Lin'an Mansion was the original location of Hangzhou City. During the ninth year of Jinghan Dynasty, the fire of Fangla Uprising spread here and broke through the city defense of Hangzhou. In the following days, a man named Ning Yi was trapped here.
Faced with the precarious situation, he later witnessed and participated in many things. He once faced the leader of the rebel bandits, walked on the streets of the night shift with the woman in charge, and in the end, assisted Wen Wen.
Ren Buer made efforts to open the gate of Hangzhou City again and accelerate Fangla's defeat.
This name is as taboo in today's Lin'an. Although some people can hear this story from the mouths of well-known people, but when it is occasionally recalled or mentioned, it only brings private sighs or sadness.
It's a silent emotion.
A man who was able to move forward unyieldingly despite being surrounded by powerful enemies and having nothing left was so reassuring as a companion. However, when he becomes an enemy one day, it is enough to make those who have seen his methods feel...
Deeply powerless.
The wind and snow fell and then stopped. Looking back at the city behind, there was not much snow accumulated on the streets full of pedestrians. Businessmen were coming and going, and children were jumping and chasing each other. On the old city wall, a woman wearing a snow-white fur coat
He tightened the hat on his head, as if he was frowning and staring at the traces of the past, the figure that once wandered in this street more than ten years ago, so as to see clearly his forbearance and ferocity that could break through such adversity.
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Not far behind him, the report message kept ringing in the wind.
"...The incident was urgent. Mr. Zhao's arrest was on October 16th. Li Lei's photovoltaic law has irrefutable evidence. He intercepted the corrupt Southwest military resources from his side, which was about 37,000 taels, and later confessed
Wang Yuanshu and Shu Da, the housekeeper of Wang Yuanshu's house... Wang Yuanshu was being impeached by Hanlin Changgui and others at this time. The book said that he relied on his brother-in-law's power to occupy the land and caused trouble. There were also some words in it, which quite meant to allude to Lord Qin...
In addition, with Li Leiguang as the guide, Prime Minister Zhao has already begun to intervene in the previous military and logistics problems in Southwest China..."
The eldest princess said calmly, looking at the city without moving.
Over the past few days, when she gave up her fantasy about that figure, she could better understand the ruthlessness of the other party's attacks on the enemy. She could also better understand the cruelty and intensity of this world.
"Mr. Qin has never defended himself, but his men are also very fierce. There may have been several murders in private in the past few days. However, the incident happened suddenly and it was difficult for the army to reach out, so we were unable to stop it."
"It's nothing if it's not intercepted. Even if it is true, it can only prove that Mr. Qin is very capable and a man of affairs..." She said this, but it was not easy to answer the other party. After a long time, she finally
Seeing her turn around, "Wenren, tell me, more than ten years ago, Ning Yi asked the Secret Investigation Department to investigate Mr. Qin. Do you think he is a good person? Or a bad person?"
The people talking on the old city wall at this time were naturally Zhou Pei and Wen Renfuer. At this time, the morning court time had passed, and the officials returned to their homes. The city seemed to be still prosperous, and it was another lively day.
Only those who know the inside story can feel the undercurrents going on in the imperial court in the past few days.
The beginning of a major political dispute is often like this. Each other makes moves and tests. As long as one of the moves is answered, an avalanche will break out. But the current situation is special. The emperor is pretending to be deaf and dumb. The important forces of his own side have not made a clear stance.
The gunpowder has not been ignited even though the gun is loaded.
The thing is quite ironic. No matter what people's initial thoughts are, once it reaches the point where tens of millions of people are involved, fairness and justice often lose their qualifications to measure things. Qin Hui's brother-in-law is called Wang Yuanshu, and Wang Yuanshu's housekeeper is called Shu Da.
, there is a minion under Shu Da named Li Leiguang. Li Leiguang is a junior general in charge of the logistics of the southwest military affairs. Last year, he embezzled thirty-seven thousand taels of blackmail. Zhao Ding took action, and there was a mountain of ironclad evidence, and then he bit him all the way to Wang Yuanshu.
Coupled with the previous failure of Southwest and the several symposiums in the court before the arrest of Li Leiguang, if the higher-ups agree to the move, a purge of the Qin clan will begin. Zhao Ding and Qin Hui have an old grudge.
