Chapter 588: The past hurts the future (6,000 words)
Like a sleepless night, the noise and excitement lasted until the early morning. Soon after the battle in Huochuan Ridge broke out, people from all walks of life in Qingmuzhai learned more or less about the outcome of the battle through different methods. What followed was a tedious aftermath, with abuse and shouting spreading throughout the village, and people in the mountain holding back their emotions in celebration.
The people who were sent out came back one after another, and then they were scolded one after another. The residents in the village now also knew the news of the victory of the war. They watched this strange triumph in the valley with excitement and joy. After that, the aftermath continued all night, the return and gathering of the troops, and the results of cleaning up the battlefield. In the gap between joy and joy, there was still a slight cry...
Such a movement It lasted until the east gradually turned white, and then it dissipated as if it was suddenly divided by something. In the early morning, the morning dew wets the clothes. In the fresh air, everything seems quiet and empty. In the distant mountains, there is a refreshing mist dispersing. When I walked out of the room, my whole heart seemed empty.
Lou Shuwan was sitting on the bench by the wall, watching the residents in the valley below when they got up in the morning. After a while, Yu Yulin also walked out and looked at the appearance of the valley. As for the situation of the battle in Huo Chuanling, they all learned about it at the same time last night, and the results were unbelievable. Lou Shuwan simply couldn't figure out why 6,000 people faced a lineup of only 1,200 people. They were killed in less than an hour and completely collapsed. But even if it was unbelievable, she could no longer say it at the time. No matter what I said, I thought of Ning Yi's words and the slap last night, everything was empty.
As an army general, Yu Yulin saw the whole situation more clearly and thought more clearly. Although it was a little hard to believe at first, as the night passed and by this morning, I could think of everything I needed to think of.
No matter how many subordinates Luan Sanlang and Chen Zhenhai have, they will still be brave for a moment. This kind of team will be swarmed by weak persimmons, but in the end they will not be able to fight the real attack. However, even so, the exaggerated defeat speed of 6,000 people when facing 1,200 people can only show from the side that the strength and vigor of the Qingmuzhai team are a bit exaggerated.
Yu Yulin could see some clues about the chaos after they came back last night, because after the brigade came back, there were groups of people who returned to the village later and were trained. It was particularly powerful, but both of these people were smiling, and it was obvious that they had not lost the battle.
On the battlefield, he rushed too fast and killed too many people, causing him to fall out of the team. Then he killed a large circle in the mountains before happily returning to the village. In the general concept, you can say that the enemy is too weak, but in reality, everyone cherishes their lives. Even the regular army of the Wu Dynasty often only dared to pursue and kill like this when facing unarmed enemies. A team with this kind of initiative to search for the enemy's will, whether the enemy is weak or not, is indeed a strong performance in itself.
The most frightening thing is that after they came back, they were reprimanded. Next, they may have to be punished and have their leader write a review or something. This proves that the leaders in the mountain are not dazzled by a small victory like other villagers, and their goals are far more than this.
In Yu Yulin's opinion, except for Ning Rentu from the Secret Investigation Department, no one else could do this and control a Qingmu Village in Luliang Mountain to this extent.
He wanted to tell Lou Shuwan some of these things, but in the end he still had no words. He didn’t know the grudges between the two, but this trip to Luliang Mountain might have something to do with it. When Ning Yi intervened, it was already doomed to be fruitless.
In the morning, people started to go up the mountain to visit the leaders of Qingmuzhai. Because the Blood Bodhisattva was injured, Zheng Ashuan, the leader of the second village, came out to receive everyone and comforted everyone's emotions. Although there have been some minor frictions in Luliang Mountain recently, Qingmuzhai was able to calm the situation, and for everyone Luliang's attitude and conditions for doing business will not change here, and everyone is welcome.
