Chapter 1210 Chapter 1150 Flowery Atmosphere (Part 2)
Ping, ping ping ping ping -
The sound of swords clashing sounded intensively on the school ground, occasionally splashing in the air The starting point is light and fire. On a chilly spring day, two figures in single clothes went around and killed each other, and the fight was lively.
Liang Siyi and a group of soldiers looked around nervously. From time to time, cheers could be heard among the soldiers, but her eyes were focused, her hands were clenched on her knees, and she looked a little nervous. of.
At a certain moment, the competition on the school field stopped due to the breakage of the long knife, and when the two distanced themselves, her nervous look faded from her face. Everyone also heard heroic laughter.
"Haha, it's so good! It's so good-"
The one who almost fought with You Hongzhuo on the school field was the burly "Little Ming King" Chen Fangda.
Since the first time I competed with You Hongzhuo a few days ago, and I found that both sides were evenly matched and worthy of rivals, similar competitions have happened before my eyes more than once. In the past few days, Chen Fangda would look for You Hongzhuo as soon as he finished handling official duties, and would often say hello to Liang Siyi who was preparing for the marriage: "Sister, let me lend you my man!"
As for leading soldiers to fight Fighting Liang Siyi, who was tired of the series of girls' affairs preparing for the wedding, often followed Luo out after being greeted by Chen Fangda, leaving Luanshi's group of sisters and aunts to toss around the new house prepared for her and You Hongzhuo.
However, competitions with real swords and guns on the school field often contain dangers. You Hongzhuo and Chen Fangda have similar martial arts skills. When they really get into the fight, they may inevitably suffer some scratches and bruises, and even a fight. It is possible that the injury could be more serious accidentally. Although Liang Siyi had experienced the bloody sea of the battlefield, he was still nervous at this time. He often complained that the two men killed too fiercely. You Hongzhuo said: "It takes too much weapons to compete with the third brother."
Chen Fangda laughed loudly: "Martial arts on the battlefield are inevitably like this. One strike from you and one strike from me will determine the outcome... You don't know, back then, my swordsmanship was also very fine, but now, it is even more refined." I just can’t fight enough..."
He likes martial arts, and for more than ten years, his precise fighting methods have completely transformed into great success in battle. In the past, when the rebels were short of supplies, he had restrained himself somewhat. Now that his life is better, he is no longer hungry, and he always has to vent his excess energy in competitions every day.
At this time, the competition was over, and both of them were steaming. They went to the building on the side of the school ground to rest with Liang Siyi. During the period, they exchanged their experiences in martial arts. Chen Fangda also often talked about his practice in martial arts. Stories on the road to martial arts.
Such as being smart since childhood and extremely talented in martial arts. Unfortunately, when he was a child, his family was poor and he ate less, so he was not tall enough. When he was nearly thirty, the Jurchens went south and were moved by Wang Juyun again. chaos Master, he changed his knight path after that, so he could only compete with You Hongzhuo. He felt like he was forced into prostitution along the way. Of course, he had a heroic temperament, and when he mentioned it in the conversation, You Hongzhuo only found it interesting.
Besides chatting, Chen Fangda will also talk about many major events in the city in recent days, including the rebel army’s upcoming plan to march westward. This time, he will lead the rebel army’s northwest expedition and be responsible for handling various details. The other person is the housekeeper An Xifu. At this time, all the plans have been basically completed. The marriage of You Hongzhuo and Liang Siyi is scheduled for the end of February in a few days, and by the beginning of March, the vanguard will officially move towards the northwest.
"This time we are planning to plan the northwest. The Prime Minister's side will be led by General Shi of Shi'an Town. In addition to our side, the Chinese Army will also send a team of people, the one who came here a few days ago and met Zou Xu in the teahouse. Fang Hou, although there are not many people, but with the reputation of Black Flag, he will be useful in negotiating for surrender..."
"Is it dangerous?" You Hongzhuo asked.
