Cixi felt more and more that Li Tuo was her treasure. Since Xiaowuye accidentally mentioned it, Cixi discovered that Zhang Jing, the ordinary Military Affairs Office, was actually a talent!

The handling of the job always makes you feel at ease, and you think very thoughtfully, and you will also send all kinds of surprises from time to time. For example, the case of Salon A was purely a big gift package sent by Li Tuobai, which was an unexpected surprise.

Today, Li Tuo's expression seemed to be holding back something. Cixi nodded and all the eunuchs and palace maids around her retreated, leaving only the three of them in the entire warm cabinet.

Li Tuo pretended to be mysterious and said, "What are the Queen Mother's concerns? I can still guess some of them... The Queen Mother wants to show her abilities in front of Beiyuan and Prince Gong, so you came forward to take on the task of calming this storm, right?"

"This Great Wall is a great event! It's really a great event. Once it is brewed, the world will fluctuate! People's hearts are in chaos!"

"But the common people are just a gust of heat. They are watching the excitement, while scholars and officials in the world are the ones who are in charge of the tricks!"

"Even if we kill the Salon'a family, and with countless bizarre news that have been pieced together, even if it successfully diverts the attention of the common people, what if it comes one year or two years later?"

"This thorn will always be in the hearts of scholars and in the minds of officials... So, we still have to act from the root and make the officials in the court quiet. They have to suppress their subordinates, so that they can truly and perfectly calm the beacon incident!"

"Oh... it's interesting. The reason is right, but what should I do?" Cixi asked with a smile.

Li Tuo said confidently, "The current situation in the court seems chaotic, but the structure is still very clear... Foreigners and Xiao Letian from the East China Sea, in fact, they are a group of politicians representing the interests of businessmen. Those people are more interested in money..."

"Xiao Letian's great cause of making money has not been fully launched. He probably has no interest in going to war with the court for a short time, and the same is true for Britain, France, Russia, and the United States. As long as they do not lose money, they will definitely not overthrow my Qing Dynasty!"

"The forces within the court have been better sorted out. During the Fenghuo incident, Prince Gong and others will never be on the same path as the Han people. Beiyuan is also a world full of people... The only thing to worry about is Marshal Zeng!"

"The one who fired the beacon was Zuo Jigao, the one who was in charge of the capital was Zheng Dashui, and then Jiangnan Jiushui, Li Hongzhang and others were still taking over... Their attitude is the most critical!"

"To put it bluntly... the danger is on the Grandmaster!"

When Zeng Guofan's name was mentioned, the Dongguan Pavilion suddenly became quiet. Cixi sighed, "Oh... Zeng Guofan is getting older and his temper is getting worse. He has become completely arrogant during this period. How could he look like this before..."

Li Lianying smiled and said, "Actually, the Grand Marshal is also supporting the emperor! The Grand Marshal also wants to keep the Emperor safe and responsible for power..."

"That's right!" Li Tuo slapped his thigh. "That's right, the Grand Marshal is indeed supporting His Majesty, but it is an indisputable fact that the Grand Marshal and Prince Gong have sharp conflicts!"

"And doesn't the general want Han ministers to have more power? So, it is very likely to use the Fenghuo incident to do something, suppress Prince Gong and the others, and finally gain more power for the Hunan Army faction!"

Cixi was always in the political arena of the capital. The tricks here can be understood at first thought. That’s the only way!

"So... Are you Li Tuo capable of calming the general's anger?" Cixi asked faintly.

"Yes!" Li Tuo's eyes lit up. "Empress Dowager, please look! This is the baby!"

Li Tuo knelt on the ground, pulled out the royal blue fan cover from his sleeve, and held it in both hands and handed it to Cixi.

Li Lianying took the fan cover and frowned when she saw this old look, "What is this? Fan?"

When I opened it, I saw Li Lianying stuttering, "This is... this is too fake, right? Tang Yin's fan is so ragged in collection? Is it true?"

Cixi took the fan and played around with it. This was an ordinary Xiangfei bamboo fan with water plants and two small shrimps painted on it. The structure was very simple, but Tang Yin's signature was very large.

