Qing Dynasty Secret History

Chapter 89 Zhang Zhidong wrote a letter on Emperor Chongzong's order to town Rehe
It is said that all the kings and ministers came to the cabinet meeting after receiving this decree.Prince Li Shiduo said: "This is a matter for deliberation by order. If you have any opinions, you may wish to speak up. Everyone will consider it."

Everyone said: "I am waiting for the prince, and I am about to ask the prince for instructions."

Shi Feng said: "What's the difference between the succession of the reunification and the establishment of a reserve? The family law of this dynasty has never established a reserve. In the seventh year of Yongzheng, Emperor Sejongxian issued a decree in Yu, which contained the 'establishment of a reserve related to the sect, society and people's livelihood'." It’s easy to say. My pilgrimage to the sages, I have not first established the Qing Palace, and then practiced the heavenly throne. It is the foundation of longevity and boundlessness, which is the foundation of our dynasty. There are profound ones, fools can’t know it, and so on. If there is no distinction between succession and establishment of the reserve, it is a big matter, and it seems that it is not something that a courtier should discuss."

Everyone listened and only said yes.So everyone drew up a manuscript, and the replay was nothing more than "My emperor will inherit the throne, and the heavenly family will be born. The order of Wen Zong is the most important, and the order of Mu Zong must be the heart. In the future, the artifact will belong. , must be able to consider and do the best. Keep the constitution of the saints, and serve the world with selflessness. This is the common admiration of the whole country, not the one who is foreshadowed at this time" and other ambiguous words.Going home after the meeting, I asked myself, I felt that Wu Ke couldn't afford to read this discussion today, so I expressed my opinions and thought, you and I also made a discount, but it became lively.Xu Tong, Weng Tonghe, Pan Zuyin, Zhang Zhidong, Huang Tifang, and Li Ruifen all played tributes, but Zhang Zhidong's was the most evasive, and his speech said: It is said that Emperor Mu Zongyi established an heir, and heirs are successors.This comes from the wishes of the empress dowagers of the two palaces, and it is in line with the hearts of the subjects of the world, and it is also the deep wish of my emperor.Chen Jing Wu can be read as loyal and loyal, but he still says that he is too worried about those who don't need to worry about, and he doesn't worry about what he should worry about.Gongcha is the language of Mu Zong's successor. On the fifth day of December in the 13th year of Tongzhi, the seventeenth day of the first month in the first year of Guangxu, and the seventeenth day of March in this year's intercalary, three times he obeyed the decree and was as bright as the sun.It has always been the descendants of a gentleman, and those who say heirs refer to the inheritance of the great system, the son of heaven and the princes are the same.Gai Renjun regards the country as the body, the princes are not granted by the ancestors, and the public temples are not set up in private homes.If you don't inherit the lineage, why should you succeed?Down to the three generations of Shiqing and Dafu, the Han and Wei Dynasties and even the royal titles of this dynasty, but it is said that if a certain person is the heir, it means Shaofeng Xiyin, so there is no difference between succession and succession.There is no difference in the history of various classics and records.It is the strange and absurd theory of Zhang Congguie in the Ming Dynasty that the division of succession and succession are two things.Emperor Gao Zongchun's official "Shu of Rites, Rites and Yis" has already been resigned and published.

