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However, even so, almost everyone in Tenkyo was not happy!

First of all, Zeng Zuo Li, especially Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang, were very unhappy! What the hell is going on with this council king? The reward is acceptable, but each of the three of them has to bear the severance pay of 400,000 taels of silver for the Taiping Army!

Why? This money is justified, it should be from the imperial court, why should we come out? It's unreasonable, absolutely not, absolutely not acceptable!

"his sister! Teacher, how can the imperial court do this? Every time the court has money, do we have money? Aren't we even less rich? ”

Li Hongzhang directly exploded his own effective mantra and scolded angrily.

Zeng Guofan also frowned, but Zeng Guofan was not easy to speak about this matter, after all, the imperial court gave him and Zeng Guoquan a lot of face, and insisted on keeping Zeng Guoquan in Anhui, and now let the Hunan army take out 400,000 taels of silver, and make trouble himself, it would be too ignorant.

"Shaoquan, it's not easy for me to come forward in this matter, you and Ji Gao can look at it, and Guo Ye can also test his attitude, he has to pay 800,000 taels alone......"

Hearing Zeng Guofan's words, Li Hongzhang's face finally looked a little better, because there was Guo Ye who was even more unlucky than him at the bottom, and this time Guo Ye lost his wife and soldiers!

"Yes, teacher, I'll go to Ji Gao to discuss!"

Zuo Zongtang is no better than Li Hongzhang, whoever is blackmailed is uncomfortable! Moreover, Zuo Zongtang is not as rich as Li Hongzhang!

However, none of them can compare to Guo Ye's depression!

First, he wanted to take Zeng Guoquan down so that he could give Shi Dakai a satisfactory explanation, but unfortunately, the imperial court not only disposed of Zeng Guoquan, but also let Zeng Guoquan retain his original position! Although Zeng Guofan went up from the position of governor of Liangjiang, he was transferred to Zhili as the governor, and the governor of Zhili is even more majestic than the governor of Liangjiang, which is worthy of the name of the first governor and the head of the Xinjiang ministers!

Second, the imperial court actually ignored his advice and wanted to keep Shi Dakai in the capital, which was the most unacceptable thing for Guo Ye, grandma, are others stupid? Summoning Shi Dakai into the Beijing Division, wouldn't that become the meat on your sword? What you think is very beautiful, don't talk about Shi Dakai, even the fierce generals under Shi Dakai will not agree, even if the squad generals agree, I Guo Ye will definitely not agree, such a top talent, can't just be abolished, Gao Qi, give Gao Qi an order, even if the king of heaven is here, the holy decree is coming, and Shi Dakai must not be handed over!! I don't care if you rebel, you can't hand over people anyway!

Third, although Guo Ye's subordinates have been promoted one by one, but they have stripped out the Taiping Army's surrendered troops and enriched them into the Hunan Army and the Huai Army, how can this be reasonable, the people personally selected by Lao Tzu, the imperial court actually wants Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang to pick up ready-made cheap, no, absolutely not! Lao Tzu will send a fast horse, let Guanting and Qimou deal with it, Lao Tzu is to give you a bunch of waste, see what you can do to me!

Fourth, the imperial court actually asked him Guo Ye to share this severance pay with Zeng Zuoli, how can it be reasonable, no matter how poor your court is, it will not be short of two million taels of silver, you are a good shopkeeper, Lao Tzu just can't pay this silver, see what you can do with me?

The last point is where Guo Ye goes, yes, he is now the governor of Liangjiang, but the imperial court has made it clear that he wants to return to Beijing, preside over the affairs of the prime minister's national affairs, and return to the capital? What can I preside over? I can't figure out what I can do with those people every day! There is no one in the Manchu Dynasty who does practical things, or stay in the place comfortably, even if the two rivers do not stay, you can go back to Shandong by yourself! His grandmother's, these people just can't see it well!

Guo Ye hated it so much, but he still had to go back to the capital, because Guo Ye had to solve the matter of the Eight Banners and the matter he had told Zeng Zuoli, it had to be solved, it had to be solved!

Just when Guo Ye was annoyed, He Tengjiao walked in.

"Big brother, your letter, Huainan City, the ...... sent by Shi Dakai"

Guo Ye frowned, not knowing what Shi Dakai was going to do.

Guo Ye took the letter and opened it slowly.

After Guo Ye read the letter, his heart was shocked, it turned out that there was such a thing!

What's the matter? That is, not long after the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom uprising, the army entered Hunan, and at this time, Zuo Zongtang once met Shi Dakai, and even met Hong Xiuquan!

For what?

It's very simple, Zuo Zongtang is conceited that he has the talent of a king, but he has repeatedly failed to take the exam, so he is naturally very lonely, seeing that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is like a bamboo, and the soldiers are strong, he moved the idea of taking refuge in the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom, and he took the initiative to meet Shi Dakai and Hong Xiuquan, and wanted to join the Taiping Army.

At that time, Shi Dakai was naturally excited, although Zuo Zongtang at that time was not as famous as he is now, and he was already famous, and people who appreciated him abounded, first Lin Zexu of the year, who praised him as the Zhuge of the world, and then Hu Linyi admired him very much, and in the battle with the Taiping Army, he also thwarted the attacks of the Taiping Army twice, and his ability was completely revealed.

Shi Dakai did not hesitate to recommend Zuo Zongtang to Hong Xiuquan, but unfortunately, it is a pity that Hong Xiuquan actually let Zuo Zongtang go, and he saw that he might be the most capable all-rounder in the late Qing Dynasty! Why? It's not that Hong Xiuquan doesn't know people, but that the meeting between the two people is not speculative and unhappy, and the root cause is that Hong Xiuquan started with worshipping God and strictly rejected Confucianism; And Zuo Zongtang is a figure who grew up with Confucianism, from appearance to bone marrow, it is Confucianism, how can this difference in belief be made up?

In this way, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom made a huge mistake that may be second only to the Tianjing Incident, if Hong Xiuquan really left Zuo Zongtang and entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, maybe it is really another situation, I have to say, maybe Zuo Zongtang's military ability is not the strongest, but his vision, his realm, and his mind are by no means comparable to those princes of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, not to mention the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, even in the entire Qing Dynasty, Zuo Zongtang is one of the best heroes and heroes, and his strategic vision is far beyond ordinary people!

It's just that what Guo Ye didn't expect was that Zuo Zongtang still had such a secret history! It's incredible!

This indicates that Zuo Zongtang may not want to protect the Qing Dynasty, but he is just retreating, if Hong Xiuquan agrees to his suggestion that he does not reject Confucianism, he will definitely stay to help Hong Xiuquan fight the country!

It is difficult for the current Zeng Guofan to win over, and Li Hongzhang does not know the roots, so it is difficult to be caught off guard for a while; But with Shi Dakai's letter, Guo Ye can be sure that as long as he knows the benefits, he can definitely win Zuo Zongtang over!

God help me, absolutely God help me, a Zuo Zongtang is in hand, don't say two million taels of silver, that is, five million taels of silver, that's worth it, as for other things such as official positions, what's the use, there is only one thing that works, that is, military power!

(To be continued.) )