Chapter 717: All of them are masters
Chen Guorui's identity and methods are determined that the Tianjin teaching plan was artificially created, and there is no doubt about it. But who the specific person is and what his purpose is, we still have to study and study. Behind the lesson plan is the imperial court, but the imperial court is not alone, and there are a large number of factions of people, their motives and purposes are completely different.
The number one suspect is Prince Gong Yixin, who is the de facto head of the imperial court. As the treasurer of the Qing court, Yi Xin had the resources to manipulate all this, and he had full motives. Now that the civil strife in the Qing Dynasty has subsided and the Westernization Movement has been going well, it is time for Yi Xin, as the ruler, to start cleaning up the local forces.
In fact, the distinction between the banner and the Han is not important at all, after the Daoguang Dynasty, the Qing court is already the ruler of the Han Dynasty, and the banner people are not as shrewd and capable as the Han Chen after all, even if they are forcibly helped, they are not the opponents of the Han Chen after all. Even if there are clan hardliners like Su Shun, most of them are Han strategists in the background, so the Han people have the final say in the world of the Qing Dynasty. It's just a few more Hanchen real power factions, which is not a big deal for the imperial court at all, but Zeng Guofan is different after all, they not only have power, but also have soldiers, and the autonomy of land division has seriously threatened the centralized power of the Qing Dynasty. There has already been a soil emperor Guo Xing'a, and the Qing Dynasty can't let Jiangnan split again, so Zeng Guofan and others must be eliminated.
Flattening the feudal town, the first to bear the brunt is Zeng Guofan. Other small factions are not in the climate, not only submit to the imperial court, but also have no ability to resist the imperial court, even if they are like Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang. Zeng Guofan is different, although he is also subservient to the imperial court, but his Hunan army is too powerful, and he definitely has the ability to compete with the imperial court. Moreover, Zeng Guofan's prestige is too high, and a single call can shake the world, and the court can't tolerate him no matter what.
How to deal with the Hunan army is also a headache. The Hunan army system is huge and abnormal, controlling many key positions of real power, and the roots of the tree are deep and must not be moved lightly, and if one is not good, the world will be in chaos. Therefore, we can only start with Zeng Guofan, and first get Zeng Guofan, the leading brother, and the children below will be easy to do. However, Zeng Guofan is also a hedgehog, this uncle's credit is too great, his prestige is too high, if the court stares at him with straight eyebrows, it may not only intensify the conflict, but also cause other Hanchen uneasy. If others don't say it, Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang feel that they can't sit still. Therefore, if you want to deal with Zeng Guofan, you can only let Zeng Guofan make mistakes by himself, and he can't make it too fierce all at once, so as not to make others suspicious. The Tianjin lesson plan is the best result, Zeng Guofan disappointed everyone in the world, the old man's name did not change, but his prestige disappeared all at once. Not only was his heart hit hard, but there was no possibility of threatening the imperial court.
"Gong Di is indeed suspicious, but this incident, Gong Di was not small. Zeng Guofan lost the hearts of the world, why didn't Gongdi disappoint the government and the opposition? Pi Runmin felt that the possibility of Yi Xin was very small, if it was this sixth master, then he would be too substandard.
"The sixth master is in the prime minister's yamen, everyone knows about foreign affairs, and he can't run away first! There is a pit in Tianjin, buried by him and Zeng Guofan, the sixth master will not do this kind of thing to set himself on fire! "Guo Xing'a knows Yixin very well, he is a cautious person, and he does not dare to do things that are too risky. The Tianjin teaching case is very dangerous, a misfire will start a war, Yixin definitely does not have the guts, and just to move to Zeng Guofan, it is not worth being so impressed.
"The affairs involved in foreign affairs are the most complicated and risky, and everyone knows the attitude of Zeng Guofan and Gong Di to the outside world, and it is too easy to dig this hole for them. If Gong Di is excluded, there are too many suspects, and many people are possible? Zou Degui felt that everyone looked like a suspect, there were many people in the court who had this craft, and even more who had this motive.
Everyone fell silent for a while, if it wasn't for Yi Xin's doing, then there would be too many suspects. There are many people who are unhappy with Zeng Guofan and Yixin in the court, and there are many people who can contact Chen Guorui, and it is not easy to find out who it is. And it's not just the court, there are no suspicions in various places, such as Li Hongzhang. Zeng Guofan, the teacher, and Yixin, the prince, are the two mountains that are pressing on Li Hongzhang's head, Li Hongzhang has no plans to move them, he is a person who does not have a strong sense of the bottom line. Moreover, Li Hongzhang is well versed in foreign affairs, he has dealt with too many foreigners, and he also knows the attitude of Northern Manchuria, and he definitely has the ability to manipulate the Tianjin teaching plan and predict the attitudes of all parties.
"Who will benefit the most from this incident?" Guo Xing'a thought for a long time and had no clue, so he could only find the suspect through the beneficiary.
"If you talk about benefiting, you should be the first to recommend Alcohol Di and Li Hongzhang! Relying on this court meeting, the mellow mansion has won the hearts of the people of the government and the wilderness, and it can almost compete with the Gongdi. Li Hongzhang led the army into Zhili, occupied the key points of Gyeonggi on land and water, entered the military aircraft to take charge of the world's politics, and retired to sit on the gold products of the important land of Zhili. "Zheng Qifeng's reckoning is fast.
