Cutting 1719

Chapter 134
Ning Yu's impression of Zeng Jing is quite familiar, because this person made great waves during the Yongzheng period, but Ning Yu's impression of him is not good, because his anti-Qing stance is not firm!
In the real history, Zeng Jing was originally just a teacher in the county. At that time, Yongzheng had just succeeded to the throne for a few years, and then some merchants passing by Hunan, all privately spread that Yongzheng relied on conspiracy to get the throne, and he was alienated in the court.

These gossips, which were originally rumors, were regarded as treasures by Zeng Jing, and then they thought that the Qing Dynasty was about to end, so they wanted to overthrow the imperial court. If it comes to this point, Zeng Jing is just a daring madman.However, some of his subsequent methods made people feel that this person was mentally ill.

Zeng Jing's magical operation is that he heard that Yue Zhongqi, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi at that time, was a descendant of Yue Fei, so he imagined that this person was a loyal and brave person, and he was armed with a heavy army. He would definitely not gain the trust of the court, so he sent him as a student Zhang Xi went to submit a letter to Yue Zhongqi, enumerating Yongzheng's various mistakes, and persuading him to be loyal and brave again, and raise the flag to rebel.

It turned out that Yue Zhongqi was highly valued by the court, so naturally he would not deviate from the court, and then reported the matter to Emperor Yongzheng.Emperor Yongzheng didn't take it seriously at first, but thought it was a crazy student who was causing trouble, so he sent Zeng Jing to prison for interrogation to see if there were any troublemakers behind.

But I don’t know if there is no trial, but after the first trial, Yongzheng was shocked into a cold sweat, that is, Zeng Jing confessed his teacher Lu Liuliang, this is good, Zeng Jing is just a small teacher, but Lu Liuliang Their identities are different. They are representatives of Jiangnan Shilin and leaders of the literary world.Although he has been dead for decades, his disciples and grandchildren are still there.

Now the matter became serious, and Yongzheng immediately ordered a strict investigation of the books left by Lu Liuliang, Yan Hongkui, Shen Zaikan and others at home, and then escorted these family members back to the capital for interrogation. Strong, intending to deal with Zeng Jing and others with a mind-boggling technique, so he refuted one by one based on Zeng Jing's remarks, and actually instigated Zeng Jing just like that!
The later results were also very dismal. Emperor Yongzheng compiled the words and answers between himself and Zeng Jing into "Dayijue Milu", and sent officials to lead Zeng Jing to Jiangning, Hangzhou, Suzhou and other places to give lectures, and to Lu Liuliang and others. Criticize and expose the remarks.

This is not enough, Yongzheng launched a literary prison on a large scale, and burned all Lu Liuliang's remains. Although Lu Liuliang and his sons Lu Baozhong and Lu Hongkui died, they were also ordered to be ashes. As for other descendants of the Lu family, like Lu Yizhong and Lu Zaikuan, etc. All of them were executed, all the clan members were killed, and Huang Buyan, Che Dingfeng, Che Dingben, Sun Yongke, Jingyu and others related to the Lu family were all killed. It can be said that the entire Jiangnan Shilin was almost killed. up.

As for Zeng Jing's master and apprentice who caused the chaos, Yongzheng regarded them as pedantic people in the countryside, so they were not to worry about, and they were all released later.Of course, the pair of master and apprentice didn't live too long, and within a few years after Qianlong succeeded to the throne, they were executed again.

It can be said that in Ning Yu's heart, he doesn't have a good impression of this person. First of all, his ability to do things is extremely stupid, and secondly, his political stand is not firm enough, so there is no way for people to use it with confidence.

But the problem is that the current Fuhan army is thirsty for talents. If you push this person now, it will be self-defeating to a certain extent. Therefore, how to deal with it makes Ning Yu feel a little headache, and he regrets it today I went to the Tianxing Pavilion, but I couldn't find Tianxing, so this trouble came.

Zeng Jing's face flushed slightly, and he saluted once again, and said sincerely: "I have heard that the Han army is thirsty for talents, and only talents are promoted, and students who are not talented, even if they can't do great things, they can do their best. , I only wish to expel the barbarians and restore my Chinese clothes."

Ning Yu directly stepped forward to help Zeng Jing up, and said with a smile, "It is also a blessing for our army that you can join our army, sir. It's just that the road ahead is bumpy, so please don't blame me."

For a while, the atmosphere became warmer. After returning to the city, Ning Yu directly appointed Zeng Jing as the chief secretary to show his attitude of seeking talents. Zeng Jing was also grateful. For the sake of humility, I will learn and ask for advice along the way.

Ning Yu didn't care about him anymore, as far as he was concerned, as long as this Zeng Jing did things obediently and didn't think about those whimsical things, it might not be impossible to reuse them.As for the others, it can be left for future observation.

For Ning Yu at this time, there are more important things to do.After the Southern Expedition was established, Ning Yu, Ning Zhongyi, Zheng Guangguo, Dong Ce, Gao Hongyi and others have been handling the Southern Expedition.

Among them, the original establishment was slightly changed. Gao Hongyi, the old chief of staff of the second division, was transferred to the independent first division as the division commander, and the new chief of staff was Deng Fang, who was born in the Hanyang camp.After such a mobilization, Ning Yu also hopes to promote capable talents as much as possible and train them all.

The establishment of the independent first division was also basically completed, and the regiment, battalion and company-level officers in it were all transferred from the first and second divisions, so many of them were rewarded with official positions.As for the First Battle of Changsha, Ning Yu also rewarded meritorious soldiers, and awarded more than 5 mu of land alone.

However, these lands cannot be saved, because the military pay of the Fuhan Army at this time is not very high, it is mainly paid according to the official rank, and the lowest soldier is only one tael of silver per month. There is no need to spend, but compared with the green camp, it is considered less.

Unless you go up one more level, when you reach the rank of platoon leader, you will be paid three taels a month, and at the level of company commander, you will be paid five taels a month. 15 taels, and the rank of regimental commander is 40 taels, but the current pay of the first-level division commander in the Fuhan Army is as high as 80 taels.

However, this is also because of the military pay and land. Anyone who has served for more than ten years or died in battle will be given ten acres of land. This has greatly aroused the enthusiasm of some poor men. They are not afraid of death on the battlefield. He even took the initiative to seek death. The reason is very simple. The Fuhan Army stipulated that if the wounded were discharged from the army, they would only be given five acres of fields, and if they were killed in battle, they would only be given ten acres of fields.

It is the difference of five acres that caused many men to sacrifice for it. Ning Yu also knows about this, but it is difficult to change it, because this rule protects the rights of the dead. If the injured can also get ten acres of land, it will definitely There are many people who take the initiative to get injured and then stay away from the battlefield, which is not good for the foundation of the Fuhan army.

Those who defend this rule are not only the senior officials of the Fuhan Army, but all officers and soldiers from top to bottom. The reason is also very simple. No, then we must win battles and kill people, so this rule is the rule to defend the rights of all people.

In the current Fuhan Army, the power of rules has begun to pass from the students of the Young Eagle Battalion to other people, which has greatly changed the atmosphere of the entire army. This is why Ning Yu asked for the Young Eagle Battalion to be dispersed. The purpose is not only to cultivate tactical ability, but also to cultivate spiritual outlook.

(End of this chapter)