Guo Douxian watched everything that happened in the lobby in the crowd. He was originally kind to Hong Chengchou and had a big psychological advantage, but after this encounter, Hong Chengchou's punishment really shocked him.

, so that the aloofness that once existed soon disappeared.

After the trial of the case was over, Guo Duxian left a letter to thank Quan, and he left Changsha himself, preparing to go to Fuqiu Mountain to worship Li Chunyang as his teacher, just to be a Taoist priest and not care about worldly affairs - as a bystander, he was better than everyone else

Everyone can see more clearly why Hong Chengchou did this series of operations. He is a local anti-Qing person in Huguang. Facing such an opponent, he has long passed the age of knowing destiny. Of course, he knows that he is never his opponent. In this life

If you don't struggle with the remaining time, you may still have a chance to live a little longer, just in case someone who can compete with Hong Chengchou is born.

After hanging out in the officialdom for too many years, like a wild beast that smells danger and subconsciously chooses to retreat, Guo Duxian has clearly seen the gap in ability between him and Hong Chengchou, and simply walks away without any trace of danger.

of hesitation.

Like him, it is cool not to be involved in a counter-insurgency crime. At least the Qing court did not intend to force all the survivors to fight against the Qing Dynasty. However, figures such as Tao Runai who had just been forgiven by Hong Chengchou had to accept it.

The good intentions of this southwestern strategist washed away the bad luck of being imprisoned for one or two years, and then went to that banquet that was not worthy of the name.

The banquet was held in the Southwest Economic and Strategy Office. The delicacies and wines were delicious, and the birds were singing and dancing. It was so beautiful. However, at this banquet, most of the gentry present seemed a little absent-minded, but facing Hong Chengchou and the Changsha shogunate

They had no choice but to respond to the warm reception received by the staff, pretending to be kind and grateful.

These gentry who had just been released from prison were all locals in Huguang. Most of them were connected to each other by virtue of their fellow villagers, classmates, and the same year of the imperial examination, room master, and seat master. They were the former Donglin Party, Qi Party, and Chu Party.

, the Zhejiang Party and other political parties all started in this way. Regarding the fight against the Qing Dynasty, the tendencies of the gentry in various places were also different. For example, the gentry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang supported the King of Lu, and the gentry in Fujian and Guangdong supported the King of Tang. Now there is no other choice.

, but they all supported Emperor Yongli as the co-leader.

We are all from the same hometown and classmates. In the past two years, we have experienced one of the three major events in life together. Naturally, we have the same aspirations. Here, we are clearly distinguished from the staff that Hong Chengchou recruited from all over the world.

. However, between the two, there are some local Huguang gentry who joined Hong Chengchou's Changsha shogunate. These staff have some friendship with those gentry. Maybe they can get rid of their shackles with their efforts.

, whether it is the current atmosphere or the friendship in the past, it is really not convenient to sit there with a straight face.

"The meaning of Ke Ming Su Tong Sutra and the astrological Tao Ling are very useful in Hong Jing Lue Mu."

"I don't dare, I don't dare. There are many talented people in the manager's staff, and there are many people who are better than me. Not to mention the old staff recruited by the manager from all over the world, even we in Huguang have some capable people. For example, Shaoyang Che

Dingying, one of the six sages of the Xinhua Zhang family, it is said that even Wu Maosun of Shaoyang is going to the capital to attend the imperial court's talent promotion ceremony."

"That's a lot."

"Who says it's not the case? Actually speaking, it is because the imperial court really opened the imperial examination to select scholars. Do you think the puppet dynasty has ever thought about us scholars? To put it bluntly, now the puppet dynasty is dominated by those who brought trouble to the world. The thieves and bandits have taken control of the country, including the intruders, thieves, and pirates. How can there be any place for us scholars?"

"..."

Zhang Dade, a native of Shanhua County, Changsha Prefecture, is a native of Huguang in the Changsha shogunate. He was originally the secret agent of Zhao Xiangxing who was patrolling the road. He was good at strategy and was a think tank type of staff. Today, he is still in Zhao Xiangxing's secret service. In terms of work, whenever Hong Chengchou had important matters to discuss, he would send them along with Zhao Xiangxing, which was considered as a double errand.

At this moment, the Shaoyang Che family and the Xinhua Zhang family mentioned by Zhang Dade are all local gentry families in Huguang, and they are relatively well-known.

