After listening to Zuo Zongtang's words, Xiao Yungui pondered for a moment, and Hong Yun'er suddenly said: "At this moment, there are indeed many rebel army activities in Guangxi, there are Zhu Hongying in Nanning Prefecture, Hu Youlu in Nanning, and Wu Lingyun in Xinning Prefecture, all of which are the rebels of the Heaven and Earth Society. There are also Chen Kai and other righteous people such as Chen Kai in Foshan and other places in Guangdong, where the Qing court's control is weak, and it is indeed beneficial for us to gain a firm foothold in the south and Guangzhou. ”

Xiao Yungui knew that this was deliberately said by Hong Yun'er to herself, she was afraid that she didn't know about the activities of the Liangguang Righteous Army, in fact, Xiao Yungui also received the news of the Tiandi Society Zhu Hongying, Hu Youlu, Wu Lingyun and others in Guangxi through Tong Qiangsheng and other new troops of the Heaven and Earth Society, and the Heaven and Earth Society led by Chen Kai in Foshan, Xiao Yungui still remembers very clearly that the uprising of the Red Turban Army in Foshan, Guangdong that broke out in the fourth year of Xianfeng was extremely powerful. At present, it seems that there are indeed many anti-Qing rebels from all walks of life, such as the Liangguang Tiandihui, and the control of the Qing court is also weak, but after the Taiping army moves south, it is still unknown whether these rebels can return to obedience.

Zuo Zongtang said slowly: "At this time, although the green battalion soldiers of the Qing court are rotten, the Qing court still holds the world, and the king of the west can only calmly govern and expand the army if he still does this way, it is not a long-term plan." The farther north you go, the stronger the Qing court's control and the less help you get, which is far less than entering the land of the two regions for the Qing court. It's just that how to deal with the Yi people needs to be considered in the long run, especially how to take the land of Guangzhou, which needs to be carefully considered. ”

Xiao Yungui frowned and said: "The Yiren come from afar to seek profit, and what they are trying to do is commercial trade, this king is not worried about this, what this king is worried about is the Heaven and Earth Society Righteous Army, will they submit to this king?" ”

Zuo Zongtang smiled slightly: "Isn't there a lot of congregations in the Heaven and Earth Society in Hunan who have taken refuge in the King of the West?" As long as the king of the west shows shili, under the grace and power, it is not a monolith to think that the heaven and earth will come. As long as someone submits, Zuo will help the king of the west to give advice and let these people settle down. ”

Xiao Yungui hummed heavily and said, "Okay, let's plan to go south and Guangzhou!" ”

Zuo Zongtang saw that Xiao Yungui had finally made up his mind, and said with a smile: "The King of the West still needs to stay in Changsha at the moment, waiting for the King of Heaven and the King of the East to come. Since the king of the east intends to enter Jinling in the east, the king of the west will try his best to promote this matter and let the two kings enter Jinling in the east, so that the two kings will lead the Taiping army to the north, and the Qing court will inevitably be frightened and mobilize a large army to encircle it, and our chances of victory will be higher. But the king of the west must remember to find a leader to lead the troops south, and must not follow him to Jinling. ”

Xiao Yungui nodded and said, "This king can save it, when will Mr. go back to Xiangtan?" ”

Zuo Zongtang twisted his beard and said with a smile: "In fact, Zuo's trip to Xiangtan is mainly to listen to the news for the king of the west, if he can persuade his father-in-law to vote for peace, with the financial and manpower of the Zhou family in Xiangtan, the king of the west will be able to add a lot of help, and it can be regarded as Zuo's contribution to the king of the west." ”

Xiao Yungui was overjoyed, he was indeed a celebrity in Xianghu, and once he took refuge in himself, he imagined himself everywhere. After deeply thanking each other, Xiao Yungui said happily: "Mr. Wang De, just like the king of Han has the ovary, and Liu Bei has Wolong, which is very fortunate." ”

