The flags were waving, the drums were clamored all over the sky, and the horseshoes trampled on the official road and made a dull sound, forming a scattered stream of winding from afar like the heavy rain in summer.

If there are thousands of people, not to mention that the crowd of 20,000 cavalry is rolling forward. This is the monster that swallows gold in Zeng Guofan's hand. This is the core force of the Hunan Army. Not to mention that the world now has muskets that rule everything. In the military system of the Western powers, cavalry is still the king. In the era when cars and tanks were not invented, cavalry still controls the rhythm of war.

"I am ashamed of the trust of the court. The battle to wipe out the Nian Army has many setbacks. This time I went to Beijing, I personally apologized to the Empress Dowager... I also heard that there were rioters and traitors colluding with foreigners to cause rebellion in Tanggu, and even the Qing green camp was almost wiped out. I heard that all five were burned inside. Now I should raise 20,000 elite troops to go north. After entering the capital to report their duties, I should go directly to Tanggu and kill the bandits..."

Just in April this year in Heze, Shandong, the entire army of Monk King Senggelinqin was wiped out here. This battle shocked the world with the Nian Army. Even foreigners exclaimed that although Senggelinqin rejected the West, he was still qualified and competent as the commander on the battlefield. Such a brave general fell here, which shows that the Qing Dynasty did not effectively stabilize the domestic political situation.

It was the death of the monk king who lost all his face. Under the urging of several tough imperial edicts, Zeng Guofan's main force of the Hunan Army and Li Hongzhang's main force of the Huai Army, who had just emerged, all went north, squeezed the scope of the Nian Army from Henan to Shandong, and the war burned northward.

But what is surprising is that the Hunan Army, which was very popular in the divination of the Heaven Kingdom, was so irresistible when it encountered the bandits of the Nian Army, and even made the Huai Army, which was still weak in Li Hongzhang, steal the limelight. The profound meaning here is worth pondering.

Xiao Letian had long analyzed the truth here. Zeng Guofan just wanted to raise the enemy and respect himself. He had not yet figured out the way out for the 500,000 Hunan Army. If there were no bandits now, the status of these troops would be embarrassing.

Another main reason is that Zeng Guofan also hopes that Li Hongzhang's disciple's Huai Army can rise up and make more military achievements at least to slander the court, so as not to keep the royal family staring at him.

It was based on this consideration that the entire Ping Nian Battle became a pool of mud. The court and the Hunan Army finally formed a situation where they were afraid of fighting both ends of wolves.

Just when everyone thought that the fourth year of Tongzhi in 1865 would be spent in this extremely dull atmosphere, Xiao Letian, the Qing Dynasty's shit-stumbling stick, suddenly made a move, and it was a killer move from the beginning. A set of punches made the Zeng brothers dazzled,

"What a second-genius, who deserves the title of the master of Western learning. This kid really didn't brag... to bring wine," when Zeng Guofan held the first Minzhibao and various versions of the flyer in his hand and revealed the post, he was completely drunk.

Zeng Guofan and his best ninth brother Zeng Guoquan are top politicians in the late Qing Dynasty. If they can't understand Xiao Letian's routine, it would be a waste of time.

"Walking books to maintain hope, using foreigners to protect themselves, infiltrate Ryukyu... These are not all. Now they dare to train new troops privately and secretly print foreign newspapers. What do he want to do? Do he want to steal prestige from the court? This man is so ambitious..."

The Zeng brothers didn't care about the pitiful army in Xiao Letian's hands. Even if the army with hundreds of people was trained in Western style, the foreigners were equipped with only a few hundred people. As Xiao Letian's self-protection guard, he would not make any waves.

But the newspaper Xiao Letian made was a big killer. Now the people's hearts in the Qing Dynasty were unstable, so how could he resist such a slander? Look at the smear on it and let the news. Each piece is the most concerned and even hated by the people. This has churn out all the silt mud in the stinky pond.

"Okay, okay, the luck is coming, and the city wall cannot stop it. With Xiao Letian's interference, there is room for us to maneuver... Lao Jiu, go and order 20,000 soldiers. This year we are going to celebrate the New Year in Beijing..."

The body of the great commander shook, and the entire Qing Dynasty was about to shake. In just three days, all the elite cavalry of each battalion of the Hunan Army gathered under the great commander. When 20,000 cavalry set off to head north, the Qing Dynasty's officialdom was like a bombshell, and everyone was stunned and stunned.

"Zeng Shaved's head was going to rebel, but Zhe Shaved's head was going to rebel. He wanted to lead troops to force the palace. Who can stop his 20,000 soldiers in Zhili? Green camp or Eight Banners? Do you expect the tiger gun camp in the capital to be good at rushing camp?"

"Oh my God, what happened to the Qing Dynasty? The days just passed a little, so why didn't people calm down? Go to Taimiao, go to Taimiao to cry for ancestors..."

"A traitor, this is a traitor. Zeng Guofan is also a scholar raised by Confucianism. How could he not know shame and dare to rebel? Are you still a personal person if you don't want loyalty and filial piety?"

Ninety percent of the people who knew this news were crying and scolding in the heart of the Central Plains, but what's the use? Who dares to stop Zeng Guofan's army? The local government just fled with seals.

