The border between the south and the north had already experienced heavy snowfall earlier.
The cold was so strong that even the snow on the road had not melted. It was just deep scratches made by the wheels and then frozen again. Pieces of hard snow mixed with mud lay on the ground like razor blades.
An old man crawled out of the tent. Although he was wearing a thick coat, the cold wind penetrated his collar. He was still trembling all over. He quickly tightened his collar and faced several people not far away.
He moved closer to the fire pit lit by Jun.
"grown ups."
These soldiers had great respect for the old man. They quickly took out some venison jerky from the cloth bag beside them and threw it into a small bowl on the fire pit. They also added some hard buns and cooked them.
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The food of the frontier army is actually better than that of the ordinary local army. However, after the cold weather, the delivery of some supplies is slower than usual. This kind of dried meat seems vulgar to the dignitaries in Jiankang City.
For ordinary soldiers, it is a bit luxurious.
His name is Chen Shuhuang. Although he is wearing civilian clothes and no general armor, he is one of the military advisors of the Dingyuan Army and is responsible for exchanging information with other border armies. His status in the border army is naturally very high.
"When did this dried venison come from? Can you give me a few too?"
Chen Shuhuang just sat down in front of the fire pit of these soldiers. Along with the sound of some ice flakes breaking, a voice came over.
Several soldiers looked at the sound with some surprise, and saw a middle-aged man who looked like a scholar. He was wearing a blue cotton robe. He looked very clean. Judging from his demeanor, he was not an ordinary person.
"This is Chen Jinru, the military advisor of the entire Chen family." Chen Shuhuang looked at these few soldiers who didn't know how to answer, smiled slightly, and said, "You should have heard of his name before."
The gang members were immediately taken aback and saluted the man one after another. Then they took out the dried meat and took a small bowl and added water to boil it.
As the military advisor of the Chen family, Chen Jinru's name was not well-known in the frontier army before. Of course, ordinary sergeants did not know it. However, after the Zhongli Battle, many practitioners who played a key role in that battle followed the Zhongli Battle.
The story spread widely, so that these sergeants also knew very well that Chen Jinru was not only a powerful practitioner, but also the Chen family's think tank in dispatching troops and generals in the Southern Dynasties. Moreover, these sergeants had also heard that the Chen family's military advisor
Later, he also followed Lin Yi to Dangxiang.
The dignitaries in Jiankang were actually more hostile to Lin Yi, but the attitude of most of the generals in the border army towards Lin Yi almost followed that of Wei Rui, especially ordinary sergeants like them, who fought against Zhongli.
Those shining names among them are even more admirable.
When these soldiers immediately began to cook the meat soup, they even lightly cleaned the fire pit and spread a clean animal skin.
"Come directly from Dangxiang?"
Looking at Chen Jinru who was sitting next to him, Chen Shuhuang was still hunched over and stretching out his hands to warm himself to the fire.
"That's right, I didn't go to Jiankang, but I made a few turns on the way." Chen Jinru looked at him and said.
"Then I don't know if it has snowed in Jiankang City." Chen Shuhuang said with some sadness.
"You can go back to Jiankang City at any time." Chen Jinru looked into his eyes quietly and said.
"It's a pity that God always fails to fulfill his wishes."
Chen Shuhuang slowly straightened up his rickety body and stretched out. With this simple movement, the joints of his body kept cracking, and his whole person slowly lost his old look, even giving people a look.
A feeling of strength and majesty.
"When did you start to doubt me?" He frowned slightly, looked at Chen Jinru incomprehensibly, and asked sincerely.
"Actually, it's not a suspicion, I'm just giving it a try first."
Chen Jinru looked at the old man who seemed to have completely outgrown his old age, and shook his head, "Before Lin Yi's senior brother came, he and Wu Guzhi, the instructor from Nantianyuan, carefully checked the relationship with the Guangming Holy Sect.
People related to those people discovered that you knew people from the Guangming Holy Sect back then, but other than that, there are no other clues."
"Just giving it a try, why would it cost so much and bring so many people?"
Chen Shuhuang shook his head, looked around and said with some disbelief.
At this time, the few soldiers beside the fire looked around and felt that the surrounding camps were still as usual, and not many people were seen. However, a lot of news had been spread from the Northern Wei Dynasty before, and Chen Jinru and Chen Shuhuang were
The conversation immediately gave them enough associations. There was some fear in the depths of their eyes, and the expressions they looked at Chen Shuhuang were suddenly completely different from usual.
"If there is anything else... it is just pure speculation." Chen Jinzhu continued, "According to what we know now, if these characters related to Emperor You want to completely control the world, they will naturally have a negative impact on the Southern Dynasty and the
The future of the Northern Wei Dynasty has also been planned. The Chen family is the most important force that will determine the fate of the Southern Dynasty in the future. This mysterious force should also want to infiltrate its own power in the Chen family. Although you are a distant relative of the Chen family, after so many years,
, your position in the frontier army is very delicate. In your position, you can have access to almost all the military information of the frontier army. You can also learn about what happened in the Southern Dynasties and Northern Wei Dynasties as quickly as possible, and as long as you are willing, you can
There are even ways to tamper with the content of military information, and even to replace the generals’ military orders at certain times.”
Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, then looked at the old man and said seriously, "If I were the so-called descendant of Emperor You, if I were to arrange it, then I would definitely want to arrange for a person like you to be here.
He occupies such a position among the border troops of the Southern Dynasties."
"It's really not good for Helan Heiyun to directly spread such news. Many people easily covet You Emperor's power, and many people begin to doubt everyone around them." Chen Shuhuang looked at Chen Jinru and smiled, saying
: "But why don't they doubt you? Logically speaking, given your status and ability, it seems easier for people to doubt you."
"Probably if there was no special accident when I was in Zhongli City, I would actually be dead."
Chen Jinru also laughed and said: "If it is difficult to arrange a person who has the opportunity to influence the future of the Southern Dynasty, then he will definitely not be willing to let this person die directly."
"What you said makes sense." Chen Shuhuang said.
Chen Jinru shook his head and said: "And it seems that I am not strong enough for people like you."
Chen Shuhuang was silent for a moment and said: "I admit that what you said makes sense. People like us are indeed a very high-ranking group of people in this world. We are indeed changing and controlling this world according to our own ideas.
The world, but now it is unfair to us."
"Who has no ambition, who has no conspiracy?"
Chen Shuhuang looked at Chen Jinru, asked these two questions, and then laughed, "Just because we are strong, we have become the common enemy of the whole world. Is this fair?"
"I think I should ask those people who were killed by the Demon Sect."
Chen Jinru suppressed his smile. He looked at Chen Shuhuang and said in a slightly cold voice: "Especially because the Demon Sect is so powerful that you have lost the ability to control him. I am afraid that what you have developed is a true demon that has never been seen in the ages."
"The Demon Sect makes you feel dangerous only because of his power." Chen Shuhuang's face was very calm. He looked at Chen Jinru and said seriously: "But for us, the most dangerous thing is not the Demon Sect, but the Demon Sect."
This is a fact that you cannot agree with now."
Chen Jinru said in a cold voice: "We are trying our best to find you, not because we want to kill you, or to obtain the so-called You Emperor's inheritance from you. We want to get the truth."
"The truth of the matter is that now you, as well as the vast majority of ordinary people in this world who cannot even become practitioners, know more and have more choices than they did many years ago.
With more power." Chen Shuhuang looked at Chen Jinru with a slightly mocking look and said: "Except for us, the situation of everyone in the world is much better now than it was a thousand years ago, but
Now everyone in the world already wants more."
"Those who haven't read much don't know, but people like you should."
Chen Shuhuang took a deep breath, stood up straight, looked around and into the distance, and said: "In ancient times, human beings gathered together in order to survive, but they were still killed at will by the giant beasts of the ancient times. Until the Holy Emperor appeared, the Holy
The emperor killed all the evil beasts, established a dynasty, and protected all tribes. From the beginning of humankind, dynasties were established. Whether it was Xia, Shang, or later You, the royal family was naturally different from ordinary people. The royal family were the real gods, controlling the world.
The vast majority of people in the world have the power of life and death over all living beings. Except for a few people who have been granted titles and are exempted from it, the rest are all slaves of the royal family."
"If the royal family wants the slave to die, there is no need to issue any decree. It only needs to say that the slave is going to die. Even if the slave is buried with him, the slave will not have any objection at all." Chen Shuhuang looked at Chen Jinru, whose face was getting colder and colder.
, smiled and said: "Thousands of years later, if the royal family wants to rule the world, they will have to be afraid of Youyou's words, but they will have to be recognized as the emperor by the people of the world."
"So the difference between our ideas and yours now is the most dangerous fact you think."
Chen Jinru's eyes narrowed slightly. He rarely quarreled with others in the past, and he rarely expressed emotions, but today, he couldn't help but sneered, "So when you used the Demon Sect, you also
I want him to turn into a wild beast that cannot be dealt with in the eyes of the world, and then a saint will come out, kill the devil, and become the kind of holy emperor you said before, and then you will become that kind of royal family again, and you will
In comparison, everyone in the world is just your slave."
"What you said is too extreme."
Chen Shuhuang said without changing his expression: "My original intention was just to say that our identity is completely different from yours. We are like born true dragons, how can we think the same as you mortals? But you can't just because
We are born above you, so we think that we must be wrong, so we try every means to find the truth. And we do not want to return to the divine dynasty or turn everyone into our slaves, we just
Adjust the world slightly according to our ideas."
Chen Jinru's eyes had narrowed slightly, which was a sign of displeasure in his heart.
However, at this time, his brows also frowned deeply.
This was one of the most difficult conversations of his life.
Because the two parties in the dialogue live in completely different worlds.
When the two parties have completely different views on the world and the truths they are exposed to, this kind of dialogue will be very unpleasant and cannot continue.
The feeling given to him by the other party is that the chess player does not care about the feelings of the chess pieces at all, and the chess pieces themselves do not seem to be able and should not jump up to question the chess players why they are playing like this. (To be continued)