Chapter 11: Scolding
At the beginning, Gong Brown Jie ran rampant in Litang, blocking the connection between Tibet and the hinterland, Tibet sent troops to quell the rebellion, and the Zongdui who led the troops received the order of Bei Dan Dunzhu and secretly communicated with Gong Brown Jie, resulting in the defeat of the Tibetan army one after another. Governor Sichuan and Kasha asked, Zongdui said that "the emperor is not a hungry soldier", stretched out his hand, and asked the imperial court for military salaries.
This matter spread to Beijing, and there was a rite department for the matter, called Liu Yunxi, who suddenly had a whim, and made a fold, saying that Zhan is a foreign land, and borders Tibet, it is better to give it to the king of Tibet, and discount the military salary, so that the imperial court can save a lot of money, and can calm the rebellion, the best of both worlds, what a good thing!
Seeing this excerpt, from the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces, to Guan Zhuofan, to the whole class of military aircraft, they were all so angry that they fainted for twenty-one chapters.
Liu Yunxi's twists and turns are too absurd.
First of all, there is no "Tibetan king" in Tibet at the moment, and Liu Yunxi pushed Tibet back to the era of Po Luo Nai, Gu Shi Khan, and even earlier Bai Sect.
Second, although Zhan is considered a "Sichuan side", it does not border Tibet, and if it is really given to Tibet, Zhan Zheng will become an "enclave" of Tibet in Sichuan.
Finally, and most importantly, the established policy of the imperial court at that time, although it was not made public, was to "change the land and return the land to the stream" of the Tibetan areas of Sichuan and further take power from Tibet.
Although absurd, this dynasty has always had a tradition of not saying anything to offend officials, and it is not good to give substantive punishments such as demotion or dismissal -- otherwise, it will "block the way of speech," so it will send an edict to "bitterly reprimand," just like when Sun Dongmou, the right-hand concubine of the Zhan Shifu, opposed the "foreign affairs and military affairs" for the little emperor. Xu Yingxiang, the attendant of the Hanlin Academy, opposed the construction of the railway. The imperial court also issued an edict of reprimand. No specific sanctions were given.
As for Xu Yingxiang, he couldn't stand it and took the initiative to beg to go, it was his own business.
However, because they did not want to expand the impact of this matter, so as not to be caught by the Tibetan side, it was not the courtiers who were responsible for transmitting the decree, but only eunuchs.
And it turned out to be an accident.
If it is the courtier who is responsible for the proclamation. After reciting the edict, "admiring this", the reprimanded person "receives the decree and gives thanks", even if it is finished, no matter how ugly the words are, they are all in the edict, because when they see the Huanghuang edict, no matter how ugly the words are, they are limited, and in any case, they will not damage the personality of the reprimanded person.
At most, after receiving the order. And "ask your words", these words. are all the original words of the emperor himself, although many of them are "heart-punishing theories", but the emperor is angry with his courtiers again, even if he wants to kill the head of the courtiers, he will not greet the female relatives of the courtiers.
So, in any case, the person who is reprimanded is not in danger.
But if the messenger was a eunuch, it would be very different.
I don't know when it began, there was such an unwritten rule in the palace worship room: after reading the edict, the eunuch in charge of delivering the edict had to "rebuke" the reprimand.
"Blame"? What is "blame"? Hehe, it's just swearing.
The character of the eunuchs, because of the special nature of the physical disability and the labor they performed, most of them were obedient and thieves, except for silver, scolding was the thing they were most interested in, and when it came to the renovation of scolding tricks and carving poison to the bones, there was probably no one in the world who could compare with them.
Since there are such good things as "scolding people by order", why not scold them happily? And the scolding is that the eunuchs on weekdays have to salute the ministers of the court with smiling faces as soon as they see them, and when they see the adults and men who are usually high up in front of them, they are shaking like chaff in their own spittle stars, and the eunuchs who curse people will get perverted satisfaction in their hearts.
If the object of "reprimand" is a "scholar" who has always regarded them as lowly people or even does not regard them as human beings, then this joy is even more indescribable!
The eunuch who is good at scolding and refuses to be kind to others can burst into tears and cry silently when he is scolded by others, and he will not be able to slow down for the next few days.
Is there a way to avoid humiliation?
Of course, if you offer the first thing that the eunuch is interested in - silver, and scold people, the thing that the eunuch is second interested in will naturally be exempted.
