"The northwest with troops, the merit is in the future, the fight is logistics, if the military salary and grain and grass can not keep up, you can tell me, I let the Central Bank of China give a loan, the grain is also easy to do, after Shandong and Anhui are pacified, from the south of the Yangtze River" Meng President smiled and said: "The main thing is transportation, I plan to build a direct railway to Lanzhou, when the time comes, all problems are solved, where there is a railway, there is no need to worry about the problem of transportation." ”Zuo Zongtang and Hu Xueyan were both excited, Huaguo was willing to take out a loan, but Zuo Zongtang still didn't speak, Huaguo loan, what has become of this Seeing that they didn't speak, the cute president stood up with a smile, "I see, Li Zhongtang and Lord Zuo are staying in the Beijing Hotel to contact the palace, I have already sent someone, and I should reply later." ”Princess Katrina Kafu saw that President Meng had the intention of leaving, and also stood up, Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang, Hu Xueyan also hurriedly stood up, Zuo Zongtang was angry when he came, but he didn't know how, after seeing Xuan Yuemeng, it was always Xuan Yuemeng who was talking, Zuo Zongtang couldn't get angry at all, and the momentum was completely suppressed by Xuan Yuemeng, it seems that he and Li Hongzhang are two people, in Xuan Yuemeng, are transparent."
Two adults, take a good rest, you have contributed too much to the country, you have stolen half a day of leisure, it's time to have a good time, you can tell my guards about anything."
President Meng smiled and shook Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang's hands and said: "No need to send, I'll go back to the President's Mansion, if the two adults are interested, you can also go to my President's Mansion to play, Li Zhongtang has been there, Lord Zuo hasn't been there, no matter what time it is, the door of my President's Mansion is open to the two teachers." ”President Meng was an adult for a while, and he used a public-to-public title, and for a while he was a teacher, and he used a personal title, which made Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang dizzy, and the two of them couldn't say anything except for the uh-huh.After Xuan Yuemeng left, Zuo Zongtang frowned and said: "I haven't seen you for more than two years, is this still the child I saw in Tianjin" Li Hongzhang felt funny, seeing that Zuo Zongtang and Hu Xueyan seemed to have such questions, he smiled: "Think about it, he can take half of China into his pocket, without this demeanor, how can he do it So, Ji Gao said that he admired Xuan Yuemeng the most throughout the ages, it is not unreasonable, I also think the same, he calls me a teacher, I have long wanted to call him a teacher." ”"Haha."
Hu Xueyan shook his head with a smile, "Yes, in front of Xuan Yuemeng, I feel that I have lived to my back for the past forty or fifty years."
But Lord Zuo, if Huaguo is really willing to support our use of troops in the northwest, you just want to pacify the northwest for the Qing Dynasty, and at the same time maintain a fighting force. ”Zuo Zongtang shook his head and said: "If you can have any combat power, you have really become Xuan Yuemeng's watchdog, don't you see it From beginning to end, Xuan Yuemeng didn't take us in his eyes, and the attitude he spoke just now was like me and Li Zhongtang, who were all his subordinates." ”Li Hongzhang nodded and said, "Ji Gao's words are to the point.Yes, Xuan Yuemeng doesn't have to take us in his eyes for a long time, he is now in order not to make a mess, so he didn't make a big move, otherwise, with the style of the Chinese army, he must be an undeclared war, and defeat our soldiers and horses in Datong, or annihilate them" Zuo Zongtang frowned, took a bottle of Moutai on the coffee table, poured himself a glass of wine, and smelled it, "Good wine, it's a pity, it's someone else's wine." ”Li Hongzhang smiled bitterly, poured a cup, and sniffed it, "It's your own, it's just that the master has changed." ”Zuo Zongtang and Hu Xueyan's eyes widened, and Zuo Zongtang said anxiously: "You have thought about it, you have to do what Xuan Yuemeng said, what should we do, where will the Great Qing Kingdom go?"
In fact, President Meng had already said it very clearly just now, the Great Qing Kingdom continued, but it was in name only, Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang If they didn't want too many people to die in China, they would follow him and Li Hongzhang waved his hand, "I didn't say anything." ”Li Hongzhang said, drank a glass of wine painfully, and worked hard for more than ten years, he suddenly didn't know what he had done before, as if he had a dream.Zuo Zongtang also understands that now, the key depends on Cixi's attitude.That night, Cixi heard that she could see Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang, so she urgently summoned them, and Cixi was really anxious Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang knelt in front of Cixi and Ci'an, "Say hello to the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother." ”Cixi wiped her tears and said, "Get up." ”Although the Forbidden City was banned, President Meng did not prevent Cixi and Ci'an from coming and going, they could still move around freely, but they could not see Empress Lihuang and Jiegege, nor could they see Empress Yaxin again, let alone leave the palace.Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang struggled to get up from the ground, stayed in the Beijing Hotel, and ate very well, but people were in a bad mood, their energy was not continued, and they felt very tired.Cixi wiped her tears and controlled her emotions, "It's hard for you two to come at this time." ”Li Hongzhang sighed and said: "It's Weichen who is useless, he can't share his worries for the Queen Mother, I didn't expect the situation to deteriorate so quickly." ”Cixi looked at Zuo Zongtang, she was still at ease with Li Hongzhang, if Li Hongzhang wanted to rebel, he would have rebelled a long time ago, Zuo Zongtang was able to come today, in fact, he was also at ease with Zuo Zongtang, "You all talk about it, what should I do now to separate the Forbidden City, this is to make the entire Qing Dynasty unable to go down, and it will never be allowed." ”Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang saw that Cixi's attitude was so tough, and there was no way, they didn't know what to say, in fact, although the two of them had not discussed, but the original intention had been agreed, in their hearts, they had already faintly agreed with Xuan Yuemeng's division, to be honest, the Qing court simply did not have the ability to keep Shandong, Anhui and northern Jiangsu, already under Xuan Yuemeng's attack, the meeting between the north and the south is inevitable, as for the Forbidden City, it is not worth insisting, Xuan Yuemeng can leave several palaces of the last dynasty to the imperial court, It's just that he has saved face, unless, he doesn't want Beijing and moves the capital.Cixi saw that Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang didn't speak, and couldn't help crying, and the Empress Dowager Ci'an cried together, the Empress Dowager Ci'an was originally a person who had no idea, at this time, except crying, there was nothing else to do, everyone felt that they were deceived by Xuan Yuemeng, from the entry of the Chinese army to the second closure of the Forbidden City by Xuan Yuemeng, how long did it take for the Empress Dowager Cixi to think that it was because she beat Yaxin that she got into this situation, as an outstanding political figure, she would not be without this vision.After talking for more than half an hour, it was basically nonsense.t1706231537: