Buried alive in the Qing Dynasty

The subordinates following Zhou Peigong and Fu Honglie were also very clever, they took out their daggers and cut each other's braids, and all of them became bald all of a sudden.

After they finished cutting their braids, they waited for a while, and the subordinate sent by Zhou Peigong had already returned with a large bag of clothes and a few books.

"Why are there still books? What kind of book is this?" Zhou Peigong felt a little strange when he saw the book in the man's hand, so he asked.

"Mr. Zhou, this is the newly printed "Renzike Gongshi Poetry Collection" that I saw in a study on the street where I bought clothes... There is a list of fake Gongshi on it. I think the two It's not safe for Mr. to go out of the city with the handwritten list, and if it is found out and it is difficult to explain, it is better to take two poetry collections out of the city."

Zhou Peigong took a look at the collection of poems, nodded and said: "Okay, that's it...Brother Zhongmou, let's change clothes quickly, and leave the city immediately after changing clothes!"

Chapter 204 Why Are All the Talents Going to the Rebels?

Shaozhou Prefecture, Qujiang County, Ningnan Jingkou General Xingyuan.

General Tu Hai got up early this morning and "read the papers" in his pen...that is, to read the examination papers, the papers of the Guangdong Provincial Examination.

It is reasonable to say that the Guangdong Provincial Examination is not under the control of the general, but who is Tuhai?He is a dignified figure, the chief bachelor and the minister of the Ministry of Rites!He can take care of the Ministry of Rites examination, let alone the Guangdong provincial examination?

Besides, Emperor Kangxi has already spoken, and the Guangdong Provincial Examination must be done well!Only by doing a good job in the rural examination can we gain the hearts of Guangdong scholars.With the help of Guangdong scholars, the war to encircle and suppress the third prince Zhu and the third grandson of Zhu could be fought well.

This was what Emperor Kangxi said to Tu Hai!

So of course Tuhai had to take the Guangdong Provincial Examination.

And when he intervened, the problem came... Most of the examination papers sent by Xue Zhang did not meet the requirements!

The article is not well written!Not to mention the bullshit is unreasonable, it will not meet the requirements of the examination, not even the scholar.

Although Guangdong is not a place where literati gather, it is not that bad!

Based on Tutang's own experience in hosting the imperial examinations, seeing these nonsensical papers, he knew that there was something tricky in them... This is fraud in the imperial examinations!

"Crack!" Tu Hai slammed a paper on the table in front of him, but Xue Zhang, who was standing opposite Tu Hai with hands down on his shoulders, was taken aback.

"Tutang, this is..."

Tu Hai stared at Xue Zhang, "How did you become a political scholar? What kind of articles did the selected Juren write?"

Xue Zhang looked at Tuhai in surprise, "Ah, Tutang, didn't you not read the articles in this Guangdong provincial examination?"

"Don't read the article? Then what are you reading?"

"Of course it depends on how much land, how many people, how many industries there are in the house..."

"Shut up!" Tuhai became angry when he heard this, and said to Xue Zhang with wide eyes, "Are you cheating in the court? Do you dare to say it publicly?"

"Hey, how is this fraud?" Xue Zhang said with an innocent look on his face, "It's all for the purpose of suppressing thieves! General, if you don't take these families who have industrial talents, who can pay for the court?" To suppress thieves? As far as I know, the third grandson of Zhu can confuse people's hearts and is good at governing the region. It took only a few months to seize Guangfu, and he has firmly grasped the land of more than ten counties... Although the emperor has given permission Cantonese scholars without braids participated in this provincial examination. But I didn’t see a single Cantonese scholar with braids cut! You can see how strong the people of Guangfu are!”

In fact, it is not that the people of Guangfu are really determined to such a degree, but that the government of the Qing Dynasty often does things that do not believe what they say.Moreover, the "sage" Zhu Heqi's ability to govern and control the grassroots far exceeds that of the Qing government.

