The night of socializing in turns, approaching the small courtyard where I temporarily lived, it was almost time.

Because he was poured a lot of wine and vomited again in the middle, Wen Shoubin couldn't bear the bumps of the carriage and got off in the streets and alleys not far from the courtyard. Thinking about taking a walk, I will review the two socials tonight: which people are easy to talk to, which ones are not easy to say, which ones have weaknesses, and which ones can get along.

If you are in other places, it is more or less unsafe to walk outside at such a time. But firstly, he was in an excited mood today, and secondly, he also knew that in recent times, Chengdu was loose outside and tight, and the Huaxia army carried out the power of defeating the Jurchens, and vigorously grasped a few typical examples, so that the street was safe and clear, and he walked on the street like this, but he was not afraid that someone would harm his life - if he asked for money, he gave the bag to him, and he didn't care about these today.

The wind at night was warm and warm, and I returned to the gate of the courtyard all the way, and my mood became cheerful. Humming a little song into the door, the maid came over to tell him about Qu Longjun falling into the water today, and Wen Shoubin's face changed: "Is there something wrong with Miss?" ”

"It's fine, but maybe frightened......"

The maid relayed to him the ins and outs of today, and after Wen Shoubin listened, he nodded silently, and went to the living room to let someone hold a pot of strong tea, drank a few sips, and dispersed the smell of wine, before going to the small building in the back.

He went upstairs, knocked on the door outside the room, and waited a moment before pushing it in. Qu Longjun was sleeping on the bed, and the curtain swayed in the wind. Wen Shoubin walked to the wooden table in the center of the room, took out the fire fold and lit the oil lamp, then moved a chair, put it next to the bed, and sat down.

"Father's ......"

Sensing Wen Shoubin's arrival, Qu Longjun opened his mouth to say a word, wanting to get up, Wen Shoubin reached out and pressed her shoulder: "Sleep." They said that you fell into the water today, and your father is not at ease, so it would be best to come and see that you are okay. ”

Although he drank tea, he still smelled of wine, and sat there, as if he was full of exhaustion, watching the starlight shine in from the window.

The father and daughter didn't speak for a while, and they were silent for a long time, before Wen Shoubin sighed and spoke: "I gave Ah Chang to Shangong before, Shangong likes her very much, maybe she can live a good life for a few days, and she sent Yanting tonight, just hope...... They can have a good home. Long Jun, although he said the righteousness of the country, in the final analysis, he brought you to the southwest quietly, and if you are not familiar with the place, and you want to do dangerous things, you will also ...... Scared, right? ”

"Father......" Qu Longjun's voice was slightly choked.

Wen Shoubin was silent for a moment, then raised his hand and rubbed his forehead: "The affairs of the southwest, say a thousand things and ten thousand, you have to do what you want to do." Long Jun, it's easy to say with great righteousness, but it's really hard to do, if Ling Zun could choose back then, he wouldn't go to Liu Yu, who is a son of Laoshi, as his father...... I really don't want to deal with these people today, the country is in danger, they are drunk, and their mouths are full of things about the wind and the moon. Sometimes the Father wonders, can these people do things—"

He leaned back in his chair and did not speak for a while.

But the more I look at this world, the more I feel that people are such a thing, there are always seven points of right and three points of wrong, and without these things, people are not considered people. Without these mistakes, if we do things according to the words of the sages, wouldn't it have been a Datong society thousands of years ago? The words of the sages for thousands of years, Confucianism, in order to seek a compromise in this world, the sage said the mean. Just, not long; Soft, unkeeping. So it's the mean......"

He said: "If everything in this world is said absolutely, there is nothing to say. I raised you daughters for my father, and to put it bluntly to others, they said that they were prostitutes......" He smiled seemingly casually, "In the past, those great Confucians, those scholars, how do you think of being a father, and being a father is just raising some ...... Prostitute. Teaching you piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and teaching you to serve others is just ...... Scold. So it makes sense that they look down on people......"

"Father's ......"

"This matter, my father can't refute them, to put it bluntly, that's what you do, it's like an old bustard in a brothel, teaching you something, pushing you into the fire pit, just to make money, what you earn is to exploit your hard-earned money, conscience money!"

