On February 14, Li Zhi rode a horse in Nanjing, looking at the buildings on both sides of the Qinhuai River, silent. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

On the tenth day of the first month of February, after Li Laosi besieged the city of Nanjing, the officials in the city of Nanjing who had helped the Jiangbei Army wanted to flee south. They tried to take advantage of the chaos while the defenders of the city faced the Tiger Army. However, the generals of the defenders in the city were not fools who were willing to be cannon fodder, and they betrayed the officials who fled south first. Li Laosi then arranged in advance to wipe out all the Nanjing officials who fled south, and also occupied the city of Nanjing without bloodshed.

By the time Li Zhi led the main force to Nanjing, the city of Nanjing had been completely controlled by the Tiger Army.

Li Zhi wanted to see the customs of Nanjing, and was taken to the bank of the Qinhuai River by Li Laosi.

On the north bank of the Qinhuai River is the Jiangnan Gongyuan in Nanjing. This is the place where Nanzhili Township tested, and it is a holy place in the eyes of Jiangnan readers. Every year, countless scholars with the status of Xiucai gather in this Jiangnan Gongyuan to write eight articles, and the person who writes the most to the examiner will be able to raise people in high school.

Only with the lifting of people can they be qualified to participate in the examination in the capital and impact the status of Jinshi.

On the north bank of the Qinhuai River, in order to serve these Confucian students who are rushing to take the exam, there are a large number of inns. When those Confucian scholars from other places arrived in Nanjing, most of them lived in inns on the north bank of the Qinhuai River. Although the township examination time is not long, candidates often arrive several months in advance and live in inns to "study" and "make friends".

However, after riding on the banks of the Qinhuai River for a while, Li Zhi understood that it was not so simple for these "readers" to "read" and "make friends".

The so-called "six dynasties of gold powder, ten miles of Qinhuai River".

On the south bank of the ten-mile Qinhuai River, it is not a school academy, but a brothel in Goolan . These brothels were connected by numerous bridges over the river to the inns on the north bank, where they served the scholars who lived here.

Li Zhi looked at it at a glance, and only felt that there were many brothels in the song towers over there, and the river houses and water pavilions were competing for beauty. On both sides of the river are tall boats and pleasure boats. You can imagine the prosperity of the past.

At this time, Nanjing was occupied by Li Zhi's soldiers, and although there was no martial law, the people in the city did not dare to walk at will. Most of the brothels on the south bank are also mostly closed. However, the fans in the brothel still couldn't bear the loneliness, and looked out from the upstairs windows one by one.

Seeing the young Duke of Jinguo Li Zhi passing by the river with his guards, he didn't know how many fans were flattering, and he just wanted Li Zhi to take a look at them.

Li Zhi glanced at the prostitutes a little, and he really saw a lot of beautiful women. The grade of the prostitutes on the Qinhuai River can be seen.

This is the most famous "red light district" in China. The so-called Qin Huai Bayan in later generations was all born here. The world-famous Liu Ruis and Chen Yuanyuan have all leaned on the building here to sell their beauty.

It is the financial resources of the talent who rushed to take the examination that supported the brilliant fireworks in the willow land on the south bank of the Qinhuai River. When you see these brothels on the Qinhuai River, you can understand what a fragrant scene it is to take exams and study on the banks of the Qinhuai River. The so-called "good day to listen to the wind and flowers as a matchmaker, beauty to read Yan Ruyu", nothing more than that.

Xue Sanku looked at those brothels and scolded: "These scholars who deceive the world and steal their fame control the power and money of the Ming Dynasty, and they can't even forget to play with women during the exam, and they really never wronged themselves." No wonder they have to keep their tax evasion rights anyway, because it's too lavish to live. ”

Everyone nodded again and again after listening to Xue Sanku's words.

Li Zhi looked at this place of gold dust for a while, and he was a little greasy. He rode forward with a wave of his whip and said, "Go! Go and see the Nanjing officials who were arrested. ”

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Qian Qianyi is a little absent-minded these days.

