Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 653 The Eve of Subjugation

Even though it was late at night, the sound of rumbling cannons could still be vaguely heard. It was after the Qing army crossed the river and attacked Zhenjiang, the last fortress of Yingtian. Zheng Hongkui's army was still standing there. The army's surprise attack was too sudden and blocked him there, otherwise Zheng Hongkui would have run away long ago.

The shocking sound of the Hongyi cannon made people's hearts tremble uncontrollably. At this time, the people of the Ming Dynasty were already scattered. No one doubted that this was the last night of this dynasty.

The small sedan chair creaked and creaked, and the two servants carried it muffled, without even thinking about saying a word. Walking in the luxurious and spacious stone city where the rich and powerful lived, only the sound of footsteps was made. The nightlife here on weekdays It is second only to the Qinhuai River Night Market, but now, it is as dead as a ghost, and the mansions that are usually closed are now open, and every house is like a thief, messy garbage, objects Dragging all over the place, there are still half-broken paper lanterns whistling.

"My lord, the empty house!"

Once again, the bearer who carried the sedan chair in front turned his head and reported disheartenedly.

His fingers were trembling a little, he leaned on the sedan door and got down tremblingly, looked up and saw that the building was empty!The two large signboards with red lacquer characters in Gaofu were even crooked. Looking at the scene in front of him, Qian Qianyi couldn't help shaking his body.

A few days ago, I was sick and waited at home, but today was fine, even Gao Hongtu fled.

The Zhang family was having a funeral, and the family members told Zhang Shenyan that he died of a gangrene attack on his back, but Qian Qianyi knew that Zhang Shenyan deliberately refused to take medicine and died on a hunger strike. He did not want to be a minister of subjugation.

Gao Hongtu escaped, Lu Daqi also escaped, and Jiang Yueguang, Liu Zongzhou, Huang Zongxi, Fang Kezhuang, etc. all escaped. I don't know if it was Qian Qianyi's bad luck. The houses he visited were all visited by people. Lou Kong, the heads of the six cabinet ministries out of ten out of ten, let him even find someone to discuss how to deal with the current situation.

Facing the catastrophe, Qian Qianyi's heart was deeply permeated by the desolation of the doomsday when the building was about to collapse. At this time, he also developed a deep contempt for these leaders of Donglin who were as famous as himself. They couldn't even die for their country. The clear flow of fart?Starving to death is a small matter, but injustice is a major matter. These bastards who abandoned their country and fled are not even as good as the Beiqu prostitutes on the Qinhuai River!
"Master, the palace is still lit, do you want to go?"

"Forget it, go back home!"

Qian Qianyi waved his hands disheartened. The reason why Wang Duo left every time was probably that he had reported to surrender to the Qing Dynasty and was thinking of being a second minister. A few days ago, the old minister of the Ministry of Rites, who was known as etiquette articles, had already revealed himself to the public. In terms of tone, there are Zhao Zhilong and others who have similar thoughts with him.

They are not the Donglin Party, nor are they the leaders of the Qingliu. Talking to them is at best a surrender, but who are you?The leader of Confucian scholars who are admired by scholars all over the world!How can you get along with them?
However, what should I do?

Qian's mansion is one of the few houses in Stone City with lights on. Because of Song Qingshu, Qian Qianyi did not bring his family with him when he came to Yingtian this time to serve as an official. At this time, these maids and servants were also packing up their clothes and saluting. Seeing Qian Qianyi coming back, the old servant Qian Zhong who was the leader hurried up and bowed.

"Master, it's almost done, let's go out of the city too!"

"You guys go out first! Master, I want to be quiet! By the way, you must bring my black box of poems with you!"

Qian's mansion was a big mansion, so he waved all the servants out, and Qian Qianyi came to the backyard alone, where the deep pond echoed the white light of the moon.

This was originally the residence of a servant. The servant must not be a clean official. A large pond was built with beautiful scenery and green water. But I heard that the pond is very deep. People have drowned before. It should be easy to destroy yourself, right?

He Lu Daqi, Gao Hongtu, and Jiang Riguang can leave, but he himself cannot. He Qian Qianyi is the leader of Donglin!He is the immortal of Mount Yu who is admired by all scholars in the south of the Yangtze River!When the capital fell, Li Banghua dared to commit suicide and die for the country. As the spiritual symbol of Jiangnan scholars, how could he survive when the country was so subjugated?Isn't this slapping Mr. Mu Zhai in the face?

But, is he really going to die?
I entrusted all the Jueming Poems to the old servant, but when he actually stood by the pond, Qian Qianyi's calves started to tremble again. For a moment, all the beautiful life of pastoral poetry in the past came to mind again, stepping on The soft mud circled around several times, but Qian Qianyi still didn't muster up the courage to jump off.

ding dong~

Suddenly two pleasant chords frightened him, and he looked over tremblingly. The Huxin Pavilion in the middle of the pond unexpectedly lit up at some point, and immediately the sound of the zither sounded like flowing water, ding ding dong dong, and the candles Under the light, Qian Qianyi's whole body trembled as he watched the slender figure, and walked towards the Huxin Pavilion step by step in disbelief.

"Yes! Yes! Is that you? It's really you!"

