In the real history, Ci'an died in the seventh year of Guangxu, that is, in 1881, there are still more than 20 years to go, and in the official history, Cixi is also through the 20 years of Taoguang Yang obscurity to accumulate her own strength, carefully maintaining a balance between the Eastern Empress Dowager and the courtiers.

Cixi in history is indeed a demon, but this demon reached the peak of her life by half a lifetime of painstaking management, and also expanded her power and contacts little by little, and finally controlled the entire Qing Empire intricately, and no one could shake her until she died.

And Cixi in 1866 was far from having such a big power, and all she could control was the land of Gyeonggi.

The Nine Gates Admiral's Mansion, the pro-military camp in the Forbidden City, the conservative forces in the Manchurians, and her own son Emperor Tongzhi made her weave an iron net in Sijiu City, which is also where she dared to launch a palace change.

But leaving Sijiu City, how much influence Cixi has, this is debatable, Zeng Guofan's brothers will definitely not obey her, after all, Zeng Guofan is a Jinshi in the Daoguang period, and the Lun En lover family also has to remember the kindness of Daoguang and Xianfeng father and son, you Cixi is just a concubine in the end, even if she gives birth to the eldest son, it is only a mother and a son.

In Confucian ethics, the emperor is the first, when the emperor is not in power, the East Palace is the first, you West Palace is only the second, our loyalty is in order, you Cixi or go to the back of the line.

Aside from the Zeng State Domain, who are the important local ministers? The Mongol princes? Or the provinces, these people have a close relationship with the iron hat kings, and they are very interested in engaging in the discussion of the eight kings, so let them jump on Cixi's ship? That is to drink water to quench their thirst.

Farther away places like Guangzhou, Sichuan, Fujian and other places, you don't have to count on it, the mountains are high and the roads are far away, and when they come to Jingqinwang, the cucumber dishes are cold. And look at Zhili, Shanxi, Shengjing and other places, either the soldiers are weak, or they have a close relationship with Ci'an, and there are really not many people that Cixi can rely on.

After choosing, there is still some hope for Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang. First of all, both of them have soldiers in their hands, Li Hongzhang trained the Huai Army by himself, and Zuo Zongtang is second only to the Zeng brothers in prestige in the Hunan Army, and no one dares not listen to him when he commands the Xiang Army.

One can use the Hunan army, the other can use the Huai army, and neither of them is a top minister, and there is room for grace, Cixi's last eyes are on them.

After thinking about it, Cixi decided to put the treasure on Li Hongzhang's body, because Li Hongzhang had his own direct Huai army, and his desire to mobilize the army was just a matter of his own words.

And Zuo Zongtang can't do it, even if he agrees, his soldiers will also be affected by Zeng Guofan, once the old fox turns back, Zuo Zongtang will have to listen to him.

And Cixi's eyes are very vicious, Li Hongzhang has a lot more ambition in his eyes than Zuo Zongtang, and ambitious men are better controlled, isn't it...

Cixi is worthy of being a genius in domestic politics, and after a few cups of tea, she has locked the target that is about to be bought, and in order to win the trust of others, Cixi even wrote a letter by herself, preferring to leave a piece of evidence for Li Hongzhang to reassure him.

Everyone is a smart person, and there is no need to say it explicitly if the official makes a wish, Cixi only mentioned the root cause of the chaos in Beijing, that is, Xiao Letian's new army is secretly haunting, hoping that the Huai army will draw out the elite to fight against Xiao Lotian and protect the Qing Dynasty.

Obedient to listen to the voice, of course Li Hongzhang knows Cixi's voiceover, if he really wants to deal with Xiao Letian, why not just let the Huai army go north, along Leling, Yanshan, Huanghua all the way north and go directly to Tanggu.

But Cixi insisted that the Huai army go to Sijiu City to guard against Xiao Letian's new army, and this voiceover fool could understand it.

Li Hongzhang has a mixed reputation in history, and he has made meritorious contributions in engaging in foreign affairs, but in the past on the issue of dealing with Xinjiang and the Sino-French Vietnam War, his measures were indeed very criticized, not to mention the First Sino-Japanese War in the future. However, there is one thing that everyone recognizes, Li Hongzhang is an official fan, and being an official well is the motto of his life, and for him, every opportunity to be promoted is precious and must be grasped tightly.

"Someone...... The whole army selects athletes, and I will only give you one day to select 3,000 veterans of the war, bring the best foreign guns, bring enough ammunition, and listen to my orders......"

After a whole meal, Li Hongzhang finally made up his mind, what the Empress Dowager of the East Palace, what exterminated the Twist Army, what was the kindness of Zeng Dashuai, all of them were playing, Lao Tzu, I am going to lead the troops into King Qin.

"Huh...... Obey the orders of the Great Marshal..."

The soldiers who were trained by themselves are easy to use, they are all villagers from Huaidi, as long as he Li Hongzhang gives an order, he doesn't ask where to go, and immediately starts to gather troops.

Li Hongzhang's mind is now all on Cixi's secret letter, the extermination of the Twist Army and the Jiaozhou Bay tragedy have long been left behind, the Twist Army is now at the end of the crossbow, and it is only a matter of time to exterminate it, and the pirates on the sea? Fuck it, who is patient to care about them.

