Changsha, Hunan

When Zeng Guofan first arrived in Changsha, the Xiangyong who were trained were mainly 1,000 people who came from Xiangxiang with him. This summer, the number increased to 3,000 people in the 8th Battalion. However, the good times did not last long. Jiang Zhongyuan was awarded the post of Hubei Inspector by the imperial court for his repeated military exploits.

, was transferred to Hubei, and Zhang Liangji acted as the governor of Huguang. Zeng Guofan's backers were all transferred away for a while. His subordinates Zhu Sunyi, Luo Zenan, Wang Hao, Li Xubin and others all looked for other options. They did not believe that Zeng Guofan, a scholar who was neither an official nor a gentry, could serve in the army.

Hunan's officialdom is playing tricks, and no one wants to be tied to the minister of league training in a hopeless situation.

Zeng Guofan decided to train the Xiangyong strictly so that they would have no time to think wildly. He selected Taqibu, Yang Zaifu, and Peng Yulin from the Green Camp to train the Xiangyong.

this day

Yang Zaifu, Taqibu, and Peng Yulin had been busy for a day and decided to sit down together in a pub on the street.

"Waiter, hurry up and give me some of your specialty dishes." Yang Zaifu shouted.

"Commanders, please wait a moment. The younger one will go and get ready soon." The waiter hurriedly ran over, fearing that the officers would be dissatisfied and deliberately make things difficult for them.

Peng Yulin poured wine for Taqibu and Yang Zaifu, and said: "I heard that Mr. Tuanlian recommended you Zhiting to be a high official. Don't forget us brothers when the time comes!"

Taqib drank a glass of wine and opened his mind: "Don't you understand? I am a member of the Xianghuang Banner, belonging to the upper three banners of the Eight Banners of Manchuria. If I serve in the army, do you think the emperor will treat me as a prisoner?

In the army, don’t you, Master Tuanlian, be able to use your hands and feet to do something great!"

The two people next to them nodded together. It was the Manchu rule that a Manchu must be placed next to the Han who commanded the army to monitor the Han people for any rebellion.

Yang Zaifu sighed: "You and I are both officers of the Green Battalion. We really have to train a bunch of country bumpkins all day long, hey!"

Taqib slapped the table and said angrily: "Why don't you want to follow the regimental training envoy? I don't obey anyone, but I obey Master Zeng. Don't say bad things about him in front of me!"

Peng Yulin quickly pulled Ta Qi and preached: "Old Ta, why are you always so impulsive? Don't you understand Brother Yang? He just complained that he didn't have the opportunity to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds. How could he complain about Master Zeng?"

Yang Zaifu knew that he had misunderstood Taqibu, so he explained: "Brother, I didn't mean it like that. I'm grateful to Mr. Zeng before it's too late, so how can I blame him? I'm angry at Lvying for not living up to expectations, otherwise Mr. Zeng wouldn't be in trouble either."

God is with us, a bunch of rough guys!"

Taqib sat down again and said: "What can we do? The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. The admiral has been doing nothing all day long. The only thing he cares about is how much money he has scraped today!"

This is when the waiter brought up several plates of dishes, including fish and chicken. The waiter put all the dishes on the table and said: "You guys are taking it easy, I will be here when you call me."

Yang Zaifu suggested, "Why don't we propose to the regimental training master that we let the green battalion train together, because then we are afraid that we will not have the chance to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds?"

Taqib beamed with joy, raised a glass of wine and said to Yang Zaifu: "This is a good idea. Come, Brother Yang, I will apologize to you. I misunderstood you just now."

"We are all brothers, what do you mean by apology? Come and do it." Yang Zaifu raised his glass to Peng Yulin again.

Peng Yulin said: "We are good brothers. Don't forget to help us when we get to the battlefield in the future."

Ha ha……

Zeng Guofan listened to Yang Zaifu's suggestion and thought it was feasible, so he unilaterally announced that the Green Camp of the Changsha Association would also go out every day to train with Xiang Yong.

This made the generals of the Green Camp angry. Over the years, the Green Camp soldiers had already adapted to a life of undisciplined and untrained life. They usually did not interact with anyone in the military camp. The soldiers all did their own small businesses, gambled in casinos, and drank opium.

There is a heavy smoking habit in the hall, who cares about the training. Usually the admiral and the general soldier come to inspect, and everyone also hires a rogue beggar to go and light the smoke, hold up colorful flags and follow others around, and the officials also

If you turn a blind eye and don't expose it, everyone will be fooling around.

Now Zeng Guofan, as a minister assisting the regiment training, actually proposed that the green camp soldiers should train with these rustic brave men from the countryside. This was detrimental to the dignity of the soldiers, so they went to Changsha to complain to the deputy general Deqing.

Deqing also believed that Zeng Guofan stretched his hands too far and infringed on the interests of others. He immediately went to Zeng Guofan and said: "Master Zeng, you are just a minister of regiment training. Why should you care about my green camp? Wouldn't it be better for everyone to live in peace and harmony without disturbing each other?"

