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Chapter 734: Li Li, Thunder, Moment, Long Wind ([-])
The thunderstorm was pouring down, and the river valley, which had suddenly lost tens of thousands of people due to the army's attack, looked a bit desolate in the heavy rain. However, in the settlement area below, traces of many people's activities could still be seen, running around in the rain, packing up things. , or dig ditches to direct the flow of water into the drainage system.There are still people standing guard on the watchtower, and at the dam in Taniguchi, a group of people in scorpions are watching around, paying attention to the condition of the dam.Although a large number of people have gone out, the residents in the Xiaocang River Valley are still in the rhythm of normal operation.

The wheat on the other side of the valley had already been cut by half, and it stopped again because of the rain.Some idle farmers formed a patrol team, wearing scorpions and rain gear to patrol the several watchtowers around the valley. At this time, they were walking on the mountain in the torrential rain. The father of the first year of junior high, Min San, was among them. The man who has been taciturn since he can remember. Although he has a lot of strength, he is not strong when he encounters anyone. This time he joined the patrol voluntarily.So that when he went out with a fork, his wife repeatedly warned: "If you meet those bad people, if you want to fork, you will fork them to death. Don't back down."

At this time, there were still mostly infantry in the Xiaocang River. During the training, there was a lot of talk about not retreating when forming an formation: when there are companions around, and encounter anything, only advance and never retreat.More to say, these farmers and family members who joined in have also heard of it.If you take a half step back, you will harm the people around you.

The silent farmer held a fork and nodded: "I think they are wild boars."

While he was walking and patrolling the mountain with difficulty, his wife sewed and mended at home.Min Chuyi squatted by the door of the house, looking through the rain screen to the courtyard on the middle of the mountain. There was her school and the courtyard of the Ning family.Since that day Ning Xi was injured, her mother gave her a slap in the face with tears in her eyes. She was also crying at that time, but she has forgotten it now.

It's just that for the past few days, Ning Xi has been recovering from her injuries at home and has never been to the school, so the little girl was a little worried. She was in class these days, and she hesitated to ask Teacher Yuan about Ning Xi's injury, only to see that Teacher Yuan was beautiful and serious. The face, the little courage that had just budded in her heart was frightened back again.

So at this time, I had no choice but to squat on the ground and silently write a few words taught by Teacher Yuan, while sullenly getting angry with myself.

In the yard halfway up the mountain, Ning Xi's injury was already healed, but her head was still covered with bandages. At this time, Ning Ji and her younger brother moved a small bench and sat under the eaves, holding their chin and watching the water: "It's raining heavily. Ah." Beside the door, Yun Zhu was sitting there with his daughter in his arms, watching the heavy rain.The little girl was born in summer. She was weak at first. She was scared to cry when she heard thunder, rain, or any sound. This time, when she heard thunderstorm, she stopped crying, and even looked a little curious. The small body was wrapped in swaddling clothes, and every time lightning flashed outside, she would narrow her eyes, wrinkle her small face into a bun, and then stretch it out again.

In the next room, voices came out from time to time, but in the heavy rain, many of the words were vague, and among the few people outside the door, except for Yunzhu, most of them could not understand the meaning of the words. .

"...The so-called rejection of Confucianism and anti-Confucianism does not mean that Confucianism is useless. On the contrary, in the past thousand years, Confucianism has played a great role. As long as foreign enemies are ignored, its sophistication is almost perfect. It is becoming more perfect, but the direction of this perfection is going astray. You said that scholars should be sensible, should read, and what should they read, why can’t they read the Analects? Of course, they must read the Analects, and the Four Books and Five Classics.”

"...But it's better to die without a book. Zuo Gong, you feel your conscience and say, the words of a sage a thousand years ago, the Four Books and Five Classics a thousand years ago, is this the way it is today?"

"...The simplest, Confucius said, why repay virtue, repay grievance with directness, repay virtue with virtue. Duke Zuo, how do you interpret this sentence side by side with the sage's so-called 'benevolence'? Zigong Redeemer, Confucius said, "The gift is lost, why? Zilu saved the drowning, and his people worshiped him with an ox, and Zilu received it. Confucius said, 'There will be many people in Lu who will save the drowning.' Why? Confucius said, "Hometown wishes, virtue. A thief too. But now all the countryside in the world is governed by the wishes of the villagers, why?"

