In the summer, the day in Gongning City is extraordinarily long, often after nine o'clock before it gets dark, even after dark, because of the popularity of gas lamps and electric lights, the whole city is also brightly lit as day, a large number of residents will still stay on the streets, all kinds of hawkers fill the streets, and the food stalls and barbecue stalls along the street are extremely hot.

However, with the Empress Dowager and His Majesty the Emperor stationed in the Governor's Palace, the entire Gongning was in a state of loose guard on the outside and tight on the inside, and the number of patrols on the streets and alleys increased significantly, and teams of armed police with loaded guns could be seen at any time - this was transformed from the Governor's standard and directly obeyed the Governor's armed forces.

Compared with the bustle and noise in the city, the factory area outside the city is much more deserted, and the workers either work night shifts or rest early, and those who are greedy for excitement also enter the city.

After 12 o'clock in the evening, the city gradually quieted down, in a large mansion not far from the governor's palace, Zuo Zongtang looked at the excerpts sent from all over the place in the table lamp, and now the queen mother and the emperor are in Gongning, Yi Zhizhi should also arrive in this day or two, he does not dare to have the slightest negligence, and must keep abreast of the situation in the northwest at any time.

Empress Dowager Ci'an and Emperor Guangxu, he is not too worried, the Qing Dynasty has established a constitution, Ci'an has also handed over all the military power, there is no danger, but Yi Zhi'an is different, domestic and foreign forces are afraid of this Zhennan King, Yuanqi treasurer is afraid of being eyeing him.

On weekdays, Yi Zhizhi stays in Shanghai, and domestic and foreign forces have no chance even if they have ideas, but Yi Zhi's coming to the northwest is tantamount to providing a rare opportunity for all forces.

Although along the way, Yi Zhixiang did not encounter any accidents, but he has always tightened a string in his heart, after all, there have been too many assassinations in recent years, most of the heads of Western countries have been assassinated, he does not want Yi Zhicontent to have an accident in the northwest, this is not only about his personal reputation and future, but also about the safety of the entire Qing Dynasty.

A rush of footsteps stopped outside the door, and then I listened to the report, "My lord, Commander Qin of the Armed Police Corps and Director Chu of the Police Department are asking to see you outside, saying that they have important ....... ”

Zuo Zongtang's heart sank, and he ordered: "Let them in." As he spoke, he raised his wrist and looked at his watch, it was already past one o'clock, and it was definitely not a trivial matter for him to ask to see him at this time.

Qin Youliang, commander of the Armed Police Corps in his early forties, and Chu Hongzhi, who was in his fifties, walked into the room quickly, and after saluting, Chu Hongzhi reported succinctly: "My lord, two patrol policemen found a suspicious carriage when patrolling near the woolen mill outside the city, and when they came forward to investigate, they were attacked, and when the nearby patrol officers arrived, two patrol officers had already been killed, the murderer fled, and there was a mortar and six shells left on the carriage...... ”

Mortar! Even though Zuo Zongtang was calm, he was taken aback by these words, and Qin Youliang continued: "I rushed to the scene to check when I heard the news, it was a Russian-made 60 mortar, and judging from the traces on the carriage, there should be two more that have been transferred." ”

Sure enough, what are you afraid of! Even mortars were brought! This shows that the scale is not small, Zuo Zongtang is sure that this is definitely for Yi Zhizhi, after all, the Empress Dowager Ci'an and His Majesty Guangxu have been stationed in Gongning for six or seven days, if it is aimed at the two of them, it will not be delayed until now, he groaned slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Curfew!" Surround the factory area and send out cavalry scouts to search within a radius of twenty miles. ”

Then, he picked up the phone, shook it and picked up the microphone, "Pick up the military region, Tang Bingcan." ”

Not long after, the voice of Tang Bingcan, the commander of the military region, came from the microphone, and Zuo Zongtang concisely explained the situation and said: "I need the cooperation of the military region to surround the industrial area and search." ”

Military Region, Duty Room, Tang Bingcan put down the phone and said in a deep voice: "Order the 405th Division to assemble urgently." ”

Hami, Sandaoling Coal Mine.

Sandaoling Coal Mine is the largest open-pit coal mine in the northwest, and it is also high-quality coal, as early as the early Qing Dynasty has begun to mine, initially it was government-run, then private, after Yuan Qi operated the northwest, he bought the Sandaoling coal mine with 5,000 taels of silver, built a railway connecting the coal mine, and carried out large-scale machine mining.

The steam locomotive with white smoke dragged the long carriage quickly, and the director of the plant, Hu Dekai, introduced in a loud voice: "After exploration, the Sandaoling Coal Mine is about 40 kilometers long from east to west and about 20 kilometers wide from north to south, and this area contains rich coal mines, and the reserves are estimated to be more than 15 billion tons.

