C3569 Tang Yin's Shrimp

Ci Xi started to feel more and more that Li Tuo was one of her treasures. Ever since the Fifth Master inadvertently mentioned about Li Tuo, Ci Xi finally realized that this ordinary Military Intelligence Service Zhang Jing was actually a talented person!

He was very considerate, and would even send over various kinds of surprises from time to time. For a case like Salonga's, where Li Tuo had given him a big gift pack for nothing, it was an unexpected surprise.

Today, Li Tuo seemed to be holding back some treasure again. Ci Xi nodded and the surrounding eunuchs and palace maids left, and only the three of them were left in the pavilion.

Li Tuo pretended to be mysterious as he said, "This subject can somewhat guess what the empress dowager is worried about … The empress dowager wanted to display her power in front of the Beiyuan and the Duke Gong's group, which was why you took over the task of calming the disturbance, right? "

"This Great Wall is like a beacon! This was truly a huge event. Once it was brewed, the whole world would be in turmoil! The hearts of the people are in disorder! "

"However, this humble commoner was just a gust of hot air. What they were watching was the liveliness, and the scholars and officials of this world are the only ones who know the way to do things!"

"Even if we decapitate Salonga's entire family, adding on to that countless of bizarre news that has been pieced together, even if we successfully divert the attention of this little commoner, what about after a year or two?"

"This thorn will forever be stuck in the hearts of scholars, in the minds of officials thinking... So, we have to start from the source and keep all the officials in the court quiet. They have to suppress the forces under their command in order to perfectly quell the fire! "

"Ouch …" "You're right, but what should we do?" Ci Xi asked with a smile.

Li Tuo said confidently: "Even though the situation in the imperial government looks chaotic, we are still clear about the rules … The Westerners and Xiao Letian from the East Sea are actually a bunch of politicians who represent the interests of merchants. Those people are more interested in money … "

"Xiao Letian has yet to fully start his career of making money, he probably won't be interested in fighting the imperial government in the near future, and it's the same for the Russian Federation, America and other countries. As long as they don't lose money, they won't overthrow me!"

"It's easier to sort out the powers within the imperial government. Prince Kung and the rest definitely wouldn't share the same thoughts as the Han Chinese in the beacon fire incident. The Beiyuan is also the domain of the Manchu … The only thing to worry about is the Great Marshal Zeng! "

"The one who lit the beacon fire was Zuo Jigao, the one guarding the capital was the Great Marshal Zeng, and then, Jiangnan Jiu Shuai, Li Hongzhang and the rest were still waiting there to receive him … Their attitudes are the most important! "

"Say something unpleasant …" "The danger is on the marshal!"

Once Ceng Guofan's name was mentioned, the entire East Warm Pavilion immediately quietened down. Ci Xi let out a long sigh. Ceng Guofan's temper is getting stronger and stronger as he grows older. He can be considered to be the best person he has been with recently, how could he be like this in the past … "

Li Lianying laughed and said, "Actually, even the great marshal is supporting the emperor! "The marshal just wants to ensure the safety of the His Majesty and his personal government …"

"That's right!" Li Tuo slapped his thigh, "That's right, the great marshal is indeed supporting His Majesty, but the great marshal and the Duke of Qin are at odds with each other!"

"Also, does the marshal not wish for the Chinese Officer to have more power? That is why we say, to use the Fire Beacon incident to do something, suppress the Duke Gong's group, and gain more authority for the Xiang Army's group, this is also very possible! "

Ci Xi was someone who grew up in the capital, so after thinking about it, he understood a lot.

"In that case... You, Li Tuo, have the ability to calm the Great Marshal's anger? " Ci Xi asked indifferently.

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

Li Tuo knelt on the ground, and took out the precious blue fan sleeve from his sleeve, and handed it over to Ci Xi with both hands.

Li Lianying took the fan sleeve and after seeing this old-fashioned look, she frowned: "What is this? "Fan?"

