When my family is in decline, I envy the world of "being in a bustling city, nobody cares". He simply closed the door to study, study calligraphy, and practice good calligraphy. He is also good at painting, especially like painting wild geese, in order to express his anger at "Cangzhou is old and nameless, just like a cold reed beside a wild goose".
In the third year of Xianfeng (1853), the Northern Expeditionary Army of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom approached Tianjin and threatened the capital. Emperor Xianfeng ordered a patrol station and declared martial law. The Governor Wang transferred Chongqi to the Governor's Banner Training Department as a copywriter. The following year, the Taiping rebels who went north alone ran out of ammunition and were defeated by the Qing army. Chongqi was awarded seven calligraphy styles by the Ministry of War for resisting the Taiping Army's northward advance, and his status as a juren was restored.
In the tenth year of Xianfeng (1860), the British and French allied forces invaded Beijing (later called the Second Opium War), and Emperor Xianfeng fled to Jehol in a hurry. In the name of accompanying patrol, Chongqi guarded the inner imperial city and assisted the inner city group to patrol day and night to prevent accidents. After the retreat of the British and French allied forces, Chongqi was promoted to the post of Minister of War for his meritorious service in guarding the city, and later transferred to the post of Minister of War.
After three years of Tongzhi (1864), General Ningxia gladly invited Chongqi, who was familiar with military affairs, to join the army in the northwest with him. The Ministry of War was reluctant to leave Chongqi in the Ministry. After approval, he was transferred to take charge of the yamen and run the Ministry.
This year, in the triennial does examination, Chongqi successfully obtained the qualification of Gong Shi, and entered the Baohe Hall on April 21st of the lunar calendar to take the entrance examination. On this day, Chongqi was calm and calm, and his writing was particularly neat. His writing is like running water. In a short time, he wrote more than 1000 words about history, history and current affairs. The next day, eight marking ministers circled the top 10 in all sealed papers and presented it to the emperor for personal inspection. But at that time, Emperor Tongzhi was still a child of 10 years old, and things were handled by the empress dowager. Empress dowager cixi read a well-written paper and her handwriting was quite kung fu, so she advocated that she should be the top scholar. Cian couldn't say anything, so Empress Dowager Cixi made a decision, and arranged the names of 10 pieces of paper and marked them with imperial pen. When I opened the sealed test paper, I found that it was the Mongolian Zhenglan Banner who worshiped Qi and got the first grade, which was unprecedented since the founding of the Qing Dynasty. It turns out that in the early Qing Dynasty, in order to win over the intellectuals of the Han nationality, the imperial examination adopted the strategy of "not counting the number of flags", that is, the top three in the first level-the champion, the champion and the flower explorer-did not take the flag bearer. Although there is no explicit provision, this is the practice that has been followed since the emperor shunzhi. How can we make an exception? However, it is not easy to change the number one scholar in the imperial style of Empress Dowager Cixi. On the hall of mental cultivation, the Queen Mother and the ministers who read newspapers are struggling. Empress dowager cixi thought twice and hesitated, and decided to give it to the minister of military aircraft and the minister of newspaper reading. After repeated argumentation, ministers came to the conclusion that "you can't talk in full", which was repeated in the two palaces. As a standard bearer, Chongqi became the champion of the imperial examination for the first time, which caused the discussion and admiration of the Manchu Dynasty and became a great news that sensationalized the ruling and opposition parties at that time. Therefore, Chongqi has the reputation of "Little Gold List Champion". Throughout the 260 years of the Qing Dynasty, only Chongqi was able to pass the examination of Manchu, Mongolian and Chinese. After worshipping Qi as the top scholar, he went to imperial academy to do editing as usual.
Tongzhi for nine years (1870), Chongqi was promoted to lecturer. In the autumn of 2008, she was appointed as an examiner in the Henan provincial examination, and later served as a Japanese lecturer to serve the emperor.
In the eleventh year of Tongzhi (1872), the Tongzhi emperor had reached marriageable age and needed to choose a queen from the daughters of senior officials. Chongqi's daughter, dignified in appearance, quiet and refined, was favored by the Empress Dowager Ci 'an in the East Palace, and was finally recognized by the Tongzhi Emperor, and was canonized as the Queen of the Imperial Palace. As the father of the queen, Chongqi was made a third-class benefactor, and his wife, Guaerjia, was Mrs. Yipin. His immediate family was promoted from Zhenglan Banner in Mongolia to Manzhouli, with a yellow flag. The Chongqi family was overjoyed. I never dreamed that I could marry the son of heaven today and get such love. Since then, Chongqi has served as a bachelor of cabinet, assistant minister of household department and assistant minister of official department.
