Because Prince Rui innovatively proposed the concept of "new thinking for peace" to solve the Huguang problem, the entire Hubei battlefield has remained stable since the beginning of the month.

That is, there is no major offensive on both sides, only small friction in local areas.

The rumors about Prince Rui's fear of war and passive combat have long since disappeared under the favorable reality of the Qing army.

There are two versions of public opinion.

One theory is claimed in the "Front Line" run by the great general Wang Xingyuan.

It was the Qing Dynasty officers and troops under the wise command of Prince Rui who successively recovered a number of important towns and appeased a number of surrendered troops, which greatly dealt a blow to the arrogance of the thief army and forced the thief army to shrink the battle line.

The report also said that according to the current situation, Hubei should be recovered in March next year, and then the heroic officers and troops of the Qing Dynasty will be able to launch a final offensive against the bandits in Hunan and Jiangxi under the command of Prince Rui, thus completing the great unification of the Qing Dynasty again.

"Frontline Daily" is a special newspaper of the great general Wang Xingyuan, with a small circulation of only more than 1,000 copies, mainly for internal reference.

In principle, newspapers were not distributed to the public, and newspapers were only distributed to the military attaché and the civil officials at the county level, as well as to the civilian personnel of various ministries and influential local gentry.

As to why a newspaper was set up in Xingyuan, the public statement given by Xingyuan was to let the officers and men have a more detailed understanding of the current war situation and to know the decisions made at the top level, so that they could know why and how they were fighting, and what step we had reached.

This is undoubtedly a major innovation that has never been seen in the military in previous generations, and it is also a powerful move for Prince Rui to implement a new policy.

After the newspaper was published, it was very popular with military officers.

It is said that Prince Rui's original intention was to hope that all soldiers could read the newspaper, but because the literacy rate of the officers and soldiers was stable at 3 percent, this idea had to be stillborn.

In order to solve the problem of soldiers' difficulty in literacy, Xingyuan recently set up a "literacy office" to promote the rapid literacy method in all units.

Start small, start easy.

Prince Rui instructed that every soldier should learn one word a day, and after a year, he would be able to read the "Hundred Family Names".

Therefore, this project is also known as the "Three Ones" project.

Xingyuan allocated 50,000 taels for this purpose for the "Three Ones" project.

However, due to limited funds and limited teaching materials, the "Three Ones" project is currently only being promoted in the Green Battalion and the three towns of the Surrendered Army, and will be promoted to the Eight Banners when the follow-up funds are sufficient.

Compared with the statement of the "Front Line", another theory is that the thief army is accumulating strength, secretly mobilizing troops, preparing to launch a major offensive after the Spring Festival, and may concentrate heavy troops to directly fight the middle route army led by Prince Rui.

It is credible to say that the thief army would have dispersed a large number of smoke bombs before the war, and its target was not the Eight Banners Army in the middle of the route commanded by Prince Rui at all, but the commander of Shaanxi Province, Wang Deyong.

In this way, the elite soldiers of Shaanxi and Gansu can be eliminated, and Prince Rui's arm can be cut off, and secondly, the grain and grass passage between Prince Rui's army and Sichuan and Shaanxi can be cut off from the side, forcing Prince Rui to divide his troops to resist, which will affect the strategic situation of the Qing army.

This statement mainly comes from folk gossip, as well as various rumors, as well as the tactics of scholars from all over the world, and has not been officially proven.

It is that Prince Rui himself has repeatedly emphasized in military discussions that he cannot make the mistakes of the past, what mistakes?

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Yang Hao supervised the mistake of attacking Hetuala, the land of Longxing in the Qing Dynasty.

Specific to the current war situation, it is necessary to beware of the thief army, "let you come in three ways, I will only go all the way".

For this reason, a large number of spies are active in various places, and the internal and external lines act together, in order to present the movements of the thief army to Prince Rui as soon as possible.

But either way, Prince Rui's outstanding commanding skills and achievements are undeniable.

With the great merits of Prince Jianrui, Kuini, who was walking in the Ministry of Rites and Military Aircraft, and Asiha, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, strongly protested, and the court led by Lao Fu had to make corresponding expressions.

On the twenty-first day of the lunar month, a decree from the Jingshi was sent to Zhongxiang quickly.

In addition to commending the soldiers of the Southern Expedition, the decree ordered Prince Rui to prime minister the military affairs of Hubei, Hunan, and Jiangxi provinces, and to double the number of meritorious edicts.

The doubling of the honor guard is an honor, and the actual benefit is not great.

It is to increase the number of Prince Rui's existing honor guard from 120 to 240 people, although in fact Prince Rui's travel guard will never be less than 500 people.

But in any case, it's an honor.

The meaning of the prime minister's camp water conservancy is to let Prince Rui be responsible for land consolidation and water conservancy construction in the war zone in addition to the war.

