Yu Liangtai understood Yang Zhen's thoughts and intentions of diverting misfortune to the east, so he had always had reservations about Lin Qingye and others' proposal to aid the Koreans against the Qing rebels.

However, although Yu Liangtai knew Yang Zhen's thoughts, he would never dare to tell others publicly.

The reason why he couldn't shirk it before was that the Zhenjiang Castle was heavily besieged by the Qing army and was in danger, and he could never abandon Governor Yang Zhenyang who was close at hand.

Because once an order came out from Zhenjiang Fort, he would immediately rescue Zhenjiang Fort or coordinate the evacuation of the troops led by Yang Zhen.

In this regard, Lin Qingye and others had nothing to say, so in the end they could only split into two groups.

The first group was led by Lin Qingye, and mainly consisted of Korean fleets. They patrolled the coast south to support and respond to the Korean anti-Qing rebels on the Ping'an Road at any time.

The other route was led by Yu Liangtai himself, who had been stationed at Dongjiang Island and Yuncong Island and other places to wait for orders. In the end, he almost sat back and watched the rebel forces of the Ping'an Road rebels swirled and annihilated.

With this one incident, he completely offended Lin Qingye, the Shen brothers who later withdrew from Pingsi Fucheng, and other generals of the imperial uprising.

Although the Shen brothers and others also thanked him for leading the fleet south to the west coast of Pingluo at the last moment to help them escape.

However, since the group of people gathered together, the Shen brothers remembered Yu Liangtai's previous refusal to help, and they still had a grudge against him and were very dissatisfied.

Of course Yu Liangtai was well aware of this, but he didn't really care.

Because he knows Yang Zhen's thoughts.

But in this way, Yu Liangtai has offended so many people, and his future can only depend on Yang Zhen's understanding and consideration for him.

Therefore, in supporting Yang Zhen's Zhenjiang Fort operation, he must not make any mistakes.

Otherwise, after the battle for Zhenjiang Castle comes to an end, his actions in the past month or so will not be justified.

In particular, the refusal to save the rebels and civilians of the Ping An Province and the evacuation of Dongjiang Island and other places in times of danger will probably be questioned by everyone.

In particular, Lin Qingye, who is respected by Yang Zhen, and the Shen brothers, who are closely related to Yang Zhen, will definitely not miss any opportunity to criticize him in front of Yang Zhen.

Of course, just when Yu Liangtai expressed his opinion that he should inform Yang Zhen as soon as possible that the puppet emperor Huang Taiji of the Qing Dynasty had led his army back north and passed through Pingfu City, Lin Qingye, Shen Qicheng and others saw Qiu Bixian not far behind and hesitated to rely on him.

Shen Yueren before.

Shen Yueren's attire naturally aroused their surprise, so much so that Shen Qicheng didn't bother to respond to Yu Liangtai's statement, and went straight over the people on the pier to greet him and scolded:

"You frivolous boy, why are you so well-dressed?! I met your uncles today, why are you so coquettish that you don't come to greet me?!"

"Your Excellency, my uncle, my nephew saw all my uncles again today. He felt extremely ashamed. He knew that he had no face to see others. He really did not dare to come near. Please forgive me, uncle!"

Hearing his uncle's concerned question, Shen Yueren hurried over, then with a plop, knelt down in front of Shen Qicheng, and answered with a cry.

After meeting Qiu Bixian on Woniu Island at the mouth of the Datong River, Shen Yueren learned that Shen Qicheng, Shen Qizhou and Lin Qingye were all on Haiyang Island, so he came with them.

On the way to Haiyang Island, Shen Yueren, who shaved his hair and dressed up as a money rat, did not suffer any discrimination in Qiu Bixian's fleet, but when faced with the Ming Dynasty clothes worn by others, he felt ashamed all the time and hid in the cabin all the way. , easily reluctant to appear in public.

Now that he has arrived at Ocean Island, everyone has come to greet him, and he doesn't want to show up in public anymore.

Especially Shen Qizhou and Shen Qicheng are his biological uncles, so he must come out to see him.

But when he thought of his own father, Shen Qiyuan, taking the lead in shaving his hair and changing clothes, and of his own money-laden tail, he couldn't help but feel sad, and for a while he fell on the ground and cried bitterly.

