Wuchang was lost, Emperor Xianfeng was shocked, and reprimanded Xu Guangjin: Since arriving in Chu, the military camp has not improved. I use you, I know that I am ashamed, and I ask you how to endure and be safe in my heart. I had no choice but to take you to prison immediately. Another edict: Xiang Rong, the tail chasing Kejia, awarded the minister of Qin, and the governor of Hubei, in charge of the military affairs of the two lakes. Lu Jianying, the governor of Liangjiang, was appointed as a minister of the Qin Mission, acting in charge of military, political and civil affairs in Jiangsu and Anhui, and stifled the thieves in the east. The governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Luo Huandian, awarded the minister of the Qin Mission, and quickly moved to prevent Jing and Xiang, and prevent the northward movement. Qi Shan, the governor of Henan, was awarded the minister of Qincha, stationed in the Central Plains, taking into account Hubei, and aiding Jingxiang from afar. Zhang Liangji, the governor of Hunan, guarded Changsha, made great achievements, and served as the governor of Huguang. Pan Duo, the political envoy of Hunan, has meritorious service in guarding Changsha and is the governor of Hunan. Taoist Jiang Zhongyuan, who repeatedly frustrated thieves and rebels, was promoted to Hubei as an envoy. Shimin Yang Zaifu, who has meritorious service in guarding Xiangyin, has been promoted to the general manager of Yizhang Ying.

A few days later, Emperor Xianfeng issued another edict: During the Jiaqing period, the bandits of Sichuan and Chu spread for several years, and then the law of clearing the wilderness was carried out, so that the militia practiced defense, and then it was leveled. Even in Guangxi and Hunan, there are many regiments bravely protecting the townships, thieves dare not force them, and there are those who have made meritorious contributions to killing thieves.

Now each governor and the governor belong to each of them, and each of them shall make proper preparations for the local situation, and present a decree of earnestness. or build a village and build a fortress, and the village is a fort; or strictly guard the danger, and take the secret of adultery. If there is nothing to do, everyone will live in peace, and if there is something, they will defend each other's wealth. All funds are in the hands of the gentry and the elderly, and they are not in the hands of the officials. All regiments are not allowed to travel far to recruit and transfer. If there is a person in each regiment who donates money to advocate or kills thieves for their own sake, the magistrate will immediately apply to the constitution, and according to the facts, I will immediately add a reward.

Every good native citizen has an inheritance. Instead of moving in a hurry, abandoning the fields, and inevitably bandits taking the opportunity to loot, how can they stick to the township, defend their fathers and brothers with their children, and protect the party with their family assets!

Lu Xianji, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, immediately went to Anhui and worked with Anhui Governor Jiang Wenqing and Zhou Tianjue to handle the regimental training in Anhui Province. Zeng Guofan, the assistant minister of Hunan regimental training, should not be delayed, and go to Changsha to practice bravery; Zhang, Pan, and Zeng must work together to prevent thieves from returning south. In addition, in the Pheasant River gathering place in Bozhou, Anhui Province, eighteen bandits gathered to rebel, and Jiang Wenqing, the governor of Anhui, must supervise the generals, try their best to suppress them, and nip this group of bandits in the bud.

Lu Xianji, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, received the order, did not dare to delay for a moment, and went to Anhui to evacuate: Jiangning took the East and West Liangshan as the key pass, and he must first hold it. Lujiang is the gateway to Jianghuai, and it is advisable to make important ministers stationed. Chaohu Lake out of the river when Liangshan is upstream, local bandits should be appeased, so as not to be used by thieves, and can be used as a horn with Liangshan.

Although the holy will is earnest, Zeng Guofan is still unwilling to stop Ding Wei, in the name of "seizing love".

My best friend Guo Songtao came to the door three times and repeatedly persuaded him: "The public has the ambition to clarify the world, and now he does not take advantage of the situation, confined to ancient rites, and blindly humble, what is the benefit of the monarch's father?" And the ink is from Rong, and the ancient system is also. ”

Zeng Shulin said: "For my father, I think that the ambition of a gentleman is to cultivate oneself and govern the country and level the world." In today's troubled times, if you blindly cultivate your body, let thieves cause trouble, displace your relatives, and streak corpses in the wilderness, what is the benefit of cultivating the immortal body? ”

was angrily reprimanded by his father, and the national domain did not delay any longer, and accompanied Guo Songtao, dressed plainly, and rushed to Changsha.

