Seven hundred years ago, Longxing Mansion was far from the prosperity of later generations, and when night fell, it was not neon flashing and the lights were on, but the lights were dotted like starlight, like the reflection of the sky.

Ye Yingwu stood in the quiet courtyard and stretched his waist, the warm wind blew the flowers and trees around him, making a rustling sound, the white robe was draped on his body, the jade was worn around his waist, and the hair was bunned on his head, like a beautiful son, who could imagine that this young man who had just been crowned had already made a name for himself, like a rising star, which was admirable.

However, at this time, Ye Yingwu didn't have such a good mood to care about what kind of reputation he would leave in history, although he was very comfortable stretching his waist, but Ye Yanei, ah no, Ye Yuanjun's eyes never left the room in front of him that was still brightly lit. The bell standing outside the room subconsciously shivered under Ye Yuanjun's unkind gaze, and then playfully stuck out his tongue.

My lady is bathing, and she can't let this bad guy in.

Knowing what that little girl meant by sticking out her tongue, Ye Yingwu didn't bother to bother with her, just glanced at it disregardingly, walked back and forth in the courtyard that was not too big, and recited casually: "The Han Emperor is heavy on the country, Yuyu has been unable to ask for it for many years, and the Yang family has a girl who has just grown up, and no one ······knows about raising it in the deep boudoir."

At first, the bell hadn't come back to her senses, but when Ye Yingwu recited "The hot spring water is slippery and creamy, it is the time to inherit the grace", the little girl couldn't help but blush, and scolded fiercely, "Phew", and scolded in a low voice: "Well-dressed beasts ······"

Although the sound of the bell was small, Ye Yingwu, who had been paying attention to the movement here, could still hear it clearly, and could even hear something falling in the room, obviously Qiqin also reacted, I don't know how shy it was.

Clothed beasts, clothed beasts?

Alas, as an out-and-out beast, Lao Tzu didn't want to wear clothes?

"Ahem", Ye Jie, who watched Ye Yingwu grow up, finally couldn't help it, and coughed lightly at the moon cave door in the courtyard, Ye Yingwu was fine, so frightened that the bell almost sat down on the ground, and I don't know what this little girl was thinking in her heart just now.

Ye Yanei, who was super thick-skinned, smiled, but Ye Jie still blushed and said with some embarrassment: "Er Yanei, Xiang Cheng is waiting in the front compartment, and please go quickly." ”

This time it was Ye Yingwu's turn to be shocked, the cheap dad in the middle of the night was not at ease to accompany the old lady, why did he call himself over when he was idle? Even if you are reluctant to yourself, you have to call the old lady······

However, Ye Yingwu didn't dare to hesitate, after all, Ye Mengding must have his reasons for doing this, so Ye Yingwu didn't care about laughing at the bell and Qiqin, and hurriedly went.

Seeing the white clothes disappear around the corner outside the moon cave door, the bell couldn't help but "puff" again: "This person, why is he so eager to do anything······

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Ye Mengding's study is still lit with candles.

Accompanying Ye Yingwu to the door, Ye Jie automatically stopped, and made a gesture at Ye Yingwu to signal him to go in alone. Ye Yingwu was stunned, in his impression, even some of the Ye family's private housework basically did not hide from Ye Jie, Ye Jie can be said to be truly integrated with the Ye family, and now Ye Jie rarely stopped outside Ye Mengding's study. But at this time, no matter how curious Ye Yingwu was, he could only go in first.

Seeing the Ye family's second office enter, Ye Jie gently closed the door, showing a look of expectation on his face, but this look was fleeting, and the old man with white hair on his sideburns stood quietly outside the study like an old monk who had settled down.

Although for a talent like Ye Mengding, it is difficult for a small Fuzhou prefect to have any burden on him, he easily dealt with the dossiers that had accumulated due to the departure of the previous governor, and he had been holding a volume of "Zhenguan Political Dignitaries" to study under the lamp.

If you look at it, you will find that this book is already full of neat notes, even if he is sixty years old, Ye Mengding's handwriting is already strong and powerful, not to mention that Ye Yingwu is just a second knife who has taken a few calligraphy classes, and even a few of Ye Mengding's colleagues are difficult to reach this level.

