Commentary: In addition to economic problems, Emperor Xianfeng also faced many difficulties in domestic and foreign affairs

"Everyone is drunk and I am sober" political sensitivity, he proposed to Emperor Xianfeng, who had been in a state of depression, a unique idea to break the ancestral system that the dynasty had followed for more than 200 years.

So, what is this bold idea that has never been seen before? Will it make Emperor Xianfeng pause?

Here, Su Shun has a unique vision, and he feels that in order to solve the country's current crisis, his vision cannot only be focused on the economy, and the country's 200-year-old policy of re-Manchu and Han suppression must be adjusted.

Su Shun was accustomed to seeing the corruption and incompetence of the Manchurian aristocracy, and now the Taiping Rebellion has swept half of China.

In this case, he took the case and pushed Emperor Xianfeng to change the ancestral family law and reuse the Han ministers.

Su Shun hated Manchu officials, and when he saw Manchu officials, he didn't even bother to raise his eyelids, but when he saw Han officials, the etiquette on his face was still very thoughtful, and he had the elegant temperament of a corporal of courtesy.

He himself raised many cronies of Han scholars, for example, Guo Songtao in Hunan was Sushun's cronies.

Zuo Zongtang, who has made outstanding contributions in modern Chinese history, would not have been able to save his life if it were not for the protection of Su Shun, let alone his meritorious achievements.

Zuo Zongtang is a native of Xiangyin, Hunan, and he was a staff member under Hunan Governor Luo Bingzhang. He has only known people, whether it is training troops to raise salaries in an orderly manner, and this person is full of courage, bold and unsympathetic.

Luo Bingzhang is very important to Zuo Zongtang, to what extent? According to the record of the "Qing Historical Manuscript", the official asked him for instructions on work, and Luo Bingzhang said that Mr. Ji Gao is Yun He, and Ji Gao is Zuo Zongtang's character.

It's a mantra that he often talks about. Therefore, although Zuo Zongtang is only a staff member and belongs to the category of private secretaries, he has great power, and officials at all levels in Hunan Province immediately knelt down to ask for peace when they saw Master Zuo.

When Xianfeng was nine years old, Zuo Zongtang caused a disaster himself. It turned out that the chief soldier of Yongzhou Town, Hunan Province did not salute Zuo Zongtang when they met, and Zuo Zongtang was furious and decided to dismiss the chief soldier.

You say it's funny or not, you Zuo Zongtang is not a current official of the state, you are a secretary or a private secretary, and you dare to dismiss the country's senior military attaché.

Zuo Zongtang is bold, and he is a confidant of the governor, and he holds the seal of the provincial government in his hand.

Of course, this chief soldier couldn't swallow this breath, he knew that he couldn't sue the governor of Hunan, because the governor of Hunan and Zuo Zongtang were like a family.

So he found the governor of Huguang, Guanwen, who was a native of the White Banner of Manchuria, except for being cautious, he had nothing to do, so he relied on his life as a Manchu nobleman to sit firmly in the position of the governor of Huguang, and was an important figure placed by Emperor Xianfeng in the Yangtze River valley to monitor the Hunan army.

Where is the official text of Zeng Guofan's opponent, he can't complete the mission of monitoring Zeng Guofan's Hunan army at all. Because of this, the official text has no good impression of the Hunan Army Group, and he has no good impression of Zuo Zongtang, who fully supports the Hunan Army.

After receiving the report, he immediately went to the emperor and impeached Zuo Zongtang. Xianfeng didn't know Zuo Zongtang very well, and with his trust in the official document, he made an instruction, if Zuo Zongtang had illegal affairs, he could correct the law on the spot - "Qing Barnyard Banknotes" is that you say you look at it, you investigate and investigate, if Zuo Zongtang is indeed illegal and undisciplined, you can kill him.

Su Shun was a close confidant of Emperor Xianfeng, and he was very anxious after learning of Emperor Xianfeng's instructions. Su Shun himself didn't know Zuo Zongtang, but he often heard his henchman Guo Songtao praise Zuo Zongtang, saying that he was a rare talent.

Su Shun loved the house and Wu, so he decided to save Zuo Zongtang's life, so he found Guo Songtao, told Emperor Xianfeng about the secret decree, and then asked Guo Songtao to quickly rescue Zuo Zongtang.

Guo Songtao was very anxious, and his face was confused, you are a high-ranking and powerful person, and you don't speak, how can I, the sesame official, rescue you?

Su Shun told him that the emperor's will to Hubei was a secret decree, and the emperor didn't ask me, so I couldn't speak, and the state system stipulated that we Manchus could not make friends with Han bureaucrats.

In this case, I recklessly went to say good things to Zuo Zongtang, which has no weight in the emperor's heart, you hurry up and find a Han minister to play to protect Zuo Zongtang.

Pretending not to know about the emperor's secret decree, he went to protect Zuo Zongtang, and after the emperor received the report of Baoju, he naturally asked me, and at that time, I would immediately say good things to Zuo Zongtang.

Guo Songtao understood, it turned out that this should be done. Guo Songtao quickly wrote a fold, but Guo Songtao had a low rank, and he had no right to give the emperor a fold, so Guo Songtao found Pan Zuyin, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple.

Shaoqing of Dali Temple is equivalent to the vice president of the Supreme Court, of course he is qualified to play the fold, and then invited Pan Zuyin to dinner, it was dark after eating, and he found a few singers for Pan Zuyin, which made Pan Zuyin very happy.

In the end, Guo Songtao took out three hundred taels of silver and this fold. Please accept the silver, and if it is not enough, make up for it, and ask Pan to sign it and hand it to the emperor.

Pan Zuyin was very happy at this time, and said that he could hand it to you, but you have to tell me what this memorabilia is written.

Guo Songtao said don't worry, it's definitely not a report of the report, but a report of good words. Who's saying good things?

Say good things about Zuo Zongtang. Who is Zuo Zongtang? Guo Songtao told Pan Zuyin about Zuo Zongtang's situation again.

So Pan Zuyin handed over the fold. Coincidentally, at the same time that Pan Zuyin's recital was handed over, the reciprocal fold of Hu Linyi, the governor of Hubei, was also handed into the palace.

Hu Linyi exonerated Zuo Zongtang, and said such a famous sentence, which is famous all over the world, and slander will follow.

That is to say, he has a great reputation, so there are good and bad things. Emperor Xianfeng received two copies of the excerpt from Zuo Zongtang at once, and he couldn't make up his mind, so he asked Su Shun and others for advice, you Zuo Zongtang committed such a thing, should you be killed?

Su Shun talked eloquently, saying that I don't know Zuo Zongtang at all, but Pan Zuyin I understand, that is the minister of the country, good learning, the key is better character, Hu Linyi is the pillar of the country, these people say good things to Zuo Zongtang, we should believe it, and the country is the time to employ people, should be eclectic, suggesting that the emperor forgive Zuo Zongtang this time, give him a chance, to see the aftermath.

Emperor Xianfeng immediately adopted Su Shun's suggestion, and he instructed the governor of Huguang, Guan Wen, not to deal with Zuo Zongtang lightly.