Reading guide: Bao Chao became a battalion officer as soon as he arrived at the regimental camp, and his background began here; Proud of the heroes, today Liang saw through the officialdom, and retired, Liuzhuang wanted to farm.

The regimental camp was on holiday for three days, but Zeng Guofan suddenly remembered a friend.

A horse-drawn car, under the cover of night, drove out of Changsha City at a high speed......

Zeng Guofan walked outside the gate to take a look, and saw Xiao Fusi fighting with a man who was slightly shorter than him, and couldn't help but drink and ordered Xiao Fusi to stop quickly, not unreasonable.

Xiao Fusi panted and said, "My lord, I have met an opponent!" This ball's kung fu is even higher than mine! If I don't defeat him today, how can I mess with people in Changsha? ”

Li Chendian said at this time: "I want to make a move, I can't let the belt, I must fight with him myself." ”

Zeng Guofan looked closely at the man's dress, wearing a green camp costume covered with gray, with a pair of straw sandals tied to his feet, and the corners of his trousers rolled up high, revealing the black hairs on his legs; A large black beard swept half of his face, and his eyes were as big as walnuts. Looking at the opponent, if there is no one around, at first glance, he is a habitual son who loves to fight with others.

Zeng Guofan looked at his face carefully, his eyes couldn't help but light up, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly shouted: "Stop quickly!" Could it be that Bao Chunting has arrived? ”

The man was staring at Xiao Fusi with a pair of tiger eyes, and when he heard this, he jumped back sharply, looked at Zeng Guofan, was stunned at first, and shouted with his hand: "Benefactor, why did you appear?" You want to die Bao Chao! ”

The whirlwind also seemed to come to Zeng Guofan, and he knelt down with a tom tom, and tom tom kowtowed.

Xiao Fusi strode over with his fists and said, "You ball! How can you admit defeat before you lose the wind? ”

Zeng Guofan picked up Bao Chao with both hands and said emotionally: "As soon as I arrived in Changsha, the first thing I looked for was you Bao Chunting!" Chunting, you made me look so hard! Where are you hiding? How to come to Changsha? ”

Bao Chao stood up and grinned: "Before the adults came, I asked for leave to send my brothers and sisters back to Sichuan." The road is not quiet, and there are long hairs full of murderous goods. The three of my brothers and sisters walked for two months before entering Sichuan! As soon as I arrived at Fubiao Camp today, I heard that you were also in the city, so I immediately took leave. The master of the dog ball was not allowed, and he was beaten by me. My lord, you always came to Changsha to be an official, and I Lao Bao is with you. Every day, I am willing to wash your feet! ”

After Bao Chao finished speaking, he pointed at Xiao Fusi and said, "This ball is not good at learning." If it weren't for the fact that he was the one in front of the adult, I would have knocked his front teeth off with one punch earlier! My lord, I will wait for you in the future, let this ball loan go home and farm! ”

Xiao Fusi shouted angrily: "I don't want to see anyone who brags about it!" If you were raised by your mother, how about a few more punches with me? ”

Zeng Guofan said with a smile: "Fusi, they are all family. You can't be wild, Bao Chao is telling you jokes! Chunting, hurry up to the signing room and have a cup of tea! ”

Xiao Fusi gritted his teeth and said, "Unless you go through the back door, I will fight you to the end!" ”

Bao Chao said as he walked: "You are not my opponent, let's go home and farm." ”

When he arrived at the signing room, Zeng Guofan first asked someone to make a bowl of tea for Bao Chao, and then someone called Xiao Fusi in, pointed at Bao Chao and said, "This is Bao Chao from the Fubiao camp." He pointed to Fu Si and said to Bao Chao: "This is Xiao Fusi, the pipe band of the pro-military camp of the Issuance and Examination Bureau." You two don't know each other, so let's give each other a salute. After a while, they accompanied me to the dining room to eat. ”

Xiao Fusi said: "Bao Chao, you shouldn't let me go home and farm!" ”

Bao Chao said: "Fu Si, I'm telling you a joke." My lord's yamen is so big, can I still have your errand? ”

