Chapter 300 Solving the Problem (V)
"Brother Chen, Gao Pang is your student. He also holds a high position under Huo Chong. It would be a perfect match for you to marry him, and it would be a perfect match for the relationship..."
Chen Mingtai was very unhappy when he heard the advice from the guy opposite him. In a sense, the guys opposite him were also Gao Pang's teachers. After all, they were all from the same academy, so this incense could not be ignored.
However, the intentions of these guys were really abominable. Even if they didn't have a daughter suitable for marriage, they couldn't set their sights on Chen Mingtai.
However, Chen Mingtai did not object immediately. In the past few days, Chen Mingtai knew that his daughter had developed an interest in her senior brother Gao Pang. Everyone has flaws, and Gao Pang certainly has some. From a purely personal perspective, Chen Mingtai did not think Gao Pang was a bad person.
In this chaotic time, Chen Mingtai didn't want his daughter to get married casually. But he couldn't let the girl get married, not because of her age. If a girl who was almost 20 years old stayed at home, it would only make it harder and harder for her to get married.
In a dilemma, Chen Mingtai ordered the guests to leave. Even if it was to marry his daughter to Gao Pang, it had to be Chen Mingtai's own decision, and he couldn't be fooled by others!
Just as they sent a few people away, the servant ran in and said, "Mr. Lu is here."
He invited his friends in, but saw that Mr. Lu was followed by the few people who had just left. When Lu Feng saw Chen Mingtai, he said, "I just heard the news that Huo Chong blew up the copper tile compartment of the Yellow River, and the Yellow River returned to the north!"
It took Chen Mingtai more than ten seconds to understand what was going on. He felt his legs go weak and he fell back into his chair. The other scholars no longer wanted to be matchmakers. They looked at Chen Mingtai and Lu Feng in confusion and panic. The return of the Yellow River to the north was a world-shaking event, but Huo Chong did it as soon as he said it. The scholars could no longer imagine that Huo Chong, who did this, was actually a human being.
After uttering the words "I know", Chen Mingtai sent everyone away and asked the servant to help him to the study. Despite his best efforts, Chen Mingtai's hands still trembled slightly. Whenever he thought of Huang's return to the north, Chen Mingtai's heart would beat violently and uncontrollably.
After writing the letter in this handwriting, Chen Mingtai ordered someone to deliver it to Gao Pang.
To Chen Mingtai's surprise, Gao Pang actually came more than half a month later, and he came as the Governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang of the Huaxia court.
His apprentice first passed the imperial examination and became the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the Huaxia Dynasty. Chen Mingtai looked at Gao Pang who was saluting in front of him and wanted to mock him, "Why didn't I see that you could become a general or a prime minister before?"
Finally, Chen Mingtai just sighed: "This governor's job is not easy."
Gao Pang smiled bitterly and said, "Teacher, I just came to calm the situation first. As the saying goes, a thousand-dollar horse bone, even I can be the governor, I think the gentry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang will feel a little better."
"If you all dig up the Yellow River, how can the gentry feel at ease?" Chen Mingtai shook his head and sighed.
"If the Yellow River is dug up, the Qing dynasty will no longer be able to rush down from Shandong or Henan, and the gentry should feel at ease."
Chen Mingtai was stunned for a moment, and felt that his apprentice's words were to the point and he had really grown a lot. But thinking of Huo Chong, Chen Mingtai couldn't help but want to mock him, "Even if the gentry don't worry about the court, they should at least worry about Huo Chong."
"It's much better to only worry about the Huaxia Dynasty than to worry about both the imperial court and the Huaxia Dynasty. What people fear most is not knowing what to choose."
Chen Mingtai didn't want to discuss this with Gao Pang. "Now that you have become the governor, what are you going to do?"
"First, confiscate the land of the Manchu officials."
Chen Mingtai suppressed his displeasure and said, "If you do this, Jiangnan will definitely rebel."
"Jiangnan has not surrendered yet, so how can there be talk of rebellion?"
"You..." Chen Mingtai pointed at the door, "Get out!"
Watching his apprentice bow and then walk away leisurely, Chen Mingtai found that the anger in his heart could not be maintained and quickly dissipated. His admiration for his apprentice just flowed out and overflowed in his heart.
If it were in the past, Gao Pang would have used the useless Confucianism and Mencius to question why the Han officials and gentry of the Qing Dynasty became traitors. Now Gao Pang no longer has that silly bookish air, and handles things coldly and decisively. This is what it looks like to be a person who has read books and understood them.
