"Crab theory? When did I say this...ah...you are talking about Xiao Letian..." Weng Tonghe's face turned red and a little embarrassed.
Zai Chun briefly explained to him what crab theory is. It is actually very simple. Anyone who catches crabs on the beach has experience. If there are only one or two crabs in your crab basket, then you must close the lid.
Because crabs have legs, they can crawl out and escape, but if you have a dozen or more crabs, don't worry, they can't escape without covering them.
Because all the crabs want to escape, they will try their best to hook up with other crabs and compete with each other. The one that climbs higher will become the target of other crabs, and other crabs always want to climb up his body.
As a result, I pulled down the highest climber before I climbed up!
If things go on like this, all the crabs are so involved with each other that no one can escape.
This is so similar to the fight in the court. Regardless of the fanciful theories of many gangsters, in fact, they just don’t like others!
Zuo Zongtang had made great achievements, but he refused to give others the rewards they deserved. He also wanted to protect others and claimed that he was doing it for their own good.
You really have to build an archway even if you become a prostitute, you have to lose all your dignity!
Weng Tonghe made this old crab theory guy blush, "Hey... Your Majesty, of course I know I don't want to do this, but you really have good intentions!"
"No matter how beautiful the theory is, the reality is like this. The atmosphere in the court has already been formed, and Zuo Jigao will definitely suffer a loss when the time comes!"
"There are too many such things in history, they are bloody and cruel... We really want to protect him!"
Zai Chun thought for a while, "Okay, I admit that what the master said is reasonable...then let's make him a duke! It's not an exaggeration to make a duke for such merit!"
Weng Tonghe still refused to give up, "Your Majesty! It's still not right. If Zuo Jigao is granted the title of Duke, what will Marshal Zeng do? Marshal Zeng is only a marquis. Is Zuo Jigao going to overpower his teacher?"
"If the pressure is really over, what will the Ninth Commander think? What will the veteran generals of the Hunan Army think?"
"This won't work, that won't work either! What do you think I should do? Do I have to be granted the title of Marquis by you?" Zai Chun became angry all of a sudden. He had kept his grievances against Weng Tonghe before, but he didn't expect him to be so unhappy today. Open up, kick your nose in the face!
Zai Chun's face suddenly darkened, "When Marshal Zeng was knighted, I was still young, so I didn't let you rub me down!"
"Don't think that I am a fool. You have already treated Zeng Guofan badly back then. My father personally said that whoever can put down the Changmao Rebellion will be crowned king!"
"All those with red lips and white teeth are recorded in the daily notes! Have you all forgotten?"
"What happened in the end? Didn't the imperial court break its promise? Not even one of the old marshals who put down Changmao could be crowned a duke? So they completely forgot about the title of king?"
"How can you govern the country like this! If you don't keep your word, who will work for the court in the future? Since you said you are afraid that Zuo Zongtang will overpower his master, then it's easy to handle!"
"Change Zeng Guofan to the title of Duke! Isn't it the first-class Marquis of Yiyong? Change it to the first-class Duke of Yiyong! What else do you say now? If you are not satisfied, then make Zeng Guofan a king! How about King Yiyong?"
"No! Your Majesty, you can't..." No matter how stupid Weng Tonghe is, he can hear the emperor's anger and knows that something bad happened today. Emperor Tongzhi is no longer the child he used to be. He is now moody and angry, and no one can understand his pulse. .
"You must not be crowned king, you must not be crowned king... In the past two hundred years of the Qing Dynasty, none of the Han people who crowned kings ended well. Your Majesty, don't harm the Zeng family, you can't!"
"Ouch...Master Weng, haha...Are you mocking the Qing Dynasty? The Han people won't end well if they become kings. What do you mean?"
Weng Tonghe knelt on the ground with a bang, "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...
"Since ancient times, Marshal Zeng has made great achievements and shocked the lord. After Marshal Zeng pacified Changmao, he never mentioned anything about being ennobled. It's because Marshal knew that this matter couldn't be done!"
"How could the princes of the Eight Banners watch the Han people become kings? This is a recipe for disaster..."
"What do you mean? Are you questioning the national policy of my Qing and Manchu family?" Zai Chun stood in front of Weng Tonghe and pointed at his nose and scolded.
"Haha, Master Weng! Master Weng...how can I say good things to you? When I was young, you didn't have so many problems!"
"But since I recognized my Western master, why have you become like this? You are opposed to my study abroad tour, and you are still opposed to my industrialization!"
"During the murder case at the iron factory at the beginning of the year, you even opposed me to establish the Great Prison? Now you are still opposed to even the issue of knighthood... Haha, I would like to ask you, master, what on earth are you going to do? Won’t you object?”
As soon as the heart-wrenching words were spoken, Weng Tonghe was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and quickly kowtowed, "Your Majesty! I am devoted to serving the public good and I will never have second thoughts towards Your Majesty!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
"I want to dig out my heart and show it to Your Majesty. I have told Your Majesty a long time ago that His Majesty's biggest advantage now is his youth. You can afford it. Don't be anxious about reform. As time goes by, His Majesty will win. !”
"Haste makes waste, that's all I mean, and I don't have any second thoughts..."
Seeing Weng Tonghe crying and kowtowing, Zai Chun sighed, thinking about the time when he gave lectures to him when he was a child, knowing that he couldn't say anything.
He reached out and pulled Weng Tonghe up, "Forget it, of course I know Master Weng is loyal, but Master Weng also has to understand that it's not easy for me!"
"The era of great changes unseen in three thousand years has reached a stage of cruel competition that seizes the day. How can we slow down? If we fall one step behind, the enemy will take ten steps forward..."
"The gap is already huge. If we don't catch up, we won't have a chance to turn around!"
"Let's do it! Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang were both made dukes, not kings, okay? This is my final decision... As for the rewards for ordinary soldiers, just follow what you said, with a cap of one hundred acres. Then give me a little more money!”
"Go! Go down and prepare the decree. I still trust the teacher. Teacher, you must also trust me..."
Weng Tonghe left the Yangxin Palace with tears in his eyes. He had a bad experience today and didn't even go to the military aircraft when he went out. He just went home to rest.
Zhang Jing and Li Tuo from the Military Aircraft Department looked at Master Weng's lonely back and sighed, "I'm so stupid studying..."