Zuo Zongtang said with a smile: "There is one more thing, there is actually a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger in this Changsha city, and there are many people like me in the land of Xianghu, just like Wang Minyun and others who are still locked up by the King of the West. Zuo knew that there was Guo Songtao in this city, and Xiangxiang Zeng Guofan, Luo Zenan and others were also famous people, but Guo Songtao and Zeng Guofan were all officials in the court, but they were afraid that they would not be the king of the west, but the king of the west did not have to fight with them, and they would also need these people to occupy Hunan in the future. ”

Xiao Yungui smiled and said: "This king knows, speaking of Guo Songtao, this morning we caught a Qing demon spy also named Guo Songtao, I don't know if it is the person Mr. said." ”…,

Zuo Zongtang was taken aback and said: "Yunxian (Guo Songtao's name) and I are old friends, please let Zuo go and explore." ”

Xiao Yungui was in a very good mood, and even if he agreed, he ordered the swordsman to take Zuo Zongtang to the government prison to see Guo Songtao.

After Zuo Zongtang left, Xiao Yungui daxiao three times, and he was indescribably happy in his heart, a character like Zuo Zongtang really took refuge in himself, and it was like a dream when he thought about it at the moment.

Hong Yun'er pouted and said, "Look at your little bit of appearance, you get carried away." ”

Xiao Yungui snorted and said, "You won't understand this sense of achievement." ”

Hong Yun'er didn't want to argue with him, so she changed her mind and said: "Zuo Zongtang is really a powerful person, a few simple words let us find the direction, go south to Liangguang and get access to the sea, can get foreigners' firearms, jishu, maybe we can also engage in foreign trade, it is indeed very good, but there is one thing we have to take a good look at." ”

Xiao Yungui groaned: "Are you worried that foreigners will bully others? ”

Hong Yun'er nodded and said: "Yes, now that the great powers have opened the country with opium, China's hundred years of tragic colonial oppression has begun, weak countries have no diplomacy, at the moment we are not the opponents of the great powers in any way, what they want is far beyond our imagination, this is only one of them." How to reconcile the cultural conflict between China and the West is also a headache, and the people of Guangzhou have been fighting for many years in order to resist the British from entering the city of Guangzhou. ”

Xiao Yungui knew that Hong Yun'er was talking about a movement organized by the people of Guangzhou to prevent the British from entering the city of Guangzhou, and that after the news of the signing of the "Treaty of Jiangning" reached Guangzhou in 1842, the local people immediately distributed the "Public Banner of the Righteous People of Guangdong" drafted by Qian Jiang and He Dageng, calling on the people of the whole province to rise up and oppose the non-governmental organizations established by the British in Guangzhou to "establish a wharf." The people of Guangzhou have organized "social studies" one after another to practice self-defense. The "Social Studies" specially organized the "Sheyong" who guarded the city gates everywhere to prevent the English from entering the city.

After the signing of the "Jiangning Treaty", Yi Libu, the minister of the Qin mission and the general of Guangzhou, went to Guangzhou to preside over the diplomatic relations of the Qing court, and felt the pressure of an extremely strong anti-British atmosphere under the sky of Guangzhou, and he banned "social studies" and arrested Qianjiang and He Dageng, but this directly led to a stronger resistance of the Cantonese people, and in November 1842, the burning of the Yilou broke out in Guangzhou. Poor Iribu, with the surging Cantonese people on one side and the aggressive English on the other, died of fright in February 1843. But the entry of the English into the city, because of the people's obstruction, has not succeeded.

Xiao Yungui recalled, his brows furrowed deeply, after the real capture of Guangzhou, how to mediate the cultural conflict between China and the West is indeed a fatal problem.