This is not interesting, it is mainly a matter of the supervision of the local governor.

It is interesting to lead the Tiger Gun Battalion Forbidden Army, as we all know, this Tiger Gun Battalion Forbidden Army belongs to the family of Prince An's Uncle Se.

Lao Fu openly attributed this tiger gun battalion directly to the six sons and virtuous brothers, which was clearly digging the corner of Prince An and inciting the masses to fight the masses.

"The struggle in Beijing has begun, and Fuzhongtang is openly and secretly forcing me to stand in line."

Jia Liuwei snorted, he wouldn't go to the old rich man to ask for this tiger gun battalion.

In terms of blood relationship, if his surname is Jia, Uncle Se is his cousin.

If he wants to have the surname Love, Uncle Se and him are also relatives who have not been out of five suits.

You Zhang Jia didn't marry my daughter, and you didn't promise my granddaughter to me, why do you want me to turn my face with my relatives.

Therefore, he sent someone to inform his second cousin Urshi Balan, that this tiger spear battalion was nominally a personal soldier promoted by Prince Tarui, and the actual command was still that of the second cousin.

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All of the above is not beneficial to Jia Liu, and the only thing that makes his eyes shine is the title of the Minister of Parliament.

Because the Minister of Parliament was a high-ranking position at the beginning of the country, and it was also the highest honor of a courtier.

However, after the Holy Ancestor Kangxi took office, the Minister of Parliament only existed in name, and the actual power had been transferred to the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of the Imperial Front, and after Yongzheng, it was attributed to the Minister of Military Aircraft.

After Kangxi, the so-called Council of Ministers of the King of Parliament essentially did not exist at all, and it was a great court meeting attended by officials and ministers of a certain grade or above.

Jia Liu proposed to convene a meeting of ministers of the king of parliament and politics before, and the participants proposed were Shangshu Shilang, the governor of the governor, and the minister of the capital.

Since the Qianlong Dynasty, many important ministers have been given the title of minister, but they have not been given to the prince of the clan.

Therefore, the fact that Prince Rui was given the title of Minister of Parliament was truly a great honor for Prince Rui himself, and it also further enhanced his political status, because he could henceforth claim to be the King of Parliament.

According to the conventions of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the country, the prince is the most noble regent, followed by the council, and then Heshuo and Doro.

As for the great general, Wang is just a special position produced under special circumstances, and it is an unusual case.

At present, there are only two positions, which belong to the positions that will be removed when they are used up, and they are not serious civil servants.

So, looking at the Qing Dynasty, in addition to Prince Rui, which other king of the Qing Dynasty was there?

"Nope!"

Director Ji was very sincere in his affirmation.

Jia Liu's heart suddenly burst into joy, and he said happily to the left and right: "In this way, I am no longer sitting on the rostrum, according to the law, according to the moral order, according to the axioms, according to the people's hearts, does the prince have to be behind me?" ”

It seems to be asking left and right, but in fact, I heard that the prince's tone was affirmative, not inquiry.

So they said in unison: "The prince is wise!" ”

In fact, Jia Liu's understanding has a certain truth.

First of all, theoretically, the puppet emperor Qianlong, the fourth devil, is still the boss, but Jia Liu, the king of parliament, is the second, and the prince is the third.

In fact, the fourth devil is the eldest, Jia is the second, Uncle Se and the rich brother are tied for the third.

The reason is that Uncle Se is only Prince Heshuo'an, not Prince Heshuo'an.

Although the old rich man is the foreman and the minister of military aircraft, the actual title is not even an uncle.

In terms of military power, the chips added up by the two of them are not enough for Jia Liuyi to stud.

If it weren't for the fear of usurping the throne as emperor like Yuan Shikai, the governors of the north and south would be opposed, leading to a civil war, which would greatly damage the country's vitality and displace the people, Jia Liuzao would have kicked Qianlong out of the board of directors and became his own legal representative.

Thinking of something, he asked Ji Yun: "Lao Ji, you are a big professor, you have a lot of knowledge, and you know a lot, do you have a veto power in this council?" ”

Ji Yun was puzzled: "What is a veto?" ”

Jia Liu didn't know how to explain, so he could only say: "It's just that the emperor has any ideas, and this king can't do it if he says no." ”

"Hmm... In principle, there is no problem. ”

Ji Yun's answer was a bit analogue and ambiguous.

"There is no problem in principle, but what about not in principle?"

Jia Liu is not good in every way, but it is the only good, that is, he must break the casserole and ask to the end.

Institutional matters are very important.

Lao Ji's eyes flashed, as if he was pondering something, and finally simply said bluntly: "The prince is now the general and the king, and the territory is based on Sichuan and Zhili, if there is Hubei, then there are three of the eighteen provinces in the interior." ”

Jia Liu didn't know what Ji Yun wanted to say, but he had to correct him: "It's not three, it's eight." ”

Ji Yun was stunned, he didn't know where the eight came from.

