Bright Spring

Ruan Jingyi looked at Lan Fang with great interest, but didn't say anything.

Lan Fang looked up at him with a little fear, and approached hesitantly, "If you can save our family, I will definitely be grateful to General Ruan, and, and... don't you want me?"

Ruan Jingyi said, "I beg for mercy, but it may not work."

Lan Fang said, "I heard that you can talk in front of Xin Chenghou, can you give it a try?"

There was a flattering smile on her face, although it was forced, it was a nice smile.

Ruan Jingyi looked at Lan Fang's beautiful and fair face again, and couldn't help feeling a kind of pleasure in his heart.

He hesitated for a moment, then suddenly sighed, "I'm a traitor, and to be honest, I don't really care about other people's life or death. But my family is finally a nobleman of the general family. I dare to act and admit it, so I can't be too despicable."

"What do you mean?" Lan Fang asked confused.

Ruan Jingyi said, "Your second brother Ruan Qi was killed by me, how can I treat you well?"

"What?!" Lan Fang took two steps back, stared at Ruan Jingyi in shock and shook her head.

Ruan Jingyi said, "If you don't die, you will know the inside story sooner or later. If I don't kill Ruan Qi, how can I report the news to Xincheng Hou?"

"You... Ruan Jingyi, you..." Lan Fang shook her head vigorously, as if she didn't know how to describe and scold this person, tears came out of her eyes immediately.

Ruan Jingyi said calmly, "At that time, Ruan Qi jumped off the tree and ran for a while. After I caught up, I stabbed him first, but I didn't stab him, so I went up and held his head and chopped it off. He screamed terribly, like killing a pig. I burned his head, and the headless body must have been eaten by wild dogs in the mountains."

"Why do you say these things?" Lan Fang cried, "Where did Ruan Qi offend you, how can I feel sorry for you?"

Ruan Jingyi said seriously, "It's really unnecessary. But I can't help but want to say it, and I feel very comfortable after saying it."

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8Chapter 16 Andrew the Warrior

Ruan Lanfang sat blankly in the small room.Before, she could think back and forth and think about many things, but now her mind seemed to be in a mess, and she could no longer sort out her thoughts.

"Ding!" There was another sound of unlocking the door, she came back to her senses and looked at the door.After a while, the door was opened, and a group of people stood at the door.There was a beardless Annan eunuch, and some sergeants in armor, including Annan generals.

Two Ming soldiers came in with shackles.The eunuch shook his head and said "no need" in jerky Chinese, so the man in shackles stood by and didn't go forward.

The eunuch turned around, looked at Ruan Lanfang, and said in Annan's words, "Miss Ruan, follow me."

A group of people led her out of the gate of Dudu's Mansion and put her in a carriage.They actually went all the way to the palace, Ruan Lanfang was very confused.

After a long time, she got off the carriage in the palace and was taken into a palace room.At this time, she saw a beautiful woman wearing a phoenix crown and a ceremonial robe sitting inside. Her figure was tall and concave|convex|convex, and her posture was graceful and noble.Seeing her attire and appearance, Ruan Lanfang quickly guessed that this person should be the Empress Dowager Chen.

The guards in armor left, and the eunuch said to Ruan Lanfang, "Hurry up and greet the Queen Mother."

Ruan Lanfang stepped forward, bowed his knees, and asked directly, "Why did the queen mother call me to the palace?"

Empress Dowager Chen looked at her and said gently, "Save you. I have already spoken to Xincheng Hou Zhangfu before I can take you into the palace."

Ruan Lanfang was surprised, and immediately knelt down on the ground, begging, "I beg the Queen Mother, please help my elder brother, I will repay the Queen Mother like a cow and a horse."

Empress Dowager Chen stood up, walked forward slowly, helped Ruan Lanfang up with her own hands, and said nicely, "Do you know what Li Li and your brother did?"

Ruan Lanfang froze in place.

"No one can save them. Even Miss Ruan, who dares to save you, is the only one in Annan Kingdom, just because you are a woman." Empress Dowager Chen said.

Ruan Lanfang asked, "Why did the Queen Mother save me?"

Empress Dowager Chen said, "I sympathize. You are innocent. After all, you can't do those things. You were just implicated."

Ruan Lanfang's tears suddenly flowed down his face again, "What bad thing did my second brother do again? He doesn't understand anything, and his favorite thing to do is to write poetry. He has never killed anyone, and he treats people so kindly... ..."

Empress Dowager Chen said kindly, "However, I cannot save the dead."

