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    "Let's just pretend that there is no such person as Hu Linyi in Hunan, okay?"

    Although Zeng Guofan wanted to be as restrained as possible, he now roared again: "When he surrendered to the thieves, did he ever think about my feelings and yours? We are struggling to survive in Hunan, and it would be better for him to surrender the whole of Hubei.  go out!"

    This is simply a knife from the back, but Zuo Zongtang still said the same thing: "Since you still remember that you are still from Hunan, you must not retreat to Guangdong. Don't forget the hundreds of thousands who followed you into despair.  The soldiers of the Hunan Army!"

    ¡°Each one of them is our real elite in Hunan, but for following you, what have you gained now!¡±

    Zuo Zongtang never liked to reason with others, so he banged his head on the table: "Di Sheng, I would rather you become a thief than leave Hunan!"

    "Hunan" Zeng Guofan also had a deep nostalgia for this land: "Then we will wait here to die, waiting for Lu Ziyun to come from Hengyang!"

    "That's right!" Zuo Zongtang never spoke politely: "Even if you have no value in life, you still have to give an explanation to millions of Hunan people and let everyone know that you are worth death!"

    This is an extremely heartless sentence, but Zeng Guofan understood it.

    Hunan has lost this war, but at least it cannot lose in terms of morale. Hundreds and thousands of years later, let the descendants of Sanxiang know that some Hunan people have fought desperately for their hometown and neighbors: "I understand  , we can¡¯t afford to lose"

    He turned pale. He was a very persevering figure. In history, he was able to defeat the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.  Not because of his military talent, but because of his extraordinary perseverance and persistence, but now he is completely desperate.  Completely despairing of victory.

    "It's okay to let me die well!" Zeng Guofan took two deep breaths. Only now did he realize how precious the air was. He said loudly: "Ji Gao. You have to promise me three things!"

    "Don't say three things, just thirty or three hundred, I will promise you too!"

    Zeng Guofan regained some of his vitality. He smiled and said, "I want to ride in an eight-carriage sedan. You must find a way to find a green woolen sedan for me!"

    The eight-carriage sedan chair was a symbol in the Qing Dynasty.  A symbol of status, this kind of green woolen eight-carriage sedan can only be enjoyed by officials of the third rank and above. Although Zeng Guofan was already a second-rank official and was even directly named the King of Chu, he still maintained a kind of simplicity, let alone  There were eight people, not even one person watching the sedan chair.  This shows that the whole Hunan army is suffering and enjoying the same happiness.

    With him as an example, the generals of the Hunan Army would not dare to ride in the eight-carriage sedan chair. However, at the end of his life, Zeng Guofan, who was bald, remembered this special enjoyment again, and he enjoyed it again in this last time.  And Zuo Zongtang understood his mood: "Disheng, this matter is easy to handle"

    This matter is not easy to handle. In a place like Chenzhou, which is in chaos and chaos, it is such an arduous task to have an eight-carry green woolen sedan chair, but he must agree to Zeng Guofan.

    Zeng Guofan continued: "I have suffered all my life. I have deceived others, deceived the red thief, deceived you, and deceived myself. But at this time, why bother myself? Ji Gao, help me find some beautiful girls,  I, Old Zeng, also want to have some fun!"

    Zeng Guofan can be said to be a well-known Taoist scholar in the late Qing Dynasty. Although he often had some indiscretions in his personal ethics, as the commander-in-chief of the Hunan Army, he was subject to too many restrictions. He was even restricted from marrying a young wife secretly.  No, sometimes it¡¯s just self-abuse.

    But now he figured out that since he had to die for hundreds of thousands of Hunan soldiers and all the people of Hunan, why not die more naturally? He said loudly: "I want to be a bridegroom every night, and I want to be romantic!"

    This matter is easy to handle. Not to mention the red cards in and outside the city, even if there are no women, Zuo Zongtang can still snatch a few brides back: "It's easy to handle, easy to handle. What's the third round? Can I get it for you?"  This Chu Prince¡¯s Mansion will also make everyone happy.¡±

    "Fart!" Zeng Guofan roared again: "Fart, the third thing is that I ask you to submit a letter to the Central Committee with me to vindicate Prime Minister Mu!"

    Zuo Zongtang was surprised. He didn't expect Zeng Guofan to mention something serious after two ridiculous things.

    The so-called "Mu Xiang" refers to Mu Zhang'a, the most powerful minister of the Daoguang Dynasty. He was said to be at the top of his game in the Daoguang Dynasty. He had been in charge of the government for more than 20 years. He had countless disciples and old friends in the court. He was also the most favored by Emperor Daoguang and had all the power.  The four words "government and opposition" are not enough to describe his scenery.

    Therefore, talking about the success or failure of Daoguang's achievements cannot be separated from Mu Zhang'a. However, Mu Zhang'a also has too many controversies. For example, the issue of responsibility for the Opium War has been criticized by both the government and the public. Moreover, this Mu Zhang'a was early in Daoguang's court.  He had already offended the current Emperor Xianfeng. As a result, as soon as Emperor Xianfeng took over the throne, he didn't even get hot on his butt, so he first attacked Mu Zhang'a, the powerful prime minister.

