Chapter 344: The Big Tail Wolf (Second Watch)
The measures taken by the eight ministers to deal with Shengbao were to have nothing to say, and the above edict reprimanded Shengbao for not handing over yellow folds without permission during the mourning period. According to the system of the Qing Dynasty, during the national funeral, the ministers and workers of all sizes can only use white folds, not yellow folds. However, if it is an excerpt to ask for peace, it should be different, because if it is a white fold to ask for peace, it obviously contains the meaning of cursing "the above", which is a "great disrespect", if it is in the Yongzheng and Qianlong dynasties, this is a crime that can be killed. Therefore, the edict of the eight ministers to reprimand Katsuho really has no meaning except to make people feel that they are "deliberately finding fault".
In fact, Su Shun also has his "unspeakable hidden", although he knows that Shengbao handed the Empress Dowager an excerpt, it is also a temptation to listen to the government, and the so-called self-invitation to Zigong is a manifestation of showing off his strength. But one is because although it is "violated" for the subordinates to ask the Queen Mother for peace, but people have a "filial piety" to ask the Queen Mother for peace, the so-called "reach out and don't hit the smiling person", you can't let the Queen Mother not know how to raise and give a reprimand! After the "car shelf" incident, the eight ministers have reconciled with the two palaces, and the agreement of the "four-day secret talks" is still valid, and this edict still needs to be stamped by the queen mother before it can take effect, and Su Shun cannot but leave some face for the queen mother.
He learned from Zhou Yafu of the Han Dynasty and Nian Qianyao during the Yongzheng period, and often said something like "the army hears the general's order, but I don't know that there is an edict from the Son of Heaven". Previously, he even openly threatened to lead the army to "clear the king's side", so Su Shun was quite jealous of him, and he didn't dare to offend him too much. Moreover, after the victory in refuting Dong Yuanol, Su Shun felt that his position was already very stable, and there was no need to try to make trouble.
Although Su Shun is afraid of Shengbao's military strength, he is not helpless to win Bao, he not only has the power of the world in his hands, but also two strong armies that will definitely support him. First, the Hunan army commanded by Zeng Guofan, Hu Linyi and others who were fighting against the Taiping Army in the front, Su Shun was kind to them, and Zeng Guofan and others would definitely give full support to Su Shun. The second is the Gu'an Army stationed in Chengde, Guoxing'a has a good personal relationship with Sushun, and politically it also depends on him to implement Xianfeng's promise, and he will definitely fully support Sushun. However, Zeng Guofan is far away in the south of the Yangtze River, and the cost of Guoxing'a is too high to use, otherwise Su Shun would have been victorious a long time ago. Now although Shengbao has the meaning of showing off his strength, it is also a bluff, let him go to Chengde for a turn, and come and go quickly.
Shengbao did go too far, he claimed in the recital that "knock on the Zi Palace, so that you have to kneel and ask for the hadith, and with the minister of the Zanxiang government, you can negotiate with the south to suppress all the secrets", and also specifically declared: "The servants are now in charge of the armies, and they have been distributed to the east of the key passes, and they have sent the civil and military officers to take charge of the garrison and exercise the defense and pacification." "Zhidong is the eastern part of Zhili, which is close to Rehe, and was originally not a war zone. He said that he had urgently deployed defenses in various key passes, and said that one of the main purposes of going to Rehe was to "familiarize" with the minister of Zanxiang and the king of Zanxiang with military secrets, and there were two folds of "please ask the Empress Dowager to bow to Yi'an", directly making it clear that Lao Tzu is bringing troops, you have promised, Lao Tzu is coming, no, Lao Tzu is also coming.
What's even more excessive is that Shengbao didn't wait for the reply of the eight ministers at all, and after the excerpt was sent, this guy immediately left. He sent the excerpt in Jizhou, but when Su Shun and the others saw the excerpt, Shengbao went to Beijing to have an interview with Yixin. Su Shun and others deliberately found fault with the edict, and Shengbao received it in Beijing. And although he received an edict to reprimand himself, he did not stop, continued to walk, and when he bowed his gratitude again, everyone else went to Miyun.
On 14 August, the high-spirited Shengbao arrived in Chengde, and not only Su Shun and others were nervous, but even the officials of Yixin's faction were also uneasy. Since Shengbao left Beijing, the troops have gained a lot, and after subduing Song Jingshi's Black Flag Army in Shandong, it is even more invincible, and the tail is about to reach the sky. On weekdays, he is rampant and has no edges, and he has a little foot in front of Yixin. And he is a little bit of a slippery person, so even the officials of Yixin's faction are worried about what Shengbao will do in Chengde. Shengbao didn't bring a large army to Chengde, and only his personal guards were entouraged, but his guards were a bit exaggerated, with nearly 2,000 people. This is not enough to make things happen, but it is more than enough to make trouble. Therefore, as soon as Shengbao arrived in Chengde, Xu Gengshen, a cadre of Yixin's faction, ran to Shengbao, and the two talked all night before they appeased the troublesome ancestor.
Early the next morning, the ceremony of Shengbao's visit to Xianfengzi Palace was very solemn, and almost all the officials who had no important business in Chengde came to worship together. Led by Guo Xing's acquaintance in Shandong, Wen Yu, who had been transferred to the governor of Zhili, Shengbao Glory was unusually under the gaze of a group of officials, and began to worship Xianfeng's Zigong. The Queen Mother of the Two Palaces was also in front of the spirit, which made Shengbao feel that he was extremely valued. In fact, he doesn't know how to count the days, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15, so everyone came to Xianfeng Ling to sacrifice, Shengbao just happened to be the meeting. However, Katsubo was already fluttering, and he felt that the eight ministers were afraid of him, so he made such a big scene to show respect for him.
