I am rich in martial arts, but choose culture to win

Zhu Fugui's international reputation has exploded, and his cultural value has skyrocketed by 3700 million.

But in China, a land without telegraphs or newspapers, this news came long after.

In the past half a year, for the bureaucrats in the Qing Dynasty, the treacherous situation in the court has reached the point of trembling.

First of all, just after the Yuan Dynasty in the first month, the sixth younger brother of the late emperor, Prince Gong Yi Rujin, suddenly launched an attack in the identity of Zongzheng of the clan's family.

Guizi Liu accused the Empress Dowager Nishinomiya of being a foreigner, and such a scene that made people feel quite discordant appeared.

But according to rumors in the market, the key to this matter is not Tongyang.

What the Clan Mansion investigated and dealt with the Empress Dowager of the West Palace was not only the case of Tongyang, but the case of Lai Ai.

The empress dowager of the Qing Dynasty was suspected of having an affair with foreigners, and the evidence is solid!

Guizi Liu has first-hand evidence from North America, and it seems certain that Cixi will be overthrown.

But who knows, this devil Liu is the same as in history, with a lot of cleverness, but a lack of great wisdom.

In history, in the 4th year of Tongzhi, that is, this year, Prince Gong Yijinjin and Cixi launched their first fierce confrontation. The final result was that Cixi abolished his title of King of Discussion and retained his position as Minister of Military Affairs.

But this time, Yi Jinjin had the upper hand, but he still didn't complete his work in one battle.

For the matter of palace changes, the evidence is only second, and the word "fast" is the most important thing.

Back then when Cixi punished Sushun and others, how could there be three courts for trial, and the dignified and orderly ministers were not dragged to Caishikou, and they would be killed if they said they would be killed?

But Yi Jujin looked ahead and feared the future, appeases his reputation, and dared not cut through the mess quickly.

In the end, it's too late.

In mid-February, Seng Gelinqin's entire army was annihilated in Heze, Shandong Province, the last glory of the Mongolian cavalry, the commander in chief of suppressing Nian.

Shock in Shandong, shake in Beizhili, shake in Beijing!

The remnants of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in Nanjing and Huzhou are tough, but they are not much of a threat, but the Shandong Nian Army may be fatal!

Once Seng Gelinqin died, would there be anyone in the Manchu Qing who could fight in the north?

Of course not.

Therefore, the only thing the Qing court can rely on is obviously the Han armed forces in the south of the Yangtze River.

Zeng Guofan's Hunan army needs to continue to besiege Hong Xiuquan and Li Xiucheng in Jiangning Prefecture in Jiangsu, and Zuo Zongtang's Chu army needs to continue to encircle and suppress Huang Wenjin and Li Shixian in Huzhou Prefecture in Zhejiang.

Therefore, the most ideal candidates are Li Hongzhang and his Huai army.

Originally, Yi Rujin thought that based on his personal relationship with Li Hongzhang, it would be a matter of course for Li Hongzhang to be appointed as the imperial envoy and command the Huai army to go north to supervise the division to suppress Nian.

After all, the imperial court knew very well that apart from the dead ghost Sushun, Yi Rujin had the closest relationship with Han ministers.

But who knows, the imperial court urged Li Hongzhang to take office with almost thirteen gold medals.

But he just has a headache today and a brain fever tomorrow, or he is short of salary in the army, so he can't beat a brother.

or……

Sixth Master, you first make up for the money owed to the Huai Army?

Hearing such news, Yi Jinjin almost spat out his old blood on the ground, wishing he could go to Shanghai to beat Li Hongzhang, this dog slave.

Pull out silver?

The imperial court has money and still needs you gangsters to do regiment training?

Isn't group practice just to save money?

If you look at the Hunan Army, it has been almost 18 months since the payment was cut off. Do you have any complaints?

Look at Zeng Guofan and Zeng Gongbao, what kind of awareness do they have?What is the position?

Can't you just learn from others and use the sage's subtle words to influence those Qiu Ba under your command?

I cursed the eighteen generations of Li Hongzhang's ancestors in my heart, but there was nothing I could do.

After all, Lao Li's face is not comparable to that of Yue Wumu, and the sixth prince's face is not easy to handle.

