Reading guide: Li Dusi broke the cauldron and sank the boat, and he had the upper hand in one move. The old master pushed the table to block the way, and his own soldiers flew forward to catch him. Li Dusi is proud of his high skills, and he doesn't take these things seriously. Zeng Guofan was dumbfounded, and the court was panicked.

At this critical juncture, Mr. Xu, who didn't know martial arts and only knew how to farm, suddenly bent down and ......

Li Dusi obviously knew that he had no hope of survival, so he made up his mind to die with Zeng Guofan. According to his idea, even if he can't succeed, he must fight a way out for himself.

Zeng Guofan was originally a scholar, how could he have ever seen such a scene? Li Dusi lunged forward like a hungry tiger, and he froze.

The old copywriter who was sitting next to him saw that the situation was critical, and he didn't think much about it, so he subconsciously pushed the table in front of him forward with his hand, and hit Li Dusi's waist. The old master's body was not strong, and he was even more thin and weak due to his long years of sitting at the desk and lacking exercise. But there is still strength in the hand. His push didn't seem to have much effect, especially for martial arts, it was even more insignificant, but it created an opportunity for the two pro-soldiers who were originally standing beside Li Dusi. As soon as the pro-soldier saw that Li Dusi's movements were a little slow, he immediately pounced forward, one pro-soldier grabbed one of his legs, and the other pro-soldier stopped him and hugged him upright.

A good Li Dusi, his legs were pulled and his waist was hugged, but he was not flustered, he squatted suddenly, shook his arms, first threw off the pro-soldier who was holding his waist, and then slapped his backhand and slashed at the pro-soldier holding his leg. Look at the power of that palm, if he succeeds in the palm, the soldiers will definitely die.

Xiao Fusi was in a coma at this time, and several other members of the hall were also clerks, so they couldn't intervene at all.

The people in the room were at a loss, but when they saw Uncle Xu, he suddenly bent down, took a sharp breath, picked up the heavy tiger stool with both hands, and slammed it at Li Dusi's legs without hesitation.

Li Dusi didn't have to take precautions for this move. The torture equipment was everywhere, but he felt a numb thigh, followed by a click.

As soon as the copywriter saw that there was an opportunity, he grabbed the stone inkstone and smashed it into Li Dusi's face, impartially, hitting Li Dusi's left eye. The old master's hand, in the eyes of outsiders, is almost on par with a martial arts master with unique skills. Li Dusi was in pain up and down, and subconsciously used his hands to protect his eyes; Mr. Xu behind him struck another fierce blow and knocked him to the ground.

At this time, four more soldiers ran in from outside the door. Everyone pressed Li Dusi, who was covered in blood, and some people were busy helping Xiao Fusi up, while the committee members were busy pushing the table and picking up the inkstone.

Zeng Guofan came to his senses for a long time, and the first thing he said was: "Quickly send Xiao Guan to the hospital for treatment." ”

The two pro-soldiers got the order and helped Xiao Fusi out.

Zeng Guofan was shocked and shouted: "You brute, you dare to harm the minister of a provincial regiment, how vicious and unforgivable!" Serve this minister with a great punishment! I want to see if it's his hard mouth, or the big punishment of the Issuance and Trial Bureau! ”

The soldiers gave the tiger chair to Li Dusi to serve.

The old master of the copywriter whispered to Zeng Guofan at this time: "My lord, it's lunch time." He was put in prison first, and it was not too late for him to be tried again in the afternoon. ”

Zeng Guofan thought for a while and said, "It's okay." ”

Zeng Guofan said to his soldiers: "Put this brute in prison first!" Listen to the departure in the afternoon! ”

Zeng Guofan got up and instructed several committee members: "Put him in prison, and everyone should go to eat." He said to Mr. Xu again: "Old man, you are tired today." Let's go to dinner with you. In the afternoon, the Issuance Examination Bureau must also make love fair. ”

When Mr. Xu heard this, he fell to his knees and kowtowed, and said: "Others say that you are always killing people, but Xiao Lao'er only knows now that you are killing people who should be killed!" Lord Zeng, you are always the real master of the blue sky! ”

Zeng Guofan signaled to the committee members, and one of the committee members hurriedly came to help Mr. Xu. Zeng Guofan walked out of the court.

