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Zeng Guofan was frightened by his laughter, and his whole body was cold. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Although Lao Jiu Zeng Guoquan didn't ask anything, Zeng Guofan already understood who wanted to assassinate him!

The reason is that the thief scolded himself: "Clear the demon head"! Only the Cantonese thieves who came out of Guangxi would call themselves so.

However, what Zeng Guofan couldn't understand was why so many officials were eyeing themselves and plotting to kill themselves? He has always been an official in the capital, and he is not conspicuous, and he has nothing to do with the Cantonese thieves.

Could it be because of his rank of the second grade, which is very high in Munan, and he didn't have guards by his side? That's all it can say!

By the afternoon, Zeng Guofan seemed to have found a reason for the Cantonese thieves to send someone to assassinate him.

However, it was sent from the Hunan governor Yamen of Changsha City to send a message, which transcribed the edict handed over by the Ministry of War: The predecessor Ding was worried about Lang Zengguo's feudal nationality in Xiangxiang, and he must be familiar with the local people in Hunan. According to the decree of Fu, he was ordered to help handle the affairs of the Tuanlian villagers in this province to search for bandits, and Yi will do his best to live up to the appointment. Chin this.

Zeng Guofan hesitated! Is it an order or a refusal?

From the heart, whether it is for the heart of loyalty to the monarch or for the power of the Zeng family, you should gladly accept the order. He himself has been an official for more than ten years, and the emperor's grace is vast, and the country of the Qing Dynasty has long been closely related to himself and the entire Zeng family. He remembered that since he entered the Hanlin Academy, he had always wanted to shine in the annals of history and leave a name for future generations.

In the past few years, he has been a waiter in several departments, especially the waiter in charge of the military department, he has read the military books of the past dynasties, and studied "Sun Tzu's Art of War" and Qi Jiguang's "Practical Record of Military Training" and "New Book of Discipline and Effectiveness". Now that the situation is beginning to be chaotic, his feelings for military training can be realized.

However, at the court meeting last year, he angered Emperor Xianfeng because of his "Respect for Chen Shengde's Three-End Prevention of Misconduct", and the panic during that time was unbearable, and the feeling of a catastrophe was imminent, which made him very afraid. Coupled with the death of his mother and the impermanence of life, he was a little discouraged and just wanted to enjoy life quietly.

During his time as an official in Beijing, Zeng Guofan knew from the Song Zhang and Tang Newspaper that the Qing Dynasty had been corrupted. Everywhere I went all the way out of Beijing this time, especially when I entered Munan, I was full of grief and devastation. With his vicious eyes, Emperor Xianfeng was not a long-lived person, and he suspected that the fortunes of the Qing Dynasty were likely to decline.

Therefore, he finally decided to keep filial piety at home and accompany his father to enjoy rare family affection.

In the evening, just as he was about to write a "plea for the final system of membership" to the emperor to refuse, Guo Songtao, a native of Xiangyin and a friend for many years, came to persuade him, and said that he was Gong Wangyi. and the sponsorship of Su Shun, a cabinet scholar, Zeng Guofan couldn't help but be very moved when he heard it. The DPRK has a backer again, and I can't help but feel shaken in my heart.

Guo Songtao's next words finally moved Zeng Guofan.

Guo Songtao said affirmatively: "Disheng, don't look at the many Cantonese thieves in front of you, Songtao expects them to be killed, and they can't succeed." ”

"Brother Bochen, according to the Tang newspaper, the main force of the Cantonese thieves has conquered Wuchang, collected ships, and prepared to go down the river and capture the land of the two rivers." Zeng Guofan couldn't help but ask in surprise: "And the other detachment of the Cantonese thieves, oh, it should be said that it is also the main force of the anti-thieves, occupying the two vast parts of the region and the southern Hunan area, and even Guangzhou and Guilin City have been captured. These two Cantonese thieves are huge, if once they are combined, the Qing Dynasty will go to one-third, and it is in danger, why do you still think that the anti-thieves can't succeed? ”

Guo Songtao put forward his research after a few days of hard thinking: "The long-haired Yue thief has a fatal weakness. It is to believe in the paganism of Jesus, and the thief calls it the worship of God! Everywhere he passed, he destroyed the Confucian tablet and burned the Shizi Xue Palace, which was the enemy of our Chinese civilization for thousands of years, which has aroused the anger of the heavens and the resentment. Whoever I am a Confucian and a gentleman, I can't help but hate it. Even the foolish people in the countryside and the pawns of the peddlers could not tolerate their atrocities of smashing the Bodhisattva gods and the statues of Emperor Guan's God of Wealth. ”

