son-in-law

Chapter 1166 Chapter [-]
The night in the distance is still noisy.

Ding Songnan inspected the guards near the courtyard in the dark, and told them to cheer up before returning to the room. The attendant served hot tea, and he turned off the lights in the room to one, before he returned to the room. Order the orderly to go out.

"Go and tell others not to use too many candles to avoid unnecessary snooping."

The other party obeyed.

The hot water in the teacup is emitting the fresh aroma of tea. Ding Songnan is sitting there holding the teacup. The tea is really good tea, but the teacup looks big and rough - this kind of big cup is always used in Xiaocanghe. Drinking water and liking tea were developed in the Central Plains in the past two years.

In the past few years of dealing with Yin Zong, Chen Shiquan and others, there are countless treasures and treasures around him, and if he wants a woman, he will come when he is called.Ding Songnan gradually learned to taste all kinds of good tea, and gradually developed his own attention, but he still sneered at the number of ways to brew tea and tea, and chose to use such a rough big cup to brew it slowly. Drinking slowly is more like a confrontation with that arrogant atmosphere.

Not long after Funiu Mountain decided to break with the Huaxia Army and parted ways, Zou Xu had several serious meetings with other members of the working group that followed. At the meeting, they analyzed their own abilities, strengths, and Yin Zong, Chen Shiquan and others relying on them. What is your own.

Coming out of the southwest, the people like myself, in the training, control, management, and organization of the army, are skills that bureaucrats like Yin Zong and Chen Shiquan and landowners cannot match.The military law of the Huaxia Army is too strict, with only responsibility and no enjoyment. After all, it goes against the principle of human nature. However, after the breakup, these people will indulge in enjoyment. But they are just pigs and sheep under the knife of Yin Zong, Chen Shiquan and others.

In such analysis and reflection, Zou Xu and other members of the working group are also trembling to manage the forces under his command.On the one hand, it is admitted that there is a part of enjoyment, but on the other hand, when Zou Xu was in power, the requirements for actual performance were still extremely strict, and people below would never be allowed to delay things because of enjoyment.

Zou Xu's sobriety was supported by other working group members, including Ding Songnan. Since then, several degenerate "comrades" have even been expelled from the Funiu Mountain leadership team. In the long-term game between Chen Shiquan and other local leaders, the military system led by Zou Xu has also gained the upper hand in all aspects.

Is my ability improving now, or is it declining?

Holding the teacup and smelling the attractive aroma of tea, Ding Songnan carried out such a reflection.

If it really starts a confrontation with the southwest, the result...

He thought about such a thing and was stunned for a while.At a certain moment, there was a knock on the door, and the orderly came in again: "Mr. Chen is here."

"Oh, let him in."

Ding Songnan tidied up the desk, poured water to make tea, and got ready a little when footsteps approached outside.

The person who came in under the leadership of the orderly was a scholar in his 30s, wearing a black gown and a hat, he looked like an ordinary accountant.This is a scholar named Chen Ting absorbed by Zou Xu, Ding Songnan and others after they took root in Bianliang and other places.After entering, the door was closed, the two sides arched their hands, and the other party smiled and said, "Why did you change the place again?"

Ding Songnan said: "If you have some news, avoid the limelight."

"It's from the southwest..."

Ding Songnan smiled and nodded: "Sit down first."

Chen Ting nodded and sat on the chair, but was also very curious about the news: "Who is here, do you know?"

"It's better not to meet a working group led by Master Qian."

"Eighth Qian... Oh, Miao Jiang's 'feather knife'..." In the dim light, Chen Ting's face changed a bit, and then he smiled, "If there is a chance, I really want to meet."

"Maybe there is a chance."

Regarding the news from the Southwest, the two sides chatted quite naturally, and it was enough to say "I'm not afraid".At this time, the greeting was over, and the other party took out a small cloth pocket from his arms.

"I have contacted various parties in the past few days, and have inquired about a lot of information. There are a few articles here that have been summarized. If some of the information is true, this Jiangning incident will be difficult to deal with."

"Oh? What do you say?"

"Team Ding, please take a look." The scholar opened the small cloth bag and took out several stacks of papers that contained information, "These are the news I bought through various channels in the past few days, and they are all fair. Among the most reliable sources of information from the five parties of the party, among the most credible information, there are several pieces of He Wen's actions, which are quite unusual, and then I found these pieces of information to confirm each other... "

While talking, Chen Ting spread these messages on the table next to him, Ding Songnan brought the oil lamp over and watched the other side display the papers one by one.

