Han’s Son is Not a Slave

The thirteen warships of the Yangtze River Navy guarded two official ships from the Yanziji pier in Nanjing upstream. The river was fast and the sailors on the boat were sweating. There are two official ships, one big and one small. The big one is covered with flags, and the most conspicuous flag is the long flag "Scholar of Wuyingdian University and Minister of Military Affairs and Superintendent of Military Affairs in Anhui, Henan, etc." . Dozens of flags fluttered in the wind under this long flag, and the fleet was like a long dragon. Three days later, the fleet slowly moored at Anqing Ferry.

After the boat was docked, the cabinet's second assistant, Liancheng Wall, walked out of the cabin with a dejected expression, and saw that there were civil and military officials and gentry of Anqing Prefecture on the shore, but they were unwilling to say a word to these officials and gentry, and only slightly bowed their hands. Without saying a word, he got on the sedan and entered the city.

This move made all the officials and gentry in Anqing stunned. They didn't know why the supervisor was ignoring them, but no one dared to inquire. Not far from the dock, more than a mile away from where these officials and gentry were located, there were more than a dozen generals of the Taiping Army smiling at the city wall, the governor who hurried into the city.

On the way into the city, even the city wall was silent in the sedan chair, but his heart was actually filled with anxiety and anger. He gained the trust of Emperor Dingwu, and was promoted from the position of Governor of Guangdong to the cabinet's second assistant. Although this assistant was very unpleasant and had no real power, as long as the cabinet was in place for one day, his assistant this time was many officials. The old and important ministers admired by the gentry are also an important force to contain thieves and scholars.

But just a few days ago, the thief Zhou Shixiang used the excuse of the tense war in Anhui, and instructed his party members Ding Zhixiang, Yuan Kuoyu and others to ask the emperor to select important ministers to supervise Anhui and Henan, and also bought the **** Pan Yinglong and others to open his eyes for him, and the first assistant Guo Zhiqi. For fear of misfortune and self-introduction, he refused to speak for Lianchengbi, and as a result, the second assistant of the dignified cabinet was actually kicked out of the capital.

If it is only to go out to the capital to supervise the division, Lianchengbi is a loyal minister after all. In the case of the fall of most of Guangdong's prefectures, he can still insist on fighting against the Qing in southwestern Guangdong and refuse to surrender to the Manchus. Although his greatest contribution to the Anti-Qing Dynasty was to burn incense and worship Buddha when there was a war, and to abandon the city as soon as the Qing soldiers arrived, but after all, as the governor, as long as he did not surrender to the Qing Dynasty, he would carry the Guangdong Anti-Qing Dynasty for one day. The banner of power also represents the eternal court. Therefore, for the Ming Dynasty, he has merit, and this is also the biggest reason why he can calmly accept Tang Wang's edict into the cabinet as the second assistant.

No matter how pedantic, even the city walls knew that after the First World War in Yangzhou, the Qing court had lost its strategic initiative. It can be said that the Jianghuai land was completely abandoned by the Qing court. Therefore, the supervisor of the military affairs of Anhui and Henan. Although the city walls were repelled, it was true. If he made the trip, he also came with the idea of ​​contributing to the country. However, from the moment he landed at Yanziji Wharf, he knew that he was wrong, because none of the soldiers in Anhui would listen to him, and as a supervisor, he could not command a general!

"If you are arrogant and arrogant, how can you suppress the thieves? The thief and the show have clearly made me supervise, and secretly want to put me to death!"

Lianchengbi felt infinite resentment in his heart. The Qing army who escaped from Anqing was obviously surrounded by the mountains around Tongcheng and could not be easily annihilated. However, Jiang He, the governor of Anhui, did not obey the military orders. The delay in advancing led to the emptiness of the troops blocking Yubei Road, and finally the Anqing Qing army escaped under the eyes of the Taiping army.

Lianchengbi really hated and was very resentful. When he received the imperial decree and was about to set off, he deliberately summoned many famous people in Nanjing City, and invited some talents to be his staff. Great work returned to Beijing, but as soon as he arrived in Anqing, the Qing army ran away, which made him feel as uncomfortable as a punch in the air. Not reconciled, he is really unhappy!

