Lang Tingzuo, Governor of Jiangnan in the Qing Dynasty (full name Governor of Jiangnan and Jiangxi), came to Yingtianfu. This city was the largest and most populous city in the world at this time.
Lang Ting Zuo Nao made a lot of noise, and he brought a coffin with him. In this current situation, those who dare to come to Yingtian Mansion are naturally loyal ministers of the Qing Dynasty. Loyal ministers are not afraid of death and take the coffin with them.
Why are you so loyal? Two generations of traitors are naturally loyal. His father, Lang Xizai, was originally a scholar of the Ming Dynasty. After the surrender of Nurhachi, he served as a guerrilla and was organized into the Han Army Xianghuang Banner. In his generation, it is even more remarkable. He was the governor of two provinces.
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When Hong Chengchou was in charge of the five-province administration, Zhou Guozuo, the governor of Jiangning, held a banquet for Lang Tingzuo to welcome him.
"On this occasion of unrest, Lang Duxian is willing to come to Jiangning. You are truly a loyal minister! I would like to offer you a glass of wine." Hong Chengchou picked up the wine glass.
"My lord, you are overly praised. In such a critical situation, you supported half of the south of the Yangtze River regardless of your age and frailty, and you are a model for us to learn from." Hong Chengchou was more than ten years older than Lang Tingzhu, so Lang Tingzu respectfully called him "lord lord".
After drinking for a while, Hong Chengchou got to the point, "Yizhu (Lang Tingzuo), the situation is critical, and I won't be polite to you anymore. The reinforcements from Prince Jian and Zhang Yong have arrived in Nanzhili, but there is not enough money and food. Suzhou
, the gentry in Songjiang, Changzhou, and Zhenjiang owe the imperial court a large amount of taxes. I am about to go to Huizhou to defend against the enemy, so I will leave the matter of grain collection to you and Zhou Futai."
The most offensive thing was the grain collection. The gentry in the south of the Yangtze River was extremely powerful, and Hong Chengchou was cunning and cunning, so he handed over this task to Lang Tingzuo and Zhou Guozuo.
"Don't worry, sir, we will collect all the food and pay for the army," Lang Tingzuo and Zhou Guozuo replied in unison.
The military situation was raging, so Hong Chengchou left Manchuria Gushan Ezhen Zhao Butai, Gao Qian and other generals to guard Yingtian Mansion together with Lang Tingzuo and Zhou Guozuo. He himself took the admiral Li Benzhen, Xi (bodyguards) Zhang Dayuan, Liu Zhong, and the general soldiers
Li Ruchun, Liu Fangming, Gao Di, Gao Wanli, Zhang Pengcheng, Zhang Hongde and others rushed to Huizhou Prefecture with 60,000 troops to join Jidu's 20,000 Eight Banners and Zhang Yong's 20,000 Green Camp.
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Lang Tingzuo came to Zhou Guozuo to discuss, "Zhou Futai, what is the situation of the entire southern Zhili arrears of money and food?"
"Lang Duxian, among the fourteen prefectures of South Zhili and the four prefectures of Zhili, Suzhou Prefecture, Songjiang Prefecture, Changzhou Prefecture, and Zhenjiang Prefecture have the most arrears of money and food, far higher than other prefectures and prefectures."
Lang Tingzuo stroked his beard. It seemed that the gentry in these four prefectures were taking the lead in resisting grain. OK, I will take action on these four prefectures.
"Zhou Futai, have you registered the names of the gentry in these four prefectures who are in arrears with their land taxes?"
"A register has been made, and there are 13,500 gentry in total."
When Lang Tingzuo heard this, he took a breath and said, "Hey, there are so many people! Since ancient times, the law has not punished the masses. What should I do? No punishment will not solve the problem of money and food for the army; but if so many people are punished at once, the people will be aroused."
What should I do if I change?
Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, Zhou Guozuo asked: "Lang Duxian, how do you think this matter should be handled?"
"Humph", Lang Tingzuo suddenly let out a ferocious laugh, like a vicious wolf, "Let alone more than 10,000 people, let alone 100,000 people, if they dare to resist the tax and refuse to pay, I will let them learn the laws of the Qing Dynasty!" p>
"Mr. Lang, what do you mean?"
"According to the roster, take people. When you come to Jiangning this time, the emperor has been appointed to the General Military Administration of Tianjin as the admiral of Jiangnan. He has 6,000 troops and horses under his control. This is the time to use him!"
Guan Zhongzhong can be regarded as a senior traitor. He was from Fushun, Liaoning. He made many military exploits during the Huangtaiji period. In another time and space, it was this man who deceived Zhu Chenggong with a false surrender plan, and was finally killed by the Qing court.
After receiving Lang Tingzuo's instructions, Guan Zhongzhong immediately took action, arresting people in one prefecture after another, arresting more than 10,000 people in one go.
