C149 Zeng Guofan and Xiang Jun

"Where does Shao Quan think our Xiang Jun should go in the future?" nine commander did not answer Li Hongzhang's question directly. Instead, he changed the topic. This question surprised Li Hongzhang, "Where should I go from here?" "My Xiang Jun annihilates long hair, and our Twisted Army is the strongest army in our Daqing. If there are any disobedient people in the future, we can kill them. If there are no disobedient people …"

Li Hongzhang's voice got lower and lower. In the end, he just couldn't carry on. Li Hongzhang was not like Idiot. Besides, he was not a hot-blooded young man since he was already in his forties. He just didn't want to think about some things, but it didn't mean that he didn't understand.

Grand Marshal who had fought with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom for more than ten years could be said to be someone who had gone through hundreds of battles. Was it really Grand Marshal's treasured blade that was old? The answer was definitely no, Twisted Army might have gathered hundreds of thousands of people, but one without food, two without equipment, and three without a base, was just a group of bandits holding people in their arms. They were completely incomparable to the heaven.

However, with such a group of bandits roaming the north for more than ten years without falling. Even the famous Monk King Lili had died in the hands of the Twisted Army this year.

Li Hongzhang had guessed more than once that Teacher always used the way of self-respecting bandits. However, due to his respect for Teacher, the moment he thought about this, he would ruthlessly give up. In Li Hongzhang's eyes, Teacher was the White Jade Pillar that held the sky above the Daqing, the Sea-Riding Purple Gold Beam. Any stains should not appear on Teacher's body.

But today, the strange atmosphere within the study made Li Hongzhang think of the conjecture that he had been denying all along. Ceng Guofan calmly said, twirling his beard as if he had seen through Disciple's mind.

"To date, the Xiang Jun already possesses five hundred thousand soldiers, and the entire southern region is controlled by the Xiang Jun. Even the foreigners who want to do business on both sides of the Yangtze River have to treat us with courtesy. Such a huge force no longer belongs to me alone …"

"Oh, Shao Quan, do you really think that I, Ceng Guofan, can keep my word in the Xiang Jun? Do you really think that I am the Earth Liu Steel here? To use the common saying of the Capital City people, you just need to make the oil shuttles white before it is refined. "

Ceng Guofan nibbled on the top-grade Da Hong Pao in the covered bowl. This was a sprout personally stepped onto by janitor from the half plant that was struck by lightning. This was a top-grade Da Hong Pao that not even the Forbidden City's Emperor and Wu Tie could taste.

"Five hundred thousand Xiang Jun s, what does this mean? This represents tens of thousands of Civil and Military Officers and half a million families that are supported by this group. If you want meat, if you want beauties, if you want meat, you also want to marry daughter-in-law. So where did the money come from? To count on the court? Looking forward to the war? "Let's stop dreaming …"

"Shao Quan, everyone says it's hard to go up the mountain, but do you know how hard it is to go down the mountain? With so many brothers gathered together with me, at least they are living well now. I really want to take a step back, but if I bring the money back with me, how will I protect Brothers's job? "Shao Quan, do you have a brilliant plan to teach me …"

At this time, Li Hongzhang's underwear was completely collapsed by sweat. This was the most heartbreaking conversation Master had with him in the past three years, and the words he said were unusually straightforward.

"If nothing unexpected happens, the actual job court gave me this time should be Viceroy. Furthermore, I'll have to stay in Beijing all year round, which is basically being watched over. I don't care, all these years, I have made countless good lands and tens of thousands of acres of gold and silver, three generations of children need not worry, but what about you? "

"Half a million Xiang Jun s will be opened bit by bit by court. They will be stuffed into every corner, allowing the wind blades and snow swords to slowly wear down Brothers and the others, and let time slowly drain the lives of good men. If only there are a few more battles, then it would be even better. How many more times can our Xiang Jun s wear it down? "

Five hundred thousand Xiang Jun s took more than ten years to gather together. The brothers were filling a pot of rice, battling in a camp, groping and fighting in the wind and rain, and galloping through the rivers and mountains in the blood. It could be said that they were a group that had fought their way out with their lives.

