"Will you blame me?"

Putting down the dishes and chopsticks in his hand and looking at the ninth brother in front of him, Zeng Guofan didn't know why he asked this sentence. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoMaybe it's because of the feeling when I watched the ninth brother.

At this time, the ninth brother is fundamentally different from heaven and earth compared to a few months ago, now his hair is almost shaved, he is wearing a black tweed military uniform, he used to be Zeng Guofan's right-hand man, he is now a major in the Han army, and he is on an errand in the military department.

Once upon a time, in Jiangxi, he was under one man and above ten thousand, and now, although he is a major in the Han army, he has to learn arithmetic there like Ji Ze, according to him, every officer must learn arithmetic. Because in the future, when I was admitted to the Army University, arithmetic was a compulsory course.

And in the major...... In the Han army, he is just the commander of a battalion!

"Blame you?"

Raising his head and putting down the wine glass in his hand, Zeng Guoquan didn't even know why the eldest brother said this, and met the gaze of the eldest brother, and he shook his head for a while.

"Big brother, I came to Nanjing, little brother, only then did I know what Yelang was arrogant and what was the frog at the bottom of the well!"

Zeng Guoquan said self-deprecatingly.

"At the beginning, the eldest brother did everything possible to forbear, and the younger brother didn't even know why the eldest brother was like this, but when he arrived in Nanjing and contacted the Han army, the younger brother knew that it was not the eldest brother who forbeared!"

Yes, not the big brother, it's the emperor!

"In fact, as long as the emperor is willing, he only needs one brigade at most, which is enough to sweep Jiangxi, even if the younger brother leads 100,000 elites, it is difficult to stop him."

A few months ago, when he came to Nanjing, Zeng Guoquan's heart was somewhat unwilling, and he surrendered to the Han Duke so easily, which was too easy, and he was even annoyed that his eldest brother was so absolute, not only did he say that he would surrender, but also cut off the soldiers by cutting his wings. At the time, he couldn't understand it, but now, he was glad that his eldest brother's decision was so wise.

"Big brother, if what the younger brother thinks is not bad, the eldest brother is probably like the younger brother at the beginning, and he is unwilling!"

The words of the ninth brother made Zeng Guofan just silently pick up the wine glass and take a sip of wine.

If there is a glimmer of hope, Zeng Guofan will never surrender to Han, and it can even be said that his surrender to Han itself has a taste of reluctance, not to mention reluctance, for him, surrendering to Han means that the belief of "loyal ministers do not matter to the two masters" is ruined. This cannot but be a blow to him.

And as his younger brother, how could Zeng Guoquan not know the thoughts of his eldest brother.

"Big brother, if the eldest brother did not return to the imperial court, then now, the imperial court will send heavy troops to pacify Jiangxi, and by that time, not to mention the lives of the whole province of Jiangxi, even those soldiers are brave, I am afraid that there are few people who are good. The emperor's benevolence and righteousness are well known, but benevolence is not lawful, and the emperor will not kill soldiers indiscriminately, but if he is exiled to Africa like a bandit, at that time, wouldn't it be a mistake! ”

Being in the military department, Zeng Guoquan naturally knows some things in the house, for the placement of "bandits", it seems to be benevolent and righteous, and he has not killed a single person indiscriminately, but he and his family can be exiled tens of thousands of miles away, how can it be a "benevolent and righteous act"?

Of course not, but the imperial court needs to enrich the overseas colonies with those "bandits", the size of the colonies is equivalent to several China, I am afraid that for the emperor, he is more willing to attack Jiangxi, one can train troops, as for the second, you can enrich the colonies, so that killing two birds with one stone, it is a good thing for the imperial court.

However, the return of the eldest brother saved Jiangxi from the war, so that tens of thousands of soldiers could return to their hometowns safely. As for the Zeng family, the Zeng family was also saved, if the eldest brother did not return to obedience, now for the hundreds of members of the Zeng family, they would either die in the rebellion, or they would be exiled to Africa tens of thousands of miles away, with savages as companions.

It can be said that the current result is the best for the Zeng family!

The Zeng family has kept their glory and wealth, and even the eldest brother is now also a very popular minister. As for himself, as long as he has the opportunity to lead the army in the future, he will inevitably be able to glorify his ancestors. It can be said that the emperor is indeed not thin on the Zeng family.

"Big brother, it's true that Tongzhi has the grace of knowing the eldest brother, but Tongzhi, after all, is Manchurian, the eldest brother is Han, and our Zeng family is Han! The ministers of the Han people should be loyal to the king of the Han people! And ......"

Looking at the eldest brother, Zeng Guoquan said in a calm tone.

"The emperor treats our Zeng family well!"

The words of the ninth brother let Zeng Guofan know that his younger brother was probably misleading him.

Maybe it was not a willing choice to return to the Han court, but Zeng Guofan knew it very well. This is the best choice for the Zeng family, if it weren't for this, how could he be so desperate at the beginning?

"Ninth brother, you have seen the emperor, the emperor ......"

Looking at the ninth brother, Zeng Guofan suddenly asked.

"What kind of king does the emperor think he is?"

"The Emperor's Divine ......"

After thinking for a moment, Zeng Guoquan said.