"...The danger should not be great this time." Chen Fangda thought for a while before replying, "Although Mr. Ning wrote a letter last month and mentioned that we should be careful about the grassland people in Xixia, But in fact, I was originally worried about these guys, so I went to the northwest. All the preparations that should be made have been made. As for the situation in the northwest, in fact, the female prime minister has been there since last year. We sent people to investigate, and some of the grievances and resentments have been clearly understood..."
"...That was probably...the eleventh year of Jianshuo in the Wu Dynasty, which was August and September of the last year of Jianshuo. Well, when the Jurchen East Route Army was about to break through Lin'an, Nianhan on our side had already gone down, took a breath, and had a lively fight with Liao Yiren over there in the northwest prefecture, a man named Chen Shi. After his family was killed by the Jurchens, he colluded with the grassland people who had conquered Xixia for several years, and destroyed the last few cities in the northwest, killing Zhe Keqiu and his family..."
"...These barbarians from the grassland were the same people who promised to be hired by the Liao family at the end of that year to fight with us. In fact, they had blood debts... It was the beginning of the second year in the spring. They used a trick to deceive Qi County, which was guarded by General Li Guotang at that time, and massacred many people. But later, these barbarians relied on their light cavalry to come and go like the wind. They only destroyed Miaomai in Jin and did not engage in battle. It gave us a little headache, and we just felt that Liao Yiren had gone completely crazy... Before they could take revenge, they killed Liao Yiren's whole family and walked away..."
"...Although it caused some trouble for us at that time, the light cavalry rushed in, slaughtered the enemy and then left without distinguishing between ourselves and the enemy. This was the tactics of bandits and desperadoes. And speaking of it, if we put aside the blood debt of Qixian County, it actually made us more vulnerable. Our battle in Jindi lasted a little longer, so we didn’t pay much attention to them afterwards... Of course the female prime minister remembered this. Well, after that, some grassland businessmen came from Xixia and wanted to discuss cooperation with us, but the female prime minister rejected them..."
"...Last year, we sent people to the northwest to investigate and found that group of grassland people. Although after breaking up the Fu Prefecture, some of the prefectures and towns that were originally owned by the Zhejia were handed over to Chen Shiqun, but this person was not able to secure the position of the Zhejia. The grassland people left Only two months later, his men mutinied, killed Chen Shiqun, and started fighting..."
"...The northwest was massacred several times by the Jurchens, and the Zhejia family, the only one who kept the place, was They were massacred by the grassland people and all their supplies were looted. After another year of fighting, only a few horse bandits and small forces that formed strongholds to defend themselves were left. They are very weak and cannot withstand being swept away by the army. We are willing to go over and take over, plus there is the black flag of the Chinese army as a guarantee. This guy who can’t even eat enough should not be able to refuse..."
Regarding this northwest strategy, both in Jin and within the Rebellion Division, they must have discussed it repeatedly for several rounds, and Chen Fangda sounded confident about it. You Hongzhuo thought for a while and said: "If there is anything you can do for me..."
Chen Fangda then laughed: "Yes - that is, I will happily accompany my brother to fight a few more times before going off to the expedition." Wheel. Alas, brother-in-law, you don’t know. I wanted to be a hero like Zhou Tong back then. I have been busy with mundane affairs for a long time, and my life is really not smooth enough. You also know that the way of fighting on the battlefield is straight forward. It cannot produce fancy moves or become a real master. I have... also in these years... Just fighting with the foster father, Shi Daxia and others, it has a martial arts flavor..."
"...But my adoptive father is old after all, and Shi Daxia has a heavy task of guarding the female prime minister. After all, I don't have a close relationship with him, so I can't keep pulling him to teach me tricks. Brother-in-law, things are different here. Our martial arts , the longest fight between brothers, fighting hard Getting up is the most refreshing. I feel that I have improved in the past few days, so when it comes to practicing martial arts, you need to have an old enemy. We will be old enemies from now on..."
When Chen Fangda talked about martial arts, he started to chirp for a while. Guagua, full of lies. You Hongzhuo laughed when he heard this.
