Reading guide: A wave is not settled, and a wave is rising. Zeng Guofan would never have dreamed that Jiang Zhongyuan, who had just become the secretary of a province, would be requisitioned and transferred to Jiangnan to assist in military affairs; Zeng Guofan didn't expect that Governor Luo Bingzhang also had the idea of recruiting bravery, and he did not return to the regimental ministers to control and start a new stove.

After Peng Yulin returned to the province, he strengthened Zeng Guofan's determination to attack Qingde.

Changsha, Hunan, when did the soldiers fight bravely?

Bao Qibao is eyeing the tiger, Qingde has bad intentions, and Zeng Guofan has other plans......

Luo Bingzhang and Xu Youren were introduced into the signing room by the soldiers.

Zeng Guofan was sitting at the desk drinking tea, and when he saw Luo Bingzhang walking in, he hurriedly got up to salute and said, "Why is Lord Futai here??? Pass the word, and bring up the tea! ”

Xu Youren shouted: "Zeng Disheng, in front of Lord Futai, if you don't make it clear, this company will never rest with you!" You have been a waiter, and this company is also a provincial constitution! ”

Xu Youren turned his face to Luo Bingzhang again, and said very aggrievedly while crying: "Lord Futai, you have to call the shots for the division!" He has been killed, and he will judge me in court! He is a provincial minister, and he actually wants to judge a provincial feudal division! Spread it out, how can you let the division meet people! ”

After Xu Youren finished speaking, he picked up a chair and sat down, and began to wipe his tears.

When the new tea was put on the table, Luo Bingzhang changed his clothes and sat down, looked at Zeng Guofan and asked, "Lord Zeng, why do you always make Xu Fantai angry like this?" ”

Before Zeng Guofan could speak, Luo Bingzhang said to Xu Youren again: "Xu Fantai, you should go back to the yamen to rest and rest first." When the ministry asks the reason, it will give you justice. You're a provincial domain, and you're not playing! ”

Xu Youren had no choice but to stand up, nodded at Luo Bingzhang, and walked out with his head down.

Zeng Guofan got up and said: "Xu Fantai, after you have rested, you have to come to the Issuance and Examination Bureau, and this minister is still waiting to pay homage to the imperial court!" ”

Xu Youren turned around and glanced at Zeng Guofan, and walked out of the signing room without looking back.

Zeng Guofan sat down with a gloomy face.

Luo Bingzhang said: "Lord Zeng, the affairs between you and Xu Junqing are all known. You may not know that the Yang Shichao you killed was a distant relative of his wife. Yang Shichao and Junqing didn't move around much, but it was only after he arrived in Hunan that he found out the relationship. Speaking of which, he should call Junqing an uncle. Hearing that Yang Shichao died in vain, Xu Junqing was naturally anxious. Don't delve into this. It's really noisy, and the face of the main department is not good-looking. ”

Zeng Guofan said: "Lord Futai, don't you see the appearance of Xu Junqing, the right talent." As soon as I entered the signing room, I was neither allowed to speak nor explained, and kept saying that I was going to be dragged into Beijing to fight a lawsuit. As soon as he Xu Junqing is old and has been in officialdom for a long time, he doesn't want to think about it, if Yang Shichao is innocent, is he willing to bite his tongue and commit suicide? He knew that he was sinful, and he didn't want to suffer from flesh and skin, so he had to do this?? Even children should know this! Why is he Xu Junqing confused! ”

Luo Bingzhang said: "Lord Zeng, you don't need to say it anymore. Find a time, the headquarters will invite you and Xu Junqing together, and just talk about it. Lord Zeng, the headquarters is here, and there are important things to discuss with you. The headquarters has just received an urgent letter from Zhang Zhijun, saying that the imperial court has the intention of transferring Jiang Minqiao to the Jiangnan camp to assist in military affairs. Although the holy decree has not yet come down, the capital has been spreading. According to Zhang Zhijun, if Chu Yong leaves Hubei, not only Hubei will be empty, but even Hunan will be in danger, so the headquarters will think of a way in advance. In fact, what Zhang Zhijun said about finding a way is just to recruit bravery. ”

Zeng Guofan asked urgently: "What do you always think?" ”

