In Changchun Palace, the queen mother of the two palaces is passing the meal.

Cixi ate slowly while flipping through the folds.

This is a common thing, when the queen mother of the two palaces is passing the meal together, Cixi has to look at the fold, so that if there is anything important, she can discuss it with Ci'an immediately; Some excerpts are tactful and subtle, and the diction is obscure, and Ci'an also needs to rely on Cixi's careful explanation to understand what it means.

"Our two daughters got married, and the situation after marriage seems to be harmonious husband and wife." Ci'an's tone sounded very relieved.

After a pause, he said in an inquiring tone: "Liniu'er's side, looking at her and her mother's expressions, I estimate that it is about right-Dun Niu'er's side, you estimate, what is the truth?" ”

"It's okay." Cixi smiled slightly, "I didn't hear her complain about anything." ”

"That's good."

Cixi smiled secretly in her heart: The boy surnamed Guan, you know each other.

In addition to being proud, there was also a subtle sourness in my heart.

She opened another fold, glanced at it, and immediately ignored the affairs of the two princesses.

"That's a problem!" Cixi put down her chopsticks and frowned.

Ci'an, who was on the other side of the dining table, was startled: "What's the matter?" ”

Cixi closed the fold and pushed it to her: "Look at it, Weng Tonggong is worried." ”

"Huh? Mrs. Weng died? Ci'an opened the fold as he spoke, and at the same time, a thought was rolling in his mind: Why is it said that Weng Tong's report to Ding Wei is "trouble"?

I didn't look at two lines, but I understood: "Yo, it's trouble!" He's going back to his hometown for three years! The envoy of the Hongde Hall had to be put aside...... This. The Emperor's Lessons...... What to do? ”

"Not three years. It was twenty-seven months. Cixi corrected. Then he shook his head, "However, two years and three months, it's just as trouble!" ”

According to the etiquette law, children must be mourned for three years, and no marriage is allowed during this period. Not with the auspicious ceremony, the official resignation and return to the hometown to guard the house, which is called "guarding the system".

However, in practice, one year after the death of his parents, that is, in the thirteenth month, the sacrifice of Xiaoxiang was performed; Two years after his death, in the twenty-fifth month, he performed a great auspicious sacrifice; Every other month, the twenty-seventh month, the festival is performed. That is, the "sacrifice of removing clothes", and the filial children take off their plain clothes. It means the end of the "observance". Therefore, Cixi said that it was "twenty-seven months".

If Weng Tongyi leaves Beijing and returns home, the serious master of the little emperor will be left alone. The little emperor's homework is very heavy, a master can't take care of it, and if he doesn't respond in time, his studies will inevitably be greatly affected, which is the "trouble" that Cixi said.

Of course, there is also a Guan Zhuofan, but this person who is so busy all day long that his feet do not touch the ground, the messenger of the Hongde Palace, who fishes for three days and dries nets for two days, the queen mother of the two palaces has long stopped treating him as a "serious master". Besides, even if Guan Zhuofan doesn't do anything else, and only runs an errand in Hongde Palace, he teaches "foreign affairs and military affairs", and he can't teach serious poetry and books, no matter what, he can't replace Weng Tongyi.

Some time ago, Mrs. Weng was critically ill, and Weng Tongyi took a long vacation to return to his hometown to serve the sick. At that time, the little emperor was indifferent, and Princess Rong'an asked that the little emperor couldn't even figure out why Master Weng took a long vacation, which made her sister very dissatisfied.

At that time, Xu Tong was still there, and Weng Tonggong asked for leave, which did not have much impact on the little emperor's homework, but now it is different.

However, when Weng Tongyi returned to his hometown to serve the sick, he was originally a "filial piety Getian", but he was scolded by his old mother: What are you doing when you come back? Do you want to send me to the end? I'm not dead yet! Are you hoping that I will "hit the road" sooner? Even the messenger of Hongdejeon has been left behind! You don't care about the emperor, you are still the emperor's master? You're still a courtier?!

