Chapter 710: Assassination in Progress! (Thanks to book friend 46008 for the reward!)

Murong Yuliang walked to a place not far from Chen Yiyun's room. Chen Yiyun seemed to have heard his footsteps and immediately spoke with great vigilance:
"Who?"

Murong Yuliang said without hesitation:
"it's me··························"

After hearing that it was Murong Yuliang, the door slowly opened after a while. Chen Yiyun looked at Murong Yuliang outside the door with some surprise. While welcoming him into the room, she asked with some surprise:
"Master, why are you here?"

Murong Yuliang smiled and said:

"It's so late, and I saw the light in your room was still on, so I came to check it out!"

After saying that, Murong Yuliang fixed his eyes on the desk in the room, then walked over and looked at the books and notes on the table. Realizing that Chen Yiyu was reading, Murong Yuliang suddenly became interested, and immediately flipped through the books to see what book Chen Yiyu was reading.

"Using the analogy of malaria is very precise: if it is what Chengzi said, then the emotions of the sages are not born in the heart but in things. What does it mean? Moreover, when things are touched and emotions respond, then right and wrong can be determined; when things are not touched, it is said that if they exist, they have not yet taken shape..."

Looking at the lines of beautiful handwriting on the notebook, Murong Yuliang's eyes suddenly showed surprise. He turned to look at Chen Yiyun and asked:

"Yiyun, are you reading Mr. Shouren's Chuanxilu?"

Chen Yiyun nodded obediently after hearing this, and then said with some distress:
"Mr. Shouren's theory is really profound. Although I have studied it carefully, I still have only a vague understanding of it!"

Murong Yuliang smiled and said:

"Yiyun, you don't have to belittle yourself. Most young women like you like novels like Romance of the West Chamber. It's very rare for you to like the classics of saints..."

After comforting Chen Yiyun, Murong Yuliang hesitated for a moment and continued to ask:
"Yiyun, why do you like Mr. Shouren's works? I remember that you never read this before?"

Facing Murong Yuliang's questioning, Chen Yiyun hesitated for a moment and asked Murong Yuliang:
"Master, do you want to hear the truth or a lie from Yiyun?"

This statement surprised Murong Yuliang, but it also aroused his interest. After a little thought, he said:
"How about lies?"

After saying this, Chen Yiyun smiled slightly and said:

"It's a lie. I have been following you these days and I feel something. I can relate to what you said more and more!"

Murong Yuliang was a little stunned when he heard this. After hesitating for a moment, he confirmed with Chen Yiyun:

"Is this a lie?"

Under Murong Yuliang's gaze, Chen Yiyu nodded slightly. Seeing this, Murong Yuliang couldn't help feeling a little disappointed. He wished that Chen Yiyu was lying to him at this time. He was born in the Murong family and had been reading classics since he was a child. He had read almost all the classics of saints such as Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, etc. However, among these people, the one he admired most was Mr. Shouren. He was also a believer in the concept of "Achieving conscience, unity of knowledge and action!"

That is why he was very surprised and happy when he saw Chen Yiyun studying Mr. Shouren’s works.

As if sensing the disappointment in Murong Yuliang's expression, Chen Yiyun smiled and said to Murong Yuliang:

"Why don't you ask what the truth is, sir?"

Murong Yuliang nodded and asked:

"What is the truth?"

Chen Yiyun preached very seriously:

"Master, you have been so worried these days that you only take out Mr. Shouren's works to read at night. I know that you are seeking comfort from his classics!"

"I can't help you with the affairs of the governor, I can only think about studying Mr. Shouren's works and learning Neo-Confucianism together, and waiting for you to have a chat with me when you are free!"

After he finished speaking, Murong Yuliang felt deeply moved by Chen Yiyu's kindness. He never thought that Chen Yiyu would study science for this reason.

