Chapter 201: The Butcher's Knife (I)
The eighth day of the ninth month in the fifth year of Yongzheng's reign was also the first anniversary of Yongzheng's order to remove the eighth and ninth brothers from the clan affairs office. Gao Pang had no idea of the exact date of this incident, and even if he knew, he would not have deliberately remembered it.
At this time, Gao Pang was saying goodbye to Huo Chong, thanking him for what he had learned from him these days. "Mr. Huo, please remember this, and Yueban will remember it in his heart . If I have the chance in the future, I will definitely repay you."
Before Huo Chong could say anything, Qian Qing beside him snorted, "Humph! Now is the chance to repay you!"
As if he didn't understand such a simple accusation at all, Gao Pang continued to say to Huo Chong: "Mr. Huo, I'm leaving now. You are busy with official business, so I can go on my own."
"Can't we really stay?" Huo Chong asked.
Gao Pang felt that he was half willing to stay and half unwilling to stay. He looked at the people around Huo Chong. A few of them didn't understand who Gao Pang was, while most of those who knew Gao Pang were unhappy or even disdainful.
In the eyes of these country folks, since Gao Pang suddenly came to Huo Chong for help, he must repay Huo Chong with all his heart. Gao Pang did not agree with this idea, and could not accept the ranking order in these people's minds.
Compared to those who haven't read much of these books, Huo Chong's attitude is like a spring breeze. However... this spring breeze is still not warm enough...
"Mr. Huo, I'll take my leave..." At this point, Gao Pang suddenly remembered something and immediately felt something was wrong. However, his desire for knowledge was so strong that even though his face was a little hot, Gao Pang bit his lip and said, "Is this matrix judgment logical form reasonable? But the matrix method..."
"The matrix is just a tool. Haha." Huo Chong laughed. Huo Chong had rarely seen a guy like Gao Pang in the past few years. He had a strong desire for knowledge and no problem with his understanding. During the days when Gao Pang came to ask for advice, Huo Chong was also observing Gao Pang and enriching his knowledge through Gao Pang's case.
"Half a month, live by this, die by this, this is called moral character. Moral character is the basis for determination, determination is the basis for response. Determination and response are the basis for maturity. Logic is a tool for human beings. If you want to be able to use this tool skillfully, you must first have a firm stand, and then you can use it. Matrix is a tool based on mathematical logic in logic. Don't treat tools with a priori views, tools are there to serve mankind. If you treat tools as irrefutable truths, you are putting the cart before the horse. This is why you feel that the more you study Confucianism, the more wrong it is."
Gao Pang felt that the matrix was a very useful tool, but he knew that he could not really master it in a short period of time . That was why he could not help but want to learn as much as possible in the final stage.
Listening to Huo Chong's explanation of the truth at this time, he had a feeling of sudden enlightenment and sudden clarity that he had experienced in recent days.
Fearing that he would not be able to resist asking to stay, Gao Pang bowed to Huo Chong and said, "Mr. Huo, goodbye."
Suppressing his emotions, Gao Pang walked away quickly.
Looking at Gao Pang's back as he left accompanied by Huo Chong's people, Qian Qing and Lei Hu came up together. Qian Qing said, "Sir, why not..." As he spoke, he made a killing gesture.
"Haha. Qing'er, are you jealous?" Huo Chong laughed.
Lei Hu's face twitched a little, obviously reacting to this. Qian Qing pursed his lips, biting the inside of his lips. After a moment, he spoke, "Sir, we discussed strategies with Gao Pang, and he figured out why we didn't take Jinan. It's not just this one thing. Gao Pang can figure out the general idea of many of our plans almost as soon as we mention them, and he can understand them at once."
Having said that, Qian Qing turned his head and glanced at Lei Hu.
Lei Hu felt a little guilty. Qian Qing's words "he understood everything at once" were undoubtedly an accusation against Lei Hu. Lei Hu couldn't help but reveal some details in order to suppress Gao Pang during the discussion. Unexpectedly, Gao Pang was not overwhelmed by it, but understood everything at once. Gao Pang only had a rough idea of the matter, but he suddenly understood everything.
Lei Hu lowered his head after Qian Qing poked him in the sore spot. Then he felt Qian Qing kick him from below. When he looked up, Qian Qing glared at him fiercely with her beautiful eyes. After thinking for a moment, Lei Hu suddenly realized that Qian Qing wanted him to atone for his sins through practical actions.
So he echoed, "Sir, if Gao Pang doesn't know what's good for him and goes to the government... the Qing Dynasty to sell us out in exchange for an official position, we will probably suffer a great loss."
"Haha." Huo Chong was amused by the young man's words. Struggles are everywhere, especially this kind of battle for favor between kittens and puppies. As long as they stretch out their claws for it, it can be called cute.
"None of you are allowed to send anyone to attack Gao Pang." Huo Chong ordered decisively: "Gao Pang's personality makes him look down on the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty cannot tolerate him. As for his knowledge and insights, do you really think he is the best in the world? There are many people who are more talented and knowledgeable than him. You just don't have the opportunity to concentrate on studying like him. If you have such an opportunity, your academic achievements will not be inferior to his. Not to mention that you are now far superior to Gao Pang."
After hearing this, Qian Qing responded readily and went to do his own thing. Lei Hu also left somewhat embarrassedly. The others did understand the things between intellectuals, and seeing that there would be no fighting and killing, and nothing exciting to watch, they also went to do their own things.
Huo Chong paused for a moment, called his third junior brother Li Tieniu, who was in charge of the guard regiment, and asked him to send a few more people to escort Gao Pang.
After Tie Niu was ordered to leave, Huo Chong sighed. Gao Pang was indeed different from his apprentice and half-apprentice Lei Hu. The people on his side had experienced many twists and turns. Qian Qing even had a miserable fate.
Although the hardships caused these young people to grow up exceptionally, Gao Pang had the flavor of an excellent college student who grew up in the sun, innocent, serious, and had his own ideals for the world. These were what Huo Chong was most familiar with.
If possible, Huo Chong hopes that all his subordinates can have such a life, just as Huo Chong himself has experienced.
Thinking of this, Huo Chong withdrew his thoughts. Since the past could not be changed, he would try to survive first. As long as he could survive, he would have the opportunity to create such a world.
Yongzheng has not launched the fourth campaign yet. Those people in the capital who used to provide intelligence to Huo Chong have also completely fallen silent. Now Huo Chong can only rely on his own intelligence network to collect intelligence. This efficiency is obviously much lower. The last valuable intelligence turned out to be that the Tianli Sect in Hebei was attacked by Yongzheng's order. The eldest brother there was almost desperate and proposed a plan of "entering Beijing to kill the emperor and take the dragon bed to sit on it."
Huo Chong felt that these brothers were really pushed into a corner.
