Chapter 655 The world collapses and the long road starts from the beginning (Part 2)
Xiaocang River.
Night has already fallen, and in the courtyard that is half cave dwelling and half house on the mountainside, dinner is still being prepared, and the atmosphere in each room has become lively.
The host, who had returned from the mountains, was causing trouble for his family in the kitchen. This was not the first time. In this age where a gentleman cooks far away from home, a great rebel who has become famous all over the world (who does big things anyway)
People) occasionally go to the kitchen to give suggestions on how to cook meals, and even fry eggs themselves. This is really an annoying thing for both the family and the cook.
Ning Yi was scrambling eggs, and there were various chirping sounds in the yard outside. All the way back from the mountain, a lot of people came to the door. People like Chen Fan, Du Sha, and Fang Shuchang all came here to eat and drink.
Before killing Zhou Zhe, Zhuji's main business was to open a restaurant. Ning Yi was very particular about food - he was not like wealthy people like Cai Jing who killed a hundred chickens in one dish and only fried the tongue in one dish.
This era generally has substandard eating habits that I don’t like.
So when Ning Yi was in the capital, he plundered many cooks. Chen Fan and others had previously worked hard in Jiangnan and had not joined Ning Yi, so they were not able to enjoy these benefits. After traveling all the way, they discovered that there were such benefits. At this time
Although not many cooks come with them when they enter the mountains, and most of them have to be responsible for the big pot of rice, there is always one in Ning Yi's family. The current cook in the Ning family is named Tang Shulie. He is actually a green forest man with strong martial arts skills.
He is the same as Chen Tuozi, but he is also quite skilled in cooking. Over time, Ning Yi nagged him to become a housekeeper and cook.
This Tang Shulie just likes cooking and thinks it is a trivial matter. He and Chen Tuozi and others worked as a nurse for Ning Yi. Later, he also experienced the Battle of Xiacun. During his free time when practicing martial arts, he consulted with Chef Zhuji for some advice.
Fang Zi was only used for leisure, but now he has really become a chef, and he feels like a pearl in the dark. Chen Tuozi and others persuaded him that everyone should take over this matter, so as to protect Mr. Ning.
It's hard to say what he thought in private. At this time, Ning Yi actually went to his territory to scramble eggs. As a chef, he looked quite unhappy.
Chen Fan, Du Sha and others were watching from the door, provoking: "Put in more eggs, put in more eggs, there are so many people, just a little, how can there be enough food? Boss Ning, it's so late, you
Just know how to cause trouble."
"If you make more trouble, the taste of the big pot of food will change. You guys come here uninvited and still have objections. Don't eat what I cook!"
"Of course I won't eat it! Old Tang, fry the same one for me... Look at Old Tang's face..."
"Brother Tang, Brother Tang, let me tell you, you know, I, Chen Fan, am not the one who stirs up trouble. I don't know what your temper is like. If you were me, I definitely wouldn't be able to bear it!"
"Master... you'd better go out..."
"What a joke! Old Tang, who is your boss and who gives you food? Don't bully the weak and fear the strong. You know, Chen Fan, challenge him to a duel. I bet you win!" Ning Yi waved the spatula and smiled.
After joking, everyone inside and outside the room also laughed. Tang Shulie looked helpless. Chen Fan curled his lips and sneered at the door: "I won't fight with Old Tang."
Fang Shuchang, who was watching the excitement outside the door, came over and put his arm around his shoulders: "What kind of duel? What kind of duel? When has Chen Fan ever been afraid of a duel? Xiaofan, I'm not a trouble maker. I don't know what your temper is like.
,If it were me, I definitely wouldn’t be able to bear it..."
"I can't bear anything. A real man can bend and stretch. How can I still eat if I challenge Old Tang..."
Everyone has been getting along together for several months. At this time, there was a lot of people around the kitchen. There were also many people coming and going in the courtyard and surrounding rooms. There were several leaders of the Ba Dao Camp, Su Wending and several other Su family members.
His relatives include Zhu Biao, Chen Tuozi, He Zhicheng and Liu Chengzong who came to see Ning Yi, and some disciples from their previous days in Hangzhou, such as Zhuo Xiaofeng, came to join in the fun. Su Tan'er brought Xiao Chan, Juan'er and others
The family members were responsible for setting up tables, chairs, dishes, and chopsticks. Ning Xi, who was more than four years old, ran around in the crowd and went to the kitchen to get a bowl of water to bring back for her younger brother to drink.
