After listening to Zuo Zongtang's words, Xiao Yungui pondered for a moment, and Hong Yuner suddenly said: "At this moment, there are indeed many rebels in Guangxi. There are Zhu Hongying, Hu and Lu tribes in Xinning Prefecture, and Wu Lingyun tribes in Xinning Prefecture, all of them are rebels of the Tiandihui. There are also Chen Kai and other righteous men in the Tiandihui. The Qing court's control here is weak, and going to Guangdong and Guangxi is indeed conducive to our firm foothold."

Xiao Yungui knew that Hong Yuner told her intentionally, and she was afraid that she would not know the activities of the Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong

Zuo Zongtang said slowly: "Although the Qing Dynasty's green camp soldiers were corrupt at this time, the Qing Dynasty still had the world. Only by gaining a foothold can the Western King calmly govern and expand his army. If he still did this kind of bandits and fleeing, it would not be a long-term plan. The more he went north, the stronger the Qing government's control, the less help he received, and it was far less than that of entering Guangdong and Guangxi. It was just that how to deal with the barbarians needed to be discussed from a long time, especially how to take it in Guangzhou, and it still needed to be carefully considered."

Xiao Yungui frowned and said, "The barbarians come from afar, but they are seeking profits. What I want is commercial trade. I am not very worried about this. What I am concerned about is the rebel army of the Heaven and Earth Association. Will they surrender to me?"

Zuo Zongtang smiled and said, "Didn't there be many congregations in the Tiandihui in Hunan who surrendered to the Western King? As long as the Xixihui demonstrates its power and uses both kindness and power, I think the Tiandihui is not a solid piece. As long as someone surrenders, Zuo will help the Xixihui give advice and let these people settle in their own position."

Xiao Yungui nodded heavily and said, "Okay, we will make a plan to go south to Guangdong and Guangxi!"

Seeing that Xiao Yungui finally made up his mind, Zuo Zongtang said with a smile: "The Western King still needs to stay in Changsha at this moment, waiting for the Heavenly King, and the Eastern King comes. Since the Eastern King intends to enter Jinling east, the Western King will try his best to promote this matter and let the two kings enter Jinling east. In this way, the two kings will lead the Taiping army north, and the Qing court will inevitably be frightened. If the army is mobilized to encircle, we will have a higher chance of victory. But the Western King must remember to find a leader to lead the troops south, and we must never follow them to Jinling."

Xiao Yungui nodded and said, "I don't have to worry about this, when will you go back to Xiangtan?"

Zuo Zongtang twisted his beard and smiled: "In fact, in addition to arranging the clan relatives of Zuo's trip to Xiangtan, he mainly tried to find out the news for the King of the West. If he could persuade his father-in-law to join the peace, with the Zhou family's financial and manpower in Xiangtan, the King of the West would be able to add a lot of help, which was also considered to be the part of Zuo's contribution to the King of the West."

Xiao Yungui was very happy. It was indeed a famous scholar in Xianghu. Once he defected to him, he would have imagined himself everywhere. After bowing deeply, Xiao Yungui said happily: "I am the king of Han, just like the king of Han, and Liu Bei is the lie of dragons. I am very lucky."

Zuo Zongtang laughed and said, "There is another thing. In Changsha City, there are actually still hidden dragons and tigers. There are many people like me in the Xianghu Lake, just like Wang Kaiyun and others who are still in the Western King. These people should be invited to the West, and they should be the best to convince them to serve. If they really cannot be convinced, they should not be killed indiscriminately. At this moment, what we need most is talents and wise men. Zuo knows that there are also Guo Songtao, Zeng Guofan, Luo Zenan and others in this city are also famous people. However, Guo Songtao and Zeng Guofan are all officials in the court, and they are afraid they will not be in office for the Western King, but the Western King does not have to be a tycoon with them. In the future, they will need these people."

Xiao Yungui smiled and said, "I know. Speaking of Guo Songtao, we caught a spy named Guo Songtao this morning. I wonder if it was the one who the teacher said."

Zuo Zongtang was surprised and said, "Yunxian (named Guo Songtao) and I are old friends. Please ask the King of the West to let Zuo go and check it out."

Xiao Yungui was in a very good mood and immediately agreed and ordered the knife hand to take Zuo Zongtang to the prison of the government office to see Guo Songtao.

After Zuo Zongtang left, Xiao Yungui laughed three times, feeling unspeakable. A person like Zuo Zongtang actually defected to him. At this moment, he still seemed to be in a dream.

Hong Yuner curled her lips and said, "Looking at your promising prospects, I'm so proud."

Xiao Yungui snorted and said, "You won't understand this sense of accomplishment."

Hong Yun'er didn't want to argue with him, so she turned her head and said, "Zuo Zongtang is indeed a powerful figure. A few simple words have allowed us to find the direction. We can still get an outlet to Guangdong and Guangxi, get foreign firearms and technology. Perhaps we can still engage in foreign trade. It is indeed very good, but we need to carefully consider one thing."

Xiao Yungui pondered and said, "Are you worried that foreigners will bully others?"

Hong Yuner nodded and said, "Yes, now the great powers have opened the country with opium. China's tragic colonial oppression has begun. Weak countries have no diplomacy. Now we are not opponents of the great powers in any case. What they want is far beyond our imagination. This is just one of them. Also, the people are still in a state of mind and are very repulsive to foreigners. How to reconcile the conflict between China and the West is also a headache. In order to resist the British entering Guangzhou, the people of Guangzhou have been fighting for many years."

