In the southwest, the busy autumn has passed, followed by a lively and prosperous winter. In the winter of Wu Jianshuo's tenth year, on the Chengdu Plain, people who experienced a bumper harvest gradually calmed down and got used to the Chinese army with uneasiness and curiosity.
The novelty and tranquility it brings.
The huge disaster relief at the turn of summer and autumn, combined with appropriate publicity, established a concrete image of the Chinese Army. The relatively strict and relatively clean law enforcement team suppressed the unrest in the market, and the medical teams traveling around solved the problems that some poor people had originally suffered.
The arrangement of veterans stationed in various villages and towns brought a certain amount of iron blood and killing to the difficult-to-treat diseases. Correspondingly, they cooperated with the Chinese army to eliminate many hooligans and bandits with thunderous means. Occasionally, there would be an opera troupe.
Although the medical team travels everywhere, wherever they go, they attract crowds of people from all over the country.
Some new workshops were established in various places, housing some homeless people or those from poor families. The trade between several major cities had resumed as before in the summer, and in winter, there were many new scenes.
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After the Jurchens approached, the major clans and warlords of the Wu Dynasty had already felt tremendous pressure. They were secretly contacting the Huaxia Army to purchase more weapons. Of course, the Huaxia Army's lobbying efforts also contributed to this. The tacit understanding between the two parties had been established in the summer.
, by the end of summer, a large amount of iron ingots, ores, Glauber's salt and other originally embargoed materials had openly entered the area where the Chinese army was located, in exchange for newly produced, better-quality iron cannons, mines and other weapons.
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In addition, perfumes, glassware, mirrors, books, clothing and other luxury goods and daily necessities produced by the Huaxia Army have also begun to open up the external market on a large scale following the arms business that turned a blind eye.
The businessmen who follow the principle of seeking wealth through risk and follow the guidance of the Huaxia Army to establish various new industries have already recovered their investment costs.
In November of this year, a team of more than 500 people set off from the Dayang tribe in Tubo in the distance. After more than half a month of trekking, they arrived in Chengdu. The general who led the team was as tall as an iron tower, and he was so dim that he could only see it.
It was Qin Shaoqian, the current commander-in-chief of the Seventh Chinese Army. At the same time, a team also set off from the Miao Territory in the southeast and arrived in Chengdu. This was the representative of the Twenty-ninth Chinese Army. The leader was Chen Fan, whom he had not seen for a long time.
The "No. 1 Martial Arts Competition in the World" belonging to the Chinese Army was held in Chengdu in December of this year.
This is the first large-scale sports meeting held by the Huaxia Army. Similar martial arts competitions are often held in the Huaxia Army, but this time the conference is not only participated by the internal personnel of the Huaxia Army, but also for the Green Forest people from the outside world.
People and even representatives of the powerful families from the Wu Dynasty were all welcome to come. Of course, for the time being, no official from the Wu Dynasty dared to participate in such activities.
Stories about rivers and lakes and green forests were “copied” by Ning Yi more than ten years ago, and were publicized everywhere through the storytellers of Zhu Ji. As for the various “martial arts conferences”, after listening to the book
People yearn for it in their hearts, but naturally it will not happen. Until now, Ning Yi expanded the competition within the Chinese Army and began to publicize and open it to the whole people, which immediately caused huge waves near Chengdu.
Within the radiation range of hundreds of miles in the Chengdu Plain, on the territory that still belonged to the Wu Dynasty at this time, a large number of green forest people came to sign up. People talked about how they wanted to kill the Chinese army, and they also talked about participating in this
The meeting called on everyone to go north to fight against the Jin Dynasty. When the heavy snow fell, the entire ancient city of Chengdu was already crowded with people from outside. The inns and restaurants that were originally relatively adequate were now overcrowded.
Although the sports meeting was huge, Qin Shaoqian and Chen Fan, who were respectively in charge of the two ends of the Chinese army, came in person, naturally not just for fun. The battle in Jiangnan was still going on, and the Jurchens were determined to destroy the Wu Dynasty in one battle.
Whether the Wu Dynasty brought down the Jurchen's Southern Expedition or the Jurchen marched forward, the eleventh year of Jian Shuo will be a turning point for the world's situation. On the other hand, Liangshan was besieged by an army of more than 200,000 people, and the Jin Dynasty was also fighting tenaciously.
