That is to say, it is not to hand over the army to Wall, but to personally lead the Xuan army across the ocean.

This is certainly a good thing, but the danger in the waves is also self-evident. The empress dowager of the two palaces was moved together, looked at each other, and was relieved and worried in her heart, and was silent for a long time before Cixi asked again: "What do you say about Su Fu's position?" ”

The position of governor of Jiangsu should naturally belong to Zhao Jingxian, and with the reputation and style of "Zhao Cripple", it is enough to cut off the covetousness of others. However, the personnel of the court should not be opened by themselves, fortunately, there is also King Gong, and this matter has long been a case.

"Back to the Empress Dowager," Prince Gong really spoke, "Zhao Jingxian, the current secretary of the Jiangsu Domain, is well-known and has a long history of military and government affairs, which can be called capable. The minister thought that Zhao Jingxian could be promoted to this position. ”

"What about the foreign affairs in Jiangsu?"

"Jiangsu's foreign affairs have always been done by a few of them and their ministers." Guan Zhuofan replied, "With the guidance of the Queen Mother and the Central Princes, they will definitely not delay anything, please rest assured that the Queen Mother." ”

The Queen Mother behind the bright yellow veil was silent for a moment before Cixi spoke again.

"That'...... Let Zhao Jingxian act first. ”

When this sentence is said, it means that the whole matter has been decided. Guan Zhuofan finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he would act as an agent, and it would only be a matter of time before he really got rid of it in the future. This time, if he can't come back, that's it, if he can come back, then it's not a matter of a provincial governor.

Unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager Ci'an still had something to say.

"No one has done anything about such a big event in the past two days," she said as if talking to herself. "It's weird, too."

"The official on the road. Maybe you haven't figured out what's going on yet. King Gong smiled. Pu Anchen's post was just about allowing Wall to recruit bravery. ”

"That's right," Empress Dowager Ci'an nodded, "but in the end, the Chinese are going to fight for the United States, and I don't know if anyone will talk about this in the future." ”

"If you go back to the Queen Mother, the Americans also fought for China." King Gong said, "Among the Xuan army, there are hundreds of Americans. It is not an exaggeration to exchange gifts. ”

"yes, yes, I forgot." The Empress Dowager Ci'an was relieved.

Although it has been discussed, it is not yet possible to issue a decree, because there is still a procedure to go - such a major matter is related to the national system, and the opinions of the pro-noble ministers should be secretly consulted according to the rules, that is, the so-called "internal consultation of the pro-nobles and external consultation of important ministers".

It's okay to say. The Minister of Military Aircraft personally asked several princes, after all, they were all in Beijing. Convenient very. The important ministers outside, of course, refer to the governor, the distance is far away, and they can't ask one by one, so they chose two people, and asked in a hurry of six hundred miles, and waited for the response. One is the nominal first governor of the world, Liu Changyou, the governor of Zhili, and the other is the actual first governor of the world, Zeng Guofan, the governor of Liangjiang.

Such a situation is in Guan Zhuofan's calculations, so he is not worried - what Liu Changyou's recital will say, you can guess, as for Zeng Guofan......

Zeng Guofan will not say anything.

Zhili is close, so it is Liu Changyou's echo that arrives first. Sure enough, his brother was so excited, in the excerpt, the sentence that came up was "Tiange shook overseas, and the soldiers were subdued by the four yi", not only applauded, but also suggested that "from Guangdong and Fujian, recruit more new bravery, and go to the United States", if it weren't for the rules of officialdom and Guan Zhuofan's face, he would probably have to ask for help.

Zeng Guofan's resound, as Guan Zhuofan expected, vague and vague, in short, there are benefits to going, and there is a reason not to go, because "the situation on the other side is not known by the minister, so he does not dare to say anything." ”

Guan Zhuofan thought to himself, Zeng Guoquan returned to his hometown, and the Jiangning Xiang army was withdrawn, these two things were really enough to annoy Governor Zeng. With Zeng Guofan's old age, of course, he has been deeply afraid, and it is precisely when he wants to "be humble and thankful, and be cautious from the beginning to the end", how can he be willing to make another branch in such a matter?

As for the relatives and nobles, a total of four princes were "secretly consulted". King Gong and King Alcohol don't need to say that when Wen Xiang went to visit King Xuan, this confused prince couldn't figure out the situation, but he also had his own way, so he asked first, "What did the sixth man say?" Then asked, "What does the seventh say?" After asking clearly, he nodded, and said very solemnly: "What I mean is the same as them." ”

zuihou is Prince Rui Renju. He put the visiting Bao Jun into the living room for tea, and when he finished listening to Bao Jun's words, his eyes widened.

"Fuck it!" Renshou's eyes widened angrily and slapped the case.

