Chapter 175: Escape by Fraud

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The news of the Jingxiang War spread all over the world, and the city of Beijing also heard about it.

Although the people did not dare to celebrate openly, they also had a glimmer of hope, and the Gyeonggi area today is really a tragic word that can be summed up.

A large amount of fertile land was enclosed, and the people became domestic slaves, and even some of the sons and ladies of the originally wealthy families were forced to be enslaved by the armored people.

Resistance is not impossible, but it is a pity that people are swords and I am fish and meat, and resistance is also a waste of casualties. Dolgon's massacre in Beizhili Sanhe, Changping, Liangxiang and other places, 5,000 people were slaughtered, known as the massacre of Jinan.

Although the people are miserable, the Spring Festival still has to be celebrated secretly, hiding in the dim houses, the few surviving members of the family, secretly take out the surplus food to eat a full meal, and the younger generations kowtow to the elders, even if it is the New Year.

There are still a group of people in the city, and after hearing the Jingxiang battle report, their mood is even more complicated. They are the traitors who surrendered in Jiangnan and were left in the capital as officials.

Qian Qianyi, who was appointed as the secretary of the right attendant of the puppet Qing Rite Department and served as the vice president of the "History of the Ming Dynasty", was one of them. He was ambitious as a young man, and was known as the sect master of the article, saying that he was "fifty years of the Four Seas Sect Alliance".

Qian Qianyi always thought that with his prestige, he would be reused after the reduction. Who knew that he was assigned to repair the history of the Ming Dynasty.

Now that it is the New Year, Qian Qianyi is alone, in the city of Beijing. Although there were little maids in the courtyard, they were all fresh-faced, and the green light shone on his aging face, full of regret and sorrow.

Soon after they left, the city of Nanjing was restored, and his entire family, especially his wife, Liu Rushi, was beheaded in the city.

When the news came, Qian Qianyi was in pain, and he was even more sad than when he lost his country.

It cannot be denied that he does love Liu Ru to the bone. At the beginning, Liu Rushi on the bank of the Qinhuai River was extremely intelligent, proficient in literature and ink, good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and was ranked among the "Qinhuai Bayan". It was a strange woman, who declared that she must marry a man who was "erudite and ancient, and talented in the Kuang Dynasty". She even declared: "There is a confidant in the world who dies without regrets." ”

was favored by Liu Ru is no one else, it was Chen Zilong. Chen Zilong not only became a high school scholar at a young age, but also had a literary style that shook the south of the Yangtze River. It's a pity that Chen Zilong, who is ten years older than her, has already started a family. In this regard, Liu Ru didn't mind, thinking that it was okay to become Chen Zilong's concubine.

Liu Rus, who "would rather be a heroic concubine than a frustrating wife", soon tasted the pain of being a concubine. Liu Ruyi, who was overwhelmed by the country and the city, was jealous of his wife and was kicked out of the house.

Soon after, Chen Zilong's friend, Qian Qianyi, a literary leader who was idle at home, married Liu Ruyi, whom he had known for a short time, on a boat. This year, Qian Qianyi was just fifty-nine years old, and Liu Ru was only twenty-three years old. According to the moral standards of the late Ming Dynasty, scholars and doctors involved in Qinglou and prostitutes and concubines would be regarded as romantic affairs, but to marry prostitutes with big gifts would be immoral, disobedient and incestuous acts, and they would be regarded as a flood beast. Qian Qianyi loves Liu so earnestly, completely ignoring secular prejudice and etiquette, insisting on marrying with great gifts. Because his prestige is too high, this move is unacceptable to many students who follow the rules, and public opinion is in an uproar, to the point of indignation. So on the day of the wedding, many people stood on the shore, picked up rocks and threw them at the boat on which they were married.

Being able to do this shows that Qian Qianyi's love is not pretended.

Now the beauty seems to be smiling in front of her, but she has already gone on a different path, and she can't help but feel that Qian Qianyi is in pain.

