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Most of the town's residents are Han people. In the early Ming Dynasty, it was Nanbin County, but now it is the official office of Shijie Xuanweisi.

A young man came on horseback, followed by more than a dozen soldiers, rushed to the river and shouted, "Who are you waiting for?"

Xu Nianzu and Fei Ruhui led the troops off the boat, and the young men were more vigilant, holding white guns and ready to attack at any time.

Xu Nianzu cupped his hands and said with a smile: "I am the envoy of the King of Wu, and I have come to visit Madam Qin and General Ma by order of the King of Wu."

"Which king of Wu?" the young man asked suspiciously.

Xu Nianzu smiled and asked, "Have you ever heard of King Zhao?"

The youth suddenly changed color: "You are Zhao's thief!"

"Your Majesty has canonized Zhao Tianwang as the King of Wu," Xu Nianzu said, turning around, "a gift!"

This time a total of six ships came, and the tonnage was not large, mainly because they were afraid of the hidden reefs of the Three Gorges.

Loads of grain and jars of good wine were moved to the shore one after another.

He stretched out his hand not to hit the smiling face, not to mention that he sent a meeting gift, the young man finally softened his face: "I have been dismounted for ten thousand years, and I don't know your name?"

"So it's Madam Qin's grandson," Xu Nianzu cupped his hands, "I'm Xu Nianzu, this is General Fei Ruhui Fei."

Ma Wannian looked at Fei Ruhui and asked in surprise, "Zhao...there are female generals in the Heavenly King's army?"

Xu Nianzu pointed to the soldiers behind him and said, "These are General Fei's soldiers."

Fei Ruhui brought a total of [-] soldiers, [-] melee soldiers, [-] firearms, all armor, and a clean-up of the army.

Ma Wannian nodded in praise and said, "Good soldiers! I'll take you to rest first. If there is anything important, I will see my grandmother and father tomorrow."

Due to the unknown situation, Ma Wannian did not accept the gift, but he did not reject it directly either.

He asked people to move the grain and fine wine to a storeroom and asked Fei Ruhui's soldiers to guard them, then rushed to the back house to meet Qin Liangyu and Ma Xianglin.

Qin Liangyu is 66 years old this year and has no official position. The imperial court conferred the title of "Second Grade Imperial Lady".

Her son, Ma Xianglin, is the serious Shi Jie Consolation Envoy (from the second rank), and he is also named General Hussars.

Ma Xianglin is good at literature and martial arts, wears silver armor and rides a white horse. He is nicknamed "Zhao Zilong" and "Little Ma Chao".During the bloody battle of Hunhe, Ma Xianglin was shot blind in one eye, and he drew his arrows to kill the enemy as before, so he was also called "one-eyed horse".

"Grandmother, father, that guy brought a lot of food and fine wine," Ma Wannian said, "It seems that there is no malice."

Ma Xianglin said: "It's nothing more than courtesy first and then soldiers. Bandit Zhao is coming to beat Shi Jie."

Qin Liangyu asked: "He really said that His Majesty canonized Zhao Han as King of Wu?"

"It's true, but I don't know if it's true or not. By the way," Ma Wannian took out a copy of "Da Tong Ji", "The man asked me to pass this book on to my grandmother."

Qin Liangyu took over and read it carefully, and Ma Xianglin and Ma Wannian didn't dare to disturb him.

Qin Liangyu is not only a Han Chinese, but also the daughter of Gongsheng. She has been studying and practicing martial arts since she was a child. Of course she can understand "Datong Ji".

Shi Jie's white pole soldiers had more than 4 soldiers at their peak.

Fighting wars is about the economy, and training troops also requires money and food.

When Qin Liangyu first married Shi Jie, her father-in-law and her husband were extorted 10 taels of silver by the eunuch.One chieftain couldn't get out 10 taels of silver, so he went to jail for it. How did more than 4 white soldiers be trained?

Everyone knows that Qin Liangyu is good at fighting, but few people know that she is a master of internal affairs.

She brought advanced farming techniques and even corn seeds to minority areas.I know that in rainy years, I don't want to grow corn for the time being, but instead grow sorghum and other crops.

She also lightly corvees and pays lightly, exempts a large amount of corvee, and exempts exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes.

For decades, the harvest in Shijie has been bumper year after year, so the local people are willing to fight for the chieftain.

Qin Liangyu, who is good at internal affairs, can understand "Datong Collection", not only literally!

Within an hour and a half, Qin Liangyu read "The Collection of Great Harmony" twice, and finally sighed: "This man will surely take over the world, and the Ming Dynasty will perish."

Ma Xianglin said: "But Daming is not yet dead, do you really want to take refuge? Ma's family has been favored by the court, how can he be that unfaithful and unrighteous generation!"

