At the beginning of July, the city of Hangzhou was broken, the world was in chaos, and everyone was busy running for their lives and finding a way. 《. At that time, the sea boat at the Qiantang River wharf in the south of Hangzhou was the easiest and safest escape route, and Ning Yi had the idea of that at the beginning, but it was not the only choice. What's more, everyone originally thought that Wudeying was an elite division, and Ning Yi also had some confidence that Hangzhou could be held, but he didn't expect it to break so quickly later.

During the escape after the city was broken, I also heard some things, including Qian Xiwen's escape by boat at the first time. In Ning Yi's eyes, Confucianism is either rigid and monotonous, rotten wood is difficult to carve, or cunning and slippery, playing tricks, in short, there is no good feeling, the city is broken, and it is not very surprising that the other party fled at the first time, but he just listened to it and didn't take it to heart.

But in fact, after the city was broken, the old man did not really leave with the ship. It is said that after sending some potential juniors of the Qian family onto the ship, he took a few old servants and sneaked off the ship. From beginning to end, even after that, there were teams that broke through, and he did not leave Hangzhou with anyone.

After sending away some of the people who could be sent away, the old man gathered some loyal servants and relatives in the family, as well as some soldiers and generals who had no time to escape, and resisted near the old house of the Qian family. There were not many people, but it is said that the resistance was very strong, and they fought solidly for about a night, and then Guo Shiguang led his troops to level the place, captured the old man, and locked him up until now.

After Ning Yi was arrested, he naturally did not pay attention to the question of how the Qian family was. It's just that in the academy in recent days, some students want to kill him, and some students want to protect him, which has almost split up, and the relationship between the students who want to protect him and him is naturally better. Someone probably told him about the head killing here, and then he realized that Qian Xiwen hadn't left. This morning, I said hello to Ah Chang and said that he wanted to come and see, and the other party agreed, and then came over together.

The Badao Battalion's supervision of him was not strict on the surface, but in Ning Yi's opinion, he also wanted him to come out and take a look for himself. After the city was broken, how bleak the scene in the city, how bleak what happened, and how miserable the end of not returning was, let him take the initiative to see it, which is also a kind of psychological warfare.

Ning Yi was naturally willing to go out for a walk, mainly because he could seek an opportunity to escape. But at that time, he also understood that his body had never healed, and with Xiaochan, after the other party experienced the things in Taiping Lane and Huzhou, he couldn't find too many opportunities. Since you can't take risks, why let the other party see through yourself too easily, just stay near the academy and recuperate. When he opened his mouth this time, the other party was a little happy, and came to visit the prison, and by the way, let him see the best thing to kill.

"I've also heard the Qian Xiwen you said. I heard that the knowledge is very good, he didn't come out to bluff people, he was very powerful, he deliberately didn't leave, and when we caught him, he didn't commit suicide. (《.) Some of his family members were also arrested and brought to obedience...... You know, there are a lot of messy things, and one of them heard that it was his own son, and his hands were cut off in front of him, and he didn't blink his eyes...... Anyway, their family is going to be killed today, you have an old relationship with him, it's better to go and see, if you can convince him to survive...... But I don't think it's easy. ”

Among the two people who followed Ning Yi, Ah Chang was relatively serious, and Ah Ming was a little frivolous, but when it came to Qian Xiwen at this time, he was also a little admired.

Xiaochan was left outside. After passing through the long corridor of the cell, many people were crying, some of them were Qian family members who had not escaped, and most of them had already been sentenced. One or two Ning Yi even had the impression that when Ning Yi visited Qian Mansion for the first time, he had met a young man who had stolen Qian Xiwen's coral pen was also among them, Ning Yi didn't remember the other party's name, this young man broke a leg and fell in the cell, and there was not much breath. ..., Ning Yi was still thinking, and after walking a few meters, a voice suddenly came from behind: "My name is Qian Weiliang!" He frowned and turned his head, it was the young man who shouted, at this time there were many calls for help or other content in the cell, the young man said his name, and there was nothing else, and after a while, he heard several people say his name: "My name is Qian Weiqi." "My name is Qian Haiting." The one named Qian Haiting was a middle-aged man with no hands.

Then I heard one of the jailers say, "Damn, every time someone comes, I say it......"

When he entered the innermost cell, Ning Yi saw Qian Xiwen, the old man did not seem to have been abused, except for the skin on his forehead that had formed a bloody scab, the rest of the place did not seem to be injured, at this time, the clothes were neat, and he was sorting out his clothes and hair with a basin of water, the light in the cell was not strong, and he squinted his eyes for a while before he could see Ning Yi clearly.

