Chapter 911 Monstrous Sky (3)
The night wind was rustling, and the running horses carrying torches crossed the road in the wilderness.
After the Chinese army entered the Chengdu Plain, the first thing the Engineering Department did was to repair the roads connecting various places as much as possible. Even so, the dirt roads at this time were not suitable for galloping horses at night, even though there were many stars. Lang Lang, such high-speed running still carries huge risks.
But firstly, the travelers were impatient, and secondly, they were brave and skilled. The charioteer holding a torch walked through the official road between the rice fields and hills, occasionally passing through villages, and meeting extremely few night travelers. Passed by. When they passed through a forest on the way, the woman on the horse seemed to suddenly realize that something was wrong. She tightened the reins and the horse neighed and ran a few feet away before stopping.
The war horse was lying in the middle of the road, and the woman on the horse looked back. The next moment, the torch came out and streaked across the night sky. The woman's figure howled, got off the horse and ran into the forest.
The torches were still flying down, and between the two dense forests there was only the lone war horse lying in the middle of the road. In the dark night, someone called out in confusion: "Liu, Liu Shuai..."
Someone also called: "Sixth Madam ..."
The figure passing through the forest had its long sword out, and at this moment it was turned back on its back in an instant. Xigua was nominally the marshal of the 29th Army in the Miao Territory in the Chinese Army. In some close circles, Among people, she is also known as the Sixth Lady. Her figure passed a distance of more than ten feet and saw several people hiding in the woods beside 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..."
Lin Qiu and Xu Shaoyuan were also relatively important young officers around Ning Yi. One worked in the General Staff and the other worked in the Secretary's Office. The two sides greeted each other at first, but at the next moment, they seemed more or less wary. Xigua traveled all afternoon and was covered in dust. She came lightly packed and only carried a single sword on her back. After a moment of reflection, she understood the reason for the vigilance in the other person's eyes.
"Where is Li Heng? Are you staying here under his order, or are you following someone else?"
She spoke harshly and went straight in. Although there were five people lurking in the forest in front of her, But she is highly skilled in martial arts and can dominate 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 over..."
"I heard there was a problem here, so I came here. Is Li Heng still in Lao Niutou?"< br>
Lin Qiu shook his head: "There are people guarding the front. Mr. Ning doesn't want people from outside to come and scare the snake, so he arranged for us here... Mr. Ning and his party have already come out..."
"Take me to see him."
Lin Qiu hesitated slightly, Xigua frowned, and his eyes became stern: "I know what you are worried about, but if I get married to him, even if I betray, then You can say that too! He asked you to be here. People here, can you stop me? Stop talking nonsense. I still have people behind me. You two will take me to see Li Heng. The others will hold my token and stop the people behind me!"
She took out a sign and threw it to the others in the forest. Lin Qiu and Xu Shaoyuan hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded: "Come with us."
The three of them walked through the woods, then rode three horses tied to the edge of the forest, climbed over the hill in front, and entered again. A small forest. Neither of them spoke during the journey.
Xigua’s eyes were watery, and he naturally understood where the tension between the two of them came from. Over the years, she has promoted the idea of equality in the Chinese military the most. This time someone secretly revealed the information to her in the hope that she would come forward. , when Mr. Ning turned against everyone, he was still able to step forward to support the situation. On the other hand, it also revealed the fear of these people towards Ning Yi. Perhaps they hoped that if something did not succeed, they could step forward to protect the situation. people.
If it were Su Tan'er or anyone else, Lin Qiu and Xu Shaoyuan would not be so vigilant. They were afraid that they had become enemies.
In power struggles and line struggles, no matter how close people are, they may turn against each other. Back in Hangzhou, Xigua supported the Ba Dao Camp and killed Qi Yuankang, and he had tasted this before. At this time, this complicated feeling that she never wanted to experience came back to her heart. Ning Yi might have been prepared for this incident, but she didn't reveal it to herself. Was she also wary of herself?
