Reading guide: "The Hunan Domain Treasury is not full, and the supply of green camps is still insufficient. If Zeng Guofan went out of the province to aid Anhui, Hunan Yong's food and salary would naturally have to be shared by Hunan and Anhui Province. At present, Anhui Province has no food to pay, and part of Anhui Province will naturally have to be borne by Hunan. In this way, the Hunan Domain Treasury supplied Xiangyong with grain and wages, and the province's green camp grain and salary were nowhere to be found. The green camp has no food to supply, no salary to support, if the Cantonese bandits attack Changsha, who will defend the city? ”

？？ This is the theory of the great military machine Qi Liaozao.

"The slaves have long heard that the Hunan soldiers and warriors are not very harmonious. The provincial capital is now a soldier but not a braver, and a garrison cannot keep a soldier. At this critical juncture, the minions weighed the pros and cons, and boldly thought that defending the city and suppressing bandits should be the most important thing for soldiers and secondary. ”

？？ This is the view of Prince Yi Zaiyuan.

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When Xianfeng had an emergency meeting with the ministers of Wang in the imperial study room on how to rescue Anhui, Song Jin, the secretary of Guanglu Temple and the servant of the Ministry of Rites, was in his own office, and drafted a chapter on the current situation.

Speaking of which, don't look at Song Jin at this time, he is only wearing a three-grade top on his head, but he is also one of the more influential figures among the hundred officials in the capital.

Song Jin character Xifan, Jiangsu Liyang. Daoguang twenty-four years of Jinshi, selected Shu Jishi, awarded the editor. In the twenty-ninth year, the Dianhenan Township Examination, due to the wrong fate, was dealt with, and the edict was not worse than the examination. Xianfeng was promoted to a bachelor's degree in the second year and moved to Guanglu Temple. At this time, he was ordered to run the Beijing regiment defense armor and the Ministry of Rites.

Song Jin is known for daring to speak and admonishing directly, and is a well-known speech official.

At this time, the Taiping army swept through the counties of Anhui, but the new governor Jiang Zhongyuan fell ill before he arrived in Luzhou. Song Jin thought about it, and gradually had his own opinion in his mind, so he decided to fold his words.

Regardless of whether the imperial court can adopt it or not, if you have your own ideas, it is not possible not to say them.

At the beginning of the excerpt of the Song and Jin dynasties, he first briefly talked about the situation in Anhui and the important position in which Anhui is located. Then the pen turned and wrote: "Zeng Guo Domain's hometown looks at Sufu, people are happy to use, please choose to practice bravery, hire a boat, go down the river to the east, and Jiang Zhongyuan waterway attack, will be able to quickly destroy the thief atmosphere." ”

Song Jin believed that if he wanted to save Anhui, he had to use Zeng Guofan and Xiang Yong. Xiang Yong went out of the province to aid Jiangxi and solved the siege of Nanchang, which is the best example.

The next morning, Song Jin handed over the fold.

Xianfeng glanced at it and did not say anything on the spot.

Not long after retiring from the dynasty, six people, including Qi Liaozao, Zaiyuan, Duanhua, Sushun, Mu Yin, and Du Han, were urgently summoned to the palace to discuss matters. Prince Gong Yixun, Minister of the Interior Wen Qing, as well as many ministers of various ministries, ministers of military aircraft, and ministers of various ministries, were excluded. Although Yixun was mad with anger, he was helpless.

However, the real result of this deliberation has not yet been discussed. Because Qi Liaozao and Zaiyuan resolutely disagreed with Song Jin's views. Qi Liaozao believes that the Zeng State Domain took Xiangyong out of the province to aid Anhui, except for the waste of food and salary, it will not have any effect. Zaiyuan thought that Zeng Guofan was a scholar who could only say and not do. Scholars lead soldiers, which is no different from reading the scriptures by blind people. Lu Xianji is the best example of this. As soon as the two said this, Xianfeng's thoughts immediately wavered.