"We'll talk about it after meeting the envoy first." Qin Liangyu didn't express his attitude.

The entire Shijie, due to Qin Liangyu's development of people's livelihood, has a population of nearly 30.

But there were only [-] white soldiers left. If Zhao Han hadn't brought about a change in the situation, these white soldiers would have been wiped out this year.

That night, Qin Liangyu hosted a banquet in hospitality.

Seeing Fei Ruhui, Qin Liangyu was quite surprised: "Your army also has female generals?"

Fei Ruhui replied with a smile: "Under Governor Zhao, men and women are equal, regardless of high or low. Not only female generals, but also female magistrates. There are girls' schools in various places, where girls can be teachers, and girls can also read and write. Today Not only girls' schools, but also elementary schools all over the country, there are many female students."

"What is elementary school?" Qin Liangyu was quite interested.

Xu Nianzu explained: "All counties, villages and towns have primary schools. Both boys and girls have to study for three years. The content they learn is more advanced than Mongolian learning. The purpose is to let children be able to write and count. Some girls graduate from primary school. At the age of fifteen or sixteen, he passed the exam and became a primary school teacher."

Qin Liangyu nodded approvingly: "This is good governance. Zhao Tianwang advocates equality between men and women, so it can be seen that he is a true hero."

"It's not just a real hero," Xu Nianzu said with emotion, "Dudu Zhao decided to become the king next spring. When he learned of the disaster in Shandong, he didn't want to be crowned king. All the money and food saved were sent to Shandong to help the victims."

"Your Majesty really canonized King Wu." Ma Xianglin interjected.

Xu Nianzu said: "Your Majesty not only canonized the king of Wu, but also asked Gu to pass on the country. The prince and princess are all in Nanjing now, and they were sent by His Majesty secretly."

"The prince and princess are all in Nanjing?" Qin Liangyu asked in surprise.

Xu Nianzu nodded and said: "Henan and Shanxi are all occupied by bandits. The Mandarin slaves have attacked Shanhaiguan, Zuo Liangyu in Shandong has become a warlord, and Beizhili is surrounded by groups. Your Majesty has the will to die and is determined to die for the country. Therefore, the prince The princess is sent to Nanjing."

Qin Liangyu was beyond shocked.

She knew that the situation was declining, but she didn't expect the decline to be fatal.

Sichuan was already closed, and Shi Jie was even more closed. Even "Datong Collection" was not transmitted.

The connection between the imperial court and Sichuan has long been broken!

Chapter 357 [Panniang Candy]

The next day.

Formal negotiations.

Qin Liangyu asked: "Maybe your Excellency can prove the canonization of King Wu?"

"Madam Qin, please take a look." Xu Nianzu had prepared for a long time, and took out the imperial edict that canonized King Wu and his son-in-law, as well as the seals of King Wu and his son-in-law's captain.

All these things were obtained from Yao Minggong.

Qin Liangyu and Ma Xianglin checked repeatedly, and quickly confirmed that these things were true. The meaning of Chongzhen's entrusting Gu to pass on the country was already obvious.

"How will the prince and princess arrange it?" Qin Liangyu asked.

Xu Nianzu replied: "They are studying in a primary school in Nanjing."

Qin Liangyu also said: "From my perspective, the book "Datong Collection" seems to have a policy of dividing land and releasing slaves."

Xu Nianzu said: "Shi Jie is no exception. In the future, the land will be changed and Shizhu County will be established. His wife will be the magistrate of Shizhu County. If Brother Ma is willing to fight, the white-armed soldiers can be organized into an independent regiment with 2000 soldiers, and they must be sent to preach. Officers accompany the army, and the food and salaries are all provided by us."

"What is the role of the missionary officer?" Ma Xianglin asked.

Xu Nianzu explained: "About [-] soldiers, arrange a missionary. The missionary is not allowed to intervene in command matters. He teaches the soldiers to read and write on a daily basis, and teaches the soldiers the principles of being a soldier. They also help the soldiers write letters to their families and help the soldiers solve problems."

Qin Liangyu smiled and said, "This is quite new."

Ma Xianglin said: "Why should my family's property be forcibly distributed?"

Xu Nianzu said: "Mrs. Qin has read "The Collection of Great Harmony", so she naturally knows the principle of dividing the land. There is absolutely no possibility of favoritism in this matter. Even the two wives of the governor's family have already completed the division of the land. Mrs. Fei is a rich family in Qianshan , the tens of thousands of acres of fertile land in the family, that is to say, they will be divided."

Qin Liangyu didn't comment, but said: "I'm going to Nanjing to meet the prince and princess."

"Yes," Xu Nianzu knew that he couldn't hide it, so he said, "Although His Majesty canonized the king of Wu, the governor did not accept it. He wants to proclaim himself the king of Wu."

"Can An be like this?"

