Introduction: The pickled Taoist suddenly visited and gave Zeng Guofan four proverbs; In the middle of the night, the minister of regimental training decided to cut off the admiral's arm first.

Peng Yulin stood up and was about to go outside to see what was going on, when a pickled old whirlwind also seemed to break into the door, and the two personal soldiers who were standing guard outside the gate came in one after the other.

When Zeng Guofan saw the Taoist, he hurriedly stood up.

A pro-soldier took the lead and said, "Your Excellency. ”

The pickled Daoist sat on the kang like no one, and said with a grin: "If you can pull up the poor Dao, the poor Dao will recognize him as a master!" If you can't pull the poor road, don't blame the poor road for being unreasonable. ”

After finishing speaking, the pickled Taoist closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Zeng Guofan drank and ordered the pro-soldiers to retreat, and then pointed at Peng Yulin and said to the pickled Taoist: "The pro-soldiers are presumptuous, and they also look at the Taoist Haihan. This is Hengyang Peng Xueqin. ”

Zeng Guofan said to Peng Yulin again: "This Taoist chief is my old friend. ”

Peng Yulin saw that Zeng Guofan was respectful to the Pickled Daoist, although the Pickled Daoist was extremely arrogant and didn't open his eyes at all, so he had no choice but to salute and say: "No, Peng Yulin has seen the Immortal Chief, and the Immortal Chief is invited." ”

The pickled Taoist jumped off the kang suddenly, opened his eyes and said, "Sour! Sour! Readers are full of sour belly! But the poor road has no time to listen to your noise. The poor road is not far away.,I'm about to go to meet with a real one.。。 Poor Dao came to see you overnight to give you four words to help you achieve a great cause, and it is not in vain for you and me to have a fellowship. Poor road to go. ”

Before the pickled Taoist finished speaking, the person had already stepped out of the door.

Zeng Guofan and Peng Yulin hurriedly followed, but there was no one outside the door.

Peng Yulin exclaimed: "I can't see it, he's really a strange person!" The footwork is so fast! If you don't see it with your own eyes, you won't believe it! ”

Zeng Guofan was stunned for a long time, and said gloomily: "He said that he wanted to send me four sentences, why did he leave without saying a word?" It can be seen that the gods also have times when they are confused. Xueqin, let's go back to our room. ”

Peng Yulin whispered as he walked through the door: "He sees that he is a crazy person. The words are confused and unbelievable. Xueqin wants to persuade adults here to say a word, don't believe anyone's words in the future, it will be a mistake! ”

Zeng Guofan smiled bitterly and was speechless.

The two of them entered the signing room one after the other, and before they could sit down, Zeng Guofan was the first to find that there was a piece of official paper full of black characters on the kang.

Zeng Guofan and Peng Yulin looked at each other.

Peng Yulin said: "These are probably the four sentences he left for you. ”

Zeng Guofan picked up the paper, looked carefully in the shadow of the lamp, and saw that there were four sentences written on it: "If you don't help the Qing, the scholars will respond." The staff will be promoted to the Taiwan stage, and Wan Mo Yuanmen will be in the door. ”

Zeng Guofan handed the paper to Peng Yulin and said to himself: "He is really a good person!" It's a pity that I will never see you again! ”

Peng Yulin took the paper and read it, thought about it again, returned the paper to Zeng Guofan, and suddenly smiled and said: "Strange people and strange things, how can you always meet them?" I can't read these four sentences. ”

Zeng Guofan smiled, folded the paper and put it away, and said, "I can't read it either." Xueqin, you will go to Hengzhou tomorrow, and together with Liu Zimo, you will conduct field inspections in various states and counties. You must first choose a place for Lu Yong to be stationed, and the area should be wide, at least 5,000 people can be stationed; Then choose a place for shipbuilding along the river, and the water area should also be wide, so that you can practice water bravery. In addition, you also need to hire some craftsmen and husbands nearby. The number of people is up to you, and the salary is up to you. You go and rest, get up early tomorrow and hurry. Before you go on the road tomorrow, I will open a letter for you on the case. In this way, the local yamen cannot be stopped. ”

Peng Yulin got up and said, "My lord hasn't made it clear yet, how many warships are we going to build?" When the number of ships is determined, the number of craftsmen and servants to be hired is decided. ”

Zeng Guofan said: "Let's try to build a few ships of various types first. After the decree arrives, it can be made in large quantities. Xueqin, if the shipbuilder can't find it nearby, he will go to the provincial capital to recruit him; If there is a shortage of provincial capitals, go to other provinces to recruit. The craftsman is concerned with the quality of the boat, and must not be sloppy, but must be careful. ”

Peng Yulin nodded and said, "I used to know a few craftsmen who could make small sampans. As soon as I arrived in Hengzhou, I wrote to him and asked him to hire some craftsmen on his behalf. Sir, please rest. ”

Zeng Guofan said while laying out the paper: "I still have to prepare an excerpt for the imperial court." The matter of participating in Qingde cannot be delayed any longer, let alone let outsiders know. ”

Peng Yulin sighed softly and walked out silently.

Zeng Guofan first drafted "Moving to Hengzhou".

