From the prosperous and prosperous time of the Wu Dynasty that lasted for two hundred years, the time is about four years. In this short and long time, people have gradually become accustomed to war, exile, accustomed to death, accustomed to The fact that the cloud fell. In the early spring of the third year of Jianshuo's reign in the Wu Dynasty, Jiangnan melted into a gray and white bleak. Jurchen's search of mountains and seas continues.
Jiangning, the snow is still covering the city, but a huge chaos is already brewing.
Many tyrants and wealthy households are fleeing from this city one after another, and the industries of Chengguo Princess Mansion are migrating. The Puyang family, which was called the richest businessman in Jiangning at the time, has been moved into large quantities of gold and silver. Che, the family members in the various mansions are also ready to leave. The owner of the house, Pu Yangyi, is not willing to escape first. He runs between the government and the army, expressing his willingness to donate a large amount of gold, silver and property for resistance and violence. However, more people are already on their way out of the city.
If you can still remember, this is the city that Ning Yi first came into contact with in this era. It has become quiet and graceful in the course of hundreds of years, with majestic and majestic city walls and mottled and ancient courtyards. The mansion of the Su family was still there at this time, but it was sealed up by the government. At this time, trees and weeds had grown up in the courtyards, and the valuable items in the room had already been removed. Dilapidated, the wall columns faded and mottled.
In the yard where Ning Yi and Tan'er once lived, cobwebs formed in the room. Cats and stray dogs regarded it as a safe home. They searched for food and walked quietly through the snow-covered courtyard walls. Maybe we still remember that nearly ten years ago, Ning Yi and a woman named Su Taner used to talk and live in the room in the courtyard. They gradually became familiar with each other in the spring rain and autumn frost, and gradually became a simple couple. There used to be two small buildings here, but one was burned down by Tan Er, and they lived together.
At that time, the old people and children were still here, the playful teenagers sat and walked around the limited things every day, and the adults in each room were intrigued by each other driven by small interests. Once, there was a thunderstorm like that, fierce strongmen rushed into this courtyard, some people fell in a pool of blood, and some people made hysterical resistance, not long after, the incident here led to the bandit named Liang Shanshuibo. The destruction of the fortress.
Outside the courtyard, the road of the city goes straight ahead. The Qinhuai River, famous for its wind and moon, passes through this city. In the past two hundred years, there have been numerous brothel Chu Pavilions opened on both sides of it. It gradually gained fame here, and was gradually blown away by the rain and wind. Jinfeng Tower, which was one of the best in Jiangning City more than ten years ago, collapsed a few years ago. .
Unlike Li Yun, when the Jin Bing broke through Bianliang, the court was under great pressure to hunt down beautiful women in the city for the Jin Bing to prostitute, and his mother Li Yun and several Hua Kui in Fanlou committed suicide in order to preserve their chastity. And Yang Xiuhong lost her family wealth under the coercion and extortion of various officials a few years ago, but her life has become clean since then. Now this young woman is getting old and set foot on the road away from the city, in this cold snow In the sky, she occasionally thinks of the former Jinfeng Tower, the girl who once jumped into the Qinhuai River in the rainy day, and the Nie Yunzhu who used to be chaste and self-sufficient, and finally ran away for her.
Going up the Qinhuai River, in a remote place by the river, the former traitor Qin Siyuan had set up a chess booth under the tree by the road. Occasionally, people of this kind would come to see him and have a hand-to-hand chat with him. The trees are still there, and the people are gone.
Going further up, the small building that Ning Yi used to run past by the river has collapsed in the snow and disrepair two years ago. The girl named Nie Yunzhu used to stand here every morning to give He smiled. After Yuan Jin'er came to live, he would make a fool of himself. Sometimes, they would sit on the terrace by the river chatting and singing, watching the sunset fall, the autumn leaves falling, and the winter snow falling. Today, the abandoned and decayed building foundations are also covered with snow and wormwood has accumulated.
Wu Qilong, who used to be the head of the three major cloth merchant families in Jiangning, has inherited the family's patriarch. In the event of competing for royal merchants, he was ruthlessly put together by Ning Yi and the Su family. Qilong was overcome with pain and became more calm and mature in the past few years, and his relationship with the government has become more and more close. Finally, the business of the Wu family has been pushed back to the scale it used to be, or even worse. In the first few years, he thought about finding a place with the Su family after he rose up, but soon after, he lost this opportunity.
Over the years, Xue Jin, once the playboy of the Xue family, has reached his thirties, and he still has no great achievements. At this time, he may still remember the bricks he took when he was young and frivolous, and the man who had taken a brick from him, and then killed the emperor. At this time, he was still carrying out a rebellion somewhere so earth-shattering. major event. He occasionally wanted to talk about this matter with others, but in fact, this matter was suppressed in his heart, and he never said it once.
