Chapter 12 Bamboo Basket Fetching Water

Jue'er woke up, the sky was already dark, looking around blankly, for no reason a heart tightened, and clothes out of the house, through the hall, through the room, looking all over the house, did not see the shadow of Ru Yu. I thought: he won't go alone, will he? Although I think it's unlikely, I can't get rid of this worry, and if I arouse the woman, I have to be discharged from the hospital to find Ruyu.

Su Yue is shining, the dust is recognizable, just out of the moon gate, just saw Tu Wenyong standing there wanting to enter or retreat, "fluttering" laughed, and said: "General Tu, why don't you come in?" ”

When Xu Ruyu lived alone in the inner house, if Tu Wenyong had something to do, he could go straight through the hall, but Miss Jue'er also lived in the inner house, so she couldn't be so casual. Such a thought can't be explained, Tu Wenyong coughed lightly: "It's nothing important, it's not too late to pay tribute, the adults went to the mortuary in the East Courtyard, and I was about to go back." ”

Jue'er said: "You go to the hall and wait, I'll go to find Xiaoyu to come over." I thought: What is Xiao Yu going to do in the mortuary at this time, and he took the maid straight to the east courtyard.

Adjacent to the east courtyard, the night breeze hit, and a cold air came out of his heart, and particles instantly appeared on his snow-white and tender skin, looking at the creepy appearance of the maid beside him, and said with a smile: "It's not that I haven't seen a dead body, who will I show my face?" There is no brother here who will pity you? ”

The maid smiled and said, "Sister Jue'er is naturally different from us. ”

Jue'er chuckled, turned her mind to save this little hoof and wrapped herself in, lowered her eyebrows and saw the back of Ru Yu Xiu in the mourning hall, her face was hot, she didn't care about laughing with the girl, she walked into the inner hall lightly, stood gently beside Xu Ruyu, and looked at the dressed woman lying on the coffin.

If it weren't for the lifeless whiteness of her cheeks, she would have slept quietly.

Under the eyelashes, once upon a time, it was a pair of beautiful eyes that turned all beings upside down, smiling and coquettish, and dancing like a dragon, how many frivolous young men were many, but the most beloved person did not cast a glance. The red face withered in an instant.

Jue'er was sad for no reason, and when she saw Ru Yu staring at it fixedly, her starry eyes were covered with a layer of smoke, she nudged him and whispered, "Who is she?" ”

Xu Ruyu sighed, turned around, and whispered: "Jue'er, in the past two years, have you been bitter in your heart?" ”

Jue'er was like being struck by lightning, half of her body was stiff and couldn't move, and suddenly she couldn't give birth to a trace of strength, and her body fell softly into Xu Ruyu's arms, and her backhand tightly wrapped around his waist to prevent herself from slipping from his arms.

Thinking about it for a long time, suffering all night, all the persistence in his heart couldn't resist this sentence, and he couldn't help crying, and the burning tears soaked his chest and abdomen through the green shirt.

Xu Ruyu only felt that her heart hurt so much that she held Jue'er in her arms and let her cry in her chest. Suddenly, there was a tingling pain in her chest, and she looked down to see Jue'er biting the flesh of her chest through her clothes, and was about to exhale pain, Jue'er raised her head, crossed her eyelashes with tears, and said: "Every time you let me take a bite, you will offset my two years of suffering." ”

Xu Ruyu stretched out his hand to wipe the tears on her flower-like beauty, and whispered in her ear: "Even if I am willing, then I have to ask Sister Youli." ”

Jue'er didn't understand what he meant, looked up and saw him hanging his head with a wicked smile, shyly stretched out his hand to block it, but he couldn't give birth to his strength, so he had to wrap around his body, cut his hands, and buried his head in his arms, only to feel his lips gently against the back of his soft neck, the warm breath sprayed on the neck muscles, and his body became hotter and hotter, and he wanted to rub it into his arms.

Xu Ruyu hugged her horizontally, she gently reached out and pushed his chest, and whispered: "Sister Youli is not here, don't take advantage of me." With that, the head continued to bury itself in his arms, not daring to look into his eyes.

Xu Ruyu attached his head to her ear and whispered: "I put you down, and you can still stand." Reaching out to pull away her face's hair, but looking at her shame, she felt a tightness in her chest, and was bitten by Jue'er's clothes.

Xu Ruyu said secretly: It's not good to let her develop this habit, hurriedly put her down gently, hugged her waist on the right side of her hand, and looked sideways at her bright cheeks full of redness, but her blurred eyes had a bit of resentment, her mind was turbulent, she was intoxicated, she whistled softly, copied her waist, hugged her chest again, jumped out lightly, and strode towards the inner house.

Seeing Tu Wenyong standing in front of the moon gate, he asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Tu Wenyong smiled awkwardly and hurriedly said, "It's nothing important, I'll come over tomorrow." After that, he left in a panic, and he didn't see Xu Ruyu's grinning and painful appearance.

It seemed that she could feel the smile in the eyes of Tu Wenyong and Zhong Jingwei, Jue'er buried her head in Xu Ruyu's arms and remained motionless, only waiting in the inner room to dare to raise her head, but she was intoxicated by Xu Ruyu's burning eyes.

