Changshu.

The atmosphere in the mansion of the old clan Qian Qianyi was abnormal, and the servants all looked panicked because they had just received the news that the officials of Suzhou Prefecture, who had already returned to the Ming Dynasty, were now wearing the Qing Dynasty's pride and even sent troops to capture the old clan to flatter the Qing court.

When the Qian Mansion was panicking, the lights were still on in Lao Zongbo's study. Sitting under the lamp was not Qian Qianyi, a literary giant who was nearly 80 years old, but his wife, Liu Rushi, the Hedong Jun, who was one of the eight beauties of Qinhuai at that time.

After sending away the disciple who came to spread the news, Qian Qianyi pushed open the study with a sad face and found that his wife was not packing things. He couldn't help but wonder: "I'm leaving tomorrow, why haven't you packed up yet?"

"You will leave immediately if you say you want to leave. I don't know where to clean up these many books!"

Liu Rushi said as he got up and came to the table full of books and papers, but he couldn't calm down and clean up.

Seeing this, Qian Qianyi sighed. He knew why his wife was like this, but he pretended not to know that his wife was complaining. He stepped forward and read the letters from him and officials and gentry from all over the south of the Yangtze River in the past month.

Qian Qianyi looked around for a while and felt lonely and sad on his old face. After a while, he breathed a sigh of relief, grabbed the manuscripts and letters on the table, and prepared to burn them. These letters must not fall into the hands of the Qing court, otherwise thousands of heads in Jiangnan would have landed on the ground.

Suddenly, Liu Rushi snatched the letters as if he was nervous and vented all his resentment at her husband. She said angrily: "The army of more than 100,000 was defeated by Liang Huafeng, the nameless man. You disciple is so capable! He is really not successful and has enough trouble. Now, he patted his butt and was about to leave, leaving behind the mess of Jiangnan. Do he know how many people will die in Jiangnan and how many people will die when he leaves!"

When Qian Qianyi heard his wife say this, he was a little displeased: "Winning is a common thing for military affairs, how could Hedong Jun say this to Damu?"

"I don't know any military strategists. I only know that Zheng Damu wasted a month, a month under the city of Nanjing! Tell you, what is the reason for this, and which one in the military book said!"

Qian Qianyi was speechless and could only say, "It's already like this, it's useless to say more."

"Since it's useless to say more, why do you still have to see him?"

"I went to see Damu because I hope Damu would not leave, and I hope to help Damu come up with some ideas. It is not that there is no way to recover the matters in Jiangnan. My body should do my last efforts for state affairs."

"You are so old, what else can you come up with and what else can you do? Isn't what you did enough? I don't want you to see Zheng Sen, I don't want you to worry about Fuming anymore!"

"Hoong Jun, why did you say this? That year we arrived in Nanjing, and you wanted me to fight the Qing Dynasty. You were willing to follow Liang Hongyu to beat the drum. I also submitted a memorial to ask myself to kill the enemy. Didn't you and my husband make a vow?"

"This time, that time. During the Song Dynasty during Liang Hongyu's time, there was still half of the country. What about now? It's been sixteen years and we have done a lot, but what's the result? In short, I don't want you to contact Zheng Sen anymore, nor do you want you to contact the outside world anymore. I just want you to stay at home, stay at home."

"The country depends on people to fight. If everyone does not go to battle or work hard, how can we talk about the country?" Qian Qianyi has good knowledge and is even more gentle and meticulous with Liu Rushi on weekdays, but now he is really angry. He is very dissatisfied with why his wife has become a different person, from supporting him and opposing the Qing Dynasty to stopping him.

When Liu Rushi heard his husband's tone strong, he was also angry and said angrily: "Why didn't you go into battle 16 years ago?! Don't you look at yourself, the eighty-year-old man, what kind of formation will he go into? What kind of strength will he do?!"

"As long as I resist the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, I will not be afraid of death, let alone age!" Qian Qianyi was really angry.

"Die, tell me to die! Why don't you die when the Tartars enter Nanjing? Why don't you die when the Tartars take you to Beijing? Why don't you die when Huang Yuqi is killed? Why don't you die when your disciple surrounds Nanjing? Why don't you force him to attack the city quickly? Now that the army is defeated and retreating, you say die! I tell you, I won't go with you, and I won't allow you to go! Sixteen years ago, I refused to go to Beijing with you, but today I refuse! I won't go!"

Listening to his wife's words, Qian Qianyi was silent. He had regretted the incident that year for 16 years!

In the first year of Hongguang, Qian Qianyi surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and was taken to Beijing by Duoduo, but his wife Liu Rushi was unwilling to follow him and stayed alone in Nanjing. Two years later, Qian Qianyi was arrested by the Qing court for the Huang Yuqi case, and Liu Rushi ran around to rescue him. He then secretly fought against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty.

