Chapter 84

After noon, Changshu City is the city gate, the yamen is closed, although it is closed, but it also opened a "seam", the local gentry, can still take the county lord when he took office to worship the name of the house, through the hanging basket to send the name sticker, until the county lord agreed, naturally through the hanging basket into the city.

For thousands of years, in China, there has always been a "small chaos in the countryside, a big chaos in the city." Because there is at least one wall in the city as a barrier, which can protect the people in the city from being harmed by bandits and rebels. It is precisely because of this that the city gate is crowded with people waiting to enter the city, most of them are gentry who have houses in the city, and from time to time there are always people who are pulled up to the city by hanging bamboo baskets.

After several waits, Liu Rushi entered the city with his daughter and his personal maid, and as for the two domestic servants, they were pulled in as soon as they entered the city, and they became glorious city guards. In this regard, Liu Ru naturally expressed her support generously, and then she led her daughter Yahuan to the Qian family's house in the city, where there are servant women and Yahuan all year round, and there is no difference from the family.

However, Liu Ru did not sit at home, but changed into a men's dress at home, which is not a must-wear horse coat nowadays, but a Han dress, wearing a square scarf, looking at it like a handsome son.

"Mother, you ......"

Looking at her mother's dress, Qian Sunrui asked in surprise.

"Why are you dressed like this?"

"Mother is going to see an old friend, Yu'er, and wait at home with peace of mind."

The so-called old friend is naturally familiar with Zhao Jiquan of the county, when Liu Ru was still on the Qinhuai River, he had several friends with Zhao Jiquan who went to Nanjing for the examination, and when Zhao Jiquan was in Changshu County, he specially came to visit the house, of course, he worshiped the master.

"What a good thing that is!"

In the Yahou Mansion of Changshu County, Zhao Jiquan was like an ant on a hot pot, and he was wandering around the house. The Ming army forced the city, although he had expected this day for a long time, but for him, he never thought that this day would come so quickly.

"I knew that I should have hung up the seal and left......"

When I was thinking about it in my heart, I thought about the "responsibility to defend the land" in the law of the Qing Dynasty, if he hung the crown, he might not bring what kind of trouble to himself, if he won in the Ming Dynasty, it was fine, but if he lost, it was...... When the time comes, what should the court do?

The current plan must be first, no matter what, you must first pass the current level, and you must first defend the city.

But with these thousands of villagers, how can they hold the city?

If you can't hold the city, when the time comes, the Ming army will attack the city...... Thinking of Jiangyin County, where his head was cut off, he only felt a chill on his back, and cold sweat broke out involuntarily. Now, the Ming army is only a night's journey away from here at most.

There is a tiger at the front door, a wolf at the back door, this, how should this be good!

Just then, someone outside the door made an announcement.

"Master, Master Bai Mao Hong Kong Qian asks to see you!"

Bai Mao Hong Kong money master?

The official report made Zhao Jiquan stunned, why did he come? After a while, he remembered that this Qian Qianyi had already avoided the city, how could he meet him here?

Thinking that before Yu Changshu took office, the prefect of Changzhou Mansion had told this Qian Qianyi to have a "second heart", and the imperial court asked for more surveillance of him.

Could it be that he came to the door this time to ...... What if it's really to lobby for yourself?

Let's meet first!

"Please come in...... No, sir, I'll go and meet him personally! ”

Taking a deep breath, Zhao Jiquan straightened down the official robe on his body, and personally greeted the back house, when he saw "Master Qian", his eyes suddenly opened, and he looked at the comer in shock, the reason why this is so is not because he saw Liu Ruis who was dressed as a man, but the clothes on her body, looking at the familiar clothes, his mind suddenly appeared in the scene of wearing this scholarly Confucian robe, wearing a square scarf to take the exam, at that time with many friends on the Qinhuai River indignant, so not free, at that time, I thought that one day, I would shave my hair and change clothes, Even shamelessly out of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Liu Ruyi, who can make a name for herself on the Qinhuai River, how could she miss the change in Zhao Jiquan's expression, knowing that she was wearing the right clothes, she looked at Zhao Jiquan and said.

"Zhao Gongzi, do you still remember it!"

Liu Rushi did not call Zhao Jiquan an "adult", not only reminding him that the two were old friends, but also implying that he did not recognize the Manchu officials.

"Remember, remember, how dare Zhao forget his wife!"

Zhao Jiquan sighed, and there was a little sadness in his expression.

"I don't know what happened when Madame came to the door today?"

"The reason why my brother came to the door today to ask to see Zhao Gongzi is for the safety of 100,000 people inside and outside Changshu City, and secondly, for the life and future of his old friend!"

As in the past, Liu Ru called herself "younger brother", and for many years she had hoped to communicate with the scholars on an equal footing, which is why she called herself so. Zhao Jiquan didn't know about this, he smiled helplessly.

"Madam, as an official of the imperial court, how can Zhao betray the master? Please also ask Mrs. Hugh to mention this matter again, today's incident, Zhao's bento has never happened! ”

"Never happened? How can it not happen? ”

Liu Ru took a step forward, looked directly at Zhao Jiquan and asked rhetorically.

"Today, my brother came to Zhao Gongzi in order to save his old friend's life and future, is Zhao Gongzi really ready to be a loyal minister of the Tartar court? Willing to accompany the funeral, the son can know, now the world is in the Han Dynasty, in my Ming Dynasty, today Zheng Yanping's Northern Expedition, hundreds of thousands of troops have surrounded Nanjing, Nanjing City is just around the corner, when the Jiangnan lands are recovered, what will happen to Zhao Gongzi? ”

Liu Ruyi's forced question made Zhao Jiquan's expression change, and he even took a half step back at a loss and said.

"Zhao, Zhao Mouzi, since the general trend of the world......"

And if then, is there really a choice?

"But what about after homeopathy? Has Zhao Gongzi ever thought about the future? Have you ever thought about your future? ”

This......

Liu Ruyi's rhetorical question made Zhao Jiquan stunned, what should happen after homeopathy, and at that time, is there a future to speak of? The second minister is the second minister, and the one who descends with the trend is always only the second minister, and it is impossible for the court to use it, just like Qian Qianyi...... Could it be that he has defected to Zheng Chenggong now?

Looking at Liu Ruis in surprise, Zhao Jiquan asked in surprise.

"Madam, I wonder where the Duke of Monser is now?"

Liu Rushi did not answer Zhao Jiquan's question, but continued.

"Zhao Gongzi, this abandonment of the dark cast is clear to the order of the difference, if the son can understand the overall situation, decisively, and worry about the future, if the son has made up his mind, willing to be driven by the Tartar, I am afraid that Jiangyin County, is the son before the car, the younger brother also asked the son to make plans early!"

Staring at Zhao Jiquan with both eyes, Liu Ruyi's expression was indifferent, and while she was thinking, she seemed to sigh intentionally and unintentionally.

"Childe has ever remembered that he was on the Qinhuai River, how impassioned Childe was......"

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