Chapter 79 Note

After the failure of King Lu's regime in eastern Zhejiang, the Longwu regime in Fujian also failed in August of the same year, and Tang Wang Zhu Yujian was executed.The rest were merged into the subordinates of the King of Lu, and continued to resist the Qing Dynasty in the southeast coast and Taiwan for seventeen years, and finally failed until July of the third year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty (1664).During this period, the anti-Qing struggles in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and all over the country continued to surge, and the waves became more magnificent, and did not subside until the middle of Kangxi.

Afterwords from the main characters in this book: Huang Zongxi——After the fall of eastern Zhejiang, he still insisted on continuing to resist the Qing Dynasty. It was not until the 10th year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1653) that he basically stopped his activities. He turned to writing books and systematically criticizing the imperial autocratic system. scholar. Maoxiang——After returning to his hometown of Rugao from Haining, he took a rest in the countryside, but was still implicated in anti-Qing activities for many times, and was relieved by luck. In the end, he died as a survivor of the Ming Dynasty.

Dong Xiaowan——After returning to Rugao with Maoxiang, he continued to live a poor life. Five and a half years later, due to overwork, he died of fever (fever) at the age of 27.Maoxiang wrote "Yingmei Temple Reminiscences", which is deeply sad. Qian Qianyi——According to Mr. Chen Yinke's textual research, this old man deeply regretted his loss of integrity when he surrendered. After returning from the south, he turned to engage in secret activities against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty. Rescue, finally get off.He died in eighty-two years. Liu Rushi——actively assisted Qian Qianyi in anti-Qing and Ming-ming activities, and made many plans.After Qian Qianyi's death, because his nephew and grandson Qian Zeng forced the clansmen to force debts and conspire to seize the family property, he was outraged by humiliation and hanged himself.Forty-six years old when he died.

Ma Shiying - After the defeat in Eastern Zhejiang, he fled to Fujian, and immediately fled into a temple, shaved his hair and became a monk, and was captured and killed by the Qing army. Ruan Dacheng——After the defeat of the Eastern Zhejiang Army, he surrendered to Boluo and followed the Qing army to attack Fujian. He suffered a wind and died in Xianxialing. Hong Chengchou—continued the military affairs of the governor of the south of the Yangtze River until the fifth year of Shunzhi (1648), and begged to be allowed to resign and return to Beijing.Five years later, due to the rising anti-Qing situation in various parts of the country, he was ordered to go south again and made outstanding achievements in pacifying Lianghu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yun, Gui and other places.In the eighteenth year of Shunzhi (1661), he resigned.Died in the fourth year of Kangxi (1665), the Qing Dynasty bestowed the posthumous title "Wenxiang".But in the Qianlong period, he was still included in the "Biography of Second Officials" together with Qian Qianyi and others.

February 1991-January 1997 First draft Completed in March 1997 Revised November 2011