As the eunuch entered the Old Summer Palace, Mianyu knew that Xianfeng was not in Fangbicong, but in the newly renovated Yingqingzhai, he couldn't help but secretly sigh, these two years have only eased a little, Xianfeng actually pulled out the silver to repair the Old Summer Palace, this matter is going to spread out, I am afraid that it will cause criticism again. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Although he has not been in Beijing in the past few years, he also knows that Xianfeng is stationed in the Old Summer Palace, and many princes and ministers oppose it, after all, the cost of the Old Summer Palace is far from being comparable to the Forbidden City, and the Old Summer Palace covers a vast area, and the distance from the Haidian Military Aircraft Department is too far, and it is not as convenient as the Forbidden City to deal with government affairs and military affairs.

But Xianfeng refused to admonish and pretend, and stationed in the Old Summer Palace in the name of the ancestral system of the Old Summer Palace, as a prince, Mianyu naturally knew why Xianfeng did not listen to the dissuasion and had to stay in the Old Summer Palace, the reason is very simple, the Forbidden City has strict rules and many ancestral systems, but the Old Summer Palace can circumvent these rules and ancestral systems, and you can indulge in silk and bamboo wine.

Ying Qing Zhai is located in the south of the Jade Linglong Pavilion, covers an area of nearly ten acres, the east, south and west are surrounded by green mountains, the northeast is half of the circular river port, close to the west bank of the river port to build a waterfront square corridor, the north end of the corridor is a waterfront square pavilion, Qianlong gave the name 'Zhao Kuang Pavilion', the south end of the corridor is nine deep into the water of the study, the eaves of the study hang Qianlong imperial book 'Ying Qing Zhai'.

Yingqingzhai three sides of the water side and the corridor is connected, is a good place for self-cultivation, reading and painting, in summer, the wind comes from the river port, through the corridor, very comfortable.

In the study, Xianfeng sat by the window, and Zhu Fengbiao, the Hanshang book of the Ministry of War, sat on the small pestle at the bottom and said, "....... The northeast road is far away, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and the difficulty of supply is no less than that in the northwest, the Russians invade Heilongjiang, the immigrants are stationed, and the ambition ......of the wolf is clearly revealed, and the army is sent to requisition, and it must not be abandoned halfway. ”

Before he could finish speaking, Su Shun interrupted him and said: "Russia is defeated in Crimea and cannot expand to Europe, but will inevitably expand to the northeast, in order to find an outlet to the sea along the northeast coast, this will be a long-term national policy, it is impossible to change in a short time, even if all the Russians are driven away from Heilongjiang this time, in a few years, the Russians will make a comeback!"

At present, Britain and France and other countries may invade on a large scale, once the war breaks out, Tianjin and Beijing will be the preferred offensive targets of Britain and France, and there are priorities, and the war in Heilongjiang must be ended as soon as possible and troops must be transferred back to Beijing to aid the Beijing division. ”

"Send troops to Heilongjiang and conquer the Russians, but the 10,000 new army of the Eight Banners, even if you return to defend the Beijing Division, it will be useless." Zhu Fengbiao said without concessions: "The Northeast is the land of Longxing, and it is also the place where the capital is located, and its importance is no less than that of the Beijing Division!" Moreover, if Britain, France and other countries attack Jinjing, the new army of Yuanqi will definitely not stand idly by! ”

Peng Yunzhang, who had been silent, spoke at this time: "The safety of the Jingshi is in danger, how can you rely on the new army of Yuanqi?" ”

"The safety of the Jingshi really depends on the new army of Yuanqi!" Zhu Fengbiao said unabashedly: "More than ten years ago, the British invaded on a large scale, lost troops and lost generals, this comeback, must be unprecedented in scale, the Crimean War, Britain, France, Turkey and Russia and other countries at war, the troops on both sides are as high as more than one million, and the casualties of Britain and France are as high as more than 100,000!" In the event of a large-scale invasion, the British and French troops will be at least more than 100,000! How could the Eight Banners New Army be able to compete? ”

Hearing this, the room fell silent, the Crimean War, the British army suffered 20,000 casualties, the French army suffered more than 90,000 casualties, the Turkish army suffered more than 40,000 casualties, and the Russian army suffered 300,000 casualties, and the casualties alone were as high as nearly 500,000, which is enough to show that the strength of the two warring sides is at least more than one million.

This battle made the Qing Dynasty and the opposition deeply understand and understand the military strength of Western countries, when only 20,000 or 30,000 British troops could crisscross the Qing Dynasty coastal invincible, if Britain and France sent more than 100,000 people, what would be the situation? Not to mention the Eight Banners New Army, even if it is the United Yuanqi New Army, it is estimated that it will be difficult to resist.

Just when everyone was silent, a little eunuch bowed down at the door and reported: "Your Majesty, Prince Hui is asking to see you outside." ”

"Let him in." Xianfeng commanded, glancing at Zhu Fengbiao as he spoke, he had long heard that the newly transferred military secretary was upright and outspoken, and today he saw the real chapter, and the two ministers of the military aircraft of Zhenglong were all speechless by him.

