Bright Spring

Huang Zhong went on to say, "If Ruan Jingyi had informed the rebels in advance, why would the fleet be defenseless? If he dared to betray the Governor's Mansion, we would reveal his details and vent his anger!"

Zhang Fu glanced at the cavalry standing behind him, and then exchanged glances with Huang Zhong.Huang Zhong was quite knowledgeable, so he hurriedly stopped talking.

At this time, a general came riding on horseback, and said with fists in his hands, "Commander, the Qinzhan official shop sent someone to report. The guard arrested several villagers and learned that there were rebel spies hiding in the nearby area as early as January." In the village, those villagers actually concealed it and did not report it.”

Immediately, someone said angrily, "Just wait for the command of the commander in chief, and the last general will lead his troops to wipe out all the counties and counties on the left, as a warning to others!"

"If we don't catch Li Li first, what we do will only become a laughing stock!" Zhang Fu said coldly.

All the generals hurriedly clasped their fists and said, "Yes."

Zhang Fu continued to lead his cavalry to patrol along the river, and returned to Dongguan city (Shanglong) the next day.Someone in the Dudu Mansion soon informed that the Empress Dowager Chen of An Nanguo had asked the Marquis of Xincheng to enter the palace to discuss matters as soon as possible.

With the help of his attendants, Zhang Fu first took off his armor, put on a red official robe and beam crown, and drove to the palace in a carriage.

The queen mother did not summon Zhang Fu in the main hall, but asked the eunuch to take him to a small palace behind.I saw the maids standing on both sides, and the king Chen Zhengyuan sat on the chair in the middle; and behind Chen Zhengyuan, there was a bead curtain hanging down, and the figure inside could be seen faintly, and the one sitting should be the Empress Dowager Chen.

"I pay my respects to the Queen Mother and the King." Zhang Fu clasped his fists and bowed.

Empress Dowager Chen's voice came out, and she said in fluent Chinese, "Xinchenghou, please sit down."

Zhang Fu said, "Thank you Queen Mother."

Empress Dowager Chen said, "I heard that the Yunnan fleet was looted by rebels,

The tragic killing of Ming soldiers made me feel extremely sad.Please Xincheng Hou Mingjian, the people nearby are really innocent, they are just afraid of the thief leader Li Li.I hope that the officials and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will not take the blame. "

Zhang Fu said, "For such things, the lower officials will discuss with the Queen Mother first."

Empress Dowager Chen persuaded, "Although my son is protected by the officers and soldiers, he dare not lose the hearts of the people. Li Li is a hero, an extraordinary generation. If the royal family loses the hearts of the people, I am afraid that the hearts of the people will turn to the traitors."

She paused, and then said, "The last time Champa plundered Thang Long and other places, it has been less than ten years. The Champa army burned|killed|looted and slaughtered cities along the way. Countless people lost their lives at the hands of Champaigns. The people of the country hate it deeply.

At the suggestion of the Governor's Mansion, our country asked Champa for the land of inheritance and transformation, as well as Da Nang and Hoi An; after being rejected, we are rectifying our troops.At this time, just waiting for our country to send troops to take revenge, it will surely win the support of wealthy families, officials and people everywhere, and the situation will gradually improve. "

After hearing this, Zhang Fu said, "The empress dowager is wise, and the officials admire her. The officials have restrained the officers and men and are not allowed to disturb the people without authorization; all the officials and troops have withdrawn to the northeast. Along the river, there are only official shops and post stations. The empress dowager has no worries."

The curtain swayed slightly, and the Empress Dowager Chen said in a voice, "The royal family has ordered officials from all mountainous counties and counties to manage the silkworm administration and use silkworm cocoons to borrow money from the Ming court. I don't know when the firearms and armor promised by the court will come? "

Zhang Fu said, "The lower officials will send a quick horse to play, ask colleagues in the Ministry of War, and inform the Queen Mother if they have any news."

Empress Dowager Chen said politely, "Please trouble the Marquis of Xincheng."

Zhang Fu thought for a while and said, "Your official heard that the king is going to conquer Champa himself. Once the king's army and the troops gathered by Annan's ministers go south, the north will inevitably be empty of troops. I'm afraid that the rebels will take advantage of the news and threaten to attack the city." Dajiang area. I ask the queen mother to agree, and the governor's government will transfer the officers and troops to Thang Long temporarily to prevent rebellion in the rear."

Empress Dowager Chen immediately agreed to Zhang Fu's suggestion and expressed her gratitude.

After hearing this, Zhang Fu cupped his fists and saluted, "Resign from the office."

Previously, most of the officers and soldiers withdrew from Dongguan City and went to station troops in the northeast region of Annan Kingdom; the Chen royal family, as well as the ministers and powerful families who supported them, almost all supported the officers and soldiers stationing troops in Annan Kingdom.The main reason, I am afraid, is that there are relatively powerful rebels, and the Annan monarchs who are now in power are afraid of being liquidated by the rebels.

Zhang Fu believed that the existence of rebels in Annan Kingdom would be beneficial to the Ming court, and might be able to check and balance King Annan.But only Li Li can't tolerate it!

