Ming Zuo

Chapter 240
Fu Yijian's reputation in later generations is very bad.

Even his direct descendant Fu Sinian scolded him.

Just because he was the first number one scholar in the Qing Dynasty, he went to participate in the examination just after the Qing Dynasty came to the Central Plains, which seemed very lacking in literati integrity.

But after understanding the situation, Zuo Menggeng found that Fu Yijian had nothing to do with integrity.

A boy from a poor family studied hard since he was a child, just to get ahead.

It's true that the Fu family is a big family in Dongchang, but it's not Fu Yijian.

In fact, there are two Fu families in Dongchang Mansion, one is Yushifu, and the other is Ge Laofu.

Yushi Fu refers to the Fu Jianyue family, which was developed because of Fu Guangzhai.

Old Fu Ge rose because Fu Yijian later became a cabinet minister.

The two families have the same surname, but they are not related by blood.

It's just that although they live together in the same city, the two Fu surnames are not as dirty as one mountain can accommodate two tigers. On the contrary, the relationship is very close, so later generations often contradict each other.

Even the descendants of Old Fu Ge often regard Fu Guangzhai as the sixth ancestor of the family.

In fact, Fu Yijian's family was poor and his life was difficult, and he also got help from some Yushi Fu's family, but it had nothing to do with those powerful literati.

Even if Fu Yijian didn't take part in the second year Shunzhi examination, a champion would be born.

At the very least, he was able to be admitted as the champion, and later became a bachelor, which shows that Fu Yijian's ability must be no problem.

Zuo Menggeng was happy to see Geng Zhangguang bring this person here.

As for the other scholar, he is not an unknown person.

Zhu Dingyan and Zhu Yuanfu are descendants of Zhu Liangzu, Marquis of Yongjia.However, the family situation has long been in decline, because of Xu Hongru's uprising, he moved to Dongchang from Pingyin with his mother in order to take refuge.

Zhu Dingyan was also a famous official during the Shunzhi period, and he was a minister of the Ministry of Industry.

Zhu Dingyan's sixth granddaughter is the wife of Fu Yijian's descendant Fu Tinghui, and his mother is a descendant of Deng Zhirong.Zhu's third son, Fu Jixun, was Fu Sinian's great-grandfather.

The intertwining of these families is evident.

"Is it okay for the two Tathagatas to lose their fame in our army?"

Fu Yijian and Zhu Dingyan had already made up their minds.

"The general doesn't know that Yuanfu and I are from a poor family. Even if we want to continue studying, it is difficult to continue. What's more, according to brother Geng, there are many great scholars in Linqing. , It’s better than working behind closed doors.”

Zuo Menggeng understood.

These two are desperate for today's imperial examinations.

It is estimated that this is one of the reasons why they ran over as soon as the imperial examinations were opened in the Qing Dynasty.

It is really that the imperial examinations in the late Ming Dynasty were too corrupt, and they could not pass the exams.

"Since that's the case, you can follow Brother Geng. However, our army has always treated everyone equally, and it is quite hard. If you can't stand it, please give a good word as soon as possible. If you commit an offense in the future, the military law will be ruthless."

Fu Yijian and Zhu Dingyan didn't take it seriously.

They are already very poor, do they still care about suffering?

Zuo Menggeng stayed in Dongchang Mansion for a day, and then the whole army set off, crossed the prefecture, entered Yanzhou, and did not stop until Shawan.

Shawan is located to the north of Anshan Lake, where the Huitong River, Guangji Canal, and Weishui River meet, and it is a real traffic artery.

The new army established a logistics base here and began preparations to march into Shuibo.

It was also at this time that Zuo Menggeng finally received the battle report from the cavalry regiment.

Wang Siyi, Liu Yiyuan, Zuo Fu personally brought Li Qingshan and others to Shawan.

"Grassmen Li Qingshan, Ma Yingshi, Ding Weiyue, Zhang Yaozhong, Ren Qi, and Zhang Qi thank the general for saving his life."

At the foot of Liangshan that day, in the afterglow of the setting sun, Li Qingshan and others were already preparing for a desperate fight.As a result, the magic soldiers of the cavalry regiment fell from the sky, and the wind swept through the clouds, defeating Guo Yunbiao in one fell swoop.

Li Qingshan and others who were on the mountain were all dumbfounded.

These people are good citizens on weekdays, but secretly they are giant bandits in the land of Qilu. They have done a lot of looting, and they have fought against the government and soldiers many times.

I thought the officers and soldiers were vulnerable and arrogant.

But this time, the cavalry regiment completely frightened them with powerful force.

Watching the cavalry regiment drive away the White Lotus Sect and occupy the foot of the mountain, Li Qingshan and the others looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Although they are mortal enemies with Guo Yunbiao, they are not friends with the official army either.

If these officers and troops come to attack the mountain again...

Thinking of the terrifying firearms of the officers and soldiers, Li Qingshan and the others felt desperate.

At this moment, a figure came up to the mountain Shi Shiran.

"Li Tianwang, do you still know me?"

Looking at the smiling Zuo Gui, Li Qingshan was stunned.

"Your Excellency...Your Excellency was with Mr. Lu's bodyguard that day, but he didn't expect to be a member of the government."

Zuo Gui finally revealed his identity.

"I'm Zuogui, Linqing Association recruits, my general Zuobao Menggeng."

The name of a man, the shadow of a tree.

When they heard that it was Zuo Menggeng who had beheaded Amin, Li Qingshan and others changed their colors one after another.

Fortunately, at this time, Zuo Gui's words turned their worries into joy.

