"I never hold grudges unless the grudge has not been avenged yet!"

This is the motto of Emperor Guangxu Weng Tong and Master Weng. In history, it was because Li Hongzhang impeached Master Weng Tongshu, his elder brother Weng Tongshu, who had abandoned the city and fled, and sent Weng Tongshu to Xinjiang to eat Hami melons and plant grapes. Master Weng spent 33 years to avenge this bloody revenge. Li Hongzhang, who made things difficult for everything and betrayed the master's sect, did not allocate a copper coin for military expenditure to the Beiyang Navy for six years after serving as the Minister of Revenue. Then he encouraged Emperor Guangxu to force the Beiyang Navy, which had only two shells, to go to sea to fight with Japan, and helped the Japanese Empire to wipe out the Beiyang Navy formed by Li Hongzhang.

Because his brother was impeached and exiled, he still took revenge in this way. Because of the affairs of the Old Wu family, when he personally accompanied his father and his brother to Xinjiang to spread raisins, Weng Tonghe of course hated the Old Wu family into his bones. His dream was to peel and cramp the people of the Old Wu family and execute them in the marrow. He prayed to God every day, and he sincerely hoped that the old comprador Wu, who was corrupt and abused, was exposed to the corruption and abuse of power, and his family was exiled to Ningguta and the armored people as slaves, and he would not be pardoned for life.

Unfortunately, Weng Tonghe was waiting for bad news one after another. Because he made contributions to helping the Sixth Devils negotiate, the corrupt official Wu Lao Comprador was restored and promoted to the senator of the General Secretary. Wu Chaoyue, who was like a clown, was actually named the sixth rank chief by Emperor Xianfeng. He went directly to the official career without participating in the imperial examination and not donating?

When Weng Tonghe heard these two news, his first reaction was to roar at the sky, "God, you don't have any eyes!"

Weng Tonghe even felt that God was myopic and still behind. Wu Chaoyue, who was as thin as a monkey, could lead troops to fight. He even performed well on the battlefield. Qingpu made his mark in suppressing the rebellion and defended Jiangning. He shocked the government and the country. Jiangyin twice fought twice and pulled the Taiping Army all over the ground. He went north to serve the king and became famous all over the world. Returning to the south of Su Nan, he won the battles. Su Shun, a great celebrity in the capital, also supported Wu Chaoyue desperately as if he had taken the wrong medicine. In the end, he pushed Wu Chaoyue to the high position of governor of Hubei.

Every time I hear similar news, Weng Tonghe feels that he has heard it wrong, and every time I hope that fake news and true rumors will be true. Wu Chaoyue is not doing that well, and the long hairy head cut on the battlefield is just a killing good and taking credit.

After receiving pardon, Weng Tonghe was desperate to find that all this was true and even more desperate to find that the old Wu family, who had once crawled at the foot of the old man's house, had overtaken, and in turn stepped on the old man's house and rubbed the old man's house. Not to mention revenge on Wu Chaoyue, who was so popular in the officialdom, the old man's family wanted to deal with the corrupt official Wu who was trapped in the isolated island of Shanghai, he had to ask whether Emperor Xianfeng and the Qing court agreed, and whether local officials such as He Guiqing, the governor of Liangjiang who relied on Wu Chaoyue's old subordinates, and Xue Huan, the governor of Jiangsu, agreed.

Weng Tonghe hated God for being unfair, the heaven had no eyes, and even more hated Wu Chaoyue, who was jumping with the clown. In the past five years, not only did not dilute the hatred in Weng Tonghe's heart, but also allowed this tooth-cut hatred to ferment and ferment, and it continued to penetrate deeper into the bone marrow.

It was driven by this hatred that Weng Tonghe, who had the opportunity to stay in the capital, insisted on following his father and brother to Anhui to handle the group training, and was determined to use ethics and morality and the Four Books and Five Classics to arm an invincible Anhui group training, competing with Wu Chaoyue on the battlefield. It was also because of the obsession with Wu Chaoyue that Weng Tonghe desperately persuaded donations and lost in Anhui. He only hoped that he could show his strengths on the battlefield as soon as possible, make achievements and become famous, and put Wu Chaoyue on his feet again and rubbed him.

