Guan Zhuofan smiled and said: "This, Yun Xian knows best-Yun Xian, you can tell everyone about it!" The relationship between Tao and Zuo is also quite related to the salt affairs we are going to discuss today! ”

"Yes," Guo Songtao replied, "follow the instructions of the two princes." ”

After thinking about it for a while, he groaned and said, "Well, that was the sixteenth year of Daoguang. ”

After Ji Gaoxiang tried the Chinese style, the science and technology movement has been stumbling, and finally he put all his energy into the knowledge that has been applied to the world. Fortunately-" Guo Songtao smiled slightly, "I mean, Ji Gaoke's luck is not good, and he has failed many times, but the country is lucky, otherwise, there may not be 'two Simas in the Western Han Dynasty, and one Wolong in Nanyang's economy'." ”

"The article is two Simas in the Western Han Dynasty, and one Wolong in Nanyang", which is Zuo Zongtang's self-promise, he calls himself "Jinliang", and calls himself "Zhuge Liang in this world".

"In the sixteenth year of Daoguang," Guo Songtao said slowly, "Ji Gao fell for the second time and returned to Hunan to serve as the head of Liling Lujiang Academy. Soon, after Tao Wenyi's Jiangxi army parade, he returned to his native province of Anhua, Hunan, and passed through Liling on the way. At that time, in the main hall of Liling County, Yang Fu Ji wrote a pair of couplets and hung them in Tao Wenyi's mansion. ”

"As soon as Tao Wenyi entered the mansion, he was attracted by this couplet."

Xu Geng was anxious and asked, "Yun Weng, what is written?" ”

Guo Songtao chanted in a man's voice: "The Spring Palace is calm, the Twenty-year-old Mountain Initiation Stone flows day and night in the river, and the children of Bazhou are looking forward to returning. ”

Cao Yuying stared slightly and praised: "Good! It should be the previous year, the fifteenth year of Daoguang, Tao Wenyi entered Beijing to see His Majesty, and Emperor Xuanzongcheng was gentle. Give the 'Initiation Stone House' plaque. Glory for a while. This one. It's in the upper link; Xialian, well, Tao Kan, the great-ancestor of Jin Tao Qian, is in charge of the military of Bazhou, and Mr. Jingjie is Tao Wenyi's distant ancestor. The lintel shines! Well, really good! ”

Tao Qian, that is, Tao Yuanming, is known as "Mr. Jingjie". As for whether he is Tao Shu's distant ancestor, hehe, then no one knows.

Guo Songtao smiled and said: "If Tao Wenyi is alive, he should also be a confidant!" ”

After a pause, he said: "Tao Wenyi is greatly appreciated by this couplet, and he must see it." Who is the hand of this rafter-like pen? ”

"At first sight. is really as white as new, and the cover is as old as ever, Tao Wenyi immediately cited Zuo Jigao as a confidant! ”

"One old and one young, competing for a long time at night, I don't know that the rooster sings white, and the sky knows. For this reason, Tao Wenyi also stayed in Liling for one more day. ”

"Two years later, in the eighteenth year of Daoguang, Ji Gao tried to fall for the third time, and finally completely gave up the idea of entering the field, and went to Liangjiang to Tao Wenyi's shogunate as promised."

"When we meet again, Tao Wenyi invited Ji Gao to take a seat, how could Ji Gao agree? Tao Wenyi said, 'The virtuous brother should sit in this position, and he will be above me in the future.' ’”

Everyone was slightly moved, and King Gong sighed and said: "The demeanor of the sages is admirable!" ”

After that, he smiled slightly and said, "Tao Yunting's words are about to come true today. ”

Guo Songtao said with a smile: "What the prince said is true. ”

After a pause, he said: "It was this time that Tao Wenyi asked to marry Ji Gao's eldest daughter Shen Juan for his youngest son Shaoyun. At that time, Shaoyun was only seven years old, and Shen Juan was still one year younger than Shaoyun. ”

Tao Shaoyun, "Shaoyun" as the number, name; Zuo Shenjuan, "Shenjuan" is the word, and her name is Xiaoyu.

