Haining Cha family, one of the famous families in the south of the Yangtze River, according to research, the surname of Cha originated from the surname Ji, and it was the eldest son of Zhou Gong after Ji (Cha) Yan. Haining Cha was originally from Wuyuan, Anhui Province, and went to Haining to escape the war.

The Cha family has been in Haining for more than 300 years, and it can be said that the family is prosperous and talented, and the Cha family produced two Jinshi in the Ming Dynasty. After more than 300 years of development, the Cha family is one of the famous local wealthy families in Haining, and the local Zhu, Zhuang, Chen and other famous families are all big families.

Speaking of Cha Jizuo, in fact, Zhang Huangyan and he are still old acquaintances, when Zhang Huangyan and Zhang Mingzhen supported Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, as the prison state, Zha Jizuo also came to join the anti-Qing rebels. It can be said that on King Lu's side, Zha Jizuo has made a lot of contributions. Later, Zha Jizuo also prepared for the establishment of a righteous army in Haining, Huzhou and other places, and called for fundraising for Zhang Mingzhen and others to make certain contributions to the resistance against the Qing Dynasty.

It is precisely because of this that when Wang Xinyu told Zhang Huangyan that Zha Jizuo was suspected of being a whistleblower, Zhang Huangyan couldn't believe his ears.

After a certain amount of investigation, Zhang Huangyan also failed to find evidence of Cha Jizuo's whistleblowing. And the key figure Zhu Changzuo insisted that Wu Zhirong and Lu Qi were shameless informers, and he was unwilling to betray Zha Jizuo. As for Wu Zhirong and Lu Qi, they are all based on conclusive evidence, and Zhang Huangyan doesn't believe in Zha Jizuo's whistleblowing, which makes Zha Jizuo, a shameless whistleblower, temporarily escape justice punishment.

Every night, Cha Jizuo lies in bed, his heart is uneasy, he always thinks of the incident four years ago.

Zhuang Yuncheng and Zhuang Tingyan, father and son, wanted to learn from Zuo Qiuming, who was also blind in history, and write a history book. But because he didn't know much, he went to buy the manuscript of the Ming history of Zhu Guozhen, a scholar of the Ming Dynasty, and recruited 16 people from the Jiangnan area who were interested in compiling and repairing the history of the Ming Dynasty, including Wu Yan and Pan Tazhang, to edit it. The book still respects the name of the Ming Dynasty, does not recognize the orthodoxy of the Qing Dynasty, and also mentions the matter of the Jurchen of Jianzhou at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and adds the matter of Chongzhen Dynasty at the end of the Ming Dynasty, calling the old slave "slave chief" and the Qing soldier "Jianyi", all of which are taboo in the Qing court.

Soon after the book was written, Zhuang Tingyan died, and later his father Zhuang Yuncheng also died.

Zhuang Tingyue brought the "Compendium of the History of the Ming Dynasty" to Zha Jizuo's house, because Zhuang Tingyue knew that Zha Jizuo had participated in the Anti-Qing Righteous Army and was a famous local scholar, so he hoped to put Zha Jizuo's name in the book and include it in the list of Ming History.

When Zha Jizuo saw this book, he was immediately frightened: This is simply an anti-book that is about to lose his head! Isn't it fatal that someone wants to include his name in this anti-book?

Zha Jizuo had participated in the Righteous Army before, but it was because he misjudged the situation, thinking that the Ming Dynasty could rule the river with the Qing court, and he joined the Ming Army in order to seek wealth for himself in the future. The situation was not too bad back then, although the Hongguang court was conquered by the Qing army, and the Hongguang Emperor from the Fu King Zhu Yousong was killed, but there were also Emperor Longwu, Tang Wang, Lu Wang, Zhang Mingzhen, Zheng Zhilong, Li Dingguo, Sun Kewang, He Tengjiao, Du Yinxi and other Southern Ming forces, plus Li Chengdong, Jin Shenghuan and others anyway, the situation was very good.

