Chapter 777 Still young

When the military general Huang Zhong went to meet Ruan Jingyi, Ruan Jingyi was in a corridor house in the Governor's Office and he fell asleep.

Perhaps he was rushing all the way to Dongguan (Hanoi) City, Ruan Jingyi was really tired.

The hot afternoon weather also made people sleep deeply, and he leaned against a chair.

However, he did not sleep well, not only did he not have comfortable posture, but he also had nightmares one after another.

The feeling in dreams is different from when I was awake.The time and scenes in the dream are both elegant and jumping, which makes all kinds of feelings clearer; and when you are awake, you care more about the in front of you.

He seemed to see his dead father, whose expression was sad and vaguely revealing his death as light as a feather.

It seemed like she met Chen Xianzhen again. She was a little girl in a white dress and a beautiful woman.

The moment before, Ruan Jingyi felt it was beautiful, but the moment later, she suddenly pulled out a short sword without any defense and stabbed into Ruan Jingyi's heart: Dreaming!

You are sinful when you are alive.

Ah... Ruan Jingyi suddenly woke up and opened his eyes and saw the face of a strange man.After a while, he found a Ming general standing in front of him.

The military general said: General Ruan, what's wrong?

Ruan Jingyi sat up and looked back and said: I walked a long way and fell asleep just now.

The general nodded and said: This general is Huang Zhong. According to the meaning of Zhang Dashen, the Marquis of Xincheng, please invite General Ruan to go to the study to meet.

Ruan Jingyi stood up, clasped his fists and said: Obey the order.

please.Huang Zhong said something, walked in front, and took Ruan Jingyi out of the corridor.

They walked north along the road, and then went up a corridor built in the yard.

A few days ago, there seemed to be a thunderstorm in Dongguan, and the yard was lush with grass and trees; the weeds also took advantage of the situation to grow, and the colors were bright under the sun, which made the lacquered corridor wood look old and bleak.

The terrain of Dongguan is flat, but the dense grass and woods and house walls block the view, and the view is not wide. The boring singing of summer insects is still everywhere.

A gust of wind blew, bringing a mixture of heat waves under the scorching sun and grass, soil and soil.Everything is very familiar, after all, Ruan Jingyi grew up in Annan Kingdom.

However, familiarity did not make him feel friendly, but he felt bored. Even if there is no interesting thing to expect, nothing to make him happy, things are familiar but meaningless.

After a while, the two walked into the study.

I saw that there was only one person inside. He was wearing a red robe, with a hair and no hat, and was burly. He was probably Zhang Fu, the Marquis of Xincheng.

Zhang Fu turned his back to the door, looking out the window with a sense of consciousness, and didn't even seem to notice someone coming in.

Huang Zhong held a ritual and said: "Report to the Grand Marshal, Ruan Jingyi has arrived."

Zhang Fu turned around and glanced at Ruan Jingyi.Ruan Jingyi also bowed his fists and said: Meet Marshal Zhang.

well. Sit. Zhang Fudao looked indifferent. It seems that Zhang Fu feels the same as Ruan Jingyi, nothing interesting.

Ruan Jingyi said: Marshal Xie is the seat of the seat.

Zhang Fu did not say a polite word and asked directly: What are the plans for General Ruan after he came back?

Ruan Jingyi was stunned for a moment: But the general was dealt with.

Zhang Fu said: The emperor has not cured you, and I can't do anything to you, don't worry. If you don't want to do anything, you can leave tomorrow.

What else can I do? Ruan Jingyi asked.

The tone of Chinese language he spoke is still different from that of Zhang Fu and others.

He used to be able to speak Chinese and read Chinese. He went to the capital a while ago and came back thousands of miles with the eunuchs and Jinyiwei soldiers, and his Chinese language became more and more fluent.

Zhang Fu pondered for a moment and said: I have to find a way to do something. Your home in Qinghua no longer exists. I heard that the slaves and relatives of the Ruan family have all dispersed. Some may have returned to their ancestral homes, and some may have fled to other places to hide their names.

Zhang Fu paused and explained: We are busy dealing with the remnants of the rebels and have no time to care about your families.Those who occupied the Ruan family's business, plundered slaves and maids, and bullied the Ruan family's relatives were all local wealthy families; those Annan people had no relationship with the Ming Dynasty's official army.General Ruan can go and inquire and find out if what this general is telling the truth.

Ruan Jingyi's expression dimmed. Perhaps, I have always been just an outsider.It's a bit ridiculous to think about it when I was young before.

After hearing this, Zhang Fu observed him for a while, and then he thought about something silently.

After a while, Ruan Jingyi said again: Originally, there was a nobleman named Ruan Gonggui in the Chen Dynasty. When the Hu family was in chaos, he first surrendered to the Hu family. Of course, he did nothing good under the Hu family.Ruan Gonggui is famous for being arrogant, extravagant and debauchery, and later joined the Ming army.The people of Annan are very dissatisfied with him, and I used to think so; but now it seems that Ruan Gonggui may be the one who understands it.

