Chapter 47 Reunion after a long separation

Author: Scholar Wu

Chapter 47 Reunion after a long separation

After landing near Jinshanwei, Qian Mo and his party found a forest to hide.

After all, there are about 200 of them, so walking on the road during the day can easily reveal their whereabouts.

At this time, Qian Ning was not sure whether Xia Wanchun and the others were in the mountain village of Turtle Island.

So Qian Ning went to the previously agreed contact point to inquire about the news.

The meeting place is located in an inconspicuous tea shed in Huating County, the seat of Songjiang Prefecture.

The waiter said enthusiastically: "The store has freshly baked sesame biscuits and fresh Yangchun noodles. What would you like to eat?"

Qian Ning said: "Xiaoer, my eyesight has been bad recently. Do you have any tea to clear fire and improve eyesight?"

The waiter said: "This clearing fire and improving eyesight must of course belong to Suzhou's Biluochun. Just wait a minute and I will brew a pot for you."

After taking a sip of tea, Qian Ning said: "I heard that Suzhou Biluochun is particular about its origin. Your Biluochun tastes good. I wonder where it comes from?"

The waiter said: "Thanks to the compliment from the guest, the Biluochun in the shop is grown by the shopkeeper himself and is produced in Taihu Lake."

Qian Ning said: "Your tea is good. I want to go to Taihu to purchase some tea recently. I wonder if the shopkeeper of your family is in Taihu?"

The waiter said: "The shopkeeper is out in Taihu today, but don't worry, sir, my shopkeeper will rush back to Taihu tonight and won't delay your purchase of tea."

Seeing that the information had been found out clearly, Qian Ning was about to turn around and leave after taking two sips of tea.

I saw a man who looked like a beggar and stopped me.

The beggar said: "Brother, I have been hungry for several days. Can you give me two sesame cakes?"

Qian Ning saw that although this man was dressed like a beggar, he was probably a scholar in trouble. Thinking that it was not easy for him, he asked the waiter to serve him two sesame seed cakes.

Unexpectedly, this down-and-out scholar got sesame seed cakes, but he still followed Qian Ning reluctantly.

Said: "Xiaosheng has understood your code words just now, and I also asked this young man to take me to Taihu Lake with him."

Qian Ning was also shocked and said: "What are you talking about?"

I saw the down-and-out scholar say: "Although this Biluochun is produced in Suzhou, how can you get new tea in such a cold weather? Why do you have to go to the place of origin to collect old tea?"

Seeing that there was murderous intent in Qian Ning's eyes, the down-and-out scholar quickly said: "Brother, please don't misunderstand me. I am not a spy of the Qing court."

"Xiaosheng Liu Yichen, a native of Jining, Yanzhou Prefecture, Shandong Province, was framed by the "Qufu Kong Family" and lost his ancestral property, so he had to live in the south of the Yangtze River. He has been hungry for several days. Xiaomin knew that he must be a Taihu Rebel. Xiaosheng also has

I have a heart to serve my country, so please take me in."

Qian Ning originally didn't want to cause trouble, but this Liu Yichen could actually see through his secret words at a glance, so he must have some skills.

This guy has been pestering me for a while now, but I can't get rid of him, and I can't bear to kill him. It seems that this Liu Yichen doesn't look like a spy of the Qing army, so I'd better take him back first and let the second young master take a look.

So we walked twice around Huating and then came to the woods to meet Qian Mo.

Seeing that there was an extra "tail" behind Qian Ning, Qian Mo asked: "What's going on with this person?"

So Qian Ning explained the situation just now.

Qian Mo thought to himself that Liu Yichen had good observation skills and was quite suitable for intelligence work. Fatty Huang's Zuixian Tower still had 50% of its profits, so he just lacked personal contacts.

So he asked Liu Yichen: "Do you know how to run a business?"

Liu Yichen said: "Xiaosheng originally came from a well-off family. He had some acres of land at home and the ancestral property of the wine shop. He was also quite familiar with accounting management."

Qian Mo said: "Just talking won't do it. You should follow us back to Taihu first. If you really have the skills, I will assign him to someone else."

Seeing Qian Mo agree to take him in, Liu Yichen immediately smiled and said loudly: "Xiaosheng, thank you Mr. Qian for your cultivation!"

Next, the day passed without any danger, and the Qing troops of the nearby Jinshan Guards were not alerted.

After nightfall, Qian Mocai led more than 200 people out of the woods and began marching toward Wujiang.

Unexpectedly, not long after setting off, he found a large number of people mobilizing on the road ahead. He was so frightened that Qian Mo ordered his team to take cover quickly.

Lu Shanhai said: "It seems that the Green Camp is coming from the direction of Hangzhou, with two to three thousand people."

Qian Mo said: "Looking at the direction of the march, it is transferred to Wusong. It seems that the Qing army has learned about the changes in Chongming. We have to rush back to Taihu Lake. There may be other Qing troops along the way. Everyone, please pay attention to concealment!"

Fortunately, they never encountered other Qing troops again. Despite all the hardships, Qian Mo and others finally met Xia Wanchun who came to meet them at the Taihu Lake near Wujiang.

"Xiao Yin!!!"

"Brother Mo!!!"

After being separated for more than a month, the two finally met again!

At this time, Qian Mo opened his arms and hugged Xia Wanchun tightly. The two hugged each other and cried, unwilling to let go for a long time.

If in later generations, two handsome young men hugging each other like this would inevitably arouse the imagination of others.

However, at this moment, everyone who had survived the disaster was immersed in joy and did not think about it.