Hong Chengchou established the Changsha shogunate and recruited local talents from Huguang. It was no longer a matter of a day or two. Among them, Zhou Kangeng, Guo Duxian, Wang Siqian, brothers Zhang Shengyu, Long Kongran, Xie Rujie and others, although they did not accept the Hong family's invitation to join The shogunate continued to live in seclusion as remnants, but as long as they did not participate in the anti-Qing activities, Hong Chengchou's goal had basically been achieved. This was originally meant to differentiate their political positions.

At the banquet, some of the people mentioned by Zhang Dade were at the banquet. As soon as he pointed it out, the surrounding gentry quickly found those celebrities, and some were still working in other places. With the former As a role model, others also believed in him. Every now and then, a burst of sighs and sighs would be heard from a certain corner.

With these local gentry in Huguang as a link, the original distinction between Jing and Wei at the beginning of the banquet gradually blurred as time went by, and this was exactly what Hong Chengchou needed to see.

"...I recall that I once had the wish to create peace for all generations. However, the intruders, the Western thieves were brutal, and Emperor Zhuang Lie unfortunately died for his country. Only then could the Qing Dynasty enter the customs to avenge the hatred of the Holy Emperor..."

After three drinks and five dishes, the boundaries gradually disappeared. Hong Chengchou saw that the atmosphere was almost complete. He tapped the table and the female musician retreated wisely, leaving only his voice still resounding in the lobby.

I started studying in my hometown in Fujian, and then took the imperial examination. Step by step, I passed the county examination, government examination, college examination, rural examination, joint examination and even the palace examination. Then I passed the imperial examination and was awarded an official position. Starting from the head of the Jiangxi Officials Department of the Ministry of Punishment , Li Yuanwailang, Langzhong held a post, and he only served in the Ministry of Justice for six years. Later, he first went to Zhejiang to serve as a scholar, and then was promoted to the Zhejiang Chief Envoy, Zuo Councilor, until he was transferred to Shaanxi to be the governor of grain and participate in politics, and began to participate in the extermination of bandits. It can be considered that you have entered the fast lane for promotion.

Based on his resume, Hong Chengchou talked about his studies, officialdom, and things since the Enlightenment. From time to time, he also mentioned some interesting anecdotes from the past, which aroused laughter from everyone present.

The matter of surrendering to the Qing Dynasty was mentioned in an understatement. Hong Chengchou mainly talked about the story of the encirclement and suppression of the bandits, especially the brutal acts of the bandits against the people, especially the gentry. Hong Chengchou could say that there are too many to mention, and it is difficult to mention them. He can clearly tell which one is true and which one is false. And here, even among the current gentry class, there is no one who knows the bandits of the past better than he does, so he can only be allowed to sing this one-man show. .

"The atrocities committed by the intruders are too numerous to describe. The massacre of the Western thieves was no less severe than that of the intruders. Let's not mention it. Let's just say that in Changsha Prefecture, many gentry and common people were killed by the Western thieves.

How grand and magnificent the palace was originally was, but it was burned down with just a fire."

Having said all this, Hong Chengchou's face could be said to be extremely distressed. Even a few gentry seemed to be recalling some old events, and their faces could not help but reveal a look of sadness.

All of this was seen in Hong Chengchou's eyes. Seeing this, he loudly confessed to everyone: "All of you are talented people from Huguang, so I also have the heart to cherish your talents for the country today.

Because I believe that after reading the books of sages and sages for many years, you will not associate with those thieves and bandits who have caused great chaos in the world and can be said to be unscrupulous."

Once this statement was made, it can be said that it was very convincing. Hong Chengchou deliberately separated the gentry from the intruders and Western thieves he called them. Such a gap actually existed. It was nothing more than the national oppression of the Qing Dynasty that led the Han people to treat the barbarians as barbarians.

The idea of ​​defense was used as a bond to achieve unity against the Qing court. This unity is very unstable because of the class attributes, old and new grudges, and the trend of interests. In recent years, the Ming court has recruited a large number of people.

The Dashun Army and the Daxi Army, but in fact, whether it was the suppression of the Dashun Army during the period dominated by the Ming Dynasty, or the restrictions on the power of the imperial court during the period dominated by the Daxi Army, they actually always existed.

With the idea of ​​class opposition between gentry and bandits as the basis, and in accordance with the principle that the enemy of the enemy is a friend, Hong Chengchou said that the Manchu Qing Dynasty evolved into a localized regime that followed Confucian ethics and protected the interests of the gentry class, and was separated from the violent Yuan Dynasty.

Under the protection of the Manchus, these Confucian scholars were not harmed by bandits, so supporting the Manchus was actually ensuring their own interests.

Hong Chengchou summed up his words and included the truth in what he called facts. For example, the victory of the Qing army in Changde was extended by him as a precursor to the Western bandits entering Huguang and killing the gentry and the common people. The victory of the Qing army was guaranteed.