"Tao Wenyi's heirs are very difficult, although there are many children, among the men, only Shaoyun will be raised, and the rest are all daughters. Therefore, Shaoyun is not only a young son, but also an only son. ”

After a pause, Guo Songtao continued: "Therefore, Tao Wenyi's marriage to Shenjuan for Shaoyun is not only to achieve the good of Qin and Jin of Tao and Zuo's second clan, but also to support Gu - at that time, Tao Wenyi was already over the age of six, Ji Gao was only twenty-seven years old, and he was only a staff member of the governor of Liangjiang. ”

Wen Xiang sighed: "Tao Wenyi has a good eye! Zuo Jigao's life's achievements all started from this stormy meeting! ”

Xu Geng said: "What Bochuan said is true! ”

Then turning his head, Guo Songtao smiled and said: "Zuo Jigao's eight characters must be so good that there will be nobles to help him in his life-Tao Wenyi in the front, and Guo Yunxian in the back!" ”

Guo Songtao shook his head and said abruptly: "Where am I a nobleman?" ”

Xu Gengshen thought of the grievances and entanglements between Guo Songtao and Zuo Zongtang, and couldn't help but secretly regret it, and hurriedly said to him: "Yun Weng, I heard that Zuo Jigao arrived at the Yamen of the Governor of Liangjiang, and after Tao Wenyi met Zuo Jigao, he put him in the mansion for two months without adding a word, so as to test Zuo Jigao's open-mindedness, what is it?" Zuo Jigao finally couldn't bear it, brushed his sleeves away, Tao Wenyi got the report, 'Xiao He chased Han Xin', he didn't wear his socks well, and chased out of the gate with one bare foot - but is there such a thing? ”

Guo Songtao laughed: "Qi Dongyeyu, how can there be such a thing?" ”

After a pause, he shook his head and said, "Where would Tao Wenyi do such a boring thing?" Isn't that untrustworthy to your own vision? Besides, with Ji Gao's sharpness, temper, and vision, how can he tolerate others teasing him like this? Even if he is Tao Wenyi! ”

Xu Gengshen said with a smile: "Fortunately, I am relieved!" Please continue! ”

Guo Songtao continued: "In the second year, that is, the nineteenth year of Daoguang, Tao Wenyi became vacant in Liangjiang. Ji Gao lived up to the trust of his old friend, went to Anhua Xiaoyan Tao Mansion, and did his best to teach Shaoyun for eight years. The Tao Mansion has a very rich collection of books, astronomical opinions, and all-encompassing, Ji Gao himself, also in the Tao Mansion, has been reading books for another eight years in a solid manner, which can be regarded as the situation of his self-proclaimed 'reading through 10,000 volumes, and the gods are handed over to the ancients'. ”

After a pause, he said: "After that, Ji Gao went to Anhua and went to Changsha, but Shaoyun was always with him. ”

Cao Yuying sighed: "A promise is unswerving, unswerving, and truly has the style of an ancient sage!" Well, Zuo Jigao knows about salt affairs, and it turns out that this is where it comes from. He is the curtain of the two rivers, although the time is not too long, but with Zuo Jigao's talent, Tao and Zuo intersect so deeply, it is enough for him to understand the past and the future. ”

Guo Songtao nodded and said, "That's right." ”

After speaking, he looked at Guan Zhuofan and King Gong, bowed his head slightly, and signaled: "My words have been finished." ”

Guan Zhuofan coughed lightly and said, "I am like the Sect of Yun Immortals, write a letter to Zuo Jigao for advice. Zuo Jigao's reply was very interesting, and he said at the beginning that the words in the letter were not for outsiders, so-"

Guan Zhuofan arched his hand: "Sixth brother, everyone, if you say anything below, you can hide it for me." ”

Everyone naturally agreed, and they couldn't help but wonder in their hearts: What did Zuo Zongtang say that was "not enough for outsiders"?

*(To be continued......) R1292