Weng Tong was bloody, so he had to tearfully bid farewell to his mother, and returned to Beijing to "change filial piety to loyalty", and he did not stay in his hometown for a few days.

Mrs. Weng was actually very happy when she saw her second son, she knew that she would die soon, and she would be able to see her before abandoning the world, which was no regret, but she couldn't help but scold her son back.

She is for her eldest son Weng Tongshu, who is gnawing sand in Gansu.

In the eleventh year of Xianfeng, that is, in 1861, Miao Peilin rebelled against the water and besieged Shouzhou. Weng Tongshu, the governor of Anhui in Shouzhou City, "caressed" Miao Peilin, agreed to Miao's many requests, and said good things for Miao. Miao Peilin temporarily withdrew from the siege. The imperial court was forced by the situation to push the boat down the river, making Miao Peilin "guilty and meritorious".

It didn't take long for Miao Peilin to re-besiege the city, and finally broke through Shouzhou and captured Weng Tongshu and other officials.

Now things are going to get a lot of trouble.

The feudal officials, who have the responsibility to defend the territory, have the obligation to "coexist and die" with the locality, and should have been "martyred", but Weng Tongshu not only did not have a martyrdom, but also became a prisoner of others, and after he was released, there was nothing to say, go to prison.

Weng Tongshu's father Weng Xincun, who was a scholar at the time and walked in the Hongde Palace, in order to save the life of his eldest son, he was old and sick, and struggled to get straight every day to give lessons to the little emperor, but he was overworked and hung up that year.

In the end, the court looked at Weng Xincun's old face, and let Weng Tongshu have a way to live, but the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped, and Weng Tongshu served before the Gansu army.

Now, the Weng family points to Weng Tongshu to make an errand in the Hongde Palace, after the emperor's students are in power, Master Jiaen, when the time comes, Weng Tongshu can end his sentence early and return to his hometown.

When parents pass away, returning to their hometowns and abiding by the system is not only a ritual law, but also clearly enshrined in the Huanghuang National Canon, which is a "rule"; My parents were seriously ill and returned home to serve the sick, but there was no such rule. The imperial court's refusal to allow Weng Tonggong's leave is a "reason", and the fake of Weng Tonggong is a "sentiment", and Weng Tonggong's debt to the imperial court, can it be regarded as your "contribution to run a business", this is the most important reason why Mrs. Weng rushed Weng Tongrong back to Beijing.

After Weng Tongyi returned to Beijing, Mrs. Weng let out a breath, and she didn't last long before she died.

Weng Tongyi reported Ding Wei, in order to keep the little emperor's homework, there are only two countermeasures.

One, Hongde Hall quickly added a master. However, in a hurry, where is it so easy to find a suitable teacher—good knowledge, good character, and good qualifications? Weng Tongyi is so far, in terms of poetry and books, the most suitable master for the little emperor, in terms of storytelling, he is much stronger than Wu Ren and Xu Tong. This is felt by the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces.

Another one, even Ci'an thought of it-

"Can you call Weng Tongyi ...... 'take love'?"

Cixi frowned slightly: "I also thought of this, let's give it a try, but I'm afraid it's not easy." ”

"Seize affection", that is, for the country, for the king, for the public, take away the invitation of filial piety, do not resign, do not return home, work as usual, but do not wear a mending gown, do not wear a feather crown, do not serve in plain clothes, do not smelt travel, do not smell silk and bamboo, do not have auspicious gifts, the sacrifice is represented by others, and the banquet is led by others.

After pondering for a while, Cixi said again: "I think, if Weng Tongshu is willing to 'take away love', we can't treat him badly, and we can put Weng Tongshu back in advance!" Even, 'resumption' or something is not negotiable. ”

Ci'an's eyes lit up: "That's right! The Weng family is up and down, isn't it just to keep this piece of heart disease! In this way, Weng Tongrong must be willing! ”

Really?

*(To be continued......)