I saw this little girl in Yan Yingyuan's ancestral hall that day, first the lights were dim, and then I was shocked by the old man, I never paid attention to her, and now I look at the past, although she is delicate, but she is not "thin", and she can't believe that she is an eleven or twelve-year-old girl.

"What's your name?"

"Yang Wan'er." The little girl replied with her head bowed.

"How old are you this year?"

“…… Fifteen years old. ”

Guan Zhuofan said in his heart, no wonder he thinks she is sensible. Fifteen years old, that's really not too young, in this era, everyone gets married at the age of thirteen or fourteen.

"Where's your mom and dad?"

"When I was growing hair the year before last, I died...... Yang Wan'er's voice seemed to be a little choked again.

"Then what other relatives do your family have in Jiangyin...... Or don't have friends? ”

"It's gone." Yang Wan'er whispered, "Our family is a happy family, and others are not happy to associate with us. ”

"Oh...... Do you know how many years your grandfather has been guarding the ancestral temple in the ancestral temple? ”

"It turns out that my father said that it has been more than 20 years since my great-grandfather passed away."

Hearing her say this, Guan Zhuofan sighed with emotion in his heart: This family can be called loyal and courageous!

"Do you know who your ancestors were?"

Guan Zhuofan's question made Yang Wan'er hesitate - she naturally knew who her ancestor was, but her father once said when he was alive that this was a taboo thing and should not be talked about to outsiders. However, this "Guan Dashuai" is very kind, and there seems to be an indescribable closeness in his tone. That night, he not only spared his grandfather, but also sent a doctor to treat him. and let people take care of grandpa's funeral. Speaking of which. Considered a benefactor.

"My father said that our ancestor was the general next to General Yan, Yang Qitong." The girl said in a very soft voice.

Sure enough, Guan Zhuofan exchanged a look with Liu Xunjiao.

"You don't have to be afraid, Lord Qianlong allowed him to build an ancestral hall for Duke Yan, which means that he is a loyal minister, and your family has guarded the ancestral hall for generations, so he is naturally also a loyal minister." Guan Zhuofan was stunned. asked, "What do you and your grandfather live on?" ”

"In the public office, I send thirty catties of rice and eight hundred yuan to my grandfather every month."

"Then grandpa is not here now, do you have any plans?"

"I have kung fu, and I want to find a grass platform team to run and untie the horse."

To run a horse is to run the rivers and lakes to perform arts. She has kung fu in her body, Guan Zhuofan is very surprised, but think about it. Lehu's family is mostly passed on to her by her parents. It's no wonder.

"Miss Wan'er, it's a troubled time now, you run the rivers and lakes alone, that's not the way. Since you have no relatives in Jiangyin, I will send you to Shanghai, are you willing? ”

Yang Wan'er kept hanging her head, and when she heard this, she couldn't help but look up, but both of them were taken aback.

Yang Wan'er was surprised because she thought that the "Guan Dashuai" in Mr. Liu's mouth was also a forty or fifty-year-old person anyway. That night in the ancestral hall, she only cared about kowtowing on the ground and begging for mercy, but she never dared to look at it, where did she think that it was such a young young general?

And although she only glanced up now, Guan Zhuofan had already seen her beautiful melon seed face, a pair of big eyes crystal pure, and a slight pear vortex on the cheeks.

At this time, Guan Zhuofan hesitated, he was so enthusiastic, in the eyes of Liu Xunjiao, would he think that he had ulterior motives?

But this hesitation is only a momentary matter - as long as you are open in your heart, why care what others think?

Yang Wan'er just looked up, then lowered her head again, her face became more and more pale, and she whispered: "The handsome man is as kind to me as a mountain, no matter who he gives me to, Wan'er doesn't say a word." ”

This has gone to the road of "selling herself to bury her father", but it can also be seen that this Yang Wan'er is really a very sensible girl.

"Miss Wan'er, why would I give you away? I'm looking for someone to take care of you. Guan Zhuofan smiled, turned his head to Liu Xunjiao and said, "Mr. Liu, you find a boat and let Tulin send a few people to send her to Shanghai and hand her over to ......."

To whom? He hesitated for a moment. Hu Qingqing is still a girl's family, and she doesn't necessarily want to; Yangfang is the current Shanghai Road, which is inconvenient; If you want to hand it over to Libin, the "little Tang Chun" in his family is a little younger.

"The fourth Mrs. Luo who handed it over to Xue Yan is good." He thought of the most suitable person, "It's my trust to make it clear." ”

"Yes, I'll do it immediately." Liu Xunzhi responded with a smile and asked Yang Wan'er: "Do you have anything else to pack?" ”

"Grandpa's funeral is done, and I have nothing to clean up." Yang Wan'er shook her head and said.

