The new emperor's enthronement ceremony has just passed. In this ancient city, which was originally the capital of the Wu Dynasty, everything seemed lively. Cars and horses traveling from south to north, and business travelers gathered. Because of the new emperor's ascension, this autumn, Yingtian Mansion once again
A new imperial examination will be held, and the gathering of scribes and warriors will temporarily make this ancient city overcrowded.
In the past few decades, the Wu Dynasty once seemed to be full of vitality due to the development of commerce. After the civil strife in Liao, they realized that there might be opportunities in the world. Speculators in the Wu Dynasty also became excited, thinking that it might be the time for ZTE to revive.
Critical moment. However, with the subsequent rise of the Jin Kingdom and the fierce fighting on the battlefield, people discovered that the Wu Dynasty army, which had lost its vigor, could no longer keep up with the pace of the times. Now, after the Jin Kingdom invaded the south twice, the new
Although the imperial court "Jian Shuo" was re-established in Yingtian, the road ahead of the Wu Dynasty was indeed difficult at the moment.
When the country was about to perish, evildoers appeared, and heroes appeared across the sea. After King Kang ascended the throne and changed the Yuan Dynasty to Jianshuo, the scene where everyone came to seek fame and glory no longer happened during the previous change of dynasty. Some big figures who used to dominate the court were no longer seen.
The number of good and bad children in the family has been greatly reduced this time. Of course, most of the people who will come to Yingtian at this time are confident people. However, before coming here, most people have thought about the purpose of this business, which is
In order to turn the tide from collapse, I have not only sympathized with the difficulties involved, but at least have thought about them.
In addition to these people, some hermits and scholars who had lived in seclusion in the mountains due to unsatisfactory official careers or various reasons have also been invited to come out of the mountains at this time to make plans to deal with this powerful enemy that has not been seen in hundreds of years.
The more the country is in danger, the more patriotic sentiment becomes stronger. And after experiencing the previous two blows, this time the court, at least it seems, finally has some composure and heritage that truly belongs to a big country.
In a newly built villa in the east of the city, the atmosphere was slightly quieter. The warm autumn wind blew through the courtyard, causing the yellow leaves to fall. In the room in the courtyard, a secret meeting was coming to an end.
At this time, sitting at the bottom of the room was a young man in Tsing Yi. He seemed to be in his mid-twenties, with a square and upright appearance and a well-proportioned figure. Although he did not appear burly, his eyes and body shape were
He had strength. He put his legs together, put his hands on his knees, and sat upright. His motionless body showed his slight nervousness. This young man's name is Yue Fei, also known as Pengju. Obviously, he had not expected before.
Now there will be such an encounter.
The interviewer sitting at the head of the table was a younger man, with a delicate appearance and a bit weak, but his words were not only clear and gentle, but his tone was also quite gentle: The young prince Jun Wu at that time, now
He is already the crown prince of the new dynasty. At this time, with the help of Lu Agui and others, he is carrying out some political activities behind the scenes.
"...The Jin people are powerful. Now that they have tasted the sweetness, they will do it again and again. I don't know how much time I have to catch my breath. Speaking of which, there is no need to hide it from Yue Qing's family. My father and I
The emperor used to stay in the south. He didn't understand how to fight, but he could always understand a few things. The army couldn't fight. In many cases, it was actually not the military attache's responsibility. Now I am acting on expediency, and I am asking Yue Qing's family to do it for me.
During military training, I can only try my best to ensure two things..."
"...Firstly, the Prince's Mansion will do its best to solve the money and food needed for military training and the red tape required to leave. Secondly, everything you do is authorized by the Prince's Mansion. If there is any blame, I will take the blame for you.
, If you fight against anyone, you can use my banner. The country is in danger, and there are some overall situations that I can’t care about. It doesn’t matter who I have a conflict with. Yue Qing’s family, I want good soldiers. Even if I can’t defeat the Jurchens, I still have to be able to do so.
It's a tie with them..."
In these straightforward words, Yue Fei's eyes moved slightly, and for a moment, his eyes turned red. He had always hoped that he could lead his troops to serve the country, accomplish something great, comfort himself in his life, and comfort his mentor Zhou Tong. When he met Ning
After Yi, he felt that he had encountered an opportunity. However, before Ning Yi raised the flag, he had a few sideways conversations with him, and then transferred him out to carry out other tasks.
After Ning Yi committed regicide, the two actually met once. Ning Yi invited him to go on the same journey, but Yue Fei finally refused. After the chaos in the capital, he hid in the north of the Yellow River and led several teams of rural warriors every day.
Training in the hope of facing off against the Jurchens in the future is actually deceiving himself. Because of Ning Yi’s crime of regicide, he could only hide his name with his tail between his legs. If the Jurchens had not quickly gone south to besiege Bianliang for the second time, and the investigation by the superiors was not detailed enough, I guess he
He had also been caught out a long time ago.
