Because of what he saw that night, the fourteen-year-old boy had a bizarre dream that night. The scene in the dream was so real that it made people blush.
The next morning he woke up in an awkward situation. Medically speaking, he naturally understood that this was a sign of good health, but the still ignorant young man felt embarrassed. He had killed countless enemies on the battlefield, and now he was being seduced by a yellow-haired girl who knew he was an enemy.
Yes. It is true that women are a disaster.
Fortunately, I live alone now, and no one will find out anything embarrassing. When I got up, it was still dark, so I just went to the deserted river to wash my pants. In order to cover up others' ears, I added an extra basin.
Clothes - I washed them for a long time, and while I was washing them, I thought, after all, my martial arts skills are too low. If I practice for a few more years, my internal strength will be high, and I will refine my essence and Qi, and there will be no such waste of essence and blood. Well, as expected,
You must practice hard.
With this thought in mind, I used force and tore the clothes I was washing. My mother made this clothes, so I had to find someone to mend them when I got home.
When the mood is agitated, one cannot control one's strength. This is also a sign of low martial arts. If you practice for a few more years and have more control, it will no longer be like this... Practice hard, practice hard...
With such thoughts in mind, after washing the clothes, I returned to the courtyard to do the morning exercises at the beginning of the day, including internal strength, boxing, swords and guns... The ancient city of Chengdu gradually woke up in such darkness, and thin mist floated in the sky. After dawn,
Soon, someone was dragging a cart selling steamed buns to the outside of the courtyard. Ning Ji was halfway through training, went out to say hello to the boss, and bought twenty steamed buns - he bought them every day, and he was already familiar with the boss.
Every morning the other party would stay outside for a while.
At this time, steamed buns were also called steamed buns, with fillings inside. They were actually equivalent to steamed buns in later generations. Twenty steamed buns filled a sack, which was about the same as the food for three or five people. Ning Ji bought breakfast and ate two at will.
Then he went back to continue exercising. When the exercise was over, the morning sun had already risen in the bustling sky. He took a shower and changed into new clothes. Then he took a cloth bag and left the yard while eating breakfast.
It was still early, and considering the situation last night, he walked all the way to the Yingbin Road of Mahachi, intending to catch an acquaintance from the Intelligence Department and secretly inquire about the monkey from him.
At this time, the Chinese Army has occupied Chengdu, and it may be operated as the core of power in the future. As for the Intelligence Department, it has already designated a designated office space. But Ning Ji has no intention of going there to show off.
After the war, the Chinese army was stretched thin, and the rear has been reorganizing and training the surrendered Han troops and placing prisoners of the Jin army. Chengdu is now open to the outside world. Here, many forces are under new temptations, either overtly or covertly.
During the period of fighting, the Chinese Army was monitoring the enemies in Chengdu, and various enemies were probably monitoring the Chinese Army at the gates of various departments. Before the Chinese Army had completely digested the results of this war, there would be games, frictions, and even incidents in Chengdu.
The fight is not surprising.
This is also an exercise for the Chinese Army - the scope of influence has expanded from one million to ten million, and the policy has to be opened to the outside world. Such a test will also be experienced in the future. Of course, it is also for this reason, although it is decided to be in
There is a conference in Chengdu. At this time, the only people in the Ning family who can stay in Chengdu are his father, Aunt Gua, his brother and himself. Aunt Hongti, who is the most skilled in martial arts, is now staying in Zhangcun to take charge of internal security to prevent any stupid young people from getting excited.
Take risks and come here to cause trouble.
Of course, on the other hand, Ning Ji is not willing to let the Intelligence Department get too involved in the matter in his hands at the moment - it is a chronic matter anyway, a weak woman with ulterior motives, a few silly old scholars, and himself He can take action at any time. If he really finds out some big secret, he can still drag his brother and junior high school sister into the water. When the time comes, the brothers will work together to cut off the gold and ensure that they can't turn over.
With this in mind, while eating steamed buns, he came to the vicinity of the Maha Pond and observed the crowds coming in and out from the front of Yingbin Road. There were many young people in the internal staff of the Chinese Military Intelligence Department, and Ning Ji knew many of them - these It was also determined by the overstretched situation of the army at that time. Most of those with fighting ability had to be brought to the battlefield. Those who stayed in the rear included the elderly, children and women. The trustworthy young people helped deliver the news at first, and later gradually became skilled insiders. .
At three o'clock in the morning, Hou Yuanyong trotted out from Yingbin Road. He looked around at the pedestrians nearby, and after identifying a few suspicious figures, he also saw the young man walking through the crowd, making a concealed gesture. He turned to the side We passed the road and walked a few streets before meeting him in an alley.
Ning Ji was stuffing the steamed bun in his hand into his mouth, and then handed him one: "This is the last one."
