Qian Qianyi thought that when he arrived in Nanjing, he could still receive a lot of support, at least the headquarters of Donglin Academy was in Nanjing, and it was inevitable to be supported by the Nanjing scholars, and the influence of these scholars was very great, and using these scholars to encourage the support of all strata in Nanjing, he would be able to resist the attack of the Jiangning camp very well. At that time, Yuan Chonghuan fought Ningyuan City hard, defeated several attacks by Nurhachi and Huang Taiji, and since then his reputation in the imperial court has been shocked, Qian Qianyi believes that he can also do this, making Nanjing City as solid as a rock, and Su Tiancheng helpless.

So when he came to Nanjing, Qian Qianyi was full of confidence, but unfortunately, there was too little contact between him and Cao Huachun, and Qian Qianyi was very dissatisfied with many things that happened in the capital.

After Qian Qianyi came to Nanjing, there was no welcome of flowers, and the first thing he encountered was that Sun Tai avenged Zhu Youxiang, or explained the situation.

Zhu Youxiang's matter, Qian Qianyi didn't care about it in particular, it was a matter approved by the emperor, he couldn't express any opinions, but for the battle here, he was still able to analyze some of it, Zhu Youxiang must have been wronged, the emperor decided to let Zhu Youxiang as the secretary of the military department, lead the resistance of Nanzhili, on the surface it seems to be to reuse Zhu Youxiang, in fact, this is the suspicion of Zhu Youxiang, not to mention that Qin Sande, the supervisor of the army, is a eunuch with a pen, and his status in the palace is not ordinary, and a discerning person can determine it. The actual deployment of the campaign must have been directly responsible for Qin Sande.

Zhu Youxiang committed suicide on the way back to the capital, and Qin Sande came back unscathed and did not receive any substantial punishment, which also seemed too unfair.

After Qian Qianyi came to Nanjing, his first concern was not about the deployment of the campaign. Instead, he was concerned about the situation of Donglin Academy, including the thoughts of the scholars in Nanjing, etc., and he did not first meet Sun Tai, the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, and Ma Shiying, the governor of Fengyang, but summoned many representatives of the scholars, including many students of Donglin Academy.

followed Qian Qianyi to Nanjing, as well as Huang Tingping, Yi Ligao and Zou Pingzhang, who were the superintendents of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, who knew Huang Tingping and others, known as the third son of Donglin, and was Qian Qianyi's protégé. This time, Qian Qianyi came to Nanjing to supervise the war, and brought his own proud protégé, which shows his resolute attitude.

The summoning of the scholars in Nanjing was an unprecedented event, because of the effective organization of Huang Tingping and others, the talks were very successful, and the scholars condemned Su Tiancheng's rebellion one after another. There were also emotional scholars who scolded Su Tiancheng on the spot. said that Su Tiancheng was something inferior to pigs and dogs, etc., seeing such a situation, Qian Qianyi was very happy, he claimed to be a great Confucian, a leader among the literati, of course, he paid attention to the strength of the literati.

However, Sun Tai took the initiative to visit. interrupted Qian Qianyi's confidence and joy.

During this time, Sun Tai's life was not easy, since Zhu Youxiang and Qin Sande left Nanjing, he was directly responsible for the main defense task, although he said that he was ready for everything. But Sun Tai still had no confidence in his heart, probably because Su Tiancheng and Jiangning Ying were too famous, and in the battles in Ningguo Mansion and Songjiang Mansion and other places, the Ming army was defeated too badly.

After learning the news that Zhu Youxiang committed suicide by taking all the responsibility for the defeat, Sun Tai couldn't believe it, he and Zhu Youxiang discussed defense matters many times, and sometimes, Zhu Youxiang also talked about his own worries, but he always believed that the imperial court would deal with it impartially, who knew that Lu Dao would end up like this, Sun Tai would never believe that Zhu Youxiang would commit suicide, he thought that there was a great grievance in it.

Therefore, after Qian Qianyi came to Nanjing, Sun Tai sat with sufficient preparations, and while reporting on the defense deployment of Nanjing City, he must also avenge Zhu Youxiang, whether he can achieve the goal is another matter, at least Qian Qianyi can show his attitude in this regard, which is the greatest comfort to the officials and sergeants of Nanzhili.

The letters left by Zhu Youxiang, Sun Tai carefully kept, did not dare to let anyone know, the current situation is still unclear, these letters must not be leaked, otherwise he Sun Tai may also face great danger.

Qian Qianyi came to Nanjing and also lived in Guanyi. Interestingly, Cao Huachun lived in the palace, which indicates that when the commander and the supervisor of the Nanjing defense battle had important matters to discuss, they also needed the officials below to contact and determine the place where the two met and discussed.

