The bluestone-paved road passes through the elegant courtyard, the midsummer sunlight casts golden mottles from the tree gaps, and the warm and genial wind comes with subtle voices and footsteps. The refreshing summer is like a season in the warmest memory in the deepest memory. When following the woman in white all the way to the inner courtyard, Yu Hezhong suddenly felt such a feeling in his heart.
The past youth, the former Bianliang, the possibility in life that gradually solidified... When these thoughts flashed in his mind, he was also introducing the identity of the people accompanying him under the inquiry of the teacher: Yan Daolun, a colleague who has been taken care of over the years. , This time all the way to Chengdu, he came to see his old friends, Yan worried that he would go all the way in vain, so he came together.
Yan Daolun made a polite self-introduction along the words, the teacher tilted his head and listened, smiled softly, and with a few conventional greetings, the three turned into the courtyard next to them. This is a small courtyard with rooms on three sides. The courtyard faces the Maha Pond. There are rockeries, trees, pavilions, tables and chairs. Every room seems to be occupied by people. There are guards on duty in the inconspicuous corners.
"... This side was originally the business of the rice merchant He Lang. After the Huaxia Army entered the city, they were looking for a place to host meetings in the future. He Lang planned to donate this business. I didn't dare to accept this donation. Later, I took a 20% discount according to the market price, 32,000 yuan, and took this yard. Let's go outside for tea..."
The teacher smiled and introduced the origin of the yard to the two of them. She was no longer young, but her appearance did not grow old. On the contrary, her smile became more and more pleasant with the growth of experience. Yu Hezhong looked at that smile, and just replied subconsciously, "Liheng has always been great in business, and I think he is not short of money."
The teacher smiled and shook his head: "Actually, there is a huge shortage of money. Only 10,000 of the 32,000 guans have been paid in cash. The rest have to be handed over to the members of the Liuli workshop.
"The glazed workshop of the Huaxia Army will be valuable in the future." Yan Daolun interjected, "The Huaxia Army is so grand, He Lang has taken a big advantage."
The corners of Shi Shi's mouth evoked a crescent moon: "Mr. Ning never eats alone when he is in business, and everyone is willing to enter, so the business can be big. Mr. Yan, sit down with Hezhong first, and I will call someone to pour tea."
They stopped in front of the swaying wooden table by the lake. When the teacher said this, Yan Daolun quickly shook his hand: "No, no, Yan just happened to be on the way today, so he came with brother Yu, since the two brothers and sisters It's been a long time to meet again, I still have things to deal with, don't bother the teacher girl... In fact, I have heard about the reputation of the teacher for a long time, and I can see it today. It's an honor... Wish is fulfilled, hahahaha..."
He didn't break his promise, and he was about to leave after saying hello, but the teacher also raised his hand: "No, no, since Mr. Yan is a good friend of brother Yu, and he arrived today, he must have a cup of tea before leaving, otherwise outsiders will ask Said that I, being a sister, don't know the etiquette..."
She raised her left hand and smiled kindly and gently. When Yan Daolun wanted to refuse again, she tilted her head and smiled and said, "... I insist." There was a hint of seriousness in this kind smile, Yan Daolun was slightly taken aback, and finally smiled. Pointing to the table and chair: "Then I... have a drink? Just a drink... I really don't want to trouble the teacher girl... "
"It's alright, it's alright, just sit down." Yu Hezhong on the side felt satisfied, and also spoke out to hold back. When Shishi greeted the female soldiers in the yard to prepare refreshments, Yan Daolun looked around and said to Yu Hezhong, "Unexpectedly, in the current status of Shishi girl, there are only two rooms in this yard."
Yu Hezhong frowned and nodded: "Yeah, when she was in Fanlou, she had an entire small courtyard. Now... Maybe the Huaxia Army is like this..."
After talking casually, it was naturally uncertain. Then Yan Daolun admired the lake view and led the words to the scenery here. When the teacher came back, the two also praised the nearby scenery. Afterwards, the female soldier brought refreshments, and the teacher asked Yan Daolun: "Is there any urgent matter for Mr. Yan to come to Chengdu? Don't delay? If there is any urgent matter, I can ask Xiaoling to escort Mr. Yan with her, she is familiar with this place. "
Yan Daolun said with a smile: "No, no, it's just an ordinary business." He didn't say much, and after that it was just an ordinary greeting. After drinking a cup of tea, he got up and said goodbye. Yu Hezhong was no longer stunned. After meeting the teacher, he lost his ground. After leaving Yan Daolun, he was worried about what purpose he had, or to monitor himself. Settle down.
