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The room was very quiet, except for the occasional sound of the chess pieces falling, the chess players did not say a word. Just playing chess silently.

The sound of the chess pieces falling sounded from time to time, and the occasional chess player would frown sharply, and the expression when holding the chess seemed very solemn.

How is chess played?

For Zuo Zongtang, who had just been transferred from the governor's office to the governor of Hunan, his mood was extremely heavy.

He's from Hunan!

Now that he was the governor of Hunan, he seemed to understand why, since the previous dynasty, it had been forbidden for locals to serve as local officials, and if it had been Hubei, he would never have hesitated as he did now.

But now, he seems a little hesitant, what should he do?

This is not the original braid, forced to cut the braids of the scholars of Yuelu Academy, at most it was just to scold him for being arrogant. But now, if he really does this, when the time comes, in the eyes of the Hunan villagers, what will he Zuo Zongtang become?

I'm afraid that reputation ......

It's better to stay in the Governor's Palace!

Zuo Zongtang thought to himself, he would have some regrets in his heart, but he envied Hu Runzhi, in contrast, he would not have such troubles as he is now. While there are advantages to being a local, there are many tricky things.

Just like now, the scholars in Yuelu Academy want to ban the steamer, which is extremely tricky, if it is still the Qing Dynasty, the steamship ban will be banned. Even if he knew the convenience of the steamer, if he did not have the support of the imperial court, in the face of such a surging "public opinion", even if he was stubborn like him, Zuo Zongtang could only choose to avoid it. But the attitude of the governor's side is obvious, not only fully supporting the steamer, but even giving him a secret letter, saying how to suppress the wooden ship.

For the Governor's Office, the so-called public opinion is far less important than a steamer that can carry hundreds of thousands of catties a day...... They are destined to be obsolete, just as the big sword and spear have been replaced by foreign guns.

However, it is not the civilian ships that are going to be suppressed now, but the Hunan scholars of Yuelu Academy! It is the seed of reading in Hunan!

"That Wang Qinian, he really deserves to be killed!"

Hateful scolded in his heart, Zuo Zongtang played a move, after playing that move, he immediately regretted it, this wrong move is very likely to make him lose his previous achievements.

As he expected, it was only a matter of moments, and he was already defeated.

"Brother Ji Gao, you lost this game of chess!"

When the chess pieces settled, Lin Dingyi said to Zuo Zongtang in a rather proud tone.

Holding the chess pieces in his hand and staring at the chessboard, Zuo Zongtang was silent.

In fact, officialdom is also a game of chess, and if one chess piece makes a mistake, it will affect the fate of all other chess pieces. If you make a mistake in chess, you can do it again, but if you make a mistake in this officialdom.

"Whoa......

Throwing the chess pieces on the chessboard, Zuo Zongtang smiled coldly.

"Inform the gendarmerie and go to the docks in half an hour!"

Zuo Zongtang's words made Lin Dingyi raise his head slightly and ask.

"Brother Ji has made up his mind?"

"That's right!"

Zuo Zongtang nodded and said.

"Sometimes you have to have a few brains to do something!"

Doing things needs to be ruthless, and it was this matter that Zuo Zongtang hesitated about before, he couldn't be ruthless about those reading seeds in Hunan, but on the other hand, he knew that there were some things he had to do, he was the governor of Hunan first, and then the Hunan people.

"If that's the case, then Brother Ji's notoriety ......"

Lin Dingyi looked at Zuo Zongtang and shook his head helplessly and said.

"Brother Ji Gao can only arrest people, as for the rest, I will be responsible!"

Although in the setting of the governor's office, like the imperial court, there is a criminal department and a Dali department, but the two are not under their jurisdiction, but through the understanding of the Western legal system in the past few months, Lin Dingyi knows very well that this criminal department and the Dali department are like the Western Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Court, and he, the Hunan criminal envoy, is directly under the command of the Dali Division, and the chief judge of a certain Western province is specially responsible for the trial. At present, the responsibility for the trial of the governor, prefect, and county of Lianghu has been completely transferred to the criminal envoy.

It is precisely because of this that Lin Dingyi said this, because he could not shirk responsibility. For Zuo Zongtang, what he struggles with is whether to grasp or not. In the end, it was the Sentral Court that was responsible for hearing the case. Under the separation of rights and responsibilities, the pressure finally fell on Lin Dingyi's shoulders.

"Brother Rushan works hard!"

At this moment, Li Hongli, the captain of the Changsha gendarmerie, reported.

"Lord Taiwan, those scholars instigated the people to set fire to the "Xiangxiang". ”

As soon as he heard that the ship was burned, Zuo Zongtang stood up violently, the ship was burned, is this worth it? But after a moment he sat back in his chair and asked rhetorically.

"Did the one who took the lead in making trouble be caught?"

This is what he cares about the most, he needs to kill chickens to show monkeys, and he needs to use his head to tell the people of Hunan that the sky has changed now!

Sometimes, some memories are always like this, easy to say, they won't pay attention to it, only with their heads will they have some memories! only then did I understand the difference in the world.

