Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 111 Qi Confucian scholar, Zheng surnamed Damu
In Jinhua City, after Wang Yan and Xu Yanyan met, they did not stay in the city for too long. Instead, they left the city on the same day and rushed towards Wenzhou, hoping to join the soldiers and civilians of Yangzhou as soon as possible.

In order to facilitate the journey, Wang Yan spent more than half of the silver, hired a carriage, and hurried south.

On the Jiangnan trail, the three women sat inside the carriage, while Wang Yan, Su Kunsheng and the coachman sat outside the carriage, traveling southward in a bumpy ride, and they were several miles away from the city in a short time.

The carriage was galloping along the road, and Wang Yan was full of anxiety, but at this moment, there was a sudden sound of galloping horseshoes behind him, which immediately made Wang Yan's face turn cold.

Judging by the momentum, there were five or six cavalrymen, and they came from the north, so it was almost impossible for them to be the army of the Ming Dynasty. Wang Yanzhi's heart fell to the bottom of the valley immediately, and he quickly asked the coachman to urge the horses to go fast.

The coachman was also aware of the danger, and secretly regretted in his heart that he was motivated by money to take on such a long journey in this time of chaos.

At this time, although the coachman whipped his whip angrily, the horse was not a good horse, and there were six people sitting on the cart, how could they pass quickly behind Qingqi, and they were chased by the cavalry in a short time.

Seeing this, Wang Yan drew out his long sword for self-defense angrily, and stood in front of the curtain of the carriage door, trying to protect the three women in the carriage, but suddenly saw that the cavalry who caught up were not Qing soldiers, nor bandits, but a few monks in clothes young monk in robes.

These young monks were not very old, the most were about fifteen or sixteen years old, and they were riding horses and going around the carriage.

Originally holding the sword in his hand, Wang Yan, who was about to fight to the death, couldn't help being slightly taken aback when he saw the situation, but at the same time he couldn't help but heaved a long sigh of relief.

"General?" Before Wang Yan was stunned, another knight came to the carriage. He was dressed differently from the young monks. He was wearing a bunt and a straw hat, so he couldn't see his face clearly.

Hearing his call, Wang Yan couldn't help being startled, could it be an old man?So he quickly looked at it, but the knight had already got off his horse, walked quickly to the carriage, and knelt down in front of Wang Yan.

The man bowed suddenly to Wang Yan, and then took off the straw hat. Wang Yan looked at it, and his heart trembled immediately, "We are the sect! You are still alive! I thought you are no longer in Wusongkou!"

"Five thousand brothers, all died at the hands of the Qing army. The last general failed to protect General Li from escape, and lived alone. I am ashamed of the trust of the general!" Hu Weizong said with tears streaming down his face.

Seeing this, Wang Yan quickly put away his long sword, jumped out of the carriage, and helped him up, "Duoduo is powerful, with five thousand children, who died to protect the people, why do you blame yourself for the sect? Taizhen's death is also a I decided to let you wait for the seven-day bloody battle at Wusongkou. The responsibility lies with me, not you! I am very happy that the ancestor can return now. Don’t blame yourself, but you should revive your spirit and fight for those who died in the battle. Loyal soul, take revenge!"

At that moment, Wang Yan asked again about Hu Weizong's experience after the Great War at Wusongkou, and learned that he was driven to a dead end by the Qing soldiers and plunged into the water with the soldiers. And the good water skills he trained survived.

Because of his injuries, Hu Weizong has been hiding in Wusong to recuperate his injuries. When he recovered from his injuries, the soldiers and civilians of Yangzhou had already left Yuhang and headed south.

As for these young monks, they were disciples of Northern Shaolin that he met on his way to the south to find Wang Yan, and he had also studied under Shaolin, so they were regarded as fellow disciples, so they went south together.

At present, Wang Yan met with several young masters, and got their names Cai Dezhong, Fang Dahong, Hu Dedi, Ma Chaoxing and Li Shikaiye.

In the city of Quzhou, the king of Tang finished his meal and left with Zuo Maodi and the others. Suddenly, in the lobby, a young man dressed as a scholar called the fellow at the table: "Ma and Ruan are wronged by the country. Marquis Zhongyong came out of Zhejiang, and he is defeated today, if I see him, he will definitely kill the two thieves with his own hands."

For Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng, Tang Wang also secretly hated them, but they are the ministers of the country, even if he is the supervisor of the country, he can't kill them, but this young man's tone is so loud, which made Tang Wang secretly surprised.

Tang Wang, who was about to leave, sat down again and whispered to Su Guansheng who was beside him, and Su Guansheng got up and walked towards the young man.

Not long after, the young man followed Su Guansheng to the Tang king's table. Everyone looked at him and saw that he had an extraordinary appearance, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, and he was wearing a Confucian uniform scarf, all of which were of the highest grade. There was a piece of fine jade hanging on his waist. The word "Damu" is engraved on the jade pendant.

When the King of Tang and his ministers were looking at the young man in front of him, the young man was also observing the group of people. Before the King of Tang could speak, he suddenly saluted and said, "Zheng Sen, the student of Nanjing Imperial College, pays homage to His Royal Highness Tang Wang, and attends, gentlemen."

When Tang Wang heard the words, he couldn't help being shocked, and hurriedly asked him to excuse him, and said in surprise: "This king has never met you before, how do you know the identity of this king?"

"Most of the kings in Zhejiang surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, but His Royal Highness and the King of Lu did not surrender, and the King of Lu is said to have fled to Taizhou, and His Highness and his ministers went up the Qiantang by boat." Zheng Sen smiled slightly: "Today, Your Highness and the ministers Although the workers are wearing plain clothes, their temperament has not changed, and all the ministers and workers wear Confucian uniforms, and His Highness is surrounded by so many old Confucian scholars with extraordinary temperament, it is difficult for people to not know!"

When the king of Tang and his ministers heard about it, they couldn't help praising him secretly. This son is very insightful, it is not simple, and the ministers have worked hard to learn a lot of information, but this son knows so much, so the king of Tang can't help but doubt his identity.

At this time, Huang Mingjun, who was on the side, suddenly frowned, and then whispered in Tang Wang's ear, which made Tang Wang face a burst of awe, and when he looked at Zheng Sen again, he was already smiling: "I just thought that your name is taboo, and it is very embarrassing." It sounds familiar. It turns out that Mr. Zheng studied in the Imperial College for a year. In Nanjing, there is only Zheng Damu, the son of An Nanbo, who is said to be the only one talked about by Zheng Senzhi. This king looks at him now, and he is really extraordinary, and he will be a pillar of the imperial court in the future!"

The foundation of Tang Wang is shallow, Fujian Zheng Zhilong has a whole province of soldiers and horses, and a powerful navy, if he can be loyal to assist him, great things will be accomplished.

King Tang did not expect to meet Zheng Sen, the son of Zheng Zhilong, in Quzhou City. He was already amazed at Zheng Sen's extraordinaryness, and he valued him very much.

"Your Highness's absurd praise." Zheng Sen heard the words of the king of Tang, and he couldn't help saluting quickly: "Sen is only a Confucian scholar, so he can't be praised by His Highness, but Sen has heard of His Highness's sages for a long time. Now that the country is in crisis, it is the reason for heroes to rise up." At that time, with the great talent of His Royal Highness, when the Internet is raging, it will fall! Now Nanjing is lost first, Hangzhou is falling again, and both masters are captured by the Qing soldiers. The Ming Dynasty has no master. Sen is willing to retire and write to my father to welcome His Highness to Fuzhou Ascend to the throne, restore the country, fight against the Qing army, and reorganize our Ming Dynasty."

Zheng Sen was sent to Nanjing Guozijian by Zheng Zhilong to study, and worshiped Qian Qianyi as his teacher. He saw with his own eyes that the Hongguang court, which had been established for only one year, collapsed, and his teacher Qian Qianyi also surrendered to the Qing court. Zheng Sen was annoyed by this and followed his subordinates He fled to Hangzhou, but once again witnessed the overthrow of the imperial court.

Regarding the current crisis of Ming Dynasty, Zheng Sen felt very sad and indignant, so he often spoke of hating treacherous ministers and lamenting the current situation to the people around him.

(End of this chapter)