God knows how many back-ends have been prepared there. But what needs to be considered whether to clean it or not is never greed.
After moving south, Zhao Ding represented the radical faction that was leading the war. On the one hand, he cooperated with the prince's call for the Northern Expedition, and on the other hand, he also promoted the integration of the north and the south. On the other hand, Qin Hui represented the interest group headed by the southerners.
They unite the upper echelons of the current Nanwu political and economic system. They seem to be relatively conservative. On the one hand, they hope to maintain the stability of the Wu Dynasty through peace. On the other hand, at least in their homeland, they are more inclined to the basic interests of the Southerners, and even
At one time, he began to promote the slogan "People from the South should return to the South, and people from the North should return to the North."
Every direction is a manifestation of interests. It is true that killing Zhao Ding will also have a second main war faction, and deposing Qin Hui will also have Zhang Hui and Han Hui to replace it, but in addition to this, there will naturally be more
There are many factors that can be measured.
The most special one is the question Zhou Pei just raised.
More than ten years ago, when Ning Yi was still working in the Secret Investigation Department, he once investigated Qin Hui, who was already the censor Zhongcheng at that time.
At that time, Qin Hui and Qin Siyuan belonged to the same surname, and their political philosophies at court were also similar. Although Qin Hui's work style was radical on the outside and smooth on the inside, he basically advocated the idea of burning all boats. Later, he experienced ten years of defeat and chaos.
Today, Qin Huicai is more inclined to advocate peace, at least to defeat the Southwest first and then to conquer the Jurchen in the order of war. There is nothing wrong with this. After all, the simple idea of getting excited when seeing the war and cursing traitors when seeing the war is the real thing.
's children.
Ning Yi's investigation in the Secret Investigation Department was launched for a period of time, but was later discontinued due to the Jurchen's move south. After that, when it was brought out by Wenren Buer, Cheng Zhouhai and others, they found it intriguing.
With Ning Yi's character, after two months of planning, he was killed as soon as the emperor said to kill him. From the emperor down, the civil servant who covered the sky with one hand was Cai Jing, and the most powerful general in his life was Tong Guan. He never paid special attention to it.
As for these two people, the latter was crippled by his slap in the Jinluan Palace and died in unspeakable misery. How special could Qin Hui be among these many influential figures?
Facts have proved that Ning Yi never attacked Qin Hui because of any personal vendetta.
"...There are so many people in the world. Since there is no personal hatred, why would Ning Yi pay attention to Privy Councilor Qin alone? Does he recognize Master Qin's abilities and methods and want to make friends with him, or has he been wary of this person for some reason?
, and even guessed the possibility of becoming his enemy one day in the future? In short, there must be some reason for being noticed by him..."
"This Master Qin does have some methods. From what I can see below, his methods are even somewhat similar to Master Qin Siyuan. However, it would be a stretch to say that this was what Ning Yi was thinking ten years ago. Back then, Bianliang was the first
After the First World War, Ning Yi was disheartened and wanted to leave Beijing and live in seclusion. After the fall of the boss, he stayed for a long time, just to arrange a way out for everyone. Unfortunately, the incident of the lady falling into the water completely angered her.
Because of him, this is what happened later, and the ninth day of the sixth lunar month..."
Wenren Buer paused and said, "Moreover, although Master Qin is also very skillful in doing things now, he is too tactful in some aspects and retreated when he saw difficulties. Back then, Emperor Xianjinghan saw the Jurchens approaching menacingly and wanted to leave the capital to hunt in the south.
The boss led all the officials in the city to stop him, but Mr. Qin probably wouldn’t dare to do it. Moreover, Mr. Qin’s change of perspective is also quite clever..."
He said: "Not long ago, Zhou Hai told me about this Lord Qin. He was the leader of the war back then, and Emperor Jinghan was a high-spirited emperor and never admitted defeat. He reigned for fourteen years. Although he had flaws, he was always concerned about it.
After all, the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were taken back and the Liao Kingdom was destroyed. At that time, Lord Qin was the Yushi Zhongcheng and had countless people involved, but he always cared about the overall situation. Emperor Xianjing Han made him a confidant. As for now... His Majesty supports His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Yubei, but what is more concerned about in his heart is still the stability of the world. Lord Qin has also experienced ten years of ups and downs, and began to be inclined to make peace with the Jurchens, which is exactly in line with His Majesty's wishes... If Ning Yi had been there more than ten years ago,
Seeing that Master Qin will soar into the sky, well, it's not impossible, but it still seems a bit strange."
