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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 712: Secrets from the Study Room

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    South Study is located in the southwest of Qianqing Palace. It was originally the reading place of Emperor Kangxi, commonly known as Nanzhai. Later Emperor Kangxi ordered Zhang Ying, a lecturer, and Gao Shiqi, a cabinet bachelor, to serve as direct officials in the South Study. It was an informal institution of the Qing Dynasty until the fall of the Qing Dynasty.  , those who enter Zhizhi are called Nanshufang Zhonglin, also known as Nanshufang Hanlin. Cha Shenxing, the ancestor of Jin Dada, also once served as Nanshufang Hanlin.  ¡÷¨J

    The Hanlin who walks in the South Study Room has a very important responsibility, that is, he is responsible for inspecting the collection of books in the South Study Room every day. After the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom crashed into the Qing Dynasty, most of the eunuchs and maids in the palace were dismissed, but most of the Hanlin in the South Study Room were retained.  Come down.  As intellectuals, although the Hanlins who came from the imperial examination still needed ideological reform, at the beginning of the Taiping Dynasty, there was still a lack of educated and knowledgeable people to serve as officials, so the poor Hanlins walking around the palace were retained by the King of the West.  After that, I plan to start appointing them one by one after systematic ideological training in the future.

    Zhang Zhidong was the Jieyuan of Shuntian Prefecture in the second year of Xianfeng. In the second year of Tongzhi (1858 in this time and space), 22-year-old Zhang Zhidong passed the imperial examination and passed the imperial examination. He was awarded the title of editor and editor of the Hanlin Academy and was appointed to the South Study Room.  Zhang Zhidong didn't know that he had passed the majors five years earlier than in history. The reason was that after Xingzhen came to power, he secretly wanted to cultivate some famous Mavericks for his future use, so in the second year of Tongzhi, he deliberately  He ordered Zhang Zhidong to take part in the imperial examination, and then gave Nan Shufang a walking job, hoping to speed up the growth of this handsome man.

    "It's a pity that Zhang Zhidong only worked as a errand in Nanshufang for only two years, and he didn't do any amazing things. The Manchu Qing Dynasty perished.  At first, Zhang Zhidong was still a little disheartened. His enthusiasm for selling his martial arts skills to the emperor's family and doing great things for the country and the people has faded away.  However, after the Taiping Army entered the city, Qiu did not commit any crimes and treated the officials of the previous dynasty fairly politely.  That day when the King of the West was delivering a speech in front of the jade steps of Qianqing Palace.  Zhang Zhidong was also present and after listening to King Xi's words.  Zhang Zhidong began to get excited again. When had he ever heard of the founding ceremony?  When have you ever heard of the king of a country placing the rights and interests of his citizens above the law?  At that moment, Zhang Zhidong had new expectations for the new court. After all, this was the court of the Han people.

    Then the Taiping Army took over various government offices in Beijing. Except for those who committed serious crimes and were reported by the people and were arrested and questioned, the rest of the Manchu and Qing officials, under the leadership of Taiping officers, still maintained the original Manchu and Qing Dynasty step by step.  The operation of the yamen awaits the arrival of the central officials of the Nanjing Taiping Army.  Zhang Zhidong then still walked in the south study room in the palace and still managed his south study room.

    This day was the day when the first batch of Nanjing Taiping officials arrived in the capital. Zhang Zhidong did not respond to the call to greet them.  He felt that it was more practical to do those superficial things than to sort out more books, so he kept busy in the south study room and did not join in the fun.

    After Zhang Zhidong ate some of the food he brought at noon, he continued his work. At the beginning of the Youshi hour, Tang Erniu, captain of the Xiwang personal guard, came to the south study room with a seven or eight-year-old child.  Tang Erniu, Zhang Zhidong, still knew that the people close to the King of the West were in charge of the King's elite guards inside and outside the palace. In other words, they were the former ministers in charge of the bodyguards.  But he didn't expect that today Tang Erniu would be respectful to the child he brought. Zhang Zhidong also thought that today the Nanjing Taiping officials and the Xi Wang family would arrive together.  I have already made some impressions in my mind. It seems that this child is not simple. He must be the son of King Xi.

    Sure enough, after the child entered the south study room.  So I went to look for books I was interested in and read them. There were thousands of volumes in the South Study Room, thanks to the good bibliographic index made by Zhang Zhidong and the previous Hanlin.  It is very convenient to flip through the book.  The child was reading a book by himself and had not said a word since he came in.  Following Tang Erniu, he called Zhang Zhidong and whispered: "This is the second son of the Western King. He is reading here. Get him whatever you want to read. Don't neglect it."

