Ruan Qing sent someone to Bazhong to deliver a letter to Zhang Lu.

"Brother Zhang Lu personally, younger brother Yingchuan Taoyuan Ruan Qing,

Baiyun Canggou, time and age.In the past years, I had a hasty farewell, and I always feel grateful for the kindness of my virtuous brother.It is not my wish to send troops to Yizhou today, but Wei Gong came here to unify the world and enter Chengdu.Wei Gong knew the love of food and grass back then, and he was always grateful for his brother's kindness in helping.Before leaving, I repeatedly told him not to hurt my brother.If Brother Jin surrenders, you and I will be in the same sect, assisting the same master, and have the same heart and mind, wouldn't it be a good thing?

The elder brother can come back quickly, and the younger brother will keep the elder brother safe and still enjoy the wealth.If the elder brother insists on not returning, and the elder brother has been in Taoism for many years, and he returned to the same sect, and he doesn't know what Song Yunlou left behind?As soon as the army arrived at Jieshi, the road to Shu was rugged, tens of thousands of defenders could only pass through the flat road, and ants were everywhere.

My brother is waiting for the good news. "

Xia Houyuan rushed all the way to Yangping Pass in the face of the army, and was shocked when he heard that the guards said that they had already arrived in Hanzhong.

Although Hanzhong was pacified, Ruan Qing's intention to go south has not diminished. He went to the barracks to inspect the army every day, mowing soldiers and horses.

This day, he came back from the school grounds and went all the way to the place where he was staying.He got off his horse and strode into the yard. Behind him, the horse was led by the servant to the backyard.

He came to the door of his room and pushed it open.

As the gap between the doors continued to expand, a figure kneeling on the ground appeared.Wrapped in brocade clothes, she has a slim figure.

Ruan Qing stood at the door, frowning slightly.The young man behind him took a look, and hurriedly leaned into his ear and whispered, "It's all the adults in the mansion, respecting the governor."

Stepping over the threshold, walking silently, Ruan Qing walked up to the woman, looked at her coldly with downcast eyes, "Stand up straight."

So the woman straightened her waist first, and lowered her head obediently.

Ruan Qing cushioned the woman's chin with the whip in her hand and hooked her up.

I saw the beautiful face on the temples, very gorgeous, a pair of eyes slowly lifted up, the water inside was glistening, pure and coquettish coexist, really a stunner.

On the side of the wrist, the rough leather was flicking gently on the side of the woman's delicate face, as if examining an object slowly.

Despite the ambiguity in his hands, Ruan Qing's face remained silent, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

The woman lowered her body even lower, leaning slightly forward, her waist and limbs bent like a water snake, which seemed to be unbearable, and the tightly wrapped train outlined a round and straight buttocks.The woman looked at Ruan Qing innocently and ignorantly, as delicate and pitiful as a bird clinging to a person.

No wonder Cao Cao likes beauties.

This thought suddenly popped into Ruan Qing's mind.If Cao Cao met this person, he would definitely like it.

He hadn't thought of Cao Cao for a long time, why did he suddenly think of it.

His brows frowned even tighter, and he shook his head slightly, trying to get rid of people who shouldn't be in his mind.

Suddenly he gave a chuckle with unknown meaning, as if he was laughing at his uncontrollable self.The riding whip in his hand was also retracted.

The woman didn't understand Ruan Qing's smile, fearing that she might offend Ruan Qing, she hurriedly lowered her head.

"Let's go." Ruan Qing said this sentence as if sighing softly, mixed with a little tiredness that was not noticed by others.

He walked around the woman and walked inside.The veils on the lifted pillars fell down again, as if they had become a barrier that could isolate the outside world.

The tail corner of the curtain fluttered lightly when the draft passed by.The hall was silent.The woman looked at the boy in a daze, not knowing what to do.

The boy hurriedly waved, signaling the woman to come out quickly.

He has seen Ruan Qing's uncompromising character.He never said what he said a second time, nor did he explain it. If he insisted on asking or contradicting him, he would be dealt with coldly.

