C3573 Ghastly Ghost Shop? (1/2)
Lin Zexu and Mu Zhanga were definitely enemies, and the two of them belonged to different people from the rest. However, Ceng Guofan was Mu Zhanga's disciple, and the words Ceng Guofan spoke earlier on, revealed some kind of respect and reverence for Lin Zexu.
”Actually, something big happened during my year as an official. I'm afraid you wouldn't have thought of this … Queen Victoria also ascended the throne in 1838, which is the same as the 18 years of Dao Guang! ”
”Haha …” There really is a cause and effect to it, and most of the time, these heaven-shaking people are just sworn enemies in the cycle of Samsara, it's not like enemies don't meet! ”
”The times are changing. Those enemies of fate are being reincarnated one by one. They are being called kings and kings one by one, then being pressed to their deaths!”
”It was that year that I became an official, the Queen Victoria ascended the throne, and Lin Zexu was sent to Guangdong to ban smoking … The three thousand year old major change that Xiao Letian has spoken of began! ”
In 1840, Daoguang lasted for 20 years. Under the influence of the Queen Victoria, the British Parliament passed the resolution on the war by a small majority. In the same year, Lin Zexu fought with the British battleship in Guangdong Province!
”What was I doing then?” Ceng Guofan's tone suddenly became excited, ”I will be the judge of Hanlin House! Do you know what a review is? It's just checking the wrong words for the article that was written in the biography of history! ”
”I am just a lowly official in Hanlin House who is lacking in words!”
”Haha …” I lived in the Caishikou that year, and my house is even further away than it is now! At that time, I only had a salary of four and a half taels a month, and the rent of four rooms was 33 taels a year... My salary has been spent all year long on renting houses. I need the help of my family members every year in order to live on! ”
”You, Li Tuo, are also from a humble official's background. You should know this pain!”
Of course, Li Tuo knew how difficult it was for the capital city to be in two halves, and he let out a long sigh, ”That's right … ”The imperial court is even more respectable, and officials are not allowed to rent a large courtyard. It would be dishonorable to say so!”
”He has no money and he's forcing the officials to rent a separate house! It's the same for the first few years, we can't survive without our families to support us! ”
Isha who was outside the door was stunned, he was the Eight Banner, no matter how dilapidated she was, she had to have a sect person or a Ministry of Internal Affairs to provide a house for him. If his woman was more shrewd, she would scold him or even lift up her skirt, maybe she would even be given a good house.
This was the first time he heard of these Chinese minor official s suffering so hard!
Ceng Guofan thought back to his past and lamented, ”That was a time that I will never forget for the rest of my life … Hanlin House has no rank, holding onto the weakest salary, doing the most boring work, and instead looking at the big matters of the world! ”
”We are young! We're hot-blooded again! When the British invade us, we will write books and join our names to write long term pencils... We have to fight! We have to fight the English! ”
”To be bullied to this extent by the British in the glorious Empire of Heaven, we can't let this bit of anger go away …”
”But what is the use of our hot-bloodedness? We can't even get our joint paper money in front of you... ”” No, no... Even if we're hot-blooded, we still don't know where to go! ”
Ceng Guofan pounded his chest, as though he was trying to vent out the anger and resentment in his heart. Only after a long while did he manage to catch his breath!
”Afterwards, Daoguang lasted twenty-three years, which was in 1843 … ”The war is finally over. The Tiger Gate Treaty has been signed. The conclusion has been made for the five merchants. The British have achieved complete victory …”
”Haha …” ”Hahaha …” Ceng Guofan suddenly laughed out loud, ”Just this year, another enemy has appeared! Hong Xiuquan did that this year, what kind of worshiping! ”
”Hahaha …” It's not that enemies don't meet … This was fate! When we were reincarnated into this era, we would kill each other. We would kill each other, and our heads would roll from side to side … ”Hahaha …”
After laughing for a long time, the marshal panted, ”Since that year …” I've learned a truth... Humans! ”You have to be a good official, a good official!”