Today, Yi's decree is decreed, but as for the repeated, golden cabinet treasure record, why wait for him to ask for it.If there is a delusional villain who can turn over the verdict, all those who can read and write among the courtiers will have to fight over the simple ones.When the emperors of the previous generation gave and accepted, there were many changes, so let’s talk about the two things raised by the principal: Song Taizong betrayed the Taizu and harmed his nephew Yide Wang Zhao, not Taizong’s son; Ming Jingdi betrayed the Yingzong and abolished his nephew The prince sees deeply, not the son of Emperor Jing.If the emperor said that the emperor's son, Mu Zong, was called the successor of the previous dynasty, but in fact he is today's Linzhen, what suspicion is there?What is there to grudge?With the holy qualities of the emperor's benevolence and filial piety, and receiving the noble and generous grace of the empress dowagers of the two palaces, from the Zongzhi, the artifact paid, will not bear to betray the empress dowager, and will not bear to betray Mu Zong!When a husband obeys benevolent orders, he is filial; if he respects the sky, he is a friend;There is no harm to reality, but the four beauties are all there.The middle lord can also do it, how about the holy lord?The so-called don't worry about the two also.The principal is concerned about the generation of Zhao Pu and Huang (Wang Yu), and it is hard to guarantee that there will be none.However, there are many loyalists and sycophants. A few years ago, there was Guang'an who asked for an iron certificate.How can ministers and kings, big and small, never be inspired?Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty disturbed the general rule and was close to his private relatives, because King Xingxian was gone, so he had to borrow the favor of his relatives to act freely as Zhao Li, and the officials could not resist it.If King Xingxian was still there, he would still be able to treat himself with courtesy and impose less sanctions.Today, Prince Jin has the strongest nature, he is loyal, honest and respectful. Since the principal knows his worthiness, if it is as expected, someone will make a false statement in the future. Those who worry about three also.However, as the principal said, Ming Jiangyi's decree will still belong to Mu Zong's heir in the future, and the meaning cannot be changed, and the words are not perfect.

Yuanqian obeyed Yi's decree, saying that if a prince is born, he will inherit Mu Zong as heir.If you refer to the theory of the main thing, it means that it has been determined for a lifetime, that is, the biography of the great treasures that have been determined for a lifetime, merged into one, and the category is established.In my family law, the establishment of a reserve is a great precept, and the sound of Lun's ninth descendant, Emperor Gaozong, is extremely embarrassing.If it is built today, it will violate the family law, and it is the so-called one who has not considered it.In the previous generation, Chu Er had a lot of abuses due to slanderous construction and seizing the heir. Today, he is given the high name of Shaotong and emphasizes the traces of inheritance. Compared with ordinary masters, he is more likely to be suspicious.However, this is not the worst of its disadvantages. The granting and receiving of the position of heaven is in the heart of the emperor, so it is entrusted carefully and for the sake of the clan.Emperor Yao has many men, so there is more than one line.Where the holy will belongs, who knows where.Wouldn't it be too sudden to make an early decision at this time?The so-called unconsidered three also.Today, I was ordered to hold a meeting, read this Yizhi, the four words "this is the meaning", concise, firm and accurate, who would dare not obey it?There is no one who can be moved.The only sacred meaning should be respected, and the family law should also be kept.

Today's matter, there are about two theories: the shallow one is Mu Zong's plan, but it is as discussed by the ministers, and please have a vague and connotative decree, which is abbreviated as the repeated decree, which has been summarized.The emperor is filial and friendly, so he will be able to deal with it well, and it seems that there is nothing wrong with it.However, birth is inheritance, and the phrase "that's what it means" should be followed every word, and all the words can be used to avoid the name of Jianchu.Seeing the facts, it has become a situation of building a reserve.The prince will be born in the future, and the order will be inherited. It is unknown whether the courtiers are public or private, and they will all help the ancestors to fight for it.Then the succession is suspended.On this day, the establishment of the reserve based on fear, but the decree of inheritance cannot be announced, which will make the emperor face many difficulties.

However, it is deeply for Mu Zong's plan, and it is for Zongshe's plan, only because the inheritor thinks that succession is a law.There are many princes, so there is no need to designate who will succeed.In the future, those who inherit the great rule will inherit Mu Zong as the heir. This is based on the holy will and in line with the family law, and the emperor's presence here will not be difficult.Fu invites the sages of the two palaces, that is to say, to express the decree of surrendering Yi.

At the beginning of the emperor's personal administration, he followed the instructions of kindness and compassion, and he must respect the holy will.If the decree is issued again, only to the temples in the suburbs, and declared to all directions, it will be clear to the heaven and earth, and it will be as strong as gold and stone.

There are about five benefits in this way: one is to abide by the precepts of Yi;As for the idea of ​​carefully selecting the virtuous and benefiting Hong Yan in the two palaces, the only expectation is that the successor will follow the line and follow it for a long time. Why should we rush to appoint a successor and then comfort him?That is to say, Mu Zong's spirit in the sky should also wish to inherit the holiness and virtue of his successor, and always sue Hongzuo, so why should he mark his heir's eye early and then rest?This is definitely the ultimate plan of our country's family feud for thousands of years.Even if it was specially planned for Mu Zong's heir, it seems that no one is good at it.In other words, the etiquette system is profound, and the name of the customs is moved. From this, it is said that the successor is the successor, and there will be no ancient lawsuits in Anbao in the future.

