The convoy entered the city in the last light of dusk, and in the faint light of the night, drove to a courtyard with blue walls and gray tiles on the east side of the city.

The first batch of people brought from Lao Niutou totaled fourteen people, most of whom were the surviving core department staff who followed Chen Shanjun and others in the turmoil, among which eight people originally had the identity of the Huaxia Army, and the remaining six were staff members who were promoted after Juntian. There are guards who seem to have a reckless temperament, and there are also young orderlies who follow Chen Shanjun and others to serve tea and pour water.

The fourteen men were placed in the two-hall courtyard, and the soldiers in charge of the garrison announced discipline to them: one room for each person, no free movement, no casual conversation...... Basically a similar form to incarceration. However, the people who had just escaped from the turmoil of the old bull head did not have much to find fault with for a while.

Soon after the group entered the room, a simple meal was delivered. After dinner, the night in Chengdu was quiet, and some of the people locked in the room were confused and anxious, and they did not know what the Huaxia army was going to do with them. **Ming checked the layout of the room over and over again, listened carefully to the outside world, and made himself a pot of tea in the midst of sighing, and Chen Shanjun, who was next door, just sat quietly.

Around midnight, I heard footsteps coming in from outside, and there were about seven or eight people, who first walked to the door of Chen Shanjun's room and knocked on the door. Chen Shanjun opened the door and saw Ning Yi in a black military coat standing outside, whispering something to the people next to him, and then waved them away.

"Mr. Ning......" Chen Shanjun looked at him and saluted slowly, and Ning Yi also returned a military salute: "You look a lot older." His gaze was calm, there was no accusation, no judgment, no "I said it a long time ago" smugness, and there was a solemnity in the calm. Chen Shanjun opened his mouth and couldn't speak.

"Shall we go in and talk?" Ning Yi said.

Chen Shanjun moved his body: "Please come in, please come in......"

The room is simply furnished, but there are also tables and chairs, hot water, teacups, tea leaves and other things, Ning Yi walked to the room and sat down, turned over the teacup, and began to make tea.

"The quarantine of you will not be too long, I have arranged for Chen Zhusheng and them, and they will come over to make the first round of transcripts for you, mainly to avoid criminals who bully men and women and commit bloody crimes among today's people. And for the first time this old bull head ** view, I hope to be as objective as possible, you are all out of the center of the turmoil, and most of you have different views on things, but if there is a conscious discussion, this concept will converge......"

Ning Yi said, putting the big porcelain cup in front of Chen Shanjun. Chen Shanjun was still a little confused when he heard it: "The transcript ......"

"After success, there must be a review, and after failure, there must be a lesson, so that we do not gain nothing."

"Old Bull Head ......," Chen Shanjun said with a sigh, and then slowly pushed away the stool beside him and knelt down, "I, I am the biggest criminal......

Ning Yi crossed his fingers on the table, sighed, and didn't help the almost white-haired loser in front of him: "But Lao Chen...... What's the use of you kneeling me......"

The sigh floated in the air, the room was quiet, and tears flowed down Chen Shanjun's eyes, which fell to the ground with a clatter.

Ning Yi was silent for a long time before he looked out the window and spoke: "There are two circuit court teams, they have received orders today, and they have already gone to the old bull head, and they will also record the next caught, those guilty troublemakers, and in the middle, what they think of the old bull head and what they think of you will also be recorded." If you do do something hurtful for your own selfish desires, this side will deal with you together and will not tolerate it, so you can think clearly about how to talk next......"

He paused: "But beyond that, for your adventures in the old bull's head...... I don't know how to rate it for the time being. ”

"Of course it's guilty." Chen Shanjun stood up slowly with his stool, and when he said this, his tone was firm, "It was I who encouraged them to go to the old bull's head together, it was I who used the wrong method, it was I who killed so many people, since it was my decision, of course I am guilty-"

"You used the wrong method...... Ning Yi looked at him, "What's wrong?" ”

"Old bull head...... So wrong that I ...... If I ......" Speaking of this, Chen Shanjun shook his head in pain, as if he wanted to express it simply and clearly, but he couldn't make an accurate summary for a while.

