Who knows, hearing Luo Zenan's words, Jiang Yili, who was originally quite calm, stood up even more and said angrily: "Sir, you have always been thinking about him, but that person has already changed as a person, only caring about his own promotion, forgetting the feelings of fellow villagers and the principles of Confucian scholars." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

His words were dumbfounded by everyone. Everyone knows that Jiang Yili refers to the commander of the Hunan army, Zeng Guofan, the governor of the southern part of the country.

Luo Zenan was furious when he heard this, and scolded: "Xiangquan must not talk nonsense, it will insult the reputation of the people of Futai!" ”

Jiang Yili snorted coldly: "Sir, as we all know, today's Hunan army was originally Xiang Yong. The so-called Xiangyong is the group of Xiangxiang, originally ordered by Zhu Sunyi and Zhu County, the magistrate of Xiangxiang County, the teacher and Liu Rong, Liu Mengrong, Brother Pushan and Brother Xinnan, the four of them jointly funded the group training and created Xiangyong. But now, are we still Xiangyong? It's okay to run to Changsha Mansion and Yuezhou Mansion, at least it's still in Munan, but now, run to this Wuchang? Are we still the same Xiangyong? ”

Without waiting for everyone to respond, Jiang Yili continued impassionedly: "It's not been for a long time!" What is it called? Protect Wuchang? Why do we Xiangxiang people want to guard Wuchang? Is it for the Manchu Dynasty that is about to collapse? Who doesn't know now that the Qing Dynasty is coming to an end. ”

Listening to these hearty but rebellious words, Wang Xin on the side also interjected: "Brother Xiangquan said that my brother's heart is in trouble!" Teachers, students don't know what we are doing in this Wuchang City now, what is the praying mantis blocking the car? Our roots are all in Xiangxiang, not Wuchang. When we led the children of our hometown to train the regiment bravely, the initial purpose was not to serve the imperial court, but to protect the countryside. ”

Jiang Yili took a breath and continued: "Mr. has always taught us to have the integrity of a scholar. Studying is for self-cultivation, Qi family, governing the country and leveling the world. But now, what are we doing in Xiangyong? When he escaped from Changsha Mansion and retreated to Yuezhou, in order to raise military salaries, he forcibly apportioned all the large squires in the surrounding states and counties in Yuezhou Mansion, and looted the squire's property. Now, it is even more trapped in Wuchang, leviing and extorting money in the city, apportioning soldiers' salaries, and the squires and people in the city have been miserable and hate us Xiangyong! ”

As he said this, everyone nodded secretly and remained silent. And Luo Zenan is not easy to refute, after all, what Jiang Yili said is the truth.

Luo Zenan had persuaded Zeng Guofan many times, but Zeng Guofan just listened to it and ignored it at all. Also, the entire Xiangyong is firmly under the control of Zeng Guofan, and he can respect Luo Zenan, which is already okay. Because, Luo Zenan felt that since Zeng Guofan was assassinated, his personality has changed greatly, he has become eager for quick success, he does not distinguish between right and wrong, and only seeks results, and Zeng Guofan at this moment is no longer the Zeng Guofan who just started to run group exercises.

Thinking of this, Luo Zenan couldn't help but feel moved by himself, indeed, what is the point of being in this Hunan army that has changed its flavor now? is no longer what he wanted to protect his family and his hometown, and govern the army and level the world.

When he hesitated, Wang Xin next to him immediately saw it, and took the opportunity to say: "Sir, we are all your disciples, and we all followed you to train Xiangyong to resist the long-haired thief soldiers." But now, Xiangxiang's hometown has long been occupied by the Holy Country, and now we also see that they treat the people of Xiangxiang well. Why are we still here? Is it just for the promotion of some people to get rich? ”

Jiang Yili also said: "Yes, sir! Now the disciple only knew from what Brother Pushan said that Brother Pushan's family sent him several letters and ordered him to return to his hometown, but they were all intercepted by Zeng Guoquan and not a single one was received. It wasn't until yesterday that Zeng Guoquan's brother-in-law said that he had leaked his mouth after drinking, and Brother Pushan knew that his family letters had been intercepted by Zeng Daren. Not only Brother Pushan, but we are all like this! Zeng can be said to have good intentions, for fear that we will know the situation in his hometown, it seems that he is very aware of the changes in his hometown, and he is a little afraid. ”

When he said this, Li Xuyi, Luo Xinnan, Liu Tenghong, Yang Changjun, Zhong Jinheng and others all looked as usual, and they all seemed to know about it, but Luo Zenan's face changed greatly: "What? Pushan, is what Xiangquan said true? ”

"Sir, this is true! Pushan also happened to hear Zeng Guoquan's brother-in-law say after he was drunk only yesterday, and then secretly found the intercepted family letter under his bed when he helped him back to the camp. There are also a few letters written to you by my wife. Wang Xin didn't say anything more, because, from Luo Zenan's face, he had already seen a kind of anger.