In the Qing Dynasty in Guangdong, the government did not go to the countryside, but Zhu Heqi was able to pass the "Coolie Returning Home Mission", the enrollment quota of the Tianwang Palace Youth Hall, and the technology transfer of industries such as sugar, sugar cane wine, and salt ponds. As well as controlling export channels, the townships below are effectively controlled.

In this way, the scholars in the eleven counties of Guangfu controlled by the Guangzhou court certainly dare not go to Shaozhou to take the exam.

As for Chaozhou scholars, they will not go to Shaozhou to take the exam... The current Guangzhou court is supported by "Chaozhou warriors", and it is in line with the behavior style of Chaozhou people to join the Guangzhou court and fight together!

"But you can't give everyone a job!" Tu Hai was a little bit relieved by Xue Zhang's words, but he was still very dissatisfied. Just when he was about to order Xue Zhang to choose a few better papers, suddenly there were soldiers outside To report: "General, Master Zhou is back and said he has something important to report!"

"Tell him to come in!" Tuhai ordered, and then said to Xue Zhang, "Let's see how the exams in Guangzhou are going... The candidates we select can't be much worse than other fake Jinshi, right?"

"That's natural," Xue Zhang said with a smile, "Guangdong is not a place where the literary style is at its peak, and there are not many great talents."

When the two were talking, Zhou Peigong, who had already changed into a ninth-rank official uniform and a straw hat, was crying, and led Fu Honglie, who had changed into a Qing Dynasty-style gown, together.

Fu Honglie didn't wear a hat, and when he kowtowed to Tuhai with Zhou Peigong, his bald head with braids was displayed in front of Tuhai and Xue Zhang without any cover.

"Ah, someone cut the braids?" Tuhai glanced at the backs of the heads of the two lying on their stomachs, not paying too much attention, "It's okay, as long as the heads are still there, there will always be braids. By the way, the errands can be done How about it?"

"Errands can be done..." Zhou Peigong hesitated.

"It didn't work out?" Tu Hai wasn't very angry, and comforted the two of them, "It doesn't matter, it's fine when you come back."

"Tutang," Fu Honglie said while gritting his teeth while taking out a stack of bound books at this time, "The errand was done, but... But Caomin and Brother Zhou also fell for the traitor's tribute."

"Win it?" Tuhai smiled, "Not bad! What is this? "The Collection of Poems of Renzike Gongshi"..."

Tu Hai smiled and picked up the collection of poems that Fu Honglie put on the top, and flipped through them.

"Is this the poem inscribed on the wall by the false prince Zhu Heqi?" The first poem Tu Hai saw was not Huiyuan Qiu Rong's poem, but Zhu Heqi's poem...of course it was copied!

Fu Honglie said: "This is a poem written by the third great-grandson of the fake Zhu in Chaozhou Prefecture's death cell."

"What?" Xue Zhang was taken aback when he heard this, "This cannon Zhu can also write poems? Limework?"

At this time, Tuhai had already remembered: "Wangmen went to stay with the Siwu members, endured death and waited for Xiangliang; I smiled to the sky from the sword, and went to keep my heart and soul in Kunlun..."

"What? Is this a poem by Huo Pao Zhu?" Xue Zhang was shocked.

"Also..." Tu Hai said in a serious tone, "This is the poem of Qiu Rong, the puppet society... There is no way to escape from the Lingtai, and the storm is like a rock, and the homeland is dark. I wish that Han Xingquan will not notice, and I will recommend Xuanyuan with my blood."

"That's a good sentence, I recommend Xuanyuan with my blood!" Xue Zhang admired and thought to himself: "This Qiu Rong shouldn't be Scar Rong?"

"This is Yang Xiuqing's poem from Guangxi," Tu Hai said again, "The military song should be sung with a ring of swords, vowing to destroy the slaves and leave Yuguan; loyal bones are buried everywhere in the green hills, so why return the corpse wrapped in horse leather..."