The opening chapter of the fold reads: "The thieves were ordered to investigate and deal with the bandits, but Heng, Yong, Chen, and Gui were especially the bandits who gathered and gathered. Planned to search and arrest ...... nearby in Hengzhou"

Talking about the reason for moving to Hengzhou, the excerpt wrote: "To the provincial city blockade matters, Jiangxi and Hunan border area, a total of four roads are connected, the north is Pingjiang, Tongyi, Ningzhou Road, the south is tea, the road to Ji'an Prefecture, the middle two roads, one is Liuyang Tongruizhou, Shanggao, the other is Liling Tongyuanzhou, Pingxiang. Now the two roads of Liu and Li have sent troops to bravely defend the pass. The north road is still far away from the thief, but the south road tea, the area of You, and the Anfu and Yongxin of Ji'an Mansion are close together. At present, the bandits are harassing Ji'an, Cha, and You, and they are far away from Changsha and very close to Hengzhou. When the minister arrived in Heng, he was anxious to try to block the palace to prevent the bandits from seducing and taking advantage of the situation. Shang's ministers agreed with each other. Its provincial garrison, carefully planned by the ministers, etc., is still well-arranged, and can be admired to comfort the Chen. The reason why all the micro-ministers moved to Hengzhou was to fold the post three hundred miles to play, and the emperor begged for the holy book. Sincerely. ”

In the compromise, Zeng Guofan did not mention the matter of the soldiers fighting each other bravely and becoming a fire and water. In Zeng Guofan's view, taking this kind of thing as a reason to move to Hengzhou is tantamount to calling out the teachers of the national economic system. With the current 2,000 Xiangyong, they are not qualified to hand over the board at all.

Thinking of this fold, Zeng Guofan did not hesitate too much, and almost did it in a flash.

But when writing the appendix of Shen Qingde, Zeng Guofan used his brain.

Participating in Qingde, he could not participate in the matter of his instructing of the soldiers to smash the Issuance and Examination Bureau, because Zeng Guofan did not have real evidence in hand for this matter, let alone sell Peng Yulin's old friend; and cannot participate in the fact that he colluded with Bao Qibao and deliberately made things difficult for Xiang Yong.

So, where should we start in order to completely bring down Qingde?

Zeng Guofan's brows tightened, thinking hard about all the things that had happened in the Green Camp since he took office.

Two quarters of an hour later, Zeng Guofan picked up his pen and first wrote the title on the paper: Please hand over the deputy general Qingde to the Criminal Department for punishment.

Zeng Guofan put down the pen, took a sip of tea from the tea bowl, shook his right hand again, and then picked up the pen again, brushed and wrote: "Again, the deputy general of the Changsha Association, Qingde, is comfortable and careless. On September 18 last year, the bandits dug tunnels and bombarded the southern city, and when the people were panicked, they should have taken off their roofs and hid their houses. The soldiers he brought took off his coats and abandoned them all over the streets, and they have been said to be a laughing stock to this day. This spring, they should return to the province from Yuezhou and move to the areas of Chang and Li, to investigate and deal with bandits. In the places they passed, although they were ravaged by bandits, they still demanded supplies, and ordered their subordinates to prepare their books, buy flower pots, and load them on the bow of the ship. The minister went to the province for half a year, and every 38 period, the superintendent led the military school to conduct a parade, and the general did not come once, which is unreasonable. Luo Bingzhang, the minister of the courtier, and Zhang Liang, the governor of the letter, basically planned to ask for the dismissal of the general, but thinking of such a bad general, he was only dismissed, which was not enough to cover up the innocent. Now that the bandits are besieging Nanchang, Hunan has dispatched hundreds of troops to the rescue. The minister received Jiang Zhongyuan's letter twice, asking him to recruit Chu Yong 3,000, and now he has been raised. It is planned to comprehend the pipe belt of Zhu Sunyi, the county governor of His Majesty Renren and Jiang Zhongjun, the younger brother of Jiang Zhongyuan, and set off within a few days, and Xingchi went to help. Hunan Province is also in a very tight situation. However, the soldiers are afraid of tired playing, and it has become a habit. If you don't listen to persuasion, you won't be afraid, and there is no way to motivate them. Accordingly, the deputy general of the Changsha Association, Qingde, was dismissed from his post and handed over to the Criminal Department, and the crime was severely punished, and the military prestige was slightly suppressed and morale was improved. The minister hated the civil servants for taking tricks, and the military ministers retreated, causing today's great changes, because of this urgent request. If the minister has a little private opinion, he asks the emperor to strictly investigate and punish the crime of deception. Sincerely. ”

Putting down the pen, Zeng Guofan re-read the folded piece by piece, and after changing a few words slightly, he began to transcribe it.

Originally, the Issuance Examination Bureau had two drafters, ordinary excerpts, and Zeng Guofan entrusted them to draft.

But today's fold is extraordinary, it is not only related to his own safety, but also related to the future development of Xiangyong.

That's why Zeng Guofan chose to write this fold in the dead of night.

Although Zeng Guofan was cautious and thought that things were done seamlessly and foolproof, he did not expect that because of his twist, not only did he almost lose his net worth and his life, but even Taqib almost traveled west. (End of chapter)