Dragon Soul in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 91

In the small courtyard, the moonlight shyly lit the candles, and in the stone pavilion above the pool, on the weak stove, the mountain spring water was being boiled gently. Wang Yuling sat opposite Zhu Gan with a serious face, her white and jade-like hands lightly raised, Cleaning hands, washing face, one by one procedure is complicated and frustrating.

Zhu Qian looked at her pious appearance, her small face was as white as jade, sacred and inviolable, such a noble woman was beautiful no matter what she did, and her pious and single-minded appearance at this moment was like poison Generally attractive.

Shengsheng swallowed his words of destroying this beauty, and could only wait helplessly. Finally, the water boiled, and after following the procedures, his heart calmed down, and he stared at Wang Yuling intently, such a beautiful picture , the more you taste, the happier you will be.

At this time, even he himself did not think that his heart was constantly changing.

Smelling the fragrant tea in front of me, the thickness is suitable, this is just the most common green tea, but it has the best taste, probably because of the beauty!

Zhu Gan didn't know how to taste tea either, he just felt that everything was beautiful, he picked up the tea and took a sip, the taste was a bit bitter, and then there was only a sweet aftertaste in his mouth, but Zhu Gan felt the bitterness and astringency It was no different from the burnt smell, and it was swallowed in one big gulp.

Zhu Bajie looked like he was eating ginseng fruit, and couldn't help but lament that he had ruined a good thing.

Wang Yuling gradually got used to Zhu Gan's appearance. She didn't find Zhu Gan's weirdness after some investigations before, so she had to give up. She tried her best to make a pot of tea just to test Zhu Gan. This guy still looks like a rascal, with no temperament in his body.

The voice was clear and melodious, and the Youruo Lingquan dingdong came: "This tea is actually drinking a state, and what you pay attention to is nothing more than an introspective practice. Swallowing is also a state."

"That's right, it's a realm, a realm that is both shameless and shameless, and a realm that embraces the world and accommodates everything." Zhu Gan said with a grin, without the slightest bit of embarrassment.

Wang Yuling raised her eyes and looked at Zhu Gan in surprise, but lowered her head to sip the tea, her heart suddenly became clear, no matter whether this guy is really smart or not, but one thing is right, tea is for cultivating the mind, if it is really If you blindly pursue imitation, you just fall down. If you have the courage to live happily, that is the upper level of the realm.

Seeing Wang Yuling's flamboyant glance, Zhu Gan almost didn't faint. He only lamented the beauty of this woman, but now he was not so free and easy. He didn't dare to ask what the glance meant. He kept silent Tasting tea.

After drinking the first brew, Wang Yuling said softly, "When are you going to leave this place of evil?"

Zhu Qian lay back on the armchair, his whole body relaxed, without any surprise. For a smart person like himself, especially such a smart and beautiful peerless beauty, Zhu Gan was willing to solve the confusion, so that he could show that he was smarter. He said lazily: "I haven't even won Jiujiang City, don't worry, don't rush! And I've heard the beauty of Jinling for a long time, now that I'm here, why don't I go and see it?"

Wang Yuling was surprised that Luzhou City was not taken, and he dared to divide his troops to seize Jiujiang. She only felt that Zhu Qian's thoughts were so wild that no one could speculate, but one thing was clear in her heart, that is, Zhu Gan would not If he is entrenched in the south of the Yangtze River, then where is his goal? Kill the carbine and turn back to the northwest, or continue south to Fujian. These are mountainous places suitable for a separate regime.

But obviously these places are not suitable for him now. The northwest is always dry, and it is impossible to separate the army and raise troops. He went to Fujian, where sea trade smuggling is rampant, and it is forbidden by the scholar-bureaucrat interest group. No one is allowed to touch it easily. Then only The land of Bashu.

The land of Bashu has been known as the land of abundance since ancient times. Although there are occasional farmers who come to Sichuan to harass it, it does not hurt the vitality. The land of Bashu is occupied, as long as the strength is enough Now, go out of Guanzhong and enter Hanzhong, then seize the Central Plains, cut off the back of the Ming army, and then attack Beijing, and immediately a situation of confrontation between the North and the South will be formed.

