Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 258 The Emperor Thorez, Chivalry Makes Red Lips

Early the next morning, Qu Shichun left by boat and went again to persuade Zheng Sen to surrender.

Li Cunming watched the boat that Qu Shishi was riding go away in the sun, his face sinking like water.

Looking back, he said to Gong Yonggu: "If I want to accomplish something, I will always have several preparations. It would be best if Qu Shichun can persuade Zheng Sen to surrender, but we don't have to have too high expectations and have backup options. Only then can we have more escape routes. Go ahead, it’s time for you to set off.”

"According to the order!"

Gong Yonggu replied, and beckoned to hundreds of Jinyiwei.They also got into the boat and sailed away.

But it was said that Qu Shixu had arrived in the city of Proventia in the afternoon, and after notifying his name, Zheng Sen's men let him into the city.

Zheng Sen asked someone to bring a message, saying that he is busy with military affairs and will meet again in the evening.Qu Shixu was not in a hurry, and went to see Liu Rushi first.

"Master, how are you doing recently?" Qu Shixu asked respectfully.

Liu Rushi poured tea for Qu Shixu, and said, "I'm used to the wind and waves at sea, and my health is fine..."

"But how can I see that your complexion is not very good?"

Liu Rushi was hesitating to speak, but she was caught by Black Peony's Raw Snake Gu, which happened every few days, she was tortured, and her complexion was naturally bad.

But she didn't reveal the inside story, she covered it up and said: "It's just a little unacceptable, don't worry about it. By the way, why did you come to Sen Ge'er's army again?"

Qu Shixuan then said that Chongzhen asked him to persuade him to surrender again, and said: "Master, I think Brother Sen will not have good results if he continues to be so stubborn. You don't know that His Majesty the Emperor has already forged a powerful naval force." , Recaptured Haojingao a few days ago, and united with the Portuguese, how can Brother Sen be the emperor's opponent?"

"Yeah, Brother Sen didn't say anything to me, but I observed the situation in his army, and it was very bad. Food was extremely scarce, morale was low, and the natives on Dongfan Island refused to obey the Zheng family's army. Making troubles everywhere. Hey, I'm really afraid that brother Sen will fall into a situation where all sides are besieged by accident!" Liu Rushi sighed.

"Master, when we have dinner tonight, please help me persuade Brother Sen. Okay?" Qu Shixu's tone was full of expectation.

"It's my duty!" Liu Rushi said.

At the time of You, Zheng Sen finally finished his military affairs, set up a banquet, and invited Qu Shixu and Liu Rushi to the banquet.

During the dinner, Zheng Sen seemed to have guessed the reason for Qu Shixu's visit, so he tried his best to persuade him to drink, and talked about irrelevant things, so as not to give Qu Shixu a chance to talk about serious matters.

Qu Shixu drank several glasses of wine and became a little tipsy. Taking advantage of his drunkenness, he abruptly interrupted Zheng Sen, stood up and said solemnly: "Brother Sen, don't you care about your situation?"

Zheng Sen frowned slightly: "What kind of situation am I in?"

"The battle of trapped beasts, there is no way out!" Qu Shixu emphasized his tone.

Zheng Sen sneered and said, "I know why you came here today, and you're here to act as Chongzhen's lobbyist again, right? Qu Shisi, we used to study hard as classmates, why did you turn your elbows out to help Chongzhen To deal with me?"

"Brother Sen, I will never forget the friendship between my classmates. Didn't I support you when the scholars caused a disturbance in Nanjing City? ..."

Zheng Sen was very angry: "That's enough, stop bluffing people with empty words! The justice of my family and country is not like you say with words, but with actions. Do you know where this is? This is the Netherlands." At the residence of the officer Maoshi Nanding, I killed the Dutch who occupied Dongfan Island and drove away the Manchu Tatar envoys. Does this count as having the righteousness of my family and country?"

"Qu Shiqi, if you say one more word, I will immediately treat you as a spy and deal with it by military law!"

Zheng Sen dropped his wine glass, stood up and left.

"Stubborn donkey! But I can understand Brother Sen's feelings. When a person is alone and helpless, he needs the support of those around him, not persuasion." Liu Rushi sighed and persuaded Qu Shixu, "You are drunk, go and rest .Leave the rest to me, and I promise to make Brother Sen change his mind."

"Master, did you come up with a good idea?" Qu Shixu asked.

Liu Rushi smiled lightly, did not answer, clapped his hands and called a soldier, and ordered him to send Qu Shiqi to rest, comforting him: "Sleep well, wake up tomorrow, everything will be fine!"

……

Liu Rushi lives in the bedroom of Mao Shi Nanding's wife, the furnishings in the room have not changed, and it is full of exotic customs.The ceiling was hung with chandeliers, candles were lit, and the floor was covered with Persian rugs.

Liu Rushi returned to the room and sat there for a while.He got up and walked to the dressing table, took the paper, ink, pen and inkstone, and wrote a letter with the pen.

