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Chapter 741 The Betrayer Who Is Ready to Move (Part [-])

In Luyuan, Changshu County, Suzhou Prefecture, Qian Qianyi, one of the leaders of the Donglin Party, was an official to the Minister of Rites.Later, the Kyushu Army deliberately lured Li Zicheng to destroy the gentry pattern in the north. Before the fall of the capital, Qian Qianyi and some colleagues dispersed their wealth and escaped from the capital to Nanjing on a Kyushu Army ship.Later, he supported the new emperor in Nanjing City, and after only a few months of existence, he was defeated by the troops sent to Nanjing by the Kyushu Army from the sea.

Even so, his house is still full of people, and there are many scholars and celebrities who have become representatives of the old school.All the scholars and officials who were dissatisfied with the new policy of the Kyushu Army regarded him as the last defender of Taoism.

"Mr. Qian, why hasn't His Majesty the Emperor agreed to revolt? We have been planning for several months. I bought some subordinates, and just waiting for His Majesty's response, I will raise troops in Suzhou and then plan for Nanjing City." An officer dressed in Kyushu Army The big man in the costume said to Qian Qianyi, "Besides us, there are hundreds of thousands of royal family members, and they are also waiting for the news."

"His Majesty the Emperor was detained by the Kyushu Army for a long time in Liaodong, where the Kyushu Army raised troops. He will inevitably be bewitched by the Kyushu Army's thinking." Qian Qianyi sighed.

"If it really doesn't work, we don't need this emperor, we just choose a new one. I think Zhu Huakui, king of Chu, is very suitable." The officer said.

"The king of Chu is extremely greedy for money, and the money in the mansion is piled up like a mountain. It is said that when the Kyushu army seized the mansion of the king of Chu, they seized millions of taels of gold and silver from the mansion of the king of Chu. The Kyushu army would kill him for dirtying his hands. Can you be the emperor?" Qian Qianyi frowned slightly when he heard that the other party wanted to raise the banner of King Chu.

"The king of Chu is not good, but the king of Tang and the king of Gui are okay." The Kyushu Army officer said impatiently, "Which one of the royal family members does not collect money from the people? What we need is a big banner. I heard that the Kyushu Army The military leader Chu Yun has already arrived in Nanjing City, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you can raise troops to surround Nanjing City at this time, there may not be no chance to break through Nanjing City, capture Chu Yun alive, and then there is hope for the recovery of Daming."

"How can the establishment of an emperor be so rash? Besides, our wings are not yet full-fledged, and it is useless to rush to trouble." Qian Qianyi said.

"Then Mr. Qian, how long do we have to delay? Do we wait for the intelligence chief of the Kyushu Army to visit us before we raise the flag of rebellion?" the Kyushu Army officer said.

"In three days' time, there will be the Huqiu Conference organized by Jiangnan Fushe. At that time, dozens of associations in the Jiangnan area will gather together to discuss the restoration of stereotyped essays. I plan to use this conference to unite with Jiangnan Shilin to improve our At that time, I will respond to everyone, and we will fight against the Kyushu Army together, and it will be easier to cause trouble." Qian Qianyi said, "Zuo Zongbing, what do you think?"

"This commander-in-chief sounds really harsh." The Kyushu Army officer said, "Before I surrendered to the Kyushu Army, I, Zuo Liangyu, went south to Xiangyang with [-] soldiers. Although I was defeated by the Kyushu Army in the battle of Xiangyang, I was defeated and captured However, Lu Xiangsheng, Cao Wenzhao, Chen Qiyu and others who were at the same time as me have been reused. Even Sun Chuanting and Cao Bianjiao, two rising stars, have become brigade commanders and regiment commanders. But I, a man who once commanded [-] troops, is a small The commander-in-chief of the Kyushu Army is completely different from the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty. The commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty holds military power, but the commander-in-chief of the Kyushu Army is the local chief arrester. The official position they gave me was the commander-in-chief of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Above all, it’s just the general arrest of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, maintaining law and order, and the treatment of Lu Xiangsheng, Cao Wenzhao, Chen Qiyu and others who hold great power is very different, how can I be willing to be reconciled.”

"Wouldn't it be absurd for the Kyushu Army to use surrendered generals, abolish stereotypes, and act according to Chu Yun's preferences from top to bottom?" Qian Qianyi also said.

"If you keep procrastinating like this, you will have long nights and dreams, Mr. Qian, when do you guys plan to start an incident?" Zuo Liangyu asked.

"On the surface, the Huqiu Conference is to make friends with literature, but in fact it is something we have planned for a long time. Soon my disciple Qu Shixu will return from Liaodong. If Emperor Chongzhen still refuses to start a rebellion, we will meet at the Huqiu Conference. Ma Shiying and people from Fushe discussed supporting the new king together. In addition, Fushe will annex other associations at this meeting to strengthen its strength. When Chu Yun leaves Nanjing, all Jiangnan scholars will join you in the uprising, so why not worry about a major event? "Qian Qianyi said.

"You literati are indecisive, and I'm afraid that many precious opportunities have been wasted." Zuo Liangyu was not very satisfied with Qian Qianyi's approach.

"This is a surefire plan, don't doubt it." Qian Qianyi said confidently.

Zuo Liangyu discussed with Qian Qianyi some details about the Huqiu meeting and the rebellion, and then bid farewell to Qian Qianyi.

There were two sedan chairs waiting outside Qian Qianyi's mansion, one of which was Zuo Liangyu, and the other was Liu Liangzuo, Chief Soldier of Jiangxi Chief Secretary.

Seeing Zuo Liangyu coming out of Qian Qianyi's mansion, Liu Liangzuo immediately dismissed the bearers around him.

"Zuo Liangyu, what does that old guy Qian Qianyi say? When will the army start?" Liu Liangzuo asked Zuo Liangyu who was worried.

"Hmph, that old guy is still thinking about how to subvert the influence of the Kyushu Army in the south of the Yangtze River through the power of Shilin. It's ridiculous. Scholars are pedantic to the bone. I don't think we can rely on them to act, otherwise you and I will be punished by the Kyushu Army." Catch and execute them," Zuo Liangyu said.

"We risked our lives. Qian Qianyi didn't do anything. What should we do? The Kyushu Army obviously didn't trust us, and only gave the local chief arresting official position. A province governs two to 3000 people. Just catch some petty thieves and wipe out bandits, how can you get away with it like Lu Xiangsheng and the others." Liu Liangzuo said resentfully.

"It's better to rely on those stupid scholars than rely on yourself. I heard that Chu Yun has arrived in Nanjing City. You and I each find a few dead men and try to assassinate him. As long as Chu Yun dies and he has no heirs, the Kyushu Army will definitely fall apart. , when the time comes, it will be a thousand times more difficult for us to start an incident." Zuo Liangyu said coldly.

"Okay, since I decided to rebel, I will fight this time." Liu Liangzuo also said viciously, "Do we need to go to the Tiger Hill Conference?"

"The families of the scholars who participated in the Tiger Hill Conference were mostly big families in the south of the Yangtze River before the Kyushu Army confiscated their land. Their families still have influence. Let's go to the Tiger Hill Conference in disguise to win people's hearts." Zuo Liangyu said.

"I'll go back and prepare." Liu Liangzuo said.

"Be careful not to bring too many people to the Huqiu Conference this time, lest people find out that we are participating in these literati gatherings." Zuo Liangyu said.

(End of this chapter)