The weather has cooled down, and the country of Jinguo Datong has ushered in a brightly lit night. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Nearly half of the leaves have fallen, the grass has fallen early, and winter in the north is approaching. However, the coldness in the temperature has not lowered the bustling temperature of Datong, and even these days, the atmosphere of the city's prevention and security has not reduced the number of these lights. Horse-drawn carriages with flags and lanterns drove through the streets of the city, occasionally passing by the soldiers in procession, revealing faces of nobility and pride when the curtains opened. Battle-hardened veterans sat at the front of the carriage and waved their whips high. In the shops where the lights are still on, meat eaters gather here to talk and laugh.

The major affairs of the country are in worship and Rong. A new round of southern expedition has begun, and after the 300,000 troops in the east set off, Xijing Datong has become the focus of attention of the nobles of the Jin Kingdom. Since winning the world on horseback, some Jin nobles have sent their children to new battlefields to gain fame, and some Jin magnates and children have set their sights on the ways to profit from the war: countless slaves in the future, rich fiefs in the south, various treasures that soldiers hope to bring back from the Wu Dynasty, or because of the transfer of the army, the loopholes that can be drilled out of the huge logistics operation.

Compared with the corrosion experienced by the Wu Dynasty in two hundred years, the emerging Dajin Empire showed a different atmosphere in the face of huge interests: Zongfu and Zongbi chose to conquer the entire Nanwu to gain the strength to deter Yan Zonghan. But in addition, more than ten years of prosperity and pleasure still showed its due power, the poor people after getting rich with the dividends of war, enjoy all the good things in the world, but such pleasure may not be able to last, after more than ten years of cycle, when the nobles can enjoy the benefits began to fall, people who have experienced the peak, but may not be willing to go back to poverty again.

Not to mention poverty, it is a slight regression, and it is probably something that people are unwilling to accept.

The old aristocrats, who once took the world on horseback, wanted to gain profits, and the means were inevitably simple and crude: providing military funds at high prices, shoddy ones, taking away military rations through connections, and then selling them into the market again...... Greed always stimulates people's imagination to the maximum.

The nobles are constantly pouring into Datong, and the blows on these things have become fierce in the Datong area at this time. In the past few days, even the sons of the two princes have been arrested and seriously injured by Zong Han with a whip, which seems to mean that the hard-core older generation of forces has reached the peak of cleaning up the corrupt atmosphere of the younger generation of Jurchens. Under the personal control of Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Xiyin, the actions of the Yamen of Datong Mansion were fierce, and many children of powerful people were dealt with these days, and after these children of powerful people were arrested and tortured, they were put into the army of the Southern Expedition to replace punishment with service.

However, such severity did not prevent the nobles from following in the activities of Datong Mansion, and even because the young people were thrown into the army, some old nobles and even noble ladies came to the city to find relationships and intercede, which also made the situation inside and outside the city even more chaotic.

However, this chaos is also coming to an end.

“…… A big tree will die because it has moths, and the world is troubled, and state affairs are often like this. In this prosperous night, in the attic of Chen Wangfu, Wanyan Xiyin was overlooking the night outside, talking to the two young people who were already quite tall beside him, these were his two sons and Chen Wenjun, the eldest son Wanyan Dezhong and the second son Wanyan Youyi. As the most bookish family in the Jurchen aristocratic circle, Xi Yin's two children did not live up to his expectations, Wanyan Dezhong is tall, both civil and military, although Wanyan Youyi is thin, but he has already experienced in literary affairs, even if he can't compare to his father's stunning brilliance, he can be regarded as an outstanding leader among the younger generation.

He was about to go on an expedition, and when he was talking to his two sons, Chen Wenjun brought tea from the room and gave it to the three closest people in the world to her. Although Xi Yin's family style is strict, he gets along with his children on weekdays, but he is not necessarily the kind of father who puts on a show, so even if it is a precept before leaving, he seems extremely easy-going.

"Over the years, my father often feels that the world is changing too fast, since the first emperor started, swept the world like nothing, and laid this foundation, but in the past 20 years, my Dajin is still strong, but it is no longer invincible in the world. Take a closer look, my big gold is in the loss, the opponent is becoming fierce, a few years ago the black flag raged, it is a precedent, the theory of things, so that the rise of firearms, but also have to be concerned. Zuoqiu has a saying, be prepared for danger in times of peace, and be prepared when you think. This southern expedition may be able to determine the world before the change of firearms, but it should also be the last time that my father will accompany the army. ”

The southern expedition and the northern war, Rong Ma for a lifetime, at this time, Wanyan Xiyin was already getting old, with half a head of white hair. When he spoke like this, his sensible son naturally said that he had the spirit of a dragon horse, Xi Yin waved his hand and smiled: "My father's body is naturally not bad, but I can't boast about it." Since you are going to the battlefield, you should have the heart to die, since you are the sons of the god of ceres, you are about to start to take charge of yourself again, and I have some instructions from my father to leave to you...... Needless to say, there is no need to say anything auspicious or unlucky...... My Jurchen flourished in the land of white mountains and black waters, your fathers, when they were young, had no food and clothing, drank blood, and since they started with the Emperor Aguta, they have fought for many years and defeated countless enemies! Destroy the Liao Kingdom! Swallow the Central Plains! Up to now, your father is a prince, and you have been clothed and fed since you were a child...... It was bought with blood. ”