Such questions were swirling in her mind. On the other hand, she was also wary of the two people in front of her. There is a problem within the Chinese Army. If the two people in front of her have secretly surrendered to the enemy, what awaits her next may be a trap that has been prepared long ago. This also means that Li Heng may be in deep danger - but she is not afraid of such a possibility. , she is familiar with the special operations methods of the Chinese Army. No matter how complicated the situation is, she is more or less sure of breaking out of the encirclement.
But then, such a situation did not happen. After passing through the woods, there were lights ahead. This was a small settlement beside the woods. It might just be a part of the nearby village. There were three houses. In Wujian, there is a threshing flat and a small fish pond in front. Su Wending came from the front and after listening to the reports of Lin Qiu and Xu Shaoyuan, he sent them away.
"Liu Shuai knows the situation?" Su Wending was not close to Xigua on weekdays, but he also understood each other's likes and dislikes, so he called him Liu Shuai. When Xigua saw him, he felt relieved a little and looked at him. Still expressionless: "Is Li Heng okay?"
"Brother-in-law is fine."
We walked all the way, and when we arrived near the threshing flat, we saw Ning Yi appearing on the road at the other end. When he saw her, he was slightly stunned, and then headed this way As she walked, Xigua stood there. Along the way, she Only then did the prepared fighting mood finally subside. Hongti smiled at her from a distance, and Ning Yi came closer: "Have you heard the news?"
"Yes." Ning Yi stretched out his hand. , Xigua also reached out and took Ning Yi’s hand, Calmly asked: "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. Come with me. Let's talk slowly."
Both of them have no voice. Big, having said this, Ning Yi took Xigua's hand and gestured to the back. Xigua also nodded, and walked all the way through the threshing flat to the house in front. Xigua's eyes swept across the first small house on the way. , saw Chen Shanjun, the county magistrate of Lao Niutou.
"Chen Shanjun is quite 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."< br>
“What’s next?”
“You’ll know later. Let’s go to the front first to deal with one person’s problem.”
< br>After turning around a few small houses here, and walking around for a while, there was another house, located in a corner that could not be seen here, with light seeping out of it. Ning Yi led Xigua in and waved to indicate that he was originally in the room. Several people inside came out, leaving only a scholar who was pinned down by the table. This man was thin, with half-white beard and hair, but he had a righteous air between his brows and eyes. His hands were tied, but he did not struggle. However, after seeing Ning Yi and Xigua, his eyes became slightly sad.
"I thought that at least Liu Shuai would support my ideas, but I didn't expect that she is still just a short-sighted woman. Mr. Ning, you have no clue. I have learned from you. Since the victory has been decided, you can just kill us. There is no need to say any more humiliation. "
"Li Ximing." Xigua nodded.
Ning Yi pulled out the knife and cut off the rope on the opponent's hand, then walked back to the table and sat down. He looked at the scholar with half-white hair in front of him, and then took out something: "I'll just Let’s not beat around the bush, Li Ximing, a native of Changsha, achieved fame in the Wu Dynasty. You and I both know that. What everyone doesn’t know is that four years ago you accepted Li Pin’s persuasion and went undercover in the Chinese Army. Later, your idea of equality and democracy began. Interested. Two years ago, you became Li Pin The best executor of the plan, you are knowledgeable, correct in thinking, and very persuasive. Although you did not participate too much in the execution of this incident, you were at least half of the credit for it. "
The Confucian scholar named Li Ximing in front of him was originally quite calm about death. Halfway through Ning Yi's words, his face suddenly turned pale. Ning Yi had no expression on his face, he just licked his lips slightly and turned. One page passed.
"There is no need to talk nonsense. I am very interested in some of the things Li Pin did in Lin'an, so Zhuji focused on him. Mr. Li, I have no objection to you. I will risk my life for the ideals in my heart. Go against your destiny and go against others, that's just opposition That's it. You and Li Pin are the promoters of half of this incident, and I am the promoter of the other half. Chen Shanjun is in the front. I don't know you are here yet. I will isolate you alone and just want to ask you a question. ”
Ning Yi's speech was not slow, and he said it like a barrage: "You have been in the Chinese Army for four years, and you are used to the ideal of equality and democracy. You have written so many theoretical things, but you are not always thinking about generals. Is this statement just a tool to fight against me? In your heart, is there a little bit... Do you agree with these ideas?"
