Late Ming Dynasty: Oops, I am surrounded by the Donglin Party

The brothers Liu Wenbing and Liu Wenyao arrived in Nanjing just a few days ago.

In view of the fact that the subsequent search and seizure work had been transferred to the Jiangnan area, Zhang Shikang specifically ordered all of his generals in the Jinyiwei to be transferred over.

After nearly a year of training, these two men can't be said to be familiar with matters such as house searches, but they can be said to be very skilled at it.

No hidden silver vault could escape Liu Wenbing's eyes, and no corrupt official could withstand Liu Wenyao's torture.

Zhang Shikang called Liu Wenyao's art of torture the great memory restoration technique.

No matter how hard the Donglin officials and gentry try to keep their mouths shut, they will have to tell the truth about the location of their hidden silver under this great memory recovery technique.

All the nobles, gentry, landlords, Donglin Party members, and corrupt officials in Nanjing were arrested, and the gold and silver seized were worth about 32.5 million taels after conversion.

This was a roughly calculated number a few days ago. The document would have to be carefully checked by the Ministry of Revenue anyway, so Zhang Shikang was too lazy to look at it himself.

Compared to this, after being busy for nearly half a month, Zhang Shikang can finally relax.

Zhang Shikang didn't know much about Anyuan Hou Liu Zuochang, but this guy's ancestor must be Liu Sheng, a founding hero of the Ming Dynasty.

Liu Sheng was considered a top-notch general, but after so many generations, by the time he reached Liu Zuochang, the hero had turned into a loser.

Zhang Shikang was too lazy to sigh, as bears were everywhere in Nanjing.

The reason for choosing this house was because of Zhang Shikang's special request.

He required that there should be enough side rooms on both sides of the main house, and at least four rooms on each side.

Liu Zuochang had a wife and seven concubines. Maybe he had the same bad taste as Zhang Shikang.

Alas, it’s a pity that one of the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai is missing, Zhang Shikang said regretfully as he walked.

The mansion of Marquis Anyuan was not far from the military camp, and Zhang Shikang was too lazy to ride Ergou. Ergou seemed to be in heat recently and would lose his temper at any time.

But Zhang Shikang didn't continue riding him because he thought that this guy wanted to give birth to three dogs for him.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Zhang Shikang arrived at the mansion of Marquis Anyuan.

Liu Wenbing was very capable. The plaque of Marquis Anyuan's mansion had been replaced, and the one now placed in the entrance hall was Marquis Guanjun's Mansion.

The large gold-plated characters looked particularly majestic, and one could tell at first glance that the plaque was newly made, perhaps the ink wasn't even dry yet.

However, Zhang Shikang didn't care at all. After praising him a bit, he walked into the house.

He first strolled around the house and found that the wealthy people in Jiangnan were different from those in Beijing.

Even for a noble like Anyuan Hou, the decoration of his home is particularly romantic, with several rockery and other things, and the combination of the rockery is more exquisite than that in the capital.

"You go and do your work. I want to go to the main room to take a look." Zhang Shikang said with a smile.

Liu Wenbing certainly knew what the commander was going to do, and he left the mansion with a secret joy in his heart.

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The main living room of the Marquis Guanjun’s Mansion.

Liu Rushi, Chen Yuanyuan, Dong Xiaowan and seven others were seated among them.

The seven people have been living here for three or four days.

Before this, they all knew that there were Jinyiwei guarding the mansion, but in view of the unrest in Nanjing City, Jinyiwei only asked them to stay in their own residence.

It was not until a few days ago that Liu Wenbing brought them all to the Anyuan Marquis Mansion and assigned them accommodation.

Of course, their residences were very close to each other and also very close to the main house.

It was also at this time that Chen Yuanyuan was brought from the military camp by Liu Wenbing because Zhang Shikang said that the bullets were exhausted and they needed to conserve their strength.