He and the teacher got up and sent each other a few steps, and then asked the female soldier Xiaoling to take Yan Daolun out of the house. Although Yan Daolun really only had a face-to-face behavior when he came over, he was a little puzzled, but he didn't think about it anymore.
He turned his head, Shishi was looking at him, and then smiled brightly.
Having sent Yan Daolun away, the two who had reunited after a long absence sat facing each other at the small table by the lake. After all, the separation was too long this time, and Yu Hezhong was actually somewhat restrained, but the teacher was kind and natural. He picked up a piece of cake and ate it, and began to ask Yu Hezhong's experience over the years with great interest. The situation of his wife and children at home. Yu Hezhong chatted with her for a while, and felt a great sense of relief. This was almost the first time he had such a comfortable conversation in more than ten years. Afterwards, many interesting and difficult incidents encountered in the past ten years were also added to the topic. When the teacher talked about his own situation, Yu Hezhong was able to make fun of her and the Huaxia Army relatively casually. . Sometimes even if it is an unhappy memory, in the atmosphere of the reunion now, the two can laugh extremely happily among the sun debris by the lake.
The teacher has always been nostalgic, and this feeling like a spring breeze is exactly the same as that of Bianliang more than ten years ago. At that time, whether he or Chen Sifeng was able to express his feelings unscrupulously in front of the teacher, the teacher would never I feel that there is something wrong with the minds of these childhood friends.
They talked for a while, and Yu Hezhong remembered what Yan Daolun had said before, "She only occupied two rooms", and also remembered the situation of the internal power struggle in the Huaxia Army disclosed by Yan Daolun yesterday. After a moment of hesitation, he spoke cautiously: "Actually ... Although I have been outside all these years, I have heard of some... the situation of the Huaxia Army... "
"Huh? What's the situation?" The teacher asked with a smile.
"I heard people say that you are also a great figure in the Huaxia Army."
"There's no big man." Yu Hezhong teased, and the teacher shook his head and laughed, "Actually, after the establishment of the Huaxia Army for so many years, almost everyone in the world is shouting and beating. Although Liheng has trained a lot of cadres, they are really good. There are not many cultural officials. I have studied before, and I can write and do calculations. Liheng let me do this and that, which is considered a strong man... In fact, there is also a shortage of such officials at the moment, and the gap is still large. "
When she said this, she looked at Yu Hezhong, Yu Hezhong looked at her for a moment, and blinked: "You mean... Actually... that... "
"Don't worry, Brother Yu, you still don't know what the Huaxia Army looks like, anyway, you have to stay in Chengdu for a while, think about it." The teacher smiled and pushed the cake towards him, "But I'm not a big boss, I can't help it. Let you be a high official."
"The family is still in Shishou. They have all lived there for a few years, and they finally settled down. Didn't everyone say that there will be no more wars in a few years..." Yu Hezhong rambled.
The teacher nodded: "I know, and the possibility of fighting in the past two years is indeed not large. Well, you said that you heard about the situation of the Huaxia Army before, what else did you hear?"
"It's your business, you said that you are in charge of diplomatic missions in the army, and you are majestic..."
"Um, is that what you said?"
"Of course yes, and then there are many people who have been sheltered because of you, such as Li Jingshen, Nie Shaotang, Yu Changqing... These people used to be powerful and powerful in Sichuan Fourth Road, and now they will come to visit you, who else is there? If you talk to the outside world, I will support you in the future. It's amazing, Mr. Li. You see there is a woman in the north and you in the south..."
The teacher smiled while eating the cakes: "That's nonsense, Lou Xiang is very powerful, I can't imagine it, Huaxia Army, not to mention the ladies of Liheng's family, even the daughters of Zhuji. Shopkeeper, those are all first-class and powerful people, I can't compare... Then what? What else is interesting?"
Yu Hezhong hesitated for a moment: "Say you... It could have been a big deal, but in April, I don't know why, I was pulled back to write a book, those... little stories, the book used for storytelling in the brothel Chu Museum... And then Some people have guessed, are you... Anyway, you offended people, and suddenly asked you to do this... Teacher, between you and Li Heng... "
He hesitated, then said, "If you think I'm talking too much, you don't need to say it."