The Jurchen is coming.
In the process of searching the mountains and seas and burning them all the way, the Jurchen striker was approaching Jiangning at this time, and the Wulie Battalion stationed here put up a resistance formation, but not many people were optimistic about the result of their resistance. Attitude. In the burning and killing that lasted for several months, the Jurchens encountered a little setback except when they went to sea to capture them. Their siege on land was almost completely destroyed. People have realized the fact that their own court's army is powerless, and because of the failure to hunt down Zhou Yong at sea, the opponent's offensive on land has become more and more fierce.
A few months ago, Prince Zhou Junwu once returned to Jiangning to organize resistance. Later, in order not to implicate Jiangning, Junwu took part of the soldiers and craftsmen and fled to the southwest, but one of the Jurchens still followed this route and killed them. come over.
The Chengguo Princess Mansion's car driver also left the city amid such chaos. The elderly Chengguo Princess Zhou Xuan was reluctant to leave, and her consort Kangxian was also reluctant to leave. There is no reason for a woman to die for her country. The couple finally compromised for each other, but on the night after they left the city, Chengguo Princess Zhou Xuan fell ill in Bieye outside Jiangning City.
They stayed in Bieye for two days, Zhou Xuan's condition became more serious, Kang Xian did not plan to leave. That night, someone came back from a faraway place. It was the prince Junwu, who was accompanied by Lu Agui on a starry night. He visited Zhou Xuan, who was already in critical condition in Bieye, and asked Kang Xian about his condition in the courtyard. , Kang Xian shook his head.
The old man also had gray hair, and after a few days of company and worry, there were bloodshot eyes in his eyes, but there was already a hint of enlightenment in his expression, he said: "She has lived in Jiangning all her life, and she discussed whether it should be done a few days earlier. When I left, I thought about it, maybe I shouldn't leave, but... when things come to an end, there is always a bit of luck in my heart."
Then he said: "You shouldn't come back, when it is dawn, leave quickly."
There were tears in Jun Wu's eyes: "I'm willing to do it, I'm gone, Jurchen will at least let Jiang Ning go..."
"How could the Jurchen let go of the place where your father has spent half his life here. Besides, there is no need to say dejected words. There are tens of thousands of people in Wulie's camp, so it may not be impossible to resist."
After he finished saying this, Jun Wu looked at him and shook his head, the words in his mouth had not been uttered, but Kang Xian smiled: "Well, I deceived myself, Wu Lieying... It should not be able to resist, so Ah, you can only go."
"That you… "
"The things of Princess Chengguo's mansion have been handed over to you and your sister, what else can we let go of. The country's weakness is the fruit of two hundred years of planting. You young people have to move forward, so you have to take your time. Junwu, you don’t need to be generous here, you have to hide, hold back, and don’t care about other people. Whoever puts his life on the line here is meaningless, as long as you are alive, you may be able to win in the future.”
The old man already had a clear understanding in his heart, and when he said these words, the clouds were light and the wind was light.
In the middle of the night, Zhou Xuan's consciousness woke up, Kang Xian entered the room to talk to his wife, and Jun Wu was waiting at the door. He thought that the old man would finally call him in, but after waiting for a long time, there was no more movement inside. Dawn was about to break, the night was the darkest, and the candles in the room were naturally extinguished. Jun Wu pushed the door carefully and went in, lighting the lamp. Kang Xian held his wife's hand beside the bed, and kept quiet. sit. The tears on his face were dry, but his eyes were clear, Jun Wu walked over, Zhou Xuan hugged Kang Xian's hand, closed his eyes and fell asleep forever and peacefully.
Jun Wu couldn't help but fell to his knees and started crying. It was not until he finished crying that Kang Xian spoke softly: "She talked about you at the end, and she didn't have much to explain. You are the last emperor's heir, and she hopes you can keep Zhou Zhou. The blood of the family. You are here, and the Zhou family is still there." He gently stroked the hand of his deceased wife and turned to look at the familiar face, "So, hurry up and escape."
At this time, Zhou Pei was floating on the sea with his fleeing father. Jun Wu knelt on the ground and kowtowed before the bed on behalf of his sister. After a long time, he wiped away his tears and choked a little: "Grandpa Kang, you can go with me..."
Kang Xian just looked at his wife and shook his head: "I'm not leaving, she and I have lived in Jiangning all our lives, and we will die in Jiangning. This is our home. Now, when others are going to come into the house, we shouldn't have. Let's go, she's alive, I'll take my life, she's dead, I should do what I should do."
"But I can't live without you, Grandpa Kang..."
