After a few days, Zhang Kangning finally came.

He was accompanied by three thousand forbidden troops. They carried several hundred armored vehicles, dozens of artillery pieces.

With their arrival, the form of Kaifeng City was finally reversed. Although Qian Zhaoding had some secret arsenals, those equipment were given to the new forbidden army, and the communist army was mostly rags. Not to mention Jinyiwei, they are all gentlemen.

My army marched into Kaifeng City. Other armies looked in fear at the heavy machine guns on the armored vehicles, at the muzzles of the black holes.

I ran to Zhang Kangning: "How are you on the road?" ”

Zhang Kangning: "It's okay on the road, but it's not good when you're on the road." ”

Me: "What's wrong?" ”

Zhang Kangning: "When I was ordering troops, Qian Zhaoding was also present. Your mother suddenly came, pointed her nose and scolded the money! ”

I almost fell right away! Qian Zhaoding is already dissatisfied with me, and her old man still comes to make trouble for me!

Zhang Kangning explained this in detail.

When Wang Yuquan and Zhang Kangning ordered troops, Qian Zhaoding also came. Although he was very dissatisfied with this bad martial arts conference, he was also a little satisfied when he saw that I was sincere in attacking the rivers and lakes.

Qian Zhao was looking at it, and suddenly my mother came out. She pointed at Qian Zhaoding and was furious: "The traitor of the Ming Dynasty! killed the crown prince, killed eight princes, and killed the entire Chen family in Shandong! ”

She said to Wang Yuquan and Zhang Kangning: "He is a traitor, you should kill him quickly!" ”

Qian Zhaoding was inspecting more than 10,000 of my troops at this time. Hundreds of tanks, hundreds of armored vehicles lined up neatly beside him, and he himself only carried a few hundred new forbidden troops.

Wang Yuquan and Zhang Kangning hurriedly explained to Qian Zhaoding: "There is no such thing, this is a misunderstanding." ”

I don't know what Qian Zhaoding thinks at this time, what he was thinking when he looked at the more than 10,000 forbidden troops. He laughed and said that he did not kill the Chen family in Shandong, but flattened the entire Qi City. After saying that, he left.

Qian Zhaoding is not a fool, he will never turn his face over this matter.

I touched my chest and ordered, "Send a telegram to Wang Yuquan." First, go to the palace for me to apologize to Qian Zhaoding, and tell him that I have nothing to do with Qicheng Chen, I am just an impostor. Second, take good care of my mother and stop causing trouble for me! ”

Zhang Kangning said to me: "You are not in Chang'an, I don't know how chaotic Chang'an is." Now that there is no emperor, people are not used to it. Some people scolded Qian Zhaoding for killing the emperor and were killed by Qian Zhaoding; Some people asked Qian Zhaoding to be the emperor, but they were also killed by Qian Zhaoding; The rest of the people are in a mess, and they live like this. The major clans were watching, and no one knew what the next step would be. ”

Hey, Qian Zhaoding is really idle, and he has nothing to build a gentry clan to govern. Although there is no emperor now, this is the real imperial system; There used to be emperors, but emperors were just puppets.

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A few days later, the official order came.

Chen Enze, director of the Intelligence Division, and Mao Sanmao, director of the West Factory, once again stood in front of me and Lu Chengzhi, and behind them stood a row of heralds.

Chen Enze's face was pale, his hands and feet trembled, and he did not speak.

Mao Sanmao roared: "Commander Lu, what did you do?" Hundreds of thousands of Jinyi guards can't beat a few rebels? ”

The same words are particularly harsh when they come out of the mouths of some people, not to mention that he deliberately says harsh words.

Lu Chengzhi frowned slightly, leaned back with his right hand, and clenched the embroidered spring knife in his waist.

Mao Sanmao: "Are you not convinced?" ”

Lu Chengzhi: "How can I disobey the anger of my superiors? ”

Mao Sanmao: "Are the Jinyi guards afraid of death?" Looking ahead, you will only bully people who buy vegetables on the street, and as soon as you go out of the city, you will be a group of cowards! ”

Lu Chengzhi didn't speak.

Mao Sanmao: "Jinyi guards are all useless scholars, how did you find them in the first place?" ”

Lu Chengzhi: "The matter of the former Ming Honghua Emperor." ”

Mao Sanmao: "Damn! You use the people of the previous dynasty to do the things of your own dynasty! What do you want to do now? ”

Lu Chengzhi: "Jin Yiwei fought to the death with the big Han, and supported Qian Zhaoding to establish a new dynasty, without merit and hard work." ”

Mao Sanmao: "Qian Zhaoding let me tell you, the last chance, to arrest the wanted criminals back and pacify the rivers and lakes." If you fail again, then there is no need for your brocade guard to exist! Did you hear that? ”

Lu Chengzhi twisted his neck and said in a lengthened tone: "I understand." ”

Mao Sanmao turned to me and said, "Chen Ju! Qian Zhao will definitely ask me to give you a message: if a person is useless, he should not exist. Did you hear that? ”

Of course I understand, because that's what the Senator says—that something that shouldn't exist shouldn't exist. The next sentence is: The senate decides whether something should exist or not.

But frankly, I really don't understand the meaning of this sentence - but now that people are the boss, you have to understand if you don't understand.

I said, "Okay! Got it! ”

Chen Enze and Mao Sanmao left.

