34. How to determine the turmoil (2)
Chonghou gritted his teeth, didn't sit down, lifted the hem of his official uniform, knelt down in the dust, and hung his hands beside him, "My lord, now Tianjin is in danger, and the foreigners are about to fight again, this hard-won situation, I am afraid that it will be destroyed in the war, I have no regret to die, but it is just that the great politics of the imperial court have been ruined, and the face of the Celestial Empire has been ruined, and it is difficult to escape the blame!" Please quickly suppress the rebellious people and appease the hearts of the countries of Tianjin! ”
After speaking, he kowtowed on the bluestone slab, Zeng Guofan hurriedly asked Liu Rong to help him up, "What do you mean by making such a big gift?" Do you think the old man is slacking off? ”
Chonghou knelt on the ground and refused to get up, Zeng Guofan shook his head and no longer forced, "Lord Wanyan," Chonghou is Wanyan, "This is easy to arrest people, calm the people's anger, both Chinese and foreign are satisfied, and it is even more difficult, do you think that the old man can settle the matter by sending an army to arrest a few people?" You have to think deeper. ”
Zeng Guofan leaned on the Taishi chair, smoking a pipe, thoughtfully, "Here in Tianjin, the affairs of foreigners are nothing!" Why is it that just for these things of child abduction and trafficking, it is involved in foreigners, and there is such a big turmoil, the old man asks you, in addition to these people who open factories and engage in shipping in Tianjin, who else are there in Tianjin, and which people are in this place? ”
"This," Chonghou suddenly felt bright, "Xia Guan knows. ”
"The old man is sure that these things can't be separated from those people," Zeng Guofan spat out a puff of cigarette, his eyes were confused, "Since you know, then I don't need to say it, although the old man has the power of the minister, but he doesn't dare to move, since you have such a face," Chonghou's face turned white, "The old man also knows, you must not dare, now there are only two people who dare to do it, the old man can be a thug, but he doesn't want to be cunning and kill the lackey, so, the old man is waiting for an opportunity," Zeng Guofan knocked his pipe on the bluestone slab, "The matter here, the old man has already made a break, it depends on the decision of Beijing, if the center refuses, then I will just watch, the horizontal and vertical big deal is that the foreign warship is coming, I will open a vacancy, and go home to retire." ”
Chonghou walked out of the governor's line tremblingly, and the master outside looked at Chonghou's bad face, and hurriedly asked, "Is the governor still standing still?" We can't put it off any longer. ”
"Immortals fight, mortals suffer, immortals fight, mortals suffer." Chonghou muttered a few words, "No wonder the official said that this matter in Tianjin, how does it seem that it is adding fuel to the fire, it is getting hotter and hotter, and these people are making trouble!" Chonghou shuddered, "No wonder, hurry up," Chonghou took the master's hand, "You arrange to touch the standard, you need to patrol the city every day, you must not make any more trouble, if there is a mob headed by something," Chonghou gritted his teeth, "all arrested." ”
"I'm afraid I'm afraid that the people will make trouble." The master said worriedly.
"That? Ay! Chonghou stomped his feet, "Then secretly write it down first, it is those people who are stirring up trouble," Chonghou's face showed murderous aura, supervising one place, holding the power of Tianjin, and in this important foreign town, don't look at him in front of the emperor, groveling in front of Zeng Guofan, but the spirit of the feudal officials is the same in Tianjin, "If you dare to spoil my future, then don't blame me for embarrassing people, I can't move, doglegs, see one and destroy the other, in Tianjin, you have to make them look good!" (To be continued......)