In the Forbidden City, a group of eunuchs and palace maids were busy cleaning the road before dawn, and in the palace of nourishing the heart, Ci'an did not get up a little lazily until the sky was bright to get up and make up.

Originally, the young son of heaven Qi Xiang, who should have come to ask for peace before dawn, became indulgent and lazy because of neglect of discipline, and did not come to ask for peace until after seven o'clock, Ci'an asked a few words as usual and sent Qi Xiang out, the constitution of the hypocrite is a foregone conclusion, and she has no heart to control the Qing Dynasty Emperor who is destined to become a puppet.

After breakfast, Ci'an sat bored on the kang and watched the snow in the courtyard through the window, and she once paid close attention to the Franco-Prussian War in Europe, but after the Battle of Sedan, she concluded that the defeat of France was certain, and she no longer had any interest in paying attention.

Yi Zhi's accurate judgment of the situation in Europe, England faced the provocative concession of the Yuanqi Nanyang Navy in the Persian Gulf, shattered the only bit of luck in her heart, Persia and the Qing Dynasty signed the "Tehran Peace Treaty" to buy a large area of desert in eastern Persia at a price of 20 million silver dollars, thunder and rain completed the expansion of the northwest ahead of schedule, and successfully expanded the territory to the Persian Gulf, which made her feel even more heartbroken.

The United States and Russia concluded an alliance with Yuanqi, the only thing the imperial court could count on was Britain and France, now France was destroyed by Prussia, England was difficult to support alone in the Qing Dynasty, and it was no longer possible to clamp Yuanqi at home and abroad, after completing the northwest expansion, Yi Zhizhi would immediately turn its focus to the country, perhaps at the beginning of the year, it would force the imperial court to implement constitutional government.

"The Queen Mother'——。" A eunuch whispered at the door: "Prince Gong is handing over a sign outside to ask to see." ”

Asking to see him? Ci'an turned around with some surprise, and usually didn't come to report anything important, "Let him come in." ”

Prince Gong entered the warm pavilion, respectfully bowed to the courtesy, and then knelt down a few steps outside the bead curtain and said: "The Empress Dowager, Gansu Suzhou urgently reported that hundreds of Hui people rebelled, captured Jiayu Pass, and killed more than 300 patrol officers and soldiers and people. ”

Muslim rebellion? Jiayuguan is lost! Ci'an frowned, and subconsciously asked, "What is the cause?" ”

"Back to the Queen Mother." Yi Yi said respectfully: "It is reported that the cause of the Hui people's rebellion was to unsuccessfully solicit rations and salt, tea, and silver salaries withheld by the former general soldiers. ”

Hundreds of Hui people are in turmoil, this is not a big deal or an emergency, what is the reason why Yi Yi Baba came to report? After a slight hesitation, she asked: "Suzhou is along the Northwest Railway, so I should know about this matter?" ”

"The Queen Mother." Yi Yi hurriedly said: "Yi Zhishu said, Xinjiang, Shaanxi and Gansu are Hui gathering areas, there are tens of millions of people, Hui people all believe in *** religion, this religion was introduced from Arabia during the Tang Dynasty, with a strong exclusivity and difficult to integrate, is the narrowest of all religions, the most intolerant religion, and advocates force, resulting in a long time Hui Han contradictions are very acute.

At present, Xinjiang and Shaanxi and Gansu are empty of troops, and in order to prevent the Hui riots from burning the plains, it is necessary to immediately quell the Suzhou riots, and implore the imperial court to send 20,000 new troops to Shaanxi and Gansu, so as not to further deteriorate the situation and not have enough troops to suppress it. ”

Dispatch 20,000 new troops to Shaanxi and Gansu? Ci'an couldn't help but be stunned, hundreds of Hui people are just in turmoil, is it necessary to be alarmist and become a prairie fire? And 20,000 new troops from the Beijing Division? Is this quelling the chaos or taking the opportunity to seize and divide the New Army of the Eight Banners? After thinking for a moment, she asked softly, "What does the Sixth Emperor Uncle think?" ”

"Back to the Queen Mother." Yi Yi pondered and said: "For the Suzhou Hui riot, Yi Zhixiang attaches so much importance to it, and it may be related to the capture of Mashhad by the Northwest Army, Mashhad is one of the holy cities of the Sect, some people say that the rich go to Mecca for Hajj, and the poor go to Mashhad for pilgrimage ........" ”

Yi Zhizhi has always seen the subtle knowledge, and he also knows a lot about the situation of the first battle of Mashhad, if the Suzhou Hui riot is really related to this, it is reasonable to take careful precautions, and Wei Chen secretly thinks that Yi Zhixin will definitely not be alarmist! It is also impossible to deliberately mobilize the 20,000 new troops of the Eight Banners to Shaanxi and Gansu. ”

The last sentence dispelled Ci'an's doubts, indeed, with Yuan Qi's current strength, it is not difficult to divide and disintegrate the Eight Banners New Army, and the Northwest has expanded in a big way, and it is enough to take the opportunity to transfer the Eight Banners New Army.

