"If the Su family had Chongming, it was like the Zhejiang family had Zhoushan, and they were all alone and stood alone..."

As stated in the title book of the Qing Dynasty War Ministry, Chongming had a very good geographical location. It was a natural base for the Ming army, which had the advantage of the navy. It was convenient to attack the north and south of the Yangtze River from here. Only by occupying Chongming City can this base be stabilized.

In fact, in the original history, Zhang Mingzhen and Zhang Huangyan siege Chongming for eight months since August of the seventh year of the Yongli period. During this period, anti-Qing people led by Qian Qianyi invested in the formation of a large number of rebel troops, including Yao Zhizhuo's troops, to assist in the attack, in order to turn Chongming Island into another Zhoushan.

In early November, outside Hongdou Villa, Yao Zhizhuo returned to Jiangnan from Guizhou. The first stop was to rush here to inform Qian Qianyi of the general backstage of the southeast anti-Qing person, so as to better plan the anti-Qing movement. However, outside Hongdou Villa, there were more simple tea shops, and there were some men nearby, some selling small commodities, while others simply lie in the shade to enjoy the cool air. There were only one thing that was connected, but these people were watching the passers-by looking sideways.

After sneaking around thousands of miles, Yao Zhizhuo was a bold and meticulous person. Now that he saw such a situation, how could he not know the meaning? So he continued to walk in the distance without knocking on the side door of the Qian family. He looked like a farmer passing by here.

It was not until late at night that it was time to observe now that it was confirmed that those who were surveillance were mostly gone. Yao Zhizhuo came to the high wall of the Qian family and flipped into the Qian family in a few seconds.

Hongdou Villa covers a considerable area, but Yao Zhizhuo has come many times and is quite familiar with the internal layout. Through the corridor, he easily avoided several waves of maids and servants. Soon he came to the courtyard where Qian Qianyi and Liu Rushi lived.

"Dong, dun, dun."

The sound of knocking on the door came, and Qian Qianyi and Liu Rushi, who had already fallen asleep, immediately woke up from it. Liu Rushi had already slept very lightly on weekdays, while Qian Qianyi's sleep was a little uncomfortable because of the recent wind in Jiangnan.

Liu Rushi got up from the bed, opened the door and saw that it was Yao Zhizhuo, so he hurriedly let him in. Qian Qianyi was shocked.

"Zi Ke, how did you come here? Did you see the spies outside?"

Fortunately, the maids who served on weekdays were already rushed to the side room because Qian Qianyi had poor sleep. Otherwise, Yao Zhizhuo would have been discovered here, but the spies outside were definitely not good roles.

Qian Qianyi was still paying attention to whether Yao Zhizhuo was discovered by the spies from the Qing Dynasty, but Liu Rushi asked bluntly: "Can a big thing be accomplished?"

Knowing that Liu Rushi was not an ordinary woman, it could even be said to be Qian Qianyi's most important assistant to the Qing Dynasty. After this question, Yao Zhizhuo nodded to Liu Rushi first, and then said to Qian Qianyi: "Mu Weng, I'm sure that those spies are gone before climbing over the wall from the west."

"It's okay, it's okay." Qian Qianyi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after hearing this. "I know the methods of Zi Ke, and I think I will not be noticed by the Tartars."

Seeing that Qian Qianyi was still paying attention to these things that had already happened, Liu Rushi was quite anxious, but he also knew the temperament of her husband, so he had to force himself to get some snacks and tea. Fortunately, Yao Zhizhuo did not let her wait for too long. After explaining to Qian Qianyi, he began to mention the details of his trip to Guizhou.

Since the beginning of the year, he went up the Yangtze River, entered Guizhou through Huguang, arrived at Guiyang Qinwang Mansion, and visited Emperor Yongli, and then returned to Jiangnan. After the experience along the way, Yao Zhizhuo told him, and after he finished speaking, he was stuffy with tea, but he felt thirsty, but fortunately Liu Rushi poured another cup and felt more comfortable.

"Okay, since Your Highness of Qin has agreed to this matter, he will join forces with the power of King Qin, Marquis of Anyuan and Damu, and he will definitely be able to fight and return to half of the south of the Yangtze River."

The three rounds of the cherry plate are Qian Qianyi's most grand layout in his life. Once he thought of instigating three hundred thousand troops to sweep the south of the Yangtze River with a white body, Qian Qianyi was so excited that he couldn't help himself. His face was far better than usual, and he was so energetic.

Liu Rushi was also very happy about this. He could recover Nanjing one day earlier and Qian Qianyi could wash away his previous infamy one day earlier. This is the most concerned thing for a wife. On the other hand, anti-Qing Dynasty was originally her opinion. Seeing that Qian Qianyi could face all this with weakness and courage, Liu Rushi's eyes contained tears.

But compared to this couple, although Yao Zhizhuo was happy, he still had a hidden worry in his heart. There was money here. Liu and the others were so excited, but he could only pour this basin of cold water on it to make it boring.