"At this point, what can be remembered most by my father is not the pavilions and pavilions in front of him. Today's Jurchens are sweeping the world, and wherever you go, you see those people arrogant and arrogant. The Jurchens who remember for their fathers are not like this, and today, what they remember for their fathers are more dead people...... The friend who grew up together since he was a child, I don't know when he died, and the brother who was fighting died and fell to the ground, and the corpse was not cleaned up, and he couldn't find it when he turned back...... Virtue and grace, the days you live today are covered with corpses and blood. Not only the blood of the Jurchens, but also the blood of the Liao and Han people, you must remember. ”

When he said about the Han people, he reached over and shook Chen Wenjun's hand.

"If it is decided that it will be tomorrow, the last expedition, your fathers will sweep the world and give it to you on the corpse of this rich world. You don't necessarily need to fight anymore, what do you have to learn? You have to learn to stop bleeding, don't shed the blood of the Jurchens, let the Jurchens not bleed, the Han and Liao, it's better not to bleed, because ah, if you let them bleed, they will also make you feel bad. This is...... Your homework. ”

In the attic, Wanyan Xiyin paused: "Also, it is the corruption of this person's heart, when life is good, people will become bad......"

His words continued in the attic, and for a long time, the lights of the city outside, and by the time he had finished his exhortations, it was not too early. The two children said goodbye and left, and Hee-yin took his wife's hand and was silent for a while.

"In your heart...... It's not good, right? After a while, Xi Yin spoke.

Chen Wenjun bowed his head slightly and did not speak.

"I'm a Jurchen." Xi Yin said, "You can't change in this life, you are Han, and there is no way to do it." The Jurchens want to live well, huh...... There's no such thing as trying to live a bad life. After thinking about it all these years, there must be a head after fighting for so long, this head, either the Jurchens are defeated and Dajin is gone, I will take you to a place where there are no other people to live, or the world that should be fought is over, and it will be able to settle down. Now it seems that the latter is more likely. ”

"If you're not happy, bear with it. After this battle is over, the only thing for the husband to do is to make the Han people live better. Let the Jurchens, Liao, and Han ...... Melt it up as soon as possible. I may not be able to see it in this life, but my husband will definitely try his best to do it, the general trend of the world, there are ups and downs, the Han people are living too well, they are destined to fall for a while, there is no way to ......"

Chen Wenjun did not speak.

Tears fell.

……

On the same night, in the same city, Mandu Daru rode like a horse, anxiously running through the streets of Datong.

"Quick! Quick—"

As he shouted, he was still waving his whip vigorously, and the cavalry behind him was chasing with all his might, and the roar of the horses' hooves was like a torrent through the streets.

After a while, the team rushed to the door of a mansion in the east of the city as quickly as possible, blocked the front and back, and broke in.

There was a sound of panic in the mansion, and a guard came up to stop him, and he was slashed to the ground by Mandu Daru one by one, he broke through the corridor and the frightened subordinates, drove straight forward, and when he arrived at the courtyard of Deli, when he saw a middle-aged man, he shouted: "Lord Jiang, your matter has happened - you will be arrested ...... your hands."

The official surnamed Jiang has a high status in the Jurchen court, but he is a senior member under Shi Liai, and this time he holds an important position in the logistics system of grain and grass transfer, as soon as he heard this, when Mandu Daru came in, the other party was already sweating profusely, his face was pale, and he was holding a steel knife, and before he could rush to the person, the other party turned his hand and inserted the blade into his stomach.

"Damn it!" Mandu Daru rushed over, the other party was already in a state of steel knife piercing his abdomen, he gritted his teeth, hugged the other party violently, and stabilized the wound, "Lord Ceres, I have full authority to deal with this matter, you think it's enough to die!" Tell me who's behind the scenes! Tell me a name - or I'll put your whole family to life than death, and I'll do what I say—"

Mandu Daru was initially recalled to Datong in order to find out the murderer of Zong Han, and later participated in the Hannu rebellion, and when the army gathered and the logistics were operated, he intervened in these matters. In the past few months, Mandu Dalu has solved many cases in Datong, and after all, among some clues uncovered this time, the largest case has been revealed, and some Jurchen nobles and logistics officials have embezzled and transported air force assets, filled their own pockets, and stole beams and pillars, and this official surnamed Jiang is the key figure among them.

When he found out this clue, he had already been noticed by the person behind him, and hurriedly came to arrest him, but it seemed that someone had already arrived first, this Lord Jiang knew that he was not lucky, hesitated for a long time, and finally inserted himself with a knife, Mandu Daru threatened loudly, and desperately made the other party sober, that Lord Jiang was in a trance, and had begun to vomit blood, but finally raised his hand, stretched out his finger, and pointed to a place.