Hong Yun'er then poured cold water again: "The foreigners have now opened the country with strong ships and cannons, and the impact of the industrial and commercial trade economy they pursue on our ancient Chinese small peasant economy is not a little bit, and now the people's wisdom has not been opened, and Western culture is incompatible with us, and if we don't get it right, it will really cause chaos." You must know that our Chinese descendants have gone through more than 100 years of precipitation before they can completely digest the fierce impact of this cultural conflict, and we really have to think about it. ”

Xiao Yungui grabbed the long hair on his temples and said angrily: "Four-eyed sister, can't you be optimistic?" We can only take one step at a time, and you still want to eat a fat man. ”

Hong Yun'er glanced at him and said: "So, people who have no long-term worries must have near-term worries, and some things that make you worry, think less about messy things, and concentrate on dealing with the things in front of you." Have you figured out how to fool the King of Heaven and the King of the East into leading the army to Jinling, and make us not have to go with us? ”…,

Xiao Yungui groaned: "It's easy to do it there for the Heavenly King, and the Heavenly Brother can do it in a few words, but it's not easy for the East King to do it, I have to think about how to fool him." ”

On the other hand, Zuo Zongtang saw Guo Songtao with a depressed expression in the small dark room of the prison, and saw that he was dressed in an ordinary coarse cloth robe, dressed like an ordinary person, but with a round face, big ears, and white skin, he had a strong bookish atmosphere.

Seeing Zuo Zongtang come in, Guo Songtao squinted his eyes to cover the light he was ingested, and looked carefully for a long time before he got up from the grass bunk: "Brother Ji, why are you?" Did you get caught by the hairy thief too?! ”

Zuo Zongtang turned around and ordered the card knife players to wait outside, and several Taiping Army brand knife players turned around and walked out of the hut, covering the heavy iron door, this prison was originally used to hold serious criminals, Zuo Zongtang couldn't imagine that Xiao Yungui would lock Guo Songtao here.

"Brother Bochen has suffered." Zuo Zongtang called out Guo Songtao's words, stepped forward, and inserted the lantern in his hand into the wall.

Seeing this scene, Guo Songtao's face became unnatural: "Brother Ji, are you a thief?" ”

Zuo Zongtang's face turned slightly red, but the darkness in the prison was unbearable, and he couldn't see it, "It's hard to say whether it's from the thief or from the dragon at this moment." ”

Guo Songtao was stunned for a moment, then his angry face rose, and he pointed at Zuo Zongtang and scolded: "Zuo Jigao, Zuo Jigao, you are a person who has read the books of sages and sages, how can you do such a rebellious thing, without a king and a father?" I, Guo Songtao, am blind, and I will make friends with you! ”

Zuo Zongtang pulled the hem of his clothes, made it on the straw, and said with a faint smile: "Brother Bochen scolds slowly, you have also read the book of sages, when many sages wrote books and spoken, did you ever say that we and other scholars should be respected as the emperor of the Hu people?" ”

Guo Songtao's heart was cold, it seemed that Zuo Zongtang had really become a thief, and began to question the orthodoxy of the Qing Emperor, and said angrily at the moment: "You have to say these rebellious words to me, the Manchurians have been in the customs for nearly two hundred years, and they have already respected my Chinese customs, spoken my Chinese language, and practiced my Chinese orthodoxy, and they are no longer the Hu people outside the Guanwai of the past." ”

Zuo Zongtang hummed and said, "What you said is good, but if there are Han emperors and Manchu emperors in front, who will you choose to be loyal to?" ”

Guo Songtao sneered: "Don't you say that the long-haired traitor who practices foreign religion is the emperor, a cloth untouchable, how can He De be the emperor?" ”

Zuo Zongtang sighed lightly: "Brother Bochen's words are wrong, aren't Han Gaozu and Ming Taizu all from humble backgrounds?" How do you know that there won't be a founding emperor in the future? ”

Guo Songtao was speechless, and only said after a while: "I know, you didn't fail to go to high school several times to take the exam, so you threw long hair in a fit of anger?" ”

Zuo Zongtang said with a smile: "Although I Zuo Jigao is not confused, I will not be as impulsive as a stunned young man to do things, to be honest, I am a long hair cast for the great cause of recovering the Han Dynasty!" ”

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