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Zeng Guofan knew in his heart that Zuo Zongtang was thinking about the sometimes disrespectful treatment of the sixth and ninth children. He smiled and waved his hand, "Brother Ji Gao, don't laugh, tell me what you think of the current form?" ”

Zuo Zongtang wasn't completely joking, he was really a little emotional. Zuo Zongtang, whose name is Jigao and whose name is Pucun, was born in Xiangyin County, Changsha Prefecture. The Zuo family has not been rich for generations, and they are all based on farming and reading. Zuo Zongtang lost his parents when he was a teenager, but the poor life did not overwhelm him, but exercised his stubborn character and cultivated his spirit of hardship and hard work. He was bright by nature, and at the age of five, he went to study in Changsha, the provincial capital, with his father. When Daoguang was fifteen years old in the seventh year, he took the Changsha Fu exam and won the second place.

He not only likes to study Confucian classics, but also loves to apply the study of the world, and regards those famous works involving Chinese history, geography, military, economy, water conservancy and other contents as treasures. At the age of eighteen, he entered Changsha Chengnan Academy to study, and the following year he entered the Xiangshui School Scripture Hall established by Hunan Governor Wu Rongguang in Changsha. He studied hard and excelled in his grades, ranking first seven times in this year's exams. It's a pity that the times are not good, and later participated in the township test held in Changsha, the provincial capital, and can only win the first place because of the "search for relics". After that, he went to Beijing three times to take the examination, and all of them were named Sun Shan. Despite this, Zuo Zongtang's ambition and talent were still appreciated and respected by many celebrities and eunuchs at that time. But for himself, whether it is appreciation or importance, in that era when he could not be a eunuch without fame, he had no way to enter the officialdom through the so-called "right path", and to display his ambitions more.

If he intended to test the Taiping Army to find a way out, then later he still had to thank the emergence of the new regime of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. It was with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom that he had the opportunity to go to Hunan Governor Zhang Liangji or the current Governor Luo Bingzhang to be a staff member. Thinking that he was already forty-two and was only a staff member, and he clearly felt that the current Taiping Heavenly Kingdom seemed to have some changes from before, he couldn't help but feel an indescribable grievance.

At this time, he looked at Zeng Guofan, who was carefully trying to hear his opinion, and put down the teacup in his hand, "Before coming, Governor Luo repeatedly asked Zuo to invite Brother Disheng to Changsha to take charge." ”

Zeng Guofan scratched his itchy back, "Is it feasible?" ”

Zuo Zongtang smiled, "Brother Disheng, what else is feasible now?" You are a Qincha, and the governors of the two lakes are under your control, which is different from Zuo. Zuo is not happy and can return to his hometown, your brother is an official who can't help it. ”

"Brother Ji, let's not go around in circles, okay?" Zeng Guofan sighed helplessly.

"It's okay," Zuo Zongtang waved his hand, signaling the attendants in the room to withdraw, and then approached Zeng Guofan, "I want to ask a question, how does Brother Disheng want to spend this life, is it a high-ranking official, or is it a wealthy man?" ”

Zeng Guofan didn't expect him to make such a question, and blinked strangely, "Money and wealth are all things outside the body, you don't bring them in life, you don't bring them in death, it's enough to have three meals a day, how to talk about collecting money." As for the high-ranking officials, hehe, your brother Ji also knows, I have understood the officialdom, and I have long had the intention of going into hiding. Let's just say that the will of the court this time, it is also difficult to force me. Don't say that the battle was defeated in the end, even if I can really win the battle and pacify the bandits, I will also disband Xiangyong and return to my hometown to recuperate. ”

"Yes, the merit is high, and the power is great. It's still Brother Disheng who sees it thoroughly. Zuo Zongtang sighed and nodded.

"Oh, you, you, you're still going around in circles," Zeng Guofan smiled and pointed at Zuo Zongtang, "The main topic is not to say." ”

Zuo Zongtang smiled hesitantly. He lowered his head and fiddled with the lid of the cup on the table, "I advocate applying what I have learned, and my words and thoughts are more realistic. Since Brother Disheng sincerely asked me to say it, then Zuo Mou privately talked about what he thought in his heart. ”

This Zuo Ji is high, no wonder people say you are sour. Zeng Guofan scratched his back vigorously, waiting for his next step.

Zuo Zongtang raised his head and sighed, "The Qing Dynasty can't resist the foreign Yi outside, and it can't rectify the ** officials inside." The officials are greedy for bribes, and the soldiers they raise cannot fight. Don't mention it from afar, just look at our side, where is not the people boiling and resentful. The government forces the people to rebel, and the people still have a reason not to rebel? Thinking about it from this aspect, the Qing Dynasty is full of qi, even if it is strong to support itself, it is only a matter of time. ”

Zeng Guofan didn't say anything, just listened attentively. He knew the man's temperament, and liked his pragmatic spirit, and he said that everything was in this room anyway, and he didn't worry about spreading it outside.

Judging from Shi Dakai's notice, they may have learned some experience, and listing such a list of our famous artists in Sanxiang is obviously telling people that they pay attention to literati. Although there is no name, it can be seen from the so-called 'Records of Thieves' that they did not recognize the treaties signed between the Qing Dynasty and Yangyi. If we consider these two aspects alone, isn't it the same as what we expect? ”

Zeng Guofan smiled.

Zuo Zongtang didn't seem to care about his expression, and still said to himself, "Since the Qing Dynasty entered the Central Plains, although there was a prosperous Kangqian era, anyone with a discerning eye can see that many good things in the former Ming Dynasty have not been able to continue. The former Ming also knew to follow the example of the Yangyi and purge the armament, but the Qing Dynasty did not do it. Why? In the opinion of a certain person on the left, after all, the Qing Dynasty came from horseback and was used to being nomadic, and the things they were used to were not at all suitable for the whole of China. In fact, they are afraid of the Han people, so they have killed everything that should be continued."

Zeng Guofan understood what Zuo Jigao meant, but he didn't think so. He taught his protégés, whether it was Confucianism or science, in short, he did not consider the concept of pure Han Chinese.

As the so-called habit becomes nature, hundreds of reproduction, not only him, but tens of thousands of people have silently accepted this qiē. Shaving hair, wearing flag uniforms, and keeping braids, as if this is the ancestral system, and if you violate it, you will lose your etiquette. Some people say that the entry of the Manchus into the customs was the assimilation of the Manchus by the Han people, right? In fact, it was the Manchus who assimilated the Han Chinese. The Manchus did not promote the Manchu language by force, not that the Manchus had forgotten about it, but that the Manchus themselves understood that they needed to learn too much from the Han people. Therefore, they asked their people to learn the Chinese language and get as close to the Han people as possible. There are too many Han people, and if you don't do this, you will lose the country. If the Han people have made great contributions, the court will be happy and will give you a flag and reward you with a flag of something. The people who were carried were sincerely afraid, blowing and beating, and returning to their hometowns to glorify their ancestors. The hearts of those who carried him were even more happy, and this was exactly what they wanted to achieve. Sad?

Zeng Guofan couldn't accept Zuo Zongtang's hints, and he would not oppose the imperial court. This is not a simple question of appreciating and repaying the emperor for his kindness, but the words of the sage Confucianism that cannot be violated by the monarch as a minister. Because he forgot a sentence in the Jin Shujiang Tongbiography, which is also a Confucian classic, "If it is not my race, its heart will be different." He has forgotten the "respect for the king" and "inner China, outer Yidi" that the science masters he admired taught them to "respect the king and conquer the emperor" and "the inner China and the outer Yidi". It can only be said that he has forgotten what he is at all.

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