Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 95 Looking for traces, traveling in the Qinhuai River at night
The beautiful land in the south of the Yangtze River, the imperial state of Jinling.

Three months have passed since the last time I came to Nanjing and had a hasty meeting with Xu Yanyan. Now that Wang Yan is here again, Nanjing is no longer called Nanjing, but Jiang Ning.

Jiangning, Jiangning, Anning in the south of the Yangtze River, at this time, was blatantly humiliating the Ming court. When Wang Yan heard this name, he also felt despised by the northern captives and felt resentful in his heart.

Many days later, Wang Yan stood on the bank of the Qinhuai River again. The place where the Meixiang Building was located in the past has become a ruin. The Qinhuai River, which was once full of flowers and boats, is also a depressed scene.

Wang Yan walked across the Changban Bridge, and saw that the nearby attics were burned down. Even if they were lucky enough to survive, they would still be locked up. The situation in the past is very different.

"My lord, that day the captive soldiers plundered the Qinhuai River. When I arrived, the Meixiang Tower was already in flames. After I searched around, there was no news of Miss Xu. Now that it's been a month, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to find." Liu Shun followed behind Wang Yan, accompanied him through the ruins, and explained what happened that day.

Wang Yan also knows that finding someone is not easy, like finding a needle in a haystack, but since he has come to Nanjing, he will not give up easily. "Ten Li Qinhuai, there are many people who are acquainted with Meixianglou, and they can always ask for a clue, so let's go and see!"

At that moment, Wang Yan walked along the river bank, and when he met a building, he stingy and inquired about it. Everyone didn't know, and he couldn't help but slowly give up hope in his heart.

At this time, the sky was about to get dark. If it was the past, the Qinhuai River would have been brightly lit, singing and dancing, scholars and literati shuttled among the attic boats, reciting poems and composing poems, drinking and talking happily, but now it is bleak and cold. There are several lonely lights on the river.

The mountains and rivers are still the same, and the characters are completely different. This situation makes people feel very sad. Wang Yanli's eyes are full of sorrow, so he stops and prepares to go back to the boat.

Wang Yan and the others were walking back and forth along the way, but suddenly heard the sound of reciting poems in the distance, the voice was obviously drunk, Wang Yan couldn't help but stop.

The westerly wind shattered the door all night, and the lonely shadow of depression was dim.Looking back at Jiashan for three thousand miles, I can see that there are no geese flying in the south of the sky.Once Jiuye Hongji rests, he will be rampant and will not listen to the advice of his ministers.Willing to travel thousands of miles to surrender captives, the homeland is sad and sad.

Wang Yan vaguely heard the drunken voice and the poem he chanted clearly, but it was Song Huizong's penance for being humiliated and nostalgic for his homeland after he was taken captive to the north.

The poem fits the scene in front of him, and Wang Yan's heart is slightly touched.

At that moment, Wang Yan couldn't help becoming interested in the poet, so he went looking for the sound, wanting to meet him.

"Hou Fangyu! Yesterday Master Qian pleaded for you, so I let you go, but today you come to the door by yourself, not only committing crimes, but also reciting anti-poetry, do you want to die?" Just as Wang Yan came over, A small group of Qing soldiers arrived suddenly.

Seeing this, Wang Yan stopped quickly, but he heard the leader of the Qing army say: "What are the four young masters in the south of the Yangtze River, but now they are not even as good as a dog."

"Haha~" Several Qing soldiers surrounded the drunk Hou Fangyu and laughed wantonly.

"Both of you, set it up and bring it back to the prison, and I'll report it to the general." The little boss commanded: "I heard that his family is rich and powerful in Henan, with countless gold and silver in the fields. Spend a lot of gold and silver to manage the top and bottom, then the general will get the benefits, and I will be able to follow suit and improve my life!"

Wang Yan heard the words of those Qing soldiers, and only then did he know that the young man in a long gown who fell drunk to the ground was Hou Fangyu, one of the four princes.

Seeing him like this, it's hard for people to think of the image of the suave and talented scholar in Nanjing city.

Wang Yan actually didn't like Hou Fangyu. It originated from the time of Hongguang Dynasty. Hou Fangyu was a master of Donglin, and he participated in party disputes many times. He played an extremely negative role in the case of the fake prince.

It was his waving the flag and shouting with other Donglin party members that gave Zuo Zhen an excuse to go east to rebel, and Zuo Zhen's rebellion brought the court into a situation where it would never be restored.

At this time, Wang Yan saw that the Qing soldiers wanted to take Hou Fangyu away, thinking that a big prison would be inevitable, he couldn't bear it, and the Qing soldiers were only seven people, so he decided to save him.

At that moment, Wang Yan took Liu Shun and others, took out the weapons wrapped in cloth, and then quickly chased after him with a sword.

The little leader of the Qing army was obviously a seasoned soldier. When Wang Yan and others were still fifty paces away, he instinctively sensed the danger behind him, and led a few Qing soldiers to turn around.

Seeing that nearly twenty strong men with knives suddenly appeared behind him, the little boss couldn't help but change his face, and at this time, a group of people who still appeared on the street and wielded sabers must not be a good person, of course they can't Talking about the Great Qing King's Law, the little boss then said with some horror: "What do you want to do?"

"Let him go, my son will not make things difficult for you!" Liu Shun walked up, pointing his saber at Hou Fangyu, looking very tough.

"This person has violated the imperial court's decree. He has committed a serious crime and will go to prison. Everyone, you have thought about the consequences!" The little leader and several Qing soldiers also held swords in their hands. .

Standing behind Liu Shun and the others, Wang Yan saw the little boss facing them. Although he was frightened, he was not flustered, but he was quite talented.

At this time, although Wang Yan was sure that he would kill all the Qing soldiers in front of him in a few moments, he still wanted to stay in Nanjing for a few more days. If he really did, he would have to go south immediately tonight, so he decided to try another Method.

Wang Yan had just heard a few Qing soldiers talking, and it was nothing more than money, so he stepped forward and said: "A few brothers from the Green Camp, here is 100 taels of silver. I wonder if you can tell me that what happened tonight has never happened before!"

Several Qing soldiers heard the words and saw Wang Yan take out a small bag of silver. Their eyes lit up. They were not really Manchuria, so naturally they had no loyalty to the Qing court. They immediately looked at the little leader in unison. full of expectations.

100 taels was already quite a fortune for the little soldier, so the little boss naturally wouldn't refuse, so he immediately agreed: "If you really have 100 taels, naturally there is no problem."

Seeing that he agreed, Wang Yan motioned for the little boss to come over and get the money.

Seeing this, the little boss hesitated a little, but still came over. He was just about to pick up the money bag, but his face couldn't help changing, and he immediately lowered his head.

In the night, Wang Yan didn't notice the change of the little boss. He still handed over the money bag to him. The little boss didn't check it, but quickly put it in his arms, and then hurriedly retreated to several Qing soldiers, and put Hou Fangyu down. , turned around and went back to the city.

So Wang Yan hurriedly asked Hou Fangyu to set up Hou Fangyu, but instead of returning to the boat moored on the Qinhuai River, he found another place to settle out of caution.

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