Chapter 32 The Qijiao team was stopped outside Tianjin

Zeng Guofan took Zhao Liewen, Wu Rulun, Xue Fucheng and several soldiers, braving the scorching heat of June, to help the sick and board the sedan chair.Peng Chuhan suggested: "Your Excellency is the Zhili army, and Tianjin is in turmoil. This trip should be made with soldiers and horses. I would like to bring 1,000 people to Jinmen with my lord." "No." Zeng Guofan categorically refused, "The Shangyu said that it should be handled equally, so as to maintain the overall situation in order to conform to public opinion. To maintain the overall situation, you can't start a war. If I lead the troops forward, isn't it just an excuse for foreigners to use their swords?"

Peng Chuhan backed away silently. "Peng Junmen." Zeng Guofan called him back again. "Foreigners are rampant and rude, and the consequences are unpredictable. The Zhili army has the responsibility to defend the capital. You must discipline your subordinates, and you must not take it lightly. Be ready at any time in case of accidents." Peng Chuhan took the command. As a general with more than ten years of military career, he understood the severity of the current situation. The big green sedan chair set off, followed by Zhao, Wu, Xue and others on horseback, slowly advancing along the ancient road leading to Tianjinwei.The boundless Beijing-Tianjin Plain was exposed to the scorching sun, and all life became weak and lazy.In the crop fields on both sides, some sorghum, corn, watermelon, and sweet potato are sparsely planted, the leaves are drooping, the vines are dry, and there is no vitality at all.The ground was dead silent.Occasionally, one or two people could be seen coming out of the sorghum bushes, panting heavily, and then burrowing in again.These people were completely naked, and Zhao Liewen and Wu Rulun, who grew up in the south, shook their heads as they watched.Pedestrians are seldom seen on the ancient road, and only some common people living nearby are seen occasionally, with faces like vegetables and bodies like dry wood.When entering the ground of Tranquility Sea, there were more and more pedestrians on the road. They dragged their children, carrying big cloth bags, and looked sad.

Zeng Guofan asked Bingbian to inquire.It turned out that the Yongding River breached again in the Geyucheng area, destroying countless farmland and houses, and the affected people had to leave their homes to flee.The common people cursed the river officials, scolded them for embezzling the river workers' funds, cutting corners, being perfunctory, deceiving their superiors, and bringing disaster to the people. They are corrupt officials who deserve to be cut to death. Zeng Guofan sat in the sedan chair with a heart as heavy as a hammer.What he saw made him sad, what he heard made him angry, and what he was about to face made him even more depressed.

Western Catholicism spread in China as early as the end of the Ming Dynasty, and it flourished in the Kangxi period, with hundreds of thousands of believers at one time.Later, the imperial court was dissatisfied because Catholicism did not allow Chinese believers to worship their ancestors, and the priest Mu Jingyun participated in the battle for the succession of Yinhu and others. Therefore, after Yongzheng and Qianlong, Catholicism was strictly prohibited.After the Opium War, the imperial court allowed foreigners to preach, and many disputes followed. Zeng Guofan has always been disgusted with Catholicism.Catholicism only respects God, does not respect ancestors, and does not distinguish between men and women. It is very different from the etiquette, justice and ethics in his mind. He regards it as a pagan religion that has disrupted Chinese civilization for thousands of years.In his opinion, Changmao learned this trick, which resulted in more than ten years of chaos.As for the opium sold by foreigners, he hated it even more.But for the strong ships and guns of foreigners, as well as such things as telescopes, chime bells, and machines.He sincerely admired it again.He still remembers the lesson of his disastrous defeat by foreigners thirty years ago.He has personally experienced military affairs for more than ten years, and he can clearly see the military disparity between foreign countries and China.A basic understanding has been deeply rooted in his heart: Competing with foreigners is not about winning or losing in a moment, but in the long-term victory or defeat.China is not as good as foreigners at present. Once a war is started, it will only fail.It is necessary to rely on the spirit of "stripping teeth and swallowing blood", endure humiliation and work hard, and Xu Tu strives for self-improvement.Based on this understanding, he took advantage of the gaps in his stay at night to write an "Instructions to Tianjin Scholars and People", admonishing Tianjin Scholars to bring kindness, righteousness and steadfastness into the right path, to check and verify church rumors, and not to retaliate for anger. To provoke chaos.After ten years of peace talks, it was not easy to come by, but once there was a sudden change, it poisoned the people.He also announced that he came here on orders, one to announce the Holy Lord's intention to be gentle with foreign countries and calm down the affairs of the people, and the other to persuade the people of Jinjun that they must first understand the reason and then speak good righteousness, and first have foresight and then act resolutely.As soon as Zeng Guofan was going to enter Tianjin, he handed over this notice to the Yamen for engraving, printed hundreds of copies, and pasted it all over the streets and alleys.

