Chapter 141: The Empress Dowager Cixi softly broke the Qiangang

One day, Zeng Guofan received 70,000 taels of assistance from Li Hongzhang, and the national domain was happy and said: "I have also been relieved of the assistance salary, with 40,000 Ji'anqing troops, and 30,000 Jiwu and Lujiu battalions. If the rich woman is fertilized and foreign, Ye Sheng is dung and roots; Shaoquan is pure and broad-minded. Shen Baozhen, the governor of Jiangxi, intercepted my 40,000 taels of silver without permission, and he was not close to people and was very stingy.

Staff member Ouyang Zhaoxiong said: Since the beginning of spring, Jiangxi has been experiencing continuous droughts and floods, and Shen Baozhen may have hardships. Li Hongzhang went to Ma Dingguo, got off Ma Anbang, and he was really an all-rounder.

Zeng Guofan said with a smile: If you can escape from the battle, you are also talented. The tiger's mouth takes people, and it is also a good way.

Ouyang Zhaoxiong also smiled and said: Di Shuai made fun of Li Hongzhang again, this tiger's mouth takes people, where does the so-called come from?

Zeng Guofan said: Earlier, the former governor of Liangjiang, He Guiqing, killed the gentry in vain and fled from the battle; The first emperor ordered an investigation and escorted to the Beijing Division. Because the foreigners entered Beijing and the first emperor Yan drove, He Guiqing was able to avoid the concession and was free for two years until June this year, when Li Shaoquan was arrested.

Ouyang Zhaoxiong said: This Li Hongzhang can take people from the foreign concession, which is indeed a good way.

Zeng Guofan said: The case was delayed for two years, and the Criminal Department was only interrogated, and He Guiqing issued a public certificate named by Xue Huan and others, saying that his retreat to Suzhou to protect the source of money was a helpless move invited by the people. At this point, it is indeed tricky, and the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces issued an order for me to observe and play.

Ouyang Zhaoxiong said: This public gift was forged at the time or afterwards, and there is no way to investigate, He Guiqing, Xue Huan and others are sensitive, and this is indeed a killer.

Zeng Guofan said: The empress dowager of the two palaces has a purpose, He Guiqing once served as a member of the first grade, and it is advisable to be cautious in using punishment. Seventeen people, including Qi Liaozao, a scholar from Tirenge University, went to the rescue to discuss the rescue; However, hundreds of officials said: If you don't kill He Guiqing, why thank the millions of war-stricken people in Jiangnan!

Ouyang Zhaoxiong said: If the emperor was here, He Guiqing would have already been gone.

Zeng Guo Fan Dao: During the Daoguang period, Yu Buyun, the governor of Zhejiang, lost the Dinghai, and Qinglin, the governor of Hubei during the Xianfeng period, lost Wuchang. When He Guiqing went to the city, he killed 19 people who knelt down to stay in the city.

On the same day, Zeng Guofan said: Xinjiang officials take the city guard as the main festival, and it is not appropriate to take the words of the subordinates as the advance; The Minister is convicted by his deeds, and it is not necessary to weigh it against the merits of the public.

The Empress Dowager Cixi took over and said: He Guiqing's case, there is no need to discuss it again, that is, at the entrance of the vegetable market, it will be decided!

Prince Gong Yixin said: Zhenjiang guard Feng Zicai intercepted Li Xiucheng's top-secret document that "he wants to attack Anhui Province first and then relieve the siege of Jinling", but he doesn't know whether it's true or not.

Empress Dowager Cixi: Even if it is a top secret, it is also true if it is false, and quickly tell Zeng Guofan: Rebel against the party's big shares, cross north from Jiuhuanzhou, and plot to run the Lujiang River, Hezhou and Jiangpu in northern Anhui, and Liuhe to commit the upstream, and plan to contain the Jinling officials and troops, take advantage of the weakness to attack, and forgive Zeng Guofan's success in his chest, and he will be able to be prepared, so that the thief has nothing to do.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: In the southeast half of the wall, Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, Zuo Zongtang and others fought together, and Guangdong was defeated and retreated. Shaanxi banditry, it has been nearly two years, Shengbao is dedicated to suppressing the East Road, can not control the thieves, and is good at transferring Miao Peilin to lead troops to Shaanxi, which is very hateful.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: In August of last year, Shengbao entered Shaanxi, and there were occasional small victories, but then the Song Jingshi Department rebelled halfway, and the overall situation in the northwest was out of control. Miao Peilin is a repeated, and he has been ordered before, Miao Lian is confined to Anhui, and not to use a single soldier.

Wang Yixin said: Qinchen monk Greenqin, Shanxi governor Yinggui, and Xi'an deputy governor Dexing A also impeached Shengbao for arrogance, Shengbao disobeyed the edict, transferred troops without authorization, and was arrogant, and his mistakes must be investigated. The Minister of International Trade Xue Huan impeached Li Hongzhang for withholding the salary of Chang Sheng's army without authorization, which led to a rebellion. Li Hongzhang has no way to co-ordinate, and it is advisable to investigate his faults.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Shanghai affairs, one by one, retreat; Quickly pass the excerpt of Xue Chen to Zeng Guofan, the minister of Liangjiang Qinchen, and order him to play in concert. The order was quickly transmitted, and the Jingzhou general Duolong'a supervised the military affairs of Shaanxi with the minister of Kipchak; Shengbao is arrogant and indulges in prostitution, takes bribes, supports the army and indulges in arson, and deceives and recklessly, and must be strictly investigated!

