When spring came back in the Central Plains, the mountains and forests in the southwest were already full of purple and red.
Xiaoliangshan, which is like spring all year round, does not leave a deep impression on people in the past of winter. Compared with the snow-covered mountains and the barrenness of the northwest during the Xiaocanghe period, the winter here is just a name for time and has no practical concept.
Naturally, there was a big celebration at the end of the year, and then unknowingly it arrived in March. Seedlings are planted in the fields, and every morning in the morning light, there are lush trees and flowers and plants between the high mountains and low ridges. Except for the difficult roads, the nearby mountains are like paradise on earth.
There is a mountain in the east of the city where the trees have long been cut down, terraces and roads have been dug up, and houses have been built. In this year, it can be regarded as a pleasing sight.
Here are the residences of Black Flag insiders.
He Wen wakes up early every day. Before dawn, he has to get up to exercise, read a book, and prepare his lessons carefully. When the sky is dawn, people are walking on the roads in front of and behind the house. The craftsmen in the factory and the Gewu Institute and the teachers of the school basically live together, and from time to time there will be voices of hello, greetings and conversations.
In the society of the Wu Dynasty, the stratum of scholars, farmers, businessmen, and industry had actually begun to be fixed. The identities of craftsmen and scholars were originally different. However, in the more than ten years from Zhuji to Huaxia Army, these craftsmen under Ning Yi gradually exercised and gradually They formed their own system, and many later learned to read and write, and now there is not much barrier to communication with cultural people. Of course, this is also because the small society of the Huaxia Army attaches great importance to the joint efforts of all people and pays attention to the equality of people in their work. At the same time, it naturally weakens the role of scholars, intentionally or unintentionally.
He Wen naturally has some opinions on the latter, but there is nothing to say about it. His current status is, on the one hand, a teacher, on the other hand, a prisoner.
He Wen was originally a son of a big clan in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, a Confucian scholar with both civil and military skills. A few years ago, when the Northern Territory was in chaos, he went to the Central Plains to try to do his best. Some people also have some friendship. Last year, Ning Yi came back to clean up the spies inside and out. He Wen was arrested because of his connection with the outside world. However, after being captured, Ning Yi did not embarrass him too much. He just left him in Jishan and taught Confucianism for half a year. And when the appointed time is up, he will be let go.
He is arrogant and arrogant. Since he has an agreement, he will teach here. He analyzed the vastness of Confucianism with a group of young students in class and analyzed the possible problems of the Huaxia Army. At first, he was rejected by others, but now he has won the approval of many disciples. This is the respect he has won with his knowledge. In recent months, members of the Black Flag have often come to "argument" with him. He Wen is not a Confucian. Dismiss the person.
The time to leave is getting closer and closer.
He Wen had no doubts about Ning Yi's original promise. In addition to the past six months, he has been in the black flag for three years. During his time in Hedeng, he was respected by the public. Later, he was found to be a spy, and it was difficult to continue in Hedeng's class, so he turned to Jishan, but he did not receive too much trouble.
Zhuo Xiaofeng, who is in charge of garrison security in Jishan County, is familiar with him. He founded the Yongle Youth League. He is a guy who is obsessed with equality and great harmony. , A young man named Qin Shaoyu was originally Qin Siyuan's nephew. In the chaos of Qin Siyuan's killing, Qin Shaoyu was severely injured by Lin Zongwu, and he has been in a wheelchair since then. He Wen admires the name Qin Siyuan and the four books annotated by the old man. , often chatting with him, Qin Shao Yu Confucianism is not very knowledgeable, but he has also told the truth about many things about Qin Siyuan, including the contacts between the old man and Ning Yi, and how he, under the influence of Ning Yi, went from being a playboy to his son. Up to now, these have also made He Wen deeply comprehend.
Due to the criminal record of murdering the monarch, there are not many Confucian disciples in the army, and there are only a handful of well-educated Confucian scholars, but the high-level officials of the Black Flag treat them with courtesy, including He Wen. After staying for a period of time There are also many precedents for letting people leave, so He Wen is not worried about the other party's malicious hand.
