Chapter 177 Jiangnan Southeast

When Yang Dongfang passed through Shanxi, Zeng Guofan, who ascended the throne in Jiangnan, was no longer bound by the Qing court, and his Hunan army quickly expanded its army, expanding as much as he wanted. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

From the original more than 100,000 people, the first phase of the expansion of the army reached 560,000, and the generals under him were about 100,000 each.

Zuo Zongtang, who was in Zhejiang, also expanded the Chu army to more than 200,000, with Shen Baozhen as an important henchman, vigorously developed the ship and naval division, actively attacked Li Xiucheng, seized southeastern Zhejiang and Fujian, and established his own territory.

On the one hand, Li Hongzhang accepted the position of Huainan Hou of the Hunan Chu regime, and on the other hand, he also actively expanded the Huai army, and the number of people changed from the original 50,000 to 300,000 at once, and he stepped up the purchase of weapons from the British.

On the one hand, he contracted his forces on the south bank of the Yangtze River and consolidated the two Huai, and the general was transferred to Shandong Zhili and other important places to control the north, and actively wrote letters to contact Yixun.

Yixun kept receiving letters from Li Hongzhang, and Long Xin was happy: "Okay! Good! Good! Finally, there is a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty, Li Hongzhang should be the pillar stone of my Qing Dynasty, the Hunan army can be killed, the old man of Zeng Guofan will not die well, Zeng Guoquan, you will be retributed one day. ”

So in Chengde, Yixun recruited the old and young of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the Han ministers who also had illusions about the Qing Dynasty came over and announced a shocking news in public: "At this time when I have not encountered a crisis in the Qing Dynasty for 200 years, the rivers are broken, the people are wailing, and it is rare that there are loyal ministers and good generals who are willing to rest with the country and with us. Now I have decided to make Li Hongzhang Li the king of Huainan in the Qing Dynasty and the governor of Liangjiang. ”

Suo Xuanluo Baojun, the minister of military aircraft, jumped out first: "The emperor can't, and a different surname can't be crowned king." ”

In fact, what he wants to say is that foreign races are not allowed to be crowned kings, but I am afraid that this word is too exciting, and now only the Huai army supports the Qing Dynasty.

Later, Wen Xiang and Gui Liang also knelt down and said: "The emperor's three feudatories are still fresh in my memory. ”

After the three feudatories, the Han people didn't even have the title of earl, let alone the marquis, this prince could not be sealed even if he was killed.

In short, the Han ministers Cao Yuying, Li Tangjie, Hu Jiayu, Wang Yuanfang, Shen Guifen, etc., who were still loyal to the Qing Dynasty, came out and knelt down to stop them, which made Yixun very upset, and finally realized some helplessness of being an emperor.

However, he was also resolute, and understood what the most important thing was now, which was time, the time he lacked the most, and his ascension to the throne was too short, so he shouted: "What, do I need you to help me make a decision?" You don't look at what time it is, the old man of Zeng Guofan is the emperor in Jiangnan, he named Li Hongzhang as Huainanhou, if I don't become the king, the Huai army will all fall to the Hunan Han Kingdom, and then you can still have the opportunity to enter Beijing, have you the opportunity to appreciate the land of the Central Plains? I'm afraid it's hard to get out. ”

Okay, let's be quiet, when it comes to their own lives, everyone is still very calm, if Li Hongzhang falls to Zeng Guofan, everyone is really going to play with mud.

Rely on the Eight Banners, go to the dream, now you can get your hands on Yinghan, there are still 5,000 Manchu Mongolian cavalry to fight.

At that time, Liu Mingchuan directly sealed Beijing, Yinghan had to trap the Central Plains, and the Qing Dynasty lost not only Central and East China, but also North China and Mongolia.

"Your Majesty, since it is an extraordinary moment and an extraordinary countermeasure, Li Hongzhang has been named the king of Huainan, whether to crown others as the king." Wen Xiang is not idle, he knows this Fangzi's personality very well, so just be a-stirring stick, everyone is good.

Yi Xun heard the same thing, and the secret way was well mentioned, anyway, he couldn't control those chaotic ministers and thieves, and it was not bad to lick some blocks for Zeng Guofan, so he said: "Okay!" Then, Feng Zuo Zongtang was the king of Minyue, and the fief was Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi. Liu Changyou was named the king of Song, and the fief was opened. ”

"In addition, Yinghan was added as Baylor stationed in Tianjin to manage Cangzhou and other places, Aixin Jueluo Yixuan was appointed as the king of Qingjun and served as the governor of Zhili, Guerjia Ronglu was the commander of the infantry army, and Wanyan Chonghou (Chongshi's younger brother) was the secretary of the military department to guard the mountain customs."

"Liu Mingchuan is the governor of Zhili, Zhou Fu is the governor of Zhili, Qiao Songnian is the governor of Shandong, Yang Dingxun is the governor of Shandong, and Guo Baochang is the governor of Henan."

