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Chapter 31 Jade Seat Bead Curtain (3-2)

When Delu heard this, he looked at his face again, and couldn't help being surprised and happy: "Second Master An, you, can you really do it?" "Just wait and see if you don't believe me!" "I believe it, I believe it. That's all. I'll have an answer tomorrow." The words have been spoken, and An Dehai came back and thought about it, and things can really be done.Wu Tang's official reputation in Jiangsu was not so good, people often sued him, and those impeachment notes were often kept unpublished, this was an opportunity that could be used.If Wu Tang can be made to know that his official career is prosperous, although it is due to the special favor of the Empress Dowager Cixi, it is also because someone helped him speak well in front of the Empress Dowager Cixi and helped him cover up everything, then Wu Tang must have kept it. I am grateful for the heart of repayment, and it will be effective to speak for Zhao Si myself.

This is what An Dehai figured out by himself, the trick of the "traffic diplomat".If you think about it, do it. The first step is to check the files at the Internal Memorial Office, and extract the reasons for all the memorials for the impeachment of Wu Tang over the years, or "retain" or "deliver", and explain them one by one. "Stay" means to stay in China, so there is no need to ask again. "Pass" means handed over to the military aircraft department. Naturally, there is still the following, so I have to check it further.Fortunately, there were not many "handovers", and they were quickly found out.

At this time, Delu also replied, and Zhao Si was willing to do so, but the money was not yet available. Fortunately, Wu Tang was entrusted and reported to Beijing. It would take a month or two to go back and forth. There must be enough money to send it up, and there will be no delay.An Dehai knew in his heart that this was an excuse, and Zhao Si would not pay until he had real evidence.Looking at it this way, it's all up to me. If there is a way, there will be tens of thousands of silver in the account, otherwise it will only be a thousand taels. The Chinese New Year is only half a month away, and when the days of "seal" are approaching, all yamen, big and small, are extremely busy.Special errands from various provinces also came to Beijing. The "official affairs" under the new year are different from usual. The first one is "tribute", which belongs to the Ministry of Internal Affairs; It is Prince Gong’s Mansion, which is really like a market. Generally speaking, Prince Gong still has a copy of all the specialties that need to be paid in tribute from various provinces; Officials in the capital rely entirely on the governors and officials of the provinces. They are fatted on time, "ice respect" in summer, and "charcoal respect" in winter. There are many names and different numbers, depending on each person's strength, status, and friendship.The most generous one is the "Charcoal Respect" sent by Zuo Zongtang, Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, to Pan Zuyin, the right servant of the Ministry of Industry, which is 1,000 taels a year as usual. The reason why Pan Zuyin tried his best to save her.

Of course, there are also some gifts, which are close to bribery, or have other functions, and the giver and the recipient are all secretive about it, and Wu Tang is like this.In order to repay the Empress Dowager Cixi's special knowledge, tens of thousands of silver must be sent to Fangjiayuan's "Zhaogong Mansion" every year and festival.Coincidentally, when the messenger he sent came to Fangjiayuan, An Dehai happened to be there to "deliver Yi's decree". As soon as they talked, the messenger naturally knew that there was such a favored eunuch in front of the Empress Dowager Cixi, and he was immediately in awe, saying: Lots of compliments and admiration.

An Dehai felt that there was something unfortunate about this unexpected encounter.If you know in advance that such an official will come to Beijing, you can arrange it through Delu and put on a scene so that he looks like it, and your speech will be more powerful.Now it is not easy to decorate one's own shelf out of thin air. Therefore, while listening to the officer's compliment, he thought about it in his mind. After thinking about it, he always felt that he should use some means to scare him first, so that the next play will be easy to sing. So he stood still and didn't even ask the official's residence.When he returned to the palace from Fang's homeland, he thought of a plan on the way. He told Empress Dowager Cixi that Wu Tang's messenger was very happy to meet him, and that person didn't know how to find him.

"What are you looking for?" Empress Dowager Cixi asked in surprise. "It's not that he's looking for a slave, it's because Wu Tang has a lot of filial piety, so he asked him to find a slave and play it for the master." "Oh," Empress Dowager Cixi asked with great interest, "What does Wu Tang have to say?" "Wu Tang said, the Empress Dowager's kindness is so great, I don't know how to repay it? Apart from the usual tribute, if the Empress Dowager wants to eat or use something, just ask her to do so, and he will try his best to honor the Empress Dowager."