During the three years in the Huaxia Army, he was vigilant most of the time, and now he was about to leave. Looking back, he suddenly felt that this place was like another world compared to the outside world. The world has a lot of monotony and a lot of chaos that is too chaotic to see.
With Hedeng as the core, the propaganda "Four People"; the most radical "everyone is equal" propagandized by the young people of the Yongle department in Ba Dao; the "logic" propagandized in the Gewu Academy, some young people pursue the relationship between all things. Mohist thinking; Jishan County propaganda "contract spirit", greed and laziness. are at the heart of these chaos.
After all, the Huaxia Army is a military group. After so many years of development, its combat power is enough to shake the world, but the entire system is only more than 200,000 people, and it is in a difficult crack. It is still impossible to develop a systematic culture. Most of these cultures and sayings come from Ning Yi and his disciples, and many of them are still in the slogan or in their infancy. The discussions of hundreds of people are not even "theories". Scholars like He Wen can see that Some of them even contradict themselves, but Ning Yi's approach is confusing and intriguing.
Relatively speaking, the rise and fall of China is responsible for such slogans, but it is more simple and mature.
Of course, these things made him think. But there were other things that troubled him.
After the morning forging, the rooster crowing, and shortly after the rooster crowing, footsteps were heard outside. Someone opened the fence gate and came in. Outside the window was a woman's figure, walking through the small courtyard, and then lighting a fire in the kitchen to prepare breakfast.
He Wen read aloud, followed by preparing for the lessons to be taught today. When these were finished, when he went out, the porridge and rice for breakfast had been prepared, and the woman in a coarse cloth dress had bowed her head and left.
The woman's name is Lin Jingmei, which is one of his worries.
In all fairness, even though the Huaxia Army came all the way from the sea of blood, it did not mean that the military only advocated martial arts. In this age, even if it has weakened, the literati are admired by people after all. He Wen is thirty-eight years old this year. He has both civil and military skills. He looks like a talented person. He is the age when his knowledge and temperament are the best. After being familiar with the army, he naturally attracted the hearts of many women, and Lin Jingmei was one of them.
He Wen first entered the Black Flag Army with a sense of generosity and tragic heart. He joined the devil's cave, and he has already put his life and death aside. This girl named Lin Jingmei was nineteen years old, and she was a whole round younger than him, but in this age, it was actually not a big deal. The other party is the daughter of a martyr of the Huaxia Army. She is weak in appearance but tough in temperament. She takes good care of him after seeing him. There are also a group of elder brothers and fathers who help to fuel the flames. Although He Wen claims to be heartbroken, it is impossible to do too much over time. He did the laundry and cooking for him. In the eyes of outsiders, they were already a couple who would get married soon.
In fact, after all, machismo has prevailed in these years. He Wenxian was born in the first family. Although he has studied martial arts, he has always stayed away from cooking. Lin Jingmei came to take care of him, which really made his life a lot better. He didn't have a direct bad guy innocence, but he was still a sensible person after getting acquainted with the black flag people.
Who would have guessed that half a year ago, the news that He Wen was a spy was exposed, and the protectors around Lin Jingmei might have been warned and did not make things difficult for him too much. Lin Jingmei was sad in her heart and disappeared for a long time. Who knew that she would be transferred to Jishan again in the winter, and she would come to He Wen every day to do laundry and cook, but she no longer communicated with him. People are ruthless without plants and trees, and this attitude made He Wen even more distressed.
After having breakfast, he cleaned up the dishes, and went out to the Huaxia Army Children's School on the mountainside not far away. Relatively advanced knowledge of Confucianism also requires a certain foundation, so what He Wen taught was not an enlightened child, but mostly a 14- or 15-year-old boy. In fact, Ning Yi also attached great importance to Confucianism. Some of the children he had arranged for him had also been taught by him personally. Many of them were active in thinking and occasionally asked questions in class.
A few more people came today. Among the teenagers and girls sitting at the back of the classroom, there was Ning Yi's eldest son, Ning Xi. He had seen He Wen before, so he knew that Ning Yi was most likely coming to Jishan County. .
