Chapter 126: Zeng Guofan sat and watched the destruction of Zhejiang

The curtain was decided, and Cixi and Ci'an quickly passed on the edict: to follow the decree of the Queen Mother of the two palaces, according to the discussion of the royal ministers and others, read it in detail, cite the statutes, consider it properly, and immediately act according to the proposal.

The act of hanging the curtain was not intended to be done, but because of the difficulties of current affairs, the king's ministers and others could not be uncompromising, so they were invited by the courtesy, in order to take measures and help each other. As soon as the emperor has learned the classics, he will return to the government, and the king's ministers should still play at that time, restore the old system, and admire this.

After the good news was transmitted, the Empress Dowager Ci'an said: Su Shun and the other three traitors have been executed, the curtain is ready, and the court can be quiet! Confiscated the correspondence between the ministers and the Su Party, what should my sister do?

The Empress Dowager said: The past is not to blame, and it will be burned.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: Last month, Su Shun was imprisoned, Shao Zhan Shi Xu Pengshou asked for help from the Three Traitors, and the sons of Qiying and Bai Ye also complained that their father was trapped by Su Shun, please Zhaoxue. Does my sister have an edict?

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Chen Fuen has been arrested and imprisoned, his family has been confiscated, and the plaque given by the former emperor has been recovered, and he has been assigned to serve in Xinjiang. This is a must be investigated. However, it is advisable to wait until it is appropriate and there is no need to spread it further.

The next day, Cixi and Ci'an sent another edict: Xu Pengshou corrected the various sections, I had already heard about it, and used a special punishment to set an example, hoping to revitalize the decadence. To Zaiyuan, Duanhua, and Sushun, the power of the matter belongs, how can the ministers and others have no interference with them? Since then, I have only been lenient and not guilty of the past. There is no need for the ministers to investigate and deal with party aid and other matters one after another, which will lead to the wind of false accusations. However, when everyone is diligent in their duties, strives for self-suffering, keeps upright, and does not follow Chen Fuen and other bad habits, I really have high hopes.

In addition, Qingxi and Zhong Lian each filed a complaint against their father for Su Shun's framed case, and the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Criminal Affairs reviewed it.

Bai Ye listened to the entrustment, and the crime was unforgivable. However, Zaiyuan, Duanhua, Sushun and other laws do not only entrust the express text, and the case of bribery and joint purchase is intended to be decided. Zaiyuan and others have a personal enmity with Bai Ye on weekdays, and they want to be good at it, so they are implicated and confused, resulting in a reconstruction. The imperial examination oracle could not help but cry, looking up to see the heart of not doing too much. Now the Empress Dowager of the two palaces decreed that the government will be renewed, and the affairs will be lenient and fair. Bai is not innocent. Nian Bai Ye received the grace of the two dynasties, the inner court walked for many years, and was diligent and cautious on weekdays. It is recorded that his son Zhong Lian gave the title of Sipinqing, and was selected when there was a vacancy in the six divisions.

Prince Gong Yixin watched and admired.

After retiring from the dynasty, the two palaces announced that they stayed in Yixin and ate tea.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: Eradicate the party, hang the curtain and listen to the government, the six masters will be rewarded again for their merits.

Yixin hurriedly said: The queen mother of the two palaces must not be rewarded again. The slave is already the king of parliament, the chief minister of military aircraft, the prime minister of the yamen, the general commander of the Zongren Mansion, and the minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Moreover, it is the duty of slaves to eradicate the party, and it is the joint promotion of all ministers to listen to the government, which is a matter of course.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Hanging the curtain for three days, I have a lot of gratitude. This major military and political event must rely on the six masters, and the six masters are called discussing politics, but they are actually auxiliary ministers.

Yi Xin said: How dare you dare, the difference between discussion and supplementation, the world of separation, the slave will not dare to trespass.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: The sixth master is bitter, and the mourning family and sister know it. This major military and political matter is supplemented and discussed, and the difference between them is clarified by our uncles and sisters-in-law. The rest of the court, replaced by discussion, is to eliminate the tongue and avoid ambiguity.

Yi Xin said: I respect the Empress Dowager's decree.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: According to the sixth master, when will the Cantonese bandits, twist thieves, Miao Lian, and Hui trouble be destroyed.

Yixin said: Zeng Guofan can strangle the Cantonese bandits, and the Cantonese bandits commit the north, twist and return to the country. Monk Greenqin Shandong twisted, defeated more and won less; Victory into Lu, Fang Nai chaos. Miao Peilin's 100,000 Miao Lian is the legacy of the carbuncle of the victory, and it has its own victory to eliminate it. Shengbao should be quick to Ying, and firmly strangle the seedlings; Monk Greenqin cleans the remnants of Jianghuai, that is, he will win the Ministry of Protection, and punish Miao Rebellion.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: This Miao Peilin is really hateful! Besiege Shouzhou with personal grudges, and slaughter the city, which is very hateful.

