In the southwest, the busy autumn has passed, followed by a lively and prosperous winter. In the winter of Wu Jianshuo's tenth year, on the Chengdu Plain, people who experienced a bumper harvest gradually calmed down and got used to the Chinese army with uneasiness and curiosity.

The novelty and tranquility it brings.

The huge disaster relief at the turn of summer and autumn, combined with appropriate publicity, established a concrete image of the Chinese Army. The relatively strict and relatively clean law enforcement team suppressed the unrest in the market, and the medical teams traveling around solved the problems that some poor people had originally suffered.

The arrangement of veterans stationed in various villages and towns brought a certain amount of iron blood and killing to the difficult-to-treat diseases. Correspondingly, they cooperated with the Chinese army to eliminate many hooligans and bandits with thunderous means. Occasionally, there would be an opera troupe.

Although the medical team travels everywhere, wherever they go, they attract crowds of people from all over the country.

Some new workshops were established in various places, housing some homeless people or those from poor families. The trade between several major cities had resumed as before in the summer, and in winter, there were many new scenes.

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After the Jurchens approached, the major clans and warlords of the Wu Dynasty had already felt tremendous pressure. They were secretly contacting the Huaxia Army to purchase more weapons. Of course, the Huaxia Army's lobbying efforts also contributed to this. The tacit understanding between the two parties had been established in the summer.

, by the end of summer, a large amount of iron ingots, ores, Glauber's salt and other originally embargoed materials had openly entered the area where the Chinese army was located, in exchange for newly produced, better-quality iron cannons, mines and other weapons.

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In addition, perfumes, glassware, mirrors, books, clothing and other luxury goods and daily necessities produced by the Huaxia Army have also begun to open up the external market on a large scale following the arms business that turned a blind eye.

The businessmen who follow the principle of seeking wealth through risk and follow the guidance of the Huaxia Army to establish various new industries have already recovered their investment costs.

In November of this year, a team of more than 500 people set off from the Dayang tribe in Tubo in the distance. After more than half a month of trekking, they arrived in Chengdu. The general who led the team was as tall as an iron tower, and he was so dim that he could only see it.

It was Qin Shaoqian, the current commander-in-chief of the Seventh Chinese Army. At the same time, a team also set off from the Miao Territory in the southeast and arrived in Chengdu. This was the representative of the Twenty-ninth Chinese Army. The leader was Chen Fan, whom he had not seen for a long time.

The "No. 1 Martial Arts Competition in the World" belonging to the Chinese Army was held in Chengdu in December of this year.

This is the first large-scale sports meeting held by the Huaxia Army. Similar martial arts competitions are often held in the Huaxia Army, but this time the conference is not only participated by the internal personnel of the Huaxia Army, but also for the Green Forest people from the outside world.

People and even representatives of the powerful families from the Wu Dynasty were all welcome to come. Of course, for the time being, no official from the Wu Dynasty dared to participate in such activities.

Stories about rivers and lakes and green forests were “copied” by Ning Yi more than ten years ago, and were publicized everywhere through the storytellers of Zhu Ji. As for the various “martial arts conferences”, after listening to the book

People yearn for it in their hearts, but naturally it will not happen. Until now, Ning Yi expanded the competition within the Chinese Army and began to publicize and open it to the whole people, which immediately caused huge waves near Chengdu.

Within the radiation range of hundreds of miles in the Chengdu Plain, on the territory that still belonged to the Wu Dynasty at this time, a large number of green forest people came to sign up. People talked about how they wanted to kill the Chinese army, and they also talked about participating in this

The meeting called on everyone to go north to fight against the Jin Dynasty. When the heavy snow fell, the entire ancient city of Chengdu was already crowded with people from outside. The inns and restaurants that were originally relatively adequate were now overcrowded.

Although the sports meeting was huge, Qin Shaoqian and Chen Fan, who were respectively in charge of the two ends of the Chinese army, came in person, naturally not just for fun. The battle in Jiangnan was still going on, and the Jurchens were determined to destroy the Wu Dynasty in one battle.

Whether the Wu Dynasty brought down the Jurchen's Southern Expedition or the Jurchen marched forward, the eleventh year of Jian Shuo will be a turning point for the world's situation. On the other hand, Liangshan was besieged by an army of more than 200,000 people, and the Jin Dynasty was also fighting tenaciously.

However, they resisted fiercely. As the center and main body of the Chinese Army, it is time for a new round of high-level meetings to determine the next strategic direction.

At the same time, Qin Shaoqian came over from Dayang for another matter.

In May of this year, Lu Mingfang confirmed the whereabouts of Qin Shao, his concubine Wang Zhanmei, and their posthumous son in the North. He went to Liaoyang, rescued the mother and son, and then arranged for the two to go south. At this time, the Central Plains had been plunged into turmoil.

