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"Quick, come in, get things in the car, hurry."

At the urging of Huang Lianshan, several spy officers who did not collect spies at night rushed into Kasaisai's room and carried the two boxes to the car outside. Bian Saisai changed into a men's dress, but the moving curves couldn't be concealed.

She reluctantly looked back at her room, the rosewood screen, the spotless piano table, the openwork window climbed the ivy, the tender green leaves swayed gently in the breeze, and a faint fragrance flowed in the air, all of which were so quiet and elegant;

There are also those books that can't be taken away, lying quietly on the shelves, and the breath of Chinese civilization is permeated between the poems, books and ink rhyme.

"Miss Bian, is there anything else you haven't taken?"

Bian Saisai walked to the bookshelf, picked up a copy of the Book of Songs, flipped through it casually and said, "Brother Huang, can I get some more books?" ”

"This" Huang Lianshan said in embarrassment: "Miss Bian, these books are available in a wide range of lakes, and the situation is critical, so we can't bring too many things." ”

Bian Saisai thought that these books were very likely to be destroyed by the Tartars, and couldn't help but sigh lightly, and reluctantly put the "Book of Songs" in his hand back on the bookshelf and placed them neatly, "Lord Qin, can't he really send troops to save Nanjing?" ”

"Miss Bian, Lord Qin doesn't want to save, but can't be saved, now the Lord is fighting with the Tartars at the head of Hanyang City, the battle situation is not optimistic, Huguang Jiangxi has to face the pressure of 600,000 enemy troops, the troops are stretched, the two places will be the safe haven of my Han people, and it is also the foundation for us to restore the Central Plains. As a last resort, we must not let the flames of war burn out. ”

Bian Saisai couldn't help but ask: "Then what about Lord Qin who didn't move his troops to protect Jiangnan in the first place?" Isn't it more important to keep Gangnam? ”

"Miss Bian doesn't know, most of the soldiers under the adult are from Huguang and Jiangxi, and they will give up the two places to protect Jiangnan, and the soldiers will not use their lives, and neither side will be able to protect it at that time."

"I heard that Yangzhou" Bian Saisai couldn't say it at all, and his eyes were already full of tears.

Thinking that the city of Yangzhou was being slaughtered. Huang Lianshan's expression was also dark, he gritted his teeth and said: "My lord said, blood debts and blood will be repaid, one day, we will let the Tartars also taste the taste of being slaughtered." ”

"Is Jinling going to face the same fate as Yangzhou?"

"No, the princes of Jinling don't have the same style as Shi Daxue, Miss Bian, let's get in the car and talk about it, now that the whole city is under martial law, at the second watch, Gonggong Han's people will open the west gate for you." But it can only be opened for a moment, and you must first get ready near the west gate. ”

"Won't Brother Huang go with me?"

"Miss Bian don't worry, you and President Xu will go first, and I have to stay and make some arrangements for retaking Jinling City in the future."

"Then Brother Huang take care."

"Miss Bian, get in the car."

Bian Saisai sat in a carriage, under the escort of Huang Lianshan and others, drove through the streets of Jinling in the night, and the tea shops on both sides of the Qinhuai River were everywhere in the past, and there were bursts of sheng songs. The bustling scene on both sides of the river has changed. There are few pedestrians on the road, and even if someone comes, they are all in a hurry, and their expressions are gloomy;

The doors and windows of the tea shops and restaurants on the street are closed, and the brothels of the green houses are dim and silent. There was a heavy smell in the air. It makes people seem to be breathless.

The wheels rattled against the bluestone pavement, and Dada's horse's hooves seemed to beat on the heart.

The car quickly drove into a small courtyard inside the West Gate, and Xu Yingjie greeted him and asked, "Have you received Miss Bian?" ”

Huang Lianshan nodded and said softly, "Miss Bian is in the car." There is a shortage of soldiers outside, and after you get out of the city, it will all depend on Boss Xu, and General Meng has already deployed troops in Chizhou. When you get to Chizhou, you will be safe. ”

"I know, Brother Huang is careful."

Huang Lianshan pulled Xu Yingjie aside, took out a small bamboo tube sealed with fire paint and handed it to Xu Yingjie, and asked in a low voice: "This is very, very important, you take it back and give it to the adult, remember, you must hand it over to the adult yourself." ”

This is the list and contact information of some dead soldiers arranged by Huang Lianshan, these lists are only known to him, considering that he wants to stay in Nanjing, in order to prevent accidents, he temporarily decided to let Xu Yingjie take them back and hand them over to Qin Mu.

Although Xu Yingjie didn't know what was inside, seeing that Huang Lianshan was so solemn, he was so lazy, and after carefully putting it away, he said: "Brother Huang, don't worry, I will hand it over to the adult myself." ”

Xu Yingjie's heart was a little heavy, Huang Lianshan suddenly entrusted him with something so solemnly, this is ready to sacrifice at any time.

For more than a year, the two have worked together in Nanjing, getting along day and night, cooperating closely, and forming a deep friendship.

Huang Lianshan changed the topic and said, "By the way, has the remaining silver in the city been dealt with?" ”

"It's all buried deep at the bottom of the pond, and unless someone drains the pond and digs a little deeper, it won't be found." Xu Yingjie thought for a moment and then said, "Once Nanjing falls, the bank compound will probably be occupied by Tartars or others. If Brother Huang needs silver to buy the enemy and open up the joints, there is an inconspicuous courtyard in Yuhua Lane in Sanshanmen, there is a stone dog at the gate of the courtyard, and under the osmanthus tree behind the courtyard, there is also a batch of silver, which should be enough for Brother Huang. ”

"I know, the second watch is coming, President Xu should go quickly."

