Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 596 Qian Qianyi, contact the Quartet
In the west of Nanjing City, there is a small street named Huanhua Street, close to Gongyuan and Qinhuai River, where there were originally many guild halls and many large and small shops and restaurants.

In the past, most of the scholars rushing for the exam stayed here, and it was extremely lively even on weekdays, but now everything is different, and most of the shops and halls have changed owners.

Nanjing was laid down for four years. Fortunately, it did not suffer from the massacre of the city, so its popularity gradually recovered, and people came and went on the streets from time to time.

At the end of Flower Street, there is a restaurant with faded flags and a mottled plaque with the words "Taicang Tower" written on it, but under the wind and rain, half of the gold paint has fallen off, and the words are somewhat blurred .

From this scene, it can be generally seen that the restaurant is not well managed, but the same is true of the few shops next to it.

In the lobby, the shopkeeper was fiddling with the abacus, while the bartender was sitting at the door basking in the sun, and only greeted guests when they came in.

At this time, an old man led a donkey to the front of the restaurant. He tied the donkey to a wooden post, touched the donkey, but actually paid attention to the surrounding situation, and after double-checking, he entered the restaurant.

"A guest is here!" The bartender immediately shook his shoulders and wiped the tablecloth and shouted loudly.

When the old man walked into the wine lobby, the shopkeeper immediately raised his head, exchanged a glance with the old man, nodded slightly, then lowered his head and continued to fiddle with the abacus.

At this time, the old man walked directly through the lobby, went upstairs, opened a door, and walked into a room.

There were two people sitting in the room. One was Yao Zhizhuo in his 30s, and the other was Yan Ermei in his 40s. He once praised Shi Kefa. There were several dishes on the table, but it could be seen that they had not been touched.

When they saw the old man walk in, they all stood up and said to each other: "Mr. Qian, you are late."

The old man is Qian Qianyi, the leader of Donglin. In the past few years, he has suffered many crimes. In four years, he has been squatted four or five times in Guangda Prison, and he has to stay in the cell for several months every year.

As a leader in the literary world, his students are not in the world. Every time he opposes the Qing Dynasty, he will be implicated. Moreover, he himself also raises money and food for the anti-Qing and Ming Dynasty. Fortunately, Liu Rushi worked for him, and in addition, there are also people from him in the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Only by being a disciple and an old official can he save himself from danger.

"Brother Daoyin, brother Yongqing, I've been waiting for a long time." Qian Qianyi bowed his hands and sat down with the two of them.

At this time, Yan Ermei said anxiously: "Duke Qian, His Royal Highness the King of Lu greatly appreciated your strategy of learning from the Yangtze River. Now the soldiers are stationed overseas in Chongming. We only wait for the king to move the people of Chu and Jiangxi, and the country's surname is to raise soldiers from Bamin. If you can hunt the Yangtze River, the south of the river is between my five fingers."

Qian Qianyi nodded and said, "His Royal Highness King Lu has agreed, very good. Daoyin, how are you going?"

Yao Zhizhuo hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Mr. He, Mr. He and Sui Ben have already set off for Huguang to meet the Prime Minister. There will be no mistakes."

This Mr. He refers to He Wangsheng, the former head of the Ministry of War, and his teacher, Lei Yuelong, was an official in the Longwu court. After being killed, Qian Qianyi went through it in his mind. The impression of the two of them was that they were more reliable and there was no problem.

"This matter is top secret and involves many people. Once the news is leaked, the consequences will be disastrous. Daoyin and Yongqing must keep it in mind." Qian Qianyi said seriously.

"The Qing court is very meticulous, and we also know that Zhang Yunfu, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Xia Zhixu are in contact with King Lu, and they are reliable people." Yan Ermei assured.

No wonder Qian Qianyi has repeatedly reminded that China has been a society of personal relationships since ancient times, and a large network is woven between people, disciples, clans, blood relatives, and former officials. Qian Qianyi used this network of relationships to carry out the anti-Qing cause , This can mobilize an extremely powerful force, but at the same time, once someone is discovered, it can also implicate a large number of people.

Before the Qing court liquidated Wu Zhaosheng's anti-clearance case, nearly a thousand people were killed in succession. This was the result of layers of entanglement among teachers, students, and friends.

At this time Yao Zhizhuo suddenly heard: "Qian Gong, you called us here today, do you have something important to explain?"

Qian Qianyi smiled and said, "Of course there are, please read these two pieces of information."

He took out two letters from his arms, put them on the table, and pushed them to them, "This first letter is the news from the Heaven and Earth Society from Shandong. The Shandong uprising intensified. Xie Qian broke through Zichuan. That dog thief was captured alive by the rebels, and the rebels pierced his whole body with an awl, inserted hair into the wound, cursed, 'I will grow your hair for you', and then sewed up the wound, Ling Chi died, I am so happy!"

This Sun Zhixie was the one who took the initiative to shave his hair and advised the Qing court to implement the shaving order.

This guy shaved his hair and surrendered, thinking that he would win the favor of the Manchus. When he went to court, the Manchus refused to let him stand in the Manchurian class because he was a Han, so he had to stand on the side of the Han officials. He was not allowed to shave his hair and wear full clothes. In his shame and anger, he wrote a letter to the Qing court, "Your Majesty pacified China and reformed thousands of miles away, but the system of clothes and hair tied up only survives the old Han. This is your majesty from China, not China. From His Majesty."

Although the Manchus began to shave their hair and make clothes easier, it started in Liaodong. After entering the customs, the Qing court must also implement it. Without Sun Zhixie’s letter, Dorgon still wanted to implement the shaving order, but Sun Zhixie gave the Manchus an excuse. .

Han people all over the world hated this guy to the bone. When they heard that Sun Zhixie had been killed, they quickly picked up the letter and read it carefully. The information described was more detailed than what Qian Qianyi said. After watching it, I was as excited as Qian Qianyi, and I was overjoyed.

But Qian Qianyi took the risk, not just for this matter, the two put the letter away, and Yan Ermei said: "Sun Zhixie, this thief confers the head, it is worth drinking, but I think Mr. Qian still has something to explain." !"

Qian Qianyi nodded, "In the battle of joining forces in the south of the Yangtze River, in addition to dealing with the Qing army in the south of the Yangtze River, we also need to contain the Qing troops in the two Huaihe Rivers and the north, so that they cannot support the south of the Yangtze River, or encircle Wei and save Zhao to attack Hubei and Sichuan. Shandong rebels, I think it can be used. The intelligence also mentioned that natural disasters broke out in Puzhou, the prefecture of Caozhou in Shandong. The Qing court did not provide relief, and there seemed to be riots. Therefore, Qian wanted Qing to go to Shandong, contact the rebels, and advise them. , and Qian will raise money and food."

After hearing this, Yan Ermei stood up quickly, and bowed to her orders, "Mr. Qian has a heart, I will definitely fulfill my mission."

At this time Yao Zhizhuo asked again: "Mr. Qian, where is this letter?"

Qian Qianyi said: "This letter was written by Li Kuocang (Li Jiantai), a scholar of the Chongzhen Dynasty. He was demoted back to Shanxi by the Qing court. Ming, you want me to use Damu's relationship to contact the imperial court."

(The strategy of joining forces with the Yangtze River in history was indeed planned by Qian Qianyi, not fabricated by the author.)
(End of this chapter)