He paused: "But our line of work is also a little different from the old bustard, I don't let you touch this and that man, when I treat you as daughters, I will raise you like daughters, I will do my best to find you a good family, even if you get married, I will always treat you as daughters...... Aunt Hui, after getting married, has always asked me to go to see her, I don't go, I'm not my biological father after all, I went over to see Master Liu, it's annoying, I can't ...... I can't let Aunt Hui not have a good life in the future, but she ...... She was given and ruined by the Jurchens two years ago, and I didn't even get to see her for the last time......"

When Wen Shoubin said this, he stretched out his hand to cover his eyes, and his words were choked: "And Pinggu, Acui, and your sisters...... At least they are a man from beginning to end, women are not like this for a lifetime, yes, you can't be the eldest lady of others, but at least it's not a lifetime of wandering, right...... Of course, if I say these things to those great talents, they will scoff at them, what kind of thing am I, to flaunt myself here......"

"Long Jun, you know...... Why do fathers read the books of the sages? He said, "At the beginning, I just read it and learn a few sentences." You know that in the business of being a father, you have a lot to do with the big families, they read a lot of books, they have a lot of rules, and they look down on people like their fathers - they are a person who sells daughters. The father chatted with them about books and things in books, making them feel that they had high ambitions for their fathers, but in reality they had to sell their daughters for a living...... When they talk to them about selling their daughters, they feel that they are inferior to their fathers, but if they talk to them about the books of sages, they feel pitiful for their fathers in their hearts...... That's it, I'll give you some more money, and get out. ”

"This is how my father read at the beginning, but I slowly felt that what the Holy Master said was really reasonable, and in those words, they were all targeted. There are so many people in the world, how can they be in order if they don't pass those truths? For a father, he who sells his daughter, and points to the money? Soldiers are just for killing? Should those who do business have a bad conscience? Only those who read should be sages? ”

"The way of the world is like this, you have seven points right, inevitably there are three points wrong, for the father there are seven points wrong, but then there are three points right, which is also very good. Raising daughters for fathers and giving them a good life, even if you exchange them for money, at least it's better than the old bustard in the yard, right? Businessmen can also be reasonable for the country and the people, and soldiers can also be reasonable, and this day has reached such a situation, and the father also hopes to do something...... This world can really get better. ”

He rubbed his forehead: "Huaxia Army...... The more this is the case, the more I don't know where the accident will happen, but there are some small flaws that can last for a long time. Of course, his father's knowledge is limited, and he can't say the words of Mei Gong, Dai Gong and others. I have brought you here for my father, I hope you can do something in the future, but I hope you can spread the news of the situation of the Huaxia Army here...... Of course, of course you're scared......"

"Oh, if you have a choice, who doesn't want to live a clean and simple life. If there was a choice back then, my father wanted to be a scholar, read sage books for a lifetime, take exams, and make a small reputation. I remember when Aunt Ping got married, she said that she wanted to have a simple family, a husband who loved her, and had a child, who wouldn't want to...... But in this world, people either have no choice, or they can only choose the lesser of two evils, everyone wants to live in peace and tranquility, but as soon as the Jurchens come, the world will be in chaos...... Long Jun, there's no way, I can't hide from ......"

Wen Shoubin was also uneasy, and when he said this, he lowered his head for a while before finally raising his head: "Of course, if Long Jun really doesn't want to stay in a place like the southwest in your heart, when you meet those people today, Tang Shizhong hinted to me again and again that he has a good impression of you...... Do you remember, he was one of the few people who came with the mountain prince that day, there were two moles on his face, the one who didn't like to talk very much, this person was a scholarly family, I heard that he was very wealthy, he saw you since that day, and he never forgot you, I think the rest of the people also have this heart......"

"If you marry them, you can indeed have a good life, but if the Jurchens come again, or if the black flag is killed, it will inevitably be an escape......"

Qu Longjun's weak voice came out of the mosquito net: "If your daughter follows them, father, you won't be able to do anything when you come to the southwest, can you still be reused by Shangong?" ”

Wen Shoubin was stunned: "...... I can't care about that. After a while, he said, "There are also your other three sisters." ”

Qu Longjun thought for a moment and said, "...... The daughter really fell into the water. It's true. ”

"Hmm." Wen Shoubin nodded, "...... Know. ”

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The galaxy is dense.