Zeng Guofan insisted on the disciple salute and said: "Mr. is not worried about the family, but worried about what he has learned and cannot be promoted to sanctification; is not ashamed of the difficulties of life, and shame has no skills to help the world. Guoquan and Guobao look like dogs, and Mr. Fortunately Lai teaches. ”

Luo Zenan waved his hand and humbly said: "Digong Chaotang Zhengzheng, Xiangchu Phoenix, is our model, don't be a gentleman again." ”

Zeng Guofan said: "I am in the holy order, the regiment is in Hunan Province, is Brother Luo willing to accompany him?" ”

Luo Zenan said: "I am willing to attach myself to the command of the Duke of Di and put down the rebellion in Guangdong." ”

Zeng Guofan was overjoyed, and immediately joined hands with Luo Zenan and went straight to Changsha.

Zhang Liangji heard that Zeng Guo was coming, and greeted Pan Duo and Zuo Zongtang outside the city.

Zeng Guofan said: "I don't want to regain the original intention of sticking to the system, if you can do your part, you must do your best to follow this point, success or failure is blunt, and you don't care about it." Lord Shi Qing, Lord Zhenzhi, and Mr. Ji Gao made outstanding contributions to defending the city, and Zeng Disheng was ashamed of himself. ”

The four of them were polite several times, and Zhang Liangji accepted Zuo Zongtang's intentions, practiced Xiangchu Yong, and returned to the name of the national domain.

After the farewell of the country, Zhang Liangji said: "Mr. Ji Gao, life is impermanent, Mr. is the most meritorious in defending the city, I want to fight for four and three, and I don't want to only reward and add six products to the same knowledge." ”

Zuo Zongtang said: "It's just a title." ”

Zhang Liangji sneered: "Zeng Disheng, I haven't seen a bandit, that is, the second-grade deputy minister." Mr. Ji Gao, Zeng Disheng is a person, how is it? ”

Zuo Zongtang said: "I don't know it very well, I have heard people say that Zeng Disheng acted slowly; For more than ten years in the capital, he first attached himself to Mu Zhang'a, and then relied on the widow to act as a person, which seems not simple. But looking at its appearance, decent and willing to do things, only the feeling is a little underdeveloped. ”

Zhang Liangji said: "A group of officials in Changlan have been killed by thieves, and we are waiting to fill the vacancy, and the future is uncertain." Mr. has accepted Mr. Will, and the counties have practiced bravely, and all of them have returned to Zengxia. Zeng Disheng practiced bravery, and hoped to help. ”

Zuo Zongtang said: "Zeng's practice is brave, and his name is justified; Cohesion is one, or there is a difference. ”

The night was deep, the wilderness was vast, and Zeng Guofan sat on the broken lamp, sighing speechlessly. People reported Jiang Zhongyuan to see him. The national domain frowned, how could he forget Minqiao. The shoes didn't have time to take on, so he hurried to meet them, stomped his feet with his hands, and only said: "Minqiao Minqiao, whether the leg injury is good or not." ”

Jiang Zhongyuan said: "There is no big problem, fortunately I am recommended by Brother Disheng, so that we can have today's reality." ”

Zeng Guofan said: "Minqiao is polite, my brother's eyes are like a torch, there was this change ten years ago, and the first to recruit Chu Yong, out of Hunan to suppress bandits, the first war of Xiangzhou, the second war of Guilin, the third war of Lingyidu, and then the battle of Cai Gong's tomb, and the eighty-one days of guarding the Changsha city wall, outstanding meritorious service. Scholar against the enemy, the first person in Wuxiang Province. ”

Jiang Zhongyuan said: "The thief has become big, what a merit!" ”

Zeng Guofan said: "The thief is so big that no brother can control it, and no one can match the brother's combat power." The side that leads the troops against the enemy, except for the prohibition of the order, the rest of the parties, tell me quickly. ”

Jiang Zhongyuan said: "Treat people sincerely, be kind to the soldiers, share the joys and sorrows, and give more favors." In this way, leading the troops is like divine help. As for the enemy, I am deeply ashamed, I have done my best, and the thief is getting bigger and bigger. Tomorrow, he will go to Hubei and kill the thief again. ”