    Zhang Zhidong's heart felt hot again. Although he didn't know whether the second son was the prince of the new dynasty, studying with the prince was a great honor for any scholar. At that moment, Zhang Zhidong nodded in agreement, Tang Er  Niu sent a team of personal guards to guard the south study room, and several female officials from the Kingdom of Heaven and several palace maids and eunuchs who had not left were taking care of him. After the arrangements were made, Tang Erniu went back to resume his life.

    Zhang Zhidong secretly thought that the second son was young, and the books in the South Study Room might be a bit difficult for him, but he did not expect that the second son took the fourth volume of "Kangxi Imperial Documents" and read it with gusto.  Zhang Zhidong became curious. He knew that the fourth volume of "Kangxi Imperial Documents" contained Emperor Kangxi's investigations and experiments on astronomy, geography, paleontology, animals, plants, medicine, philosophy and other scientific and cultural phenomena. There were many  How can the second son at such a young age understand such a unique insight?

    Seeing that the second son was silent, Zhang Zhidong took a book and looked aside. Suddenly the second son asked: "Kangxi said that the shape and direction of the Bailongdui strip dunes are determined by the direction of the wind. Do you think it is possible?  "

    Zhang Zhidong looked around and saw thatHe was the closest and immediately replied: "Water drops penetrate rocks, and ropes saw and cut trees. This windy and sandy land is subject to the force of wind and frost year after year. This must be the result, but I have not seen it in person, so I dare not make false claims."  "

    The second son raised his eyes and glanced at Zhang Zhidong and then said: "Well, if you haven't studied it yourself, you can't follow others' opinions. You are right. I really want to see it in person when I have the opportunity."

    Zhang Zhidong said: "In fact, the principle of the origin of all laws in the investigation of things is contained in it. As long as we grasp the principle, the changes of all things follow these principles, and we can get a glimpse of it and know the whole leopard. It does not need to be everything  We have to go to the field for investigation. But it is the truths that we have not been able to grasp that we know, and we need to get the underlying truths in practice. "

    The second son hummed and said, "You are right. My name is Xiao Youfu, what is your name?"

    Zhang Zhidong bowed and replied: "Weijun Zhang Zhidong." Xiao Youfu nodded and said, "Well, we know each other. If there is anything you don't understand, I'll ask you." After a few simple words, Xiao Youfu stopped talking.  .

    After the sky was dark, the female officer brought the meal. Zhang Zhidong did not expect that the second son's meal was a bit simple, just four dishes and one soup. The child was not picky and was reading a book while eating.  He just ordered people to prepare bowls and chopsticks for Zhang Zhidong to eat together.

    After eating, Xiao Youfu continued to read at night.  There were no unnecessary words at all, which made Zhang Zhidong feel bored.  The weather was hot at this time, so Xiao Youfu took off his outer garments to read. Seeing that Zhang Zhidong was sweating from the heat, he allowed him to take off his outer garments.

    After reading for a while, Xiao Youfu asked Zhang Zhidong to look for another book. Zhang Zhidong went to the innermost bookshelf to look for a book. However, the book Xiao Youfu was looking for was placed in a remote place and required a lot of effort.  .  At this moment, the female official outside the house said loudly: "The Queen of the West has arrived." Hearing that the Queen of the West was coming, Zhang Zhidong heard it.  He was just disheveled and didn't dare to come out to meet her, so he stood quietly behind the bookshelf and hid.

    Everyone outside the South Study came forward to salute. After the Queen Mother Xi said yes, she ordered everyone to leave. After entering the room, Queen Mother Xi ordered people to close the door. Zhang Zhidong complained secretly. It seemed that Xiao Youfu had  He forgot.

    Then I heard Xi Wang Niang say: "Blessed, I will ask you something alone now, and you can answer me whatever you think in your heart. Okay?" Xiao Youfu said: "Mother, please speak." After hearing this, Zhang Zhidong secretly said  I was complaining, thinking that this Queen of the West must be telling me some secrets of the new dynasty. If I listened here, I would be afraid of misfortune.

    Sure enough, what Queen Xi said next made Zhang Zhidong break into a cold sweat.  "Youfu, mother wants to know whether you want to be the emperor or not?" Zhang Zhidong heard that the King of the West had two sons, and Xiao Youfu was the second son.  Although he has never met the eldest prince, it has always been taboo to abolish the elder and establish the younger.  I'm afraid that the new dynasty will have some disasters in the future a hundred years after King Xi.

