At the beginning of the 17th year of Shunzhi, although it was close to March, but this day did not have the slightest meaning of transferring warmth, the wind that was rushing and whistling from the grassland in the north of the desert, carrying the rolling cold current and the fluttering snowflakes, poured directly into the city of Beijing, the peach blossom snow in this March was like the heavy snow in the snow, and the goose feather snow that was flying all over the sky kept falling day and night, swallowing the entire Beijing city.

It's just a night's work, and the eyes are full of silver light everywhere inside and outside the capital, and the previous snow has formed a solid layer of snow freeze on the ground, and this biting chill has penetrated thousands of households. The fresh snow on the ground was trampled into mud by cars and pedestrians, but it was blown by the biting north wind, and it was all frozen into a slippery ice road.

In the early morning, the two-horse cart that sells water to the city, this will also be difficult step by step, that is, it is difficult to get to the front of the door, although the water tank is covered with a layer of broken quilt, but it is still inevitable to have a little freezing, although it is said that this bucket of water is less than half, but the water in the capital is bitter, and the people have to drink the frozen water, maybe the snow will fall again, that is, the water is gone, and then can only sweep the snow on the roof.

Thick snow has accumulated on the roof tiles and the eaves of the treetops, and thousands of households in the capital are sweeping away the snow from the courtyards and passages of various places, and from time to time they will carry a large broom and breathe hot air.

"It's been so cold this year!"

This year is indeed colder than in previous years, in fact, in the past few decades, it has been getting colder and colder day by day.

Compared with ordinary people, the yamen of the various ministries seems to be warmer, although the yamen is not like the palace with the warm earth dragon, but there is also a wall of fire, following the instructions of the adults, the servants in the yamen are all added to the firewood, in order to drive away the chill in the window cracks.

Although the weather was bitterly cold, this man's heart was a little colder than this cold.

Although the news of the emperor's personal expedition has really boosted the morale of the people, although the emperor is stationed in Jinan, but the hundreds of thousands of troops are stationed in Shandong and Henan, and the emperor's decree of tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry from Mobei has been sent to Mobei, the morale of the people is naturally not as tense as after the defeat of Suqian.

Just wait until after the beginning of spring next year......

Almost everyone believes that after the beginning of spring next year, when the Mongolian cavalry arrives, when the 300,000 Manchu and Han troops go south, it will be the time when the Jiangnan pirates are defeated.

The panicked hearts of the people seem to have been calmed down with the emperor's southward movement.

However, just when the hearts of the people seemed to be settled, suddenly a news came from the south - the pirates who lived in Jiangnan actually wanted to liquidate the Shiqing officials.

On February 13, the so-called "King of Yanping" issued a proclamation - "If the Shiqing hypocrites do not return to their hometowns within three months, they will all be treated as traitors, and their families will be exiled overseas."

From the imperial city to the streets and alleys, they were immediately stunned by this news. Since Zheng Chenggong seized Jiangnan, it has made those Jiangnan officials all panicked, and they are thinking, no matter how they are, they will not take their families like the Manchu Qing Dynasty back then.

But who would have thought that these people would really make a move.

The first to be liquidated was Hou Fangyu, but his plan Zhang Cunren opened the Yellow River and drowned millions of innocent compatriots is a crime. And Chen Mingxia, who was impeached and killed for some reason after the Qing Dynasty, was also liquidated, and more than 100,000 members of the Chen family were exiled. Even the first batch of people to be included in the list of exiles were all people who died after the fall of the Qing Dynasty in the past 15 years.

After the news reached the capital, it suddenly set off a wave that had never been seen in the capital, almost all the Han officials were panicked, and several Han officials who lived in the south of the Yangtze River and were slightly older were even more worried and anxious, and they were sick and whimpering, and there were more Han officials from Jiangnan who fled overnight.

Thousands of miles of officials are just for money, but what if the family is exiled overseas to a wild land?

This time, people's hearts are fluctuating, even far from the defeat in Suqian, and I don't know how many people have already made up their minds between the floating, this is not now that everyone is not busy with the official business at hand, but is whispering about the future of the war.

Of course, they are more concerned about their future.

The moment he walked into the Yamen of the Ministry of Officials, Jin Zhijun felt that occasionally someone would look at him, as we all know, as the Han Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, he was a native of Wujiang, Jiangnan, and there had long been a pirate base, and now, the pirates are so liquidated, what will he do as a Han Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials?

Since Chen Mingxia and other southern parties were purged a few years ago, although Jin Zhijun and others do not have the name of the southern party, they are also the backbone of Jiangnan officials.

"Why, isn't there a serious matter?"

Looking at the eyes cast on him around him, Jin Zhijun scolded sharply, and then entered his own public house with steady steps, after entering the public house, his face, which seemed to have no waves, suddenly changed his appearance, showing a bitter color.

