Bright Spring

At noon, someone suddenly came to the lobby to report: "The officers and soldiers patrolling the city got an informant from an Annan man. We sent people to search, and we found the family members of the traitor Ruan Jian, and they have been brought back to the government office."

"Ruan Jian?" Liu Sheng had a thoughtful expression.

Pei Youzhen, a civil servant next to him, reminded: "That is a man who has been an official for generations. His father was convicted for assisting the traitor Hu family and helping the tyrants to abuse him; this man also took refuge in Chen Jikuo. It is a heinous crime for the rebels to plan and plan."

Liu Sheng asked, "Where is the man?"

The visitor said: "After interrogation, Ruan Jian himself had escaped with Chen Jikuo. The brothers only captured his family members, and they all knelt in the yard outside, waiting for the commander to deal with him."

After hearing this, Liu Sheng walked out of the lobby, and he saw a group of people tied up and kneeling in the yard tremblingly.

He took a look and saw that those people were all women and children, there were a few young women, an old woman with white hair, and a few children.Next to the old woman at the back, there was a young woman kneeling, which made Liu Sheng take another look.

The woman's figure was quite good, and her head was lowered so that the whole face could not be seen, but at first glance, Liu Sheng felt that her appearance seemed to be very beautiful.For most men, it is always easy to notice beautiful women, that's all human nature.

Most of the old and young women and children in the yard were shaking, and it could be seen that they were indeed very frightened.

This scene made Liu Sheng frowned.

He didn't think much about it, and felt that arresting these people was useless.Thinking back when the abolished prince and his wife killed Liu Sheng's family, Liu Sheng still worked hard for the present Zhu Gaoxu, and he was even more loyal to the emperor.As a "Confucian general" who considers himself well educated, Liu Sheng is somewhat repulsed by such things.

Liu Sheng quickly said, "Untie them and let them go home."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was surprised immediately.

The beautiful woman raised her head and looked at Liu Sheng in surprise.When she raised her head, her appearance was quite stunning, her eyes were the most beautiful, with watery eyes and affectionate eyes.Most of the people in An Nanguo were tanned by the sun, and there were not many beauties; but some women who don't have to go out to work occasionally do have one or two very beautiful ones.

Liu Sheng also looked at her, and she lowered her head.

The general around him persuaded: "Ruan Jian is one of the sinners, his name is on the official document, the commander should think twice."

There are still people who disobey him in this matter, Liu Sheng was very upset at once, and said coldly: "I am going to fight in the south and north for the sage, but I can still have two hearts in An Nanguo? If anyone refuses to accept it, go to the Marquis of Xincheng and sue me. "

The general hurriedly bent down and said: "The last general dare not." After he finished speaking, he immediately ordered the surrounding guards: "Untie these people."

I saw that woman looked up at Liu Sheng again, this time her eyes did not leave for a long time.He ignored it, turned around and walked into the lobby.

In the evening, Liu Sheng had dinner, read official documents and newspapers for a while, and then went back to his room to rest.The fighting has ceased for the time being, and the army will be resting in Qinghua for three days. Liu Sheng is much more relaxed than before.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the bedroom, he suddenly saw a woman in a red dress inside.Liu Sheng was taken aback, for a moment he thought he had gone to the wrong place, and when he hurriedly turned around to exit, he remembered that the woman he saw just now looked familiar.

Liu Sheng stood still after taking two steps, turned his head and saw her, and immediately recognized her.She was the woman that Liu Sheng had noticed during the day, and she was a family member of the rebel adviser Ruan Jian; those eyes left a deep impression on Liu Sheng, and it was unmistakable.

After almost a moment, Liu Sheng immediately guessed what was going on.The family members of the traitor were sent back, and it was impossible to run back to the government office by themselves; most of the generals under his command thought they were smart and wanted to please the commander, so they also captured this beautiful woman and sent them to Liu Sheng's room.

The woman may have been in this room for a while, she was sitting first; now she has stood up, clasped her hands in front of her belly, and looked at Liu Sheng nervously.The dress she was wearing was well cut, and it made her figure more curvaceous and curvy.

Liu Sheng's expression was already stunned, he didn't ask why this girl is here, but asked: "Who brought you back?"

The woman shook her head, indicating that she didn't know her.

Liu Sheng scolded in a low voice: "There are always people who try to cheat."

The woman looked at Liu Sheng for a while, then bowed her knees and saluted, and said in jerky Chinese: "The world is like this, and the soldiers are in chaos. In troubled times, it is not impossible for me to save the whole family with my innocence. Thank you very much! General Liu rescued him."

Looking at her posture and listening to her tone, it seems that this woman will not resist, but has accepted the encounter.

Liu Sheng didn't respond for a moment, still thinking about something.

The atmosphere in the room was slightly tense.After a while, the woman blushed, stretched out her hand and began to take the initiative to untie her belt silently.After a while, the outer robe was loosened, and a piece of plump, snow-white skin under the collarbone was exposed from under the clothes.

