In the dark night, in the courtyard of the Maha Pond, Yu Hezhong's thoughts went through several twists and turns, and after eating noodles, he finally made up his mind: "Women and children must always be saved."
Shishi also nodded: "If you don't go out, you will be left behind. If you go out, there will be risks. But I thought about it carefully. This is the only thing you can do now. I won't say more. Just like the Zuo family, what they do is actually
These are just some things, as long as you can catch them, you will have a place in the future. Brother Yu, when you reach middle age, you have to cheer up and worry more."
Yu Hezhong nodded, and after hesitating for a while, he looked at his master: "It's convenient for me to ask, what happened in the past few days? In fact, I have never seen it clearly..."
Shishi smiled: "Then...brother Yu, please tell me first what happened to you."
"...Yan Daolun, he..."
Yu Hezhong thought about it and roughly told what he had seen in the past few days, including Yan Daolun, two confidantes, and even Gao Wenjing and Sun Kang. He said
: "I guess you all know this too..." Then he talked about some of his own thoughts and speculations, others' ridicule of him, etc.
Shishi listened quietly, thought silently, and nodded at the end.
She said: "On the eighth day of December, the news from the Central Plains had actually reached Chengdu, and several leaders who were in charge here met immediately. That night, on the 1st... that is, the suggestions from Li Heng were also sent back.
Things have changed, and of course we have to clean up the mess and see what we can get and ask for... We have previously prepared a basic list of people who the outside world may be able to win over, but to be honest, it is not comprehensive, and this kind of
The environment and the situation in the Central Plains are also changing rapidly. Many things require people who are outside to act accordingly..."
"...After deciding on this matter, I selected a list of several people, including Yan Daolun, and conducted private contacts and tests. Hezhong, you are not on the list..."
Shishi sat opposite, put his hands on his knees, and paused slightly: "For selfish reasons... and my understanding of you, I applied privately and asked them to give you a chance to communicate, and they agreed. Be honest.
He said, I deliberately...didn't see you in the past few days. I'm sorry."
Her words were gentle, and she stretched out her hand as if she wanted to comfort Yu Hezhong. Yu Hezhong clenched his hands into fists, shook his head, and then shook his head again: "I... I know, I used to be... so useless...
"
"It's not because of your ability. Brother Yu, I believe you have the ability, but you have to take a step forward and use it. The original transaction between Liu Guangshi and the Huaxia Army needed someone like you in the middle to be in the right position and convenient.
We are taking advantage of Yan Daolun and buffering the relationship with Liu Guangshi. The benefits in this process are not for you, but also for others. You happened to be here, and I will go with the flow. This is not a taboo. But if...this time you leave this place
Line, we can still meet, drink tea, and chat in the future, but I can't support you behind the scenes or give you any power or benefits. I can't help. This is how we get along in the future. You have to understand this...
"
"I know..." Yu Hezhong nodded, "Well... you are his after all... his... you guys... um..."
He hesitated to express that he understood, and it was difficult to say the second half of what he said. The teacher felt a little weak when he heard it, and his face became serious, and then he smiled: "Although it is not true, I think what you said is reasonable. After all, I
I think...he will be jealous, well, pfft...there will definitely be some..."
Pout your lips and smile, feeling happy.
After smiling like this for a moment, she thought for a moment: "Anyway... I have heard a saying before that there are no enlightened soldiers in the army. They will run away if they leave the formation. Only those who know why they are fighting
Only the small soldiers can break away from the formation, even without the commander, and can charge forward. Liu Guangshi's piece of meat fell to the ground, and now it is torn apart. Let's send people out, or recruit talents, transport supplies, or bury
To lay some hidden clues, it’s not just to offer a reward, but to say that the Chinese Army recruits people to join the team... That’s why, Brother Yu, you have to figure things out on your own. You have to want to do something, so that we can coordinate
Only with a plan can the Chinese Army cooperate with you, and this should be the safest way for you..."
