Chapter 72 Section 72 Handle troublemakers personally

When the soldiers arrived, the rioters hadn't left Xingyuan, and they were making a scene of joy and joy, with unfinished thoughts, shouting and cursing loudly. Zeng Guofan pointed at the gate angrily, and yelled at Hong Shoubei: "Take them all with the main hall! No one can get away!" Hong Shoubei waved his hand, and all the soldiers rushed towards Xingyuan. Seeing the army soldiers arriving, the troublesome Wu Xiucai immediately dispersed in the yard: some climbed over the wall, some forced their way in, and some fought with the army soldiers. When Hong Shoubei saw that these people really had some kung fu, he took out a ruler-long foreign gun and fired two shots at the sky. Only then did the scholars dare to move around, and the soldiers tied them up one by one with ropes.

Zeng Guofan, supported by Li Bao and Liu Heng, walked in step by step; when he entered the inner room, he secretly called out "Bitter", but saw the mess all over the room, and paper scraps all over the place.The books that Zeng Guofan carried with him were thrown everywhere, some of them were torn into pieces and trampled into black; People dared to move, but they were covered with a piece of white paper. On the paper, a dog was clearly drawn, and next to the dog, a line of words was written staggeringly: "The Dog of the Manchus Zeng".Many of the yamen servants guarding the gate were lying down, and most of the guards who accompanied Zeng Guofan out of Beijing were also injured.

Hong Jia asked the soldiers to tidy up the inside and outside of the courtyard, and Li Bao also washed and hung up Zeng Guofan's court clothes.Liu Heng took off the white paper on his top and was about to tear it off when Zeng Guofan asked him to go over it, looked at it and rolled up his sleeves.Everything was settled, and the imperial envoy finally returned to its former state. Hong Jia then said: "My lord, I have sent soldiers to keep the bandits in the yard. Please rest, my lord! It won't be too late to deal with it tomorrow." Zeng Guofan said: "Hong Shoubei, thank you for your hard work. The hall will pay homage to the emperor tomorrow morning to ask for credit for the defense! Now that the arrangements have been made, you can go to rest. The hall will not keep you."

Hong Jianuonuo resigned.After Hong Jia left, there were occasional swearing in the yard, which made Zeng Guofan sleepless. He lit a candle and asked Li Bao to go to the yard to escort a random person, and he decided to interrogate him overnight.He couldn't sleep until the truth came out, and these people wouldn't let him sleep even yelling and scolding. Li Bao and Liu Heng dragged a man in with his hands tied behind his back.The man scolded, bit and struggled, showing all kinds of dishonesty.Li Bao and Liu Heng beat and kicked him, and finally got him in; he didn't kneel when he came in, he stood up straight and pretended to be stupefied.

Li Bao was so angry that he kicked violently, and then kicked him until he knelt down with his head tilted, swearing non-stop.Zeng Guofan took a closer look at the man. He looked thirty years old, fat and big, with a shiny braid, which was the result of overnutrition. Zeng Guofan asked calmly: "Prisoner, what is your name? How do you want to assassinate the imperial envoy?" The man opened his mouth and replied in a loud voice: "Bah! I was born as a martial arts scholar. How dare you call me a criminal?! Let our emperor know, do you still have a dog's life? You are just a man raised by us. Your dog, are you also worthy of being an imperial envoy?"

Zeng Guofan remained calm, and continued to ask: "You are already famous, why don't you know the law? According to my Qing Dynasty..." The man yelled: "Shut up! The Qing is the Qing of our bannermen, is it the Qing of you Han people? Open your mouth and I will be Qing, and shut your mouth and I will be Qing. You are not ashamed? You don't even think about eating. Whose meal?" Zeng Guofan glanced at Li Bao, and suddenly said, "Slap your mouth with the sole of your shoe!" Li Bao swiftly took off the man's riding boots, and started beating him violently; Liu Heng, who was behind him, was afraid that he would struggle, so he firmly stepped on the man's calf with both feet, making him unable to move.

Li Bao exerted all his strength and beat firmly. Not only did the man's face swell up quickly, he also lost two teeth, and his mouth and cheeks were covered with blood. Zeng Guofan waved his hand, Li Bao slammed his boot again, then stopped resentfully, threw the boot on the ground, and stepped back. That man is worthy of being a kung fu practitioner, his face was swollen beyond recognition, and he yelled: "Your surname Zeng, you dare to set up a private court, and I want Beijing Control! I tell you, I will wait for more than a dozen people. Master Sheng's student, if you don't succeed tonight, if you want to succeed, I dare to stretch your tendons and skin your skin!"

Zeng Guofan knew that he would not be able to ask anything tonight, so he shouted loudly: "Drag this guy out first, and the soldiers will strictly guard him! If there is no headquarters, no one will be let go!" Li Bao and Liu Heng agreed with a "hack" and dragged the man out. Zeng Guofan sighed, and said to himself: "If you don't ask for an order, it's hard to end. These savages!" He asked the guards who came with him to make a pot of tea, and while drinking tea, he lay half-lying under the lamp to think about countermeasures. At daybreak, Zeng Guofan's sedan chair left Daxing and embarked on the road back to the city.He didn't go back to the mansion, but went straight to the palace. He had already drafted a note to ask Emperor Daoguang for an order in person.

