It's impossible to agree! It is impossible for Xianfeng to let Yi Zhifen control the military and political power of more than ten provinces! Mianyu knows this very well, his mood fell from the clouds to the trough at the moment, the generals of the imperial court who are full-time in the war and the chaos are all in power, precious for a while, Xuan He for a while, if it is to control the military and political power of more than ten provinces, it is a real power tilt towards the government and the opposition!

Yi Zhixin is not controlled by the imperial court at all, and he is suspicious of the court, how can Xianfeng delegate power to grant him the title of a general who controls more than ten provinces? It's simply not possible! Even if Xianfeng was in a hurry to exterminate the Taiping Army and the Twist Army, it was impossible to agree!

After a while, Mianyu realized that something was wrong, it was impossible for Yi Zhishu not to know this, why did he bring it up? Could it be that I have misunderstood? He asked with a bit of luck: "I don't know what Guocheng means by delegating power?" ”

"Why did the prince ask knowingly. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info" Yi Zhizhi said to the old god: "Whether it is the Taiping Army or the Twist Army, now they are all henchmen, a province is self-reliant, a province is wandering, if you want to completely exterminate it, you must not take charge of the military and government of the province, and take the power to do it." ”

These words shattered the only trace of luck left in Mianyu's heart, and the expression on his face was gloomy, and he sighed lightly before he said: "The national city is difficult for a strong man, and the emperor will definitely not agree." ”

Yi Zhizhi glanced at him with a smile and said: "The conquest of Nanyang, the prince is the general of the conquest of the south, and the court rewards meritorious deeds, the prince failed to catch a ****, and he is very ...... for the prince." ”

What does this mean? Symbolizing the South Seas, let him be a general? Mianyu suddenly felt that his face was swollen and flushed with hot blood, and even his breathing was a little rougher, and he was only rewarded for his conquest of Nanyang, if he exterminated the Taiping Army and the Twist Army, an iron hat would definitely not be able to run!

"The city is ......." Mianyu didn't notice that her voice trembled a little at all, but she felt that her mouth was dry, "By this king...... To be this great general? ”

Yi Zhizu chuckled and said: "The prince knows how to make good use of people, distinguishes between right and wrong, is fair and honest, and is the best candidate for General Pingkou." ”

Mianyu couldn't close his mouth with a smile, and said with a smile: "It's too famous, it's too famous." "What knows people and makes good use of them, distinguishes between right and wrong, is fair and honest, it's all nonsense, he knows very well in his heart, Yi Zhixiang likes him is not to take care of things, not to meddle indiscriminately, when he was the general of the expedition to the south, he was like this, he didn't care about the war, just accept gifts and have fun.

"The telegram from Shanghai to Beijing has been opened, so the prince will send a telegram to Beijing." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "However, this matter should not be made public for the time being, and it will be said after the outbreak of the Russian-Turkish war." ”

"Okay." Mianyu said happily, although he didn't understand why he waited for the outbreak of the Russian-Turkish war to talk about it, but Yi Zhizhi didn't say anything, so he didn't ask much.

The next morning, the Beijing Division, the Forbidden City, and the military plane were on duty.

A military aircraft Xiaozhang Jing tiptoed up to Mu Zhang'a and said softly: "Yu Mu Zhongtang, the shopkeeper Jia of the Jingshi Telegraph Bureau is asking to see me outside, saying that there is a telegram - Prince Hui sent it from Shanghai. ”

A telegram from Prince Hui from Shanghai? Mu Zhang'a raised his head, "Jingshi's telegram has been opened?" ”

"The small ones don't know." Xiao Zhangjing hurriedly bowed and said.

Prince Hui's telegram, Mu Zhang'a didn't dare to ignore it, and immediately asked, "What about the telegram?" ”

"In the hands of Shopkeeper Jia." Xiao Zhangjing hurriedly whispered: "He didn't say that he wanted to meet Zhongtang, and now he is outside the palace." ”

"Anyone in the palace can come in?" Mu Zhang'a scolded angrily, and Xiao Zhangjing lowered his head and said softly: "The shopkeeper of Najia has someone from Prince Zheng's Mansion to accompany ......." ”

Outside the Xihua Gate, Jia Jianliang, the shopkeeper of the Beijing Division Telegraph Office, waited anxiously, the telegraph line was set up very quickly, it took only five months from Shanghai to Jinan, but the progress slowed down after Jinan, especially the laying of the line from Tianjin to the capital was greatly obstructed, and the construction of the railway was the same, many officials and gentry obstructed it on the grounds of destroying the dragon veins and feng shui.

Although in the end, the telegraph line got his wish and entered the Beijing Division, but if it could not attract the attention of the imperial court, it would be a big trouble, therefore, with this telegram from Prince Hui, he had the courage to come to see Mu Zhang'a, however, he really had no bottom in his heart, he didn't know what consequences were waiting for him to be so coerced, although there was Yuan Qi behind him, his life was not hindered, but the situation could not be opened, and he was the shopkeeper of the telegraph office.