I would like to ask you to get the article to give its theory and predict it: one is that the person who is the latter is the son, and the emperors of the three generations.Although there is no name of father and son, the ceremony of father and son is used.The emperor inherited the rule of Wenzong, why did he not establish a queen? I don’t know the theory of father and son. It has been a long time since the Han and Tang Dynasties, and the emperor inherited Wenzongxian as the son of the emperor.How could there be a former emperor who had 13 years of Yuyu and made great achievements all over the world, instead of establishing the latter?It is not enough to distinguish one.One said that the son of a legitimate son would not be able to become a great emperor. I don't know that this is what the ministers said, not what the heavenly family said.In ancient times, if relatives were chosen to inherit the great lineage, the sect would not dare to privately give it to the descendant, so it would be honorable.If the later king establishes an heir for the first king, the heir is not allowed to privately marry his legitimate son.

Gai Sijun and Xianjun, who were inherently divided into monarchs and ministers at that time, also respected them.However, those who inherit the great system, since they have inherited the great sects of the dynasties, the main branch should be the successor of the other sects, and should not be judged by the minor sects.Since the heir is the great sect, although the son is the first and the next, it is impossible to separate the heirs in accordance with the law.However, in terms of today's situation, although the prince will be the heir of Mu Zong in the future, he will still be the emperor's direct son, and he will respect him and be close to him.The royal decree, regarding the text of inheritance, is called the birth parents, and the title will be different in the future, and the Sacred Heart has its own balance.The power of the two palaces is based on holiness, and the emperor uses holiness to make rituals.In one fell swoop, the human ethics of loyalty, filial piety and compassion are well prepared, and the etiquette of respecting and respecting relatives is comprehensive.Why not cooperate with righteousness and respect?Its insufficiency distinguishes two also.One said in "Chunqiu Zhuan": "The gentleman lives in the right place, so brothers, uncles and nephews, who have been taught and accepted, are always difficult to follow. If they don't know how to follow the father and the son, it will cause quarrels.

"If the prince inherits the early Ming, but keeps the name, will he be judged to be close or distant? It is not enough to distinguish three things. All these are the essence of the classics, but they are not relevant to today's situation. There is a pedantic quotation to confuse the husband and the country. , How can a sycophant be confused if he is very wise and clever by using his bad words?

Today, the past is over, Huiling will live forever, and the emperor and empress will return together. There is no husband who has left his belly, and no daughter who has no comfort and love. Sadness through the ages, what can the husband say?Inheriting the theory of succession is nothing more than storing this digital empty text in the book of etiquette and system, so that Mu Zong will be refreshed in the sky. Yu Zhiai.

Husband Wu can be read as a mere relegation to the ears of a small minister, even if he speaks loudly to express his truth and kill him in anticipation of his promise, let alone the holy master who has both the ways of sons and disciples?In the past, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty wanted to please the Empress Dowager Dou, and even passed on the words of the King of Liang after a long life.The king of Liang is not the one who should be an heir.

After Song Gaozong and Yi Taizong, the descendants of Min Taizu were scattered, and with Taizu's seventh grandson as his heir, Xiaozong did not have an agreement to inherit the system.The emperor's sage is far above the two monarchs.Those who pretend to be today are only instructing the ministers of Yuqing Palace to serve and learn, to guide them wholeheartedly, to cultivate the mind of heaven, and to open the way of Chen Zhidao.The emperor's heart of filial piety is self-sustaining, and the rank of respecting and respecting relatives is undisturbed.

