Chapter 22: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (3)
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"That means we're going to take refuge in Zeng Guofan now?" After listening to Liu Laosi's explanation of turning over the long gun and short cannon, Liu Qiang couldn't help but ask.
"It's not about taking refuge, it's about uniting!" When Liu Laosi heard Liu Qiang's question, he didn't know what was going on, his slow posture immediately changed, and he suddenly showed seriousness.
The speed at which he turned his face startled the unprepared Liu Qiang: "Digging a pit, what's the matter with you, you are shocked, this will scare people to death!" ”
"If you don't listen carefully to what I'm going to say, you're going to die!" Liu Laosi glared angrily, and his expression was extremely serious.
"What is so serious, you say, I can't listen carefully!" Liu Qiang was stunned by Liu Laosi's serious expression, and immediately sat upright, and said very seriously.
"Nowadays, although the Qing Dynasty is oppressed by Western powers outside, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is in turmoil, its regime is still extremely stable, and a holy decree can still exile you from the capital to Guangdong Province, don't think that this exile is just to demote you to Guangdong Province, it's not that simple, there is no luxury carriage for you to sit in exile, rely on your two legs to walk by yourself, and you have to carry the shackles that weigh more than ten catties. Liu Laosi said a lot of words in one breath and came out without breathing, Liu Qiang didn't look at his current appearance as a burly man, so he had to pour a glass of water and let him rest first.
"So, what are we going to do now?" Liu Qiang was finally frightened by Liu Laosi's words, after all, death is not terrible, but life is worse than death, and he fantasizes about the days of exile in his mind, and the fantasy in his brain may not be as cruel as one percent of the real cruelty.
"So we have to have a detailed plan for what we want to do! Otherwise, I don't know how to die. Liu Laosi finally rested for a while, picked up the teacup next to him, poured it down in one go, and continued.
"Plans? The plan can't catch up with the changes, the fourth! You don't even know this bit of common sense, do you? ”
"Hehe, then you don't understand the importance of planning!" Liu Laosi smiled, and returned to his usual obsceneness, but now he has become honest.
"Yes, the plan can't keep up with the change, but the purpose of the plan is to respond to the change."
"What's the explanation?" Liu Qiang was finally adapted to Liu Laosi's rapid change of face, but he was still confused by Liu Laosi's thinking of liberal arts students, and these two words popped out of his mouth in a daze.
"With an accurate plan, we can cope with the endless changes in the future, for example: if the two of us want to travel to the capital, then we have to book air tickets, book hotels, arrange trips, this is the plan. But if we get separated halfway and don't have a mobile phone connection, that's change, then we can also meet at the place we agreed in advance by planning, which is what I call responding to change with planning! Liu Laosi saw that Liu Qiang looked confused, and tried his best to convey his original meaning in an analogy.
"Oh...... I seem to get it. Liu Qiang finally realized the complexity of the thinking mode of liberal arts students, and the truths that he didn't understand before became like philosophical and wise sayings in his mind.
"So what do we do next? You teach me! Speaking of which, it went back to the original question, but Liu Qiang was really completely convinced by Liu Laosi, and now he says that he is a Nobel laureate Liu Qiang may believe that this usually obscene old man seems to be incarnated as Socrates, and every sentence is a wise saying.
"Humph!" When Liu Laosi saw Liu Qiang's appearance, he snorted, his head raised slightly, and he was as arrogant as a peacock.
"The first thing now is to send the letter to the Zeng State Domain, and destroy the current Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Twist Army by encircling the point and sending reinforcements."
"How do you encircle the point to send reinforcements? Is there still reinforcements for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom? When Liu Qiang heard the word "encirclement and reinforcement", he couldn't help but be puzzled.
"That's right! Now although the Twist Army has taken refuge in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, it is not subject to the restrictions and adaptation of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, but on the bright side, Hong Xiuquan still has to help this ally, after all, there is a common enemy between the two forces: the Qing Dynasty. Liu Laosi gasped slightly, answered Liu Qiang's question, and then continued.
"So now we have to use your identity as Li Hongzhang and Master Li to unite with this old enemy Zeng Guofan!"
"Oh...... Yes! What do you say, I have become the Li Hongzhang who signed a number of treaties to lose power and humiliate the country? Liu Qiang was taken aback by his current identity, and the instinct of patriotism and indignation immediately reacted.
"Hey! Although history is written like this, and the facts are also true, you also have to see the hidden truth behind it, don't blindly determine how bad a person is, just like Qin Hui in the Song Dynasty Now someone has overturned the case for him, and no one is a real villain. Liu Laosi saw that his patriotic heart was about to explode, and he hurriedly spoke.
"But, but I just feel tired!" As soon as Liu Qiang thought that he was going to play a traitor-like character, he felt uncomfortable wearing this official uniform.
"Now this is not the point, don't forget what our most urgent task is now, if you can't be a traitor, you have to go to the underworld to be the undead ghost." Liu Laosi saw that he was twisting and pinching like a woman, and couldn't help but remind him, so as not to spoil the real big thing now for the sake of twisting at this time.
"Uh...... Well, I'll listen to you for everything, okay! Liu Qiang felt that his patriotic feelings had nowhere to vent, so he had to return dejectedly, and lay down on the chair like a loss of strength.