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Chapter 724 Qin Yin Ancient House of Flying Daggers ([-])

When I returned to the small courtyard on the middle of the mountain, there were already many people gathered inside and out.

Ning Yi walked into the courtyard and glanced at the room. Tan'er had come back. She sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Ning Xi on the bed, her face was ashen, while little Ning Xi, who had a bandage on her head, was stammering at her mother. explaining something.Ning Yi asked the doctor at the door a few words, and then his face relaxed slightly and walked in.

"Father." Ning Xi looked at him from the bedside, her mouth slightly flattened, "I really wanted to catch the rabbit... I almost caught..."

Ning Yi walked over and pinched his face, then looked at the bandage on his head: "Does it hurt?"

"It didn't hurt at first, but now it hurts a little bit."

"It's okay." Ning Yi smiled, then waved at the door, "The doctor said it's okay, why are you all running here! Ning Yi, look who came to see you."

"Grandpa Zuo." Ning Xi bowed to the old man who followed up, Zuo Duanyou had a serious face. The night before, everyone ate together, and he didn't show much kindness to Ning Xi, but at this time he couldn't keep his face straight. , came over and reached out to support Ning Xi's shoulder and let him lie back: "Don't move, don't move, what's wrong?"

"I went to pick up wild vegetables with the first day of the first day of the first year of the first year of the first year of the first year. There were guests at home, and there was not much to eat. Later, I found a rabbit, I went to catch it, and then I fell and hit the head... The rabbit was originally caught, there is such a thing. Big, unfortunately, I fell and scared the first day of the first year, and the rabbit ran away..."

The child said this, stretched out his hand and gestured, and was quite frustrated.After finally catching a rabbit, he fell and was injured. Min Chu also let go of the rabbit on the first day. Wasn't the bamboo basket empty.

Zuo Duanyou looked back at Ning Yi.At this time, Ning Yi was comforting Su Tan'er: "Boys fall and beat, and then they may become successful in the future. The doctor said it's fine, so don't worry." Then he went to the side and comforted the guilty female soldier. After a few words: "They are children, they must have their own space. I told you not to follow too closely. It's not your fault. You don't have to blame yourself."

This small disturbance then gradually subsided.The atmosphere in Xiaocanghe seems peaceful, but it is actually tense. The lack of food inside is a problem. Outside Xiaocanghe, there are also enemies of one kind or another, who have been staring at this side. .Ning Xi suddenly had an accident. Some people thought it was the enemy from outside that finally made a move, and they all ran over to take a look. Seeing that it was not, they dispersed.

Xiao Ningxi's head was bleeding, and after holding on for a while, she fell asleep tiredly.Ning Yi sent Zuo Duanyou out, and then went to deal with other things.Accompanied by his entourage, the old man was walking on the half-mountain of the Xiaocang River. It was the afternoon. In the sloping sunlight, the sound of training in the valley could be heard from time to time. Among them, several small boats are casting nets, and there are also people fishing by the water, which is catching fish to fill the food gap in the valley.

These things fall into the field of vision, and they seem ordinary, but in fact, there is an atmosphere brewing that is completely different from other places.The sense of tension, crisis, and some kind of atmosphere that contradicts the sense of tension and crisis. The old man is used to many things in this world, but he still can't figure it out. What is the reason for Ning Yi's refusal to cooperate with the Zuo family? .

As the helm of a big family with roots all over Hedong Road, he came to Xiaocanghe, of course, he also had interests in mind.But on the other hand, being able to start the layout last year, trying to get in touch with this side, the friendship with Qin Siyuan accounted for a large part.Even if he made demands on Xiao Canghe, he would never be too much. The other party should also be able to see this.It is with this consideration that the old man took the initiative to raise this matter today.

Just to avoid being put forward by the Zuo family?Are you going to refuse to such a level?Does he really have a way back?Here... it is clearly on the cliff.

He thought about this in his heart, and then let his entourage go to the valley to find the spies he had originally arranged to enter the Xiaocang River, and came to inquire about the matter one by one to determine the fact that there was a shortage of food in the valley.This only deepened his doubts.

