“If he is given real power, tomorrow’s Beijing will be today’s Nanchang.”

It would have been a good thing for Zeng Guofan to rescue the siege of Nanchang, but because he had so many followers, the bachelor could not help but put forward his opinion to Emperor Xianfeng, saying that if Zeng Guofan was now appointed governor of Hubei, then he would He has real power. If he has real power, and he can solve the siege of Nanchang this time because he has many followers, he may overthrow your government tomorrow.

Zeng Guofan was an out-and-out farmer, no different from ordinary people. But relying on his hard work, he was admitted to Jinshi at the age of 27. He trained himself and gradually rose through the ranks. He is also the first person in history to reach the second level at the age of 37.

Zeng Guofan was once again involved in the civil war in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. He formed the Hunan Army and fought against the Taiping Army of the Taiping Rebellion. In 1856, Zeng Guofan was trapped in Nanchang by the Taiping Army. At this time, the strength of the Hunan Army was not as good as that of the Taiping Army, so Zeng Guofan had no choice but to ask for help from everywhere. Taking advantage of the Taiping Army's free time, they recruited troops from all over the country, strengthened training, and rescued the siege of Nanchang.

At that time, Emperor Xianfeng was very happy to hear this and wanted to appoint him as governor of Hubei. The governor of Hubei is a real power, and he has a different title from his previous title of minister. After hearing this opinion, the bachelor next to Emperor Xianfeng said to the king, now give him real power because he has many followers. Now that he can capture Nanchang, you will know whether he will use these followers in the future. And what about taking Beijing?

So after Emperor Xianfeng heard this, he was so frightened that he dropped his pen. Due to the fear in his heart, he eventually demoted Zeng Guofan and let him continue to be the Minister of War without real power.