Night fell, and the house illuminated by the oil lamp was a little dim.
Suddenly, the surroundings were as bright as the sun. After a flash, a loud bang came, and then the sound of rain outside became noisy.Everything was very rapid and seemed impetuous.
The Ming envoy Liu Ming was still in the house, and he was walking back and forth on the ground, with no intention of escaping.
The shocking lightning and thunder interrupted his pace. He stood still and looked out the window, and continued to lower his eyes and ponder something.
Amid the noise of the rain, a vague cry was mixed.
After a while, several followers rushed into the wing with their waist knives, and then they closed the door and windows.
Seeing this, Liu Ming immediately understood: What should be come, it's true!
One of the followers turned around and said: Beware, Lord Liu, there is an assassin!We have a brother who has been shot.
Liu Ming saw that person clearly, which was the young man who had cultivated the military camp in Qinghua that day.
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Liu Ming stood in the house for a while, then walked to the desk above, took out all the paper from his arms, lit it on the oil lamp, and threw it on the ground.
He then picked up the black hat, put it on his head, straightened the hat with both hands, and bent down to pull out the flat robe and clothes.When several followers looked back one after another, he was already kneeling in the middle.
Liu Ming bowed and bowed to the north and said, "I have let down the emperor's grace and cannot complete my mission. I am ashamed of the emperor and deserve to die."Now I have no choice but to do anything, and I can only die and not humiliate the prestige of the court.
After the unarmed Liu Ming finished speaking, he stood up from the ground, slapped the dust on his robe a few times, and sat down steadily on a chair, facing the door of the room.
Bang!There was a loud noise on the wooden door panel, and the Ming army men standing on both sides of the door immediately raised their waists and stared at the door.The door panel then collapsed to the ground, but there was no other movement.
Liu Ming looked outside, it was pitch black outside, and the rain in the yard could be vaguely seen.
Bang!Suddenly there was another loud noise, and wooden pieces of the window not far away flew across, and a chair crashed into it.In an instant, everyone was more or less attracted by the movements of the windows.
Almost at the same time, suddenly a knife light flashed at the door and a man rushed in.
The sound of wind and the terrifying sound of the blade slashing on the flesh and blood came from the air. The sword light flashed under the dim swaying light, and the screams rang out.
The first assassin rushed in was hit twice, and the screams were filled with blood.
Then the Ming army man who took action by the door was stabbed several times by several assassins who rushed in; one of the Ming army men killed another before the momentary attack and died together.
The wind pouring in through the doors and windows made the oil lamps flicker and dark.The scenes of fighting in the room were not coherent, and they appeared intermittently in Liu Ming's eyes like paintings.
A flash of lightning suddenly flashed, and the room was as bright as daylight, and the scene became clear for a moment.
There were already many people in the room, and people stared at each other and were slashing and fighting desperately.
Several corpses had fallen from the pool of blood on the ground.
The screams, moans, and the sound of metal impact were mixed with the sound of thunder and rain.
The whole process only lasted for a short while, and the room gradually stopped a lot.Liu Ming's entourage was only one person left, that is the young man who had cultivated the barracks in Qinghua.
The young man held the knife in his left hand and stepped back to Liu Ming. His right arm was hanging down, and blood was dripping from his wrist and constantly dripping to the ground.
Liu Ming was still sitting on the chair, with blood splashing on his face, but he never moved.He was a scholar and had a poor family background before. He never even touched his sword in his life and did not want to fight at all.
The assassins held the swords and stared at the young man gradually surrounded him.
At this moment, Liu Ming suddenly spoke: I was the one who knew the consequences and thought about the end of Hu.Arrogant and unrighteous atrocities will be repaid thousands of times!
Almost no one paid attention to him. It seemed that most assassins couldn't understand Chinese, but one of them looked on Liu Ming's face.
The assassins have pointed their swords at the last minion.
The young man said: Lord Liu, the younger one is the first step.
