Whether to fight or not, whether to seize some practical benefits under the weakness of the two groups, has become a place of contention, and Huaxia City has also been divided into two factions, arguing all day long.

For Xie Shence, at first he saw that he could indeed get some benefits, and maybe some struggles, but after a while, he was determined. Soon after everyone had fallen silent because of the figure behind the curtain, Xie Shence also came back to his senses.

"It's not time to ...... yet"

Xie Sheng said this, Xie Shence showed a reasonable smile, some old people and steady young people straightened their waists slightly at this moment, and Ren Zhongxing and even Guo Fei and others expressed their dissatisfaction to varying degrees.

didn't care about everyone's emotions, Xie Shence said: "The reason why I don't fight for the time being is not because of a group of men and horses left by the Yan army in my north, nor is it because the Yan army will settle accounts after the autumn no matter whether they win or lose...... Not to mention that they may not be willing to tear their faces with our Huaxia City over these two small cities whose strategic position is insignificant and there is not much food in stock. In terms of temperament alone, the one who presided over the Yan Army's western camp was not so stingy. ”

"What's more, we are not afraid of real fighting."

"What I'm worried about is nothing more than the word power."

"I know that during this time, Huaxia City is gradually getting better. Even I know that some storytellers in the city are starting to call this a paradise, a paradise, and that's a good thing. But as we, those of us who have the power to decide life and death, and who have the obligation to take those people alive, be vigilant...... It's always something you can't forget. ”

"We now have tens of thousands of people, and the herbs that plague us the most will soon not be a problem. In terms of troops, I think it is not impossible that next year, the Iron Banner Army will have a full establishment of 10,000. We have elite soldiers and good generals, and our soldiers may not be the best, but those who come out of the Yan people and the famine will definitely not be afraid of death anymore. ”

"In many ways, we look fantastic."

"However, that's actually what I'm worried about."

"All along, our life has been too bitter, so bitter that we don't want to recall, and we don't dare to mention it in front of people. A few years ago, I went from Cangzhou to Dingzhou through Shenzhou, and what I saw on the way...... Easy children to eat, choose people and love ...... I didn't let the storyteller talk about these things, on the one hand, I took into account everyone's feelings, and on the other hand, there were many children who listened to the book, and I thought that children should have a less bloody childhood, so I didn't publicize it. ”

"But in our hearts, we actually remember."

"We've had a miserable life. Before the Yan people came, we were already like this. Later, the Yan people came, Hebei Province, the entire state and county, and the entire state and county fell, until now north of the Yellow River, there is no longer my Han army. What kind of life do the people of Hebei Province live...... Uncle Zhao, you live in Shenzhou, you should have experience. ”

Xie Shence's voice was a little low, and the old master who was called by Xie Shence to be Uncle Zhao didn't make a sound, raised a pestle cane of his hand, and wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeve.

"In the beginning, we took people from outside to take refuge, and many of them came in and ate them, and when they caught something, they stuffed it into their mouths. The big locust tree outside the city, when I went out the other day, I confirmed that it was dead. It was covered with paw prints and stone marks. In the beginning, there were many people who were supported to death, and some of us laughed at them, and after seeing more of them, we stopped laughing, and when we buried people, some of us would cry. ”

"Since this autumn, this situation has basically disappeared, of course, there are still a large number of dead people every day outside, and we are inside, in contrast, we have lived a very happy life. Mr. Qian is in charge of the floating population, so he should know how many people want to come in every day, and how many people are fighting for a mountain closer to us. This is also the weather after we exterminated the small bandits in the surrounding area. ”

"We are united, we are developing rapidly, building is also rapid, and reasonable, fewer and fewer people are dying of illness, widows, lonely and disabled, can be recuperated, healthy and powerful, are contributing."