"Lord Hui, there are too many people, and there are almost more than 1,000 people gathered on the dock, because they are afraid of causing civil unrest, so they ...... for the time being No arrests have been made yet. ”

Like Hubei, the city's security maintenance is the responsibility of the gendarmerie, compared with the local government service, most of the Hubei gendarmes have almost no contact with the local area, naturally there is a lot less protection, and it is precisely because of the existence of the gendarmerie that Hunan quickly restored social stability after the chaos.

However, the number of gendarmes is limited after all, and even in a provincial capital like Changsha, there is only one gendarmerie brigade, with only about 300 people. It is okay to maintain law and order, but if there is a city-wide civil unrest, Li Hongli, as the captain of the gendarmerie, naturally knows that his strength is not good.

As soon as Li Hongli's words were finished, Zuo Zongtang slapped the case and said sharply:

"It's worth it! Let's go, let's go! ”

Just when Zuo Zongtang was about to go to the dock, Lin Dingyi, who was collecting the chess pieces on the chessboard, asked coldly.

"Captain Li, civil unrest?"

Lin Dingyi snorted coldly, staring at the chess pieces and said.

"What did the Han Governor send you to Changsha for? Civil unrest, what are your guns for? Isn't it a burning stick? It's just some chaotic people, so you need to go to Lord Zuo in person, what is the use of you as the captain of the gendarmerie! ”

The sharp reprimand came into Li Hongli's ears, only made him tremble, although as a soldier, the gendarmerie has no subordinate relationship with the locality, but the responsibility of the gendarmerie stationed in the local area is to cooperate with the local government to maintain local law and order, if it is reported to the military department for impeachment, then he, the captain of the gendarmerie, will also do it, thinking of his dereliction of duty, he immediately saluted and said.

"Yes, my lord's words are very true! I know how to do it! ”

"Brother Ji Gao, you and I will continue to play chess!"

And Zuo Zongtang, who was originally at the Desire Pier, looked at Lin Dingyi, his face was puzzled for a while, and he immediately understood the other party's intentions. Then he bowed and thanked him again.

"Thank you, Brother Rushan."

"Brother Ji, you are a pro-people official, you only need to give an order for something like civil unrest, and then consider the aftermath and pacification, as for this law enforcement matter, it is better for the gendarmerie to handle it!"

Lin Ding said one by one, and at the same time played chess, and then he said as if talking to himself.

"If they can't even do this, then what do they need to do?"

The horse's hooves trampled on the bluestone slab and made a crisp metal sound, which was the sound of the horseshoe, Li Hongli, who was riding on the horse, looked ahead, at the dock, thousands of boatmen were confronted by the gendarmes wearing white cloth hats, and most of the scholars walking in the front were full of excitement and righteousness.

"Sir, what should I do?"

"Humph......"

Humming deeply, Li Hongli ordered at the deputy beside him.

"Tell them that destroying the property of the official hall during the war is tantamount to rebellion, and if they are not captured, they will not blame the ruthlessness of military law!"

The sharp voice of the gendarmes came into Wang Qinian's ears, but it only caused him to laugh loudly, he first looked back at the official ship that was burning on the Yuxiang River, and then said with his hands clenched into fists.

"The reason why we are waiting to burn this foreign ship is only because this foreign ship pits the people and harms the people, what is the crime, Han Inspector said, I am waiting for the Chinese, not for the Qing slaves, since I am for China, why not make a Chinese ship, but start this foreign ship?" This foreign ship burns black charcoal and spits black smoke, destroying the feng shui of Hunan, how can we do ...... sight?"

Wang Qinian's words suddenly received a round of applause from the surroundings, especially the boatmen whose livelihoods were affected, and they shouted loudly, together with the surrounding people also applauded him, in that applause, he stood up with his chest up, facing the muzzle of the gendarme, with a look of righteousness and awe, he looked directly at the "gendarme" in front of him, the corners of his lips raised slightly, he believed that these people did not dare to shoot, there are so many people here, how dare they shoot.

From the gaze of the gendarme, he knew that he had won the bet! There is no difference between these people and the officials, they are afraid of provoking civil unrest, as long as the people's hearts are in me, how can this foreign ship not be burned! Not to mention this foreign ship, even the factory that Zuo Ji is higher than the foreign machine run outside the city can also burn!

At this moment, Wang Qinian only felt a cold gaze staring at him, he raised his head and looked at it, only to see a military police officer on a horse staring at him, the person's gaze was cold, and he seemed to have an angry face.

What can you do if you're angry!

When he sneered and raised the corners of his lips, Wang Qinian suddenly found that the person's gaze seemed to be different, cold, and also with a strong sense of mockery.

What is he going to do?

Could he really dare to shoot?

"Raise your gun!"

Holding the reins with both hands, Li Hongli's eyes narrowed slightly, and he spit out two words.

"Sir?"

The deputy looked at the commander in surprise, as if he did not understand the order.

"No wonder you have forgotten your and mine?"

In the surprise of the deputy, Li Hongli jumped off his horse and rushed into the ranks, drawing his saber from his waist. Shouted.

"Raise your gun!"

The gendarmes listened to the order and immediately raised their rifles in their hands. There is no need to have any doubts at this time, as soldiers, all they need is to carry out orders. (To be continued.) )