Until the last moment, no one will be reconciled, and the same is true for Yang Sichang, although when he left the capital, he wrote a letter to Zhou Yanru and Yang Yipeng, quite a little bit of the last commission, but there is still hope in his heart, only a few months ago, he led the army to defeat the Liukou, and now he can also lead the army to relieve the siege of Baoding Fucheng, and he can also lead the army to hold on to the Liukou.

The situation in the capital has long changed, from the eunuchs in the palace to the ordinary merchants, they colluded to resell grain, obtain huge profits, and frantically accumulate wealth, and have completely lost hope in the imperial court.

It's only been a few years, and the rogue who was once pitiful by the emperor and the imperial court was able to attack Beizhili in a grand manner, and the soldiers pointed directly at the capital, and the Guanning Jin defense line in Liaodong was gone, but the border army led by Wu Sangui was still insisting in Shanhaiguan, as for the border army in Xuanfu and Datong, the number was pitiful, and they were too busy to take care of themselves because of the lack of food.

And what changed the views of many scholars and scholars even more was Zheng Xunrui and Zheng Jiajun, who gradually rose in the south.

The order of the imperial court is invalid in the south, the south has long changed color, Zheng Xunrui still pity the north, so he did not stop the Cao Yun, once the Cao Yun stopped, the north has no maintenance of the Cao grain, and will fall into a completely desperate situation.

The rogue swept again, with an interval of only a few months, and many people in the capital have already decided that the imperial court is unable to support it this time, and the final outcome is destruction.

Qian Shisheng, the first assistant of the cabinet, returned to the mansion, and the housekeeper reported that Mr. Qian Qianyi had been waiting for a long time.

Qian Shisheng was a little tired, after becoming the first assistant of the cabinet, although he did not experience too much turmoil, and it has always been smooth, and there are many protégés and former officials in the court. However, as time passed, the imperial court was in an increasingly dangerous situation, and it was no longer able to cope with the impact from all sides, and many adults in the court were even unable to care about party disputes.

Qian Qianyi was the leader of the Donglin Party, and his influence among the Donglin Party was unusual, although he had been exiled to Liaodong for many years. Later, with the efforts of Qian Shisheng and others, he still returned to the capital, and Qian Qianyi returned to the capital to make the Donglin Party in the north more united, and its role should not be underestimated.

After changing his clothes, Qian Shisheng came to the wing room, and the housekeeper had already taken Qian Qianyi to drink tea in the wing room.

Seeing Qian Shisheng enter the wing, Qian Qianyi stood up and bowed, and Qian Shisheng hurriedly returned the salute.

Although Qian Shisheng is the first assistant of the cabinet. The official is at the top, but Qian Qianyi is the leader of the Donglin Party, and he has a lot of prestige and influence among many scholars, and Qian Shisheng still pays attention to getting along with him.

After sitting down, after the two chatted a few words, Qian Qianyi suddenly threw out a question.

"My lord, seeing that the building is about to collapse, I don't know what your lordship is going to do."

Qian Shisheng was stunned. This is a matter that he has always avoided, and many people in the DPRK and China are planning it in private. Some people even secretly discussed in private, thinking about what to do in the future, and these private discussions are nothing more than three choices, one of which is to be loyal to the court and fight to the end. The second is to go with the flow, taking one step at a time, and the third is to leave the capital and go to the south.

This Spring Festival, the number of officials who came to visit the mansion decreased significantly. In fact, Qian Shisheng's power has not been affected too much, but many officials who have to visit every year just don't come to the door.

Qian Shisheng had to decide one thing from his heart, that is, the Ming Dynasty might not last long.

As for what the situation will be in the future, Qian Shisheng is unwilling to analyze, he is the first assistant of the cabinet, people can follow the crowd and take one step at a time, he can't do it.

"What do you mean by that?"

In terms of age, Qian Shisheng is more than ten years older than Qian Qianyi, and within the Donglin Party, Qian Qianyi is by no means as influential as him, the head of the cabinet, so when he speaks, Qian Shisheng will not be so polite.

Qian Shisheng's answer made Qian Qianyi stunned for a moment, he didn't expect to hear such words, could it be that Qian Shisheng really had the determination to live and die with the Ming Dynasty, this is not the best choice.

After a slight pause, Qian Qianyi spoke again.

"The adult is the pillar of the Donglin Party, and I also saw the tense situation below, so I asked this question."

Qian Shisheng is not stupid, as soon as Qian Qianyi finished speaking, he spoke again.

"If you have any thoughts, just say them all, I haven't gotten to the point where I can't hear what's going on outside the window."

Qian Qianyi's face was a little red, and he hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"To tell the truth, the situation in the capital is dangerous, the choice of the adults is related to the future of the Donglin Party, and there is a responsibility for the Donglin Party members, and I also want to see the attitude of the adults, while preaching among many Donglin Party members to stabilize people's hearts."

Qian Shisheng sighed slightly, he knew that Qian Qianyi would not open his heart and speak.

