Reading guide: The arrogant and accustomed Green Camp Dusi never dreamed that a small one-leaf fish boat would hide a murderous motive inside.

Zeng Guofan rushed to the Shui Yong tent by car to check the shipbuilding situation on the spot, but Luo Bingzhang asked him to return to the province overnight without delay.

Zeng Guofan walked into the official hall and found that not only Luo Bingzhang and Xu Youren were present, but even Bao Qibao and Qingde rushed back from other places at some point.

At this time, a person slowly walked out of the official hall with the holy oracle in his hand.

Zeng Guofan looked up......

The scorching sun of midsummer scorched the surface of the Hengzhou River like fire. The river was tumbling with heat, emitting large clouds of steam, tightly wrapping the surface of the river. Some of the fish sink to the bottom of the water, and some parade close to the shore, and they no longer jump out of the water on a cloudy day. The two sides of the bank are shaded by green willows and flowers are in full bloom. But the leaves are curly, and the petals are wilting. Some of the various tree insects hide on the back of the leaves, and some crawl into the dark to survive. Butterflies and bees all stopped flying and bit the stamens with their mouths, lest one accidentally metamorphose into a ball of soil and a grain of sand and end their beautiful lives. The fiery weather that has not been seen in a century has come to Hunan, changing the growth law of all things in Hunan.

A medium-sized warship of the Hunan Navy Battalion, according to Luo Bingzhang's orders, was helplessly moored at a fork in the river.

This ship not only has the responsibility of guarding against the Jiangxi Taiping Army from entering Hunan by water, but also has the task of cooperating with the local soldiers to suppress the bandits in this area. There were ten officers, forty-two sailors, and twenty-six sailors, led by a garrison.

In the afternoon, the sun is at its most poisonous, the river is the hottest, and the whole boat is wrapped in heat.

At this time, the people on board had to leave the ship and go ashore and go to sleep in the bushes on the shore; Sometimes one or two people are left to watch the boat, sometimes none are left. Singing about the empty city plan.

Just after noon today, after lunch, the people on board landed in three groups under the leadership of the garrison and melted into the shade of the trees. But one officer was stuck at the very end of the cabin, which was considered to be left behind.

The man stripped himself into strips and soaked his entire body in a large wooden barrel. Next to the barrel is a high table with plates of dried fish and shrimp and a bottle of local water wine.

The man soaked for a while, then reached out and grabbed the bottle and took a sip; Put down the wine bottle, and casually touch a fish and shrimp into his mouth, chewing slowly. It's very pleasant.

A small sailfish boat slowly swung over and began to cast its net around the official boat. The fishman was a man of forty inches, of medium height, wearing a pair of shorts, and standing firmly on the bow of the boat with his feet. His bronzed skin was steaming, and his eyes were fixed on the water, as if no one was around.

The boat cabin is not very large, and is surrounded by wooden planks and bamboo. A thin chimney sticks out of the roof of the cabin, stained with smoke.

Since there were official boats here, it has become a forbidden area for fishers. In two months, it was the first boat to come here to fish.

The movement of the fish boat was very loud, which alarmed the people who were soaked in the barrels on the official boat.

The man climbed out of the barrel, grabbed a garment and put it on, and habitually walked out of the cabin.

The man stood on the deck, looked around, and then shouted at the fisherman: "How bold! The officers and soldiers are here to stop the bandits, but you are here to harass you!! You don't want to live anymore! ”

The fishman tilted his head and asked loudly, "What did you say?" I have been deaf for five years, and I can't listen to the words of the official. Wait for me to get closer and listen to the official's speech. ”

After the fishman finished speaking, he rowed two oars and leaned towards the official boat.

The man couldn't help but say: "I can't imagine that there are really people in Hengzhou who don't want to die!" ”

The fishing boat has reached the starboard side of the official boat. The fisherman lowered his oar, picked up the net, and threw it at the man. But I saw that the net was wrapped up at the beginning, but in the middle of the air, it unfolded awkwardly.