After entering the signing room, Zeng Guofan asked Bao Chao, who was guarding outside the gate, to come over and said, "Chunting, how is Fusi?" He was plotted by Li Dusi, and the injury was not light. You've heard everything that happened in the court, right? ”

Bao Chao replied: "My lord, if you think about it, then Li Dusi knows that he is guilty, and he just wants to fight for the last time." Fu Si was not his opponent in the first place, and it was reasonable for him to calculate. I looked at his injuries and it was fine. My lord, you have been pestering this Li Dusi all morning, and you should have been hungry a long time ago. You can eat when you get old. ”

Zeng Guofan sighed and said: "Chunting, in recent days, there have been no conclusive confessions in several cases tried by the Issuance and Examination Bureau, which makes me very tired physically and mentally. Li Dusi is different from several other criminals. He is the person who cooperates with the standard, and he is also the biting dog that Bao Qibao and Qingde have raised for many years. Even if he didn't spoil the daughter of the Xu family, just because he wanted to do something wrong to the minister of regimental training, it was enough to be punished. But he refused to confess to death, which was another headache. ”

Bao Chao smiled and said, "Don't worry, my lord." It couldn't be easier to get Li Dusi to confess. The adults invited him to eat first, and after the meal, Chunting ensured that he would confess obediently. ”

Zeng Guofan was stunned for a moment, glanced at Bao Chao suspiciously, and said to his side: "Let's go, come with me to the dining hall to eat." After the meal, I'm going to see your methods. You Bao Chunting can really make him confess, and I will let the partner reward you with an extra pound of 'daughter red' at night. ”

As soon as Bao Chao heard this, he immediately said happily: "Chunting is straight, adults are not allowed to beat him." ”

Zeng Guofan replied with a smile: "Is there any joke in the army? ”

Lunch is finished in an instant.

Zeng Guofan sat in the signing room and drank tea alone, and Bao Chao took Committee Member Zhang, Mr. Xu and an old copywriter to the prison to find Li Dusi to record a confession. According to Zeng Guofan, Li Dusi was brought to the lobby for interrogation. But Bao Chao thinks that he doesn't need a knife to kill chickens, he only needs to go to the prison and promise to let Li Dusi confess. Bao is super good at wine, and a jar of "daughter red" is too tempting for him.

Before Bao Chao left, Zeng Guofan repeatedly warned that if he did not invite the royal flag, he would not end Li Dusi's life. Zeng Guofan also gave a special explanation to Committee member Zhang that at the critical moment, Bao Chao must be persuaded to prevent accidents.

Zeng Guofan knew that there was a festival between Bao Chao and Li Dusi, otherwise, Bao Chao would not have kicked him blind in his right eye. Kicking a person in the right eye blind, the degree of hatred can be imagined.

Soon after Bao Chao left, Xiao Fusi walked into the signing room and came to ask Zeng Guofan for peace.

Seeing that Xiao Fusi was fine, a stone in Zeng Guofan's heart fell to the ground.

After Xiao Fusi went out, Zeng Guofan took the official letter from Hengzhou, opened it and read it, and sure enough, it was Peng Yulin's.

In his letter, Peng Yulin informed Zeng Guofan that for several days, accompanied by Liu Changyou, the minister of regimental training, and Zhao Danian, the prefect, he conducted a detailed inspection of the prefectures and counties in Hengzhou, and decided to set up the Lu Yong camp at the foot of a mountain 30 miles north of Hengyang, and the shipyard was built on a hill and beach near the river 50 miles south of Hengyang. Shipbuilders and others are being recruited one after another, and it is estimated that they will be almost ready in a month. After the letter, Peng Yulin specially attached two sketches drawn by himself: one is the barracks of Xiangyong and Lu Yong, and the other is the location map of the shipyard built.

Looking at this letter, Zeng Guofan couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Xueqin is really meticulous in handling things.

As soon as he put away the letter, Bao Chao walked in with Committee member Zhang and the old copywriter.

