The clouds in the sky are still very thick, but heaven and earth! It became clear. It's the middle of November, and it's snowing in Tokyo these days, but today the snow is beginning to clear, and the white looks like it's settling down on the earth, and the city is like a mat drawn in the snow, and the white of the streets is slightly lighter, drawing lines in the city.

Coming down from the teahouse on the side of the royal street, Li Pin glanced back at the towering palace wall in the distance and exhaled a hot breath.

For two months, I had been running around Tokyo, and two days ago, I finally got the documents from the Judge's Office. It also means that the shadow of offending Fu Ying, the servant of the ministry, has gone, and he finally has his first real vacancy, officially entered the official career, and can start to show his strength.

The time to take office is in February next year, and he will go north to Xizhou to serve as the commander of Nanhe County, speaking of which, Nanhe is a good place, and even has the reputation of "Jinan granary", and the position in Xingzhou is pivotal, and it is easy to make achievements. It is not easy for a new officialdom to be able to fill this gap, and it seems that the letter written by Qin Lao, who should have come over, played a role.

Thinking of Qin Lao, "I can't help but think of the trouble that Ning Yi encountered when he left Jiangning, when he left Jiangning, the imperial merchant had just decided to belong to a... The Su family was put in a crisis by the Wu family, and I don't know how to solve it, Liheng was originally a son-in-law, and after this incident, it must be even more difficult to deal with himself in the Su family. It's just that it's difficult to travel in winter, and he will take office in February next year, so he can't go back to Jiangning again in such weather.

Thinking of these, I always feel that I owe the other party a favor, and now that the other party is in trouble, I can't help, and I actually feel a little guilty in my heart. Now what he says is also a county order, the size is an official, if he can go back to help, it can always play a role, although subconsciously he always feels that this matter is strange Ning Yi may not need to help, but at least this is a friendship.

Being able to become the commander of Nanhe County, the Qin Siyuan introduced by Ning Yi played a big role, but some of the joints made him feel very strange.

Qin Siyuan is a big man, although Ning Yi understated it when he was introduced, but he already understood it at that time, and he also remembered the name of this great Confucian who was the secretary of the ministry. After all, for many students, the three provinces and six departments are the most concerned about their personal interests, and among the six departments, only the importance of the officials is the first of the six departments.

But the reason for his retreat was quite complicated, if it weren't for Ning Yi's introduction to Li Pin, he wouldn't have known that there was such a big man living in seclusion in Jiangning. After the Blackwater Alliance, Qin Heiyuan retreated silently from the court, and in the following years, the old man was even burdened with infamy such as "Han * ......". When he got the letter of recommendation, Li Pin actually doubted that this old man still had any influence, or even if some people in the court cared about the old feelings, but because of the Blackwater Alliance, maybe there were more enemies, and he came over with Qin Siyuan's letter of recommendation, and he didn't know if Lu Dao would have the opposite effect. But the reaction that followed was very intriguing.

It feels like many links are making it convenient for him, and it took more than two months to open the back door, and it seems that it is also to arrange a good position like Nanhe for him. In the two months of activities in the capital, I always felt that the result of everything was not due to my own activities, and the smiles of those high-ranking officials were quite playful, and even vaguely heard that the saint had an opinion on him, and then he dismissed his mind, which was a little scary.

It's just that the Jinshi from a few years ago is famous, and he is not a top three, and he has no merits, he would rather believe that it is fake.

Sometimes, though, I can't help but associate these messages with something I've heard lately.

The north is not calm, everyone is brewing a war, this is something that has been felt in Jiangning, but the Tokyo officials gathered, and similar feelings seemed to tighten the nerves a little. In addition, some people are digging out the matter of the Blackwater Alliance, saying that the imperial court is quite meaningful, as early as six or seven years ago has laid the foreshadowing, in recent years, the Jin Liao dispute, of course, is Wanyan Agu is a great reluctance to succumb to the contradictions between the two sides, but at the same time, there is also the reason for the operation of the Wu Dynasty, and the Jin people secretly trade all kinds of materials, leading their greed, almost yang conspiracy, these things, just like the story.

But...... The atmosphere he had felt in Tokyo recently made him wonder if it was true. The sense of smell of the Beijing officials is much more sensitive than that of the outsiders, and since this period of time, the outside world has been spreading everywhere about the conspiracy between the Wu Dynasty and the Jin people, and the Liao people have also continuously sent envoys to the Wu Dynasty for help. If this foreshadowing was really laid out when Qin Siyuan hung up his crown seven years ago, and now that he is receiving this treatment in Beijing with his letter of recommendation, it is really possible to explain it. ,

In fact, there were people in Jiangning last year who secretly spread this matter, the Blackwater Alliance seemed to be humiliating, but in fact, it sowed discord, drove the tiger and devoured the wolf, and used the confrontation between the two powers to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, of course, no one would believe this kind of dream talk at that time...... After all, this matter is too big, and Li Pin can't believe it now. But between Jin and Liao, there must be a war in the future, "if the Wu Dynasty joins, Xingzhou will live in the north, and the south will be rich, and when the time comes, it will be in the middle of the place, and he will manage it well in the past, and his achievements will be expected in the near future, which is a sure thing."

