After Huang Juezi, the secretary of Honglu Temple, saw Xu Naiji's excerpt of the ban, he felt that the sky was about to fall, and he wrote "Strictly Prohibiting Tooth Tablets to Consolidate the Bangben" day and night.

Emperor Daoguang looked at it and stayed in the middle of it.

Huang Juezi looked up to the sky and sighed: The tooth piece is more poisonous than the snake and scorpion, which has already made the common people embarrassed and sad, Xu Naiji's fold is really adding fuel to the fire.

Jue Zi was not discouraged, and he played again after two years of planning: the minister knew that the emperor was the people of the world, and he was diligent and earnest. But the treasury is empty, the people's livelihood is withering, the form is in danger, and a year is not as good as a year! Why? The minister carefully investigated and learned that the use of silver is nothing more than national defense, river engineering, disaster relief, and official and military salaries, and the key to this actual consumption of silver is that the price of silver has risen sharply recently, and one tael can be exchanged for a thousand dollars before, but now it can only be exchanged for 1,600 zeros. The reason for this world-wide difference is that the tooth pieces are in, and the silver is also outflowing.

Previously, my emperor knew that tooth tablets were harmful to people, so he specially forbade them. At that time, the ministers did not expect the tooth fragments to be poisonous. If we had known it earlier, there would have been severe punishment and severe punishment, and it would have stopped in the bud.

According to the example, when a foreign ship arrives in Guangzhou, it must first write a letter of guarantee to ensure that there is no entrainment of tooth pieces. Then the entrance is granted. Although there is a guarantee, the private profits of selling cigarettes are huge, and entrainment in the goods is inevitable. Before the fourth year of Daoguang (1824 AD), the annual outflow of silver was only one million taels. Smokers are nothing more than pompous children. But in the past ten years, it has slowly spread, from officials and gentlemen, down to industrial and commercial students, women, monks, nuns, and Taoists, all of whom have smoked. The capital was originally the fundamental and important place of our dynasty, and it has become a trend in a daze recently.

Foreign tooth pieces are mostly gathered in the sea off Guangzhou, and there are profiteers in Guangdong, colluding with land and sea officials and soldiers, transporting silver to the sea, and transporting cigarettes to the sea. From the fourth year of Daoguang to the twelfth year of Daoguang, Guangdong exported 178 million taels of silver every year. From the twelfth year of Daoguang to the fifteenth year of Daoguang, there was an outflow of more than 20 million taels. Since the fifteenth year of Daoguang, there has been an annual outflow of 30 million taels. In addition, Fujian, Zhejiang, Shandong, Tianjin, and Haikou are tens of millions of taels.

Fill the endless gullies overseas with China's useful wealth; Things that are easy to harm others have gradually become the worries of sick countries. Day after day, year after year, the minister does not know when. Can't it really be banned? The minister thinks that it is not that it cannot be banned, but that we still don't know how to ban it. The outflow of silver is huge because there are too many people who sell it; There are too many people who sell because there are many people who use them. There is no smoking, no trafficking, and no trafficking, silver does not flow out. If you want to get rid of its disadvantages today, you must first treat it again. Smokers, regardless of government or civilian, are limited to one year of abstinence; Otherwise, civilians are put to death, and officials are guilty. The minister's ignorant opinion, whether it is appropriate or not, begs for the holy book.

"Fill the infinite gullies overseas with China's useful wealth; Things that are easy to harm others have gradually become the worries of sick countries. Emperor Daoguang muttered for a long time, "Okay! Who could have said such words if it weren't for the indignation from the heart. Someone came, and immediately spread the word to the governors and generals of the provinces, and immediately played the Huangjue Zi Tooth Tablets strictly from folding, and those who neglected were severely punished! Emperor Daoguang silently recited: It's time to make a decision. An edict was issued at random: The commander of the infantry army, the yamen and the governors of all provinces, must severely punish those who smoke and sell cigarettes, strictly investigate them, and punish them immediately once they report to the officials.

On September 8, 1838, Prince Zhuang Yidou and Fuguo Duke Bo Xi were seized to smoke dental tablets, and Emperor Daoguang angrily conferred the titles of the two. Immediately, two more edicts were issued: the generals of the provinces, the commanders of the infantry army, the Yamen, the Shuntian Mansion, etc., must be strictly investigated, and those who smoke, regardless of the princes and the people, will be strictly punished. Those who sell and open museums should be punished severely. Civil and military officials, military and civilian people, and other people who do not know how to change will also be investigated.

Although there were all kinds of evil tooth tablets, the triennial examination was still carried out as scheduled. A candidate with the surname Zeng Ming Guofan ranked 38th Jinshi, and the score of the palace examination was 42nd in the third grade; Although his ranking was lower, his test-taking essay attracted the attention of the examiner Mu Zhang'a.

The article said: If the lady and the monarch cannot know all the things in the world, they cannot but appoint a virtuous doctor; If the doctor is virtuous or not, and he can't perceive it, he can't help but believe in it. However, the reputation of the doctor may not necessarily be a minister, and the left and right may be ruined, or it may not be a good official......

Mu Zhang'a looked comfortable, and felt anxious for a while. The day before yesterday, when discussing the tooth tablets again, Emperor Daoguang reprimanded: "Qing has been an official for many years, what is his great fame?" "Zhang'a was speechless for a while, I don't know where the emperor's anger came from? Could it be that someone is slandering? Looking at the current dynasty, Zhang'a feels that he has been above 10,000 people under one person, who dares to be casual! Wang Ding Wang Ding? It must be Wang Ding's old man! Must have been ruined by that old man! I love money and talent, I am greedy but never much, and I think I am still a good official. Zeng's words, golden and jade good words! Thinking about this, Zhang Awan has been for a long time.

The newspaper Zeng Guofan asked to see him, and Zhang Adao asked for it. The national domain bowed down and praised it as a "teacher". Zhang'a Guan is dignified and steady, his words are sincere, and he is very happy with everyone's atmosphere. Talked deeply and asked about the tooth piece. Although the country has thousands of words, it does not know where to start, and the moment is urgent.

Zhang Adao: The tooth pieces are flowing sideways, the silver is leaking, it has touched the country's foundation, it is strictly forbidden to relax the ban, and the facts have been decided. The world is just peaceful, I am afraid that there will be trouble again, and it is not easy to mess with people; If the war starts, the world will be panicked.

Soon, the excerpts of the feudal officials from all walks of life came one after another. The 11 governors, the 15 governors, and the 3 generals requested that it be strictly prohibited, but only Lin Zexu, the governor of Huguang, Su Tingyu, the governor of Sichuan, Sebu Xing, the governor of Anhui, Guiliang, the governor of Henan, Chen Luan, the governor of Jiangsu, and Yiliang, the governor of Guangdong, strongly supported the "heavy control of smoking". Tao Peng, the governor of Liangjiang, basically agreed, but he was worried that it would be handled in vain, and it would be a commotion in Yan Lu.

Yan Botao, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, secretly recited: the minister was subordinate to Lianpingzhou, Guangdong, and in the tenth year of Jiaqing (1805 AD), the minister returned to his hometown for the first time, and there were only a few smokers in Pingzhou at that time, and he was blamed. In the twenty-second year of Jiaqing (1817 AD), the minister returned to his hometown, and there were dozens of smokers in Pingzhou, but they were still very secret. In the thirteenth year of Daoguang (1833 AD), the minister returned to his hometown, and even the smokers in Pingzhou were uncountable. Those who absorb do not avoid people, and those who see it are not surprised. This is especially true for the poor, who are poor and struggling to make ends meet, and can no longer eat the sun, while cigarettes must be smoked. If you are a gentleman, a powerful family, and those who are infected with this vice, you don't need to ask. At the beginning, the magistrates were not strict in their investigations, and then they were unable to investigate them, and they were full of false accusations and increased local nuisances, so if they listened to them, they could still be at peace. Lianping is only one state in Guangdong, a remote town, barren and poor, and the habit of each other, as for this extreme, but Lianping is like this, Guangdong Province can be known, that is, other provinces are not unknowable.

