On the fifteenth day of the fourth month of the tenth year of Jinghan in the Wu Dynasty, in the grass on the outskirts of Jiangning, a cage with kittens attached to a big kite flew away. Xiaojunwu looked at the kite and made up his mind.
It is a very gratifying thing for a young man to be determined and lofty in his heart. If someone with foresight is here, they may also say that this child will become a great weapon in the future. But for Ning Yi, it is gratifying if it succeeds, even if it fails, at least he has found something he can do, and the possibility of failing is actually higher. Just like the "Great Harmony" that Watermelon wanted, Jun Wu wanted to "check things" in general. He put down the seeds, but he didn't want to be too persistent when it was not necessary.
Jun Wu had just grown up at this time, he was still short, and he was excitedly talking to Ning Yi about things. It was Zhou Pei, who came here together. In the past, he always liked to preach to his younger brother. Today, he is quite quiet. Maybe he sees clearly that if Jun Wu wants to realize his ambition, he must first be a good little prince. The girl has a dignified temperament at this time. Already have a slim feel.
She didn't talk much. It was said that Kang Wang's mansion had already started looking for a candidate for the county horse for her, and several young talents in Jiangning were fighting for it. I even heard that a few noble talents were set up in a certain building. For the news of this little county master’s competition in literature and martial arts, it was a good story in Jiangning Mansion within a few days, but Ning Yi was worrying about the family affairs, only I can hear the scales and half of the claw, not very clear, but it is quite exciting to think about.
The cat cage that was taken to the sky by the kite broke off shortly after, and the kitten must have fallen to its death. On the grass on the outskirts of the city, several family members from the Kang Wangfu followed Jun Wu, who was shouting. Then the girl gave Ning Yi a blessing: "Teacher, the family has been forcing him to recruit horses, what does the teacher think... how is it?"
"What can I say about the words of your parents' life matchmaker? You are so smart, you must have an idea in your heart, right?"
Zhou Pei lowered his head: "I thought the teacher would say something different... I'm afraid I can't escape this time."
Ning Yi looked at her with some sympathy: "I also got married like this, and it was not bad after that. These things, everyone comes here like this, not to mention it is difficult to avoid, but it is more troublesome to avoid it. At your current age, You can choose who the county horse is. If you are older, someone will pick you, and maybe someone will stab you in the back. I heard that those young sons who are quite the county horse can't be said to be top-notch, but their level is high. It's not bad, you and them are still acquainted with each other, you can choose, what else do you want?"
"I-I'm still unwilling." Zhou Pei whispered, "When I was a child, I thought that even a woman could do many things, but later I found out that I couldn't do it. I also hope that my brother can become a talent and at least be a useful prince in the future. Now he Although I can't help the people, at least researching that kind of thing will be useful in the future, but... But when it comes to the end, I'm still unwilling, why can't I do what a man can do. Those who choose county horses, I know, but I know... they're all half a bucket of water guys, each of them... nothing real."
In fact, whether a concubine or a county horse, once he joins the royal family, he will lose his career in career. At this time, young people with real ideals and aspirations will not choose this path. If those princesses who have never been seen in the palace choose their concubines, some people will even avoid it, but Zhou Pei's choice of relatives, many young talents in Jiangning City are still rushing, all because of her. In the past, there were often opportunities to make appearances. The little princess was beautiful from a young age, and when she was fifteen years old at this time, she became more dignified and beautiful. Besides her beauty, she was educated by Kang Xian, and she was also quite accomplished in the collection of classics and history, poetry, calligraphy and painting. She is a famous talented girl in the younger generation of Jiangning.
In the past, Ning Yi's views in class were often thought-provoking, which was taking advantage of modern people, but if you look at it from an orthodox point of view, I am afraid that Ning Yi's accomplishments in this area are far less than this little princess. It is also for this reason that although Ning Yi is not very involved in the field of these talents and beauties, he also knows that after the news of the small county master's recruitment, there are many young literati who are willing to gamble on their future and win Zhou Pei's favor. As long as he is not the eldest son who needs to inherit the family business, he can be a wealthy and idle person in the future, and he will be in harmony with this talented princess, Qin Se.
