Daoguang was seriously ill and bedridden this time, and he also faintly felt that the situation was quite serious, and after realizing this, he followed Mu Zhang'a's decree to strengthen the internal and external defense of the Old Summer Palace, loosening the outside and tightening the inside, the purpose was to block the news, and he was not worried about the rest, what he was most worried about was being content. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Yi Zhixin promised to enter Beijing at the beginning of the year to join the military plane, no accident, the Lantern Festival or after the release of the seal and the opening of the Ya, this moment, if the news of his serious illness reaches Guangzhou, with Yi Zhi's contented character, he will inevitably not enter Beijing, but will stay in Guangzhou or Shanghai to wait and see.

Yuan Qi can be said to have grown rapidly into the scale he is now under his intentional indulgence and support, and Yi Zhizhi is also promoted by him, so that he can be crowned a marquis in vain, and the power is tilted to one side, which should be regarded as the most proud thing in his life, of course, if Yuan Qi rebels, then he is the sinner of the Qing Dynasty through the ages, and there is no shame to see the ancestors and ancestors under the nine springs.

In order to tie up this wild horse, he made the biggest concession, not only allowed him to enter the military plane, but also handed over all the southeast coastal defense and northwest border defense to him, he did not want and could not tolerate Yuan Qi to become the biggest failure in his life, he hoped that Yuan Qi could revitalize the Qing Dynasty, and then create a situation for the Qing Dynasty.

However, he was not sure whether he could block the news that he was seriously ill, he knew very well that Yuan Qi had ears and eyes to inquire about all kinds of news in Jingshi, because of the sea route, Yuan Qi's speed of delivering news was not inferior to the eight hundred miles of the imperial court, or even faster.

Although it is winter and the sea off Tianjin is frozen, he does not know whether Yuan Qi has other means to transmit news, such as carrier pigeons, and the navy warships frequently use carrier pigeons to communicate when they go to sea, and the stakes are very high, and he has to make all arrangements.

Although the imperial physician prayed for him not to work hard, he was not relieved, rested a little, and felt that his spirit was a little better, so he called the two brothers of the fourth and sixth Yixu in with the eunuch.

Thinking back slightly, Daoguang continued the previous words and said: "The Yuanqi regiment under the command of Yi Zhizu, the Nanyang Navy, has fought countless battles of all sizes, and has not tasted defeat, on the other hand, the imperial court, but the generals are withered, green and yellow, and the generals who are good at fighting are either dead or sick, and a Guangxi party is in turmoil, gathering the green battalions of the four provinces, but it is an invincible ......." ”

His words were full of helplessness, and his expression was also bitter, "The Guangxi Hui Party is just a rabble composed of a group of peasants, miners, and displaced people, while Yi Zhixin controls a well-trained and battle-hardened economic division, which not only has sophisticated firearms and a huge fleet, but also has the support of Yuanqi, which has strong financial resources, and has a vast overseas territory in Luzon, Java and other provinces. ”

Hearing this, Yi Su was shocked and shocked, today's Yuanqi is really full-fledged, not only has Nanyang as the foundation, but also controls the only naval fleet in the Qing Dynasty, which can be attacked and defended, if you really want to force against Yuanqi, I am afraid that it will be more difficult to deal with than Yingyi.

"Also, there's one more thing you may not know." Daoguang glanced at the two of them, and said slowly: "The 30,000 new troops of the Beijing Division are equipped with a total of 10,000 new-style Citi guns, but the gunpowder and bullets used in the Citi guns are all supplied by the Yuanqi Ammunition Bureau. ”

Yi Su was completely speechless, the imperial court spent a lot of energy to prepare for the establishment of a new army, and it actually guarded Yuan Qi in terms of guns and ammunition! No wonder Mu Zhang'a wantonly attacked Yuan Qi, and Daoguang also clearly realized that Yuan Qi was a big hidden danger, but he still connived at it, and it turned out that the 30,000 new troops could not be relied on at all.

After saying so many words in one breath, Daoguang felt very difficult, and after a long pause, he spoke: "Having said so much, you two should also understand, Yuan Qi is already full of wings, he can't be beaten, he can't be persecuted too much, make good use of Yi Zhi, and let Yuan Qi be used by the court, which is the only choice for the court at present."

In addition, Yuanqi imitated Yingyi, developed finance, set up factories, built railways, and mined mines, which was of great benefit to the imperial court.

The establishment of factories not only added a large amount of additional taxes and silver to the imperial court, but also necessary for the development of the military industry, which is the important weapon of the country, how can it be controlled by others for a long time? The gunpowder and bullets of Citi's new muskets supplied by Yuanqi were all made by machines, handmade by craftsmen in Beijing, and they were completely useless, and steam steamers, railway trains, etc., were also inseparable from machines.