When she said this, she had some unspoken words, but naturally she didn't make it too clear. Liu Guangshi's giant whale sank, and most people with the ability can get some benefits, like Yan Daolun, even if they don't need the coordination of the Chinese army, they can leave
After moving to the southwest, I am afraid that some people can be attracted to the southwest to "join". At that time, even if these people are mixed, the Chinese army can only accept them. Wherever Yan Daolun goes, he will eventually be treated politely.
But Yu Hezhong is completely different. His ability is currently too mediocre. If he is just thrown out as a bounty hunter, pulling people around and seeking wealth through danger, let alone China's military needs.
After he left the southwest, he was either frightened and ran away and disappeared, or he was captured and eaten alive by Zou Xu and Dai Mengwei's people. There was almost no third outcome. He was the only one who nodded and joined the Chinese Army.
, so that people from the Huaxia Army can take him with him to learn some skills in the future. Relying on the contacts he has accumulated in the past year and the "power of a fox and a tiger" with a backstage in the Huaxia Army, it is finally possible to do something.
"...The intelligence and diplomatic departments have made arrangements to go out to fight the autumn wind. The work of the Propaganda Department is what I told you before. As for there are some things you don't know, Brother Yu, it was difficult to say before, but now you can
, the two women around you have relatively complicated backgrounds. Behind Wei Rou is Yan Daolun, but it is not just Yan Daolun. She or Gao Wenjing are basically your subordinates in the scene. They can be tricked out of you.
After receiving the news, they will do another round of resale, usually with several buyers. Sometimes we want to spread some information about Liu Guangshi, and we will reveal it to you, and then it will leak out through their mouths..."
Yu Hezhong opened his mouth, but no words came out.
"On the other hand... Zou Xu is one of the people who has received the true inheritance of Li Heng. According to Li Heng, he has a very overall awareness of overall planning. This is because Li Heng often instilled in them during that time
What nonsense like 'learn my strategy and just push it over'. Since Zou Xu betrayed the Chinese Army, he will also treat the Chinese Army as his biggest enemy..."
"In the past few years in the Central Plains, his development seems to be unremarkable. In fact, he has made steady progress. Step by step, he has swallowed up the several big landowners who corrupted him in the past. The power of the big family has been mainly against customers. According to our estimation, in
In Chengdu, he must have laid hidden clues early on. Even if he couldn't steal the powerful Object Research results, he must be interested in knowing the reaction here on many major events. After Liu Guangshi's fall, the Chinese Army
The reaction is what he cares about most."
Yu Hezhong thought of something and raised his head. Shishi looked at him with a smile and whispered: "Sun, Kang..."
She said: "The Sun Kang who came to your door to humiliate you is probably such an intelligence dealer... In the past, you and Yan Daolun were the core of the deal between Liu Guangshi and the Huaxia Army.
characters, so if the Huaxia Army wants to make an article today, it will be easy to think of you. But you, who are closest to me, have not seen me at all these days. They may judge that the Huaxia Army is dismissive of the farce in the Central Plains.
, Ning Yi has an arrogant personality and only focuses on developing this thing of his own... The most important thing for Sun Kang to find Gao Wenjing is probably to confirm your quality and whether you have the Chinese army behind you. Of course, if
The intelligence dealer is not Sun Kang, other people in Chengdu have also seen what happened to you and can make similar judgments."
Yu Hezhong laughed complicatedly: "It turns out that I have been so happy in the past year or so, but I was still a pawn from beginning to end..."
The teacher chuckled: "To put it this way, everyone in the world is a chess piece. Sometimes you know whose hand you are playing, sometimes you can even choose, but most people don't have a choice most of the time. Of course... if...
According to the Propaganda Department, I think it's all about the intertwining of interests. You have your use, and the interests and dangers will pass you by. Relatives care about you and will come to you. Good friends drink tea with you, and bad guys follow you.
It's the same when doing business or testing you..."
"...You are really good at talking." Yu Hezhong smiled helplessly.
