"Aren't you saying it's a mess?" Zeng Guofan twisted his beard and said, "Zhu Xueqin quarreled with him for a few words, and was drunk by Prince Gong, the emperor was a little unhappy, so that the big guys knelt down, I was lazy to go to the military aircraft to discuss, and this is out of the garden." Zeng Guofan is not young, and his body is also a little tired, "I am very lazy now, everything is discussed by them, I can just agree, and when things are about the same in the north, I should also rest." ”

"Lord Zhongtang is in the prime of life," Rong Lu said with a smile, "why talk about rest, and look at Lord Cézanne, who is still so diligent in government affairs." ”

"He still has something to ask for, I have nothing else to ask for," Zeng Guofan smiled, "When the civil official reaches my position, he is already at the peak, so why should I rush to do things and offend others?" It's not worth it. ”

"What do you mean?" Rong Lu asked, "You haven't said anything about yourself." ”

"Old man?" Zeng Guofan said, "Zhonghua, in fact, the way of government, there is no black and white reason," he put his heart into his heart at this old subordinate of his past, and explained his way of being an official one by one, "And explain the dispute between Donglin and the eunuchs, you say that these two, Donglin is a gentleman, and the eunuchs are villains?" Not necessarily, the eunuch party's proposition is by no means a policy to bring disaster to the country and the people, and Donglin's political views are not all about the right way to govern the country. As long as he adheres to his own ideas and political views, he is worthy of admiration, let's say Li Baoding, although he is against the new policy of foreign affairs, no one can help but admire him, adhere to his own opinions, do not follow the crowd, just look at who has entered the foreign affairs over the years? Most of the grass on the wall. ”

Zeng Guofan stood up and began to pace with his hands in his hands. "The DPRK and China naturally want to be safe, everything is stable, and everything is stable, and all industries are prosperous, and if there is a continuous war, it will not benefit the country. We are all flat and long-haired, and we used to be a place of ointment in the south of the Yangtze River. If it was ruined like that, our military spending was almost gone, and it was the household department that changed the way to take out the money, which sold tens of thousands of military spending. Now, in fact, the two sides have already made a very bold move to send troops, Xinjiang and Uriya Sutai, or Heilongjiang, and the Russians have made a small move, which is harmless. After all, it is a border land, and it is not a rich place, and it is sparsely populated, so there will be no reduction in the number of people. Taking advantage of the reason why the herdsmen were killed, and the Russians moved their hands, weighing and seeing, how much each other was pounded, such a small range of actions is very good. ”

"It's just too much." Zeng Guofan tilted his head and looked at the calligraphy and paintings on the wall. "If there is a big fight, not only will it attract foreign criticism, but it will also affect Sino-foreign trade - Bao Jun said that Xinjiang will go west with 40 percent less goods than before. And this expedition, for what? In the past, the counterinsurgency was for the sake of territorial integrity, but it could be confronted by Russia, what benefits did it have? Now I look. Of course, in the long run, if the vassals are separated from the border between Russia and China, there will be a buffer. This account, calculated here, is not a loss. ”

"It's just that people will only count the face account and the money and grain account, and nothing else will be counted, and the declaration of war will be used, that is, the silver like the sea will be used, and the household department will collect so much silver, more here, less in other places, and other things will be delayed, so the old man is not in favor of declaring war and making a big move," Zeng Guofan sat down and said to Rong Lu, Rong Lu thought thoughtfully, "Also, after the declaration of war, how to deal with it?" An expedition or a war of words? How to send troops? How do I transfer? Who does the boss send? All of this has to be planned before it can be announced, and it is far from being something that can be done overnight. ”

"What does the emperor mean? I'm afraid I'm going to do it too, right? ”

"Yes, the emperor is young and vigorous, I'm afraid he can't stand Russia's actions," Zeng Guofan frowned slightly, and then dispersed, "The emperor is brave, this is the luck of the dynasty, not like Emperor Wenzong." ”……

"The Russians actually harassed the land of Longxing in Manchuria," Li Ciming said to Weng Tongyong, "This matter cannot be resigned, the center has to make a big move, at least it will not be wronged on the surface, it must protest, and then declare war." ”

"I thought that you were just like Scholar Xu, and you would just let the Prime Minister's Yamen come forward to negotiate."

"No, in today's world, anyone who cares can see it clearly," Li Ciming shook his head, "Why did the British drive straight in the past and let China cede land and pay compensation?" Soldiers' ships are strong! In the West, there is also a monarch: "The truth is only within the range of the cannon", although these words are contrary to the morality of the saints, but they are not unreasonable, if China is far stronger than Britain, then it should be us who will come to the British capital. If the armament is not repaired and the military is not strong, even if the Prime Minister's Yamen negotiates with the foreigners, it is useless. In everything, no matter who sees a foreigner, his legs and feet are weak, and his heart is timid, what beautiful errand can he do? Li Ciming was dismissive, "It's all wine bags and rice bags!" ”

Li Ciming's celebrity style can be seen at a glance, Weng Tongyi just smiled and didn't speak, Li Ciming continued, "No matter what happens on the outside, it is inevitable to increase efforts inside, how can these Russians be so stupid and go to Jilin to make trouble, in this way, probably no one dares to interfere and oppose it openly, unless he is willing to wear a hat that is not afraid of the loss of Longxing!" ”

"Boss, this is our chance," Li Ciming had a dry mouth, took a sip of tea, and smiled at Weng Tong.

"Where did you start with that?"

"The party in the DPRK is powerful, and the righteous people are not good, and the gentleman is worried about it. Now there are variables - at least we will not suffer any more losses, it has become the emperor's credit, if we lose, naturally Prince Gong, the emperor's uncle and the iron hat prince, will bear it," Li Ciming squinted his eyes and said slowly, "Li Zhongtang's temperament, the students know, never fake colors to foreigners, and hate it, this is the same as the emperor, my lord, you are Jane in the emperor's heart, the so-called inappropriate family does not know the high cost of oil and salt, then we, and we don't need to raise money as a messenger to transport grain and grass, jump up and ask for a big fight." , what does it matter? ”

"Reasonable," Weng Tonggong said approvingly, and at this time Sura came to report, "I will call Daqi tomorrow afternoon." Weng Tongyi asked Sura to step back and smiled at Li Ciming, "Then, tomorrow we will do what you want." (To be continued.) )