Speaking of tax silver, Yuan Qi now a year to pay tax silver has been more than a province in Zhejiang Province of taxes, since the Holy Grandfather set the ancestral system never to increase, the imperial court's taxes have become a rule, the annual income is reduced or not increased, Yuan Qi and the factory tax is equivalent to another source of wealth for the imperial court, the provinces have implemented the Yuan Qi model, the imperial court is expected to completely change the situation of making ends meet. ”

After a little slowdown, he continued: "The construction of the railway, the controversy was quite big at the beginning, but now from the situation of the open section, it is obvious that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and the Beijing-Hangzhou railway will be completely replaced. ”

Speaking of this, he showed a rare smile, "At the beginning, Yi Zhizhi said "Eighteen Articles for the Rejuvenation of the Country by Railway", and there was one less thing to say, the construction of railways is conducive to foreign expansion, Yili is eight thousand miles away from Beijing, if the railway is built, it can be reached in a few days, the territory is vast, and there is no need to worry about the whip length." ”

Speaking of railways and foreign expansion, Daoguang went on to talk about the livelihood of the Eight Banners, the reform of the military system, the reform of the border administration, the Northwest Frontier Army, and the establishment of a province in Nanyang...... The chatter has been said for most of the hour, and it is all about Yuanqi, which is a meaning, make good use of easy contentment, use Yuanqi, and then create a prosperous world.

Coming out of the dormitory, Yi Su and Yi Xun are still clueless, and they can't figure out Daoguang's intentions, if this is only said to the sixth Yixun who is close to Yi Zhizhi and supports Yuan Qi, it is undoubtedly a very clear signal, but the fourth Yi Su is obviously against Yuan Qi, and Yi Zhixin is also evil, what does it mean to say this in front of the two of them?

Mu Zhang'a, who was waiting outside, saw the two people come out, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "How is the emperor's spirit?" ”

Yi Su estimated that he must have something important to report, and sighed slightly, before saying, "If it's not urgent, it's better to wait a while before going in." ”

Mu Zhang'a didn't know what Daoguang summoned the two of them to talk about, they actually talked for such a long time, on weekdays, this is also rare, not to mention that Daoguang is now seriously ill and has no energy, looking at the two of them without joy or sadness, he didn't want to ask much, and immediately bowed his head slightly, planning to wait outside the palace.

The eunuch who didn't want to go in quickly came out and said, "Crane Xiang, the emperor called in." ”

Yixu and Yixu were secretly frightened, and just after a long talk, Daoguang was obviously struggling to hold on, and he didn't stop, and then summoned Mu Zhang'a, could something big happen?

After a long conversation, Daoguang was indeed exhausted, half lying on the kang and closing his eyes to recuperate, and Mu Zhang'a, who was listening, came in to greet him, and he was not in a hurry to open his eyes. ”

Mu Zhang'a knelt in front of his kang, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, hesitated slightly, and then said: "If Yi Zhishu doesn't enter Beijing, there are only two situations, one is that he heard that the emperor is seriously ill and waits and sees, and the other is that he doesn't plan to enter Beijing at all." After a pause, he said tentatively: "Can you invite him to Beijing in disguise?" ”

Invite him to Beijing in disguise? Daoguang opened his eyes and glanced at him, and pondered for a long time before he said: "If you make a decision, it will be okay, but if it fails, the consequences will be unpredictable." ”

Seeing that he said this after pondering for a long time, he was obviously moved, Mu Zhang'a said cautiously: "Yi Zhizhi is content to stay at home and live in Xiguan Lei Garden, it is reported that there are not many people in Lei Garden to protect ....... ”

"No, if such a forcible captivity, it is a thief's act, and it is not the work of the imperial court." Daoguang interrupted him and said without hesitation.

"Slow down and persevere, and act urgently." Mu Zhang'a said in a deep voice: "If you are content not to enter Beijing, you are ill-intentioned. ”

Daoguang didn't say anything, slowly closed his eyes, no matter what the situation, Yi Zhizhi did not enter Beijing, it can indeed be called ill-intentioned, he is now getting sicker day by day, Yi Zhizhi does not enter Beijing, he is really difficult to feel at ease, things are in a hurry, things are in a hurry, and after a while, he said in a deep voice: "The secret decree Guangzhou General Yixiang said that I am seriously ill, and I ask him to enter Beijing as soon as possible." ”

Hearing this, Mu Zhang'a couldn't help but be overjoyed, he was just using this to test to see who Daoguang was the prince, but Daoguang actually agreed to force Yi Zhixin to enter Beijing, isn't this obvious, the prince is the fourth elder brother! If the prince is the sixth elder brother, there is no need to force Yi to be content, after all, there is still a lot of risk in doing so.