Xiao Fusi said: "You shouldn't want to punch my front teeth with one punch. If I don't have my front teeth, how can I eat meat? ”

Bao Chao said: "Fu Si, I'm not talking big. When I first came to the barracks, a tiger came up from the north mountain, and it always came out to hurt people. The first county posted a notice saying that whoever could kill the tiger would reward him with twenty taels of silver. In order to get the twenty taels of silver, I went up to the hill, and with one punch I beat the tiger into the air, and died without screaming. I also got a nickname for this: Fighting Tiger General. Fu Si, I don't believe it, are your front teeth stronger than a tiger? ”

As soon as Xiao Fusi heard this, he first made a sigh in his mouth, then turned over and knelt down, kowtowing and saying, "I have long heard the master say that there is a tiger general Li Zhong." This Li Zhong turned out to be you! ”

Zeng Guofan motioned to Bao Chao to pull up Xiao Fusi, and said with a smile: "The heroes of Shuibo Liangshan have actually arrived in the signing room of my Issuance and Examination Bureau!" ”

Xiao Fusi said as he climbed up: "Old Bao, you will be my master in the future, I can kowtow to you!" The big husband has to talk about it, and whoever doesn't admit it is a ball goods! ”

Zeng Guofan said: "Fu Si, you have made enough trouble. You go out, I'm going to have a few words with Chun Ting, and I'll call you at dinner. ”

Xiao Fusi gave a salute at this time, shouted at Bao Chao again, and then walked out of the door with a smile.

Zeng Guofan and Bao Chao sat down again, and asked, "Chunting, are you all settled at home?" You come to the regimental camp, can the Fubiao camp agree? If you are expelled for this, you will not be paid—as you may have heard, our regiment is not a national economic division! The state does not pay food, it all depends on self-financing! ”

Bao Chao said: "My lord, do you always think that the salary of the green camp is very sufficient? According to the guards, there has been no pay for two months! I'm not going back to the Green Camp today. Whoever dares to mess around and beat whom! I'll serve the adults some water for washing their feet today. ”

Zeng Guofan said: "Chunting, as long as you are not afraid of being removed from the Fubiao camp, I hope you will come!" But it's not for me to wash my feet, but for me to be a camp officer! Are you afraid of death? ”

Bao Chao said: "Death is a ball!" But I won't be a battalion officer! I'm still on an errand by your old side. ”

Zeng Guofan smiled: "After dinner, I asked Luo Shan to teach you how to be a camp officer." You try to be a month, if not, we'll talk about it. What do you think? ”

Bao Chao grinned and smiled while touching his neck with his hand and said, "When I met you, Lord Zeng, a rough person like me can also be a camp officer!" This has to be known to my sister, and it's strange if you don't laugh off your big teeth. ”

Bao Chao got up after speaking, but suddenly knelt down and kowtowed to Zeng Guofan.

Zeng Guofan hurriedly came to help, and Bao Chao was already crying.

Zeng Guofan exclaimed: "Chunting, what's wrong with you? ”

Bao Chao got up and choked up: "You are always a big official in the Qing Dynasty, bigger than the governor!" You treat me as a person as soon as you meet, I can't stand it! ”

In the afternoon of the same day, the holy decree was sent down to the Issuance and Examination Bureau, saying: According to Pan Duo and Zeng Guofan, the grain station will be transferred to embezzle public funds and wait for the decree to be issued. etc. Zeng Guohuang was promoted by the Grain Station of the Issuance and Examination Bureau, and took advantage of the opportunity to tailor uniforms for Xiang Yong to embezzle the regimental fee on a large scale, which is really hateful and annoying. Gu Nian took filial piety to the expedition, but fortunately did not cause the facts, so he was lenient. Zeng Guofan, his elder brother and minister of the Hunan Gang and the training minister, applied for the award on his behalf. Chin this.

Zeng Guofan took over the initiative and thanked the emperor for his leniency on behalf of Zeng Guohuang.

Sending off the messenger, Zeng Guofan sent Luo Zenan and Wang Ju to the signing room to discuss the matter, and decided that when the morning exercise was carried out on the second day, Zeng Guofan read the holy decree in front of all Xiangyong.

