The county magistrate was sealed for meritorious service and told his parents about it when he got home. Unexpectedly, his father fell into grief after hearing this and then committed suicide. What's going on here?
First, the background of late Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty had a strong national strength and developed rapidly. Why did it suffer? China went to the countryside? Thought has a serious influence, so implement it? Closed to the outside world? Policy, leading to a growing gap with western powers, and gradually derailed with the world. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, not only the government was corrupt, but also Empress Dowager Cixi, who brought disaster to the country and people, put the already overburdened Qing Dynasty in a precarious situation.
Western powers are eyeing the weak China and want a piece of it. They launched a joint war of aggression in A.D. 1900.
Empress dowager cixi's attitude towards the powers has always been to give in when she can, but this time she made an unexpected decision: resolutely resist and declare war on the powers.
As a result, it is conceivable that the Qing army, which used backward weapons, was no match for the Coalition forces at all. The Qing army was defeated and the allied forces arrived in Beijing. At this time, Cixi panicked. What she considered was not how to retreat from the enemy, but how to survive. In desperation, Empress Dowager Cixi decided to flee the capital with the emperor and some cronies.
Second,
Cixi's experience of fleeing to the west
Due to the hasty escape, Cixi was flustered all the way. For Cixi, who is used to eating delicacies, fleeing to the west is like a nightmare. Fortunately, she was the Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty and received many special treatments along the way. After all, a thin camel is bigger than a horse. Although Cixi fled, the Qing Dynasty did not die out. Is she still that? People here? !
Along the way, many county magistrates fawned on Cixi. When they heard that Empress Dowager Cixi was going to pass through the area under her jurisdiction, they all made preparations early. For example, when Cixi passed Huailai County, the county magistrate Wu Yong prepared a feast for Cixi. Wu knows that as long as Cixi can return to Beijing in the future, the current curry favor will definitely make her future bright! So Wu Yongcai will spare no effort to please Cixi.
Facts have proved that Wu Yong's idea is correct. Cixi slept in the wind all the way and had not eaten a decent meal for a long time. Wu Yong's arrangement made Cixi very satisfied and remembered him in her heart.
After Cixi returned to Beijing, she greatly praised Wu Yong and directly promoted him from seven products to four products.
Wu Yong is very satisfied with this return. Three levels in a row? This is rare in the officialdom of the Qing Dynasty. If it were not for outstanding strength, there would be no such special treatment. However, some people are in high spirits, while others are destroyed by the seal!
Third,
Sealed? The price of
Empress Dowager Cixi was also warmly welcomed by officials when she arrived in xi. Here, Cixi relived the life of Empress Dowager Cixi, not only eating delicacies, but also living in a palace.
At that time, there was a county magistrate named Sun Duoqi, who was responsible for the daily needs of Cixi. Sun Duoqi knew this was a great opportunity for his promotion, so he tried his best to please Li, hoping that with his help, he could get close to Cixi, and money would make the mare go. With Li's help, Sun Duoqi got the chance to enter the palace.
Once Cixi was ill, Sun Duoqi quickly courted and offered a bowl of vegetarian porridge. It stands to reason that a bowl of vegetarian porridge can't enter the eyes of Cixi, but with the help of Li, everything goes smoothly. Cixi felt much better after she tasted the porridge. I'm tired of eating big fish and meat these days. A bowl of vegetarian porridge has made Cixi's appetite open and her condition has improved a lot.
Then Cixi asked Sun Duoqi, Did you make this bowl of porridge? Sun Duoqi replied that her mother made it at home. Cixi once asked Sun Duoqi and learned that her mother was over seventy years old. So this bowl of porridge moved Cixi to promote Sun Duoqi. Did you write it yourself? Fushou? Two words, for Sun Duoqi's mother, and specially sent two gold bracelets.
Sun Duoqi is very excited. Seeing that his purpose had been achieved, he hurried home with joy and wanted to tell his family about it. Unexpectedly, my father knew about it, but he said tearfully:
You mentioned your mother to Empress Dowager Cixi before. If you didn't mention me, I would die?
. That night, Sun Duoqi's father committed suicide, so what happened?
A father should be happy that his son has been rewarded. Why did he cry himself to death? Actually, it's all Sun Duoqi's fault? Smart ass? When I was chatting with Cixi before, I once said this sentence:? Only the old mother is left at home? . Obviously, this is a great sin of deceiving the monarch! Once found to be beheaded, not only Sun Duoqi's life is in danger, but the whole family and even the family blood will be implicated.
Sun Duoqi's father committed suicide because of Sun Duoqi's words. If he doesn't commit suicide, then his son has committed the crime of deceiving the monarch, so he has to sacrifice himself to save his son and his family. Although Sun Duoqi was raised, he also drove his father to death. Whether this is a blessing or a curse, good or bad, only Sun Duoqi knows it clearly.
Although Sun Duoqi was promoted, he sacrificed his father's life, which was really not worth the loss! Bian Xiao believes that it is better to have a family reunion than to be promoted and made rich. No official position or wealth is more important than the harmony of a family!
Fourth,
Escape from the west
When Cixi fled to the west, she also encountered many embarrassing incidents. For example, when she arrived in Xun County, the local county magistrate waited for the driver early to show loyalty, and also found a comfortable house for Cixi to rest in advance.
Unexpectedly, there are several coffins in the house, which is extremely unlucky. The county magistrate has never been in this house, all of them were chosen by subordinates, and there was no investigation in advance. Fortunately, only the pioneers found that Cixi was still behind. The pioneers asked the county magistrate to move the coffin quickly and said not to tell the queen mother about it for the time being.
If you want to hide it, you have to seal it with money. The magistrate's mind turned quickly and immediately brought a large sum of money to block the mouths of these pioneers. However, when the coffin was moved, Cixi just arrived. So the pioneers said:
This is the kindness of the local county magistrate. These coffins are for people who can't afford coffins? .
Cixi was a little moved, and quickly asked people to put the coffin back and not to move away. Later, Cixi praised the county magistrate and repeatedly commended him. Originally, this was an embarrassing thing, but under absurd circumstances, the county magistrate was actually made, and it really deserved that sentence. An old frontiersman loses his horse—a blessing in disguise. .
Five,
If there were no Cixi in the Qing Dynasty, perhaps the fate of the Qing Dynasty would last for several years. Therefore, it is not without reason that Cixi was spurned by later generations. Reward and punish officials, look at their mood and see if they are flattering themselves. How can such a queen mother be praised by the world?