His younger brother, Xiaochan's child, Ning Ji, one year and four months old, was walking slowly under the eaves on the other side, saying "Daddy! Daddy!" He was swaying like a penguin, about to fall.
When he fell, Xigua, who was watching with a straight face, reached out to grab him. Ning Ji shook his head and saw the person clearly before opening his mouth and revealing his baby teeth: "Hey, Auntie Gua!"
"My name is Liu Dabiao." Xigua picked him up and corrected him seriously, "Come on, call Aunt Dabiao."
"watermelon!"
"I won't play with you anymore." She put the child back where it was, sat back under the eaves and continued to have a straight face. Ning Ji staggered towards her and continued to smile heartlessly with her mouth open.
.Xiaochan passed by not far away, and when she saw Xigua’s helplessness, she covered her mouth and smiled, not wanting to take any more care.
Yunzhu was already pregnant, and her belly had just begun to show, but she couldn't tell if she wore thicker clothes. Jin'er accompanied her in the room and placed the dishes and chopsticks. Their circle was temporarily separated from Chen Fan and the rebels.
They haven't gotten along very well yet, but they also have their own things to do. After going north, Yunzhu has been mainly responsible for organizing and managing some books shipped out from the capital. She has the highest attainments in music, but when it comes to piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, she has almost all
In terms of reading and in-depth knowledge, in terms of orthodox understanding of some ancient books and classics, perhaps he is better than Ning Yi.
It was also for this reason that when she came to Qingmuzhai, and then to Xiaocanghe, what she did, besides slowly filing books, she also spent half to an hour every afternoon teaching the orthodox Four Books and Five Classics.
In order to stabilize the morale of the military, the entire Xiaocanghe team held a lot of meetings at this time. The lower levels mainly explained the problems of the Wu Dynasty and the future situation to increase the sense of urgency. The upper levels were often led by Ning Yi, who participated in the administration.
People talk about the importance of efficiency, management skills, and skills in arranging various things. They explain to the people in the army, mostly to stabilize the morale of the soldiers and analyze various truths. In the process, they also participate in some instigators similar to pyramid schemes and preaching.
, methods of caring for people, but these are basically short- and medium-term tutorials based on "use", similar to modern short-term courses on management, forum lectures by successful people, etc.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! When it comes to knowledge learning, there are not many people who need to advance in this area. When Ning Yi was in Hangzhou, he, Zhuo Xiaofeng and other "Yongle"
The children of the Youth League and Zhengqihui taught some formal Confucian knowledge and did some enlightenment. They also used various metaphors and modern teaching methods to enable them to quickly understand some principles. Later, these people arrived in Miao territory.
, most of the acquisition of knowledge comes from self-study. During this trip to the north, some children showed interest in orthodox knowledge and "principles", so Ning Yi assigned them to Yunzhu to explain the words in some formal books.
Although Yunzhu does not have a very broad perspective and vision in this regard, her explanation of knowledge is very upright. In the eyes of Zhuo Xiaofeng and others, it is simply incredible that such a weak and weak wife can have such profound knowledge.
She was no different from a great scholar, so she respected her more and more. During this period, some children of the core figures of Zhuji gradually joined in. Although the team was not large, life here in Yunzhu became more fulfilling.
A group of people were chatting and laughing. Ning Yi cooked some food and moved the stove out of the way so as not to hinder Tang Shulie's work. He, Du Sha, Chen Fan and others were chatting in the yard on the side, and the topic naturally changed.
This time Bianliang broke into the city, or they encountered many situations when they went out. Not long after, Qin Shaoqian wearing an eye patch and a military uniform also came. The men went to a room and sat down at two large tables.
The woman and child went to the other room. Although Xigua was one of the leaders, she also accompanied Su Tan'er and sat down in the other room. Occasionally teasing Xiao Ningji, who had just spoken for a while.
Ning Ji was made to cry, and she hugged him with a cold face and coaxed him sheepishly.
After sitting down, chatting, and serving food, when Qin Shaoqian asked about his trip to the mountain, Ning Yi shook his head slightly.
The problems facing Xiaocanghe are not small.
Of course, no matter who kills an emperor and raises troops to rebel, the problems encountered will not be small...
