MTL - Zhui Xu-v6 Chapter 4 Dajiang Geba U-turn East (3)
"...This time in Jiangning City, there are three missions, which are the most special, because only these three have the status of righteousness. Whether King Gao Tian wants it or not, you have to choose one to cooperate..."
The autumn sky shone in from the window, and leaves fell on the terrace outside. In the room, Zuo Xiuquan skillfully poured tea and pushed it to Gao Chang's body.
"It's not surprising which three are these. The black flag in the southwest defeated the Jurchens in an upright manner on the battlefield, and has both righteousness and strength; His Majesty in the southeast inherited the orthodox mantle of the Wu Dynasty, and his strength was damaged, but his righteousness One is the most upright; third, Dai Mengwei, who was allied with Liu Guangshi, did not inherit the orthodox monarchy of the Wu Dynasty, but the Confucian righteousness based on the so-called old Confucianism in the Southwest, which was born out of the fight against the black flag to destroy Confucianism. In today's world, many Confucian disciples who are not used to black flags and cannot find hope in Fujian will fight side by side with him."
"Since ancient times, to achieve great things, righteousness and strength are indispensable."
"Fairness Party itself also has righteousness. Your righteousness is originally the word fairness. This is a title that countless rebels will naturally take advantage of throughout the ages. With the results of the Southwest Black Flag discussion on human rights, Fairness Wang Hewen made it even more It has deepened a bit, but in general, you are all using the black flag's rhetoric to make notes for yourself. Unfortunately, for a long time, you have been trying to grasp this righteous name. One is He Wen, and the other is the reading club. Now that He Wen is wooing the Reading Club, he has nothing to worry about, but you don't need this righteous name anymore."
"Without this title, you have no choice but to go outside to borrow. Of course, among the three forces today, the people in the world are most optimistic about the black flag. If Ning Yi is willing to send someone over, say Gao Tianwang, I am optimistic about you, cooperate with you, and trust Gao Tianwang I can't refuse such a temptation... Unfortunately, things are not that simple."
Zuo Xiuquan took a sip of tea.
"Everyone is not a child. General Gao must understand that the most important thing in the cooperation between the world is to get what they need. Everyone in the world wants the good things in the hands of the black flag, but how many people can get the things in their hands? What about the eyes of the black flag? General Gao, you are good at leading troops in the fair party, but in this world, there are few people who can fight more than Jurchen and Black Flag. The things in your hands, General Gao, Ning Yi, I can't look down on it."
In the room, the old man's words were calm. Gao Chang looked at the smoke and dust outside the window, and while listening, tapped his fingers on the table. At this moment, he turned his head and looked over: "According to this, could it be that He Wen has what Ning Yi wants?" Things? Could it be that your little emperor in the southeast has them? I know, he is not stingy with you, just because of the favors he received many years ago?"
Zuo Xiuquan smiled, and then answered without much hesitation.
"Over the years, Ning Yi has wanted many things. On the one hand, he established a black flag, forged ahead, and put forward the concept of 'four peoples', to open up people's wisdom, establish human rights, promote things, and promote business. He wants to open a thousand years. But on the other hand, the general knows that people outside have doubts about his actions. Dai Mengwei said that he is strong and easy to break, and Wu Qimei is even more bad-mouthing. Even those who admire him, such as you and me, cannot avoid Doubt about it."
Gao Chang said: "However, he has already defeated the Jurchens."
"He defeated the Jurchen, and he can show his strength to the world." Zuo Xiuquan said, "But even so, what makes Ning Yi unmatched by the heroes of the world is that he is still wary of himself."
"Oh?" Gao Chang frowned.
Zuo Xiuquan smiled.
"In the eyes of outsiders, Ning Yi is decisive and tyrannical. Back then, Zhou Zhe acted against the law. He went up to the court and killed the emperor with a knife. Since then, the world has been overthrown. But if you analyze it carefully, since the slaying of the king, he I choose the most extreme path, but I never want to hinder the path of others, and I am even happy to see those who are willing to explore other paths.”
"At that time, the Southwest War was imminent, and Huaxia Jun was the most scarce source of soldiers. In Lao Niutou, a group of man-made Ning Yi rebels, like the fair party, had to divide the fields and land. Ning Yi silently took the consequences and let them explore. Later, Lao Niutou evened the fields The failure was also caused by Ning Yi who sent people to clean up the mess in the past, and even recorded the process of failing to divide the land."
"Ning Yi killed the king. His good friend Li Pin used to assassinate him in the past. He was forced to explore new Confucianism by his words of destroying Confucianism. During the exchange, I even sent a few carts of books to Li Pin, all of which are the results of Mr. Huaxia's discussions on New Confucianism."
