Chapter 45: Who Said I Was Wrong
The first update
The trial date of Ji Jing's case is also very interesting, and some people have already publicized it on the street before the trial, the daughter of a former university scholar was beaten by her husband, and she is being tried and sentenced.
That day also happened to be the day of the holiday, and some workshops in Beijing were also scheduled to have a holiday with the courtiers on the day of the holiday. So the people in front of the yamen were crowded and crowded. It's all here to see the excitement, both men and women, anyway, the common people here, there are really no other tattered rules for men and women.
Shuntianfu was quite happy, he knew very well that this was a case decided by Niangniang, and it should be legal, but, in the case of legality, let everyone know that this man is heinous. Then it will be heinous, and it will only be sentenced to one year, and it will definitely make the people all scolded to death.
Originally, the people were already very excited, but the real climax was that on the day of the trial, the prime minister and his wife came over together in their foreign carriage.
The prime minister was wearing regular clothes, but he got out of the car first, and then helped his wife in a dress to get out of the car, and everyone was shocked. There is no eight-lift green sedan chair, and the lady is still wearing a dress that highlights the curves. In this way, they also came to the hearing together, and everyone was boiling.
Qingyu wrote an article in the newspaper for a few days, and the tabloid newspaper, which had always supported her, also published a commentary article discussing the question of whether a woman should leave her cruel husband from several aspects.
But the newspaper did not expose Ji Jing's name, let alone Zeng Guofan, it was really a domestic violence case. A woman who was beaten half to death by her husband can't leave?
But when Zeng Guofan saw the newspaper, he was still furious. He has been disgraced by Heli in Shilin, and now although the newspaper has not commented on him, but his daughter's medical records have been made public, even if the name has been erased, but who in the court does not know that this is his eldest daughter.
Now there is also an open discussion to let the daughter not abide by the woman's way. He felt that this was a trick by the royal family to trample themselves under their feet, so that they could take back their authority. I've already handed it all back, why do I have to do this, is it because I want to remove myself from the clear stream? You can't turn over from now on.
He is no longer a scholar, speaking of which, he is an old master with the rank of fellow jinshi. He wasn't even retired, he was just an old minister who was rejected by the royal family. What else?
At this time, Zeng Guofan did not become the backbone of the late Qing Dynasty like him in history. It was the first contribution to the extermination of the Taiping Army, and for this he also took the life of his own brother, but it was also the cornerstone of a generation of famous ministers.
Now that he is gone, everyone is now saying that if he hadn't had a good student Li Hongzhang, he would not have been able to get the position of governor of Jiangnan. Especially in Jiangnan's political achievements, after Li Hongzhang returned to Beijing, he was immediately transferred to Shaanxi and Gansu, and everyone laughed even more.
The governor also looks where to be the governor! The governor of Shaanxi and Gansu transferred to the south of the Yangtze River, that is, to set off firecrackers to celebrate! If he is transferred back to Zhili from Jiangnan, then he can also set off firecrackers, but if he is transferred to Shaanxi and Gansu, it will be no different from gray.
After so many years in Shaanxi and Gansu, his main responsibility is to assist Zuo Zongtang. He actually felt depressed himself! The governing philosophy of Xianfeng and his wife is obviously not in line with him, but he has always said to himself, 'The king is not virtuous, but the minister cannot be obedient' to persuade himself, but the thorn in his heart can't be pulled out.
This is really an insult to Zeng Guofan. He had always been known as a mainstay in the Daoguang Dynasty, and after Xianfeng had just ascended the throne, he would reprimand him as an elder. And that excerpt obviously had an effect, why didn't I even enter Kyoto, so I was directly taken to Jiangnan?
At that time, he was obviously a good person who had supervised the formation in the past. However, in Jiangnan, he really felt that those had nothing to do with him, and everything was not his idea. took the silver mountain to boost morale and trap the Taiping army, which made him feel even more that it was not a gentleman's doing.
Later, he became the governor of Liangjiang, but he was also said to be stained. Because at that time, Li Hongzhang was only seven grades, and it was impossible to mention it to one grade at once.
In those years in Jiangnan, he said that he could collect taxes, but the imperial court did not allow them; He said he wanted to restrict businessmen. The court still doesn't allow it!
Anyway, no matter what he does, what the court tells him is not allowed. Later, he didn't say anything, and only concentrated on doing things according to the methods of the imperial court.
Over the years, he has tried to live his life his way. For him, if he can't change the court, then he won't let the court change itself. So he lived well according to his creed. He asked his family so much, why is he all saying that he was wrong now.
"What does JoongAng Ilbo mean? Is it necessary to trample the teacher under his feet? The first thing Zeng Guofan did when he saw the newspaper was to find Li Hongzhang.
Although he didn't know that the Central Daily article was written by the queen herself, he felt that it must be the royal order. Who doesn't know that the Central Daily is run by the queen herself. However, when he came over at this time, in fact, more importantly, he really wanted to know what the royal meant.
"Teacher, there is no Ji Jing's name on it, and this article is also to educate the people. In order to let the people know that it is not right to beat his wife, and that he who beats his wife is to be subjected to hard labor. "Li Hongzhang is a little weak.
But this was his own teacher, so he could only continue and invite him to sit down, but he still smiled at his teacher, sent his subordinates away, and personally poured him a new cup of tea.
"Are you illiterate as an old man? It's such a big vernacular, do you think the old man can't understand it? Zeng Guofan's face has turned color.
Li Hongzhang also felt a splitting headache, this one didn't listen to persuasion at all, and he didn't listen to what he said. But the prince of heaven and earth, he really has no way to take Zeng Guofan.
"Teacher, do you really think that Ji Jing is doing the right thing?" He still couldn't help but say.
"What's wrong?" Zeng Guofan looked at Li Hongzhang and didn't understand what he was talking about at all.
"Your daughter was injured, there is a medical record in the report, and several ribs were broken, if it weren't for the mother, she would have died." Li Hongzhang pointed to the medical records.
"That's her life, besides, wasn't Yuan Yusheng arrested? Besides, the old man asked Ji Jing to return to her hometown to serve her mother-in-law. If she hadn't stayed in the capital, she wouldn't have ......" Zeng Guofan said indignantly, he really didn't think he was at fault?
If her daughter leaves Beijing early and leaves Yuan Yusheng, it will be fine. In fact, he was only afraid that there was a secret thought in his heart, if his daughter left early, would the emperor not be so angry.
"This is your own daughter, let her go to her hometown to serve her mother-in-law? She's only twenty-two years old, and you're going to let her go to the widowhood? Li Hongzhang was so angry that he was about to jump up, he really didn't expect that his mentor would think like this.