Jiao Liang saw that Gao Jizuo was taken out of the city, and said to Li Yunzhong: "Your Highness, I know this person. ”

Li Yunzhong is not very interested in this kind of nerd, so he said casually: "What is the origin of this guy?" ”

Jiao Liang said: "This person's name is Zuo Zongtang, the word Ji Gao, and the ,...... of Xiangyin County."

Li Yunzhong exclaimed: "His name is Zuo Zongtang!" Hunan native Zuo Zongtang! …… Why didn't you say it earlier, someone came and chased the scholar back just now. "Li Yunzhong is not clear about others, but he is unforgettable to Zuo Zongtang, Zeng Guofan, and Li Hongzhang, and if he wants to organize the 'government-in-exile' without fleeing in the future, he must be particularly concerned about these three people, and it is best to take them for his own use, and if he can't accept them, he must click them directly.

Jiao Liang didn't understand why the King of Han had such a big reaction to Zuo Zongtang, and continued: "He doesn't like Baguwen, but is interested in the application of the scriptures, and is familiar with the "Reading the Minutes of History and Public Opinion" ......"

Li Yunzhong interrupted again: "What kind of book is "Reading the Minutes of History and Public Opinion", which can make Zuo Zongtang so powerful?"

Jiao Liang only explained: "This book records the dangers of the mountains and rivers, and the war and defense opportunities of the past dynasties. ”

Li Yunzhong said: "Isn't this a history textbook, I've read more than 20 books." ”

Jiao Liang said in awe: "Your Highness is really a talent, I have been looking for such books for a few years, but I have found nothing." ”

Li Yunzhong seemed to understand Zuo Zongtang, and turned the topic again, "Then talk about Zuo Zongtang." ”

The unwilling Jiao Liang could only continue, and said: "Zuo Zongtang was addicted to this book, and he was not admitted to Xiucai at the age of 20, so he had to spend money to donate to the prison students, so as to continue to take the exam. Later, he participated in the examination three times, and his name fell to Sun Shan. Even the examiner bluntly said that his handwriting was ugly. ”

Li Yunzhong said: "It's so miserable, it's a little luckier than Hong Xiuquan, it stands to reason that he should be disappointed in the imperial court." ”

Jiao Liang said enviously: "He has nobles to help, the famous He Xiling, Lin Zexu as protégés, and they all value him a lot, he was introduced to the Chengnan Academy to read "Sun Tzu's Art of War", "Wu Zi" and other military books, when I entered Gui, he and his family in Zimu Cave to avoid trouble, I don't know how to run out to persuade the general to recruit An. ”

At this time, Zuo Zongtang had been recovered, he thought that Li Yunzhong had promised anyway, and under great joy, he came back to see Li Yunzhong with Huang Jinwen and Bai Yinwu.

Li Yunzhong looked at Zuo Zongtang excitedly and said, "Zuo Zongtang, it's so hard for you to hide it from me." ”

Zuo Zongtang said: "My name is Gao Jizuo, Zuo Zongtang? …… Who is Zuo Zongtang. ”

Jiao Liang said to Zuo Zongtang: "Ji Gao, do you remember me?" ”

Zuo Zongtang looked at him and exclaimed, "Crazy Jiao Liang? You...... You're a thief, I'm ...... I knew you had this day. ”

Jiao Liang is conceited and intelligent, repeatedly takes the township exam, but every time he fails the exam, often borrows alcohol to kill his sorrows, and slowly becomes hateful to the imperial court, often looking for military books to read, and criticizing the government, comparing himself to Zhuge Liang, and winning the title of 'madman' in his hometown.

Li Yunzhong smiled and pulled Zuo Zongtang and said, "Sir, you are willing to help me sweep away Hu Lu and restore my Han world." ”

Zuo Zongtang excused himself: "The students are only shallow in their studies, and I am afraid they are not competent." ”

Li Yunzhong said with a smile: "Mr. is my Kong Ming and Liu Bowen, don't shirk." ”

Zuo Zongtang saw that things couldn't be good, and said bluntly: "I am reading the book of sages below, how can I be in the same stream as the anti-thieves?" ”

Li Yunzhong is not angry, he understands that persuading Zuo Zongtang not to be in a hurry, in case he comes to a fraudulent surrender and escapes, there is no place to cry, the so-called time to see the hearts of the people, and when Zuo Zongtang understands the Han Army, it will be easy to do, if it is really not good, he will raise him for a lifetime, Li Yunzhong is not short of that bit of food, if he wants to change to Zeng Guofan, he will already click him.