After only coming to Hanzhong for a few days, the officials who had dealt with Ruan Qing were sweating coldly because of Ruan Qing's cold and forceful oppression.Although I never saw Ruan Qing annoyed and scolded, she unknowingly dealt with it with extreme vigor and caution.

After the girl went out, the servant silently closed the door and stood guard outside.

Throwing the whip on the desk casually, then fell straight up on the bed.

Ruan Qing pressed her forearm over her eyes, and her cheeks were covered by the wide sleeves tied around her wrists, covering up all her emotions.

Only when the concealment was tight, he dared to raise a bitter smile at the corner of his mouth.

Why did I remember that person again.Said to be completely forgotten.

Hearing the sound of the door being closed, he was stunned for a while, closed his eyes, and put his free hand under the hem of his waist.

The clothes between the waist and legs were raised and moved up and down.

No matter how intense the movement between the legs was, the expression on Ruan Qing's cheek hidden under the sleeve was always calm.

He seemed to be in a daze, and his ears were filled with the crisp sound of skin touching and groaning that he heard that night.

After a long while, his hands slipped out of his trousers, and he removed the forearm covering his eyes, staring blankly at the clean fingers.

He couldn't get up anymore...

After that day and night, he seemed to have never experienced it again, and even the most instinctive physiological reaction in the morning no longer appeared...

She smiled dejectedly as if resigned to her fate, then turned sideways, hid her face in the quilt, and laughed in a muffled voice, her shoulders shook violently, making it hard to tell whether she was happy or sad.

·

In the middle of May, Xia Houyuan arrived with his troops.

But a few days later, Zhang Lu, who knew his situation was over, also left Bazhong and surrendered.

Ruan Qing wrote a letter asking Cao Cao what to do if Zhang Lu surrendered as early as Hanzhong.

Cao Cao sent someone to take Zhang Lu and his five sons back to Yecheng to prevent Ma Chao's incident from happening again.

Because Ruan Qing once advised Cao Cao to treat Zhang Lu well, which would be beneficial to appease the generals in Hanzhong, so Cao Cao named the six father and son Liehou.This is all for later.

At this moment, Ruan Qing is discussing with Xia Houyuan every day about various important matters to attack Chengdu.Although he is cold and thin by nature, he doesn't want to waste his words.But after all Xia Houyuan taught him, he is still willing to restrain himself a little bit towards this elder brother.Moreover, Xia Houyuan has been fighting for many years, and he is well versed in the way of soldiers and horses. It is also beneficial to talk to him more.

At this moment, Ruan Qing and Xiahou Dun each moved a bed, and gave three thousand pointers according to the picture before going to court.On the side, Cao Zhang leaned on the case and listened obediently.

Xia Houyuan spread his legs with a grin, and the hem of his straight skirt was tense. He said, "The report from the inquirer said that Liu Bei had already closed the village in Jiameng."

Ruan Qing put her elbows on her knees, lowered her head, supported her chin with one hand, and pinched the bridge of her nose with the other.

Xia Houyuan tilted his head and looked at Ruan Qing from below, "Are you okay?"

Ruan Qing raised her eyes and smiled reassuringly, but still couldn't stop the bloodshot eyes, "I'm fine. What did brother just say?"

"You didn't sleep last night?" Xia Houyuan frowned, "What's wrong with this, you've survived for a few days. Duke Wei wasn't as careless as you were back then."

"I'm fine." Ruan Qing put her hands on her knees, sat up straight, and smiled lightly, "Brother Miaocai, tell me."

Xia Houyuan repeated again, "Liu Zhang asked Liu Bei to guard the Jiameng Pass."

"Have you found out which military advisor followed Liu Bei?" Ruan Qing asked.

"I've inquired, it's not the Zhuge Liang you've been talking about all day." Xia Houyuan said, "It's a new one, Pang Tong, who offered the chain tricks to Duke Wei back then. Zhuge Liang left Jingzhou to guard his house."