"Yes." Zhou Pei thought for a long time before nodding, "No matter how much he is appreciated by his father, he will never be as good as Cai Jing back then... What do you think the prince means?"
"About the matters in the capital, news has been sent to Xiangyang. As for your Highness's thoughts, I dare not speak nonsense."
"Sir, after Grandpa Kang left one after another, you, Zhou Hai and a few others have become my sister and brother's friends and teachers. There is nothing wrong with you." Zhou Pei smiled, and the smile looked pure, "The prince is here
During the frontline training, he had an upright temperament, and he probably acted in accordance with the law when it came to the rear. In fact, my father secretly liked Lord Qin. He felt that Qin Huizhi was similar to Qin Siyuan, and he said that he would not make the same mistake as Emperor Jinghan again...
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Saying this, Zhou Pei shook his head. Preconceptions are a taboo in judging things, but his father is always trying to catch up. On the one hand, he is timid and on the other hand, he values emotions. Jun Wu is generous and radical, shouting:
He didn't agree with fighting the Jurchens to the death, but he could only let his son go, while he hid in the Jinluan Palace for fear of the collapse of the frontline war.
Whether Zhao Ding or Qin Hui, both belong to the "rational" side of the father. After all, a progressive son cannot compare with these ministers who have chosen thousands of choices, but they are still sons. Once Jun Wu messes up, in the heart of the father, what can he do?
The ones who clean up the stalls still have to rely on the ministers in the court. Including my own daughter, I am afraid that she may not be a "capable" person in the heart of her father. At most, she is sincere to the Zhou family.
In the drama-like court here, it is really difficult to compete with that cold and decisive inner demon. If I were a minister in the court, I would probably think of evading the power of my siblings.
When I think about it, many of the opinions of these adults are reasonable.
She thought this way, and then changed the topic from the matters in the court: "Mr. Wenren, after this big storm, if we are lucky, our Wu Dynasty can still survive... In the future, the court should still be ruled by the emperor.
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Wenren Buer smiled and said nothing.
Today is the first snow in Lin'an. We arranged to meet at the top of the old city. It was just Zhou Pei's whim. More than ten years ago, the city wall on this side was breached by Fang La, and now it is just a viewing platform. From then on.
Looking south from the city wall, the Imperial Street extends all the way to the temporarily suspended majestic imperial city at the foot of Phoenix Mountain. The palace city has been under construction since the day the capital was moved. There was a major construction project last year, but then there was a military emergency, and the emperor
The construction of the palace city was stopped, and the army was mobilized to resist the threat from the north. The stopped palace city has become a symbol of the emperor's progress, and the scholars in the city are always generous when talking about it.
The cold first snow reflects the busy traffic of the city, and the turbulent undercurrent under the city is connected to every place in the world. The fighting on the battlefield is coming, and the fighting in the court has never stopped, and it will never stop.
As snow begins to fall in southern cities such as Lin'an, the temperature in the Chengdu Plain in the southwest also begins to cool down. Although there has never been snow in this area, the cold and humid climate is still a bit uncomfortable. Since the Chinese army left Xiaoliang Mountain and began their expedition,
The original commercial activities on the Chengdu Plain were reduced to seven out of ten. After capturing Chengdu, the Chinese army once forced its troops to attack Zizhou, but then suspended its operations due to Zizhou's strong "defense". During the coming days of winter, the entire Chengdu
The plains looked more depressed and grim than before.
Fifteen miles south of Chengdu, it was just dawn. In the simple military medical station where the First Division of the Fifth Chinese Army was temporarily stationed, the eleven-year-old boy had already gotten up and started exercising. He practiced on the small dirt flat on the side of the military medical station.
After breathing in and out, he began to box, and then practiced a set of sword skills and a set of marksmanship. After the martial arts training was completed, he inspected the surrounding rooms of the wounded barracks, and then went to the canteen with the military doctors to have breakfast.