"Of course I can be without me. When the old man is gone, the children can see the cruelty of the world and grow up to be independent. Although sometimes it's a bit faster, the world is like this, and there's nothing to be picky about. Junwu, the future is yours. The way to go…”
In Jun Wu's life, among his relatives, the best thing for him, that is, the pair of grandparents, now that Zhou Xuan has passed away, Kang Xian in front of him is obviously very determined, and he doesn't want to leave anymore. Unable to restrain, after choking for a while, Kang Xian spoke again.
"Oh, when I was young, I used to have my own path. You, Grandpa Qin, Zuo Duanyou, Wang Qisong... These people, one by one, want to find a good path for the world. Junwu, we are If you fail, it looks like you have some experience, but it is nothing more than the experience of a loser. What should be taught to you has actually been taught to you. Don't be superstitious about this. The views of the elderly and the views of the losers are only for reference, not for evidence. ." He was silent for a moment, then said, "The only one who doesn't want to admit defeat, killed the emperor..."
When he talked about Ning Yi, he regarded him as an equal.
In this room, Kang Xian didn't speak any more. He held his wife's hand, as if feeling the last temperature on the other's hand. However, Zhou Xuan's body became uncontrollably cold. Let go, go out calmly, and call someone in to deal with the rest.
At noon, Kang Xian urged Jun Wu to leave on the road. Jun Wu persuaded Kang Xian to go with him for the last time. Kang Xian looked back at the courtyard and house full of white flowers, shook his head slowly but firmly, and smiled again: "I know what you think, but your grandpa Kang is already old. If you leave, you will definitely die on the road... You can bear to see your grandma stay in Jiangning all the time, but I have died in a foreign land and can't be reunited from now on? Okay? , you leave quickly."
Jun Wu and the others were preparing to go to Mali. When they were parting, Kang Xian looked at the direction of Hangzhou city and finally said: "Over the years, only your teacher, the battle in the northwest, was the most exciting, I really hope , we can also fight such a battle... I probably won't be able to see him again, if you can see him in the future, tell him for me..." He may have said a lot, but after being silent and deliberating for a long time, he finally just said: "... It's not easy for him to play well. But he sticks to too many routines, and when he starts playing chess, I'm afraid he won't be my opponent again."
When winter came last year, the Jurchens went south in a destructive way, and no one could be the leader of them. Only when the Northwest Battle Report came, the Black Flag Army defeated the Jurchen West Road army head-on, and killed the Jurchen War God Wanyan Loushi, for some high-level people who knew the truth, it was the real shock and the only encouraging news. However, here When the world is in chaos, there are not many people who can know the news, and Ning Yi, who killed Zhou Zhe, cannot be used as a role model to boost morale in the Central Plains and Jiangnan. For Kang Xian, the only The only one who can express two sentences is probably the young man in front of him who also has a trace of kindness towards Ning Yi.
This is both his pride and his regret. Zhou Zhe and the Wu Dynasty were too corrupted back then. Heroes like Ning Yi could not be used by the Zhou family after all. Now, they can only watch the world fall, and the army in the northwest is killing Lou Shi. After that, you will end up in a situation of isolation and helplessness...
After that, Jun Wu and the others headed back to the southwest in a few steps, and in the evening, Kang Xian returned to Jiangning with the coffin of Princess Chengguo. He was old and carefree, so he was no longer afraid of the enemy who invaded his home.
Soon after, the Jurchen soldiers forced Jiangning. Yin Tu, the commander of the Wulie Battalion, led the crowd to surrender and opened the city gate to welcome the Jurchen into the city. Due to the "better" performance of the defenders, the Jurchen did not start massacres in Jiangning, but only. A large number of wealthy households were looted in the city, and gold and silver treasures were collected, but of course, various small-scale massacres occurred during this period.
Kang Xian dismissed his family, leaving only more than 20 relatives and loyal servants at home to make the last resistance. Before the arrival of Jurchen, a storyteller came to ask for an interview. Kang Xian received him with some surprises. He asked the storyteller face-to-face about the situation in Northwest China, and finally sent him away. This is the first and last indirect communication between Ning Yi and Kang Xian since the king was killed. Ning Yi advised him to leave, but Kang Xian refused.
Jun Wu, who was far away in the southwest, had no way of knowing about this little episode. The reunion between him and Ning Yi was already in the Jedi years later. Soon after, an old man named Kang Xian passed away forever in Jiangning.
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In the north, the cold weather continues, the prosperity of the world and the tragedy of the world are happening at the same time, without interruption.
