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- Chapter 208 Shocked to learn the inside story (2)
Stepping into the fire room of the Ministry of Punishment, Hu Xiaomao knelt on the ground to greet him, "Hu Xiaomao, the guilty minister, bows to the emperor, long live long live, long live long live."
"Get up." The emperor stood in the courtyard and glanced around. There were dilapidated scenes with cold branches everywhere. Hu Xiaomao seemed to be much older, with messy short hair growing on the moon gate. Judging from the juice at the corner of his mouth, Juicy and watery, it seems that he is having breakfast.
"Your Majesty, it's too cold outside. Can Your Majesty go to the fire room to talk?"
"No need, I won't stay long. Just say a few words here."
Shen Baozhen had no choice but to wink at Yuan Shikai who was behind Hu Xiaomao. The latter went into the room and brought out a chair. The emperor and Hu Xiaomao sat down and knelt down and started talking, "I know that your family members are also in Beijing. Can we visit during this festive season?"
"The guilty minister dare not meet his family without asking for permission."
"You still know how to ask for an order?" The emperor suddenly became angry, and Hu Xiaomao was so frightened that he bumped his head again and again. "If you had known about asking for an order earlier, I'm afraid you wouldn't have committed this serious mistake of making peace with the enemy! I think you are. What a fool!"
Hu Xiaomao was speechless, so he had no choice but to argue and confess his guilt, "Hu Xiaomao, I want to ask you, hey! What do you think? If you say that the military situation is urgent, you can still argue that it is urgent to request the imperial edict." , but you don¡¯t even know the commander-in-chief of the Southern Route Army, so why?¡±
"I was confused for a moment, I was just thinkingit was freezing cold,"
"You bastard, what does it mean to be cold? When I went out to lead the army, didn't you Hu Xiaomao and Zhu Hongzhang also rush to the enemy chief's nest for thousands of miles? Why weren't you afraid of the cold at that time? The environment at that time was not better than in Osaka Castle How much more difficult is it outside? Why do you manage your errands so beautifully?"
"Your Majesty, I am not suffering from the cold for myself, I just feel sorry for you brothers in the army! The soldiers crawled on the ice and lay in the snow, and their injuries were not treated properly. More than a hundred people died of injuries every day. Moreover, the winter equipment was not ready. , the soldiers of the Green Battalion had to sleep wrapped up in the cotton-padded clothes of the Japanese people at night. During the day, they were worried about being accidentally injured by friendly forces, so they had to wear single clothes and charge towards the enemy. Therefore"
The emperor frowned when he heard this. He was a little confused. "What does it mean that winter equipment is not fully prepared?" he asked, "Didn't the weaving yamen in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces ship all winter clothing as early as early September?" Japan, has it been distributed to the soldiers?"
"" Hu Xiaomao was stunned for a moment, not knowing that he had said the wrong thing, "No, Your Majesty, the winter equipment is not ready, and 40% of the army's officers and soldiers have not been able to replace their new equipment"
"You mean, 40% of the soldiers are still fighting in summer and autumn military uniforms?"
"yes."
The emperor¡¯s eyebrows were beating sharply, and he couldn¡¯t say a word for a while. After hesitating for a moment, he suddenly turned his head to look at Weng Tonghe, who met his eyes and was startled! The emperor's face was extremely ugly, knowing that it was because of this incident. But he didn't know what was going on, so he hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I think there must be some drawbacks in this matter. Officials from Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces have personally seen it, and on August 22nd, all the The advance money has been allocated to the weaving yamen of each province."
"Hu Xiaomao, approximately how many of these 40% sergeants are there?"
"Thirty-nine thousand six hundred people."
"Weng Tonghe, you immediately draft a decree and order people to go to sea quickly and send it to Bao Chao. I don't care what method he uses, whether it is to rob or seize it, first collect 40,000 cotton-padded clothes and quilts and send them to"
Shen Baozhen interrupted in his busy schedule, "Your Majesty, Bao Chao has come to Beijing on orders."
"Then, who is in charge of the military on the Hanshin Front now?" After waiting for a moment, no one answered, and the emperor became even more angry, "You are all idiots! You can't answer such a thing?"
