It turned out that Zeng Guofan was surrounded by a group of young men, each with a red cloth wrapped around their heads and a red belt tied around their waist.
A bright machete was inserted into the belt. His clothes and clothes were in a mess. All of them were barefoot and straw shoes. Their faces were covered in smoke and dust.
Dust. Although they all had smiles on their faces, in Zeng Guofan's eyes, their smiles were full of murderous intent. He secretly complained in his heart.
Die: Isn't this the Long Hair that I've heard people talk about all the time? Enemies were bound to meet on a narrow road. How could they meet here?
A man with a yellow cloth headscarf came over and patted Zeng Guofan's shoulder heavily. He said in Guangxi Mandarin,
"Buddy, help us copy a few notices!”
Zeng Guofan was stunned and did not know how to answer. This was probably their leader, Commander Wei. The Man Wrapped in Yellow Cloth
He continued,"Don't be afraid! You're a scholar. We like you the most. If you are willing to submit to us, you will have food and clothing, and no war.
If you want to fight, when our Heavenly King sits on the throne in the future, how about giving you a high official?”
The man said as he stared at Zeng Guofan. They were indeed a bunch of hairy men! Zeng Guofan quickly calmed down.
He was thinking of a countermeasure. Seeing that he was silent, the person wrapped in yellow cloth said,"If you don't want to, we'll let you go after you help us copy the notice.
Go."
Zeng Guofan thought that he couldn't get away for a while, so he said to Jing Qi,"Wait for Kangfu here. If he's not back yet, go and look for him.
It's me."
Jing Qi felt troubled,'If he really didn't come back, where can I find him? He might as well follow them now.
I'll go with you! He could take care of him in times of emergency. After Kangfu came, he would trouble the boss to tell him!”
The one wrapped in yellow cloth said loudly,"Good! Let's go together, let's go together."
As he spoke, he commanded his soldiers to escort Zeng Guofan and his servant away.
Zeng Guofan's heart was in turmoil. Where to? What kind of copy?
Notice? If others found out, wouldn't they be working for the rebels? Who can explain the whole story for you? She thought,
His feet involuntarily moved forward. Looking at the direction, he was walking towards Changsha, getting further and further away from Xiangxiang. is coming
When it was dark, the soldiers took them to a village.
The people in the village had already left. The soldiers placed them in a better tile-roofed house. After a while, a fifteen or sixteen
A 12-year-old boy soldier brought in a big bowl of steaming hot dog meat and placed it on the table, along with two pairs of chopsticks. The little guy's face was covered in sweat
They mixed together and said happily,"You guys are really lucky to have beaten up a few fat dogs just now. Wei Zuchang said,"Give preferential treatment to teaching first."
Sheng, you asked me to send two bowls over. Eat them while they're hot! Unfortunately, there's no wine." Zeng Guofan was disgusted by the smell of dog meat, let alone Yan.
Eating dog meat on a hot day was a big taboo for Hunan people. He frowned and shook his head. Jing Qi said to the child soldier,"Little brother, we don't
Eat dog meat, you can eat it! Please get us two bowls of rice and some dishes.”
When the child soldier heard this, he jumped up happily."If you don't eat such good food, then I won't be polite.”
Not long after the little guy left, he brought two bowls of rice and took out a dozen green chilies from his pocket. He said,"Old sir, rice.
I got two bowls, but I really couldn't find any dishes. I heard that Hunan people like to eat chili, so I specially picked these from the vegetable garden for you.
It's good for dinner."
Zeng Guofan didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he looked at the green chilies that hadn't even been removed. There was neither salt nor soy sauce. How could he eat it? Lake
Southerners love to eat chili, but they don't have the ability to eat it raw! Helplessly, she could only eat a few mouthfuls of white rice and throw the bowl to the side.
The person with the yellow cloth came in with a piece of paper full of words in his hand. He sat down opposite Zeng Guofan and said,
"Old sir, are you full? Tonight, please make three copies.”With that, he unfolded the paper in his hand. Zeng Guofan wrote
When Deng Huo saw it, he was shocked and his heart thumped. If someone reported him for copying such a notice, he would be beheaded.
A clan? He stared, cold sweat breaking out on his forehead. Huang Baobu ignored them and shouted,""Skinny boy, take the paper.
And brush and ink! Add two large candles."
The boy soldier who delivered the dog meat just now came in with a few large white papers, two candles and a feather in his other hand.
There was a brush, an inkstone, and a piece of round ink on the inkstone. "Old mister, it's been hard on you tonight." After copying, tomorrow morning
Let you walk."
