The night wind was rustling, and the galloping warhorse with torches crossed the road on the field.
After the Huaxia Army entered the Chengdu Plain, the first thing the Engineering Department did was try to repair the roads connecting the various places. Even so, the dirt roads at this time were not suitable for galloping horses at night. Running still carries huge risks.
But on the one hand, the rushers were anxious, and on the other hand, they were also bold and daring. The charioteer, holding a torch, crossed the official road between the rice fields and the hills, and occasionally passed through the village, passing by the extremely rare night pedestrians. When they passed through a forest on the way, the woman on the horse seemed to suddenly realize that something was wrong, and she pulled the reins.
The warhorse was in the middle of the road, and the woman on the horse looked back. The next moment, the torch came out of his hand, streaked across the night sky, and the woman's figure roared, swept off the horse's back, and ran into the forest.
The torches were still flying, and there was only the solitary war horse in the middle of the road between the two dense forests. In the dark night, someone called out suspiciously: "Liu, Liu Shuai..."
Another person said: "The Sixth Lady..."
The figure passing through the woodland has already pulled out the long knife, and at this moment, it is turned back on the back. Watermelon is nominally the Marshal of the 29th Army in the Miao Border in the Huaxia Army, and is also known as the Sixth Lady among some close people. . Her figure swept over a distance of more than ten meters, and saw several people hiding in the woods along the road. Although they were all dressed in casual clothes, she knew two of them.
"Lin Qiu, Xu Shaoyuan, what are you doing here?"
"Liu Shuai this is..."
The two Lin Qiu and Xu Shaoyuan were also relatively respected young officers by Ning Yi's side. One worked in the general staff and the other in the secretary office. The two sides greeted each other first, but the next moment, they were more or less wary. Watermelon was on her way all afternoon, and she came here lightly, only carrying a single sword, and after a little thought, she understood the source of the vigilance in the other's eyes.
"Where is Liheng? You are staying here. Is it his order, or did you follow someone else?"
She speaks harshly and goes straight to the ground. Although there are five people lurking in the forest in front of her, she is highly skilled in martial arts and is capable of conquering the world with a single sword. Lin Qiu and Xu Shaoyuan looked at each other: "Mr. Ning didn't tell us that you would come..."
"I heard that there is a problem here, so I came here. Liheng is still at the old bull's head?"
Lin Qiu shook his head: "There are people guarding the front. Mr. Ning doesn't want people from outside to come over and startle the snakes, so he arranged for us to be here... Mr. and his party have come out from the inside... "
"Take me to meet him."
Lin Qiu hesitated slightly, Xigua frowned, and his eyes became stern: "I know what you are worried about, but I am with his husband and wife, even if I defect, I can say anything! He asked you to stop people here, Can you stop me? Stop talking nonsense, there are people behind me, you two will take me to see Liheng, and the rest will hold my token and stop the people behind!"
She took out a sign and threw it to the others in the forest. Lin Qiu hesitated for a moment at Xu Shaoyuan, and finally nodded: "Come with us."
The three walked through the woods, then rode three horses tied to the edge of the woods, over the hills ahead, and entered a small wood. They did not speak on the way.
Watermelon's eyes are like water, and she naturally understands where the tension between the other two comes from. Over the years, she has promoted the equal thinking of the Chinese army the most. In the case of the opposite purpose, he can still stand up to support the situation. On the other hand, it also reveals that these people are afraid of Ning Yi, perhaps hoping that if something fails, he can step forward to protect others.
If it was Su Tan'er right now, if it were someone else, Lin Qiu and Xu Shaoyuan would not be so vigilant, they were afraid that they had become enemies.
Power struggles, line struggles, and people who are close to each other may turn against each other. Back then in Hangzhou, Watermelon supported the Ba Dao Camp and killed Qi Yuankang. At this time, this complicated taste that she never wanted to experience came back up in her heart. Ning Yi may have been prepared for this time, but he didn't reveal it to himself. Is he also guarding himself
Such questions swirled in her mind, and on the other hand, she was also on guard against the two in front of her. There is a problem within the Huaxia Army. If the two of them have already surrendered to the enemy privately, the next trap that will meet her may be a trap that has already been prepared. She is familiar with the army's special operations methods, and no matter how complicated the situation is, she is more or less confident of breaking out of the siege.
