In September of the second year of Dafeng Yongxi, there was a major event in Yindu that shocked the civil and military capital of the Manchu Dynasty to the point of speechlessness, and Wei Zhengol, the first minister of the new policy of the dynasty, was sentenced to death by the Criminal Department.

Daebonden Prison Prison.

Wei Zhengol, a famous minister of the first generation, stood in prison with his hands behind his back in prison clothes, looking at the bright moon in the sky through the wooden window above his head.

Bursts of footsteps sounded, outside the door, Yu Gongming, Hu Shangyi, Che Ming, and other new ministers all appeared outside the prison, and Yu Gongming, who had been a classmate for many years, stood there quietly, his eyes were red, and he didn't say a word.

Wei Zhengol breathed a long sigh of relief, turned to look out the window, and arched his hand, "Gongming, you have come to see me, I'm sorry, there is no tea and wine here, and a few of you can only be wronged." ”

Hu Shangyi clenched his fists with both hands, as if he was complaining for Wei Zheng, "This is obviously those sour Confucian ministers who spread rumors, why do you want to make you carry the black pot and bring disaster to the dictatorship of the country, this hat can also be buckled on your head." ”

Wei Zhengol smiled, his eyes were full of calmness, "If this can make Meng Shangshu and them no longer obstruct military innovation, then what does it matter if I carry this black cauldron, military innovation, how many pairs of eyes are staring at the court, I would rather let them stare at me than let them focus on innovation." ”

"You have a better choice." Yu Gongming said lightly, his tone was full of vicissitudes and pity.

"The so-called good choice is to make me submit to the old system and obey Meng Shangshu and them?" Wei Zhengol asked rhetorically, his tone full of disdain.

"The minister of innovation bends his knee to the minister of the old, if this is spread out, our new policy innovation will not become a joke, the matter of innovation, there is no turning back from the bow, let him move forward like a bamboo, I Wei Zhengol is just a life, compared to the millennium of innovation, it is not a pity."

"I can't change what you have decided, since you have made up your mind, I respect your decision in Gongming, and promise you here, as long as we are still in Yindu for one day, the new policy and military innovation will continue until the world is completely changed." Yu Gongming said in a deep voice.

Wei Zhengol nodded with red eyes, and bowed heavily to Yu Gongming and the others, "Zhengol hereby thanked you." ”

"Zhengol, you still have any last wishes, although your majesty said it, no matter what you ask, he will agree." Che Ming lowered his head and said.

Hu Shangyi's eyes were red, she turned her back, and sighed uncontrollably.

At this moment, Wei Zhengol looked very relaxed, and sat directly on the ground, "How can I Wei Zhengol, let Your Majesty and you miss me so much, I am not married, and I have no wife and children, only the old father and mother can rest assured, after today, I hope you can take care of the Zhengol family more, Zhengol is grateful here." ”

"Don't worry, your parents will be my parents in the future, as long as I am still there, I will never let your family suffer the slightest grievance." Hu Shangyi choked up.

Wei Zhengol nodded with satisfaction, "It's a pity that I didn't see Ning Wugongzi and Lao Zhu when I left, but how many people have no regrets when they live, so it's okay, they have been in the official for many years, and in the end, they can be regarded as having a clear conscience." ”

"Positive alcohol ......" Yu Gongming's whole body trembled, and he couldn't help crying.

"Gongming, don't cry, I'm going to go for the New Deal innovation, and it's worth it." Wei Zhengol tried to squeeze out a smile with red eyes, and this smile made Yu Gongming's tears flow even more.

Zheng Chongguan was silently drinking wine alone in the room, in this courtyard, he saw too many shouts and left, the prison prison was founded for the purpose of punishment, strict law, but now the prison prison is really worthy of the stone tablet outside him?

The bitter wine entered his throat, Zheng Chongguan took off his official uniform and looked at the northwest, maybe there was the hope of Dafeng.

On the day Wei Zhengol was beheaded, tens of thousands of people in Yindu City were empty, and the people of the city were in the middle of the road to see off this young official who had once stood up and won the trust of the people, and the people saw the hope of life in him, but now this hope is about to be destroyed.

Wei Zhengol stood in front of the execution table, his demeanor was calm, without any complaints, even Wei Zhengol could be sent to the guillotine, what else was impossible in Yindu.

Yang Zhaoxian thought of Ning Xiaochuan's words, and then he knew that good people really don't live long, and if you want to live long in Yindu, you can't be too smart.

……

Gao Yuan in the Purple Gold Hall was so sad that Gao Yuan stayed in the dormitory for a whole day on the day of Wei Zhengol's beheading, without saying a word.

When Changsheng told him the news of Wei Zhengol's beheading, the young emperor took the empress into his arms and said, "Empress, I cut off my arm." ”

The elderly Meng Shangshu sat alone in the study, listening to his subordinates talking about Wei Zhengol being beheaded, the old man who single-handedly sent Wei Zhengol to the guillotine couldn't help but burst into tears, and finally hugged the new deal text in front of him and cried silently.

"Master, ...... you are"

Looking at the housekeeper's inexplicable eyes, Meng Shangshu burst into tears, "I hurt a young official who really serves the country, I, Meng Yan, am afraid that I will lose my life, I have been an honest official in my life, but I never thought that I would do a wrong thing that harmed others and myself in the end." Confused, confused......"

The old housekeeper didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only help Lao Shangshu feel relieved.

After Wei Zhengol, Yu Gongming carried the banner of innovation, and with the support of Zhu Youtang, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, Yuan Haibei, began to innovate with great fanfare, and at the end of the year, the Praetorian Guard took on a new look

……

Dafeng Guozijian.

