Nourishing the heart hall, the military plane "called".

The queen mother of the two palaces on the top and the minister of military aircraft on the bottom are all full of joy.

"I remember," said Cixi, "when His Majesty Zuo Zongtang saw him, I asked him, 'How long will it take for Guan Long's military affairs to be completed?' He said, 'At least three years, more than five years', at that time, I didn't think he said much, but now he is full of calculations, less than two years after he left Beijing, and the completion of the work is so fast, this can be regarded as an unexpected joy. ”

Guan Zhuofan said: "Yes, this all depends on my queen mother's hard work, day and night, front-line soldiers with their lives, and the emperor Hong Fugetian." ”

Cixi smiled slightly and said: "Zuo Zongtang's excerpt, but he admires 'the cardinal command is appropriate', and also says that 'there is no shortage of baggage medicine', 'there is no danger behind the sergeant', 'you have to move forward with all your strength, without hesitation' - Guan Zhuofan, you ...... Well, your messenger, well done. ”

Originally, he was just praising Guan Zhuofan alone, but when he thought about it, he thought that it was not good to snub the rest of the ministers of military aircraft - besides, it is true that the big guys have contributed, and "you" has become "you".

Guan Zhuofan hurriedly bowed down and said, "Thank you for the Empress Dowager's award!" It's all the duty of a courtier! ”

"Zuo Zongtang specifically mentioned the cannon," Cixi said, "He said, the key to destroying the bandits' lair is the artillery, and the northwest is suppressed, and the cannon is more important than the horse team!" Zhan Donglu's artillery team is powerful, and it is the 'first contribution to the rebellion' - Guan Zhuofan, Zhan Donglu was brought out by you, your soldiers, bring it well! ”

"Minister...... Terrified! ”

At this time, Ci'an spoke.

"Is this cannon called ...... 'Napoleon' cannon?"

"After returning to the queen mother, the queen mother. Be. ”

"It's an interesting name." Ci'an said with a smile. "How do I listen to it, like a name with that annoying emperor of France?"

"Queen Mother and Empress Dowager Shengming, these two 'Napoleons' are exactly the same name."

"Huh?"

"The emperor of France," said Guan Zhuofan, "is called 'Napoleon III,' his uncle." He also served as Emperor of France, called 'Napoleon I'. This Napoleon I was truly the hero of the world, and in those days, the whole of Europa, except for one England, called him all over. ”

After a pause, he continued: "Field battles, large-scale use of artillery, this Napoleon I. He is the first person in the world to use a cannon. It is this 'Napoleonic cannon', the name of the 'Napoleonic cannon', which also comes from Napoleon I. ”

"Oh, that's the case," Ci'an couldn't help but smugly, "I said." ”

Cixi was slightly surprised: "The whole Europa has been beaten by him?" There are still ...... in the world Such a person? ”

"Yes, Napoleon III was ambitious and talented, and the reason why he was able to ascend to the throne by chance was actually very much due to his uncle's legacy."

Cixi thought, since she said "the shadow of the legacy", this Napoleon I must have died, so why didn't he pass on the throne to his son, but asked his nephew to pick up the cheapness? And said "fate meeting", it seems that there are quite twists and turns? She really wanted to ask for an explanation, but this was a court discussion, and she couldn't spend too much time talking about other people's affairs, so she had to hold back for the time being.

"Now that the matter of Shaanxi and Gansu is over," Cixi said, "after the New Year, the spring has begun, and it is time to march into Xinjiang, right?" ”

"What the Queen Mother said is very true!" Guan Zhuofan said, "Don't worry about the future, everything is ready, after the New Year, the spring begins, and the army of the Western Expedition will march into Xinjiang!" The minister set up a military order - for himself and for Zuo Zongtang, within next year - that is, within six years of Tongzhi, Xinjiang will definitely return to the Heavenly Dynasty! Jin Ou has been lacking and must be filled, and when the time comes, the minister will take Xinjiang and congratulate the two queen mothers on New Year's Day for the seventh year of the same reign! ”

At these words, the empress dowager of the two palaces and several big military planes, up and down, were all excited, Cixi's shining eyes looked at Guan Zhuofan, and said: "Jin Ou is missing and must be made up - this sentence is really good!" Okay, Guan Zhuofan, our sisters, waiting for your congratulatory gift! ”

"Yes!"

"The army of the Western Expedition is about to march into Xinjiang," Cixi said, "and it is time to refresh the soldiers on the front line—"

After a pause, he said slowly: "Zuo Zongtang's 'supervising the Shaanxi and Gansu Military Affairs Minister', add a word, and change it to 'supervise the new Shaanxi and Gansu Military Affairs Minister'. ”

"Yes!"

"Also," Cixi paused word by word, "Chenglu is in Gansu, Xinjiang doesn't dare to go, Ganhui can't fight, I don't know what to eat!" Passed the decree, Urumqi Admiral Chenglu, lost his teacher and lost his land, could not be delayed, and was dismissed on the spot! The post of Admiral of Urumqi was taken over by Zhan Donglu! ”

Several big military planes were slightly shocked.

“…… Be! ”

More than one person, the following thought turned in his mind: Xuanjun line, Daniel Zhang's Shandong Governor, Yixan's Anhui Governor, Jiang De's Jiangnan Governor, Wu Jianying's Fengtai Daying Governor, Ding Ruchang's Navy Commander, there are already five commanders, and now with Zhan Donglu's Urumqi Governor, the entire six commanders—half of the imperial court system, are in the hands of Xuanjun.

Sure enough...... "refreshment".

"Xinjiang," Cixi asked, "what's going on?" ”

Guan Zhuofan pondered for a moment and said: "Back to the Empress Dowager, Xinjiang is full of beacons, and southern Xinjiang has completely fallen, but the imperial court still has some strongholds in northern Xinjiang, and the connection with the Hexi Corridor has not been completely severed. ”

"Several of the more powerful rebels in Xinjiang are all gathered in southern Xinjiang, and at present, it is roughly a situation in which the four heroes of Yarkand, Hotan, Kucha, and Kashgar stand side by side and attack each other, among them, the most ferocious is the 'Zhedeshar Khanate' with Kashgar as its base camp."

"This 'Zhedeshar Khanate,'" Cixi said, "I have the impression that it is not his Khan who is in power, but his prime minister? ”

"Yes," Guan Zhuofan said, "The Queen Mother's memory is really good, this prime minister, named Agubai, is extremely ambitious, not only in the pseudo 'Zhedeshar Khanate', arbitrarily abolished, but also wants to destroy Yarkand, Hotan, Kucha, unify southern Xinjiang, and then swallow the whole of Xinjiang." ”

"Hmph, your appetite is not small, but you don't know if it's big or not?"

"This fang is fierce and cunning, full of opportunities, and has strong reinforcements from outside - he is the general of the Kokand country, and he was sent by the Kokand country to take advantage of the chaos. The country of Kokand has ill-intentioned intentions and covets our Xinjiang, and for many years, it has been a thief. In addition, Aguba and the Russians also have collusion with each other. Therefore, the minister thought that for Aguba, he should not be underestimated. ”

Cixi frowned slightly: "He also has a connection with the Rakshasas?" ”

"Yes, but it's not enough to worry about the Queen Mother! The so-called collusion, it's just that Agu Bai got a few foreign guns from the Rakshasa people - or breech guns, the hands of the Rakshasa people can't directly reach into Xinjiang at the moment - even if he barely stretched in, the minister was completely sure, hurt him, and made him have to shrink back. ”

"Good!"

Cixi's eyes shone with light.

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