Although Liu Changxing's words were indifferent, the threat was undisguised, Tang Bingcan couldn't hold his breath, and shouted: "Are you coercing me and waiting?" ”

"Don't dare. Nor is it necessary. Liu Changxing said with a smile: "As long as these news are revealed, why coerce the two?" ”

Tang Bingcan was speechless in anger, the Yi Zhixin special train was ambushed and blown up, and the families of a military and political official in the northwest were transferred before this, they are now covered with mouths and can't explain clearly, and no one will believe that the yellow mud falling off the crotch is not but!

Zuo Zongtang was much calmer, and looked at each other coldly up and down a few times before he spoke: "It's rare to be able to do this in a hurry, but I want to know, what are the benefits of Northwest independence?" ”

Liu Changxing smiled when he heard this, "I'd rather be the head of the chicken than the tail of the ox, restore the imperial system, be glorious and rich, and don't look up to people...... are these benefits enough?" ”

Seeing that he was slippery, Zuo Zongtang didn't care, and continued: "Why did you choose this time? At the beginning of the constitution, the great drought in the north and the war in South Africa were all good opportunities. ”

"Naturally, it's about buying time to prepare." Liu Changxing said: "Why was Lord Zuo able to govern the northwest for 30 years? Before the constitution was established, it was the need for balance between Yuan Qi and the imperial court, but now it has been eight years since the constitution of the Qing Dynasty was established, which can be regarded as a smooth transition, and there is no need for balance.

The two provinces in the northwest have formed a trend of tail not falling, as the so-called bird is exhausted, for Yuanqi, the rectification of the northwest is urgent, it is imperative!

Moreover, Yuan Qi will invest a huge amount of money in the northwest every year, naturally the longer it drags on, the better, and now the railway with Russia is about to open, and Yi Guocheng happens to patrol the northwest, what better opportunity is there than this? ”

"It's a rare opportunity." Zuo Zongtang nodded in agreement, and then changed his words, "You guys are planning this matter for three or five years, I don't know...... Who is in charge? ”

"Your Excellency will find out later." Liu Changxing was very tight-lipped, and then added: "Your Excellency is highly respected, once the Northwest becomes independent, you must rely on your ..... everywhere, but the top priority is to stabilize the ...... of the Empress Dowager." ”

Empress dowager? Zuo Zongtang interrupted him and said, "You don't plan to restore the imperial system with the help of the Northwest, right?" ”

"Your Excellency is too worried." Liu Changxing said: "Although the military strength of the northwest is strong, there is still a huge gap with the Qing Dynasty, if you want to stand on your own, you must first occupy the name of righteousness, you need to obtain the permission of the Qing Emperor first, so that you can justify it." ”

The permission of the Qing Emperor can justify it? Thinking about it is simpler, the current Qing Dynasty is not the emperor's decision, Zuo Zongtang disdainful in his heart, but he is not willing to say more, and he said with a slight sigh: "The stakes are very high, we need to think carefully." As he spoke, he picked up his teacup and took a sip.

Seeing that he actually served tea to send off guests, Liu Changxing

smiled disapprerovingly, got up and arched his hand: "I hope that the adults can focus on the northwest." Liu Changxing, who was waiting, retired, Zuo Zongtang looked at Tang Bingcan and asked directly: "The main envoy behind it, could it be Lord Feng?" ”

"No!" Tang Bingcan said with great certainty without thinking about it: "If it is Lord Feng, he will definitely not bypass the last general." For this, he is quite confident, as Feng Renxuan's confidant, it is impossible for the other party to hide such a big thing.

After a pause, he continued: "It should be Zhu Shanhai, this person is a Manchurian, resourceful and good at fighting, with a lot of achievements, he has long suppressed bandits and quelled rebellions in the two northwest provinces, and he has accumulated merit and moved to a high position, and he has a good influence in the Northwest Army...... ”

Zuo Zongtang is most worried about Feng Renxuan, if all this is planned and manipulated by Feng Renxuan behind his back, things will be tricky, as for Zhu Shanhai and the others, he hasn't taken it to heart, no matter how much he tosses, he can't turn over the waves, he groaned slightly, and then he said slowly: "It's not appropriate to act rashly now, so as not to exacerbate the situation, just wait and see." ”

Wait and see? Aren't you afraid of further deterioration of the situation? According to Tang Bingcan's idea, thunderous measures should be taken to solve Zhu Shanhai as soon as possible, so as to prevent the empress dowager and the emperor from being held hostage, and then follow the vine and find melons and wantonly purge the chaotic party ....... within the Northwest Army. Wait, is the other party testing his attitude?

He immediately said cautiously: "The last general secretly thinks that when the thunder strikes, the first evil will be destroyed, so that the rebellion can be nipped in the bud." ”

Zuo Zongtang shook his head slowly, "It is not difficult to encircle and annihilate Zhu Shanhai, the difficult thing is to ensure the safety of the queen mother and the emperor, and besides, Zhu Shanhai may not be the mastermind." ”

After a pause, he continued: "Order all the departments to stand by and not act rashly, and those who act rashly will be punished as rebellion." As he spoke, he stood up and drafted a telegram, "Xinjiang has been in turmoil, but it has not been out of control, the Queen Mother is well, the King of Zhennan is well, in order to prevent the situation from intensifying, I hope that Anxi will clear the rumors and wait for good news." ”

The news that the Zhennan Wang train was ambushed and blown up by the Northwest Army was deliberately disseminated and soon spread through telegrams throughout the prefectures and counties in the Northwest, and both the Northwest Army and the officials of the two provinces were all panicked, and no one in the government and the opposition knew that the most powerful person in the Qing Dynasty was not the emperor or the prime minister, but the king of Zhennan.

