Bright Spring

The assassins held their knives and stared at the young man and gradually surrounded him.

At this moment, Liu Ming suddenly said: "I want you to understand the consequences and think about the fate of the Hu family. The arrogant and unjust atrocities will be repaid a thousand times!"

Almost no one paid any attention to him. It seemed that most of the assassins could not understand Chinese, but one of them moved his eyes to Liu Ming's face.The assassins had pointed their knives at the last of the entourage.The young man said: "Master Liu, the younger one will take a step first."

A moment later, there was a scream of pain in the smelly air, followed by the sound of "clang" weapons falling to the ground.The young man stared blankly, and fell on his back in front of Liu Ming. There were several blood holes on his body, and he was still bleeding.

Liu Ming also widened his eyes, waiting for that moment to come.

Suddenly there was another scream of "ah", and an assassin fell to the ground with an arrow stuck in his back.Everyone turned their heads immediately. Liu Ming, who was wearing official robes and unarmed, obviously didn't worry them too much.

After a while, a group of masked people suddenly rushed in from the door.The chaotic fight that happened just now reappeared. There was a noise and scuffle in the room, and the light of the knife flashed randomly under the light.

The reason for what happened earlier is still quite clear, probably the generals of the Annan Kingdom sent assassins to kill the envoys of the Ming Dynasty; the fight now became more and more chaotic, making it hard to understand what happened.

Could it be the reinforcements brought by Ruan Yinhe?

The fighting stopped after a while, and there were many more corpses on the ground.A masked man said in Chinese: "Liu Shijun, we are here to save you, come with us!"

Liu Ming was at a loss, but he also had some clues in his mind, probably Ruan Yinhe's people.But he soon discovered another very strange thing: some of the first assassins were not dead, and they covered their faces, only showing the part above the eyes.

Liu Ming was sure that person was one of the first batch of assassins.Because when Liu Ming spoke before, most of the assassins could not understand, only one person seemed to understand what he said.Liu Ming paid special attention to that man, so he had an impression of him.

The behind-the-scenes instigates to find someone to do this kind of thing. The assassins cannot be random people, and they should all have a better understanding of the details;Liu Ming didn't know what to do for a while, but he didn't say it out loud.

"Liu Shijun, let's go!" At this moment, a masked man urged.

Liu Ming took a deep breath, stood up, clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, the strong man, for your rescue."

The masked people carried away the dead of their own people, and a group of people walked out of the hotel in the rain, and soon they were all drenched|drenched.

The surroundings were almost pitch black, and there was lightning from time to time, and the messy streets and alleys and houses flashed past in front of him.The sky was covered with dark clouds, the stars and the moon could not be seen, and Liu Ming couldn't even distinguish the direction. He was held by a group of masked men, and followed them quickly in the rain.

Everyone left Tsinghua City that night, and the way to cross the city wall was to climb up the city wall by taking a wooden ladder, and then go down the wooden ladder.This section of the city wall is unguarded, and the masked man should be very familiar with it, and may even have something to do with the defenders stationed here.

At this time, Qinghua had become the center of the rebels (various rebels led by Chen Jikuo).Liu Ming can almost be sure that the two groups of "assassins" are all members of the rebel army.

A group of people trekked through the mud all night, and by dawn, they had entered a forest.

Everyone struggled along the difficult mountain road for a long time, and a manor appeared on the hillside.Compared with the common people's houses, the courtyard of the house is much more magnificent. It is obvious that the person who owns this manor is really an extraordinary person.

Liu Ming was treated kindly. He bathed and changed clothes here, put on dry clothes, and someone brought him food.On the road last night, Liu Ming asked the masked man who they belonged to, but no one told him.He didn't ask any more questions, and when he got here, he could only hold his breath and wait for the next sentence.

Those Han people who followed Liu Ming and traveled thousands of miles just arrived in An Nanguo, and all died in a foreign country; Liu Ming is now sitting in a comfortable manor room, surviving, and thinking of this, it is inevitable to feel very sad.

But things are very strange, Liu Ming thought that if he could find out the truth and go back and tell the Holy One, it would be a useful thing.Let the court decide whether it is a capital crime or a living crime.

At noon, someone invited Liu Ming to meet their master.

He was ushered into a spacious room, and saw a young man sitting on the upper seat, who seemed to be less than 30 years old.

Liu Ming stepped forward and clasped his fists and said, "I got rescued last night, I don't know who made the move?"

The man was still sitting, cupped his hands as a return, and said in Chinese: "I am Li Li, the king of Da Yue Ping Ding, and you are Liu Shijun?"

Liu Ming said: "Exactly. Thank you for your kindness."

After all, he got favor from others, Liu Ming spoke very politely, but he didn't call him king.Because the imperial court did not confer any king of "Dayue" in Annan, and Liu Ming's identity was an envoy of the Ming Dynasty, so it was impossible to recognize the other party's identity.