"Li Tuo, what medicine do you sell in this gourd?"

Li Tuo was not impatient, "The Queen Mother... Many people say that this fan is fake, and what they say makes sense, because Tang Yin doesn't draw much shrimp, and he has a characteristic of painting shrimp, that is, he will never draw eyes!"

"And this fan gave Xiami an eye, so people thought it was fake!"

"But they were wrong... In this world, there are actually two Tang Yin's fan faces that are a little eye-catching. This is one of them!"

"This fan was copied from Salon's house. His original owner should be Mu Zhanga!"

Cixi's face gradually changed. She looked at Li Tuo and nodded, "Continue talking..."

"Yes! The Queen Mother... Tang Bohu only drew two fan faces with the finishing touches in his life, and this fan face was actually given to Qiu Xiang! It was requested by the woman he liked the most, so he made an exception!"

"Only some scholars in Jiangnan know this allusion. The news is very secretive, so they don't understand antiques. Many people just use this fan as a Western-Check product!"

"But Mu Zhanga is a person who loves calligraphy and paintings very much... It is reasonable for him to collect this fan!"

"Empress Dowager, please guess, who gave this fan to Mu Zhanga?"

With a thud, the fan closed, and Cixi slapped the table, "Can you say..."

"Laofu's wise... You are not wrong... This fan was given to Mu Zhanga by Zeng Guofan! It was this fan that allowed Zhuang Zeng to upgrade to the ground by two levels!"

"Empress Dowager, you are a sensible person... When the Grand Marshal was sitting on the bench in the capital, who promoted him? He was promoted to twelve levels in seven years, from the seventh rank to the second rank top..."

"Old Master... Without a backstage, even a god, Marshal Zeng does not have that great ability!"

Black history, now it has been considered to have black history! Cixi and Li Lianying's eyes lit up, and they learned from Li Tuo's mouth a secret of history that few people know.

Zeng Guofan's family was actually not a wealthy family. It can only be said to be an ordinary small landlord class. It was not easy to raise children to study and take the imperial examination. When Zeng Guofan was a Hanlin in the capital, his family could no longer provide more financial support.

The rice in the capital was expensive, and life was not easy. The Qingliu officials were very poor. No salary was enough for Zeng Guofan's daily life. Every year, the family also needed to send some silver to live.

Such a poor life made Zeng Guofan unable to go any further!

But the opportunity finally came out. When Zeng Guofan was 33 years old, Emperor Daoguang ordered him to go to Sichuan to preside over the provincial examination. This was a business trip under the order and he could withdraw his travel expenses from the Ministry of Revenue in advance.

Zeng Guofan prepaid 1,000 taels of silver that time, and it was through this silver that he found the treasure in Sichuan!

In a secluded antique shop, Zeng Guofan found this finishing touching shrimp fan, which was signed by Tang Yin. The owner of the antique shop who was not good at it only offered 200 taels.

Zeng Guofan, who had picked up a big leak, kept silent and tried to reduce the price with his boss. In the end, he actually got this handful of authentic works at fifty taels.

The only two Tang Bohu finishes the shrimp fan in the world, just like that, it fell into Zeng Guofan's hands!

Of course, this kind of treasure will not be kept for yourself to enjoy. Mu Zhanga, who loves Tang Yin's calligraphy and painting, was Zeng Guofan's goal. After returning to the capital, Zeng Guofan sent local products such as tea and other products brought to the host.

How could the dignified military minister look down on this little tea? The hospitality was also light, but when Zeng Guofan presented this fan, the door to the shortcut in the officialdom was completely opened!

From that moment on, Zeng Guofan's road to promotion was smooth. It was not until Ding You returned home that he encountered the Changmao Rebellion that he was able to regain his love and build a Hunan Army that shocked the Qing Dynasty in his hometown!

"Old Master... I can hear these little stories from the court and the country in this position, so I left some snacks when the house was searched..."

"The Lord of the Buddha is really a blessing in all the world... I didn't expect that Weichen would bet the right one!"

Note: This chapter is also a manuscript, and will be updated normally tomorrow!
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