After listening to the conversation between the two cheap dogs, old and young, Ning Ji, who waited for half the night, got up from the roof. He had already clenched his fists in his hands, if he hadn't been trained in martial arts since he was a child and received a serious education of "hiding the knife in the sheath" at home, I am afraid that he would have gone downstairs and beheaded these two things to death under the knife.

Wen Shoubin's words sounded normal at first glance, but when it came to the content, some Ning Ji, who was only fourteen years old, couldn't understand it, and some of it was twisted in his ears. Oh, the Jurchens are in a mess, you can't hide, you want to do something, it's good, go and fight with the Jurchens - the conversation turned around and ran to the southwest to make trouble, what kind of bullshit is this?

The old dog was chattering, but he couldn't go down to refute it. It's even more impossible to hack them to death, now these people are only in the stage of "wanting to do bad things", and their disgusting thoughts are not a crime, and if they really do it, they can't explain it to their father and Aunt Gua.

The more the boy thought about it, the more angry he became, and he threw a few punches on the roof before quietly going down and rampage home. After going back, I began to practice the eagle claws that I was not familiar with, tore a few pieces of wood, and found the bluestone by the river to ram indiscriminately, and practiced the thirteen Taibao horizontal alchemy bell jars, so I played for most of the hour, took a cold shower, and calmed down a little.

When I was practicing, I was upset, and after thinking for a while, I simply told my father about the shameless words of Wen Shoubin, and my father must have known how to slap the old dog in the face, and only after calming down did he dispel his mind. Now that there are so many shameless things in this city, my father doesn't know how many of them have seen on his side, and he must have arranged a way to beat all the guys, and he used to let him pay attention to this old dog, and he also held this old dog too high.

What did my father arrange? There are so many bad people, and they say so many disgusting things every day, and there are probably hundreds of people who are more disgusting than Wen Shoubin...... If they had come by themselves, I would have been able to arrest them all once. On my father's side, there should be a better way, right?

The little cheap dog is not a good thing, seeing her commit suicide, I thought there was something hidden in the middle, and I was grunted by the old dog, and I planned to continue to do evil. I knew that I should let her drown in the river directly, but now, I can only hope that they really plan to do something evil, if they just catch it and send it out, they can't swallow this breath......

The young man, who was sure that he had saved the wrong person, was a little troubled, and that night he fell asleep in such a tangled mind.

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The city gradually became quiet in the night, and entered the operation of minimum consumption, except for the night watchman, the head catcher, and the guards on duty on the city wall, most of the people fell asleep. As the night went deeper, the only sound could be heard in the ears of the soo, but it began to grow louder again, followed by the crowing of chickens, the barking of dogs, the light of the city, and then the whiteness of the sky.

The huge Chengdu has awakened in such an atmosphere. Ning Ji woke up with thousands of people in the city, and on this day, he went to the military medical center to get a large bag of wound medicine, and then got imperceptible spices mixed with it, and then went to the army to borrow a dog......

At the same time, thousands of people were moving through the city.

In the early morning, Qu Longjun sat in the pavilion by the river, looking at the rising sun, recalling the life in the Central Plains that had been blurred and his father was still there, as he had done countless times in the past.

The courage to commit suicide had been exhausted last night, and even as she sat here, she didn't dare to go any further. After a short time, Wen Shoubin came to greet her, and the "father and daughter" talked for a while, and after making sure that the "daughter's" mood had stabilized, Wen Shoubin left the house and started his new day's social itinerary.

In another mansion, after reading the day's newsprint, Guan Shanhai began to meet with some of the outstanding scholars who had gathered in Chengdu this time, and discussed with them the loopholes and weaknesses of the Huaxia Army's so-called "four peoples" and "contract" arguments. This one-on-one private social interaction is a means of showing the importance of the other person and quickly establishing prestige in the other person's heart.

In the afternoon, he would attend a public discussion among some of the literati in an inn. Guan Shanhai's appearance will meet the needs of many scholars and celebrities to "sit and talk", and his reputation will be more stable because of his performance at these times.

