Northwest, Ming military camp.
Wang Ning was woken up by the snoring next to his pillow. It was noisy, but he didn't find it annoying because it meant he was still alive.
No, why is someone sleeping next to me
Wang Ning opened his eyes and found himself in a military camp. There was a man curled up like a cat beside him. He had not even taken off his left shoe. He must have been so tired after taking off his right shoe that he fell asleep.
This man was none other than Mu Chun, the young general who got lost in the Mihun Valley that night and sang all kinds of obscene words and songs from Wuzhong, and he was the eldest son of Mu Ying, Marquis of Xiping.
Mu Chun's sleeping posture was very bad. His messy head had long fallen off the pillow, and the quilt had slipped to his waist. He was only wearing a single piece of clothing. He slept on his side, and through the cross collar of his clothes, Wang Ning could see the fan wrapped in a fan cover on his chest.
Seeing that he was sleeping soundly, Wang Ning slowly reached out his hand, gently opened his clothes, grasped the handle of the fan, and slowly pulled it out.
He had worked as a scout for three years and was very familiar with things like spying.
Unfortunately, halfway through the attack, Mu Chun's parents' strong military bloodline caused his muscles to react before his brain. Before he even opened his eyes, he quickly turned over and rode on Wang Ning to suppress him, "There's an assassin!"
Wang Ning's arrow wound suddenly hurt, and he shouted, "It's me!"
Mu Chun finally woke up and asked, "Why did you sneak attack me just now?"
Wang Ning said calmly, "You turned over in your sleep and pressed on my wound. It hurt a lot, so I pushed you away. Please get down quickly. My wound seems to have cracked because of the pressure. I finally escaped the Yuan army's pursuit, but I'm afraid I will die under you."
"Oh, I'm sorry." Mu Chun turned over and yelled to the outside: "Military doctor!"
Mu Chun squatted beside Wang Ning like a monkey and comforted him, "This military doctor was given to me by my father. He has excellent medical skills. Don't worry, he won't let you die."
The military doctor came to check Wang Ning's wounds. Most of them were on his back. Fortunately, he was wearing armor and there were no fatal injuries. The military doctor reapplied medicine and bandaged his wounds, while complaining to Mu Chun, "Master, please don't harass the patient here. This is the commander's tent. Why don't you go to your own camp to sleep?"
Wang Ning thought to himself, I actually slept in the tent of Xu Da, the Grand Marshal of the Northern Expedition and Duke of Wei!
Mu Chun said: "I hate them because they stink too much and have so many fleas on them that they can bite people awake."
The military doctor said, "You stink yourself, don't pass fleas to the patient. This is a patient that the Grand Marshal has asked to be taken good care of."
Mu Chun sniffed his armpits and said, "Ask someone to get some water so I can take a bath."
The military doctor reminded: "Master, this is the Grand Marshal's tent."
"Oh, right." Mu Chun slapped his head and ran to the big tent opposite where the marshal was giving orders. The guard at the door would not let him in, so Mu Chun said, "I have something urgent to discuss with the marshal, about the injured scout."
The guards let them go. Duke of Wei Xu Da was practicing the battle array in front of the sand table. Mu Chun said, "The scout who informed us has woken up."
I woke him up.
Xu Da said: "Tell someone to take good care of him. His identity has been exposed. He can no longer return to the Northern Yuan Privy Council. He must return to the capital with us."
Mu Chun: "Yes, I have another question, Marshal, can I take a shower in your tent?"
Xu Da promoted Mu Chun because he was talented and because his grandfather, the Duke of Ying, Feng Guoyong, had saved his life. He treated Mu Chun as his nephew and smiled when he heard this. "Go ahead."
Mu Chun jumped three feet high, "Thank you, Marshal!"
When they returned to the marshal's tent, the military doctor had already changed the medicine. In full view of everyone, Mu Chun took off his clothes and jumped into the wooden barrel. The soldier brought hot water and poured water on his head as he instructed. Mu Chun hummed with comfort.
After spending half a year together, the military doctors had become numb to the shameless words and deeds of their young master, and they stopped speaking out to correct him and left with their faces covered. Because they found that the more they mentioned the reputation of Xiping Hou Mu Ying, the more the young master would make trouble, so it was better for them to shut up.
Wang Ning noticed that when Mu Chun took off his clothes, he wrapped the fan in his shiny inner garment and placed it where he could see, as if he valued it very much.