After the letter was written, it was already midnight.Without sleepiness, she opened the suitcase she was carrying and rummaged to find a set of gorgeous clothes.

This set of clothes was made by Qian Qianyi from the best tailor in Nanjing when she moved into Jiangyun Building. They fit her perfectly and Liu Rushi's charm was fully revealed when she wore them.

A bright glass mirror was erected on the dressing table. Liu Rushi looked at her own face, only to see that her face was haggard and pale, but her temperament was still graceful, beautiful and dignified.

"Hate my daughter's body forever, so I can't go on the battlefield. It's a pity that the jade is so beautiful, and I can't recite the Lotus Sutra in vain." Liu Rushi murmured to himself, tears streaming down his face.

She recalled her whole life, when she was young, she was raised in a brothel and became a skinny horse; when she was young, she married a sixtieth man;

Later, when she met Chen Zilong, she thought she could be entrusted to her for life, but unexpectedly, Chen Zilong had a wife, and there was a lot of quarrel.

She chose to leave Chen Zilong. When she was wandering and helpless, she was favored and admired by Qian Qianyi, the leader of the Donglin Party...

Prosperity is like a dream, I am a wandering person!
Liu Rushi wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, focused on dressing up, drawing eyebrows, applying powder, rouge, and lipstick... She was so concentrated and focused, as if makeup had become the most sacred thing in the world.

After putting on makeup, she saw her alluring face in the mirror, and smiled silently, her smile rippling like spring water.

……

The next morning, the maid opened the door and came to help Liu Rushi get up.Suddenly seeing the well-dressed Liu Rushi hanged at the head of the bed, the maid screamed and cried.

Many people were quickly alarmed, and some people hurriedly reported to Zheng Sen.Zheng Sen was shocked and ran over in a hurry. On the way, he met Qu Shiqi who got the news.

When the two rushed into the bedroom, Liu Rushi's body had already been put on the bed.The clothes on her body are so gorgeous, the makeup on her face is so delicate, but her face is so pale, and the strangle marks on her neck are so shocking!

"Master, Master..." Qu Shixu threw himself to the corner of the bed and burst into tears.

Zheng Sen endured his grief and asked the maid what was going on.The maid stammered and said, "Lady Liu was fine last night, she didn't see anything abnormal at all, how could she think of her..."

Zheng Sen glanced at a letter on the dressing table, walked over to pick it up, and saw that the letter was addressed to him.

"Brother Sen, I chose this way to bid farewell to you. It is really abrupt. But I have no other choice. The only way I can persuade you to submit to the Ming Dynasty is to die. This is my willing choice and has nothing to do with anyone. You Don't take your anger out on others."

"When I was in Jiaxing, I did something stupid. No, I committed an unforgivable crime. I, the old man of the Zheng family and the head of the Cha family planned to kill Zhu Yousong, which led to the fall of Jiaxing's prefectural city and the lives of the people."

"I, Liu Rushu, worry about the country and the people, and care about the people of the world, but I made a mistake and caused a great disaster. This crime will never be redeemed by death!"

"But His Majesty the Emperor still gave me a chance to redeem my sins, and let me persuade you to surrender. Brother Sen, if you don't surrender to the Ming Dynasty, how will Mistress atone for your sins? Do you want to see Mistress fall into the endless hell?"

"There is one more thing I have to say. That day when Lin Shidui came to Jilongyu, I knew I was going to die. Why do I say that? The reason is very simple, and some of the Donglin Party members who are frustrated and downcast can't see clearly. The general trend of the world intends to make a comeback. They thought I was the widow of Qian Shangshu, and because we used to be members of the Donglin Party and would have the same thoughts as them, they tried to drag us into the water and secretly make enemies with Chongzhen. After my death, these little Only then will people stop their delusions and calm down."

"Brother Sen, the Tartars ravaged the Central Plains and ruined our Chinese clothes. At this time, they are enemies of the Ming Dynasty. Isn't it just a pawn of a tiger to help a tyrant?"

"After I die, I will be buried in a hanging coffin. Only when the rivers and mountains are restored and the Tartars are expelled can I rest in peace. Liu Ru is the last word."

Zheng Sen's hands holding the letter trembled, the tears in his eyes fell down like beans, the tears soaked the letter paper, and the ink on the paper was dense.

"Master!" Zheng Sen plopped down on his knees, crying loudly.

After reading Liu Rushi's last letter, Qu Shixu instantly understood the meaning of Liu Rushi's words last night. She said that everything would be fine by dawn.

Qu Shixu was even more grief-stricken, he grabbed Zheng Sen's sleeve and shouted: "Brother Sen, if you persist in your obsession, you will fail my teacher's painstaking efforts!"

Zheng Sen shook off Qu Shixu's arm, stood up and said, "Forget it, I'll give Chongzhen a month, and if he can capture Zeelandia City within a month, I will surrender unconditionally!"

(End of this chapter)