Kang Fu has been with Zeng Guofan for so long, and he has never encountered him so angry, and this order is too unreasonable.

What's more, these four iron guards are all secret guards, so how can they all be in the dark?

No matter how important Zeng Guoquan is, it's not as important as your Zeng Dashuai, isn't it?

Although he knew that he loved his brother very much, and also knew that he was in a state of anger and almost lost his mind, he still could not do this order out of his responsibility.

So he explicitly refused: "My lord, with all due respect! I can't carry out your orders! According to our usual practice, we can send up to one-third of the guards, and one of the four guards can't move!"

"Besides, you also know that they are only responsible for keeping you safe, and they don't care about the rest, I have a cooperative relationship with them, and I can't control them!

"You can't order them to do anything else. ”

In fact, Kang Fu is not so verbose usually, today is too special, he is also abnormal, and he has a reason with the marshal, and his reasoning, Zeng Guofan understands much more than him.

In fact, Kangfu has only one purpose - to delay time! The more he delays, the more likely the others will come to hear the noise, and persuade the commander to return to normal and take back the wrong order.

Otherwise, if the big marshal insists on it and orders him again, he really can't stand it.

Sure enough, Jiang Zhongyuan, Taqibu, Luo Zenan, Zuo Zongtang, and Hu Linyi all rushed over and asked what was going on.

Then. Zeng Guofan's anger had been controlled, and he pointed to the two notes and let them read them for themselves.

When everyone saw it, they all immediately changed color, this thing is too big!

This Zeng Guoquan is like the leader of Xiang Yong, although these people have great potential, but in other aspects, in the most important aspect of the establishment of the Hunan army, they are all assisting Zeng Guoquan, and this core figure was arrested. Everything is messed up!

No wonder Zeng Dashuai is in a hurry!

Then Kang Fu informed everyone of the commander's order. There is also his opinion, and at the same time, he also tells everyone how he arranged it in the past as a basic measure of safety.

When everyone heard that the marshal had given such an order, they couldn't help but laugh. This is unprecedented.

Everyone not only deeply realized the importance that the marshal relied on this ninth brother. is also deeply jealous of Mai Ke's ruthless methods. actually forced the handsome man who has always been as calm as a mountain to the point of abnormality.

Everyone glanced at each other, and they all expressed one meaning: they must persuade the marshal to take back his fate, and they must correct his accidental aberration.

Jiang Zhongyuan, the head of the general's staff, was the first to speak: "Commander, I think Captain Kang Fuwei is right. You can't get rid of all your guards! Not only will this not work, but it will be bad! If your safety is in trouble, the delay will be even greater, and no one can take such responsibility. Please take back your life!"

Li Hongzhang, the chief of Wenchen, was not there, and Zuo Zongtang, the second seat, stepped forward: "The adults love their younger brothers, we can understand this, but the matter has happened, we can't mess around; I expect that after Mai Ke captures the ninth brother, he will not harm his life, but as a bargaining chip, to bargain with you, so that we will have a chance." I also ask your lord to rethink your command, and if there is a better way, make the necessary changes. ”

Sure enough, the literati were still careful, and they didn't directly let the handsome sit like Jiang Zhongyuan.

Everyone else also persuaded each other, and they all unanimously asked the marshal not to play all his hole cards.

Now that Zeng Guofan has completely calmed down, he looks at that order again, and he also has the urge to scold, if it weren't for the fact that Zhilu Dao is his masterpiece, he must scold the person who gave the order for being a big bastard No. 1 in Tianzi.

Therefore, he decisively abolished the order for rehabilitation, but at the same time asked these people to discuss immediately and come up with a plan to rescue the ninth brother.

On the one hand, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, on the other hand, they breathed a sigh of relief, and put on a tight spell, this rescue plan is not easy to take.

However, all of the people present are at the pinnacle of civil and martial arts, plus rehabilitation and the four major iron guards, discussed with Zeng Guofan, and still came up with a draft that is not the best, but unsatisfactory.

The four major iron guards, respectively from Shaolin, Wudang, Emei, Kongtong, they themselves are all martial arts subordinates, wisdom is at most equal to ordinary people, as soon as they heard about the discussion of such a complicated matter, they didn't sit down, turned their heads and left, just said that they would report to the master, and decide whether to participate according to whether they were interested or not.

Zeng Guofan hurriedly thanked them, and asked them to add a sentence when they asked their teachers to help, saying that Zeng begged them for help! No matter what the result was, there would be a great reward.

Then everyone moved on to the substantive discussion – how to save people.

On the civilian side, they advocated outwitting, and several military generals advocated a strong attack.

The two generals, Taqib and Luo Zenan, were the most anxious, and they couldn't wait to set off immediately to save the commander-in-chief from the cage, so they both asked to mention a brigade of Hunan troops to smash the enemy's nest in Guangxi, not only to save people, but also to destroy the gang of troublemakers!

Zuo Zongtang advocated negotiation, thinking that Mai Ke was just to use this captive to escape from the encirclement, and then get benefits, as long as he was willing to agree to his conditions, he would definitely be able to save the ninth brother from danger.

Hu Linyi suggested that a team of capable martial arts should be formed to infiltrate the enemy's garrison and make a surprise attack to recapture the ninth brother.

Zeng Guofan had completely returned to normal at this time, and he could put aside his younger brother's emotions and objectively evaluate and make decisions.

He felt that everyone's suggestions had merit, so he immediately decided to take a multi-pronged approach, with Zuo Zongtang taking charge of the rescue plan, and at the same time appointing Jiang Zhongyuan as the acting commander-in-chief, and before the return of the ninth brother, he would exercise the right to command and manage the affairs of the Hunan army as a whole.

At the same time, Taqibu and Luo Zenan were each sent to lead a thousand elite Xiangyong, and drove to Guangxi to accept Li Hongzhang's command, but the only task was to save the ninth brother!

Zuo Zongtang was personally responsible for the negotiations, he said that he had a relationship with Mai Ke, so he took this matter over, and no one was really willing to do this errand except him.

After the last one, this sneak attack plan was assigned to Kang Fu, and asked him to organize those Jianghu wizards and hermit heroes to do it, and promised them all kinds of rewards!

After formulating the plan, Zeng Guofan ordered all the responsible persons to implement it immediately!

He himself wrote a letter to Li Hongzhang, severely reprimanding him, and asking him to make meritorious service and make up for his mistakes.

At the same time, tell him that the rescue plan he made was multi-pronged, so that he could cooperate with all parties and not allow any more mistakes.

At the end of the letter, he was also given a secret task - to hand over a letter to Mai Ke, and asked him to hand it over to Mai Ke before Zuo Zongtang and Mai Ke negotiated!

The letter to Li Hongzhang, as well as the attached letter to Mai Ke, Zeng Guofan did not send it to the usual channels, but secretly ordered Kangfu to arrange for someone to send it in person. (To be continued......)