The Northwest Army openly assassinated the king of Zhennan, which is tantamount to rebellion! Although the assassination failed and the king of Zhennan was unscathed, the mutiny of the Northwest Army was an indisputable fact, this move not only kidnapped the entire Northwest Army, but also kidnapped the officials of the two northwest provinces.

Ansi, Kokand, Governor's Palace.

Feng Renxuan slowly transferred the telegram in his hand to Governor Zheng Yingguan, and lit a cigarette casually, Zuo Zongtang's telegram was not only to warn him not to act rashly, but also to make it clear that he didn't believe him, thinking about it, the Northwest Army has actually been under his control, and if something so big happened, he naturally couldn't get out of it, and it was reasonable not to believe him or even suspect that he was the mastermind behind it.

At present, it seems that all this is planned by Zhu Shanhai, this person is resourceful and good at fighting, has repeatedly made military exploits, and has always been valued by him, so that he can be promoted to the deputy commander of the military region step by step, but he didn't expect to be a white-eyed wolf!

What does this guy want to do? Promoting the Northwest to become self-reliant? Usurpping the power of the Northwest Army? Restoration of the imperial system with the help of the Northwest Army? But this is too bold!

"Your Excellency." Zheng Yingguan said in a deep voice: "Zhu Shanhai is only the deputy commander of a military region, how dare he be so dangerous? Is there someone else behind it? ”

Reasonable! Feng Renxuan nodded slowly, but who is behind Zhu Shanhai? The Queen Mother or Zuo Zongtang? The former is more likely!

Seeing that he was silent, Zheng Yingguan shook the telegram in his hand, "The prince is in Hami, why bother with Lord Zuo?" ”

Hearing this, Feng Renxuan nodded, "Call the prince....... ”

Hami, the yamen of the state office.

Hami has strong sunshine, but it is also windy, especially in spring and summer, there are often strong winds, Yi Zhishu originally planned to go to the agricultural irrigation area to investigate, because there were signs of strong winds had to nest in the state department, idle and bored, simply pulled Huang Dianyuan to play, both of them are stinky chess baskets, and it is difficult to solve the problem of killing in a position.

Zhao Liewen looked at all aspects of Hami's information intently on the side, and the orderly soldier then took the opportunity to deliver tea and said softly: "Sir, Tang Shu of Hami Zhizhou asked to see him, saying that he had an urgent ....... ”

Glancing at the two people who were playing chess, Zhao Liewen stood up and paced out slowly, Tang Shuwang, who was standing at the foot of the steps, was full of anxiety, and when he saw Zhao Liewen coming out, he hurriedly presented a telegram and said, "Mr. Zhao, the prince's special train was ambushed and blown up........" ”

The train was blown up by an ambush? Zhao Liewen was shocked and blurted out: "The news is true? ”

"Accurate and reliable." Tang Shuwang hurriedly said: "The dispatch room did not receive a report that the special train passed through Turpan within the scheduled time....... and after waiting for half an hour, it ordered the nearby small station to send a car to investigate along the line...... The bombed-out special train was found...... Heavy casualties ....... ”

"Come with me." Zhao Liewen said in a deep voice.

Hearing Tang Shuwang's stammering report, Yi Zhizu put the chess pieces in his hand into the box and said in a muffled voice: "How are the casualties?" ”

Tang Shuwang said worriedly: "The officers and soldiers on the special train...... No one was spared. ”

"Martial law in the city is imminent." Yi Zhizhi said in a deep voice: "Let people take over the various departments of Hami." As he spoke, he looked at Tang Shuwang, "Gong Ning's telegram will be delivered as you go." ”

"Lord Wang." Tang Shuwang hurriedly said: "The cable telegraph line has been interrupted ........ ”

Cable telegraphs are generally laid along railway lines, and it is reasonable for them to be blown up, so Yi Zhizhi said in a deep voice: "Send someone to repair it immediately, and the railway must also be repaired as soon as possible." ”

The two of them left, and Huang Dianyuan said slowly while cleaning up the chessboard: "The special train was ambushed, it should be the ...... of the Northwest Army." ”

"It must have been done by the Northwest Army!" Su Shun stepped in, "The northwest is rebellious, Hami can't stay for a long time, you should return quickly." ”

"There's no hurry." Yi Zhizu waved his hand, "If you come, you will be safe." I'm going to see what's going on in the two northwestern provinces. ”

"What else could it be?" Su Shun said: "The troops of the six regiments of the Northwest Army are patrolling along the railway line, and the special train can still be blown up by ambush, it is not the Northwest Army, is it possible that it can still be bandits?" Have you ever heard of such a large-scale bandit in the two northwestern provinces? This is rebellion! ”

"Even if it is the Northwest Army's doing, it cannot be judged that the entire Northwest Army is plotting rebellion." Yi Zhisuff said unhurriedly: "At least Tang Bingcan can still be trusted, otherwise he would not have sent troops to Hami to obey orders, and Zuo Jigao could also be trusted, otherwise Gong Ning would not have discovered the traces of the assassination organization in time." ”

Hearing this, Su Shun hesitated and said, "Could it be Feng Renxuan?" ”

"It's unlikely." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "Tang Bingcan is Feng Renxuan's confidant....... ”

Could it be that she is suspicious of the Queen Mother? Su Shun instinctively felt that this was impossible, but Huang Dianyuan said: "No matter who it is, even if it can ambush the special train, it is enough to show that the northwest is not safe, and the big shopkeeper is in danger of the world, so he can't easily take risks." ”

With a slight groan, Yi Zhizhi said: "Don't worry, let's take a look first." ”

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