"Under Shi Kefa!"

When Huang Duanbo heard the name, he couldn't help but be surprised: "You are Shi Kefa, the former governor of the Eight Provinces?" ”

"It's down there!"

"Your Excellency is young, and you are already in an important position, Lord Governor, how dare you come to me, this Nanjing is not the world of the Ming Dynasty now!"

"Don't hide it from Lord Huang, the younger generation has taken refuge in the King of Han, and is now the vice president of the National Court under the King of Han."

"Master Shi, this is being reused by the King of Han!" When Huang Duanbo heard this, he couldn't help but tease.

Shi Kefa's face was a little embarrassed, but he quickly adjusted.

He arched his hand and said: "Lord Huang, Corporal Lixian of the Han Dynasty, his character is valuable, he is a benevolent lord, and the younger generation takes refuge in the King of Han, and it is also for the livelihood of the people in the world.

The people are now in dire need of a benevolent and holy lord to lead them out of their predicament, and the king of Han is the chosen one.

Don't hide it from Lord Huang, King Han is now waiting for you in the lobby of your house! ”

"What?"

Huang Duanbo didn't expect Shi Kefa to tell him that King Han was coming.

He was stunned for a moment, then walked quickly into his classroom, and sure enough, he saw a young man in his early twenties, dressed in his usual clothes, sitting in a guest seat at his house.

Huang Duanbo looked at Mo Qian carefully for a while, and Mo Qian also looked at him.

"You are the King of Han?"

Mo Qian got up and replied with a smile: "I am, presumably this is Huang Yuangong, who is famous in the south of the Yangtze River, Mr. Huang, Huang Gong's prose and poems are a must today, and the younger generations are very admired!" ”

Being praised for his talent, Huang Duanbo's face couldn't help but raise a hint of smile and pride.

"The king of Han praised it falsely, the verses and prose are just small skills of carving insects, not as good as the king of Han, what he does is to compete for the world, and he wants to let the people live and work in peace and contentment!"

"Mr. Yuan Gong really thinks of me like this?"

Huang Duanbo gently stroked his beard with his hand, and said slowly: "The old man was mourning in his hometown in Jiangxi a few years ago, and he had passed by Ji'an and Nanchang several times. ”

"Jiangxi is rainy and hot, rice is ripe twice a year, as long as the people have fields at home, they have no reason to starve, unless a small part occupies a large number of fertile land, otherwise I think it is impossible to have a food disaster in Jiangxi!"

"The old man also has this view, although Jiangxi is mountainous, but there are many fields, especially paddy fields, as long as the people have land to plant, every family can live a rich life, alas, think that Yi Wang, in Jianchang rampant expropriation, the local people suffer from it, Jianchang a house, good land seventy percent in the name of the palace, Yi Wang does not produce, but received eighty percent of Jianchang's grain."

"This is the land ills of the past dynasties, if you want to solve this malaise, it is not possible to solve it overnight, you must fundamentally let the people have land to plant, food to eat, think I rebel, why can I succeed, it depends on those people who have no land and no land."

"This is correct, I can't imagine that King Han is young, but he can see through the things of this world, no wonder King Han is only in his early twenties, and he is already the master of half of the country."

"Mr. Yuan Gong, the juniors are here, and I am here to invite you out of the mountain."

"Oh? Where does King Han need my old bones? ”

"Mr. Yuan Gong is famous in the south of the Yangtze River, now Zhejiang is drought, the people are waiting to be fed, I have sent troops south to attack Zhejiang, but Zhejiang Governor Yu Si is stubborn, he has taken the families of my subordinates Zhejiang soldiers in Hangzhou City, intending to resist to the end.

Hearing that Mr. Yuan Gong can speak well, the younger generation wants to invite Mr. Yuan Gong to go out of the mountain and go to Hangzhou to persuade Yu Sixun to surrender, so that the people of Zhejiang can avoid the suffering of war! ”

When Huang Duanbo heard this request, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Mo Qian's invitation came very directly, although Huang Duanbo admired Mo Qian very much in his heart, he was able to conquer Jiangnan at a young age, but he had loyalty to the Ming Dynasty in his heart.

He didn't know how to choose for a while, whether to promise Mo Qian to be an official of the Han Kingdom, or stick to his bottom line and be a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty.

Huang Duanbo couldn't make a decision in a short period of time, he said leisurely: "His Royal Highness the King of Han, this matter, please think about how it will happen in one day, and I will give you an answer tomorrow!" ”

Mo Qian knew that the old man was still weighing in his heart, but he didn't force him.

He got up and arched his hand and said, "The old gentleman thinks about it slowly, tomorrow at this hour, the juniors will come again and say goodbye!" ”

"King Han walks slowly!"

