Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 792: Qian Qianyi

"Dangdang..." There was a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Qian mansion door opened a gap, and asked with his head sticking out.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu is visiting Duke Mu Zhai." The soldier said.

King Chu?The doorman was shocked when he heard this, he looked out through the crack of the door and saw a heroic man surrounded by many soldiers, it was Wang Yan.

He didn't dare to stop him, so he hurriedly asked someone to open the door, while he ran into the inner courtyard quickly.

After a month of recuperation, Qian Qianyi's injuries have healed and he is able to get out of bed and walk around.

Today he was wearing a set of white underwear and was moving around in the inner courtyard. Liu Rushi was playing the piano on the side, his voice was deep and the lingering sound was long, and the clear sound of the piano echoed in the courtyard.

Liu Ru is a good hero and has a chivalrous spirit. At the beginning, the sentence "the water is too cold" chilled the beauty's heart, and the husband and wife almost broke up. Being able to raise their heads again, the relationship between the two got better again.

"My lord, His Highness the King of Chu is here!"

Qian Qianyi was lying on the rattan chair, listening to the sound of the piano, the sparse singing of cicadas in autumn, the cuckoo cuckoo hanging in the birdcage on the promenade, mixed together, the whole person entered a state of emptiness, but was suddenly caught The door interrupted with a report.

Where is Wang Yan coming?Qian Qianyi was taken aback for a moment, and sat up from the wicker chair.

Liu Rushi put down the Yaoqin, got up and walked over, with a happy expression on his face, "His Royal Highness Chu Wang is here, I will go to greet you right away."

Qian Qianyi frowned, and hurriedly said: "No hurry, Madam will change my clothes for me, and we will meet together."

Liu Rushi took back the steps she had already taken, and instead of going back to the house, she hurriedly asked her maid to bring clothes, and put them on for Qian Qianyi in the yard.

Wang Yan stood outside the door and waited for a while. After a while, Qian Qianyi, supported by Liu Rushi, came to the door.

A long distance away, Qian Qianyi's laughter came out, "His Royal Highness the King of Chu is here, and Qian is welcome."

"Greetings to His Royal Highness King Chu!" When they reached the door, the couple gave Wang Yan a slight salute.

Seeing this, Wang Yan looked at Qian Qianyi with a smile on his face, and then his eyes fell on Liu Rushi, "Mu Zhai Gong, Hedong Lord, don't come here without any problems."

Liu Rushi's face was joyful, a little excited, "It's been a long time since we left, and His Highness has lived up to the words of parting and the expectations of the people in the south of the Yangtze River.

Wang Yan also lamented that when he was young and frivolous, he was impulsive and impulsive. Thanks to Liu Rushi's help, he was able to save his life.

To this day, he thinks back to Liu Rushi who sent him south, gave him money, and shouted at his back, "Your Majesty is leaving, don't forget that the people of Nanjing look forward to the early return of Master Wang." He also sighed in his heart.

"Fortunately, he lived up to the expectations of Lord Hedong!" Wang Yan bowed his hands to Liu Rushi.

Seeing this, Qian Qianyi felt a little unhappy, what are you two doing?

"Cough cough" a soft cough sounded, and Wang Yan and Liu Rushi's eyes were drawn away. Qian Qianyi felt a little embarrassed and guilty in their eyes, and hurriedly said: "This is not a place for conversation, madam Don’t invite His Royal Highness King Chu to come into the hall for a detailed discussion!”

Liu Rushi was not afraid of the shadow slanting, she didn't notice Qian Qianyi's strangeness, after hearing what she said, she really couldn't let the king of Chu stand outside the door all the time, and immediately gave a little blessing, "My concubine is rude, please come in, Your Highness." .”

Wang Yan turned his head and ordered the guards to stay outside the gate of the mansion, and only brought Lu Shikui and more than ten guards into the mansion.

When a group of people came to the hall, Wang Yanjue held high authority, Qian Qianyi asked him to sit in the hall, Wang Yan politely gave way, and then sat down directly.There was no one else in the hall, so he let Lu Shikui take his seat, and then let the rest of the guards stand outside the hall.

