Drinking and selling mare's milk juice is also the rule of the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty, so that the descendants do not forget that the Manchurians are from the horseback to get the world, this mare's milk is made of mare's milk fermentation, mare's milk is made of cowhide in a leather barrel, put into the aged milk koji, placed in a place of insulation, so that it is fermented, stirred several times a day with wooden pestle juice, a few days later, it becomes a slightly salty and sour, slightly sprayed wine, cool and palatable, refreshing and spleen mare's milk.

After drinking the mare's milk, Prince Gong Yixun first presented a copy of the notebook and said: "Your Majesty, this is Zuo Zongtang's submission of an eight-hundred-mile expedited matter, which is about the guarantee of grain roads, please send someone to supervise the construction of roads and bridges, and trap the army in Shaanxi and Gansu!" ”

Emperor Tongzhi Zaichun turned back in his thoughts, only to know that this body was still in the middle of thousands of letters and government affairs, and he couldn't help himself, took the notebook, looked at Zuo Zongtang's recital from the military plane, twisted his brows and focused his mind on the suppression of the Twist Army and the Hui rebellion, pondered for a moment, and couldn't figure it out, why didn't Zuo Zongtang mention the progress of the war, an eight-hundred-mile urgency, speaking of the grain road security, it is now spring, and the Qing army has even passed the difficult winter, and now there is no shortage of food, which he is still very clear.

"Prince Gong, isn't Zuo Zongtang proposing to slow down, encircle, divide and disintegrate the rebels from all walks of life, and then attack in the summer and autumn, after such a long time of preparation, do you still need an eight-hundred-mile urgency!"

Prince Gong Yixun taught: "Your Majesty, Zuo Zongtang is a profound meaning, now the Qing army in Shaanxi and Gansu has been forced to fight a decisive battle in the east, the imperial court has formulated a strategy of twisting first and then returning has not changed, the grain road is guaranteed, the road is built and bridged, in addition to eliminating the East Twist and the chaos, mainly to enter the Xinjiang war, this transportation line is the lifeline, now although Zuo Zongtang has occupied the Hexi Corridor, but now there is a reversal of the destruction of the population withered, the total grain production has declined sharply, there is no food, population, If each battalion of the Qing army can't hire a long man, the soldiers will have no combat effectiveness, how can they continue to advance! ”

Emperor Zaichun of Tongzhi did not wait for Prince Gong to continue, cut off the topic, and asked: "Prince Gong, the army will fight when it fights, what is the matter with the chief husband, what is the excitement of the common people, we are the children of the Eight Banners, we have to be heroes!" ”

Prince Gong Yixun was very dissatisfied with Li Hongzao in his heart, this kind of thing should not be explained by him, in addition to letting Zaichun read the book of sages, this Qing Dynasty army-style establishment should also let Yixun understand that the army of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty has long been outdated, otherwise it would not have been defeated in successive battles, and entrusted the command of the encirclement and suppression of the Hui Twist army to the Han "Zuo Zongtang".

Although Emperor Zaichun of Tongzhi also mentioned the past of the sunset in Xishan, talking about the glorious history of the Eight Banners soldiers, and looking forward to the Eight Banners disciples returning to the top, it will be until the daylily is also cold, and things will always come one by one, Prince Gong Yixun is still patient, and said: "Your Majesty, now Ke Jingbo is sitting in Lanzhou, and is reorganizing all kinds of troops, according to his past training Chu army military regulations "Chu Army Camp System", the people and horses from all walks of life are reorganized into 20 battalions, 5 infantry per battalion, 2 long husbands, 25 cavalry per battalion, 1 long husband, 25 war horses, soldiers, The husband needs 45 catties of rations per month, the war horse needs 15 catties of grain per month, 36 catties of forage, the forage is not enough to supplement the grain, of which the cavalry accounts for a quarter, and now needs to prepare 20,000 catties of grain and grass, prepare 3 months of combat rations and 3 months of reserve rations, so as to launch the summer and autumn offensive, Changfu an army is transport soldiers, service soldiers and labor soldiers, long thousands of miles away, soldiers are multi-tasking, how can they only think of fighting, this is the eighteen kinds of martial arts are proficient in soldiers, in the past to fight our Eight Banners disciples can ride on war horses can be thousands of miles a day, Sweeping across the vast northwest, but now towns, high walls, mountains, rivers, ravines, has long blocked the cavalry road, want to use the captured enemy grain and grass to advance the front, that is impossible to do, our Qing army is a righteous division, every time a place is recovered, but also to help the victims, stabilize the local people's hearts, so Zuo Zongtang's proposal on building roads and bridges is very necessary, the road is unblocked, the flow of materials will be smooth, the people's rations will be guaranteed, and the livelihood can be maintained, this is a long-term plan, on the contrary, our Qing army will go, If the common people have no food or drink, and they want to rebel, a local government will collapse, and our army has spent so much time to defeat the localities, and it has been in vain, and the people's hearts have been lost, who will hope that our army will fight back! ”

