"Where does Shaoquan think our Hunan Army should go in the future?" The Ninth Commander did not directly answer Li Hongzhang's question. Instead, he changed the topic to another track. This question made Li Hongzhang stunned. "Where should we go? Our Hunan Army will destroy Changmao and pacify the Nian Army." They are the most powerful army of our Qing Dynasty. If there are any disobedient people in the future, they will be killed. If there are no disobedient people..."
Li Hongzhang's voice became lower and lower as he spoke, and in the end he couldn't speak at all. Net Li Hongzhang is not a fool, and he is now nearly forty years old and not a passionate young man. He just doesn't want to think about some things, but it doesn't mean that he doesn't understand.
The commander-in-chief, who had fought with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom for more than ten years, could be said to have experienced hundreds of battles. Why was he so timid when facing the rebellion of a small Nian army? Is it really that the handsome sword has become old? The answer is definitely no. Although the Nian Army has gathered hundreds of thousands of people, it has no food, no weapons, and no base. They are just a group of bandits holding the people hostage. They are completely incomparable to the Kingdom of Heaven.
However, such a rogue bandit has been running rampant in the north for more than ten years. Even the famous monk king of the Eight Banners, Seng Gegelingqin, died at the hands of the Nian army this year. The secrets here are not enough for outsiders to understand.
Li Hongzhang had guessed more than once that the teacher had always used the method of raising the bandits' self-respect, but due to his respect for the teacher, he would severely dispel such thoughts whenever he had such thoughts in his heart. In Li Hongzhang's eyes, teachers are the white jade pillars of the Qing Dynasty and the purple golden beams of the Qing Dynasty. No stain should appear on the teacher's body.
But today, the strange atmosphere in the study made Li Hongzhang think of the speculation that he had always denied. Zeng Guofan twirled his beard, as if he had read through this apprentice's heart, and he said calmly.
"The Hunan Army now has 500,000 soldiers, and the actual control area is all over the south of the Yangtze River. Even foreigners who want to do business on both sides of the Yangtze River must be polite to us. Such a huge force no longer belongs to me alone. Already..."
"Shaoquan, do you really think that I, Zeng Guofan, can rule the Hunan Army? Do you really think that I am the local emperor here? To use the common saying of the people in the capital, you are like a fat shuttle with white hair and short chain."
Zeng Guofan sipped the top-quality Dahongpao in a tureen. His soldiers personally went to Wuyi Mountain to trample the buds from half a tea tree that was struck by lightning. This was the top quality that even the emperor and queen mother in the Forbidden City could not taste. Big red pouch.
"Half a million Hunan troops, what does this mean? This means tens of thousands of civil and military officials and half a million families who rely on this group to support themselves. You Shaoquan wants to eat meat and beautiful women, and other brothers also want to eat Meat also needs a wife, so where does the money come from? Count on the court? Count on continuing to fight? Let’s stop dreaming..."
"Shao Quan, everyone says it's difficult to go up the mountain, but do you know how difficult it is to go down the mountain? So many brothers have gathered with me, and now at least they have enough food and clothing. I really want to take a step back, but I How can these brothers keep their jobs after retreating with their wealth? Shaoquan, do you have any clever ideas to teach me..."
Li Hongzhang was covered in sweat at this time. This was the most heart-to-heart conversation his master had with him in the past three years, and it was extremely straightforward.
"If there are no surprises, after this divorce, the actual position given to me by the imperial court should be that of Governor-General of Zhili, and I will have to sit in Beijing all year round. To put it bluntly, I will be under guard. I don't care. I have made gold and silver in these years. There are countless acres of fertile land, and three generations of descendants will not have to worry about it, but what about you?"
"The five hundred thousand Hunan Army will be broken up bit by bit by the imperial court, stuffed into every corner from the southeast to the northwest, and let the wind and snow swords at the frontier gradually wear away the spirit of the brothers, and let time slowly consume the lives of good men. If A few more wars would be even better, how many more times can our Hunan Army's old foundation be wasted?"
