"Bastard, my dad isn't dead yet, go prepare wine and food, and give my dad a shock!"

Qian Ruyi kicked Qian Zhong to the ground, this dog thing is tired of life, and he dares to curse his own son.

"Uh...... Is it okay sir...... Thank God, Buddha bless, Bodhisattva bless, the minions will go to prepare the food and drinks. ”

Qian Zhong, who was kicked by a dog gnawing mud, cheered with joy despite the pain in his chest, and rushed to the back kitchen with a rolling belt.

The news that the leader of Donglin and the old Zongbo of the Jiangnan literati was going to commit suicide and martyrdom has spread ten, ten and hundred, and spread all over the Taoyefang area where the officials and nobles of the southern capital lived, and the shocked cabinet college students Wang Duo, the household secretary Cai Yishen, Liu Zongzhou, Xincheng Bo Zhao Zhilong3 and other pseudo-Ming important ministers went to the Qian Mansion to inquire about the news.

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"Brother Qian...... Why is that? The old man knows that Brother Qian is loyal, but the rebel army is still outside the city, how can you kill yourself, how is this good? …… How good is that! ”

As soon as the clinker entered the door, he saw the coffin parked in the lobby of the front yard before it had time to be removed.

Wang Duo was anxious about things, and he didn't think about why there was not even an incense burner, candlestick, and the family members of the Qian Mansion in this hall, so he hugged the coffin and cried.

Wang Duo is really sad, although Qian Qianyi is not as high as himself, but he has a very high prestige in Jiangnan Shilin, if he takes the lead and asks His Royal Highness King Yan to surrender, at least it will not affect his reputation too much.

"Old Uncle Zong, why did you go like this, who else can I ask when you go? Old Uncle Zong......! ”

Cai Yishen is also crying bitterly, because he is Xue Guoguan's henchman, he doesn't like Chongzhen, After being demoted to the southern capital, Qian Qianyi has always taken good care of him.

Zhao Zhilong was also howling, he was not worried about Qian Qianyi's death, but saw that all the civil officials were crying, and he had to cry along.

"Ladies and gentlemen, who are you?"

Qian Zhong, who had just prepared wine and food for Qian Qianyi, hurriedly ran back to the front yard with a few family members, he had to quickly throw away the unlucky coffin, otherwise, it would be too unlucky, who knew that as soon as he entered the front yard, he saw a group of court officials howling there.

"Bastard thing, your lord is usually not bad to you, but now that everyone is dead, you don't even have a mourning hall, you dog, your conscience has been eaten by dogs."

Hou Fangyu, who came with the officials, scolded loudly, if it weren't for the death of his teacher Qian Qianyi, he would have been eager to whip Qian Zhong to death with a big-eared scraper.

"What...... My lord is not dead, he will be drinking in the flower hall. ”

Qian Zhong didn't dare to reply, after all, the people present were all important ministers of the court, and if he annoyed them, he would have to take his own life.

“…… Brother Qian...... Is it possible that he wants to be a full ghost, no, this pavilion is going to persuade him! ”

Wang Duo was stunned, and he and the others howled in vain, and immediately pushed Qian Zhong away, and he didn't care about etiquette, so he ran to the backyard of Qian Mansion.

"Go together, go ...... together."

Cai Yishen, Zhao Zhilong and others were also a little confused, so they had to follow Wang Duo.

"Brother Qian, don't think about it, it's not worth it, it's not worth it!"

Pushing the door of the flower hall, Wang Duo shouted impatiently.

"Uh...... Old man...... Someone, come and serve tea to you. ”

Qian Qianyi was a little dazed, he didn't understand what Wang Duo was talking about, so he had to put down the wine glass in his hand, and at the same time, he motioned for the officials to sit down and let the maidservants serve tea.

"Old Zongbo, students and others know your loyalty, but the prison country is mediocre, the government is decided by Ma Shiying and Ruan Dayue, so the northern army goes south, and the defenders everywhere will collapse at the touch of a touch, and now we are still raising troops in the city, and want to fight to the death with the northern army, but His Royal Highness the prison country abandons me as a malpractice, not a minister misunderstands the king, but the king misunderstands the minister, I am waiting to come here, it is to persuade the old Zongbo not to be martyred for the Gui Domain, now it is a war or a surrender, and the old Zongbo needs to make a decision!"

