Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

Opening the rope buckle of the precious blue colored fan, when the bone of Xiang Feizhu's fan was revealed, Ceng Guofan's hand unconsciously trembled. He had already recognized her!

Taking out the fan sleeve, Ceng Guofan felt like he had taken out a box from an old memory. Opening up the yellow fan cover, Ceng Guofan felt like he had opened up his own life!

Scenes flashed before his eyes one after another. In just a short moment, he had already reminisced about all the storms of 60 years of life!

Ceng Guofan looked at the small prawn on the fan. It was staring at Ceng Guofan and Ceng Guofan was sizing it up as well. At that moment, the marshal seemed to hear the shrimps talking to him.

"Long time no see!" The first time I saw you, you were a dark-haired young man. "How come it's just the skin of a chicken that's appearing today?"

"Brother Shrimp …" It's been thirty years, and we haven't seen each other for over thirty years. You're not old, but I'm really old! "

"Young man! You bought me from Sichuan, and I heard you traded me for a very big official? Have you ever been worthy of your official salary? "

"I dare not say I am, but I have done my best!"

"That's good …" That's good … The reason the Dragon King of the East Sea sent me to Sichuan to wait for you is to give you a push when your career is at stake! "

"Now that you have achieved success and fame, you have done your best … Why did I keep it? "Let's go back!"

While speaking, the shrimp on the fan suddenly came to life and swam around on the surface of the fan. With a 'putong' sound, it disappeared into the world of water within the void.

"Brother Shrimp Mi …" "Brother Shrimp …" Ceng Guofan wanted to chat with it for a while more, but there were no more shrimps waiting for him on the fan.

"Marshal …" "Marshal!" Suddenly, the old bodyguard farmer's voice woke Ceng Guofan from his deep thoughts. It was only at this time that the Great Marshal Zeng realized that he had been distracted just now!

Returning to the real world, Ceng Guofan looked at his fan again. But... However, he strangely lost that tiny bit of spiritual force!

To be honest, if this fan was placed in Liu-Li Factory, Ceng Guofan would never think that it was real, because how could Tang Bohu draw such an unlifelike prawn?

Li Tuo was extremely patient, he had been waiting quietly for Ceng Guofan to speak, and just now, the marshal had been deep in thought for 10 minutes, while Isha who was outside the hall was yawning.

With a "pa" sound, the fan closed. Ceng Guofan laughed, "Why did the empress dowager think of giving me a fan now? Right … This lord looks very familiar, but I have yet to ask for guidance … "

The old farmer whispered a few sentences into the marshal's ear, causing Ceng Guofan to suddenly realize what was happening. So you are the Military Intelligence Service's Han Zhang Jing, no wonder you look so familiar … I heard that you took Salonga's house last night? "Because of what …"

Li Tuo did not dare to be negligent and quickly told him the whole story, but he did not say anything about his own scheme. Instead, he said that when Salonga stole the Golden Seal, he had already reported this matter to Li Lianying.

The meaning behind Li Tuo's words was that all of the plans were arranged by the empress dowager and Manager Li.

The marshal nodded, "So that's how it is. So that's how it is …" This Salonga sure is bold! False dynasties, the golden seal of the heavens, how could this be stolen? If it was just ordinary gold and silver, it would be fine, but this is a token of the long-hair regime! "

"If I were to fall into the hands of someone with ulterior motives, who knows how many ripples it would cause …" "By the way, how does Her Majesty mean to proceed with this case?"

Li Tuo clenched the sweat on his palms and carefully said, "Empress Dowager, what do you mean … Of course it was to be strictly investigated … To tell the truth, he could at most throw away some money and get a fine or something and go over there … But the Heavenly Kingdom's Golden Seal cannot be lost! "

"Salonga's life will definitely not be preserved, it just depends on if it's Ling Chi or I chop off his head. As for the seventy people of Salonga's family... "

"Either die together, or else the Ningguta will become our slave … Sooner or later, you'll die too! "

Ceng Guofan was silent for a long time before he sighed and said, "I got it … He couldn't blame others for his own death … "The court will decide whatever it is!"

Li Tuo's heart thumped, he never thought that Ceng Guofan would actually let it go! This was not his style!

No matter how bad Mu Zhanga's reputation in history was, or how angry the people scolded him, Ceng Guofan had never said a single word about it before.

In fact, this was only human nature. The common people loved to curse. They would always find a scapegoat for their grumbles, and a white faced official of China who had lived for thousands of years would always be scolded.

But in the real history, how much of the sin did the surrendering Mu Zhanga actually commit? This is questionable!

In fact, at that time, everyone in the government knew, that the root of the surrender party was still the Dao Guang Emperor, it was because the emperor did not want to beat them up that Mu Zhanga understood what he was doing.

And why did the Dao Guang Emperor not want to fight anymore? In the final analysis, the British had fought their way to Zhenjiang and cut off the Grand Canal. This was the economic lifeline that the Qing Dynasty relied on to survive!

It could be said that ever since the Tang Dynasty, economic activity in China had relied heavily on the Northern and Southern Grand Canal. If this path of life were to be cut off, the economic system of ancient China would definitely collapse.

The Qing Dynasty saw this very clearly. This was even more terrifying than losing an island in battle!

Therefore, at that time, in the eyes of people like Ceng Guofan who were in the official circles of the Qing Dynasty, Mu Zhanga was just scolding the name of the Dao Guang Emperor, and he himself did not commit any heinous crimes.

It was because of this that the officials promoted by Mu Zhanga took care of the descendants of this teacher relatively well. Almost every year, Salonga would write a letter to this senior brother of his, Ceng Guofan, and Ceng Guofan would also take care of this good-for-nothing brother of his.

But today, Ceng Guofan had actually flung it aside and allowed all of his teachers' descendants to die without a care. This was completely outside of Li Tuo's expectations.

"Marshal …" This... This case can shock the court... "Marshal, could it be …"

Ceng Guofan waved his hand and smiled: "Master Li … …" I already know what you're here for... This should be your first time coming to my place, right? "

Suddenly, Ceng Guofan made a turn, catching Li Tuo off guard. "Ah … "Yes, the marshal is at the capital's residence. This is the first time this official has been here …"

"Hehe …" "This is not my house. I'm just renting it out …"

"Marshal is clean and honest, this official admires you …" However, it would be a shame to live in such a house as the marshal!

"aggrieved? I think it's good... How could there be a smell of farmland in the inner city? Moreover, this is the place where I once made my name, so people will always reminisce about old times! "

With just a few words, Ceng Guofan had gained the initiative to speak with him.

"I was Dao Guang in Beijing for the past 12 years. At that time, I was not famous yet. I lived in Changsha Hall, studying for the Imperial Examinations. However, after Dao Guang's 15 years of examination, I couldn't leave Beijing with regret …"

"Three years later, Dao Guang 18 years I will once again enter the Beijing Trials, and only then was I able to successfully get on the leaderboard. Rank 3, rank 4, and rank 2, bestowed upon me the status of a Scholar!"

"Do you know how many years that year was?" Ceng Guofan asked.

Li Tuo blinked his eyes as he calculated, "It should be the year 1838 of the Western Calendar …"

"Yes, 1838. Do you know what happened that year?" Ceng Guofan asked again.

Li Tuo was confused, a lot of things happened in 1838, only god knew what the marshal was asking about.

"Ai …" I'll tell you! It was that year that the Dao Guang Emperor sent Lin Zexu to Guangzhou to investigate and ban opium! "That year, when I first entered the government, Lord Lin had already left for the capital to fight …"