"Brother Huang cherishes it."

"Precious."

At the second watch, the west gate quietly opened, Xu Yingjie took a few carriages, two hundred heavily armed men rode war horses, and hurriedly left Jinling City in the night.

The terrain of Dashengguan is dangerous, and it is named after Zhu Yuanzhang's victory over Chen Youliang here. It was originally the main port city and military fortress in the southwest of Nanjing.

But at this time, there was no Ming army to guard the Dasheng Pass, and only groups of people could not escape to the southwest.

In the past, the high-ranking gentry were now in a hurry, and the superior scholars were unkempt and mixed with the peddlers' pawns, and even the boudoir daughters who did not step out of the gate and did not go out of the second door, and the noblewomen of the high families now had to sit in the tattered ox carts, caught in the noisy refugees and fled to Jiangxi;

There are always some ruffians who take advantage of the fire to rob, molest women, and rob property, causing a lot of crying and chaos.

Bian Saisai was sitting in the carriage, half-lifting the curtain, when he suddenly heard a noisy voice, someone wailed: "Take all the money, give me the painting box, it's useless for you to take this painting, don't eat it, beg you, give it back to me." ”

"What kind of broken painting, it's worthless and you deserve it?"

"Haha, I'll take a look."

Bian Saisai took a look, but saw a person kneeling on the ground not far from the roadside, constantly kowtowing to a few gangsters and begging, none of the people who fled by were willing to be idle, only to go more quickly, making those vicious men more arrogant.

"Boss Xu, I know that person, he is Wu Hongyu, a famous man in Yixing, Boss Xu save him."

"Miss Bian, don't worry." Xu Yingjie gave an order, and several guards immediately rushed out and beat up the evil ruffians.

The person named Wu Hongyu was desperate to survive, regardless of his belongings, but he snatched back the painting box first as if he loved his life.

"Wu Yuanwai, are you okay?"

"Ahh It's the Saisai girl, thanks to the Saisai girl for saving me this time, thank you. Wu Hongyu held the picture box and made a long gesture, and his gratitude was beyond words.

"Wu Yuanwai, why are you alone, isn't your family with you?"

"Separated, all last night." Wu Hongyu is already in his fifties, and when he talks about the bleak experience at the moment, tears suddenly blur his eyes.

"Don't be sad Wu Yuanwai, you are going to Jiangxi, why don't you go with us, and we will help you inquire about your family's whereabouts by the way."

"Saisai girl, don't say thank you for your great kindness, don't thank you for your great kindness."

"Wu Yuanwai doesn't have to be polite, in this troubled world, everyone should help each other, Wu Yuanwai is holding the "Fuchun Mountain Residence Map" in his hand?" Bian Saisai guessed that in addition, other paintings may not make Wu Hongyu more important than life.

"This" Wu Hongyu subconsciously hugged the painting box in his arms, his face was embarrassed, and he didn't want to say it, nor was he embarrassed to deny it.

Xu Yingjie on the side listened to the answer between Bian Saisai and Wu Hongyu, and his eyes lit up.

This time in Jiangnan, in addition to collecting money, he also had two very important tasks, one task was to collect all kinds of skilled craftsmen and send them to Huguang, Jiangxi. One task was to collect those precious cultural relics before these Chinese treasures were destroyed in the war.

"Fuchun Mountain Residence Map" he has heard of, this painting is the representative work of Huang Gongwang in the Yuan Dynasty in his later years, with Zhejiang Fuchun Mountain as the background, the whole picture is light and elegant with ink, the mountain and water are arranged sparsely and densely, the ink color is dry and wet at the same time, it is very rich in changes, it is the best in landscape painting.

What's more, once when chatting with Qin Mu, Xu Yingjie once heard Qin Mu mention this painting.

Qin Mu, who was handsome and handsome, would mention this picture, and with Xu Yingjie's shrewdness, he naturally knew what it meant.

He immediately said: "Wu Yuanwai, under Xu Yingjie, if Wu Yuanwai does not dislike Xu's copper smell, then go in the same car with Xu, we have guards, we can ensure safety, as for your family, Xu will definitely send someone to try his best to inquire about their whereabouts, and bring him to reunite with Wu Yuanwai as soon as possible." ”

"Xu are you Boss Xu of Ganzhou?" Wu Hongyu was surprised.

"A cheap businessman, let Wu Wai laugh, this army is in chaos, it is not suitable to stay here for a long time, Wu Yuanwai, please get in the car."

Xu Yingjie's enthusiasm made it difficult for Wu Hongyu to refuse, in this troubled world of the country's ruin, it is a blessing to have such an opportunity, how can he refuse.

The fall of Yangzhou plunged the entire Jiangnan into extreme panic, but those who were able to flee fled one after another, some fled to Fujian, and some fled to Jiangxi.

On the way to escape, many people could not even guarantee their personal safety, and Wu Hongyu, who boarded Xu Yingjie's carriage, felt that his life was finally guaranteed this time.

But if he knew what Xu Yingjie's smile meant, it was estimated that he would not get into Xu Jie's car.

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