同治年李鸿藻丁忧诸事补证——一通李鸿藻未刊书札考释

An Unpublished Letter from Li Hongzao

同治五年(1866年),军机大臣兼帝师李鸿藻的嗣母姚太夫人病逝。朝廷以其地位尊崇,职分重要,不允丁忧守制。但是,李鸿藻不为所动,数次恳请,卒以终制。从一通未刊的李鸿藻书札可知,李鸿藻为了能够终制,向朝廷密保了张之万和汪元方二人。他保荐张之万是为了代替自己,保荐汪元方则是为了代替胡家玉,后者在曾国荃对官文的纠弹中受到了牵连。这与时人所说李鸿藻"素持南北之见"相一致。札中还提及大学士倭仁拒绝在总理衙门行走及坠马之事,可与时人的记载相互印证。此外,书札中还提到咸丰任命的顾命八大臣之一的杜翰死于同治五年底流行的一场瘟疫,可补史载之阙。

In the 5th year of Tongzhi reign（1866）, the adoptive mother of Grand Minister of State and Imperial Preceptor Li Hongzao died. Considering his high status as a government official, the Qing government did not grant Li a dingyou leave. Upon his earnest requests, he was finally permitted. According to an unpublished letter written by Li, he secretly recommended Zhang Zhiwan and Wang Yuanfang to the government. Zhang was recommended to replace Li himself and Wang to replace Hu Jiayu, who was involved in an impeachment case against Guanwen. These two recommendations correspond to others＇ comments on Li of ＂keeping balance between south and north＂. In addition, in this letter, Grand Secretary Woren refusing to work with the Foreign Office, his falling from horse and Du Han＇s death in the end of 1866 during a plague have been mentioned.