Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 159 Guo Zhiqi

When Bai Mingxiu led the army back to Guangxi, his army had basically captured the entire territory of Guangxi including Guilin.In Guilin, the Ming army rescued some Nanming officials and generals who were imprisoned by the Qing army, including Guo Zhiqi, who was an official to the Wenyuan Pavilion University.

Guo Zhiqi is from Chaoshan and a Jinshi in the first year of Chongzhen.Once Zheng Zhilong asked Guo Zhiqi to be his teacher for his son Zheng Chenggong, the upright Guo Zhiqi refused to flatter the rich and powerful.During the Nanming period, he worked hard and encountered disasters many times.Even in the end, they took refuge in Annan, or hid in valleys, or built huts in barren hills, where they lived in the rain and had a meal with wind and rain.

In the end, he offended Wei Yongfu, an Annan native official, because of his righteous words, and was handed over to the Manchu Qing authorities by Annan's side, where he was imprisoned in Guilin.During this period, many of his old students came to persuade him to surrender, but they were all rejected by Guo Zhiqi.In history, Guo Zhiqi died generously. In the Qianlong period, Hongli compared Guo Zhiqi to Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu, and he could be called a perfect man of his generation.Speaking of which, in order to maintain their own rule, the Tartars compiled a "Biography of Two Officials" on Li Guoying and other ministers who surrendered to them and even made great contributions. Shengchao martyred excerpts, to be commended.It's also a mess.

Because Bai Mingxiu's army entered Guangxi, they had already received the order issued by the Qing government to execute Nanming people, but Guilin refused to execute it. After seeing that the situation was over, Guilin directly surrendered to Nanming, and invited Guo Zhiqi and others well. Come out and give it back.

Bai Mingxiu read history books when he was young, and he knew that when Guo Zhiqi died heroically, he was generous and calm, and his face did not change. When the sentence was executed, all the viewers shed tears.

Before, Bai Mingxiu had rewarded Lian Chengbi who hid in the deep mountains and vowed not to surrender. In terms of status and influence, Guo Zhiqi was greater, so Bai Mingxiu would definitely want to meet him and comfort him.

Sure enough, when Guo Zhiqi met Bai Mingxiu, the white-haired Guo Zhiqi knelt down and nodded, with tears all over his lapel.

"...Heaven has eyes. If the old minister can see His Highness alive, and see me come back from the Ming Dynasty and recover the rivers and mountains, the old minister will die without regrets!"

Bai Mingxiu helped the old man up, and said: "The cabinet's ambition is too small. Today, Cixuan has only returned to five provinces and wiped out more than 20 Qing troops. The cabinet will be honored for two years. Cixuan invites you to the Forbidden City Eat tea. After staying for 40 years, let’s look at the Great Ming Dynasty. When the world is peaceful, the people are prosperous, the barbarians are in awe of the world, and they are mighty and virtuous. Therefore, the Ministry of the Pavilion will live for another three or forty years and wait and see. After all, you have worked so hard The country that has just been saved must be seen to become stronger again."

Guo Zhiqi couldn't help but nod. He had also met the prince back then.The prince at that time was just a child, but although the prince today is still a teenager, his magnanimity is as impressive as the sea, which is heart-warming. He even leads the army in battles and is worshiped as a hero. Both the government and the public call the prince the reincarnation of the Emperor Star and the hero of recovery. Look, There is no more falsehood.

Bai Mingxiu immediately decreed that Guo Zhiqi be granted the title of Duke of Zhuang and the title of Grand Master. It can be said that he was extremely favored in terms of his title and title.However, Bai Mingxiu did not mention the matter of ordering the old man to join the cabinet. Bai Mingxiu became very clear from the beginning. Guo Zhiqi's integrity is definitely worthy of praise, but whether he can do things remains to be seen.At least from what Bai Mingxiu knew, this civil servant with a Jinshi background was still a relatively traditional and outdated old scholar. It would be inappropriate for Bai Mingxiu to put him in any position.After all, what Bai Mingxiu is doing now are drastic reforms.

