After Li Hongzhang returned to the garrison of the Hunan army, he immediately summoned the generals of the Hunan and Chu armies to the big account, and he wanted to discuss with everyone how to deal with it.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I invite you to come today to discuss something." Li Hongzhang didn't have any nonsense and went straight to the point.

"Strategist, what's wrong?" Luo Bingzhang saw Li Hongzhang's solemn face and knew that something must have happened.

Li Hongzhang nodded.

Although Li Hongzhang is the commander of the front-line army, in the Hunan army, among his old brothers, he never regarded himself as the commander, and his brothers did not treat him as an outsider, and they have always used the old name, calling him a military division.

"Seriously?" Luo Bingzhang asked again.

Li Hongzhang nodded again.

"Strategist, the brothers are all members of their own family, if there is anything, you can tell me, and everyone will discuss and come up with an idea." When Luo Bingzhang saw Li Hongzhang like this, he knew that he must have encountered a problem that could not be solved, otherwise, with Li Hongzhang's character, he would definitely not be like this.

"Something is wrong." Li Hongzhang frowned and said.

"Is it related to the holy decree issued by the emperor today?" Luo Bingzhang guessed.

Everyone knows that the court has a will, and they can probably guess the meaning of the will, so everyone knows in their hearts that Li Hongzhang's position as the commander may not be guaranteed, so they still think that Li Hongzhang is hurting God for this matter.

"Military advisor, in fact, what does it matter if you are the commander or not, what if the emperor appoints Seng Lingqin as the commander, it is not a false name, how can we obey his dispatch, and we only listen to the military advisor, why should the military advisor be so bothered about this commander." Hunan army general Hu Linyi said.

"Yes, Strategist, we all listen to you." Luo Zenan also said.

Li Hongzhang didn't speak, he just quietly looked at the brothers in front of him, his eyes swept over their faces one by one, he understood the thoughts of these brothers in his heart, and thanked them for their support to him, but the matter in front of him was related to the teacher's honor and safety, what should he do?

"Generals, brothers, you may have misunderstood, what I am worried about is not the matter of the commander, but the matter of the teacher, today the court has an order, to deal with the teacher strictly, the reason is to defect to the enemy and treason." Li Hongzhang said in a sad tone.

Just simply saying this matter from his mouth made Li Hongzhang feel very uncomfortable.

"What? Fart, who is farting, how is it possible, the big handsome will defect to the enemy, it's just nonsense." After hearing this, Zeng San was the first to jump out and not agree.

"Yes, military advisor, we are all old men who follow the big handsome, the character of the big handsome, everyone understands it, is there a mistake in this court." Luo Zenan didn't believe it either.

"Military marshal, we can't let the court detain the basin on the head of the marshal like this, we must seek justice for the marshal." Zeng Guofan's younger brother Zeng Guoquan will not allow others to slander his most respected eldest brother.

"Yes, military advisor, doesn't the imperial court do this without taking our Hunan army into account, but they don't want to think about it, if he does this, can we, the hundreds of thousands of Hunan army soldiers, agree?" Peng Yulin also expressed his opinion.

"Strategist, just send a message, what do you say, we will listen to you." South Luo Ze Road.

"Everyone, I can understand your feelings, today I have made my position clear in front of Prince Gong and the monks, we don't want to see them do this, but they don't agree with my statement, because this is the emperor's will." Li Hongzhang sighed and said.

"What's the emperor's will, if they want to move the big handsome, even the king of heaven, it won't work." Zeng San was very resolute.

"San'er, generals, Mr. Luo, I have been thinking for a long time, and I have made a careful analysis of the whole thing, I think, we can't just act with the courage of blood, let alone make some outrageous actions because of a moment of anger, this is what I don't want to see, and the marshal doesn't want to see, we are now holding on to the Taiping Army, if there is a contradiction internally, isn't it an opportunity for the Taiping Army to take advantage of? Compared to the Taiping Army, this is our own family matter, and we have to solve it at home, so we have to think twice, of course, I am not saying that what the court said is reasonable, and we can't just forget it, but we need to think of a good way to get the best of both worlds and deal with this matter properly. That's why I have a headache." Li Hongzhang stretched out his hands and pressed the temples on both sides of him, closed his eyes, and said a little distressed.

"In addition to obeying orders, it is hard to resist, if you want to have the best of both worlds, it is very difficult" Luo Bingzhang also had no good way.

"In my opinion, you don't have to think about it, just give it a hard one, we can take the opportunity to arrest Seng Greenqin, take away his military power, and then lead the army to a decisive battle with the Taiping army, and rescue the marshal, then everything will be solved," Zeng San's idea was very simple and rude, but it was also an option.

"No, absolutely not, this is no different from rebellion, if we do this, we will have no room for maneuver, even if the commander is here, I guess he will not agree to us doing this." Li Hongzhang shook his head and did not support this approach.

"If you rebel, you will rebel, what are you afraid of, I don't think it's worth it to work hard for such a court." Zeng San's words were very explicit.

"San'er, you're far away from what you say." Li Hongzhang's tone became stern.

"yes, San'er, it's not that far." Luo Bingzhang also said.

"This can't work, that can't work, are we just watching the court treat us unfairly like this?" Zeng Sanqi didn't fight in one place, he said angrily.

"No, we have to find a way, but the premise is to take the normal way, doesn't the edict say that the marshal has surrendered to the Taiping army, then we will find evidence to prove that they are wrong, the marshal did not commit treason, those are just their false words, and we also have to find out the person behind the frame, so as to completely return the marshal a clean slate, if we rebel against the court because of this matter, it will not only confirm the charge of the marshal, but also damage the reputation of the marshal again, if this is the result, Then it will be under the Nine Springs, and we will not have the face to see Dashuai again." Li Hongzhang was not annoyed by Zeng San's words, but put his thoughts together one by one.

