Chapter 263: Slow Poison
Cen Chunxuan was born in a famous family, and his ancestors can be traced back to the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the famous Yuntai general Cen Peng. The pen "fun" pavilion www.biquge.info later generations for Guangxi Tusi, after changing the land and returning to the stream, it was handed down with poetry, his father served as the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and the official of the frontier was sealed, and he earned the furniture of the Cen family.
Cen Chunxuan traveled to Beijing when he was young, and he was willful and spending, and he was a famous Beijing teacher. When the new policy was introduced, he moved the world with redundant officials. The abolition of useless yamen such as the General Secretary of the Government was due to his handiwork.
At that time, he served in Dali Temple, and he smashed his job first, which can be called a killing decision. It's just that after the news leaked, thousands of colleagues in the capital who lost their positions overnight heard the news, and they almost wanted to face each other with white knives, and they were so scared that he didn't dare to leave the hall. When Emperor Tianyou was determined to seek new and change, he was naturally overjoyed to see this twist and turn, and Cen Chunxuan first lost the black yarn and then changed his top and was awarded the title of Guangdong Domain. After taking office, he was at odds with his boss, and even impeached the army with the domain department, and dismissed Tan Zhonglin, the governor of Liangguang, from his official position, which was an unprecedented event since the Jin Dynasty.
When he did such things, he naturally couldn't stay in Guangdong, and he was transferred to Gansu, and he was still a restless master. Wherever he went, he must first impeach his subordinates and even his colleagues. His family has money, so he doesn't have to eat bad rules, and anyone who eats bad rules or receives benefits will be impeached until he is dismissed.
It is to go to every office, often replace the following officials with a large number of officials, and Daikin is a famous official butcher. Because he was suspected of the new party, he was hated by Cixi, and his life in Gansu was very unsatisfactory. The capital in hand is these four battalions.
Along the way, he carefully funded, avoided the main force of foreign soldiers, took the small road and drilled the fork in the road, and finally did not meet the foreigners, and did not want to rush to Yulin Fort with great difficulty, but his two cavalry battalions were first sacked by the right army, and the horses and weapons were lost. And the two infantry battalions, after repeated containment, only contained less than one battalion.
A group of beggar-like troops went to King Qin, what face did they have. He waved the horsewhip in his hand, "You go into the city in the back, I will go to Huailai to see the Queen Mother first, and participate in those pipe belts." Dare to rob the horses of the king army, I think they don't want to live. ”
He is a feudal division, so he is naturally not afraid that the officials and soldiers will dare to come to disarm him, but when he arrives in Huailai County, he sees a large number of troops gathered outside the city, and the officers and soldiers patrol back and forth and are heavily guarded, and there are soldiers from afar to ask questions. When he handed over the thorn, not long after a short time, a little eunuch came to pick it up.
The eunuch is not very old, but he is not small, although he is fleeing, he still has his nostrils to the sky, and he loves to ignore it. Cen Chunxuan knew that one of the income of these eunuchs was to ask for door bags from foreign officials who visited the two palaces, and his family had been officials for generations, so he didn't understand this rule. Hurriedly touched a few silver tickets from his body and came out, "Good brother, come out in a hurry, don't bring much, you buy a bag of tea first." ”
The eunuch took the silver ticket, and saw that it was Siheng's ticket, only two thousand taels, and snorted coldly, "Uncle Cen Fang, you are really generous, the feudal division of a province will take two thousand silver to see the two palaces, and one is one thousand taels, right?" As soon as this market opened, the people behind us did the same, and our gang had to go and ask for food. You wait first, the Queen Mother has a will, and the affairs of the palace gate are all handled by Lord Zhao Guanhou Zhao, I will go back first and see if the Queen Mother has the time to see you. ”
Cixi and his entourage set up the palace in the back hall of the yamen of Huailai County, and the original county officials led foreign soldiers to capture Ryanstein and threw it into nowhere. The gentry of the entire county did not know what was going on, only that a foreigner came to expel the Flying Tiger Regiment, and then clashed with the magistrate and took the magistrate away. Then the officers and soldiers came, the foreigners were nowhere to be seen, and they didn't know that this was Zhao Guanhou's plan, and Cixi didn't know anything about it, only when the local county officials were harmed by the foreigners, and now in this situation, they can't care about the life and death of a mere seven-pin.
What she paid attention to was the neat and tidy county government back hall, fragrant tea and pastries, all available, and in a trance, it was as if she had returned to the palace. And Zhao Guanhou also said that the whole banquet of Qihan will definitely be able to cope with a table today, and all the princes and ministers also have a pot, so they will not eat a nest like yesterday, and Cixi's heart will be even happier.
The first batch of rewards has come down, adding the title of an alternate Taoist to Zhao Guanhou, and awarding the Dengzhou General Soldier. Xia Shaoxiang, the former general soldier of Dengzhou, took over Cheng Gongting's squad and was reappointed as the commander of Zhili.