However, in the valley at this time, some things happened quietly in places he didn't know or didn't care about.

In order to supplement the meat in the soldiers' daily rations, war horses have been slaughtered in kitchens in the valley.This evening, some soldiers ate finely chopped horse meat in the dishes. The news spread, and for a while, half of the cafeteria was silent, and then the leading soldier placed the tableware and chopsticks in front of the counter in the cafeteria. , asked: "How can you kill a horse?"

Many people stopped their chopsticks because of this, and some people said: "Has the valley reached this level? Even if I'm hungry, I don't want to eat horse meat!"

"I don't want to have meat every day! If you are used to being poor, you can eat wild vegetable bark!" Someone echoed.

Everyone was anxious and uncomfortable, but fortunately, the order in the cafeteria was not chaotic. Moments after the incident, the general He Zhicheng had rushed over: "Take you as human beings, you are still uncomfortable, aren't you!?"

The rules were good in the army, and it wasn't long before he brought things down.At the same time, on the other side of the cafeteria, a group of young soldiers walked into the dormitory with knives and guns, looking for Luo Ye, the founder of Huayan Society who they were more convinced at this time.

"Brother Luo, have you heard what happened today?"

Luo Ye was returning from training, covered in sweat, and turned to look at them: "What's the matter? What are you doing?"

"The eldest son of the Ning family has an accident. I heard that he saw blood on the side of the mountain. I'll wait to guess if the gangsters outside the valley can't bear it anymore and want to fight!"

These people were all in high spirits, their eyes were red, Luo Ye frowned: "I heard that Ning Xi's son was injured, but I just knocked while catching the rabbit, what are you doing? Take a step back, even if it is true If you have something to do or not, it's up to you to decide?"

Everyone was stunned for a while, and one person said, "It's really unbearable for me to wait. If it really comes in from outside the mountains, I have to do something. Brother Luo, you can come forward on our behalf and ask Mr. Ning to fight!"

"You guys are being carried away!" Luo Ye said, "Besides, there is no such thing at all, who are you going to beat! You also said that you have to do something big, so you can't calm down."

A group of people originally heard that something had happened, but they didn't have time to think about it, and they all ran over excitedly.At this time, seeing that it was a rumor, the atmosphere gradually cooled down. You looked at me, I looked at you, and felt a little embarrassed for a while. One of them slammed the steel knife on the table and sighed: "This is a big thing. , is there anything else to do. Seeing that the valley is starting to run out of food every day, I wait...I want to do something, but I can't start. I heard...they killed two horses today..."

The man was depressed when he talked about the killing of the horse.Luo Ye also only heard, frowning slightly, and someone else sighed: "Yeah, I don't know what to do about this food."

"Could it be that you can't trust General Qin and Mr. Ning?" Luo Ye said, "The adults above have not been lazy for a day."

"Naturally it's not that I can't believe it, but seeing that even the war horses have been killed, I am also anxious. If the war horses are killed, how can I fight with people. It's Brother Luo, you originally said that you have a familiar big family outside, you can think of some ways. Later, you I told Mr. Ning about this, and I won't mention it again. If you know something, tell us too..."

"I guessed something, but it's hard to say." Luo Ye shook his head, "In short, you should put more effort into training on weekdays, that is, there will be a solution from above!"

"Training on weekdays, has anyone here been lazy!"

"Yeah, I'm in a hurry now. I really think... it's better to fight. Now it's killing horses. Even if Mr. Ning still has a clever plan, I think... Hey, I still feel that I'm not happy..."

"Brother Luo, if you know it, say it, and I won't spread it indiscriminately."

"Mr. Ning, how can I know everything they planned? It's just some speculation these days. I'll tell you if I'm right or not." Everyone was clamoring, Luo Ye frowned and said, "But I guess this matter is also in the It's been a few days-"

The clamor in the dormitory did not stop for a while.In the valley shrouded in the unbearable heat, similar things happened from time to time.

