Volume VIII 1199 Ban Break

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Zeng Guofan's left index finger gently tapped on the table, he quietly looked at the generals who were talking to each other, and looked at the hesitant faces and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed in his heart.

Five years ago, when the Hunan army was still in a state of war, who would dare to disobey their orders? Maybe there would be disputes in the discussion stage, but once they made up their minds, the subordinates were not absolutely executed?

It's only been a few years since the peaceful days, and the people's hearts have already slackened, and even they can't control these pampered subordinates.

But it's normal to think about it, in the past few years when there is no war, I have enjoyed happiness at home every day, women are estimated to have married a lot, and a large number of children have been born, plus the rich life has softened the bones, and now this group of people is still short of money than when they were fighting.

If you want to maintain such a rich scene, you have to keep making money and make more money, but the days without war are too boring, and if you want to make money with civil officials in peacetime?

Zeng Guofan had already seen through it, and he said with a smile, "Why are they all dumb?

Someone below said sarcastically, "Great...... We must listen to the words of the commander, but this ban is too big, why don't we discuss it again?"

"That's right, big boss, think about it, what if the foreigners in Shanghai strongly oppose it?

"After all, he is the successor governor of Liangjiang, and it is most suitable for him to carry this black cauldron......

"That's right, let Ma Xinyi carry the black pot and let him negotiate with the foreign devils......"

The crowd was chattering and noisy, and Zeng Guofan behind the table had already laughed and was fascinated by his eyes. He sighed secretly in his heart, let's go nonsense, let Ma Xinyi carry the black pot? I'm afraid that the ban on my front foot and back foot will disappear, you have really changed!

Just when there was a discussion in the lobby, the old peasant outside the Marshal's Mansion nodded at the corner of the alley in the distance, and soon a herald rushed out of the shadows and went straight to the White Tiger Festival Hall.

The sound of hurried footsteps rushed straight into the hall, and the herald's mouth let out a terrified roar "Report...... Report to the marshal...... At the foot of Zhongshan Mountain, Governor Ma Xinyi Ma was assassinated on the street......"

Bang dang, bang dang...... The sound of tables and chairs being knocked down, everyone in the lobby was stunned, "What did you say? Ma Xinyi was assassinated, dead or seriously injured?"

"Report to the general, he died in the street, a knife pierced the heart, and the gods couldn't save it......"

"What about ......the Assassins?

"Strange to say, the assassin called himself Zhang Wenxiang, and after killing five guards and Governor Ma, instead of fleeing, he shouted to the people of Caoshi, 'Murderer, Zhang Wenxiang is also,' and did not flee at all, nor did he resist......

The soldier was right, when Zhang Wenxiang broke out of the guards and stabbed Ma Xinyi to death, he did not run away but laughed at the frightened soldiers.

This is a real dead soldier, he killed Ma Xinyi with the determination to die together, and now he is ready to use his life to appease the anger of the court.

The brave soldier cautiously approached Zhang Wenxiang, and saw that he really had no intention of resisting, so the ropes tied him firmly, and then reported to Jiang Ning Kuaima.

Jiu Shuai Zeng Guoquan looked at his eldest brother in horror, he knew the ins and outs of this matter very well, killing Ma Xinyi was originally a matter that many high-level Hunan army leaders had secretly discussed, but the time was definitely not now.

In history, Zhang Wenxiang's death was actually inseparable from the conflict between the Hunan army group and the imperial court. In real history, when Zeng Guofan was transferred to Beijing as the governor of Zhili, Ma Xinyi came to Jiangnan.

This descendant of the imperial court, after taking office, began to pry the Hunan army's market, and many important civil affairs official positions were replaced by people in the imperial court, and the intention of picking peaches was very obvious.

What the Hunan army couldn't tolerate the most was that Ma Xinyi actually secretly investigated the disappeared Heavenly Sacred Treasury, which was a big taboo for the top leaders of the Hunan army. When Ma Xinyi completely offended the Hunan Army Group, the horse assassination case also happened.

Zhang Wenxiang killed Ma Xinyi on the big playground, and the whole assassination process was extremely smooth, and Zhang Wenxiang did not run away in the end, but willingly admitted that he was the remnant of the army, and killed Ma Xinyi to take revenge, and was finally cut out by the imperial court.

Although history has changed, there are always many things in the dark that are broken, in this parallel world, Ma Xinyi was killed again, and the assassin was actually Zhang Wenxiang.

Jiu Shuai was beating the drum desperately in his heart, he finally understood the determination of the eldest brother, the eldest brother was willing to launch the assassination of Ma Xinyi in advance, and chose to be at such a time node, so the only intention was to deter everyone present.

Sure enough, after listening to the soldier's report, Zeng Guofan was furious, and he slammed the table: "Is there any royal law here? Is there any heavenly reason for this? Put the assassin in prison and interrogate him strictly......

"Hey...... I wanted to be good and ask Governor Ma's opinion later, but I didn't expect it...... Well, who still has an opinion? Can this Jiangnan ban be worked......

Everyone who was frightened by the long voice of the inquiry was silent, they crossed their horseshoe sleeves left and right, and then bowed down and fell to the ground: "Obey the commander's order! The military order is like a mountain, and the subordinates dare not obey it!"

The old peasant walked in again, he gently supported Zeng Guofan and said with a smile, "It's been two hours of discussion, the big man is also tired, and the adults are also hungry, didn't the big man say that he will give a banquet? If you don't have a banquet, the wine will be cold......

"Hahaha...... Blame me, blame me, that's it for today, I'll go down and change my clothes, you guys start the feast and drink, and today will be a feast for me to see me off......"

The old farmer walked out of the back door by supporting the big handsome man around the white tiger screen, while the ninth handsome Zeng Guoquan chased after him quickly, and supported the eldest brother with the old farmer left and right.

"Big brother, why didn't you tell me about this today...... Before Zeng Guoquan could finish complaining, he saw Zeng Guofan's face suddenly turn red, only to hear a pop A bloody arrow spurted out of his mouth, and then he coughed violently.

"Big brother......" Zeng Guoquan subconsciously wanted to shout, but the old farmer covered Jiu Shuai's mouth, "Silence! Don't make trouble, you don't want to let Da Shuai's hard work go to waste, right?

Zeng Guoquan's tears rushed out at once, he stomped his feet and gritted his teeth at Dongfang and roared, "Xiao Letian! Xiao Letian! You damn bastard killed my eldest brother! If you can't win this battle, I'll go in with you with a white knife and a red knife...... Big brother, I feel so sorry!"

In the afternoon of the same day, the Jiangning City Marshal's Mansion issued an emergency telegram to all parts of the Jiangnan region, including all fields, real estate, factories, and workshops in the entire Jiangnan area...... and other bulk property transfer transactions, which were urgently suspended for two months.

The property of the Chinese in the Jiangnan area was finally temporarily protected, and the foreigners in Shanghai were in an uproar when they heard the news.

"Despicable! What a despicable Chinese! This is a shameless interference in the free market economy! We want to protest!"