I once sent someone to Lushan Mountain to take Mr. Guangfu to Jiangning to meet him.
Mr. Guangfu didn't want to enter the yamen under the pretext of robes and ugly appearance, for fear of damaging his Taoist character; And I also want him to see the wisdom and wit of the host of Jiming Temple.
After Jiu Ge and I went to Jiming Temple, we reminisced about the past with Hiroshi. Although not entirely inspired by Hongzhi's fortune telling, it did play an important role and increased my confidence in winning. For Wen Fu, Fu Yuan and Zhen Fu, it has an immeasurable influence. I also remembered that fifteen years ago, he took pains to wait in Biyun Temple and enlightened himself with the quip that "Huang Lao can cure heart disease". Over the years, Lao Zi and Zhuang Zi's knowledge of judo life saved him a lot of troubles and entanglements, and made Yu Tai seem safe. This is the third time they have met, and 2 1 year has passed. He is full of gratitude to Chen Guangfu. At the turning point of his life, he got Chen's advice twice, saw hope in confusion and fled the torrent.
Speaking of Hongzhi, to be honest, without Mr. Wang, there would be no career for the rest of my life. I know that my husband is extraordinary, and I have already seen through the fame and fortune in the world. I don't need to reward him with a title, and I don't need to order my aides to record their deeds in history and pass them on to future generations. Today, I invited Mr. Wang, who is thousands of miles away, just to express my gratitude in person. At the same time, my husband's talent has made me admire for more than 20 years. To tell you the truth, since I left my hometown at the age of 28, I have made friends with hundreds of princes, ministers, officials, heroes, gentlemen and talents for more than 30 years, but few people can compare with Mr. Wang. Although my husband is a teenager, he is seriously ill because he has never learned the true meaning of nourishing the heart of Laozi and Zhuangzi. I know my days are numbered, and I am eager to hear my husband's criticism of my life before I die. Over the years, I have heard more flattering lies and less critical truth. The sage said: listen to the Tao in the morning and die in the evening. If I have a few words of truth, I will have no regrets even if I die tomorrow! "
Hongdao said modestly, "Adults have made great achievements in their lives. There are too many people who like this, so the mountain people will not say it. " The other side that Shanren wants to say is that adults have left great regrets for themselves and history all their lives. To be clear, the expectations of adults themselves are far from those of the world; Adults' own expectations cannot be realized. The world expects adults, but adults are unwilling to do it. This is a pity. "
This statement was unexpected and rock-breaking, and the Tseng brothers were shocked. "Thirty years ago, an adult sang a poem,' You can't become a real talent and learn in your whole life, but when the emperor gives it to you, you'd better take it with Guo and Li and give it to the son of heaven.' At that time, the villagers knew the aspirations of adults, and Guo and Li were not as good as each other. The adult's goal is to educate the world like Kui He and help the emperor revive a country with honest customs. Therefore, although it is the highest wish of thousands of scholars in the Xiang army, it is not the ultimate goal of adults. After Jinling's recovery, it made great efforts to correct the disadvantages in the south of the Yangtze River and put down internal strife, and adults initiated westernization. Mountain people know that what adults do is the ideal move of Emperor Tao Zhen. "
I once sighed deeply: "Mr. Hao Shi, it's rare that you know my pains so well." High mountains and flowing water are not enough to describe your bosom friend! "
Hao Shi said that many people knew Zeng Xinqu, but few made peace with them.
"What is the reason?" "Few people make peace" hit Zeng Guofan's heart. He didn't know that he had suffered too much. As an old friend who has always cared about himself and an outsider, Mr. Hong must be well aware of this opportunity before he is willing to ask him for advice humbly. "This is because adults are very kind and adults are not desirable." Chen Guangfu lowered his voice slightly. "The mountain has been riddled with holes, rotten and decadent, and lost the foundation for establishing the country of Yao and Shun."