He was thinking about it in his heart, and a housekeeper from Prince Zheng's Mansion beside him reminded him softly: "Mu Zhongtang has come out, and Shopkeeper Jia is doing it himself." With that, he paced slowly.

Jia Jianliang's heart suddenly lifted, and when he saw Mu Zhang'a in a robe, he walked out of Xihua Gate, and he hurriedly greeted him and said, "Jia Jianliang, the shopkeeper of the Jingshi Branch of the small Yuanqi Telegraph Bureau, has seen Lord Zhongtang. As he spoke, he quickly took out a telegram and handed it over: "This is a telegram sent by Prince Hui from Shanghai today. ”

Mu Zhang'a stretched out his hand to take the telegram, and Jia Jianliang hurriedly said: "Lord Yu Zhongtang, the telegraph bureau is divided into the internal bureau and the external bureau, the internal bureau is dedicated to transmitting information to the government, if possible, the small one hopes to set up a telegraph room in the military aircraft duty room, and at present, most of the provinces and counties have opened telegraph ....... ”

Mu Zhang'a interrupted him and said, "The Jingshi telegram has been opened?" ”

"Back to adults." Jia Jianliang hurriedly said: "It has been opened for a few days, but it has not been officially operated yet, and it is still in the commissioning period." ”

Mu Zhang'a opened the telegram and glanced at it a few times while listening, then frowned, turned around and left quickly, but still dropped a sentence, "Go back and wait." ”

That's it? What does it mean to go back and wait? Jia Jianliang raised his head and looked at Mu Zhang'a's back, confused.

Qianqing Palace, Xinuan Pavilion.

After Mu Zhang'a saw the salute, he said in a steady voice: "Your Majesty, Prince Hui sent a telegram from Shanghai. ”

For the telegram, Xianfeng is no stranger, last year the Beijing division for the establishment of the telegram in the matter of the boiling boiling, in the end he nodded in agreement, but I didn't expect it to be opened so soon, took the telegram and swept it twice, he frowned, immediately sank down and looked carefully, after reading it, a little incredulous, read it again from the beginning, and then said in a muffled voice: "What do you want to do?" ”

What does Easy-to-Know want to do? Mu Zhang'a was also thinking about this problem along the way, according to Prince Hui's telegram, Yi Zhi's contentment can be said to be wholeheartedly for the sake of the imperial court, which can be called a model of public loyalty to the country, but Yi Zhi's contentment is clearly not that kind of person! There was obviously an intention behind this that they didn't know, but after thinking about it all the way, he didn't figure out anything.

Xianfeng, who saw it, asked, and he hesitated for a moment before saying: "Your Majesty, Yi Zhishu may really be thinking about the war in the northwest." ”

Xianfeng frowned, "In this way, isn't it easy to be contented that there is no disobedience?" ”

Mu Zhang Aden didn't know how to reply to this, judging from Yi Zhi's various measures in the past few years, to say that Yi Zhishu had no disobedience to him, and he didn't believe it if he was killed, but he could take advantage of the Russian-Turkish War to send troops to the northwest and send troops to exterminate the Taiping Army and the Twist Army, what happened? If you have a disobedient heart, you will do this? It's so contradictory!

After a slight groan, he said: "Your Majesty, Yi Zhishu said that the Russian-Turkish war will break out at the beginning of next year at the latest, so you might as well wait and see what happens." ”

Xianfeng glanced at him and said, "The Nanyang Navy is recruiting new recruits in the southeastern provinces, could it be a delaying tactic?" ”

This can't be really small, Mu Zhang'a secretly thought, can the imperial court prevent the Nanyang Navy from recruiting new soldiers? Or dare to openly ask Yuan Qi at this time? Is it necessary to delay the war with ease? That guy has always been used to being crushed by dignified and upright!

Without waiting for Mu Zhang'a to speak, Xianfeng also realized that it was impossible, and immediately changed his head, "Look at the date on the telegram, it was sent from Shanghai today, and the telegram from Jingshi to Shanghai has been opened?" ”

"Back to the emperor." Mu Zhang'a hurriedly said: "It has been open for a few days, but the telegraph office has not yet officially opened, and it is still in the process of debugging ......." ”

"Instant and swift, this telegram is indeed extremely convenient." Xianfeng said slowly: "I just don't know if I can keep it secret, I need someone to understand this matter." ”

"The minions obey." Mu Zhang'a hurriedly said.

After a slight groan, Xianfeng said slowly: "Li Xingyuan, the governor of Liangjiang, once again asks for a rest, is there a suitable candidate?" ”

Is this agreeing with Li Xingyuan Zhishi? Mu Zhang'a was overjoyed, he had been thinking about this position for a long time, and as for the right candidate, there was naturally one, and he said with a slight sigh: "The slave recommends Fuzhou General Yiliang." He is a native of the Red Banner of Manchuria, promoted by the Criminal Department, Daoguang has been released for eight years, has been in the local area for a long time, and has served as the political envoy of Jiangsu and the governor of Guangdong. ”

Listening to the last sentence, Xianfeng's heart moved, the governor of Liangjiang really needs a big man who has a good relationship with Yi Zhixiang, otherwise he may not be able to do it for a long time, and after a slight groan, he said: "Kneel down first." ”

Fujian, Fuzhou, Mawei Port.

