Chapter Twenty-Six: Return to Beijing

Speaking of this, Shuyun stopped. Then with his head down, his fingers slowly tapping on the armrest of the chair, thinking about what he was going to say next. The crowd didn't rush to ask, and the room fell into a brief silence.

It took a long time for Shuyun to raise her head. He slowly spoke: "Two grandfathers, uncles. When it comes to the safety and security of our two families and more than 50 people, we can't just make a hasty decision based on speculation and empty verbal discussions. I think it's up to me to go to Shaanxi to investigate first, especially how to get from Weinan to Yuncheng, and I must investigate it on the spot. Then we will discuss the countermeasures. ”

After Shuyun finished speaking, the people in the room, except for Old Man Xu, all looked at Shuyun in surprise. Old Man Lu immediately waved his hand: "No, this can't work, how can you let a girl's family do such a dangerous thing for us, let's let Ping'er go." ”

Shuyun shook her head and said: "Let's go, all the uncles and brothers are men, now Wu Sangui's rebels are recruiting people and strong men, if they are accidentally arrested, don't talk about delays, they will die if they don't get it right." I'm so small that I'll be dressed as a little beggar and won't attract attention. It's safer. Besides, my skills are not bad, and I will be fine, don't worry. ”

After Shuyun finished speaking, Chen Ce spoke: "Let me accompany you on a trip." ”

Shuyun still shook her head and said, "Mr. Chen, you better stay and protect grandpa and them for me." Or I'm going alone, that's much more hidden, and the two of them are a little bigger in the end. This time it's not like when we came, it's just the two of us, it doesn't matter whatever. Now that the safety of so many people is at stake, it is necessary to be more careful. ”

Then Shuyun turned his head to Old Man Xu and said, "Grandpa, you know the skills of a Daoist disciple, I was only eight years old back then, and I was able to travel far and wide." Now that this is a little bit of a problem, I'll take care of it. Besides, as you know, no one is more suitable for this trip than me. In addition, this trip is not only to investigate the form and topography of Shaanxi, but it is best to find a suitable temporary foothold close to the border of Shanxi, and even if you can't cross the Yellow River immediately, after arriving in Shanxi, it is better to hide nearby and wait for the right time. ”

After Shuyun finished speaking, Old Man Xu did not speak immediately, and everyone looked at him, waiting for the old man's decision.

After a long time, the old man looked at Shuyun and said, "Yunyun, are you really sure?" It's really not good, even if we all go to Qinghai and suffer a few years of sin, grandpa doesn't want you to be in danger. ”

Shuyun looked at the old man with a serious and firm face and said, "Grandpa, you know the truth, and if you are not sure, you will never try it." Don't worry, I'm pretty sure about this time. ”

The old man stroked his beard and looked at Shuyun for a long time, before slowly nodding his head: "Okay, grandpa believes in you, but be careful in everything, don't force it." ”

After Grandpa Xu finished speaking, the other people in the room looked at him incredulously. And Old Man Lu immediately objected.

When Old Man Xu saw everyone like this, he waved his hand unhurriedly and said, "I believe in this apprentice." ”

Hearing the old man's words, everyone was stunned. For Old Man Xu's orders, everyone still obeyed. Since the old man has said everything about this, everyone can only nod and agree with suspicion and worry.

Early the next morning, Shuyun rejected everyone's offer to send someone to escort her to Zigong, dressed as a beggar, pretended to be a boy, and went on the road alone.

Relying on the cover of space, he went all the way to Weinan. Weinan is the gateway to Guanzhong in Shaanxi, and even in the early years of the Qing Dynasty, it was very prosperous. Although the city is overshadowed by the war, the streets are still full of people and shouting.

Shuyun traveled all the way and found that the form was much better than expected, the army of the imperial court and Wang Fuchen were facing off on the front line of Longnan, and most of Shaanxi, including Xi'an and Weinan, were still in the hands of the imperial court. It was different from what Shuyun originally knew, so the salt ship that Shuyun took did not leave Sichuan. Shuyun also relied on the help of space to get to Shaanxi smoothly. Moreover, in terms of the war situation, the imperial court also began to gradually reverse the unfavorable situation.

Therefore, the original plan was to be changed, and now as long as you cross the Jialing River in Mianyang, you can reach Hanzhong and enter the area controlled by the imperial court.

Shuyun traveled all the way, observed it closely, and had a more intuitive and specific understanding of the situation of the imperial court and the rebels. In the past, the form was only judged through the records in the book, but after all, most of them were compiled by later generations based on historical materials, and it is inevitable that there will be imprecision and deviations. So Shuyun originally thought that Wang Fuchen controlled the entire Shaanxi and Gansu regions, but now it seems that this is not the case at all. Fortunately, he insisted on this trip, otherwise, rash action would make the Xu and Lu families fall into passivity.

So Shuyun did not rush to turn around and go to Hanzhong and Mianyang, but came all the way to Weinan.

When Shuyun arrived in Hanzhong, he found that the imperial court and the rebels were not many troops stationed here because of the natural dangers of Bashan and Qinling in Hanzhong. The soldiers on both sides of the Jialing River also regularly inspect the riverbank, basically every other hour, there will be a team of people patrolling along the riverbank. In this case, it is still possible to find a relatively narrow section of the river with a relatively gentle flow during the interval between the rebel patrols.

