Guo Songtao was angry and said angrily: "Isn't this a separation!" Emperor Xianfeng and the imperial court are far away in the northeast, how can they manage the affairs of the two lakes, the country is in danger, it is when we and other loyal ministers and good generals behave, how can we follow Cao Cao's traitor! ”

Hearing the word 'traitor', Zeng Guoquan sneered: "Good for you, Guo Bochen!" Unexpectedly, Sang scolded Huai, without our Hunan army, he would die early in the morning, if you are willing to flatter Prince Gong, that's your business, bewitching the eldest brother! Ask me if I say yes! ”

Bao Chao echoed: "What Lao Jiu said is right! Loyalty to Emperor Xianfeng is a matter of course, and loyalty to Prince Gong is a chaotic minister and thief! ”

Li Xuyi also sneered at Guo Songtao: "The silver of Hubei and Hunan provinces is the salary of our Hunan army, what do you tell Prince Gong when you go back, don't fight these ideas, otherwise don't blame me for turning face!" ”

……

"Shut up!" Seeing that the more everyone said, the more excessive, Zeng Guofan stopped loudly, and now he finally understood that none of the generals under him were loyal to the Qing Dynasty, and when it came to surrendering to the Han, all of them looked evasive, their eyes were wandering, and they couldn't help but say bitterly: "The situation in the world is all in the Hunan army, you have to think twice!" ”

Hearing that Zeng Guofan had the intention of loosening, Liu Rong was excited, and said: "Zeng Gong Mingcha, Emperor Xianfeng fled north, and the Han army has won three of the world, don't hide it from you, the emperor of the Han army has issued the most important ultimatum, and he will attack in October this year, and it is expected that the war between the two lakes will end by the end of the year!" ”

Zeng Guoquan was shocked and panicked, and asked loudly: "What is the plan of Yunnan Hu Gong?" ”

Liu Rong looked at Zeng Guofan, only to see that his gaze was slanted to Lu, and he didn't want to say more, and replied loudly: "Duke Hu is already seriously ill. Yunnan officials have decided to do so anyway, and it is expected to be announced on September 18. ”

Zeng Guohua counted the date with his fingers. Exclaimed: "There are still forty-three days!" This, how can this be good? Big brother, think of a way! ”

Li Xuyi nodded to his henchmen. More than a dozen commanders, sub-commanders, and staff members stood up and asked for their lives, and said loudly: "Please think twice!" ”

Zeng Guoquan said angrily: "You want to rebel! The commander of the Hunan army is Zeng Disheng, if you are greedy for life and afraid of death, you can surrender after you go back, don't sit down quickly! ”

Li Dianchen, the commander of the division, argued: "We are not greedy for life and afraid of death, but we just feel that the Hunan army is really not the opponent of the Han army, and it has not been able to defeat others with three times the strength of the army in the past, not to mention that the Han army has poured all its strength into attack, with Li Yunzhong's style." At least 500,000 people, Hubei is easy to attack and difficult to defend, Hunan is surrounded on three sides, the Hunan army is weak, and we can't withstand even a death battle. ”

Zeng Guoquan glared at him and scolded: "Grow up with other people's ambition to destroy your own prestige, fear of death is fear of death, what's the use of saying so much?" Count me wrong, how did the Jizi camp come out of you bastard. Usually, I look at you Li Dianchen with five people and six people, and when it comes to the critical moment, I think about surrendering. ”

Li Dianchen blushed and stopped talking.

Li Xuyi persuaded: "Why should Lao Jiu be angry, Lord Li is also considered by the Xiang army." Everyone who does it again, who is afraid of death, and who is afraid of death still participates in the Hunan army. It's just that everyone is worried about the posthumous reputation. ”

Guo Songtao sneered: "Honor? What a joke, what a name is there after surrendering! ”

Liu Rong squinted at Guo Songtao. sneered: "In the past, when you die in battle, your name will naturally be eternal. But the Qing Dynasty has died, the orthodoxy of the world has become the Great Han Kingdom, we are fighting hard, isn't it against the sky, after death is also a lonely ghost, ruined and discredited, I heard that the Ministry of Rites of the Great Han Dynasty compiled a traitor record, Hong Chengchou ranked first, Wu Sangui ranked second, and took the roster as a sample, made a painting, and hung it in the Hanlin Courtyard, does Brother Bochen want to learn from them for 10,000 years! ”

Li Xuyi glanced at Zeng Guofan and whispered: "I heard that the big handsome is also on the list!" ”

Zeng Guoquan saw that his eldest brother's face instantly turned the color of pig liver, and hurriedly asked, "Why is my eldest brother on the list?" ”

Liu Rong lowered her head and replied: "I heard that it was appointed by Li Yunzhong, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and the handsome man is ranked fifth!" ”

"Poof!" The situation is critical, Zeng Guofan's heart has been on fire recently, and when he heard that he was scolded by the scholar in the future, he couldn't help it anymore, and immediately spit out a mouthful of black blood, and he was still unwilling, and said in a trembling voice: "I also serve the emperor and have fulfilled my duty as a loyal minister, Lu Jianying's family doesn't commend me, why do you insult me so much!" ”

"Big brother!"