Lin Zexu, the governor of Huguang, said very strongly: when tooth tablets are not prevalent, the smoker will only harm himself, so the punishment of the rod is enough. If the poison spreads in the world, the harm is very great, and the law should be strict. If it is still leaked, it will be so that after a few decades, there will be few soldiers in the Central Plains who can resist the enemy, and there will be no silver that can be paid. Thinking so far, can be without chestnuts! The husband is the source of billions of trillions of life, and he should cherish them for billions of trillions. If the fruits are scattered in the mainland, why not lose the benefits of the upper and lower levels, and hide the wealth from the people. If it is not like leaking to the ocean, how should it be better to use the capital to steal and not to make a plan?

Zhili Governor Qi is good at finding 130,000 taels on one ship in Tianjin, the capital of Gyeonggi, let alone elsewhere! If you still leak it, it will be so that after a few decades, there will be few soldiers in the Central Plains who can resist the enemy, and there will be no silver that can be paid! Emperor Daoguang was drunk as a head, and he drank urgently: Quickly spread the Governor of Huguang, Lin Zexu!

On December 26, 1838, Xu arrived in Baoding and met Qi Shan, the governor of Zhili. When Xu was appointed as the imperial history of Jiangnan Province, he was familiar with Qi Shan, and they had a good conversation. After some politeness, Qi Shan said: "Shao Mu entered Beijing this time, is it for the sake of tooth films?" ”

Then Xu said: "Maybe it's possible, it's all by divine will!" ”

Qi Shan said: "The tooth poison was not thought of before, but who knew that it had caused such a disaster. Huang Juezi is heavy to smoking, I think it is very wrong. Smokers are not only ruffians, thieves, but also loyal descendants, shogunes, widows, and other people who keep to themselves. A piece of tooth sucking, that is, the legal net, will see the people who are in bondage, and the prison can be tolerated without gaps; The rope is slightly heavier, and it does not wait for the ministry to be reinstated, and thousands of people have died. Eighteen provinces are so big, for decades, the number of smokers can never be solved by cutting off their heads, who is willing to bow down and be captured? It is bound to gather people to cause trouble, which is a big concern. As for the Guangmin Haijiang provinces, their people are accustomed to fighting, and there are seven or eight out of ten smokers, hundreds of thousands of people, who are in a hurry, fleeing to the island, colluding with the Yi people, singing and harmonizing, which is even more worrying. Huang's five families protect each other, and it is even more undesirable to eat the whole plant. Who can see if a neighbor is smoking a piece of tooth at night or in a sheltered place? In a word, if you want to raise the great prison of Tuputian, this is really determined to be infeasible. I think that it is better to tell Zhang Xiaoyu, close the market, and not allow trade, then the tooth piece will have no place. The Mainland has been inserted into the dental tablets and does not need to be destroyed. Smokers can quit while smoking, and for a year and a half, they know that the smoke does not continue, and the traffickers look for another job, and the smokers have been completely disabled. If so, it will be calm, and the world will live and work in peace. ”

Then Xu said: "Jing'an words, Shao Mu remember." ”

Qi Shan said: "One side of the word, Shao Mu is casual. Tooth things, troubles. Because of the forbidden, last month, Xu Naiji was demoted to the top of the sixth grade. Yiren is even more difficult to mess with, and less Mu knows about Houshan? Sun Tzu said: The major affairs of the country of soldiers, the place of death and life, and the way of survival must not be ignored. ”

In September 1833, when Lu Kun was appointed governor of Liangguang, the British took the military ship to break through, and although the cannons of Humen rumbled, they did not stop it, and Lu was dismissed. What does Qi Shan mean by this? Suddenly, I remembered that many years ago, Qi Shan's supervision of the river was not effective, and he wrote the book "Jifu Water Conservancy Discussion", isn't that what he is doing? Also, a few years ago, the rivers of Zhili flooded, and Qi Shan, as the governor, was at a loss, and he said that there was no need to block it, and the water of the Chao River, the Bai River, and the Yongding River could be diverted to irrigate the fields of Tianjin, Hejian, Zunhua, and Yongping; In this way, the soil is rich in water and fertilizer, and rice can be widely planted; In this way, you can save the matter of luck, and you can't have both. Yue Qian has been acting twice, what does Qi think?