Mianyu came in to greet him, Xianfeng didn't speak, just pointed to the small pestle at the bottom, signaling him to sit down, he deliberately chose to discuss military affairs in the study, in order to break the pattern of the monarch and the ministers playing right, so that the courtiers can speak freely, the British and French alliance invasion is really a big matter, Yi Zhizhi is in full swing planning, he does not dare to take it lightly, specially convened a few important ministers, broke open and crumpled the detailed analysis.

After waiting for Mianyu to sit down, Xianfeng spoke, "Today's discussion, there is no need to be formal, speak freely, and those who speak are not guilty." After a pause, he continued: "At present, the imperial court is using troops in the northwest, Tibet, southwest, northeast and other places, and the war is in the ascendant. ”

This was clearly asked to him, and Mianyu bowed slightly and said: "Back to the emperor, Yi Zhixiang is just analyzing the large-scale invasion of Britain and France, and he once said that within this year, there will be clues." ”

Within this year, we will see the clues! The hearts of everyone present sank, and Zhu Fengbiao said in a deep voice: "The forces of the Eight Banners New Army and the Yuanqi New Army are scattered everywhere, if a war breaks out within this year, how can they resist?" ”

Mianyu glanced at him, Zhu Fengbiao he naturally recognized, this person is the teacher of Lao Qiyixun, a native of Xiaoshan, Zhejiang, the second Jinshi in the first class in the twelfth year of Daoguang, successively served as a cabinet bachelor, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Crime, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Soldiers, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Justice,

After a little hesitation, Mianyu said: "Even if the war breaks out, it will take a process, Yi Zhishu once asserted that once the war breaks out, it may last for three or five years, at present, Jiangnan and Jinjing are stationed with heavy troops, and there is no need to worry at the beginning of the war." ”

For three or five years, Xianfengjue's mouth was a little bitter, for three or five years, even if the imperial court only assisted, I am afraid that it would also need tens of millions of taels of silver, this hard life is really endless, but now is not the time to heartache silver, retract his thoughts, he continued: "The war between Western countries is nothing more than for trade, and now the foreign trade of the Qing Dynasty is limited to the south of the Yangtze River, and it is all controlled by Yuan Qi, it stands to reason that the battlefield should be in the southeast." ”

Naturally, the battle is pinched with soft persimmons, how can the new army of Southeast Yuanqi be so easy to fight, Wusong Fort, Humen Fort, Yuanqi has now begun to renovate and consolidate, and the British army did not suffer a lot under the Yuanqi regiment training back then, so it is naturally unwilling to fight hard.

However, he couldn't say this directly, and immediately said euphemistically: "The people on whom the Western countries rely are the navy, which suffered a big loss when they went deep into the inland river before, and now they dare not enter the inland river easily, and the ocean of Tianjin is open, and it is close to the Beijing Division, and there is a flat river along the way, and in the end, it is necessary to sign a treaty with the imperial court........" ”

Peng Yunzhang said in a deep voice: "You can't let Yangyi land from Tianjin, how can the important land of Gyeonggi become a battlefield?" ”

Mianyu glanced at him and said: "The power to control the sea is in the hands of Yangyi, the initiative is not in our hands, and it is not up to us to decide where to choose as the battlefield, nor is it for Yuan Qi to decide." ”

After a long time, Peng Yunzhang said: "The heavy gathering of Tianjin Jingshi will inevitably make Yangyi retreat, and now the train from Beijing to Shanghai has been opened, and the speed of mobilizing troops and horses is much faster than that of Yangyi's fleet, which can take into account both the north and the south." ”

"Yi Zhishu once said that when war breaks out, the battlefield should be one south and one north." Mianyu said slowly: "The south is the two provinces of Nanyang or Guangdong, the north is Tianjin, and there is no railway from Hangzhou to Guangzhou, so you can't take care of both." ”

Listening to this, no one said a word, everyone is like a mirror in their hearts, Guangdong is the foundation of Yuanqi, and Yuanqi of the two provinces of Nanyang also attaches great importance to it, these years are only immigrants to Nanyang, Yuanqi does not know how much silver has been spent, and Yi Zhizhi will inevitably focus on protecting Guangdong and Nanyang provinces.

Xianfeng was in a hurry, "Then how to ensure the safety of Jingshi?" ”

"Yi Zhishu said that when Jingshi fell, he was a sinner through the ages." Mianyu hurriedly said: "Moreover, he also gave three guarantees to the imperial court, first, the British and French coalition troops could not enter the capital, second, the Yuanqi new army would not enter the Beijing division, and third, the main combat force, with the Yuanqi new army as the mainstay, with the assistance of the Eight Banners New Army." However, he did not explain the specific plan for the use of troops. ”

After a pause, he added, "He also said that at that time, please go to the summer resort to escape the heat." ”

A few people here couldn't help but look at each other, who would dare to believe the words of contentment? Tens of thousands of troops are stationed in Gyeonggi, anything can happen, if the new army of Yuanqi is allowed to capture the Beijing Division, the consequences are simply unimaginable!

