When the name of the "Letter to the Manchu Qing Officials from the Governor's Mansion of the Restoration of the Governor's Mansion" jumped into view, Jiang Zhongyuan felt quite shocked.

The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has rebelled for so many years, that is, in the first two years, there have been things of the script. And the influence is not great, but the Liberation Army often has various examples of articles. When Wei Ze went south, he issued a message to the people of the world, and then captured Guangdong, captured Wuzhou in Guangxi, followed by the Battle of Foshan to repel the British, occupy Qiongzhou, and fight the Anglo-French coalition army on sea and land in Hong Kong.

In particular, the news of the victory of the Liberation Army in the two wars with Britain and France caused quite a strong shock in the upper strata of society after the news of the defeat of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Jiang Zhongyuan actually had contact with the people sent by Wei Ze, and that was before the British invaded Beijing, when the representative of the Guangfu Army told Jiang Zhongyuan that the Manchus would lose power and humiliate the country. Jiang Zhongyuan didn't believe it. After the signing of the "Beijing Treaty," Jiang Zhongyuan had nothing to say.

After reading the title, Jiang Zhongyuan continued to look down. In this proclamation, the Governor's Office of the Restoration of the Metropolitan Government wrote straight to the point that when the Governorate overthrew the Manchu regime and liberated China, some people would not be pardoned by the Governor's Office.

"Some people have to be killed. The Restoration of the Governor never did so because of personal enmity, nor because of the Manchu officials' resistance to the liberation of the Governor's Office. What we must kill is the enemy of China, the pest of China, this is the national enemy! ”

“…… There is a group of people, whose ancestors are not Manchurians, or even banner people. They claim to have read the 'Book of Sages' and consider themselves to be the descendants of Confucius. Confucius said, micro-tube Zhong, I was sent to the left. And such a group of people, in the face of the righteous army of the Liberation Army, who recovered China, did not say that they surrendered, but instead worked for the alien race and wantonly slaughtered the people. Slaughtering the people is a thief's bones, but the self-proclaimed disciples of Confucius rebelled against China, and they are cheap bones. Allegiance to a foreign race is a thief's bones. Being a thief, a cheap bone, and a dog bone, such a fallacy has no value to live at all, and there is no need to live. The sins of the family that raised these people are difficult to eliminate, and they must be beheaded all over the house, and the nine clans will be punished. so that future generations will know what will happen to the traitors......"

When Jiang Zhongyuan saw this, he felt that something was wrong. In the propaganda of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Zeng Guofan wrote an article refuting it, citing the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's worship of God and destroying Chinese tradition as the reason, and what he said was also righteous and strict.

The Guangfu Army has never practiced any religion, and now it has put forward the concept of traitors in the name of "Huayi's separation", saying that it wants to exterminate traitors for China. The literati are inarguable. In the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the distinction between Manchu and Han was very clear.

If the literati want to defend themselves, then there is only one reason left for the two sides to compete for the world. If this reason is taken, the rest will be simple, and both sides will be left with complete means of warfare. And the text of the Guangfu Army seems to be beautiful, killing people and exterminating the clan is not for personal revenge. can be in the current situation, the officials under the Manchu Qing Dynasty dare to meet with the Liberation Army, and after the defeat, the whole family will be finished together. Whether others know the war capability of the Liberation Army, Jiang Zhongyuan does not know. However, Jiang Zhongyuan himself had a very positive evaluation of the war capability of the Liberation Army. In other words, Jiang Zhongyuan knew that if he fought against the Guangfu Army, the possibility of defeat was very high. As a result of the defeat, Jiang Zhongyuan would become a traitor and his family would be killed. Then he will become a "traitor and a traitor". Such a fate is too tragic.

Zeng Guofan looked at the list of "The Book of the Restoration of the Governor's Mansion to the Manchu Qing Officials", his hands couldn't help shaking, and before he finished reading it all, he tore the list in half and threw it on the ground. The angry beard trembled, "What nonsense!" Nonsense! ”

Jiang Zhongyuan originally thought that Zeng Guofan would immediately draft a counterattack document, but he didn't expect Zeng Guofan to lose his temper so much, and his hope of facing Zeng Guofan's fight with the Guangfu Army was almost shattered. However, Jiang Zhongyuan couldn't help but ask, "Brother Disheng, do you want to write something?" ”

Zeng Guofan's body was shocked, and there was an indescribable evil fire in his gaze at Jiang Zhongyuan, where there was not only a reproach for Jiang Zhongyuan's untimely question, but also a bitter hatred, and a contempt for pretending to be a gesture. Jiang Zhongyuan didn't care about any of this, as the governor of Anhui, any threat from Zeng Guofan had little effect on him. Moreover, Jiang Zhongyuan is a person with a true temperament, through all the things that Zeng Guofan's expression came out, Jiang Zhongyuan can clearly feel Zeng Guofan's panic from the heart.