A moment later, a painful scream sounded in the fishy air, followed by the sound of a clanging weapon falling to the ground.
The young man stared at Wu Shen's eyes and fell to Liu Ming's face, with several blood holes on his body, still emitting blood.
Liu Ming also widened his eyes and waited for the arrival of that moment.
Suddenly, Ah screamed again, and an assassin fell to the ground with an arrow inserted on his back.Everyone immediately turned their heads, and Liu Ming, who was wearing official robes and without weapons, obviously did not make them too worried.
A moment later, a group of masked people suddenly rushed in outside the door.The chaotic fight that had just happened appeared again. There was a noise and melee in the room, and the sword light flashed under the light.
The whole story of what happened before was clear. It should be roughly the generals of the war-leading war faction of Annan Kingdom and the assassin sent to kill the envoys of the Ming Dynasty; the battle at this time became more and more messy, making it difficult for people to understand what was going on.
Could it be the reinforcements brought by Ruan Yinhe?
After a while, the fight calmed down again, and there were many more corpses on the ground.A masked man said in Chinese: Envoy Liu, we are here to save you, come with us!
Liu Ming was confused, but he also had some clues in his mind. It was probably Ruan Yinhe's man.
But he soon discovered another very strange thing: someone in the first batch of assassins was not dead, and his face was covered with only the part above his eyes.
Liu Ming confirmed that the man was among the first batch of assassins.
Because when Liu Ming spoke before, most of the assassins couldn't understand it, and only one person looked like he could understand the words.
Liu Ming noticed that person in particular, so he had an impression of him.
The assassin behind the scenes is not likely to be someone who comes to do such things, but they should be more familiar with the details; if someone sees something wrong and wants to get stuck in the crowd, it seems unlikely that they will succeed.
Liu Ming didn't know it for a moment, but he didn't say it out loud either.
Envoy Liu, leave quickly!At this time, a masked man urged him.
Liu Ming took a breath, stood up, clasped his fists and said: Thank you, the hero, for helping him.
The masked people carried the dead themselves away, and the crowd walked out of the tent in the rain and soon became wet.
The surroundings were almost pitch black, with lightning from time to time, and the messy streets and alleys flashed by in front of them.
The sky was covered with dark clouds, and there was no stars or moon. Liu Ming couldn't even tell the direction clearly. He followed them in the rain under the hostage of masked people.
Everyone left Qinghua City that night. The way to pass the city wall was to climb up the city wall by using a wooden ladder and then go down the wooden ladder.
There is no one to guard this section of the city wall, and the masked man should be very familiar with it, and may even be related to the defenders stationed in this area.
Qinghua had become the center of the rebels at this time (all rebels led by Chen Jikuo).Liu Ming could almost determine that the two groups of assassins were all inside the rebels.
A group of people trekked in the mud all night, and by dawn they had already entered a forest.
Everyone struggled along the difficult mountain road for a long time, and a manor appeared on the hillside.
Compared with the houses of ordinary people, the yard is much more grand. Obviously, the people who own this manor are really extraordinary.
Liu Ming was treated kindly, he took a bath, changed into dry clothes, and even brought food.
On the road last night, Liu Ming asked the masked man and whose people they were, but no one told him.
He didn't ask much, and when he got here he had to calm down and wait for the following.
Those Han followers followed Liu Ming and had just arrived in Annan for thousands of miles, all died in foreign lands. Liu Ming is now sitting in a comfortable manor room, and survives. When he thinks of this, he is inevitably very sad.
But things were strange. Liu Ming thought that it would be useful if he could figure out the truth and go back to tell the emperor.Just let the court decide for the death penalty.
At noon, someone invited Liu Ming to see their master.
He was led to a spacious house and saw a young man sitting in the upper seat. He seemed to be less than thirty years old.
Liu Ming stepped forward and clasped his fists and said: I was rescued by someone last night, so I wonder who took action?
The man was still sitting, bowing his hand to return the gift, and speaking in Chinese: I am Lili, the king of Great Yue, and you are the envoy Liu?
