(1) Wang Wen-shao is hereby commanded to come with all haste to Peking for an audience with us. His post of Viceroy of Chibli and Imperial High Commissioner of the Peiyang Administration is hereby given to the Grand Secre'ary Jung Lu, ad (2) From henceforth all Ministers ut the Court, Manchus or Chinese, who may hereafter be graciously' rewarded by H. I. the Empress Dowager with promotion and advance in rank are require to send morials thanking H. I. M. for her ry. We hereby also command all our Viceroys and Governors, Turtar-Generals, Assistant, Military Governors, and Manchu Brignde-Generals, upon receipt of this our to send up to H.T.M. the Empress Dowager memorials of thanks as above, (3) Wong Tung-ho, Assistant Grand Secretary and Pres'dent of the Bourd of Revenue, has not done his duties, ut late, to our satisfaction nor in hartnony with his fellow Ministers in the capital." For this reason he has loxt the confidence and respect of these around hu and, in consequence, we have r ceived a Inrge number of memorials denouncing him to us. Moreover, whenever we hive swnmoned him before us te ask him questions and advice concerning matters of State jhe has displayed disrespect to us, ing at will anger or joy, forgetful il the august proseness before whom he knelt, and revealing such recklessness and disregard "f omsequences as to plainly show that he is unfit to deal with high ters of State. Inderd, his conduct deseryed that he shoul be arrested, examined, and severely punished; but we rememberesi the time when he was our Tutor in the Yti Ch'ing Palace for so many years and to treat him mand Wong his many posts an return xt once to his native city asa mark that we wish to save him from further harm." A Special Edict.
(4) The ovher day we issuer a decree commanding the Imperial Cian Court to recommend to us members of the Imperial House, such as Princes of the various Orders, and Dukes, who decide! to improve their minds and education by travelling abroad. As the Princes and Dakes are near kinsman of ours and we often have them with us, we will be better able to select ourselves the persons for this pur-Roses, there will be no need for the said pose than the sid Imperial Clan Court, Court to do so, But such members of the Imperial House and other princely lies below Prince or Duke who shall desire to travel abroad, who are ambitious achieving great deeds and have the lent to do so, we command the said Court to recommend to us, in the manner already prescribed by us, namely, by a competitive examination.
16th June.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.