Once full of boats, the Grand Canal will be frozen in ice as winter arrives. The boats of the past are gone.

In this cold wind and moon, only a few pedestrians walked on the embankment, a group of six people, riding on a donkey and walking slowly, after reuniting with friends, Gu Yanwu also changed to walk and rode on a donkey.

"It's almost the boundary of Xuzhou!"

Because it was not the first time to walk on this canal, when he knew a place he had passed by, as soon as Gu Yanwu's words fell, he heard a light sigh from the side.

Yan Ermei, who was riding on a donkey, looked at the front silently, Xu was close to his hometown, and he had never returned to his hometown after more than ten years of wandering, and his expression seemed hesitant.

Gu Yanwu, who knew why his friend's sigh was, persuaded directly.

"Brother Yongqing, why don't I go to Pei County first, wait for the ancestor to worship Lingzu, and then go south, I don't know what Yongqing thinks?"

Thinking of Yan Ermei's wife and concubine in order not to drag him down to commit suicide, he not only scattered his family wealth in order to restore the Ming Dynasty, but also leveled the graves of his ancestors, Fu Shan also followed the persuasion.

"What Ning people said is very true, this Pei County is also on the way, and now Pei County has returned to my Ming Dynasty, Yongqing should worship the ancestors, and inform the ancestors of this letter."

The persuasion of her friend made Yan Ermei withdraw her gaze from a distance, looked at her son who seemed to be looking forward to it, and shook her head and said.

"When your mother committed suicide on the other day, she once said that when he recovers every day, he will ask the family to pay tribute to him, if he does not recover today, his brother will return to his hometown to see his ancestors?"

When he said this, Yan Ermei's wrinkled face was full of unspeakable pain, more than ten years of wandering, more than ten years I don't know how many times I met with his wife and concubine in his dreams, and now although he is close to his hometown, he is reluctant to return to his hometown, just because his wife and concubine's wish to commit suicide has not been fulfilled, even if he returns to his hometown, he is shameless.

"Dad, when he arrives in Qinghe, the child will definitely join the loyal army, and he will kill captives on the battlefield every day to repay the country and his family!"

For the twenty-one-year-old Yan Fuzhi, when he left his hometown more than ten years ago, he was only a few years old, although the memory of his mother has faded, but for more than ten years, he has not dared to forget the hatred of the country one day, this time with his father to the south, he has made up his mind to join the army.

"That's my son!"

Yan Ermei smiled at her son, and her face was full of relief.

"It's a pity that for my father, I can't go into battle with Fu'er to kill the enemy, otherwise, wouldn't it be a happy life?"

Listening to the words of these two fathers and sons, Gu Yanwu, who only felt that his heart was suddenly hot, asked directly.

"Listening to what the virtuous nephew said, Brother Yongqing has decided to stay in Qinghe?"

From the day Yu Xiangshan decided to return south, until now, Gu Yanwu has not made up his mind to go there.

Nanjing, Qinghe, Nanchang, three different choices in three places, made him really embarrassed all the way. This will hear Yan Fu mention that he wants to join the loyal and righteous army in Qinghe, and while he is curious, he also feels that it is taken for granted, after all, he is originally from Pei County, Xuzhou, and it is a matter of course to stay in Qinghe.

"Exactly."

Nodding, Yan Ermei didn't explain why she stayed in Qinghe, and Gu Yanwu set his eyes on Fu Shan.

"I don't know where Brother Qing is going?"

"Naturally, it's Qinghe!"

Fu Shan said with a smile:

"The reason why my brother is willing to stay in Qinghe, in addition to the loyal and righteous army up to the Jingluo down to the soldiers, dare to use their lives, are the mainstay of my Ming Dynasty, but also because Qinghe is located in the north of the Jiangbei, he is the Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty, with the courage of Zhu Jingluo, the fierceness of the loyal army, it must be the vanguard of the Northern Expedition, so, is not what my generation wants?"

Then he said to Gu Yanwu with a smile.

"Furthermore, although Qinghe Zhu Jingluo started from the grass, but known as the name of loyalty, trapped in Changzhou, Kenanjing, Pingjiangbei, Suqian, every battle must be the first soldier, the whole army is brave and brave, in my Ming can be described as a brave loyalty, such a loyal person, I will not go to the defection, who do you want to take?"

Although I don't know the reason behind Zhu Mingzhong's lone northern expedition, even in Shanxi, I have heard of his reputation for loyalty, and I have been fascinated by it for a long time.

"Yanping, although he has the name of loyalty, but his father and brother are imprisoned in the hands of the Qing captives, if it is the Northern Expedition, there will be taboo, and ......"

The voice was lowered, and Fu Shan continued to explain.

"The Zheng family started in Fujian Province, once served Emperor Longwu, and the military generals under his command were like clouds, and after his victory in Nanjing, the remnants of Jiangnan all defected to him. Zhu Jingluo started from the grass, and now Jiangbei is initially determined, it is the time to employ people, I will go to the front, I will definitely be able to show my strengths, and make a modest contribution to the Ming Dynasty, so it is not my wish to wait for more than ten years? ”

Such an explanation made Gu Yanwu suddenly feel like a mouthful, and figured out the reason, isn't this the truth, not to mention Zheng Chenggong, it is Nanjing, how can Zhang Huang say that there is a shortage of talents, just by virtue of his reputation in Jiangnan, I am afraid it is like a carp crossing the river. In this way, if he still goes to join in the fun, how can he be reused and show his strengths?

In contrast, there is indeed no more suitable candidate than Zhu Mingzhong, after all, he started from recklessness, and a few months ago, who in the world had heard of his name. The reason why it is famous all over the world is because of several big victories, and the staff around him must be limited, and he will naturally have the opportunity to show his strengths when he defects to his background.

As for being promoted to an official and getting rich, it is not what they want, if they want to be promoted and make a fortune, why wait until today, when the Qing Dynasty issued an edict, they can get an official body when they enter Beijing. They have been running for more than ten years, and everything they think is for the restoration of the Ming Dynasty and the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty.

"What Brother Qing said is very true!"

After saying these words, Gu Yanwu, who had been hesitant all the way, finally didn't need to hesitate any longer, and his originally indecisive mind calmed down.

Along the way, the three of them talked and laughed, and from time to time they occasionally talked about the terrain of the mountains and rivers in the north, and talked about their respective plans for the Northern Expedition, and their mood was naturally very happy. When the darkness came, the group came to a post station, even though it was dark, but they still saw the flag fluttering at the post station checkpoint. The flag seems to have the word "Ming" written on it, and you can vaguely see the soldiers in red clothes under the post station.

Fu Shan, who was also dressed in a red Taoist robe and called himself "Zhu Yi Daoren", said in a loud voice.

"My soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, either in red clothes or in yellow clothes, must be the land of my Ming Dynasty after this post......"

When he said this, he lived in seclusion on the outskirts of Sun City, calling himself "Qiaogong", implying that after the death of the Ming Dynasty, he had no country and no home, and was just a guest everywhere. Fu Shan, who also wrote the poem "Taiyuan people as Taiyuan overseas Chinese" to express his inner pain, was too excited for a while. When I finally looked at the fluttering "Ming" flag, the tears instantly rained down......