Bright Spring

Liu Sheng's voice gradually became choked, and he clenched his hands tightly, his finger bones turned white from too much force, and his hands were shaking.

Seeing his distorted expression, Ruan began to believe what the Buddhist family said, the most uncomfortable thing is not anger and hatred, but guilt.The fault of the former lies with others, while the sin of the latter lies with oneself.

She no longer knew how to comfort Liu Sheng, and I'm afraid it would be useless to say a few words.She said in a daze, "I shouldn't have asked General Liu to mention sad things."

Liu Sheng glanced at him, exhaled a long breath, and said: "I really shouldn't say these irrelevant things. I usually don't want to mention them. When I think about it, I feel that I have an unforgivable crime and shouldn't." Live in this world again; it will be better if you don't want to. I don't know what happened tonight, that's all."

Ruan noticed that when Liu Sheng talked about the past, he focused on his mother.

At this time, Liu Sheng seemed to be adjusting his emotions, and wanted to stop this topic, and his expression gradually recovered.But finally Ruan couldn't help but said: "Shouldn't Lingtang's kindness to General Liu be extra deep?"

Liu Sheng glanced at Mrs. Ruan again, he was silent for a moment, and his tone became calmer: "my late father was a guard with hundreds of households, and passed away very early. My mother brought me up alone, it was really not easy, life is easy It's very difficult. She also said that if it wasn't for raising me, she wouldn't have been bullied|humiliated so much and suffered so much."

He recalled it for a while, and then said: "Her old man was really kind to me. I remember that when I was just allowed to take over as a hundred householder, I went to a fort on duty; she was afraid that I would not be able to eat well, so she brought a domestic raised one. The hen came to visit. The chicken was cut, washed, and handled with great care."

Ruan nodded, but felt sad for some reason.Perhaps because the ending has already been said first, the ordinary things are inexplicably sad.

Liu Sheng murmured: "Every time I have a little merit in the army, she is very happy. But I finally got something to do, and before I could repay my kindness, I killed her instead. I owed my mother too much, It is truly a sin."

Ruan felt uncomfortable for a while, and accidentally shed a few tears. She hastily took out her handkerchief and wiped away her tears away from her face.

When Liu Sheng came back to his senses, he stood up, sighed and said, "Why do I have to talk so much tonight? I'll go to the door and call for someone to escort Mrs. Ruan back home."

"General Liu..." Ruan called him.

Liu Sheng turned his head and looked at her face with questioning eyes.

Ruan looked at him boldly, and asked: "The kindness is as heavy as a mountain, but it is also guilty. If General Liu can choose by himself, do you still want it?"

One sentence actually stopped Liu Sheng from asking, and he stood there in a daze, without moving for a long time.

After Ruan heard about Liu Sheng, as an outsider, she felt in her heart: Those kindnesses towards Liu Sheng actually made her feel guilty.She couldn't help asking this question.

After a while, Liu Sheng whispered in a very deep voice: "There is no choice if you are so generous, but you have the opportunity to choose if you feel guilty. I just chose wrong. People should not only think about the advantages and avoid the disadvantages."

...Liu Sheng didn't move a finger of Ruan Shi, he really called his subordinates and asked them to return Ruan Shi to his residence, and ordered that they should not embarrass Ruan Jian's family any more.

The officers and men of the Ming army sent Ruan to him in a carriage, accompanied by several sergeants in strong and sharp clothes.The streets and alleys of Thanh Hoa are pitch-black, and the common people still dare not go out at night.It was very quiet along the way.

The accompanying Han sergeants were very silent, which was indeed different from the habits of the Annan people.Perhaps because of the weather in Annan, the "Da Viet" soldiers that Ruan met were more lively, talkative, and made a lot of small movements; while these people from the north, they did things step by step and seemed to be patient.The General Liu I met today seems to be the same kind of person.

Ruan quickly returned to Ruan Jian's brother-in-law's house.The house was full of people who hadn't rested yet, and it was a mess at this time. Ruan Jian's mother was crying and angry, and while apologizing to others, saying that she had hurt her relatives, she asked how Ruan was treated.

Ruan Shi was in a good mood, so she said that Liu Sheng didn't bully her, but the old lady and others didn't quite believe it.Ruan Shi defended, telling the old lady to wait and see that her clothes and hair are neat.But the old lady said that she had taken a shower and packed up before returning.

At that time, the Ming army let Ruan Jian's family go, but a general came and asked Ruan to stay alone.They ordered Ruan to take a bath and change clothes before going to see General Liu; instead of taking a bath after "finishing things".

But how could the Ruan family convince the old lady, she simply couldn't argue.A young and beautiful woman was left alone in the camp of the Ming army, and no one would suspect what happened to her; she knew this, but there was nothing she could do.

Seeing that she was speechless, the old lady warned her with a disgusted expression: "If you find out, you will definitely fall!"

Ruan's face turned green and pale, and he hastily defended himself weakly, which was nothing more than what he said before.She was very irritable, so she politely excused herself and went back to her room to rest.

Ruan Shi quieted down and stayed in the dark room. She couldn't see anything clearly, but she seemed to be thinking wildly more easily.

Her mind was full of Liu Sheng's figure, and she couldn't get it out of her mind.What Liu Sheng said was not something that made people happy, but it made Ruan deeply impressed. She was always thinking about Liu Sheng's thoughts.

The night was dark, and Ruan didn't want to go out of the room anymore, and she really didn't want to face the questioning of those in the family.She simply went to bed.

Half asleep and half awake, Ruan could still think of Liu Sheng.The tall and handsome general of the Shang Kingdom and the aristocrat of the Ming Kingdom, was extremely glamorous and awe-inspiring in front of people, but he left his gentle side to her.He was so pitiful, in a daze, Ruan actually hugged him into his arms, comforting his pain.