The jailer opened the cell door at Ah Ming's urging, and after Ning Yi entered, several people left, the old man straightened his hair and glanced at Ning Yi a few times: "You...... Also caught. ”

Ning Yi nodded.

"Voted for them?" Qian Xiwen looked at him, and then nodded, "Well, the one who knows the times is Junjie, you are a pragmatic person, leave a life...... It's good. ”

"I don't know if Lu Dao is voting for them now. Originally, I heard that Qian Lao left by boat for the first time, but yesterday I heard that you stayed, so I wanted to come and see. ”

Qian Xiwen's eyes looked a little puzzled: "Oh, what's the matter?" ”

"I ......" Ning Yi thought about it, and then shook his head, "I...... Oh, Qian Haiping and they fled, and now they should have arrived in Huzhou, and there are a few people I know, they are...... I think you might want to hear about it, they survived. (《.)”

"Oh." The corners of the old man's mouth smiled slightly, "In the past few days, someone has come to persuade me in turn, and I have used all my thoughts, you are the last one, and this news is good." How are you now? ”

"I don't know, but I'm not trying to persuade you, just to see you." Ning Yi nodded.

"Let's hear it, it's okay." The old man laughed, "Not long after Fang La and the others broke Hangzhou, it was the time when they urgently needed to employ people, and it was not difficult to stand out. If there is anything difficult about Ning Heng's current situation, you might as well talk about it, maybe the old man can help with some opinions. ”

His words were sincere and harmonious, and it seemed that he thought that Ning Yi had taken refuge in Fang La, but wanted to help Ning Yi give some advice on saving his life or being on top. Ning Yi looked at the old man for a while, and then said, "What has happened recently, what the old man wants to hear?" ”

"Talk about it, talk about ......"

"Heh, I'm with Qian Haiping, Tang Xiuxuan, Tang Lao, and Chen Xingdu, after breaking the city that day, ......"

Ning Yi's original purpose was naturally not to tell a story, but at this time, he felt that it was okay to talk about it. After he said this, Qian Xiwen realized that things were a little different. The old man listened to the whole story of the fleeing team going all the way north and then falling into a critical situation, and the look in his eyes also changed a little, and after listening to Ning Yi's game, he finally inspired the morale of the martial arts battalion to kill the other party's three generals, and finally patted his thigh lightly, and said slowly: "Okay." Then he didn't speak again, and listened to Ning Yi say the whole thing until he nodded again: "Okay." The eyes that looked at Ning Yi this time were finally completely different, completely different from the inclusive gaze that Fang had just thought Ning Yi was treacherous but understandable.

"Only extraordinary people can do extraordinary things...... Okay, Qin Xiang values you very much, and he is not mistaken. Thou shalt leave behind a useful body for the day to come...... Fang La's army does not occupy the general trend, and it may stop when it arrives in Hangzhou, and it will not last long. You have to live, you have to live ........., he muttered this, Ning Yi looked at him: "I have heard about some pedantic scribes fighting for righteousness and death in some stories before, some people sound great, and some people don't seem so necessary. Qian Lao, if the city of Hangzhou is broken and you can't escape, I can understand you. I just don't know much, why did you go and come back, you are a pragmatic person who knows how to govern the country, if you go, the help will be greater. ”

Qian Xiwen looked up at him: "Liheng...... Can't agree? ”

Ning Yi took a breath: "Those people outside are not worth it. ”

Qian Xiwen also paused obviously at this time, for a long time, and nodded: "Yes...... It's all good boys, it's a pity ......."

"I ......" Ning Yi was about to speak, but Qian Xiwen suddenly looked up again: "Liheng thinks that what is the most important thing for my generation of literati to do?" ”

Ning Yi thought for a while: "I don't want to lie to you by saying big things, everyone has their own opinions, and literati have what to do, but if you want to say what you should do, I'm afraid no one can say clearly, and ...... I'm not a literati. ”

Hearing his answer, Qian Xiwen laughed: "Yes, so you can do extraordinary things, can ...... The situation in Huzhou was reversed in one fell swoop. Speaking of this, the old man seemed to be a little excited, "but...... The old man has studied Confucianism for decades and has come to a conclusion that the most important thing for Confucians of my generation to do is ...... Guardian. ”

Ning Yi frowned, and Qian Xiwen laughed for a while: "Since I met Liheng, you and I haven't talked much about it, but in the past few months, I know what kind of person Lu Dao Liheng is." Liheng to me, I must have heard some things, the original Liqiu Poetry Club, this Liqiu Poetry Club, including all kinds of officialdom exchanges, power tricks, Liheng Fang also said, the old man is a pragmatic person, yes, pragmatic ......"

