Yu Shuinan and Wei Su, who returned from the north, are people who understand righteousness.
Among them, Yu Shuinan was originally a chivalrous person in the Heshuo area who liked to kill people, while Wei Su was selected as a martial arts candidate in the imperial court during the Jinghan period, and was said to be both civil and military. The two grew up when the Wu Dynasty was prosperous. Later, the Jurchens went south and countless
People's fate was involved in chaos, and the two of them traveled to the clouds, and then were taken under Chen Wenjun to work. Naturally, they also had some thrilling encounters.
In the eyes of the Jurchens in the north, Chen Wenjun may be just a vassal of the Valley God Wanyan Xiyin, but for the Han people trapped here, the name "Mrs. Han" has its own special and profound meaning.
Some people privately regard her as a shameless woman who betrayed her clan and surrendered to the enemy, while others regard her as the only hope in hell.
For more than ten years, the Jurchens kidnapped millions of Han slaves from the south, and in Yunzhong, Chen Wenjun secretly sent thousands of Han slaves back to the south, and at the same time also
Thousands of Han people were bought by her and brought into the farm for shelter. Although these behaviors were seen by the Jurchen high-level officials as small pastimes under the wings of the Ceres, Chen Wenjun also tried his best to avoid causing excessive vigilance to others.
However, in the lower classes of society, the energy of this pitiful force cannot be underestimated.
Of course, with the attention of all parties, the "Mrs. Han" group focused more on the redemption, rescue, and transportation of Han slaves, as well as its intelligence operations capabilities or the destruction and assassination of Jurchen high-level officials.
The ability to wait for things to happen is relatively insufficient.
Especially after Wu Qiuhe's act of rescuing Shi Jin was exposed, Xiyin carried out a seemingly quiet and drastic clean-up of Chen Wenjun's forces. Many Han backbones with radical personalities died in this clean-up. Since then,
, Chen Wenjun could only focus on simpler rescues. This can be regarded as a tacit understanding between her and Xiyin, Xiyin and the Jurchen high-level officials.
Until Tang Minjie’s sudden action.
After Chen Wenjun recovered from the initial pain, she quickly arranged an escape plan for some important people around her: she could no longer protect the thousands of Han slaves in the farm, but a small number of capable and knowledgeable ones were in her hands.
The Han people who had helped in the past could only be dismissed as soon as possible.
These people were divided into different teams and chose different roads to leave. Some of them would return to the Central Plains, some of them would go to the Wu Dynasty, and some of them would be arranged to go to the southwest. In the process of making these arrangements
, Chen Wenjun even reminded them several times that leaving this time might be very difficult.
"This time is different from before. After leaving Yunzhong, you may be intercepted and killed." Chen Wenjun warned them, "... people will be from the Ceres Sect. Then... then... just adapt to circumstances and find a way out.
.”
Yu Shuinan and Wei Su participated in the demobilization. They were Chen Wenjun's trustworthy executors and knew more inside information than others. So after letting Tang Minjie go, Chen Wenjun asked them to hide in secret and secretly
Escort Tang Minjie and return to the southwest.
When Tang Minjie was let go, the hasty demobilization had lasted for several days. After learning the clues of the matter, the Ceres God Mansion indeed sent out guards to hunt down the Han slaves who had been arranged by Chen Wenjun to go south. During this period, things may have happened
There were several fights. Some people escaped and some died.
In order to prevent the matter from getting bigger and causing further trouble in the Dongfu, Wanyan Xiyin did not openly launch a large-scale manhunt. However, at the last moment when he was about to lose power, this big shot who had allowed Mrs. Han to do countless actions in the past,
But for the first time, he intercepted and killed these Han elites who his wife had sent away.
This is perhaps the most peculiar couple in the North, and even in the entire world. On the one hand, they love each other, but on the other hand, they finally made their plans at the last moment of losing power, and each started a round of reciprocity for their own nation.
The fighting. Mixed with this fighting was the sinking of the behemoth of the Ceres God Mansion and even the entire Jurchen West Mansion.
In the chaotic situation in the North, escorting Tang Minjie southward was the safest and most painful route in the entire situation. This was Mrs. Han's last gift to them, but during the process of going south, the two
Everyone has thought about killing Tang Minjie more than once and simply getting it over with. Among them, Wei Su, who has a relatively strong personality, even tried to put it into practice, but was discovered and stopped by Yu Shuinan in time.