The cruel facts quickly shattered Weng Tonghe's dream. Even though they relied on the relationship between disciples, disciples and colleagues, they quickly formed thousands of "well-equipped" Anhui group training. Weng Tonghe still won fewer and lost more in front of the Taiping Army's partial division. They struggled for years and had no improvement. They performed slightly worse than another enemy Li Hongzhang on the battlefield. When Shi Dakai's main force was developing northward, the group training that Weng's father and son worked hard to raise only dared to hide north of the Huai River. Relying on Yuan Jiasan to charge forward in front, they could barely maintain the Huai River defense line.

On the contrary, even though he was in charge of Hubei's civil affairs and had not taken many moves on the battlefield, Wu Chaoyue still fought a great victory in Tianjia Town, defeating Shi Dakai and restoring Jiujiang, which made the Taiping Army look more and more indifferent to Wu's eyes and dare not look west of Hubei. It also made Qing generals such as Yuan Jiasan and Zhang Guoliang constantly lament, "It would be great if Lord Wu could send troops to help us. With him, Changmao would never dare to cross the Huai River!"

After desperately discovering that he could never surpass Wu Chaoyue in military affairs, Weng Tonghe could only turn his mind back to political tricks, relying on his power and his father's relationship with all his talents, desperately collecting evidence of his enemy Wu Chaoyue, hoping to take revenge with impeachment.

After changing the method of revenge, Weng Tonghe soon discovered ecstatically that the great enemy Wu Chaoyue had so many handles to catch on the issue of foreigners. Foreigners from all over the world who were absolutely not allowed to leave the trade port could visit Hubei Prefecture under the protection of Wu Chaoyue, preach and do business and travel freely as if they were in their country. They also caught a lot of evidence of crimes, and there were as many evidence as there were.

In ecstasy, Weng Tonghe of course collected enough evidence as soon as possible, and then couldn't wait to write down the impeachment memorial and handed over his father to take a look and submit it to the memorial. However, Weng Xincun stopped him and said, "The time is not yet ripe, so you have to wait a little longer."

"Wu Chaoyue has long heard of the fact that foreigners are willing to visit and preach missions in Hubei, but he has never submitted a memorial to the court to send personnel to check it out because the time is not yet ripe. Wu Chaoyue's position in Hubei is too stable and his previous establishment is too great. The emperor is reluctant to let him move no matter what. Now, if the court sends people to investigate, the punishment given to him will not be too heavy. Maybe a punishment of three years of salary can make him escape."

"Wait, wait patiently! Wait until Wu Chaoyue makes a mistake, wait for the situation to change, wait until the emperor and the court want to handle him, and then send this note up, you can only be able to raise your hand and seal the throat with one sword!"

It was still after hearing what his father said, Weng Tonghe realized that his father had not forgotten his previous hatred and humiliation, and he also patiently waited for the opportunity to appear. As a result, Weng Tonghe was ecstatic that not much time had passed, the good news that Luo Bingzhang was deprived of the position of Hunan Governor because he had personally brought foreigners to the mainland. While admiring his father, Weng Tonghe once again suggested that he submit a memorial immediately, but was rejected by Weng Xincun again.

"The time is not yet ripe. Luo Bingzhang fell strangely this time. He personally brought foreigners to the mainland. It was just an excuse for the court to remove his post. The real reason was definitely not because of this. I can't defeat Wu Chaoyue with such a thing. Moreover, the court had just moved the governor of Hunan, so it would never be possible to move the governor of Hubei immediately! Wait again!"

Finally, it was when Wu Chaoyue was about to serve for three years that Weng Xincun asked Weng Tonghe to rewrite an impeachment memorial and sent someone to the capital. When Weng Tonghe asked his father carefully, Weng Xincun finally smiled and said, "Wu Chaoyue was in full swing for three years, Jiangsu, Anhui and Jiangxi, and the court and the emperor must have the intention to transfer him to Liangjiang to serve. At this time, the impeachment for impeachment was just an excuse to transfer him from the prosperous land of Hubei."

"Also, I have received accurate news that Bai Wei and the others coveted Hubei's tax lijin and the power to cast silver rounds in Qing Dynasty. They are jumping up and down to encourage the emperor to transfer Wu Chaoyue out of Hubei and replace them with their people. At this time, putting this note is equivalent to handing the knife to Bai Zhongtang and others. Bai Zhongtang and they will know how to use our note."

"Well, I can't beat you up for the time being. It's good to transfer you out of Hubei, a province in Taiping. When you arrive in Liangjiang, a few provinces that have been broken by hair, it will be much easier to deal with you. Little miscellaneous things, wait!"