Let the virtuous go to the sycophants, cultivate internally and fight externally, so they look up to the two palaces, and those who comfort Mu Zong are not only at the end of the unification of successors.That is to say, from this point of view, the original source of fertile heart is also there but not here.Fu Wei's Empress Dowager and the Emperor's titles have been determined, and their friendship is growing day by day.The empress dowager viewed the princes born to the emperor, regardless of whether they inherited Mu Zong or not, they were all her own sons.The monarch and his subjects have one virtue, and they help each other in difficulties. The blessing of this clan society is also the wish of the subjects.This is the meaning in the decree of Chen Gongyiyi. The proper discussion has a performance.The ministers and workers were ordered to make a statement, so how dare they rely on ambiguous gossip.The future planning of Yimiaotang is because the ministers know their intentions, but they are afraid of being involved in the construction of reserves and dare not make use of them.Therefore, it is inconvenient to describe this four-character essay, but to refute Wu Kedu's request. If he thinks this is the case, it can be regarded as a kind of establishment.Unexpectedly, the holy will has already been proclaimed. If you don't know how to do it well, take advantage of this time to draw a long-term strategy. After studying the current situation, you may end up with the establishment of a reserve.In addition, Yizhi's upper words predetermine the lower words, that is, the semantics are connected, and now we don't explain it clearly.Hearing from all over the world, although the so-called non-chanting refers to the original script, I am sincerely afraid that pedantic Confucianism will use words to harm words, mistakenly suspect that the two palaces have the meaning of traveling, and even more fear that they will be slanderous and attached to the association in the future. The end of the reversal.One word is trivial, but the language problem is very serious.It is said that this matter is of the utmost importance, and I hope that the sages of the two palaces will think about it carefully, and after weighing it properly, I will make a decree.The minister is stupid and cannot bear the great wish.Sincerely.

When the Empress Dowager Xigong saw this performance, she was very impressed.Empress Dowager Cixi said: "After all, a person who reads makes sense when he speaks."

Ci'an said afterwards: "After what he said, I have to make another decree."

Empress Cixi said: "That is indispensable."

According to the draft of the military aircraft.It was drafted for a while, and when the empress dowagers of the two palaces looked at it, it was written: the decree was issued on the fifth day of December in the 13th year of Tongzhi, that the emperor who will be the heir will have a prince, that is, the emperor will be the heir.It was originally thought that there would be someone in the future who would comfort the hopes of the subjects of the world, but my pilgrimage to the next generation has not clearly determined the reserve position.The Yi precepts are revealed, and it is advisable to abide by them from generation to generation.

It is because the decree was issued before that the Inheritance of Unity Festival was not declared, which has profound meaning.Wu Kedu's request to promulgate the return of the Datong is actually inconsistent with the family law of this dynasty.The emperor was entrusted by Emperor Mu Zongyi. In the future, when a prince is born, he can choose Yuanliang carefully and inherit the lineage. The successor will be the heir of Emperor Mu Zongyi. He will abide by the constitution of his ancestors and show the world selflessness. Must be able to embody this meaning well.All Wu Kedu’s original performances and Wang Dachen’s conference papers, Lin Tong’s, Weng Tonghe’s, and Pan Zuyin’s papers, Baoting’s and Zhang Zhidong’s papers, and the edicts of March [-]th and today’s decrees are all recorded separately. The copies are kept in Yuqing Palace.Until Wu Ke read this death suggestion, he was lonely and sympathetic, and the Ministry of Communications discussed sympathy according to the rules of the fifth-rank official.This is it.

When the civil and military officials of the Manchu and Han Dynasties saw this decree, they discussed one after another, saying that Wu Ke read a life, and in exchange for such a decree, he never suffered a loss.One person said: "You can read the will to be buried in Jizhou. He said that Jizhou is a step, that is, it is not a place of death. The temple of family members Yi, Geng Geng Huiling, a strong and loyal soul, will be able to last through the ages."

One person said: "You can read a letter to his son.

It said: "When the first emperor was buried, he planned to make a plan, and wanted to submit it to the Metropolitan Procuratorate."At that time, I had already put this body aside, and because a friend of the same class saw it, he advised Yu not to be a minister who was convicted, and he took the liberty to speak again.In addition, the quotations in the sparse are recent events, and they are not exhaustive, so I will leave them to wait.