“The people with the black flag must give Mrs. Chen an explanation.”
“Mrs. Chen kept him alive!” Wei Su said.
“Even so, they have to give an explanation!”
In this way, Tang Minjie took Luo Ye's sister all the way south, and Yu and Wei followed him in private, secretly blocking him from several dangers. When he arrived in Jin, he appeared during a banditry and arrived.
After Hanzhong, they were interrogated once, and then divided into two groups and entered Chengdu, where they were interrogated again. The Chinese army treated the two with courtesy and only temporarily placed them under house arrest.
On July 13th, they met the world-famous Mr. Ning.
This is a legendary figure among the Han people. Even in the North, people often talk about him. "Mrs. Han" occasionally talks about him. It is said that in Gushen Mansion, Wanyan Xiyin also talked about this with his wife from time to time.
As a regicide, especially after the defeat of the Jurchens, he would often look at a calligraphy treasure written by Ning Yi in his house, lamenting that he had never met him in the southwest. The calligraphy treasure had heroic verses written on it,
It was written before the Jurchens first attacked the Xiaocang River together.
"The people of Linlin are still here, but who is Yunhan is dead!"
In the Central Plains, in Jiangnan and other places, there may be people from the Wu Dynasty who speak of Mr. Ning and are not ashamed of his regicide. However, in the North, after experiencing so many hardships, there are not many Han people.
Speaking of this name, Yu Shuinan and Wei Su did not feel reverence. The same was true in the past. If Mrs. Han had not been betrayed this time, their moods when they saw Mr. Ning would have been very different.
Mr. Ning, who is about forty years old, has a calm appearance and a gentle but imposing manner. Because of their origins, his attitude is extremely kind. The three of them sat down in the small courtyard beside the Maha Pond where they were entertaining distinguished guests. Ning Yi asked about Beidi.
Yu Shuinan and Wei Su explained the situation one by one, and then recounted the events of Chen Wenjun and Wanyan Xiyin.
"Mr. Ning, I respect you, so if there is any offense next, please forgive me." After talking like this for a while, Wei Su finally couldn't help himself and stood up to speak.
Ning Yi nodded: "Please tell me."
"Mrs. Chen has been rescuing people in the North for more than ten years. She has been very kind and benevolent to the Han people all over the world. In addition to rescuing people accidentally, we all know that she many times asked Wu Chao for help at critical moments.
She has delivered important information to the Chinese Army, and countless people have benefited from her. But this time...she was betrayed by your people. The world should not be like this..."
Wei Su looked at Ning Yi, and Ning Yi looked at him calmly. After a while, Wei Su reached out and pointed to the deserted place aside: "Tang Minjie, he has to give an explanation... You, the Chinese Army, have to give an explanation...
...Mr. Ning, if we don’t do this, the people of the world will be dissatisfied!”
The sun was falling on the lake, and a gentle breeze was blowing through the trees. The courtyard was quiet in the autumn afternoon. Yu Shuinan sat upright, and Ning Yi looked to nowhere, frowning slightly and remaining silent for a long time.
Perhaps because the silence lasted too long, Yu Shuinan said: "Mr. Ning, I know Tang Minjie is your disciple, but..."
"We will do something about it." Ning Yi spoke slowly, "But as far as I know, Mrs. Chen's idea is to keep him alive..."
Yu Shuinan and Wei Su looked at him.
"On the other hand, Tang Minjie himself doesn't want to live anymore, and you must know this." Ning Yi looked at them, "The two of them are distinguished guests sent by Mrs. Chen, and this request is indeed... reasonable. So I
I will tell you two of this possibility for the time being. First of all, we may not be able to kill him, and secondly, we may not be able to torture him for this matter. So I was thinking just now, maybe it is difficult for me to make a solution that makes you two very satisfied.
Come on, you two have no specific thoughts on this matter."
Yu and Wei originally thought that Ning Yi was trying to cheat, but his words showed that he was really considering and discussing the matter. They couldn't help but be slightly stunned. They were full of anger along the way, but they had no idea how to deal with it specifically.
Tang Minjie, who was really confused, looked at each other at this time. Wei Su said: "We... want him... to regret..." He hesitated in speaking, and after speaking out, his emotions became more complicated and hesitant.