However, the good times did not last long. Although Emperor Tongzhi and Empress Dowager Cixi were very loving, Empress Dowager Cixi did not like Empress Dowager Cixi and often forced Tongzhi to alienate her. In the 12th year of Tongzhi (1873), the Tongzhi emperor was in power personally, and Empress Dowager Cixi still intervened in state affairs and monopolized power. Emperor Tongzhi was unhappy and often went out of the palace incognito. Tongzhi fourteen years (1875)65438+ October, died of smallpox at the age of 20.
After the death of Emperor Tongzhi, it is reasonable to let the next generation of the royal family of Emperor Tongzhi be the monarch, but in this way, Empress Dowager Cixi became the Empress Dowager and could no longer listen to politics, so she acted on her own initiative and made Zai Chun, the peer of Emperor Tongzhi and the son of Alcohol Prince Yi Xuan, the heir of Emperor Xianfeng, inherit the throne. Because the genius is three years old, naturally, the empress dowager of the two palaces is still obedient to the court.
After the death of Emperor Tongzhi, the queen was in mourning, and now Tian is the emperor. It's a pity that she is neither fish nor fowl. Moreover, since the death of Emperor Tongzhi, Empress Dowager Cixi regarded the Queen as a thorn in her side and a thorn in her flesh, and never gave her a good look. Chongqi found out what Cixi meant to the queen, and knowing that her fate was difficult, she helped her daughter commit suicide. Qigong mentioned this sad past (Chongqi was the third great grandfather of Qigong), saying that the queen's death was about to be settled, and called Chongqi to ask how she died. Chongqi knelt outside and asked, "Can't you eat?" The queen agreed and died of hunger strike. When the queen died, Cixi fell in love and let bygones be bygones. She ordered a rebury, and posthumous title filial piety.
The Tongzhi emperor and empress passed away one after another, and they wrote a letter, fell ill and were pardoned by the court. In the second year of Guangxu (1876), Chongqi was appointed as the deputy examiner of the examination, and he was the deputy commander of the Han army together with Huang Qi. In the third year of Guangxu (1877), there was no rain in Henan, and the disaster was serious, and the people were struggling, while local officials exaggerated the disaster and profited from it. Chongqi played in the imperial court, explaining that "the hungry people in Henan blocked the road, presented a complaint to defraud donations, and begged for relief", requesting to eliminate the official camp waste pool. The court ordered Chongqi and Assistant Minister Shao to investigate the corruption of local officials and pervert the law. Chongqi exposed the situation that Liu Qi, a vassal, harmed the local area and Governor Li Qinao played with the people, and handed it over to the official department for deliberation.
In the fourth year of Guangxu (1878), Chongqi was ordered to investigate and deal with the case of Wo Xing, the son of Jilin Shoujiang Niu Ali Zhou, together with assistant minister Feng Yuji, and was also sent. As a result, she resigned and was pardoned. The following year, Chongqi became the commander-in-chief of the Jehol garrison, presiding over the construction and excavation of the dry river project. Yushikong first said that he was honest and honest and frank, suitable for staying in Beijing, and was not approved.
In the seventh year of Guangxu (188 1), Chongqi was transferred to General Shengjing and stationed in Fengtian City. After Chongqi took office, he was responsible for rectifying the bureaucracy, enriching the camps, training and raising salaries, and strictly setting border trade quotas. In the eighth year of Guangxu (1882), the French seized Vietnamese territory and attempted to invade China. In view of the constant border alarm, Chongqi adjusted its fiscal revenue in time, increased its infantry, and stationed in the important seaports of Shengjing to prevent French warships from harassing the north.
In the 10th year of Guangxu (1884), Zhou Derun, a senior minister of the Ministry of Housing and a bachelor of cabinet, impeached Anhui Road, appointed Lan Sheng as the envoy of Li Jin, and pocketed his own money, resulting in numerous tax abuses in Anhui Province. The Qing court sent Chongqi and Liao Shouheng, a bachelor of cabinet, to investigate. They investigated the unannounced visits and obtained sufficient and reliable evidence, which was reported to Ren Lansheng, the general of the imperial court.
In the 11th year of Guangxu (1885), Chongqi was transferred from Shengjing and became the president of Wuyingdian. Since then, Chongqi has been entrusted with the post of official minister. However, Chongqi suffered from severe diarrhea, so he had to write and ask to go home for illness, and was allowed. Since then, Chongqi has closed the door and thanked guests. It is also enjoyable to read, write and draw at home every day, but whenever I think of my daughter's death, I still burst into tears.