He knew that Luo Shiping cultivated his mind and temperament, and he was not a person who easily got angry. But this Master Zeng has really gone too far, and he is obviously guarding against Master Luo and his own disciples of Master Luo.

Luo Zenan was indeed furious.

This one has shaved his head!

At the beginning, he was looking at the face of Zhu Sunyi, the commander of Xiangxiang County, and led the Xiangxiang regimental training to Changsha Fucheng to assist Zeng Guofan, who was the minister of regimental training at that time. After exterminating the remnants left by the long-haired thief and the chaos of the Liuyang Tiandi Society, he was ready to return to Xiangxiang because Zeng Guofan treated himself with the courtesy of a teacher, which deeply moved him, and he also wanted to create a career, so he led his disciples and Xiangyong who brought it out single-handedly and defected to his account.

At the beginning, in the face of the high-ranking officials of the governor Luo Bingzhang, he did not move closer to him, but followed Zeng Guofan wholeheartedly. Unexpectedly, even so, he was still suspicious and wary of him.

This feeling made Luo Zenan very painful.

Thinking of the disciples Li Xubin and others who have been dying in battle over the past year, as well as thousands of hometown disciples who have died in battle, Luo Zenan felt that it was a mistake to follow Zeng Guofan.

Anyway, since this Master Zeng no longer trusts him, and it just so happens that the Cantonese thief is not to blame in the past, these disciples seem to want to let themselves take the lead and lead them to leave Wuchang and return to their hometown to live a stable life. In this case, everyone's wish will be granted!

"In this case, if you are willing to return to Xiangxiang, you can return to your hometown with Luo! Since he decided to leave, he secretly went out of the city tonight before the Yue thieves besieged the city, so as not to affect the defense of Lord Zeng. If you are willing to stay, you can do it yourself! Luo Zenan said this with difficulty.

"I am willing to return to my hometown with my husband!" Except for Li Xubin, the rest of the people said in unison.

…….

Early the next morning, Zeng Guofan, who hadn't slept well all night last night, still got up early. was about to stretch his muscles, when he suddenly heard Zeng Guoquan stumbling through the door and running in, shouting: "Brother, it's not good, brother......"

"Lao Jiu, are the Cantonese thieves besieging the city?" Zeng Guofan shouted dissatisfiedly: "It's all a battalion of sentinels, how can you succeed if you are still in a panic like this?" ”

"No, brother, Master Luo, Pushan, Xiangquan and others are gone. Last night, I secretly left Wuchang and left a letter, which I forwarded to my brother by Kerang. Zeng Guoquan said with a sad face.

"What!?" Zeng Guofan was shocked, and he stumbled, but fortunately he was supported by Zeng Guoquan and did not fall to the ground.

"What did you say, Lao Jiu? Why did Zhongyue leave me suddenly? Zeng Guofan couldn't believe it.

"It's true. Brother, you will understand this letter. As he spoke, Zeng Guoquan handed the letter in his hand to Zeng Guofan.

Zeng Guofan trembled, and when he opened the letterhead, it was indeed Luo Zenan's handwriting.

After reading it in a hurry, Zeng Guofan's face changed greatly, and he sighed: "As soon as Luo Zenan leaves, my Hunan army will be finished!" The Hunan army is over, Wuchang City is over, and the entire Qing Dynasty is over! ”

He Huo Di remembered something, grabbed Zeng Guoquan's hand, and said hurriedly: "Lao Jiu, you immediately take someone to ride a fast horse and chase in the direction of Xianning, you must stop Luo Zenan and bring him back!" Remember, even if it's tied, tie him back! ”

Zeng Guoquan was stunned for a moment, and asked with a puzzled face: "Brother, this, isn't this okay?" No matter how Luo Shi is, he is also the division commander of Guobao and Guohua, and he can be regarded as the senior of Guoquan, and he is the leader among the soldiers of the Hunan army, forcibly tying him up will cause a mutiny? ”

"Confused! It's not for you to kill him, tie him up and bring him back well. It is precisely because he is the soul of the Xiang army that he can't let him go. I'd rather imprison him than let him go! If you don't go quickly, invite him back, and I'll explain it to him. Hey, the Hunan army can't do without him, and I can't do without him! Hey, what are you still doing in a daze, don't go quickly! “

Zeng Guoquan hurriedly led people away.

Zeng Guofan, who was alone under him, muttered in his mouth: "Zhong Yue, it's not that Zeng doesn't believe you, but this Cantonese thief is too strong." Compared with the imperial court, they treat the people better, who is an official or a thief? The people of Xiangxiang all worship the thief as a god to save the suffering, you say, do I dare to let you know about this situation like a Confucian who only reads sages? Do you dare to let the soldiers of the Hunan Army know that their families are doing well? ”

"I can't! I want to control this batch of well-trained Hunan troops, I can only hide it. Only by motivating the soldiers to train hard and fight bravely can they return to Munan, Xiangxiang's hometown, and solve the suffering hometown. Zhong Yue, don't blame me, do you know that I am more bitter than you! ”