This class is not fair. He Wen's course is about "Book of Rites: Li Yun", which combines Confucius and Lao Tzu to talk about the concept of great harmony in the world and a well-off society. It is difficult for the Huaxia Army to not cause a discussion. When the class is about to finish, he talks with Ning Xi. The few young people who came together stood up and asked questions. The questions were relatively superficial, but they were no match for the stalking of young people. He Wen sat there and argued one by one. Later, he talked about the strategy of the Huaxia Army. The chaos in the world, and they talked about it again and again. This class has been said to stop at noon. Later, Ning Xi couldn't help participating in the debate, and was still hanged by He Wen.
It is also that although the atmosphere of the class is lively in the Huaxia Army, I can't help asking questions, but respecting teachers and respecting Taoism has always been strict, otherwise articulate guys like He Wen will inevitably be swarmed and labeled as a reactionary.
After the class, he went back to the yard, the food was a little cold, Lin Jingmei sat in the room waiting for him, her eyes were red, as if she had cried. When He Wen entered the room, she got up to leave, and said in a low voice, "You should be careful when you speak this afternoon."
He Wen sat down and stood up again after Lin Jingmei left the house: "I thank Miss Lin for taking care of her these days. I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
Lin Jingmei walked away quickly, thinking that she was in tears.
In the afternoon, He Wen went to the school, sorted out his books as usual, and quietly prepared his lessons. Around Shen Shi, a girl who had the same scar on his face came to him and asked him to see Ning Yi. The girl's eyes are cold and her tone is not good. This is the seventh young lady of the Su family. She and Lin Jingmei are best friends. He Wen has met with her several times after he was arrested. .
He Wen followed Miss Seven all the way, left the school, and went down the road to a market not far away. He Wen looked at the surrounding buildings and sighed in his heart. On the way, he saw a small man shouting loudly there, distributing flyers to the passers-by: "... People are all equal in this world, those big people have hands, feet and heads, you I also have hands, feet and head, and there is no difference between people..."
This is a person from the Ba Dao Camp and one of Ning Yi's wives, Liu Xigua. They inherit the legacy of the Yongle family and pay the most attention to equality. They also engage in "democratic voting" in the Ba Dao Camp. Ning Yi's "Four People" are even more radical. They often publicize in Jishan, and there is a meeting every day. Even some merchants from outside the mountain will be affected, so they go to see it at night out of curiosity. But for He Wen, these things are also the things that make him most puzzled. For example, Jishan's business system emphasizes greed and "pursuit of profit", and Gewuyuan also emphasizes wisdom and efficient laziness. After all, these systems They want people to be divided into three, six, nine, and so on. If the conflict of ideas becomes like this, there will be internal divisions and fights in the future. He couldn't understand Ning Yi's brainstorming, but it was very easy to use similar doubts to hang up a group of children such as Ning Xi.
In the past, He Wen was deeply puzzled and disapproved of these propaganda. At this time, he was slightly nostalgic. The atmosphere of these "fallen and heresy" is not there outside the mountains after all.
Not long after walking here, He Wen met Ning Yi at the Huaxia Army's office without reaching the lively place of the market. The courtyard was relatively heavily guarded, and Ning Xi and his companions could still be seen copying things with their heads down next door. When He Wen came over, Ning Yi was sending a Dali businessman away, then asked him to sit down with a normal expression, and made him a cup of tea. .
Most of the time, Ning Yi would smile when he met people, and the last time he met He Wen, it was the same. Even if he was a spy, Ning Yi didn't make things difficult. But this time, the man who stomped his feet could shake the world a little bit with a serious expression, and sat in the opposite chair for a moment of silence.
"In the morning, I met with Jingmei."
"Well" He Wen then understood why Lin Jingmei's eyes were red at noon.
Ning Yi thought for a while, sighed, and then spoke after deliberation:
"Jingmei's father is called Lin Nian. More than ten years ago, he had a well-known nickname called Wufeng Dao. At that time, I was still running Zhuji and had a relationship with the Secret Investigation Division. Some martial arts people came to kill me. Some of them came to seek refuge with me. Lin Nian came here at that time. He is a hero. Although his martial arts skills are high, he will never deceive others. I remember that when he first arrived, he was very hungry and thin. Jingmei was even more frail. There are also few, the real yellow-haired girl, it is pitiful to see..."