You must know that once such a situation is formed, the north is a new regime, and it will definitely become a prairie fire. Since ancient times, it has swept from the north to the south to unify the world, except for the Ming Dynasty Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, but that is the firearms and cannons. In the Yuan Dynasty, the combat effectiveness was sufficient, and it could bridge the gap with the cavalry, and the Yuan Dynasty was decayed.

If you really go to Bashu to accumulate strength, because domination of the world is just around the corner. ,

After thinking through these joints, he said softly: "It's thousands of miles away to go to Bashu, is it really like this?"

Zhu Gan stared at Wang Yuling's beautiful eyes, and suddenly smiled happily and said, "Are you caring about me?"

Wang Yuling looked at Zhu Qian calmly, and there was no wave in the ancient well in her eyes, like an iceberg of ten thousand years, which would never melt easily, and said calmly, "Well, I guess so!"

"It's not funny at all." Zhu Qian looked at her expressionless face. Although she was beautiful, there was always an urge to tear off the stiff expression on her face, why couldn't she just smile more!If she smiles, she will be even more beautiful!It's a pity that I don't have this blessing.

"Remember, if you go to Jinling City alone and go to Wuyi Lane to find a man named Bashan, you probably know how we got in touch! I still have something to do, so I'll take my leave first." After drinking tea, Wang Yuling glanced at the stone. The tea set on the table, with a slight sigh, stood up and quickly disappeared.

The beauty had left, and Zhu Qian felt a lot more relaxed. He rubbed his stiff face and kept making various strange expressions. At this time, he may be more like a young man than a high-ranking emperor. Or a poker-faced majestic Red Army bandit leader.

"Why did the members of the Cao Gang change so much? Why didn't this female tyrannosaur do anything in the first place? Could it be that there was some crisis in the Cao Gang, and there must be a demon in the abnormal!" Zhu Gan walked comfortably. As he spoke, he gently rubbed his chin with his hand, his beard hadn't been shaved for a while, and he didn't know if his handcraft was rusty.

"Hmph! Cao Gang, such a huge force can only be controlled by myself." Zhu Gan suddenly sat up straight, and his temperament changed drastically in an instant. Inside, the light flickered, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.

The red-clothed army has captured more than 30 states and counties, large and small. Wherever the red-clothed army's red blood sword flag passed, everyone was frightened, but they have never heard that the red-clothed army will massacre the city after encountering stubborn resistance This has also filled many county magistrates with the courage to resist.

But obviously the red-clothed army is just picking up soft persimmons and squeezing them. When they encounter this kind of army huddled behind the city wall, they will never fight them head-on.

Having collected a huge amount of money from more than thirty states and counties, Zhu Gan became satisfied. As for his talk of going to Nanjing for a walk, it was just a smoke bomb he released. The city of Nanjing has high walls and thick walls. , the security is strict, not to mention bombing with artillery, even if it is bombed with explosives, it may not be easy to blow up.

Now that the city of Nanjing is exposed under its own iron hooves, if you don’t take a walk for a while, climb up the Zijin Mountain and take a look at the ancient Qinhuai River, you will really walk away from this disaster.

So, just as Zhu Qian healed his so-called "injury", he rushed towards Nanjing City with his people. At this time, the [-] troops of the red army had been besieging the city for more than ten days, but the city was still a prosperous scene, completely untouched. With a little influence, you can hear the sound of pipa and guzheng on the Qinhuai River every night.

Regarding the red-clothed army outside the city, it's not that the princes in Nanjing city don't want to do anything, but because they have too many concerns. If they dare to make a slight move, it may cause drastic changes in the court, so they have to wait and try to wait and see the changes, but there are also some people who are secretly building momentum and preparing to gather troops.

Since the Ming Dynasty, the British family has been extremely prominent. Even Liu Jin and Wei Zhongxian, who were powerful and powerful, have nothing to do with this family and have always maintained their prominent position.