After listening to some detailed reports, the old man in the room on the mountain was even more certain that this Xiaocanghe lack of food was not false.On the other hand, this pile of trivial matters will be compiled into long and short reports every day, and they will be classified and passed on to the high-level people in Xiaocanghe. Every day when the sun goes down, Ning Yi , Su Tan'er, Qin Shaoqian and others will gather in the office for a short time to exchange the meaning behind these messages. On this day, due to the accident that Ning Xi encountered, Tan'er's expression was not happy.

Some things were decided, Qin Shaoqian left here, and Ning Yi and Su Tan'er had a simple dinner together.Ning Yi comforted his wife, when only the two of them got along, Su Tan'er's expression also became a little weak, she nodded, and cuddled with her own man.

When the sun was setting, and the horizon was about to lose its afterglow, Zuo Duanyou, who had dinner accompanied by Qin Shaoqian, went out for a walk on the mountain and met Ning Yi, who was walking back from the mountain road.I don't know why, but Ning Yi changed into a new shirt at this time, and smiled with his hands together: "The old man is in good health."

Zuo Duanyou looked at him: "Young Master Ning has something else to do."

"At night, it's empty now."

"Then go for a walk with the old man."

"Okay." Ning Yi spread his hands, "Mr Zuo, please."

On the mountain road swept by the night wind, the two walked one after the other, with a cane on the left Duanyouzhu, walking for a while, slowly speaking, this time, the tone was much calmer: "Over the years, this old man has always thought that palm Those with authority in one place must not act arrogantly.”

Aside, Ning Yi nodded respectfully.

"This afternoon, when the old man opened his mouth, he thought that there was not much to talk about. Now he is just curious. Liheng thinks that in today's words, how much of his own motives are there?"

"...not even one percent."

"The old man thinks so too. So, I'm even more curious."

Zuo Duanyou held on to the crutches and continued to move forward.

"The lack of grain in the valley is not false."

"Not false."

"Jinrenfeng is to the north, Xixiawei to the southwest, and Wu Dynasty to the side. As far as this old man knows, no one dares to give and receive this privately. The Qingmu Village under your command has been cut off from all trade routes, and there is nothing you can do. These news, Is there something wrong?"

Ning Yi was silent for a moment: "We sent some people out, according to the previous information, to connect some big households, some of them were successful, this is a fair deal, but the harvest is not much. It's not that there are a few who want to help in private. We took a risk and came to discuss cooperation. The lion opened his mouth and was rejected by us. There was a lot of pressure on Qingmu Village, but we were able to hold on for the time being. We were busy arranging the autumn harvest, and we couldn’t take care of this barren mountain. It's...not wrong."

"Are you afraid that my Zuo family will also speak loudly?"

"No such thing." Ning Yi replied.

"Okay." Zuo Duanyou nodded, "So, you have no way forward, but you still refuse the old man, and you have no willpower, it is very strange to put these things together. What is even more strange is that since you are unwilling to be with the old man When it comes to business, why do you spend so much time with the old man? If it's just out of a heart for Lao Qin, you don't have to do it. You must be courteous to others. You are inconsistent, or the old man is really guessing. What, or you're lying. Do you admit it?"

He is old, but despite his gray hair, he is still logically clear and his speech is fluent, which is enough to see the style of the year.And Ning Yi's answer didn't have much hesitation.

"The old man thinks it very clearly." He smiled calmly and told frankly, "I'm here to accompany you, one is the heart of the younger generation, and the other is because Zuo Gong came by chance and wanted to leave a memory for Zuo Gong. "

"Oh? What do you think?"

"Well, one day in the future, Jurchen will occupy the entire north of the Yangtze River, the power will change, and the people will not be able to live. When the Zuo family is facing disintegration and the family is destroyed, I hope that the children of the Zuo family can remember a place like Xiaocanghe."

Ning Yi's words were calm, as if he was talking about a very simple thing, but the words were like needles, poking people's hearts.Zuo Duanyou frowned, and a trace of anger flashed in his eyes again, but Ning Yi was beside him, holding up one of his hands, and the two continued to walk slowly.