"Daddy." Ye Yingwu stepped forward and shouted respectfully, and a cup of tea had been placed on the small table of the guest on the side of Ye Mengding's bookcase, which showed Ye Jie's carefulness. For Ye Mengding, Ye Yingwu's feelings can be said to be complicated, and in his heart, this cheap father Ye Yingwu is actually more than family affection, but an admiration for this old man who is not like an ordinary rotten Confucian.

"Sit down." For the family, Ye Mengding is actually very gentle under normal times, so much so that Ye Yingwu even suspects that the cheap father suffers from a slight "strict wife", even for his two sons, Ye Mengding's discipline is much smaller than that of most fathers in this era.

Ye Yingwu knew the temper of the cheap father, and he was not polite to him, so he sat straight on the chair: "What is the matter with the father looking for the child?" Why can't Ye Bo come in? ”

Ye Mengding smiled lightly, his eyes were still blazing, as if there would always be a flame of resistance burning in that pupil. The old man said lightly: "Yuanlie, the first battle of Cixi can be regarded as a majestic battle, and if you go to the Xingguo Army, you can be regarded as officially entering the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty, and you have also officially entered the battlefield of the Mengsong Dynasty, can you be ready?" ”

Unexpectedly, Ye Mengding opened his mouth to talk about Ye Yingwu's entry into the officialdom so indifferently, Ye Yingwu hesitated for a moment, after all, he still didn't figure out what the cheap daddy was intended, so he could only answer respectfully: "The child is going to the Xingguo Army, accompanied by Senior Brother Song Rui and many brothers, and there are loyal sons such as Yang Bao, please rest assured that Daddy and Mom, don't worry, the child will make a name for himself." ”

Ye Mengding smiled undeniably: "Well, then the old man will ask you, does the child know whether he is a civil official or a military attaché?" ”

"The training of the Xingguo Army is a military position, and the fake Xingguo Army is a civilian position, although the position of the Zhijun is from the fourth grade, which is higher than the regimental training envoy, but after all, there is still a 'fake' word in front······ Therefore, the child thief thought that it should be a military attaché. Ye Yingwu replied without thinking.

Smiling slightly, stroking his beard, Ye Mengding kept looking at his child and didn't say anything. was a little apprehensive by Ye Mengding's aggressive gaze, Ye Yingwu suddenly understood that in this Great Song Dynasty, which emphasized literature over military force, although the status of military attachés has risen with the continuous intensification of the war with the northern nationalities, but after all, it is still a low literati, so what Ye Mengding wants to tell his children is that he would rather be a "fake" civil official than hold on to a real group training.

"Children obey the teachings." Ye Yingwu was still sitting still, jumping up like a burning buttocks, and his gaze at Ye Mengding became more respectful than ever, and in an instant, he already understood why Ye Mengding called himself here alone on the last night of this Longxing Mansion.

Because Ye Mengding wants to teach Ye Yingwu a lesson, that is, how to be an official.

The way of being an official is an absolutely broad and profound knowledge accumulated by the Chinese nation for thousands of years of history, and it is also a study that integrates conspiracy and conspiracy.

Ye Mengding himself has not reached that level, what he wants to tell Ye Yingwu tonight is just how to move forward under the current situation, and he has not yet reached the point where Chiguoguo taught Ye Yingwu how to properly use the "thirty-six strategies" for promotion and wealth.

Seeing Ye Yingwu come back to his senses, the smile on Ye Mengding's face dissipated, becoming more solemn and serious, and his eyes were still bright: "Once the war is impossible, what will you do?" ”

After hesitating for a moment, Ye Yingwu still didn't answer after all, just looked at Ye Mengding quietly.

Ye Mengding smiled to himself, and then said: "Once the war is impossible, it will not be your turn to rush forward desperately, but if you are in a desperate situation, you don't have to look ahead, just try your best, but remember, keep the incense and there is a possibility of resurrection." Can't you see that the sky is about to collapse? But even if the sky falls, it won't be your turn to rush to the front, and we old guys will take the lead. ”

The words are beady, Ye Yingwu's forehead has rolled down beads of sweat, in this world, not only do they understand in their hearts the upcoming southeast sky, these wise and brave men of this era have already noticed it, but they also know that even if the power of these people combined, it is just a praying mantis that blocks the car before the trend.