It's just that they only know the talent of the little princess, but they don't necessarily understand her character. At this moment, she whispered, and none of those suitors could catch her eyes. Ning Yi shook his head, feeling that this little girl was too ambitious: "Who is not half a bucket of water in the beginning, about the same age as you, a teenage child, as long as his temperament is good, slowly he will always become one. It's a big bucket of water. You have learned a lot from Consort Kang, and it's unfair to judge people by his standards. When Kang Xian was young, he probably wasn't as good as these children."
For this kind of thing, Ning Yi couldn't persuade too much at this time. If he had a daughter, he naturally wouldn't choose a husband for her when he was fifteen years old. But the matter of the little princess can't be changed at all. She has such a high vision, and maybe she can find a good one right now. Wouldn't it be even more tragic to delay it until she is twenty years old? Seeing her bowing her head and pouting, she knew she couldn't persuade, so she didn't say more.
On this day, I said goodbye to Zhou Pei and my brother, and went to visit Kang Xian again. When I got home and entered the courtyard, I heard Tan Er talking to people in the room.
"... At this time, with so many things at home, why are you going to join in the fun!"
"It was at times like this that we thought we were more useful. Second sister, this is our Su family's business, we are all hiding behind, what's the matter..."
"What about the Su family, if this family's surname is Ning in the future, you will rebel?"
"I... We're not talking about this. Second brother-in-law, we obey, but after all, it's revenge... We also want to make ourselves more useful. We can at least learn what we don't understand... "
"Your second brother-in-law used to work hard, and you would die at any time. Do you want to study? Well, I will give each of you a knife. Now you dare to say that if you are in danger, you can commit suicide at any time without dragging your second brother-in-law down. I'll let you go!"
At this time, it was the young people of the Su family headed by Wen Dingwenfang who were talking to Su Tan'er. After the separation, they stood on the side of the big house. This time they knew the meaning of Ning Yi going to Beijing. , then asked to follow along. Although Su Tan'er was gentle and cute in front of Ning Yi, at this moment, she was fierce and a few people were speechless for a moment. Although they have a momentary enthusiasm, it is purely wishful thinking to say that if they have the enthusiasm, they will not be held back.
Ning Yi stood outside the window and listened with great interest for a while, and felt that his wife's scolding really became more and more interesting. Xiaochan came over from the back and saw Ning Yi standing outside the window, wanting to say hello, but Ning Yi raised a finger and "shhh", then hugged her. Xiaochan's face flushed red, although she also realized what Ning Yi was doing, she stood outside the window with him to eavesdrop on Tan'er's training.
"Xianggong, I don't want to part with the young lady..." After listening for a while, Xiaochan muttered softly.
"I don't want to either." Ning Yi hugged her and shook it with a smile, "But some things are a month earlier, anyway, let's go to the front station, and when I go to Liangshan, you still have to be in the capital. Waiting for Tan'er to pass by, I will see you soon."
"Yeah." Xiaochan nodded, and Ning Yi said softly, "You know what you're going to do this time?"
This time, Xiaochan nodded vigorously: "Hit the front stand and take revenge!"
"How can we, we are going to have children along the way."
The two have been in a skin-to-skin relationship for a long time, and such words are not out of the ordinary. At this time, Ning Yi was hugging Xiaochan from behind, and Xiaochan was holding his hand, but she suddenly laughed "hehe", like a shy little beauty in a cartoon.
"It's bloody, I'll go in to help and talk." After a while, Ning Yi let go of Xiaochan with a smile and felt that they were talking about the same thing. When entering through the door, everyone in the room stopped. Several young people called "Second Brother-in-law". Ning Yi waved his hand and said, "Go out first, don't make your second sister angry." When he ran away quickly, he patted Wen Ding on the shoulder: "Don't worry, you must have something to do this time, it depends on whether you can do it or not. After all, the Su family will depend on you in the future, so let's study hard."