    But I heard Xiao Youfu say: "Mother, what is the emperor? Can you eat it?" Zhang Zhidong almost couldn't help laughing when he heard this.  Although the second son is young, he definitely doesn't know what the emperor does. This sentence is obviously meant to be a joke.

    Sure enough, the Queen of the West said slightly angrily: "Blessed, my mother is telling you the truth." Xiao Youfu said: "I am also speaking the truth. The emperor's position cannot be taken, so what is the good of being an emperor? After becoming the emperor,  I want to be like my father, dealing with those ministers and generals every day and not having any time of my own. I don¡¯t like this. I just like to read and learn. I hope to have my own time to do my own things!¡±

    Zhang Zhidong was shocked when he heard this. He thought to himself that although the second son was young, he looked at things clearly. Indeed, once he became emperor, he would not be able to help himself.

    At this moment, Queen Xi was silent for a moment. The room was so quiet that Zhang Zhidong could almost hear his own heartbeat. Then Queen Xi finally spoke: "Okay, mother knows what you are thinking, then let your elder brother do it."  Is it good to be an emperor?"

    Xiao Youfu said: "Anyone can be the emperor, I have no objection, but mother, in the future it is best to follow the example of the Western world and elect the emperor, otherwise you will have to worry about who will take over after your eldest brother." Zhang Zhi  Dong Wenyan shook his head secretly and felt that the second son was too whimsical. How could he choose this emperor?

    "I just heard Queen Naxi say: "That will happen in the future. So far, our country can only arrange it this way. I hope that the system you mentioned can appear in our country in the future."

    Zhang Zhidong began to feel confused. Did Queen Xi also think that the emperor could be elected?  Xiao Youfu said, "Mom, there's nothing else to do. I just want to stay here and continue reading tonight."

    ????????????????? Xi Wang Niang sighed softly and said, ¡°Just do whatever you like.¡± After saying that, I heard the sound of footsteps and the sound of the door opening one after another, and it seemed that Xi Wang Niang had left.  Zhang Zhidong calmed down and walked out with the book he found. Xiao Youfu took the book and looked up.She glanced at him and said, "I forgot you were in there."

    Zhang Zhidong opened his mouth to say something but didn't know how to say it. Xiao Youfu asked: "Do you think I'm stupid?" Before Zhang Zhidong could speak, Xiao Youfu continued: "Actually, being an emperor is a thankless job.  , what annoys me the most is this kind of thing, only a fool would become an emperor."

    Zhang Zhidong felt a little dizzy. It was the first time he heard such remarks, and he didn't know how to reply. Xiao Youfu said: "I see you are tired, so just go home first. Forget what you heard, right?"  Good for you."

    Zhang Zhidong put on his clothes and left the South Study in a hurry. Unexpectedly, he was stopped by several Taiping guards on the palace corridor outside the South Study. They took him aside. In a corner, Zhang Zhidong saw a  A lady wearing Hanfu.

    The noble lady waved her hand and ordered the people to step back. She glanced at Zhang Zhidong and asked, "I looked at the official roster in the South Study Room. It is you Zhang Zhidong who is on duty today. Are you Zhang Zhidong?"

    As soon as Zhang Zhidong heard the voice, he recognized the lady as the Queen of the West. His legs went weak and he knelt down. He said with some anxiety, "Wei Chen is it."

    Queen Mother Xi gave him a hum and supported him and said, "You don't have to kneel down. Someone told me when I came out just now that there was an Hanlin who stayed in the South Study Room just now and didn't come out. It was you who was in there just now."

    Zhang Zhidong knew it was bad as soon as he heard it. He knelt down in a hurry and said: "Wei Chen didn't mean to eavesdrop" Queen Xi raised her hand to interrupt him and said: "You don't have to worry, my new dynasty is not as good as the previous dynasty."  If there are any secrets in the palace, it¡¯s okay for you to listen to what I just said, just remember not to spread it out, it will be good for you. It¡¯s getting late, you should go back first.¡±

    Zhang Zhidong felt relieved, and after hurriedly saluting, he was about to leave. Suddenly he heard the Queen of the West say: "By the way, you don't have to come to the South Study Room tomorrow. You will report to the Secretariat of the Qianqing Palace of the West King tomorrow. Let's start with the King of the West."  Let's start as my secretary. Putting you in the South Study Room as a librarian is a sign of humiliation." Zhang Zhidong was a little stunned when he heard this, but after a moment he became happy, thanked the favor, and then left.

    Looking at Zhang Zhidong's back, Hong Yun'er held her forehead and murmured to herself: "Everyone has his own destiny" (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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