"The Jurchen West Route Army was defeated, and the world was determined. He sold technology and ideas to other forces. He helped a lot to the new king of the southeast, and he helped a lot to the land of Jin. , He is not stingy with the flow of technology and ideas. Why? It is said that one day he will sweep the world, and these things will all be his, but at the same time, there is an unspoken sentence in the middle..."
"Ning Yi's rebellion is to save this Huaxia. If one day, his rebellion fails, others can..."
The fragrance of tea filled the air, Gao Chang turned to look at Zuo Xiuquan.
"...Is there really such a person in the world?"
"Old and dull, with little talent and learning, but my uncle, Zuo Gong Duanyou, can even break with Qin Yuyuan when his temper comes up. He can't be convinced by a domineering person who kills without counting."
Gao Chang slowly took a sip of tea, laughed, and said slowly: "I thought Zuo Gong came here today to persuade Gao to form an alliance with Dongnan. If you admire Ning Liheng so much, you won't be afraid that Gao will yearn for him, and switch to him." Is it for a dog and a horse?"
"If General Gao is willing, I really want to suggest that you cooperate with He Wen, vote for the Southwest, and then carry out reforms, clear up the abuses in the army, and clean up all kinds of nepotism. If you succeed, there will be another strong army in the world, and there will be more Make a way."
Gao Chang squinted his eyes: "Grand Zuo is speaking from the heart, or satirizing Gao, why can't I understand it?"
"There are both heartfelt words and sarcasm." Zuo Xiuquan said calmly, "If the army can be completely wiped out, the military law can be used to suppress people, and orders are prohibited, then it will naturally become a strong army like the black flag. But throughout the ages, it is so simple. People really can’t think of the truth of it? Just like fairness, equality, equal land, and great harmony, people two thousand years ago thought about these things. The reason why Confucius is called the most holy teacher by us is because he was the first Clearly stated the concept of Datong, but who did it? Who can do it?"
Zuo Xiuquan's smile is also helpless and sarcastic: "This world will never give in to your good ideas. Today, Ning Yi is still clearing up military discipline over and over again. His Huaxia Army also has a lot of corruption every year. People were found out because the Huaxia Army fought in adversity from beginning to end. Ning Yi presided over the operation of this matter with his authority, but if one day, they fought less and less, and the cronies in the army became more When there are more and more, is Ning Yi's authority still useful? One day he died, and this year's purge, how many people can be traced?"
"In the court hall in the southeast, there are also useful troops. The Beiwei of General Yue and the Zhenhai of General Han are now forcibly supported by His Majesty's authority and the self-consciousness of the two generals, and the rest of the civil officials are not allowed to intervene. These things cannot last long... As for General Gao, where does your authority come from? Is it because of military discipline? Is it because of the army under your command, everyone recognizes you?"
The old man shook his head and poured a cup of tea for Gao Chang: "Your authority does not come from the millions of people under you, but only from the dozens of people under you, those dozens of generals, every subordinate There are dozens of people, so deduction, millions of people. If you want to kill a pass, it is good to change this rule. People have the ambition to make progress, and everyone should cheer for it... General Gao, you Change it?"
Gao Chang looked out the window, silent.
Zuo Xiuquan changed the water and made tea.
After a while, Gao Chang smiled sarcastically, and looked at Zuo Xiuquan: "Does He Wen really want to change?"
"How can I be sure about this matter."
Gao Chang thought for a while: "I heard that in the southwest, Ning Yi and He Wen had a feud. Although the Fair Party used the name of the black flag to start an incident, but in the past two years, He Wen's fear of Ning Yi was not a fake. Can they really join forces?"
"...It turns out that General Gao is afraid of this."
"No matter what, there are some things that have to be done, but before doing it, it is always good to know yourself and the enemy before you can win every battle. It is always good to be clearer."
Zuo Xiuquan pondered for a moment: "Back then, He Wen went to the Southwest as an undercover agent for Wu Dynasty. He was suave and eloquent, and won the love of Ning Yi's righteous daughter. Later, things were revealed. Judging by Ning Yi's care for his family, he is not I should have a good impression of He Wen again. But on the other hand, when it comes to Ning Yi's structure, it seems that he will not stick to it in these major matters. Therefore, whether He Wen's words are true or false, there are possibilities."
"Mr. Zuo has a very close relationship with Southwest. Have you ever seen someone from Southwest this time?" Gao Chang stared at Zuo Xiuquan.
Zuo Xiuquan laughed: "The matter of forming an alliance has not yet been discussed, and General Gao has quite a lot of information."
Gao Chang said with a smile: "Grand Zuo doesn't need to answer."
Zuo Xiuquan poured some tea: "I haven't seen the legendary black flag envoy yet. But in my opinion, the choice of General Gao does not depend on whether the black flag will come, but on whether you want to change your way of life... or It's just a choice of death."
"...If there is no black flag, He Wen would be dead if He Wen did this." Gao Chang looked cold.
