“…… And Uncle Song Mao, I don't know how he is, is he okay? ”

It was already dark, and a campfire burned by the river bay in the distance, and occasionally the laughter of children and the voices of women could be heard. Song Yongping, under the leadership of Ning Yi, walked slowly, and when he asked about his father's condition, Song Yongping glanced at him.

"My father's body is still tough. After going to the official, there was a lot less mundane affairs, and in the past two years, it has become even richer. ”

"Uncle Song Mao is the official who went after I killed Zhou Zhe, right?"

“…… Well. ”

The two of them said something thrilling to others, but they seemed indifferent in their words, Ning Yi said: "When things were in a hurry, the Song family couldn't take care of it, and it was not good to invite you to come with me." Later, Zhou Yong was called the emperor, and with Zhou Pei's sister and brother on top, it would not be too difficult for you, so I put my heart at ease. In the past few years, Tan'er and Wenfang have occasionally talked about you, among the in-laws, your knowledge is the best, I am afraid that it will delay your career, but I think that when people are young, it is the age when they should take detours, and the more they experience before the age of thirty, I am afraid that the road will be better in the future. ”

He said this and smiled: "Of course, it was me who made you and Uncle Song Mao lose their positions, and I said this a little tastelessly." If you want to say that I got cheap and good, then I can't refute it. ”

Hearing Ning Yi talk about this topic, Song Yongping also laughed, and his eyes seemed calm: "Actually, it's true, when I was young, it was smooth sailing, and I always felt that I was a great talent in the world, and only later did I understand my limitations." In those days when I lost my office, my family came and went, and I knew that the world was mixed, and my vision back then was too small......"

He smiled and shook his head: "When I was young, I read Huang Lao and Confucius and Mencius with the elders in my family, and I memorized the ancient books and scriptures upside down, and the moral articles could also be sprinkled with a large article...... Tianxingjian, a gentleman strives for self-improvement. After 30 years, I gradually understood something. ”

When I first met more than ten years ago, Song Xiaosi, who was in his early twenties, was full of spirits, but now he is already thirty years old.

Ning Yi nodded, and Song Yongping paused for a moment: "These things, if you want to say that you don't have any complaints about your cousin and cousin-in-law, it's fake, but even if you complain, it's not interesting to think about it." Mr. Ning, who dominates the world, will he stop doing things because of whose complaints? ”

Ning Yi laughed "haha", he patted Song Yongping's shoulder and motioned him to move forward together: "There are many truths in the world, but I have only one, when the Jurchens went south, they watched hundreds of thousands of people being killed, Qin Xiang and others turned the tide, and finally the family was ruined. If you don't kill the emperor, these people will die worthless, and of course I have thought about the consequences after killing, but in this world, people can't tolerate one pair and two good, and they can only choose the lesser of two evils. I know your situation before you kill, but you have already measured it, and you have to do it. The county order is also like this, some people you sympathize with, but you can only give him thirty boards, why, it's a little better. ”

"But my brother-in-law has really ...... over the years Not confused? ”

"All the time, and a lot, but ...... In contrast, this road is still a little better. Ning Yi said, "I know what you want to come over, find a flaw that may persuade me to withdraw the troops or give the Wu Dynasty a good step." It doesn't matter, in fact, the situation in the world is very clear, you are a smart person, you will understand it after a little more look, and I will not hide it from you. But first, I'll take you to meet the kids. ”

While speaking, the bonfire was already close, Ning Yi led Song Yongping over, and introduced this distant uncle to Ning Xi and others, and after a while, Tan'er also came over to meet with Song Yongping, and the two sides talked about Song Mao and Su Yu, who had passed away, but it was also a very ordinary scene of family reunion.