Ruan Qing's eyes fell on the map, and her tone was soft, but without any room for turning around, "Send troops. No matter who leads troops to stop it, staying in Hanzhong is not an option. Yizhou can only fall into the hands of one person. "

Confrontation outside the customs.

While the two armies were talking, Ruan Qing saw that Liu Bei on the opposite side was already showing his old age, thinking of the time when Xu Du saw each other in a hurry, she was deeply moved.

Jiameng Pass was repeatedly attacked.

Ruan Qing knew in her heart that Liu Bei was not an ordinary prince and should not be underestimated.He gradually became anxious.Like a demon, there seemed to be someone in his ears urging him to take down Chengdu as soon as possible.

If you lose your composure, you will easily make mistakes.

Ruan Qing was eager to make progress, but she was inevitably impetuous, and Pang Tong saw through her tricks.Pang Tong followed suit.

Cao Jun was defeated and was forced to retreat [-] miles to the village.

Ruan Qing was wounded in the battle, his forearm was scratched for a long time, the flesh was turned out, and the bones were faintly visible.I didn't call a doctor either, but just bandaged it in my tent.

Suddenly Cao Zhang rushed into his tent, and he looked up, only to see Cao Zhang's face was angry and his chest heaved violently.

"The commander-in-chief is responsible for the central army. Ever since Uncle Yuan came, you have led the troops to charge into the battle, and you don't know how to avoid it. The hook sickle is coming at you today, and you still don't know how to dodge it. The little general knocked you away, can you come back now? You, you, you don't want to live!"

Cao Zhang was probably out of breath, his voice trembled a little, and he didn't even call out his honorific title.

Faced with Cao Zhang's questioning, Ruan Qing suddenly laughed, the smile was faint and full of brokenness, as if a gust of wind would blow it away.

"Yeah..." He sighed softly, with a bit of indifference and a bit of despair in his words, "I don't want to live anymore."

Otherwise, how could they go straight, without any backup, dare to lead [-] troops to pacify Wudu and take down Hanzhong.

Of course there is a bit of Gu corpse's credit for this, but what's more, he no longer thinks of any retreat.That's why I rushed so recklessly

Cao Zhang was a little overwhelmed by Ruan Qing's words. He stared blankly at Ruan Qing, who was clearly alive but seemed lifeless, and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"I'm fine."

"No." Cao Zhang didn't believe it. He thought that Ruan Qing gave up on himself because of another failure and was upset, so he said, "Don't worry, governor, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. Excuse me, how much wealth does Liu Bei have, can he compare with our army? Sooner or later the governor will take Chengdu."

"You go out." Ruan Qing said, "I want to rest."

Cao Zhang looked directly at Ruan Qing's face for a long while, seeing that he couldn't see anything, so he left.

Ruan Qing himself was left in the tent again, he touched the bandaged wound, sneered, and there was water in his eyes.

Cao Cao raised him and loved him for many years. He had to repay this kindness, concentrate on working hard, and use all his energy to plan how to unify the country and achieve Cao Cao's dragon map hegemony.

But he hated himself for not living up to expectations, and hated himself for never forgetting Cao Cao.

Therefore, after Xia Houyuan was in charge, he would take the lead in every battle and try his best to survive.Trying to use death in vain to end the little bit of greed that he couldn't hide, couldn't restrain, and was extremely ridiculous, not worth mentioning.

But he survived again and again.Now that he survived, he has to concentrate on repaying Cao Cao and planning how to take down Chengdu.

Seeing that it was still difficult to capture Jiameng Pass, Xia Houyuan came to see Ruan Qing.

Ruan Qing asked Xia Houyuan to sit down.

Xia Houyuan offered a plan, "Now that Jiameng Pass cannot be attacked for a long time, it is better to go to Chengdu and spread rumors, saying that Liu Bei will rebel, Liu Zhang will be suspicious of Liu Bei, and we can take advantage of the situation."

Ruan Qing was wearing light clothes, sitting on a soft couch, holding a bowl of medicine on her knees, she didn't quite agree with this idea.

