Chapter 387 Gao Hongtu? Capture!

These names were carefully discovered by Maoyansi, and there are brief introductions at the end of each list. The people on the list either work in government offices in Laizhou Prefecture or are famous local figures. The least they are also scholars. Some of them are still scholars who failed and have complaints about the court. Their biggest feature is that they are not proud of the current situation and are a little dissatisfied with the current situation. This is nonsense. How can those who are proud of themselves follow you Zhang Zhun to rebel? That is to confiscate the family and exterminate the clan.

In general, these people are all educated, but they don’t have the opportunity to play their own way. As for whether they have the ability to govern the country, it’s hard to say now, because they are basically not top leaders and have no experience in governing independently. This is nonsense. Which top leaders of the government are willing to rebel with you Zhang Zhun?

"Have you ever tested what they mean?" Zhang Zhun asked cautiously.

"Sir, I have sent people to contact them. They are still very cautious, mainly because they are worried that the rebellion will fail and the family will be destroyed. Sir, you also know that our current appeal is still a little smaller by learning civil and military skills and selling with the imperial family..." Ma Yi said cautiously.

"If they are coercive and tempted, will they refuse?" Zhang Zhun thought for a moment and asked deeply.

"No." Ma Yi said affirmatively.

Zhang Zhun nodded to express satisfaction.

He is self-aware and knows that it is difficult for these people to work for themselves willingly. Others are cultural people at least, and they can't afford to lose face with you poor military households! However, if they take certain measures, coercion, temptation, and work together, and they are willing to do things, Zhang Zhun is already satisfied. In the future, as the situation continues to develop, the hearts of these people will gradually become more at ease.

Of course, these people are not the best choice. The forced melon is not sweet. It is not willing to work, and the work efficiency is always reduced. To be honest, Zhang Zhun is very touched by the Ming Dynasty civil servants' level of lip service. If they also give him this, he may not be able to discover it. However, does he have a better choice? There are not many cultural people in his hands. A carrot and a pit are not enough, and you still want to be picky?

Ma Yi hesitated for a moment and suddenly said, "Sir, there is still a candidate here..."

Zhang Zhun said curiously: "Who is it?"

Ma Yi said cautiously: "Sir, this person is a bit special..."

After that, I sent a more detailed information.

Zhang Zhun took it, opened it and let out a soft exclaim.

Gao Hongtu!

This information is actually from Gao Hongtu!

No wonder Ma Yi was a little hesitant. This Gao Hongtu is indeed a character!

In the land of Laizhou Prefecture, no one is more famous than Gao Hongtu. Gao Hongtu, whose courtesy name is Ziyou, Yizi Yanwen, and his pseudonym was a native of Jiaozhou. He was born in the 11th year of Wanli (1583), passed the imperial examination and passed the Jinshi in the 38th year of Wanli (1610), and was appointed as the Minister of the Secretariat. He was sentenced to two years of salary because he wrote a letter to violate Xizong and seized his salary for two years. In the early years of Tianqi, he was appointed as the Censor of the Shaanxi Dao Supervisor, and was dismissed for offending Wei Zhongxian in the sixth year of Tianqi (1626). In the third year of Chongzhen (1630), he was re-official and served as the Left Assistant Censor, and later promoted to the Left Assistant Censor. In the fifth year of Chongzhen (1632), he was renamed the Right Assistant Minister of Works. He was dismissed from office again because he opposed the autocracy of eunuchs.

I don’t know why, among the Jinshi in the 38th year of Wanli, there were many celebrities, except for Zhang Shenyan, Yang Yipeng, Gao Hongtu, Qian Qianyi, Lu Menglong, Zhou Jiachun, Yang Sichang, etc. These people are very distinctive. Either they are bad enough to the bones, such as Yang Sichang and Qian Qianyi. Or they are particularly hard, and the other five are like this. Gao Hongtu hates the eunuchs the most, and they repeatedly write letters to impeach eunuchs, but they are dismissed from office three times, and their experiences are somewhat similar to Zhang Shenyan.

Zhang Zhun from later generations also had some information about Gao Hongtu. Gao Hongtu was honest and honest, with strong abilities in his work. Gao Hongtu was also quite talented. In addition to repeatedly writing letters to impeach eunuchs, he also hated the Tartars. After the Tartars occupied Jiangnan, he firmly refused to join the Tartars and finally went on a hunger strike for nine days. Compared with Qian Qianyi's water was too cold, he dared not dive, his scalp was itchy, and he took the initiative to shave his head, which was quite backbone.