"General Zeng San, the words of the military advisor are very true, we can't patronize our own cheerfulness, and mistake the reputation of the marshal, it will be a great crime." Luo Bingzhang is a very smart person, and he also understands Li Hongzhang's good intentions.

Zeng Sanyu was still angry, and he kept a straight face and didn't speak.

"Strategist, there is certainly some truth in your words, but where do we go to find evidence, and where do we go to find this framed person." Although Zeng Guoquan said that he did not object to Li Hongzhang's approach, he believed that it would be more difficult to do these two things than to ascend to the sky.

"That's right, it's difficult, it's very difficult, but no matter how difficult it is, we have to do it, because this is the only way to restore the innocence of the handsome." Li Hongzhang's eyes were resolute, and it seemed that he had made up his mind.

"I also agree with the military advisor." Luo Bingzhang expressed his support for Li Hongzhang.

"So what should we do?" South Luo Ze Road.

"That's why I'm inviting all of you to come, it's a big trouble, and we all need to work together to find a way, and we can't do it alone." Li Hongzhang said.

"Does that mean that we can't change the practice of the imperial court for the time being, we can only temporarily acquiesce in the name of rebellion imposed by the imperial court on the marshal, endure the humiliation, lie down and taste the courage, and hope that one day, we can avenge the grievances of the marshal." Luo Zenan is heavy and authentic.

"Basically." Li Hongzhang said.

When everyone heard this, they were silent, they knew what it meant to do so, it meant that their most respected commander would suffer an injustice for a long time to come, and be regarded as a traitor by people who did not know the truth, it would be more uncomfortable for them than killing them, if Zeng Guofan himself knew about this, I don't know how he would feel.

Li Hongzhang knows that everyone's silence means that everyone has agreed with his statement, so he can't disappoint everyone, he has to do his best, try his best to investigate the things behind this, and give his mentor a clean slate, and give everyone an explanation.

Li Hongzhang thought that if he could meet his teacher and talk to him face to face, many things would be easy to do, but it was also difficult for him to meet his teacher.

Li Hongzhang also knew that after this incident, the future of the Hunan army was also overshadowed, if it was used by people with good intentions, the situation of the Hunan army would be critical, and his teacher's life's hard work would be ruined. He secretly determined that he would not let such a thing happen even if he fought to the death.

A lot of things, a thousand things, now all fall on Li Hongzhang alone, Li Hongzhang really feels a lot of pressure.

"Strategist, things have come to such a point, then we all have nothing to say, what do you say, we all follow you." Zeng Guoquan, the Zeng family, made a stand on behalf of everyone.

"Since everyone agrees, then I will talk to you about the general deployment, and you will make some additions. I think of it this way, the nine of us sitting here can be divided into three groups, each group of three people, each responsible for following up on one thing, and then gradually adjusting our specific arrangements depending on the progress of the matter. I, General Hu Linyi, and General Luo Zenan, were in charge of looking for evidence to prove the innocence of the marshal, General Peng Yulin, and General Zeng Guoquan. General Zeng San is the other group, responsible for finding a way to connect with the marshal who is trapped in the Taiping army, to see if there is any way to rescue the marshal, if the marshal can be rescued, then many problems can be solved, and Mr. Luo, General Liu Kunyi, and General Jiang Zhongyuan are the third group, responsible for finding the people behind the frame. Time is pressing, things are complicated, and I hope everyone will work together to get these things done and get them done." Li Hongzhang said cautiously.

"Strategist, what you mean, we all understand, but I want to add one more thing." After listening to this, Luo Bingzhang said.

"Mr. Luo, please speak." Li Hongzhang said.

"If tomorrow Monk Greenqin and Prince Gong will inform the whole army about the matter of Zeng Dashuai, and the officers and men of the whole army do not know what to do, and mistakenly think that the court has framed the monk and caused a mutiny, then how should this matter be handled?" Luo Bingzhang said worriedly.

"What Mr. Luo said is very true, but I didn't think about it carefully enough, so what advice does Mr. Luo have?" Li Hongzhang said.

"I think that our Hunan and Chu armies are all the cronies of Zeng Dashuai and Zuo Dashuai, and they have followed the two marshals from birth to death, and they have formed a deep friendship with each other, so I think that we only need to explain the relevant real situation to the generals in advance, obtain their understanding, and let them not believe the false words of the imperial court, and then with the great prestige of the two marshals in the army, we should be able to ensure that there is nothing wrong in the army." Luo Bingzhang suggested.

When Luo Bingzhang talked about Zuo Zongtang, his expression couldn't help but be gloomy, and he felt a little bitter in his heart. They now at least know that Zeng Guofan is deep in the enemy camp, but Zuo Zongtang has no news, and he doesn't know where he is, he sometimes thinks about it, and he really feels that this Chu army think tank is useless.

"Yes, that's right, Mr. Luo's method is very good, so what should be the specific arrangement?" Li Hongzhang didn't pay attention to the change in Luo Bingzhang's face, and was eager to know how to deal with the problem Luo Bingzhang said.

"We immediately split up, gathered the generals of each battalion, explained the matter to them openly, and asked them to go back to the soldiers of Xiangxia to explain and explain the truth seriously, I think, everyone can understand." Luo Bingzhang said.

"Okay, this matter is imminent, we can't hesitate any longer, we will discuss this today, and we will do it right now, and we will talk about other things later." Li Hongzhang said.

"That's true." Luo Bingzhang said.

So, all the generals immediately went back, ready to divide up and pacify the whole army. (To be continued......)