After walking for a day, the two arrived at Lushun, which is a seaside town, relatively prosperous, the local officials have fled, because they have not suffered a military disaster, the world is quite calm, the two found a hotel to live in, just settled down, and have not had time to freshen up, suddenly heard the footsteps outside the door, as if many people rushed into the yard, and then the door was pushed open, and it was the three brothers of the Yan family who broke in

When the three of them saw Wang Qiang, they knelt on the ground together, and said in tears: "Sect Master, we have found you" "We can't see your shadow all the way down, I'm afraid you will have a mistake" "I'm dying"

Wang Qiang saw that the brothers of the Yan family were so worried about him, his heart was moved, his eyes were moist, and he hurriedly helped the three of them up one by one, and the guards in the courtyard also knelt down and saluted when they saw Wang Qiang. Wang Qiang felt that he had made so many brothers anxious and tired, and he felt guilty in his heart, and it was difficult to say it clearly, so he said gratefully: "Brothers, please get up quickly, Wang Qiang has made all the brothers suffer." ”

Everyone was overjoyed to see that Wang Qiang was safe and sound, and they got up one after another, gathered around Wang Qiang, and asked long and short questions. Because Wang Qiang lived in a hotel, the other guests saw that the courtyard was full of soldiers with guys, and they heard that there was an adult living in the next room, so they were afraid to go out and hide in the house to peek.

Chen Yuanyuan was also moved when he saw this scene on the side, and felt that Wang Qiang had taken such a big risk for himself and implicated so many brothers, he was sincere to himself.

Wang Qiang and the Yan brothers sat down and told each other about the situation, it turned out that Wang Qiang sent to contact Shang Dayong's guards met the Yan brothers, and reported Wang Qiang's situation to Shanhaiguan, the Yan brothers rushed to Shanhaiguan with their own guards, but did not find Wang Qiang's traces, they found Qinhuangdao, inquired about Wang Qiang's whereabouts, and found several guards killed at the same time, thinking that Wang Qiang had suffered an accident, he was anxious, and went all the way south to explore and chase down, because Wang Qiang and Yuanyuan were delayed in the mountain col for a day, So they arrived in Lushun ahead of schedule. As soon as Wang Qiang arrived here, the Yan brothers got the news, so they rushed to meet them.

Wang Qiang briefly introduced the process of going to Shanhaiguan to persuade Wu Sangui not to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and also told in detail that Wang Peng was a spy of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and killed other guards, and the three brothers were indignant when they heard it.

They were talking lively, the guards at the gate came to report, saying that there was a team of cavalry rushing here, Yanlong listened, thought that the Qing court's pursuers had arrived, and did not wait for Wang Qiang's order, immediately ordered his men to prepare to meet the enemy, at this time, a guard standing on the roof of the guard shouted: "Lord Wang, it is General Li Gang has arrived"

When Wang Qiang heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly led everyone out, the cavalry outside had already rushed to the front, and the first person was Li Gang, Li Gang grabbed the reins, turned over and dismounted, bowed to Wang and forcibly saluted and said: "Li Gang see your lord"

Wang Qiang stepped forward to support Li Gang, the two looked at each other, and did not speak for a long time, the two of them were like brothers and sisters, and they were very excited to see each other again after more than a year of separation.

This Li Gang also got the news that Wang Qiang was missing in the northeast, worried that he was in danger, so he brought a team of soldiers to the north to look for him, met Yanlong and them, and agreed to look for them separately, he also just got the news, so he rushed to meet.

After greeting and greeting, Wang Qiang ordered everyone to arrange for everyone to allocate food and rest, he and Li Gang and the Yan brothers went to the room to talk, and Chen Yuanyuan saw that Wang Qiang had so many subordinates at once, and everyone respected him so much, he was shocked in his heart, and when he saw Wang Qiang and them coming in, he quickly turned around and went into the room to hide.

Everyone sat down, and Li Gang clasped his fists and said to Wang Qiang: "My lord, my subordinates have a word of advice." ”

Wang Qiang said: "General, please speak." ”

"It is really dangerous and inappropriate for you to break away from the people and venture north this time, and it is very inappropriate, as an adult is a heavy responsibility in the world, and where your position is, you must not be willful again. In the future, regardless of official and private affairs, all the brothers can be entrusted with the responsibility, and they must no longer be in danger and make the brothers anxious. Li Gang said.