After the soldiers left, Zeng Guofan read the notice again and saw that it read:
The left assistant of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom led the general of the Central Army, East King Yang, and the right assistant of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom led the former general of the West King, Xiao Fengtian.
The crusade against the barbarians is full of praise for you, and I will listen to your words. You only think that the world belongs to God, not to Hu Krupp. Food and clothing are God's.
Food and clothing are not the food and clothing of Hu Krupp. Children and civilians are the children and civilians of God, not the children and civilians of Hu Krupp. From Manchuria
Poison, chaos in the celestial dynasty, and celestial dynasty with the six directions of the vast, nine continents of the population, a person who let him do whatever he wants, but not surprised, celestial dynasty can still be called a person.
What? The demon Hu burned the sky with flames, polluted the emperor with poison, spread the smell of blood all over the world, and the evil atmosphere was worse than that of the five Hu people. However, the people of the Heavenly Dynasty lowered their heads and bowed their heads.
The heart is willing to be a servant. Too much, there is no one in the court!
When Zeng Guofan read this, he was extremely angry. He slammed the table and scolded,"Nonsense!" Looking down, the denunciation was still very long.
There were more than a thousand words, but he didn't want to continue reading. He only glanced at the ending and saw that it was:
I will raise a righteous army to avenge God for deceiving heaven, and to relieve the suffering of the people for the Heavenly Dynasty. I will certainly eliminate the atmosphere of the Hu people and enjoy peace together.
Happy. If you obey the will of heaven, you will be rewarded generously, and if you violate the will of heaven, you will be killed. This is announced to the world, so that everyone knows.
"These damned thieves!”Zeng Guofan angrily pushed the notice aside and cursed again.
"Master, if only I could write. I'll make a few copies for them to report. You mustn't copy it." Jing Qi
After following Zeng Guofan for a long time, he could read some words, but he couldn't write.
"You can't copy it either! You won't be beheaded if you copy?" Zeng Guofan's eyes were filled with a fierce light that scared Jing Qi.
"Sir, if we don't copy, how are we going to escape tomorrow?”Jing Qi said with trepidation," Long Hair is capable of anything.
I heard that when they get angry, they will skin me alive.”
Zeng Guofan trembled. He closed his eyes and sat on the stool dejectedly.
"It seems that I can only pretend to be sick." After thinking for a long time, he finally made up his mind.
At this moment, the outside of the house suddenly became bright. Zeng Guofan saw dozens of long-haired men walking over with lanterns and torches, chattering.
She didn't know what to say. When they were about to reach the door, a person walked out from the torch. He stepped through the door and asked loudly,"
"Who is the teacher that Wei Yongfu brought?”
Wei Yongfu, the man wrapped in yellow cloth, quickly took a step forward and pointed at Zeng Guofan."This is the person." And turned around to face
Zeng Guofan said,"Old sir, our General Luo Dagang has come to see you."”
Zeng Guofan sat still and looked at Luo Dagang with disdain. He saw that Luo Dagang was about forty years old, with a rough black face and a strong body.
His head was wrapped in a yellow silk cloth, and he was wearing a green robe embroidered with red peony lake silk. A bright red wide silk belt was tied around his waist.
He wore the same pair of hemp sandals. Luo outline didn't care about Zeng Guofan's attitude. He sat down beside him and said in a loud voice,
He said,"Old sir, you must have worked hard on the road!" Brothers, don't be so polite. You've suffered.”
Zeng Guofan thought that Long Hair looked so heroic and spoke elegantly.
He didn't know how to answer, so he simply kept quiet. Luo Dagang looked at Zeng Guofan and said,""Old sir, I'll watch you.
You look like a learned scholar. Our Taiping Army lacks people like you. I'll recommend you to the king, and you'll do it
Our Liu Bowen and Yao Guangxiao!”
Zeng Guofan sneered in his heart. This long-haired General Luo probably picked up these two names from the stage. he tried
He checked how much goods Luo Da Gang had in his stomach and said,""Liu Ji assisted Zhu Hongwu in conquering the country, but Dao Yan is Zhu Di.
How could the two of them be called accomplices of his nephew's usurpation?”
Luo Da Liang laughed and said,"Old sir, you are too serious." Liu Bowen and Yao Guangxiao were both knowledgeable and resourceful.
How could a good strategist not be called a good strategist? As for whether his nephew or uncle would be the emperor, that was their Zhu family's own decision.
Why should others care about this matter? Fang Xiaoru is not worth imitating. I think Chengzu was also a wise master with great talent and bold vision.