At dusk, Xu Zhijing.

Emperor Daoguang said: "Lin Aiqing has arrived, very good." It's tiring and hard. Take a day off. Enter the palace tomorrow. ”

On the 27th, Xu Jin. Emperor Daoguang said: "Aiqing, it's been a bumpy month, and you've lost weight." ”

Ze Xu hurriedly knelt down again and said, "Thank you, Lord Longen, Gou Kuo Guo, this body is not enough to worry about." ”

Emperor Daoguang said: "How is the residence?" Is it good to eat? The capital is not wider than Huguang, and Aiqing wears a little less, is it cold? ”

Then Xu suddenly filled with warmth, tears welled up in his eyes, and thanked the Lord for his care, everything was very good, and so on. Three moments have passed.

On the morning of the 28th, he knelt down and bowed, suddenly felt the two soft, looked fixedly, there was more cotton felt under his knees, and the emotion suddenly boiled.

Emperor Daoguang said: "Aiqing, 'The sea reaches the end of the world and the sky is the shore, and the mountain climbs to the top of the mountain, I am the peak', but what did you do when you were young? ”

Then Xu sighed, and there were tears and indulgences.

Emperor Daoguang said: "Aiqing, in life, all those who achieve great things start from a young age. In the third year of Daoguang (1823 AD), Qing was in Jiangsu, no matter how big or small, he did it himself; Within April, the backlog of cases was removed, and Jiangsu was suddenly clear. In the tenth year of Daoguang (1830 AD), Qing was in Henan, breaking the feelings, vibrating the followers, eliminating the disadvantages of the festival, and working solidly. In the eleventh year of Daoguang (1831 AD), I was reluctant to make it difficult and supervised the river. Where the river embankment stacks, Qing are 'Zhou calendar survey, always in each stack of sandwich files, one by one, through the measurement, the height and width of the ruler, the old and the new, there is loose that is pumped, there is doubt that the demolition, according to the stack to count the bundle, according to the bundle to count the pound, no stack is not measured, and there is no hall is not demolished. 'When Taoxun came, both sides of the strait were unharmed, all because Qing was so serious! In the twelfth year of Daoguang (A.D. 1832), Qing was in charge of Jiangsu, and in the past five years, Su has changed with each passing day. Last year, Qing went to Huguang. In the past, the lake was wide, the rivers were overflowing, and the victims were affected every year. Qing repairs and defends both, less than two years, thousands of miles of embankment in Jianghan, there is no overflow, Anlan Puqing. Year after year, year after year, year after year, what a blessing at this time! Gai is all because of Qing Fang! ”

Ze Xu hurriedly said: "Qi the emperor, occupy his position and seek his own government, and the minister should be." Be conscientious every day and be diligent all the time, so as to live up to the emperor's trust. ”

Emperor Daoguang said: "Qing doesn't have to be polite, thank God, choose Qing and me." Today, the tooth piece is raging, and thousands of Li people are boiling with fire and water. Urgently recruit Qingqing, urgently for this! ”

Then Xu said: "Your Majesty, the ministers listen to the holy will, go to the soup and go to the fire, and do not hesitate." ”

Emperor Daoguang said gloomily: "There is a lot of poison, you must try to get it quickly, what to say that you will think about it in the long run, and you can't afford to be polite anymore." Suddenly, he turned around and said, "Ming'er, you can ride a horse in the Forbidden City." ”

Ze Xu hurriedly knelt down to thank Lord Longen.