Liu Ming bowed: That's right.Thank you for your help.
After all, Liu Ming spoke very politely, but he did not call the other party the king.
Because the court did not grant any title of King of Dayue in Annan Kingdom, Liu Ming's identity was an envoy of the Ming Dynasty and it was impossible to recognize the other party's identity.
The man named Li Li nodded and said: Envoy Liu is not convenient to stay near Qinghua for a long time. I will send someone to escort you on the way tomorrow.The Ming army fleet in the East China Sea has left, and Liu Envoy can only go to Shenglong (Hanoi), where the Ming army is stationed there.The team cannot go straight north, they must first enter the mountainous area to the west and then go to Shenglong.
He looked directly at Liu Ming and said: My king's people will protect you to reach Shenglong.You are a Han Chinese and are not very adapted to the rainy season of Dayue. If you are sick, you can write a letter to take Shenglong and tell the Ming army what you have encountered.
Liu Ming hurriedly asked: Why do you want to save me?
Li Li said: You are just an envoy, and it is wrong for Emperor Dayue to send someone to kill you.
This answer contains too little things.Liu Ming pondered for a moment and said: Why don’t you surrender to the Ming court?
Li Li suddenly smiled and said: I don’t want to betray the people of Dayue, and if I had no choice, I would not be willing to be an enemy of the Ming court.
Liu Ming said: I will report the general's words to the emperor.
Li Li nodded and said: Envoy Liu, please go and rest for a while before departure.
Liu Ming bowed his fists and said goodbye.
He returned to his previous room and sat down on a stool.
There was a table and paper in the room, but he didn't write.
Liu Ming's entourage was already dead, and there were Annan people around him. He was afraid that only by keeping what he was thinking in his heart would be safe.
What happened in the past two days is really confusing, and Liu Ming didn't know what was going on for a while.
But no matter what, I had to go to Dongguan (the name given to Hanoi by the Ming Dynasty) first and then to the area controlled by the Ming army.
Suddenly, the surroundings were as bright as the sun. After a flash, a loud bang came, and then the sound of rain outside became noisy.Everything was very rapid and seemed impetuous.
The Ming envoy Liu Ming was still in the house, and he was walking back and forth on the ground, with no intention of escaping.
The shocking lightning and thunder interrupted his pace. He stood still and looked out the window, and continued to lower his eyes and ponder something.
Amid the noise of the rain, a vague cry was mixed.
After a while, several followers rushed into the wing with their waist knives, and then they closed the door and windows.
Seeing this, Liu Ming immediately understood: What should be come, it's true!
One of the followers turned around and said: Beware, Lord Liu, there is an assassin!We have a brother who has been shot.
Liu Ming saw that person clearly, which was the young man who had cultivated the military camp in Qinghua that day.
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Liu Ming stood in the house for a while, then walked to the desk above, took out all the paper from his arms, lit it on the oil lamp, and threw it on the ground.
He then picked up the black hat, put it on his head, straightened the hat with both hands, and bent down to pull out the flat robe and clothes.When several followers looked back one after another, he was already kneeling in the middle.
Liu Ming bowed and bowed to the north and said, "I have let down the emperor's grace and cannot complete my mission. I am ashamed of the emperor and deserve to die."Now I have no choice but to do anything, and I can only die and not humiliate the prestige of the court.
After the unarmed Liu Ming finished speaking, he stood up from the ground, slapped the dust on his robe a few times, and sat down steadily on a chair, facing the door of the room.
Bang!There was a loud noise on the wooden door panel, and the Ming army men standing on both sides of the door immediately raised their waists and stared at the door.The door panel then collapsed to the ground, but there was no other movement.
Liu Ming looked outside, it was pitch black outside, and the rain in the yard could be vaguely seen.
Bang!Suddenly there was another loud noise, and wooden pieces of the window not far away flew across, and a chair crashed into it.In an instant, everyone was more or less attracted by the movements of the windows.