Master Kong Zhangxi boated on the lake, looked at the idle courtyard next to him, and remembered that Wei Zhengol was in high spirits when he left Guozijian.

"Zhengol, leaving the Guozijian today, it means that you will officially become a Dafeng official, enter the officialdom, remember not to lose yourself in the glory and wealth, let alone lose your heart in the financial interests, as an official, you should be loyal to the country, make profits for the people, obey the will of heaven, respond to the people, and support the community, so as to become a thousand-year-old foundation."

At that time, the young Wei Zhengol was dressed in white, chic and calm, "Students dare not forget the original intention of joining the office, ask for life for the people, share worries for the monarch, protect the peace of the country, study the scriptures hard, and seek positions, for the sake of their ambitions, but also for the people of the world." ”

Kong Zhangxi, who was in tears, poured the wine in his hand into the Fu River and entered the river three times, which was regarded as seeing off his students.

"The world is going down, and the country is prosperous......"

There were bursts of hearty reading sounds next to the bamboo houses on both sides, Kong Zhangxi didn't feel good in his heart, in these houses, I don't know how many Wei Zhengol, not seeking fame, not seeking profit, just for the ambition in his heart, like the eagle flying freely in the sky, fearless, with the madness of tearing through the nine heavens.

They are free, fanatical, uninhibited; With full of enthusiasm to tell the loneliness in his heart.

This is the backbone of the country, the great bong.

……

The news of Wei Zhengol's beheading reached Dunhuang City in Xiangzhou, where the autumn wind was bleak.

Ning Xiaochuan, who was dressed in gold armor, rode on Xiaobai's body and held the information in his hand very tightly.

I haven't seen him for half a year, and Ning Xiaochuan's eyes at this moment are becoming more and more resolute like steel, and the whole person has become a lot more mature.

Now he is no longer the unarmed Ning Wushao when he first entered Dunhuang, Ning Xiaochuan at this time is the commander of the Shenhu Flying Leopard Army of the Xiangzhou New Army, and the fifth son in the mouth of the soldiers of the 12th Battalion of Dafeng.

The young man turned over and dismounted, his true anger surged, and he burned the military newspaper in his hand into powder, and then sat on the sand, saying a northwestern folk song he had just learned, and the folk song was called Liuliang Wine.

Send you thousands of miles across rivers and mountains until Tieling becomes Pingchuan.

Cijun crossed the mountain for thousands of miles, until the glass of wine filled his heart.

Please drink a glass or two of wine slowly, and the west wind will send you away.

Please drink two taels of wine in the cup again, and there is a cold beard and clothes in early spring.

Please drink three or two wines in the cup, and the hot summer sun is more than a fan.

Please drink four taels of wine in the cup, and the autumn breeze is sad and desolate.

Please drink five taels of wine in the cup, and there will be clothes when the winter wind comes.

Please drink six taels of wine in the cup, and may you enjoy this trip without wind and rain.

Six taels of wine, send you away, all the way to the township and don't look back.

……

The northwest folk songs are rough and sad, Ning Xiaochuan's humming is not standard, but there is also a touch of sadness contained in it, and Ning Yan's voice echoes in the empty valley, for a long time,

The sound of horses' hooves rose, and the dust in the northwest followed, and Lu Yi, who knew that the young man was in an uncomfortable mood, stopped, and his identity at this time, who was dressed in black armor, was no longer Ning Xiaochuan's guard, but the captain of the Dafeng Xiangzhou Army Shenhu Army.

Ning He re-established a new army named the Shenhu Flying Leopard Army, and tentatively appointed two battalions of officers and soldiers, each battalion of 5,000 people, and handed over full authority to Ning Xiaochuan to manage.

In the past six months, Ning Xiaochuan has recruited troops everywhere, and with the help of Ning He, he can be regarded as having some foundation, and the newly built position of lieutenant of the new army of the Shenhu Battalion was handed over to Lu Yi.

In the snowy night of the Beiban Red Ant Lege, Ning Xiaochuan took Lu Yi all the way to Xiangzhou, and from then on, Lu Yi identified the young man in front of him.

Lu Yi raised his hand, and the generals behind him stopped Qiqilema, and under the sunset, Ning Xiaochuan's northern background was stretched very long.

After singing, Ning Xiaochuan slowly straightened his waist and turned to look at Lu Yi, who led the soldiers to turn over and kneel, "Meet the fifth prince." ”

Ning Xiaochuan stepped forward, got on his horse indifferently, and said in a deep voice, "How is the situation of the two armies?" ”

Lu Yi followed behind Ning Xiaochuan and said in a deep voice, "The Divine Tiger Army has recruited 3,000 soldiers, and the Flying Leopard Army has insufficient war horses, and only 2,000 soldiers have been recruited, and now they are all training in the camp. ”

Ning Xiaochuan nodded, and said to Lu Yi, "Wei Zhengol is gone, and there is one less person in Yin Capital who is worthy of my concern." ”

"Childe ......"

"The days will pass, you don't have to worry about the war horse, I'll go to the eldest brother, when I train the troops, look for General Chen who stays in the camp, he will help you, I have only one requirement for you, the soldiers must be fine; As for the issue of recruits, you don't have to worry, I'll figure it out. Ning Xiaochuan turned around and said.

Lu Yi arched his hand and said, "The subordinates obey the order." ”

Xiangzhou is vast and sparsely populated, and the people are not as many as the states in the Central Plains, and it is already the limit to be able to support 100,000 Xiangzhou troops, as for the 10,000 people of Ning Xiaochuan's Shenhu Flying Leopard Army, if you want to recruit them all, if it is a normal conscription, I am afraid it will be a little difficult.