Wang Qiang knew that Li Gang was also thinking about his own safety, so he smiled embarrassedly and said: "The general is right, I am indeed reckless this time, and I have involved so many brothers, so I should pay attention to it in the future." Having said that, he felt a little proud in his heart, although he took a little risk, but Chen Yuanyuan was willing to stay in his body, it was still worth it.

Then, Wang Qiang and Li Gang and others briefly communicated the situation. In just a few days, a lot of big things have happened outside.

According to Li Gang, after the city of Beijing was broken, the crown prince was presented to Li Zicheng by Zhou Kui in Beijing, and Li Zicheng remembered that the prince was young and did not do evil, so he was named the king of Zhao and placed him under house arrest. Shi Kefa, Ma Shiying and others supported Emperor Chongzhen's brother and Fu Wang Zhu Yousong as the emperor in Nanjing on the grounds that "the country cannot be left without an owner for a day", and established the Yuan Hongguang, and now the Hongguang Emperor has now officially come to the dynasty, and issued a decree to the southern provinces to raise troops and raise salaries, deploy defenses along the Yangtze River, and prepare to meet the army of the Great Shun Dynasty. After the Dashun army entered Beijing, in order to raise military salaries, they demanded ransom from the former Ming Dynasty officials, and the extortion was very tight, and many people had died. There were also many high-ranking officials of the Dashun Dynasty who forcibly occupied the luxurious mansions of the gentry and officials in the city, and some even occupied people's property, wives and daughters, and the intrusion of ordinary merchants and ordinary people by the soldiers of the Dashun Army also occurred frequently, and the people's grievances were not small. In addition, Li Zicheng has already sent a message to Wu Weiwen to raise troops to attack Wu Sangui.

Wang Qiang is also brief

He introduced what he had learned.

Li Gang said: "My lord, Wu Sangui is unwilling to give up the military power in his hands, and Li Zicheng will not give an inch, it seems that a war is inevitable here, and it is difficult to say what the outcome will be. ”

Wang Qiang pondered for a moment and said: "Okay, let's take a little rest and immediately go south, go to Wuchang to reorganize the army, and prepare to fight against the Qing army." ”

The next day, Wang Qiang led his troops to the south by boat, and abandoned the ship and landed in Shandong. Considering the urgency of the situation, Wang Qiang did not stay in the local area, only stayed for one night, and the next day he set off with the team to the south, and the 2,000 militia soldiers recruited by the Shandong rudder also joined the team. Xiaoshanzi sent people to inform the rudders of the various places along the way of the news that Wang Qiang led the troops to Wuchang, and each rudder also gathered the congregation to the realm to greet them.

Wang Qiang already has a high reputation among the government and the opposition, and this is the first public appearance after his comeback, and he is warmly welcomed by the local people everywhere he goes. The officials in various places along the way saw that the king was strong, and they also wanted to use him as a future backer, so they gave gifts one after another. The militia soldiers sent to Wuchang by various rudders also joined the ranks one after another, and the momentum became louder and louder.

Chen Yuanyuan sat in the carriage and followed Wang Qiang all the way south, and for the first time saw Wang Qiang's might, he wondered: What kind of character is this Wang Qiang, how can there be his subordinates everywhere, everywhere is the front and back, so many people kneel down for him, it is the emperor is this pomp and circumstance, she has a lot of doubts in her heart, but among the people, she only knows Wang Qiang, and Wang Qiang is busy with affairs, surrounded by everyone all day long, and has no time to take care of her, and this question has been stored all the way.

A month later, Wang Qiang led the crowd to Wuchang.

Wuchang is an important town in central China, the land is fertile, the products are abundant, the population is dense, it is located at the confluence of the Yangtze River and the Han River, the water network is dense, the land route extends in all directions, it is the largest material distribution center and commercial trade center in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, so it is called the "thoroughfare of nine provinces", and it is also a place where soldiers must fight.

Considering the development of the domestic situation, a few months ago, Wang Qiang and his team decided to take Wuchang as the base for the next step of development, and began to make preparations. The headquarters of the Taiping Sect is located in a castle at the foot of the Luojia Mountain in the east of Wuchang City, which was originally only a manor built by Xiaoshanzi, and after being determined as the headquarters, it carried out a large-scale expansion, rebuilt and strengthened the original mountain villa, built more than a dozen courtyards of different sizes around it, and built a city wall and enemy tower on the periphery, forming a castle. On the periphery of the castle, warehouses, barracks, and school grounds were built, and then a circle of arrow towers was built on the periphery, as if the Tongzhou Special Zone was moved here.