Although Hou Budao's grade is not high, it is a literary title, and for military generals, the meaning is completely different. Since the rise of the Taiping Army, the military positions of the Dajin State have been overflowing, and even the matter of three or two hundred people wearing the top of the first and second grades has also happened from time to time. A real commander is actually worth more than a nominal commander.
and the alternate title is in the officialdom promotion, opening a new door. With a Taoist, you can be transferred to the civil service system, and you can work towards the superintendent in the future.
And this kind of thing is not delusional, but there is an example, Wei Guangshou, the governor of Sichuan, was born as a cook in the army, and because he relied on the civilian position of a Taoist, he was promoted to the governor with military merits. The previous Yuxian was also the prefect of the donation class, as long as the holy family was not lost, the alternate Dao Dao He would be relieved of the governor's future and would not be embarrassed.
At this moment, Cen Chunxuan came to hand over the fold, and the little eunuch hatefully threw away the two thousand taels of silver tickets, "Lord Zhao, this Cen San doesn't treat our buddies as people." It's only two thousand taels, so I'm embarrassed to take it out? He only took 2,000 for a feudal division, and the county officials in the back came to see the two palaces, and if they were thirty or fifty, they sent us away. This time, I have to give him a good one. ”
Zhao Guanhou knew that his troops had robbed the horses and equipment of the Gansu troops, and this incident was also from his instructions. Cen Chunxuan's waist is harder than himself, and his background is better than himself, if he doesn't beat him, he will definitely not be able to compete for him for this credit. Coupled with the fact that he is such a person, it is very necessary to do some small tricks to disgust him.
He echoed: "This Cen San is indeed not a thing, he is a famous official of Dajin, and every time he goes to a place, he must participate in his subordinates, how can there be such a person who is not human." But then again, he is always a vassal and a king of Qin, can we still stop him and not let him see him? ”
The little eunuch sneered, "See! Gotta let him see! Lord Zhao, you are a good friend, wait a minute, the little one will go in and ask Manager Li, pick a good time for him, and let him see the Queen Mother! ”
The eunuch didn't go in for long, so he came out with a smile on his face, "Sir, hand over the sign." The Queen Mother is suffering from liver pain, and it is awkward to see everything, so let Lord Cen go in and give the Queen Mother a smooth breath. ”
Because of the defeat and the worry about his own situation, Cixi had an extra liver pain after leaving the palace. If in Zhao Guanhou's view, people of this age who commit this disease should undergo a comprehensive examination and confirm the lesion, otherwise it is easy to have big problems.
But he didn't have a good impression of the old woman, and she left her to live or die, so he pretended to be deaf and dumb. It's a good time to hear that she's angry. nodded at the moment, "That's right, I'll spend Cen San first, let's talk to the official in the future, and we'll be able to speak." ”
When Cen Chunxuan was announced to the inner hall, he didn't wash his face, he came as he wanted, ran along the way, was dusty, showed his military situation like fire, and served the country seriously, so he could win an impression for himself, and the lawsuit would be easy to fight.
But he didn't want to, Cixi was angry at this time, and he thought about the problem from a different angle than usual. Zhao Guanhou and his new army were all cleaned up neatly, and even the military boots had to be wiped clean. Cen Chunxuan's disgraced appearance made Cixi think of those remnants of the defeated soldiers when he saw it, and he only felt that his liver hurt more and his anger was even stronger. asked with a calm face: "Cen Chunxuan, are you here to protect you?" ”
"The minister is here to protect him."
"Then why did you arrive at this time?"
"There were too many foreign soldiers on the road, and the minister's soldiers had to choose the road, so the time was delayed."
Cixi looked at Emperor Tianyou again, and saw Emperor Tianyou looking at Cen Chunxuan's eyes, with a bit of appreciation, and his heart was full of doubts. Cen Chunxuan's identity as a new party suddenly came to her mind again, and said secretly: Could it be that this Cen Sanqin King is fake, and the rescue is real. If the soldiers he led were to emulate the story of the change, it would be against himself.
She said in a deep voice, "I ask you, how many soldiers did you bring. ”
"Back to Lafayette's words, the minister brought two thousand soldiers from the four battalions of Mabu."
Hearing that there were only 2,000 people, Cixi put a snack, as long as he could control the right army, only 2,000 people were nothing. She snorted coldly, "Two thousand, it's a lot, where are the people?" ”
"Still on the road, the army is mainly stationed in Yulinbao. The minister came to see the driver, in order to impeach the right army of Wuwei. They set up cards on the road privately, robbed the ordnance and horses of friendly troops, and took away more than 800 horses from the two battalions of our Qinwang army, and looted all the guns. ”
Cixi looked at Zhao Guanhou: "What's going on?" ”
Zhao Guanhou knelt down and said: "Back to Lafayette, as soon as Lord Cen's soldiers arrived, they asked for military rations and horses, and you know the situation in Yulin, where to entertain." Those soldiers wanted to take the rations of our Wuwei Right Army, and the Right Army had no choice but to disarm them. As for the military horses, they were requisitioned by the ministers for the purpose of pulling cannons. If the cannons in the artillery camp are to be escorted, they must have cattle to pull them, and if the people and horses are collected, they will inevitably disturb the people. With these military horses, it is just right. ”
Cen Chunxuan was furious, kowtowed, and said: "Lafayette, Your Majesty, the minister's horse team is from King Qin, how can he be requisitioned to transport artillery!" Besides, the minister's soldiers are all one enemy and ten elites, and only with horses can they kill the enemy and protect the country, and they take their horses, go to pull cannons, and seize their ordnance, which is a matter of bitterness for relatives and enemies. As for saying that they violated military law, there is absolutely no such thing, and the ministers dare to be guarantors, and the ministers' soldiers are all first-class good soldiers, and they will never dare to break the law. Please ask the Queen Mother to issue an order to severely punish the right army, and give a sigh of relief to the wronged soldiers with the correct military law. ”
Emperor Tianyou had a very good opinion of Cen Chunxuan, and nodded and said: "This matter, what the right army has done is indeed ......"
