"Sister, even if you make Miao Peilin an official, it's nothing. If he can continue like this, he will definitely fight with the Cantonese bandits, and it is a good thing that they will both lose. Cixi lowered her eyebrows and said to Ci'an.

There are now two factions of people in the Manchu court, one faction at least believes that the legend of "Manchu is not more than 10,000, and more than 10,000 are invincible" will definitely reappear at the moment, and the Manchu men can sweep the world as when they entered the customs. The other faction did not believe in this kind of stupidity, and they hoped to use the means available to Yiqiē to encourage Yiqiē to fight to the death with the forces of the Liberation Army and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The proportion of the latter is getting bigger and bigger, and in their eyes, not only Miao Peilin is the target of exploitation, but also the Hunan army and the Huai army are also the same cannon fodder.

Ci'an's expression was solemn, and she thought for a while before she spoke: "Ci Zeng Guofan and Duke Jiang Zhongyuan." ”

"Huh?" Prince Gong couldn't help but stare at his round eyes. Guarding against the Han was the basic national policy of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, because the number of Han Chinese was a hundred times greater than that of the Manchus, and it had always been a deliberate thing for the Manchus to give Manchu officials an absolute advantage. The current Qing court finally solved this problem that had plagued the Manchus for hundreds of years, and they not only solved this big problem, but also solved the problem of too many alternate officials.

Beijing officials were on the run, local officials were on the run, and for the first time the Manchu court found that there were more formal vacancies than alternate officials, and for the first time the Manchu court found that the number of Han officials at hand was less than that of Manchu officials. After the Guangfu Army seized the south of the Huai River, the imperial examinations nationwide had already existed in name only. In recent years, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has opened Enke every year, and fewer and fewer Han Chinese have come to participate in Enke on the territory in the hands of the Manchus. In particular, in 1866, a total of 300 people were hired, and only 624 Han Chinese participated in the examination. Among them, there are many people who have stayed in Beijing to participate in the imperial examination all the year round and have never been successful.

These people are unreliable, and the purpose of their participation in Enke is just to fulfill a wish and be able to pass the imperial examination to get a name. In 1865, Enke twice recruited a total of 600 jinshi. The Manchurian officials have not fled for the time being, so there is no need to make up for the Manchurian officials. Of the 600 Enke quotas, 500 were Han Chinese. After they took office, they faced the problem of no oil and water and even salary arrears, and more than 300 people ran away in less than half a year. One of the top three people, champions, list eyes, and tanhua. There were six places in the first division of Enke twice, and all of them ran without a trace.

Faced with a shortage of officials at all levels, the Manchus had to recruit people to fill the numbers. In a relatively distant place, the people did not respond to the call of the imperial court at all. The local officials in Zhili refused to come out to serve the court on the grounds that they were weak and shallow. The imperial court could not get the support of the local forces of the Han people, so it could only continue to open Enke, and the people selected by Kaienke became more and more scum.

The Manchu clique had proposed to simply remove all Han Chinese officials and establish an entirely Manchu imperial court. Empress Dowager Ci'an strongly disagreed, and also worked hard to maintain the existence of the imperial examination. Now she actually wants to give Zeng Guofan and Jiang Zhongyuan the title of duke, which is only one step away from being crowned king. Prince Gong Yixun looked at his sister-in-law with suspicious eyes, he suspected that Ci'an actually really wanted to make Zeng Guofan and Jiang Zhongyuan kings.

"Sister, the ancestors have an ancestral system!" Cixi couldn't help but persuade.

Listening to Cixi's construction, Ci'an's eyes suddenly became round, and she said angrily: "Now is to protect the ancestors' country first!" If the country is gone, what ancestral system is there to talk about! ”

Prince Gong shivered, this was the first time he had seen Ci'an really angry. And what Ci'an said was the future that few remaining people of insight in the court were really worried about.

Ci'an didn't vent her feelings, she said in a cold voice: "Eight Banners must fight!" Now that the bandits have been hit hard, the situation in Shandong has been much better. The Eight Banners will now send troops to eliminate the twisted bandits in Shandong. ”

Without waiting for Prince Gong Yixun to give his opinion, Ci'an continued: "If you can clear the twisted bandits in Shandong, let the Eight Banners force Miao Peilin." With his temperament at both ends of the rat, if the Eight Banners didn't force him, he would have defected to Wei Wei in the blink of an eye. ”

Prince Gong Yixun originally wanted to ask how to deal with Miao Peilin, but after listening to Ci'an's Jianyi, Prince Gong Yixun felt that his eyes lit up.

Ci'an continued: "Send someone to Shengjing to take care of it, and the land of the ancestors' dragon prosperity must not be deserted." ”

Prince Gong was stunned, how could he not understand with his nickname of Devil Six, this was not a plan to take care of it at all, but to prepare a way out first. Prince Gong plucked up his courage and asked, "Who to send?" ”

"The Eight Banners Army will all go out of the city to fight, and whoever fights well will be sent." Ci'an replied.

Prince Gong looked at Ci'an's firm expression and her unhesitating tone, and admired it in his heart. If you exit the Guanwai, there will only be the flag people left outside the Guan, and if the flag people are still the same as they are now, they will not be able to hold on to the Guanwai sooner or later. Ci'an means that he will do his best to unearth the Eight Banners Army that is still capable of fighting, and even when he is forced to flee to the outside of the pass, he knows who to reuse.

"That Feng Zeng Guofan and Jiang Zhongyuan are dukes......" Prince Gong Yixun tested the meaning of the Empress Dowager Ci'an.

Ci'an glared at Prince Gong and asked loudly: "At this time, if you can't boost morale and unite the hearts of loyal ministers, can the court fight to the death against the traitors?" ”

Prince Gong's eyes widened, he never expected that Ci'an was preparing for the back road, and at the same time, he was ready to fight hard. This is a very backbone choice, but it is not a reckless choice. Prince Gong Yixun hurriedly sorted out the context of this, if the Twist Army can be eliminated in the future struggle, the court will be able to clarify who can fight, and these people will naturally be the basis for the revival of the court in the future.

The fact that the Liberation Army is not moving now does not mean that it has lost its combat effectiveness. If the Empress Dowager Ci'an of the Eastern Palace expressed her attitude that the Manchus would be able to turn defeat into victory in the face of Wei Ze's army, Prince Gong Yixun would only feel that Ci'an was also wishful thinking. Making the most of the opportunity to win, selecting talent, improving experience, and at the same time arranging the way back is at least the best option at this stage.

In the face of Ci'an's best planning, Prince Gong couldn't help but spit bitter water, "Queen Mother, the servants have also urged many times, but the princes of the Eight Banners always shirk ......"

"Whoever shirks will be dismissed, and now there are still a few Han officials in the imperial court? It's okay if you don't dare to lead the troops, so let them do the vacated positions! Ci'an said coldly.

This is also the best way to reduce conflict, Prince Gong sighed in his heart. He knelt down and said, "Then the slave will draw up a list and hand it over to the Queen Mother." ”

"Kuài!" Ci'an said. R1058