Wang Qiang led his troops to the outskirts of Wuchang, and Shang Dayong, Tian Jingming, and the cadets of the Tashan Military Academy rushed to greet them. Everyone greeted each other and briefly communicated the situation, Wang Qiang knew that Lu Xiangsheng had led his troops into Wuchang, and Concubine Li, the prince and Cai Ling'er lived in the cherry blossom garden in Wuchang City. Wang Qiang was anxious to see his relatives, especially his son the third prince, so he ordered everyone to go to the headquarters to settle down first, and he took Shang Dayong, Tian Jingming, and Li Gang into the city to meet the prince and Concubine Li, and discussed the next step with Lu Xiangsheng by the way.

Before leaving, Wang Qiang remembered that Chen Yuanyuan was still in the team, and considering that her identity was not suitable for publicity, he called Xiaoshanzi and asked them to take Chen Yuanyuan to find a clean place nearby to settle down first. That Xiaoshanzi had long noticed that Wang Qiang had been carrying a female companion and a man in men's clothes along the way, but he didn't know that her name was Chen Yuanyuan, and he felt that this was Wang Qiang's private matter, so he didn't say much.

On the way to Wuchang City, Shang Dayong told Wang Qiang that they had just arrived here. It turned out that after Lu Xiangsheng and Shang Dayong escorted Concubine Li and the three princes to break through and retreat from the capital to Shandong, because Wang Qiang was lost, they stopped and waited, and they searched around until the guards conveyed Wang Qiang's instructions, and then continued on the road. That Lu Xiangsheng regarded himself as the marshal of the Qinming army and the minister of Emperor Chongzhen, and planned to take the team to Nanjing, but Shang Dayong and Concubine Li insisted on going to Wuchang according to Wang Qiang's intentions, Lu Xiangsheng had no choice but to lead the team here, because there were women and children in the team, and there were a lot of baggage, and they stopped all the way, only two days earlier than Wang Qiang.

This cherry garden is the residence of a wealthy man in Wuchang, the courtyard is full of cherry blossoms, and the variety is peculiar, when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, it becomes a scene in Wuchang City. This time, Concubine Li and the prince arrived in Wuchang, and the local prefect mobilized the master to let it out as the place where Concubine Li and her family lived. Concubine Li fled this time, and she only followed Zhu'er, but Cailing'er prepared early and brought her family's maids and servants over. Seeing that Concubine Li was lonely, and taking the prince with him, thinking of the relationship between master and servant, he simply set up his home in the cherry blossom garden, waited for Concubine Li, and became half of the master of the cherry garden.

Wang Qiang and his entourage arrived at the cherry blossom garden, the color bell was waiting at the door early, seeing that Wang Qiang came back well, the heart that had been hanging fell to the ground, and he didn't care about the presence of everyone around, and threw himself into Wang Qiang's arms, snot and tears lingered, and everyone saw that they were in love with husband and wife, and they were also emotional, and turned their faces away and didn't look at it. Wang Qiang easily coaxed Cai Ling'er, and then went to the living room to wait for Concubine Li's meeting, and after a while, Zhu'er came out and said that Concubine Li ordered Wang Qiang to meet alone.

Zhu'er took Wang Qiang to the inner courtyard, motioned to Concubine Li and the prince in the hall, and let him go in by himself. Wang Qiang entered the door

Seeing Concubine Li coaxing her son to play in the house, Concubine Li saw Wang Qiang coming in, did not speak, only looked at him affectionately, and then lowered her chin a little, turned her eyes to her son, Wang Qiang also turned his head to look at his son, only to see that the prince was lying on the carpet on Concubine Li's body, holding a big peach in both hands, putting it in his mouth and gnawing it, and his legs were still kicking up and down restlessly, the peach was juicy, and it flowed down the corner of his mouth to his neck and arms, looking very embarrassed.

Since Wang Qiang knew that the third prince was his son, he had been looking forward to seeing him as soon as possible, and when he was alone, he often thought about what his son had become. Now, he finally saw his son, who was so naughty.

