Yuan Chonghuan looked up and saw that the concierge had returned, followed by an old man who looked very well-dressed and looked like a wealthy member of the staff.
"It's up to you, the manager," Yuan Chonghuan quickly handed over his hands and said.
This is Qian Li, Qian Longxi's chief steward. Qian Longxi asked him to personally take Yuan Chonghuan there, which also shows that Qian Longxi, or Donglin, attaches great importance to Yuan Chonghuan.
Yuan Chonghuan followed the old housekeeper and walked into the courtyard of Qian's Mansion. Yuan Chonghuan looked at the people coming out of the house in a steady stream and said in a low voice: "I didn't know Mr. Qian was so busy. It's really annoying."
"No matter what Mr. Yuan said, we are all one family. Even if we don't have time, I will definitely see you when you come." Qian Li laughed and said.
The two of them were chatting and laughing, and had already arrived in front of Qian Longxi's study.
It is a small house with blue bricks and gray tiles, and a clump of purple bamboo swaying in the wind in front of the bed, which is quite elegant.
There is a plaque hanging on the door with the words "Nostalgia Yuxuan" written on it, written vigorously and with great momentum.
"Hahaha, Yuan Yuan, why did you come back just after you left the capital? Haha, are you reluctant to leave your newly married concubine?" Before Yuan Chonghuan entered the room, Qian Longxi's joking voice could be heard.
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"Zhiwen, you guessed it right. I just couldn't let go of that little beauty, so I came back." Yuan Chonghuan also laughed and said.
Governor Yuan always calms down when big events happen. Even though his heart is already on fire, he still has the ability to nourish his energy without being able to express his joy or anger even if the mountain collapses.
Real big shots are very prudent in everything they do.
Yuan Chonghuan knew that Qian Longxi was making fun of his new sixteen-year-old concubine to show his intimacy, which showed that the relationship between the two was very good.
Yuan Chonghuan's first wife, Mrs. Huang, did not have any children.
So as usual, he took a concubine when he was in his thirties.
According to the "Yuan Clan Genealogy" compiled by Yuan Chonghuan's grandson Yuan Bing: Yuan Chonghuan adopted Yuan Zhaoji (the father of Yuan Bing), the son of his elder brother Yuan Chongyu.
Yuan Chonghuan's mother is He, his wife is Huang (who lives in Dongguan), and his concubine is Ruan. They have a daughter.
Yuan Chonghuan's daughter was 8 years old when he was killed. After Yuan Chonghuan was killed, his concubine Ruan moved three thousand miles away, and other relatives were also exiled.
Yuan Chonghuan's daughter lost her support and was living on the streets in Beijing.
Yuan Chonghuan's subordinate She (She Xin) stole his body and buried it in the old Yiyuan Garden of Guangdong in the capital, and adopted Yuan Chonghuan's daughter. (It is said that the mother and daughter surrendered to the Qing Dynasty after the destruction of Ningyuan City, and their posthumous child joined the Han army in Zhengbai Banner. This daughter
Later he was adopted by Hauge as Side Fujin)
Many of Yuan Chonghuan's people were exiled to other places during the Ming Dynasty. After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, some of them returned to Guangdong, while the rest were scattered throughout the country.
Because he only gave birth to a daughter after taking a concubine, Yuan Chonghuan had no choice but to take a concubine again.
This time, it finally came to fruition.
This concubine’s real name is ominous. There are two theories. Let’s take a look.
One theory is that this concubine gave birth to a son and two daughters to Yuan Chonghuan. When Ningyuan was finally occupied by the Qing Dynasty, his children were incorporated into the Han military flag Zhengbai Banner by Huang Taiji. (Zhengbai Banner is very strange, it contains many enemies of the Qing Dynasty)
Their descendants include Gerdan, Xiao Hezhuo, Zhang Geer, Jinchuan chieftain, descendants of the chieftains who rebelled in front and rear Tibet, etc. The author does not understand their thoughts. However, it cannot be concluded that Yuan Chonghuan colluded with the Manchus.)
The descendants of Governor Yuan have been serving as officials in the Qing Dynasty, and their official career has been prosperous.
His grandson Yuan Erhan made meritorious service against Tsarist Russia in the Battle of Yaksa and became a senior general. After that, the Yuan family became Manchu. The largest officials in the descendants were Jiangning General Fu Ming'a who suppressed the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and Heilongjiang General Shoushan in the late Qing Dynasty.
Another theory is that his concubine, the Ruan family, had an adopted daughter from a woman in distress, named Zhao Wenjun. The Ruan family did not have a son, so she married Zhao Wenjun on the Ruan family's recommendation.
She is from Laizhou Bay, Shandong. After Yuan Chonghuan was killed, she was protected by Yuan Jing, Yuan Chonghuan's former personal bodyguard. She carried 10,000 taels of silver notes and led her two children, Yuan Hao and Yuan Gao, who were both under 2 years old with Yuan Chonghuan.
, quietly left Beijing, changed his name and fled back to his hometown in Shandong.
In Fengmao Village next to Hutou Cliff in Laizhou Bay, he bought three stone-walled huts and lived in secret seclusion. His descendants multiplied here for more than 140 years.
It was not until the Qianlong period that Yuan Chonghuan's descendants crossed the sea again and settled in a place no one could have imagined. It was a village less than ten miles away from the place where Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong (Lushunkou). The descendants have multiplied to hundreds of people.
And there is a family tree as evidence.
After the two chatted and laughed, the guest and host sat down.
After sipping the fragrant tea, we started talking about business.
"Has Prime Minister Qian received any news from Ning Yuan?" Yuan Chonghuan asked solemnly.
Qian Longxi no longer smiled when he heard this, and nodded with a heavy expression. "I only found out about the news in the morning. I guess you will rush back when you hear the news."
"I heard that the rebels took the governor and the commander-in-chief hostage. They haven't been paid for six months. No wonder the soldiers started to make trouble and became anxious," Yuan Chonghuan said.
Qian Longxi said: "In the past six months, the imperial court has been busy fighting among itself, whether it is Wei Wei or other forces. No one cares about Liaodong's affairs at all. The situation is more serious than you think."
"After I was forced to dismiss from office, Ning Yuancheng became a child without a mother. He was allowed to be bullied by them. I was afraid that they would become a slave in despair."
"It hasn't reached this level yet, but the governor committed suicide after delivering a memorial to the court."
Yuan Chonghuan was shocked, he did not expect such a commotion would occur.
Qian Longxi showed Yuan Chonghuan the emergency military report from the Ningyuan front line.
Yuan Chonghuan took a look and found that the situation was very difficult.
The rebels arrested the governor Bi Zizi, and the commander-in-chief Zhu Mei arrested them, tied them up, and carried them to the Qiao Tower (the Drum Tower in the center of Ningyuan City).
Then tell him that you will pay the arrears of military pay immediately.
Bi Zisu said that I didn't have any money either, so I asked the court for help, but the court didn't pay.
When I asked Zhu Mei, Zhu Mei said that I am a general soldier and I have no money.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The soldier was very angry at this time, so he beat Zishen and then Zhu Mei.
The two were beaten with sticks and punched by the mutinous soldiers.
Bi Zisu's body was covered in bruises and blood flowed from his face.
Guo Guang, the deputy military envoy, first went to the governor's yamen but could not find anyone, and then went to the general yamen to continue looking. When he saw that the ground was full of flags and signs, documents were in a mess, and documents were scattered all over the place.
At this time someone said they were at the Drum Tower, so he hurried to the Drum Tower.
When they arrived here, they saw that the governor Bi Zisu and the commander-in-chief Zhu Mei had been beaten badly, and their faces were covered in blood.
Guo Guang used his body to block Bi Zisu. He told the mutinous officers and soldiers to stop first and stop fighting. You can make conditions.
The soldier said: "We have no conditions, just give us the money we owe."
Guo Guang saw that this was not the solution and he had to stabilize their emotions first. He could only bite the bullet and said, OK, please give me some time and I will raise funds for you.
The rebel soldiers made a fuss and shouted, "No, we will do it soon. You civil servants have always deceived us. We don't believe any of us."
Guo Guang tried to raise 20,000 taels of silver and distributed it to these rebels first.
These rebels saw that the silver was too little and could not divide it.
They all said, no, these are far from enough.
Guo Guang hurriedly asked wealthy local shops and merchants to borrow money. The merchants were not willing to lend money, but they were afraid of rebels looting the shops and wanted to calm down the situation as soon as possible, so they agreed to borrow money.
A total of 30,000 taels of silver were borrowed, and a total of 50,000 taels of silver were collected.
Guo Guang quickly distributed money to the rebels.
Although it is not enough to compensate for all the arrears of military pay, it can still last for two or three months. This can be considered as comforting the soldiers.
The mutinous officers and soldiers finally released the governor Bi Zisu and the commander-in-chief Zhu Mei. After taking the money, they left the Qiao Tower and dispersed back to the camp.
Bi Zisu felt deeply humiliated when such a big thing happened. At the same time, he felt that he could not explain it to the court, so he wrote down the cause and effect clearly. After the memorial was issued, he hanged himself.
Yuan Chonghuan closed the military newspaper and lowered his head to think about how to deal with this matter. Mutiny and forcing the governor to death was no different from rebellion.
"Although these soldiers are all my old subordinates, even if I go there in person, they still have to be paid. It is absolutely impossible without salary money." Yuan Chonghuan said.
"But the key point is that now the Ministry of Revenue has no money and can't get out even a tael of silver. We just defeated Wei Yi in a fight and everything is in chaos. This mutiny comes at the wrong time." Qian Longxi said.
Yuan Chonghuan knew in his heart that without money, no matter how great his prestige was, he could not suppress it.
291, Inside story of the mutiny
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