Luo Yaoguo's envoys are evil, but Wang Kui may not be able to tell if he is honest.
But if Zuo Zongtang can't see it, is this "Jin Liang" still so serious?
Although he had no evidence, he had already guessed that Wang Kuiyi had defected to Luo Yaoguo and was a spy sent by Luo Yaoguo!
And the plan proposed by Wang Kuiyi to let the captured Han officials "borrow money to redeem themselves" was a plan spread widely in the Qing Dynasty and even in the officialdom of Hunan... It was impossible for these captured Han officials to leave.
I had to go to the Taiping Army Prison to borrow money, so I could only go through Wang Kui.
And during the agency process, something will definitely fall into Wang Kuiyi's hands!
If Wang Kuiyi is a mastermind of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, then their leverage will also be in the hands of the angel of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom! And this is not just an ordinary handle, but a handle for them to deceive the emperor and benefit the enemy. Hiding that he was captured is deceiving the emperor!
To give money to the Taiping Army to buy your own freedom is to support the enemy! This leverage is really big and deadly!
And Zuo Zong... Although he saw through the conspiracy, he couldn't tell it off. Not only could he not tell it off, he had to cooperate! Because he, Zuo Zongtang, also needed these handles!
They borrowed money from Zuo Zongtang and other Hunan gentry through Wang Kuiyi, and the handle would certainly fall into Zuo Zongtang's hands.
The more than twenty Han civilian officials who were arrested were basically candidates for county magistrates and county magistrates in the governor's office! And through the operation of the governor, Luo Bingzhang, these candidate magistrates and county magistrates could go to any place where Zuo Zong wanted them to take office.
He went to take office in a certain county - it could be a formal appointment, or a probation or nursing service. Anyway, the result is the same, which is to help "Master Zuo" control the political power of a county.
A prefecture usually has a few to a dozen counties, and there are more than twenty candidate counties, which can be filled in the counties of two prefectures. As for the original magistrates, magistrates, and regimental training leaders like Zuo Zongtang of those counties, they
There is a way to ask them to leave...
As for the county magistrates controlled by Zuo Zongtang and others, the county magistrates had to use Hunan scholars arranged by Zuo Zongtang and others as their masters. Through these Hunan masters, the territory of these more than 20 counties was firmly controlled by Zuo Zongtang and others.
.Can Zuo Zongtang explain such a good thing?
Zuo Zongtang saw through it but didn’t say it out. Shengbao, Fucheng, Luo Bingzhang, Luo Raodian and the others didn’t care whether they had seen through it or not. Anyway, they wouldn’t say it out now. To say it was out, it’s a small thing that those dozens of Han officials couldn’t come back.
How should the more than 400 Eight Banners uncles who "can be sucked but not beaten" be collected to redeem their lives? How should they be punished for losing most of Changsha?
After all the calculations, Wang Kuiyi’s method is still the best!
Thinking of this, Shengbao sighed and said: "It seems that this is the best we can do... Let's give the emperor a secret gift each!"
Then he said to Wang Kui: "Bowen, I have to trouble you and Jin Aduo to run on both sides of the matter. This is also a credit. Mr. Luo, Mr. Luo, Mr. Fu and I will all say something for you in the report.
The emperor is a benevolent king, and he will definitely remember your merits and spare you the sin of losing your land!"
Haha, this Han official really has to be "rebellious" to be comfortable!
Wang Kui hurriedly pretended to be overjoyed, cupped his fists and handed over his hands, and bowed to Shengbao: "Kui Yi will never forget the kindness of Lord Sheng's reincarnation. From now on, I wish to be with Lord Sheng's tail!"
At first glance, his words sounded like he wanted to take refuge with Shengbao, but in fact, he was reminding Shengbao that we are grasshoppers on the same rope. If I am going to die, so will you!
Shengbao nodded lightly: "It's easy to say, easy to say, from now on, we are our own family! For the next matter of redeeming people from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, I have to work with you and Ji Gao to run... By the way, Ji Gao is now Is he still a commoner?" "Zongtang is still a commoner in Xiangyin!" Zuo Zongtang just responded lightly.
Shengbao smiled and said: "Then I will recommend you to be an official!" "Thank you very much."
Zuo Zongtang still responded in an understatement, and then he raised his hands to Shengbao, Luo Bingzhang, and Luo Raodian and said: "Sir, the top priority now is to recover the entire city of Changsha in addition to redeeming people.
In Saitang, Cheng Zhijun will definitely come to Changsha to help, but Saitang only has thousands of soldiers and horses in Quanzhou and more than 10,000 people in Lingling. Cheng Zhijun only has three to four thousand soldiers in Hengyang, a total of only 20,000. .Including the soldiers and horses from Changsha, Yuezhou and other places, I estimate that there are only 30,000. And the rebel army of the Cantonese bandits is probably no less than 100,000!"
Hearing Zuo Zongtang's analysis, the atmosphere in the Zen room suddenly became extremely solemn. Thirty thousand versus one hundred thousand... the advantage lies with the enemy!
