Chapter 30: Redemption

In the middle of the night, the people who raised their arms and shouted like a tsunami did not disperse until they were exhausted.

Chen Wen and Sun Yu walked together on the way back to Sun's house, and the two had a tacit understanding without saying a word, until they entered the house, Sun Yu blasted his younger brother, who was pretending to be studying, to the north house, and was ready to say something to Chen Wen.

Chen Wen began to pave the way as always, and this order is definitely familiar to him. He has been working this way since he graduated as a promoter because he believes that instead of telling others how their products are, they should try to convince others that the results will be better.

After these days of brainwashing, Chen Wen believes that Sun Yu should not be too disgusted with going to Fujian. It's just that he hasn't finished laying the groundwork yet, and Sun Yu's words completely disrupted his train of thought.

"Brother Chen, I heard what you said to Li Ruixin yesterday, word for word."

Chen Wen looked at Sun Yu's expression, which didn't seem to be fake, which made him breathe a sigh of relief. According to yesterday's experience, since Li Ruixin can be convinced, Sun Yu, who has been with him for so long and has put in countless efforts, should be easier to be convinced.

Maybe he is ready to go to Fujian with him, thinking of this, Chen Wen can't help but be a little complacent, he is ready to listen to Sun Yu's loyalty.

"Early this morning, I have already reported these words to Wang Jingluo and Wang Vice Xian, and the two officials are quite appreciative of Brother Chen's talent."

As soon as these words came out, Chen Wen fell into the ice cellar.

In ancient China, thanks to the blessing of the old man Confucius, the literacy rate has always been much higher than that of other regions, and even Britain after the Industrial Revolution was once crushed by China in terms of literacy, but the literacy rate of no more than 30 percent at the peak of ancient China is still like scum compared with the literacy rate of more than 90 percent in modern times.

In modern times, if a person does not know words, he will be ridiculed as illiterate by others, but in ancient times, it was normal for a person to not know words. In this era, if a person knows how to read, he will be respected as a talent in the envious eyes of others.

Because of this, from the beginning of formulating the plan to exchange intelligence for entanglement in Shangda Lanshan, Chen Wen knew that if he didn't want to be sent away by a few taels or dozens of taels of silver, or if he didn't want to be tortured to the source of intelligence, then the role he had to play must be that of a scholar.

But there are always two sides to the story.

At present, when the Manchu Qing Dynasty occupied nine out of ten of China's affairs, most Han scholars either chose to live in seclusion or chose to participate in the Manchu imperial examinations. A scholar like Chen Wen who is still willing to serve the Ming Dynasty is so valuable.

Chen Wen felt that if he thought about it from another perspective, if he was Wang Yi, he would also try to recruit such a talent, even if he was a scholar who could not take the imperial examination at all.

As the saying goes, the three armies can win the commandery, but the horseman cannot win the ambition.

Chen Wen believed that Wang Yi and Wang Jiang could be called gentlemen, and even Feng Jingdi, who he had never wanted to meet before, he didn't think that he would be a despicable villain, because the book recorded their deeds gave him such a feeling.

Therefore, at the beginning of his contact with Wang Yi, he did not hide his intention of going to Fujian. In the final analysis, he felt that Wang Yi was not only an official of the Ming Dynasty, but also a scholar who believed in the teachings of the sages, and emotionally he should be able to better understand the mentality that Chen Wen was trying to show, so as to realize his plan to stay away from danger before the Qing army encircled and suppressed.

However, all this must be under the condition that Chen Wen did not show any strong ability.

Chen Wen knew very well that if he didn't show any ability, with Wang Yi's character, he should look at the face of his information and give him a pestering to allow him to go to Fujian. But now that Sun Yu has come here, Wang Yi and Wang Jiang will definitely value his talent, because he knows very well what he said that night.

In Chen Wen's eyes, his behavior is like a talented but influential, young man who was in the full conference room of the Military Command Bureau during the Anti-Japanese War, raising his arms and shouting that Lao Tzu wants to vote for what will be the same fate, Facebook's fate!