"...The five forces of the Fairness Party seem to be intertwined, but in general, there are still several major development directions... After the attack on Jiangning, Zhou Shang and Gao Chang went south with all their strength, trying to eat the small town of Lin'an. The imperial court, Xu Zhaonan and Shi Baofeng, one to consolidate the inner circle and try to use the guise of the Daguang Sect to encroach on the fair party’s interior, and the other to expand trade routes to the west and want to connect with Liu Guangshi and others. He Wen, in addition to releasing news about holding this conference, the main thing to do is to extend northward, try to get through Xuzhou, and want to have a big battle in Xuzhou... But there are a few pieces of news that are quite unusual..."

Chen Ting said, and selected a few pieces of information: "...Ding team, look, in July and August, 'Hai Xian' He Miao was still deploying his fleet to Taihu Lake. It seems to be resting, but before the fleet left, the price of food in Jiangbei fluctuated unusually. Speaking from the outside, it was preparing for the battle of Xuzhou, but in fact, Ji Luan, their leader in charge of logistics, this At that time, it happened to appear in Suzhou, and a round of official management was purged..."

This scholar named Chen Ting was originally a Confucian scholar who read books on sages, but in the past two years, he has been taught by Zou Xu and Ding Songnan, and his analysis of intelligence has long been clear.

"...There are several explanations for this matter. For example, the attack on Xuzhou is imminent, and Taihu Lake is the most important rear area, so Ji Luan was ordered to stabilize the situation, but in these news, we found these two suspicious. information……"

"...The Fair Party rose in the south of the Yangtze River. The forces of the five parties are the most intertwined, and they were originally around Taihu Lake. We can now basically confirm that Longxian's [-] troops seem to be heading north, but in fact they are still south of the Yangtze River and Taihu Lake. There is no movement to the north, and the Xuzhou strategy that seems to be buzzing is very likely to cover the southward movement of the six troops under He Wen's command..."

"...According to today's judgment, Longxian Fu Pingbo's direct line is in Taihu Lake, next to Xu Zhaonan's throat, his largest granary, Changzhou. Zhao Jingci's wasteland reclamation army is wandering around Yangzhou at this time, and the counterpart is Zhenjiang. The main force of Gao Chang... He Miao's navy has been keeping an eye on Shi Baofeng's fleet for two months... Jun Xian Lin Jiaojiu, the largest army under his command seems to have gone to Xuzhou, but he The [-] direct lineages that his subordinates can play best are now north of Jiangning, guarding He Wen... In fact, in the past eight months, He Wen's subordinates have subordinated to Ling Lian's new army, and have recruited a large number of elites from Lin Jiaojiu's subordinates. No one knows where, according to common sense, it seems that they went to Xuzhou, but in fact, there are very unusual movements in Jingjiang and Jiangyin, Ding team, look at these two news..."

Chen Ting sorted out some key information, Ding Songnan looked at it expressionlessly, and nodded when he put it down.

Chen Ting's expression was a little excited. He was quick-witted. After learning from Zou Xu, Ding Songnan and others, how to handle intelligence in Southwest China, he did a lot of training and simulations. This time was finally the first time he used his personal abilities to the practice of such an event.

"These intelligences have high or low credibility. In a short period of time, we have no more reliable sources of intelligence..." He said cautiously, "But if these key pieces of information are good, I have great confidence in the judgment. Two to four months ago, He Wen had been deliberately preparing for the showdown at this conference. In the matter of this book club, he pushed back Shi Baofeng's troubles, and others felt that he was a bit blunt. He may be playing some kind of political game, making the other four confused and confused, but... he may really have no room, he wants to fight four..."

After Chen Ting finished speaking, he calmed down, and Ding Songnan picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.The room was silent for a while.

"When he was in the southwest, He Wen was just a high-spirited scholar." After a while, Ding Songnan said slowly, "Now it seems that he has learned something after a round of family ruin."

"...In recent days, the reading club has also moved." Chen Ting whispered, "According to the information from the past few days, since He Wen began to send orders not to persecute the members of the reading club, the other four members of the Fair Party have all been The confrontation started, they blocked the roads in the big places, and started to arrest the members of the Fair Party who were hiding the pamphlets, but the whole thing did not go as well as imagined..."

"...In the past, the Sifang arrested the members of the book club, mostly those with radical ideas and privately trying to move closer to the southwest, but this time, it has expanded to the scope where anyone who keeps the books of the southwest is guilty, and all parties immediately After arresting tens of thousands of people, it was later discovered that a large number of unjust, false and wrongful convictions, slandering and framing... After all, the judgment of guilt in the case of a private book is too general, and some members of the book club directly threw the book on their opponents or innocent people. There are also a large number of cases where similar methods are used to remove political enemies from their homes..."