Perhaps he was also able to see through his old friend Jiang Zhongyuan, Zeng Guofan quickly calmed down, and he said in a calmest tone as much as possible: "I am waiting for the king's fortune and the matter of loyalty to the king." Since you are loyal to the imperial court, you cannot be a traitor. ”

As a scholar who has achieved fame in the examination, Jiang Zhongyuan was very disappointed with Zeng Guofan's words. Wei Ze scolded the Han officials for being Han and loyal to the alien race, which was a dog's bone. Zeng Guofan's words made it clear that he recognized the title of "dog bones". Although he is also willing to be loyal to the imperial court, the title of "dog bones" is not without shock to Jiang Zhongyuan.

However, Zeng Guofan is Zeng Guofan after all, and after a short period of gaffe, he quickly calmed down. Frowning and pondering for a while, Zeng Guofan suddenly ordered someone to take a pen and paper. Jiang Zhongyuan invited Zeng Guofan's study to personally polish the ink for Zeng Guofan. I saw Zeng Guofan thinking for a while, and began to write a response.

In the first paragraph of the article, Zeng Guofan first accused Wei Ze of being a citizen of the Qing Dynasty, not saying that he was loyal to the monarch and serving the country, but using his personal ability to harm the world. Moreover, Wei Ze had asked the Manchus for officials before, and after being rejected, he held a grudge, so he rose up to rebel.

This "big revelation" made Jiang Zhongyuan dumbfounded, he really didn't know that Wei Ze had such an experience. However, after a while, Jiang Zhongyuan guessed that this estimate was made up by Zeng Guofan himself. Seeing this, Jiang Zhongyuan admired Zeng Guofan's eldest brother in his heart, and when he first saw this paragraph, Jiang Zhongyuan himself almost believed it. Jiang Zhongyuan has bad letters, not to mention the thoughts of other officials and scholars. It is very strict to try to seek an official in these years, if Wei Ze has never sought an official, in the eyes of scholars, he will not be involved in personality issues if he rises up to rebel. And if you can't get an official and rebel, that is a personal grudge and revenge, which is an absolute personality problem.

In the next paragraph, Zeng Guofan's topic changed to Hong Xiuquan's head. Hong Xiuquan has been admitted to Xiucai, which is already a matter of all knowledge. Zeng Guofan wrote that Hong Xiuquan's own level of learning was inferior and he could not pass the exam. After gaining the fame of the imperial court, he rebelled, and his character was even more obscene.

After finishing talking about Hong Xiuquan, Zeng Guofan continued to talk about Wei Ze, a scum who can't seek office. For his own glory and wealth, he defected to Hong Xiuquan. After these two anti-thieves with backbones in the back of their heads gained a little momentum, they also fought among themselves. Hong Xiuquan killed Yang Xiuqing, and Wei Ze, who had long been rebellious, took the opportunity to pull Yang Xiuqing's subordinates to Guangdong to stand on their own. It can be seen that Wei Ze's character is even inferior to Hong Xiuquan, and his scheming is more ruthless than Hong Xiuquan.

Now that Hong Xiuquan has been defeated, he will be solved by the imperial court soldiers in a blink of an eye, at this time, Wei Ze does not say that he misses the old relationship before, and pulls Hong Xiuquan to a hand, but instead sits on the sidelines, waiting for Hong Xiuquan to be finished, so as to receive Hong Xiuquan's subordinates. Such unkind and unrighteous people are not qualified to claim to be Chinese at all.

At the end of the article, Zeng Guofan called on the officials to rally around the imperial court, not to be deceived by the lies of Wei Ze, the scum of the ages, and not to be intimidated by his threats. The Hunan army will soon be able to deal with Hong Xiuquan, and then they will destroy Wei Ze. Therefore, the officials should work together to work hard in the war of the imperial court to eliminate the traitors, make meritorious achievements, and glorify their ancestors.

This is just a draft, and after Zeng Guofan finished writing it in one go, he stopped to take a breath and rest, and prepared to polish it again.