"Then you have thanked the handsome, let's go."

"Xiexie handsome, Xiexie Mr. Liu." Yang Wan'er kowtowed again, stood up, hesitated and took two steps, turned around, and asked timidly: "Dashuai, are you Han or ...... Manchurian? ”

What does this make Guan Zhuofan say? After being dumbfounded, he looked at Liu Xun for a long time before he barely squeezed out a smile and used a high-sounding official sentence to perfunctory.

"Is this...... The Manchu family. ”

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In March, the branches of the trees on the streets of the capital began to green. In the imperial garden in the palace, some strange flowers that bloom early are also competing for beauty.

The Empress Dowager Cixi in the Palace of Nourishing the Heart has no intention of appreciating these favorite spring moods in the past, because the war in the south not only makes her happy, but also makes her anxious and even dissatisfied.

Cao Yuying, who was making a summary of the war in Jiangsu, ended with a paragraph.

"The three puppet kings of Changmao in Changzhou, Chen Chengqi died in the hands of Bai Qiwen of the Xuan Army, Huang Zilong died in the hands of Zhou Shouchang, the deputy general of the Huai Army, and Changzhou was the same as Suzhou, which was attacked by the Xuan and Huai armies, and finally the Xuan Army broke the city first, but Chen Kunshu was killed by Guo Songlin of the Huai Army. As soon as these three kings died, there were remnants of long hair near Changzhou, and they were unable to make waves again. Therefore, after the two battles of Su and Chang, Jiangsu is decided. ”

"How can it be considered a certainty?" Cixi asked, "Isn't there still Jiang Ning?" ”

When she asked, King Gong and several military planes looked at each other, and no one answered for a while.

"It's been almost a month since Changzhou was broken, and it's almost time to let the army rest." Cixi asked calmly, "Li Hongzhang and Guan Zhuofan are still standing still, what is the reason?" ”

The truth is obvious, but it's hard to say. King Gong weighed it, but he still avoided the truth and opened a sum first.

"At the beginning of the month, it had already been sent to Li Hongzhang, urging them to go west as soon as possible. It hasn't moved yet, maybe the food, grass and ordnance are not yet ready, or the surrounding bandits have not been cleared. Is there another edict to urge again? “

"I see, it's not necessarily that the banditry hasn't been cleared yet, it's mostly the knot in their hearts that hasn't been cleared yet!" Cixi's brows furrowed, and her voice became slightly louder, "I wonder if Li Hongzhang sells his teacher's face and doesn't want to offend Zeng Guoquan, so that's it." What is Guan Zhuofan hindering, he also stationed troops in Changzhou, and refused to enter the army? ”

She started first, and the words of the people below were easy to say.

"The Queen Mother is Shengming, everything is in the Holy Book." Cao Yuying knelt on the ground and replied, wanting to defend Guan Zhuofan, "Li Hongzhang is the governor of Jiangsu, although it is said that the two armies of Xuanhuai are divided and combined, but Guan Zhuofan also wants to see what Li Hongzhang means." ”

"Look at what Li Hongzhang means!" Cixi became excited for a while, and her tone was a little wrong, "He himself has the rank of governor on his body, and he is rewarded with a first-class light car captain, and he has just been carried into the Zhenghuang Flag!" I, our sisters, have never owed him anything, and he has to touch his conscience when he does things! ”

These words are a bit nondescript, not like a high-ranking monarch, but like an ordinary little woman who is angry, which makes the ministers below, how to interface?

"Sister," Ci'an coughed lightly, "Or, as the sixth master said, the next edict will be urged." ”

With the words of the Empress Dowager Ci'an as a foreshadowing, King Gong immediately picked up the conversation.

"Yes, no wonder the Queen Mother is angry. However, speaking of which, Guan Zhuofan's Xuan army is fighting - Cao Yuying also said that his subordinates Jiang De and Wu Jianying have already defeated Danyang, and Huaer has also hit Jurong, and it is not far from Jiangning. Guan Zhuofan is a person who has received great kindness, as long as he really urges him, he will definitely not disappoint the two queen mothers and the emperor's sacred heart. ”

Cixi realized her little gaffe, smiled apologetically at Ci'an, calmed down, and nodded.

"Since it is an order, you can't just talk about Guan Zhuofan, Li Hongzhang also has to say it. This is not about personal kindness, but about the general righteousness of the country. The imperial court spends a lot of money on soldiers, they stay in Changzhou for one more day, and Hong Xiuquan fights in Jiangning for one more day, let them think about it for themselves, is that right? ”

"Yes!" King Gong accepted the decree, bowed down and replied, "The ministers will go down to draw up the decree, strictly supervise Li Hongzhang and Guan Zhuofan, and immediately lead the army west!" ”

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