When he saw Sun Tai enter the house, Qian Qianyi had a smile on his face, in fact, when he came to Nanjing, the first thing he needed to see was Sun Tai to understand the defense deployment of Nanjing, but when he was in the capital, Qian Qianyi faintly heard that the connection between Sun Tai and Zhu Youxiang was very close, but Zhu Youxiang committed suicide, and the emperor did not show other attitudes, in this case, Qian Qianyi had to avoid suspicion, and he could not be too close to Sun Tai.

After a brief greeting, Sun Tai began to report on the defensive deployment of Nanjing City.

In this process, Qian Qianyi was a little absent-minded.

After Sun Taiyu reported on the defensive deployment of Nanjing City, he quickly changed the topic and talked about Zhu Youxiang's matter.

“…… My lord, the defense deployment of Nanjing City just reported by the lower officials was all arranged and implemented by Lord Zhu, and the lower officials only assisted, Lord Zhu worked hard for the imperial court, and the lower officials all saw it in their eyes, but I didn't expect that Lord Zhu took the main responsibility because of the defeat in Guangdezhou and Ningguofu and other places, in fact, the reasons for this are known to the lower officials, and many officials and soldiers are also clear. ”

Qian Qianyi coughed and interrupted Sun Tai's words.

"Lord Sun, this official came to Nanjing, mainly concerned about Nanjing's defense deployment, as for other things, the imperial court has its own public opinion, Lord Sun has a heavy responsibility, or a lot of concern about the affairs of Nanzhili, this official has some words that I don't want to say, Lord Sun as the secretary of the military department of Nanzhili, the governor of Zhejiang, lost Zhejiang, it is a bit of a mistake, the court took into account that Lord Sun has just arrived in Nanzhili, the time is not long, and many situations are not familiar, so there is no crime, in this case, the official suggests, Lord Sun still thinks about how to defeat Su Tiancheng, defeat the Jiangning battalion, and let Nanzhili settle down. ”

Qian Qianyi's words were like a basin of cold water, pouring Sun Tai's heart cold.

A lot of things, Sun Tai instantly understood, it seems that in the imperial court, the opinions have long been unified, as for what you really want, not many people will care, Qian Qianyi, as a cabinet scholar, in the face of such a major matter, does not want to pursue the true thought, but just thinking about the defense of Nanjing City, it is a very clear attitude.

In the imperial court, there is a strong force to protect Qin Sande, and there is no place to appeal for Zhu Youxiang's grievances.

Seeing that Sun Tai was in a daze, Qian Qianyi picked up the teacup, which meant that he was sending off the guests.

Qian Qianyi actually didn't pay attention to the defense and deployment of Nanjing City, and ignored Zhu Youxiang's grievances, I don't know what Lu Dao, a cabinet scholar, was going to do when he came to Nanjing City, as for the prison guard Cao Huachun, Sun Tai didn't think about visiting at all, and the impression left by Qin Sande was too bad.

Leaving the official post, Sun Tai sighed secretly.

The enthusiasm has not been paid attention to, the darkness in the court is distressing, Sun Tai at this time has begun to change his mind, the previous resistance is not so strong, Qian Qianyi's words revealed the clues, Sun Tai, who has been immersed in officialdom for so many years, how can he not understand.

The defeat of Guangdezhou and Ningguofu and other places, Zhu Youxiang took all the responsibility, although Zhu Youxiang was very wronged, if Nanjing City was lost, who would bear this responsibility, Qian Qianyi was impossible, Cao Huachun would not take responsibility, counting his Sun Tai is the most appropriate, when the time comes to lose the responsibility of Zhejiang and Nanzhili, he will bear it alone, I am afraid the ending will be worse than Zhu Youxiang.

In fact, many officials in Nanjing were in favor of it, especially in terms of increasing the treatment of officials, and of course there were also those who opposed it, mainly in terms of restricting the power of the gentry and wealthy households, especially in the land policy, which caused a great shock.

At this time, the disheartened Sun Tai began to think about his own way out, and what should be done with the letters left by Zhu Youxiang, thinking of Yang Sichang and Fan Jingwen and others, all following Su Tiancheng, if he took refuge in Su Tiancheng, it would not be a shame.

After Sun Tai left, Qian Qianyi's face quickly changed.

Sun Tai's meaning is clear to him, and it is also a reminder that who can guarantee the defense of Nanjing City will definitely be responsible for the defense of Nanjing City, whether he Qian Qianyi will bear it, or Cao Huachun will bear it, or someone else will bear it.

In Qian Qianyi's words, the meaning was also expressed, don't look at Sun Tai not taking any responsibility this time, it is the favor of the imperial court, as for the next time, it may not be.

Strictly speaking, in the defense deployment of Nanjing City, Qian Qianyi has no new tricks, and he is not even as good as Zhu Youxiang to understand the situation, but he has been in Nanjing City for many years, familiar with the situation here, and has a lot of acquaintances, after arriving in Nanjing City, there are many literati who came to visit, and some people even invited him to go to the Qinhuai River, because the task he undertook is different, and it is impossible for Qian Qianyi to go to the Qinhuai River. It is even more impossible to take responsibility. (To be continued......)