Opening it to see, Li Lianying was clicking her tongue, "This is also … Isn't this too fake? Was Tang Yin's fan really so crappy? Is that true? "

Ci Xi took the fan and played it back and forth. This was an ordinary fan made from Xiang Fei Bamboo, with water grass and two small shrimps drawn on it. Its structure was very simple, but Tang Yin's signature was very big.

"Li Tuo, what kind of medicine is this?"

Li Tuo was not impatient. "Many people say that this fan is fake, so there's a certain degree of truth in that, because Tang Yin doesn't draw many shrimp, and one of the characteristics of his shrimp painting is that he would never draw an eye!"

"And this fan was actually given to the prawn to light its eyes, so everyone thinks it's fake!"

"But they were wrong... In this world, there are actually two of Tang Yin's fans that have a bit of an eye for shrimp. This is one of them! "

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

Ci Xi's expression gradually changed. She looked at Li Tuo and nodded, "Continue …"

"Yes!" Empress Dowager... In his entire life, Tang Bohu had only drawn two small faces, and this face was actually for Qiuxiang! It was requested by his favorite woman, which is why he made an exception! "

"Only a portion of the scholars in Jiangnan know about this legend. The information was extremely secretive, so they don't even know about the antique shop. Many people treated this fan as a product of Cymbas!"

"But Mu Zhanga is someone who is extremely fond of Tang Bohu's calligraphy and paintings... It's within reason that he collected this fan! "

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

With a hualala sound, he closed the fan and Ci Xi slammed it on the table.

"Illustrious Old Buddha … You did not guess wrong... This fan was gifted to Mu Zhanga by Ceng Guofan! It was this fan that caused Great Marshal Zeng to level up two levels! "

"Empress Dowager, you are a wise man …" Who promoted the marshal when he sat on the bench in the capital? 7 years consecutively rose to level 12, from level 7 all the way to level 2 … "

"Ah, Old Buddha … Without a backer, Great Marshal Zeng wouldn't even be able to do that! "

Black history, now he had dug out a black history! Ci Xi and Li Lianying's eyes lit up, from Li Tuo's mouth, the two of them knew a historical secret that not many people knew.

Ceng Guofan's family was actually not a wealthy family, it could only be said to be an ordinary little landowner class. It was already difficult for them to raise their children to study in the Imperial Examinations, but when Ceng Guofan was a Han Lin in the capital, their family could no longer provide them any financial support.

The capital city was expensive. Life was not easy, all the Qing Liu officials were poor, not a single bit of salary was enough for Ceng Guofan to use in his daily life, and he still needed his family to give him some silver coins to live each year.

Such a poor life made Ceng Guofan unable to find a way out even if he wanted to!

When Ceng Guofan was 33 years old, Dao Guang Emperor sent him to Sichuan to host the hometown examination. This was an order for him to travel, he could collect the travel fees from the account department in advance.

That time, Ceng Guofan had overdrawn a thousand taels of silvers, and relying on that money, he found a treasure in Sichuan!

In a quiet antique shop, Ceng Guofan found a piece of prawn noodles. On it was Tang Yin's signature.

Ceng Guofan who had picked up a big loophole remained calm and collected. He had lowered the price he got from the owner just like that, and in the end, he managed to get the real deal in his hands with 50 taels of silver.

In this world, there were only two Tang Bohu who had managed to get a good look at the shrimp noodles, and he ended up in Ceng Guofan's hands!

Mu Zhanga, who loved Tang Yin's paintings very much, was Ceng Guofan's target. After returning to the capital, Ceng Guofan gave his master the tea and other soil products he brought from Sichuan.

How could a dignified Military Secretary have any interest in this little bit of tea? Even the reception was light, but when Ceng Guofan offered up the fan, the doors to the officials' area could be considered to be completely opened!

From that moment onwards, Ceng Guofan's path to promotion was completely flat. It was only when Ding You returned home and encountered the long-haired chaos that he had the chance to seize the love and create that shocked and clear Hundred War Xiang Army!

"Ah, Old Buddha … "This humble subject is the one who hears most of these stories from the imperial court, so I left some rest during the search …"

"Old Buddha is truly blessed … I never thought that this humble subject would have the right to gamble! "