Although his wife, Wang, was gentle and virtuous, and was first-rate in both appearance and moral character, the only thing that made Murong Yuliang a little regretful was that because Wang's family was descended from military officers and nobles, the current generation also attached great importance to the study of young children.

However, he did not attach much importance to the education of girls in the family, believing that girls’ virtue lies in their lack of talent. Therefore, Wang Shi did not read many books, and only knew the principles of supporting her husband and educating her children.
As for Murong Yuliang, who had been studying since childhood, he undoubtedly also yearned for those stories of talented men and beautiful women, thinking of the couple reciting poems and composing couplets under the moon in the flower fields. Although his married life with Wang was very good, the two of them respected each other as guests and treated each other with respect.
However, due to Wang's limited education level, the things that Murong Yuliang thought of naturally became flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water.

Although he has always been introverted and has never expressed these things to anyone, these are all regrets hidden deep in Murong Yuliang's heart. Murong Yuliang originally thought that he could not make up for this regret in this life, but now Chen Yiyun's appearance seems to be God's intention to make up for his regret. Murong Yuliang was moved by Chen Yiyun and held Chen Yiyun in his arms. Just as this infatuated couple with a huge age gap snuggled together and enjoyed the rare time for two people in the middle of the night, a shrill female scream broke the tranquility of the night.

Although he could not believe that his always quiet and calm wife would actually scream like that, but after sleeping in the same bed with her for decades, Murong Yuliang immediately recognized that it was his wife Wang's voice.

Although he didn't know what happened, out of a sense of responsibility, Murong Yuliang walked out without hesitation. He saw three men in black wearing night clothes and holding sharp blades appeared in the originally empty yard of the inn...

Seeing Murong Yuliang appear, the three people in the dark rushed towards Murong Yuliang immediately as if they had found their target.

Seeing this, Murong Yuliang, who was born as a civil servant, was also scared to death. Just when he was thinking "My life is over", an old servant of the Murong family, who had a hunchback, stood up. He only held a mop pole in his hand and protected Murong Yuliang tightly, leaving the three dark men holding sharp blades helpless.

At this critical moment, other servants of the Murong family in the inn also rushed over. The three masked assassins in black saw that their opportunity was lost and they would be trapped here if they didn't leave. The three of them looked at each other, and then they tacitly covered each other, cut a gap and escaped.

The servants of the Murong family watched the three assassins flee and wanted to chase them. At this moment, the hunchbacked old man shouted:
"Don't chase after the desperate enemy. Protecting the master is the most important thing! Be careful of the enemy's trick of luring the tiger away from the mountain!"

At this time, Murong Yuliang gradually recovered from the shock of being assassinated, and bowed to the old man with great gratitude:
"Thank you, Uncle Zhao!"

The hunchbacked old man waved his hand and said calmly:

"Master, you are too polite. This is what I should do! Master, you should go see the lady now!"

Murong Yuliang finally reacted and hurriedly ran towards Wang's room...
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In a mansion in Shenzhou City.

Ye Mingsheng sat on a recliner with his eyes closed, while three pretty maids were serving him very carefully beside him. One of them used her tender little hands to gently massage Ye Mingsheng's temples and shoulders, while the other two were massaging Ye Mingsheng's legs and feet.

During this period of marching and siege fighting, the Fengwu Army had spent nearly half a month in Hebei and Henan, sleeping in the open air. Now that they have finally defeated Xu Zhaojie and stabilized the situation in Hebei and Henan, the entire army is very tired. For this reason, Ye Mingsheng ordered that, except for the necessary alert troops, the entire army should rest for three days.

Since he had given his subordinates a holiday, Ye Mingsheng would not treat himself badly and planned to relax his body and mind during these three days in Shenzhou.

Feeling the eighteen or nineteen-year-old maid who was massaging his legs and rubbing his legs with her budding little bun intentionally or unintentionally, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but open his eyes and look over.

