Zuo Zongtang is just a commoner in Xiangyin!
He is not a dog official of the Qing Dynasty! Xianfeng is not his father-in-law!
He doesn't have any kindness from the emperor to his ministers. He can still be a good minister and choose his master!
At this moment, Bai Siwen, Wen Xiang, and Duolong'a, the disciples of the Eight Banners, the "heavenly" people, finally knew how valuable this Xiangyin commoner was!
In the past, there was only one official office in the Qing Dynasty. If these Xianghu civilians wanted to become officials, they could only study the Four Books and Five Classics with great concentration and try to win a Jinshi. But what if they succeeded? Except for a very few of them. The outstanding ones who are among the best in the joint examination and the palace examination, whether the others successfully win the Jinshi or succeed in being elected as officials, will they end up shouldering a lot of Beijing debt and greedy money for the Eight Banners dignitaries in Beijing?
They are greedy for reputation, but they let the princes of Luozhong get most of the money. How despicable!
But now, Xianghu commoners like Zuo Zongtang, Luo Zenan, and Chen Qishu, who have soldiers and horses in their hands, are so expensive!
If they go all out to the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty will still have a certain chance to block the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in Hunan. If they fall to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom...not to mention Hunan, the four provinces of Hubei, Jiangxi, Guangdong, and Guangxi will probably be swept away. .Even...the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom can come to the south of the Yangtze River with thousands of boats and sails!
Now it is not that Zuo Zongtang and Xianghu scholars need officials from the Qing Dynasty, but that the Qing Dynasty cannot live without Xianghu for a day, and Xianghu cannot live without Zuo Zongtang for a day.
Zuo Zongtang had already read Luo Yaoguo's letter and handed it to Chen Qishu beside him. After Chen Qishu finished reading, the letter was transferred to Zhang Dingxiang.
After Zhang Dingxiang finished reading the letter, he did not hand the letter to Bai Siwen, Wen Xiang, and Duolonga who were already waiting there, but looked at Zuo Zongtang. When Zuo Zongtang nodded, this letter Only then was it given to Wen Xiang, "Prince Gong's confidant". Wen Xiang hurriedly took the letter and read it. Halfway through, he couldn't help but cursed: "That's nonsense. Then what kind of false angel is he a rebel? Why?" Can I grant you the title of prefect, Zuo Jigao?"
Zuo Zongtang did not answer his words, but just stared at him, as if waiting for what Prince Gong's confidant would say. But Wen Xiang was stuck there and could not continue.
Because Luo Yaoguo, the "pseudo angel", can probably really get a Taiping Heavenly Kingdom magistrate for Zuo Zongtang, but is Wenxiang, Prince Gong's confidant, so capable? Let alone him, even Lian Shengbao, the Qing's assistant Even the Minister of Military Affairs may not be able to help Zuo Zongtang find a prefect of the Qing Dynasty.
The battle of Changsha was fought like this. It was hard to guarantee victory for oneself. Why did he still want to keep Zuo Zongtang as the prefect?
Even if it can be guaranteed, the only thing that can be obtained is an alternate prefect from another province. Han prefects in the Qing Dynasty cannot serve in their own provinces. Even if they serve in other provinces, theoretically the province will be 500 miles away. A prefect from another province is still an alternate, God knows. Can the vacancy be filled? It would cost a lot of money to fill the vacancy! Moreover, the Qing government has a term of office, and it takes three years to clear the prefecture! And more importantly... the prefectures of the Qing Dynasty did not lead troops to take office!
Only governors and governors have role models, but prefects do not.
Without soldiers... how long can Zuo Zongtang be the prefect? ​​Will he be killed? How will his soldiers be arranged? Should they be demobilized or should they be given to mediocre bannermen like "Bai Bao" to command? And the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom It was given to a prefect of Hunan Province!
Zuo Zongtang can lead troops and take office immediately - the prefect of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom cannot take office without troops! He must lead troops, and the cost of raising troops can be collected and used by himself in the area under his jurisdiction, just like a prince!
Of course, the princes of one party have no term of office. The land in this palace belongs to Zuo Zongtang, and he can make as much money as he wants! And the soldiers who follow him can also become like chickens and dogs and ascend to heaven... How wonderful is this!
When Zuo Zongtang saw that Wen Xiang was speechless, he felt very disappointed, so he said to Jin A'duo in a commanding tone: "A'duo, Lao Bin, if you go and see this angel of peace again, tell me that I, Zuo Zongtang, am willing to stay in the lake." In the ruins of the rice market within the sect, only one person from both sides met with the angel alone, and no third person was allowed within a radius of 150 steps.
"Zuo Jigao!" "Mr. Zuo!" "That's long hair..."
