son-in-law

Chapter 1041 Mianzang Splendid Sword and Knife ([-])

After a night of social gatherings, it was almost midnight when they approached the small courtyard where they lived temporarily.

Wen Shoubin was impatient with the jolting of the carriage and got off the carriage in the alley not far from the courtyard due to being drank a lot of alcohol and vomited again in the middle.Thinking about going for a walk, I would like to review the two dinner parties tonight: who are easy to talk to, who are not, who have weaknesses, and who can get along with each other.

If it was in other places, it would be more or less unsafe to walk outside at such a time.But on the one hand, he is in an exuberant and unspeakably excited mood today; on the other hand, he also knows that during the recent period of time, the outside of Chengdu has been tightened, and the Huaxia Army, armed with the power to defeat the Jurchens, has seized a few typical examples, making people on the streets The law and order are clear, and he is not afraid that someone will kill him when he walks on the street like this - if he wants money, he can just give the bag, and he doesn't care about it today.

The wind at night was warm and pleasant, and I felt cheerful all the way back to the gate of the courtyard.Humming a ditty and entering the door, the servant girl came over to tell him about Qu Longjun's fall into the water today, Wen Shoubin's face changed: "Miss, what's the matter?"

"It's all right, but maybe I was frightened..."

The maid told him the ins and outs of the day in detail. After Wen Shoubin finished listening, he nodded silently. He went to the living room and asked someone to bring a pot of strong tea, and took a few sips to dissipate the smell of alcohol. Just now, I went to the small building at the back.

He came upstairs, knocked on the door outside the room, waited for a while, and then opened the door and entered.Qu Longjun was sleeping soundly on the bed, the gauze curtain swaying with the wind.Wen Shoubin walked to the wooden table in the center of the room, took out the torch and lit the oil lamp, just moved a chair, put it beside the bed, and sat down.

"Father……"

Sensing Wen Shoubin's arrival, Qu Longjun said something, and wanted to get up, Wen Shoubin reached out and pressed her shoulder: "Go to sleep. They said that you fell into the water today, and you are worried about being a father. Come and see See, it's best to see you're fine."

Although he drank the tea, he still smelled of alcohol. Sitting there, he seemed exhausted, looking at the starlight coming in from the window.

The father and daughter didn't speak for a while. After such a long silence, Wen Shoubin sighed and said, "I gave A-Chang to the monkey. The monkey likes her very much. Maybe I can live a good life for a few days. Tonight I sent Yan Ting again, just hoping...they can have a good home. Long Jun, although he talked about the righteousness of the country, in the final analysis, he brought you to the southwest here quietly. Doing something dangerous, you are... very afraid, right?"

"Father..." Qu Longjun's voice was slightly choked with sobs.

Wen Shoubin was silent for a moment, then raised his hand and rubbed his forehead: "The things in the Southwest, if you say a thousand things and ten thousand things, you can only do it if you want to do it. Long Jun, it's easy to say, but it's really hard to do. Well, if your father could be elected back then, he would not have gone to Liu Yu, who is a son of a bitch, as a father... I really don't want to deal with these people today. The country is in danger. They are drunk and talk about romantic affairs. Sometimes I also think about it as a father, can these people do things—”

He leaned back in his chair and didn't speak for a while.

"But the more I look at this world, the more I feel that human beings are such a thing. There are always seven parts right and three parts wrong. Without these things, people are not human. Without these mistakes, according to the sages Doing things with words, shouldn’t it be a Datong society thousands of years ago. The words of sages and sages for thousands of years, Confucianism, is to find a compromise in this world, and the saints say the mean. Hard, not long; Soft, can't be guarded. So it's the golden mean..."

He said: "If you talk about everything in this world absolutely, there is nothing to talk about. I raised you daughters for my father, and if I tell others, they say they are prostitutes..." He smiled casually , "Those great Confucians and scholars in the past, what do you think of being a father? Being a father is just raising some... whores. Teaching you piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, teaching you to serve others, it's just... huh. So they look down on people Well, it makes sense..."

"Father……"

"This matter, I can't refute them as a father. To put it bluntly, this is what you do. It's like an old bustard in a brothel. He teaches you something and pushes you into a pit of fire just to make money. What you earn is to exploit your blood and sweat. Money, money with no conscience!"

