For thousands of years, officials who went to Guangdong from the Central Dynasty would set off in Zhangzhou, Fujian, and then follow the ancient post road to Chaozhou, Guangdong through Fenshui Pass, the border between Fujian and Guangdong, and then transfer to other places from here.

This slow, but relatively safe way of traveling, accompanied by the rise and fall of one dynasty after another, has not changed since the Tang and Song dynasties.

Then through the plane, the new governor of Liangguang, Xiong Wencan, intentionally or unintentionally, broke this convention, and the trajectory of history deviated slightly from the original direction here.

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A month ago, Wang Zunde, the former governor of Liangguang, finally died of illness in the official office of Zhaoqing. After that, the urgent documents went through Guangzhou, Fuzhou, and even the north to Beijing all the time.

A certain force with the advantage of the telegraph had already made all political preparations before the expedited documents entered the capital.

Then, when the court began to discuss the candidate for the new governor of Guangdong, Xiong Wencan, who had made great contributions to the same period in history, was approved by Emperor Chongzhen, who had a good impression of him, with the acquiescence and recommendation of the bigwigs of all parties, and sat on the position of governor of Guangdong nearly 2 years earlier than in history.

This time, Lao Xiong's official was not only transferred from the governor of Fujian to the governor of Liangguang, but also because of the military exploits of the previous "scraping the ground" to send troops to the king of Qin, Lao Xiong's official was also directly promoted from the imperial history of the capital to the imperial history of the right capital, and entered the ranks of the first-class members.

In this plane, because the pirates along the coast of Fujian and Guangdong have long been extinguished, the situation that Xiong Wencan was dragged down in history did not happen. Lao Xiong directly took over as the governor of Guangdong, and Wang Yehe, who was the governor of Liangguang for a short time, did not appear.

However, the development of things is always interrelated. It is also for this reason that after Lao Xiong took over as the governor of Guangdong, there was no need to concurrently serve as the governor of Fujian to unify the military forces of Fujian and Guangdong to exterminate the pirates. In this plane, the moment Lao Xiong took over as governor of Guangdong, he also stepped down from the post of governor of Fujian.

The successor of the governor of Fujian, as expected, was Zou Weilian, the right-hand servant of the Taifu Temple in Nanjing.

For the final personnel appointment results, the public still approves.

As a "heavy treasure" in his hands, Comrade Lao Xiong's transfer to the position of governor of Guangdong has already achieved the most important purpose of crossing the public, and has made official preparations for the next stage of deep cultivation in Guangdong.

As for Zou Weilian...... In terms of the current situation in Fujian, a change of governor will not be able to make any big waves. If you cooperate, everyone will be better, if you don't cooperate, Zou Weilian was dismissed twice in history because he didn't deal with the old artist Wen Tiren.

As a result, Lao Xiong, the new governor of Liangguang, was full of enthusiasm and made a special trip to take a battleship to pick him up in a glorious manner.

Xiong Wencan's obvious collusion with Cao in public in the official face also had his own considerations.

If when he first came into contact, Lao Xiong still couldn't figure out the details of the traversal, then after cooperating with each other for several years, to say that he still couldn't see Cao's ambition and ability, he was really mentally retarded.

Is Old Bear mentally retarded? Apparently not.

As the governor of Fujian and has many news channels, Xiong Wencan can be said to be the person who knows the freak of the Cao family the most among the Ming people.

However, it was too late.

The ability of industrial society to spew out wealth is beyond the comprehension of the thinking of the ancients.

Although Xiong Wencan, as the elite of the traditional landlord class, has a very good situation and vision, the great changes brought by the steel production line to a force still caught him off guard with traditional feudal thinking.

Originally, in Xiong Wencan's view, the Cao family's small force in the wilderness was just a chess piece in his own hands.

Even if the Cao clan is not big in the future, it will be a feudal town/feudal state that does not obey discipline at best, and this kind of moss and mustard in the border land is not much more for the Central Plains Dynasty of the boss...... The most important thing is that by that time, he Lao Xiong has long since lost his position, and who can take care of so much.

However, in just two or three years, Cao's power has developed at a speed that Xiong Wencan was stunned by. This speed is so terrifying, so fast that Xiong Wencan has no ability to make a correct response to this, so he can only passively accept it.

You must know that even if it is a thief of An Lushan's level, it is a foreshadowing, and after prostrate at the feet of the imperial court for twenty years, all the conditions for rebellion are met.

And it only took three years for the Cao clan to develop from a group of pirates to a soldier with plenty of food and food, and the enemy country could rebel at any time.

When Xiong Wencan finally investigated and realized that this huge power was brought about by those steel furnaces and icy assembly lines that splattered molten steel, it was already too late.

Xiong Wencan's heart is now the same as that of Ming Spiegel: once Cao Someone raises the anti-flag now, it may not be possible to talk about dividing the river from north to south with the imperial court, but Fujian, Guangdong and coastal areas will definitely disappear from the Ming Dynasty overnight.

It's ridiculous that he still used Cao as a pawn at the beginning.

After figuring out everything, Xiong Wencan also secretly struggled with his thoughts.