Zhou Ji, the emperor of Jingping, who liked to ask God for divination all his life, used the celestial master Guo Jing to fight against gold soon after he ascended the throne, and then was captured by the emperor of the Wu Dynasty in the north. At this time, he is living a miserable life here. Zhou Ji, who was "sealed" as Duke Hunde by Wu Qimai after he was arrested in the north, was a special slave used by the Jurchen nobles for fun. He was locked in a small courtyard near the imperial city and served daily A little unpalatable meal, every time at the Jurchen gathering, he would be arrested and insulted to declare the martial arts of Dajin.
At first, Zhou Ji, who was pampered and pampered, naturally couldn't adapt, but the matter was simple, as long as he was hungry for a few days, the food that was like pig food could be swallowed. The Jurchen called him a "gong", but in reality he regarded him as a pig and dog, and the guards who guarded him could beat and scold him at will, and whenever the meal came, he would kneel down and thank the guards.
These are not the most unbearable. Some of the royal women who were taken to the Northern Kingdom were his sister-in-law and niece, who were the wives and daughters of Emperor Jinghan Zhou Zhe, and some were his biological daughters, even wives and concubines. These women would be caught and humiliated in front of him, of course. , what can you do if you can't bear it, if you don't dare to die, you can only endure it.
The winter in the northern country is cold. When the winter comes, the Jurchen does not give him enough charcoal fire and clothes to keep out the cold. Zhou Ji can only hug and keep warm with the queen who is by his side. Kowtow and get some charcoal and clothes. As for the Jurchen banquet, Zhou Ji was called out, and every time he knelt on the ground and praised the Great Jin Kingdom, he even wrote a poem in which he praised Jin Kingdom's martial arts and martial arts. A normal meal, if the performance is not convincing enough, or you will be beaten or starved for a few days.
We can't judge whether the emperor who has only recently ascended the throne has to suffer such a huge humiliation for the Wu Dynasty, and we can't judge whether it is more fair to let him bear all this instead of killing Zhou Zhe. Between countries, the loser can only endure misery, there is absolutely no justice, and in this northern country, the most miserable life is not just the emperor, those nobles and royal women who were beaten into the Huanyifang In such winter, nearly half of them died of starvation, and most of the captive slaves lived a life that was worse than death. In the first year, more than half of the people died tragically. .
The Jurchen didn't care about the death of the slaves, because more would come one after another from the south.
This second winter in the past was even more difficult for Zhou Ji. The Jurchen searched the mountains and seas in the south and failed to successfully capture the new emperor of the Wu Dynasty, and from the battle situation in the northwest, the Jurchen's attitude towards Zhou Ji was even worse. At the end of this year, they called Zhou Ji to a banquet, and after Zhou Ji wrote a few poems to sing praises to the Jurchen, they asked him to write a few edicts.
In one of the edicts, as the emperor of the Wu Dynasty, he advised the people of the Southern Dynasty to submit to the great command of the Jin Kingdom, and reprimanded the resisting troops as disobedient people who were inferior to beasts. At the same time, he taught Zhou Yong earnestly, Persuade him not to hide any longer, come to the north, and share the grace of His Majesty Jin Guo.
In the second part, he once again denounced the act of treason and slaying the monarch in the original Wu Ruiying in the northwest, and called on the people of the Wu Dynasty to jointly crusade the public enemy who fled after the slaying of the monarch.
The third part is that Liu Yu, a virtuous man who was located in the prefect who surrendered at the gate of Jinan, ordered him to establish the Daqi regime in the south of Yanmen Pass, with Jin Guo as his elder brother, to defend the land, protect the border, and appeal to the people. inverse.
Then, Jin Guoren compiled Zhou Ji's praise articles, poems, and edicts into a book, and sent it to the south for free as last year...
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Northwest, a brief period of peace continues.
After the beginning of spring, Ning Yi came to Yanzhou City to visit Zhonglie. At this time, the people in this place were in high spirits. The neighborhood was like a family, and most of the forces who were close to Jurchen had already shrunk, and life was quite difficult.
Many people have chosen to join the Huaxia Army or the Family Army, and the two armies are now allied.
"The crowd is so excited." Ning Yi and Chong Lie stood on the city wall and watched the scene of signing up for the army below.
This is the last fun.
The fall of the Central Plains has become a reality, and the Northwest has become a lonely Jedi.
"There is no way out." Chong Lie pressed his hands on the city wall, and his tall body had the unique heroism of a man from the northwest, "Then make a way out!"
After the battle against the Jurchen West Route Army, his entire life seemed to be on fire. Ning Yi watched from the side without speaking.
On January 29, Jiangning fell.
He thought of the city.
There are many things, all broken and gone, the light and shadow of darkness is crushing and crushing everything, and it is about to press here, this is the darkness that is more difficult to resist than ever before, but it is difficult to tell now. In what form will it come.
Three years after the establishment of the Wu Dynasty, the Northwest turned into a tragic Jedi on the eve. (.)