When he said this, the faces of several people suddenly brightened, but Su Tan'er, who was still angry over there, narrowed his eyes and looked over. After a few people left the room, they asked aggrievedly, "Is Xianggong really planning to take them there?"
Ning Yi sat beside the bed: "What do you think?"
"How can you take them there with this kind of thing. There must be a lot of old people in the secret investigation department who are proficient in everything. If you bring people like Wen Ding Wenfang, things may go wrong, and in the end, you will be asked to Go save them, then what to do!" She was a little aggrieved and stared at Ning Yi. Ning Yi smiled.
"I've also thought about it for a while, but what exactly does the Secret Investigation Division do, I've already told you Tan'er, so you already know it."
"Yeah." Tan'er nodded.
"A matter should be well planned, and the most reliant is intelligence. I promised to join them because of this. It is much easier to avenge the people in Liangshan. But people who play with intelligence are not necessarily reliable, and people who know too many things. , just like the toilet, it is very necessary when it is used, and everyone can’t wait to avoid it when it is not in use…”
When he said this, his expression became serious. Su Tan'er listened attentively and frowned: "Is Xianggong worried about... Qin Xiang and Consort Kang?"
Ning Yi shook his head: "After all, I'm still familiar with them, I'm worried about... more above." He gestured, Tan'er fell silent, and then looked at him worriedly: "Can't... solve the matter of Liangshan. Just get out?"
"I have other things I want to do." Ning Yi smiled, he had already set a goal at this time, to help Qin Siyuan stop "Jingkang". If things continue to develop like this, and the military of the Wu Dynasty is so ineffective, it is certain that the Jin soldiers will go south in the future. When he separated from the watermelon, he had already made such preparations in his heart. As long as such a large-scale disaster did not occur in the future, the Jurchen who occupied the northern land would soon be corrupted. At that time, the Wu Dynasty would maintain peace for a hundred years, and he Don't ask for more. There is no way for people to guarantee what will happen after death. The so-called peace for all eternity is just a good-sounding ideal, but one thing is certain, everyone has to earn their lives for themselves, and only hope that others will help or save those who die. Dead, at least with him, there would be no mercy.
Naturally, he couldn't tell Tan'er about "Jingkang" and so on. He paused for a while and said, "This time in Beijing, since the family has been divided, and if you want to do business again, you might as well be a little bigger. I will talk to you about it. Qin Xiang mentioned some things. If he agreed, the Secret Investigation Division would not be what it is now, but I am afraid of accidents. I also want to have some things in my hands. I will bring two of my family members there. Wen Dingwen and the others can stay at home. In addition, I think... Let Tan'er help you to do some things, and you are the only one who can do it."
Tan'er smiled and held his hand: "Your life is my life. There is such an important matter. If you don't think about me, Xianggong... I will leave you."
Ning Yi couldn't help laughing, and then held her palm with both hands: "I don't know what will happen in the end, no one will know about you, but if something really happens in the future, maybe you can give it to me... Let go of our family."
Since ancient times, reformers have never had a good end. It's all because between people, the role of force is actually mutual. If you want to make a big change, you will inevitably encounter a big counterattack, and if you want to block any trend, the same is true. Ning Yi understands this, and therefore, from now on, he has to make preparations.
That evening, I chatted with Wen Ding, Wen Fang and others for a while. Naturally, I didn't tell them too much about my thoughts, but chose two people to go north. These two are also cousins who are close to the big house. One is called Su Wenyu and the other is called Su Yanping. As for Wen Ding Wenfang and others, they will stay here to cooperate with Tan'er. In fact, the gap between people is usually not much. The children of the Su family just haven't been trained too much, and their performance is mediocre.
At this time when Confucianism was in power, it was generally advocated to change the world with the power of one person, and the gentleman of the sky would strive for self-improvement. However, if everyone can recognize the distance between themselves and the world, and do their own thing first and then consider other things, it is not necessarily that they will not become talents.
