The east ear room of the dormitory palace after the heart of the palace, the original name is the same and the hall, the later generations are also called the body repair hall, the new dynasty stands, renamed "De'an Hall", at this time the hall of the warbler Yanyan, the imperial concubines gathered together, is talking.

A few days after Ye Zhao came back from Chengde, the matchmaker also returned to Beijing yesterday, in the afternoon, Ye Zhao set up a family banquet, all the beauties gathered, the matchmaker, Rong'er, Jinfeng, Shawa, Hua Ji, Sisi, and Weiyue Yiori, a large family and He Meimei had lunch, and gathered in this De'an Hall.

The matchmaker and Sisi were cooing on the kang by the window, as if they were talking about fists and feet.

Rong'er seems to be taller than Hua Ji, in the past two years, Hua Ji's size has suddenly jumped up, compared for a while, Rong'er took Hua Ji to play with the latest microscope produced by Jinling, I don't know what object is observing, but it is interesting.

Ye Zhao and Sava played backgammon, while Jin Feng and Iori stood quietly on the sidelines and watched the game.

It is rare to be so lively, and Ye Zhao's mood is surprisingly happy.

"Your Majesty, don't you still have classes in the evening?" Jin Feng used a champa to help Ye Zhao dust off her clothes, and reminded her in a coquettish voice that she was even more snowy and crispy in a light purple cheongsam.

Ye Zhao smiled: "Don't go, don't go!" ”

He also got an errand at Yenching University, but his name was changed to "Wenwu", in fact, few people knew the emperor's name, although he was in the newspaper once, but the emperor's name could not be discussed casually in private, and in chemistry textbooks, the inventor of the periodic table of chemical elements was only marked as Emperor Shengde.

As he spoke, Ye Zhao shouted: "Matchmaker, matchmaker, you come." "Wave to the matchmaker.

The matchmaker then jumped off the kang, she wore a golden double-breasted pure black marshal's dress, although not as noble and solemn as the marshal's dress, but worn on the matchmaker, but added a bit of charm in the heroic force, in fact, the style of the dress is similar to the retro Napoleonic officer uniform tweed short coat that was sold as a beautiful women's clothing in later generations, beautiful and refined without losing the quaint and cold beauty, as if tailor-made for the matchmaker.

Until now, Ye Zhao had not yet been freed from the amazing impact, looked the matchmaker up and down, and said, "Our Royal Highness the Queen is getting more and more beautiful." ”

Ye Zhao always made fun of wanting to crown the matchmaker as the prince, and in front of the concubines, he was not stingy with his preference for the matchmaker.

The matchmaker and Rong'er are already transcendent and above the concubines.

Ye Zhao sighed and said, "I've been really stuffy lately, I want to move my arms and legs and go for a walk in the west." "Political affairs are gradually on the right track, but there is no need for him to guide everything, now is a stage of recuperation, paving the way and building bridges, education and health, and national system reform have set the tone, just go step by step, the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister of the Government Council are also doing it in an orderly manner. Ye Zhao couldn't help but have the idea of going out for a walk, and went to the northwest to see how the two major ethnic groups of Huihui and Uygur were appeased, and it was really not something that could be figured out by sitting in Yanjing City.

"West?" The matchmaker was slightly surprised.

Ye Zhao said: "Yes, Lanzhou in the northwest, maybe I will go to the foot of the Tianshan Mountain." ”

All the women were taken aback and gathered around.

"Does the emperor want to drive the expedition in person?" Rong'er's little face was full of worry.

"Long live the sand in the west, why do you have to suffer?" This is Jin Feng.

"Back to eating people, they are more fierce than us Rakshasas, is the emperor going to kill them all?" Naturally, it is Shawa, deep in her heart, the image of the powerful emperor and his subordinates who are thirsty for killing probably can't be changed, who called her a captured captive.

"Hmph, maybe I want to go to Tianshan Mountain to grab a fragrant concubine and come back." This is naturally what Zhu Sisi muttered in her heart.

Hanahime was timid, not daring to express her opinion, and the women came around, and Iori Reedyue quietly stepped aside.

