Chapter 180: Zuo Zongtang Shaanxi and Gansu Quelling the Rebellion (1)

On September 24, 1868, Zuo Zongtang entered Beijing to meet and bowed.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Zhang Zongyu rebelled against the bandits, drowned?

Zuo Zongtang said: The Emperor and the Queen Mother, I have not seen anyone dead or a corpse, it is like a stone sinking into the sea, and it is difficult to find it.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: In the past, Jinling was restored, and everyone was happy, but Zuo Qing upheld his own opinion; After investigation, it was confirmed that the pseudo-young rebel was indeed overflowing. Zuo Qing is cautious, there is no attachment, extraordinary merit must be treated by extraordinary people, I am fortunate to have Zuo Qing.

Zuo Zongtang said: Enlighten the emperor and the queen mother, the friendship of the people and ministers, share the worries for the country, eliminate difficulties for the people, it is advisable to speak upright, not Gou Ayishun; Please ask the queen mother for grace, and the minister will arrest Zhang Wei and bring him to justice.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Zuo Chen is upright, and the blessing of the Qing Dynasty is also! Zhang Twist lives and dies, Zuo Chen does not need to be concerned, Ding Baozhen, Yinghan, Li Henian and others will secretly investigate, this Shaanxi and Gansu people are in turmoil, Qin officials say a lot, use Han to control fennel, protect Han and suppress fennish; What does Zuo Chen think?

Zuo Zongtang said: The Emperor and the Queen Mother, this time the Shaanxi, Gansu, Han and Wei vendetta killings were subtle, and the reason was that the usual provocation was too deep, so it became this catastrophe. Now, if you blindly clean it up, no matter whether you are punished or not, there will be endless troubles. And since the Tang Dynasty, fennel has lived in China for thousands of years, and has long been a different category. Han and the people, both belong to the country, regardless of the Han and Han, only distinguish the good from the bad, eliminate the violence and the good, and the river is clear and the sea is good.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Suppress and appease, soft and steely, but Zuochen did it. After the rebellion is extinguished, the rebellion will also be extinguished after four years, can this rebellion of rebellion be pacified in three years?

Zuo Zongtang said: Qi Yu Empress Dowager, Guan Long is far away, the food and salary are difficult to continue, and it cannot be done in five years. Yang Yuebin, Mu Tushan, Liu Rong, Cao Zhengjuan, Tao Maolin, etc., have repeatedly failed due to lack of salary.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Even if it is due to lack of salary, Zuo Chen must negotiate with the household department and the governors of various provinces, raise money and raise money, and do not repeat the ruts of Yang, Liu, Cao, Tao, etc.; When the Zuochen troops entered Shaanxi and Gansu, they must go from east to west, take care of the defense of Jin, and do not cause bandits to overflow and disturb Gyeonggi. This trip is destined to be turbulent, and I hope that Zuo Chen will do it himself.

Zuo Zongtang said: Qi Yu Empress Dowager, the minister immediately ordered Liu Songshan and Zhang Yao to enter the Jin Dynasty immediately, and stifle the thieves to commit crimes. Liu Rong and Qiao Songnian did not get along, and the 30 battalions of the Chu army under their headquarters had no dictatorship, and the soldiers had no fighting spirit, and they were taken by thieves, so they were defeated at Baqiao. Liu Rong was not properly commanded, and the crime was not punished; Qiao Songnian's supply was sluggish, and it was hateful to delay the military aircraft.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Baqiao was defeated, Qiao Songnian impeached Liu Rongjun's discipline was bad, and it was useless to stay in Shaanxi; Liu Rong impeached Qiao Songnian for not understanding the opportunity and being constrained everywhere. The important ministers of Xinjiang do not want to join hands, but they are reluctant to fight against the wall, and An can win! Shaanxi is an important place in the western part of the Qing Dynasty, and Zuo Chen thinks that he can handle the heavy responsibility.

Zuo Zongtang said: Qi Yu Empress Dowager, Gansu according to the inspector Liu Dian, the first year of Xianfeng, that is, as a county student member, devoted to Rong Xing, this personality to be honest, can be Kuang Shi, Qi can cover the world, can take on great responsibilities.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: The words of the left ministers, word by word, quickly passed on the edict, Shaanxi Governor Qiao Song repeatedly fell ill and begged for leave, and was allowed to return home to recuperate; The post of Shaanxi Fu is temporarily acted by Liu Dian, the secretary of Gansu Province. The people in Shaanxi and Gansu have been in turmoil for seven years; Duolong'a, Duxing'a, Yang Yuebin, Mu Tushan, Liu Rong, Qiao Songnian, etc., have been repeatedly suppressed, and it is indeed tricky. Zuo Chen, as a minister of Qin, is the commander-in-chief of the military, government and civil affairs of Shaanxi and Gansu, and must join hands with the acting governor Mu Tushan and the acting governor Liu Dian to do their best to capture the rebels and behead the thieves.

Zuo Zongtang led the order to thank the en, that is, led the army of the westward expedition, entered Henan from Hebei, crossed the Yellow River through Mengjin, and arrived in Xi'an on November 26, 1868. Acting Shaanxi Governor Liu Dian, Gansu Governor Gao Liansheng, and Taoist Huang Ding heard the news.

Zuo Zongtang said: I moved from Beijing to supervise Guan Long, there are those who are worried, there are those who are happy, there are those who are expected to solve this matter, there are those who are strange and have no merit for a long time, I don't mind, there must be someone to do things in the world, the country can not do without Shaanxi and Gansu, Shaanxi and Gansu can not do without the governor, a scholar, a few years of concurrent, how can it be easy to take refuge.