With this proud thought, Weng Tong and Tiantian happily sent someone to send the impeachment memorial to the capital, patiently waiting for the great news that Wu Chaoyue was demoted and transferred. However, waiting around, the Weng family father and son waited for the shocking news that Wu Chaoyue remained as the governor of Hubei!

What made the Weng family even more speechless was that regarding the case of impeaching Wu Chaoyue tolerate Hubei foreigners, Emperor Xianfeng actually handed it over to Huguang Governor Hua Shana on the spot to investigate Hua Shana, the governor of Huguang, to investigate the case. Hua Shana also lives in Hubei Provincial Capital. Hua Shana pretended not to see Wu Chaoyue's indulgence of foreigners. He asked Hua Shana to investigate the case again. What else can Hua Shana find out? It's really a ghost!

"Don't lose his mother! I've calculated it all the time, but I forgot to count this Mongolian old Tartar! This old man is not dead, he is not revealing the mountains and rivers, and is actually better than anyone else! He also monitors Wu Chaoyue in Hubei for the court, and knows more inside information than anyone else. This time the emperor refused to transfer Wu Chaoyue out of Hubei. Ninety-nine percent is because he is doing something behind the scenes!"

In anger that all his previous efforts were wasted, even the old cunning Weng Xincun couldn't help but swear. However, Weng Tonghe couldn't help but feel a little scared, and asked Weng Xincun: "Father, we have failed to impeach Wu Chaoyue at a critical moment this time. After he successfully stayed as the governor of Hubei, will he take revenge on us? That little traitor is not a broad-minded person."

"Revenge? What revenge does he take?" Weng Xincun snorted coldly: "He may have some things to do in war. He is fighting wits and courage in the officialdom, but he is too tender! I am honest and you can still be as honest as water. What revenge will he take to rectify us? He is not afraid that the Qingliu in the morning will attack him?"

Weng Xincun's words, when he could not catch any handle on the Weng family and his son, there was no news of Wu Chaoyue being furious and determined to take revenge. Then when Weng Tonghe felt relieved, another opportunity quietly came to Han Qifeng's troops, the main force of the Nianjun Blue Banner, and suddenly wandered to Guangzhou Prefecture, Henan, bordering Hubei, and once again threatened the safety of the densely populated northern part of Hubei Huangzhou.

I heard that the Nian Army had caused chaos in northern Hubei, and I also knew that if this big nipple entered Hubei again, even if it could not shake Wu Chaoyue's foundation in Hubei, it would definitely be disgusting Wu Chaoyue. So after a little calculation, Weng Tonghe, who had been hanging on the battlefield for a year or two, found Weng Xincun again and suggested finding Weng Xincun, who had a strong power to drive this nipple into Hubei, so that the Nian Army would be disgusting Wu Chaoyue like in the first half of last year.

"How easy is it to drive the nickname into Hubei?" Weng Xincun was a little self-aware and said, "Our strength is not enough, so we may not be sure to drive the nickname into Hubei. Moreover, Guangzhou borders Lu'an and sent Tuanlian to Guangzhou to suppress the nickname. If the nickname takes the opportunity to fight into Lu'an, then we will have great trouble."

Weng Tonghe was disappointed again. Just as he was about to give up, Weng Xincun suddenly asked, "Where is the main cavalry of the Monk Prince?"

"Restoring in Xihua County, Chenzhou." Weng Tonghe replied: "I heard that it was because the food and money in Henan were difficult to raise, and the monks were short of food and money, and the army was too tired, so they had to stop chasing for a while."

"Oh, it's a coincidence, it's not far."

Weng Xincun nodded with satisfaction, and after a little calculation, Weng Xincun ordered: "Shuping, considering his father's reputation, I sent a letter to the monk prince to report the movements of the Nian bandits to him, and suggested that he send troops south to pursue the Nian bandits. We sent troops to Yejiaji to block Shihe, cut off the Nian bandits' road to eastward rushing, and accept his order to dispatch and help him to defeat Nian."

"Father, will the Monk King listen to our suggestions?" Weng Tonghe asked with some concern: "No matter whether it is official position or title, he is a little higher than you. How to fight him? Will he listen to your suggestions? Besides, he is short of food and salary now, and it is unlikely that he will launch such a big war?"

"In theory, with the arrogant temper of the monk, you will not easily listen to my advice." Weng Xincun said with a smile: "But this time, he may not not listen. Don't forget that the south of Guangzhou is Huangzhou, Hubei. There are more than one or two enemies between the monk and Wu Chaoyue."