During the war, Wang Zhanmei was weak after more than ten years of suffering and could not bear the long journey. The entire journey south was very difficult, with stops and starts, and sometimes the mother and son had to be arranged to rest for a while.

On the way south, they passed through Liangshan, which was constantly resisting due to the advantage of the water park, and later met Liu Chengzong and Luo Ye's troops who were fleeing in the southeast of Bianliang. Wang Zhanmei fell ill several times, during which she hoped to be escorted by the Huaxia Army

She was left behind and the child was sent south first to avoid any changes on the way. However, the child was unwilling to leave her mother, so she kept going until the end of November of that year before finally arriving in Chengdu.

Qin Shaoqian came to see the mother and son.

After the city of Taiyuan was captured, they were taken to the north. For more than ten years, no one asked about what happened to the mother and son. Naturally, Lu Mingfang and other staff in Beidi conducted an investigation. After Ning Yi read it, he also

It is sealed.

Wang Zhanmei, who arrived in Chengdu, is only in her thirties, slightly younger than Ning Yi, but already has a head full of sparse white hair. Her scalp in some places has obviously been injured. Only the white of her left eye can be seen, which she thought was injured.

He was blinded and had a scar on his face from being pinched by a knife. He was carrying a slight load on his back and his breath was very weak. He had to stop and take a breath every few steps.

As for the child who followed her, he was thin and his cheeks had some of the regularity of Qin Shaohe. However, due to his thinness, his face bones were prominent and his eyes were huge. His eyes were often flinching and wary, and his right hand only had four legs.

The little finger of one finger was chopped off.

Seeing the mother and son, Qin Shaoqian, whose character has become as strong as stone over the years, shed tears almost immediately. On the other hand, although Wang Zhanmei has gone through many hardships, his character is not dark. After crying for a while, he even joked: "Uncle's eyes

We are really like a family to me." Later, he dragged the child over and said, "I finally brought him back. The child only has a nickname of Shitou, and the name has not been given yet. It is up to my uncle... to be able to bring him safely.

Come back, I will be worthy of my husband in this life..."

The child named Shitou is twelve years old this year. Perhaps he has seen the struggle in Liangshan and the war in the Central Plains along the way. In addition, there are many people in the Chinese army who have come out of difficult environments and arrived in Chengdu.

After that, there was a bit of toughness in the child's eyes. He grew up in the land of Jurchens. In his early years, these toughness must have been suppressed in his heart. At this time, he gradually came to his senses. Ning Xi and Ningji waited for the child to look for him occasionally.

When he played, he was quite reserved, but if it was a martial arts competition, he could see it with sharp eyes. After a few days, he began to practice martial arts with the children in the Chinese army. But he was thin and had no foundation. No matter in the future, he would

Whether it’s the mind or the body, if you want to achieve something, you must go through a long process.

For Ning Yi, among the many major events, there was another small event that followed Wang Zhanmei's mother and son.

After Liangshan became the center of the war, Li Shishi, who was forcibly sent away by Zhu Biao, Lu Junyi and others, followed the mother and son's southbound team and also came to Chengdu this winter.

Previously, when the situation was in crisis, Shishi had an old relationship with Ning Yi, and they had some good feelings for each other. People in the outside world regarded the two as a couple. When Li Shishi followed Lu Junyi's team to travel around, under Su Tan'er's indulgence

, this rumor spread more and more widely.

This rumor protected Li Shishi's safety, but also blocked the outside world from communicating with her to some extent. At this time, Li Shishi arrived in Chengdu, and Ning Yi felt a little embarrassed after official duties.

He just didn't know that these days he was busy with meetings, sports games, and various receptions, so Juan'er "casually arranged" the other party with Wang Zhanmei and others. By mid-December,

Ning Yi saw her again at the martial arts competition in Chengdu. She had a quiet and graceful look on her face, following Wang Zhanmei and others, looking at her with a half-smile but not a smile.

After saying hello to Wang Zhanmei, this old friend couldn't hide. Ning Yi smiled and handed over his hand. Master Li looked over and said, "I want to ask you for a job."

"Um?"

"In the past few years, I have traveled everywhere with Brother Lu, Brother Yan and others, and I have been exposed to all things related to intelligence and connections. Brother Ning, if there is a place where I can do something, please arrange one for me."

She spoke calmly, but the words "Brother Ning" made Ning Yi slightly confused. She vaguely realized that in Bianliang City more than ten years ago, she was always eager to help this group of people with such enthusiasm.

Including the disaster relief, including the tragic city defense. Looking at the other party's eyes at this time, Ning Yi nodded: "I will have time in a few days to discuss it carefully."

"Okay." Shishi smiled and said no more.

