Chapter 6 Six sent this demon head to Changsha to chop it off

It turned out that Zeng Guofan was surrounded by a group of young men with red wraps wrapped around their heads and a big red belt tied around their waists. A gleaming machete was stuck obliquely on the belt. Their clothes and trousers were in disarray. It's smoke and dust.Although there was a smile on his face, from Zeng Guofan's point of view, that smile was full of murderous intent.He groaned secretly in his heart: Isn't this the long hair that people often talk about all the way?Real enemies have a narrow road, how could they meet them here! A man with a yellow cloth turban on his head came over, slapped Zeng Guofan heavily on the shoulder, and said in Guangxi Mandarin, "Man, copy some notices for us!"

Zeng Guofan was stunned, not knowing how to answer, thinking: This is probably their leader Wei Zuchang.The person wrapping the yellow cloth continued: "Don't be afraid! You are a scholar, we like you the most. If you are willing to surrender to us, you will be provided with food and clothing, and you will not fight battles. In the future, our heavenly king will sit in the country and give you a big reward." How about an official?" The man stared at Zeng Guofan with two big eyes while talking.It really is a group of long hairs!Zeng Guofan quickly settled down, thinking about countermeasures.Seeing that he was silent, the person who wrapped the yellow cloth said, "If you don't want to, just copy the notice for us and let you go back."

Zeng Guofan expected that he would not be able to get away for a while, so he said to Jing Qi: "You wait here for Kang Fu. If you haven't come back at night, you can go find me." Jing Qi was perplexed: If I really didn't come back, where can I find it?It's better to follow now: "Grandpa, I'll go with you! There is also a care in the emergency. After Kang Fu comes, please tell the boss to tell him!" The person who wrapped the yellow cloth said loudly: "Okay! Let's go together, let's go together." As he spoke, he commanded his soldiers to escort Zeng Guofan's master and servant away.

In Zeng Guofan's heart, there were fifteen buckets fetching water at this moment—he was restless.where to goWhat kind of notice to copy?If it is known by others, isn't it working for the rebels?Who can tell the truth for you?While thinking in my mind, my feet walked forward involuntarily.I looked at the direction, but I was walking towards Changsha again, and I was getting farther and farther away from Xiangxiang.Just before dark, the group of soldiers led them to a village. The people in the village had already left.The soldiers housed them in a better tile house.After a while, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy soldier came in with a large bowl of steaming dog meat, put it on the table, and put two pairs of chopsticks on it.The little guy's face was mixed with oil and sweat, and he said happily: "You guys are really lucky. You just beat a few fat dogs. Wei Zuchang said, "Treat the teacher well, and ask me to bring you two bowls. Eat it while it's hot! It's a pity that there is no one." Wine." Zeng Guofan vomited when he smelled the smell of dog meat, not to mention eating dog meat in hot summer is a taboo for Hunan people.He frowned and shook his head.Jing Qi said to the boy soldiers: "Little brother, we don't eat dog meat, you can eat it! Please serve us two bowls of rice, just order whatever you want."

When the boy scout heard this, he jumped up for joy: "If you don't eat such a good thing, then I won't be polite." Not long after the little guy went out, he brought two bowls of rice, took out a dozen green peppers from his pocket, and said, "Old man, I brought two bowls of rice, but I couldn't find any food. I heard that people in Hunan love green peppers." Eat chili peppers, I picked these from the vegetable garden specially, and serve them to you." Zeng Guofan looked at these green peppers that hadn't even been removed, and couldn't laugh or cry.No salt, no soy sauce, how to eat!People in Hunan love to eat chili, and they don't have the ability to eat it raw!Helpless, I had to take a few mouthfuls of rice and threw the bowl aside.

The man with the yellow turban came in, holding a piece of paper full of words in his hand, sat down across from Zeng Guofan carelessly, and said, "Mr., you are full! I will ask you to make three copies as usual tonight." After all, he unfolded the paper in his hand.When Zeng Guofan looked at it by the light, he was taken aback, his heart beating rapidly.If you copy this kind of notice, if you are reported on in the future, don't you want to behead and exterminate the family!He stared straight at it, with cold sweat pouring out of his head.The yellow cloth didn't pay any attention to this, and shouted: "Thin feet, bring paper, pen and ink! Add two more big candles."