The fierce fighting has stopped for a long time. The military medical station is no longer as cruel as being surrounded by broken limbs and broken bodies every day. The wounded in the barracks are also recovering one after another. The lightly wounded have left, and the seriously wounded have been fighting with the military doctor.
The special eleven-year-old child in the station began to get acquainted with each other, and occasionally talked about his experiences of being wounded on the battlefield, which made Xiao Ningji often gain something.
Many of those who can be called seriously injured in the military medical station may never live like normal people again in this life. The fighting experiences they summarized in their mouths are enough to become the most valuable reference for a warrior. Xiao Ning Ji will
In such a thrilling experience, he began to hone his martial arts skills for the first time. In the morning, he finished doing the things that an apprentice should take care of, and then went outside to practice marksmanship. Suddenly, a strong wind came from behind the house: "Look at the stick.
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Ning Ji waved his spear and fought with the incoming figure. The man was taller than him and had better martial arts skills. Ning Ji blocked and retreated all the way, circling the small flat for several times, and the opponent's offensive was also
Before Ning Ji's defense could be broken, the man laughed, threw down the stick in his hand, and rushed forward: "Second brother, you are so powerful!" Ning Ji also rushed forward: "Brother, you are here!"
The visitor is naturally Ning Xi, the eldest son of the Ning family. He is three and almost four years older than Ning Ji. Although he is now more interested in learning about objects and logic, he can still overpower Ning Ji in terms of martial arts.
One step ahead. The two danced together for a while, and Ning Xi told him: "Dad is here, and Aunt Chan is here too. Today I am here to pick you up. We are leaving today, and you can see Wenwen and the others in the afternoon."
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Ning Xi only said the beginning, and Ning Ji ran towards the barracks with a roar. Ning Yi, Xiaochan and others came quietly without disturbing too many people. In a ward at the other end of the camp, Ning Yi
One by one, he was looking at the seriously injured people staying here. Some of these people were burned beyond recognition by the flames, and some had disabled limbs. Ning Yi sat by the bed and asked them about their wartime situation. Xiao Ningji rushed into the room, and his mother Chan
The son looked over from his father's side, his eyes filled with tears.
"Father, mother." Ning Ji ran a few steps quickly, then stopped and saluted the two of them. Ning Yi smiled and waved, and Ning Ji quickly ran to his mother's side, only to hear Ning Yi ask
: "Do you know how Uncle He was injured?" He was talking about the seriously injured person next to him.
"I know." Ning Ji nodded, "When we attacked Chengdu, Uncle He led his troops into the city. When they reached the Laojun Temple in the west of the city, they found a group of Wu Dynasty troops robbing something. Uncle He and his brothers went to kill them, and they let go.
Fire, Uncle He was trapped by a falling beam in order to save others, and his body was burned. His injuries could not be treated immediately, and his left leg was not saved."
Ning Yi nodded, held the wounded soldier's hand and was silent for a moment. There were tears in the wounded soldier's eyes. At this time, he said: "I, I...I...it's okay."
This wounded soldier surnamed He was originally from a very poor farmer. Ning Yi asked him about his injuries and the origin of his injuries. He was so emotional that he couldn't say anything. Only then did he say this, and Ning Yi patted him on the shoulder.
Hand: "Take care of yourself." Faced with such a wounded person, anything you say seems pretentious and superfluous, but other than that, what else can you say?
He then called Ning Ji: "This kid is here, hasn't done anything bad, right?"
The wounded man's face turned red: "Second Young Master... he is kind to us..."
Ning Yi nodded, comforted and exhorted a few more words, and pulled Ning Ji to the next bed. He asked about the injuries of everyone. These injured people had different emotions, some were taciturn, and some talked endlessly about themselves.
The battle situation when they were injured. If there were any who were not very good at talking, Ning Yi asked the children to introduce them. After visiting a ward, Ning Yi took the children to the front and thanked all the wounded for their service to the Chinese Army.
Your dedication, as well as your tolerance and care for your children during this recent period.
After viewing several wards in the camp, it was already past noon. While his parents and brother were talking, Xiao Ningji realized that after the army captured Chengdu, it had entered a period of rest. After the territory expanded, considering the command
In order to improve the efficiency, the core of the Chinese Army, which was originally located in the Liangshan Mountains, is currently preparing to move to the Chengdu Plain. During this process, my father took his family out to take a walk outside first.
