Chapter 154: Deliberation (2nd Update)
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"So where is Hu Runzhi now?"
After this rhetorical question, as if remembering something, Luo Bingzhang said again.
"Hu Runzhi suppressed bandits in Guizhou, his achievements are outstanding, and he can quickly pacify one side, which shows that he is also a very resourceful person, but I don't know what his situation is now?"
Zeng Guofan heard this, his eyes immediately dimmed, this is exactly what he was worried about, if Hu Linyi has arrived in Hubei, now Wu Wenrong is defeated and killed, Chonglun fled to Henan, he must have nowhere to stay, if he has not yet arrived in Hubei, then the situation will be worse, with Hu Linyi's intelligence, after knowing the news of Wu Wenrong's death, he will definitely know that he will have no place in Hubei, he will either go back to Guizhou, or trapped on the road, no matter what the situation, it is a waste of a general.
Thinking of Hu Linyi's situation, Zeng Guofan couldn't help but sigh and shook his head.
"I have no way of knowing about him!"
Both of them immediately fell silent. At this moment, there was a shouting sound in the camp, which was the killing sound of Xiang Yong who was practicing, the two came to the camp training ground together, looking around, thousands of Xiang Yong were concentrating on the exercise, under the command of the officials, they were practicing the formation, looking at the appearance of the sons and daughters under his command who were concentrating on the practice, Zeng Guofan couldn't help but stroke his beard, and looked at the scene of the training ground with a smile.
And Luo Bingzhang secretly admired.
"Disheng is really powerful, good at managing soldiers, with such a brave practice, why not be afraid of causing rebellion against the Han, he will definitely be able to break the anti-thieves and build an immortal achievement!"
"Where, where ......"
Zeng Guofan hurriedly said politely.
"This is all the full support of Lord Luo, if there is no adult painting, even if the national domain has the ability to reach the sky, it may also be able to practice Hunan Yonglai!"
Zeng Guofan's words are also implemented, if there is no Luo Bingzhang to support the silver, even if Zeng Guofan's skills are great, it is impossible to practice Xiang Yonglai, and Luo Bingzhang said with a smile.
"Disheng doesn't have to give in, Xiangyong is mighty, no one knows, your credit is greater than anyone else!"
Seeing Luo Bingzhang like this, Zeng Guofan was not polite this time.
Luo Zenan and Taqibu, who were directing Xiangyong's drills, suddenly saw Zeng Guofan walking, and they immediately stepped down from the high platform, came to the two of them, and asked Zeng Guofan and Luo Bingzhang for peace.
Xiang Yong, who was practicing, saw Zeng Guofan coming, and they all stopped and shouted in unison.
"Greetings to the two adults!"
Zeng Guofan immediately restrained his smile, his expression became majestic, in front of his own army, he never pretended to smile, because he believed that only by maintaining a majestic image could his subordinates be used like arms, and when he glanced at the training ground, the Xiangyong people all looked at Zeng Guofan.
Walking into the team, Zeng Guofan said in a deep voice.
"Everyone is practicing very seriously, this is very good, you must know that this Cantonese bandit and thief are not idle people, only by practicing hard, can they make meritorious contributions on the battlefield, try their best to kill thieves, and serve the imperial court......"
"We will obey the instructions of your lord......"
In the chorus of all the braves, Zeng Guofan nodded with satisfaction, slowly walked up to the high platform with Luo Bingzhang, and stood on the high platform and said loudly.
"We shoulder the heavy responsibility of the court, the trust of the villagers, must not have a slack heart, the official selection of you, is to fancy the integrity and courage of you, to be sincere, must be open-minded, no selfish thoughts, the rear can be true and undelusional, sincerity, is not to deceive, not to deceive others, is the heart of no distractions, no distractions, in order to be dedicated to the country, invincible ......"
Speaking of this, Zeng Guofan paused and asked again.
"Do you remember what I usually say?"
"The teachings of adults, we will keep them in mind!"
Hmm, Zeng Guofan pointed to a brave man in the front row and asked.
"Tell me, then, what "faith" is! ”
"Back to my lord, faith is to keep promises, to have faith in the officials, to obey the orders of the officials, to have faith in the people, not to harass the people......"
Such an answer made Zeng Guofan nod his beard with satisfaction, and Luo Bingzhang nodded again and again to express his appreciation.
"To be brave, to be disrespectful in the face of danger, not to be discouraged in the face of setbacks, the most important thing is the word "perseverance", to be resolute, not to be afraid of death, the will to crusade against thieves must not be lost......"
Regardless of whether these brave exercises could understand what he was talking about, Zeng Guofan, who had been a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, was still there for nearly an hour to talk about moral articles for these brave exercises, and the soldiers in the audience also listened quietly. Finally, Zeng Guofan's eyes glanced at the training ground, and then he waved his hand and said.
"Keep practicing ......"
When the two left, the deafening shouting and killing sound sounded again on the training ground, when it was almost noon, when Luo Bingzhang invited Zeng Guofan to have dinner with him, and instructed his subordinates to prepare wine and food, the two of them drank tea and talked about poetry and articles, and were talking about the place where they were happy, when suddenly someone came to report.
"My lord, there is a person outside, claiming to be sent by Lord Hu of your host country, asking to see your lord!"
"Oh!"
