The soldiers of the Ming army raised their swords to cut, but Zhang Shixing and others were powerless to resist, so they had to close their eyes and wait for death.

Suddenly a rain of arrows flew out of the forest, and the dozen or so Ming soldiers fell off their horses in response, and at this time a group of men and horses, non-soldiers and non-civilians, armed with sticks, plows, rakes, and various weapons, rushed forward, killed those Ming soldiers one by one, seized their swords, guns, bows and arrows, clothes and horses, and then ordered the people of Annam, who were sitting on the ground, to get up and follow them up the mountain.

Huang Zhan dared to ask, "Dare to ask the heroes, who are you?" ”

The man kicked him and said impatiently, "Get up and go quickly, what are you talking about?" ”

Huang Zhan had no choice but to support each other with Zhu Yunwen, slowly got up, and walked towards the forest with a limp.

Wang Shu walked over and helped Zhang Shixing up, because he fought with the Ming army just now, he used too much force, and the wound that had healed burst open again, and blood oozed out, staining his shoulders and clothes red.

Wang Shu was about to bend down and carry him on his back, but Zhang Shixing weakly excused himself: "The mountain road is rugged and difficult to walk, you can just help me, you don't have to carry it." ”

Wang Shu had no choice but to help him up and walk slowly towards the forest.

At this time, the Deng father and daughter also came over, Deng Chengda checked Zhang Shixing's injury, pulled Wang Shu aside, and said with a worried face: "His wound has just healed, but this time it has collapsed, and there is a shortage of medicine on the mountain. ”

Wang Shu was shocked when he heard this, and said, "Uncle Deng, you have to find a way to save him." ”

Deng Chengda sighed and said, "The old man must do his best, but it also depends on his creation." ”

Over there, Deng Meiniang took out her own personal handkerchief and re-bandaged Zhang Shixing's wound, bandaged it, and shed tears.

Zhang Shixing comforted her and said, "Meiniang, don't be sad, I can't die." ”

Deng Meiniang whimpered: "Master Kongzhi, you were so seriously injured in order to save me, I really can't repay it." ”

Zhang Shixing said: "Buddhist disciples, look down on life and death, do not want to reciprocate, just to eliminate evil and promote good." ”

Deng Meiniang sneered and said, "Master Kongzhi, you talk like this, but you don't look like a monk at all, but like a chivalrous hero." ”

Zhang Shixing smiled slightly, no longer answered, he said in his heart, I am a child of the Mo family, of course, words and deeds are not like monks, the Mo family pays attention to entering the world to save people, and love is not attacking, Buddhism pays attention to indifferent birth, everything does not linger, the two are really different, how can they be confused, it seems that his identity as a monk can not be pretended, and even the little girl in front of him can not be deceived.

A group of people into the forest, help the old and the young, along the sheep intestine path, climb up, only to see the grass and trees on the mountain, green bamboo into a forest, the scenery is pleasant, but the mountain road is rugged, the strange rocks are craggy, it is really difficult to walk.

Huang Zhan and Zhu Yunwen were panting when they walked, and Huang Zhan couldn't help but sigh: "It's really the difficulty of Shu Road, it's difficult to go to the blue sky, and the difficulty of this mountain is even more Shu Road, I don't know what mountain it is?" ”

Deng Chengda, who was walking behind, responded: "The old man heard that the locals said that the name of this mountain is Haiyunling, which is the boundary mountain between Annan and Zhancheng, with dangerous terrain and excellent scenery. ”

When Zhu Yunwen heard this, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Occupy the city here, in the Qin and Han dynasties, it was Xianglin County, also known as Linyi. At the time of the Western Han Dynasty, it belonged to Rinan County, which was the history of the Jiaozhi Thorn. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the local barbarian area rebelled, killed the Xianglin County Commander, and occupied most of Rinan County. At that time, Emperor Shun, the government was chaotic and unable to suppress it, so this place became independent from the Central Plains and became a city state, and the Central Plains was bounded by Shunzhou. ”

Huang Zhan asked: "Master, do you say that the Ming Dynasty forcibly regained the Kingdom of Annan, is it good or bad, right or wrong?" ”

Zhu Yunwen said: "Annan has been separated from the Central Plains for nearly 500 years, the customs are different, and the people's hearts are not attached. But now the Ming Emperor who is sitting on the throne is so happy and eager for quick success, and the soldiers below are brutal and unkind, you have seen it today, I estimate that it is difficult for them to gain a foothold here, and Annam will eventually be separated from the Central Plains. ”

While talking, they climbed to the top of the mountainside, and looked into the distance, with white clouds, a long river like a belt, and the sea and sky were the same color, which was refreshing.