Weng Tonghe suddenly realized and quickly picked up a pen to make a book according to his father's instructions. Seeing that the letter was correct, Weng Xincun signed the letter with a seal, and then handed it to Weng Tonghe and said, "Send someone to send it to the monk and ask the messenger to bring a message to the monk and the monk. He said that I hope to get together with the monk and the monk and discuss poetry and calligraphy with him."

Weng Tonghe understood the truth and smiled and said, "My father truly knows the monk. Although the monk is a Mongolian prince, his attainments in poetry, lyrics and essays are not inferior to many famous Han literati. If you take the initiative to ask him to discuss poetry with you, the monk will definitely be very happy."

Weng Xinmeng smiled proudly and ordered, "Go and do it quickly."

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Taking advantage of the closer distance, Weng Xincun and his son's letters were sent to Xihua before someone, and to the monk who was raising food and paying money here. After reading the words of Weng Xincun and his son, the monk understood them and was very moved. However, it was a pity that after careful consideration, the monk did not make up his mind to accept Master Weng's kindness, but just asked the messenger to rest and wait for his reply.

"Your Majesty, don't you understand what Lord Weng mean?" Qingqi, the confidant general who was serving the marquis, asked curiously: "Guangzhou and Hubei are bordered by the border, and the defense line in Hubei is long, and it is impossible to be fully equipped. Let's work harder here, and Lord Weng will work hard to cooperate. Isn't it possible for the incident to happen again last year?"

"I certainly understand what Weng Xincun means." Senggelinqin shook his head and said, "Where does the food and salary come? Even if we can replenish some food and food locally in Guangzhou, what should we do if we owe military salary for more than two months? Can Weng Xincun give it to me?"

Thinking of the listless appearance of the Manchu and Mongolian cavalry who had not received military pay for almost three months, Qingqi obediently closed his mouth. However, what the monk prince, Qingqi and others did not expect was that just one day had passed, Wu Chaoyue, the monk prince hated the most, didn't know what medicine he had taken, but he took the initiative to send someone to the monk prince for the first time, and gave the monk prince roughly the same suggestions as Weng Xincun and his son. He also brought fifty revolvers and five hundred matching paper-shell bullets with the letter.

"Was that little man Wu Chaoyue taken the wrong medicine?" Qingqi, who knew the bad things about Wu Chaoyue and the monk, was extremely shocked and said, "Will he take the initiative to send you a letter to the prince? And also bring us weapons?"

"The little man didn't take the wrong medicine, he wanted to have a yin man, and the yin man was in love."

The monk saw Wu Chaoyue's real purpose at a glance and said sneered: "At the end of last year, at the critical moment when he was in office for three years as governor of Hubei, Weng Xincun made a confession to impeach him, almost threatening his re-elected appointment as governor of Hubei. With his villain character who will avenge his revenge, it would be strange if Weng Xin did not hate him until he died!"

"Then how could he be sinister?" Qingqi asked curiously again.

"Just like Weng Xincun." The monk said casually: "Weng Xincun wants to use my king's hand to drive the nickname into Hubei to rectify Wu Chaoyue. Wu Chaoyue wants to use my king's hand to drive the nickname into Lu'an to rectify Weng Xincun. He took the excuse of Weng Xincun's father and son's inability to block the Nian bandits and filed an impeachment, and avenged Weng Xincun's revenge for impeachment!"

"Go Manzi!" Qingqi cursed, and after a little calculation, Qingqi cursed again: "Go Manzi, send the beggar? I want to ask the prince, you can do such a big help, but you only give you such a little weapon and ammunition. Who are you and us? Come on, return the weapons and ammunition to the people in Hubei and tell them to get out!"

"Slow down!"

Senggelinqin started to drink and after a moment of calculation, the monk gritted his teeth and said, "Accept the gift and invite the person sent by Wu Chaoyue to come and have a good hospitality. Tell him that I will write back later!"

"Prince, that little barbarian Wu Chaoyue offended you so many times...?"

"Stop talking, I know."

Qingqi's dissuasion was interrupted by the monk's wave, and then the monk said with a gloomy face: "That's all in the past. Now for us, the most important thing is food, grass and military pay. If you don't have these things, Wu Chaoyue has many of them. At this time, we will have the hope of getting food, grass and military pay from him, and going to the court to let Hubei bear the food, grass and military pay, and also ease the bad relationship with him and get his foreign guns and cannons."

"That prince, Lord Weng's side..."
Chapter completed!