"Well, why is my nephew like this? If you have something to say, why should you blame yourself for being like this?"

Lin Qingye, who was following closely behind Shen Qicheng, saw Shen Yueren's appearance and remembered what the Shen brothers had mentioned to him after they escaped from Pingsifu City and refused to surrender to the puppet emperor of the Qing Dynasty. He seemed to realize something and quickly asked.

However, as soon as Lin Qingye finished speaking, before Shen Yueren could reply, Shen Qicheng suddenly showed an angry look on his face, stepped forward, and knocked off the warm hat on Shen Yueren's head.

When the Qing-style warm hat on Shen Yueren's head was knocked off, everyone behind Shen Qicheng exclaimed -

"This is a money rat tail!"

"How dare you shave your hair and surrender?!"

"Did Shen Bingpan surrender the prisoners?!"

"..."

Many of the court generals who followed Shen Qicheng had escaped from Pingsifu City.

They naturally know the surrender letter that Huang Taiji, the puppet emperor of the Qing Dynasty, ordered to be shot into the city, and they naturally know the conditions for the surrender of the Qing Dynasty army.

However, in their hearts, they didn't have much hope for Li Zhu's monarchs and ministers in Hanyang City. They knew that they could not withstand the Qing army, and in the end they would definitely end up fighting for their own good.

But they never expected that the requirement of shaving their hair and changing clothes would be imposed on places that had not yet launched an army to rebel against the Qing Dynasty, and would even be imposed on the city of Hanyang!

When they thought of this, the generals who came from the imperial court, including the Shen brothers and Lin Qingye, were all shocked and angry.

"Tell me! You bastard, why did you shave your hair and change your clothes?! With your appearance like this, are you worthy of the spirits of your ancestors in heaven?

Gu Ji

"Instead of doing this, you bastard, it would be better to die! I, Shen Qicheng, don't have a nephew like you. Today, today, I will simply kill you to pay homage to the heroic spirits of the two martyrs who died in the North!"

While Shen Qicheng yelled at Shen Yueren, he pulled out a waist knife from the servant behind him and slashed at Shen Yueren who was kneeling on the ground.

Of course, many people had gathered around Shen Qicheng and Shen Yueren at this time, so naturally they would not let the knife in Shen Qicheng's hand actually hit Shen Yueren.

After a period of confusion, Shen Yueren's other uncle, Shen Qizhou, came forward and personally took the waist knife from Shen Qicheng's hand, then threw it to the ground, and then said to Shen Yueren with a sullen face:

"Tell me! What's going on!"

Shen Yueren, who had been hiding and crying, gradually stopped crying after hearing Shen Qizhou's words, wiped his tears with his sleeves, and said:

"On November 22nd, the puppet emperor Huang Taiji of the Qing Dynasty led his army to Bi Ti Guan. The king led the ministers of the parliamentary government, Liucao Fanshu and other ministers to the outskirts of Bi Ti Guan to greet him. He was then detained by the Qing captives and ordered to have his hair shaved. …”

Next, in front of everyone, Shen Yueren recounted what happened after Huang Taiji led the army to Biti Pavilion with tears in his eyes.

What about Pik Tokwan being surrendered to the altar and swearing a new covenant, what about forcing all civil and military officials and civilians in the country to shave their heads, how to suppress the Chungju rebellion and massacre, including changing the name of the country given by the Ming Dynasty, and all princes above the age of twelve taking hostages, etc. ,etc.

At the same time, Shen Yueren also did not forget to talk about the various measures his father Shen Qiyuan took to bear the humiliation and bear the heavy burden while being in Cao Ying but with his heart in the Han Dynasty. He also did not forget to talk about his father's use of Bing Cao Ban Shu to concurrently serve as the new second-in-command army in the north of Hening Kingdom. Marshal Du's affairs.

Of course, at the end of the sentence, Shen Yueren fell to the ground and cried bitterly again.

Correspondingly, after hearing half of it, none of the court, civil and military generals present were left standing.

All of them were facing the east sea, facing the direction of Hanyang City on the other side of the vast sea, prostrate on the ground, weeping bitterly.