From a distance, we saw the stretching city walls and tall city gates of Tianjin City, and the big green sedan chair stopped at Shaozikou.There are still seven miles away from the city.Tianjin Taoist Zhou Jiaxun, Tianjin prefect Zhang Guangzao, and Tianjin county magistrate Liu Jie have been waiting here for a long time.Everyone welcomed Zeng Guofan into the house.As soon as he was seated, he saw Zhou Daotai in front, Zhang Zhifu and Liu County Magistrate behind, kneeling on the ground together, shouting: "I beg the old middle hall to let the lowly officials decide." After finishing speaking, he kowtowed three times to Zeng Guofan, and when he raised his head, all three of them had tears on their faces.Zeng Guofan was very sad, and said: "Get up, what place is this! You are all court officials guarding Tianjin. If you are crying like this, if the people spread the word, it will not embarrass the court?"

Zhou Jiaxun and the others got up, but did not dare to sit down, and stood beside Zeng Guofan with their hands down, waiting for his instruction. "Is the city settled down now?" "Back to the old Zhongtang." Zhou Jiaxun replied with his head down, "there is no more large-scale riots, but the people are not convinced, and many people are scolding Minister Chong." "What are you scolding him for?" Zeng Guofan was quite concerned about this. "Call him a traitor to please foreigners." Liu Jie interjected. The muscles of Zeng Guofan's cheeks twitched slightly, and he said, "Nonsense."

I don't know if it's because of the lack of energy in the middle, or because I'm not very angry, these four words seem light and light.Liu Jie could hear the smell.This incident developed from besieging and cursing to burning buildings and killing people. It was actually because of Feng Daye's shooting.The nephew passed away after being carried home that day, and he was deeply saddened.If it wasn't for this loyal nephew, it would be him himself who died.He hated the bandit-like Frenchman, so he could understand and sympathize with the behavior of the people.When he presented his point of view to Chonghou, Chonghou, who was also shot by Feng Daye, not only did not support him, but said he was confused.Liu Jie noticed that Zeng Guofan's tone was very different from Chonghou's, so he boldly said: "Lord Zhongtang, Feng Daye, as a French consul, shot my court official twice, openly insulting the dignity of the Qing Empire, and killed him." The common people rose up to defend the dignity of the court and uphold justice. Although it was overdone, there was a reason for the incident and it can be forgiven.”

"Liu Mingfu, how do you say to forgive the law?" Zeng Guofan smiled wryly, "Feng Daye is unreasonable, and the court can negotiate with the French minister to deal with it. How can he set fire to the house and kill so many people that have nothing to do with Feng Daye?" Now take a ten thousand step back, even if the court adopts a forgiving attitude and no longer pursues, will the foreigners agree? Put yourself in the shoes of others, if our Qing Dynasty was attacked like this in other countries, what would we do? What will we think? Will we forgive?" Liu Jie was speechless for a moment.Zhou Jiaxun wanted to state how the church abducted young children, gouged out eyes and dissected hearts, and the people had deep grievances, etc., but he swallowed the words again.These things cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences. They need to be reported in detail after the governor arrives at the office. Zhang Guangzao originally wanted to complain about his grievances against the "Jiaobu Conference Office", but seeing that Zhou and Liu had stopped talking, he did not make any comments. sounded.After Zeng Guofan drank two sips of tea, he ordered the sedan chair to be picked up.

