Why did Zeng Guofan have to kill Li Xiucheng?
In this article, I will talk to you about this topic.
Looking back at the various abnormal performances of Zeng Guofan when he killed Li Xiucheng, it is not difficult to see the reason for this.
Do not go through the procedure, kill in a hurry
From the early Days of Hong Daquan, to Lin Fengxiang and Li Kaifang, to Chen Yucheng, Shi Dakai, Hong Renjie, Hong Tianguifu, all of them"
Bandit chief
"After they are captured, all localities are to be reported to the imperial court and judged by the imperial court."
Although there is no suspense in Li Xiucheng's execution, many details of whether to escort Jingshi or execute him on the spot, whether to conduct a public trial or parade the streets, are all decided by the imperial court.
However, according to Mr. Luo Ergang's research, Zeng Guofan executed Li Xiucheng without authorization without receiving instructions from the imperial court.
Moreover, Zeng Guofan made a decision after the first interrogation of Li Xiucheng."
On summary execution
"Determination.
After Zeng Guofan's first interrogation of Li Xiucheng, Zeng Guofan wrote in a letter to his son Zeng Jize:
"The False King of Zhongzhong personally interrogated him once, and he intended to correct the Fa on the spot."
At this point, Ben"
Skate on thin ice
"Zeng Guofan, why do you want"
Do not go through the program
"What about the unauthorized execution of Li Xiucheng?"
The plot revealed by the descendants of Zeng Guofan
In December 1977, Professor Yu Dajian, the great-granddaughter of Zeng Guofan, revealed a secret.
Mr. Rohrgang.
At that time, Professor Yu Dajian, who had been half dead for many years and was seriously ill, wanted to personally give word of mouth to Luo Ergang. However, Luo was also not in good health and could not make the trip, so he entrusted Jia Shucun and Bian Zhilin to visit.
Ms. Yu Dajian mentioned that in 1946, her mother, Zeng Guangshan, the granddaughter of Zeng Guofan, mentioned at home that Li Xiucheng persuaded Zeng Guofan to rebel, and Zeng Guofan did not dare.
At that time, Jia's record was: Li Xiucheng persuaded Zeng Guofan to rebel, but Zeng Guofan did not do it.
Ms. Yu corrected:
Li Xiucheng persuaded Zeng Wenzheng to rebel, but Zeng Wenzheng did not dare.
Ms. Yu emphasized:
Her mother was a devout Christian and would never lie.
Subsequently, Ms. Yu also mentioned:
Li Xiucheng's confession is true, and Li Xiucheng wants to learn from Jiang Wei.
Combined with Ms. Yu's physical condition at this time, and her understanding of "
Do not dry
"and"
Can't
"The rigor of the attitude, this article is extremely credible.
And this is the key to Zeng Guofan's eager execution of Li Xiucheng.
Zeng Guofan's drastic deletion of the "Self-Statement" shows the main reason for the urgent execution of Li Xiucheng
In 1963, Zeng Yuan's great-grandson, Mr. Zeng Yunong, published the "Handwriting of Li Xiucheng's Confessions" hidden in the Zeng family at the World Bookstore in Taiwan.
Compared with the manuscript of Zeng Guofan's Military Aircraft Department, this book has more than 9,000 words, and there are many revisions in sensitive places.
However, this "Self-Statement" is still incomplete.
In the "Letter of Zeng Guofan" and the "Diary of Zhao Liewen", it is mentioned that Li Xiucheng said that he had 50,000 or 60,000 words.
But the Zeng family has a total of 33,000 words and 74 pages, and the whole book has no end.
It can be seen that many contents are extremely sensitive, and Zeng Guofan does not even dare to hide them privately and directly tear them up!
From the existing "Self-Description", it can be speculated that Li Xiucheng still has some"
Sensitive information
”。
First of all, Li Xiucheng mentioned that he was willing to surrender, but kept saying that he was "
I am willing to contribute to the Lord of the Middle Hall
", but rarely mentioned to serve the Great Qing.