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Zeng Guofan blushed with anger at these words, pointed at Deqing and cursed: "Thanks to you, you are still a Manchu. Now the country is in turmoil. You don't want to serve the country, and you still incite soldiers to cause trouble. You... you are a bastard!"

It's rare for the great Confucian scholar Zeng Guofan, who always pretends to be polite, to curse people. But Deqing doesn't buy it. You nerd wants me to give in - there's no way. It's better than swearing. Even if I haven't read a book, I'm better than you.

Deqing said: "***, you nerd knows nothing. I love the soldiers, but you are an idiot who only tortures them all day long. Who will work for you in the future." A series of swear words spat out from Deqing's mouth.

Zeng Guofan had never encountered such a fool. The only rough people he came into contact with were Peng Yulin, Yang Zaifu, Taqibu and the others. As long as he put on his airs of being a great scholar and kindly expressed condolences to their father and mother, they would

I was so grateful that I wished I could trust him with my life. Now that I met Deqing, I understood the meaning of a scholar meeting a soldier.

Zeng Guofan, who was speechless, could only use the weapon of a civilian official and threatened: "Just wait, I will write a memorial to impeach you."

Deqing, who thought he had won the match, didn't take his words to heart and walked away.

Zeng Guofan was not joking with him. The memorial was written as soon as he asked. Maybe Deqing hadn't arrived home yet, and the paper impeaching him for indulging his soldiers had already been handed to the inn.

It didn't take long, and after three days, the results came out.

Unexpectedly, Deqing lost his job just to vent his anger for his subordinates, and was dismissed from his post and investigated. He quickly went to Hunan Admiral Bao Qibao to complain.

"Admiral, you have to take charge of it. Isn't this person named Zeng breaking the rules of officialdom? You have to make the decision for me!" Deqing knelt on the ground and begged as soon as he saw the admiral.

Bao Qibao didn't intend to swallow this breath, so he helped Deqing up and said, "Go back now and encourage your soldiers to fight against those local braves. If you cause trouble, I will solve it."

In early June, a serious bloodbath incident occurred between the Green Camp troops stationed in Changsha and Zeng Guofan's men. The Green Camp soldiers even loudly sounded the horn and lined up to attack the Yong Camp troops. Even though the Green Camp was lazy, a hero could not stand up to the large number of people.

It was hard for them to fight with four fists. After a while, Xiang Yong was beaten and fled in all directions. Among them, Taqibu, Yang Zaifu and Peng Yulin, who were considered traitors by the Green Camp, were their key targets.

Zeng Guofan was very angry when he saw Yang Zaifu and others who came to complain. He decided to kill one or two Green Camp soldiers to kill their arrogance. He immediately sent a message to the Green Camp Admiral Bao Qibao. Based on the information provided by Yang Zaifu, he named them

Ask for the leader of the troublemaking Green Battalion.

This really angered Bao Qibao. He decided to give Zeng Guofan the final blow. While tying up these green soldiers and taking them to Zeng Guofan's residence, he ordered his subordinates to go and rob people, adding fuel to the fire and seeing what the regimental training minister would do.

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A group of Green Camp angrily surrounded the Zeng Mansion.

Deqing personally went into battle and encouraged the green camp soldiers surrounding Zeng Mansion: "Brothers, the man named Zeng deliberately punished us, and now he wants to kill our brothers. What do you think we should do?"

This group of Qiu Ba, who was accustomed to being lawless, shouted one after another:

"Beat him hard..."

"Burn his house down"

"Take him out, strip him naked and parade him through the streets"

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Deqing thought that he had lost his "golden job" due to Zeng Guofan, and he was full of resentment and said: "Brothers, rush in, take whatever is valuable, and smash whatever is worthless, rush."

After saying that, he rushed into the Zeng Mansion "leading the way", followed by the Green Camp soldiers who wanted revenge and even wanted to get rich.

Zeng Guofan was in such a panic that he had to send someone loudly to ask for help from the governor Luo Bingzhang. Luo Bingzhang, who lived next door, had already noticed the movement here and only came forward when he saw Zeng Guofan calling for help.

Luo Bingzhang, the governor of Hunan, also disliked Zeng Guofan and particularly coveted the thousands of local warriors in his hands. Recently, he had been colluding with Wang Hao and promised Wang Hao a lot of benefits to get him to leave Zeng Guofan and join him.

Luo Bingzhang led several guards to the Zeng Mansion. He ignored Zeng Guofan who was trapped under the table. Instead, he personally untied several Green Camp soldiers, apologized to them, promised not to hold anyone accountable today, and let them disperse. After handling the trouble

The green camp soldier who spoke up walked away directly.

Within a few days, news of the failure of the League Minister spread throughout Changsha officialdom, and everyone was curious about what Zeng Guofan would do next.

Zeng Guofan had a resolute character, and the humiliation in Changsha could not change his determination to build a strong army to repay the country's favor. When the Hengyang Hui Party broke out, he proposed to the governor Luo Bingzhang to go to Hengyang to garrison. The right and wrong of leaving Changsha officialdom, his decision

Just in line with the principle of marginal effect, you can make a fortune silently.
Chapter completed!