Sometimes, time would flow back in his dreams. He would see many people, all of whom were vividly alive.
When I wake up, I will sit in a daze for a while and forget where I am.
The misplaced memories still remain in the mind. It will not be long until the cold reality turns into an empty echo in the mind, and the person can painfully wake up in this blank area.
The once full life, spirit, and even part of the soul have been permanently damaged in the past time.
And compared with everything that more people have lost forever, the losses that the survivors have now seem to be nothing.
At the end of February in the first year of Jin Tianjuan, Yunzhong.
Tang Minjie woke up from his dream and sat on the bed.
In the previous dream, Wu Qiuhe appeared.
That woman used to be Chen Wenjun's maid, and earlier, she was the niece of the governor of Kaifeng. She was more knowledgeable than ordinary women and knew some tactics. After staying with Chen Wenjun, she planned some things. A few days ago
When he was young, he even saved his life.
However, in terms of information transmission and support, Wu Qiuhe was actually more inclined to the Wu Dynasty regime and did not like the Chinese army very much.
Both sides have the same goal and are their own masters. During that period, there have been several struggles and frictions. Wu Qiuhe has a stronger personality, and Tang Minjie is not a fuel-efficient lamp. He has only been saved once.
It's not easy to be aggressive in the morning. There were several secret actions, and there were winners and losers. Only after Tang Minjie took advantage did he go out and say a few quick words, and looked at the other party's mute appearance of eating Coptis chinensis, which looked evil.
I have actually made some calculations in private. This woman has a good temperament. I can find an opportunity in the future to win her over to the Chinese Army.
The last fight was because of that fool named Shi Jin. Although he was good at martial arts, he had no brains. He also made it clear that he wanted to die. Both parties were a little cautious in their contact. Of course, due to the strength of Mrs. Han's side, Shi Jin was still beaten by Wu Qiuhe at the beginning.
He was rescued over there.
But Wu Qiuhe underestimated the extensive search inside and outside the city. The government finally found Shi Jin, and only after he escaped did Tang Minjie, who was behind, take advantage.
I was very happy at that time.
Then I can laugh at her.
However, when Shi Jin woke up and asked him about Wu Qiuhe, and even had some doubts about whether the woman had brought officers and soldiers, Tang Minjie realized that something was wrong. Since he had such doubts, it meant that the appearance of Wu Qiuhe and the officers and soldiers was just a pretext.
The time difference... comes from this sadness.
"In a place like the Kingdom of Jin, if the Han people want to live a good life, there is nothing they can do. Strong man, since you have seen the face of that bitch clearly, you should know that there is no warmth to be said here, bitch and thief, next time
Just kill them all together!"
The first person casually dismissed Shi Jin, and then the second person went to inquire about the situation. Not long after, he found out that Wu Qiuhe was killed by Xi Yin with a sword. She was smart, and falsely accused Gao Qingyi in front of Xi Yin, and she died at that time.
I suffered too much torture. I just couldn’t find out where the body was dumped in detail. When I found out which mass grave it was dumped in, it was already more than half a year later. When I went to look for it, I found that the bones were already there.
No existence.
Over the years, many people have died in this way. Many died more humbly, and some died more painfully. The pain was so painful that people in peacetime could not imagine it. Even when he thought about it, that memory was like
There is a large blank space.
Why do you dream about Wu Qiuhe?
He thought for a while, maybe it was because he met a woman named Cheng Min in Shangjing some time ago. She was somewhat similar in her strong nature, and somewhat similar in her hatred...
After Wanyan Quan succeeded to the throne at the end of October, Tang Minjie stayed in Beijing for more than a month, trying to find possible breaking points in various messages. During this period, he often met with Cheng Min and summarized
She inquired about the news.
After the new king came to power, the most news was about various rewards based on merit. Although Zong Qian, Zong Pan, and Zong Han lost the throne, they were awarded countless honors and favors. In the foreseeable future, one person will be inferior to ten thousand people.
A powerful minister above all men. But in the midst of this, signs of a power struggle still exist.
After all, Zong Han and Xi Yin of Xifu were defeated in the southwest, and in the situation of going to Beijing this time, they used too much scheming. Although Zong Qian and Zong Pan had to accept their later ideas and give up the throne to Wanyan Dan, but
After this, checks, balances and weakening of Xifu were still proposed.
This is the inevitable result that Zong Han will face after the defeat of the Southwest. In the next six months, some powers will be given away, some positions will be replaced, and some interests will be lost. In order to ensure the smooth transfer of power
Zong Bi will lead his army to press into the clouds, and even after the snow melts and the ice disappears, he will have a large-scale combat contest with the Tushan Guards to judge how much real power Zong Han can still retain in his hands.
