Lin Zexu and Mu Zhanga are definitely enemies. They are not political enemies at all. Zeng Guofan is Mu Zhanga's disciple. Today, Zeng Guofan shows a certain respect for Lin Zexu.

"Actually, something big happened in the year I became an official. You probably couldn't imagine it... Queen Victoria also ascended the throne in 1838, the 18th year of Daoguang!"

"Haha... there is indeed cause and effect in the dark. Many times, these powerful figures are just enemies, relatives and creditors in the cycle of fate, not enemies who don't meet!"

"The times are turbulent, and they are urging those opponents in their destiny to reincarnate one by one, become kings and dominate them, and then come together to fight to the death!"

"It was that year that I became an official, Queen Victoria ascended the throne, and Lin Zexu was sent to Guangdong to ban smoking... Xiao Letian's mouth that the great changes that China had not seen in three thousand years began suddenly!"

"In 1840, in the 20th year of Daoguang, under the influence of Queen Victoria's intervention, the British Parliament passed the war resolution with a weak majority. In the same year, Lin Zexu fought with British warships in Guangdong!"

"What were I doing at that time?" Zeng Guofan's tone suddenly became excited. "I am working as a reviewer in the Hanlin Academy! Do you know what a review is? It's just to check the typos for articles that compile historical books and biography!"

"I am a typo in the Hanlin Academy!"

"Haha... I lived in Caishikou that year, and the house I lived in was even more remote than now! At that time, I only had a salary of 40,000 yuan per month, while the rent for four houses was 33,000 yuan per year... My annual salary was spent on renting a house, and I needed help from my hometown every year to survive!"

"You Li Tuo are also from a petty official, you should know this kind of suffering!"

Of course, Li Tuo knew how difficult it was to live in the capital. It was really a piece of silver that was broken into two pieces. He sighed, "Yes... the court must be decent. Anyone who is an official cannot rent a slum, which is said to be inappropriate!"

"I didn't have money and forced officials to rent a separate courtyard! I was the same in the first few years. I couldn't survive without the help of my family!"

Isha outside the door was stunned. Even if he was a Baqin, he would have to provide a house with a clan or an internal affairs office. If the woman at home was a little more stingy, dared to scold the street or put on her skirt, she might be given a good house.

This is the first time he has heard of these little Han officials!

Zeng Guofan recalled his past and felt deeply moved, "That was a time I will never forget in my life... The ungrade Shujishi in the Hanlin Academy received the most meager salary, doing the most boring job, but watching the big things in the world!"

"We are young! We are passionate! The British invaded us, and we also wrote a letter to write a letter together and wrote a memorial to Long Live... We have to fight! We have to fight with the British!"

"We can't get angry in our hearts if we are bullied by the British..."

"But what's the use of our passion? Long live our co-signed letters... Even if we have only passionate, we don't know where to pour it!"

Zeng Guofan beat his chest, as if he wanted to vent the resentment in his heart... It took him a long time to get through it!

"Later, in the 23rd year of Daoguang, that is, in 1843... the war finally ended, the Humen Treaty was signed, and the five-port trading was a foregone conclusion. The British won a great victory..."

"Haha...haha..." Zeng Guofan suddenly burst into laughter. "In just this year, another enemy jumped out! Hong Xiuquan made the God-worshiping Church this year!"

"Hahaha... it's not that enemies don't meet... it's all fate! When we reincarnate to this era, we have to kill each other, kill each other, and beheads are rolling... hahaha..."

After laughing for a long time, the handsome man gasped, "Since that year... I have understood the truth... People! You must be a good official, and you must be a good official!"

"Otherwise, if you have only one mind and one's heart, you will not be able to use your skills! No one wants you! No one will pay attention to you! If you want to do good things, if you want to accumulate virtue and do good deeds, you have to be a good official!"

"That year, the imperial court ordered me to go to Sichuan to preside over the provincial examination! Haha... I can pay a travel fee of 1,000 taels before I set off!"

Zeng Guofan clicked the fan, "You Li Tuo is indeed a smart person... Have you found out all this secret matter? That's right, this fan was what I bought from Sichuan that year..."

"Or... it wasn't that I found it on my own initiative... but this fan was like waiting for me on purpose, and it took the initiative to let me discover it..."

Speaking of this, Zeng Guofan's face suddenly changed to a very strange look. The smile on the corner of his mouth was very scary. He lowered his voice and said to Li Tuo, "Mr. Li... do you know? When I became the number one coach Zeng..."

"I once sent someone to Sichuan... I want to find the boss who sold me this fan for only fifty taels of silver. I want to thank him!"

"By the way, look at the boss who doesn't know the goods. What else can I find in my hand? Hahaha, guess what happened in the end?"

At this time, even Isha was stunned when he heard this. His ears were spread out and his eyes were staring at him, and he listened with all his attention!

"Haha... the servant was shocked me... It turned out... the antique shop in my memory has never existed!"

Hiss... At that time, Li Tuo and Isha's hair were blown up, and Isha even exclaimed, "Ah? No more...ghost shop?"

Zeng Guofan nodded, "I thought the store had closed down over the years... But after my close friend inquired carefully, I found out where all generations of people in the neighboring neighbors lived..."

"None of them have heard of that store...that is, that store only exists in my memory...No one in Chengdu knows that there is such a store!"

What a guy... Li Tuo obviously felt a chill on his back, and his legs trembled involuntarily. "Big...Master...You... Are you kidding me..."

Zeng Guofan relaxed and leaned his back on the back of the chair and drank a sip of tea, "I am at my age... Is there any benefit to lie to you?"

Li Tuo no longer knew what to say. He wanted to take a sip of hot tea to calm himself down, but found that his hands were shaking so hard.

Zeng Guofan looked at Li Tuo and smiled, "Oh... Everyone says to serve tea and see the guests. Are you going to send me a guest?"

In the rules of the officialdom in the Qing Dynasty, the officials visited the superiors. The tea sent by the subordinates was not allowed to be drunk, and the subordinates could only obey the superiors' orders in a regular manner.

When Shangguan picked up the tea in front of him, the servants knew that the adults were going to see the guests, and then the origin of the saying "Customize tea and see guests".

When the subordinate saw the superior serving tea, he stopped saying anything and said goodbye quickly!

Today, Li Tuo made Zeng Guofan completely lose his composure. He actually reached out to have tea. This is a joke in the officialdom!

Zeng Guofan waved his hand and smiled, "Drink, I don't have that big rule... You are a young man, don't be so brave!"

"You also know what happened later. I gave the fan to the teacher... and then I started to be promoted! I will be promoted to the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, a second-rank official!"

"Ministry of Personnel... Is it awesome? The Red Yamen in charge of the promotion of officials in the world!"
Chapter completed!