Ning Yi nodded.
"We will make some arrangements." He repeated this sentence, "Some can be said, and some cannot be said. Please bear with me on this point. But as for Tang Minjie himself, may his conscience be the one who treats him the most?
As for the torture... This is not to avoid responsibilities, but I have been thinking about this matter for the past two days. Some of the most severe punishments may not be given by us. Maybe Mrs. Chen lets him live and lets him come back.
It is the greatest torture for him... Is it possible that this is also possible?"
His words were slow and sincere: "Of course, if you two have any specific ideas, you can always raise them with our people. Tang Minjie's own duties will be dealt with to the end, but considering Mrs. Chen's instructions, the specific arrangements for the future
, we will make it after careful consideration, and we should tell you two at that time."
Considering Ning Yi's current status, his words were extremely detailed. Yu Shuinan and Wei Su each nodded. After a while, Yu Shuinan said: "Mr. Ning, I don't know when we... can go out for a walk.
"
“You can do it today.” Ning Yi said.
The three of them chatted for a while, and when Ning Yi left, the two of them were not in high spirits. Although they hoped that the Huaxia Army would give an "explanation" on the way, it was a general emotion, but they also knew in their hearts that they could not wait for someone.
People who commit suicide are powerless in any punishment. Ning Yi just pointed this out. In order to avoid conflict, there was even an explanation in his words. But such an explanation would certainly not make people happy.
That afternoon, a young man named Hou Yuanyong, who claimed to be "the best joke teller in the Chinese army", came over and accompanied the two of them on a tour inside and outside the city. The young man, nicknamed "The Great Sage", had a soft figure and a smile.
Ke Gegen first accompanied the two of them to visit various commemorative sites about the previous Southwest Battle, and described the battle and the outline of the Chinese army in detail. The next day, he accompanied the two of them to visit various memorial sites on the study of physics.
As a result, enlightenment concepts in all aspects are popularized to them.
By July 15th, I had a general understanding of various concepts such as newsprint and factories. I went to see two more plays. After nightfall, I followed Hou Yuanyong and even found a connection to attend a cultural gathering.
Fang Daru, an important figure, was discussing various trendy ideas in a restaurant about the "Bianliang War", "Fairness Party", "Internal Issues of the Chinese Army", etc. When everyone started to talk about the "Two Palaces of the Jin Kingdom".
When asked about "internal strife", Yu Shuinan and Wei Su showed their disgust.
“…The disaster that caused the collapse of the Wu Dynasty stemmed from Wen Tian and Wu Xi. Why did the Jurchens, who were finally defeated by the Chinese army, have to cause such a scene!"
Wei Su lowered his voice and spoke. Hou Yuanyong also looked serious and nodded repeatedly: "That's right, that's right, I don't like this kind of literary society at all. Most of the people here are not from us."
“Wouldn’t it be enough to arrest them and drive them out? They were just talking about the bad things about the Chinese army.”
“That’s right, I think we should arrest him too…”
After two or three days of travel, Yu Shuinan and Wei Su were actually carefully observing the situation of the Huaxia Army. They were entrusted by Chen Wenjun to come to the southwest. In fact, they already had a very important invitation. In the future, as long as they want to be in Huaxia If the army stays, this place will definitely give them a good starting point. In fact, this is not Chen Wenjun's last wish for them. However, after careful observation and being shocked, there are many things that are related to them. The three conflicting views made them unable to understand, especially the many beautiful and shiny things in Chengdu, which made them feel more painfully the hardships of the North and the mistakes of the Wu Dynasty.
In this way, after staying for a while at the cultural conference, they expressed their dissatisfaction to Hou Yuanyong, and then left the cultural conference where "Liu Guangshi's spokesperson" Yu Hezhong and deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Chinese Army Li Shishi were present. Already.
At midnight that day, Hou Yuanyong led people into the small courtyard where they lived temporarily and isolated the two of them.
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In Bianliang City more than ten years ago, teachers and teachers were often key figures or organizers of various cultural associations.
Nowadays she rarely appears in public.