Li Hongzhang's eyes were all red at this time, and big drops of tears were falling down. It took more than ten years for the 500,000 Hunan Army to gather together. The brothers were serving rice in the same pot and fighting in the same camp. Fighting through wind and rain, and riding through half of the Yangtze River in blood and water, it can be said that they are a group that has been built with their lives.
Although there are conflicts between them, and although they have had fierce conflicts over the uneven distribution of spoils, when they encounter threats from the outside, the first thing they think of is the collective interests. After two hundred years of suppression by the Manchus, the Han people finally had such an armed force. This was the foundation for balancing the court and the lifeblood of the Han people's revival! How can this be lost?
Li Hongzhang knelt on the ground, "Master...please teach me!" Jiu Shuai saw this and quickly helped him up. "Shao Quan, didn't you hear what the commander said? If there is no accident, our Hunan Army will really be in danger." , but won’t this accident happen now?”
"Is it Xiao Letian? Could this accident be Xiao Letian?" Li Hongzhang did not expect that the teacher thought so highly of Xiao Letian.
"Yes, this is Xiao Letian. You have also read the intelligence. This Xiao Letian actually put down a country's rebellion. Three thousand Japanese troops and one hundred thousand Japanese thugs were wiped out by him single-handedly. He even took the lead in killing them. He entered Shuri Castle and controlled the Ryukyu King. He is so talented, and he is really ruthless..."
"What surprised me the most was that he actually allowed foreigners to fire artillery support. This is really intriguing. What kind of collusion does this Xiao Letian have with the foreign devils? This is something that even I can't understand..." said Here Zeng Guofan walked around the room excitedly.
"Xiao Letian is very smart. He has now controlled the Ryukyu court through the new army. I can believe that the Ryukyu Kingdom's credentials will definitely follow Xiao Letian's words after a while. This conflict will definitely become smaller and smaller as the pressure increases. That The sneaky guy knows how to show off in front of the Qing Dynasty..."
"Look at the various responses between the Queen Mother and Guiziliu during this period. They gave away women and called the Eight Banners uncle. They gave a lot of frivolous things. This shows that the imperial city does not know Ryukyu at all. What happened, they were all fooled by Xiao Letian's deception."
"Shaoquan, this is a good opportunity given to us by God. With such a stupid young man standing in front of us, how much leisure do you think the court has to deal with us?"
Even Li Hongzhang figured it out now and roared, "The teacher is really clever and clever. He used Xiao Letian to steadily attract the attention of the court, and from time to time, he revealed a little secret about Xiao Letian, always holding Si Jiucheng's hand." Are the hearts of those dandies such that they have no energy to think about us?"
"What a brilliant idea, as long as Xiao Letian keeps secrets, and as long as his threat level becomes higher and higher, he will naturally stop the bullet for our Hunan Army... Haha, as long as we are given another ten years to operate, the north and south of the Yangtze River will become ours The back garden is like an iron barrel, and even the emperor can hardly interfere with it!"
Zeng Guofan looked at Li Hongzhang with joy. This was his favorite disciple, and he was the successor he was looking for. Apart from Shaoquan, there is no other person who can take over the huge stall of the Hunan Army. This is the talent.
But when I think of the word talent, Xiao Letian's name suddenly pops into my mind. This man who suddenly appeared like a comet is really too mysterious. The so-called abnormal things are monsters. This Xiao Letian is really a monster like a monkey. , suddenly appeared and then used all evil tricks, there was no way to explore his path.
"Guoquan, I have to spend this year's Spring Festival in the capital no matter what. Then you can make arrangements. I want to meet this Xiao Letian. This is not a mortal thing!" Zeng Guofan looked at Li Hongzhang who was gradually walking away. , suddenly whispered to his brother.
The Ninth Commander suddenly looked a little strange at this time. He hesitated for a long time before he said, "Brother, we Han people have been suppressed by the Manchus for two hundred years. Now we have finally come forward, why should we be so cautious? I have seen this Xiao Letian several times. Although the origin is unknown, it is clear that there is nothing wrong with the Han people..."
"A Han Chinese who has returned from overseas is considered a genius among geniuses if he can create such a career. It would be a pity if he was destroyed by the Manchus... Brother, can we try to subdue him? If there is such a great talent in the Hunan Army..."
