Looking at the relieved Zuo Zongtang, Li Yunzhong said solemnly: "I appoint you as the governor of Zhejiang and the general of the expedition to the south, commanding the first army, the fifth army, the 1,000 foreign guns, and the garrisons of Shanghai and Suzhou, and you can recruit militia to participate in the war on the spot, so that you can gather about 60,000 or 70,000 people to attack Zhejiang and Fujian with all your might!" ”

Since seeing the power of the foreign gun team, Zuo Zongtang has always wanted to form a large-scale foreign gun team, endured the excitement in his heart, and tentatively said: "If foreigners sell guns and cannons to Wechen, will Wechen want to ...... or not?"

"Good! Granting you the right to form a foreign gun team is nothing more than taking money on the spot! Buy as many guns as you can! But you have to report to the military department and the general staff afterwards! Li Yunzhong pursed his lips, and when he saw Lin Daji and Zhang Suimou dumbfounded, he added a point.

Lin Daji and Zhang Suimou were in a state of agitation, not to mention the governor of Zhejiang for the time being, he was the second grade, and he was on the same level as their six brothers, and he was a very popular minister. General of the Expedition to the South! I have never heard His Highness mention it, just listening to the name is amazing, the southern provinces, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yunnan are all within the scope of Zuo Zongtang's power!

"Your Highness thinks twice...... This...... This Zhejiang Qing Demon is already ...... There are already more than 50,000 people, and I am afraid that the left will not have the energy to take care of the southern provinces, so it is better to postpone the postponement of the post of general of the southern army. Zhang Suimou couldn't think of any good way to stop this matter in a hurry, so he could only take down the position of General Zhengnan first.

Lin Daji also reacted, worried that the power of the Hunan people was superior to that of the Guangxi people, and persuaded: "Since Your Highness plans to capture the southern provinces, I am afraid that Mr. Zuo will not be able to do it alone, so it is better to send a few more people, such as Li Xiucheng, Li Desheng, Luo Outline and others can fight well, and they will definitely be able to achieve a great victory and sacrifice to Your Highness!" ”

Seeing that the two of them were only interested in fighting for power and profit, Li Yunzhong waved his hand and said: "Okay, this matter will be discussed at the court meeting and the military meeting, and you don't need to persuade it now!" ”

Lu Fu

Lu Jianying, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Chang Dachun, the head of the household department, Zuo Zongtang, the head of the military department, Zhao Liewen, the head of the Criminal Department, Wang Qinglu, the deputy imperial history of the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Yang Jinlong, the prefect of Nanjing, and Li Shiqi, the governor of Nanjing, gathered together.

Lu Jianying smiled with satisfaction, these people came as soon as he made a move, and they acquiesced to his position as the leader, Zuo Zongtang's reputation in Shilin is still too shallow, and it is okay to lead the Hunan people, and he is not a star and a half worse than him in Jiangnan.

Chang Dachun was impressed by Zuo Zongtang, but he didn't expect that he was usually taciturn, but at the critical moment, he was so valued by the King of Han, the governor of Zhejiang and the general of the southern army! What a great minister!

Chang Dachun raised the teacup and said, "Everyone! Today is the victory of our Shilin, Ji Gaoneng served as the governor of Zhejiang and the general of the expedition to the south, which shows that the king of Han still attaches great importance to scholars. ”

Zuo Zongtang said humbly: "Thanks to His Royal Highness's attention, Ji Gao can only do his best, and then die!" ”

"Tomorrow is the day to decide success or failure, those Guangxi people will not easily agree to Ji Gao to hold such an important position, and there are six brothers who are married to King Han in Jinlan, they have a great influence on King Han, if they oppose it together, King Han will have to think twice!" Lu Jianying was scheming and arranged for tomorrow's court meeting, "Tomorrow we must fully support Ji Gao's southern expedition, even if we give up some interests in other aspects, we can also consider it." ”

Although Wang Qinglu did not stay in Li Yunzhong for a long time, he had a ability to perceive people's hearts, and he knew that the Han King had long been interested in Zuo Zongtang's southern expedition.

Before transferring Meng Sheng from Suzhou, and promoting Li Xiucheng to the governor of Jiangsu, he made meritorious contributions, just because he didn't want the two factions to fight each other again to affect the southern expedition!

"Since King Han has decided, he will not change it easily, if we have too much trouble with the people of the Gui family tomorrow, I am afraid it will backfire, it is better for us to brake quietly!" Wang Qinglu looked at everyone's reactions.

Lu Jianying nodded slowly, "King Han is not a lord of mediocrity, and he doesn't need a balance between the two factions to control the situation, if we persecute too much, there is indeed a possibility of backfire, and we must pay attention to this in the future." ”

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Mongfu

Meng Shengsheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, Ling Eighteen, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Zhang Weikun, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, Lin Daji, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Chen Chengying, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Hu Yihuang, the governor of Anhui, Li Xiucheng, the governor of Jiangsu, Zhang Suimou, the chief of staff of the Han Army, and Lin Shaozhang, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, were also discussing the content of tomorrow's court meeting, but they were obviously divided into two factions.