How could Li Xiucheng be such a clever person, how could he not know whether his life and death Zeng Guofan said or not?
It can be said that even if Zeng Guofan tried his best to delete Li Xiucheng's self-statement, he still did not stop Li Xiucheng."
Divisive
Secondly, Li Xiucheng's "Self-Description" is full of exuberance and thoughtfulness, and mentions a lot of information. Among them, even how to resist foreigners in the future mentioned.
If Lee So-sung does."
Persuaded Zeng Wenzheng to rebel
", then, with his meticulousness, there must be a detailed account.
This information is exactly what Zeng Guofan is most sensitive to.
At this time, Zeng Guofan was"
The relationship between the imperial court and him was very delicate.
When Zeng Guofan saw this information, he even tore up the private version, so how dare he let Li Xiucheng go to the imperial court for interrogation? God knows what Lee So-sung will say!
The Court of the Qing Dynasty was full of doubts about Zeng Guofan; Li Xiucheng was meticulous and bent on wanting Zeng Guofan to rebel...
These factors came together, and once Li Xiucheng was handed over to the imperial court, I was afraid that Zeng Guofan would not sleep steadily.
Zeng Guofan's minor overhauls to the "Self-Description" show other reasons for the urgent execution of Li Xiucheng
Except"
Generous
"Deletion, some minor repairs and minor changes of Zeng Guofan can also be seen in its sensitivity."
(1) Hong Xiuquan's cause of death.
In the original manuscript, Lee So-sung's description is:
Hong Xiuquan refused to take the medicine after becoming seriously ill and died on April 21.
Zeng Guofan's modifications are:
On May 27, Hong Xiuquan died of poisoning due to an urgent attack by the officers and soldiers.
Corresponding sensitive points:
After Zeng Guofan attacked Tianjing, he had already played the imperial court, and Hong Xiuquan committed suicide by taking poison.
(2) The process of Li Xiucheng's capture.
After Li Xiucheng was arrested by two civilians, he was sent to the Qing camp.
Zeng Guofan changed to:
It was taken by the officers and men of The Former Commandery.
In the previous report, Zeng Guofan had said that Li Xiucheng was "claimed" by Xiao Fusi.
。
(3) The young master breakout time.
Li Xiucheng's description is:
Breakout at the beginning of the change.
Four more broke out.
After Zeng Guofan broke the Heavenly Capital, he had already reported that the Young Heavenly King was dead. Later, the young king was captured and the lie was exposed.
The Qing court had been inquiring about the young heavenly king's breakthrough. Therefore, Zeng Guofan changed the time of the young heavenly king's breakthrough to be late (at the beginning of the change, the sky was not dark, so that it was impossible to escape) to reduce the responsibility.
(4) The tenth of the ten mistakes of the Heavenly Dynasty.
Li Xiucheng's original words were:
Wrongly establishing a government is disorganized.
Mistakes should not be dedicated to Tianjing, pulling people and horses from all over the east.
Tianjing could not attack for a long time, but Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang's troops attacked extremely quickly. The imperial court sent Li Hongzhang to support Zeng Guoquan in attacking Tianjing, but he gave up because Zeng Guoquan wanted to monopolize his merits.
Here, Zeng Guofan not only explained that Tianjing could not be attacked for a long time, but also attributed Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang's attack to the Xiang army's attack on Tianjing, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
Here, it is only a sensitive place before and after the breakthrough of Tianjing.
Throughout the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom War, how many pieces of information did Zeng Guofan, Zeng Guofan, and their generals misreport and lie about?
If Li Xiucheng is allowed to accept the examination of the imperial court, how much material will be revealed?
It is precisely because Li Xiucheng has too much information on the subject, and once this information is shaken out, it will be extremely unfavorable to Zeng Guofan.
So although "
Don't follow the rules
"There are risks, but the lesser of the two evils, Zeng Guofan still has to kill Li Xiucheng quickly."