Throughout November, the initial struggle for power in Shangjing City was noisy. Zong Pan and Zong Qian temporarily reached an agreement here. They must cut off as much real power as possible left by Zong Han. A large number of Zong Han
The relatives and nobles were no longer present. Many people may have spoken out of conscience and did not want civil strife in Jin Dynasty, but their support for Zong Han, Xi and Yin was not much.
However, the two veterans also showed their domineering side at this time. They both accepted Zongbi's challenge generously and continued to exaggerate the momentum of the competition in Shangjing City. If Tushanwei failed, then
Zong Han can only let go of power, and there is no need to mention anything else; but if the Tushan Guards still win, it means that the Black Flag Army in the southwest is far more terrifying than everyone imagined. At that time, the East and West governments must work together to fight for
Be prepared to fight this future enemy.
In the final analysis, in the Kingdom of Jin, what can decide everything—the most acceptable method among people—is force.
By mid-December, Tang Minjie had a rough understanding of the situation, packed up his things, and ventured out of Shangjing amidst the heavy snow-capped mountains, embarking on his way back to Yunzhong. After Cheng Min learned that he
I was very surprised by this plan, but in the end I just gave him a few pairs of socks and a few pairs of gloves.
They set off in mid-December, stumbling on the road in the wind and snow, and successfully arrived in Yunzhong in February. As he expected, Zong Han, Xiyin and others did not even wait too long in Shangjing. They arrived in the first few days of the new year.
When Tian set off, the cavalry still consisted of more than a thousand people and returned to Yunzhong in late February.
During the long wind and snow, Tang Minjie wore thick deerskin gloves, and from time to time he would think of Cheng Min, who was still in Shangjing.
Just like Lu Mingfang, he also proposed to Cheng Min the idea of letting her return to the south, but Cheng Min simply refused. The eloquent Tang Minjie could not even find any further words to persuade her to change her mind.
During the two or three months in Beijing, during the intervals between meetings, passing on information, and judging news, Tang Minjie went several times to observe the brothel where Cheng Min sold his body in exchange for information. The first few times were for contact and confirmation.
The last time and the only exception to the existence of the other party was a few days before leaving. I stood at the street corner at dusk and glanced at the lights of the brothel from a distance. The warm yellow and crimson lights and the thick curtains.
The solid building makes everything look comfortable and solid, making guests want to go in and rest.
He couldn't even take a step closer to the long street.
That was a huge humiliation for a Han Chinese. He could cut out his own heart and liver with his own hands, but he would never want the other person to stay in that place for another day.
…
But he couldn't convince her.
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After getting up, I washed up, dressed up, went to the street to have breakfast, and then went to the predetermined place to meet my two companions.
This meeting was held on February 27th. In addition to Tang Minjie, there were two deputies who had direct contact with him, Sun Wang and Yang Sheng'an. Both of them were members of the Chinese Army who had not left after coming from the southwest. They were good at
Planning and action.
In principle, you should be very cautious when conducting such a multi-person meeting in the enemy's place, but the request for the meeting was made by Tang Minjie. After all, he obtained first-hand intelligence in Shangjing and needed to brainstorm ideas, so he conducted the meeting with the people below.
wake.
"... Theoretically speaking, in the next six months, there will be a lot of friction in the alternation of power between the east and west governments. If we grasp it well, we will have the opportunity to make them miserable. But where the opportunity lies specifically needs to be discussed."
Half a year after arriving in Shangjing, Tang Minjie's understanding of Yunzhong was somewhat lacking. But even if Sun and Yang accepted orders to go into hibernation, they naturally had their own sources of information about many things. The three of them first exchanged information, and then
Start a discussion.
Sun Wangdao: "After Wanyan Quan came to power, there were some speculations in Yunzhong about Zong Han and Xi Yin's approach to Beijing. I once heard some news that Shi Liai, who died at the end of autumn last year, before his death
He wrote many letters, asking his family to follow Zong Han, Xi Yin and the others to go north to help persuade others to cooperate with Zong Han and Xi Yin's actions. Shi Liai's position was second to none among the Han officials, and he was originally following Wanyan Zongwang.
Now the outside world also says that he is a member of Zongfu Zongbi..."
"...If this matter is true, this old dog was eating the inside and outside before dying, and showed off Zongfu Zongbi. I heard that Jin Wushu was self-willed. If he knew that Shi Liai had done such a thing, he would definitely not let it go.