"Shandong Governor Guotai and Admiral are the only ones who are my iron buddies, and the Shandong battalion soldiers are very kind to me... The governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Leerjin, and the governor of Shaanxi, Bi Yuan, also have a very hard relationship with me, Wang Tingzan, the governor of Gansu, and Wang Kangwang, the governor of Zhejiang, are people in the meeting, and Xu Ji, the governor of Tianjin, has burned yellow paper with me..."

Jia Liu is not without pride, he has no other advantages, that is, he has many friends.

The first and second leaders of these eight provinces are either co-progressive members, mutual aid members, or double-faced members.

As long as Jia Liu has a heavy army in his hand and takes the lead in overthrowing the imperial court, the eight provinces will definitely send a congratulatory telegram to the great Shikai Emperor as soon as possible, and send a telegram to the whole country to respond.

"Hmm..."

Lao Ji was like a chicken blood, "According to this, it's not eight, but ten!" ”

Now Jia Liu is puzzled, at present, he has only developed eight provinces, where did he come from ten provinces.

Lao Ji reminded Jia Liu not to forget the two provinces of Hunan and Jiangxi, which were occupied by the Xinghan army.

Jia Liu shook his head: "My father-in-law is a little conservative, and he may agree to my surname Zhu." ”

"That's okay,"

Lao Ji's eyes rolled, "The prince now holds eight of the eighteen provinces in the mainland, like half of the country, and has tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and the spirit of Dingxin has been in the sea, and the prestige has reached the extreme... However, since ancient times, the ministers of the autocratic country have made immortal achievements, but there are only two ways to go: one is Yue Wumu, who died and the country was in danger; One is Cao Mengde, who is good and cannot be parked. If these two are not the king killing the minister, then the minister will kill the king, how will the king be punished? ”

Jia Liu heard it loudly: "Lao Ji, you tell me the vernacular, you don't know that this king has only been in the flag school for three years." ”

Lao Ji hurriedly said: "Xiaguan means that the prince might as well explain the prince's ambition to Gu Shuai, if you can join forces and return to the capital to win the big treasure, it is better, if you can't join forces, please also ask Gu Shuai to watch the fire from the other side... After the prince becomes the lord of the world, whether it is war or peace can always be decided by one vote. ”

"Old Ji, you can always tug at my heartstrings,"

Jia Liu's face was contemplative, and he picked up the special will of the capital, and saw that there was another line at the end, but if he looked closely, it was: "The ancestor of the society is now thanks to Prince Rui, and King Rui's cultural and martial arts should be able to rule the world from the left, and I feel that the encounter between the holy king and the virtuous ministers has been seen for thousands of years, and now it is between Prince Rui and me." ”

"What do you mean?"

Feel free to let Lao Ji translate it.

"Lord Wang, the emperor means that you are the first virtuous king today, and he hopes that the prince can assist him well and achieve the eternal story of the monarch and the minister... Hey, isn't that right? ”

That's not right.

Lao Ji thought of something wrong, and Jia Liu also thought of something wrong.

is whether this will was written by Lao Fu or the old four devils.

If it is written by Lao Fu, just give some false honors, and write what nonsense about the relationship between kings and ministers without beginning and end, and it is impossible for Lao Fu to say that he Jia Liu is the first virtuous king in the world.

Because, what kind of virtue is Jia Liu, everyone in the world is covered in the bones, and the old and rich are also clear.

But if it was written by the old four devils, then the problem came.

How could the old rich allow the fourth devil to distribute the red-headed documents at will without his permission?

"The old rich man is in the same league with the old four devils?"

Jia Liu's brows furrowed deeply, and he shook his head halfway, feeling impossible.

The old rich and the old four devils have the hatred of taking their wives.

Ji Yun put forward another guess: "Lord Wang, could it be that Prince An and the fourth devil are getting along again?" ”

"Huh?"

Jia Liu felt that it was impossible, because the fourth devil fell into such a situation today because Uncle Se betrayed him halfway.

On that day, the palace changed, if it weren't for the collective backlash of Uncle Color's yellow flag forbidden army, even if he Jia Liu led the troops into the palace, he was afraid that it would not be so easy to drag the old four devils off the stage.

This is a deep hatred that is even more hateful than the hatred of taking a wife.

"Lord Wang, you once said that there are no eternal enemies and no eternal friends in this world."

Ji Yun felt that he needed to remind the prince, "The safest place is the most dangerous place, no, the most dangerous place is the safest place." ”

Baozhu, who was sitting on the chair next to him and napping, also woke up at this time, listened to Director Ji's words, and pouted: "Your Excellency, I mean, is there a possibility, what kind of ideological work did the fourth devil do behind your back to pull Fu Zhongtang and Prince An over?" ”