Liu Diandao: Zuo Shuai knows all about the machine, and everything is indispensable; However, the re-suppression of bandits, the resumption of civil affairs, and the treatment of the aftermath, and then the collection of exile, the raising of pastoral herds, and the sympathy of casualties, etc., all cost a huge amount of silver, and the old arrears of the armies were also huge; Dare to ask Zuo Shuai, this time after returning from Beijing, can my emperor reward him with enough silver?

Zuo Zongtang said: Lack of salary, fatigue, the most stubborn disease, don't discuss it now! Dong Fuxiang's ability to turn around, and his scurrying is in his mind. The overall situation must start from the northeast and first pacify the Dong rebel bandits. I immediately consulted Lei Zhengjuan, the governor of Shaanxi, to strictly guard the line of Pingliang and Guyuan, and try to block Dong's road to the west.

Liu Diandao: Qi Zuo Shuai, Zhang Twist is extinguished, Zuo Shuai first twists and then Fence, half of it! Dong Fuxiang is different from twisting and Zhu Wei, Zuo Shuai should be classified and take care as the key.

Zuo Zongtang said: Brother Ke'an, now that you have been promoted to the frontier, don't say anything more. Blindly begging for caress will get twice the result with half the effort. From Qin over the Yellow River into the Jin Dynasty, Li Zicheng was far away, and Zhang Zongyu was near. Dong Shun Fuxiang coerced 200,000 people, east and Suide, west to Guyuan, south from Yan'an, north to Yike Zhaomeng, thousands of miles long, if it east into Jin, damage to the Beijing Division, for the greatest harm, must be eliminated first; Before I entered Qin, I ordered Liu Songshan and Zhang Yao to part of Yongning and Xinzhou in the Jin Dynasty to block Dong Rebellion's eastward advance. After Bai Yanhu and the rebels of the horses of Longdi, scattered in the four fields, they looked like they were separated, and after the rebellious Dong was cleansed, Bai Yanhu of Longdong, Ma Hualong of Jinjibao in Northeast Longdong, Ma Zhanao of Hezhou in the southeast of Longzhong, Ma Guiyuan of Xining in Longzhong, and Ma Wenlu of Suzhou in Longxi can also be broken one by one.

Gao Liansheng said: Qi Yu Zuo Shuai, I will lead my troops to the north, encircle and annihilate Dong Fuxiang's rebels, and open up a channel for Dong Zhiyuan to encircle and annihilate Bai Yanhu's rebels in the west.

Zuo Zongtang said: Liu Songshan and Zhang Yao's two departments besieged Dong Fuxiang, and the Guomu brothers went out of Yijun, and the president was in the middle of the road, monitoring Bai Yanhu, and strictly preventing Dong Fuxiang from going south. Dong Fuxiang, gone astray, different from Zhuma and Bai, this person is fierce and brave, good at helping people, and did not kill in vain, I have sued Liu Songshan and Zhang Yao, treat this rebellion, and appease and appease.

Huang Dingdao: Qi Yu Zuo Shuai, Dong Fuxiang, Bai Yanhu, Ma Hualong, etc. are all fennite people, and they depend on each other, and it is very difficult to domesticate.

Zuo Zongtang Road: In the first year of Tongzhi, in the land of Shaanxi and Gansu, Han fennel fought with weapons, and the blood flowed; Dong Fuxiang summoned Hanmin and formed a militia group to defend Sangzi. Anhua feared the second heart of the chief king Aichen, skillfully set up a Hongmen banquet, detained him in a cage, and then gave him an empowerment with boiling water; Dong Fuxiang escaped by luck and killed Wang Aichen; It is also common for officials to force the people to rebel and self-defeating, that is, to occasionally collude with rebels such as Bai Yanhu, Ma Hualong, and Zhang Zongyu. In the first year of Xianfeng, Zuo spied on the thief alone, and opened up with the winged reverse stone, and he was also talking and laughing.

Liu Diandao: Zuo Shuai is proficient in Fang Yu, Xiao Chang is strategic, Liu Dian is out of reach, Mo Yan is enlightened, and it is not a pity to throw himself into the ground. The people in Shaanxi and Gansu are in turmoil, with millions of casualties, and the grudges and grievances of all parties are deep, and it may be difficult to heal.

Zuo Zongtang said: If Dong Fuxiang is stubborn, he will take the first one to set an example! I intend that our army will be divided into three routes, from east to west, first north and then south, and encircle and annihilate the rebels one by one. On the north road, Liu Songshan and Zhang Yao completed the whole army, and quickly divided the troops into two roads, quietly entering Qin, Liu out of Suide from east to west, Zhang from Yulin from north to south, and quickly entered Zhenjingbao. In the middle road, Gao Lian rose out of Yijun, Wei Guangtao went out of Fu County, and Huang Ding went from Baoji to Binzhou, and the three departments cooperated with each other, attacking step by step, trying to prevent Dong Fuxiang from going south, and closely monitoring the movements of Bai Yanhu's bandits. Wu Shimai and Li Yao on the south road advanced westward from Longzhou and Baoji, strangling thieves and committing Sichuan and Shu; In addition, Li Hui's department was stationed in Baoji, Zhang Yueling's department was stationed in Longzhou, Yu Bulian's department was stationed in Qianyang, and Liu Dian was stationed in Xi'an to protect the rear road of the army.