Qi Liaozao added at this time: "Your Majesty, the Hunan Domain's treasury is not full, and the supply of green camp is still insufficient. If Zeng Guofan went out of the province to aid Anhui, Hunan Yong's food and salary would naturally have to be shared by Hunan and Anhui Province. At present, Anhui Province has no food to pay, and part of Anhui Province will naturally have to be borne by Hunan. In this way, the Hunan Domain Treasury supplied Xiangyong with grain and wages, and the province's green camp grain and salary were nowhere to be found. The green camp has no food to supply, no salary to support, if the Cantonese bandits attack Changsha, who will defend the city? ”

Zaiyuan also said: "Your Majesty, the servants have long heard that the Hunan soldiers and warriors are not very harmonious. The provincial capital is now a soldier but not a braver, and a garrison cannot keep a soldier. At this critical juncture, the minions weighed the pros and cons, and boldly thought that defending the city and suppressing bandits should be the most important thing for soldiers and secondary. ”

That night, Xianfeng summoned Su Shun into the palace alone, and asked angrily: "Dog slave Su Shun, you kneel down for me!" I come to ask you, why didn't you say a word in the two councils? You're running out of donkey skills, aren't you? ”

Su Shun knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, what the emperor said is very true. The minions have exhausted their skills. ”

Xianfeng said angrily: "You fart! You even had a time when your donkey skills were poor? You tell me the truth, what should I do this time when the flood is rampant in Anhui? ”

Su Shun replied: "Your Majesty, the kings and ministers have been arguing endlessly in the past few days, and the brains of the servants have been confused by them. The minions are really poor in donkey skills. The emperor still let Qi Liaozao and them make up their minds. ”

Xianfeng sighed and said, "If Qi Liaozao can come up with an idea, why should I summon you into the palace?" You don't have to beat around the bush, you've definitely figured out the idea. ”

Su Shun replied: "Your Majesty, the slave thinks that what Song and Jin played is very suitable for the current situation. The emperor tried to imagine that it was not appropriate for Jiangnan and Jiangbei to divide troops at this time, and Wu Wenrong could not divide troops out of the province. The only one who can go out of the province is Zeng Guofan. Zeng Guofan and Jiang Zhongyuan were on good terms. Zeng Guofan aided Anhui, and Yi will do his best. Zeng Guofan is building ships and buying ships, arranging and training water bravery, and he has already seen his eyebrows. If Zeng Guo and the land advance together, not only Anhui Province will be saved, but the two lakes and even Jiangxi will also be safe. ”

After Su Shun left, Xianfeng fell into deep thought alone.

That night, an urgent oracle was urgently delivered to Hengzhou.

The purpose said: "Song Jin played Zeng Guo Xiang Wangsufu, people are happy to use, please choose to practice bravery, hire a boat, go down the river to the east, and Jiang Zhongyuan waterway attack, will be able to quickly kill the thief atmosphere and other words." Now the Anhui rebels are very rampant, trapping Tongcheng and Shucheng in succession, approaching Lu County, Lu Xianji has been martyred, Jiang Zhongyuan is ill, and the situation in Anhui Province is critical. The squire had also planned for this. Immediately rushed to set up the ship's gun position, and raised 6,000 bravery, led by the squire, sailed from Dongting Lake into the river, went down the river to the east, and attacked Jiang Zhongyuan by land and water. The squire is loyal, courageous, and knowing, and will be able to coordinate the overall situation and live up to the appointment. ”

The holy decree was suddenly issued, and Qi Liaozao was shocked when he heard it, and hurriedly dissuaded him on the grounds that "Zeng Guofan is a registered servant, he has never known soldiers, and it is best to talk about it in his life, and he should not be deeply afraid".

Xianfeng didn't read it, and when he read it, he was so angry that he trembled all over, and his braids were straight.

It doesn't matter if he left Qi Zhi in the middle and didn't send it, he summoned Qi Liaozao into the palace and scolded him fiercely before resting.

Qi Liaozao was so frightened that he kowtowed to the ground, bursting into tears, he had long lost his former demeanor, and he was very embarrassed.

The next day, Xianfeng issued another decree from the inner court: "Qi Liaozao is ignorant and vain, and he has lost what he wants." A fine of half a year's salary is used as a light punishment. ”

Qi Liaozao vented all his anger on Zeng Guofan, who was thousands of miles away.

"Zeng Disheng, the old man will make you look good sooner or later!"

In the study room of his mansion, Qi Liaozao said through gritted teeth. (End of chapter)