"It's hard for him, he's a conscience." Just this one sentence can't achieve his effect, so An Dehai urged: "It's rare for him to be so filial, the master can't bury him." Empress Dowager Cixi thought for a while, and said casually: "Isn't 'Su embroidery' quite famous? Do you see any new clothes?" "Yes! The servant will send the decree to him immediately." With the Queen Mother's words, An Dehai is "titled Tianxian"!According to the rules, first go to the respect room to pass the decree to "record the file", and then send a sura to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to notify, summon the official of the governor's yamen of water transport, and come to Longzong gate early the next morning to listen to Xuan Yi's decree.

That's the "official" set, and he has another set.Find Delu and quietly ask him to try to get the summoned errand down.This matter was not difficult. When Delu returned to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he found the colleague who was sent to summon him without having to report to the Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and asked for the errand in private. When I arrived at the Titang Office on Bingbu Street, I looked for the official. Delu explained the official business, and the official was very nervous. "Please advise," he asked, "I don't know what's going on?"

Delu shook his head apologetically: "No one knows about that. Let's be honest, this is the first time we have encountered such a thing in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Of course, it is because the 'superior' treats you, Mr. Wu, differently." For the sake of seeing." "Yes, yes!" Hearing this sentence, the official was half relieved. In order to learn more about the situation in the inner court, he made a big deal of friendship with Delu, and exchanged names and titles with each other. Wu is a named guard of Cao Biao. Delu is also willing to accept, with a sincere and humble attitude, he feels like old friends at first sight.He talked about many rules and etiquettes in the palace for Wu Shoubei, and he also praised An Dehai, saying that Empress Dowager Cixi obeyed him, and finally added:

"You just listen to him for everything, there must be nothing wrong!" Wu Shoubei was naturally deeply educated.The next morning, he went to the House of Internal Affairs and was led by Delu. He went outside the Longzong Gate and found a secluded court room. As soon as Delu settled him down, he left first.The halls are majestic and the atmosphere is forbidding. It was the first time for Wu Shoubei to go deep into the palace. He was afraid of making a mistake and dared not take a step.After waiting like this for an hour, Delu didn't come to greet him, and when he was feeling anxious, a guard dragging Lan Ling came in, raised his face solemnly and asked, "What do you do?"