The man named Li Li nodded his head and said: "It is inconvenient for Mr. Liu to stay near Qinghua for a long time. The king will send someone to escort you on the road tomorrow. The Ming army fleet in the East China Sea has already left. Mr. Liu can only go to Qinghua now." Thang Long (Hanoi), where the Ming army is stationed. The team cannot go straight to the north, but must advance to the mountainous area to the west, and then go to Thang Long.”

He looked directly at Liu Ming and said, "My people will protect you to reach Thang Long. You are a Han Chinese, and you are not used to the rainy season in Da Viet. If you are sick, you can write a letter and take it to Thang Long, telling what happened to you. Ming army."

Liu Ming hurriedly asked, "Why did the general save me?"

Li Li said: "You are just a messenger, it is wrong for the emperor of Dayue to send someone to kill you."

This answer contains too little.Liu Ming pondered for a moment, then said: "General, why don't you vote for the Ming court?"

Li Li suddenly smiled and said: "This king is not willing to betray the people of Dayue, and he is not willing to be an enemy of the Ming court unless he has to."

Liu Ming said: "I will report the general's words to the Holy Majesty."

Li Li nodded and said: "Liu Shijun should go and rest for a while before departure."

Liu Ming bid farewell with fists in his hands.

He went back to the previous room and sat down on a stool.There was a table, paper and ink in the room, but he didn't write.Liu Ming's entourage has already died, and there are Annan people around him. What he thinks in his heart is probably safe only if he keeps it in his heart.

What happened in the past two days was really confusing, and Liu Ming didn't know what was going on for a while.But no matter what, we have to go to Dongguan (the name given to Hanoi by the Ming Dynasty) first and then go to the area controlled by the Ming army.

Chapter 729 The Will of Peace

From Qinghua to Dongguan, the distance is only more than three hundred miles.Liu Ming traveled to Dongguan (Thang Long), where he first met Huang Zhong, the leader of the Ming army stationed in Annan and the deputy governor of the Annan Governor's Mansion, and then Ruan Zhi, an Annan native who was an official in Dongguan, and others.

Within two days, both Liu Ming and Huang Zhong wrote memorials, as did the military generals of Jinyiwei Beisi and Shouyusi Beisi stationed in Dongsheng; all parties together described what happened in An Nanguo and their respective views.The Governor's Mansion then sent a courier to expedite the report by [-] miles and send it to the capital first...

In June, the capital was extremely hot.

When the sun was shining brightly during the day, Zhu Gaoxu seldom went out. He chose Rouyi Hall to work, which was more spacious and airy.Today's memorial had already been delivered in the morning; but at this time the eunuch Wang Gui was outside the gate of the palace, and came in with another item from the Secretary of General Administration.The seal of the Annan Governor's Mansion.

Zhu Gaoxu waited for Wang Gui to open it, took out the memorial inside and read it again.

Without warning, there was a "bang"!Zhu Gaoxu suddenly punched the big table, and the memorials piled up on it collapsed suddenly.

Wang Gui was startled, and hurriedly "thumped" to kneel beside him, and the surrounding officials and palace people were even more frightened.Miao Jin, who was next to the big case, was also taken aback, holding a pen and looking up at Zhu Gaoxu.

The hot atmosphere and embarrassing anger made Zhu Gaoxu's face turn red, his fists were clenched tightly, and his knuckles turned white.

"What I sent is the will of peace!" Zhu Gaoxu was very angry, his face was burning hot, as if he had just been slapped, he couldn't help but say such a sentence.

Hearing Zhu Gaoxu's words, Wang Gui hurriedly said: "The emperor must take good care of the dragon's body. If Chen Jikuo doesn't eat the toast and fine wine, the emperor will definitely punish him."

Miao Jin's eyes were looking at the memorial in Zhu Gaoxu's hand, so Zhu Gaoxu passed Liu Ming's memorial and asked, "Does what I have done seem very insulting?"

All of a sudden, there was no sound in the hall, except for the faint chirping of cicadas in the distance outside.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Wang Gui and raised his hand.Wang Gui immediately paid attention to Zhu Gaoxu's gestures, and seemed to have guessed what Zhu Gaoxu wanted him to call the minister.Miao Jin also looked away from the memorial, waiting for Zhu Gaoxu's reaction.

But he suddenly swallowed the words that came to his lips, and slowly lowered his hand.This kind of behavior attracts attention and surprises the people around him.

Zhu Gaoxu was really emotional just now, but finally subconsciously felt that things should not be decided when emotional, and he had to think calmly first.

In the past, he was angry, felt unfair and humiliated more than once, but because of his position and influence, he dared not attack at any time; now that he is on the throne, he is often in the midst of flattery and self-inflation, and it is easier to forget restraint.

He moved his hand to the side, picked up another memorial and glanced at it.It was a memorial from Li Fangyuan of North Korea. Li Fangyuan wrote a letter not long ago, describing the Japanese pirates killing and plundering the coast of North Korea on Tsushima Island.

The matter over there in Japan is also pending at this time.