Yi Rujin had no choice but to find a way to mobilize Zeng Guofan to send troops north to suppress Nian.

However, at this moment, something that shocked Yi Rujin happened.

In the name of the little emperor, Cixi bypassed him, the deliberative king, and directly dispatched the Hunan Army as soon as possible.

Zeng Guofan left behind his younger brother Zeng Guoquan, his confidant general Peng Yulin and others to continue to besiege Tianjing.

On the other hand, he personally commanded more than 2 elite Hunan troops, dispatched troops to defend and block the siege, and posted lists to recruit recruits along the way. After passing through Yangzhou, Qingjiangpu, and Xuzhou, he arrived at Zhoujiakou to supervise the division and suppress Nian.

Zeng Guofan's strategy of fortifying important towns, marking the river to encircle them, clearing the fields to check the polders, and following the cavalry team all of a sudden stabilized the situation north of the Huaihe River.

At this point, Cixi who wanted to control the power, the "Qingliu" ministers who hated the Westernization School such as Yi Jujin and Li Hongzhang, and Zeng Guofan who wanted to assist the young master, preserve the famous religion, and become holy immediately, the three parties finally merged.

At this time, Yi Jinjin naturally only had the last card left in his hand, and that was the affair between Cixi and Yanglaoai.

Logically speaking, this is a card that can fight back from the Jedi.

Because since ancient times, there have been many gossips in front of widows, it would be fine if Cixi had been living in the deep palace.

But she prefers to go out to the garden, and she also had the experience of being driven by foreigners to stay in the wilderness during the autumn hunting of Mulan.

In this way, things are not clear.

After all, he was also a ruthless person who controlled the late Qing Dynasty for 40 years. Yehenala Cixi did not choose to defend herself, but did the opposite.

After controlling Yi Jujin by means of thunder, Cixi held a secret meeting with the elders of the clan's mansion, the banner owners of various banners and other Manchu officials.

The details of the secret meeting are unknown.

However, there are several key words in the rumors and legends: Da Yuer and Hong Chengchou, Hanchen sitting in the big, using foreign to control Han...

All in all, instead of denying the unfounded things, Cixi used them as her own political capital.

After all, the Manchus entered the customs for more than 200 years, and Xiaozhuang contributed a lot. What she Da Yuer did, I, Xingzhen, couldn't do it?

all of these……

It's all for my sake!

……

Suzhou, Tiankuqian Lane, in a brand new house.

At eight or nine in the morning, the sun shines on the eaves, and the air in the south of the Yangtze River in spring is moist.

The bloody storm in Beijing seems to have nothing to do with this place.

Today, the plaque of "Li's Mansion" is hung on the inner hall of this new house.

Li Mansion!

It's festive just looking at it!

Li Hongzhang stroked his beard very satisfied.

Different from ordinary TV dramas, not everyone can be called a mansion in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Specifically, the Great Qing Dynasty cannot be called a mansion unless it is Prince Baylor.

But now the situation...

Old Li didn't have the guts to hide a dragon robe on his head and play cosplay for himself at home, but he was too daring to hang a plaque of Li's mansion.

The opera troupe was invited to babble and sing a few pieces of Huangmei tune from my hometown, and the ceremony of moving into the new house was completed.

At this moment, Zhou Yushan suddenly walked in hastily.

He looked up and saw that the benefactor was stroking his beard and smiling under the plaque of the Li Mansion. He was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly said: "Duke Ming, something big has happened! Something big has happened!"

"I agree!"

Li Hongzhang suddenly yelled inappropriately.

"Ah? Duke Ming, what do you agree with?" Zhou Yushan was at a loss.

"Oh... it's Yushan..."

In fact, Lao Li was staring at the plaque of Li's mansion just now, and he was already thinking about the future Chenqiao mutiny, and his subordinates persuaded him to join Marshal Li in a yellow robe.

And the No. [-] dog leg of persuasion is Zhou Fu and Zhou Yushan in front of him.

But of course he wouldn't say much about it.

Li Hongzhang calmly threw away the few beards that had been snapped off in excitement just now, and then asked, "What's the matter? Why are you so panicked?"

"Duke Ming, it's a big deal, a big deal!"