However, no matter how you deduce it, the initiator of the tiger release will probably not end very well - in the future, if the Cao family does not rebel, once it rebels, Lao Xiong knows that it is a high probability that he will be beheaded by the whole family of the imperial court.

So will Cao's be the opposite? Nonsense, with such a huge power, if you don't release it to the outside world, do you still have to blow up your own inside?

Xiong Wencan has never studied physics, but he is naturally clear about the basic laws of social operation.

So the old bear began to struggle.

First of all, he could not write to the imperial court, saying that the pirates on a remote island had the strength to rule the river with the imperial court, and that they could rebel at any time - no one in the imperial court would believe it.

However, Xiong Wencan believed this, and he also knew that there were now countless traitors who had benefited from the Cao clan who also believed this.

Only the imperial court was kept in the dark.

In addition, Lao Xiong knew that it was impossible for him to remind the court like this no matter what: Didn't you support the surname Cao? Aren't you close allies? Are you going to be the laughing stock of the whole world?

is still the same sentence: Everyone in the world can oppose Cao, but you Xiong Wencan can't.

In this way, the old bear was entangled in pain, and finally came to enlightenment.

Yes, after learning that Cao went to the north and really cut off thousands of Tartar heads, Lao Xiong finally figured it out: let him go, such a person with martial arts will not be able to cure himself, and he will only be sorry for the emperor in the future.

Xiong Wencan, who is responsible for defending the land, finally made a psychological hint to himself.

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Lao Xiong made this decision, which was in line with others' design, because Xiong Wencan, from beginning to end, was not an iron and humble official like Shi Kefa Wentianxiang who was loyal to the monarch and served the country, and his head was as hard as steel.

You must know that between Lao Xiong and Chongzhen, they also stabbed each other.

In real history, Xiong Wencan, who has served in Fujian and Guangdong and stayed away from the political whirlpool, is actually chic and happy compared to the rest of his colleagues.

In addition to fighting pirates in the coastal areas and appeasing Zheng Zhilong, he also befriended the imperial court magnates with Guangji jewelry, hoping to permanently guard Lingnan - "Wencan, official Fujian, Guangjiu, accumulate no calculation, thick treasures to make friends with foreign and foreign dignitaries, and seek a long town in Lingnan." ”

This sentence clearly illustrates Xiong Wencan's attitude as an official: to make money in office, give gifts to court bigwigs, and seek to be the emperor of the land forever in a rich and stable remote area.

However, Chongzhen didn't think so.

At that time, the Ming court was already stormy, Li Zicheng and the Tartars were attacked from both sides, Chongzhen had already panicked, and mobilized "famous generals" everywhere to save the crumbling dynasty.

So, Chongzhen "sent the fake Guangxi procurement name, and went to look for it, and Wen Cansheng gave it a gift and stayed for ten days." The Chinese envoy is happy, and the Central Plains is in turmoil. Wen Canfang drank wine, scolded: "The ministers misunderstand the ears of the country. If Wen Can, the rats will be very good. The envoy stood up and said: "I am not going to Guangxi to procure, and I will be appointed to the rank of Gong." The public believes that there is a talent in the world, and it is not enough to deal with this thief. Wen Can was surprised, regretted his words, and said five difficulties and four indispensable. The envoy said: 'I have asked myself to do so, and if I have nothing to spare, I will not be able to resign. 'Wen Can's words are poor, and he should say yes. ”

This is a stab at each other.

Chongzhen sent the lieutenant to pretend to pass over to examine Lao Xiong, and then Lao Xiong spent a day drinking wine to invite the eunuch, and when he was tempted by someone to drink high, Lao Xiong said wildly: The rogues are all rats, and Lao Tzu will be wiped out.

Then Lao Xiong was dumbfounded: the lieutenant showed his identity, and he must be recommended to go to the Central Plains to do Li Zicheng.

The most critical place came: after Lao Xiong reacted, he regretted it, and immediately shirked it, saying that if he wanted to suppress the bandits, there must be a precondition of "five difficulties and four indispensables".

Is this what a loyal minister can say to the emperor?

However, Chongzhen really agreed to Lao Xiong's conditions, and then Lao Xiong ran to the Central Plains to suppress the bandits in tears. In the end, Lao Xiong used the old trick to appease the Liukou and failed, and Chongzhen, who had promised everything before, suddenly turned his face and finally beheaded Lao Xiong to show the public.

The emperor is not like an emperor, and he deceives his courtiers with his clever words; The courtiers are not like the courtiers, they lie and shirk their responsibilities, Chongzhen and Lao Xiong, a pair of monarchs and ministers, are the epitome of the political ecology of the late Ming Dynasty.

With these stories, you can know that Xiong Wencan is definitely not a loyal courtier who has a clean breeze on his sleeves and is desperate for the old Zhu family.

Therefore, Xiong Wencan finally made a choice, half-pushed, and boarded the Cao's ship.

The act of getting off the ship from the Fuyuan, in front of the officialdom of Guangdong, Lao Xiong is equivalent to a clear hint that his family will go further with the Cao family in the future and completely advance and retreat together - to be honest, Lao Xiong is really a last resort...... The person you choose, even if you know afterwards that it is Qiao Biluo, you have to live it with tears! @