"Don't get angry, Duke Zuo, at this time, when you came to Xiao Canghe, I admire Duke Zuo's courage and courage. With Qin Xiang's favor, Xiao Canghe will not do anything out of the ordinary to you. What Ning said came from the bottom of his heart. You and I may not get along very much. Whatever you think, I will tell you what you want. You are a contemporary Confucian and know countless people. What I said is a lie or a deception In the future, you can take your time to think about it, and you don’t have to rush it for a while.”

"...Oh? What do you say?"

"The Jurchen retreats north and the imperial court moves south, and it is already decided that the entire north of the Yellow River will be thrown to the Jurchen. The Zuo family is a big family in Hedong, with deep roots, but when the Jurchen comes, no one can say what kind of impact will be received. A nation that obeys the rules, at least, they don’t need to talk about it for the time being. To rule Hedong, you can cooperate with the Zuo family, or you can kill it in Hedong, and then talk about surrendering. At this time, the old man needs to find a safe way out for the clan. It's a matter of course."

Zuo Duanyou's eyes were calm and he didn't speak.

"How to ask for a way out, it's really too big to talk about. One thing is certain, Xiao Canghe is not the primary choice, nor is it secondary, it will not come to the Jurchen, you expect us to block people. But you I came in person. You didn’t know me before, and you haven’t seen Shao Qian for many years. You chose to come here in person, and a large part of it was because of your interaction with Qin Xiang. There are several possibilities for you to come here, or you can negotiate. The matter, Xiao Canghe has secretly become your Zuo family's arm, either you can't talk, you go back safely, or you are left as a hostage, we ask the Zuo family to pay you money to redeem you, or, the most troublesome, is that you are killed During this period, you must also consider the possibility that your visit will be known to the imperial court or other big clans. In short, it is a matter of more than worth the loss."

"At the risk of this possibility, you are still here. I can make a guarantee that you will be able to go home safely. You are a person worthy of respect. But at the same time, one thing is certain, you are currently standing in the left home position. Xiao Canghe will not accept all the conditions, this is not a fraud, this is a business."

Zuo Duanyou's expression did not change: "Oh, why is that?"

"The reason why the Wu Dynasty ended up like this is that Zuo Gong's cousin Zuo Houwen and his grandson Zuo Jilan are the main reasons. If I say this, Zuo Gong agrees?"

With a bang, Zuo Duanyou's crutch was on the ground, he turned his head to look at Ning Yi, his eyes were burning, his face was like a tiger, and he wanted to choose someone to devour.

"So, at least now, and for a long period of time that I can control, Xiao Canghe will not allow them to speak, not even a single word." Ning Yi supported the old man and said calmly.

Zuo Duanyou said every word: "Anyone who says such a thing, the old man will think he is crazy."

"You're telling the truth." Ning Yi nodded, not angry, "So, when the world is overturned and the Jurchen kills the Zuo family, you may have passed away at that time, your family members were killed, and your female relatives were humiliated. , they have two choices. One is to submit to the Jurchen and swallow the humiliation, and the other is that they can truly correct themselves and become a good and useful person in the future. At that time, even if the Zuo family's billions of dollars of wealth have been scattered, There is not a grain of millet in the barn, and Xiao Canghe is willing to accept them as part of this place. This is the thought I want to leave behind, and it is an explanation to you, Duke Zuo.”

Ning Yi supported Zuo Duanyou's arm, and the old man was holding a cane, but he just looked at him and didn't plan to move on: "The old man is a little confirmed now, you are crazy. There is something wrong with the Zuo family, but in this matter Before you arrive, the little Canghe in your area is probably gone!"

"There is also a possibility." Ning Yi slowly released his hand.

"So, in the current situation, do you still have a solution?"

The night wind blew the clothes of the two people on the mountain, Ning Yi nodded, looked back down the mountain, and said after a while: "Earlier, my wife asked me what I could do, I asked her , Look at this little Canghe, what does it look like now. She didn't guess, Zuo Gong, you have been here for more than a day, and you have also asked some people to know the details. What do you think it looks like now? "

The speckled firelight below the mountain converges in this valley.The old man watched for a moment.

"On the cliff, there is no way forward, and there are chasing troops behind. It seems peaceful inside, but in fact it is restless, and the five aggregates are burning. The shape is like a dangerous egg."

