Zeng Guofan entered Wenhuadian University, Rui Chang entered Wenyuange University, Li Hongzhang entered Tirenge University, and Wenxiangjin co-organized University.

Zeng, Rui, Li, and Wen are four people, one of whom has an edict, and the fifth edict is always a matter. However, the focus of this last edict is not on Zeng, Rui, Li, and Wen, but on the co-organizer of the university who has been "hung up", emphasizing "leaving it to the lords".

In the dark, the response was like this, and the next day, there was movement on the side of the "lord".

After the "call" that day, several big military planes knelt down and withdrew from the Heart Cultivation Palace.

As soon as I walked out of the inner right door, I saw the door of the military aircraft department, and the two recitals of the outer performance office, one of them holding a box in his hand, probed his brain here.

As soon as they saw several large military planes, the two officers hurriedly walked a few steps and greeted them. They were holding a folding box in their hands, and they couldn't beat Qian'er, and one of the older ones said with a smile on their faces: "Lord Wang, there's a letter from Lanzhou, and the telegraph office has just sent it." ”

Hearing the word "Lanzhou", the eyes of several large military planes fell on the two boxes in their hands - one yellow and one white.

Guan Zhuofan snorted in his heart: This is outdoors, is it a place to talk about military affairs? You two are too much to stammer.

opened his mouth to speak, but his face was pleasant: "Lao Gu, Lao Dong, you two have worked hard, but in the future, let's talk when we enter the house." ”

"Yes, yes, follow the king's instructions."

"The white box will be brought into the house for me, and the yellow box will be sent to the internal affairs office quickly."

"Yes. Be. ”

This is the so-called "yellow-white-fold" system.

All folds. All in duplicate. One uses a yellow fold - send the queen mother to the queen mother; A white fold was sent to Prince Xuan to read. If Prince Xuan goes straight and white, he will be sent directly to the north street of the inner hall without going through the outside office; If Prince Xuan is straight, as it is today, he will be sent to the External Concert Office, and then the External Concert Office will be sent to the Military Aircraft Office and the Internal Concert Office - the yellow fold of it. It will be served to the Imperial Front from the Cabinet Office.

As a result, such a situation was naturally created: no matter whether Prince Xuan was in Zhizhi or not, Bai Zhezi would arrive at his destination before Huang Zhezi.

That is to say, no matter what the twists and turns, Prince Xuan's "reading" is one step ahead of the "imperial view" of the queen mother.

This situation is not something that no one secretly muttered in their hearts, but the Queen Mother herself didn't mind, because even if Huang Zhezi arrived first. Most of them can't understand it, and they don't know how to approve it. You have to wait for "he" to "read" the white fold and get the idea, and his own yellow fold will have the meaning of "imperial view".

However, like today's actions of Gu and Dong, the two officials are still a bit too much: Huang Zhezi should be handed into the internal performance office as soon as possible, and should not wait for Prince Xuan at the military plane with Bai Zhezi.

Entered the military aircraft, opened the white box, took out the telegram, it had not yet been opened, just looking at the title of the seal, Guan Zhuofan's eyes lit up: "Urumqi has recovered!" ”

When I heard the word "Lanzhou" before, I knew that it must be a military report from Xinjiang, but I didn't expect the first achievement in Xinjiang to be so fast. ”

Guan Zhuofan opened the telegram, glanced at it a few times, and said, "Well, it happened to be ten days ago. ”

"The telegraph is indeed a militaristic weapon!" Wen Xiang's voice was a little excited, "If it was in the past, we would probably have to go through it again...... Even if it doesn't take ten days, it will take seven or eight days to receive this good news! ”

"What Zhongtang said is," Xu Gengshen said with a smile, "Now, this telegraph line has only been erected to Lanzhou—if it has been erected all the way to Urumqi, ten days ago, on the day of Wuyuan's recovery, the smoke of gunpowder has not dispersed, we will know this good news!" ”

"Wuyuan" is another name for Urumqi.

Cao Yuying frowned slightly: "Hurry up, it only took eight or nine days from Urumqi to Lanzhou, and in places like Xinjiang and Gansu, it is possible to run a dead horse - it's not easy!" ”

Guo Songtao said: "So spend a lot of effort to set up a telegraph line!" When the telegraph line is erected to Urumqi, and even to Ili and Kashgar, then Xiqi will be forever determined! ”

"And the railroad!"

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When several large military planes were discussing enthusiastically, Guan Zhuofan had already watched the recital.

