After writing three copies that were exactly the same, Zuo Zongtang took the third clause and the last page of the payment, and with a wave, signed his name, stamped his handprint, and asked Luo Outline to also stamp his handprint, and then said loudly to Gui Liang: "Gui Zhongtang, since you have agreed to divide the river and rule, you will sign and draw a pledge here, right?" ”

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What does the surname Zuo mean by what he said just now, what is it better to be a Manchurian or go back to Baishan and Black Water to fish and hunt? What about our noble Manqi people as primitive people?

However, Gui Liang didn't have time to analyze the meaning of that sentence, he just felt strange, how could it be, how could the Cantonese thief agree to the plan of dividing the river so easily?

Something is wrong! This Cantonese thief was unstoppable all the way, even the Mongolian iron cavalry of the most brave Mongolian prince monk Greenqin in the Qing Dynasty was defeated and fled, and the thief soldiers have always been the best at attacking the city with gunpowder in the crypt, and the artillery is sharp, although it is not possible to capture the city of Beijing in a few days, but it is difficult to guarantee that the city wall will not collapse if it is bombarded for ten days and a half a month or even a month.

In addition, there is a large population in Beijing, and once it is besieged, the food supply will be insufficient, and the soldiers who are short of food in the city will have no intention of defending the city and flee in all directions, not to mention a group of people in the city.

Gui Liang, as the former governor of Zhili, although he can't manage the affairs of the capital, but he also has his eyes and ears, and naturally knows that now in Beijing, the price of firewood, rice and oil is soaring.

Since the news that the granary Tongzhou was captured by thieves, the price of rice in Beijing doubled in half a day, and the day after the defeat of the Bali Bridge battle, the price of rice soared to more than three times the original, and so the outer city was occupied by thieves again, and the inner city was besieged, and the price of rice in the entire inner city of Beijing directly became as much as six or seven times as much as the original, and even began to have money to buy rice noodles.

In fact, Gui Liang, who does not eat fireworks, would know that in addition to rice, firewood in Beijing is even more tight, and some families have even begun to chop down trees in the city everywhere, wanting to dry and burn the wood.

In this case, the thieves could obviously take a little effort to conquer the city of Beijing, and then send troops to occupy the hinterland of the Central Plains, why would the thieves easily agree to divide the river and rule? Gui Liang was really confused.

Subconsciously, he looked at the front of the money, but found that Hao Ran wrote the words "The Qing State compensated the Holy Country with one million taels of silver, five million stones of grain, and the Holy State did not take a penny, all of which were used to relieve the affected Li people". Secretly angry in his heart, this Cantonese thief really had a good calculation, not only extorting the Qing Dynasty to compensate one million taels of silver, but also five million stone of grain, and said that he wanted to relieve all the people affected by the disaster. If this is to be spread, it is as if the Qing Dynasty has never helped the people, but is forced to take out money and food by this means.

Moreover, if the Qing Dynasty took out the money and food for compensation and handed it over to the thieves to distribute it, the people would only feel that the thieves were good; If the Qing Dynasty refused to pay compensation, it was not only rejecting peace talks, but also unwilling to help the people. The thieves had even more reason to attack the city of Beijing. This Cantonese thief is too treacherous and too good at buying people's hearts!

Gui Liang felt that he had figured this out, but he couldn't help it, gritted his teeth, as long as he could row the river and govern it, one million taels and five million stone grains would be nothing! Even if you can't take it out for the time being, you can always make it up if you are crowded all over the place.

At this time, Luo Outline on the side urged angrily: "That Qing demon surnamed Gui, if you want to sign, sign it quickly, if you don't sign it, you will get out of Lao Tzu, let's see you on the battlefield!" ”

Zuo Zongtang hurriedly played a round and persuaded: "Don't worry, King Xin!" After speaking, he turned to Gui Liang with a look of embarrassment and said, "Gui Zhongtang, why don't you hurry up?" King Xin is angry, if he waits impatiently and leaves directly, then we can't talk! ”

Gui Liang didn't want this hard-won matter of rowing the river and ruling it to be in vain, so he wrote Gui Liang's name on it, pressed his handprint, and then took out Prince Gong's big seal and stamped it.

After he signed all the triplicate copies, Zuo Zongtang smiled and handed the two pages of rice paper to Bayan'a, Bayan'a didn't say a word, directly pressed the handprint, and finally it was Mu Yin's turn, he looked at it, his face turned green, and then purple, he shouted.