"...From the information sent to Jiangning by various parties in the past two days, we bought some documents, and found that most of them were documents that the middle-level began to report this kind of chaos, and some of them were so obvious that they were caught by local authorities. People, do not dare to take measures to deal with it in the first time, which is relatively rational. But after a few days, we can find at least a dozen towns or middle and low-level forces in the towns. Taking the opportunity to criticize each other, it caused a firefight."

Chen Ting handed over a report: "Look here, in the probationary township of Changshu, a middle-level deputy of 'Abi Yuantu' rebelled, killed his boss, and thousands of people were smashed, but this morning came this report, It is said that the chaos may have been caused by the incident of the book club. The two chief officials had long been feuding, and after receiving the order, they framed each other for the first time... Now it is unclear who is who and who is not. This deputy is killing the boss. After his death, he also carried out local purges, and then threatened to go to Xu Zhaonan. He emphasized that he was not a rebel of the book club..."

"This kind of rivalry between chief officials and their lieutenants is a problem, and it is also a problem to frame the blame. At the same time, secret assassinations have begun to appear. Some members of the reading club tried to go to the He Wen's land has been moved, but the road has been blocked. Some people in these reports usually show a tendency to read clubs. They like to talk about Southwest Thought with others, probably because they realize that they can't run away, and they take risks and choose directly. The assassination of the chief officer is even an indiscriminate murder... There are dozens of similar cases, only more or less, these people say that they are for the future of the fair party..."

Ding Songnan held the oil lamp, looked at it roughly for a while, and only opened his mouth when he put it down.

"Looking at these things, it may be the main reason why He Wen wants to innovate."

"Team Ding means..."

"Organization." Ding Songnan sighed, "Mr. Ning once said several times when he was in the southwest, that the strength of an individual is limited, and because there are many people, the most core indicator that determines the strength of a group, that is, the degree of organization, is great. The ideal is for organization, strict discipline is for organization, layer-by-layer supervision is for organization. And the biggest problem of violating organization is the weakness of human nature.”

"Everyone has weaknesses, wants to have fun, wants to be lazy, wants to get something for nothing, ignorant people can't see the future benefits, and feel that as long as there is a stutter in front of them, all kinds of tossing are unnecessary... Then there must be preaching, It has to be educated, and the truth has to be broken apart, so that everyone can see the necessity of mid- and long-term efforts. The best balance point is not to directly skip meals in the short term for the sake of long-term interests. Finding these balance points, an organization can obtain the best degree of organization... Mr. Ning once admitted that he did not know the best where is the balance point."

"But look at the Fairness Party, the organization is a mess. In two years, it seems to be huge, but in fact it is scattered. The five kings have no constraints on each other. As for the five kings? Kill, can the five great kings really be like arms and fingers? No, these leaders also have their own hills and ideas. Under these people, the middle-level leader who influenced the township, the chief officer and his deputy also have Shantou. To put it bluntly, the fair party with millions of people is actually more like the result of thousands of bandit villages gathering at will with a few flags..."

Ding Songnan paused: "This fair party conference, He Wen made a lot of noise, his purpose... Actually, it's not about these four kings, he is more like attracting everyone's attention, and then open it again... Join in. General Assembly?"

His words were low and hesitant.In the past few days, all parties in the world have looked at Jiangning, made decisions and made guesses. Naturally, it is how the five parties of the Fair Party will combine in a round. Even if there will be a complicated political struggle in the middle, it will be nothing more than that. One or both sides are out, and the outsider bets on this to gain huge benefits in the future.

But if He Wen's idea is fundamentally not an alliance, the whole thing will completely deviate from the previous expectations.

Of course, there is no strong evidence to confirm this with the news gathered by Mr. Zero, and Ding Songnan has some reservations.

Chen Ting also hesitated for a moment: "This matter... In fact, it's a bit unimaginable to be humble... Although it sounds very grand, but relying on the clichés in the booklet of the book club, can it really convince these people who rely on burns? Killing and looting people who made their fortunes... self-renovation and discipline?"

"...Ten years ago it was not at all possible."

Ding Songnan sighed: "But now... the Huaxia army has defeated the Jurchen, and Mr. Ning is selling his little book everywhere, what the four people, what freedom, what the limitations of the peasant uprising, the corruption of the feudal bureaucracy... These things are in Dai Mengwei's hands. , Wu Qimei, Liu Guangshi and others can of course be banned, but in the Fair Party, they are under the banner of Southwest China."