However, they resisted fiercely. As the center and main body of the Chinese Army, it is time for a new round of high-level meetings to determine the next strategic direction.
At the same time, Qin Shaoqian came over from Dayang for another matter.
In May of this year, Lu Mingfang confirmed the whereabouts of Qin Shao, his concubine Wang Zhanmei, and their posthumous son in the North. He went to Liaoyang, rescued the mother and son, and then arranged for the two to go south. At this time, the Central Plains had been plunged into turmoil.
During the war, Wang Zhanmei was weak after more than ten years of suffering and could not bear the long journey. The entire journey south was very difficult, with stops and starts, and sometimes the mother and son had to be arranged to rest for a while.
On the way south, they passed through Liangshan, which was constantly resisting due to the advantage of the water park, and later met Liu Chengzong and Luo Ye's troops who were fleeing in the southeast of Bianliang. Wang Zhanmei fell ill several times, during which she hoped to be escorted by the Huaxia Army
She was left behind and the child was sent south first to avoid any changes on the way. However, the child was unwilling to leave her mother, so she kept going until the end of November of that year before finally arriving in Chengdu.
Qin Shaoqian came to see the mother and son.
After the city of Taiyuan was captured, they were taken to the north. For more than ten years, no one asked about what happened to the mother and son. Naturally, Lu Mingfang and other staff in Beidi conducted an investigation. After Ning Yi read it, he also
It is sealed.
Wang Zhanmei, who arrived in Chengdu, is only in her thirties, slightly younger than Ning Yi, but already has a head full of sparse white hair. Her scalp in some places has obviously been injured. Only the white of her left eye can be seen, which she thought was injured.
He was blinded and had a scar on his face from being pinched by a knife. He was carrying a slight load on his back and his breath was very weak. He had to stop and take a breath every few steps.
As for the child who followed her, he was thin and his cheeks had some of the regularity of Qin Shaohe. However, due to his thinness, his face bones were prominent and his eyes were huge. His eyes were often flinching and wary, and his right hand only had four legs.
The little finger of one finger was chopped off.
Seeing the mother and son, Qin Shaoqian, whose character has become as strong as stone over the years, shed tears almost immediately. On the other hand, although Wang Zhanmei has gone through many hardships, his character is not dark. After crying for a while, he even joked: "Uncle's eyes
We are really like a family to me." Later, he dragged the child over and said, "I finally brought him back. The child only has a nickname of Shitou, and the name has not been given yet. It is up to my uncle... to be able to bring him safely.
Come back, I will be worthy of my husband in this life..."
The child named Shitou is twelve years old this year. Perhaps he has seen the struggle in Liangshan and the war in the Central Plains along the way. In addition, there are many people in the Chinese army who have come out of difficult environments and arrived in Chengdu.
After that, there was a bit of toughness in the child's eyes. He grew up in the land of Jurchens. In his early years, these toughness must have been suppressed in his heart. At this time, he gradually came to his senses. Ning Xi and Ningji waited for the child to look for him occasionally.
When he played, he was quite reserved, but if it was a martial arts competition, he could see it with sharp eyes. After a few days, he began to practice martial arts with the children in the Chinese army. But he was thin and had no foundation. No matter in the future, he would
Whether it’s the mind or the body, if you want to achieve something, you must go through a long process.
For Ning Yi, among the many major events, there was another small event that followed Wang Zhanmei's mother and son.
After Liangshan became the center of the war, Li Shishi, who was forcibly sent away by Zhu Biao, Lu Junyi and others, followed the mother and son's southbound team and also came to Chengdu this winter.
Previously, when the situation was in crisis, Shishi had an old relationship with Ning Yi, and they had some good feelings for each other. People in the outside world regarded the two as a couple. When Li Shishi followed Lu Junyi's team to travel around, under Su Tan'er's indulgence
, this rumor spread more and more widely.
This rumor protected Li Shishi's safety, but also blocked the outside world from communicating with her to some extent. At this time, Li Shishi arrived in Chengdu, and Ning Yi felt a little embarrassed after official duties.