He said, "I heard that when Liu Zhang wanted to welcome Liu Bei, several officials tried to dissuade him, saying that Liu Bei had evil intentions, and there were also those who advised the dead. Everyone in the house tried to persuade Liu Zhang, but they couldn't move Liu Zhang's heart. Now it's just a few rumors, and there are enemies. The army is pressing down on the border, and Liu Zhang is willing to easily abandon Liu Bei."

"This..." Hearing what Ruan Qing said, Xia Houyuan wanted to speak again, but seemed to think of something, and kept silent, with a troubled expression on his face.

"Brother Miaocai just say what he has to say." Ruan Qing smiled softly, the corners of her pale lips curled up slightly, her face looked even more haggard.

"Actually, the governor should know what Yuan wants to say." Xia Houyuan said.

Ruan Qing's smile faded, "Do you also want to persuade Qing to retire?"

"Captain. Forced Tai Chi is not necessarily a good thing." Xia Houyuan said, "It's better to retreat first, without foreign enemies, and Liu Zhang can't easily drive Liu Bei away. The two of them will inevitably become dirty after a long time. Wait for them to fight and win. , wouldn’t it be just right for our army to come again.”

Ruan Qing held the bowl wall tightly with both hands, clasped his fingers tightly, his fingertips turned blue and white, his brows were slightly wrinkled, and his lips were tightly pursed.

He had thought about this idea, but...

"Mu'er." Xia Houyuan sighed softly, "You are too impatient. When did you see Wei Gong's soldiers relying on their hearts and only looking at the present?"

Ruan Qing opened her mouth, her voice dry, "I just want to hurry up..." I'm afraid I won't be able to bear it...

"Guo Fengxiao's last plan, you should have heard of it." Xia Houyuan persuaded, "Now Liu Bei is in the limelight. The weather has also entered the scorching heat, and it is not easy to send troops. You know this, and besides, there are many diseases in the army. Moore, Retreat, if you endure any longer, nothing will come out of it.”

The bones on the back of Ruan Qing's hands were faintly floating, and the potion in the bowl was also rippling. His tightly pursed lips were trembling slightly, as if he was going through great torture.

After a long while, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then opened them again, with coldness and stubbornness inside, he gritted his teeth, almost uttering words from his throat.

"Retreat... Slowly, Tim Zao retreats. Don't let Guan Guan see anything."

"No." Xia Houyuan got up, cupped his fists to accept the order, and strode away.

Ruan Qing's eyes were always fixed on one place, and there was a lot of unwillingness flowing inside.

Suddenly, he seemed to go mad, and he threw the lacquer bowl in his hand to the ground, his eyes were red, his face was ferocious, his teeth clenched his lower lip, and he swallowed the roar that he wanted to let out hysterically. Like a beast, a thin angry hiss emerged from his throat.

The undrinked concoction was scattered all over the floor.The lacquer bowl bounced high from the ground with a bang, hit the foot of the desk, and made a terrifying noise.

Xia Houyuan, who hadn't gone far, heard the loud noise behind him, paused slightly, sighed softly, and continued walking forward.

The army retreated, but Liu Bei never sent anyone to pursue it.

Back in Hanzhong, Ruan Qing was unwilling to go back so easily, and she didn't want to stay in the cramped and breathless courtyard, and she didn't want to see Yuan Qing follow Cao Cao anytime and anywhere.

Anyway, it doesn't make sense for him to go back, so he sent a letter to Cao Cao.To put it bluntly, Yecheng is very far away from Hanzhong, and the journey will take a lot of time. Now I would like to stay in Hanzhong and wait for the opportunity to seek Chengdu in the future.

The letter was passed to Cao Cao in Yecheng.

He was lying on the bamboo lazy frame in the living room, which was given to him by Ruan Qing before.

Yuan Qing knelt aside, holding a round fan twisted with gold threads in his hand and fanning it slowly.

The courtyard was lush with foliage, and the sound of cicadas burst out, and there were few people in the house, only two or three servants drowsy in this scorching weather.

