Since the Jiashen national disaster, Wang Yan escaped from Beijing, so he listened to Liu Lishun's words and quickly returned south, wanting to reorganize the old rivers and mountains.

Wang Yan also firmly believed in his heart that as long as he reached the south, which was still under the control of the Ming Dynasty, everything would be fine.

In the process of fleeing south, although he experienced many twists and turns, experienced the defeat of Qingzhou, and was chased and killed by the Qing army all the way, but whenever he felt desperate, he would remember that as long as he fled to the south, everything would be fine, so Wang Yan fought thousands of miles, broke through the encirclement of the Qing army, and came to the land under the control of the Ming Dynasty.

Wang Yan thought that he would really become a talent of the auxiliary country as praised by his teacher, Wang Yan thought that he could really show his strengths, and more importantly, he thought that he could work with the southern princes to drive the Manchu Qing out of the customs and restore the old rivers and mountains.

Now he thinks he is in the south, but the development of things has disappointed him, and several admonitions have not been accepted by Shi Kefa, and the southern princes have no intention of recovering the rivers and mountains, which is contrary to what he wants in his heart.

After sending Shi Kefa away, Wang Yan returned to Xuzhou in despair.

Because Gao Yuan failed to worship Shi Kefa as his father-in-law, he was humiliated, and the generals of Xuzhou did not have a good look at him, the initiator.

The Zhongyi battalion could not stay in Xuzhou, so it moved its troops outside the city and set up camp by the river. Fortunately, Mrs. Xing was reasonable and knew that Wang Yan was also kind, so she did not embarrass her, and there was no deduction of grain, grass and military salary, so that Wang Yan could settle down at the time.

Soon after, the reward for the Battle of Suizhou was also conveyed, Wang Yan was promoted to the garrison of Wupin Sizhou, led the general of Dewu, and the Zhongyi battalion was also transferred from Xuzhou to Sizhou.

Before leaving, Wang Yan went to visit Li Chengdong again, hoping to remind him to guard against the Qing troops going south, but Li Chengdong had a cold attitude, and Wang Yan had no choice but to give up.

After the army was stationed in Sizhou, Wang Yan incorporated Li Taizhen, a thousand households who originally guarded Sizhou, and the Zhongyi battalion expanded from 1,000 to about 2,200 people.

The opportunity to resist the Qing army was easily given up many times, and the Cambodian words were not accepted many times, so Wang Yan was very eager to master a powerful force, so he was very interested in the Zhongyi battalion.

After coming to Sizhou, he cheered up again, while training soldiers and horses, while waiting for the instructions of the imperial court, but the time had entered the middle of February, but no military order came, and he couldn't help but be a little anxious.

At this time, the Qing army had completely controlled Shaanxi, and Li Zicheng was chased all the way to the area of Dengzhou in the southwest of Henan, while the Qing troops of the Duoduo Department had already entered Henan.

The Qing troops may go south at any time, and after the Shi Ge Department returned to Yangzhou, there was no military order, how to deal with the Qing soldiers, how to cooperate with the generals, there was no instruction at all.

Time passed, Wang Yan became more anxious, he couldn't stay in Sizhou with peace of mind, so he handed over the military affairs to Wang Wei and Li Taizhen to take care of, and he took Liu Shun, Qian Yifeng and others to Nanjing, wanting to see Zuo Maodi and explain the urgency of the situation.

Wang Yan and others traveled south quickly, and crossed the river to Nanjing in a few days.

Unlike the withering of the people's livelihood in the north of the Yangtze River, the land south of the Yangtze River has never suffered from military disasters, and it is completely two scenes.

When Wang Yan entered the city, the sky was about to be dark, but the city was full of people, people came and went in an endless stream, the hawkers on both sides of the street were endless, and the restaurants and inns were separated on both sides, so a prosperous scene.

If it weren't for Wang Yan and others, who came from the north, seeing this scene, they would really think that another prosperous era had arrived.

Since the Chongzhen Dynasty, in the northern regions, the peasant uprisings have continued, coupled with the continuous entry of Jiannu, the economy and people's livelihood have long been ruined, while the south has not been warned, and it is still a rich scene.

Wang Yan was born in a large clan in the south, and he had also traveled around with his brothers, and he had seen such a prosperous scene somehow, but Liu Shun and Qian Yifeng saw such a prosperous scene for the first time, and the two of them were immediately excited.

It was dark, and Wang Yan didn't know where Zuo Maodi's mansion was located, so he asked Liu Shun to find an inn to live in, and then took the two of them around the city to learn about the customs of Nanjing.

When he was tired, Wang Yan chose a restaurant that looked good to treat these two brothers who were born and died with him.

It's also pitiful, since they followed Wang Yan, they have been running all the way, and finally got such a stable station in Sizhou, but before they had time to enjoy it, they were pulled out by Wang Yan again.

In the past six months, the two of them have not said big fish and meat, and they have dried less than Xi's, and when they came to Nanjing this time, they naturally had to make up for it.

The three of them found a restaurant called Shanhailou, and when they entered, they saw that it was almost full of diners, one by one Xiao Si carried a plate of wine and food, walking between the diners, the fragrance spread, making people appetite great.

Wang Yan came to Nanjing this time, did not bring much money in his hand, his income in addition to military salary, there is almost no other source, if it were not for the battle of Suizhou, he killed Xu Dingguo meritorious, and got the reward of Xingping Bofu, I am afraid that this trip to Nanjing, they even became a big problem.

Thinking that he only had one hundred taels of silver in his hand, Wang Yan did not go to the private room on the second floor, and directly under the leadership of Xiao Si, he came to the empty table by the window and sat down.

