Chapter 25 (5) Spectrum of Heroes in Troubled Times

In the history of the Ming Dynasty, since the Qing soldiers entered the customs, the wars in the south of the Yangtze River have been raging continuously, and the heat waves against the Qing Dynasty have come and gone, setting off round after round. But as far as the Qing court is concerned, these are just scabies, which is not a cause for concern. Because they hold a terrifying weapon in their hands: Hong Chengchou. Wang Zuozhi is talented. With this person around, the already perishing Daming is doomed to never have the slightest chance. If we list a pedigree of the characters at that time, then the list will look like this:

The third class is called capable ministers: For example, He Tengjiao, the governor of the Ming Dynasty, is such a character.This kind of person is bold and ambitious, dares to take any risk, and dares to do anything.In times of peace and prosperity, the chances of success are relatively high, but in troubled times, if he has to compete with the most dark and evil gangsters in human nature, then he has little chance of winning.Only he dared to take in Li Zicheng's remnants, and he was the only one who could subdue bandits, but he only had the ability to turn bandits into people. It was not his strong point to make these people willing to risk their lives to save the country.

The second class is called Confucian officials: For example, Shi Kefa is an example.Confucian ministers take it as their duty to help the people of the world, and they do not consider the probability of success, but do what is right.He was able to transform the rogues into the talents of the country, and make the dirty-hearted hooligans willing to sprinkle their blood for the nation and the country.But to do the job, he had to make a terrible sacrifice.Only he will guard Yangzhou alone, but only he will last forever and shine forever. The first class, ministers of Wang Zuo, also known as ministers:

The talents of Wang Zuozhi's ministers are far above Confucian and capable ministers.He can do things that capable ministers can't, and he can also leave the reputation that Confucian officials can't dream of. He has the talent and courage of capable ministers, and he also has the grandeur and wisdom of Confucian officials.In fact, at this time, Hong Chengchou was the only one among the Han people who could turn the tide and reorganize the Daming River.Most of Li Zicheng's hundreds of thousands of people defected to He Tengjiao, only a small part returned to the Qing court, but Hong Chengchou only used this small part of human resources to easily settle the world.This is the difference between Wang Zuozhi's minister and capable minister.

In history, Hong Chengchou can be compared with Di Renjie of Tang Dynasty, Wang Shouren of Ming Dynasty before him, and Zeng Guofan after him.Apart from these four people, in terms of ability alone, no one can compare with these four people. However, because Hong Chengchou was on the wrong team and played for a foreign race, his talents and capabilities mysteriously disappeared into the black hole of history.Out of extreme fear of this kind of talent, the Qing Dynasty made "The Biography of Two Officials" and ranked Hong Chengchou at the top of the list, with the purpose of criticizing him so that future generations would not follow suit.

However, Wang Zuozhi's talent is favored by the heaven and the earth, and no one can be born in hundreds of years. Even if others want to imitate, they will not be able to imitate. As early as when Hong Chengchou was sent to settle Jiangnan, Wu Sangui had a secret meeting with him. Wu Sangui said: This Dorgon, he is not a thing, he doesn't even bat an eye when he tells a lie!At the beginning, he clearly made an appointment with me, saying that after defeating Li Chuang, he would resume the Great Tomorrow.But now, he has swaggered into the city of Beijing and is about to occupy China.Mr. Hong, is there any way you can stop him?

Hong Chengchou said: "Xiao Wu, when it comes to this matter, I must blame you for not having a strong sense of law when you signed the contract with Dorgon, and let him take advantage of the loopholes."Look at you, even the city of Beijing was promised to Dorgon, if he didn't make a big show of living in it by himself, would he still invite you to live in it? Wu Sangui said: "This matter... let's not mention it, I also have my own difficulties.It's just that now Xiao Shunzhi has moved to Beijing to fish for land, and the south is in chaos. Look, is Daming still playing?

Hong Chengchou said: "The revival of the Ming Dynasty all depends on Shi Kefa."But he is a Confucian official, and he also has a problem. The Confucian official must die to be worthy of his name. When everyone is called up, he is already dead. Of course, there is no mantra to recite.Unless there is another character comparable to Shi Kefa, but this person... Hong Chengchou didn't say any more. This person is him. But here he is. Why is he here?