That night, Zeng Guofan took Tang Xuan, the master of Qian Gu, to the signing room of the governor's yamen, handed over the 150,000 taels of silver tickets to Pan Duo, and asked when the bullets purchased by the governor of the daycare yamen would arrive. At that time, Pan Duo sent the platform for the purchase of guns and cannons for the military camp and promised the date in person.

Zeng Guofan then said goodbye, but Pan Duo did not send it as usual.

Walking out of the gate, Tang Xuan muttered in a low voice: "This Pan Duo is too arrogant!" Lord Zeng is the foundation of the second-grade squire, and when he was in Beijing, many scholars and ministers of military aircraft saw it, and they also had to say a word of lack! He's a governor, what is he? ”

Tang Xuan was a person who never spoke much, and now he regretted it in front of Zeng Guofan, one can imagine how much Pan Duo should have gone too far in some things.

Back in the signing room, Tang Xuan went to his own office in Liangtai.

Zeng Guofan sat down alone, then got up and went to the bedroom to get "A Hundred Battles" and looked at it.

Li Fuchao and Bao Chao have both taken up their posts as battalion officers, and they are now taking their own battalions out for evening exercises.

Wang Jingqi walked in at this time and whispered; "My lord, Master Zuo is here!"

Wang Jing finished speaking, and before he walked out of the house, Zuo Zongtang, who was wearing a six-rank top and an official uniform, had already strode in.

Zeng Guofan asked the first king Jingqi to make a new pot of tea, and then he and Zuo Zongtang went to the kang.

Zeng Guofan asked: "Ji Gao, the war in Wuchang is tight, why did you come back?" ”

Zuo Zongtang said while changing his clothes: "Zhang Caichen and Luo Qimen have already had a quarrel, I can't get involved in their affairs, I came back to hide for two days, I also want to see you." Disheng, I left Changsha for a month, why did you have such a stiff relationship with Pan Mujun? Even Qi Shan knows that Pan Fu doesn't buy your account. ”

Zeng Guofan frowned and said: "As soon as he arrived in the provincial capital, he first blamed me for not killing Huang Luyao, and then asked Xu Junqing to force the Issuance and Examination Bureau to repay the debt, and also used the green camp to card me." Ji Gao, I'm really hard to ride a tiger now! - By the way, before Zhang Caichen left, I heard him say that he had already secretly protected you as the fourth-rank prefect, why did you still wear the five-rank alternate official uniform? Could it be that the oracle has not yet come down? ”

Zuo Zongtang's eyes widened and said: "You are really a monster, I don't want to listen to anything, why do you say something?" ”

Zeng Guofan was stunned and said, "What's wrong with you?" Could it be that Zhang Caichen is lying? He didn't need that! ”

Zuo Zongtang took a sip of tea, wiped his mouth and said, "I'm a big loser this time!" The matter of protecting my prefect's mansion secretly, the army has not only told you, but also talked to Luo Futai. There are almost no people in the governor's yamen who do not know. Even I thought it was right. Who knows, when the holy decree arrives, it will be completely changed! In order to ensure that Changsha is safe and sound, I raise food and salary, and there is no merit, and there should be hard work! Even Bao Qibao got a handover department, and Qingde also made up for the lack of deputy generals. I'm left Ji Gao, and I didn't even mention it in the holy decree! I really don't want to mix in the yamen. ”

"How so?" Zeng Guofan's eyes widened in surprise: "Didn't you personally draft the guarantee form?" ”

Zuo Zongtang smiled bitterly: "I only occasionally start drafting, and most of the excerpts are still proposed by other masters in the yamen." I don't plan to wear this outfit again. I sometimes think, how did you survive in Beijing for more than ten years? ”

Zeng Guofan took a sip of tea: "Ji Gao, some things are not decided by others." ”

Zuo Zongtang finished changing clothes, sat cross-legged on the kang, took a sip of tea and said, "Disheng, it's not a long-term solution for you to stalemate with Pan Fu like this?" ”