"Your Majesty, do you know the painstaking work of the old minister!"

With extreme unwillingness, Lian Chengbi came to a garden prepared for him by Anqing House. This garden covers an area of ​​more than ten acres. It is a garden of the town **** Qin Ming. It is secluded and quiet, and it is quite interesting in the forest.

As soon as Lian Chengbi sat down in the flower hall, he was about to order several cronies to discuss matters. A guard hurried in and exclaimed in surprise, "Sir, Lujiang has fallen!"

"Lujiang has fallen? How could it be? Didn't Lujiang just come over anyway!"

Lujiang is another major government in Anhui. The imperial court intends to move the capital of Anhui Province from Anqing to Lujiang, which shows the importance of Lujiang. I heard that the thief Xiucai also intends to change the name of Lujiang to Hefei, saying that it was the ancient name of Lujiang.

The front foot let the Qing army run away, and the back foot was lost in the Lujiang River. Even the city wall was angry, screamed, spurted a mouthful of blood, and fell backwards. Everyone hurriedly helped him into the bedroom to rest. When Lian Chengbi woke up, he saw his trusted confidant Xu Guoliang standing by the bed, shook his head and sighed: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the time for the death of this minister is coming!" After speaking, he struggled to sit up and said to Xu Guoliang and the others, "Hurry up, hurry up! Go check it out, how did Lujiang fall?"

Xu Guoliang comforted him in a low voice: "Don't be in a hurry, supervisor, it's important to rest."

"There are not many Qing troops in Anhui, and Lujiang is a big mansion. How could it fall into the hands of thieves? I-I'm really not reconciled!"

Liancheng wall slapped against the bed rails again and again, still a little doubtful, and has lost the usual elegant bearing.

Xu Guoliang said, "Just now, Zeng Yu, the prefect of Lujiang, came, but he was afraid of guilt and did not dare to visit the supervisor."

"Pass him! Pass him!" Lian Chengbi breathed heavily.

Anyway, Zeng Yu, the prefect of Lujiang, who was less than a month old, wore a sapphire blue straight jacket and a leather robe, but the robe was covered with dust and dirt, his hair was disheveled, his handkerchief was wrinkled, and he was in a state of embarrassment. He stumbled into the flower hall. Weeping to the ground, he kowtowed endlessly and said, "I am incompetent in my humble position. I have lost the Lujiang River. I beg the superintendent to give him a heavy punishment."

"Lujiang and Lujiang are really lost?" Lian Chengbi's face became paler and paler, his whole body trembled, his teeth chattering, "But there are spies?"

"There are no spies, but the Qing army sent people to infiltrate the city."

"Where did the Qing army come from?!"

"The Qing army who escaped from Anqing~www.wuxiaspot.com~ was led by a Manchurian named Kuenbu."

When I heard that it was the Qing army who had escaped from Anqing, Lujiang Mansion City was seized, and even the city wall was so angry that he scolded Zeng Yu: "How did they get in?"

Zeng Yu stole a glance and saw that Lian Chengbi was clenching his teeth, his eyes were splitting, and he was so angry that he was too scared to speak.

"As the prefect of Lujiang, why did you escape!" Lian Chengbi glared at Zeng Yu and asked angrily.

"Idiosyncratic..."

Zeng Yu was secretly ruthless, how could he, a civil servant with no power to restrain a chicken, be worth the Qing army who was like a wolf like a tiger? Isn't this an obvious sign that he has to sacrifice his life for his own sake? If he had the courage and courage to sacrifice his life for righteousness, he would not surrender to you in the Ming Dynasty!

Lian Chengbi was in a bad mood. He closed his eyes and looked up on the back of the chair. Seeing that Zeng Yu didn't say a word, he dared to be extremely angry, but he waved his hands weakly and said, "Go down!"

Liancheng Wall was sitting alone in the flower hall, with a slumped expression and a lot of haggard, as if he was seriously ill, his complexion was pale and gray. (To be continued.)