Thinking about it like this for the past two days, I can't help but get excited, and if the rumors are really true, I can't say it...... Qin Siyuan, who has lived in seclusion in Jiangning for seven years, will also wash away all the blame and recover, if this shrewd and capable official Shangshu recovers, I am afraid that one phase will not be able to run away, just look at the left or right phase.

At that time, I am afraid that Liheng will also enter the court, which is really a good thing.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help laughing, on this rare sunny day in the winter of the eighth year of Jinghan, Li Pin looked up at the sunlight on the royal street and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Drive away the strong enemy, collect Yanyun, restore the rivers and mountains of the Han Dynasty, and wash away the shame of a hundred years. The world is in turmoil, and the next may be a magnificent era.

I always feel ...... Can you accomplish great things in this era......

On this day, the little county commander who had not yet taken office thought so in his heart......

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Ning Yi has actually noticed something recently, and the guests of Qin's family seem to have increased recently.

The time is approaching the end of November, and Ning Yi has been busy recently. Compared with last year, I usually accompanied Su Tan'er to visit all kinds of businesses everywhere, new and old. Last year, it was just a process, at that time his identity was only the son-in-law of the Su family, and this year he already has the reputation or notoriety of "ten steps and one * ......", no one dares to despise him, so it is troublesome, but with the "newlywed...... It is natural for the wife to do these things, anyway, everyone is asleep, and there is nothing to complain about.

It's only been a month since they had the same room, and now everyone is in the honeymoon period, like all newlywed men and women, and now the favorite place for the two of them to stay should be regarded as the bed. Su Tan'er has her own reserve and cultivation, but with her ability to burn down a building in order to further the relationship between the two, when some relationships are normalized, she is actually not very squirming

Dealing with business matters in the room in the afternoon and evening, quite a strong woman's feeling" After dealing with it, he pulled Ning Yi to say something a little bit smaller than a woman, which was similar to the previous date with Ning Yi every few days, but the conversation at this time was more private, including the pattern of where they would live in the future, the name of the baby to be born, etc., the parents also said, and the business things also said, "When he talked about going to bed, he was stripped naked by Ning Yi, in winter, rolling the sheets is a good thing for physical and mental health, The rest is conceivable.

On the one hand, she has been able to adapt to these things, and in front of Ning Yi, she will not be shy or even like it.

On the other hand, in fact, her body is quite sensitive, frowning and clenching her teeth when the stimulation is strong, it is like being tortured, but she holds back and refuses to make a sound anyway. The feeling of torturing a strong woman is very interesting, sometimes Ning Yi deliberately stopped, she glanced at Ning Yi for a long time, and then punched Ning Yi slightly, flattening her mouth and feeling a little annoyed, and then closed her eyes and turned her head away, grabbed the sheet with both hands and continued to be tortured: "Hurry up, hurry up, um......",

She would take a little initiative, and then she would be so shy as if she had done something big, and Ning Yi liked this feeling too.

There are a lot of interesting things in the boudoir, after all, Su Tan'er's embroidered bed has been used for many years, the two of them have slept for about half a month, and one night they suddenly began to make some small noises, and when Ning Yi came home the next day, he found that the bed had been dismantled and cleaned, and several family members lightly brought in a new bed that seemed to be very strong and would never move, and assembled it lightly. The reason why they were light was because Su Tan'er was sitting at the desk next to her and was busy dealing with things, probably instructing these people not to disturb her as much as possible, so these people had to slow down their movements as much as possible.

In this way, it was obvious that Su Tan'er ordered the bed to be changed, but she pretended not to see it at all next to her, and the gang of family members had to assemble the bed painfully. Ning Yi felt funny when he saw it, he moved a stool and sat next to him to watch, and then found that he was a little in the way, and moved to Su Tan'er's side with a bang, and didn't speak, Su Tan'er's face was all red, and he was still bored to deal with official business. Well, the first time between the two of them passed in this kind of pretense. ,

In addition to getting along with Su Tan'er and visiting everywhere, there is actually a lot of time for the rest of the time. During this time, Ning Yi and Kang Xian asked for a group of craftsmen to prepare for research in the direction of cement, mainly to prepare for their own house repair. He didn't put much effort into this, but just said a general direction, mixing lime and clay firing, etc., using different raw materials to do more experiments, and leaving the rest to the craftsmen to do slowly.