He paused: "But our business is a bit different from the old bustards. I won't let you touch this or that man. When I treat you as my daughters, I will raise you as my daughters. I will do my best to find you a good woman." Good people, even if you are married, I will always treat you as my daughters... Aunt Hui, even after she is married, she always asks me to go and see her. I can't...I can't let Huigu have a bad life in the future, but she...she was raped and ruined by the Jurchen two years ago, and I couldn't see her for the last time ..."

When Wen Shoubin said this, he stretched out his hands to cover his eyes, and his words choked up: "There are also Pinggu, A Cui, and your sisters... At least they are a man from the beginning to the end, women are not like this all their lives, Yes, you can't be someone else's eldest lady, but at least you won't spend your whole life in exile, right...Of course, if I tell those great talents, they will definitely scoff at me. What am I? I'm here to flaunt myself ..."

"Long Jun, do you know...why do you read sage books for your father?" He said, "In the beginning, I just read and picked up a few sentences. You know that for my father's business, I deal with a lot of high-ranking families. , They read a lot and have many rules. From the bottom of their hearts, they look down on people like the father—a man who sells his daughter. Then the father chats with them about the books and the things in the books, so that they feel that why The father has lofty ambitions, but in reality he has to sell his daughter to make a living...Tell them about selling their daughters, and they feel that being a father is degrading, but if you talk to them about sage books, they feel pitiful for their father...That's all, Give you more money, get out."

"As a father, I read books in this way at the beginning, but gradually I felt that what the most holy teacher said was really reasonable, and there was a purpose in those words. There are so many people in this world, if they don't pass those reasons How can it be orderly? A father who sells his daughter just for money? A soldier who kills people? A businessman who has no conscience? Only a scholar who is a sage?"

"This is the way of the world. If you are seven points right, you will inevitably be three points wrong. As a father, you will be seven points wrong, but later on, you will be three points right, which is pretty good. Raising daughters for a father and giving them a good life, even if you get They exchange money, but at least they are better than the old bustards in the yard? Businessmen can also serve the country and the people, and soldiers can also reason. In this world, I hope I can do something as a father... Only in this world can Really get better."

He rubbed his forehead: "Huaxia Army... speaks very well to the outside world, and it can be seen by my father over the years. For a long time. Of course, my father's knowledge is limited, so I can't speak the words of Mei Gong, Dai Gong and others. I brought you here for my father, I hope you can do something in the future, and if it doesn't work, I hope you can send the soldiers from the Huaxia Army here. Let the situation spread...Of course, of course you are very afraid..."

"Heh, if there is a choice, who wouldn't want to live a clean and simple life. If there was a choice back then, I wanted to be a scholar for my father, read sage books for a lifetime, take exams, and get a little fame. I remember Aunt Ping When she got married, she said that she just wanted to have a simple small family, a husband who loves her, and a child. Who wouldn't want to... But in this world, people either have no choice, or they can only fight against each other. Whichever is less, everyone wants to live in peace and tranquility, but when the Jurchens come, the world is in chaos... Long Jun, there is no other way, there is no way to escape..."

Wen Shoubin was also restless. Having said this, he lowered his head for a while before finally raising it: "Of course, if Long Jun, you really don't want to stay in a place like the Southwest, Tang Shizhong will tell you over and over again when you meet those people today. He hinted to me that he has a good impression of you... Do you remember, he was one of the few people who came with the monkey that day, the one with two moles on his face, the one who didn't like to talk very much, this person is from a scholarly family , I heard that he is very rich, since he saw you that day, he has never forgotten you, and I think the rest of the people also have the same heart..."

"If you marry them, you can indeed have a good life, but if the Jurchens come again, or if the black flag kills them, you will inevitably run away..."

Qu Longjun's weak voice came from the mosquito net: "If my daughter follows them, father, you will not be able to do the things you came to the Southwest. Can you still get the monkeys to use them again?"

Wen Shoubin was stunned for a moment: "...I don't care about that much anymore." After a while, he said, "There are three other sisters of yours."

Qu Longjun thought for a moment, then said: "...Daughter really just fell into the water. Really."