Shishi took it as a matter of course: "That's how it is in the Fan Tower. Back then, I relied solely on smoothies to survive. It's not the first day you've seen me."
When she talked about it like this, Yu Hezhong felt much better: "As for Yan Daolun, has he promised you anything..."
The teacher shook his head: "Yan Daolun is an old-fashioned scholar. He is considering how much he is worth and how far he should go. Brother Yu, you have been deceived by him. You know me and you can know the Chinese Army from me.
He has an internal view, so he encourages you to come over and see my attitude and how many connections the Huaxia Army currently has, so that he can find a way to sell it at a price... In fact, this matter at the moment is of great benefit to someone as capable as him.
For an ambitious person, it is the most difficult choice, and it is crucial to his future."
"Yes, he has land at home."
Shishi laughed: "That's one thing, but he is a capable person. If possible in the future, you should try to unite with him... As long as he is on the right path, it doesn't matter if he fawns over him."
"That's true. If I go out with him next, I have to learn a lot from him." Yu Hezhong was convinced. When he said this, he remembered another thing: "By the way, when we met on the first day,
Yan Daolun asked me a question that had no beginning or end..."
"What?"
"He asked if there were any high-ranking figures named Long in the Chinese Army."
"……dragon."
"Yeah, he didn't go into too much detail. I don't know very well whether there are any characters named Long in your Chinese army. Then I thought, maybe it's General Long Fenlong from Xia Village... Your books always say Xia
The awakening of the village was thanks to General Long Hui, who sacrificed his life for righteousness. I have heard a few rumors that the descendants of General Long Hui are still in the Chinese army, but the specific things are a bit vague after all.
I don’t know, but I took him with me later…”
When Yu Hezhong rambled on about this matter, Shishi seemed to have thought of something and narrowed his eyes: "He... at that time... what was the specific situation and how did he say it... Please try your best to repeat it to me..."
"Okay, it was... the second round of conversation after I asked about what he wanted to do with you, and he suddenly asked me something like this, so I remembered it. He said at that time..."
Yu Hezhong recalled the situation of that day and described it in detail. After listening for a moment, the teacher squinted his eyes and the corners of his mouth seemed to turn into crescent moons, revealing a weird smile, and waited for Yu Hezhong
After speaking, she nodded, pursed her lips and smiled for a while before speaking.
"Well, he is waiting for a price, and he has sincerely considered joining the Chinese Army, but he still wants to wait for a price..."
"What's going on... The surname is Long..."
"There is indeed a soldier named Long in the army. Due to some special circumstances, he went to Jiangning in the second half of this year. It cannot be said that he has a great background, but his character and appearance are not bad. As for Yan Daolun, there is a man named
Yan Taiwei, maybe you have heard Yan Daolun talk about it, there is a small force gathered near Liu Guangshi's territory, called Yanjiabao. His daughter-in-law, who is Yan Daolun's niece, also went to Jiangning this time to meet with this
Something happened to...the little warrior named Long..."
"Ah?" Yu Hezhong listened to this bloody thing.
Speaking of the love story, Shishi seemed quite happy: "When this happened, Chen Fan and Qian Baye all led the team to Jiangning. Later, the woman went to Chen Shuai, and Chen Shuai promised to
I will give an explanation to the Yan family, and this matter has become quite grand... Of course, later on, the young soldier surnamed Long had not returned to the team due to his mission, and his niece quietly went after him. Now both parties are in Jiangnan.
, there is no trace, but Miss Yan’s feelings for this little dragon are very touching..."
"...There is no result in this matter so far." Shishi said with a smile, "But Chen Shuai has already spoken, and Qian Baye has also made a promise that it will be handled properly. Later, I heard about the relationship between Yan Daolun and the Yan family, and Baye
After returning to Chengdu, I chatted with Yan Daolun in private for a while and said that if things go well, our Huaxia Army and your Yan family will now be considered in-laws. Since then, Yan Daolun has been very interested in the nature of this in-laws."