However, Ye Mengding's sentence "We old guys will stand up to it first" made Ye Yingwu's heart shocked, and immediately a faint warmth and emotion came to his heart. No matter how dark and unbearable this world is, there are still a group of people who fight side by side with me.

Sensing the shock in Ye Yingwu's heart, Ye Mengding continued: "Zhang Shijie, the commander of the two Huai, your brother-in-law, is originally a northern land general, and controlling the sailor is like child's play, which can be a way out, not a reliance; Although Huaishang Su Liu Yi is a fierce general, he is too small and short-tempered, otherwise he would not be under Li Tingzhi, and he also needs to be careful of his greed and rashness; The Lu Wende brothers in Xiangyang City are also dedicated to the country, and their character is tenacious, and they are decent to stick to one side, but they have always been sympathetic to the people, once the northerners threaten the lives of the people, Xiangfan is afraid and will not be protected; As for Xia Gui in Sichuan, Fan Wenhu in Jiangshang and other generations, they are not enough to conspire. ”

However, the erection is not enough and conspiracy!

Ye Yingwu couldn't help but smile bitterly, cheap dad, cheap dad, you have seen this world too thoroughly, I'm afraid that the most helpless person in my heart now is you. Knowing that this day is going to fall, why can't Wen die and Wu can't fight to the death, who can rely on the sacredness of this Great Song Dynasty?

Ye Mengding's blazing eyes finally became a little dim, a little sad, the old man looked at the dark sky in the distance through the half-hidden window, and couldn't help but sigh, his old age covered the spine that had been standing tall in an instant.

In any case, this old man still has to serve the old man after all.

"Yuan Lie still has doubts in his heart, if there are no doubts, go back and rest, after all, it's not early." After a long time, Ye Mengding said slowly.

Looking at the two tea leaves floating on the water, Ye Yingwu was also silent, to be honest, the two of them talked in the house for a while, I am afraid that it has been nearly half an hour, but no one has been dripping, and sweat beads are rolling out of Ye Yingwu's forehead.

"Huh?" Ye Mengding's voice already revealed an old age and exhaustion that could not be concealed.

Gritting his teeth, Ye Yingwu suddenly said respectfully: "The child still has something unclear, if the subordinate does not listen to the order······

Ye Mengding's eyes, which had already dimmed, lit up again, the old man's bent back was already straightened at some point, and his voice became loud and powerful again: "The general will not be affected by the life of the foreign monarch, and at the critical juncture, it is the eighteen-way immortal in the sky, and he can also take his army!" In troubled times, you should use heavy codes! ”

In a word, there is a loud sound, and the aftermath is lingering.

In troubled times, you should use heavy codes!

Ye Yingwu blinked in surprise, and there were already thousands of thoughts rolling through his heart, but he still responded aloud: "The child understands, thank you for your advice." ”

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The incense fluttered gently between the bead curtains, and although the night breeze outside was slightly cool, Ye Yingwu was still sweaty. Seeing that Ye Erya, who was still striding away heroically just now, came back a little depressed, and the bell that had been waiting outside the house couldn't help but let out a soft "huh", and immediately hurriedly greeted him:

"Official, but do you want to rest?"

Ye Yingwu looked up at the bright moon and stars: "I want to take a bath again, let Qiqin sleep first, and sleep in the wing room first this night······"

Although it was very strange that his suave Yanai suddenly changed his temperament, the bell still didn't dare to say anything more, and hurriedly went. Ye Yingwu looked at the back of the pretty maid who was far away, breathed a sigh of relief gently, and leaned straight against the wall.

For Ye Mengding's various ways of being an official and the almost arbitrary but not bad comments on the generals who will intersect with Ye Yingwu in the future, Ye Yingwu is still difficult to digest for a while, although he has more than seven hundred years of experience than people in this era, and has already experienced the ups and downs of the business sea, but from the bottom of his heart, there is still a kind of resistance to these, but this emotion is more like a feeling of nothingness, which is elusive.

couldn't help but smile bitterly, Ye Yingwu patted the dust on his sleeve at some point.