This matter is indeed too big, so that Zhou Yushan stuttered, "Minggong, let's go inside and discuss it in detail!"

Seeing that his usually calm staff member was so solemn, Li Hongzhang also became serious.

The two walked into the study and closed the door before Zhou Yushan took out a few crumpled newspapers from his sleeves.

These newspapers are none other than the "Da Ming Times (Overseas Edition)" which is publicized in English.

At first glance, Li Hongzhang saw the date of the foreign language newspaper.

After all, he only understands the date.

"Hey, the foreign newspaper for February? Yushan, you are not well informed!"

A smile appeared on Li Hongzhang's face.

As the governor of Jiangsu Province and the Minister of Commerce of the Five Ports, Lao Li thinks he is still very trendy and modern.

Long before he visited "Citigroup", he knew that foreigners had something much more convenient than Dibao, called newspapers.

Last year, when he was training the Huai army in Shanghai and establishing the Jiangnan Machinery Factory, Li Hongzhang insisted that he send people to the foreign concession to buy foreign newspapers.

Not to mention, these foreigners, although they look weird, are actually similar to us Chinese in heart.

It was written in these newspapers that either the British Empress had raised a few more noodles, or that the Rakshasa king had robbed the women of the people, or that some foreign monk couldn't help being lonely and stole some foreign nun.

In short, these newspapers are exceptionally down-to-earth.

The down-to-earth air belongs to the down-to-earth air. It is interesting to listen to it as a joke at first, but it is boring and boring after listening to it too much.

So later on, Li Hongzhang rarely asked Xing Jiuliu to buy foreign newspapers to read.

During this period of time, when the Huai army shogunate was moved from Shanghai to Suzhou, Li Hongzhang never read any foreigner's newspapers.

"Yushan, Xing Daotai is not in Suzhou, what are you doing with me with this foreign newspaper?" Li Hongzhang asked.

"Duke Ming, look carefully!"

Zhou Yushan pointed to the translation written in foreign pencils below the printed words on the newspaper and said, "Xingsun asked someone to translate it!"

"Apricot sun?"

Li Hongzhang took out his gold-rimmed glasses and recalled, "Oh, it's the kid from the owner of the Lingering Garden, right?"

The so-called "Master of the Lingering Garden" is Sheng Kang, a native of Changzhou, who was the former Hubei chief envoy.

Since Li Hongzhang conquered Suzhou, Sheng Kang bought Hanbizhuang in Suzhou. After the reconstruction, it became the famous Lingering Garden. He called himself "the master of Lingering Garden".

In addition to Lingering Garden, Sheng Kang also has a more famous son, Sheng Xuanhuai, the money bag of Beiyang in the future, whose name is Xingsun.

The matter of making money actually has a family background.

Sheng Kang first served as the Liangtai of Daying in the south of the Yangtze River, and later when he was the chief envoy in Hubei, he was also Hu Linyi's pocketbook.

Li Hongzhang now regards himself as a disciple of Hu Linyi, and gradually draws a line with Zeng Guofan, so his relationship with Sheng Kang is very good.

Sheng Xuanhuai, who was just 21 years old this year, is now preparing for the exam and working in Li Hongzhang's shogunate. The business of the Sheng family is slowly becoming his pocketbook.

Of course, he, Mr. Li, also protected the Sheng family's business from growing bigger and bigger, such as selling mud legs to Citigroup, which was actually done by Sheng Xuanhuai and his family.

As well-paying people, the Sheng family naturally has some people who can speak foreign language.

Of course, in the eyes of Li Hongzhang and Zhou Yushan, they are just ordinary people who are proficient in foreign language and do not understand foreign politics, and they cannot be compared with Xing Jiuliu, a master of foreign affairs.

When Sheng Xuanhuai first entered Li Hongzhang's shogunate, he didn't mean to compete with the popular Xing Jiuliu. Even in his opinion, he still had a lot to learn from Master Xing.

But this time, by chance, he got a two-month-old newspaper from a business partner, which frightened him.

So he quickly reported it to Zhou Yushan.

"What? Zhu Ming has been restored?"

"Zhu Ming forced the foreigners to cede the city and signed an unequal treaty?"