Zeng Guofan said: "My practice of courage wants to refer to the former Ming Qi Jiguang and the neighbor Fu Dingchengfa, but seek its refinement, not its more; But seek help, not quick results. I am brave, recruit new bravery, do not mix a soldier, do not overcharge a book, sweep away the old traces, and open up a new face. It is necessary to ask the gentleman of our party to be honest and know the military general, mainly with the spirit of loyalty and righteousness, supplemented by the diligence of training, and the excitation of each other, so as to be more than the so-called generals with one heart, and all of them are united. I mean, based on Luo Zenan's practice of bravery, the new Ningyong, Nanyong, Liuyong, and Baoyong in Changsha City, pick the essence and remove the miscellaneous, group the left, middle, and right three battalions, with Wang Xin, Luo Zenan, and Zou Shouzhang divided into them, and practice hard for a year. What does Min Qiao think? ”

Jiang Zhongyuan said: "Luo Luoshan, the "six arts", the literature can be passed through the world, and the martial arts have been used. His scholar disciples, Wang Xin, Li Xubin, Li Xuyi, Jiang Yili, Yang Changjun, Luo Xinnan, Jin Songling, etc., are among the best individuals. Brother Disheng, I will go to Hubei to kill the thief, brother is refined, and he can be a strong shield for the rear. The southeast is a water town, the enemy has a river road, more than 10,000 boats, has occupied Dongting, the Yangtze River waterway. And I attack it by land, without a water division, the momentum is often too late, and the thief is difficult to eliminate. It will compete with the enemy for the danger of the Yangtze River, and then it can be said to be war. I will go up to the sparse, build a hundred warships, with a thousand cannons, and hand them over to my brother to practice, and my brother must practice a refined and strong boat master, using both land and water, so that it is perfect. “

Zeng Guofan said: "This is very good. The thief has sat big, it can be extinguished overnight, the knife and gun have no eyes, Brother Minqiao must not be rash, and fight steadily and steadily. I sat in the rear, bought guns and built a naval army, trained the elite soldiers who were invincible in a hundred battles, and never planned to help. ”

Jiang Zhongyuan said: "The thieves committed Changsha, and the bandits in Liuyang and Tongcheng were all in chaos, but Pingjiang was the same. Lin Yuanen, the magistrate of Pingjiang County, is a traitor and a guard, such as defending water, which is completely unstung, and can be used by the army. If you have a gap, please accept it. ”

Zeng Guofan's day was full of emotion when he met Luo, Zhang, Zuo, and Jiang. To Hu Linyi: On the 21st, he galloped to the provincial wall, and talked deeply with Luo Luoshan, Zhang Shiqing, Jiang Minqiao, and Zuo Jigao. Gai Wuri does not share the vibration brush, and he does not repeatedly say that Taiduan Hongcaiwei is enough to save today's surging, and hate not to meet, so as to relieve the worries of Sang Zi's soldiers.

The national domain Changsha trained troops for two months, and gained a lot, and the list said: When the minister first arrived in the provincial capital, Zhang Liangji, the minister, transferred 1,000 soldiers from the Hunan Battalion and recruited 1,000 Xiangxiang soldiers to defend the province.

At the beginning of the first month, the Guangdong bandits will flee eastward, and Changsha will be able to lift the strictness. Zhang Liangji, the acting governor, and Pan Duo, the minister of the agency, all consulted with the ministers, and all the soldiers in Yunnan and Henan who stayed in the province were withdrawn separately, and the courage of the old and new recruits, that is, they were cut separately, and a total of more than 3,000 soldiers were left behind, which was enough for defense, and even if there were bandits stealing, it was also enough to suppress them.

As for the matter of group training, the minister briefly said that it was difficult to donate money and collect expenses. Recently, I have learned from public opinion and observed the people's feelings, and there are those who spend a lot of money on literati in the township group, and there are also those who don't need to spend more money on literati.

And the village is knotted, the wall is built, the equipment is made, the teachers are extended, the strong men are recruited, and the skills are often practiced. This costs a lot of money, and the people are not happy to follow.

Do not merge villages, do not set up bunkers, although the stars are scattered, they save each other when they hear the voice, do not make flags, do not recruit warriors, farmers and herdsmen, all are healthy soldiers, hoeing bamboo and wood, all are weapons.

This doesn't have to cost a lot of money, and the people are happy to follow. Those who spend more money on literature are not exempt from disturbing the locality, but it is still insufficient to control the Cantonese bandits; There is no need to spend more money on the literati, although they have not been able to make a big noise, but they have more than enough to prevent bandits. Today, all the Cantonese bandits are heading eastward, and the county and township regiments are mainly focused on investigating bandits. The ministers are to tell them to live in different places and to communicate with each other, not to spend much money or labor, and to obey them in the hope of the encouragement of the people.

