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Zuo Zongtang actually had a strange dream last night, dreaming that he went to visit the Confucian Temple in Huangjialing again. At first, it was still the same as what Primori had dreamed of. He is still the champion and the first, in the envious eyes of everyone, the air and the phoenix ascend across the lotus pond on the big lotus pond of the champion bridge, through the majestic granite archway, that with six upright square stone pillars and 15 horizontal square stone beams structure, symmetrical with each other, the top of each upright stone pillar squats a small stone lion, the tiger and the tiger have the vitality of the star gate, under the foot under the front lawn of the Dacheng Palace, with the marble carved into the "dragon out of the sea" pattern on the head of the dragon, leisurely came to the Dacheng Palace.

Here, the tablet of "Confucius, the most holy master of Dacheng", is enshrined. There are also various plaques awarded by the emperors of the past dynasties. When he was savoring the plaque of "Ten Thousand Masters Table" issued by the Holy Ancestor Kangxi, the plaque of "Ancestors of the People" issued by Yongzheng, the plaque of "Ginseng with Heaven and Earth" awarded by Qianlong, the plaque of "Shengji Dacheng" awarded by Jiaqing, the plaque of "Shengxie Shizhong" awarded by Daoguang, and the plaque of "Deqi Carriage" issued by Xianfeng today, there was a noise outside the hall that made him have to stop.

There is such a noise in front of the saint, it really hurts! He sighed and followed the sound to the door.

He was taken aback by the sight outside the door. It was already crowded, and all the people seemed to be pale-faced, cursing something in their mouths, and constantly spitting their saliva at something in the middle.

He struggled to break apart the crowd and squeeze into the middle. It turned out that there was a life-size statue made of black iron, as if it was a condemned prisoner about to be killed on the execution ground, with the same criminal card on his back, and the same words written on his back, not much, just two, "traitor". The "traitors" all turned their heads towards the Dacheng Palace, kneeling in shame, and accepting the scolding of tens of thousands of people.

He even began to think it was funny, and carefully distinguished them one by one, hehe, this is Zeng Guofan, Zeng Disheng, not to mention, it really looks like himself, and even the stubborn goatee is vivid. Below Zeng Disheng, the other four brothers of the Zeng family are lined up. Hmph, Zeng Liu and Zeng Jiu, who are invincible, no longer have the arrogance of the past.

"The ancients admired a family of loyalty, and now there is a traitor, it is rare! Alas, the sage books have been fed to the dogs, Sven sweeps the floor, Sven sweeps the floor, tsk" Zuo Zongtang heard someone mocking.

"Oh, this Zuo Zongtang is not from our Xiangxiang, why did his statue actually kneel here?"

"This kind of scum kneeling here has polluted the place, and I think it might be more appropriate to throw it into a cesspool to the side."

"Haha, you must speak in front of the saint, that's called 'Yoneda Gong'!"

Zuo Zongtang was at a loss. How can there be oneself here? He rubbed his eyes and looked closely. The image that was originally born was somehow turned out to be himself in an instant. The conscience of heaven and earth, I am not from your Xiangxiang people, I am not a traitor! He woke up in a hurry.

Dreams are what people think. If Zuo Zongtang really had an official position in the imperial court, he would definitely not have such a dream. He will also be the same as Zeng Guofan, perhaps even more ferocious than Zeng Guofan to strangle the Taiping army, in order to achieve the purpose of dyeing his own top.

But now it's different, he's just a staff member. The duty of the staff meant that he had to pay close attention to every move of the Taiping army at all times, and carefully analyze what might happen to them, even if it was only a small change. One thing he never told Zeng Guofan during the conversation was that he had received a letter from Hu Weiyong, the former prefect of Luzhou, who had surrendered to the Taiping Army. Combined with the information obtained from the spies and the compradors who came and went to Changsha and other places, he clearly felt that the Taiping army had undergone great changes. In the areas controlled by the Taiping Army, the vast majority of people are better off than before.

With his knowledge, and after weighing the actual strength of both sides, he determined that Zeng Guofan was bound to lose. He even had a vague feeling that Shi Dakai did not give priority to the strategy of cutting off the Yangtze River, and it seemed that the purpose was to eliminate Zeng Guofan and his ilk. Without Zeng Guofan, if he is not given the opportunity to create the Hunan army, the Qing Dynasty will be gone! Of course, he Zuo Zongtang is not a mortal, he feels that he is stronger than Zeng Guofan. It's a pity that even if he has great ability, he can't show it. If you continue to mix like this, you will definitely eat melons. He really felt wronged.