After the Huaxia Army rose up, they first went to the northwest, and then moved to the southwest. A group of children were born during the war. They saw mostly mountains and slopes. The only one who saw a big city was Ning Xi, and that was before she was four years old. This experience
Going out this time is a big day for the family. In order not to disturb too many people, Ning Yi, Su Tan'er, Ning Xi and other people did not make a big fanfare. This time Ning Yi and Xiaochan brought Ning Xi.
After picking up Ningji, Tan'er, Yunzhu, Hongti and Wenwen, they were still camping by the mountains and rivers more than ten miles away.
After lunch, the group of people in the light carriage got on the carriage and headed south...
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The carriage left the military camp and headed south. In front of the field of vision was a stretch of green grassland and low ridges.
Although the Chengdu Plain is rich and prosperous, it still snows when the cold is deep in winter. At this time, the grass carpet has long been drained of green, and some evergreen trees have also been stained with winter gray. Under the infiltration of water vapor, the entire wilderness looks...
The emptiness permeates people, and the coldness seems to penetrate into people's bones.
Ning Ji's body was quite warm. Firstly, he had been practicing martial arts and was much healthier than ordinary people. Secondly, his father called him to a car and talked to him a lot on the way. Firstly, he cared about him.
His progress in martial arts and literacy, and secondly, the gentle tone in which his father spoke to him, made the eleven-year-old boy feel warm in his heart.
Over the years, although Ning Yi's vicious reputation has spread all over the world, his attitude towards his family is not tough. He is always gentle and sometimes makes a few jokes with his children. But even so, Ning Ji
The two years of disappearance made the children at home experience the sadness of their father's death early. After returning, Ning Yi also spent most of his time in busy work. So this afternoon
The drive turned out to be the longest time Ning Ji and his father were alone together in several years.
"Have you been to Chengdu?" After asking about martial arts and literacy, Ning Yi asked him with a smile, and Ning Ji nodded excitedly: "After the city was broken, I went there once... but I didn't stay long."
"Is it big?"
"Yeah, but the eldest brother said he still remembers Bianliang, and Bianliang is bigger."
"He left when he was three years old. How can he remember anything? He lied to you." Ning Yi said with a smile. For him, Bianliang was a memory of more than ten years ago. Now it is probably dilapidated.
"We will stay in Chengdu for a while this time, and then we will take you to have some fun. You are now good at martial arts, so you can help look after the younger brothers and sisters."
"Yeah." Ning Ji nodded again and again: "...Aren't we going to live in Chengdu from now on?"
"Chengdu is too big and prosperous, and it is temporarily located in the front, so it is not suitable to move the command point there." Ning Yi replied. Ning Ji didn't quite understand, but he nodded. Ning Yi looked at him, thought for a while, and then
He smiled and said, "Think about it, we have just captured Chengdu and there is still a battlefield ahead of us. How can we bring our brothers and sisters to such a dangerous place? Not to mention the enemies on the battlefield, there are also some bad guys hiding among ordinary people.
, come here to cause destruction, or want to kidnap you, your brothers and sisters, is it difficult to guard against them? "
Ning Ji is now someone who has seen the battlefield. When his father said this, his face became serious and he nodded heavily. Ning Yi patted him on the shoulder: "At your age, I will let you go to the battlefield.
Come on, do you blame me and your mother?"
Ning Ji pursed his lips and shook his head seriously. He looked at his father, the emotion in his eyes was somewhat decisive, but also showed the complexity and pity after witnessing many tragedies. Ning Yi reached out and touched the child's head, and held him with one hand.
He hugged her and looked at the green color outside the window.
"There are some things that don't make sense. I've told you about the Jurchens, and I've also told you about your Grandpa Qin. We, the Chinese Army, don't want to be cowards and have offended many people. You and your younger brothers and sisters,
You can't live a peaceful life. Assassins will come and kill you, and I can't hide you forever, so I can only put you on the battlefield and let you train..."
"The bad guys come here, I'll kill them..." Ning Ji whispered.
"It's not that simple. The enemies on the battlefield are not necessarily scary. Anyone in our Chinese army can defeat them. But there are always some enemies that we can't see at a glance. Your Aunt Hong's martial arts skills are so high that you can't protect everyone.