It was in this situation that Zha Jizuo thought that Nanming could recover Jiangnan and rule the river with the Qing court, so he participated in Zhang Mingzhen's righteous army.

Who knew that the various forces in Nanming were intriguing with each other, and they missed the good situation again and again, and the final defeat was a foregone conclusion. At this time, Zha Jizuo realized that he had misjudged the situation and regretted it. In order to save his life, Cha Jizuo broke away from the rebels, returned to his hometown, shaved his hair and became a submissive citizen.

As for some information in later generations, what is said that Cha Jizuo is an anti-Qing righteous man, it is completely a certain hero who put gold on the face of his ancestors. The real Zha Jizuo was nothing more than a failed political opportunist at that time.

Just when Zha Jizuo planned to be honest and obedient to the people and live this life peacefully, someone came and wanted to include his name in the counter-book.

In order to save his own life, Zha Jizuo disregarded his friendship and betrayed his friends and reported to the local Taoist platform that someone had written a counter-letter. But Chen Yongming, an official of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty who was an official at the time, did not want to expand the matter, and accepted bribes, so he temporarily suppressed the matter.

But who knew that this matter attracted the attention of a person named Wu Zhirong, and was finally reported to Jiangning by Wu Zhirong, which alarmed the Qing court. At that time, the assistant minister asked people to investigate the matter, and the famous Ming history case occurred.

Who is this Wu Zhirong? This is a county order that was dismissed and investigated for corruption, and was originally sentenced to hanging, who knows that Wu Zhirong has great powers, and the hanged sentence dragged on for six years, and finally met the amnesty of Shunzhi and Wu Zhirong was released. After he was released from prison, he made a living by extortion. After discovering the "History of the Ming Dynasty", he knew that his opportunity to make a fortune had come.

Although this matter was stabbed by Wu Zhirong, Zha Jizuo knew very well in his heart that if it weren't for him, it would not be easy to attract Wu Zhirong's attention.

History has changed, Zhoushan Zhang Huangyan's power is more than dozens of times stronger than in real history, and he may enter the river with Zheng Chenggong at any time, and it is also for this reason that Zha Jizuo refused the reward that the Qing court wanted to give him, which is about one-tenth of the property of Zhuang and Zhu. It was precisely because he refused the court's reward that after the Ming army entered the river, Zhang Huangyan did not find evidence of Cha Jizuo's whistleblowing.

Although he escaped, Cha Jizuo was terrified all day long, and he was worried every day.

After Wu Zhirong and Lu Qi were arrested, Zha Jizuo was very worried, afraid that these two people would confess themselves. As expected, when Wu Zhirong was interrogated, he proposed that Zha Jizuo was also an informant. But because Zhang Huangyan still has a good impression of the Cha family, not to mention that there is no evidence at hand, although Cha Jizuo was arraigned, he was put back because there was no incriminating evidence.

At that time, Zhang Huangyan's attitude towards the Jiangnan Shi clan was very gentle, as long as he did not defect to the Qing court, he would not be heavy-handed, and he also added that Zha Jizuo used to be the military department of the Zhejiang army, and he also raised a lot of silver for Zhang Mingzhen.

"I don't know why, the king of the South China Sea Domain would suspect me of being an informer?" Zha Jizuo felt scared when he thought of this question.

In the morning, Cha Jizuo picked up the fishing rod and walked out of the Chubai Nunnery, ready to go fishing by the river. I am troubled by this problem every day, as long as I think about it, I can't worry all day, so I don't think about it, I can calm down when I go fishing, so I won't worry, so Zha Jizuo likes fishing.

Zha Jizuo had just walked to the river, but he heard someone behind him sneering: "Mr. Cha, you are so idle today!" ”

The voice was very familiar, and when Zha Jizuo turned his head, he saw that it was Zhang Huangyan standing behind him, and there were two big men with tigers on their backs beside him.

"Zhang Shangshu, why do you have time to come and see the grass people today?" Zha Jizuo was surprised in his heart, but he was calm on the surface.