Although he still didn't want to marry his precious daughter to Gao Pang, Chen Mingtai at least no longer thought about marrying his daughter to someone else. Because those young men who were well-matched were about to face a catastrophe. Only the truly smart ones could avoid this disaster and survive the storm of death.
Marrying off a daughter when her future is uncertain will only harm her.
Gao Pang was well prepared for a full-scale military struggle. He led more than 10,000 troops to the south, led by regiment commanders such as Hu Yue, Wang Donglu, and Jing Keshou. The biggest feature of these people was that there were not many local people from Shandong.
With Zhenjiang as the garrison center, Gao Pang, the Governor-General of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, issued an official document to confiscate all property of the Qing court.
Jiangsu is adjacent to Shandong. In a document sent to Gao Pang by Kong Bugeng, the governor of Jiangsu, it was stated that Jiangsu had issued an order to confiscate the land of all Qing officials. Gong Yu, the governor of Zhejiang in Hangzhou, said that he was also ready to take action. He hoped that Gao Pang would be ready to send out troops to suppress the counter-revolution at any time.
The Chinese court had already occupied the entire city of Hangzhou. Hangzhou was very close to Zhenjiang, and it only took two days to send a letter. At this time, many people outside the city had already asked to see Gong Yu, their "fellow Hangzhou native".
Gong Yu's parents were from Hangzhou, but later went to Anhui to do business. Upon hearing that Master Gong Yu had returned home, the local gentry in Hangzhou, filled with fear, of course came to chat.
As the governor of Zhejiang, Gong Yu summoned this group of people. The gentry's purpose was very clear and they did not hide it. They first expressed their firm support for Gong Yu's decision to confiscate the Qing Dynasty's property. However, they questioned the order to confiscate the land of Qing Dynasty officials, "Governor, can you be more lenient with the officials' land?"
"China has been liberated, and the Qing Dynasty was a group of bandits. Where have we ever seen bandits being allowed to keep the stolen goods? If we agree to do so, wouldn't it be saying that the thieves' stolen goods legitimate and legal?" Gong Yu was merciless.
The group of people who came to plead for mercy also knew that such a thing was unrealistic. Seeing Gong Yu's tough attitude, they could only say: "Master, if the land is taken away, how will the families of those people live?"
"The court has been merciful in sparing their lives. There are many ways to survive. I will show them a clear way. They can go to the Qing Dynasty and preserve their reputation. Isn't that wonderful?"
The gentry blinked and looked left and right, calculating the situation in their hearts. Gong Yu simply said it more bluntly, "Generally speaking, when a new dynasty is first established, it is necessary to execute the officials of the old dynasty to establish its authority. The Manchus are barbarians, and the traitors who follow the thieves must be killed. But I don't want to kill them all. They can leave if they hand over the land. I will never intercept them, let alone chase them halfway. They can leave with their own things, and I won't make things difficult for them."
The gentry tried every means to stop them, saying, "Since we don't want to make things difficult for them, why not allow them to surrender?"
Gong Yu sneered, "Before our Chinese court entered Jiangsu and Zhejiang, they surrendered. That was called submission. Now that we have fought our way in, they surrendered. That is not going to happen. Go back and tell those people to leave quickly. I will not make things difficult for them. If they think I don't have the power to deal with them and want to stay here to help the Qing Dynasty, they are making a wrong calculation ."
After the meeting, Gong Yu did not take any major actions for three days, except to send people to reorganize the warehouses and contact the poor in the countryside.
On the fourth night, a large number of people suddenly gathered outside the city and made a lot of noise. At the same time, many people in the city went out into the streets in the dark, and when they ran to other places, they started to set fires everywhere with torches.
However, before the situation became serious, the Chinese army had already rushed out of the city, and the people who cleared the way were actually locals. They beat gongs and shouted in Hangzhou dialect, "Everyone stay at home, and anyone who goes out on the street will be killed without mercy."
Not only did the people who rushed into the street shout this, they also did it. The thieves who were armed with knives, guns and a few firearms were ruthlessly killed by the regular army.
The killing lasted from dusk till dawn, and there was no one alive on the street except the regular army. However, the regular army did not stop, and began to knock on doors from house to house, searching for people who had escaped here in the middle of the night.
At this time, the people of Hangzhou discovered that there were already tens of thousands of troops in Hangzhou. The number of the Chinese army was much larger than expected.