Zeng Guofan sighed and said, "Ji Gao, how do you know my hardships!" If I don't kill Huang Luyao, I won't be able to practice this group. can kill Huang Luyao, and Changsha officialdom will not allow me. Pan Duo is different from Zhang Caichen. Zhang Caichen dares to act boldly, and sometimes, when he does things, he leaves a way back for himself. What about Pan Mujun? Timid and afraid, especially when he sees a full man, he can be afraid of the cold air from the cracks in his bones. Zhang Caichen has already seen through the Manchurians, but Pan Mujun is still relying on the Manchurians such as Bao Qibao and Qingde to guard Changsha for him! And as soon as he arrived, he was hostile to Xiang Yong, like an enemy. No one is allowed to speak, and no one is allowed to speak. Cough! ”

Zuo Zongtang said: "Disheng, don't sigh. You are a dignified squire, and no one dares to do anything to you! I hesitated for many days, and the governor's yamen was not the place where my left Ji Gao could be used. When I went back this time, I decided to give Zhang Zhijun a farewell gift, and I couldn't make wedding dresses anymore. I went back to Liuzhuang to plant those few acres of thin fields, and read the military books for a few years. ”

Zeng Guofan waved his hand and said, "Ji Gao, you can't do such a foolish thing!" You are a master in the governor's yamen, and I can practice my courage better. If you leave Huguang officialdom, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult for me! Listen to me, you, be your master in the governor's yamen. Zhang Caichen will not quit you, you will do it. You are a person who understands military affairs, how can you hide in the mountains and forests. There are three brights in Hunan, which one is not as bright as you are today! Xiang Yong's first battle, I have already secured Luo Zenan's seventh-rank rank and Liu Rong's eighth-rank rank, but I haven't made an order yet, and it is estimated that it is coming soon. Luo Zenan is both civil and military, Liu Mengrong is strategic, Zuo Jigao has both Zhuge Kongming's strategy and Yue Wumu's ambition! ”

Zeng Guofan's few words made Zuo Zongtang happy.

He laughed and said, "Disheng, why do you always flatter me when you go out to the mountains to hold a group practice this time." I'm not a three-and-a-half-year-old child, and I don't know how thick the flattery is. I've really done enough work in the Yamen. ”

Zeng Guofan asked Wang Jingqi to take the chess pieces, and said while swinging: "It's rare for you to come back, let's go around three games first, let me have a chess addiction." Ji Gao, you said a word before. You may forget, but I keep it in my heart. You say, the peaceful and prosperous era is naturally the world of Zeng Disheng, if it is a troubled era, whose world is uncertain. Now the Cantonese bandits are in turmoil, and the more troublesome they are, the bigger the trouble. Reading can't quell chaos, and literati can't go to the front line, only the martial arts among literati like you, and the literati among martial artists, can show their talents! The war book in your stomach is about to come in handy! Isn't that flattering you? Let's go around for three rounds, and then we'll go for a walk on the street. I invite you to eat a bowl of wonton, what do you think? ”

As Zeng Guofan spoke, he took the chessboard and put it in front of Zuo Zongtang's eyes, which was very forced.

Zuo Zongtang smiled bitterly, and said while touching the chess pieces: "Let's talk about it first, I can only accompany you to play three games." After three rounds, you send someone to get me a bowl of wine - I still have half a duck for lunch! By the way, there is something I forgot to ask you, I heard from the people of the governor's yamen that Chenghou asked you to be sent to prison? Disheng, you can't do a good job of this. You can't just start cutting yourself! ”

As soon as he heard this, Zeng Guofan's face suddenly became gloomy.

He let out a long sigh and said slowly, "I'm not cutting my own wings, I'm strengthening my wings!" I can't even imagine that my hard work can't even be seen by you, a very smart person! - Ji Gao, my Issuance and Examination Bureau is now using one tael of silver for one hundred taels of silver! Do you know how difficult it is for Meng Rong and Yunxian to persuade donations? In the future, whoever dares to touch Xiangyong's penny in vain, I will let his head fall to the ground! ”

Hearing this, Zuo Zongtang raised his head suddenly, as if looking at a stranger.