Meng Sheng didn't understand what Hu Yihuang, Li Xiucheng, and Ling Shibai thought, and he didn't care about Zuo Zongtang getting such a high position and being above their old brothers, so he could only persuade bitterly again: "Second brother! How can this Zuo Zongtang be virtuous? When we were the commanders, he was still a white man! Now he has been promoted to a squire in less than a year, and this is not counting, and now he runs on our heads and, and you don't care? ”

Although Hu Yihuang was angry, he was not so angry that he would oppose for the sake of opposition, and replied: "Big brother, now that you are a scholar, why should you care about Zuo Zongtang?" Besides, we all know the character of His Highness, once he makes up his mind, how can he easily change his mind! ”

Meng Sheng didn't care about Zuo Zongtang alone, he paid attention to the people behind Zuo Zongtang, and retorted: "Zuo Zongtang believes in him, but those scholars have bad intentions, and they are always bewitching the King of Han to remove us and reuse them!" In the long run, how can we have a place to stand in the DPRK! ”

'Bang', Ling Eighteen slapped the table heavily, and said angrily: "When we followed His Highness to raise troops against the Qing Dynasty, was it just for the sake of glory, wealth, and high-ranking officials?" Now, as Shangshu, we are only concerned with the struggle for power and the exclusion of dissidents, and what is the difference between those Manchu ministers, which violates our original oath. ”

Li Xiucheng wanted to speak several times and stopped, it was not that he didn't want to oppose Zuo Zongtang's southern expedition, but he was a guilty body, and he didn't want to be a head bird again, so he persuaded Meng Sheng, who was sympathetic to the same disease: "Lord Meng, Lord Hu and Lord Ling are reasonable, if we force His Highness, we can remove Zuo Zongtang, but what will His Highness think of us later?" ”

Lin Daji sighed and asked in his heart, "Is there a way to get the best of both worlds?" His Royal Highness blindly reuses the personnel of the Hunan faction, isn't this a good sign? ”

Ling Eighteen said angrily: "Everyone is doing things for His Highness, driving out the Tartars, and restoring China, now what are the Hunan factions and the Gui factions, fighting with each other, fighting for power and profit, can't we get along well?" ”

Seeing that Ling Eighteen was so naïve, everyone didn't know what to say, so they lowered their heads with shame on their faces, thinking about their own thoughts.

"If you want us to press the Hunan faction forever, it's not impossible?" Chen Chengying was confident that the dispute between the two factions could be resolved once and for all.

"Come on"

"Lord Chen doesn't have to sell lawsuits anymore......"

"Okay, you old Chen, I've worked with you for so long, why didn't you find ......?"

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Chen Chengying saw that he was angry, and he didn't dare to deliberately delay any longer, and replied: "We Guangxi people have followed His Royal Highness for the longest time, and have made the most contributions, if His Royal Highness is invited to ascend the throne as the emperor, then he will inevitably reward the heroes, the Hunan faction personnel are shallow and all literati, how can they compare with us?" ”

When everyone heard that he was going to ask the king of Han to be the emperor, their reactions were mixed.

Meng Sheng smiled heartily, very interested in this proposal, remembering that he was crowned with enthusiasm and rushed to the upper jaw, and said excitedly: "Yes, although Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang are both rewarded for meritorious deeds after the founding of the People's Republic of China and the emperor, but Sichuan Hong Xiuquan has been crowned kings as early as Yong'an, anyway, we have no connection with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, so it is better to simply support His Royal Highness as emperor together!" ”

Hu Yihuang's chest was not calm, he gave up his family business regardless of his brother's opposition, and followed His Royal Highness to rebel not just to worship the prime minister! In the past, Hongxiu in Yongan named him Dingtianhou, although he insisted on resigning because of Li Yunzhong's relationship, he also yearned for it in his heart, but now he saw Chen Chengying proposing to support Li Yunzhong to ascend the throne and become the emperor.

agreed: "Now that the foundation of the Han Dynasty is stable, and the Qing Demon has been defeated repeatedly, I believe that His Royal Highness will ascend the throne as the emperor, which can inspire the morale of the army, and it is unknown to say that the Qing Demon will be leveled." ”

After Li Xiucheng was excited, he worried: "If you want Your Highness to ascend the throne, you must get the support of Your Highness and the Hunan faction, Your Highness will definitely not agree, let alone the people of the Hunan faction......"

When everyone heard this, it was as if they were splashed with a basin of cold water on their heads, and their passion quickly cooled down. If the people of the Hunan faction do not agree, they will really not succeed in claiming the emperor.