Since you are here, you will go forward calmly, what is the mother-in-law and mother hesitating?

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On the twenty-third day of April in the second year of Xianchun.

Your Excellency King Teng, on the side of Ganshui.

There are lonely birds flying into the sky in the reeds, but unfortunately there is no sunset to contrast with each other. An official ship was quietly moored on the pier in the distance. A few horse-drawn carriages with modest decoration lined up along the docks, but they attracted the attention of half of the city.

The leaders of Jiangnan West Road are here.

Wang Yao, Zhang Jian, Ye Mengding, Guo Huai and Jiang Wanli stood at the front, silent. The women of the house were in the back directing the servants from round to side.

Ye Yingwu wore an orthodox regimental training envoy's purple official robe, with a sword hanging on one side and an official seal hanging on the other side of his waist, standing in the wind, and he was proud. In addition, on the terrace on the second floor of the official ship behind her, a beautiful woman with a veil is leisurely stroking the piano, and the ethereal sound of the piano and the misty water waves reflect each other, as if they are no longer distinguishable from each other.

And Jiang Hao, Wang Jin and Zhang Cheng, who were wearing all the clothes, were not so handsome and chic, they were crowded behind in frustration, and the angry old men glared at each other, while Ye Mengding only smiled slightly. As for those who are incompatible with these people, it is Guo Chang who shrunk his head and hid in the back of the Guo family, since Guo Huai has already stood on the big boat of Jiangnan West Road, he naturally has to show his loyalty, and it is not a good choice to take out the eldest son and send him to the army as a proton, but it seems to be the only choice.

Seeing his son like this, Guo Huai was embarrassed and annoyed, but vaguely hoped that Ye Yingwu would be able to temper his son a little bit. He has reaped enough benefits in the lucrative position of promoting Changping Gongfu, and he can't let a waste son ruin all the wealth he has secretly worked hard for half his life.

Standing on the bow of the boat and blowing the wind was already very unpleasant, and the aunts below didn't seem to have the slightest intention of stopping, and the strong servants at home who should have been pulled out to be majestic were transporting things to the official ship one after another, making Ye Yingwu feel that the official ship was slowly sinking.

It wasn't until the last box of goods was transported to the ship that Ye Yingwu breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately arched his hand at the people on the dock, and shouted solemnly: "Yang Bao, Qi Jie!" ”

"Obey!" Yang Bao said meticulously, as a top veteran oilman, he was never willing to be left behind when he was majestic.

Ye Yingwu looked at his father, brother and sister-in-law who slowly disappeared from view, and he felt a lot of emotion in his heart, and he couldn't figure out for a while whether he should treat them as relatives, after all, he was a genuine impostor, if he wanted to talk about feelings, in fact, it was accumulated in this month, but I have to say that Ye Mengding, Chen and Ye Yinghe's attitude towards Ye Yingwu made him very moved, in this strange era, it was they who gave Ye Yingwu a kind of ethereal and real feelings-family affection.

However, Ye Yingwu also had to admit that when he saw the face of his sister-in-law Zheng, who was getting farther and farther away, he was inexplicably very happy, and finally he didn't have to worry about any conspiracy and tricks of this vicious woman, and he didn't have to worry about the vinegar jar suddenly breaking out one day.

There was a faint sound of chess playing in the cabin behind him, the two goods had no pressure, since they came back from Pingshui Building yesterday, they had not stopped, and they didn't know where this kind of motivation came from, poor Ye Yanei and the cheap old man talked about the third watch in the middle of the night, for the upcoming war, the old man, as a civilian official who had not touched the knife and gun, said that it was strange to rest assured. This also caused Ye Yanei to fall asleep before he had time to warm up with Qiqin.