Shuyun hid in the space again and observed it repeatedly for three days. Wait until you have everything right. In the nearby mountain hideaway, I was very lucky to find two houses of hunters in the mountains, as a temporary foothold for everyone. It looked like it hadn't been inhabited for a while, and the room was covered in dust. Shuyun was afraid that she would not be able to rely on it, so she hid near the house and observed for two days to make sure that no one would come. before leaving for Yibin.

After returning to Rumeji Temple, I met the worried people. Shuyun told everyone in detail what she had observed and learned over the past few days. Everyone is also lamenting the closure of the news, thanks to Shuyun for this trip, otherwise if you miss the opportunity, you may still be in danger.

Everyone deliberated carefully again and determined the detailed plan for this trip.

The next day, Chen Ce and Lu Ping took the money and went to Zigong to find the shipowner Lin Wazi. Just in case, Shuyun and Xu and Lu hurried to forge everyone's identity certificates.

Things went smoothly, and Lu Ping came back after only two days. They have successfully bought off Lin Wazi.

In the 14th year of Kangxi (1675 AD), October 25. Lu Ping and Xu Ziqing, as representatives of the two families, and Chen Ce because of his good skills, can protect the two families who arrived in Mianyang first, and help deal with and deal with some possible emergencies, so the three of them, under the leadership of Shuyun, as the first batch of people to go to Mianyang to fight the front station, hid on Lin Wazi's salt ship, and arrived in Mianyang smoothly all the way, and lived in the house arranged by Shuyun in advance.

Shuyun arranged several people, and immediately set off with Lin Wazi's ship to return to Zigong, and when they arrived at Zigong Wharf, Lu An was already waiting there with the only Fang housekeeper of the Xu family who had not been dismissed. Shuyun asked them to follow Lin Wazi and spy on him nearby. asked Lin Wazi to find Chen Fugui, another ship owner who had a good relationship with him, and bribed him and asked him to help transport the two families together.

In this way, it took nearly four months to reach Mianyang. Shuyun spent a lot of money and bought Lin Wazi's salt ship. Since then, Shuyun's savings have also been spent.

The next step was to find a way to cross the Jialing River and go to Hanzhong, which was controlled by the imperial court.

On April 2, the fifteenth year of Kangxi (1676 AD), this rebellion has lasted for nearly three years since November 21, the twelfth year of Kangxi, when Wu Sangui raised an army against the Qing Dynasty. As the war has widened and deepened, many places have been devastated, and many people have been displaced. In today's war, the imperial court has gradually gained the upper hand.

It was in this situation that Xu Ziqing, Lu Ping and Chen Ce still stood in front, taking advantage of the night, during the gap between the rebels' change of guard, the three of them crossed the Jialing River and entered Hanzhong with a letter of help written by Old Man Xu to the imperial court. And successfully won the trust and help of the Hanzhong guard general Heheri.

Subsequently, the Xu and Lu families used this method to cross the Jialing River safely and smuggle to Hanzhong.

In Hanzhong City, a short break was made. Then, under Heheri's arrangement, the group set off for the capital. It's just that after the joint discussion of the two old men, Xu Ziqing, Lu Ping, and Lu An did not go to the capital with everyone, but stayed in Hanzhong as a military doctor to help treat the wounded of the imperial court who retreated from the front.

Along the way, Shuyun adopted 6 orphans, 4 men and 2 girls, who had lost their families due to the war and wandered around. There is also a couple with a pair of children of intellectual age. The husband Qian Afu is 28 years old, and his wife Qian Liu is 26 years old. The two fled from Shaanxi to Shanxi, because their son Puppy was sick on the road, and the couple were desperate and wanted to sell themselves as slaves, but they were rescued by Shuyun who was passing by, and since then they have followed Shuyun all the way to the capital.

July 16 of the fifteenth year of Kangxi (1676 AD). Shuyun and his entourage arrived in the capital smoothly.

The high front door building, after several years of wind and rain, is still so heroic and upright.

Shuyun and Chen Ce took ten people along the way and temporarily stayed at Old Man Xu's house. Shuyun then asked Chen Ce to help sell some gems for 500 taels of gold.

Then Shuyun asked Chen Ce to accompany him to Xiaotangshan for an inspection. Because Shuyun wants to settle down there in the future. At this time, the imperial court has not paid attention to this area, and the Kangxi Emperor has not yet built a palace here. It's just that in the position of Shanghaolu, there are several Zhuangzi who are subordinate to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the powerful.

Shuyun took the opportunity to ask Chen Ce for help, and bought a hill with two excellent hot springs on the edge of Xiaotang Mountain, close to the capital, and 200 acres of land near the hill. A total of 2,000 taels of silver were spent. In fact, there are many places that are better than this hill, but Shuyun, as a powerless woman, does not dare to occupy it at all. It's not that Shuyun doesn't want to buy more land and mountains with hot springs, but in the future, the emperor will come here to build a palace, and the magnates will also come here to enclose land. Even if he buys it now, Shuyun will not necessarily keep these by then, but will cause others to covet it.

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