Chapter 185: Zeng Guofan's Immediate Judgment (6)

The Empress Dowager Cixi watched Ma Xinyi's relic, and said abruptly: Isn't this very strange?

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: This matter is very strange, it must be strictly investigated!

Yi Xun said: Ma Xinyi was stabbed to death, Jiangnan is tedious, and non-Zeng Guofan can't sit in charge of cooking.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Quickly issue an edict, Zeng Guofan transferred the governor of Liangjiang, before Zeng Chen arrived, the post of governor of Jiang was temporarily acted by Jiangning General Kuiyu, Kuiyu must supervise the officials of the same department and the province to hurry up and interrogate, so as to confirm the situation and punish it according to the law. The governor of Anhui Province paid close attention to the situation in the Yangtze River and Jinling in case of contingencies.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: Zeng Chen is gone, who can deal with the aftermath of Tianjin's lesson plan?

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Zuo Zongtang is public and selfless, and he has a good way to control his subordinates; Shaanxi, Gansu and Gansu are in turmoil, and Zuo Chen can support it alone. Li Hongzhang was redundant to set up Qin Long, and with his post of acting governor of Zhili, he immediately supervised the Jianghuai generals and galloped to Tianjin to carefully handle the Tianjin teaching case. Then pass on the decree, Zeng Guofan must not slack off a little, and must go to Jinling to sit down.

Zeng Guofan heard that Ma Xinyi had been assassinated, his heart could not be quiet, Er fell asleep, and when he woke up, it was dusk, and he said abruptly: A light is flashing, almost rushing to Huangquan; Indulge in clarity, but the external troubles and internal worries are so endless, I can't do anything about it! Yu Mu is no longer able to serve the official, so he can retire as much as he can, so why bother to add snakes to Jiangnan again.

The next day, Ding Richang came to visit.

Zeng Guofan said: It is indeed bold to kill people when they are in the military profession in the month; There is a gap between you and Ma Xinyi, do you know in advance?

Ding Richang said: Qi Yu is handsome, and the rebels under his knees have repeatedly caused incidents, for the harm of one party, Ma Xinyi handled it impartially, no matter how narrow my heart is, I dare not kill my life. Richang is incompetent, his godson has no way, and he also asked Di Shuai to reprimand.

Zhao Liewen, the curtain guest, said: Enlightening the handsome, the holy decree has arrived, and the handsome should take this opportunity to withdraw and sit in the south of the Yangtze River.

Zeng Guofan said: In the case of Tianjin, I have already felt guilty for the gods, offended the Qing Dynasty externally, and scolded from far and near, and the overall situation has not been completely distorted. The assassination of Jiangma, the worst result, the nine clans of my Zeng family were executed; However, because of the life and death of a clan, it will lead to the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River! I am blind and can't know the way, and it is inconvenient for me to go on the road due to qi failure, so I will be transferred to Jiang Du due to illness, and I will suffer here to die!

Zeng Guofan was ill, and the Empress Dowager Cixi was helpless.

At the beginning of July, Li Hongzhang was ordered to enter the straight, and the two palaces preached: Liu Ming passed on the useful soldiers, put them in a place where nothing happened, and consumed the needs in vain.

Li Hongzhang said: Jianghuai is moving north, and the Huai army is more suitable for people and land on the north road, while the courage of Hunan and Chu may be slightly inferior. In the land of Shaanxi and Gansu, there was Yang Yuebin in front of him, and he was the first general of the water division, but the amount was slightly biased, urging the commander of the army, easy to go south and north, and use his talents. It was also worth the fact that Guangdong was not flat, the salary was inseparable, and the army was rout, so Shaanxi and Gansu were ravaged. And Yang Yuebin is also angry that he will no longer make this two mistakes.

Liu Rong and Liu Dian both took the Chu army and served as Shaanxi Fu; Zuo Zongtang continued to supervise the division, and the commentators said that the Chu army was suitable for the south and not for the northwest; Zeng Guofan also said it.

However, whenever Zuo Zongtang wants to use the Chu army to level the bandits, due to the recent changes, he is slightly mixed with Lei Zhengwan, Huang Ding, Jin Yunchang, etc., and he will still not be able to enter.

The left part is now besieging Jinji Fort, that is, it will be successful, and if Ma Hualong's force can be annihilated, he will gradually improve. If the Gan army is slightly revitalized, then Shaanxi affairs will also be relaxed, and there seems to be no need to place another army, which will cause Zuo Zongtang to be suspicious.

The minister went to Shaanxi, and he planned to ask for a return after the autumn, but he also wanted to do so. The decree is hereby decreed that Shaanxi Province is empty of troops, and that the bandits are deeply aware of the sudden escape, and it is planned to order Liu Mingchuan to supervise the military affairs of Shaanxi, and to prepare for his own plans.

Liu Ming's courage and courage can be seen on the one hand, and he has been effective in the military for a long time, and he has been in the Shengming insight for a long time, and his army management is based on training discipline, loving the people and eliminating harm, and he is open-minded and straightforward, and can control the soldiers and make them do their best, and can make decisions and adapt to the situation. In recent years, he has resigned and returned to the country, and he has studied in festivals, and his ambition is no longer to be a martial artist, and he is willing to serve the country.