Today, there are more than 10,000 employees in the factory, with an annual output of more than 3 million tons, and Sandaoling coal is not only enough to ensure the coal consumption of the entire northwest, but also sells a large number of ....... to Gansu and Shaanxi. ”

Listening to the introduction, Huang Dianyuan glanced at Yi Zhicontent, "Nuoda has a coal mine, and five thousand taels of silver will be bought?" ”

"The old students don't know." Hu Dekai hurriedly explained: "Sandaoling transportation is inconvenient, although the coal mine is an open-pit coal mine, but it is easy to mine and difficult to transport, the coal is not valuable, but the freight is amazingly high, and the private operation does not have much profit at all. ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled and said: "Since you are here, let's go to the mining area and have a look." ”

Before the words fell, Zhao Liewen hurried over and said, "The big shopkeeper——。 ”

Seeing that his expression was solemn, and he was still holding a telegram in his hand, Yi Zhizu waved his hand to retreat from everyone, took the telegram and glanced at it twice, the telegram was sent by Tang Bingcan, a member of the ******, and the telegram was very simple - Gong Ning found the assassination organization and begged to delay the trip. He asked slowly, "Zuo Jigao didn't call?" ”

Zhao Liewen said: "No." ”

Yi Zhicontent said disapprerovingly: "Since Zuo Jigao didn't call, it means that there is no problem." ”

"Lord Zuo will not dare to hide this matter...... Zhao Liewen said slowly: "However, for the sake of safety, we still hold off." In addition, from the students' point of view, it is not safe to ....... the construction site is mixed. ”

"Heightened vigilance is." Yi Zhizhi doesn't care too much.

"The big shopkeeper can't take risks easily." Huang Dianyuan said in a deep voice: "The big shopkeeper patrols all the way, and the large factories and mines will personally inspect it, which is easy for people to take advantage of, these three mountains have tens of thousands of employees, three religions and nine streams, and the terrain is also complex, even if the vigilance is strengthened, it is difficult to protect it thoroughly, so it is better not to go." ”

Yi Zhishu was not stubborn, nodded and said, "Then go back to Hami." ”

Gong Ning, Governor's Palace, Meeting Room.

Zuo Zongtang, who had not closed his eyes all night, walked neatly to the door and knelt down and said: "Minister Zuo Zongtang respectfully invites the Empress Dowager Sheng'an, respectfully invites the emperor Sheng'an." ”

Ci'an didn't sleep well last night, and after being woken up by the messy gunshots that rang out outside the city at about four o'clock in the morning, she never fell asleep again, and she didn't dare to sleep, she said slowly: "Kejing Hou doesn't have to be formal, sit down, and enjoy tea." ”

After the other party Shane sat down, she asked directly, "What's going on with the gunshots in the early morning?" ”

Zuo Zongtang did not hesitate to mobilize a large army to search the factory area outside the city, encountered armed resistance in the woolen mill and tannery, killed more than 30 murderers, and seized two mortars and more than 20 mortar shells, more than 40 rifles and more than 400 rounds of ammunition, but he did not even catch a single live mouth, and he was depressed.

He did not hide it, and immediately reported the situation in detail, and then continued: "At present, it is impossible to determine whether all the assassins have been arrested, and the city is still under martial law. ”

With his intuition, Ci'an was sure that the assassin was coming for Yi Zhi's contentment, and even asked, "Where is the Zhennan King train?" ”

"Back to the Queen Mother, the special train for the King of Zhennan is still in Hami."

Hami to Gongning is only 500 kilometers, and the train can arrive in most of the day, Ci'an glanced at him and said, "Telegraph to the king of Zhennan, it is best to let him come to Gongning later." ”

Ci'an knew very well that if Yi Zhicontent was assassinated in the northwest, it would be a disaster for the Qing Dynasty and the Qing royal family, and after a pause, she continued: "It is best to let the military region send troops to Hami to closely protect you." ”

"Wechen obeys." Zuo Zongtang replied, but he was secretly annoyed in his heart, and he was so busy that he didn't report the situation to Yi Zhixiang as soon as possible.

Tzu An then asked, "Have you found out the identity of the assassin?" ”

"Judging by the attire and language, it should be an Andijanian."

Andijan people in Anzai Province? Ci'an was a little surprised, but she also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it wasn't Manchurian, what she was most worried about was that Manchu people were involved, if there were really Manchu people involved in the assassination, it would be absolutely a catastrophe for Manchus.

Returning to the temporary residence, Zuo Zongtang drafted a telegram and truthfully explained to Yi Zhicontent what happened last night and the meaning of the Empress Dowager Ci'an.

