son-in-law

Chapter 1028 Dispersing Light and Fog in the World ([-])
On the afternoon of June [-]th, at the Xinquan Inn in Dadong City, Chengdu, Yu Hezhong was sitting in the private room facing the street on the third floor, watching the middle-aged man in a green shirt opposite him pour tea for him, and quickly stood up to take the teacup. Guo: "Mr. Lao Yan."

"Sit. Mr. Yu has been here for a few days, did you rest well?"

The middle-aged man in the green shirt who was pouring the tea had a dignified appearance, a warm smile, and a heart-wrenching Confucian demeanor.The name of this man is Yan Daolun, and he is a well-known gentry leader in the Dongting area. He has been advising Liu Guangshi for these years, and he has won the trust of the "Wen Shuai". The official Yu Hezhong entered the scene, and then followed him to the southwest.

After the Southwest Huaxia Army defeated the Jurchen, they announced that they would open their doors to the outside world. General Liu Guangshi, known as the "Wen Shuai", responded most quickly. The civil and military representatives each sent a team to Chengdu.The statement inside is quite generous: "That Ning Liheng Zhijun has a way, so it's always okay to see."

In the past, when the Wu Dynasty still paid attention to Taoism, because of Ning Yi's blood feud against Zhou Zhe, even though there were countless secret transactions between the two forces, no one dared to stand out in the open exchanges.Naturally, it is not so particular nowadays. Liu Guangshi was the first to set a precedent, and was considered by some people as "magnanimous" and "wise". This General Liu used to have the most friends and the widest relationship among the generals. Together with Dai Mengwei, they became the closest major forces to the Huaxia Army.

At this time, Dai Mengwei has made it clear that he is not in harmony with the Huaxia Army. Liu Guangshi's figure is soft, but it can be regarded as a necessary act of "knowing the current affairs". With his statement, even in June, all forces in the world except Dai Mengwei No one outside has really stood up and condemned him.After all, the Huaxia Army just defeated the Jurchen, and they declared that they are willing to open the door to do business. As long as they are not stupefied, there is no need to go to the front at this time: who knows if they will buy something from him in the future?

Yu Hezhong was not in the embassy team on the bright side. After he got the order, he came with the merchant team. When he set off, Yan Daolun told him that the mission was to secretly collect real information about the Huaxia Army. Probably guessed, the situation will not be so simple.

He can probably speculate on a possibility, but he has been here for a short time, and the literati he met during the few days in the inn are still hard to confide in, and he can't get enough information for a while.He also took the initiative to talk about the woman next to Mr. Ning when others mentioned various gossip, but he failed to hear the expected name.

Today, when Yan Daolun contacted him and met alone in this inn, Yu Hezhong was beating a drum in his heart, vaguely feeling that a certain message was about to appear.

"...a long time ago, I heard people say that Mr. Yu from Shishou was a romantic figure in Bianliang in his early years, and he even had a close relationship with the teachers who were famous all over the world. Over the years, the world has been turbulent, and I don't know Mr. Yu Do you still keep in touch with Master Shi?"

Sure enough, after exchanging a few casual greetings and asking Tai Hezhong about his views on the Huaxia Army, Yan Daolun, who was facing him, brought up the matter.Even though he was somewhat prepared in his heart, when he suddenly heard Li Shishi's name, Yuhe Center was still shocked.

Yes……

Then he kept calm and shook his head.

"In recent years, I have been reluctant to bring up this matter with others. It's just that Mr. Yan didn't dare to hide it when he asked. Yu's ancestral home was in Jiangning, and he had some childhood friends with Ms. Li when he was a child. The household department filled a vacancy. She has become famous in the building. When we met again, there were some... friends. It’s not that Yu is a literary talent, and he was able to get on the stage of the courtesan of the building. Ashamed..."

He expressed it this way, admitting that his talent is not enough, it is just a private relationship.On the other hand, Yan Daolun's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly: "Oh, oh, then... what happened next?"

"Oh, it's funny to say. Later, this Mr. Ning killed the king and rebelled, and took Shishi away from the capital. I and a few friends were more or less implicated. Although we never sat together, the Ministry of Households couldn't stay any longer. , Yu Mou had some relationship, left the capital to avoid disaster, but also avoided the catastrophe in the Jingping period. After a few years of twists and turns, he just settled down in Shishou, and this is what Mr. Yan saw gone."

Yan Daolun smiled and sighed: "The wars have been repeated these years, and countless people have been displaced. Mr. Yu is a great talent who has experience in the transfer department and has seen the world. There are many people who have been dusted, but this time he entered the account of the general. It will be reused in the future... But, having said that, I heard that Brother Yu met Mr. Ning from the Huaxia Army back then?"