After a long time, Zuo Zongtang burst out from between his teeth: "Disheng, I haven't seen you for a few days, how did you become like this?" - You can't really think of yourself as a shaver! ”

As soon as it was dawn the next day, Zuo Zongtang took the official ship back to Xiangyin. Zuo Zongtang did not greet Zeng Guofan when he left. He is now more and more unable to read this former classmate and friend of Lianbin Academy.

Early this morning, Xiang Yong had morning exercises in the small playground in the city. After the morning exercise, he still did not disband, waiting for his own commander to announce the oracle.

Soon, Zeng Guofan sat in a sedan chair and hugged him to the playground in front of Xiao Fusi's barracks; Behind the sedan chair, there was an execution camp with guns, sticks and boards, and Zeng Guohuang, who had his hair scattered, came to the front of the general's platform.

I don't know if someone revealed the news, or if Bao Qibao intended to do this, hundreds of Chinese soldiers who raised the bid also rushed over and stood on the periphery of Xiangyong to watch the excitement.

Zeng Guofan stood on the platform, coughed lightly, and then unfolded the holy decree and read it; All 2,000 brave men knelt down to listen to the order.

After reading the holy decree, Zeng Guofan said loudly: "Brothers, my current expenses in Xiangyong are all hard-earned money raised from the hands of the people. Zeng Guohuang, as a grain station promotion, dared to help the public and private interests, relying on my younger brother to do wrong. Although the imperial court was gracious, he forgave him. But though he was spared the death penalty, he could not escape the living sin. Come! Zeng Guohuang beat the cane of fifty officials with a stick to correct the law and discipline. After the rod is over, he will be expelled from the barracks, and he will never be used! ”

When the executioner received the order, he put Zeng Guohuang down in front of the camp, stripped him of his clothes, and beat him with a stick. The stick was raised very high, and when it fell, it had lost its strength. Despite this, counting to fifty, Zeng Guohuang is already yellow and weak, and his skin is open.

Zeng Guofan carried Zeng Guohuang back to the bedroom and said loudly: "In the future, no matter whether you are close or close, those who dare to neglect their duties and defy the law will be severely punished!" ”

After the morning exercise was dispersed, Xiang Yong was silent, but the officers and soldiers of the green battalion were discussing: "This triangular eye, he usually looks weak and can't help the wind, but at the critical moment, he is so vicious!" I don't let my brother go! It's a shame that he can do it! ”

These words reached Bao Qibao's ears, and Bao Qibao did not make any remarks.

When it reached Pan Duo's ears, Pan Duo was sick, but said: "This person, all the talents of the show dare to kill, and the marquis dares to judge!" cut off the head of the Sanpin master, without blinking his eyes. What else did he dare not do! It is said that he is a former butcher, and from the perspective of the main department, he is more vicious than a butcher! ”

Zuo Zongtang's predecessors and successors also expressed a lot of dissatisfaction with Zeng Guofan's beating of his younger brother. Zuo Zongtang thought that the holy oracle had forgiven Chenghou, so why bother fighting for fifty? What's more, Chenghou has been locked up in prison, how can he be beaten! Zuo Zongtang said.

That night, Zeng Guofan came to Zeng Guohuang's bedroom with a pack of sore medicine.

Zeng Guohuang was lying on the bed and fell asleep at this time, his pillow was wet, and he had obviously just cried.

Zeng Guofan came to the head of the bed with tears in his eyes, and gently lifted Zeng Guohuang's clothes, but saw that his back had been glued to his clothes, and he was bloody.

Zeng Guofan gritted his teeth and lifted his clothes suddenly.

Zeng Guohuang screamed in pain.

Zeng Guofan sprinkled the medicine on the wound on his back, and said with tears in his eyes: "Chenghou, just scold the eldest brother!" Scolding it may relieve some pain. Chenghou, scold! ”

Zeng Guohuang gritted his teeth and said nothing, but the tears in his eyes rolled down.

"Cry! Just cry out! Zeng Guofan took a sheet and carefully covered his brother's body.

Zeng Guohuang's whole body convulsed for a long time, and suddenly he burst into tears.

Zeng Guohuang cried and said: "Big brother, I broke the law, you beat me and scolded me, but you shouldn't expel me from the barracks!" The eldest brother wants to make contributions to his wife and son, and Chenghou also wants to! ”

Zeng Guofan didn't refute him at that time, and when he had vented enough, he said softly: "Chenghou, why didn't the eldest brother want his younger brother to make a contribution?" But depending on your temperament, if you continue to stay in the barracks, not only will you not be able to make meritorious achievements, but you will be in danger of turning around! Big brother allowed you to stay in the camp because it hurt you, it was to trap you, not to help you! If you are still so stubborn, you can't turn the corner, and the eldest brother will not recognize you as a younger brother in the future! You will be raised in the camp for a few days, and the eldest brother will send you home. According to your talent, you can only study honestly at home, help your father run the family well, and take your younger brothers, children and nephews well, and the eldest brother will thank you! ”

Zeng Guohuang turned his head, looked at his eldest brother with teary eyes, and said sincerely: "Eldest brother, I don't want to go home, I still want to stay in the barracks and serve my eldest brother." The eldest brother has been weak since he was a child, and there is no one of his own people around to serve him, so my father is not at ease! Besides, I'll go back now, how can I see people! Big brother, you have to think about it for me! ”

Zeng Guofan turned his head away, gritted his teeth and said, "Big brother can't mistake you anymore!" I can't watch you be pushed into the fire pit! Rest well, big brother still has a few things to deal with, and I'll come to see you tomorrow. I'm going to let Jing Qi send you back, as long as I have Fu Si by my side. Okay, big brother is gone, you can rest. If you want to eat, let Jing Qi get it for you. ”

Zeng Guofan stood up and walked out. After walking more than a dozen steps, Zeng Guohuang's cry came from the bedroom again.

Zeng Guofan's heart softened, and he wanted to stop and walk back to persuade his younger brother a few words. But after he took two steps back, he turned around and walked towards the signing room.

It is the night moon and the stars are scarce, and the wind is strong.

Zeng Guofan shivered and said to himself: "It's time to change winter clothes!" ”

Zeng Guofan had breakfast the next day, first dealt with a few bandit cases sent by other counties, and issued a few tickets to take people, so he walked out of the signing room, wanting to go to see Guohuang.

Xiao Fusi said: "My lord, the fourth uncle has asked Jing Qi to take a boat back to Xiangxiang." ”

Zeng Guofan was stunned for a moment, stopped and asked, "When did you leave?" - Why don't you tell me? ”

Xiao Fusi said: "When the adults went to the barracks for breakfast, the fourth uncle asked me to carry him to the Caoyun Wharf in a sedan chair. The fourth uncle said that after he went back, he would do as the adults said. The fourth uncle also said, please rest assured. ”

Zeng Guofan sighed and said, "Cough! This Chenghou is really a-" He glanced at Xiao Fusi, swallowed the word "fool", and walked back to the signing room.

Zeng Guofan stayed alone for a long time, and when he saw that it was close to noon, he suddenly received a holy edict forwarded by the governor's yamen: according to Pan Duo, since his arrival, the old illness has recurred, and he has returned to his hometown to recuperate. etc. Pan Duo returned home to recuperate. The governor of Hunan acted Luo Bingzhang. The governor of Hubei is acting with Qinglin. Chin this.

Looking at the oracle, Zeng Guofan burst out in a low voice for a long time: "Isn't this a change of day?" ”

Zeng Guofan put away the oracle and drank two sips of tea, then called Xiao Fusi in and said, "You send someone to call Liu Xianggong, I have something to discuss with him." ”

Xiao Fusi hurriedly sent someone to invite Liu Rong, and the person who went came back after a while, and said, "Liu Xianggong went to the counties early this morning to practice for the adult inspection group. ”

Zeng Guofan then remembered that it was he who asked Liu Rong to go to the counties today to take a look yesterday, and he was so busy that he forgot about it!