Sun Yu, you're hurting me!

"Brother Chen, I know that it is very inferior for me to report what you said to others without your consent. I also know that with your talents, it is not difficult to get ahead even in the loyal and filial piety army, and although your plan is very incredible, there will be a chance to succeed with you. ”

Speaking of this, Sun Yu said to Chen Wen in an extremely sincere tone: "Even so, I still hope you can stay." Fujian already has heroes like Zhongxiao Bo, Zhejiang has always been a place to send good soldiers, won't your talent stay here will be greater than going to Fujian? ”

Sun Yu's words did not have any effect on Chen Wen, he forcibly suppressed the fear and anger in his heart, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Sun, how much have you and Wang Jingluo said, please answer me truthfully." ”

After learning that Sun Yu only mentioned the temple calculation and the theory of mutual restraint between the two of Wang Yi and Wang Jiang, Chen Wen's anger began to gradually dissipate.

Although to Chen Wen, the joke of the hired wife was just a lie made up to narrow the distance, Sun Yu obviously thought that the matter was Chen Wen's privacy, so he did not tell his two superiors the truth.

Although Sun Yu did not explain this, Chen Wen was able to believe him through mutual understanding.

From the moment he came to Sun's house, Chen Wen knew Wang Yi and Wang Jiang's intentions. Sun Yu has to be on duty every day, and if he talks about surveillance, it is too child's play to rely on his wife and younger brother. Therefore, he felt that Wang Yi and the others must hope that Sun Yu could influence him.

After this period of getting along, Sun Yu's own ethics and understanding of Dalan Mountain gradually deepened, and it did change Chen Wen's impression of the Zhejiang Ming Army led by Wang Yi.

But can simply changing impressions be a reason to stay?

Chen Wen took a deep breath and said to Sun Yu without doubt: "Brother Sun, since this is the case, I will tell you why I came to Dalan Mountain......

Then, Chen Wen truthfully told Sun Yu about the Qing army's invasion plan, and told him the results of his solicitation of Wu Dengke and others and his solicitation attempt for Sun Yu without concealment. Looking at Sun Yu's shocked expression, he knew that Wang Yi and Wang Jiang would not tell anyone about such things, even Sun Yu, who came to contact him.

"I had already decided to go to Fujian to join the army when I set out from my hometown, and if I hadn't gotten the news through Nanjing, I wouldn't have come to Dalanshan. Brother Sun, come with me, in more than a month, this will be hell on earth, stay here, you will definitely die. ”

Looking at Sun Yu, whose brain was a little stuck by the impact of a lot of massive data, Chen Wen said bluntly: "Endure the calm for a while, take a step back and open the sky, let's go, only if you live can you have a chance to take revenge." ”

That sentence of revenge woke Sun Yu up again, but he didn't think about it for a moment as Chen Wen imagined, but instead became more intense.

I saw Sun Yu stand up, prop up the table with both hands, and ask Chen Wen: "Brother Chen, even if I wait to leave with you, I can avoid the Tartars' soldiers." So, tell me, what about the people here, can they just wait for death? ”

So what are you going to do with me?

Hearing Sun Yu's words, Chen Wen was furious.

At the beginning of that plan, he did not fail to consider whether he could rewrite this history on his own, but after thinking about it, the answer was no.

Historically, during the encirclement and suppression of Siming Mountain by the Qing army, the local Ming army caused very limited damage to the Qing army, and many of them chose to surrender to the Qing army. Because of this, he didn't feel that he had the need and ability to take these pig teammates to farm this epic dungeon.

You know you can't do it, so why do it?

Chen Wen was still sitting there, and said to Sun Yu with an expressionless face: "You should ask Wang Jingluo about this!" I had already informed him and Wang Vice Xian of this matter more than half a month ago, and I strongly persuaded him and both. Brother Sun, do you think I'm an outsider with bare hands, what else can I do? ”

Looking at Sun Yu, who was speechless, Chen Wen then asked, "Since I can't do anything, I can only save those who are willing to trust me." Brother Sun, if you can trust me, go with me, only by leaving your life can you avenge the living and hate the dead. ”

And this last sentence is also Chen Wen has always comforted himself.

