At Prince Gong's words, the opposing ministers sneered in their hearts, and looked at one of the courtiers, this person was Fucha Jingtao, the minister of the guard, who was a man with a yellow flag in Manchuria, and a first-class duke, whose father was Fucha Boqitu, who had served as the secretary of the Ministry of Works. Although this person has a high position, he does not have much real power in the DPRK, which has a lot to do with his status. He used to be one of the eight ministers appointed by Emperor Xianfeng before his death, during the Xinyou coup, the eight ministers of Gu Ming died and degraded, and he Jingtao was also cut down, thinking that he would follow in the footsteps of others, but the queen mother of the two palaces let him go, and appointed him as the minister of the guard, showing unusual honor. For the purpose of the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces, Jing Tao quickly understood and faithfully fulfilled his duties.

To put it bluntly, the biggest reason why he was appointed as the Minister of the Interior of the Guard is to check and balance, and the balance is because of the increasingly powerful Prince Gong in the Xinyou coup.

However, after the Xinyou coup, Prince Gong was named the king of the government, and he was also the foreman of the military aircraft, and he was the first person under the empress dowager of the two palaces, coupled with the performance of a group of Han ministers led by Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, and Li Hongzhang on the battlefield, it can be said that Prince Gong's status is as stable as Mount Tai.

Now Zeng Guofan, who is an important support point for Prince Gong's power, has made a major mistake, and Jing Tao will naturally not let go of this opportunity to hit Prince Gong.

He took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "Queen Mother, Your Majesty, the minister thinks it is inappropriate, Zeng Guofan led the army not only lost the army, but also lost the two provinces of Jiangxi and Hunan, for the Qing Dynasty, it is a sinner for the ages, such a sinner does not punish the law, where is the ancestral law?" Prince Gong, did you let this person continue to lead the troops, did you want him to bury more ancestors? Jing Tao is very smart, as soon as he came up, he firmly focused on Zeng Guofan's major responsibility for losing Jiangxi and Hunan provinces, and used the ancestral law to put pressure on Prince Gong.

Prince Gong's face changed, although Jing Tao's words were expected by him, but they hit his vital point, the court doesn't care how many people die, anyway, the dead are all Han people, how much is just a number. But losing the land is a big crime, the Qing Dynasty is a small number of Manchus to govern the world, for the integrity of the world is extremely important, not to say that Zeng Guofan is a Han minister, even if the Manchu minister loses a large area of land is a serious crime.

The so-called duty to defend the land, and the loss of the land is a capital crime.

Jing Tao's words make sense, although Zeng Guofan has contributed to the imperial court, his failure has caused greater sin. If the land of the two provinces cannot be subdued as soon as possible, I am afraid that the bandits will become bigger again. Jing Tao, do you have any recommended candidates? The Empress Dowager Ci'an spoke, and the Empress Dowager Ci'an also felt extremely troubled about how to deal with Zeng Guofan. After all, she is just a woman, and she is not proficient in state affairs, but the expansion of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom makes her a little frightened. Emperor Xianfeng told him before he died that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was a danger to his henchmen, and only by destroying it could the Qing Dynasty keep the country, and the foreigners were just foreign robbers, and they would naturally leave if they robbed enough things, so she must destroy the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom at all costs.

Empress Dowager Ci'an's temperament is calm, the implementation of Emperor Xianfeng's will to the letter, coupled with the use of the right people, the cultivation of the Hunan army and the Huai army, at the beginning of the year has formed a huge advantage over the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, if it were not for Hong Tiangui, the Qing Dynasty did smoothly through the biggest crisis, the continuation of half a century of national glory.

"I am willing to go in person!" Jing Tao said in a deep voice.

"You...... Never! Prince Gong's face changed and he said in a deep voice.

"Prince Gong, Weichen can't, are you willing to recruit in person, prince?" Jing Tao calmly retorted, since returning to the court, facing Prince Gong's words, Jing Tao has been quite low-key. It's not that he doesn't want to say it, but he knows that it's useless to say it, he's waiting for an opportunity, and there's a good opportunity in front of him.

Empress Dowager Ci'an's gaze looked over the two of them, and finally turned her gaze to Empress Dowager Cixi.

"Sister, what do you think about this matter?" Ci'an knew that the Empress Dowager Cixi was not at ease, and her relationship with Prince Gong was closer than her, which was something she was extremely vigilant about. However, Cixi's courage to make decisions is much stronger than Ci'an, so in the case of a stalemate, it is better to listen to her opinion.

"Sister, the war situation is already like this, and it is inevitable to punish Zeng Guofan, otherwise the law will collapse, the court will be unstable, and the rewards and punishments will be unknown, who will be willing to serve the court. However, the punishment should also have a degree, Zeng Guofan's sister has also seen it, and she is a person who can do practical things, although we haven't seen the battle report of the two lakes, but I think there is a reason, I might as well be lenient with Zeng Guofan, and let him make meritorious contributions. Empress Dowager Cixi said. For the sake of Zeng Guofan's filial piety to him every year, she naturally wants to repay the favor. However, it is impossible not to punish such a big crime, even if it is Prince Gong? I don't dare to say that I will get away with it. Cixi is very smart, and she understands where the contradictions between the two factions that are about to form in the DPRK and China are. Therefore, avoiding the important and taking it lightly, punishing Zeng Guofan, and weakening Prince Gong's strength are what the Empress Dowager Ci'an and Jing Tao are willing to see, and quasi-Zeng Guofan's meritorious service to the crime can be regarded as selling Prince Gong's favor. One word earned two favors, and the Empress Dowager Cixi's methods can be seen.

"What does my sister mean to let Zeng Guofan serve as the governor of the two palaces and continue to lead the troops into battle?" Empress Dowager Ci'an said in a deep voice.

"My sister does think so, but Zeng Guofan made such a big mistake, and it is not okay to serve as the governor of the two lakes again, my sister suggested cutting off his position as governor, only retaining his military position, and allowing him to be punished for meritorious service, as for the candidate for the governor of the two lakes, Jing Tao is not suitable, after all, he has just served as the minister of the guard, and the court needs such a stable minister. And there are a few others who have weight, I think that Wang Yiyun of Alcohol County is good, his status is sufficient, and he is also familiar with the art of war, so he can serve as the governor of the two lakes. Empress Dowager Cixi said.

"King of the Alcohol Counties? Yes! "The king of alcohol is only twenty-two years old this year, and when the British and French forces broke through Beijing in the second ** war, he and Prince Gong? Stay in Beijing to deal with the mess together, but because of Yi? Older than him, the internal and external relations are old and spicy, and the edge suppresses it, but the king of alcohol is not a simple role, he married the Yehenara clan, that is, the sister of the Empress Dowager Cixi as the concubine, coupled with his active performance in the Xinyou coup, and the relationship with the Empress Dowager Cixi is extremely close. Now as the former minister, his status is also very high.

Before the Xinyou coup, King Alcohol was a die-hard supporter of Prince Gong, but after the Xinyou coup, the relationship between the two brothers became delicate. It is also difficult to say whether Prince Yiyun of Qingol is his person or the person of the Empress Dowager of the West Palace. However, it is better to let Yi Xun go than to let him go by himself, and Zeng Guofan and Yi Xun also have a relationship, and Yi Xun can be regarded as having an explanation to Zeng Guofan.