Facing Guo Ye's questioning, Cao Yuying's face was as red as a monkey's ass, after all, he was a dignified secretary of the military department, and he was in charge of the military affairs of the Qing Dynasty, and now that there was such a big trouble in Shaanxi and Gansu, he could not escape the blame for this military secretary, but then again, he and Shengbao were already a little bit at odds, Shengbao was arrogant, and he never put him in his eyes, Hanchen, he had no way to deal with Shengbao. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Ming Shuai, now that the state affairs are difficult, the chaos has become a prairie fire, the same Hanchen, you want to help me......"

Cao Yuying's face pleaded.

Guo Ye sighed and said helplessly: "Okay, let's go into the palace, specially, I really don't want to care about these nonsense things in the imperial court, they are all a group of bastards who cross the river and tear down the bridge!" ”

Cao Yuying was overjoyed, and hurriedly accompanied Guo Ye into the palace and came to Dongnuan Pavilion, only to see that Yixin, Wenxiang, Baojun, Li Hongzao and other military discipline ministers were all there, there was no shortage, everyone was dignified, as for the Empress Dowager Ci'an in the middle, she was even more worried, and now that Cixi went to the United States, the pressure of the entire court was pressed on her.

Seeing Guo Ye come in, Empress Dowager Ci'an's face perked up, and she said loudly: "Ming Shuai, you are finally here, the mourning family and the ministers are waiting, this is not above the court, sit down and talk......

Guo Ye hurriedly thanked him and sat down.

"Guo Ye, you already know the matter, the **** incident in Shaanxi and Gansu, the rebel leaders Bai Yanhu and Ma Hualong organized dozens of battalions of the rebels, with a strength of more than 200,000 troops, wantonly slaughtered the Han people in Shaanxi and Gansu, attacked the city and occupied the mansion, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu and General Shengbao sent a request for help one after another......"

Prince Gong Yixin said in a deep voice.

Guo Ye waved his hand and replied, "Lord Wang, I already know about the matter, Lord Ziyu has already told me just now, have you discussed any countermeasures?" ”

Yixin's face turned red, countermeasures? The rebels of 200,000 people are all Huizi, these people also have a large number of cavalry, their style is fierce, and their combat power is strong, but they are not ordinary Qing troops can surrender, what countermeasures can the imperial court have?

"When you have a countermeasure, what are you calling here for? After delaying for so long, I'm afraid I'm not complaining to Ziyu in the house again, right? ”

Yixin didn't have a good airway.

Guo Ye smiled and didn't make a sound.

Ci'an sighed and said: "Okay, this is not the time to be noisy, state affairs are important, Guo Ye, now that the state affairs are difficult and the war is rekindled, as the most trusted minister of the first emperor, you have an unshirkable responsibility, let's talk about it, how to deal with this rebellion?" ”

"This ......"

Guo Ye said fiercely: "The Empress Dowager Qi, these Hui are too different from the Manchu and Han dynasties because of their pagan influence, and they are the most united, if they want to quell the chaos, it is not so simple......"

"Nonsense, it's simple, do you still need to ask you to come over and discuss?"

Yixin doesn't have a good airway.

"However, no matter what they do, they are so vicious, they have lost their conscience, and they have slaughtered millions of Han people, they must not be easily let go! These people are just a bunch of brutes! ”

Guo Ye replied.

"Don't let them go? Ming Shuai, then you mean encircled and suppressed? ”

Li Hongzao asked.

Guo Ye replied: "Of course! It must be encircled, Lord Li, you should know what Allah they believe in, not Confucianism, and the difference in faith cannot be remedied by anything, which cannot be reversed by any gentle measures! Beat! The first war will be completely subdued, so that they no longer dare to make trouble, so that they no longer dare to use swords and guns, these people only obey the power, who has a big fist, they will obey whom, you can't be polite to deal with them! And it must not be a thunderous force, in the shortest possible time, to defeat them as much as possible, completely defeated! ”

Li Hongzao's heart was shocked, he is a generation of science masters, and he attaches the most importance to the dispute between famous and famous teachers, so he naturally agrees with Guo Ye's opinion.

"Guo Ye, since that's the case, who do you think is the best person to send to quell the rebellion?"

Ci'an asked.

Guo Ye said in a deep voice: "Queen Mother, the rebel army has become a general trend, with at least tens of thousands of troops, not ordinary people can do it, General Shengbao is already a generation of famous generals, isn't it still defeated?" If you want to ensure victory in battle, you must be a real famous general in a hundred battles, and you can command the elite army, and you think ......"

"According to you, you're the only one who is the best, aren't you?"

Yi Xun on the side said in a weird manner.

"Old Seven!"

Ci'an frowned slightly, and shouted coldly.

This Yiyun is too colorless, when is this happening, and do you still have the heart to quarrel?

Guo Ye smiled and said: "Prince Alcohol, it may not be me Guo Ye, but what I can say is that you Prince Alcohol will definitely not be able to do it......"

"You!"

Yi Xun's face turned red with anger, what a special look at people!

Yixin said in a deep voice: "Okay, Guo Ye, don't play tricks, let's go on......"

Guo Ye replied: "Queen Mother, Lord Wang, if you want to quell the rebellion, only Zeng Zuo Li plus Weichen in the court has such ability, however, Zeng Guofan's Hunan army has been reduced more powerfully, and the elite soldiers under his command are not as good as before, and Zeng Shuai's use of troops has always been slow and not urgent, and it is not appropriate to quickly quell the rebellion; Li Hongzhang, Quan Shuai is in a hurry, the name of Lang Zhan is by no means criticized, Quan Shuai is quite proficient in foreign affairs, and he is also a good hand at governing the place, but if he wants to quell the rebellion, it is very risky; The only people who can really be competent for this counterinsurgency and can complete this important task in a short period of time are the ministers and the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Lord Zuo Zongtang! ”

Yixin nodded secretly, I have to say that Guo Ye's analysis and evaluation are still very accurate, whether it is Zeng Guofan or Li Hongzhang, it is indeed not suitable, and the most suitable people are Zuo Zongtang and Guo Ye.

However, Yixin still frowned and replied: "It's just that, Guo Ye, now Ji Shuai is far away in Fujian, no less than 5,000 miles away from Shaanxi and Gansu, if you lead the Chu army to quell the rebellion, it will take at least four or five months to rush to Shaanxi and Gansu, the military situation is urgent, I am afraid that the situation will not support it for so long......"

Guo Ye said in a deep voice: "In this case, Lord Wang, only the minister will go in person, and the minister will lead the third division of the Lu army to quell the rebellion, at least three months, at most half a year, and it will definitely quell the Shaanxi-Gansu rebellion!" ”

Three months at the least, eight years at the most!

Yixin's head was dizzy, this kid is still so arrogant and confident, you know, just one back and forth, it will take close to two months, and at most one and a half months will be used for combat, this kid can really quell the rebellion in such a short time?

"Guo Ye, you only have a division of troops, but only more than 10,000 people, how can you be the opponent of the rebels? The disparity in forces is too great, right? ”

Ci'an asked worriedly.

Guo Ye said proudly: "Queen Mother, one division plus the elite of Baoding Town is enough, and the minister will definitely live up to his mission!" ”

(To be continued.) )