"Adults are favored by the royal family, and may not see this, but many people see it clearly; Maybe adults have seen it, but they should know that it is impossible and try their best to help the collapsed building. However, many people would rather watch it collapse. This is why many people know and few people make peace. " "Mr. Hong, I want to ask." Zeng Guofan tried to cheer up and asked, "I have read the book of sages, and I understand that sages are bloody when they know they can't do it." Even if it is not done, it is commendable. Will my blood be praised by future generations? Besides, since this mountain is riddled with holes, why did your husband persuade me to come out and fight bloody battles to protect the court? "
Hongdao smiled faintly: "I know that I can't do it. Although the saints have affirmation, they are not wise words. This kind of blood may not be praised by future generations. For example, those who are loyal to the rebellious monarch and return to the state of Qin to become ministers, although bloody, are not desirable. As for Ren Shan's previous advice to adults to go out of the mountain, it is known that long hair can never be reached, and Ren Shan has other expectations. " "Another expectation?" I once asked, "What do you expect?" "What the villagers expect is also the expectation of many people of insight for adults. That is, I hope that adults can take the opportunity of punishing long hair and exercising a strong Han army, first cut off long hair, then overthrow the Manchu Dynasty, and finally rebuild Yao's capital, Shun's land and Yu's fief in China. Because of this, in Xianfeng eight years, I waited for an adult in Biyunguan for three months. On the grounds of treating diseases, I advise adults to practice the skills of Huang Lao more, bend and stretch freely, and they will achieve great things in the future. "
I was shocked. What surprised him was not the words themselves. He is no stranger to the statement that too many people have advised him to do extraordinary things. He was surprised that a foreigner had such a strong desire to recover the Han family's rivers and mountains, and in order to realize this desire, he tried to enlighten him, but at the same time he suppressed this desire deeply. A person who is born so strange, so smart and so disdainful of personal fame and fortune also wants to do extraordinary things. The former commander-in-chief of the Xiang army, conscious that his spirit was dying, and now he is the knight commander of the most powerful minister, asked himself: Is the Manchu court really out of favor? Is his choice really wrong? "It's a pity, Mr Hiroshi. Why didn't you say so earlier? " Wei Yibo, a former commander-in-chief of auspicious words camp and now living in China, asked with a beaming face. "When I laid the foundation stone in Anqing, I came to Huangshi Rocky Mountain from Lushan Mountain and lived in Bauhinia for more than two months. I planned to wait for an opportunity to make suggestions, and then I met Wang Renqiu by the river. He said that the adult company gave him three "arrogance", so I had to give up the idea. After I laid Jinling, I went to Qixia Mountain again. Later, I was disappointed to see that almost all Xiang troops were laid off. I never want to see adults again. "
"Mr. Hiroshi, is it really possible?" The famous minister of science, who abides by his faith, unconsciously raised this question. "Why not?" Chen Guangfu asked firmly, "For 3,000 years, the Tang-Wu Revolution, which advocated the righteousness of" Shun Tian ",was full of praise in history. Liu Bang's snake-cutting uprising, Tang Gaozu's anti-Sui uprising, the mutiny in Chen Qiao, Zhao Kuangyin, and Zhu Yuanzhang's expulsion of Tartars have always been regarded as just actions, and no one accused them of being traitors. Since the Manchu entered the customs, the resistance of the Han people has never stopped for 200 years. The reason why it has continued until now is because the so-called prosperous times in Kanggan have brought meager profits to the people. However, since Jiaqing, the corruption in Manchu has become increasingly obvious. In the last years of Daoguang, he was humiliated by the four barbarians and rotted in eighteen provinces. God and man were angry together, and the Hongyang rebellion came into being. Emperor Xianfeng indulged in debauchery and neglected state affairs. /kloc-for 0/0 years, Xiao San has taken upside-down measures. All over the world, from south to north, from east to west, people are eagerly looking forward to another hero of the Han family, expelling the smell of jealousy and returning to China. Adults more than one hundred thousand soldiers, could have caught all the power of the long hair, rout of Beijing. It's a pity that adults are limited to loyalty, filial piety and righteousness, and ignore the great righteousness of saving the country and the people, not to mention adults are timid. In the end, they just cut off their wings to protect themselves and the Zeng family, lost a good opportunity, failed to live up to the wishes of hundreds of millions of people, and left irreparable regret for history! " Zeng Guofan was dumbfounded. He never imagined that the loyal gentleman who had pursued for decades and been complacent all his life and thought he could live forever was ridiculed as a "small section" by this outsider. Maybe he read thousands of books and didn't understand it? Ceng Guoquan was once puzzled and said, "What you said is really talented."