"It's such a green hill where loyal bones are buried everywhere, why do you need to return corpses shrouded in horse leather..." Xue Zhang's expression changed again.

"Kyushu is angry and relies on the wind and thunder, and it's sad that ten thousand horses are silent. I urge God to cheer up and send down talents." Tu Hai shook his head and said, "Good poem! This is the poem of Guo Youde in Beizhili."

Xue Zhang frowned: "How come there are still talented people from Beizhili who go to the rebels? Why don't such good literary talents go to the Jinshi of the Qing Dynasty?"

Tu Hai continued: "There is more! Listen to this: Lu Zuo ruled the roost day, and Yuyang was banished. Wang Hou Ning has a kind? The Qin Dynasty is destroyed by a tree. Great righteousness calls heroes, first to fight ghosts and gods. Exorcism is the first , who will be the general of the Han Dynasty... This is the fourth-ranked poem by Qu Huajie, Panyu, Guangdong! Although it is an anti-poetry, it is also a good product!"

"There is also this poem by Luo Dafa in Guangdong. Riding the wind for thousands of miles to come back, I am alone in the South China Sea under the wind and thunder. I can bear to see the color of the picture change, and I am willing to make the mountains and rivers ashes. The turbid wine does not drown the tears of worrying about the country, and the time of rescue should be rescued. Quncai. Spent millions of heads and blood, vowed to restore the world... This is to fight Daqing to the end!"

Xue Zhang frowned even tighter, "Why is every poem a masterpiece handed down from generation to generation? Are there any more?"

"And..." Fu Honglie took the question and replied, "There are seventy or eighty poems in this collection of poems, all of which are top-grade, and the dozen or so poems listed above are all quite murderous! Can you write such poems? The characters in the poem are probably all violent and bloodthirsty lunatics!"

"This..." Tu Hai's face was ashen, "What happened? Why did all the talents go to the rebels?"

He gave Xue Zhang a sideways look, "Comparing the people you selected with them...it's a shame!"

Xue Zhang argued in a low voice: "In the picture, the people who take humble positions are all the children of rich families!"

Tu Hai waved the collection of poems in his hand, and said coldly: "Do you think these people are not from the powerful clan? Now the heroes of the Lingnan clan are all rebels, but they are just low-level people who have joined the court!"

Chapter 205 Rareness is the most precious thing for fools!

Tu Hai and Xue Zhang have read all 73 poems included in the "Compilation of Renzike Gongshi's Poems".Including Zhu Heqi's "Prison Poems" and the "Examination Poems" made by No. 1 to No. 70 in the general examination, while the poems made by the 72nd and later tribute scholars are not included.

However, these 73 poems are enough to make Tu Hai and Xue Zhang deeply worried about the future and destiny of the Qing Dynasty.

Because the 73 poems are all top-grade that can be handed down from generation to generation—of course they are top-grade. Nalan Xingde and Master Hongyi.Although not every article is full of killing spirit, they are all works that can be handed down to the world, and almost every article has a good sentence that can be passed down.

People who can write this kind of poems undoubtedly have excellent literary accomplishments, and it is almost impossible for them to be cultivated by small families... Now is not a peaceful world with a prosperous literary style, and these people can participate in the Guangzhou Puppet Association Most of the scholars who took the exam grew up in the troubled times of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

In the chaotic times of war and chaos, people who can still receive a good literary education must be either rich or noble!

And most of the great talents in these fake clubs are from Cantonese and Fujianese.Behind these dozens of great talents from Guangdong and Fujian, there must be dozens or even hundreds of powerful families!

Thinking of this, Tu Hai was no longer in the mood to study poetry, so he waved his hands, wanting to send Zhou Peigong and Fu Honglie away.

Zhou Peigong heaved a sigh of relief, and was about to get up and leave.

But Fu Honglie and Fool Fu refused to leave because he had more important matters to report.

"Zhong, Zhongtang, look at this again..." Fu Honglie took out a few thread-bound booklets at this time, and raised his hands above his head.