"Even the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty cannot be compared, from the younger brother's point of view, the emperor is indeed a Ming monarch that my Han people have not seen for a hundred years, and it is a blessing for the Chinese Dynasty to have the emperor......

In the end, Zeng Guoquan said deliberately.

"Big brother, aren't you going to enter the palace tomorrow? When the time comes, the eldest brother will naturally be able to see the emperor. ”

Received, tomorrow I will enter the palace to see the emperor, when the time comes, I can naturally meet the emperor who once let himself escape from Hunan, and you can see the emperor who only took a few years to get out of the grass and save the mountains and rivers of the Han family.

Early the next morning, Zeng Guofan rushed to the palace by carriage early, got off the carriage in front of the Chinese archway, and then he walked through the archway, although there was no "dismount stone" in front of the archway, but this is the rule, some rules, even if it is not "standing", that is also the rule.

When Zeng Guofan had just passed the archway, he saw a person striding towards him, it was Guo Songtao!

When he left himself to go to the emperor, his vision is far from being compared with himself, he has not seen him for several years, compared to the past Guo Songtao seems to be more radiant, now he is the Ministry of Education, can also be said to be a very popular minister, and even in the eyes of many people, it can be said that he has won the trust of the emperor, after returning to China after several years of overseas investigation, he was immediately entrusted with a heavy task, and his friend's glow was in contrast to his increasingly thin body, Zeng Guofan felt that the former staff, there was an aggressive momentum pressed against him. He greeted with a smile:

"Unzen, how are you doing?"

"I never thought that Disheng would arrive in Nanjing so soon, if I had known that this was the case, the younger brother greeted Disheng at the dock, and the younger brother failed to go to meet him, please don't blame the brother......"

Guo Songtao is still as humble as before, and his attitude is extremely sincere.

"Yunxian, look at your politeness, after receiving the emperor's order, my brother dared to stay there for the slightest, and immediately rushed to Nanjing by boat......"

Zeng Guofan looked at Guo Songtao, and just as he was speaking, he saw that some Hunan officials greeted him one after another, and Zhang Liangji, who was the left minister, greeted him in person, which made him feel at home, but he didn't dare to be proud, but became more cautious.

The new dynasty and new system, not only in the official system of changes, even in the palace also has its changes, this palace is the former "pseudo-heavenly palace", after the Han army recovered Nanjing, there are nearly 3,000 female officials in the heavenly palace, the Han king's attitude towards these looted female officials is very simple - pay their travel expenses, send them home, those who do not want to go home can be temporarily retained in the palace, there are thousands of female officials left.

And their identity has changed from the female officials of the palace to the female officials in the palace now, like the palace maids, serving the royal people, but compared to the Forbidden City in the north, there are no eunuchs here. It is said that this is from the emperor's meaning, ah, the emperor's meaning said that after the Manchus entered the customs, only the Manchu people selected women, but among the Han people, they accepted eunuchs, so as to harm the people, such a cruel and inhumane thing was not done by the king, so he issued a decree to abolish the eunuchs.

As a result, there are only court ladies in this palace, these female officials are dressed in Han-style clothes, most of them have long straight hair with no bangs in the middle, the side and the top of the head are in a simple bun at the back of the head, slightly embellished with a few hairpins, and the rest of the long hair is scattered behind the back, tied in the middle and hung down behind the back.

Because the emperor paid attention to the rectification of etiquette that did not conform to the customs of the Han family, and adopted and restored the systems and customs of the Tang and Song dynasties and the Ming Dynasty. This is especially true in this house. It is precisely because of this that Zeng Guofan will be a little nervous, for fear that he will have some rudeness, after all, even as a Han man, he does not know so much about Han etiquette, although he knows that the etiquette system of the Chinese Dynasty seems to have recovered a lot, but in fact, it can be simplified, just like the abolition of kneeling in addition to the ceremony.

The female officer walking in front did not walk much, and the long sleeves of the Confucian skirt looked extremely elegant, while Zeng Guofan hung his head forward, his eyes were fixed on the position of about two feet in front of his feet, and a few minutes later, in the corridor, the female officer stopped. Then there was a soft voice of the female officer's Wu Nong in his ears.

"Your Majesty, Zeng Guofan is here!"

Zhu Yifeng, who was looking at the information provided by Zhang Sen and sending back from the north, was stunned at first when he heard that Zeng Guofan was coming, and then he thought that he had arrived in Nanjing yesterday, and then handed him a fold to the palace, so that he would see him today.

Zhu Yifeng was quite interested in this famous minister with a high reputation in modern China, when Zeng Guofan returned to Shun, he hesitated, after all, this was not in line with what he did in history, but at the same time he breathed a sigh of relief, so that he didn't need to kill him.

After his return, Zhu Yifeng has been observing him and observing what he has done in Jiangxi. The old things before can be ignored, but after he is obedient, they must be investigated, and it is also satisfying that Zeng Guofan, as in history, cut his wings, and did not even wait for his own initiative, he began to dismiss Tuan Yong, plus he sent his brother and son to Nanjing as hostages, this person...... Sure enough, he is a loyal servant!

Thinking like this in his heart, Zhu Yifeng shouted softly.

"Xuan!"

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