Shou County, Anhui.

In a dense forest outside Shou County, there are many people, and the patrolling Twist Army is lined up one after another, indicating that this is the most critical place.

The oil lamp in the tent was like beans, burning lifelessly, Zhang Lexing dropped the account book, and didn't want to take another look, "The grain and grass in this army can only be used for three or four days, and we haven't entered Shou County, and the towns near the left are barren, and we can't get much things, brothers, let's discuss, where should we go next?" ”

The owners of the flags did not speak, Liu Yongjing, the owner of the Blue Flag, nicknamed Liu Hungry Wolf, had a blue face, and those who had recently charged were all under his own banner, and the loss was really distressing, but those were the children of the family.

Zhang Lexing looked at everyone and didn't speak, and glanced at Gong Deshu, the chief white flag owner with whom he had the most iron relationship, Gong Deshu comprehended, stood up, and clasped his fists, "Flag owners, brothers, although we have injured some brothers now, after all, the momentum is still there, the roots are very good, and now the military heart is useful, as long as we wait to capture which rich place, enrich the military, and call the army of Qinggou to eat ashes behind us!" Hahaha" Gong Deshu laughed a few times, and saw that no one in the tent agreed, so he stopped talking, Zhang Lexing nodded, and said: "Brother Deshu said very much, this is the reason why we turned to Huainan to attack, so, then we will ......"

"No." Liu Yongjing suddenly opened his mouth, interrupting Zhang Lexing's speech, there was silence in the tent, Liu Yongjing looked at the expressions of the general flag owners and the big and small flag owners, and knew that his words hit everyone's minds, so he said his opinions more and more unscrupulously.

"Now that we have left our hometown, many brothers are worried about the people at home, there have been many brothers and I have said, you want to go back to your hometown, as the saying goes, a hundred days at home is good, not to mention, this government has called our family, brothers are not better than the general flag master of your whole family, there will be no one left at home, the old people in the family who do not worry about it, not to mention that although there are Huainan brothers, they take care of themselves and go back to their hometown to set up camp, leaving us in this old forest to feed mosquitoes, not to mention taking us a little." Speaking of the benefits of other flags, Liu Yongjing was even more indignant, "Besides, the weather is hot, many brothers are sick, and it will be even hotter further south, not afraid of the chief flag owner to blame, my hungry wolf doesn't want to go south anymore, and if I want to die, I will die in the pit at home!" ”

Zhang Lexing couldn't help frowning when he heard Liu Yongjing say the word "death", facing people like them who licked blood on the knife edge, the most taboo words, Zhang Lexing looked at everyone's faces, and said with a smile: "How do I not know this, it's just that the north side of the Huai River is already rumored, if we don't build a big city in the south, the army of the tempting court can't help but be impatient, and now I want to return home safely, I'm afraid it's also very rare." ”

Liu Yongjing stood up and patted his buttocks, "No matter whether it's difficult or not, anyway, my old Liu is ready to wrap his luggage, ready to return to his hometown tomorrow, and I won't accompany him!" After speaking, he did not salute, turned around and went out of the military tent.

Zhang Lexing's eyes flickered a few times, and he smiled at the generals who were looking at him: "Then the brothers will discuss it tomorrow, let's do it first today." ”

Everyone rushed out, Zhang Lexing sat in the tent and didn't speak, leaving only Gong Deshu, the head of the white flag, standing up, walking to Zhang Lexing's side and saying worriedly: "Chief flag master, this old Liu is like this, but it will mess up the morale of the army." ”

"I know, that's why you're like this tonight" Zhang Lexing gritted his teeth, his originally bold face was gloomy, "It's just that the small strands of the first are scattered, and now he, the big banner master, wants to withdraw the gang?" There are no doors! ”

On the sixth day of the eighth month of the seventh year of Xianfeng, Zhang Lexing attacked Liu Yongjing, the owner of the Blue Banner at night, beheaded Liu Yongjing, and the five banners were subdued, and the general dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, and turned to the west, against the Huai River to the west, and attacked Zhengyang Pass for a long time, and then went south to Lu'an, and was stopped by Jiang Zhongyuan's Chu army, and turned to the west, pointing at the tip of the three rivers.