"I'm an official from the Governor's Yamen of Water Transport, and I'm here to listen to Xuan Yi's decree." "Who brought you in?" "Master De Lude of the House of Internal Affairs." "Delu?" The guard frowned, squinted his eyes and thought for a while: "I haven't heard of this person." "Yes, yes, Director An sent someone to notify you, come here and wait." "Oh, oh," the complexion and voice changed immediately, "So it's Director Security, that's not bad. You just wait, he has a lot of things to do, I'm afraid he won't come here for a while." After finishing speaking, the guard let himself go.Wu Shoubei has acquired another level of knowledge, it turns out that An Dehai has such a great style in the palace!This eunuch who looks like a young girl is really not to be judged by his appearance. After waiting for a while, An Dehai finally arrived.He was accompanied by Delu. Wu Shoubei saw him at a glance, hurriedly greeted him, and stood with his hands down from a distance. When he approached, he called out affectionately and respectfully: "Director An!" "Oh, so it's you." An Dehai looked at him and nodded, walked in by himself, stood up, and said: "I have a decree!" Wu Shoubei had never had this kind of experience, and he didn't understand the etiquette in this regard. He couldn't help but panic, and he looked a little at a loss. Delu quickly said next to him: "You have to kneel down to accept the order!" When he knelt down straight, An Dehai said in a calm manner: "Following the order of Empress Dowager Cixi: Wu Tang, Governor of Water Transport, purchases new samples of Suzhou embroidery and submits it. I respect you." After reading, he added: " Get up." Wu Shoubei was so bewildered, he stood up and recalled An Dehai's oral instructions, and asked, "Please tell me what kind of Suzhou embroidery material does the Queen Mother want?" "Then I don't know!" An Dehai said slowly, with his Beijing accent, "That's all the above said. You go back and tell your commander, let him figure it out!" After speaking, he flicked his sleeves and walked away. Wu Shoubei stared at his back in a daze, and wanted to go up to him and ask him to understand, but he didn't dare.Looking back and seeing Delu, he couldn't help crying, "My Lord De, what do you think about this job?" He paused slightly and said, "I don't know what pattern, what color, what material? And , How much is it? Don’t ask, I understand, how can I explain to our commander when I go back?” "Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry!" Delu patted him on the back to comfort him, thought for a while, and made a generous expression of helping others in danger: "You wait, I will ask for you." This time, Wu Shoubei was really grateful from the bottom of his heart, and he bowed to the ground: "Master De, you have accumulated a lot of evil." Delu smiled modestly and left in a hurry.After waiting like this for another half an hour, they saw him come back, waved his hand, and when he walked over, they went out of the palace all the way, whispering all the way. "Director An's words are also good. This has always been the way to pass orders. How to pass on what the above said, one more sentence, one less sentence, and no one can bear the responsibility if things go wrong in the future. But..." Delu paused intentionally, and Wu Shoubei hurriedly asked: "But what's the matter? Master De, you always enlighten me." "Of course Director An knows what the Empress Dowager means. However, the first thing you need to do when you are on a job in front of the imperial court is to keep your words in your stomach. Otherwise, how can the Empress Dowager believe it? How can she obey her words?" "Yes, yes!" Wu Shoubei readily agreed.He was thinking in his heart that as long as An Dehai could understand what the Queen Mother meant, things would be easy to handle, and he would listen to what Delu had to say before making sense. "Boss An said that the superiors treat your commander differently. Apart from the incident of giving charcoal in the snow many years ago, of course there are other reasons, and there are many things that you want to let your commander know, but it's the same. You have to talk to someone." "Excuse me, what do you mean talking to people?" Wu Shoubei asked, "Could it be that Director An can only speak if our commander-in-chief has come to the capital?" "That's not true." Delu hesitated for a while before saying, "To tell you the truth, Director An doesn't know your brother's identity, so he dare not tell you." "That, that..." Wu Shoubei felt quite insulted, but he didn't know how to explain and express his dissatisfaction?So he can't finish his speech in a hurry. "It's not that Manager An looks down on your brother." Delu secretly enlightened him: "He doesn't know how you are doing in front of your handsome man? You are also an official figure, so you should know that some words can't be said without cronies. Said!" It was only at this moment that Wu Shoubei suddenly realized, and he was filled with joy, because he got an excellent opportunity to make meritorious deeds.The officials of the provinces do private affairs for the chiefs, and they deal with the "doors" of the mansions of the princes and ministers. Only when they make friends with the Chief Security Officer next to the Empress Dowager Cixi, they build a direct bridge between the "marshal" and the deep palace. What a matter!Back to Qingjiangpu, afraid that the commander-in-chief will not treat him differently? Blessed to the heart, his performance is no longer the timid attitude that has never seen the world, and he is always flustered. He said in a very calm and natural voice: "Master De, I don't know if I can be regarded as our commander-in-chief's confidant? But , I often go to Dashuai's upper room, and I call Dashuai's wife Second Aunt." "Ah!" Delu was