Go up again, is a flat land, there is a village in the middle, the stone is the wall, the logging is the fence, the middle is a large open space, there are dozens of thatched houses around, the guard is strict, it is like a small city.

The crowd rushed in, and saw a high platform set up in the middle of the square, on which sat a person, wearing a yellow robe and a golden crown, very young, and the guards with sticks around him shouted to the visitors: "Everyone kneel down and pay homage to the king of Rinan." ”

When everyone heard the order, they all knelt down and bowed: "The grass people pay homage to the king of Sunan Chitose, Chitose, Chitose." ”

Zhu Yunwen and the others clasped their hands together, bowed slightly, and said, "The poor monk sees the king of Rinan." ”

The guard next to him saw that Zhang Shi was dressed as a layman, but he did not bow down, so he stepped forward and grabbed him and asked, "Who are you, why don't you kneel to the king of my family?" ”

Wang Shu explained on the side: "Master Jun, he is my senior brother and a lay disciple. ”

The guard didn't listen to Wang Shu's explanation, pushed him away, dragged Zhang Shixing to the front of the stage, and kicked him in the crook of the leg, Zhang Shixing fell to the ground with a thud, but his body was straight there. Seeing this, the two guards stepped forward and pressed his neck, forcing him to knock him down and kowtow, Zhang Shixing tried his best, shouted, shook his arms, and bounced the two guards out, the wound on his shoulder burst, blood gushed out, and he fell unconscious again.

Zhang Shixing felt that his body had been falling towards a bottomless abyss, it was pitch black all around, he couldn't shout, he couldn't cry if he wanted to, his hands were just grasping something in vain, and suddenly he felt that he had caught something, soft and slippery, like a snake not a snake, like a jade not jade, and then it seemed that it was raining in the sky, drop by drop, drop by drop, dripping onto his eyes, sliding to his cheeks, flowing to his lips, salty, sweet.

He opened his eyes suddenly, only to see Deng Meiniang looking at him crying, he was holding her hands tightly, his face was red, and he hurriedly let go of his hand.

When Deng Meiniang saw him wake up, she suddenly burst into tears and laughed, and happily turned her head and shouted outside: "Daddy, Master Kongzhi, you have finally woken up." ”

Deng Chengda opened the curtain from the outside, walked to Zhang Shixing's side, leaned down, gave Zhang Shixing a pulse, and then pricked him a few more stitches, asked Deng Meiniang to feed him a bowl of medicine, and said with a sigh: "Master Kongzhi, you finally picked up another life and came back, you can't move around now, you have to live well." ”

Zhang Shixing took a look at the surrounding environment and found that he was in a simple thatched hut, leaking air everywhere, and there was no bed, so he slept directly on the ground. The floor was paved with a dozen thick logs, and they were covered with a shabby robe, and they were probably still in a cottage.

Deng Meiniang is even thinner, but more pretty.

Zhang Shixing asked, "Meiniang, how many days have I been in a coma this time?" ”

Deng Meiniang seemed to be in deep thought and did not answer.

Deng Chengdao: "You have only been in a coma for three days this time, but because the wound is bursting for the second time, the condition is even more dangerous, if it is not for the beautiful girl------"

Before he finished speaking, Deng Meiniang interrupted him and said, "Master Kongzhi will not die in this great disaster, and there will be a blessing in the future, we should be happy for him." ”

Zhang Shixing felt that his father and daughter looked different, and was about to ask, when Zhu Yunwen and others walked in and inquired about his injuries.

Zhang Shixing reluctantly smiled and said, "Master, don't worry, your apprentice's life is too big to die." Oh, by the way, what is the origin of this King of Ninan? ”

The reason why the Ming army was able to successfully pacify Annan was mainly because the Hu regime was harsh and the people did not adhere to it, Zhu Di was invited by Chen Tianping to hang the people and kill the people, save the people from fire and water, and promised to reinstate the sages of the descendants of the Chen family, which was of course welcomed by the people of Annan, and it was also a righteous move, but after the victory, he went back on his word and hastily decided to subordinate Annan, which was an obvious mistake. Throughout the Chinese dynasties, although Annam has become a Chinese territory many times, but since the five dynasties of Wu Quan, has become an independent country, once directly under the management of China, it will inevitably be resisted by the people of all walks of life in Annam, and Annam can be said to have entered an eventful autumn since then.