Yixin Road: Xue Huan, the governor of Jiangsu, said that the two cities of Xiaoshan and Shaoxing have been cut off, and the two counties of Hanghu are short of ammunition, rice and grain. In case of protracted periods and exhaustion cannot be preserved, a corner of Songhu will be even more isolated. Zhejiang Governor Wang Youling said that Shaoxing, Zhuji, and Ningbo are all lost, and Hangzhou is in danger! Zeng Guofan, the governor of Liangjiang, said that Anqing was obtained, and after the land and water armies conquered Wuwei and Yuncao Town, it was only 200 miles away from Jiangning, and it could have taken advantage of the thief's panic to smash Jinling's old nest, as Zeng Guoquan's army went deep into the hinterland of the thief, and had to defend one place, and now it is divided into six places to guard Anqing, Zongyang, Lujiang, Wuwei, Yuncao, and Dongguan, and the number is still too thin, and there are no enterprising soldiers. Zeng Guofan's troops were sluggish, and Zhejiang Province was occupied by Li Xiucheng and Li Shixian's rebels; Hangzhou, the provincial capital, is being surrounded by Li Bandit. If reinforcements do not arrive, Hangzhou will be broken.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Under the country, but Zhejiang Province is in a hurry. Hangzhou Shaoxing is the left arm, Zhuji is really Hangzhou, Shao's throat, Shao, all are lost, Hangzhou has no unique reason, and the overall situation of Zhejiang Province is bad! Hangzhou is a city, but Zeng Guofan can be saved, quickly passed on the edict, the minister of the Qin sent Liangjiang Governor Zeng Guofan, awarded the title of prince Taibao, and governed Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi Province, and the military affairs of Zhejiang Province, all the governors of the four provinces, and the officials below the town, all under control.

Yixin said: In this way, Zeng Guofan will save Hangzhou.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Zeng Chenguo was originally recommended by Su Shun; There are many flattering and sycophantic letters, but I don't see a single word about it, which is very regrettable.

Zeng Guofan received the order, did not like it, but worried, and sent a letter to Zuo Zongtang and said: Yesterday, the court sent an edict, and it was a mistake to use contemptible people to run Zhejiang's military affairs. The position is too high, the power is too heavy, the false hope is too long, the intelligence is too short, and there is no reason for all to be reversed. On the same day, he should resign and recommend Your Excellency to supervise the military affairs of Zhejiang.

Soon after the letter was sent, the national domain was played: Shaoxing was lost, Hangzhou was in danger, and the Zhejiang army was controlled by ministers and remotes, and it was still more than thousands of miles away. Zuo Zongtang can really be in charge alone, and he should ask the emperor to send an edict to order Zuo Zongtang to supervise the military affairs of Zhejiang Province, and all the main and guest armies of the province will be controlled. That is, there is no need to unify Zhejiang Province.

Empress Dowager Cixi took over, that is, the edict: Zeng Chen's words are reasonable, and his statements are well-founded; Zhejiang military affairs, with Hangzhou General Ruichang as assistant. And quickly ordered Taichang Siqing Zuo Zongtang to go to Zhejiang to suppress the bandits, and all the officials below the town in Zhejiang Province were dispatched.

Zuo Zongtang received the order, was overjoyed, and set off immediately.

Zeng Guofan hurriedly sent Zhao Liewen to stop him.

Zuo Zongtang said: Saving people is like fighting fire, seize the day!

Zhao Liewen said: Di Shuai is entrusted with the entrustment, thousands of things in the world, not broken or established. This is exactly the same as Hu Runzhigong's rescue of Wuchang. The army arrived, saved, and Zhejiang celebrated the bullet crown; If you can't save it, my emperor will talk to each other. Hangzhou was broken, and troops were raised to recover; Who is the responsibility of the frontier? Moreover, Wang Youling and He Guiqing were originally a family, and the two supervised Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and our department did not get a single meter.

Zuo Zongtang said: Di Lao is reasonable, I take millet from the fire, and I will follow the old man's will. After hearing that Hu Runzhi died, Duo Long'a, Yang Zaifu, Peng Yulin, and Bao Chao all resented Zeng Yuanfu, and Peng Yulin had the intention of killing. True or false?

Zhao Liewen said: There is indeed such a thing, Zeng Guoquan slaughtered the city, and everyone hates it. Last month, the town of Three Rivers was restored; Zeng Guobao slaughtered the town to sacrifice his brother's soul. The guerrilla Cheng Xueqi was stopped by a horizontal knife, and the danger was combined with fire.

Zuo Zongtang said: This Cheng Xueqi, although he is a general, is also a first-class person. When the battlefield is killed, everyone is red-eyed, and if you die, you will have dead ears. The destruction and slaughter of this city was indeed not the work of a good man.

Zhao Liewen said: There are many soldiers, the city is broken, the big rope is three days, and the way to stimulate the army is also.