Xiao Yungui knew that Hong Yuner was talking about the movement that the people of Guangzhou spontaneously organized to prevent British people from entering Guangzhou City. After the news of the signing of the Treaty of Jiangning in 1842 reached Guangzhou, the local people immediately issued the "Jiangning Yimin Gongyi" drafted by Qian Jiang and He Dageng, calling on the people of the province to rise up to oppose the non-governmental organizations established by England to "establish the wharf" in Guangzhou. The people of Guangzhou organized "social science" to implement self-defense. "social science" specially organized "social bravery" guarding the city gates everywhere to prevent the English people from entering the city.

After the signing of the Treaty of Jiangning, the imperial envoy, General Yilibu, went to Guangzhou to preside over the foreign negotiations of the Qing court, and felt the extremely strong anti-English atmosphere under the sky of Guangzhou. He banned the "social science" and arrested Qian Jiang and He Dageng, which directly led to stronger resistance from the Guangdong people. In November 1842, an incident of burning Yilou broke out in Guangzhou. Poor Yilibu, on one side, there were the people of Guangzhou who were in a turbulent relationship, and on the other side, there were aggressive Englishmen. Under the torture of both sides, he died of fright in February 1843. However, the English people entered the city, but the people's obstruction, never succeeded.

Xiao Yungui recalled that his brows were frowning deeply. After really conquering Guangzhou, how to mediate the cultural conflict between China and the West is indeed a fatal problem.

Hong Yuner then poured cold water: "Foreigners have opened the country's door with strong ships and powerful cannons. The impact of the industrial and commercial trade economy they pursue on our ancient small peasant economy is not a little bit. Moreover, the people's wisdom is not open, and Western culture is incompatible with us. If we don't do it well, it will cause trouble. You must know that our future generations of China have been precipitated for more than a hundred years before they can completely digest the fierce impact of this cultural conflict. We really need to think about it carefully."

Xiao Yungui grabbed the long hair on his temples and said angrily: "Four-eyed girls, can't you be optimistic? We can only take one step at the moment, and you still want to eat a fat man in one bite."

Hong Yun'er gave him a blank look and said, "So, people will have immediate worries without long-term plans. Some things are things that make you worry. Feel less messy and focus on dealing with the things in front of you. Do you think about how to fool the King of Heaven and King of East to lead the army to Jinling, and make us not have to follow us?"

Xiao Yungui pondered and said, "It's easy to deal with the King of Heaven. Brother Tian can handle it in just a few words, but it's not easy to deal with the King of Heaven. I have to think about how to fool him."

On the other side, Zuo Zongtang saw Guo Songtao in the small dark room of the prison. He saw him wearing an ordinary coarse cloth gown and dressed like an ordinary person, but he had a round face and big ears and white skin. No matter how he looked, he had a strong bookish atmosphere.

Seeing Zuo Zongtang coming in, Guo Songtao narrowed his eyes to block the light he was ingested, looked carefully for a while before startling from the straw shop: "Brother Ji Gao, why are you? Did you also be caught by a hairy thief?!"

Zuo Zongtang turned around and ordered the sword-killing hands to wait outside. Several Taiping Army sword-killing hands turned around and left the hut and covered the thick iron gate. The prison was originally used to detain the repetitive criminals. Zuo Zongtang could not have imagined that Xiao Yungui would lock Guo Songtao here.

"Brother Bo Chen is suffering." Zuo Zongtang called Guo Songtao's word "六文", took a step forward, and inserted the lantern in his hand on the wall.

Seeing this, Guo Songtao's expression became unnatural: "Brother Ji Gao, have you been a thief?"

Zuo Zongtang's face turned slightly red, but the darkness in the prison was not visible, "It's hard to say whether it's thief or dragon at this moment."

Guo Songtao was stunned for a moment, then his anger rose, pointed at Zuo Zongtang and cursed: "Zuo Jigao, Zuo Jigao, you are a person who has read the books of sages. How could you do such a ruthless thing? I, Guo Songtao, are blind and will make friends with you!"

Zuo Zongtang pulled his clothes and put them on the straw bed, and smiled faintly, "Brother Bo Chen, please scold me. You have read the books of sages. When many sages wrote books and preached, did he say that we scholars should respect them as the Emperor of the Hu people?"

Guo Songtao felt a chill. It seemed that Zuo Zongtang had really been following the thief and began to question the orthodox emperor of the Qing Dynasty. He said angrily: "Don't say these ruthless words to me. The Manchus have been in the pass for nearly two hundred years. He has long respected my Chinese customs, said my Chinese words, and acted as my Chinese orthodox. He has long been no longer the Hu people outside the pass."

Zuo Zongtang said with a nod, "You are right, but if there were Han emperors and Manchu emperors in front, who would you choose loyalty to?"

Guo Songtao sneered: "Don't you say that the long-haired thief who practices foreign religion is the emperor. He is a commoner, so how can he be an emperor?"

Zuo Zongtang sighed lightly: "Brother Bo Chen is such a bad word. Don't the people like Emperor Gaozu of Han and Emperor Taizu of Ming come from humble origins? How do you know that there will be no founding emperor in the future if you grow hair?"

Guo Songtao was speechless and after a while, he said, "I understand. Are you angry that you failed to go to high school after taking the exam several times, so you got angry and grew hair?"

Zuo Zongtang smiled and said, "Although I, Zuo Jigao, is not as impulsive as a young man in my life, I am still as impatient as a young man in my life. To be honest, I am the one who devoted myself to the great cause of restoring the Han Dynasty!"

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Chapter completed!