Chapter 393 Xianfeng: Who is loyal and who is traitorous? Hong Xiuquan: I have rebelled again! (Please order and vote)
In the Old Summer Palace, surrounded by mountains and rivers, it was a quiet place.
Zuo Zongtang followed Zeng Jialin as he walked through the rocky paths. There were eunuchs and maids walking silently everywhere. However, Zuo Zongtang no longer had the excitement and novelty he felt when he first entered the Old Summer Palace. He just covered his head and looked worried. On the way.
Yes, it’s just a lot of worries!
He had received a secret report from Luo Yaoguo, and knew that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had become the Taiping Republic, and that the Kingdom of the Heavenly Father had become a country of citizens in which "the great road is pursued, and the world is for the common good."
This is of course a great thing, but the problem is that this great thing happened when Zuo Zongtang was in Beijing, which is a bit deceptive.
But now there are only two ways in front of Zuo Zongtang. One is to take the Thirty-six Strategies first, and immediately, immediately, escape from Beijing, escape to Dagukou, Tianjin, and take the fastest ship to go south.
At first glance, this route seems to be the most stable, but the problem is that it is several hundred miles from Beijing to Dagukou, Tianjin. No matter how fast Zuo Zongtang runs, it will take him a day or two, right? And there is Prince Gong, a minister of Beiyang, in Tianjin. Watch!
This Jaap Liu is close to the foreigners. He is very well-informed. He may have already known about Luo Xueyan's defection. If he finds out that Zuo Zongtang has arrived again, why not arrest him immediately?
The second is to find a way to deceive the emperor and fool Xianfeng, and then swagger south to Zhejiang to become governor.
If he can resign and leave the capital, Prince Gong will certainly not stop him, and he can still become the governor of Zhejiang. When he returns, he may be able to take several prefectures in Zhejiang to support the Republic of China.
But the question is, is Xianfeng really that easy to fool?
After much thought, Zuo Zongtang gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, and immediately wrote a letter accusing Luo Xueyan and personally delivered it to the Old Summer Palace.
After Xianfeng received the secret document from Zuo Zongtang, he immediately asked Zeng Jialin to come out and take him to an audience.
I don’t know how long we walked, but even Zuo Zongtang began to admire Zeng Guofan’s cheap father’s strong body. Only then did he arrive in front of a Western fountain.
Zuo Zongtang looked up and saw an extremely exquisite Western-style building, which was Haiyan Hall.
We will meet Emperor Xianfeng soon!
At this time, Zeng Jialinshu turned back to Zuo Zongtang and said, "Sir Zuo, please wait a moment. I will report to you right now."
"Thank you." Zuo Zongtang said as he took out a folded piece of paper from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Zeng Jialin.
Zeng Jialin knew without even looking at the book that this must be the "butt-wiping paper" produced by "HSBC Bank" or "Rishengchang". He quickly put it away, then turned around and walked into Haiyan Hall.
Inside Haiyan Hall.
Xianfeng sat there with a livid face and said nothing. Duanhua, Sushun, Senggelinqin, and Shengbao knelt on the ground in fear. The eunuchs and maids who served Xianfeng were all silent. Zeng Jialin immediately knelt in front of Xianfeng, and before he opened his mouth to inform Xianfeng, He gritted his teeth and said in as gentle a tone as possible: "Go and bring Zuo Zongtang in for me."
"twitter!"
Zeng Jialin responded in reply, stood up and left.
Then Sushun said: "Your Majesty, this Zuo Zongtang probably wears the same pants as Luo Xueyan!"
Shengbao immediately suggested: "Your Majesty, take down this man named Zuo!"
Xianfeng glanced at Shengbao: "Get it? If Zuo Zongtang stays in Ningbo, who will own Shaoxing's army? Without Zuo Zongtang's Nanyang New Army, can Zhejiang still stay on the territory of the Qing Dynasty? Zhejiang If it disappears, can Fujian and Guangdong be saved? Half of the country will be saved!"
Shengbao immediately fell to the ground and did not dare to say a word.
The atmosphere in the study suddenly became gloomy to the extreme. Duan Hua, Su Shun, and Seng Gelinqin were all lying there, not daring to make a fuss.
After a while, Zuo Zongtang finally walked in hurriedly. As soon as he entered the room, he knelt down to Xianfeng, and then said loudly in a crying voice: "Your Majesty, I really didn't know that Luo Xueyan would rebel against me and leave. When we were in Shanghai, everything was fine, but for some reason, things suddenly changed!"
As he spoke, he took out a large bulging purse and raised his hands above his head: "Your Majesty, this is the money Luo Xueyan brought to Beijing to help him run an official career. There are a total of 1.5 million silver dollars, all of which belong to HSBC Bank." I have already spent 660,000 yuan in banknotes, and there are more than 800,000 yuan left, and they are all here!"
When Xianfeng heard that there were more than 800,000 silver dollars, his expression immediately softened a lot.