1898, Empress Dowager Cixi staged a coup in the Reform Movement of 1898, killed the reformists and imprisoned Emperor Guangxu in Yingtai, Zhongnanhai. Rong Lu presented "Big Brother" to Empress Dowager Cixi as the heir of Tongzhi Emperor to depose Emperor Guangxu. The following year, Empress Dowager Cixi called a meeting of ministers and decided to appoint Pu Jun, the son of Zai Feng, the king of Duanjun County, as the successor of Mu (Emperor Tongzhi), and took him into the palace to prepare for the succession in the future. When Chongqi heard this, his heart exulted. At that time, Emperor Tongzhi and Empress died one after another, leaving no children, but Zai Feng succeeded to the throne, and Chongqi was always bitter. Now the opportunity is rare, and Chongqi has discussed with the university students Xu Tong and Shangshu Qixiu, and actively planned to abolish the legislation. This is quite in the queen mother's mind, so Chongqi was awarded a bachelor's degree in imperial academy and entered the Hongde Hall to be a master of mobile phone. Empress Dowager Cixi showed great kindness to Chongqi, and specially proclaimed the imperial edict: "Order to manage the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, and shoulder the shoulders of two people at Xiyuanmen. Chongqi is not only a state official, but also the master of the prince. His social status has soared and everyone admires him. This is the second time in his life that his wealth has risen to a very high level.
1900, the Boxer Rebellion flourished and a large number of members entered Beijing. Many ministers in the DPRK believe in the art of avoiding swords and guns advocated by the Boxer Rebellion, and fantasize about using this peasant armed force to drive away foreign devils and revive the prestige of the Qing Dynasty. Chongqi was one of the active followers at that time. Once, someone came to visit Chongqi. During the conversation, he called the Boxer Rebellion the Boxer Rebellion. Chongqi was very angry and said, "Why do you take me as a righteous man in China?" Bring tea to see the guests off at once. At a command meeting, Chongqi and Xu Tong unanimously praised: "The Boxer Rebellion is available." The joint members of the cabinet bachelor pointed out tit for tat: the people's spirit is there, but the bandit spirit is not. "At that time, Empress Dowager Cixi heard that the powers supported Emperor Guangxu and asked her to return to politics. She was furious and wanted to use the Boxer Rebellion against foreign devils. So, she turned repression into caressing, in an attempt to deceive and use the boxer. Get through this difficulty.
The anti-imperialist struggle of the Boxer Rebellion aroused the fear of imperialism. 1in June, 900, Britain, France, Japan, Russia, Germany, the United States, Italy and Austria formed a coalition, set out from Tianjin and invaded Beijing. On August 14, 2004, Beijing City was breached. Empress Dowager Cixi fled to xi 'an with Emperor Guangxu, eldest brother and some princes and ministers, and appointed Chongqi and Rong Lu as ministers to stay in Beijing.
At that time, Cixi's westbound route was through Juyongguan and Datong to Taiyuan. Worried that Eight-Nation Alliance was chasing her on a light bicycle and attacking Cixi's riding royal, Chongqi disguised himself as the emperor's riding royal with Rong Lu and went straight to Baoding from South Road. I want to use this as a cover in case something goes wrong. After arriving in Baoding, Chongqi and others lived in Lianchi Academy and sent people to inquire about Beijing every day. Soon, bad news came. After Chongqi left, Guaerjia ordered the servants to dig two big pits in the house according to Zhao Mu's order, men, women and children, and then ordered the servants to fill in the pits and bury them. Servants should not be killed. When he fled in panic, his son Baochu lit the window lattice himself, and the whole family couldn't sit still and died. Chongqi heard it like a bolt from the blue, and all the five internal organs burned. I also heard that the powers threatened to kill all officials who supported the Boxer Rebellion. Chongqi thought that he was in a disaster. Only by dying for loyalty would he rather meet his family in Jiuquan than be captured and humiliated by foreign devils. That night, the nearly ancient Manchu scholar wrote a desperate sentence: "I was lucky in the west, but I didn't dare to die. I recovered from my weakness and died with my own body." Hanging himself in Lianchi College. From then on, the Qing court can worship the instrument, sacrifice their lives for righteousness, and there is no loss in the big festival. According to the example of Shangshu, I was given a T-shirt, and all the punishments during my term of office were notified to be restored, and I was given a sacrifice and burial, and entered Zhao Zhong Hall.