Emperor Daoguang was disturbed by the affairs of Guangdong and Guangxi.Guangdong is in chaos, and the barbarians are going to war.Ye Mingchen claimed a great victory, saying that he had driven England into Hong Kong.Governor Xu Guangjin said that the flames of war are still burning, and victory or defeat is still in the balance. Please send troops to reinforce Yunyun quickly.In Guangxi, however, there was a "bandit rebellion", and the army had failed many times to suppress it, and requests for more troops and food were still coming in. He was just about to pick up the teacup and take a sip of tea when Eunuch Cao came in and reported: "Zeng Guofan has something to do, please give permission from the emperor."

While announcing Zeng Guofan's visit, Emperor Daoguang said to himself, "This Zeng Guofan!" After the ceremony, Zeng Guofan handed over the memorial with both hands, and said in his mouth: "This matter is of great importance. I dare not make the decision. I ask the emperor to make a decision." Zeng Guofan looked secretly, seeing Emperor Daoguang sometimes frowning, sometimes staring, sometimes closing his eyes in thought.Finally, Emperor Daoguang put down the booklet, stood up, took two steps, sat down again, and said, "Stubborn! Zeng Guofan, I will issue an order immediately to revoke their reputations and go to Guangxi to serve as the army! Candidates for the professor , have you thought about it?"

Zeng Guofan bowed his head and replied: "I haven't thought about what the emperor said. According to my opinion, it is not impossible to use Sheng Dada again." Emperor Daoguang thought for a while, and asked: "Zeng Guofan, Sheng Dada can no longer be used, and I can't go back on my word. Guangxi is in trouble with bandits, let them all suppress bandits for me! Hong Jia can distinguish right from wrong, and protect the minister. I will do the same for you." If you can do what you say, I will immediately inform the Ministry of War to promote Hong Jiazheng to the fourth-rank capital division. You will take care of the matter of Daxing for me." Zeng Guofan knew that he should kneel down and withdraw, but he suddenly straightened his back and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say." Emperor Daoguang frowned and asked, "Just say what you have to say." Zeng Guofan said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, I think that according to the laws of my Qing Dynasty, anyone who murders a minister in charge should be executed! Please, Your Majesty, look into it." Emperor Daoguang said: "I know, but... Zeng Guofan, aren't you talking to me well? These people have some military achievements in their ancestors. In my opinion, if they get rid of their fame and send them to Guangxi as an army, that's enough." That's fine. Their ancestors are our heroes after all!" Zeng Guofan bowed his head and knelt without saying a word. Emperor Daoguang looked at Zeng Guofan, and asked after a long time, "Zeng Guofan, did you understand what I said?" Zeng Guofan bowed his head and replied: "I would like to report to the emperor, I understand what the emperor said. But I think that my holy ancestors formulated the Daqing law, not exclusively for Han people, and everything that belongs to my Qing territory should be implemented as a whole! This is The matter of long-term peace and stability. This is related to the hearts of the people, and it is also related to the state system of our Qing Dynasty! Please look into it clearly, Your Majesty." Emperor Daoguang didn't speak, but picked up Zeng Guofan's book again and read it from the beginning. Zeng Guofan continued: "I have returned to Beijing twice and asked for orders repeatedly. I am afraid that I will not do things properly and do things that will hinder our Qing Dynasty. I dare to say that there are bandits in Guangdong, Guangxi, and wars in Shandong, Henan and other places. The backyard of my Qing Dynasty can no longer catch fire. Appeasement is bound to raise traitors! I thought that killing these dozens of people was for the hundreds of thousands of children of the Eight Banners! Whether it is Han people or Manchus, there are no court ministers , means no imperial court, no imperial court means no emperor! How can this continue!" Emperor Daoguang put down the notebook with a snap, raised his head and shouted: "Eunuch Cao!" Eunuch Cao walked in, and heard Emperor Daoguang say: "Take two guards, take the flag of Wang Ming, and immediately go out of the city with Mr. Zeng to Daxing." After a pause, Emperor Daoguang said to Zeng Guofan again: "Zeng Guofan, I asked Eunuch Cao to follow you with the king's orders. I believe you can handle things well. Go on." In the evening, Zeng Guofan and Eunuch Cao entered the Daxing county office in sedan chairs.Duo Ze, the county magistrate, was having dinner in the back hall, when the yamen servant on duty came in to report, Duo Ze hurriedly put down his job and welcomed Eunuch Cao and Zeng Guofan into the hall. Eunuch Cao and Duo Ze knew each other, so he smiled and said, "Our family and Mr. Zeng have not had dinner just to hurry. My lord, when we arrive at your ground, if there is anything delicious, give our family a bite." Bar?" Duo Ze hurriedly told the cook to prepare the meal.He can provoke Zeng Guofan, but he dare not provoke people in the palace. During the meal, Zeng Guofan said to Duo Ze: "Duo Ming Mansion, the main hall is ordered to try the case overnight, so I need to borrow the court room for it. I wonder if it is convenient?" Duo Ze said: "Your Majesty's orders are as follows. The people on duty, etc., can be dispatched at will. When I got up early this morning, I didn't know what the scholars were doing at night. When I went to ask for peace, my lord had already left Yuanyuan and went to Beijing. The next official will know that your lord has gone back to Beijing to ask for an order. A scholar who does not listen to discipline is no different from a reckless man!" Zeng Guofan snorted and said nothing.