The boy scout who had just delivered the dog meat came in, holding a few large white papers and two foreign candles in one hand, and a writing brush, an inkstone, and a piece of round ink on the inkstone in the other.Huang Baobu said: "Old man, I have worked hard tonight. After copying, I will let you walk tomorrow morning." After the soldiers left, Zeng Guofan read the notice again, and saw that it read: Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Zuofu Zhengjun led the Central Army Commander Yang, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom You Biyou Zhengjun led the former Army Commander Xi Wang Xiao Fengtian begged Hu Xie, there are many people, and they clearly listen to their words.The child is the world, the world of God, not the world of Hulu.Food and clothing are the food and clothing of God, not the food and clothing of the barbarians.The children of the people are the children of the people of God, not the children of the Hulu.Since Manchuria is spreading poison and chaos in China, and China is so big in Liuhe, with people in nine continents, it is not surprising that it is allowed to behave indiscriminately and calmly. Is China still human?The demon Hu abuses the flames and burns the sky, the obscenity and filth are extremely filthy, the fishy wind spreads all over the world, and the demon atmosphere is worse than the Wuhu, but the Chinese people bow their heads and heart, and are willing to be their servants.What's more, there is no one in China!

When Zeng Guofan read this, he was so angry that he slapped the table and cursed: "Nonsense!" Looking at the following, the essay is still very long, with more than a thousand words. He didn't want to read it, so he just glanced at the end , see these few sentences: To Xingyi soldiers, above is to avenge God's deceit, and below is to relieve China's suffering, so as to clear up the Hu atmosphere and share the joy of peace.If you follow the sky, you will be rewarded generously, if you go against the sky, you will be slaughtered. Announce it to the world, so that the emissary can hear about it.

"These damned thieves have long hair!" Zeng Guofan angrily pushed the notice aside, and cursed again. "Master, it would be great if I could write. I'll copy a few copies for them. You must never copy." Jing Qi has been with Zeng Guofan for a long time, and she can read a little bit, but she can't write. "You can't copy it either! You won't be beheaded if you copy it?" The two fierce lights in Zeng Guofan's eyes made Jing Qi frightened. "Master, if you don't copy, how will you get out tomorrow?" Jing Qi said tremblingly, "The long hairs can do anything, I heard that they will peel and cramp when they get angry."

Zeng Guofan trembled all over.He closed his eyes slightly and sat down on the stool dejectedly. "It seems that there is only one way to pretend to be sick." After thinking for a long time, he finally made up his mind. At this time, the outside of the house suddenly became bright.Zeng Guofan saw dozens of long-haired people walking towards here with lanterns and torches, chattering, not knowing what to say.Almost at the door of the house, a person came out of the torch and lantern.As soon as he stepped into the gate, he asked loudly: "Who is the teacher brought by Wei Yongfu?"