"Ning Liheng also lived in Jiangning in his early years, not far from the courtyard where we live. Mr. Yan may not believe it. He was dull when he was young, a dull bookworm, and his family background was not very good. Later, he joined the Su family as a parent. Son-in-law. But later, for some reason, I became enlightened. That year when I returned to Jiangning with Shi Shi and others, he had already written several poems when we met again, and he won the reputation of Jiangning's number one talented man, only because of his status as a married woman , others will inevitably underestimate him... I waited for this reunion, and later he assisted the right minister to go to Beijing, and there were many gatherings in Bianliang..."

Speaking of the matter of "I used to talk and laugh with Ning Liheng", Yu Hezhong looked calm, Yan Daolun nodded from time to time, and asked occasionally: "Later, Mr. Ning raised the anti-flag and built this black flag army. Didn't Mr. Yu ever start a communist party?" Is Xiang Shengju thinking?"

"Mr. Yan is regarded as inferior to a certain one. Although Yu is a small official now, he grew up reading sage books in his early years. He never forgets the morality and righteousness."

"It's Yan Menglang."

"And... Speaking of Ning Liheng, Mr. Yan has never dealt with him, so he may not know very well. He was poor in his early years and had to marry into a family. Later, he earned fame, but his ideas are quite extreme, and he is a little arrogant. Shishi... She is No.1 in the old building. She associates with celebrities from all over the world. Liheng has not had much contact with us. Sometimes...he also said some ideas, but we don't quite agree..."

"So it is, so it is..."

"Of course, having said that, there is still some friendship. If Mr. Yan hopes that Yu Mou will meet Ning Liheng again, it should not be a big problem."

"In the future, there will be places to rely heavily on Mr. Yu, but right now, Mr. Yu and everyone..."

"Ning Yi slayed the king and went away to the Xiaocang River. Shi Shi was taken away by him. Speaking of which, at the time, he thought she would enter the Ning family's house, but later heard that the two had a falling out, and Shi Shi went away to Dali—— I heard this news for sure, but later... I didn't deliberately inquire about it. It seems that Shishi has returned to the Huaxia Army and has been traveling for several years. The specific situation is not clear. After all, I have not seen each other for more than ten years. It's gone." Yu Hezhong smiled and sighed, "I came to Chengdu this time, but I don't know if I will have the chance to see you again."

Yan Daolun brought up the small teapot to refill Yu Hezhong. After a while, he smiled and said: "There is a chance. In fact, I met Brother Yu today because of this."

"Oh, Brother Yan, do you know what's going on with the teacher?"

"Miss Shishi is still unmarried." Yan Daolun looked at him and smiled, "I can't explain the relationship between her and Ning Liheng now. She did travel around for the Huaxia Army in the early years, and now she is quite popular in this army. Influence. Let’s just talk about last year. The Huaxia Army fought against the Jurchen West Route Army. The interior of the Chengdu Plain was uneven. Affairs, one article and one military, black face white face, cooperate extremely well."

Yan Daolun took a sip of tea: "Li Jingshen, Nie Shaotang, Yu Changqing...these are all well-established officials on the Sichuan Fourth Road, and it was only because of the mediation of the teacher and teacher that they were able to avoid this war in this battle. A catastrophe happened. This time the Huaxia Army rewarded the meritorious deeds and was going to hold a representative meeting. Several of them were on the list of representatives. Today, Miss Shi Shi entered the city, and Nie Shaotang immediately went to see her..."

When Yan Daolun said this, the teacup in Yu Hezhong's hand trembled, and he couldn't help saying: "Master, is she... in Chengdu?"

"I heard that we entered the city this morning. One of our friends had an old relationship with Nie Shaotang, so we got the news. This time, several representatives said that Cheng Shishi's love is to tie up with Shishi girl. We are together. In fact, Mr. Yu, maybe you don’t know it yet, but your childhood sweetheart is already a great mountain in the Huaxia Army.”

"..." Yu Hezhong was silent for a moment, and then said, "She was good at dancing in the capital back then, and she was very good at dealing with people. Now she is in charge of this part of the Huaxia Army, and she can be regarded as making the best use of her. And... others said Inheriting her love, maybe it was Ning Yi's idea. The outside world has long said that Shishi is Ning Yi's forbidden. It will be less."

"Brother Yu is wise, and he explained the mystery in one word. Haha, in fact, I think Brother Yu understood the secrets of officialdom and the secrets of human relationships in the past, but he just doesn't bother to resort to tricks. Use tea instead of wine, and respect you brother." Yan Daolun raised his glass, took the opportunity to praise He Zhong, and after putting down the teacup, he said slowly, "Actually, from last year to now, there have been many details in it, and there are also I don’t know if they are smart or stupid to bet this time.”

Yu Hezhong frowned: "What do you mean by brother Yan?"

