Li Hongzhang did not participate in the encirclement and interception of Mai Ke, and there is one thing that is more urgent than completely eradicating the future trouble of Mai Ke.

Zeng Guoquan was arrested by Mai Ke, how to explain to the teacher?

All the efforts at the beginning, not letting Mai Ke leave, surrounded by the army, the purpose was to recapture Zeng Guoquan; since they still let them run away after the last resort, and they couldn't recapture the people after them, Li Hongzhang thought about how to report this matter to the teacher!

From the moment Zeng Guoquan was arrested, Li Hongzhang thought that if he couldn't save him, he really couldn't give an account to the teacher; so even if he played his hole cards in advance, he had to save people; now he couldn't tell the teacher the news, and he felt even more ashamed of his teacher, and he really couldn't say anything.

Li Hongzhang has heard Zeng Guofan talk about these nine brothers (the fourth brother in the small ranking) countless times, saying that Zeng Guoquan is the most capable of fighting among the five tigers of the Zeng family, a natural fierce general, and a wise general.

From the arrangement of his use, it can also be seen how much Zeng Guofan attaches importance to him - he is the commander-in-chief of the Hunan army who was introduced in advance, and his current name is Xiangyong, and the official name is Tuanlian.

Although the appointment of Zeng Guoquan as a messenger this time was a temporary cameo, it was actually a part of Zeng Guofan's overall plan; the purpose was to let the commander-in-chief know his future opponent; if this opponent was eliminated, wouldn't it be to complete the task of the Hunan army ahead of schedule?

Therefore, Zeng Guofan wrote another letter to Li Hongzhang, with thousands of instructions and instructions to ensure the safety of the ninth brother, even if he gave up the task, achieved nothing, and even suffered other losses, he must ensure Zeng Guoquan's safety.

It was also because he underestimated the recklessness of the young and vigorous Zeng Qincha, but he didn't expect to have the upper hand at all. But he couldn't bear it, and was tempted by Mai Ke, who was more cunning than a fox, and then captured him alive, giving over a good and upright situation.

Knowing this, Li Hongzhang would definitely send heavy troops to surround him, make it difficult for him to move an inch, and even tie him up!

The Hunan army has not yet been dispatched, and the commander-in-chief is now captured, how can Zeng Guofan not be angry?

Although the teacher treats him well, he is absolutely ruthless, and I really don't know how he will punish himself.

Ay. So far. No matter how the punishment is admitted, the key is to report the teacher's matter, take measures to save the person, and do your best. Make amends for transgressions.

So Li Hongzhang put pen to paper. Write down the story and the outcome of the incident truthfully. Then admit the mistake and ask for a penalty.

He didn't say that it was Uncle Zeng Guoquan's responsibility, but from the description of the process. The teacher should be able to understand that Zeng Guoquan's mistake and capture were caused by his own recklessness and disorderly playing cards.

Unless the teacher is so angry that he loses his former shrewdness, or takes the opportunity to rectify the person and use the question to play.

After writing it, he found his documents and ordered him to organize people to transcribe thirty copies and send them to Zeng Guofan.

This is also one of Li Hongzhang's improvement measures, since the last failure of the encirclement and suppression, he found out that one of the reasons for the failure was the failure of the intelligence system.

One of his improvement measures is a special mark, and the other is multiple transmission, which depends on the importance of how much it is heavy.

And Thirty is the highest level, and today it was activated by him for the first time.

In charge of the transmission of information, it is still the Eagle Diving of the Hidden Eagle Pavilion, and they have special disciples responsible for each of the transmission of intelligence, especially the important service objects, so they are the people who are the most prophetic people who have gone to Zeng Guofan, unless the service objects intentionally hide it from them, such as the emperor's resumption of patrols, and the minister's micro-service visits.

Eagle Qianzhi said that Zeng Guofan was now in Changsha, the headquarters of the Hunan Provincial Regimental Training, so he sent thirty boots to Changsha.

It is their practice to send information to the address they have recently known, and if the recipient suddenly moves after the last notification, they will also have someone left behind, and then after receiving the boot carving of the message, they will be forwarded to the next station.

Now, Zeng Guofan is in Changsha and still lives in Jiang Zhongyuan's house.

A few months ago, he organized his basic staff team here, and now these four literates, four martial arts, and eight King Kongs are his deputy envoys and have become his right-hand men.

It was also secretly decided to establish its own armed forces to defend its homeland, and later the emperor allowed a large-scale group training, but it was only stamped with the official seal, and it could be done in the name of the official.

He was also assassinated here, leading his bodyguard leader Kang Fu to propose the creation of a guard, which was supported by everyone, laying a solid foundation for Tsang's powerful guard.

Zeng Guofan came here mainly to inspect the completion of the regimental exercise.

His visit this time was a temporary decision, and it was also related to Mai Ke's triumph, he had already learned what Mai Ke had done in Southeast Asia, and like Li Hongzhang and others, he knew that Mai Ke's return this time was a major event, and the situation would definitely change accordingly.

Of course, he hoped that Zeng Guoquan and the others' serial plan could solve Mai Ke, but his subconscious told him that if Mai Ke died in front of these people, he would not be Mai Ke.

Therefore, on the one hand, he hoped that they would be blessed by the gods and Buddhas, and on the other hand, he hoped that they would not steal chickens and rice, and even if they were unsuccessful, they would not fold themselves into it.

The one who knows the Tao of the Devil, the good ones are not spiritual, the bad spirits, the more afraid of something, the more biased it is!

He was thinking and guessing there when he heard a fluttering sound and a group of boot carvings landing around him!

It turned out that the disciples of the Hidden Eagle Pavilion who were in charge of the boot carvings here saw that it was the highest level of information, and without delay, they immediately knew about these envoys and sent a letter directly to the door.

Zeng Guofan's face changed greatly when he saw it, and a strong premonition of bad things filled his heart with a hula!

He knew that this must be bad news, only particularly urgent news was delivered in this way, and good news, even if it was great news, did not have such a high level.

The minister of Zhongxing, who had always been as calm as a mountain, his hands trembled at this time, and he untied the two paper rolls tied under the wings of the boot carving, and opened them at the same time.

The ninth brother was captured alive by Mai Ke!

Although he already had a premonition that it was very bad, seeing this news, it was like the Nine Heavens Thunder exploded above his head, and it shook him completely dizzy at once!

He quickly held on to the table so that he didn't fall!

The boot carvings saw that the person who received the letter did not give them delicious food, as is customary, but swayed there, and the anger of his whole body continued to rise, bursting outward, and realizing that something was wrong, he chirped a few times, passed through the window, and flew away in a hurry!

Then a thunderous roar followed: "Kangfu!

The chief of the guard, who was waiting for him at any time, jumped in front of Zeng Guofan in one step: "What do you command?"

"I order you to personally lead the team, lead all the guards and all the four major iron guards, and set off immediately, go to Guangxi, and rescue the ninth brother! I don't care what method you use, what force you use, as long as you bring people back!"

Speaking of this, he still felt that it was not enough, so he took out something from his chest, handed it to him, and said: "Take it! This is the imperial history identity card of the Qin Cha, and everywhere you go, whether it is a soldier or a civilian, whether it is an official or a commoner, you must obey your dispatch! You give me an order to everyone, and I must ensure that this death order is completed!" (To be continued......)