Ci'an, who has always been ignorant, can have this kind of insight and reaction, Guan Zhuofan is secretly surprised in his heart. He made an embarrassed look and said, "Yes." A little caution on the part of the minister could not escape the holy advice of the queen mother of the two palaces. ”

Cixi said with a smile: "You are generous and humble, this is a good thing." However, in your opinion, apart from Xuan Jun, who can handle this messenger? ”

Guan Zhuofan said: "Back to the words of the Queen Mother, the minister thinks that Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, and Zuo Zongtang are all suitable candidates. ”

Cixi smiled slightly and said, "You can't send the three of you out together, right?" Don't go around in circles, say something. ”

Guan Zhuofan was really embarrassed this time, and hurriedly said, "Yes." The minister thought that Zeng Guofan was old after all, and it was bitterly cold outside, and it was not necessarily appropriate for the court to support the ministers. Li Hongzhang was in the prime of life, but the Huai army had just been dismantled, so he couldn't help but do everything. Zuo Zongtang was in high spirits, and it was most appropriate to do this errand. ”

Cixi and Ci'an glanced at each other, and Ci'an said with a smile: "This is 'the same thing that heroes see'." ”

Cixi said: "Our sisters counted on their fingers, except for you, it is Zuo Zongtang." Also, you don't know how to do it, yesterday, I just received a secret letter from Zuo Zongtang, and I begged our sisters for this errand. ”

Guan Zhuofan smiled secretly: "Left mule" is really anxious.

Cixi continued: "Zuo Zongtang has the ability, but his temper is a headache. Our sisters haven't agreed to him yet, and he first opened a lot of conditions for food and salary in the secret fold. Alas, the lion opened his mouth, how can there be so much money in the treasury? ”

Guan Zhuofan said: "The queen mother of the two palaces. This thing. The minister also thought about it. The country is in turmoil. All kinds of waste are waiting to be rebuilt, and money is needed in the future. The western expedition was a huge amount of money, and it was always necessary to find a way to get the best of both worlds, which would not delay the country's development and could support the expenses of the army. ”

Is there such a good thing?

The queen mother of the two palaces was overjoyed, and Cixi said: "Okay, then our sisters will hand over Zuo Zongtang to you." He will soon come to Beijing to see His Majesty, and you can discuss it with him when the time comes. ”

She pursed her lips and smiled: "Anyway, no one else wants to partner with the 'Left Mule'." ”

This smile is very charming. And when the monarch and the minister are right, they compare the witty words of "left mule", like a joke between a family member and a wife, Guan Zhuofan can't help but be a little dizzy, the royal sister in front of him is really cute when she looks at it, and a certain part of her lower body actually moves.

Suddenly, the self-striking bell in the East Warm Pavilion of the Heart Cultivation Hall rang, "Dangdang Dang", and it was knocked twelve times in a row, and the monarch and ministers were shocked. It was four o'clock in the afternoon.

Guan Zhuofan was startled and hurriedly collected his thoughts.

Such occasions. What do you think!

Cixi hesitated slightly, and then said, "Okay, it's time for you to go home, the Bai family and the Ming family must be waiting for you at home." ”

Uh, that's what to say......

Ci'an smiled and said, "Guan Zhuofan, when will you invite our sisters to your house to sit?" ”

Guan Zhuofan said: "The Queen Mother is fortunate to be here, which is the honor of the minister's family. Please ask the Queen Mother to come to the next day, and the ministers will be invited. ”

Cixi smiled and said, "Okay, set a date, we'll tell you." ”

Today's Majesty's meeting somewhat disrupted Guan Zhuofan's plan for the relationship with Zuo Zongtang, forcing him to recommend Zuo Zongtang in front of the two palaces in advance, and the original plan was to make a good deal with Zuo Mule.

But it doesn't matter much, the original plan was made before sealing the shellfish, which was conservative; Now you have more cards in your hand than you did then, so it's okay to speed up the progress appropriately. Recommending Zuo Zongtang in advance should be regarded as an advance payment for him, and there must be a delay in the return.

has already done a great favor to Zuo Zongtang, and he will do him another big favor in the future: raising military salaries.

It is true that there is no need for the treasury to pay for money, and there is no need for the provinces to "co-pay". So, where does the money come from?

Borrow, the original space-time Zuo Zongtang borrowed money from foreigners through Hu Xueyan for military expenses. Is it in this time and space, I still borrow, but I borrowed it from me Guan Zhuofan, hey, I have tens of millions of taels of silver in the Bank of America.

