In the Xiantong and Xiantong dynasties, Zeng Guofan was a great god that no one could avoid, and countless people admired his legendary rise experience, and a Hongyang rebellion was the root of the rise of Han warlords. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

It was from the Zeng Dynasty onwards that the power of the Han governors began to expand rapidly, and the Han governors, who had money and soldiers in their hands, rapidly became warlords, and in the following decades, the local rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was already emptied.

In fact, by the Guangxu period, the effective rule of the Manchus over the Qing Dynasty was already very weak, the wicker edge outside the pass was gradually opened, and the governors of Jiangnan and the emerging capitalists of the Han people colluded together to form a sense of independence.

At that time, the Manchus actually only had the right to rule over various localities in the name of righteousness, in fact, they were no longer able to interfere in the internal affairs of the local governors.

The money and grain handed over by high-ranking officials at the level of the governor to the imperial court every year are according to their own moods, and they are nothing more than maintaining a scene; on the surface, the state treasury can still enter tens of millions of taels every year, but in fact, the funds withheld by the local government are ten times that of these money.

The governors can negotiate arms deals with foreigners on their own, and the court can't reprimand them, and even since the Guangxu Dynasty, the Manchus have not dared to kill the Han governors, as long as these Han people rebel unknowingly, no matter how corrupt they are, how to fill their pockets, how disrespectful no one wants to entangle.

The beginning of all this started from the Hongyang Rebellion, starting from Zeng Guofan, and the previous horse assassination case was the provocation of the Hunan army group against the Manchu Qing Chiguoguo, which was extremely bloody and bold.

"You Manchu Qing don't be confused about the situation, you can't get involved in this place in Jiangnan, if you give face, then you're good, I'm good, everyone's good! If you don't give face to the Hunan army, then I'm sorry! No matter how many officials you send, we will kill as many ...... as you send."

"Dissatisfied? Dissatisfied, there is a kind of sending troops to fight us? Do you dare to do it?"

Of course, no one would say this to the Manchus openly, but almost all the Manchu high-ranking officials heard the collective ridicule of the Southern Hunan Army Group in their fantasies.

It's very helpless, the scene of the end of the dynasty is up, kill the officials of your court, and in the end you don't have a fart, which shows the dominance of the Hunan army group at that time.

In order to dissolve this huge beast, the Manchu Qing Dynasty can be said to have exhausted the means of organs, they used Qingliu to force Zeng Guofan to lean on the side of loyal ministers and filial sons, and then invited Zeng Guofan to enter the capital as an official several times.

The governor of Zhili is known as the first governor in the world, and Zeng Guofan does not need to be resident in Baoding when he comes here to take office, and he can manage that piece of land directly in Beijing.

I believe that Zeng Guofan's days in Sijiu City must be very comfortable, those princes and ministers and the queen mother or something, they must invite him to banquets and listen to dramas every once in a while, if the body can withstand it, the beauties must also be sent.

I just want you Zeng Guofan to enjoy the blessings in Beijing, and if you don't toss it, the Great Qing Kingdom will be saved!

But Zeng Guofan's cunning was unimaginable, so he tossed back and forth for three or four years in order to invite the marshal to go north.

From the time Tianjing City was breached, the imperial court had the intention of letting the marshal go north, but Zeng Guofan used the matter of going north as a trump card and hung the court to fight.

Whenever he was dissatisfied with something that the court had done, he would say that the long-haired remnants were making trouble somewhere, and he had to lead his troops to quell the rebellion, and he played this game again and again, making the court miserable.

Even when Zeng Guofan and Xiao Letian reached some kind of secret alliance, his every move even secretly created a lot of momentum for Xiao Letian.

When Xiao Letian broke through Sijiu City, it was Zeng Guofan who took the lead in stating that this was not a rebellion, but just a Qinwang action, and he took the lead in setting a tone for Xiao Letian's behavior.

This is the fundamental reason why Xiao Letian has been the regent in Beijing for several months, if Zeng Guofan did not set the tone at that time, but said that Xiao Letian was rebellious, then wait for the war with King Qin's army, maybe the mercenaries of the foreigners will also have to go.

The Jiangnan money crisis and the establishment of the Suzhou stock market, Zeng Guofan also made a great contribution, and he couldn't do it anymore, and he also helped Xiao Letian stand on the platform, it can be said that the rapid expansion of the Chinese power in Jiangnan is inseparable from Zeng Dashuai's contributions.

The candle is about to be extinguished, and the old man who is old knows that he is not alive this year, and now he is completely a precious medicinal herb hanging on his life, opium smoke stops the pain, and of course, there are a group of internal masters such as the old farmer to help him channel the meridians, which gives him a little energy to deal with this huge and complicated national politics.

All the changes in Sijiu City could not escape those wise eyes, and when Xiao Lotian tortured and killed Molière, the marshal immediately realized that there would be a big change in the Jingshi.

A war in the Far East has already made a life-and-death enemy with Tsarist Russia, and the angry French are ready to retaliate, and the intervention of foreign devils will definitely upset the political balance between the DPRK and China.

Who will take advantage of this conflict, Zeng Guofan thinks with his heels is also a devil six!

"We can't let the six devils swell over, and before Your Majesty has no personal government, we must not let him carry out a major purge of the court officials! Officials loyal to the emperor must be left behind...... Prepare the ship and enter Beijing!"

The marshal was loyal to the departure, and just when Xiao Lotian and Zaichun were about to go to Europe, Zeng Guofan of Jiangning officially went north in order to stabilize the situation.

1,200 guards, plus 20 warships, went down the river from Jiangning, crossed Liuhe, Yizheng, and Dantu and entered the Grand Canal north in Yangzhou.

Gaoyou, Xinghua, and Baoying should go straight to Shanyang into the Huai River...... Along the way, the soldiers and civilians along the way were all awe-inspiring, and the battalions of the Hunan troops in various places, and the soldiers stationed in the local area, were all shocked when they heard that the commander had crossed the border.

On both sides of the Grand Canal, there is an endless stream of express horses, and the telegraph office is working 24 hours a day, and the whereabouts of the marshal go out in all directions anytime and anywhere.

"The marshal has arrived in Gaoyou, and the Minzi battalion of the left army has already gone up to the river embankment, and the whole battalion kneels to greet the marshal......"

"Tomorrow at noon, the marshal warship will pass through Baoying Lake, and the officers and soldiers along the way will clean up the place and prepare to receive ......."

"Baoying City sent 10,000 people, rested the canal embankment, and padd the loess three inches ......"

The entire Grand Canal had been completely suspended, and the garrisons and magistrates had halted all the boats on the canal, some of them to disperse to the surrounding lakes, and some of them had made way for the warships of the Great Marshal on both sides of the river.

The embankment is full of pergolas, the officials who are waiting in advance are covered with oil, bowls of herbal tea are poured down, and along the embankment are soldiers with their chests and stomachs, guarding the Grand Canal like javelins.

At this moment, in the south of the Yangtze River, the soldiers who could fight were all in the Hunan army, and after the end of the war, these soldiers were divided into provinces and state capitals, and they became local defenders.

Many generals have not seen a marshal for several years, this time Zeng Guofan passed by his own jurisdiction, one by one excited, those veterans of a hundred battles also lost their usual sloppy appearance, one by one clean like a groom officer.

They stood solemnly with guns in their hands, waiting for the marshal's review, just like they were in Tianjing City back then, accepting the marshal's military parade!

"Here it is! The marshal's warship is coming...... Shoot the guns!