"It's not fair······" Ye Yanei wanted to cry, but there was no place, so he had no choice but to frown, and looked at the group of brothers with sad faces, "All cheer up, his grandmother's we are going to fight, not to die, look at you, what do you look like!" Yang Bao, come here, teach them how to do push-ups, start doing it from now on, when will your face no longer be the same as if you don't have your father! ”

Yang Bao hesitated for a moment, saw Ye Yanei's face was not good, and knew that if he disobeyed the master's orders, he was afraid that he would be the one who did the push-ups, so he hurriedly agreed loudly. Ye Yingwu nodded with satisfaction, and went leisurely humming a little song with his hands behind his back, leaving behind him endless screams and begging for mercy, and after a while, it was mixed with laughter that was worse than crying.

Ye Yingwu held on to the railing and watched the bow of the boat plow through the layers of water waves, and the morning sun gushed out on one side, sprinkling a trace of warmth. Whether there is light or darkness ahead, hope or despair, there is no turning back. What's the matter, Young Master Ben can be regarded as breaking a different path in the last days of the dynasty that is about to collapse in this mansion, and there are a bunch of waste wood minions who don't seem to be very useful except for Wen Tianxiang who can support the situation.

Ye Yingwu suddenly remembered the two rays of light that shot out of his eyes at the last moment when the candle flame was about to be extinguished, as well as those few words of advice that still sounded frightened and broke out in a cold sweat behind his back.

Looking blankly at the scenery along the coast seven hundred years ago, this young man who originally just wanted to be a rich second generation who was not very stable couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Daddy, you've seen this situation too thoroughly.

However, the Southern Song Dynasty lived in a corner, and the places that could be defended were only Sichuan Shu, Xiangfan, Jianghuai, and the roads in Sichuan and Shu were rugged and unfavorable for the army to march, and the Mongolian Khan Meng Ge died under the Diaoyu City, and between the Jianghuai River, Li Tingzhi led a heavy army to deploy heavy defenses, only this Xiangfan, two lonely cities, from which to the south, is the best policy. If Xiangfan is lost, the Southern Song Dynasty will not exist.

I, Ye Yingwu, came here after seven hundred years, to keep the last essence of this Huaxia, to save the sloping sky, to redeem the sunset of the cliff mountain, and to redeem the countless loyal souls! What does it matter if the eldest husband dies here?!

I am going north from the waves, that is, I want to save my family and country with death, no matter what party struggle he has, what back road he has, what kind of noble and military lowly he is, this will go to Xingguo Army, this will go to Xiangyang City, and those who stand in my way will die!

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What Ye Yingwu didn't know was that it was a hundred miles away, Huangzhou, Macheng.

The billowing smoke and dust covered the sky, and thousands of Mongolian cavalry galloped across the land belonging to the Southern Song Dynasty, and the banners raised high overlooked the fields and mountains that allowed them to crisscross and horizontally, as if the horse's hooves were broken, and those Nanban only had the ability to crawl on the ground.

On a hill covered by forests hundreds of zhang away, two Song soldiers dressed as spies lay quietly on a tree, watching the rolling Mongolian iron horses gallop wantonly across the already desolate and uninhabited land. The two spies looked at each other, unable to hide their shock, and hurriedly jumped down from the tree.

The younger ones didn't even dare to gasp, but just watched nervously, and the corners of their foreheads were already covered with beads of sweat. I think that when I first applied for the draft, I saw the veterans who had returned from a hundred battles talking about the ferocity of the Mongolian cavalry, and the expressions of fear on their faces when they talked about the ferocity of the Mongolian cavalry, but these veterans who had been defeated many times had already been frightened, and now they saw the rolling cavalry with their own eyes, and suddenly realized their insignificance before this black tide.

"Scared?" The older spy next to him was quite calm, and kept looking at the opponent who was showing off his might, "I hope that this gang of scourge will just come out to show off this time, and scare the officials who are hiding in the city and dare not come out, otherwise these more than 1,000 cavalry will be enough for our Huangzhou Xiang Army to stand it." ”

"We have more than 10,000 troops, how can we not stop these thousand cavalry, brother, you are indeed too unconfident." The young spy gritted his teeth and said, although he is so small, but 10,000 people are there, but the black and oppressive formation, compared with the cavalry of more than 1,000 people, it is much stronger, "Now that the matter is so critical, it is better to go back and deliver the letter quickly······

