Dragon Soul in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 43

"This old thing isn't dead yet." Wang Chengen said suddenly with a cold face.

Zhu Gan listened to his nonsensical words, and under questioning, Wang Chengen's words were all evasive words. In Zhu Gan's impression, as long as he asked, Wang Chengen never dared to hide anything from himself. What is going on now? , making him so abnormal.

However, Zhu Gan didn't go into the details, but quickly escorted him back to the barracks from the Sulu king's tent. He needed to deal with how to deal with Lu Xiangsheng as soon as possible.

The rain fell for less than half an hour, and the sun that followed made Zhuozhou City even hotter. Many people didn't want to go home at night, but enjoyed the cool on the street, gathering in twos and threes Discussing about the afternoon together.

But most of the discussion is about the Red Army. Such a strange army, in the eyes of many old people, is both strange and weird. Many people don't believe it at all. It's time to pray to God, worship Buddha and burn high incense, and hope that they can really do something for the people.

Tonight is destined to be an unavoidable night, and many people listened with gusto. If the red army can really keep doing this, not collecting exorbitant taxes from the common people, and using real money to buy seasonal vegetables and fish, then even if there is a famine every year, they will not worry. Eat and wear.

With such longings, many ordinary people slept soundly after returning home, and many suffered from insomnia.

The ancient city of Dezhou at night is quiet and peaceful, but many people’s dreams are disturbed by the sound of footsteps. The timid ones hide in the quilt and shiver, boldly look out the window, but find nothing. There was only the sound of orderly footsteps, as if hundreds of thousands of troops were advancing.

Suddenly the sound of footsteps changed and gradually moved away, turning into loud shouts, followed by the sound of drums and horses galloping, as if the two armies were fighting each other, just like an ancient battlefield.

Many people suffered from insomnia that night, and the red-clothed soldiers patrolling the streets also heard the sound. What's even more outrageous is that with the sound of his footsteps, the two actually overlapped. It got a little bigger, so the leader of the team had to order to stop.

However, the sound was very strange. They stopped, and the sound of neat footsteps stopped after two steps, as if it was the echo of the red-clothed army.

The leader of this team is a recruit recruited in Dezhou City. Because of his hard training and his ability to read and write, he was promoted to be the leader. Although he was recruited in Dezhou City, he is not a local but a native of Shaanxi. , Because of the drought in Shaanxi, I have come here, and I am used to seeing life and death on the road.

The red-clothed army recruited soldiers and horses, so he joined the red-clothed army. He was not afraid of becoming a traitor, not only to be able to eat well, but also because he wanted to change his own destiny, so he was very active in doing things, even though he was used to Life and death, now that he suddenly encountered such a strange thing, it also made him feel anxious.

Among the people in this group, there are veterans from the bloody battle at Baliqiao. They have killed people and been stained with blood. Mysterious, but most of the ancients believed it deeply.

Even Confucius said that his words were strange and confusing, and he did not blindly deny it.

Because of these strange noises, the city became a mess.

In a bustling brothel in the city, there is the sound of sao-waves everywhere, and a remote backyard of this brothel is very quiet, there is no night owl calling, only the peaceful sound of frogs and insects , In a wing room, there are no oil lamps, but a few candles, which illuminate the room brightly.

Not only that, but there was even a strong smell of sandalwood in the room. I saw a woman lying on her side on the couch, coughing up blood continuously. The sandalwood scent made her look a little dazed, and it could also reduce her pain all over her body.

The woman had already vomited a big mouthful of blood and passed out from the pain. There were maids serving her carefully on both sides. After an unknown amount of time, the slender eyelashes of the woman on the bed trembled a few times, and she slowly opened her eyes. The big eyes are very bright and clear, just like the fifteenth moon, clean and flawless, making people feel pitiful.

However, this beauty just passed by in a flash, and then it was as cold as ice, making people feel like falling into an ice cellar. She kissed her red lips and said without a trace of smoke and fire: "Put out the candles, you all go out! I want to have a good time." rest."