At this time, where did Hou Fangyu still have the heart to drink tea, and as soon as he sat down, he said the intention of himself and the others.

"Don't persuade you, we are learning the book of sages, learning is the sage's humanity, I have decided to be martyred for the first emperor, and I should die to repay the favor of the first emperor.

Qian Qianyi was furious, at this time he had already guessed the intention of Wang Duo and others, but the matter of seeking death by himself would probably have spread throughout most of the southern capital, if he listened to Hou Fangyu's idea of surrendering to the northern army, wouldn't he be ridiculed, and where would he put his face as the leader of the literati in Jiangnan in the future.

"Enxiang, it's not that we want to surrender, now there are only thousands of old and weak soldiers in the city, Zhao Guogong shot the book in the city again, only said that if the city is not opened, the soldiers and civilians of the city will be punished, what does it matter if we die, I am afraid of hurting the people in the city, and nearly a million lives in the southern capital rely on Enxiang."

Hou Fangyu cried with tears, as if Qian Qianyi did not descend, and he was a sinner in Jiangnan for the ages.

"Yes, Qian Gong, you are the leader of Jiangnan culture and education, for the stigma of one person, and save millions of lives in Nandu, which is right and wrong, I hope Qian Gong will consider it carefully!"

Wang Duo was really afraid, he was bent on surrendering in Kaecheng, and he was worried about being criticized, so he was desperately trying to get Qian Qianyi.

"Qian Gong, the so-called I don't go to hell, who goes to hell, I think that the scholars of the world will finally understand Qian Gong's hard work."

Xincheng Bo Zhao Zhilong is also persuading, Xu Yunjue, the Duke of Wei, has explained to him that the matter of opening the door and accepting surrender must be presided over by the civil official, which is related to the face of the Ming Dynasty.

"Old man...... For the people of a city, sacrifice the infamy of your life! Everyone, follow the old man to greet the king of the court! ”

Qian Qianyi hesitated again and again, his face struggled for a while, and only then did he get up and walk towards the flower hall with a resolute face.

On July 8 of the first year of Yongli, the officials of the Nandu puppet dynasty headed by Qian Qianyi opened the sound gate of the Nandu Palace and took the initiative to welcome the imperial army.

Nandu succeeded without much effort, Zhao Guogong Huang Wenchang entered the city with a dignified horse, and when he arrived at the city, a group of officials led by Qian Qianyi knelt on the ground.

Huang Wenchang looked up at the city tower, raised his horsewhip, pointed at Qian Qianyi and asked: "Since the king has arrived, why didn't you accept it yesterday?" ”

Qian Qianyi said humbly: "Back to Zhao Guogong, yesterday's criminal ministers and others are integrating the rebellious ministers in the city who refuse to surrender, so they are delaying, and they also ask Zhao Guogong Haihan to be one." ”

After that, Qian Qianyi took out a stack of silver tickets from his sleeve pocket and sent them to Huang Wenchang's horse respectfully.

"Hehe, you're thinking about it thoroughly" Huang Wenchang laughed and raised his voice to the generals: "Let's go into the city!" ”

"Zhao Guogong is slow!" Huang Wenchang was about to ride his horse into the city, when suddenly a person came out of the crowd, and Zhang Da and Huang Hu subconsciously blocked in front of the man.

When Huang Wenchang saw that he was a civil official, he waved his hand to signal everyone to get out of the way, and said, "Who are you?" Dare to stop my father's horse! ”

"Xiaguan Hanlin Academy edited Hou Fangyu, Guogong has newly entered the Southern Capital, is it to worship the filial piety tomb for His Royal Highness King Yan!"

"This ......!"

Huang Wenchang had heard of Hou Fangyu, after all, this person was Hou Sui's son, but he didn't understand a little about worshipping Xiaoling, so he turned his head to look at Chen Mingyu, Yan Yingyuan, Feng Dunhou and others who were summoned from Jiangyin.

"Zhao Guogong, I was ordered by the emperor to be the governor to crusade against the puppet dynasty of the southern capital, and now I can trace the origin, and I should worship the mausoleum of Taizu for His Majesty and His Royal Highness King Yan!"

Yan Yingyuan and Chen Mingyu are pawns, where do they understand these rules, but Feng Dunhou is a civil official, and he still understands officialdom etiquette.

"In this way, the lower officials are willing to lead the horse for Zhao Guogong!"

Hou Fangyu fell to the ground, his tone was so humble and deferential.