The eyes of the Queen Mother lit up.

After a moment, he nodded slowly.

"If—" said the Empress Dowager, "I mean, what will happen if Ili can't keep it?" ”

The four big military planes were all slightly stunned: Well, didn't you follow Cao Yuying's words?

However, Wen, Cao, Xu, and Guo are such keen and shrewd people, and they immediately understood the "deep meaning" of what the Queen Mother said.

Although the Queen Mother and Empress Dowager do not have a deep understanding of the strategic value of Ili, it is somewhat knowingly asking such a question.

"After returning to the queen mother," Wen Xiang said loudly, "Ili will definitely not be lost!" ”

After a slight pause, "The Ili that the minister just invited the Empress Dowager to visit is only the seat of Yili, the so-called 'Ili Nine Cities' is the head of Huiyuan City; And the Ili region is vast, and it is not limited to the Ili River Valley, the entire Ili, that is, the jurisdiction of the Ili general, is not much different in size from a province in the interior! ”

"Ah, I see......"

The Queen Mother and Empress Dowager of course "Ah, I see", the other three big military planes, also couldn't help but admire: the matter of Yili came out in the process of playing the right, Wen Bochuan could not have done his homework on this in advance, then the "Ili Nine Cities" came easily, and its familiarity with the geography of Yili was all deep under the efforts of weekdays.

"The Empress Dowager Mingjian," Wen Xiang said, "Huiyuan City is not guaranteed, that is, the 'Ili Nine Cities' are not guaranteed, that is, the entire Ili hundreds of thousands of miles of territory are not guaranteed......"

Ci'an was taken aback: "Hundreds of thousands of miles? ”

"After returning to the queen mother, what the minister said was...... Uh, 'square mile'. ”

"'Square mile'...... What is that? ”

"Well, the Queen Mother, this is the size of the place, one 'square mile', which is about ...... Uh, three, four acres. ”

"Oh, it's a foreigner's algorithm, right?"

"Uh," Wen Xiang was a little embarrassed, "Well, sort of it......"

Well, we all know that foreigners only have an "algorithm" of "square kilometers", not an "algorithm" of "square miles", and Wenxiang's strange "algorithm" was forced out by the Queen Mother.

One "square mile" is equivalent to "three or four hectares", hundreds of thousands of "square miles", isn't it...... Uh, a million, a hundred thousand hectares? This number is too big, although Wen Xiang "understands", but the queen mother still feels that it is really beyond her imagination.

Forget it, forget it, don't worry about it, anyway, it's equivalent to "a province in the interior".

"You go on."

Wen Xiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "Yes!" ”

After a slight pause, "Ili is not guaranteed, and its disaster is not limited to Yili!" The queen mother, please look at the map, the east of Ili, is Urumqi -- uh, the minister is not talking about the two cities of Ili and Urumqi, but these two large places, that is, General Ili and Urumqi are under their respective jurisdictions. ”

In terms of administrative planning, Xinjiang is divided into three major parts, which are managed by General Ili, Urumqi Metropolitan Governor, and Kashgar Counsellor Minister, and the administrative offices are in Ili, Urumqi, and Kashgar respectively. Nominally, General Ili is the supreme military and political governor of Xinjiang, and the Urumqi Metropolitan and Kashgar Counsellors are his subordinates, but in reality, the three are not affiliated with each other and are directly responsible to Beijing.

"Well," Tzu An nodded, "I understand. ”

"If Ili is not guaranteed, then Urumqi is not guaranteed!" Wen Xiang's voice raised, "If Urumqi is not guaranteed, then Northern Xinjiang is not guaranteed!" If the northern Xinjiang is not protected, the queen mother and the queen mother can imagine it - then the whole Xinjiang is not protected! ”

After a pause, "At that point, not only are all the hardships of today, but the flow of water is exhausted, and the Rakshasa is no better than Agubai, and the disaster of Xinjiang will not stop in Xinjiang, but will spread eastward!" ”

After another pause, "After the enemy's forces are cultivated, if they break through and enter Ganshan, Ganshan will be in chaos, and the mainland will be shaken!" If you invade the northern road, all the Mongolian tribes will knock on the pass and migrate inward, and the shoulders of the Jingshi will be broken! ”

Wen Xiang's voice became more and more passionate, not only the color of the queen mother and queen mother had changed, but Cao Yuying, Xu Gengshen, and Guo Songtao also felt thrilling when they heard it in their ears.