The prince also saw Wang Qiang, although he was angry, he was not afraid, got up, threw away the peaches, and went straight to Wang Qiang, looking up at him curiously. Wang Qiang squatted down, supported his son's little shoulders with both hands, and looked at his son carefully, now the child is five years old, his face is as white as jade, combing the sky to catch lots, very cute, the eyebrows and eyes are like himself, he is excited, his nose is sore, and he shed two lines of tears. It is also the nature of father and son, although the prince did not know that Wang Qiang was his biological father, but he also spontaneously gave birth to a feeling of closeness, twisted his body, already leaned on Wang Qiang's arms, stretched out his chubby little hand to touch Wang Qiang's face, and asked: "Why are you crying, did your mother beat you?"

"Oh no, I was blinded." Wang Qiang replied, but there were more tears.

The boy then asked, "What is your name, which palace is it, why haven't I seen it?"

"I, my name is Wang Qiang, and I don't run errands in the palace." Wang Qiang replied.

"Oh, are you father-in-law?" the child asked.

"Ah, this, yes" Wang Qiang didn't expect the child to ask like this, so he had to answer hard.

"Oh great, I'm going to ride a big horse," the child clapped his hands and jumped up happily. This child is the age of naughty nonsense, when he is in the palace, he is accompanied by a large group of eunuchs and palace maids all day long, and he is used to being lively, and he loves to walk on the eunuch's neck. In the past two days, when I arrived at Sakura, only Concubine Li and Zhu'er were with me every day, and I felt very depressed, always yelling to go out to play, and I was always restrained by Concubine Li, and I was beaten twice by Concubine Li. Now that he saw Wang Qiang, the eunuch, coming, he thought that he was sent to serve him, so he was naturally overjoyed to ride a big horse.

Wang Qiang and his son met for the first time, and they were naturally willing to be close to him, and he remembered that he also liked to ride on his father's neck to play when he was young, he couldn't help but open his mouth and kiss the child on the cheek, and then got up, lifted the child with both hands, put it on his neck, and walked back and forth in the house, the child happily shouted: "Oh, ride a big horse, drive, drive"

Concubine Li sat on the cushion and smiled as she watched their father and son messing around there, and she didn't stop it. Since giving birth to a child, she has been looking forward to the day when the family will be reunited and share the joy of family. Now that day had finally come, it had come so quickly and so suddenly, that she couldn't believe it. Now that Chongzhen is dead, she has also been freed from the dark palace, she hopes that she can always be with Wang Qiang, like an ordinary woman guarding her husband's body, what is the identity of the concubine, the prestige of the master, it is enough to be a real woman.

Concubine Li was in a reverie, only to hear Wang Qiang's oops, raised her eyes, and saw that Wang Qiang's neck was dripping with water, and the front and back of his clothes were also wet. It turned out that this child was bad and urinated on Wang Qiang's neck. Concubine Li saw that the child was too nonsense, so she quickly got up, hugged her son down, slapped him on the buttocks, and scolded in her mouth: "Evil obstacles, how can you be so nonsense"

The child was in pain, and he cried out, Wang Qiang said distressedly: "The child is still young, why are you beating him?"

Concubine Li wiped Wang Qiang with a towel, and said with disgust: "This child is so naughty, you don't say to discipline him for me, but protect him, how can you get it in the future, you are so deserved" Halfway through speaking, Concubine Li thought that the child was beside her, afraid that he would go everywhere to learn his tongue, so she quickly stopped it.

Zhu'er listened to the prince crying in the courtyard, and knew that she had been beaten by Concubine Li again, so she hurriedly entered the house and coaxed the prince out.

Only Concubine Li and Wang Qiang were left in the house, although the two had the status of master and servant, they also had affection, and they were silent and relatively speechless for a while. After a while, Wang Qiang asked, "Do you have any plans for Niangniang?"

Concubine Li said: "What idea can I have, I just want to raise our son well, this child is too naughty, I don't expect him to inherit any throne, it is not a good errand, it is good to live in peace like this." Now the world is too chaotic, but you have to be more careful and plan carefully. ”

Wang Qiang nodded and said: "Yes, the world is already in chaos, I plan to form an army, expel the enemy, pacify the world, and let the people live a stable life." When the world is peaceful, we will take our son, find a clean place, plough the fields and weave cloth to live our little life. ”

When Concubine Li heard this, she longed for it and said, "I look forward to coming early that day." After speaking, he snuggled into Wang Qiang's arms, and the two stayed warm for a while, Wang Qiang thought that he had just arrived here and had a lot of affairs, so he said goodbye to Concubine Li and returned to the lobby.

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