In the evening, it is a time to deal with some more hidden matters, such as meeting with shady conspirators like Wen Shoubin, discussing the weaknesses of the Huaxia army with some trusted henchmen, and discussing how to deal with this side - due to the pervasive use of espionage by the Huaxia army, these things can no longer be united by blood, and they must take a more prudent pace and act at the opportune time.

There are not many conspiracy discussions like this in Chengdu, and even many of them will surface from time to time.

On this day, June 22, the two leaders of Yan Daolun and Liu Guangshi's envoys met with Lin Qiu in private, and began to bid to the Huaxia Army on some of the prices and payment methods they had negotiated, trying to conduct in-depth discussions on the purchase of some firearms technology - such a discussion could not be finalized in a few days, but showing sincerity, finding out each other's bottom line, and negotiating a phased intention would allow them to take advantage of a lot of future bids.

In the interval between bidding and chatting, Yan Daolun made a warning and persuasion to Lin Qiu:

“…… There are a lot of people who came to Chengdu this time, and there are many people who are mixed with dragons and snakes, and according to Yan's private investigation, there are some people who are ready to take risks...... Now that the Huaxia Army has such sincerity, our General Liu naturally hopes that the stability and safety of you and Mr. Ning can be guaranteed, there is no need to say much about some of the clowns who jump off the beam, but there is a person's whereabouts, I hope that Brother Lin can report to the head a little, this person is dangerous, and he may be ready to assassinate......"

He spoke in a low voice, revealing information, thinking sincerely. Lin Qiu listened carefully, then showed a sudden look, and quickly asked someone to send the information back, and then expressed his gratitude.

"Brother Yan is high-minded, and after the younger brother, he will also tell Mr. Ning."

"Yan is just an errand listener, and I hope that Brother Lin will convey Mr. Ning, this is mainly General Liu's meaning."

"Naturally, naturally, but although the general goodwill comes from General Liu, Mr. Yan is the one in front, and this kindness will not be forgotten."

"Huh." Yan Daolun stroked his beard and laughed, "Actually, General Liu has traveled extensively today, and there are many people who trust Yan when he comes to Chengdu this time, but some news has not been determined after all, Yan can't say bad things about people, but please rest assured, as long as this transaction can be successful, General Liu will never allow anyone to spoil this major event in the southwest." This matter is related to the rise and fall of the world, and it is by no means something that a few old pedants who cannot keep up with the changes can oppose it. The Jurchens are the number one enemy of our China, and at present, Mr. Ning is willing to open all this to the Han people in the world, and they engage in internal strife - it must not be done! ”

"That's it!" Lin Qiu slapped Yan Daolun's leg: "Well said!" ”

They then proceeded to the negotiation phase.

In the same morning, Watermelon went to her office and summoned several specific people to rush over one after another, and after a while, a total of seven people came from different places and met with Watermelon in the small conference room.

These people have different identities and ages, the oldest is Yongjinnian on the cultural front, there is also Lin Jingmei, the goddaughter accepted by Ning Yi, there are crippled soldiers who lost a hand, and there are also young soldiers with a civilized appearance. After everyone sat down, Watermelon rubbed his forehead and began to speak.

“…… Regarding the idea of Datong society, Mr. Ning and I had a discussion, and I think I should remember it and think about it for you, Mr. Ning...... I thought of a long process to explain what he felt was difficult about this matter, and I will try to say it again, and you should think about what you have to do......"

She recalled Ning Yi's words, deleted the beginning and end of last night's conversation, and explained it to everyone, especially emphasizing the statements of "social consensus" and "group subconscious" - these people are members of her think tank in promoting the democratic process, and she has never hidden Ning Yi from similar discussions over the years, and Ning Yi actually acquiesced to these analyses and records.

After she finished the whole concept, someone laughed: "Mr. Ning really seems to have seen such a world, maybe he is from there, so he can be so powerful." ”

Yong Jinnian said: "Fables in things, supporting things and words, just like Zhuang Zhou teaches the world with the theory of gods and monsters, the important thing is what is said in the gods and monsters, Mr. Ning's stories are about to illustrate the process of his conception and the transformation of people's hearts, and it should also say what he thinks is the difficulty of innovation." We might as well interpret it from this......"

The sun was shining outside the window, and the eight people in the door immediately started a discussion, which was just one of countless ordinary discussions, and not many people knew the meaning of this.