But then, such a situation did not happen. After passing through this forest, there were already lights in front of it. This is a small settlement by the woods. It may only be part of a nearby village. There was a small fish pond in Guping. Su Wending came from the front and sent them away after hearing the reports from Lin Qiu and Xu Shaoyuan.
"Does Liu Shuai know about the situation?" Su Wending was not close to Watermelon on weekdays, but he also understood each other's likes and dislikes, so he used Liu Shuai's name. When Xigua saw him, he was relieved a little, his face still expressionless: " Is Liheng all right?"
"Brother-in-law is fine."
Going all the way, when they reached the vicinity of Da Na Ping, I saw Ning Yi appearing on the road at the other end. When I saw her, I was stunned for a while, and then walked towards this side. Watermelon was standing there. The slaughter mood that was ready on the road finally fell at this time, Hongti smiled at her from a distance, and Ning Yi walked closer: "Have you heard the news?"
"Well." Ning Yi stretched out his hand, and the watermelon also stretched out his hand, holding Ning Yi's palm, and asked calmly, "What's going on? You already knew they were going to do something?"
"The situation is a bit complicated, and there are still some things to deal with. You come with me. Let's talk slowly."
The voices of the two were not loud. When they said this, Ning Yi took the watermelon's hand and gestured to the back. After passing the first small house, I saw Chen Shanjun, the county magistrate of Lao Niutou.
"Chen Shanjun is very interested in the idea of equality." Xigua said, "Has he participated?"
"Well, he is one of the initiators and will lead them forward in the future."
"later?"
"You'll know later, let's go ahead and deal with a person's problem."
Turning around a few small houses here, detouring for a while in front, there is another house, located in a corner that can't be seen here, with lights oozing from it, Ning Yi led the watermelon in and waved his hand. A few people came out, leaving a scholar who was pressed by the table. This man was thin, with half-white hair and hair, but his eyebrows were quite upright. His hands were tied, but he never struggled, but after seeing Ning Yi and Watermelon, his eyes became slightly sad.
"I thought that at least Liu Shuai would support my thoughts, but I didn't expect that she was still just a short-sighted woman. Mr. Ning, you have no last resort, I have learned the lesson. Since the outcome is already determined, you can kill me and wait, so there is no need to say any more humiliation. words."
"Li Ximing." Watermelon nodded.
Ning Yi pulled out his knife, cut the rope on the opponent's hand, then walked back to the side of the table and sat down. He looked at the half-white-haired scholar in front of him, and then took out something: "I won't beat around the bush, Li Ximing, People from Changsha, who have been famous in the Wu Dynasty, you and I know it, but what everyone doesn't know is that four years ago, you accepted Li Pin's persuasion and went undercover in the Huaxia Army. Later, you became interested in the idea of equality and democracy. Two years ago , you have become the best executor of Li Pin's plan. You are very knowledgeable, your thinking is righteous, and you are very convincing. Although you have not participated in the implementation of this incident too much, but you are pushing the flow, but at least half of it is yours. credit."
The Confucian scholar named Li Ximing in front of him had an aura of resigning himself to death. Halfway through Ning Yi's words, his face suddenly turned pale. Ning Yi's face was expressionless, he just licked his lips slightly and turned over a page.
"There's no need to talk nonsense. I'm very interested in what Li Pin has done in Lin'an, so Zhuji will focus on him. Mr. Li, I have no problem with you. I will give my life for the idea in my heart and fight against others. , that's just opposition, this time, half of the pushers are you and Li Pin, and the other half is me. Chen Shanjun is in the front, I don't know you're here for the time being, I'll isolate you alone, just think Ask you a question."
Ning Yi's speech was not slow, and he said this like a cannonball: "You have been in the Huaxia Army for four years, and you are used to hearing the ideal of equality and democracy. Is this statement just a tool against me? In your heart, do you have a little bit of... agree with these ideas?"