Lang Tingzuo showed his wolfish nature and ordered that no one be released until the food and salary were fully paid. He also reported to Qingyan on the grounds that the gentry from four places were against the national policy, requesting that all these gentry be expelled. Thirteen, five hundred scholars were expelled at once.
Juren, Jinshi, etc.
This has stirred up a hornet's nest, and the Jiangnan gentry is ready to take action.
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Suzhou students Ni Yongbin, Shen Lang, Gu Weiye and others planned the Weeping Temple.
To put it bluntly, "Crying Temple" means gathering people to make trouble. Whenever the government does something illegal or improper, the scholars will gather in the Confucian Temple and cry to the founder Confucius to put pressure on the government. In the area of South Zhili, this
The wind prevails.
Ni Yongbin had just finished planning and returned home, when suddenly a man in black asked to see him.
"The governor of Jiangnan is in charge of collecting taxes this time. Even if Ni Xiucai cried in the temple, it would not be of much use. Why not recruit righteous soldiers, rise up, and restore the clothes of the Han family?"
"Who are you?"
"In the Ming Dynasty, Jinyi Weinan was under the direct control of Qianhu Guo Lin." After Guo Lin finished speaking, he stared at Ni Yongbin with bright eyes.
Ni Yongbin was stunned and said slowly: "The student has no power to tie the chicken. He wants to kill the thief, but he is powerless. He really can't help you!"
These gentry all had houses and land, and they dared to make troubles to resist taxes, but they lacked the courage to raise armies against the Qing Dynasty.
They don't have the courage to fight for their lives, but Lang Tingzuo has the cruel heart to kill.
The scholars were arrested as soon as they finished crying in the temple.
To govern troubled times, Lang Tingzuo charged them with "shaking people's hearts and promoting chaos, which is different from the national law", and killed more than a hundred scholars in one go.
The falling heads frightened the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River. The Qing government's land tax was smoothly collected, and the army also had food and pay.
"Mr. Lang, there is a scholar named Jin Shengtan in Wuxian County, Suzhou. He made nonsense in public, saying that the scholars who cried in the temple died unjustly. Should we arrest him and kill him too?"
Zhou Guozuo hasn't killed enough yet and wants to continue killing.
"Jin Shengtan?"
Lang Tingzuo felt that the name seemed familiar and asked: "Who is he?"
"This person is well-read and loves to talk about the Book of Changes and Buddhism. He especially likes to comment on ancient books. The most abominable thing is that before the death of the Ming Dynasty, this person's character was changed to Shengtan. When the Ming Dynasty died, it was changed to Shengtan.
This is a mockery of my lack of understanding of literature in the Qing Dynasty, which is a sigh for a saint. Moreover, this man is the nephew of Qian Qianyi, a famous scholar from the south of the Yangtze River. Because he was dissatisfied with Qian Qianyi's surrender to the Qing Dynasty, he actually wrote a couplet on his uncle's birthday: '
A civil servant with a pretty face; a veteran of three dynasties and a traitorous minister; this clearly has rebellious intentions! Now that the current situation is turbulent, it is better to kill him to eliminate future troubles."
Lang Tingzuo frowned, "Zhou Futai, what is our purpose of killing people?"
"To pay money and food for expropriation".
"Have you paid all the money and food?"
"Full paid".
"Come on! Our goal has been achieved, so why bother killing more people? Jin Shengtan is a famous scholar in Jiangnan. If he is killed just because he made a few complaints and wrote a couplet, wouldn't it put everyone in Jiangnan in danger?
?The Ming army is pressing down on the territory, so it’s not appropriate to kill too many people. Let’s just let this matter go.”
Lang Tingzuo's benevolence finally prevented the talented literary superstar Jin Shengtan from falling prematurely as in history.
However, killing one less person did not save Governor Lang's reputation. The Jiangnan gentry gave him a nickname: "Wolf Governor".
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"The memorial case? The crying temple case?"
After listening to the information sent by Ma Jixiang, Zhu Hengjia was stunned. Shouldn't this happen ten years later? And the protagonist should be Zhu Guozhi. He also got the nickname: "Zhu Baidi", how did he become Lang Tingzuo? p>
After thinking for a while, he asked: "How many gentry are involved in total? What is the situation of the gentry in Jiangnan?"
"According to Guo Lin from Qianhu, a total of 120 people were killed and 13,500 were dismissed from their jobs. The Jiangnan gentry dared not speak out in anger."
"Hmph," Zhu Hengjia sneered. Most of the gentry in Jiangnan had weak bones. They would be frightened if they cut off a few heads. It is not reliable to count on them.
"Does Jin Yiwei have any plans in Southern Zhili?"
"Guo Lin has contacted Shilin leaders Qian Qianyi, Gu Yanwu and others, planning to launch an uprising in Kunshan County, Suzhou Prefecture."
"Yes." Zhu Hengjia was very satisfied. "This Guo Lin is very good. He has worked hard and made great achievements in going deep behind enemy lines in these years. He was promoted to the envoy of Jinyiwei Town and also took charge of the affairs of Southern Zhili."
