"The king of Qi is going south this time, and he has traveled thousands of miles from Anqing to Changzhou, and then from Changzhou to the south. If you are not hard-hearted, I am afraid that you will not be able to do this. Therefore, this time to go south, the time will not be long, and it will not be too urgent. If you don't have the real courage or have to go, it's not good for anyone to drag them south together. Shen Xin explained calmly.

Wang Mingshan didn't care about this, after listening to Shen Xin's explanation, he asked, "Then how do you know that I want to go with King Qi?" ”

"You haven't come to me for a while, we've known each other for so many years, I don't think you dare to go to see the person who King Qi has set up in this office. Then you came to me, probably because you want to go, but you don't dare to go. Shen Xin replied.

"What if I'm just coming to see you?" Wang Mingshan was a young man and said angrily.

Shen Xin nodded briskly, "Oh, I thought so at first. But looking at your watch, I can be sure that you are coming to see me, but in my heart I want to go but I dare not go. ”

Such refreshing and to the point made Wang Mingshan speechless, leaving home and running thousands of miles away, which was much beyond Wang Mingshan's imagination. Many merchants in Anqing have taken boats to the mouth of the Yangtze River, which is farther than Changzhou, to do business. But the path Wei Ze wanted to take was not so simple, he made it clear in his inscription that he must completely overthrow the Manchu Qing and establish a new imperial court.

It's going to be a long road, and following Weeser is the beginning, not the end. As a young man, Wang Mingshan is very, very interested in this. In fact, he had no concept of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the meaning of overthrowing the Manchu Qing Dynasty gave Wang Mingshan the feeling that he himself could rise to the top, completely get rid of the suffocating rules and cautions of being the eldest son and eldest grandson of the family, and say goodbye to the life of that lifeless family.

If you just look at Shen Xin's appearance, it seems that with just one sentence, he will get rid of such a life. Wang Mingshan felt envious from the bottom of his heart. And he knows his personality, no matter what he thinks in his heart, he will not follow Wei Ze to the south no matter what.

Time flies, two days pass in the blink of an eye. Wang Mingshan said that he was going to send Shen Xin. He arrived at the dock in the morning, only to see four large awning boats full of people. Judging from the clothing, a considerable number of these people are scholars, and most of them are not very old. Some of them are familiar with local civil servants as well as temporary workers. Some were dressed in short clothes, like workers.

At this time, I saw Shen Xin standing on the boat in a simple outfit, and when I saw Wang Mingshan arrive at the dock, Shen Xin beckoned to Wang Mingshan. Wang Mingshan hurriedly ran over and stood on the shore next to the boat.

"You're late, you're about to leave the boat!" Shen Xin smiled.

"I wasn't allowed to come out at home, so I finally found a chance to sneak out!" Wang Mingshan explained regretfully, and after speaking, he sighed heavily.

"Well......" Shen Xin scratched his chin and said, "Come here, stretch out your hand!" ”

Wang Mingshan stretched out his hand, Shen Xin pulled it hard, Wang Mingshan leaned forward, and seeing that he was about to step into the gap between the ship and the dock, he hurriedly took a step, crossed the gap, and jumped on the boat.

"What are you going to do here?" Wang Mingshan asked Shen Xin loudly.

Shen Xin ignored him either, but turned around and shouted to a person not far away, "Captain! There was another person who was going with us, and he was a student at our school. Give him a temporary place. ”

As soon as he heard this, Wang Mingshan understood that Shen Xin was going to take him away, and he was surprised and happy in his heart. And the person who was called the captain had already seen what had happened just now, and he didn't directly agree or refuse, the captain said: "It's still a while before the boat starts, you still have to wait for this kid to figure it out for himself." In case he wants to come back halfway, we don't have a boat to see him off. ”

Shen Xin turned to Wang Mingshan, "Oh! Then you have to think about whether to stay in Anqing or go with us. If you go with us, you will become an officer or a civilian. It wasn't like you could do whatever you wanted. But one day, you will be able to return home. At that point, you can say that I didn't make the wrong choice now. ”

"Oh!" Wang Mingshan has no concept of returning to his hometown, in fact, what he cares about is not this at all, what he cares about is that he can get out of his current family and current life. But no matter how much he tried to muster up the courage, even if he thought that he would be able to become a big official in the future, he still couldn't muster the courage to stand up to his father and grandfather.

"Write them a letter and say you're gone." Shen Xin said.

"I ......" Wang Mingshan couldn't say that he didn't have the courage to write this letter at all.

"If you don't write this letter, how will your family know where you are?" Shen Xin said.

"What if they chase after them?" Wang Mingshan's voice was a little hoarse.

"If you want to follow the King of Qi, what can they do to the King of Qi?" Shen Xin smiled. After laughing, he took out the paper, dip pen and bamboo inkwell in his backpack, and quickly wrote a letter. He gave the letter to the messenger on the wharf, and paid fifteen great dollars for the journey, and saw the messenger go away in high spirits.

Shen Xin said: "If you want to stay at home, then go home." If you don't want to go home, follow the group. I think you'd better go and check the beds first. I'm afraid that this ship is not just picking up people in Anqing. ”

Until the ship set sail, Wang Mingshan did not choose to get off the ship. For him, it doesn't really matter what he attends, what matters is that he can get rid of the shackles that the eldest son and grandson have to wear.

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