Ye Zhao said with a smile: "I can't say that I can't say that I will go to see it casually, my whereabouts will be kept secret, and besides, don't you have a telegraph line all the way, and the affairs in the capital can't be delayed." He said to the matchmaker: "With you in charge of the Jingshi, I am very relieved." ”

At present, the First Group Army is still fighting rebellion in Inner Mongolia, most of the banners are submissive, and there are only sporadic rebellions, I believe that Inner Mongolia will be decided, and with the First Group Army enriching the Mongolian cavalry ranks, it is enough to deal with the challenge from the grassland, so Ye Zhao has telegraphed the cavalry division of the Xiangshan Group Army to go south, cooperate with the Second Group Army, and enter Qinghai to exterminate the Fairness Party.

In Inner Mongolia, Ye Zhao is ready to gradually implement the provincial, government, and county systems, of course, to take his time, and the same is true in Outer Mongolia, to really establish the grassroots political axe in the grassland, so that the central political axe's control over the vast grassland will not be an empty word.

The Xiangshan Group Army was stationed in Heilongjiang, and the Third Army was stationed in the vicinity of Vladivostok, and at the same time, infantry regiments were dispatched to quell the rebellion and exterminate the horse bandits in the northeastern provinces, and the war in northern Xinjiang was basically calmed down.

With the departure of the group army and the entry into Mongolia, the Xiangshan Group Army, the first, second and third armies fighting in the northern region actually gradually perfected the cavalry company or cavalry battalion structure, and some infantry divisions were also equipped with cavalry regiments, which was also born because of the war.

As chief of staff of the Royal Military Council, Shen Bao also returned to Beijing, and the Jinling Army, which he had previously commanded, was now under the command of Harwich to quell the rebellion in Shaanxi and Gansu. The two armies were also enriched with many cavalry, and in the face of vulnerable rogues, the mobility of the cavalry became extremely important, which could pursue the gathering place of the rogues with thunderous momentum, and could inflict maximum damage on the routed rogues.

There are not many horses in Xichuan, and Sichuan horses are mostly used for transportation, but Zhao Sanbao also formed a cavalry team, and when the enemy he faced was a bandit and a rogue robber, there was no high-speed mobile cavalry, and sometimes he was really angry and vomited blood. Moreover, Zhao Sanbao was also preparing for a large-scale entry into Tibetan Province, and from the emperor's telegram, he knew that sending an army division into Tibetan Province was likely to be just a forward and a forward station, and eventually the imperial army would inevitably enter Tibet in a big way.

The division of labor among the various group armies is clear, the government orders of the Beijing division are in good order, Ye Zhao's eyes are set on the northwest, and the outside must first be safe, and now this sentence is actually not bad at all, Shaanxi and Gansu have broken out vendetta between the Hui and Han, although the emperor [***] team quickly entered Shaanxi and Gansu to curb its development, it is estimated that there will not be a massacre in the history of the Tongzhi Hui Rebellion, but how to be safe, but to see in person, think about it.

"The emperor can go if he wants." The matchmaker can somehow guess Ye Zhao's thoughts, and she also knows that Ye Zhao is an idle master.

Ye Zhao said again: "If I have three long and two short, Rong'er will ascend the throne as the empress, and you will be the regent and the regent of the country." After you and Rong'er succeed the prince or the princess as me, you will inherit the throne of Rong'er in the future, and the princess of this dynasty can also be the heir to the throne. ”

All the women were stunned, and immediately asked Ye Zhao to take back such unlucky words.

Ye Zhao said with a smile: "The Government Affairs Yuan, the commanders of all walks of life in the army, and the commanders of all group armies have promised me to do my best to assist Rong'er, not only now, but if I encounter an accident before I have an heir, I will do so." Although Ye Zhao said it half-jokingly, it was actually well thought out, the new dynasty had just stepped into the right track, if he didn't make arrangements early, if something happened to him, he was afraid that it would fall apart.

