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Volume 4, Chapter 32 State Affairs is Burning

Chapter 32 State affairs are burning

The emperor blinked in confusion and felt a dizzy turn. In a trance, he was lying on the couch in the Yangxin Hall, Qu Xu lowered his wrists, and the doctor of the Imperial Hospital, Xue Fucheng, knelt on the ground and was asking for his pulse. Behind him were Yi, Wenxiang and other officials of the Military Affairs Office. The corner of the couch was the queen. Niu Hulu's eyes were red, and he covered the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief, and did not dare to whimper. Behind the queen was Jingyu, his face was also covered with tears.

The emperor felt pity and suddenly a hint of enlightenment rose in his heart. In the past, everything seemed to be a strange dream, but that part was false and which part was real, and it was still hard to tell the difference. Thinking about this in his mind, he felt even more afraid: Is my soul leaving the body? If that is the case, I can't go back? If I can't go back, will I die?

I am less than forty years old and I am about to die? What should I do with the ministers in the court? What should I do with the country and the country? Can the Qing Dynasty still maintain it? What is more important is that the subsequent kings can still act as clear as themselves? I felt anxious and ran over in the depths of the couch.

Xue Fucheng was asking for the emperor's pulse, but suddenly felt that the emperor who had loosened his hand and shrank his hand back. He was shocked and didn't care about the side. He knelt down and walked two steps, lifted the gauze tent on the edge of the groom, facing the emperor's red eyes, looking at him, "Emperor, are you awake? Empress, the emperor is awake."

Niu Hulu immediately stood up and stood in front of g. Sure enough, her husband was confused and happy and his eyes were circling on the faces of the two people. He opened his mouth, but he didn't say a word. The queen burst into tears, "Master, you scared me to death."

The emperor lay down on the g, sighed secretly: Finally, he came back, but he understood in his heart, but his body did not obey the command at all, and he pulled the corners of his mouth with difficulty, trying to give the queen a peaceful smile, but because he had been seriously ill for many days, he had relied on ginseng soup and other items to hang out his life. He had already become extremely weak, and his throat was even dry, and it was so sad that it was so sad. At this moment, he understood a little why in his dream, he drank a lot of water several times, but it was useless.

"Your Majesty, you are awake." Yi also leaned over and looked at it, "If you...what can you do, what can you do?"

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Xue Fucheng's eyes were pointed, and he saw what the emperor wanted to say, "Empress, what is the emperor probably want to ask? However, the holy body is weak and his voice is not high. Please ask the Empress to step forward and listen to what instructions does Long Live have?"

"Oh, yes, yes." The queen approached his mouth and listened to him, "Have you been there for many days?"

The queen understood what her husband wanted to ask, and nodded with tears in her eyes, "It has been seven days." She said, "The emperor has a fever and is unconscious, but we are all worried to death."

"Help me up."

After hearing this, the queen turned around and looked at Xue Fucheng with inquiries, "Emperor, you are still weak and you should not have much work. Please ask the emperor to lie down and rest?"

"No," the emperor shook his head stubbornly. In this moment, he could make a clear voice. "I understand in my heart. Help me sit up."

So Jingyu and the queen helped him up and put a brocade quilt behind him as a support, "Is there water? I'm going to die of thirst."

After drinking four bowls of water in a row, this time, the thirst in my throat was finally completely relieved, and the emperor's spirit was much stronger than before. "What's going on? I... am I in the Palace of Peaceful Hearts? Have you returned to Beijing?"

He touched his head and began to say. It turned out that the emperor insisted on traveling and Sushun dared not ignore it. However, not far from the county town, he encountered heavy snow. The king and his ministers hid in a cave to avoid the cold. They temporarily sent a guard to go back to deliver the letter. They originally thought that they would go back to go back to the next day, but unexpectedly, that night, the emperor suddenly remained in the empty valley and did not carry the medicine with them. Sushun was afraid and made a very ridiculous decision: before he could wait for the next morning, he stood up overnight and asked the emperor to return to the journey on a horse.

As he ran around, the emperor's condition suddenly worsened. When he arrived in the county town, it was already late at night. From the moment he got off, he fell into a coma. "Okay." The emperor didn't have to listen to it anymore. He knew the reason for the incident and waved his hand and said, "How have the state affairs been dealt with in the past seven days?"