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: Hubei Governor Yan Shusen also impeached Shengbao: Looking at his weekday performance, the heart of disobedience can be seen. As for his exploits and misappropriation, fishing and harming the people, it is still a matter of other things. Twisting back is a disease of ringworm scabies, and Yuekou is only a disease of the limbs, but Shengbao is a major problem of the heart. Is it rash to only investigate the person and not punish him?

Empress Dowager Cixi said: When Chief Xin was in chieftain, Shengbao supported the soldiers, and we couldn't cross the river and tear down the bridge. In the matter of victory, there is no need to make a big noise, and in addition to strictly reprimanding him, he will send a private notice to the military machine Zhang Jing, ordering him to choose one of the ministers of the Ministry of War and the Minister of the Interior.

Shengbao received the order, thinking that the military power was not guaranteed, so he wrote to Cao Yuying, the minister of military aircraft: Those who want to bind the protector can immediately pay the "defeat", why not use words as bait? Only remember the affairs between the chiefs of Xin, why do the princes of the non-Bao Ze have today?

The Empress Dowager Cixi was furious when she heard this, and said: Shengbao is tyrannical and domineering, and does not know what is good or bad, so she immediately sent a secret edict to Duolong'a, and was cautiously arrested and taken to Beijing to await trial.

Yixin said: Zeng Guofan said: Jinling to Huizhou, Qimen hundreds of miles, the lot is too long, and the thieves are too many. Jiangbei area, from Hezhou to Wuhan, except for Luzhou and Anqing, there are thousands of miles of emptiness, and they are really afraid of defeat and rupture.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Zeng Guofan was cautious, and after the Anqing War, Guangdong was defeated for thousands of miles. However, the embankment of thousands of feet collapsed in the anthill; Quickly pass the order, Du Xing'a, Li Zhaoshou, etc., must attack in a timely manner and firmly stifle the thief against the back. The war in the south of the Yangtze River will be extinguished, and Zeng Chenguo will be able to order Zeng Guoquan and Bao Chao to divide the army to the north.

Zeng Guofan received the decree and said: The two palaces also have knowledge,

Staff member Ouyang Zhaoxiong said: In all parts of northern and southern Anhui, Di Shuai has already been armed, so why bother to talk about danger.

Zeng Guo Fan Dao: Those who captured Hanshan, Chaoxian, and Hezhou were the vanguard of the Cantonese bandits. If the loyal chief comes, I have no master, how can I resist thieves? The chieftain's attack on the Golden Pillar Pass also has momentum. Zeng Guoquan listened to Feng and didn't listen to the tune, and he couldn't help it! The way to use troops, the whole army is the first, and the city is second. Zeng Guoquan led the sluggish soldiers to fight the dumb battle, if there was no full effort to dispatch supplies, this army would have collapsed early. Last month, He Shaocai's 4th Battalion, Wu Tinghua's 2nd Battalion, and Wang Kesheng's 7th Battalion had all responded to the aid of southern Anhui.

Ouyang Zhaoxiong said: Nine marshals captured Ji'an, attacked Jingde, Ke'anqing, and won the three armies; His troops were firmly rooted in Jinling City, and they also contained a large number of bandits.

Zeng Guofan said: Don't mention it again, if it weren't for the merit of the siege, I would have removed the Ji camp long ago. Quickly pass on my orders. Peng Yulin's Inner Lake Water Division, sailed from the top at a high speed, assisted the Lu Division, and recaptured the key passes of Yuncao and Tongcheng Gate. The most important ones on the north shore are only Anqing, Luzhou, Wuwei, Tongcheng, Xiliang, and Yuncao; The most important ones on the south bank are only Jinling, Ningguo, Wuhu, and Jinzhu. Our army guards these eleven places, and protects the grain road, and it will win for a long time.

Ouyang Zhaoxiong said: Di Shuai asked Li Hongzhang to concurrently serve as the Minister of Commerce and Commerce, but the two palaces did not reply, is it not gracious?

Zeng Guofan said: He Guiqing was punished, Xue Huan was resentful, and it was common to take the opportunity to impeach Li Shaoquan. Whether the two palaces approve or not, and it depends on Li Hongzhang's actions. Xue Huan's impeachment of the folded text, can it be copied from Li Shaoquan?

Ouyang Zhaoxiong said: Half a month ago, it was also sent.

Zeng Guo Domain: Southern Anhui, Jinling, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, etc., our soldiers are many generals, and they are worry-free for the time being; There are few soldiers in northern Anhui, and there is no main general, I will fight Zeng Guoquan again, send a fierce army, cross the river to aid the north.

Zeng Guoquan received the order, that is, he sent Liu Lianjie, the envoy named according to the name, led an army of 2,000 and crossed the river to the north.

The Taiping army captured Hanshan, Chaoxian, and Hezhou, and the troops were stationed for more than a month, and the food was gradually scarce.

Zhang Wang Lin Shaozhang said: There are heavy troops in front, there is no way to retreat, the main army of the loyal king has not arrived, and this battle is difficult to fight.

Said to Wang Hongchunyuan: If you don't go to war again, sit and eat the mountains, sit and wait for death, and if the time is not waiting, our department will attack Wuwei Prefecture and open up the grain road.

On January 13, Hong Chunyuan supervised more than 10,000 soldiers, attacked Wuwei Prefecture, fought for more than a month, the city was not captured, and the Yuncao and Tongcheng gates were lost.

Stealing chickens does not become a counter-erosion of grain and rice, Hong Chunyuan then stopped the attack, and the king of heaven: it is difficult to travel alone, and it is urgent to cross the river with the main army of the loyal king.