"I've eaten." Hou Yuanyong looked at the completely stuffed cloth bag hanging by his side and said with a smile, "Xiaoji, why don't you go in?"
"There are people watching outside, and I don't have anything very important to do. Forget it. I came here just to find you, Brother Yong."
"Um?"
"I want to check someone out."
"Xiaoji, tell me."
"An old man called 'Monkey' or 'Haoran Gong', a scholar, with a long face and a goatee, probably in his fifties..."
Ning Ji described the characteristics of the other party to Hou Yuanyong. Hou Yuanyong nodded while remembering. When Ning Ji finished speaking, he frowned slightly: "Why are you checking him? Is there anything wrong? If there is anything suspicious, I can make a report first. "
"No need now. If it were a big deal, I wouldn't come here to block people."
"Well, okay." Hou Yuanyong nodded. He naturally understood that although he was hidden after the war due to his special identity, the young man in front of him had a way to communicate with the Chinese army at any time. Since he didn't have to go through formal channels, he came to block it. Obviously, it was for confidentiality reasons. In fact, he had an outline of the information about the monkey as soon as he heard it, but he still had to ask before he could answer.
"...If 'monkey' is added to the title 'Haoran', then it is Guan Shanhai who entered the city at the end of May. I heard that he is an old Confucian scholar with the courtesy name Haoran. He is somewhat influential outside Jianmen Pass. After entering the city, I found three articles published in the newspaper here, and I heard that the moral articles are very powerful, so it is indeed on the list of recent ones."
"Moral articles..." Ning Ji said expressionlessly, scratching his cheek with his fingers, "I heard that he 'holds the ears of all the bulls in Chengdu'..."
"You can't reach him." Hou Yuanyong laughed, "But he must be among the top few. What's wrong... If someone brags about him like this, they probably want to ask him to do something."
"Is the Intelligence Department following him?"
"There is no tracking. After all, we need a lot of manpower. Unless we are sure that he may cause trouble, we can't arrange it. However, some basic situations should be recorded. Xiaoji, if you decide on a direction, I can go back and inquire. Of course, if He has a big problem, you have to ask me to report it to the superior."
Ning Ji thought for a while: "I want to know who he usually interacts with, who he can use as helpers, and who he will go to if he wants to find out information."
"Understood." Hou Yuanyong nodded, "Make an appointment and try to give you news tonight."
The two discussed it for a while, agreed on a time and place, and then parted ways.
At this time, the morning sun had become brighter, and the streets and alleys of the city seemed peaceful. Ning Ji finished eating the steamed buns and sat on the side of the road to watch for a while. The clattering carriages and horses were accompanied by the smell of muddy water in the market, and the scholars chatting with each other. Walking through the simple crowds, happy children held the hands of their parents, and the martial artists at the other end of the street began to shout... There were no bad guys anywhere. But Ning Ji knew that his mother, aunt, younger brothers and sisters were What is the real reason why we can't come to Chengdu?
After the Southwest War, his mother took him to visit the widows of some of his comrades who died in the war. The Chinese army had endured hardships for more than ten years and saw its first great victory approaching. These people died before the victory. They The crying of his parents, wife, and children at home was moving. After that, Ning Ji's mood became depressed. Others only thought that this visit had affected him.
But in fact it is not just that. For young people of thirteen or fourteen years old, fighting with the enemy on the battlefield, being injured or even dying makes people feel generous. The heroes who were able to stand up and fight died, they His family members will feel sad or even desperate. Although such emotions will infect him, he regards these family members as his own family and there is always a way to repay them.
But then they talked about the celebration in Chengdu.
Ning Ji originally thought that after defeating the Jurchens, there would be a clear sky next, but in fact it was not the case. Aunt Hongti, who was the most skilled in martial arts, wanted to stay in Zhangcun to protect her family. His mother and several other aunts came to persuade him, Don't go to Chengdu for the time being. Even his brother said the same thing to him. Asked why, because there will be more complicated struggles in Chengdu next.
The big families in the world who have neglected the power of the Chinese Army in the past will come to test the strength of the Chinese Army. Confucian people like Dai Mengwei and others will come over to oppose the rise of the Chinese Army. Those guys who are powerless in front of the ferocious Jurchens will They tried to strike a blow at the Huaxia Army, and even wanted to come over and tear off a piece of flesh from the Huaxia Army - and the difference was just because the Jurchens would kill them all, but the Huaxia Army were the same Han people as them.
And countless civilians will choose to wait and see, waiting to win over.
This is something that makes Ning Ji feel confused and angry.
why?
They were beaten like pigs and dogs in front of the Jurchens. The Central Plains fell, their country was robbed, and their people were massacred. Isn't this because of their cowardice and incompetence?