Qian Qianyi knew very well that for the past sixteen years, if it were not for this brave and intelligent wife who accompanied him, with his cowardly and hesitant personality, how could he persist in promoting the "Three Games of the Celestial Plate" and let Zhang Mingzhen and Zheng Chenggong lead troops into the Yangtze River many times? Without Liu Rushi's assistance, how could he write "Collected Poems of the Dynasties" and other works that have been trusted for his homeland? Now, his wife's words "I won't go" made him sit in a dejected chair. He felt very wronged. Why did this woman Ren Xia, who has been so frightened to be so angry about the fact that her wife, who has been unyielding in trouble, change her mind and no longer support him?

Looking at his husband's depressed appearance and looking at his white hair and old face, Liu Rushi felt soft and knew that he had hurt his husband. She stepped forward and held his husband's hand, and said softly: "Muzhai, let's go back to Yushan and ignore these rise and fall, you write poems and I will manage the family, and live the same life as ordinary families, okay?"

Listening to his wife's soft voice, Qian Qianyi was also extremely soft-hearted. He sighed: "Mr. Hedong, I have been insulted by others for more than ten years, and have lost my integrity. I wrote a poem in Huqiu to mock me for "the high official position is still old Donglin". What am I for? Alas, I hate the lonely minister to die late. If the big tree is about to leave, and there will be no chance to recover the war in Jiangnan. I will go to see him and tell him not to leave!"

"I know your hard work, but Zheng Sen wants Ma Jinbao to pass on a message and want to send someone to Beijing to discuss peace. What kind of person is Ma Jinbao? Others don't know, don't you know? Besides, the matter of peace talks is the most important thing. If you add it, don't you want to be criticized again? At that time, the rumors and rumors of the world will all account of Zheng Sen's withdrawal in Nanjing will be taken into consideration by you! Besides, after the defeat, how to discuss peace talks! Should the Tartars give you a good disciple, Duke Haicheng, or Duke Jiangnan? But will the Tartars let him make the conditions? This matter cannot be accomplished!"

"You know, I absolutely disagree with Damu and the Tartars' peace talks, so I have to see him no matter what. Even if I can't convince him to stay, I will let him stop the idea of ​​peace talks with the Tartars." Seeing that his wife was a little moved, Qian Qianyi hurriedly tried to convince her, "In addition, we can't stay in Changshu. If we don't leave with Damu, after the Tartars controls Jiangnan, a wave of liquidation will definitely start. I would rather die than be humiliated by the Tartars!"

Liu Rushi was stunned and shook his head and said, "No one can tell the truth in the future. Besides, you and Lang Tingzuo also have some friendship, so he may not touch you."

"Even if Lang Tingzuo let me go after his old love, Hedongjun and Damu are on the river. If I don't see him, I will be unable to rest in peace if I don't die in the future!"

"You really want to see him?"

Qian Qianyi nodded lightly, his attitude was very firm. Liu Rushi sighed secretly, knowing that she could not persuade her husband, so she had to nod and agree. The next day, just as dawn, Qian Qianyi got on a carriage and rushed to the riverside, but just as he approached the harbor, he saw that the port was already alerted by Qing soldiers at the port ahead.

Qian Qianyi and his party could not approach the riverside, so they had to stop in the distance. Suddenly, the cannons sounded loudly on the river ahead, and Qian Qianyi hurriedly asked his servants to use money to bribe the Qing soldiers at the port. He learned that he had discovered a fleet of Zheng army on the river, so the Qing army on the shore fired artillery, but they were powerless to stop the Zheng army. The Zheng army had no intention of fighting with the Qing army, and hurried over and drove downstream.

After Zheng's army left, the Qing army still blocked the port and did not allow anyone to approach. Qian Qianyi spent a lot of money to ask for help. None of the officials who were tempted by money and complimented Qian Qianyi very much dared to collect the money. They even avoided Qian Qianyi like a plague god, as if anyone would be in trouble if he got involved with the old Zongbo.

Helplessly, Qian Qianyi had to get on the carriage with the help of his servant. On the carriage, the old Zongbo was very unwilling to accept it. After returning to Qian's mansion, he saw that his doorstep was surrounded by many Qing soldiers from afar. Seeing the clothes, he was a real Tartar.

Qian Qianyi was shocked. He didn't expect that the one who came to capture him was not Suzhou's soldiers, but the real Tartars. He was completely disappointed and knew that he could not escape this disaster. But he was not afraid in his heart, only caring about Hedongjun and his daughter, and hating that he had implicated them.

Before getting off the bus, Qian Qianyi sorted out his clothes a little, and he didn't want the Tartars to see the tears on his sleeves.

"Master, it's the Tartars"

Qian Qianyi's servant was so scared that his legs were trembling, his voice was trembling, and his face was nowhere to be seen. He felt that the most terrifying thing in the world was right in front of him.

"What a panic? If you want to die, it's the master. I can't lose your life."

Qian Qianyi snorted slightly and walked towards the Tartars with fearless expressions. The Tartars ahead also found Qian Qianyi's carriage, and soon a Tartars came immediately. Qian Qianyi was about to say that I was Qian Qianyi, and if I wanted to catch me, I would not implicate others, but one of the Tartars who had seen looked very familiar.

"Old Zong Bo, can you still recognize me?" (To be continued.)
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