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Since Ning Yi and others committed regicide half a year ago, the primary problem they have encountered is not the external pursuit - although in the Jinluan Palace, Cai Jing and others broke through Ning Yi by shouting "His Majesty was assassinated and died"
However, Luliang's cavalry once rushed into the palace city and carried out a round of killing with the imperial guards. Then according to the previous plan, they carried out several rounds of shelling on the soldiers who were rescuing and quelling the chaos in the city.
In the environment like that in Bianliang City, the shelling of the elm cannon once scared the defenders.
Afterwards, thousands of soldiers from the Wurui Camp who were counterattacked by Qin Shaoqian marched into the city. After a huge chaos, they even faced off with the imperial troops in the city for two days and two nights.
At this time, the emperor died and all the ministers were leaderless. Ning Yi and others looted several important places in the city, such as the Hanlin Academy, the Palace Library, the Armory of the Ministry of War, the Firearms Department, the Ministry of Household Warehouse, and the Ministry of Industry Warehouse...
A large number of books, gunpowder, seeds, and medicinal materials were stolen. Tong Guan, who was in charge of the army at that time, had been killed by Ning Yi. Although Cai Jing was scheming, experienced a lot of disturbances, and was able to make decisions, he was in the palace in order to survive.
The act of instructing the Forbidden Army to release arrows gave Ning Yi a handle.
Ning Yi not only publicized the scandal of the redemption of the six states of Yanyun and the shady stories of each household in the city, but also arranged for people to shout the truth about regicide eighty times a day in the city. Cai Jing's disciples all over the world also knew that at that time
It was the most important moment. If Tong Guan had died, he could have acted urgently and unified the power against Ning Yi. However, Ning Yi's behavior disrupted the legitimacy of his command of the army, so that all parties could not avoid it.
There was some hesitation and wait-and-see. Ning Yi and others quickly packed these things and dragged them on the road with a carriage.
After leaving Beijing, the team did not move very fast, and another army caught up with them on the way. Ning Yi now had 6,500 soldiers from Wurui Camp, 1,800 soldiers from Luliang Mountain Cavalry, and more than 2,000 soldiers from Ba Dao Camp. The total number was just over
Thousands. Those who are chasing behind are often 40,000 to 50,000 troops. Some generals are aware of the role of heavy cavalry and have already equipped the few cavalry under their command with armor. However, these are meaningless.
Ning Yi and others dispersed the chasing army twice in a row. They did not kill all the soldiers and dispersed them. Only the generals of the two armies and the Luliang cavalry chased and killed them. The commander of Wu Hui Army, He Ping, together with
The personal guards around him were chased by Han Jing to the bank of the Yellow River and captured the owl leader. After that, the troops chasing behind him only worked but did not contribute any effort.
They have successively defeated the resentful army, confronted the Jurchens, made a big fuss in Bianliang City, and killed the emperor's army. Their combat power is at its peak. But at this peak, there is an air of hysteria. The real huge problem is that
Regarding the thoughts and future of this army, not many people dare to consider this matter. Once they do, they will inevitably fall into confusion. If this situation is maintained, the army will collapse in less than half a year.
The core of Ning Yi's response is one sentence: "The capital and the north of the Yellow River will fall within one year, and all north of the Yangtze River will fall within three years. This is the general trend of the Jurchens, and the Wu Dynasty court will be unable to recover.
If we are overthrown, we must try our best to save the Chinese people who can be saved..."
In order to infiltrate this sentence into every part of the army, Ning Yi also did a lot of things at that time. In addition to sending people to various states and states to publicize the black materials of the Wu Dynasty family, shaking people's hearts and making them kill each other.
, the real brainwashing is still carried out in the military. Top-down meetings break these things apart one by one, crush them and instill them into people's minds. When these things penetrate, the following conclusions
And prophecy, only then can we truly have a foothold.
The prophecy about the fate of the Wu Dynasty set the short-term and medium-term goals, determined the program and correctness of the action, and also hinted that once the imperial court fell, we would only face enemies. In this way, the military morale of the Wu Rui Camp would be greatly reduced.
