"Bang bang!" On the streets of Thanh Hoa City, there was a sound of gongs and drums, and several officials and a group of soldiers played gongs and shouted loudly in Chinese and Annamite respectively.

"The kingdom of the Ming Dynasty and the Annan domain belong to the family. The traitor Chen Jikuo was called the Chen clan, and he raised troops to cause chaos and harm the place; The Ming Dynasty is in line with the righteousness of the Dao. The righteous King Chen has returned to Annam, and with the help of the Ming official army, he quelled the rebellion and benefited the Quartet; Restore the Chen royal lineage and let the people live and work in peace and contentment. The officials and soldiers entered the city, and there was no crime in the autumn, and the list of the people was posted in the government and the city gate. ”

"Officers and soldiers protect those who keep to themselves, and shelter the good. Those who take advantage of the situation to make trouble and commit adultery will be killed! Those who indiscriminately kill innocents and bully and plunder the people will be beheaded ......"

Except for the officers and soldiers, the streets were empty, and the people were closed. However, the officials shouted in public, and it did work. Some of the brave people had opened their windows and watched from the windows and through the cracks in the doors.

The march was followed by a detachment of infantry, its appearance neat and the footsteps "clicking" as neat. They were wearing gray new dresses of the Ming army, holding brand-new spring cold guns, and escorting a blue and yellow dragon sun and moon flag. In this quaint and messy city, this group of people and horses looks very bright.

Then there were all kinds of flags and honor guards, and a group of cavalrymen in bright armor surrounded the general Liu Sheng and others, and walked to the streets of the city.

The men and horses of the Chinese army of the Ming army marched to the Qinghua Mansion, removed all the flags inside, and planted the Tuanlong Sun and Moon flags, as well as various Ming army flags, and occupied this place as the Chinese army of Liu Sheng.

After Liu Sheng entered the government office, his first military order was to order all departments to deal with the aftermath and repair the city for three days. Three days later, the main force will continue to pull out, push to the south, and take advantage of the victory to destroy Chen Jikuan's headquarters.

With an unstoppable bearing, first capture the puppet capital of the Annan rebels, and then capture or kill the thief leader Chen Jikuo, this is all Liu Sheng wants. Now that he has only captured Thanh Hoa City, of course he can't stop fighting.

Liu Sheng summoned the commanders of the various ministries and decided on some military affairs, and escorted the surrendered Ruan Jingyi and a number of rebel civil and military officials onto the warship. The sailors unloaded all the military baggage and transported them to Thanh Hoa City for stockpiling, and then some of the warships returned to the sea, escorting the prisoners to Dongguan (Hanoi).

The low-ranking generals and non-commissioned officers of the rebels were imprisoned in the prisoner camp. The Ming army first sent people to guard and wait for Zhang Fu's military order.

When Liu Sheng got up the next day, he did not wear his heavy armor again, but changed into the marquis's crown and red robes. In the morning, he continued to discuss with the generals and formulate the route of the march.

There is a small river flowing north and south to the west of Thanh Hoa City, and boats on the Ma River can enter this small river through the tributaries. The Chinese army decided to transfer some sand boats to this river so that artillery ammunition and grain and grass could be transported by water, and the army could reach the northern area of Yanzhou by land and water. The scouts found out that in some places the river was too shallow, but it was easier to use a slender man to pull a boat, which was easier than land transportation.

Because Chen Jikuo's old nest is in Nghe An (present-day Vinh City, Nghe An Province, Vietnam), his escape route is also in that direction; Therefore, all the generals in the army thought that Chen Jikuo would flee to Yi'an. So the Chinese army quickly decided on a strategy to march in: first capture Yanzhou (Huangmei), and then march to Yi'an.

At noon, someone suddenly came to the lobby to report: "The soldiers who were patrolling the city have received a whistleblower from Annan. We sent someone to search, and sure enough, we found the family of the traitor Ruan Xuan, and they have been arrested and returned to the palace. ”

"Ruan?" Liu Sheng had a thoughtful expression.

Pei Youzhen, a civil official next to him, reminded: "That is a man who has been an official for generations, and his father was convicted of assisting the traitor Hu and aiding the abuse; This person took refuge in Chen Jikuo, and was one of the important strategists under Chen Jikuo, who gave advice to the rebels, which was really a heinous crime. ”

Liu Sheng asked, "Where are the people?" ”

Humane: "After interrogation, Ruan Jian himself has fled with Chen Jikuo, and the brothers have only caught their family members, and they are all kneeling in the courtyard outside, waiting for the handsome to fall. ”

Liu Sheng walked out of the lobby after hearing this, and sure enough, he saw a group of people tied up and kneeling in the courtyard tremblingly.

He looked around, and saw that they were all women and children, a few young women, and a gray-haired old woman, and a few children. In the back seat next to the old woman, a young woman kneeling made Liu Sheng take a closer look.

The woman's figure is quite good, and it is impossible to see the whole face with her head down, but at first glance, Liu Sheng feels that her appearance seems to be very beautiful. For most men, it is always easy to notice beautiful women, and it is just human nature.

Most of the women and children in the courtyard were trembling, and it could be seen that they were indeed very afraid.

This scene made Liu Sheng's brows furrow.