And the eighth generation of the British public, Zhang Zhiji, was awarded the title in the third year of Chongzhen. In less than three years, he is now the governor of Nanjing, in charge of all the troops and horses in Nanjing. He is a master who does not see rabbits and does not spread eagles, so although the relationship with the six departments in Nanjing City is peaceful and harmonious on the plane, there are undercurrents surging underneath, which has to be vigilant.

He is also very aware of how bad the current situation is, so the city of Nanjing is prosperous, and the gates are tightly closed, and no one is allowed to approach, for fear that there will be internal thieves, and the red-clothed army will enter the city and lose their courage. The officers and soldiers of the army will definitely not have any obstacles.

So don't look at his beauty during the day, but after returning home, the delicate and charming concubines and maids in the mansion have no interest in pampering them. Even his favorite pig's trotters feel dull, and even at night they will be a little older. The sound woke me up, for fear that I would hear the screams of killing in the city as soon as I woke up.

It was late at night, and at this time he was holding two charming little girls in his arms. One hand reached into the clothes of the little girls, pinching the barely-developed pigeon, and gently kneading it in his sleep.

These two little girls are exquisite and lovely, but what I didn't expect is a pair of twin sisters. Obviously, he just broke up with him tonight, and I felt uncomfortable for a while. Even if they dared to cry loudly, their big eyes were staring at the top of the gauze curtain in despair, as if there was a door there, a door that could save them from the sea of ​​suffering.

The north is drought all the year round, and they came here with their parents, who died of illness on the way to escape. The two sisters have been tossing and turning for a long time, and finally arrived in Nanjing, where they took refuge with their uncle. Unexpectedly, the uncle's family had a dark heart. , actually sold her two sisters into a brothel, such a rare commodity, it caused a small uproar at that time.

Many scholars spent a lot of money just to see the appearance of the two sisters, and even rich merchants spent a lot of money, vowing to buy the two, but finally fell into the hands of the British public. Feeling gloomy.

call out!boom!

An extremely ear-piercing scream sounded from the city, but the red-clothed army, who had been besieging the city blindly, finally took the lead. A huge tongue of flame spewed out from the red-clothed cannon, and the bullets fell into the city in an instant, scaring countless people to run away with their heads in their hands.

boom!I saw a sudden explosion in the sky. This place happened to be a busy city. Countless people looked up at the sky blankly. It wasn't that they were frightened, but that they didn't know how to dodge.

A long piece of paper fell down like snowflakes, and everyone picked it up and looked at it: "Letter to the Compatriots of the World", hundreds of words of eloquence, said what the red-clothed army wanted to say, in a simple and clear way , Clearly, but this also makes many scholars look down on it, such a thing without literary talent, are you willing to show it to others?

A thief is indeed a thief, but this thief is fierce enough and innovative enough!

The British public Zhang Zhiji was also startled awake by the shrill sound. He heard the cannon barrel in the distance. He got up from the bed and roared angrily, "Damn it, why didn't anyone remind me beforehand when the Red Army attacked the city? Have you already entered the city? Come on! Come on! Where are you going to die?"

"Master, master, don't get angry! I'll go and investigate now." A person ran in from outside the door. This person was a little skinny, and he was also a little tall. The sharp contrast between the two , It feels like a bamboo pole.

After the man left, Zhang Zhiji sat on the edge of the bed with an extremely ugly face, and said in a cold voice: "You are all going to die, hehe! All of you are going to die. In two days, I will be the biggest in Nanjing city. Donglin Party is nothing more than that."

At this time, he is not as dandy as he usually sees, his eyes are cold and sly, just like an old fox, he walked to the table, quickly wrote a letter with a pen, and then sealed it with wax. I got up, thought about it but didn't call anyone in.

Seeing his expression, the two girls behind him shrank back in fright, and they hugged each other tightly, as if this could keep each other safe. Seeing the rabbit-like expressions of the two girls, Zhang Zhiji laughed, and quickly He took off his clothes, revealing the ugly and shriveled thing, went to the bed and aimed at the two of them.