He just didn't know that these days he was busy with meetings, sports games, and various receptions, so Juan'er "casually arranged" the other party with Wang Zhanmei and others. By mid-December,
Ning Yi saw her again at the martial arts competition in Chengdu. She had a quiet and graceful look on her face, following Wang Zhanmei and others, looking at her with a half-smile but not a smile.
After saying hello to Wang Zhanmei, this old friend couldn't hide. Ning Yi smiled and handed over his hand. Master Li looked over and said, "I want to ask you for a job."
"Um?"
"In the past few years, I have traveled everywhere with Brother Lu, Brother Yan and others, and I have been exposed to all things related to intelligence and connections. Brother Ning, if there is a place where I can do something, please arrange one for me."
She spoke calmly, but the words "Brother Ning" made Ning Yi slightly confused. She vaguely realized that in Bianliang City more than ten years ago, she was always eager to help this group of people with such enthusiasm.
Including the disaster relief, including the tragic city defense. Looking at the other party's eyes at this time, Ning Yi nodded: "I will have time in a few days to discuss it carefully."
"Okay." Shishi smiled and said no more.
On December 18th, the New Year was approaching, the news that the Jurchen Wushu had crossed south and headed straight for Lin'an came urgently, and it exploded in front of Ning Yi, Chen Fan, Qin Shaoqian and others. It was another day.
In the past few days, a lot of news from Lin'an came one after another, pushing the entire situation into an embarrassing state that they had never imagined before.
On December 25th, Ning Yi, Qin Shaoqian, Chen Fan, Pang Liuan, Li Yi, He Zhicheng and other senior Chinese military officials met before the morning meeting. Later, Liu Xigua and others came over to look at each other's intelligence.
I don't know whether to be happy or sad.
"No need to celebrate the New Year, no need to go back to celebrate the New Year." Chen Fan was mumbling, "If this continues, there will be no need to celebrate the Lantern Festival."
"It's as if no one can afford to treat you to Lantern Festival." Xigua glanced at him.
"What I'm saying is that I can't go back to accompany Qian'er. You guys and girls are kissing me together, and you don't understand what it feels like when we go out." Chen Fan looked at Ning Yi and Xigua.
Ning Yi lowered his head to look at the information and said: "You guys and girls are kissing me together. You don't understand the feeling of a man who wants to go home and kneel down."
His words were calm and formal, but after he finished speaking, everyone couldn't help laughing. Qin Shaoqian looked calm and moved the stool back: "Fight, fight."
The crowd started to boo, and naturally it was impossible for them to start a fight. After laughing and joking, everyone had some worries on their faces.
Due to the situation in Wu Dynasty, the entire meeting has been extended for several days. Now, the situation is changing every day, so that the Chinese army can only watch quietly.
A huge chaos is brewing in Lin'an and even the Wu Dynasty, and no one can yet grasp the direction it will go.
It all started at the first court meeting after Laba.
On the tenth day of December, it snowed in Lin'an City. This day was a regular court meeting, which seemed ordinary and ordinary. At this time, the war in the north was still intense. The biggest problem was that Wanyan Zongfu had dredged the canal channel and moved the navy and heavy troops to garrison.
Near Jiangning, preparations have been made to cross the river, but even if it is critical, the whole situation is not complicated. The prince has a plan, and the ministers have opinions. Although some people mention it as a major event, they just follow the steps step by step.
That's all.
The officials of all the factions in the court: Zhao Ding, Lu Yihao, Qin Hui, Zhang Jun...etc., etc., have no plans to start a dispute at the moment. War is certainly a top priority, and the Wu Dynasty is thousands of miles away, and the new year is approaching.
There are quite a lot of things going on, and the calmness of each one is just a grinding time. When the time is about to end, the last topic is the matter of appeasement of the civil unrest in the southeast. Personnel from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War stated one after another. After the matter was explained, the above
Zhou Yong asked: "Is there anything else?"
At this time someone stood up.
This is bad news. Zhao Ding's spirit became tense. Generally speaking, there are procedures for reporting to the court. Most matters that need to be reported to the court must go through the prime minister first. Naturally, there are also cases of sudden attacks, then
It is usually a manifestation of party disputes, political disputes, desperate measures, and it is also extremely taboo. No boss likes subordinates who gossip about things without saying hello. He looked back and saw that he was a new censor.