"The prince is angry," Bao Jun was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Think about it in the long run, think about it in the long run." ”

"What's the long term?" One of Renshou's goatees trembled, "This time, let the foreigners see the majesty of the Eight Banners!" ”

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The decree was finally issued, and there were two in total.

The first is to reply to the Prime Minister's Yamen's recital, which is just one sentence, "The matter of Pu's gift that was played a few days ago will be granted to the request." It can be said that it is an understatement to the extreme.

The second is to write a large article, starting from the Bali Bridge, the credit of Guan Zhuofan is recounted again, and at the end of the sentence "That is, the officer went to the United States to inspect the ordnance industry, and his post as governor of Jiangsu was temporarily handled by Zhao Jingxian." However, in the matter of diplomacy, Guan Zhuofan is a second-class Jiayong Marquis with the title of Grace Xifeng, and he is also the deputy commander of the Yellow Banner. Chin this. ”

The two edicts, issued a day apart, seem to be two unrelated things, designed to hide people's eyes.

was inexplicably promoted, but it was unexpected by Guan Zhuofan. He thought to himself, of course, this is to reward himself for not avoiding hardships and dangers and taking the credit of the ocean, but there may not be a liliang without money - Lao Tzu squandered hundreds of thousands of taels of silver with his hands and got a little return, which is also the meaning of the question.

Especially the deputy capital of the Zhenghuang Banner, the weight is very heavy. If in terms of rank alone, all are from the first product, and the vice is the second product, then it's nothing. However, the capital of the Eight Banners is led by the prince and the county king, and the Zhenghuang Banner is the alcohol king himself, and this deputy capital is equivalent to the alcohol king's deputy.

Guan Zhuofan said in his heart, it was a little interesting.

However, his promotion this time, in the Guan family's mansion, was a mixture of surprise and worry. For the next people, the master has been promoted to the knighthood, of course, it is a great thing, but if you want to go to sea on a sea boat, it will be strange and scary to hear, in case there is something three long and two short, and the big tree falls, then this mansion, who can protect it?

As far as the Bai family and the Ming family are concerned, although they didn't expect him to live in Beijing for a long time, even if they think about it, even if they leave, they will just go back to Shanghai.

"I'm really worried." Bai Shi shed tears, "Tens of thousands of miles away, there is no communication, and there is no way to know if you are okay, let us sisters, how can we live?" ”

"You forgot, Jiren has his own nature." Guan Zhuofan saw the injuries of the two of them, smiled and comforted, "Besides, it's not without benefits." After I come back this time, if I make a meritorious service, maybe I will be able to transfer back to Beijing, and I will serve you two sisters every day in the future. ”

"Really?" Bai Shi held back his tears, and asked in surprise regardless of the meaning of his words.

"Nature is true." Guan Zhuofan said casually, "Speaking of tens of thousands of miles away, there is only one bad one. ”

"Oh, which one is bad?"

"I have to sleep alone every night," he said in imitation of Bai's tone, "If I think of you two sisters, how can I live?" ”

The two sisters-in-law blushed and stopped talking. I know that although what he said is a rumor, it is more or less the truth. So in the past few nights, he has been extraordinarily submissive, no matter what shameful things he wants to do, he is also "humiliated and humiliated", and he tosses as much as he can.

On August 12, Andehai came to the door and personally sent him the patches and a plate of brand-new lapis lazuli pearls.

"Brother Guan, these days, the Queen Mother knows that you are busy discussing important matters with the military plane, so the shift on duty has not asked the Seventh Master to platoon you." After Guan Zhuofan thanked him, the two of them sat and drank tea in the study, An Dehai said with a smile, "But let me give you a reminder - in two days, our Queen Mother will go back to Fang's home to see the old lady, and most of them will be extra respectful and pass on your attendants." In the final analysis, if it weren't for your help, Grandpa Zhao wouldn't have been able to clean up his grandfather's mansion as beautiful as it is now. ”

Guan Zhuofan thought of Zhaoxiang and smiled in his heart - when he was in Rehe, his sister was just "Yi Guifei", and he was still only a third-class Chengenhou, when he played "Hero Saves Beauty", if he hadn't seen the opportunity quickly, his brother might have been folded in the hands of the horse bandits, and the look of trembling in the cart is still vivid.

Now that he is angry, his sister has become the queen mother, and he has also been promoted to the third-class Chengen Gong, just in terms of title, he is even higher than himself, and when he heard that when he met people, his eyes grew to the top of his head. But every time I see myself, I still look very affectionate.

Sure enough, the next day, a eunuch came to deliver the decree, and on August 14, the Queen Mother returned to Ningning, accompanied by the imperial guard and second-class Marquis Guan Zhuofan.

*(To be continued......)