After the friction last night, Qingmuzhai thunderously dispersed the attack of Luan Sanlang and others. This result is already a good thing. Lou Shuwan did not plan to visit the leader on the mountain again, so Yu Yulin and Tian Shi were the ones to come forward. After meeting Zheng Ashuan, Qingmuzhai invited everyone to stay for breakfast. While waiting, Tian Shi went to the rear. Yu Yulin knew that he was probably trying to visit the Blood Bodhisattva. He walked outside the hall and saw someone coming from the nearby mountain path.
"General Yu, did you sleep well last night?"
Turning around, he saw Ning Yi, who was wearing a white robe. His smile looked quite easy-going in the morning air.
"Mr. Ning, what a chance encounter."
"It's not a chance encounter. I came here specifically to see you, General Yu." Ning Yi said with a smile.
Yu Yulin frowned: "Oh, Mr. Ning, what advice do you have?"
"I don't want to take the advice seriously. Ning came to the mountain this time because he wanted Luliang Mountain to be better. Although it is different from We all have some friction, but we are not here to be evil. I hope General Yu can understand this. ”
Yu Yulin nodded with some confusion.
"Ning wants to facilitate business with the Tiger King. Of course, the premise is that the Tiger King is willing to submit to the imperial court and become a member of our Wu Dynasty..."
"Wait." Yu Yulin He waved his hand and said, "Master Ning should talk to Miss Lou about these matters. It's over..."
Ning Yi smiled: "Yes, all the conditions have been put forward to her. However, some grudges and grudges will inevitably make people dizzy and blind in many cases, and they are related to business. Let me be a villain first. This is what I give Lou. The copy of the girl's copy. Don't worry, the things above are the same. My suggestion is that after General Yu returns, he directly tells Miss Lou that I gave you such a thing. You can say that I may want to provoke. You confessed your relationship, so First, she can't cheat, which saves her a lot of trouble."
Yu Yulin looked at the envelope handed over by Ning Yi, originally thinking that if the numbers on the two items were wrong, he might be in the design building. Shu Wan, who knew that Ning Yi would actually persuade him to confess. In this way, it was naturally impossible for Lou Shuwan to do anything, but he seemed a little bit villainous: "In this case, Miss Lou will probably hate you even more. Mr. Ning, what is going on between you two? ?”
"It is impossible to resolve the grudge. If she is willing to talk about it, General Yu will know about it. If she is not willing, let it be buried in her heart. But in general, I have no ill feelings towards her, and I hope she can do it in the future. Live a good life." Ning Yi cupped his hands, "Then. I’ll leave it to General Yu. If we can cooperate, this will be good for both of us.”
“Yu understands.”
Yu Yulin also handed over, still feeling sorry for last night. The hostile man actually felt a bit of admiration in his heart. After Ning Yi left, he had breakfast in the hall, and went down the mountain with Tian Shi, who was in a bad mood after hitting a wall. After returning to the yard, Yu Yulin took out the letter according to Ning Yi's words—— A good impression is a good impression, and what he said was still the same rhetoric that Ning Yi taught him: Ning Yi might want to frame Lou Shuwan, but he took the initiative to take out the letter. In this way, Lou Shuwan will also accept his love.
Sure enough, after trying to calmly check the two identical data, Lou Shuwan sat there, holding the letter, her eyes turned red. Ning Yi's behavior can be said to be a guarantee for public affairs, but for private use, it is a cautious person who overcomes the distrust of a gentleman. Yu Yulin silently put away his letter and went out. Although he failed this time, he still admired Lou Shuwan's ability and knew that Lou Shuwan would make a difference in the Tiger King. He was willing to be a favor, but In personal matters, he was not interested at all in her grudges with her inner demons.
The most important thing is that, if possible, he does not want to be an enemy of this guy nicknamed the Inner Demon. He always feels that he is comprehensive and can figure out everything.
On this morning, many people, including the Great Guangming Sect, had already said goodbye to Qingmuzhai and went down the mountain. Due to the great victory last night and the fight that broke out in the Juyi Hall, from last night to this morning, many people in the mountain have been ready to take action against the people of the Great Light Sect out of concern for the Blood Bodhisattva. . No matter how high Lin Zongwu thought of himself, he would not stay in such a dangerous place for much longer. After saving enough face, he said goodbye to Qingmuzhai openly, and Ning Yi, who did not intend to mention the plan to kill him for the time being, seemed more open-minded. After the "friendly discussion", the two sides sent people off the mountain.
