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Su Tan'er's working hours are often tight, and after a comfortable morning, things that need to be dealt with come one after another. It takes about ten minutes to walk from home to the No. 1 General Staff Courtyard, which is the center of Hodeng County, and Hongti follows them all the way, Yunzhu and Jin'er will walk with them for a while, and then go to the school on the other side, where they are teachers on campus, and sometimes participate in the cultural and entertainment business of the Political Department.

Among Ning Yi's several wives and concubines, Hongti is relatively old and has a good temperament, and he may have had the most difficult time in the past. Tan'er respects her and respectfully calls her "Sister Hongti", and Hongti has already passed the door, so she calls Tan'er "sister" as usual.

This is a bit confusing, but the relationship between the two has always been good, and if there is no one else on the way to the courtyard of the General Staff, they will chat all the way. But there are usually people, and the deputies who want to hurry up and report today's work will often go to the door at breakfast to wait, so as to save the next ten minutes - most of the time this work is done by the chief housekeeper Xing'er, and there is also another woman who works as a secretary, named Wen Xianying, who is responsible for summarizing the things that have been passed on and reporting them to Su Tan'er.

Today's follower is Juan'er.

After a little conversation and communication, Juan'er went to the other side of the mountain to deal with other things.

A few minutes later, Tan'er and Hongti arrived at the courtyard of the General Staff Headquarters and began to handle the day's work.

The three counties of Bligh, Hedeng, and Jishan were originally small counties with a total of only 30,000 residents, but after the arrival of the Black Flag, the number of residents swelled to as many as 160,000, including personnel from the military, administration, technology, and commerce, as well as their families. Although the General Staff is the name of the General Staff, it is actually mainly composed of the heads of the Black Flag departments, which determines the operation of the entire Black Flag system, and Tan'er is responsible for the overall operation of administration, business, and technology.

At the beginning of the morning routine report and complicated paperwork here, Juan'er arrived at the intelligence department on the other end. The intelligence department of the Black Flag was originally a branch of Zhuji, which inherited the traces of the secret investigation department earlier, and later cooperated with the operation of the commercial and propaganda departments of Zhuji, which was completely independent at this time, and still had close ties with the political department and the Ministry of Commerce.

On the one hand, a lot of information about the outside world is summarized here: the situation of the Jin Kingdom, the situation of the Great Qi, the situation of the Wu Dynasty...... After sorting out, a part of it will be handed over to the Political Department, and then it will be made public to the army, and through dissemination, deduction, and discussion, everyone will understand the general trend of the world today, the dire situation everywhere, and what may happen next; The other part is handed over to the commercial department to conduct the inductive operation, looking for possible opportunities and bargaining chips.

In addition, the specific espionage work naturally includes the internal Black Flag, the confrontation with the Wu Dynasty, the Great Qi, and the Jin State spies, the internal cleanup of the Black Flag Army, and so on. Now in charge of the General Intelligence Department is Chen Haiying, who was once one of the three heads of Zhuji, and after Juan'er met with him, the operation that had been planned for a long time began.

The name in charge of the operation in Hedeng County is Chen Xing, he is one of Ning Yi's disciples, originally keen on Ning Yi's logic, reasoning, cause and effect and other knowledge, once founded the "Mo Society" in the army, and fought against Luo Ye, and later did not embark on the road of an inventor, but joined the action department of the Ministry of Intelligence. Just after the hour, he received an order, and then assigned a task to his subordinates.

When this team set off from the Intelligence Department as a routine training, the heralds who rushed to Jishan and Bligh were already speeding on the road, and soon after, Zhuo Xiaofeng, who was in charge of Jishan's spy, and Luo Ye, who served as a military judge in Bligh's barracks, and others would receive orders, and the whole operation would be carried out between these three places one after another......

At the end of the day, that is, at half past nine in the morning, Su Tan'er and a group of staff members had a morning meeting, and when they walked to the office room where they were, they looked up and saw a hot air balloon floating overhead.

