Yixin will never give up on winning over Li Hongzhang. Not only is Li Hongzhang's tens of thousands of Huai army elites powerful, but more importantly, Yixin understands that Li Hongzhang is a talent.
After the Battle of Pingchangmao, only a few people rose up among the Han people. Zeng Guofan died of illness. The ninth commander Zeng Guoquan was actually only a general in one area. His ability as a coach was still lacking. Moreover, he was currently fighting in Jiangning. The thought of looking at a tiger's head.
The Zeng family has constant conflicts of interest with the Chinese. After all, the Yangtze River system and the Chinese's maritime trade are inseparable.
The only ones left who can be called handsome are Zuo Jigao and Li Hongzhang. Looking at the current situation, Li Hongzhang is still far more important than Zuo Zongtang.
why? Because Zuo Zongtang's direct descendants are all in the Western Regions, he currently has no soldiers of his own. There are thousands of people in the Zhili Governor's Mansion in Baoding, but they are not his soldiers, but a group of local armed forces, which cannot be used at all. .
The rebels did not attack the Zhili Governor's Palace but bypassed it. On the one hand, Yixin was giving him face, and on the other hand, he also knew that Zuo Zongtang was now a spiritual totem, used to control the house!
Beating him would only make the Han people angry, but not beating him would pose no threat.
It's not that he didn't have any intention of winning over, but Zuo Zongtang has been promoted by the court to the role of a national hero. There is no way for such a person to rebel, and he can only continue to choose to be loyal.
Zuo Zongtang can let it go, but Li Hongzhang cannot let it go. This man has soldiers and the right to build a navy, and his management of Shandong is very solid.
After the battle to destroy Changmao, he once suffered a big loss under Xiao Letian, which affected his career.
But you can't blame him. Xiao Letian is a monster that cannot be defeated by human power. What's more, Xiao Letian was personally leading the army at that time, so he couldn't defeat it.
As Xiao Letian's reputation grew higher and higher, he finally directly destroyed France and won the Franco-Prussian War. This made Li Hongzhang even more awesome.
Instead of looking down on him, people said that he was a capable general. He was able to escape unscathed under the leadership of the head of state himself, and the army structure was still there. He was considered a military god!
Such a talent was gradually put into use by the imperial court, and his power in Shandong became stronger and stronger, until finally he was even given the right to build a navy.
After the rebellion broke out, the northeastern and western regions of Shandong were also affected, but Li Hongzhang decisively struck hard and beautifully, and the disaster-stricken rebels were quickly expelled.
Emperor Tongzhi ordered Li Hongzhang to lead troops directly into Zhili, annex Handan and expand the army to prepare for a decisive battle with the rebels. It would be best if he could go north to support the capital. If not, he would have to be stuck on this transportation thoroughfare to block the rebellion of disaster victims in Henan and southern Shanxi. Military mobility.
Lock the South Gate of Zhili!
Zai Chun had already sent many telegrams promising promotions and titles, and even his old mother had added a first-level imperial edict. This was wooing!
But Yi Xin would not miss such a person. He sent telegrams to him many times, but nothing happened!
After the Battle of Zhuozhou, he directly sent Lord Qin secretly to go south to lobby Li Hongzhang in person. This was not done empty-handed. Yixin prepared 10,000 taels of gold for Li Hongzhang as military expenses.
Mr. Qin kowtowed to Li Hongzhang, "Master Li, your Majesty's regard for you is obvious. This time, not only did I bring 10,000 taels of gold for military expenses, but I also went to tell His Majesty!"
"As long as you come here and secure your position in the Forbidden City in the future, you will be the first to be granted a title! The Great Qingshui Division is in your hands, but you can manage it for a long time. That will be a golden rice bowl for thousands of years!"
"If you still feel unsafe, you can just raise the flag... and follow the imperial court to eat the hard-core crops that have lasted for ten thousand years..."
"Hahaha..." Li Hongzhang suddenly burst into laughter. The bird cage in his hand fell to the ground, and the soaked millet was scattered all over the floor.
"It's a pity... This golden wire cage that's stained with dust is no longer fun!" After saying that, he kicked it, and even the golden wire cage and the little oriole inside were trampled into cakes!
Master Qin shivered in fright. The murderous aura of a warlord soaked in a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood was something that he, a playboy from the capital, could not withstand. He almost peed his pants.
Looking at the trampled oriole body, both legs began to tremble.
"Commander! Commander, please calm down! You can discuss whatever demands you have, just make your demands..."
"Haha, I'm making a request? I said I would separate the entire Shandong Province, can he agree? Haha, I'm making a request, and what you've been saying for a long time is nothing but clichés!"
"What era has it been, and you still want to raise the flag for me? If you didn't say this, I would still show some mercy, but now you want me to raise the flag? Are you scolding me for betraying my ancestors?"
Master Qin's heart trembled, and he raised his hand and slapped himself, making the corners of his mouth bleed. "The villain is confused, and his brain is full of maggots. Don't blame the commander, don't blame the commander..."
"Just now, the little ones were so drunk that they lost their heads and said nonsense. Raising the flag was not His Majesty's word...it was the little ones who added it randomly. Don't be angry, Commander!"
Li Hongzhang secretly sighed in his heart, "Banner people? Banner people...are their bones already so soft?"
"Qin... you should stop trying to recruit me! Zuo Jigao can be regarded as a national hero in this life. His great achievements in pacifying the Western Regions will truly leave his name in history!"
"I can't be inferior to him again! You want me to be your second minister? I'm not that thick-skinned... You all have to do your own things!"
Master Qin was stunned. The first half of this sentence sounded timid to him, but there was something wrong with the ending.
Could it be that Li Hongzhang wanted to sit on a mountain and watch the tiger's head? Do you want to wait until the imperial court resolves the rebellion, and after you have done your justice, then you can naturally obey the imperial court's will?
It's possible, these Han people are ghosts and ghosts. When the time comes, they will say that the civil war has just stopped and Emperor Guangxu Yixin ascended the throne. Although it is not in harmony with the law, it is a last resort in order to quell the war and reduce the bloodshed of the people.
In this way, my strength, face, and reputation are preserved. It’s really a thief!
Mr. Qin rolled his eyes and said in a low voice, "The commander-in-chief has his own reasons and I don't dare to say more. So please accept the gold. In the future, the commander-in-chief will be indispensable for being knighted..."
"As a kid, just ask for a way, okay?"
"Road? What road do you want?" Li Hongzhang asked.
While Mr. Qin and Li Hongzhang were having a secret conversation, tens of thousands of civilians were gathering in the northern part of Henan Province. Each of them was a gorgeous young man with long braids, pointing and pointing at them, often accompanied by a group of masters.
This man's name was Wang Lin. He had an affair with Sai Shishi in Lianjiang County, escaped to Fujian, and was finally caught by Jasmine's mother Sanggui.
Wang Lin completely lost contact with Sai Shishi and returned to Henan to find his father.
His father is an acquaintance of Xiao Letian, Wang Mian, the eldest son of the capital!
