Chapter 242 The capital's counterattack (1)
There will be a month between the end of the exam and the announcement of the exam. Gao Pang's thoughts are just a serious reference and do not expect to pass the exam. At this time, he has fulfilled his wish and told his companions that he would leave the capital by himself before the announcement of the exam.
The people who came to refer to this did not think there was any problem, but they still stammered and asked Gao Pang to stay.
Gao Pang did not feel that his strength was not enough to pass the Jinshi, but he still had some self-knowledge in self-confidence. After studying hard for another ten or eight years, he might have the ability to pass the first class under the guidance of Huo Chong. As for now, Lord Lu had already made it clear that this time, Enko was specially opened for Manchus, and only the first class and three were left for the Han people. Instead of spending so much effort in the capital, it would be better to do their own things quickly.
Seeing Gao Pang's firm attitude, the others could only express their sarcasm that they wanted to stay in the capital for a few more days. They even invited Gao Pang to meet local officials from Zhenjiang together.
Gao Pang is not a native of Zhenjiang, but a native of Jiaozhou. However, he also thinks this reason is good. Before joining Huo Chong, he can also see who his future opponent is.
Lord Lu has seen other officials in the south of the town, you can know that they only need to go to the Jiangnan Guild Hall. Gao Pang has been studying for a while and has never been there. He was taken to the guild by several other brothers, and then he saw that the people in the guild were very familiar with these brothers, because they were very unfamiliar with Gao Pang for the first time.
I introduced each other and heard that they were Mr. Banshan’s disciples, so everyone was very close to each other.
After talking for a while, Gao Pang was really curious and asked in a low voice about what the situation was going on in Beijing. When the brothers in the guild heard this question, they looked lingering fear on their faces, "Brother Gao, the capital was in chaos that day. Huo Chong, the thief, together with the Tianli Sect, killed people everywhere, and we didn't dare to go too far. After that, the snow in the capital was full of corpses, and when the snow melted, many blood stains on the ground were still there."
When the juren from Zhenjiang heard such a tragic description, their expressions and reactions were a little exaggerated. Gao Pang felt that it was average when he saw the battlefield and knew what it looked like. Gao Pang even commanded the battle unconsciously and killed dozens of Mongolian cavalry who killed Shandong people. Gao Pang couldn't help but ask: "Are all the officials and the Eight Banners who died? Are there any people in the capital?"
Hearing this question, the brothers in the guild stared unconsciously and were surprised for a while before asking with a deep heart: "Brother Gao, the emperor has been killed."
"Yes." Gao Pang quickly responded with a strong attitude. After dealing with it, Gao Pang listened to the others talking about Enko's affairs, and determined in his heart that he really wanted to leave as soon as possible.
The question just now was what Gao Pang really cares about. Huo Chong once said that there are only two types of people who can defeat the beast-eating demon. One is a real hero, and the other is a more evil and ferocious demon. Gao Pang wanted to know if Huo Chong would become a beast that doesn't care about human life after leaving Shandong.
From Gao Pang's perspective, and even from the perspective of the saint's way, discussing this issue is of great value and significance. However, from the Qing Dynasty, before caring about the life and death of the emperor, he actually cared about whether the grass people suffered any losses. This is a kind of sin, or even a serious sin.
As Huo Chong said, the Qing Dynasty wanted a lackey. Gao Pang, who could see this clearly, refused to be a dog for others. At this time, he was still at the Qing Dynasty and had no choice but to die.
But these fellow brothers led Gao Pang to visit Jinshi who came out of Zhenjiang one after another. Gao Pang also saw them one by one in the next seven or eight days. These people were quite smart, with the familiar and elegant appearance of scholars, and they quoted classics in their words and words, and they deserved to be the style of scholars.
Compared with these literati, Huo Chong's vulgar and unwritten subordinates were like a clear spring, and they could see through the joys, anger, sorrow and happiness at a glance. Although they were rough and shallow, they were full of vitality. They cried bitterly when their relatives died, and were completely fearless in the battle. At least, these people would never ignore the Qing Dynasty, and would not be so afraid of war that they dare not talk about it.
This is something Gao Pang could not understand at all. Huo Chongjin killed the emperor in Beijing and worked hard to manage it. Don’t the officials know that the disaster is coming?
It should be the most important thing at the moment. During the meeting, the officials only showed the calmness of the literati, but did not mention Huo Chong a word, as if Huo Chong did not exist at all. Or did they think that Huo Chong could not exist if Huo Chong was not mentioned?
When we visited the Zhenjiang officials in full, ten days had passed since the exam. Gao Pang began to pack his bags. As soon as he finished packing, a guest came. Seeing that it was Lord Lu, the others hurriedly came to meet him. He wanted to speak and be embarrassed. Lord Lu looked at everyone around him, and saw that Gao Pang had already prepared a salute. He immediately came over and asked, "Brother Gao, are you going to leave?"
"Haha, the imperial examination has been completed, of course I have to leave." Gao Pang said with a smile.
"I heard that Enko's sentence is only half a month after this time. By the way, Brother Gao, aren't you just a half month? This is also fate, why not just wait for half a month?"
Gao Pang knew his state of mind at this time. Since he had decided to leave, he would probably see through something when he stayed. He simply used what Lord Lu said to make excuses, "Lord Lu, I don't think I have a talent. Staying here is just a matter of sadness."
"Tomorrow. I will take Brother Gao to see a master tomorrow. After seeing him, Brother Gao will have to wait, and it will be decided by Brother Gao."
Lord Lu said so bluntly that Gao Pang only felt something was wrong. An indescribable intuition seemed to remind Gao Pang that if something happened, it would be better to avoid it.
At this moment, Lao Thirteenth delivered the list to Hongzhou. The basic information of all the attendees in the palace examination was accompanied by the basic information of all the people participating in the palace examination.
Ninety-one Manchus all have good backgrounds, and several of them are descendants of famous families who followed Nurhaci to conquer the world. Without the special talk of the Thirteenth Old, Hongzhou would know what the group of people were born and what family backgrounds they had.
Lao Thirteen was both happy and distressed. It was definitely not a blessing to be able to understand this point. Looking at Hong Zhou's dark circles, Lao Thirteen knew that Hong Zhou had spent time and thought, and kept all the important figures in the court in his heart, so that he could be so clear at this time.
A teenager has to work so hard on state affairs, and this is just the beginning. Lao Thirteen wanted to say something, but seeing Hongzhou's calm expression, he could only be tough and teach the child how to make decisions.
"Uncle Thirteen. Are there only these ninety-one people?" Hongzhou asked.
"Well. Sun Jiagan is the chief examiner and has read every test paper. With Sun Jiagan's personality, he can trust him."
"Uncle Thirteen, isn't even a hundred?" Hongzhou's voice was puzzled.
"Many people did not participate in Enko." Lao Shisan had an unconcealable anger in his voice.
Chapter completed!