At the other end of the city, Lu Xiaolun and others, who had unsuccessfully applied for watermelons, began to go out to visit heroes from all walks of life with Lu Liutong's name card in hand.

They will stir up waves again.

At the same time as they went out, in the guest house not far from the watermelon, An Xifu and Fang Shuchang walked by the river to catch up, he said something about the north, and Fang Shuchang also talked about the development of the southwest - in the past time, the two sides were considered rebels under the same Holy Father, but An Xifu was an emerging general under Fang Baihua who was responsible for the implementation of military law, and Fang Shuchang was a disciple of the sword, and the friendship was not particularly deep, but after so many years, even ordinary friendship can give people a deep touch.

What's more, the benefits that the southwest is preparing to give to Jindi this time have been set a lot, and An Xifu doesn't have to act with such and such vigilance at all times - when the heroes rise together, but if you can really keep up with the pace of the black flag, in many cases, in addition to the Guangwu Army in Liangshan, there is really only the Jindi in charge of Lou Shuwan.

This is the way of the world, only if you have enough strength and a hard attitude, you can think less about trickery and conspiracy.

The two talked about Fang La's rebellion more than ten years ago, and later talked about the rout and annihilation, talked about Fang Baihua's death, An Xifu talked about Wang Shangshu, the "Peacock Ming King Sword" in the north now, and Fang Shu often talked about some things that Ning Yi did. It stands to reason that there are many grievances in the middle, but under the erosion of the general trend of more than ten years, these are nothing, Fang La's downfall has long been doomed, and the death of some people, in the final analysis, cannot be saved.

After talking for a while, talking about Ning Yi, An Xifu also said: "In Chengdu City, it seems to be peaceful, but in fact, the undercurrent is surging, and all parties are restless, so I won't tell you, our side has now received such and such a statement, saying that someone wants to make trouble, and someone will assassinate you in the early stage of the conference, and if the situation is slightly wrong, many people will follow." The response from your side is so negative, I wrote back, I guess the female minister will scold Mr. Ning for being incompetent. ”

He has been practicing military law for many years, and he has never had too much expression on his face, only when he talked to Fang Shuchang about Lou Shuwan and Ning Yi, he smiled slightly. These two people have a grudge against killing their father, but now many people say that they have a leg, and An Xifu occasionally thinks about Lou Shuwan's insult to Ning Yi, and he can't help but find it funny.

Fang Shu often laughed: "You are not familiar with the place, where did you receive the news?" ”

"It doesn't matter which side of the news is, now all parties are in contact with all parties, and there are many people who want to be friends with Jindi. Those who say this may not dare to do something, but since such information is circulating everywhere, there must be those who dare to do it. On your side, do you really want things to brew like this? Today's gossip may be a temptation, slowly, seeing that you don't react, maybe you want to come true, really fight, you can still have a meeting? ”

"Mr. Yining's character of being able to do things like that in Hangzhou back then, how could he not be prepared?" Fang Shuchang said with a smile, "It's hard to say the specific details, the main parties are fighting at the beginning of the war, and the people haven't arrived yet, on our side, the Seventh Army is still staying outside, and it will take a few days to come in, and there is also the Tanzhou side, it will take time." Chen Fan probably had to take ten days and half a month before he could rush over. ”

"By the way, you had a good relationship with Chen Fan back then, but you haven't seen each other for so many years, and when the time comes, you can really talk about the past. It's almost there. As he spoke, he patted An Xifu on the shoulder.

"Chen Fan ......" An Xifu also laughed when he said this name, "When I went north with the account book, I thought I would see each other again, but I didn't expect that so many years have passed...... He's still with Sister Qian'er after all......"

Fang Shuchang also laughed.

The sun is golden, and someone walks into the seemingly ordinary but actually tense courtyard, and summarizes the monitoring list for the new day and the suspicious information they have inquired about.

In the city where thousands of people gather, the drama of life is unfolding, and countless people are holding their minds, waiting for the moment when things begin to conflict and erupt.

The next day was June 23. Ning Ji took the wound medicine mixed with special spices, went to the scene of the martial arts tournament to trade, his world is not big, but for the young man who will be fourteen years old, there is also a mixture of joy, anger and sorrow that is not inferior to the waves of the world......

(End of chapter)