While Su Tan'er and Song Yongping were talking, Ning Yi led a group of children to the fire to grill fish, and Ning Ji had dinner with Du Shu, Fang Shuchang and other children and rested for a while, and set up a small ring to take turns to compete. After they were all famous artists, the scene of the competition was quite intense, Wenwen, Ning Ke and other little girls either cheered for their brother by the ring, or ran here to pester Ning Yi. After a while, Ning Yi, who had scorched the fish and had no face, walked to the ring and wrote a couplet to reward the winner, the upper one was "punching Guangzhou eggs", and the lower one was "kicking pineapple bread", and after writing, he asked Song Yongping to come over and comment on the axe, and then asked Song Yongping to write a pair of words to add to his head.

The fight by the river made Song Yongping's heart feel a little emotional, but after all, he came to be a lobbyist - the story of a certain strategist in the legend who persuaded the princes to change their minds with a few words is actually not an exaggeration in these years. The feudal world, the popularity of knowledge is not high, even if one of the princes, may not have a broad horizon, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Zongheng family exaggerated laughter, throw out a certain point of view, the princes bow is not surprising. Li Xiannong was able to say that the barbarian king was moved in the Liangshan Mountains, and he may have taken this path. But in this brother-in-law, neither alarmist nor death-defying generous statements can reverse the other party's decision, and without the most careful analysis, the rest can only be small talk and jokes.

After meeting Ning Yi, he had become more and more aware of this in his heart. Thinking back to Cheng Zhouhai's attitude at the time of departure - I am afraid that the other party is also very clear about this matter. After thinking about it for a long time, when Ning Yi walked aside to rest, Song Yongping also followed and decided to throw the question back first.

"Brother-in-law, isn't there a good solution to the matter in the southwest?"

"For the Wu Dynasty, it should be difficult."

Ning Yi took a branch, sat on the stone by the river beach to rest, and replied casually.

"The Jurchens are coming, the world is falling, what's the benefit?"

"The Wu Dynasty is the world, the Jurchen is the world, the Huaxia Army is also the world, whose world is falling?" He glanced at Song Yongping, and the branch knocked on the stone on the side, "Sit." ”

"The humidity is heavy, and it is not suitable for health." Song Yongping said, and sat down as well.

"How many children do you have?"

"Three, two daughters, one son."

"As a very knowledgeable uncle, what do you think of Ning Xi and them?"

"Good. Xi'er taught very well. Song Yongping said, "Ning Ji's martial arts seem to be much stronger than ordinary people. ”

"After I was born, I watched it to death, and then I went to Chengdu and took a walk, but it was difficult to crowd in the crowd like ordinary children and join in all kinds of excitement. I don't know when I will encounter an accident, fighting for the world - we call it saving the world - this is one of the costs, in case of an accident, it is good to die, and it is possible to live better than die. ”

Ahead was a flowing river, Ning Yi's expression was hidden in the darkness, and although his words were calm, his meaning was not calm. Song Yongping didn't quite understand why he was saying this.

"There has been a fight north of the Yellow River, and near Taiyuan, millions of people have blocked Yan Zonghan's hundreds of thousands of troops, and now there is a heavy snow over there, and there are dead people on the battlefield, and more are frozen to death on the snow. The Daimyo Mansion Wang Shanyue led less than 50,000 people to defend the city, and now it has been fighting for almost two months, Wanyan Zongfu and Wanyan Zongbi led the main force to fight for nearly a month, and then crossed the Yellow River, and the defenders in the city don't know how many ...... there are left"

Ning Yi said in the dark: "...... Now Wan Yanchang is leading 30,000 Jurchen elites to besiege the Han army, and the Han army is still driven forward by the people, who throw the corpses into the city with catapults every day...... Zhu Biao led more than 10,000 Huaxia troops, and if he wanted to open Yan Chang's defense line, he couldn't open it. ”

“…… I don't know how many hungry ghosts have died in the south, I sent 8,000 people to Xuzhou to block the way south of Wanyan Zongfu, the main force of these hungry ghosts is now also surrounding Xuzhou, Zongfu's army meets hungry ghosts, I don't know what it will be like. Further south is the direction of the prince's cloth, a million troops, whether they win or lose in this battle. And then here...... Tens of thousands of people have died. Yongping, it's not a bad thing that you're here for the Wu Dynasty, but if you're me, are you willing to leave them a way to live, or not? ”

"Maybe there's a better way...... Song Yongping said.

