People with different realms will see the world differently, just like when you stand at different heights on a mountain, the scenery you can see is also different.
Zeng Guofan and Xiao Letian are hidden dragons flying in the clouds. They see the world from a perspective that ordinary people cannot imagine. Even if Zeng Guofan and others climbed to the top of the mountain, they were just jumping around in the world.
"Brothers! What exactly is war? What do you think of the wars we have encountered? Is it just a matter of killing people and setting fire to grab territory? The emperor takes turns coming to my house this year?"
“People of the same kind are divided into groups. If there are more than three people, they will be divided into left, middle and right. Coupled with different regions, different languages, and different living habits, groups and countries will be formed... These large and small group countries , we can call it a force..."
"There are strong and weak forces, big and small. There is me among you, and you among me... In the midst of entangled conflicts, the forces of all parties reach a balance. This is the peace we see in the world!"
“Harmony refers to a state in which the relationship between different things or aspects is satisfactory and everyone who knows it is happy. Ping refers to no inclination, no concave and convex, and no contradictions caused by comparison among people... "
"But peace is only a temporary state. When things change over time, the forces of all parties wax and wane, and the power changes, problems will naturally arise in the original benefit distribution system..."
"The newly rising forces want more, and the weakening forces want to keep their own jobs. If people's hearts are not equal, conflicts will naturally occur. The more conflicts accumulate, the bigger they will become, and in the end it will be a war!"
Zeng Guofan drank a few sips of strong tea, suppressed the cough in his chest, and said with great sadness, "What was the root cause of the turmoil between Changmao and Twisted Children? Have you ever thought about it?"
"Hong Xiuquan failed the scholar exam three times. What's the reason? I've read some articles he wrote. It's obvious that his level is sufficient, but why didn't he pass the exam?"
"In the final analysis, the empire is getting old, and there are not so many places for newcomers in the court. In addition, the seriousness of selling out officials and conferring titles naturally blocks the advancement of a large number of scholars who have no background... Don't think that all scholars are gentle. I respectfully give in, but there are still predators like Hong Xiuquan here!"
"Why do the extremely poor people rebel? The land has been annexed to the point where the poor people have no place to stand. It has reached the point where they can no longer survive even if they sell their sons and daughters. How can they not rebel?"
"The reason for the turmoil in Naianzi is just this. In the final analysis, the real reason for the more than ten years of war is that the balance in the Qing Dynasty has been broken, and there is something wrong with the profit distribution system... How can people who can't see hope not rebel? ?”
The commander looked around and stared at the eyes of the people around him, as if talking to himself, asking questions and answering questions to himself, "To be honest, although I am on the opposite side of the Changmao and Nian Army, I have been fighting with them until I defeated them... But I personally can still understand the mood of those people. If there is no way out in life, who will rebel? This can only show that there is something wrong with the national policy of the Qing Dynasty, and there is a big problem..."
The hairs on the hairs of all the officials present stood up, and their backs were covered in cold sweat. In the Qing Dynasty, only Zeng Guofan dared to speak such words. Even the Manchu nobles did not dare to speak such truth. It seemed that the commander-in-chief had really made up his mind today.
Zeng Guofan ignored the shock in everyone's eyes and still said coldly, "But sympathy is sympathy. Should I suppress it, I still have to suppress it. And I have already seen through it from the beginning. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will definitely fail!"
"Why? It's because Hong Xiuquan is also a confused person. He also doesn't understand what war is all about! When a villain gains power, he becomes rampant and cannot find the north, south, east, west, or west. Do you think that with the yellow robe on his body, he is the real emperor?"
"How stupid this is. He didn't realize at all that his success was just a coincidence that he caught up with the moment when the balance of power in the Qing Dynasty was broken, and he also happened to seize that moment and became The leader of a group of destitute peasants and frustrated scholars…that was all his success!”
"Hong Xiuquan knew how to break a balance, but he didn't know how to establish a balance at all. When he established his capital in Jiangning, he should have rested and worked hard to carry out diplomacy and negotiate with multiple forces, and worked hard to build a balance that was beneficial to him after the destruction. situation……"
"To be honest, the British had already extended an olive branch to him at that time. The British had already treated him as a force that could cooperate and treated him equally... But how did he do it? It was the arrogant Xiang Yang. People declare war, and the whole person falls into an autistic plot, and has no idea what benefit sharing is..."
"He rejected the great opportunity to join hands with many forces to create a new balance, forcing the British to cooperate with the imperial court, and even captured the city of Beijing. In the end, Britain and France had to provide mercenaries to the imperial court! Haha... From then on, I have already determined that Hong Xiuquan will definitely be defeated!"
Hiss... There was a gasp of air-conditioning all around. It was really the first time for the people present to hear the commander explain these principles. This was a completely new world that they had never imagined.
Zeng Guofan took a deep breath, "The results were as I expected. The Changmao rebellion was put down in just ten years. The Nian army fled to several provinces and was eventually destroyed... because they didn't understand how to establish a new balance. They didn't understand war at all. It’s just a means to gain benefits for their own forces, they don’t understand the truth behind it at all!”
"I only know how to blindly kill and kill! I only know how to greedily conquer cities and territories! Ramping like a mad cow and finally consuming all the energy. This is the common problem of all losers in China for thousands of years!"
"Don't think that what I said has nothing to do with the current situation. If you take a closer look at the arrogant behavior of the Russians along the way, I can already confirm that this expeditionary force only brought the Tsar's order for revenge and massacre, and There is no sincerity in negotiating!"
"In other words, the purpose of the Russian expeditionary force in East Asia is just to vent their anger and completely defeat the enemy. They just want to smash the current balance in East Asia, and have no idea of rebuilding a balance at all!"
"This is an angry bull, crashing into the quagmire of East Asia...Sooner or later, he will have to let Xiao Letian drain the blood!"
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