Reading guide: Zhang Liangji listened to Zeng Guofan's persuasion and asked for the Guangdong Red Single Boat to enter the ocean.

Xianfeng listened to Su Shun's reasonable words, and thought that there was no other way to think of anything else.

Wen Qing was passed into the palace and also approved of Su Shun's idea.

The lame emperor, the most unassertive emperor of the Qing Dynasty, was overjoyed.

But before the order was issued, Xianfeng suddenly remembered Qi Liaozao again......

In fact, when Zhang Liangji received the first letter from Zeng Guofan, he gave an excerpt to the imperial court, imploring the Guangdong Red Single Boat to intercept the Taiping Army from the entrance of Chongming; The Guangdong fast crab boat and towing boat were ordered to trace the Fuzhou River from Wuzhou, pass through the Doumen from Lishui, and enter the Yangtze River to break the Taiping Army's war ship transformed from civilian ships.

The excerpt was handed into the Beijing Division, and Xianfeng urgently summoned several trusted ministers in the king of Beijing to discuss.

Who are the ministers in King Jing that Xianfeng believes more?

Zhuo Bingtian of the Wuyingdian University Management Department is counted as one, but unfortunately Zhuo Bingtian has been sick since the first year of Xianfeng, and he has to die or live all day long, and he can no longer be a director, and he has been recuperating in the Prime Minister's Mansion. The crane was already squatting at the door, and Zhuo Bingtian might not have breathed well, so he rode up and left.

Qi Liaozao, who is in charge of the Ministry of Military Machinery, is counted as one, and Yucheng is counted as one in the management of the military department of the Prince's Taibao Wenyuan Pavilion University, and Yucheng is counted as one.

Lin Kui, Minister of Military Aircraft, Minister of Rites, Minister of Internal Affairs, was also a more optimistic person in Xianfeng. Later, because of something, Lin Kui suddenly got closer to Prince Gong. Xianfeng was furious, and all the deficiencies on Lin Kui's head were removed, and he was ordered to rest.

Peng Yunzhang, the left attendant of the Ministry of Military Aircraft, has some holy grace because he is silent, but he is not regarded by Xianfeng as a person around him.

The few remaining people are almost the people Xianfeng sees every day.

They are: Prince Yi Zaiyuan, Prince Zheng Duanhua, Duanhua's younger brother Hubu Right Attendant Lang Sushun, Minister of Military Aircraft Rites Left Attendant Lang Muyin, Ministry of Industry Left Attendant Lang Duhan, Minister of the Interior Wenqing.

Among the above people, the words of Su Shun, Zaiyuan, and Mu Yin are the most Xianfeng's Fa, followed by Qi Liaozao.

Qi Liaozao is a native of Shouyang, Shanxi, the word Shuying, and the word Shifu, and the self-named Spring Garden. Born in two lists, he has served as a waiter in the household department and the ministry of officials. Qi Liaozao's fame rose to prominence in the nineteenth year of Daoguang. That year, he was instructed to accompany Huang Juezi to inspect Fujian's coastal defense and anti-smoking affairs, and he did several things very vigorously and resolutely, and was rewarded by the imperial court. In the Opium War, Deng Tingzhen repelled the British warships in Xiamen, and the taboos said that it was untrue, and public opinion in Beijing was in an uproar. Daoguang then sent him to investigate. He arrived in Fujian, and after repeated investigations, Gu Chen's victory was true. And so the fame resurged. Since then, the official fortune has begun to prosper. In the past few years, the Minister of Military Aircraft and the University Scholar have also fallen on his head, which really makes him happy.

Qi Liaozao was originally a very standard Han person, and it stands to reason that he should speak for Han officials. But the blame for his person is that not only does he not speak for the Han officials, but also seems to be born with a grudge against the Han people. No matter which Han official is, as long as he does something out of line, even if it is a little out of line, he will be impeached. One fold could not attract the attention of the superiors, so he continued to fold the second fold; The second fold was still ignored by the emperor, so he handed over the third fold with his hand. His indomitable spirit in dealing with Han officials made some Han officials very afraid. But he has a different attitude towards Manchurians. When the Manchus made mistakes, he not only turned a blind eye, but if someone participated in the impeachment, he would also defend the Manchus who had done something wrong.

After the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the Manchus were gradually sinicized, and only Qi Liaozao was a special case. Sometimes even Daoguang and even Xianfeng can't tell whether he is Han or Manchu.

Therefore, Xianfeng has always regarded him as a Manchurian, and he himself regards himself as a Manchurian.

Zhang Liangji's excerpt of asking for the requisition of the Guangdong Red Single Boat to meet the Taiping Army was delayed because of Qi Liaozao's few words.