Cao Cao leaned on the backrest, put his elbows on the armrest, finished reading the letter, squinted his eyes, and slowly folded it, and said lazily to the knife catcher beside him, "You go to draft, and say that the governor of Pingxi has left the court. For a long time, he has made great contributions, and I miss him very much, so let him come back quickly. Gu sent another person to guard Hanzhong."

Ruan Qing has been away for a long time, and now that she has meritorious service, there is no need to stay in Hanzhong and live with Liu Bei's family.There are many capable ministers and powerful generals in the court, and there is no shortage of people who can be sent to guard Hanzhong and defend Liu Bei.

Only Ruan Qing was the one who wanted to entrust important matters. He had to call people back and deliver more important matters, so that the other party could learn how to deal with them and how to deal with mediation in court.

"Yes." The knife catcher nodded, spread white silk on the table in the room, and grinded it.

Yuan Qing lowered his head obediently, but secretly looked at the knife catcher who kept writing.

Since the incident of framing Ruan Yu last year, Yuan Qing discovered how cheap it is to be able to imitate human handwriting.

He thinks he can't learn a thousand strokes from thousands of people, but he often follows Cao Cao. If he can imitate Cao Cao's handwriting, it will be of great use in the future.Therefore, in his free time every day, he would copy the stolen Cao Cao's handwriting behind his back, and now he has achieved results.

The messenger came to Hanzhong.Ruan Qing led Cao Zhang and Xia Houyuan to receive the order on his knees.

Read out the edict.Ruan Qing's originally calm expression turned colder.He kept his head down, his lips tightly pressed into a straight line, and he didn't speak for a long time.

The envoy smiled and said to Ruan Qing, "Duke Wei has missed the governor for a long time, and has long been looking forward to the governor's return. Today, the governor not only pacified Xiliang, but also took down Hanzhong. The governor is both wise and brave. Mr. Wei went to His Majesty to ask for a reward for the governor. This is a great gift, and the governor is not going to lead the order to return to the army soon?"

This word is like a switch.After the envoy's words fell, Ruan Qing's chest heaved violently twice, she stood up abruptly, took two steps forward, and stopped in front of the envoy, staring at the envoy with intense eyes, as if a ball of fire was hidden in her eyes and was about to burst out.

Cao Zhang and Xia Houyuan looked up at Ruan Qing inexplicably behind him, and the messenger also looked at Ruan Qing in astonishment, and couldn't help but take a few steps back, "What is the governor going to do?"

Ruan Qing turned around and went into the inner room. After a short while, she came over with the square flag box she took from the small bedside table, and slammed it on the table of the head of the hall behind the messenger with a "bang".

Looking angrily at the bewildered messenger, he raised his arm, pulled out the hairpin from his hair with one hand, and tore off the crown on his head with the other, and threw it on the desk.

"This is the Great Seal, take it and tell Duke Wei." Ruan Qing's satin-like long hair fell on his thin shoulders, his eyes were red, as if he was about to cry and bleed, but his voice didn't fluctuate, it was terribly cold.

"When I, Ruan Qing, made an oath when I sent out troops, I vowed not to return to the court if I did not pacify Yizhou. Since the Duke of Wei wants to send another man to guard, Qing takes the soldiers raised by the Duke of Wei and assumes the post bestowed by the King of Wei. How dare you refuse to do so. Now I invite myself to be a commoner and stay in Yizhou. Life and death have nothing to do with the court."

After that, he turned and left.The wide sleeves hanging on the side of the body are slightly raised with the action, the crown is scattered, and the back is thin, like a lonely green bamboo standing between the sky and the earth, always stubbornly straighten the waist, trying to prop up the sky above the head.But he didn't know that the result would be a more embarrassing end.

Feeling upset, Ruan Qing led the horse from the backyard to the south gate, ignored the guard who saluted him, and climbed up the city wall alone.

The city is windy.Standing on the female wall with both hands, looking at the steep mountains in the distance, the long hair hanging behind her back was blown up.

Like this, again like this, Cao Cao never knew what he wanted.

Ruan Qing's eye sockets were hot and sour, and her thin lips pursed unconsciously, as if she was about to cry in the next second.But he only dared to show his grievances to the barren mountains and the air.