"In a word," Wen Xiang said, "I think that Xinjiang is really a fence outside China's borders, and if the fence is removed, even if you want to close yourself off, how can you get it?" ”

These few words, just like Huang Zhong Dalu, the monarchs and ministers all have a sense of shaking their hearts.

After a moment of silence, Ci'an said, "What do you think?" ”

"After returning to the queen mother," Cao Yuying said loudly, "Wen Xiang understands that ministers can't increase or subtract!" ”

After a slight pause, "Yili's gains and losses are related to the success or failure of the Western Expedition and China's fortune!" ”

"After returning to the queen mother," Xu Gengshen said, "'The gains and losses of Ili are related to the success or failure of the Western Expedition and the fortune of China' - the minister seconded the proposal! ”

"After returning to the queen mother," Guo Songtao said, "the minister also seconded the proposal!" ”

After a moment of silence, the Queen Mother and Queen Mother put on a look of finally making up her mind: "Since everyone says so, I think that in front of the word 'national fortune', a person's gains and losses should not be considered more." ”

"Yes!" The four big military planes said in unison, "Queen Mother and Queen Mother Shengming!" ”

"At the meeting of the king's ministers," said Ci'an, "the king of the county has said something...... Very inappropriate words, so that this ...... Well, it's quite chilling and frustrating, and the court can't help but ...... Something said, well, you just look at it according to the meaning, the purpose! ”

This is to change the previous discussion and criticize the alcohol king by name!

Wen Xiang sighed secretly in his heart, but the situation is stronger than people.

He, Cao, Xu, and Guo replied together: "Yes, the ministers will obey Yi's order!" ”

"Tonight," Ci'an said, "just work hard for a few of you, hurry up and get to work, this edict, tomorrow morning, will be 'Mingfa'." ”

"Ministers don't dare to take the word 'hard work' -- this is the duty of a minister."

"Well, today," Ci'an said, "from the morning to now, it's been almost a whole day, and you guys, I guess you haven't eaten anything serious, I'll call the Imperial Dining Room, make a few delicious things, and send them to the military plane, you ...... 'Lantern Night Battle'." ”

Breakfast is not counted, except for a few dim sum at noon in Prince Xuan's mansion, the four big military planes, this day, really "haven't eaten anything seriously", the arrangement of the queen mother and the queen mother is very intimate.

"Thank you for the queen mother's meal!"

"I'm just waiting for your draft in the Heart Cultivation Temple. However, you don't have to be in a hurry, after dinner, you can go to work—my own dinner is also passed down in the Temple of Nourishing Hearts. ”

"Yes, the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother are sympathetic and meticulous, and the ministers are grateful!"

"Ming'er will go to the north street of Chaonei to deliver the decree," said Ci'an, "just the four of you, King Zhuang, King Rui, King Bo, Zhu Fengbiao, Rui and a few of them, and they will not go—in this way, you and Guan Zhuofan may be able to say a few words." ”

The four big military planes were all moved in their hearts: this arrangement of the Queen Mother, well, I can see it...... It's very thorough.

"Yes, the ministers obey!"

"The decree has been issued," said Ci'an, "and there are a few words for you to tell Guan Zhuofan - well, even if it is my 'dictation'......"

The four big military planes all pricked up their ears.

"I know that he is aggrieved and unhappy," Ci'an said calmly, "but he is a person who ...... 'take the world as his own responsibility', and he should not throw the 'world' aside and hide himself for the sake of being aggrieved and unhappy." ”

After a slight pause, "Yili's matter, Cao Yuying said it well, well, 'it is related to the success or failure of the Western Expedition, and it is related to the fortune of China' - don't say that I did not allow him to 'retreat to the domain', even if he really 'retreats to the domain', he is a person who is 'related to the country', and he can't watch the situation go all the way down, just sit and ignore it, right?" ”

After another pause, "I remember, he admired Lin Zexu's words very much, called ...... Well, 'If a country lives and dies for profit, will it not be avoided because of misfortune'? I don't know, what will Lin Zexu do if he bumps into his current situation? ”

The four big military planes couldn't help but secretly cheer: This army will be good!

*(To be continued.) )