"Lao Chen, you don't have to tell me today." Ning Yi said, "I will send Chen Zhusheng and them to record your testimony as soon as possible and record what happened to the old bullhead." In addition to the fourteen of you, there will be a lot of testimony recorded, both guilty and innocent, and I hope that in the future someone will be able to conclude what happened to the old bull head and what you did wrong. And on your side, Lao Chen, your views will also have a long time, waiting for you to think about it slowly and summarize it slowly......"

"I shouldn't have lived ......"

"You don't have to live! Chen Shanjun: Do you think I care about your life or death!? Ning Yi stared at him.

Chen Shanjun was stunned.

Ning Yi said: "If you really do a damn thing for your own selfish desires in the old bull head, you should be shot and I will shoot you immediately!" But at the same time, Chen Shanjun, is the world wrong? Is it wrong that everyone is equal? Do you fail once and feel like you're wrong? ”

"......" Chen Shanjun shook his head, "No, these ideas can't be wrong. ”

"yes, you can't be wrong with that. What is wrong with the old bull head? If you can't get things done, it's the way to make mistakes. Ning Yi said, "Before you do things, I reminded you of the problem of long-term interests and short-term interests, the driving force of all actions in this world is demand, demand produces benefits, a person he wants to eat today, he wants to go out tomorrow to play, within a year he wants to meet the needs of the stage, in the biggest concept, everyone wants the world to be the same......"

"But long-term interests and short-term interests can not be completely unified, a person who lives near the water, wants to eat today, wants to play, half a year later, the flood will wash away his home, so he frees up today's time to repair the river embankment, if the world is not peaceful, there is a problem with the government, his daily life will also be affected, and some people will go to study and become officials. You're going to do something that has long-term benefits, and it's bound to hurt your short-term interests, so everyone will balance their spending on something......"

"From the very beginning, the old bull head hit the landlord to evenly land property, you said that the means of production reached fairness, but the short-term interests of everyone in the middle have been greatly satisfied, and after a few months, no matter what they do, they will not get so much satisfaction, this huge gap will make people worse, either they begin to become lazy, or they dig out their hearts to find ways to get themselves the same huge short-term benefits, such as using power for personal gain. The acquisition of short-term benefits cannot be sustained for a long time, the medium-term benefits are blank, and then a long-term benefit is promised that will only be possible for more than a hundred decades, so he collapses......"

Ning Yi looked at him: "I thought of this truth, and I also saw that everyone is driven by their own needs, so I want to develop the study of things first, and try to expand productivity first, so that one person can withstand several people or even dozens of people, and try to make things abundant, so that people will know honor and disgrace when they have enough food and clothing...... It's like the proverb that we see some landlords, the poor and the rich have a long conscience, so that after everyone is satisfied, a little more, a little more conscience......"

Chen Shanjun shook his head: "But, such a person ......"

"You want to say they're not really kind." Ning Yi sneered, "But where is there a truly kind person, Chen Shanjun, people are a kind of animal!" People have their own habits, and they change different ways in different environments and rules, and maybe they can get better in some environments, and that's what we are looking for. Under some rules and premises, people can be more equal, and we pursue more equality. All things have spirits, but heaven and earth are not kind, Lao Chen, no one can really get rid of their own temperament, the reason why you choose to pursue the big self and give up the small self is only because you regard the big self as a higher need. ”

The room fell silent, and Ning Yi's fingers tapped a few times on the table: "So, Chen Shanjun, is my idea right?" My way...... Will you be able to get through? ”

Chen Shanjun raised his head: "You ......" What he saw was a calm, unanswered face.

Ning Yi stood up and covered the teacup: "Your idea, you have taken away more than 1,000 people from the Huaxia Army, Jiangnan He Wen, under the banner of equal wealth and poverty, has pulled up a team of hundreds of thousands of people...... If you don't summarize and summarize again and again, and the word equality, it will always be an invisible and untouchable castle in the air. Chen Shanjun, I don't care about your life......"

Ning Yi's eyes looked at him, and there seemed to be a blazing flame and a cold ice in his eyes at the same time.