Ning Yi looked at him with cold eyes. Li Ximing raised his head with doubts on his face: "You...Is it possible that you really want to take the path that Chen Shanjun and the others thought of? ?" His eyes were not only confused, but also slightly excited. Ning Yi shook his head.
“I won’t take this road, but I will give you a chance to take this road by yourself. You can think about the questions I ask, and you don’t need to answer me. I will give you a place. Give you a breathing space. Over the years, I have recognized you one after another. It’s really There are probably thousands of people who can participate in this incident, please pull them over..."
Ning Yi looked at his fist on the table: "Mr. Li, you started this, From now on, you can only follow them. You have already lost today. I don’t ask for anything else. , I’ll just talk about one thing. You came to Southwest China at Li Pin’s request to agree with his ideas, not to be his subordinate. If you agree with your idea of equality in the past two years, from now on After that, just keep going like this.”
“After arriving in the southwest, Your family moved to your hometown in Lingling. You have a wife, two concubines, two sons, a daughter, and grandchildren. Originally, there were five boys and four girls. Recently, the eldest son added another child. In total, Lingling is We are a family of nineteen, so I won’t be polite..."
Ning Yi swallowed a mouthful of saliva and paused slightly.
“This is... a very difficult road. If you can come out with a result, you will be famous throughout the ages. Even if you fail, you will leave a thought for future generations and avoid detours. Many people will hang out with you all their lives, so please do your best. As long as you try your best, I will be grateful to you whether you succeed or fail. No one will ever know why you came here. If you are still here for Li Pin. Or Wu Chao deliberately harmed these people, Your nineteen-year-old wife, children, and five dogs in your backyard...I will kill them all."
"Such a threat is a bit stingy and doesn't sound good, but compared to this time. For the people who will be affected by this matter, I can only do this. Please understand... You should think about it first, and someone will come over later to tell you the cooperation we need to do these days..."
After Ning Yi said these words, he fell silent and seemed to be leaving. Li Ximing on the other side of the table showed confusion, then confusion and surprise, and then he spoke in disbelief.
"You, you, you...you actually want to...split the Chinese Army? Mr. Ning...are you crazy? The Jurchen attack is imminent, and the Wu Dynasty is suffering from internal and external troubles. You...you want to split the Chinese Army? Are you? What's the benefit? You...what else can you use to fight the Jurchens, you..."
"Since you know I'm crazy, you'd better believe...I can do anything. Nineteen people...five dogs..."
He said this, stood up, turned around and walked towards Went outside the house. Li Ximing still felt unbelievable about these things, and Xigua was also confused and confused. She followed him out of the door, and the two walked forward for a while. Ning Yi held her hand: "What's wrong? Why don't you tell me? "
"...What Li Ximing said is not unreasonable. The current situation..."
Ning Yi walked forward, looked at the road ahead, and sighed slightly. It took a long time before he spoke.
"...I have indulgence in this matter, but I can't control everything - if I really control it, it won't be their own thing. For Niutou County, these people I did have some deliberate arrangements for the transfer. I wanted them to get together and sit down and talk. This incident was caused by Li Ximing as well as external reasons. At the beginning of the year, the anti-rape order was issued, and a large number of cadres were sent out to kill them. Only then did these people come up with ideas. In January and February, there were various suggestions. They really couldn't bear it if they didn't adopt it, and I just followed the trend..."
"But you said that things will not come true. Not to mention the current situation in the world..."