Ning Yi's voice was low, while recalling the past while talking about the past: "Then the Jurchen came, and I went out with people to help the Prime Minister's mansion to strengthen the walls and clear the fields. After a war, the whole army was defeated, and I led people to kill them back to Qi County to burn the grain and grass. Mr. Lin Nianlin died on the way, and he and Jurchen were exhausted. His only wish when he passed away was that we could take care of his daughter."
"And then." He Wen's eyes were calm, and there were not many emotional fluctuations.
"I take Jingmei as my daughter." Ning Yi looked at him, "You are a round older than her, enough to be her father, when she liked you, I was against it, but she is soft on the outside and tough on the inside, I think , You are a good person after all, and everyone doesn't mind, so forget it. Later... the first time I found out your identity, it was a month before I started to do something with you, and by the time I knew it, it was already too late."
He Wen picked up the corners of his mouth: "I thought Mr. Ning came to me, either to let me go, or to talk to me about world affairs, or, because you humiliated your son in the school this morning, you have to find your way back. Come. Unexpectedly, you want to tell me about these men and women's private affairs?"
He already had psychological construction and was not moved by the other party's words, but Ning Yi didn't care that his words were thorny. I can talk. I'm just taking a personal stand. I hope you can consider staying for Jingmei, so that she will feel happy. "
"Mr. Ning thinks this is more important?"
Ning Yi looked at him: "Is there anything more important than this?"
"I can't see hope, how can I stay?"
"Being able to defeat the Jurchen is not a hope?"
"Learning that cannot stand scrutiny, there is no hope."
He Wen confronted him tit for tat, Ning Yi was silent for a moment, leaned back in his chair, and nodded: "I understand, whether you are leaving or staying today, these were originally intended to talk to you."
He Wen smiled: "Mr. Ning is refreshing."
"It's not that I'm refreshing. I want to see your feelings for Jingmei. You don't talk about it, but you still have it."
He Wen was silent after that, Ning Yi looked out the door: "Mr. He wants to know how to govern the world in the future, but I would like to talk about the problems in your thoughts and Confucian thoughts, many people problems in thinking."
"Mr. Ning has said a lot before." He Wen said, but his tone was not as deliberately unfriendly as before.
"... When I was young, my ideas were the same as those of ordinary people. I was smart since I was a child, and my brain was easy to use. People with good brains must have high self-esteem, and I am also very confident. Mr. He, like many Confucian scholars, Not to mention saving the world, I always feel that if I do things, I will be different from others. I can do what others can't do. The simplest thing is that if I am an official, I will naturally not be a corrupt official. Mr. He How do you feel? Did you have this idea when you were young?"
He Wen looked at him: "Even now, He must not be a corrupt official."
Ning Yi smiled complicatedly: "Yeah, at that time, I thought, was money so important? Is power so important? Is it really impossible to walk the right path due to poverty? Until one day, I suddenly realized One thing, those corrupt officials, bad people, and incorrigible guys are also very smart. Many of them are actually smarter than me... After I deeply understand this, if there is a problem, I will change it. In my whole life, the whole world view in the three views I mentioned has been turned upside down."
Ning Yi looked at He Wen coldly: "Why did Mr. He fail?"
He Wen raised his head: "Huh?"
"Why did an outstanding person like He Wen become a corrupt official? Why did an outstanding person like Qin Siyuan fail? In this world, there are countless and countless outstanding people, what is the inevitable reason? Let them all become corrupt officials, so that they can't stick to the original idea of integrity. Mr. He, do you think it's only you? Or only me? The answer is actually everyone, almost everyone, They are unwilling to do bad things and become corrupt officials, and among them, there are countless smart people. Then what they encounter must be a force that is more terrifying and more reasonable than death.”
"What kind of situation do I encounter that will slowly and inevitably fail? After this problem... I began to really understand the world... "
Ning Yi sighed and stood up with a complicated expression.