He spoke at this time, but he was taboo. Cixi was already suspicious that he was colluding with Cen Chunxuan to join forces inside and outside to seize the throne. At this time, listening to him, I thought that there was some contact between them, and now the liver hurt even more, and the color changed.
"Shut up!"
The queen mother's color changed, and the first frightened soul of Emperor Tianyou did not possess his body, and his face turned pale, but he was about to suffer again, but he didn't know what to say when he opened his mouth. Finally, Cixi didn't bother him, but stared at Cen Chunxuan
"I ask you, were you with the Cavalry?"
"I didn't ...... The minister was sheltering the infantry at the time. ”
"Yes, if you are not with your soldiers, how do you know that they have not violated military law? Let me tell you, the military discipline of the divisions of the Qin Kings is maintained by Zhao Guanhou, and this is my will. Whether it is a feudal lord or a governor, they must obey his orders. Even if Wu Weizhongjun violates military discipline, he can still kill him, let alone your soldiers? Your cavalry is elite, so why don't you dare to touch the foreigners? Besides, look at the embarrassed appearance of your vassal, I don't dare to believe your soldiers, how good you are. When guarding the capital, none of your people are gone, and when you leave the palace, you rely on the right army to fight. Wait until now, you will come out to defend your soldiers, if I approve your book, the heart of the right army will be cold. I think it's the right thing to do with your horse-drawn cannons, and if he comes to play the book, I'll be the same way. It's good that you protect your soldiers, but you also have to take into account the overall situation, think about the safety of the two palaces first, and then think about your soldiers. ”
Cen Chunxuan didn't want to bump into the muzzle of the gun, and knew that it was going to be bad, so he had to keep kowtowing and asking for guilt, and said angrily: "You are from Gansu to King Qin, this is really good, but at the moment, I don't need your soldiers by my side." Even the black state is willing to sue, maybe there will be trouble in the future. You immediately lead the troops to the south entrance, help Ma Yulun guard the pass, and go to block the foreigners. Since your soldiers are so elite, I want to see how capable they are. Hold the pass, there is also a reward. ”
"Minister, obey the order."
Cen Chunxuan visited this time, neither out of anger, nor failed to protect the two palaces, but was sent to the south entrance to block foreign soldiers, both annoyed and a little worried, this Zhao Guanhou seems to be very close, and he underestimated him in the past. It's not wise to grudge with him this time.
Zhao Guanhou withdrew from the house, asked the little eunuch to take Li Lianying aside, and asked, "Chief Administrator, the lower officials don't look good at Lafayette?" ”
"No, the liver hurts badly, there is no doctor in this place, it's best to go and take a look." There are not many people from the Tai Hospital, and they are not very curable. ”
"The imperial doctor can't do it, and the grass head in this place can't be trusted. But Xiaguan has a home remedy here, I don't know if I can give it a try. As Zhao Guanhou spoke, he opened his purse, and there were a few ready-made cigarette bubbles in it.
Li Lianying was stunned: "I remember that you don't eat this?" ”
"Yes, the lower officials don't eat, but the princes and ministers who accompany them can't prepare anyone who has hobbies. The lower officials specially ordered people to procure it overnight and prepared it for the ministers. Now burn two for the Queen Mother. ”
Li Lianying hesitated for a while, "This thing...... For Galeries Lafayette? She's at her age, so I'm afraid it's not good to smoke this. ”
"Emergency first, it always hurts, it's not a solution. And it is precisely because of this age that I am not afraid of addiction. ”
Li Lianying was weighing, and there was another sound of a tea bowl shattering in the room, thinking that the Queen Mother was losing her temper again. He also knows that an old woman of this age always loses her temper and commits liver fire, which is actually very dangerous, and the fire burns her eyebrows, so she still looks at the front first. As for the addiction, I don't think it's too harmful. nodded immediately and said, "This is a way, I'll go find someone to ask for a deputy guy." ”
The princes and ministers who accompanied them all carried smoking utensils, which were very easy to borrow. Zhao Guanhou saw that he was busy and smiled, an old lady of this age, if she smoked this again, she really didn't have a few years to live.
Sometimes, when you kill someone, you don't have to be bloody, and you can kill them unknowingly, which is more clever. The culprit who started this war has accelerated the pace of his own death, and what he has to do is to send another culprit to the western sky. (To be continued.) )