Lu Chengzhi: "I guess, we failed, Qian Zhaoding may be very happy." He doesn't look down on Jinyiwei anymore, and he's about to mess with us. He already has the East Factory and the West Factory, the Intelligence Bureau, and the Secret Department. Jinyiwei are all children of the scholar clan of the former Ming Dynasty, and many people are dissatisfied with him. Damn, you're the first scholar, we're all scholars, why do you have to be the boss? ”

He grumbled for a while and said to me, "What now?" The rivers and lakes have become a mess. We are in the light, the world is in the dark, we are in the court, people are in the opposition, how can we fight? ”

I said, "I've been thinking about it for days, and I've figured it out." We will continue to do this, continue to co-opt until we succeed. ”

Lu Chengzhi: "Still doing this? Isn't it already a failure? ”

Me: "Failure? I don't have the word 'failure' in my dictionary. ”

I walked out.

I'm telling the truth, there is no "failure" in my dictionary.

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The air was full of poplars, like heavy snow in May, and there seemed to be some grievances.

There are also piles of poplar catkins in the corners of the wall, as if they are a mess of dilapidated people.

Yang Sui'er all over the ground is like caterpillars everywhere.

It makes my heart tremble.

Whenever I see Yang Su flying, it is a time of fear.

There is no other reason than my own.

It's like if you feed a dog, and as soon as you rattle the bell, the dog will come running over and babble. Later, you just rattle the bell, and the dog will still want to eat.

I'm that dog.

More than ten years ago, I wanted to take the Xiucai exam.

If you want to go to the county to take the exam, you must have a letter of introduction from the village head. I can study hard, I can save money, I can do whatever I can, but this letter of introduction depends on outsiders.

My father served as a servant for Zhao Sanye, I brought him tea and water, and we served him like a grandson for a few years.

By the time the spring flowers were blooming and the poplar catkins were fluttering, I was fully prepared for the township test—except for that letter of introduction.

Dad and I hesitated in front of Zhao Sanye's house.

We had a few pounds of tender beef in our hands. We had no idea what to give. What is there in Zhao Sanye's house that he lacks and that we can provide? No, of course, there is none. Our gifts were changed from eggs and milk to cloth and cheese, and in the end, Zhao Xingyue came up with the idea to let Zhao Dakuo and his father Zhao Erle kill a calf and give us ten catties of tender beef, so our gift was changed to this.

Dad and I hesitated in front of Zhao Sanye's house.

My father and I are both the kind of wooden people who want to die to save face and suffer crimes, but this is something we have to do. You know, that feeling of having your destiny in someone else's hands, like dogs, you have to rely on humans to survive.

Zhao Sanye completely ignored us, snatched our gifts, and kicked us out.

I saw Zhao Arong looking at us coldly in the corner, and I heard Zhao Dapang muttering, "Where did this stole all this beef?" It's still quite tender, though. ”

My father kowtowed to Zhao Sanye and was ridiculed by a group of people, but he was still carried and thrown out.

He threw himself on the wall with a thud and landed in the corner, and the silent poplar fluttered like sediment.

I said to my father, "I'm in charge of my business." ”

Dad pressed my head: "Kowtow!" Don't say stupid things! What can you do without reading? ”

I turned and walked out.

A few hours later, I came back again, wearing red clothes and holding a red rope, and climbed to the wall of Zhao Sanye.

It was May dusk, the cool breeze was blowing, the willows were swaggering in the setting sun, and the poplars were flying in the setting sun.

I remember very well that poplar stuffed my neck, sleeves, nostrils, and mouth......

It is said that when a person dies in red, he will become a powerful ghost, harm people everywhere, and he will never be able to live beyond his life.

Of course, I don't believe it. How do people become ghosts? What do ghosts eat? What is its motivation? What is its substance? Does it pee? Does it fart? Does it? Does it lose sperm at night? Does it like women or men? Can a fool become a fool? Do monkeys turn into monkey ghosts? Will a blind man become a ghost if he dies in red? What the hell will people become when they die in white clothes under a red light? I don't believe in ghosts, just as I don't believe in God.

However, others believe. That's enough.

Zhao Sanye was a little surprised, he said angrily: "Hurry down!" You psychopath! ”

I held up the red rope and said to him, "Will you write me a letter of introduction?" If you don't write, I'll die in your house! Pestering you for eight lifetimes! ”

Zhao Sanye: "I don't believe you dare to hang yourself!" ”

I hanged myself.

I used to think that people who were hanged were miserable because their necks were pulled off, their tongues were bitten off, and even their faces were suffocated into black coal. I used to think that if I was going to kill myself, I should never hang myself.

But the real situation is that in fact, hanging does not hurt at all, because after your breathing is cut off, your brain is blurred, you have no sensation, and naturally there is no pain. - Although death is still ugly, but that's someone else's feeling, and you can't feel it—you're dead, and you still feel like a fart! It's over!

I opened my eyes and looked around, it was clearly not hell and heaven.

If it were heaven, I would see countless beauties and attendants; If it was hell, I would see endless magma and demons; And now, I just feel that my face is very up, and I see that my dad is rubbing my face vigorously.

I touched my neck, and there was slimy blood, the marks that would take a few more years to dissipate.

Zhao Sanye said: "Damn! I'm going to die at your house! ”

Dad said, "All right! All right! Let's go home, let's not take the exam! ”

As I said, the word "failure" is not in my dictionary.

The next day, I avoided my father, still wearing red clothes and a red rope sleeve, and climbed the poplar tree of Zhao Sanye's house.

People cursed angrily.

I said, "You have three options. First, I die in your house; Second, you killed me; Third, you asked me to take the Xiucai exam. ”

Zhao Sanye scolded: "Take it!" Here you go! Take it! I don't believe you'll get in! ”

I squatted on the poplar tree, holding a few caterpillar-like poplar ears in my hand, and the poplar catkins were still fluttering, flying into my mouth, nose, and collar.

People don't fail.

Because success is always in the next step.

You die, and you don't remember your failures.

In my dictionary, there is no such thing as failure, the opposite of success is death.

And death does not exist, because man no longer exists.