The old spy smiled undeniably, and Rao calmly held a grass root in his mouth: "What's the panic, just those two old horses like donkeys, they can't outrun these guys in front of them at all, even if they run back, what's the use, when those big officials don't hide in the city obediently and don't come out." The little cub did not panic, and looked at the sky in the distance, the dark clouds had come, and it was inevitable that it would be a heavy rain, but to see if these Mongolian Tatars had the courage to go forward in this wind and rain. ”

In the wilderness, the smoke and dust had not yet subsided, and the dark clouds above the sky had slowly pressed up, shrouding the entire mountains and rivers in darkness, shrouded in infinite gloom and fear.

The border of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, which has been calm for too long, has a faint dark thunder rolling, and it seems that it is ready to explode in the air at any time!

The young spy looked at the calm old spy, and couldn't help but hang his head: "Since I joined this bird army, I haven't fought a tough battle head-on, and I haven't even attacked and ambushed him. ”

"General Huaishang Su has been stationed in Qizhou with his men and horses, I hope this General Su will not insult the reputation of Marshal Han (Shizhong), the king of Qi. It is said that the new regimental training envoy of the Xingguo Army on the other side of the river has some skills, and he once defeated the rampant Haikou in the east of Er Qingyuan, and he is also the famous Ye Qingtian and Ye Xianggong's ya, if you dislike the weakness and incompetence of the princes here, the river port crosses the river to throw Ye Yanei, and then kill the tartars. The old spy muttered to himself, his eyes not knowing where to look, as if the Mongolian cavalry galloping back and forth not far ahead.

"Boom!" With a roar, the rolling thunder split through the layers of dark clouds, and the shining electric light shone on the faces of the hideous Mongolian elite horsemen, as well as on the faces of the two Song army spies hidden deep in the hills. Immediately after that, several shocking rolling thunderbolts followed.

The pouring rain fell with the roar, enveloping the world in layers of rain.

Through the vague vision, the old spy watched the Mongol cavalry slowly turn around and disappear rapidly in the direction they came, and then breathed a sigh of relief, and let the raindrops fall on his thin armor and on his already wrinkled face.

At least today I don't have to run for my life in fear, God willing, let this rainstorm last longer.

"I hope that Ye Yanei is not a wreck." The young spy gritted his teeth and said coldly, letting the wind and rain envelop him. Huanghuang Great Song Dynasty, accumulating a hundred years of grace and aura in the southeast, is there really no good man who can stand up and save the heavenly dome that will fall, does it take God's protection every time to be able to keep the last fire?

"Let's go, I'm old, and you still need to pick up the burden of fighting with the Tartars." The old spy didn't know what the young cub beside him was sighing in his heart, and even if he knew, he didn't bother to care so much, so he slowly got up and walked forward on the muddy sheep intestine path.

In the midst of the torrential rain and wind, this former military outpost who did not know how much blood and fire he had experienced walked alone and proudly, as if the rolling thunder pouring down from the sky could not make him bend down and give in to his silence.

The young spy watched quietly as the old spy walked towards the top of the hill, his eyes moistened unconsciously.

In this world, someone should always stand up!

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On the twenty-third day of April in the second year of Emperor Song Xianchun, Ye Yingwu, the training envoy of the Xingguo Army, and Ye Yingwu, the commander of the Xingguo Army, Wen Tianxiang, the head of the Xingguo Army, Wang Jin, the head of the Xingguo Army, Zhang Cheng, the head of the army, Sima Ma Tingyou, and the head of the army, Sima Guo Chang, went north from Longxing Mansion to the Xingguo Army.

On the same day, on the border of Kouhuang Prefecture in northern Mongolia, fortunately heavy rain poured down, and he did not dare to go deeper. Hearing that the Mongols had entered the country, the defenders of Huangzhou counties were fleeing one after another, and the northern front was empty. The next day, Su Liu Yihuai went straight to Huangzhou to deter Mongolia, so that a major war was avoided, but the Southern Song Dynasty was weak for a hundred years, and the army that could fight was only a few places in Huaishang Xiangfan, and its weak state was once seen.

The world is also from this.