However, He Yong did not say hello at the Yushitai. Zhao Ding glanced at He Yong, who also had a serious and puzzled face.
The name of this new censor is Chen Songxian. He is forty-five years old. He was ranked second in the imperial examination for half his life. Later, he stayed in the court due to various parties. Zhao Ding was not impressed by him and sighed. Generally speaking, this kind of conspiracy
For most of his life, he has been relatively calm, so taking such a desperate risk may be because of something important, but more importantly, he is out of his mind.
Listening carefully, Chen Songxian followed the Southeast Asia recruitment policy and started talking nonsense. What he said was nothing new. For example, if the current situation is critical, we should be accommodating to the rebellious people. As long as the other party loyally serves the country, we can consider being forced to do so.
Everyone can say big words. Chen Songxian spoke eloquently for a while. The truth became louder and more frivolous. Others started to yawn, but Zhao Ding was horrified. After those words
In the middle, something bad flashed past.
"... Nowadays, the Jurchens are so powerful that they have destroyed the Liao Kingdom and swallowed up the Central Plains. They are like the sun at the top of the sky. To fight against them, we must have the ambition to kill them, but we have to open our eyes and see clearly the gap between the enemy and ourselves...
At this time, all available forces should be united..."
Speaking of the words "Unite", Zhao Ding suddenly opened his eyes, and Qin Hui on the side also raised his head suddenly, then looked at each other, and then looked at Chen Songxian. These vaguely familiar words were clearly from the Chinese Army.
They listened for a while, only to hear Chen Songxian's words.
"...Now there is a southwestern force. Although we have old rifts with us, in the face of the fierce Jurchen attack, they actually want to retreat and cooperate... Lords, you all know the situation on the battlefield clearly. The Kingdom of Jin is the strongest.
The Wu Dynasty is really weak, but in the past few years, the national strength of our Wu Dynasty has been catching up. At this time, we only need a few years to take a breather. Our national strength of the Wu Dynasty will prosper and the recovery of the Central Plains is no longer a dream. However...how to survive these few years, I can't help but wonder.
We will pretend to be naive again, gentlemen.”
"Shut up! You traitor and traitor"
Chen Songxian was shouting to himself when Zhao Ding turned around, picked up the wat board in his hand, and smashed it towards the opponent's head!
In an instant, the court was in chaos. While Zhao Ding was shouting and scolding, someone rushed up from the side. He Yong, the imperial censor, had already turned red in the face. He knelt down in the middle of the scolding: "Ignorant boy,
You are confused, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I didn’t know that there was such a heartless and rebellious person in Yushitai. If I didn’t notice, I am guilty! Please remove me from this official position immediately and send you to prison for strict investigation..."
Someone else shouted: "Your Majesty, this beast must be a bandit from the southwest. We must investigate it. He must be a bandit, and now he dares to disrupt our dynasty..."
All kinds of roars were mixed together. Zhou Yong stood up from his seat and stamped his feet to stop: "Stop! Stop! What a shame! Stop it all!" He shouted several times. Seeing that the scene was still chaotic, he grabbed the hand
Ruyi threw a piece of jade down and smashed it on the golden steps: "Stop it!"
In this way, everyone stopped. Chen Songxian received a slap on his forehead from Zhao Ding. At this time, blood was dripping. Zhao Ding returned to the original place, wiped his mouth and began to apologize. Over the years, the officialdom has been ups and downs, and he has gone crazy for fame.
There are not just one or two, but Chen Songxian is obviously one of them. He has not been an official for half his life, but now he is able to go to court, and he makes remarks that he thinks are brilliant but are actually extremely stupid, hoping to rise to the top in one step... This thief's official career is over.
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Zhou Yong started to curse: "You ministers, how can you look like high-ranking officials of the imperial court... Just scaremongering, I want to listen! I don't want to watch the fight... Let him finish, you are ministers, he is the censor,
Even if he loses his mind and goes crazy, let him finish."
Holding the blood on his forehead, Chen Songxian suddenly knelt on the ground and began to state his suggestions on how to reconcile with Heiqi, such as "doing extraordinary things in extraordinary times" and "the life of the minister is a small matter, but the survival of the Wu Dynasty is a big matter."