At that moment, they ordered two plate ducks, a stewed raw knock, a few side dishes, and a few baskets of xiaolongbao, and a table full of them in front of the three of them.

In the past, Liu Shun and Qian Yifeng had dinner, and they wanted one word, "Full!" ”

That's what fills the stomach, what can withstand hunger, eat, never ask for anything delicious, what is delicious.

Now facing a table of delicacies, it is really able to eat tears, Wang Yan saw them eating unrestrainedly, attracting frequent sideways glances from the people at the table, and his heart was both sad and funny. "Liu Shun looks ugly, forget it, Ziyun is a scholar, how can you learn from him."

Hearing Wang Yan laugh at his ugly appearance, Liu Shun didn't refute it, grabbed a fat duck leg with one hand, stuffed the bun in his mouth with the other, and just giggled while eating.

"Childe doesn't know, with my talent, Xiucai is the ultimate, if I can use my fame in exchange for daily food, I would like to be like Liu Shun and be a scoundrel." Qian Yifeng's movements in his hands did not stop, he didn't care about his image at all, but said quite proudly.

This Qian Yifeng was full of words before, benevolent, righteous and moral, and talked about the way of saints in the army all day long, and the annoying Liu Shun and others couldn't stand it, so they beat him together, but he didn't expect that since then, he has changed his original appearance and is becoming more and more like a ruffian.

Liu Shun listened, but said unhappily: "You eat yours, I eat mine, how can you take me, and take the opportunity to scold me for being a scoundrel!" Wang Yan had too many things to worry about in his heart, and he had been depressed, but now he couldn't help but feel a little better when he saw the two of them eating and making trouble.

After the three of them wiped out a table of delicacies, Wang Yan planned to return to the inn to rest, but Liu Shun seemed to be a little unsatisfied.

Out of the restaurant, the three of them came to the street, it was already dark, but the number of pedestrians did not decrease, the street was full of traffic, and the lights on both sides were bright, it was really a fire tree and silver flowers that never sleeped!

"Childe, is this going back?" Liu Shun obviously hadn't seen a similar night scene, and when he saw Wang Yan taking them to the inn, he was a little reluctant.

"Look at your little bit of talent, if you get to the Qinhuai River, then you can still get it, I'm afraid you won't even be able to move your feet!" Qian Yifeng said quite shamelessly. "Childe, don't pay attention to this dirt hat."

"Speak as if you can walk!" Liu Shun was not to be outdone: "Anyway, have you been to the Qinhuai River?" I'm afraid I don't even know what the banks of the Qinhuai River look like! ”

"What do you know, I'm a reader, all the books in this world are recorded, and the reader knows the world without leaving home!" Qian Yifeng ignored Liu Shun's ridicule, and instead said to himself: "Have you heard of Qin Huai Bayan?" Do you know Chen Yuanyuan? ”

Listening to Qian Yifeng's words, Liu Shun couldn't help but be stunned, and suddenly became interested. "Oh, you really know! Tell me about it. ”

"Alright, don't make a fuss!" Wang Yan saw that the two of them were getting more and more outrageous, and hurriedly said: "Don't listen to Ziyun's nonsense, Bayan has long had a master, and most of them are concubines!" Not to mention that they are no longer on the banks of the Qinhuai River, even if they are still there, if you don't have ten thousand taels of silver, and you don't have the world's talents, you can't see them. ”

For the name of Bayan, Wang Yan often listens to people in advance, and the stories of talented and beautiful women are always enjoyed by people.

Liu Shun listened to what Wang Yan said, and couldn't help but feel a burst of regret.

Seeing that the time was still early, and seeing the pity of the two of them, Wang Yan decided to take them to the bank of the Qinhuai River for a walk, so as not to make the two of them itch.

Nanjing, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, created the prosperity of the Qinhuai River.

Ten miles of Qinhuai is the prosperous place of Nanjing, separated by a water is the Jiangnan Gongyuan, the general examination hall of the southern region, and the other side is the gathering place of the famous teachers in the south, the famous old courtyard and the pearl market are all here, and the river is a number of flower boats.

Wang Yan led Liu Shun and Qian Yifeng to the west of the city, and soon arrived on the bank of the Qinhuai River.

Compared with the city, the prosperity of the Qinhuai River made Wang Yan marvel, and the lanterns almost illuminated both sides of the river.

On the flower boat moored in the river, the sound of silk and bamboo is not perceived in the ears, and the beautiful and tactful singing makes people fascinated.

If it weren't for Wang Yan and others coming from Jiangbei, looking at the prosperous scene, how would they not believe that the world had been eroded, and it was time for life and death to survive.

The southern princes are in such a drunken and gold-obsessed place, since ancient times, the gentle township is a hero's mound, where do you care what Hu rides south, what clothes go south to cross miles.

When Wang Yan saw this situation, he couldn't help but feel gloomy in his heart.

Liu Shun and Qian Yifeng felt Wang Yan's depressed mood, and they were not messing around at the moment, but silently followed Wang Yan, walking by the river step by step.

Before they knew it, the three of them came to the bottom of a building, and a poignant and graceful singing voice came from it.

"The green grass and blue flowers are in full bloom, and the colorful butterflies are wandering for a long time. Through the ages, it has been passed down to love each other, and Shanbo will always love Yingtai. The classmates have been studying for three years, and there is no guessing at each other. Eighteen phases are affectionate, who knows that they are not on the platform. Don't hate the building like the sea, tears stain your wings and turn into colorful butterflies??"