"Sir, would you like a newspaper?"
When Chen Yongxi's attention was attracted by the six red cannons glowing with green light, the owner of the tea stall suddenly put a stack of unknown paper under his nose.
Chen Yongxi looked down and asked, "What newspaper?"
The tea stall owner didn't answer. The Yao boy who accompanied him spoke first: "Newspapers are the paper that reports the truth!"
"Reporting the true paper?" Chen Yongxi thought for a while, "Let me see..."
"One penny makes a penny." The tea stall owner smiled.
"I still need to pay..." Chen Yongxi didn't understand at first, but the guy who accompanied him had already taken out a new coin and handed it to the boss, and brought the stack of paper that reported the truth to Chen Yongxi - this coin is a new coin minted by the Salt Merchant Bank authorized by Zhu Cixiang. It is called "Da Ming Tongbao". It weighs one cent and three cents, and the materials used are quite exquisite. Thousands of coins can be exchanged for one tael of silver.
Chen Yongxi was not polite, took the newspaper, unfolded it and read it. It turned out to be something like "public announcement", "notice", and "dibao", and it also had a header called "Donglin Zhenbao". It seems that it was printed by the Donglin Party Journal...I don’t know what it said?
Chen Yongxi then looked down. Below his head, there were vertical text. The text was not of normal size, but was large and small. The large one seemed to be the title, and the small one was the content. Chen Yongxi looked at the title first. The first title that caught his eye shocked him, and when he looked down, he couldn't sit still.
"What? The Tartar regent appointed Hauge as the Fachubele, responsible for the excavation of large Han tombs in Beizhili, Shanxi and other places... How could Dorgon do this?"
Dorgon is so outrageous. Enclosing land, occupying houses, and investing money are not enough, but now he has another problem!
The clerk of the Yao family was also shocked by Chen Yongxi's reaction. After he came to his senses, he said: "Ji Shan, haven't you heard that the Tartars want to excavate the tomb of Confucius in Shandong? This Faqiu Beilexu is in charge of this matter. It’s okay.”
"This, this, this...is this really true?" Chen Yongxi heard from Li Zicheng that the Qing army was going to Shandong to dig Confucius' tomb. He didn't believe it at the time. As a scholar, how could he believe such ridiculous things? There are no treasures in Confucius’s tomb. What is there to dig out?
And if the Tatars really dig it out, then they won’t be the enemies of the world’s scholars? How could the Tatars do such a stupid thing if they are so smart?
Besides, can the master believe what the bandits say about his actions?
But now the "Donglin Zhenbao" also said so, and there are still people with noses and eyes... It's impossible for the Donglin Party members to talk nonsense about this, right?
The clerk from the Yao family said: "Ji Shan, Ji Shan, don't be anxious. Lord Qiansui has sent Supervisor Shi to protect Confucius's grave... Everything will be fine."
Chen Yongxi glared at the Yao family's clerk, "Confucius's tomb is being guarded. Who will protect my ancestral tomb?"
ah! Only then did the Yao family members remember that Chen Yongxi was from Dingxiang County, Taiyang Mansion... and his family was also a big landowner!
Needless to say, our ancestors must have been buried with great splendor, and their tombs must be large and magnificent. They must have been the target of that Mr. Faqiubele! I don’t know if they were dug out?
Seeing that Chen Yongxi was anxious, the guys from the Yao family could only continue to comfort him: "Ji Shan, don't be in a hurry, Ji Shan, don't be in a hurry... There are many graves in Beidi, and Lord Baylor will send them one by one. I don't know when." I just arrived at your house!"
"That's right, that's right..." Chen Yongxi took a few steps around, "If the imperial court could have made the Northern Expedition earlier, maybe it could have been saved!"
By this time, all six cannons had been pulled away, and the martial law on the dock had been lifted. Chen Yongxi quickly returned to the merchant ship in Yao Daqiao. When Boss Yao finished paying taxes, he kept urging him to get on his way. He has a lot of things to report to Zhu Cixiang, and this journey has delayed a lot of time. If his ancestral tomb is found by Father Qiubele as a result, he will really die without being able to see his ancestors!
...
"Master Chitose, although the city of Datong has been trapped for several months, the fighting was not fierce. The Tartars did not attack the city in a large scale, and the Datong defenders did not attack much. Therefore, the Tartars did not suffer heavy losses. If they suddenly retreated, there must be a conspiracy. .And this deception is mostly used to deal with bandits!"