Ning Yi looked at him with icy eyes, and Li Ximing raised his head with a look of doubt: "You... Is it possible that you really want to take the path that Chen Shanjun and the others thought?" Not only was there doubt in his eyes, but there was a slight hint of confusion in his eyes. A little excited, Ning Yi shook his head.
"I don't take this road, but I will give you a chance to walk this road yourself. The questions I ask, you think for yourself, don't answer me, I will give you a place, give you a breathing space , Over the years, the people who have recognized you one after another, and those who can really participate in this incident, probably thousands of people, pull them all over..."
Ning Yi looked at the fist he put on the table: "Old Li, if you start this way, then you can only follow them down. You have already lost today, I don't ask for anything else, just talk about one thing. , you came to the southwest at Li Pin's request, in order to agree with his ideas, not his subordinates, if you have some agreement with your concept of equality in the past two years, from now on, go on like this Bar."
"After you came to the southwest, your family moved to Lingling's hometown. You have one wife and two concubines, two sons and one daughter, the next grandchild and the granddaughter. There were originally five boys and four girls. , Lingling is a family of nineteen, I'm welcome..."
Ning Yi swallowed and paused slightly.
"This is... a very difficult road. If you can come out with a result, you will be famous for eternity. Even if you can't make it through, you will leave a thought for future generations. Take a few detours, and many people will be with you for the rest of their lives. Hanging together, so please do your best. As long as you do your best, success or failure, I am grateful to you, why you came, no one will ever know. If you still deliberately hurt Li Pin or Wu Chao These people, your family of nineteen wives and children, plus the five dogs in your backyard... I will kill them all."
"This kind of threat is a bit stingy and not very pleasant to hear, but compared to the people who will be affected by this incident, I can only do this, please understand... Please think about it first, someone will come over later, Tell you about the cooperation we need to do these days..."
After Ning Yi finished saying these words, he fell silent and seemed to be leaving. Li Ximing on the other side of the table showed confusion, then complexity and surprise, and opened his mouth in disbelief.
"You, you, you... You actually want... to split the Huaxia Army? Mr. Ning... Are you crazy? The Jurchen attack is imminent, the Wu Dynasty is worried about internal and external troubles, you... You split the Huaxia Army? What's the benefit? Jurchen, you…”
"Since you know I'm crazy, you better believe... I can do anything. Nineteen people... five dogs..."
Having said this, he stood up, turned and walked outside the house. Li Ximing still felt unbelievable about these things, Xigua was also in confusion and confusion, she followed out the door, the two walked forward for a while, Ning Yi took her hand: "What's the matter? Blame me for not telling you? "
"... What Li Ximing said is not without reason. The current situation... "
Ning Yi walked forward, looked at the road ahead, sighed slightly, and it took a long time before he spoke.
"... This matter has my laissez-faire, but I can't really control everything, and it's not their own thing. As for Niutou County, the mobilization of these people did have my intentions earlier. Some arrangements, I hope they will get together to sit and discuss, this incident was initiated due to Li Ximing and external reasons. At the beginning of the year, a hoeing order was issued, and a large number of backbones who killed them were sent out. In February, there were all kinds of advice, but I didn't take it, they really couldn't help it, and I just followed the trend..."
"But you said that things won't come true. Not to mention the situation in the world..."
"In order to realize some things in the future, there is always some way to go. Agua, you have longed for these before, and hope that everyone can be independent. I also hope that this road will sometimes be straight, and sometimes it will be roundabout. , there is always a step-by-step trial and error, just like the gangsters at home, they always have to go out and make trouble to become adults, we can only try our best." In the darkness, Ning Yi smiled a little tiredly. Laughing, it seems to be an illusion, "Old Niutou is sitting in the corner, and to the north are some weak Wu Chao who can't fight, enough for them to toss for a while."
The two walked in the same direction as they walked on the dark path. When they passed the small fish pond, Ning Yi sat down on the wooden stake by the pond: "People in future generations will say that we killed a lot of people."
