After leaving the palace, Zhou Xian went to find Fang Yizhi. Instead of entering his courtyard, he was called out. A middle-aged man of twenty-seven or eight years old was accompanied by him.

After listening to Fang Yizhi's introduction, Zhou Xian said in surprise: "You are Zhang Jiayu and Zhang Yuanzi?" Zhang Jiayu is from Dongguan, Guangdong. He is said to be smart by nature, proficient in poetry, calligraphy and painting, and is good at fencing. He often travels with Caoze Haoshi.

In terms of chivalrous and righteousness and friendship, only two people could compare with them in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. The two were from Zhejiang, Zhang Huangyan and Yao Qisheng. The three of them, Zhang Huangyan and Zhang Jiayu, actively resisted the Qing Dynasty. One was captured and killed, and the other committed suicide after being defeated. Yao Qisheng helped Shi Lang recover Taiwan and became a famous minister during the Kangxi period.

Guizhuang once provided Zhou Xian with a list of young heroes from all over the world. Among them, Zhang Huangyan and Zhang Jiayu were both one of the top ones.

But the imperial examinations were successful. One of them had entered the officialdom in Nanjing, and the other entered the Hanlin Academy of the capital to serve as a Shujishi. Even if Zhou Xian took the initiative to send someone to contact them, it is very likely that they would not give up their bright future and go to Shandong to play for Zhou Xian, so they could only give up temporarily.

Yao Qisheng was added by Zhou Xian on his own initiative. He did not show his reputation and agreed happily. According to Guizhuang's reply, he should have gone to Shandong soon.

But what Zhou Xian did not expect was that he actually met Zhang Jiayu here. Unlike Zhang Huangyan's loyalty and integrity, Zhang Jiayu was obviously more sleek and flexible. After the rebel army invaded the capital, he took the initiative to submit a letter to Li Zicheng, expressing his willingness to serve him. Because of this, he was arrested and imprisoned by Emperor Hongguang on the grounds of betrayal and surrender.

But after the Qing army entered the pass, he deviated from normal and actively summoned the righteous people to fight against the Qing army. From Nanjing to Fuzhou, and from Fuzhou to Guangdong, he refused the Qing army's surrender until he was finally defeated and died in his country.

Zhang Jiayu was obviously a little surprised when he heard Zhou Xian call out his words. He bowed slightly and said, "Jia Yu has met the commander-in-chief."

Fang Yizhi said: "Yuanzi is a young talent in the Hanlin Academy and has a wide range of friends. I have to go to the palace every day to give lectures to Wang and Yongwang. I am not easy to come forward with what you said, so I ask Yuanzi." He looked at Zhou Xian while saying that he thought he would get angry because of his own decision. But seeing that Zhou Xian's expression had not changed, he felt relieved.

Zhou Xian asked: "Yuanzi, how many people have you contacted now? Didn't tell them the truth!"

Zhang Jiayu replied: "There are about a hundred people. The thieves are about to come to the city. Whether it is the Imperial College or the Hanlin Academy, they are in panic. I tested the words of the people. There are many people who want to leave the city to take refuge or go south directly. I only told them that it is too chaotic outside now and that they may be robbed by robbers before they even arrive. They can take care of each other when they go together. On this grounds, I contacted many people, but did not say anything else to them, and would not be involved with the commander-in-chief. Most of them came to Beijing for the exam this time, but they did not expect to encounter such a thing and lost their limits for a while, so it is easier to persuade."

Zhou Xian nodded slightly, appreciating Zhang Jiayu's meticulous and thorough work. "Then take them out of the city today! You go out from Zhengyangmen and then to Anguo Temple in the suburbs, where there will be someone waiting for you. They will escort you all the way to Bazhou, and then turn to Shandong. Brother Mi, you can go out of the city with them too!"

Fang Yizhi frowned slightly, "Forget it, I haven't asked you, what do you want to do?"

Zhou Xian thought about it and finally decided to answer truthfully. "The capital cannot be defended, but I cannot convince the emperor to move south. I will look for an opportunity to send the prince out of the capital. These scholars are prepared for the future of the Ming Dynasty."

Fang Yizhi's face changed drastically, and Zhang Jiayu was also surprised.

Zhou Xian said: "Not many people know about this, don't let it go."

Zhang Jiayu hurriedly said, "The villain understands, thank you for your trust."

Fang Yizhi looked ugly, "What about the lord! What should I do if there are King Yong and King Ding?"

Zhou Xian shook his head and said, "I don't know either. If I had the chance, I would escort them out of Beijing, but no matter how much I say, it would be useless."

Fang Yizhi was silent for a while and said, "The Lord has known me for my kindness, and I will not leave Beijing at this time."

Zhou Xian nodded and didn't persuade him. "Then let's stay for now! It's not that urgent anyway. I have something to do, so I'll leave first." As he said that, he took out a small sword from his arms and handed it to Zhang Jiayu, "When you pass Zhengyangmen, find Zhou Gan and show him the small sword. He will arrange everything."

Back at the Five City Military Command, Zhou Xian handed the horse to Sun Bao. Lu Ming walked out quickly, "Supervisor, I have been to the Three Thousand Camp, and have recruited 300 cavalry, and there are still 420 extra horses left."

Zhou Xian nodded, "You go find five carriages and wait for my orders. By the way..." Zhou Xian stopped, "I asked you to send someone to monitor the Wu family. What's the matter with Wu Xiang?"

Lu Ming said: "This morning, the Wu family servants left the city from Chaoyangmen and went east. At noon, the servants came back and brought two people. Judging from their figures, they should be soldiers in the army. The two stayed in the Wu Mansion for half an hour and left the city again."

Zhou Xian smiled, "It seems that Wu Sangui is also very concerned about the situation in the capital. Come on, go and meet the old man who pretends to be sick."

Lu Ming said: "General, the person who went to Baoding is back. Do you want to see him first? Uncle Li has been waiting for you in there for a long time. Maybe there is something urgent to do!"

When Li Guozhen saw Zhou Xian coming in, he quickly stood up and said, "Supervisor, are you back?"

Zhou Xian saw two middle-aged men standing behind him, "What are these two?"

Li Guozhen said: "They are the two young masters of the Heiyunlong Governor, Hei Mingdao and Hei Mingde. Haven't you seen the General Manager?"

The two of them hurriedly bowed and said, "I have met the commander-in-chief."

Zhou Xian nodded, "General Black died for his country, and the two young men were mourning."

Li Guozhen said: "Wang Chengyin surrendered to the enemy and killed General Hei and his two sons. Ming Dao and Ming De escaped because they reported their letter to the court and stayed in the capital. Because I had some friendship with their father, they found me and hoped to serve the court."

Hei Mingdao clasped his fists and said, "Mr. Supervisor, my brothers have been following his father since childhood and are skilled in the army. He heard that Supervisor recruited soldiers guarding the city and thought that he might be able to help."

Zhou Xian smiled and said, "That's good. Let's do it! I have recruited 300 new cavalrymen from the Three Thousand Battalions. Since you two are skilled in archery and horses, you should be the commander of the cavalry for the time being! Although there are not many people, there are only about a thousand cavalry in the city at present, which will be of great use."
Chapter completed!