Yan Daolun said: "The Huaxia Army is extremely powerful. When it comes to fighting, whether it is the front line, or the logistics, or Miss Shishi was in charge of lobbying on the mission last year, it can be regarded as an extremely important and crucial errand. Fang, the forces of all parties have also accepted her favor. If there is any matter or request in the future, the first contact will naturally be Miss Shishi. However, at the end of April this year—that is, when Ning Yi led the army to go north, During the period when Qin Shaoqian defeated Zong Han, there was a new round of job assignments for Miss Shishi in the rear of the Huaxia Army."

Yan Daolun looked at Yu Hezhong, bent forward, and lowered his voice: "They transferred Miss Shi Shi back from the mission, and asked her to go to the rear to write scripts and do some cultural propaganda. Which of these two jobs is better?" Which one is lower is self-evident."

Yu Hezhong thought for a while: "Perhaps...the Great War in the Southwest has been decided, and she is no longer needed as a woman to mediate in foreign missions and lobbying. After all, after defeating the Jurchens, the Chinese Army's attitude in the Sichuan Fourth Road is tough. , I am afraid that no one dares to stand up and stand up."

"This is naturally a way of saying, but no matter what, since Miss Shi Shi was doing the mission at the beginning, leaving her in a familiar position can avoid many problems. Even if you take ten thousand steps back and write in the back What kind of important thing is the script? Is it necessary to suddenly pull Miss Shi Shi back from such an important position for the dirty things, so outsiders have a lot of guesses. "

He smiled and poured tea for himself: "What about one? They guessed that perhaps Miss Shishi wanted to enter Ning's house, and there was almost a mountain of her own here. The rest of the wives of Ning's family were very jealous, so they took advantage of Ning Yi Going out and getting her out of diplomatic affairs, if this is possible, her current situation is very worrying...Of course, it is also possible that Miss Shi Shi has already been a member of the Ning family. It is unavoidable for her to show her face when there are too few people. After she is free, Mr. Ning's people have something to do with here and there all day long, so it is unseemly to pull her back..."

Yan Daolun spoke slowly and eloquently. After hearing him talk about the battle in the harem of the Ning family, Yu Hezhong became inexplicably anxious, and couldn't help but said: "I don't know what Mr. Yan called Yu today. The specific meaning is..."

Yan Daolun paused, glanced at him, and clasped his hands: "There are many things that you don't need to hide from your brother right now. The Huaxia Army has worked hard for ten years, and they have won a big victory. People in the world are a little curious about the things here. No malice, General Liu ordered Yan to choose people to come to Chengdu, also in order to carefully see what the Huaxia Army is today, what kind of quality it is. Whether to fight or not is a matter of the future, the current purpose, Just to see. Yan chose Brother Yu to come here, and now he is doing it because of the friendship he had with his teachers and teachers, and even with Mr. Ning in the past."

He stretched out his hand, patted the back of Yu Hezhong's hand, and then said with a smile: "Heart and lung. Please brother Yu too, don't mind."

Feeling it, Yu He Zhongda cupped his hands and said, "Little brother understands."

"It's a bit late today. Miss Shishi went to the city in the morning. I heard that she will stay at the guest house on the other side of the Moha Lake. Tomorrow, you and I will go there together and pay a visit to Brother Yu, a childhood sweetheart. Yan wants to borrow brother Yu's face." Let’s get to know everyone, teachers and teachers, and then Yan Mou will leave. Brother Yu and the girl teacher and teacher can talk about the past at will, without any purpose. It’s just that the commander-in-chief will need to rely on brother Yu in the future regarding the strengths of the Huaxia Army and how to deal with them. places...that's all."

Yan Daolun looked at Yu Hezhong with a smile, Yu He made a big decision in the center, the Huaxia Army claimed to open the door, he came to find old friends, and he didn't have to do anything to directly fight the Huaxia Army, there would be no danger at all .And now that there is a teacher-teacher relationship, after returning to Shishou, he will definitely be respected and reused by General Liu, and he said solemnly: "But according to Brother Yan's orders."

Yan Daolun laughed and stood up: "The same sentence, don't be nervous, and don't need to be deliberate. Tomorrow will pass. Brother Yu can say that you and I are colleagues from the past. We came here together. Yan will leave when he sees the teachers and teachers. Excuse me...with this level of relationship, Brother Yu's promotion under Liu Shuai will definitely go smoothly, and you and I will be ministers in the same palace in the future, so Yan has to take care of Brother Yu."

Yu Hezhong said a lot of words to thank the other party for their support.

He is not a stunned young man in the officialdom. Back then in Bianliang, he and Chen Sifeng and others often communicated with teachers and teachers, and got to know a lot of relationships. There was still some ambition and enthusiasm in his heart.After Ning Yi slayed the king, he was terrified day by day, and hurriedly left the capital, thus avoiding the disaster of Jingping, but since then, the vigor in his heart has also lost.Having been in the camp for more than ten years, he has also seen countless people's eyes and contempt during this turbulent moment in the world. He had no chance in the past, but now this opportunity finally fell before his eyes, which made his mind burst into flames.