When Ruan Shi woke up, she remembered what happened last night, and couldn't help but scolded herself.Then he secretly rejoiced that it was just a dream.If people around me know about this thought, they will be reviled a lot.

It was already light in the room, and Ruan realized that she had overslept, so she hurriedly got up, dressed and tidied up.

When she walked out of the room, she met the old lady again.The old lady asked her preoccupied: How many people were there last night that made you wake up so late this morning.After hearing this, Ruan was speechless.

The old lady asked again what the Ruan family mentioned last night, whether it was true that the general of the Ming army promised not to embarrass the members of the Ruan family anymore.Ruan said very seriously that the general of the Ming army surnamed Liu had indeed agreed.

So the old lady decided to flee Qinghua with her family immediately and go to the south to find Ruan Jian.

Everyone was terrified, and at this time, people regarded leaving this place as a relief to escape.Everyone had no objection, simply packed up their burdens, and took the donkey cart to the south gate.

At the gate of Nancheng, they were questioned by the generals of the defending army, and they were allowed to leave the city.

So the group of people fled immediately after leaving the city regardless of the danger of the journey.Most people think that the most dangerous is none other than the warriors of the Ming army who occupied Qinghua City.

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7Chapter 16 Wanli Jinling Empire Dream

"Take Nhe'an within half a month! Cut off all the rebels and capture the leader of the bandit, Chen Jikuo." Liu Sheng ordered the surrounding generals, his attitude was very serious.

All the generals embraced their orders one after another, and the people were all excited.

Liu Sheng made such a decision not impulsively.It has been three days since the Ming army stationed in Qinghua City and repaired it. Liu Sheng convened civil and military discussions several times, but he never talked about the time limit for the attack.It was not until today that he learned that after Chen Jikuo's men arrived in Yanzhou (Huangmei) and continued southward to Nghe An (Vinh City), he was full of confidence in time.

From Thanh Hoa City to Yanzhou, and then to Nghe An, the whole journey is about [-] miles.If it was just a march, the Ming army could arrive at Nghe An City within seven days on foot and with heavy equipment; but because there was Yanzhou City on the way, and then they had to capture Nghe An, the time for the siege operation is hard to estimate.Unexpectedly, now that Chen Jikuo continued to retreat to the south, Yanzhou City itself was not considered a big city, and coupled with the lack of troops and panic, the situation gradually became clear.

Everyone left the camp of the Chinese Army one after another.Liu Sheng picked up his helmet, put it on his head properly, and immediately lifted the scabbard from the table, hung up his belt, and then he also walked out of the lobby.

A group of elite cavalry from the Chinese Army surrounded Liu Sheng and rode to the street.At this time, the Ming army from various ministries had already set out from several barracks, the streets were noisy with drums and horns, and there were neat queues everywhere.

Only three days have passed, and today's Tsinghua City is completely different from the scene when the Ming army entered the city.Many Annan people came out to watch the Ming army.Of course, Annan people don't have food pots, and most of them just want to watch the excitement and wonder.

People watching the excitement, of course, first of all, they must feel that they will not be killed, so no one came to watch a few days ago.I don't know whether it was the propaganda of the officials accompanying the army in the past few days, which played a role, or whether the Ming army really maintained military discipline in Qinghua and did not do anything wrong. In short, the situation has changed.

The common people in Annan faced the soldiers of the Ming army, full of curiosity and awe.

According to Pei Youzhen's people's secret investigation of the people, the report they got was that the soldiers of the Ming army did not plunder, and many people believed that the Ming people were very rich.Probably because the locals can only see the appearance, the young and strong Han people are naturally taller than the ordinary Annan people (giving people a sense of nutrition), and the clothes they wear are also good.The people in Annan, including the civilians in Ming Dynasty, are generally very economical, and the clothes of ordinary people are old and wrinkled; but these soldiers of the Ming army received new military uniforms manufactured in batches by the weaving factory, and their military appearance was naturally different.

Moreover, according to the new law since the Wude Dynasty, soldiers will receive a small amount of military pay when they go on duty. In the past few days, many soldiers have spent the copper coins issued by the government in the city.This kind of thing is very rare in Annan's army. The bottom soldiers of Annan's rebel army are all poor people.

All ministries of the Ming army were clean-up and their morale was high.Many people are looking forward to making meritorious service on the battlefield. People no longer think about the illusory feudal lords and ministers, but look forward to more practical and universal benefits; Follow the descendants, step into the class of scholars or generals.

Everyone is carrying the new firecrackers that are shining in the morning sun, beating gongs and drums, and holding various flags, and they are marching in unison.Not far away, a group of soldiers walked and sang a ditty with high spirits: "Plum blossoms are floating all over the post road, and swan geese are soaring. Spring cold leans in the pavilion, looking at the direction of the expedition. Recalling the first time we met in the rain, swan geese sent to Jiao|Niang Think about it. Warriors are loyal to the emperor and protect the country, and they will never forget the cold spring. The fragrance of plum blossoms is all over the road..."

In the eyes of military households, the battlefield full of gunpowder and fighting in front of them seems to have become a prosperous way to make a fortune.The wonderful song is also like a dreamy hope woven together by countless soldiers. During the rising period of the Ming Empire, the court was clear and the family situation improved, and women were always beautiful.

Naturally, the locals have never seen such a strange and crazy army. No wonder so many people came to watch.

Liu Sheng rode out of the south gate on a tall horse.He sat on the horseback and looked ahead. The terrain within his line of sight was relatively flat, and there were occasional undulating mountains and forests in the distance.

He turned his head and looked to the right, and saw a long string of hard gray sails floating in the depths of the rice field and on the narrow river.The sand ships of the Ming army spread their sails on relatively narrow rivers because of the favorable wind.