Only two days later, Daoguang's condition became more and more aggravated, and even breathing felt a little difficult, after feeling that he might not last long, he repeated the old mistakes again, regretting that the Guangzhou general Yixiang forced Yi Zhixin to enter Beijing, if Yixiang did a bad errand, things would be really troublesome.

Guangzhou, Xiguan.

The Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the ordinary year, the Lantern Festival is the most lively, lion dances, dragon lanterns, lantern festivals, etc. emerge in endlessly, this year's national funeral, no one dares to touch this mold, and it is naturally deserted.

Lei Yuan, because of the mourning system, easy to know that this year is also very simple, Lantern Festival, a group of wives and concubines have gone out of the garden to go shopping, he is idle, then grinding and playing chess with Bao Shichen, now his chess skills have made great progress, the two are listening to Yuxuan catch and fight, is on the rise, Lin Da'an hurried over, handed over a piece of information, is a piece of information from the Beijing Division, reported that Guangju was sick and sick.

Yi Zhizu knows very well that Daoguang is estimated to be unable to beat this year, but he didn't expect that this is only the end of the New Year, and he will be sick, which is a bit unexpected by him, it seems that Daoguang's illness is afraid that it will not get better, but I don't know how long Daoguang can last? Three or five months? Or half a year? Look up or drag it out to the second half of the year?

Bao Shichen took the information and looked at it, and glanced at Yi Zhicontent, who was stunned, and secretly wondered in his heart, Daoguang is already old, and his body has always been weak, the north is cold and frozen, and he is infected by wind and cold in mourning, this thing can be described as normal, what is there to be distracted?

When he came back to his senses, Yi Zhizhi ordered: "Pay close attention to the personnel of the Beijing Division, investigate, don't let go of any slight abnormal situation, no matter how big or small, report every five days." ”

"My subordinates understand." Lin Da'an bowed slightly, and when he saw that he had no other instructions, he saluted and retired.

When Lin Da'an retreated, Bao Shichen didn't have the mind to play chess, and said tentatively: "What does the big shopkeeper mean, just this year?" ”

Yi Zhixin said vaguely: "The old man is most afraid of winter, once he is infected, it is even more dangerous, and he still does not know the severity of the disease, and it is difficult to make a conclusion." ”

Guangzhou is full of cities, and the general's office is located.

Guangzhou General Yixiang sat restlessly walking back and forth in the signing room, Daoguang actually used serious illness as an excuse to secretly order him to immediately force Yi Zhixin to enter Beijing, and told him to be respectful, which made him really a little embarrassed.

He is a native of the Blue Banner of Manchuria, loves Xinjue Luo, a serious 800 clan, the great-grandson of Wang Yongying of Duoluo Guogong County, inherits the Zhenguo Gong, and successively serves as the left squire of the military department, the imperial history of the left capital of the procuratorate, the Shangshu of the Lipan Academy, the general of Uriya Sutai, the general of Jingzhou, and the general of Daoguang in 25 years transferred to Guangzhou.

Daoguang's intention to transfer his clan to sit in Guangzhou is very clear, and His Majesty also said it very bluntly when he saw it, that is, to closely monitor Yuan Qi's actions, and report any troubles in time, this was originally an extremely easy errand, but I didn't want to suddenly receive such a tricky errand.

Yes, tricky! After reading the secret decree, his first reaction was tricky, it was not only a strong invitation, but naturally he wanted to move troops, but he also had to be respectful, which in itself is contradictory, not to mention, the problem is that in Xiguan, the old nest of Yuan Qi, he moved troops to force Yuan Qi to be the big shopkeeper, and the first-class marquis is easy to be content, this one is not good, and he may be compensated!

Of course, he knows that this kind of thing, if there is any mistake, Daoguang will not hesitate to push him out as a scapegoat, don't look at him as a serious eight hundred clan, Zhenguo Gong, Guangzhou General, his status is extremely noble, far from being comparable to a vacant marquis in the registration system, but in fact, he understands better than anyone that compared with Yi Zhizhi, he, the Guangzhou General Zhenguo Gong, is nothing!

What annoyed him even more was the word "immediately", which didn't give him time to plan carefully, he couldn't help but secretly slander in his heart, although Yi Zhizhi was vacant, but he was the big shopkeeper of Yuanqi, if it was so good and strong, Yuanqi wouldn't have let people eat even the scum left?

However, if he wanted to resist the decree, he didn't dare, and he also knew that something must have happened to Jingshi, and it was very likely that Daoguang was really seriously ill, so he was forced to take this kind of disgraceful means to let Yi Zhixin enter Beijing.

He paced back and forth in the room while pondering, what the situation of Lei Yuan was, he didn't know, but no matter what, it would not be heavily guarded, it was urgent, and there was no other good way, so he could only send troops to surround the garden, how to announce the decree, forgive Yi Zhizhi and dare not openly resist the order, as long as Yi Zhizhi was content, he would not worry about anything else.