Recently, as Liu Guangshi, Dai Mengwei, and Zou Xu have started the first round of conflicts north of the Yangtze River, Yu Hezhong, who is in Chengdu, has risen to a new level of prominence. Because obviously, Liu Guangshi The alliance with Dai Mengwei will have a huge advantage in the subsequent conflict. Once Bianliang is captured and the old capital is restored, his reputation in the world will reach its peak. Even the scholars and great Confucians in Chengdu who don't like Liu Guangshi very much will , at this time, they were willing to make friends with him and inquire about some of Liu Guangshi's future plans and arrangements.
Yu Hezhong enjoys this feeling very much. In the past in Bianliang City, he used Master Li's name to occasionally attend some top literary events. Now...
To this day, he is still riding on Master Li's reputation, but at least when he participates in cultural gatherings, he no longer needs to be accompanied and will not receive any cold treatment.
After staying in Chengdu for a year, while surrounded by various auras, he has also understood the gap between himself and Li Shishi. The complexity of reality made him put away his past delusions, and other realities made up for his regrets.
Relying on the prominent status brought by Liu Guangshi and the Huaxia Army transaction, he now has no shortage of women. And after giving up his delusion, he and his master maintained a friendship that they met once a month.
He already knew in his heart that this friendship had brought him everything.
July 15th is the Ghost Festival, and Chengdu is very lively inside and outside. His carriage and Shishi's carriage met on the road. Since there was nothing for the time being, Shishi also went to the cultural gathering to sit for a while, and a boy from the Huaxia Army
When I saw Shishi, I ran over to say hello and then brought two friends over.
Yu Hezhong was originally a little interested in this and wanted to take some time to chat with the three people. Who knew that the three people left shortly after sitting in the corner. Not long after that, Shishi also said goodbye and left.
…
The carriage passed through the city and went to the vicinity of the Maha Pond. After walking into the already familiar courtyard, Shishi saw Ning Yi sitting on a chair, frowning in a daze.
She knew that Ning Yi was thinking about something, so she didn't say anything. She sat down gently on the bench under the eaves on the side, sat for a while, and prepared to leave.
“Let me tell you a story.” Ning Yi looked ahead and spoke slowly.
"Yeah." Shishi responded, then walked over, poured him a glass of water, and sat down beside him.
“It’s about the Han lady in the north.”
They sat in the yard. Ning Yi started talking about things that happened many years ago, talking about Qin Siyuan, talking about Chen Wenjun, talking about Lu Yannian, Lu Mingfang, and then talking about Tang Minjie, talking about this time the Jurchen East and West Prefectures
The conflict is the most lively topic in Chengdu recently.
After saying all this, it took a lot of time. Master listened quietly, picked up the teacup, took a big sip, and held the teacup in his hand.
“I just came from the cultural conference on Sifang Street.” She said softly.
“Hmm?” Ning Yi turned around, “How will the meeting be?”
“I just realized now how superficial what they said.”
“Heh.” Ning Yi smiled.
The master said: "These must be kept secret, right?"
"Sooner or later, there must be an explanation for Mrs. Han's affairs. Even if it is not possible to publicize it for the time being, a record about her must be left."
The teacher nodded and was silent for a moment.
“Is there really no way to explain more to that Mrs. Han…that Tang Minjie?”
“There are still some things we will do.” Ning Yi said, “We need to keep it secret for the time being.”
When he said this, he meant "It's best that you don't know." The teacher said, "Yeah."
The two sat for a while and talked some private words. Soon after, someone came in to report that a person summoned earlier had arrived. Shishi stood up and left. When he walked out of the door, he saw Hou Yuanyong coming from a distance. I came here, probably to see Ning Yi. The two of them smiled and said hello.
At this time, Ning Yi was meeting an intelligence officer named Xu Xiaolin in the study room. Soon after, he met Hou Yuanyong again and heard him report his preliminary views on Yu and Wei.
When the night got deeper, Hou Yuanyong took his people to the other side of the yard and separated Yu and Wei. A secretary had prepared notes, indicating that another trial was about to take place.
Wei Su stood up and said: "You don't fucking believe me! What are you going to do?"
Hou Yuanyong came in from outside, sat down, smiled and clasped his hands: "Mr. Wei, please be patient and listen to my explanation."
“If you don’t believe me, what else can I explain?”
“We decided to send personnel to go north to rescue Mrs. Chen.”
Wei Su was stunned.
Hou Yuanyong said: "If we want to do this well, we must first prepare the intelligence from the north. If possible, we need a guide."