"Yeah." Wen Shoubin nodded, "...I know."

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The galaxy is dense.

Ning Ji, who had been waiting for half the night, just got up from the roof after listening to the cloudy conversation between the old and the young dogs.His fists were already clenched, if he hadn't been taught martial arts since he was a child and received a serious education of "hiding the sword in the sheath" at home, he might have gone downstairs and chopped these two things to death by the sword.

Wen Shoubin's words sound normal at first glance, but when it comes to the content, some of them are only 14-year-old Ning Ji can't understand, and some of them are distorted in his ears.Oh, when the Jurchens are in chaos, you can't hide, you want to do something, that's great, go fight the Jurchens to your death - turn around and come to the southwest to make trouble, what kind of bullshit is this?
This old dog chattered endlessly, but he couldn't go down and refute.It is even more impossible to hack them to death. Now this group of people is only at the stage of "wanting to do bad things". It is not a crime to think disgustingly. If you really do something, you can't explain it to your father and Aunt Gua.

The more he thought about it, the more angry the young man was, he punched a few times on the roof angrily, and then he went down quietly and went home in a rampage.After going back, I started to practice the unfamiliar eagle claws, tore a few pieces of wood, and found the bluestones by the river to bump into, and practiced the thirteen Taibao horizontal alchemy bell jars. I played like this for more than half an hour. Just calmed down a little.

I was upset during the practice, and thought about telling my father Wen Shoubin's shameless words for a while. My father must know how to slap that old dog in the face, and he gave up his idea after calming down.Now that there are so many shameless things in this city, I don’t know how many my father has seen. He must have arranged a way to beat all the guys. It is too much for him to pay attention to this Wen in the past. Too high for the old dog.

What exactly did the father arrange?There are so many bad guys, and they say so many disgusting words every day, there are probably hundreds of people who are more disgusting than Wen Shoubin... If he came by himself, I'm afraid he can only catch and kill them all once.Father, there should be a better way, right?
The little cheap dog is not a good thing either. Seeing her suicide, she thought there was something hidden in it, but the old dog murmured about it and planned to continue doing evil.I knew that I should let her drown in the river. Now, I can only hope that they are really planning to do something terrible. If I just catch her and send her out, I can't swallow this breath...

The young man who was sure that he saved the wrong person was a little disturbed, and fell asleep amidst such entangled thoughts that night.

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The city gradually became peaceful in the night, and entered the operation of the lowest consumption. Except for the night watchmen, head catchers, and guards on duty on the city wall, most of the people fell asleep.In the depths of the night, people can only hear the slight movement in their ears, but the movement began to grow louder, followed by the crowing of chickens, the barking of dogs, the city was filled with light, and then the sky appeared. White.

The huge Chengdu wakes up in such an atmosphere.Ning Ji woke up with tens of thousands of people in the city. On this day, he ran to the military doctor's office and took a large bag of wound medicine, and then mixed it with imperceptible spices, and then went to the army to borrow it. dog...

At the same time, tens of thousands of people are performing their actions in the city.

In the early morning, Qu Longjun sat in the pavilion by the river, looking at the rising sun, recalling the blurred life in the Central Plains when his father was still there like countless times in the past.

The courage to commit suicide was exhausted last night, even if she was sitting here, she did not dare to go any further.Not long after, Wen Shoubin came over to greet her. The "father and daughter" talked for a while, and after making sure that the "daughter" was in a stable mood, Wen Shoubin left the house and started his new day of socializing.

In another mansion, after reading the news papers of the day, Guan Shanhai began to meet with some outstanding scholars gathered in Chengdu this time, and discussed with them one by one the so-called "four peoples" and "contract" of the Huaxia Army. Holes and weaknesses of the argument.This kind of one-on-one private social interaction is a means to show that you value the other party and quickly establish prestige in the other party's heart.

In the afternoon, he would also go to a public discussion with some literati in a certain inn.There are quite a few people who came to Chengdu this time. In the past, they were mostly famous and rarely met. Guan Shanhai's appearance will satisfy the needs of many scholars and celebrities to "sit and talk about Taoism". His reputation will also be enhanced by his performance at these times. stable.