"Zuo Gong sees a little knowledge, and he is right." Ning Yi laughed, he stood there with his hands on his back, and smiled at the light below, and looked at it like this for a while, but his expression became serious: "Zuo Gong, What you have seen is correct, but the method of inference is wrong. With all due respect, everyone in the Wu Dynasty has become accustomed to the thinking of the weak. Way out. This way is difficult, but the real way out is actually this one.”

"Ignorance junior." Zuo Duanyou spit out this sentence with a smile, "What do you think is the thinking of the strong?"

"It's about to start. Of course, it's hard to say the result. The distinction between strength and weakness may not be accurate. It may be more appropriate to say that it is a madman's idea." Ning Yi laughed and cupped his hands, "There is another meeting to be held, sorry. Ning Yi has left first, and Duke Zuo please do it yourself."

With a bang, the old man put his crutches on the ground again. He stood on the edge of the mountain and looked at the little rays of light spreading below, his eyes were serious.It seemed that he no longer cared about what Ning Yi said in the second half, but he was still thinking about it in his heart.In his heart, after these remarks, the younger generation who is leaving is indeed like a madman, but only the metaphor of strength and weakness at the end made him care a little bit.

Because people like Zuo Houwen and Zuo Jilan directly and cleanly refused to give up a way of life. Zuo Duanyou has never seen such people in his life, and even Wang Qisong, who was once upright, would not be pedantic to this level. .

That's right, in a broad sense, these incompetent children and officials of big families ruined the Wu Dynasty, but which family doesn't have such people?The water is so clear that there are no fish, and the Zuo family is still in Zuo Duanyou's hands. This is a positive thing. Even if he goes like this, the one who takes over the overall situation of the Zuo family in the future will be a strong family owner.The Zuo family helping Xiao Canghe is a real help in the snow, although he will ask for some privileges, but he will never go too far.This Ning Liheng actually asked everyone to be able to understand the general situation, and refused the help of the entire Zuo family for the sake of people like Zuo Houwen and Zuo Jilan. Such people are either pure idealists or really crazy.

Pure idealism can't do anything, and neither can a lunatic.And the most confusing thing is that when it comes to this step, Zuo Duanyou still can't figure out what the so-called "madman's idea" is.

He raised his head, the mountain wind was blowing warmly, and the sky was full of bright moon and stars.Ning Yi's figure left the hill on this side, and a wooden house on the other side of the hill was brightly lit. Currently, all officers above the battalion level in the Xiaocanghe Black Banner Army, plus senior officials in internal affairs, staff, and intelligence A total of 68 people are arriving one after another and entering the room.

The soldiers walking around the room handed them a transcript of the transcript in turn. According to the title of the transcript, this was a decision made by the senior management of Xiao Canghe on the eighth day of the first month of December last year.Most of the people who came to this room were literate before they got this item. Small-scale discussions and commotions had already started. Under the watchful eyes of He Zhicheng, Liu Chengzong and other officers in front, the discussions slowly subsided. .On everyone's face, it turned into a strange, excited red, and some people's bodies were trembling slightly.

After a while, Qin Shaoqian and Ning Yi came in successively from the door. Su Tan'er, with a serious and thin face, held a small book and attended the meeting.

This day is June [-] of the second year of Jingping.It has been a whole year since Ning Yi's Golden Temple and Wu Rui Camp raised troops to rebel. During this year, the Jurchen went south again, broke the Bianliang, and subverted the entire Wu Dynasty. The Xixia people broke through the northwest, and also The official southern invasion begins.The entire rebel army hiding in the mountains in the northwest is about to be forgotten in the torrent of great upheaval.At the moment, the biggest thing is that the new emperor of the Wu Dynasty in the south is enthroned, which is an estimate of the Jurchen's next reaction.

But soon, the crazy action of this army hidden in the northwest mountains will sweep in.

- Shocked the whole world!
　Well, brew your emotions: Have you noticed that I am updating daily! ! !what does that mean! ! !Ladies and gentlemen, where is the monthly pass... (Why isn't there an emoji for crying on my knees...) Well, it's actually... this episode, I should have more updates.

　
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