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A hot air balloon floated in the sky.

On the side of the avenue at the foot of the mountain in Hedeng County, Chen Laoer, who opened a porridge and cake shop, raised his head and saw two hot air balloons in the sky, one in the east and the other in the south, floating in the wind.

Most of the people who eat in the porridge cake shop are members of the nearby Black Flag administrative department, Chen Lao is good at second-hand skills, so his porridge cake shop has a lot of regular customers, it is past breakfast time today, and some people eat something here, while eating and drinking, while laughing and talking. Chen Lao Er took two bowls of porridge out, put them in front of a table, and then crossed his waist and shook his neck vigorously: "Hey, that Kong Ming lantern ......"

The Black Flag member who asked for porridge looked back: "Lao Chen, that's a hot air balloon, it's not the first time you've seen it, and you don't understand it yet." ”

"It's Kong Ming lanterns, I used to do them when I was a child." Chen Lao Er grinned, "But this is really big, how can I release it today?" ”

"Probably look at the good weather today, let it out to dry."

The administrator smiled, and Chen Lao Er also smiled. There were people coming and going in the markets around here, and after a while, another group of people came: "Er, do you still have anything to eat?" Eight bowls of porridge, sixteen loaves of bread, wrapped up, have a task. ”

The group of people came in black military uniforms and were fully armed, and Chen Lao Er nodded: "There are not many cakes, why do you come at this time, and there is porridge, how can you take it away when you go out on a mission?" ”

"Find something to put it on, what else do you have ......" The eight people walked into the shop, and the leader came to check.

"Otherwise, the pot will be given to you, how far will you go......"

"Pot...... What else do you have ......?"

"You don't know what I have here...... Chen Lao Er said, still trying to see what task the other party was going to do, the knife had already reached his neck, and several people who walked around him also pulled out the knife, and someone took away the sharp weapon around Chen Lao Er.

"You ...... What to do...... Did you catch the wrong ......" The middle-aged porridge shop owner's body trembled.

"Closed the net, admit it." The leader of the Black Flag pointed to the sky and whispered.

Chen Laoer's body was still trembling, like the most ordinary honest merchant, and then he pounced on him with an "ah-" sound, he wanted to break free from the restraint, his body just jumped up, and the three people around him pounced together, pressing him to the ground, and one of them violently removed his jaw.

Several Black Flag government officials around looked at this scene: "Which side?" ”

"Brother, confidential."

"Oh, anyway, it's either the Great Qi or the Wu Dynasty......"

"It's a pity that a bowl of good porridge ......"

Everyone was talking, but in private, someone turned their heads and ears: "A few days ago, there was a matter of Tian Hu, two days earlier, I heard that outside Xiangyang City, a group of Jurchen people were defeated, and at this time, the secret guard closed the net, what do you say?" ”

“…… It can't be true. ”

After staying in the center of the Black Flag for so long, many people have a keen insight, since the end of the bloody battle of Xiaocanghe, the Black Flag Army's henching is with a sense of grief and indignation, and the most important thing is because of Mr. Ning's disappearance. The outside world said that he was dead, and the Black Flag said that he was not dead, but it is also an indisputable fact that Su Tan'er and others have long been regarded as widows internally.

It is impossible not to discuss this matter internally, but although they have never seen Mr. Ning again, most people still have the ambition to believe that Mr. Ning is indeed alive. This can be regarded as a tacit understanding that Black Flag has taken the initiative to maintain within the Black Flag, and in the past two years, Black Flag has trembled and taken root in this lie, and has carried out a series of reforms, such as the transfer of the center, the decentralization of power, etc., etc., it seems that after the completion of the reform, everyone will continue to maintain operation in the state that Mr. Ning does not have.

Until Tian Hu's power was subverted, the external actions of the black flag inspired the inside, and the news that Mr. Ning was coming back was also faintly circulated in the Huaxia army.