"Then I won't say it." This sentence came out of the teacher's mouth, leaning on the table, covering her mouth and smiling, she used to have a quirky side when dealing with people, but it is not offensive at this time. , Yu Hezhong said: "That's it..." I heard the teacher say again: "You guys really like to think wildly..."
"I also heard it mentioned by others, so I'm a little worried about you."
"I'm fine, although... I haven't married myself yet."
"Then how did they bring you back from something so important..."
"Of course there are serious reasons." The teacher said, "Hezhong, you have to stay in Chengdu for so long, you should take it slow, when you understand, I will pull you into the Huaxia Army... It's going to last a few years, but there's always going to be a fight in the future."
When she said this, she showed a serious expression on her face, but after a while, she led the topic to a more relaxed direction.
The sun was still warm and the warm wind was blowing from the lake. The two chatted happily. Yu Hezhong asked about the internal problems of the Huaxia Army. From time to time, the teacher would answer some with ridicule or gossip. Although she did not answer directly, she also confirmed some speculations in her speech. For more than ten years, she and Ning Yi have been far and near, but in short, they have not been able to get together smoothly.
At noon, the teacher asked the female soldier Xiaoling to order some dishes from the kitchen, and had lunch in the yard. After that, it seemed that someone came to visit, so she sent Yu Hezhong out and made an appointment. goodbye.
Passing through the streets of Chengdu, Yu Hezhong only felt that the veterans of the Huaxia Army on Yingbin Road were no longer terrifying, and they seemed to be "my own" with them. Can't see to the end, how much meaning is hidden in the teacher's words? Was she thrown into the cold palace, or did she encounter other things? Of course, this is also because they only talked once and couldn't make it clear. As long as he sees it a few times, there are many situations, and the teacher may not be vague anymore. Even if he is vague, he believes that he can guess a general idea.
He is not enthusiastic about the possibility of joining the Huaxia Army mentioned by the teacher. This afternoon, he and Yan Daolun met again at the agreed place. He revealed to the other party a lot of the inside story of the Huaxia Army that the teacher talked about. Yan Daolun was all brightened up in front of him, admiring and nodding from time to time. In fact, they naturally understand a lot of situations, but the news revealed by the teacher is naturally more systematic, and there are more key points that they cannot inquire about from the outside world.
Yu Hezhong was also satisfied because of this. He joined the Huaxia Army, which he did not know at all, and took shelter from the teachers. Can his ability stand out in the Huaxia Army? The possibility of this is actually very small. But as long as there is a line of teachers and teachers, he will definitely be valued by General Liu Guangshi, and he knows how to sell at a price and manage this round of relationships well.
The truce may only last a few years, but as long as you make good use of these few years, save a batch of family wealth, materials, and form a batch of relationships, even if the Huaxia Army enters the Central Plains in the future, he has teachers to help him speak, and he can always be in Huaxia at any time. Whitewashed in front of the army, anyway. At that time, when he has family property and status, he may be able to really talk to each other on an equal footing in front of teachers.
On the other hand, if Yan Daolun or General Liu Guangshi really valued their relationship with their teachers and Ning Yi in the future, if they wanted to use this as an opportunity to start contacts and exchanges, they would be very likely to be left behind by the other party. Chengdu, as the messenger and channel of communication, at that time, I might be able to meet teachers and teachers as equals every day.
He thought about these things for an afternoon, and in the evening, the whole outline became clearer and clearer. After that, he tossed and turned on the bed, and it was another sleepless night.
As for the teacher's side, after seeing Yu Hezhong away, she met a few people, and then began to organize the meeting manuscripts to be used in the meeting the next day.
Cultural and entertainment propaganda work is the top priority in the Huaxia Army. Even Shishi and others did not understand it at the beginning. It was only after more than ten years of running-in that they roughly understood this outline.
Ning Yi's ideas in this regard are also relatively extreme. Classical Chinese should be changed to vernacular, and drama should be popularized and improved. Many dramas that are quite excellent in the eyes of teachers are considered by him to be too much singing, and they are not good-looking. Obviously, the beautiful words will be considered too high by him. I don't know how he wrote those magnificent. poetic.