"Maybe, maybe...... There is always such a person in the world, he can not only let go of the Wu Dynasty and let the people of the Wu Dynasty live well, but also strengthen himself and save the whole world. Yongping, no kidding, if you have this idea, it's worth the effort. ”

“……”

"But I can't. It has been more than ten years since the first Jurchen went south, and the Wu Dynasty has grown a little bit, probably ...... So much for it. He raised his hand and gestured at a distance about the size of a grain of rice, "We know that the Wu Dynasty has a lot of troubles, the problems are very complicated, and it is not easy to grow a little bit." It's not easy to see them, and if we want them to get better rewards, such as living longer, we can even write an article that regards this kind of enterprising as a rare light of humanity. Is that enough, though? You like the Wu Dynasty, so he should survive, and if he can't, do you want to ...... Can I raise my hand? ”

Ning Yi shook his head.

“…… If you can't stop it, there will be nothing, that article, I want to force the Wu Dynasty to negotiate with me, and after the negotiation, our Huaxia Army and the Wu Dynasty are equal forces. If the Wu Dynasty wants to join forces with me to resist the Jurchens, it's okay, so the Wu Dynasty can have more time to breathe, and if you have to play tricks in the middle, you can't work hard, it's okay, everyone plays chess, it's all like this...... However, the impassioned is one's own, the victory or defeat is determined by heaven and earth, in such a world, everyone is strengthening their minions, and no one on the battlefield has a trace of luck. The problems of the Wu Dynasty and the problems of Confucianism are not improved once or twice, and one or two heroes can be helped up, if the Jurchens are quickly corrupted, it is somewhat possible, but because of the existence of the Huaxia Army, the speed of their corruption is actually not so fast, and they can still fight ......"

Ning Yi tapped the branch on the ground three times: "Jurchen, Huaxia, and Wu Dynasty, not to mention the present, in the end, two of them will be eliminated." Yongping, even if I say something today to make the Wu Dynasty 'better', it is also paving the way for the elimination of the Wu Dynasty. If you want the Huaxia army to stop, the way is very simple, as long as the people of the Wu Dynasty are united, the court is up, and the forces of the big families are all willing to put on the courage of preferring to be a broken jade rather than a tile and not a tile, to attack our Huaxia army, I will immediately stop and apologize...... But the Wu Dynasty can't do it. Now the Wu Dynasty feels very difficult, in fact, even if they lose the southwest, they should not negotiate with me, dumb and lose everyone, no one dares to carry the pot of negotiation, then I will eat the southwest. Without strength, the Wu Dynasty will feel humiliated by losing face? In fact, not only that, they have to kneel down next, they don't have the strength, and the day they will be forced to eat in the future must also be. ”

"After the southwest fight, they sent you over - of course, it's not a stupid trick, people are in that kind of overall situation, what way can't be used, Qin Siyuan back then, it was the same, tinkering and framing, forming a party to entertain guests and give gifts, when it is time to kneel, the old man is also willing to kneel - maybe some people will be moved by family affection and loosen their mouths, but Yongping, I dare not loosen this mouth, the battle is won, and the next thing is the growth of strength, if you can have more points, you can have more points, and you don't raise your noble hand because of selfishness, even if you raise it, that is also because of having to lift. Because I didn't dare to have a ...... at all."

The calm voice, mixed with the sound of the murmuring water in the darkness, Ning Yi lifted the branch and pointed to the fire on the other side of the river beach, where the children played.