Bai Siwen, Wen Xiang, and Duolonga were all anxious when they heard this.
Zuo Zongtang waved his hand, stopped the words of the three people, and said with a smile: "It's just a meeting between a commoner from Xiangyin and a long-haired big boss... We just want to protect the Xianghu Houses It’s just about the safety of the land.” What’s the safety of the places in Xianghu?
Several Manchurians felt their hearts sinking when they heard this!
One prefecture is not enough... This is to separate the land of several prefectures in Xianghu!
Zuo Zongtang looked at these Manchus and said with a smile: "Zongtang alone cannot save this land in Xianghu. Luo Luoshan, Chen Bowen, Huang Ziying, Zhang Chuyi, Wang Pushan, Li Rujiu and others are not talented at all!" Ah!
The "talented people beyond a hundred miles" mentioned by Zuo Zongtang were Luo Zenan, Chen Qishu, Huang Shijie, Zhang Dingxiang, Wang Xin, and Li Xubin, plus Zuo Zongtang himself, a total of seven people. In Hunan, there are only 13 Fuhe Zhili Prefecture, now Yongzhou Prefecture, Hengzhou Prefecture, Chenzhou Prefecture, Guiyang Prefecture and other three prefectures and one prefecture are estimated to be eaten up by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Changsha Prefecture will lose at least half of it, and Yuezhou Prefecture... is not guaranteed, and there are still five In the second state of Fuzhou, Zuo Zongtang and his seven people happened to have one person each!
Bai Siwen, Wen Xiang, and Duolonga who were present were all understanding people. Of course they knew that Zuo Zongtang was asking for a price!
One prefect or prefect of Zhili Prefecture is not enough, he wants seven...and they all have to be prefects and prefects of Hunan!
It seems that what "Anti-Jing" said is true. Once Zuo Zongtang and his gang seize the opportunity, they want to be Li Siqi and Zhang Liangbi of the Qing Dynasty! This is also true, "Guan Bai Lao" and "Guan Bai Lao" of the Qing Dynasty. "Dang", how can Li Siqi and Zhang Liangbi of Dayuan be as good?
He became a loyal martyr of the Ming Dynasty, and a memorial tablet was placed in the Temple of Heroes of Jilongshan. His son also had a hereditary Jinwu Guard commander and colleague, which is not bad.
During the Great Yuan Dynasty, Zhang Liangbi went to Shaanxi as an ambassador to express comfort and participate in political affairs. He also participated in political affairs in Huguang. He was the prime minister of Shaanxi Zuo, which was converted into an official position in the Qing Dynasty, and he was also a governor. After the defeat, Zhu Yuanzhang did not want to surrender and escaped, living in seclusion in the mountains and forests. Get a good death.
Li Siqi and Zhang Liangbi, one was a "governor" and the other was a "governor", both of which Zuo Zongtang, a commoner from Xiangyin, could not have achieved by taking the ordinary path. Most of his imperial examinations ended with the selection of officials.
What kind of position can you get? Don't think about governors and governors. Daotai and magistrates are all extravagant hopes. Even a magistrate, I don't know how much it will cost to "rent" one!
Moreover, Li Siqi and Zhang Liangbi are "lords" and they serve as "governors". The "governor" values ​​Emperor Yuan Shun more than Emperor Yuan Shun's grace. Emperor Yuan Shun can't get rid of them at all, even if they get rid of their officials, Guanzhong
It still belongs to them. And the governor of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Xianfeng, can "hand it over to the ministry for discussion" with a decree!
If you ask Emperor Yuan Shun to "hand over" Li Siqi and Zhang Liangbi, he might just go to Luo with a sword in hand!
How happy is such a "Governor" and "Governor"? Even if it is smaller, there is only the head of a house, and he is still an overlord. Not to mention Zuo Zongtang is excited, Bai Siwen, Wen Xiang, Duolonga don't want to?
Zuo Zongtang waited for a while and saw that the three Manchus Bai Siwen, Wen Xiang and Duolonga had nothing to say, so he waved his hand and said to Jin Aduo: "Go, Aduo, go quickly!" "Go!"
, where are you going?" Jin Aduo was startled and looked at Zuo Zongtang hesitantly.
Zuo Zongtang said sternly: "Go see that hairy angel... Go quickly!"
Jin Aduo saw Zuo Zongtang's ferocity and didn't want to go back to Changmao, so he turned to Bai Siwen, Wen Xiang and Duolong'a to look for help, only to find that these three were looking down at the ground.
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Now he had no choice but to hobble around the fire scene with a stick and dragging his injured leg. After walking for a long time, he finally found himself in a spacious shop on the east side of Chao Zong Street.
Chapter completed!