It was completely unreasonable for this anger to be directed at Shen Baozhen and Weng Tonghe. Neither of them were in charge of the military, but they knew that the emperor suddenly heard such news, and their anger was raging. One unfavorable answer might cause him to get angry, and they were so frightened that they knelt down. Come down, "I am confused, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Jingyu walked up to him and stroked his chest and back. After a long time, he heard him ask, "Do you know where Bao Chao is now?"
"I think it should be in the Xianliang Pavilion."
"We're going now!" The emperor stood up immediately and pointed back, "Hu Xiaomao, you go with me!"
Although Hu Xiaomao is an imperial prisoner, who dares not to listen to what the emperor says? There was no need to leave even for official business. After many days, Hu Xiaomao finally stepped out of the door of the Criminal Department.
The emperor sat in the car without saying a word, his face gradually softened from the initial uncertainty, but his heart was surging, and he kept thinking: buying winter clothes for the soldiers on the front line.This matter was Zaijun's idea, and it is conceivable that he would receive benefits from it, but this was not the main trouble, and it was even done with his own acquiescence. But for the shipment of winter clothes in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, one is handled by the naval office in Weihai, Shandong. They are responsible for the winter clothes needed by the Northern Route Army, and the ships used are of course naval ships; the other is handed over to the Jiangning feudal lord, who are responsible for it. The ships needed by the Southern Route Army were private merchant ships requisitioned by the imperial court. Now I just don¡¯t know if there is trouble in both places, or only the South Route Army?
That¡¯s all. What puzzled the emperor was how deeply his son was involved. If you just take some money, it will be easier to solve, otherwise, it will be a big deal.
When the carriage stopped at the entrance of Xianliang Hall, Weng Tonghe and Liufu waited for him to get off the car. Fortunately, he was in casual clothes, and the location of Xianliang Hall was also a little remote, so he was not afraid that others would discover that the Holy Driver had deigned to come here.
Shen Baozhen quickly walked in, and after a while he came out, "Your Majesty, Bao Junmen is inside, still drinking and chatting with his military colleagues!"
"He is quite leisurely." The emperor forced a smile and said, "Let's go in." He was about to leave, but stopped again, "Ge Dahong? You and your people will guard the door. No one is allowed in."
Ge Dahong is one of the foremen of the royal guards. Today, the emperor went on a patrol incognito. He led the people to guard him. Hearing this, he knelt down on one knee and agreed. "twitter!"
The emperor said no more and led the people straight in. Sure enough, Bao Chao was having wine with Wang Yu, Cai Gengyang, and Lu Bingli around the fire. The cups and plates on the table were messy, and everyone looked drunk. "I'm just saying , Yang Naiwu must have been unjustly accused, do you know now? It¡¯s a pity that I couldn¡¯t see that little cabbage with my own eyes, regret, regret!¡±
"What do you think when I see you?" Cai Gengyang was so drunk that he laughed and said, "Like Hanako from Yuanting? Junmen, I'm not talking about you, you have three concubines in the house, come on!"
"However, Hanako is really good, you don't know Hey, given her this comparison, the three aunts in my house are simply incredible!" Bao Chao looked very drunk and said with arrogance. , "When the new year comes and I meet the Long Live Lord, I will ask the Long Live Lord for an order and send us back. Hey, no matter what achievements are made, it's just ugh!" He burped, and suddenly felt the atmosphere around him. No, I raised my face and looked from the direction above my head. There was a person standing in front of me. For a moment, I just felt that the person was very friendly, "I said, who is this?"
"Shen Baozhen, take this slave dog outside and let him sober up before talking to me!"
The smell of alcohol all over Bao Chao¡¯s body immediately dissipated, and he leaned back, falling on all fours, "Your Majesty Your Majesty Your Majesty?"
"Get out!" Without saying a word, he kicked Bao Chao hard and coaxed him and Wang Yu out.
The aroma of wine was everywhere in the main hall, and the food on the table was already cold. The emperor sat down blankly and said, "Your Majesty, a few of the Chun Ting Army Sect have nothing to do."
"You don't have to say nice things to them. Let them sober up so that I can talk to them."