Yu Hezhong understood: "I understand... If this little brother named Long has the background of any important figure in the Chinese army..."
"Then Yan Daolun naturally took advantage of this opportunity, poured out his heart and soul, and surrendered to the Chinese army without reservation."
"Then...this Brother Long..." Yu Hezhong looked at Shishi.
The master laughed for a while and tilted his head helplessly: "We have no way to tell him... Brother Long is just an ordinary soldier."
"..."
Shishi took a sip of water: "But now we at least know that Yan Daolun is really tempted and is considering the matter carefully. Then if we ask for his help next time, it will be smoother... Of course, this has nothing to do with me.
Yes, Hou Yuanyu will contact you after a while..."
For Yu Hezhong, there are still many things to worry about next. He sat here and chatted a lot with his teacher. When he talked about himself, he was not satisfied with his past, and he was not satisfied with what he had just nodded.
There was also anxiety about the future. Not long after, he talked to his teacher about Gao Wenjing and Wei Rou. He had rarely mentioned his two "confidantes" in front of his teacher in the past, but now he wanted to talk about them all.
For both of them, he felt extremely far away at this time, perhaps because he understood that the days of revelry and glamor in the past had bid farewell to him forever.
After spending a lot of energy, Shishi at least temporarily lit the fire in his heart, and he wanted to move forward and do what he could do.
Regarding these matters, Shishi patiently chatted with him. Even regarding some of the people he knew who were originally in important positions in Liu Guangshi's army, Shishi also thoughtfully gave him a round of advice and taught him how to fight in Liu Guangshi's army.
In the process of dealing with the opponent, at least try to use the advantage of the "fake power of the fox and the power of the tiger" backed by the Chinese army.
When the time was approaching, according to Shishi, Hou Yuanyu would come over to have a detailed handover with him after get off work. Before deciding to talk to him about this matter, Shishi had already been prepared that the other party would agree. This may be due to his understanding of him, or his trust in his nature. Yu Hezhong does not want to pursue it in detail. Even if he cannot win the favor of the other party in terms of love between men and women, he is really among his friends. A special and lucky person.
At the end, he remembered something and after thinking about it for a while, he spoke.
"Actually, there is one thing. I don't know if you know about it, or whether you think it is serious or not..."
"Then you can tell me." Shishi smiled.
"Gao Wenjing, she should be regarded as... the person Li Rulai brought to me..." Yu Hezhong said, "Of course, as soon as you mentioned it today, I roughly understood that she would sell information to many people in private, but
... What Li Rulai has done recently is not a good thing. He bought a lot of people from outside to set up factories in Chengdu. You know about the land enclosure, but there are still some businesses in the process, and others may not be able to follow you.
Say, actually I couldn’t say it before..."
The teacher looked at him.
"You also know that the Chinese army is not allowed to force girls into prostitution. Nowadays, all the prostitutes in the southwest come from outside. This business is very easy to do. There are several big players doing it. And Li Rulai, he used the channel of buying people from outside.
, not only arranged for those famous prostitutes and thin horses to open restaurants and banquets, but I heard that in order to build relationships, he would often find ways to secretly send some famous prostitutes and thin horses to the army by taking advantage of his status within the army.
Generals in the army, this matter... is very popular..."
When Yu Hezhong said this, in the quiet room, Shishi's right hand fell, and there was a bang. The teacup in her hand fell on the coffee table. Yu Hezhong looked up, horrified, and saw Shishi.
For a moment, the master's face seemed to be covered with a layer of cold frost, as cold as a knife.
During her many years in Bianliang, including more than a year in the southwest, Yu Hezhong had never seen the look on her teacher's face when he was angry. However, at this moment, she had cultivated a team of people in the military and high-level positions within several years.
A murderous aura suddenly bloomed.
The frost disappeared as soon as it was released. Shishi reached out to push the cup on the coffee table, took a breath, then stood up and went to the back of the desk.
Her voice is still soft.
"Do you have any specific impression of this matter?"
"I...I've heard some things, but I can't confirm them."