Mawei port is in the southeast of Fuzhou City, in the Minjiang River two tributaries - Taijiang River, Wulong River confluence, the port negative mountain water, the port is wide and deep, it is a natural harbor, the waterway west to Fuzhou more than 30 miles, the east is more than 50 miles away from the mouth of the Minjiang River, it is the only place for the waterway to enter Fuzhou, it is an important foreign trade port since ancient times, the passing ships stay here, and the town of Mawei is also prosperous because of this.

However, today's Mawei Port is a group of slaughter, the eight banners on the port wharf with bright armor are three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, the fishing boats and merchant ships that were originally moored in the port have also been driven away, the port is empty, and a long shed of considerable scale has been built on the wharf.

In the shed, Fuzhou General Yiliang sat on the Taishi chair and looked at the wide river and secretly sighed, he came to Mawei to welcome Yi Zhi, thinking that when he was the governor of Guangdong, Yi Zhizhi was just a businessman's child, Yuanqi Bank was just a start-up, but it was a big silver number that monopolized the money industry in Guangzhou, this more than ten years, Yi Zhizhi was already a third-class duke, Nanyang minister, Nanyang Navy Admiral, Yuan Qi also became a behemoth,

"Your Excellency." Huo Longwu, the deputy capital commander, came up and said with a smile: "Our Fuzhou has nothing to do with the Nanyang Navy, why did your lord come to Mawei to greet Grandpa Yi." ”

Yiliang glanced at him and said, "Thirty miles away, do you feel that you have lost your value?" ”

Huo Longwu does have this idea, although Yi Zhishu is famous all over the world, but the relationship with the imperial court is really not good, and it has nothing to do with the Fuzhou garrison of the Eight Banners, Baba's distance is thirty miles, and it may be a disaster when the situation comes, this time the Nanyang Navy sent troops to help Fujian quell the chaos, and Wang Yide, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, did not come to greet him, why should they be so attentive? ”

After laughing dryly twice, he said tentatively: "I heard that the Lord and Grandpa Yi are old acquaintances?" ”

"Private friendship is private friendship, and business is business." Yi Liang said slowly: "Yi Guocheng is not only a third-class duke, a minister of Nanyang, and a commander of the Nanyang Navy, but also the treasurer of Yuanqi, and a veritable god of wealth in our Qing Dynasty. ”

Hearing this, Huo Longwu's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said: "It's still an adult's body, prices have skyrocketed in the past two years, and it is difficult to make ends meet ...... that idea." ”

"Where do you want to go?" Yiliang glanced at him and said, "It's not silver, it's a musket, a mini gun of one hundred taels of silver!" Ever heard of it? Yuan Qi's arsenals in Guangzhou and Shanghai can make Mini guns, and if we have one or two thousand Mini guns, it will be easy to exterminate those Hui Parties. ”

As soon as the words fell, a military attache who saw him hurriedly stepped forward to report, "My lord, the ship is coming!" ”

Yiliang hurriedly got up and walked out of the long shed, and saw four steam gunboats emitting black smoke were quickly going up the river, and a group of officers and men of the Eight Banners were in a daze as if they were looking at dioramas, and steam gunboats were common in Guangzhou and Shanghai, but they were quite rare in Fuzhou, because Fuzhou was not a treaty port.

As soon as Yi Zhicontent, who was dressed in a long shirt and had short hair, stepped on the dock, Yiliang stepped forward and smiled: "When did Guocheng cut his hair short, I almost couldn't recognize it." ”

Yi Zhizu arched his hand and smiled: "After a few years, Brother Yueting's demeanor is still the same." ”

"The old man is thirty-three in his sixties, and he still has the same demeanor." Yi Liang smiled heartily, said, stretched out his hand to introduce him to Huo Longwu, the deputy commander of the capital, and several assistant generals, and Yi Zhizhi politely greeted a few people one by one.

Then a group of people boarded the ship and went to Fuzhou together, and after taking a seat in the official hall, Yi Liangcai said: "Will we have time to come to Fuzhou in the national city?" But for Taiwan? ”

"Coming towards the ponytail." Yi Zhifen said unabashedly: "The Nanyang Navy is preparing to build a shipyard in Mawei. ”

"That's a good thing." Yiliang hurriedly said, with the shipyard of the Nanyang Navy, the pressure on the Eight Banners stationed in Fuzhou is much lighter, and as a general in Fuzhou, he naturally strongly agrees.

Yi Zhixiang smiled and said: "Brother Yueting has a lot of good words about this matter, the shipyard in Mawei is not an ordinary shipyard, but to build a steam ironclad ship, you have to open a Western-style school in Fuzhou, train skilled craftsmen, and return the garrison ......." ”

Building a Steam Ironclad? Before he finished speaking, Yiliang said with a full mouth: "Guocheng rest assured, the old man will definitely support this matter." ”

Yi Zhizhi glanced at him and said, "This matter can only be supported by the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Wang Zhitai." ”