      At that time, there was a sound of killing from top to bottom in the government and the public, and there was a strong momentum to kill Heshen with a sharp sword. However, Mu Zhang'a was the most important minister of the Daoguang Dynasty after all. His disciples in the court had too many old friends, and many things were just criticism.  It's just that I couldn't get hold of Mu Zhang'a's real evidence, so the powerful prime minister was demoted to the people and escaped with his life.

    In the third year of Xianfeng, due to the Taiping Rebellion, Mu Zhanga donated military pay and rations and regained the support of a fifth-grade prefect. Three years later, in the sixth year of Xianfeng, Mu Zhanga finally died of illness at home.

    Zeng Guofan is a member of Mu Zhang'a's family. He has always expressed deep sympathy for Mu Zhang'a. Now he burst out: "In recent years, no one in the court or outside the court has dared to say a good word for Mu Zhang'a. I myself  He is a lackey of Prime Minister Mu¡¯s family, but in order to avoid suspicion, he dare not speak a word of fairness. At this time, I don¡¯t even want my life, I have to tell the truth!¡±

    "Your Majesty is too mean. Prime Minister Mu has been wronged!" What Zeng Guofan said was completely fair. The internal and external difficulties of the Daoguang Dynasty were certainly due to the personal factors of Mu Zhang'a, the powerful prime minister, but his responsibility was not  The first responsibility lies with the dysfunctional system of the Qing Dynasty. Secondly, it lies with Emperor Daoguang, a diligent and simple emperor. It is not Mu Zhang's turn at all. As for the accusations that he interfered with Lin Zexu's resurrection,  Mostly it's just a matter of speculation.

    Zuo Zongtang immediately packed up his court clothes and bowed respectfully to Zeng Guofan: "Di Sheng, I must do this for you, and I must seek justice for Prime Minister Mu!"

    "Things about Prime Minister Mu, these are things that I have always held in my heart. If I can express them quickly today, I have no regrets in my life!" Zeng Guofan burst out laughing: "Ji Gao, in addition to these three official matters, I have one more thing to ask of you.  Private matter!"

    "Di Sheng, tell me!" Zuo Zongtang replied: "As a fellow Jinshi, if you have anything unpleasant to say, just say it!"

    Zeng Guofan laughed loudly and said: "Ji Gao, you live well, live for me, live for the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of our Hunan Army, and live for the tens of millions of Sanxiang's children, please! You sour scholar!"

    "One is a fellow Jinshi, and the other is a Juren family member. This has been their lifelong worry. They didn't let it go when they became successful, but they finally let it go at this moment.

    ???????????????????????????????????? Sometimes the sky always goes against people¡¯s wishes. Seven days later, Zeng Guofan, the puppet king of Chu, encountered the elite soldiers of Lu Ziyun, the acting governor of Hunan, and was defeated and captured

    The whole of 1858 was a year of continuous victory for the Hong Army.

    After capturing all of Hunan in the spring, the Hong Army began to continuously march troops into other provinces starting from the summer. In the summer, the three provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi, and Hunan joined forces to march troops. They swept across Guangdong and Guangxi in more than a month and captured the puppet Yue King Ye Mingchen alive. In the autumn  By that time, they had captured most of Henan and Shandong, and also sent an advance team to attack Shaanxi.

    By winter, Sichuan and Sichuan, which everyone was most concerned about, also showed signs of resolution. With the support of the Lan Dashun Rebel Army, Hubei had sent a detachment to break through the Three Gorges and enter Sichuan, preparing for the next step of expansion to Sichuan.

    By the first month of 1859, the so-called "Third Year of Zhenyuan of Daxia", no one dared to underestimate this powerful regime occupying southeastern China. Some countries had publicly recognized this government as the only legitimate government in China.  Representatives, trying to obtain greater benefits in the next Chinese market.

    And more countries have also placed their main bets on this enlightened new regime, and they are even preparing to directly intervene in China's domestic construction - due to military relations, Hongjun has never been able to concentrate on domestic economic construction, even if  The same is true for those provinces that have been completely liberated. They must spend most of their economic income on the war.

    But the Hong Army also has powerful enemies. In the past year or so, Russian Cossack cavalry have been crisscrossing the border, seizing land after land. Some diplomats even believe that Russia has bet its national destiny on the Far East. Perhaps  A second Crimean War will break out between the two sides.

    Spain is also the enemy of this new regime. In a lightning-fast classic raid, the Rainbow Army successfully captured the entire Luzon Island and a small half of the northern Philippines. However, as an old imperialist country, Spain also has good capabilities.  Strength, their queen Isabella II is a being who wants to restore Spain's past glory.

    Therefore, even though there were many difficulties and unfavorable conditions, the Spaniards still went to great lengths to transport 6,500 Spanish soldiers into the Philippine Islands and rebuilt the Philippine Governor's Palace. They also claimed that 10,000 Spanish soldiers would be transported in the next step.  Soldier.

    The Hong Army formed the 17th Division based on the Luzon Expeditionary Detachment. This infantry division fought several classic island offensive and defensive battles with the Spaniards, leaving the Spaniards who came from afar unable to find a place to start.  , in this case??, many countries have come forward to ask the Spanish to sign an honorable and peaceful agreement with Bactria.

    It was under this situation that Du Jinchan and Liu Sanniang quietly left Hangzhou.  rs

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