Fourth, Xu Ruyu left Quanzhou, and Zhao Jingyun and Li Gonglin each led 5,000 Xiangyong new troops to follow; Tu Wenyong, Ding Zheng and Ban Zhaolin stayed in Quanzhou to guard the town, and in addition to the 6,000 Su guards, the Quanzhou garrison also had 5,000 Xiangyong New Army.

Different from the route of rushing to Quanzhou and sneaking along the eastern foothills of central Fujian, the army chose to march in the area where the eastern Mindong families were densely populated near the sea. Passing through the clan land where Zhao Jingyun lived, Xu Ruyu stopped and pondered for a while.

Li Gonglin didn't understand what he meant, and Zhao Jingyun said with a smile: "The new army of Xiangyong, if you go straight to Longyan, you will inevitably be tired and tired, and you will be trapped by Gongliang Youqin." After a pause, his tone became serious, "The text of Zhaofu was transmitted to Longquan, and the Longquan family was quite supportive, but your brother Li Yuanji used the name of rejecting bandits to station the eight thousand townships in the Longquan New Army in the village between Longquan and Longyan. ”

Li Gonglin sneered: "Three out of four villages between Longquan and Longyan belong to the Li clan, give him a little time, and these eight thousand villagers may fall into the Li clan's private pocket." The indifferent tone seemed to have nothing to do with him at all.

Xu Ruyu handed back Zhao Jingyun's young son in his arms to the Zhao family, and said, "Then I'll stay in Longquan City for a few days." He turned his head and said to Jue'er, "We are so loud this time, and we will make more and more noise in Longquan, do you think Gongliang Youqin will return to Puji when he hears the wind?" ”

Jue'er chuckled when she heard Ru Yu's unambitious words, but she was not used to facing the Qingyan generals with a new identity, and she had very few words in the past few days. Seeing everyone looking over, his cheeks were dizzy, and he hurriedly turned his head to tease the child in Zhao's arms.

On June 24, the army came to the outside of Longquan City, and Li Yuanji and other Longquan family heads had already heard the news and were waiting in the Shili Street Pavilion.

Xu Ruyu looked at Li Gonglin's solemn expression and said, "Relative to smiling and smiling at enmity, Li Yuanji said that he sent someone to send me a letter, and asked me to persuade you to include your wife and children in the Li family tree." If it goes well in Longquan, Gonglin won't think about it. ”

Li Gonglin sighed, removed the anger in his eyes, and said, "It's all up to the orders of the adults." ”

Xu Ruyu turned over and dismounted, and was about to step forward, but she heard a soft cry from the side and Jue'er, and hurriedly turned around to help her off the mount.

Jue'er looked sideways, and the meaning in her eyes was very obvious: you are interested.

Xu Ruyu deliberately turned a blind eye, took her soft hand, and walked towards the street pavilion. Zhao Jingyun and Li Gonglin hugged behind them. At the waiting pavilion, Li Yuanji and the head of the Longquan family bowed to the ground and shouted: "Welcome the lord and Mrs. Jue'er to Longquan." ”

Xu Ruyu has no title, General Qingfeng's Mansion has not yet been opened, and Li Yuanji and others can only be called by the lord. It was a "Mrs. Jue'er" that made Jue'er's face more beautiful, and she thought: These are all old and refined characters, and they can think of this appropriate word.

Xu Ruyu Linlongquan, according to the system, out of the south gate of Longquan ten miles, each mile street pavilion set up an incense case, by a villager on behalf of the people of the countryside to welcome, to the south gate, the head of the Longquan family and the civil and military officials to greet each other, accompanied by the sacrifice of heaven and earth.

Li Yuanji and the heads of the families greeted the Shili Street Pavilion, and the ceremony was prosperous, although Xu Ruyu was annoyed, but he had to make a happy appearance. He Jue'er boarded the street pavilion to preside over the sacrificial heaven and earth, read out the sacrificial text, and carried out the ritual after a few rituals, and then carried out the same at the south gate of Longquan City, and then entered the Longquan City Mansion accompanied by the people of Longquan.

Two thousand new troops entered the city, and eight thousand new troops were stationed outside the southern city.

Xu Ruyu sat down in the main seat, Jue'er sat side by side, Zhao Jingyun, Li Gonglin and others sat in the left column, and Li Yuanji and others sat in the right column.

Li Yuanji said: "When the lord arrived in Longquan, Longquan organized 5,000 villagers, nearly 10,000 people, to guard Longquan tightly, and cooperate with Longyan Hezhou and Ding Mianchen to harass the Puji bandits. Under the joint interception of Longquan, Longyan, and Gantang, the 40,000 Puji bandits did not dare to enter the depths of Longyan lightly. ”

Li Yuanji has reached the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, his hair is as black as ink, his face is ruddy as a baby, and his eyes are far-reaching and turbid.

Longquan is located between Longyan and Quanzhou, an important town in southern Fujian, the family of Longquan has always been the target of Zongzheng Xunda, the power is not strong, but because there are not many southern Fujian guards stationed, after the Qingyan army rushed to Quanzhou, the Longquan family was the first to attach righteousness, organize the township to control the whole territory, and the whole process did not encounter much resistance.

