Gongning, Governor's Office.

The Governor's Office was heavily guarded, and even the nearby street intersections were at a stand of three steps, five steps per whistle. He was ordered to go to the Governor's Office to meet Chu Hongzhi, the director of the Gongning Police Station, who had just arrived, was stopped by the guards with guns and ammunition.

Although he showed his identity and it was because of the official interview, the guards still refused to let go. The other party was unreasonable. Chu Hongzhi was determined to make things worse and directly led people to break through. The guards were not vegetarians, and more than a dozen long spears were aimed directly at the group. The sound of bullets loading made the atmosphere extremely tense.

Chu Hongzhi, who was in his early fifties, was originally from the army, but he was not afraid of the dozen black muzzles. He was sure that the other party did not dare to shoot. He immediately pretended to be angry and took out his pistol and fired two shots into the sky.

When the director fired his gun, the policemen who accompanied him were afraid, even though they were afraid, they all plucked up the courage to take out the gun and aimed it at the officers and soldiers, and a tense situation suddenly formed.

The dull gunfire caused a huge response. Not only were the officers and soldiers responsible for the guards rushed over, but Qin Youliang, who was hiding aside, also rushed over with a team of armed police officers and soldiers.

Seeing that the situation had expanded, the officers and soldiers in charge of the alert still had no intention of letting go. Instead, they were ready to fight and even set up machine guns.

After hearing the gunshots, the guards in the Governor's Mansion were facing a great enemy and quickly entered a state of combat. The entire Governor's Mansion suddenly became a scene of murder.

Ci'an didn't know what happened, so he immediately ordered someone to go and inquire. After hiding from Prince Chun Yihuan, she was much more calm. After thinking about it, she ordered someone to transfer Guangxu and hide it.

Just when she was uneasy, the eunuch in charge came to report, "Zhu Shanhai is looking for a meeting outside."

When she learned that Zhu Shanhai was alone, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "Let him in."

After Zhu Shanhai came in to see the ceremony, he did not hide it and reported the situation outside truthfully. Although Ci'an had not been involved in government affairs for many years, he was very sensitive and immediately said in a deep voice: "Commander Zhu takes over the external defense, with the purpose of putting me in house arrest and the emperor?"

"The Empress Dowager calmed down." Zhu Shanhai hurriedly said, "If the empress dowager is unjust, how dare you come to see him alone? This is to protect the Empress Dowager and the Emperor."

As he said that, he submitted a telegram, "The Zhennan King's special train was ambushed near Turpan, and the special train was bombed."

The Zhennan King's special train was blown up? Ci'an was shocked and took the telegram and quickly glanced at it. The telegram was sent from the Zhili Hall of Turpan. It said that the special train was ambushed and the special train was blown up, and it was suspected that it was done by the police force.

Ci'an didn't believe this telegram at all. After pondering for a while, she said, "Is there any news about the King of Zhennan?"

Zhu Shanhai said truthfully: "The police force along the way blew up the special train and intercepted another train. After searching, no King Zhennan was found. After interrogation, it was found that King Zhennan was still in Hami."

Yi Zhizu was not assassinated? Ci'an felt relieved, but she was skeptical about these words and immediately said, "I want to see Zuo Zongtang and Tang Bingcan."

"They are afraid that they will not dare to come to meet you." Zhu Shanhai said straight away: "However, the Empress Dowager can call to inquire. All the major government agencies in Gongning City have opened the phone."

Telephone? Ci'an glanced at him and said coldly: "The external telephone number of the Governor's Office has been controlled?"

Zhu Shanhai did not respond to this and said directly: "The Northwest Army guards and patrol troops openly ambushed and bombed the Zhennan King's special train. Military and political officials of the two northwest provinces are unforgivable. The independence of the two provinces is the only way to live. I beg you to pray to the Empress Dowager to think twice."

"Self-reliance?" Ci'an said calmly, but in fact he was already filled with waves.

Zhu Shanhai said slowly: "Thirty years of uninterrupted immigration development, the northwest provinces have a population of more than 10 million, and their food can be self-sufficient. They also have a strong agricultural and industrial foundation, various rich natural resources and convenient railway transportation. Of course, the most important thing is to have strong military strength and potential, and have the conditions for independence.

The most important thing is that the two northwest provinces are independent and can gain strong support from Russia, Persia, Ottoman countries, and even Europe, Britain, France, Germany, Austria and Italy. For them, independence from the northwest is equivalent to opening up a huge buffer zone between Eurasia.

With the strong foundation of the two northwest provinces, coupled with the support of surrounding countries and major European powers, we are fully capable of competing with Yuanqi. Once we gain a foothold, we have the ability to gradually annex Tibet, Mongolia and other places to revive the glory of our Qing Empire."

Idiotic! Ci'an sneered secretly. How much money Yuanqi has invested in the northwest over the past 30 years? No billion or 800 million. The railway construction alone is as high as hundreds of millions, not to mention the continuous large-scale immigration and investment education. He actually wants to be independent. Yuanqi will definitely do his best to quell the chaos.

It is simply a dream to try to compete with the strength of the whole country in this corner of the northwest provinces! It also revitalizes the glory of the Qing Empire, which is purely to ruin the Qing Dynasty!

