【Chapter 505】It turns out that he is also a Hanist
[Chapter 505] It turns out that he is also a Han dynasty.
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To be honest, Zuo Guangdou is definitely a tough person and will not surrender easily. He is very confident in his literary talent, good at debate, and even good at practical actions. In real history, Emperor Tianqi was controlled by Li Xuanshi, who was both on the left and right, and pulled Emperor Tianqi out. Such a guy was considered a top-notch master in the history of the late Ming Dynasty. However, Xu Xingxia happened to pinch his weakness.
What is his weakness? He has feelings for the people. Due to the influence of Confucianism, many civil officials in the Ming Dynasty had a simple idea of seeking welfare for the people at the beginning of his tenure. However, later he was gradually corrupted by the cruel reality, and gradually this idea degenerated and fell into an empty slogan. There are basically few civil officials who are sincerely maintaining the people. Perhaps, Zuo Guangdou is an exception.
Zuo Guangdou's character can be described in four words, which is integrity and perseverance. His talent is actually not very outstanding. He passed the imperial examination and passed the Jinshi entirely because of his own efforts. Zuo Guangdou also disliked many corruption phenomena. In the late Wanli period, party struggles gradually became serious, and the phenomenon of selling official positions was gradually serious. At that time, those who bought and sold official positions in private could obtain great benefits and strengthen the strength of the party. Therefore, all parties participated.
When Zuo Guangdou was the censor, he once cracked a large case, that is, he accidentally learned that someone from the Ministry of Personnel pretended to be a fake official seal and defrauded money. He followed the clues and found a huge fake group, found more than 70 fake seals, and found hundreds of fake officials in one breath. Even Emperor Wanli, who had not been to court for a long time, was alarmed. He praised Zuo Guangdou for rare purposes and ordered the execution of the fake mastermind Jin Dingchen.
However, Zuo Guangdou's move offended many people. While being praised, he was promoted and demoted openly and secretly, and was transferred directly to Ningxia City to serve as the prefect. In fact, it was just to stand aside. If it weren't for the powerful power of the Donglin Party behind him, he would have had greater trouble. If you cut off other people's financial resources, you would be blamed if others could not hate you.
Xu Xingxia threw Zuo Guangdou into ordinary people, but it was actually a mistake. If Xu Xingxia wanted to convince Zuo Guangdou, it would be impossible. If the time traveler's knowledge was removed, Xu Xingxia was no match for Zuo Guangdou at all. It would be nice if he was not convinced by Zuo Guangdou. However, when Zuo Guangdou faced a group of ordinary people and felt their daily lives, his thoughts gradually changed. Sometimes, silence is better than sound at this time.
Indeed, Zuo Guangdou could feel the people's eager love for Xu Xingxia and their hatred for the court and the government. The reason why they supported Xu Xingxia and supported Xu Xingxia's rebellion was very simple, just to live a better life. The Ningxia town in the past was really too dark. When the people talked about it, Zuo Guangdou himself was shuddered. It turned out that the rule of the court had been so corrupt.
Against this background, Zuo Guangdou had to reflect painfully. He was reflecting on what he should do? What should he do to save the country. Whenever the night is late, others fall asleep, but Zuo Guangdou is tired. He really can't sleep. He feels that he should do something to change the status quo and save the country. Yes, he has such a strong desire. He wants to save this shaky country. Just like many simple scholars, his ideals are also very beautiful.
If Xu Xingxia rebelled for personal gain, for the position of the Nine Five Lord, and for the whole world, then, why are so many people following him rebelled? Don’t they know the serious consequences of the rebellion? What causes them to rebel? Are they really unable to survive? If they don’t understand this problem, they just blindly implement military suppression.
Through his own summary and analysis, Zuo Guangdou concluded that Xu Xingxia's rebellion was completely different from Bobai's rebellion. Bobai's rebellion was entirely for personal self-interest and the result of the expansion of personal ambitions and desires. Xu Xingxia's rebellion, in addition to personal self-interest, also had some other deep-seated reasons. If his observation was not wrong, Xu Xingxia's rebellion was more like the voluntary force of the court, which was a typical example of the ***.
Zuo Guangdou was not happy to come to this conclusion. On the contrary, he felt very uneasy. Because such a rebellion was the most dangerous. The premise of *** was that the rule of the court had reached a very corrupt level and the people could no longer survive. They rose up to rebel simply to make themselves live. It was like the founding Taizu of the country. When he just rebelled, he never thought that he would have the opportunity to become the lord of the Nine Five and win the world. To be honest, Xu Xingxia really had the possibility of changing the dynasty.
