C3407 Ten million li of rivers and mountains (1/2)

The moment Ceng Guofan was mentioned, Zuo Zongtang immediately lost his temper. Although he addressed everyone else as brothers, as if he was extremely disrespectful to the marshal, deep down, Zuo Zongtang had a lot of respect for Ceng Guofan.

First of all, Ceng Guofan was of Imperial examinations and was not someone who had barged out of the streets. He had once been a scholar in the capital, and had roamed the imperial court before.

It was probably because of this disparity in status that caused Zuo Zongtang to always have a feeling of inferiority when he faced and the other officials of the imperial examinations.

That was why Li Hongzhang would call him teacher, but he, Zuo Zongtang, could not open his mouth to speak.

But Zuo Zongtang truly admired the abilities of the Great Marshal Zeng, especially the martial arts of nurturing the Qi and calming the heart. It was something he could not learn but he still admired.

Ceng Guofan did not even have to use his mouth to speak and did not even need to use his official's authority to suppress him. He was just an indifferent person, and yet, he was able to make the most rebellious generals not dare to defy him in the slightest.

This was a big situation, this was true ability, Zuo Zongtang had always admired it!

Today, when Shang Tai had brought out his words, it could be said that he had taken control of the lifeline, and had taken the initiative in the entire negotiation with Shang Tai in his hands.

”Of course I can't compare to Marshal Ceng. Who in the world can compare to him …” Zuo Zongtang returned to his chair with a lonely expression.

Shang Tai poured a cup of wine for Zuo Zongtang. ”Actually, Marshal has already given a clear answer on why we did not revolt … Great Marshal is not really intending to be a servant of the Qing Dynasty, he just has his reservations! ”

”What are you worried about? The marshal is worried about the over ten million square kilometers of land.

”Hehe …” The Han Family was originally just a small tribe by the Yellow River. At that time, they didn't have the concept of Chinese, so they called themselves Chinese! ”

”For thousands of years, how did this expanding land come about? But it's not only down there, there are also many that have been honed through hardships! ”

”Qing Dynasty has been in prison for two hundred years, and the people have been around for two hundred years. They have eaten the food provided by all the Chinese in the world for two hundred years … It's time for them to return the profits! ”

”Return what?” Then we will have to return the wealth of their ancestors! ”

”There are also vast grasslands north of the Great Wall, including Xinjiang and Tibet …” These territories that do not belong to the Ming Dynasty, will all belong to the Han Family! ”

”You ate our food, puke it out for me, take our food, return it back to us!”

”Not only that, I even have to pay a full amount of the interest!”

”Hehe, the Great Ming Dynasty is considered dead now, but the next true Qing Dynasty should be much more vast than the Great Ming Dynasty …”

”This is the reason why the Great Marshal Zeng did not rebel. At the moment, he has discovered that he does not have the ability to eat all the territories that have been added! ”

”As long as we are confident, as long as we can ensure that the land of over 10 million square kilometers in the Qing Dynasty will not be lost, you can take a look. There are many people in the world waiting to rebel!”

Shang Tai pointed at Zuo Zongtang and said, ”Actually that includes you. Carefully touch your heart and ask yourself! You risked your life to snatch the Western Regions back, is it for the Qing Dynasty? Or is it for the descendants of the Han Family? ”

”You don't need to answer this question. ”Answer yourself …”