The family is having a good time."
Yang Sheng'an frowned: "However, Shi Liai is already dead. Even if this matter comes out, it will probably not cause any damage to the overall situation of the Jin Kingdom."
Tang Minjie said on the side: "You can remember it first, and then try to find evidence. No matter what, as long as we can make them bite each other, we will be happy."
The three of them discussed for a while and talked about other places.
"...Zong Han and Xi Yin hurried back without going to Beijing to celebrate the New Year. Obviously, they were preparing for the next competition with Zong Bi when the snow melted. There are no detailed rules for this contest yet, but I guess
, next everyone will focus on this piece of meat in Yunzhong. Wherever Xifu is weak, it will be eaten a little. If we can get more detailed information, we can plan, start from the beginning, and even... launch a few...
This assassination caused Xifu to lose in some key places."
"...This thing sounds possible, but I think we should be cautious. To collect such detailed intelligence, we must first wake up everyone. To be honest, even if we wake everyone up, we may not have enough action power... and Zong
Han and Xiyin have returned, we must consider the possibility that Xiyin is on guard and deliberately dug a trap for us to jump."
"... From a feasibility point of view, our only chance right now is right here... We all know the combat power of Xifu. Although Tushanwei was defeated in the southwest, but against the gang of Shangzong Fu Zongbi, we
It seems that Xifu has a greater chance of winning... Once Zong Han Xiyin stabilizes the situation in Xifu, from now on, as they said, they don't want the throne and only focus on guarding us. If our people want to fight in the future, they will definitely
Many people died..."
"...From last winter to now, although they are in a dormant state and have not taken action, four of my people have died. If we wake them all up and invest in this matter, we have to see how big our chances of winning are...
…”
"...At least we can collect intelligence first. I think it's always worth taking this risk..."
"..."
The room was whispered about for a long time. When the morning was about to pass, Tang Minjie suddenly spoke.
"...I have another plan, maybe it's time. I'll tell it and we'll vote together."
Tang Minjie looked calm, and Sun Wang and Yang Sheng'an both nodded and signaled him to speak out. In the past few years, many of Tang Minjie's ideas may have been risky, but in the end they found a way to implement them.
trust.
Tang Minjie then slowly stated his plan.
After listening to this, the other two people had complicated expressions. After a while, Yang Sheng'an was the first to shake his head: "This can't work..." Sun Wang also agreed with Yang Sheng'an's idea. The two of them spoke to each other and put forward many objections.
view.
At this time, the time was approaching midnight, and Tang Minjie nodded.
He said: "Okay, Yang Sheng'an, you will make the minutes of the meeting. This plan was voted after detailed discussion. We, the Chinese Army, rejected it."
Yang Sheng'an thought for a while: "Is it necessary to record...?"
Tang Minjie nodded.
"...Write it down so that future generations can have an opinion."
Yang Sheng'an made a simple record.
The wind blew through the windows of this secret meeting point, and the city looked dark and calm. White snow shrouded the world. Many years later, people will know some secrets of this world and forget others... That is a record
The truth beyond reach. Truth and falsehood are always intertwined.
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At noon on February 27th, Wanyan Dezhong and Wanyan Youyi were attending a party.
They followed their fathers to the north and witnessed a gorgeous power struggle. Then they braved the rolling snow and headed south, only returning to Yunzhong a few days ago. This journey sharpened their character and gave them a greater sense of mission.
, and his heart became even more impassioned.
Everyone in Yunzhong City felt even more deeply about Zong Han Xiyin and others' strategizing in Shangjing. In the past few days, people even thought that this operation was great. In the few days after they returned home
Here, the nobles in the clouds set up banquets one after another, waiting for all the heroes to attend the banquet, and recounted to them everything that happened in the capital city.
Wanyan Dezhong and Wanyan Youyi were keen on such a banquet. Many of the people in the party were their former partners, so they could not refuse. Moreover, they were promoting the actions of the Marshal and others, so there was no need to refuse. So for several days,
They are all very busy.
Drunk.
When I returned home, I saw my mother, who looked a little melancholy these days. They both had a good upbringing. In the past, they all knew that they should not express the Jurchen position too clearly in front of their mother, but this time after going to Beijing
On the one hand, their blood was boiling, but on the other hand, they also had a huge sense of worry. They were afraid that one day Black Flag would come over and destroy everything in the Kingdom of Jin, so in the past two days, they occasionally tried to persuade their mother to look away.
"Mom, the handsome man really thinks about the Jurchens..."