Of course, he also had other intentions. After all, Chen Yuanyuan had been with him for more than a month. Letting her go first would also help them gain a better understanding of each other.

"Sister Yuanyuan, it's been four days. Why hasn't that person come yet?" Kou Baimen couldn't help but ask.

Several of the seven people are eighteen years old. Kou Baimen is the youngest, but he is the most curious among them.

When the girls were first sent here, they would be lying if they said they were not frightened. Not all the Jinyiwei guards who protected them were as eloquent as Pei Lun. In fact, most of them had no idea why.

It was not until Chen Yuanyuan arrived that the six people realized that Chen Yuanyuan had been accompanying Zhang Shikang for more than a month.

Then everyone immediately understood who was protecting them, or imprisoning them.

And what they will face next, companionship is naturally indispensable.

This was really hard to accept for Kou Baimen, Dong Xiaowan and the other five people, at least at the beginning.

None of the five had ever experienced sex. Although they were all singers, they were able to have such a great reputation in the Qinhuai River, and each of them was extremely beautiful and talented.

They are used to being surrounded by talented men of letters, and even though they are not proud of it, they still have their own requirements when it comes to choosing a spouse.

For example, you need to be talented and ambitious, but most importantly, you need to have compatible personalities.

The reason why love is praised is that there is so little true love.

Although they are singers, there is no woman who does not expect an enviable love.

But Zhang Shikang's arrival directly shattered all their thoughts.

Now Chen Yuanyuan told them that Zhang Shikang specifically wanted them to accompany him.

As soon as the girls heard the news, the youngest Kou Baimen and Bian Yujing wanted to commit suicide on the spot.

But in the end, he temporarily gave up after being persuaded by Chen Yuanyuan and Liu Rushi.

Liu Rushi began collecting information about Zhang Shikang more than two months ago. At that time, she was curious and wanted to see what kind of person this man, who Qian Qianyi called a traitor, was.

Later, through Pei Lun's words and Qian Qianyi's hypocritical behavior, Liu Rushi finally figured it out roughly.

She had only met Zhang Shikang once, which was the day Qian Qianyi jumped into the river.

Liu Rushi told Kou Baimen and Dong Xiaowan that Zhang Shikang was not as bad as the literati in Nanjing said, but that he was a man who truly worked for the Ming Dynasty and the people of the world.

Liu Rushi hoped that they would not be so hasty to commit suicide, but would first observe the situation.

Chen Yuanyuan shyly said only that he was an interesting person who could tell many interesting stories.

So, the women settled down in the mansion temporarily.

During these three or four days, someone brought them food, and there were some books, paper and pens in the living room. They sometimes chatted, sometimes read books and practiced calligraphy, and it was relatively peaceful.

Of course, the most talked about person is still Zhang Shikang.

"Sister Bai Men, I really don't know.

You ask me every day, asking me if I really like him?" Chen Yuanyuan teased.

After all, Chen Yuanyuan had been with him for more than a month and had long since let go of the matter. Even in occasional conversations, she would stand on Zhang Shikang's side and refute the words that the sisters had heard from Nanjing literati that were unfavorable to Zhang Shikang.

"No, I think that if you stick your head out, you'll get a knife in the same way as if you keep your head down.

It would be better to come quickly. If it is true as Sister Yuanyuan and Sister Rushi said, it would be fine. If not, I, Kou Baimen, will have to say goodbye to my sisters forever."

Kou Baimen was born with an exceptionally fair complexion, which did not look like that of an Asian at all. Perhaps it was because he was only eighteen years old, his temper was also a little impatient.

But when she was anxious, her face would blush, making people feel her pure beauty.

"I don't think you will die. He is not a bad person. You will know it when you see you." Chen Yuanyuan pointed at Kou Baimen's pretty nose with her finger.

"Ahem cough – who's interested in me?" Zhang Shikang stuck half of his head out of the hallway with a wicked smile.

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