Zeng Guofan was taken aback and said, "Bochen, are you asking me to raise the banner of defending Confucianism and other religions after I leave the mountain, and win the hearts of the scholars and the people of the world?" ”

"Not bad! Hong Yang fights for people's hearts with national righteousness and purifies life, and we fight for people's hearts with defense! Guo Songtao agitated: "Brother Ren has always admired the Marquis of Wuxiang and the Marquis of Ye. Wuxiang Yehou went out of the mountain, when the world was in chaos, today's national situation, just like the decline of the late Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, how do you know that you can't become Wuxiang Yehou? ”

The light in Zeng Guofan's triangular eyes became brighter and brighter, and he shouted repeatedly: "Okay! Thanks to the enlightenment of the virtuous brother! The foolish brother decided to go out of the mountain, and hoped that the virtuous brother would help him more, organize a group training, and train to serve the country! ”

Guo Songtao said happily: "Brother Ren went out to the mountains to hold group exercises, and military salary was the first major thing. A few days ago, Changmao broke Changsha City, the treasury has been ransacked, and it is not easy to raise money on the side of Futai for a while, so Songtao immediately returned to his hometown in Xiangyin, donated and raised 200,000 yuan of silver, and helped his brother. ”

Zeng Guofan dragged his injured right leg, stood up, bowed, and said, "Thank you, brother Xian!" ”

Guo Songtao sighed and said, "Disheng doesn't have to be polite! The foolish brother can only be shallow, and he can only help donate some money, alas, if Ji Gao is not swept away by the thief, ask him to go out of the mountain to assist you in organizing a group exercise, and you will definitely be able to establish miraculous skills! ”

Guo Songtao said that Zuo Zongtang, as well as Jiang Zhongyuan, Luo Zenan, Liu Rong, etc., are all friends of the two.

Zeng Guofan knew from Guo Songtao that Zuo Zongtang was kidnapped by thieves, and his heart moved, and he asked, "Who was Ji Gao kidnapped by thieves?" ”

Guo Songtao thought for a while and said: "It seems to be a long-haired thief, I heard from a passing footman a while ago that it appeared in the Guiyang area of southern Hunan, and it seems that he has become an official among the long-haired thieves." Moreover, three months ago, in the pseudo-"inscription" spread by the long-haired thief, Ji Gao's name was also signed. Hey, Ji Gao, this person, has always been impatient, he can't get into the jinshi, and in order to be an official, he stoops to the thief, which is really a big mistake! ”

"Everyone has their own ambitions! However, in this way, Ji Gao was captured by the long-haired thief pseudo-king of the south in the south? Zeng Guofan frowned, no matter whether Zuo Zongtang was forced or voluntary, as long as he helped the thieves, even if he was a friend or a cousin, he resolutely classified Zuo Zongtang as an enemy in his heart.

However, he frowned at the memory of something else.

As soon as he returned to his hometown, he was assassinated! And it's a thief sent by a long-haired thief. Fortunately, it was two thieves who had no experience in assassination, and they were unharmed.

He originally thought that it was sent by the two thieves of Hong Yang in Wuchang in the north, but now that he thinks about it, it is more likely that the puppet southern king Feng thief who kidnapped Zuo Zongtang was responsible. Combined with the rumors in Xiangnan and Liangguang that he heard from his brothers, he was even more convinced that the main messenger who assassinated him was Feng Yunshan, the thief leader who had never met before.

It's just that this Feng Yunshan has nothing to do with him, why did he send someone to assassinate him? Zeng Guofan couldn't guess. However, he has already listed this person as a target in his mind to kill quickly!

The next day, Zeng Guofan was injured, so he was carried by Guo Songtao's subordinates in a sedan chair, and the group rushed to Changsha and saw Zhang Liangji, the governor of Funan.

Zhang Liangji gave a small amount of soldiers, salaries and power permissions, and Guo Songtao helped raise nearly 300,000 salaries.

Zeng Guofan set up the "Hunan Trial Bureau" next to Fu Ya and officially started group training.

With the holy decree, and the support of the magistrates, plus the friends who heard the news, Liu Rong led hundreds of people to help, and Luo Zenan led Wang Ju, Li Xubin, Li Xuyi, Jiang Yili, Liu Tenghong, Yang Changjun, Luo Xinnan and a large number of his own disciples and thousands of group exercises to assist, Zeng Guofan's group training was like a fish in water.

For a time, the "Hunan Trial Bureau" organized and trained Xiang Yong to crack down on the bandit associations in and around Changsha City, and they made a vigorous and vigorous effort.

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