Zuo Zongtang paused and said in a more serious tone: "For the current plan, the only way is to organize a large-scale regiment training, recruit Hunan brave men, and use Hunan people to defend Hunan... Zongtang is willing to go to Xiangyin, Yiyang, and Changde Mansion to recruit Brave, I also hope that Master Sheng, Confucian Weng, and Su Weng will issue tickets and documents." Luo Bingzhang and Luo Raodian must support the large-scale Hunan Army-when the Hunan Army rises, they can securely serve as a generation of famous ministers and scholars. The position of leader!
"I wonder how many Xiang braves Ji Gao wants to recruit?" Luo Bingzhang asked with a smile. Luo Raodian then said, "Ji Gao, you should recruit more!"
Shengbao was definitely on guard against Zuo Zongtang, and he would definitely report to Xianfeng when he returned to the secret store. However, he still had to encourage Zuo Zongtang to bring back more cannon fodder from Hunan. At that moment, he said generously: "Ji Gao , why not recruit ten battalions for group training first, and you can recruit more if necessary."
"Okay!" Zuo Zongtang immediately accepted Shengbao's words, cupped his hands and said: "Then Wansheng will go to Xiangyin, Yiyang, and Changde counties to recruit ten battalions of Xiangyong. The numbers of these ten battalions of Xiangyong will be from the Wansheng brand name. Take the character Gao and call it Gao Shiying! "Shiying!" or "Gao Shiying"!
Shengbao, the two Manchus in Fucheng’s eyes jumped when they heard this!
If calculated based on a battalion of five to six hundred men, Zuo Zongtang would have to recruit five to six thousand regiments to train troops in one breath! It is too many! During the San Francisco Rebellion, the number of flag soldiers directly under Shang and Geng was only three thousand. You, Zuo Zongtang, are just five or six...
Shengbao, Luo Bingzhang, Luo Raodian, Fucheng and others who deceived the emperor finally issued the secret message in the early morning of the third day after the "Great Victory" in Changsha, and on the second day of October in the second year of Xianfeng, they were sent to be killed in late autumn. The Old Summer Palace shrouded in the atmosphere.
Emperor Xianfeng has been waiting for these memorials for several days - this man also loves "micromanaging". Although he does not have a "wire order" and cannot send a plane to airdrop a "warrant", he has
Express delivery within 600 miles and express delivery within 800 miles
.So the imperial envoy Saishang'a, who was supervising the battle on the front line, and the assistant minister Shengbao had to "play one report a day" before. Cheng Cai, Luo Bingzhang, Luo Raodian, Fucheng, He Chun, Xiang Rong and others also made secret reports every three to five.
Send to Beijing.
So Emperor Xianfeng was "as aware" of the situation on the Hunan frontline, right?
Although I read the secrets of the memorial every day, it’s hard to say how true the content above is. Anyway, judging from the secrets, it seems that the situation is very good.
And looking at the front line...why is this traitor getting closer and closer to Beijing?
Sometimes, Xianfeng even suspected that the following people were deceiving the emperor!
However, in the past few days, the records of Shengbao, Luo Bingzhang, Luo Raodian, and Fucheng have disappeared for several days. However, Sai Shang'a, an old fool, still reported good news but not bad news. The report did not mention the situation in Changsha at all, only the situation in Changsha.
It is said that the heavenly soldiers of the Qing Dynasty were in Quanzhou, and Lianzhou repelled the bandits and rebels, and gained a lot!
It was also reported that the long-haired soldiers were divided into two groups. One group was the main force, led by the pseudo-Eastern King Yang Ni Xiuqing, who stormed Lingling; the other group was a partial force, led by the pseudo-Western King Xiao Nichaogui, who stormed Hengyang.
Among them, Lingling is guarded by more than 10,000 soldiers and horses under the direct control of the Imperial Envoy. The current situation is good. Generals such as He Chun, Jiang Zhongyuan, and Bao Qibao have made many gains. Xiang Rong also attacked from the whole state and cooperated with Lingling to defend the city, which was quite meritorious.
Lao. And Hengyang is guarded by Cheng Zicai, the governor of Huguang. Saishang'a can't command him. The situation there is not good and he may not be able to withstand the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom... He also said that if Hengyang fails, Changsha will be in danger.
That’s it!
Cheng Cai, the governor of Huguang, reported that Changmao would attack Lingling with a partial force and attack Hengyang with the main force. He also sent the pseudo-angel Luo Niyaoguo, who was "suspected to be the Bull Demon King", with more than 10,000 elite troops to bypass Hengyang and march north along the Xiangjiang River to attack Changsha. He
Worried about the safety of the provincial capital, he decided to abandon Hengyang and return to Changsha to aid Changsha. He also moved Wen Saishang'a and invited him to help the north together. But Saishang'a was non-committal and was suspected of delaying military flights!
These two guys have two different opinions and are referring to each other in the excerpts... But what is the truth? There must be one of them, Sai Shang'a and Cheng Zicai, who is deceiving you, right?
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
In the Western-style Haiyan Hall in the Old Summer Palace, when Xianfeng was thinking about who was loyal and who was a traitor between Sai Shang'a and Cheng Roucai, he suddenly heard the shouts of Xiao Anzi Andehai: "Shengbao, Luo Bingzhang, Luo Bingzhang
Baodian, Fucheng's Zhezi arrived...
Finally arrived!
Chapter completed!