"There is no need to be an old enemy..." he said, "However, I was in the southwest and saw the Chinese army training, and they have quite a lot of their rules. I also learned some skills. I told Lao Taishan before I've had..."
You Hongzhuo came back from the Southwest and learned a lot of Southwest special training techniques. When he talked about it with Wang Juyun, Wang Juyun mentioned the idea of him occasionally joining the army to teach. However, he and Liang Siyi were about to get married, so there was no rush to arrange the matter. . Considering that Chen Fangda was about to go on an expedition, You Hongzhuo also gave some general information about the situation in the southwest. Chen Fangda listened carefully. After a while, You Hongzhuo stopped, and then he smiled slightly and waved his hand.
"...Actually, General Xue Guangcheng, who came with the technical team, also told us about some training methods in the southwest, including with the female prime minister, and there have been many discussions in the past. Huaxia We took over some of the military’s firearms and learned a lot, but later we discovered that our best equipment cannot be used here for the time being..."
"Why is this?"
Chen Fangda sighed: "The most powerful thing about the Chinese army is not the training of one or two soldiers or elite scouts, but the training of Mr. Ning with various methods The method is to provide enlightenment to most of the soldiers... What we are talking about here is to teach them literacy, teach them the art of war, and even teach them The principle of life, let them go to the battlefield not even for pay, but they can fight when they are hungry. There are many things in between that we or the female prime minister cannot use for the time being..."
Different from before Speaking of the passion and roughness in martial arts, Chen Fangda seemed serious when he clasped his fingers when talking about military matters.
"... During this period, my adoptive father and I also discussed several times about the methods of the Chinese Army... First of all, we also have the technology to make paper, but then the idea he used, once someone People are equal, the second is to remember the bitter and think of the sweet, and third Well, what he is inciting is the hatred of the soldiers against the Jurchens... We can barely use the second point of these things, and the third point is even more usable, but when you really want to use it, you will discover it and you can talk about it. There are simply no people in our army who can say these things. "A few."
"In front of us...we are a group of sworn brothers, but Xiaoyou, how many people do you think can say nice things? Blood, the promise I can usually make is just a big piece Eating a big bowl of meat and drinking wine, the situation has become a little more relaxed now. Between soldiers and generals, the three, six, and nine ranks have come out. Nowadays, most of our generals are the ones who can take the lead on the battlefield, and they may be able to talk. Really There are too few..."
"...Mr. Ning spent more than ten years on this matter. From Zhuji to Xiaocanghe, he personally taught people one after another, and then led one group to the next. In the end, almost all The top soldiers were taught to know so many words, so they picked out such talents..."
Chen Fangda said, lowering his voice: "In this matter, the female prime minister is the first I understand and want to do it, but firstly, time and secondly, ideas are not enough. It took Mr. Ning more than ten years to abandon Confucianism and teach a group of people from scratch. They had to kill the emperor before they could abandon Confucianism and use their own ideas. What should we use here? The Confucian scholars are all called out, and those who teach are the masters of heaven and earth..."
"...And here in Jin, there have been so many big families in recent years, even if the female prime minister is in power, it is still these big families that need to be united. That everyone is equal You can’t mention it. You can’t mention that everyone is equal, so why should the hard-working soldiers think about their country and the world for the rich people behind them? How many people can you let leave the team after enlightenment and still fight the enemy bravely..."
“...So these things are not easy to do, but of course it is not impossible to do them. Since last year, the female prime minister has arranged for many people to learn from the teachers of the Huaxia Army, and for some children of rich families, Some were sent to Southwest China; We have learned how to do things in our own classes, and we have also promoted and cared for some generals in the army who are eloquent and good-hearted... These things are all moving forward step by step..."
< br> When Chen Fangda spoke, he also showed his sincerity and professionalism as a general. You Hongzhuo listened solemnly and said with a cupped hand: "What the third brother said makes sense." He originally thought that the other person had a rough mind, but now he was sincerely convinced. .