With regard to family matters, this arrangement is completed. That night, Ning Yi and Tan'er were lying on the bed, and the child was gently rocking in the cradle beside the bed, when the moonlight poured in from the window. The couple didn't fall asleep, but they all snuggled together quietly. In the middle of the night, the child wet the bed and cried, Ning Yi got up and changed his diaper, hugged him and coaxed him, sitting on the chair beside the bed and singing softly, the song was like this:
"The herd of bison leaves the grassland without a trace. It knows that humans are coming, and the earth is waiting for people to reclaim it and come to this most beautiful new world..."
Tan'er was lying on the bed, watching him quietly, listening to the melody that did not belong to this era together with the stars, moonlight, small courtyard, and bamboo forest outside the window. Three years ago, a soul came to this world and looked at everything in this era with the attitude of travel and vacation. Now, he has seen and felt many things, and finally decided to do something about this era. At dawn, he will wake up from his sleep and enter a new world that belongs to him.
On the same night, in the warehouse of the partial room of King Kang's Mansion, there was also a figure, holding a lamp and patrolling among the large boxes one after another. Until dawn, these boxes will be transported on cargo ships, all the way to the capital, and sent to the palace as a tribute to the royal family and for birthday celebrations. Things are already ready and numbered. The figure calculated where the boxes would be placed due to their numbers, then opened them and took out the gold and silver jewelry inside. Then he lay down and tried it again. He used a knife to dig out a small small piece on the box with difficulty. hole.
Everything is ready.
After digging the hole, the slender figure holding the light in front of the box breathed a long sigh of relief and nodded.
Life is like a game of chess, and there is no answer when you raise your hand. Although she is not a big man, she is confident that there are women in the world who do not allow men. She is going to a new place and see a wider world.
Neither of the couple slept too long that night.
After waking up in the morning, Tan'er put on his clothes for him, had breakfast, and the family went to Jiangning's pier together. Several large official ships were already waiting there, with colorful flags fluttering on board, except Kang Xian who came. In addition, there is Zhou Xuan, the princess of Chengguo herself. Many officials from Jiangning Prefecture also came, because these ships were to be transported to the capital to celebrate the 50th birthday of the current Empress Dowager.
Due to some considerations, Kang Xian just waved to Ning Yi from a distance and did not come to talk to him more, but Wenren Buer also came and got on the boat one step earlier, and also did not come to disturb everyone in the Su family. Say goodbye to each other.
"You have to remember your home and come back safely."
Having said enough on weekdays, Tan'er only whispered this sentence to Ning Yi at this time, and then told Su Wenyu and others not to mess around, dragging her brother-in-law back, and told Xiaochan to take good care of her husband.
"It's better to have a husband's child." She whispered to Xiaochan's ear, and said playfully, Xiaochan blushed and dared not nod her head.
In the distance, Yunzhu and Jin'er got on a big boat at the back under the leadership of the concubine's family. When they looked over there, Jin'er stuck out her tongue at Tan'er's back, made a big face, and then Only then did she jump on the boat with Sister Yunzhu.
Su Tan'er smiled and glanced at the boat over there, intentionally or unintentionally. The wind blew over and ruffled her hair. The servants of the Prince Kang's Mansion and the Princess Mansion carried boxes one by one to the boat. In one of the boxes, the girl looked out through a small hole. For a moment, she almost passed by with Ning Yi, Su Tan'er and others. The girl blinked her eyes in the box and watched Ning Yi's figure flash by in her field of vision.
The boxes were moved into the cabin one by one. With a bang, the girl felt that her box had been put down. She lay in the box and waited for a while. Suddenly, there was another bang, and a box landed on her. On the top of the box, she was stunned for a moment, and pushed it carefully, but the lid of the box was extremely heavy, and under her strength, it didn't move at all.
She hurriedly looked out from the small hole, and it was difficult to decide whether to make a sound or not, and after a long time, another bang, a box fell into the front of the field of vision, blocking her vision...
Five thousand words chapter.