"Mu Weng, after going to Guizhou, the Qin Palace was magnificent and comparable to the imperial palace. The place where the emperor lives was just the yamen of the Qianhu House of Anlong. It was a simple and dilapidated place. I am afraid that even the stables of the Qin Palace were not as good as those of the Qin Palace."

Hearing this, Qian Qianyi and Liu Rushi couldn't help but accept the excitement. They did not understand what Yao Zhizhuo meant. His Highness, the King of Qin, was the remnant of the rebel Zhang Xianzhong. It is said that the matter of enthroning Qin was also disrespectful. Now, he treated the Emperor Ming like this, and his intention to be unofficial was obvious. I was afraid that he would recover Jiangnan, which would accelerate the demise of the Ming Dynasty.

"I have considered this matter for a long time. Although the Qin army was the main force, it would not be easy without the cooperation of Anyuan Hou and Damu. Now Qin Fan is incompatible with the King of Xining, Damu is my disciple, and Chen Hou is also a little bit weak. If this person dares to act as an offender, I will only write a letter, Fujian Zhoushi entered the Yangtze River to block waterway traffic, Zhejiang iron armor entered Jiangxi to cut off its retreat, and the two families can crush it to level it. Moreover, there is the King of Xining, who will collect Yun, Gui, Guangxi and Huguang, and Sun Kewang is only dead."

With the heroic guidance of Ganyun, Qian Qianyi seemed to have returned to that time. His Royal Highness, who was born as a bandit, looked down on His Highness, who was a bandit, in his words, seemed to be all the forces in the world, following his baton.

"But, the Tartars are now in a great situation, so it's better not to fight. At that time, Nanjing will be recovered, and all three families will be there, and I will always try to make them work together to drive the Tartars out of our Ming Dynasty."

Yao Zhizhuo is not a master of military strategy with great strategic vision. Now Qian Qianyi's third game of the chessboard can be recognized by the Qin Fan Sun Kewang, Anyuan Hou Chen Wen and Zhang Guogong Zhu Chenggong, which is an excellent solution. Now seeing that Qian Qianyi's remedy plan after Sun Kewang was denied was already decided, he immediately calmed down and after eating some snacks, Liu Rushi arranged a rest in a room. However, Qian Qianyi became a little worried after Yao Zhizhuo left the door.

"Muzhai, what's wrong?"

Looking at Liu Rushi's concern, Qian Qianyi couldn't help but put what he thought into his mouth: "Sun Kewang has done so much, and Chen Wen is not a good role, I'm afraid he may not try his best to cooperate. Alas, it's a pity that the Tartars are watching me tightly because of the Tongzhe case. Otherwise, I would always try to convince me if I go to Jinhua again."

"Isn't there any more Clay?"

Liu Rushi is more or less aware of the current situation. With the rise of the conflict between Manchu and Han and the North and South Party disputes within the Manchu and Qing court, it has turned into a party dispute between old Liaodong officials and officials from the north and the north. Qian Qianyi has deep interactions with many southern officials, and even he has obtained a lot of information through this relationship before. Now, the Tongzhe case has started, especially Wang Sheng, who claimed that Chen Wen had obtained information about the Qing army encirclement and suppression of Siming Mountain in Nanjing. Qian Qianyi's suspicion immediately became greater.

He used silver to manage his own affairs and cut off all contacts with those related to the Qing Dynasty. In addition, Qian Qianyi himself had a very famous literary reputation in Jiangnan and had a great influence. Now the war situation in the southeast was not conducive to the Qing army, so the local government was a little restrained, for fear of forcing the Southeast gentry to rebel and ruining the overall situation of suppression and pacification.

This was how Qian Qianyi could sit at home and avoid the storm during this period, but it was very difficult to set off again and go south. Not to mention anything else, only Liu Rushi knew that he was fighting against the Qing Dynasty, and even his son was kept in the dark. If he left here, he would not be able to hide it from others. It would be too dangerous for a person who had already become the focus of the Qing government.

"Zhu Lai is a smart person. I think he will not backfire when he goes to Jinhua."

The next day, Yao Zhizhuo and Qian Qianyi discussed it again, and only secretly left Hongdou Villa after nightfall. When he returned from Guizhou, Yao Zhizhuo's first stop was to meet Qian Qianyi. As soon as the matter was over, he would rush to Zhenjiang to meet He Wangsheng, the former head of the Ministry of War. The Yongli court appointed him as the Minister of War.

He Wangsheng was the son of He Shishou, the governor of Tianjin in Chongzhen. He was a Jinshi in the first year of Chongzhen and served as an official for many years. He was familiar with the remaining troops of the Yuyuan Army in Shandong to fight against the enemy. Wu Yonggong, an anti-Qing person, and others, connected with local gentry, Qing army and anti-Qing people, and was quite powerful in Nanjing and Zhenjiang.