Li Yunzhong said: "Mr. can think about it carefully, someone will take Mr. Zuo down and treat him well, don't let him run away, this person can be 100,000 elite soldiers." ”

Li Yunzhong ordered to continue the march, and when everyone returned to their respective armies, he came to Hong Xuanjiao, grabbed her hand and said, "Do you still want to leave, I promised Brother Xiao to take good care of you." ”

Hong Xuanjiao heard Xiao Chaogui and choked up: "I hurt him, Dongwang just said to me, rectify the next Chaogui, I didn't expect ......"

Li Yunzhong patted the beauty on the back and comforted: "I won't be calculated by him, if it weren't for that day...... I really let him kill him. ”

Li Yunzhong said again: "Now that the army is marching to Hubei, you will first go to the Fourth Army as the deputy commander, Sanniang always complains that no one helps her, and when she settles down, I will ...... again" said and kissed Hong Xuanjiao.

On January 28, 1851, the Han army captured Xiangyin, Saishan'a was exhausted, the anti-thieves in Changsha had not been eliminated, and another group of anti-thieves was about to attack Hubei, so he hurriedly wrote a note to Beijing: there were originally two groups of anti-thieves, they cooperated with each other, and the officers and soldiers were always taking care of one and losing the other, and they could not do their best in a battle, and hoped that the emperor would send a large army to suppress the bandits, and the two armies would work together to succeed.

The holy decree soon came down, and Saishan'a was dismissed from his post and investigated, escorted back to Beijing for trial, and his three sons were also implicated, and all of them were dismissed. Xu Guangjin was appointed as the crown prince Taibao, the minister of the Qin Mission, and the governor of the two lakes, leading the army to aid Changsha, Hunan, to prevent the Taiping army from eroding Hunan, and appointing Xiang Rong as the acting governor of Hubei, specializing in military affairs.

Li Yunzhong got the news in Xiangyin County that Xiang Rong led 30,000 green battalion soldiers from six provinces, Jiang Zhongyuan and Chu Yong with 2,000, Zhang Guoliang Chaoyong with 3,000, and Li Xubin with 1,000 regiments to leave Changsha and come north, needless to say, to chase him.

Li Yunzhong's results of treating the Heaven and Earth Society came out, and in one day he collected thousands of ships, thousands of sailors and their families to join the Han army, and on February 3, the Han army left Xiangyin by boat, crossed Dongting Lake, and came to Yuezhou.

Xiang Rong's tens of thousands of troops sighed at the lake, and wrote to the prefect of Yuezhou, asking him to hold on for a few more days, fooling him that reinforcements would arrive soon, while collecting from a farther place, building ships, and preparing to pursue the Han army.

Under the city of Yuezhou, Jiao Liang said to Li Yunzhong: "When I was in the Taiping Army, the official army only dared to follow from a distance, and did not dare to fight with it, but became a Han army, but the official army was very urgent, although every battle was defeated, it did not change. What does His Highness think is the reason for this? ”

Li Yunzhong didn't understand this question either, and said angrily: "You mean to say that my Han Army is easy to bully, isn't it?" ”

Jiao Liang said: "Every time the Taiping army arrives, it will burn down the houses, and the people will have to follow the Taiping army to survive if they lose their livelihood, and the number of the Taiping army often surges to more than 100,000 people. And the generals, the elderly, the weak, the women and the children, are only 30,000 or 40,000, and they are not as many as the number of officers and soldiers......"

Li Yunzhong suddenly said: "There is still such a benefit in coercing the homeless, are you asking me to also learn from the Taiping Army?" That's hurtful! ”

Zhang Suimou said: "What Commander Jiao said is very reasonable, when the Taiping army and the official army were fighting, they used them to lure the enemy, and then ambushed the elite behind, and every time the official army was defeated, although many people fled, but the waves washed the sand, and the people who stayed were the ones who were really willing to rebel." ”

Jiao Liang said: "Please think twice, Your Highness." ”

Anyway, I did it once in Pingnan County, nodding lightly at Zhang Suimou, Li Yunzhong didn't say any more, and looked at Yuezhou City intently.

Zhang Suimou grabbed Jiao Liang, who was still going to persuade him again, and said something to him gently, Jiao Liang suddenly realized and ordered his men to set fire.

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