"In order for...some things to come true in the future, there is always a way to go. Agua, you used to This is what I yearn for, and I hope that everyone can be self-reliant. I also hope that this road sometimes has to go straight. Sometimes we have to take a roundabout way, and we always have to try and make mistakes step by step, just like those naughty kids at home. They always have to go out and get into trouble before they can become adults. We can only try our best to deal with it." In the darkness, Ning Yi showed a slight expression. He smiled tiredly, as if it was an illusion, "Old Niu Tou is sitting in the corner, and there are some beatings to the north. The weak Wu Dynasty who can't get up is enough for them to toss for a while. "
The two walked in the direction they were going on the dark path. When they passed the small fish pond, Ning Yi was on the wooden stake beside the pond. Sitting down: "People in future generations will say that we killed many people."
西Gua sat down on the ground next to him and held his hand: "Mr., do you think you killed them?"
Ning Yi nodded: "Well, I killed them, no matter what Is it these people, or those who will die more because of the ups and downs that the Chinese army has experienced?”
"...Maybe...it won't be too much of a fuss. They are all kind-hearted people."
Xigua thought about it, and she was still hesitant about certain things after all. Ning Yi sat in the darkness and smiled. Not many people in the world understood his choice, and not many people in the world understood what he had seen. The world is huge, and the efforts of generations and hundreds of millions of people may bring about slight changes in the world. But the world is too small for each person, and one person cannot withstand slight bumps in his life. This difference between the extremely large and the extremely small will also trouble him, especially when he has another life experience, this kind of trouble will become more and more intense.
He shook Xigua's hand: "Agua, they asked you to come over, what do you think?"
Xigua rested 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 might 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, She still seemed a bit childish that night, but now she was holding a single sword on her back, but she was already looking down on the world's heroic spirit, "Let these people go out separately, it will be bad for the Chinese army and you." It will have an impact, 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. He laughed: "What makes me sad is that more people will die because of this. As for the slight impact, it doesn't matter. I am not afraid of anyone in this world. It's just a matter of time."< br>
Xigua looked at him and frowned slightly: "Bragging... Even the Holy Duke didn't dare to say such a thing back then."
"A cow didn't dare to brag, so his achievements are limited. "
Ning Yi just rested for a moment and had already stood up. He said again: "In the next two days, we will disappear for a while. Tomorrow will dawn. The nearby Chinese Army will gather here, and the negotiation will begin. Li Ximing's matter, you know, must be kept secret... Among the Chinese Army, you are the most supportive of democratic thinking. I guess they will try again in the future. Contacting you, I think... can keep in touch to facilitate... save some people in the most extreme situation."
"Li Ximing was asked by Li Pin to really put him back?"
"I have evil intentions." Ning Yi said, "I hope they can move forward completely uncontrollably and to their heart's content. But I also hope that in the future they will not When I turn back, there is a possibility of turning back. I place my hope in you and Li Ximing. This is what I think.” ”
< br>“I hope to see the light of people’s continuous struggle in the tide of the world. That makes me feel that talents are like people. At the same time, I hope that such people can really have good results. Unfortunately, the two are often opposites. "Yes," Ning Yi said. , "They still have something to do. I'm going to bed first. Do you want to come?"
"Let Sister Hongti accompany you. Didn't you just say that you were placing your hope in me? I want to know what you are doing." Next arrangements.”
"Ask Wen Ding, he has all the plans."
The couple held hands and were quiet for a moment in the darkness, and finally walked in different directions. On the way, they looked back and waved. Waving his hand, in the faint light, the smile on Ning Yi's face did have a rare tired look.
He went to rest.
I don’t know how many dreams I experienced this night. When I woke up the next morning, I was still a little tired. There was a faint mist in the early morning on the Chengdu Plain. Ning Yi got up to wash up, and then during breakfast time, There is news coming from outside. This is the most urgent news. The previous news corresponding to it came yesterday afternoon.
Ning Yi read the message and put it aside, without making any move for a long time.
Thousands of miles away to the east, Wanyan Xiyin was also completing his attack on the generals of the Wu Dynasty at his fastest speed.
April 25, 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. Xigua heard him mumbling to himself without knowing what he meant - the words were slightly vulgar.
"Then come over here...idiot..."
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