"Bang bang bang!" On the streets of Qinghua City, there were a sound of gongs and drums beating. Several officials and a group of soldiers were playing gongs, shouting loudly in Chinese and Annan dialects.

"The Ming Dynasty and Annan vassals were close to each other and were friendly to the family. The rebel Chen Jikuojiao called the Chen clan clan and raised an army to cause chaos to harm the local area; the Ming Dynasty's king's army conquered the righteous and righteous dynasties. The righteous king of Chen has returned to Annan and received the help of the Ming Dynasty's official army to quell the rebellion and benefit all directions; the Chen clan king restored the Chen clan and allowed the people to live and work in peace and contentment. The official army entered the city without any offense, and the Anmin List was posted in the government office and the city gates."

"The government army protects those who are obedient and protects good. Take advantage of the situation to make trouble and commit crimes and kills innocent people! Those who are indiscriminate and bully the people will be killed..."

Except for the official army, there was no one on the street, and the people closed their doors. However, the officials shouted in public, which did play a role. Some brave people had opened the windows and watched by the windows and in the cracks of the doors.

Then the march was a group of infantry, whose military appearance was solemn, and the footsteps were neatly ticked. They were wearing new gray Ming army dresses, holding brand new spring cold guns, and escorting a blue and yellow roster dragon, sun and moon flag. In this quaint and messy city, the people and horses looked very glamorous.

Then there were various flags, ceremonial guards, and a group of well-clad cavalry surrounded by generals Liu Sheng and others and walked to the streets in the city.

The Ming army's troops marched to the Qinghua Prefecture, withdrew all the flags inside, and planted the regiment dragon, sun and moon flags, as well as various Ming army flags, and occupied this place as Liu Sheng's central army headquarters.

After Liu Sheng entered the government office, the first military order was to order the divisions to recover after the war and repair them in the city for three days. After three days, the main force would continue to move forward, push towards Nanping, and take advantage of the victory to wipe out Chen Ji's expansion headquarters.

With an unstoppable attitude, he first captured the pseudo-capital city of the Annan rebels, and then captured or killed the thief Chen Jikuo. This is all Liu Sheng wanted. Now he has just captured Qinghua City, so of course he cannot just fight.

Liu Sheng summoned the chief generals of the tribes and decided on some military affairs, escorting the surrendered Ruan Jingyi and a group of civil and military officials onto the warships. The navy unloaded all military supplies and transported them to Qinghua City to hoard them. Then some of the warships returned and escorted the prisoners to Dongguan (Hanoi).

The low-level rebel generals and soldiers were locked up in the prisoner camp. The Ming army first sent people to guard him, waiting for Zhang Fu's military order.

The next day, after Liu Xing got up, he did not wear his heavy armor and put on the marquis's beam crown and red robe. In the morning, he continued to discuss matters with the generals and formulated a route to advance.

There is a small river in the west of Qinghua City flowing north and south, and ships on the Ma River can enter this river through tributaries. The central army decided to transfer some sand ships to this river so that artillery, ammunition and food can be transported by water. The army advanced along the water and land, and could reach the northern part of Yanzhou. The scouts discovered that the river water in some places was too shallow, but it was possible to use a strait to pull the boat, which was also easier than land transportation.

Because Chen Jikuo's old nest was Ng'an (now Rong City, Nie'an Province, Vietnam), his escape route was also in that direction; so all the generals in the army believed that Chen Jikuo would escape to Ng'an. So the central army quickly decided on the march strategy: first capture Yanzhou (Huangmei), and then march into Ng'an.

At noon, someone suddenly came to the lobby to report: "The soldiers inspecting the city received a report from an Annan person. We sent someone to search, and we found the family of the traitor Ruan Jian and had already been captured and brought back to the government office."

"Ruan Jian?" Liu Sheng looked thoughtful.

Pei Youzhen, a civil servant next to him, reminded: "That was an official for generations. His father was convicted of assisting the rebel Hu and assisting the evil in the abuse. This person defected to Chen Jikuo, who was one of Chen Jikuo's important counselors and gave advice to the rebels. He was really a very evil crime."

Liu Sheng asked: "Where are people?"

The person who came to the house said: "After interrogation, Ruan Jian himself had followed Chen Jikuo and fled. The brothers only captured their families and were kneeling in the yard outside, waiting for the commander to leave."

After hearing this, Liu Sheng walked out of the lobby and saw a group of people tied up, all of whom were kneeling in the yard with fear.

He glanced at it and saw that the people were all women and children, including a few young women, a white-haired old woman and a few children. A young woman kneeling on the back next to the old woman made Liu Sheng take a look.

The woman had a pretty good figure, and she lowered her head and made people unable to see her face. However, at first glance, Liu Sheng felt that her appearance also seemed very beautiful. For most men, it is easy to notice beautiful women, which is just a natural thing.

Most of the old, young, women and children in the yard were trembling, and it can be seen that they were indeed very scared.

This scene made Liu Sheng frown.