It was the Chinese army that defeated the Jurchens for them. Why did they still have the nerve to be hostile to the Chinese army?
Their defeat was so obvious, and so was the victory of the Chinese army. Why did the losers keep their eyes open and tell lies?
Isn’t it clear that right and wrong are right?
Why can't those so-called gentlemen who have read poetry and books, those scholars who are constantly called "great Confucians" be unable to distinguish the most basic right from wrong?
Did they do it on purpose? But even at the age of fourteen, he could imagine that if he told lies to someone with his eyes open, he would be blushing and ashamed. He also studied, and the teachers said it from the beginning These things, why do people become like that when they are forty, fifty, or sixty years old?
"The Chinese army won the battle, but they will fail in fifty years." Why do people who have never won a single battle say such words? Why on earth are they doing this?
Such thinking made him angry.
It was also these things that made him understand that the heroes who fell in the war were only considered heroes in the Chinese army. There were tens of millions of people in this world who simply did not understand, did not understand, and did not understand.
Acknowledge their sacrifice and value, and even continue to fight against their own side in the future.
The Chinese Army currently only has one million people, but it has to fight against tens of millions or even tens of millions of people. According to my brother and others, it must slowly change them and "beg" them to understand their thoughts. Then it will
If we continue to fight against the Jurchens, those who have awakened will rush to the front, and those who have awakened will die first, but those who have not yet awakened will complain while they fail, while waiting for others to help them.
This kind of world is not right... In this kind of world, doesn't it mean that the right people always have to pay more and more, while the weak and incompetent people have no responsibility at all? The Chinese army made countless efforts and sacrifices to defeat the women
Real people, in the end, it is up to the Huaxia Army to change them and save them. The Huaxia Army has to "beg" for their "understanding" and may have a good result in the end. But in this way, wouldn't it mean that the latecomers will have nothing to lose?
Without giving, everything falls on the shoulders of those who gave first?
Those who are awakened will get good results, and those who are weak and dirty will die. A fair world should be like this. Those people only distorted their hearts by studying, and they became officials for selfishness and profit. They were weak in the face of the enemy and were massacred.
In the end, they are unable to work hard. When others defeat powerful enemies, they are still secretly thinking dirty things... These people should all deserve to die... Maybe many people will still live like this and still not want to repent, but at least who died?
It's not a pity either.
For a fourteen-year-old boy, this feeling of "deserving of death" certainly has an "incompetent rage" that he cannot understand and cannot change the other person's thinking. But it has indeed become the main theme of his thinking during this period.
He gave up showing up and looked at the outsiders in the corner as if they were clowns.
These people have twisted minds, dirty minds, and meaningless lives. He doesn't care about them. It's just because of the opinions of his father, brother, and family that he doesn't kill these people. He goes to monitor the people in the small yard every night.
Wen Shoubin and Qu Longjun naturally had the same mentality.
If he is not discovered, he will see what kind of twisted drama they are going to put on. If he is really discovered, or if the drama starts to get out of control, he will kill them. They deserve to be killed anyway - he will be extremely happy.
After watching on the street for a while, Ning Ji left for the martial arts tournament and started working.
At the same moment, Yan Daolun led Yu Hezhong to the Qunying Guild Hall at the south end of Yingbin Road and handed over a greeting card. This place is used by the Chinese Army to accommodate foreign guests. Now many people have lived in it, starting from Liu Guangshi
The official envoys sent there are also staying here at this time.
"Wen Shuai" Liu Guangshi thought deeply, and the seasonal team he sent was bright and dark. On the bright side, he was the first force to make changes among the factions of the original Wu Dynasty. If the Chinese army wanted to show sincerity, it would cost him a fortune.
There must be preferential treatment. But considering the poor impression before, he also chose various secret lines, and this secret power was controlled by Yan Daolun.
A few days ago, Yan Daolun visited Master Li for the first time under the leadership of Yu Hezhong. Yan Daolun was very measured and left after saying hello, but then he came to the door alone and handed over a greeting card. After such a greeting card was rejected, he found him again
Yu Hezhong took him to join the official mission team.
"The heroes from the southwest are gathering now, and the first batch of people from all walks of life to come are all settled here."
This Qunying Hall occupies a large area. All the way in, the road is spacious and the leaves are thick. It seems that the scenery is better than the scenery to the north. You can see groups of people in different costumes gathering in groups of three or three among the flowers in the gardens.
They were chatting casually or sizing each other up, with a look of temptation and caution between their brows. Yan Daolun led Yu Hezhong in and introduced him to him.
"The people who were placed in the north and occupied the main position were the team from Jin Dynasty, the subordinates of the female prime minister Lou Shuwan and the chaos master Wang Juyun. In the past, they had such and such contacts. The leader's name was An Xifu.