Seeing that her little trick was discovered by Ye Mingsheng, this little girl with a pair of peach blossom eyes showed a shy smile on her childish face. Then she gave Ye Mingsheng a very childish wink. It was obvious that although this maid was not very old, she was not reconciled to her current fate, and wanted to change her fate through her own efforts·······················
Glancing at the little maid, Ye Mingsheng felt that this little maid could not compare to his wives in terms of appearance and temperament, but she seemed to have a special flavor, a bit like Inazuma's Jinguji teacher. Realizing this, Ye Mingsheng also became a little interested and asked casually:
"What's your name?"

Seeing that her efforts had been rewarded, the little girl showed a hint of surprise on her pretty face, and then she whispered to the other two maids in envy:
"My name is Cheng Xiaohua!"

Hearing this rustic name, Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly and said:

"interesting!"

Just at this moment Ye Cheng slowly walked over. Seeing Ye Cheng's appearance, Ye Mingsheng knew that something must have happened, otherwise, with Ye Cheng's vision, he would never disturb him at this time. Ye Mingsheng stood up and walked over without hesitation.

Seeing Ye Mingsheng coming over, Ye Cheng hurried over and came to Ye Mingsheng and whispered:

"Sir, Yi Jing has sent an urgent report on the battle between Yun and Bing! It has been delivered to the study!"

Hearing this, Ye Mingsheng's expression became serious and he walked straight towards the study. Ye Cheng did not follow Ye Mingsheng, but came to Cheng Xiaohua. At this time, the little girl was a little hesitant and helpless. Since she was chosen to serve Ye Mingsheng, she realized that this was an opportunity for her to rise from a maid to become a master...

It was because of this that she overcame her inner shyness and fear and made the decision that she would seize this opportunity. Driven by this belief, she began to take the initiative as the other sisters had said, trying to arouse Ye Mingsheng's interest.

However, this rumored big shot only asked her name and nothing else. According to what the little sister said, shouldn't he have gone wild and brought her into the house at this time?

After taking a closer look at Cheng Xiaohua, who seemed a little anxious, Ye Cheng found two maids and asked them to take Cheng Xiaohua for a check-up to see if the little maid was still a virgin or if she had contracted any unclean disease.

In this kind of situation, one should be prepared for the worst. If he wants to be a qualified attendant, he must be able to do things perfectly and beautifully without Ye Mingsheng saying a word. If the adults give orders, he will be derelict in his duty!
Ye Mingsheng, who didn't know what Ye Cheng had prepared for him, opened the Yunbing battle report forwarded by Yi Jing and read the contents carefully. Although he had been prepared, Ye Mingsheng still felt very heavy...

The 4th Division of the Fengwu Army stationed in Wangkang County completed the task assigned to them by He Jingyu and continued to hold on until June 1st!
The price paid for achieving this goal was that more than half of the 4th Division suffered casualties. A division with a full strength of more than 20,000 people was left with only more than 7,000 people, including the lightly wounded.

What is most worrying is that during the last few days of defending the city, which was also the most difficult time, the Fourth Division suffered heavy casualties and was seriously short of manpower. For this reason, General Peng Ce, who was nearly sixty years old, led his personal guards to press forward, and during the battle, a cold bullet hit Peng Ce's vitals.

Although the accompanying military doctor immediately treated Peng Ce, he had not yet woken up from his coma when the battle report was sent out. For this reason, the command of the 4th Division was temporarily transferred to the former deputy general of the 4th Division, Tang Kai. It was under Tang Kai's command that the 4th Division withdrew from Wankang County under the cover of darkness on the evening of June 1.

Although the Fourth Division suffered heavy casualties in this battle, the Hu Jie Imperial Army that was facing the Fourth Division also suffered nearly 30,000 casualties. The original 70,000 soldiers were now reduced to just over 40,000, and the casualties also exceeded 30%. For this reason, after taking Wankang County, the Hu Jie Imperial Army had to stop to rest and was unable to move forward to carry out the established divide and encirclement tactics····································
(End of this chapter)