Luo Bingzhang said: "You have ordered your brother to recruit an additional battalion of Xiangyong, counting it, it is only 500 people, but it is still too many troops." If the long hair suddenly turns around and refoules, it will not be able to resist the enemy at all. After thinking about it, the headquarters decided to recruit another battalion of Xiangyong, which may be useful. What do you think, Master Zeng? ”

Zeng Guofan pondered for a moment and said, "For now, it can only be like this. Okay, I'll do Zhu Ling and Shiheng now, and ask them to recruit another battalion. ”

Luo Bingzhang waved his hand and said: "The headquarters has sent a fast horse to Xiangxiang, and Zou Shuji, the supervisor of the country, has come to handle the recruitment of bravery. ”

Zeng Guofan was stunned for a moment, and immediately said, "It's okay." Uncle Ji is well-known in Xiangxiang, and he handles this matter, and he will win several times. ”

Zou Shuji is Zou Shouzhang, the prisoner of the country, who is similar in age to Zeng Guofan, but he is not a very good person. His prisoners were not obtained by ability, but donated four hundred taels of silver so that they could participate in the township examination.

Obviously, Luo Bingzhang bypassed Zeng Guofan, the minister of regimental training, and directly commissioned Zou Shouzhang to recruit Yong, in order to bring this battalion of Xiangyong under the governor's yamen and let him personally control it.

Zeng Guofan couldn't say anything in his mouth, but in his heart, he was already dissatisfied with Luo Bingzhang. The imperial court has made a clear decree that all matters involving group training in Hunan will be decided by the Zeng State Domain, and the governor and Fu cannot be restrained.

Zeng Guofan knew very well in his heart that Luo Bingzhang began to meddle in the matter of group training, and Xiang Yong's life in Changsha would be even more difficult.

After talking about a few other things, Luo Bingzhang left the Development Examination Bureau.

However, that night, Zeng Guofan received an urgent oracle from the governor Yamen: Wuchang was recovered, Huguang gradually stabilized, and the Guangdong bandit brigade attacked Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui. According to Hubei, Jiang Zhongyuan assisted in the military affairs of the Jiangnan battalion, led Chu Yong, and galloped to Jinling to help suppress it. Chin this.

A quick letter from Jiang Zhongyuan was also placed on Zeng Guofan's desk at the same time.

In the letter, Jiang Zhongyuan first informed Zeng Guofan about his assistance in Jiangnan military affairs, and then tactfully proposed to Zeng Guofan that the imperial court ordered him to assist in Jiangnan military affairs, and he was optimistic about the 2,000 Chu Yong under him. But if you go to the south of the Yangtze River, you can't accomplish the great cause of suppressing thieves with only 2,000 people. Jiang Zhongyuan proposed to Zeng Guofan: ask him to recruit 3,000 Chu Yong on his behalf, and take them to Hubei by trusted people, and rush to Jiangnan in a unified manner.

At the end of the letter, Jiang Zhongyuan revealed to Zeng Guofan that his two younger brothers, Zhongjun and Zhongshu, also had the ambition to serve the country, and if possible, they could recruit them anytime and anywhere.

Zeng Guofan smiled, and immediately sent a letter to the prefect of Baoqing Prefecture, Kui Lian Fa Ziwen, to order him to recruit 3,000 brave soldiers as soon as possible and hand them over to Jiang Zhongjun and Jiang Zhongshu to take them to Hubei. If there is any delay, you must be strictly involved!

Ziwen sent him away quickly, and Zeng Guofan sent another private letter to Jiang Zhongyuan.

After dinner that day, Peng Yulin, Yang Zaifu, and Zeng Guobao rushed to Changsha with a battalion of Xiangyong.

Upon hearing the report, Zeng Guofan sent people to fly to pass on the order, ordering the battalion Xiangyong, who had just arrived in the province, not to enter the city, and to camp and practice outside the south gate of Changsha; Zeng Guobao and Yang Zaifu cooked with the camp, and Peng Yulin could go to the city to rest.

After finishing these, it was already the middle of the night, but Zeng Guofan invited Peng Yulin to the signing room for tea.

After the ceremony, the soldiers put tea up.