"Do you despise Daming?"

Qin Liangyu and Ma Xianglin stood up abruptly and looked at Xu Nianzu angrily.

Xu Nianzu asked: "Madam Qin, have you read "Yuan Jun", "Yuan Chen", and "Yuan Min"?"

"Look." Qin Liangyu nodded.

Xu Nianzu asked again: "Where does the position of king come from?"

Qin Liangyu understood immediately, and sighed, "I understand."

Xu Nianzu said again: "Although he is not granted the title of king of Wu, the governor will not treat princes and princesses harshly."

Qin Liangyu said, "I still have to go to Nanjing."

Xu Nianzu smiled and said, "I am waiting for you at any time."

Next door to Shi Jie is Shizhou Mansion, where the division of fields has been completed, and Huang Yao is forming a mountain division.Although the mountain road was difficult, Shi Jie could be attacked at any time, and Qin Liangyu's side was not safe.

In addition, Zhang Xianzhong was already attacking Kuizhou, and would soon reach the opposite bank of Shijie.

The uprising army in Sichuan was everywhere. After losing contact with the imperial court, local officials and gentry became tougher and formed regiments to fight back and forth with the peasant army.

There are wars everywhere, Shi Jie can't be alone, he has to choose a family to join.

……

"Mother is really going to Nanjing?" Ma Xianglin asked.

Qin Liangyu said: "The Great Ming Dynasty may really be gone. You and I should be loyal and courageous, but we also have to take care of the more than 20 people in Shijie. If you don't judge the situation, the people may be killed by the sword. I will go to Nanjing Let's go and see if Zhao Han can really practice "Da Tong Ji". If he can do it..."

"Just rely on him?" Ma Xianglin asked.

Qin Liangyu shook his head: "Da Ming will not perish for a day, and Shi Jie Xuanweisi is the land of Ming Dynasty. I will make this clear to Zhao Han. But I can attach myself to Nanjing and help Nanjing fight the war. After the Ming Dynasty is destroyed, I will recognize the court of Nanjing. At that time, if he wants to divide the land, he can divide it, who can stop it?"

"Really distribute the fields?" Ma Xianglin asked.

Qin Liangyu asked, "Are you afraid of death?"

Ma Xianglin said: "Not afraid."

"Don't be afraid of death, how many acres of land do you care about?" Qin Liangyu scolded.

Ma Xianglin explained: "If the death is worthy, the husband will die. But it is the land left by the ancestors, how can it be ruined by the children?"

Qin Liangyu scolded: "A good man, don't you just know how to keep the ancestral land, and won't you go to lay a foundation by yourself?"

Ma Xianglin quickly bowed his head: "Mother taught you the right thing."

Qin Liangyu said: "After I go to Nanjing, the Arhat soldiers will also be under your command. If you send troops after the spring, you can go to fight yourself."

There are only 500 Arhat soldiers, who are Qin Liangyu's personal soldiers, and the commanders are four monks, who belong to the elders of the four temples.

"Yes." Ma Xianglin was very obedient.

Qin Liangyu added: "Wannian will follow me to Nanjing. Young people in their 20s should go out and see the market more often."

Ma Xianglin worried: "Wouldn't someone with the surname Zhao detain my mother?"

Qin Liangyu said with a smile: "A person who can occupy several provinces within a few years, can publish "Da Tong Ji" and distribute it to the world, and can also let women serve as officials and fight in wars, this kind of person's methods will not be so low."

……

Qin Liangyu acted vigorously and resolutely. He couldn't wait for the New Year, so he took his grandson to Nanjing.

When they come, they go upstream against the current and advance by paddling.

When going down the river, the speed is the return of thousands of miles of Jiangling in one day.

The boat traveled to the boundary of Jingzhou Prefecture, but saw several pieces of bamboo rafts tied up on a deserted beach, and dragged their families across the river on rafts.

"These seem to be people from the north shore?" Qin Liangyu asked.

Xu Nianzu explained with a smile: "The north of the Yangtze River is Zhang Xianzhong's territory, and the south of the Yangtze River is the territory of Zhao Dudu. Every month, there are people who sneak across the south of the Yangtze River. It is clear at a glance whether the people's support is against them or not."

Qin Liangyu said: "Can I pick them up on the boat, I want to ask a few questions."

"of course can."

Xu Nianzu ordered a boat to row over, threw stones and anchored not far from the river.

Knowing that it was Zhao Tianwang's boat, the family immediately climbed up along the ropes, while the elderly and children tied their waists with ropes and dragged them.

Not long after, the whole family was brought before Qin Liangyu.

"Kowtow to the official, kowtow to the old lady!" These people bowed immediately, but they couldn't figure out what kind of official Xu Nianzu was.

Xu Nianzu said: "Please hurry up, Mrs. Qin has something to ask you."