"I originally wanted to follow the old rules of the emperor leaving Beijing to go north and ask the empress to preside over the national affairs. However, the empress ordered the emperor to follow the old rules of the Grand Secretary Wang Xi and Sony during the reign of Emperor Shizu Zhang, and approved the matter of replying to the exchanges."

Emperor Shizu Zhang was Shunzhi. In the eighteenth year of the reign of Emperor Cheng, Long returned to the sea. Later, he ordered Sony, Ebilong, Obai and others to be ministers of Guru. At that time, the successor Emperor Kangxi succeeded to the throne and could not control state affairs. So he ordered people to teach the new king the moral and literary studies, while the ministers of Guru managed the national affairs. The so-called blue criticism was used.

The emperor naturally knew about such a thing and asked, "What about Sushun?"

Several people from the Military Affairs Office looked at each other, and no one could speak. The emperor was about to ask again, but the queen, who was whispering, "Emperor, Su Shun has issued an order for his concubine to be imprisoned in the clan's mansion."

When the emperor heard this, he realized that he must have been imprisoned for the crime of doing a concealment for the prince and father.

Thinking of Sushun's benefits over the years, he felt very unbearable, and he was not embarrassed by the queen in front of so many people, so he had to persuade, "You are the mother of the world. It is not wrong to deal with slaves, nor is it impossible. But I said back then that those who are kings cannot do things that have made contributions and blame them. Let's talk about this matter. If I were a seven or eight year old child, I would have completely lost my feelings for the world. I would urge Sushun a few words, disregarding national affairs, and wandering in vain, causing such a serious illness, even if I kill this dog talent, it would not be false. But how is this? I am not confused and this trip was decided by myself. How can I say that Sushun's sin?"

"Emperor," said the queen, "This is not that I want to blame others. But Sushun, a slave, is really unreasonable. Even though I know that my master is sick, I am not going back to the rituals first, but I just let a few rough men move the emperor and suffer from the cold, which makes the condition worse. Just this is the only thing I think, putting this slave into the clan's mansion is the reward he deserves."

"You, I didn't say you were wrong." The emperor smiled bitterly, reached out to touch the pillow, "Your Majesty, what are you looking for?"

"Where is that imperial seal?"

"Here." Jingyu reached out to the quilt and pulled out a small bag of Shu brocade and handed it to the emperor. Everyone knew that it was a rectangular small wish seal passed down from the Qianlong Dynasty. The emperor often wore a rectangular seal beside him, engraved with the words Yangwen Yusheng. Zeng Guofan and Weng Tonghe had a secret decree written by the emperor, which was stamped with this seal, which could be regarded as the emperor's seal. "Yang San? Take this seal and go to the clan's mansion to tell Su Shun to see me."

"twitter."

The emperor woke up after a long illness and was extremely heavy. His eyes swept across the faces of the Queen, Yi and others, and he forced a smile, "But what urgent matter is there? If not, let's go down first."

Yi raised his head and touched the emperor's gaze, and he shivered and lowered his head, "Yes."

The emperor saw it and called him again, "Lao Liu, is there something wrong? Just tell me if you have anything."

Yi had no choice but to look at the queen's vicious eyes and lowered his head and replied, "It's not that my brothers and I want to worry about the affairs of the country. However, three days ago, the prince of Ryukyu, Shang Jian, and the official envoy of the vassal state, went to the countryside, Zeng Mo was the deputy envoy, and came to the capital to ask for help from our Heavenly Dynasty. To wish Emperor Meiji's power, Japan forced Ryukyu to congratulate the emperor. The reason was that, 'The two states of Ryukyu have been in existence for a long time since the Middle Ages, and it is difficult to reform quickly and follow it to today'. The King of Zhongshan Shang Wen was helpless, so he asked me to respect the country of the sect leader, write Japan, and stop the matter."

The emperor sat for a while, his nose was severely blocked, and his mind was a little inflexible, but it was related to Japan. He had to be a little energetic, rubbed his nose with his fingers to make himself feel more comfortable, and tried to think about the old things that later generations knew in his mind. There was really little information about this, but one thing was very clear. It was fake for the Japanese to seize Ryukyu, and it was true to find out the truth of the Qing Dynasty.

