C3405 Money with hooks

Zuo Zongtang was undoubtedly a very stubborn and stubborn person. This kind of person had a very strong self-esteem, it was very difficult for him to be controlled by others. It was just too difficult to negotiate with such a person.

This kind of person could fight with Li Hongzhang for the sake of disagreeing with him politically. Other people would call Ceng Guofan their teacher, but if he didn't want to call him brother, he would call him that.

He did not have such a servile nature towards the imperial power!

According to the records in history, when Zuo Zongtang returned to the Beijing to retire to her Beijing, Guang Xu had a year of celebration. By right, all the ministers should be at the Palace to pay their respects to the emperor.

But somehow, Zuo Zongtang didn't even kowtow, he just turned and left!

This angered the officials of the Ministry of Rites, and the Minister of Rites immediately sent a letter to impeach Zuo Zongtang, saying that he was impolite to him and did not have a father!

What happened to the last thing? Even if they did not do so, the Imperial Court had actually left the impeachment papers in the last-ditch effort. I would not accept your suggestion, nor did I refute it, nor did I review it.

It could be seen how important Zuo Zongtang was at that time, that even Ci Xi and Yi Nan had to protect him.

However, at that time, the Minister of Rites was also quite stubborn. When he saw whether or not the Central Government would release the letter of impeachment, the court had no choice but to put on 50 boards each.

Zuo Zongtang had been punished for a year, and the Minister of Rites was stripped of his position because of his harsh words, even though his hat was taken off but his job was returned to you.

With the situation being so chaotic, on one hand, it could be seen that the political scene of the late Qing was in chaos, and on the other hand, it was clear that Zuo Zongtang's bad temper was known by the entire imperial government.

Both Ci Xi and Yi Nan knew that Zuo Zongtang's temper was bad, but this man had a bad temper and would definitely not rebel.

Towards such a meritorious general, it would be a big deal if he just kept his head low. If he did not rebel and maintained the face of the Great Qing, then he would be an extremely loyal subject!

Today, Shang Tai's response was too right. If he really allowed Zuo Zongtang to kowtow, then this negotiation would not be easy!

After drinking so much, Zuo Zongtang had more or less understood the background of this Expedition.

"Your Majesty … I'm afraid you have a lot of missions to attend to? "

"Do you see Xiao Letian as Shang Fu? The fate of a nation has been entrusted to that whatever Prime Minister … I think that Xiao Letian is the only person who can move you, you must have a political mission! "

"This Shopkeeper Fan Jin is the nephew of the God of Fan Liang. Furthermore, he has been in the Singapore for many years, so he must be a genius in business … I'm probably here to earn some money! "

"This Left Reverend is actually able to bring back my lost Yuan Ming Yuan's cultural relics from Europa …" My apologies, my apologies! This matter, Xiao Letian has done well, breathe more! "

"But I don't understand. What is your task, sir? Could Xiao Letian have taken a fancy to the ancient city's treasure in the desert? "

"Haha, I have to remind you. Thieves are running rampant in the desert. There isn't a single safe place. Be careful!"

His guess was not bad. This time, Shang Tai had secretly come to the Lanzhou City, and he had brought along three missions.

Shang Tai laughed, "This piece of flawless jade was smuggled over from the Southern Wilderness. "Just as Mister Zuo has said, carving a hidden dragon statue is still not bad …"

"When the carving is done, I will send someone to deliver it to the marshal …" Don't worry, the Hidden Dragon Institute will not show itself. Don't worry, we are here to incite you to rebel! "

Zuo Zongtang was afraid that these people were trying to lower him, because if they were to incite him to go against the Great Qing, he would be in deep trouble.

"That's great. Since Your Majesty is not here to plot against me, then I can't think of any reason why you have come to see me …"

"The goal is simple!" "The gift is here …"

Fan Jin immediately laughed and took out a leather wallet from his sleeves. Opening it, he saw ten different types of bank promissory notes.

"I heard the marshal is worried about the military …" "Here are 10 bank statements, all of them were discovered by the Chinese people and are in different banks …"

"There are Chinese banks, foreign banks, and Qingguo ticket numbers... Each one is 100,000 yuan, a total of 1,000,000 yuan.

"Hiss …" Liu Jintang inhaled a breath of cold air, "This is... Borrowing? "Or …"

"Haha, it's either a loan or a greeting gift for the marshal …" "The leader knew that the marshal had a tough time getting me to send you money!"

Even Zuo Zongtang, who was a first rank official in the imperial government, was stunned by Xiao Letian's generous gift.

The room immediately fell into silence!

"Even the big guilds are suppressing us …" After ten whole minutes, Zuo Zongtang finally said this: "I don't have a shred of kindness nor friendship with Xiao Letian, I can't afford to receive such a large gift!"

Zuo Zongtang refused, and everyone present revealed an awkward expression, his face slightly red. At that time, he was a little anxious and couldn't help but call out, "Marshal …"

"Shut up!" Zuo Zongtang glared at the Western Army for a moment. "Although we are short of money, we should not ask the wild families for money. Xiao Letian's money is on the hook, how dare you? "I don't dare!"

This sentence was really too hurtful. The guards of the caravan all had a strange expression on their faces.

Shang Tai did not expect Zuo Zongtang's temper to be so bad that he did not even bother about proper etiquette, and was slightly angry.

"Marshal, what do you mean?" "Right now, your lack of military funds is already known to everyone in the world. Hu Xueyan broke his leg in order to raise the Marshal's military funds in Jiangnan."

"Now that we're kind enough to send the money over, and they say that the money has a hook, I don't understand how many hooks this money can actually carry."

"Haha …" I still don't know what kind of character that Xiao Letian is. " Zuo Zongtang picked up a large piece of beef stew, melted the soft meat and threw it into her mouth.

"Do you think I'm some ignorant person from the Northwest? I watched Xiao Letian's forces rise up day by day from Jiangnan! "

"That's what the Empty Gloves White Wolf was talking about! That year, they said they were messing with Industrial Zones, and in the end, they made it into their own country! "

"He ran to the Ryukyu to ask for the position of prime minister, but he ended up killing his way through the heads … Japanese, the French, and even the ancient countries of the Ryukyu were all played by him in the end? "

"He went to Europa to play foreign devil again, and he let him do it! What do you think now, after following Prussian and showing off his strength, it's time to return back home and torment me? "

"If he were to lay his hands on the Western Regions, he would probably be able to directly cut off our land. I know him too well …" His money is with hooks, and they are with blood hooks! "

"No, I just don't want it!"