Under the candlelight, Qian Qianyi spurted out a mouthful of blood and fell on the table, unconscious. The little maid on duty at night was the servant he had just bought, and when he saw that there was no movement in the room for a long time, he knocked on the door and asked, "Master, it's late at night, do you want to rest?" ”

The little guy asked several times in a row, but there was no response, and he hurriedly broke through the door, only to see Qian Qianyi's face like paper, and he saw that he was going to die. hurriedly threw away the lantern in his hand, ran quickly to the outer hall to call someone, and helped Qian Qianyi to the inner room. The guards of the Qian Mansion were familiar with the Qing soldiers patrolling the city, and they were originally sent by the Qing court to monitor, so they went to seek medical treatment after saying hello. At this time, it was the New Year, and Wu Langzhong, a famous doctor in the capital, had not rested, and was dragged by the strings, and he was unwilling to heal Qian Qianyi's pulse.

Wu Langzhong's expression was strange, and as soon as his hand touched Qian Qianyi's pulse, he knew that this old thing was pretending to be sick.

At this time, Qian Qianyi suddenly woke up, he looked like he was about to die, and struggled and said, "This gentleman, the old man is not long?" You don't have to be taboo, the old man has lived for so long, he has already seen through it. Just tell me the truth, I have no heirs in this house, and if I really can't do it, I will give all this property to my husband. What's your surname, sir? ”

Wu Langzhong's name is Wu Youde, who has practiced medicine for generations, and it was only in his generation that he became famous. Such a person is bound to be extremely smart, and he said: "Xiao Ke's surname is Wu, I can't hide it, Qian Lao is terminally ill, and he is exhausted, so he has indeed lost his skills." We met in Pingshui, Qian Lao treated him so kindly, I should take care of the aftermath for you, and you can go with peace of mind. ”

Qian Qianyi hooked the corners of his eyes, closed his eyes and lay on the bed, straight and motionless.

When the little guy next to him heard this, his heart was about to change masters, and if I behaved too plainly, wouldn't it be a reputation for disloyalty. The new owner is this Wu Langzhong, and it is close at hand, how can I not show it. Thinking of this, he knelt on the ground and cried.

The guards heard it outside, broke down the door, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

The little servant knelt down and cried: "Master, he can't do it, it's back to heaven." ”

The guards glanced at each other, and there was suspicion in their eyes, but they couldn't see it when it was dark. Then he stepped forward to investigate, and asked as he went: "What disease does he have, so bad, he will die if he says he is dead." ”

Wu Youde's heart mentioned his throat, he jumped up, and hurriedly covered his nose and said: "Qian Lao is suffering from rat plague, if you don't deal with it in time, you are afraid that it will spread, and it will be very bad." ”

The guards were about to come forward to investigate, but when they heard this, they hurriedly retreated, and said with a gloomy face: "Then don't deal with it quickly." ”

Qian Qianyi's reputation is so good that even Dolgon knows that this is the suzerain of a literati. As soon as the news spread that he died and gave a Lang Zhong after his death, the traitor circle in the capital was alarmed. I heard that he died of rat plague, and those who were eager to come to the funeral retreated.

Wu Youde received the Qian family's property, which was brought from his hometown when Qian Qianyi went north. Moreover, Qian Qianyi used to be an official in the Chongzhen Dynasty, and he also had a lot of industries in Beijing. reported to the imperial court, wanting to follow Qian Lao's last wish and bring his ashes back to the river and scatter them into the Yangtze River.

Dolgon, who had always courted the literati gentry, had no intention of embarrassing a dead man, so he immediately agreed, and gave him the documents to be released in the past.

Just when Hou Xuanyan was going down the river, a group of people held a jar of ashes and went south along the canal to the south of the Yangtze River. One of them, an old servant in green clothes and coarse cloth, had a lot of thoughts in his eyes.