On the 29th, Emperor Daoguang said: "Is Qing riding a horse? ”

Then Xu said: "Your Majesty, Weichen is ashamed and can't ride a horse." ”

Emperor Daoguang said: "In this case, Qing can sit in a sedan chair again." ”

Ze Xu hurriedly knelt down and thanked the lord Long En again.

Emperor Daoguang said: "The tooth piece is poisonous, and to this day, I am ashamed that I have not been able to stop it." Xu Naiji's excerpts are not shallow, and for a period of time, the subjects of the world thought that the tooth tablets should be opened to buy and sell, and they could be smoked casually; It's all my fault, I shouldn't have hesitated to get to this point today. Looking at the world, the most serious disaster area is still in Guangzhou, the so-called tracing back to the source, we must also take Guangzhou to open! ”

Then Xu said: "Your Majesty, what the emperor said is very true. The tooth piece is poisonous, and the root is in Guangzhou. Guangzhou is net, then the world is safe. ”

Ze Xu secretly thought: "It's not good, the emperor wants me to go to Guangzhou to ban smoking!" Is that smoking in Guangzhou banned? A hundred years of invasion is not only deep-rooted! But the saint is not thin on himself! Riding a horse and sitting in a sedan chair in the Forbidden City, the Jinluan Hall is on the knees with felt, and the treatment has never been seen in the world. That's it, and the one who is a confidant dies. Death and life, success or failure, profit and society, dare to inexhaustibly think that the door wall is humiliated? ”

Emperor Daoguang said: "Guangzhou is safe in the world!" Well said! Aiqing will rest for the time being, and Ming'er will talk deeply in the Heart Palace. ”

On the 30th, the Temple of Nourishing the Heart. Then Xu Zheng wanted to kneel and worship. Emperor Daoguang waved his hand, "Aiqing, you and I, the restraint is waived." As he spoke, he drank back left and right, and then he knelt slowly. The two hours passed in a flash, and there was no talk about any military affairs, all of which were court anecdotes, folk anecdotes, the affairs of Xu Ren, and the first time Emperor Daoguang was a murderer with a gun, and so on.

At noon, Emperor Daoguang invited Ze Xu to a banquet. The table was full of dishes, including fish, meat and wine.

Emperor Daoguang said: "Many years ago, when the Queen Mother celebrated her birthday, the ministers came to congratulate them, and I rewarded each of them with a bowl of lo mein. If everyone eats and drinks with their bellies open, how much wine and meat will it cost? It is not easy for all living beings, and every particle is hard. But today is different, today is just the two of us. Emperor Daoguang grinned slyly, "Aiqing, this is fresh venison, haven't you eaten it before?" Try! Hurry up while it's hot, hurry up, and move your chopsticks quickly. ”

After the meal, Emperor Daoguang said: "I invited Aiqing to come this time, just for the ban on smoking in Guangzhou." Thousands of ministers, I feel that I can't take on this important responsibility. ”

Then Xu knelt down and said: "Enlighten the saints, Weichen can only do his best to be foolish, and swear to eliminate this great disaster for the Central Plains." ”

On December 31, Emperor Daoguang issued an edict: "Decree to the Cabinet: Lin Zexu, the governor of Huguang and the secretary of the military department, will be awarded to the minister of Qincha Guan Fang, and gallop to Guangdong to investigate the affairs of the tooth tablets, and all the sailors of the province will be subject to moderation..."

After the early dynasty, Xu went to the military aircraft department to lead the minister of the Qin Mission, and when Mu Zhang'a, Zhang'a was moody, and said: "Shao Mu is really the country's stock humerus, and the holy forbidden will has been extinct; Tooth chips must be removed! ”

Then Xu said: "Thanks to the love of Lord Zhongtang, Shao Mu remembers." ”

Looking at Lin Zexu's back, Zhang'a was indignant: The title of the secretary of the military department, that is from the first product; If you return triumphantly, then what's the point?

