Christmas Eve.

Jenny leaned on the balcony handrail, remembering that it had been more than a year since she came to China, and she had become the general manager of a foreign trade company, which was also a small achievement, but there was always a faint inexplicable depression in her heart, and she thought: Brother, where are you? It's Christmas Eve, are you okay?

Tony walked to Jenny's side, looking at the melancholy Jenny, Jenny who used to be lively has also changed, and there is a disturbance hidden in her heart under her calm gaze, not far away is a street lamp that is not too bright, the lake is dark, and the other side of the lake is also a little street lamp that is not too bright, and there are some bright lights on the construction site in the direction of the resort, but those lights are too faint and seem to be insignificant......

Tony: "Jenny...... Feeling bad? ”

Jenny shook her head and said, "Tomorrow is Christmas, where do you say Brother Long Yi has gone?" Ay...... I'm so useless, I can't help at all. ”

Tony comforted, "Jenny, you're amazing! Isn't it helping Brother Long Yi take care of the company now? I think he'll be fine wherever he is, he's just tired of going out for a walk...... Maybe...... Maybe it's New Year's Day...... Or the Spring Festival will come back. ”

Jenny said incredulously, "Tony, don't lie to me...... I knew he wouldn't be back that soon, and I even thought he might never come back. ”

Tony looked at Jenny with tears in her eyes, and didn't know how to persuade for a while, so she had to take out a cigarette and smoke. Looking at the endless night, the mood is also heavy, and the melancholy Jenny is very infectious, to say that Tony and Ryuichi are also cousins, after all, the relationship with the eldest brother and sister-in-law is not as deep as Jenny, not even half. It's normal for boys to have big nerves, but they are just as heavy in front of Jenny.

Su Lianzhi almost cut off all contact with the Long family after her daughter's accident, Yu Shaofan no longer had contact with the Long family, Yu Qing couldn't find a reason to go to the Long family, and after Long Yi left home, he also broke off contact.

Long Jincai and Zora are busy with the work of the jewelry store, and there are more business trips, and the whole family is deserted, but the old man Long Chunfeng is used to seeing the clutch of relatives in the world, and he plays with the two children all day long, his hair and beard are all white, and his body bones are okay but his movements are slow.

It's strange to say, I don't know if it's due to poor care or the weather, the two thrushes raised by Long Xiaopeng are also dead, and the two empty birdcages are hanging quietly in front of the window. After Long Yi left home, Long Xiaopeng also locked himself in the study and forced himself to write and draw, but he couldn't write satisfactory words.

The way of calligraphy also pays attention to the mood, when Wang Xizhi and his friends wrote the world's first line of book "Orchid Pavilion Preface" when the beauty of the landscape around the Lanting Pavilion and the joy of the party, expressing the author's feelings about the impermanence of life and death. It is said that after Wang Xizhi wanted to rewrite the preface of Lan Ting, he could no longer write a satisfactory one, which seems to be due to his mood.

Christmas night.

After dinner, the courtyard of No. 3 Yilan Road was lit up, immersed in the festive atmosphere, and even a large number of beauties appeared, and the third brother's younger brother was busy playing mahjong, singing K, fighting landlords, and drinking tea......

In the living room of the third brother.

Third brother: "Xiao Biao, how is the situation?" It's been so many days...... Can you still do it? ”

Brother Biao saw the third brother's unhappiness and said: "The third brother is angry, and the whole Maicheng has found a bottom, and there is no ...... But I still got some news......"

Third brother: "Say! ”

Brother Biao: "Those two people came to play in the BMW Hall a few months ago, and Brother Sheng from the BMW Hall remembered that he had won millions at that time, and in the end the person disappeared, and he didn't see each other for more than a month. ”

Long Yi analyzed: "The Chinese police have arrested people twice and have not caught anyone, will they run to other places, than if they dare to ......?"

The third brother nodded: "Xiao Biao go and do it!" Find him and find a way to make them unable to stay, the situation of Dakang is relatively complicated, and it is difficult to sort out the various forces, so we are here to wait for the rabbit. ”

Brother Biao: "I'll leave immediately, Happy Christmas to the third brother, Brother Da, and Brother Long!" ”

Long Yi clasped his hands together and said, "Brother Biao, stay safe and Merry Christmas!" ”

After Brother Biao went downstairs, Brother Da said: "Those two birdmen can really run, fortunately, Kokang is basically under control, otherwise there is really no way to take them, Brother Biao will not have a problem when he gets out of the horse...... Let's just wait for the good news. ”

The third brother said: "In fact, the power of our Peng family in Myanmar can be traced back to 400 years ago, when Yongli Emperor Zhu Youlang was pursued by the Qing army and led the officers and soldiers and their entourage to flee west from Kunming and take refuge in Myanmar. According to the genealogies and inscriptions of the Yang, Luo and Peng families, the ancestors of the Kokang people were the Ming Dynasty officials and soldiers who were exiled to Burma in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties......"

Long nodded: "I also know a little about this, Emperor Yongli was hanged to death by Wu Sangui in Kunming, right?" ”

Third brother: "In fact, there are many such things in history, once the son of heaven and a courtier, when the dynasty changed, Wu Sangui dared to kill the emperor and was named the prince of Pingxi." Later, Kangxi ordered the withdrawal of the feudal domain, Wu Sangui simply called the king directly, Wu Sangui became the emperor in Hengyang, Hunan, the country was called Da Zhou, and the capital Hengyang was built, if he lived a few more years, he might have to rewrite history......"