"Accepting, the situation in the capital is indeed dangerous, you don't say it, I also know this, but Lord Yang Sichang has already led the army to meet the Liukou, presumably it will be able to achieve victory, you don't have to be too pessimistic, if Lord Yang can't resist, there are also Shanhaiguan, Xuanfu and the army of Datong, who can also rush to the aid of the capital......"

Qian Shisheng began to preach.

Qian Shisheng's attitude made Qian Qianyi speechless, and his heart also rose up with uncomfortable emotions, if it weren't for Qian Shisheng's age and the first assistant of the cabinet, Qian Qianyi would have been impatient.

This kind of empty preaching has no meaning, the situation has reached the current level, everyone knows what will happen in the future, if you don't think about the way back, and you are caught off guard after the big change comes, it is a dead end.

Of course, Qian Qianyi can think that Qian Shisheng is loyal and dedicated to the affairs of the court, and he will eventually be loyal to the court, but so many Donglin party members will never think so.

After Qian Shisheng finished speaking, Qian Qianyi decided to leave, and he was going to find Zhang Pu, Yang Yi, Zhang Cai, Gong Dingyu, Wu Changshi and others, and discuss with these people to see what preparations should be made next.

When Qian Qianyi stood up to say goodbye, Qian Shisheng couldn't help but speak again.

"Accept it, I see that you want to stop talking, and I know your thoughts, but I still say the same thing, I have to believe in the emperor, believe in the court, and everything will pass."

Qian Qianyi was indeed not ready to speak, but this sentence made him can't help but speak.

"My lord, I have talked too much, and I am willing to believe in the court, but this person's heart has been scattered, and that is an irreparable situation, maybe I shouldn't say this, please think deeply."

After Qian Qianyi's farewell, Qian Shisheng was still sitting in the wing room, Qian Qianyi's answer hit the most vulnerable place in his heart, people's hearts have been scattered, a few simple words, showing a bone-chilling air, the place where the court can still control, almost only Beizhili is left, whether it is the population or the territory, the gradual deterioration of the situation, the emperor and the court have not been able to do their best to save, so that people's hearts have been scattered, so what is the future, no wonder Qian Qianyi came to visit to explore future plans.

It is impossible for Qian Shisheng not to know what is happening in the capital, on the one hand, he is starving, and on the other hand, he is openly reselling grain, not to mention that the people are angry, even if the officials in the court have a little conscience, they are all angry and desperate when they see this scene.

The emperor did not come forward to stop all this, and the cabinet was indifferent to these things, and what was even more ironic was that there were a large number of Donglin Party members in the household department, and these people helped to abuse the country, participated in the resale of grain, and sought profits, and the biggest reliance of the East Lin Party in the DPRK was him, the head of the cabinet.

Although Yang Sichang, the deputy assistant of the cabinet, directly controlled the household department, he was powerless in the face of such a situation.

At this moment, Qian Shisheng had the idea of retreating, and he suddenly thought about resigning from the position of first assistant to the cabinet and returning to his hometown.

Qian Shisheng is the champion of the palace examination in Wanli for forty-four years, full of talented articles, but unfortunately his main energy is consumed in the officialdom, and he is now sixty-seven years old, and he is already an old man.

The housekeeper entered the wing room and reminded Qian Shisheng that when he was eating, he found that Qian Shisheng was still sitting quietly on the chair, as if he was pondering something, and the housekeeper did not dare to disturb and silently withdrew.

Leaving Qian Shisheng's mansion, Qian Qianyi replied to the mansion, and Qu Shiyun was waiting in the mansion.

Qu Shiyun was a student of Qian Qianyi, and the two were exiled to Liaodong together, and later returned to the capital together.

Qian Qianyi was not particularly happy about Qu Shiyun's visit, because Qu Shiyun's understanding was extreme in his opinion, Qu Shiyun was loyal to the imperial court, and was even ready to follow Yang Sichang, the second assistant of the cabinet, to Baoding Mansion to fight the rogues.

Qu Shiyun appealed in the capital, and many scholars and magnates donated a certain amount of money and grain to help the imperial court to fight the rogues and save the people, which made Qian Qianyi very speechless, and even the national abbot Jiading Bo Zhou Kui was involved in the resale of grain, thinking about collecting money, and did not care about the predicament of the imperial court, not to mention the performance of others.

Qian Qianyi didn't agree with Qu Shiyun's idea, and it was difficult to openly oppose it, so he could only not discuss anything with him.

At this time, Qu Shiyun also made a special trip to visit and talked about raising money and food.

Qian Qianyi gave Qu Shiyun a positive answer, he still said the same sentence, things have reached the current situation, the hearts of the people in the capital have been dispersed, what kind of things can be done, Qu Shiyun has put forward a fundraising proposal for such a long time, has he received any money and food, and has he really helped the court.

Although Qian Qianyi did not make a clear statement, Qu Shiyun had already understood the true meaning from his answer.

Qu Shiyun quickly said goodbye and left, this time he really left, and he would never visit the teacher again. (To be continued.) )