Although he was beaten as a thief by the Son of Heaven, Qian Qianyi did not flee incognito. In fact, in a gentry base camp like Jiangnan, the holy decree of the Son of Heaven is not as important as the public opinion of Shilin. Qian Qianyi's Qianyun Tower was built in Changshu, Suzhou, where the common people respected the scholars for hundreds of years, and did not value the Son of Heaven at all under the influence of the scholars.

During the Wanli period, the famous anti-tax movement killed several tax officials, which took place in Suzhou.

Therefore, although Qian Qianyi, a famous man in Jiangnan, was beaten as a thief, no locals dared to despise Qian Qianyi because of this, and no local government came to arrest him.

However, although he does not need to travel far away, Qian Qianyi still feels a sense of crisis these days. Since hearing that Li Zhi's tiger army had gone south, Qian Qianyi had not slept well.

Although Qian Qianyi didn't understand military affairs, he also knew that the Jiangbei Army couldn't defeat the Tiger Ben Army.

I don't know if the Jiangbei Army can hold Nanjing because of its strong defense of the city. If you can rely on the thick walls of Nanjing to entangle the Tiger Ben army and drag the war into the hot summer, things may still have a turnaround.

However, the distance between Suzhou and Nanjing is 400 miles, and it takes several days for news of Nanjing to reach Suzhou. Although Qian Qianyi inquired around, as soon as he met a guest from Nanjing, he went to inquire about the situation of staying in the capital, but after all, he could only get the information from a few days ago.

On this day, Qian Qianyi and Liu Ru were burning incense and drinking tea in the three halls of Qianyun Tower. Liu Ru held the daughter she gave birth to for Qian Qianyi, took a copy of "Yiting Miscellaneous" and flipped through it repeatedly, asking Qian Qianyi a few questions from time to time. But Qian Qianyi was full of anxiety and answered absent-mindedly.

Liu Ru saw that Qian Qianyi was uneasy, so he simply stopped reading. She gently held Qian Qianyi's palm and whispered, "Muzhi, what do you say is our daughter's name?" ”

Qian Qianyi was thinking about Nanjing's affairs and didn't hear this.

Liu Ru was a little surprised, shook Qian Qianyi's hand, and said, "Muzhi! Makiyuki! How do you..."

Suddenly, a family member ran in in a panic.

"Oh no, sir, no!"

When Qian Qianyi heard this family's words, he bounced up from the chair with a bang, and his face became snow-white.

"Zuo Liangyu and Wu Sangui escaped? To Jiangxi or to Huguang? ”

Although the news of Nanjing has not yet come, with Qian Qianyi's old scheming, he has already guessed that Zuo and Wu are going to abandon Nanjing and flee.

"No, sir, it's over this time! Li Zhi's Tiger Ben army was killed from the Yangtze River in a strange ship from Tianjin, and landed at Luoxiang. The 5,000 men were all armed, and they were only forty miles away. ”

Li Zhi is here to get me!

Qian Qianyi became pale-faced in an instant, and ran out without looking back.

Liu Ru was frightened by Qian Qianyi's appearance, she rushed up and shouted, "Muzhi, what should we do with our mother and daughter?" ”

Qian Qianyi didn't look back, where did he care about Liu Ruyi's life or death? He only rushed to the stable. Rushing to the stable, Qian Qianyi stepped onto his steed and rode to the southwest with all his might.

After Qian Qianyi's horse rode out for a quarter of an hour, Zhang Shenyan, who lived in the courtyard, got the news. He ran to the main courtyard in a panic, but saw Liu Rushi standing alone at the gate of the main courtyard with his daughter.

"Where is Gong Qian?"

Liu Ru looked at Zhang Shenyan, and two Han tears flowed on her bright face: "Mu Zhi abandoned me and ran for my life." ”