"It's not Li Hongzhang, he can't control Chen Guorui. Chen Guorui has a deep relationship with Liu Mingchuan, the general under his command, and he will definitely not be able to merge with the Huai army, Li Hongzhang is good if he doesn't trouble Chen Guorui behind his back, and he will never cooperate with him. And becoming a direct subordinate is not a good thing for Li Hongzhang. Zhili is far away from Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou and other fundamental places where he started, and the imperial court is closely monitored, Li Hongzhang can only be a loyal minister of the imperial court when he enters Zhili, and he is also one of the people who was calculated this time! Chen Weinian directly vetoed Li Hongzhang, and he felt that Li Hongzhang was also one of the victims this time.
"Seventh Master?" Guo Xing'a nodded in agreement with Chen Weinian's judgment, but he thought it was incredible, with Yiyun's appearance, he could make such a big move?
"The ability and talent of the mellow house are indeed mediocre, but at present, he is indeed the most suspicious, who may be the fake hand of the mellow mansion!" Chen Weinian also felt a little unreliable, because Wang Yiyun of Lao Qiol County was notoriously unreliable.
"General, have you forgotten the story of Chengde back then? The seventh master has always been known for his great ambition and talent, but what is it inside, I am afraid that it is unfathomable! "Pi Runmin can crush Chen Weinian this time, they are all witnesses of the Xinyou coup, so they naturally know all kinds of weirdness of Yiyun at that time, and Chen Weinian was still staying at home at that time! Where to compare with him.
"The Seventh Master is at most an executor, he has such a big courage, but he doesn't have such a deep foundation, a person like Chen Guorui is not a person that the Seventh Master can use!" Guo Xing'a suddenly remembered that Yi Xun was the one who had the last laugh, but he also immediately denied Yi Xun.
Yi Xun is ambitious, and he has some means behind his back, but he also has his own fatal shortcomings. Although Yi Xun is a close branch of the clan and has been appointed to many key positions, he seems to have spent all his energy on the highest power, and what he does is nothing more than tricks and strength. Most of Yiyun's energy is in the inner circle, and his influence in the government and the opposition is very small. Yiyun has the ability to design the Tianjin Teaching Plan Bureau, but commanding someone like Chen Guorui, Yiyun can't do it at all.
As soon as Guo Xing'a's words came out, everyone was quiet again, and Chen Weinian began to have a headache for Guo Xing'a's leadership level. The ministers deliberated, and Guoxinga, as the monarch, should listen to the mainstay, occasionally mention a few words, and finally give a judgment. Your brother himself is gone, what's the rule of this and that, and what you say the big guy can't refute at all, and many of his thoughts have been interrupted. It's good now, Guo Xing'a personally ruled out the last suspect, how can we talk about it next!
"Control the courtiers...... The scheming of the layout...... "Guo Xing'a didn't pay attention to the embarrassed crowd at all, he thought that everyone was also thinking and meditating like him!" He muttered about the two elements necessary for the layout, and filtered the possible suspects one by one in his mind. Then he finally thought of someone who he had ignored for a long time and had not been able to attract everyone's attention.
Because of Guo Xing'a's intervention, Su Shun lived for more than ten years, so the real power of the Qing court has always been in the hands of Su Shun and Yixin, and the two of them check and balance each other. Therefore, the "famous" Empress Dowager Cixi in history has not attracted everyone's attention in the past ten years, and they all feel that the two palaces are just ordinary little widows. But Cixi was no ordinary widow, she had extraordinary political abilities that many men did not have. Not only is she scheming and scheming, but she also has extraordinary control over her courtiers. When she was alive, no matter how outrageous things she did, the courtiers remained loyal to her. No matter how hard the Qing Dynasty was hit, she could still hold on tenaciously, and it was not until three years after her death that the Qing Dynasty collapsed in an instant. Cixi definitely has the ability to design all this, and she has the motivation to do it all.
"Two palaces are a good means!" Goxinga spoke his mind.
"The Queen Mother?" The ministers were in an uproar, and no one thought about it in the deep palace.
"The biggest beneficiary this time is the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces!" Guo Xing'a secretly scolded himself for being confused, forgetting that no one should forget Cixi!
"What the general said is that Zeng Guofan's prestige is too high, and he is a big trouble for the imperial court, and this time he ruined his reputation, and it is indeed the emperor and the empress dowager of the two palaces who benefit the most. After the defeat of the Sushun party, the court and the central government were already dominated by King Gong's faction, and this incident hit King Gong's party hard, and it was also the most beneficial to the two palaces and the emperor. Raising a high-minded and talented King of Alcohol County is just right to balance Prince Gong, and King Alcohol County is the brother-in-law of the Empress Dowager Cixi, who is young and incompetent, and is very easy to control! Three birds with one stone, it is really a good scheming and a good means! Chen Weinian admired Guo Xing'a a lot, this is indeed the most reliable possibility.
"The Queen Mother of the Two Palaces is indeed an ordinary woman, they do such a thing!" Pi Runmin, Zou Degui and others also thought so.
"Beat Zeng Guofan, suppress Prince Gong, Fu Alcohol County King, and then summoned me to Beijing, it seems that the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces wants to unify the country!" Guo Xing'a felt a chill in his back, Cixi began to exert his strength, and this time the matter was slightly brought to Northern Manchuria, and he went to Beijing this time, I am afraid that it will not be without waves.