Gong Ning, Governor's Palace.

Looking at the telegrams from various prefectures and counties in Anxi Province, the smile on Zhu Shanhai's face became thicker and thicker, after all, he still forced Feng Renxuan to rebel, and the independence of the northwest can be said to have taken a key step.

"Feng Renxuan is self-reliant and king, and the independence of the northwest is just around the corner." Deputy Chief of Staff Liu Changxing hesitated and said: "However, Feng Renxuan has been in Anxi for many years, and the Northwest Army was founded by him, and he has a very high prestige among the military and civilians in the Northwest, so I am afraid that he will send troops to unify .......the two provinces." ”

He didn't say it thoroughly, Zhu Shanhai was inferior to Feng Renxuan in terms of status, identity, qualifications, prestige, reputation, and power, even if he was self-reliant in the northwest, he was afraid that he would make a wedding dress for the other party.

Zhu Shanhai waved his hand disappreciatively, "Feng Renxuan is not opposed, there is no possibility of self-reliance in the northwest, forcing him to rebel is only the first step, as for who makes the wedding dress for whom, it is still too early to say, one, we still have the queen mother and the emperor in our hands." Moreover, whoever sets himself up first and becomes king will become the target of public criticism and be at a disadvantage. Don't worry too much. ”

Speaking of this, he changed his words, "The news that Feng Renxuan has established himself as king must be spread as soon as possible, and the cable telegraph of the two provinces no longer needs to be blocked, and it will be fully opened, but the communication with the mainland must continue to be blocked." ”

As he spoke, he packed up the telegram on the table, "Send it to the Queen Mother." I also brought a message to the left department. ”

Feng Renxuan, the governor of Anxi, established himself as king? Looking at the telegrams, the Empress Dowager Ci'an couldn't help but gasp, Feng Renxuan reversed, the independence of the northwest is inevitable, and she jumped into the Yellow River and couldn't wash it, who would believe that this matter has nothing to do with her?

It took a long time for her to come back to her senses, "Someone is coming——, the palace wants to talk to Zuo Zongtang." ”

In the compound not far from the Governor's Palace, Zuo Zongtang sat on the wide Taishi chair like a clay carved wood sculpture, and there were telegrams scattered on the ground on the table, although he had always suspected that this change was manipulated by Feng Renxuan behind his back, but he always had a bit of luck in his heart, and now that the suspicion has become a fact, he is still quite shocked.

Li Yunlin walked in cautiously with a stack of telegrams, and when he saw this situation, he didn't dare to speak rashly, and stood aside silently, Zuo Zongtang said in a weak tone: "What's the situation?" ”

"The cable telegraph in the two provinces has been restored, and calls have come from various prefectures and counties." Li Yunlin replied softly: "There are also many calls from prefectures and counties in Anxi, and Feng Zhitai is indeed the opposite. ”

After a pause, he answered: "Tang Bingcan also called to inquire about ......." ”

Tang Bingcan? Zuo Zongtang seemed to be alive, "Call back, the Northwest is self-reliant, it is a dead end, we must recover Turpan as soon as possible, and restore communication and communication with Hami, this is the first contribution to quelling the chaos!" ”

"Tick ring" The phone rang suddenly, Li Yunlin hurriedly stepped forward and picked up the microphone, only listened to one sentence, then he covered the microphone and bowed down and said, "My lord, the queen mother is calling." ”

Zuo Zongtang hurriedly got up and took the microphone, and said with some excitement: "Weichen Zuo Zongtang respectfully invites the Queen Mother and the Emperor Sheng'an." ”

"St. Bow." Ci'an replied dryly, and then asked directly: "Feng Renxuan is the opposite?" ”

"Back to the Queen Mother. Weichen has just received calls from several prefectures and counties in Anxi, and Feng Renxuan has indeed established himself as king. Zuo Zongtang's tone was very heavy, Feng Renxuan's opposite, the two northwestern provinces have fallen into a situation from which they will never recover, and the situation of the queen mother and the emperor will inevitably be more dangerous.