Seeing off Mo Qian and a few others, Huang Duanbo closed the door of the courtyard, and as soon as he turned around, his wife asked behind him, "Master, why don't you agree to the King of Han?" ”

Huang Duanbo explained: "Nanjing has just fallen, and I immediately threw myself into the account of the Han King. ”

The lady said, "What is faithful or unfaithful?" You're loyal to the Ming, but what's the use? Now it is rumored in the city of Nanjing that the King of Han is the chosen one, and he will ascend the throne sooner or later to be the emperor.

Since the King of Han has asked you now, you should agree, help the King of Han to contribute, assist him in handling government affairs, and wait for the establishment of the new dynasty in the future, the lord will be the founder of the country, at least the official residence is more than three grades, it is much better than being a small principal now, right? ”

Huang Duanbo glanced at his wife and blamed her: "Being an official is not for high-ranking officials, the old man is an official, for the people!" ”

"Okay, I know that you are dedicated to the people, but you also have to be an official, now that the Ming Dynasty is dying, and your money has stopped, I don't know where the rice money is next month, you, the Qing official, can't let our whole family go hungry with you, right?

Since the King of Han is benevolent and righteous, why don't you give him your life, I think the young man of King Han is good, handsome, young and light, he can come to our house in person to invite you out of the mountain, he must have taken a fancy to your fame, this is a great opportunity, whether he can be ranked as the third prince in the future, but it depends on this time, if you don't grasp it, there will be no such a good opportunity next time! ”

This sentence spoke to Huang Duanbo's heart.

Ranking as the third duke, this is the ultimate dream of all Wenchen.

Which one does not want to be ranked among the three dukes, although the three dukes have no real power, but this honor is real, it can be written into the family tree, and it can also be left in the history books of later generations.

However, the patriotic education of Confucius and Mengzhongjun received all year round still made Huang Duanbo a little embarrassed.

He took a few taels of silver and got up and said to his wife, "I'll go out for a walk, and I won't come back for dinner!" ”

"Well, where are you going?"

"Go get a drink with your friends!"

Huang Duanbo came to Liu Chengzhi's house with Yinliang, and at this time, Liu Chengzhi was also at home because of the temporary dissolution of the Nanjing Sixth Department.

Liu Chengzhi was extremely happy when he saw his old friend coming.

He wanted to welcome Huang Duanbo into his own home, but Huang Duanbo stopped him and said, "I won't eat at your house, I'll treat you tonight, go to the restaurant to eat!" ”

The two came to a restaurant on the edge of the Qinhuai River and sat down, ordered a few side dishes, and asked the shopkeeper to blanch two pots of wine, and the two chatted over the wine.

"Brother Guangru, King Han came to my house today!"

When Liu Chengzhi heard this, he was immediately stunned.

"King Han went to invite you?"

Huang Duanbo nodded, "King Han wants to invite me to Hangzhou to persuade Yu Sixun to surrender." ”

After hearing this, Liu Chengzhi said: "Yu Sixun is short-tempered, a tendon, this errand is not easy to do, Brother Yuan agreed?" ”

Huang Duanbo shook his head and said, "No, I told King Han that I would think about it for a day and give him an answer tomorrow." ”

"Is Brother Yuan going to take it or not? Brother Yuan, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, if Brother Yuan can complete this errand, it will save the people of Zhejiang Province, and in the future in front of the King of Han, it will definitely be the existence of the first merit, and the King of Han will definitely reuse you. ”

"I think about it, it's just ....."

"It's just that Brother Yuan is afraid of people talking about it now, so he doesn't dare to serve King Han?"

"It's still as broad as my brother understands me!"

Liu Chengzhi smiled and waved his hand, and said: "Brother Yuan, a manly man, why stick to these three outlines and five constants, today, the king of Han is the holy lord, this is already an obvious thing, the people of Jiangnan, who doesn't know, who doesn't know, the king of Han treats the people with true love, and only one percent of the tax is collected, which is far lower than that of the Zhu Ming Dynasty."

The king of Han also cracked down on the landlords and gentry, and distributed their land to the poor people, so benevolent government, obviously the holy lord did it, Brother Yuan can go to the street at will to ask, to see three or five years later, the world is surnamed Zhu, or surnamed Mo, I am afraid that most people will say that the king of Han should be called the emperor. ”

"That's what I said, it's just that you and I are familiar with the books of the sages, as the saying goes, loyal ministers don't matter to the two masters, we scholars, how can we be subordinate to others?"