Just when Li Hongzhang made up his mind to prepare to enter the king of Jingqin, two French warships had bypassed the Jiaozhou Peninsula in the vast Yellow Sea and officially sailed into the Bohai Bay.

Although the sailors on the deck did not have beautiful naval uniforms, although they had changed into some old sailor uniforms, the spirit on their bodies was not as proud as when they were soldiers.

"Ten fishing boats were spotted ahead...... I don't know the ...... of that country Look at ...... they're going to escape," roared the lookout on the mast.

"Hahaha, kids...... We've got another game to play, so let's go up and see what good stuff they've got for us......" At the captain's command, the Lyra and the Roma surrounded them like two tiger sharks, and long white waves were drawn out of the sea.

There was a strange scream on the ten fishing boats, and no one could understand what they were shouting, but a few strong women in the bow of the boat proved the identity of the fishing boat.

"Oh God, it must be a North Korean fishing boat, only North Korea has this kind of ama...... It's great, we have a ......" The robbers on the deck cheered.

Ama is a fisherman's profession unique to Japan and Korea, and the harsh living environment makes women go to sea, and in order to catch the most precious seafood, they are forced to dive deep to the bottom of the sea, relying on their own hands and eyes to find traces of precious seafood such as abalone and sea cucumber.

At that time, there were no oxygen tanks and wetsuits, and even if they did, they couldn't afford them, so the ama worked naked, and if the fishing boat was full of family members, they were even naked, and if there were outsiders around, they just wore a crotch cloth.

In fact, in modern Korea, haenyeo is also preserved as a traditional folk culture, and of course, it must be wearing a diving suit at this time.

Now that it has reached the waters of the Bohai Sea, it is unlikely that the ama that appears here is a Japanese ama, and the nationality of these fishing boats is guessed to be Korean.

The small fishing boat wanted to compete with the sail warship, isn't this looking for death, and after a while, ten small boats were circled in the center, and the robbers looked at the rain in these nets with a playful face, and laughed lewdly one by one.

The people on the fishing boat kowtowed like garlic, and when they saw that they were all Western devils, they were so frightened that they couldn't even speak clearly, and they knew that they kowtowed and begged for mercy.

Losing their military status is like losing the last trace of moral restraints, and those sea women are extremely healthy and in good shape because of their perennial diving and swimming. Countless soldiers whistled, their eyes all on the woman's chest, and their thighs staring deadly.

"Send a team down and see what good seafood is on board...... Pick two of the most beautiful women for Lao Tzu......"

In the midst of laughter, the pirates threw the rope ladder, boarded the fishing boat, opened the water tank and looked at it, and immediately smiled: "Oh, you can improve your food today, there are crabs, abalone, sea cucumbers...... There are also a lot of shrimp and fish that can't be named...... Put the rope and move it away......"

The ten fishing boats were all family-oriented, and the family did not dare to resist when they watched the robbers rob them of their harvest for more than ten days, and hid in the stern of the boat one by one, and the family hugged each other and cried.

Baskets of seafood were pulled down from the battleship, and the soldiers sometimes accidentally shook their hands, and the whole basket of crabs fell into the sea and fled, and the small mistake was only exchanged for the robbers' laughter.

But the fishermen's hearts were dripping blood, and the child watched the fruits of his hard work fall into the sea in vain, and cried in distress, this harvest was to be replaced with winter rations.

"Our crabs...... You are robbers...... This is our ration for the winter, and if you take it, we will have to go out to sea to fish in the winter...... Do you know how dangerous it is? We're going to freeze to death in the sea......."

The teenage boy pounced like a madman, reaching out to grab the seafood. He is right, it is now autumn, and fishermen must take advantage of the present time to catch more fish, exchange more money and food, and try to avoid going to sea in winter.

But the cry of the child did not move these robbers, if they still had a little limit of being human beings in military uniforms before, now they took off their military uniforms in East Asia, where the 'barbarians' were found, and the last moral limit in their hearts was also thrown into the sea.

"Get out of the way of you wild monkey, I don't understand what you're talking about...... Get out of here, get out of the way..."The pirates raised their hands and were two slaps in the face.

The child's mother rushed over crying, grabbed the child and dragged him back, "I'm sorry, he's too young and ignorant, I'm sorry..."

The woman is now naked, and the shaking chest makes the soldier's eyes dazzled, he smiled lewdly and grabbed the woman, and his hands touched her together, "Captain, I caught a woman for you, throw a rope over, drag her up......"

The woman struggled frantically, the man knelt down and prayed, and the child rushed up in a rage and bit the pirate's wrist, and the French screamed in pain.

"Get out of here, wild monkey......" the soldier kicked the boy into the sea, then pulled out his pistol and snapped it. The bullet pierced the child's eyebrows, staining red with blood.

"Brute, beast ......" The cowardly fisherman went mad, and he jumped up and pounced on the robber, but the French on the battleship had already prepared, and the rifle snapped, and the bullet accurately entered the man's heart, and the body rolled into the sea.

"Ahh Ah......h But the robber punched her in the stomach, and the woman who hurt was like a boiled crooked prawn.

The smirking soldier took the rope dropped from the ship, tied the woman's hands with a few twists, and at the end he patted the woman's buttocks, and then shouted to the deck overhead, "Pull it up...... Play with care, don't leave me a crippled corpse at the end...... Hahaha..."

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