"Is Lord Mu Zhai much better?" Wang Yan asked after the maid served tea and cakes.

Qian Qianyi smiled, "Your Highness has also seen it, and you can move around already. In another month, I'm afraid everything will be fine."

The two greeted each other, but Liu Rushi said, "Your Highness, are you here because of the soaring food price in Nanjing?"

Wang Yan was slightly taken aback, and thought, Liu Rushi is still as keen on state affairs as he was a few years ago, but it's a pity that he is a daughter.

Wang Yan nodded, looked at Qian Qianyi, and said in a deep voice, "Gu really came here for this matter. What the gentry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have done this time has exceeded the bottom line of the court."

Seeing that Qian Qianyi hadn't spoken, Liu Rushi couldn't help asking Wang Yan, "How does Your Highness plan to deal with these hoarding evil gentry?"

Wang Yan glanced at Liu Rushi, and said in a deep voice, "Depending on the circumstances, some people are going to be killed!"

Hearing this, Qian Qianyi's heart trembled, knowing that the group of gentry played too big this time, and it might not end well.

Qian Qianyi was the leader of the gentry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He didn't know if Wang Yan didn't believe it. He also said this for him.

Seeing Wang Yan staring at him, Qian Qianyi understood what Wang Yan meant, and said, "I've heard a little about this matter, and they sent people to look for me, but when they saw that I was seriously injured on the bed, they left immediately. Yes, but even if I recover physically, I will not participate in it. The fall of Donglin and the difficulties of the country today are the fact that the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River are too self-interested and disregarding the consequences of the world, which should cause reflection."

Hearing what he said, Wang Yan opened his mouth and said: "Mr. Mu Zhai can think so, and there are still people who understand among the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River. The court just took over Jiangnan. If they can't overcome this difficulty, the morale of the people will be low for Guhe and the court. A blow. Gu came here this time to ask Mu Zhaigong to come forward and use Mu Zhaigong's contacts to borrow grain from big households on behalf of the court, so that the grain from Nanjing can be transported to Huguang."

Qian Qianyi is the leader of the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, and the interests behind him are also intertwined. To a certain extent, the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River is going to re-enter the political stage, and Wang Yan's Chu Party is also one of his potential political enemies.

Wang Yan asked him to help raise food and grass, which was tantamount to offending the Zhejiang gang. He didn't want to participate in it at first, but if Wang Yan wanted to lay a heavy hand on Xie Sanbin and his gang, it would be okay to offend them.

This time, the Zhejiang gentry didn't look for him. In fact, there was a little personal reason. Although Xie Sanbin was his student, he had Liu Rushi's idea, so Qian Qianyi had already turned against this student.

"This matter, Qian is willing to help, but Qian spent a lot of assets to fight against the Qing Dynasty before, and now his family business is not much. Looking for someone to borrow money, you need a guarantee, and Qian's assets, I am afraid I can't borrow many meters Food." Qian Qianyi mused.

Just now Wang Yan asked him how he was, and he said he would recover within a month. Now that he said that, Qian Qianyi obviously still wanted to serve the court for a few years.

Wang Yan understood what he meant, and said, "Don't worry about this, Mr. Mu Zhai. From the time when the three families joined forces on the Yangtze River to attacking Jiangnan, Mr. Mu Zhai has contributed a lot. The court should have rewarded him a long time ago. It coincides with the new cabinet now. , the officials are not yet complete, Mu Zhaigong can use the official title of the Youdu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to borrow money in the name of the imperial court, and the imperial court will repay it."

The gentry in the south of the Yangtze River is very powerful, Wang Yan can only win one faction, fight another faction, no matter how bad the gentry behaves, the operation of the entire court still needs gentry, without gentry, farmers are incapable of governing the country.

"In this way, Qian is somewhat sure." Qian Qianyi said with a smile.

"Then I'll leave it to Mr. Mu Zhai." Wang Yan nodded, and then added, "Mu Zhai is the leader of the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River. I just hope that Mr. Mu Zhai can communicate with many gentry and hope that they will not participate in such incidents. Whatever the appeal, the court will set the rules, and everyone will form a set of rules, and if anyone doesn't follow the rules, then Gu will never show mercy."

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