Just this year, in order to increase trade and exchange access, Japan sent envoys to China, demanding to follow the previous examples of Britain, France and other countries to allow Japan to obtain the same conditions as above countries. Unexpectedly, the emperor's attitude was extremely firm. The Military Affairs Office made several requests, and even the envoys sent by Japan were treated as the general office in China. After the emperor found out, they were also very angry and the officers of the concierge department, which was originally under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites, was later divided and the general office was in charge of it. Everyone advised him, but the emperor did not listen at all. In the end, he followed his wishes and drove the Japanese out of China.

After this incident, the court officials knew that the emperor had no favoritism for the Japanese, and it could even be said to have a deep hatred. However, no one knew where this hatred came from. Therefore, when the request was made, Zai Yi was really sweating. He was not afraid that the emperor would be angry with him, but worried that his body had not been healed, and once he was angry, it would be detrimental to his body.

Fortunately, the emperor was not angry, and he pinched his nose bridge for a long time, "This Ryukyu... seems to be a vassal state of China since the former Ming Zhu Hongwu? Does it? Who knows the origin of this?"

This is not to be said. When the emperor was studying in the study room, the content of this part was explained in detail by Du Shoutian, Zhuo Bingtian and others. Why did he ask again? Xu Naizhao replied, "What the emperor said is that Ryukyu has been a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty since ancient times. If we talk about the origin, it can be traced back to the fifth year of Hongwu. Yang Zai, the Minister of Ryukyu, was ordered by Zhu Yuanzhang to send his envoy to Ryukyu Zhongshan King Chadu to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty and sent his younger brother Qi Tai to China to submit a letter to the surrender of Yang Zai. The Ming Dynasty gave tribute to the locals. From then on, envoys would be sent to pay tribute every year or the next year. At that time, the three kings of Ryukyu, the north of the mountain, and the three kings of Zhongshan fought against each other. The Ming Dynasty ordered them to sever the struggle and divide the three kings. After the Zhongshan king unified the islands of Ryukyu, he appointed Chadu as the King of Ryukyu. In the 22nd year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang also granted thirty-six surnames from Fujian people who were good at boats and Ryukyu. In the fifth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, the King of Ryukyu sent envoys to pay tribute in the name of Shang Sishao, and the King of Ryukyu always used the surname "Shang".

"Our first lord of the Qing Dynasty moved into the Central Plains. Emperor Shengzuren and Emperor Gaozongchun of the two dynasties gave seals to the King of Ryukyu to express their continued recognition of the vassal status of Ryukyu. King Shangwen of Zhongshan signed a trade treaty with the United States, France and the Netherlands between the fifth year of Xianfeng and the ninth year of Xianfeng. The Ryukyu Kingdom used the "Xianfeng" year of the treaty. In the eighth year of Xianfeng, when France requested trade, the King of Zhongshan could not decide, he sent an envoy to Beijing to submit a letter to help. I can still remember what I said in the letter, "...... I went back to the verdict of my country, when I entered the territory in the fifth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, when I first entered the territory and settled the throne in the first place, I first obeyed the filial piety, paid the money and lost sincerity, and I was superfluous in the holy world, and I had no choice but to follow the "Da Qing Hui Dian" and once a year, I dared to reign with the period of time."

"All these things can be seen that Ryukyu belongs to the monarch and ministers of our Qing Dynasty. They have been attacked for hundreds of years. They cannot be located in the ocean and are closer to the Qing Dynasty in Japan. So what is the theory of two genus?"

Xu Naizhao said, and the emperor nodded frequently, "Well, "Well, based on what you see, why would the Japanese make such a ridiculous statement?"

"I think Japan is just a small country and now does not know its magnanimity. If it is not polite, I should follow the request of the vassal state and be solemnly warned it so that it knows that Ryukyu is the land of my Qing Dynasty and is not a place that other countries can touch." Yi said, "There is another section that the Japanese proposed that the 'the two vassal states of Ryukyu have been inherited for a long time since the Middle Ages', which requires me to stand up for the vassal states of the Qing Dynasty and make me defend it with great difficulty."