However, some historians also pointed out that Gao Hongtu is a man who is greedy for power and wants to be the chief minister, but he is often unsatisfied, and even the cabinet does not have the chance to enter. It is not terrible to be greedy for power. As long as you can achieve success, the world will still recognize you. For example, Zhang Juzheng is very greedy for power, and even Emperor Wanli's power was taken away by him, but later generations' evaluations of Zhang Juzheng were positive. In fact, Gao Hongtu is much better than Wen Tiren to be the chief minister. Unfortunately, Emperor Chongzhen did not give him this opportunity.

Speaking of which, Gao Hongtu has a bit of an indirect relationship with himself. Gao Hongtu wrote a letter to accuse the eunuchs of autocracy, and these eunuchs included Gao Qiqian, Zhang Yixian, Wang Kun and others. The initial fuse of the matter was Zhang Yixian's private fraud. Zhang Yixian really liked to make money, and his hands reached the Ministry of Works. Gao Hongtu impeached him in anger.

The eunuchs who died of rabbits and foxes naturally had to come out to defend Zhang Yixian, so Gao Hongtu simply impeached other eunuchs together. In the end, the matter became more and more serious. Emperor Chongzhen, who was deceived, dismissed Gao Hongtu again. At present, Zhang Yixian was temporarily idle because of his own bombardment of Nanjing City, which was a little angry for Gao Hongtu.

Zhang Zhun pondered for a moment and said in confusion: "Gao Hongtu is still in Jiaozhou now? He hasn't moved away yet?"

Ma Yi said affirmatively: "Everyone is here! His family is here too!"

He added that after Gao Hongtu was dismissed from office in the fifth year of Chongzhen, he had lived in his hometown in Jiaozhou and had never left. This person liked to travel around and see the sufferings of the people. Even when Zhang Zhun controlled Aoshanwei, he went to Laoshan to visit. There was also a man named Zhao Ren who served as a judge in the Dali Temple in the capital. Zhao Ren built a gorgeous villa in Laoshan called "Jishan Tower". Gao Hongtu often came to Jieshan Tower to visit.

However, every time he arrived, he would go light and follow him, with only two family members following him, and his dress was very ordinary, so he naturally did not attract the attention of others. Aoshanwei was a military household who had never seen any world, and the largest officials he had ever met in his life, namely Baihu, etc. Naturally, I didn't know that there was such a high-ranking official who often appeared in the Aoshanwei area.

"Why didn't Gao Hongtu leave?"

Zhang Zhun frowned quietly and said to himself.

Because Jiaozhou is next to Aoshanwei and Lingshanwei, less than a hundred miles away from Lingshanwei, it is absolutely impossible for Gao Hongtu to say that he didn't know what Zhang Zhun did. Moreover, he often came to Laoshan to visit and often passed through the Aoshanwei. Now, Zhang Zhun's army is about to set off and launch an attack on Laizhou Prefecture. Even some timid and afraid families have moved away. Gao Hongtu's family actually stayed in Jiaozhou, which is intriguing! Gao Hongtu and his family have hundreds of people, and they have to be held in their hands...

Well, Zhang Zhun never thought that Gao Hongtu would be willing to work hard for himself. Others are the dignified minister of the Ministry of Works and a third-rank civil servant, how could he work hard for himself? However, if he holds his family in his own hands... Of course, the methods of doing this are a bit disgraceful, a bit difficult, and the effect may not be satisfactory. However, he does need such talents. Gao Hongtu is worth hundreds of civil servants! If he comes to govern Laizhou Prefecture, it is really a piece of cake!

Zhang Zhun stood up and paced back and forth.

Take action when it’s time to take action. What should I do so much?

"Jin Zhenyue!"

Zhang Zhun suddenly shouted.

"arrive!"

Jin Zhenyue, who was on duty at the door, hurried in.

"Order the Second Association and the Eighth Association to attack Jiaozhou immediately!"

"I ordered them to control the Gao family in Jiaozhou, and no one could escape! But don't hurt the people of the Gao family! Especially not hurt Gao Hongtu! If he resists, find a way to capture him alive!"

Zhang Zhun said with a cautious expression.

Jin Zhenyue agreed to turn around and go.

"Dugu, let's go to Jiaozhou!"

Zhang Zhun shouted again.

The Hu Ben Army launched an attack on Jiaozhou in advance, and it should be able to control Gao Hongtu and his family in their own hands. According to the information, the defenders of Jiaozhou had already run away. Jiaozhou is now an empty shell. The Hu Ben Army led by Hao Linyong should be able to enter the city smoothly when he arrived in Jiaozhou. However, Zhang Zhun had to take action personally. It can be foreseeable that Gao Hongtu would not agree easily.