On 11 August, Chen Kai, the leader of the Guangdong Provincial Heaven and Earth Society, revolted in Foshan. The British, French, and American consuls in Shanghai promulgated the "Regulations for the Lease of Land by Britain, France and the United States in Shanghai", stipulating that patrols and taxation should be set up in the concession.

When the palace was preparing for the Mid-Autumn Festival, the wild geese flew south, and good news came from the north: Prince Gong had signed a new "Sino-Russian Treaty on the Demarcation of the Eastern State Border" with the Russian Tsar's plenipotentiary and Governor General of Eastern Siberia, Muravyov, and negotiated and finalized the national border between China and Russia from Manchuria in the west to Sakhalin Island in the east"The Heilongjiang plan (that is, taking advantage of the Qing government's busy suppression of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the lack of soldiers and food on the northeast border, and the opportunity to open up the Heilongjiang route) was declared bankrupt, Xingzhen saw the situation of the Crimean War, and took advantage of the situation of Britain and France to take advantage of the fire to rob and take the opportunity to finalize the eastern section of the border between China and Russia, lest Russia take advantage of the situation in the second Opium War in the future and occupy millions of territories in the northeast. Naturally, there are also abundant resources, and this million square kilometers of land alone contains 30 percent of China's natural resources. It is a pity that the Yaksa area in the Treaty of Nebuchu has not yet been determined, Qinghai has repeatedly threatened, the Governor of Eastern Siberia, Muravyov, has always refused to promise, Prince Gong is afraid that things will change later, so he can only put this matter aside, and the treaty agreed that Tsarist Russia will immediately withdraw from Sakhalin Island and the area south of the Trans-Khingan Mountains, and the ownership of the Yaksa region is still undecided.

Emperor Xianfeng was overjoyed, this is the first treaty signed with a foreign country after his ascension, and a piece of land has not been lost, although the Yaksa region is indeed a regret of the pearl, but it is also a great achievement to solve the matter of Sakhalin without blood, even the warships of Britain and France are coiled at the mouth of the Heilongjiang River, and the Xianfeng Emperor also turned a deaf ear, without waiting for Prince Gong and his entourage to return from Russia, the excerpt of the reward has gone out like a stream, Prince Gong eats the prince and the prince is double, and the Ministry of Rites is a member of the Ministry of Rites, Qinghai Hai is promoted to the Ministry of Rites, and concurrently serves as the waiter of the Imperial Court, The accompanying officials were all rewarded, and even the Heilongjiang general was rewarded for his meritorious deployment, because Qinghai was the biological father of Concubine Li, and he was especially gracious to Da Gege, who was not yet one year old, so he discussed the title of princess with the Ministry of Rites, and the emperor went to the upper and lower heavens to thank the queen.

At that time, Xingzhen just held the eldest brother on the winding mahogany bridge and blew a cool breeze on the back lake to see the scenery, and when she saw Emperor Xianfeng arrive, she just bent down to show her respects. The emperor smiled and took Xingzhen's hand and teased the eldest brother, who knew that the eldest brother did not appreciate it, and cried loudly, Xingzhen hurriedly handed the future emperor to the nurse, "The eldest brother is estimated to be hungry, and the nurse will take it down to feed." ”

The emperor said with a smile: "The Fu Bureau in the north of Lao Liu has been completed, which is very good, although the Yaksa place has still not been agreed, but the matter of Sakhalin Island has finally been resolved, and your news has contributed a lot, Empress." ”

"That's the emperor's blessings, the Russian clown, don't dare to be presumptuous in front of the emperor." Xingzhen patted the emperor's ass slightly, "Now that the treaty has been decided, if Russia dares to cross the border in the future, we are not afraid that there will be no verbal war to fight. ”

"Is this what the queen said before?"

"Exactly." Xing Zhenjiao smiled.

"There are fewer people in the Northeast, this is not a long-term solution." Xingzhen said this cautiously.

"Let's talk about it later, the queen will have dinner with you today, and enjoy the moon by the way." Emperor Xianfeng waved his hand impatiently, saying that he did not want to talk about these unscenic political affairs in the beautiful scenery of the water and clouds.

"Yes, the concubine will ask someone to prepare." I won't talk about what the emperor doesn't want to hear, this is the only way to live in peace at this stage.