"Dashuai!"

As soon as Zeng Guofan fell, the hall was full of exclamations, and they all gathered around Zeng Guofan, comforting them loudly, and at the same time there was a feeling of Qi Qi in their hearts, they were all scholars, they were not afraid of dying in battle, they were afraid of being ruined after death, and they didn't dare to imagine what would happen if their names were listed on the traitor record, not only would they be ridiculed and scolded by the world, but even the descendants of the family would be ashamed of them, and it was inevitable that they would be expelled from the house.

Many people skimmed Liu Rong, waiting for their free time to ask if there was their name on the traitor's record.

Zeng Guofan struggled to get up, sat back on the chair with Zeng Guoquan's support, looked up at Liu Rong, and asked unrelentingly: "Is my name really on this traitor record?" ”

Liu Rong nodded, and continued to threaten: "Zeng Gong don't have to be discouraged, the traitor record is just a herb, not static, I heard that the Han Kingdom built two stone tablets in front of Chaoyang Gate, one is the monument of loyal ministers and martyrs, and the other is the monument of traitors and traitors......"

"Enough!" Zeng Guoquan shouted angrily and looked at Liu Rong angrily.

Zeng Guofan's face was pale, and he felt quite discouraged in his heart, thinking that he had established the Hunan army day and night, didn't he just want to be famous for eternity! Now it's good that he is listed as a traitor, and he can't even be an ordinary person, and he will stink for 10,000 years! He's a great Confucian! Daliguan! How can it be compared with Wu Sangui's three-surnamed domestic slave.

Guo Songtao was the most panicked in his heart, for the first time he felt glad that he was just a staff member, if he was listed on the traitor record, it would be better to hit his head and die, this Li Yunzhong was too insidious, he actually came up with this trick, which is even more powerful than the "Second Minister's Transfer" hand-picked by Qianlong, and from now on, which Han people are willing to work for the Manchurians!

Zeng Guoquan suddenly realized, and asked with a sad face: "What is the name of Duke Hu?" Did he fall because of this? ”

Liu Rong replied meaningfully: "Hu Gong is ranked nineteenth, and now that he is anyway, of course he will be written off from the roster." ”

Zeng Guofan was very angry in his heart, compared to the credit made for the growth of the Hunan army, he was not as great as Hu Linyi's contribution, why was he the fifth, but Hu Linyi was nineteen, it was really in response to the old saying that people are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being strong, and suddenly Zeng Guofan was like grabbing a life-saving straw, and asked hopefully: "If Runzhi surrenders, there is really no name of Runzhi on this traitor record?" ”

Liu Rong said: "This is what Li Yunzhong, the emperor of the Han State, said personally. ”

Hearing the affirmative answer, Zeng Guofan's mood calmed down, tried his best to squeeze out a smile, and said: "Now it has really reached the point of exhaustion, the imperial court no longer pays us food, foreigners no longer sell us firearms, and the people do not support our Hunan army as they did in the past, and local officials have to get by and prepare for their own future, what else is there to say now!" Since everyone is ready to surrender, I can't hinder everyone's future, after everyone goes back, count the roster, have all the knives and guns, and after half a month, I will personally contact Zuo Jigao to discuss the matter anyway, Bochen, what do you think? ”

Guo Songtao saw that everyone's eyes were all looking at him, and secretly scolded Zeng Guofan for being insidious, even his friends had to calculate, if he said the word 'no' in his mouth, wouldn't the traitor be on the list! If you agree with it, you violate the moral bottom line in your heart.

Zeng Guofan saw Guo Songtao's face alternately red and white, and secretly felt happy, just now he was also so anxious to vomit blood, he wanted to surrender, everyone surrendered together, and asked again: "Does Bochen still have something to say?" ”

Guo Songtao seemed to have no strength, lowered his head and replied: "It's all up to the commander's orders, Bochen has no objection!" ”

"Good!" Liu Rong was very excited, persuading the Hunan army to surrender was a great achievement, but he was a matter of heart, and said excitedly: "Since everyone has decided to do it anyway, then we will march into Hubei, Jiangyi?" Captured alive and dedicated to the emperor! ”

"No way!" Guo Songtao subconsciously objected, and said after a while: "Surrender is already sorry for the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty, where can I make such a big rebellion...... things, let's let them fend for themselves! ”

Zeng Guofan nodded, he also felt that this and that might backfire, if the Emperor of the Han Dynasty didn't pay attention to that Prince Gong and did it himself, wouldn't he be scolded by the old and the young? (To be continued......)