Seeing Ci'an, he was silent, Yi Yi kowtowed slightly, and said: "Yuanqi's northwest expansion has ended, and the army is returning to Anxi and Xinjiang, if Shaanxi and Gansu are in chaos, the Northwest Army will inevitably enter in a big way, and if Shaanxi and Gansu are handed over to Yuanqi ........" ”

Ci'an glanced at him, knowing that the other party valued the parliamentarians of Shaanxi and Gansu provinces very much, but she really helped with this favor, and after a little thought, she said: "In order to return the title of Prince Yixun, lead 20,000 troops into Xi'an." ”

The other party actually took advantage of this opportunity to revive the prince of Fuchu, Yi Yi was really a little surprised by this, originally he planned to recommend the monk Greenqin, and by the way, he transferred the 20,000 troops stationed in the province back to Beijing, even if he went to Xi'an, it was better than in the province!

However, since Ci'an opened his mouth, he didn't have much to say, after all, the top priority was not to lose the two provinces of Shaanxi and Gansu, and even if he bowed his head: "Weichen obeys the order." ”

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Cao Gensheng walked into the room quickly and said loudly: "The big shopkeeper ——, Prince Gong called." ”

"Reading ——。"

"The Queen Mother decreed, in order to reward and return the title of Prince Yixun, and led 20,000 troops into Xi'an."

It's actually Prince Yiyun of Qifu alcohol? Yi Zhixiang was also a little surprised, and after a pause, he said: "Call back, the military train has been properly dispatched, and urge Prince Alcohol to start immediately and rush to Xi'an as soon as possible." ”

The rebellion of the Hui people in Suzhou is just a few hundred, but Yi Zhizhi is like a great enemy, and the imperial court dispatched 20,000 troops to Xi'an, in this regard, Zhao Liewen and Yi Zhengxing were quite puzzled, and glanced at each other, Yi Zhengxing thought about it: "Father should not want to take the opportunity to disperse or weaken the strength of the Beijing Division?" Or is it to test the reaction of the imperial court? ”

"Neither." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "This is a rainy day, the Suzhou rebellion may indeed cause a large-scale rebellion in Shaanxi and Gansu, although the railway transportation is fast, but now it is winter, the north has begun to snow, Shaanxi and Gansu are the same, heavy snow will seriously affect the speed of the train." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Liewen couldn't help but be puzzled, "The big shopkeeper, Jiangning and Xuzhou are all stationed with heavy troops, since they attach so much importance to the rebellion in Suzhou, why do they want to go far?" ”

"For this kind of thing, it's better for the Eight Banners New Army to come forward." Yi Zhizhi said in a deep voice: "Once it causes a large-scale rebellion, it is bound to be a massacre. ”

"The Holocaust?"

Yi Zhizhi nodded, it's not that he made a big fuss, a large-scale Hui riot did break out in the late Qing Dynasty - Tongzhi Hui Rebellion, however, that Hui rebellion broke out in the early years of Tongzhi, when the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had not yet collapsed and the Twist Army was prosperous, it was an unbearable massacre, first the Hui killed the Han people, and then the Han people killed the Hui people, and the entire Shaanxi and Gansu population suffered huge losses, with more than 20 million casualties.

Because of the birth of Yuan Qi, the premature expulsion of the Taiping army into Southeast Asia, and the recruitment of the Twist Army, Shaanxi and Gansu were not affected by the war, the Shaanxi-Gansu Rebellion that should have happened long ago has not happened, Yi Zhizhi is also completely forgotten, and the Suzhou Rebellion has evoked this history that he has long forgotten.

Yi Zhi's contentment worry became a reality, at three o'clock in the afternoon, Suzhou again urgently reported, Suzhou town general soldier Cheng Gui gathered troops to go to recover Jiayu Pass, the officers and soldiers of the Hui mutiny, occupied Suzhou City in one fell swoop, wanton massacre, the city of Daotai, Zhizhou and other officials were killed, only Suzhou Town General soldier Cheng Gui escaped by chaos.