Although Tu Hai was not in the mood to read, he still reached out to take it, glanced at the cover of the top book, and frowned: "Great righteousness? What righteousness?"

As he spoke, he flipped through the book out of curiosity.

At a glance, Tu Hai's old face turned livid, and he gritted his teeth and said in a low voice, "It's wrong, it's wrong...all wrong!"

Xue Zhang next to him was surprised, "Zhongtang, what are you talking about? They are rebels!"

"Humph!" Tuhai snorted coldly, and handed the "Dayi" that he had flipped through hastily to Xue Zhang, "Xue Tixue, you can read it for yourself...the fake Zhu third prince and the fake Zhu third grandson not only want to create The rebellion against the Qing Dynasty will also create a rebellion against Confucianism!"

"Rebellion against Confucianism? Oh, it's the original Confucianism... don't worry about not reading it!" How could Xue Zhang dare to pick up the book in Tuhai's hand, and quickly retracted his paws.

In fact, he doesn't need to read Zhu Hechi's book to know what this guy is doing?He was born in the imperial examinations. How could he not know what is in this hodgepodge of Confucianism?

Moreover, he was a "Confucian student in troubled times". When he was young and started studying, his hometown Jiangnan was ravaged by the heavenly soldiers of the Qing Dynasty. Many elders in the clan died in the national calamity. loyal.When he began to embark on the road to upgrade the exam, he encountered major cases such as the "Zhuang Ting Ming History Case", "Crying Temple Case", "Zuou Case" and "Tonghai Case".With such an experience, he will of course be particularly interested in the part of the Confucian hodgepodge of "cutting people and Confucianism"... He even dreamed of a day when he could hold a long sword, defend the Dao, and eliminate rebellious captives.

But as he was proud of the examination, stepped into the official career, became a dog official, and understood the truth of the emperor's grace... those dreams eventually turned into nothingness.

But when he saw those things, he would inevitably feel empathy. If the true feelings were revealed, it would be bad for Tu Hai to see the clues.

Moreover, he is a person who knows the power of the literary inquisition of the Qing Dynasty, and he also knows how to protect himself.The best way to avoid being implicated in literary inquisition is to not read what should not be read, not to know what should not be known, not to ask what should not be involved, and not to investigate what should not be investigated.

Although Emperor Kangxi had already taken care of him to find out the original Confucianism, he never got involved in this matter after he arrived in Guangdong.

Not bad!

Seeing Xue Zhang's performance like this, Tu Hai could only sigh, and he couldn't blame him for shrinking his paws, he is a Han Chinese!Can there be "Ming History Case" but can't there be "Original Confucianism Case"?

Then he glanced at his confidant Zhou Peigong, this guy looked timid!It seems that he cannot be expected to bring the evidence of the "Original Confucianism Case" to Beijing to present to the emperor... Don't be scared away halfway by then, it will be difficult to explain.

In the end, Tuhai cast his eyes on Fu Honglie, what a fool!Of course it is unknown.

"Fu Honglie," Tu Hai said, "you went deep into the tiger's lair and found out the enemy's situation this time, and you have made great contributions. I will go to the court to ask for your credit!"

"Thank you for your kindness, General!" Fu Honglie really didn't know how to die, he kowtowed to Tu Hai immediately, and then reported two major events that made Tu Hai have a knife and cut him down.

"General, the grassroots have also found out two important things this time!" Fu Honglie said, "Neither King Pingnan Jing nor I Dagong died! Among them, King Pingnan Jing was imprisoned, and I Dagong led thousands of Loyal and loyal soldiers guard Xinhui on behalf of the imperial court... The false grandson Zhu San once publicly announced that when the false imperial examinations are over, he will send troops to attack Xinhui!"

Knife... Where's the knife?Before Fu Honglie finished speaking, Tuhai wanted to find his saber!

But before he could find the machete, some soldiers came outside to report: "General, Princess Dingnan is visiting."

Well, you can't kill people to silence them!