Turn around, Ning Yi asked people to publicize the defeat of the leader of the Great Light, Lin Zongwu, to the Blood Bodhisattva in the Luliang Mountains - you are so famous, you stepped on a mountain, and finally walked away in despair. Okay, who would believe it if they said it was a tie...
Anyway, it’s a tie. There were not many attackers, and the Blood Bodhisattva did not lose. After Lin Zongwu left, who would dare to tell the truth in Luliang Mountain...
On this afternoon, after things calmed down a little, he appeared at Qingmu Back Mountain for training. What was happening in the camp was not a celebration, but a funeral, a review, and the enforcement of military law.
After commending some soldiers who fought bravely and giving them two kilograms of meat and a small iron medal, they announced the list of their companions who were confirmed dead last night. Some of the corpses were recovered and placed in front of the square. Then several brigade captains and squadron captains were called to the front to serve with military sticks. Some of them had just been praised and received meat and medals.
"... We won yesterday's battle, and some people also performed very bravely. We don't want to erase these achievements. But at the same time, yesterday's battle was also a complete mess!" Several village leaders Han Jing, who was the best at training soldiers in the army, spoke loudly on the wooden platform. In his sleeves were the opinions and suggestions written by Ning Yi and handed over in the name of Hong Ti. After reading them several times, he followed many of them. I carried it on my back.
“...It’s enough if we win!? It’s okay if not many people die!? Our brothers and companions could have died less! Did you see yesterday? How did the brothers and their families cry this evening and this morning? When others were happy, they could only cry at home. Some people could only act very happy. Team Fan Meng’s mother, when you were training, she always found some fruits and brought them to you to eat. She was looking for Fan Meng last night. When she saw the body this morning, she cried and told me, “Guard the village.” Everyone is fine...are they really fine! Her son is dead! He can't come back-"
Han Jing waved his arms and shouted, his eyes already wet.
"Each of you has only one life, and every brother has only one life. We grew up in Luliang Mountain, and there is no problem in working hard, but the purpose of working hard is to live! Qi Qianjun, Zheng Ashi Why are we beating these people today? When we fought yesterday, they were the bravest! But as your captains, they are incompetent! Because when we were fighting hard outside, they were the bravest! Not only do you have to think about fighting hard, but you also have to think about how to save even one more brother's life while ensuring victory! So, Qi Qianjun, you think you are worthy of Fan Meng's mother?"
On the side, a man named Qi Qianjun, lying on the bench, lowered his head and said nothing. After a moment, he said in a rough voice: "I was wrong, and I am willing to be punished!"< br>
Han Jing turned around and took a breath: "Of course, you will say that this is your first time to go out to fight after training. There are some things that you are inexperienced and can't control. It would be great if you win... But in fact, we We haven't met any powerful opponents yet. Right now, there are more than 2,000 people wandering north of Luliang. They are the former Liao army. How can you be so powerful against guys like Luan Sanlang? ? Can you get away with it? In any battle, we must learn from our experience. Let's go back and think about it! How to keep calm! How to keep cooperating with the brothers around you! How to prevent this kind of thing from happening again tonight, as a team, you guys. Everyone has to think about it, and then tell what they think can be done better! Finally, we will unify and review together..."
When the sticks started to be slapped, Han Jing came down from the wooden stage, quite satisfied with his speech. Cao Qianyong followed behind: "Lao Wu, I didn't realize you were so eloquent. I always think it makes sense, but it tastes a bit strange..."
Han Jing took the piece of paper out of his sleeve: "According to what it says, Damn, I feel like I’m a bit too literary. Third brother, do you think fourth brother is more suitable to come and talk about this..."