He said proudly: "This peerless sword of mine needs a beautiful woman to accompany wine, so that it will come out again and go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. Come! Two little darlings, let the master shine again."

After finishing speaking, the two girls were not allowed to refute, grabbed their heads with one hand, and pressed them down, the movements were skillful and sophisticated.

"Master! Master!" Seeing the resistance of the two daughters, the flame in Zhang Zhiji's heart was ignited at once. He likes this kind of taste. The more he resisted, the more the fire in his heart burned, but the next moment, The urgent and severe knock on the door made him go soft all of a sudden.

He roared furiously: "Get out! The dog has blinded your eyes, and you don't even know what time it is." <-Gong, I'm afraid they will be very happy!The man was stunned for a while, not knowing what happened, but the matter was so important that he really didn't dare to delay, so he boldly knocked on the door, and the door was pulled open forcefully from the inside.

I saw Zhang Zhiji's face was as red as Zhu Qian's skin, and his whole body was steaming even more. He was like a bull that had taken strong medicine, and he immediately knelt down on one knee and pleaded guilty: "This subordinate should die, this subordinate must die!" I sent a note about the red-clothed soldiers throwing themselves into the city, which is extremely confusing to the people."

"Hmph!" Zhang Zhiji snatched the flyer in his hand, and closed the door again with a bang. He needed to vent his hatred, so he turned his eyes to the second daughter again, feeling a little strange in his heart, but said I can't figure out where the blame is.

He didn't even look at this thing, so he threw him aside, and kept sneering in his heart. Since ancient times, none of these demagogic things have a high-sounding sound, are nice and comfortable, but who made it, such a thing, he I've seen it countless times, and I'm already familiar with it.

"Hey! Come again! Two little beauties, don't hide, let Grandpa kiss, Grandpa is happy, and you will never worry about the glory and wealth of the rest of your life." Zhang Zhiji quickly took off his clothes again, went to bed, and grabbed Xiang Ernv, this time caught an empty space, her expression was suffocated, he seemed to have sensed something was wrong.

The body took a big step forward, kicked up, and the quilt under the body flew up, Phew!He heard a shrill scream, and a sword pierced through his heart, nailing him to death on the bed.

At this time, the second daughter was no longer as soft as before, but her face was full of heroism. At this time, she was holding a waxed envelope, but it had already been opened, and the two daughters were carefully reading the contents of the letter.

The elder sister suddenly asked her younger sister, "This matter is over, let's find a place to hide, otherwise it will be very troublesome if we continue to investigate this matter!"

The younger sister naturally understands the meaning of her elder sister's words. They are only responsible for killing people to get what the employer wants, but they don't want to get involved in such complicated troubles. I couldn't help but feel chills about the secret method, I just hope not to be missed.

"Hey! What is this?" The second daughter was about to leave, when the younger sister picked up the "Message to the World Compatriots" written by the Red Army. Originally, she was just curious, but after seeing it, she was immediately attracted.

Her elder sister turned around and saw that her sister's eyes were full of peach blossoms, and she couldn't help rolling her eyes, and because she was petite, pure and cute, she made such a helpless expression at this time, which immediately made her even more nervous. Exquisite, like a doll.

"What is this?" Finally, he couldn't help asking curiously.

Although many people say that there is a tacit understanding between the twins, but as a younger sister, I feel that I am too stupid, so I can't help but pass the piece of paper in my hand to her, with little stars in my eyes and a smile: " I can see that that person must be a person who cares about the poor, otherwise he wouldn't be able to write such details, all these things, and clearly at a glance!"

"This gave me the desire to join it, hey! I don't know when it will come true!" The little stars in my sister's eyes are about to turn into reality, and the whole person feels light and floating, as if flying.

"Don't be a nympho, I know you admire that thief from the Red Army, but we have to have our own principles, let's go! It's time to go to the west." The elder sister slapped the younger sister on the back of the head, wanting to put this Disappointed younger sister woke up.

All the way west!Everything you want is there.