Chapter 2: The stormy waves are 173: Preparing for Singapore 3

Speaking of this, Jing Sheng pleaded for Zhang Daniu and said, "Mr. Governor, everything was inevitable that he was in a chaotic army that night, not to mention that Zhang Daniu killed only a British man."

Zeng Guofan said firmly: "Mr. 6 probably doesn't know that Zhang Daniu raped and killed British women first and then. He had to kill them. Now Singaporeans are unstable, and there are many foreigners. These foreigners come from all over the world. The every move of our Chinese soldiers in Singapore represents the image of China. We are the king's army and the benevolent and righteous. If we cannot kill one to warn a hundred, foreigners will think that our team of ** is just a group of barbarians. After they go out, they pass on one to ten, and ten to a hundred. How can I convince people and gain a foothold in Singapore? You don't have to say too much, kill!"

After hearing Zeng Guofan's words, Jing Sheng was speechless again. Even Wang Dayong, the commander of the Sixth Infantry Town, who originally wanted to plead for mercy, did not speak. Although Wang Dayong was quite old, over the past period, Zeng Guofan's strict military governance and far-scheming wisdom left a deep impression on him. Wang Dayong finally did not speak for such a commander's decision.

Besides, when Zeng Guofan returned to the Governor's Office, he saw that the person from the court was Zhang Jing, the East Asia Department of the Prime Minister's Foreign Affairs Office. Speaking of which, Zeng Guofan and Guo Bocang had already met in the capital. At that time, Guo Bocang had just returned from studying in Europe and worked in the Zongli Yamen, while Zeng Guofan came out of the Beijing Military Hall to work in the Ministry of War. The two yamen were not far apart, and the court sent a meal to the court. The two were both one by one, and the two were the one after another, so they often met. Today's meeting made both of them very happy. Zeng Guofan hurriedly invited someone to serve incense tea. He invited Guo Bocang to the seat.

Guo Baicang looked around and looked at the Governor's Office full of Western style. Guo Baicang was not unfamiliar with these Western buildings. When he was traveling in Europe for 6 weeks, he was quite knowledgeable and no longer surprised by these Western buildings. Today, Guo Baicang met with his old friends again, which made him even more emotional that Zeng Guofan was already a member of the same place. At that moment, Guo Baicang said: "Today, Bohan is already an important official in the court, and everything changes are unpredictable. I want to be ** me. I often make a fuss about the deducted Fanyin and the officials of the Ministry of Revenue. Today, I think of the past, it seems that I was just born yesterday. It feels quite interesting. "

Zeng Guofan smiled and said, "Jianqiu is a calm person and is not good at worldly affairs. I didn't care about those silver coins at first, but I thought that the rules of the court were destroyed by these dirty ministers, so I naturally had to make a fuss."

Guo Bocang shook his head and smiled, pointed at Zeng Guofan and said, "It's a blessing for the current emperor to be wise, otherwise you would have returned to your hometown in Hunan now."

Zeng Guofan laughed and felt a little emotional. Both of them fell silent for a moment.

Guo Baicang took a sip of tea, smacked his lips, changed the topic and said, "It's a pity that the best Pu'er tea. Bohan mixed the old tea and new tea. The leaves have turned red, the taste is old and the fragrance is weak."

Seeing Guo Bocang's calm and comfortable look, Zeng Guofan smiled and said, "Jianqiu is still the same as before, is he addicted to tea?"

Guo Bocang shook his head and said, "The times are vicissitudes. Everything is passing by. How can I remain unchanged? You have been going for several months, but you know that the court has gone to two more important officials."

Zeng Guofan said in speculation: "But Lord Tao Zhongtang."

Guo Bocang nodded and said, "And Cao Zhongtang."

When Zeng Guofan heard the court go to the two important officials, he focused on the matter and said, "It's a pity that even Cao Zhongtang has gone. Who is responsible for the Grand Secretary now?"

