Reading guide: The green battalion soldiers made trouble at the gate of the Issuance and Examination Bureau, and kept asking for debts; Zeng Guofan was angry and carelessly lost Jingzhou and decided to come forward in person.

The folded piece on the case, which had not yet been sealed, appeared in front of Committee member Zhang's eyes......

Early the next morning, seeing off Peng Yulin, Zeng Guofan was about to send a fold and piece that he had transcribed overnight, but suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to protect the Taqibu from the imperial court because he was too tired. This is not an ordinary oversight, it is a critical oversight. If the imperial court approved his own ginseng films, and transferred a deputy general from other provinces to fill the gap in Qingde, his plan to cultivate Taqib would be all in vain.

Thinking of this, Zeng Guofan himself was shocked into a cold sweat.

He put the unsealed folds and pieces in the corner of the bookcase, spread out the paper, and while studying the ink, he began to think of the reason why the secret protection tower Qibu would take over the deputy general of the Sha Association.

People who are a little involved in the common sense of Qing history officials know that the green camp staff of the Qing Dynasty will be the third grade, and the deputy general will be the second grade. Although there is only one level between the two, the top of the third rank (both positive and slave) is sapphire and blue bright glass (bright blue), while the top of the second rank (both positive and second) is flowering coral (dark red). That is to say, no matter how powerful a general is, he can only be a bright blue-topped officer, and if he is promoted to a deputy general, he is a red-topped official.

After thinking about the situation for a quarter of an hour, Zeng Guofan was ready to write from Tazib's bravery, hard work, and hardship.

Zeng Guofan lifted his sleeve up slightly, picked up the pen, hesitated a little, and then began to write, almost with a wave, without even a small pause in between.

Zeng Guofan put down the pen, picked up the secret protection film and read it, and was very satisfied.

Zeng Guofan put the protective film in a sunny place on the case, prepared to seal it after it dried, and sent it together with the folded piece written last night.

A personal soldier quietly walked in at this time and said, "My lord, Guo Taishi is back." ”

Zeng Guofan was stunned when he heard this, spun around and said happily: "It's been three months since he left, and he's coming back!" Please! Please! ”

Guo Songtao, who was in the dust, stepped into the door and said with a smile: "What please, I'll just walk in by myself!" ”

Zeng Guofan took a step forward and grabbed Guo Songtao's hand, and said to his soldiers while looking, "Quickly make a cup of tea for Lord Guo and bring it in!! Yunxian, you've lost a lot of weight! ”

The soldiers hurriedly agreed and walked out quickly.

Zeng Guofan pressed Guo Songtao to the chair and sat down, sat down himself and said, "Why didn't you write back for so long?" I thought that you, Master Guo, saw that this group practice was getting worse and worse, and turned his face to throw long hair! ”

Guo Songtao got up to change his clothes and said: "When I arrived in Anhui, Anhui was already impassable; I entered Jiangxi by dry road, and in just a few days, the whole province of Jiangxi began to erode. There is long hair everywhere, and all states and counties are practicing bravery. is chaotic and coaxing, and it is impossible to distinguish who is a soldier, who is brave, and who is a bandit. By the way, I met Li Shaoquan in Anhui, and he is now following Lu Xianji to run a group practice. My lord, I have been thinking all the way, and I want to wipe out the Cantonese bandits, but if I don't run a water division, it will never work. ”

At this time, the soldiers came in with tea, and asked Guo Songtao for a greeting, and then withdrew.

Zeng Guofan said at this time: "I already know about Shaoquan's return to his hometown. His elder brother Xiaoquan came to the province last day, but he was delayed for two days at the Issuance Examination Bureau. Yunxian, what is the effect of your going out this time?!! I have already bowed to the excerpt of Xiangyong's establishment of the water division, but for some reason, the above has not yet approved it, and I think it will be a matter of one or two days. ”

Guo Songtao took a sip of tea and said, "Meng Rong is also back." He went to the camp first to take a look, and it was estimated that he would be able to enter the city with Luo Shan in a while. I went out this time, and although the results were not ideal, it was not for nothing. In Anhui, Li Shaoquan carried Lu Xianji and Fuji on his back, and gave Xiangyong 40,000 taels of silver from the private placement to buy guns. Shaoquan specially asked me to give you a message to the old man, the Hong rebel bandits are now fighting fiercely with foreigners, and they have purchased many guns from Taixi countries. The guns are fast guns and can be fired in a row; The cannons are breech-loading cannons, which are powerful and lethal, and can collapse the city wall with one shot. ”

Before Zeng Guofan could finish speaking, his eyes were already red, and he couldn't help but say: "Shaoquan is an extremely smart person. When you mention him, it reminds me of the days and nights in Beijing. I heard that his old Taishan also gave his way? In my old age, he has a son like Shaoquan, and he should be content!! Yunxian, you still haven't eaten, have you? ”