Hongzhang sparsely dismissed and sent a letter to Liu Mingchuan saying: It seems that Ning Ling has been sporadic all the way, and it seems that he can be settled, and the sporadic bandits in Beishan are not worth the army's suppression, or dispatch one or two small branches, vertical and horizontal, and always recruit good officials to appease and appease good generals, and gradually appease and punish them. Dingjing is not a place where heavy troops are encamped, and this proposal can be postponed.

Brother enters Qin before entering Qin, that is, feeling the taste and chewing wax. At present, the general has no place to play, and he is going to clear up the northwest, and he intends to withdraw the defense, the wording is solid, and the inner meaning is used to being suspicious and short, and he is not very relieved, and he may not be able to get a great relief.

The Empress Dowager Cixi took over and said: The Ganlong war has been unresolved for a long time, and the thieves have invaded Xinjiang for more than five years.

In late August, Kui Yushang, the governor of Liangjiang and the general of Jiangning, said: Zhang Wenxiang, the murderer who had been assassinated, had blindly mixed his confession at first, and the reason for his assassination was still fragmented and cunning.

During the incident, Wang Shurui heard the performance: The governor was killed, and everyone in Xinjiang was in danger, and there were suspicions involved, so he should send his cronies and ministers to thoroughly investigate it, and not to hide it slightly.

The Empress Dowager Cixi was very angry and said: However, with the important ministers and the supervision of the important places, there are lawless murderers who sneak into the office and assassinate them during the day. At present, there is no confirmed confession of the prisoner, and it is urgent to investigate it thoroughly. Zhang Zhiwan galloped to Jiangning, and together with Kuiyu and all the members of the Daoist Command, the prisoner was tried to survive the trial, and the circumstances of the investigation were accurately investigated, and the handling was made clear, without the slightest ambiguity.

In the afternoon, the two palaces issued another decree: Zhang Wenxiang's assassination of the governor is not the only one who committed the murder, and it must be thoroughly investigated, the mastermind should be strictly investigated, and punished according to the law. What is the current trial situation, Kuiyu did not mention it in this fold. The decree has been made clear before, ordering Zhang Zhiwanchi to go to Jiangning to meet the trial. That is, the governor quickly went to the trial, and the governor was delayed a little. Kuiyu also served as the superintendent of Sidao and other officials, interrogated in detail, and made sure to confirm the confession, and did not wait for Zhang Zhiwan as an excuse, a little lax, this matter is serious, and it is not allowed to save the big into a small heart, and he wants to be hasty.

Kuiyu received the order and played again: The slave supervised the Si Dao to study and interrogate day and night, Zhang was cunning and abnormal, and he knew that the crime was extremely evil, and he would be punished by death, and all the feelings he confessed were blindly fragmented. When asked about the reason for his assassination, he insisted that he had worked hard and was willing to be crushed. The case of the assassination of the former Jiang Governor Ma Xinyi by the slave Fu Si was a serious case, the punishment was too long, and the murderer was afraid that he would suddenly die.

The Empress Dowager Cixi took over and said: This confession is flickering, and I am afraid that there will be a resufficiency and suffocation. Kuiyu's technique stopped at this ear, Zhang Zhiwan received the order for more than a month, and he didn't move for a long time, what is the reason? Be strict again!

Zhang Zhiwan, the governor of Caoyun, hesitated for more than a month, arrived in Jinling, and was interrogated for 10 days. Even his children knelt in front of him and were punished by the side, but they also closed their eyes and turned a blind eye, and from time to time there were pretentious and insulting words, and arbitrary slanderous words were particularly outrageous. The minister also sent a senior member of the Taoist government, and selected the pastoral order that was good at listening, and stayed up day and night to find out the truth and become a believer.

Liu Binghou did not think so, and said: The interrogator has not had a clue for several months, so he used the prisoner's confession to make a vague conclusion.

The Empress Dowager Cixi was also angry and rebuked: It has been four months now, and the facts have not yet been tried, and this case is very important, so how can it be postponed for a long time.

Prince Gong said: The Empress Dowager, the servants thought that Kuiyu, Zhang Zhiwan and other rat throwers did not dare to let go of their hands and feet. If the punishment is served, it will be even more difficult to clean up the mess.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: What if it is really a general of Hunan Chu or Zeng Guofan who issued the order to assassinate him?

Yi Xun said: The Empress Dowager of Qiyu, the prince of Zeng Guo is loyal to the country, and will never do such a dirty thing; If he had been in charge, he would have slipped away; It's been stuck for three months, waiting to die?

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: Zeng Guofan was stranded in Zhili, and Xiangchu was reckless and did not dare to make waves.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Quickly pass the decree, if Zeng Guofan is still physically able to deal with it, he must go to Beijing to see His Majesty. In addition, Zhang Zhiwan must personally go through the trial, so as to confirm the situation and show the world.