It is not easy for Zuo Zongtang to receive telegrams from Jiangnan. There are different delivery methods according to the level of telegram intelligence. Mr. Qing's telegraph network has just been rolled out to Xi'an.
Master Zuo's real intelligence headquarters is located here. Intelligence from all over the country must be collected in Xi'an and then find a way to send it to Zuo Zongtang.
The most urgent thing is of course the flying pigeon delivering the message, and the third one is the eight hundred mile quick horse rush, and there are still six hundred and four hundred mile rush.
This time Jiangnan's intelligence was sent by Ninth Commander Zeng Guoquan. The secret among secrets certainly required the mobilization of precious carrier pigeons, but even the carrier pigeons could only fly to Lanzhou, and the farther pigeon cages had not yet been built.
It was another 800 miles from Lanzhou to catch up with the commander-in-chief, so it would take a week for the telegram from Jiangnan to be delivered to Zuo Zongtang.
In one week, Tongzhi Imperial Capital has almost entered Jiangning City!
"Curtain!" Liu Jintang quickly ordered the guards as soon as he heard the secret message from Jiangnan.
The guards around the marshal are all well-trained, and they know what to do when they hear the order. Horses of cowhide and fine cotton are unloaded from the carriage, and the iron rods are inserted into the sand one by one. The cowhide and cotton are quickly It formed a circular curtain, which just blocked the northwest of the commander and blocked the sight of the people around him.
The personal guards formed three security nets outside the curtain with their backs to the commander, vigilantly watching for anything suspicious, while the personal guards inside the curtain opened the portable mahogany tables and chairs that could be assembled, the four treasures of the study, and the tea of the warm soup lady. Ready.
It took less than ten minutes from the time Liu Jintang ordered a curtain to be formed to provide shelter from the wind. This kind of efficiency cannot be achieved in a day or two.
When Zuo Zongtang sat on the Taishi chair, he had just translated half of the telegram code, but he became angry just after reading the first half!
"How courageous! How dare you assassinate the Holy Emperor in Shanghai! Shameless, simply shameless! What a sinister plot to frame the blame, what a skill..."
Zuo Zongtang was a member of the Hunan Army. He certainly had the right to share information with the Ninth Marshal. Everything that happened in Shanghai could not be hidden from him, from the emperor's private visit incognito to the assassination in the crowd.
Prince Gong and Prince Chun were hiding in the capital and did not come to greet him. Fu Qing, the deputy minister of the Prime Minister's Office, restructured the Qing Post Office... Even the Chinese people's flaunting of wealth in Shanghai and the attacks by French thugs were all clearly explained to Zuo Zong. Tang shared one.
After leaving the hinterland of the Central Plains for several years, Zuo Zongtang seemed to have forgotten the fights and disputes in the court. Today's detailed telegram made his mind return to the conspiracy and conspiracy, and which pairs of disgusting black hands in the court appeared again. In front of his eyes.
"It's not over anymore? Why is this group of Manchus like this? It's just fighting for power with us Han people, but they actually want to do something dirty to their own emperor, who is a very popular emperor?"
"This is to make it clear that His Majesty will not be allowed to rule personally! Look, what is written in this telegram is so good. Your Majesty will requisition land in Shunyi to build a camp for the Yulin New Army..."
"The land expropriation has reached Yi Pei's head, and this imperial uncle actually dares to bargain with His Majesty? He actually said that one acre would be exchanged for three acres of the imperial village, and then he would give it!"
"Haha... Is this the King of Heroes of the Capital? The uncle and nephew both started arguing in front of the ministers!"
Liu Jintang was dumbfounded, "Huh? Assassination! Prince Chun and Long Live Lord bargaining? Are French thugs still shooting on the beach in Shanghai?"
The amount of information was too large for Liu Jintang to digest.
Yi Pei and Zai Chun actually had a quarrel, but it was all staged for outsiders to see. Emperor Tongzhi decreed that a military camp should be built in Shunyi, but Yi Pei quit his job all over the map.
He said that the hundreds of hectares of land over there belong to his family and were rewarded by Emperors Daoguang and Xianfeng. You, Zaichun, cannot touch it!
But Zai Chun was determined to build a military camp in Shunyi. The two uncles and nephews actually quarreled in front of many foreign ministers!
Yi Pei was full of the spirit of a ruffian from Forty-Nine City, shouting that one acre should be compensated for three acres by the best irrigated land, otherwise he would not give it and would go to the Ancestral Temple to cry for his ancestors!
Zai Chun was so angry that he even threw the tea bowl. In spite of his anger, he even said that he would not pay for an acre of land, and even said that the entire coast of Sui Tu belonged to the emperor.
Yi Pei acted like a rogue at that time, and threw his hat and beads on the ground. He was about to give up his job, and immediately returned to the capital to complain to the empress dowagers of the two palaces!
Ninth Marshal, Weng Tonghe and others need to be persuaded. If you quit on this festive day, it would be a disgrace to the court if word spread!
A group of people got together and sent a telegram to Sijiu City. With the help of Mr. Qing's telegraph network, the news could arrive at dawn and dusk.
The empress dowagers of the two palaces gave instructions that day. First, they scolded Yi Pei for disrespecting the emperor, and then gave him a severe lecture and a fine of half a year's salary!
Then he said that the little emperor was wrong. You can't take other people's land for free. After all, it was given by your grandfather and biological father. You, as a descendant, are going to deny it? This is not okay, it is not in line with filial piety!
Forget it, just one to one point and five! The imperial court exchanged one acre of land for Yiwei for one and a half acres. The queen mothers of the two palaces finally made the decision, and no one was allowed to make any more noise!
Xini was finally alive. This news made Guiziliu, Yixuan and the princes and nobles of Sijiu City laugh for three days. Yixin even drank two taels of rice wine that day!
"I didn't expect it! It was our fifth brother, the King of Heroes, who first showed off his power to our nephew!"
"Hahaha... Zai Chun is also hopeless. He actually attacked the powerless Fifth Master and picked a soft persimmon to bully first!"
"Don't even think about it. Who is Fifth Brother? A person who has never studied when Master Daoguang whips him will have such a stubborn temper. Can I not make trouble with you? Now I am so shameless..."
The bitter plot between Yi Pei and Zai Chun was so beautifully played that they not only deceived all the nobles of the Eight Banners, but even Zuo Zongtang.
After putting down the telegram, Zuo Zongtang rubbed his temples and analyzed it carefully for a long time before he said, "Your Majesty is in a difficult situation! It seems that my decision to mobilize troops early was right. I must win a few battles to present a gift to Lord Long Live. I must give your Majesty a mention." Angry!"
Liu Jintang sighed, "That's right, why did Long Live send Gordon, Doro, Guan Lu and others to return home via India? It must be to appease the northwest... Maybe there is a secret order for the commander!"
"Map..." Zuo Zongtang gave the order, and the staff outside the curtain quickly brought out the map of the northwest situation and spread it out on the sand.
A group of people squatted on the ground and carefully analyzed the time!
"According to the time when the flying pigeon passed the letter, the expedition has been setting out for more than forty days... If it is true that it is not lost, its general location should be here at this moment..."
Liu Jintang stretched out his hand and drew a circle to the north of Zhenxi Mansion, north of Hami Mansion!
"The transition area between Kobuto Mongolia and Zasak Tuhan Mongolia...the area around Santang Lake and Laoye Temple! It's dangerous. There are 5,000 Agubai cavalry here!"
"Hmph! It's useless no matter how much... Send an order to Xu Zhanbiao to choose the vanguard to take turns leaving the Xingxing Gorge to look for fighters... Just hold back these five thousand rebels for me!"
