200 Beginnings of Chaos
The weather in the capital is getting colder and colder. Another month and a half is the Spring Festival. The most important festival of the year has entered the warm-up period. This year, Beijing is destined to be countless times more lively than in previous years, because this year the emperor gave mercy and added an encore to the juren in the world.
As the name suggests, Enke is to add an additional examination of Enke in addition to the normal number of imperial examinations. This is the greatest gift from the court to scholars all over the world. In real history, looking at the entire Qing Dynasty, only five enkes were added, all concentrated in the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Gan dynasties, which shows the importance of Enke.
It was precisely because the flapping wings of Xiao Letian, the little butterfly, that Tongzhi Chao Enko, who should not have appeared this time, appeared.
In summer, the imperial edict was sent from fast horses to all parts of the country, and countless scholars heard the news and shouted long live. Once, the encore was added hundreds of additional imperial examination officials. The scholars all over the world suddenly had hundreds of opportunities to become officials. How could they not be excited?
The rich family of Juzi prepared the money early on, and took his servants, Shutong and his friends to the capital, and along the way, he could enjoy the unpolluted and untourist mountains and rivers of the motherland. After reciting poems, he could also hug the brothel woman with admiration and enjoy the gentleness.
And those poor children don’t have to worry. Since they got the identity of a juren, some self-cultivated farmers have already brought land deeds to serve. When the capital exam is in full swing, there will be landlords and gentry from fellow villagers coming to see them off with silver. If they are really a bit literary, even the local county magistrate will give you gold and Zhuangxing.
This is the world of extrinsic learning. For thousands of years, people have been attached to the banner of extrinsic learning and formed a spontaneous economic mutual aid body. As long as a scholar passes the threshold of a juren, his life will undergo tremendous changes.
Come and throw yourself into the arms of Xianxue. As long as you join in, you will have money, fame, beauty and even power, and you will get everything you pursue in life. With such a high value of profit, how can the students of Xianxue not join forces, and how can they not defend the death.
As long as the rules of the game and the economic mutual aid system are not destroyed, this group of scholars will not care who will be the emperor. So what about the mankind, it doesn’t matter if the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty respected these scholars more, it would be fine if he could extend his lifespan for a hundred years.
The wind was cold and the atmosphere in the capital was extremely warm. There were crowds of people near Yongding Gate, and almost all the students from all over the country chose to enter Beijing from here.
"Young Master Huang Family, I'm here. Our Young Master asked me to pick you up..."
"Brother Luo, oh, I miss you when I got off in Sichuan the next year. This time, you must win the Toad Palace..."
"You are kind to you, you're so troubled in Sichuan. Now I'm here in Beijing, I'm here to work, and I have everything..."
The entire Yongding Gate became a meeting for the disciples. They were bowing to each other everywhere, calling friends everywhere, and countless inns, restaurants and people who temporarily rented the courtyards in the capital. They were sought after business everywhere, and the scene was as lively as a big market.
The Qing Dynasty's disciples gathered in Beijing. The chief officers of Shuntian Prefecture and the soldiers of the city gates under the nine gate admiral were all tired of becoming three grandsons.
Facing the juren and the juren who used to deprive the wise men of the past, they could not tell at all. They could use all their smiles for three years in three days.
In the past, they saw most of the common people and merchants from all over the country. It would be enough for a family to eat and drink for half a month when they were plundering. But when facing these candidates, let alone plundering, they all had to smile. These are all future officials, who dares to offend?
"Oh, this juren, what did you say? Tongfu Inn, very close, you walk forward and turn right at three intersections, and you can see..."
"Oh, where are you going to ask? Go to the Ministry of Revenue, that's better. You'll walk along Yongding Gate, and the six ministries are all together..."
The veterans guarding the city gate and the yamen runners were so tired that they were almost stuck out their tongues. At this time, a simple sedan chair carried by two people came from the inner city. It seemed that they were hired by ordinary wealthy families all year round.
But when the veteran guarding the gate saw the middle-aged man coming out of the sedan chair, he was so scared that he was trembling, "Oh, oh... I'm paying respects to you, sir, why are you here? Look at this mess, you sit..."
The person who came was not someone else, but the famous top scholar in the palace examination in the sixth year of Xianfeng. He is now awarded the Hongde Hall and serves as the teacher of Emperor Tongzhi. Weng Tonghe's courtesy name is Shuping.
"Mr. Weng, it's Master Weng... Emperor Weng!" Many of the juren around Yongdingmen were stationed in the capital. They could see their idol in their hearts at a glance, Weng Tonghe, the leader of Qingliu.
The crowd suddenly crowded over, and the entourages from all over the country gathered together to pay respect to Weng Tonghe with an accent from all over the world. Weng Tonghe did have the momentum of ancient literati, but they were not arrogant, and they all talked carefully.
"I heard that you have a man from Huaiyuan, it's not bad, and there have been many heroes since ancient times..."
"You are from the two lakes? It's not simple. Changmao has been making trouble for so many years, and you can keep your studies. This kind of study heart is worthy of my admiration..."
