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"Please also ask Ji Gao to teach me! There is no difference between Hu Yi, and there is no debate between Huayi, and how can there be the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period of respecting Zhou and Yi! ”

Faced with Zhu Yifeng's questioning.

Zuo Zongtang's face immediately changed, in fact, the reason why he would say it like this was nothing more than the words of the "imperial court", for any scholar, they all know that although the performance of the imperial court is the "Qing Chengming system", although it advertises "not divided into Manchu and Han, one family", but in fact, the "difference between Manchu and Han" is even more deep in the bone marrow, and his previous words are not so much to others, but to use "official rhetoric" to lobby themselves.

Just when Zuo Zongtang's face changed from time to time, Zhu Yifeng took a step forward and said.

"Not to mention for the time being, after the Qing army entered the customs in the year of Jiashen, its barbaric slaughter of the soldiers and civilians of our Han nationality, "Yangzhou Ten Days", "Jiading Three Massacres" slaughtered the heinous crimes of the ancestors of our Han nationality. What about the more than 200 years of slavery? ”

Zhu Yifeng, who is unforgiving, took a step forward, and there was no room for Zuo Zongtang to respond at all, although he had never studied psychology, but he knew very well that for Zuo Zongtang or Hu Linyi, the reason why they had no intention of submitting to themselves so far was more based on their own interests.

Not to mention Hu Linyi, who has become an official, is Zuo Zongtang, who is twenty years old, and can be described as a young man. It was also appreciated by Tao Shu, Lin Zexu, He Changling and other high-ranking officials and celebrities. When Zuo Zongtang was 18 years old, He Changling made an exception to "treat him as a national soldier"; Tao Shu first met Zuo Zongtang, "a genius at first sight"; Lin Zexu heard the name of Zuo Zongtang for a long time, and in the winter of the 29th year of Daoguang, he sent someone to Liuzhuang and summoned him to meet in the boat of the Xiangjiang River in Changsha, "surprised as a peerless genius"; In the first year of Xianfeng, the Qing court opened the "Filial Piety and Honesty Founder Branch" to recruit talents, and Guo Songtao, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, responded to Zuo Zongtang, but was politely rejected by Zuo; The following year, Hu Linyi, the prefect of Liping, Guizhou, recommended Zuo Zongtang to Zhang Liangji, the new governor of Hunan, and praised him as "a superior champion of talent".

In terms of social relations, there are many prominent eunuchs among Zuo Zongtang's relatives and friends: Tao Shu and He Xiling are his sons and daughters; Lin Zexu and He Changling are his New Year's friends; Brothers Guo Songtao and Guo Kuntao are his fellow villagers and friends. In such a network of social relationships, how could Zuo Zongtang easily submit to himself? In addition, Zuo Zongtang has had high ambitions since he was young, and often takes Zhuge Liang as his own expectation and vows to "sow heaven and Weizuo peace". It is his life's pursuit to seal his wife and leave a name in history, and the orthodoxy of feudal scholars and doctors cannot make him stand on the opposite side of the Qing Dynasty.

It is precisely because of this that Zhu Yifeng will release him from the cage after reflecting on the original strategy of "boiling the eagle" and letting him live in the same courtyard with Hu Linyi, but the "boiling eagle" is not without gains, at least now it has brought him a shadow - the shadow of his life held by others. At least it can make him give up the original idea of dying, and then cherish his life, and now Zhu Yifeng knows that he must break the last bit of insistence in his heart - that is, the so-called "orthodoxy".

"For more than 200 years, how did the Manchus treat me? He used a butcher's knife to kill my people first, forced me to change to Manchurian braided hair and clothing later, and stationed eight banners in various important places across the country to monitor and suppress the Han nationality; and barbarously occupy the land of our Han people; Flourish the literary prison and destroy my civilization; The Manchu Eight Banners enjoyed all the privileges, and they said that "the officials and gentry are one errand and one to pay grain", but millions of banner people enjoy the privilege of not obeying forced labor and not paying money and grain, since the age of seven, they can receive a share of money and grain, and they can also receive half of it when they land before. ”

Zhu Yifeng's words fell on the ears of Hu Linyi and Zuo Zongtang, and only made the faces of the two of them change slightly, how could they not know that what he said was the truth, not to mention anything else, that is, the so-called "three major virtues and politics of the Yongzheng Dynasty" that was touted by some people, "the officials and gentry are one errand and one food", and its original intention was to "integrate the officials and gentry". The reason for this is only because the financial resources of the imperial court are unable to support two groups of people who are "not badly poor and do not pay for food" - although some people say that the financial difficulties of the previous dynasty are due to "the official gentry do not pay for the grain and are not bad", but in fact this is absolutely not the case, and how many officials and gentry were there in the previous court? Even if the Qing Dynasty has been in the country for more than 200 years, there are only more than 100,000 people, and in comparison, the banner people who do not accept forced labor, do not pay money and food, and have landed silver every year are millions every year.

The so-called "integration of officials and gentry" seems to be "for the people" on the surface, but in fact it is just to squeeze the Han people to support the banner people with kindness, and as for the so-called "moral politics", it is even more absurd. Except for a small number of people who only know how to welcome them, how can there be any scholars who know their original meaning and say that they are "virtuous politics".