Seeing Bao Chao's overjoyed appearance, Zeng Guofan asked with a smile: "Chunting, look at your expression, could it be that Li Dusi confessed?" Sit down and speak. ”

Bao sat down with a big grin, but Commissioner Zhang and the old master did not dare to sit down.

Committee member Zhang took the lead in replying: "Your Excellency, the lower officials are convinced, and to deal with a ruffian like Li Dusi, Bao Yingguan really has his own set of methods." ”

The old master put his hands in front of Zeng Guofan and said: "This is Li Dusi's testimony in court, and he himself has drawn a seal. Please take a look. ”

Zeng Guofan asked: "Is he the one who spoiled the daughter of the Xu family?" In addition to the daughter of the Xu family, who else has he harmed? ”

Committee member Zhang replied: "Speaking of which, no one really believes that there is now an Anren and seven side rooms in his house, six of which he has occupied. Seeing which girl had a bit of beauty, he took someone with him, first ruined the person, and then paid a few dollars to buy the person, and it became his. ”

Bao Chao got up at this time and said: "I really can't see it on weekdays, this *** still has two lives in his hands." ”

Zeng Guofan interrupted Bao Chao's words and asked, "I'll see his confession for a while." He didn't say anything, what did he want to do when he brought someone to the Issuance Examination Bureau this time? Was Qingde sending him, or was it his own idea? ”

The old master replied: "My lord, according to him, he was sent by the Qing Xietai. Qing Xietai didn't know where to learn that the adult gave the court a fold to join him, so he got angry and wanted the surname Li to tie up the adult to the Xiebiao camp. I didn't know but I lost my hand! ”

Zeng Guofan was stunned: "This can't be, right?" Qingde is just a second-class deputy general, even if he has the courage to do so, it is impossible for him to dare to kidnap the minister of regimental training in a province! Unless he's crazy! ”

Bao Chao said at this time: "My lord, you can't believe it if your surname is Li." Chun Ting has been a soldier in the Green Camp for seven or eight years, and the courage of the Green Camp people is great! Sometimes, the sky dares to poke it. ”

Zeng Guofan was about to speak, when a personal soldier rushed in in a panic and said to Zeng Guofan: "My lord, it's not good! Someone from the green camp surrounded the gate! is fighting outside the gate, and keeps asking adults a few words! ”

Hearing this, Zeng Guofan's face changed.

Bao Chao got up and asked urgently: "Is it Qingde's co-standard?" ”

The soldier replied: "When you return to the battalion, we didn't see the Qing Xietai, but a guerrilla lord led the team, and he looked kind." said that he was ordered by Xietai to come here on a business trip. ”

Zeng Guofan pondered for a moment and instructed his soldiers: "Invite one of the guerrillas leading the team in, and the others are not allowed to come in without life." Go ahead. ”

After the soldiers went down, Zeng Guofan said to Commissar Zhang and the old master: "You two go down first and confess to Uncle Xu." Tell the old man that the minister will act according to the law, and ask him to go back and wait for the results. ”

The two hurried out. The old master came back and took the confession of Li Dusi on the table.

Zeng Guofan made himself and Bao Chao a new bowl of tea.

Zeng Guofan said to Bao Chao: "If someone hadn't leaked my ginseng, this turmoil would not have happened." After Xiang Yong moved to Hengzhou, the people around me needed to be put in order. Chunting, after the guerrillas who led the team came in, don't speak yet. Perhaps, Qingde will be able to come over in person for a while. ”

Bao Chao replied: "Please rest assured. No matter who comes to see the adult, as long as he acts according to the etiquette system, Chun Ting will naturally treat him according to the etiquette system. If he dares to be arrogant and unreasonable in front of your old man, even if Chun Ting gives up his life, he will fight with him! ”

Zeng Guofan whispered: "Chunting, you have to remember my words: before we move to Hengzhou, we can endure everything." We can't lose a big thing because of a small thing, and we can't ignore the overall situation. Discord between soldiers and courage is not a blessing for the country! ”

Bao Chao said: "What the adults said is true. The adults warned Chunting at the right time, and Chunting remembered it. (End of chapter)