They have a straight face and are not easy to mess with. This time they want to take the big shot... Dongshou settled the Zuo family, Zuo Xiuquan, Zuo Gong, Zuo Jiyun's right-hand man, can also be regarded as the big steward of the Zuo family, they relied on
Zuo Duanyou's Fu Ze has always been a peacemaker between the Chinese Army and the Wu Dynasty. This regicide matter cannot be reconciled, but pretending to be confused with understanding and seeking benefits for Fuzhou is not a big problem... and apart from this
The two families used to have a bad relationship with the Chinese Army, and now it’s our turn..."
"Today in Chengdu, there are only three forces standing on the surface. The Huaxia Army is the landlord and occupies one side. Those like here, who can establish relations with the Huaxia Army and get some benefits, are the second
Fang. The Huaxia Army said that it wants to open the door. To put it bluntly, it wants to win over us, so the first person to come forward will have some advantages in the subsequent negotiations, but the specific advantages will of course depend on how the negotiation is carried out. Please tell me
Brother, that’s why you took action..."
Yu Hezhong thought, "It's true." He made up his mind and asked tentatively: "I don't know what the benefits from the Chinese army will be..."
"Technology." Yan Daolun lowered his voice, "The Chinese Army summoned all parties to come and secretly revealed some clues. At this Chengdu conference, Mr. Ning will not only sell things, but also the manufacturing technology of some things.
You know, this is the hen that can lay eggs..."
Yu Hezhong frowned: "This is a conspiracy. In this way, the hearts of all parties outside will be divided, and the Chinese army will be able to accomplish something."
"Brother Yu is thorough and can see it." Yan Daolun cupped his hands and smiled, "This is what happens in the world. The Chinese army has the upper hand. He is willing to take out the benefits, and everyone will do their own thing and get what they need. For example, Dai Mengwei, Wu Qimei, etc.
Although they had already been at odds with the Chinese army, they sent people to destroy this conference, but secretly who knew who they sent to pretend to be businessmen to take advantage? It just so happened that there were third parties like them who were determined to be enemies of the Chinese army.
General Liu is more likely to get benefits from the Chinese army."
He smiled and paused: "Throughout ancient and modern history, the game of the Three Kingdoms is the most interesting. The strong can be weak, and the weak can be strong. It is precisely because of the chaos of the situation that it is the right time for you and me to make contributions and win some meritorious deeds.
This is what Yan said from the bottom of his heart, and he agreed with Brother Yu, so he said it. Regardless of whether it is justified or not, I ask Brother Yu not to spread it outside."
Yu Hezhong nodded solemnly. The other party's words also spoke to his heart. If it weren't for this current situation, if it weren't for the fate he and his teacher happened to have, how much contact would he have with the world in Hezhong?
What? Now that the Huaxia Army wants to win over outsiders, Liu Guangshi wants to stand up first and ask for some benefits. He is the middle man and helps both parties. On the one hand, he gets some benefits, and on the other hand, he is also serving the country and the people.
, the best of all three.
With this in mind, the leader of the envoy had already greeted him from the other end of the hall. He was an important minister under Liu Guangshi. Then the group went in and introduced many celebrities under Liu Guangshi to Yu Hezhong. These big shots in the past
After some compliments to Hezhong, everyone summed it up and told the envoy's expectations for this mission: gun technology, iron smelting technology, gunpowder technology... If the situation is ideal, of course, everything is required, at least
Unfortunately, I hope I can buy back some important technologies.
Yu Hezhong, who was so flattered, fell from the clouds and thought to himself, are you bluffing me? You hope that I can get back so many things through the relationship between teachers and teachers? Are you crazy or is Ning Yi crazy? Thinking like this
, amidst everyone's discussion, he became more and more uneasy. He knew that after talking here, he would definitely take a few important people to visit the master. If the master knew this and rejected him, he would return home.
I'm afraid it's difficult to be an ordinary person...
"Actually... I and Miss Shishi are just childhood friends, and I can say a few words. Regarding these matters, I dare to ask Miss Shishi to send a message and think of a solution, but... after all
It is a matter of great importance to the family and the country. It is hard to say whether Ms. Shishi has such a status in the Chinese army now... Therefore, I can only give it a try... try my best..."
After everyone deliberated for a while, Yu Hezhong finally couldn't help himself and said these words. All the big shots in the club looked at each other with smiles and looked at Yu Hezhong in a friendly and friendly way.
"Natural and natural..."
"Just do your best..."
"Brother Yu, thank you for your hard work..."
"There is no need to be burdened, no matter whether it succeeds or not..."
Everyone said a lot of righteous words, and then they elected two representatives and followed Yu Hezhong to visit the teacher.
While handing in the name card and waiting for the reply, Yu Hezhong's entire undershirt became soaked...