"What is Orthodoxy? What is Zhengshuo? Ji Gao, Runzhi, you are all sages in the world, please ask me? ”

Again, Zhu Yifeng asked rhetorically again, but his rhetorical question made the mood of Hu Linyi and Zuo Zongtang fall inch by inch like the ebb tide of the sea. And Zuo Zongtang, who was in a trance, picked up the teacup and drank the tea, and when he didn't pay attention to the tea leaves in his mouth, he was easy to chew slowly in his mouth, but this tea was extremely bitter compared to the past, without a trace of tea fragrance.

"Now the Manchu people have been riddled with holes, decay and decay, and now at the time of great changes unseen in a thousand years, the Manchu Qing Dynasty is bent on continuing to exert national suppression, allowing the threat of the southeast sea, without thinking of change, and has no intention of enterprising."

Although they don't even know about this "great change unseen in a thousand years", because both of them have known Lin Zexu, they have more or less a little understanding of the West, and they know the danger of the Western strong ships and guns, and they only refer to the "great changes unseen in a thousand years" as referring to the Western threat.

Looking at the silent two, Zhu Yifeng, who knew that the two of them were already fluctuating, also knew that the two of them and the people of this era generally did not have a clear understanding of the West.

"The two benevolent brothers, who were blessed by the Qing court, may not see this, but many people see it very clearly; Maybe everyone has already seen it, but you must know that it is impossible to do it, and do your best to support the building that is about to collapse. However, many would rather watch it collapse. This is the reason why there are many who know and few who know it. ”

"Governor Zhu, the contemptible people want to ask for advice."

Hu Linyi asked with vigor.

"Reading the books of the sages at an early age, and knowing that it is not possible to do it is the blood nature affirmed by the sages, and even if it is not done, it is commendable. Will this bloody nature of the contemptible people be praised by future generations? Also, since this country has been full of holes, at this time of great changes unseen in a thousand years, shouldn't our generation protect the imperial court? In order to cope with the great changes unseen in this millennium? ”

Hu Linyi's rhetorical question made Zhu Yifeng smile faintly.

Knowing that it cannot be done, although the sage has affirmed it, it is not a wise saying, and this kind of blood will not necessarily be praised by future generations. For example, the loyal king, the rebel of the country of Qin, and the person who is a minister, although it is bloody, is not desirable. As for the great changes that have not been seen in a thousand years, if it is my Han court, my generation will do our best to suppress chaos and rebellion, so as to help the world to peace, but how can today's court be the dynasty of my Han family? Rather, as long as you can only hold the world with one family and one surname, how can you care about the people of my Han family? At that time, when other countries invade, it is possible to cede land, promise indemnity, and measure China's material resources to form friendships, but as for the country, how can it be considered......"

"This ......"

Zuo Zongtang asked rhetorically.

"How is this possible? After all, this country is ......"

Suddenly, as if remembering something, he suddenly stopped, more than ten years ago, wasn't he already ceded land and paid compensation?

"Why did you raise an army?"

"The contemptible people raised troops, and the people who did it were not personal wealth, but in order to overthrow the Manchurians, rebuild the capital of Yao, Shunzhi, and Yu on the land of my Shenzhou, I believe that it is also what many people of insight are looking forward to, my China has been sinking into foreign races for more than 200 years, and the people have been working hard for a long time, and now is the time for me to wait for the good men of the Han family to make contributions, and please do not make mistakes with the two brothers."

Zhu Yifeng's words made Zuo Zongtang's brows frown slightly, but there was a wave in his heart, in fact, it was not just Zhu Yifeng's words that made him feel uncalm, but the sentence "What many people of insight are looking forward to". In fact, he didn't feel new to this remark, because the Manchu Qing Dynasty dominated China with a foreign race, and it has been a lingering psychological shadow for Chinese literati and doctors for more than 200 years.

Even many high-ranking officials of the Han family are rumored to have set up a royal monument in the Qing palace dedicated to Manchu officials, "roughly speaking, the king of this dynasty is in the Han land, although the Han people are all servants, but they are not of the same race." Although the Han people are used as ministers, they are only used to restrain them. My descendants must always remember this intention, and they should not lightly confer great power on the Han people, but they can make it available for running battles."

On the one hand, the so-called orthodoxy is just a foreign race dominating China, on the other hand, the identity of the Han people and the cognition that is suppressed in a certain corner of their hearts are permeated in the hearts of Zuo Zongtang and others, perhaps because they "received the grace of the Qing court" and did not have a strong desire to recover the Han family, and this did not prevent them from being dissatisfied with the Qing court's defense against Han officials.

At this time, for Zuo Zongtang, who was a prisoner of the ranks, he secretly asked himself in his heart: Could it be that the Manchurian court has really lost the hearts of the people, and his choice is really wrong?

Raising his head and looking at Zhu Yifeng in front of him, Zuo Zongtang's eyes were full of doubts, but more entangled, how to choose in the future?

If it weren't for Zuo Zongtang, Hu Linyi also looked solemn, and his mood was also difficult to calm down for a long time, when he looked at Zhu Yifeng, there were some doubts in his eyes, but more of them were confused, and when he was confused, it seemed a little difficult to choose.

How should it be? (To be continued.) )