Back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to engage in infrastructure construction

Chapter 224 Rehabilitation Celebrities
The people in the front were all dressed in silk and satin, with rich faces, and they all looked like gentlemen.

Behind them followed an attendant.

Seeing the arrival of Zhao Cheng's army, a gentry raised his hand to signal, and immediately a group of people came forward holding plaques one by one:

"Qiangu General Zhao, won Hu'erma!"

"The generals are noble and strong, and the Han family is already the King of Hunxie."

"However, the king's affairs in the world will win the name before and after his life!"

"Sharing worries for the country."

"Loyal to the king and serve the country."

"..."

Big red characters are written on the black plaques.

Zhao Cheng narrowed his eyes.

If you were an ordinary general, you would be very happy to see all the people welcoming you and sending so many plaques after you return.

But Zhao Cheng was not happy at all.

Qiangdi is developing very well, factories are under construction, and the population is increasing. Obviously, many refugees have been attracted from the Shanshan area in the past few months.

However, something unexpected happened to Zhao Cheng, and it was reasonable—the gentry were eyeing this place.

Zhao Cheng didn't know most of these gentry, but some did.

Xu Guangqi stood at the front with a smile on his face.

A group of gentry seemed to be headed by him.

Xu Guangqi is a minister of the Ministry of Rites and a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, the second assistant of the cabinet, and he is also a big boss in the capital. When he comes to a strong place, he is definitely the leader of the gentry.

Li Liangcai, the young owner of Li Jiliang, was also there, but he stood in a very inconspicuous position among the crowd.

Surrounding Xu Guangqi are some well-dressed gentry.

Consciously or unconsciously, the others kept a certain distance from them, as if they were in awe of them.

These gentry occupy the best positions and take it for granted.

The others, even Uncle Lai Gen stood aside.

Uncle Lai Gen was originally supposed to be the head of the civil affairs in Qiangdi, but the gentry unknowingly not only took root, but also rejected Uncle Lai Gen.

This made Zhao Cheng's face sink like water.

Zhao Chunfa, who stayed behind, led three thousand soldiers in a neat square formation, waiting for Zhao Cheng's review.

Every young face looked at Zhao Cheng with fanatical admiration.

When seeing these soldiers, Zhao Cheng's mood immediately improved a lot.

With them, the gentry would not be able to turn the tide anyway.

Power comes from the barrel of a gun.

The gentry do not seem to understand this truth, nor have they experienced it deeply.

Because after the battle of Tumubao in Daming, the honorable group was almost wiped out, and after that, it began to walk on the road of being noble and humble.

So much so that now, the civilian group completely looks down on the military generals.

They have common interests and are connected with each other. Even the emperor dare not touch the interests of this group casually.

In Qiangdi, gentry groups began to appear again.Zhao Cheng didn't know whether it was formed unintentionally or someone deliberately formed it.

However, with the army in hand, Zhao Cheng is not afraid.

At the end of the day, it ended in a bloodbath.

The gentry...at least the gentry in the strong land are obviously not aware of the situation they are facing.

Zhao Cheng took the lead in walking towards the queue of the strong land army, turning a blind eye to the plaques sent by the gentry.

The faces of the gentry froze immediately, and even Xu Guangqi frowned slightly.

"How unreasonable! How unreasonable!"

A middle-aged man in a Confucian robe looked angry.

"This guy surnamed Zhao just ignores us, but he dared to ignore Mr. Ge here, and went to greet those warriors first. This is obviously not taking Mr. Ge seriously, and it is a humiliation to us! "

"Mr. Linshi is right! It is tolerable, which is unbearable! We must argue with him!"

"..."

All the gentry were filled with righteous indignation.

"Linshi, everyone, don't be presumptuous! Marshal Zhao has always attached importance to soldiers and craftsmen. This is his habit." Xu Guangqi said calmly.

"Then how can we do it! Boss Ge is a prime minister who can pull a boat in his belly, so he doesn't have the same knowledge as Zhao, but we must seek justice for Boss Ge, and ask Zhao for an explanation!"

The man named Linshi raised his arm, filled with righteous indignation.

Zhao Cheng heard the clamor over there, but he completely ignored it and continued chatting with Zhao Chunfa and others.

"The queue is neat and morale is high. Not bad!"

Zhao Cheng nodded first and praised.

"Everything depends on the guidance of the commander-in-chief!"

Zhao Chunfa stood upright, tapped his heel, and saluted with a slap.

"The surname is Zhao! Let me ask you, you put the boss aside, but you come here to have a good chat with these warriors, what do you mean?"

Mr. Linshi came to question Zhao Cheng angrily.