Zhang Huangyan smiled and said, "Mr. Cha, there is something that you still need to trouble to go back with us again to assist us in the investigation." Let's go, go to Hangzhou with this official! The boat is ready! ”

Zha Jizuo was stunned for a moment, and then replied calmly: "Then let the grass people go back and inform their families, so as not to worry them." ”

Zhang Huangyan still smiled: "No need, the official has arranged it!" Your family will be picked up in Hangzhou. You'll be able to see them on the way! ”

"This ......" Zha Jizuo was covered in a cold sweat and was at a loss.

The two big men stepped forward, and one of them arched his hand and said, "Lord Cha, please!" ”

Because Zha Jizuo used to be an official of the Zhejiang Army, this big man didn't know whether to call him an honorific or sarcastic him, calling him an adult.

When he arrived in Hangzhou, when Zha Jizuo saw Zhu Changzuo, he knew that he couldn't run away this time, so he poured out all the things about betraying his friends in order to save his life and telling the Qing court like pouring beans from a bamboo tube.

"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it! Mr. Cha, the old man has always respected you, when the prince of the South China Sea told the old man about it, the old man didn't believe it, thinking that he was guessing wildly. Who knew that the first whistleblower of this Ming history case was really you! If it weren't for Mr. Zhu's deep understanding of righteousness and taking the initiative to talk to the old man about this matter, I don't know how long you would be at large! Zhang Huangyan said bitterly.

Zhu Changzuo was also very uncomfortable and said: "In the Ming history case, Caomin was the governor of Zhejiang at that time. The case was sent to the grass people by Wu Zhirong, and the grass people also tried their best to suppress it! It's just that Wu Zhirong's dog thief actually sued Zhu Guozhi! In the end, the imperial court came forward, and the grass people could no longer suppress it, which led to how many people died for no reason! ”

"Mr. Zhu, it was not your fault that incident, and the official also knew that you tried your best to suppress this matter back then, but you didn't want too many people to lose their heads because of this incident. It's just that I didn't expect that Wu Zhirong was ruthless and went to Jinling! This has led to how many Jiangnan scholars have been poisoned! Zhang Huangyan sighed.

Zhu Changzuo was also forced to arrest people later, and at first even Song Kui, the general of Hangzhou who was full of eight banners, helped to conceal the matter, but in the end the court knew that the matter could not be concealed, and a large number of literati were killed, and even many Qing court officials lost their official positions for this matter, and lost their heads at worst.

Cha Jizuo knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Lord Zhang, the grass people were just trying to keep the family at that time!" But I didn't expect Wu Zhirong to be a ruthless dog thief and want to put a large number of Jiangnan scholars to death! It was the grass people who were greedy for life and afraid of death that caused this catastrophe. But that's all Wu Zhirong, the dog thief! I hope you will forgive the grass people! ”

Zhang Huangyan said bitterly: "Mr. Cha, this official can't let you go in this matter!" Although you are greedy for life and afraid of death, although it is Wu Zhirong's dog thief who does evil, but if it weren't for you, so many Jiangnan scholars would have died because of this? You are the first whistleblower, if you are let go, how can you be worthy of those Jiangnan scholars who died unjustly? ”

The case of the Ming history case was finally closed, the biggest villain Wu Zhirong was sentenced to death by Ling Chi, all the men in the family were beheaded, and the female dependents were assigned to Sakhalin; Another villain, Zhu Guozhi, was sentenced in absentia to Ling Chi and beheaded all over the house, although Zhu Guozhi was not in Hangzhou, and the Ming army couldn't hold him, but as long as he was caught in the future, he would be beheaded all over the house.

The two informers, Zha Jizuo and Lu Qi, were beheaded, all their family property was confiscated, and their families were sent to Annan to dig coal.

Hearing the news that Zha Jizuo was beheaded and his family was sent to Annan, Wang Xinyu secretly thought in his heart: Zha Jizuo's family was sent to Annan, and his son is estimated to be able to find Annan's daughter-in-law in the future, so wouldn't it be impossible for Jin Daxia in later generations to be born again? (To be continued.) )