Zuo Xiuquan smiled.
Gao Chang looked at him: "Since the old man asked me to choose Dongnan, what can you give me? Except the righteous name of Lao Shizi."
"Isn't it enough to have a righteous name? General Gao, don't let people look down upon you."
"As you said, Dai Mengwei also has a righteous reputation, and he is going to be in charge of Bianliang recently."
Zuo Xiuquan laughed: "What is General Gao's lifelong ambition?"
"Um?"
"The old man has been in the city for nearly a month. He came here for the southeast matter. After carefully looking at the five fair parties, he finally chose to formally discuss with General Gao. Naturally, there is a reason..." Zuo Xiuquan said with a smile, "Why? Wen was an undercover agent for the Wu Dynasty back then. After returning from the southwest, he met a corrupt official. His family was ruined and his family died in prison. With the help of the fleet to turn to the southeast, these refugees were left behind, and since then, the fair party was born."
"Hmph." Gao Chang sneered, "You also know what your little emperor did back then!"
"For this matter, His Majesty has been guilty until now, so he proposed to the Fair Party several times to provide food relief, but He Wen refused." Zuo Xiuquan sighed, "Of course, it is meaningless to explore all aspects of this matter today. Your Majesty has a reason to run, and He Wen has a reason to make trouble, but no matter what, He Wen can't accept the southeast court anymore. He and Zhou Shang are most likely to choose to join forces with the Southwest..."
"Zhou Shang?" Gao Chang frowned, "Zhou Shang is a lunatic."
"So is Ning Yi."
"..."
Gao Chang tilted his head.
Zuo Xiuquan spoke calmly.
"With He Wen and Zhou Shang removed, there are only three generals Xu, Shi and Gao left. But to be honest, Xu Zhaonan and Shi Baofeng have the ambition to become emperors. Whether they are whimsical or not, they are ambitious people. Side, I'm afraid it's more suitable."
"Why would an ambitious person choose Dai Mengwei?"
"Because for Liu Guangshi, you can replace him. But with Dongnan, it is very difficult for you to replace His Majesty."
Gao Chang fell silent.
"As for General Gao, you like to drink big bowls of wine and eat big pieces of meat. You have made great achievements in life with dozens of friends. You have fewer bad deeds when it comes to killing people and seizing property. Even if they happen, most of them are in the On the battlefield, these things have been understood since ancient times. Therefore, General Gao, you are more commensurate with His Majesty in the southeast. If you can form an alliance, you will be the top three generals with Yue Shuai and Han Shuai in the future. When you are in distress, you led millions of people from the south of the Yangtze River to return to the Wu Dynasty first, which will be of great value to the southeast, as long as you, General Gao, do not try to usurp the throne, you will have good results in the future."
Zuo Xiuquan poured tea: "Look, things in the world are like this. Some things are good to say, but what people want to take depends on what is suitable for them. The road in the southwest is very powerful when you say it, and it is amazing. , but even Ning Yi himself knows that the risk is extremely high... On Dai Mengwei's side, you might be able to become emperor if you kill Liu Guangshi, but all the princes are here, and ambitious people are here... Your Majesty's side is the safest, Your Majesty is young, strong and determined Enterprising, not a mediocre gentleman, you hold a large army in your hand and send charcoal in a timely manner. It is the right time, and taking this opportunity, even if you don't make a thorough reform, you can still severely clean up military discipline. According to the old man's years of experience, the world can become What matters is often not the most radical or the most conservative, but precisely that the one that is just right and the middle one wins.”
He talked about the teacup, and pushed towards Gao Chang: "This is the way that suits you and me, think about it."
In the distance, smoke and dust drifted away.
Gao Chang held the teacup and looked over there. in silence.
…
The flames of war caused by the arrest of members of the book club spread throughout the city.
It was close to noon, near the martial arts venue in the center of the city, groups of people watching the tournament came out of the venue and gathered on the nearby streets.
In just two or three days, the atmosphere in Jiangning City has become chaotic and restless.
On the one hand, the bustling martial arts competition is still held in the city, and the schedule for the semi-finals has already been reached. On the other hand, the chaos caused by the pursuit of reading club members has broken out hundreds of times in the city, and some of them even spread to the competition venues, and even briefly interrupted the competition.
In this sudden chaos, most of the first to be arrested and killed were members of the FAIR Party. As for foreign business travelers and knights, they were less affected for a while. Therefore, watching the chaotic outbreaks, as long as they haven't affected themselves, some people even have a strange mood of watching the fair party.
At this time, the martial arts competition in the morning was over, and the people who came out of the martial arts competition hall were either foreign merchants or knights with swords on their backs. They talked while walking to the largest street nearby, and then saw a shelf erected in the square.
There are countless mournful cries.
In the eyes of everyone, groups of prisoners were escorted over in prison vans. These prisoners kept crying and shouting, and after listening for a moment, everyone understood what happened.