She didn't agree with it, and she didn't scold her. After all, the situation was unclear at the moment, so she slowly stood up, "I want to contact Zuo Zongtang and Tang Bingcan by phone."

As soon as Zhu Shanhai took over the external defense, he cut off all the telephone and telegram lines. After hearing this, he bowed slightly and said, "The external route of the palace has been destroyed. Weician immediately arranged for someone to repair it."

After pondering for a while, Ci'an whispered: "Let's kneel down." She was determined to detain the other party, but she did not dare to act rashly. In the unclear situation, she did not dare to intensify the situation or take risks.

The situation outside the Governor's Office was constantly intensifying. With Qin Youliang involved, a large number of armed police officers and soldiers continued to increase their troops to several nearby street intersections, and the military field soldiers responsible for the guard also continued to increase their troops to the street intersection. Fortunately, no one on both sides dared to expand the situation, and tried their best to maintain restraint, waiting for orders from above.

The yard where Zuo Zongtang's temporary office was just a stone's throw away from the intersection. He naturally knew the situation at the intersection, but he had no intention of interfering. When the incident happened suddenly, he did not dare to act rashly. After all, it was related to the safety of the Empress Dowager and Emperor Guangxu. If he was really forced to do something urgent, he would not be able to end it.

In addition, he did not interfere or intentionally indulge himself, but there was another meaning, that is, to show his attitude. In this case, as the governor of Xinjiang, he must be the first to show his attitude.

A cavalry team rushed over and stopped until the gate of the yard. Tang Bingcan glanced at the street corner, and then stepped out of his horse without saying a word and walked into the yard.

Seeing Tang Bingcan coming quickly, Zuo Zongtang breathed a sigh of relief. The other party was able to come quickly after receiving the call, which was enough to explain many problems. After the other party came in to greet him, he said in a gloomy tone: "What the hell is going on?"

"The last general is not aware of it." Tang Bingcan looked bitter, "From the current situation, the ambushing of the prince's special train and holding the empress dowager and the emperor hostage should have been planned by Zhu Shanhai."

Zuo Zongtang stared at him and said, "Is Zhu Shanhai so brave? Is there such great ability? No one behind him?"

Tang Bingcan looked at him with his eyes and said, "Mo Jiang also wants to know who is instructing him behind his back."

What does this mean? Is it suspected that the head of the department was instructing Zhu Shanhai behind the back? Zuo Zongtang muttered in his heart, was it not Feng Renxuan's instructing him? As soon as the matter came out, he suspected that Feng Renxuan was making trouble behind the back. Feng Renxuan's prestige in the Northwest Army was far beyond his ability to compare with. The middle and high-level generals in the Gongning Military Region were all Feng Renxuan's old subordinates. The other person suspected was Empress Dowager Ci'an.

"Sir——." Reported outside the door: "Deputy Chief of Staff Liu Changxing is looking for a meeting outside."

"Liu Changxing?" Zuo Zongtang looked at the other party in confusion.

Tang Bingcan said: "This person should be a fellow disciple of Zhu Shanhai."

"Let him in."

Liu Changxing walked in quickly, saluted the military salute, and said slowly: "I'm here to be a lobbyist."

Zuo Zongtang snorted coldly, "Who are you a lobbyist for?"

"This is not important." Liu Changxing glanced at him and sat down straight down. "The special train of Zhennan King was ambushed and bombed by the Northwest Army. Zhennan King himself escaped by luck. This is a major case of rebellion. Military and political officials of the two northwest provinces were at least dismissed from office, raided their homes and exiled, and were sentenced to death at worst, implicated the nine tribes."

Tang Bingcan said coldly: "The incident happened in Xinjiang, what does it have to do with Anxi?"

Liu Changxing said: "The Northwest Army ambushed the special train. Whether it is Xinjiang or Anxi Military Region, they are all affiliated with the Northwest Army. Can Anxi Fengtai be separated from Gansu?"

Zuo Zongtang said: "The assassins who emerged in Gongning before were all from An Jiyan. Did you deliberately pull Feng Jiantai into the water?"

"It's time to come, it's meaningless to pursue this." Liu Changxing said: "The incident of Zhennan King's special train being buried and bombed has spread to the northwest provinces. At present, the military and civilians of the two provinces are in panic. When they come down, they are nothing more than to give you a clear road and the northwest provinces to establish themselves."

Independent? Zuo Zongtang said coldly: "What is the clear road? The dead end is almost the same. Can the northwest provinces compete with Yuanqi?"

"What if there is strong support from Russia, England, France, Persia, Ottoman and other countries?" Liu Changxing said calmly: "Demolition of the railway connecting introspection, the railway between the northwest and Russia will be opened to traffic in half a year. With the strength of the Northwest Army and the support of various countries, it is absolutely enough to protect itself."

Speaking of this, he looked at Zuo Zongtang, "We have already brought Gong Ning some of the family members of Master Dutang."

Zuo Zongtang couldn't help but be stunned and then said, "Impossible!"

"It's not difficult to send a few telegrams using the confidential room of the Governor's Office." Liu Changxing said in a plain tone: "After a moment, the master of the ministry will be able to reunite with his relatives."
Chapter completed!