In Chen Wen's eager and expectant gaze, Sun Yu thought for a moment, and finally shook his head. "Brother Chen, thank you for your kindness. There is a way to eat the people, and ask for the people's lives. Although this is not my hometown, if the Tartars want to poison the people here, I will stop them even if I risk my life! ”

Eat the people's Lu and ask for the people's lives.

Chen Wen never doubted that Sun Yu would be duplicitous in this matter, but in his opinion, such a person should have a bigger stage, instead of dying here in obscurity, so even though he already knew that Sun Yu had made up his mind, he still decided to struggle again.

"Didn't you think about your wife and younger brother? Haven't you thought about the countrymen who came with you? Is their life not life? If you die here, how can you avenge your parents, your children who were destined to go to Huangquan before they were born, and the Inspector Zhu Dadian, who once trusted you? ”

Sun Yu took a deep breath and said to Chen Wen: "I have already thought about it, before the Tartars encircle and suppress, I will ask Brother Wu to take someone to escort Neizi and his younger brother back to their hometown, and leave a book to ask them to go to Xiamen to join Brother Chen." As for those blood feuds......"

Saying this, Sun Yu walked in front of Chen Wen, knelt on the ground, and slammed it on the ground. "Brother Lao Chen looks at the relationship between these days, remember to seek justice for me and the people who have been killed by the Tartars over the years!"

Listening to Sun Yu's words as if he was explaining the aftermath, Chen Wen suddenly felt inexplicable sadness and self-blame, he hurriedly helped Sun Yu up, but he didn't know what to say anymore.

After Sun Yu got up, he bowed and left the West House, leaving Chen Wen alone at the table.

………………

It was late at night, the lights in the North House had long since gone out, and Sun Yu's younger brother had not returned to the West House. Chen Wen knew very well that this was Sun Yu giving him a chance to leave.

Chen Wen extinguished the oil lamp in the room, put the freshly written book on the table, and pressed it with the oil lamp. Then he left the Sun family with clothes, silver taels and mobile phones on his back, and the manuscripts were left behind, which should be regarded as a memorial.

Walking on the way to the town to the south to find the village where Li Ruixin went south with him, Chen Wen was still shrouded in sadness brought about by Sun Yu's last words left in advance. Soon, he was in the threshing floor in the south of the village, a lecture hall that had been crowded a few hours ago.

Even though he knew that time was precious, Chen Wen chose to sit for a while on the stone grinding table in the threshing floor. Because he knows that this time, he may not come back for more than ten years, and he may never have the opportunity to come back again in his life, this is the first time he has enjoyed the cheers of the crowd.

Sitting on the platform and touching the cold stone mill, the experience of these days seems to be vivid......

In the dilapidated temple next to the official road, a person sits against the wall and nibbles on the dry food stuffed with his teeth, dreaming of the Spring and Autumn Festival.

Before entering the mountain, he made a cameo appearance as a teacher by relying on Yongzi Bafa, and used the power bank as a paperweight in exchange for a day's dry food.

On the way to Dalan Mountain, he was held hostage by the guerrilla general, and then escaped by the mobile phone in the baggage.

Before reaching the old camp, he was blocked in front of the gate and struck.

When the old man was injured, Lu Laolang and his grandson licked the calf for their lives.

When he was in Sun's house, Sun Yu's ice cube face, Yi's nerve knife's cooking skills, and Sun Yu's younger brother completed his homework every day like an errand.

There are also people who cheered and rejoiced in ancient times.

There is also the village chief, who always sends crabs every once in a while.

And the storyteller who sneaks to the threshing floor every day with firewood in the southern town to steal the art of learning.

And ......, too many, too many.