This price is not cheap, at least five hundred taels of silver, the higher the official position, the higher the eunuch's asking price, and it must be dredged through the worship room in advance - the eunuch who delivered the decree was sent by the honor room, and in advance, the reprimanded person did not know which eunuch was sent to his home. By the time the eunuch arrived, it would be too late to "dredge" -- no one dared to give or accept bribes when opening the middle door and placing incense cases.
Naturally, no matter how much bribes there is, the chief eunuch of the worship room will fall by half first.
Liu Yunxi's excerpt was not instructed by anyone, it was purely a whim, thinking that it was Zhang Liang and Chen Ping's plan, and the original intention was really to save money for the imperial court, but he was ignorant and caused this disaster. He is a lonely person, arrogant, never does the thing of "selling ginseng", a poor Beijing official, and he doesn't know any rich friends, how can he get five hundred taels of silver?
Borrow from the "Beijing Debt", Liu Yunxi's popularity is too poor, he has never received any oil and water messengers, and his ability to repay the loan is quite suspicious, and no one who "lends Beijing Debt" is willing to lend him such a large amount of money.
Besides, he himself is also confused about the "market", procrastinating, the palace can't wait for the letter of the Liu family, but the will can't be delayed for a quarter of an hour, and the eunuch who delivered the decree came to the door on time.
Open the middle door, set up the incense case, and kneel to listen to the holy message.
The eunuch who delivered the decree was also surnamed Liu, and when he read the decree, Eunuch Liu's voice was quite peaceful, but Liu Yunxi was already flushed when he heard it, sweating all over, and his hands and feet couldn't help but tremble slightly. However, because he got some rumors in advance, he was somewhat mentally prepared, and he barely held on to himself, just waiting for Eunuch Liu to read the word "Qin this", and then "the ministers will thank you".
After reciting "what the member played, it is ridiculous, and the decree is strictly reprimanded", under normal circumstances, it is time to "admire this", Eunuch Liu maintained the posture of spreading the holy decree with both hands, but slightly tilted his head, and squinted at Liu Yunxi, who was kneeling on the ground, and the male duck's voice suddenly raised the tone: "Liu Yunxi, was your brain eaten by a dog......
Let's scold.
This scolding is really called "bloody dog", and the foul language that Liu Yunxi has suffered for decades is less than half of this time. He was dumbfounded, and his whole body was completely stunned.
I don't know how long I scolded, but Eunuch Liu finally pronounced the word "Qin this".
Liu Yunxi lay on the ground, unresponsive.
Eunuch Liu coughed and recited "Qin this" again.
Liu Yunxi still didn't react.
Eunuch Liu was a little panicked: I can't "admire this" anymore! Liu Yunxi: What does this mean? Is it "not to be ordered"? That's a mess! Liu Yunxi is of course going to be unlucky, but his own errand is also a mess, and he can't get rid of it when he is held accountable!
He coughed again, glanced at an old servant kneeling behind Liu Yunxi's side, and pouted.
The old servant understood, walked up on his knees, pulled Liu Yunxi's sleeve from behind, and shouted softly: "Master, it's time to take the order!" ”
Liu Yunxi's body trembled, slowly raised his head, and straightened up.
Eunuch Liu was taken aback.
Liu Yunxi's eyes were blood-red, but his face was as white as paper.
Eunuch Liu didn't dare to drag it out any longer—if it dragged on any longer, there might be some kind of moth! He said to the old servant, "Your lord is old and not very sharp, come and help!" ”
Well, Liu Yunxi's age is not yet forty years old, so he really can't be regarded as "old".
Help? How can you help?
"Alas, hold your master's hand!"
Oh, got it.
The old servant knelt to the side and held up Liu Yunxi's hands.
As soon as he touched the master's hand, the old servant was startled: it was cold and cold.
Eunuch Liu took two steps, put the holy decree in Liu Yunxi's hand, and said, "Take it!" -- Now that I have received the order, my mission is considered to have been completed, and I have taken my leave! ”
Without waiting for the Liu family to answer, he turned around and left.
After Eunuch Liu left, the people of the Liu family hurriedly surrounded him, and picked up Liu Yunxi with all hands and feet.
The old servant said, "Master, the Qin mission is gone, let's go back to the house......"
The word "Qincha" entered his ears, Liu Yunxi's body trembled, and he suddenly cried loudly.
This is really "howling and crying", just standing upright in the middle of the courtyard and making a loud voice, exchanging tears, hoarseness, no one to persuade him.
The Liu family was anxious: Liu's house is just a small house that he enters, and if he cries like this, the neighbors will hear it, and if it spreads, how can it be good!
*(To be continued......)