"Our army was able to come here because it was entrusted by Chief Escort Lu. He learned that Li Tianwang was in trouble, so he went to find our brother and begged my general to send troops. My general said that Li Tianwang is a rare hero. , It would be a pity if it was hurt by Bai Lian's monster. Fortunately, I came in time and saw that Li Tianwang was safe and sound, so I can explain to the general when I go back next time."

Hearing that it was Lu Jingyuan's relationship, Li Qingshan couldn't help crying.

"I can't wait for a grassroots person. How can he be so good that he was rescued by General Zuo?"

Zuo Gui spoke up.

"Our army was ordered to quell the rebellion of the White Lotus Sect. This water must be fought. Since Li Tianwang has a grudge against Guo Yunbiao, he is our friend. I can't say, how to fight next, I have to trouble the heroes."

The most difficult thing about fighting in Dongping Water Park is that the new army is not familiar with the terrain.It is easy to suffer big losses if you enter rashly.

And Li Qingshan and others are local snakes who were born and raised near Shuibo, with their help, they can get twice the result with half the effort.

Li Qingshan and the others discussed it, but they were happy.

"I also ask Master Zuo to introduce you. We should pay respects to General Zuo for saving his life."

Jianghu men worship heroes the most.

Since Zuo Menggeng had defeated the Tartars, he was naturally a first-class hero in their minds.

Zuo Menggeng originally thought that Li Qingshan was already great, but unexpectedly these few people are all famous.

Li Qingshan rebelled against the tyranny of the Ming Dynasty.

However, Ding Weiyue and Zhang Yaozhong held an uprising against the Qing Dynasty in the winter of the fourth year of Shunzhi, and finally died heroically.

Ma Yingshi, Ren Qi, and Zhang Qi are the famous leaders of the Yuyuan Army, and they have persisted for more than [-] years.

These are all well-known incidents in the Shandong area against the Manchu Qing.

Zuo Menggeng just didn't know that Li Qingshan and others were actually brothers.

Speaking of the Yuyuan Army, Zuo Menggeng couldn't help but think of Hou Fangyu who was in Linqing at this time and was helping Xu Ruolin.

According to historical records, Hou Fangyu offered a plan to divert the Yellow River, not to mention the failure of the Yuyuan Army, and the drowning of hundreds of thousands of people.

Ha ha, another rumor.

Hou Fangyu presented "Ten Proposals on Suppressing Fu" in the spring of the seventh year of Shunzhi, and Zhang Cunren took the Yellow River in the eighth year of Shunzhi, and Hou Fangyu's strategy did not include the content of the Yellow River at all.

Hou Fangyu was also forced to offer advice, because the Hou family tree was so popular, Zhang Cunren forced him to offer advice.

Even Hou Fangyu participated in the imperial examination of the Qing court.

Wu Jingdao, governor of Henan Province, wanted to arrest Hou Xun and his son. At that time, Song Quan, a scholar of the Academy of National History, the cabinet of the Qing Dynasty, was recuperating in his hometown in Shangqiu. He said to Wu Jingdao: "Do you know Li Taibai in Tang Dynasty and Su Dongpo in Song Dynasty? Hou Fangyu is Li Su today."

Wu Jingdao heard that although the arrest was suspended, Hou Fangyu was required to take the provincial examination.

Hou Fangyu was worried that his father Hou Xun was old and sick and would not be able to survive prison, so in desperation, he used a plan to deal with Wu Jingdao.Participated in the township examination against his will, but only took half of the exam, and did not plan to win the honor.

What Hou Fangyu never expected was that although he took half of the exam, he also won the secondary list.

Resisting it with an incomplete volume made it impossible for the Qing Fang to record it. The Qing Fang wanted to be the first and forced him to become an official, so he could not complete the volume. .

Damn, this can be hit, drunk. . .

As a result, Hou Fangyu was scolded for hundreds of years because of this incident.

Since they are all famous figures in history, Zuo Menggeng is not polite, and said directly: "I have heard about you for a long time, but now our army is employing people, how about joining them?"

Li Qingshan and the others looked at each other, completely unexpected that Zuo Menggeng would mention this.

Their original idea was to come over to thank Zuo Menggeng for saving his life, help Zuo Menggeng destroy Guo Yunbiao, and then continue to live their free and unrestrained life of being a citizen and a thief.

Li Qingshan tentatively said: "Thank you General for your love, but my brother is a savage from the countryside, I don't know how to behave, I am afraid that I will miss the general's important business."

Zuo Menggeng couldn't see any joy or anger, but what he said was like a sharp knife.

"I will know what you have done. I am not afraid to tell you that from now on, the border of Shandong will be under the jurisdiction of our army. Anyone who commits crimes will not escape our army's pursuit. Knowing that you are skilled in riding, Come and go like the wind. But think about it, how about our cavalry?"

Li Qingshan and the others were dripping with cold sweat and shivering.

They had seen the majesty of the cavalry regiment before, and thought to themselves that they were absolutely invincible.

The most important thing is that Zuo Menggeng has already figured out their details.

That means that the most important identity concealment is no longer effective, and if people want to arrest them in the future, they will be caught one by one.

How can this be a thief?

Zuo Menggeng pointed to the misty Anshan Lake in the distance, and said: "You call yourself heroes, but if you guard this puddle, you are really a hero? You will know, what is the most majestic place in this world?" ?”

Seeing that they were ignorant, Zuo Menggeng laughed and said, "Aren't you so-called dragons on the water? How about you, do you dare to fight on the sea? What kind of hero is a good man if he doesn't travel all over the world?"

Li Qingshan and others did not expect that the most proud water skills would be looked down upon by others, let alone Zuo Menggeng's ambition.

In front of such a hero, they really have no room for resistance.

At the same time, they were also curious.

Is the sea really more powerful than this pond?
Since they couldn't resist, everyone's minds changed very quickly.

"The general has an order, and he is omnipotent."

(End of this chapter)