Mu Chun stirred in the water like a fish, scrubbing his body and saying, "After receiving your intelligence, the Grand Marshal immediately broke camp overnight and marched to the Xiliao River. Our army won a great victory. Marching and fighting, I didn't sleep for three consecutive days. I was so tired that I fell into bed and fell asleep. Just now, the Grand Marshal said that your identity has been exposed and you can no longer go to the Privy Council. You have to go back with us."
The situation was urgent at the time. If all the Yuan troops crossed the Xiliao River, it would be difficult to find another opportunity. So Wang Ning took the risk of riding a horse to the Ming military camp and was chased by the Yuan army. He was prepared to be exposed.
No one can be a scout for a lifetime. Wang Ning predicted his future would be to be discovered one day, and then commit suicide by taking poison to put an end to it all, so as to avoid being tortured and implicating other scouts.
To this end, Wang Ning carried poison with him, ready to sacrifice himself at any time. Unexpectedly, man proposes, God disposes, and he had to go home.
His mother passed away and his fiancée became a court lady in the palace and chose a career in officialdom. What would happen if he went back
Mu Chun thought that Qi Liu Hai would be very happy after all the hard work, but he didn't expect that he didn't react at all. He couldn't help but be curious, "You have done a great deed this time, which is enough to be awarded an official title and return home in glory. How great is it? Why do you have a sad face? Are you unhappy?"
Wang Ning said perfunctorily: "We spies are used to not showing our emotions on our faces. We hide our emotions and don't let others see them. I'm actually quite happy now."
After rubbing his upper body, Mu Chun placed his left leg on the edge of the barrel and began to rub his lower body. "Every job is like a mountain. Your job is too difficult. I can't do it. People like me laugh when I'm happy, and curse and fight when I'm angry. I have to show my emotions, otherwise I'll suffocate to death."
Wang Ning looked at the folding fan wrapped in dirty clothes and asked tentatively: "What if you like someone?"
Mu Chun said with a smile: "Of course it's the moon on the treetops, people make an appointment after dusk, and the mandarin ducks sleep together in the quilt." Then, Mu Chun began to sing "Sheng Hulu" from "The Peony Pavilion" while rubbing her hands:
"Here I hold the soft jade and warm fragrance in my arms, Ruan Zhao goes to Tiantai, spring comes to the world, flowers bloom, and willow waists sway gracefully—"
Bang!
The porcelain cup fell to the ground and broke into pieces, interrupting Muchun's singing.
Wang Ning picked up the second teacup on the bedside table and said, "I'm sorry, I just recovered from a serious illness and my hands were shaking. I couldn't hold the cup steadily."
For some reason, even though Wang Ning knew from Captain Shi that Mu Chun was "strong on the outside but weak on the inside" and was actually a virgin with no practical experience, when he heard Mu Chun's singing, he still felt angry for no reason and deliberately smashed the cup to interrupt his singing.
"You'll feel thirsty easily if you bleed too much. Don't move. I'll help you pour some water. It will be troublesome if you hurt the wound again." Mu Chun stood up suddenly. His long legs easily crossed the wooden barrel. He was wearing nothing but a pair of wooden clogs. He just walked over naked.
Wang Ning was half lying on the bed, his line of sight just parallel to the point three inches below Mu Chun's navel, so he could see a certain part of her clearly.
"At least you should wrap yourself with a towel to cover it." Wang Ning turned his face away.
Mu Chun poured water beside him, "We are all men. You have what I have, so what is there to hide?"
Mu Chun handed the cup of water to Wang Ning, exhaled the cold air, yelled "I'm freezing to death", turned around suddenly, and ran to the bathtub. When he turned around, a few drops of water splashed on Wang Ning's face.
It must have been the water in his hair, it had to have been.
Wang Ning kept convincing himself and finally managed to control his expression. He stopped wiping the water drops from his face and drank the warm water in one gulp.
Mu Chun returned to the tub, rubbed his left leg, and then lifted up his right leg to start rubbing. "You're just talking about me. I don't even know your name. What's your name? Where are you from?"
Wang Ning: "Asler."
Asile means lion in Mongolian, which represents bravery. Out of ten Yuan Dynasty men, at least seven had this name, similar to the names that became commonplace five hundred years later, such as "Jianguo", "Guoqing", "Zihan", "Zimeng" and "Zixuan".