"We are strong. And some of the difficulties are not temporary difficulties, we are getting stronger and stronger. has the capital to laugh at outsiders, has the courage to destroy some unruly little bandits and bandits, and even has the confidence to bargain in the face of the hypocrisy of Yan and Shandong Dao. ”

"So we're pretty good."

Xie Shence paused, and during the pause he glanced around, but no one looked at him, and no one said anything.

"But just how good are we?"

"No one seems to be able to tell me accurately. To be honest, I don't know very well myself. ”

"But when we didn't know how many pounds and taels we had, we swelled."

"We can fight a dozen small cities that have fallen to the Yan people, or even go one step closer, and let them pinch their noses and admit our ownership of those two cities. But what does that mean? ”

"The envoy of the Yan people also said that the earth was torn and the marquis was sealed! What are two cities? ”

"So you see, we're very strong. But in fact, if we want to care about the tens of thousands of catties of grain in these two cities, care about whether others can see our muscles, and are afraid that we are strong, so that we have to weigh when we have bad intentions, then it is not interesting. ”

"Because...... In the eyes of the Yan people, this is actually nothing in the end. ”

"They can recognize your dominion over several cities because they want to take them back, and we can't stop them. They seem to have the courage to promise to rip the ground, also because, even if we are going to come to a state and county and claim the king and hegemony in it, the Yan people are just as confident that they can wipe us out completely. You can get it back anytime and anywhere, and of course you don't hesitate to show generosity. They look down on us. ”

"Because...... We ourselves are made up of a group of defeated armies. ”

"Yes, we do have some skills, but in the eyes of others, we are still a group of defeated troops, yes...... Loser. ”

"I am, the horse bandits, the bandits, the defeated army, Guo Fei, and the clan elders and celebrities here are all too."

"We're not a match for the Yan people yet. At the beginning, we agreed on this. ”

"I've always remembered, but some of us seem to have forgotten."

"I am used to living a hard life, and I naturally cherish the hard-won good days even more, but it is not good to gradually become arrogant."

"You think we have a lot of cards in our hands, but in fact, these cards are only useful for certain times, and after that time, they are worthless. For example, now that the Yan people have completely lost, will they let us go? No, because we would be the best people to vent our anger. If the Yanren win, then we don't seem to have to exist. ”

"I say these words, not to pour cold water on you, but because, whether it is with the Yan people or with the imperial court, the gap between us is very large. Even to some extent, it is temporarily irreparable. We are the bandits of Taihang Mountain back then, and they are the imperial court. ”

"A few years ago, the bandits of Taihang Mountain, more than 100,000 people, when the court had no time, it was the existence of calling for wind and rain, in my case, as long as I pulled out my hand, they were just a bunch of people...... Thieves. ”

This is a very direct and insulting metaphor, but thanksgiving can qualify for it. In those years, the Tiqi Division was the highest peak in the two hundred years since the founding of the Great Jin Dynasty, and it was rare in history to be powerful and arrogant.

Xie Shence in front of everyone is the admiral who single-handedly created the most glorious in the history of the secret service. Having killed the bandits of Taihang Mountain, and also defeated the big white fish cavalry, it is undoubtedly the most qualified, and it is said that some of the existence that seemed to be extremely powerful back then was the small group of people who were thieves.

So after he said this, Guo Fei, the general of Dingzhou, would not object, Mr. Qian, who had been a sword and pen official all his life, would not object, Old Master Zhao, who had hidden two volumes of Xie Shence's first edition of poetry in his home in Shenzhou, would not object, and Ren Zhongxing, who followed Xie Shence for thousands of miles, would not object.

As for Xie Shang behind the curtain, if it is changed to Xie Yi, I am afraid that I will laugh and say, my nephew said that they are thieves, that is a lift.

Soon after, the meeting ended peacefully.

In the evening, Xie Shence and Xie Sheng drank around the stove.

