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Chapter 163 Huguang decisive battle?

Hearing Wang Qiqin talk about the past, Li Fu's face became a bit more complicated. He was very smart and studious since he was a child, and he could write poetry at the age of ten. People at that time thought he was a child prodigy, but later Li Fu did not insult his talent. , In the 44th year of Kangxi, Jie Yuan was selected as a scholar in the Jiangxi Township Examination High School, and he was appointed as a good scholar.

Last year, Li Fu was even promoted to a cabinet bachelor, and concurrently served as the left deputy capital censor, and he was almost red and purple.However, just this year, Li Fu served as the deputy examiner of the national examination. There was a case of fraud in the scientific examination. river workers.

Now hearing Wang Qiqin mentioning the sad matter, Li Fu just sighed in his heart, and said, "The students don't agree with what the teacher said. As for this good head, if the teacher wants it, he can take it. It's just a pity, everyone, after all. It is inevitable to accompany the students to die together."

As soon as these words were uttered, it revealed the thoughts of everyone in the room. It was a matter of life and death. Deng Yi, the procuratorate at the moment, didn't care about face, and said with a sneer, "What Mr. Mu Tang said, could it be that he is cowardly and begging for mercy?"

Li Fu sighed, and said softly: "Now the end is in front of you, whether you can't see it or hear it, the [-] army led by Ning Yu outside the city has surrounded Nanchang, and the cannon fire that resounded through the world It has been an hour since the sound, and the city wall in the southeast corner is about to collapse!"

"If you are willing to perish with the city, you can kill the student immediately. The student's life is nothing more than a death. It's just that you adults and the people in the city, how long can you stop it? One hour or two hours?"

"Striking [-] troops with [-] weak brigades in the city is undoubtedly hitting a stone with an egg! Master, you have been an official in Jiangxi for so many years, and you are willing to see them die when facing the people in the city?"

Wang Qiqin sighed deeply. He never knew this way, but he was loyal to the country, and Wang Qiqin could not tolerate other thoughts.He was unwilling to betray the court, but he was also unwilling to sacrifice the people.

"Then the thief Ning Yu, do you have something to say?"

"Report to my teacher, Ning Yu gave the students half a day. If the teacher is willing to sacrifice the city and surrender, the Fuhan Army will guarantee that Qiu will not commit any crimes. If you adults are willing to stay in Jiangxi, you can cut off your braids and continue to serve as officials in Jiangxi. .”

Li Fu looked around at the adults, then smiled and said: "If the adults want to continue to serve the court, the Fuhan Army will not stop them, and allow the adults to take their families northward."

Wang Qiqin glanced at the other officials. Although they were restraining themselves, the light in their eyes couldn't be concealed. They wanted to live, they wanted to be officials, and they didn't want to sacrifice everything for the court.

Forget it, Wang Qiqin sighed lowly, he is not the kind of person who likes to use the lives of the common people to stain his crown, he stood up, walked over to hold Li Fu's arm.

"Ju Lai, I feel ashamed to be appreciated by the emperor, so I just threw this bone here. Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for us to think about the common people!"

The officials wanted to live, so they all agreed, and followed Li Fu to open the door to welcome the Fuhan army into the city.Only Wang Qiqin went into the study room inside the yamen, hung a rope, and hanged himself like that.

Ning Yu took down Nanchang without bloodshed, so he was naturally very happy in his heart. At the same time, he was also very curious about Li Fu. After information from the shadow, he learned that this seemingly inconspicuous middle-aged man has such qualifications and energy. First-class talent.

Now that he met a talented person, Ning Yu naturally didn't want to let it go easily. He prepared a table of food, wine and meat, and sent someone to invite Li Fu.

At this moment, Li Fu changed into a long Tsing Yi gown, holding a small folding fan in his hand, and swayed as he walked, showing the celebrity's charm in his bones to the fullest.

If Ning Yu hadn't seen Li Fu's appearance before, otherwise he would not be able to associate the image of pleading for the people with this person. The image difference is too great.

Li Fu was not polite at all, he rolled up his sleeves and held up the wine jar, poured himself a bowl of wine, then lowered his head to take a deep sniff, and let out a satisfied sigh.

"The 30-year-old Zhuangyuanhong is really good wine. It's a pity to drink it for students." Li Fu drank the wine in the bowl, but said something like this, which made Ning Yu a little surprise.

"Mr. was also a senior high school scholar, and this number one scholar red will not insult your identity, but the governor is a little curious. Are you really my master's best friend?" Ning Yu lifted the wine jar and poured it again for Li Fu. A bowl of wine.

Li Fu picked up the bowl but was not in a hurry to drink, his voice was a little lonely, "I am about the same age as your master, and we also exchanged knowledge when we were young, but it is difficult to distinguish between me and him in terms of knowledge, and we are also dissatisfied with each other. In the past year, there were also some correspondence."

"Oh? My master is now a big Chu Ni, and he was put on a list by the court to offer a reward for his arrest. Mr. is only dismissed from office this year, and his official career was prosperous before."

The meaning of Ning Yu's words is very simple, since you are a high-ranking official of the imperial court, and you are still writing letters to a rebel, who are you fooling around here.

Li Fu is extremely smart, so he naturally understood what Ning Yu was thinking, and explained aloud: "I did have correspondence with your master, but it was relatively hidden. Life hangs by a thread—you must also know how I, as a scholar, can do the work of the river project."

"Later, your master sent someone to take me to Wuchang quietly, and at that time, I met the King of Chu. At that time, you were still fighting in Jiangxi, the governor, and the King of Chu sent me here to help you .”

It was only then that Ning Yu suddenly realized that there were hands and feet of his father and Cui Wancai, so he felt a little ashamed at the moment, touched his nose, and said with a sneer: "It turns out that it is the boy's fault, but I have wronged you, sir, please forgive me." Don't blame me."

After speaking, Ning Yu got up and saluted, which can be regarded as expressing his apology. He has always done things like this. If he is wrong, he is wrong. He needs to correct his attitude when he admits his mistakes.

Li Fu smiled, but accepted the gift calmly, and said softly: "You think I persuaded Nanchang to surrender this time, really just to save the life of the teacher? That's just one of the reasons."

Ning Yu was a bit curious, so he quickly raised the bowl and drank it down, "Please enlighten me, sir."

"Actually, it doesn't matter whether we fight this battle or not, and it doesn't matter whether Nanchang is there or not. The key is that the Fuhan Army has almost captured the entire territory of Jiangxi. If we go to war at this time, it will hurt the hearts of our own people. .Which one of these sons and daughters is not clinging to their relatives, and now persuading them to surrender can unite people at the fastest speed and achieve a decisive battle in Huguang."

"The decisive battle in Huguang?" Ning Yu's heart skipped a beat. This was something he had been promoting all along, but someone saw through it all at once, and he inevitably felt a little flustered.

Li Fu chuckled, "Actually, the decisive battle in Huguang is no longer a secret, because even Kangxi wants to have a decisive battle with you, so as to completely resolve the Huguang war. He can't afford it anymore!"

(End of this chapter)