Zeng Guofan's green woolen sedan led the way, followed by Zhou Jiaxun and others' blue woolen sedan chairs. The usual deacons were removed, and the sedan chair team was deserted, as if they were all officials who had been tried and demoted.When the sedan chair team advanced silently for three or four miles, they suddenly saw a crowd of people kneeling down on the road in front of them.Goshha, who was walking in front of the sedan chair team, was so frightened that he hurriedly turned his head and told Zeng Guofan to ask for instructions.Zeng Guofan frowned, and said with displeasure: "Ask Taishou Zhang and Liu Mingfu to ask what these people do."

Zhang Guangzao and Liu Jie got off the sedan chair.After a while, Zhang Guangzao returned and said to Zeng Guofan: "The people kneeling in front are people from all walks of life in Tianjin. They want to meet Lord Zhongtang." "Tell them to disperse! Talk to the yamen later!" Zeng Guofan waved his hand impatiently. Zhang Guangzao turned back quickly, and said with a mournful face, "Your Excellency must be asked to get off the sedan chair to meet them, otherwise they will never disperse." "What are you talking about!" Zeng Guofan said angrily.Knowing that the people of Tianjin were difficult to deal with, he reluctantly got out of the sedan chair.Seeing Zeng Guofan approaching, the scholars kneeling on the road immediately shouted: "Master Zeng!" "Old Zhongtang!" "Master Qingtian!"

Zeng Guofan straightened his back, put his hands on his hips, and tried his best to show the inviolable demeanor of the past.Reluctantly, the right eye has been narrowed into a line, and the left eye can only be opened a little bit. Without the lightning-like eyes of the past, there will be no trembling majesty in the past.The citizens of Tianjin found that Zeng Guofan standing in front of them was completely different from the commander of the Hunan Army they imagined. If he didn't have the scary first-rank official uniform, what difference would he have from our ordinary old man! "Father and brothers!" Zeng Guofan coughed dryly, and shouted loudly, "I am ordered by the Queen Mother and the Emperor to come here to deal with the fight between Jin people and foreigners. Please rest assured, I will definitely abide by the laws of the country and report to the public to handle it." .” As soon as the words fell, there was a mess of shouts in the crowd: "Master Zeng, you have to support our people!" "Master Zhongtang, foreigners are evil spirits, you can't favor them like Chonghou!" "Old Zhongtang , you have to see clearly!" Zeng Guofan became restless.Suppressing his boredom, he said loudly, "Fathers, elders and civilians, please make way so that I can enter the city." The few civilians kneeling in front moved their knees to make way for a path four or five feet wide.Zeng Guofan was about to get into the sedan chair when suddenly a young man in a long gown stood up in the crowd and said loudly: "Old Zhongtang, Zigong Tui, a scholar of various schools in Jinmen, came out and said a few words. Please listen to Lao Zhongtang." Zeng Guofan saw that the scholar who spoke was handsome and gentle, and a slight smile appeared on his face.He has never neglected scholars in his life, and he especially likes those handsome young scholars. He believes that most of the talents are hidden in this group of people.A Ghoshha brought a wooden stool from a nearby house. He sat on the stool, habitually raised his right hand to comb his beard, and nodded slightly. The young scholars understood, and boldly said: "Last year, Lao Zhongtang came to Zhili from Liangjiang, and all the scholars in Jinmen were overjoyed. It is said that there is a governor like Lao Zhongtang who is honest, honest, and able to govern the country. From now on, you will be able to recover from your fatigue. Not long after the governor of the old Zhongtang, he published "Exhortations to Learn from Zhili Scholars", encouraging our Zhili scholars to enter the way of sages with the qualities of a chivalrous man, and also admonishing to put righteousness first, take determination as the foundation, and take the lead of the village. Dayang, Zhao, Lu, and Sun Junzi are examples.The teachings of the old Zhongtang, my Jinmen scholars will always keep in mind. " Speaking of this, the young scholar took a peek at the governor sitting on the bench, and seeing that he was paying attention, he became more angry: "This time I heard that the queen mother and the emperor sent Lao Zhongtang to deal with the incident last month. The welcome of the students is stronger than last year. What happened last month was obviously forced by the