Ruan Lanfang's emotions suddenly lost control, and she cried, "Why did Ruan Jingyi treat him like that, why did he treat me like that? There is such a terrible person in the world, he asked for a bracelet from Li Li to please me, and then Telling my heart in every possible way, it turned out to be all lies, and it turned out to be so vicious behind the scenes! I hate him, I hate everyone!"

Empress Dowager Chen's voice was very calm, "If he continues to lie to you, tell you the truth after defiled you?"

"What?" Ruan Lanfang raised her head with tears in her eyes, and stared blankly at Queen Mother Chen.

Lan Fang suddenly remembered what Ruan Jingyi said that I am a betrayer, and to be honest, I don't care much about other people's lives.But my family is finally a general noble, I dare to act and recognize, and I can't be too despicable.

At this moment, Lan Fang suddenly understood the meaning of that sentence.Ruan Jingyi means

, isn't he too mean?

Ruan Lanfang's body trembled suddenly, and his whole body shuddered.

The Empress Dowager Chen looked at her and said, "You have received too much protection before. Compared with the bad guys I have seen, Li Li, Hu's father and son, etc., Ruan Jingyi is not so bad... You are willing to be protected by me from now on, Serve me, be faithful to me?"

Ruan Lanfang looked at Empress Dowager Chen blankly, and after a while, she finally nodded.

Empress Dowager Chen showed an imperceptible smile, and said, "Since there is a chance to live, life must go on, so don't think too much about it."

... Zhang Fu has already left Thang Long City and went to Songtaiwei Haiphong City in the northeast).

Standing on the wall of Songtaiwei's acropolis, looking as far as the eye can see, he can already see countless sails on the mouth of the sea.The fleet of the Ming army transporting armor and firecrackers has arrived.

The Deming Fleet finally wanted to send things to Dongguan City (Thang Long, Hanoi), but did not go to the mouth of the Dajiang River (Red River); instead, it went to Songtaiwei.Because the inland waterway in the north is more stable in comparison.

At the estuary of the Baiteng River where Songtaiwei is located, there are three rivers and one or two tributary rivers flowing into the sea from this vicinity.These rivers can lead to the Dongjiang River, and then from the Dongjiang River to the Red River.In this direction, there are five Ming army guard cities, Songtai Guard, Hadong Guard (Haiyang Guard), Zhiling Guard, Beijiang Guard, and Lang Son Guard.

This batch of excellent ordnance was used to equip the Annan army, mainly to ensure the advantage of the Annan army on the battlefield of capturing the city in the south.Of course, armaments are not given in vain, and An Nanguo needs to pay for the military supplies with rice and silkworm cocoons.

Annan's monarchs and ministers had no objection to this, because the price of ordnance was very low; the reason why the Ming army supported them was only because of their allies.If Daming allows the sale, many countries will rush to buy it at such a low price.After all, except for the Daming Iron Works, even if people in all regions have the skills to make armor, the cost is quite high, and the armies of various countries have very little armor equipment.What's more, the generals of the Ming army in the Annan Dudufu will also help the Annan army train the army.

The Ming army will not directly participate in the war between Annan and Champa.At that time, the Ming army will only send some civil and military personnel and small teams to observe the battlefield.

Looking at the sails of Daming, Zhang Fu pondered for a long time, probably able to understand the vision of the Holy Majesty.

He stood for a while, then left the city and returned to the government office in the Acropolis.At this time, two generals, Li Bin and Huang Zhong, had arrived, and there was also a new general.

Li Bin introduced him and said, "Commander, this is Ma Gan, a hundred cavalrymen who captured Li Li alive. When the last general led his fine cavalry to station in Qinghua, Ma Gan served in the army."

Zhang Fu nodded and said, "Ma Baihu has made great contributions. After I enter the capital, I will stand in front of the Holy Majesty to ask for your contribution. You can wait for the news at the Dudu's Mansion."

Ma Gan clasped his fists to hold the military salute, and said happily, "Thank you, Marshal, for your training!"

Zhang Fu looked at Li Bin and said, "This time the Marquis of Fengcheng raided Li Li, he concealed his men and horses, and captured the timing very well. He is skillful in using troops, and he deserves a lot of credit. This commander will also ask for credit for you."

Li Bin said, "The last generals are all following the command of the commander in chief."

Looking back at the left and right, Zhang Fu went on to say, "The commander-in-chief escorted the bandits to Beijing to offer prisoners. After that, Li Bin, Marquis of Fengcheng, temporarily replaced the left deputy governor of the 'Annan Dudu Mansion'.

In the middle is the deputy governor of the right.All military affairs are decided by the Marquis of Fengcheng.You must follow the instructions of the imperial court, and you must not relax in the slightest. "