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"Is comrade a proper form of address in your system?" Zuo Zongtang had never thought such a thing existed in this world. Under the scorching sun of August, Zuo Zongtang's face was glistening. Perhaps it was because he had been eating meat for the past few days that his skin had regained some oil. Or did Zuo Zongtang start sweating because he was too surprised?
Zuo Zongtang didn't care about that. In fact, he didn't care about his appearance at all. A ruler, a subject, a father, a father, and a son. This was the teachings of a saint. The Three Cardinal Principles and Five Virtues were the so-called supplements at the back. This was the basic order of this era. With Kurosawa Tsuyoshi's admiration for Vézé, Zuo Zongtang suspected that if Vézé ordered Kurosawa Tsuyoshi to die, Kurosawa Tsuyoshi would not hesitate to carry out Vézé's orders. But he could never have imagined that the Liberation Army would actually use "comrade" as a proper form of address.
"Comradeship" was something even more serious than becoming sworn brothers. Being sworn brothers was a personal relationship. Being a comrade was something that Vézé acknowledged. Others shared the same ideals and pursuits as Vézé. This was tantamount to sharing imperial power with others. If Vézé was merely a loner and proclaimed himself to be long live. Even if he made a grave mistake and issued an edict of self-condemnation, that was only the Emperor's personal problem.
Once there were so many comrades, if Vézé 'lost his way', it would directly lead to many people 'upholding the righteous path'. Then, there would be a very justifiable reason to get rid of Vézé. Vézé didn't look like a fool, but his actions were worse than that.
Kurosawa Tsuyoshi obviously misunderstood Zuo Zongtang's meaning. He smiled and said, "Mr. Zuo, if you join us, you will also be our comrade. I like this name very much. Everyone is the same. No one can bully others. "
Was this bullying? This was a question of whether or not the imperial court would be safe! Zuo Zongtang shouted from inside. He had thought that Vézé was the new emperor, but it turned out that he was just a madman. This kind of political arrangement and organization didn't look like the imperial court at all. It was a complete mess. Vézé's actions could only be described in one sentence: "Looking at him, he doesn't seem like a human ruler"!
Zuo Zongtang was very disappointed, and even his interest in the subsequent tour waned. In his eyes, this seemingly prosperous situation had already become water without a source, a tree without roots. It would collapse with a single impact. For Manchu Qing to lose to such a madman, Zuo Zongtang felt that it was inconceivable.
Of course, the imperial court of Manchu Qing didn't feel that it was inconceivable, and the imperial court of Manchu Qing didn't have the strength to feel that it was inconceivable. The waves of destruction came one after another, and each wave could lead to the complete destruction of the Manchurian imperial court. The two empresses and Prince Gong, nicknamed "Devil Six", Prince Yi? The two empresses and Prince Gong, nicknamed "Devil Six", formed a political alliance that could only struggle to survive.
Originally, the strongest enemy of Manchu Qing was the Taiping Rebellion. After the coup of Tianjing, the Taiping Rebellion had internal strife and split. This gave Manchu Qing a chance to breathe. After several years of fighting, they were about to defeat the Taiping Rebellion. But at this time, the former rebel of Taiping Rebellion, Vézé, who had been hiding in Lingnan, suddenly came out of Lingnan, and the whole situation changed. Vézé occupied the fertile area south of the Huai River. The Taiping Rebellion ran to the Northwest.
And the opponents of Manchu Qing's imperial court were greatly degraded. The Nian Army, which used to be nothing in front of Manchu Qing, suddenly expanded and wreaked havoc in Hebei, Henan, Shandong, and other places. This armed force, which could only be called bandits, had unexpectedly become the armed force that could destroy Manchu Qing. This change made Manchu Qing speechless.
Now that things had come to this, the Manchurian Qing side was no longer shocked or ashamed. The real problem was that Manchu Qing knew the names of the more important people in the Taiping Army and the Liberation Army. The Nian Army that suddenly popped out was unpredictable, coming and going like the wind, and they were all unfamiliar faces. All kinds of news were like "XXX enemy troops appeared in a certain place", or "bandits gathered in a certain place". As for what happened, how many enemies there were, and who the enemies were, the imperial court of Manchu Qing was in the dark.
The imperial court could not come up with a strategy, so the court officials argued endlessly. The Liberation Army's "Letter to Manchu Qing Officials" once only existed south of the Huai River, or mainly south of the Yangtze River. At this time, this kind of document began to appear in Beijing. The content of the document was to repeatedly inform the Han officials that as long as their families were in the Liberation Army's area of control, they could return home. The Liberation Army did not pursue their action of defecting to Manchu Qing. If these people still did not understand the situation and stubbornly resisted, they would have to bear the final result.
The south of the Huai River was the important place of origin for the officials. The so-called "full of scholars in Tong City" referred to the development of the Tong City School and its research level on eight-legged essay. The area covered by the Tong City School had basically fallen into the hands of the Liberation Army. Manchu Qing had been reduced to the level of struggling at death's door under the attack of the Nian Army. Before such destruction, those who only wanted to become officials naturally chose the interests of themselves and their families.
Many officials began to disappear from their official positions in the capital, Zhili, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, and other places. Those who left a document saying that they had left were loyal enough. Many didn't even have the courage to do so. They directly hung up their official seals and left. Of course, there were worse cases. When they left, the official seals were also taken away.
Although the purpose of these people keeping the official seals may be as a souvenir, or to be passed on to their descendants as antiques. But the official seal was not a seal that could be carved with a carrot. Official documents needed to be verified. After the official seal was taken away, it needed a whole set of procedures to change the official seal. If the original system was not changed, the original system would be finished. Do you think carving a carrot on it will work? That was a joke!
More importantly, the loss of a large number of officials directly led to a big problem in the original system. It was not a sudden loss of a few people, but a sudden loss of hundreds of people. Although Manchu Qing had a lot of redundant officials, the redundant officials were not fools. When Manchu Qing was awe-inspiring, no one could be a high-ranking official. When Manchu Qing was about to be finished, no one was willing to come out and be buried with Manchu Qing.
Of course, there were people who died after satisfying their cravings, but the Manchu Qing court didn't dare to use these people. Right now, Manchu Qing needed people who could save them, not people who were crazy about becoming officials.
"What should we do?" This problem was placed in front of the Manchu Qing court.
In the end, the result of the discussion was unexpectedly serious. "Summon Ceng Guofan to the capital!"
Although Emperor Xianfeng deeply feared Ceng Guofan, he still had a good performance. He almost solved the Taiping Rebellion, reorganized Huoyang, and wiped out the Nian Army. He also managed Huoyang effectively, making the Xiang Army no longer ask the court for food. This kind of person had to be used at this time.
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