Zhu Wencong watched Li Hongzhang come and go in haste; these bureaucrats had begun preparing exits for themselves, as no one could guarantee that the Imperial Court would have a tomorrow.
The previously unbeatable Eight Banners Army headed towards decline with the death of Senggelinqin, and there was no longer an Eight Banners Army that could balance the Han army.
The current situation was that no one wanted to be the early bird; they were all waiting for their opponents to bury the Imperial Court, after which they could openly eliminate them.
"Husband! Isn't Li Hongzhang the leader of the Huai Army?" Su Yanqiao didn't understand that the Xiang Army was created by Zeng Guofan, and he was also the highest commander of both the Xiang and Huai Armies.
"We're all one family; there's no need to differentiate so clearly! Half of the Huai Army used to be Xiang Army, and the other half consists of people from the Jianghuai region.