On the morning of the 14th day of the first lunar month, Zhang Zhun took a sniper team from Fushan City and rushed to Jiaozhou. Jiaozhou is not far from Fushan City, and he and the sniper team's horse fast arrived in just half a day. That afternoon, Zhang Zhun arrived in Jiaozhou.

At this time, Hao Linyong led the soldiers of the Second Association of the Hu Ben Army and the Eighth Association to successfully control Jiaozhou. The battle was as Zhang Zhun had expected, and the Hu Ben Army did not encounter any resistance. Jiaozhou, this ancient county town, easily fell into Zhang Zhun's hands.

The former governor's yamen and the Salt Procuratorate's yamen were already empty. Even the Tartars were not Zhang Zhun's opponents, so how could they be Zhang Zhun's opponents? Staying behind to resist was just a waste of death.

"Sir, Gao Hongtu's family is here." Hao Linyong came up to report.

"Didn't you use force?" Zhang Zhun said.

"No." Hao Linyong said affirmatively.

"Okay! Just order your troops to withdraw from Gao Mansion and control the city." Zhang Zhun said.

"I understand!" Hao Linyong agreed to go.

Soon, the soldiers of the Hu Ben Army who entered Gao Mansion quickly withdrew.

Zhang Zhun slowly entered the city with the soldiers from the sniper team.

On both sides of the streets in Jiaozhou City, hundreds of people stood curiously watching Zhang Zhun's arrival. In those corners or windows that were invisible, there were more people looking at Zhang Zhun. In the past period, what they heard during the day and at night were all Zhang Zhun's name. The topics of conversation after dinner were all about Zhang Zhun. However, there were not many Jiaozhou people who had actually met Zhang Zhun. Now, the legendary Zhang Zhun finally appeared.

"That's Zhang Zhun..."

"It seems that it is really Zhang Zhun..."

"Zhang Zhun actually arrived in Jiaozhou..."

When Zhang Zhun and others entered the city, whispers from the people kept coming from around them.

These whispers are very excited, and they are waiting for it day and night. Zhang Zhun has finally arrived! It seems that the various benefits of Aoshanwei will be implemented in Jiaozhou soon. The local poor people in Jiaozhou have been looking forward to Zhang Zhun's Juntian Order. Yesterday, when the soldiers of the Tiger Army occupied Jiaozhou, they were all looking forward to the coming happy days.

Of course, there are also a small number of people who are uneasy about Zhang Zhun's arrival. These people are mainly merchants and some people with more fields. They are afraid that after Zhang Zhun arrives, they will take action against them. However, they are reluctant to leave Jiaozhou. At the same time, they also have some luck and want to see the situation before talking about it.

Zhang Zhun turned a deaf ear to the whispers from behind and walked towards the Gao family in the southwest of the city. The Gao family was indeed a famous family, and the house occupied almost half of the land in the southwest of the city. There was a large open space at the entrance, mainly used to park carriages. When Gao Hongtu was the Minister of Works, there were traffic in front of the Gao family and people were coming and going.

When the family at the gate of Gao Mansion saw Zhang Zhun coming, they stepped forward nervously and asked, "May I ask you..."

Zhang Zhun bowed and said, "Zhang Zhun, Aoshan Guard, come to visit the Minister."

The families obviously knew Zhang Zhun's name, and their faces changed, and they hurriedly said, "Please wait, I'll report it right away."

Zhang Zhun nodded and stood outside the door in a regular manner.

Soon, the family members who entered the notice came out and said respectfully: "Sir, please welcome."

Then Zhang Zhun was invited in.

Zhang Zhun nodded and entered Gao Mansion.

The huge Gao family is quiet. The decoration in the courtyard also seems simple and does not feel luxurious. However, the atmosphere of the scholarly family is quite rich. I can’t see anyone, I don’t know if they have moved or hidden them. It is speculated that they must have been hidden. According to the information of Ma Yi and Hao Linyong, the people of the Gao family did not leave Jiaozhou.

Gao Hongtu stood under the dripping eaves, waiting for Zhang Zhun's arrival. This former Minister of Works, Scenic and gentle, very thin, and very scholarly. He could not tell that he was a person who had been dismissed from office three times. He never expected that he was so courageous. He first offended the emperor, and then offended the eunuchs in succession. Gao Hongtu was not nervous about Zhang Zhun's arrival, as if he had known that Zhang Zhun would arrive at this time.

Zhang Zhun was polite first and then soldiers, and bowed in the way of his juniors and said, "Great Master."

Gao Hongtu said calmly: "I think you should come too."

Zhang Zhun said with some confusion: "How can I explain this to Mr. Mr.?"
Chapter completed!