C3572 Dwelling on the past glory days (2/2)

Li Tuo's heart thumped, he never thought that Ceng Guofan would actually let it go! This was not his style!

No matter how bad Mu Zhanga's reputation in history was, or how angry the people scolded him, Ceng Guofan had never said a single word about it before.

In fact, this was only human nature. The common people loved to curse. They would always find a scapegoat for their grumbles, and a white faced official of China who had lived for thousands of years would always be scolded.

But in the real history, how much of the sin did the surrendering Mu Zhanga actually commit? This is questionable!

In fact, at that time, everyone in the government knew, that the root of the surrender party was still the Dao Guang Emperor, it was because the emperor did not want to beat them up that Mu Zhanga understood what he was doing.

And why did the Dao Guang Emperor not want to fight anymore? In the final analysis, the British had fought their way to Zhenjiang and cut off the Grand Canal. This was the economic lifeline that the Qing Dynasty relied on to survive!

It could be said that ever since the Tang Dynasty, economic activity in China had relied heavily on the Northern and Southern Grand Canal. If this path of life were to be cut off, the economic system of ancient China would definitely collapse.

The Qing Dynasty saw this very clearly. This was even more terrifying than losing an island in battle!

Therefore, at that time, in the eyes of people like Ceng Guofan who were in the official circles of the Qing Dynasty, Mu Zhanga was just scolding the name of the Dao Guang Emperor, and he himself did not commit any heinous crimes.

It was because of this that the officials promoted by Mu Zhanga took care of the descendants of this teacher relatively well. Almost every year, Salonga would write a letter to this senior brother of his, Ceng Guofan, and Ceng Guofan would also take care of this good-for-nothing brother of his.

But today, Ceng Guofan had actually flung it aside and allowed all of his teachers' descendants to die without a care. This was completely outside of Li Tuo's expectations.

”Marshal …” This... This case can shock the court... ”Marshal, could it be …”

Ceng Guofan waved his hand and smiled: ”Master Li … …” I already know what you're here for... This should be your first time coming to my place, right? ”

Suddenly, Ceng Guofan made a turn, catching Li Tuo off guard. ”Ah … ”Yes, the marshal is at the capital's residence. This is the first time this official has been here …”

”Hehe …” ”This is not my house. I'm just renting it out …”

”Marshal is clean and honest, this official admires you …” However, it would be a shame to live in such a house as the marshal!

”aggrieved? I think it's good... How could there be a smell of farmland in the inner city? Moreover, this is the place where I once made my name, so people will always reminisce about old times! ”

With just a few words, Ceng Guofan had gained the initiative to speak with him.

”I was Dao Guang in Beijing for the past 12 years. At that time, I was not famous yet. I lived in Changsha Hall, studying for the Imperial Examinations. However, after Dao Guang's 15 years of examination, I couldn't leave Beijing with regret …”

”Three years later, Dao Guang 18 years I will once again enter the Beijing Trials, and only then was I able to successfully get on the leaderboard. Rank 3, rank 4, and rank 2, bestowed upon me the status of a Scholar!”

”Do you know how many years that year was?” Ceng Guofan asked.

Li Tuo blinked his eyes as he calculated, ”It should be the year 1838 of the Western Calendar …”

”Yes, 1838. Do you know what happened that year?” Ceng Guofan asked again.

Li Tuo was confused, a lot of things happened in 1838, only god knew what the marshal was asking about.

”Ai …” I'll tell you! It was that year that the Dao Guang Emperor sent Lin Zexu to Guangzhou to investigate and ban opium! ”That year, when I first entered the government, Lord Lin had already left for the capital to fight …”