After thinking about it again and again, when Zeng Guofan was about to urge the army to rush to Xiangtan, he suddenly proposed to go to Xiangxiang with Zeng Guohuang to train troops.

Zeng Guofan didn't see so many ghost eyes of Zuo Zongtang, but thought it was a very good idea. With Ji Gao here, his thinking on military training will be completely implemented, and the results will be faster and better. He has actually been playing the drum in his heart, and it is estimated that this time he will be more auspicious and less auspicious, and he needs a lot of backup.

As a result, Zuo Zongtang now has the opportunity to go all the way to Xiangxiang and give himself the opportunity to realize his dream three times and five times along the way. He didn't want to wade through the water anymore.

Xiangxiang City, known as Longcheng in ancient times, is located in the central part of Hunan Province and the north bank of the Lianshui River, a tributary of the Xiangjiang River. It is bordered by Xiangtan in the east, Loudi in the west, Shuangfeng in the south, and Shaoshan in the north. This has always been an important town in southern Chu, an ancient town in the Han and Tang dynasties, and a fortress in central Hunan.

However, it is a pity that due to the long-term weakness of the Manchu government's military strength, there is no energy to garrison the Green Battalion here. In addition, he didn't expect the Taiping army to come so quickly, when Yang Fuqing's front team arrived in Xiangxiang, there was not even a whole team or a whole post in the city. The only thing that can be regarded as a defense force is the one hundred and ten errand officers in the county office.

As a matter of fact, when the Taiping Army entered Hunan for the first time last year, Zhu Sunyi, the magistrate of Xiangxiang County, ordered the training of clans and regiments in the county and the development of the landlords' armed forces. At the beginning of the year, the Xiangxiang Township General Bureau of League Defense was formally established to coordinate the armed forces of large households in all townships and villages under its control. At the same time, he also specially set up a regimental defense bureau in Loudi, and ordered Liu Rong to train hundreds of township warriors there. If the whole county is really mobilized, the four Lian Yong can at least gather three or four thousand people. It's a pity that along with these horses, including Liu Rong, the right-hand man in his photo, most of them have been placed under the command of Zeng Guofan.

The current so-called Xiangxiang Regiment Defense General Bureau is nothing more than a base for Zeng Guofan's recruitment and training of the Hunan Army. Or it is more accurate to say that the office of the Hunan army in his hometown is more accurate. At this time, Zhu Sunyi had long forgotten his duty as a county magistrate, and all he was thinking about all day long. He had already made up his mind to abandon the gauze hat of the magistrate, take a battalion of men and horses, and go to attach to Zeng Guofan to seek military exploits. Thinking about Liu Bei and Liu Xuande back then, if it didn't coincide with the opportunity of Zhang Jiao of the Yellow Turban Army, where did Taoyuan come from, and where did he come from? However, he didn't dare to imagine dividing the world, it was a capital crime, and he didn't dare to scare him to death. He just wants to climb a few more floors, the first product is not luxurious, the second product or from the second product is always okay. Seeing that he is running to the younger fifty people, he will not be able to get rid of the sesame mung bean official of the county until he dies.

Therefore, Zhu Sunyi has exhausted his brains for the development of the Hunan army. When Zeng Guofan was training in Hengyang, Zhu Sunyi, together with Zeng Guobao, who presided over the General Bureau of League Defense, plunged into the affairs of recruiting brave soldiers and collecting military salaries. Don't look at his "political achievements" as a magistrate, there is almost nothing, although there are vast grain fields around Xiangxiang, but there are no fields to plant and no land to cultivate farmers everywhere. But this qiē just brought him a cheap recruit. He no longer hated these "idle" stinky mud poles as usual, but spoke sweetly and persuaded each other tactfully. Once the "talent" is discovered, he will even spend it in your home several times or three times, and he will never give up until he reaches his goal.

Today, Zhu Sunyi finally breathed a sigh of relief. In Loudi, his battalion has already gathered enough people, and he can leave for Hengyang tomorrow. It was close to midnight that he rushed back from Loudi with an indescribable sense of joy. Before he could sit down in the county office, he heard a noise in the front yard.

"Bastard, what's noisy!" Zhu Sunyi slapped the tea table, stared at the door with both eyes, and asked loudly. Originally, he had always regarded himself as Sven, but since he got the problem of this group training, his temper has suddenly changed a lot. I don't know if he thought about whether he looked like a general when he took this tea table?

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