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"This time, the Prince Of Qi is going south. He's going to travel thousands of miles from Anqing to Changzhou, then head south from Changzhou. If those people were not determined, they would not be able to do this. Therefore, this trip to the south wouldn't take long, and they wouldn't be in too much of a hurry. If they don't have the courage or are determined to go, it won't be good for anyone to drag them along, "Shen Xin explained calmly.
Wang Mingshan did not care about this. After listening to Shen Xin's explanation, he asked, "How do you know that I want to go with the Prince Of Qi?"
"You didn't come to me for a while. We've known each other for so many years. I think you didn't dare to meet the people from the Prince Of Qi's office here. Then you probably came to find me because you want to go, but you don't dare to, "Shen Xin replied.
"What if I'm only here to see you?" Wang Mingshan said in a fit of pique.
Shen Xin nodded without hesitation. "Oh, I thought about it at first too. But looking at your behavior, I can be sure that you came to see me. But in your heart, you want to go but don't dare to. "
Such straightforward and direct words left Wang Mingshan speechless. Leaving home to travel thousands of miles away, this was far beyond Wang Mingshan's imagination. Quite a few merchants in Anqing had taken boats to the mouth of the Yangtze River, which was even further away than Changzhou, to do business. However, Vézé's path wasn't that simple. He had made it clear in his declaration that he would overthrow the Manchu Qing and establish a new imperial court.
This was going to be a long road, and following Vézé was the beginning, not the end. As a young man, Wang Mingshan was very interested in this. In fact, Wang Mingshan did not have much of an idea about Manchu Qing. The meaning of overthrowing Manchu Qing gave Wang Mingshan the feeling that he would be able to make a name for himself. He would be able to completely get rid of all the suffocating rules and cautiousness of being the eldest son and grandson of the family. He would be able to say goodbye to the lifeless life in the family forever.
Just by looking at Shen Xin's expression, it seemed that he would be able to escape from such a life with just one word. Wang Mingshan felt envious from the bottom of his heart. Furthermore, he knew his own personality. No matter what he thought, he would never follow Vézé to the south.
Time flew, and two days passed in the blink of an eye. Wang Mingshan had said that he was going to send Shen Xin off. He arrived at the pier in the morning, but saw that the four big black awning boats were full of people. Judging from their attire, most of them were scholars, and most of them were quite young. Some of them looked familiar. They were local civil servants and temporary workers. Some of them wore short clothes, and looked like workers.
At this moment, he saw Shen Xin standing on the boat in simple attire. Seeing that Wang Mingshan had arrived at the pier, Shen Xin waved at Wang Mingshan. Wang Mingshan quickly ran over and stood on the shore beside the boat.
"You're late. The boat is about to depart!" Shen Xin laughed.
"My family didn't allow me to come out. I finally found a chance to sneak out!" Wang Mingshan explained regretfully. After saying that, he sighed heavily.
"Hmm …" Shen Xin scratched his chin and said, "Come here. Give me your hand!"
Wang Mingshan extended his hand, and Shen Xin grabbed it and pulled hard. Wang Mingshan's body leaned forward. Seeing that he was about to step into the gap between the boat and the pier, he quickly took a step forward and jumped onto the boat.
"What are you doing?" Wang Mingshan questioned Shen Xin loudly.
Shen Xin ignored him, but turned around and shouted to a person not far away, "Captain! There's another person who wants to go with us. He's a student from our school. Give him a temporary position. "
As soon as he heard this, Wang Mingshan understood that Shen Xin wanted to take him with him. He was surprised and happy. The person who was called the captain had seen what happened just now, but he didn't directly agree or refuse. The captain said, "There's still a while before the boat departs. You'd better wait for this kid to think about it. If he wants to come back halfway, we don't have a boat to send him. "
Shen Xin turned to Wang Mingshan. "Oh! Then you have to think about it. Do you want to stay in Anqing or go with us? If you go with us, you'll become a military officer or a civil servant. At that time, you won't be able to do whatever you want. But one day, you'll definitely be able to return home in glory. At that time, you can say that you didn't make the wrong choice. "
"Oh!" Wang Mingshan didn't have any concept of returning home in glory. In fact, he didn't care about this at all. What he cared about was that he could leave his current family and live his current life. But no matter how much he wanted to muster up his courage, even if he thought that he could become a high-ranking official in the future, he still couldn't muster up the courage to go against his father and grandfather.
"Write a letter to them and tell them that you're leaving," Shen Xin said.
"I …" Wang Mingshan couldn't say that he didn't have the courage to write this letter.
"If you don't write this letter, how will your family know where you are?" Shen Xin said.
"What if they chase after me?" Wang Mingshan's throat was a little hoarse.
"If you go with Prince Of Qi, what can they do to Prince Of Qi?" Shen Xin laughed. After laughing, he took out a piece of paper, a dip pen, and a bamboo ink bottle from his backpack and quickly wrote a letter. He gave the letter to the messenger at the dock and paid 15 coins for the travel fee. The messenger left happily.
Shen Xin said, "If you want to stay at home, then go home. If you don't want to go home, then go with everyone. I think you should go look at the bed first. I'm afraid this ship doesn't just pick people up in Anqing. "
Even when the ship set sail, Wang Mingshan didn't choose to get off. To him, it didn't matter what he participated in. What was important was that he could get rid of the shackles that the eldest son and grandson had to wear.
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