After sitting there for nearly half an hour, the emperor called Bao Chao and others in. Their lips were blue and blue, which made people feel distressed. "Have you sobered up? If you ask yourself, why don't you go out and cool down again?" "
"Wake up, wake up." Bao Chao knelt at his feet and said repeatedly, "I'm sober."
"Just wake up." The emperor also felt funny. He pursed his lips and pondered for a while, "Bao Chao, I have a few questions to ask you. You have to answer them honestly. If you answer something that doesn't fit my mind, just first I¡¯ll chop off your dog¡¯s head, do you understand?¡±
"I understand, I understand. Whatever the emperor asks, I will tell you. I don't dare to deceive you at all."
"In the Hanshin Front Army, the soldiers are not fully equipped with winter clothing, right?"
"How did you"
From what Bao Chao blurted out, the emperor already got the answer. He kicked him to the ground and said, "Why didn't you tell me about this matter earlier? You had to wait until I asked before you would tell the truth?" "
"Your Majesty, I don't want to say it. I haven't seen you since I came to Beijing."
"Nonsense! If I don't come to ask you personally today, who knows whether you will tell me or not then?"
"ThisI can't help it. The second elder brother told me"
The emperor was stunned, how could this involve Zai Ying? He waved his hand to interrupt him, "Jingyu stays, everyone else goes out."
Shen Baozhen was also shocked. The issue of winter clothes seemed to involve more and more people? Knowing more about this matter is worse than knowing less, and knowing more is worse than not knowing. He quickly pulled Weng Tonghe's sleeves, and everyone retreated. "What did you say about second elder brother just now?"
¡°??My brother won¡¯t let me talk to the emperor. "
"What's going on? Tell me from the beginning!"
When Bao Chao had a few of him wandering around the streets of Beijing in the middle of the year, he had a conflict with Zai Jun, and later he was persuaded by Ronglu to leave. On the evening of the same day, Ronglu accompanied Zaiying to Guanyi, entertaining everyone with wine and food, and the next day On the way to visit Hu Xiaomao in the Ministry of Justice, Zaiying told him exactly what she said to him.
The emperor didn¡¯t quite understand Zaiying¡¯s intention at first, but he immediately understood: it was to show goodwill and submission! Damn thing, in order to get Su Shun's help, he even ignored the suffering of the soldiers on the front line? Since when did Zaiying become such a jerk? As soon as he thought of this, he felt sad in his heart, "Jingyu, call Hu Xiaomao in. Bao Chao, you go out first, and you are not allowed to talk to anyone. Do you hear me?"
After announcing Hu Xiaomao to the room, the emperor immediately said, "I will give you a secret edict in a moment. You will set off immediately to follow the edict and go straight to Tianjin to the Zhili Governor's Mansion to find Fu Lian. No matter what method he uses, he will do it." I will find you a ship, and you will immediately go to sea and return to the Japanese front. I don¡¯t care what method you use, whether it is to rob or seize, but you must first solve the problem of the soldiers¡¯ lack of winter clothing. I will wait for the rest after the new year. There is also a later decree.¡±
"Yes." Every time he said something, Hu Xiaomao would respectfully bump his head and agree loudly.
"Also, regarding this matterthe person following you is named Yuan Shikai, right?" The emperor suddenly changed the subject and asked.
"Yes. It is this son. I see that Yuan Shikai's writing is correct and he is a scholar, so I keep him by my side and use him to this day."
"No matter who you choose, I can still rest assured about your temperament. Only this Yuan Shikai, you have to keep an eye on me. If what happened today is leaked from his mouth, his life will be the next best thing." , even you, I will never forgive you, do you understand?"
"Yes. I must teach you carefully and not let the slightest leak."
"It's best this way." The emperor waved his hand and motioned for him to step aside. On the other side, Jingyu had already found some pen and ink from Guan Yi's room, scrawled an edict, and sealed the 'Tongdaotang' that the emperor carried with him underneath. He folded the small seal together and handed it to him, "Go ahead. After what happened this time, you and I, the king and our ministers, will still have a day to see each other again. If you don't do it well, I advise you to just dig a hole and bury yourself." Bar!"
After asking Hu Xiaomao to retreat, the emperor pondered for a long time and then suddenly said, "Jingyu, let's go back to the palace!"
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