The man hurriedly looked up and looked up, and the huge net had fallen on his head.

The man dodged and subconsciously jumped into the distance, but where could he still jump out? In an instant, the man was wrapped in a net. Let him stretch his legs and swing his fists inside, but it will only be a waste of energy.

The two people who quickly walked out of the fish boat cabin were Xiao Fusi and Li Chendian. The two of them stepped out of the cabin, looked around first, and then jumped onto the official ship. Li Chendian kicked at the person in the fishing net, and Xiao Fusi grabbed the fishing net and quickly twisted it three times. Seeing that it was screwed firmly, he picked it up with both hands and threw it on the fishing boat, and the two of them also left the official boat.

The fish boat rowed into the distance like an arrow.

The officers and soldiers in the shade of the trees slept dizzily, and did not know what was happening on the ship.

The person who was arrested was none other than Li Dusi, the co-organizer of the Governor's Yamen and the Issuance Examination Bureau, who had been wanted for many days.

After Li Dusi was robbed on the way to the court, he has been hiding in the deputy general's mansion by Qingde to recuperate from his injuries. And the person who robbed him was none other than his fellow disciple.

After the notice that the governor yamen and the issuance examination bureau jointly wanted him was posted, it coincided with the deterioration of the situation in Jiangxi and the increasing tension in Changsha. Qingde saw that Li Dusi's injuries had basically healed, and he was afraid that he would be discovered in the provincial capital for a long time, so he took the opportunity of his inspection of the water division to take Li Dusi out of the city and settle in the water division camp.

Later, the governor Yamen sent warships to cruise on the Hengzhou River and intercepted the Taiping troops crossing from Jiangxi by water. Qingde was overjoyed when he received Ziwen, and immediately put Li Dusi into the ship. Under the pseudonym "Dog Leftovers", he registered the total name with the seven products, and also ate a piece of food. Speaking of this Manchurian, it is really bold, a death row prisoner who escaped dared to openly eat imperial grain on the official ship and receive public pay. The general soldiers are also repaid, and they still have to take seven grades!

Li Dusi was soon carried into the Hengzhou regimental training yamen.

When Zeng Guofan, Liu Changyou, and Peng Yulin walked in, Xiao Fusi, together with Li Chendian, had already tied Li Dusi together. To prevent him from escaping, Xiao Fusit put a thin hemp rope around his neck.

Zeng Guofan took a closer look at Li Dusi, confirmed that there was no doubt, and then called Liu Changyou to the signing room and ordered: "This thief prisoner has finally arrested him." Without further ado, you take someone to put him in a bag and pull him out of the city to be beheaded. The first level was sent to the provincial city to show the public, in order to reassure the hearts of the people. ”

Liu Changyou said: "My lord, don't you ask the king to make it?" ”

Zeng Guofan said: "The king's order has been requested. This time it's just a stab in the face. This must be done safely and not carelessly. I'll open a list for you right now, and I'll fill it with credentials. Go for it. ”

Soon, a horse-drawn carriage drove out of the city, surrounded by more than 50 Xiang Yong.

Li Dusi's mouth was stuffed into a large ball of cotton cloth, and his entire body was packed into a hemp bag. His whole body was tightly tied to the car with a rope, and he could neither shout nor move.

When the car arrived at the court outside the city, Liu Changyou ordered the escorted Yongding to get Li Dusi out of the car, and cut off his head without any ceremony. The corpses were dug in pits and buried, and the heads were wrapped in white cloth and brought back to the city to pay the order.

Zeng Guofan first sent Li Dusi's head back to the provincial capital on a fast horse, hung the city tower to show the public, and then rushed to the shipbuilding base accompanied by Peng Yulin.

Due to the fatigue of the whole road and the evening of the day, Peng Yulin asked Zeng Guofan to go to the Shuiyong tent to rest for the night, and then go to see the shipbuilding situation tomorrow morning.

But the fast messenger sent by Liu Changyou rushed over at a gallop.