"That's enough, stop talking!" Zeng Guofan suddenly became angry and warmed up. "Don't you just want me to take another step forward with your repeated hints? Surrender Xiao Letian? You don't even think about it. How dare you accept him? Beijing The city will be blown to pieces, do you want another ten years of civil war or twenty years of civil war?"
Seeing his brother's unconvinced expression, Zeng Guofan sighed and said, "Guoquan, Guoquan, you still can't see through this world. Changes in dynasties, changes in energy, and evolution are not done overnight. Have you ever heard such a little story?"
"When the Eight Banners entered the customs, they implemented a cruel policy of keeping their heads but not their hair. All men must keep money and rat tails, and they will be killed if they don't obey. That is to say, after the hair-cutting order was forcibly promoted, the Ten-Day War of Jiangyin took place. People everywhere were For this braid, more than a million people were killed. At that time, envoys from North Korea and Ryukyu came to Beijing to pay homage. When the old people on the street saw the clothes of their homeland, they all shed tears. Those were the styles of clothes left by our ancestors!"
"Only a hundred years later, when Emperor Qianlong was on the throne, unofficial history once recorded that envoys from Korea and Ryukyu came to Beijing, and the people gathered around to watch but laughed at their strange clothes. At this time, the Han people had already forgotten the clothes of their ancestors. . Until now, even you and I have become accustomed to dragging this long braid, not to mention those stupid people?"
Zeng Guofan pulled the braid on his back and said with great self-deprecation, "Don't look at this braid as a small thing. It represents the hearts and minds of all people. If I really take that step forward, guess how many people will follow me." ?”
The Ninth Marshal was stunned. This was the first time that the eldest brother had responded directly to the rebellion. Zeng Guoquan never expected that the eldest brother was not courageous, but thought much deeper than him.
"My good brother, if I really rebel, I am sure that at least 30% of the five hundred thousand brothers will rebel, and the whole world will not regard me as a hero, but will regard me as an enemy. The people who have ruled for two hundred years have long since We have become accustomed to the presence of the Manchu court. Before you want to rebel, you should first think about how to change the hearts of the people!"
"You and I, including all the Han people living in the Qing Dynasty, have seen the sky of the Qing Dynasty, the land of the Qing Dynasty, the clothes of the Qing Dynasty, and the emperor of the Qing Dynasty they have praised. Everything. It’s not a favor, it’s just a habit, but don’t forget, the power of habit is extremely powerful..."
"Unless you are as cruel as the Manchus when they entered the country, kill all the disobedients, turn the Central Plains into a blank sheet of paper, and then start painting again. Otherwise, you have to bow to habit, and the power of this habit is actually Luck, is the Qing’s luck really gone now?”
The two old brothers were silent. Ninth Marshal was digesting what his elder brother said, while the elder brother was drinking top-quality Dahongpao to ease his mood. But just when Zeng Guofan thought his brother had been convinced, the ninth commander suddenly raised his head and stared at his brother with piercing eyes.
"Brother, I can't refute what you said, but you seem to have missed one exception? That's Xiao Letian... This guy has never seen the sky or the land of the Qing Dynasty when he was a child, let alone the Qing Dynasty. He is not accustomed to having a Manchu emperor as the emperor, and in the more than a year since he appeared out of thin air, I have not found any attempt on his part to succumb to habit."
"Hahaha, brother, this chess game you deduced contains such a solitary piece!"
Jiu Shuai's laughter made Zeng Guofan shake his hands, and a bowl of Dahongpao was scattered on the table. He did not feel any pain when the hot tea fell on the back of his hand. Yes, what my brother said is right. Xiao Letian has no braids, nor does he have braids in his heart. This solitary child in the East Asian chess game has affected the national destiny of Japan and Ryukyu.
"Is it possible? Doesn't this Xiao Letian have a big way to reverse his luck?" Zeng Guofan didn't dare to think about it anymore. But at this moment, a fierce northwest wind suddenly blew outside the window, and the cold air pushed open the study door. , it was freezing cold inside and outside the house.
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