Shen Bao, Han Jinchun, Harwich, Zhao Sanbao, Ma Dayong, Zheng Zewu, the commanders of the six routes, and the newly promoted commanders of the various group armies, although they were all frightened when they received Ye Zhao's secret telegram, and repeatedly called back to ask for guilt, but under Ye Zhao's coercion, they had to face this problem, and they all made a blood oath and swore allegiance to the queen and the imperial concubine.

Seeing that the women were uneasy, Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Okay, the unlucky thing is over, next, let's talk about it, who will accompany me tonight?" ”

The matchmaker stood beside Rong'er and said, "I'll sleep with the queen tonight." ”

Ye Zhao laughed, pulled with his hand, and said, "Then Jinfeng, Shawa, Hua Ji, Sisi, and Iori will accompany me together!" ”

Some of the women rolled their eyes, some of them were spitting in their hearts, some were blushing and didn't dare to speak, looking at the coquettish beauties of the big and small, Ye Zhao's heart was happy, and the room was full of spring.

…… Three days later, Emperor Shengde set off, with 500 cavalry of the stilt regiment, 2,000 infantry of the four battalions of the Shenji Battalion, plus the cooking team of each outpost, the health team of each battalion, and the captain team of transporting baggage, a total of more than 3,000 people left the Beijing Division.

The guards were all changed into gray military uniforms of the army, but they were not eye-catching, they looked like an ordinary army of officers and soldiers, and the state capital was stationed and checked along the way, and Bai Laoheng, the deputy commander of the Xiao Cavalry Regiment, showed the number of the Rehe Brigade and the order of soldiers and horses, and his identity was the commander of the Rehe Brigade.

Accompanying Ye Zhao to the northwest are still Reeds, Iori and Hanahime, who came to serve with him, and secondly, Ye Zhao also wanted to take them out to relax and see the scenery of the northwest.

In fact, Ben wanted to bring Rong'er the most, but Rong'er was about to take the entrance exam of Yenching University, Jin Feng and Zhu Sisi had their own errands, the matchmaker wanted to sit in Beijing, and Sava is now serving in the Beijing Arbitration Bureau, although it was not appropriate to fish for three days and dry the net for two days, but it was not appropriate to take it out.

In the end, only Reedstake Iori and Hua Ji were free, in fact, they should also be the loneliest, they have no friends, and there is nothing to do, so they are bored in the palace all day.

Along the way, Ye Zhao galloped across the country, and he was very addicted to hunting, and the guards who saw the emperor's marksmanship for the first time were all astonished.

The carriage was bumpy, and Iori Reedsuki and Hanahime suffered a lot, but both of them were extremely happy, preferring to see Ye Zhao's heroic posture in the field from the car window.

After walking for more than a month, they arrived in Delanzhou, at this time the two infantry divisions of Harich's department had already advanced westward, and the vanguard infantry regiment arrived at Yumen Pass, built a sentry card and built a fortress, and Harrich's large battalion was set up in Suzhou.

In order to quell the rebellion as soon as possible, all the troops in the north of Shaanxi and Gansu were incorporated into service, and the Han people also organized militia groups to begin bloody revenge.

After entering Shaanxi and Gansu, Ye Zhao's mood became heavy, and the chaos of returning to the country was more serious than he imagined.

Shaanxi and Gansu have been returning to the Han for a long time, because the previous dynasty implemented the policy of using the Han to govern the Hui, and the Hui people and the Han people fought lawsuits, regardless of the reason, all of them favored the Han people, and the officials privately called the Hui "thieves", believing that they were no different from Changmao.

Although the Hui people have been bullied, but when they resist, they can be extremely brutal, and they are very organized, taking advantage of the war between the north and the south, more than 100,000 Hui people rose up to massacre the Han people, called "preaching to kill", to kill all the Han people in Shaanxi and Gansu, and establish a Muslim state west of the Yellow River, which is very "jihad" meaning.