He didn't think much of it, and he felt that it was useless to arrest these people. Thinking that the abolition of the prince and his wife killed Liu Sheng's whole family, Liu Sheng still worked hard for Zhu Gaoxu today, and he was more loyal to the saint. As a "Confucian general" who thinks that he reads and knows etiquette, Liu Sheng is a little repulsed by such things.

Liu Sheng quickly spoke: "Loosen the tie and let them go home." ”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was surprised.

The beautiful woman raised her head and glanced at Liu Sheng in surprise. As soon as she looked up, her appearance was quite amazing, those eyes were the most beautiful, her eyes were watery, and her eyes seemed to be affectionate. Most of the people in this Annan country are a little tanned by the sun, and there are not many beauties; But some of the women who don't have to go out to work do occasionally have one or two who are very beautiful.

Liu Sheng also looked at her, and she lowered her head.

The subordinate general next to him persuaded: "Ruan Jian is one of the sinners, his name is on the official document, and the handsome man thinks twice." ”

There are still people who disobey him about this matter, Liu Sheng was suddenly very unhappy, and said coldly: "I was supposed to fight in the south and the north for the saint, but can I still have two hearts in the country of Annan?" If anyone refuses, go to Xinchenghou and sue me. ”

The general hurriedly bent down and said, "The last general will not dare." After he said that, he immediately ordered the guards around him: "Untie these people." ”

I saw that the woman looked up and observed Liu Sheng again, and this time her eyes didn't leave for a long time. He ignored it and turned and walked into the lobby.

In the evening, Liu Sheng had dinner, read the official documents and newspapers for a while, and then went back to his room to rest. The war has stopped for the time being, and the army has to repair in Thanh Hoa for three days, and Liu Sheng has been much easier than a while ago in these two days.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the bedroom, he suddenly saw a woman in a red dress inside. Liu Sheng was taken aback, and for a moment he thought that he had gone to the wrong place, and when he quickly turned around to exit, he remembered that the woman he saw just now was a little familiar.

Liu Sheng took two steps and stood still, turned his head to look, and immediately recognized her. She is the woman that Liu Sheng noticed during the day, and her identity is the family member of the rebel strategist Ruan Xuan; Those eyes left a deep impression on Liu Sheng, and he couldn't be wrong.

Almost a moment later, Liu Sheng immediately guessed what was going on. The traitor's family was put back, and it was impossible for him to run back to the palace by himself; Most of the generals under his command pretended to be smart and wanted to meet the boss, so they also captured this beautiful woman and sent her to Liu Sheng's room.

The woman may have been in this room for a while, and she was seated first; At this time, she had stood up, clasped her hands in front of her abdomen, and looked at Liu Sheng a little nervously. The dress she was wearing was well cut, making her figure more graceful and concave.

Liu Sheng was already stunned, he didn't ask why this girl was here, but asked, "Who caught you back?" ”

The woman shook her head, indicating that she didn't know.

Liu Sheng scolded in a low voice: "There are always people who drill the camp." ”

The woman looked at Liu Sheng for a while, then curtsied and said in jerky Chinese: "The world is like this, and the war is chaotic. In troubled times, it is not impossible for a concubine to be innocent and save the whole family. The concubine thanked General Liu for rescuing. ”

Judging by her posture and her tone, it seems that this woman will not resist, but has accepted the encounter.

Liu Sheng didn't respond for a while, still thinking about something.

The atmosphere in the room was slightly stalemate. After a while, the woman blushed and reached out to begin to untie her clothes silently. After a while, as soon as the robe was loosened, a plump white skin under the collarbone was revealed.

Liu Sheng came back to his senses, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop: "Stop! ”

The woman was startled, hurriedly grabbed the neckline with both hands, bit her lip lightly, and her face turned even redder. She looked at him in surprise, was stunned for a moment, and then asked cautiously, "General Liu didn't let go of the Ruan family because of this?" ”

Liu Sheng shook his head and said, "Of course not!" Someone must have misunderstood the meaning of Ben Jiang, and you don't have to do that. I'm not going to do anything like that. ”

"General Liu...... Isn't it Megumi Yanagishita? The woman spoke again, and seemed to be gentle. She seemed to want to laugh, but she didn't laugh when she looked closely, but her expression was much better than before.

"Do you still know Megumi Yanagishita?" Liu Sheng asked casually.

The woman was not as nervous as she was just now, and said softly: "If you have learned Chinese characters, everyone knows some allusions." ”

Liu Sheng nodded and asked, "Who are you Ruan?" ”

She squatted down slightly and replied, "The concubine Ruan, the wife of the husband Jun, has seen General Liu. ”

Liu Sheng said: "There is some misunderstanding here, and I hope Mrs. Ruan will take care of it." Although Ruan Jian is guilty, I will arrest him and let the court punish him, instead of insulting his family. I, Liu Sheng, am the marquis of the Ming Dynasty, and I am not so inferior. Madame, don't worry, I'll send you home, and order the soldiers not to embarrass you again. ”

Hearing this, Ruan Shi quietly raised his head and glanced at Liu Sheng. Her eyes were a little complicated, and there was a rather confused look in them, and she shook her head slightly, with an incomprehensible expression.

She wanted to speak again and again, and finally couldn't help but ask: "You and I don't know each other, since the general doesn't want to be beautiful, why should he save me and offend his subordinates?" ”

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(On the occasion of Chinese New Year's Eve, Xifeng would like to thank the book lovers who have loved this book for a long time, and wish everyone a happy family and a good year.) ）