"The first time I ate pickled vegetables from the mountains, in previous years, my hometown in Yangzhou City would always send some to Kyoto, and the taste was very different from here. Here the pickles, sour. There is a vegetable garden of your grandmother in Yangzhou City, when my father was young, I saw your grandmother serving, the vegetables in that vegetable garden, pickled out crisp and refreshing, is your grandfather's favorite porridge dish when he has not yet entered Beijing in previous years. ”

"This year, the pickling is a little late, and it is in the mountains, and there are no conditions, and these green vegetables are really not enough to taste. But speaking of the delivery from Yangzhou City, I haven't eaten it. ”

Xie Sheng smiled and said: "Our family inherited the title, your grandfather walked straight to the center, after we were in Kyoto, there were still people to take care of the vegetable garden, but the scale was too small, your grandfather was greedy, that is, your father and your uncle did not have that blessing, let alone you in Huaiyang Road." ”

Xie Shence was full of Xie Shang and said, "Father is afraid that he has never tasted pickles in the northwest." ”

"Braised tofu with pickles."

"Father naturally knows."

"Your uncle has always liked to make these, how many years ago I occasionally went back to Kyoto for the New Year, not did I try to get it, but also pulled my father to eat it like a treasure, to be honest, the taste is average, your uncle also said that the ingredients are the same, but the taste is not right. Later, I got a job and stayed in Kyoto, but I probably couldn't find that feeling anymore, so I didn't try again. Therefore, the authentic Northwest pickled vegetable stewed tofu, I know whether I know it, or I haven't eaten it. ”

Xie Shence smiled, drank it all, stopped talking, and concentrated on burning tofu.

The father and son ate and drank each other silently, and soon a pot of wine bottomed out.

"That's all for today, it's useless to drink any more." Xie Shence put away the wine glass, Xie Sheng shook the wine bottle as if he was not giving up, and had no choice but to put it down, and finally did not ask for another glass.

The maid accepted the cutlery, Xie Shen opened the window slightly, Xie Sheng lifted the blanket that covered his knees up, and the two watched the firewood in the fire beep and didn't speak for a long time.

When the hour came, Xie Shence added two pieces of wood to the stove and prepared to get up.

"It's still like that, don't close the window, leave a crack, and don't need to add firewood, just stay overnight until dawn."

"Oh, you know, you always have to pay attention to burning wood and charcoal in the bedroom in winter......"

"My father listens to me."

Xie Sheng smiled and said nothing.

Xie Shence got up, took the coat on the shelf, and when he retreated to the door, Xie Sheng stopped him.

"Don't send any more people to Kyoto, I'll let her come back. Don't be angry. After I left, whether it was thinking of the old feelings, or out of interests, I thought about my own heads, those people didn't dare to publicize it, and they could hide it. But if you want to pick up your mother and Pei'er, it's impossible. I'm glad I was able to leave, and they won't let it happen again. ”

Xie Shence's body stiffened for a moment, stopped for a long time, and finally said, "I understand, father." ”

"Rest early."

"Father too....... Father, you tell me why you don't let the cucumber pick up the mother and them? I don't believe that because those people in Kyoto are watching, you will give up the idea of going out to your mother. No matter how closely they keep an eye on it, there are always small opportunities. ”

"Sooner or later, you will go north, and if you have the chance, you will see you again."

Xie Shence frowned, took the door, put on his coat and left.

In the winter of the twelfth year of Zhenglong, the army of Yan and Jin fought fiercely on both sides of the Yellow River, and the Yellow River became red for it. All winter, there were dead people everywhere.

The expected situation of the Jin Emperor waving his army to the north, that is, to solve the danger of the Yellow River, did not appear. So in this case, the entire Great Jin Dynasty was once again in full operation, continuously deploying various materials and military supplies to the north.

And with the development of the war and the passage of time, the war reports from the northwest made the top of this already highly exhausted country tremble.

Jiang Qi of the Northwest Army, because of the problem of Cao Yun, killed two temporary observers of the Northwest War and a Datai Overseer.

Winter...... Here it comes.