You can imagine the frustration he has felt these days. Who would have thought that someone finally found him not long ago and brought him to Yingtian. Today, when he met the new crown prince, he would actually say such a thing. Yue Fei
He was about to kneel down and accept the promise, but Jun Wu quickly came over and supported him hard.
"You can't do this." Jun Wu said, "You are a close disciple of Master Zhou Dong and Zhou, and I can trust you. Those of you who practice martial arts and lead the army must be bloody and should not kneel down casually. The literati in the court spend all day long.
They are busy with intrigues, so they should kneel down. Anyway, they can’t do many things even if they kneel down. They should kneel down more. The more they kneel, the better they will know how to talk with their mouths and use their swords with their mouths."
The young prince was joking, but Yue Fei cupped his hands and stood solemnly.
"Does the Yue Qing family know about the recent events in the northwest?"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince refers to..."
"Oh, Yue Qing doesn't need to be taboo, I don't care about this. Right now this month, the most exciting thing in the capital, apart from my father's ascension to the throne, is the Battle of the Northwest that everyone is secretly talking about. The Black Flag Army has ten thousand soldiers.
I defeated Xixia's army of more than 100,000 people. It was so powerful and domineering. It's a pity. I faced an army of one million people. Everyone said why I couldn't fight. I couldn't fight. The Black Flag Army also came out of a million soldiers before. How did it get there?
We can fight... This is also a good thing, it shows that we Wu Dynasty people are not inherently bad, and if we find the right way, we will not be unable to defeat the Jurchens."
The two of them walked outside one after another, and a falling yellow leaf fell on Jun Wu's head. He grabbed it and played with it in his hand.
"Everything is inseparable from the way of studying things. Even if it is this leaf, why it falls and why the veins on the leaf grow like this, there is a reason in it. After seeing the reason clearly, see if we can do this ourselves, and whether there are any who can't.
The possibility of compromise and change. Do the Yueqing family know how to investigate things?"
"...I've heard a little bit about it."
"My villa outside the city is still being sorted out. It will take about a month to officially start construction. To be honest, the big sky lantern I made will soon be ready to fly. Once it is completed, it can be used in military formations.
First of all, I'll give it to you. The next time you return to Beijing, I'll take you to see it. As for the elm cannon, I'll be able to allocate some to you soon... Those people in the Ministry of Industry are idiots who want people to do things but don't give them any benefits.
, can’t compare to my craftsmen, it’s a pity. They also need time to settle down..."
"Your matter is a matter of identity. The Prince's Mansion will handle it for you. Of course, you have to be more cautious in the capital these two days. Recently, there are many old scholars in Yingtian Mansion. When they meet me, they will say that the Crown Prince cannot do this or do that.
.You go to the Yellow River to recruit troops. If necessary, you can use my handwritten letter to ask Mr. Zongze for help. Now, Mr. Zongze is handling the matter on the other side of the Yellow River..."
Amidst the plain and nagging voice, the autumn sunshine engraved the figures of the two young people in the golden air. Across this villa, pedestrians, carriages and horses were passing through this ancient city, and the trees
Lush greenery decorates the place, and the brothel and Chu Pavilion are still open as usual, and the faces of people coming in and out are filled with joy. In the restaurants and teahouses, storytellers play the erhu and take pictures of the trees. New officials took office and purchased courtyards in this ancient city.
A plaque was put up, and people came to the door with congratulations and smiles.
It was another city with hundreds of thousands of people. At this moment, precious peace enveloped them and warmed them.
The eldest princess Zhou Pei sat by the window in the attic, looking at the trees with yellow leaves and the birds flying on the trees. The original commander Qu Zonghui was now the prince-in-law, and he also came to Yingtian.
In the first few days, Qu Zonghui tried to repair the relationship with his wife, but Zhou Pei, who was troubled by many things, had no time to talk to him, and the couple maintained a lukewarm distance again.
She lives in this attic, but she is still managing many things secretly. Sometimes she is in a daze in the attic, and no one knows what she is thinking at this time. Cheng Zhouhai, who has now been taken under her command, comes one day.
He suddenly felt that the layout of this courtyard seemed familiar to him when he was in Bianliang, but he was also a person with many things to do, so he soon put this boring idea behind him...
Far away in the northwest, a peaceful atmosphere also briefly enveloped this piece of yellow land with the arrival of autumn. More than a month ago, in the battles from Yanzhou to Dongzhiyuan, the Chinese army lost nearly half of its soldiers. On Dongzhiyuan
, the total number of lightly and seriously injured people is still less than 4,000. After adding more than 1,000 wounded people previously, the number of combatable people in this army is now about 4,040, and the remaining 4,000 to 500 people have permanently lost their ability to fight.