Zeng Guofan and Peng Yulin changed their clothes and sat down, and Zeng Guofan asked in a low voice: "Xueqin, have you ever done anything I explained to you?" ”

Peng Yulin smiled and said: "My old friend who works in the supervision of the standard has inquired clearly, the Issuance Examination Bureau was smashed, and all of them were instructed by Bao Qibao and Qingde. It's just that he wants to squeeze Xiangyong out of the provincial capital. ”

After Peng Yulin finished speaking, he took out a secret letter from his arms and handed it to Zeng Guofan: "This is a letter from an old friend to me. According to him, Qingde has a great hatred for you, and you can't help but be careful when you get old. The people are all savage, and we can't afford to fight them! ”

Zeng Guofan pushed the letter out and said, "Your friend Peng Xueqin should be credible. It seems that we should find a way out sooner. Xueqin, if we leave the provincial capital, where do you think it would be more appropriate for us to be stationed? ”

Peng Yulin asked in a low voice: "My lord, are you still ready to practice water bravery?"

Zeng Guofan said with certainty: "This is something that must be done sooner or later." If you don't practice water bravery, how can you wipe out the long hair? How can I have peace in the Qing Dynasty? Xueqin, how do you ask about this? Could it be that you already have the idea? ”

Peng Yulin said: "If you are determined to establish a water division, then the best place for us to stay in Xiangyong is Hengzhou!" ”

Zeng Guofan took a sip of tea: "Xueqin, you go on." ”

Peng Yulin said: "Imagine that Hengzhou has a wide area and waters, and it is currently the calmest place in Hunan. In Hengzhou, shipbuilding and recruitment, there are few long hairs and local bandits to harass. What's more, Lord Liu has always been stationed there and has a great reputation. With bamboo craftsmen, at least you can respond to all calls. ”

Zeng Guofan frowned and thought for a while and said, "Xueqin, what you said is very true. I'm going to make a break now. ”

Peng Yulin asked: "My lord, Xiang Yong moved to Hengzhou, such a trivial matter, do you still need to ask for the royal approval?" ”

Zeng Guofan's face suddenly turned pale and said: "I'm just using the move to Hengzhou as a cover, in fact, I want to participate in the deputy general on the head of Qingde." For now, it is not yet hot to participate in Bao Qibao, but Qingde must participate first! He's a dog next to Bao Qibao! He started to bite everywhere, how did he get it! If you don't put him down, I Xiangyong will never have peace in Hunan! ”

Peng Yulin lowered his voice and asked: "Ban Qingde, if the top sends a full man to Hunan again, we still don't have a stable life." If there are not a few Manchurians in a province, how can the imperial court rest assured? ”

Zeng Guofan smiled and said: "I have been a master in Beijing for a long time, how can I not know the thoughts of the above?" I have thought it through, and I will lift up another full man. First plug the mouth of the imperial court. ”

Peng Yulin nodded and said, "I understand what you mean, you always want to replace Qingde with Mibao Taqibu?" I'm not wrong, am I? ”

Zeng Guofan said: "When I first met Tazhi Pavilion, he was just a green camp guard. After my secret protection, he has now become a third-grade general. Why do I want to keep him successful one at a time? I know very well in my heart, isn't it because he Tazhiting is full of people? I expected that I would be able to protect him as the acting lieutenant this time, and the superiors would definitely be able to do it. The adjutant general is only one step away from the admiral, and as long as Ta Zhiting acts as the adjutant general, the day when he replaces Bao Qibao is not far off. This is also why Bao Qibao and Qingde not only hate me, but also have full of anger towards Ta Zhiting and Zhu Dianyuan. Bao Qibao and Qingde are not fools, and it is impossible for them not to see my good intentions. ”

Peng Yulin asked: "My lord, the Manchurians are separated from us Han people." You should be wary of Tazib all the time. ”

Zeng Guofan said: "Xueqin's words are wrong. In my opinion, the estrangement between the Manchus and the Han people is groundless. Whether it is Manchu or Han, to put it bluntly, they are all Chinese. The Great Qing Kingdom cannot only be Manchurian, nor can it be only us Han people. Ta Zhiting is a man, extraordinary Manchurian, he is loyal and courageous, hard work, and gratitude. If I protect him, he will be able to repay me for being brave, and I will never be wrong! ”

Peng Yulin was about to speak, but suddenly there was a commotion outside.

Zeng Guofan and Peng Yulin were both stunned. (End of chapter)