Li Xiucheng's confession gave a very thorough analysis of the Hunan Army in Zeng Guofan's hands. It was also because it was too clear. Zeng Guofan did not want his confession to write like this. In addition, he was afraid that Li Xiucheng would have long nights and dreams while alive, so Zeng Guofan hurriedly He was executed.

After Li Xiucheng was captured, he began to write a suicide note. The content of this book is a general outline of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and it also contains the actual situation of the battle with the Qing army plus his analysis.

Because Li Xiucheng and Zeng Guofan had been fighting for many years, it can be said that he knew the Qing army very well. It can be understood from his suicide note. If he is allowed to continue to live, it is very likely that other people will interrogate him again, so many of Zeng Guofan's secrets will be known to others.

If Zeng Guofan did not want to tell the truth about a certain battle between Zeng Guofan and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, or wanted to conceal it, then the existence of Li Xiucheng would be a hidden danger, because Li Xiucheng could say that he would not stand for Zeng Guofan at all. hide. Li Xiucheng even told some lies that were detrimental to Zeng Guofan, which can be said to be very dangerous. Faced with such a situation, Zeng Guofan will definitely solve this landmine as soon as possible.

You know, Zeng Guofan spent a lot of effort to catch this Li Xiucheng, and Zeng Guofan himself fell into trouble several times. Although the main force of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had been eliminated at this time, there were still some remnants. If Li Xiucheng was kidnapped on the way to the capital, it could be said that his success was in vain. Cixi would definitely punish Zeng Guofan for this, so there would be no problem in executing Li Xiucheng in advance.

Moreover, one of the conditions for Li Xiucheng's agreement to write a suicide note was that he wanted a simpler ending, that is, a quick death. If he was sent to the capital, he would definitely be tortured. So Zeng Guofan decided to execute him here.