Although before this, Xianfeng had discussed with Su Shun, Prince Yi Zaiyuan, and Prince Zheng Duanhua once.

Zaiyuan and Duanhua have never had any ideas of their own, only Su Shun thinks that Zhang Liangji's excerpt is desirable, and he might as well give the Guangdong side a holy decree to speed up its handling. Perhaps, the red single boat is really the nemesis of the Taiping Army.

Xianfeng thought for a moment and thought that what Su Shun said made sense. What's more, in addition, Xianfeng really has no other good way to think of.

But just as he was about to make an order, Xianfeng suddenly remembered Qi Liaozao.

Xianfeng thought that if he didn't consult Qi Liaozao for something like this, it would be a loss for the Qing Dynasty.

Qi Liaozao was soon introduced to the palace.

After the ceremony, Xianfeng asked slowly: "Qi Liaozao, Zhang Liangji has made an excerpt and asked for the Guangdong Red Single Boat, which enters the ocean from the entrance of Chongming and deals with the thief ship of the Guangdong bandits." What do you think? Isn't that feasible? “

Qi Liaozao thought for a while, and immediately replied: "Back to the emperor's words, the slave thinks that Zhang Liangji is ignorant and reckless, and he should be immediately dismissed and arrested, and escorted to the Beijing Division to be handed over to the Criminal Department for strict punishment!" “

Qi Liaozao's voice did not fall, and Xianfeng had already taken Zhang Liangji's excerpt and looked at it again.

From the beginning to the end, Xianfeng did not find anything wrong with the fold.

He put down the fold and looked at Qi Liaozao again and again, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that there was something wrong with Qi Liaozao's nerves, and he couldn't help asking: "Qi Liaozao, you haven't had anything to do lately, right?" “

Qi Liaozao replied: "Back to the emperor, the slave has been doing well recently, and there is nothing wrong." ”

Xianfeng became more and more strange: "You really have nothing to do? ”

Qi Liaozao replied: "Please rest assured, the slave is really fine." ”

Xianfeng then asked: "Qi Liaozao, if you really have nothing to do, then talk about Zhang Liangji's excerpt." Zhang Liangji's excerpt, what's wrong? ”

Qi Liaozao replied: "Your Majesty, the emperor thinks, in Haikou, Guangdong, the only thing that can compete with the red ghost is the red single boat." Zhang Liangji asked the red boat to enter the ocean, if the red ghost suddenly attacked wildly and the attack will come in, what will we do to resist? The red ghost is used to demon methods, even if it is a red single boat, he doesn't dare to approach, so he can only send fireballs from afar to scare him. Your Majesty, compared with Hong Wei, the red ghost is more harmful. Most of the Hong's rebellions use civilian boats, while the red ghosts use invulnerable fireboats. When it opens, it is as fast as flying, and it is clearly the reincarnation of demons and monsters. ”

The red ghost in Qi Liaozao's mouth is the foreigner who defeated the Qing Dynasty in the two Opium Wars. In the eyes of Qi Liaozao, foreigners cannot be regarded as people at all, and can only be classified as demons and monsters.

Xianfeng was stunned, he didn't expect that Qi Liaozao would be so sharp about the question.

Zhang Liangji's recital was then dismissed.

But soon, Zeng Guofan singled out an excerpt to ask shipbuilders to set up a sailor.

Xianfeng then passed his most trusted Su Shun, Zaiyuan, and Duanhua to the palace to ask for advice.

Su Shun read Zeng Guofan's excerpts, lowered his head and thought about it again, and said: "Your Majesty, the slave thinks that what Zeng Guofan played is really a proposal for the country. Training sailors is indeed a matter of urgency. Please ask the emperor to take a clear look. ”

As soon as Xianfeng heard this, he glared at the rooster and asked: "If you set up a sailor, you must have a boat, either purchased from the people or built by yourself." This requires a large sum of silver. Where did the money come from? I'm afraid I'll turn you into silver, and I'm afraid it's not worth even a tael. ”

Su Shun thought for a moment and said, "You can let Hunan and Hubei have some from each other, and the provinces will receive some help, and Zeng Guofan will raise some more donations by himself, which is probably enough." ”

Xianfeng was stunned, and suddenly said: "Unexpectedly, you dog slave has grown again recently!" ”

Su Shun said: "The slave knows that the emperor is testing the slave." ”

In the evening, Xianfeng suddenly sent Mu Yin, Du Han, and Wen Qing into the palace, and asked Zeng Guofan about the idea of recruiting Shui Yong to train sailors.