After reading this draft, Jiang Zhongyuan admired Zeng Guofan's writing very much. If Jiang Zhongyuan was asked to write a rebuttal article, he would not be able to write at the level of Zeng Guofan anyway.

Since Wei Ze wrote the "Letter to the Manchu Qing Officials from the Governor's Mansion of the Restoration of the Metropolitan Government", it used the righteousness of "Huayi's Division". Zeng Guofan also wrote to the officials, accusing the official Wei Ze of his inferior character and being unqualified to speak of righteousness. What's more, what Wei Ze, who first betrayed the court and then Hong Xiuquan, is not credible. The article hints at those officials who may be swayed by Wei Ze's example, Wei Ze is unreliable, and any of his words are not trustworthy.

Jiang Zhongyuan believed that since what Wei Ze wrote was for officials to read, Zeng Guofan's article could also be fully addressed. Not even talking about others, even Jiang Zhongyuan himself, who was shaken at the beginning, also felt that Wei Ze's "Letter to the Manchu Qing Officials in the Restoration of the Governor's Mansion" was insignificant at this time.

It's just that Jiang Zhongyuan is not only a meritorious person, but also a soldier. Wendou was never very useful when changing the dynasty, and it was war that decided the first thing. Regardless of whether Wei Ze is really of inferior character, Wei Ze's combat effectiveness cannot be ignored.

Zeng Guofan quickly rested, and he did not immediately revise the article, but discussed with Jiang Zhongyuan the matter of joining forces to recover the entire south of the Yangtze River. The occupation of Anqing certainly opened the door to Tianjing City, but at this time, Hunan had already been squeezed dry, and the rich Hubei supported the Hunan army for a few years, and it also reached the point of financial exhaustion. On the contrary, Huainan, which had been operated by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom for several years, was far away from the flames of war, and coupled with Wei Ze's policy of suppressing the landlords and helping the peasants, the whole Huainan had sufficient food and a stable life. After the Hunan army and the Huai army joined forces to solve the Taiping army in Huainan, they would immediately be able to fully "utilize" the grain in Huainan. Provide sufficient food and grass supply to the Hunan army and the Huai army who will attack Tianjing City next.

Almost forcing Jiang Zhongyuan to agree to this strategic policy, Zeng Guofan hurried back to Anqing to prepare for a new round of military operations. But Jiang Zhongyuan's expression was very gloomy. At the beginning, he proposed to Zeng Guofan that the concept of helping the country through the world was not a high-pitched one. If you want to attack Tianjing City, you must squeeze grass and silver money from Huainan. There are two ways to obtain it, the first is to maintain the current situation in Huainan, which is also the plan that Jiang Zhongyuan prefers. Again, Jiang Zhongyuan is very clear that this is also a basically hopeless plan.

Too many large landlords had already sent people to contact Jiang Zhongyuan at this time, claiming that they were organizing people to wait for Jiang Zhongyuan to enter the army as a response. Between the words, these big landowners hated the things that had been ruthlessly suppressed in the past seven or eight years. They said that they would definitely cooperate with the officials and the army to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots of the people.

Jiang Zhongyuan wanted to say this to Zeng Guofan, hoping to get Zeng Guofan's support, even if he could not continue to maintain the social system created by Wei Ze, he could at least reduce the killing. But now, it's completely out of the question.

Since the first one does not work, the remaining one is that the Hunan army and the Huai army will join forces with the big landlords to counterattack, and the big landlords will promise to provide food and money to the Hunan army and the Huai army, and the Hunan army and the Huai army will allow the big landowners to "solve the problem on their own" in the local area......

Thinking of this, Jiang Zhongyuan didn't dare to think about it anymore. In fact, when he first met Zeng Guofan, he didn't say any poems at all, and everyone was just talking about some legends in the market. That poem was written by Jiang Zhongyuan when he went to Guangxi to participate in the suppression of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and saw the current situation in Guangxi. Jiang Zhongyuan still probably remembers the content of that poem.

Mourn this poor man's hard work, and the abundance of years is only enough to pay tithes.

This year is no longer looking back, and the ravines are filled with white bones.

But when the rich are worried, who will pity the poor for hunger?

Once the poor are driven by hunger, how can the rich be in peace!

Recalling what he had written, and then recalling the wars over the years, Jiang Zhongyuan only felt like a numb heart. He closed his eyes, put his hands on his forehead, and frowned deeply. Despite his ambition to help the country, and despite being the governor of Anhui, Jiang Zhongyuan had no idea what was about to happen. R1058