Only the wise men of Zeng and Zuo were known in the past, but Hu Wenzhong was not known before Zeng and Zuo. The Hu Gong's learning and talent are actually nothing inferior to Zeng and Zuo; but he learns everything in politics, articles, economy, and military affairs, and uses everything.
Speaking of famous officials in the late Qing Dynasty, we must mention Hu Linyi . Hu Linyi, whose courtesy name is Xunsheng and his pseudonym Runzhi, was one of the important leaders of the Hunan Army faction. He was from Yiyang County, Hunan Province. He was a Jinshi in the 16th year of Daoguang. He served as the prefect of Anshun , Zhenyuan , Liping and Guidongdaotai. Later, he was transferred to Sichuan Censorate and Hubei Censorate. He was promoted to Hubei Governor and appointed as the governor of Hubei (Governor = Governor , in charge of military, government affairs and civil affairs of a province - author's note). During the period of Fu Hubei, Hu Linyi was motivated to conduct political affairs, rectify the administration of officials, introduce talents, and coordinate relations between all parties. He was praised by people at that time. He was known as the "Four Famous Ministers of the Restoration" together with Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, and Zuo Zongtang. Zeng Guofan, the leader of the famous officials of the late Qing Dynasty, had a very high evaluation of Hu Linyi's talent, saying that "Runzhi's talent is ten times better than me." In April 1855, the Taiping Army captured Wuchang . At that time, the governor of Hubei, Tao Enpei died for his country. Hu Linyi was appointed as the governor of Hubei, and began to stand alone in the military. He chose generals to train troops and rectify his troops. After more than a year of hard battle with the Taiping Army, he finally recovered Wuchang in December 1856 AD and made great contributions. Since then, he has been appointed as the governor of Hubei and has become a chief official in the border area. Hu Linyi was originally a talented person. After he was in charge of Hubei, he was ambitious and strived to achieve something. However, he was determined to show his ambitions, but encountered a very headache-inducing problem, how to deal with the relationship with the Governor General of , Huguang .
In the same year that Hu Linyi was appointed as the governor of Hubei, he became the governor of Huguang (one of the nine most senior ministers of the Qing Dynasty, in charge of military and civil affairs of Hubei and Hunan provinces - author's note), and became Hu Linyi's immediate superior. Guan Wen was from the Manchu Zhengbai Banner. He came from a military family. With his status as a noble child, he served as a blue-feather guard in front of the imperial court at a young age. Later, he served as a general of Jingzhou and 2 until the governor of Huguang. Guan Wen is a man with shallow talent and arrogance and incompetence. Due to the consistent preventive mentality of the Manchus' powerful people over the Han people, he often interferes in the government affairs under Hu Linyi and makes trouble. In addition, the governor of Hu Guang is stationed in Wuchang, and the governor of the governor is in the same city. He usually bows his head but doesn't look up, which makes Hu Linyi feel embarrassed everywhere.
Hu Linyi was very angry at the constraints of the official article, but he knew in his heart that the Taiping Army had not been eliminated, and there were many Han officials in Jiangnan who held heavy troops, so the court naturally felt at ease about this. The official name is the Governor of Huguang, but it was actually sent by the court to Huguang to monitor his eyes and ears. If you rashly submit a lawsuit for the official at this time, it will only arouse the emperor's disgust and even suspicion. Only when the governor and governor work together can government affairs be well-off. But how can we handle the relationship with Guanwen as soon as possible and win his support? Soon, the opportunity came.
Guanwen has many concubines, and the most favored one is the Sixth concubine. This year coincided with the 30th birthday of the Sixth Aunt. A few days ago, Guan Wen sent a wide invitation to the Wuchang officialdom to make fun of the Sixth Aunt. But according to convention, it is natural for colleagues and officials to pay their birthday to the governor’s wife. If you condescend to celebrate your birthday for a concubine, it is inappropriate and indecent. Moreover, most officials in Hubei Province have no good impression of the incompetent official texts, so on the birthday, many officials either make excuses or wait and see. Until the sun was noon, the Governor's Mansion was still deserted and no one came to support him. Seeing this, the Sixth Aunt naturally searched for death, and Guan Wen felt that he couldn't get out of Taiwan. But it is not a glorious thing to openly celebrate a birthday for a concubine. Although he is the highest executive of Huguang, it is difficult to order his subordinates to come to the banquet at this time. A carefully prepared birthday party is about to be ruined.
