The people in the public office recognized him, it was Jiang Ninglai's errand, his surname was He, and he was a general. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info He was originally Zeng Jiushuai's personal soldier, who won a battle and was promoted once, and was promoted to the third rank of the general, but there was nothing to make up, and he still had to be the difference when he was the general.

Seeing such weather, the long-distance gallop, the person had fainted, everyone carried him in, while prying his teeth, the whole bottle of "Zhuge Marching Scatter", poured into his mouth, and unloaded the folding bag from his sweat-soaked back. The Titang officer in Jiangsu opened the package, looked at the "survey" issued by the Ministry of War as usual, and then opened it with his hand and saw the "summons" on the outside of the oil-paper package, and could not help but be surprised.

The summons was stamped with the purple seal of the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, indicating that it was Yang Yuebin, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Peng Yulin, the squire of the military department, and Zeng Guoquan, the governor of Zhejiang. The date of the fold is April 16, but it is specially approved in walnut-sized characters: "Eight hundred miles to step up the flight, and the deadline is to arrive in Beijing on April 20." ”

The officer hurriedly took out a silver watch and looked at it, the long and short needles were pointed at the eleventh of foreign characters, only a few minutes away, and when it was handed over at midnight, it was considered a violation, and military law was engaged, not a matter of tricks! No wonder He always rushed to deliver without regard for his life.

Now the responsibility falls on your own! As soon as he thought of the five words "eight hundred miles to step up", Titang Guan suddenly realized and shouted loudly: "Isn't it Jiang Ningke's recovery?" ”

This shout alarmed several Titang officials in other provinces, and they gathered around to take a look, and they were all surprised and happy. There are certain rules for post delivery, and the most urgent use of "six hundred miles to step up" is limited to reporting to the governor, general, and scholar, and the death of illness in office, as well as the loss or recovery of the city, and shall not be abused. Now Yang and Peng, who are in charge of the naval division of the Jiangning Army, and Zeng Jiushuai, who is besieging the city, will play together, but it can be seen that there was no accident in which the general was killed. Moreover, make an exception and use "800 miles to step up" and arrive in Beijing on time. It's not Jiang Ning's recovery, so it doesn't have to be so strict.

"Express in!" Someone said: "Jiangning is here, two thousand four hundred and forty-five miles, such weather." It took four days to arrive, and it was a matter of life! I can't delay with you. ”

"Yes, yes! I'll go into the palace right away and hand it over. Jiangsu's Titang official arched his hand and said, "This Master He, please take care of it." What a shame for him! With that, he hurriedly dressed up. Go out and get on your horse and head west.

According to the rules, the emergency military report was sent to the external performance office, transferred to the internal performance office, and went to the front of the palace. With such a layer of turns, it was already two o'clock in the morning when the music was folded into An Dehai's hands.

'What?' Eight hundred miles to step up'! Isn't that something new? ”

Seeing that An Dehai had an unbelief, the eunuch of the internal performance office couldn't help but explain: "I also asked the external performance office, there is nothing wrong!" Jiangsu's Titang official said it himself. He also said that Jiang Ning came to the fold, and in order to meet the deadline, he was so tired that he fell off his horse and passed out there. ”

The eunuch of the internal performance office was a little anxious, he refused to take the yellow box, his responsibility was not over, and the responsibility for this delay could not be borne by all, so he urged: "You take the box!" "Wait until the yellow box is handed over. He added: "Send it inside, don't delay!" ”

An Dehai was unhappy, and it happened to vent to him, "Delay or not." It's my business! He tilted his head and glared at the pair of goldfish eyes that exploded slightly, looking like a pungent little daughter-in-law, "Can you handle it?" ”

"I'm telling you a good thing! This may be the good news that the Queen Mother is looking forward to day and night. If it's delayed, you don't have to plan to ask for a head! An Dehai was surprised and delighted: "What? You say, this is the good news of Jiang Ning's recovery? ”

"I didn't say that. Anyway, it's the most important recital. ”

"Why bother?" An Dehai immediately changed his demeanor, and said with a smile: "Second brother." Is it true that our brothers are still moving? There is news, come over a little bit, there is a benefit, let's add two to five. ”

One is that he didn't dare to offend An Dehai, and the other was that he also hoped to report the good news and get a reward, and the eunuch in the performance office told him about the reason that it must be a success according to the order of the slow transmission of the recital.

"Wait!" An Dehai was careful again, "Why didn't the Governor of Liangjiang come forward to report?" Don't Zeng Guofan have a vacancy? ”

"Zeng Guofan is vacant, the governor of Jiangsu, Li Hongzhang, what to do with Yang Yuebin, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu?"

"Yes, yes! Not bad at all. ”

So, the eunuch of the internal performance office went back from the Yuehua Gate on West Erchang Street. An Dehai ordered the little eunuch to still close the Fuhua door, go around the corridor, and when he arrived at the apse of Chuxiu Palace, he called up the eunuch who was sitting on the watch, and knocked lightly on the door twice.

Waiting for the palace maid to open the door, An Dehai said in a low voice: "You have to ask for a drive, and if there is an urgent setback, you must return to Ming immediately." ”

The palace maid also had a difficult face, but An Dehai was already the chief eunuch of Chuxiu Palace, and he was in charge of her, his words were orders, and he didn't dare to disobey them, so he had to go and wake up the Empress Dowager Cixi.

"Talking back to the master, An Dehai said that there was an urgent twist and turn, and he called the slave to ask for a ride."

"What about people?"

As soon as the Empress Dowager Cixi asked, An Dehai replied loudly outside: "The slave has a great joy to play with the master." ”

As soon as she heard this, the Empress Dowager Cixi was completely sleepy, but she didn't say anything, and first ordered: "Take iced tea to drink!" ”

Waiting for the palace maid to bring a specially prepared recipe from the Tai Hospital, with the herbs to dispel heat and clear the fire, replenish the middle and nourish the qi, and the iced medicinal tea prepared with honey and spices, she took a good time to sip it. In fact, she was anxious to know the news, but she deliberately restrained herself, she had to be calm and calm when facing major events, and she was honing herself at the moment.

Settle your mind, "Pass in." He didn't have time to wash his face, he got off the ground, and stood in the inner room with a piece of clothing like this, An Dehai arrived in the inner room, and hurriedly knelt down and presented the report, "Jiangning eight hundred miles is urgent!" ”

Although he said in his heart that he was not in a hurry, but at such a juncture, it was obviously good news, and his heart was in his throat, so he could not be in a hurry, Cixi's chest rose and fell, and he grabbed the report in An Dehai's hand, opened the yellow box, took out the fold, and removed the oil paper. A yellow silk rope on the splint is held, knotted into a dragon head, only a slight pull, then loosened, take out the yellow paper from the splint and envelope, inside is two yellow and one white four folds.

Huang is the usual please fold, the queen mother and the emperor each have a copy, the Empress Dowager Cixi threw it aside, only looking at the white fold. After opening a glance and reading ten lines, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but smile, the smile became bigger and bigger, and at the end, he laughed, "Okay!" Zeng Guoquan lived up to expectations and finally broke through Jiangning! (To be continued.) )