Chen Fangda smiled and waved his hands: "Hahahaha, those are what the prime minister and foster father said. If I had my way, I would ignore these troublesome things early on."
He paused for a moment and said again. : "But don't worry too much. There has never been anyone in this world who trains troops like Mr. Ning. As long as you don't compare with the Southwestern Black Flag, no matter what It doesn’t matter if it’s the Tiger King’s army or our rebel divisions. We’ll go to the northwest now and wait and see. Once we’ve passed this hurdle, our rebel divisions’ territory will be really ample. We still have to be careful about the methods in the southwest. Study carefully."
Besides the competition, Chen Fangda occasionally talked about these trivial matters. When he stopped sweating, he went to take a shower in the bathroom of the barracks. After that, they changed into dry clothes. It was usually in the afternoon, and You Hongzhuo and Liang Siyi took a walk in Washeng City.
The city of Jindi, which has experienced many years of war, seems to be full of vitality in the current series of open public opinions. Merchants from the south and the north have begun to gather, and most of the faces of people in the streets are full of joy. The two people who are about to get married talk about the past and the future. Although the prosperity of Weisheng is not comparable to that of the southwest, and perhaps it cannot compare with the traces of the past that are vaguely revealed in some cities in the south of the Yangtze River, the people here are like weeds, tenacious and rough. Li, their emotions seemed more pure, and both of them liked the feeling here even more after traveling all over the world.
Walking around in unfamiliar streets and alleys, buying some new and interesting food, chatting, competing or outing in the warmer spring, they always walked to a deserted place. They will hold hands, and their hearts will be filled with happiness, no matter the reality or the future.
Chen Fangda came to You Hongzhuo for several martial arts competitions. Some of the extrovert brothers among the rebels would always come and drag him to the gatherings. Wang Juyun occasionally reminded him of his martial arts. After a few days, at the end of February, he and Liang Siyi got married.
Everyone held a lively and grand wedding. Not only the people in the chaos, but also the female prime minister, Shi Jin, many members of the Chinese Army and many knights from the Jianghu came to watch the ceremony.
Due to the large number of people joining in the fun, many people were making noises about the bridal chamber project. Seeing that You Hongzhuo didn’t have many helpers, the rebels, under the leadership of Chen Fangda, gave him the identity of a family member and prevented others from doing so. The newlyweds were booed and tossed, and a group of people played and laughed in the yard of the bridal chamber for a long time.
Many years ago, the young man who fought his way out in a mountain village with his family broken up and his family dead, never imagined that one day, so many people would come to congratulate him on his marriage with such joy.
The rebellion's departure to the northwest was scheduled for the second day of March this year.
The newlyweds You Hongzhuo and Liang Siyi said goodbye to Chen Fangda, who was leading the army, and many of the rebel brothers. When the army left through the city gate, they and a large group of people watched everyone leave on the city wall.
The burly Chen Fangda carried the swords of the Peacock King on his back and rode gradually into the distance. Finally, he made a fist with one hand to signal to the people behind him, looking mighty and majestic.
Wang Juyun, who had white hair, stood in front of him without saying much. Generals die in hundreds of battles, and heroes return after ten years. No matter how small the war, people will always die in the process. In the past, the rebel armies experienced too many sorrows of family members leaving year by year. Even if they are fully prepared now, they can really People who understand war will not cheer for such an expedition.
As the army was getting further away, You Hongzhuo asked Wang Juyun again: "Master Taishan, is there anything... that I can do..."
Wang Juyun's eyes were calm and kind. He looked at him quietly, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Xiaoyou, do you think the land of Jin is already at peace? Will we be able to sit back and relax from now on?"
"...Huh?" You Hongzhuo shook his head, "Of course not."