For a while, Ning Yi even discussed with her the idea of simplifying Chinese characters, such as removing the cumbersome regular "one" and unifying it into a vulgar style (Note: There was no traditional and simplified version in ancient times, but some characters had simplified writing methods, The regular writing method is called the normal style, and the simplified writing method is called the common style) "One". Some words that do not have the common style at the moment, as long as they exceed ten strokes, he thinks that they should be simplified. For this project, Ning Yi later gave it up temporarily considering that the sphere of influence was not yet large and it was difficult to promote it.
By this time, the promotion of vernacular language and the popularization and improvement of drama had achieved many results in the cultural system of the Huaxia Army. However, because Ning Yi blindly demanded popularization, the dramas they choreographed may appear to be more "low-quality" in the eyes of elite English people. "Three abuses" may not be the case.
However, with the cessation of the Southwest War, cultural work was regarded by Ning Yi as the focus of the aftermath work. For example, surviving soldiers needed families, and widows without husbands needed the other half. Of course, the Huaxia Army could organize friendships, but at the same time, Arranging a warm and touching love story may make this process more logical; the soldiers in the Huaxia Army are brave in battle, but they are not necessarily good-looking and suitable for starting a family, especially those who are soldiers are more or less violent, so Ning Yi early In terms of requiring the cultural front to create one or two domestic violence models that everyone despises through drama, this way, the work of the Military Law Division and other aspects can be done much better.
This time, the Chengdu side welcomed visitors from all over the world with an open attitude, and even allowed foreign scholars to criticize the Huaxia Army and start disputes in the newspapers. In fact, the pressure on the Huaxia Army was not small. At the same time, in the production of dramas, dramas, and storytelling drafts that promote fighting heroes, the problems of the Wu Dynasty and the ugliness of the past ten years were emphasized, which aroused people's feelings of spurning the Wu Dynasty. Army, as long as they take a stand, they will be shouted at by the people at the bottom. After all, countless people have experienced the hardships for more than ten years.
Regarding the overly utilitarian principle that the cultural policy mainly requires "beautiful", the teachers and several staff with relatively profound accomplishments in the Huaxia Army have more or less raised some opinions to Ning Yi in the early years. . In particular, Ning Yi could sing good poems casually, but he was keen on such a crooked way, which was quite confusing for a time. But in any case, in the current Huaxia Army, this policy works well. After all, the base of literati is not large, and soldiers in the army, women and children in the military's family really only eat this popular set.
The meeting on June 15 on the second day discussed the summary of the previous work, the speculation on the public opinion trends that may appear in Chengdu, as well as the methods to be considered and the measures that need to be prepared in advance. For Shishi, since the separation in February, this will be the first time she and Ning Yi see each other again.
Ning Yi returned to Chengdu on the ninth day. She entered the city on the thirteenth. Although she missed her very much, she did not bother him the first time yesterday. She has been away from the center for several months, and the teacher knew that once he came back, It will definitely be a continuous series of mountains and seas.
She prepared the manuscript for the meeting in the afternoon, and went to the dining hall of the State Guest House in the evening before she found an official from the Intelligence Department: "There is someone to help you check, his name is Yan Daolun, I don't know if it is a pseudonym, he is in his early forties, with a square face. Round chin, mole on left ear corner, accent is…”
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In the early morning of June 15th, it rained heavily in Chengdu, accompanied by lightning and thunder. When Ning Yi woke up, it was still before dawn. He sat in front of the window and watched the thunderstorm for a while.
When the lightning passed by, the huge trees outside were dancing in the wind and rain. Beyond the lightning, there was a chaotic darkness, and the magnificent city was submerged in the more magnificent world.
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When I woke up in the morning, the rain was still falling, and the curtain of rain fell on the huge lake. The teacher had breakfast, and when he came back, he changed into black civilian uniforms, and his hair was tied into a convenient ponytail. When he went out, Zhuji was in charge of the publicity. The female shopkeeper, Chen Xiaoxia, waved to her, "It's a meeting."
The teacher nodded: "Yes."
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When the hour was about to end, Shishi and a group of civilian soldiers entered the Mingde Hall venue, which was about two miles away from the State Guest House.
When Ning Yi came in, she was talking to her companion with her head turned to the side, looking focused on talking about something, and then she looked at Ning Yi, her lips pursed slightly, and a calm smile appeared on her face.