World of Scattered Endings: Chopped-and-Screwed Late Qing History

Author: Tan Boniu
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: Not, if anyone says how great a Hanlin is, or how great the Hanlin Academy is, Gong Zizhen would show disdain and proudly say: What's so great about a Hanlin? What's so great about the Hanlin Academy? Every woman in my family is a Hanlin, and my family is a Hanlin Academy! Hanlin? Hanlin Academy? What nonsense, hum! Listening to great figures tell jokes has always been a tough job. The general procedure is: a great figure tells a joke, then bursts into laughter, looks around, and the onlookers understand and burst into laughter. From this exchange with Li Hongzhang, one can see that Zeng Guofan is unconventional and is clearly a master of humor. The fiery Peng Yulin didn't hesitate and "used old fists," but Yulin was short, less than 5'7", how could Li Hongzhang, who was over 5'9", be afraid of him? "He also used dirty tricks." Thus, the Chief of Staff and the Navy Commander "tangled on the ground," losing all their dignity. As for who won the fight, there is no historical record to prove it. According to my analysis: Hongzhang has the advantage in physique, and Yulin is skilled in combat techniques. At the beginning of the fight, it would likely be a tie, and others would surely rush forward to break it up. In the end, it should be a draw. According to Qing dynasty notes, outside the Forbidden City and in Beijing, the "current emperor" Tongzhi appeared at least three times in public. He once sang loudly in a tavern, earning loud cheers from the crowd; he went to Liulichang to buy Xuan paper in bulk, asking the shop assistant to collect the money at the Meridian Gate, but the shop assistant dared not enter the gate and had to return the money with an eunuch; he even pretended to be a Jiangxi scholar and got close to the scholars who had come to the capital for the imperial examination. Of course, the place where he appeared the most was still brothels. [Editor's Recommendation] If anyone says how great a Hanlin is, or how great the Hanlin Academy is, Gong Zizhen would show disdain and proudly say: What's so great about a Hanlin? What's so great about the Hanlin Academy? Every woman in my family is a Hanlin, and my family is a Hanlin Academy! Hanlin? Hanlin Academy? What nonsense, hum!