In the thunderstorm, Ning Yi's voice came from the room, smooth and calm.The old man was irritable at first, but when he said this, he calmed down, and his words were calm and powerful.

"...Teaching disciples, it is natural to use straight explanations, just because the disciples can read, and soon, one out of ten can understand the truth, and then he can teach it. However, the world is ignorant, even if I explain it directly, nine out of ten still can't understand it. Its meaning, not to mention the villagers. At this time, we can use the straight solution and the village wish, but if we use the straight solution, there will be many conflicts over time, which will lead to disasters. What does Liheng have to say, there is no need to be so circumspect!"

"Okay, aren't my words in it? Confucius wrote the Analects, but he recorded what he had gained in his life. Later generations of Confucianism promoted Confucianism, and distorted the results with the words that were beneficial to the rule. I want to get its truth and not distort it. , it’s enough to do a straight solution.”

"Haha, to explain directly, you don't even know how much effort it takes to educate a person! The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Qin and the Han Dynasty, talk about grudges and revenge, is this the prosperous world that Li Heng said? After the death of Han, although the Han was powerful, the feudal lords rose together, and the people continued to rise up. Every time there was such a dispute in the world, the people would definitely be unhappy, and the dead would be countless. , the blood of the people has been lost. However, after more than two hundred years of peace, it is not easy for this generation to live in this world. Liheng, with your method, one or two generations can arouse blood, or be able to drive away Jurchen, but if there is no Confucian restraint, there will be continuous poisoning and frequent wars and disputes in the next hundred years. Liheng, can you see these? Do you agree with them? People will live for a hundred years for your blood, is it worth it?"

"...To be honest, I can see it naturally, and I agree with it. It's natural that you can think of this, old man. This shows that you already have the idea of ​​improving Confucianism in your heart. Isn't this what I said at the beginning? Thousands of years Come on, you can see how Confucianism has become what it is today, I can see it, you and I disagree, never here, just whether we should do this in the future, and whether we can only use village wishes to rule the people, you and I see it differently. ."

"You! Still! Can! Such! How! Go! Do!"

"...Everything in the world is in the process of development and change. Since ancient times, people have changed from slash-and-burn cultivation to gradually making good use of various tools. In the beginning, it took many days for people to walk out of a mountain. Later, there were gradually more carriages and roads. Now, linking the two places, the cost is getting lower and lower, the emergence of various materials, the emergence of various new utensils, including the development of the Grand Canal and shipping. On the other hand, they are also constantly changing the method of imperial rule and governance.”

"...New changes are emerging now. The ruling Confucianism chose not to change because of the rules it found at the beginning. This is because I draw a line in the circle. Either you break it, or you make the whole circle It has become bigger than that line. Zuo Gong, imagine that these workshops are developed again, one person can equal the power of 50 people, and one person can produce the goods of the usual 50 people, and the world will be rich in materials. If everyone has books, then Literacy is no longer the privilege of scholars. Can you imagine how this world will change and how the way of governance will change?"

"The old man can't think of it, but you are going to act recklessly for something that has no slogan!?"

"I don't want to either. If the Jurchens are in the future, I will care about its development for 1000 years! But now, Mr. Zuo, why did you come to me to talk about this? I know a thing or two. My soldiers are very good at fighting. If one day, they can Sweeping the world, I can naturally explain the Analects directly, and there will be a large group of people to help explain it. I can start commerce and industry, and then the social structure will naturally collapse and start again. At least, I can’t find something to fill in. Zuo Gong, I have already said that the Confucian way is fundamentally wrong. I don’t expect you to follow. But the world of great changes is just around the corner, and the future that conforms to the Confucian way is also in front of us. If you talk about the Confucian way, I also want to ask you a question."

The voice in the room continued to come out: "--I shrink myself, even though there are tens of thousands of people who will go, how can Zuo Gong understand this sentence!?"

It was quiet for a while inside. Amidst the sound of rain, Yunzhu, who was sitting outside, smiled slightly, but there was also a slight bitterness in that smile.She also studied Confucianism, but she couldn't understand what Ning Yi said at this time.

After a while, the old man's voice sounded again: "Okay! The old man will explain to you the way of Confucianism..."

