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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 715: I am not in power

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    In the governor's yamen in Changsha, Hunan, Zeng Guofan sat on the main seat with a gloomy face. A group of Hunan army generals, civil servants and staff sat in rows. The atmosphere in the hall was solemn and dull, and everyone was filled with gloom and gloom.  ¦æ

    No one could have imagined that the Northern Expedition launched by the Taiping Army would be so devastating. In less than half a year, Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Beizhili, Hubei, Shanshan and Shaanxi all fell, and the capital was in an unstoppable state.  The war ended in a confident manner. The Manchu emperor and the Queen Mother presented their surrender and publicly announced their abdication and surrender of the country. This was unique in the thousands of years of dynasty changes in Chinese history.

    Subsequently, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty issued an edict to the Qing troops in various places to surrender unconditionally to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the name of the Manchu Qing government. Wherever the edict reached, the Qing troops that were still resisting sporadicly immediately ceased their activities and surrendered to the Taiping Army, while a few resisted.  The Qing army was unceremoniously wiped out by the Taiping Army.

    Zeng Guoquan couldn't stand the overwhelming atmosphere in the hall, so he couldn't help but stood up and said loudly: "Brother, let's raise the flag and stand on our own. The Qing government cannot support Adou. We are still here working hard to survive. It would be better for them to start by themselves."  Surrendered. We are also Han people. Since the world has been given to us Han people, the position of emperor can be occupied by everyone. We stand up for ourselves, support you as the emperor, brother, and compete with Changmao for this world!"

    As soon as Zeng Guoquan¡¯s words came out, they were approved by some Hunan army generals, but most of the civil servants and staff were silent.  Zeng Guofan rolled his triangular eyes and snorted: "Looking at the sky from a well, you don't know how high the sky is. Being an emperor, being an emperor, do you know what the price is?"

    Zeng Guofan stood up and pointed at the map behind him and said: "Take a look for yourselves. Our Hunan Army only occupies a corner of Hunan. All land routes are cut off, and the naval fleet only dares to defend various ports. Changmao Shui  The division guarded the dangerous Yangtze River and had surrounded us. At this time, Changmao was still worried that the people in central Hunan would live in hardship without trade, so he had not cut off several trade routes in central Hunan. If we raised our flag and stood up on our own, Changmao would immediately cut off the trade routes.  There is no need for Changmao to attack the road. Our Hunan army will be trapped in Hunan for less than a year. It will be trapped and unable to fight anymore! And what about Changmao? Sitting in the eighteen provinces of the country, with the banner of the restoration of the Han Dynasty, below  There is an imperial edict for the surrender of the Manchu royal family. How can we gather the hearts of the people by taking a two-pronged approach? Fighting against the whole country with one corner, do you want me to be the second Wu Sangui?"

    Everyone was silent when they heard the words, but Zeng Guoquan said unwillingly: "Brother, the children of the Hunan Army are all brothers of our clan. They will definitely support my brother wholeheartedly. I think our Hunan Army has been fighting alone for several years. At this time, this emperor will be killed."  I gave up my seat to Xiao Chaogui, the charcoal seller, and I really can't swallow this breath!"

    Zeng Guohua sighed and said: "Old Jiu, it's not that we don't want to support Big Brother, but the situation is really not in my favor right now. Big Brother is right, if we raise the flag, even the last retreat will be cut off. At that time, not only  The entire Zeng family, and even the tens of millions of children in central Hunan will be buried with us. What¡¯s the point of this?¡±

    Zeng Guoquan snorted and said angrily: "Retreat, retreat, you have read the edict of the Manchu Emperor and the Empress Dowager, and now all you can think about is surrendering to save your life." At this point, Zeng Guoquan stepped forward and said: "Brother, these people below  Everyone can surrender, but you cannot surrender. Think about it, you have such great prestige in Xiangdi, will Xiao Chaogui let you go?"

    Zeng Guofan's words made Zeng Guofan's triangular eyes twitch slightly. Guo Songtao stood up and said: "Commander, what Master Jiu said is not completely unreasonable. I think the Hunan Army and Changmao have been fighting fiercely for several years, and how much Changmao's blood has been stained on my hands.  , if we surrender lightly, if we lose military power in the future, everyone will die without a burial place."

    As soon as these words came out, most of the people echoed them, and Zeng Guofan secretly sneered in his heart. It was not that these people had never thought of surrender, but it was because they had too much blood of Taiping soldiers on their hands that they had scruples.  Zeng Guofan did not dare to surrender easily, and Changmao's behavior was a bit strange. Apart from sending someone to deliver the edict from the Manchu Emperor, he did not send anyone to lobby for surrender. What made these people feel anxious was Zeng Guofan.  I bet that if Taiping Xiao Chaogui issues an amnesty edict in conjunction with persuading surrender, most of the Hunan army will surrender within three days.

    While he was talking, a General Manager Qian hurriedly came to report: "Commander, there is a large ship coming from the Xiangshui River under the flag of Hubei Hu Linyi. It has arrived at Ximen Pier, and the eldest lady is also coming with the ship."

    As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall was shocked. Zeng Guofan lost his voice and said: "Hu Linyi was trapped in the lonely city of Xiangyang a few months ago. News has been cut off for several months. How can he appear in Changsha now? How can he be able to take a boat?"  The one who broke through the blockade of Changmao Yangtze Navy? Aren¡¯t my daughter Ji Jing supposed to be in the capital with her children? How come she¡¯s here too?¡±

    Guo Songtao frowned and said in a deep voice: "Commander, there is only one explanation, that is, Hu Linyi also surrendered to Changmao, and the eldest lady is Changmao.He came back from the capital to work as a lobbyist with Hu Linyi.  "

    Zeng Guofan was stunned for a while, then burst into laughter, and after a moment he laughed and said loudly: "Okay, okay, okay, Xiao Chaogui, you really sent someone to persuade me to surrender, but the people sent are all my old friends and relatives, who are there to welcome you  Come in and listen to what Xiao Chaogui has to say!"

