The Ming army Liu Shengbu was advancing to Yanzhou, and the "Da Yue" emperor Chen Jikuo had already left Yanzhou and led his troops to continue to move to Yi'an.

Ruan Jingyi, who was stationed in Thanh Hoa City before, lived in the Taibao, and his performance in previous wars can be regarded as a brave and good general. But Ruan Jingyi, a general who defended the important town of Thanh Hoa, was still defeated for several days. Chen Jikuo and the others had already realized that Liu Shengjun was very strong, so they decisively gave up Yanzhou, where the city wall was weak.

However, at this time, Wang Lili, who pacified the country, and Ruan Jian, the secretary of the military department, had not yet left Yanzhou.

Ruan Jian's family arrived in Yanzhou, and after they met Ruan Jian, they also settled down in Yanzhou City for the time being.

The family was very lucky to escape from Thanh Hoa, and did not encounter bandits or enemy troops; They finally arrived safely, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Only Nguyen gradually felt that his own people were often more terrible than the enemy.

If she encounters bandits and enemies, of course, it is terrifying, and she will inevitably become a victim, but as long as she finds a chance, there is also a glimmer of hope for escape. On her own side, she inexplicably became deserved, and she couldn't escape at all; Although such a punishment should be more relaxed.

The city of Yanzhou is in chaos, and there is chaos everywhere. Some of the Annamites took advantage of the opportunity to do evil in the city, and no one could control them. The civil and military forces in the city have all run, and the rest of the people are worried about imminent matters all day long.

Only a person like Ruan Shi, her own "small things" annoyed her more than militaristic affairs.

At first, the old lady just said something unpleasant and questioned Ruan's explanation. Gradually, the fact that Nguyen was defiled by more than one person became an established fact in the old lady's mouth; He also added charges of lying and misconduct to Nguyen.

Whenever he saw the contempt and disgust in the old lady's eyes, Ruan was worried about his future.

Husband Ruan recommended that it was okay, he didn't care about what happened to her for the time being; probably couldn't be busy, and Ruan Jian was in a hurry when he went home. He and Wang Lili seem to be planning something big.

Today, in the evening, Nguyen Jian returned to his residence. Ruan hurriedly made a cup of tea and rushed to the hall to send it to her husband, she naturally wanted to please her husband and hoped that he would be willing to shelter her in the future.

After the Nguyen saluted, he placed the teacup beside him. Ruan Jian responded, still looking at the thing in his hand.

After a while, he finally put down the paperwork in his hand. Seeing this, Ruan hurriedly took the opportunity to complain: "We were captured by the Ming army in Thanh Hoa, and the Ming army generals let me stay in the palace, which is not what I wanted. And the generals of the Ming army have not done anything to me......"

Unexpectedly, Ruan Jian didn't want to hear these things at all, he frowned and said, "When is this?" Go and tell your mother about the affairs of the house. ”

After hearing this, Ruan had no choice but to say: "What I said is indeed a bit out of place, don't blame the husband." ”

At this time, she also realized that she was too anxious; At present, the husband's mind is obviously not at home, and he has to wait for the situation to stabilize a little. She stopped talking about it.

But Nguyen was still very worried, feeling that sooner or later her mother-in-law would make the decision. Because in a family, the mother-in-law is the most powerful hostess. If the mother-in-law decided the matter, what would be the result, Nguyen couldn't imagine it!

In fact, the common people of Annam, especially the various minority tribes, do not care much about the defense of men and women, and the affairs of men and women are often very chaotic. However, the high-ranking families are completely different

situation.

The wealthy and scholarly clans, whether they hate the Han people or not, will try their best to learn some Han Chinese words and classics, and the plaques of the high-ranking families will definitely have a Chinese name. Those people think that although the "boat guy" is very bad, the Chinese language is the "high" and "elegant" culture. As a result, most of the large families also accepted the etiquette of the Han people at the same time.

Originally, the Ruan family was a famous beauty in Hadong (now Hai Duong City), and was favored by large families who had been officials for generations; At that time, the Ruan family felt that it was very honorable to marry the Ruan family. However, now Ruan Shi feels that the life of a large family is not so easy.

Is there only one way for her to encounter the problem she is encountering, to hang herself with injustice and humiliation?

In an instant, Ruan suddenly thought of Liu Sheng again. Liu Sheng's whole family is dead, of course, there is no "mother-in-law" in Liufu, who will be Liu Sheng's wife in the future, it must be very comfortable?

When she thought of this, she immediately felt that such an idea was very immoral. It's just that occasionally people will have sinful thoughts, and it seems that it is difficult to get rid of them.

Moreover, Liu Sheng is a nobleman of the upper country, and the Han people also pay attention to etiquette and portals...... In short, it has little to do with Nguyen's.

She knows that she is not worthy of Liu Sheng, but she can't help but fantasize about one or two. Because of that noble man, tall and handsome, and of good character, good to people, and affection; A woman can also get some false pleasure just by thinking about it.

When Ruan Shi looked at his husband again, he suddenly felt that Ruan Jian was actually not as good as rumored. The big square head and the thin body made her feel disgusted; And he was still very weak, chased by the Ming people, and he couldn't even take care of his family, but he blamed everything on the Ruan family. But the Ruan family had never felt like this before, and she still thought that Ruan was well-born and talented, and her appearance was not bad.