"Yes...it has been sixteen years since the Jurchens first went south. During these sixteen years, The only one who won the battle against the Jurchens was the one in the southwest. Now the new king of the Jin Kingdom is fighting with the old ministers. The Chinese army in the southwest has brought various ideas and hopes. It seems that everything is fighting for spring, but in fact. , small tour Ah, everything is just a mirror. The prosperity of Jin we see today will sooner or later be tested in the next round of war with the Jurchens. We will have ten or hundreds of wars in the future. These things, I'm afraid Sooner or later, it will all be burned to the ground."
The old man looked at You Hongzhuo with kind eyes, but what he said were extremely fierce words, and then he reached out and patted him on the shoulder.
"Then, what are we going to do... Xiaoyou, don't worry about them, we have to live in this world. Everyone has their own tests, their hurdles, they have to pass it by themselves, And you will have your own barriers here. Chen Fangda must have told you that when he was young, he wanted to be a tourist. Xia, I wanted to be Zhou Dong, but unfortunately... I was delayed due to various things, and I reluctantly became a leader. What he said is true. If it weren't for the lack of people in the rebellion, he did have hope of improving. ..."
You Hongzhuo thought for a while: "But now...there is no shortage of rangers, maybe..."
"You are wrong, Xiaoyou... There must be all kinds of people in this world. There must be leaders like Mr. Ning and the Prime Minister. There must be officials who are inferior to others. There must be generals like Yu Yulin and Chen Fangda. There must be generals like Yu Yulin and Chen Fangda. Craftsmen who study the study of objects in the Chinese army must have enlightened teachers and There must be heroes like Shi Jin and Zhou Dong..."
Wang Juyun took You Hongzhuo's shoulders and walked slowly forward on the city wall: "When this world... comes winter, foreign aggression comes. , many people like Chen Fangda and others have no choice, even thinking Women like B have to go into battle to kill the enemy. But when the situation is relatively easy, it is best for everyone to find their own potential. Because you have a similar spirit with Chen Fangda, you want to help him in the army. In the end, I'm afraid he just became a third-rate general, or maybe dozens of After 20 years, you will be just a scout captain, but if you continue to improve your martial arts, one day in the future, you may be able to become a great master like Zhou Tong. At that time, you can lead a team of scouts and fight with good generals. If you cooperate, you might be able to do something amazing... "
The old man paused, and then sighed slightly: "Actually speaking, I am not a good leader. The Manichaeism, coupled with the righteousness of Guangshou Yizi, Girl, this was a stopgap measure back then, but it will actually lay the seeds of trouble in the future. The achievements of Luanshi are limited. But Xiaoyou, there is nothing you can do about it..."
"You look at the many flowers and trees in the world. They always bloom in spring and grow vigorously in summer. Leaving behind offspring also stores nutrients for winter. , I don’t care about so much... Back then, in the spring and summer, all I learned was the Manichaean rebellion, so in winter, I could only use this set of things to keep out the cold. As for you , and Siyi..."
"...What you have to do , that is, when you have plenty, in spring, work hard to absorb nutrients. Since you have your own talents, you must work hard and forge ahead to do things that others cannot do. This is the best thing you can do for everyone in the future. The preparation...understand?”
The white-haired old man asked with a smile. You Hongzhuo and Liang Siyi thought about it for a while, and both nodded solemnly. Wang Juyun burst out laughing.
"Okay, okay." He said to the surroundings, "You are all like this, you have to do yourselves and do the best thing."
The voices of everyone's promises echoed on the city wall superior.
The spring wind blew over, and You Hongzhuo looked down. The army in front was getting farther and farther away. On the spring land, the leaves were new green and everything was growing. Even the unknown wild flowers looked colorful. . This is not only spring in Jindi, but also the second spring in his life. This time, he has a wife, family, brothers, and a majestic father-like elder who can show him the way forward.
The coldness of winter has passed, and the warmth of spring has arrived. Not far from the city wall, the female prime minister, representatives of the Chinese Army, Zou Xu from Bianliang, and representatives of many merchant families are also there. Watching the army go away with a smile, people chatted and laughed with each other, having a good time, and there was a beautiful prospect in front of them.
