Baozhen said: "Urumqi has fallen."Dutong Pingzhi closed his door and died, and Hami, Turpan, Hubitu, Kulkhara, Wusu and other places fell one after another.How do you think about this matter? "

Mrs. Lin said: "These places are Huizi's place. How dare Huizi have turned back?"

Shen Baozhen said: "Huizi Ahun Tuodelin and Suo Huanzhang rebelled one after another.

Ahun Tuo Delin actually pretended to be the king of halal. "

Mrs. Lin said: "It's not difficult to just do a few rounds. The feared Xinjiang is approaching the powerful Russia. If the Russians take advantage of the opportunity to enter, it will be troublesome."

Shen Baozhen said: "Russians are always submissive, so I'm afraid it's not necessary to take pleasure in other people's misfortune?"

Mrs. Lin said: "It's all uncertain, let's see."

Not to mention that Shen Baozhen and his wife discussed privately, but said that the Beijing imperial court followed up with the alarm in Xifeng, and Cixi was very depressed.After Cixi, he went to the Ci'an Palace to send generals to merchants.Ci'an said afterwards: "The matter in the interior has not been settled yet, and this incident has happened outside the Great Wall. Just a few bandits, the five governors of Qi, Henan, Jiangsu and Anhui are already disturbing. Now there are only three people who can rely on ideas. A: In the clan, Yixin is the closest and the most cautious; the Mongolian king and ministers are only Seng Gelinqin; among the Hanchens, they are experienced and sophisticated, but Zeng Guofan is the one who counts. Many, we are suppressing the Nian bandits, but we can’t find any time, only Zeng Guofan is idle, so let him take care of this matter.”

Empress Cixi said: "I think so too. Of all the generals in the Zeng camp, Bao Chao is the most loyal and brave. Unless you transfer him, don't be afraid that you won't be able to do it."

Ci'an said afterwards: "You see who is appropriate, and you can adjust whoever is."

Empress Cixi said: "Bao Chao asked for leave to bury his relatives, so he was allowed!"

Ci'an said afterwards: "What's the matter? A decree has been sent to him."

Cixi nodded and said yes.The next day, the Military Aircraft Department issued an upper edict saying: Zeng Guofan played the admiral Bao Chao to obey the previous decree. If you ask for leave to bury your relatives, you will get a discount.Now that the military affairs in Gansu have not been settled, and the Hui bandits in Xinjiang are spreading day by day, it is necessary to have a group of brave men like Bao Chao to go to suppress them.Zeng Guofan sent an edict to Bao Chao, ordering him to set off from Sichuan as soon as his vacation is over, and go out to suppress the bandits.His old troops are brave and capable generals, and he is allowed to play tunes at his discretion and accompany him with him.

In the past when he returned to Xinjiang to serve as a soldier, Yang Yuchun was a native of Sichuan Province.

Bao Chaowu led the army as the governor, cleared the western frontier, and made great achievements for thousands of miles, so as to reflect the former sages and the later ones.

The admiral is loyal and brave, and he must follow this order immediately, and he will be appointed by the deputy court.This is it.

After the decree was released, Zeng Guofan returned to Beijing and said: "For military affairs on the West Road, it is better to clear Gansu first, and then go outside the customs. Xiangyong is too far away from Gansu, so it is not as close as Chuanyong. It is better to use the two prefectures of Baoning and Long'an in northern Sichuan. The people are not far from the customs of Gansu. In the land of Xinjiang, the desert is bitter and cold, and the dangers are extremely dangerous. Bao Chao has more than enough majesty, but not enough trust. Frustrated, the whole situation was shaken, and later generations regarded the outside of the customs as a fear of the road. Moreover, Gansu was not settled, and Xinjiang was rushed, so the operation of the back road was not stable. Bao Chao fought hard for many years, how can I bear to forget his great achievements and pick up his small mistakes? It is only because of the kindness and kindness that Bao Chao ordered Bao Chao to accompany Du Xing'a and Yang Yuebin to clear the internal bandits first and then go out of the customs. Be careful with those who start plotting" and other words.How could the empress dowagers of the two palaces be willing to listen to this kind of trickery?Three decrees were issued in a row, urging Ting Ziying to leave the customs as soon as possible.It is said that the emperor's order is hard to violate, and the king's affairs are urgent. Although Bao Chao returned to Sichuan, the Suodu Tingzi Battalion was led by the general officer Lou Yunqing and Song Guoyong separately, and set out in sequence.Unexpectedly, in the middle of the journey, they mutinied in unison, saying that they did not want to leave the customs, and scattered in disorder.Sichuan, Jiangxi, and Hunan were all disturbed, and Zeng Guofan really didn't worry about it.

The governors of the three provinces were shocked, and immediately flew to report.Unexpectedly, there was a small disturbance in the palace because of this matter.It turned out that Empress Ci'an was calm by nature, and she never liked to manage nosy affairs. She was called listening to the government, and she was just an archer. Empress Cixi was capable, decisive, and daring.After seeing Ci'an, all the ministers who were close to him gave in willingly, and they inevitably had a thought of giving up the light and relying on the heavy.In case of inquiries about political affairs, if Empress Dowager Cixi, they would be courteous and express many ideas, Empress Dowager Cixi would choose to implement them;The King of Political Affairs and Prince Gong are very underestimated. They often say a few grievances in front of and behind the scenes.How are people willing to change?On this day, a surprise report arrived in Beijing. Empress Cixi had just fallen ill, and Empress Ci'an came to court alone.Ci'an said afterwards: "Since the Han people are useless, let Seng Gelinqin go."