"I don't care about your life." He repeated, "For the fire you lit in Lao Niutou, the Huaxia Army gave you a way to live and gave you resources when they were overstretched, more than 1,000 people said more and less, if there were more than 1,000 people, many of the heroes who died in the Southwest War may still be alive...... I have given so much to explore the path for you, and I want to summarize its truth for future generations of pathfinders. ”

He paused: "Lao Chen, every change in this world will shed blood, from today to the world of Datong, it will never be achieved overnight, from today onwards there will be countless bloodsheds, and the changes of failure will make blood flow in vain." Because it bleeds, does it not change? Because you want to change, you don't care about bloodshed? We must cherish every bloodshed, let it have a lesson, and we must produce experience. If you want to atone for your sins, if you don't die this time, then leave me with real reflection and lessons. ”

"Think about it these days." After Ning Yi finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards the door.

……

The autumn breeze blows through the courtyard at night.

After coming out of Chen Shanjun's room, Ning Yi went to the ** Ming next door. For this Erwuzi who was arrested at the beginning, Ning Yi didn't need to foreshadow too much, and roughly explained the whole arrangement, and asked ** Ming to make detailed memories and explanations of what he had seen and heard in Lao Niutou in the next two years, including the reasons for Lao Niutou's problems, the reasons for failure, etc., since this was originally a scholar with ideas and knowledge, it is not difficult to summarize these.

It's just that after the matter was said, ** Ming opened his mouth unexpectedly, and he was a little cringe at first, but then he still mustered up the courage to make a decision: "Mr. Ning, Mr. Ning, I have an idea, and I have the courage to fight...... I would like to ask Mr. Ning to agree. ”

"Huh?" Ning Yi looked at him.

Since the words began to be spoken, ** Ming's expression gradually became calm: "Student...... I came to the Huaxia Army's side, originally because of a conversation with Li Dexin, and originally I just wanted to make an internal response and go to the Huaxia Army to cause some sabotage, but in the past two years, under the influence of Mr. Chen, Lao Niutou, I have slowly figured out some things...... Mr. Ning divided the old bull's head, and now he has sent someone to make a record, seeking experience from the beginning, and his mind is not ......."

"If you have something to say, don't be a sycophant."

“…… The matter of the old bull head, I will make a record of 1510. After the recording is finished, I want to go to Fuzhou, find Li Dexin, and tell me everything about the southwest. I have heard that the new monarch has succeeded to the throne in Fuzhou, and He Wen and others have established the Fairness Party in Jiangnan, and what I have seen and heard in Lao Niutou may be of help to him......"

**Ming's age was originally not young, but because he was threatened to be an undercover agent for a long time, it was difficult to straighten his waist at first. After saying these thoughts, his eyes became firm. Ning Yi's gaze looked at him coldly, and after a long while, that gaze was withdrawn, and Ning Yi pressed the table and stood up.

"Next, I will give you two months, leave all the things that should be left, and then go back to Fuzhou and tell Li Pin everything...... If you don't play tricks, your family and dogs will be safe. ”

Ning Yi's language was indifferent, and he left the room, and in the back, ** Ming, who had slightly white sideburns, arched his hands and bowed deeply towards Ning Yi's back.

Ning Yi left this ordinary courtyard, and a group of exhausted people in the courtyard were waiting for the next review, and before long, the things they brought would go in different directions of the world. Under the dark canopy, a dream staggered to the ground and fell to the ground. Ning Yi knows that countless people will grow old in this dream, people will suffer, bleed, and give their lives in it, and people will be tired, dazed, and speechless in it.

But what kind of road is there besides moving forward?

……

Illuminated by the lights, the carriage passed through the streets of the city and went to a distant place, where the Milky Way flowed in the sky.

For the insignificant things under the canopy, the pace of the galaxy has never been nostalgic, and in the blink of an eye, the night has passed. In the early morning of July 24, in a corner of the vast land, Wanyan Qingjue heard the order to assemble.

He went out of the barracks with a famous Jurchen general and elite, was driven by the Huaxia army, gathered in the square, and then the Huaxia army shackled them.

"It's time to hit the road."

The officer of the Huaxia Army said this.

Wanyan Qingjue knew that they would become part of the Huaxia Army's Chengdu prisoners......