It was a far-sighted decision. If you are interested in this, we can discuss it together in the future, but there is no time tonight.
It's over."
Zeng Guofan thought that it seemed that there were talents among Long Hair, and not all of them were bandits.
Seeing that Zeng Guofan was no longer speaking, Luo Dagang stood up and prepared to leave. Before he left, he said to Zeng Guofan,"I've wronged you, old man."
Make a few copies of the notice tonight, we'll need it tomorrow.”
"Our master is sick, so we can't copy tonight." Wang Jingqi quickly said.”
Luo Dagang reached out his hand and touched Zeng Guofan's forehead. As expected, it was hot. He instructed Wei Yongfu,"Since Old Sir
If he's sick, let him rest. Call a doctor over. I'll bring him to see the Heavenly King tomorrow. The old gentleman is knowledgeable, the heavenly king will certainly value him.
Use it."
As he spoke, he led the soldiers out the door. Zeng Guofan complained in his heart.
After a while, Wei Yongfu hurriedly walked in and said to Wang Jingqi with a straight face,""Give me that bundle you're carrying
Me!"
Zeng Guofan and Wang Jingqi were shocked. There wasn't much silver in the bag. What was important was a document from the imperial court.
Zeng Guofan's identity and official position were stated on the surface so that the counties along the way could receive him according to etiquette. Usually Zeng Guofan didn't take it out, he didn't want to pass
We'll alert the local governor. This was bad. If Long Hair knew his identity, he would never be able to escape. King Jing refused to make friends with him seven times,
However, things had happened in such a hurry that he could not even hide it now. Wei Yongfu didn't wait for Wang Jingqi to hand it over himself and pulled it off his body.
He left in a hurry. The master and servant were dumbfounded.
It turned out that among the Taiping Army that followed Luo Da Gang in, there was a Xiang Xiang soldier, Su Qingbao. More than ten years ago, Su Qingbao
He had met Zeng Guofan once in Xiangxiang City.
At that time, Zeng Guofan was a new Hanlin scholar. When he returned to Xiangxiang from Beijing, the county magistrate and a group of well-known gentlemen in the city took turns to entertain him every day.
Please. In the small Xiangxiang County, who didn't know that Zeng Guofan had appeared! At that time, Su Qingbao was doing a part-time job at a gentleman's house. That day,
He saw Zeng Guofan sitting at the host's banquet with his own eyes. Even though more than ten years had passed, Zeng Guofan had wrinkles on his face and left a mark on his mouth.
He had a long beard and was fat, but Su Qingbao could still recognize him. Su Qingbao told Luo Da Liang about this discovery. for the nuclear
In order to avoid misunderstanding, Luo Dagang asked Wei Yongfu to bring Wang Jingqi's bag over.
"Clear Demon Head Zeng Guofan, stand up!" Zeng Guofan was stunned by the sound of thunder. He saw Wei Yongfu with four big knives in his hands.
The soldiers were already standing beside him. He stood up involuntarily. A soldier came over and tied his hands tightly.
Zeng Guofan had never been treated like this in his 40 years of life as an official.
They were respectful. He felt extremely humiliated. In an instant, he thought that he might as well die by touching the pillar, but he was too unwilling to accept it.
It was over. His face was ashen, and the gaze in his triangular eyes was fierce and sinister. Jing Qi was also tied up.
Wei Yongfu escorted Zeng Guofan to another room. The place was brightly lit, and Luo Dagang sat on it with a murderous look.
Fan entered the room and stood up like a tiger. He stared at him and suddenly shouted,""So you're a Qing Dynasty demon head, almost killed by you.
He had been deceived! Why are you here instead of being a dog official in Beijing?”
On the way, Zeng Guofan thought, You must not beg for mercy from the rebels. At most, you will die. Such a decision
His heart calmed down as he slowly replied,""The headquarters was ordered to hold an examination in Jiangxi to select talents for the country.
News of the world, change your course and return to your hometown to attend the funeral."
Luo Da Liang slammed the table and shouted,"Your mother is dead, you know how sad it is." Do you know how many parents in the world
His wife and children died at the hands of corrupt officials like you?!”
"The main hall has been an official for more than ten years and has never killed anyone's parents, wives, and children.”Zeng Guofan argued.
"Shut up! Look at this place. How can you be so impudent here and call yourself the main hall? Again, weigh one
Say 'headquarter' and I'll cut off your tongue first.”The first "headquarter" had made Luo Dagang angry, this "ben"
Department Hall, this made Luo Dagang even more furious.