foreigners, and they bullied them too much. In the past, the foreigners bullied the common people, and the scholars were already outraged. Now they have openly insulted our parents and officials in Jin County. In the Qing Empire, all the scholars were filled with righteous indignation. These foreign devils should be killed. Lao Zhongtang, we all remember your shocking article "Discussing Cantonese Bandits" more than ten years ago. There are so-called sayings of Jesus and the book of the "New Testament" to replace the teaching of Confucius and Mencius. This is a strange change in the famous teaching since its founding. And it calls on all bloody men to conquer together. Foreigners and long-haired dogs are the same breed. Using Jesus and the "New Testament" to confuse my descendants of Yan and Huang, and to confuse me with the famous teachings of Confucius and Mencius, the elders of Jinmen rose up to resist, which is exactly the same as the children of Huxiang who fought against long hair. The support of Jinmen scholars is exactly following the old Zhongtang Teaching is the embodiment of the way of a sage with the quality of a chivalrous man. Therefore, all the scholars recommend late students to come forward, and implore the old Zhongtang to understand the painstaking efforts of the scholars and people to love the country and defend the way." After the scholar finished speaking, he knelt down again, and the people around him shouted together: "Old Zhongtang, please investigate!" Zeng Guofan listened expressionlessly, appreciating these words in his heart.He was particularly pleased that the call to action written more than ten years ago has still penetrated into the hearts of scholars in Tianjin, thousands of miles away from Hunan.He felt that the scholar just now was very good at speaking. Clear language shows that he has a clear mind. Since he was pushed out by all scholars, he must enjoy prestige among them.This is a talent that should be promoted exceptionally! "My lord, let me say a few words too!" A thick black man stood up from the crowd. He was Xu Hanlong, the leader of the Water and Fire Society. "Who are you?" Seeing that the man looked a little fierce, Zeng Guofan interrupted him and asked. "I am a blacksmith on the bank of the Haihe River." Xu Hanlong ignored the look of contempt in Zeng Guofan's eyes, and said boldly, "The people of Tianjin set fire to the church and destroyed the Yuying Hall. It is a completely just act. You may not know the details here, my lord. Listen to me pick a few things to say." "Tell me!" Zeng Guofan has always advocated seeking truth from facts, and he has heard too many falsehoods. What matters is the specific facts.So he encouraged Xu Hanlong to continue. "First," Xu Hanlong was not as respectful and courteous as the people he usually met with Zeng Guofan. He said straight to the point, "The Catholic church is closed all year round, and its actions are secretive. There are cellars dug under the church and the nursery. These cellars were built by people from other places. Jin people are not allowed to participate in it, and the people generally suspect that there is a big name in the cellar. Second, in China, people who go to the Yuyingtang for treatment often only see their entry but not their exit. He Wei, the daughter of Wei Xizhen, the former Jiangxi Jinxian County Magistrate , took the daughter into the hall for treatment, but she did not return for a long time. Her father's repeated persuasion was ineffective. The family members said that she had taken the ecstasy drug from the Yuyingtang. Washing the eyes is surprising. It is also common to see dozens of hundreds of young children sent by car and boat from other places, and only see them in, but not out. And the most important point is that there have been many deaths in the nursery and churches in the past six months, but They were all buried at night, which is very suspicious. Last month, the people dug up some new autopsies in the cemetery, and found that these corpses were decomposed from the outside to the inside, especially the abdomen and chest were all rotten, and the intestines and stomachs leaked out You know, my lord, the dead come from the inside, so there is no reason for them to come in from the outside? These few things, don’t they prove that the Catholic Church and the Foundling Church are wearing the cloak of the church’s benevolence, gouging out their eyes and dissecting their hearts? Is it the work of evil spirits?" After Xu Hanlong finished speaking, he also knelt down, and the people around him shouted angrily: "The Catholic Church and the Yuyingtang are haunts of evil