Mu Chun said: "I asked your real name, not a pseudonym."
Wang Ning said: "My name is a state secret. Only the Grand Marshal is qualified to ask."
"You can't hide it on the fifteenth day." Mu Chun said, "When we get to the capital, I'll know your name after I reward you for your merits."
Wang Ning smiled and said, "Let's talk about it when we get to the capital."
The Northern Expedition returned victoriously and headed back to the capital. Along the way, Wang Ning and Mu Chun treated each other like brothers and were very close. Wang Ning tried to test Mu Chun from time to time, but Mu Chun hid Hu Shanwei in the deepest part of his heart and kept his mouth shut. Wang Ning could not dig anything even with a Luoyang shovel.
Wang Ning became increasingly suspicious of the relationship between Hu Shanwei and Mu Chun.
In April, the Northern Expedition Army arrived in the capital, and Emperor Hongwu ordered a grand ceremony of triumphal presentation of prisoners and rewarding meritorious service.
When the army returned triumphantly, the Northern Expedition Commander-in-Chief Xu Da, Duke of Wei, presented the prisoners of war, including Belibuhua, outside the south gate of Taimiao and the north gate of Taishe, and offered sacrifices to Taimiao and Taishe, performing the three offering ceremonies.
Afterwards, the Ministry of Justice took the captives in. Emperor Hongwu, wearing a Tongtian crown and a crimson gauze robe, went to Fengtian Gate. The captives, including Belibuhua, were all wearing Yuan Dynasty costumes and kneeling on the ground awaiting punishment.
An official from the Ministry of Justice read out the list of suspects awaiting punishment.
Emperor Hongwu sent Mao Xiang, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, to deliver the decree and pardon their crimes. The captives bowed five times and shouted "Long live the emperor" three times. Mao Xiang also personally helped Beilibuhua, the leader of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, to stand up.
Emperor Hongwu bestowed Ming Dynasty clothing. Belibuhua and others changed into Ming Dynasty clothing, bowed four times, shouted "Long live the emperor" three times, and the civil and military officials who were watching congratulated them, and the ceremony was completed.
After that, there was a ceremony to reward the meritorious officials. According to convention, the ceremony was held in the Fengtian Hall.
The eunuchs set up an incense table, and the female officials in charge of treasures from the Shangfu Bureau of the harem held the national seal and placed it in the very center of the Fengtian Hall.
The Ming Dynasty's national seal was kept by the female officials in the Imperial Treasure Bureau of the Imperial Palace. If the previous dynasty wanted to use it, the emperor had to issue an order and the female officials would deliver the national seal. This procedure was called "asking for the treasure."
Due to the heavy responsibility, the position of Sibao is usually held by older female officials with outstanding moral character.
The female official Jiang Quan and Huang Weide, who had just passed the examination for female historian, both met this condition, and Wang Shangfu arranged them both to work in the treasure department. Today, Fengtian Hall was "requesting treasures", and Jiang Quan and Huang Weide came to "deliver treasures", so they were also waiting in Fengtian Hall.
After three drum beats, Emperor Hongwu sat on the dragon throne wearing his imperial robes and crowns. Crown Prince Zhu Biao, Prince of Yan Zhu Di, Prince of Zhou Zhu Su, Prince of Chu Zhu Zhen and other princes also stood in the northeast direction wearing their imperial robes and crowns.
The ministers of the Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of Revenue, and Ministry of Rites stood on the east side, while Duke of Wei Xu Da, Wang Ning, Mu Chun and other meritorious officials knelt in the southwest waiting for rewards.
The first person to be rewarded was of course Xu Da, Duke of Wei.
The fourth one was Wang Ning. Emperor Hongwu said, "I am pleased with Wang Ning's contributions to the country. He deserves to be rewarded with a higher rank. I now grant him the second-class title of Yongchun Earl and grant him a golden book and iron scroll, which will be inherited by the next generation. You shall respectfully obey my order."
Wang Ning shouted "Long live the emperor" three times and accepted the order to express his gratitude.
Wang Ning! His name is Wang Ning! He is Shanwei's sister's fiancé!
Mu Chun's brain was about to explode!
The author has something to say: Chunchun: Get rid of all the memories, get rid of him, if you don’t love him, there will be no harm~
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№14 User: x Comment: "Hu Shanwei" Score: 2 Published: 2018-12-28 20:30:45 Reviewed chapter: 67