"...In the past year or two, even if the members of the book club were arrested privately, they only thought that these people wanted to help the Southwest seize power, but among the middle and high-level officials of the True Fair Party, no one has read a few books from the Southwest. Things? Even if they are illiterate, they have already asked Master to read books to them... Everyone doesn't like Southwest, and they don't like him coming to seize power. How many people will think that Mr. Ning is lying?"

"Thinking is something I'm afraid no one will discuss. Once someone discusses it, there is always the possibility of taking root. What's more... even if some people don't care about thinking, they will still want to bet with Southwest..."

When Ding Songnan said this, he shook his head slightly: "He Wen knows that there is a big problem with his fair party, he is not satisfied with the compromise of all parties in the Jiangning talks, and wants to further improve the quality of the organization, so he takes risks. Next, there are two possibilities. The first and the biggest possibility is that a good slogan is no match for the evil in people's hearts. As a result, the fair party will really become a mess at that time, and after the battle of Bianliang, we can plan for Jiangnan."

"But if He Wen really finds a group of like-minded 'comrades' in such a situation, and fights bloodletting to improve the organization a few steps, then the future of the Fair Party may really be on the right track... In the short term It will be messy, but in the long run, it will be very troublesome..."

Chen Ting thought for a while: "He Wen said outside... The Huaxia Army has come and is already on his side."

"I saw He Wen a few days ago, and it was he who reminded me that the team led by Eighth Qian came from the southwest, so we moved the place." Ding Songnan laughed a little, "If this is true, it means that he borrowed money from the southwest. On the other hand, he also wants to have a relationship with us; if this matter is false, it means that there are few words in his mouth that can be believed-so whether it is true or false, at least it can show that in the political field, He Wen is not one An honest man, he can do anything."

Ding Songnan paused: "But it's okay, such a person must have milk and be a mother. As long as we still have use value, he will definitely cooperate with us. On the contrary, there is no need for any friendship."

"...Then let's... bet on which side is better?"

"We have nothing to be embarrassed about. The results of the Central Plains War have not yet come out. Naturally, like Dai Mengwei, all parties bet that if we defeat Liu Guangshi, then we will open the door to do business. If we lose, all the agreements will naturally be broken. Drift... The current situation, no one is embarrassed, it's pretty good."

After saying this with a smile, he stretched out his hand and patted Chen Ting's arm: "Leave this information, you should go back to rest first, it's hard work. There are still some things to do in the last two days. We will go out of the city after the general agreement is reached."

"Yes."

Chen Ting left the room, Ding Songnan gathered up the information, lit the oil lamp, and read all the information carefully.When the work came to an end, the tea was cold, he did not refill the hot water, took two sips, and walked out the door. The night outside was already darker, and there was an occasional sound in the distance of the city, which was intense and strange.

He walked under the eaves, went to the edge of the courtyard, and subconsciously inspected the surrounding guards.The city is not very peaceful at the moment. The original dwellings have been put on airs, and the guards are hidden in the darkness like a city wall. Ding Songnan stayed at a high place in the darkness for a while, remembering the days he spent in Jishan in the past.

In the conversation just now, it can be seen that Chen Ting is very interested in the topic of the southwest, but in fact, for the people who came out of the southwest, the information about that place seems strange after all. taboo.

In Funiu Mountain, in Bianliang and other places, although Zou Xu and himself would frankly analyze the shortcomings of the southwest and the excessive suppression of human nature, in front of students like Chen Ting, they always spoke frankly, as if they could avoid it because of this. fear in the heart.But in today's dialogue, both sides have been avoiding the most important possibility.

If the Huaxia Army really came and met, what should I do?
As a powerful Huaxia Army, what kind of attitude do you have towards your side at present?

As an enemy, are you qualified to face them?
For these questions, he was trying to circumvent them, which was caused by fear in his heart - he analyzed himself with the self-examination method he learned from the southwest, and tried to summarize.

However, there is still hope after all... According to the strict rules and rigid laws of the Southwest, after all, the future cannot be reached.According to Mr. Ning, in the game between the weakness of human nature and long-term interests, he did not choose the radical approach of Lao Niutou, nor did he directly fight local tyrants to divide the land on a large scale like the Fair Party. Although he has already mastered this One weapon - he chose a degree that the Huaxia army can currently control, but is this degree still too strict for this world?
Maybe in the end, his vision will collapse, and Zou Xu and his side, waiting for the next, can survive in the world?
Could it be... He can tolerate Lao Niutou's radicalism, He Wen's extremes, even Dai Mengwei's conservativeness, and finally Zou Xu's path?

The city is noisy in the dark, Ding Songnan stood in the dark, looking into the distance restlessly.