Such is the well-being of the local gentry and common people.

Class antagonism is the only ideological basis for Hong Chengchou to break the defense between Yi and Xia, because what the Ming court now relies on is the intruders, Western bandits and pirates that they once despised. It is these former enemies of the Ming court who are fighting for this

The dynasty even held up the last world for the Han family.

There was a banquet. At this time, Hong Chengchou was even more excited to compose poems to congratulate the Qing army's victory. Later, the aides of the Changsha shogunate also produced their own works to echo. The atmosphere of the poetry meeting had already arrived, and those who had just

The gentry who received Hong Chengchou's guarantee to avoid certain death had no choice but to bite the bullet and write a few poems. Among them, there were some gentry who really returned to the tendency of class antagonism and expressed their sincere gratitude to the Qing army.

Affection.

This is exactly what Hong Chengchou wants to achieve, because in such an era, the so-called popular support is very small. As long as you control the hearts of the gentry and use the gentry's voice among the people, even if it is as black as briquettes, you can still wash it away.

Come out with a flawless white jade!

"With this move, the hearts and minds of Huguang soldiers and public opinion have been initially stabilized. However, we still need to make persistent efforts to completely stabilize the overall situation of Huguang's war and defense. Next, we only need to wait for the Ming troops to make mistakes.

"

The banquet was over and it was already very late. Hong Chengchou had already assigned accommodation, and allowed these gentry to rest in the Southwest Economic and Strategic Office, which was once the residence of the four generals of Ji Fan. As for tomorrow, they have prepared the travel expenses and ceremony.

And he mobilized a large number of carriages and horses to send them back to their hometowns one by one, which can be called a thoughtful thought.

As for this major case involving more than 300 Huguang gentry, it can almost be said to be the largest case since the Qing court entered the customs. Hong Chengchou ended such a major case in a gentle way, which is extremely inconsistent with the image of the Qing court over the years.

.However, he had already sent people to send the files to the capital, and he was quite confident that the Manchu rulers would acquiesce as expected.

At this point, the Ming Dynasty, as a Chinese orthodoxy and a country established for more than 200 years, had too many fetters and constraints - from tradition, from morality, from ancestral systems, and from vested interests.

Interest groups, etc. At this point, the Qing government, as a foreign colonial regime, seemed to have more room for maneuver. After all, the barbarians did not understand the rules, so no one could fault them.

Returning to Houya's residence, Hong Chengchou was drinking heavily and always felt like vomiting. After all, he was already over sixty years old, and he was no better than when he was young, riding a bad horse like a general.

He drank strong alcohol, and with his cruel and bloody killings against the bandits, he earned the nickname "Butcher". Both the bandits and the Ming army in the northwest had a sense of awe for him.

However, for people like him, the older they get, the more sophisticated they become. This is how people see things. With many years of experience and experience, coupled with his own talents that are absolutely incomparable to others, in terms of actions, the more sophisticated he becomes.

Can achieve better results. Just like today.

The army is mobilizing and deploying defenses, and the newly established Jingbiao Four Towns and Five Battalions are naturally the backbone of this effort; in terms of civil affairs, the Changsha shogunate is gradually expanding, and the staff that were originally sent out are also talented people, local Huguang people.

People's livelihood and military supplies are gradually recovering; now, through the Dongting Incident, a good foundation has been laid for the hearts of the people. Hong Chengchou's many years of planning since he took office as the Southwest Economic Strategy have finally begun to take shape.

In Huguang, with the Battle of Changde ending in the defeat of the Ming army and the end of the Dongting Incident, the Qing government's rule in Huguang became increasingly stable thanks to the efforts of Hong Chengchou.

This is just the beginning, but this beginning is very unfavorable for the Ming court. But there, the Ming army is obviously beyond its reach - the army of the Qin Palace has just been defeated, and Chen Kai has just taken over the power of Guangdong.

Zheng Chenggong is focusing on Fujian, and most of what he sees is Zhejiang and Jiangxi. Today, only Li Dingguo's army is still in action.

In mid-June, the Ming army approached the city of Wuzhou. The siege artillery teams supported by Chen Kai were lined up outside the city, and the black muzzles almost sucked in all the three souls and souls of the Qing army at the top of the city.

Standing among the artillery team, Li Dingguo stroked the cannon that was a replica of the Linggun that was so popular in Guangdong that it was said to have destroyed Xinhui County with one shot.

There were marks on his face, but his face showed a strange symptom that Chen Kai jokingly called artillery obsession.
Chapter completed!