The ministers of military aircraft all spoke in unison.

Prince Gong said: "Seng Gelinqin is very good at handling the Nian bandits. If he is transferred out, who will take over his hand? The Nian bandits are scurrying around, their whereabouts are erratic, and their movements are uncertain. They are almost the bandits in the Ming Dynasty. It seems inappropriate to underestimate them. The empress dowager is gentle and kind, and she refuses to show her power and anger. The courtiers don't know how to appreciate them, but they all have a heart of contempt. Now, if the empress dowager behaved like this in front of the empress dowager, they would have been reprimanded! Dumb, it's hard to beat the top one."

Ci'an said afterwards: "I don't have time to worry about that kind of thing. Who do you think should be sent outside the customs?"

Prince Gong said: "Mingxu and Baoheng both have the talent to help the crisis. Mu Tushan is very loyal and brave. According to my slave's humble opinion, these three people can be used."

The Empress Dowager said: "The people you protect will not be short of anything, so let's do it now. General Yili sent Ming Xu to go, and Urumqi sent Bao Heng to ask Mu Tushan to lead troops out of the customs and specialize in hunting for thieves." matter."

The Minister of Military Aircraft immediately accepted the decree and drafted it, and issued it.Someone had reported to Cixi about Prince Gong's speech in court, Empress Cixi felt very uncomfortable.When he recovered from his illness and was approaching the imperial court, it happened that the ministers resumed a case for discussion, which was discussed by Mao Hongbin, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. As usual, he should be demoted to a second level.Empress Cixi said: "Then the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi should ask Wu Tang to act as his deputy."

Empress Ci'an was noncommittal, but Empress Cixi ordered to draw up an edict.However, Prince Gong didn't know the situation, so he went up to the hall to argue, saying: "Wu Tang's current job is only the governor of Cao Cao. It seems too sudden to be promoted to governor!"

Empress Dowager Cixi immediately lowered her face and said, "Aren't Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang not overthrown? But Wu Tang can't do it? You don't need to be alone. If you say a word, you need to intervene. You are too worried. Who doesn't know that you are the king of politics, and if you have to find an excuse in three or five days to fight against me, is it considered to be a show of your reputation as the king of politics?"

Prince Gong is an important minister of Yiqin, such a big thorn, this is the first time he has encountered it since he was born, he felt uncomfortable, and he did not thank him for his sins, so he went out of court in a fit of anger, and went back to the mansion.Empress Cixi turned to Empress Ci'an and said, "Yixin is very arrogant, if you don't punish him for a while, it will be a long time, and there will be troubles!"

After Ci'an, there was nothing to do, so he said, "It's also good to punish him."

So he issued an imperial edict: Prince Gong Yixin, there is no need to discuss politics at the military plane, and all errands will be withdrawn.

With this decree, the capital was shocked immediately.Prince Chun and the others made presentations one after another, saying that although Yixin had been offended, he could still be employed, and begged for mercy and a reply.Empress Ci'an was kind and couldn't bear it, so she discussed with Empress Cixi and handed it over to the princes and ministers for detailed discussion.In a few days, Prince Li Shiduo and others came up again and said: "Yixin is to blame for himself, but he is an important minister of Yi's relatives. Whether he should live in it or not should be rehabilitated, waiting for the decree to decide."

I can only give an explanation to Zhong Guangcheng, and he said it very aptly, saying: "Above the temple, suspicions are first raised, and there is no harmony between them at all, which frightens the audience at home and abroad, and increases the worries and labors of the night and day", etc. language.The empress dowagers of the two palaces were moved with compassion, so they issued a special decree to declare to China and foreign countries. The main decree said: Yixin trusts relatives and cannot break the relationship.Usually, there are many irregularities in summoning parties in the inner court.The imperial court, Du Weiwei, gradually punished the small and punished the big, which meant preservation.Yixin saw that Jia En was still walking in the inner court, and was still in charge of the Prime Minister's Office of State Affairs.This is it.

It is also decreed:
Prince Gong Yixin is still walking on the military aircraft minister, and there is no need to review the name of the government to show restraint.

The mist and light thunder still turned into auspicious wind and nectar.This is called the great virtue of the emperor, and the rain and dew of the emperor's grace.After going through all these ordeals, Prince Gong is afraid to be careful, and he does not dare to rely on the old to sell the old when handling administrative affairs.The empress dowagers of the two palaces were also very happy to see that he had the courage to change his past.

This year, there was another very festive event, Tiankai Wenyun, among the 260 five Jinshi, the No. 1 of Yijia was actually a bannerman, this is an unprecedented event since the founding of the People's Republic of China.At the beginning of the Republic of China, there was a top scorer in the Han Dynasty, Malji.After the Manchu and Han rankings, it is the first time for Jinke to shine!This number one scholar is named Chongji.

His young lady later became the present empress. After her death, the empress died at the martyrdom.People who chanted history have Qijue and one poem: the founder of the country has a few top names, and the daughter of Xuan is almost the same.

Whoever died in Zhaoyang from ancient times should be ranked first in the history of Tong.

This is all for later.

At present, the empress dowagers of the two palaces are very happy to see that No. 1 is a member of the banner.Empress Cixi was happy, so she passed on a team and invited Empress Ci'an to listen to a play to celebrate.Singing and dancing to promote peace, a scene of prosperity.In the midst of joy, the alarm snowflakes of disappointment also seemed to come.The newspaper said: "The monk king was ambushed while chasing the thief, and died in a fierce battle in Caozhou."

The empress dowagers of the two palaces were shocked when they heard the news.

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

(End of this chapter)