The Hui mob has 12 road leaders, known as the "Shaanxi Hui Twelve Battalions", among which the white surname Yanhu is the most ferocious, determined to dig up the Yellow Emperor's mausoleum, when the incident his sister-in-law persuaded him, he was hacked to death with a knife, its brutality can be seen, back to the violent roads, but also to him one of the most ferocious, only afraid of the death of the Han people under the butcher's knife of his department is not less than tens of thousands.

In history, because of the Hui and Han grievances, the long-haired rebellion caused by the Shaanxi and Gansu army's air defense was still broken, but because the Southern Infantry Regiment quickly marched into Shaanxi and Gansu to contain this bloody rebellion, it is rumored that this bloody massacre of Han people died millions in history, until the pacification of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Hunan army entered Shaanxi and Gansu to suppress the rebellion before extinguishing it.

Although this world has been contained, but under the bloody massacre, the Han people are afraid of death and hundreds of thousands, when passing through some villages and towns, hearing the brutality of Huihui, the cry of the villagers, and seeing the violent corpses that have not yet been collected in some villages, the bloody scene is unbearable, the elderly, children, women, a dazzling corpse, Ye Zhao can't help but cry.

Although the Hui rioters were brutal, but the Harwich Ministry entered Shaanxi and Gansu, where did the Hui Hui have the power to fight back, the 12th Road force was relatively large, and the 11th Road was defeated by Harwich within three months, the so-called 12 Marshals of Shaanxi Hui were caught nine, all of them were cut off their heads, under the bloody suppression of the Harwich Ministry, west of Lanzhou, the Hui children did not dare to cry at night, and the Han people began to take bloody revenge on the Hui, burning the Hui villages, smashing the mosque, and the Hui trembled under the butcher's knife.

In fact, Bai Yanhu and his ilk do not represent all Hui people, and many Hui did not participate in the massacre, and now Harich has ordered the "Hui Hui without a knife" from Shaanxi and Gansu to move into the east in batches, east to Shandong, and south to Guangdong.

There is no way to do this, Shaanxi and Gansu are extremely murderous, and only one side can be moved away to gradually calm down this thorn, the previous dynasty also did the same, speaking of which, it is extremely common for ethnic groups to migrate and arrange a place for them to live, but Ye Zhao has done it more thoroughly, completely disrupting the tribal structure that has been migrated.

Of course, there must have been Hui Hui left, and in some places, the Hui and Han got along well and were not affected by the Hui rebellion at all.

Ye Zhao camped in Xunhua, Lanzhou, which was in the southwest of Lanzhou, and later belonged to Qinghai Province, and now belongs to Lanzhou Prefecture.

In order to guard against the Li Jiajun in Qinghai, two infantry battalions were originally stationed in Dunhua, and the telegraph line was also set up from Lanzhou, and now the cavalry division has arrived in Lanzhou, and is carrying out supply and cultivation, and will later enter Qinghai to quell the rebellion, and the Rehe brigade came to take over the defense, and the infantry battalion immediately withdrew.

Xunhua was originally set up in the hall, this dynasty was restructured into a county, in fact, now Xunhua is only two military castles guarding the Qinggan road, and villages have gradually formed around it, most of the villages under its jurisdiction are Tibetans and Salah Hui people, and there are no less than a dozen Tibetan temples and mosques.

When Harwich was stationed in Lanzhou, he ordered the engineer team to strengthen and repair the original security and the two forts of Qitai, especially the security city, and built turrets at the four corners of the stone city, with platform gun holes, which were originally infantry shooting holes, and now the Shenji battalion will bring two consecutive guns in the southeast and northwest corners, and the defense can really be said to be as stable as a rock.

Ye Zhao lives in Baoan City.

The military castle, naturally, will not have civilians, and the wooden houses in the city are all repaired by the Harwich engineering team to be used as a military camp.

Two battalions of infantry and cavalry, as well as various logistics teams, were stationed in Baocheng, and the other two battalions of infantry were stationed in Qitai City, a few hundred paces away.

Ye Zhao set up a tent against the east wall in the security city, the female guards were in the tents in the outer circle, and the female health team members of the two battalions were outside the female guards, and more than a dozen tents were erected. When the military horses were stationed, the two castles were busy, the soldiers took water to set up the fire, and Ye Zhao was finally able to take a hot bath comfortably.