Hehe, I'm wearing a foreigner's vest, which can be regarded as "borrowing foreign money".

With the help of these two big favors, Zuo Zongtang will definitely die for himself. In addition to the "return" mentioned above, I believe that the reform and construction promoted by myself in the future can also be strongly supported by Zuo Jigao.

Zeng Guofan's political influence is not as good as before, and through the bridge of Zeng Jize, Guan and Zeng have established a relatively benign relationship.

Li Hongzhang was pushed to the throne of co-organizer of the university by Guan Zhuofan, and he also earned a pair of dazzling feathers and a prince Taibao, not only reconciled between Guan and Li, but Li Yuguan was also very grateful.

Now, Zuo Zongtang is also about to be dealt with.

The three giants of the late Qing Dynasty have become their allies or quasi-allies, and the battle line is basically stable, so there is a major event that must be started.

Guan Zhuofan is about to start dealing with King Gong.

Guan Zhuofan and King Gong are comrades-in-arms who came out of "a trench", to put it more seriously, King Gong is his "benefactor", but if Guan Zhuofan wants to achieve the highest power, display his ambitions, fulfill the responsibility of a time traveler to this time and space, and fulfill the responsibility of a Chinese to the nation and the country, he must cross the hurdle of King Gong.

Originally, I didn't want to start so early, but the situation forced me to start it in advance.

Because there has been a serious rift between him and King Gong.

The vast majority of people should not feel anything about this, and Guan Zhuofan himself didn't really confirm it until this morning.

The proof is the turmoil at the main entrance of the noon gate.

Cixi's arrangement was very inappropriate, but she was unintentional. However, King Gong did not do any work to dissuade. In fact, he only had to show the slightest hint of Cixi's wisdom to immediately understand where this decree was inappropriate.

Guan Zhuofan can be sure that if he really receives the order, King Gong, who greets the emperor on behalf of the emperor, will definitely not enter the palace from the main gate of the noon gate with him.

If you don't "read history", or if your mind is a little hot, you will step into the trap that the beautiful royal sister inadvertently dug up.

When facing the scene, some people will jump out and attack themselves for "no one to be courteous", or even "disrespectful", and even, "harboring evil intentions, and reversing their ambitions early". Next, hum, he will really be an adult general.

Moreover, if needed, this trap can put Cixi and Ci'an together.

King Gong stood by the trap and said enthusiastically: "Yixuan, you can afford it!" ”

That's not good, Mr. Yi60.

King Gong finally sensed Guan Zhuofan's threat to his position.

Cixi said to Ci'an that King Gong was "afraid of being overshadowed by Guan Zhuofan", which was originally just a word to sow discord, but it was really like this.

When did the change in King Gong's mindset occur?

I don't know what to do, but it shouldn't be long, Guan Zhuofan was not like this when he just returned to China, and he was not like this when he just played East Twist.

Maybe it was when the imperial court decided to seal Zhuo Fan Beizi, or maybe it was when he received the edict from the palace last night.

Once the rift arises at the highest levels of politics, it will only grow larger and will never be re-healed.

King Gong is regarded as a "virtuous king" in his time and history, and he can be regarded as worthy of it.

But in Guan Zhuofan's eyes, King Gong has another side.

Outside and inside, soft on the outside and rigid on the inside, it is easy not to start, but once it is launched, it is more ruthless than anyone else.

The fate of Su Shun, Duanhua, and Zaiyuan is the best proof of Lu.

Although Su Shun was domineering, he only wanted to suppress King Gong, and he did not mean to harm King Gong; King Gong fought back, but did not hesitate to ask for Su Shun's life.

It's enough to kill Su Shun alone, and spare the lives of Duan Hua and Zaiyuan. That's two princes, or the "iron hat king" who is "hereditary"!

Moreover, Duanhua and Zaiyuan are two fools, and they have no ability to threaten King Gong at all, it is enough to remove the prince and demote him to the common people, at most, he will be banned by high walls forever, in fact, there is really no need to kill them.

Moreover, although the eight ministers of Gu Ming were "rude", they were carrying out Wenzong's will after all, not rebellion. It is actually King Gong and the two palaces who are aggrieved.

However, it is probably for this reason that the victor must aggravate the guilt of the loser in order to be able to show the world righteousness.

*(To be continued......)