"Oh······ I kind of get it. Zai Chun listened to it with relish, which was much more interesting than listening to the quotations of the sage Confucius, glanced at Prince Gong Yixun who drank tea to quench his thirst, and asked: "Prince Gong, then you see who will be sent to be in charge of Shaanxi and Gansu affairs!" ”

Prince Gong put down the teacup, took out a piece of music from the music and presented it, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, this king suggested that Lin Shoutu be the political envoy of Shaanxi, and also the division of the military camp transfer, supervise the Qingyang grain platform, and be responsible for the defense of the Northwest Army!" ”

Tongzhi Emperor Zaichun carefully glanced at the majestic and cold Yixun, wanted to speak, ran to his mouth and swallowed again, Eniang Cixi, Emperor Uncle Yixun launched the "Xinyou Coup", Lin Shoutu participated in the meritorious, is Eniang's cronies, it seems that Eniang has known about this matter for a long time, and there is no need to discuss it with the Military Aircraft Department.

Tongzhi Emperor Zaichun obediently obeyed, sat in the study, wrote the edict of appointing Lin Shoutu, finished writing, took a seal from the palm seal of the great eunuch Liu Deyin, and stamped it with a bright red seal, this is his power, and he also needs to stamp the Empress Dowager Ci'an's "imperial reward" seal, and the Empress Dowager Cixi's "Tongdaotang" seal, this edict can be officially issued.

Zaichun asked: "Prince Gong, I heard you say that this Qing army system can no longer fit the current situation, and the army system must be used to fight wars, Li Hongzhang has replaced the old-fashioned army with regimental training, and now the Huai army has been restructured, and Zuo Zongtang has also rectified military affairs in the northwest, and their army is equivalent to abolishing our Eight Banners training system, and has become an elite general, and can fight the Huai army, the Chu army, and the Hunan army, so can our other armies be like them!" ”

Prince Gong sighed: "The emperor can't do it, this king also wants to train all the soldiers and horses into elite soldiers, but he has violated the rules of the ancestors, and the disciples of the Eight Banners have formed an inherent pattern, and the king wants to move the Eight Banners Charter, isn't it a violation of the rules of heaven, no one in the court will agree, those armies are mainly Han people, and other places, like the Zhili area, recruit soldiers mainly Manchurians, they will be soldiers in their lifetime, and they will not do other things, the court will give them land, and they will also sell the land, taking history as a mirror, Several generations have tried, Shi Zongye is such an ambitious person, there is no way for those Eight Banner soldiers, you don't let them be soldiers, but let the Han people become soldiers, is this country still surnamed Aijueluo! ”

Emperor Zaichun of Tongzhi said suspiciously: "Then according to Prince Gong, you say so, are the Manchurians unwilling to work hard, and all of them have become cowards!" ”

Prince Gong Yixun smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, the Manchurians are still bloody, and they can still fight, but there are good things in one thing, there will always be disadvantages, the inheritance system is also prevalent in the army, dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes, and the sons of mice will make holes, and those small officers and middle-level officer positions have also been occupied by the descendants of Manchu officers, and these people have not been tested by blood and fire, they will only boast about their ancestors, Amma, how they can fight, it is too difficult to find out the generals from these people, and the rotten ones also start to rot from the middle, What you want him to become, it depends on what those officers are! ”

Prince Gong did not tell the real reason for the weakening of the army, even if he knew it in his heart, he would not say it, but there was still an essential difference between the Manchus and the Hans, and the Manchus were unwilling to give up their privileges, unwilling to be flexible, unwilling to learn advanced mechanisms, and did not recognize that the world had undergone fundamental changes, which was the key.