After receiving the emergency report, Yi Zhi's heart sank, Zhao Liewen and Yi Zhengxing looked at each other for a long time and said nothing. The most tricky thing is that it is now winter, the climate in Gansu is very cold, even if it is a railway, it is inconvenient, and Yuan Qi has almost no troops stationed in Shaanxi and Gansu in order to avoid the suspicion of the imperial court, and only the Eight Banners Green Battalion can be relied on at present.

lit a cigarette and was silent for a while, and then Yi Zhizhi said: "Send a telegram to Prince Gong, order all prefectures and counties in Shaanxi and Gansu to implement martial law, closely monitor the local Hui people, and all returned officers and soldiers in the army will be isolated and try their best to appease." Zhangye must be strictly observed, and if necessary, the railway can be demolished, and the eastward advance of the Hui people of the riots must be resolutely put an end to! ”

Zhao Liewen, who saw it, stopped writing, and he continued: "Zuo Zongtang of Xinjiang ordered to strictly prevent the Hui people in Xinjiang from responding to the rebellion, and at the same time try to prevent the chaotic return to the west to disrupt Xinjiang." ”

Yi Zhengxing was a little surprised and said, "Don't send troops to suppress it?" ”

"Try to control the deterioration of the situation first, and then move on." Yi Zhizhi said: "The Shaanxi-Gansu Eight Banners Green Battalion has not fought for many years, I am afraid that it is useless, and it is good to be able to hold on." ”

After pondering for a while, he continued: "Send 10,000 troops from Jiangning to Xi'an. ”

Zhao Liewen, who was waiting, got up and left, Yi Zhishu glanced at Yi Zhengxing, and said: "The *** religion is political, aggressive, extreme, exclusive and difficult to integrate, it is the narrowest and most intolerant religion of all religions.

Legend has it that when Muhammad was preaching, he held the scriptures in one hand and the sword in the other, and he either converted to the religion or conquered or destroyed.

There is an Arabic proverb, "Where is heaven on earth?" In the scriptures, on horseback, on a woman's breast. "Most of the world's religions have rules and precepts, and they are more or less abstinent, and some are even very strict, Buddhism, Christianity, Taoism are all like this, but the religion is different, and does not advocate abstinence, but on the contrary, it tolerates the indulgence of believers, which is also a reason for the rapid development of the Hui people."

After a pause, he continued: "Almost all the inhabitants of Anxi Province and the territories newly conquered or purchased by this Western Expedition believe in the *** religion, and the development of the *** religion must be strictly controlled, otherwise, there will be a danger of splitting out in the future!" ”

After hesitating, Yi Zhengxing said: "The *** sect is aggressive, extreme, exclusive and difficult to integrate, how to control it?" ”

"There are tens of millions of Hui people in China, and they are widely distributed, so we must be cautious and patient in dealing with the Hui people." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "The most important thing is to give grace and power, such as the Hui riots, which must be resolutely suppressed without mercy, and at the same time, politically, the Hui people must also be given an equal status and cannot be discriminated against."

In addition, it is not supported, not encouraged, not allowed to have the slightest privilege, and must be controlled in terms of the reproduction of the Hui people, once the number of Hui people is too large, there will inevitably be ambitious people to establish a pure *** country and thus cause division.

In addition, as a superior person, we must guide the Hui people to localize, survival of the fittest, is a universal law of nature and human society, and religion is the same, the development of any religion must take the initiative to adapt to the development requirements of the times.

Religion must adapt to the social and political needs of the time, must serve social governance, and must make them understand that no religion must adapt to the mainstream ideology, culture, and folk customs of the region and the era, otherwise it will be regarded as heresy, and will be rejected and banned!

The extremity and exclusivity of the religion doom it to be difficult to integrate, and when necessary, it must take strong measures to make it understand, and if it does not know how to be flexible, it will only be excluded and blocked........ end! ”

Before he finished speaking, he heard a rush of footsteps, Yi Zhishu was a little surprised, and when he turned around, he saw Yi Zhengde rushing in with an excited face, "Father, the new airship has been successfully manufactured!" This is definitely the most advanced free-roeuvering airship ever made!

Yi Zhixiang was not very interested in the airship, but seeing the excitement on his son's face, he couldn't bear to pour cold water, and immediately asked with great interest: "The test flight was successful?" ”

"The test flight has just ended." Yi Zhengde's eyebrows fluttered and said: "After flying for more than half an hour, the altitude is 300 meters, and the speed can reach 25 kilometers per hour, and it can be lifted and ....... through the air room." After a pause, he continued: "When Prussia besieged Paris, many people broke through in hot air balloons, does my father know about this? ”

How could Yi Zhishu not know this? He quipped: "If your airship could have been invented a year or two earlier, more people in Paris would have been able to use your airship to stand out from the crowd." ”

Yi Zhengde said with a smile: "I firmly believe that the application of airships will become more and more extensive in the future, and the practicality will become higher and higher." ”

Smiling, Yi Zhizhi said, "Have you ever seen the construction of an ironclad ship?" Do you know the water compartment of the ironclad? If you make your airship a skeleton and use the idea of a water tank, maybe your airship will be more practical and safer. ”

Hearing this, Yi Zhengde's research lit up, "Does it work?" ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled: "How do you know if you don't try it?" ”

"I'll go back and talk to them about ......." Yi Zhengde was about to leave as he spoke, but Yi Zhizhi stopped him and said: "Don't forget your business because of the airship, the research of the aircraft can't be pulled down, that's your business!" ”

"Father, rest assured." Before Yi Zhengde finished speaking, the person had already left the door.