After handing over the telegram, his staff member Li Yunlin turned back, and seeing that he had no intention of resting, he tentatively said, "My lord, could the assassin really be from Andijan?" ”

"There is no living mouth, at least judging by the attire, it is." Zuo Zongtang said in a sullen voice, in fact, he thought that it would be Andijan people, Qianlong twenty-four years, Kokand was attached to the Qing Dynasty, after the establishment of Anxi Province, it adopted a series of policies to benefit the people, and built a railway, Andijan people have no reason to assassinate Yi Zhi, unless ..... It was at the behest of Feng Renxuan.

But this possibility is almost none, Feng Renxuan can be said to be Yi Zhi's confidant, otherwise it is impossible to govern Anxi for a long time, he has no reason to send someone to assassinate Yi Zhixiang, in addition, for a long time, Xinjiang and Anxi have been very close, and there is no blame for him.

Li Yunlin pondered and said: "The incident happened suddenly last night, and it stands to reason that there is no possibility of disguise. ”

Zuo Zongtang glanced at him, "It is also possible that it was bought by other forces, such as Persia, England, ......., and Russia." ”

The captured mortars and rifles are all Russian-made, and Russia is indeed suspicious, Li Yunlin said slowly: "At present, the opening of the Eurasian Railway is imminent, and the trade between Russia and the northwest has also been steadily increasing over the years, so it should be unlikely that Russia will be likely." ”

After a pause, he continued: "The Russian-Turkish war has only passed a few years, and it cannot be ruled out that a large number of Russian-made weapons have fallen into the hands of the Ottomans. ”

After a slight hesitation, Zuo Zongtang said: "Send this analysis to Hami." ”

Sandaoling Coal Mine is located between Hami and Turpan, and the special train that is easy to be content with returning to Hami is actually a way back, but the distance is not far, and it returns to Hami in less than two hours.

Yi Zhizhi lived in the Hami Zhili Prefecture Office, and Zuo Zongtang's two telegrams also arrived, and after reading the telegrams, Zhao Liewen hesitated and said: "Is it really an assassin bought by the British?" ”

This possibility is indeed there, Yi Zhizhi groaned silently, if he was assassinated in Gongning, the country would inevitably be in chaos for a while, and he would not have the energy to take care of Europe, which was naturally a good thing for England.

But if you think about it carefully, this possibility is not large, if it is the civil strife of the Qing Dynasty, Yuan Qi must hope that Europe will also be in chaos, so that European countries will not be able to interfere in the affairs of the Qing Dynasty.

"In the current situation, it doesn't make much sense to track down the forces behind it, after all, it's just speculation." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "Since the hidden danger has been eliminated, we don't need to worry, just go directly to Gongning." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Liewen hurriedly said: "Hami is the east gate connecting the northwest to the mainland, and it has been the throat of the Silk Road since ancient times. ”

Huang Dianyuan echoed: "Wouldn't it be more appropriate to stay for two more days, and wait for Gong Ning to completely clear the hidden dangers." ”

"If you have a precaution, how can the Assassins have a chance to succeed easily?" Yi Zhi smiled disapprovingly: "The situation in my country is quite good, most of the monarchs and presidents of Western countries have been assassinated, can they still not go out?" ”

"The big shopkeeper." Zhao Liewen hurriedly said: "This is not an ordinary assassination, even mortars can be obtained, it can be seen that the other party is determined, in the opinion of the students, the other party will definitely not give up easily." ”

Huang Dianyuan looked at him and said: "Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, why bother to go to the tiger mountains, it is better to simply go back to Shanghai, it is enough to have the queen mother and the emperor tour to the west." ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled contentedly, "It's true that the older the rivers and lakes, the less courageous they are." When they all arrived in Hami, they were frightened by a few assassins, and then turned around and went back to Shanghai? ”

"The big shopkeeper is concerned about the safety of the world, this is not just talking." Zhao Liewen said solemnly: "The assassin is from Andijan, what if he is not instructed by a foreign power?" ”

Not at the behest of a foreign power? Yi Zhishu glanced at him, and the other party's words were only clearly said to be Anxi Feng Renxuan, if it was really Feng Renxuan's instructions, then he went to Anxi, but he was really in danger, and after groaning, he said: "Impossible!" There is no military-industrial base in the Northwest, and no one will be so short-sighted! ”

"Nothing is impossible." Huang Dianyuan said in a deep voice: "The power of Manchu and Mongolia in the northwest is not small, and the queen mother and the emperor are now in Gongning, I think it may be very big, not everyone can have such a long-term vision as the big shopkeeper." ”

Yi Zhizhi said with a smile: "Are the two of you underestimating Zuo Zongtang and Feng Renxuan, if they can't even control their subordinates, it is impossible for the two of them to govern the northwest for more than 20 years." ”

Zhao Liewen said solemnly: "It is precisely because the two of them have been in charge of the northwest for too long that it is difficult to rest assured. ”

"I'm worried about it." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "Send a report to Gong Ning, and say that you will arrive tomorrow." ”

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