, so it’s a good thing that you want to practice martial arts.”
"My eldest brother and I can also protect our younger brothers and sisters..." Ning Ji said angrily.
"Yes." Ning Yi paused and said after a while: "Since you want to be a martial arts master, I will give you a new task in a few days."
"Um."
"Here in Chengdu, there will be no more wars in winter. Military medical teams will be sent to surrounding villages to see patients and administer medicine. After a war, many people's livelihoods will be affected. If it snows, people will get sick and freeze to death.
There will be more people than in previous years. You can follow the master in the military medical team to see and treat illnesses and save people..."
Ning Yi paused: "Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. The same is true for practicing martial arts. You can't achieve anything in the martial arts competition. If you walk around, you will meet good people and bad people. You
Look more and think more, and in the future you will know how the bad guys hide in the crowd. One day, you and your elder brother will have to take care of your younger brothers and sisters."
Ning Ji nodded harder, and Ning Yi smiled and said: "Of course, this will happen some time ago. I will see my brothers and sisters later. Let's go to Chengdu to have some fun first. I haven't seen you for a long time, Wen.
Wen, Xiaoshuang, Xiaoning, Xiaoke, they all miss you so much, and Ning He's martial arts is laying the foundation, you go and supervise him..."
The carriage was speeding, and the father and son chatted all the way. Before evening, the convoy arrived at a small camp to the west of Xinjin. The camp was surrounded by mountains and rivers, and there were not many people around. Tan'er, Hongti and others took Wenwen with them.
While the children were playing by the river, there were also killings in the middle. Fang Shuchang and the other children's group had a bonfire burning brightly. Seeing Ning Ji's arrival, the enthusiastic little Ning Ke had already shouted and rushed over.
On the way, Bachi fell down, got up and continued to throw with a smile, his face covered with mud.
A group of adults around looked anxious and amused. Yunzhu had already ran up with a handkerchief. Ning Yi looked at the children running together by the river with a smile on his face. This is the moment for family reunion. Everything
They all look soft and warm.
Not long after, Ning Xi, who had begun to think and take care of things, came over and asked her father privately about Ning Ji's travels with the military doctor. The eleven-year-old Ning Ji probably only understood the enemy in terms of its extreme evil, but Ning Xi understood more about it.
More. Over the years, there have been assassination operations against relatives like my father and myself. Even if Chengdu has been captured, this time the family went to play, which actually posed considerable security risks. Ning Jiruo went out with the military doctor
, once you encounter a deliberate assassin, the consequences will be unspeakable.
Ning Yi looked at the children playing on the river beach not far away, and was silent for a moment, then patted Ning Xi on the shoulder: "A doctor will take an apprentice, and then two soldiers will escort him. The security on the waiter's side will be handled.
I will leave it to your Grandpa Chen to take care of him. Since you are willing, go and give your Grandpa Chen a hand... Your Grandpa Chen was famous in the green forest back then. If you humbly learn some of his skills, you will be very useful in the future."
The "Grandpa Chen" in Ning Yi's mouth is Chen Tuozi, who has been responsible for security work by his side for a long time. Previously, he followed Su Wenfang when he went out to work in the mountains, and when Long Qifei and others suddenly got into trouble, Chen Tuozi was injured and fled back to the mountains. Now his injuries are over.
As time went on, Ning Yi planned to leave the safety of his children to him. Of course, on the other hand, he also hoped that the two children could learn more skills from him.
Ning Xi got this arrangement and nodded happily. Ning Yi sat down by the river beach and sighed. If possible, he would hope that his children would live in an era where they don't have to worry, even if they will accomplish nothing or even become
The risk of a playboy is better than pushing an eleven-year-old child to the battlefield and letting him see the mutilated corpses up close.
However, what corresponds to this cruelty is not the gentle possibility that the child will accomplish nothing. In the process of playing chess with the world, the children around them face the real and incomparable threat of death. Fifteen
Years old, eleven years old, and even the youngest Ning Shuang and Ning Ning were suddenly killed by the enemy, and the possibility of dying young was the same.
So he closed his eyes and sighed softly. Then he got up and went to the river beach in the light of the bonfire. He fished, barbecued and played with a group of children for a long time. When night fell, Fang Shuchang came over to inform him