surprised, "So you are Governor Wu's nephew?" "Yes." Wu Shoubei said, "Within five servings." "The nephews who are under the fifth service are also sent to be officials to pay tribute for the empress dowagers of the two palaces and the emperor. Naturally, they are cronies. That will be easy." Delu stood firm as he spoke, intending to turn back and tell An Dehai immediately, but Wu Shoubei was not in a hurry at this time, "Master De," he said in a discussing tone, "I have a Do you think it works? Our commander gave me another two hundred taels of silver; if there is something that should be given as a respect but I didn't think of it beforehand, let me give it as I see fit. I plan to give the two hundred taels of silver to An Manager, as for Mr. De, you..." "No! No!" Delu shook his hand and interrupted him, "I don't get rewarded for nothing, and I don't need to be with Director An. You don't want to accept it if you send it to him. He is very careful to work for the Queen Mother. I Look at it this way, if you bring some local products, and you can send a few as a token of appreciation, that would be fine." "There are plenty of local products, but I'm afraid it's too meager." "Just local products, you listen to me!" Delu thought for a while and then said, "How about this? Tomorrow, Director An will go out of the palace to work for the Queen Mother. You can go to his house in the afternoon! I will make an appointment for you first. Ask him to give you a list of the clothes the queen mother wants, and if the queen mother has anything else to say, I will tell you at that time." "That's great. Thank you so much! But Mr. De, I'll trouble you tomorrow and take me to Governor An's residence." "This..." Delu said hesitantly, "I have an important business tomorrow, and I'm afraid I won't be able to separate myself. But you don't know Mr. An, so I have to spare some time to accompany you. " Naturally, Wu Shoubei would be grateful for such help.After returning to the Titang Office, I immediately sent people to Tongzhou to take some southern soil rituals from the tank boat, such as Shaoxing wine and ham, and packed them up.The next day I had lunch early and stayed at the office. Around two o'clock, Delu arrived as expected, and the two of them took a car and headed north around Dongcheng. When he arrived at Anjia, Delu excused that he had urgent business, and the original car left. This was his intention to avoid collusion.Wu Shoubei didn't know what to do, but he still murmured in his heart, fearing that An Dehai's temper would become too violent, or his words would become stiff, and there would be no one to turn around. Fortunately, An Dehai was quite polite, looking at the gift, he kept thanking him.Then Su Ke sat up, and a handsome young man brought two bowls of tea and four dishes of dried fruit on a Fujian lacquer tray.Wu Shoubei thought to himself, this is more important than the general's hospitality. "Please!" An Dehai greeted very politely. In order to show appreciation, Wu Shoubei held the bowl of tea instead of drinking it, but turned around to look at the delicately painted pattern of "Yutang Fugui" on the bowl, making a "tsk, tsk" sound, as if he couldn't think of it. Appropriate expressions of praise. An Dehai smiled reservedly, and when he was about to lift the lid of the bowl, he said: "The tea bowl is normal, you drink this tea! I'm afraid it's not easy to find outside." Hearing this, Wu Shoubei acted extra cautiously, lifted the lid of the bowl, smelled it first, and sure enough, there was not a faint fragrance, so he blurted out a word of praise: "Good!" Then he said with a smile, "Here's Director An, I've really become a country bumpkin. I haven't seen this tea." "It's called 'Junshan tea', and it's useful." "Shangyong" means imperial use. Hearing this sentence, Wu Shoubei couldn't help but sit upright, looked at An Dehai, and hoped that he would continue. "A few days ago, Governor Yun of Hunan sent the Queen Mother in. There were only eight cans in total, and the Queen Mother rewarded me with two cans. Today is the first time I opened it and tasted it." "That's really unbelievable." Wu Shou said flattered, and then took a sip, making a gesture of sucking his lips and tongue, as if he was tasting something. "How about this, I'll take it back as a gift, share a can of this tea, please take it back, so that you commander can taste it too. Of course he has drunk Junshan tea, but it may not be so good." This was an opportunity for Wu Shoubei to show off his merits, so naturally there was no need to refuse, so he stood up and said with a smile: "Then I will thank Director An for our commander in chief." So An Dehai asked the boy to bring a brand-new tin can like silver, with a huge belly and long neck, sealed with red silk, which could hold about two catties of tea leaves. , and posted a bright red note with four words in block letters: "Divine tribute tea".An Dehai is not talking nonsense, this can of tea, no matter from which point of view, is a royal tribute from Hunan Governor Yun Shilin. Both the host and guest felt extremely satisfied with this entertainment, and because of this entertainment, they became very close old friends in a short while.When An Dehai spoke, he cut away all the edges and corners, and was very earnest. He took out a list and handed it to Wu Shoubei, saying: "It's best to follow the list. If you can't make it in time, first put in what you need in spring and summer, and then let the other things go." Later." Wu Shoubei glanced at the list briefly, although there were many items.Fortunately, there is room for expansion and contraction in time, so it doesn't matter, so I put the list away, put it in the pocket of the little gown, and reached out to pat the outside of the clothes twice, fearing that it would be lost if I didn't put it