Gong Ning, Governor's Palace.

Because of the discovery of the assassination organization outside the city, Gongning City is the whole city under martial law, and the whole city, the Empress Dowager Ci'an and Guangxu's Governor's Mansion are also more heavily guarded, and the three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry inside and outside the Governor's Mansion are all Praetorian Guards who follow the driver.

In the backyard, the Empress Dowager Ci'an stood restlessly in front of the window looking at the spring in the garden, touring all the way to the west, thousands of miles, all of which were a peaceful scene of the river and the sea, and the people's health and Wufu.

She knows something about mortars, which are a kind of small, lightweight, but powerful artillery that is necessary for the army, and the control is very strict, and it is difficult to obtain it at leisure.

What made her uneasy was that Yi Zhifen actually didn't listen to the dissuasion and insisted on coming to Gong Ning, did he care about assassination? Or is it to show trust in the officials of the Northwest Frontier? Or maybe there is something else - at the risk of his life, to understand the real situation in the northwest.

"The Queen Mother's ——。" The chief eunuch reported at the door: "Deputy Commander Zhu Shanhai asks to see him." ”

Zhu Shanhai? Ci'an hesitated for a moment before he said, "Xuan——。 ”

She has only met Zhu Shanhai, the deputy commander of the military region, twice, and both in public, but she knows that this name seems to be an out-and-out Chinese name, but this person is an out-and-out flag man, and his ancestors are Zhenglan flag people.

With the abolition of the Eight Banners system and the establishment of the constitutional monarchy system, many banner people have changed their Han surnames to take Han names, and the government and the opposition have become a trend.

Although Zhu Shanhai was wearing a military uniform, he still greeted him at the door in accordance with the rules, and when he got up, Ci'an said softly: "After the constitution was established, many rules have been canceled, so you don't have to be rigid, you can sit." ”

"Thank you for the grace of the Queen Mother." Zhu Shanhai bowed and sat down, and Ci'an, who saw it, didn't speak for a long time, so he said directly: "Gong Ning was shocked to find the assassination organization, according to the investigation, all of them are from Andijan, and in the humble opinion of Wei Chen, I am afraid that it is related to Anxi Province....... ”

Hearing this, Ci'an frowned, this is implying that the target of the assassination is her and the emperor? Who is the governor of Anxi, Feng Renxuan, a scholar from Guangzhou, why did he assassinate her mother? Against a constitutional monarchy? It doesn't seem possible.

"The constitutional monarchy is the best thing that King Yi Guocheng of Zhennan has made to promote." Ci'an said slowly: "Feng Renxuan has been highly regarded by Yi Guocheng and has guarded the northwest for many years, how can he go against Yi Guocheng's wishes?" ”

Zhu Shanhai hesitated for a moment before he said: "Feng Renxuan has been running Anxi for many years, and he has taken the daughter of the prince of Kokand as a concubine, and has two sons, so I am afraid that he will have the heart of self-reliance." ”

Ci'an was shocked, "Is that really the case?" ”

"Back to the Queen Mother, everyone in the northwest knows about this matter, and Weichen will not dare to deceive."

Ci'an said in a deep voice: "That being the case, how can Yi Guocheng not know the reason, can An tolerate Feng Renxuan sitting in Anxi for twenty years?" ”

Zhu Shanhai hurriedly said: "In the shallow view of Weichen, Feng Renxuan has a concubine and has two sons, so he is deeply loved by all ethnic groups in Anxi, and the king of Zhennan is a long-term peace and stability in Anxi, and he believes in it, so he will be so indulgent." ”

Speaking of this, he paused, and then said: "On the surface, Feng Renxuan and Zuo Zongtang have a lot of grievances and do not interact with each other, but in fact, they secretly have close ....... Speaking of this, he bowed down and said: "The northwest is not a good land, for the safety of the queen mother and the emperor, Weichen earnestly prays for the holy car to return to Beijing as soon as possible." ”

Ci'an nodded slowly, it is good to leave the land of right and wrong as soon as possible, now it is already a hypocrisy constitution, and these things in the northwest make Yi Zhishu and the cabinet members have a headache, but they have already arrived in Gongning, and if they don't go to Anxi, they seem to be a little unwilling.

Zhu Shanhai seemed to be able to figure out her thoughts, and continued: "If the Empress Dowager wants to continue to inspect Anxi, with all due respect, she must strengthen the forces of the ........ ”

Ci'an was heartfelt by what he said, this time on the western tour, the troops accompanying the entourage are indeed not much, there is only one regiment of troops, what kind of accident is really going to happen, this bit of strength is really not enough, she groaned slightly, and then she spoke: "Draw troops from the military region?" ”

"Back to the Queen Mother." Zhu Shanhai was secretly happy in his heart, and hurriedly said respectfully: "The two northwestern provinces vigorously promote the equality of all ethnic groups, and the recruits recruited every year are regardless of nationality or origin. ”

After a slight sigh, Ci'an said slowly: "King Zhennan can arrive in Gongning in the afternoon, and I will talk about this later." ”

Coming out of the Governor's Palace, Zhu Shanhai had a faint smile on his face, this time he came to see him, all he had to do was to bury the assassination, once Yi Zhicontent was assassinated, Ci'an would be the first to think of him for his own safety.

"Woo-" A train is running on the Gobi Desert, and the billowing smoke from the front of the locomotive can be seen from afar.

On a small sand dune a little far away from the railway, Guan Baishan slowly put down his binoculars and lit a cigarette casually, he was actually very nervous, after all, what he was going to do next was a major event that shocked the whole country, and he himself might even be famous for immortality.

found that his palms were already drenched with sweat, he wiped it on the military uniform behind his back without a trace, he was also a Manchurian, the surname Guan was one of the Han surnames changed by the Guarjia clan, he knew very well what he was doing, however, he was not afraid, and even faintly excited and proud.

The train was not far behind the train, and according to the information received, it should have arrived in a quarter of an hour.

In just a quarter of an hour, it was an ordeal for both him and the officers and soldiers below.

Three minutes, five minutes, time passed second by second, when he finally saw a train appear on the railway line in the distance, Guan Baishan threw down the cigarette butt and raised the binoculars, in fact, there was no need to observe, he clearly knew that it was the special train that was easy to be content, because at this time, except for the special train, there could be no other train passing.

In fact, there is nothing special about the special train, at least there is no difference from the appearance, and it is no different from ordinary passenger trains.

Seeing that it was a passenger train, Guan Baishan no longer had any doubts, and immediately said in a deep voice: "Demoman prepare!" ”

In fact, without his order, the demomen were already on standby, and the cavalry grabbed the reins of the horses so as not to startle the horses with a huge explosion.

"Woo——。" The train slowed down to the sound of a long whistle, because the railway ahead had a huge arc and had to slow down.

Guan Baishan stared at the special train for a moment, and when the last carriage of the special train passed the marked yellow line, he raised his hand violently, "Detonate!" Initiation! ”