Thundercloud is coming...
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Thundercloud is coming.
In the southwest, in the office of Mahachi, Ning Yi woke up from his sleep. Spring thunder sounded outside the window, and the rain was about to fall.
Perhaps because she didn't want to disturb him from sleeping, the secretary didn't come in to light the lamp. The approaching heavy rain made the room a little dark. He rubbed his forehead and lit the candle himself.
On the table is a round of official business that has been roughly handled, and there is also information compiled from various places. Most of the recent urgent news is about land reform. After the initial 100-village trial was forcibly passed, starting in February, many working groups were split, and working groups of ten people spread to a wider range of Small and medium-sized villages have already entered the step-by-step stage of large-scale rollout, and the activists selected in the first round of 100-village pilots have now entered civil servant training in different aspects after classification.
All the work is trivial and complicated, and the summarized information does not have much of the tendency of the early days of land reform. It seems to be just a vast sea of data, but it is still the central aspect to discover and identify problems. No one can relax in their work.
I seemed to have thought of something in my sleep, but when I opened my eyes, I forgot about it. Ning Yi looked at the various books on the table, then raised the candle and walked to the side of the study. There are several large maps hung there, the most conspicuous of which is the land reform schematic diagram depicting the organizational structure of the entire southwest village. Many villages are densely planted with flags and even numbered.
This is what he has seen the most in recent days.
But in addition to this map, there are also power maps of the Central Plains, Jiangnan and even the entire world. Ning Yi held up the candle and turned around.
In the southeast, the little emperor's move to seize power is still going on, which is rough, concise, but also fierce. The big families under his rule have begun to resist one after another. These are all proper and have little to do with the southwest. .
The Fairness Party in Jiangnan entered a formal war atmosphere after the beginning of spring. He Wen followed the steps and accumulated strength on hand. The savings of the other parties were almost empty. Shi Baofeng and Xu Zhaonan were attacking He Wen with results. In a small situation, aim again After marrying Tie Yan and Wu Qimei of Lin'an, it is estimated that it won't be long before the small imperial court in Lin'an becomes history. It will only be a small fuss. On the contrary, He Wen has been step-by-step and methodical in the past few months. Maybe he can really make it happen. Pack up a disciplined and fair party and come out.
Bianliang... Dai Mengwei is busy inviting Confucian scholars and green forest people from all over the world to gather in the old capital, and is currently sending out invitations. According to the information previously passed by Lou Shuwan, Zhan Wu and others, what is really meaningful is probably the fact that Zou Xu wants to hug Lou Shuwan's lap - this cannot be stopped, as long as he is willing to pay. , Lou Shuwan has no reason to push this Kaizi out, even on his own side... Well, he still wants to save face. Now that Hua Xiajun is no longer barefoot and has begun to wear shoes, it is impossible to have a deal with Zou Xu after all. Don’t think too much about this.
In Jin, the plan to plot the northwest should have begun to be implemented - this is what must be done. I also wrote a letter to them, asking them to be careful about the Mongols in Xixia, although it is still It’s hard to say how careful you should be, but with Lou Shuwan, Wang Juyun, The abilities of Fang Chengye and others should not cause too many changes...
He thought about it for a while, but he could not recall the clues in the dream until he turned around to leave. , suddenly raised the candle again and lit it a few times in Bianliang and Jindi.
"Zou Xu..."
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"If I were him...what would I do..."
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Dream Zhong's sense of vigilance seems to come from this. This is an issue that he has not thought about for a long time, because the situation is obvious. As long as the land reform can proceed smoothly, he basically does not need to consider what other forces are doing.
I just thought about it at this time, but I didn't have any clue.
At this moment, the secretary knocked on the door and reported to him that a team that went to the Kingdom of Jin to perform a mission had now returned.
"Did Chen Wenjun bring it back?"
He asked.
Outside the door, the secretary answered.
Behind him, the heavy spring rain has fallen on the Maha Pond... (End of this chapter)