Jingshi, Forbidden City, Xihua Gate. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Xihua Gate is the ministers to enter and exit the palace must pass through, outside the door stands a dismounted stone tablet, there is a pair of very powerful giant stone lions, the sky is not yet bright, under the big stone lion kneeling a yellow silk flail, the chains are cuffed, unkempt man, this person is no one else, it is the first chapter to impeach the content of the Su Shun.

Su Shun, who knelt at the feet of the big stone lion with his head down, was really aggrieved to the extreme, and felt that he was more wronged than Dou E, and he was impeached by Yi Zhi, and he was content with his own instructions, when Daoguang ordered the conquest of Nanyang, he did not dare to impeach, and he had been waiting for an opportunity.

What he never dreamed of was that the impeachment of Yi Zhicontent would cause such a big twist and turn, let alone that he would end up in such a field - he was dismissed from his post and escorted to Beijing for questioning, all these years are equivalent to being in vain! It is estimated that Yi Zhixiang would not have thought that there would be such a big movement, otherwise he would not have come up with such a bad idea.

Ministers came to the court one after another, although he bowed his head and knelt, but he could faintly hear the voices of a group of adults whispering and talking one after another, not a good word, but a few clans came to greet each other, and quickly walked away with a few words of greeting.

I don't know how long it took, but after the sky was already bright, he heard the eunuch's high-pitched and high-pitched voice - "Escort Su Shun into the palace." ”

Su Shun, who knelt on half of his body and had some faint wood, was erected by someone, walked more than ten steps, and gradually moved away, and was escorted all the way into the Qianqing Gate, and outside the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, someone untied the shackles on his body, and entered the Xinuan Pavilion, and at a glance he caught a glimpse of Daoguang sitting cross-legged on the kang, he suddenly felt full of bitterness, and hurriedly kowtowed: "The criminal minister Su Shun respectfully asks for Sheng'an." ”

Daoguang glanced at him, didn't say anything, and when he knelt down under the kang, he said indifferently: "I have always been puzzled, Yi Zhishu has always valued you, why do you want to impeach him without leaving any room for it?" ”

"Back to the emperor." Su Shun kowtowed, and then said calmly: "The impeachment of Yi Zhixiang by the criminal minister was at the behest of Yi Zhixiang himself. ”

What do you mean? Yi Zhishu instructed Su Shun to impeach him? Daoguang paused slightly, and said in a deep voice: "What's the matter?" Make it clear. ”

"Yi Zhishu said that Yuan Qi can develop step by step to today's point, and he can't do without the support of the emperor and the court, but once a son of heaven and a courtier, he is worried that the new emperor will not support Yuan Qi as always after he ascends the throne, so that the criminal minister will impeach him, and then return to Beijing, so that the criminal minister can return to Beijing to influence and remind the fourth elder brother."

Su Shun didn't hide it at all, anyway, Yi Zhixin also let him play truthfully, he didn't have the slightest burden, "Yi Zhishu also said that the imperial court and Yuan Qi turned against each other, for the Qing Dynasty, it was a disaster, once the Qing Dynasty was in civil strife, Western countries would inevitably take advantage of the fire to rob, and the situation that was finally created would be ruined, and the Qing Dynasty would also lose the most valuable opportunity for foreign expansion.

He also said conclusively that within five or six years, a war would break out between Tsarist Russia and Turkey, and the European powers would enter the war one after another, thus triggering a large-scale war, which was the best opportunity for the Qing Dynasty to expand rapidly to the outside world.

The reason why we chose this time to attack Nanyang and actively support the consolidation of the northwest is to gain time and strive to consolidate Nanyang and Xinjiang as soon as possible within five or six years, lay a good foundation, and once a large-scale war breaks out in Europe, we will be able to expand rapidly outward. ”

Looking at the unkempt Su Shun, Daoguang couldn't help but be amused and angry, "You chose a good time." ”

Su Shun hurriedly kowtowed: "The sinner deserves to die." ”

It's really damned, if he hadn't grasped the timing of the bullet seal, why would it have caused such a big twist and turn! Daoguang glanced at him, but he had no intention of bothering with him, judging from this matter, Yi Zhishu did not have the heart of disobedience, otherwise he would not have taken precautions and arranged for Su Shun to influence and remind the fourth.

External expansion, that kid is bent on external expansion, thinking of Yi Zhi's expansion plan in the Northwest and South Seas, Daoguang was speechless for a while, and his ambition was a little bigger, what is the Persian Gulf, black gold, black gold? Will a large-scale war really break out in Europe?

After a long silence, he said, "What do you think of Yi Zhicontent?" ”

With a slight groan, Su Shuncai said solemnly: "On talent, the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, and no one can beat it." ”

"What about virtue?"

