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    At this time, the sky was already dark with twilight, and even the blood-red sunset in the west was no longer as brilliant as it was before ten minutes ago, but turned into a gloomy iron gray. At this moment, suddenly there were lights on the embankment.  Flashing, those electric lamps purchased with huge sums of money from the West when the Three Seas were rebuilt were turned on one by one, illuminating the North Sea like daylight, and even dissipated a lot of the chilling atmosphere that originally enveloped the dragon boat.  ~~~~

    "Emperor" Seeing that Guangxu had been silent for a long time, Empress Dowager Cixi finally spoke. "Since Xianfeng, the military ministers have been replaced in a revolving door, but they have also changed a lot.  Of all the current prime ministers, do you know which one I respect the most? Which one do I deplore the most?"

    Guangxu was stunned, staring at Empress Dowager Cixi's face under the shadow of the lamp, which was bright and dark for some reason, and said nothing for a while. Today's discussion of politics between mother and son Haizi starts with how to deal with Wen Tingshi's death.  , and then talked about flag affairs, the foundation of the Qing Dynasty and a century-old worry, and then decided on how to deal with Ren Lingyu, and then talked about the age of Xiao Chun Wang

    ¡°Then why are you commenting on the various military planes that started in Xianfeng now?

    Guangxu's eyes were already full of confusion - he had never been a quick-witted person. Whenever something caught him off guard, he would get into an impatient and anxious attack first, but in front of the Empress Dowager Cixi, he  You absolutely must not act like this!

    "If I go back to my father, I think he is familiar with all the military aircraft since Xianfeng. In fact, he is just a few of the Princes of Ceremony since he came to power" Guangxu murmured for a long time before slowly speaking through his teeth.  He squeezed out another sentence: "That's why I asked the question like a father. My son really doesn't know."

    "You are right!"  Somewhat to Guangxu's surprise, Empress Dowager Cixi did not show the slightest hesitation in response to his absolutely unsatisfactory reply.

    "Not long after you were born, these old ministers died one after another The emperor is not familiar with them, and it is not surprising" Empress Dowager Cixi's pupils shone faintly in the shadow of the palace lights that occasionally passed by, and she continued: "Today  I might as well tell you. Emperor Wenzong no, I should say that among the military ministers that Emperor Mu Zong has successively appointed since he ascended the throne, the one I respect the most is Sushun, and the one I deplore the most is Wenxiang!"

    "Su Liu?" Guangxu opened his eyes in surprise - Wen Xiang was both civil and military.  He is one of the first-class talents among the Manchu people in the past thirty years!  It is a pity that life is short, and he was only fifty-eight years old when he died in the second year of Guangxu!  When Guangxu was still young, he heard the eunuchs around him say that after Wen Xiang's death, the Empress Dowager Cixi was quite sad for a time. She also once said that Wen Xiang was Zhuge Liang among the Manchus, so she just heard the Empress Dowager Cixi say that she deplored the most.  When the Minister of Military and Aircraft was Wen Xiang, he also felt that it was natural and well-deserved.

    But the most respectful person is Sushun

    "Emperor. I know what you are thinking in your heart." Empress Dowager Cixi's black pupils shone under the lamp.  She gritted her teeth and said, "I won't hide it from you. Even today, I still itch with hatred when I think of this Su Liu! After Emperor Wenzong became famous, he tampered with the imperial edict. He was so presumptuous that he dared to interfere with my mother, the queen, and me.  He shook his fist and roared in front of the Queen Mother. He even wanted to take my life on the road when Emperor Wenzong returned to Luan from Zi Palace It is unreasonable not to kill him for being such a rebellious minister!"

    "But Su Liu is not without benefits." After scolding Su Shun first, the Empress Dowager Cixi changed the topic and said, "Su Liu is a person with shallow talent but far-sightedness, and little knowledge but knowledge! This is why he and Duan  The most different thing about Hua and others There are so many Manchu slaves in the country. How many people dare to say like him that our bannermen are too many bastards? What do they know? They are confused like the Manchus and cannot contribute to the country. They only know how to ask for money.  Er!, and also cut the monthly salary of the bannermen to support the Hunan army?"

    Guangxu on the side nodded lightly. He had been familiar with these stories about Sushun since he was a child - it was said that the clan minister whom Emperor Xianfeng relied on most in the later period was extremely suppressive of the Manchu pro-Han people and even tried to gain power.  When accepting bribes, they only took advantage of bannermen, but did not accept bribes from Han people.

    "Back then, many people said that Su Shun was domineering, but they didn't know that if he wasn't domineering, how could he have accomplished so many things?" Empress Dowager Cixi continued talking to herself, "And the fact that I respect him is actually  In other words, the word Jingdi is domineering! Sushun is a man who dares to think and do things, and he never deceives himself and others. When Hong Yang was in chaos, the imperial court's Green Camp and Eight Banners saw that they were useless. If it weren't for Su Liuli who stood up to everyone's opinions  If Zeng Guofan, a Han Chinese, is used to lead the army, maybe you and my mother will have fled back outside the customs Being able to do things and be responsible is Sushun's biggest advantage."