Without thinking too much, he felt that it was useless to arrest these people. Thinking about the deposed prince and his wife who killed Liu Sheng's family, Liu Sheng still worked hard for Zhu Gaoxu, and was even more loyal to the emperor. As a "Confucian general" who believed that he was studying and polite, Liu Sheng was a little disgusted with such things.

Liu Sheng quickly spoke, "Let loosen the ties and let them go home."

As soon as this said, everyone was surprised.

The beautiful woman looked up and looked at Liu Sheng in surprise. When she looked up, her appearance was quite amazing. Her eyes were the most beautiful, with a soft and tender look, as if she was affectionate. Most of the people in Annan were a little darkened by the sun, and there were not many beauties; but some women who didn't have to go out to work occasionally had one or two very beautiful ones.

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

The general around him advised: "Ruan Jian is one of the sinners. His name is written on official documents, so the general thinks twice."

Someone disobeyed his intentions in this matter. Liu Sheng was very unhappy and said coldly: "I will fight south and north, and can I still have two intentions in Annan Kingdom? If anyone is not convinced, go to the Marquis of Xincheng to sue me."

The general bent down and said, "I dare not." After he said that, he immediately ordered the guards around him to "release these people."

The woman looked up and observed Liu Sheng again. This time, her eyes had not left for a long time. But he ignored it and turned around and walked into the lobby.

At night, Liu Sheng had dinner, read the official documents and reports for a while, and then returned to his room to prepare for rest. The war will be calmed down for the time being, and the army will be in the cleanup for three days. Liu Sheng has been much more relaxed in the past two days than a while ago.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the bedroom, he suddenly saw a woman in a red dress inside. Liu Sheng was shocked and thought he had gone to the wrong place. When he quickly turned around and wanted to leave, he remembered that the woman he had just seen looked familiar.

Liu Sheng took two steps and stood still. When he turned around, he immediately recognized her. She was the woman Liu Sheng noticed during the day, and was the family of the rebel counselor Ruan Jian; those eyes left a deep impression on Liu Sheng, and he could not be wrong.

Almost a moment later, Liu Sheng immediately guessed what was going on. The traitor's family was released and it was impossible for him to run back to the government office by himself. Most of the generals under his command were smart and wanted to please the commander, so he caught the beautiful woman and sent it to Liu Sheng's room.

The woman may have been in this room for a while, and she sat first; at this time she had already stood up, held her hands in front of her abdomen, and looked at Liu Sheng nervously. The clothes she was wearing were well-cut, making her figure look more graceful and concave.

Liu Sheng had a sudden look on his face. He did not ask why the girl was here, but asked, "Who caught you?"

The woman shook her head and said she didn't know each other.

Liu Sheng whispered: "There are always people who are scheming."

The woman looked at Liu Sheng for a while, then bowed her knees and said in awkward Chinese words: "The world is like this, and the soldiers are in chaos. In a chaotic world, I am alone and let the whole family be saved. I am grateful to General Liu for his rescue."

Looking at her posture and listening to her tone, the woman seemed to not resist, but had accepted the encounter.

Liu Sheng did not respond for a moment, and was still thinking about something.

The atmosphere in the room was slightly stalemate. After a while, the woman blushed and reached out and began to take the initiative to untidy her clothes. After a while, the robe outside was loosened, and the plump and white skin under the collarbone was exposed from her clothes.

Liu Sheng came back to his senses and hurriedly reached out to stop him and said, "Stop!"

The woman was startled and hurriedly grabbed the collar with both hands, bit her lips gently, and her face turned redder. She looked at him in surprise, stunned for a moment, and then asked carefully: "It's not for this reason that General Liu let the Ruan family go?"

Liu Sheng shook his head and said, "Of course not! Someone must have misunderstood the general's intention. You don't have to do that. I won't do such a thing that takes advantage of others' danger."

"General Liu... Could it be Liu Xiahui?" The woman made another voice, as if she had become a little gentler. She seemed to want to laugh, but after looking closely, she didn't laugh, but her expression was much better than before.

"Do you still know Liu Xiahui?" Liu Sheng asked casually.

The woman was not as nervous as before and said softly: "After learning Chinese characters, everyone knows some allusions."

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

She squatted down slightly and replied, "I am the Ruan family, and I am the wife of my husband, and I have met General Liu."

Liu Sheng said, "There are some misunderstandings here. I hope Mrs. Ruan will take responsibility. Although Ruan Jian is guilty, I will catch him and let the court punish him, rather than insult his family. I, Liu Sheng, is a marquis named by the Ming Dynasty priest, and will not be so despicable. Mrs. Don't worry, I will send someone to send you home and order the soldiers not to make things difficult for you anymore."

When Ruan heard this, she quietly raised her head and looked at Liu Sheng. Her eyes were a little complicated, with quite confused in it. She shook her head gently, with an incomprehensible expression.

She wanted to speak but stopped, and finally couldn't help but ask, "You and I don't know each other before. Since the general doesn't want to be beautiful, why should I save me and confess my subordinates to the top of the mountain?"

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