The map is slowly unfolding in the warm pavilion, and the territory of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River is displayed in front of Xingzhen and Xianfeng Emperor, Xingzhen looks at the hand-drawn map of this era from the perspective of future generations, the accuracy is not high, but it is barely enough. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Xingzhen pointed at the map, and it was not until half a cup of tea had passed that she said to Emperor Xianfeng with a fake smile: "Your Majesty, the concubines will guess, guess wrong, the emperor is not allowed to punish the concubines." ”

"Come." Emperor Xianfeng said.

"The concubine thinks that the next step of the traitor must be here!" The soft wattle of the purple impatiens was pictured, and it hit a straight spot.

Emperor Xianfeng's eyes widened suddenly, and Concubine Lan was referring to Wuhan, the capital of Hubei and the thoroughfare of nine provinces!

Jiangxi, Jishui County.

"Oh? It's actually here, the three towns of Wuhan, this is very likely. Zeng Guofan was silent at first, and then nodded slowly after a long time.

"It is Wuhan, the noble man said that the thoroughfare of nine provinces, Wuhan is really the choke point." Rong Lu talked eloquently.

"Wuhan is really a choke point, a place where soldiers must fight!" Lan Concubine talked eloquently, "the traffic extends in all directions, has always been known as the thoroughfare of nine provinces", east to Nanjing, west to Bashu, south to Guangzhou, are extremely convenient, the traitors have captured Yuezhou for more than a month, Yuezhou around the state and county should also be ruined almost, although Hong Shun has been called the king, but far from the meaning of cutting off Hunan and Jiangxi to be the overlord of a place, according to the concubines, Yuezhou grain and grass will be exhausted, the morale of the rebels is likely to be low, Hong Shun must find a traffic throat place, the land of fish and rice to eat locally, and wait and see the heavenly army to stop and then make plans. Xingzhen pointed to the map and used her purple nails to draw a shallow trace from Yuezhou to Wuhan, "The two places are not far apart, I am afraid that we will be able to reach Wuchang City in a few days!" As long as Hong Shun captures Wuhan, it is needless to say that the grain and grass in Huguang will naturally need to be obtained, and the ships of the Huguang Water Army can be obtained. ”

"Good, good!" Emperor Xianfeng stroked his palms and laughed, looking at Concubine Lan excitedly, "Lan'er, you can really be described as a female middle of Zhuge ! Think about the idea of the long-haired traitor thoroughly! I want to reward you well, Lan'er, you say, what reward do you want! ”

"Isn't the concubine's reward here?" Xingzhen saw Yang Qingxi come in with a black fox skin with smooth fur, rolled her eyes, and smiled.

"But the emperor is so partial, no wonder he wants to give his concubine a good skin today, it turns out to be a concubine? If the concubine can't answer, then Yang Qingxi doesn't want to turn around immediately and lock this skin into the treasury of the Internal Affairs Mansion again? ”

"Haha, Lan'er, you really know how to laugh, Yang Qingxi, I'll rest in Chuxiu Palace today!"

"Wow!"

Jiangxi, Jishui County.

"Then Zhonghua, what are we going to do?" Zeng Guofan listened to Rong Lu's explanation and nodded again and again.

"The important thing is that the old man hurried to Changsha and negotiated with Zhang Liangji, the governor of Hunan, to hold a regimental exercise, and the noble man said that since this army is run by Lord Zeng's hometown, the military name can be called the Hunan army!"

"Hunan Army?" Zeng Guofan didn't care about everything, but he couldn't see through the word "name", and said excitedly when he heard the words: "The noble man knows the grace of sponsorship, and has the virtue of giving silver, grain and grass, the national domain is unforgettable, only try his best to train the Hunan army, in order to repay the grace of the nobleman!" ”

"Boss, that noble person can be very serious about you, knowing that the spicy food in your hometown is delicious, I specially asked you to find a good chili sauce and send it to Jingshi!"

"Zhonghua rest assured, when he arrives in Hunan, the old man will definitely find the best and send it to Beijing!"

A secluded alley outside Xizhimen, Qi Mansion.