"The Grand Secretary of Wuying Palace is responsible for the two masters Bao Shichen and Wang Ding. The Grand Secretary of Tiren Pavilion is responsible for the Grand Secretary of Lin Zexu and Du Shoutian."

Zeng Guofan couldn't help but ask intently: "The emperor changed the ancestral system and gave the two Manchu quotas among the Grand Secretary to the Han people."

"Yes, the performance of the Manchus was indeed poor this time. After the British occupied Dinghai, they went from Zhenhai to 6 and were in a deserted state in several counties near Zhejiang. The local Manchu Ba Banners were defeated at one touch, and they were not as good as the Green Camp Han Army. In the end, the new army took action. I don't know if the British got the news that the artillery battalion of Zuojun Town had set up its formation along the railway line, and the two armies had not yet fought. The British hurriedly retreated back to the sea.

Everyone knows the decline of the Eight Banners. But it is still beyond everyone's expectations that the emperor dares to use capable ministers and officials so much. Zeng Guofan himself was a man who was benefactor of the emperor. He felt even deeper. At this moment, Zeng Guofan felt a sense of sacred worship of the emperor. At the same time, he was worried about the possible dissatisfaction for the emperor. He blurted out: "Who are the military ministers responsible?"

"Wei Yuan, Lin Zexu, Bao Shichen, Tao Tingjie, Du Shoutian, Xu Jiyu."

Zeng Guofan couldn't help but sigh again: "Among these people, Wei Yuan, Du Shoutian, and Xu Jiyu were not only overseas students, but also worried about the country and always remembered to have a strong country and the people. Lin Zexu and Bao Shichen were all heroes of the times. Tao Tingjie was upright and honest and loyal to the emperor. "

Speaking of this, Zeng Guofan couldn't help but sigh: "With such a wise ruler, my China is hopeful."

Guo Bocang nodded and said, "The Manchu master in the capital has some opinions on this. Not only the Manchu royal nobles, but also the Manchu ministers in the court have also written to the emperor to request the restoration of the old rules. The emperor announced to the world that all the people of the Qing Dynasty and all the people in the Chinese nation are members of the Chinese nation. Why do we need to distinguish between Manchu, Mongolia and Han? The world is originally a family, why do we have to separate families? Shortly afterwards, the great scholar of the dynasty He Changling relied on the family tree for the emperor, and the emperor's clan first came from the Gongsun Xuanyuan branch. The emperor immediately went to the Huangdi Mausoleum to recognize his ancestors and returned to his ancestors, and worshipped the second ancestors of Yan and Huang. "

When Zeng Guofan heard this, he said to Guo Baicang: "If it weren't for the arrival of Jianqiu today, I wouldn't have known that so many major events had happened in the court. Will the Manchu ministers in the court give up?"

"So what if I don't give up? The Eight Banners stationed in the capital have no shadow. The Guards are elite selected from the new army. The Nine Gate Admiral Cheng Tinghua is the emperor's confidant, and the armed police under his command are all adapted from the original Green Camp Han Army. Although there are a small number of people stationed around Beijing, most of these people are poor families, and they care about these affairs in the court. They are all the officers of the new army are the emperor's students, and they are all heroes from the martial arts hall in the capital."

"It seems that the general trend of the world has changed drastically without realizing it. The emperor has taken more than ten years to wipe out the people little by little. Could it be that the emperor...?"

Guo Bocang had already guessed that Zeng Guofan's words had speculated that the emperor was not a man. He immediately replied: "This is absolutely impossible?"

"Yes, the Emperor Jiaqing of the Great Walk could not pass on people from other clans. Moreover, there were still many remains of ministers during the Jiaqing period. If the emperor had any problems, these people would not have known that they would not have passed the throne to the current emperor at the beginning.

"It seems that the appearance of the saints today is God's blessing to our China. Just imagine, if it weren't for a series of policies implemented by the emperor early, I'm afraid.....

Although Guo Bocang did not finish his words, Zeng Guofan knew what he meant. If it weren't for the emperor's reform, China would have lost.
Chapter completed!