Reading guide: After eating the five-clawed dragon for a few days, he ate a Qinglin with blood and blood, infinite beastliness, and became a "monk" overnight.

When the holy decree arrived, it only said "arrange the ships and cannons as soon as possible", but did not determine any rules, and the governor of Huguang was at a loss.

Zuo Zongtang was sent to the Hubei Navy Battalion, but he didn't know that he had hit a nail.

The hot-tempered governor Yamen copywriter, full of anger, rose immediately......

That night, with the help of Goshha, the cook slashed and washed the five-clawed dragon, put all kinds of spices, and stewed a large pot full of them. The stew was so fragrant that even the soldiers standing guard outside the gate were salivating.

When Qinglin tasted it, he only praised him again and again, and he couldn't stop eating most of the sea bowl.

He still wanted to eat, so the cook brought two more legs and persuaded him: "My lord, although it is a five-clawed dragon, according to my small thoughts, my temperament should be similar to that of a turtle." The turtle is delicious and fresh, but it is hot and cannot be eaten too much, otherwise it will be counterproductive. After eating these two legs, you should stop eating and you can't eat anymore. The small ones put the rest into the porcelain jar and stew some every day for you to eat. ”

In fact, at this time, Qinglin had already eaten too much.

After a short break after the meal, he began to think about the lack of points in the alternate path.

A person pondered for a long time in the study, and suddenly felt thirsty. After drinking a pot of tea, although my thirst was reduced, my body began to heat up, and the top of my head began to tingle. Especially below, it stood up inexplicably, and straightened up his pants.

He hadn't felt this way for days, and when he saw it, he scratched his cheeks with joy.

He moved his body and strode into the twenty-three room in high spirits, roaring and screaming like a hungry tiger.

For a few days, Qinglin seemed to be a different person. During the day, his face is full of red light, and at night the beast is infinite.

When he got up early that day, Qinglin was still asleep, and Mrs. Twenty-three, who had just opened her eyes, screamed.

Qinglin Mengkeli heard the scream, thinking that it was the Taiping army that had killed him, but he had already jumped to the ground before he opened his eyes, and shouted: "Quickly block the long hair from the door, and let the headquarters put on the pants!" ”

Mrs. Twenty-three Ru said in horror: "Master, open your eyes and touch your head, touch your head!" ”

Qinglin opened his eyes at this time, touched his head with his hand, and shouted again: "How did you get a monk?" Who put the monk in the bedroom? ”

At this time, Mrs. Twenty-three Ru had turned over and took a big braid from the pillow, held it up in front of Qinglin's eyes and said, "Look, master! ”

Qinglin took the braid and shouted even more: "Which good thing is this, cut the master's braid?" How will you see people in the future? How to meet the emperor? ”

Mrs. Twenty-three said at this time: "The door is closed, and not a single mouse can enter." The braid fell off on its own. Don't call it, sir, hurry up and think of a way. ”

As soon as he heard this, Qinglin immediately closed his mouth, but tears fell from his eyes and hands. Because after the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, there was a clear edict: no hair, no head, if there is disobedience, there will be no forgiveness.

Qinglin is the governor of a province, but his hair is gone, is this worth it? If it is spread out, not only will he be beheaded, but I am afraid that his family will also be harmed.

After thinking about it for a few days, the more Qinglin thought about it, the more scared he became, and the more he was afraid, the more he had to entrust Chonglun to ask Zhang Liangji for leave.

Although Qinglin tightly sealed the news, it was always because there were too many people in the governor's yamen, and it finally got out.

Zhang Liangji knew that Qinglin's hair was not long for a few months, and the absence of a provincial governor was not allowed by the imperial court. Zhang Liangji thought twice, and discussed with Zuo Zongtang for three days, so he had to urgently play the imperial court. A few days later, the holy decree was delivered: Hubei Governor Guan Fang temporarily acted as the deputy political envoy of Hubei Province and assisted the Hubei military affairs Chonglun care, and the acting governor of Hubei Yue Xing'a temporarily served as the Hubei political envoy.

On this day, Zhang Liangji was discussing with Zuo Zongtang about aiding Jiangxi, but the holy decree was suddenly delivered.

The purpose said: Because the bandits captured Jiangning and Yangzhou in the past, to prevent them from fleeing back along the river after being wounded, Zhang Liang and Qinglin, Chonglun, and Luo Bingzhang arranged ships and artillery as soon as possible, so as to be in danger, and to allocate funds downstream for attack and suppression. Chin this.

The decree was short and vague, saying only "arrange the cannons as soon as possible". However, it is not specified how it will be arranged, how it will be arranged, whether it will be built or bought, or even hired and rented.

After taking over, Zhang Liangji urgently invited Chonglun into the governor's yamen to sign the detention room to discuss the matter of the ship gun.