It was pouring rain outside, and lightning flashed across the sky occasionally. The argument in the room continued for a long time. At a certain point, when the tea in the room was finished, Ning Yi opened the window, looked out, and asked someone to bring water.Zuo Duanyou shouted, "I don't need it!" Ning Xi on this side had already run over to the kitchen, and when he entered the study with water, Zuo Duanyou stood there, blushing, beard and hair stretched, Ning Yi Or at the desk to sort out the paper that was blown out when the window was opened.Ning Xi had a good impression of this rather serious old man, she walked over and tugged at the corner of his shirt: "Grandpa, don't be angry."

Zuo Duanyou snorted, he ignored Ning Xi, and only said to Ning Yi: "Hey, come here today, the old man really knows that your army broke the [-]-strong army of Ji La Seile and captured Yanzhou. This is very important. It's not simple, but it's still the same sentence, your army is not really sensible, they can't live like this for a lifetime, such people, if they put down their swords and guns, will become a disaster, it's not their fault, it's teaching them It's your fault for being like this!"

"Mr Zuo, you might as well say that the fault is in the world. We rebelled and took our lives to have a right world and a right world. Therefore, they don't have to worry about this."

"I'm not ashamed, let me ask you, what's your idea of ​​taking Yanzhou without defending it?"

Ning Yi replied.

"what?"

Ning Yi repeated it again.

Not long after, Zuo Duanyou slammed the door and came out, his servants hurried up and held up an umbrella, only to see the old man walking into the rain, tilting his head and cursing.

"Impossible--"

With a cane, he walked out of the yard with big strides under the shield and support of his entourage with an umbrella, and walked farther and farther in the face of the heavy rain.At the beginning, Ning Yi said those words that rebelled against the whole world. After Li Pin left, the old man stayed to continue to watch the development of the situation. Who knew that only two days later, the news that Yanzhou City had been breached in the afternoon of the same day.

The debate over Dao is a big deal, but after all, it will not spill over into reality for a while. On the contrary, the Wu Dynasty did not have an army that could fight like this. With both sadness and anger, he finally decided to come over and argue with Ning Yi. After trying to save the child who had gone the wrong way, who knew that he finally talked about the movements of the Black Flag Army, and after hearing the answer from Ning Yi, he could really be sure that the people in the whole valley had gone crazy. Boy, he's gone crazy too.

Old people don't want to deal with real lunatics.

However, after sulking that night, Yunzhu was coaxing her daughter in the yard the next morning, when she looked up and saw the white-haired old man walking forward vigorously again.He came to the door of the courtyard without saying hello, pushed the door open - the guard next to him wanted to block it, but Yunzhu waved his hand to signal no need - Ning Xi, who was reading under the eaves, stood up and shouted, "Hello, Grandpa Zuo." Yu strode across the yard, turned his head and glanced at the comic book in the child's hand, ignored him, and pushed Ning Yi's study away directly into it.

Ning Yi, who was writing something at the table, turned his head to look at him, his face full of innocence, and then spread his hands: "Zuo Gong, please sit down and drink tea."

After a while, the quarrel in the room began again.

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Just as the Xiaocang River Valley was doing nothing every day and could only sit and talk, the situation in Wonju was changing rapidly.

Lou Shuwan and her entourage stood on the top of the hill, watching the Xixia army pull out of the camp and head northeast.The actions of tens of thousands of people, for a time, the loess filled the sky, the flags and flags were hunted, and the murderous aura stretched to the sky.

"Lord Lou, where are we going?"

There was only one maid who was a woman and the rest were men, but facing Lou Shuwan, they were all respectful and did not dare to be slighted.

"...Go to Gyeongju."

"Yes."

"I always feel like..."

"Huh? Sir, what do you think?"

Lou Shuwan hesitated to speak, and the officials under King Tiger who accompanied him asked a question, but after a while, the woman shook her head, it was hard to say what was in her heart.

Originally, the Xixia army was stationed in the north of Yuanzhou to attack the remnants of the Western Army led by Extinction Zonglie. However, with the sudden military report from Yanzhou, the Xixia King was furious.Pingshan Iron Harrier had already led the team first, and then the camp was withdrawn, leaving only the more than ten thousand elites who went deep into Huanzhou to deal with the seedlings.It is necessary to use the power of thunder to destroy the more than [-] bandits of the Wu Dynasty who do not know the heights of the sky.