“Then let me go.” Wei Su roared.
"Mr. Ning said that you have done so many things for the Han people in the north. Mrs. Chen sent you back to the south. It is because of her painstaking efforts that you deserve the reward. Things going north are very complicated. First of all, Mrs. Chen is not responsible for her own incompetence. If you are willing to leave, out of moral considerations, we have to save her. Maybe after Wanyan Xiyin dies, she will change her mind, but this is an adventure after all. You are qualified to live in a better place. This is to Give you two the right to choose."
“I choose to go.”
Hou Yuanyong pulled out some pieces of paper: "At the same time, please understand that before we do this, we have to make sure that you two are not secret agents sent by Wanyan Xiyin."
"You..." Wei Su opened his mouth to curse, but the next moment he realized something and his whole face turned red.
"Through these two days of observation, we initially believe that your views on the Wu Dynasty and the Chinese Army do not have a very complicated purpose. But at the same time, we still have to ask some questions about what you know about the north. Detailed intelligence, all kinds of information that is beneficial to this operation, please be sure to tell me everything you know... I offended you today, please forgive me."
Wei Su sat down.
After a while, Hou Yuanyong went to another room and repeated this statement to Yu Shuinan. Yu Shuinan thought for a moment and nodded.
“That makes sense, just ask.”
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When I noticed that Ning Yi arrived, the night was already deep.
On the Ghost Festival, it was very lively outside. Tang Minjie was sitting in the yard, sketching the scene outside in his mind. When Ning Yi came in, he stood up and saluted, and Ning Yi asked him to sit down. The master and the apprentice were sitting in the yard and heard the sound outside. The sound of firecrackers.
“Want to go out and have a look?” Ning Yi said.
“If possible, I would like to see what Chengdu is like...”
“If there is a chance, we have already dealt with you.”
…”
“There is a farm on the edge of Liangshan...”
“…why…there is no judgment…”
With a bang, Ning Yi’s palm slapped on the small table in the yard.
“How will you judge your mother! Can we make more records about how you betrayed Chen Wenjun!?”
“If the Chinese army doesn’t try me, how can we rule the country under the rule of law..."
“Chen Wenjun kept you alive! The person you betrayed kept you alive”
"The Chinese army should shoot me. In this case, Xiyin...the Jurchen side will have no explanation..."
"There is no explanation from the Jurchen side! The thing never happened! What's there to say about the enemy throwing dirty water? I can print ten or eight versions of the story about how A Guda fucked with pigs at any time and distributed it. It’s all over the world. Are you out of your mind? Xiyin’s statement..."
Tang Minjie’s small eyes stared in the dimly lit courtyard, and he shook his head subconsciously.
"There is a farm on the edge of Liangshan. It has been doing the work of selecting and cultivating fine seeds. Do you know about the selection and cultivation of fine seeds? It is related to the issue of food. You can learn more about the specific principles. There is no new fertilizer tested there. They use excrement compost. You Aren't you very capable of action? Chen Wenjun said that he wants you to live and do something useful to the Han people. If you bring up such a trap, you must be dealt with... So take off all your military ranks and get out of the mountains. Go pick up dung. Look at your figure, there are beautiful mountains and rivers there, you just treat it like a vacation..."
Ning Yi grabbed the water cup next to him and poured hot water on Tang Minjie's face. He was extremely angry: "Beautiful mountains and rivers are an adjective! Vacation is an adjective! Vacation is an adjective!"
He waved the teacup, grabbed the edge of the table with his other hand, and knocked the table flying into the yard.
Tang Minjie didn't speak anymore. Ning Yi was angry for a while and sat there looking at him: "Let's go pick up the dung first. We'll talk about what we want to do in the future, but there is another thing before that..."
He paused: "Xu Xiaolin will come to find you later. He has been to Yunzhong to contact you before. Next, he will lead a team of people to Yunzhong to clean up the mess you left, and at the same time, he will rescue Chen Wenjun.
Prepare, you have handed over everything that can be handed over to him in the past two days. This is a risk that you don’t need to take, but if you poke this trap, we have to make amends morally... Please be more careful...
…”
Tang Minjie looked at the teacher opposite him who was rarely angry and showed a hint of fatigue. He was quiet for a long time. In the end, he shook his head with difficulty and said in a hoarse voice: