Ding Baozhen, a famous minister of the late Qing Dynasty, put an end to the magnates in this way

In the second year of Tongzhi, Ding Baozhen was promoted from the prefect of Changsha to shandong as an envoy, and when he took office, he met a powerful man, who was it? Iron Hat King Monk Greenqin. At that time, the monk Greenqin fought several victorious battles, suddenly became arrogant, summoned officials below the vice-provincial level, and did not set up a seat. Ding Baozhen was an envoy and had the responsibility of arresting thieves, and he had to report to the monk king before taking up his duties. He briefly sorted out the personality characteristics of the monk Greenqin and the current counter-insurgency situation, and came up with a way to restore his dignity without suffering.

When he arrived at the line, he handed the business card to the doorman, and repeatedly stressed that you go and tell the monk that if you let me sit and talk, then see you, otherwise the procedure will be spared. Unexpectedly, the monk Greenqin heard the report, but he was not angry at all: Well, the surname Ding is stronger than me. Then, with a smiling face, he solemnly received Ding Baozhen.

In the eighth year of Tongzhi, the big red man An Dehai Mengda, who was close to Cixi, appeared in Qincha Jiangnan to procure supplies for the emperor's wedding. This is a guy who is not a magnate who is more powerful than a magnate, with a huge protective umbrella, and it is said that even the little emperor Zaichun and Prince Gong Yixin usually do not pay attention to it, let alone the general princes and ministers. Obviously, to level him is to balance Cixi.

Although the Qing Dynasty had a system since the beginning of Shunzhi, eunuchs below the level of four pins were "not allowed to leave the imperial city without being dispatched." But the system is dead, people are alive, there is a queen cover, the six blue-collar xiao Anzi still gracefully out of the imperial city, sitting on a luxurious building boat, hugging the female celebrities, hanging the dragon and phoenix flag, along the Grand Canal all the way to the south, "all the bribes have been recruited, no one dares to send." Everyone knows that this guy is not easy to mess with, mainly because the person behind him is not easy to mess with, and it is a small matter to lose his head.

Ding Baozhen yan did not know the background of Andehai? When he received the detailed report of Zhao Xin of Zhizhou Prefecture, he hurriedly gave the military plane a secret fold at six hundred miles, and asked the military aircraft department to make a ruling on the two charges of "violating the system" and "illegality"; on the other hand, he ordered the local yamen to arrest Andehai and take him to Jinan, where he would personally interrogate him. So, the question arises: Why didn't he directly present the secret fold to Empress Dowager Cixi? Didn't you know that the Military Aircraft Department at that time also had to report to the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces? Before obtaining permission, he locked up Chincha and examined Chincha, and if the imperial court pursued him, what should he do? This brings us to Ding Baozhen's insight and wisdom.

First of all, he grasped the evidence, and he found two problems from Zhao Xin's report. As a rule, when Chincha went out, the imperial court needed to "clearly send an edict", and other relevant official documents should also be issued in advance to the various gates along the way in order to welcome them. However, Xiao Anzi went out of Beijing, what documents are not, this is one of them; second, when Qin is out, the military department should give "chuanpai survey", that is, legal identity documents, and Qinqiao vouchers can obtain corresponding resources along the way to help, while Xiao Anzi only extorts along the way, and does not show "chuanpai survey". There are two problems in it, you can order Dehai a "fake Chincha" crime, killing is also killing in vain. As a magistrate, he "had to intercept the trial office to show caution" and fulfill his duties, and it would not be wrong.

Second, transfer the risk. Giving Cixi a secret fold is tantamount to telling her, "I know that Xiao Anzi was sent by you." So, where does Cixi's old face go? Too risky. Kick the ball to the military plane, and the empress's face is also good-looking. It is best to allow punishment, and if there is something in the future, the military aircraft department will carry it first; if it is not allowed, then it will be wrong, cut first and play later, anyway, there is evidence of "counterfeiting".

With the head of Andehai landing on the ground, Ding Baozhen completely leveled the biggest magnate at that time, Empress Dowager Cixi. In September of the second year of Guangxu, at the age of 57, he was received by Cixi and the Guangxu Emperor, awarded the title of crown and promoted to viceroy of Sichuan. Cixi seemed to have completely forgotten how Xiao Anzi died, and specially wrote a picture for the "murderer": "Treasure of the Nation".

(Author: Zhao Yan)　　

(Sangao from Northern Times)