Hot air balloons float through the sky, and soldiers in hanging baskets patrol the county town below with binoculars, holding colorful flags in their hands, ready to wave flags at any time.

Outside a courtyard halfway up the mountainside, Chen Xing knocked on the courtyard door, and after a while, someone came to open the courtyard door, it was a middle-aged man with a scar on his face, there was a heroic air between his eyebrows, but with a bit of civility, and there was a child about seven or eight years old standing not far away: "Dad." The boy saw Chen Xing and shouted.

Chen Xing smiled: "Chen Jing, how did you learn from Uncle He?" ”

"Boxing." The child named Chen Jing hugged his fists and saluted, looking very sensible. Chen Xing and the man surnamed He both laughed: "Brother Chen should be on duty at this time, why did he come over." ”

"Passing by, let's take a look at him, and besides, I have something serious to talk to Brother He."

The man surnamed He's name was He Wen, and he smiled at this time, frowned, and then spread his hands: "Please come in." ”

Chen Xing entered from the courtyard gate and walked straight to Chen Jing not far away: "You kid ......" he said, and when he walked to the side, he grabbed his child and threw it suddenly, this time it became abrupt, Chen Jing "Ah-" sounded, and Chen Xing threw it out of the wall next to him. The child fell outside, obviously caught, He Wen's figure shook slightly, he was strong in martial arts, and at that moment it seemed that he was going to take away with extremely high light skills, but finally did not move, but the courtyard door next to him was slammed shut.

Chen Xing turned around, spread his hands, and exhaled: "Look, I don't have a weapon. ”

He Wen still had a smile on his face, he stretched out his right hand, spread it out, and there was an iron thistle with thorns on it: "I can hit Xiao Jing just now." After a while, he sighed, "I had doubts a few days ago, and I was even more suspicious when I saw the hot air balloon...... You put Xiao Jing here to paralyze me. ”

Chen Xing arched his hand: "You and I have a lifelong friendship, but the Tao is different, I can't indulge you, please understand." ”

He Wen smiled, put his hands behind his back, and walked to the courtyard: "In the early years, I felt that Ning Liheng's set was too whimsical and impossible to achieve. I still think that even if Gewu can really change the productive force and make everyone in the world have books to read, it will inevitably be difficult to achieve things in the future. Everyone can speak, they have to speak, all the world is a scholar, who goes to farm? Who wants to be a lowly worker? If you go too fast, you won't be able to do it. ”

"If you don't do it, you will have to return to the original martial arts world. Or, if you go to the world of the Jin Kingdom, the five chaos will be chaotic, and the Han family will fall, is it good? ”

"After a thousand years, it is not unreasonable that only Confucianism can achieve great causes. During my three years in Hedeng, I saw that Mr. Ning defined 'human rights' with the 'four people', promoted things with commerce, contract, and greed, and laid the foundation of people's wisdom with things. Moreover, the combination of Gewu requires wisdom and laziness, and when it develops, it will conflict with the so-called 'four people'. This is a road that you will not be able to navigate. He shook his head, "It won't work." ”

Chen Xing was silent for a moment and arched his hand: "Brother He already has such a thorough idea, why didn't he say it earlier?" It's not that the Politburo can't accept such discussions, but what we are doing is a groundbreaking thing, and if there is a problem, we can work together to solve it. ”

He Wen laughed: "It's not that you can't accept such discussions, jokes!" It's just that the dissidents are absorbed, locked up, and a way to refute is found before the people are released......" He laughed for a while, and shook his head again, "Frankly speaking, Ning Li Hengtian is a talent, I He Wen is ashamed of himself, only looking at Gewu, now the efficiency of papermaking is ten times better than in the past, it is indeed a groundbreaking feat, and the human rights he talks about make everyone a gentleman's prospect, and it is also desirable." If he is a Confucian teacher, I will be attached to him, a pawn, and open the peace of all generations. But...... What he has done is in harmony with Confucianism, so that he can be proficient, and since he kills the king, it will be useless......"