Pulling open the curtain abruptly, Qian Qianyi shouted in disbelief, since he gained power, he tried his best to find out where Song Qingshu hid Liu Rushi. Not being able to reach Liu Rushi's heart, it was so hard to destroy it. He never thought that at such a juncture, he would see her again!
The ethereal piano sound also stopped abruptly. She was wearing a Confucian long gown, her long hair was tied behind her, her face was like a crown jade, and her feminine charm was mixed with a masculine heroism. Was it Liu Rushi or who?But at this moment, Young Master Jiangnan Yu's heroic spirit had also dropped to the lowest point, with tears in his eyes, he suddenly grabbed Qian Qianyi's hand, and Liu Rushi nodded excitedly.

"Qian Weng, it's me, it's Rushi! Rushi is back!"

"Good, good! Very good!"

With his mouth trembling and unable to speak, Qian Qianyi nodded excitedly, and Qian Qianyi, who couldn't control himself, sat down slowly by the side of the pavilion with Liu Rushi's support.

At the level of the two of them, silence is better than sound at this time, thousands of words have turned into silence, and some are just interdependent.

It's a pity that the reality is always cruel. Just when the two were leaning on each other, the old servant Qian Zhong's urgent urging sound came from the door.

"Master, it's not good, the troops of the chief soldier Zheng Hongkui have also collapsed, and the rout soldiers set fire to looting in Beicheng. Master, if you don't leave, it will be too late!!!"

These words finally woke up the Qiangu couple who were cuddling together, and finally pulled their heads out. Liu Rushi looked at Qian Qianyi with her affectionate eyes very firmly.

"Husband! In the face of the country's crisis, my concubine expects that my husband will not live. I will die to show my will and die for the country! I am not talented, and I came from a humble background. Mengdong Weng favored me. I am really lucky in my life! This concubine is here to find a husband." Weng, go to hell with my husband! I hope my husband will not give up!"

Being able to die with a man, this woman's love is deep in her bones, but Qian Qianyi couldn't help trembling all over because of her words of hell, and the strong nostalgia hit his heart violently again .

"What's wrong? Husband!"

Obviously seeing that Qian Qianyi's face was not right, Liu Rushi supported his arm with concern, seeing Liu Rushi's tender eyes, quickly hid that timidity deeply, supported the pillar, Qian Qianyi He gritted his teeth and stood up abruptly.

"It's okay, let's go!"

Once again, the two supported each other to the edge of the pond full of soft mud. Looking down at the green water, Qian Qianyi obviously felt dizzy again. He couldn't help it, and he took another half step back.Facing the pond, Liu Rushi clasped his hands solemnly and full of anticipation, blushing like God praying.

"Liu Yin, a believer, returns to Jiuquan with her husband, Mr. Qian, to sacrifice my ancestors of the Ming Dynasty! Yuantian bless you, and serve my husband in the next life to repay your love in this life!"

"Let's come!"

Holding Qian Qianyi's hand, Liu Rushi was about to rush towards the pond, who knew that suddenly Qian Qianyi seemed to have been electrocuted, and suddenly shook her hand away, but Liu Rushi staggered and almost fell After entering, an embroidered shoe sank deeply into the mud, and Liu Rushi turned her head in shock.

"Husband, what's the matter?"

"Etc., etc!"

The dizziness reached the extreme, Qian Qianyi felt his head was buzzing, as if he was afraid of falling, he squatted down trembling, and Liu Rushi shouted eagerly.

"Husband, you are Mr. Mu Zhai. As the prime minister, you are deeply favored by the country. How can you shrink back and be weak when the country is so subjugated?"

"Let me be quiet! Let me be quiet!"

Tried to stand up again, under Liu Rushi's expectant eyes, Qian Qianyi walked to the water's edge again, but before Liu Rushi took his hand, the old man bent down and dipped his hand in the water again, Immediately, he retracted again like an electric shock.

This time, he didn't come down either.

"The water is too cold! The water is too cold! I can't jump! I can't dance!"

Shaking his pale face, Qian Qianyi staggered back and even fell a buttock, then got up at a speed that didn't match his age, shook his head and yelled again and again, turned around and fled to the front hall.

"My lord! Husband! My lord!"

From behind, Liu Rushi screamed in amazement, until Qian Qianyi's back completely disappeared from sight, and finally, the original tenderness disappeared completely like water, and an unprecedented contempt emerged in the eyes of this talented woman from Jiangnan.

"hypocrite!"

"Miss, do you still want to dance?"

Just when Liu Rushi hysterically tore off the necklace from his chest and threw it against the wall, a cold voice suddenly sounded from behind.

Squatting in the corner of the yard and watching the whole scene, in the darkness, a simple but indifferent face slowly came out of the shadows, Han Dahu, the head of the union of Longjiang Shipyard and Yingtian Textile Factory, held his arms indifferently, There was a hint of ridicule in his words.

All passion dissipated, and Liu Rushi became almost as indifferent as him.

"Shuai Song is right! I, Liu Yin, was blind and saw the wrong person!"

"The commander-in-chief still has tasks, we can't delay, let's go!"

Wrapped in a black cloak like Han Dahu, silent, the two of them disappeared into the darkness as if they had never appeared before.

"Yes! Yes!"

Amidst the shouts of the old man, a dozen torches shook and ran back to the back garden...

(End of this chapter)