He looked around and saw that it was obvious that these words were the voice of the Military Affairs Office's consultation and counsel, which made the emperor feel very disappointed. It was not because of the wrong attitude of these people, but because Yi and Wen Xiang, among them, served as two ministers of the ministers of the previous and subsequent departments, and had been dealing with foreigners from various countries for many years, and could not even distinguish the wolfish ambitions hidden in the Japanese documents. If this continues, the national diplomacy course will make him even more worried.

"Zeng Guofan, Xu Naizhao, Luo Bingzhang and others don't understand. I will not blame him. It is said that he is not in his position and does not plan his own affairs. But Yi and Wenxiang cannot guess the cause and effect. It is very strange. It's like this time? The Japanese have ill-intentioned in the official documents of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Can't you see that? I must explain it to you?"

Yi's face turned red, "My brother is confused, please give me advice."

"Instructions? Let me give you guidance? What do you want to do?" The emperor suddenly became angry, his pale cheeks flushed red. "I am sick and I am just relying on you to assist me, but I throw everything to me? Is this your way of filial piety? Get out of here, I am too lazy to see you, and after going down, I think carefully. When I scream tomorrow, if I can't think of it, I won't forgive you." After that, he bent down in pain and coughed violently.

No one expected such an unexpected situation. Seeing the emperor's hard work, Yi and others were both frightened and apologized, so they said nothing and knelt down and left.

Of course, no one was in a heavy mood. When they returned to the military Zhilu, everyone was too lazy to speak. After a long time, Wen Xiang said: "It's very boring."

"How is tomorrow?" Zhao Guang asked.

"Didn't you say it for tomorrow?" Yi said loudly, "There will be one day when I think about it carefully and I can always think of the profound meaning of the emperor's holy judgment. Moreover, didn't the emperor say it? The Japanese have evil intentions, and as long as I follow this sentence, there will be nothing that can't be done."

Xu Naizhao nodded in agreement, "The prince is right. But I think, no matter how the Japanese think," he sank for a moment, as if something was hard to say.

Luo Bingzhang looked at him and asked, "Brother Xin, why do you think deeply?"

"If the incident spreads today, the Military Affairs Office will lose face."

One sentence reminds everyone. It is true that the Military Affairs Office is the place where the world looks up to, and its government orders are out of the throne, with a very prominent and unparalleled status. But since the new king ascended the throne, except for a very few things, the military affairs were promoted by the ministers' advice, and more political affairs were broken down by the emperor's attitude of half-teacher teaching students, and taught them to everyone in a teaching manner. The Military Affairs Office became an assistant minister and became a student of the emperor. Although the emperor had a lot of knowledge that everyone did not understand, it also showed that the military affairs were in a state of affairs that had no plan to offer.

This time, the 'vilification' against the Japanese was especially true. The emperor's illness had just begun to arise. He asked the Japanese rudely, and the Military Affairs Office was confused again and spread it. Why do people become officials? Especially Yi and Wenxiang, who have been dealing with foreigners for many years, and this time, they can't see the Japanese's ambitions, and they still need the emperor to give advice? If this is the case in the future, what else do these ministers do?

Thinking of this, Yi and Wenxiang felt a little uncomfortable, "What... what do you think Xinchen Gong?"

"I think it's no wonder that the prince and Bo Gong. After all, the Japanese have been away from Wang Hua for a long time, and are also a barbaric country that has not been enlightened. My Celestial etiquette has been passed down from generation to generation. When I interact with other countries, I only know how to be kind and kind, so I naturally cannot predict and guess the evil things of others. This is one of them. Secondly, since the Ming Dynasty, our Celestial Kingdom and Japan have long been in contact with Japan. They have been hindering each other for many years. Some areas that have not been fully understood are also expected. But it's not important that we can't guess. There are Westerners in Beijing who have trade with Japanese people. Can't they guess? As long as the prince invites one or two of them and goes to the General Administration to discuss, will they understand all of them?"

Yi was overjoyed, "Yes, what Xinchen said is. We don't know what it is. I think the United States has the most interactions with the Japanese. I must be able to hide the Japanese's little thoughts. I will go back to the yamen and ask the American minister to go to the yamen to discuss it."

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