...where will this troubled world go?
Under this same pitch-dark sky, at the northern end of the city, He Wen also pondered and watched from a high platform.

In the northeast, Gao Chang rejected the invitation of the brothers to revel, drank a little wine, and sat quietly in the unmanned lobby. In the darkness, his eyes became clearer.

In Xinhu Palace, after Xu Zhaonan visited Lin Zongwu, another round of secret summons began.

Shi Baofeng saw the injury of his second son, Shi Weiyang, and rode the carriage on the road for the next round of visits.

Zhou Shang was sitting in the old ancestral hall reading a book, and occasionally someone would send messages like this or that.

Lin Zongwu practiced boxing in the dark, his pace and boxing technique were slow, and his robe sleeves were waving, as if in the water.

Meng Zhutao went to see his paralyzed junior brother as usual, but he had not yet recovered. The doctor said that he might not be able to wake up. The junior sister and others looked at him with hatred under the eaves in the courtyard. There were lanterns hanging in the courtyard. Blurred in the light, it reminded him of the lights of thousands of homes.

The Monkey King Li Yanfeng practiced boxing with his injuries, but he was still in a hurry.

More people, fighting in the chaotic darkness...

……

Zhonganfang, a small square on the street outside Juxian Hall, Yan Tiehe staggered to the corner in front of him. When he saw the scene in the dark, he leaned his body against the wall at the corner, as if he had lost his position. holding power.

Yan Yunzhi came from behind and tried to help him, but was pushed away by Yan Tiehe.

"roll."

he said weakly.

There are corpses one by one on the platform in the small square in front.

A few days ago, in order to attract Yan Yunzhi's appearance, Jin Yongsheng secretly found someone to hurt Yan Tiehe and set up a bureau as bait.After Shi Weiyang's arm was cut off, Yan Yunzhi and Yan Tiehe were rescued by Hei Niu and others at the meeting, trying to find out the gossip between the little girl and Ning Ji.

Shi Baofeng immediately captured all the entourage who had come from Yanjiabao. Today, all of these people were killed in this execution ground outside Zhonganfang.

The situation in Jiangning City became more and more complicated. He took advantage of the book club to attack. Originally, he hoped that the progress of cooperation in the city would become more in-depth. However, the situation on King Fairy's side was out of control, and the second son, who had high hopes, was seriously injured by a broken arm.Shi Baofeng finally didn't care about the decency of the Yan family.

"You..." In the dim light, Yan Tie and his eyes were bloody and pointed at Yan Yunzhi, "It's you... who killed them—"

Yan Yunzhi clenched her fists tightly, her lips pursed into a line, and her eyes trembled slightly.She melted into the darkness and did not speak for a long time.

Not far away, the black girl and the other three were quietly watching all this.Yuwen Fitu spat on the ground.

"Fucking place..."

……

At the other end of the city, Qu Longjun, like a beggar, took advantage of the night to return to the vicinity of the broken courtyard where the "White Rakshasa" was located.One round has passed since Wei Yunwen's order to kill one hundred and one in the city, she quietly returned, wanting to see the situation here.

There was a fire on the other side of the broken yard.

She approached the other side in the dark, and not far from the road, Aunt Huo's body was hanged on the street, the yard was breached, some women were killed in a pool of blood, and some were still alive, At this time, their necks were tied by ropes, and they were kneeling in rows on the street outside the courtyard. skeleton.

The people who broke through the courtyard vaguely held the banner of "King of Heaven".

Since Jurchen went south for the fourth time, these women have experienced various tragedies, and in the process since then, they have joined the "White Rakshasa" and created various tragedies, but this moment is not retribution, it is reflected in the song In Long Jun's eyes, it is like the evil ghosts of hell eating each other.She trembled and curled up in the corner of the street.

After regaining her freedom in the southwest, she was confined to her father's hatred, and the only place she thought of was to return to Jiangnan.

... there is no more Jiangnan.

……

The night is getting darker.

At midnight, He Wen completed a secret conversation with the person who came quietly.After the night walkers left, he sat in the room for a while, and then called for the staff in the next room.

"Release the news... I will be there at the next conference. I will... give everyone a thorough explanation of the things that everyone cares about."

The staff complied and went.In the darkness, silence returned, and He Wen sat in the depths of the night and looked far away.

The dark color of the city meets the sky, and there are occasional waves, as if looking up at the deep seabed...

Destruction may be looking down on him over there, but no matter how he recalls it repeatedly, those people he values ​​have long since returned to darkness.

Regardless of its……

he said in a low voice.

(End of this chapter)