"Yuan Qi's attitude towards foreign invasion is beyond doubt." Su Shun said slowly: "Not to mention before, in the past two years, Yuan Qi has sent troops to Tibet and the northwest to drive bandits into Burma, which is enough to explain Yuan Qi's attitude towards the outside world, at least it can be guaranteed that Yuan Qi will definitely not collude with foreign Yi to cause trouble in Beijing and Tianjin." Furthermore, Yi Zhizu made it very clear that the Eight Banners New Army assisted in the operation, and it was completely possible for the Eight Banners New Army to garrison the Beijing Division. ”

"Wechen thought that he should believe that he was content." Zhu Fengbiao continued: "If Yuan Qi has the intention to cause chaos, when bandits and chaos are rampant, he can take advantage of the situation and do not need to wait for the invasion of Yangyi." ”

Seeing that Xianfeng didn't speak, Peng Yunzhang said slowly: "It is not known whether the war will break out, and this matter may as well be discussed after the situation is clear." ”

Mianyu glanced at a few people present, but did not say anything, Yi Zhizhi said that he needed the court to cooperate with the singing to show Yangyi, this matter was too big, and he didn't dare to say it in public.

Xianfeng also agreed to wait and see first, although he believed in Yi Zhi's judgment, but he didn't dare to believe it, after all, this matter was too big, and he groaned slightly, before he said: "End the war in the Northeast as soon as possible, and return to Beijing before the year." ”

"Your Majesty." Peng Yunzhang and the others hurriedly bowed in unison.

"Kneel down." Xianfeng said: "Mianyu and Sushun stay." ”

Peng Yunzhang and Zhu Fengbiao, who were waiting, bowed and retreated, and Mianyu said: "Your Majesty, Yi Zhishu estimates that this Yangyi army is prosperous, in order to ensure that he can defeat Yangyi in Beijing and Tianjin, he hopes to create the illusion that Yuanqi will break with the imperial court........" ”

Su Shun listened to it and said: "If Yuanqi breaks with the imperial court, will Yangyi give up attacking Beijing and Tianjin?" ”

Mianyu laughed secretly when he heard this, he also had this idea when he heard this, shook his head slightly, and then said: "No, even if Yangyi intends to cooperate with the imperial court, he will fight first and then say, and then cooperate after reaping the benefits." The Western countries are mercenary, the expeditions of large armies, the expenses are huge, and there are not enough benefits, they will not easily withdraw their troops. ”

Xianfeng said: "How to create the illusion of a rupture? ”

After hesitating, Mianyu said: "Yi Zhishu said that Mu Zhang'a is a ready-made excuse. ”

Muzhanga? Xianfeng frowned, Yi Zhizhi was dissatisfied with such a treatment of Mu Zhang'a? Do you want to get to the bottom of it? But when this matter came out, not only him, but even Daoguang's face was gloomy, and the court was also faceless, and after a little groaning, he said: "This is not appropriate." ”

Mianyu stood up and knelt down with a ruffle of his robe and said: "Your Majesty, the Crimean War, the defeat of Russia, and the suicide of Tsar Nicholas I in despair show the huge impact of foreign wars, if the Qing Dynasty can win, it will be praised by the whole world, and the world will praise ......." ”

Seeing Mianyu kneeling, Su Shun couldn't sit still, so he got up and knelt down, and said: "Your Majesty, the arson case of the Marquis Zhenhai's Mansion happened when Emperor Xuanzong became the emperor, and the emperor's reputation was not damaged. ”

These words were said to Xianfeng's heart, and after a slight groan, he said: "Will war really break out?" Is it easy to know that you are sure to win? ”

This was obviously moved, and Mianyu hurriedly said: "If you understand the Western countries and the foreigners, no one in the Qing Dynasty can be easily satisfied, the outbreak and results of the Crimean War are enough to prove their amazing judgment, if you can't be sure that the war will break out, Yuan Qi will not make such fanfare to prepare for the war."

As for winning or losing the war, Yi Zhicontent didn't dare to boast, only said that at least he could guarantee that he would not be defeated, but looking at Yuanqi's war in the past ten years, it can be said that he has never been defeated. ”

Su Shun said: "Your Majesty, if Yuan Qi is defeated, it will not be a bad thing for the imperial court." ”

This is also, whether it is victorious or defeated, Yang or undefeated, it can be said to be a good thing for the imperial court, of course, in comparison, winning this war is more beneficial! Xianfeng no longer hesitated, and immediately said: "Call back to Yi Zhi, allow." ”

"Your Majesty." Mianyu and Su Shun hurriedly kowtowed.

After withdrawing from Ying Qingzhai, Su Shuncai asked softly: "How does Yi Zhishu plan to use Mu Zhang'a to make a fuss?" ”

"I don't know." Mianyu shook her head, "He didn't reveal it, but it is estimated that he is going to kill them all." After a pause, he continued: "The big war is imminent, we need to stabilize people's hearts, Yuting has to make a break, let the emperor decree to stabilize people's hearts, otherwise, as soon as this incident comes out, the officials of the Mu Party will inevitably be panicked." ”

"The emperor has his own considerations for this." Su Shun said softly: "For a long time, the emperor has reused Mu Zhang'a, with the intention of using the Mu Party to balance the Yuanqi Party. ”