Almost at the same time, suddenly a knife light flashed at the door and a man rushed in.
The sound of wind and the terrifying sound of the blade slashing on the flesh and blood came from the air. The sword light flashed under the dim swaying light, and the screams rang out.
The first assassin rushed in was hit twice, and the screams were filled with blood.
Then the Ming army man who took action by the door was stabbed several times by several assassins who rushed in; one of the Ming army men killed another before the momentary attack and died together.
The wind pouring in through the doors and windows made the oil lamps flicker and dark.The scenes of fighting in the room were not coherent, and they appeared intermittently in Liu Ming's eyes like paintings.
A flash of lightning suddenly flashed, and the room was as bright as daylight, and the scene became clear for a moment.
There were already many people in the room, and people stared at each other and were slashing and fighting desperately.
Several corpses had fallen from the pool of blood on the ground.
The screams, moans, and the sound of metal impact were mixed with the sound of thunder and rain.
The whole process only lasted for a short while, and the room gradually stopped a lot.Liu Ming's entourage was only one person left, that is the young man who had cultivated the barracks in Qinghua.
The young man held the knife in his left hand and stepped back to Liu Ming. His right arm was hanging down, and blood was dripping from his wrist and constantly dripping to the ground.
Liu Ming was still sitting on the chair, with blood splashing on his face, but he never moved.He was a scholar and had a poor family background before. He never even touched his sword in his life and did not want to fight at all.
The assassins held the swords and stared at the young man gradually surrounded him.
At this moment, Liu Ming suddenly spoke: I was the one who knew the consequences and thought about the end of Hu.Arrogant and unrighteous atrocities will be repaid thousands of times!
Almost no one paid attention to him. It seemed that most assassins couldn't understand Chinese, but one of them looked on Liu Ming's face.
The assassins have pointed their swords at the last minion.
The young man said: Lord Liu, the younger one is the first step.
A moment later, a painful scream sounded in the fishy air, followed by the sound of a clanging weapon falling to the ground.
The young man stared at Wu Shen's eyes and fell to Liu Ming's face, with several blood holes on his body, still emitting blood.
Liu Ming also widened his eyes and waited for the arrival of that moment.
Suddenly, Ah screamed again, and an assassin fell to the ground with an arrow inserted on his back.Everyone immediately turned their heads, and Liu Ming, who was wearing official robes and without weapons, obviously did not make them too worried.
A moment later, a group of masked people suddenly rushed in outside the door.The chaotic fight that had just happened appeared again. There was a noise and melee in the room, and the sword light flashed under the light.
The whole story of what happened before was clear. It should be roughly the generals of the war-leading war faction of Annan Kingdom and the assassin sent to kill the envoys of the Ming Dynasty; the battle at this time became more and more messy, making it difficult for people to understand what was going on.
Could it be the reinforcements brought by Ruan Yinhe?
After a while, the fight calmed down again, and there were many more corpses on the ground.A masked man said in Chinese: Envoy Liu, we are here to save you, come with us!
Liu Ming was confused, but he also had some clues in his mind. It was probably Ruan Yinhe's man.
But he soon discovered another very strange thing: someone in the first batch of assassins was not dead, and his face was covered with only the part above his eyes.
Liu Ming confirmed that the man was among the first batch of assassins.
Because when Liu Ming spoke before, most of the assassins couldn't understand it, and only one person looked like he could understand the words.
Liu Ming noticed that person in particular, so he had an impression of him.
The assassin behind the scenes is not likely to be someone who comes to do such things, but they should be more familiar with the details; if someone sees something wrong and wants to get stuck in the crowd, it seems unlikely that they will succeed.
Liu Ming didn't know it for a moment, but he didn't say it out loud either.
Envoy Liu, leave quickly!At this time, a masked man urged him.
Liu Ming took a breath, stood up, clasped his fists and said: Thank you, the hero, for helping him.