On morality? Naturally, it will not be morality, it should be about loyalty to the court, Su Shun kowtowed lightly, and said, "The criminal minister does not dare to speak falsely." ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

After a slight sigh, Su Shuncai said: "Maybe it's because he is proficient in Western studies, and his ordinary words and deeds make the guilty man feel like a little deviant, but one thing is undeniable, he does think about the Qing Dynasty everywhere......" ”

"Deviant?" Daoguang asked, "How to deviate from the scriptures?" ”

"Recruiting female workers, advocating women's rights, advocating equality between men and women, and freedom of marriage can only be regarded as small sections." Su Shun said slowly: "He advocates equality and freedom, advocates ethnic equality, equality of officers and soldiers, the Nanyang Navy does not distinguish between Manchu and Han at all on weekdays, soldiers salute, officers must also return the salute, between the upper and lower levels, although it is impossible to be completely equal between officers and soldiers, but there is no difference in etiquette, food, training, vacation, etc."

He also made the Qing Dynasty a multi-ethnic unified country, and all ethnic groups within its territory were not divided into Manchu, Han, Mongolian, Tibetan, Miao, and Wei.... All ethnic groups belong to the Chinese nation, regardless of whether they are high or low, and all ..... equally. ”

Daoguang immediately thought of the Anmin notice of the Provisional Governor's Office in Luzon, and Yi Zhishu seemed to want to promote this idea of instilling him in Nanyang, and after a slight groan, he said: "What do you think about the equality of this nation?" ”

"What he said is not unreasonable, and the promotion of ethnic equality is conducive to the consolidation and maintenance of the rule of the imperial court." Su Shun said without hesitation: "Now that the power of firearms has been greatly improved, the archery and horse archery that our Eight Banners have relied on for hundreds of years has been completely at a disadvantage.

In addition, the Qing Dynasty has been ruling the world for 200 years, and the gentry of the world have long regarded the Qing Dynasty as orthodox, and the implementation of ethnic equality must be loyally supported by all ethnic groups, which is not only conducive to consolidating the rule but also conducive to improving the livelihood of the Eight Banners, to the imperial court finances, to the reform of the military system, to the reform of border politics, to the consolidation of the frontier, and to the ..... of the newly attached people. ”

Daoguang interrupted him and said, "In addition to ethnic equality, but there is also the abolition of shaving and making it easy to wear?" ”

After hesitating, Su Shuncai said: "Yi Zhizhi did not mention the abolition of shaving hair and changing clothes, but advocating freedom, freedom of hair style and dress, all ethnic groups have their own customs and customs, and the habits of all ethnic groups should be fully respected, he said, if the previous shaving and easy clothing was out of the need to maintain the rule, now, in the case of Qing orthodoxy has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, it is completely unnecessary."

When the first entry into the customs, the shaving of hair and easy to wear caused a great resistance, which is really a lesson from the past, if the new annexed land is still implemented to shave and easy to wear, it is really an extraneous branch, which is not conducive to the people's attachment and external expansion.

He also said that there are pros and cons to everything, the Qing Dynasty is a multi-ethnic unified country, there are advantages and disadvantages, the Qing Dynasty has a vast territory, a large population, and quite a lot of ethnic groups, and the languages and customs of various ethnic groups are different. ”

Daoguang glanced at him quietly, and said with a slight deep groan: "I went back to the house and thought about it behind closed doors, and I sorted out these remarks carefully and presented them." ”

Just thinking about it behind closed doors? Su Shun was secretly happy in his heart, this was really raised high, put it down gently, it seemed that the title that had been cut should be rewarded soon, he hurriedly kowtowed: "Thank you for the emperor's grace." ”

Su Shun retreated, Daoguang crooked on the kang and looked at the algae top out of his mind, the power of firearms has been greatly improved, and the bow and horse riding and archery are no longer enough to rely on, this is a fact, the implementation of national equality, there are indeed many benefits, but the problem is to weaken the status of the Eight Banners, how to ensure the imperial power?

"Your Majesty." A little eunuch reported at the door: "Lin Zexu handed over a sign outside and asked to see him." ”

"Let him in." Daoguang said and sat up slowly, sat cross-legged on the kang, Lin Zexu came in to ask An to see the ceremony, and then said aloud: "Your Majesty, Yi Zhishu has replied, Ding Wei has been guarding the system for three years, since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety are difficult to achieve, he hopes to enter Beijing after a year and a half of the registration system, during this period, if the Nanyang war is repeated, he will rush to Nanyang at any time." ”

A year and a half in the registration system? Daoguang pondered a little before he said: "It's been nearly half a year now, it's just another year to wait, and I'll be allowed to wait." ”

In the blink of an eye, the snow is falling in the north, but the sun is shining in Guangzhou in the south, and the sun is warm like spring, Lei Garden, listening to Yuxuan, Bao Shichen sits comfortably in the courtyard and basks in the sun, for the old man of his age, spending the winter in Guangzhou is undoubtedly a kind of enjoyment, compared to the cold Shanghai, the climate of Guangzhou is really pleasant.