It was because after capturing Yanzhou, the Black Banner Army did not stop at all. It is said that they only took a few days of food and rushed straight to the west.

At this time, the wheat in the field has not been harvested, and from Yanzhou to Qingzhou and Yuanzhou, not only Yanzhou soldiers are fleeing, but many wheat are still in the field waiting to be harvested, and the other party is not afraid of bare feet The person wearing shoes came towards this side, no matter whether the goal was wheat or Gyeongju with empty rear defense, for the King of Western Xia, this was the greatest degree of contempt and a naked slap in the face.

According to the analysis, the team that jumped out of the mountain took desperate risks and wanted to echo the Xixia army and disrupt the rear defense of Xixia, but the king of Xixia was really taboo.Especially after the capture of Gyeongju, a large amount of food, grass, and weapons were hoarded in the city of Gyeongju. Yanzhou was only the center of Ji Lacele's town before, but Gyeongju was an outpost to the west. If it was attacked, something went wrong. I can't make up for it later.

Everything was developing extremely fast, the military situation came extremely fast, the opponent came extremely fast, and the Xixia army reacted extremely fast.A 9000-man army pounces on a 7-man army like idiots, how the 7-man side will react-in fact, there is not much to say.

Never turn around and run away.

Only Lou Shuwan could smell a trace of unease at such a speed.She felt that Xiaocanghe was unreasonable when all parties blocked Xiaocanghe before, but deep down she still felt that that person would not be so simple at all. When the Yanzhou Military News came, she had a hint of "as expected" in her heart. The thought arose, the man named Ning Yi, who was brave and determined, would not endure like this in such a situation.

To be able to capture Yanzhou, it must be a painstaking arrangement, the battle of nine deaths and a lifetime, the Xiaocanghe crisis has been resolved, but a bigger crisis is just about to come - how can the King of Xixia swallow such a humiliation.Even if the food crisis of Xiaocanghe is solved for a while, and the Xixia army counterattacks in the future, Xiaocanghe will inevitably be unable to resist, and attacking Yanzhou is just an unimaginable drink to quench thirst.However, when she heard that the black flag army was heading towards Gyeongju, a hint of ominousness rose in her heart.

That man pounced after capturing Yanzhou, was he really just trying to save the siege?Add blockage to Xixia?She vaguely felt that it would not be so simple.

She looked into the distance, remained silent, her heart was pounding, and because of the possibility she had vaguely noticed, it was already burning...

It won't be like this, it's just a fool's dream... But for that person, if this is the case...

As a third party in this war, he was speeding up the harvesting of grain around the state, and the lingering and lingering seeds of the Western Army only received information about the Jurchen camp the next day. After some inquiries, he understood a little what was going on.Inside the Western Army, there was also a discussion about whether to act immediately, echoing this possibly friendly team.But the decision of this discussion was not made in the end, because the more than [-] troops that Xixia stayed here had already begun to overwhelm.

A few days later, they received more news, and at that time, the whole world had changed color.

From Jurchen's second southward trip, connecting with Xixia, to Xixia's official launch of troops and annexation of the northwest, the whole process has lasted on this land for half a year.However, at the end of this summer, the war that suddenly decided the entire northwest direction, just like the rhythm it started, moved like thunder, fast like sparks, fierce, and violent. In the next few days, thunder It's too late to open up everything!
"Go! Hurry up—"

"Walk, walk, walk—"

Above the mountains and rivers, the black flag stretched across, and groups of soldiers ran through the mountains, heading west.Qin Shaoqian rode on a horse, his eyes were cold and fiery. He looked at the torrent running through the mountains, what Ning Yi had said in his previous deductions.

"...As long as new technologies appear, only the first damage is the biggest. If we want to make good use of this destructive power, we should choose the most cost-effective army, and do our best to defeat the Xixia army at once! And the theory Speaking of which, the army that should be chosen is..."

The army passed through the mountains, Qin Shaoqian's horse passed through the heights of the mountains, the vision in front was suddenly bright, Muye mountains and rivers were all pushed out in front of him, he raised his head, the sky was slightly gloomy.

"Don't rain..." He whispered, and behind him, more war horses with long boxes were crossing the mountain.

More than a hundred miles away, the strongest iron cavalry in the world was passing through Gyeongju and swept in.The two armies will meet and collide fiercely in the near future——

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