Wei Yongfu, the man wrapped in yellow cloth, hurriedly took a step forward, pointed at Zeng Guofan and said, "This is the man." Then he turned to Zeng Guofan and said, "Mr., we, General Luo Dagang, have come to see you." Zeng Guofan sat still and looked at Luo Dagang with contempt. He saw that he was about forty years old, with thick black skin, a strong body, a yellow silk cloth wrapped around his head, and a silk green robe embroidered with red peony lakes. , with a bright red wide ribbon around his waist, and a pair of hemp sandals on his feet like soldiers.Luo Gang didn't care about Zeng Guofan's attitude, sat down next to him, and said in a loud voice: "Mr., you have had a hard time on the road! Brothers, please be polite, you have been wronged." Zeng Guofan thought to himself, this long-haired man looks so heroic and speaks so gracefully. He didn't know how to answer, so he just kept silent.Luo Gang took a fixed look at Zeng Guofan and said, "Old man, I see you are a well-learned scholar. We are short of people like you in the Taiping Army. You stay here! I recommend you to the king of heaven, and you will be our Liu Bowen." , Yao Guangxiao!" Zeng Guofan sneered in his heart, this long-haired "General Luo" probably picked up these two names from the stage.He wanted to test how much money Luo Dagang had in his stomach, so he said, "Liu Ji assisted Zhu Hongwu in fighting the world, and Daoyan was Zhu Di's accomplice in usurping his nephew's position. How can these two be called together?" Luo Gang laughed, and said, "Mr., you are too serious. Liu Bowen and Yao Guangxiao are good military advisers with knowledge and strategies. Why can't they be called together? As for whether the nephew is the emperor or the uncle is the emperor, that's fine." It's their Zhu family's own business, so why should anyone else take care of it! Fang Xiaoru is not worth following. I think Chengzu is also a talented and wise master, and the establishment of Beijing as the capital is a very far-sighted decision. If the old man is interested in this, in the future we will We can still discuss it together, but we don’t have time tonight.” Zeng Guofan thought to himself, it seems that there are talents among the long hairs, and not all of them are grassroots bandits. Seeing that Zeng Guofan stopped talking, Luo Gang stood up and was about to leave.Before leaving, he said to Zeng Guofan: "Mr. Wronged to copy a few notices tonight, we will use them tomorrow." Wang Jingqi quickly said: "Our uncle is sick, so we can't copy tonight." Luo Gang stretched out his hand and touched Zeng Guofan's forehead. It was really hot, so he told Wei Yongfu: "Since the old man is sick, let him rest and call a doctor. I will take him to see the king of heaven tomorrow." The old man has knowledge, and the king of heaven will definitely reuse it." Then he led the soldiers out the door.Zeng Guofan groaned in his heart. After a while, Wei Yongfu hurried in and said to Wang Jingqi with a straight face, "Give me the burden you carried!" Zeng Guofan and Wang Jingqi were shocked immediately.There was not much money in the bag, but what was important was a court document, which stated Zeng Guofan's status and official position, so that the states and counties along the way could receive him according to ceremonies.Zeng Guofan usually doesn't show it, he doesn't want to disturb the local governor too much.This is too bad, let Changmao know his identity, and he will never want to get away again.Wang Jingqi refused to hand it in, but the matter came in a hurry, and now he couldn't even hide it.Wei Yongfu didn't wait for Wang Jingqi to hand it over himself, he tore him off him and left in a hurry.The master and servant were dumbfounded: Does anyone recognize it? It turned out that among the group of Taiping soldiers who followed Luo Dagang, there was a Xiangxiang soldier Su Qingbao.More than ten years ago, Su Qingbao met Zeng Guofan in Xiangxiang City. Zeng Guofan was a member of the New Imperial Academy at that time, and when he returned to Xiangxiang from Beijing, the county magistrate and a group of prominent gentlemen in the city took turns to entertain him every day.In the small county town of Xiangxiang, no one knows that there is Zeng Guofan!Su Qingbao was working part-time at a gentleman's house at that time. On that day, he saw Zeng Guofan sitting at the banquet in the master's house with his own eyes.Although more than ten years have passed, Zeng Guofan has wrinkles on his face, a long beard on his mouth, and a fat body, but Su Qingbao can still recognize him.Su Qingbao told Luo Dagang about this discovery.In order to verify clearly and avoid misunderstanding, Luo Dagang asked Wei Yongfu to bring Wang Jingqi's baggage. "Qing Yaotou, Zeng Guofan, stand up!" A thunderclap stunned Zeng Guofan, and he saw Wei Yongfu and four soldiers with big knives standing beside him.He stood up involuntarily.A soldier came and bound his hands tightly. Zeng Guofan has never been treated like this since he was born for more than 40 years. During his career as an official for more than ten years, he has become more accustomed to people's respect and respect.He felt extremely humiliated.For a moment, he thought it would be better to touch the pillar and die, but he was too unwilling.His face was livid, and the gaze in his triangular eyes was fierce and gloomy.Jing Qi next to her was also tied up. Wei Yongfu escorted Zeng Guofan to another room.The lights were brightly lit here, and Luo Dagang sat on it with a murderous look, when he saw Zeng Guofan enter the room, he stood up abruptly, staring at him, and suddenly shouted: "You are a demon head of the Qing Dynasty, I was almost deceived by you! You are not the dog official of Xianfeng