Immediately, Ye Zhao sent a telegram to the capital to report safety, and asked the matchmaker to send the government affairs telegram that the Government Council needed to handle by herself.

In fact, when the Lanzhou telegraph line was just erected, it would be cut off by Huizi almost every day, but now Huizi is gradually weakening, and seeing that this iron wire that doesn't know what is really useless, it has been cut, and I don't see that the offensive of the Han army has slowed down a little, and the Han people's leagues have risen again everywhere to protect the communication line.

After a round in the city, the shaving shop of the shaving head shaving in the army has been opened, providing hair cutting and shaving services for the soldiers, and there is a long queue outside the wooden house of the shaving shop.

Ye Zhao had just returned to the tent, the guards came to report, and the county magistrate Han Yuehai asked to see him, and Ye Zhao naturally wanted to see him.

In fact, Han Yuehai, the magistrate of Xunhua County, is a native of Sala Huihui, and was appointed as Xunhua Zhixian after joining the new dynasty. The Han surname is called the Genzi surname in the Salahui, that is, the surname of the own clan.

Han Yuehai is a middle-aged man in his thirties, swarthy and extremely thin, but his eyes are bright, and he is a shrewd person at first sight.

Ye Zhao's tent was small, with only one wooden table and a few wooden chairs.

Invited Han Yuehai to sit down, the female hygienist with braids and a gray military uniform brought tea, Ye Zhao couldn't help frowning slightly, this white old man, I don't know what to think, so he arranged for a servant, how to arrange for the hygienist to come.

"Brigadier, Allah bless you." Han Yuehai put his right hand on his chest, bowed slightly, and with standard Islamic etiquette, his attire was similar to that of Hui Hui, wearing a white round hat.

Han Yuehai only knew that an infantry brigade of the empire was stationed in the security city, so he naturally thought that Ye Zhao was the brigade commander.

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Lord Han, please take a seat." ”

Han Yuehai sighed in his heart, it seems that this adult is not easy to talk to, and his attitude is arrogant, and he is afraid that his own people will have a bad time in the future.

He didn't know that if Ye Zhao gave him a gift in return, how could he afford it?

"Lord Brigade Marshal, I have prepared five hundred loads of food for the Brigade Commander, I don't know if it is enough?" Han Yuehai asked cautiously, now he only hopes to exchange food for the safety of his clansmen.

Ye Zhao smiled: "I really want to thank County Magistrate Han, and I am preparing to ask you for food." "In the Lanzhou area, in addition to the supply of the central political axe, the Harwich Ministry also recruited people to store grain fields, but if it was not necessary, Ye Zhao did not want to transfer grain with Harwich.

Han Yuehai said: "I feel honored to be able to help the brigade commander. The local area is rich in raw wheat, and I am worried that the brigade commander's subordinates will not be used to eating it, and they will add millet rice, can the brigade commander see it? ”

Ye Zhao knew that Yuan Mai was barley, nodded and said, "In this way, if you count two silver dollars, five hundred taels is a thousand silver dollars." As he spoke, he clapped his hands, the female guard walked in, and Ye Zhao ordered: "Take a thousand silver dollars to County Magistrate Han." ”

Han Yuehai was stunned, and there was still silver? And the price is fair, and the commission is still a little high, so he said busily: "The brigade commander is not polite, this is the intention of the local villagers to comfort the army, the heavenly army came from afar to quell the rebellion, and there are many hardships, and the villagers should talk about the heart." ”

Ye Zhao waved his hand and said: "You can take it, it is not easy for farmers to cultivate a few acres of land, why bother, you just need to tell the people to live with peace of mind." He also said: "In a few days, the food of this brigade will arrive in Lanzhou, and there will be no need to raise food from you at that time." ”

Han Yuehai said yes repeatedly, and when he saw the guards handing over several silver dollars, he was even more at a loss in his heart, and he really didn't know how to coax this military master to please him, so as not to suffer the people in the clan.

(To be continued)