The maid serving at the side seemed to be pardoned. Being beside this woman, she always felt chilly all over, like a beautiful female monster, which made people feel very uneasy!

There was another person in the darkened room. This person was tall, but he was wearing a fancy silk robe. Looking at him carefully through the moonlight, he had silver hair and a beardless face. He looked only in his 40s, but when he spoke Talking, but full of old and decayed air.

Obviously he has a good face, and his actual age is far over forty: "Daughter, let's forget about the Tongzhou Caokou matter, go back with your godfather, if the people below want to make trouble, let them have enough trouble, don't eat It’s a pity, I don’t know what’s good or bad.”

Hei Luosha raised his eyebrows and squinted his eyes, and smiled innocently and innocently. He couldn't help but make people feel close. He leaned sideways, folded his hands and held the old man's hand, feeling a burst of warmth, and said affectionately: "Father, You are so advanced in martial arts, why are you unwilling to teach Ling'er every move, maybe Ling'er will be successful and get the head of the thief leader, and now brother Leng has also been arrested, I don't know what kind of torture he will be. "

Hearing her coquettish reproach, the old man stretched out his hand and tapped her nose, and she wrinkled her little nose immediately, with a bitter expression on her face, matched with her proud appearance, it was so cute that it was unbearable He wanted to hold her carefully in the palm of his hand.

The old man sat on the side of the bed, sighed and said: "You can't learn my kung fu. Practice the Huayu sword I gave you. It is also a rare and profound kung fu in this world. Now you are recuperating well, and godfather is going to kill Leng Nu." Save me, I'll go, he should give me a face and let me go! Alas! Godfather really doesn't want to worry about these troubles anymore. "

Hei Luosha hurriedly grabbed the old man's hand, put her on his face and rubbed her face, and said, "Father, you don't care who is in charge of the Cao Gang! Do you want that person to take care of it? He is just a playboy." .”

The old man patted her on the head lightly, straightened her long hair, shook his head and said: "That's why the godfather will entrust you with the big and small affairs of the gang, let you take care of him, you have to take good care of him .”

Hei Luosha suddenly showed an expression of displeasure, turned his body to the bed, turned his back to the old man and said: "Father, although he is your nephew and grandson, I was picked up and raised by you, and I have no blood relationship. , but I don't like such a dude, so please don't force me."

Seeing that she didn't like it, the old man didn't say anything more, just kept sighing, what he wanted most in his life now was to see his nephew and grandson marry a daughter-in-law, have a child, and then the four generations live together, then he can Satisfied and let go of everything.

"Heal well, foster father will come back as soon as he goes." The old man patted her on the shoulder and retreated quietly.

No one has seen that the warmth between the father and daughter is so secret and short. In the eyes of outsiders, the two of them are still so mysterious and terrifying.

Zhu Gan was destined not to be able to sleep today, and he brought people into the city overnight, but there was no weird fighting sound, and the tranquility was restored, only occasional muttering, still telling what really happened in the past.

After Zhu Gan made some investigations, his face was calm, and he looked determined: "King Lu Yan is coming, and the little ghosts have already started to rest and start rebelling. I want to see what kind of little ghosts are in this city of Dezhou. , let Ma Qiao and Yu Tai come to see me, I have something important to say."

Some people have said that only when you have courage can you have backbone, and some people have said that backbone is just a stepping stone to ambition. It just depends on whether the weight added to the other side is heavy enough to pry up the backbone.

Yu Tai wanted to be reserved at first, but he was afraid of death after all. He fired artillery to attack the city within an hour of that day. He was almost terrified, thinking that Zhu Gan would kill him, so he surrendered without any hesitation. The red-clothed army, but they have not been trusted all the time, actually heard that Zhu Gan was summoned and came here immediately. Since they joined, they had to work hard, not only to please Zhu Gan, but also to make a career.