Liu Sheng came back to his senses, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him: "Stop!"

The woman was startled, and hurriedly grabbed the neckline with both hands, bit her lip lightly, and her face became even redder.She looked at him in surprise, stunned for a moment, then asked carefully: "Isn't this the reason why General Liu let the Ruan family go?"

Liu Sheng shook his head and said, "Of course not! Someone must have misunderstood what I meant, so you don't have to do that. I wouldn't do something like this to take advantage of others."

"General Liu...couldn't it be Liu Xiahui?" The woman made a voice again, which seemed to be a little gentler.She still seemed to want to laugh, but she didn't laugh when she looked closely, but her expression was much better than before.

"You still know Liu Xiahui?" Liu Sheng asked casually.

The woman was not as nervous as before, and said softly: "Everyone who has learned Chinese characters knows some allusions."

Liu Sheng nodded and asked, "Who are you Ruan Jian?"

She squatted down slightly, and replied: "My concubine is the Ruan family, she is the wife of the husband's continuation, and I have met General Liu."

Liu Sheng said: "There are some misunderstandings here, I hope Mrs. Ruan will take care of them. Although Ruan Jian is guilty, I will catch him and let the court judge punish him instead of insulting his family. My Marquis, it’s not like this. Ma’am, don’t worry, I’ll send someone to send you home, and order the soldiers not to make things difficult for you.”

When Ruan heard this, she quietly raised her head and glanced at Liu Sheng.Her eyes were a bit complicated, showing considerable confusion, and she shook her head slightly with an incomprehensible expression.

She hesitated to speak, and finally couldn't help asking: "You and I are strangers, since the general doesn't want to be attractive, why bother to save me and offend Shangfeng's subordinates?"

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(On the occasion of the New Year's Eve, Xifeng thanks the book friends who have loved this book for a long time, and wishes everyone a happy family and a good year.)

Chapter 745 People's Obsession

The turbulent day is over, and the night outside is gradually falling.The lanterns under the eaves and the oil lamps lit in the room reflect the old houses in Qinghua City Government Yali.Ruan suddenly realized that the heaven and the earth had calmed down at some point.

Liu Sheng's voice said: "I ordered the release of Ruan Jian's family members. There is indeed a reason. But it is not because of my wife's beauty, but because of my own knot."

His expression quickly darkened, and he sighed: "During the 'Battle of Sin', because I led the army to surrender to the current Holy Majesty, my family members were liquidated by the abolished prince's party, and my whole family died..."

When Ruan heard this, the doubts in her heart were immediately resolved.She couldn't help but quietly looked at Liu Sheng, only to feel that this handsome nobleman from the Ming Dynasty was not as scary as the rumors said.She believed almost immediately that Liu Sheng was not a bad person, and he really would not hurt her.

She said sincerely: "Don't do to others what you don't want to do to yourself. General Liu is a true gentleman, and he keeps the virtue of a sage."

Liu Sheng didn't answer, his expression changed subtly, and he didn't speak for a long time.

There was silence in the old room.When the night fell, the day's work was over, Liu Sheng seemed to be slacking off, and was falling into the emotions of the past without restraint.

It seemed that he was regretting and blaming himself. He frowned and suddenly shook his head and said, "I lead troops to fight on the battlefield, but my family members are all in the capital. I should be able to easily predict that once I surrender, my family members will be killed." What's more, I'm on the side of the abolished prince, and I don't have a daughter who is a noble concubine like the Marquis of Xincheng.

At that time, the battle between the king of Han and the deposed prince had become clear, and the deposed prince would undoubtedly lose.Only by surrendering can I keep my family, my life, my glory and wealth; so I thought of a way and asked my friends to take care of my family, thinking that I could hide my family and escape disaster.Looking at it now, I'm afraid it's just deceiving myself..."

Such a sad tone also infected Ruan.She knew that she should not sympathize with the vicious Ming people; but obviously this handsome and tall General Liu was an exception, he was not like a bad guy, and he also saved the Ruan family.Even the Ruan family can't tell the difference between black and white. After all, the reason why the Ruan family was arrested today is because the Annan people informed them!

Fortunately, there was no Annan person in this room, so Ruan quietly comforted him with kind words: "General Liu, don't blame yourself too much, maybe no matter how you choose, it will be difficult to avoid the tragedy. Please be sad."

But words of consolation obviously did not play any role.Liu Sheng's cheeks began to twitch slightly, as if he was caught in an extremely painful feeling.His spirit is also very bad, his whole person is completely different from his initial calm performance.

"They were arrested by the deposed prince and sent to prison, where they were starved to death." Liu Sheng said coldly.

He paused for a while, then lowered his head and murmured, "When I saw my mother's body, she was only skin and bones. The prison was cold and dark, and she endured many days of hunger before she died. , what kind of feeling is it?"