Zhu Di was very tolerant of the Hu father and son, and only imprisoned the two of them and a few close ministers, and Hu Cheng, Hu Rui and others were pardoned, but Zhu Di's appeasement did not calm Annan. In 1408, Zhang Fu's army had just been divided, and the local forces in Annan represented by Jian Ding, Deng Xi, Ruan Shuai and others rebelled, attacking Pantan and Xianziguan, and controlling the traffic of Sanjiang Province. After Jian Ding raised troops, he proclaimed himself the king of Rinan, and then in order to attract people's hearts, he set up the so-called Chen Ji, a descendant of the Chen family, as the emperor of Dayue, and changed the Yuan to regain light. Chen Jikuo played the signboard of Chen's descendants and won the support of the people of Annan.

Originally, Chen Jikuo sent people to the Ming Dynasty in the name of the Chen clan to ask for the title, but he was killed because the envoy was rude and angered Zhu Di. Zhu Di, with the support of Zhang Fu, adhered to the policy of attacking by force, and transferred a total of 40,000 people from Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan to command the envoys and the three guards in Chengdu. In December, Mu Sheng fought fiercely with the rebels of Annam in the Shengju River, and suffered a crushing defeat due to the light enemy, Liu Jun, the secretary of the military department of the counselor's military affairs, failed to break through the siege and died by himself.

In February 1409, Zhu Di had no choice but to use Zhang Fu's division again, and sent 200,000 troops to fight with Mu Sheng.

Annan, who was in trouble

Zhang Fu, who "came again in the past and is here today", was already in a good position about the situation in Annan at this time, and he was not in a hurry to move forward, but was cutting down wood and building boats in the mountains to "forgive the people who avoided the Kou in Jiangbei to resume their business." After the situation stabilized, Zhang Fucai led a large army to Cilian Prefecture, broke through the Menjiang River, conquered Kongmuzha in Guangwei Prefecture, and defeated the Annan army at Xianzi Pass. The Annan rebel army gathered more than 600 warships and retired to the southeast bank of the river. Zhang Fu led his generals Chen Xu and others to attack with naval divisions, rode the wind and set fires, broke the crowd, and captured more than 200 of his generals. Pursued to Taiping Haikou, Annan general Ruan Jingyi met the battle with 300 warships, and was broken by the Ming army. In November, Zhang Fu took advantage of the great victory over Yu Wei, sent the commander Zhu Rong, Cai Fu and other infantry cavalry advanced, since the Zhou division as the successor, from the Huangjiang River to the Shentou Sea, the division in Thanh Hoa, and then parted ways into the Lei River, repeatedly defeated the rebels, captured the culprit Jian Ding alive in the Meiliang Mountain, and sent to the Beijing Division together with his henchmen, in January of the following year, Zhang Fu leveled the chaos in other places, beheaded thousands of people, and built the Jingguan to subdue the people of Annam.

Chen Jikuo retreated to Tun Yi'an and continued to resist, and Zhang Fufei won the victory to the imperial court. At that time, the first northern expedition of the Ming army happened to encounter a major setback, and Qiu Fu, the prince of Qiguo, Wang Cong, the marquis of Wucheng, Huozhen, the marquis of An'an, Wang Zhong of Jing'an, and Li Yuan, the marquis of Anping, led an army of 100,000 troops to the north to conquer Benyashili, but was ambushed by the Mongol army at the Yuqu River, and Qiu Fu and others were all killed. Zhu Di was shocked, and saw that Zhang Fu had won, and thought that Annan was not enough trouble, so he recalled Zhang Fu and prepared to personally lead the army north to conquer Mongolia.

In 1410, Zhu Di personally conquered Mobei and returned victoriously, Chen Jikuo took the opportunity to send the envoy Hu Yanchen into the congratulatory and asked for the title, Zhu Di was happy for a while, and specially awarded Chen Jikuo as the political envoy of Jiaozhi, and his subordinate officials were assigned the positions of commander, political participation, etc., but Chen Jikuo's original intention was to be crowned the king of Annam, Zhu Di's edict could not satisfy him, so he continued to call the army a rebellion. Due to the northward movement of the main force of the Ming army, Mu Sheng, who stayed behind, was insufficient and could not pacify Chen Jikuo. In 1411, in order to completely quell the rebellion in Annan, Zhu Di, who had already freed his hands, ordered Zhang Fusan to conquer Annan, forcing "Chen Ji to expand his table and play the crime", and if he did not admit the crime, he would use force to pacify him.