He didn't consider the possibility of defecting to the Huaxia Army. One of the reasons was that his family and children were all in Liu Guangshi's forces, but the main reason was that he had heard of the reputation of this army in the outside world, and now he couldn't see it. It is impossible to know the shape of this force—but it is certain that it will be different from the outside world.He is almost 40 years old, even with the care of his teacher, it may be difficult to get ahead in the Huaxia Army, but Liu Guangshi is very clear about the rules of General Liu.

General Liu has a lot of friends on his side, and he pays the most attention to the management of various relationships in private.In the past, he had nothing to do with whether he could go up or not, but now with the background of the Huaxia Army, he can be sure that he will be able to go smoothly in the future.After all, General Liu is not like Dai Mengwei. General Liu has a soft figure, open vision, and the Huaxia Army is strong. He can pretend to be a snake and accept it first. The purchase of supplies from the army may also be possible, this is the brightest future he can grasp.

With these in mind, he bid farewell to Yan Daolun and left from the inn where he met.It was still afternoon at this time, and the streets of Chengdu were full of sunshine, and he also had sunshine in his heart. He only felt that the streets of Chengdu were full of tourists, and it was somewhat similar to the style of Bianliang back then.

Then I thought of Miss Shi Shi, who hadn't seen her for so many years, how is she doing?I am getting old, does she still have the same temperament and beauty as before?Probably not... But no matter what, I still regard her as a childhood friend.What kind of relationship is there between her and Ning Yi?Back then, Ning Yi had some skills, he could see that Shishi liked him a little bit, but there was no result between the two of them for so many years, would it be... In fact, there is no possibility...

He already had a wife and children, so although he kept in touch back then, Yu Hezhong could always understand that they had no destiny and could not be together in this life.But now that everyone's youth has passed away, with Shi Shi's disposition back then, the most important thing is that the clothes are not as good as the newcomers, so maybe...she needs some warmth...

That night, he tossed and turned restlessly on the bed in the inn, thinking about many things in his mind, and he didn't close his eyes for a moment until dawn.After breakfast, he dressed up and went out to meet Yan Daolun at the agreed place. Yan Daolun was dressed in gray clothes, and his appearance was very ordinary. It was obvious that he had decided to pay attention to him.

The two of them headed towards the Moha Pool in the city all the way.This Maha Pond is an artificial lake in the city of Chengdu. Since the Tang Dynasty, it has been a famous place to play in the city, with prosperous commerce and rich families.After the arrival of the Huaxia Army, a large number of wealthy households moved out. Ning Yi instructed Zhuji to acquire the whole street west of Mahachi. This time, at the meeting, the whole street here was renamed Yingbin Road, and there were many residences and courtyards inside. They are all used as guest houses, and soldiers from the Huaxia Army are stationed outside. To outsiders, the atmosphere is truly majestic.

This time, the Huaxia Army fought hard for ten years and defeated the Jurchen West Route Army. The subsequent meeting did not need to explain too much to the outside world, so there was no step for political consultation.The first round of representatives were elected internally, either from within the army, or from service officials who had retired from the army. For example, after helping the Huaxia Army under the mediation of Li Shishi and others, there were only a small number of them.

Ten years of iron and blood, at this time, not only the soldiers standing guard outside have a murderous look, but even though the representatives who live here and come in and out seem to be kind and joking with each other, most of them are veterans who have survived after countless enemy lives.Yu Hezhong had been thinking about it before, but when he arrived at the Yingbin intersection, he suddenly felt the terrifying atmosphere.In the past, Qiang Zuo calmly talked to the guard soldiers, feeling uneasy.

Fortunately, a female soldier came out of it not long after, beckoning Yu and Yan to go in.Shishi and other representatives lived in a huge courtyard, and there were quite a few people waiting in the outer reception room, all of whom seemed to have their own backgrounds and high status.The female soldier said: "Miss Shishi is meeting guests, and she said she will come later, and told me to let you two wait here." Then she warmly offered tea and emphasized, "Don't go away. ".

There are probably other people in the waiting room who also came to visit Shishi. Seeing that the two of them came and jumped in line, someone turned their scrutinizing eyes over.

There were people coming and going outside, and after a while, a woman in light white plain flowered trousers and white cloth shoes came out of it. This is an extremely casual home outfit, and it looks kind.It was Li Shishi who came. Even after so many years, she still has a warm and charming temperament. When she saw Yu Hezhong, she narrowed her eyes, and then she showed a very affectionate and nostalgic smile.

"—Yu Hezhong!"

She tilted her head and greeted him without caring about other people's eyes. Almost at that moment, Yu Hezhong's eyes became hot...

(End of this chapter)