    "In the final analysis," Empress Dowager Cixi said in a calm tone, "Sushun is just a powerful minister at best. Even if he really killed me back then, he would not do anything to Emperor Mu Zong - after all, he was trained by Emperor Wenzong.  A knowledgeable minister would still protect the blood of Emperor Wenzong. However, since he gave birth to the following criminal??, then naturally I can't tolerate him anymore"

    A flash of light suddenly flashed in the eyes of the Empress Dowager Cixi, but she calmed down immediately: "This is also the reason why I say that I deplore Wenxiang the most - Wenxiang is not as talented as Sushun, and is even more proficient in Western affairs.  , and when it comes to being a person, Sushun can't even catch up with him! That year, I planned to let him take over the Wenhua Palace, but for the sake of the stability of the court, he settled in the Wuying Palace instead of Wenhua, who was the head of the hundred officials.  The grand master of the palace was handed over to Li Hongzhang"

    The Empress Dowager Cixi was moved by what she said. I don¡¯t know which words touched her heart, and even her eyes overflowed with tears.

    "I originally planned to leave Wenxiang to Emperor Mu Zong for his own use when he takes charge. Unfortunately, Emperor Mu Zong left early, so I thought about leaving him to you Unfortunately, he no longer has this blessing." Empress Dowager Cixi sighed.  He took a breath and said slowly: "It's just that Wen Xiang is still here, and he is now in his 80s, but it's okay. Although the first Guarjia I chose for you died fifteen years ago,  But fortunately, I found another Gualjia for you more than ten years ago! Counting the days, it¡¯s time to use him!"

    Guangxu raised his head in a hurry, his cheeks twitched twice rapidly, and he felt a "boom" in his heart.  He was actually a little stunned¡ª¡ªAnother Gualja?  ¡ª¡ªGuarjia is a common surname among the Manchus.  Fei Yingdong, one of the five founding ministers of Taizu Nurhaci, was named Guerjia, and Fei Yingdong¡¯s nephew was the famous Ao Bai, one of the four assistant ministers in the early years of Kangxi

    But after Wen Xiang passed away, it seems that only Guarjia, who was still considered important in the court, was left

    "Could it be that what my biological father saidcould it be that" Guangxu spat out a few words intermittently, and finally said: "Ronglu?"

    "Except for the unimpressive one, is there a second Guarjia in this court now?" Empress Dowager Cixi replied with a calm expression.  She spoke very calmly, but when she heard Guangxu's ears, it was as if there was a thunder in the ground!

    ??Ronglu?  Guarjia.Ronglu?

    He was familiar with Ronglu. To be precise, he was familiar with the "Ronglu" in the mouth of his master Weng Tong. From the day he was taught by Weng Tong, the imperial master had been heartbroken in front of him more than once.  He confessed how he didn't understand people back then.  She was actually sworn in with a corrupt person like Ronglu. She didn't realize it until the Ronglu Dongchuang incident happened, and finally cut off her ties with him

    He also knew that although Rong Zhonghua had been relied upon by the Empress Dowager Cixi as early as when he was in his thirties, and had played an important role in protecting her during the Xinyou coup, he had already been in the fifth year of Guangxu's reign twelve years ago.  He was demoted to a second level because he was accused of taking bribes. Counting the days, it has been twelve years since he left office.

    But today.  Why did the Empress Dowager Cixi mention him again?  and.  He also said, ¡°It¡¯s time to use him!¡±¡­

    "Emperors are talented people. They must be able to withstand hardships." Empress Dowager Cixi seemed to have seen the doubts in Guangxu's heart.  "You can't make a good thing without cutting it You have never seen Ronglu in his youth. He really is a free and easy, suave, charming and uninhibited person. He is recognized as a handsome man among us Manchus"

    The Empress Dowager Cixi seemed to have thought of something interesting, and a faint glow appeared on her obviously old face. However, she did not notice that the look in Guangxu's eyes when he looked at him became extremely complicated in an instant¡ª¡ªthis palace was originally  It is the most filthy place in the world, and he has heard of it before - if the Empress Dowager Cixi is Wu Zetian, then Ronglu is her "Lotus Liulang"

    "But if this Manchu man only has a beautiful body, he can't be called a talent!" Empress Dowager Cixi said in a calm tone, "Ronglu is very capable. The most rare thing is that he can win military and civilian affairs.  Get it up If you think about it, you will understand that someone who can penetrate Wenxiang's discernment can be mediocre. However, it is precisely because he is so capable that he attracts people's jealousy, so I will go with the flow and work in Guangxu Five.  In the year, he was removed from his positions as the censor of Zuodu and the minister of the Ministry of Industry. This suppression lasted for twelve years!"

