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Text Section 49: Customs (Part 2)

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    Jin Shengtan was the protagonist of the Weeping Temple Case. Because of his famous reputation, Deng Ming planned to give him a special discount and give him a secret loan to help him buy arms to resist. The loan was guaranteed by Deng in the name of Jin Shengtan and kept secret.  Sex was Deng¡¯s name in order not to put too much burden on himself.  However, Jin Shengtan declined Deng Ming's kindness. When Anles returned to Wuxian, Jin Shengtan made it clear that he would not resort to force.

    "The power of the rifle is very impressive, enough to protect Mr. Jin and your friends." In the report given to Deng Ming by arms dealers such as Anlesi, Jin Shengtan was called the bravest among the many parties involved in the Wailing Temple case and the leader of them all, so as long as  If Jin Shengtan is willing to support one household, the gentry around Wuxian County will definitely respond.

    "This is not what I want." Jin Shengtan shook his head and said: "I can't let the local elders suffer military disasters because of my selfish thoughts, and I don't want to kill the government officials just to survive. Besides, didn't Boss An promise me that he would be safe?"  Will the Guoguo try to rescue us from Sichuan?"

    "Bao Guo Gong indeed promised this, but the matter may not be able to be solved." Anlesi hopes that Jin Shengtan can lead the Wu County Jin gentry to fight Jiang Guozhu, which will be beneficial to his arms business, and according to Anlesi's current situation  Understood, Deng Ming also seemed to hope that the more people who could oppose the Southeast Governor, the better.

    "It's just that my life is at risk. If I kill innocent people just to survive, who am I?" Jin Shengtan was very resolute on this issue, making it clear that he would never participate in any movement to resist the government, let alone  Will lead it.

    "If Mr. Jin refuses to do this, then maybe your friend will be falsely accused and imprisoned, and eventually die in prison or be executed. I can't guarantee that Baoguo Gong will be able to rescue you all." Anle  Si made one last attempt. He had also heard that Jin Shengtan had always had illusions about the Qing court. Shunzhi had praised Jin Shengtan's talent and learning. After hearing about this, Jin Shengtan felt grateful because he was appreciated by the Manchu emperor.  .

    "That won't be more than the number of people who died in the war, right?" Jin Shengtan asked, "But if other people want to fight with the government, I won't stop them."

    Anlesi sighed softly. Although he believed that after the precedent of Zhuang Yuncheng in Zhejiang, as long as the Wu County gentry showed enough unity, the governor's office of Liangjiang could be cautious, but this was also his guess and could not give a 100% guarantee.  .  Moreover, Jin Shengtan believed in Buddhism and discussed scriptures with many monks, and he had a serious repulsion towards war and violence.

    "In this case, of course I can't force Mr. Jin, but if you don't resist, I'm sure that the Weeping Temple Case will be overturned, and you will all have your homes confiscated and exiled. You should quickly entrust the children who have difficulty walking to the care of relatives and friends, and then clean up the soft  Go to Sichuan on the way to avoid being locked up and imprisoned and tortured before leaving." As he spoke, Anlesi took out another letter, which Zhu Zhiyu asked someone to send to Jiangnan. If Jin Shengtan and the others were determined to resist, Zhu Zhiyu had explained  There is no need to take out this letter: "Mr. Shunshui plans to open an academy in Xuzhou. Duke Baoguo and the Xuzhou government have promised to fully provide the expenses for the academy. This is a letter from Mr. Shunshui to you.  He hopes that you are willing to go to Xuzhou to be a professor at the academy, and it is best to leave immediately."

    And as long as Jin Shengtan is willing to leave Jiangnan honestly, Jiang Guozhu is willing to provide some conveniences. It is best if Jin Shengtan can take away all his other friends who play a leadership role. In this way, the gentry and scholars in Wuxian will be scattered, and Jiang Guozhu can  Feel free to lay out the charges boldly - Jin Shengtan doesn't have much money anyway, so it's no big deal to let him go alone; besides, it also gives Sichuan face. Jin Shengtan is the culprit who must be arrested after Jiang Guozhu reverses the case. What if he gets stubborn?  If he doesn't leave, and Sichuan still insists on protecting him, there may be another conflict between Jiangnan and Sichuan.

    "I have never taught before." Jin Shengtan was a little at a loss.

    "Mr. Shunshui knows. He said that no one is born to teach, just like he has never run an academy before. He wants to invite Mr. Jin to teach literature and poetry in Xuzhou. The salary is not enough to make Mr. Jin rich, but it will definitely  It is enough for your family to have enough food and clothing, and if you are willing to go to Sichuan, Xuzhou Academy will pay for all your family¡¯s expenses on the way."

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    By the end of July, Zhuang Yuncheng and Hangzhou had basically completed the recruitment and security negotiations. In addition to allowing Huzhou and Jiaxing to be temporarily controlled by the Jingnan Army, some people were introduced as scapegoats to reassure the Jingnan Army.

    The Ming History case was exposed by Wu Zhirong, who had repeatedly complained to the county, prefecture, and province over the years. Wu Zhirong once served in Huzhou, and the Ming History case also occurred during his tenure. Wu Zhirong, who has a keen sense of politics, felt that if he did not file a lawsuit first, he would clear up his relationship.  , then he will be unlucky in the future - Wu Zhirong's guess in Deng Ming's previous life was very accurate. He was the only one in Huzhou Prefecture who was not unlucky and received the banker's property as the first prosecutor.  In this recruitment and security termsIn the incident, Wu Zhirong was deprived of all his official status and hanged because of the crime of causing trouble. Beijing originally meant to seize the official position and put an end to the problem, and he might be resurrected in the future, but Hangzhou felt that this incident was all because of Wu Zhirong, and this  As a court official, he failed to correctly judge the dangers of Zhuang Yuncheng's rebellion, which directly caused Hangzhou to comprehensively misjudge the situation. Zhao Guozuo could not swallow this bad breath without hanging him.