"I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at me......"

Crying out in his heart, Jin Zhijun said angrily.

"If I knew this was the case, I should have read the book again last year, but if I returned home last year, there would still be so many troubles there?"

The reason why he said it was because as early as three years ago, he had asked Zhishi, but the emperor did not agree, and last year he asked Zhishi again to return to his hometown, but he was still not approved. Later, because the pirates lived in Jiangnan, naturally they didn't mention this matter again, but who would have thought that the situation would change, but now Zheng Yi has taken action against them, Shiqing officials.

"If you go back to your hometown in Wujiang, will you really not be held accountable?"

In this regard, Jin Zhijun, who was tortured and plundered after Li Chuang entered Beijing and surrendered, naturally had some suspicions, but he naturally would not compare Zheng Chenggong with Li Chuang's rogues, for him, all he cares about now is his own selfish interests.

This is true of the subordination, and so is the descent.

But now Zheng Chenggong's "salary draw from the bottom of the kettle" in Jiangnan has made Jin Zhijun's whole person suffer from gains and losses.

Isn't it just for the Jin family that has worked hard all these years?

But now that Zheng Chenggong is liquidated in Jiangnan, not only will the Jin family's property and houses be confiscated, but even hundreds of members of the Jin family will also be exiled to Taiwan, which is located overseas.

"Taiwan, where is Taiwan?"

As if remembering something, Jin Zhijun took out a map, and he looked at a corner of the map, but his brow was furrowed.

"Taiwan, Taiwan...... It's a place outside the world, and it's not going to kill the Jin family if you move hundreds of people from the Jin family to that place, no, don't you want to put the Jin family to death......"

muttering like this in his heart, the bitterness on Jin Zhijun's face became even stronger.

He wanted to escape, but he didn't dare to escape, as a minister of Han Shangshu, he knew very well that if he escaped now, maybe he didn't wait for him to leave the capital, and the sea fishing documents over there would be passed out, and when the time came, what was waiting for him was just a dead end!

For the emperor, the more at this time, the more he needs to kill the chicken to show the monkey. Just like the Chen Mingxia family who has been exiled by the Ju clan, although the emperor admired his talent and learning again, he still treated him directly as a chicken in the end.

Jin Zhijun didn't want to be that chicken, but he also didn't want the hundreds of members of the Jin family to be exiled to at least a foreign place.

It's hard......

Just after Jin Zhijun's long sigh, a voice came from outside the door, and his protégé Cheng Siyuan.

"The student has seen the teacher!"

When Cheng Siyuan saluted respectfully, Jin Zhijun barely squeezed out a smile, and then said.

"Yongda is here, sit."

He admired this protégé, and after inviting him to sit down, he ordered the handyman to serve tea, and when the handyman had served tea and left the public house, and was about to invite him to tea, he heard him say it.

"The student looks at the teacher with a hint of concern, but for that matter?"

This is the first time that an outsider has mentioned this matter in front of Jin Zhijun, and when someone asked, Jin Zhijun immediately said.

"It's a big deal!"

Shaking his head, Kim Zhijun, who pretended to be calm, said.

"It's just a pirate move to disrupt our army's heart, how can a teacher mess up because of the pirates' plan?"

The teacher's answer made Cheng Siyuan just smile slightly, and did not continue, and only said after drinking two sips of tea.

"When I heard that there were a few people who were gone, I don't know if they were suddenly ill or ......."

The protégé's words made Jin Zhijun just nod slightly, and then said seemingly calmly.

"These people are really short-sighted, and they don't know how to repay Jun'en, hey, it's a pity, it's a pity......"

If they escape, no one will notice, if they escape...... I don't know what kind of waves it will cause, but if I stay here, what will happen to this Jin family? Even if the emperor conquers Jiangnan in the future, the Jin family is exiled to Taiwan, how can they come back, even if they come back, how many people can come back alive?

"Actually, it's not strange, this Zheng thief took my Qing Dynasty official's family hostage, such a despicable act, it is really hateful, and people will inevitably do some foolish things under the panic."

The protégé's official words with a Huguang accent were heard in Jin Zhijun's ears, which only made his brows slightly locked, and the slightest dissatisfaction in his heart was fleeting, after all, now, this Huguang is still the territory of the Qing Dynasty, but Jiangnan and Jiangxi have long been occupied by pirates.

You don't have a low back pain when you stand and talk!

Just when Jin Zhijun was complaining about the protégé in front of him, he was heard saying it again.

"Teacher, the student heard that as soon as the sky is bright today, Elder Feng Ge will be invited into the palace by the Queen Mother!"

What the!

Widening his eyes violently, Jin Zhijun's face changed suddenly, and he looked at Cheng Siyuan and said.

"You said that Feng Lu'an entered the palace, and it was summoned by the Queen Mother?"