It was only after this conclusion that it temporarily stabilized. If this assertion did not happen a year later, it is estimated that the soldiers' psychology could only last until that time. However, the Jin soldiers eventually went south again.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! It is a bit ironic that the morale of an army depends on the victory of its biggest enemy, but in any case, it is true. The Jin people's march south made
The "rebellion" of this team has initially gained a foothold. It is also because of this that when the news of the defeat of Bianliang City came, there was such a big morale increase in the valley, because one's own correctness improved again.
Now, everyone's belief in Ning Yi will undoubtedly increase greatly.
However, even if the initial foundation is ironically laid down, for Ning Yi and other senior officials, one problem after another has just begun to be solved. The first huge problem faced during this period is that Qingmuzhai is about to lose its geographical advantage.
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Before deciding to kill Zhou Zhe, Ning Yi had planned and operated Qingmuzhai for two years. As a business tycoon in his profession, he was very familiar with the understanding and coordination of supply and demand. Although Qingmuzhai did
Smuggling, however, under Ning Yi's operation, there will be active analysis and suggestions for every transaction in the mountains, taking care of business travelers, their advantages and disadvantages, and what they can obtain and need. In this era
Here, they not only do business with people, but also teach them how to do it, and actively coordinate the supply and demand of military and gold. For businessmen, the convenience is huge, and the profits are of course huge.
Two years is not a long time, and the first year can only be said to be the beginning. However, the Secret Investigation Department has a large amount of information. Through disaster relief, Zhuji has also united many businessmen. These businessmen formally partnered with Zhuji.
If there were any irregularities, Ning Yi would send people from Luliang Mountain to find them. In the second year, the Jin people went south and broke through Yanmen Pass. When the border trade stopped, Qingmuzhai had expanded dramatically.
If Ning Yi did not rebel, and the Jin people did not go south again, in the winter of Jinghan's fourteenth year, I am afraid that Qingmuzhai would have taken a large piece of meat from Yanmen Pass's border trade revenue, and then forced the army to officially turn against it.
There is no such worry now. However, the Jin people went south to seize the north of the Yellow River and break through Bianliang. Once they begin to formally digest this area, the business between the north and the south will no longer be smuggling, and Qingmuzhai will also be destroyed by Yanmen Pass.
The passage is completely empty.
For more than a year, Qingmuzhai has searched and gathered a large amount of resources, but no matter how amazing it is, there is a limit. The two thousand cavalry and nearly two hundred heavy armored cavalry from Luliang Mountain are the core of this resource. And in
Secondly, a large amount of food is also stored in Qingmuzhai - this is not a premeditated plan, but the environment in Luliang Mountain is not good after all, and everyone has been hungry before. Once they are rich, the first choice is to stockpile food.
Since its development, Qingmuzhai has taken in nearby mountain people, refugees, and deserters from the north and south. At present, it has a population of more than 20,000. If there are another 10,000 people, it will not be a big deal for about a year. However,
The afterglow has also begun to appear.
Of course ordinary soldiers don't know this. But because of these considerations, Ning Yi chose to move the new base westward, relying on Qingmuzhai to gain a foothold first and infiltrate the Western Army's territory - this area has fierce folk customs, but does not belong to the imperial court.
The feeling is not very strong, and Zhong Shidao and Qin Siyuan had sympathy for each other before. Ning Yi and others believed that the other party might give Qin Shaoqian a small favor so as not to kill them all - at least until the Western Army could not kill them all, they might not do this easily.
Do.
In the past two or three months, Ning Yi used all the storytellers who followed him under Zhuji to go to several states and counties in the territory of the Western Army, pretending to be survivors and telling the story of the imperial court's regicide.
The truth about the Six Prefectures, etc., and occasionally publicized the heroic sacrifices of Zhongshi. During this period, the Western Army did not vigorously obstruct this, but because of the strong folk customs, sometimes people felt that this storyteller was talking about the imperial court.
If you say bad things, people will be beaten and driven away. However, there are also many people who are filled with indignation at the weakness of the imperial court because of their worship of the master.
On the other hand, Ning Yi has already begun to build a preliminary business network nearby. He still has information on many businessmen on hand. Those who were originally related to Zhuji, it doesn't matter, but now of course he no longer dares to be involved with Ning Yi——
But that doesn't matter, as long as there is a need, he can always play some tricks in the middle.
As long as the territory of the Western Army can give him about a year, with his business ability, he may be able to connect the interests of all parties in the northwest where the Tubo, Xixia and Jin forces meet. Even
Stretch your tentacles along Tubo and into Dali...