Maybe it was because he played the role of a matchmaker today, Zhao Liewen became a little gossipy, he sat on the Taishi chair and began to chat with Young Master Liang: "In my opinion, these two people have been at home for a long time, and they are bored, saying that they are here to pay New Year's greetings, but in fact, they are mainly coming out to relax and chat with old guys."

"No, these two are great talents, not to mention that they have made great contributions to the imperial court, how can they be idle at home", Young Master Liang actually knew the experience of these two people, but when he saw Zhao Liewen talking, he hurriedly handed over the talk, we are a chatter.

Sure enough, Zhao Liewen's spirit became more and more vibrant: "This is a long talk, let's talk about Guo Yunxian first, he was dismissed as the governor of Guangdong by the imperial court three years ago, on the one hand, Ruilin, the governor of Liangguang, squeezed out and made it difficult for him, but the main reason is not this, after all, it is normal for the governor and the governor to have contradictions, and the court is also happy to see the discord between the governor and the governor, so as to supervise each other; The main reason is that Guo Yunxian's friend Zuo Zongtang for many years joined him in the imperial court, and he was ineffective in chasing down the remnants of Changmao."

"Huh?" This Young Master Liang really didn't understand: "This Zuo Zongtang actually did such a thing?" ”

"Yes, who would have thought that Guo Yunxian would not expect that Zuo Zongtang would hack him! Thinking that back then, Zuo Zongtang was falsely accused, and the court wanted to condemn him, Guo Yunxian was an official in the capital at that time, and he did everything he could to help him dredge his joints, and asked someone to make suggestions to the emperor to help him get rid of his guilt, and he Guo Yunxian had great kindness to Zuo Zongtang; But it was such a close friend who stabbed him in the back, and it is conceivable that Guo Yunxian's heart is pulling out the cold, and he didn't even make a complaint, he was disheartened."

"Then why did Zuo Zongtang do this?"

"It's not for the so-called territory, Zuo Zongtang was already the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang at that time, a little inflated, and wanted to control Guangdong in his hands, but Guo Yunxian was not his subordinate, he was a teacher's disciple, he Zuo Zongtang wanted to set up his own door, so he didn't recognize his six relatives, and the court was also happy to see the split in the Hunan army, so he took the attitude of conniving Zuo Zongtang; Therefore, the Hunan military department already has three hills, and the teacher's side is the largest faction, as well as Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang; Originally, with Peng Xueqin's qualifications, he could also become a faction, but this benevolent brother has the same temperament as me, and he naturally doesn't like to be an official."

Zhao Liewen shook his head and told all these officialdom secrets.

Young Master Liang grinned: "This Zuo Zongtang is not empty of joy, and now he has been appointed by the imperial court as the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu?" ”

"Yes, there is a disturbance in Shaanxi and Gansu, I heard that hundreds of thousands of Han people have died, Xinjiang is even more fierce, it has become a country of its own, Russia and Britain have also joined in, and the imperial court has basically lost control of Xinjiang; At the beginning, Lin Wenzhong recommended Zuo Zongtang to the imperial court, saying that the only person who could quell the rebellion in Xinjiang was Zuo Zongtang; Therefore, the imperial court gave the order this time, and Zuo Zongtang must accept it, this is his mission."

Young Master Liang couldn't help but sigh that a hero is a hero after all, although he has such and such shortcomings in private morality, he has made indelible contributions to the country and the nation in terms of righteousness.

In the living room of the Governor's Office, Young Master Liang finally met Guo Songtao and Peng Yulin, who he had just talked about. These two people have very different personalities, and their temperaments are also two styles; Peng Yulin has many years of experience as a military general, and his expression has a fierceness, just like the uprightness of his character; Guo Songtao has the temperament of an elegant gentleman, but there is inevitably a bit of loss in his eyebrows, but his eyes are still bright, adding a bit of brilliance.

After Zhao Liewen introduced a few people, Young Master Liang took the initiative to salute the two of them, and his attitude was very respectful: "Sihan has seen Senior Brother Peng, I have seen Senior Brother Guo, and I have admired the names of the two for a long time, and I am fortunate to see them today, which is really a great pleasure."

"Haha, Brother Zhenxi is polite, what Brother Xian has done has a far-reaching impact, compared to you, our age is simply a corpse vegetarian meal" Such a humble and polite person must be Guo Songtao. This is the first foreign envoy of the Qing Dynasty in history, so he naturally has nothing to say about social etiquette.

Zhao Liewen interjected next to him: "Both, I would like to inform you of the good news that the teacher has married Brother Jiegang's eldest daughter to Senior Brother Liang."

Peng and Guo both turned their eyes to Zeng Guofan when they heard this, and Governor Zeng smiled and nodded slightly, but did not speak.

Guo Songtao immediately bowed his hand and said happily: "Today the two of us are in a hurry, the New Year coincides with a happy event, and we should be a big white!" ”

Peng Yulin smiled slightly: "Senior Brother Liang, in this case, your generation is one generation lower than us." After all, it is Xue Shuai, and the arrogance in his personality will be revealed inadvertently, so he is still not used to calling a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy brothers.

Young Master Liang has now practiced it, which is enough to deal with this kind of scene: "Sihan is young and shallow, although he is blue-eyed by the teacher, he does not dare to compare with you, and I hope you will take more care and support in the future."