Just as the official Wen was in a hurry, the servant reported that Governor Hu Linyi came to celebrate his birthday for Mrs. Ru (a honorable title to the concubine - author's note). When Guan Wen heard this, he immediately went out to greet him.What surprised him was that Hu Linyi not only came in person, but also brought his mother and wife to the wife of the wife, and gave a generous gift to the sixth concubine with the wife's gift. The news that the governor personally went to the Governor's Office to celebrate his birthday to the Sixth Princess quickly spread throughout Wuchang City . When the officials who had made excuses and waited and watched, they naturally came to support the event. The birthday banquet was finally carried out smoothly. During the meal, Mrs. Hu and Mrs. Hu picked up some nice words to praise the Sixth Aunt, which made the Sixth Aunt so happy that she couldn't stop. Mrs. Hu struck while the iron was hot and invited the sixth concubine to visit Hu's mansion another day. The sixth concubine naturally agreed.
A few days later, the sixth concubine was invited to Hu's house. Mrs. Hu and Mrs. Hu held a banquet and chatted with each other while playing cards. Mrs. Hu even said bluntly that although her son was in a high position and her daughter-in-law was respectful and filial, she still felt that she was still regretful, that is, she lacked a daughter as well as a smart and smart as the Sixth Aunt. The Sixth Concubine was able to be favored by the official and literary works alone, so she was naturally a person who was good at observing words and expressions. She was born in a poor and humble family and lost her mother since childhood. Now that she saw Mrs. Hu speaking on her own initiative, she also went with the flow and asked to recognize Mrs. Hu as her adopted mother. Mrs. Hu happily agreed. So the sixth concubine first paid homage to Mrs. Hu, and then paid homage to her brother Hu Linyi, and changed her words to call Hu Linyi and his wife brothers and sisters-in-law.
From then on, the sixth concubine often took a breath beside Guan Wen's pillow, praising the Hu family's mother and son for their greatness. He also said that since the two families have recognized each other now, they are a family, so don’t make things difficult for their righteous brother Hu Linyi in the future. Guan Wen has always been obedient to this charming and intelligent sixth concubine. Every time Hu Linyi drafted a memorial for merit, he always wrote the name of his official wife first. He was happy to enjoy his achievements and never stumbling to Hu Linyi.
Just like that, the official article simply became the boss of the hand. All the military and political affairs of Hubei Province were handed over to Hu Linyi, who was only responsible for making promises on the official documents; while Hu Linyi was respectful and obedient to him on the surface, and regarded him as a Bodhisattva and offered him high, and he let go of his hands and feet. During his tenure, Hu Linyi actively rectified the administration of officials, eliminated the accumulated ills of land tax, eliminated thieves, and recruited brave soldiers to train troops. He soon managed the whole province of Hubei in an orderly manner. "In less than a few years, he had enough food and enough soldiers, and the overall situation in the southeast was clearly the pinnacle." The degree of harmony in Hubei's governor's relationship was also the first in the country, and the court praised this and became a temporary beautiful talk.
The contradiction between the governor and the governor has always been a chronic disease of the local government of the Qing Dynasty. In terms of official positions, the governor is higher than the governor; in terms of scope of power, the two are intersected. At that time, most of the governors and governors in the local area were not interested in each other, and they were intrigue and in the same city, and they even fought openly and secretly, and they were both involved in me or I was punishing you, which greatly affected the efficiency of government affairs. In addition to the discord between the governor and the governor, there is also a further conflict between the officials of Man and Han. The Qing Dynasty was a regime established by Manchus, but most of the Manchus were ignorant people. Relying on the emperor's favor, he was embarrassed by Han officials with real talents and knowledge. Against this background, Hu Linyi was not limited to the corruption of rituals of Taoism, and was flexible and adaptable, and did not hesitate to surrender the nobles. Through his wife's diplomacy, he cleverly gained the trust and support of the official article, not only avoiding the difficulties of being constrained by the governor and governor in the city, but also eliminating the court's suspicion about himself, and finally achieving great fame and great achievements.
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