"You are from Suzhou and Hangzhou? How is the economy now? Has it been restored? How much can it be restored..."
"Hahaha, your accent sounds like this from the Kingdom of Heavenly Mansion. This time you went to Beijing? But after passing through the Three Gorges... the apes on both sides can't stop crying, do you hear the apes?"
Weng Tonghe impressed all the students present with his gentleness, and some young students even burst into tears. This was the real top scorer, and he was also a hard-working top scorer.
"Sir, I am really a role model for us. I am indeed worthy of the leader of the Qingliu..."
Weng Tonghe waved his hand and was about to make some polite words when suddenly a butler squeezed in from the crowd and whispered a few words in the master's ear.
"The Dongnuan Pavilion dynasty meeting has dispersed. The inside line just sent information. The emperor, Empress Dowager Cixi and Prince Gong were both angry. The emperor even slapped the table and wanted to send troops, but at the last moment, the Empress Dowager Dong suppressed the matter... He said he would conduct a careful investigation before making a decision!"
Weng Tonghe almost burst out on the spot when he heard this. His eyebrows jumped up in anger. In the end, he relied on decades of qi cultivation to suppress the anger in his heart.
How could this be done? Xiao Letian has already accumulated a private army. This is to rebel. The court can still tolerate it? What did Ci'an think? It's so terrible to be calm to this point.
According to Weng Tonghe's plan, this Tanggu conflict should be the beginning of the breakup between Xiao Letian and the Manchu royal family. Even if they cannot kill Xiao Letian, they should at least completely expel him. This great enemy of the exaggerated academic school must not be kept.
Weng Tonghe is not a corrupt scholar who is not economically versed. He dare not say that he understands Xiao Letian's overall plan 100%, but he can understand at least 70%. Otherwise, he will definitely know your enemy.
"Xiao Letian, Xiao Letian, aren't you just using the identity of the second Japanese to get involved in the ocean trade? You make money, raise people from the world, and even now you have your own little arms. Don't think I don't know what you think. What's the difference between your little abacus and Zeng Guoquan and the others?"
"The Qing Dynasty is old, and the Qing Dynasty is now suffering from all kinds of illnesses, so you monsters have risen. To the small, you just want to be a warlord, to the big, you all have the intention of being an unjust, and you are all possible rebellions in the future. From the bottom of your heart, Zeng Guofan, Hong Xiuquan, and you, Xiao Letian, are all ambitious people..."
Weng Tonghe's expression changes could not be hidden from the eyes of the surrounding people. They asked in a low voice, "Why are you worried? But what are you in danger?"
"Oh..." Weng Tonghe sighed, "Forget it, you guys settle early, I wish you all great success in the current science department..." After that, he turned around and got into the sedan and returned to the inner city.
Weng Tonghe's strange behavior made all the students very curious. People were talking and trying to find out what was going on.
As a result, that night, all the wine shops, inns and even brothels in Sijiucheng were circulating with terrifying news.
"Oh my Emperor's Ancestor, have you heard of it? Xiao Letian has rebelled against the court. That guy has privately maintained hundreds of troops..."
"Ah! Really? Are hundreds of troops all over the army? Not necessarily. When the furious gentry in the Jiangnan region did not have hundreds of guards and guards? There were even thousands of them. I haven't heard that the court has decided to become a private army?"
"Tsk tsk tsk tsk... You don't understand this. You find hundreds of guards and guards, but if you put on uniform military uniforms and fired a unified foreign gun, and even prepared the banner..."
Before he finished speaking, the crowd burst into flames, and the students blushed and blushed all over the room, "Rebellion, this is rebellion, and they dare to raise the flag. It's not rebellion, what's the matter..."
The story of the walk was not over yet. He shook his head and said, "It's not just that. Xiao Letian actually colluded with foreigners. Just four days ago, Xiao Letian led private troops and foreigners to attack Tanggu Green Camp. More than a thousand green camp soldiers were killed that night. General Li and General Wang died. General Ding could not even find his body, and his whereabouts were unknown..."
"Tell me, what's this not rebellion?"
The crowd was already furious, and the fire of justice burned in the chests of scholars. How could they tolerate rebellion and living in the world? Someone cursed on the spot.
"What did the court do? Such a villain, such a rebellious person, why didn't he send troops to suppress him? What's the use of the court to support them..." At this moment, suddenly the cotton curtain in the tavern was knocked open, and a lifter came into the house panting and shouted.
"Do you know? Just now, Wang Shizheng, Wang Hanlin had died of illness. He was so angry that he was pissed to death by Xiao Letian! Wang Hanlin will retire in two years, but he died at the hands of the bad guys. I am unwilling to accept it. I am really unwilling to accept it..."
The peddlers in the tavern were shocked. After a brief silence, everyone burst into anger and roared, "Go together, let's go to mourn the old Hanlin together. This dark sky really makes me breathless. The court has treacherous officials, and the monsters are rampant and are indifferent... Today we want justice!"
On a cold winter night, a big chaos has already emerged.
Chapter completed!