"Shame!" Guan Zhuofan said, "In this matter, I will never dare to take the word 'hero', but if I say that I can change my mistakes, I can live in it." Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Hearing the words "knowing mistakes can be changed", Zeng Guofan's heart moved again, and he said slowly: "The prince is still too humble." ”

In any case, Guan Zhuofan's "self-blackening" somewhat diluted the tense atmosphere; At the same time, after some twists and turns, each other's bottom line has also been clear.

Guan Zhuofan's bottom line: The Hunan generals who stayed in Jiangning, those who did not have a serious career and had been a traitor, must return to their hometowns.

Zeng Guofan's bottom line has two points:

First, we must not "fail to distinguish between good and bad". Those who have never committed adultery should not be repatriated, and at least, those who have already had a serious career in Jiangning should not be repatriated.

Second, there can be no "forcible repatriation".

Prince Xuan also said that he would not be forcibly repatriated, but Zeng Guofan had deep doubts about his sincerity.

The Hunan generals who stayed in Jiangning were among the soldiers, who did not have a serious career and had been a traitor, must be the most troubled one, without strong means, where is there any way to send this hob meat out of the country politely?

Also, the water flows to the lower places, and the people go to the higher places, if Jiangning is poor and Hunan is prosperous, things are easier to do, but the fact is that Jiangning is prosperous and Hunan is poor, and it is even more difficult to sail against the current.

Anyway, Zeng Guofan couldn't think of this method himself.

However, he must insist that "he cannot be forcibly repatriated", otherwise, there will definitely be a big mess! He knew this better than anyone else, no matter which party he was fighting for—the imperial court, the Hunan family, himself, and even Prince Xuan, he had to adhere to this article.

Zeng Guofan can no longer abide by his "ten thousand words, it is better to be silent".

He decided, to be more proactive and honest.

said, "The prince is still too humble", after a pause, Zeng Guofan said in an apologetic tone: "The conversation told me to stay away!" The prince just said, 'It is neither forcibly repatriated, nor is it not a failure to distinguish between good and bad' -- the emperor's kindness is deep and generous, and the prince is magnanimous, I want to thank the Hunan generals who stayed in Jiangning for the generosity of the imperial court-"

As he spoke, he bowed slightly.

It's called "knocking on bricks".

Guan Zhuofan smiled and waved his hand.

"But," Zeng continued, "how should we handle it in order to be able to do it all?" Forgive me for being stupid, and having no clue, this ...... I also want to ask the prince to admonish. ”

"Di Weng is polite," Guan Zhuofan said, "I'll tell me my method, let's consider it together and discuss it!" -- I don't dare to be self-conscious, everything depends on the cleaner. ”

"Don't dare, don't dare!" Zeng Guofan felt slightly embarrassed, "The prince said so, I can't afford it!" ”

After a slight pause, "Please ask the prince to make it clear." ”

He didn't realize that his "don't dare", followed by Guan Zhuofan's "don't dare", seemed to endorse Guan Zhuofan's "don't dare".

"I think," Guan Zhuofan said, "After Jiang Ning's recovery, if you don't think about the aftermath and recovery, the dismissed Hunan army generals will naturally return to their hometowns, and there will be no difficulties during this period, right?" ”

"Not bad."

"The difficulty now is because the eunuch bag is empty, so the hometown is timid-I don't know if I'm right?"

Zeng Guofan was slightly stunned, and then nodded heavily: "That's right!" The four words of the prince's 'hometown timidity', although euphemistic, are the real 'comments'! ”

After a pause, "If you can return to your hometown, where is anyone willing to live in a foreign land?" But ......"

Speaking of this, he shook his head slightly, "After all, it's still me who started it...... Alas! ”

He let out a long sigh, his expression gloomy, and stopped talking.

"Why should you blame yourself?" Guan Zhuofan said, "Hunan generals will stay in Jiangning, in fact, it is an excellent arrangement for the host and guest, those who stay in Jiangning, if they are diligent and earnest, and on the other hand, they live within their means, accumulate grain to prevent hunger, today's day, where will there be a bad time?" ”

After a pause, "Actually, there are not a few who have a good life; Those who have a bad life, who end up in the rivers and lakes, and even those who commit adultery, are all discouraged, idle, and spend all their days drinking and drinking, and finally sit and eat empty mountains -- how can this be blamed on the head of Di Weng? ”

Zeng Guofan was silent.

"However," Guan Zhuofan said, "although the poor people must have something to hate, and the situation of this group of people is really no one like others, but in the end, they have contributed to the imperial court, and now they are embarrassed and have no place to go, well, it can be regarded as pitiful!" ”

After a pause, "I'll make an inappropriate analogy -- the situation of this group of stragglers is quite similar to that of some banner men!" ”

"Banner Man?"

"Yes!"

Guan Zhuofan raised the index finger of his right hand, "First, there are merits on all of your bodies." The difference is that the merits of the banner people are earned by the ancestors for future generations; The merits of this group of people are earned by themselves. ”

Then, the middle finger also stood up, "Second, the situation is very embarrassing." The difference is that the banner man is not allowed by the imperial court to make his own business, but this group of people is not angry, and they sit and eat empty; Also, no matter how embarrassed the situation of the banner people is, they don't dare to be a traitor casually, and this group of people doesn't have so many scruples. ”

After a pause, "After all, the credit is earned by licking the blood from the head of the knife, and many things are taken for granted." ”

This "of course", Zeng Guofan sounded very harsh, but he couldn't help but admit that this was indeed the true psychology of many stragglers in the Hunan army who were traitors and criminals, so he nodded silently.

"Third," Guan Zhuofan's ring finger was also raised, "all of them are a little ashamed." The person who is relied on by the flag man is naturally the identity of the flag man; The people of this group of people are the red top and the blue top on their heads, and at the worst of all, they also have a crystal top and a plain gold top -- this point, like the first point, is actually the same as the inside and the outside. ”

Zeng Guofan's eyes jumped, and then he sighed and said, "The prince is to the point!" Especially this third point - to tell the truth, the difficulty of things is here! ”

It is said that it is a "straggler", but in fact, almost everyone in this group of Hunan troops who have been laid off and "embarrassed and have no place to return" has a meritorious name on their bodies and a crown on their heads.

A coral top, commonly known as a bright red top; The second grade of flowering coral top, commonly known as dark red top; Sanpin sapphire top, commonly known as bright blue top; Four-grade lapis lazuli top, commonly known as dark blue top; Five-grade crystal top; Six-grade clams top; Seven pins of prime gold tops.

The Hunan army fought a hundred battles and pacified Hongyang, and after the first battle, as long as they did not die, there was a chance that they would be able to enter the "insurance case". After more than ten years, there are not a few who have accumulated merit to the rank of admiral from the first grade, and wear a bright red top; The dark red tops, bright blue tops, and dark blue tops that are waiting for the next are even more like crucian carp crossing the river, and there are countless of them.

However, whether it is the rank of commander or the rank of commander, it is just a fictitious title, if it can't make up for the real shortage, it is even if it wears a bright red top, it is only a fictitious appearance, and it can't bring the real benefits of a penny.

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