Zeng Guofan sent away his own soldiers and just sat down, Luo Zenan walked in with Wang Zhu, Bao Chao, Li Fuchao, Taqibu, and Zhu Dianyuan.

When Zeng Guofan saw that all the battalion officers had come to the signing room, he couldn't help but ask strangely: "What are you all doing here if you don't lead the team to practice?" Could it be that he has also heard about the Holy Decree? The boss has allowed Pan Mujun to return to his hometown to recuperate, and Luo Qimen returned to Hunan. ”

Luo Zenan asked: "Who did the governor of Hubei release?" It can't be Qishan, right? ”

Zeng Guofan smiled and said, "It's almost, it's still Qinglin." ”

Luo Zenan said: "The replay of Qinglin Beifu this time above must be the result of Qi Shanbao's move." It's okay if Pan Mujun is gone, maybe Luo Qimen can change the rules. The surname Pan is in Hunan, and sooner or later we will have to remove Xiangyong. ”

Zeng Guofan waved his hand, interrupted Luo Zenan's words, and asked, "Tell me, what is the matter with you?" ”

Several people looked at each other.

Luo Zenan said: "My lord, since the establishment of the regimental camp, in addition to the drill is a drill every day, there are some opinions below, ask us a few to discuss, can we also take a few days off like the green battalion." We can't say anything, so we can only ask you for instructions. My lord, one gallop is the way to use soldiers, and the bowstring is too tight and easy to break. ”

Taqi said: "My lord, what Lord Luo said is very true. This regiment has been training bravely and intermittently, and they have all lost weight, so they should take a few days off to relax and relax. Lord Luo said it well - a piece of gallop is the way to use soldiers! ”

"Okay," Zeng Guofan slapped the case: "According to what Zhiting said, our regimental camp will have a three-day holiday." After three days, keep practicing! However, you can't leave Changsha. As soon as there is an alarm, you are guaranteed to be able to assemble the team in a quarter of an hour! At this time, we can't be careless. ”

Wang Qi said: "Why do you need to be ordered by your lordship - the humble post will go back to the camp now and tell the sentinels that although the holiday is a holiday, they can only play in the city." Those who dare to leave Changsha will be engaged in the camp rules! ”

"That's great!" Zeng Guofan nodded approvingly and said, "Let me inform you that Chenghou has left Changsha and returned to Xiangxiang. In the future, I will be in charge of the affairs of the grain table. After the camp is over, you will come back again. The brave men are on holiday, you can't take a holiday. We also have to think about the winter clothes of the regimental camp. It's cold and thin, how can you fight! ”

Luo Zenan said: "I'll go to the Wu family's tailoring shop in a while, and let them make 3,000 sets of winter clothes, isn't it?" What is the point of such a trivial matter? Will he dare to collect more money in the future? ”

Zeng Guofan shouted: "Luo Shan, don't talk nonsense. Shopkeeper Wu made clothes for the regimental camp, how could he have received an extra penny? It's Chenghou messing around, and he can't complain about the Wu family! In the future, when dealing with local businessmen, we must be fair, and we must not take advantage of the situation to lower prices. Merchants are the food and clothing parents of my regimental camp, and I can't cold their hearts! ”

After saying something, several people lowered their heads.

In the afternoon, the holy decree was issued: according to the invitation of Zeng Guofan, the resident waiter and the minister of Hunan League Training, Luo Zenan and Liu Rong were very effective in persuading people to donate with their lives. etc. Luo Zenan's seven-rank Hou supplemented the county title, and Liu Rong's eight-pin county title. If there is a great achievement, the reward will be awarded. Chin this.

Luo Zenan and Liu Rong received the holy decree with joy. So far, the three Liangs in Hunan have official bodies.

Zeng Guofan wanted to take advantage of the three-day holiday to visit someone in Hengyang. Needless to say, this person is Peng Yulin, a friend he met in Kaifeng Mansion during Zeng Guofandian's attempt to try Sichuan.

Why was Zeng Guofan in a hurry to meet Peng Yulin? Speaking of which, this matter is also related to Jiang Zhongyuan. (End of chapter)