"What? You dog thieves, you guys, actually do this, row the river and rule, how can you not row the Yangtze River? Mu Yin's scream surprised Gui Liang, he wanted to come over and take a look, he was dumbfounded!

How so!? How could I be so confused! I knew that there was a problem with the Yue thief, but I didn't expect that he would play such a pediatric-like trick! It's just that many of my usual cautious and shrewd people were distracted, didn't pay attention to such a superficial problem, didn't even read the first page, and were hurriedly urged, and signed the agreement!

Why did I fall into the trap of the Cantonese thief in a daze, now, I can't tell if I have a mouth, it's not that the is also stained. The more Gui Liang thought about it, the more angry he became, and in a hurry, he pounced on it, snatched the stack of declared war, and tore them to pieces in two clicks.

Zuo Zongtang sneered, and then pretended to change his face unhurriedly, and yelled: "What are you doing? Gui Liang, how can you do such a thing, tear up the agreement to divide the river and rule, and for the selfish interests of your Manchu nobles, you want to continue to push the people into the flames of war! ”

Luo Xuan seemed to be trembling with anger, and shouted: "Where are the guards, arrest all the demons who tease my holy kingdom for this king!" I'm really angry with this king! ”

When Mu Yin heard this, he hurriedly shouted: "King Xin's anger is relieved! This armistice agreement, just a few of us, it has no effect, we have not seen the prince yet, wait for us to go back and tell the prince, let him decide, how about it? ”

Luo Xuan snorted coldly: "Since you can't make up your mind, why do you still come to ask for negotiations, teasing Lao Tzu?" Come on, give these demons to Lao Tzu's mouth, don't give a lesson, I don't know that Ma Wang Ye has three eyes! ”

Suddenly, a team of soldiers of the capture army who had been prepared for a long time rushed out of the corner, and pressed Gui Liang, Mu Yin and Bayana to the ground at once, the six guards wanted to step forward to stop them, but their weapons had already been searched, how could they withstand the punches and kicks of more than 20 soldiers of the capture army? At once, he was detained together with the two directors of the military department.

So, the eleven people were dragged out of the door, and their cheeks were first red, then green, and finally black.

Mu Yin, who was let go, had a bit of the blood of the full banner man, and he pounced on the soldier who broke free from the capture of the soldier's hand, wanting to fight with Luo Outline, but was kicked over by Luo Outline. Poor Bingbu Shangshu, who was originally just a literati, was kicked in the chest as if struck by lightning, spat blood from his mouth, crawled there like a dead dog, and couldn't move.

However, Gui Liang is very smart, and he doesn't say a word when he is slapped, knowing that it is inevitable to be humiliated this time, unless he doesn't want to live - but this Gui Liang is like other ancient old people, the older he gets, the more greedy he is for life and fear of death, not to mention that Gui Liang is a full-fledged nobleman, and his children and grandchildren are full of people, so he naturally refuses to let it go. So, Gui Liang, who was originally arrogant, calmed down, and with this calmness, he found that he had fallen into the trap of the thieves from the beginning to the end.

Sure enough, after the Qing army was taught a lesson, Zuo Zongtang took out a stack of rice paper from behind him and said, "Lord Gui, fortunately, what you tore off was only the one left for you, and there are still two copies on Zuo's side, so I won't show them to you, so as not to tear them off again." ”

Gui Liang couldn't help but be stunned, knowing that he had fallen into the trap of the other party, he could only stubbornly say: "What Lord Mu Yin said is also the truth. We really can't call the shots, and even Prince Gong ......, and asked Mr. Zuo to let us go back and report to Prince Gong. The stakes are too high......"

Zuo Zongtang knew that this would be the result, and if the Manchu Qing could agree to this condition, it would be strange! But what they want is to make them refuse. He turned his head to Luo Xuan: You still have to finish the wicked.

Luo Xuan understood, glared, and shouted: "I let you go back, and you don't admit the signed agreement, who are we going to?" As for you, an old man, you are still a bachelor in a high position, right, then you stay, and you, a general named Bayan'a, must have killed a lot of our captured soldiers, so stay and give an account. The rest of the people can be put back and report to your master the results of today's negotiations. ”

After speaking, Luo Xuan motioned to the soldiers of the captive army to escort out the other nine except Gui Liang and Bayan'a, and when they reached the door, he handed over the agreement that Gui Liang had torn up to one of the military chiefs, and admonished: "I advise your masters to do what is agreed today's as soon as possible." Otherwise, when the time comes, it will not be this river, but it will be north. Even, it is impossible to even rule by rowing the river! ”