Originally, the eight ministers were going to wait for Katsuho to howl a few times in front of the spirit, and then end the sacrifice, and then everyone entered to talk, but Katsuho howled endlessly. Don't look at Shengbao, he didn't have a single tear, but his physical strength was really good, and he was full of energy, and he howled like a donkey. The ministers waited for a while, but Shengbao just didn't keep quiet, causing the Empress Dowager to cry sadly again.
"Mourn Lent! Don't mess with etiquette! Su Shun really couldn't stand it, so he could only step forward to help Shengbao.
"Ah...... Ah......" Instead of taking advantage of the situation, Shengbao played tricks and almost shook off Su Shun. After getting rid of Su Shun, he still desperately squeezed in front of Zi Palace, as if he was going to die in front of the spirit and follow Xianfeng.
"Ke Zhai mourns, mourns on the festival ......" Katsubo would be fine if he cried a little, he was just howling, and it was really unreasonable to play such a trick. The eight ministers are not worthy of tearing their faces with him for this matter, and they really can't use the mourning in front of the spirit to punish his crimes, so they can only come forward to persuade each other together.
The nominal Shoufu and the actual Shoufu both moved, and Katsubo was a little more honest, but he still refused to get up, but glanced at the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces. Everyone understands what he means, it's really annoying, Shengbao is just a servant with the title of a servant, and he looks down on himself too much.
"Shengdu Tongjie mourns!" The Empress Dowager West was too lazy to pay attention to him, but the Empress Dowager East was shy, and she was always uncomfortable by Shengbao, so she could only come out and give Shengbao a step.
The Queen Mother opened her mouth, and Shengbao was satisfied, no longer howling, and wiped her non-existent tears in a fake way. After giving salutes to the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces, he did not leave, but directly politely greeted the eight ministers in front of the spirit, although the eight ministers were impatient, they could only deal with him.
"Yuting and the princes have worked hard! Emperor Daxing Dragon Imperial Funeral, the Marshal fought outside, the princes worked hard inside, the Marshal could not serve in front of the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces, it was a shame! Katsuho stiffened his stomach in front of Xianfeng's spirit.
Shengbao's words were not only all faults, but also almost everyone was anxious, and even the Queen Mother Xi, who had always been like a Buddha statue, raised her eyebrows. Mo said that now Su Shun is the minister of Zanxiang Wang, even before Xianfeng's death, Su Shun is also a respected co-organizer of the university. In addition to the students of the three palaces and three pavilions, the following is the co-organizer of the university scholar, which is the seventh rank of the civil official, and it is extremely honorable. Shengbao District is a soldier in the military department, which is far worse than others. Su Shun is not familiar with him, and his official position is much higher than him, so he opens his mouth to call Su Shun, which is really a bit stinky and shameless.
Shengbao's self-proclaimed claim is also very problematic, "Ben Shuai! The person who was there to talk to him, the one who was not older than him, he was "handsome" six. The self-title of "Ben Shuai" can only be used by people who are a few levels lower than themselves, and those who are generally one and a half levels lower are embarrassed to call themselves like this. Su Shun, a scholar, put it aside, Zaiyuan and Duanhua are kings, and they are also iron hat kings, unless they are general Fuyuan, no one can call themselves a "marshal" in front of them.
Shengbao's words were connected in the whole sentence, and it was even a sentence that had nothing to draw, and Yixin didn't dare to say anything. "He fought outside, and the eight ministers worked hard inside", he directly put himself on an equal footing with the eight ministers, and this equality does not refer to the official position, but to inherit Xianfeng's will. When Xianfeng died, he didn't even mention this victorious general, why did he say that, Xianfeng left him an edict? If you really want to be more real, the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, and the clan is noble, and there is only one person who has this qualification, and that is Guoxing. When Xianfeng was dying, Guo Xing'a was present to bear the fate, although there was no him in the life, but he was also the minister of Tuogu, except for him, no one was qualified to talk to the eight ministers to inherit Xianfeng's will, and Yixin was not good.
"Kezhai has worked hard outside the war! Let's talk! Later, I will go to the emperor and the queen mother of the two palaces to say goodbye! Su Shun was extremely embarrassed by Shengbao, and his majestic white face became colorful, so he could only stiffen up and answer.
"Okay, good, I hope that all the princes will do their best to assist in the future, and don't be arrogant and slack!" Shengbao was ready to leave, but the leader instructed his subordinates to say another sentence.
The eight ministers couldn't even say the word "please" at this time, and Shengbao was really too deceitful. Su Shun put one hand behind his back, trembling with anger, and his majestic white face was about to become Guan Gong. But he really can't help it, today's incident is broken, that is, Shengbao is rampant and rude. But the people said it to the eight ministers, and they didn't commit it, so they couldn't cure him of his crime at all, so they could only put small shoes on him behind his back. The Queen Mother of the Two Palaces was happy to watch the excitement, which was really relieving. However, the Empress Dowager Xi also had an impression in her heart that Shengbao was rampant and arrogant, and she was also a fanatic.
"I'll let you pretend to fuck a big-tailed wolf!" The eight ministers were embarrassed, the hundred officials were shocked, and when the queen mother watched the excitement, a loud shout suddenly sounded in the corner. With this shouting and scolding, a copper incense burner smashed towards Shengbao's face door with the sound of the wind.