Zeng Guofan's mood gradually rose. "Yes! Which of the banners of the rebels since ancient times is not just? But why do these banners of justice fail 90% of the time, and only 10% succeed?"
"Everything in this world is not based on the banner. God not only wants to see what you shout, but also what you do? Are your actions along the way worthy of your banner?"
"Obviously, Hong Xiuquan and others are like this. Their banner is just and loud enough, but their methods are cruel and tyrannical and have no humanity at all!"
"The road is going the wrong way. No matter how beautiful your flag is, what's the use? Even if you weave a big flag with gold threads, it can't cover up the blood stains along the way!"
"What's my fault? When they killed my descendants from Sanxiang, did they ever show any mercy? So many people in the south of the Yangtze River were ruined, their families were separated, and even those who were lucky enough to survive lost their property..."
"The sky is angry and people are complaining! How can all this be covered up by a big flag? They only know how to destroy and not build. If they are not defeated, who will be defeated?"
"No matter what future generations think, these blood feuds are real anyway. At least 80% of the brothers from the Hunan Army who followed me to fight Long Hair have family members who died at the hands of these evil spirits!"
"This is hatred, how can we not avenge it? We have no choice. The blood feud forces us to fight them to the end!"
"Followers can scold me if they want! The nickname I had once shaved my head will bear me to death!"
"Hey... By the way, if the commander can break this inner demon, then other inner demons will be easier to break!"
"Let's talk about other insults. There will definitely be many people in future generations who will analyze the thoughts of the ancients from their own time. They will definitely attack you, the supreme commander of the 500,000-year-old Hunan Army. Why don't you rebel?"
"Why don't you directly overthrow the Manchus? Why are you so willing to be a lackey of the Tartars?" Xiao Letian said helplessly. "Nationalist ideas have begun to spread around the world. With the proliferation of this kind of thinking, this kind of people will only more and more!"
"I'm used to calling people like this Angry Youth! There's no way, this kind of people appear naturally due to the proliferation of nationalism, it's inevitable!"
"Nationalism is the use of blood, language, characters, living customs, religion and other similar conditions to form a nation formed by common conventions to unite the cornerstone of the subject country!"
"This is originally a very effective idea to unite the country's strength, but any idea will have left, center and right, and there will be extreme cases among them!"
"Nationalism will eventually give birth to an extreme branch. For example, it only uses religion as the criterion to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, and forgets blood, writing, language and other unifying factors!"
"There is also a kind of person who uses blood as the only criterion to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, and ignores other things!"
"I call people who overgeneralize like this an angry youth, that is, angry young people! It is true that this kind of thinking is still prevalent among young people!"
"Let's just talk about the current conflicts between the Manchus and the Han! If we follow the broad nationalist ideology to counter the rebellion, the Manchus and the Han can actually be regarded as ethnic groups that can be integrated!"
"Because after more than two hundred years of coexistence, it can be said that the two nations have unified language, unified writing, and unified religion!"
"Not to mention the living habits, basically the festivals and customs of both sides are acceptable. You are one of me and you are one of me! So why can't two such similar and overlapping ethnic groups be integrated together?"
"We have to cut off a few legs of the broad sense of nationalism and turn it into a relationship between ourselves and the enemy? This is absolutely impossible, and it is what we have been avoiding!"
"Our ideal is very clear. The future China must be a country with multi-ethnic integration based on the current complete territory of more than 10 million square kilometers!"
"Then this ideal can only be realized with an open national mind, which requires great national integration! With such a strategic goal, then why don't you, Commander-in-Chief, rebel? Do you still need to ask?"
"If you rebel, even if you succeed, you will only be able to completely separate the Han from the Manchus, Mongols, Tibetans, Uighurs, Hui tribes and other ethnic groups!"
"Once a nation is divided, its territory will naturally be fragmented! Continuous wars will also give Western powers an excuse to intervene! Once powers such as Britain and France intervene, how can we confront the world with our strength?"
"In the end, the country will be shattered. How can I not understand your hard work, Marshal? Just understanding it is not enough. This kind of narrow nationalist thinking must be completely eradicated in our Chinese nation!"
"Right and wrong, I will let people write them in the textbooks of the Chinese people! I dare not say that there will never be **** in the future, but I want to use our efforts to reduce the number of those **** to a very small proportion. Even if it’s low, you can still do it!”
Xiao Letian stretched out his hand to hold Marshal Zeng's hand and said sincerely, "I will remember all the efforts you made to return the Han family to the peak of power, and I will not let future generations forget it. !”
"Let me help you break this inner demon!"
Zeng Guofan looked up to the sky and sighed, and the depression that had accumulated in his lungs suddenly rushed out, and it suddenly became clear from his chest to the top of his head!
"The only one who knows me... is you!"
"Actually, I'm not a saint. Why I don't rebel? On the one hand, there are the considerations you mentioned, and on the other hand, there are also my own personal reasons!"
"The first is that I am too old and have no time to rebel. I know that since I have no time to rebel, I might as well pave the way for future generations!"
"Before I was without you, I did train a group of Han people who were in charge of military affairs. Whether it was Li Hongzhang or Zuo Jigao, I secretly gave them some tests and carefully protected them from being harmed by the Manchus!"
"Just like sowing seeds, the Hunan Army will eventually become the soil where the strength of the Han people takes root and sprouts. I don't know if anyone will succeed from our system in the future!"
"But they will definitely draw nourishment from our system! This is enough, and I will be worthy of future generations!"
"Now that I have you again, what should I worry about? Come in, old farmer..."
The old farmer guarding the door took a few steps back, turned around and knelt down. Zeng Guofan pointed at him and said, "Facts have proved that the head of state can be trusted. After I die, you will leave the Hunan Army system. Don't care about or listen to all the recruitment of veteran generals." , just work with the head of state with peace of mind!"
"Whether you are in court or in opposition, I believe that the Yuan Dynasty will give you a bowl of peace and prosperity!"
Looking at Xiao Letian, Zeng Guofan said, "Old farmer, I left it with you. He is still useful to you! After following me for these years, he is not familiar with all the officials in the Hunan Army, and he knows all the details!"
"Once that day comes...he can help you instigate many people, and it will save you a lot of worry!"
"Commander...wuwuwu..." The old farmer knelt on the ground and choked with sobs.