At this time, Nguyen saluted, turned and walked out of the hall.

As soon as she went out, a servant hurried in. A voice came from inside the hall: "Master, the king of Pingding is here, and he said that he had made an appointment with the master and had already entered the mansion." ”

Nguyen was a little curious about what they had been discussing all day, but she was not very interested, after all, she could not protect herself.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Ruan Shi walked to the eaves, she saw Li Li, who had already entered the gatehouse of the inner house here. Li Li saw Ruan Shi at a glance, and he didn't wait for Ruan Shi to take the initiative to salute, he first arched his hand and said, "When did Madame arrive in Yanzhou?" ”

Ruan had no choice but to return the salute and replied, "The concubine followed the old lady, and she arrived yesterday." The king of Pingding invited him to go to the room, and the concubine was rude. ”

Li Li smiled: "Madame doesn't have to be polite, and I don't have to be an outsider. Ruan Shilang and I will be close friends in the future. You see, this king didn't care about those red tape, he did have something important today, and he wanted to discuss it with Ruan Shilang. ”

Ruan had no choice but to bend his knees and say, "The concubine is out of company." ”

As soon as she reached the door, she noticed it in the afterglow, and Li Li glanced back again.

Nguyen is no stranger to this...... Li Li's emotions had risen noticeably just now, and he had suddenly become enthusiastic, as well as his complex eyes, which seemed to be very polite and mixed with a lot of thoughts; She's almost not so used to seeing her, and more than one man will look like that when he sees her.

It's just that when they see a beautiful woman, they have a different thought, but they are just pretentious.

However, if Le Li knew about Ruan's "encounter", would he let go of his pretentious hypocrisy? Will he question

, Ruan's advantage can be taken by the "boat guy", but why not give it to him?

Nguyen's heart is heavy and sensitive. Such a subtle meaning will naturally make Ruan Shi have a feeling of being despised by others, and when she thinks of this, she also inexplicably has some disgust for Li Li.

…… Li Li walked outside the hall, and Ruan Jian had just walked out of the door. Ruan recommended and said: "There is a loss of welcome, there is a loss of welcome." ”

"Where. It's getting dark, and this king came at this time, not wanting to be seen by too many people, so he came in by himself, don't blame Ruan Shilang. Li Li replied.

Ruan Jian made a gesture: "Please." ”

When Li Li walked into the living room, Ruan Jian closed the door tightly.

The light outside gradually dimmed, and as soon as the door closed, the room suddenly became dark again. Ruan Jian hadn't started to hold the lamp yet, so he invited Li Li to sit down on a chair. The two of them sat in a dark room, which seemed even more mysterious.

Ruan Jian opened his mouth and said: "The emperor decreed that the king of Pingding should retreat south. But the lower officials thought that it didn't seem to matter much now......"

Li Li immediately said happily when he heard this: "Ruan Shilang can have this intention, you and I are already of the same heart, it is better to seek a great cause in the future!" ”

Ruan Jian hurriedly said: "If the king of Pingding does not give up, the lower officials dare not be dissatisfied?" ”

Li Li said: "Very good. Chen Jikuo is finished, what holy decree is just a piece of waste paper, don't pay attention to it! It's a pity that Chen Jikuo originally had so many people and such a strong strength, but he didn't play a role. Alas! It was lost so quickly. If this king had had his army, it would not have been like this. ”

Ruan Jian nodded yes, but muttered, "Xia Guan thought about it again. The king of pacifying could ignore the decree, but at this time he should withdraw his troops. ”

"How?" Li Li looked surprised.

Ruan recommended that "the emperor is defeated, and soon all parties will protect themselves from danger, and the Ming army will focus on suppressing some forces." Therefore, the lower officials thought that the general trend was no longer over, and whoever made the first bird now would be in danger; It's better to stop and wait for the right moment again. As a last resort, King Pingding can also accept the recruitment of the Ming court and accumulate strength for self-preservation. But if the limelight is too strong, it may not be a good thing. ”

Li Li pondered for a long time after hearing this, and said, "Ruan Shilang is reasonable. However, since I have been called the 'King of Pacification' and my reputation is out, will the shipwrights easily let me go? At this time, it is necessary to let the Ming court know that I am powerful, and then I can be qualified to show goodwill to the Ming court and strive for peace. ”

Ruan Jian persuaded again: "There are not many people and horses in the king of Pingding, and there is not much land, grain and grass, and the situation is very dangerous. ”

Li Li said: "Now the rebels from all walks of life have been frightened by the boats; We need a victory to make the rebels understand that the shipwrecks are not gods, but mortals! At that time, we can also make a name for ourselves and get more people to take refuge, won't the strength add up? ”

When Ruan Jian heard this, he was noncommittal.

Li Li glanced at him, and said: "Ruan Shilang has a lot of knowledge, and he is not comparable to ordinary civil ministers, and this king will definitely remember Ruan Shilang's warning." ”

When Ruan Jian heard this, he finally stopped persuading. He took out a piece of paper from his sleeve pocket and said, "Since the king of pacifying has decided, the lower officials have some subtle suggestions for your military strategy. ”

Li Li said happily: "This king listens to me. ”

Ruan Jian unfolded the paper and looked at it, then got up to light the lamp. The two of them were ready to talk at night.

.。 Writing Chinese Network M.