    A flash of light flashed in Guangxu's eyes. The words of the Empress Dowager Cixi were like lightning, which suddenly illuminated his heart brightly: "Is my father following the story of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty who preserved Li Ji for Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty to select talents for his son?"

    The Empress Dowager Cixi looked at her eyes with admiration and said, "I have heard that the emperor has read the "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" three times. Today, it seems that the emperor is really not in vain?"

    "My son is just studying hard." Guangxu said humbly, but a flash of joy flashed in his eyes: "But my son heard that he was involved in honors and corruption, but it was not groundless"

    "So what?", the Empress Dowager Cixi's tone became very calm, with a clanging sound like gold and stone colliding: "There are no fish in clear water ponds, and Rong Lu's talents are not comparable to Wen Xiang! Even if he is a good fortune,  So what? That Master Weng of yours is very incorruptible" She glanced sideways.Xu: "But look at how much trouble his smart-aleck has caused for you, the emperor, to the court?"

    "Thisis," Guangxu opened his mouth, as if he wanted to distinguish something, but the last thing he said was: "What his father taught his son is that if he understands, when his son returns, he will let the military plane draft a decree and let Ronglu return to his post.  Minister of the Ministry of Industry"

    "It's not the Minister of the Ministry of Industry!" Empress Dowager Cixi said coldly, "I have put so much thought into it. If Ren Lingyu hadn't come out so unexpectedly, I would have waited until my death before letting you use Ronglu!"

    "Then" Guangxu thought about it again and said cautiously: "Dad, what do you mean, is he going to let Ronglu learn how to walk at the military base?"

    "No!" Empress Dowager Cixi shook her head, and then said: "Emperor, when you go back, draft an edict and ask Ronglu to rush to Xi'an immediately after receiving the edict, take over as the general of Xi'an, and also have the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, and concurrently serve as the Minister of Military Training in the Northwest!  "

    "General Xi'an?" Guangxu was shocked again - the Empress Dowager Cixi had so much faith in Ronglu in her words just now, but now she actually asked him to leave the prosperous land of Gyeonggi and find the Loess Plateau thousands of miles away.  Be a Xi'an general?

    What's going on?

    "Rong Lu knows the soldiers!" Empress Dowager Cixi's voice once again revealed the sound of gold and stone: "Emperor, do you know that when I asked Ma Xinyi to take over Liangjiang from Zeng Guofan, I really just wanted to secretly investigate the Hunan Army in Jinling City  What happened to the robbery there? You have forgotten that Ma Xinyi was the same year as Li Hongzhang, and he was also a civilian leader who led troops!"

    Guangxu's eyes showed a sudden look, and he looked at the Empress Dowager Cixi with admiration - when Ma Xinyi took office in Liangjiang, he immediately trained four battalions of recruits in Jiangning, and his training method was similar to that of the Huai Army.  There will be drills twice a day, specializing in foreign guns, cannons, and spears, and reviewed on the 25th of every month.  When Ma Xinyi was assassinated, he was walking back to the government office after reviewing the New Army's foreign gun shooting

    In other words, if Ma Xinyi had not died at that time, then the person who later faced Li Hongzhang from a distance in the south to check and balance him was not the current Zhang Zhidong, but the Ma Xinyi who had the same age as Li Hongzhang!

    "Since the Changmao Rebellion, the only capable soldiers of the imperial court are Hunan and Huaihe!" Empress Dowager Cixi said with a faint look, "I asked Ma Xinyi to go to Liangjiang, and I really hope that he can serve the imperial court in addition to the Huai army.  Create a new army! What a pityhe doesn't have this life!"

    "I have been thinking about letting Ronglu go to the northwest for many days." Empress Dowager Cixi naturally changed the subject again, "I suppressed Ronglu for twelve years just to sharpen his character! If he  After being hit by this blow, he suddenly becomes as wilted as frost-beaten grass. Then this person cannot be reused And now that he has endured these twelve years, a mere northwest wind and sand is nothing.  ?¡±

    "Emperor, Zhang Zhidong is now the co-organizer of the Navy." Empress Dowager Cixi looked at Guangxu again and said lightly, "But this army division is still under the control of Li Hongzhang and the Huai Army. However, emperor, don't forget  ¡­The few troops that Zuo Zongtang brought out when he put down the rebellion in the northwest are still being wasted in Shaanxi and Gansu"

    "Emperor, come and see." Empress Dowager Cixi took Guangxu's hand again and pointed to the scenery around the North Sea. At this time, half a bright moon had risen in the sky, and the moonlight slanted to make Qiushu Mountain and Lake green and bright.  With the autumn wind, the lake shakes the trees and fluctuates, with mountains and waterscapes, thousands of green trees, dotted alchemy towers, fields, trees, small bridges, flowing water, vines and ancient moss It's really a mixture of freshness and beauty.  Extremely weightless.

    "To defend this country, we must have our own soldiers!"
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