The second and fourth sons in Qingmuzhai focus on administration, while the third and fifth sons focus on military affairs. , Cao Qian Yong took the paper and looked at it: "Tsk, this Ning Rentu...hey, you said that the matter between him and Hongti is a bit troublesome..."
"I heard about this To be honest, I do dislike that pretty boy, but I have to admit that he is very capable... Just this Lin Zongwu from the Great Light Sect, if he had known, he would have dispatched someone to kill him when he came back last night. He, how simple..."
There is a reason for the discussion between the two at this time. After what happened last night, Ning Yi's name and stories about him finally began to spread widely in Qingmuzhai.
Originally speaking, Ning Yi came to Qingmuzhai as an outsider. Even though the relationship with Hongti was announced to some people in the core of Qingmuzhai, these people still have a barrier to Ning Yi. If not, a large group of people came to Qingmuzhai to force the palace, Qingmuzhai could have been promoted, and we also came with a strong support, the leader of the Secret Investigation Department, Ning Rentu, who had changed his mind after hearing the news, the development and training of Qingmuzhai, They have all been influenced by him... Due to this barrier, his identity has not been used here.
Ning Yi originally planned to use a period of time to eliminate this gap. Who knew that after last night's battle, the situation would slip in a direction that no one had expected. The leader of the Great Light Sect challenged the Blood Bodhisattva. As the leader of his own village and a woman, he was still injured after all. In the end, the man whom the leader was originally going to marry calmed the scene.
In Lin Zongwu’s words, the marriage of his village master was described in an extremely unpleasant way, and rumors were spread that the two had a master-disciple relationship, which was a bloody slander! Who the hell can bear it when the leader of his village is bullied to this extent?
As these rumors spread, Ning Yi’s identity was finally completely uncovered, and the past events in Qingmuzhai, his guidance on military training, and the fact that he brought incomparably magical firearms this time, were all revealed. All were reported. Because of these things, the original estrangement turned into hostility in one day, and Mr. Ning suddenly became the most watched guest in Qingmuzhai.
But not many people can see him.
At night, when Zheng Asuan walked into the yard, he saw Ning Yi peeling an apple beside the bed in Hongti's room. The scholar raised his head and nodded to him. He then nodded and walked towards Liang Bingfu's room.
As the second leader of Qingmuzhai, Zheng Azhuan looks like an honest farmer. His martial arts are not very high, and his ability to do things is only average. He just takes care of things for many years, and slowly... , and became a general manager-like figure in Qingmuzhai. Entering the room, he reported to Liang Bingfu various things that happened in Qingmuzhai. Due to the busyness of these two days, this report was spoken intermittently for a long time. After finishing speaking, Liang Bingfu smiled.
“I heard that Shitou was beaten.” Zheng Shitou, the captain of the fifth brigade of Qingmuzhai, is also Zheng Ashuan’s son.
Zheng Ashuan said: "He did something wrong, so it is a good thing to be beaten. When he went home today, he also said he was sorry for his dead brothers and said that some brothers could survive..."
Liang Bingfu smiled and shook his head: "No matter what, it is a good thing to win."
Zheng Ashuan said: "It is a good thing that he came back safely."
"Yes." Liang Bingfu He nodded, thought for a while, raised his head and said, "Brother Ah Shuan, let me ask you something, Dui Liheng, what do you think?"
"Uh... Brother Liang, you said that. Yes..."
"Ahem, I mean, Li Heng has come to the mountains, and now the crisis has been resolved. The first thing he wants to intervene next is actually the matter in your hands. Do you think it’s not good for him to intervene in some of the village’s mundane affairs, such as arranging people to take care of things, open fields, and repair houses, or that he is taking away your power..."
Generally speaking, it is impossible to say this kind of words openly. For this reason, after Liang Bingfu said it, Zheng Ashuan's expression changed and he shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, no, what's the matter? Where is my ability? I myself Don’t you know yet? Mr. Ning is a very talented person. Of course I don’t think it’s the person who did it...”