"What! What! Be clear! Speak! Mandu Daru slapped him with a wave and slapped him again.

But the other party finally had no breath.

"What...... What! Mandu Daru stood up and turned around, looked at the direction pointed by Lord Jiang, and after a moment, he was stunned.

There was a black tablecloth in a pile of tables and chairs.

"Black Flag ......" Mandu Daru understood, "Clown ......"

Over the course of a few months, all parties in Mandu Daru solved the case and had dealt with the name earlier. Later, the Hannu rebellion, this black flag spy took the opportunity to take the opportunity to steal a roster of the Ceres' Mansion, which made the entire Xijing boil, it is said that this roster was later difficult to pass on all the way, I don't know how many characters were involved, if the Lord Ceres and others personally fought with him, with this list, some swinging southerners made their positions clear, but the other party also exposed more southerners who surrendered to Dajin in advance. In a sense, in this battle, Lord Ceres suffered a loss.

Mandu Daru tried to capture him, but after a while, he disappeared and he went on to take charge of other things. In the clues this time, there is also a vague mention of a Han person threading the needle, it seems to be the clown, but Mandu Daru was not sure before, until today he broke through the fog and understood the situation, and from the hand of Lord Jiang, he determined the identity of the other party.

This surnamed Jiang is dead, and many people will get out of it because of this, but even if it surfaces now, it will involve a deficit of nearly 30,000 stone of grain, and if all of them are pulled out, I am afraid there will be more.

"I'm going to catch you......"

Mandu Daru stood up and slashed open the table in front of him with a knife, this black flag member nicknamed the clown, he just returned to Datong, he wanted to catch it, but again and again, either because he didn't pay enough attention to it, or because he was busy with other things, the other party disappeared from his field of vision again and again, and it also made him feel tricky again and again. But for now, he has more to do.

The army of the Western Route will swear to set off tomorrow.

Many more people are going to die tonight......

……

Ten miles south of Datong City, the camp of the West Route Army, the continuous light and fire and tents filled the entire field of vision, extending far and wide.

The heavy convoy was still busy and gathering all night - it had not stopped since a long time ago, and it seemed that it would continue to operate forever.

Two figures climbed up the hill in the darkness, looking at everything from afar, the huge war machine was already in operation, about to run south of it.

"The other side surnamed Jiang has been targeted for a long time, and may have been exposed......"

"It's okay, the benefits have been divided...... You say......"

"Huh?"

"You say, do we do these things to any effect?"

"Let's make a little bit each. The teacher said that if you do it, there may not be results, and if you don't do it, there will be no results. ”

Lu Mingfang and Tang Minjie stood in the dark, looking at everything in this vastness, after a while, Lu Mingfang looked at Tang Minjie with deep eyes, patted him on the shoulder, Tang Minjie turned his head abruptly, and heard Lu Mingfang say: "You are too tight." ”

"Is there one?"

"Things here...... It's not for you and me to do it. He smiled, "I heard the news that the east side has already started fighting, Zhu Biao out of Zengtou City, Wang Shan Yue under the Daimyo Mansion, and later on the bank of the Yellow River to break Li Xizhi 200,000 troops...... Wang Shanyue seems to be planning to defend the Daimyo's mansion ......"

Although they were thousands of miles apart, the military information from the south was not slow, and Lu Mingfang had a channel to know the message transmitted by the Jurchen army. He whispered about these situations thousands of miles away, Tang Minjie closed his eyes, quietly felt the flood of the whole world, and quietly experienced the terrifying everything that followed.

On August 19 of the ninth year of Jianshuo, the Jurchen Western Route Army swore an oath from Datong, and under the leadership of the general Wanyan Zonghan, they began the journey of the fourth southern expedition.

To the south of Yanmen Pass, the forces led by Wang Juyun, Tian Shi, Yu Yulin, Lou Shuwan and others have already set up defenses and put on a strict attitude. Datong, Xi Yin waved goodbye to Chen Wenjun and the two children: "We will bring this world back to the Jurchens." ”

In the south, after a burst of abuse at the Jinluan Palace, rejecting the ministers' plan to allocate heavy troops to attack Sichuan Si, Zhou Junwu rushed to the front line in the north, and said to the Manchu ministers: "If you can't fight the Jurchens, I won't come back." ”

Wang Shanyue on the north bank of the Yellow River: "I will guard the Daimyo's Mansion into another Taiyuan." ”

That night, looking at the Jurchen army that was waiting to go, Tang Minjie wiped his mouth and nose, turned around and walked in the direction of Datong: "Something must be done...... Something has to be done......"

After that, the autumn rain continued, and the soldiers and beacons pushed down, and the continuous autumn rain fell everywhere on the earth, and the great rivers flowed, and the murky water roared, accompanied by thunderous sounds, the sounds of killing, and the sounds of resistance, and smashed on every boulder in its path. Burst open--