Qian Qianyi's three-in-one Lu Ping game was the grand strategy of the Ming army in the southwest along the Yangtze River and converging with the Ming army in the southeast. However, when the plan was made, Chen Wenshang fought fiercely in Quzhou, and Zheng Chenggong had just recovered Zhangzhou. If Sun Kewang's army attacked and Zheng Chenggong's boat troops might be able to arrive, the Qing army would also be committed to defending the nearby areas. Then the real responsible persons in core areas such as Nanjing and Zhenjiang were He Wangsheng, Ping Yitong and others' rebels.

After Yao Zhizhuo left, Qian Qianyi asked his disciple Deng Qixi to find him and ask him to go to Jiangning according to the agreed method and notify Chen Wen of some matters.

Deng Qixi set off from Hongdou Villa and soon arrived at Baoen Temple outside Jubao Gate, Jiangning. This Baoen Temple was named by Zhu Di, the Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty. It is said that Zhu Di built it to commemorate his biological mother. It is unknown whether the fact is the case. However, after visiting a while, Deng Qixi left here and walked to a nearby bookstore called Tongyuan.

"The shopkeeper, the young actor wants to buy a copy of "Zhu Zi's Family Instructions" and ask for the official seal of the second year of the Tianqi period."

"If you go back to the prince, there are official seals, but not in the second year of Tianqi."

"Which year is there?"

"Five years of Apocalypse."

Hearing this, Deng Qixi hesitated for a while, and then said, "It's okay for the fifth year of the Apocalypse, but it's necessary to explain which yamen this book was printed in advance."

The Ming Dynasty printed books were divided into official and civilians. Official printing books were like the Imperial College, the Imperial College printed collections of classics, history, and the Imperial College printed almanacs. The Ministry of Rites was in charge of printing by local governments. In addition, the Censorate, Imperial Hospital, History Bureau, Ministry of War, Ministry of Works, Shuntian Prefecture and other yamen also had examples of printing books, and there were even special printing offices.

"There are people from Sili and Jingjingfang..."

Before he finished speaking, Deng Qixi refused flatly, and the reason was very simple, saying that he was afraid that the castrated man's hand would be dirty.

"This is the shop that has a copy printed by the Censorate. I just want to discuss with my boss to see if the boss is willing to give up."

"What's the problem? Please lead the way. I will go and share with your boss."

The owner of the bookstore is a scholar named Bai Jinghe, the youngest son of a gentry from another place. It is said that the business is just to have a living, so as to hone your knowledge and take the imperial examination. However, those who have read his articles know that if this guy wants to get a little fame, he will probably have to work hard for a few more years.

He asked the guy in the store to continue looking at the store, and the shopkeeper led Deng Qixi to the backyard.

"Knowing is to know it, not knowing it is to know it, that is to know it."

He shaking his head and chanted aloud at the Analects of Confucius holding it in his hand. The intelligence leader in Nanjing under Chen Wen looked like a nerd. At least to the eyes of others, if the shopkeeper had not been trying his best to maintain it, the nerd would have ruined the bookstore long ago.

The anti-Qing movement in the southeast is still in full swing. The threats from the Ming army, especially the Ming army in Zhejiang, day after day, the Qing Dynasty was not very interested in literary inquisitions, and the supervision of places like book shops was not very strict. Moreover, there was nothing to check in this book shop, and it was always in line with the rules and regulations, and the money for the members never missed. They never published anti-Qing books such as the Lu Liuliang Examination Papers that have been circulating in the public in recent months. Even the yamen runners in Jiangning were too lazy to come here to make trouble, which was just used as a cover.

The shopkeeper's guide had obviously had already met the code. Seeing this, Bai Jinghe introduced Deng Qixi into the study.

"I am here to come and tell me something."

The person who was entrusted by Deng Qixi must have received Qian Qianyi, and the only person who was informed was Chen Wen. Bai Jinghe had met this person when he was in Jinhua, so he naturally understood the tricks. The two of them whispered in the study for a while, and Deng Qixi took a copy of Zhu Zi’s family inscription printed in the fifth year of the Tianqi period and left Tongyuan Bookstore. As for the next connection, the code was changed to the "Book of Songs" engraved by the Imperial College in the 10th year of Chongzhen.

"Boss, this is a newly sent brush and inkstone."

I saw Deng Qixi away at noon. When the store was about to close in the afternoon, vendors from other places brought some brushes and inkstones. The shopkeeper learned that there was a She inkstone and a few wolf hairs inside, so he picked it out and took it into the backyard.

A moment later, Sheyan and wolf hair were randomly thrown on the table in the study, as if this was the case as soon as the shopkeeper entered the door. However, Bai Jinghe had a wax ball in his hand. After pinching it open, a note full of Suzhou code appeared in his hand.

"Beginning with the Three Kingdoms, come with the "Three Kingdoms" printed in the first year of the Tianqi period."

Facing the Suzhou code on the note, Bai Jinghe flipped over and over, putting each word on the paper, and after writing it, he burned it to death.

"My hometown wants us to try to rescue Governor Wang."

Hearing this, the shopkeeper couldn't help but look embarrassed. "I'm afraid this is not easy. The people from the fourth group went to check. Governor Wang's Tartars were staring at the outside and tight inside, which was quite difficult."
Chapter completed!