in Beijing, why did you come here?" On the way to escort, Zeng Guofan thought: Don't beg for mercy from the rebels, at worst, you will die.After making up his mind, he calmed down, and he slowly replied: "This department is ordered to test Jiangxi to select talents for the country, but because I heard the news of my mother's death on the way, I changed my way back to my hometown for the funeral." Luo Gang patted the table and shouted: "Your mother is dead, you know how to grieve. Do you know how many people in the world whose parents, wives and children died at the hands of corrupt officials like you?!" "This department hall has been an official for more than ten years, and has never killed other people's parents, wives and children." Zeng Guofan argued. "Shut up! Look at what place this is, how can you allow yourself to be presumptuous here, calling yourself 'Benbutang' over and over again. Say 'Benbutang' again, and the general will cut off your tongue first." The first "Benbutang" "Already made Luo Dagang angry, this "Benbutang" made Luo Dagang even more furious. Zeng Guofan glanced around, and saw that everyone in the room was full of angry eyebrows, holding the handle of the knife tightly, and the posture made him want to kill him immediately.Zeng Guofan's heart beat for a while, and he quickly turned his gaze to his feet. "Zeng Yaotou," Luo Dagang continued his interrogation, "whether you harm others or not, let me ask you, thousands of people die from disease, hunger and famine every year in the whole country, and you are not responsible for it. Who will go!" Zeng Guofan didn't dare to call it "Benbutang" any more, so he stopped arguing.He comforted himself in his heart: It is right not to answer, how can a dignified second-rank official answer the rebels! Seeing that Zeng Guofan didn't speak up, Luo Gang thought to himself that it would be useless to continue the trial, it was nothing more than scolding him to vent his anger.Then he said to Wei Yongfu: "Take it down first and lock it up. Tomorrow, I will take this demon head to Changsha and chop it up, so as to inspire the frontline soldiers." Back in the original room, Zeng Guofan was very annoyed when he remembered that he would be beheaded for no apparent reason tomorrow; he should never have eaten in a restaurant, and he should never have written couplets. I'll be home in three or four days. While Zeng Guofan was thinking wildly, Jing Qi suddenly noticed a black shadow jumping down from the window.He nervously pushed Zeng Guofan.The black figure walked straight towards them and said softly, "Master, I am Kang Fu." "Kang Fu!" Jing Qi was both surprised and delighted.Kang Fu hurriedly stopped him, drew out his knife, and cut the rope tied to Zeng Guofan and Jing Qi's hands.Zeng Guofan held Kang Fu's hand tightly, as if he was afraid that he would leave again, and said excitedly, "My dear brother, how did you find this place!" "The owner of the restaurant told me." Kang Fu whispered, "I tracked them all the way, and found out that they camped here tonight, and searched room by room. Sir, the tiger's den can't stay for long, let's go!" After finishing speaking, Kang Fu jumped onto the windowsill.Jing Qi squatted down, Zeng Guofan stepped on his shoulders, Kang Fu pulled Zeng Guofan onto the window sill, jumped out of the house first, then caught Zeng Guofan with both hands, Jing Qi followed behind, and jumped out of the window.Amidst the noise in the front room, Kang Fu led Zeng Guofan and Jing Qi to leave the village quietly. The three of them ran towards the west with one foot high and one foot low, and after walking for about ten miles, Jing Qi suddenly exclaimed: "No, the burden is still in Chang Mao's hand!" "Is there anything valuable in the baggage?" Kang Fu asked. "It doesn't matter anything else, it's just that there is a court document, and it can't fall into Changmao's hands." Zeng Guofan said. "I'll get it!" Kang Fu said as he was about to turn his head, Zeng Guofan grabbed him and said, "I can't go, look behind!" Kang Fu and Jing Qi turned their heads, only to see the torches lit behind them, jumping towards them.Jing Qi was in a hurry: "Shang Mao is chasing him, what should I do?" "Let's find a place to hide first." Kang Fu pointed to a black pile in front of him and said: "There is a pile of thatch over there. The wronged uncle went there to take shelter temporarily, and I will send them away." Zeng Guofan and the two hurriedly hid in the thatch pile, and Kang Fu walked back swaggeringly. "Guys, what are you looking for in such a dark day?" "Did you see the two people hurrying in a hurry?" "Is it a bearded one and a thin one?" "Exactly. Where did they go?" "Going north." "See clearly? The north can't catch up, we'll come back and ask for your head!" "See clearly, go quickly! If you go late, if you can't catch up, you can't blame me." The torches made the crowd clamor to the north.Kang Fu walked to the side of the thatched grass, and asked Jing Qi, "Which room is the burden kept?" "It's in the front room where Longhair discusses matters." "Master, you wait here, I'll go get the burden." Zeng Guofan pulled Kang Fu back: "My dear brother, you don't have to go! Don't worry about your burden." "It's not good for the court documents to fall into Changmao's hands. I'll be right back." Zeng Guofan let go of his hand, and Kang Fu quickly disappeared into the night.Nearly an hour later, Kang Fu came back with a burden on his back.He handed it to Jing Qi: "See if it's this one?" "Yes, yes." Jing Qi said repeatedly. Zeng Guofan opened the package, saw that the imperial documents were still there, and a stone fell to the ground, he was extremely grateful to Kang Fu.Kang Fu said, "Master, let's go!"