The root of the problem was not Xu Xingxia, but the court. This was what made Zuo Guangdou feel the most uneasy. It was like in the late Yuan Dynasty, it was not the people who wanted to rebel, but the Yuan court forced the people to rebel. Once the court reached this level, if it wanted to turn it around, there was basically no chance. Thinking of the fraud case of the Ministry of Personnel that he cracked, Zuo Guangdou felt even more sad.
It can be said that this is the first time in history that Zuo Guangdou had doubts about the rule of the court. For a diligent scholar, this was a very serious shake. In the court, he witnessed the corruption of the upper class. In Ningxia Town, he saw the suffering of the people living in the lower class. The combination of the two had to make Zuo Guangdou feel powerless. If these corruption phenomena were not eradicated, perhaps this country would be really beyond salvation.
After a long silence, Zuo Guangdou said slowly: "Has Mo Rigen retreated?"
Xu Xingxia shook his head and said, "He has retreated from Gulang City to Liangzhou Guard and has not yet evacuated Gansu Town. However, there are only two things he can do at present. One is to completely evacuate Gansu Town and go back to wherever he comes. The other is to continue to have fantasies and want to continue to attack Ningxia Town. Based on various intelligence analysis, he may cross the Tengger Desert and move eastward and continue to attack Ningxia Town. This old boy is still not giving up."
Zuo Guangdou did not have much military understanding and could not continue to play with Xu Xingxia's topic. He just asked with concern: "Is it difficult to recover Gansu Town?"
Xu Xingxia glanced at him and said lightly: "What does this have to do with you?"
Zuo Guangdou was immediately suffocated again. Yes, what does it have to do with him if the White Army can recover Gansu Town? He is not a member of the White Army, or even a member of the imperial court. He is just a prisoner of the White Army. Fortunately, Zuo Guangdou's reaction was also very fast. He said sternly: "Recovering Gansu Town can also alleviate some of your guilt."
Xu Xingxia showed a faint smile on the corner of her mouth and said meaningfully: "Thank you for your praise, but it's a pity that others may not appreciate it. Others thought that the Tartars were attracted by me. It's a big joke. Are I familiar with Mo Rigen? Besides, even if I regain Gansu Town, I will not leave it to the court for management. You'll have to die."
Zuo Guangdou naturally would not believe the rumors outside. Mo Rigen was attracted by Xu Xingxia? I really don’t know where such rumors came from. They are too unreasonable. However, if you maliciously slander Xu Xingxia, you cannot find such a solution. Such rumors will only make the people below hate the court more and feel that the court is even more shameless. To be honest, even Zuo Guangdou feels that the court is a little shameless when he hears such rumors.
At that time, Zuo Guangdou had seen the Tartar heads sent to Ningxia City with his own eyes. No one in the Ming Dynasty could match his skills in killing Tartars. Such a guy with his hands covered in the blood of the Tatars would actually collude with Mo Rigen. No matter how stupid Mo Rigen is, he would not be so stupid that he would give his head to Xu Xingxia for slashing.
After pondering for a while, Zuo Guangdou said slowly: "After regaining Gansu Town, your next plan is to attack Mo Rigen, right?"
Xu Xingxia said briefly: "I want to deal with Lin Danhan first, and then Mo Rigen."
Zuo Guangdou suddenly became a little moved and said subconsciously: "Is that true? Do you have plans? When can I take down Guihua City?"
Xu Xingxia looked at Zuo Guangdou with glittering eyes. Why did he suddenly become so eager? He actually wanted to take down Guihua City? Isn’t this to kill Lin Danhan? After a moment, he suddenly understood. It turned out that Zuo Guangdou was also a Han Chinese. Any Han Chinese did not want the nomadic peoples around to be too active. If they had the opportunity to attack them, they would definitely not let them go.
It seems like Lin Danhan is like this, but the Ming Dynasty has always been uneasy. If the Ming army could directly control Guihua City, that would be great. At that time, we would not be afraid that Lin Danhan would be disobedient. It would be like the Tatars, and they would be like the Tatars. They would be unable to stand the attacks on the south every few days. The Tatars caused great losses to the northwest of the Ming Dynasty. If the Tatars could be completely eliminated, Zuo Guangdou would definitely not frown.
Unfortunately, the Ming army in the past seemed to have no way to deal with the Tartars, so they could endure helplessly and pretend that they had not discovered anything. Now, there is a Han army that can deal with these Tartars and eliminate the Tartars, so Zuo Guangdou was naturally happy. He subconsciously hoped that Xu Xingxia could kill all the Tatars, *** people, etc. To put it simply, it would be best if these Tartars could be killed. Even if they could not be killed, Xu Xingxia and the Tartars could die together.
Chapter completed!