Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 106 Strange Woman, Discussing the Current Situation
In the past few days, the Qing army has been hunting and arresting the city, and there are nearly a thousand people who are imprisoned every day. Among them, anyone who has anything to do with Jinyiwei is immediately pushed to the Caishikou, beheaded with knives and axes, and the entire street is stained. Into scarlet color.

The ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, which was full of vitality, economic prosperity and enlightenment in the past, is now shrouded in layers of terror, bloody and barbaric, making the people in the city panic all day long.

Qian Qianyi walked around the city, and the whole city was full of depressing tension. The hundreds of freshly beheaded heads hanging from the city gate, and the Qing soldiers everywhere on the street made him terrified.

When Qian Qianyi returned to the mansion, he didn't see Liu Rushi, so he thought that Liu Rushi had already rested, so he quietly went to the wing to look for Wang Yan alone.

He walked all the way through the corridor and the strange rocks in the fish pond, thinking about what to say in his mind, but when he was about to approach the room where Wang Yan lived, there was a sound of discussion inside, which came out.

"Fang today, the Qing court forced North Korea to become a vassal, surrendered the Mongolian tribes, and annexed the north of the Yangtze River in the Ming Dynasty, as well as a large area of ​​​​South Zhili. The soldiers have all fallen, and the situation is much weaker than that of the Southern Song Dynasty! The Qing court has an army of nearly 80, and they are all veterans. The court is located in Zhejiang, facing the peak of the Qing army. With tens of thousands of elites, can there be a strategy to save the country and survive, if so, I am willing to listen to you!"

Liu Rushi has a heroic spirit and has a family and country in his heart. He used to associate with famous people like Chen Zilong, but now that Wang Yan is hiding in her house, she naturally wants to have a chat with him.

Inside the house, Wang Yan saw Liu Rushi dressed in men's clothing, a blessing scarf and Taoist uniform, with a heroic air, talking out of frame, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, if this woman is a man, Daming would have a stone pillar.

"My lady has a clear insight into the affairs of the world, which is better than many ministers! I admire it!" Wang Yan first praised, and then thought: "The defeat of Nanjing began with the strategy of uniting the captives and suppressing the invaders! The current imperial court In Zhejiang Province, the biggest disadvantage is that the five major feudal towns have disappeared in smoke, and the court has lost all its field troops, and there are no elite soldiers to contend with the Qing army. If the court wants to be stable, it needs at least 20 capable soldiers. The army is gone, the guards in various places have been abandoned, and the newly recruited soldiers can't fight without drills, and there are only a handful of people the court can rely on!"

Liu Rushi frowned slightly when he heard Wang Yan's words, "From this point of view, what the imperial court needs most is time! If there is enough time, Zhejiang Province is rich enough to recruit hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and it will be possible to train for another year. Stabilize the situation, Xu Tu recovered, but the Qing court could not give the imperial court a chance to breathe, and if they decided to go south soon, the imperial court might not be able to deal with it! Now that Lord Hou has insight into the fundamentals, does he have a plan to save the country?"

Azige's army stationed in Anqing made Wang Yan suddenly feel like a sword hanging from the sky, like a light on his back, making him restless. Now Liu Ru is a girl, and he knows that the Qing soldiers will break the contract and go south. As a general, where can he be? I still don't understand that the situation is so critical that it is urgent.

Wang Yan nodded and said: "I have thought about it recently, and I have come up with a plan, but it is not perfect. I just say it today, so that I can complete it, or I can turn the tide."

Liu Rushi asked curiously: "What is the strategy of Master Hou? Although I am a woman, I am willing to be a counselor for Master Hou."

Wang Yansui said: "This policy is exactly the opposite of the national policy implemented in Nanjing. It is said to be united against the Qing Dynasty!"

"Lian Shun against the Qing Dynasty?" Liu Rushi's eyes lit up.

"I heard recently that Li Chuang has died, the Dashun regime has collapsed, and the rest of the troops have not established a new leader, so there is a great possibility to recruit and surrender!" Wang Yan will express his thoughts in his mind: "The Shun army has fought against the Qing soldiers for a long time. , although they have been repeatedly defeated, there are still more than [-] soldiers in battle. If the imperial court has such soldiers and horses, it will be able to compete with the Qing army immediately!"