    At present, Zeng Guohua and others brought some people to Ximen Pier to greet them. Not long after, Zeng Guohua had brought Hu Linyi, Zeng Jijing and others to the governor's Yamen Hall.

    When people arrived in the hall, Zeng Guofan stood up and came out to greet him. He saw that Hu Linyi was still the same as before, but he was wearing the clothes of an ordinary teacher. At the same time, the braid on the back of his head had been removed, and his cheeks were slightly thinner.  After not seeing his daughter for many years, Zeng Guofan still missed him a little. He saw Zeng Jijing holding a child who was more than two years old standing beside Hu Linyi. After seeing Zeng Guofan, Zeng Jijing couldn't help but her eyes turned red. She pulled the child forward and bowed down and cried: "Father  , The child just thought that I would never see you again in this life." Then he started crying.

    Zeng Guofan also had wet eyes and comforted him a few words. Zeng Jijing asked the child to kowtow to his grandfather. After hearing this, Zeng¡¯s mother came over and cried like a child.  Zeng Guofan asked Zeng's mother to take her daughter and grandson to the back hall to settle down, and he pulled Hu Linyi straight into the hall.

    Arriving at the lobby, after inviting Hu Linyi to be the first person under Zeng Guofan, everyone sat down one after another. Zeng Guofan asked: "Did you come here to be a lobbyist for peace?"

    Hu Linyi sighed softly and said: "Hu is from Hunan, so he dare not forget the love of incense. This time he came here with the words of Taiping Xiwang."

    Zeng Guofan hummed and sighed: "I didn't expect that within ten years of the rise of Taiping, it would have swept the world, and even those who were as loyal as Kuansheng had surrendered. It seems that the situation has become irreversible."

    Speaking of the surrender, Hu Linyi was still a little embarrassed and said: "Taiping besieged the two cities of Xiangfan for several months without a single attack. When the surrender order came from the former Qing empress dowager and the emperor, the defenders of Fancheng  The generals surrendered first. Xiangyang, which Hu was guarding, was also destitute of people and food, and he couldn't bear to see all the people in the city die, so Hu led his troops to surrender before ten months."

    Zeng Guofan nodded and said: "The isolated city is difficult to defend. Kuansheng's ability to support it for so long can be regarded as being loyal to the previous dynasty." After a pause, Zeng Guofan asked: "What words does the Taiping West King have to bring?"

    Hu Linyi took out a letter from his arms and presented it: "The words of the King of the West are all in this letter. The commander-in-chief can read it carefully."

    Zeng Guofan took the letter, opened it, and read it. He saw that the Western King wrote in vernacular, and he couldn't help but secretly despise it. Such uneducated and unskilled people are worthy of being in the world. God is really blind.

    Now I read the letter carefully. The letter first talked about Zeng Jijing, "Mr. Zeng Guofan, your son-in-law has been extremely disloyal and unfilial to the country. He colluded with foreigners to invade China. He has been convicted of treason by our Taiping. He will be exonerated soon."  He was sent back to the capital to be punished, but my Taiping Law crime is not as bad as his wife and children, so I sent his wife and children back to your grandfather's place."

    Seeing this, Zeng Guofan snorted coldly, thinking that his son-in-law Ronglu was defeated, and he was trapped in Jinzhou alone. Defeat was a matter of time, but whether it was merit or demerit, the winner was the king, and the loser was the bandit. Since the son-in-law was defeated,  , of course this treason charge will be pinned on him.  However, Zeng Guofan still admired the Western King's magnanimity in his heart. His crimes were not as bad as those of his wife and children, but he did have the tendency of a benevolent king to win over people's hearts.

    As I read on, I saw the King of the West writing: "Now that I have peace and control over the world, the Mongolian prince has sent people to discuss the matter of surrender. The Qing ministers in Tibet and Xinjiang have also read the surrender decree and are ready to surrender."  , the Shanshan and Shaanxi bandits were retreating steadily under the offensive of our King Yi's army. Before ten months, our 200,000 Taiping army in the capital had left the pass and marched north to the northeast. Your old friend Hu Linyi and Duke Hu also surrendered to our Taiping army. It was also time for your Hunan army  It¡¯s time to surrender.¡±

    Zeng Guofan sneered and thought to himself, who would surrender without conditions?  Then I changed a page of letter paper and saw it read: "You must be thinking, who will surrender without conditions? I don't have any conditions here. If you have any ideas, you can tell Hu Linyi and ask him to come back with a message. In short, we can reach an agreement.  Xiangdi will be free from the pain of war. If we can't reach an agreement, I will personally lead my troops to destroy you!"

    After Zeng Guofan read it, he calmly handed the letter to Guo Songtao, Zeng Guohua and others for circulation. He looked at Hu Linyi and asked: "What position does Kuaisheng hold as a Taiping officer now?"  He has the capital to be arrogant, but the capital in his own hands is not rich. Since Xiao Chaogui also gave him the opportunity to put forward conditions, he might as well discuss it. But before putting forward the conditions, Zeng Guofan wanted to see what Hu Linyi could do after surrendering.  What kind of official position can we pay for the surrender of the Hunan Army?

    Who would have thought that Hu Linyi smiled slightly and said: "Hu is now a white man in Taiping and has no official position."??¡­¡± (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!
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