Chapter 22: The Snake and Scorpion (Part 2, Asking for Support)
Jiangbei victory!
Yangzhou and Huai'an's successive restorations, I don't know how many people who regard themselves as relics shed tears of excitement, that is, ordinary women, and they are also saying God's blessing. And on the streets of Nanjing, you can hear the news of the victory in Jiangbei everywhere that people are talking about hearsay. Even when the common people saw an official in official clothes, they would always stop him to ask for news related to Jiangbei. Then he will always praise the news of Jiangbei, and constantly praise the brave and good fighting of the loyal and righteous army.
Not to mention an ordinary official, even Qian Qianyi, who was wearing a second-grade red official robe, didn't know how many times he had been stopped along the way, of course, every time, he would truthfully tell everyone the news related to Jiangbei, and he couldn't help but praise the bravery of Zhu Mingzhong's command.
After all, he Qian Qianyi is the leader of Shilin and a fair person. It doesn't matter if it's yes or no, what matters is that he has to make the outside world think that he is such a person.
After so many ups and downs in the Huan Sea, Qian Qianyi has long been accustomed to being a drama and acting in front of people.
"Is Madame there?"
As soon as he returned to the house, Qian Qianyi's old face smiled, and he said all the way against his heart, he was already a little tired, and there was only one idea, that is, with Liu Ru is "green ant new wine, red clay small fire", wine, articles with beauties, so relaxed, so, is life.
"Master, Madame is in the Buddha Hall,"
Listening to Yahuan's words, Qian Qianyi walked directly towards the Buddhist hall of the back house.
"I only ask the Bodhisattva to bless the military gate and win all battles......"
In front of the Bodhisattva statue at home, Liu Ru knelt in the Buddhist hall and prayed silently, when she came to Nanjing, Zhu Mingzhong had already led the Northern Expedition. Despite some regrets, she still breathed a sigh of relief, and that was fine...... The eldest husband is precisely to solve problems for the country.
This time, after hearing about Zhu Ming's great victory in Jiangbei, she immediately came to the Buddhist hall with a smile on her face and prayed for it, until now the heart that has been hanging has finally been completely relaxed.
"The Bodhisattva blesses the military gate on the battlefield without worry......"
Although Liu Ruye's prayer was not loud, it still reached the ears of Qian Qianyi, who had just arrived outside the door, although he was old, but he was not deaf, and the sound of "military gate", although it did not seem to be close, made his face change suddenly, and the footsteps suddenly stopped.
When Liu Ru arrived in Nanjing, Qian Qianyi was really happy, after all, for him who was over 70 years old, it was naturally better to be accompanied by a red face than to sleep alone every night. But then, when listening to her talk about how she lobbied Changshu County to surrender at that time, praised Zhu Mingzhong for sharing weal and woe with the soldiers, and marching Baili Qi to capture Changzhou every day, listening to her praises one after another, looking at the worship of heroes on her face, although she praised on the surface, Qian Qianyi was very bitter in her heart.
has been married for 20 years, how can he not know that although Liu Ru is a woman, she is not inferior to a man, and the man he admires the most is a man like Zhu Mingzhong, not to mention Zhu Mingzhong...... Even if he didn't like Zhu Mingzhong, Qian Qianyi had to admit that the face of that person was like a crown of jade, and when he was wearing a Confucian robe, he looked like a handsome boy who was as gentle as jade.
Isn't such a person who allows for literature and martial arts to be a man with a woman's heartbreak?
After thinking of Changshu, Liu Ru is close to him every day, although his age is much older than Zhu Mingzhong, but his appearance is still like a person in his twenties, like Zhu Mingzhong's line of soldiers, just like a hungry wolf, how can he let his wife go! Or even Madame......
Whenever he thought of this, Qian Qianyi only felt annoyed, but he could only pretend not to know, after all, when the Qing Dynasty went south, he failed to fulfill Liu Ru's request for martyrdom.
If a man is not yet able to do the full righteousness, how can he ask a woman to keep the festival?
But this doesn't mean that he is not annoyed, just like at this time, when listening to Liu Ruye's words, all that came to Qian Qianyi's mind was how he was compatible. Annoyed, he suddenly clenched his fist.
"Xiao'er, if I don't kill you, the old man can be a human being!"
After this oath in his heart, hearing that Liu Ru in the hall had already gotten up, Qian Qianyi's angry face suddenly disappeared, and instead he appeared with a look of surprise on his face, took a dozen steps back, and then shouted.
"Madame, Madam, great joy, great joy......"
Qian Qianyi shouted while walking towards the Buddhist hall, and when he reached the door, he saw that Liu Ru had already walked out of the Buddhist hall, and the two almost collided, so he hurriedly supported Qian Qianyi, Liu Ru said with a smile.
"Master, what kind of joy is it that makes you so out of shape?"
"Madam, don't you know, today there is a good news of eight hundred miles in Jiangbei, Zhu Mingzhong, Zhu Junmen, Lianke, Huai'an, Yangzhou, and the land of Jiangbei are all descending when they hear the wind, and the loyal and righteous army is sweeping across Jiangbei, and the land of Jiangbei can be determined in the near future, and it can be determined in the near future!"
Qian Qianyi, who was full of joy, said excitedly while sharing the good news with Liu Ru.