Later, Qi Shan made a secret visit and talked about Ya Pian Qin's errand, Qi Shan said: "Lin Shaomu is really beautiful!" ”

Zhang'a said helplessly: "The holy will has been decided, what's the use of envy?" Think about back then, how good we were at riding and shooting, and how many people were able to come out in large numbers! But now, Jing'an, you go to the street and look at those thrushes, bird cages, crickets, and dice throwers, which one is not my Eight Banners disciple? How many gentlemen, panorama dogs and horses, rotten bones. Look at this world, how many people are promoted, how many heroes and talents, how many are we bannermen? ”

Zhang'a played to his heart's content, and suddenly felt that it was inappropriate, and Qishan also relied on the shadow of his ancestors. Hurriedly said: "Jing'an, you are different. ”

Qi Shan said: "Lord Zhongtang told the truth, and our Eight Banners disciples are indeed the same. Growing up in a honey pot, who wants to eat and sleep in the open air, hang the beams and thorn the strands, and smell the chickens dancing? Moreover, if you accidentally play big, Aobai, Heshen, and Nian Qianyao? ”

Zhang'a said: "Don't say this again!" Who can understand the merits? is still moisturized by Cao Zhenyong and Pan Shien, talking less and kowtowing more, stable for a lifetime, and still being given a good name after death. This is even more inappropriate, we flag people, who is willing to be mediocre and mediocre, who is not willing to stand up to the sky and become famous! ”

Listening to Zhang's words, Qi Shan was confused, and he didn't know what to say, so he had to laugh.

Zhang'a suddenly felt that he was majestic, and said slowly: "Everything still depends on the holy will, and what Lin Shaomu does and says is in line with the holy will." ”

Qi Shan said: "I heard that the emperor is going to summon Lin Shaomu, isn't this to hold him up to the sky?" ”

Zhang Ah said: "Again and again, again and again, and again and again, it is not counted, and four or five are added, and it is the sixth time that I have been summoned again; It can be seen that the holy will is so earnest, Lin Shaomu should not play smashed, the tooth tablets in Guangzhou are really not forbidden. Quietly watch what happens. ”

Among the thousands of ministers, Lin Zexu was selected; It's not the best, it's better. But Emperor Daoguang was still relieved, and summoned him three times in a row, continued to follow the good path, and finally said earnestly: "All the affairs of Guangzhou are handled by the Qing with full authority, and I will not be remote; Tooth tablets must be eradicated, and side provocations should not be taken lightly. In order to sharpen the knife and not cut wood, he also specially told Ze Xu: It is not easy to come to Beijing, play for a few more days, and visit old friends. ”

Then Xu also knew why the emperor was polite, thanked the lord Longenbi, and said goodbye in a hurry.

In the evening of the next day, Wang Ding set up a family banquet for Xu Yangxing.

Then Xu Yiran: "The adults don't know, Shao Mushi doesn't want to go to Guangzhou; In the past 100 years, all the things have been eliminated by Shao Mu alone? Can it be thorough? How could the emperor summon him eight times and invite him to talk seventeen times! I can't do anything but put the honor and disgrace out of the way and weep and accept it. ”

Wang Ding said: "Shaomu is more resourceful and decisive, promising and guarding, and he is worthy of this important task." Dingjiu has been in Beijing for many years, knows some things and makes sense, and when there is a disturbance, he will definitely block it and tell it. At this time when the people are in distress and the country is in danger, Shao Mu must cheer up and move forward. A little sluggish, the family and the country are already in dire straits, and the catastrophe will never be recovered! ”

Then Xu said: "Don't worry, don't worry, don't talk much, because adults are my dearest." is open-mouthed and speaks from the bottom of his heart, just to eliminate the blockade in his chest. In the event of a national event, we will never dare to be sloppy in the slightest. If you do not fulfill your wishes, you will do your best. ”

Outside the courtroom, the sky was blowing in the wind.