, "All the princes in the court are pretending to be deaf and dumb." He had already offended the public, and he became more direct in his words. Zhou Yong watched from above, and until Chen Songxian finished speaking, he was still angry.
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"He's finished! I told him to finish! Beating people? What will it look like! You don't look like my prime minister! My ministers! The Jurchens are coming! Let's discuss it!" After he said this, he fiercely
He stood up and said: "Retreat from the court! Go back and reflect!"
The black flag of reconciliation was revealed, and Zhou Yong walked away angrily. The other courtiers looked at Chen Songxian angrily and walked out of the Jinluan Palace. He Yong grabbed Chen Songxian and said, "You will be at home tomorrow to deal with your sins!" Chen Songxian said righteously:
"The country is in danger, and Chen's death is not a pity. It's a pity that you are so short-sighted." He made a generous declaration of martyrdom and went back.
Chen Songxian's words were not controversial. Zhao Ding and others were already thinking about whether the other party had any connection with the Black Flag gang and were considering putting him in jail. Something that surprised everyone happened the next day. That day
Zhou Yong took the initiative to hold a court meeting again and summoned everyone from home: "I have thought about what happened yesterday..."
Zhou Yong looked at everyone and expressed his intention to consider Chen Songxian's proposal.
All of a sudden, all the civil and military officials in the dynasty were trying to persuade him. Zhao Ding, Qin Hui and others all knew that Zhou Yong had very little knowledge. It was understandable that he was afraid and rushed to seek medical treatment in a hurry. Some of the ministers began to talk about tradition, and some began to put themselves in his shoes.
Zhou Yong analyzed that if Ning Yi could be forgiven for his regicide, the one he should worry about most in the future would be the emperor. Who would respect the emperor? Therefore, anyone can propose a compromise with Black Flag, but only the emperor should not have such an idea.
Zhou Yong was hesitant and indecisive, but refused to give up the idea.
At this time, Zhao Ding and others realized that something was wrong. They had been dealing with Zhou Yong for ten years. At this time, they took a closer look and realized a terrible possibility.
There was no court meeting on the twelfth day, so everyone began to go to the palace to test and give advice. Qin Hui, Zhao Ding and others each visited the eldest princess Zhou Pei, and Zhou Pei also went to the palace to give advice. At this time, public opinion in Lin'an City had begun to rise.
Various forces and powerful families also began to put pressure on the palace.
There was no court on the thirteenth day. When the court meeting was held on the fourteenth day, Zhou Yong seemed to finally realize the huge backlash and suppressed the topic in his throat.
It was not until the afternoon of the 16th day that the scouts rushed to report that the Wushu cavalry had crossed the Yangtze River. Zhou Yong summoned Zhao Ding and others and started a new round of firm requests, asking everyone to start considering reconciliation with Heiqi.
matters.
This time, the emperor was stiff-necked and determined, and the turbulent discussion lasted for four or five days. Courtiers, great Confucians, and gentry from various aristocratic families gradually began to express their stance. Some military generals began to submit letters. On December 20, Taipei students jointly signed
He wrote a letter opposing the idea of destroying our orthodoxy. At this time, Wu Shu's army was already on its way south. Jun Wu hurriedly ordered an army of 170,000 soldiers from the south to intercept it.
On the 22nd, Zhou Yong had persisted with the ministers in the court for seven or eight days. He himself did not have much perseverance. At this time, he had begun to be afraid and regretful. He had only served the king for more than ten years and had never been offended before.
There was still a little anger in Shi's chest. The people's persuasion continued. He tilted his neck on the dragon chair without saying a word. In the Jinluan Hall, Hou Shao, the Minister of Rites, straightened his clothes, and then gave a long bow: "Please
Your Majesty, think deeply!"
After he said these words, his feet suddenly exerted force and he rushed out. The guards in front of the palace suddenly drew their weapons. After Ning Yi killed the king, the court strengthened its security.
With a loud noise, Hou Shao hit a pillar nearby, and red and white objects flew all over the ground.
Everyone was stunned. Zhou Yong stood up tremblingly, shook his body, and then vomited it out with a "wow" sound.