The "King of Yama" under the command of Zhou Shang cleared up the members of the reading club, and executed a one-hundred-one killing order. All 100 members of the "King of Yama" must find at least one traitor in the reading club, and they can report to each other. ,expose. And it took less than two days from the large-scale arrest to the execution.
There are not many literate people under the command of "Yan Luo Wang", and most of those who were arrested this time were such people. And there are a few people in the prison car who are constantly shouting injustice, and these few people don't even know the words.
The business travelers and green forest people gathered at the surrounding streets were all dumbfounded watching the execution scene that was about to be executed.
In a corner of the street, a girl named Qu Longjun, wrapped in her dirty clothes, was also watching this scene from a distance, looking for any companions in the "small courtyard" among these prisoners, she was anxious Keep stomping.
A preacher loudly announced the crimes of these people on the stage:
"...These literate people are usually arrogant and swaggering, looking down on us illiterate people... They also set up some kind of reading clubs, unite in private, speak ill of our fair party, say that our fair party has problems...they just think , We illiterate people are not worthy of being equal to them. They want to become masters, become officials, become landlords, keep private land, raise slaves, and marry many wives... Such people, you used to Yes. But today, we're going to tell them we're equal—"
There were whispers among the crowd.
On the attic a little farther away, "Heavenly Killer" Wei Yanwen was watching this scene with great interest. After a while, someone reported something in private, and then "Measurement Ruler" Meng Zhutao appeared in the attic in front of the window.
"It doesn't seem like that's the case for the crime of reading club?" Meng Zhuotao listened for a while.
"Who cares?" Wei Yanwen smiled.
"I happened to be passing by, so I came to join in the fun." Meng Zhutao also smiled slightly, "However, killing people like this may cause problems."
"Brother Meng, didn't you kill him?"
"I killed a lot, but I also know that I killed a lot... Your side is the most outrageous. What's the benefit of killing like this?"
"Bai Yi Slashing, under such a great pressure, we will definitely find someone." Wei Yanwen smiled, he looked down, and tilted his head, "Regarding the book club, my brother recently had an idea, I don’t know if it’s right or not, Brother Meng, do you want to hear it?”
"Tell me."
"Baiyi slashed and killed, Wei did not know how many unjust killings. But under such circumstances, if he dared to come to Wei to speak for his studies, no matter how reasonable he said, Wei felt that it would Most of them are members of the study club." Wei Wenwen's eyes slowly turned around, looking at Meng Zhutao next to him, "Brother Meng...do you think it makes sense?"
"...I originally set my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch." Meng Zhutao's eyes turned cold, and then turned to look at Wei Wenwen, "Bite me."
"Hahahaha..." Wei Yanwen laughed, "Just kidding, just kidding, how could Wei dare to take Brother Meng to the knife, but... there were six people who came to persuade me before, and they are all following me now."
Meng Zhutao looked at the scene downstairs, the executioner had prepared his sword, and the first group of people were brought to the execution ground, crying and cursing constantly. He turned around: "Farewell."
Wei Yanwen looked at him: "Brother Meng, we are together this time, right?"
"You and your boss are sick."
"This world is sick." Wei Yanwen smiled and murmured.
Meng Zhutao was about to leave, and then, from the corner of his vision, he saw banners belonging to "King Fairness" and "Longxian" surging towards the street not far away.
"We're going to fight." Wei Wenwen said something unsurprisingly, and then said: "Call someone."
A huge confrontation is about to unfold in this square.
Among the forces of the Fair Party, the "King of Heaven" Gao Chang, the "King of the Wheel" Xu Zhaonan, the "King of Equality" Shi Baofeng, and the "King of Yama" Zhou Shang have all issued orders to clean up the book club. At noon on September 12th, He Wen, as the "King of Fairness", issued an order to the entire fair party territory not to kill the members of the fair party without reason, especially the party members called "reading club" members~www.novelbuddy. com~ began to send out to the whole of Jiangnan, and began to directly and "brutally" interfere in the internal affairs of the other four departments. This is something that has never been done before.
In the afternoon, in the north of the city, countless lobbyists and persuaders also rushed to the mansion where King He Wen lived.
Many people still don't understand He Wen's plan. In terms of political struggle, the latest approach is too rough. In many people's eyes, it may be more like a reversal is brewing, but even if there is a reversal, such a The practice has also approached the bottom line of tolerance of the other four parties.
In the afternoon of the same day, Xu Zhaonan visited He Wen.
That night, Shi Baofeng visited He Wen.
On the second day, Zhou Shang visited He Wen.
After that, there were several rounds of conversations between people.
At the same time, the sun rises and the moon sets in the city.
Under the unremarkable bridge hole, a woman's life is gradually leaving her body. For this reason, two young men ran for several rounds in the chaotic city...