In the end, it was Qian Mo who spoke first: "Well, Xiao Yin, brother Mo finally lived up to his promise and can keep a useful body to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty with Xiao Yin!"

Xia Wanchun also said: "Brother Mo has worked hard all the way. This is not a place to reminisce about old times. Let's go back to the village first."

The Taihu Lake is vast in the daytime, and the moonlight in the Taihu Lake at night is also unique.

Thinking of the previous farewell by the Qinhuai River, one can’t help but feel filled with emotion!

The river and the sky were all colorless, and there was only a solitary moon in the bright sky.

Who by the river sees the moon for the first time, and when does the moon on the river shine on people for the first time?

Life is endless from generation to generation, and the river and the moon look alike every year.

I don’t know who Jiang Yue is waiting for, but I see the Yangtze River sending water.

After retracting his thoughts, Qian Mo said: "Hong Chengchou was very cunning. Brother Mo was never able to fully gain the trust of the old thief, and in the end he failed to bring back the 5 million taels of silver."

Xia Wanchun said: "Since the news came back from Jinshan Temple, Xiao Yin has been leading people to ambush by the river, ready to respond to Brother Mo at any time. There was a storm in the middle of the river that night, and many corpses were found on the riverside the next day. After that, Mo

There is no news about my brother either, and Xiao Yin is really worried that Brother Mo has been killed."

Qian Mo said: "That night in the Yangtze River storm, my brother narrowly escaped death. Unfortunately, God played a trick on us, and most of the silver coins sank into the river."

Xia Wanchun asked: "By the way, why didn't you see your father-in-law?"

At this time, Qian An blamed himself and said: "It was all the young ones who failed to take good care of me. I was harmed by that traitor Yang Wenqi."

Qian Mo said: "Qian An, this is not your fault."

"Dad was kidnapped by Yang Wenqi and threatened me. In order to prevent me from being embarrassed, dad committed suicide by throwing himself into the river. His whereabouts are still unknown."

Qian Ning explained: "Originally, the second young master and Yang Wenqi used a trick to easily defeat the national treasure and captured Chongming County. Unexpectedly, Yang Wenqi turned against us in the middle of the night and attacked us secretly."

Qian Mo said: "I learned about the relationship between Yang Wenqi and the Taihu Rebels from Qian Ning, and then I knew that Yang Wenqi's 'great victory' was Xiao Yin's plan to use the heads of water bandits to escape Jin Chan."

"So I used money to lure Yang Wenqi to betray him step by step. Unexpectedly, he was tricked by Yang Wenqi and even cost my father's life. I really regret it for my brother!"

"Xiao Yin, you impressed me. In a short period of time, you have grown the Taihu Rebel Army to such a large scale and captured two county towns in one fell swoop."

Xia Wanchun said with some embarrassment: "This all depends on the help of Brother Weng and Brother Wu, as well as the money and food sent by Brother Mo's money steward."

After hearing about Qian Mo's record, Weng Zhiheng and Wu Qi also admired Qian Mo. They led less than 2,000 men to fight 4,500 men, and actually defeated their opponent with less than 100 casualties.

Later, when faced with a sudden counter-attack by friendly forces, Lu Shanhai, Hong Fugui and others were able to calmly break out of the encirclement.

The so-called heroes respect heroes made Weng Zhiheng and Wu Qi full of sympathy for Lu Shanhai and Hong Fugui.

Xia Wanchun and Gu Yanwu had known each other for a long time. They had worked together to instigate Su Song, the admiral Wu Shengzhao.

Xia Wanchun also said: "Brother Zhongqing is proficient in astronomy and geography, and he has always been arrogant. I didn't expect that even he would be willing to join brother Mo!"

"By the way, this afternoon there are rumors that Yang Wenqi and Tu Guobao occupied Chongming and raised troops to fight against the Qing Dynasty."

"In addition, it is also said that Yang Wenqi has intercepted 5 million taels of silver shipped to Beijing."

"Now that the people's support is available, it is time for our rebel army to show its full potential!"

Qian Mo said: "Yang Wenqi actually got 280,000 taels of silver. This 500,000 taels was probably to increase my reputation, so I lied about it."

"On our way back to Taihu Lake today, we have discovered that the Qing army from Hangzhou is sending troops to Wusongkou. Chongming guards the strategic point of the Yangtze River. It is known as the 'gateway to the river and the screen of ten counties'. The Qing army cannot let it go and will definitely gather heavy troops.

Offensive."

"But the battle of Chongming depends first on the navy, not on the cavalry. As long as our Ming navy can remain invincible, Chongming can be guaranteed to be safe."

"When I was in Nanjing, I got information from Qian Qianyi: Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren in Jiangxi were very dissatisfied with the Qing court, and it is very likely that they were anyway."

Of course Qian Mo can't say that he can predict the future and is the god in your hearts! He can only use Qian Qianyi's name.

"Now that the situation against the Qing Dynasty is very good, we must be more cautious. Although Su Song's land has sufficient money and food, and we have a certain foundation among the people, with all due respect, this place is easy to attack but not easy to defend, and it is too close to Nanjing and Hangzhou. It is easy to

Being heavily encircled and suppressed by Qing troops is by no means the best place for our rebels to stage an uprising."

"Since ancient times, for any uprising to be successful, it must have a stable base. This Taihu village is too small to serve as a base for our rebel army. It can only be used as a temporary springboard at best."

Xia Wanchun asked again: "Where is the base in Brother Mo's mind?"

Qian Mo laughed: "Xiaoyin can open the third tip bag I left for you."
To be continued...