"The Northern Tian Tiger raised a million army to confront Zong Han, and if he was defeated, he died. Wang Shanyue guards the name, I hope Zhu Biao can save as many people as possible, but it is also possible that Zhu Biao himself will be in it. There are millions of hungry ghosts, and in one winter, they will die if they die. Yongping, Ning Xi Ningji, Wenwen Xiaoke, is my child, if someone tells me that there will be luck in this world, I can pray to God and worship Buddha every day and kowtow a thousand heads, hoping that they will live happier than me in this life...... But there are no flukes in this world, not even a trace, so I don't kowtow. The strength of the Huaxia Army, if it can be one more point, I will never dare to let him lose one point. ”

The voice was silent for a long time.

……

“…… I have read books in the past two years, and there are sentences that are very touching, and there is a sentence in the nineteen ancient poems that says: "Life is between heaven and earth, suddenly like a traveler from afar", this world is not ours, we just came here by chance, and lived a period of decades, so I am always worried about the things in this world, and I dare not be arrogant...... The most useful truth in the middle, Yongping, you have already said before, is called 'Tianxingjian, a gentleman is constantly striving for self-improvement', only being strong alone is useful, and interceding for the Wu Dynasty is actually unnecessary. ”

……

There was laughter from the small river bay, and a few days later, Ning Yi's family went to Chengdu to see the bustling ancient city. A group of children—except for Ning Xi—saw such a prosperous city for the first time, and the situation in the mountains was completely different, and they were all very happy, Ning Yi walked with Tan'er, Yunzhu and others on the streets of this ancient city, and occasionally talked about the scenery and stories when they were in Jiangning and Bianliang, and that story has passed for more than ten years.

Song Yongping followed it, just like Zuo Duanyou back then, learned about Ning Yi's thoughts, and then discussed it every day. The two sides sometimes quarreled and sometimes broke up unhappily, and it lasted for a long time.

Shortly thereafter, Ning Ji followed the doctors in the military medical team to visit nearby counties and villages, and some household registration officials also visited various places, infiltrating every part of the newly occupied territory. Ning Xi followed Chen Huozi to sit in the center, responsible for arranging security, co-ordination and other things, and learning more skills.

Winter is already deep, and on the south bank of the Yellow River, the day's cold wind and snow suddenly came. The southbound Jurchen army had already left the Yellow River crossing for a considerable distance, and the further south they went, the more desolate and desolate the road became, and the small cities had been breached and burned to the ground, like ghosts, and starving corpses could be seen everywhere along the way. This time, the "clear wilderness" is more thorough than more than ten years ago.

In the heavy snow, the Jurchen grain transport team that had been a small scale was trapped on the road, and the wind and snow howled angrily for more than an hour, and the centurion who led the team asked the team to stop and avoid the wind and snow, and at a certain moment, something gradually came from the front.

Knowing the swaying, swaying, and passing through the heavy snow, the thing gradually came into view, and it was actually a human figure. The figure was staggering, shriveled and thin like a skeleton, and the scalp was tingling at the first glance, and there seemed to be a motionless swaddling swaddle in her hands, a woman—a woman who had been starved to the bone—and no one knew how she had come here.

The "skeleton" stood there in a daze, staring at the cart and the cargo here, and then she shook it and opened her mouth, making an inexplicable sound from her mouth, and there seemed to be water falling from her eyes.

She ran in this direction.

The centurion dragged the long knife over, and with a brush, the woman was slashed to the ground, and the swaddling clothes rolled out, and there was no "baby" in it, so there was no need to make up for it.

"If you see these things, you will not be killed."

The centurion also knew about the news that hungry ghosts were still roaming the area. The woman who had killed her was about to go back, when another figure came towards her in the snowstorm.

The hungry ghosts, and then the hungry ghosts, were stunned when they saw the procession transporting military supplies, and then they only hesitated a little, and then they ran with a shout. They had no strength, and many of them had fallen in the wind and snow, and their cries were almost hoarse. The centurion slashed the two men, slapped his armor with his long knife, and shouted for his men to build a defensive line.

The figures came running one by one......

In the world of life, suddenly like a traveler.

With the coldness of the whole body, dry tears flowed out, and a hoarse voice was made......

That's the last thing they can do in this cold world.

In the wind and snow, endless hungry ghosts poured over—