The difficulty of this matter is not small, but it is not big. Nowadays, there are also a batch of cement alternatives for building houses and city walls, and it is not difficult to get a batch of cement as long as the direction is determined. It's just that there is no very specialized production line, and the research and production of huā must be very expensive, but it doesn't matter, just take the money and smash it, and then build a small villa yourself, this doesn't matter if you benefit the people, you can benefit yourself first, and make a start" If the rest of the Kang Lao is interested, or the craftsmen are interested, they will be handed over to them to develop.

During this time, Ning Yi went to Qin Lao's side twice, and both times there were guests in Qin's home, and it seemed that they were officials from other places who came to Jiangning or something, either passing through or returning to Jiangning Province, so they came over to visit Qin Lao. This is very different from last year's situation, and it shows that some things are already starting to change significantly.

The second time I went there was November 21, it was still a snowy day, and this time I saw Gu Xuan.

At this time, Jiang Ning had opened the ban on wine, and the first batch of high-grade wine began to be brewed in the small workshop on Yunzhu's side, and there were results, he came over from Yunzhu's small building at this time, and took a jar to give to Qin Lao. When he went, he was entertaining guests inside, he handed the wine to Mrs. Chun, and specially told him that the wine was high and was ready to leave, but Mrs. Qin had already regarded him as a trustworthy son and nephew, so she left him at this time: "You wait, I'll go and get something for you to bring back*......"

This old man knew Ning Yi's character, and he didn't say that he would let Ning Yi see Qin Siyuan, and then secretly went over to inform Qin Lao, and then dragged him in to meet people. Qin Lao was originally a big official, and the old lady's affairs in the officialdom were actually a little more knowledgeable" She knew that it was always good for Ning Yi to let Ning Yi see these officials, with Qin Lao here, Ning Yi couldn't suffer a loss, and letting him come over in this way was actually a very intimate performance, Ning Yi had no choice but to appreciate it for a while, and under the recommendation of Qin Lao, he had to communicate with the two middle-aged people inside.

One of them is called Qin Xuan, the word will be known, the then Imperial History of the Emperor Cheng Yi Qin Lao did not say this, but Ning Yi probably knew that Lu Dao was this person - his tall figure "looks square, his eyes look quite wise" temperament and speech are very calm, very good and reliable. Both of them were big officials, probably thinking that Ning Yi was Qin Lao's nephew, and they talked a few words, but they were also cordial, and then poured a few glasses of wine from a small cup and tasted them separately, and expressed a few opinions on this high wine, and they talked very happily.

That's probably the way to meet, and Ning Yi has nothing to evaluate.

On the other hand. When the school was preparing for the holiday, Zhou Pei mentioned to Ning Yi about the apprenticeship. King Kang's original plan was to make a big splash, that is, to bring a large group of people to visit the Su family under the banner of the prince, to make a grand apprenticeship ceremony, and also to give the Su family and Ning Yi face, since then the Su family has a big backer in Jiangning, but Ning Yi seriously refused.

The network of people is sometimes very interesting, when you are at a low level, the high-level people will not take the initiative to look at you, but if you suddenly act at a high level, people's eyes will become active. Just like the comparison between people's attitude towards Ning Yi last year and this year, with this kind of initiative, "grievances will slowly arise, although grudges are a probability, but since there is such a high-level relationship, Ning Yi does not want to take the initiative to show off, it is meaningless, after all, these things can be saved as bargaining chips, and now if the Su family encounters any trouble, they can use the relationship of the palace to sweep it away, but if the relationship between the palace is revealed now, the questions that will be encountered in the future will only be at this level.

However, although he refused such a grand apprenticeship ceremony, at the end of this year's New Year, Ning Yi planned to take his wife to visit the Horse Mansion and the Chun Lao Mansion, Su Tan'er was very worried about this and prepared for a long time, but in fact, the subsequent meeting was also an ordinary chat. A place like the Horse Mansion is very high-level for Su Tan'er, and when Ning Yi was asked why he would have a friendship with the Horse Master, Ning Yi smiled and said, "Because we are all rich people, what * ......" Su Tan'er gently punched him. , although Ning Yi didn't mind, Su Tan'er didn't like him to talk about his identity as a son-in-law. The wind and snow seem to have not stopped, in the white snow, the fire in the room in the small courtyard is always warm and yellow, and the five people seem to be snuggled here to spend this winter. On the side of the city, it is always warm in the small building next to the bend of the Qinhe River, Ning Yi often passes in the morning, and the woman waiting by the steps is wearing a cloak, her face is red from the cold, her hands are folded, and she exhales the heat. She refused to let her in and wait, and sometimes another energetic woman would jump around on the side of the steps, and they would pile up snowmen one by one next to the small building, and the energetic woman would be busy provoking and arguing with him when she saw Ning Yi.