Seeing his posture so low, Peng Xueshuai felt very happy, and he was straight in his heart and could be taught, but in front of Zeng Guofan, he couldn't be too big after all, and his words also brought a bit of politeness: "Don't dare, don't dare, as the saying goes, heroes have been young since ancient times, and teachers are famous for knowing people, and Senior Brother Liang must be a hero among people."

Zeng Guofan watched everyone talking, and said in his heart If you know that this kid has a lot of wealth, and he has tens of thousands of troops under his command, and he has bought a fleet, and even a military factory has been built, how can he be a hero among ordinary people? At a young age, he is already a hero! This kid is still so low-key in dealing with people, and judging from this amount of energy, he may really be able to achieve great things.

Young Master Liang's side changed his words: "It's just that I don't dare to agree with Xue Shuai's way of life."

These words were a bit of gunpowder, and the faces of several people in the hall changed slightly, and Zeng Guofan immediately changed back to his original state, smiling silently; Zhao Liewen looks like he is not afraid of big things; Guo Songtao was both nervous and expectant, and said in his heart I have known Peng Xueqin for so long, I have never seen him choking others, but I have never seen him choked by others; Peng Xueqin's face turned even colder, the light between the opening and closing of her eyes was exposed, and the momentum of the whole person was suddenly very different from just now, and the majesty of the military general made everyone faintly feel that the air was full of pressure, and even the breathing was a little more solemn.

It's just that everyone present is a battle-hardened person, and even Young Master Liang has experienced the test of life and death on the battlefield, so he will not show the slightest fear.

Peng Yulin said in his heart that this son was quite bold, and he couldn't help but think a little higher about him in his heart, and immediately said slowly: "I want to hear about it."

Young Master Liang arched his hand to him: "Please forgive me, you are all great talents, and you can see the general trend of the world clearly." The Qing Dynasty was opened twice by foreigners, both times as compensation for land cession; The foreigners advocate the law of the jungle, that is, the law of the jungle, so in the eyes of the foreigners, the Qing Dynasty has been reduced to a piece of fat that they can take and demand, and the reason why it has not been swallowed by them is because this piece of fat is a bit big, and if swallowed with their appetite, it will inevitably break their stomachs; The funny thing is that there are still many pedantic people in the court who still think that the Qing Dynasty is the Celestial Empire and the foreigners are barbarian states, and they never think of catching up, even if the royal Old Summer Palace was robbed and burned down by the foreigners, it has not made them sober; If this development continues, it is inevitable that our big country will be divided and eaten by foreigners and become a colony of others, do you think so? ”

Peng Yulin didn't expect Liang Sihan to say this, and he couldn't tell for a while, but when he thought about what he said, he found that he couldn't refute it; It is precisely because he has seen through the decay of the Qing Dynasty that he would rather be idle at home than enter the officialdom again.

Peng Yulin didn't say anything, and the others wouldn't interject, so he listened to Young Master Liang continue: "The national strength is so weak, and the imperial court's defense of the Han people has become a little stronger, but most of the people who are vegetarian have a hard time daring to use the Han people's Sushun, but they were cut off by the empress dowager of the two palaces, and this pattern in the court will only make the country enter a vicious circle, accelerate the speed of the country's sinking, and the country's rejuvenation is even more hopeless; But although the country is so weak, can we watch her fall step by step? ”

After saying this, Young Master Liang glanced at everyone, these people still didn't want to say a few words, just waiting for him to understand.

"You are all dragons and phoenixes among people, pillars of the country; The long-haired rebellion, everyone led the troops with scholars, and waved to quell the chaos; But after the long-haired rebellion is quelled, can you put knives and guns into Kuma and put Nanshan? The country is temporarily calm, but is it still precarious? I talked about Zuo Zongtang with Brother Huifu just now, although Zuo Zongtang has a loss of personal morality, but Xinjiang, Shaanxi and Gansu are in turmoil, but he can bear it calmly, and he is indeed worthy of the word hero in terms of righteousness; So I said bluntly, Xue Shuai's resignation is a passive escape from the world, we are not monks, what is the use of avoiding it? The big husband should rise to the challenge, otherwise wouldn't he be the one who bears the sky and the people of the world? ”

Peng Xueshuai was extremely uncomfortable with these words, with his sharp style of words, he was speechless, and there was no personal attack, on the contrary, he repeatedly praised himself as a talent, a dragon and a phoenix among people, and a pillar of the country, and the spearhead pointed directly at his resignation and retirement; Alas, depressed, I don't even want to be an official to be attacked by this kid, who am I provoking to provoke whom? He looked at Zeng Guofan depressedly, and said in his heart, "Teacher, you can say something fair."

Before Zeng Guofan could speak, Guo Songtao on the side spoke first: "Senior Brother Liang, what you said is really reasonable and modest, I don't agree with Xueqin's resignation and return to his hometown, the country is weak, my generation should rise up even more, how can we be passive and avoid the world!" ”

Peng Yulin just wanted to scold people when he heard it, dog, can you use you to mend the knife? You are also fucking at home, what qualifications do you have to say "our generation should rise up"?

At this moment, Zeng Guofan, who is a teacher, can no longer stop talking, otherwise it will not be good if there is a pimple and resentment between several of their senior brothers.