He thought to himself: "Luo Xueyan probably didn't expect that things would come to this point, right? Otherwise, he wouldn't have let Zuo Zongtang come to Beijing with so much money to run for office, a total of more than one million!"
Thinking of this, Xianfeng asked Zuo Zongtang: "Zuo Zongtang, I ask you, what are you going to do now? Should you stay in Beijing or return to Zhejiang?"
"Your Majesty, I am already the governor of Zhejiang, and I have the responsibility to defend the territory. Moreover, I have more than 10,000 foreign gun troops in Ningbo and Shaoxing! They are all Hunan troops that I pulled together. If I don't go back, they are very likely to Was attracted by Luo Xueyan."
Zuo Zongtang replied thoughtfully.
"Hmph," Xianfeng snorted, "won't you be attracted by Luo Xueyan?"
Zuo Zongtang shivered, his forehead pressed against the ground and said: "Your Majesty, I have something to say, I don't know whether to say it or not."
"Say!" Xianfeng said.
"I feel that Luo Xueyan fell in love with Changmao out of necessity."
"Zuo Zongtang, how dare you defend the traitor!"
"Zuo Zongtang, do you dare to collude with a thief?"
Before Zuo Zongtang finished speaking, Duanhua and Shengbao started yelling.
However, Sushun and Senggelinqin didn't even look at each other.
"Sushun, what do you think?" Xianfeng put the question to Sushun first.
Sushun said: "Your Majesty, the foreigners probably don't support him turning to the long-haired ones. At least the British and French don't support him!"
"Oh?" Xianfeng looked at Sushun.
Sushun said: "The biggest thing Britain and France want from Luo Xueyan and the Qing Dynasty is that the Qing Dynasty declares war on Russia and sends troops to help Britain and France attack several Russian fortresses in the northeast. Luo Xueyan originally agreed. , and also plans to send the Nanyang New Army to join the war."
"Really?" Xianfeng's pockmarked face showed a puzzled expression.
"Your Majesty, it's true," Zuo Zongtang said loudly, "Luo Xueyan also handed over the task of leading the troops to the expedition! I didn't expect it."
Xianfeng turned his attention to Seng Gelinqin again: "Seng Gelinqin, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty," Seng Gelinqin said, "Now the heavenly soldiers of the imperial court can't even reach Shanghai. Shanghai is an enclave surrounded by Changmao on three sides! He may have planned it for a long time, or he may have been tricked by his subordinates. He is coerced and forced to do so, but no matter what, the imperial army cannot defeat him. And he still has more than 20,000 new troops in his hands!"
Xianfeng frowned: "His new army monk Gelin Qin, what do you mean?"
"Your Majesty, what I mean is that we can't attack Shanghai, and it's best not to let Shanghai's more than 20,000 new troops come out to attack us!"
"The prince is right!" Zuo Zongtang secretly cast a grateful look at the monk prince - this money is not in vain!
"Zuo Zongtang, what do you mean?" Xianfeng asked.
"Your Majesty, Luo Xueyan was a vassal town in the Qing Dynasty, and he was also a vassal town when he came to Changmao, and he is also the emperor's brother-in-law!" Zuo Zongtang reminded, "It doesn't matter which side he is on in name! The current The key is not to let more feudal towns fall to the hairy republic!"
Xianfeng's little eyes narrowed, and he reached out and picked up a secret document on the desk that Prince Gong sent from Tianjin on a six-hundred-mile rush.
"Okay! I will be able to tell who is loyal and who is traitorous." Xianfeng glanced at An Dehai and motioned for the latter to bring the banknotes Zuo Zongtang presented - he is short of money now!
Then he said to Zuo Zongtang: "Zuo Zongtang, you stay in Beijing for a while. I still have important matters to discuss with you, Zeng Jiaguofan, and Li Hongzhang. After we have discussed it, you can go back and become the governor of Zhejiang."
Is there another big thing? What big thing?
Although Zuo Zongtang was murmuring in his heart, he still respectfully accepted the order.
Tianjing, Golden Dragon City, Sun Palace.
Hong Rengan, who had just been named King Qian, was kneeling in a side hall of the Sun Palace, staring at a brand new tablet.
This tablet is engraved with the seven characters "Mary, the Virgin Mother".
Why is this still offering sacrifices to the Holy Mother?
When Hong Rengan was confused, Hong Xiuquan, who was pacing in the side hall, suddenly spoke: "The Virgin Mary is also my biological mother in heaven!"
yes!
Hong Rengan remembered that Hong Xiuquan and Ji Du were both direct sons of Heavenly Father!
In other words, their mother in heaven is the Virgin Mary.
Hong Xiuquan then said: "Kan, the Holy Mother of God supports me. She even sent her disciples to earth. Now they have arrived in Tianjing. They also brought the Langnokis gun, a magic weapon that can send that fallen angel to hell. Then But it’s a magic weapon that can kill even Ji Du!”
There was a "buzz" in Hong Rengan's mind, and he already understood.
Hong Xiuquan wants to rebel again!
Chapter completed!