There are many bandits in Hunan, and everyone knows it. Last year, Yue rebelled into Chu, and most of those who entered the Heaven and Earth Society went with it, but there were still remnants of sin. In addition, there are the so-called skewer meeting, red and black meeting, half of the money meeting, and a share of incense meeting, which are obviously numerous, often form a group of parties, and gather in valleys, such as Heng, Yong, Chen, and Gui in the southeast, Baoqing and Jingzhou in the southwest, and the mountains are thin, especially the area where bandits breed.

In recent years, Gai Yuan has also known that the bandits are unstoppable, and he does not want his disasters to occur by himself, so as to cover up and fill the gaps, in order to survive for a day, accumulate cases that should not be handled for decades, and let them be delayed; Accumulate decades of people who should not be killed, and let them run rampant, so as to create a giant in the present.

Seeing that the first culprits of her husband's murders and robberies in previous years were at large, and seeing that her husband's rampant acts of Cantonese bandits and bandits in recent years were rampant and uncontrollable, he thought that the law was insufficient and the officials were not afraid. Pingju fabricates rumors, incites people's hearts, robs during the day, and has no fear. If it were not for the severe punishment and punishment, it would not be possible to break its unsuccessful will and eliminate its rebellion.

The minister's foolish opinion, want to use the heavy code to hoe the evil explosion, I hope that the good people will have a peaceful day, that is, the minister will not dare to resign in the name of cruelty. I hope that the province will solve all cases, even if there are thorny and difficult points, they will not dare to resign.

Zhang Liangji, the acting governor, and Pan Duo, the acting minister, all thought of strict rectification, tried to turn the tide of decline, and negotiated with them from time to time, vowing to eliminate all the bandits in Hunan, clean up the flaws and filth, sweep away the clear, and dare not leave a little sin to worry about the monarch's father.

In places where there are many bandits, such as Heng, Yong, Chen, and Gui in the southeast, the ministers should go to Hengzhou and camp for several months to investigate and deal with them nearby. The treasures of the southwest and Jing belong to each other, and the ministers should go to Baoqing to camp for several months and investigate nearby.

He often led hundreds of soldiers and several civil and military personnel to suppress and arrest. Contact the local township group, so that they can find more eyeliner, block the key passes, and treat the bandits of one side with the kindness of one side, so that there can be no nest, no crime, no arrest. The general situation of this minister's plan to organize a meeting of bandits is also the same as that of bandits and bandits.

In addition to the three, there are ruffians on weekdays and new bandits recently. What is a bandit? Deserters, fleeing bravely and returning, with no capital to return to, no battalion to invest in, lingering along the way, looting everywhere. This is one of the kind of bandits also.

In the areas ravaged by the Cantonese invaders, the property was empty, the houses were burned, the weak beggars came to the land, and the strong moved to other places, or they gathered ugly people and plundered them. This is one of the kind of bandits also.

Where the soldiers were encamped, there were often thousands of wanderers who followed them, or pretended to be a long-term husband, or pretended to be Yu Ding, mixed in the trading streets, stealing in the support bureau, and the camp was far away, wandering around, and causing nuisance everywhere. This is another kind of bandit.

The minister is now in the provincial capital to handle the street group, in these three kinds of bandits, especially serious investigation, in case of suspicious deeds, once robbed the alliance, that is, with the governor's order flag, respectfully ask the king's order, establish the law. The Chenyu Pavilion set up a trial bureau, sent two commissioners, arrested the bandits, and immediately interrogated them. That is, ordinary ruffians, such as traitors, servants, lawyers, bachelors, etc., are also punished more severely, and they are no longer rigid and generous.

When there is something to do, the strong and the weak swallow each other, the big and the small invade each other, and those who do not punish them for harming the people will be kind and boring for the rest of their lives. Don't dare not save the time without force, in order to benefit the place.

All the ministers will discuss all matters concerning the allocation of troops and the recruitment of bravery, and now plan to investigate the scale of the bandits, and I would like to present them and ask the emperor for instructions. The ministers moved to Heng and Bao counties, and allowed Changsha to have a clue, and then specially folded and invited, and begged for the holy book. Sincerely.

Emperor Xianfeng's edict: In extraordinary times, the handling of bandits must be strict, and the roots of the service period must be exhausted.