"Yes! Zhao, what do you mean? We kindly came to welcome you, but you humiliated us like this! How can you be so rude?"

"A martial artist is just a martial artist after all! As I said earlier, there is no need to show him such disrespect! Even the boss of the pavilion came to greet him in person, it is really flattering him!"

"..."

All the gentry shouted angrily.

"Bold!"

Behind Zhao Cheng, the generals of the conquering army couldn't bear it anymore.

Niu Dali jumped out, reached out to touch the pistol in his waist, and stared at Mr. Linshi with staring eyes.

"How dare you disrespect the commander-in-chief, do you want to die? Believe it or not, I shot you!"

Niu Dali took out the revolver, opened the revolver, put the bullets in, and reset the revolver with a "click", and the black muzzle was nailed to the head of "Mr. Linshi".

"Mr. Linshi" blushed instantly.

There was a flash of fear in his eyes, but more excitement.

His body was trembling slightly, and he suppressed the excitement to make himself appear righteous.

Marshal Zhao's record has been reported back to Daming.

With the strength of an army, he defeated the Eight Banners army, the confidant of the imperial court, and killed the slave chief Huang Taiji!

This is the credit of splashing heaven!

It's a pity that Marshal Zhao seems to have turned his back. Otherwise, with this credit, it should be no problem to be the general guarding one side.

This Marshal Zhao is now a celebrity, and almost everyone in the court is discussing him.

The literati of the Ming Dynasty all paid attention to integrity and strength of character.

This was especially true during the Chongzhen Dynasty.

Mr. Linshi, whose full name is Gu Menglin, is a member of Fushe.

Fushe, like the Donglin Party, is a representative of the Ming gentry.

In court, they are proud to scold the emperor.

Anyone who dares to scold the emperor face to face will be greatly appreciated by everyone, and their character will be admired.

If he is demoted by the angry emperor, a large number of friends will see him off afterwards regardless of the risk of "seeing the emperor guilty".

In the future, they will be supported by the same party, and the future will be smooth sailing.

Scolding the emperor can be said to be a matter of fame and fortune.

Scolding domineering generals can also have a similar effect.

Anyway, it is to hate people who dare not respect the gentry and do not protect the interests of the gentry.

Now, Zhao Cheng is undoubtedly the best object of scolding besides the emperor.

When the gun was pointed at, Gu Menglin immediately climaxed and made an expression of resignation to death.

"There is only death, so why not be afraid! Even if you cut me with a knife immediately, I still have to say it! Zhao Cheng, you are indeed outstanding in battle, but I am in a strong place these days. Watching you, I don't respect the sage Confucius. , don’t educate the common people, you only have Adu’s things in your eyes! What’s the difference between you and the barbarians with their left coats on?”

Gu Menglin shouted.

"it is good!"

"Good job, Mr. Linshi! Wake up this warrior!"

"Mr. Linshi is really handsome!"

"..."

All the gentry applauded.

"Oh!"

Niu vigorously turned the gun, and the butt of the gun hit Gu Menglin hard on the head.

Gu Menglin was directly stunned, his forehead was bleeding, and his head was buzzing.

For a while, he didn't react.

He is a scholar!
Moreover, he was speaking on behalf of Mr. Ge, and he was complaining for Mr. Ge.

Zhao Cheng didn't even end up in person, came to ask him a few words, and his subordinate Wufu Wufu directly attacked him?
This... this is simply unbelievable!
"Mr. Linshi!"

"Bold! Mr. Linshi is a master of Fushe! How dare you disrespect Mr. Linshi!"

"A martial artist, dare to attack Mr. Linshi? It's the opposite! It's the opposite!"

"..."

These scholars all blushed.

The atmosphere at this time is to emphasize literature over martial arts.

Scholars have a sense of superiority in front of generals.

Even the military commander himself consciously bows his head in front of scholars.

Therefore, Niu Dali actually did what he said he would do. This move was completely beyond everyone's expectations, and at the same time touched everyone's bottom line.

"Punish him severely!"

"Avenge Mr. Linshi!"

"..."

Some people even shouted and clenched their fists, wanting to beat Niu Dali.

"kill!"

At this moment, a group of personal guards following Zhao Cheng roared, and at the same time came forward with bayonets in hand, glaring angrily at a group of gentry making trouble.

"Protect the handsome!"

"Don't move!"

"Go back!"

"If you dare to step forward again, you will be shot to death!"

"..."

These pro-guards have all participated in more than one battle, and their hands have been stained with blood.

They roared at the same time, and a murderous aura came to their faces.

In an instant, everything around was quiet.

"kill!"

Thousands of conscripts roared at the same time, and took off their guns at the same time, the sound of clattering was deafening.