"Uncle Xing just said that 'the smoke of gunpowder has not dissipated'", he smiled slightly, "It is slightly different from the actual situation - Urumqi actually went down without a fight, and not a single shot was fired!" The battle was fought fiercely in the ancient pastureland before. The rebels were smashed to pieces in the ancient pastureland, and their morale was exhausted, and after that, our army pushed a little, and the rebels in Urumqi were frightened, abandoned the city and fled. ”

Several large military planes have been watched one by one.

"Zuo Ji is planning for the overall situation, and he is a great general!" Wen Xiang said, "However, in addition, in my opinion, there are two other points that our army can achieve this 'good start' so quickly, and they are also extremely crucial." ”

"Bochuan," Guan Zhuofan said, "please speak." ”

"First, the transshipment of military rations is not scarce. I have read history books, all dynasties, the Western Regions, the supply of military rations, no one is desperate, no one is lacking, such as the one who marched into Xinjiang this time, I have never seen it before!

"Hmm."

"Second, although Agubai and Bai Yanhu are arrogant, the people of Xinjiang, at least in northern Xinjiang, are actually reluctant to rebel, which is also very helpful to the victory of our army."

After a pause, he turned to Guan Zhuofan and said: "Lord Wang, you have tried your best to disagree and change 'entanglement' to 'Uyghur', which is really far-sighted!" ”

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The Tuhui of Xinjiang and the Tuhui of Shaanxi and Gansu are actually not the same race, the former is from the Turkic lineage, and the latter is from the Arab lineage. However, the people of the Central Plains don't know much about this, and they believe in ****, also called "Hui people". In order to distinguish it from Shaanxi Hui and Ganhui, it is called the **** of Xinjiang as "entanglement". This is because at that time, the Hui people in Xinjiang mostly wore hats wrapped in white cloth - "Selan".

It was a distinctly discriminatory and even insulting term that was deeply hated by the Hui people in Xinjiang, who repeatedly voiced dissent to the imperial court, but never got the point.

The Hui people in Xinjiang call themselves "Uigur", and the transliteration of Chinese includes "Uigur", "Uigur", "Uigur", "Huiheer", etc., among them, the favorite one of the Hui people in Xinjiang is called "Uigur".

To "entangle" the name, Guan Zhuofan has long had this plan, and he has also told the queen mother of the two palaces that the era of suppressing an ethnic group with a "disgusting" name is gone.

Of course, you can't be called "Mightyer".

Thus, there was the following edict:

"Cabinet of Ministers: Since the Han and Tang dynasties, the Tang people have been scattered in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, and there are many factions, and the names are extremely complicated. In the middle of this dynasty, the province was rebuilt, and it was called the Tang tribe. ”

"The gentry of the clan, quite in the name of 'entanglement clan', not elegant enough, Mr. Recommendation of the gentry is difficult to say, it is to write to the court, please change to 'mighty'. My emperor and queen mother are like the benevolence of the sky, following the surnames of all people, and subduing the feelings, but all over the history and provincial chronicles, recording the deeds of the clan, only see the 'fearful Wuer', and there is no 'Weiwuer', when the pronunciation is nearly mistranslated and reversed. ”

"It was also found that 'Wu'er' is one of the tribes of the clan, and the name of the whole clan is also inappropriate, and the name is changed to 'Wu'er', which is in vain in ancient times and has no deep meaning, and it is not enough to hang down for a long time and show the future."

"In order to conform to the meaning of the saint's 'righteous name, good words, and successful deeds', it is proposed to change it to the word 'Uygur' after careful consideration. The so-called 'Uyghurs' mean to maintain our nation in a narrow sense, and in a broad sense, it also implies the meaning of maintaining our country. This is the name of the family, not only is there no contradiction, but it also has to be as the name suggests. It can also make the general people of the tribe feel gregarious and patriotic, which is more appropriate than other names. ”

"Since then, the ethnic group has been called 'Uyghurs', or 'Uyghurs' for short. Those who were falsely identified as 'Weiwuer' will be corrected to avoid delays. Chin this! ”

In many ways, this edict has had a very far-reaching impact.

"Uygur" is officially named, and it is a "good name", which is very different from "entanglement", and has played a very important role in winning people's hearts and dismantling the rebels.

In addition, for the first time, the concept of "clan" was introduced in a government proclamation, and this "clan" is very close to the modern concept of "nation".

Also, for the first time, the word "patriotic" appeared in the government's official proclamation.

*(To be continued.) )