"Congratulations, my lord, congratulations, the emperor has named you the king of Huainan, and all the generals of my Huai army are."

"Humph! What is the gratifying way of a Huainan king, the Qing Dynasty is as dangerous as a pebble, the building will be worthless, and it is too difficult to save. Although Li Hongzhang was excited, he was worried.

Paying homage to the king is what everyone wants, and now Li Hongzhang is more high-spirited, glanced south and muttered: "Teacher, look at my disciple is powerful, or your sword is not old; Lao Jiu, let's see who can have the last laugh. ”

Soon, Li Hongzhang, in the name of the king of Huainan, put forward the first proposal, demanding that the internal affairs system be reformed, that the Manchus and Han should be a family, that no intermarriage should be abolished, that the privilege of the Eight Banners above the army should be abolished, and that these vain things should be removed.

At the same time, the people of Shandong Province were moved to enrich the Kanto region, and Yixun was asked to set up a companion capital in Fengtian for future use.

In the end, it was suggested to unite with the Hunan and Han regimes to jointly resist the New People's Army, temporarily give up attacking each other, eliminate the bandits in the territory, and seek opportunities for development, and wait for his weapons to be transported from the West to train elite soldiers in the middle of the map.

Yi Xun got Li Hongzhang's recital, fell into contemplation, the things on the recital are very realistic, very far-sighted, the Qing Dynasty wants to prosper, the first step must be to refine the soldiers, develop firearms, the second development of the northeast, rely on the fertile land there to feed the army, get money and grain, lose the wealth of the south of the Yangtze River, and without the money bag of Shanxi, the treasury will have no source.

According to the current situation, the Central Plains should not want to interfere more, and it is fortunate to be able to guard the small part of Shandong and Anhui, and most of Jiangsu are fortunate.

These two aspects are the retreat left by the ancestors back then, in case he can't gain a foothold in the Central Plains, he will go to the northeast, which is used in this situation, and he immediately agreed to these points.

But if the privilege of the Eight Banners is canceled, he won't be able to do it, this is too difficult, even if he is talented, he doesn't dare to do it, if he really does it, he doesn't have to be the emperor, the Eight Banners will pull him down first, as for the Manchu and Han intermarriages, he gritted his teeth and agreed.

The rules of the ancestors have been broken, not one or two, the tree is dead, and the person is alive.

And immediately began to implement, selected the daughters of the county king Baylor's family who were not married, and gave them all to the generals of the Huai Army as wives or concubines, and the Qing Dynasty and the Huai Army must be tied together, and he even gave his daughter directly to Li Hongzhang's 9-year-old son, and the two first married a family saying.

Of course, this was not achieved overnight, and in the end, Yi Xun vigorously promoted the officials in Beijing and selected sharp and enterprising young people, and he had to have another force loyal to him to divide the power of the old faction.

Looking at Li Xiucheng's side, he also supported Hong Tiangui and Fu as the emperor, went to the title of Heavenly King, changed it to Chinese characteristics, unified soldiers and horses and thoughts, sharpened reforms, eliminated people who eat, drank and enjoyed themselves, and killed the No. 1 general Kang Wang Haiyang Liwei.

Gather and sit down the general Huang Wenjin, the king of the chamberlain Li Shixian, the auxiliary king Yang Fuqing, the king of the dry king Hong Renxuan, the king of harmony Tan Tiyuan, the king of the coming Lu Shunde, the king of Jin Zhong Wanxin (Hong Xiuquan's son-in-law), the king of listening to Wang Chen Bingwen, the king of Dai Huang Chengzhong, the king of Qi Liang Chengfu, the king of Rin Liu Zhaojun, the first king Fan Ruzeng, the king of You Li Yuanji, the king of Shun Li Chunfa, the king of Xiang Chen Panwu, the king of Yang Ji Qingyuan, the king of praise Meng Shiyong.

The joint reform of the Seventeen Kings and the Loyal King Li Xiucheng is known as the Eighteen Kings Change, and Li Xiucheng also firmly controls the military power of the New Heavenly Kingdom with one hand. Steadily occupy Chaozhou and Meizhou in Fujian and Guangdong.

No one knew that at this time in the northeast Changchun City, there was a person who climbed to the top of the highest building in the city, despised the entire Changchun City, and sighed: "It turns out that the current Changchun City is so dilapidated, so narrow, so dirty, and has such a small population, but it is much purer than when the Oriental beasts controlled it, this is the northeast of Baishan and Black Water, this is the northeast of our Manchuria, and this is the Manchu of Longxing in the Qing Dynasty. Haha I'm free, haha Manchuria, I'm here, I'm back in the Qing Dynasty, as long as I don't want to be the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, I won't be willing. (To be continued.) )