How could Tuhai not kill her when Kong Sizhen came to visit, Kong Sizhen was the Empress Dowager's confidant!

But it doesn't matter if she comes, she is responsible for her fool, whether to kill or keep, she can figure it out!

……

Inside the Second Hall of the Great General Xingyuan, the air was almost frozen.

General Sun Yanling of Dingnan has now returned to Zhaoqing to reorganize the army, but Princess Kong Sizhen of Heshuo Dingnan did not go back with him, but stayed in Shaozhou to communicate with General Tuhai of Ningnan Jingkou in time.

Kong Sizhen came to General Xingyuan after hearing that Fu Honglie and Zhou Peigong had returned to Shaozhou. He wanted to hear what his master Fu Honglie had discovered in Guangzhou?If there is credit, she can also make the decision for Fool Fu, lest the credit be snatched by Tuhai's master Zhou Peigong.

But I didn't expect that once Fu Honglie and Fu fool made a move, this hornet's nest would be a big deal!

In fact, it is enough for Fu Honglie to bring back a collection of poems and a list of false tributes. With this credit, Kong Sizhen will help with a few good words, and it is possible for the official to return to his post.

But this idiot didn't know how to finish his work, and he brought back so many "literary prison" evidence... And that's not all, he also brought back the news that Shang Kexi and Shang Zhixin are not dead.

Kong Sizhen knew that if he hadn't come so timely, Tu Hai would have silenced Fu Honglie.

But now that I'm here, I can't let fool Fu die.

Thinking of this, she sighed leisurely, and said: "Fool Fu is a fool, but the slave family is not a fool? Master Tu, our Qing Dynasty needs some fools... and there are not many fools left. Rare is precious!"

Well, it's all stupid to value the rare!

Now Tuhai can't kill Fu Honglie's mouth.

What should I do?

Tuhai had no idea, so he had to look at Kong Sizhen "stupidly".

Kong Sizhen said: "The slave family has the right to record the matter secretly, and the matter of the original Confucianism and Pingnan Wang and his sons will be played by the slave family alone... Tutang and Xue Tixue just don't know about it."

With the empress dowager protecting Kong Sizhen, Emperor Kangxi couldn't do anything about her, a "fool Kong"!So these two scapegoats can only be borne by her.

She went on to say: "My slave's secret book, as well as that collection of poems and those few books, let fool Fu take them to Beijing!"

Both Tu Hai and Xue Zhang heaved a sigh of relief, it seemed that this level had passed.But at this time, Kong Sizhen, a fool, said again: "Tutang... If my family reports that my father is still resisting in Xinhui, we can't just sit and watch Xinhui being attacked by the fake third grandson of Zhu, right? "

Chapter 206 The Xinhui will stand up, and the Qing Dynasty will come!

This is the second time that the people of Xinhui have defended the isolated city for the Qing Dynasty!

I have to say that the people of Xinhui are really loyal!

Moreover, the situation faced by the people of Xinhui this time was even more desperate than last time. Before Li Dingguo encircled Xinhui last time, because of internal strife between Sun Kewang and Li Ding, the Nanming army suffered a serious setback in Hunan, and their vitality was greatly injured, and the decline was about to take place.Plotting Guangdong can be said to be Li Dingguo's last fight!

In addition, Li Dingguo had led an army to attack Guangdong once in May of the year before encircling Xinhui. As a result, he besieged Zhaoqing for more than a month and had to retreat.It can also be seen that Li Dingguo, who suffered a severe setback in Hunan, has not recovered his vitality and lacks the ability to tackle tough problems.

But now the third prince Zhu and his son are in a state of great momentum, and the third grandson Zhuge has Zhuge Tianlei and Hongyi Cannon, and is especially good at attacking cities.Even strong cities like Macau and Guangzhou were easily broken by him.And all the strongholds in Guangzhou Prefecture that were attacked by Zhu Heqi's troops will be destroyed in a very short period of time without exception!