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Opening up a thick file of Chinese historical records, after 50 years, and 100 years, when the time limit of the decryption had passed, a real Qing Dynasty appeared in front of them.

In this decayed empire, the stench and corruption inside was something that outsiders would never dare to imagine, and the symbol of all this filth was Ci Xi.

This was an extremely selfish woman. She was a slave who was completely in control of her own rights. She thought that she could control her own rights, but she didn't know that she was in control of her own rights.

To seize the rights, to use those rights to gain glory and wealth, to become the most 'noble' person in the entire Qing Empire, this was her life's dream, she didn't care about anything else.

In the Manchu dynasty Hall, even if Gui Zi Liu, Yi Xuan, Ci An and the others, although they have their own selfish motives, no matter what, they would still choose to stand in the interest of the Eight Flag Group to analyze the matter.

It was precisely because they had a bottom line of values in their hearts, that all Ci An would tolerate Ci Xi's palace changes and not go to prison.

These people's bottom line was that the Eight Flag Military groups could not fall, this interest group was the core of everything!

But Ci Xi was not like that. In Ci Xi's heart, there was only one thing, and that was his own benefits. He had to kick all the obstacles that interfered with his gains, and unite with anyone that could help her stabilize his authority.

That was the reason why there was this famous saying, 'rather than servants of the country'!

Who cares if he is a Han or a foreign devil, as long as he can guarantee the prosperity and rights of our Old Buddha, it doesn't matter.

Unable to seek for Ci An's help, Ci Xi began to scheme on his own. She first secretly ordered the Military Chief to lower the order to General Xi'an.

Of course, Ci Xi had no right to transfer Rong Lu's position, but Ci Xi had secretly changed the idea here. He secretly called Rong Lu and told him that Rong Lu's mother was a heavy soldier and that he needed to visit him at home.

Rong Lu was Ci Xi's lover that he grew up in, unlike Isha. Isha walked the kidney, but Rong Lu walked the heart!

Furthermore, Rong Lu was a proper standard-bearer and had led his troops for many years. Even though he had stood in the wrong spot in the Sin-uni coup d'état, his years of training had allowed Rong Lu to understand his own worth.

Rong Lu was very clear that the only important person he could truly rely on was Ci Xi. Everyone else could only seek for an answer, and could not step into the core circle.

Rong Lu was the trump card in Ci Xi's hands. All these years, Ci Xi had allocated quite a bit of resources to him.

The Army s Hall Master was extremely close to Ci Xi, but it was not at the stage of an alliance. If Ci Xi asked for Rong Lu to transfer the order to the capital, then he would definitely be strongly opposed by General Xie Zi Liu, Yi Xuan and Ci An.

If these people did not nod their heads, Ci Xi would not be able to order the soldiers and officials around!

But Ci Xi had changed the topic. He wanted Rong Lu to go back to the capital to visit his mother.

In ancient times, it was very inconvenient to travel from Xi'an to the capital city. It would take more than a month to travel from there to the capital city.

Right now, I order Rong Lu to go to the capital. It will be the Spring Festival, but you can't ask him to go back to Xi'an during the Spring Festival, right? If that was the case, then he might as well celebrate the new year. Any random excuse for him to be sick could at least delay him for another three to four months.

At this time, his son Zai Cheng was back in the capital. He would immediately prepare for the wedding, then coerce his son to be promoted to become an official. No matter where he went, he would leave his son behind in the capital.

Ci Xi did not know how to use Rong Lu, but she had a feeling that Rong Lu and his servants, who could fight, would definitely play a role.

First, he transferred Rong Lu to the capital. Next year, when the flowers bloom in the spring … Even if Gordon and the others were any slower, they would be able to reach the capital by now!

You six don't like it, but I, Ci Xi can't like it. Gordon is the Governor, and also a British Governor … This was an extremely important chess piece. It had to be useful, it had to be useful!

"Send a telegram to Zuo Zongtang, tell him to take care of Expedition, and not to make any mistakes!"

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The northwest wind s were carved on their faces like knives. Everyone used thick layers of sheepskin s, wolf skins, fox skins, etc.

As long as you looked carefully, these people's eyelashes were already covered with frost.

The Horseshoe was the largest mountain range in northwest Gansu Province, and the locals called it the North Mountain. This mountain cut off the connection between Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia, and because there was a serious lack of water and grass, there were hills, arid ravines everywhere. The natural conditions were too harsh, so no local herdsmen came here to graze.

The tens of thousands of square kilometers of mountains were completely uninhabited, and only a few small roads were used to provide a shortcut for caravans.

What was worth mentioning was that when the Stellar Gorge was sealed off by the rebel army and the supplies from the Central Plains and Xinjiang were cut off, this mountain range started to radiate with life.

Because there was a very secretive ancient road here, which was also known as the Ming shui ancient road, the ancestors of Han Dynasty already discovered this small road hidden in the Horseshoe, and built a military fortress to control the road.

This was the Clear Water Ancient City!

After Yaqub's rebellion, the ancient path that had been dormant for thousands of years was revived again. The smugglers risked their lives to walk this bright water ancient path, channeling the Central Plains' goods in, and then transporting the jade, carpets, medicinal herbs and other goods out of the Western Regions.

And today, this group of 500 plus people was walking on the ancient Han Dynasty's Clear Water Ancient Road, heading towards Guizhou with difficulty.

Gordon, after paying the price of sixteen lives, had finally passed through the thousand miles of uninhabited land north of the Gulbantun Desert, and had entered the southern border region of Zassaktu Khan.

On the second day after the outbreak of the war with the Stellar Gorge, this group of suffering Expedition was finally discovered by the local Shepherd Cat Winter. These Zaxaktu Shepherd were all stunned, they never imagined that the people of the Central Plains and the foreign devils would traverse the no-man's land in winter.

The herdsmen dared not neglect to report to the garrison of the Great Khan, and the thirteenth generation of Zathaktokhan, alarmed at the news, sent four hundred elite riders and the most experienced guides to meet the guests in the distance.

The position of Zathaktu Khan was bestowed upon him by the Emperor of Kang Xi. It had already reached the thirteenth generation, and after a long period of time, the Han Empire and the core of the Qing Dynasty had established a very close ruling relationship.

Be it the Big Khan or the ordinary herdsmen, they had all accepted the rule of the Qing Dynasty from the bottom of their hearts!

To be able to attack from the territory of the rebel army, Tongzhi was the most respected guest in the entire Han Empire.

However, they never would have thought that the soldiers would not be able to welcome the Expedition, and instead, bring the secret decree of the Emperor of Tongzhi, from Zassak Tus' flag, all the way down to Gansu.

Duo Luo and Guan Lu still spoke in a righteous tone, "With an imperial orders from the Emperor, I dare not forget His Majesty's orders … Even if I have to die, I have to head south and traverse the Horseshoe. I must meet Great Marshal Zuo from the west! "

Thirteen generations of Khan was moved by this indomitable spirit. He gave away two hundred fine horses and countless supplies. He also sent out four hundred cavalrymen to escort the rest of the journey.

This was the reason for the emergence of such a huge troop on the ancient Han Dynasty's Ming shui Road!