Although there were contradictions between them, and although there had been violent conflicts between them over the sharing of the loot, when they encountered outside threats, their first thoughts were of the collective interest. After being suppressed by Manchu for 200 years, it was easy for the Chinese to acquire such an arm. After all, this was the foundation for balancing the court and the lifeline for the revival of the Chinese people! How could he lose it?

Li Hongzhang knelt on the ground. Please teach me, Zhou Tie! " Upon seeing this, nine commander hurriedly helped him up. "Shao Quan, didn't you hear what Grand Marshal said before? If there wasn't an accident, our Xiang Jun would really be in danger, but now this accident happened?"

"Is it Xiao Letian? Could it be Xiao Letian? " Li Hongzhang didn't expect Teacher to have such a high opinion of this Xiao Letian.

"That's right, it's Xiao Letian. The three thousand Japan s and a hundred thousand Japan mob were completely annihilated by him. He even took the lead to charge into the Shouli City and took control of the glume King. "A talent, and he is really vicious …"

"What surprises me the most is that he actually got the foreigners to fire cannons for him. This is really interesting. What kind of collusion does this Xiao Letian have with Chinese goblin? "This is something that even I don't understand …" Saying that, Ceng Guofan excitedly went around the room.

"Xiao Letian is very smart, he has already controlled glume through Forces nouvelles, I believe that glume's Statement of the State would definitely follow Xiao Letian's words, and this conflict will definitely become smaller and smaller. That sneaky guy knows how to act cocky in front of Manchu … "

"Look at the various responses Empress Mother and Bidens have made during this period of time. They gave women and shouted 'Eight Flag Young Master'. They really gave away quite a lot of useless things." This means that the Imperial City did not know what happened in the glume at all. They were all fooled by Xiao Letian's deception. "

"Shao Quan, this is a good opportunity that the heavens have given us. With such a foolish youth standing in front of us, how much more energy do you think the court has to deal with us?"

This time, even Li Hongzhang understood what was going on and growled, "Teacher is really smart, using Xiao Letian to steadily pull the attention of court, and occasionally divulge a little of the secret on Xiao Letian's body, forever grabbing onto the hearts of the Beijing's silkpants, so that they don't have the energy to think about us?"

As long as the secrets on Xiao Letian continue to grow, as long as his threat level gets higher, he will naturally help our Xiang Jun block the bullets … Hehe, as long as we are given another ten years to manage it, the north and south of Yangtze River will become our iron barrel like backyard, and even Emperor will have a hard time interfering! "

Ceng Guofan looked at Li Hongzhang with a gratified expression. This was his favorite disciple, he was the successor that he had been looking for in his heart. Other than Shao Quan, no other person in Xiang Jun was able to take over this big stand. This was a true talent.

But when he thought of the word talent, Xiao Letian's name suddenly jumped into his mind. This man that appeared like a comet was really too mysterious, while the so-called abnormal was Yao. This Xiao Letian was really like Sun Monkey, using evil techniques when he appeared, and there was no way to figure out his path.

"Guodan Quan, no matter what, I will be spending this year's Spring Festival in Capital City. When the time comes, I want you to make some arrangements so that I can meet this Xiao Letian. This is no ordinary thing!" Ceng Guofan looked at Li Hongzhang who was walking away and suddenly whispered to Brothers.