properly. "There is another thing." An Dehai looked around, approached Wu Shoubei, lowered his voice, and said, "It's the background of the Queen Mother's family, I don't know it very well, the Queen Mother will explain it, let your commander-in-chief show it." Do it." "Oh!" Wu Shoubei opened his eyes wide, "Please tell me." "There is an alternate county magistrate surnamed Zhao, what is his name?" He took out the copy of the section transferred by Delu from his boot page, looked at it again and said, "Oh, it's called Zhao Kaibang. So it was in your university. Shuai’s tax office was responsible for arresting him when he made a mistake, and he was reported. Now that the chaos has subsided and the court is lenient, many of those involved in the case have been punished. Zhao Kaibang was probably moved and left. The Empress Dowager’s natal family, I want to ask for grace. The Empress Dowager means that the magistrate’s candidate is too young to be handed over to the military aircraft, so I can only approve it by asking your general to give me a note.” From the beginning to the end, Wu Shoubei didn't understand the whole story, "Excuse me, Director An," he said, "What did our commander say in that brochure?" Hearing this question, An Dehai couldn't help but laugh!Dragons come from thousands of miles, and they come here to form holes. This sentence is just about this sentence.This is something that can only be understood, and it is meaningless to say it directly, and it also weakens the power of persuasion that occurs automatically from the prying eyes, so Anderheit asked a rhetorical question: "What do you think?" This is intentional!Wu Shoubei was a little nervous, he thought over what he said from the beginning, and finally understood.It was not difficult to understand, Wu Shoubei blamed himself deeply, he was not alert enough, how could he handle big things? "It's like this," he tapped on his temple, "Let our commander in chief protect him for a while. Manager An, is that what you mean? " An Dehai nodded calmly: "I think that's what the Empress Dowager meant. Anyway, when you go back and talk about it, your handsome man will definitely understand. " "Yes, yes! As soon as I go back, I will immediately report to my superiors in person." "Okay!" He handed over the abbreviation in his hand, "This thing was handed over by the Queen Mother, you can take it back!" Because it was handed over by Empress Dowager Cixi, Wu Shoubei took it with both hands, folded it neatly, and put it together with the list of Suzhou embroidery materials. "If Director An has no other orders, I will leave." "Please wait a moment." An Dehai went in for a long time, and took out a big bulging envelope, tightly sealed, but there was nothing on the cover.This is what he copied out from the internal affairs office, the reasons and handling process of all the excerpts on the impeachment of Wu Tang.Handed it to Wu Shoubei, and explained a few more words: "This envelope, please pass it to your commander in person. I have no other intentions, just because your commander is a person specially promoted by the queen mother. It’s different from other governors.” Wu Shoubei guessed that it was an extremely important confidential document, and became more cautious, holding it tightly in his hand, and kept saying "yes". After seeing off Wu Shoubei, An Dehai recalled his air of being flattered and terrified, and was very proud.He believed that after Wu Shoubei's exaggeration, Wu Tang must believe that what he said was the Queen Mother's instruction, so why not follow it immediately?It seems that the fortune is settled. Of course, that was after a year.Not long after Wu Shoubei left Beijing, all the yamen were sealed, and officials big and small put away their official business and took care of the New Year.This year, because of the visit of Jinling, "you're done", the New Year's Eve is very exciting, and at the same time, the traffic between the north and the south can be said to be completely restored. People with relatives in Beijing from Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces came to seek refuge one after another.Chongwenmen's shoulders were rubbing against each other, which was extremely lively.Farmers in the four suburbs, taking advantage of the slack season, also carry their hands on their shoulders, wanting to catch up with the new year to make a good business, and prepare for the new year's goods by the way.More and more heightened the scene of a peaceful and prosperous world. The only exception is the Military Aircraft Department.The Minister of Military Aircraft and Zhang Jing had to go straight even on the first day of the new year, but after the seal was sealed, routine business was suppressed, and they only dealt with military reports and emergencies that had to be resolved immediately, which was relatively free. For Zhang Jing, a military officer who has been busy all year round, these few days are considered the most comfortable time. Not only is he free from official duties, but he also gets a lot of money.In addition to the "Bing Jing" in other provinces, Prince Gong and those ministers with good incomes, such as the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry, the Minister of Internal Affairs, and the forehead Jingshou who is also in charge of the "Supervisor of Chongwenmen", depending on the depth of the relationship , all have more or less gifts, as the capital of "death".As for the rewards for servants and close ministers in the middle of the palace, Zhang Jing, the military aircraft, also has a share as usual.In particular, the few red chapters in Jane's "back" heart are often extraordinarily gracious, especially those poor Beijing officials who are surrounded by debtors and debtors. The poorest people in Beijing are two kinds of people, Hanlin and Yushi.Hanlin