Before Guo Songtao could speak, a pro-soldier walked in panting and reported: "My lord, two green battalion soldiers came to Yuanmen to make trouble, and falsely accused a brother of the pro-barracks of not paying back the money. Xiao Guanband is theorizing with them. ”

Guo Songtao was stunned for a moment and asked: "My lord, when I was in Jiangxi, I heard rumors that my Hunan soldiers and brave enemies were not harmonious. What the hell is going on? ”

Zeng Guofan stood up angrily, and said as he walked out, "I'll go back and tell you in detail." The Green Camp is getting more and more noisy now! Xiebiao Qingde was instigated behind his back, and he couldn't wait to squeeze Xiangyong out of Changsha today; Admiral Bao Qibao not only didn't care, but always said that the matter was too small; Luo Qimen turned a blind eye, neither offending the green camp nor wanting to offend the group training. Go, follow me outside and take a look. I can't just let them mess around! ”

After Zeng Guofan finished speaking, he angrily pushed the door and walked out. Guo Songtao didn't have time to change his clothes, so he hurriedly followed out. When the two soldiers who were waiting outside the door saw it, they didn't have time to think about it at the moment, so they followed them out and walked out.

The two of them had just walked out of the signing room, and a member of the Issuance Examination Bureau's camp office surnamed Zhang happened to come to the signing room to report the matter to Zeng Guofan.

Committee member Zhang pushed the door and walked in, and saw that although the door was empty, there was no one inside.

Committee member Zhang knew that Zeng Guofan must have gone out temporarily, so he wanted to retreat outside the door and wait, but on the table was a folded manuscript that had not yet been sealed and sealed and the one that had been sealed but not sealed!! It's definitely a folded manuscript too!! At the same time, he was in the eye.

The officials in the yamen are very sensitive to Shangxian's excerpts, and everyone hopes that their names will appear in Shangxian's insurance policy. This is a common problem of being an errand man in the yamen for many years, and no one is really exempt from vulgarity.

Committee member Zhang clearly knew that he could not casually peek at the excerpts that Shangxian had not paid tribute to, and once the matter of peeking at the excerpts was discovered, his future would be completely over.

But the folded manuscript on the table was too tempting for him, and he didn't want to miss the opportunity in vain. Perhaps, his name is in these two excerpts.

Committee member Zhang first walked outside the door to take a look, then flew in, first took a quick look at the unsealed protective plates, and then took out a piece of the envelope with a trembling hand, opened it with bated breath, and looked at it almost at a glance.

Committee member Zhang carefully put the folded piece back into the sleeve and put it in its place, and only then did he take three steps and make two steps to jump out of the signing room.

Committee member Zhang took out a cloth towel and wiped the cold sweat on his head. After putting the cloth back in his sleeve, he took two deep breaths of air, and his mind calmed down.

Soon, Zeng Guofan appeared in the corridor while talking and laughing with Guo Songtao, Liu Rong, and Luo Zenan. The two soldiers rushed to the signing room and opened the door.

Committee member Zhang took two steps, first giving a salute to Zeng Guofan, and then bowing to the others one by one.

After following everyone into the signing room, Commissioner Zhang and Zeng Guofan saluted again, and then said: "Your Excellency, the camp office received a complaint of grievance early this morning. A family of Xu Lao, who had lived on the left side of my camp for many years, accused me of forcibly going to his house to stay overnight and spoiling the only daughter of his old couple. His home is about three miles away from Mingxiang Temple. ”

After Mr. Zhang finished speaking, he groped through his sleeve, took out a cloth towel and handed it to Zeng Guofan: "My lord, this is the form submitted by the old man surnamed Xu, please look at it and make a decision." ”

Zeng Guofan looked at the cloth towel and was stunned, Guo Songtao, Liu Rong, and Luo Zenan were already laughing.

Committee member Zhang was stunned by laughter first, and immediately found that what he was holding in his hand was not a shape at all, but a cloth towel!! In a panic, he hurriedly put the cloth towel sleeve back, and then he found out the situation, and was embarrassed to hand it to Zeng Guofan for the second time.

When Zeng Guofan looked at the situation, Luo Zenan asked Commissioner Zhang: "Lord Zhang, did the complainant say that it was my Xiangyong battalion who ruined his daughter?" ”

Commissioner Zhang said: "He insisted that he was from the Xiangyong battalion. As for which battalion it belonged to, he did not say. ”

At this time, Zeng Guofan handed the case to Committee member Zhang and said: "You go to the case and open a ticket to Uncle Xu, and ask him to come to the Issuance and Examination Bureau early tomorrow morning, and this minister will personally try his case." Go down. ”

Committee member Zhang took the form, nodded to everyone, and walked out quickly. Because he only wanted to leave the signing room as soon as possible, he didn't pay attention to his feet, and when he walked out of the door, he was unexpectedly mixed by the not very high threshold and almost fell.

Committee member Zhang became more and more thick-necked and blushed, and almost staggered out of the signing room. (End of chapter)