Go north from Heze, pass Liaocheng, and then go to Cangzhou. When you arrive in Cangzhou, you will have two choices. You can go straight to the capital if you are a little west, and you can go straight to Tanggu if you are a little east. Only then can you understand Zeng Guofan’s intention, whether to rebel or really suppress the rebellion, it depends on how he chooses.

The cavalry will always move quickly. When the capital received the news that Zeng Guofan went north, the 20,000 cavalry had already passed the territory of Dezhou. No official along the way dared to stop him. If he was at the normal speed, in more than ten days, Zeng Guofan's army would be able to see the city of Beijing.

"Hurry to send an order to retreat Zeng Guofan's army. He was not allowed to enter Beijing without an order. Is he going to rebel? Notify the Eight Banners of Mongolia and immediately mobilize 30,000 Mongolian cavalry to enter Beijing and station in Changping to prepare for an accident... Zongli Yamen notified the envoys of Western countries and asked them to express their opinions immediately and let them put pressure on Zeng Guofan... I don't believe it anymore. Can the Qing Dynasty change?"

"How is Ermao's injury? Carry it over with a soft couch. I want to see him."

In the face of national crisis, Ci'an and Cixi gave up their usual dirty conflicts. The two sisters first reached an agreement. All orders were issued from the Forbidden City, and the Qing Dynasty's state machine began to operate wildly.

When Ermao was lifted out of the cell of the Interior Ministry, his butt was already rotten. Under the cost-effective treatment of the Imperial Hospital, he finally did not suffer from disability. When he saw the two empress dowagers, Ermao knelt on the soft couch regardless of the pain, "Empress dowager, emperor, I am really wronged. I have never thought of betraying the emperor..."

"Ermao, you need to say nothing about your heart. Ai family already knows. Now I will only ask you one question, what does your godfather want? There are no outsiders in the hall, so you can say it boldly..."

Ermao rolled off the soft couch and knocked on the brick "Master, Master, I'll say something ruthless. Xiao Letian and even foreigners are just a problem with scabies, but there are other people who are intimate."

"Xiao Letian is indeed bold and unrestrained, and he also acted disrespectful to the court during his actions. However, he grew up among foreigners since he was a child and did not learn the rules of the Qing Dynasty. He was not going to rebel,"

"I can even guess what Xiao Letian wants. Needless to say, money and women are all wrong with growing up with foreign beef. Xiao Letian really likes money and women. When these two points can be satisfied, his ideal is to promote Western learning. He is determined to be the master of Western learning..."

"As for the foreign company has raised so many guards, and the slave said disrespectful words, he was really forced out. In the more than a year since his godfather returned to China, he has experienced assassination alone and how many times have he faced the army personally? He is really scared and he has to live, too."

Ci'an took a few deep breaths and said calmly, "Ermao, hold on, go to Tanggu with Zhou Daoying and tell Xiao Letian that the court agreed to all the first three conditions. As for the third point he said, the court can only agree to half of the... The green camp garrison in Tanggu cannot be withdrawn, and the status quo must be maintained..."

"But I can give half of the security rights in Tanggu City to foreign companies to guard the security forces, and let the Tongzhi Yamen and the merchants discuss a statement together. In the future, they will be jointly responsible for the security of Tanggu business district and industrial special zone..."

The court has now compromised to the bottom line. The Green Camp soldiers and the Tongzhi Yamen represent the court's dignity, which cannot be revoked. The so-called joint management is actually the transfer of the greatest power to the merchants. You must know that Xiao Letian's iron blood has made the entire Tanggu officialdom and the shopping mall even terrified. Who dares to rob him of this power?

Ermao knew that Xiao Letian would agree to this condition. He kowtowed heavily and agreed, "Even if the slave is broken, he must do this job well,"

When there were only two queen mothers and three young emperors left in the hall, Emperor Tongzhi said unwillingly, "Isn't this going to fight? Didn't the court just admit defeat?"

"Son, this is not admitting defeat, it is just a compromise, using compromise to exchange time for the court... Do you know why Zeng Guofan dared to enter Beijing? It is not because Xiao Letian's methods disrupted people's hearts. Since ancient times, all ambitious families have taken advantage of the situation. What is this momentum? The momentum is the change of people's hearts..."

"The people can use it, but not know it. The people cannot understand it. The people cannot understand too many principles. If every people can discuss politics, then the world will be in chaos?"

"I won't talk about it far away. After the British and French barbarians entered Beijing five years ago, the country was broken and the country was broken and the country had to be broken. In the end, foreigners retreated and promised to support the court in jointly exterminate Changmao. You must know that the victory was obtained by the state's victory with countless real money and silver..."

"If there was a newspaper like this chattering among the people at that time, if the peddlers and pawns knew the contract of the court, the contract would not be signed with the turbulent people's sentiment. How many years would our dynasty have to live?"

At this point, Emperor Tongzhi completely understood what politics is. It is no different from doing a bad business. Successful businessmen use the interests of others to do their own things, exchange the blood of hundreds of millions of Han people for the support of stronger forces, and finally maintain their own country forever.

The little emperor looked up at the sky eastward, and his mind had already floated to the distant Tanggu. He kept asking in his heart, "Xiao Letian, are you also such a black-hearted businessman? He took advantage of the situation and used other people's interests to do his own business. No, no, you should not be such a person, because there is always an indescribable smell in your book. Although I don't know what it is, you must be different from others..."

After all, the emperor is only ten years old. He has the unique keen insight of children. He can understand Xiao Letian's heart, that innocent heart,

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