Luo Bingzhang was stunned at first, and when he put down the teacup, he didn't seem to have reacted, who is this noble host Lord Hu? What does this official from Guizhou have to do with him? However, Zeng Guofan reacted first, isn't this your host Lord Hu Runzhi, and he doesn't care if it is in someone else's mansion, he hurriedly said.
"Invite him in!"
It was Liu Yi who came, he hurried to Changsha along the way, after learning that Luo Bingzhang and Zeng Guofan were in Yuezhou, he immediately rushed over, and the servant took him into the flower hall, and he didn't recognize the two Liu Yi in front of him, although he didn't know that they were Luo Bingzhang, that was Zeng Guofan, but he took out Hu Linyi's letter and bowed his head.
"Knock on the two adults, my family has a letter to Lord Luo and Lord Zeng......"
Liu Yi, who was out of breath, hurriedly put his faith straight away.
After receiving the letter, Luo Bingzhang handed the letter to Zeng Guofan, he knew that Zeng Guofan had a very deep friendship with Hu Linyi, and he was a Hunan cadre, so he asked Zeng Guofan to read it first, Zeng Guofan was not polite, and took out the letter and read it.
"Come on, serve tea!"
When Zeng Guofan read the letter, Luo Bingzhang asked the servant to bring tea to Liu Yi and asked him to sit down, Liu Yi didn't dare to sit, just stood and answered.
After reading the letter, Zeng Guofan handed the letter to Luo Bingzhang and asked.
"Lord Hu is doing well?"
"Now the situation in Hubei has made my family sick and sick, and when he sent me to see the two adults, he had not fully recovered!"
Luo Bingzhang, who read the letter, said.
"Runzhi is in Hubei, we must help him, talent is rare, we can't let Runzhi be useless!"
Previously, because of Zeng Guofan's words, Luo Bingzhang, who had already made up his mind to use Hu Linyi, naturally didn't mind selling his personal favor at this time.
Zeng Guofan pondered for a while, and then said categorically.
"Without further ado, please also ask the adults to enter the emperor immediately, and stay in Hunan to prevent suppression, now it is time to employ people, and the emperor will definitely agree!"
Luo Bingzhang nodded again and again, and he also wished that Hu Linyi would come to Hunan as soon as possible to ensure that Changsha was safe.
"But before the emperor's permission, I'm afraid Runzhi will have to stay in Hubei......"
Luo Bingzhang's brows furrowed violently, although he hoped that he would come to Hunan now, but the imperial court was like this, and he was incapable of doing it.
"Let him stay where he is for the time being, and immediately send someone to send some silver taels over, so that Runzhi can straighten out the soldiers and horses and recuperate his body! In the future, there will be a time when he will be used in Hunan! ”
Zeng Guofan nodded, then pointed at Liu Yi and said.
"This little brother, stay here to rest for the time being, and after a while, when the holy decree comes down, I will go back to deliver a letter to your family!"
Hearing the two adults say this, Liu Yi, who knew that his own adults no longer had to worry, and everyone had a place to settle down, hurriedly replied with joy,
"Yes! The villain obeys the orders of the adults! ”
The two of them who were anxious couldn't take care of eating, so Luo Bingzhang arranged for someone to send a letter to Hu Linyi, and allocated a sum of silver taels from the official salary, and sent the person to Zeng Guofan to write the recital, and specially asked about Hu Linyi's current situation.
When he learned that he had reached the end of the mountain, he regretted it a little, he recommended it to Luo Bingzhang too early, if he had learned about his situation earlier, he would have been enveloped by the hearts of the people first, and then recommended to Luo Bingzhang, wouldn't it be just right to accept it as his use? So that Luo Bingzhang has one more person of his own around him?
But this thought was also fleeting, after all, he had been friends with Hu Linyi for many years, and he did not hesitate to praise Hu Linyi, and even said that his talent was far ten times better than his own, and he would definitely be of great use. Then begged the emperor to transfer it to Hunan, so as not to attack Hunan by thieves, after writing this melody, after Luo Bingzhang was attached, Zeng Guofan, who had sealed the melody, immediately sent someone to send it to Beijing in an expedited manner of 800 li.
"Hey, now just waiting for the emperor's approval, Hu Runzhi can return to Hunan!"
After the messenger left, Zeng Guofan couldn't help but sigh, thinking of Hu Linyi, whose whereabouts were known, he naturally thought of another close friend,
"It's a pity that Zuo Jigao's life and death are still unknown......"
When Zuo Zongtang entered Zhang Liangji's curtain, it was under his lobbying that Zeng Guofan was able to get Zhang Liangji's full support, so that he could have today, which will think of him and Zhang Liangji going to Wuchang to serve together, after Wuchang fell into the hands of thieves again, the whereabouts of the two have been unknown since then, how can he not sigh.
"Yes, it's a pity, it's a pity, Ji Gao's talent, I've heard of it for a long time, it's a pity, it's a pity that I didn't have a chance to see it!"
Luo Bingzhang also sighed, there is not only one Zeng Guofan who feels no one in this scene, Luo Bingzhang has never been like this, when Zhang Liangji went to Wuchang, half of the staff he brought with him were all heroes in Hunan Province, and now even if they are occasionally lost, they are only second-rate candidates.
"Hey, I hope God bless Ji Gao and others to be able to turn evil into good fortune......"
Although he knew that the possibility of his survival was extremely slim, it did not prevent him from praying for Zuo Zongtang in his heart, after all, the two were the same age and had been friends since their parents.
"It's a pity, it's a pity......" (To be continued.) )