Qin's River is frozen," and occasionally you can see a pair of energetic women sliding around on it. But this is a very cold winter after all, most of the time, Yunzhu and Jin'er will still stay in the room, snuggling up to the fire, I don't know what Lu Dao is talking about, quite a feeling of dependence.

It would have been better if that man hadn't come...... Jin'er, who wants to monopolize Sister Yunzhu, thinks like this......

December is fleeting in this atmosphere, and the end of the year has arrived. When the sound of firecrackers left the old year, the eight years of Jinghan of the Wu Dynasty finally passed away, and it was "the ninth year of the Wujing Han Dynasty."

This year, the rich places are still peaceful, and the places where the people are not living are beginning to become more people's livelihood.

This year, the general trend of the world is turbulent, and natural and man-made disasters are also frequent.

In that year, uprisings were set off in various places, and then they were suppressed.

In this year, war broke out.

North, North, North.

The sky was dark, the wind and snow were whimpering, the agitated wind and heavy snow drowned everything on the grassland, and in the bad weather where the visibility was barely three meters, there were faint fragments of incongruous sounds, like hallucinations.

Our eyes wandered forward, close to the ground, and the corpses and blood came into view, "The man died not long ago, but the blood was already cold" began to condense in the wind and snow.

It's not just a corpse, the corpses that come into view extend out of the body in a variety of different tragic forms, the hands and feet are broken, the body is pierced, and the arrow shoots into the brain, "blood and scraps of flesh are gathered together" There are two carts in the chalk of the battlefield, the people around them have died, and a corpse has even been nailed to the cart by a spear through the chest, and its feet are off the ground.

The field of vision continued to extend, in the wind and snow, the three people ran towards the front lifelessly, they were wearing Liao clothes, and their footsteps kicked up bursts of snow in the ground, but nothing could be seen in front of them, and suddenly, an arrow flew out of the snow curtain. With a pop, the man running on the side was shot through the chest with an arrow, and his body flew up and fell to the ground with a thud.

In the faint field of vision, a huge silhouette appeared in the wind and snow on the side, and the two had already run over, but there was no way to escape, and they knew that more people were still coming around this side.

The man running behind waved the knife in his hand, and when he looked behind, he looked like a Liao general: "Who are you!" Which tribe's! How dare you kill ...... Angel ......"

Suddenly, the wind and snow swept in, the war horse neighed, and a thunderclap seemed to fall behind him, and at the same time there was the screams of his companions and the sound of his body being crushed into flesh. The moment he turned his head, in front of the side of his vision, the huge black war horse raised his double kick and stepped on it with a bang, crushing his companion's entire body, and before he could finish his words, something ran through his body!

He felt the wind and snow stop. However, this is not the case, the figure on the black war horse is like a mountain, and in an instant it actually blocked the howling blizzard, but he felt his body rising, his chest was very painful, and a large gun pierced through his chest, piercing from behind, and the man on the horse picked him up with one hand.

"Your Liao country, it's over." ，

He heard the figure on the war horse say this, and more figures gathered in this direction, like the entourage of this demon.

"You, who are you...*......" he spat blood out of his mouth, "trying to grab the barrel of the gun with both hands, but his mouth just subconsciously repeated, "Which ...... How dare the tribe kill ...... Heaven rises...*......" and the demon on the horse looked at him coldly.

"Xiao'er is only a catty...*......" The blood is really cold, this is the most coludicated voice that General Liao has heard, the wind and snow howled, his pupils were dilating, and he couldn't hear the last three words in the wind and snow.

“…… Iron! Wood! True! ”，

Darkness has come.

Lu Xi

Heavy snow closed the mountain, but the snow had stopped. Lu Hongti sat on the big stone next to the stockade that had been swept away from the snow, looking at the undulating white patch far and near, with mountains everywhere, it looked really wild, I don't know what the winter in Jiangning will be like.

But there are some things, which are also available in the mountains, and she listened to the sound of children playing later, and a snowball hit over her head, hey, it didn't hit. Yesterday, Erhong married his sixth son, and today it is still very lively, inside and outside the village, you can feel it everywhere.

She recently rejected the court's recruitment, and also refused the recruitment of the "Hebei Tiger * ......" Tian Hu, who occupied the Mianshan area, and the people in the chazi didn't quite understand what she wanted, and it was easy to understand if she refused to recruit An, and Zhao'an didn't have good fruit to eat, but why did she refuse to rebel, it was really unclear, everyone was doing rebellion.

The superior is to have a sense of mystery.

The setting sun sprinkled afterglow on the foothills of the mountain, thinking of the scholar in Jiangning City, who should have tied him up the mountain in the first place. She narrowed her eyes slightly.

This year is a good year.

As long as there is no war, in fact, every year is a good year.

I hope I don't hit him......

The second episode of the Dark War Land ......, end

Episode 3: Throat Snake.

The land is killed, and the dragon and snake are on the land. "Yi" (to be continued.)