    In addition to Wu Zhirong, there was also Zha Jizuo. If Zha Jizuo had not reported Zhuang's rebelliousness in Ming Dynasty early on, Wu Zhirong would not have noticed the matter at all, nor would he have reported it to Hangzhou in order to clear himself up.  However, Zha Jizuo was not an official of the Qing Dynasty and was not directly responsible for Zhuang Yuncheng's rebellion. Zhao Guozuo thought about it and sentenced Zha Jizuo to exile.  According to the prior agreement with Sichuan, all the exiled prisoners in Zhejiang could be sold to Sichuan, so Zhao Guozuo asked Zhang Tao if he wanted these prisoners.

    "Now the Emperor of Heaven is hunting in the south. According to Sichuan's advanced laws, this is probably a deliberate murder." Zhang Tao commented that he had given a set of Sichuan's code to Zhao Guozuo. All crimes can be determined through will and action:  "If Mr. Cha has the intelligence to realize that his report may kill hundreds or thousands of people, then his reporting behavior is intentional murder in Sichuan. Of course, the empire will not care about what happens in Jiangnan, but Mr. Zhuang,  Mr. Zhu and others have good relations with the empire, and if we accept Mr. Cha to teach in Sichuan, Mr. Zhuang and others may misunderstand."

    After saying that, Zhang Tao waved his hands to give up: "We are willing to take Mr. Zha's family to Sichuan and pay Governor Zhao for it, but Mr. Zha himself should go to Ninggu Tower. We can't even take care of him."

    Since Jiaxing Prefecture is not under the control of Hangzhou, the coastal areas of Jiaxing Prefecture cannot be handed over to the Ming army. After discussing Zha Jizuo's matter, Zhang Tao mentioned this matter: "The forbidden sea area in northern Zhejiang is used by Mr. Zhuang and others.  So we hope that Governor Zhao can compensate, and President Yu proposed to turn all Zhenhai County in Ningbo Prefecture into a no-sea zone."

    "The whole Zhenhai?" Zhao Guozuo did not refuse immediately, but asked: "Then what benefits can I get?"

    "What does Governor Zhao hope to gain?"

    "I need a guarantee that if Li Shutai and Geng Jimao come to attack Zhejiang, the Ming army will not stand idly by." Zhao Guozuo had obviously been thinking about this issue for a long time and answered quickly.

    "If Fujian Green Camp and Geng Jimao's vassal troops march into Zhejiang, then Governor Zhao will most likely have been declared a traitor, right?" Zhang Tao replied happily: "No problem, as long as Governor Zhao and the Qing court or the Qing court  If the military forces fighting under the banner of Zhao are fighting, we will firmly stand on the side of Governor Zhao; if Governor Zhao is independent or accepts recruitment, I will contact arms dealers to sell rifles and cannons to Governor Zhao; as long as these weapons are really used to fight against  When the Qing army fights, we will continue to sell more weapons to Governor Zhao."

    While Zhang Tao and Zhao Guozuo were negotiating, Zhuang Yuncheng and his colleagues in the Jingnan Army were also discussing the next move.

    "For hundreds of years, we Jiangnan scholars have tried our best to support our children in studying and learning poetry." Zhuang Yuncheng said to the large group of companions who had escaped from death in the Ming Dynasty case: "As long as one of our children gets the honors in the examination, the safety of the family will be guaranteed.  Then you won¡¯t be bullied by the government or framed.¡±

    It is precisely because of these benefits that in the minds of scholars, studying is the only serious thing. Only children who study well can be promising and have a sense of family responsibility. The safety and continuation of the family are also completely pinned on these children.  Even if you can't get the honors, as long as you have a good reputation among the scholars, the government will probably give you face, and you won't be able to find a way out if you really encounter trouble.

    "But that's not the case now. Since we have fame and reputation, even if we enjoy a high reputation in Shilin, the imperial court will attack and kill us whenever it wants. If we hadn't stood up to resist this time, the fame gained from the imperial examination alone would not have been able to protect us.  "Although Zhuang Yuncheng is not young, he is very clear-headed and knows that if he is captured this time, the entire clan will definitely be destroyed: "What will save our people and property this time? It's a rifle! It's a cannon!"

    Zhu Youming, who almost suffered disaster because of his rich family fortune, felt the same way. He had never participated in the Ming Dynasty case, but when the disaster came, neither Mingzhe's personal protection, his vast family wealth, nor his status as a gentry could help him. Now Zhu Youming is also echoing Zhuang Yuncheng's side.  He said: "That's it. The troubled times are far from over, and the rules of the past three hundred years may no longer exist. At this time of great change, if you don't know how to adapt, you will become the sinner of the clan."

    Zhuang Yuncheng called his son Zhuang Tingyue out and showed it to his friends: "My son is going to Sichuan now. I paid a sum of money for him to go to Duke Baoguo's military school to learn infantry."

    "Quanzi is also going to Sichuan. He is studying gunnery." Zhu Youming said loudly. Like Zhuang Yuncheng, he paid a sum of money to Sichuan and made his son Zhu Nianshao a Sichuan Army soldier.Another non-commissioned officer student from the Military Academy asked: "Is there anyone else willing to go with us?"

    ¡°Count me in, several of my sons are adults.¡±

    "And my son and nephew, they also have to contribute to the clan."

    "What other subject is there? Horses must also be studied, right? Dogs have loved riding horses since they were young!"

    Zhuang Yuncheng and Zhu Youming¡¯s call received enthusiastic response from the gentry landlords in Huzhou and Jiaxing.
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