Zhang Fu said: Ruan Gonggui is not good now. He has no money to enjoy it and has no power. He just sits alone in his spare time.The Ming Dynasty court also hoped that the Annan people could abandon the darkness and turn to the light, but there were so many benefits in Annan Country, and it was impossible to share them with people who were useless and were just willing to seek refuge.On the contrary, Ruan Zhi, a fellow tribe of Ruan Gonggui, was now the prefect of the Dongguan Prefecture and one of the confidant ministers of Empress Dowager Chen because of his contribution to the court.

Ruan Jingyi nodded: That's the reason.

Zhang Fu continued: Ruan Zhi used to be a person who could not write poetry or fight martial arts. He had nothing except human relationships. He entrusted Ruan Gonggui's relatives to become a low-level general, but he did a mess.But look at Ruan Zhi now. As long as he can do good things, he can really be considered an important minister in Annan.

With your qualifications, talents and status, if you can make great contributions, your future prospects will be limitless and should be broader than Ruan Zhi's path.

When Ruan Jingyi heard this, he was soon a little moved: What does the Grand Marshal want me to do?

Zhang Fu refused to answer for a moment and said: There is not only one noble lady from the Chen royal family and a beauty that everyone admires and jealous of. Why don’t General Ruan change his mind? When you have power, who is not your choice? There are no outsiders here, so I will tell the truth. People like Ruan Zhi, who even if they fall in love with a reluctant woman and forcefully do something bad, has nothing to do with the big deal. Do you understand? Of course, he should not have to be so despicable. There are all kinds of beautiful women and willing people. If General Ruan did not meet someone he liked, it would be because his strength was not strong enough.

Ruan Jingyi knew that Zhang Fu was talking about Chen Xianzhen. He thought about it and nodded seriously.

Zhang Fu suddenly asked: What dare to deal with Li Li?

Ruan Jingyi was stunned for a while and said: How to do it?

Zhang Fudao: Try to gain his trust, get close to him, and then cooperate with our guardians of the Northern Office and the Jinyiwei to report the news; or if you really have the chance to cut off your head with one knife, it is OK.As long as Li Li dies, he will be considered General Ruan for his first achievements.

Ruan Jingyi did not answer immediately, because he had just learned about this, so he immediately started to think about it.

Zhang Fu said again: After General Ruan was escorted back to the capital, he was forgiven by the emperor without any documents.Those who handled this matter were either the emperor’s confidant civil and military officials, or special yamen in the court, such as the Sili Supervisor, the Guardian Sibei Office, the Jinyiwei, etc.With Lili hiding in the mountains, he had no way of knowing such news.

General Ruan was once a high-ranking person in Chen Jikuo's place. He was not comparable to those bandit leaders under Li Li's command, but was the generals and talents that Li Li urgently needed.If you go to join, you will almost certainly be reused.As General Ruan, he is a person among the rebels and is easily trusted and won over by Li Li.

Ruan Jingyi frowned and thought to himself.The boring mood of the previous state of mind no longer exists, and it is replaced by a nervous feeling. As expected, men still need to do important things so that they will not be so depressed.

Zhang Fu then said in a deep voice: We can also cooperate with General Ruan to make it easier for you to gain Li Li's trust.When Liu Sheng took prisoners back to his country, a rebel general jumped to the water and committed suicide while crossing the river. Later, the people from the Jinyiwei found the body downstream of the river.But ordinary soldiers did not know about the corpse.We can make up something, just say that there are two people who jumped into the river. One of them died, and the other one disappeared, and that person is you.

When Ruan Jingyi heard this, he subconsciously nodded slightly.

Zhang Fu said: We can also spread news that you may have escaped back to Annan Kingdom.

Ruan Jingyi asked nervously and in a deep voice: Even if I get to Li Li, what can I do?

Zhang Fu immediately said: The North Bureau of the Guardian will set up strongholds in the counties and counties in the western mountainous areas, and maintain the number of pigeons raised in Dongguan. As long as news comes, the few elite troops we deploy can support General Ruan. As for what to do, it depends on what opportunity General Ruan can encounter, and you can only make a quick decision.

The two of them were silent for a while, and Zhang Fu sighed again: It's the same as leading troops in war. Even if a famous general leads troops, how can he manage the tactics of a hundred-house team on a small hill?It’s not that the generals who can only make decisions.

Ruan Jingyi frowned and said: Let me think about it for a moment.

Zhang Fu said: There is no hurry, but General Ruan should not go out for the time being.I think this is a little good, and the most important question is General Ruan's loyalty.Let the tiger enter the mountain, we can't catch you anymore.But General Ruan should think twice. If you betray, the Governor's Office will shake out the fact that you are a spy; if you are reluctant, no one will force you.

I do!Ruan Jingyi suddenly said.

Zhang Fu asked seriously: Have you really thought about it?

Ruan Jingyi nodded and said: What can Lili give me? What can the Ming Dynasty court give me?

Zhang Fu smiled and nodded gently: Those who know the current affairs are heroes.

Ruan Jingyi sneered: I should have abandoned them long ago.Zhang Fu immediately asked: "Who are they"?Ruan Jingyi said: People in the world.