He sighed, and seemed to be quite emotional about this word: "But, Liheng, do you think, if it weren't for the current officialdom, if it wasn't for the current army, if not everyone chose this smart and pragmatic way." They called, and as soon as they felt that something could not be done, everyone turned around and ran away, how could Hangzhou fall so quickly. If we talk all day long about the words of the sages, that the great husband should fight for the feast of righteous death, and when the city is broken, but no one is willing to do something stupid, who will believe the words of the sages? ”

"Talking about patriotism, talking about the festival of death, death is coming, but no one wants to go, then Confucianism, isn't it something that cannot be seen or touched? Liheng, it may be too pragmatic to say this, but I am a Confucian, and a few people should die every year...... People with names died under the butcher's knife, died in the Jinluan Palace, died in front of the eyes of these tens of millions of people, and they can't retreat when they should die, so as to remind the world that this Confucian way is true, and if you die for injustice, our generation can be regarded as a saint and continue to learn. I died in this city of Hangzhou to remind everyone that there are indeed some people who have resisted, lest they can't find a name to say when they want to talk about it......"

He said a little excitedly, his arms trembled, and he groped to put on his hat: "I'm already old, it's the right place to die, Liheng, you don't deserve to die, and those children outside don't deserve to die, but there is no other way, among them, there are also those who have been taught by me to believe in these, and it can be regarded as ...... Die a well-deserved death. ”

There was a faint light shining through the gaps, and the dust floated in the air. When the old man said this, he smiled slightly: "So it may not sound good to say this, but the so-called Weidao is actually ...... In due time, death will be shown to you. I've already died, and I, because I'm more famous, I'm a relegated relegation, and I've caused those children to suffer for a few more days...... Burdened by fame......"

Ning Yi was slightly silent, he had reverence and disdain for Confucianism, and the one he revered was nothing more than the huge, self-consistent ruling system created by this system in the name of Confucianism with the rules of the world, like a dense art of ruling like a spider's web. What I disdain is that most Confucian students are stupid when they read books, and they don't think about anything or think about everything, but the old man in front of him really makes the word Confucianism a little great. ..., be pragmatic on weekdays, and when appropriate...... Death is shown to you.

Just like many Confucian students who touched the pillar in front of the hall and died, just like the later generations of Wen Tianxiang cliff mountain thrown into the sea, Fang Xiaoru was beheaded after Judah scolded Zhu Di more than once. In the eyes of later generations, many people may seem a little stupid and feel that they have not accomplished anything, but if Confucianism is regarded as a career, it is these people who have really done things, and they are really learning for the sake of the saints. If you talk about it, it really means "dying for others to see".

Ning Yi didn't do this, but it was hard not to admire, he thought about it in his heart, he had been killed outside for a few days, after all, he was afraid that there were still many people who died like this, and he remembered a few people who called his name outside when he came in, and asked, "When you came in just now...... A few people are saying their names, what the hell are they ......"

The old man laughed: "They just want people to remember that there are a few people like this, and they die like this...... They are all good boys, and those who shouted are ...... if they don't."

He thought for a moment and patted Ning Yi on the shoulder again: "If you can live, you should live." You have to live to do things, you are still young, don't think about it, in the future, take this as a story and tell it to others......"

The old man then did not talk about Confucianism, but remembered the safety of Su Tan'er and other Su family members, and opened his mouth to ask, and then he seemed to babble a little and said some names, asking if there were any of these people in the fleeing team. Ning Yi didn't remember much, chatted with him for a while, and what he kept thinking about the most was the coral pen grid in the old man's house. When the old man is in urgent need of money, he steals the old man's pen, and the old man gives a reward of ten times of money at home, and the other party returns it, and he doesn't ask anything else, so he gives ten times the money, so the children in the family often steal once, return once, steal once, return once, and get money every time, and one of the young people is the Qian Weiliang who said his name outside......

Ha Luha, that guy who stole things, can be so tough......

Ning Yi thought about this, his heart was almost old, he hadn't heard such an interesting story for a long time, and he was slightly moved......

When noon came, the jailer came in and opened the door to his cell. Soon after, under the scorching sun, on the earthy yellow square outside, a row of heads was cut off, in the crowd, some people cheered and applauded loudly, some people were silent and solemn, Ning Yi stood in the crowd and watched the whole process of beheading............