The messenger said to Zeng Guofan: "Lord Futai suddenly received an urgent report from the provincial capital, saying that the urgent oracle has arrived. He always sent a letter to the adults, asking them to return to the province with him, but unexpectedly, the adults had already left here. Lord Futai had already set off to return to the province overnight, and he always asked the Lord to leave overnight, so he must not delay. ”

Peng Yulin hurriedly said: "This can't be helped! Adults must be in a hurry tomorrow to leave. Adults are still hungry. ”

Zeng Guofan pondered for a moment and said, "Maybe something big happened in Jiangxi!! Spread the word, prepare the meal quickly, and we will use a simple bite. I'm going to return to the provincial capital overnight to receive the order! ”

As soon as Peng Yulin heard this, he hurriedly ran outside to find Xiao Fusi, and said hurriedly: "My lord wants to go back to the province overnight, how can this be done?" Go and persuade him to grow old. Once there is a mistake on the road, how can you get it! ”

Xiao Fusi hurriedly ran into the tent, and before he could speak, Zeng Guofan said: "Fusi, Master Peng is preparing a meal, let's hurry up and eat, and then go back to the province." ”

Xiao Fusi said: "Master Peng, please persuade you to be old, it's too late today, we might as well leave tomorrow as soon as possible." I thought about it, but I couldn't get anything wrong. ”

Zeng Guofan said: "You quickly tell Master Peng to prepare a meal, if he doesn't do it, we will leave now." ”

Peng Yulin hurriedly came in and said, "The meal will be prepared immediately." I'll send another sentry to the water. When they arrived in the provincial capital, they returned. Now the people of the green camp are stationed around Hengzhou, we can't help but guard against it! ”

Zeng Guofan said: "I came out this time with a lot of people, and there will be nothing on the road." You can rest assured. ”

Zeng Guofan really expected it this time.

Before dawn, Zeng Guofan and his entourage had arrived safely in the provincial capital.

After washing up and eating a little, Zeng Guofan hurried to the governor's yamen to listen to the holy message.

When he arrived at the governor's yamen official hall, Zeng Guofan saw that Xu Youren, Bao Qibao, Qingde, and Taqibu were all there. Luo Bingzhang sat at the head of the desk, with a bowl of tea in front of him.

As soon as they saw Zeng Guofan walk in, Xu Youren, Bao Qibao, Qingde and others all got up and saluted.

Luo Bingzhang got up, invited Zeng Guofan to sit down beside him, and then went to invite the messenger who was resting at the official post.

In a moment, the messenger came to the hall with four holy decrees in his hand.

The first two edicts were issued to Zeng Guofan.

One is to agree with Zeng Guofan's trial operation of gunboats and the trial recruitment of water brave exercises, praising this proposal as "old and seeking the country"; One is to allow Xiang Yong to move to Hengzhou, thinking that it is "very worried".

The third edict was given to Taqib: "According to Zeng Guofan's performance, His Majesty uses the guerrilla department to raise the standard of Taqib, the general of the Chinese army, to train in the province and rectify the camp affairs. Taqibu rewarded the rank of deputy general, and the palace yuan was supplemented by garrison, and the crown was changed first to show the reward. The deputy general of the Changsha Association acted first. ”

Before this holy decree was announced, not only Qingde was stunned, but even Luo Bingzhang, Xu Youren, and Bao Qibao were also stunned. Because Qingde, the deputy general of the Changsha Association, was not reappointed to another position, how did Taqib become the deputy general of the Changsha Association?

While everyone was wondering, the messenger had opened the fourth holy decree.

This decree was given to Qingde. The purpose said: "Zeng Guofan's recital, please dismiss the deputy general who is comfortable and ignore the camp affairs, and Qingde will be dismissed from his post and questioned, and handed over to Zhang Liangji and Luo Bingzhang to be clearly scheduled to perform." ”

After the decree was announced, the hot-tempered Qingde jumped up and pounced on Zeng Guofan like a tiger. (End of chapter)