Chen Yongxi finally arrived in Nanjing, the capital of the Ming Dynasty. On the day after arriving in Nanjing, he was taken to the Wenhua Palace in the imperial city to meet Zhu Cihong by officials from the General Affairs Department (the General Affairs Department is now also responsible for reception).
After performing the kowtow ceremony, Zhu Cihong gave him a seat, and then began to listen to his report on the "first siege of Datong".
When Chen Yongxi mentioned that the Tartars' conspiracy was probably to deal with rogue bandits, Zhu Cixiang raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "What do you think the Tartars will do?"
"After careful consideration, I feel that the Tartars may use the Monan Grassland to sneak attack on Yulin Town."
Zhu Cixiang nodded and said: "I have received a secret report from the Jinyi Guards... The Tartars attacked Yulin Town at the end of March or early April! The main force of Li Zicheng's army withdrew from Tongguan on the third day of April. On the fifth day of April, Duoduo led The Tartar army began to attack Tongguan, and they captured Tongguan on the tenth day of the lunar month!
Chen Yongxi, what do you think Li Zicheng will do next? "
The information Zhu Cihong received was lagging behind - his Jinyiwei relied on the "Ninth Imperial Merchant" to set up intelligence networks in Beizhili and Shanxi, but they were unable to penetrate into Shaanxi under Li Zicheng's rule.
Therefore, he could only get second-hand information through the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty in this era was not a sieve for leaks. Therefore, when news from Shaanxi reaches Zhu Cihong, it is always delayed by fifteen to twenty days.
In addition, because the information obtained is only second-hand information, it may not be accurate. Therefore, it is difficult to speculate on Li Zicheng's movements based on these inaccurate information.
Therefore, Zhu Cixiang could only make arrangements based on the history he had mastered - transporting the precious Hongyi bronze cannon to Anqing was to prevent Li Zicheng from going eastward or Zuo Liangyu from being forced to go eastward by Li Zicheng.
In addition, the Yangtze River Navy has been continuously strengthened in the past few months. In addition to the "997"-style rigorous training, Zhu Cixiang also ordered six centipede boats from Haishabang Shipyard in Liujiagang, Suzhou Prefecture, and Zhengjia Shipyard in Shijing Town, Quanzhou! In addition, Alfonso Lopez was entrusted to continue purchasing Western Galen ships.
Two centipede boats have now been built by the Liujiagang shipyard and delivered to the Yangtze River Navy, bringing the number of centipede boats of the navy to six - each centipede boat is equipped with two Macao Bogarao A 12-pound bronze red barbarian cannon produced by the artillery factory. If you include the six 12-pound bronze red Yi cannons that have been deployed to Anqing, Zhu Cixiang's navy can completely block the Anqing section of the river!
However, the deployment of as many as 18 bronze red barbarian cannons and 6 centipede boats for Yangtze River defense is probably redundant... because Li Zicheng was already a well-established bandit.
"Reporting to the thousand-year-old master," Chen Yongxi said, "I thought Li Zicheng would move the capital to Xiangjing, oh, Xiangyang Prefecture."
"Then what?" Zhu Cixiang asked again.
"Then?" Chen Yongxi understood. "Is Master Qiansui worried that Li Zicheng will wander into the river and go eastward?"
Zhu Cixi nodded.
Chen Yongxi shook his head, "I don't think so."
"Why?"
Chen Yongxi said: "Because Li Zicheng has taken root in Xiangjing Mansion, the bandits are no longer bandits!"
"I've heard of it..." Zhu Cixiang nodded. Li Yan, the military advisor in charge of Runing's military affairs, had already reported this matter, "Li Zicheng is a bit more aggressive!"
This is a variable that probably never existed in history!
"Thousand-year-old Master!" Chen Yongxi suddenly stood up at this time and knelt down to Zhu Cixiang, "Now the Divine Continent is in danger of overthrowing, the world is in danger of destruction, and the famous religion is also in danger of extinction... All Chinese Han people should unite as one to fight against the Tartars. We must not be half-hearted and harm each other again! I am bold and willing to serve as an envoy of the imperial court and go to the camp again to discuss with Li Zicheng the plan to defeat the Tartars and restore the Central Plains. ! Please also ask Mr. Qiansui to work together with Li Zicheng to drive the Tartars out of the Central Plains!"