Evening is the time to deal with some more hidden affairs, such as meeting with shady conspirators like Shou Bin, discussing the weaknesses of the Huaxia Army with some trusted confidantes, and discussing how to deal with this side—because the Huaxia Army is pervasive. For the spies to use, these things are no longer possible to rely on blood to unite with others, and they have to take a more prudent step to play it by ear.

There are not many conspiracy discussions like this in the undercurrent in Chengdu, and even a lot of them will surface from time to time.

This day was June 22. Yan Daolun and Liu Guangshi, the two leaders of the envoys, met with Lin Qiu in private, and began to bid for the Huaxia Army based on the price and payment method they negotiated, trying to purchase some firearm technology. In-depth discussions—such a negotiation cannot be finalized within a few days, but showing sincerity, finding out about each other, and discussing a staged intention will allow them to take a lot of advantage in future bids.

During the schmoozing between bids, Yan Daolun gave Lin Qiu a warning and persuasion:

"...There are a lot of people who came to Chengdu this time, and dragons and snakes are mixed. According to Yan's private investigation, some people are ready to take risks... Now that the Huaxia Army has such sincerity, our side Liu The General naturally hopes that the stability and safety of your side and Mr. Ning can be guaranteed. There is no need to say more about the clowns here, but there is one person's whereabouts. I hope Brother Lin can report to the higher authorities. This person is dangerous and may have prepared Started to assassinate..."

He spoke in a low voice, revealed the information, and thought it was sincere.Lin Qiu listened carefully, then showed a dazed expression, and quickly asked someone to send the information back, and then expressed his thanks.

"Brother Yan Gao Yi, after the younger brother, I will also tell Mr. Ning."

"Yan is just a footman, and I hope that brother Lin will pass on Mr. Ning. This is mainly General Liu's intention."

"Naturally, naturally, but although the general goodwill comes from General Liu, Mr. Yan is the person in charge ahead. I will never forget this kindness."

"Hehe." Yan Daolun stroked his beard and laughed, "Actually, General Liu has a lot of friends in today's world. This time I came to Chengdu, and there are many people who trust Yan. However, some news has not been confirmed after all, and Yan can't speak ill of others. But please rest assured, Brother Lin, as long as this transaction can be completed, General Liu will never allow anyone to ruin this important event in Southwest China. This matter is related to the rise and fall of the world, and it is definitely not something that a few old scholars who cannot keep up with changes can object to The Jurchen is my greatest enemy in China, and Mr. Ning is willing to open up all this to the Han people all over the world, and they will engage in internal strife—absolutely not!"

"That's the truth!" Lin Qiu slapped Yan Daolun's leg with a slap: "Well said!"

They then moved on to negotiations.

In the same morning, Xigua went to her office and summoned several specific people to come over one after another. Not long after, a total of seven people rushed over from different places and met Xigua in the small conference room.

These people have different statuses and ages. The oldest is Yong Jinnian from the cultural front, Lin Jingmei, the daughter of Ning Yi, a disabled soldier who lost a hand, and a handsome young soldier.After everyone sat down, Watermelon rubbed his forehead and started talking.

"...Mr. Ning had a discussion with me about the idea of ​​Datong society. I think I should remember it for you to think about it. Mr. Ning...he conceived a very long process to explain what he thinks, The difficulty of this matter, I will try my best to say it again, think about what you have to do..."

She recalled what Ning Yi said, and explained to everyone after deleting the beginning and end of the conversation last night, especially emphasizing the "social consensus" and "group subconsciousness"-these people are her think tanks in promoting the democratic process Members of the regiment, similar discussions have been held many times over the years, and she has never concealed it from Ning Yi, and Ning Yi actually acquiesced to these analyzes and records.

After she finished the whole concept, someone laughed: "Mr. Ning really seems to have seen such a world. Could it be that he came from there to be so powerful."

Yong Jinnian said: "Fables are based on things, and things express aspirations, just like Zhuang Zhou taught the world with the theory of gods and monsters. , The several processes of the transformation of people's hearts should also explain the difficulties in the innovation that he thinks. I might as well interpret it based on this..."

The sun was shining outside the window, and the eight people at the door immediately started a discussion. This was just one of countless ordinary discussions, and not many people knew the meaning of it.