has red and black, unlucky Hanlin, there are seven things to open the door, each of which requires credit. If you can't get any of the "bad exams" all year round, then it will be sad at the end of the year.There are three festivals a year, the Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival. There is still an excuse: "If you get a poor test, you will pay it right away." So I had no choice but to ask Tongnian and my fellow countrymen for help. The situation of Yushi is the same, but the word "Master Du" is very useful in the capital. At least the shopkeepers of coal shops and oil and salt shops, who go to ask "Master Du" for their accounts, dare not be as disrespectful as they are to the poor Hanlin. polite.Because he was forced to become angry from embarrassment, and shouted: "Come on! Take my film and send this bastard thing to the Bingma Division for strict punishment!" It would be really bad luck.There are soldiers and horses in the nine cities of the capital, who are in charge of catching and punishing thieves. It is common for them to be spanked when they are sent there. Of course, there are good and evil censors.A decent censor, worried about the world, self-confident, not to mention poor, not afraid of death, that kind of character, even the emperor and empress must respect him.The censors who take evil paths are different. One is to obey orders as long as they are given money, so some people use this generation as a tool to attack political opponents, and its name is "buy ginseng".One is sensationalism, with ulterior motives - at the end of the third year of Tongzhi, when the "great success" was achieved, there were some people who wanted to find such a censor, and set off a big wave in the political sea to attack Prince Gong and Zeng Guofan. These people are the generals of the Eight Banners.Bannermen have been dissatisfied with Prince Gong for a long time.Sushun looked down on the banner people, so they supported Prince Gong and eliminated Sushun. They didn't want King Gong to be in power, and they still followed the path of Sushun, relying on Zeng Guofan, which is worse than ever.In addition, the food and salaries of the soldiers of the Eight Banners have always been discounted, and it is still possible to say that Jinling has not yet fallen. Now, those who are above have been promoted to ranks, while the livelihood of the bannermen is still poor, which makes them even more resentful. Some people think that the power of the Hunan Army is too great and has reached the dangerous level of "shaking the foundation of the country".And this idea, in the eyes of those with a clearer mind, was just used as a powerful reason to suppress the Han people.They don't think that the achievements of Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, Zuo Zongtang, Zeng Guoquan and others can't be done by banner people, and they don't think that the official title of earl is a kind of rich and noble, but they think that only one banner man can be awarded a title. Unfair and embarrassing.So an undercurrent against Prince Gong and Zeng Guofan gradually formed during the past six months.Some of them were out of jealousy and wanted to go as soon as possible, and some of them realized more clearly that only by removing Prince Gong and Zeng Guofan would they have a chance to gain political power and military power. This undercurrent against King Gong gradually merged with the opposing forces of the Mongols.Four years ago, King Gong and Sushun were fighting for power, and the Mongols tended to play a decisive role. After Sushun was punished, King Gong specially wooed the Mongols in order to stabilize the court situation. Seng Gelinqin, the king of Horqin County, is very polite.Woren, who has always been preaching Taoism, is very conservative. He has prejudices against Prince Gong, who is also in charge of the prime minister's commercial office and often deals with foreigners. The relatives of the monk king originally supported Prince Gong, but their attitude has changed recently.The two leaders of the Mongols, one civil and one military, have stood on the opposite side of Prince Gong so far. Seng Gelinqin's dissatisfaction with Prince Gong began in October of this year with an edict in which Zeng Guofan was appointed as the imperial envoy to supervise troops on the borders of Anhui and Hubei to suppress the Nian bandits.Seng Gelinqin expressed his opposition through the relationship between the Mongolian minister in Beijing and his son Boyan Mohu. He believed that to suppress the Nian bandits, there was already one king and one uncle—the official document of Guo Weibo, the governor of Huguang, a university scholar, plus another The Marquis came to handle military affairs, didn't he take the Nian bandits too seriously?It is harmful but not beneficial to open up the eyes of the bandits.Prince Gong finally "followed goodness like a stream" and quickly revoked the original order, but Seng Gelinqin's self-esteem had already been greatly damaged. Seng Gelinqin, with his hustling Mongolian cavalry as the main force, traveled thousands of miles, boasting of bravery, always looked down on the Hunan Army, and had inexplicable hostility towards the Han people south of the Yellow River.Now that Jinling is down, and Zeng Guofan's reputation is world-renowned, he is already very uncomfortable, and because of the occasional defeat in the battle of Guangshan, Henan in July and August, the imperial court ordered Zeng Guofan to move to the army to suppress him. In his opinion, it was Prince Gong's intention to destroy his prestige.So a group of people with ulterior motives just took advantage of his resentment to provoke him.There are so many tricks to provoke, even the dead Duo Long'a and the executed Sheng Bao were also used.
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