Peng Ze and Qiu Yue also changed their strategies accordingly: the god Zhou chased Zhao Qi; Shi Yuan, Jin Fu chased Liu Hui, and Yao Xin chased Jia Mian'er. Soon, Mian'er and Zhao Qi were together, and Shen Zhou and Yao Xin chased after them. Under the encirclement and suppression of the Ming army, the rebels were defeated in successive battles. When Suzhou was frustrated and retreated to Yingshan, Hubei, it had reached the point of being out of control.

Zhao Yi shaved his hair and became a monk, changed his name to Huaizhong, and absconded in Jiangxia in a robe in leap May. Later, in Jiangxia County, he was captured by Zhao Cheng, a sergeant of the Ming army, and escorted to Beijing for righteousness. Before the execution, he sighed: "I can't sword Jiao Fang's father and son to thank the world, and there is more hatred in death!" ”

After Zhao Qi's death, Liu Hui saw that the general trend had gone and committed suicide; Liu Zi, Xing Bendao, Yang Widow and other leaders were also captured and escorted to Beijing to be executed.

Liu Hui's death, Qin Liu didn't know at all.

When Liu Hui saw Qin Liu in Bazhou, he only glanced at it from a distance a few times, and did not come forward to recognize Qin Liu.

In Qin Liu's opinion, Liu Hui is just a name, a powerful leader of the rebel army.

But Hu Guangsi is different.

As the master who followed to the front line, he would naturally come into contact with the corpse of the leader of the rebel army.

Although that face had not been seen for many years, although there were burn marks, how could he not recognize it?

This is his cousin who taught him to write, just like his own brother watched him grow up!

has been in the Liu family for many years, whether it is Liu Chengen or Liu Xuejiang, they have always regarded him as a brother. How can he accept this reality?

But can he show that he knows Liu Hui, the leader of the anti-thieves?

Once his true identity is revealed, the Liu family will be implicated in the Nine Clans.

Not only could he not show his sadness, but he also had to pretend that he didn't know him, and he had to burn Liu Hui's body and bury it as soon as possible.

The former proud son of the sky, the grandson of the first assistant, the noble son of the Qing Dynasty who everyone in the circle of scribes in the capital scrambled to cling to, and now the leader of the anti-thieves, Fengtian to conquer the generalissimo, it is only a few years.

Pretending to be busy with important affairs as if nothing happened, Hu Guangsi only dared to let the tears flow in the dead of night, and let the sadness be released in the dark night.

Why did you want to join the rebel army, this stupid cousin?

Since you survived, why don't you go to your relatives and live incognito?

After venting the grief in his heart, he can understand.

As a disciple of Confucius who had read the books of the sages for many years, he knew how high-sounding the Confucian classics were. The sage said with his mouth closed, and most of the civil officials who were familiar with the books of the sages were engaged in selfishness and selfishness.

If it weren't for the fact that the officials had squeezed too hard over the years, why would there have been such a peasant uprising that lasted for two or three years?

It is precisely because of reading the books of sages that Liu Hui and the rebel army did not disturb the people or harm good officials, but only purged those rich bullies, corrupt officials and corrupt officials who did a lot of evil.

It is under the banner of the rebel army, but what it is doing is to rob the rich and help the poor, and rectify the rule of officials.

Since the system of promoting and promoting officials in the imperial court is rigid and infiltrated by those who are good at drilling camps, let the knife in the master's hand do a big purge!

He's still the cousin with a righteous heart!

When he followed the army back, Hu Guangsi still couldn't hold back, and took the time to ask for leave to go to the place where Liu Hui's bones were buried.

He is just a master, he has no fame, and he doesn't care about promotions.

It's just a memorial, it's a big deal to lose your position and go home to relax.

When he returned after the memorial service, he saw a familiar figure on the road, and Hu Guangsi sighed in his heart.

That person was none other than Liu Chengen's personal servant, Liu Xuejiang's housekeeper, Ding Jicheng.

What is he doing here?

Does he know something?!

Hu Guangsi was messy.

……

Datong is three or four hundred miles west of Xuanfu, and it can be reached in a few days by horse-drawn carriage.

However, Ma Ang didn't know what his psychology was, so he didn't take Qin Liu to meet Aunt Ma, Ma Yue and other family members.

When Jiangxuezhai Inn shared the money, everyone made a little unpleasant. Especially her sister Sister Feng, she has an indescribable hostility towards Qin Liu.

Ma Ang didn't want Qin Liu to be embarrassed, so he simply physically isolated his family and wife.

As an important town on the nine sides, Datong has a large number of garrisons, and there are many military families, military households, and military surplus families serving the garrison.

During the Hongzhi period, Datong was also an important commercial town in the frontier Gong City, and the commerce was also relatively developed.

In recent years, the Ming Dynasty has cut off border trade with the grasslands, but there are still those bold generals who will do some smuggling business, but it is relatively hidden.

In addition to the Shenji Battalion, which specializes in handling firearms, stationed in Datong Town, it has also reorganized and expanded its troops and horses, so that it "has 15,000 horses and tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and Datong soldiers are the most in the world." Under the auspices of Yu Zijun, with the combination of side walls, camps, forts, walled cities, and piers, the two three-dimensional Great Wall defense systems of Datong Town were constructed for the first time.

Ma Ang went out early and returned late every day, and Qin Liu did not open a shop to do business, but swiped around on a piece of paper all day long, poking and poking, and sometimes sighed.

Seeing this, Ma Ang couldn't cry or laugh a little: "Why are you worried? ”

"It's not these coal mines, it's not far from the Great Wall, it's a pity...... "It's all silver, it's a pity that you can't dig it out and use it."

Ma Ang was stunned, "Are you short of silver?" I sent a letter to Ma Yue and asked him to borrow some money. "All the private money he saved before was handed over to Qin Liu, and I'm afraid it has been used up over the years.

Qin Liu shook his head: "Not really." "She is not a vain person, Maang's fortune, and the two of them are more than enough to live.

It's just that the house here in Datong is rented, and there is only a kang in the house for heating. It's not convenient to go to the toilet and take a bath, so it's better to build a house by yourself in Shabaozi Town.

In the past, he had a family to support, and Qin Liu had to work hard to find ways to open a store to make money.

Now that someone can rely on her, she can be a rice worm that eats and waits for death, and she is not willing to make money for a few taels of silver.

Ma Ang glanced at Qin Liu with a complicated look in his eyes.

Although they have been husband and wife for several years, they have experienced so many things, in fact, many words will be deliberately avoided, unwilling to touch the hidden pain in each other's hearts.

It stands to reason that at their age, they should have a child.

However, in the first two years in the rear of the rebel army, there was no tomorrow today, and if you have a child, you are not responsible for the child.

Both of them tacitly did not mention it, and on special days, Qin Liu would also avoid sexual affairs and avoid pregnancy.

Now that his life is more stable, he doesn't know if he should put it on the agenda.

Maybe with a child, both people's hearts can settle down and no longer be like that.

After falling asleep at night, Ma Ang mentioned this matter to Qin Liu.

Qin Liu didn't speak for a long time, and finally said, "Why don't you take a concubine?" ”

Maang froze.

"What does this have to do with taking concubines?"

How to say that?

Qin Liu didn't want to tell Ma Ang about Erlang's background. It's better to know this than not to know.

(End of chapter)