"My Lord, at this time today, I have to say this. It is not difficult for ordinary people to answer this question, which is more important, which is lighter, which is bigger and which is smaller. However, many adults who understand reading are often very ignorant. The reason why they show ignorance in this matter is not that they don't know enough, but that their hearts are full of selfishness. For decades, adults, Confucius said that they studied poetry hard, self-denial and dedication, honed their character, led the Xiang army first, and worked hard day and night, but all this was limited by' loyalty to the monarch'. If in the prosperous times, this sincerity can travel thousands of miles with a ponytail, shining on future generations with beautiful days, but adults are born at a bad time. Today, Ai Xinjue Roche put the country in from the mire, which made Zhao Min suffer greatly. The court is dying, dying, dying. If adults want to eliminate long hair, they will revive the Qing Dynasty. Is it like seeking fish from the edge of a tree, as if it were the opposite? Mencius put it well, "The people are the most important, the country is the second, and the monarch is the light." He also said,' If you treat your minister like dirt, then I will treat you with vengeance.' Why not commit the crime of hanging the people and defeating the enemy? Adults should ask the mountain people's criticism of your life, and this criticism is: for decades, you have been confined to the section of loyalty to one family and one surname, forgetting the great significance of saving the country and the people. The history of the ages may say that adults are loyal ministers of Ai Xinjue Roche, but they probably don't think that adults are men who light up the whole world. "
This passage made Zeng Guofan feel like he had a big dream. He remembered Wang Kaiyun's secret meeting in the darkroom on the eve of the invasion of Hengzhou, and Peng Yu Orange and others went to court after laying the foundation stone in Jinling. During this period, I don't know how many people say that they want to overthrow the Manchu Dynasty and stand on their own feet, but everyone's argument angle is different from that of Chen Guangfu. They are all from the point of view that they can't be controlled by others and want to be emperors themselves. No one values the interests of people all over the world so much as Mr. Hao Shi. Yes, what Mr. Hong said is universally applicable. It is true that one cannot sacrifice one's country for a surname. Unfortunately, all this is too late! It is also a pity that the image of loyal ministers in the Qing Dynasty has been forged in this life for 60 years, and Zeng Guofan cannot and will not change.
As if he had seen the secret in Zeng Guofan's heart, Chen Guangfu added, "The people in the mountain are in a hurry. In fact, ten years ago, Mr. Renqiu planned to invite himself to make a pilgrimage for adults, which was really the best policy for adults. It's a pity that adults didn't study it carefully and dismissed it as' arrogance'. Not all mountain people are wise after the event. If adults think less about their own gains and losses and more about the long-term interests of the country, they will resolutely lead troops to Beijing to carry out military remonstrance and carry out the sword of "patriarchal clan system", I dare not be overbearing. Su Xiang, King Gong and the adults will join hands inside and outside, which will definitely push the country to a dead end and will never fall apart today. Although it is still overcrowded, the people can have at least a few days of peace; For adults, they are not only loyal ministers of the Qing Dynasty, but also saviors who bring benefits to the people. In the future, its position in history will definitely be high. "
Ceng Guoquan clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Mr Guangfu, all your comments and sentences coincide with my thoughts. Why not come to Jiangning earlier? " Hongzhi sighed, "These are the days. It is destined to be a disaster for civilized countries in China, and this kind of disaster will not be eliminated for decades ... "Chen Guangfu just said, and he wanted to talk about it bluntly. At first glance, Zeng Guofan was pale, sweating profusely on his forehead, and his head had already fallen on the armchair, so he quickly stopped.
Note: He died 14 years ago, so this is Mr. Tang's artistic technique. The so-called critics are for people who do nothing.
—— Excerpted from the 23rd edition of "Zeng Guofan Which Boy"