“Brother Ah Shuan, what I said is that I’m not really thinking about this matter.” Seeing Zheng Ah Shuan’s excuse, Liang Bingfu waved his hand with a smile, and said. He coughed twice and said, "The people outside suddenly came. , we don’t think about it, sometimes the people below start with a little friction, and it is inevitable that there will be some nails. Some things are human nature and cannot be avoided. Of course, I also know how big your heart is, brother Ah Shuan. You will never do anything to him. What a stumbling block, but this matter, just this If that doesn’t work, I think Brother Ah Shuan should think in another direction.”
“Huh?”
Zheng Ah Shuan was a little confused and didn’t understand what the old man was talking about. Liang Bingfu took a sip of tea. After thinking for a while, he continued to speak.
"Brother Ah Shuan, do you think... I am capable?"
"Brother Liang, you have been here for so long. Without you, Qingmuzhai would be gone. Of course you are capable." Zheng Ashuan said.
Liang Bingfu shook his head: "You are wrong. In fact, I, with medium qualifications and not a very capable person, can stay in Qingmuzhai for so long because of responsibility. You also know, When I was young, I came from outside the mountains. Let me tell you, there are too many people from outside the mountains who have studied and are capable, including Li Heng and the one above him. Prime Minister Qin Siyuan, they are the most capable people. Ah Shuan, I don’t have much time..."
"Brother Liang, you..."
"No, no, no, Listen to me, I know I don't have much time left in Qingmuzhai. After I leave, I will hand it over to Hongti. In fact, you will be there to support us. Things are precarious on the border. No one knows what the future will be like. We feel that we are powerful now, but maybe one day the rain and wind will blow and we will be gone again...Brother Ah Shuan, you and me, our descendants. It's good that you have the ability, which is also the most important thing. While Li Heng is here, you don't just have to cooperate with him. , I still need people to learn skills from him..."
The old man swallowed his saliva and paused: "Where is Mr. Ning? He is not limited to Luliang. You have to think more. As long as your Shitou and your girl learn a little bit from him, it will be useful in the future..."
When he said this, he thought about it again. After all, Liang Bingfu was old. Sometimes, his thoughts couldn't keep up. He was in a daze for a while and then said: "The world outside is like this. The people Li Heng and the others come into contact with are all human beings." Jing. I hope Hongti can live a good life in the future, but who knows for sure, maybe if one of them is not good, Mr. Ning will have something unexpected... So As for you, when you can learn, follow and learn. After all, my ability is limited and I can't teach you much. What you can learn from Li Heng will be the future of Qingmuzhai..."
Old people always want to leave their own fire, but they understand that their abilities are limited. What the old people are still thinking about is the future of Qingmuzhai. Zheng Ashuan nodded: "Brother Liang, I understand what this means, don't worry." He and the old man usually addressed each other in a normal way, but at this time, he still used "you".
The old man smiled: "Also, I heard that there are rumors about him in the village..."
"Well, because of Hongti's injury last night, now Mr. Ning’s reputation has spread.”
“It’s not enough. This is a good opportunity.” The old man said, “Hongti didn’t want to do it because of the rumors about master and disciple that Master Lin said last night. Getting married..."
Zheng Ashuan was stunned for a moment: "How... can this be done..."
"So you should also tell the outside world about this matter. This leader Lin not only ruined people's reputations, but also ruined their lives." Marriage. Liheng has a big career outside. In order to prevent this rumor from affecting him, Hongti doesn’t want to get married. After all, our Qingmuzhai It was a slap in the face... Just go out and say so."
"Then what happened between the two of them...is really..."
The night was getting darker, and the military camp in the back mountain was still there. While I was doing my self-examination, the lights in the houses in the valley were full of longing and joy. In the small courtyard and the old man's room, the lights were still on. In the mountains far away from Qingmuzhai, some people in some camps came out and looked and said in the direction of Qingmuzhai. They could no longer see the lights of Qingmuzhai, but in that direction, people always felt... I feel that a huge force has broken out of its shell. I don’t know what kind of force it will become in the future.
Or, will they become enemies or friends...
Between the distant mountains, a wolf howled...
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