, or may no longer be able to charge at the front line.
Some of the wounded were temporarily left in Yanzhou, and some were sent back to Xiaocanghe. Today, a team of about 3,000 people remains in Yanzhou to serve as garrison during this period. As for the expansion of the army,
Only at this time did it start cautiously and cautiously. The Black Flag Army did not openly recruit troops. Instead, it made an "exception" after inspecting some people in the city who had lost their families and were living in extreme hardship, and with the efforts of the other party.
To absorb some people. Now the number of people is not very large.
As the setting sun cast its light gently from the horizon, Mao Yishan prepared a tank of well water for an old woman living alone in a yard. When the trembling old woman wanted to stay with him for dinner, he left with a smile.
When they invaded Yanzhou City two months ago, something like this happened: an old woman was pushing a bucket of water and waiting by the roadside with a few dates, and used these meager things to reward her.
Wang Shi came in, her only son was killed in the previous massacre with the Xixia people, and now she is the only one left alive.
Mao Yishan drank a bowl of water from her, and after returning to Yanzhou, he often came to help her with some small help. But in these short two months, the old woman living alone had rapidly weakened, and her son
After her death, she still had hatred and expectations in her heart. After her son's revenge was avenged, for the old woman, there was nothing in this world that she cared about anymore.
In the school field near the city wall, the training of more than two thousand soldiers came to an end. After the disbandment bugle sounded, the soldiers left here one by one. On the way, they talked to each other a few words, with smiles on their faces, and there was a little bit in the smile.
Tired, but more importantly, there is vigor and confidence that cannot be seen on the faces of soldiers who belong to this era.
In an inn west of the city, a small quarrel was taking place.
"...You are right, I no longer want to get involved in this matter."
"You...I never told you about the fact that you left on purpose when we attacked Xiaocanghe. Now that you have said such things, Tie Tianying, you can still be regarded as the chief arrester of the Criminal Department!?"
"Yes, I am the chief catcher of the Criminal Department, but what is a chief catcher? Isn't he just an errand boy. Prince Tong was killed by him, and the late emperor was also killed by him. As the chief catcher of mine, hey... Mr. Li
, let alone the chief arrester of the Criminal Department, I, Tie Tianying, am a hero even if my name is placed on the green forest, but what can I do? Even Lin Echan, who is number one in the world, is still driven away in front of him. "
"..."
"Master Li, it is for you scholars to have the world in your mind. Those of us who practice martial arts are really out of our league. That Ning Yi, does he know that I punched him in front of him and he didn't fight back? I looked like a coward. He
In turn, he killed the late emperor directly in the Jinluan Palace. And now, the 10,000 black flag troops defeated more than 100,000 people! Mr. Li, I don’t want to say this, but I can see clearly: he wants to
The person who turned the world upside down. I’m not dead, do you know why?”
"..."
"It's because he never looked at me seriously!"
"..."
"It's enough that I'm not dead. I'll go back to the Wu Dynasty and take a look at the situation. I should hand over my duties and plead guilty. If the situation is not good and the world is going to be chaotic anyway, I will find a place to hide incognito."
"...I understand, let's go."
"No, I won't leave." The person who spoke shook his head.
"..."
"The northwest is not peaceful. I, Tie Tianying, am greedy for life and afraid of death, but I still have some martial arts skills. Mr. Li, you are a big shot. You are great. If you want to fight with him, I will protect you here. When you go back, we will go our separate ways.
, it can be regarded as... a thought."
Under this northwest autumn sunshine, some people are high-spirited, some are full of doubts, and some are disheartened. Envoys from the Zhong and Zhe families have also arrived. Amidst the negotiations of inquiry and concern, there are also surging undercurrents in Yanzhou City.
In such a situation, a small incident is happening silently.
In August, the envoy from the Kingdom of Jin came to Qingmuzhai quietly, and then entered Yanzhou City via the Xiaocang River. Soon after, the envoy returned to the Kingdom of Jin along the original route and brought back words of rejection.
People from China will not surrender to foreign countries.
Everything seemed serene and peaceful.
Just as before night arrives, the clouds on the horizon will always look magnificent and peaceful. In the evening, Ning Yi and Qin Shaoqian boarded the tower in Yanzhou and exchanged information about the departure of the Jurchen envoys. Then, they were silent for a moment.
"In a few days, Zhong Lie and Zhe Keqiu will know about Xixia's return to Qingzhou."
After tapping the female wall with his fingers a few times, Ning Yi spoke calmly.
"Then... do something to surprise them first."
The evening wind blew over, and their clothes and military flags were rustling. On the city wall, the two people stood as tall as arrows, welcoming the darkness in the distance coming like a tide. Before this darkness, all the intrigues seemed to be...
Such a petty attitude. (To be continued.)
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