I can't wait now, I am willing to die, and practice what I said in my heart the day before, with the loyalty and love of my life.The reason why I am late today is that there is a major event in the country, how can I disturb Chen's listening by the ministers, so I don't make a decision in a hurry, and I am waiting for the end of the court's major event. 'It can be seen that his generous sacrifice was not made overnight, it was arranged for a long time. "

Just as he was talking, he suddenly saw a person rushing in and said, "It's not good! Japan launched an army to attack Ryukyu, and the Ryukyu people were powerless to resist, and they perished in an instant. Now Japan has razed Ryukyu to Okinawa County. After receiving the news, he argued with the Japanese envoy: Why should your country insist on occupying our vassal country? The Japanese envoy did not answer. This matter has become a big deal, and now the king and ministers have all gone to the court to ask for orders. It is estimated to go , afraid of going to war with Japan."

When everyone was watching, it was none other than Zhang Jingxie Tongshou, the Seventh Rank Zhang of the Prime Minister's Yamen who spoke.Everyone said: "Is this true?"

Xie Tongshou said: "Look at today's decree, you can predict it eight or nine times out of ten. The former governor of Fujian, Ding Richang, was ordered to be stationed in Nanyang with the title of governor, and together with Shen Baozhen to organize coastal defense and control coastal naval forces. If there is no war, this will be done. What is Haiphong doing?"

Everyone said: "I don't know how many people will be created by this use of troops.

During the incident in Xinjiang, when Zuo Zongtang captured Boxia's wife and daughter and Jin Xiangyin and his son, he was awarded the title of second-class marquis, and even his general Liu Jintang was awarded second-class bravery. "

Xie Tongshou said: "Japan's national strength is not as good as before. He has nothing to fear when he swallows Ryukyu, otherwise he would never have acted so rashly."

When everyone heard it, they didn't believe it very much, and they had nothing to say at the moment.

Flowing light is like water, and it has reached Duanyang.According to the system of the Qing Dynasty, every festive season, relatives and relatives of the country would enter the palace to congratulate them.The first-class public Chongqi is listed in the relatives of the state.Although Empress Xiaozheyi has collapsed, the celebration ceremony cannot be avoided. Chongqi and his wife must prepare several kinds of tributes, and enter the palace for a scene.It is a rule in the palace that when you deliver the tribute list, you must first pay a tip to the gatekeeper, who is called the palace gate fee, when you deliver the tribute list.Chongqi sent 20 taels of silver as a palace entrance fee as usual.The inner prison on the palace gate is not very satisfactory.He said: "Grandpa, you are the in-laws of the empress dowagers of the two palaces. If you give me a few taels more, the empress dowager's face will also be radiant."

Chongqi said: "That's the usual practice, and it's the same when our empress is in Japan. Now that the empress is gone, it's fine if I don't lose weight.

" Seeing that he refused to add more, the inner eunuch felt very uncomfortable, because seeing that the Chongqi tribute list was only a few colors of embroidery, a few colors of spices, and no rare treasures, he came up with a way to put his title The tribute list should be presented first, and the Empress Dowager will pay attention to it. Empress Dowager Cixi likes to be flattered very much by nature. Regardless of the festival and year, the tribute is precious, and the tribute is simple, so she is not very happy. That class The inner eunuch is here to play tricks. If the palace gate is expensive, the tribute is precious, and it will be listed in the front for you; if the tribute is simple, it will be in the back for you; It's simple, but you are in the front row. That's why the palace gate's internal supervisor ranked Chongqi's title and tribute list first. When Empress Dowager Cixi saw Chongqi's tribute list, they were all worthless things, so she felt very displeased. Sneered Said, "It's hard for him to think about it, Baba's tribute is here.I knew those colored things must have been given to him by someone else, but he thought they were bad, so he didn't need them, so he gave them to me.Originally, the old woman with that hoof was not a good thing, how could he be good? "

Empress Dowager Cixi was angry for a long time about this matter.The next morning when they went to the court, there happened to be a vacancy in Rehe, and the military plane asked Jane for a bill.Lifting the Zhu pen, wrote a line of Zhu characters: Rehe Dutong, let Chongqi go.This is it.

The military aircraft naturally complied.The courtiers were all stunned when the favor was announced.The censor Kong Xianxun said: "Shuo Fu should not stay away, please take it back."

Empress Dowager Cixi criticized "not allowed".So the dignified relatives of the country were relegated to the western border.If you want to know what happened next, let's listen to the next chapter.

(End of this chapter)