However, Guo Zhiqi himself is not thinking about making an immediate comeback. When he was chatting with Bai Mingxiu, he mentioned that he really wanted to go back to his hometown in Jieyang to recuperate for a while.

It happened that Guo Zhiqi was here, so Bai Mingxiu asked him something he was more concerned about.

"Gebu, you once avoided living in Annan, and you were sent to the hands of the Tartars by Annan's unjust officials. How much do you know about Annan?"

Guo Zhiqi still didn't understand what Bai Mingxiu was thinking. He said, "Does Your Highness want to order Annan to pay tribute? The situation in Annan is actually not much better than that in China. Annan is nominally the Lord of Li and the king of Annan, but he is in power. People are Lord Zheng, and Annan is also divided into north and south. In the north is Lord Zheng, and in the south is Lord Ruan. There are endless disputes and wars. In Gaoping, it is the Mo family regime. Before that, it sent troops to help Ming Dynasty fight against Qing Dynasty, and took me in. Relatives of some officials in exile in Ming Dynasty. However, the Mo family has already surrendered to the Tartars and accepted the seal of the Tartars, which is considered a betrayal of my Ming Dynasty. Moreover, the Mo family was under a lot of pressure from Lord Zheng before, and they also attacked my Ming Dynasty when China was in turmoil The idea of ​​the country has been invaded by troops several times, and even a chief soldier was defeated because of this. The emperor did not respond to his reinforcements in order to stabilize the Mo family before."

Bai Mingxiu naturally knew that Annan was currently in a confrontation between the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and he had been harboring evil thoughts about Annan for a while.

Bai Mingxiu pondered for a while, and said: "Annan betrayed the grace and glory of my Ming Dynasty, turned his back on the master and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and even sent loyal and loyal ministers such as the cabinet to the Qing Dynasty. Cheng Xuan’s Political Envoy Division is an inseparable part of Ming Dynasty, Annan has repeatedly coveted the territory of Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan, and as long as there is turmoil in the Central Plains, he will not die. If Annan is not peaceful today, there will be serious troubles in the future.”

Guo Zhiqi didn't expect that His Royal Highness was going to attack Annan again after talking so hard, he hurriedly said: "Your Highness, the Taizu listed Annan as a country that would not be conquered in the "Emperor Ming Zu Xun", not to mention that now I have just recovered from the Ming Dynasty. How can we lightly start provocations because we are angry at Fanbang's betrayal?"

However, Bai Mingxiu was extraordinarily calm, and said to Guo Zhiqi: "If it is useful to abide by the emperor's ancestor's precepts, maybe my Ming Dynasty will not be subjugated. To be honest, the cabinet department. The earlier Ming Dynasty was driven out of Yunnan by my father. From that day onwards, the country was already subjugated. From that day on, Cixuan secretly vowed to rebuild Daming, but it was by no means the same Daming that was built when the kings and clans were inexhaustible and the Manchu literati plundered money crazily, but caused disasters to the people. When Cixuan set foot in Guangzhou, a new Ming Dynasty was born, and the glory of the Han family will be inherited by my Ming Dynasty."

He continued: "The small country of Annan took advantage of the chaos to humiliate me, so it should serve as a warning to others. What's more, Annan's fertile wilderness is thousands of miles away, and it can become a land of fish and rice. With it, we can build up our national strength for the Northern Expedition. Can the cabinet know Myanmar? Now the Myanmar Propaganda Department is playing a role Its role is greater than that of Yunnan Province. Its gold, silver, grain, grass and military resources supported the success of the Jin Dynasty's invasion of Yunnan. Now, Annan should also play the same role."

In the end, he still smiled and added: "Of course, this is a matter of long-term consideration. After all, attacking Jiangnan and cutting off the Tartar's financial resources and food are more important than occupying Annan."

(End of this chapter)