Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

The moment Ceng Guofan was mentioned, Zuo Zongtang immediately lost his temper. Although he addressed everyone else as brothers, as if he was extremely disrespectful to the marshal, deep down, Zuo Zongtang had a lot of respect for Ceng Guofan.

First of all, Ceng Guofan was of Imperial examinations and was not someone who had barged out of the streets. He had once been a scholar in the capital, and had roamed the imperial court before.

It was probably because of this disparity in status that caused Zuo Zongtang to always have a feeling of inferiority when he faced and the other officials of the imperial examinations.

That was why Li Hongzhang would call him teacher, but he, Zuo Zongtang, could not open his mouth to speak.

But Zuo Zongtang truly admired the abilities of the Great Marshal Zeng, especially the martial arts of nurturing the Qi and calming the heart. It was something he could not learn but he still admired.

Ceng Guofan did not even have to use his mouth to speak and did not even need to use his official's authority to suppress him. He was just an indifferent person, and yet, he was able to make the most rebellious generals not dare to defy him in the slightest.

This was a big situation, this was true ability, Zuo Zongtang had always admired it!

Today, when Shang Tai had brought out his words, it could be said that he had taken control of the lifeline, and had taken the initiative in the entire negotiation with Shang Tai in his hands.

"Of course I can't compare to Marshal Ceng. Who in the world can compare to him …" Zuo Zongtang returned to his chair with a lonely expression.

Shang Tai poured a cup of wine for Zuo Zongtang. "Actually, Marshal has already given a clear answer on why we did not revolt … Great Marshal is not really intending to be a servant of the Qing Dynasty, he just has his reservations! "

"What are you worried about? The marshal is worried about the over ten million square kilometers of land.

"Hehe …" The Han Family was originally just a small tribe by the Yellow River. At that time, they didn't have the concept of Chinese, so they called themselves Chinese! "

"For thousands of years, how did this expanding land come about? But it's not only down there, there are also many that have been honed through hardships! "

"Qing Dynasty has been in prison for two hundred years, and the people have been around for two hundred years. They have eaten the food provided by all the Chinese in the world for two hundred years … It's time for them to return the profits! "

"Return what?" Then we will have to return the wealth of their ancestors! "

"There are also vast grasslands north of the Great Wall, including Xinjiang and Tibet …" These territories that do not belong to the Ming Dynasty, will all belong to the Han Family! "

"You ate our food, puke it out for me, take our food, return it back to us!"

"Not only that, I even have to pay a full amount of the interest!"

"Hehe, the Great Ming Dynasty is considered dead now, but the next true Qing Dynasty should be much more vast than the Great Ming Dynasty …"

"This is the reason why the Great Marshal Zeng did not rebel. At the moment, he has discovered that he does not have the ability to eat all the territories that have been added! "

"As long as we are confident, as long as we can ensure that the land of over 10 million square kilometers in the Qing Dynasty will not be lost, you can take a look. There are many people in the world waiting to rebel!"

Shang Tai pointed at Zuo Zongtang and said, "Actually that includes you. Carefully touch your heart and ask yourself! You risked your life to snatch the Western Regions back, is it for the Qing Dynasty? Or is it for the descendants of the Han Family? "

"You don't need to answer this question. "Answer yourself …"

Zuo Zongtang felt as if he had been struck by lightning, his entire body collapsing on his chair. This set of theories about hidden dragons were the most secretive in his consciousness, those claws hidden in his subconscious.

He didn't even dare to think about these things normally. With just the slightest bit of a thought, he would quickly reflect on himself, fearing that he would fall into the evil path.

This could be said to be the common disease of the well-studied Chinese literati. On the surface, they are controlled by the Confucian ideology of loyalty to the monarch and patriotism, but don't forget that the Chinese history is too long.

Before the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Spring and Autumn War Kingdom, after the Tang and Song Dynasties, there was still Yuan and Ming Dynasties.

Who should this loyal monarch love? To whom?

The cynic shouted that the Qing Dynasty was fated, but did no one from the previous dynasty have the chance to shout? Did he really think of himself as someone who had lived for tens of thousands of years? The iron-like rules of history were laid out before him, and it was impossible to avoid them.

The scholars of Ancient China only needed to study history to avoid this question, but it was too frightening to have a deeper understanding of this problem. The imperial government in power did not wish for scholars to study this issue.

Especially Qing Dynasty who loved doing word prisons, if they found even the slightest hint, they would definitely become part of the nine familial exterminations!

Therefore, all these humanities in the Qing Dynasty were a little split. On the one hand, they were loyal to the king and patriotism, and on the other hand, they were researching how to change the dynasty. As for the choice, it was really difficult.

Zuo Zongtang was such a conflicted person. He was not a muddle-headed scoundrel, but he did not want to rebel and carry the notoriety of being a traitor!

Then he could pretend to be an ostrich and there was no problem with it!

But he never would have thought that the Ceng Guofan he was following, although he was usually quiet, his heart had already started to study these sharp and sensitive issues.

Not only had he researched it, he had even formed a theoretical world of hidden dragons with Xiao Letian!

"This is too scary!" You guys are too scary! Could it be that you've come this time to tell me that Great Marshal Zeng and Xiao Letian have already teamed up? Are the two of them rebelling? "

"Ai ai ai …" Stop, stop... "Your idea is really dangerous …" Shang Tai hurriedly served Zuo Zongtang some dishes and a big piece of soft beef cloth was placed on the plate.

"What are you thinking about? The Great Marshal is so old this year. He is currently guarding the Viceroy Palace and helping the imperial government intimidate the weak. The stability of the country depends on him! "

"I'm not saying that I'm going to rebel..." But I want to tell you, the world of the real Hidden Dragons is enormous, and those Hidden Dragons are all scheming a grand chess game for the next three generations! "

"Many of them have speculated about the layout of the talents. They have already come close to a hundred years later!"

"It is impossible to create a Qing dynasty right now, but there will definitely be a day when they will succeed … My generation of Chinese descendants, what we need to do is to lay a good foundation for the future major change! "

"Now do you understand the Führer's pains? Take a good look at this one million yuan, there are no hooks in the money … "To put it more clearly, this one million yuan is an investment given by the head of state to his descendants. It's an extremely long-term investment!"

Zuo Zongtang did not speak, his heart continuously churned, he wanted to retort, but all of the words that came to his mouth still felt so powerless.

Actually, Zuo Zongtang knew very well that in his heart and subconscious, there would always be a China, and that was the true home of spirit for Chinese scholars.

"Ai …" Let's talk about your other matters first. Didn't you come here with three missions? That was the first one! "