Xu Ruyu naturally didn't want the Longquan family to be revived through this, so that the tail would not fall.

Li Yuanji is ambitious and over-energetic, although Li Gonglin is talented, but under Li Yuanji's suppression and exclusion, he has not come out for decades.

Xu Ruyu raised his eyes, carefully looked at Li Yuanji, who was calm and unhurried, and saw that his gaze swept over Li Gonglin without any stagnation, and thought: Zheng Menghuai's worries are really true.

The wine glass in his hand turned slightly, looked at Li Yuanji indifferently, and said: "Longyan bandits are not enough trouble, if I lead the troops over at this time, and Gongliang Youqin flees from the wind, it will be boring." Jue'er and I are going to stay in Longquan for a few days, and I am bothered that Gong Li will arrange it for us. ”

Li Yuanji was slightly stunned, after the Battle of Yuzhang, the forces of the Jingxiang Huo family in the north of Jingjun were greatly reduced, and the army of Nanping had directly threatened Qingjiang Mansion, but Xu Ruyu did not look anxious to return to Qingjiang. He immediately replied and said with a smile: "My lord and Mrs. Jue'er are fortunate to be in Longquan, which is the blessing of all the people in Longquan. The adults have always abstained from luxury and frugality, and they dare not go against the wishes of the adults from afar, so they only tidy up the Duyi Mansion a little for the use of the adults and Mrs. Jue'er. ”

Although Li Yuanji is the capital of Longquanyi, he has no military power in his hands under the suppression of Zongzheng Xunda, and this time he organized Xiangyong in the name of rejecting bandits and Xu Ruyu to gather private soldiers, and he immediately had nearly 10,000 new troops in his hands, and became a party official with heavy troops. Let him let the Duyi Mansion out, it is indeed a little difficult for him.

However, Xu Ruyu did not have the slightest sympathy for him, and he had to eliminate Li Yuanji's influence on him when the Longquan New Army was just formed.

Xu Ruyu said lightly: "After this battle, I will hoard heavy troops and water camps in Gantang and Longyan, and the Puji bandits will no longer have the ability to attack as far away as Longquan and Quanzhou. Without waiting for Li Yuanji to reply, he turned his head to look to the left and said to Zhao Jingyun and Li Gonglin: "There won't be too much grain and grass left in the Puji bandits, if Gongliang Youqin doesn't want to withdraw his troops, his center of gravity can only move south, and it is his best choice to rob the grain and grass from the Shijiawu Fort in Longquan." Feng Yuan's troops will enter the intermediate area between Longyan and Longquan in the near future. That is, Gonglin took over the defense of Longquan North City, Jingyun took over the defense of Dongcheng, in addition to the fort and Shengtian Fort, the Shijia Dock Fort between Longquan and Longyan needs to be transferred to Longquan City in the near future, and then the dock fort and the village will be completely demolished, so as not to be used by the Puji bandits. Turning around, he calmly looked at Li Yuanji, who was gradually losing his breath, and said: "The plan to suppress bandits needs to cooperate with the Longquan family, and you will not forget your efforts today." ”

Xu Ruyu's eyes were calm and constricted, but he felt a lot of pressure, Li Yuanji couldn't calm down anymore, his face was blue and red, looking at Li Gonglin, looking at Zhao Jingyun, and looking at the heads of the family left and right, seeing that they all looked indifferent.

Xu Ruyu said: "Six of the eight fortresses that will be demolished between Longquan and Longyan belong to the Li family. After this battle, I will urge Yongcheon-eup to return the Li family's land property according to the Tian Book, and the losses of the Li clan in this battle will also be made up by the Yongcheon-eup treasury. ”

As a result, the township Yongju who was stationed in Bazhai had to return to Longquan City to accept Xu Ruyu's new reorganization.

The walls are clear, and the hidden private soldiers of the Li family will not be able to hide, and the Li family's military power will be completely deprived. Opening up a battlefield between Longquan and Longyan is just Xu Ruyu's reason.

Li Yuanji gave birth to a bamboo basket to fish for water, and nodded blankly.

Looking at Li Gonglin with a gloating look on his face, he thought: Is the future of the Li family pinned on him?

Zhao Jingyun looked at Li Yuanji's expression in his eyes, and thought: After this setback, Li Yuanji's prestige in the clan is bound to plummet, and if the Li clan wants to become a Nanmin Wang clan again, they will naturally pin more hopes on Li Gonglin.

Xu Ruyu smiled and said to Zhao Jingyun: "The defense of Longquan, Baobao, and Shengtianbao is not rigorous enough, and Jingyun and Gonglin are biased. He also said to Li Gonglin: "Longquan's defense needs to be rectified overnight, so you don't have to rest tonight." He turned to Li Yuanji and said, "I'm waiting here for the same feast as before, don't worry about those troubles." ”

But this wine has no taste in Li Yuanji's mouth, and Xu Ruyu will not let himself leave until it is properly arranged.

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