The sharp bayonet looks like a dazzling forest.

There was a commotion among the welcome crowd.

Zhao Cheng's eyes were cold.

"Calm down! Shuai Zhao, calm down!"

Xu Guangqi stepped forward.

Zhao Cheng glanced at it, and found that Xu Guangqi was obviously much better than he was a few months ago.

The complexion is rosy and full of energy.

Apparently, Qiangdi Hospital treated him with more than 300-year-old medical techniques, and the effect was not bad.

"Mr. Xu Ge also wants to stand with them, wanting to question my Xingshi?" Zhao Cheng said coldly.

"Shuai Zhao is serious. This is Mr. Linshi, Gu Menglin, a well-known scholar in Fushe, and an upright person." Xu Guangqi said.

This is actually a reminder to Zhao Cheng.

Since the current emperor ascended the throne and got rid of Wei Xie, the Donglin Party has become the dominant family, and no one dared to provoke the Fushe.

Even what the Holy Majesty wants to do today cannot be done without the support of the Donglin Party.

Xu Guangqi was in Qiangdi recently, and he liked seeing Qiangdi full of vitality. He couldn't bear to see Zhao Cheng unintentionally offend Fushe and offend scholars all over the world to death.

"Fushe Celebrities?"

Zhao Cheng squinted his eyes, and the message of Fushe immediately flashed in his mind.

Fushe is famous in later generations.

Zhao Cheng, who cared about the history of the late Ming Dynasty, naturally could not have known about Fushe.

And since he crossed over, he has collected new information about Donglin Party and Fushe.

Fushe was established not long ago. It is an association formed by many scholars in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

In the second year of Chongzhen (1629), under the leadership of scholars Zhang Pu and Zhang Cai in Taicang, Jiangsu, more than a dozen associations in Jiangsu and Zhejiang merged to form "Fushe", which means "revitalizing ancient learning and making future generations useful" ".

The members of Fushe are mainly young scholars, with a total of more than 200 people.Many famous scholars in the late Ming and early Qing came from Fushe, such as Huang Zongxi, Gu Yanwu, Fang Yizhi, Chen Zhenhui, and Wu Yingji.

Fushe advocates the improvement of moral character, and learning from fellow members, but more importantly, it also has a strong political color.

Fushe's political views are highly consistent with those of the Donglin Party. Fushe members all regard Donglin Party members as their predecessors. Important figures in the late Donglin Party, such as Qian Qianyi, Huang Daozhou, Ma Shiqi, Liu Tongsheng, Chen Zizhuang, etc., were all rehabilitated. Promoted as suzerain.Therefore, Fushe was dubbed "Little Donglin".

After the Qing Dynasty took control of the Central Plains, many Fushe members persisted in the struggle against the Qing Dynasty in various places.The Qing court wanted to use some famous members of the Fushe, but most of them chose to hide in the mountains and forests, thus preserving their integrity.

It is precisely because of Fushe's performance after the Qing Dynasty entered the customs that many people in later generations praised them for their integrity.

However, Zhao Cheng studied the history of the late Ming Dynasty, but he didn't have a good opinion of the Donglin Party and the restoration of the "Little Donglin Party".

Just because they stand on the moral high ground from beginning to end, safeguarding the interests of the gentry group.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the country was too poor to support soldiers and appease the refugees; the people were too poor to starve to death.

Only the gentry group, lying on top of the behemoth Daming, sucked up the last drop of blood from Daming, and ate a lot.

It was precisely because of their resistance that the Ming court guarded a huge population and land, but could not collect taxes.

The situation in the Chongzhen Dynasty was that the country was poor, and the people at the bottom were starved to death... Only the gentry group lived well.

In Zhao Cheng's view, the reason why Fushe persisted in opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty in the early Qing Dynasty was because Ming Dynasty was too kind to them.

This kind of goodness was something that the Manchu Qing could not give them no matter what.

Not only have money, but also control the public opinion, as well as the arrangement of officials and personnel... For them, there is really nothing better than this.

To put it bluntly, whether it is the Donglin Party or the Fushe, they have no national and national righteousness in their eyes, but only the interests of the feudal consortium.

Moreover, the vision is extremely short-sighted. At the critical moment of the life and death of the family and the country, there are constant internal struggles, only the narrow interests in front of the eyes, and no overall view.

The reason why the ship of Ming Dynasty sank and caused a nation to sink for 300 years, people like Donglin Party and Fushe can be said to have contributed a lot.

Donglin Party and Fushe were the elites of Ming Dynasty.

But Zhao Cheng doesn't need such an elite class.

It is impossible for Zhao Cheng to reuse them, so he is destined to become an enemy with them.

(End of this chapter)