清同治末年,浙江余杭镇上的举人杨乃武,遭人诬陷与寡妇“小白菜”通奸,被捕入狱。杨家多次上诉,无奈地方官员相互包庇,打了三年官司都没能翻案。此事激起义愤,浙江、江苏众多名士都替杨家奔走,最后请托到同治、光绪二帝之师翁同稣这里。翁同稣也是江苏人,欣然受托,在光绪二年十月底向慈禧太后上奏,请求把杨乃武一案调京交刑部审理。 At the end of Qing Dynasty, Yang Naiwu, a solider in Yuhang, Zhejiang, was framed and adulterated with a widow, “Pak Choi,” and was arrested and jailed. Yang repeatedly appeals, but unfortunately local officials mutual shield, played for three years before the lawsuit failed to reverse the case. The matter aroused anger, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, many celebrities are running for Yang, and finally asked to Tongzhi, Guangxu two divisions of Weng Tongue here. Weng same with Jesus is also Jiangsu, readily entrusted to the Empress Dowager Cixi in late October of the Guangxu Ensemble, requested the case of Yang Naiwu transferred to Beijing for trial.