He has been listening to Cao Cao all his life.

Learn not to be jealous of any bureaucrat who is close to Cao Cao; learn to treat everyone fairly and fairly, because when he was raised by Cao Cao, he would be considered to represent Cao Cao's meaning.He copied and memorized every word in the military book, and he also learned to play "Wen Wang Cao"

He has been working hard to change himself in the direction that Cao Cao is satisfied with.

But now he was really tired, he couldn't take it anymore.Facing Cao Cao's refusal this time, he didn't want to ask any more.Not to mention that my heart was already twitching with soreness, and every inch of my skin was numb, but I could only smile and watch Cao Cao get close to anyone at will.I don't want to do my best to win Cao Cao's review, but I am panicked because of the fleetingness.

He would rather jump off the city and hit his head to death than go against his wish and follow Cao Cao's plan.

He is also human and will be sad.

Closing his eyes, all senses became more sensitive after being blind. Ruan Qing felt as if he was standing on the edge of a cliff, and the strong wind blew him almost untenable.

The cliff is so deep, the wind is so fierce, but he is so small.He seemed to feel the pressure exerted on him by the stars all over the sky, but he could only go crazy with anxiety in his heart, but he couldn't do anything.

He was a little puzzled, was it worthwhile for him to declare war against the gods and Buddhas all over the sky for Cao Cao?In the future, he was lucky enough to help Cao Cao stabilize the country, but the soul after death still cannot escape the control of those gods. I am afraid that he will not even be able to enjoy the offerings of a stick of incense safely.

"Captain." Someone called him softly.

He opened his eyes and turned his head, seeing that it was Cao Zhang, he looked into the distance again.

"Father has been in Yecheng for a long time, so it is inevitable that he does not understand the situation in Yizhou." Cao Zhang and Ruan Qing stood side by side, watching together, and said, "There is no need for the governor to worry too much. Father told you to go back because he missed you too much."

He won't miss me.

Ruan Qing felt bitter.

Between him and Cao Cao, it seemed to outsiders that the monarch and his subjects were in harmony, but only he felt that there was an irreparable estrangement and suspicion between them because of the ten-year separation.

Like a person who knows when drinking water is cold or warm, until now, he can only swallow the bitter fruit he planted alone.

"A major event in the army is not a child's play. If the governor wants to stay, he can explain it to his father. Father is not an unreasonable person." Cao Zhang comforted.

'But I couldn't explain it to him.I have discussed matters with him, but have never been successful.He has never accommodated me, and I have always obeyed him. '

Ruan Qing suddenly looked at Cao Zhang, trying to blurt out these words.

But when he saw Cao Zhang's eyes similar to Cao Cao's were looking at him with questioning eyes, he opened his mouth as if someone pinched his neck, unable to say anything.

What is there to explain... What's the use of explaining, Cao Cao is a wise monarch, he is an ignorant subordinate, all words are just wasted words.

At this moment, Ruan Qing has never been so lonely as now, and she has never hated being alone as much as now.If he has parents, if he has brothers and sisters, if he has blood relatives, will there be someone who will walk forward with him, sharing glory and humiliation?

He wants to have a home...

"I'm already white." Ruan Qing stared blankly ahead, her voice was illusory and weak, almost blowing away in the wind.

He said, "You don't need to call me Dudu anymore. If you want to go back, you can go back. Your father will be happy for this trip."

"Sir, sometimes what you say is sharper than a knife." Cao Zhang smiled bitterly, with a helpless expression on his face.

He suddenly became solemn, turned to Ruan Qing, bowed his hands and said, "During these times, Zhang has been by your side, and I feel that I have made great progress. Zhang really admires you and wants to treat you as a teacher. Mr. Jin will not return , Zhang also does not return, stay here with Mr.

Why bother……

Ruan Qing sighed inwardly.

But he was too lazy to ask.

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感谢在2022-01-1011:29:39~2022-01-1112:18:58期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the mines: Wen Ruojian 3;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!

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