Without waiting for Ci'an to speak, he said quickly: "Wechen will not be that chaotic minister and thief, no matter what the situation is, Wechen implores the empress dowager to take safety as the first priority, and the king of Zhennan will definitely pacify ....... quickly." ”

Before he finished speaking, a busy sound of 'doodoo' came from the microphone.

Sure enough, Zuo Zongtang put down the microphone stupidly, the two were listening to the conversation, and they could interrupt the call at any time, he took this into account, so he immediately expressed his position to comfort the other party.

"Adult ——。" Li Yunlin seized the opportunity and said: "Feng Renxuan is self-proclaimed king, and he will inevitably send troops quickly, the situation can be described as dangerous, and Gong Ning is also precarious, your lord may as well lead the army to conquer Turpan, take the opportunity to go to Hami ......, or sit in Turpan." ”

"Bad idea!" Zuo Zongtang reprimanded lightly, as the governor of a province, how could he abandon the city and flee, besides, the queen mother and the emperor were still in the city to conquer Turpan, this excuse was too far-fetched.

Thinking of the panic in the city at this time, he said slowly: "Tang Bingcan, who is waiting, defeats the Turpan rebellion, and then leads his troops back to the provincial capital, and let out the words, the railway transports troops quickly, and the king of Zhennan will soon transfer troops to quell the chaos, don't worry." ”

Li Yunlin: "Feng Renxuan has established himself as king, and Tang Bingcan is afraid that he is ......." ”

Tang Bingcan is Feng Renxuan's confidant, and can also be called his right-hand man, Feng Renxuan is the king, what kind of attitude Tang Bingcan has, it is really difficult to say, if he responds positively and cooperates, then there is no room for maneuver!

Thinking of this, Zuo Zongtang was silent for a long time, and after a long time, he said in a muffled voice: "The Northwest Army is not all a group of people who forget their righteousness for profit, don't be unreasonably suspicious, and see their reaction before making a decision." ”

Turpan, outside the city, the big camp, the big tent of the Chinese army.

The big tent was empty, only Tang Bingcan and Zhao Jinwen, Tang Bingcan was in the top position and smoked silently, Zhao Jinwen sat at the bottom and sipped tea without saying anything, after a long time, Tang Bingcan broke the dullness and said: "Head Zhao is a ....... of the Uyghurs." ”

"I'm a Kazakh." Zhao Jinwen raised his head and corrected with a serious face.

There are many ethnic groups in the two northwest provinces, and Tang Bingcan really doesn't know the differences between the various ethnic groups very well, and after enlisting in the army, it is even more difficult to distinguish them when they put on military uniforms, and the Northwest Army does not have the habit of distinguishing ethnic groups, "The Northwest Army promotes the equality of all ethnic groups, the equality of officers and soldiers, and no matter what nationality, they are treated equally."

As long as the officers and soldiers of the Northwest Army are bound to defend the honor of the Northwest Army to the death, what are you doing now? is splitting the Northwest Army, wantonly smearing the face of the Northwest Army, and even more wants to put the Northwest Army in a desperate situation! ”

Zhao Jinwen sneered: "Commander Feng has already established himself as the king, what honor does the Northwest Army still have to maintain?" ”

"It's still too early to say whether Commander Feng will stand up for himself as king, besides, even if it is a fact, he was forced by you!"

Zhao Jinwen put down the teacup and said slowly: "There is no point in arguing about this now. ”

Tang Bingcan said seriously: "I want to know why?" ”

"Why?" Zhao Jinwen said with a smile: "Commander Tang is really exalting his subordinates, and his subordinates are just a mere head of the regiment, how can you know why?" ”

Seeing that there was nothing coming out of this guy's mouth, Tang Bingcan lost interest in speaking, and at this moment, the communications officer said aloud: "Report——, Gong Ning called back." ”