Especially the two brothers Shen Qicheng and Shen Qizhou knelt on the ground and beat their chests and the ground, wailing like mourning beauties, and hitting the sharp rocks on the coast with their hands, not caring that they were covered in blood.

"The Qing Dynasty captives really destroyed our country, and the Li family really misled our people. This hatred is irreconcilable! I, the Shen family, will definitely abdicate this shame! I, the Shen family, will definitely abdicate it!"

No one expected that Shen Qicheng suddenly shouted such a sentence while crying.

Only Yu Liangtai, who had been standing aside and silently observing the performance of the Shen brothers, suddenly became thoughtful after hearing these words. He narrowed his eyes, pursed his lips, and looked with interest at the other court people who were kneeling on the ground and howling.

Sure enough, the other court generals who were kneeling on the ground suddenly heard the words Shen Qicheng howled and shouted, and immediately stopped crying and went to see Shen Qicheng together.

Some people are confused and don't know what Shen Qicheng means.

But some people have already realized it.

For example, Lin Qingye, the former commander of Li Chaonan's three naval forces, knew in his heart that Shen Qicheng was going to take this opportunity to recruit all the exiled court people.

It's just that although he saw through it, he couldn't tell it.

First of all, the reason why Lin Qingye's family and relatives were able to escape successfully this time was entirely due to Shen Qiyuan's help.

Without Shen Qiyuan's help, hundreds of members of the Lin family would be dead.

Based on this, what else could Lin Qingye say? If the Shen brothers raised the banner of expelling the Qing captives and restoring their homeland in the future, he would have no choice but to obey orders.

Secondly, these exiled Korean troops do need a leader. For him, the Shen brothers may be the most suitable candidates.

Although his previous official position, that of Commander-in-Chief of the Nansan Dao Navy, was much higher than the previous official positions held by the Shen brothers, he himself was a close friend of Shen Qiyuan, the eldest brother of the Shen brothers.

Moreover, he was able to take up this position because Shen Qiyuan, who was the military commander at that time, found it for him.

Although he was the one who led the fleet to the west coast of Pingdao to support the Shen brothers, he did not have many troops. On the contrary, the total number of troops who escaped from Pingdao City at that time was more than 7,000, which was already faintly visible. The Shen brothers immediately followed suit.

Under such circumstances, Lin Qingye could not stand up at this moment, either publicly or privately, and fought with the Shen brothers, especially Shen Qicheng, to compete for the identity of the commander-in-chief of the foreign troops and horses.

Therefore, after hearing what Shen Qicheng shouted, he looked up and finally lowered his head, pretending that he had not heard it.

However, it was useless for him to just pretend not to hear.

Just when he was thinking about it because he had an insight into Shen Qicheng's intention, several other generals who had previously knelt on the ground and cried bitterly were led by Shen's son-in-law Liu Zhiman and the rebel commanders who came from the Jiechuan mine. Next, he had already expressed to Shen Qicheng his determination to follow the left and right, expel the Qing captives, restore the homeland, and avenge his humiliation.

Especially on the way to Haiyang Island, Che Zhongliang, the commander of Dingzhou's military and horse control, and Cai Menheng, the commander of Anzhou's military and horse control, who were highly valued by Lin Qingye, also kowtowed to the Shen brothers in public and expressed their following. meaning.

At this point, the competition for the position of commander of the Korean exile rebel army ended quickly before it officially began.

Including Lin Qingye himself, after witnessing Che Zhongliang and Cai Menheng kneeling down to declare their loyalty to the Shen brothers, they secretly sighed and accepted this reality.

He stood up from the ground behind the Shen brothers, walked in front of the Shen brothers, turned around, knelt on one knee and clasped his fists, and said to them solemnly:

"You two, Shen Bingpan is an old friend of someone Lin, and now he is someone's life-saving benefactor who is a member of Lin's clan. If you don't repay such a great favor, you can't be called a gentleman.

"Now our dynasty has lost its homeland. Since Li Jian came to power, he has done all kinds of things that have harmed the country and the people. This is nothing more than this. Just seeing that he complied with the orders of the Qing Dynasty to shave his hair and obey the Qing Dynasty, he is no longer worthy of our dynasty." host.
Chapter completed!