ghosts!" Zeng Guofan thought to himself, this blacksmith is not simple, dare to speak out in front of court officials, if these things are true, no wonder the people are not suspicious. While thinking about it, Feng Laizi also stood up and shouted at Zeng Guofan: "My lord, what brother Xu said just now about burying people in the middle of the night is what I saw with my own eyes. They foreigners don't treat us Chinese as human beings. The dogs they fed. They slaughtered our hundreds of young children, why can’t we kill them? To tell you the truth, I set fire to the cathedral that day, and I also killed a foreigner. If you want to catch the murderer, catch me! " Before Feng Laizi could finish his sentence, Shorty Liu also jumped up and shouted: "I also killed foreigners, catch me!" Immediately, six or seven people stood up together, shouting loudly: "We are all murderers, the government should arrest them if they want!" "Beheading for killing foreigners is worth it!" "When you grow up in the next life, you will kill foreigners! " Zeng Guofan was shocked and said: "It seems that this person who burned churches and killed foreigners must be regarded as a hero by the common people, otherwise why would they scramble for recognition like this?" He stood up and said with a dignified expression: "Don't shout! Alright! Did the words of the scholar and the blacksmith just now represent what you all mean?" "Yes." The civilians kneeling on the ground replied in unison. Zeng Guofan's broom eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and it took a long time before he said: "Now, elders, please let me go to the city first, and I can come to look for you later if you have something to do." Everyone stood up and dispersed.When the sedan chair was lifted again, Zeng Guofan ordered to speed up and enter the city quickly. After entering the city, he declined the gracious invitations from the Taoist, government and county, and brought Zhao Liewen, Wu Rulun, Xue Fucheng and others to live in the Confucian Temple.Just after dinner, the three ministers of trade and commerce, Chong Hou, came to visit.Zeng Guofan didn't care about being tired, so he hurriedly met each other with courtesy.In front of Zeng Guofan, Chonghou was an out-and-out junior, and Chonghou also admired this unparalleled scholar of the Martial Arts Hall with his literary talent and martial arts.He was originally a well-behaved and clever person, but at this moment in front of Zeng Guofan, he seemed more courteous and respectful. "Old Zhongtang, the younger generation is looking forward to the stars and the moon, and looking forward to your coming. The mess in Tianjin is now chaotic and messy. The roads, government offices, and counties are all handed over to the Ministry. The burden is on the shoulders of the younger generation alone, how can I, Chonghou, be able to take care of it? It’s not that the younger generation sees no princes and nobles, and now even if Prince Gong comes in person, it may not be able to suppress it. The whole court is civil and military, only you, the old Zhongtang One person can handle this situation." Chonghou said it with 120% sincerity, which is indeed what he said in his heart.His current life in Tianjin is very difficult.Public opinion said that he had no backbone, called him a traitor, and the French continued to put pressure on him. In a few days, Minister Luo Shuya would come to Tianjin to settle accounts with him face to face.He is like a mouse in a bellows, with both ends trapped.This is all right, with Zeng Guofan's status and reputation, it is enough to form a solid windshield. Chonghou's sincere attitude moved Zeng Guofan quite a bit.He said: "This old man is already decayed. I really can't take on this heavy responsibility. It's just my duty. I can't refuse that's all. The minister has been in Tianjin for the imperial court in these years. It's not easy to deal with foreigners. It's not easy. Foreigners don’t have much direct contact with them, and the matter in Tianjin creates a big gap with foreigners, so how to deal with it properly depends on the experience and talent of the minister.” "Where, where. With the arrival of Lao Zhongtang, everything can be easily solved. The Empress Dowager has ordered the younger generation to go to France to explain the reasons for the Tianjin case. After a few days, the younger generation will go to Beijing to give a speech and set sail for a long journey. "Chonghou had long been looking forward to Zeng Guofan's arrival, so that he could escape and jump out of the fire pit. "No, no, Minister, you can't go." Zeng Guofan hastily stopped him.Since he decided to