Watermelon sat down on the ground next to him and held his hand: "Xiang Gong, do you think that you killed them?"
Ning Yi nodded: "Well, I killed them, whether it was these people, or those people who had to die more because the Huaxia Army experienced ups and downs."
"...Maybe...it won't be too much trouble, they are all people with good intentions."
Watermelon thought about it, she was hesitant about certain things after all, Ning Yi sat in the dark and smiled, not many people in the world understand his choice, and not many people in the world understand what he sees something that has been there. The world is huge, and the efforts of several generations and hundreds of millions of people may lead to slight changes in this world. This world is extremely small for everyone, and a person's whole life cannot withstand slight bumps. The difference between the big and the very small will also trouble him, especially when he has another life experience, this trouble will become more intense.
He shook the hand of the watermelon: "Agua, they asked you to come over, what do you think?"
Watermelon put her head on his lap: "You don't believe me either?"
"I lied to you in Hangzhou more than ten years ago. After all, this is your lifelong pursuit. I sometimes think that you may also want to see its future..."
"You also said that you lied to me more than ten years ago. Maybe as Li Ximing said, I became a short-sighted woman after all." She stood up from the ground, patted her clothes, and smiled slightly. More than ten years ago That night, she still seemed a little naive, but at this time, she was arrogant, but she was already looking down on the heroic spirit of the world, "Let these people go out, it will have an impact on the Huaxia Army and you, and I will not leave you. Ning Liheng, you hurt my heart by talking like this."
She dragged Ning Yi's hand and pressed it on her chest, Ning Yi laughed: "I'm sad that more people will die because of this, as for the little impact, I'm not afraid of anyone in this world situation, it's just time It's just a matter of length."
Watermelon looked at him and frowned slightly: "Bragging... Back then, Sheng Gong never dared to say such a thing."
"No cow dares to brag, so his achievements are limited."
Ning Yi just rested for a moment, but he also stood up, and said, "We will disappear for the next two days. Tomorrow dawn, the nearby Huaxia Army will gather here, and the negotiation will begin. As for Li Ximing, you I understand, it must be kept secret... In the Huaxia Army, you are the most helpful to democratic thinking. It is estimated that they will try to contact you in the future. I think... You can keep in touch so that in the most extreme situations... save some people."
"Li Ximing was asked by Li Pin, do you really put it back?"
"I have bad thoughts in my heart." Ning Yi said, "I hope they can go forward completely uncontrollably and to their heart's content, but I also hope that in the future when they can't turn back, there is a possibility of turning back, and I hope that you, It's the same idea that I put my hopes on Li Ximing."
Watermelon said with a smile: "I also said that I am very powerful, and I am also an indecisive person."
"I hope to see the light of people's continuous struggle in the tide of the world, which makes me feel that people are like people, and at the same time, I hope that such people can have good results, but unfortunately the two are often the opposite. "Ning Yi said, "They still have things to do. I'm going to sleep first. Do you want to come?"
"Let Sister Hongti accompany you. Didn't you just say that you were counting on me. I want to know your next arrangement."
"Ask Wen Ding, he has all the plans there."
The couple held hands and were silent for a moment in the dark before finally walking in different directions. On the way, they looked back and waved their hands. In the slight light, the smile on Ning Yi's face was indeed a rare tiredness. look.
He went to rest.
I don’t know how many dreams I experienced this night. I woke up the next morning and felt a little tired. The morning in the Chengdu Plain was a little foggy. Ning Yi got up to wash up, and then during breakfast time, there was news from outside. , this is the most urgent message, the time of the previous message corresponding to it was yesterday afternoon.
Ning Yi read the news, put it aside, and did not move for a long time.
Thousands of miles away to the east, Wanyan Xiyin was also completing the general against the Wu Dynasty at his fastest speed.
April twenty-fifth, early morning.
Zhenjiang fell.
When he walked into the door, Ning Yi was picking up the spoon and putting the rice porridge into his mouth, and the watermelon heard him muttering to himself, and the words were a little vulgar.
"Then come here... idiot..."