On December 18th, the New Year was approaching, the news that the Jurchen Wushu had crossed south and headed straight for Lin'an came urgently, and it exploded in front of Ning Yi, Chen Fan, Qin Shaoqian and others. It was another day.

In the past few days, a lot of news from Lin'an came one after another, pushing the entire situation into an embarrassing state that they had never imagined before.

On December 25th, Ning Yi, Qin Shaoqian, Chen Fan, Pang Liuan, Li Yi, He Zhicheng and other senior Chinese military officials met before the morning meeting. Later, Liu Xigua and others came over to look at each other's intelligence.

I don't know whether to be happy or sad.

"No need to celebrate the New Year, no need to go back to celebrate the New Year." Chen Fan was mumbling, "If this continues, there will be no need to celebrate the Lantern Festival."

"It's as if no one can afford to treat you to Lantern Festival." Xigua glanced at him.

"What I'm saying is that I can't go back to accompany Qian'er. You guys and girls are kissing me together, and you don't understand what it feels like when we go out." Chen Fan looked at Ning Yi and Xigua.

Ning Yi lowered his head to look at the information and said: "You guys and girls are kissing me together. You don't understand the feeling of a man who wants to go home and kneel down."

His words were calm and formal, but after he finished speaking, everyone couldn't help laughing. Qin Shaoqian looked calm and moved the stool back: "Fight, fight."

The crowd started to boo, and naturally it was impossible for them to start a fight. After laughing and joking, everyone had some worries on their faces.

Due to the situation in Wu Dynasty, the entire meeting has been extended for several days. Now, the situation is changing every day, so that the Chinese army can only watch quietly.

A huge chaos is brewing in Lin'an and even the Wu Dynasty, and no one can yet grasp the direction it will go.

It all started at the first court meeting after Laba.

On the tenth day of December, it snowed in Lin'an City. This day was a regular court meeting, which seemed ordinary and ordinary. At this time, the war in the north was still intense. The biggest problem was that Wanyan Zongfu had dredged the canal channel and moved the navy and heavy troops to garrison.

Near Jiangning, preparations have been made to cross the river, but even if it is critical, the whole situation is not complicated. The prince has a plan, and the ministers have opinions. Although some people mention it as a major event, they just follow the steps step by step.

That's all.

The officials of all the factions in the court: Zhao Ding, Lu Yihao, Qin Hui, Zhang Jun...etc., etc., have no plans to start a dispute at the moment. War is certainly a top priority, and the Wu Dynasty is thousands of miles away, and the new year is approaching.

There are quite a lot of things going on, and the calmness of each one is just a grinding time. When the time is about to end, the last topic is the matter of appeasement of the civil unrest in the southeast. Personnel from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War stated one after another. After the matter was explained, the above

Zhou Yong asked: "Is there anything else?"

At this time someone stood up.

This is bad news. Zhao Ding's spirit became tense. Generally speaking, there are procedures for reporting to the court. Most matters that need to be reported to the court must go through the prime minister first. Naturally, there are also cases of sudden attacks, then

It is usually a manifestation of party disputes, political disputes, desperate measures, and it is also extremely taboo. No boss likes subordinates who gossip about things without saying hello. He looked back and saw that he was a new censor.

However, He Yong did not say hello at the Yushitai. Zhao Ding glanced at He Yong, who also had a serious and puzzled face.

The name of this new censor is Chen Songxian. He is forty-five years old. He was ranked second in the imperial examination for half his life. Later, he stayed in the court due to various parties. Zhao Ding was not impressed by him and sighed. Generally speaking, this kind of conspiracy

For most of his life, he has been relatively calm, so taking such a desperate risk may be because of something important, but more importantly, he is out of his mind.

Listening carefully, Chen Songxian followed the Southeast Asia recruitment policy and started talking nonsense. What he said was nothing new. For example, if the current situation is critical, we should be accommodating to the rebellious people. As long as the other party loyally serves the country, we can consider being forced to do so.

Everyone can say big words. Chen Songxian spoke eloquently for a while. The truth became louder and more frivolous. Others started to yawn, but Zhao Ding was horrified. After those words

In the middle, something bad flashed past.

"... Nowadays, the Jurchens are so powerful that they have destroyed the Liao Kingdom and swallowed up the Central Plains. They are like the sun at the top of the sky. To fight against them, we must have the ambition to kill them, but we have to open our eyes and see clearly the gap between the enemy and ourselves...

At this time, all available forces should be united..."

Speaking of the words "Unite", Zhao Ding suddenly opened his eyes, and Qin Hui on the side also raised his head suddenly, then looked at each other, and then looked at Chen Songxian. These vaguely familiar words were clearly from the Chinese Army.

They listened for a while, only to hear Chen Songxian's words.
To be continued...