"Now, only by destroying the black flag and absorbing the ideas can people of insight revive the Wu Dynasty and open up a peaceful ...... that has never been seen in the world."

As he spoke, he shook his head and lost his mind for a moment, then looked at Chen Xing, his gaze became solemn again: "Wait for the net to be closed today, could it be that Ning Liheng...... Really not dead? ”

Chen Xing arched his hand: "Please also ask Brother He to restrain his hands to avoid unnecessary casualties." If the gentleman is not dead, how can he learn from him, I think he will definitely be able to meet him, and tell him what he thinks in his heart. ”

He Wen put his hands behind his back and looked at him, his gaze was getting colder, and he couldn't see too much emotion. Chen Xing knew that this person was both civil and martial, and he admired him a lot in terms of martial arts knowledge, and the two had a life-saving kindness on the battlefield, although Chen Xing was quite shocked when he noticed that He Wen was inextricably linked with the Wu Dynasty, but at this time, he still hoped that this matter could be resolved relatively peacefully.

It's not that he thinks He Wen can escape, but if such a master of both civil and military affairs really escapes, he and his subordinates may not be able to keep their hands, so they can only kill him.

Outside the courtyard, a group of people, each armed with weapons and bows and crossbows, silently gathered around......

At the same time, on the path on the other side of the foothills, a brief fight broke out.

The clean-up of Heden was still going on, and when the mountain collection operation began under the leadership of Zhuo Xiaofeng, it was almost noon, and the clean-up of Bligh was carried out at two o'clock in the afternoon. Actions large and small, some silent, some caused small onlookers, and then disappeared in the crowd.

While Luo Ye led the soldiers to launch an operation against the Bligh barracks, Su Tan'er and Lu Hongti had a simple lunch together, although the weather had turned cold, there were still low cicadas chirping in the courtyard, and the rhythm was monotonous and slow.

After lunch, representatives of two caravans were led over to meet with Tan'er and discuss the two trades. The news of Black Flag's subversion of Tian Hu's forces has caused waves in various places, so that the intentions of various businesses have been frequent recently.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, at about half past four in the afternoon, when Su Tan'er was immersed in flipping through the account books, Juan'er walked in from outside and put a piece of information on the corner of the table.

Tan'er glanced up at her, Juan'er nodded slightly, and then turned around and went out. Tan'er looked at the information in the corner, put her hands on her lap, and looked at it for a moment, before she sat down, lowered her head and continued to flip through the ledger.

The meeting started at five o'clock, and the officials and secretaries of the various ministries came over to make a routine presentation of today's events -- which meant that things were going well today, otherwise the meeting would not have been held until the evening. After the meeting, before it was time to eat, Tan'er returned to the room, continued to read the account book, make records and plans, and wrote some things, I don't know why, it was quiet outside, the sky was getting dark, in the past, the red grapes would come in and ask her to eat, but not today, when it got dark, there was still the sound of cicadas, and someone came in with an oil lamp and put it on the table.

Tan'er lowered her head and continued to write, the light was like a bean, quietly illuminating the square inch of the desk, she wrote, wrote, I don't know when, the brush in her hand suddenly paused, and then the brush put down, continued to write a few words, her hand began to tremble, tears fell on the paper, she raised her hand, on the eyes propped up.

On a chair not far away, someone was watching her.

"Hi Sue...... Tan'er ......" The man whispered, I don't know why, it was like the first time they met in that house many years ago, that time, each other was very polite and strange, but this time, it was a little different: "Hello......" he said something that was not common in these years.

Tan'er lowered her head and didn't look over there: "Ning Liheng...... She said...... "Hello......"

At this time, the starlight outside has already risen. At night in the small county town, the lights are flickering, and people are still walking outside, talking to each other and greeting each other, just like an ordinary night where nothing special has happened......

Peaceful, and tranquil. (To be continued.) )