At this time, nine commander's expression suddenly turned odd. He hesitated for a long time before saying, "Oh, Eldest Brother, us Chinese people have been suppressed by Sun Tie for 200 years. Now that we have finally emerged, why be so cautious?" "I've seen this Xiao Letian a few times. Although I don't know where he came from, but it's a good thing that he's Chinese …"

"A Chinese returning from overseas can already be considered a genius amongst geniuses for a career like this. If it were to be destroyed by Manchu, it would be too much of a pity …" Eldest Brother, can we try to subdue him? If there is such a talent in Xiang Jun … "

"Enough, don't say anymore!" Ceng Guofan suddenly became angry, "Didn't you repeatedly say that you wanted me to take another step up? Subduing Xiao Letian? Don't you think that if you were to accept him, the Northern Capital City would collapse? Do you still want another ten years of civil war or twenty years of civil war? "

Looking at Brothers's unconvinced expression, Ceng Guofan let out a long sigh and said, "Guo Quan, Guo Quan, you still can't see through this world." It was not a overnight affair, have you ever heard of such a small story? "

"When the Eight Banners entered the stage, a cruel rule of not leaving a hair on one's head was introduced. All men must leave behind the tail of a Money, not following through with the slaughter. It was only after the Shaving Order was forcefully promoted that there would be the Great War of the Jiangyin for the past ten days. In every place, more than a million people were killed just for the sake of this braid. At that time, envoy of Korea and the glume entered the capital to worship. When the elders on the streets saw the clothes of their country, they all cried.

"Later on, just a hundred years later, when dryad and Kaiser were at the throne, Wild History had already recorded that North Korea and the glume had sent their envoys to the capital, but people had all ridiculed them for wearing strange clothes. At this time, the Han people had long forgotten ancestor's clothes. Until now, we are already used to it even if we drag this long braid, let alone those foolish people like people. "

Ceng Guofan pulled the ponytail on his back and said self-deprecatingly, "Don't look at this braid as it is small, it represents the people's heart of universal population. If I did take that step up, how many people would you guess would follow me? "

nine commander was stunned. This was the first time Eldest Brother had responded to the matter of the rebellion head on. Ceng Guoquan never thought that Eldest Brother was not as cowardly as he thought, but that his thoughts were much deeper than his own.

"My good Brothers, if I were to rebel, I am sure that 30% of the five hundred thousand will rebel. Furthermore, the entire world will not view me as a hero, but instead as an enemy. After two hundred years of ruling over Popular, he had long gotten used to the existence of Manchu. Before you want to rebel, think of a way to change universal population's heart! "

"You and I, we include all of the Han Chinese that live in Daqing. From the beginning of their lives, they saw the sky of Daqing, the land of Daqing, the clothes of Daqing, and they praised the Emperor of Daqing. "Everything doesn't matter. It's just a habit. But don't forget, the power of habit is incredibly strong …"

"Unless you have the ruthlessness like Manchu when he first entered, and kill all those who disobey, turning the central origin into a piece of white paper and then create a new painting. Otherwise, you will have to lower your head to the habit, and the power of this habit is actually destiny, is the luck of Manchu really gone? "

The two elders were silent. nine commander was digesting his brother's reasoning while his brother was drinking his top-notch Da Hong Pao to ease his mood. However, just when Ceng Guofan thought that his brother was convinced, nine commander suddenly raised his head and stared at his brother with a pair of bright eyes.

"Eldest Brother, I cannot refute what you have said, but you seem to have missed an exception? That was Xiao Letian … When this fellow was young, he had never seen the lands of the Daqing before, nor did he get used to seeing Daqing's clothes. He also wasn't used to having Manchu as Emperor on his head, and in the year that he appeared out of thin air, I didn't notice the slightest bit of him trying to submit to me. "

"Hahaha, Eldest Brother, you've missed out such a big one in the game of chess!"

Liu Tie's laughter made Ceng Guofan's hands tremble. He scattered a bowl of Da Hong Pao on the Table and didn't even feel any pain when the scalding tea landed on his hand. Yes, what Brothers said was not wrong. Xiao Letian did not have braid, and he did not have braid in his heart either.

"Could it be?" Could it be that this Xiao Letian has some sort of powerful method to reverse fate? " Ceng Guofan did not dare to think further. Just at this moment, a strong wave of northwest wind appeared outside the window. The cold air current pushed open the study's door and the cold air flowed inside the house.