The masked people carried the dead themselves away, and the crowd walked out of the tent in the rain and soon became wet.
The surroundings were almost pitch black, with lightning from time to time, and the messy streets and alleys flashed by in front of them.
The sky was covered with dark clouds, and there was no stars or moon. Liu Ming couldn't even tell the direction clearly. He followed them in the rain under the hostage of masked people.
Everyone left Qinghua City that night. The way to pass the city wall was to climb up the city wall by using a wooden ladder and then go down the wooden ladder.
There is no one to guard this section of the city wall, and the masked man should be very familiar with it, and may even be related to the defenders stationed in this area.
Qinghua had become the center of the rebels at this time (all rebels led by Chen Jikuo).Liu Ming could almost determine that the two groups of assassins were all inside the rebels.
A group of people trekked in the mud all night, and by dawn they had already entered a forest.
Everyone struggled along the difficult mountain road for a long time, and a manor appeared on the hillside.
Compared with the houses of ordinary people, the yard is much more grand. Obviously, the people who own this manor are really extraordinary.
Liu Ming was treated kindly, he took a bath, changed into dry clothes, and even brought food.
On the road last night, Liu Ming asked the masked man and whose people they were, but no one told him.
He didn't ask much, and when he got here he had to calm down and wait for the following.
Those Han followers followed Liu Ming and had just arrived in Annan for thousands of miles, all died in foreign lands. Liu Ming is now sitting in a comfortable manor room, and survives. When he thinks of this, he is inevitably very sad.
But things were strange. Liu Ming thought that it would be useful if he could figure out the truth and go back to tell the emperor.Just let the court decide for the death penalty.
At noon, someone invited Liu Ming to see their master.
He was led to a spacious house and saw a young man sitting in the upper seat. He seemed to be less than thirty years old.
Liu Ming stepped forward and clasped his fists and said: I was rescued by someone last night, so I wonder who took action?
The man was still sitting, bowing his hand to return the gift, and speaking in Chinese: I am Lili, the king of Great Yue, and you are the envoy Liu?
Liu Ming bowed: That's right.Thank you for your help.
After all, Liu Ming spoke very politely, but he did not call the other party the king.
Because the court did not grant any title of King of Dayue in Annan Kingdom, Liu Ming's identity was an envoy of the Ming Dynasty and it was impossible to recognize the other party's identity.
The man named Li Li nodded and said: Envoy Liu is not convenient to stay near Qinghua for a long time. I will send someone to escort you on the way tomorrow.The Ming army fleet in the East China Sea has left, and Liu Envoy can only go to Shenglong (Hanoi), where the Ming army is stationed there.The team cannot go straight north, they must first enter the mountainous area to the west and then go to Shenglong.
He looked directly at Liu Ming and said: My king's people will protect you to reach Shenglong.You are a Han Chinese and are not very adapted to the rainy season of Dayue. If you are sick, you can write a letter to take Shenglong and tell the Ming army what you have encountered.
Liu Ming hurriedly asked: Why do you want to save me?
Li Li said: You are just an envoy, and it is wrong for Emperor Dayue to send someone to kill you.
This answer contains too little things.Liu Ming pondered for a moment and said: Why don’t you surrender to the Ming court?
Li Li suddenly smiled and said: I don’t want to betray the people of Dayue, and if I had no choice, I would not be willing to be an enemy of the Ming court.
Liu Ming said: I will report the general's words to the emperor.
Li Li nodded and said: Envoy Liu, please go and rest for a while before departure.
Liu Ming bowed his fists and said goodbye.
He returned to his previous room and sat down on a stool.
There was a table and paper in the room, but he didn't write.
Liu Ming's entourage was already dead, and there were Annan people around him. He was afraid that only by keeping what he was thinking in his heart would be safe.
What happened in the past two days is really confusing, and Liu Ming didn't know what was going on for a while.
But no matter what, I had to go to Dongguan (the name given to Hanoi by the Ming Dynasty) first and then to the area controlled by the Ming army.