On the other side of the city, Lu Xiaolun and others, who failed to apply for a job at Watermelon, began to visit various heroes with the name card of Lu Liutong.

They will start another wave.

While they were going out, An Xifu and Fang Shu often walked along the riverside in the guest house not far from the watermelon side to reminisce about the old days. He talked about what he had seen and heard in the north, and Fang Shuchang also talked about the development of the southwest—in the past days The two sides are rebels under the command of Sheng Gong, but An Xifu is a new general under Fang Baihua who is responsible for enforcing military law, and Fang Shuchang is a disciple of Ba Dao. The friendship is not particularly deep, but after so many years, even ordinary friendship is not enough. Can give people a deep touch.

What's more, the benefits that the Southwest is going to give to Jin have already been determined by default, and An Xifu doesn't have to be vigilant all the time - there are many heroes in the world today, but if you really can keep up with the black flag, in many cases Apart from Liangshan's Guangwu Army, the only one that can form a wave of cooperation is Jindi, which is controlled by Lou Shuwan.

This is the way of the world, only if you have enough strength and a firm attitude, you can think less about tricks and schemes.

The two talked about Fang La's rebellion more than ten years ago, and later they talked about the great defeat and destruction, about Fang Baihua's death, and An Xifu talked about Wang Shangshu, the "Peacock King Sword" who is now in the north. Some things Ning Yi did.It is reasonable to say that there are many grievances and grievances in the middle, but under the scouring of the tide of more than ten years, these are nothing. Fang La's downfall has long been doomed, and the death of some people, in the final analysis, is irreversible.

After talking for a while, when we talked about Ning Yi, An Xifu also said: "In Chengdu, it seems to be peaceful, but in fact, there are undercurrents surging, and all parties are restless. To tell you the truth, we have received such and other complaints now. Let’s talk about it, someone is going to make trouble, someone will assassinate you in the early stage of your conference, if the situation is slightly wrong, many people will follow. Your response here is so negative, I wrote back, I guess the girl will meet Blame Mr. Ning for being incompetent."

He has been practicing military law for many years, and he has never had too many expressions on his face. He only smiled a little when he talked about Lou Shuwan and Ning Yi with Fang Shuchang.These two people have revenge for killing their father, but now many people say that they have an affair, An Xifu occasionally thinks about Lou Shuwan's insults to Ning Yi, and can't help but find it interesting.

Fang Shu often laughed: "You are not familiar with the place where you lived, where did you receive the news?"

"It doesn't matter where the news is. Nowadays, there are many people who are contacting and wooing each other, and want to be friends with Jin. Those who say this may not dare to do things, but since such news is spread everywhere, it is inevitable. You dare to do it. Do you really want things to go on like this? Today’s gossip may be a temptation. Slowly, seeing that you don’t respond, maybe you want to come true. Really kill everyone Can you still have a meeting?"

"Mr. Yining was able to do things like that in the city of Hangzhou back then. How can he be unprepared?" Fang Shuchang said with a smile, "It's hard to say the details. , The Seventh Army is still staying outside, and it will come in after a while, and there is also the Tanzhou side, which will take time. Chen Fan will probably have ten days and a half months to come over."

"By the way, you had a good relationship with Chen Fan back then. We haven't seen each other for so many years. When the time comes, we can catch up. Soon." He said, and patted An Xifu on the shoulder.

"Chen Fan..." An Xifu also laughed when he mentioned this name, "Back when I went north with the account book, I thought we would meet again, but I didn't expect it to be so many years... After all, he is still with Sister Qian'er. Let's go together..."

Fang Shuchang laughed too.

The sun was golden, and someone walked into the seemingly ordinary but tense courtyard, summarizing the monitoring list for the new day and the suspicious information they inquired.

In a city where tens of thousands of people gather, various life dramas are unfolding. Countless people suppress their emotions, waiting for the moment when things start to conflict and explode.

The next day was June 23.Ning Ji took the wound medicine mixed with special spices, went to the martial arts competition site, and made transactions. His world is not big, but for the 14-year-old boy, there are also joys and joys that are not inferior to the waves of the world. A mixture of anger, sorrow and joy...

(End of this chapter)