For example, during the Xianfeng period, some people actually made their business into the palace, and could live a well-off life by selling steamed buns alone. The man selling steamed buns is an ordinary person, named Wang Kuer. He was originally doing business on the street, but one day he picked up a wooden sign on the road. Although Wang Kuer did not recognize the words on it, the wooden sign was exquisitely crafted and it was obvious that it was a wealthy person. Wang Kuer thought that if he had been used as a pawn shop, he would definitely be exchanged for a lot of money.
But what he didn't expect was that the pawnshop owner didn't dare to accept this thing. He also said that this was the waist brand of the palace guards. Once it was discovered by the superiors, they would be held accountable. When Wang Ku'er heard this, he felt the seriousness of the matter, and immediately took the waist card and went to the palace gate, intending to hand over the waist card to the defenders at the door. However, the defenders not only did not take the waist card, but waved his hand to let him go in quickly. Wang Ku'er didn't understand why, so he entered the palace in a daze.
The first time he entered the palace, Wang Kuer was full of tension, but gradually he found that everyone in the palace was very busy, and no one cared about what he was doing when he came in. In this way, Wang Kuer had the idea of doing business in the palace. After all, he had a free card to enter and exit the palace. In this way, Wang Kuer's steamed bun business started, and it became better and better. Not only did the palace maids and eunuchs like his steamed buns, but even the guards liked it. In this way, Wang Kuer's reputation spread in a small corner of the palace.
People say, "People are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being strong." It seems that this sentence is true at all. Wang Ku'er didn't sell steamed buns on the street and insisted on running to the palace. Although he earned a lot, he would have to behead him after all. In this way, Wang Kuer first attracted the attention of imperial kitchen . The chef of the imperial kitchen was very optimistic about Wang Kuer and believed that selling steamed buns here was not the same thing, and it would be bad once he was arrested. Therefore, he asked him to work in the imperial kitchen, after all, this was also a good job.
When Wang Ku'er heard this, he was still worried about his steamed bun career and was reluctant to let go, so he could only help in the imperial kitchen while selling steamed buns. Originally, life was pretty good, but Wang Ku'er was not satisfied with this and wanted to expand her career and sell steamed buns to other places.
If you want to say that Wang Ku'er can choose a place, he went directly to Long Sect . You should know that Long Sect is facing Yangxin Hall . If you don't arrest Wang Ku'er, it would be unreasonable. When Wang Ku'er saw that the situation was wrong, he immediately told the details and took out the waist card he had picked up. Wang Ku'er's career in the palace came to an end, and he was punished with a hundred pole. Whether he could survive depends on his luck.
Wang Ku'er sold steamed buns in the palace. Although it seemed a trivial matter, it also reflected the slackness of management in the Qing Dynasty. After all, the Forbidden City is now open to the public, and people cannot just pick a basket of steamed buns to sell. What's more, those who lived in the Forbidden City at that time were the emperor and other important figures. If it was Wang Ku'er selling steamed buns, it would be considered a strange thing, then the book-lossing incident that occurred during the Daoguang period was even more bizarre.
Wuying Palace is a special venue for compilation of royal books and essays, but eight extremely precious books were lost in such an important place, including five " Peiwenyunfu ", one " Kangxi Dictionary ", one "Zhou Li" and one "Four Books". So how were these books lost, and who was so brave to steal books from the palace?
First of all, let’s talk about Wuying Palace, why can it become a special venue for Royal Books and Schools? During the Ming Dynasty, the Wuying Palace was not very famous, but when he arrived in the , Li Zicheng attacked the palace and occupied the capital, he ascended the throne and became emperor in the Wuying Palace. Although he was the emperor for only a few days and was driven off the throne of the emperor by Dorgon , the Wuying Hall was not idle at that time. Dorgon was in the Wuying Hall when he was regent. It was not until the Kangxi period that the Wuying Palace was set up as a special venue for royal books and proofreading, so the books in Wuying Palace witnessed the rise and fall of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
It can be seen from this that during the Qing Dynasty, both the Wuying Hall and the collection of books in the hall were very precious and valuable. Therefore, during the Daoguang period, the Wuying Hall was led by Daoguang's younger brother Prince Rui. There were as many as hundreds of officials in it, and there were countless people working in the Wuying Hall. Although there were many people, it was also a layer of check. It was not easy to steal books, but in such a strict place, the inconspicuous little people succeeded.
At night, the official on duty was poor, so he had the idea of stealing books. After all, the books in the hall were very valuable. After the plan was determined, the book stealing team began to take action. They started to select books during the day, moved them out at night, and then put them in a cotton jacket to transport them out of the palace. In this way, they transported out eight books in total and sold them for 70,000 yuan. Are they not afraid of being punished after discovery? In fact, they have already figured out a way out.
Theft was very common during the Ming and Qing dynasties. After all, in the palace where every inch of land was valuable, everyone would be jealous. Although the consequences of being discovered were serious, it was difficult for people to resist the temptation in the face of money. Another thing is that there are many fire records in the palace. Although there are natural disasters, some of them are caused by man. For example, in the Hanlin Academy, there are always people who steal books and sell them for money. When the stolen part is almost done, they will set a fire, which will not match the account. Although unfavorable supervision will lead to punishment, compared with stealing, the punishment will be much lighter. One is a hundred sticks and the other is a death penalty. Everyone will weigh the importance of which.
Book Stealing Team had this plan, but they acted a little late. Before the fire was released, someone had already begun to check the number of books, and the book Stealing Team was arrested. However, since the stolen silver is not enough to be sentenced to death, and they are all the first offenders, the three words "stealing official things" are engraved on each person's arms, which is a lifetime mark and cannot be washed off.