They don't deserve to die here, they all have their own family, love, friendship, they all have big or small dreams, they are also willing to fight for their families and dreams, fight for changing their living conditions and social status, they are all living people, not cold numbers one after another.

Although Chen Wen does not have Sun Yu's concept of eating the people and asking for the people's lives, after years of patriotic education, he firmly believes in a truth, that is, if the invaders want to take away what belongs to us, they must exchange their lives for it!

As the "Guerrilla Song" once sang:

We grew up here,

Every inch of land is our own,

Whoever wants to take it by force,

We'll fight him to the end!

That's it, even if they can't fight the enemy, they have to save the lives of these people, so that they will always have a chance to take back everything that belongs to them.

At this moment, Chen Wen, who had received a perennial materialist atheism education, looked up at the starry sky and stared at the sixth of the seven stars of the Big Dipper, as if he was reciting words to the Wuqu Xingjun of Kaiyang Palace represented by that star.

"Qi Shaobao, this is the land where you once protected your wings, I, Chen Wen, am determined to become a hero like you, please bless me to be able to save the people here, and then drive out the barbarians, sweep away the sea, and rebuild China!"

In the next second, in Chen Wen's eyes, the sixth star of the Big Dipper seemed to really flicker, as if it was responding to his prayer.

………………

This night, although Sun Yu was physically and mentally exhausted, he couldn't sleep.

Even so, he got out of bed at the same hour, as usual. Dressed, he walked out of the North Room and pushed open the door that had been unlocked that night in the West Room.

Touching the cold bed and reading Chen Wen's book, Sun Yu took a deep breath, as if he wanted to suppress some emotions that he shouldn't have. Then, having regained his old cold appearance, he stuffed the book into his arms and walked to the kitchen opposite.

In the kitchen, Sun Yu laboriously brought out the "living expenses" that Wang Jiang had given to Chen Wen again two days ago, and put it back on the donkey's back under the surprised gaze of the sleepy-eyed Sun Ming.

In his opinion, this was given to Chen Wen by Wang Jiang, and since Chen Wen had left, these things should still be returned to the public.

After eating breakfast in a hurry, Sun Yu pushed open the courtyard door, lowered his head and was about to lead the donkey out.

I only heard behind him, Sun Ming shouted loudly: "Brother Chen, why are you sitting outside with your baggage." ”

Hearing this, Sun Yu raised his head suddenly, only to see Chen Wen sitting on the crooked-necked tree in front of the side of the small courtyard, looking at him with a smile.

Seeing this, Chen Wen jumped down from the crooked-neck tree and walked to the gate of the courtyard.

"After sitting outside all night, I couldn't bear to slam the door and wake you up." As he spoke, Chen Wen stretched out his hand. "Brother Sun, you won, shouldn't you give me back my things?"

Hearing this, Sun Yu's eyes were already faintly filled with tears, and his hand reached into his arms and took out Chen Wen's book.

After taking the book, Chen Wensan tore it to pieces in two clicks, and then threw it into the air, flying like snowflakes.

"I have to go to see Wang Jingliu today, time is running out, I have to be cheeky to ask him for an old man." Then, he said to Sun Ming: "You Brother Chen, I'll go and make up for it first, remember to wake me up after two hours, otherwise you won't want to listen to the ancient in the future." ”

With that, Chen Wen returned to the West House, closed the door, and lay directly on the bed and got into the bed.

Looking at Chen Wenyuan's back, a line of tears crossed Sun Yu's ice-like face, and the corners of his mouth seemed to be about to try to force a faint smile.

Sun Ming's eyes widened as he looked at all this, his right hand trembled and pointed at his brother, and asked in a trembling voice: "Brother, you are, you are, are you laughing, are you laughing?" ”

At this moment, Sun Yu didn't seem to hear his brother's words at all, just as if talking to himself.

"I know you're going to stay; I also know that there are some things in you that neither I nor Wang Jingliu understand. Therefore, I believe that you are the star monarch who can't bear to be reduced to Yidi by the ancestors. One day, you will take revenge with us, and I have no doubt about that!"