"This is a mistake, Brother Yuan is familiar with history books, but he forgot to change the dynasty, it is the way of heaven, the Ming Dynasty has been two hundred and seventy years, such as today, wars are everywhere, the people in the north live a life that is in dire straits, although the south is peaceful, but in recent years because of the existence of the Han King, there is no less toss.

If it weren't for the Han King's superior ability and sweeping the south in just a few years, I don't know how many bandits and how many rogues there would have been in the south.

Since Brother Yuan is dedicated to the people, why not simply serve the King of Han, assist the King of Han well, and create a peaceful and prosperous era.

This Zhu Ming Dynasty is now unpopular, and I heard that His Majesty is going to levy and suppress the whole country, in order to exterminate Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and other thieves in the north.

The Liao salary has been unbearable for the people, and now it is going to be levied again, will the people still live?

I look at Daming, it is good to survive three years, at most five years, Daming will die, although you and I are scholars, but we still have to live, and we have to do things for the people, can't we hang ourselves on the tree of Zhu Ming's royal family? ”

Liu Chengzhi is Huang Duanbo's best friend, and hearing Liu Chengzhi's persuasion, Huang Duanbo's heart was a little shaken.

He had already seen Mo Qian's policy of governing the people in his hometown, and he had no resistance to Mo Qian, but he couldn't get over this hurdle in his heart.

Seeing Huang Duanbo showing a hint of intention, Liu Chengzhi continued to persuade: "Brother Yuan, the people are important, the monarch is light, this comes from ancient times, the world is not the world of a certain family and one surname, but the world of the people of the world, the world of the people, the world of hundreds of millions of people across the country, not the world of the emperor alone, we are for the people, not for the king of that surname!" ”

"Brother Guangru, where did you hear this?"

Liu Chengzhi said with a smile: "This is what King Han said." ”

"What did King Han say? When did King Han say this? ”

"Someone sorted out the quotations of the King of Han and published them into a book, which is now sold in major bookstores in Nanjing, which not only contains some quotations of the King of Han, but also contains the Juntian policy of the King of Han, as well as the policy of lightly dispensing with thin endowments, Brother Yuan Gong has nothing to do to buy a copy to see, it will definitely inspire you!"

When Huang Duanbo heard this, he couldn't help but start to itch a little in his heart.

He came to the bookstore next door under the pretext of going to the toilet, and sure enough, he saw that the bookstore was selling Han Wang quotations.

After spending twenty wen to buy a copy, opening it and reading a few pages, Huang Duanbo was stunned.

"I can't imagine that King Han is so considerate of the people!"

After reading a few pages in a hurry, Huang Duanbo returned to the restaurant, said goodbye to Liu Chengzhi in a hurry, and returned home.

He ordered his wife to light an oil lamp, and sat down under the lamp and read the sayings of the King of Han.

At the same moment, Mo Qian was also sitting in the palace looking at the quotations of King Han that he had just bought.

He held the quotation in his hand and asked Shi Kefa beside him: "Xianzhi, when did I publish this book?" How did I not know? ”

Shi Kefa replied with a smile: "King, this book was ordered to be published by Vice President Cao of the Consultative Yuan, and the first issue was printed in Wuchang, mainly recording some of the words you usually say King Han, as well as the Juntian policy of our Han army, the first batch of 100,000 copies were printed, and they are being sent to various places for sale!" ”

Mo Qian couldn't help laughing after listening to it: "This Cao Guoqi is really good at doing things, yes, this thing is very good, but I can't record what I said in the future, I'm not a big literati, what do you do with my words, these 100,000 copies are sold out, and they are not allowed to be printed again in the future, a waste of paper!" ”

"Yes, according to the will of the King of Han."

The next day, Mo Qian took Shi Kefa to Huang Duanbo's house again, which would enter the house, and Huang Duanbo personally received Mo Qian, and agreed to Mo Qian's invitation to go to Hangzhou.

Mo Qian was overjoyed, and immediately appointed Huang Duanbo as the special envoy of the Han army, with full authority to deal with the affairs of Zhejiang, and promised that as long as Hangzhou could be taken peacefully, Huang Duanbo would be appointed governor of Zhejiang on the spot.

Huang Duanbo was suddenly promoted from a six-rank chief to a governor, and the speed of this promotion made the Huang family feel a little incredible.

Huang Duanbo did not refuse, accepted Mo Qian's appointment on the spot, and set off for Hangzhou with his family and Mo Qian's handwritten letter in the afternoon of the same day.

Five days later, the family came outside the city of Hangzhou to meet with Li Ze, who was besieging the city.

Seeing the letter, Li Ze knew that the old man in front of him was the new governor of Zhejiang.

He came up and asked, "Lord Futai, what should we do now?" ”

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