Zeng Guofan glanced around and saw that everyone in the room was angry and holding their sabers tightly.
Kill him in one strike. Zeng Guofan's heart was beating fast, and he quickly looked at his feet.
" Demon Head Zeng," Luo Da Liang continued his interrogation," Whether you have harmed anyone or not, let me ask you, thousands of people in the country
Tens of thousands of people died from illness, hunger, and famine. If you guys aren't responsible, who will the commoners look for?”
Zeng Guofan didn't dare to call himself 'headquarter' anymore, so he didn't bother to argue. He comforted himself that it was right not to reply.
How could a dignified second-grade official answer a rebel?
Seeing that Zeng Guofan didn't speak, Luo Dagang thought that it was useless to continue interrogating him. It was just scolding him to vent his anger. Then he said to Wei Yong,
Fu said,"Take him away and lock him up. Tomorrow, take this Qing Yao head to Changsha and chop it off. It's also a good way to motivate the soldiers at the front line."”
Returning to the original house, Zeng Guofan remembered that he would be beheaded for no reason tomorrow, and he was annoyed. dont wanna
When you go to the restaurant to eat, you should never write a couplet. If you hadn't met this group of long-haired people who had been cut into pieces, you would have arrived home in three or four days.
It was over.
Just as Zeng Guofan's imagination was running wild, Jing Qi suddenly saw a black shadow jump down from the window. He pushed Zeng nervously.
Guofan. The shadow walked straight towards them and said softly,"Sir, I'm Kangfu."
"Kangfu!" Jing Qi was surprised and delighted. Kang Fu quickly stopped him, pulled out his knife, and cut off the ropes tied to Zeng Guofan and Jing Qi's hands.
Rope. Zeng Guofan held Kang Fu's hand tightly, as if he was afraid that he would leave again. He said excitedly,"Brother, how did you find this place?
He's here!"
"The owner of the restaurant told me." Kang Fu whispered," I followed them all the way here and found out that they were camping here tonight.
He searched room by room. Sir, we can't stay in the tiger's den for long. Let's leave quickly!”
With that, Kang Fu jumped onto the windowsill. Jing Qi squatted down and Zeng Guofan stepped on his shoulders. Kang Fu pulled Zeng Guofan to the windowsill.
He jumped out of the house first and caught Zeng Guofan with both hands. Jing Qi followed behind and jumped down from the window. In the front room, it's noisy
Amidst the noise, Kang Fu quietly led Zeng Guofan and Jing Qi out of the village.
The three of them ran west, one high and one low. After walking for about ten miles, Jing Qi suddenly cried out,"Not good, the baggage is still
In Long Hair's hands!"
"Is there anything valuable in the bag?”Kang Fu asked.
"Everything else is fine, but there is a document from the Imperial Court that cannot fall into Long Hair's hands.”Zeng Guofan said.
"I'll go get it!" Kang Fu was about to turn around when Zeng Guofan grabbed him and said,"You can't go. Look behind you!"
Kang Fu and Jing Qi turned their heads and saw torches leaping towards them from behind. "Long Hair Chase!" Jing Qi panicked.
What should we do?"
"Let's find a place to hide first."
Kang Fu pointed at a black pile in front of him and said,"There's a pile of grass over there. I'll go and get rid of him.
Guys."
Zeng Guofan and Kang Fu hurriedly hid in the thatch while Kang Fu swaggered back.
"Guys, what are you looking for in such a dark sky?”
"Did you see the two people rushing in a hurry?”
"Is it one with a big beard and the other skinny?”
"That's right. Where did they go?"
"He went north."
"Did you see it clearly? If we can't catch up to you in the north, we'll come back for your head!”
"Look clearly, hurry up and go! If you're late and can't catch up, don't blame me.”
The crowd of people with torches started to make a ruckus towards the north. Kang Fu walked to the grass and asked Jing Qi,""Which room is the bundle in?"
"In the front room of Long Hair's meeting room."
"Sir, you guys wait here for a while. I'll go get the bag.”
Zeng Guofan pulled Kang Fu back. I don't want the baggage."
"It's not good for the imperial court's documents to fall into Long Hair's hands.”
Zeng Guofan loosened his grip, and Kang Fu quickly disappeared into the night. Nearly two hours later, Kang Fu returned with his backpack. he
"Take a look, is this it?"”
"Yes, yes." Jing Qi said repeatedly.
Zeng Guofan opened the bag and saw that the imperial court documents were still there. He was extremely grateful to Kang Fu. Kang Fu said,
"Sir, let's go!"
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