Since Wei Yuan sent a message, saying that Guang Yun Zhun Yi Zhizhi was content to regain love after a year and a half of the registration system, he basically had his leisure time, went out in the morning to drink morning tea, basked in the sun at noon, and took a nap.

"Sir is so idle." Yi Zhizu slowly paced in, and said with a smile: "Since you are idle, how about talking about a game?" ”

Bao Shichen smiled, got up and arched his hand, and said, "How can the big shopkeeper be free today?" ”

"There are so many busy." Yi Zhishu said with a smile: "Half a day of leisure, come to Mr. to have a discussion." ”

Bao Shichen was reluctant to play chess with him, a stinky chess basket, so he immediately waved his hand and said with a smile: "The big shopkeeper has time to accompany a few Mrs. Ru, and the old man will go out to visit friends in a while." ”

It is true that Bao Shichen has a lot of old friends in Guangzhou, but there is no reason to go out to visit friends in the afternoon, Yi Zhixin knew that the other party was perfunctory to him, and was about to grind hard and soak the next game, but Lin Meilian hurriedly chased after him from behind and said: "Big shopkeeper, Wu Shaorong is back." ”

Wu Shaorong? Yi Zhizhi was content, Wu Shaorong went to New York, why did he come back suddenly? But thinking that he has been out for four or five years, and Wu Bingjian is old, he should really come back to have a look, and when he smiled and said: "Mr. went to visit friends, and he will also visit friends in the future." As he spoke, he looked Lin Meilian up and down, and said, "Didn't you say that you want to go to the Wu Family Garden to have a look?" Together? ”

Lin Meilian was overjoyed and asked, "Is it appropriate?" ”

"What's out of place." Yi Zhixiang said with a smile: "When you get to the Wu family, let someone take you to the garden." ”

Docking in the back garden of the Wu family by boat, Wu Shaorong, who was dressed in a long shirt and had a flat head, quickly greeted him and said with a smile: "Brother Guocheng-." ”

After returning the salute, Yi Zhizhi smiled and said: "This twisted braid, looking at Ke Lisuo a lot." ”

"Not really." Wu Shaorong said with a smile: "I was a little unaccustomed to it at the beginning, but now I basically cut my braids in Citigroup." As he spoke, he glanced at Lin Meilian and said, "Who is this?" ”

"Personal secretary - Miss Lin." Yi Zhizhi said with a smile: "I have heard the name of the Wu family's garden for a long time, and I will open my eyes with the same way, and Brother Ziyuan will arrange someone to accompany her to go shopping." ”

Listening to the personal secretary, Wu Shaorong didn't dare to look at it and hurriedly bowed his hand, and then ordered someone to lead Lin Meilian to go to the tour, and then, the two walked slowly all the way to Yanhui Building, "Brother Guocheng, have you ever heard that Citigroup has discovered gold mines in California?" ”

How could he not know about this matter, and immediately said: "I am afraid that the whole world knows about this matter, how can I not know it?" As he spoke, he said tentatively: "Brother Ziyuan hurried back, but he plans to organize immigrants to go to gold panning?" ”

"Not bad." Wu Shaorong said excitedly: "I heard that it is a huge gold mine, and the whole of New York is crazy about it, and countless people have sold their family property and flocked to California, but labor alone is not enough, and a certain amount of armed force is also needed, and I heard that there is a mess there now." ”

San Francisco has triggered a worldwide gold rush frenzy, but how big the gold reserves are, Yi Zhizhi does not know, thinking that the reserves should be not small, however, he is not much interested in the gold rush in San Francisco, but it is not easy to sweep Wu Shaorong's interest, a little muttering, he said: "Now that the imperial court has captured Luzon and Java, a large number of immigrants are urgently needed, and a large number of organized immigrants from the mainland are afraid that it will arouse the vigilance of the imperial court, but the natives of Nanyang are no problem." ”

Wu Shaorong's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Slave? ”

Slave? Yi Zhizu hesitated for a moment before he bowed his head and said: "It's not impossible to capture natives as slaves, but I have to remind Brother Ziyuan that when you go to California to pan for gold, you have to calculate the cost carefully." ”

Wu Shaorong said disapprerovitically: "In today's California, if you have a gun, you are the king of grass, if you can form a regiment, it will not be difficult to occupy California." ”

Are you kidding? Can a regiment take over California? It's so easy to occupy, I'm afraid it will be occupied by someone a long time ago! As soon as he thought about it, Yi Zhishu reacted that the other party was going to borrow soldiers, and he groaned slightly, and then he said, "Go and meet the old man first." ”

Seeing that he didn't seem to be moved, Wu Shaorong was a little anxious, and said, "Brother Guocheng is not interested in the gold mines in California?" ”