Qi Junzao is talking to Qingke in the flower hall, Qi Liaozao is a real person, called Chunpu, Guanzhai, Xiweng, Pingshu Village, Shouyang County, Shanxi. Jiaqing Jinshi, the former official to the Minister of Military Aircraft, the Imperial History of the Zuodu, the Soldiers, Households, Workers, and Rites, Emperor Xianfeng ascended the throne, and in June, Qi Junzao was awarded the title of Scholar of Tirenge University and Prince Taibao. The degree of reliance can be seen in the following story:

On the first day of the second year of Xianfeng, Qi Junzao accompanied Emperor Xianfeng to Lugou Bridge, one of the eight scenic spots in Kyoto, to enjoy the scenery. Seeing this scene, Emperor Xianfeng jokingly asked: "Sir, you see that this bridge is bustling and shoulder to shoulder, can you guess how many people come and go on the bridge in one day?" Qi Junzao immediately replied, "There are only two people." "Why do you say that, sir?" Qi Junzao said: "One is the name of the picture, and the other is for profit." Emperor Xianfeng nodded yes when he heard this. In the same year, Qi Junzao was crowned the crown prince. In this year, Emperor Xianfeng evaluated the political achievements of the main officials, and the evaluation of Qi Junzao was: "I have been walking in the military aircraft for many years, and I have been working hard to make every effort." Since the rise of the army, he has been working all night and has been industrious. ”

The Qingke in the blue robe said some gossip, and when Qi Junzao lowered his head to drink tea, he brought up another topic, "Dong Weng, last time the emperor ordered all parts of Huguang to hold groups to practice self-defense in the township, I heard that it was an idea from the palace?" ”

Qi Junzao nodded with the teacup, "That's right, it was the emperor who told the old man personally, and it was the idea of Concubine Lan in Chuxiu Palace." ”

Qingke confirmed this and said with a smile: "Isn't this a woman interfering in politics?" How could the emperor tolerate ** women pointing fingers at the government? ”

"Women in politics?" Qi Junzao slowly repeated the words of his guest, but did not continue to talk about this topic, but instead talked about the past, "During the Xuanmiao (that is, Daoguang Emperor) period, Yingyi came to attack for opium, and the soldiers came to the city. That's the most people, the most land! As long as Yingyi goes ashore, what can he do with a few muskets? Xuanmiao did not listen, cut Hong Kong Island, paid 21 million taels of silver, and opened Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Ningbo, and Shanghai to trade?!?!?! The Shinto tree in front of Yuling is not as tall as this house! Is this the way of the world? ”

Qi Junzao pointed to the top of his head, "I often think in private, this is really a middle-aged person," and smiled bitterly, "The old man is also old, and he can't take care of many things and think about how to solve them well, sometimes he thinks about political affairs and just deal with the past, the last time the emperor said this idea, the old man pondered for a while, it's really a good idea, the south is so messy, how can it help the country, and the treasury can save some money, it doesn't matter whose idea it is!" ”

"What Dong Weng said is very true, it's too much to worry about."

"It's okay, what you're worried about is also reasonable, in short, the official is in the court, these three outlines and five constants, the general can't be reversed!"

Chuxiu Palace.

Emperor Xianfeng and Concubine Lan laughed for a while, remembered a question again, and asked Xingzhen again: "Lan'er, I have sent a secret message to the Governor of Huguang, what should I do with him?" "Emperor Xianfeng is asking Concubine Lan to send the Buddha to the west.

"According to the concubines, this Hubei can't become anything, in short, the emperor, it's enough to kill more rebels, after the regimental exercises in Hunan and Hubei are organized, there should be a lot fewer civilians who are coerced, thieves, the biggest reliance on this person is on this person, no one, even if you run anywhere, it is a problem of elbows and armpits, not to be afraid."

"First of all, the wall is cleared, and all the people near Yuezhou are cleaned up to prevent the flood from growing stronger; Secondly, he ordered the governor of Huguang to gather the Huguang water army to Hanyang Town, show the enemy to be weak, and wait until the thieves were killed under Wuchang City, and then rush out and annihilate the thieves in one fell swoop! Your Majesty, you also said that the Green Camp and the Eight Banners are rotten to the roots, and the concubines feel that it is a bit difficult to annihilate in this move, kill a few more rebels, this has also achieved the goal, if you can kill a few bandit leaders, it will be even better! ”

"Okay, according to Lan'er's wishes, I will issue a secret order to the Governor of Huguang, so that he can act according to the plan with the Hubei General and the Hubei Governor! The cabinet and the military aircraft didn't say anything, so as not to leak the news," Emperor Xianfeng rubbed his hands excitedly, "Lan'er, if this matter is really done, you say, whatever reward you want, I will give it!" ”

Xingzhen thought of her mother Fucha's words to tell her to be prepared for danger in times of peace, and lowered her head with a strange expression and said word by word: "Concubine..... The concubine wants to be with the emperor..... Let's have a child of our own. ”

"Hahahaha, what's so difficult about this, I've been resting in your Chuxiu Palace for the past few days!"

"Your Majesty, you have to talk about it."

Xingzhen laughed with Emperor Xianfeng, and gave herself the best advice award in her heart, as long as the emperor trusts himself, it is not important to favor him, isn't this another step away from his goal?