Wen Qing had a good impression of Zeng Guofan, so he said first: "Back to the emperor, the slave thinks that Zeng Guofan's performance is very appropriate. After the Cantonese bandits occupied Jiangning, the Yangtze River was thousands of miles away, and all of them were thief ships. If you want to wipe out the bandits, it is difficult to do without a decent sailor. ”

Wen Qing's words are reasonable, but Xianfeng prefers to pick bones from eggs.

He stood up abruptly and asked lightly: "Wenqing, tell me, which of my Daqing sailors is not decent?" ”

As soon as Wen Qing heard this, he hurriedly knelt down on his knees, kowtowed and said, "The slave should die!" Slaves are guilty! Which of my sailors in the Qing Dynasty are all flying eagles and underwater dragons! ”

Xianfeng smiled with satisfaction.

In the Great Qing Dynasty, there was such an emperor as Xianfeng, and the people suffered and the officials suffered.

Xianfeng asked Wen Qing to get up, turned his face and asked Mu Yin: "Mu Yin, tell me about it." ”

As soon as Mu Yin heard this, he shivered, and hurriedly knelt down and replied: "Your Majesty, after thinking about it, the slave boldly thinks that what Zeng Guofan played is both reasonable and unreasonable. ”

Xianfeng likes Mu Yin's speech around the bend the bend the most, and as soon as he goes around the bend, Xianfeng is so excited.

Xianfeng began to get excited.

He asked excitedly, "Mu Yin, I like to listen to you, you can talk about it." ”

Mu Yin lowered his head and replied: "Back to the emperor's words, the slave boldly thought that what Zeng Guofan played, the reasonableness lies in the fact that there are many Cantonese bandits and floods on the water, although most of them are plundered by the people, but with a little transformation, they have become warships. In this way, he wanted to attack He Province, and he immediately pounced on the boat, regardless of land and water, and regardless of the type of bandits. It's very convenient. ”

Xianfeng nodded and asked again, "You go on." ”

Mu Yin replied: "The unreasonableness of Zeng Guofan's performance is that except for the provinces along the Yangtze River, the sailors are almost useless. What's more, after a long time of using soldiers, the household department has dried up; The money is tight, and there is nothing to lose. There is no way to raise money for shipbuilding and military training. Zeng Guofan only knew that the sailor could defeat the enemy, but he forgot that the shipbuilder and sailor needed a sum of money from the boss. Zeng Guofan has been getting more and more confused since he started to do things! ”

Xianfeng asked Mu Yin to get up, and asked Du Han again: "Du Han, what do you think Mu Yin said?" ”

Du Han didn't think about it, so he said: "Your Majesty, the slave thinks that what Mu Yin said is very true. Zeng Guofan has been fighting Ding Wei since he was worried, and he has become more and more unable to do things. ”

Su Shun, Wen Qing, and Mu Yin each said their own truths, and Xianfeng's nerves began to go crazy again.

He thought about it alone for two days, and the more he thought about it, the more he had no idea, and finally passed Qi Liaozao into the palace.

Qi Liaozao once again made a grand statement, and said eloquently: "Your Majesty, the slave boldly thinks that training Shui Yong and setting up a water division is indeed the current urgent task. But this matter cannot be handled by Zeng Guofan. Why is that? One is that Zeng Guofan is a person who is worried, and the other is that he is neither a governor nor a governor, but just a minister who helps to handle regimental training. The regimental training is not the division of our Qing economic system, but the militia group. The long-term and short-term handling of the militia is a matter of local affairs, and it also depends on the situation of the bandits. This has been the case in all dynasties. The militia group kept the peace of the party, so that the bandits did not dare to attack and disturb it. ”

Xianfeng didn't allow Qi Liaozao to play until it was finished, so he stopped the topic and asked: "Qi Liaozao, I understand what you said, I want to ask you now, what should I do about training sailors?" ”

Qi Liaozao replied: "Back to the emperor, the slave boldly thought that the emperor could give Zhang Liangji an order, and Zhang Liang's Christ Qinglin, Chonglun, and Luo Bingzhang would handle it together. It is certainly too late to build ships now, so we might as well transfer some ships from various sailors and hire some civilian ships. If the civilian ships could not be hired, they would be forcibly requisitioned, and the people would not dare not agree. The civilian ships were slightly modified, equipped with gun emplacements, and some good sailors were trained to take charge of them. From the upstream to Jinling, together with the land officers and soldiers, the river can be cleared in one fell swoop. Please ask the emperor to take a clear look. ”

Qi Liaozao's words completely conquered Xianfeng, and he sent a holy decree to Zhang Liangjifei on the same day.

The repetition is this holy decree, which almost made Zhang Liangji difficult to die! (End of chapter)