Tongzhi Emperor Zaichun looked at Yi Xun without saying a word, he is already an adult, he has mature thoughts, rotten is rotten from the middle, strange stories through the ages, there is no such saying, it is awkward to hear, Prince Gong is stupid, do not let the interests of some people be touched, the privileged class is untouchable, the military restructuring is still far away, and can only retreat.

Emperor Zaichun of Tongzhi had a flash of inspiration, thought of an expedient measure, and asked: "Prince Gong, since you said that the soldiers recruited in the Zhili area are mainly Manchurian, no one can change this situation, and there are many bad habits in the old-fashioned army, and if you want to change your words, the middle class people will not agree, it is better to learn from Li Zhongtang's practice, first start the disarmament of the army in the Zhili area, and the army in the Gyeonggi region will be reorganized, and some soldiers who have reached the service period will retreat, and they will replace their sons and nephews to find a way to rearrange their errands, just vacating places. Training another army, starting with a small scale first, and also using a battalion as an establishment like the Chu army, you see if it will work! ”

What can be accomplished with a battalion establishment, Yixin only needs to be Jae-chun to pilot the implementation of a government, just like the royal guards of the Shanpu battalion, and train a Gongwei Gyeonggi pro-guard, and the two palace mothers will not object to Jae-chun proposing such a trivial matter.

Prince Gong Yixun did not forget to praise, nodded approvingly: "Well, this is a good idea, and only the emperor can think of it!" ”

Emperor Zaichun of Tongzhi couldn't hear that Yixun was fooling him, and he was dancing happily, thinking that he had done a major event to rejuvenate the country and secure the country, and he didn't want to go out of the palace to wander around, and he was thinking about who to let him do this big thing, of course, the eunuchs and servants were immediately vetoed by him, and let his classmates and Fa Xiao do this kind of thing, as if no one was willing to give in, and couldn't help but put his careful thoughts on the more than 200 people who had just finished the Jinshi exam, and thought secretly: Which person can lift the broken wheel in Xiang Yu's hand.

Prince Gong Yixun saw Zaichun's face happy for a while, sad for a while, his expression was uncertain, revealing a sense of innocence, and he couldn't help laughing: "Your Majesty, this king still has something to play, the examination questions of today's science hall are very biased, not the four books and five classics test questions, so that many Jinshi have no way to put pen to paper, this matter will make the court unable to explain to those students, what do you think, emperor!" ”

Of course, Prince Gong Yixun can't say that Emperor Tongzhi did something wrong, but first let Zaichun say the reason, so that he can have a target and analyze a matter to Zaichun.

Emperor Zaichun of Tongzhi knew that there would be today, and the palace tried to get rid of the four books and five classics, which made one-third of the candidates scratch their heads, and they don't know how many Jinshi criticized them, and they complained behind their backs, and there would be no good words.

Tongzhi Emperor Zaichun was a little clever, thought of a good rhetoric, waved his fist and smashed the case, and said angrily: "Prince Gong, I hate it, why is it that a talent like Gong Zizhen is not allowed to enter the Hanlin Dynasty, idle cabinet book, and the Beijing division cannot be reused for 20 years, although Gong Zizhen is sleepy and idle, he still repeatedly writes and reprimands the evils of the times, but unfortunately it has not been adopted by Xuanzongye, and can be reused, how good it is, 'Kyushu is angry and thunderous, and all the horses are sad, I advise the Heavenly Father to be vigorous and eclectic to reduce talents,' Talents like Gong Zizhen are I need talents, and the more the merrier, this dynasty is surrounded by enemies, there is no need to chant more poems and songs, and I don't know the nerds of Canghai government affairs, I need those horse leather shrouds, like Zhou Peigong and Shi Lang, can sweep away the men from all over the world for me, those Jinshi who don't even know what the world is like, Prince Gong, you say, can they change the backward and beaten situation of this dynasty! ”

Prince Gong Yixun couldn't help sighing, sorry for Gong Zizhen, ill-fated, born at the wrong time, and don't know self-cultivation, endure lonely people, will be paid a heavy responsibility, just like Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang are tempered for a long time, the bottom tempered will, refined into steel, in his forties, was reused by his father, Gong Zizhen likes to talk, thinking that Emperor Daoguang can't like him, but he doesn't know that his father likes to use old people to hold people, but unfortunately he died of illness in middle age, and also made his father sigh,