Li Zicheng became the Emperor of Dashun and was on par with the Son of Heaven, so it was naturally impossible for Da Ming to appease him, but now that Li Zicheng died, the Dashun regime fell apart, and he had changed from an orthodox dynasty to a traitor again. Things become possible!

Qian Qianyi stopped outside the house and heard that Wang Yan was chatting with his wife, but he felt uncomfortable.

He originally wanted to persuade Wang Yan to surrender to the Qing court behind Liu Rushi's back, so that he would not have to worry about harboring Wang Yan all day long, and he would get great merit if he was accused, but at this time he heard that the two were talking about fighting against each other. The matter of the Qing Dynasty did not take him, a senior member of the Qing Dynasty, into his heart at all. Without holding back for a moment, he walked into the room and said: "The late Emperor died at the hands of a thief. Pursuing the policy of seeking peace may not use Shi Heng's words."

Qian Qianyi is a very complicated character. He cannot be regarded as a loyal minister of Ming Dynasty, but he does not want to serve the Qing court wholeheartedly. Zhezhong chooses the master to support and intends to revive."

This shows that when Qian Qianyi was surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he still hoped for the revival of the Ming Dynasty in his heart. In another period of history, Qian Qianyi also risked his own life in his later years to engage in anti-Qing cause.

It would be even more inappropriate to say that Qian Qianyi was loyal and loyal. Let’s not say that he was the first to lower the flag, but that after he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he not only presented gifts to Duoduo, but also personally wrote letters to persuade the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. It was Qian Qianyi who made Ruan Dacheng surrender to the Qing court because of Qian Qianyi's gossip. ("Knowledge Records" records that Ruan Dacheng's descent to the Qing Dynasty was recommended by Feng Quan, but it was actually operated by Qian Qianyi.)
When Donglin and Ruan Dacheng were in the Hongguang Dynasty, the fight was so fierce that Qian Qianyi was able to write a letter to Feng Quan to appease Ruan Dacheng, which shows that although he cherishes his homeland, he has no bottom line in doing things.

During the conversation between Wang Yan and Liu Rushi, when he saw Qian Qianyi entering the room with a basin of cold water, his face changed slightly, but what he said was true, so Wang Yan couldn't refute it, and he couldn't help feeling helpless in his heart.

At this time Wang Yan stood up, bowed his hands slightly, it was a salute, Liu Rushi also saluted, and then asked: "My husband is running around in the city, but is there a plan to send the Marquis out of the city?"

Hearing this, Qian Qianyi couldn't help feeling embarrassed. He originally meant to talk about surrendering Wang Yan, but now he couldn't talk about surrendering to the Qing court in front of Liu Rushi, so he could only shake his head and say, "The wind is very tight." , the Qing soldiers searched and arrested in the city wantonly, beheading and killing hundreds of people, there is no way out!"

When Wang Yan heard this, he couldn't help feeling tense, "My general Liu Shun, King Yiwei's Baihu Wang Zhilong, and Mr. Fushe Hou, who sacrificed their lives to protect me, do you know if Mr. Muzhai has any other news?"

"Hou Fangyu was imprisoned and tortured by the Qing soldiers, but insisted on parting from Shiheng outside the city. Tulai seems to have believed his words, and put him in prison at the time, so as not to worry about his life." Qian Qianyi said : "As for Liu Shun and Wang Zhilong, I haven't heard the news yet!"

When Liu Rushi heard the words, he couldn't help frowning slightly, "Since Tulai already believed what Mr. Hou said, why did he still go to war in the city?"

"Firstly, to eliminate the spies that Jin Yiwei left behind in Nanjing; secondly, to collect money! Thirdly, to prevent Shi Heng from being in the city. In short, it will be profitable to search for it!" Qian Qianyi explained. road.

There is another chapter tonight, which will be published at about nine o'clock, to make up for yesterday's.

(End of this chapter)