try his best to keep the peace and not to provoke, Chonghou's close relationship with foreigners is the best condition he can use. "You can stay in Tianjin for a few more months. The old man will share with you the slander, and the misfortune. How about I invite you to play a performance for you tomorrow?" Chong Hou could not refuse Zeng Guofan's earnest request to stay.Besides, by helping Zeng Guofan handle this incident satisfactorily, he will be able to earn face no matter in the court or in front of foreigners in the future.Chonghou agreed. "Old Zhongtang trusts the junior so much, the junior must try his best to help the old Zhongtang deal with this matter. The junior came here today to report the ins and outs of this incident to the old Zhongtang." Zeng Guofan knew about the Tianjin religious case in Baoding. After Zhou Shouchang delivered the decree, he told him the rumors in Beijing. Today, he heard a lot of truth about the incident from Tianjin officials and scholars outside the city. But none of these can replace Chonghou's face-to-face report.This was not only because Chonghou was the main party involved in this incident, but also because Chonghou had been in Tianjin for ten years, and his familiarity with foreigners, including the French, was far beyond comparison.It was on this basis that Zeng Guofan established his trust in Chonghou. Chonghou was eloquent, and explained the whole process of the incident that happened last month in a clear, detailed and orderly manner, so that Zeng Guofan did not feel tired after listening to it for more than an hour. He thought to himself: Many people say that Chonghou is an ignorant playboy, which seems not entirely true.Brother of the Eight Banners, as long as the family is not completely ruined, which one is not a playboy!It would be nice to be like Chonghou.Zeng Guofan listened to Chonghou's narration with a smile, interjecting a few questions from time to time, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.After explaining what happened, Chong Hou said: "Old Zhongtang, this junior has some thoughts on this matter." "Tell me!" Zeng Guofan appreciated that his subordinates had their own views on things, and he hated the kind of people who followed others and were confused. "First, the cause of the incident is entirely due to the ignorance of the people. The so-called abduction of young children, gouging out eyes and dissecting their hearts is pure nonsense. The teaching of Catholicism is the most benevolent. Beggars on the street, vagrants Orphans are taken in by the nursery hall, where they are given food and clothing, and they are taught to read and sing. Our own yamen can’t even do this kind of thing!” Zeng Guofan thought of where he went and saw many abandoned babies and beggars. Although he felt pity in his heart, he never thought of taking them in.With so many, how can they be contained?Other officials have not seen such a righteous act by the Yuyingtang.He felt ashamed. "Fools just say that foreigners gouged out their eyes and cut their hearts, but they don't ask. What is the purpose of gouging out their eyes and hearts?" Chong Hou continued, "We are the most advanced in medicine, and we can't do anything about many diseases. When their doctors come I asked Xia Fufu once, someone said that cannibalism can improve eyesight, and cannibalism can lead to long life. He also said that if a person eats human flesh, he will be poisoned. Not only will he not be able to live long, he may die instantly. When I surveyed the burned Church of Our Lady of Victory and the Infant Church, I specially ordered dozens of soldiers to search carefully, and they reported that there was no Not a single eyeball, not a single human heart. Lao Zhongtang, this heart-eating thing, in the past, was only mentioned in the books as the actions of a very small number of green forest robbers. Although the wild ones are not like this now, let alone the British, American, and French Western countries. Where's Bang?" What Chonghou said makes sense.In the past, Zeng Guofan also heard that there were teaching cases in various places, saying that foreigners eat people's hearts and goug their eyes, but no one found out.He analyzed that this is because the church has other crimes of bullying and people resent, and some people arrange these bizarre things to arouse everyone's righteous indignation.Some people are ignorant, so they really believe it. Chong Hou said again: "Lao Zhongtang, there is another very important matter. This junior has never told anyone, not even the empress dowager or the emperor." "What's the matter?" Chonghou's expression was both serious and