"Counting it up, the Tea Chamber of Commerce and the Cotton Chamber of Commerce in these two places have to give Shi Dakai some silver subsidies, without Shi Dakai, they can expand so many exports?" Zuo Zongtang sneered slightly, "If you don't help others, you have to help foreigners destroy Shi Dakai, I really don't know how shallow this vision is!" ”

"You!" Bao Jun's face was flushed with anger, and he was about to refute, but he was stopped by the Empress Dowager Cixi, "Okay, Park Cungong, just talk about things, don't talk about anything else, you mean to ignore the demands of the British?" ”

"The British promise is not favorable, we still have to spend money to buy their things, not to mention that the British want to garrison Burma, whether they are willing to leave in the future, just one thing, the British have settled India, what will happen next? Naturally, it is necessary to go north or eastward, either Yunnan-Guizhou or Tibet! The French are still in the south, there are still Russians in the north, and if so, China will never be at peace! ”

Zuo Zongtang's words were loud and imposing, and Baojun didn't know how to refute it for a while, but just sneered slightly and didn't speak, Cixi was silent, "If the British don't talk about Shi Dakai and others, they don't talk about anything else?" ”

"Yes," replied Guo Songtao, "the matter of Bangladesh must be determined first, and then move on to other issues, this is a precondition, and the deputy minister of foreign affairs has also hinted that if we cannot give a commitment, they will support the French in Vietnamese affairs?" ”

"Support the French?" Empress Dowager Cixi sneered slightly, "Vietnam has already been given to the French, how else do you need support." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"Ege is already in Vietnam, so it must be able to put a little pressure on the French, and if Britain and France are united, it will not be a good thing." Prince Gong said worriedly, and the expressions of several people changed, and they all remembered the old things about the invasion of the British and French forces in the past.

"The French wolf ambition dares to encroach on my Vietnamese vassals, it's really damned, Ege is an envoy of heaven, and it is justifiable to go to Vietnam, how can I abandon the vassals because of the attitude of the British, even if Shi Dakai and others can abandon them, my Vietnamese vassal country must not abandon them!" Li Hongzao said.

"The French have their own requests, he wants Vietnam, we must not give in, if Vietnam is lost, these two Guang are really the country, the British demand," the Empress Dowager Cixi groaned, and the ministers of military aircraft all raised their heads and secretly looked at the face of the Empress Dowager Cixi, "Let me think about it first, this matter is not urgent, Guo Songtao, you go and talk about it first, the Prime Minister Yamen wants to list this matter, agree or not, what we will gain, what we will lose, all list, let the big guy see, what are the gains and losses." However, the words of the British do not need to feel so alarmist, what's the matter, he and France are united, can I not have allies to echo from afar? The French are not a small opponent. ”

Zuo Zongtang knew that the Empress Dowager Cixi hesitated, otherwise she would not have said that she would have to think about it, yes, the most advanced machines and the most advanced warships, which is an irresistible temptation for any ruler, especially the Empress Dowager, who ******** to develop foreign affairs, in comparison, the weight of Shi Dakai and others is far from enough. "There are still people in Bangladesh in Beijing, if the Queen Mother is difficult to choose, it is better to summon someone to ask." Zuo Zongtang finally said that he would fight for it, so he didn't say anything.

"I see, kneel down."

Zuo Zongtang didn't say much when he came out of the Qinzheng Palace, but he lowered his head and returned to his duty room, humming a small tune and cooking a pot of tea by himself, he took out two Longquan celadon tea cups, but he didn't pour tea, as if he was waiting for someone.

After a while, a person walked in outside the duty room, and when he saw that Zuo Zongtang had prepared tea, he couldn't help but smile and said: "Pu Cungong is a prophet, and he actually knows that Xia Guan is coming here." ”

"This is nature," Zuo Zongtang motioned to the standing person to sit down and personally poured him a cup of tea, "Today's matter, I don't need to say it, you, the king with his hands and eyes, should naturally know, and you will inevitably ask me what I mean, so I will boil water to invite you to drink tea, this is this year's Biluo Spring, you try it." ”

"You don't need to try it, you know that Lord Zhongtang's tea here is the best," Wang Kaiyun said with a smile, he made a gesture and sat down freely, "Lord Zhongtang is safe, but others are already ants on a hot pot." ”

"The old man is a little impatient, but if this matter has nothing to do with me, it is naturally hanging high, of course, it is as stable as Mount Tai, I welcomed Edward back, the errand is over, I can watch the play with peace of mind."

Wang Kaiyun took a sip of tea and praised, "The taste is frivolous, the fragrance is rich but not tangy, and it is really good tea." He looked at Zuo Zongtang with a smile, "It's just that I'm in the bureau, I'm afraid that the boss won't be able to watch the fire from the other side, and the meaning of the military aircraft department, the boss can see it." ”

"Naturally, I saw it," Zuo Zongtang snorted slightly, "Although I was an enemy of Shi Dakai in the past, I never denied that Shi Dakai was the most powerful figure among the kings of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and it was best to keep him to toss the British, the British didn't have time to take care of us, so we could make a fortune, just for these small profits, the Military Aircraft Department actually wanted to compromise with the British, and that's it, it's a big deal to let Shi Dakai and others retreat into Burma to fight guerrillas." But they still have to be weak to the legal person, I can't understand it, Renqiu, you are a high talent, why don't you solve the old man's doubts? ”

"There's nothing to say about this, it's just because the king of parliament is soft by nature and doesn't want to make trouble."

"That is also to say, the battle of Bali Bridge, I'm afraid it's the most heroic time for our council king?"

"Really, but fortunately, the king of Yizheng is so gentle, Xisheng can be so relieved to entrust him with all the outside affairs, Park Cungong said 'no Zhou Gong's ambition' is appropriate, if the king of Yizheng is heroic, I am afraid that Xisheng will sleep unsteadily every night." Wang Kaiyun said with a smile, "The king of parliament has been in the military aircraft department for too long, whether it is the former Ming Dynasty or this dynasty, there has never been a foreman military aircraft minister who has been in power for 20 years, and the flowing water is not rotten, and the household hub is not beetle, this is the right reason." ”

Zuo Zongtang was silent, "Is this what you mean by Renqiu, or what Xisheng means." ”

"That's what I mean," Wang Kaiyun said frankly, "Xisheng may not have this meaning, Park Cungong will not know, the outside must first settle the inside, the inside is constantly strife, I am afraid that there are doubts outside, the Vietnamese are already suspicious, why is there only one accountability envoy to go, and the sailors and soldiers of Liangguang on the surface have not moved?" (To be continued.) )