"After all, we are Jurchens. We may not care about things on weekdays, but at this time we should no longer avoid it. Mother, national war is unkind..."
"One day we may have to go to the battlefield and fight Black Flag..."
Amidst such words, Chen Wenjun could only nod sadly, and then asked the maid at home to help them go back.
…
At the same moment, Mandu Daru was kneeling in the study room of this mansion, listening to Wanyan Xiyin's instructions.
He has now been promoted to the Inspector of the Yunzhong Mansion. Although this official rank is not high, he has already passed the transition from a clerk to an official. Being able to enter the study room of Gushen Mansion further proves that he has been captured by Gushen Mansion.
God is regarded as a trusted confidant.
"...The army has begun to move. Zong Bi and the others will arrive soon...The situation in Yunzhong this time is not just a fight or a few martial arts competitions. In the past, as long as they could move anything under Xifu's hands, they would
Let’s take action. Nowadays, there are conflicts between two official documents in several local government offices. If our people take a step back today, there may be no officials tomorrow..."
"...I personally asked you to inspect the city, so you don't have to worry about it. But in this situation, the gangsters behind it - especially the details that Black Flag put here - must be ready to make a move. Where will they start?
, adding fuel to the flames, I’m not sure at the moment, but that’s why I brought you up, to think of some way to find them all for me..."
This interview didn't last long. After Xiyin finished speaking, he waved his hand and asked Mandu Daru to leave. When he left, Chen Wenjun also brought some snacks from outside. He probably heard about something.
, her eyebrows relaxed slightly.
Xiyin, who was writing at his desk, stood up to greet her.
After returning home for a few days, you can see that both the couple have actually lost weight. The last time Xiyin was at home was a few years ago, and she was particularly thin. Her hair has also changed from half white to completely white. Chen Wenjun, on the other hand, has lost weight recently.
I was worried about the current situation, and my hair turned a little gray.
"That's..." Chen Wenjun asked.
"The new ones are all inspecting Mandu Daru." Xiyin replied, "In the next period of time, the competition with Zongbi will begin. Some people have been changed in the Yamen, mainly to deal with someone secretly causing trouble.
In a few months, there will be a duel between the two armies. If we lose, it will be difficult for us to do well... Well, the pastries made by Madam are still delicious."
Xiyin's words were frank, and there was a hint of reminder in them, but in front of his wife, they were still candid. Chen Wenjun looked at her husband who was eating, his brows relaxed slightly, and then he said: "I heard that outside
Official document."
When she talked about this, Xiyin, who was stuffing the millet cake in his hand into his mouth, paused slightly, put down the cake with a solemn expression, then stood up and walked to the desk, took out something and sighed.
"In the winter months, tens of thousands of people die from freezing and starvation every month. They freeze to death because they are not allowed to cut firewood. This kind of thing is extremely stupid. How can they survive alone by killing others? What a bunch of idiots
Donkey... I just sent out the order today. It's already too late. In fact, it's not much of a remedy..."
He looked back at his wife, and it was actually a bit difficult for him to speak: "There are... many things in this that I really can't forgive you for. I promised to give the Han people a better treatment, but now... I know you are living in these days.
How difficult it is. We were defeated in the southwest, but it was actually your Han family that had a hero..."
When Xiyin said the last sentence, he smiled reluctantly and complicatedly. He originally had many things he wanted to do for his wife, and he had made promises before, but now some things were beyond his ability, so he just
She was a little happy to be able to talk about the heroes of the Han people. A smile appeared at the corner of Chen Wenjun's mouth, but tears were already falling down: "...No matter what, you have saved someone this time. You can eat..."
This can only be a personal thank you from her as a wife.
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When Mandu Daru walked out of the Ceres Mansion, the afternoon sky was looking gloomy.
He walked to a small square not far away, where a notice from the Marshal's Mansion was posted. Someone read it loudly, but it was the Marshal who issued an order, not allowing anyone to massacre Han slaves under any excuse. Outside the city,
No one is allowed to deliberately obstruct the Han people from picking up useless vegetation. At the same time, the Marshal's Office will allocate part of the charcoal and rice grains to be distributed in the Han areas inside and outside the city. This part of the expenditure will be subsidized by the fines collected by the noble families in the past six months...
In addition, several measures were announced to ensure the survival rights of Han slaves.
Some Han slaves passing by timidly heard this and began to cry on the edge of the small square.
Xu was thanking the commander for his benevolent government.
Mandu Daru thought so. He stood aside and looked at the suspicious person inside.
A thin man named Tang Minjie was bending his body and passing him from the other side.