Zhang Liangji first showed the holy decree to Chonglun, and then said: "Lord Chong, this matter is urgent, and it must be arranged in the next few days." The main department will copy the oracle to the Hunan side after a while. ”

Chonglun frowned and asked, "Please make it clear to the army: how should this ship cannon be arranged?" Where to arrange it from? Where does the money come from? ”

Zhang Liangji said: "According to the department, how to arrange the ship artillery, I'm afraid we need to figure out our own way." It's definitely too late to build a ship, what about the Guangdong red single ship? The oracle did not mention it, probably because the Guangdong side did not agree. What to do? You can only start from two aspects: buying a ship and hiring a boat. After reading the holy decree, I think that the people of Chongda have already made a decision. If there is nothing else to do, the Lord will go back and make arrangements. The matter of ship artillery should be sooner rather than later! ”

Chonglun was confused by Zhang Liangji's words for a while, and he stayed alone for a long time before he said: "The division still doesn't understand the matter of the army and the ship artillery. Please make it clear to the army: what should be done? The Hubei Navy Division has long been out of shape, and more than a dozen large ships have long been in a dilapidated state, and they have been parked on the shore for two or three years. The fisherman unloads a wooden board today, and pulls a nail tomorrow, and even if he wants to repair it now, he has no way to start. The sailor now only relies on a dozen or so small sampans to cruise back and forth, and he is afraid of touching the long-haired warship. As soon as I saw a big ship coming, whether it was an official ship or a thief ship, it shook its oars and ran, like a flying eagle. What's more, Sili has just protected the seal, and he has no clue about the affairs in the barracks. ”

Zhang Liangji looked at Chonglun's sad face, and it was not easy to say anything else, plus this Chonglun was quite holy among the people, and he couldn't say anything about it, so he could only say: "The matter of the ship cannon must be done." As for what should be done, your brother can go and discuss with Qingfutai. Although he is sick, after all, he is the actual governor, and he has an unshirkable responsibility. ”

Chonglun sighed and said: "What the army said is very true, it seems that it can only be done like this, but I am afraid that Futai will not come forward to meet you." Just last day, he had just contracted an illness, and the secretary went to the governor's yamen to report the matter, but he was blocked by Goshha. said that Futai is sick, and it is inconvenient to see people, so let's talk about it for a few days. There is no meaning of accommodation at all. ”

Zhang Liangji smiled and said nothing. In the affairs between the Manchurians, Zhang Liangji never said much.

Seeing Zhang Liangji touching his beard and smiling without speaking, Chonglun said again: "Si Li suspects, didn't Futai have smallpox this time?" Even if it's not smallpox or chickenpox, you can't see people. The division retired first. ”

When Chonglun was talking to Zhang Liangji, Zuo Zongtang was drinking tea and talking about official business in the Hubei Navy Battalion, accompanied by a staff general, according to Zhang Liangji's instructions.

Zhang Liangji sent Zuo Zongtang to the sailor camp to check the ship and the equipment on board for him.

Although Zuo Zongtang accompanied Zhang Liangji to Wuchang for a long time, he had never come to the sailor camp once.

Although the governor of Huguang was nominally restrained by the governors of Hunan and Hubei provinces, because the governor of Hubei released the Manchurians, and the governor of Hunan, Luo Bingzhang, had his own set of ideas, Zhang Liangji, the governor, was almost a virtual figure. If the governor is like this, the staff hired by the governor will naturally not be able to stretch his waist.

If it weren't for Qinglin's sudden accident, Zuo Zongtang might not have the opportunity to come to the sailor to check the equipment even if he waited until the day he left Wuchang.

Before Qinglin's "illness", the Hubei Navy Division did not allow the governor Yamen to get involved.

Zuo Zongtang arrived at the camp and explained his intentions, and the commander of the Navy Division invited Zuo Zongtang and his party to the big tent.

After seeing the ceremony again, he put tea in front of each of the group, and the commander said, "If Master Zuo has anything to say, please tell me." ”

The commander put Zuo Zongtang's official title untitled, and he was called the master, which already made Zuo Zongtang obviously feel that although the Hubei Navy Master had long existed in name only, he still did not buy the account of the governor's yamen.

Zuo Zongtang complained for Zhang Liangji in his heart, and said in his mouth: "The army has just received the holy decree, after the bandits captured Jiangning and Yangzhou, in order to prevent them from fleeing along the river after being wounded, they ordered the two lakes to arrange ships and artillery as soon as possible to be prepared, and to allocate funds downstream for attack and suppression. The commander of the army came to see how many ships there were in the naval battalion. what can be used and what needs to be patched; How many ships have guns on them, and what other ships can install guns but have not yet been installed. ”

As soon as the general heard this, he immediately replied: "Don't you know about the affairs of the Hubei Navy Division?" Wuchang fell into the hands of the enemy three times, and the sailor has long been out of shape! Now only about two dozen small sampans can barely be used, and all the large ships with cannons, all of which are leaking, have been lost in their mouths for months. ”

Zuo Zongtang asked: "Didn't you report to Futai about the matter of the water master?" What does Futai say? ”

The general replied: "As soon as Wuchang was recovered by the official army, he gave a note to the military gate and Futai, asking for some silver taels to reorganize the Hubei Navy Division to prevent the bandits from fleeing." The lowly was afraid that the military gate and Futai would not understand, so he specially invited a filial piety from the academy to write this article. Although filial piety is not on two lists, it is necessary to have two lists. When I write, all of them are black. It's really like eyes, they all move. ”

Zuo Zongtang asked impatiently: "What did Futai say?" ”

The general smiled and said: "The military gate and Futai are busy repairing the yamen, so naturally they can't take care of the affairs of the water division." No, it's still the same. It is impossible to fight thieves on the water, and it is a big luck to be able to run away when you encounter long hair. ”

Zuo Zongtang had to get up and said, "Brother, let's take a look at the import with this official." I can't see the ship, and it's not easy for the officer to reply to the army. ”

As soon as he heard this, the general was stunned and said, "Master Zuo wants to board the ship to take a look?" If it is true, please ask Master Zuo to sit down and rest again, and give a call to the military gate to give a message, and only after the military gate replies can it be imported. ”

When Zuo Zongtang heard this, he felt full of anger at that time, and he rose immediately. He would never have dreamed that a copywriter from the Governor's Yamen, who was ordered by the army to come to the office on an errand, would be rejected by the sailor. (End of chapter)