mysterious, which aroused Zeng Guofan's great interest. "After the incident, the empress dowager and the emperor ordered the juniors to investigate the loss of the foreigners, and the juniors sent their cronies to investigate seriously. The next day they came to report that three dead bodies of foreigners, two men and one woman, had surfaced on the Haihe River near the Guandi Temple. They performed an autopsy Later, it was discovered that the three foreigners had been hacked to death with knives, and there were traces of necklaces and rings on the neck and fingers of the female corpses, and the necklaces and rings were gone." Chonghou lowered his voice when he said this, "Old man Zhongtang, this junior estimates that these three foreign corpses were killed by gangsters who took advantage of the fire and robbed them for money." "Which country are they from?" Zeng Guofan asked, his broom eyebrows twitching. "Later, the Russian minister came to Tianjin and recognized them, saying that they were Russian tourists who came to China, and two of them were a couple." Zeng Guofan nodded his head lightly twice. "The younger generation is now setting up secret sentries everywhere to investigate closely. Although many people are scolding the younger generation right now, let them scold the younger generation for the time being. It will always be clear what is right and what is wrong." Chonghou's attitude moved Zeng Guofan.He encouraged: "Chongshilang, what you said just now is very important and very inspiring to this old man. Since the imperial court sent us to handle this matter, we naturally got on the same boat, we should help each other in the same boat, regardless of each other. Just do what you think you should do, the old man supports you." After Chonghou left, Zeng Guofan thought a lot, and many things were waiting for him to do: early tomorrow morning, he had to visit the scene of the trouble when there were few people; For the orphans who escaped, someone had to be sent to inquire one by one, asking if they had seen their eyes gouged out with their own eyes?The matter of Wu Lanzhen accepting the ecstasy is very strange, Wu Lanzhen must be strictly told to tell the truth, if it is really given by Wang San, Wu Lanzhen must find Wang San, this kind of person must be threatened with death in order to have any effect.The Haiheyang corpse incident is an important discovery, and it is necessary to send very smart and capable people to handle it. If the result is found out and the murderer is caught, not only can the justice be justified, but it can also educate the people: such a large-scale riot is not beneficial. It can only make bad people profit from chaos.The Tianjin case should open a gap here, and the matter can be expected to be resolved satisfactorily in all aspects.Who should I send?He thought of Zhao Liewen.Yes, leave this matter to Huifu!No one is in charge of the road, government, and county, so they simply asked Zhou Jiaxun and others to temporarily suspend their duties and find a few people to replace them in the near future.The maintenance of social order and the handling of daily affairs all depend on local officials.In addition, there is another very important matter, that is how to deal with the French Minister Luo Shuya who will arrive in Tianjin in a few days.It is said that this person is very difficult to deal with.There were too many things, Zeng Guofan thought about it, and suddenly felt dizzy, his eyes darkened.He quickly touched the bedside and lay down, and it was not until half an hour later that he slowly returned to normal.As soon as he woke up, he remembered something more important. Needless to say, France has suffered heavy losses in this riot, and naturally has a grudge with them.Russia, Belgium, the United States, and the United Kingdom are also pond fish that were affected by the fire at the city gates.France has used this to form an alliance with them and jointly exert pressure, but in fact the cause of this incident has nothing to do with them.If you make it clear to them sincerely, explain that it was an accidental injury, and promise to compensate for all losses, they will understand.This will break up the French alliance, weaken the hostile forces, and free up energy to concentrate on dealing with France. "Yes!" This was an important strategy, and Zeng Guofan regretted not thinking about it earlier.Ask Chonghou to handle this matter, he is the only one in Tianjin who is the most suitable. His mind was overused, and he became dizzy again. He quickly closed his eyes, stopped thinking about things, and muttered sadly to himself: "I'm really old and useless!"