Long nodded and said: "Wu Sangui has always been a very controversial figure in history, in my opinion, he was forced, and he was angry and red-faced, which can show that he is actually a loving and righteous person!" ”

Da Ge nodded: "I think Wu Sangui is also a hero, it is said that the prototype of the story of Qiao Feng's appearance in Jin Yong's novel to use the eighteen palms of the dragon is Wu Sangui......"

The third brother and Long Yi were both dumbfounded, and Da Ge continued: "It is said that one day, Wu Sangui's father, Wu Xiang, went out to reconnoiter the enemy situation and met tens of thousands of Eight Banner troops. When the Eight Banners army saw that the other party was so numerous, they wanted to force them to surrender, so the Eight Banners adopted a strategy of besieging but not attacking......"

At that time, Zu Dashou saw that the soldiers of the Eight Banners were overwhelming, and he did not dare to send troops out of the city to rescue. Wu Xiang and the others saw that there was only one way to die. At the critical moment, Wu Sangui saw that his father was trapped, and he was very anxious, and boldly asked Zu Dashou to fight. Zu Dashou didn't allow it, so Wu Sangui sneaked out of the city with more than 20 family members, ready to save people. ”

After leaving the city, Wu Sangui took his sword and mounted his horse, personally attacked from the middle, sent one general on the left and right, and the remaining dozen into two wings, and rushed into the encirclement. The Eight Banners army saw more than 20 Ming troops rushing towards them, and they were helpless for a while, for fear that they were playing tricks, and they did not dare to act rashly, Wu Sangui shot the generals of the Eight Banners Army with an arrow, and easily broke through the siege and rescued his father, Wu Sangui's uncle Zu Dashou personally went out of the city to greet ......"

Da Ge: "Filial piety is heard of the nine sides, and the three armies of Yongguan are talking about Wu Sangui." ”

The third brother said: "Filial piety to the nine sides, the brave champion of the three armies? Champion of the three armies...... It seems to be really fierce, since ancient times, history has been written by successful people, and if you fail, you will deduct a 'rebel' hat, what lures the Qing soldiers into the customs, I think it's a fart! ”

Long Yi sighed with emotion: "That's it, when it comes to changing the dynasty, how can it be above board?" Aren't they all robbed? If you win, it is called 'doing the right thing for heaven', and if you lose, it is called 'seeking the dynasty and usurping the throne', otherwise the whole world is Qin Shi Huang's, surnamed Ying...... Right? I'm waiting for **** to play, so what can I do? ”

The third brother nodded and said: "Don't talk about Qin Shi Huang, just talk about the history of the Kokang area is enough to talk about three days and three nights, when the ancestors arrived in Myanmar, it can be regarded as cutting through thorns and thorns, opening up the territory of Xinjiang, when it comes to history, it must be said that history is written by the strong, it is really chaotic enough......"

"You can talk about the later Yang family, when the British colonized the country, and the British Empire authorized the Yang family to manage it...... and the later Luo family, which relied on the Burmese military...... It wasn't until a hundred years ago that the Chinese side supported the Peng family and stepped onto the stage of history......"

Long Yi shook his head and said helplessly: "Then the current situation is a battle? ”

Third brother: "Anyway, it's the needs of history, everyone wants to destroy others, and others don't want to be destroyed, so what should I do?" Hit! What should I do when I get tired after playing for so many years? I'm tired of taking a break! It is roughly seven provinces and seven states and one special district, and most of the states are in the north and east, and the area together far exceeds the ...... provinces."

Speaking of Niu Tianyou and Niu Xiaofeng, the three of them fell into deep thought. Da Ge is the third brother's main confidant, and he is a friend who talks about everything after work, and he must also be a brother in life and death; Long Yi was somewhat depressed, knowing that the enemy was in Myanmar, but he couldn't find it for a long time, seeing that a few days and a year had passed, it was not that he couldn't worry about the company's operation, and the whole group would operate even if he left Long Yi; The third brother drank tea, thinking that he almost died that year, so he lit a cigarette and smoked it......

The third brother said: "Speaking of bravery, there are not many people I admire, and Wu Sangui has never seen it, but Brother Xiong is a real brave ......."

Long Yi and Da Ge took a sip of tea, knowing that the third brother was going to start talking about those distant things, they all listened attentively, Da Ge handed a cigarette to Long Yi, and the three men sat quietly, quite like cooking wine and talking about heroes.

The third brother said: "Ten years ago, if it weren't for Brother Xiong, I would have died, at that time our family was weakened in Kokang, that day hundreds of people chased us to cut, it was shocking to think about, we were only thirty people, and we were chased for a few streets, and they were basically hung up at that time, Brother Xiong ran a timber company, and was about to close off work, and saw five or six people chasing me to cut, you think about it, a businessman can stand up and block five knives for me, two against six......"

The third brother rolled up his clothes, and a twenty-centimeter-long scar on his left waist was exposed, and Long Yi could imagine how ruthless the other party was at that time.

The third brother sighed: "Brother Xiong hurriedly cashed the timber company, and I haven't seen him since, and Xiaoda doesn't know about these things, and Xiaoda and I have only been about eight years...... So many years have passed! ”

Da Ge: "People like us, their heads are tied to the waistband of their trousers, they are all fate, and the third brother has the grace of knowing me...... What about Brother Long? ”

Long Yi shook his head and said: "My life is not so dangerous, all day long, let's talk about it now...... I don't have any pursuits, I just want to find those two scumbags, and I don't bother to think about anything else......"