"Such a big victory, can you be happy for your husband, madam, you hurry up and order someone to cook some wine and food, and your husband will get drunk today! I know that I have this fierce general, how can I not be prosperous? ”
Qian Qianyi's happy appearance fell on Liu Ruyi's eyes, and only hooked up the joy in her heart, she said again and again.
"It should be so, it should be so, sir, the concubine thinks that it is better to be happy alone, it is better to be happy with everyone, why not invite some friends and family members, everyone to chant poems and articles together, and congratulate Zhu Junmen on his victory?"
Looking at Liu Ru's happy look when he said this, Qian Qianyi only felt a sudden pain in his heart, like a thorn in his heart, but he nodded and praised again and again.
"What Madame said is extremely true, and what she said is extremely ......"
For Qian Qianyi, in the next few hours, he originally wanted to be with Liu Ru is "green ant new brew wine, red clay small fire", fine wine, articles with beauties, so relaxed, but it is equivalent to torture, although he wants to love his bones in his heart, but on the surface, he has to be able to Wei Geng and others, where poems and books and articles, for Jiangbei Zhu Jie, but also praised Zhu Mingzhong's bravery, of course, more is the praise of his loyalty.
"Later, Wei heard that after the bloody battle in Tongjimen that day, Zhu Junmen had no less than 100 wounds and sores on his body, and his whole body was stained with blood......
"Ah, a hundred wounds, then, how is that a good ......"
Although it has been more than a month, and Zhu Mingzhong is now even more lively in Jiangbei to lead the Northern Expedition, but when he heard that Zhu Mingzhong was injured in hundreds of places at that time, Liu Ru still couldn't help but let out an exclamation, and on that face, there was a worried look, falling in Qian Qianyi's eyes, he was brave in his heart, but he smiled on his face.
"Madame is too worried, how can the bravery of the military gate be injured by mortals, and the blood is just the blood of the captives."
seems to be a casual comfort, but in fact it is just a sentence that has lost Zhu Mingzhong's example. And Wei Geng only thought that it was to appease Liu Rusi, so he continued disapprerovitously.
When someone said, "The loyal and righteous army will be destroyed in one day", everyone can know how Zhu Junmen answered him. ”
When everyone's eyes were on him, and his eyes seemed a little anxious, Wei Gengfang continued.
"I am loyal to the righteous army, the first to conquer Nanjing, live up to the name of loyalty, live up to the sky, and live up to the people of Li...... Although there is no regret in a hundred deaths! ”
When Wei Geng said the last sentence excitedly, several people next to him were all moved by this sentence, and Liu Ru was even more tearful, and hurriedly said.
"The military gate is loyal to it! I can have Zhu Junmen, and I can no longer have Mingyan! ”
"What Hedong-kun said is extremely true!"
In the praise of everyone, Qian Qianyi, who knew that Mrs. was only famous for Zhu Mingzhong, had a smile on his old face, and a fierce color flashed in his seemingly sloppy eyes, and then he picked up his wine glass and said.
"Come, let me wait to congratulate Zhu Junmen! Congratulations to Daming! ”
When a glass of wine was down, looking at Liu Ru's happy appearance, another thought in Qian Qianyi's heart was tumbling there.
If I don't kill you, I can vent the hatred of the old man!
Although he thought so in his heart, on his face, Qian Qianyi still looked like he cared for him.
"Hey, Zhu Junmen, he is really dedicated to the country, the old man thought that he was seriously injured, and just wanted him to rest in Nanjing for a while, after all, this march is fighting, eating and sleeping in the open. If there is any root cause of the disease, how can it be the blessing of the Ming Dynasty? Hey......"
This long sigh seemed to have turned everything into a matter of concern, and Liu Ru, who didn't know the inside story, naturally didn't think about it so much, and nodded and said.
"It's still the old man who thinks about it thoroughly, why doesn't that person know how to feel sorry for himself."
With a little complaining words, when they came out of Liu Ruyi's mouth, looking at her appearance, Qian Qianyi sneered in his heart.
"You slut, you really ...... Bitch is ruthless! ”
After this sneer, he nodded quietly on his face and said.
"But if you want to come to Zhu Junmen, you shouldn't be so young."
"That's right, the Junmenji people have their own natural ......"
In the next few hours, Qian Qianyi was like a play. There with Liu Rushi, Wei Geng and others, they acted together, imagining the day when the Ming Dynasty was restored.
Of course, there are some expectations. Looking forward to Daming being able to have a few more generals like Zhu Mingzhong. At this time, Qian Qianyi naturally would not forget his other student, of course, he only said a few words for him occasionally, after all, Li Ziyuan did not have any commendable military attack now.
In the midst of everyone's praise for Zhu Mingzhong, Qian Qianyi's mind was constantly thinking about a problem, how to solve this person, especially after he has made such a great contribution to the country now, how can he kill this person?
Especially Qian Qianyi knows very well the temper of his student, he admires Zhu Mingzhong more than he is annoyed, in this case, how can he borrow a knife to kill people?
"Scholars don't use knives to kill people......"
He silently read this sentence in his heart, but Qian Qianyi's brows were wrinkled from time to time, even if he didn't use a knife, where should he start?