Previously, Zhang Fu fell into Li Li's treacherous scheme and sent Chen Xianzhen to the capital to please the Holy Majesty, but it turned out to be self-defeating; this incident really made Zhang Fu furious, and he voluntarily gave up the opportunity to conquer Japan and stayed in Annan Kingdom to deal with Li Li.

Moreover, Zhang Fu agrees with the Holy One, thinking that Li Li is a big hidden danger.Whether it is public or private, Zhang Fu has made up his mind that he must be put to death soon.Now that the matter has come to an end, he can't let it go, otherwise the past two years will be in vain; he is also confident that if he can't even deal with this kind of hiding person, there should be no general in the court who can do it.

After Zhang Fu returned to the Governor's Mansion, he recalled it for a while.He has tried all kinds of methods and made many preparations, but he still has nothing to do with Lili.

For today's plan, I'm afraid we can only wait for the right time.And opportunities are always unpredictable, the only thing Zhang Fu can do is to be patient.

end of this chapter)

8 Chapter Forty Familiar Words

In the manor on a mountain in the west of Annan Kingdom, Li Li was sitting in a comfortable room, celebrating with his subordinates with a wine glass.The room was filled with the smell of wine and meat, and at the same time, Annan's congratulatory speech was shrouded.

Sitting at the table are civil and military personnel under Li Li's command, including Ruan Jian, Ruan Jingyi and others.The family members of counselor Ruan Jian were also present, including his younger brother Ruan Qi and younger sister Ruan Lanfang.

Ruan Lanfang is an elegant and beautiful girl, who was born in a scholarly and official family. She has long black hair and fair skin; all men in Annan like such a woman.Long hair needs to be taken care of patiently, and his personality is usually gentle; his skin is fair because he doesn't need to work in the wind and sun, and his family must be rich.

Ruan Jingyi glanced at the beautiful woman from time to time, but he did not stare impolitely.He would pretend to be looking at the scenery outside the window, looking at the mountains opposite the manor, and a rice field in the closer valley; when he looked back, he would casually glance at Ruan Lanfang.

At this time, someone curiously opened the wooden box to see what everyone had snatched.Hay was placed in each wooden box, and cotton was spread inside the hay, and green jade, red gemstones, and some tin cans were placed inside.

Ruan Jian's younger brother uncorked an iron can, grabbed a handful of black fine sand powder from it, looked at it for a while, and put it up to his nose to smell it.

"Don't spill it." Ruan Jian reminded.

His younger brother Ruan Qi looked sideways and asked, "What is this?"

Ruan Jian said, "'Mine silver' contains silver, copper, gold, and other things. It needs refining, but we can't refine it."

Li Li, who was sitting at the top and observed everything, smiled and said, "Ruan Qing is very knowledgeable."

And Ruan Jingyi completely ignored other things, and was holding a jade bracelet there to play and admire. He looked at the window very carefully, took a look, and then put it back into the box.Then he glanced back again.

Li Li's voice suddenly said, "General Ruan, do you like that thing?"

"Returning to King Pingding's words, I haven't seen it before, so I feel a little strange." Ruan Jingyi hurriedly replied.

Ruan Jian from Bo Wen Guang Ji said, "Emeralds are only produced in the land of chieftains in Yunnan. Rubies are from Myanmar, and the mines may have been taken over by Yunnan ship bandits. They love to rob other people's things."

Li Li said, "General Ruan took a fancy to that one, I reward you, take it away."

Ruan Jingyi was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "I'm a martial artist, it's useless to take jewelry."

Li Li smiled and said, "It's useful."

Ruan Jingyi hurriedly bowed, "I thank you, King Pingding, for your kindness." After he finished speaking, he turned his head and glanced at Ruan Lanfang again, and then immediately looked away.

"Hahaha..." Li Li suddenly laughed out loud, "How can a man who doesn't love beauties be called a real man?"

Ruan Jingyi said, "King Pingding is the real man."

Li Li sneered and said, "This king wants Queen Mother Chen more. She is not only beautiful. What makes people miss her most is her strength, coldness and arrogance. The way she looked in the skirt must be very interesting...just like when she committed herself to the ship pirate emperor."

Everyone agrees with Li Li one after another, thinking that Li Li will surely get his wish one day.

But right now, there is only one beauty present, that is Ruan Jian's younger sister Ruan Lanfang.Lan Fang seemed to have noticed something, and looked towards Ruan Jingyi.It happened that Ruan Jingyi was also looking at her, and suddenly found her eyes.

It was a look that made Ruan Jingyi seem familiar.There was some inexplicable fear in the disgust, as if seeing a snake wandering in a pile of cow dung.Ruan Jingyi showed a flattering smile, and nodded slightly to Ruan Lanfang.

Ruan Lanfang immediately moved her position and reached out to grab her elder brother Ruan Jian.It is understandable that a beautiful flower who is only in her teens feels some resistance to the dark and thin Ruan Jingyi, who is nearly 30 years old and does not talk much and is a bit gloomy.

At this moment, Ruan Qi, the second brother of Ruan Lanfang, said, "A hero cannot be judged by his appearance. General Ruan was once the Shaobao of Emperor Chongguang. He led the army to fight against the ship bandits. He is admirable."

"It's just the general of the defeated army." Ruan Jingyi sighed.