"Teacher, Brother Huifu, the problem of the Qing Dynasty is a dead end; Speaking of which, the Empress Dowager Xi and Prince Gong, who are now in power in the imperial court, are both young and powerful people, and they do not lack the ability to govern, but the so-called ancestral system of their Manchus restricts their thinking; One is the vigilance and restriction of the Han people, and the other is the hardcore crops of the Manchurians; The defense of the Han people limited the imperial court from having more and better talents, and the hardcore crops hijacked the already poor finances of the imperial court; But neither the Empress Dowager of the West nor Prince Gong had the courage to abolish these two ancestral systems. ”

These words are actually quite condemning, if they are heard by someone in the court, it is a big crime to discuss the government in vain; The wrinkles on Zeng Guofan's face subconsciously deepened a little; Zhao Liewen praised the festival: "Zhenxi is a great talent! I saw the crux of the problem at a glance, and my teacher and I talked about it, and this is indeed an unsolvable dead end, and in my opinion, the so-called end of the dynasty is like this."

Zeng Guofan has no way to take the two disciples' ignorance and talk about it, his experience and status determine that his words and deeds will not be so out of line, as for what he thinks in his heart, it is another matter, to be honest, he is also very pessimistic in his heart, the Great Qing Kingdom has reached this point, it is already incurable, at least Zeng Guofan does not have the ability to bring the Great Qing Kingdom to glory; The Qing Dynasty has been opened twice by foreigners, and even the emperor's back garden has been robbed and burned by foreigners, and the court is crumbling.

But anyone with insight can see that the Great Qing Dynasty is no longer a great power of the Celestial Empire, there are so many powerful countries in the West, any powerful country can bully and defeat the Great Qing Dynasty, what face does it have? But now there are still so many readers who are intoxicated with the dream of the Celestial Empire, so what can they do?

Since the pacification of the Longhair Rebellion, he has achieved Taoguang and obscurity, but the court has repeatedly worked hard to force him, making him feel quite disheartened, the original blood has already cooled, he has become famous, and now he is still suspicious, if it really comes to the step of the master, I am afraid that it will be a curse or a blessing for the Zeng family.

"Alas, don't say these words when you go out, I can't protect you for long, but you still have a long way to go; Zhenxi is a rare young talent, with clear thinking and sharp vision, but your attitude is so radical, I am afraid that it is not beneficial, there is nothing to teach you as a teacher, I just hope that you can restrain some edge, otherwise I am afraid that in the future it will bring disaster to your Liang family" Zeng Guofan said bitterly, and it could be seen that he was sincerely worried about the future of his disciple.

"Sihan thanks to Master for his advice, Brother Huifu and I are not ignorant of the severity; I estimate that the imperial court will have a series of measures against the teacher in the future," Young Master Liang decided to reveal some historical processes, and he, a person who traveled through it, was not afraid of being punished by heaven.

Zhao Liewen became interested: "What is Senior Brother Liang's opinion?" Have you also learned this Ib science? ”

"I don't know the science of Ib, is there anything Brother Huifu can teach me?"

"Alas, I have already calculated two hexagrams, and both hexagrams show that the future is not good."

Young Master Liang was secretly frightened, is it really so magical? In history, Zeng Guofan was criticized by Shilin because of the handling of the Tianjin teaching case, was scolded by the academic circles, and was even named a traitor, his reputation was discredited, and he died in depression; Of course, all of this is inseparable from Miss Cixi's secret planning and arrangement.

"Everyone must know what the virtues of those Manchu magnates in the imperial court are, and the queen mother in the palace also has this mentality; The birds are all good and the bow is hidden, the long-haired rebellion has been pacified, and the combat effectiveness of the Hunan army and the status of the mentor in the Hunan army are all hidden dangers that worry the imperial court; Those people in the court can't do it to pacify the bandits, but the things behind this are their strengths, as long as someone figures out the thoughts in the palace, there must be many people who make suggestions and suggestions for this. ”

Zhao Liewen said: "Yes, isn't that what Ma Xinyi's generation is!" ”

Today's words have already been spoken, and Zeng Guofan also has the heart to take the test for this closed disciple: "Then what do you think of Zuo Jigao's character?" ”

Young Master Liang understood that Zeng Guofan was referring to Zuo Zongtang's scolding of Zeng Bi, and couldn't help laughing: "Zuo Ji Gao is really a wonderful person, he has already guessed the thoughts of the imperial court, and he is doing this to cater to the will of the people, so he is promoted quickly, but I think he is also from the Hunan army, so he will not climb to a high position by stepping on his teacher, and he must be different from Ma Xinyi and others, presumably his master also understands his tricks." ”

Zeng Guofan smiled slightly, nodded and said, "You are really rare children, you have seen through the hearts of the people of the world at a young age; Alas, as a teacher, I don't know if this is a blessing or a curse."

Young Master Liang and Zhao Liewen both knew that Zeng Guofan was worried about the so-called jealousy of talents; I don't know how many young talents in Chinese history often end up either dying early or disappearing from everyone.

Zhao Levin couldn't help but have the idea of calculating a hexagram for Liang Sihan, and Young Master Liang didn't dare to try this mysterious Ibb now, he was a time-traveling person, how could he dare to share this kind of thing with others. So he continued the topic just now: "I also agree with Senior Brother Zhao's opinion, it is better for the teacher to return to Liangjiang, the climate in the north is not suitable for us southerners, the teacher is now old, and his body needs to be recuperated, not to mention that staying in the north is easy to be calculated by them."

Zeng Guofan let out a sigh: "I am now a person buried in the loess to my neck, what do I do when I think about it so much, in the final analysis, justice is at ease in the hearts of the people, and in front of everyone's eyes, the court will not easily move me."

Alas, Young Master Liang also sighed: "Teacher, you are guessing villains with the heart of a gentleman, but they are measuring a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and the so-called open guns are easy to dodge and dark arrows are difficult to defend; Disciple: For example, if there is a large-scale group incident related to foreigners in Zhili Province, where is your responsibility, this kind of matter will definitely be handed over to you to deal with; But how to deal with the contradictions and disputes between the Qing Dynasty and foreigners now? Let's be tough, provoke the protests of foreigners, and if things get bigger, they will trigger foreigners to issue threats of war; Come to the soft one, whether it is officialdom or the people, they will say that the teacher is harmful to yourself and flattery, and it is harmful to the national character; At that time, I am afraid that the Qingliu Imperial History in the court will be discussed and coaxed."

Young Master Liang has already said enough, and he can't go on in detail, otherwise Zeng Guofan will suspect that the Tianjin teaching case that will occur next year was directed by him, otherwise how could he have predicted it so accurately and in detail.

Liang Sihan's example was about foreigners, so that Zeng Guofan and Zhao Liewen did not dare to underestimate it, and they both began to bow their heads and ponder, both of them were old in government affairs, but after thinking for a long time, they couldn't think of any good way to deal with this kind of incident, and their faces couldn't help but become heavy.